1759 – Alexander J. Dallas, American statesman and financier, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1817)
1868 – Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist, born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England (d. 1946)
1894 – Milward Kennedy, British public servant and mystery writer, born in England (d. 1968)
1914 – Jan Decadt, Flemish composer, born in Ypres (d. 1995)
1926 – Conrad Hall, Tahitian-American cinematographer, born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (d. 2003)
1926 – Louis Ottens, Dutch engineer, developed the audio cassette tape, and worked on the compact disc, born in Bellingwolde, Netherlands (d. 2021)
1948 – Tim Wood, American figure skater (World C’ship gold singles 1969, 70; Olympic silver 1968), born in Highland Park, Michigan
1955 – Leigh McCloskey, American actor (Dallas, Executive Suite, Gen Hosp), born in Los Angeles, California
1961 – Joko Widodo, Indonesian politician (President of Indonesia 2014-), born in Surakarta, Indonesia
1974 – Craig Lowndes, Australian racing driver (V8 Supercar Champion), born in Melbourne, Australia