1634 – Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1675)
1647 – Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1691)
1861 – Arthur Battelle Whiting, American composer and teacher, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1936)
1891 – John A. Costello, 3rd Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, born in Dublin (d. 1976)
1906 – Bob Howard, American singer and pianist (Sing it Again), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1986)
1915 – Terence Young, British film director (Dr No, Thunderball), born in Shanghai, China (d. 1994)
1928 – Eric Dolphy, jazz musician, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1964)
1929 – Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Haydn/Mozart/Schubert), born in Vienna, Austria
1935 – Anthony Pilkington, CEO (Pilkington Pic)
1952 – John Goodman, American actor (Dan Conner on Roseanne, Babe), born in St Louis, Missouri