- 1398 Xuande, 5th Ming Emperor of China (1425-35) (d. 1435)
- 1591 Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)
- 1635 Walrad, Dutch Prince of Nassau-Usingen, and field marshall (for William III of Orange), born in Roermond (d. 1702)
- 1643 Ahmed II, 21st Sultan of Turkey (1691-95), born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1695) [or born Aug 1, 1642]
- 1663 Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
- 1682 Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)
- 1692 Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)
- 1714 Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet, British admiral (captured Spanish treasure galleon Santisima Trinidad), born in Tredington, England (d. 1782)
- 1714 René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
- 1725 Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (Geistliche Kantaten), born in Berlin (d. 1798)
- 1731 Simon Stijl, Frisian physician and writer, born in Harlingen (d. 1804)
- 1752 John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)
José de San Martín (1778-1850)
Argentine General, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru from Spanish rule, born in Yapeyú, Argentina
- 1794 Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch politician (1st Dutch PM as Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1848), born in Amsterdam (d. 1863)
- 1807 George Trenholm, South Carolina plantation owner, Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederate States, (d. 1876)
- 1808 James Bowen, American Major General (Union Army), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1886)
- 1809 George Washington Cullom, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1892)
- 1814 Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet and painter, born in Moryntsi, Ukraine (d. 1861) [OS]
- 1815 Robert Hall Chilton, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1879)
- 1833 Clement Anselm Evans, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1911)
- 1835 Matsukata Masayoshi, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1891-1892, 1896 -1898), born in Kagoshima, Japan (d. 1924)
- 1840 Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Climax of Theories), born in Löwenberg, Silesia (d. 1912)
Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
French Impressionist painter and sculptor (Bal du moulin de la Galette, Luncheon of the Boating Party), born in Limoges, France
- 1842 Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand, Winnetou), born in Ernstthal, Saxony (d. 1912)
- 1847 John Watson, Canadian philosopher (Objective Idealism), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1939)
- 1854 Charles Lang Freer, American industrialist and art collector; endowed Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art, born in Kingston New York (d. 1919)
- 1855 Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886)
- 1857 Friedrich Reinitzer, Austrian chemist and botanist (discovered properties of liquid crystals), born in Prague (d. 1927)
- 1860 Menso Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch painter, born in Brussels (d. 1925)
- 1860 William Ashley, English economic historian (The Economic Organisation of England), born in London, England (d. 1927)
- 1866 Benedetto Croce, Italian historian, editor philosopher and politician (La Critica), born in Pescasseroli, Italy (d. 1952)
- 1868 Anthony John Blok, Dutch lawyer (strafproces), born in Hees, Netherlands (d. 1934)
- 1881 William Z. Foster, American labor organizer and Communist Presidential candidate (1924, 1928 and 1932), born in Taunton, Massachusetts (d. 1961)
- 1882 Jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary), born in Wuustwezel, Belgium (d. 1963)
- 1883 Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)
- 1885 Sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke and Ranee of Sarawak, born in London, England (d. 1971)
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959)
US Secretary of State (1953-59), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1889 Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator (d. 1982)
- 1894 Ernst Friedrich, German pacifist and anarchist (War Against War!), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1967)
- 1894 Meher Baba, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1969)
- 1896 John Little McClellan, American lawyer and politician (Sen-D-Ark), born in Sheridan, Arkansas (d. 1977)
- 1898 William Astbury, English physicist and chemist (pioneer in molecular biology), born in Longton, England (d. 1961)
- 1899 Leo Weisgerber, German linguist (organicist theory), born in Metz, German Empire (d. 1985)
- 1902 Max Kommerell, German literary critic (Die Gefangenen), born in Münsingen, Germany (d. 1944)
- 1902 Oscar Cullmann, French-Swiss Lutheran theologist (Das Petrusproblem), born in Strasbourg, Germany (d. 1999)
- 1904 Adelle Davis, American nutritionist and author (Let's Stay Healthy), born in Lizton, Indiana (d. 1974)
- 1906 Domingo Ortega, Spanish bullfighter (The Art of Bullfighting), born in Borox, Spain (d. 1988)
- 1906 Howard Zahniser, American environmental activist (father of Wilderness Act), born in Franklin, Pennsylvania (d. 1864)
- 1907 Mary Coyle Chase, American playwright (Harvey 1945 Pulitzer Prize), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1981)
- 1907 Sabahattin Ali, Turkish poet, author and journalist (Esirler, Içimizdeki Şeytan), born in Eğridere, Gümülcine, Ottoman Empire (d. 1948)
- 1908 Frank G. Slaughter [C.V. Terry], American novelist and physician (Sangaree), born in Washington D.C. (d. 2001)
- 1909 Edgar Pangborn, American sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), born in New York City (d. 1976)
- 1909 Geoffrey Dummer, electronics engineer, first to build integrated circuit / microchip, born in Hull England (d. 2002)
- 1909 John Evan "Jasper" Weston-Davies [pen name Berkley Mather], English writer, born in Gloucester (d. 1996)
- 1910 Millicent Fenwick, American politician (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury), born in NYC, New York (d. 1992)
- 1916 Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (d. 1991)
- 1917 Alex Gordon, Welsh architect (RIBA President), born in Ayr, Scotland (d. 1999)
Anthony Burgess (1917-1993)
British novelist and essayist (A Clockwork Orange), born in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England
- 1917 Asta Elstak, Surinamese-Dutch social worker, born in Suriname (d. 1994)
- 1919 Fitz de Jong Edz, Dutch historian (director of IISG), born in Meppel, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- 1919 Karl H. Pribram “Magellan of the Mind”, Austrian-American neuroscientist, psychologist and philosopher (research into brain’s limbic system), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2015)
- 1920 Antony Duff, British diplomat, Head of MI5, advocate for the homeless (d. 2000)
- 1920 Gérard Bessette, Canadian author (d. 2005)
- 1920 Sun Myung Moon, South Korean evangelist (Unification Church), born in Chongju, Japanese Korea (d. 2012)
- 1923 Roger Parker, Lord Justice of Appeal
- 1924 Peg Ridge, peace campaigner
- 1925 Shehu Shagari, Nigerian politician, President of Nigeria (1979-83), born in Sokoto, Nigeria (d. 2018)
- 1926 Harvey McGregor, QC/warden (New College-Oxford)
- 1927 Rev. Bruce Ritter, Catholic priest and controversial founder of charity Covenant House, born in Trenton New Jersey (d. 1999)
- 1928 Keith Williamson, British RAF marshal
- 1928 Richard Stern, American writer
- 1929 Peter Bingham Hinchcliff, British church historian (1 Sided Reciprocity)
- 1930 Erica Pedretti, writer
- 1930 Wendy Beckett, South African British nun and TV art critic, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2018)
- 1931 Edward Kellett-Bowman, British MEP
- 1931 J R Stephenson, Lt-col/secretary (MCC)
- 1932 Laurence New, Major-General
- 1934 Michael Wheeler-Booth, Clerk of the Parliaments
- 1934 Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell, British Conservative Party politician
- 1934 Robert Neame, British brewer (Shepherd Neame)
- 1937 Basia Johnson, maid (inherited Johnson & Johnson fortune)
- 1939 A C F Verity, master (Dulwich College)
- 1940 George Paul, CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
- 1940 Hector MacKenzie, trade unionist
- 1941 Stewart Sutherland, Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Edinburgh University)
- 1945 Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist, essayist (Fireflies)
- 1946 F Xaver Kroetz, writer
- 1946 Jean Todt, French executive director of Scuderia Ferrari
- 1947 Lewis Moonie, British MP
- 1948 Aldo Busi, Italian writer
- 1948 G B Warren, British biochemist
- 1950 Anthony Lloyd, British MP
- 1950 Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (d. 2006)
- 1950 Neil Jordan, Irish director (Crying Game) and novelist, born in Sligo
- 1950 Néstor Kirchner, Argentine politician, President of Argentina 2003-2007), born in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz (d. 2010)
- 1952 Inger Segelström, Swedish politician
- 1952 James A. Barcia, American politician (Rep-D-Michigan 1993-2003), born in Bay City, Michigan
- 1953 José María Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain
- 1957 Jane Ackroyd, British sculptor
- 1963 Alison Roberts, fashion designer
- 1966 Samantha Phillips, Ft Meade MD, Penthouse Pet
- 1967 Nick Leeson, British banker (Baring bank)
- 1977 Josh Wolff, American footballer
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