1513 – Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)
1689 – Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French Baroque composer, one of the 1st to work without patrons, born in Thionville, France (d. 1755)
1699 – Joseph Gibbs, English composer and organist, born in Colchester (d. 1788)
1894 – Arthur Gilligan, English cricketer (England captain in 1920’s), born in London, England (d. 1976)
1918 – Helmut Schmidt, German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (SPD, 1974- 82), born in Hamburg (d. 2015)
1925 – Henry Charles Gordon, American engineer and astronaut (Dynasoar), born in Valparaiso, Indiana (d. 1996)
1948 – Jack Ham, American football player (Steelers), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
1962 – Bertrand Gachot, French racing driver, born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
1964 – Andy Gabel, American short track skater (Olympics 1994), born in Chicago, Illinois
1976 – Brad Lidge, American baseball player, born in Sacramento, California