1675 – Higashiyama [Asahito], 113th Emperor of Japan (1687-1709) during the Genroku era, born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1710)
1823 – Emilio Arrieta, Spanish opera and zarzuela composer (Marina), born in Puente la Reina, Spain (d. 1894)
1884 – (Don Stephen) “D.S.” Senanayake, Ceylonese politician and leader of Sri Lankan independence movement (1st Prime Minister of Ceylon, 1947-52), born in Botale, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) (d. 1952)
1933 – Matt Bennett, American actor (Hickey and Boggs; The Unholy Rollers), born in Greenup, Kentucky (d. 1991)
1940 – Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam), born in New York City
1940 – Osamu Watanabe, Japanese freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 63kg 1964; World C’ship gold 1962, 63), born in Wassamu, Hokkaido, Japan (d. 2022)
1946 – Phil Chen, Chinese-Jamaican rock session and touring bassist (Jeff Beck, 1974-76; Rod Stewart, 1977-80; Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
1946 – Lee Loughnane, American horn player and songwriter (Chicago), born in Elmwood Park, Illinois
1987 – Anele Ngcongca, South African soccer defender (53 caps; Genk), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2020)
1988 – Glen Powell, American screenwriter and actor (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters, Anyone But You), born in Austin, Texas