• 1573 - Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist
• 1605 - Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor
• 1631 - Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer
• 1647 - Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer
• 1647 - John Foot, lawyer
• 1713 - Antoine Dauvergne, composer
• 1720 - Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)
• 1728 - Charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite
• 1733 - Fran‡ois Krafft, composer
• 1761 - Dirk earl van Hogendorp, general/Dutch minister of War [OS]
• 1789 - Francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866
• 1792 - Cipriani Potter, composer
• 1800 - George Bancroft, historian (Hall of Fame)
• 1803 - John Gorrie, inventor (cold-air process of refrigeration)
• 1804 - Townsend Harris, 1st Western consul to reside in Japan
• 1807 - Heinrich Panofka, composer
• 1814 - Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov, Russian poet/writer (Demon & other poems)
• 1828 - Woldemar Bargiel, composer
• 1834 - Vilem Blodek, composer
• 1844 - Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine"
• 1854 - William Crawford Gorgas, US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever
• 1859 - Elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler)
• 1860 - Annie EF Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre, Dublin)
• 1862 - John Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century)
• 1865 - Johannes IJWJ Eilerts de Haan, Dutch sea officer (Lucie R, Suriname)
• 1866 - Learmont Drysdale, composer
• 1871 - Stijn Streuvels, [Frank Lateur], Flemish writer (De Valschaard)
• 1872 - Edward Faber Schneider, composer
• 1880 - Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan)
• 1881 - Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer
• 1882 - G�nther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal
• 1886 - Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Great Adventure)
• 1888 - Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935)
• 1888 - Claud Allister, London England, actor (Bulldog Drummond)
• 1888 - Roy Webb, composer
• 1889 - Cv Ossietzky, writer
• 1890 - Henry Hull, Louisville KY, actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra)
• 1893 - Frantisek Picha, composer
• 1895 - Kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP [OS]
• 1897 - Josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC)
• 1897 - Louis Aragon, French poet/writer (Feu de joie, Lesson poŠtes)
• 1899 - Gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs)
• 1900 - Jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh)
• 1900 - Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (Look Homeward Angel)
• 1901 - Masao Oki, composer
• 1902 - Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/pres of Brazil (1967-69)
• 1904 - Charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987)
• 1911 - Michael Hordern, Hertfordshire England, actor (Friar Domingo-Shogun)
• 1914 - Nel Rose, Dutch dance teacher
• 1916 - Angeles Alvarino Deleira, biologist/oceanographer/writer
• 1916 - James Alfred Wight Herriot, veterinarian/novelist
• 1919 - Boyd Bradfield Upchurch, [John Boyd], US, sci-fi author (IQ Merchant)
• 1919 - Walter Gieseler, composer
• 1921 - Ray Lindwall, cricketer (Australian fast bowler & St George full-back)
• 1922 - Marcel van Thienen, composer
• 1923 - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Lwow Poland, conductor (Die Zauberfl”te)
• 1925 - Gore Vidal, West Point NY, author (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln)
• 1925 - W Howard Baker, English publisher
• 1926 - Marques Haynes, NBA player (World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters)
• 1928 - Christian d'Oriola, France, foils (Olympic-gold-1952, 56)
• 1928 - Erik Bruhn, Copenhagen Denmark, dancer (Natl Ballet of Canada)
• 1928 - Shridath Surendranath "Sonny" Ramphal, Guyanese sec-gen (1975- )
• 1930 - David Mayer Epstein, composer
• 1933 - Neale A Fraser, tennis champ (US Open-1959)
• 1934 - Benjamin Boretz, composer
• 1934 - Harold Ralph Henning, Johannesburg S Afr, PGA golfer (1966 Texas Open)
• 1934 - Madlyn Rhue, Wash DC, actress (Bracken's World, Executive Suite)
• 1935 - Abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1964)
• 1935 - Charles M Duke Jr, Charlotte NC, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut (Apol 16)
• 1936 - Steve Reich, NYC, composer (My Name is)
• 1937 - Boldizsar Csiky, composer
• 1937 - Eli Jacobs, baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles)
• 1937 - Ton de Kruyf, composer
• 1938 - David R Obey, (Rep-D-Wisconsin, 1969- )
• 1938 - Eddie Cochran, Okla City, rock vocalist/guitarist (C'Mon Everybody)
• 1940 - Alan O'Day, Hollywood Ca, rocker
• 1940 - Jean Ratelle, NHL center (NY Rangers, Boston Bruins)
• 1940 - Mike Troy, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960)
• 1941 - Chubby Checker, [Ernest Evans], Phila, rock vocalist (Twist)
• 1941 - Chubby Checker, one-hit-wonder, Sang and danced "The Twist" in the early '60s In an obscure college newspaper from '62, There's a picture of a 5-year-old me with my 4-year-old sister in matching dresses dancing The Twist in front of some bemus
• 1943 - Jeff Bingaman, (Sen-D-New Mexico, 1983- )
• 1944 - Roy Horn, Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried & Roy)
• 1945 - Kay Baxter, Woodsfield Ohio, Best Bodybuilder in World (1983-85)
• 1945 - Rik Kenton, rocker
• 1945 - Viktor Saneyev, USSR, triple jumper (Olympic-3 gold/1 silv-1968-80)
• 1946 - Bob Dotson, St Louis Mo, newscaster (Primetime Sunday)
• 1946 - Tristan Keuris, composer
• 1947 - 7th earl of Bradford, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
• 1947 - Lindsey Buckingham, rocker (Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk)
• 1949 - Yekaterina Aleksandrowna Ivanova, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15A)
• 1950 - Laureen Ford, Gympie Queensland, golfer (1992 Alpine Aust Ladies)
• 1950 - Pamela Hensley, Glendale Calif, actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century)
• 1950 - Ronnie Laws, US saxophonist/guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• 1951 - Dave Winfield, baseball outfielder (NY Yankees, Blue Jays, Twins)
• 1951 - Jack Grondin, rock drummer (.38 Special)
• 1951 - Kathryn D Sullivan, Paterson NJ, PhD/astro (STS 41-G, 28, 31, 45)
• 1952 - Gary Troup, cricketer (NZ lefty pace bowler in 15 Tests 1976-86)
• 1954 - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
• 1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dallas TX, guitarist (Sky is Crying, Texas Flood)
• 1955 - Angela Molina, Madrid Spain, actress (Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven)
• 1956 - Hart Bochner, Toronto, actor (Aron-East of Eden, Supergirl, Die Hard)
• 1956 - Peter Frechette, Warwick RI, actor (Paint it Black, George-Profiler)
• 1958 - Karen Morton Palmdale CA, playmate (Jul, 1978)
• 1959 - Carmen Russo, Genoa Italy, Miss Teenage Italy (1972)
• 1959 - Frederick Stephen Couples, Seattle WA, PGA golfer (1983 Kemper Open)
• 1959 - Jack Wagner, rocker/actor (General Hospital, Melrose Place)
• 1960 - Cinzia De Ponti, [Fiordeponti], Pescara Italy (Miss Italy 1979)
• 1962 - Rick Todd, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Ben Hogan Dakota)
• 1962 - Tommy Lee, Greece, drummer (M”tley Cr�e), wed H Locklear/Pam Anderson
• 1963 - Dan Goldie, Sioux City IO, tennis star
• 1963 - Patrick Flatley, Ontario, right winger (NY Islanders, Oly-4 gold-1988)
• 1966 - Darrin Fletcher, Elmhurst IL, catcher (Montreal Expos)
• 1966 - Frank Hannon, rock guitarist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper)
• 1968 - Greg Foster, NBA center (Utah Jazz)
• 1968 - Marco Roelofsen, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
• 1969 - Carl Thomas, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• 1969 - Eddie Sutter, NFL linebacker (Cleve Browns, Atlanta Falcons)
• 1969 - Mike Saunders, CFL running back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 1969 - Shane Butterworth, actor (Timmy-Bad News Bears)
• 1969 - Stephen Scahill, Featherston NZ, Australasia golfer
• 1969 - Travis Hill, NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
• 1970 - Justine Sowry, Australian field hockey goalie (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Manny Martinez, San Pedro DE, outfielder (Seattle Mariners)
• 1970 - Roger Bailey, Chattahoochee FL, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
• 1970 - Tyji Armstrong, NFL tight end (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1971 - Reggie Givens, CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
• 1972 - Christian Peter, defensive tackle (NY Giants)
• 1972 - Denny Vaughn, orch leader (Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour)
• 1972 - Michael Nylander, Stockholm Swe, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
• 1972 - Sandy Martinez, Villa Mella Dom Rep, catcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
• 1973 - Angelica Gavaldon, El Centro Calif, tennis star (1995 quarter Aust)
• 1973 - Neve Campbell, actress (Party of 5, Scream)
• 1976 - Kirsi Haenninen, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Oly-98)
• 1976 - Nate Johnson, Seattle Wash, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1993 - Lindsay Fabes, actor (Charlie Winthrop-Another World)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0695 - "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered
• 0695 - "White Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered
• 1283 - Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies
• 1564 - Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned
• 1568 - Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23
• 1646 - Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 49
• 1653 - Mark Zuesius Boxhorn, historian, dies at 41
• 1656 - Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown)
• 1685 - Fidel Molitor, composer, dies at 58
• 1703 - Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded
• 1703 - Richard Saab, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded
• 1750 - Georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33
• 1777 - Jeremias van Riemsd˜k, gov-gen of Dutch Indies, dies at 64
• 1795 - Tula, leader Cura‡aose slave uprising, executed
• 1820 - Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith, composer, dies at 74
• 1826 - Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Labyrinth), dies
• 1828 - Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer, dies at 77
• 1853 - Andre Georges Louis Onslow, composer, dies at 69
• 1862 - Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47
• 1873 - Kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies
• 1884 - Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Geur), dies at 44
• 1889 - Karel Miry, composer, dies at 66
• 1890 - Andries Andr‚, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36
• 1896 - William Morris, writer, dies at 62
• 1903 - Benedetto Junck, composer, dies at 51
• 1907 - Alfred Reisenauer, composer, dies at 43
• 1912 - Guido Papini, composer, dies at 65
• 1919 - Daniel Brink Towner, composer, dies at 69
• 1929 - Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (Nobel 1926), dies at 51
• 1929 - Jeanne Eagels, actress (The Letter), dies at 35
• 1930 - Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/etcher/author (Bauer), dies at 73
• 1931 - Carl August Nielsen, composer, dies at 66
• 1941 - Wilhelm Kienzl, Austria composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84
• 1952 - Alfred Neumann, German writer, dies at 56
• 1953 - Arnold Bax, British composer, dies at 69
• 1953 - Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Brit composer (Coronation March), dies at 69
• 1954 - Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87
• 1957 - L”rinc Szab¢, Hungarian poet (T�cs”kzene), dies at 57
• 1959 - William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42
• 1965 - Zachary Scott, US actor, (Southerner, Flame of Islands), dies at 51
• 1967 - Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72
• 1967 - Pinto Colvig, animation voice (Goofy, Pluto), dies at 75
• 1967 - Walter Muller von Kulm, composer, dies at 68
• 1967 - Woodrow Wilson "Woodie" Guthrie, US folk singer/guitarist, dies at 55
• 1971 - Leah Baird, writer (Jungle Bride), dies of anemia at 88
• 1971 - Sean O Riada, composer, dies at 40
• 1975 - Bauke Tuinstra, Fries notary/writer (Ealse & I), dies at 75
• 1975 - Guy Mollet, French premier (1956-57), dies at 69
• 1979 - Charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles
• 1979 - Claudia Jennings, playmate (Nov, 1969), dies in car crash at 29
• 1981 - Walter Mehring, writer, dies at 85
• 1982 - Roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star, dies at 41
• 1982 - Vivien Merchant, actress (Accident, Offense), dies at 53
• 1983 - John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69
• 1983 - Kurt Kusenberg, writer, dies at 79
• 1985 - Charles Collingwood, newscaster (Chronicles), dies at 68
• 1985 - Maurice Copeland, actor (Ralph-Those Young Charmings), dies at 74
• 1987 - Jean Anouilh, French playwright (Ball of the Voleurs), dies at 77
• 1988 - Franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73
• 1988 - Generoso Pope Jr, National Enquirer owner, dies at 61
• 1989 - Joseph Wybran, Belgian physician/Jews foreman, murdered
• 1990 - Stefano Casiraghi, Princess Caroline of Monaco husband, dies at 30
• 1991 - Max Cantor, journalist, dies
• 1993 - JH Scheps, Dutch MP (Social Democratic), dies at 93
• 1994 - Dennis Wolfberg, comedian (Quantum Leap), dies from cancer at 48
• 1994 - Dub Taylor, actor (Poor Pretty Eddie), dies of a heart attack at 87
• 1994 - Harriet Nelson, actress (Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 80
• 1994 - V, comedian/actor, dies at 48
• 1994 - Virginia Dale, US actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77
• 1994 - Walter C "Dub" Taylor II, US actor (You Can't Take it All), dies at 86
• 1995 - Molly Harris, actress/writer (Immortal), dies at 82
• 1996 - Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian, dies at 65
• 1996 - Eustace Wenworth Roskill, law lord, dies at 85
• 1996 - Tom ap Rees, botanist, dies at 65
• 1996 - Tony Parker, oral historian, dies at 73
• 1997 - Alfred Leslie Rowse, historian, dies at 93