1757 – Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, British Prime Minister (Tory: 1801-04), born in London (d. 1844)
1844 – Louis Varney, composer
1891 – Iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter
1912 – Julian Gustave Symons, writer
1936 – Roy Harford, Fulham UK, British-born NZ cricketer
1949 – Bob Willis, cricketer (superb England fast bowler 1971-84)
1955 – Nicky “Topper” Headon, English drummer (Clash-Complete Control)
1964 – Andrea Montermini, Italian racing driver
1972 – Allen Aldridge, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1981 – Gianmaria Bruni, Italian racing driver