• 1423 - Louis XI, King of France (1461-83)
• 1567 - Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)
• 1683 - Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)
• 1687 - Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)
• 1728 - Robert Adam, architect/designer (Adelphi Terrace, London)
• 1731 - Samuel Huntington, (Gov-Ct), Continental Congress pres
• 1738 - John Singleton Copley, Mass, finest colonial American artist
• 1793 - John Claire, England, poet
• 1794 - Eberhard F Walcker, German organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt)
• 1796 - Nikoli A Poveloi, Russian writer/publisher (Sotsjinenija) [NS]
• 1802 - Joseph Labitzky, composer
• 1814 - Janis Cimze, composer
• 1819 - Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer
• 1821 - F Krnberger, writer
• 1828 - John Austin Wharton, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
• 1846 - Achilles Alferaki, composer
• 1850 - Alfredo Kiel, composer
• 1854 - Leos Jan cek, Hukvaldy Moravia Czech, composer (Foster Suite)
• 1855 - Piotr Maszynski, composer
• 1860 - Charlotte Perkins Gilman, economist/lecturer/author/feminist
• 1860 - William Wallace, composer
• 1861 - Peter Jackson, heavyweight boxer (hall of famer)
• 1862 - Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer
• 1870 - Richard B Bennett, (C) 11th Canadian PM (1930-35)
• 1871 - Vicente Arregui Garay, composer
• 1872 - Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19)
• 1874 - Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader
• 1875 - Ernst F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon
• 1878 - George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy)
• 1879 - Philippe Gaubert, composer
• 1880 - Carl Schuricht, composer
• 1881 - Leon Errol, Australian actor (Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde!)
• 1883 - Alfred Korzybski, Poland, scientist (Science & Sanity)
• 1883 - Franz Kafka, Czech, author (Metamorphosis, Trial, Amerika)
• 1883 - Moses Leverock Crossley, US bio-chemist
• 1886 - Francis Carco[pino], French author/critic (L'Homme Traqu‚)
• 1886 - Raymond A Spruance, US admiral/fleet commander/ambassador
• 1892 - Wilhelm Rettich, composer
• 1893 - Mississippi John Hurt, rocker
• 1895 - Oles' Semyonovich Chishko, composer
• 1896 - Doris Lloyd, actress (Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah & Son)
• 1899 - Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, composer
• 1899 - Otto Reinhold, composer
• 1900 - John Mason Brown, Louisville Ky, critic (Tonight on Broadway)
• 1902 - Jack Newman, NZ cricket lefty pace bowler (1932-33, later knighted)
• 1903 - Jean du Bela, [Simon Buytekant], singer/actor (Chaste Susanna)
• 1906 - Francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau)
• 1906 - George Sanders, Russia, actor (All About Eve-Academy Award 1950)
• 1906 - Gwendolen Rees, zoologist
• 1907 - Arthur Steel, Dutch architect (Group '32)
• 1907 - Gene Gutche, composer
• 1908 - Thomas Narcejac, Rochefort-sur-Mer France, writer (Vertigo)
• 1909 - Earl L Butz, US Secretary of Agriculture (1971-76); a real Butz
• 1909 - Lucy Kroll, entertainment agent
• 1909 - Stavros Niachos, Greece, shipping magnate (Those Fabulous Greeks)
• 1910 - Bernard Burrows, British diplomat
• 1910 - Eric Franklin, Indian civil servant
• 1911 - Joe Hardstaff Jr, cricketer (son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England)
• 1912 - Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals
• 1913 - Dorothy Kilgallen, Chic Ill, columnist (What's My Line?)
• 1913 - Hugh Stirling MacKenzie, British vice admiral
• 1913 - William Deakin, warden (St Anthony's College Oxford)
• 1917 - Helene Cordet, entertainer/nightclub owner
• 1918 - Lord Mulley, British MP (Labour)
• 1920 - John Ayers Lessard, composer
• 1920 - Louise Allbritton, Okla City, actr (Celia-Stage Door, Got a Secret)
• 1921 - Susan Peters, Spokane WA, actress (Random Harvest, Young Ideas)
• 1922 - Art Fowler, baseball player
• 1922 - Corneille [Cornelis G of Beverloo], Dutch painter (Africa, Antilles)
• 1922 - Fran‡ois Reichenbach, French director (La douceur du Village)
• 1922 - Tom Hudson, artist/teacher
• 1923 - Baroness Ryder, of Warsaw & Cavendish, worked for sick & disabled
• 1923 - Emmanuel Bankole Timothy, journalist
• 1923 - William Mills, painter
• 1924 - Geoffrey Sammons, senior partner (Allen & Overy)
• 1925 - Michael Oliver, cardiologist
• 1926 - Johnny Coles, trumpeter
• 1926 - Joseph M Gaydos, (Rep-D-PA, 1969- )
• 1927 - Charles Vandenhove, Belgian architect (Standard-Omnisporthal, Luik)
• 1927 - Ken Russell, England, director (Tommy, Altered States, Gothic)
• 1927 - William McMillan, moderator (Gen Assembly of Church of Scot) [or 1/29]
• 1928 - Evelyn Anthony, English historical writer (Poellenberg Inheritance)
• 1928 - G B Fuchs, writer
• 1928 - John Wills, lord-lt of Avon England
• 1929 - Eustace Gibbs, vice marshal (Diplomatic Corps)
• 1930 - Carlos Kleiber, Berlin Germany, conductor (Bavarian State Orch 1968)
• 1930 - Pete Fountain, New Orleans, jazz clarinetist (Lawrence Welk 1957-59)
• 1931 - Andres Burnier, [Catharina Dessaur], criminologist/author (Jongensuur)
• 1934 - Manfred Bieler, writer
• 1935 - Harrison H "Jack" Schmitt, Santa Rita NM, astronaut (Apollo 17)
• 1935 - John Swan, PM (Bermuda)
• 1936 - Anthony Lester, CEO (Runnymede Trust)
• 1936 - Eric Russell, cricketer (England opening batsman early 60s)
• 1937 - Tom Stoppard, Czech, playwright (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern-1968 Tony)
• 1938 - David Gandolfo, horse trainer
• 1938 - Shin Geum Dan, North Korea, 400m/800m runner (1962 world record)
• 1939 - Jay Tarses, Balt Md, actor/writer (Open All Night, Duck Factory)
• 1940 - Cesar Tovar, baseball player
• 1940 - Fontella Bass, St Louis Mo, vocalist (Rescue Me)
• 1940 - Heather Steel, British judge
• 1940 - Lance Larson, US, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-silver-1960)
• 1941 - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal)
• 1941 - Gloria Allred, feminist attorney
• 1942 - Kurtwood Smith, New Lisbon Wisc, actor (Rambo III, Robocop)
• 1943 - Gary Waldhorn, actor (To the Camp & Back)
• 1943 - Geraldo Rivera, [Gerry Rivers], NYC, news personality (20/20, Geraldo)
• 1943 - Judith Durham, singer
• 1943 - Norman E Thagard, Marianna Fl, MD/astro (STS 7, 51-B, 30, 42, 71, Mir)
• 1944 - Paul Young, actor (Another Time Another Place)
• 1945 - Iain MacDonald-Smith, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968)
• 1945 - Michael Cole, Madison Wisc, actor (Pete-Mod Squad)
• 1945 - Michael Martin, MP
• 1945 - Mike Corby, London, guitarist (Babys-Back on My Feet Again)
• 1947 - Betty Buckley, Big Springs Tx, actress (Abby-8 is Enough, 1776, Cats)
• 1948 - Paul BarrŠre, Cal, rock vocalist/guitarist (Little Feat-Sailin' Shoes)
• 1948 - Peter Ruzicka, composer
• 1949 - Jan Smithers, N Hollywood Calif, actress (Bailey-WKRP)
• 1949 - Susan Penhaligon, Manilla Philippines, actress (Dracula, Nasty Habits)
• 1950 - Damon Harris, Balt Md, rocker (Temptations-My Girl)
• 1950 - Ewen Chatfield, NZ cricketer pace bowler (1975-89)
• 1951 - Jean-Claude Duvalier, [Papa Doc], deposed Haitian president-for-life
• 1951 - Richard Hadlee, Christchurch, NZ, cricket bowler (431 wickets)
• 1952 - Alan Autry, NFLer (Green Bay Packers)/actor (Heat of the Night)
• 1952 - Bill Badgett Jr, horse trainer
• 1952 - Wasim Raja, cricketer (bro of Rameez, Pakistani lefty bat & leggie)
• 1953 - Alynne Beth Amkraut, Amityville NY, entertainer
• 1953 - Frank Tanana, baseball pitcher (Calif Angels)
• 1954 - Debbie Skinner, LPGA golfer
• 1955 - Julia Lyndon, Buffalo NY, playmate (August, 1977)
• 1955 - Matt Keough, baseball player (Oakland A's, NY Yankees)
• 1955 - Mike Corby, rocker
• 1955 - Neil Clar, rock guitarist (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions)
• 1956 - Eddie Edwards, South Africa, tennis star
• 1956 - Montel Williams, TV talk show host (Montel)
• 1957 - Danny Heep, baseball player
• 1957 - Faye Resnick, author (Nicole Brown Simpson-Private Diary)
• 1957 - Laura Branigan, Brewster NY, vocalist (Gloria)
• 1957 - Orel Hershiser, Buffalo NY, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians)
• 1958 - Aaron Tippin, Pensacola Fl, singer (You've Got to Stand for Something)
• 1958 - Robert Foth, Buffalo NY, air rifle (Olympics-1988, 92, 96)
• 1959 - Andreas Wisniewski, Berlin German FR, actor (Living Daylights)
• 1959 - Stephen Pearcy, LA Calif, heavy metal vocalist (RATT-Round & Round)
• 1959 - Stoyan Deltchev, Bulgaria, horizontal bar gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980)
• 1960 - Jack Daugherty, baseball player
• 1961 - Liz Stewart, SF Calif, playmate (July, 1984)
• 1961 - Vince Clarke, Basildon Essex, rock keyboardist (Erasure)
• 1962 - Hunter Tylo, [Deborah Hunter], model (PantŠne)/actr (Bold & Beautiful)
• 1962 - Taylor Dayne, [Lesley Wunderman], NY, vocalist (Tell it to My Heart)
• 1962 - Thomas Gibson, actor (Dr Daniel Nyland-Chicago Hope)
• 1962 - Tom Cruise, Syracuse, actor (Risky Business, Jerry MaGuire, Rainman)
• 1963 - Don August, baseball player
• 1964 - Gary Ryan, rocker (Blackhearts)
• 1964 - Joe Hamorski, Peru IN, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Greater Greenville-9th)
• 1964 - Louis Clark, NFL receiver (Seattle)/WLAF coach (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1964 - Pia Reyes, Manila Philipines, playmate (Nov, 1988)
• 1964 - Warren Newson, Newnan GA, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
• 1965 - Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles)
• 1965 - Bobby Gage, Winsted CA, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Wichita Open-16th)
• 1965 - Dan Land, NFL cornerback/safety (Oakland Raiders)
• 1965 - Greg Vaughn, Sacramento CA, outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers, SD Padres)
• 1965 - Shinya Hashimoto, wrestler (NJPW)
• 1965 - Vinson Smith, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears)
• 1966 - Moises Alou, Atlanta GA, outfielder (Montreal Expos)
• 1966 - Neil O'Donnell, NFL quarterback (Pitts Steelers)
• 1967 - Amy Van Horne, actress (Carla Solieto-The City)
• 1968 - Jeff Phillips, Westwood NJ, actor (Hart Jessup-Guiding Light)
• 1968 - Teppo Numminen, Tampere Fin, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets, Coyotes)
• 1969 - Elan Carter, Nutley NJ, playmate (June, 1994)
• 1970 - Preston Jones, WLAF quarterback (London Monarchs)
• 1970 - Teemu Selanne, Helsinki Fin, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
• 1970 - Victor Bailey, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
• 1971 - Terry Irving, NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1972 - Leigh Andrew-Pearso, North Vancouver BC Canada, 470 yachter (Oly-96)
• 1972 - Ontiwaun Carter, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
• 1973 - Adrian Aucoin, Ottawa, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
• 1973 - Devin Bush, NFL strong safety (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1973 - Fred Rodriguez, Bogota Colombia, cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1974 - Jamie Feick, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks)
• 1975 - Jennifer Salinas, Miss USA-Illinois (1997)
• 1975 - John Hargis, US, Little Rock Ark, 100m butterfly (Olympics-96)
• 1975 - Keri Houlihan, Penn, actress (Molly-Our House)
• 1976 - Andrea Barber, actress (Kimmy Gibbler-Full House)
• 1976 - Henry Olonga, cricketer (1st black Zimbabwe Test cricketer v Pak 1995)
• 1976 - Shane Lynch, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
• 1977 - Ludmila Richterova, Kosice Slovakia, tennis star
• 1979 - Lauren Alviti, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA (1997)
• 1986 - ?, 1st Dutch test tube baby born

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0683 - Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies
• 1090 - Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle
• 1570 - Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67
• 1642 - Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69
• 1778 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies
• 1801 - Johann Nepomuk Went, composer, dies at 56
• 1809 - Joseph Quesne, composer, dies at 62
• 1816 - Dorothea Jordan, French actress/mistress (William IV), dies at 65
• 1862 - William Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40
• 1863 - Alonzo Hersford Cushing, US Union lt, dies in battle at about 22
• 1863 - Lewis Addison Armistead, Conf brig-gen Gettysburg/dies in battle at 46
• 1863 - Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], Santee Sioux indian chief, dies
• 1863 - Richard Brooke Garnett, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 45
• 1863 - Samuel Kosciuzko Zook, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 40
• 1873 - Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57
• 1891 - Stefano Golinelli, composer, dies at 72
• 1904 - Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies
• 1908 - Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59
• 1910 - Julius Slabbe, Belgian writer, dies
• 1910 - Mordecai Sherwin, English cricket wicketkeeper (Aust 1886-88), dies
• 1916 - Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green, (Witch of Wall Street), dies
• 1934 - Henry WAE, Prince of Netherlands/father of Queen Juliana, dies
• 1940 - George Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies
• 1948 - Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90
• 1948 - Quintin McMillan, cricketer (13 Tests for South Africa), dies
• 1952 - Daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64
• 1952 - Henriette Bosmans, composer, dies
• 1957 - Richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52
• 1960 - Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73
• 1965 - Clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75
• 1965 - Trigger, horse (Roy Rogers), dies at 25
• 1966 - Andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81
• 1966 - Cornelis "Kees" Boeke, theorist, dies at 81
• 1966 - Joseph Deems Taylor, composer, dies at 80
• 1967 - John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50
• 1969 - Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25
• 1969 - Hermann Grabner, composer, dies at 83
• 1971 - Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27
• 1971 - Ricci Riano, entertainer, dies after long illness at 71
• 1972 - Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68
• 1973 - Charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63
• 1974 - John C Ransom, US poet (World's Body), dies
• 1976 - Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58
• 1977 - Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63
• 1977 - Mohammed al-Zahaby, Egyptian minister, murdered
• 1978 - James Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59
• 1981 - Ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61
• 1982 - Henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies
• 1984 - Raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85
• 1986 - Rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84
• 1987 - Viola Dana, actress (Willow Tree, 40 Winks, Silent Lover), dies at 90
• 1988 - Gabriel Dell, actor (Dead End Kids), dies of leukemia at 68
• 1989 - Andrei Gromyko, Soviet diplomat, dies just short of his 80th birthday
• 1989 - Jim Backus, actor (Magoo, Gilligan's Island), dies at 76 of pneumonia
• 1990 - Ludi Claire Hugo, entertainer, dies at 70
• 1990 - Maurice Girodias, French publisher, dies at 71
• 1991 - Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer, dies at 77
• 1992 - Arline Bletcher, entertainer, dies of natural causes at 99
• 1992 - Marc Tannenbaum, rabbi (only Jew to attend Vatican II), dies at 66
• 1993 - "Curly" Joe DeRita, last of Three Stooges, dies of pneumonia at 83
• 1994 - Felix Kelly, artist, dies at 80
• 1994 - Harry Ebbeling, PC-corrector, dies at 54
• 1994 - Lewis A "Lew" Hoad, tennis star (Wimbledon 1953, 56), dies at 59
• 1994 - Pieter Hennipman, Dutch economist, dies at 85
• 1995 - Albert Hardy, photographer, dies at 82
• 1995 - Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist, dies at 47
• 1995 - Gil Wolman, situationist, dies at 65
• 1996 - Raaj Kumar, actor (Tiranga, Saudagar), dies at 68