1709 – Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Delfts Port Rotterdam; Royal Theatre, The Hague), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1773)
1823 – Mackenzie Bowell, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (1894-96), born in Rickinghall, England (d. 1917)
1831 – Lucius Fairchild, American politician, diplomat, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Kent, Ohio (d. 1896)
1865 – Harry Butt, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 2 dismissals; Sussex CCC, MCC), born in London, England (d. 1928)
1879 – Robert Greig, Australian actor (Sullivan’s Travels, Horse Feathers), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1958)
1910 – Neville Crump, British racehorse trainer (Grand National 1948, 52, 60), born in Beckenham, Kent, England (d. 1997)
1925 – Michel Piccoli, French actor (Topaz, Peril, May Fools), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
1938 – Rolf Wolfshohl, German road cyclist (Vuelta a España 1965; World Cyclo-cross C’ship 1960, 61, 63), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2024)
1951 – Ernesto Zedillo, 61st President of Mexico (1994-2000), born in Mexico City
1985 – Bjarke Mogensen, Danish classical accordionist (Martin Lohse – In Liquid), and educator (Royal Danish Academy, 2011-present), born in Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark
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