1524 – Thomas Erastus, Swiss physician and theologist, born in Baden, Switzerland (d. 1583)
1805 – Samuel Wilberforce, English bishop and one of the greatest public speakers of his day (remembered for his opposition to Darwin’s theory of evolution), born in London (d. 1873)
1887 – Edith Sitwell, English poet and author (Wheels), born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire (d. 1964)
1940 – Abdurrahman Wahid, 4th President of Indonesia, born in Denanyar, East Java, Dutch East Indies (d. 2009)
1951 – Mark McCumber, American golfer (10 PGA Tour titles; Tour C’ship 1994), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1971 – Briana Scurry, American soccer goalkeeper (175 caps; Olympic gold 1996, 2004; FIFA World Cup gold 1999; Atlanta Beat, Washington Freedom), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1975 – Bess Wohl, American playwright (Grand Horizons; Liberation), screenwriter, and actress, born in Brooklyn, New York City
1980 – Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist (Olympic gold, road race 2004), born in Gunnedah, New South Wales
1983 – Mehmet Topuz, Turkisher footballer (Kayserispor), born in Caferli Köyü, Yozgat, Turkey
1998 – Cindy Ngamba, Cameroon-born UK refugee (1st refugee athlete to win an Olympic medal – 2024 Olympic Bronze Boxing), born in Cameroon