1706 – Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1772)
1767 – Henri Christophe, President of Haiti (1807-11) and King of Haiti (1811-20), born in Grenada (d. 1820)
1888 – Li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Zedong (Chinese Communist Party)
1902 – Mihovil Logar, composer
1930 – Hafez al-Assad, General and President of Syria (1971-2000), born in Qardaha, Alawite State, Syria (d. 2000)
1943 – Udo Zimmermann, composer
1944 – Merzak Allouache, director (Salut Cousin, Amour a Paris)
1948 – Dan Hamburg, (Rep-D-California)
1966 – Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
1992 – Rhyon Nicole Brown, American actress