• 1582 - Johannes Schultz, composer
• 1655 - Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent
• 1702 - Philip Doddridge, England, Dr/nonconformist clergyman
• 1730 - Charles Joseph Messier, astronomer (cataloguer of "M objects")
• 1742 - Arthur Middleton, signer (Declaration of Independence)
• 1747 - Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer
• 1749 - Louis Joseph Claude Saint-Amans, composer
• 1760 - Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/fieldmarshal
• 1763 - George Morland, England, artist of rural landscapes
• 1819 - Abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26]
• 1821 - Bartolom� Mitre, Argentine general
• 1823 - Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer
• 1824 - Kelvin, [William Thomson], British physicist (Kelvin Scale)
• 1824 - Moritz Furstenau, composer
• 1831 - Julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Kriegs-Songs of War & Peace)
• 1837 - Martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923
• 1837 - Victor Jean Baptiste Girardey, Brig General (Confederate Army)
• 1854 - Robert Laird Borden, (C), 8th Canadian PM (1911-20)
• 1865 - Bernard Berenson, art critic (Italian Painters of the Renaissance)
• 1865 - Charles E Bonin, French explorer/diplomat (China)
• 1865 - George C Pearce, actor (Country Kid, British Agent, Valiant)
• 1866 - Josef Swickard, Coblenz Germany, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities)
• 1869 - Martin Anderson Nex�, Danish poet/writer (Tabte Generation)
• 1874 - Albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14)
• 1874 - Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer
• 1875 - Camille Zeckwer, composer
• 1876 - Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)
• 1878 - Albert Siklos, composer
• 1878 - Ernest Torrence, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame)
• 1885 - Andr� Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac)
• 1885 - Anna M F van Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 9/26]
• 1885 - Billy Jenkins, [Erich Rosenthal], Magdeburg
• 1886 - Margaretha C E "Greta" Beekman, actress (Wrong Poes)
• 1887 - Anthony G de Rothschild, Britain, philanthropist
• 1891 - Heinrich Lemacher, composer
• 1891 - Sidney Coe Howard, US, dramatist (Swords, Pulitzer 1925)
• 1891 - Vladislav Vancura, Czech physician/(stage)author/resistance fighter
• 1892 - Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, China, author (Good Earth-Nobel 1938)
• 1893 - "Big Bill" Broonzy, Miss, blues singer/guitarist (Blues by Broonzy)
• 1894 - Bill Wirges, Buffalo NY, orch leader (Growing Paynes)
• 1894 - Jeanne Eagels, actress (Rain, Under False Colors)
• 1895 - Jankel Adler, Polish painter
• 1897 - Viola Dana, Brooklyn, actress (Willow Tree, 40 Winks, Silent Lover)
• 1898 - Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer
• 1900 - Joseph E A "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter
• 1901 - Stuart Symington, (Sen-D-Mo)
• 1901 - William Busch, composer
• 1902 - Antonia Brico, Rotterdam Holland, conductor/pianist (Antonia)
• 1902 - William Lear, engineer/manufacturer/CEO (Lear Jet Corp)
• 1903 - Ashley Clarke, president (Venice in Peril Fund)
• 1903 - Floyd "Babe" Herman, Brooklyn Dodgers' slugger (.324 lifetime average)
• 1904 - Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers)
• 1905 - Jack Longland, British director of education (Derbyshire)
• 1905 - Jan Louis Guillaume "Yvan" Doornik, Neth resistance fighter in France
• 1906 - Stefan Andres, German writer (Wir sind Utopia)
• 1909 - "Col Tom" Parker, [Dries Van Kruijk], Neth, rock mgr (Elvis Presley)
• 1909 - Betty Askwith, author
• 1909 - Nicholas Polunin, environmentalist
• 1910 - Charles Spry, Australian security chief
• 1911 - Edward Levi, professor (Intro to Legal Reasoning)
• 1913 - Babe [Mildred Ella] Didrikson, Port Arthur TX, hurdler (Oly-gold-32)
• 1913 - Maurice Wilkes, inventor (stored program concept for computers)
• 1914 - John J "John" Beautiful Garden, sculptor
• 1914 - Laurie Lee, male poet/author (I Can't Stay Long)
• 1914 - Richard Maltby, orch leader (Vaughn Monroe Show)
• 1914 - Wolfgang Windgassen, Annemasse Germany, tenor (Stuttgart Opera)
• 1916 - Alex Dreier, Honolulu Hawaii, newscaster (Whats it all about World?)
• 1916 - Paul Derrick, co-operator/Christian socialist
• 1917 - William Hamilton, British MP
• 1919 - Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger)
• 1919 - Lord Rawlinson, British attorney general (Ewell)
• 1920 - Michael Eastham, high court judge
• 1921 - Abe Jan Koldijk, SS-physician (Limburg's family doctor)
• 1922 - Alan Peacock, economist
• 1922 - Campbell Adamson, CEO (Abbey National Pictures)
• 1922 - Eleanor Parker, Ohio, actress (Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker)
• 1922 - Frances Rafferty, Sioux City Iowa, actress (December Bride)
• 1923 - David Haslam, British rear admiral (hydrographer)
• 1924 - Peter Miles, British keeper of privy purse
• 1924 - Syd Lawrence, bandleader (Syd Lawrence Orch)
• 1925 - Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II)
• 1927 - Leslie Carpenter, CEO (Reed International)
• 1928 - Jacob Druckman, Philadelphia, composer (Animus I Auerole)
• 1929 - Alexander Fenton, CEO (Euro Ethnological Research Center in Edinburgh)
• 1929 - Francesco Cossiga, president of Italy (1985- )
• 1929 - Ian Prestt, English ornithologist
• 1930 - Willem G Statius Muller, Neth Antilles, conductor/pianist/composer
• 1931 - Alan Bailey, British sect (dept of transport)
• 1931 - Colin Wilson, author (Afterlife, Book of Great Mysteries)
• 1931 - Lucien Goethals, composer
• 1932 - Henry Bromfield, cricketer (S Afr off-spinner in 9 Tests 1961-65)
• 1933 - Claudio Abbado, Milan Italy, composer/conductor (London Symph-1982)
• 1933 - David Winnick, British MP
• 1933 - Pat Morita, [Noriyuki], Calif, actor (Arnold-Happy Days, Karate Kid)
• 1934 - John V Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion/(Rep/Sen-D-Calif)
• 1934 - Josef Sommer, Germany, actor (Witness, Target, Iceman, Forced March)
• 1934 - Luis Felipe Pires, composer
• 1935 - Douglas Peterson, (Rep-D-Florida)
• 1936 - Robert Maclennan, British MP
• 1937 - Henk van der Meyden, Dutch journalist (de Telegraaf/Priv�)
• 1937 - Peter Pike, MP
• 1938 - Neil Abercrombie, (Rep-D-Hawaii, 1986-88)
• 1939 - Ansar Ilgamovich Sharafutdinov, Russian cosmonaut
• 1939 - Charles "Chuck" Robb, (Sen-D-Va)/husband of Lynda Bird Johnson
• 1939 - Smangaliso P Mkhatshwa, S Africa, sec-gen (Bishops' Conf 1983-88)
• 1940 - Billy Davis Jr, St Louis Mo, singer (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
• 1940 - Robert Kramer, actor (A.K.)
• 1940 - Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer (Taxi, Little Buddah, Dick Tracy)
• 1942 - Larry Taylor, Brooklyn, rocker (Canned Heat-On the Road Again)
• 1943 - Georgie Fame, rock vocalist (Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde)
• 1943 - Jean Knight, US singer (Mr Big Stuff)
• 1943 - John Allen Strang, composer
• 1944 - Ruth Kempson, linguist (SOAS)
• 1945 - Barry Schrader, composer
• 1945 - David Heyn, cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup)
• 1946 - Clive Francis, London England, actor (Masada)
• 1946 - Helen Mirren, England, actress (Madness of King George)
• 1948 - Allen Michael Doyle, Woonsocket RI, PGA golfer (1991 Memorial-64th)
• 1951 - Breyson Cooper, jockey
• 1951 - Gary Gilmour, cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder 1973-77)
• 1951 - Pamela Bellwood, [King], NYC, actress (Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty)
• 1951 - Rindy Ross, Portland Oregon, rock vocalist/saxophonist (Quarterflash)
• 1952 - Gordon McQueen, soccer player
• 1953 - James Anderson, writer
• 1953 - Ralph Ezell, Union Miss, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South)
• 1954 - Robert Davi, Astoria NY, opera singer/actor (Gangster Chronicles)
• 1955 - Mary Margaret Brownie, RI, fictional ID of Prymaat (Coneheads)
• 1955 - Mick Jones, London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Clash-Havana 3 AM)
• 1956 - Azhar Cachalia, Scottish/S Afr leader (United Democratic Front)
• 1956 - Bernard A Harris Jr, Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut (STS 55, 63)
• 1956 - Chris Isaak, Stockton Ca, rock singer/songwriter (Wicked Game)
• 1956 - Robert Davi, actor (License to Kill, Raw Deal, Wild Thing)
• 1957 - Patty Smyth, NYC, rock vocalist (Scandal-Warrior)
• 1958 - Glen Stewart Godwin, Miami Fla, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
• 1960 - Barbara Edwards, Albuqueque NM, playmate of year (Sept, 1983)/actress
• 1960 - Jumpy Geathers, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1961 - Greg LeMond, US bicyclist (Tour de France winner-1986, 1989, 1990)
• 1962 - George P N earl of St Andrews, under English prince Edward
• 1962 - Jerome Kersey, NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Sea Supersonics)
• 1963 - Devin Rene� De Vasquez, Baton Rouge La, playmate (June, 1985)/actress
• 1963 - Harriet Wheeler, English pop singer/composer (The Sundays)
• 1963 - Wendy Lucero-Schayes, Denver Co, US diver (Olympic-92)
• 1964 - Alison Wyeth, Isle West Middlesex England, 1.5k/5k runner
• 1964 - Pamela Wright, Scotland, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd)
• 1964 - Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, became tallest woman known (2.46 m, 8'1")
• 1966 - Bryan Webb, horse trainer
• 1966 - Kirk McLean, Toronto, NHL goalie (Vancouver Canucks)
• 1966 - Paul Mokha, Erie Pa, rower (Olympics-1996)
• 1967 - Travis Fine, Atlanta GA, actor (Ike McSwain-Young Riders)
• 1968 - Shannon Sharpe, NFL tight end (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1969 - Barry Kloeth, WLAF wide receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1969 - Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle (Phila Eagles)
• 1969 - Michael Myers, Cook County IL, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
• 1969 - Troy Auzenne, NFL tackle (Chic Bears)
• 1970 - Chris O'Donnell, actor (School Ties, Robin-Batman Forever)
• 1970 - Nicole Richardson, Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
• 1971 - Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts)
• 1971 - Eddie Parenti, Montreal Quebec, 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Jerris McPhail, running back (Miami Dolphins)
• 1973 - Aaron Jackson, Pitts Pa, actor (Mark Winkle-Calif Dreams)
• 1973 - Mischa Smoking, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
• 1973 - Reggie Brown, NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1974 - Derek Jeter, Pequanock NJ, shortstop (NY Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996)
• 1974 - Dieter Kalt, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
• 1974 - Jason Kendall, San Diego CA, catcher (Pitts Pirates)
• 1975 - Umeki Webb, WNBA guard/forward (Phoenix Mercury)
• 1976 - Ed Jovanoski, Windsor Ont, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
• 1976 - Mpumelo Mbangwa, cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler v Pakistan 1996)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0363 - Flavius C Julianus, [Apostata], emperor of Rome (361-63), dies
• 1541 - Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima
• 1631 - Justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies
• 1657 - Tobias Michael, composer, dies at 65
• 1661 - Lazaro Valvasensi, composer, dies at 76
• 1666 - Richard Fanshawe, diplomat/translator/poet, dies
• 1688 - Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher (Intellectual system), dies at 70?
• 1688 - Ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies
• 1778 - Angelo Antonio Caroli, composer, dies at 77
• 1793 - Gilbert White, naturalist/cleric, dies
• 1798 - Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56
• 1819 - Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71
• 1819 - Slome Duikelar, [Abraham J Swalff], Yiddish writer, dies
• 1827 - Christian A Vulpius, German writer (Ornaldo Ornaldini), dies
• 1827 - Samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny), dies at 73
• 1836 - Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, author/composer (Marseillaise), dies
• 1863 - Andrew Hull Foote, US Union lt admiral, dies
• 1896 - Louis CPR of Orl�ans, French duke (chosen king of Belgian), dies at 81
• 1906 - Alexander Muir, poet (Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76
• 1922 - Albert H K, monarch of Monaco (1889-1922), dies at 73
• 1923 - Edward Rae, cricketer (introduced cricket into Russian Lapland), dies
• 1926 - Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies
• 1937 - Georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82
• 1938 - James Weldon Johnson, black leader (NAACP), dies in car crash at 67
• 1939 - Ford M Ford, [Hueffer], British writer, (Tietjens Saga) dies at 65
• 1942 - Titus Brandsma, [Anno Sjoerd], Dutch RC priest (Dachau), dies
• 1943 - Fritz Schmidt, Nazi commissioner in Holland, commits suicide at 39
• 1944 - Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies
• 1945 - Erno Rapee, composer, dies at 54
• 1945 - Nikolay Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, composer, dies at 72
• 1956 - Clifford Brown, US jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
• 1958 - Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author (Vocation), dies at 93
• 1959 - Audley Miller, cricketer (Test for England 1896), dies
• 1960 - John Brenden Kelly, rower (Olympic-gold-1920, 24), dies at 70
• 1961 - H�l�ne Dutrieu, com�dienne/stuntwoman/1st Belgian pilot, dies
• 1961 - Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58
• 1963 - Obe Postma, Fries, poet/geography/historian (Own Cart), dies
• 1965 - Johan C T Kikkert, painter/etcher/critic, dies at 82
• 1965 - Reginald Beckwith, actor/writer (39 Steps, Dr in Love), dies at 56
• 1967 - Errol Hunte, cricketer (WI batsman in 3 Tests v England 1930), dies
• 1967 - Francoise Dorl�ac, actress (That Man From Rio), dies at 35
• 1971 - Guillermo Uribe Holguin, composer, dies at 91
• 1971 - Inia Te Wiata, opera singer, dies
• 1971 - Juan Manen, composer, dies at 88
• 1972 - David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61
• 1973 - Arnold Richardson, composer, dies at 59
• 1973 - Ernest Truex, actor (Fluffy, Scared, His Girl Friday), dies at 82
• 1975 - Jose Maria Escriv� de Balaguer Alb�s, founder (Opus Dei), dies at 73
• 1977 - Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43
• 1977 - Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist, dies at 75
• 1978 - Rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed
• 1979 - Charles Clore, financier, dies
• 1981 - Peter Kreuder, German composer, dies
• 1982 - Alexander Mitscherlich, German psychotherapist, dies
• 1982 - Andr� Tchaikowsy, pianist/composer, dies
• 1982 - Charles Russhon, USAF lt col/liaison for James Bond films, dies at 71
• 1982 - Sandy Powell, costume designer, dies at 82
• 1983 - Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82
• 1984 - Carl Foreman, producer, dies of cancer at 69
• 1984 - George H Gallup, pollster (Gallup Poll), dies at 82
• 1986 - Laurie Fishlock, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
• 1987 - Glen Hall, cricketer (Test for South Africa 1965), commits suicide
• 1990 - Mary Ward, [Myra Syri�r], actress (Playing for Keeps), dies
• 1991 - Carmine Coppola, composer/conductor (Godfather II), dies at 80
• 1991 - Paul Andor, actor (Mad Lover, Enemy of Women), dies
• 1992 - Geert Vissers, Dutch TV host (Gay Dating Show), dies
• 1992 - Phil Rubenstein, US, actor (Tango & Cash, Robocop), dies
• 1993 - Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82
• 1993 - Jack Bittner, entertainer, dies
• 1993 - Roy Campanella, 3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71
• 1993 - Willy C of Hemert, director/(text)poet (Small Truth), dies at 81
• 1994 - A "Bob" den Doolaard, author (Inn with the horseshoe), dies at 93
• 1994 - Ian Board, barkeeper, dies at 64
• 1994 - Jaharna Imam, Bangladeshi writer/political activist, dies at 65
• 1994 - Roelof Kiers, VPRO-programmer/director (Macchiavelli), dies at 56
• 1994 - Thomas henry Wait Armstrong, organist, dies at 96
• 1996 - Veronica Guerin, journalist, dies at 36