• 0331 - Flavius Claudius Julianus, [Julian the Apostate], emperor
• 1503 - Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son)
• 1594 - Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)
• 1690 - No‰l-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist
• 1704 - Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet
• 1755 - Louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France (1814-24)
• 1771 - Jonathan Huntington, composer
• 1773 - Mih ly Csokonai Vit‚z, Hungarian poet (B‚kaeg‚rhartz)
• 1787 - Michele Carafa, composer
• 1790 - August Ferdinand M”bius, mathematician, inventor (M”bius strip)
• 1794 - John Barrien Montgomery, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1873
• 1799 - Titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology)
• 1808 - Alberich Zwyssig, composer
• 1814 - Joseph Finegan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
• 1816 - August W Ambros, Austria musicologist (History of Music)
• 1826 - John McArthur, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
• 1834 - Stephen Hinsdale Weed, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
• 1837 - David Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Cura‡ao
• 1837 - Derk J A Haspels, Dutch actor
• 1837 - Willem Coenen, composer
• 1854 - Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17)
• 1859 - Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer
• 1865 - John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett's twins)
• 1876 - Baron Joseph van de Meulebroeck, mayor (Brussels, Belgium)
• 1878 - Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau)
• 1879 - Gerardus H de Haas, socialist vicar
• 1881 - Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP
• 1883 - Harold Baumgartner, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1913)
• 1885 - Henry de Man, Belgium, sociologist/chairman (Belgian Workers Party)
• 1886 - Crane Wilbur, Athens NY, dir/writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo)
• 1887 - Bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall (WW II-African campaign)
• 1888 - Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje, It Hippie)
• 1890 - Jack Cusack, pro football pioneer (Canton Bulldogs)
• 1891 - Guido Pannain, composer
• 1891 - Jean Del Val, [Gautier], France, actor (Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces)
• 1892 - Max Deutsch, composer
• 1894 - Eelco van Kleffens, minister of Foreign affairs (1939-46)/diplomat
• 1894 - Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51)
• 1897 - Ed Baker, Davis WV, actor (Keystone Kops)
• 1897 - Frank Fay, SF CA, actor (God's Gift to Women, Love Nest)
• 1897 - Sara Haden, Galveston Tx, actress (A Family Affair)
• 1899 - Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Coup of Trafalgar)
• 1900 - Marcel Dalio, Paris, actor (Casablanca)
• 1901 - Joyce Wethered, Surrey England, golfer (4 time British Amateur champ)
• 1901 - Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor (Somewhere in the Night)
• 1901 - Max Zehnder, composer
• 1901 - Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer
• 1901 - Walter Hallstein, West German politician (CDU) (Hallstein doctrine)
• 1902 - Eugene Paul Wigner, mathematician/physicist (A Bomb, Nobel 1963)
• 1902 - Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All)
• 1903 - Joseph Kaminski, composer
• 1904 - Isamu Noguchi, sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal)
• 1905 - Arthur Chipperfield, cricketer (Aus batsman & leggie 99 on Test debut)
• 1905 - Astrid Bernadotte, Princess of Sweden
• 1905 - Mischa Auer, [Ounskowsky], St Petersburg Rus, actor (My Man Godfrey)
• 1905 - Wazyk, [Adam Wagman], Polish poet/author (Eyes & Mouth)
• 1906 - Betty Bronson, Trenton NJ, actress (Evel Knievel, One Stolen Night)
• 1906 - Soichiro Honda, Japan, founder/CEO (Honda Motor Co)
• 1909 - Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer (Heart of the Matter)
• 1911 - Charles Walters, US, actor/choreographer/director (Easter parade)
• 1911 - Nobutaka Shikanai, Japans media CEO (Fujisankei Com Group)
• 1911 - William Tannen, NYC, actor (Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull)
• 1914 - Archie Campbell, Bullsgap Tenn, comedian (Hee Haw)
• 1916 - Winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi)
• 1917 - Jack Lescoulie, Sacramento Calif, TV host (Jackie Gleason Show)
• 1919 - Hershy Kay, Philadelphia Penn, composer/arranger (Olympic Hymn)
• 1919 - Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, journalist
• 1921 - Fr‚ [Frederik] Meis, Dutch MP (Communist)
• 1922 - Emile Noel, international civil servant
• 1923 - Bert Sutcliffe, cricketer (all-time great NZ left-handed bat)
• 1923 - Robert Francis Vere Heuston, British professor of law
• 1924 - Lucas J "Luc" Lutz, Dutch actor/director (Hague Comedy)
• 1925 - Charles Mackerras, Schenectady NY, Australian conductor
• 1925 - Colin Campbell Mitchell, soldier
• 1925 - Libby Newman, painter/printmaker/curator
• 1925 - Rock Hudson, Winnetka, Ill, actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms)
• 1927 - Ellis Hillman, politician
• 1928 - Colin McDonald, cricketer (stalwart Australian opening bat for 1950's)
• 1929 - Edgar White, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1929 - Pieter A H Bos, Dutch lawyer/attorney general on Aruba
• 1929 - Sumner White, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1930 - Bob Mathias, Tulare Calif, decathelete (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)
• 1930 - Brian Joseph Lenihan, politician
• 1930 - David Werner Amram, Philadelphia Pa, composer (Splendor in the Grass)
• 1934 - James M Inhofe, (Rep-R-Oklahoma)
• 1935 - Anton Sailer, Austria, skier (Olympic-3 golds-1956)
• 1936 - Leni van Rijn-Vellekoop, Dutch MP (PvdA)
• 1937 - Peter Edward Cook, Torquay England, actor/comedian (Bedazzled)
• 1938 - Alvaro Leon Cassuto, composer
• 1938 - Gordon Lightfoot, Ontario Canada, folksinger (Sundown)
• 1938 - Peter Snell, NZ, 800m/1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1960, 64)
• 1938 - Thomas Black, English industrial/auto collector
• 1941 - Gene Clark, LA Calif, rock vocalist/guitarist (Byrds)
• 1941 - Peter Hoagland, (Rep-D-Nebraska)
• 1942 - Annemarie Oster, Dutch actress (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden)
• 1942 - Bob Gaudio, Bronx NY, rocker (Four Seasons-Sherry)
• 1942 - Martin Scorsese, Queens, dir (Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ)
• 1943 - Lauren Hutton, [Mary], Charleston SC, model/actress (American Gigolo)
• 1944 - Danny DeVito, Neptune NJ, actor (Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins)
• 1944 - Eugene Clarke, Tipton Missouri, rock guitarist
• 1944 - Lorne Michaels, [Lipowitz], Toronto Ontario, comedian (SNL)
• 1944 - Tom Seaver, pitcher (NY Met, 300 game winner, Cy Young '69 '73 '75)
• 1945 - Elvin Hayes, NBA star (San Diego, Houston, Baltimore)
• 1945 - Jeremy Hanley, British Lower house member
• 1945 - Roland Joffe, director (City of Joy, Mission, Killing Fields)
• 1946 - Martin Barre, British pop guitarist (Jethro Tull)
• 1947 - Rod Clements, rocker
• 1947 - Stewkey, [Robert Antoni], rocker
• 1948 - Jaime Huelamo, Spain, cyclist (Olympic-bronze-1972) drug disqualified
• 1949 - John Boehner, (Rep-R-Ohio)
• 1949 - Thomas Lionel Hill, New Orleans, 110m hurdler (Olympic-bronze-1972)
• 1950 - Roland Matthes, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke (Oly-gold-1968, 72)
• 1951 - Dean Paul Martin, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Billy-Misfits of Science)
• 1952 - M Cyril Ramaphosa, sec-gen of South African Mine Workers' Union
• 1952 - Roman Codreanu, Romania, wrestler (Olympic-1980)
• 1953 - Dino Martin Jr, rocker
• 1953 - Jilly Johnson, England, vocalist (Blonde on Blonde)
• 1955 - Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee
• 1955 - Peter Cox, rocker (Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down)
• 1955 - Yolanda King, actress (Fluke, Ghosts of Mississippi)
• 1957 - Daisy Fuentes, Havana Cuba, VJ (MTV International) (claims 1964)
• 1958 - Allison Finney, Winnetka IL, LPGA golfer (1989 Standard Register)
• 1958 - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Oak Park Ill, actress (Color of Money)
• 1959 - William R Moses, LA Calif, actor (Cole-Falcon Crest)
• 1960 - Jonathan Ross, British talk show host (Tall Guy)
• 1960 - RuPaul, drag queen/model/actor (RuPaul Show)
• 1961 - Merete Van Kemp, Denmark, actress (Grace-Dallas, Princess Daisy)
• 1962 - Eric Olson, Santa Monica Calif, actress (Apple's Way)
• 1963 - Marco T Dawson, Freising Germany, PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milw-2nd)
• 1963 - Pedro Luis Estrada, Bkln NY, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
• 1964 - Marina Tcherkasova, US, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980)
• 1964 - Michelle Knox-Zaloom, Annapolis MD, rower (Olympics-96)
• 1965 - Grant Connell, Regina Saskatchawan, tennis player (Olympics-96)
• 1965 - Paul Sorrento, Somerville MA, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
• 1965 - Raffaella Reggi, Italy, tennis star
• 1965 - Rob Koll, Bellefonte PA, 163 lbs/74 kg freestyle wrestler (Olymp-96)
• 1965 - Winthrop Graham, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic-silver-1988)
• 1966 - Daisy Fuentes, model/MTV veejay (America's Funniest Videos)
• 1966 - Jeff Nelson, Baltimore MD, pitcher (NY Yankees)
• 1966 - Sophie Marceau, Paris France, actress (Braveheart, L'Amour Braque)
• 1967 - Howard Griffith, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1967 - Ronnie Devoe, Boston, vocals (New Edition, Bell Div Devoe-Candy Girl)
• 1967 - Sheila Lussier, La Mesa Calif, actress (Reform School, My Chauffeur)
• 1968 - Cacho Conde, WLAF tight end/running back (Barcelona Dragons)
• 1969 - Takako Inque, Toride Japan, wrestler (Japan)
• 1970 - Chris Tamer, Dearborn, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
• 1970 - Max Huiberts, soccer player (Roda JC)
• 1971 - Audra Keller, Macon Georgia, tennis star (1993 Futures-Evansville IN)
• 1972 - Ron Lewis, WLAF OL (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1973 - Scott Rehberg, tackle (New England Patriots)
• 1974 - Abbygale Williamson Arenas, Miss Universe-Photogenic (Phil, 1997)
• 1974 - Brandon Call, actor (Baywatch, Blind Fury, Step by Step)
• 1974 - Marc Edwards, NFL fullback (SF 49ers)
• 1976 - Dafne Zeledon, Miss Universe-Costa Rica (1996)
• 1980 - Isaac Hanson, vocalist (Hansons-Do Wah)
• 1980 - [Clarke] Isaac Hanson, Tulsa OK, singer (Hansons-MMMMbop)
• 1988 - Justin Cooper actor (Liar, Liar, General Hospital)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0375 - Valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54
• 0474 - Leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies
• 0594 - Gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies
• 1093 - Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies
• 1231 - Elisabeth van Th�ringen, Hungarian princess, dies at about 24
• 1512 - Kempo Roeper, Frisian rebel, quartered
• 1558 - Mary I Tudor, "Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies at 42
• 1558 - Reginald Pole, English cardinal/scholar/"heretic", dies at 58
• 1562 - Antoine of Bourbon, duke of Vend“me/huguenot, dies in battle at 47
• 1608 - Adolf, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 22
• 1648 - Thomas Ford, composer, dies
• 1747 - Alain R Lesage, French author (Le diable boiteux), dies at 79
• 1768 - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle, dies at 75
• 1770 - Gian Francesco de Majo, composer, dies at 38
• 1796 - Catharina II the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67
• 1818 - Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies
• 1826 - Louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47
• 1848 - Jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies
• 1856 - William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77
• 1862 - Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63
• 1875 - Hilario Ascasubi, Argentina author (pampa, gauchos & indians), dies
• 1893 - Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, king of Bulgaria (1879-86), dies at 36
• 1905 - Adolf WAKF, duke of Nassau/grand duke of Luxembourg, dies at 88
• 1905 - Philip EFMCBLG, earl of Flanders, dies
• 1917 - F-Auguste-R Rodin, French sculptor (Baiser, Thinker), dies at 77
• 1921 - John McLaren, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1912), dies
• 1927 - Adolf A Joffe, Russian author/diplomat, commits suicide at 44
• 1929 - A F A Lilley, cricketer (92 dismissals in 35 Tests 1896-1909), dies
• 1929 - Herman Hollerith, German/US statistician (punch card), dies at 69
• 1931 - Georgi Atanasov, composer, dies at 50
• 1931 - John P Lotsy, botanist/geneticist (Resumptio Genetics), dies at 64
• 1937 - Jack Worrall, cricketer (Australian batsman 1885-99, 11 Tests), dies
• 1941 - Earnest Udet, German general/head air pioneer, commits suicide
• 1943 - Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer, dies at 74
• 1944 - A C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies
• 1944 - Bernard Ray, US lieutenant, dies in Battle at H�rtgenwald
• 1947 - Ricarda Huch, writer, dies at 83
• 1955 - James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64
• 1959 - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor, dies at 72
• 1962 - Arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95 in Miami
• 1968 - Wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86
• 1970 - Naunton Wayne, actor (Dead of Night), dies at 69
• 1971 - Gladys Cooper, actress (Margaret-The Rogues), dies at 83
• 1971 - Jackie Cooper, actor (People's Choice), dies at 49
• 1971 - Melville Cooper, actor (Diane, Bundle of Joy), dies of cancer at 75
• 1974 - Clive Brook, actor/director (On Approval), dies at 87
• 1975 - Kay Johnson, actress (Real Glory, Of Human Bondage), dies at 70
• 1976 - Victor Alessandro, composer, dies at 60
• 1978 - Claude Dauphin, actor (Paris Precinct), dies at 75
• 1978 - James J "Gene" Tunney, heavyweight boxing champ (1926-8), dies at 80
• 1979 - John Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery
• 1981 - Bob Eberly, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), dies at 65
• 1982 - Bill Baldwin, announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 69
• 1982 - Duk Koo Kim, S Korean boxer, legally declared dead
• 1982 - Eduard Tubin, composer, dies at 77
• 1982 - Ruth Donnelly, comedienne, dies at 86 in NYC
• 1984 - Jan Novak, composer, dies at 63
• 1985 - Jimmy Ritz, actor (Ritz Brothers), dies of heart failure at 81
• 1986 - Alan Hewitt, actor (Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian), dies at 71
• 1986 - Georges Besse, French president-director of Renault, murdered
• 1987 - Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81
• 1988 - Sheilah Graham, gossip columnist, dies of heart failure at 84
• 1989 - Billy Lee, actor (Sons of Legion, Biscuit Eater), dies
• 1989 - Emerson Buckley, composer, dies at 73
• 1991 - John Blatnik, (Rep-Minn, 1947-75), dies at 80
• 1991 - Kelly Jean Van Dyke-Nance, (Jerry Van Dyke's daughter), suicide at 33
• 1991 - Paul Reid Roman, actor (Aviator, Blue Knight), dies of cancer at 55
• 1992 - Audre Lorde, St Croix' feminist author (Black Unicorn), dies
• 1993 - Jthm de Vreeze, Dutch MP (KVP, 1956..77), dies at 80
• 1994 - G Waller, German/Swiss movie journalist (NRC/Variety), dies at 82
• 1995 - Alan Hull, singer/composer, dies at 50
• 1995 - Edward LeBone Molotlegi, chief of the Bafokeng, dies at 66
• 1995 - John Prickett, teacher/ecumenist, dies at 88
• 1995 - Marguerite Young, writer, dies at 87
• 1995 - Peter John Welding, record producer, dies at 60
• 1996 - Andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator, dies at 45
• 1996 - Johan Fleming Ramsland, broadcaster, dies at 54