1540 – Joseph Justus Scaliger, French-Dutch scholar (revolutionised ideas about ancient chronology), born in Agen, France (d. 1609)
1828 – Giovanni Rossi, Italian composer, born in Borgo San Donnino, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1886)
1906 – Wassely Leontief, Russian American economist (Nobel 1973), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1999)
1923 – Devan Nair, Singaporean politician, President of Singapore (1981-85), born in Melaka (d. 2005)
1937 – Alan Howard, English theater and film actor (Royal Shakespeare Company), born in London, England (d. 2015)
1946 – Gary Beban, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1967, UCLA: NFL: Washington Redskins), born in San Francisco, California
1965 – M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), born in Vijayawada, India (d. 2017)
1969 – Vasbert Drakes, West Indian cricket all-rounder (12 Tests, 1 x 50, HS 67, 33 wickets; 34 ODIs; Barbados, Sussex CCC, Border), born in Springhead, Barbados
1980 – Jason Čulina, Australian soccer player (Twente), born in Melbourne, Australia
1983 – Kara Tointon, English actress (EastEnders), born in Basildon, England