1707 – Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and librettist (Belisario, Servant of Two Masters), born in Venice (d. 1793)
1732 – Robert Hudson, British composer, born in London, England (d. 1815)
1877 – Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1935)
1881 – William Z. Foster, American labor organizer and Communist Presidential candidate (1924, 1928 and 1932), born in Taunton, Massachusetts (d. 1961)
1928 – Paul Elvstrøm, Danish yachtsman (4 Olympic gold, Finn class 1948, 52, 56, 60), born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 2016)
1943 – George Harrison, British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and sitar player (Beatles – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”; “Here Comes The Sun”; solo – “If Not For You”; Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care”), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2001)
1953 – Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor
1960 – Glen Bishop, cricketer (S Aussie batsman, 2 ODI’s for Australia 1987)
1962 – Foster Sylvers, American singer (Sylvers), born in Pasadena, California
1979 – Jennifer Ferrin, American actress