1614 – Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1662)
1779 – Stephen Decatur, American naval hero (War of 1812), born in Sinepuxent, Maryland (d. 1820)
1848 – Same Steele, Canadian soldier, born in Purbrook, Canada West (d. 1919)
1882 – Herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term “Cold War”, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1958)
1907 – Willi Soukop, sculptor and member of Royal Academy of Arts, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1995)
1925 – Wolf Morris, English actor (Decoy), born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
1945 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-British film director, born in Ottawa, Canada
1948 – Parthasarathy Sharma, Indian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 50), born in Alwar, India (d. 2010)
1953 – George Tenet, American CIA director, born in NYC, New York
1969 – Paul McGillion, Scottish actor, born in Paisley, United Kingdom