• 1462 - Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)
• 1483 - Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty
• 1487 - Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising
• 1513 - Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer
• 1515 - Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts
• 1533 - Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)
• 1546 - Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian
• 1572 - Hans Christoph Haiden, composer
• 1602 - Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer
• 1638 - Sybilla Schwarz, writer
• 1670 - Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer
• 1679 - Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer
• 1707 - Claude-Prosper J de Cr‚billon, French writer (Le sopha)
• 1760 - Richard Allen, Phila, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church
• 1766 - Thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus)
• 1778 - Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer
• 1806 - Lajos, Count Batthy ny, revolutionary premier of Hungary (1848-49)
• 1813 - Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer
• 1813 - John McNeil, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
• 1817 - Frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor
• 1819 - James Green Martin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878
• 1824 - Winfield Scott Hancock, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
• 1829 - Alfred Iverson Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
• 1835 - Fran‡ois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer (Snikken en grimlachjes)
• 1838 - Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison"
• 1845 - Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866)
• 1847 - Anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette
• 1853 - Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist/mayor (Antwerp)
• 1856 - Frank Harris, England, journalist/writer (My Life & Loves)
• 1858 - Charles Beach Hawley, composer
• 1858 - Joseph Thomson, Scotland, geologist (Thomson's gazelle)
• 1859 - George Washington Gale Ferris, engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel)
• 1864 - Israel Zangwill, England, Jewish author/Zionist (Children of Ghetto)
• 1864 - Robert E Park, US, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man)
• 1868 - Henricus A Poels, Dutch RC theologist/social foreman
• 1869 - Charles Wilson, English physicist (Wilson cloud chamber-Nobel)
• 1880 - Aida Overton Walker, US dancer/singer (In Dahomey, Salome)
• 1880 - Edgar Leslie Bainton, composer
• 1881 - Otto Selz, German psychologist
• 1881 - William John Gruffydd, Welsh poet/scholar (Ynys yr Hud)
• 1882 - George Jean Nathan, US, editor/author/critic (American Mercury)
• 1882 - Ignaz Friedman, composer
• 1886 - Theodor Werner, German painter
• 1892 - Nikolaj A Orloff, Russian/British pianist (Chopin)
• 1893 - Kay Fisker, Danish architect (Hornbeck House, Copenhagen)
• 1894 - Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan Ill, "Oh! Rochester!"
• 1895 - Max Horkheimer, German philosopher/sociologist (Studies in prejudice)
• 1895 - Nigel Bruce, Baja Mexico, actor (Son of Lassie, Spider Woman)
• 1897 - Jorgen Bentzon, composer
• 1898 - Fritz Zwicky, Swiss astronomer (super nova)
• 1899 - John Randall Jr, Michigan, historian/philosopher (Western Man)
• 1902 - Fred Scott, Fresno Calif, vocalist/actor (Vincent Lopez)
• 1902 - Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Milwaukee, cowboy (Crash Corrigan's Ranch)
• 1902 - Stu Erwin, Squaw Valley Calif, actor (Stu Erwin Show)
• 1902 - Valentin Ruiz Azner, composer
• 1904 - Charles William Oatley, electrical engineer
• 1904 - Hanning Phillips, Lord Lieutenant (Dyfed)
• 1904 - Hertha Kuusinen, Finnish communist
• 1905 - Thelma Ritter, Bkln NY, actress (Miracle on 34th Street)
• 1907 - Johnny Longden, jockey/trainer (1958 Racing Hall of Fame)
• 1909 - A Moses Klein, Montr‚al, poet (Hath Not a Jew...)
• 1911 - Florence Rice, Cleveland OH, actress (Double Wedding, Riding on Air)
• 1911 - Willem J Kolff, Dutch/US internist/inventor (Artificial Kidney)
• 1912 - Edmund George Love, US, teacher/historian/author (A Small Bequest)=
• 1912 - Juan Pujol Garcia, [Garbo/Arabel], Spanish British/German double agent
• 1912 - Oliver Wendell Harrington, cartoonist
• 1913 - Ab [Albert] Visser, Dutch poet/writer (Man Without a Head)
• 1913 - James Pike, Okla City, bishop (Beyond Anxiety)
• 1913 - Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975
• 1913 - Mel Allen, Birmingham Alabama, sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees)
• 1915 - A W H Stewart-Moore, CEO (Gallaher)
• 1915 - Irving Gordon, songwriter
• 1916 - Edward Platt, Staten Island NY, actor (Chief-Get Smart)
• 1916 - Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director (Joi-uchi)
• 1916 - Wawrzyniec Jerzy Zulawski, composer
• 1917 - Herbert A Hauptman, NYC, x-ray crystallographer (Nobel 1985)
• 1920 - Arnold Elton, consultant surgeon
• 1921 - Albert Sloman, Vice-Chancellor (Essex U)
• 1921 - Hugh Downs, Akron Oh, TV journalist (20/20, Concentration)
• 1921 - Jeanne Demessieux, composer
• 1921 - Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player
• 1921 - Skeezix, of "Gasoline Alley" discovered on Wallets' doorstep
• 1923 - Derrick Holden-Brown, CEO (Allied-Lyons)
• 1923 - Jay Herbert, golfer (1960 PGA winner)
• 1924 - Arghyris Kounadis, composer
• 1924 - Countess Mountbatten, of Burma
• 1925 - Elliot Lawrence, Phila, orch leader (Guide Right, Howard Cosell)
• 1926 - John Clark, CEO (Plessey Company)
• 1927 - Lois Maxwell, Kitchener Ontario, actress (Miss Moneypenny)
• 1928 - Ben Garrido Blaz, (Rep-R-Guam, 1985- )
• 1928 - Juan Garc¡a Hortelano, Spanish author (Tormenta de verano)
• 1929 - Matthew G Martinez, (Rep-D-CA, 1982- )
• 1930 - Duncan Montgomery Stewart, principal (Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford)
• 1931 - Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, NHL right wing (Canadiens, Rangers)
• 1931 - Lord Rossmore
• 1931 - Phyllis McGuire, Middletown Oh, vocalist (McGuire Sisters)
• 1931 - Vic Morrow, Bronx NY, actor (Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie)
• 1932 - Alexander Kluge, writer
• 1932 - Jack Hibbert, director (Central Statistical Office)
• 1932 - Jocelyn Stevens, CEO (English Heritage)
• 1932 - Michael Ball, Bishop (Truro)
• 1932 - Peter Ball, Bishop (Gloucester)
• 1933 - Andrey Mikhaylovich Volkonsky, composer
• 1933 - Bertram Jay Turetzky, composer
• 1933 - Evelyn Ebsworth, Vice-Chancellor (Durham U)
• 1934 - Florence Henderson, Dale Ind, actress/singer (Carol-Brady Bunch)
• 1934 - Marlene Matthews, Australia, sprinter (Oly-2 bronze-1956)
• 1935 - Christine CT "Christel" Adelaar, Dutch actress (Pipo the Clown)
• 1935 - David Wilson, British governor (Hong Kong)
• 1935 - Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
• 1935 - Mickey Wright, San Diego CA, LPGA golfer (4 times LPGA champ)
• 1935 - Peter Phillips, printer
• 1936 - Andrew Pine, Jennings Fla, actor (V, WEB, Wide Country)
• 1936 - Fanne Foxe, [Annabella Battistella], Argentina, (Wilbur Mills affair)
• 1937 - John MacGregor, British MP
• 1937 - Magic Sam, rocker (Chicago Bluesman)
• 1938 - Lee Chamberlin, NYC, actor (Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale)
• 1939 - Chris Pyne, trombonist
• 1939 - Michael Rudman, English theater director/producer (Donkeys' Years)
• 1940 - Porpoise, 1st born in captivity in US (Marineland, Fla)
• 1941 - John Butterfill, MP
• 1941 - Paul Tsongas, (Sen-D-Mass)
• 1942 - Margaret Wright, chief commissioner (Guide Assn)
• 1943 - Eric Anderson, Pittsburgh Pa, vocalist (Avalanche, Be True to You)
• 1943 - Ischa Meijer, journalist/critic/actor (Boezemvriend)
• 1943 - Maceo Parker, US tenor saxophonist (King's One, Mo' Roots)
• 1943 - Robert J Murphy Jr, Brooklyn NY, PGA golfer (1968 Phila Classic)
• 1944 - Alan Parker, English actor (Bugsy Malone, Evita)
• 1944 - Bruce Summerhays, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (Provo Open-1966, 91 93)
• 1944 - Carl Bernstein, Washington Post investigative reporter (Watergate)
• 1945 - Gregory Hines, NYC, actor/dancer (White Nights, Taps)
• 1945 - Hans Adam, prince of Liechtenstein
• 1945 - K M Jenkins, British director of personnel (Royal Mail)
• 1945 - Vic Briggs, England, rocker (Animals)
• 1945 - William Hill Boner, (Rep-D-TN, 1979- )
• 1946 - David Green, English TV/video producer
• 1946 - Tim Buckley, Wash DC, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears-When I Die)
• 1946 - Tina Aumont, Hollywood Calif, actress (Master of Love, Casanova)
• 1947 - Heidemarie Rosendahl, German FR, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1947 - Judd Gregg, (Rep-R-NH, 1981- )
• 1947 - Pham Tuan, Vietnam, cosmonaut (Soyuz 37/36)
• 1947 - Salah-ud-Din, cricketer (played 5 Tests for Pakistan 1965-69)
• 1948 - ... Teller, Phila, magician (Penn & Teller)
• 1948 - Jackie Martling, "Jackie the Jokeman", comedian (Howard Stern Show)
• 1948 - Pat O'Brien, reporter (Entertainment Tonight)
• 1948 - Wally Tax, Dutch guitarist
• 1949 - Ewa Aulin, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Candy, Fiorina LeVacca)
• 1949 - Jimmy Randell, rocker
• 1949 - Richard E Neal, (Rep-D-Massachusetts)
• 1950 - Raymond van het Groenewoud, Belgian vocalist/actor (Brussels by Night)
• 1951 - Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager (Newcastle United)
• 1951 - Michael Doucet, singer/musician (Beausoleil)
• 1953 - Wayne Siegel, composer
• 1955 - R Jeremy H Lascelles, grandson of English princess Mary
• 1956 - Dave Dravecky, pitcher (SF Giants), had arm amputated
• 1956 - Howard Edward Davis Jr, Glen Cove NY, lw boxer (Olympic-silver-1976)
• 1956 - Ken Wahl, Chicago IL, actor (Wanderers)
• 1958 - Perry Stephens, Frankfurt Germany, actor (Loving, All My Children)
• 1960 - Jim Kelly, NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills)
• 1960 - Meg Tilly, [Margaret], LA Calif, actress (Big Chill, Impulse)
• 1963 - D'Wayne Wiggins, singer (Tony! Toni! Tone!)
• 1963 - Jeff Dellenbach, NFL center (NE Patriots, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1963 - John Marzano, Philadelphia PA, catcher (Seattle Mariners)
• 1963 - Zach Galligan, NYC, actor (Gremlins)
• 1964 - Darrick Brilz, NFL center (Cin Bengals)
• 1965 - Jessie Tuggle, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1966 - Clark Sherwood Dennis, Houston TX, PGA golfer (1990 Hawaiian Open-3rd)
• 1966 - Petr Svoboda, Most Cze, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Oly-gold-1998)
• 1967 - Calle Johansson, Goteborg Swe, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
• 1967 - Laura Martin, LaJolla Calif, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-13th-1994)
• 1967 - Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis player (1984 US Mix)
• 1968 - Chris Lewis, cricketer (in Guyana England all-rounder)
• 1969 - Chad Magee, Tyler TX, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Shreveport Open-36th)
• 1969 - Harry Colon, NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions)
• 1969 - Jeff Graham, NFL wide receiver (Chic Bears, NY Jets)
• 1969 - Roy Barker, NFL defensive end (Minn Vikings, SF 49ers)
• 1969 - Shana Zadrick, Grand Junction Colo, model (Guess Jeans)
• 1970 - David Podlich, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
• 1970 - Elaine Youngs, Orange Calif, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Guillaume Raoux, France, tennis star
• 1970 - Kelly Stinnett, US baseball catcher (NY Mets)
• 1970 - Richard Smehlik, Ostrava CZE, NHL defenseman (Team Czech Rep, Buffalo)
• 1970 - Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
• 1971 - Derrick Witherspoon, NFL running back (Phila Eagles)
• 1971 - Gheorghe Muresan, NBA center (Washington Bullets/Wizards)
• 1971 - Kenny Shedd, WLAF receiver (Barcelona Dragons, Oakland Raiders)
• 1971 - Lonnie Johnson, NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills)
• 1972 - Bruno Heppell, CFL full back (Montreal Alouettes)
• 1972 - Drew Bledsoe, NFL quarterback (NE Patriots)
• 1972 - Erika Rachael Schwarz, Folsom La, Miss America (Louisiana-2nd-1997)
• 1972 - Mayne One, rocker (Young Nation)
• 1972 - Raymond Beerens, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen)
• 1973 - George Hegamin, NFL/WLAF tail back (Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 1973 - Michael "Mike" Theodore Lambert IV, Thomaston Ga, rower (Oly-1996)
• 1973 - Steve McNair, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers)
• 1973 - Tyus Edney, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings)
• 1974 - Michael Lowery, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears)
• 1974 - Rob Jahrling, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1975 - Jennifer Michelle Roberts, Greensboro NC, Miss America-NC (1997)
• 1977 - Nathan Osmond, Utah, vocalist (Osmond Boys)
• 1978 - Laurie Schwoy, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
• 1985 - Jacob Parker, actor (Evening Shade)
• 1998 - Arpad Flynn Busson, NYC, son of model Elle MacPherson

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0869 - Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies
• 1400 - Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at 33
• 1405 - Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68
• 1528 - Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66
• 1571 - Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70
• 1571 - Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Chƒtillon/count of Beauvais, dies at 53
• 1681 - Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77
• 1760 - Fran‡ois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69
• 1779 - James Cook, Scottish explorer, killed in fracas with Hawaiian
• 1780 - William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56
• 1790 - Capel Bond, composer, dies at 59
• 1818 - John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61
• 1820 - Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42
• 1831 - Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies
• 1841 - Antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65
• 1846 - Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76
• 1857 - Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
• 1857 - John B van Bree, violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
• 1873 - Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52
• 1891 - William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War general, dies at 71
• 1901 - Edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82
• 1908 - Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72
• 1916 - Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36
• 1937 - Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62
• 1943 - David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81
• 1943 - Frieda Reiss, French 11 month old baby, murdered in Auschwitz
• 1950 - Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80
• 1950 - Karl G Jansky, Czech discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies at 44
• 1955 - Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77
• 1960 - Sven R Lidman, Swedish writer (Tvedr„ktens Barn), dies at 77
• 1961 - Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78
• 1965 - Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer/conductor, dies at 84
• 1967 - James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85
• 1967 - Sig Ruman, actor (Schultz-Life With Luigi), dies at 82
• 1969 - Vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at 71
• 1969 - Wolfe Barzell, actor (Blue Angel), dies of heart attack at 72
• 1972 - Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65
• 1974 - C S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies
• 1975 - Heintje Davids, [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87
• 1975 - Julian S Huxley, English scholar/dir-gen (UNESCO), dies at 87
• 1975 - Pelham G Wodehouse, English/US writer (Piccadilly Jim), dies at 93
• 1979 - Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered
• 1982 - Henk Schaer, [Hendricus J M Schaareman], Dutch actor, dies at 79
• 1987 - Bola Sete, guitarist, dies at 63
• 1987 - Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82
• 1988 - Frederick Loewe, US composer (My Fair Lady), dies at 84
• 1990 - Graeme Hole, cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies
• 1990 - Jean Wallace, [Walasek], actress (Big Combo), dies of hemorrhage at 66
• 1991 - Arno Breker, German sculptor (Third Reich), dies at 90
• 1991 - John A McCone, Head of CIA (1961-65), dies
• 1992 - Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at 48
• 1992 - Jacob "Bob" de Uyl, journalist/author (Restless Travel), dies at 61
• 1992 - Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympic-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67
• 1993 - Buddy Pepper, composer, dies of heart failure at 70
• 1994 - Christopher Lasch, author (Culture of Narcissism), dies at 61
• 1994 - Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47
• 1995 - Alberto Burri, Ital physician/sculptor/painter, dies at 79
• 1995 - Ischa Me˜er, journalist/critic/entertainer/interviewer, dies at 52
• 1995 - Michael Vincent Gazzo, US actor/playwright (Godfather 2), dies at 71
• 1995 - Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch, TV Director/film-maker, dies at 45
• 1995 - Patricia Highsmith, writer, dies at 74
• 1995 - Roger de Grey, English chairman of Royal Academy (1984-93), dies at 76
• 1995 - Siem Suurhoff, TV-director (Behind the News, Sonja), dies at 58
• 1995 - U Nu, PM of Burma (1948-56, 57-58, 60-62), dies
• 1996 - Bob Paisley, football manager, dies at 77
• 1996 - Caroline Blackwood, writer, dies at 64
• 1996 - Eva Hart, Titanic survivor, dies at 90
• 1996 - Ivan William Hannaford, sociologist, dies at 64