1687 – Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands (d. 1763)
1871 – William Henry Davies, Welsh poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 1940)
1927 – Ken Russell, British film director (Tommy; Altered States; Gothic), born in Southampton, Hampshire, England (d. 2011)
1940 – Lamar Alexander, American politician (U.S. Senator from Tennessee), born in Maryville, Tennessee
1941 – Wylie Walker Vale, American endocrinologist who discovered the stress hormone, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2012)
1950 – James Hahn, American politician and incumbent judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, born in Los Angeles, California
1951 – Mike Corby, English guitarist and keyboardist (The Babys- “Every Time I Think Of You”), born in Windsor, Berkshire, England
1961 – Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
1966 – Neil O’Donnell, NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster (WTVF, Nashville), born in Morristown, New Jersey
1997 – Mia McKenna-Bruce, English actress (Tracy Beaker; How to Have Sex), born in London