1796 – Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician and sociologist (body mass index scale), born in Ghent, French Republic (d. 1874)
1825 – Jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe, born in Saint-Maurice de Pionsat, France (d. 1898)
1905 – Luis Sandi, Mexican musician and composer, born in Mexico City (d. 1996)
1921 – Wayne Booth, American literary critic, born in American Fork, Utah (d. 2005)
1923 – Gigliola Frazzoni, Italian operatic soprano, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 2016)
1937 – Joanna Russ, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Female Man, Alyx), born in NYC, New York
1944 – Robert Kardashian, American lawyer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
1959 – Kyle MacLachlan, American actor (Blue Velvet, Dune, Twin Peaks), born in Yakima, Washington
1959 – Jiří Čunek, Czech politician, born in Zlín, Czechia
1961 – Debbie Linden, Scottish actress (Kenny Everett Show), born in Glasgow, Scotland