• 1592 - Erhard Buttner, composer
• 1735 - Garret Wesley Mornington, composer
• 1742 - Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer
• 1750 - Alessio Prati, composer
• 1782 - Jonathan Blewitt, composer
• 1789 - John Martin, English painter
• 1797 - Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer
• 1811 - Vincenz Lachner, composer
• 1814 - Samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver)
• 1817 - Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)
• 1819 - Gottfried Keller, writer
• 1823 - George Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1828 - Roger Atkinson Pryor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919
• 1833 - John Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1899
• 1834 - Edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet)
• 1838 - Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen)
• 1846 - Charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist
• 1848 - Cornelis A Pekelharing, artist (fabric seller)
• 1849 - F A Alphonse Aulard, French historian
• 1851 - Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer (head of Jut)
• 1854 - Dani‰l Josephus Jitta, Dutch High Court lawyer
• 1860 - Lizzie Borden, murderer, gave her mother forty whacks
• 1863 - Hermann Bahr, Austria writer/director (New Men)
• 1865 - Charles Horace Mayo, surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic)
• 1873 - Louis Zimmermann, violinist/1st concert master of Concert building
• 1878 - Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato)
• 1879 - Hendrik G Cannegieter, meteorology/director (KNMI)
• 1881 - Adriaan J Zoetmulder, Dutch writer/directer (Eindhovens Dagblad)
• 1881 - Friedrich J H Dessauer, German physicist (radiologist)
• 1888 - EugŠne Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi
• 1893 - Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet (Ode to Revolution)[OS=7/7]
• 1894 - Joris [Georges] of Severen, Flemish fascist/Member of parliament
• 1896 - Archibald J Cronin, England, author (Citadel, Shining Victory)
• 1898 - Juan Bautista Plaza-Alfonzo, composer
• 1899 - Paul de Groot, Dutch communist politician (CPN)/Editor (The Truth)
• 1900 - Arno Breker, German sculptor (3rd Reich sculptor
• 1900 - Charles Barnet "Roscoe" Harvey, soldier
• 1900 - Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer
• 1902 - Gerard[us M] Rutten, director (Miraculous Life of Willem Parel)
• 1905 - Boyd Neel, Blackheath, Kent England, conductor (Story of an Orch)
• 1905 - Edgar P Snow, US author/journalist: Red star over China
• 1905 - Louis Philip Kentner, composer
• 1906 - Klaus Egge, Gransherad, Telemark Norway, composer (Noregsonger)
• 1906 - Wim van Doorne, Dutch car manufacturer (DAF)
• 1907 - Gunter Bialas, composer
• 1909 - Jeno Vecsey, composer
• 1914 - Josef Palenicek, composer
• 1916 - James D Ramage, US lt-Adm (WW II-Palau/Guam/Philippines)
• 1916 - Phillip Cavaretta, baseball player (NL MVP 1945)
• 1917 - Robert Aitken, Phila, Zen co-founder (Diamond Sangha)
• 1917 - William W Scranton, (Gov-R-Pa)
• 1919 - Patricia Medina, Liverpool England, actress (High-Low)
• 1919 - Robert Pinget, novelist/playwright
• 1920 - Robert Christiani, cricketer (brother of Cyril WI batsman in 22 Tests)
• 1920 - Robert Mann, Portland Oregon, composer/violinist (String Quartet 1952)
• 1921 - Rosalyn Yalow, medical physicist
• 1922 - George McGovern, (Sen-D-SD)/pres candidate (D-1972)
• 1922 - Rachel Robinson, social activist/humanitarian/Mrs Jackie Robinson
• 1923 - Pat Hingle, Denver Colo, actor (Baby Boom, Norma Rae, Bloody Mama)
• 1924 - Sybren Polet, [Sijbe Minnema], Dutch writer/poet (Mannekino)
• 1926 - Helen Gallagher, Bkln, actress (Ryan's Hope, Strangers When We Meet)
• 1926 - Max Sordam, Suriname warden/writer (Dictionary Sranantongo)
• 1926 - Sue Thompson, [Eva Sue Mckee], rocker
• 1927 - Jan Myrdal, Swedish writer/journalist (Albania Defiant)
• 1928 - John Bratby, painter/writer (Breakdown)
• 1929 - Sofia Muratova, USSR, gymnist,(Olympic-6 gold/3 silv/4 bronze-1952-60)
• 1932 - Buster Benton, singer/guitarist
• 1934 - Willem Nijholt, actor (De Nietsnut, Respect, Op Afbetaling)
• 1937 - George Hamilton IV, NC, actor (Evel Knievel, Love at 1st Bite)
• 1937 - Larry Boxx, founder (Land B Computer Serv)
• 1938 - Richard Jordan, NYC, actor (Dune, Old Boyfriends, Interiors)
• 1938 - Vikki Carr, [Florencia Casillas], El Paso Tx, singer (Let it Be Him)
• 1940 - Dennis Cole, Detroit, actor (Felony Squad, Brackens's World)
• 1941 - Jennifer Dunn, (Rep-R-Washington)
• 1941 - Jerry Huckaby, (Rep-D-LA, 1977- )
• 1941 - Natalya Bessmertnova, Moscow, dancer (Bolshoi, Lenin Prize 1970)
• 1941 - Neelie Smit-Kroes, Dutch politician (VVD)/minister of Traffic
• 1942 - Vikki Carr, El Paso TX, singer (Let it Please be Him)
• 1943 - Roy Dunbard Bridges Jr, Atlanta Ga, Col USAF/astro (STS 51-F, 61-F)
• 1944 - Commander Cody, singer/pianist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen)
• 1945 - George Dzunda, Rosenheim Germany, actor (Deer Hunter, Law & Order)
• 1946 - Alan Gorrie, Scotland, rock bassist/singer (Average White Band)
• 1946 - Ilie Nastase, Bucharest Romania, tennis player (US Open 1972)
• 1947 - Bernie Leadon, Minneapolis, guitarist/vocalist (Eagles-Take it Easy)
• 1947 - Brian May, London, rock guitarist (Queen-We are the Champions)
• 1947 - Gerard Schwarz, Weehawken NJ, trumpeter/conductor (LA Chamber Orch)
• 1947 - Mike Dutfield, documentary prodcuer
• 1948 - Beverly Archer, Oak Park Ill, actress (Iola-Mama's Family)
• 1948 - Keith Godchaux, rock keyboardist (Grateful Dead)
• 1950 - Simon Cadell, English actor (Hi-Di-Hi, Pride & Extreme Prejudice)
• 1952 - Alan Collins, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• 1952 - Dominic Muldowney, composer
• 1952 - Howard Donald Saunders, Danbury Ct, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
• 1954 - Kathleen Turner, actress (Accidental Tourist, Jewel of Nile)
• 1955 - Roger Binny, Indian cricket medium-pace all-rounder (early 80's)
• 1956 - Great [Yoshiaki] Yatsu, wrestler (NJPW/WCCW/WWF)
• 1956 - Peter Barton, Valley Stream LI, actor (Powers of Matthew Star)
• 1957 - Cathy Reynolds, Kansas City MO, LPGA golfer (1981 Golden Lights)
• 1959 - Terri Treas, KC Kansas, actress (Hannah-7 Brides for 7 Brothers)
• 1960 - Atom Egoyan, Cairo Egypt, director (Adjuster, Next of Kin)
• 1961 - Suzi Schott, Springfield Ill, playmate (August, 1984)
• 1962 - Anthony Edwards, Santa Barbara Ca, actor (It Takes Two, Dr Greene-ER)
• 1962 - Brad Wilson, Pomona California, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 9 Pro-Am)
• 1962 - Campbell Scott, NYC, actor (Singles, Dying Young, Sheltering Sky)
• 1962 - Craig Muni, Toronto, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
• 1963 - Mark Carreon, Chicago IL, outfielder (SF Giants)
• 1963 - Marla Duncan, Fairfield Calif, Miss Northern Calif fitness (1990)
• 1963 - Sandor Wladar, Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1980)
• 1964 - Alexandra Curtis, model/daughter of Christine Kaufmann
• 1964 - Gina Procaccio, Drexel Hills Pennsylvania, 5k runner
• 1964 - Teresa Edwards, Cairo GA, basketball forward (Oly-gold-1984, 88,92,96)
• 1965 - Kathleen Raine, equestrian dressage (Olympics-96)
• 1966 - David Segui, KC KS, infielder (Montreal Expos)
• 1966 - Kate Rogerson, Pitts PA, LPGA golfer (1990 Circle K LPGA Tucson-2nd)
• 1967 - Christian Bergstrom, Sweden, tennis star
• 1967 - Dale Hurley Jr, Philadelphia, rower (Olympics-1996)
• 1968 - Carolie DeVonne Howe, Chugwater Wyoming, Miss Wyoming-America (1991)
• 1968 - Leroy Butler, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31)
• 1969 - David Goldsmith, New Brunswick NJ, actor (Eric-Models Inc)
• 1970 - Brooks Thompson, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Orlando Magic)
• 1970 - Kengy Gardiner, Providence RI, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-5th-1994)
• 1970 - Rhona Susan Robertson, Auckland NZ, badminton player (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Rick Walters, CFL slot back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 1972 - Adriaan J Zoetmulder, author/director (Eindhovens Newspaper)
• 1972 - Andrew Kavovit, actor (Paul-As the World Turns)
• 1972 - John Paci, WLAF quarterback (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 1972 - Tamarie Ivie, Ananheim CA, female infielder (Colo Silver Bullets)
• 1973 - Angeline Putt, Miss Universe-Singapore (1996)
• 1974 - Vincent Spadea, Chicago Ill, tennis star
• 1975 - Alexi Komarov, Yekaterinburg Rus, dance skater (& Carr-1995 Pac Champ)
• 1976 - R J Williams, actor (General Hospital, Full House)
• 1981 - Naomi Grabow, lake Arrowhead Calif, pairs skater (& Benjamin Oberman)
• 1984 - Holly Roffey, Englnd, youngest heart transplant

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0514 - Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies
• 1054 - Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies
• 1234 - Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament
• 1346 - Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle
• 1374 - Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69
• 1534 - Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70
• 1545 - George Carew, English admiral, drowns
• 1545 - Roger Grenville, English captain of Mary Rose, drowns
• 1625 - Samuel Besler, composer, dies at 50
• 1627 - Dirck R "Didericus" Camphuysen, poet/printer/vicar, dies at about 41
• 1688 - Cornelis van Aerssen, governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50
• 1700 - Hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer, dies at 62
• 1730 - Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49
• 1740 - Fran‡ois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71
• 1742 - John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45
• 1810 - Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34
• 1811 - Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76
• 1814 - Matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40
• 1838 - Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72
• 1844 - Heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77
• 1847 - Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75
• 1850 - Giovanni Ossoli, Italian marquis/revolutionary, drowned
• 1850 - [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary, dies
• 1852 - Anne-Fran‡ois Mellinet, French/Belgian general (Antwerp), dies at 83
• 1882 - Ivan S Gagarin, Catholic theologist (�tudes religieuses), dies at 67
• 1892 - Thomas Cook, CEO (Cook Travel Bureau), dies at 83
• 1895 - Charles T Stork, great industrialist (cotton mach factory), dies at 73
• 1895 - Ernest H Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), dies at 67
• 1907 - Hector H Malot, French lawyer/author (Alone in the World), dies at 77
• 1914 - Alexander Conze, German archaeologist, dies at 82
• 1918 - Joost van Vollenhoven, Neth, gov-gen (French West-Africa), dies
• 1922 - Cornelis A Pekelharing, Dutch histologist, dies on 74th birthday
• 1930 - Robert Stout, NZ prime minister (1884-87), dies at 85
• 1939 - Tom Hayward, cricketer (35 Tests for England, 1999 runs), dies
• 1940 - Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai
• 1944 - Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated
• 1944 - Harry CA Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania), dies at 87
• 1944 - Will Marion Cook, composer, dies at 75
• 1945 - George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80
• 1951 - Max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77
• 1954 - Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81
• 1955 - Koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch soc-democrat (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64
• 1957 - Curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Ital author (Kaputt), dies at 59
• 1958 - Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32
• 1964 - Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69
• 1965 - Syngman Rhee, president of South-Korea (1948-60), dies at 90
• 1969 - Mary Jo Kopechne, in Ted Kennedy's car, drowns at 28
• 1969 - Pavel I Apostolov, Russian military bandmaster, dies
• 1970 - Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61
• 1973 - Clarence White, rocker (Byrds), killed by drunken driver at 29
• 1973 - Vasily Dmiotriyevich Shcheglov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 33
• 1974 - Earl Warren, gov of Calif/Supreme court justice (1953-68), dies at 83
• 1974 - Joe Flynn, actor (McHale's Navy), dies at 59
• 1976 - Gene Roth, actor (Rosie, Tormented, Nightfall), dies at 73
• 1976 - Sal Tas, Dutch journalist, dies at 70
• 1977 - John R Powers, US director model bureau, dies at 80
• 1981 - Louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81
• 1984 - Carol Eberts Veazie, actress (Maude Endles-Norby), dies at 89
• 1984 - Geert Lubberhuizen, Dutch publisher (Busy Bee), dies at 68
• 1989 - Carl-Heinz Schroth, dir/actor (Strafverteidiger), dies at 87
• 1990 - Eddie Quillan, actor (Brigadoon, Summer Magic), dies of cancer at 83
• 1990 - Herbert Nelson, actor (Guilding Light), dies of a stroke at 76
• 1990 - Johnny Wayne, comedian (Wayne & Shuster), dies of cancer at 72
• 1992 - Bert Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Dutch marionette theater), dies
• 1992 - Heinz Galinski, Pres (Central council for Jews in Germany), dies at 79
• 1992 - Paolo Borsellino, Italian anti-mafia judge, murdered by mafia
• 1993 - Elmar Klos, Czech director (Shop on Main Street), dies at 83
• 1993 - Szymon Goldberg, Polish violinist/conductor, dies at 84
• 1994 - Christian-Jaque, [Christian Maudet], French director (Nana), dies
• 1994 - Frederik "Frits" van der More, archaeologist/art historian, dies at 87
• 1994 - Gottfried Reinhardt, theatre Producer, dies at 81
• 1994 - Nathan Susskind, Slovak/US linguist (Yiddish), dies at 87
• 1994 - Nick Banton, founder of Body Positive, dies at 37
• 1995 - Dorothy McHugh, actress (I Fallen & I Can't Get Up), dies at 87
• 1995 - James Smiddy, high school basketball coach (1,216 wins), dies at 71
• 1995 - Michael Andrews, painter, dies at 66
• 1995 - Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin, dies at 89
• 1995 - Yusef Bedri, educationist, dies at 82
• 1996 - David Lancaster Nicolson, businessman/politician, dies at 73
• 1996 - Emmanual Tettey Mensah, musician, dies at 77
• 1996 - Lawrence Martin Jenco, priest, dies at 61
• 1996 - Mervyn Hugh Cowie, willife conservationist, dies at 87
• 1996 - Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer, dies at 79
• 1996 - Pran Nath Chhuttani, physician/teacher, dies at 81