1503 – Giovanni Della Casa, Italian poet (Galateo), born in La Casa, Mugello, Tuscany (d. 1556)
1787 – Harry Smith, English military commander and leader of British-Indian forces (Battle of Aliwal), born in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England (d. 1860)
1852 – Hans Huber, Swiss composer, born in Eppenberg-Wöschnau (d. 1921)
1922 – Erik Bauersfeld, American voice actor (Star Wars’ Admiral Ackbar “Its a trap”), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
1928 – Peter Heine, South African cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950’s), born in Winterton, Natal, South Africa (d. 2005)
1931 – Lucien Victor, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Oekene, Belgium (d. 1995)
1937 – Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire in the American League (1969-79), born in Endicott, New York (d. 1995)
1942 – Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater (Olympic gold 1964), born in Akkrum, Netherlands
1956 – Noel Mugavin, Australian rules football player, born in Koroit, Victoria
1973 – Ingrid Seynhaeve, Belgian model (Look of the Year 1991), born in Brussels, Belgium