1051 – Bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)
1428 – Jingtai, 7th Emperor of the Ming dynasty of China (1449-57), born in Beijing (d. 1457)
1905 – Robert Lebel, French Canadian ice hockey executive, born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 1999)
1919 – Mario Bunge, Argentine philosopher and physicist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1923 – John Vane, 11th Lord Barnard, English large landowner, born in Raby Castle, County Durham, England (d. 2016)
1932 – Don Preston, American rock musician (Mothers Of Invention), born in Flint, Michigan
1957 – Kevin Rudd, Australian politician, Prime Minister (2013), born in Nambour, Queensland
1958 – Rick Mahorn, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
1975 – Doug Davis, American baseball player
1979 – Chris Gayle, Jamaican West Indies cricketer (1999-) and fastest century maker in history, born in Kingston, Jamaica