1623 – William Petty, English political economist and statistician (Treatise of Taxes and Contributions), born in Romsey, England (d. 1687)
1650 – John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist, born in Ashe, England (d. 1722)
1899 – Pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1987)
1907 – John Wayne [Marion Robert Morrison], American actor (Green Berets, True Grit), born in Winterset, Iowa (d. 1979)
1913 – Peter Cushing, English actor (Dracula, Star Wars, Dr Who), born in Kenley, Surrey, England (d. 1994)
1923 – Roy Dotrice, British actor (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Amadeus) and narrator (A Song of Ice and Fire), born in Guernsey, Channel Islands (d. 2017)
1938 – William Bolcom, American composer (Oracles), born in Seattle, Washington
1941 – John Kaufman, sculptor
1944 – (Terence) Verden Allen, Welsh rock keyboardist (Mott the Hoople – “All Young Dudes”), born in Crynant, Neath, Wales
1971 – Steven Rice, Canadian NHL right wing (World Junior C’ship gold 1991, captain), born in Kitchener, Ontario