1694 – Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer and King of Corsica [or 8/25], born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1756)
1758 – Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Queen of Denmark and Norway, born in Schwerin, Germany (d. 1794)
1816 – Daniel Gooch, English engineer, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables, born in Bedlington, Northumberland, England (d. 1889)
1916 – Hal Smith, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show-Otis Campbell), born in Petoskey, Michigan (d. 1994)
1942 – Joe Chambers, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers), born in Los Angeles, California
1943 – Pini Zahavi, Israeli football agent, born in Ness Ziona, Israel
1944 – Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars), born in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (d. 1996)
1968 – Benoît Brunet, Canadian NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
1973 – Barret Oliver, American actor (The Neverending Story, Secret Garden), born in Los Angeles, California
1988 – Rupert Grint, English actor (Harry Potter), born in Harlow, Essex, England