1494 – Francois Rabelais, French satirist (Gargantua and Pantagruel), born in La Devinière, Touraine, Kingdom of France (d. 1553)
1881 – Kliment J Woroshilov, marshal/president USSR (1953-60)
1884 – Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (South African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14)
1897 – Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany (CDU)
1908 – Gordon Fraser, newscaster (All Star News), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
1912 – Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-born American conductor, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1993)
1949 – Roy Yeager, American musician (Atlanta Rhythm Section), born in Greenwood, Mississippi
1953 – Jerome Powell, American Chair of the US Federal Reserve (2018-), born in Washington, D.C.
1972 – Kelvin Anderson, CFL running back (Calgary Stampeders)
1988 – Jeff Horn, Australian professional boxer (WBO welterweight title 2017), born in Brisbane, Australia