• 0130 - Claudius Galenus, Italian physician/scholar
• 1290 - Bilbo Baggins, (in Shire Reconning)
• 1515 - Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII
• 1601 - Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III
• 1694 - Lord Chesterfield, letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar (1752)
• 1720 - Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer
• 1729 - George Wilhelm Gruber, composer
• 1733 - Anton Filtz, composer
• 1738 - Dionysius G Van de Keessel, lawyer (Theses Selectae)
• 1741 - Peter S Pallas, German geologist/zoologist (Siberia/Krim)
• 1757 - Herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings)
• 1791 - Michael Faraday, discovered principle of electric motor
• 1796 - Ret Cornelius Kinchiloe Stribling, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880
• 1822 - Brig Gen Eppa Hunton, fought in most ANV campaigns
• 1827 - John Grubb Parke, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
• 1829 - William Worth Belknap, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1833 - Stephen Dill Lee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1908
• 1842 - Abdl-Hamid II, 34th sultan of Turkey (lost Romania & Serbia)
• 1849 - John Godden, English explorer (Cura‡ao)
• 1860 - Heinrich Reitsch, composer
• 1862 - [Auguste-]Maurice BarrŠs, French writer/member of parliament
• 1864 - Louis Van Deyssel, writer (Small Republic, One Love)
• 1870 - Arthur Willard Pryor, composer
• 1872 - Luis Villalba Munoz, composer
• 1875 - Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer
• 1878 - Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54)
• 1880 - Asser B Kleerekoper, journalist/2nd-Member of parliament (SDAP)
• 1882 - Emil Abranyi, composer
• 1882 - Wilhelm Keitel, German fieldmarshal
• 1883 - Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer
• 1884 - Minerva Urecal, CA, actress (Accent on Love, Crazy Knights)
• 1885 - Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion)
• 1887 - Hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel)
• 1888 - Roger BissiŠre, French painter
• 1888 - Sophia J W "Sophie" Hermse, actress (Vorstenschool)
• 1890 - Ferdinand Gonseth, Swiss mathematician/philosopher
• 1891 - Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor (Residence Orch)
• 1892 - Billy West, Russia, actor (Further Perils of Laurel & Hardy)
• 1892 - Frank Sullivan, humorist (NYer Magazine)
• 1892 - Hans Albers, Hamburg Germany, actor (Blue Angel)
• 1894 - Hieronim Feicht, composer
• 1894 - Johnnie Gough, Boston MA, actor (Smooth as Satin, Circus Kid)
• 1895 - Babette Deutsch, US poet (Animal vegetable mineral)
• 1895 - Paul Muni, actor (Acad Award 1936-Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez)
• 1901 - Allan "Rocky" Lane, Mishawaka Ind, actor (voice of Mr Ed, Red Ryder)
• 1901 - Charles Huggins, surgeon/medical researcher
• 1902 - F R Boschvogel, [French LJ Ramon], Flemish writer (War of Worlds)
• 1902 - John Houseman, Bucharest Romania, actor (Kingsfield-Paper Chase)
• 1906 - Phyllis Hartnoll, writer/editor
• 1909 - David Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd)
• 1910 - Klement Slavicky, composer
• 1912 - Alfred G Vanderbilt, thoroughbred horse owner (Native Dancer)
• 1913 - Leroy Holmes, Pittsburgh Pa, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57)
• 1914 - Martha Scott, Jamesport Mo, actress (Dallas, Bionic Woman, Our Town)
• 1915 - Arthur Lowe, Hayfield England, actor (Captain Mainwaring-Dad's Army)
• 1917 - Peter Adams, LA CA, actor (Alternative)
• 1918 - Archibald James Potter, composer
• 1918 - Hans Scholl, German resistance fighter (Die Weisse Rose)
• 1918 - Henryk Szeryng, Zelazowa Wola Poland, violinist (Brahms Concerto)
• 1919 - Jack Russell, Saratoga Springs NY, singer (Your Show of Shows)
• 1920 - Bob Lemon, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)/manager (NY Yankees, 1978)
• 1920 - Ismay Thomas, teacher
• 1922 - Chen Ning Yang, China, US physicist/disproved parity (Nobel 1957)
• 1924 - Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu, politician
• 1924 - Norvel la Follette Ray Lee, lt-HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1924 - Sieto Hoving, actor (Holiday in Havana, Palm Beach Story)
• 1925 - Virginia Capers, Sumter SC, actress (White Mama, Original Intent)
• 1926 - William O Smith, composer
• 1927 - Eligio [Kika] De La Garza, (Rep-D-Texas, 1965- )
• 1927 - Tom Lasorda, baseball manager (LA Dodgers)
• 1928 - Eugene Roche, Boston MA, actor (Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five)
• 1929 - Serge Garant, composer
• 1929 - William E Dannemeyer, (Rep-R-CA, 1979- )
• 1930 - Antonio Saura, Spanish painter
• 1930 - Roger Durham Hannay, composer
• 1932 - Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ (1952)
• 1933 - Leonardo Balada, composer
• 1935 - Harriet King, US, fencing (Olympic-1972)
• 1936 - Art Metrano, Bkln NY, comedian (Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi)
• 1939 - Junko Tabei, Japan, 1st woman to climb Mount Everest
• 1939 - Mike Sullivan, (Gov-Wyoming)
• 1939 - Timothy E Wirth, (Rep-D-CO, 1975- )
• 1940 - Anna Karina, Copenhagen Denmark, actress (Alphaville)
• 1940 - Edward Boguslawski, composer
• 1942 - David J Stern, NBA commissioner (1984- )
• 1942 - Dick Pickering, trade unionist
• 1942 - William C Nelson, rep/astronaut (STS 24)
• 1944 - John Tanner, (Rep-D-Tennessee)
• 1946 - Daniel E "Dan" Lungren, (Rep-R-Calif, 1979-88)
• 1948 - Bill Orton, (Rep-D-Utah)
• 1948 - Mark A P Phillips, British ex of princess Anne
• 1949 - David Coverdale, England, rock vocalist (Whitesnake, Deep Purple)
• 1949 - Harold Carmichael, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1950 - Carel P de Haseth, Cura‡aos author/publisher (Bida after kol˘)
• 1950 - Meryl Streep, actress (Silkwood)
• 1952 - Paul LeMat, Rahway NJ, actor (Fuirehouse, Hanoi Hilton, PK & the Kid)
• 1952 - Robert W Goodlatte, (Rep-R-Virginia)
• 1954 - Shari Belafonte Harper, NYC, actress (Julie-Hotel)
• 1955 - Jerry Anderson, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer (Quebec Open-1982, 83)
• 1956 - Debby Boone, Hackensack NJ, singer (You Light Up My Life)
• 1957 - Johnette Napolitano, rocker (Concrete Blonde)
• 1957 - Lynn Herring, Enid Oklahoma, actress (Lucy Coe-General Hospital)
• 1957 - Mark Johnson, Madison WI, NHL forward (Olympic-gold-1980, Pitts, NJ)
• 1957 - Nick Cave, Australian singer/songwriter (Bath Seeds-Murder Ballads)
• 1957 - Pete Jones, rocker
• 1957 - Philip Arnold Blackmar, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1988 Provident)
• 1958 - Vasili Yuriyevich Lukiyanyuk, Russian cosmonaut
• 1959 - Greg Bruckner, Inglewood CA, Nike golfer (1992 New England Classic)
• 1960 - Joan Jett, Phila, singer (Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll)
• 1960 - Scott Baio, Bkln, (Joanie Loves Chachi, Charles in Charge, Zapped)
• 1960 - Victor Stevenson, CFL tackle (Edmonton Eskimos)
• 1961 - Catherine Oxenberg, NYC, princess/actress (Dynasty, Overexposed)
• 1961 - Dot Richardson, Orlando Fla, softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1961 - Eric Stoltz, American Samoa, actor (Mask)
• 1962 - Rob Stone, Chicago Ill, actor (Kevin-Mr Belvedere)
• 1963 - Michele Berteotti, LPGA golfer
• 1963 - Missie Berteotti, Pittsburgh PA, LPGA golfer (1993 PING/Welch's Champ)
• 1964 - Bonnie Hunt, actress/comedian (Jumanji, Jerry Maguire)
• 1964 - Marq Torien, rocker (Bullet Boys-For Love of Money)
• 1965 - Mark Guthrie, Buffalo NY, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
• 1966 - Mike Richter, Abington PA, NHL goalie (NY Rangers, Team USA 1998)
• 1967 - Elfrid Payton, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
• 1967 - Harald Hasselbach, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
• 1967 - Matt Howard, Fall River MA, infielder (NY Yankees)
• 1968 - Godfrey Myles, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1968 - Lisa Alexander, Toronto Ontario, synchro swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
• 1969 - Marian Chlad, soccer player (FC Groningen)
• 1969 - Melissa Lynn Costello, Shenandoah WV, Miss WV-America (1991)
• 1969 - Nicole Bradtke, Melbourne Australia, tennis star (1995 Auckland)
• 1970 - Eric L Blount, CFL running back (Edmonton Eskimos)
• 1970 - Greg Huntington, NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1970 - Mike Matheny, Columbus OH, catcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
• 1970 - Prince Wimbley, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• 1971 - Chesney Lee Haskes, England, singer (Feels So Alive)
• 1971 - Christian Fauria, NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1971 - Ian Van Der Wal, Darwin Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Nate Dingle, NFL linebacker (Phila Eagles)
• 1974 - Gary Trent, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers)
• 1976 - "Ronaldo" de Lima, Brazilian soccer player (Cruzeiros/PSV)
• 1976 - Karita Tuomola, Miss Finland Universe (1997)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1197 - Petrus Cantor, French theologist (Verbum Abbreviatum), dies
• 1253 - Dogen Kigen, 1st Zen patriarch of Japanese Soto line, dies at 53
• 1286 - Mugaku Sogen, Zen Rinzai line founder of Engakuji temple, dies at 60
• 1392 - Aleid van Poelgeest, lover of earl Albrecht of Bavaria, murdered at 22
• 1392 - Willem Cuser, earl Albrecht of Beierens, murdered
• 1408 - Johannes VII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (1376-77, 90/1404-8), dies
• 1520 - Selim I, captured Baghdad/Sultan of Turkey (1512-20), dies at 53
• 1531 - Louise Van Savoye, French regent of king Fran‡ois I, dies at 55
• 1566 - John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister, dies
• 1607 - Alessandro Agnolo Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer, dies at 72
• 1658 - Georg Philipp Harsd”rfer, poet (Poetischer Trichter), dies at 50
• 1702 - Hoessein K”prl, Turkish great vizer (peace of Karlowitz), dies
• 1712 - Jose Solana, composer, dies at 69
• 1737 - Francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65
• 1737 - Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer, dies at 69
• 1774 - Clement XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74), dies
• 1776 - Nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by British at 21
• 1796 - George Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday
• 1796 - Joseph Lederer, composer, dies at 63
• 1814 - A W Iffland, writer, dies
• 1826 - J P Hebel, writer, dies at 66
• 1828 - Shaka, South African Zulu king, dies
• 1865 - Heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist, dies at 71
• 1880 - G F Grace, cricketer (one Test v Australia), dies
• 1890 - Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79
• 1905 - Galli-Mari‚, French mezzo-soprano, dies at 64
• 1914 - Alain-Fournier, French writer (Grand Meaulnes), dies in battle at 27
• 1923 - Marquess of Ripon, game hunter, dies, after shooting 52nd grouse
• 1927 - Giannotto Bastianelli, composer, dies at 44
• 1935 - Karl Schroder, composer, dies at 86
• 1944 - "Cab" Calloway, British scout, dies in battle of Oosterbeek
• 1949 - Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66
• 1952 - Cor Ruys, actor (Princess Stage), dies at 62
• 1953 - William Brann, cricketer (3 Tests for S Africa), dies
• 1959 - Benjamin P‚ret, French writer/poet (Le grand jeu), dies at 60
• 1959 - Jane Winton, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan), dies at 53
• 1959 - Josef Matthais Hauer, composer, dies at 76
• 1960 - Melanie Klein, Austria/British psycho analyst, dies at 78
• 1961 - Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 & 10), dies of cancer at 64
• 1963 - Fred Le Roux, cricketer (S Afr all-rounder in only Test), dies
• 1969 - Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico, dies at 59
• 1971 - Joseph Ford McGuinn, director, dies of heart attack at 67
• 1971 - Yvonne St Clair, dancer, dies at 57
• 1972 - Robert KJE Antonissen, South African literary, dies at 53
• 1975 - Franz Salmhofer, composer, dies at 75
• 1975 - Patricia Doyle, actress (Wuthering Heights), dies at 60
• 1978 - Lina Carstens, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), dies at 85
• 1985 - Axel Springer, German newspaper magnate (Bild Zeitung), dies at 73
• 1987 - Christopher Stryker, entertainer, dies at 27
• 1987 - Dan Rowan, actor (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in), dies at 65
• 1987 - John F "Jaco" Pastorius, rock guitarist (Weather Report), dies at 35
• 1987 - Louis Philip Kentner, composer, dies at 82
• 1989 - Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101
• 1989 - Jan Teulings, Dutch actor/director (Dorp aan de Rivier), dies
• 1991 - Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname religious leader, dies
• 1991 - Reynold Abel Dorris, (Broken Cord), dies at 23 in car crash
• 1993 - Margaret MacDonald, maid to Queen Elizabeth, dies at 89
• 1994 - Forest Cowles Bud Forrest Sagendorf, cartoonist, dies at 79
• 1994 - John Edward Teddy Buckner, trumpeter, dies at 85
• 1994 - Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80
• 1994 - Mattie Moss Clark, gospel Singer, dies at 69
• 1995 - Albert Goodwin, historian, dies at 89
• 1995 - Arthur Benfield, formed head of Cheshire CID, dies at 82
• 1995 - Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician/composer, dies at 62
• 1996 - Dorothy Lamour, actress (Road to Bali, Road to Rio), dies at 81
• 1996 - Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer, dies at 72
• 1996 - Mohammed Ben Amhed Abdelghani, PM of Algeria (1979-84), dies
• 1997 - Bryan Woods, soldier/clerk, dies at 76
• 1997 - Eric William Hunter Christie, barrister, dies at 77
• 1997 - George Bryan Ingham, artist, dies at 61
• 1997 - Ruth Picardie, journalist, dies at 33
• 1997 - Shoichi Yokoi, Jap WW II fighter (surrendered in 1972), dies at 82