1700 – Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans, Duchess of Modena (d. 1761)
1711 – Timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d. 1795)
1854 – Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile)
1891 – James Chadwick, English physicist (Nobel 1935 discovered neutron), born in Bollington, Cheshire (d. 1974)
1921 – Hans Warren, Dutch writer, poet and critic (Secret Diary)
1925 – Art Buchwald, American columnist and author (Have I Ever Lied to You), born in Mt Vernon, New York (d. 2017)
1939 – Raymond Jones, British keyboardist and songwriter, born in Oldham, England
1958 – Ivo Pogorelić, Croatian pianist (1978 Casagrande winner), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1969 – Juan Gonzalez, Puerto Rican MLB outfielder (Texas Rangers), born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
1986 – Priyanka Sharma, Indian actress