1716 – Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, composer
1912 – Peter Bull, British actor and author (The African Queen, Tom Jones, Dr Strangelove), born in London, England (d. 1984)
1927 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (FDP), worked to re-unify Germany, born in Reideburg (d. 2016)
1938 – Grahame Thomas, cricketer (Australian batsman of the mid-60’s)
1946 – Ray Dorset, rocker (Cold Blue Excursion)
1955 – Barbel Wockel-Eckert, German DR, sprinter (Olympic-4 gold-1976, 80)
1961 – Slim Jim Phantom [Jim McDonnell], American rock drummer (Stray Cats), born in Brooklyn, New York
1967 – Jonas “Joker” Berggren, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
1969 – Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
1972 – Large Professor [William Mitchell], American hip hop artist (Main Source), born in New York City