• 1113 - Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy
• 1210 - Floris IV, Count of Holland
• 1420 - Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichst„tt)
• 1531 - Ercole Bottrigari, composer
• 1579 - John Amner, composer
• 1591 - Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)
• 1669 - Alessandro Marcello, composer
• 1683 - Meinrad Spiess, composer
• 1694 - Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25]
• 1712 - Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer
• 1725 - Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer
• 1733 - David Traugott Nicolai, composer
• 1750 - M Laetitia Bonaparte-Ramolino, [Madame MŠre], mother of Napoleon I
• 1759 - Wilbur Wilberforce, England, crusaded against slavery
• 1772 - Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Neth (1814-40)
• 1787 - James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea)
• 1808 - Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army)
• 1808 - Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
• 1816 - Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables
• 1817 - Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS]
• 1820 - Jacopo Tomadini, composer
• 1821 - Emmanuele Muzio, composer
• 1827 - Walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867
• 1828 - George Hume "Maryland" Steuart, Brig General (Confederate Army)
• 1837 - Theodore Dubois, composer
• 1839 - Eduard Napravnik, composer
• 1842 - Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market)
• 1854 - Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer
• 1856 - Felix Mottl, composer
• 1865 - Ferdinand I VAM, king of Romania
• 1872 - Max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review)
• 1879 - Rentaro Taki, composer
• 1880 - Joshua L Cowen, inventor (electric train)
• 1880 - Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat
• 1886 - William Francis Gibbs, naval architect, designed Liberty ships
• 1889 - Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet
• 1890 - Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24)
• 1890 - Franz Philipp, composer
• 1891 - Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer
• 1891 - Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Kniertje in On hope)
• 1894 - Jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark)
• 1896 - Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)
• 1898 - Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974)
• 1898 - Malcolm Cowley, Belsano Penn, author (Flowering of New England)
• 1898 - Marie J Hugenholtz, [Doctor Grandi], surgeon on Cura‡ao
• 1899 - Johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons)
• 1899 - Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina, writer of fiction, essays (Labyrinths)
• 1899 - Ruth Schaumann, German painter/writer (Rose, Black King)
• 1900 - Preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger)
• 1900 - V sa Pr¡hoda, Czech violinist
• 1902 - Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism)
• 1904 - Rod Redwing, NY, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory)
• 1905 - Donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again)
• 1905 - Sven Johan Stolpe, Swedish author (L„tt, snabb och ”m)
• 1909 - Ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939)
• 1910 - Bernhard Heiden, composer
• 1911 - Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister
• 1911 - L‚o Ferr‚, French singer/composer (Silly-aim‚, Ni Dieu ni maŒtre)
• 1912 - Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show)
• 1913 - Dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane)
• 1915 - Alice B[radley] Sheldon, US, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful)
• 1915 - Wynonie Harris, rocker
• 1916 - Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian
• 1916 - Peter Crichton Kirkpatrick, oarsman
• 1917 - Dennis James, Jersey City NJ, wrestling announcer/TV host (PDQ)
• 1918 - Ray McIntire, chemical engineer
• 1919 - "Drs P" [Heinz H Polzer], Swiss/Dutch songwriter/singer
• 1919 - Nils Viggo Bentzon, composer
• 1922 - R‚ne L‚vesque, Quebec premier (1976-85)
• 1923 - Helena Carter, [Helen Rickerts], US model/actress (River Lady)
• 1924 - Louis Teicher, pianist (Ferante & Teicher-Exodus)
• 1927 - Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist
• 1927 - William V Shannon, journalist/ambassador to Ireland (1977-81)
• 1929 - William Winfield, rocker (Harptones)
• 1932 - Richard Graham Meale, composer
• 1934 - Kenny Baker, actor (R2D2-Star Wars)
• 1934 - Roger Donald Dickerson, composer
• 1936 - William J Coyne, (Rep-D-Pennsylvania, 1981- )
• 1938 - David Freiberg, Boston MA, rock bassist (Quicksilver Messenger)
• 1938 - Mason Williams, Abilene Tx, writer (Smother Brothers Hour)
• 1940 - Don Cormier Sr, horse trainer
• 1940 - Tony Secunda, rock band manager
• 1941 - Ernest Wright Jr, US rock vocalist (Imperials-So Much)
• 1942 - Joe Chambers, LA Calif, rock guitarist/vocalist (Chambers Brothers)
• 1942 - Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck, mathemetician/educator
• 1943 - John Cipollina, SF Cal, rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
• 1944 - Gregory Bruce Jarvis, Detroit Mich, astronaut (STS 25)
• 1944 - Jim Capaldi, English singer/songwriter (Traffic-Something So Strong)
• 1945 - Ken Hensley, rock keyboardist (Blackfoot, Uriah Heep)
• 1945 - Malcolm "Mollie" Duncan, Scotland, saxophonist (Average White Band)
• 1946 - Richard "Dick" N Richards, Key West, USN/astr (STS 28, 41, 50, 64)
• 1949 - Anna Lee Fisher, St Albans NY, MD/astronaut (STS 51-A)
• 1949 - Joe Regalbuto, Bkln NY, actor (Knots Landing, Frank-Murphy Brown)
• 1949 - Stephen Harrison Paulus, composer
• 1950 - Frank Murray, Australian field hockey national coach (Oly-sil-92, 96)
• 1951 - Jimmy Farrar, Jacksonville Fl, rock vocalist (Molly Hatchet)
• 1951 - Orson Scott Card, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Ender's War)
• 1955 - Jeffrey Daniel, LA CA, rock vocalist (Shalamar)
• 1956 - Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer (US Olympics team 1980)
• 1958 - Steve Guttenberg, Bkln NY, actor (Police Academy, Short Circuit)
• 1959 - Adrian Kuiper, cricketer (South African all-rounder)
• 1959 - Michel Valke, Dutch soccer player (Sparta, Dordrecht '90)
• 1960 - Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace MD, shortstop (Balt Orioles, game streak)
• 1960 - David Guillory, jockey
• 1960 - Franz Vienboeck, Austria, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-13)
• 1960 - Kris Monaghan, Spokane WA, golfer (1990 Red Robin Kyocera Inamori)
• 1960 - Steven W Lindsey, Arcadia Calif, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 87, sk:95)
• 1961 - Cal Ripkin Jr, all-star shortstop (Balt Orioles)
• 1961 - Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician (Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode)
• 1961 - Mark "Bedders" Bedfored, London, rock bassist (Madness)
• 1962 - Mary Ellen Weber, Cleveland Ohio, PhD/astronaut (STS 70)
• 1963 - John Bush, US heavy metal singer (Anthrax-Armed & Dangerous)
• 1964 - Pebbles, rock vocalist (Girlfriend)
• 1964 - Salizhan Sharkirovich Sharipov, Kirhizia, astronaut (STS-89)
• 1965 - Casey Lambert, jockey
• 1965 - Marlee Matlin, Ill, deaf actress (Children of Lesser God-Acad Award)
• 1965 - Reggie Miller, Riverside Calif, NBA guard (Ind Pacers, Oly-gold-96)
• 1965 - Vince Alcalde, WLAF offensive assistant (Scottish Claymores)
• 1968 - Andreas Kisser, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist (Sepultura)
• 1968 - Arnold Galesloot, WLAF tight end (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1968 - Benoit Brunet, Pointe Claire, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
• 1968 - Tim Salmon, Long Beach CA, outfielder (California Angels)
• 1970 - Dan Henderson, Downey Calif, 180« lb greco-roman wrestler (Oly-92, 96)
• 1970 - Sandra Whyte, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
• 1972 - Chris Right, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
• 1972 - Christian Ruud, Oslo Norway, tennis star (1989 Norwegian)
• 1972 - Ian Moran, Cleveland Ohio, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994, Pitts)
• 1972 - Kurt Miller, Tucson AZ, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
• 1972 - Lee DeRamus, (NO Saints)
• 1973 - Andrew Brunette, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Washington Capitals)
• 1973 - Barret Oliver, actor (Never Ending Story, Secret Garden)
• 1974 - Archie Amerson, CFL running back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• 1974 - Tony McCombs, linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1976 - Bjorn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player (PSV)
• 1976 - Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player (Ajax)
• 1978 - Melissa McElroy, Houston Tx, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1103 - Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies
• 1217 - Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle
• 1313 - Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies
• 1371 - Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated
• 1572 - Charles de F‚ligny, French officer/huguenot, murdered
• 1572 - Gaspard de Chƒtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded
• 1595 - Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies
• 1647 - Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61
• 1666 - Francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57
• 1680 - Ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried
• 1712 - Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54
• 1724 - Andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75
• 1759 - Ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44
• 1770 - Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies
• 1801 - Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68
• 1806 - Paul-Louis Cyffl‚, Flemish sculptor/goldsmith (Terre Lorraine), dies
• 1833 - Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65
• 1840 - Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89
• 1841 - Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36
• 1888 - Rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies
• 1889 - Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies
• 1895 - John F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74
• 1906 - Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies
• 1907 - Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58
• 1923 - Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66
• 1939 - W H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies
• 1940 - Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80
• 1943 - Ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies
• 1943 - Simone Weil, French philosopher (Le pesanteur et la grƒce), dies at 34
• 1950 - Ernst Wiechert, writer, dies at 63
• 1954 - Get£lio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71
• 1957 - Albert Edward Sammons, composer, dies at 71
• 1958 - John G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65
• 1958 - Kenneth Leighton, composer, dies at 28
• 1958 - Leo Blech, composer, dies at 87
• 1962 - Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74
• 1964 - Maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73
• 1967 - Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65
• 1967 - Henry J Kaiser, industrialist (Boulder Dam, Liberty ship), dies at 85
• 1968 - Cyril Vincent, cricketer (84 wkts slow lefty for S Af 1927-35), dies
• 1972 - Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 59
• 1973 - Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family), dies at 76
• 1973 - Slava Vorlova, composer, dies at 79
• 1975 - Charles H Revson, US cosmetic magnate, dies at 69
• 1976 - Michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76
• 1978 - Louis Prima, singer, dies at 66
• 1982 - Jack Siedle, cricketer (batted in 18 Tests for S Africa), dies
• 1983 - Jack Somack, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64
• 1983 - Shawn Lewis, 5th wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, dies of methadone OD
• 1985 - Paul Creston [Giuseppe/Joseph Guttoveggio], US composer, dies at 78
• 1987 - Bayard Rustin, US civil rights activist, dies at 77
• 1988 - Leonard Frey, actor (Tattoo, Magic Christian), dies of AIDS at 49
• 1988 - Max Shulman, author (Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap), dies at 69
• 1991 - Abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99
• 1991 - Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Neth/Indon writer (Camp Diary), dies at 86
• 1991 - Bernard Castro, patented convertible couch, dies at 87
• 1991 - Mike Sokoll, cowboy actor, dies at 97
• 1992 - Andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader/jurist (Constitution), dies at 74
• 1992 - Larrie Londin, jazz drummer, dies at 48
• 1993 - Professor D B Deodhar, cricketer (Ind non-Test bat o 30s), dies at 101
• 1994 - Jason McRoy, downhill MTB racer, dies at 23
• 1994 - Wijnanda MC "Nan" Aberson, friend of Gerard Van de Reve Sr, dies at 82
• 1995 - Erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78
• 1995 - Gary Crosby, singer/actor (Operation Bikini, Mardi Gras), dies at 61
• 1996 - Ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69
• 1996 - Emile Noel, international civil servant, dies at 73
• 1996 - John Christopherson, artist/collector, dies at 75
• 1996 - Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer, dies at 42
• 1997 - Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90