July 16, 1941

1941Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (died 2006)^[†]

Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces, he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 " (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).

1941Dag Solstad, Norwegian author and playwright (died 2025)^[†]

Dag Solstad was a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages.

1941Hans Wiegel, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2025)^[†]

Hans Wiegel was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.

1941Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, English banker and politician, Secretary of State for Transport^[†]

George Samuel Knatchbull Young, Baron Young of Cookham,, known as Sir George Young, 6th Baronet from 1960 to 2015, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 2015, having represented Ealing Acton from 1974 to 1997 and North West Hampshire from 1997. He has served in Cabinet on three occasions: as Secretary of State for Transport from 1995 to 1997; as the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal from 2010 to 2012; and as Conservative Chief Whip from 2012 to 2014.