1503 – Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist and historian (Storia Fiorentina), born in Florence (d. 1565)
1668 – Francesco Gasparini, Italian baroque composer (Ambleto; Missa Canonica), born in Camaiore, Republic of Lucca (d. 1727)
1821 – Richard Burton, English explorer and translator (Arabian Nights), born in Torquay, Devon (d. 1890)
1829 – Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist, born in Odense, Denmark (d. 1901)
1847 – Constantin Dimitrescu, Romanian composer (Dans ţănănesc), born in Blejoi, Romania (d. 1928)
1917 – Constantin “Dinu” Lipatti, Romanian classical pianist and composer, born in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania (d. 1950)
1936 – Birthe Wilke, Danish pop singer (Eurovision Song Contest, 1957 and 1959), born in Vesterbro, Denmark
1944 – Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, LBJ’s daughter
1969 – Michael Bergin, model (Coca-Cola) and actor
1980 – Mikuni Shimokawa, Japanese pop singer-songwriter, born in Shinhidaka, Japan
