1791 – Eugène Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton), born in Paris, France (d. 1861)
1798 – Adam Mickiewicz, Polish national poet (Pan Tadeusz), born in Zavosse, Belarus (d. 1855)
1869 – Henriette Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Women in Forest), born in Noordwijk, Netherlands (d. 1952)
1887 – Louis Jouvet, French actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), born in Crozon, Finistère, France (d. 1951)
1921 – Gerard Thomas Victory, Irish composer, born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland (d. 1995)
1937 – Félix Miéli Venerando, Brazilian football player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2012)
1940 – Anthony Fauci, American immunologist (White House Coronavirus COVID-19 taskforce), born in Brooklyn, New York City
1943 – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, born in Helsinki, Finland
1951 – Johnny Contardo, American singer (Sha Na Na-Shannon), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1966 – Deidrich Bader, American actor (Drew Carey Show), born in Washington, D.C.