1572 – William Strachey, English writer (early history of the English colonisation of North America), born in Saffron Walden, Essex (d. 1621)
1688 – Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer and cartographer, born in Paris (d. 1768)
1752 – Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer (Andromeda), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1837)
1817 – John Wilson Sprague, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in White Creek, New York (d. 1893)
1932 – Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet filmmaker and director (Andrei Rublev: Mirror; Stalker), born in Zavrazhye, Russia, Soviet Union (d. 1986)
1935 – Trevor Griffiths, British stage and television playwright (Absolute Beginners; Comedians), born in Manchester, England (d. 2024)
1935 – Lord Inchyra [Robert Charles Reneke Hoyer Millar], British noble and secretary-general of the British Banking Association, born in England (d. 2011)
1951 – Steve Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Brothers – “Broken Lady”), born in Olney, Texas
1954 – Julie Carmen, American actress (Gloria, Last Plane Out), born in Mount Vernon, New York
1985 – Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball guard (Olympic silver 2008, 12; bronze 2016; FIBA World Cup gold 2006, 19; Portland TB’s, Denver Nuggets; Real Madrid), born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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