1705 – Michael Schevenstuhl, composer
1893 – Bill Nestell, American actor (Dangerous Venture, Buckskin Frontier), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1966)
1918 – Arnold Newman, photographer (Faces USA)
1930 – Ion Iliescu, President of Romania
1931 – Piet [van] Bambergen, Dutch cabaretier (Mounties, Sherlock Jones)
1940 – Owen Spencer-Thomas, English broadcaster, journalist and Anglican clergyman
1953 – Aleksandr Viktorovich Borodin, Russian cosmonaut
1965 – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Ethiopian politician and public health authority, born in Asmara, Eritrea
1972 – Martin Prochazka, Slany CZ, NHL forward (Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Toronto, Ontario
1973 – Tisha Venturini, Modesto California, soccer midfielder (Olympics 1996)