1598 – Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter, born in Fuente de Cantos, Spain (d. 1664)
1728 – James Cook, British explorer, navigator and cartographer who was the first European to explore much of Australia, the Pacific Islands and New Zealand, born in Marton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1779)
1846 – Ignaz Brull, Moravain-born composer, born in Prost?jov, Moravia (d. 1907)
1847 – (Charlotte) “Lotta” Crabtree, American stage actress, comedian (Little Nell and the Marchioness), and philanthropist, born in New York City (d. 1924)
1876 – Ted Arnold, English cricketer (England all-rounder in 10 Tests 1903-05), born in Withycombe Raleigh, Devon (d. 1942)
1933 – Ernie Michie, Scottish rugby union lock (15 caps; 2 caps British and Irish Lions; Barbarians FC; London Scottish RUFC, Leicester Tigers RUFC), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 2021)
1942 – Jean Shrimpton, British model and actress (Privilege; Beaton by Bailey; Something Nice to Eat), and the world’s first supermodel, born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
1964 – Gill Holland, Norwegian-American producer (Hurricane Streets), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1966 – Murphy Su’a, New Zealand cricket pace bowler (NZ left-arm of Samoan parents), born in Whanganui, New Zealand
1980 – Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast (Olympic gold 2000, 2004), born in Premià de Mar, Barcelona
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