• 1598 - Johann Cr�ger, German organist/composer/music theorist
• 1611 - Giacomo Maria Predieri, composer
• 1627 - Johann Kaspar Kerll, composer
• 1634 - Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau
• 1649 - James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II
• 1716 - Johann Georg Zechner, composer
• 1717 - Georg Matthias Monn, composer
• 1751 - Emanuel Schikaneder, [Johann Schickeneder], German playwright [or 9/1]
• 1754 - Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer
• 1754 - Pieter Paulus, Dutch lawyer/CEO (National Convention)
• 1757 - Wojciech Boguslawski, composer
• 1785 - Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)
• 1794 - Theobald B”hm, flautist/composer
• 1798 - Giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano
• 1802 - Elias L”nrot, folklorist
• 1806 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer
• 1806 - Louis count of Barrthy nyi, premier of Hungary
• 1812 - Randolph Barnes Marcy, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887
• 1821 - Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, France, symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil)
• 1826 - Thomas Hewson Neill, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1885
• 1830 - Eadweard Muybridge, England, pioneered study of motion, photography
• 1835 - Leopold II, King of Belgians (1865-1909)
• 1847 - Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer
• 1847 - Francis William Davenport, composer
• 1848 - F A MacKinnon, cricketer (later the 35th Mackinnon of Mackinnon)
• 1848 - Helena Lange, German feminist
• 1850 - Herman Zumpe, composer
• 1851 - C E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies)
• 1854 - Seaborn M Denson, composer
• 1855 - Gyula Reviczky, Hungarian author/poet
• 1861 - Charles Holroyd, painter/etcher
• 1865 - Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Germany, experiment with AC electricity
• 1865 - Erich Ludendorff, general (Germany)
• 1871 - Arthur Fickenscher, composer
• 1872 - L‚on Blum, French premier (People's front govt)
• 1874 - Julius Bittner, Austrian composer (Little Violet)
• 1879 - Gerald Festus Kelly, artist
• 1883 - Renzo Bossi, composer
• 1884 - Franco Vittadini, composer
• 1888 - Florence Smith Price, US composer (Wanamaker Prize 1932)
• 1888 - Sol Hurok, theatrical impresario
• 1889 - Efrem Zimbalist, Rostov on Don Russia, composer/violinist
• 1891 - John Gobau, Flemish/Dutch actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights)
• 1894 - Ernest Kanitz, composer
• 1895 - Mance Lipscomb, Texas, blues musician (Texas Sharecropper)
• 1895 - Michel Simon, [Francois], Geneva Switzerland
• 1895 - Rudolf Kattnigg, composer
• 1898 - Earl "Curly" Lambeau, NFL coach (GB Packers)
• 1898 - Julius Patzak, Austrian tenor singer
• 1898 - Paul Robeson, Philadelphia, singer (Old Man River)/actor/footballer
• 1900 - Allen Jenkins, Staten Island, actor (Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit)
• 1902 - Frantisek Suchy, composer [or April 21, 1891]
• 1903 - Gregory Pincus, inventor (birth control pill) [or Nov 9]
• 1903 - Ward Bond, Denver Colo, actor (Seth-Wagon Trains)
• 1903 - Willem P‚e, Belgian linguist
• 1904 - Lyle Latell, IA, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon)
• 1905 - J William Fulbright, (Sen-D-Ark)
• 1906 - Antal Dorati, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Dresden Opera 1928-29
• 1906 - Todd Naylor "Hugh" Gaitskell, MP (Labour)
• 1908 - Fred Lohse, composer
• 1908 - Victor Vasarely, Hungarian/French painter/author (Op Art)
• 1909 - Domenico Enrici, Apostolic Nuncio
• 1909 - Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky, composer
• 1909 - Robert Helpmann, Mt Gambier Australia, actor (Second Time Lucky)
• 1909 - Robert Murray Halpmann, dancer
• 1910 - Abraham A Ribicoff, (Sen-D-Ct)
• 1910 - Sharon Lynn, Weatherford TX, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast)
• 1911 - Albert Remy, Sevres France, actor (Grand Prix, Gigot, Train)
• 1911 - Lord Deramore, architect
• 1914 - Richard Young, CEO (Boosey & Hawkes)
• 1917 - Johannes Bobrowski, writer
• 1917 - Vincent O'Brien, racehorse trainer
• 1918 - J”rn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House)
• 1919 - John Presper Eckert, co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC)
• 1920 - Alexander Moulton, English bicycle designer (folding bicycle)
• 1920 - Art Van Damme, Norway Mich, jazz accordionist (Chicago Jazz)
• 1920 - David Walker, Professor of Law (Glasgow University)
• 1920 - F Don Miller, Racine Wisc, Boxing coach (Olympic-1956)
• 1921 - Frankie Thomas, NYC, actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet)
• 1922 - Carl Amery, writer
• 1922 - Gerald Moverley, Roman Catholic bishop (Hallam)
• 1922 - Michael Palliser, head of British diplomatic service
• 1923 - Bruno Kiefer, composer
• 1924 - Harald Heilmann, composer
• 1925 - Michael Richardson, vice CEO (N M Rotschild)
• 1925 - Tom Jackson, British union leader (Post Office)
• 1926 - Graham Hills, principal (Strathclyde University, England)
• 1926 - Harris Wofford, (Sen-R-Pennsylvania)
• 1926 - Hugh Hefner, [Marston], Chicagp, magazine publisher (Playboy)
• 1926 - Lord Fitt, MP (Belfast Ireland)
• 1926 - Michael Ogden, QC
• 1928 - Brian Cubbon, British senior civil servant
• 1928 - Floyd D Spence, (Rep-R-SC, 1971- )
• 1928 - Tom Lehrer, parody/folk singer (That Was The Week That Was)
• 1929 - Harvey Lichtenstein, pres (Bkln Academy of Music)
• 1931 - Bill Gilbert, Wash DC, sports author (They Also Served, Big E)
• 1931 - Martin Rogers, director (Farmington Institute for Christian Studies)
• 1932 - Carl Perkins, Jackson Tn, singer/songwriter (Blue Suede Shoes)
• 1932 - Jim Fowler, Albany Ga, naturalist (Wild Kingdom)
• 1932 - Paul Krassner, comic strip cartoonist (MAD Magazine)/founder (Yippies)
• 1932 - Peter Moores, director (Littlewoods)
• 1932 - Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov, cosmonaut
• 1933 - Gian Maria VolontŠ, [John Welles], Milan Italy, actor (Fistful of $)
• 1933 - Jacques Molicard, translator/navigator
• 1933 - Jean-Paul Belmondo, Paris France, actor (Casino Royale, Magnifique)
• 1933 - Richard Rose, Professor of Public Policy (Strathclyde University)
• 1935 - Aulis Sallinen, composer
• 1935 - Avery Schreiber, Chicago Ill, comedian (My Mother the Car)
• 1936 - Jerzy Maksymiuk, composer
• 1936 - Michael Somare, British foreign affairs minister (Paupa & New Guinea)
• 1937 - Barrington J[ohn] Bayley, UK, sci-fi author (Collision Course)
• 1937 - Valerie Singleton, British broadcaster
• 1939 - Michael Learned, Wash DC, actress (Olivia-Waltons, Nurse)
• 1940 - Vasily Dmiotriyevich Shcheglov, Russian cosmonaut
• 1941 - Hannah Gordon, actress (Oh Alfie)
• 1942 - Brandon De Wilde, Bkln NY, actor (Jamie, Wild in the Sky)
• 1942 - Earl F Hillard, (Rep-D-Alabama)
• 1942 - Galina A Kulakova, USSR, nordic skier (Olympic-3 golds-1972)
• 1943 - Terry Knight, rock vocalist (Gloria, Terry Knight & the Pack)
• 1944 - Gene Parsons, rock drummer (Byrds, Gene Clark Group)
• 1945 - Gus Hardin, [Carol Ann Blankenship], Tulsa Okla, country singer
• 1946 - Alan Knott, great English cricket wicketkeeper (1967-81)
• 1946 - Les Gray, vocalist (Mud-Cat Crept In)
• 1946 - Philip Wright, rocker (Paper Lace)
• 1949 - Chico Ryan, rock vocalist (Sha Na Na)
• 1949 - Steve Gadd, jazz drummer (Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz)
• 1950 - Ehtesham-ud-din, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 5 Tests 1980-82)
• 1950 - Kenneth D Cockrell, Austin Texas, Astronaut (STS 56, 69, 80)
• 1950 - Nathan Cook, Phila Pa, actor (Milton-White Shadow, Billy-Hotel)
• 1952 - Magnar Am, composer
• 1953 - Hal Ketchum, Greenwich NY, country singer (Small Town Saturday Night)
• 1954 - Dennis Quaid, Houston TX, actor (Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff)
• 1957 - Ednita Nazario, Ponce PR, spanish singer
• 1957 - Sev‚rlano Ballesteros, Spain, golfer (British Open 1979, 84, 88)
• 1958 - Tony Sibson, boxer
• 1959 - Dave Innis, Bartlesville Okla, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
• 1961 - Kirk McCaskill, Kapuskasing Ont, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
• 1961 - Mark Kelly, Dublin Ireland, keyboardist (Marillion-Real to Reel)
• 1962 - Freddie Joe Nunn, NFL defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1962 - Jeff Turner, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
• 1964 - Shane Robinson, Adelaide SA, Australasia golfer
• 1965 - Hal Morris, Fort Rucker Alabama, infielder (Cin Reds)
• 1965 - Helen Alfredsson, Goteborg Sweden, LPGA golfer (1993 Dinah Shore)
• 1965 - Paolo Cane, Itaty, tennis star
• 1965 - Paulina Porizkova, Prostejov Czech, model (Playboy-Aug 87)
• 1966 - Cynthia Nixon, NYC, actress (Addams Family Values, Pelican Brief)
• 1966 - Oliver Barnett, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
• 1967 - Graeme Lloyd, Australia, pitcher (NY Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers)
• 1968 - Janne Ojanen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland)
• 1968 - Terry Brands, Omaha NB, 125« lbs/57 kg freestyle wrestler (Olymp-96)
• 1968 - Tom Brands, Omaha NB, 136« lbs/62 kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-gold-96)
• 1969 - Amy Feng, Tianjin China, US table tennis player (Olympics-96)
• 1969 - Karl Krikken, cricketer (Derbyshire 1989-, wicketkeeper)
• 1969 - Timothy Young, Phila, rower (Olympics-silver-1996)
• 1970 - Chuck Bradley, CFL/WLAF tackle (BC Lions, Barcelona Dragons)
• 1970 - Neal Caloia, Torrance Calif, free pistol (Olympics-1996)
• 1970 - Olaf Kolzig, Johannesburg SAF, NHL goalie (Team Germany, Washington)
• 1971 - Anthony Redmon, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1971 - Austin Peck, Hawaii, actor (Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives)
• 1971 - Derwin Gray, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1971 - James Hundon, wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)
• 1971 - Mujaahid Maynard, Bkln, 105« lbs/48 kg greco-roman wrestler (Oly-96)
• 1971 - Wang Yang, youngest Olympic record breaker at age 17 (Oly-1988)
• 1972 - Brian DeMarco, NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1972 - Craig Jones, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Jeff Wilkins, kicker (St Louis Rams)
• 1972 - Jeffrey van As, soccer player (MVV)
• 1972 - Karen Clark, Calgary Alberta, synchro swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
• 1974 - Ben Bordelon, tackle (San Diego Chargers)
• 1974 - Kevin Mathis, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1974 - Sharon Pelletier, Madawaska Maine, Miss America-Maine (1996)
• 1979 - Keshia Knight Pulliam, Newark NJ, actress (Rudy-Crosby)
• 1980 - Kristin Lee, Bethesda Md, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)
• 1990 - Marston Glenn Hefner, son of Hugh Hefner & Kimberley Conrad

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0715 - Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies
• 1024 - Benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies
• 1483 - Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38
• 1492 - Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies
• 1553 - Fran‡ois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49
• 1557 - Michael Agricola, Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies
• 1626 - Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies
• 1681 - Alfonso Marsh, composer, dies at 54
• 1747 - Lord Lovat, English jacobiet, dies
• 1747 - Simon Fraser, 12th baron Lovat Jacobite, last man beheaded in England
• 1754 - Christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75
• 1761 - William Law, theologian, dies
• 1765 - Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 77
• 1793 - Ernestus Weinrauch, composer, dies at 62
• 1804 - Jacques Necker, fiancier/statesman, dies
• 1806 - Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 58
• 1807 - John Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45
• 1821 - Felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78
• 1850 - William Prout, physician/chemist, dies
• 1851 - Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80
• 1852 - John Howard Payne, actor/playwright (Fair Warning), dies
• 1862 - George W Johnson, US planter/Confederate (gov-Ky), dies at about 50
• 1865 - Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/US Union general-major, dies at 32
• 1879 - Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70
• 1882 - D G Rossetti, writer, dies at 53
• 1882 - Gabriel Dante Rossetti, English poet/painter, dies at 53
• 1882 - Jules Quicherat, French historian/archaeologist (M‚langes), dies at 66
• 1886 - Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Ekkehard), dies at 60
• 1893 - Disma Fumagalli, composer, dies at 66
• 1904 - Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68), dies at 73
• 1909 - Charles Conder, artist, dies
• 1916 - Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer, dies at 62
• 1917 - Edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I
• 1923 - Mauritius H Binger, director/producer (Living Ladder), dies
• 1931 - Paul Antonin Vidal, composer, dies at 67
• 1933 - Sigfrid Karg-Elert, composer, dies at 55
• 1939 - Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer, dies at 89
• 1940 - Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (Outcast Lady, Riptide), dies
• 1944 - Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59
• 1945 - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist/antifascist, hanged
• 1945 - Hans Oster, German major-general/spy, "July 20th plot", hanged
• 1945 - Hans von Dohnanyi, "July 20th plotter", hanged
• 1945 - Theodor Haecker, German cultural philosopher (Mensch?), dies at 65
• 1945 - Wilhelm Canaris, Admiral/headed Germany Abwehr, hanged
• 1947 - Konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43
• 1948 - Jorge Elecier Gait n, Colombian politician, murdered
• 1951 - Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Hadji Aga), dies
• 1951 - Vilhelm F K Bjerknes, Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology, dies at 89
• 1954 - Philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65
• 1959 - Frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89
• 1961 - Zog I, [Ahmed Zogu], King of Albania (1925-39), dies at 65
• 1962 - Juan Belmonte, famed bullfighter, dies at 70
• 1966 - Sutan Sjahrir, premier of Indonesia (1945-47), dies at 57
• 1976 - Akio Yashiro, composer, dies at 46
• 1976 - Phil Ochs, singer (Draft Dodger Rag), commits suicide at 35
• 1979 - Staats Cotsworth, dies at 71
• 1980 - Kathleen Burke, dies
• 1982 - Robert H G Havemann, German chemist/dissident, dies
• 1982 - Wilfred Pelletier, symph conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 85
• 1984 - Basil Henry Blackwell, British publisher, dies
• 1986 - Jean Mogin, Belgian poet, dies at 64
• 1988 - Brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis
• 1988 - Dave Prater, rocker (Sam & Dave), dies in a car crash at 50
• 1991 - Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73
• 1992 - Gale McGee, senator (Wyoming, 1959-77), dies at 77
• 1992 - Ruth Hammond, dies in her sleep at 96
• 1993 - Wouter Perquin, journalist/Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 74
• 1994 - Cornelis N "Cor" van Dis Jr, Dutch MP (1971-94), dies at 71
• 1994 - Keith Watson, British comic strip artist (Dan Dare), dies at 59
• 1994 - Marcel Ichac, French alpinist/director (Karakoram), dies at 87
• 1994 - Raouf Khayrat, Egyptian general-major, murdered
• 1995 - James Bullock, colliery manager, dies at 92
• 1996 - James William Rouse, US builder (shopping malls), dies at 81
• 1996 - Maisie Fitter, editor/conservationist, dies at 83
• 1996 - Richard Thomas Condon, author, dies at 81
• 1996 - Sandy Becker, NYC Kiddie TV Show host (Sandy Becker Show), dies at 74
• 1997 - Helene Hanff, author (84 Charing Cross Road), dies at 80