1825 – Charles Lavigerie, French Catholic cardinal, born in Bayonne, France (d. 1892)
1835 – Krišjānis Barons, Latvian writer, born in Jaunpils Parish, Latvia (d. 1923)
1920 – Fritz Walter, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern) and captain of West Germany, born in Kaiserslautern, Germany (d. 2002)
1929 – Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player (World #3 1976-81; Pot Black 1972, 73, 80), born in Merewether, Australia (d. 2004)
1961 – Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director (Lord of the Rings – Academy Award, Best Director, 2003), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1961 – Christine Bridged, Australian European class sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne Australia
1961 – Doc Rivers, American NBA guard and head coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2000, Orlando Magic; Boston Celtics, LA Clippers), born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 – Fred McGriff, American baseball infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Tampa, Florida
1964 – Amanda Sandrelli, Italian actress (The Key), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
1980 – Alondra de la Parra, Mexican founder and artistic director of the New York-based Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, born in NYC, New York