1513 – John van Hembyze, Flemish Calvinist, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1584)
1578 – Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia and Hungary and German Emperor (1619-37), born in Graz, Austria (d. 1637)
1831 – Johan Philip van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter, lithographer and writer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1906)
1911 – Simon Fraser [Shimi], Lord Lovat, Scottish 25th head of clan Fraser and cattle breeder, born in Inverness, Scotland (d. 1995)
1925 – Peter Ludwig, German businessman and art collector, born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 1996)
1928 – Vince Edwards, American actor, director, and singer (Ben Casey, The Devil’s Brigade, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
1935 – Ronnie Burns, American actor and adopted son of George Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2007)
1957 – Paul Merton, British writer, actor and comedian (Room 101), born in Parsons Green, London
1959 – Clive Stafford Smith, British human-rights lawyer, born in Cambridge
1986 – Kiely Williams, American singer and actress (Cheetah Girls), born in Alexandria, Virgina