1763 – Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat, born in Versailles, France (d. 1834)
1777 – Filippo Traetta, Italian-born American composer and music teacher, born in Venice (d. 1854)
1947 – Terry Sylvester, English guitarist and singer (Hollies, 1969-81 – “YHe Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”;”Lomg Cool Woman In A Black Dress”), born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
1947 – Igor Ivanov, Russian-born Canadian chess champion (1981-84, 1985- ), born in Leningrad, USSR
1948 – Gillies Mackinnon, Scottish film director and writer (Playboys), born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
1957 – David Lang, American composer (The Little Match Girl Passion – Pulitzer Prize for Music 2008), born in Los Angeles, California
1957 – Dwight Clark, American football wide receiver (“The Catch” 1981 Super Bowl SF 49ers; First team All-Pro 1982; 2 × Pro Bowl) and executive (SF 49ers, Cleveland Browns), born in Kingston, North Carolina (d. 2018)
1979 – Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer, born in Călinești, Romania
1982 – Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (eldest son of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE),
1985 – Sam Levison, American actor and filmmaker (created TV show Euphoria)