• 1502 - Damiao de G¢is, Portuguese humanist scholar
• 1583 - Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess
• 1595 - Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)
• 1600 - Gabriel Naud‚, France, librarian (Mazarin Library)
• 1649 - Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30)
• 1650 - Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II)
• 1669 - Louis Marchand, composer
• 1714 - Gottfried August Homilius, composer
• 1748 - Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer
• 1773 - Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer
• 1780 - Johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)
• 1802 - Jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist
• 1803 - Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862
• 1804 - Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer
• 1813 - J¢zsef E”tv”s, Hungarian Minister of Education (1848)
• 1815 - Nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
• 1817 - John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)
• 1817 - Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer
• 1820 - Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne)
• 1827 - Abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
• 1827 - Oswald Aschenbach, German painter
• 1835 - Luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer
• 1840 - Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer
• 1844 - Leander Schlegel, composer
• 1847 - Jules Fran‡ois Blasini, Cura‡aos pianist/composer
• 1850 - Carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker
• 1852 - Hƒmid Abd�lhak, Istanbul, Turkish romantic poet/playwright
• 1852 - Teunis Stoel, actor/director (Small Theater, Rotterdam)
• 1856 - Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer
• 1857 - Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector
• 1859 - Havelock Ellis, US physician/sexologist (Psychology of Sex)
• 1861 - Mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-22)
• 1861 - Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22)
• 1861 - Solomon R Guggenheim, philanthropist (Guggenheim Museum NYC)
• 1873 - Freiherr Konstantin von Neurath, German secretary of State (1932-38)
• 1873 - Johan P earl van Limburg Stirum, Dutch diplomat
• 1873 - Leopold Fall, Austria, operetta composer (Dollar Princess)
• 1875 - Annette Kolb, German/French author (Small Fanfare)
• 1875 - Fritz Kreisler, Vienna Austria, violinist/composer
• 1878 - Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)
• 1881 - Karl Frederick, pistol champ (Olympic-gold-1920)
• 1882 - James Joyce, Ire, novelist/poet (Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake)
• 1882 - James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold)
• 1883 - Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer
• 1884 - Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/General Spanish rep army
• 1884 - S Z Sakall, Budapest Hungary, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca)
• 1885 - Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi)
• 1886 - Kurt Baschwitz, German/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Du und)
• 1886 - William R Ben‚t, writer
• 1888 - Candelario Huizar, composer
• 1888 - Frank Lloyd, Scotland, actor/director (Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist)
• 1890 - Jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China)
• 1891 - Antonio Segni, premier/president (Italy)
• 1891 - Frank Foyston, NHL Hall of Famer (Seattle)
• 1895 - George S Halas, [Papa Bear], end/coach (Bears), co-founder NFL
• 1896 - Jane Wilde, writer
• 1898 - Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar)
• 1899 - Benny Rubin, Boston Mass, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show)
• 1900 - Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Springfield Ohio, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65)
• 1901 - Connie Gilchrist, Bkln NY, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives)
• 1901 - Jascha Heifetz, Vilna Lithuania, US violin virtuoso (Carnegie Hall)
• 1902 - Tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress (Peter the Tramp)
• 1903 - Frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train)
• 1904 - Buzurg Alavi, Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha)
• 1904 - Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer
• 1905 - Ayn Rand, writer (Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead)
• 1905 - Jean-Pierre Guerlain, cosmetics pioneer
• 1907 - Bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic
• 1908 - Anita Garvin, actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off)
• 1908 - Cal Tinney, Okla, comedian (Stop Me If You Heard This One)
• 1908 - Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, Calif, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)/actor
• 1908 - Pavel Sivic, composer
• 1908 - Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer
• 1909 - Franc Albertson, Fergus Falls MN, actor (Psycho, Alice Adams)
• 1910 - Charlotte Auerbach, computer Pioneer/Mathematician
• 1910 - Hendrik H K Beernink, Dutch politician (CHU)
• 1911 - Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer
• 1911 - Johan J "Jussi" Bj”rling, Swedish tenor
• 1912 - Burton Lane, Broadway composer (Finian's Rainbow)
• 1912 - Burton Lane, composer
• 1912 - Stefan Schnabel, German actor (Anna, Dracula's Widow, Firefox)
• 1915 - Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool)
• 1918 - Hella [S Lelyveld-]Haasse, Dutch author (Cider for Poor People)
• 1919 - Allie Reynolds, NY Yankee pitcher (1952 AL ERA leader (2.07))
• 1919 - Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa, Swiss vocalist
• 1920 - An Wang, founder (Wang Labs, Wang Computers)
• 1923 - Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)
• 1923 - Bonita Granville, NYC, actress (Hitler's Children, Lone Ranger)
• 1923 - James Dickey, Atlanta, poet/actor (Deliverance)
• 1923 - Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, Tx, journlist/author (WNBC, NY Daily News)
• 1923 - Peter Fowler, physicist
• 1924 - Tine Balder, [Clementine AL Cobbaut], Flemish actress (Antigone)
• 1925 - David Abell Wood, priest
• 1925 - Michel Paul Philippot, composer
• 1926 - Elaine Stritch, Detroit Mich, actress (My Sister Eileen, Company)
• 1926 - Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal (Nicaragua)
• 1926 - Nydia M E Ecury, Arubian poet/actress (Kantika pa Mama Tera)
• 1926 - Val‚ry Giscard d'Estaing, pres of France (1974-81)
• 1926 - Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress (This is Music, Paul Dixon Show)
• 1927 - Friedrich K Flick, German industrialist
• 1927 - Richard Ray, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- ) [or Jan 2]
• 1927 - Richard Vance Maxfield, composer
• 1927 - Stan Getz, Phila, jazz tenor saxophonist (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey)
• 1928 - Alan Fluck, musical educationalist
• 1928 - Howard Caine, Nashville Tn, actor (Californians)
• 1928 - Luigi Ciriaco De Mita, PM of Italy (1988-89)
• 1929 - Reiner Bredemeyer, composer
• 1931 - Andreas "Andries" van Agt, Dutch premier (CDA, 1977-82)
• 1932 - Robert Mandan, Clever Mo, actor (Chester-Soap, James-3's a Crowd)
• 1934 - [Clyde] Skip Batten, LA Calif, rocker (Byrds-Turn Turn Turn)
• 1937 - Martina Arroyo, NYC, opera soprano (NY Met)
• 1937 - Tom Smothers, NYC, comedian (Smother Brother Show, Serial)
• 1939 - Rachel English, London, author (My 1st 500)
• 1940 - Alan "Tea" Caddy, rock guitarist (Tornados-Globetrotter)
• 1940 - Martina Arroyo, NYC, soprano
• 1940 - Thomas M[ichael] Disch, US, sci-fi author (Genocides, 102 H-Bombs)
• 1941 - Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer
• 1942 - Barry Diller, founder (Fox-TV)
• 1942 - Bo Hopkins, Greenville SC, actor (Dynasty, Doc Elliot, Rockford Files)
• 1942 - Graham Nash, guitarist (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Southern Cross)
• 1943 - Peter MacBeth, rocker (Foundations)
• 1944 - Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor (New Phil Orch-London)
• 1944 - Katherine Crawford, LA Calif, actress (Gemini Man, Captains & Kings)
• 1944 - Ursula Oppens, NYC, pianist/co-founder (Speculum Musicae-NYC)
• 1945 - Ronnie Goodson, rocker
• 1946 - Farrah Fawcett, Texas, actress (Charley's Angels, Burning Bed)
• 1946 - Howard Bellamy, Darby Fla, vocalist (Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow)
• 1947 - Aleksandr Medved, USSR, wrestler (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
• 1947 - Derek Shulman, rocker
• 1947 - Peter Lucia, rock drummer (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue)
• 1948 - Alan McKay, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Boogie Wonderland)
• 1948 - Jessica Savitch, Kennet Sq PA, news anchor (NBC)
• 1948 - Tony DeMeur, rocker (Fabulous Poodles-Anna Rexia, Suicide Bridge)
• 1949 - Jetty Weels, Surinamese/Dutch vocalist (Mai Tai)
• 1949 - Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist (Journey-Who's Crying Now, Open Arms)
• 1949 - Sherry Mathis, actress (Search for Tomorrow)
• 1949 - Tom Tripplehorn, rocker (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring)
• 1950 - Barbara Sukowa, Germany, actress (Zentropia, Sicilian, Voyager, Lola)
• 1950 - Osamu Kido, wrestler (NJPW/UWF)
• 1951 - Alphonso Johnson, jazz bassist
• 1951 - Kim Zimmer, Mich, actress (Guiding Light, Doctors, One Life to Live)
• 1952 - Simon MacCorkindale, Cambridge Engl, actor (Jaws 3, MacBeth) [or 2/12]
• 1953 - James Mndaweni, South African worker's union leader/president (NACTU)
• 1953 - Penny Pulz, LPGA golfer
• 1954 - Christie Brinkley, [Ex-Mrs Billy Joel], model/actress (SI, Vacation)
• 1954 - Jayantha Amerasinghe, cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
• 1955 - Brent Spiner, Houston TX, actor (Data-Star Trek the Next Generation)
• 1955 - Michael Talbott, Waverly Iowa, actor (Stan-Miami Vice)
• 1957 - Laurie Mann, current DPS curator/geek
• 1957 - Sandra Joyce Cagle Milwukee WI, playmate (Feb, 1980)
• 1958 - Dexter Manley, NFLer (Wash Redskins)
• 1958 - Holly Hunter, Conyers Ga, actress (Broadcast News, Once Around)
• 1960 - Eric Shea, actor (Castaway Cowboy)
• 1960 - Lee Chill, Cleveland Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer (1977 Ohio Jr)
• 1961 - Joey Benjamin, cricket pace bowler (in St Kitts England in 1994)
• 1962 - Ben Testerman, Knoxville Tenn, tennis star
• 1962 - Michael T Weiss, Chicago, actor (Jarod-Pretender, Days of our Lives)
• 1963 - Pebbles Flintstone, fictional character on "The Flintstones"
• 1963 - Stephen McGann, Liverpool England, actor (Catherine the Great)
• 1965 - Harry Swayne, NFL tackle (SD Chargers, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1966 - Andrei Chesnokov, Russia, tennis star
• 1966 - Bob Alan Estes, Graham TX, PGA golfer (1994 Texas Open)
• 1966 - Tony Plourde, Chibougamau Quebec, sabre (Olympics-96)
• 1966 - Victor Muhammad, WLAF running back (London Monarchs)
• 1968 - Paul McKenzie, Australian Finn class yachter (Olympics-96)
• 1968 - Sari Krooks, ice hockey right wing (Finland, Oly-98)
• 1968 - Scott Erickson, Long Beach CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twins, Balt Orioles)
• 1968 - Sean Elliott, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
• 1968 - Steve Henson, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
• 1968 - Ventson Donelson, CFL cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 1969 - Ijaz Ahmed Jr, cricketer (one Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka 1995)
• 1969 - Jeff Christy, corner (Minnesota Vikings)
• 1969 - Jody Hull, Cambridge, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
• 1970 - Chris Luneburg, WLAF T (London Monarchs)
• 1970 - Diego Martos, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
• 1970 - Erik ten Hag, soccer player (FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht)
• 1970 - Ivan Vukov, soccer player (FC Volendam)
• 1971 - Ken Dilger, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1971 - Tony Miller, Mount Pleasant Texas, 400m runner
• 1972 - Charlie Williams, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1972 - Ivan Droppa, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, NHL defenseman (Chicago)
• 1972 - Lance Brown, NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1973 - Dan Brandenburg, linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
• 1973 - Jose White, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle (Minn Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 1973 - Patrick Jeffers, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1973 - Radka Bobkova, Prague Czech Rep, tennis star (quarter Bournemouth)
• 1973 - Sergio Gonzalez, rocker (Menudo-Cannonball)
• 1973 - Tim Denton, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1974 - David Buck, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1974 - J R Conrad, offensive tackle/guard (NY Jets)
• 1974 - Jeff Cassar, soccer goalkeeper (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1975 - Macey Brooks, wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1975 - Todd Bertuzzi, Sudbury, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
• 1976 - Steven Dewick, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
• 1978 - Annabel Ellwood, Canberra Australia, tennis star (1995 Futures NC)
• 1979 - Brandee Dawn McCoskey, Miss Alaska Teen USA (1996)
• 1979 - Lindsay Langston, Modesto Calif, archer (Olympics-1996)
• 1979 - Petra Cada, Prague Czech, Canadian table tennis player (Olympics-96)
• 1992 - Rebop Rundgren, son of Michelle Gray & Todd
• 2338 - Data, android character on Star Trek Next Generation

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1032 - Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies
• 1435 - Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61
• 1491 - Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40
• 1540 - George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen
• 1563 - Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54
• 1594 - Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68
• 1597 - Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61
• 1660 - Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45
• 1660 - Jean BG duke of Orl‚ans, brother of French king Louis XIII, dies at 51
• 1673 - Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56
• 1685 - Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54
• 1704 - Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62
• 1723 - Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66
• 1750 - Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65
• 1769 - Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75
• 1779 - Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59
• 1789 - Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63
• 1793 - William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61
• 1804 - Caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62
• 1822 - Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79
• 1827 - Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62
• 1828 - Frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78
• 1852 - Fran‡ois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49
• 1881 - Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59
• 1882 - Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63
• 1902 - Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42
• 1907 - Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72
• 1909 - Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73
• 1918 - John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59
• 1919 - Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55
• 1921 - Luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72
• 1925 - Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57
• 1929 - Albert Steinr�ck, German actor (Golem), dies at 56
• 1931 - Theodor Batthynyi, Hungarian contra-revolutionary, dies at 71
• 1934 - Ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70
• 1941 - Johannes Schlaf, writer, dies at 78
• 1945 - Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60
• 1952 - Charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72
• 1952 - Johann Babtist Thaller, composer, dies at 79
• 1953 - Gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85
• 1954 - Theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52
• 1956 - Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86
• 1957 - Val‚ry Larbaud, French author/novelist/writer (Amants), dies at 75
• 1959 - Frank DeCaires, cricketer (WI bat v Eng 1930, 3 Tests 232 runs), dies
• 1960 - Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84
• 1961 - Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87
• 1961 - Anna May Wong, actress (Thief of Baghdad), dies at about 56
• 1963 - Herman Bouber, [Blom], actor/playwright (Bluejackets), dies at 77
• 1965 - Richard P Blackmur, US, critic/publisher (Good European), dies at 61
• 1965 - Richard Wurz, composer, dies at 79
• 1969 - Boris Karloff, [Pratt], British actor (Frankenstein), dies at 81
• 1969 - Giovanni Martinelli, opera singer (NY Met), dies at 83
• 1970 - Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97
• 1970 - Jaroslav Vogel, composer, dies at 76
• 1972 - Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67
• 1973 - Henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70
• 1974 - Jean Absil, Belgian composer (B‚n‚dictions), dies at 80
• 1976 - Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies
• 1976 - Johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor (My Fair Lady), dies at 78
• 1976 - Maurice Jacobson, composer, dies at 80
• 1978 - Wendy Barrie, TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), dies at 65
• 1979 - Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide
• 1979 - Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 31
• 1980 - William H Stein, US biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 68
• 1981 - Donald W Douglas, US aircraft pioneer/builder, dies at 88
• 1981 - Jan Donner, Dutch chairman of High Council, dies at 89
• 1981 - Louise Lorraine, actress (Adventures of Tarzan), dies
• 1982 - Stringfellow Barr, US educationalist (100 Great Books), dies at 85
• 1983 - Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies
• 1983 - Roy Horb, Suriname sergeant/putschist, commits suicide
• 1983 - Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies
• 1987 - Alfred Lion, record founder (Blue Note), dies at 78
• 1987 - Patrick "Spike" Hughes, Brit jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78
• 1988 - Clive Epstein, brother of Brian Epstein, dies at 51
• 1988 - G Mennen Williams, Supreme Court justice, dies at 76 in Detroit
• 1989 - John Cassavetes, US actor (Rosemary's Baby)/director, dies at 59
• 1990 - Joel Fluellen, actor (Man Friday, Burning Cross), dies at 79
• 1992 - Bert Parks, [Jacobson], TV host (Miss America), dies at 77
• 1992 - Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist, dies at 78
• 1992 - Maurice J Hill, writer (Track of Thunder), dies of pneumonia at 89
• 1992 - Maurice L Kusell, dies
• 1993 - Fran‡ois Reichenbach, Fren director (L'Am‚rique Insolite), dies at 70
• 1994 - John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62
• 1994 - Stephen Barclay, actor (Pride of the Plains), dies at 75
• 1994 - Willie Mae Ford Smith, gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89
• 1994 - Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95
• 1995 - Alexis d'Anjou de Bourbon-Cond‚, French prince/Russian, dies at 47
• 1995 - Andr‚ Frossard, French publicist (Defense of Pope), dies at 80
• 1995 - David Kindersley, alphabet Designer/Cutter, dies at 79
• 1995 - Donald Pleasance, English actor (Halloween), dies at 75
• 1995 - Fred Perry, English tennis star (Wimbledon 1934-36), dies at 85
• 1995 - Phillip Borsos, Tasmanian/Canadian director (Mean Season), dies
• 1995 - Robert L Haller, coon Dog Trainer, dies at 32
• 1996 - Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83
• 1996 - Ray McIntire, chemical engineer, dies at 77
• 1996 - Shamus Culhane, animator, dies at 87
• 1997 - Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40
• 1997 - Godfrey Baseley, British radio executive, dies at 92