• 1600 - Charles I, king of England (1625-49); executed by Parliament
• 1600 - Lieuwe van Aitzema, Dutch historian (Matters of State & War)
• 1607 - Erasmus Quellinus II, [Quellien], Flemish painter/etcher
• 1616 - Eustache Le Sueur, French painter
• 1696 - Louis Tocqu‚, French painter
• 1709 - Pierre Leclair, composer
• 1711 - Michail V Lomonosov, Russian scholar/poet
• 1752 - George Rogers Clark, frontier military leader in Revolutionary War
• 1753 - Stanislas Champein, composer
• 1761 - Joseph Supries, composer
• 1770 - Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen, Copenhagen Denmark, sculptor (Dying Lion)
• 1770 - Bertel Thowwaldsen, Danish sculptor
• 1796 - Johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer
• 1799 - Ren‚-Auguste Cailli‚, French explorer
• 1805 - Ferdinand de Lesseps, France, diplomat (built Suez Canal)
• 1810 - August Willich, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
• 1811 - John Ancrum Winslow, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1873
• 1827 - Isaac Munroe St John, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880
• 1831 - James A Garfield, Ohio, gen/(R) 20th Pres (March 4-Sept 19, 1881)
• 1833 - Wilhelm Dilthey, German philosopher (Das Leben Schleiermans)
• 1834 - Georg H Quincke, German physicist (test of Quincke)
• 1835 - Fitzhugh Lee, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905
• 1846 - Emile C Wauters, Belgium, painter (Van der Goes in the Red Monastery)
• 1855 - Billy Bates, cricketer (England all-rounder 1882-87, hat-trick 1883)
• 1859 - Mikhail Mikhayl Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russia, musician (Armenian Rhapsody)
• 1864 - George Barbier, Phila, actor (Tarzan's Revenge, Wife vs Secretary)
• 1870 - Vicente Lleo, composer
• 1874 - Karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer
• 1875 - Michael I Kalinin, Russian metal worker/head of state
• 1879 - Karel van den Oever, Flemish author/poet (Geuzenstad)
• 1885 - Erskine Sanford, Trinidad CO, actor (Angel on My Shoulder)
• 1886 - Fernand Crommelynck, Belgian playwright (Le Cocu Magnificent)
• 1888 - Jos‚ Ra£l Capablanca, Cuba, world chess champion (1921-27)
• 1899 - Allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems)
• 1900 - Anna Seghers, [Netty Radvanyi-Reiling], German author (7th Cross)
• 1900 - Anton Walbrook, [Adolf Wohlbrook], Vienna Austria, actor (Laura)
• 1902 - Trevor Bardette, Nashville AR, actor (Refugee, None Shall Escape)
• 1903 - Fritz Schmidt, German street photographer
• 1904 - Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter
• 1904 - Nancy Carroll, [Ann V LaHiff], NYC, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family)
• 1905 - Tommy Dorsey, Mahanoy Plane Pa, orch leader (Stage Show, Mahogany)
• 1906 - Henri Temianka, composer
• 1906 - Jacques Leguerney, composer
• 1907 - Christian J H English, [Luc Tournier], Neth/Cura‡aos painter/composer
• 1908 - Alan Baxter, East Cleveland OH, actor (Big Town Girl, Rags to Riches)
• 1908 - Mikhail Ivanovich Chulaki, composer
• 1909 - Rose Isabel Williams, sister of Tennessee Williams
• 1912 - Alo‹s Blommaert, Flemish literary (Difficult Beginning)
• 1912 - George E Palade, Romanian/US cell biologist (ribosomen, Nobel 1974)
• 1917 - Indira Gandhi, Allahabad India, Indian PM (1966-77, 1980-84)
• 1918 - Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant
• 1919 - Alan Young, England, actor (Time Machine, Wilbur Post-Mr Ed)
• 1919 - George Fenneman, Peking China, TV announcer (You Bet Your Life)
• 1920 - Ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner
• 1921 - Roy Campanella, Bkln Dodger catcher (NL MVP 1951/53/55)
• 1922 - Stanley K Runcorn, British geophysicist (Doctor of Utrecht)
• 1926 - Jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Okla, US ambassador to UN (R)
• 1930 - Bob Mathias, Tulare Calif, decathelete (Olympics-gold-48)
• 1931 - Brook Benton, soul vocalist (Rainy Night in Georgia)
• 1933 - Larry King, NYC, radio/TV host "143 Arivadechi" (Larry King Show, CNN)
• 1934 - Dave Guard, rocker
• 1934 - David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
• 1935 - John F Welch Jr, Salem Mass, CEO (GE)
• 1936 - Dick Cavett, Kearney Neb, talk show host (Dick Cavett Show)
• 1936 - Emin Aristakesian, composer
• 1936 - Michel Decoust, composer
• 1937 - Ray Collins, rocker (Mothers of Invention)
• 1938 - Frank Misson, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1960-61)
• 1938 - Hank Medress, Brooklyn NY, rocker (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight)
• 1938 - Richard Dumbrill, cricketer (S African all-rounder in 5 Tests 1965-67)
• 1938 - Ted Turner, broadcasting mogul/owns (Atlanta Braves)/won America's Cup
• 1939 - Garrick Utley, Chic Ill, newscaster (1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend)
• 1939 - Pete Moore, Detroit MI, rocker (Miracles)
• 1939 - Thomas Harkin, (Sen-D-Iowa, 1985- )
• 1939 - Warren "Pete" Moore, US singer (Miracles-Tears of a Clown)
• 1940 - Alberto Villalpando, composer
• 1941 - Dan Haggerty, Hollywood Calif, actor (Grizzly Adams)
• 1941 - Ivanka Khristova, Bulgaria, shot putter (Olympic-gold-1976)
• 1942 - Calvin Klein, Bronx, NY, fashion designer (Calvin Klein Jeans, CK)
• 1942 - Gary L Ackerman, (Rep-D-NY, 1983- )
• 1942 - Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Fort Knox KY, PGA golfer (1994 Dallas Reunion)
• 1943 - Fred Lipsius, NYC, rock pianist/sax (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 1943 - Sharon Wilder, LPGA golfer
• 1944 - Charlie Coe, rock bassist (Paul Revers & The Raiders)
• 1946 - Joe Correro, Greenwood Ms, rock drummer (Paul Revers & The Raiders)
• 1947 - Bob Boone, San Diego, catcher (Phillies, Angels)
• 1947 - Julian Graham Theodore Hough, actor (Deathwatch, Jabberwocky)
• 1947 - Lamar Smith, (Rep-R-Texas)
• 1949 - Ahmad Rashad, [Bobby Moore], NFL receiver (Minn Vikings)/sportscaster
• 1949 - Dennis Taylor, British snooker champion
• 1949 - Mickey Lee Davis Jr, Tenn, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
• 1951 - Timothy J Penny, (Rep-D-MN, 1983- )
• 1954 - Annette Guest, US singer (First Choice)
• 1954 - Gail Stanton Memphis TN, playmate (Jun, 1978)
• 1954 - Kathleen Quinlan, Calif, actress (Never Promised You a Rose Garden)
• 1954 - Tom Scheckel, Chicago IL, rock drummer (Buckinghams)
• 1955 - Bill Buttner, Plymouth MA, Nike golfer (1989 Centel Classic-4th)
• 1955 - Gloria Guida, Merano Italy, Miss Teenage Italy (1974)
• 1956 - Eileen Marie Collins, Elmira NY, Mjr USAF/Astronaut (STS 63, 84)
• 1956 - Glynnis O'Connor, NYC, actress (Calif Dreaming, Ode to Billy Joe)
• 1956 - Scott Jacoby, Chicago Ill, actor (Bad Ronald, Return to Horror High)
• 1957 - George Leary, Newmarket Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics-16-92, 96)
• 1957 - Kathy Sanborn, WBL guard (NY Stars)
• 1957 - Otis J Anderson, NFL running back (NY Giants, 1990 Superbowl MVP)
• 1957 - Robert Beltran, actor (Star Trek Voyager)
• 1957 - Sharon Farrah, WBL guard (NY Stars)
• 1959 - Jean-Francois Clervoy, Longeville France, astronaut (STS 66, 84)
• 1960 - "Lovely" Elizabeth, Frankfurt Ky, WWF's 1st lady of wrestling
• 1960 - Matt Sorum, US pop drummer (Guns n' Roses, Like a Suicide) [or Nov 2]
• 1961 - Grant Ledyard, Winnipeg, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
• 1961 - Meg Ryan, Bethel Ct, actr (When Harry Met Sally, As the World Turns)
• 1962 - Jodie Foster, Bronx NYC, actress (Taxi Driver, Accused)
• 1962 - Salim Jaffer, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 14 Tests 1986-91)
• 1963 - Justine Greiner, Boston Mass, playmate (February, 1984)
• 1963 - Terry Farrell, Cedar Rapids, actress (Paper Dolls, Jadzia Dax-STDS9)
• 1964 - Jeni Lidgett, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
• 1965 - Erik Wilhelm, NFL quarterback (NY Jets)
• 1966 - Brian Wilsterman, soccer player (Dordreecht '90)
• 1966 - Gail Devers, Seattle Wash, 60m/100m hurdler (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)
• 1967 - Gary Disarcina, Maiden MA, infielder (California Angels)
• 1968 - Gord Fraser, Ottawa Ontario, road race cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1968 - Matt Darby, NFL safety (Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals)
• 1968 - Steven Penn, Brevard NC, team handball center back (Olympics-1996)
• 1969 - Rod Mapstone, Australian long jumper (Olympics-96)
• 1969 - S rka Lukesov , 1st playmate in Czechoslovkian Playboy (May, 1991)
• 1970 - Berthil de Avest, soccer player (Roda JC/FC Twente)
• 1970 - Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman)
• 1970 - Jenni Meno, Pompton Plains NJ, pairs skaters (Olympics-1994)
• 1970 - Larry Tharpe, NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions)
• 1970 - Rickey Brady, NFL tight end (Phila Eagles)
• 1971 - Adrian Griffith, cricketer (West Indian Test opening batsman 1997)
• 1971 - Andy Sheets, Baton Rouge LA, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
• 1971 - Dimitri Yushkevich, Yaroslavl Rus, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leaf)
• 1971 - Michelle Andrews, Newcastle NSW Aust, field hockey striker (Oly-96)
• 1971 - Rickey Brady, WLAF TE (Scotland Claymores)
• 1972 - David Palmer, NFL wide receiver (Minn Vikings)
• 1973 - Daniel Meech, Hastings NZ, equestrian showjumper (Olympics-96)
• 1973 - Jamir Miller, NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1973 - Savion Glover, dancer/choreographer (Bring in 'da Noise)
• 1974 - Orlando Fuentes, Ellsworth AFB SD, half-lightweight judoka (Oly-96)
• 1975 - Ju-Yeon Choi, Pusan Korea, tennis star (1995 Futures-Seoul-KOR II)
• 1976 - Petr Sykora, Pizen CZE, NHL forward (Team Czech Rep, NJ Devils)
• 1977 - Kerri Strug, Tucson Ariz, gymnast (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1977 - Lady Davina EAB Windsor, daughter of English prince Richard
• 1997 - Alexis May McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (2)
• 1997 - Brandon James McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (5)
• 1997 - Joel Steven McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (7)
• 1997 - Kelsey Ann McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (4)
• 1997 - Kenneth Robert McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (1)
• 1997 - Natalie Sue McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (3)
• 1997 - Nathaniel Roy McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (6)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0498 - Anastasius II, Pope (496-9)8 (Dante Inferno XI, 8-9), dies
• 1272 - David of Augsburg, Franciscan minister/author, dies
• 1316 - Jan I, king of France (Nov 15-19 1316), dies
• 1389 - Dimitri Ivanovitch "Donskoi", monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal, dies at 39
• 1472 - Joannes/Basilius Bessarion, archbishop of Nicaea, dies
• 1495 - Alfonso II, king of Naples (1494-95), dies
• 1630 - Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Opella Nova), dies at 44
• 1665 - Nicholas Poussin, French painter, dies
• 1692 - Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief (Colors), dies
• 1703 - Man in the Iron Mask, prisoner in Bastille prison in Paris, dies
• 1719 - Jean Deutz, minster of Heemskerk/merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 64
• 1785 - Bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65
• 1795 - Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 62
• 1798 - Theobald W Tone, Irish nationalist, dies
• 1804 - Pietro Alessandro Guglieli, Italian opera composer, dies at 75
• 1825 - Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer, dies at 34
• 1828 - Franz P Schubert, Austria composer (That Sch”ne M�llerin), dies at 31
• 1854 - Alberich Zwyssig, composer, dies at 46
• 1880 - Bernard de Hair, vicar/poet/church historian, dies at 74
• 1887 - Emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired & poor"), dies in NY at 38
• 1899 - [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Medea), dies at 55
• 1908 - Albert Dietrich, composer, dies at 79
• 1911 - Ramon Caceres, President (Dominican Republic), murdered
• 1915 - Joe Hill, Labor leader/songwriter, executed for murder
• 1915 - Solomon Schechter, theologist, dies at about 64
• 1917 - Basil Grieve, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests England v S Afr 1889), dies
• 1923 - French Netscher, author/journalist (In 3rd Chamber), dies at 59
• 1924 - Lee Stack, British sirdar in Egypt/gov-gen of Sudan, murdered
• 1928 - Achille Simonetti, composer, dies at 71
• 1929 - Arthur H Mann, English composer (Church of England Hymnal), dies
• 1931 - Frederic Cliffe, composer, dies at 74
• 1932 - Marie MJ Poupelet, French sculptor/poster artist, dies
• 1933 - Enrique Jos‚ Varona, Cuban sociologist/vice-president, dies at 84
• 1935 - F S Gough-Calthorpe, cricketer (England captain v WI 1930), dies
• 1936 - Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish anarchists army leader, dies in battle
• 1942 - Edouard Combe, composer, dies at 76
• 1943 - Andr‚ Antoine, French stage manager (Th‚ƒtre Antoine), dies at 85
• 1949 - James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89
• 1950 - Thomas Wood, composer, dies at 57
• 1954 - F Henri Berr, French occurence philosopher (L'hymne … la vie), dies
• 1956 - Francis L Sullivan, actor (Joan of Arc, Winslow Boy), dies at 53
• 1959 - Edward C Tolman, US psychologist (behaviorism), dies
• 1959 - Gerard J Arbous, actor/publicist (Bohemian Amsterdam), dies at 83
• 1960 - Phyllis Haver, actress (Don Juan), commits suicide at 61
• 1963 - Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer, dies at about 50
• 1971 - Bill Stern, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights), dies at 64
• 1973 - Cyril Allcott, cricketer (6 Tests for NZ, 113 runs & 6 wickets), dies
• 1981 - Griffiths Mxenge, South Afr's anti-apartheid advocate, murdered
• 1982 - Erving Goffman, US, sociologist (Asylums), dies at 60
• 1983 - Peter Coffield, Ill, actor (Kevin-W E B), dies at 37
• 1984 - George D Aiken, (Sen-R-Vt, 1941-75), dies at 92
• 1985 - Lall Singh, cricketer (Test for India 1932), dies
• 1985 - Stepin Fetchit, [Lincoln Penny], 1st black star, dies of pneumonia 83
• 1988 - Christine Onassis, heiress, dies of heart failure at 37
• 1991 - Reggie Nalder, actor (Mark of Devil), dies of bone cancer at 80
• 1992 - Bobby Russell, song writer (Honey, Little Green Apples), dies at 52
• 1992 - Diane Varsi, actress (Allison-Peyton Place, Bloody Mama), dies at 54
• 1992 - Dorothy Walker Bush, mother of Pres George Bush, dies at 91
• 1993 - Dorothy Revier, actress (Sally on the Subway), dies at 89
• 1994 - Cab Calloway, singer (Minnie the Moocha), dies at 87
• 1994 - Cabell "Cab" Calloway, musician, dies at 86
• 1994 - Dedrick Gobert, US actor (Boyz 'n the Hood), shot to death at 22
• 1994 - Julian Gustave Symons, writer, dies at 82
• 1994 - Julian Symons, Br detective writer (Death's Darkest Face), dies at 82
• 1994 - Li Yuan Artist-chia, , dies at 65
• 1995 - Bruce Trent, singer, dies at 83
• 1995 - Gwen Swire, socila worker, dies at 61
• 1995 - Martha Hill, modern dancer/teacher, dies at 94
• 1995 - Shirley Bergeron, singer/guitarist, dies at 62
• 1996 - Denis Jenkinson, journalist, dies at 74
• 1996 - Edward Kassner, music publisher, dies at 76
• 1996 - Ian Powell Bancroft, civil servant, dies at 73
• 1996 - Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist/diplomat, dies at 90
• 1997 - Christina Corrigan, obese girl (680 lbs), dies at 13
• 1997 - Durlyn Eddmonds, murderer, executed at 45
• 1997 - Frank Joseph Kofsky, teacher/writer, dies at 62
• 1997 - Walter Stewart, murderer, executed at 42