• 1577 - Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect (Aanbidding of the Point)
• 1620 - Isabella Leonarda, composer
• 1627 - Pierre Verdier, composer
• 1633 - Sebastian Knupfer, composer
• 1644 - Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer
• 1648 - Johann Schelle, composer
• 1697 - Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant
• 1702 - Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer
• 1711 - Heinrich Melchior Mhlenberg, found US Lutheran church
• 1729 - Mozes Mendelssohn, German englightened philosopher (Haksalah)
• 1757 - Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary
• 1762 - Theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral
• 1766 - John Dalton, English physicist, developed atomic theory of matter
• 1781 - Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer
• 1788 - F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari)
• 1797 - Wililam "Extra Billy" Smith, Confederacy (Confederate Army)
• 1805 - Horatio Greenough, US, neo-classical sculptor/writer (Form & Function)
• 1811 - James Melville Gilliss, founder (Naval Observatory in Washington)
• 1811 - Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author (Rozeken Pot)
• 1814 - George Cartier, (C) Canadian co-PM (1858-62)
• 1815 - John Richardson Liddell, Brig General (Confederate Army)
• 1815 - Karol Katski, composer
• 1816 - Francis Stebbins Bartow, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1861
• 1817 - Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father
• 1819 - Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer
• 1819 - Nicolae Filimon, Romania, writer/critic (Ciocoii Vechi Si Noi)
• 1819 - William Starke Rosecrans, Mjr General (Union volunteers)
• 1827 - John Morrison Oliver, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1850 - Louis F H "Louis" Apol, painter/etcher/literary
• 1855 - Ferdinand B Hummel, composer
• 1860 - Jane Addams, US, pacifist/social worker/feminist (Nobel 1931)
• 1863 - Rodolfo Lenz, German/Chilian linguist (El Papiamento)
• 1869 - Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria journalist (Bambi)
• 1869 - Walford Davies, composer
• 1876 - John J R Macleod, Scottish/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923)
• 1876 - Willem A Bonger, Dutch sociologist/criminologist (Race & Crime)
• 1877 - Petar Stojanovic, composer
• 1879 - Neal Rev Dodd, Iowa, actor (You Belong to Me)
• 1880 - Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer (French governess)
• 1881 - Charlie Dell, NYC, actor (Pickle in the Middle)
• 1881 - Leo Carrillo, LA Calif, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid)
• 1882 - John Powell, composer
• 1883 - Lord Birkett, England, judge (Nremburg Trials)
• 1884 - Emerson Whithorne, composer
• 1885 - Franz T Csokor, Austrian author (Writings on the Wall)
• 1885 - Otto Kruger, Toledo Ohio, actor (Lux Video Theater, High Noon)
• 1888 - Joseph P Kennedy, Boston Mass, diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy
• 1889 - Fritz Knkel, German physicians (Angewandte Characterize)
• 1890 - Clara Kimball Young, Illinois, actress (Return of Chandu)
• 1890 - Manfred Gurlitt, composer
• 1892 - Edward V Appleton, English physicist (Appleton-layer)
• 1893 - Irving Bacon, St Joseph MO, actor (Branded Men, Fort Ti)
• 1896 - Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer
• 1896 - Mario Praz, Italian literary (La carne, la morte, e il diavolo)
• 1896 - Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer
• 1899 - Billy Rose, theatrical producer (Diamond Horse Show)
• 1900 - Julien Green, US/French writer (Frere Fran‡ois)
• 1901 - John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas
• 1902 - Morgan Beatty, Little Rock Ark, news anchor (Du Mont Evening News)
• 1903 - P l Kadosa, Hungarian composer/pianist
• 1904 - Karlo Arvi Kivimaa, Finnish writer (Groenende Cross)
• 1904 - Lyubomir Pipkov, composer
• 1904 - Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light heavyweight boxing champ (1930-34)
• 1906 - Alexander Bodon, Hungarian/Dutch architect (RAI building)
• 1906 - John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher
• 1906 - Raymond Keane, Denver CO, actor (Midnight Sun, Love Eagle)
• 1907 - Elizabeth Morna MacTaggart Ferrars, crime writer
• 1907 - John A Kelly, US marathon runner (Berlin 1936, Boston 1935..1991)
• 1908 - Anthony Wagner, genealogist
• 1908 - Paul Lavalle, Beacon NY, bandleader (Cities Service Band of America)
• 1909 - John Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force)
• 1910 - Frank Fidler, artist
• 1911 - Bentley Bridgewater, British Museum secretary
• 1912 - Stephen Murray, Partney England, actor (Alice in Wonderland)
• 1912 - Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player (Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves)
• 1912 - Wayne Barlow, composer
• 1915 - Franz Josef Strauss, Germany, nazi/minister of defense (1956-62)
• 1916 - Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, English landowner
• 1917 - George Mann, captain English cricket team
• 1921 - Robert Millar, journalist
• 1923 - Peter II Karadjordjevic, King of Yugoslavia (1934-45)
• 1923 - William Kraft, Chicago, Ill, composer/percussionist
• 1924 - John Melcher, (Sen-D-MO)
• 1925 - Jimmy Reed, Mississippi, blues singer (Soulin', Big Boss Man)
• 1926 - Arthur William Oldham, composer
• 1926 - Claus von Amsberg, prince of Netherlands
• 1927 - Keith Humble, composer
• 1928 - Evgeny Svetlanov, Moscow Russia, conductor (Siberian Fantasy)
• 1928 - Rudolph Plukfelder, USSR, light heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964)
• 1929 - Tsang-houe' Hsu, composer
• 1930 - Andr‚ Beullens, Flemish painter
• 1931 - Sander M Levin, (Rep-D-Michigan, 1983- )
• 1932 - Earl of Cawdor, British large landowner
• 1932 - Gilles Tremblay, composer
• 1934 - Jody McCrea, LA Calif, actor (Ben Matheson-Wichita Town)
• 1935 - Bob Bouber, [Boris Blom], Dutch singer (ZZ & Masks)/actor
• 1935 - Jock Wallace, soccer star/manager
• 1937 - Irina Bayanovna Solovyova, Russian cosmonaut
• 1937 - Jo Anne Worley, Lowell Indiana, comedienne (Laugh-in)
• 1937 - John Bernard, Dutch TV weatherman
• 1938 - Alan Charles Downes, cameraman
• 1938 - Joan Tower, New Rochelle NY, composer (Breakfast Rhythms)
• 1939 - David Allan Coe, country musician (Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy)
• 1940 - Jackie Trent, singer
• 1941 - Monica Mason, England, ballerina
• 1941 - Willibrord Frequin, Dutch TV reporter
• 1942 - Dave Bargeron, NYC, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 1942 - Harry Jack Max, rocker
• 1942 - Les Burns, local councillor
• 1942 - Mel McDaniel, Checotah Okla, singer (Baby's got her Blue Jeans On)
• 1944 - Gordon DeMarco, writer/activist
• 1944 - Linda Kaye Henning, Cal, actress (Betty Joe-Petticoat Junction)
• 1944 - M N Aubrey Mokoape, S Afr's VP (Azanian People Org)
• 1944 - Roger Waters, Cambridge England, rock bassist (Pink Floyd-Wall)
• 1944 - Swoosie Kurtz, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Slap Shot, Garp, Sisters)
• 1946 - Bryan D O'Connor, Orange Cal, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 61B, STS 40)
• 1946 - Buizen Beernd, [Bennie Jolink], singer/guitarist/pianist (Normal)
• 1947 - Jane Curtin, Cambridge Mass, actress (SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate & Allie)
• 1947 - Sylvester, rocker (Do Ya Wanna Funk)
• 1948 - Charles "Claydes" Smith, Jersey City NJ, guitarist (Kool & The Gang)
• 1949 - Jimmy Litherland, rocker (Mitarbeit)
• 1949 - Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, S Afr Kwazulu politician
• 1950 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Dutch MP (CDA)
• 1951 - Barry Troyna, teacher/educational sociologist
• 1953 - Katherine Cannon, Hartford Ct, actress (Father Murphy, Survivors)
• 1953 - Mohammed Kedir, Ethiopia, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980)
• 1954 - Banner Thomas, rocker (Molly Hatchet)
• 1954 - Jon Erikson, US, 1st to triple cross English Channel (1981)
• 1954 - Patrick O'Hearn, rock bassist (Missing Persons)
• 1955 - Anne Henning, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1955 - Carl Erwin Walz, Cleve Ohio, Mjr USAF/Astronaut (STS 51, 65, 79)
• 1956 - Pam Allen, Billings MT, LPGA golfer (1988 Planters Pat Bradley-12th)
• 1957 - "Curley" Joe Smyth, Westbrook Me, country singer (Betty's Bein' Bad)
• 1957 - Gwyn Evans, Welsh rugby player
• 1957 - Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer (Intelligence Park)
• 1958 - Jeff Foxworthy, comedian (Jeff Foxworthy-The Jeff Foxworthy Show)
• 1960 - Michael Winslow, Spokane WA, actor/comedian (Police Academy)
• 1961 - Pal Waaktaar, Oslo Norway, rock guitarist/vocalist (A-ha)
• 1961 - Peggy MacIntaggart, Midland Ontario, playmate (January, 1990)
• 1961 - P i Waaktaar, rocker (Aha-Take on Me)
• 1962 - Kevin Willis, NBA center (Houston Rockets)
• 1963 - Jozsef Kiprich, soccer player (Feyenoord)
• 1963 - Mark Chesnutt, Beaumont Tx, country singer (Too Cold at Home)
• 1964 - Rosie Perez, Bkln, actress (Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump)
• 1965 - Johan Garrels, soccer player (Alphense Boys, RKC)
• 1966 - Joan Guetschow, Akron Ohio, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
• 1967 - Amy Lynn Baxter, model (Penthouse Pet 1990)
• 1968 - Gene Patrick, Phila, actor (Gemini: Twin Stars)
• 1968 - Pat Meares, Salina KS, infielder (Minn Twins)
• 1969 - Aaron Pierce, NFL halfback (NY Giants)
• 1969 - Cece Peniston, Phoenix AZ, Miss Black AZ/singer (Finally)
• 1969 - Douglas Pirini, Auckland NZ, decathlete (Olympics-96)
• 1969 - Helen Labdan, Bracknell England, model (page 3)
• 1970 - Igor Korolev, Moscow Russia, NHLer (Team Russia, Winnipeg)
• 1970 - Shane Heal, Box Hill Melbourne VIC Austral, basketball guard (Oly-96)
• 1970 - Torrance Small, NFL wide receiver (NO Saints)
• 1971 - Anthony Goldwire, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
• 1971 - Holli Rene Hyche, Indianapolis Indiana, runner
• 1971 - Kathy Wolfgramm, rocker (Jets)
• 1971 - Pavel Patera, Kladno CZE, hockey forward (Team Czech Rep, Oly-gild-98)
• 1971 - Sandra Natasha Abreu, Miss Universe-Dominican Republic (1996)
• 1972 - Eric Zeier, NFL quarterback (Cleve Browns)
• 1972 - Frank Rocca, CFL corner (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• 1973 - Greg Rusedski, Montreal Quebec, tennis star (1995 Seoul)
• 1974 - Justin Whalin, SF Calif, actor (Jimmy-Lois & Clark, Charles in Charge)
• 1976 - Danny Blankers, soccer player (PSV/Willem II)
• 1976 - Michael Nakamura, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
• 1978 - Natalia Cigliuti, NY, actress (Lindsay-Saved By Bell: New Class)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0394 - Eugenius, linguistic/anti emperor of Rome (392-94), dies in battle
• 0972 - John XIII Crescentii, pope (965-72), dies
• 1635 - Adrian A Metius, mathematician/fort architect, dies at 63
• 1649 - Famiano Strada, Ital jesuit (bello belgico decades duae), dies at 77
• 1649 - Robert Dudley, English navigator/writer (Arcano del Mare), dies
• 1701 - James II [Stuart], king of England (1685-88), dies at 68
• 1811 - Julien-Amable Mathieu, composer, dies at 77
• 1819 - Georg Druschetzky, composer, dies at 74
• 1831 - Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer, dies at 49
• 1863 - Lucius March Walker, Confederate brig-general (in duel), dies at 33
• 1902 - Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet), dies at 75
• 1902 - Philip James Bailey, English poet (Universal hymn), dies at 86
• 1903 - Charles Ammi Cutter, US bibliographer, dies at 66
• 1919 - Worm Pander, sculptor
• 1937 - Henry Kimball Hadley, composer, dies at 65
• 1939 - Arthur Rackham, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales), dies at 71
• 1941 - Hugo Loudon, president-director (Royal Oil), dies at 81
• 1944 - Robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered
• 1945 - John S Mccain, US admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies
• 1947 - Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76
• 1948 - Gerrit H Kersten, vicar/founder (Calvinist Party), dies at 66
• 1950 - Arthur Hill, cricketer (3 Tests), dies
• 1952 - Jose Forns y Cuadras, composer, dies at 54
• 1956 - Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84
• 1959 - Edmund Gwenn, actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83
• 1959 - Kay Kendall, British actress (Genevieve), dies of leukemia at 32
• 1960 - Jimmy Savo, comedian (Through the Crystal Ball), dies at 65
• 1962 - Hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64
• 1963 - Margarita Sierra, actress (Surfside 6), dies after heart surgery at 26
• 1965 - Konstantin Mostras, composer, dies at 79
• 1966 - Hendrik F Verwoerd, South African PM (1958-66), assassinated at 64
• 1966 - Luigi Perrachio, composer, dies at 83
• 1966 - Margaret Sanger, US feminist/birth control pioneer, dies at 86
• 1968 - Karl Ranki, composer, dies at 69
• 1970 - Gerard Smithson, cricketer (Eng batsman against W Indies 1948), dies
• 1973 - William H Harris, composer, dies at 90
• 1974 - Olga Baclanova, actress (Freaks, Docks of NY), dies at 75
• 1974 - Otto Kruger, actor (Lux Video Theater), dies on 89th birthday
• 1975 - Rien van Nunen, Dutch actor (Spuit Elf), dies at 62
• 1977 - Guido Pannain, composer, dies at 85
• 1977 - Paul Burkhard, composer, dies at 65
• 1978 - Jan Berger, Dutch politician, dies at 59
• 1979 - Ronald Binge, composer, dies at 69
• 1981 - Joseph Yasser, composer, dies at 88
• 1981 - Maria Palmer, actress (Days of Glory, Web), dies
• 1984 - E J Andre, actor (Eugene Bullock-Dallas), dies at 74
• 1984 - Ernest Tubb, singer (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 70
• 1985 - Jane Frazee, singer/actress (Alice-Beulah), dies at 67 of pneumonia
• 1985 - Johnny Desmond, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies of cancer at 65
• 1985 - Leon Orthel, composer, dies at 79
• 1986 - Blanche Sweet, US actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90
• 1990 - Leonard Hutton, cricketer (79 Tests for England, 6971 runs), dies
• 1990 - T Issan Dorsey, founder (Hartford St Zen Center SF), dies
• 1990 - Tom Fogerty, rocker (Creedence Clearwater), dies of tuberculosis at 48
• 1993 - Josephine Rich Corday, vaudevillian, dies of kidney failure at 79
• 1994 - Duccio Tessari, Italian director, dies of cancer at 67
• 1994 - James Clavell, author/director (King Rat, Shogun), dies at 69
• 1994 - Max Kaminsky, trumpeter, dies at 85
• 1994 - Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Rolling Stones), dies at 50
• 1994 - Wolf Donner, Austrian movie historian/festival director, dies at 55
• 1995 - Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer, dies at 52
• 1995 - Joanne Gail Abbott, exec (MTV), dies at 36
• 1996 - William James Moyce, armaments scientist, dies at 82
• 1997 - Philippe Rossillon, administrator, dies at 66