1582 – Taichang Emperor [Zhu Changluo], 14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, born in Beijing (d. 1620)
1728 – John Stark, American military officer (Battle of Bennington), born in Londonderry, New Hampshire (d. 1822)
1894 – Charles Aubroeck, Belgian painter and sculptor (Iron Tower) (d. 1986)
1906 – John Betjeman, poet (Mount Zion) and English Poet Laureate (1972-1984), born in London (d. 1984)
1925 – Donald O’Connor, American dancer and actor (Singin’ in the Rain), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
1952 – Wendelin Wiedeking, German businessman (CEO – Porsche AG), born in Ahlen, Germany
1970 – Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker (KC Chiefs, Scotland Claymores), born in Compton, California (d. 1999)
1972 – John Buchanan, American actor (Sidekicks, Black Stallion, Family Man), born in Tallahassee, Florida
1975 – Jamie Cureton, English footballer (Bishop’s Stortford), born in Bristol, England
1982 – Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil