1593 – Gottfried Scheidt, German composer and organist, born in Halle, Germany (d. 1661)
1599 – Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years’ War, born in Gröningen, Germany (d. 1626)
1873 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (Ben Hur), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1949)
1892 – Patricia Collinge, Irish-born American actress (Tender Comrade), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1974)
1899 – Leo Strauss, German-American political philosopher, born in Kirchhain, Hesse-Nassau, German Empire (d. 1973)
1901 – Leo Justinus Kauffmann, Alsatian composer, born in Dannemarie, France (d. 1944)
1945 – Torkild Brakstad, Norwegian soccer defender (3 caps; Molde) and coach (Molde, Tromsø, Rosenborg), born in Molde, Norway (d. 2021)
1951 – Guy Lafleur, Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (5 x Stanley Cup, 2 x NHL MVP, NHL Playoff MVP Montreal Canadiens; NY Rangers, Quebec Nordiques), born in Thurso, Quebec (d. 2022)
1954 – Peter White, British rock and smooth jazz guitarist, and songwriter (Al Stewart), born in Luton, England
1976 – Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress