1692 – Jan Jacob Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1768)
1819 – Nicola De Giosa, Italian composer, born in Bari, Italy (d. 1885)
1826 – Charles XV, King of Sweden and Norway (1859-72), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1872)
1860 – Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist, born in Ancona, Italy (d. 1940)
1903 – (Harry Lillis) “Bing” Crosby, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer (“White Christmas”; with David Bowie – “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” ), and actor (Going My Way; High Society; Road To…(with Bob Hope)), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1977)
1921 – Joe Ames, American singer and actor (The Ames Brothers Show), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
1928 – Dave Dudley, American country singer (Six Days on the Road), born in Spencer, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
1937 – Nélida Piñon, Brazilian writer (The Republic of Dreams), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1948 – Peter Oosterhuis, British golfer (British Open 1974, 82 runner-up; Ryder Cup x 6), born in London, England
1963 – Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player and coach, born in Elmhurst, Illinois