1620 – John Graunt, English statistician, founder of science of demography, born in London (d. 1674)
1660 – Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter and engraver, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1704)
1864 – George August Alexander Alting von Geusau, Dutch Minister of War (1918-20), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1937)
1952 – Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer (Hermès), born in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne, France
1953 – Eric Bogosian, American actor (Talk Radio), born in Woburn, Massachusetts
1954 – Thomas Jennefelt, Swedish composer, chiefly of choral works (A Warning To The Rich; Villarosa Sequences), born in Stuvsta, Sweden
1955 – John de Mol Jr., Dutch media businessman, born in The Hague, Netherlands
1968 – Tracy Gravely, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes), born in West Virginia
1971 – Jeff Brohm, American football quarterback (San Francisco 49ers), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1980 – Austin Nichols, American actor (One Tree Hill), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan