1586 – Thomas Hooker, American colonial clergyman (known as “the father of Connecticut”), born in Marefield, Leicestershire, England (d. 1647)
1675 – Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials, born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1720)
1853 – Cecil Rhodes, British businessman, diamond merchant and imperialist politician who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (1890-96), born in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1902)
1886 – Willem Drees, Dutch statesman of the Labour Party (PvdA) and Prime Minister of the Netherlands, born in Amsterdam (d. 1988)
1904 – Milburn Stone, American actor (Gunsmoke, Pickup on South Street), born in Burrton, Kansas (d. 1980)
1933 – Terence Cooper, British actor (Casino Royale), born in Carnmoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (d. 1997)
1937 – Brooke Hayward, American author (Haywire), born in Los Angeles, California
1946 – Pierre-Marc Johnson, Québéc lawyer, physician and politician (24th Premier of Quebec), born in Montreal, Quebec
1967 – Silvia Ziche, Italian comics artist (Italian Donald Duck comics), born in Thiene, Italy
1985 – Stephanie McIntosh, Australian pop singer and actress, born in Malvern, Australia