- 1573 Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman and lawyer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1655)
- 1593 Nicolaas Tulp, Mayor of Amsterdam (1654-71), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1674)
- 1611 Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome, born in Grenoble, France (d. 1671)
- 1661 Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat, Cardinal and poet, born in Chateau de la Ronte, Haute-Loire, France (d. 1741)
- 1671 Frederik IV, King of Denmark and Norway (1699-1730), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1730)
- 1675 Samuel Clarke, English philosopher and theologian, born in Norwich, England (d. 1729)
Arthur Phillip (1738-1814)
British admiral, 1st Governor of New South Wales (1788-92), born in Cheapside, London
- 1758 Wilhelm Olbers, German astronomer and physician, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1840)
- 1768 Adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar and educationalist, born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1846)
- 1782 Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish poet and short-story writer (E Binddstouw), born in Vium, Denmark (d. 1848)
- 1786 Stevenson Archer, American judge and Congressmen from Maryland, born in Churchville, Maryland (d. 1848)
- 1803 Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen), born in Franeker, Netherlands (d. 1863)
- 1806 Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1842-58), born in Topola, Serbia (d. 1885)
- 1809 Orson Squire Fowler, American phrenologist and lecturer, born in Cohocton, New York (d. 1887)
- 1814 Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (1853-85), born in Lempdes, Puy-de-Dôme, France (d. 1888)
- 1815 Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1881)
- 1820 Alfred Washington Ellet, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1895)
George Williams (1821-1905)
English philanthropist and founder of YMCA, born in Dulverton, West Somerset, England
Henry John Heinz (1844-1919)
German-American entrepreneur who founded prepared-foods company (H.J. Heinz Company-57 varieties), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1865 Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philological and writer (Mot Karnaval), born in Øksfjord, Norway (d. 1926)
- 1871 Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical Brunstad Christian Church, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 1943)
- 1872 Emily Davison, English suffragette who died when hit by King George's horse at Epsom Derby, born in Greenwich, England (d. 1913)
- 1872 Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46), born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire (d. 1946)
- 1875 Stefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet (Beautiful Irine), born in Brașov, Romania (d. 1913)
- 1876 Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer (The Eternal Woman), born in Minden, Westphalia (d. 1971)
- 1881 Hans Kelsen, Austrian legal philosopher and political philosopher, born in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
- 1881 Stark Young, American writer (So Red the Rose), born in Como, Mississippi (d. 1963)
- 1882 Will Vesper, German author (Vom grossen Krieg), born in Wuppertal, Germany (d. 1962)
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
American diplomat (UN Commission on Human Rights), activist and First Lady of the United States (1933-45), born in NYC, New York
- 1884 Friedrich Bergius, German chemist (benzine from brown coal, Nobel 1931), born in Breslau (Wrocław), Germany (d. 1949)
- 1885 Alfred Haar, Hungarian mathematician, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1933)
- 1885 Francois Mauriac, French novelist, poet and playwright (Nobel 1952), born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1970)
- 1891 Antonius [Jacob LT] van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, Antillian Bishop
- 1896 Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1982)
- 1897 Nathan Farragut Twining, U.S. Air Force general, born in Monroe, Wisconsin (d. 1982)
- 1902 Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian freedom fighter and political leader (d. 1979)
- 1905 Fred Trump, American real estate developer, father of Donald Trump, born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
- 1906 Charles H Revson, American cosmetic magnate (Revlon), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 1974)
- 1910 Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier, born in Tokyo (d. 1996)
- 1910 Joseph Alsop, American political newspaper columnist (Men Around the President), born in Avon, Connecticut (d. 1989)
- 1913 J.J. Pickle, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1963-95), born in Big Spring, Texas (d. 2005)
- 1914 J. Edward Day, 55th U.S. Postmaster General (1961), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1996)
- 1915 Florence Finch, Filipino-American war hero who fought against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II, born in Santiago, Philippines (d. 2016) [1]
- 1925 Elmore Leonard, American writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk, Touch, 52 Pick-Up), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2013)
- 1926 Thích Nhất Hạnh [Nguyen Xuan Bao], Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, peace activist, and writer (Love Letter to the Earth; The Art of Communicating), born in Huế, Annam, French Indochina (now Vietnam) (d. 2022) [1]
- 1927 Joséphine-Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Princess of Belgium, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2005)
- 1930 Arkady Shevchenko, Soviet diplomat who defected to the US (Foreign Ministry, 1958-73; United Nations Under-Secretary, 1973-78), born in Horlivka, Ukrainian SSR (d. 1998)
- 1930 Sam Johnson, American politician (Rep-R-Texas), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1931 Dorothy Woolfolk, American comic book editor (Kryptonite), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000)
- 1937 Georgi Vladimirovich Machinski, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Russia
- 1937 R. H. W. Dillard, American poet (The Day I Stopped Dreaming About Barbara Steele and Other Poems), born in Roanoke, Virginia
- 1939 Franklin Sonn, South African union leader (South African workers), born in Vosburg, South Africa
- 1942 Vic Fazio, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Winchester, Massachusetts
- 1946 Oba Chandler, American convicted murderer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2011)
- 1947 Lucas Papademos, Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (2011-12), born in Athens, Greece
- 1950 Patty Murray, American politician (U.S. Senator from Washington), born in Bothell, Washington
- 1950 Thomas Joseph "Tom" Tauke, American politician (House of Representatives, Iowa, 1979-1991), born in Dubuque, Iowa
- 1954 Haitham bin Tariq, Sultan of Oman (2020-), born in Muscat, Oman
- 1956 Nicanor Frutos, 47th President of Paraguay (2003-08), born in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
- 1957 Paul Sereno, American paleontologist (discovered several new dinosaur species), born in Aurora, Illinois
- 1959 Bob Inglis, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1963 Faisal bin Al Hussein, Prince of Jordan, son of King Hussein and Princess Muna, born in Amman, Jordan
- 1967 Peter Thiel, German-American entrepreneur, co-founder of PayPal, born in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1969 Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, youngest son of Queen Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- 1969 Ty Murray, American rodeo cowboy (5-time all-around world champion), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1977 Claudia Palacios, Colombian television journalist, born in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- 1983 William Sledd, American internet celebrity (Ask A Gay Man), born in Paducah, Kentucky
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