1623 – Jan Adam Reincken, Dutch-German composer, born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 1722)
1629 – Jan Commelin, Dutch botanist and director of Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1692)
1649 – Andreas Kneller, German composer, born in Lübeck, Germany (d. 1724)
1791 – Friedrich von Olivier, German landscape painter, born in Dessau, Germany (d. 1859)
1881 – Claude Carter, South African cricket spin bowler (19 Tests, 28 wickets), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1952)
1923 – Antonino Rocca, Italian-Argentine professional wrestler, born in Treviso, Veneto, Italy (d. 1977)
1929 – Len Barnard, Australian jazz drummer (“The Naked Dance”; Galapagos Duck), born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2005)
1941 – Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995-2003), born in Turtola, Finland
1955 – Tony Miles, English chess grandmaster, born in Birmingham, England (d. 2001)
1970 – Cristiano Caratti, Italian tennis star (1987 Orange Bowl boys doubles), born in Acqui Terme, Italy