• 1686 - Georg Balthasar Schott, composer
• 1689 - Joƒo V, Rei Fidelissimo, king of Portugal (1706-50)
• 1698 - Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer
• 1737 - Vincenzo Manfredini, composer
• 1752 - Ambrogio Minoja, composer
• 1761 - Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer
• 1765 - Daniel Steibelt, composer
• 1766 - Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king
• 1790 - Jan Ackersdijk, Dutch political economist
• 1809 - Federico Ricci, composer
• 1810 - Henry Bohlen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
• 1811 - Franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist
• 1818 - Leconte de Lisle, writer
• 1826 - Guglielmo Quarenghi, composer
• 1832 - August Labitzky, composer
• 1832 - Leopold Damrosch, composer
• 1838 - Carl Fuchs, composer
• 1845 - Sarah Bernhardt, France, actress (Camille, Queen Elizabeth)
• 1847 - Jacobus Herculas [Uncle Koos] de la Rey, South African politician
• 1870 - Ivan Bunin, Russia, poet/novelist (Gentleman from SF-Nobel 1933)
• 1876 - Karl B Adam, German theologist (Christ our Brother)
• 1877 - Thadd„us Robl, German bicylist (world record)
• 1880 - Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39)
• 1883 - Adolf A Joffe, Russian revolutionary/writer (Brest-Litovsk)
• 1883 - Viktor Jacobi, composer
• 1885 - Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met)
• 1885 - Lothar Windsperger, composer
• 1887 - John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions
• 1891 - Fidelio Friedrich Finke, composer
• 1896 - Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C)
• 1898 - Damaso Alonso, Spanish poet (Hijos de la ira)
• 1898 - Marcel Mihalovici, composer
• 1900 - Edward R Stettinius, US, foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat
• 1900 - James Hall, Dallas TX, actor (Hell's Angels)
• 1901 - Charles Huggins, Canada, US physician
• 1903 - George Beadle, US biologist (Nobel 1958)
• 1904 - Paul Arma, composer
• 1905 - Constance Bennett, NYC, actress (Easiest Way, Ladies in Love)
• 1905 - Joseph Kosma, composer
• 1905 - Karl Jansky, Czech, discoverer (cosmic radio emissions in 1932)
• 1906 - Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, Dutch composer (Willem Pijper)
• 1906 - Sidney Kingsley, US playwright (One in White, Darkness at Noon)
• 1907 - Henriette Wyeth, 1st lady of american art
• 1907 - Jimmy Foxx, baseball HR hitter (534, Detroit Tigers)
• 1908 - Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologist/antifascist
• 1908 - John Sutton, Rawalpindi India, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly)
• 1909 - Litz Pisk, movement teacher
• 1913 - Annette Rogers, US sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932, 36)
• 1913 - Bo Dai, last emporer of Vietnam
• 1913 - Patricia "Boots" Mallory, US dancer/actress (Handle With Care)
• 1915 - Harry Hickox, Big Springs Tx, (Herb-Please Don't Eat the Daisies)
• 1916 - Michael F Howard, British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen)
• 1916 - Sid Miller, Shenandoah Pa, actor (Donald O'Connor Texaco Show)
• 1917 - Joan Fontaine, Tokyo Japan, actress (Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca)
• 1918 - Ren‚ de Obaldia, French writer/screenwriter (Fugue … Waterloo)
• 1919 - Doris Lessing, Kermanshah Iran, novelist (Golden Notebook)
• 1920 - Harry Potts, soccer star/manager
• 1920 - Mitzi Green, Bronx NY, actress (Little Orphan Annie)
• 1920 - Timothy Leary, Harvard prof (LSD taker)
• 1921 - Georges Brassens, French poet/cabaret singer
• 1922 - John H Chafee, (Sen-R-Rhode Island, 1976- )
• 1922 - John Weidner, war hero
• 1922 - Ton Lensink, Dutch actor (Rituelen)
• 1923 - Pete Pihos, NFL end (Phil Eagles)
• 1925 - Robert Rauschenberg, Port Arthur Tex, painter (Gloria)
• 1926 - Jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian
• 1927 - Helenard J "Allan" Hendrickse, leader of S Afr Labour Party
• 1927 - Ray Stern, mother of radio personality Howard Stern
• 1929 - Dory Previn, Rahway NJ, pop singer (Love Be My Cover)
• 1929 - Giorgio Gaslini, composer
• 1929 - Lev Jasjin, Russian soccer player (goalie)
• 1931 - Hikaru Hayashi, composer
• 1933 - Donald Herod Peterson, Winona Mississippi, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 6)
• 1934 - Donald McIntyre, Auckland NZ, Bass-Baritone (Wotan-Das Rheingold)
• 1935 - Judy Devlin Hashman, 10 time badminton champ (1957-67)
• 1936 - Neville E Alexander, South african (10 years in Robbeneiland Jail)
• 1937 - Tadeas Salva, composer
• 1938 - Christopher Lloyd, Stamford Ct, actor (Taxi, Back to the Future)
• 1938 - Derek Jacobi, London, actor (Lanner-Strauss Family, Dead Again)
• 1939 - Joaquim Chissano, president of Mozambique (1986- )
• 1939 - Ray Jones, rock bassist (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)
• 1939 - Tony Roberts, NYC, actor (Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz Show)
• 1941 - Charles Keating, London England, actor (Carl Hutchins-Another World)
• 1942 - Annette Funicello, Utica NY, actress (Mickey Mouse Club)
• 1942 - Bobby Fuller, rocker
• 1942 - Robin John Maconie, composer
• 1943 - Allen James Coage, NYC, HW judo (Olympic-bronze-1976)
• 1943 - Bobby Fuller, Texas, rock vocalist/guitarist (Bobby Fuller Four)
• 1943 - Catherine Deneuve, [Dorleac], Paris, actress (Repulsion, Hunger)
• 1943 - Paul Zukofsky, Brooklyn NY, violinist (Cappricio)
• 1943 - Robert Long, [Leverman], Dutch singer/actor (Vroeger Kon je Lachen)
• 1945 - Leslie West, [Weinstein] rocker (Mountain-Mississippi Queen)
• 1946 - Eddie Brigati, Garfield NJ, rock vocalist (Rascals)
• 1946 - Richard Loncraine, director (Missionary, Deep Cover, Bellman & True)
• 1947 - Edward F Feighan, (Rep-D-OH, 1983- )
• 1947 - Lee Meredith, [Judith Lee Sauls], River Edge NJ, actress (Producers)
• 1947 - Neil Burton Rolnick, composer
• 1948 - John Peterson, US, Middleweight (Olympic-gold-1976)
• 1948 - Mike Hendrick, cricketer (England seam bowler in 30 Tests 1974-81)
• 1949 - Manfred Burgsmuller, WLAF kicker (Rhein Fire)
• 1952 - Jeff Goldblum, Pitts Pa, actor (Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day)
• 1952 - Patti Davis, LA Calif, daughter of Nancy Reagan/writer (Bondage)
• 1953 - Roy Ristie, Suriname/Neth radio host (Apintie, Kankantrie)
• 1954 - Carla Dunlap, Newark NJ, bodybuilder (Pumping Iron 2)
• 1958 - Bobby Blotzner, rock drummer (Ratt-Round & Round)
• 1959 - Todd Graff, NYC, actor (Five Corners, Dominic & Eugene)
• 1961 - Barbara Potter, Ct, tennis player (changed shirt on Wimbledon Court)
• 1961 - Donna Wynd, Auckland NZ, 1k sprint cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1961 - Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end (NY Giants, NY Jets)
• 1961 - Sanath Kaluperuma, cricketer (four Tests for Sri Lanka 1984-88)
• 1962 - Derrick Waldroup, Chicago Ill, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Oly-96)
• 1962 - Gayle Stammer, Livermore Calif, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
• 1963 - Brian Boitano, Mountainview Calif, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1988)
• 1963 - Cherie Witter, Everett Wash, playmate (February, 1985)
• 1965 - Marvin Washington, NFL defensive end (NY Jets, SF 49ers)
• 1965 - Otis Smith, NFL cornerback (NY Jets)
• 1966 - Blair Hartland, cricketer (NZ opener)
• 1966 - Valeria Golino, Naples Italy, actress (Rain Man, Little Flames)
• 1968 - Keith Osik, Port Jefferson NY, catcher (Pitts Pirates)
• 1968 - Shelby Lynne, Quantico Va, country singer (If I Could Bottle This Up)
• 1968 - Stephane Quintal, Boucherville, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
• 1968 - Warry van Wattum, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen)
• 1969 - Cuty [Yumi] Suzuki, Kawaguchi Japan, wrestler (Japan)
• 1969 - Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris Dom Rep, pitcher (Cin Reds)
• 1970 - Coleman Rudolph, NFL defensive end (NY Giants)
• 1970 - Steve Campbell, Buffalo NY, tennis star
• 1970 - Winston Bogarde, soccer player (Sparta/Ajax)
• 1971 - Amanda Coetzer, Hoopstad South Africa, tennis star (1996 Aust semi)
• 1971 - Anthony "Pig" Miller, NBA forward (LA Lakers, Atlanta Hawks)
• 1971 - Mitchel van der Gaag, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Motherwell)
• 1971 - Timothy Christopher Carswell, Christchurch NZ, cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Scott Lachance, Charlottesville, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)
• 1972 - Tyrone Williams, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire)
• 1972 - Victoria Lagerstrom, Miss Sweden Universe (1997)
• 1973 - Kathy Butler, Edinburgh Scotld, Canad 3k/5k runner (Olympic-8-92, 96)
• 1974 - Layla Harvest Roberts, Kealakekua HI, playmate (Oct, 1997)
• 1974 - Miroslav Satan, Topolcany Slo, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers, Sabres)
• 1975 - Melchior Schoenmakers, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
• 1977 - Katrina Bergstrom, Miss North Dakota Teen USA (1996)
• 1979 - Eve Chalom, Detroit Mich, dance skater (& Gates--1995 Nat Jr champ)
• 1981 - Michael Fishman, Long Beach Calif, actor (DJ-Roseanne)
• 1985 - Zac Hanson, Tulsa OK, singer (Hansons-MMMMbop)
• 1990 - Jonathan William Lipnicki, actor (Jeff Foxworthy Show, Jerry McGuirre)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0741 - Charles Martel, ruler of the Franks, dies at 63
• 1383 - Ferdinand I, the wise, king of Portugal, dies
• 1494 - Gian Galeazzo, Italian duke of Milan (1476-94), dies
• 1565 - Jean Grolier de Servi‚res, French bibliophile, dies
• 1613 - Mathurin R‚gnier, French poet (Macette), dies
• 1651 - Jacob Praetorius, composer, dies at 65
• 1707 - Cloudesley Shovell, Admiral, drowns at Scilly
• 1708 - Herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72
• 1725 - Alessandro Scarlatti, composer, dies at 65
• 1725 - Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlotti, composer, dies at 65
• 1751 - Willem IV KH Friso, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 40
• 1763 - French van Mieris "the Young", painter/historian, dies at 73
• 1764 - Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer, dies at 67
• 1802 - Samuel Arnold, English composer, dies at 62
• 1813 - August Harder, composer, dies at 38
• 1818 - Joachim H Campe, German theory/author, dies at 72
• 1835 - Willem G F Bentinck, earl/politician/organist, dies at 73
• 1852 - Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86
• 1854 - J Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57
• 1859 - Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75
• 1869 - Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64
• 1881 - Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67
• 1882 - J nos Arany, Hungarians poet (Toldi Szerelme), dies at 65
• 1883 - George Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies
• 1889 - Olivier Metra, composer, dies at 59
• 1906 - Paul C‚zanne, French painter, dies at 67
• 1919 - Bruce F Cummings, English author (Enjoying Life), dies at 30
• 1926 - Jules Van de Hill, Belgian lawyer/politician, dies
• 1927 - Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30
• 1932 - Anna Dickinson, dies just a week shy of her 90th birthday
• 1934 - Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangster, shot dead at 30 by FBI in Ohio
• 1942 - Gustave "Staff" de Clercq, leader Flemish Nationally Covenant, dies
• 1942 - Sybren Tulip, NSBer/supt of police in Amsterdam (1941-42), dies
• 1943 - Josef Venantius von Woss, composer, dies at 80
• 1948 - Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies
• 1954 - Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54
• 1960 - Edgar Scauflaire, Belgian, painter/decorator, dies at 67
• 1965 - Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian leader (PKI 1951-65), murdered at 42
• 1965 - Paul Tillich, German/US Theologist (Courage To Be), dies
• 1966 - Hewlett Johnson, Red Deacon of Canterbury, dies
• 1969 - Giovanni Martinelli, Ital opera singer (NY Met), dies on 84th birthday
• 1970 - Ren‚ Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered
• 1972 - Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies
• 1973 - Pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96
• 1975 - Arnold Toynbee, English historian/cultural sociologist, dies at 86
• 1979 - Jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber
• 1979 - Nadia Boulanger, French composer (Lasir‚ne), dies at 92
• 1981 - Michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies
• 1984 - Harold Laurence Walters, composer, dies at 66
• 1984 - Napoleon Whiting, actor (Silas-Big Valley), dies at 75
• 1986 - Albert Szent-Gy”rgyi, bio-chemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), dies at 93
• 1986 - Ivor Francis, actor (Dusty's Trail), dies at 68
• 1986 - Jane Dornnacker, WNBC-AM NYC helicopter traffic reporter, dies doing a live traffic report as her copter crashes
• 1987 - Lino Ventura, Italian/French actor (Medusa touch), dies at 68
• 1989 - Roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84
• 1991 - Peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies
• 1992 - Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53
• 1992 - Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84
• 1993 - Elie A Cohen, physician (held in Auschwitz), dies at 84
• 1993 - Fred C Shapiro, US journalist (Tiananmen-square 1989), dies at 62
• 1993 - Jiri Hajek, Czech lawyer/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 80
• 1994 - BenoŒt R‚gent, French actor (Du Bottom du Coeur), dies at 41
• 1994 - Chester WIlliams, painter, dies at 73
• 1994 - David Buchan, ethno-Musicologist, dies at 55
• 1994 - Fabio Grobart, founder (Cuban Communist Party), dies
• 1994 - Harold Horace Hopkins, inventor (Endoscope), dies at 75
• 1994 - Jimmy Miller, pop drummer/singer/producer (Mot”rhead), dies at 52
• 1994 - Rollo May, founder (Humanistic Psychology Movement), dies at 85
• 1994 - Sandy Horn, lesbian Activist, dies at 59
• 1995 - Edward Totah, art Dealer, dies at 46
• 1995 - K B Wilson, methodist principal (Westminster College), dies at 50
• 1995 - Kingsley Amis, author, dies of injuries from a fall at 73
• 1995 - Mary Wickes, actress (Sister Act), dies at 79
• 1995 - Ralph Whitlock, writer, dies at 81
• 1995 - Simone Gallimard, publisher, dies at 77
• 1996 - Charles Edward Pevensey Tennant, aristocrat, dies at 39
• 1996 - John Bauldie, music journalist/Dylanologist, dies at 47
• 1996 - Matthew Harding, businessman/football supporter, dies at 42