1530 – Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)
1912 – Oliver Charles Anderson, novelist
1921 – Eileen Zhang Ailing Chang, writer
1922 – Alan Stretton, Australian general
1946 – William Thurston, Washington, mathematician (Fields Medal, 1982), (d. 2012)
1950 – Victoria Tennant, London England (All of Me, Chiefs, Winds of War)
1957 – William Christian, actor (Derek Frye-All My Children), born in Washington, D.C.
1961 – Chandrakant Pandit, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80’s)
1971 – Brentson Buckner, NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1977 – Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer