1728 – Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1758 – Paul Anton Wineberger, composer
1849 – James Whitcomb Riley, American poet (Raggedy Man)
1886 – Johannes B Tielrooy, Dutch literary (Chateaubriand)
1901 – Souvanna Phouma, Prince and Prime Minister of Laos (1951–54, 1956–58, 1960 and 1962–75), born in Luang Phrabang, Laos (d. 1984)
1929 – Robert Westall, British author (d. 1993)
1941 – Tony Sylvester, rocker (Main Ingredient)
1946 – Pengiran Anak Saleha, Queen of Brunei
1970 – Harold Ellis, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)
1973 – Gerald McBurrows, safety (St Louis Rams)