1634 – Gaspar Fagel, Dutch statesman and writer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1688)
1851 – Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Sea Bride, Princess of Herberg), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1912)
1908 – Lord Iliffe, English publisher (Coventry Evening Telegraph/Autocar), born in Coventry, United Kingdom (d. 1960)
1908 – Howard Wendell, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Murder Your Wife), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
1918 – Ernie Harwell, American baseball broadcaster (Detroit Tigers, 1960-2002), born in Washington, Georgia (d. 2010)
1923 – Shirley Mason, American psychiatric patient (Commonly known as “Sybil”), born in Dodge Center, Minnesota (d. 1998)
1929 – Robert Faurisson, British-born French academic, born in Shepperton, United Kingdom (d. 2018)
1951 – Steve Prefontaine, American long-distance runner (Olympics, 1972), born in Coos Bay, Oregon (d. 1975)
1957 – Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish politician, born in Kronoberg County, Sweden
1983 – Andrée Watters, Canadian pop-country-rock singer, born in Quebec City, Quebec