• 1368 - Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)
• 1525 - Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer
• 1648 - Louis Bouteiller, composer
• 1655 - Fran‡ois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized
• 1736 - Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer
• 1740 - Guillaume Lasceux, composer
• 1755 - Florido Tomeoni, composer
• 1763 - Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author
• 1784 - John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat
• 1805 - Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia
• 1807 - Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891
• 1809 - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos)
• 1811 - Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")
• 1817 - Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer
• 1817 - Samuel Ryan Curtis, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
• 1820 - Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)
• 1821 - Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician
• 1823 - Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)
• 1824 - George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)
• 1824 - Nathan George "Shanks" Evans, Brig Gen (Confederacy), died in 1868
• 1826 - Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist
• 1830 - Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)
• 1831 - Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910
• 1833 - Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian
• 1842 - Sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)
• 1845 - Ernest von Wildenbruch, German playwright (Sedan)
• 1851 - Johannes B van Heutsz, lt-gen/gov-gen Dutch East Indies
• 1851 - Lord Harris, cricketer (4 Tests for England MCC big-wig)
• 1861 - L‚opold Courouble, Belgian writer (Family Kaekebroeck)
• 1865 - Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author (Will Power)
• 1868 - Damaso Ledesma, composer
• 1870 - Ada Negri, Italian poet/author (Il Libro di Mara)
• 1873 - Ernest B Allo, French theologist
• 1874 - Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)
• 1874 - Gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)
• 1878 - Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)
• 1879 - Charles Follis, 1st black NFLer (Shelby, Ohio)
• 1880 - Arnoldus JH Aerts, bishop of Neth-Guinea (1920-42)
• 1882 - Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland)
• 1883 - Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter
• 1883 - Clarence Mulford, Ill, western writer (Hopalong Cassidy)
• 1886 - Erwin Kroll, composer
• 1887 - Carlo Jachino, composer
• 1887 - Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Autumn of the Lonely)
• 1887 - Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Tramonto del grande attore)
• 1888 - Joris Baers, Flemish bibliography/founder (Boekengids)
• 1889 - Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director (Passion of Jeanne d'arc)
• 1889 - Risto Ryti, Finnish premier/president
• 1890 - Charles [Andy] Correll, Peoria Ill, actor (Calvin & Colonel)
• 1890 - Heinrich Barth, Swiss philosopher (Problem des B”sen)
• 1891 - Jan Donner, Dutch minister of Justice (1926-33)
• 1891 - Peter H "Paul" Huf, actor/director (Great Neth Stage)
• 1894 - Juan Negr¡n, PM of Spanish Republic (1936-39)
• 1894 - Norman Rockwell, US, artist/illustrator (Sat Evening Post covers)
• 1895 - Izak Buys, cricketer (one Test for S Africa 1922, 0 & 4*, 0-52)
• 1895 - Nick Kenny, Astoria NYC, columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show)
• 1895 - Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, politician (APRA-Peru) [or Feb 22]
• 1896 - Johannes Urzidil, writer
• 1898 - Alvar Aalto, Finland, architect (Finlandia House)
• 1898 - Paul Urysohn, Russian mathematician
• 1899 - Doris Speed, actress (Annie-Coronation Street)
• 1899 - Forrest "Red" DeBernardi, basketball hall of famer (elected 1961)
• 1900 - Mabel Mercer, English cabaret vocalist (Fly Me to the Moon)
• 1902 - Ram¢n [J] Sender, [Garc‚s], Spanish writer (El Lugar del Hombre)
• 1903 - Priaulx Rainier, composer
• 1903 - Walter Linck, Swiss sculptor
• 1904 - Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd, FBI Most Wanted criminal
• 1904 - Luigi Dallapiccola, Pisino Istria, Italian composer
• 1904 - Roger Makins, diplomat
• 1906 - Ludvig Nielsen, composer
• 1907 - James A Michner, NYC, writer (South Pacific, Hawaii, Space)
• 1908 - Oddbj”rn Hagen, Norway, cross country jumper (Olympic-gold-1936)
• 1909 - M Vasalis [Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans], poet (Phoenix)
• 1909 - Simone Weil, Paris, social philosopher/Resistance fighter (WW II)
• 1910 - Blas Galindo Dimas, San Gabriel M‚xico, composer (A la Patria)
• 1910 - Nelson Case, Long Beach Calif, TV host (Trash or Treasure)
• 1911 - Jehan [Ariste] Alain, French organist/composer
• 1911 - Jesse Thomas, blues singer
• 1912 - Jacques Soustelle, French minister of information
• 1914 - Cornelis "Kees" Andr‚a, Dutch painter/graphic artist/carpet designer
• 1914 - Felix Kelly, artist
• 1915 - Jann Willem Holsbergen, author (Zakenmensen Fair as Gold)
• 1915 - Richard Bales, composer
• 1916 - Vivien Signy, nurse
• 1918 - Joey Bishop, [Gottlieb], Bronx, talk show host (Joey Bishop Show)
• 1920 - Bibi Osterwald, New Brunswick NJ, actress (Bridget Loves Bernie)
• 1920 - Henry Heimlich, doctor/inventor (Heimlich maneuver)
• 1920 - Stan Ockers, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1955, 56)
• 1922 - Bill Chappell Jr, (Rep-D-FL, 1969- )
• 1922 - Jean-Pierre Rampal, flutist (Italian Flute Concertos)
• 1925 - John Fiedler, Platville Wisc, actor (Mr Peterson-Newhart)
• 1925 - Joop C Swart, Dutch publisher/founder (World Press Photo)
• 1926 - Arthur Arfons, auto racer/designer (Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH)
• 1926 - Glen Tetley, US choreographer
• 1926 - Hans-Jochen Vogel, leader of West Germany's Social Democrats (SPD)
• 1926 - J Roy Rowland, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- )
• 1926 - Shelley Berman, Chicago, comedian (Son of Blob, Love American Style)
• 1928 - C V Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55)
• 1928 - Mr [Fred] Rogers, Latrobe, Pa, kid host (Mr Roger's Neighorhood)
• 1929 - Russell Arms, Berkeley Calif, vocalist (Your Hit Parade)
• 1929 - Val Doonican, Irish singer/entertainer
• 1930 - Joan Rice, actress (Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up)
• 1931 - G”ran J S Palm, Swedish poet/writer (Hudens Bes”k)
• 1932 - J P "Pom-Pom" Felloes-Smith, cricketer (S Afr batsman v England 1960)
• 1932 - Maria Itkina, USSR, sprinter (9 world records)
• 1932 - Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon)
• 1933 - Paul S Sarbanes, (Sen-D-MD, 1977- )
• 1934 - Jeremy Kemp, Chesterfield England, actor (Winds of War)
• 1935 - Johnny "Guitar" Watson, rock guitarist
• 1936 - Bobby Simpson, cricketer (great Australian batsman/capt/coach/slip)
• 1936 - Robert Simpson, Australian cricket player/manager
• 1938 - Victor Buono, SD Calif, actor (Man from Atlantis, Untouchables)
• 1938 - Vladimir Grigoryevich Fartushny, Russia, cosmonaut
• 1939 - Desz” Nowak, Hungary, soccer play (Olympic-gold-1964, 68)
• 1939 - Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky, Russian cosmonaut
• 1940 - Fran Tarkenton, Richmond Va, NFL QB (NY Giants, Minn Vikings)
• 1940 - Jim Hartz, newscaster (NBC-TV, Innovations)
• 1941 - Angelo D'Aleo, Bronx, tenor (Dion & Belmonts-Teenager in Love)
• 1941 - Bridget Hanley, Minneapolis Mn, actress (Here Come the Brides)
• 1941 - Carol Mann, Buffalo NY, golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 US Open)
• 1941 - Chuck Tharp, rock vocalist (Fireballs)
• 1941 - Gary Bartlett, cricket pace bowler (NZ in 10 Tests in the 1960's)
• 1943 - Blythe Danner, Phila PA, actress (Butterflies are Free)
• 1943 - Dennis Edwards, rocker (Temptations-Aint Too Proud To Beg, My Girl)
• 1943 - Eric Haydock, bassist (Hollies-He Aint Heavy He's My Brother)
• 1945 - Bob Griese, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year)
• 1945 - Johnny Cymbal, rocker (Mr Bass Man)
• 1945 - Willeke Alberti, [Verbruggen], Dutch vocalist/actress (Small Truth)
• 1947 - Chose Alberts, [Krommenhoek], vocalist (Yet Many Years)
• 1947 - Dave Davies, London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Kinks-Lola)
• 1947 - Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher (Washington, Detroit)
• 1947 - Koos Alberts, [Krommenhoek], Dutch vocalist (Many More Years to Come)
• 1947 - Melanie, [Safka], Astoria, vocalist/songwriter (Candles in Rain)
• 1947 - Paul Auster, US author/poet/director (Mr Vertigo, Smoke)
• 1949 - Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist/guitarist (Ze is Zoals Jij)
• 1950 - Lizzie Borden, director/writer (Love Crimes, Working Girls)
• 1950 - Michael Dickinson, British(?) reorganizer
• 1950 - Morgan Fairchild, [Patsy McClenny], Dallas Tx, actress (Falcon Crest)
• 1951 - Felipe Munoz, M‚xico, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968)
• 1952 - Fred Lynn, Chicago, baseball outfielder (Boston, Calif, Baltimore)
• 1952 - Jack Fields, (Rep-R-TX, 1981- )
• 1956 - Nathan Lane, Jersey NJ, actor (One of the Boys, Frankie & Johnnie)
• 1956 - Pamela Cossey, England, model/sister of transsexual Tula
• 1957 - Michele Greene, Las Vegas Nevada, actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law)
• 1958 - Joe Frank Edwards Jr, Richmond Va, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 89)
• 1958 - Lee Crystal, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Ashes in the Wind)
• 1959 - Loi Tolhurst, rocker (Cure-Hell's Kitchen)
• 1959 - Molly Killingbeck, Jamaica, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-silver-1984)
• 1959 - Thomas Calabro, Bkln NY, actor (Michael Mancini-Melrose Place)
• 1960 - B J Jefferson, Dallas Tx, actress (Ronnie Laurance-Another World)
• 1960 - Richard Kotzen, rocker
• 1961 - Keith Gordon, NYC, actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean)
• 1962 - Joe Handle, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
• 1965 - Dorcas Wonsavage, Madison Wis, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
• 1965 - Kathleen Kimont, LA Calif, actress (Fraternity Vacation, Renegade)
• 1965 - Maura Tierney, Boston, actress (Lisa-Newsradio)
• 1966 - Danny Morrison, cricket pace bowler (NZ since 1987)
• 1966 - Gillian Bonner, Athens GA, playmate (Apr, 1996)
• 1966 - Sean Patrick Wade, Houston Texas, NZ marathoner (Olympics-96)
• 1967 - Aurelio Vidmar, soccer player (Standard Luik, Feyenoord)
• 1967 - Jason Morris, Scotia NY, half-middleweight judoka (Oly-silver-92, 96)
• 1967 - Natalie Hunter, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
• 1968 - Frantisek Kucera, Prague Cze, NHL defenseman (Vanc Canucks, Oly-G-98)
• 1968 - Leroy Thompson, NFL running back (KC Chiefs)
• 1968 - Mark Koevermans, Netherlands, tennis star
• 1968 - Vlade Divac, Yugoslavia, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets, LA Lakers)
• 1969 - Casey Weldon, NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1969 - Jeff Christy, NFL center (Minn Vikings)
• 1969 - Robert Pack, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks)
• 1969 - Terry Bradshaw, US baseball outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
• 1970 - Alonza Barnett, WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1970 - Eric Curry, NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1970 - Jason Muzzatti, Toronto, NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers)
• 1970 - Keith Carney, Providence, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team US)
• 1971 - Eric Owens, Danville VA, outfielder (Cin Reds)
• 1971 - Marcus Buckley, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
• 1971 - Roman Cechmanek, NHL goaltender (Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998)
• 1971 - Sean Dawkins, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1972 - Jermaine Smith, NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1972 - Keith Elias, NFL running back (NY Giants)
• 1972 - Tyrone Poole, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers)
• 1973 - Jim Campbell, Worcester, NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
• 1973 - Kyle Richardson, WLAF punter (Rhein Fire)
• 1976 - Dwayne Rudd, linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)
• 1976 - Karen Bradley, Miss Rhode Island USA (1996)
• 1977 - Maitland Ward, Torrance CA, actress (Jessica-Bold & Beautiful)
• 1982 - Edna St Vincent Millay, poet
• 1984 - ?, Long Beach Calif, 1st baby conceived by embryo transplant
• 1990 - Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee & Frank Gifford
• 1994 - Tallulah Belle Willis, 3rd daughter of Bruce Willis & Demi Moore

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0474 - Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies
• 0865 - Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies
• 1399 - John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Le¢n, dies at 58
• 1451 - Murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies
• 1468 - Johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies
• 1536 - Garc¡a de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies
• 1558 - Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies
• 1602 - Paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62
• 1679 - Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53
• 1697 - Sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island
• 1715 - Gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70
• 1748 - Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49
• 1803 - Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79
• 1814 - Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75
• 1832 - George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77
• 1846 - Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Waisenhaus), dies at 79
• 1853 - August Kopisch, German writer (M„useturm), dies at 53
• 1862 - Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87
• 1875 - Everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66
• 1876 - Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83
• 1882 - Guglielmo Quarenghi, composer, dies at 55
• 1889 - Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40
• 1890 - Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist, dies at 72
• 1900 - Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33
• 1902 - Isaac Fransen van der Putten, Dutch PM (1866), dies
• 1903 - Frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59
• 1909 - Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86
• 1921 - Max Wilhelm Zach, composer, dies at 56
• 1922 - Christiaan R de Wet, South African Boer general, dies at 67
• 1924 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th pres (1913-21), dies at his home in Wash at 67
• 1925 - Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51
• 1931 - Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72
• 1938 - Armando Palacio Vald‚s, Spanish writer (El Cuarto Poder), dies at 84
• 1943 - Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns
• 1945 - Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61
• 1945 - Roland Freisler, German Nazi judge (July 20th plotter case), dies
• 1947 - Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74
• 1947 - Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-adm (WW II-Task Force 58), dies at 60
• 1950 - Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80
• 1958 - Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42
• 1958 - Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 81
• 1959 - Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28
• 1959 - Buddy Holly, rocker (That'll be the Day), dies in a plane crash at 22
• 1959 - Richie Valens, rock vocalist (Donna), killed in plane crash at 17
• 1960 - Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80
• 1961 - Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54
• 1961 - Viscount Dunrossil, Gov-Gen of Australia (1959-61), dies at 67
• 1962 - Werner Bock, writer, dies
• 1966 - June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65
• 1967 - Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide
• 1967 - Winifred Kingston, silent screen actress (David Garrick), dies at 72
• 1969 - Eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered
• 1971 - Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72
• 1972 - John Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79
• 1973 - Edward Lockspeiser, composer, dies at 67
• 1975 - John Secondari, newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55
• 1975 - Robert Evett, composer, dies at 52
• 1976 - Neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies
• 1977 - Pauline Starke, actress (Dante's Inferno, Viking, Sun Up), dies at 76
• 1979 - Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies
• 1984 - Anne Townsend, lacrosse/tennis/field hockey star, dies
• 1984 - Ravindara Mhatrem, Indian diplomat, killed in England
• 1989 - John Cassavetes, actor/director (Husbands, Dirty Dozen), dies at 59
• 1991 - Nancy Kulp, actress (Jane Hathaway-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 69
• 1993 - Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (8 Horse Bet), dies at 69
• 1995 - John Pinsent, classical scholar, dies at 72
• 1995 - Turner Fodrell, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 66
• 1996 - Audrey Meadows, actress (Alice-Honeymooners), dies at 69
• 1996 - Broderick Vernon Chinnery Photographer-Haldane, dies at 83
• 1996 - Edward Adamson, art therapist/collector, dies at 84
• 1996 - Edward Frederick Weston Goodman, property Developer, dies at 81
• 1996 - Tibor Reich, textile designer, dies at 79
• 1996 - Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist, dies at 61
• 1997 - Anthony Cuthbert Baines, writer/curator, dies at 84
• 1997 - Bohumil Hrabal, writer, dies at 82
• 1997 - William Geoffrey Biddle, bomb disposal expert, dies at 79
• 1998 - Karla Faye Tucker, murderer, executed at 38