1787 – Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist and composer (Silent Night), born in Hochberg, Austria (d. 1863)
1878 – Georg Kaiser, German playwright (The Burghers of Calais), born in Magdeburg (d. 1945)
1881 – Pope John XXIII [Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli], 261st Pope (1958-63), born in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1963)
1914 – Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. 1995)
1923 – Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV host (AVRO/RTL4)
1947 – Linda Laflamme, rocker
1956 – Ena Heese, South African costume designer (Willem of Orange)
1960 – Kasey Smith, American heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It), born in Queens, New York
1964 – Wendy Wyland, American platform diver (Olympic bronze, 1984), born in Jackson, Michigan
1972 – Alessandro Michele, Italian fashion designer (Gucci), born in Rome, Italy