1746 – Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (Elegy written in Spring), born in Portmoak, Kinross-shire, Scotland (d. 1767)
1908 – Jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1982)
1909 – Golo Mann, German-American historian (Antisemitism), born in Munich (d. 1994)
1923 – Shūsaku Endō, Japanese writer (Sea and Poison, Silence), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1996)
1941 – Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004-14), born in Poltár, Slovak Republic
1964 – Clark Datchler, British vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Johnny Hates Jazz – “Shattered Dreams”), born in Sutton, Surrey, England
1969 – Pauley Perrette, American actress, photographer, poet and writer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1987 – Buster Posey, American baseball catcher (World Series 2010, 12, 14 SF Giants; 7 x MLB All Star; NL MVP 2012; NL Rookie of the Year 2010), born in Leesburg, Georgia
1995 – Taylor Atelian, American actress (According to Jim), born in Santa Barbara, California
2004 – Amira Willighagen, Dutch classical cross-over soprano singer (Holland’s Got Talent, 2013), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands