1798 – Wolfgang Menzel, German writer, born in Waldenburg, Silesia (d. 1873)
1910 – Bela Tardos, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1966)
1925 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress (Lonelyhearts, Airport, Coccoon, Plaza Suite), born in Troy, New York (d. 2006)
1947 – Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and 1st Iranian Muslim woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize (2003), born in Hamadan, Iran
1954 – Anne Kirkbride, English actress (Deidre-Coronation Street), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
1954 – Müjde Ar, Turkish film actress, born in Istanbul, Turkey
1954 – Mark Kimmitt, American Army general, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs (2008-9), born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma
1967 – Pierre Omidyar, Iranian-American billionaire (founded eBay), born in Paris, France
1968 – Alastair Campbell Mackintosh, New Zealand coxless rower (Olympics 1996), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
1974 – Natasha Desborough, British radio personality, born in London, England