• 1596 - Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)
• 1627 - Thomas Bullis, composer
• 1676 - Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]
• 1687 - Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)
• 1726 - Karl Kohaut, composer
• 1728 - Johann Lambert, Switzerland, mathematician, proved ã is irrational
• 1740 - Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)
• 1743 - Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)
• 1745 - Fran‡ois Guichard, composer
• 1749 - Johann Ernst Rembt, composer
• 1788 - Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist
• 1811 - Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
• 1813 - Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)
• 1819 - Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria
• 1820 - James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66)
• 1823 - Wilhelm Troszel, composer
• 1825 - Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian
• 1828 - Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer
• 1833 - Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1835 - Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army)
• 1838 - John Wilkes Booth, actor/assassin (Pres Lincoln)
• 1842 - Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie)
• 1843 - George August Lumbye, composer
• 1850 - Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913)
• 1870 - Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]
• 1873 - Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)
• 1875 - John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)
• 1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)
• 1882 - James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)
• 1882 - Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)
• 1884 - Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)
• 1885 - Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)
• 1887 - Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer
• 1890 - Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)
• 1891 - Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author
• 1891 - Ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)
• 1896 - Richard Hammond, composer
• 1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector
• 1899 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter
• 1901 - Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff
• 1901 - Jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)
• 1901 - Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)
• 1903 - Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer
• 1904 - Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)
• 1906 - Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine)
• 1908 - Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)
• 1909 - Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)
• 1909 - Frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81)
• 1911 - Lester Lanin, orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits)
• 1913 - Cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier
• 1913 - Robertson William Davies, novellist essayist/dramatist
• 1913 - Tschakowski, writer
• 1914 - Julio Cort zar, Argentina, writer (We Love Glenda So Much)
• 1915 - Gr‚ [Gerarda D] Brouwenstijn, Dutch singer
• 1915 - Humphrey Searle, England, writer (20th Century counterpoint)
• 1915 - Jim Davis, Edgerton Mo, actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas)
• 1915 - William Bardwell, composer
• 1916 - Allan Leslie Merson, historian
• 1917 - Jan Clayton, Tularosa NM, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie)
• 1917 - William French Smith, Attorney General (1981-85)
• 1918 - Louis W "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor (Residence Orchestra)
• 1919 - Ronny Graham, Phila Pa, actor (Bob Crane Show, Chico & the Man)
• 1921 - Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive (Washington Post)
• 1921 - David Begelman, film producer
• 1921 - William Preston, Columbia Penn, actor (Fisher King, Waterworld)
• 1922 - Lazar Nikolov, composer
• 1927 - Fran‡ois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)
• 1927 - Sam Massell, (Mayor-Atlanta)
• 1930 - Joe Solomon, cricketer (WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt v Aust)
• 1931 - Dane Skerl, composer
• 1931 - Gordon Greig, journalist
• 1931 - Guy Vander Jagt, (Rep-R-MI, 1966- )
• 1932 - Joe H Engle, Abilene Ks, Brig Gen USAF/astro (STS T-2, T-4, 2, 51I)
• 1934 - Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist
• 1935 - Cornelis B Vaandrager, [Cor Vaan], Dut poet (Long Live Joop Massaker)
• 1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY) 1st female dem VP candidate (1984)
• 1936 - Yvette Vickers, KC, playmate (Jul 1959)/actress (Attack of 50' Woman)
• 1937 - Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach (Boston Celtic)
• 1938 - Francine York, Aurora Minn, actress (Slattery's People)
• 1938 - Maurice Williams, rocker
• 1940 - Fred Milano, rocker
• 1941 - Barbet Schroeder, director (Barfly, Single White Female, More)
• 1941 - Chris Curtis, [Chris Crummy], rock drummer/vocalist (Deep Purple)
• 1942 - John E Blaha, San Antonio, USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81)
• 1942 - Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer (Talent Scouts)
• 1943 - Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
• 1944 - Cornelia J "Corry" Arends, Dutch actress (Fool's Hat)
• 1944 - Richard A W G, English prince/duke of Gloucester
• 1945 - Melvin Watt, (Rep-D-North Carolina)
• 1945 - Thomas J Ridge, (Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1983- )
• 1946 - Alison Steadman, Liverpool England, actress (Life is Sweet)
• 1947 - Candy Moore, Maplewood NJ, actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ)
• 1948 - Jet Black, rocker (Stranglers-Dreamtime)
• 1948 - Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner (Like a Rock)
• 1949 - John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968)
• 1950 - Richard Cowsill, Newport RI, rocker (Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly)
• 1951 - Robert G Torricelli, (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983- )
• 1952 - Billy Rush, rocker
• 1952 - John Kinsella, USA, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1952 - Michael Jeter, Lawrenceburg TN, actor (Fisher King)
• 1952 - Willie Rush, rocker (Asbury Jukes)
• 1954 - Michael Chetwood, rocker
• 1954 - Sarah Lundy, horse trainer
• 1954 - Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor (Funny Man)
• 1954 - Wally Murphy, rocker
• 1957 - Alex Trevino, catcher (LA Dodgers)
• 1959 - Jim Rutledge, Victoria, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Indian Open)
• 1959 - Joanne Gail Abbott, executive (MTV)
• 1959 - Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90)
• 1960 - Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist (Bring on the Night, Tonight Show)
• 1960 - Nancy Martinez, rocker
• 1960 - Ola Ray, St Louis Mo, playmate (Jun, 1980)/actress (Thriller)
• 1961 - Jeff Parrett, Indianapolis IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
• 1961 - Jimmy Olander, Palos Verdes Cal, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in Middle)
• 1962 - Roger Kingdom, US 60m hurdler (world record)
• 1963 - David Byas, cricketer (left-handed Yorkshire batsman)
• 1964 - Bobby Jurasin, CFL defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 1964 - Chad Kreuter, Marin County CA, catcher (Chic White Sox)
• 1964 - Dave Boyes, St Catharines Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)
• 1964 - Karla Karch-Gailus, Vancouver BC, basketball guard (Olympics-96)
• 1965 - Chris Burke, actor with down syndrome (Corky-Life Goes On)
• 1965 - Jon Hensley, Doylestown PA, actor (Holden Snyder-As the World Turns)
• 1967 - Myron Guyton, NFL full safety (NE Patriots)
• 1968 - Courtney Hall, NFL center (SD Chargers)
• 1968 - Gavin Stratfold, Darwin NT, Australasia golfer
• 1969 - Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Allentown Penn, wife of John Cougar
• 1969 - Mike Gisler, NFL guard/center (NE Patriots)
• 1969 - Nicole Arendt, Somerville NJ, tennis star (1996 Aust doubles finalist)
• 1969 - Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher (Phila Phillies)
• 1970 - Brett Schultz, cricket pace bowler (South African Test)
• 1970 - Jacco Eltingh, Heerde Neth, tennis star (1993 ATP World Doubles)
• 1971 - Jocelyn Borgella, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
• 1971 - Sharon Tina Jenkins, Auckland NZ, badminton player (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Sherell Ford, NBA forward (Seattle Supersonics)
• 1973 - Barret Robbins, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)
• 1974 - Freddie Scott, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1974 - Kelvin Cato, NBA center (Portland Trailblazers)
• 1975 - Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers)
• 1976 - Carey Tally, Memphis Tenn, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1977 - Liam Botham, cricketer (son of Ian Hampshire all-rounder 1996)
• 1980 - Macaulay Culkin, NYC, actor (Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0526 - Theodorik the Great, King of Italy, dies
• 1278 - Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle
• 1346 - Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle
• 1368 - Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies
• 1486 - Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45
• 1518 - Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara
• 1616 - Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66
• 1661 - Louis Couperin, composer, dies
• 1683 - Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76
• 1712 - Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80
• 1723 - Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90
• 1770 - Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42
• 1813 - Daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63
• 1813 - Karl Theodor K”rner, German poet (Vetter aus Bremen), dies at 21
• 1832 - Henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96
• 1849 - Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66
• 1860 - Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71
• 1860 - Philipp Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71
• 1863 - John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies
• 1865 - Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73
• 1865 - Marcellus Monroe Crocker, US attorney/Union brig-general, dies at 35
• 1869 - Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54
• 1873 - Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57
• 1894 - PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok
• 1921 - Ludwig Thoma, writer, dies
• 1921 - Matthias Erzberger, German min of Finance, murdered at 45
• 1921 - Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1903-21), dies
• 1930 - Lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47
• 1945 - Franz Werfel, Czech/German/US poet/writer (Mirror Man), dies at 54
• 1948 - Oscar L Fern ndez, Brazilian conductor/composer (Imbapara), dies at 50
• 1949 - Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70
• 1958 - Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer, dies at 85
• 1960 - Mark Hambourg, composer, dies at 81
• 1963 - Larry Keating, actor (George Burns Show, Roger-Mr Ed), dies at 67
• 1966 - Art Baker, TV host (You Asked For It), dies at 67
• 1967 - Andres Sas, composer, dies at 67
• 1967 - Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicketkeeper in the 1930's), dies
• 1968 - Kay Francis, actress (Charley's Aunt, Play Girl), dies of cancer at 65
• 1971 - Francesco Santoliquido, composer, dies at 88
• 1972 - Jacques Gans, Dutch author/journalist, dies at 63
• 1974 - Charles Lindbergh, aviator, dies at 72
• 1975 - Cullen Landis, entertainer, dies at 80
• 1976 - Lotte (Krause-)Lehmann, German soprano (More than singing), dies at 88
• 1976 - Warner Anderson, actor (Doctor, Lineup, Peyton Place), dies at 65
• 1977 - HA Rey, author of popular constellation book, dies at 78
• 1977 - Heinz Rottger, composer, dies at 67
• 1977 - Willis Bouchey, actor (Battle Cry, From Here to Eternity), dies at 34
• 1978 - Charles Boyer, actor (Gaslight, Rogues), dies at 78
• 1978 - Charles Trowbridge Haubiel, composer, dies at 86
• 1980 - Miliza Korjus, actress (Great Waltz), dies at 71
• 1980 - Tex Avery, cartoon director (What's up, doc?), dies at 72
• 1981 - Lee Hays, rocker, dies of a heart attack
• 1981 - Roger Nash Baldwin, founder (ACLU), dies at 97
• 1983 - Mike Kellin, actor (Honestly Celeste), dies at 61 of cancer
• 1984 - Julie Stevens, actress (Lorelei-Big Town), dies at 67
• 1985 - Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP/editor (GPV, Netherlands Daily), dies at 76
• 1986 - Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park
• 1986 - Ted Knight, [Tadeus Konopka], actor (Mary Tyler Moore), dies at 62
• 1987 - John Goddard, cricketer (West Indian captain 1948-53), dies
• 1988 - Paul Francis Lloyd, entertainer, dies
• 1989 - Henk Heidweiller, ambassador of Suriname, dies
• 1989 - Irving Stone, US writer (Love is Eternal, Lust for Life), dies
• 1992 - Bob the Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje), dies
• 1993 - Rockin Dopsie Sr, Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), dies at 61
• 1994 - Tariq Yunus, actor (Bollywood, Ashanti, Deceivers), dies at 54
• 1995 - David James Moore, educationalist, dies at 62
• 1995 - Evelyn Wood, speed reading guru, dies at 86
• 1995 - John Costello, historian, dies at 52
• 1995 - Omukama Patrick D Matthew Olimi Kaboyo II, king of Toro, dies at 49
• 1995 - Ronald Anthony White Jr, singer, dies at 57
• 1996 - Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician, dies at 77
• 1996 - Baron Baker, activist, dies at 71
• 1996 - Catherine Mary Hall, nurse, dies at 73