1524 – Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer and diplomat (Anti-Tribonien), born in Paris (d. 1590)
1889 – Alfred Lichtenstein, German writer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1914)
1911 – Albert Alberts, Dutch writer and journalist (French battle), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1996)
1911 – Carl Dolmetsch, French music director (Haslemere Festival), born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France (d. 1997)
1922 – Pierre Gauvreau, Canadian painter, television writer and producer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2011)
1928 – Gerd Natschinski, German composer, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 2015)
1933 – Robert Curl, American chemist (Nobel Prize, 1996), born in Alice, Texas (d. 2022)
1942 – Mimis Papaioannou, Greek soccer forward (61 caps; AEK Athens 480 games), born in Nea Nikomedeia, Greece (d. 2023)
1952 – Vicky Leandros [Vasiliki Papathanasiou], Greek pop singer (Eurovision, 1972 – “Après Toi”; “My Sweet Lord”), and politician, born in Palaiokastritsa, Corfu, Greece
1967 – Nancy Cox, American news anchor, Miss Kentucky (1991), born in Campbellsville, Kentucky