Marquis de Sade
1740 Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and writer (Justine). The words sadism and sadist are derived from his name., born in Paris, France (d/ 1814)
Marquis de Sade
- 1758 Cornelis R T Krayenhoff, Dutch fortress engineer/cartographer
- 1759 Jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter, born in Amsterdam (d. 1793)
- 1773 John Randolph [of Roanoke], American planter, Congressman (Virginia) and Minister to Russia, born in Cawsons, Virginia (d. 1833)
- 1774 William Lawson, English born explorer of New South Wales, Australia, born in Finchley, England (d. 1850)
- 1802 Adrian van der Hoop Jr, Dutch poet/critic
- 1815 Philip Kearny, American Major General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1862)
- 1821 Ion Bratianu, (Lib), premier of Romania (1876-88)
- 1823 Gédéon Ouimet, French Canadian politician (d. 1905)
- 1824 Samuel Wilks, British Physician and founding father of clinical science, born in London, England
- 1831 Benjamin Hardin Helm, Brigadier General (Conf)/Lincoln's brother-in-law
- 1835 Pius X, [Giuseppe Sarto], 257th Roman Catholic pope (1903-14)
- 1838 Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna (d. 1900)
- 1840 Thomas Hardy, poet and novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd), born in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset (d. 1928)
- 1842 Constantly AM Cap, Flemish poet/etcher
- 1849 Paul-Albert Besnard, French painter and graphic artist (La femme), born in Paris, France (d. 1909)
- 1857 Karl Adolph Gjellerup, poet (Poutnici Svetem, Nobel 1917), born in Roholte, Denmark (d. 1919)
- 1879 Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam)
- 1883 Bokke R S Pollema, Dutch Frisian journalist/author (Lock of Hair)
- 1891 Thurman Arnold, American attorney and jurist (d. 1969)
- 1899 Tan Malaka, Indonesian philosopher and founder (Indonesian Communist), born in Limapuluh Koto, Dutch East Indies (d. 1949)
- 1907 Dorothy West, American journalist/author (Living is Easy)
- 1911 Xiao Hong, Chinese writer (The Field of Life and Death), born in Hulan County, Heilongjiang Province (d. 1942)
- 1913 Barbara Pym, romantic author (Very Private Eye), (d. 1980)
- 1915 Lester del Rey, American sci-fi author (Moon Trilogy, Marooned on Mars)
- 1915 Walter Tetley, American animation voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show), born in NYC, New York
- 1915 Alexandru Nicolschi, Russian communist (d. 1992)
- 1915 Florence Holway, Massachusetts, 75 year old rape victim and activist, (d. 2012)
- 1918 Robert Manry, American copy editor of the Cleveland newspaper editor who sailed the Atlantic (Tinkerbelle), born in Landour, India (d. 1971)
- 1918 Ruth Atkinson, American cartoonist (d. 1997)
- 1919 Nat Mayer Shapiro, American painter (d. 2005)
- 1920 Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist
- 1920 Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-born cr
- 1920 Frank G. Clement, Governor of Tennessee (d. 1969)
- 1921 Alexander Salkind, producer (Superman)
- 1923 Lloyd Shapley, Mathematician (2012 Nobel Prize Game Theory), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
- 1924 June Callwood, Canadian jounalist and activist (d. 2007)
- 1927 Phillip Burton, historian (Vanishing Eagles)
- 1928 John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher
- 1929 Norton Juster, American author, architect and children's author (The Dot and the Line), born in New York City
- 1930 Charles Pete Conrad Jr, USN/astro (Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1932 Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovyanov, cosmonaut
- 1935 Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist (The Stone Diaries) and short story writer, born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 2003)
- 1935 Dimitri Kitsikis, Greek turkologist
- 1938 Frits Wols, [Eugene W Wong Loi Sing], Suriname, Secretary-General (UNESCO)
- 1940 Constantine II, deposed King of Greece (1964-73)
- 1941 Oda Mayumi, resident artist (Green Gulch Zen Center), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1943 John Lilipaly, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)
- 1943 Maarten B Engwirda, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (D66)
- 1946 Peter Sutcliffe, English murderer "The Yorkshire Ripper"
- 1949 Heather Couper, British astronomer and presenter (The Sky at Night). born in Wallesey, England (d. 2020)
- 1951 Gilbert Baker, American gay activist who designed the rainbow flag, born in Chanute, Kansas (d. 2017)
- 1952 Gary Bettman, American National Hockey League commissioner
- 1955 Chantal Hochuli, Swiss-born socialite
- 1956 Mark L Polansky, pilot/astronaut, born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1956 Malcolm Garrett, English graphic designer
- 1957 Mark Lawrenson, English Football Pundit
- 1965 Jim Knipfel, American autobiographer and journalist (Slackjaw, Quitting the Nairobi Trio), born in Grand Forks, North Dakota
- 1968 Beetlejuice, member of Howard Stern's Wack
- 1971 Kateřina Jacques, Czech politician
- 1973 Kevin Feige, American producer, President of Marvel Studios (2007-), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1974 Matt Serra, American mixed martial ar
- 1976 Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso, Queen consort of Lesotho
- 1976 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- 1989 Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer