1713 – Denis Diderot, French enlightenment philosopher (Encyclopédie), born in Langres, Champagne (d. 1784)
1905 – John Hoyt, American actor (Gimme a Break, Tom Dick and Mary), born in Bronxville, New York (d. 1991)
1920 – Robert Feenstra, Dutch law historian
1923 – Stig Dagerman, Swedish writer (Burned Child), born in Älvkarleby, Uppsala County, Sweden (d. 1954)
1930 – Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian cosmonaut (Vostok IV, Soyuz 14), born in Uzyn, Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union (d. 2009)
1965 – Mario Lemieux, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center, team owner (3-time NHL MVP, Pittsburgh Penguins owner), born in Montreal, Quebec
1966 – Peter Fonseca, Canadian politician and marathon runner (Toronto, Houston Marathon 1995), born in Lisbon, Portugal
1970 – Mark Luijpers, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC), born in Cadier en Keer, Netherlands
1987 – Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer, born in Liège, Belgium
1988 – Maja Salvador, Filipina actress, born in Aparri, Philippines