1638 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)
1798 – Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician)
1828 – Ferdinand Cohn, German biologist, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1898)
1828 – Karol Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, born in Krakow; (d. 1883)
1874 – Arthur Schomburg (Arturo Alfonso), Puerto Rico, archivist of African American history and culture
1913 – Norman Dello Joio [Nicodemo DeGioio], American classical composer (Choreography: Three Dances for Strings), born in New York City, New York (d. 2008)
1923 – Simeon ten Holt, Dutch minimalist composer (Canto Ostinato), born in Bergen, Netherlands (d. 2012)
1943 – Subhash Ghai, Indian film director, born in Nagpur, India
1946 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor (Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin Peaks), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1967 – John Myung, American musician (Dream Theater), born in Chicago, Illinois