1882 – Jean Giraudoux, French writer and playwright (The Madwoman of Chaillot), born in Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France (d. 1944)
1907 – Edwige Feuillère, French film actress, born in Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France (d. 1998)
1924 – Zbigniew Herbert, Polish poet and writer, born in Lwów, Poland (d. 1998)
1948 – Kate Jackson, American actress (Rookies, Charlie’s Angels), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1955 – Boy Abunda, Filipino journalist and television personality, born in Borongan, Philippines
1956 – Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1968 – Stanley Donwood [Dan Rickwood], British writer and album art designer (Radiohead; Thom Yorke), born in Essex, England
1968 – Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994), born in Drammen, Norway
1971 – Ma Huateng [Pony Ma], Chinese entrepreneur (Tencent), born in Chaoyang District, Shantou
1987 – Makoto Ogawa, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume), born in Kashiwazaki, Japan