1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1131)
1868 - Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov , Nicholas II, Last Emperor of Russia. (d. 1918)
1897 - Frank Capra, American producer, director, and writer (d. 1991)
1914 - Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer (d. 1982)
1920 - Pope John Paul II (d. 2005)
1950 - Mark Mothersbaugh, American composer, musician, and singer (Devo)
1960 - Yannick Noah, French tennis player
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