- 1250 John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)
- 1461 Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521)
- 1587 Margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)
- 1624 Angelus Silesius [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust), born in Breslau, the capital of Silesia (d. 1677)
- 1628 Noel Coypel, French painter, born in Paris, France (d. 1707)
- 1652 Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (d. 1713)
- 1667 Ehrengard von der Schulenburg, English royal mistress (d. 1743)
- 1674 Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712)
- 1698 Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver and illustrator, born in Dordrecht, (d. 1789)
- 1700 Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758)
- 1716 Johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (d. 1774)
Pius VI (1717-1799)
Italian Pope (1775-99), born in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Papal States
- 1721 William Collins, English poet (Ode to Simplicity), born in Chichester England, (d. 1759)
- 1730 Philip Mazzei, Italian physician and friend of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1816)
- 1742 Charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827)
- 1757 Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d. 1839)
- 1763 Claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph), born in Brûlon, France (d. 1805)
- 1771 Dorothy Wordsworth, English poet, diarist and sister of William Wordsworth, born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England (d. 1855)
- 1808 Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1890)
- 1810 Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (d. 1892)
- 1811 Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler, German politician and bishop of Mainz, born in Münster, Westphalia (d. 1877)
- 1813 Milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) (d. 1890)
- 1814 Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar (set up For the Welfare of the People organization), born in Amsterdam (d. 1869)
Clara Barton (1821-1912)
American nurse and founder of the American Red Cross, born in North Oxford, Massachusetts
- 1823 Preston Smith, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1863)
- 1832 Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish-American Major General (Union Army), born in County Cork, Republic of Ireland (d. 1865)
- 1856 Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913)
- 1860 Manuel Dimech, Maltese philosopher and social reformer (d. 1921)
- 1861 Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. 1946)
- 1865 Evangeline Cory Booth, English-American religious leader (Salvation Army general 1904-34), born in London, England (d. 1950)
- 1867 Alfred Kerr [Kempner], German-British writer, born in Breslau, Silesia (d. 1948)
- 1870 Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics industrialist (d. 1965)
- 1873 Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-born American dairy educator (d. 1959)
- 1875 Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal and archbishop Vienna, born in Neugeschrei, Bohemia (d. 1955)
- 1876 Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Nobel laureate (d. 1959)
Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)
Founder of Pakistan who led the All-India Muslim League (1913-47) until he achieved his dream of Pakistan and became its 1st Governor-General (1947-48), born in Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India
- 1883 Maurice Utrillo, French painter (Port St Martin, Montmartre), born in Montmartre , Paris, France (d. 1955)
- 1887 Conrad Hilton, American hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels, world's 1st international hotel chain), born in san Antonio, New Mexico (d. 1979)
- 1890 Robert Ripley, collector of odd facts (Believe it or Not), born in Santa Rosa, California (d. 1949)
- 1891 Kenneth Anderson, British general (Operation Torch - North Africa), born in Madras, British India (d. 1959)
- 1892 Rebecca West [Cicely Isabel Fairfield], English author (Meaning of Treason), born in London (d. 1983)
- 1898 Theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter (d. 1994)
- 1899 Raphael Soyer, Russian-born american artist (Depression Scenes in NYC), born in Borisoglebsk, Tambov (d. 1987)
- 1901 Alice, English princess and Duchess of Gloucester, aunt of Elizabeth II, born in London, England (d. 2004)
- 1904 Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian physicist (molecular structure-Nobel 1971), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1999)
- 1906 Clark M. Clifford, American lawyer and presidential advisor (US Secretary of Defense 1968-69), born in Fort Scott, Kansas (d. 1998)
- 1906 Ernst Ruska, Nobel laureate (d. 1988)
- 1906 Herman Jan Scheltema [NEM Pareau], Dutch jurist and poet, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1981)
- 1906 William McChesney Martin, American Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank (1951-70), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1998)
- 1907 Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (d. 1988)
- 1908 Quentin Crisp, English author (d. 1999)
- 1908 Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American automotive engineer, known as "the Father of the Corevette", born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1996)
- 1909 Louis van Lint, Belgian painter (post-war abstraction), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1986)
- 1911 Louise Bourgeois, French American artist (Femme Maison), born in Paris, France (d. 2010)
- 1912 Herman W. Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist (d. 1982)
- 1912 Willian Noel Moffet, Irish architect, born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1994)
- 1913 Henri Nannen, German journalist (Der Stern), born in Emden, Germany (d. 1996)
- 1914 James Fletcher Jr, New Zealand industrialist (Fletcher Construction), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2007)
- 1918 Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian politician, first President of Algeria (1963-65), born in Maghnia, Algeria (d. 2012)
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
3rd President of Egypt (1970-81, Nobel 1978), born in Monufia, Egypt
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018)
Indian politician, 10th Prime Minister of India (1996, 1998-2004), born in Gwalior, India
- 1925 Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born American author and mystic (Eagle's Gift, Fire From Within), born in Cajamarca (d. 1998)
- 1925 Christmas F Tinto, South African ANC'er/UDF-leader
- 1930 Salah Jaheen, Egyptian poet and cartoonist, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1986)
- 1931 Uzo Egonu, painter/print maker
- 1932 Jose Maria Capricorne, Curacaos graphically designer/painter
- 1934 Bob Martinez, (Gov-Fl)
- 1935 Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudanese politician and Imam, Prime Minister of Sudan (1966-67, 1986-89), born in Omdurman, Sudan (d. 2020)
- 1936 Princess Alexandra [Christabel], The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, British royal family member (cousin of Queen Elizabeth II), born in Belgravia, London, England
- 1937 Noel Furlong, Irish businessman and poker player (World Series of Poker main event 1999), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2021)
- 1938 Duane Armstrong, American painter (Fields of Grass), born in Fresno, California
- 1939 Christopher Wates, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire
- 1940 Frans Moor, Dutch politician (PvdA)
- 1941 Lex Hixon, religious teacher/author
- 1942 Mani Kaul, director (Idiot, Nazar, Dhrupad, Duvidha)
- 1943 Ravish Malhotra, India cosmonaut (Soyuz T-11 backup)
- 1945 Mike Pringle, Scottish politician
- 1948 Alia al Hussein, of Jordan (d. 1977)
- 1949 Mustafa Cengiz, Turkish businessman and sports administrator (president Galatasaray S.K. 2018-21), born in Nizip, Turkey (d. 2021)
Nawaz Sharif (73 years old)
1949 Pakistani politician, Prime Minister (1990-93, 1997-99, 2013-17), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- 1950 Karl Rove, former American presidential advisor
Annie Lennox (68 years old)
1954 Scottish vocalist (Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams"; solo - "Why"), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (68 years old)
1954 Mexican drug lord and escape artist, born in La Tuna, Sinaloa, Mexico (or April 4th, 1957)
Justin Trudeau (51 years old)
1971 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1973 Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian journalist, born in Ottawa, Canada
- 1975 Pardis Sabeti, Iranian-American biologist and geneticist, born in Tehran, Iran
- 1975 Rob Mariano, American reality show contestant, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1976 Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ & producer, born in Leiden, Netherlands
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