• 1352 - Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king
• 1557 - Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty
• 1635 - Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)
• 1657 - Jacques Danican Philidor, composer
• 1680 - Giuseppe Porsile, composer
• 1715 - Daniel Dal Barba, composer
• 1749 - Jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer
• 1800 - Louis Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette)
• 1804 - Jacob Kats, Flemish writer (Earthly Paradise)
• 1813 - Síren Kierkegaard, Denmark, philosopher (founded Existentialism)
• 1815 - EugŠne-Marin Labiche, French playwright
• 1817 - George Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899
• 1818 - Karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital)
• 1819 - Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish composer
• 1823 - James Allen Hardie, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1876
• 1826 - Eug‚nie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France
• 1832 - H H Bancroft, historian, publisher (History of Pacific States)
• 1833 - Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer
• 1835 - Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized
• 1842 - Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer
• 1846 - Federico Chueca, composer
• 1846 - Henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905)
• 1848 - Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer
• 1849 - Hambletonian, Chester NY, greatest standardbred horse
• 1854 - Antonio Smareglia, composer
• 1862 - Max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Lesson Joies Blondes, Maya)
• 1863 - Frederik A Stoett, linguist (Dutch Proverbs)
• 1865 - Felicjan Szopski, composer
• 1867 - Nellie Bly, [Elizabeth Cochran Seaman], journalist
• 1867 - Thomas Tertius Noble, composer
• 1869 - Hans Erich Pfitzner, Moscow Russia, composer (Krakquer Begr�s)
• 1871 - Alberto Cametti, composer
• 1879 - Symon Petlyura, leader Ukraine (pogroms)
• 1883 - Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame
• 1883 - Leopold Samuel, composer
• 1883 - Petar Konjovic, composer
• 1884 - Wang Tjing-Wei, premier China (1932-35)
• 1885 - Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State)
• 1886 - Manuel Borguno, composer
• 1887 - Estelle Hemsley, Boston MA
• 1887 - Lord Geoffrey Fisher of Lambeth, archbishop of Canterbury
• 1889 - Herbie Taylor, cricketer (prolific South African pre- & post-WWI)
• 1890 - Christopher Morley, author (Kitty Foil)
• 1894 - Kit Guard, Denmark, actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous)
• 1899 - Freeman Gosden, Richmond Va, radio actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy)
• 1900 - Charles Jewtraw, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924)
• 1900 - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, German composer/conductor (Hassan gewinnt)
• 1900 - Mervyn A Ellison, British astronomer (spectrohelioscope)
• 1903 - James Beard, US, culinary expert/author (Delights & Prejudices)
• 1904 - Gordon Richards, British jockey (winner of 4,870 races)
• 1905 - Arnold Meijer, Dutch leader of fascist Dutch National/Black Front
• 1905 - Robert Houben, Belgian CVP-minister of Public health (1958)
• 1906 - Ursula Jeans, Simla India. actress (I Lived With You, Over the Moon)
• 1907 - Benny Baker, St Joseph MO, actor (18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds)
• 1907 - Kenneth Muir, English scholar
• 1907 - Yoritsune Matsudaira, composer
• 1908 - Jacques Massu, French general (Algeria)
• 1908 - Rex Harrison, [Reginald Carey], Engld, actor (My Fair Lady, Cleopatra)
• 1909 - Mikl¢s Radn¢ti, writer
• 1910 - William I Martin, US pilot/vice-admiral (WW II)
• 1911 - Giles Grangier, film director
• 1911 - Norman Oldfield, cricketer (Engl batsman one Test v WI 1939, 80 & 19)
• 1911 - Phillip Edmund Clinton Manson-Bahr, specialist in tropical medicine
• 1912 - Alice Faye, [Ann Leppert], NYC, actress (Barricade, State Fair)
• 1912 - W Fenton Morley, preacher
• 1913 - Tyrone Power, Cleve, actor (Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band)
• 1915 - Richard H Rovere, Jersey City, journalist (Goldwater Caper)
• 1916 - Mutal' Burkhanov, composer
• 1917 - Ron Saggers, cricket wicket-keeper (effective NSW & Aussie late 40's)
• 1918 - Erbie Bowser, pianist
• 1919 - George London, Montreal Canada, bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto)
• 1919 - Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL hall of fame halfback (Green Bay Packers)
• 1920 - John Hidalgo Moya, architect/designer (Skylon)
• 1921 - Sonja Oosterman, Dutch singer (Marketensters)
• 1922 - Jay D Miller, record producer
• 1922 - Phil Gordon, Meridian Miss, singer/actor (Jasper-Bev Hillbillies)
• 1923 - Godfrey Quigley, actor (Barry Lyndon, Educating Rita, Rooney)
• 1924 - Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Buenos Aires, director (Monday's Child)
• 1924 - Theo Olof, German/Neth violinist/prodigy/concert master
• 1925 - Monica Lewis, actress (Box Office)
• 1926 - Ann B Davis, Schenectady NY, actress (Bob Cummings Show, Brady Bunch)
• 1927 - Charles Rosen, NYC, pianist/musicologist (Sonata Forms)
• 1927 - Pat Carroll, Shrevport La, comedienne/actress (Make Room for Daddy)
• 1927 - Sid O'Linn, cricketer (soccer for S Africa 1947, cricket 1960)
• 1929 - John S Ragin, Newark NJ, actor (Dr Astin-Quincy ME)
• 1930 - Michael James Adams, USAF pilot (X-15)
• 1932 - Aurel Stroe, composer
• 1932 - Will Hutchins, Atwater Calif, actor (Sugarfoot, Hey Landlord)
• 1935 - Douglas Marland, West Sand Lake NY, soap opera writer (Gen Hospital)
• 1937 - Rob Van Gennep, publisher
• 1937 - Robert O "Rob" van Gennep, Dutch publisher (Guevara, Gorz, MandŠl)
• 1938 - Jerzy Skolimowski, Warsaw Poland, director (Hands Up, Deep End)
• 1938 - Johnnie Taylor, US gospel singer (I Believe in You)
• 1938 - Michael Murphy, LA CA, actor (McCabe & Mrs Miller, Unmarried Woman)
• 1939 - James R Jones, (Rep-D-OK, 1973- )
• 1940 - Eric Burdon, rock singer (House of Rising Sun-Animals, War)
• 1940 - Lance Henriksen, actor (Aliens, Pumpkinhead, Knights, Hard Target)
• 1941 - Aleksandr Ragulin, USSR, ice hockey play (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
• 1941 - Howie Komives, NBA star (NY Knicks, Buffalo Braves)
• 1942 - Amy Hill, actress (Grandma-Seinfeld, Pauly Shore)
• 1942 - Tammy Wynette, Redbay Alabama, country singer (Stand by your Man)
• 1943 - Michael Palin, England, comedian (Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda)
• 1944 - Jean-Pierre Leaud, Paris France, actor (Detective)
• 1944 - John Rhys-Davies, Salisbury England, actor (Sir Edward-Quest, Sliders)
• 1944 - Roger Raised, English actor (Nicholas Nickleby)
• 1945 - Jiri Svoboda, composer (Accumulator 1)
• 1945 - Raphael, Spain, spanish singer (When the Sun Sets, Lo Meyur de Ano)
• 1946 - Stefania Sandrelli, Viareggio Italy, actress (Lie, Conformist, 1900)
• 1948 - Bill Ward, Birmingham England, heavy metal drummer (Black Sabbath)
• 1948 - Frank Esier-Smith, rocker
• 1949 - Anna Bergman, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Agent 69)
• 1950 - Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal, I See a Star)
• 1951 - Rex Goh, rock guitarist (Air Supply)
• 1952 - Louis Cortelezzi, rock saxophonist (Mink DeVille)
• 1953 - Billy Burnette, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1954 - Angelo Kimball, Boston Mass, rock guitarist (Face To Face)
• 1954 - Dagmar W”hrl, German FR, Miss Germany (1977)
• 1954 - John Greg Adams, Scottsdale AZ, PGA golfer (1982 Hall of Fame-2nd)
• 1954 - Peter Erskine, jazz drummer (Weather Report)
• 1955 - Melinda Culea, Western Springs Ill, actress (A-Team, Brotherly Love)
• 1955 - Robert Feld, Nashville Tn, National Scrabble Champion (1990)
• 1956 - Dick Kemper, Amsterdam Neth, rock vocalist/bassist (Vandenberg)
• 1957 - Lisa Eilbacher, Dharan Saudi Arabia, actress (Beverly Hills Cop)
• 1957 - Thereza Bazaar, rocker (Dollar-Love's Gotta Hold on Me)
• 1959 - Ian McCullough, rock vocalist (Echo & Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here)
• 1961 - Hiro Hase, wrestler (NJPW)
• 1964 - Heike Henkel, German FR, world record indoor high jumper (1992)
• 1964 - Lorraine McIntosh, British pop singer (Deacon Blue-Fellow Hoodlums)
• 1964 - Ulrich Wilson, soccer player (FC Volendam)
• 1965 - Paul Frase, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1966 - Mike Stapleton, Sarnia, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
• 1967 - Brad Baxter, NFL fullback (NY Jets)
• 1967 - Charles Nagy, Fairfield CT, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
• 1968 - Craig Hendrickson, CFL tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• 1968 - Michael Titley, WLAF TE (London Monarchs)
• 1968 - Robert David Burns, Mission Hills CA, PGA golfer (1994 Buick-5th)
• 1968 - Tim Neilsen, cricket wicket-keeper (South Australian 1991)
• 1969 - Bryan Ivie, Torrance Calif, volleyball middle blocker (Oly-br-92, 96)
• 1970 - Harold Nash, CFL halfback (Montreal Alouettes)
• 1970 - LaPhonso Ellis, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)
• 1971 - Harold Miner, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• 1971 - Keith Hamilton, defensive end (NY Giants)
• 1971 - Ken Brown, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
• 1971 - Reggie Jones, wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
• 1972 - Barrett Brooks, NFL tackle (Phila Eagles)
• 1972 - Brigitta Boccoli, Milan Italy, actress (Manhattan Baby)
• 1972 - Janelle Lynn Canady, Miss Alaska USA (1996)
• 1972 - Mikael Renberg, Pitea Swe, NHL right wing (Phila Flyers, TB Lightning)
• 1972 - Mike Hollis, kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1972 - Ron Snook, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Rushia Brown, WNBA forward/center (Cleveland Rockers)
• 1972 - Travis Jervey, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1972 - Wendy Kaye, Memphis Tenn, playmate (Jul, 1991)
• 1972 - Zigmund Palffy, Skalica Slo, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
• 1973 - Johan Hedberg, Nacka SWE, hockey goalie (Team Sweden, Oly-1998)
• 1973 - Matt Dubuc, CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts)
• 1973 - Muhsin Muhammad, wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
• 1973 - Tina Yothers, Whittier Calif, actresss (Jennifer-Family Ties)
• 1975 - Christine Buschur, Eagle River Alaska, Miss America-Alaska (1997)
• 1976 - Sage Stallone, Sylvester's son/actor (Rocky V)
• 1977 - Tiffany Roberts, Petaluma Calif, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)
• 1980 - Bonnie Lynn Gagnon, Miss New Hampshire Teen USA (1997)
• 1981 - Danielle Christine Fishel, Mesa AZ, actress (Topanga-Boy Meets World)
• 1990 - Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg, NYC, daughter of Caroline

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0311 - Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50
• 1028 - Alfonso V, King of Le¢n/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle
• 1194 - Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies
• 1309 - Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies
• 1504 - Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82
• 1525 - Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62
• 1553 - Erasmus Alberus, Germ theologist (Barf�sser M”nche), dies at about 52
• 1582 - Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies
• 1604 - Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71
• 1613 - Johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66
• 1678 - Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70
• 1702 - Jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79
• 1705 - Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64
• 1786 - Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies
• 1801 - Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74
• 1821 - Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena
• 1827 - Frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76
• 1831 - Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65
• 1837 - Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85
• 1840 - Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67
• 1840 - Matthaus Fischer, composer, dies at 76
• 1859 - Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53
• 1864 - Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44
• 1864 - John Marshall Jones, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 43
• 1864 - Leroy A Stafford, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 42
• 1875 - Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71
• 1885 - Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73
• 1886 - Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61
• 1892 - Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80
• 1902 - Bret Harte, writer, dies at 65
• 1909 - Pauline Staegeman, German feminist, dies
• 1921 - Alfred H Fried, Austrian/German pacifist (Nobel 1911), dies
• 1927 - Charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies
• 1945 - Guëmundur J¢nsson Kamban, Icelandic writer (Vi mordere), dies at 56
• 1949 - Maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies
• 1951 - Eddie Dunn, comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54
• 1956 - Charles R Gallas, lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88
• 1957 - Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer, dies at 74
• 1960 - Sulho Ranta, composer, dies at 58
• 1962 - Ernest Tyldesley, cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies
• 1963 - Heinrich Gebhard, composer, dies
• 1963 - Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (Stijl), dies at 73
• 1968 - Albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62
• 1969 - Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57
• 1971 - Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81
• 1971 - Petro Scaglione, Italian procureur-general, killed by Mafia
• 1972 - Rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76
• 1976 - Thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47
• 1977 - Ludwig Erhard, German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80
• 1978 - Alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
• 1979 - Shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68
• 1980 - Edmond Vandercammen, Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79
• 1981 - Bobby Sands, IRA activists dies in his 66th day of his hunger strike
• 1983 - John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80
• 1986 - Jon William Haussermann Jr, composer, dies at 76
• 1986 - Rui Coelho, composer, dies at 94
• 1988 - George Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68
• 1988 - Tamara Pos, Suriname/Dutch activist
• 1989 - Frank Easton, cricket wicketkeeper (NSW 1933-39), dies
• 1991 - William De Acutis, dies at 33
• 1992 - Ben Frommer, dies at 78
• 1992 - Dick Yarmy, dies of lung cancer at 58
• 1992 - Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor (Golden Salamander), dies at 64
• 1992 - Stefano d'Arrigo, Siciilian writer, dies at 72
• 1993 - Balak Brahmachari, [Marxist Godman], Indies guru, dies at 73
• 1993 - Irving Howe, US writer/critic (Dissent), dies at 72
• 1993 - Lenore Kingston Jenson, dies of cancer at 79
• 1994 - Hein Salomonson, architect, dies at about 83
• 1994 - Joe Layton, director (Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip), dies at 63
• 1995 - Anthony Wagner, genealogist, dies at 86
• 1995 - Bernard Benjamin Gillis, judge, dies at 89
• 1995 - Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist, dies at 86
• 1995 - James Pack, naval officer museum curator, dies at 81
• 1995 - Lionel Alexander Bethune [Alastair] Pilkington, engineer, dies at 75
• 1995 - Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world chess champ, dies
• 1995 - Thomas Eden Binkley, musician, dies at 63
• 1996 - Ai Qing, poet, dies at 86
• 1996 - Beryl Burton, cyclist, dies at 58