1864 – William Frederick Archdall Ellison, Irish clergyman and astronomer (director of the Armagh Observatory), born in Thomastown, Ireland (d. 1962)
1906 – Tony “Big Tuna” Accardo, American mobster (St Valentine’s Day) and boss of the Chicago Outfit, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
1922 – Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (The Guns of Navarone), born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1987)
1924 – Donatas Banionis, Lithuanian actor (Solaris, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment), born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 2014)
1937 – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003), born in Al-Awja, Iraq (d. 2006)
1948 – Terry Pratchett, English author of fantasy novels (Discworld), born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (d. 2015)
1956 – Jimmy Barnes [Swan], Scottish-Australian rock and blues singer-songwriter (“For the Working Class Man”), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1973 – Jorge Garcia, American actor (Lost), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1973 – Marc[us] Blake Schneider, American rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Lubbock, Texas
1978 – Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota