1102 – Empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169)
1875 – Walter Courvoisier, composer
1934 – Earl King [Solomon Johnson], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Come On), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1948 – Jimmy Greenspoon, rock organist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Sharla Cheung Man, Hong Kong actress (All For the Winner), born in Shanghai, China
1969 – Bucky Richardson, US football quarterback (Houston Oilers)
1970 – Chris Gardocki, NFL punter (Indianapolis Colts)
1972 – Aftab Habib, cricketer (Leicestershire righty batsman 1996)
1973 – Kristin Godridge, Traralgon Aust, tennis star (1993 Futures-Singapore)
1983 – Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver