1560 – Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (Father of German surgery), born in Hilden, Germany (d. 1634)
1852 – Antoni Gaudí, Catalan-Spanish architect (Sagrada Família, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló), born in Reus, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1926)
1915 – Peter Lind Hayes, American comedian and singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1998)
1935 – Larry Kramer, American playwright and AIDS activist, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2020)
1940 – Clint Warwick [Albert Eccles], English bassist (Moody Blues, 1964-66 – “Go Now”), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2004)
1942 – Willis Reed, American Basketball HOF center (NBA C’ship 1970 [MVP], 1973 [MVP]; NBA MVP 1970; 7 × NBA All-Star; NY Knicks) and coach (NY Knicks, NJ Nets), born in Dubach, Louisiana (d. 2023)
1948 – Broery Marantika [Simon Pesulima], Indonesian blues and jazz singer, and actor, born in Ambon, Maluku, Japanese-occupied East Indies (d. 2000)
1950 – Nitza Saul, Israeli actress, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
1952 – Radka Toneff, Norwegian jazz singer (It Don’t Come Easy), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1982)
1979 – La La Anthony
, American TV personality (Think Like a Man, Power), born in Brooklyn, New York