• 1468 - Johan, the Standvastige, monarch of Saxon
• 1470 - Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), invaded Italy
• 1503 - Johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47)
• 1669 - Mauritius Vogt, composer
• 1685 - Dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter (Liebfrauenkirche)
• 1685 - John Gay, author (Baggars' Opera)
• 1722 - Jiri Antonin Benda, composer
• 1723 - Christian Ernst Graf, composer
• 1743 - Niels Schiorring, composer
• 1748 - Jacques D "comte" Cassini, French astronomer
• 1768 - Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, 1st lady (1817-25)
• 1789 - E J Horace Vernet, French painter
• 1791 - F‚lix Savart, French surgeon/physicist (law of Biot & Savart)
• 1807 - Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer)
• 1810 - Stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slovenian/Croatian poet (illyrism)
• 1817 - Joseph D Hooker, British botanist
• 1818 - Edward John Hopkins, composer
• 1819 - William A Wheeler, (R) 19th VP (1877-81)
• 1823 - Hendrik Jan Schimmel, Dutch writer/dramatist (2 Tudors)
• 1837 - Stephen D Ramseur, youngest West Pointer to be Maj Gen
• 1846 - Ricardo Drigo, composer
• 1847 - Jacob T Cremer, min of Colonies/pres (Dutch Trading Comp)
• 1853 - Adolf Furtw„ngler, German archaeologist (Antiken Gemmen)
• 1856 - Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers)
• 1858 - Andr‚ Antoine, French stage manager (Th‚ƒtre Libre) [or 7/31]
• 1860 - Gyula Andr ssy Jr, Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs (1918-20)
• 1868 - C V France, Bradford Engld, actor (Skin Game, Adventure in Blackmail)
• 1879 - Walter Hampden, Bkln NY, actor (Five Fingers, Hunchback of Notre Dame)
• 1882 - Sven R Lidman, Swedish writer (Tvedr„ktens Barn)
• 1890 - Gertrude McCoy, Sugar Valley GA, silent screen actress (Blue Bird)
• 1890 - Horace Chapman, cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder for S Afr in 2 Tests)
• 1892 - Laszlo Lajtha, composer
• 1892 - Pierre Blanchar, Philippeville Algeria, actor (Magnificent Sinner)
• 1893 - Harold/Joseph Laski, English economist/Labour leader (1945-..)
• 1893 - Walter Ulbricht, president German DR
• 1894 - Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian assassin (arch duke Ferdinand)
• 1896 - Wilfred Pelletier, Montreal Canada, conductor (Voice of Firestone)
• 1898 - George Chandler, Waukegan Ill, actor (Lassie)
• 1899 - Frantisek Tomasek, bishop of Prague/cardinal
• 1902 - Madge Bellamy, Hillsboro TX, actress (White Zombie)
• 1904 - Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935)
• 1905 - Nestor Paiva, Fresno CA, actor (Comanche, Fear, Tarantula, Killer Ape)
• 1908 - Charles Camproux, French linguistic/author (Bestiari)
• 1908 - Lucino Tinio Sacramento, composer
• 1908 - Monica Maurice, industrialist
• 1909 - Juan Bosch, poet/pres of Dominican Republic (1962-63)
• 1911 - Czeslaw Milosz, Polish/American writer (Bells in Winter, Nobel 1980)
• 1911 - Virginia Smith, (Rep-R-NB, 1975- )
• 1912 - Dan Reeves, NFL team owner (Cleveland/LA Rams)
• 1912 - J Tibor de Powerula, [de Abrah mfalva], Hungarian/Dutch cellist)
• 1912 - Kenneth Jameson, art educator
• 1912 - Madhaviah Krishnan, naturalist
• 1912 - [J] Tibor de Machula, Hungarian/Dutch cellist
• 1913 - Harry Wismer, Port Huron Mich, AFL owner (NY Titans)
• 1914 - David Wayne, actor (Adam's Rib, Andromeda Strain, 3 Faces of Eve)
• 1914 - Natko Devcic, composer
• 1915 - Charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946))
• 1917 - Buddy Rich, Bkln NY, drummer/orch leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go)
• 1917 - Lena Horne, Bkln NY, actress/singer (Stormy Weather, Wiz)
• 1917 - Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician
• 1918 - Stuart Foster, Binghamton NY, singer (Galen Drake Show)
• 1918 - Susan Hayward, Flatbush Bkln, actress (I Want to Live, Tulsa)
• 1919 - Lee Krieger, MD, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini)
• 1920 - Sam Moskowitz, SF fandom historian
• 1920 - Zeno Colo, Italy, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1921 - Gordon Reynolds, musician
• 1925 - Dorothy Malone, actress (Peyton Place)
• 1925 - Jim Levitch, horse trainer
• 1925 - Micheline Lannoy, Belgium, figure skating pairs (Olympic-gold-1948)
• 1925 - Will Gay Bottje, composer
• 1927 - Harvey Vernon, Flint Mich, actor (Jasper-Carter Country)
• 1927 - James Goldman, author/playwright (Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid)
• 1927 - Joseph R Skeen, (Rep-R-New Mexico, 1981- )
• 1928 - Frank Ulrich Marcus, playwright/critic
• 1929 - Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher
• 1930 - Doyle Holly, comedian/country performer (Buckaroos)
• 1930 - June Valli, Bronx NY, singer (Your Hit Parade)
• 1930 - Mac Benson, horse trainer
• 1930 - Nikolai Karetnikov, composer
• 1931 - James Loughran, British conductor
• 1931 - Johannes Gruijters, Dutch mayor (D66-Lelystad)
• 1931 - June Thorburn, Kashmir India, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore)
• 1932 - Martin Mailman, composer
• 1933 - Mike J K Smith, cricketer (England captain mid-60s)
• 1934 - Harry Blackstone Jr, magician (Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion)
• 1936 - Dave Van Ronk, rocker/actor (Caffe Lena)
• 1936 - Nancy Dussault, Pensacola Fla, actress (Muriel-Too Close for Comfort)
• 1936 - Pauls Dambis, composer
• 1936 - Tony Musante, Bridgeport Ct, actor (David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide)
• 1938 - Billy Mills, Pine Ridge SD, 10k (Olympics-gold-64)
• 1938 - Chris Hinze, Dutch flutist (Vivat Vivaldi)
• 1938 - William Mervin Mills, Pine Ridge SD, 10K runner (Olympic-gold-64)
• 1939 - Lindembergue Cardoso, composer
• 1941 - John Jameson, cricketer (England batsman, 465 p/ship with Kanhai)
• 1941 - Larry Hall, rocker (Tape Heads)
• 1941 - Micki Grant, composer
• 1941 - Mike Leander Farr, record producer
• 1941 - Peter Pollock, cricketer (bro of Graeme/father of Shaun, S Af quickie)
• 1942 - Robert Ballard, explorer/geologist/author/discoverer (Titanic in 1985)
• 1943 - Florence Ballard, Detroit Mich, rocker (Supremes)
• 1944 - Glenn Shorrock, Sydney Australia, rock vocalist (Little River Band)
• 1944 - Ron Swoboda, baseball outfielder/sportscaster (NY Yankees, NY Mets)
• 1946 - Billy Brown, rock vocalist (Ray, Goodman, Brown)
• 1947 - Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist (Live in Montreux)
• 1947 - Yuri Petrovich Sheffer, Russian cosmonaut
• 1949 - Andrew Scott, Wales, rock guitarist (Sweet)
• 1949 - Bui Thanh Liem, Vietnam, cosmonaut
• 1949 - Eric Goetz, NYC, US shipbuilder (America's Cup 1995)
• 1949 - Thanh Liem Bui, Vietnam, cosmonaut
• 1950 - Donna Jean Willmott, Akron Ohio, FALN member (FBI most wanted)
• 1950 - Pablo Castillo, jockey
• 1951 - Andr‚ Hazes, Dutch barkeeper/singer (We Love Orange)
• 1951 - Andy Scott, rocker
• 1951 - Stanley Clarke, Phila, rock bassist (New Barbarians-Find Out Hideaway)
• 1951 - Stephen S Oswald, Seattle Washington, astronaut (STS 42, 56, 67)
• 1953 - Hal Lindes, Monterey CA, rocker (Dire Straits)
• 1954 - Bryn B Burrows, rock drummer (Fabulous Poodles)
• 1954 - Ken Olin, Chicago, actor (Thirtysomething, Det Quinn-EZ Street)
• 1955 - Mark MacDonald, horse trainer
• 1956 - Adrian Wright, Sheffield, rock vocalist (Human League-Only Human)
• 1956 - David Alan Grier, comedian (In Living Color, Boomerang)
• 1956 - Ronald Winans, gospel singer (Winans)
• 1957 - Sarah McGuire, Springfield IL, LPGA golfer (1983 United Va Bank-5th)
• 1958 - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Helsinki Finland, conductor (Giro)
• 1959 - Gina Goldberg, playmate (May, 1981)
• 1959 - Michel Dion, Quebec City Canada, Rifle shooter (Olympics-24-92, 96)
• 1959 - Stephanie Farwig, Milwaukee WI, golfer (1994 LPGA Corning Classic-2nd)
• 1960 - Randy Ladouceur, Brockville, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
• 1961 - Karolyn Kirby, US beach volleyball player (Goodwill-gold-94)
• 1962 - Julianne Regan, rocker (All About Eve-All About Scarlet)
• 1962 - Vladimir Mikolaevich Dezhurov, Mordovia, astronaut (Mir 18, STS-71)
• 1963 - Rupert Graves, actor (Damage, Handful of Dust, Maurice)
• 1965 - Mitch Richmond, Ft Lauderdale Fl, NBA guard (Sac Kings, Oly-g-88, 96)
• 1965 - Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
• 1966 - "Iron" Mike Tyson, NY, youngest heavyweight boxing champ (1986-90)
• 1966 - Louie Aguiar, NFL punter (KC Chiefs)
• 1967 - Rudi Steyn, cricketer (S African opening batsman 1995)
• 1967 - Sheila Hudson, US triple jumper (US record 1992)
• 1967 - Tina Bockrath, Dayton Oh, playmate (May, 1990)/actress
• 1968 - Dan Peltier, Clifton Park NY, outfielder (SF Giants)
• 1968 - Peter Miller, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
• 1969 - Jim Montgomery, Montreal, NHL center (Phila Flyers)
• 1969 - Ken Gernander, Grand Rapids, NHL center (NY Rangers)
• 1969 - Kristina Farrar Stookey, Martha Vineyard MA, 470 yachter (Oly-4th-96)
• 1969 - Sanath Jayasuriya, cricketer (Sri Lankan open bat MVP-1996 World Cup)
• 1970 - Brian Bloom, actor (As the World Turns)
• 1970 - Mark Grudzielanek, Milwaukee Wisc, infielder (Montreal Expos)
• 1971 - Ann Marsh, Royal Oak Mich, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11), dies at 38
• 1972 - Dan Comiskey, CFL guard (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 1972 - Ellen Coleen Pasturzak, Portsmouth Ohio, Miss America-Ohio (1996)
• 1972 - Garret Anderson, Los angeles CA, outfielder (California Angels)
• 1972 - Tyrone Davis, NFL tight end (NY Jets, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1973 - Chan Ho Park, Kong Ju City Korea, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
• 1973 - Dodda Ganesh, cricketer (Karnataka & India pace bowler 1997)
• 1974 - Michelle Kang, Fredericksburg Virginia, Miss America-Virginia (1997)
• 1975 - Natasha Sturgess, Australian mistral yachter (Olympics-96)
• 1976 - Brian Rocheleleau, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-olympics-96)
• 1977 - Lola Odusoga, Finland, Miss Universe-3rd place (1996)
• 1981 - Allison Schroeder, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA (1997)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1109 - Alfonso VI, (imperator totius Hispaniae), king of Leon, dies
• 1520 - Montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, killed
• 1538 - Charles van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies at 70
• 1649 - Simon Vouet, French painter
• 1655 - Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81
• 1662 - Johannes C Verspronck, portrait painter, buried at about 64
• 1666 - Adam Krieger, German composer, dies at 32
• 1666 - Alexander Brome, British poet
• 1685 - Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 55
• 1792 - Francesco Antonio Rosetti, composer, dies
• 1817 - Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist
• 1819 - Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer, dies at 72
• 1839 - Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies
• 1862 - Richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48
• 1882 - Charles J Guiteau, assassin (Pres Garfield), hanged
• 1889 - Eugenio Terziani, composer, dies at 64
• 1890 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, composer, dies at 71
• 1899 - Jon Helgason, Icelandic poet (Ur Landsudri), dies
• 1904 - Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies
• 1905 - John Hay, US politician, dies
• 1914 - Bai Long, [White Wolf], Chinese Robin Hood/crowd leader, dies
• 1919 - John W S Raleigh, British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies at 76
• 1920 - Lena Christ, writer, dies at 38
• 1923 - Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer, dies at 56
• 1924 - Jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet/writer (Pypelyntjes), dies at 42
• 1934 - Ernst R”hm, German staff member, executed at 46
• 1934 - Gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-leader, murdered at 42
• 1934 - Karl Ernst, German SA-leader, murdered
• 1934 - Kurt von Schleiger, German chancellor (1932-33), murdered at 52
• 1935 - William Brockwell, cricket (Brit all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies
• 1938 - Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61
• 1942 - Arnoldus J H Aerts, Dutch bishop of New-Guinea, executed at 62
• 1946 - Michael Zadora, composer, dies at 64
• 1948 - Karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78
• 1953 - Elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79
• 1953 - Gote Carlid, composer, dies at 32
• 1958 - Alo‹s Blommaert, Flemish literary (De Heikeuters), dies at 45
• 1959 - Lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76
• 1960 - Clarence Cameron White, composer, dies at 79
• 1961 - Lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87
• 1962 - Caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist, dies at 65
• 1965 - Bessie Barriscale, actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies
• 1968 - John Gough, actor (Circus Kid, 2 for Tonight), dies at 73
• 1969 - Jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer, dies at 76
• 1971 - Georgi T Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11), dies at 43
• 1971 - Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11), dies at 35
• 1973 - Elmer Layden, one of Notre Dame's legendary 4-horsemen, died
• 1974 - Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated in church
• 1979 - Alfons Vranckx, Belgian politician, dies at 72
• 1980 - Virginia Brown Faire, actress (Lonesome Trail, Temptress), dies
• 1983 - Bo Gentry, songwriter/producer, dies
• 1983 - Mary Livingstone, [Sadye Marks] Comedienne, (Jack Benny), dies at 77
• 1984 - Lillian Hellman, playwright, (Little Foxes), dies at 79
• 1985 - James Dewar, inventor (Twinkie), dies
• 1987 - Federico Mompou, composer, dies at 94
• 1987 - King Donovan, actor/director (Enforcer, Perfect Furlough), dies
• 1992 - Doug Delauder, entertainer, dies
• 1992 - Jim Alaimo, vocalist, dies after heart surgery at 53
• 1992 - Nico Booken, director (Jewish Labor Social), dies
• 1993 - George "Spanky" McFarland, child actor (Our Gang), dies at age 65
• 1994 - Nicholas Warner, test Pilot, dies at 51
• 1995 - Barney Simon, theatre director/writer, dies at 63
• 1995 - Gale Gordon, comedian (Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy), dies at 89
• 1995 - Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 3), dies at 74
• 1995 - Phyllis Hyman, R&B/Jazz singer (Prime of My Life), suicides at 45
• 1995 - Sicco Mansholt, pres Commission of Europe (1972-1973), dies
• 1996 - Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet, dies at 76
• 1996 - Margaux Hemingway, model/actress (Lipstick), commits suicide at 41
• 1996 - Michael Parkin, journalist, dies at 74
• 1996 - Norman Aldridge, biochemical toxicologist, dies at 76