• 1469 - Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration
• 1472 - Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal
• 1557 - Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)
• 1656 - Marin Marias, composer
• 1664 - Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal
• 1674 - Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer
• 1701 - Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible
• 1744 - Richard Edgeworth, writer, Bath
• 1753 - Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader
• 1773 - Ludwig Tieck, writer
• 1802 - Cesare Pugni, composer
• 1804 - Jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer
• 1809 - Franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, composer
• 1810 - Horatio Seymour, Gov (Union), died in 1886
• 1817 - Edouard Deldevez, composer
• 1817 - Georg Herwegh, writer
• 1818 - John Albion Andrew, Gov (Union), died in 1867
• 1819 - Walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass)
• 1837 - Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror)
• 1837 - Joseph Grimaldi, London, clown
• 1837 - Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
• 1837 - William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, Major General (Confederate Army)
• 1838 - Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Wife at University)
• 1857 - Pius XI, [Ambrogio DA Ratti], Italy, 259th Pope (1922-39)
• 1860 - Walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner)
• 1861 - Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)
• 1863 - Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer
• 1864 - Albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch)
• 1866 - Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer
• 1872 - Charles G Abbot, US, astronomer (Constant Sun)
• 1872 - William Heath Robinson, England, illustrator/cartoonist (Don Quixote)
• 1875 - Italo Montemezzi, composer
• 1879 - Mark Hambourg, composer
• 1887 - Gunnar Olof Bj”rling, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Vilande Dag)
• 1887 - Saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31]
• 1888 - Jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone)
• 1889 - Athene Seyler, London, actress (Make Mine Mink)
• 1892 - Gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader
• 1892 - Konstatin G Paustovski, Russian author (Bespokojnaja Joenostj) [NS]
• 1892 - Louis Fourestier, composer
• 1892 - Willem Ravelli, baritone singer
• 1894 - Fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show)
• 1897 - Margalo Gillmore, London, actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society)
• 1898 - Johan Brouwer, Dutch pianist/writer/resistance fighter
• 1898 - Norman Vincent Peale, Ohio, clergyman (Power of Positive Thinking)
• 1899 - Leonid Leonow, writer
• 1900 - Helma Wolf-Catz, Dutch author (Undercurrent, Coral Reef)
• 1902 - Billy Mayerl, composer
• 1902 - Henk Schaer, [Hendricus JM Schaareman], actor/conductor
• 1902 - Ralph Walter Wood, composer
• 1905 - Roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher
• 1907 - Valston Hancock, British air marshal
• 1908 - Don Ameche, Kenosha WI, actor (Cocoon, Trading Places)
• 1909 - Jan Lewando, British director (Marks & Spencer)
• 1909 - Thor Thorvaldsen, Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)
• 1910 - Elizabeth Blackwell, Hastings, 1st woman doctor of medicine
• 1910 - Francis Avery Jones, British gastro-enterologist
• 1911 - Edward Adamson, art therapist/collector
• 1912 - Barbara Pepper, NYC, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres, Rogue Tavern)
• 1912 - Dave O'Brien, Big Springs TX, actor (Kiss Me Kate, 1st Aid)
• 1912 - Henry M "Scoop" Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash)
• 1912 - Martin Schwarzschild, US astronomer (evolution)
• 1913 - Peter Gibson, British Rear-Admiral
• 1914 - Akira Ifukube, composer
• 1915 - Conrad W M”nnich, theologist (Branch of olive)
• 1916 - Bert Haanstra, Holten Netherlands, director (Fanfare)
• 1916 - John Vivyan, actor (Mr Lucky, Wrong Man, Imitation of Life)
• 1916 - Judy Campbell, actress (Convoy, Bonnie Prince Charlie)
• 1919 - Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer
• 1919 - Emmanual Tettey Mensah, musician
• 1920 - Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner (Redskins, Balt Orioles)
• 1921 - Alida Valli, Pola Italy, actress (Miracle of the Bells, 3rd Man)
• 1921 - Andrew Grima, British jeweller
• 1921 - Robert Arthur Ley, UK, sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X)
• 1922 - Denholm Elliott, London, actor (Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat)
• 1922 - Elisabeth, arch duchess of Austria/princess of Liechtenstein
• 1923 - Clint Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949- )
• 1923 - Wolfgang Lesser, composer
• 1924 - Russell Endean, cricketer (28 Tests for S Afr, handled the ball 1956)
• 1926 - Derek Birley, British Vice-Chancellor (Ulster U)
• 1926 - Probir Sen, cricket wicketkeeper (India in late 40's/early 50's)
• 1926 - Viscount Ingleby
• 1927 - Isabel Stoate, British diplomat
• 1927 - James Eberle, Brit admiral/director (Royal Institute of Intl Affairs)
• 1927 - Michael Sandberg, British CEO (Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp)
• 1928 - Jacob Lateiner, Havana Cuba, pianist/professor (Juiliard)
• 1928 - Pankaj Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad)
• 1929 - ?, 1st reindeer born in the US
• 1929 - Aladar Zoltan, composer
• 1929 - Elaine Stewart, Montclair NJ, actress (Take the High Ground)
• 1929 - Neil Shaw, British CEO (Tate & Lyle)
• 1930 - Clint Eastwood, SF Calif, actor (Dirty Harry)/mayor (Carmel, Calif)
• 1930 - William Taylor, British Chairman of Convocation (London University)
• 1931 - John Schrieffer, US physicist (Nobel 1972)
• 1931 - Justice Turner
• 1931 - Shirley Verrett, New Orleans, mezzo-soprano (Cassandra-Les Troyens)
• 1931 - Steve Horn, (Rep-R-California)
• 1932 - Elizabeth Southey, British CEO (Natl Fed of Women's Institutes)
• 1932 - George Vallings, British Vice-Admiral
• 1932 - Ronald Hampel, British CEO (ICI)
• 1934 - Bent Peter Rasch, Denmark, canoe (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1934 - Jim Hutton, Binghamton NY, actor (Ellery Queen)
• 1934 - Karl-Erik Welin, composer
• 1935 - Bruce Bolton, cricketer (two Tests NZ v England 1959)
• 1937 - Vladislav Ivanovich Gulyayev, Russia, cosmonaut
• 1938 - John Prescott, British MP
• 1938 - Peter Yarrow, NYC, (Peter, Paul & Mary-Puff the Magic Dragon)
• 1939 - Charles Drain, singer
• 1939 - Terry Waite, Anglican Church envoy/Lebanese hostage
• 1940 - Augie Mayer, rocker (Sir Douglas Quintet)
• 1940 - Elfi Mikesch, cinematographer (Erotique, Out of America, Malina)
• 1941 - Gil [Walter] Morgan, Haddock GA, PGA golfer (1990 Kemper Open)
• 1941 - Johnny Paycheck, Greenfield OH, singer (Take This Job & Shove It)
• 1941 - June Clark, British Professor of Nursing (Middlesex U)
• 1941 - Kenneth Cooper, NYC, harpsichordist/professor (Barnard, Bkln)
• 1942 - Happy Hairston, NBA star (Cin, Detroit, LA)
• 1942 - John Daniel, British Vice-Chancellor (Open U)
• 1943 - Earl of Macclesfield
• 1943 - Joe Namath, PA, NFL QB (NY Jets), $400,000 man (1969 Superbowl)
• 1943 - Sharon Gless, LA Calif, actress (Chris Cagney-Cagney & Lacey)
• 1944 - Mick Ralphs, guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
• 1945 - Linda Davies, British Judge
• 1946 - Debbie Moore, founder/CEO (Pineapple Dance Studios)
• 1946 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German director (Marriage of Maria Braum)
• 1946 - Steve Bucknor, cricketer (West Indian Test umpire, FIFA referee)
• 1947 - John Bonham, Redditch England, drummer (Led Zeppelin-Stairway)
• 1947 - William H Campbell Jr, rocker
• 1948 - Duncan L Hunter, (Rep-R-CA, 1981- )
• 1948 - John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham, drummer (Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven)
• 1948 - Lynda Bellingham, actress (Sweeney, Scarlet Tunic)
• 1949 - Steven Kampmann, Phila, actor (Kirk-Newhart)
• 1950 - Edward Barker, cartoonist
• 1950 - Gregory Harrison, Catalina Calif, actor (Trapper John, Logan's Run)
• 1950 - Tom Berenger, Chicago IL, actor (Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me)
• 1955 - Ben de Lisi, British fashion designer
• 1955 - Laura Baugh, Gainesville FL, LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown Classic-9th)
• 1956 - Bart van Poppel, Dutch bassist/guitarist/singer (Tambourine)
• 1956 - Yoshiko Sakakibara, Chiba Japan, actress (Sailor Moon, Vampire Hunter)
• 1957 - Jim Craig, North Easton Mass, hockey goalie (oly-gold-1980)
• 1957 - Stephen Jones, British milliner
• 1958 - Angel Franco, Asuncion Paraguay, golfer (1993 Nike Dominion)
• 1958 - Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn IL, PGA golfer (1983 Andy Williams)
• 1958 - Kyle Secor, Tacoma Wash, actor (Tim Bayliss-Homicide)
• 1958 - Mkhuseli Jack, South African UDF-leader (consumer boycots)
• 1960 - Chris Elliott, actor/comedian (Get a Life, David Letterman Show)
• 1960 - Norm Johnson, NFL place kicker (Seattle Seahawk, Pitts Steelers)
• 1960 - Peter Winterbottom, British rugby player
• 1961 - Harry Enfield, comedian (Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live)
• 1961 - Lea Thompson, actress (Back to the Future, Caroline In The City)
• 1962 - Corey Hart, Montreal Canada, vocalist (I Wear My Sunglasses at Night)
• 1962 - Henry Williams, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
• 1962 - Joe Orsulak, Glen Ridge NJ, outfielder (Florida Marlins)
• 1962 - Noriko Hidaka, actor (Ranma «, Baoh, Akazukin Chacha)
• 1963 - Wendy Smith, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)
• 1964 - DMC, rocker
• 1964 - Scotti Hill, Manhasset NY, rock guitarist (Skid Row-Psycho Love)
• 1965 - Annette Renee Peters, [nee Hand], Reno Nevada, 1500/3000 runner
• 1965 - Brooke Shields, NYC, model/actress (Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan)
• 1966 - Jessica Monroe, Palo Alto Calif, Canadian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1966 - Roshan Mahanama, cricketer (Sri Lankan opening batsman)
• 1967 - Kenny Lofton, E Chicago Indiana, outfielder (Cleveland Indians)
• 1967 - Sandrine Bonnaire, Clermont France, actress (Vagabond, Police)
• 1968 - Duane Causwell, NBA center (Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings)
• 1969 - Juliet Haslam, Adelaide SA Australia, field hockey midfielder (Oly-96)
• 1970 - Cory Mantyka, CFL guard (BC Lions)
• 1971 - Brad Elberg, CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• 1971 - Lenny McGill, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1971 - Murray Hocking, Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Sarah O'Hare, model (Cosmopolitan-Jan 1994)
• 1971 - Troy Malave, Cumana Venezuela, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
• 1972 - Bryan Walker, safety (Washington Redskins)
• 1972 - Eileen Richetelli, Milford Conn, diver (Olympics-96)
• 1973 - Dominique van Roost, Verviers Belg, tennis star (1995 Futures-GBR)
• 1973 - Marty Janzen, Miami FL, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
• 1973 - Tyrone Williams, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1974 - Bindi Mansfield, Mooerbank NSW Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
• 1974 - Jim Carey, Dorchester MA, NHL goalie (Washington Capitals)
• 1974 - Steve Martin, defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1990 - Liberty Irene Kasem, daughter of Casey & Jean Kasam

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0455 - Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched
• 1091 - Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies
• 1198 - Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies
• 1504 - Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies
• 1551 - Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies
• 1567 - P‚reguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies
• 1594 - Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75
• 1620 - Willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59
• 1665 - Pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67
• 1696 - Heinrich Schwemmer, composer, dies at 75
• 1740 - Frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51
• 1806 - Micha‰l FB baron von Melas, Austrian general, dies at 77
• 1809 - Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel, dies in battle at 33
• 1809 - Franz Josef Haydn, Austrian composer (Jahreszeiten), dies at 77
• 1832 - variste Galois, French revolutionary/mathematician, dies at 20
• 1837 - Joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57
• 1849 - L‚onard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 69
• 1854 - Vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34
• 1862 - Robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34
• 1900 - James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75
• 1900 - John Power, Irish baronet/whiskey manufacturer, dies in battle
• 1906 - Hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56
• 1906 - King Alfonso XIII, assassinated in Madrid
• 1906 - Victoria von Battenberg, assassinated in Madrid
• 1908 - C L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies
• 1910 - Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st woman physician, dies at 89
• 1916 - Horace Hood, British spy (Battle of Jutland), dies in battle
• 1928 - Ludwig Enneccerus, German leader, dies at 85
• 1928 - Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian, dies at 60
• 1942 - Reinhard Heydrich, German protector of Bohemia & Moravia, assassinated
• 1947 - Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at 39
• 1947 - Henri G Casadesus, Fr altviolist/composer (viola d'amour), dies at 66
• 1948 - Jose Vianna da Motta, composer, dies at 80
• 1952 - Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies
• 1955 - "Wild Bill" Vukovich, killed in Indy 500
• 1955 - Raoul Gunsbourg, composer, dies at 95
• 1960 - Willem Elsschot, [Alfons de Ridder], Flemish writer (Kas), dies at 78
• 1961 - ? Trujillo, Dominican Republic president, assassinated at 69
• 1962 - Adolf Eichmann, war criminal, hanged at Ramie Prison in Israel at 56
• 1962 - Eduardo Toldra, composer, dies at 67
• 1962 - Nazi Adolf Eichmann hanged in Israel for crimes against Jews in WW II
• 1963 - Carel C van Essen, archaeologist (Art of Ancient Rome), dies at 63
• 1971 - Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies
• 1971 - Massimo Campigli, Italian painter/illustrator, dies at 75
• 1971 - Reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist, dies at 78
• 1973 - Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89
• 1974 - Adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70
• 1976 - Jacques Monod, French biochemist, dies
• 1976 - Martha Mitchell wife of former Att Gen John Mitchell, dies in NY at 57
• 1979 - Nigel Howard, cricketer (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies
• 1982 - Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86
• 1987 - Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies
• 1989 - C L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies
• 1989 - Charles A Hufnagel, doc (artificial heart valve pioneer), dies at 72
• 1989 - Terry Drinkwater, CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer
• 1991 - Angus Wilson, [Johnstone-W], British writer (Wrong Set), dies
• 1991 - H N "Swanie" Swanson, literary agent, dies at 91 of a stroke
• 1992 - Lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52
• 1993 - John Granger, actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69
• 1994 - Doug Freeman, cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for NZ 1933), dies
• 1994 - Emmanuel "Manny" Klein, trumpeter, dies at 86
• 1994 - Herva Nelli, soprano, dies at 85
• 1994 - Sidney Gilliat, British screenwriter/director, dies at 86
• 1995 - Tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59
• 1996 - Colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80
• 1996 - Elsbeary Hobbs, singer, dies at 59
• 1996 - Neela Sanjiva Reddy, president of India (1977-82), dies
• 1996 - Paul Peter Piech, artist, dies at 76
• 1996 - Peter Gordon Dorrell, archaeologist/photographer, dies at 68
• 1996 - Timothy Francis Leary, Harvard prof/LSD guru, dues of cancer at 75
• 1997 - Rosie Will Monroe, WW II icon (Rosie the riveter), dies at 76