1684 – Justus van Effen, Dutch writer (founded Holland Spectator), born in Utrecht (d. 1735)
1705 – Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer, won naval victory in Battle of Quiberon Bay, born in London (d. 1781)
1783 – Catharina of Württemberg, Queen consort of Westphalia (1807-13) as wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1835)
1800 – John Henry Winder, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Somerset County, Maryland (d. 1865)
1836 – (Clement) Léo Delibes, French romantic composer (Coppélia; Sylvia; Le roi l’a dit; Lakmé), born in Saint-Germain-du-Val, France (d. 1891)
1900 – Jeanne Aubert [Perrinot], French stage, silent and sound screen actress, and singer, born in Paris (d. 1988)
1940 – Bruno Bolchi, Italian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Inter, Verona, Atalanta, Torino) and manager (AC Cesena, Bari, Messina, Genoa), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2022)
1948 – Larry Ragland, American comedian (Keep on Truckin’), born in Richmond, Virginia
1949 – Ronnie Hellström, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (77 caps; Hammarby IF, 1. FC Kaiserslautern; Sweden Player of the Year 1971, 78), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2022)
1961 – Yobes Ondieki, Kenyan athlete (World C’ship gold 5,000m 1991; 10,000m WR 1993 26:58.38), born in Kisii, Kenya