1552 – Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (China), born in Macerata, Italy (d. 1610)
1915 – Alice Timander, Swedish dentist (d. 2007)
1926 – Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1940 – Wyche Fowler Jr, American attorney and politician (US Representative-D-GA, 1977-87; US Senator from Georgia, 1987-93), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1944 – Merzak Allouache, director (Salut Cousin, Amour a Paris)
1946 – Lloyd Doggett, American attorney and politician (US Representative, Democrat, Texas), born in Austin, Texas
1948 – Gerry Adams, Northern Irish politician (President of Sinn Féin, 1983-2018), born in the Ballymurphy, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1951 – Kevin Cronin, American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign Illinois
1967 – Kennet Andersson, former Swedish footballer
1970 – Darren Oliver, American pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Kansas City, Missouri