1579 – Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau, French countess, abbess and daughter of William I of Orange, born in Antwerp (d. 1640)
1887 – Nico J. Polak, Dutch economist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1948)
1900 – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian diplomat and politician who was the 1st woman to hold a cabinet post in India, born in Allahabad, India (d. 1990)
1902 – Julius Kalaš, Czech composer (Nepokořenĺ -The Proud Ones), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1967)
1907 – Howard Swanson, American composer known for his settings of poems of Langston Hughes, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1978)
1915 – Max Lanier, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1943-44; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Denton, North Carolina (d. 2007)
1925 – Brian Aldiss, British sci-fi author (Super-Toys Last All Summer Long, Helliconia trilogy), born in East Dereham, Norfolk (d. 2017)
1940 – Joan Joyce, American softball Hall of Fame pitcher, 1954-75 (Raybestos Brakettes, Orange Lionettes), LPGA golfer, 1977-95, and softball coach, 1995-2022 (Florida Atlantic), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2022)
1975 – Katlin Olson, American actress known for “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, born in Portland, Oregon
1976 – Tom Malchow, American 200m swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
