1777 – Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician considered one of the greatest of all time (Gaussian distribution, fundamental theorem of algebra), born in Brunswick, Germany (d. 1855)
1853 – Alfred Berger, Austrian playwright, born in Vienna (d. 1912)
1886 – Frank Merrik, composer
1889 – Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer
1896 – Hans List, Austrian inventor (d. 1996)
1899 – Jannetje Fisherman-Roosendaal, author (regional novels)
1925 – Corinne Calvet, French actress (Phantom of Hollywood, Apache Uprising), born in Paris, France (d. 2001)
1926 – Cloris Leachman, American actress (Last Picture Show, Phyllis), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1959 – Lauren Howe, LPGA golfer
1971 – John Boyne, Irish novelist