1005 – Ali az-Zahir, 7th Caliph of the Fātimids (1021-36), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1036)
1647 – Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1691)
1894 – Lloyd Hall, African-American chemist and pioneer in food chemistry (science of food preservation), born in Elgin, Illinois (d. 1971)
1899 – Jean Moulin, French hero of the Résistance during World War II, born in Béziers, France (d. 1943)
1930 – John Wheeler, American vocalist, and stage and screen character actor, born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 2026)
1933 – Danny Aiello, American stage and screen actor (Moonstruck; Do the Right Thing; Broadway Danny Rose), and singer, born in New York City (d. 2019)
1946 – André Watts, American-Hungarian concert pianist, and educator, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 2023)
1952 – Larry Riley, American actor (Harry-Stir Crazy, Knots Landing), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1992)
1954 – Alan Lamb, South African cricket batsman (79 Tests England, 14 x 100, HS 142; Western Province; Northamptonshire CCC, Orange Free State), born in Langebaanweg, Cape Province, South Africa
1969 – Malivai Washington, American tennis player (Wimbledon 1998 runner-up), born in Glenn Cove, New York