1695 – William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)
1780 – Johannes van den Bosch, Dutch colonial administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1830-33), born in Herwijnen, Dutch Republic (d. 1844)
1817 – Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, Spanish composer (Father of the modern Sardana), born in Alcalá la Real, Spain (d. 1875)
1875 – Annette Kolb, German author (Small Fanfare) and pacifist, born in Munich (d. 1967)
1905 – Jean-Pierre Guerlain, French cosmetics pioneer (d. 1996)
1924 – Sonny Stitt [Edward Hammond Boatner Jr], American jazz saxophonist (Blows the Blues), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1982)
1947 – Derek Shulman, Scottish musician (Gentle Giant), born in Glasgow
1954 – Jayantha Amerasinghe, cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
1966 – Tony Plourde, Chibougamau Quebec, sabre (Olympics 1996)
1979 – Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter