1738 – John Wolcot, English satirist (Peter Pindar), baptized in Dodbrooke, Kingsbridge, Devon (d. 1819)
1800 – John Brown, American abolitionist and revolutionary (Harpers Ferry), born in Torrington, Connecticut (d. 1859)
1907 – Kathryn Kuhlman, famed evangelist (d. 1976)
1925 – Peter Leng, Master General of the Ordnance
1941 – Howard Komives, American NBA star (NY Knicks, Buffalo Braves), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2009)
1958 – Esko Rechardt, Finland, yachtsman (Olympic gold 1980)
1964 – Miloslav Mecir, Czech tennis player (Olympic gold 1988), born in Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
1972 – Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
1977 – Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (d. 2006)
1980 – Cho Hyeon Jae, South Korean actor