• 0015 - Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant
• 1544 - William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)
• 1605 - Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church
• 1610 - Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer
• 1619 - Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter
• 1650 - John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist
• 1677 - Alexandre de Villenueve, composer
• 1736 - Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer
• 1738 - George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)
• 1743 - Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist
• 1751 - Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)
• 1753 - Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington
• 1754 - Giacomo Conti, composer
• 1767 - Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer
• 1781 - Louis-Fran‡ois Dauprat, composer/horn player
• 1794 - William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)
• 1803 - Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano
• 1807 - Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature
• 1807 - Thomas Duncan, painter
• 1810 - Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism
• 1811 - Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877
• 1816 - Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware)
• 1816 - Robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894)
• 1819 - Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901)
• 1831 - Richard Hoffman, composer
• 1838 - Paul Laband, German lawyer
• 1840 - Frederick Walker, painter
• 1841 - Charles Napier Henry, painter
• 1841 - Tito Mattei, pianist/composer
• 1850 - Ernest Albert Waterlow, water-color painter
• 1852 - Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, author/politician
• 1854 - Louis Mountbatten, admiral (WW I)
• 1855 - Arthur Wing Pinero, British playwright
• 1858 - Johan C Braakensiek, political cartoonist (Green Amsterdammer)
• 1866 - Armando Frid, Argentina, live until July 28 1990 (124 years)
• 1870 - Jan Christian Smuts, proponnent of Commonwealth & League of Nations
• 1878 - Lillian Moller Gilbreth, engineer (CIOS Gold Medal-1954)
• 1881 - Mikulas Schneider-Trvavsky, composer
• 1882 - Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East)
• 1886 - Paul Paray, Le Tr‚port Normandy, conductor/composer (Artemis Trouble)
• 1891 - Benedictus H Danser, Dutch botanist
• 1891 - William F Albright, US old testament scholar/archaeologist
• 1893 - W H Walter Baade, German/US astronomer (Andromeda)
• 1895 - H S T L "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (Australian all-rounder post-WWI)
• 1895 - Samuel I Newhouse, US millionaire publisher (Parade, Vogue, Glamour)
• 1898 - Kathleen Hale, British children book writer/illustrator (Orlando)
• 1899 - Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times)
• 1903 - Aram Katchaturian, Armenian composer, (Earth)
• 1903 - Hilding Hallnas, composer
• 1904 - George Formby, [William Booth], Brit singer/comic (Let George Do It)
• 1904 - Kenneth Buckley, British rear-admiral
• 1904 - Patrick Johnson, physicist
• 1905 - Mikhail Sholokhov, USSR, writer (And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965)
• 1905 - Zdenek Blazek, composer
• 1906 - Edmund Sargant, solicitor
• 1906 - John Mayo, director-general (Help the Aged)
• 1908 - Kresimir Fribec, composer
• 1908 - Michael Roberts, historian
• 1909 - Guillermo Diaz-Plaja, Spanish literary/poet (Lorca)
• 1909 - Louis F�rnberg, writer
• 1909 - Wilbur Mills, (Rep-D-Ark)/involved with Fanne Foxe
• 1910 - Margers Zarins, composer
• 1910 - Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer
• 1912 - Joan Hammond, British operatic soprano
• 1912 - Joseph Anthony, [Deuster], US director/actor (Matchmaker, Tomorrow)
• 1913 - Audrey Brown, England, 4 X 100m runner (Olympic-silver-1936)
• 1913 - Willi Daume, olympic organizer
• 1914 - Clifford Irving, Chairman (Isle of Man Govt)
• 1914 - George Tabori, writer
• 1914 - Lilli Palmer, [Peiser], Germany, actress (Gentle Sex, Lotte in Weimar)
• 1916 - Roden Cutler, Governor (New South Wales)
• 1917 - Derek Hodgson, British high court judge
• 1917 - Lord Campbell of Alloway, QC
• 1917 - Theodore Hesburgh, Syracuse NY, president (Notre Dame)
• 1918 - Coleman A Young, civil rights leader (Mayor-D-Detroit)
• 1918 - D V Jennings, solicitor
• 1922 - Sadao Bekku, composer
• 1923 - Paul Bramley, oral surgeon
• 1923 - Siobhan McKenna, Ireland, stage actress (Saint Joan)
• 1925 - Fran‡ois J [Frank] le Roux, chief whip (South Afr Conserv Party)
• 1925 - Mai Zetterling, Sweden, actress (Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm)
• 1926 - Len Maddocks, cricket wicket-keeper (Australian mid-50's)
• 1927 - John Kelly Jr, US, sculls (Oly-bronze-1956)/brother of Grace Kelly
• 1927 - Martinus J Mentz, South African MP (Conservative)
• 1927 - Timothy Beven, CEO (Barclays Bank)
• 1928 - Peter Griffiths, MP
• 1928 - Stanley Baxter, British comedian (Joey Boy, Fast Lady)
• 1928 - William Trevor, Brit writer (Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune)
• 1930 - Hans-Martin Linde, composer
• 1930 - Ivor Richardson, Judge (NZ Court of Appeals)
• 1932 - Arnold Wesker, British playwright (Bratkartoffeln Inbegriffen)
• 1932 - Elaine Malbin, opera singer
• 1932 - Graham Arnold, artist
• 1932 - James Anderton, Chief constable (Manchester England)
• 1932 - Terence Heiser, British senior civil servant
• 1933 - Christopher Staughton, British Lord Justice of Appeal
• 1933 - Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind v Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB)
• 1933 - Joaqu¡n Vaquero Turcios, Spanish painter
• 1933 - Tony Mullett, dir-general (National Criminal Intelligence Service)
• 1934 - Jane Byrne, (Mayor-D-Chic)
• 1936 - Harold Budd, composer
• 1938 - Glen Hall, cricket leg-spinner (S African in one Test v England 1964)
• 1938 - Tommy Chong, Edmonton, Alberta, comedian/actor (Cheech & Chong)
• 1939 - Gert J Schutte, Dutch MP (GPV)
• 1940 - Gary Burghoff, Bristol CT, actor (Radar-M*A*S*H)
• 1940 - Joseph Brodsky, USSR, author (Less than 1, Nobel 1987)
• 1941 - Andres Garcia, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, actor (Tiger Shark)
• 1941 - Baroness Hollis of Heigham, history lecturer (U of East Anglia)
• 1941 - Bob Dylan, [Zimmerman], Minn, singer/songwriter (Blowin' in Wind)
• 1941 - Brian Dennis, composer
• 1941 - Konrad Boehmer, composer
• 1941 - Martin Mogg, governor (British Durham Prison)
• 1941 - Tony Valentino, rocker (Standells-Dirty Water)
• 1942 - Ali Bacher, cricketer (South African batsman & capt in 60's)
• 1942 - Derek Quinn, guitarist (Freddie & Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now)
• 1942 - Sarah Dash, Trenton NJ, rocker (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade)
• 1943 - James Levine, British conductor
• 1944 - Arthur Brown, rock vocalist (Fire) [or Jun 24]
• 1944 - Patti LaBelle, [Holt], Phila Pa, singer (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade)
• 1945 - Priscilla Presley, Bkln NY, actress (Jenna-Dallas, Naked Gun)
• 1945 - Richard Ottaway, MP
• 1945 - Steven Norris, British MP
• 1946 - Irina Kirszenstein Szewinska, Lenningrad, long jumper (Oly-bron-1972)
• 1946 - Jeremy Treglown, English scholar/editor (TLS)
• 1946 - Steve Upton, rock drummer (Wishbone Ash-There's the Rub, Locked In)
• 1947 - Luke Rittner, sect-gen (Arts Council)
• 1947 - Mike Reid, Altoona Penn, country singer (Walk on Faith)
• 1949 - John Illsley, rocker (Dire Straits)
• 1950 - Jo Ann Washam, LPGA golfer
• 1951 - Pat Bradley, golfer (leader in LPGA career earnings)
• 1951 - Rob Baker, rock drummer (Red Rider)
• 1951 - Ronald A Parise, Warren Ohio, PhD/astronaut (STS 35, STS 67)
• 1953 - Alfred Molina, London, actor (Enchanted April, Prick up your Ears)
• 1953 - Nell Campbell, [Laura], Sydney Australia, actress (Rocky Horror)
• 1955 - Rosanne Cash, Memphis Tn, country singer (Seven Year Ache, I Wonder)
• 1955 - Thad Ackel, horse trainer
• 1956 - Helen Terry, rocker (Now You're Mine)
• 1957 - John G Rowland, (Rep-R-CT, 1985- )
• 1959 - George Glanos, horse trainer
• 1960 - Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end (Carolina Panthers, GB Packers, Lions)
• 1962 - Bev Lidyoff, Huntington Park Ca, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1994)
• 1962 - Dorothy Trapp, equestrian 3-day (Olympics-96)
• 1963 - Gene Anthony Ray, Harlem NY, dancer/actor (Leroy-Fame)
• 1963 - Horace Holden Jr, Atlanta GA, slalom double canoe (Olympics-11th-96)
• 1963 - Joe Dumars, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
• 1963 - Ken Ftach, St Louis Mo, tennis star
• 1964 - Adrian Moorhouse, British 100m breaststroker (Olympic-gold-1988)
• 1964 - Elizabeth McColgan, British running star (world record 5 km indoor)
• 1964 - Pat Verbeek, Sarnia Ont, NHL forward (Team Canada, NY Rangers)
• 1965 - Chris Jorgis, Palo Alto Calif, US badminton player (Olympic-92)
• 1966 - Tommy Turner, jockey
• 1966 - Tony Jones, NFL tackle (Cleve Browns, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1967 - Heavy D, rapper
• 1967 - Margaret Crowley, Australian 800m/1500m runner (Olympics-96)
• 1967 - Steve McDonald, rocker (Redd Kross)
• 1968 - Jerry Dipoto, Jersey City NJ, pitcher (NY Mets)
• 1969 - Martin McCague, cricketer (in Ulster AIS product, Eng quickie 1993-94)
• 1969 - Rich Robinson, rocker (Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker)
• 1970 - Jeff Zgonina, NFL defensive tackle (Carolina Panthers, Packers, Rams)
• 1970 - Nick Castaneda, Birmingham Ala, pairs skater (& Dawn Piepenbrink)
• 1970 - Thomas Alden Page, Glenridge NJ, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough)
• 1971 - Paul Ragusa, Bulach Switz, Canadian 48 kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-96)
• 1971 - Troy Barnett, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
• 1972 - Danny Bautista, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Atlanta Braves)
• 1972 - Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Vienna Aus, tennis star (1988 Futures-Bari-ITA)
• 1972 - Tito Paul, NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals)
• 1972 - Viktor Ujcik, Jihlava CZE, hockey (Team Czech Rep)
• 1973 - Karim Alami, Morocco, tennis star
• 1973 - Ville Peltonen, Vantaa FIN, NHL forward (Team Finland, San Jose)
• 1974 - Ace Custis, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
• 1974 - Marcus Coleman, free safety (NY Jets)
• 1974 - Maria Alejandra Vento, Caracas Venz, tennis star (1995 Futures-Braz)
• 1974 - Natalie Neaton, Royal Oak Mich, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
• 1975 - Katie King, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
• 1978 - Jade Winter, Australian swimmer (Olympics-96)
• 1979 - Tracy McGrady, NBA forward (Toronto Raptors)
• 1980 - Billy L Sullivan, LI NY, actor (Will Pacino-Something So Right)
• 1981 - Shelby Lyons, Oswego NY, pairs skater (& Wells-1995 Midwest champ)
• 1982 - ? Samane, S Afr, son of Christine, heaviest baby (22 lbs 8 oz/10.2 kg)
• 1996 - Matthew Eappen, Boston Mass, baby murdered by nanny Louise Woodward

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1144 - Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies
• 1153 - David I, King of Scotland, dies
• 1543 - Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland
• 1612 - Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48
• 1665 - Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscans, dies
• 1669 - Pieter Cuypers, South Neth lawyer, dies at 48
• 1670 - Ferdinand II, ruler of Toscane, dies at 59
• 1696 - Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 62
• 1751 - William Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies
• 1762 - Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51
• 1773 - Jan Zach, composer, dies at 73
• 1792 - George Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies
• 1792 - Jakob M R Lenz, writer (That Soldier), dies
• 1804 - Simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73
• 1817 - Juan Mel‚ndez Vald‚s, Spanish lawyer/poet, dies at 63
• 1826 - Friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37
• 1831 - Benjamin Carr, composer, dies at 62
• 1844 - William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies
• 1848 - A V Droste-H�lshoff, writer, dies at 51
• 1850 - Jane Porter, novelist (Scottish Chiefs), dies at 74
• 1851 - Stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slavic poet (Grammatica), dies at 40
• 1861 - Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23
• 1861 - James T Jackson, US landlord (doodde EE Ellsworth), shot dead)
• 1871 - Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer, dies at 40
• 1872 - Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies
• 1876 - Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46
• 1879 - William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (Liberator), dies at 73
• 1881 - Samuel Palmer, landscape painter, dies
• 1894 - William Joseph Westbrook, composer, dies at 63
• 1895 - Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter, dies at 73
• 1919 - Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican poet, dies at 48
• 1941 - Lancelot Holland, British vice-admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle
• 1943 - Vladimir I Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, Russian playwright, dies at 84
• 1948 - Alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78
• 1953 - Cor Hermus, actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63
• 1956 - Guy Kibbee, actor (Capt Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74
• 1959 - John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71
• 1963 - Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack
• 1968 - Bernard Rogers, composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75
• 1969 - Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48
• 1972 - Asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88
• 1972 - Gavin Muir, actor (Hollister-Betty Hutton Show), dies at 64
• 1974 - Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75
• 1976 - Henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62
• 1976 - Melle J Oldeboerrigter ("Melle"), painter/cartoonist, dies at 65
• 1979 - Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies
• 1981 - George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83
• 1981 - Jack Warner, [Waters], actor (Captive Heart), dies at 84
• 1981 - Jaime Rold¢s Aguilera, President of Ecuador, dies in air crash
• 1986 - Gunnar Bj”rnstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76
• 1986 - Stephen D Thorne, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, dies in a plane crash at 33
• 1986 - Yakima Canutt, actor/director (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 91
• 1987 - Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89
• 1988 - James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87
• 1988 - Tom Burtt, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer in 11 Tests 1947-53), dies
• 1989 - Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72
• 1991 - Gene Clark, folk-rocker (Byrds-Tambourine Man), dies at 49
• 1992 - Joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79
• 1993 - Jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66
• 1993 - Milton O Thompson, astronaut (Dynasoar, X-15), dies at 66
• 1994 - Jean-Pierre E Plooij, Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48
• 1994 - John Barrington Wain, author, dies at 69
• 1994 - Sandor Lakatos, Hungarian violist/orchestra leader, dies at 69
• 1994 - Yehuda Mor-Mirkovsky, Israeli kibbutz-founder, dies at 96
• 1995 - Harold Wilson, British PM (1964-70, 74-76), dies of cancer at 79
• 1995 - Mike Pyne, jazz Pianist, dies at 54
• 1996 - Alexander Langsdorf, physicist, dies at 83
• 1996 - Harry Campion, statistician, dies at 91
• 1996 - Jack McCarthy, kiddie show host (Popeye), dies of cancer at 81
• 1996 - Jacob R Druckman, composer, dies at 67
• 1996 - John Abbott, British actor (Lady Jane, Quest), dies at 90
• 1996 - Joseph Mitchell, writer, dies at 87
• 1997 - Edward Mulhare, actor (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of lung cancer at 74