1707 – Carolus Linnaeus [Carl von Linné], Swedish botanist, explorer and the Father of Taxonomy, born in Råshult, Sweden (d. 1778)
1729 – Giuseppe Parini, Italian prose writer and poet (Il Giorno), born in Bosisio, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1799)
1737 – Louis François Chambray, French composer, born in Château de Chambray, Evreux, France (d. 1807)
1799 – Thomas Hood, English poet and composer (The Song of the Shirt), born in London (d. 1845)
1851 – Antoni Stolpe, Polish pianist and composer, born in Pulawy, Poland (d. 1872)
1920 – Helen O’Connell, American big-band singer (Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – “Green Eyes”; “Anapola”), born in Lima, Ohio (d. 1993)
1950 – William Barr, American lawyer (US Attorney General, 1992-93 and 2019-20), born in New York City
1965 – Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Real Madrid footballer
1970 – Blake Schwendiman, American author
1980 – Sarah Louise Catherwood, 4x200m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Christchurch, New Zealand