• 1600 - Paul Hallman, composer
• 1613 - Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer
• 1635 - Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)
• 1673 - Richard Mead, London, physician
• 1720 - Martin Gerbert, composer
• 1737 - Joseph Nollekins, London, sculptor
• 1744 - Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, composer
• 1748 - Joseph Schuster, composer
• 1772 - Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general
• 1778 - Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement
• 1799 - Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist
• 1805 - Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament
• 1807 - David R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849
• 1811 - Judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6]
• 1823 - Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe)
• 1828 - Edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909
• 1832 - Thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1833 - Robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill)
• 1836 - Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician
• 1837 - Marie Fran‡ois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated
• 1858 - Christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929)
• 1860 - Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson ‚tats de Normandie)
• 1862 - Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly)
• 1863 - Arpad Szendy, composer
• 1867 - Hobart Bosworth, Marietta OH, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade)
• 1867 - Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields)
• 1870 - Tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler (1893-98)
• 1873 - John Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing)
• 1880 - Frederick Jerome Work, composer
• 1882 - Rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia
• 1883 - Ernst Stadler, writer
• 1888 - Owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh)
• 1890 - Erich Wichman, Dutch fascist painter/sculptor
• 1891 - Helen Broderick, US, com‚dienne/actress/singer (Swing Time)
• 1892 - Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound)
• 1892 - Mac Diarmid, writer
• 1892 - Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general
• 1894 - Wilhelm Grosz, composer
• 1897 - Louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury)
• 1898 - Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist
• 1900 - Alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS]
• 1900 - Charles William Paddock, Texas, 100m runner (Olympic-2 gold-1920)
• 1902 - Christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu)
• 1902 - Lloyd Nolan, SF Calif, actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place)
• 1903 - Michael Whalley Wickham, artist
• 1904 - Jess Stacy, pianist
• 1906 - Harry Elstrím, Danish/Belgian sculptor (Great Passion, Black Christ)
• 1907 - Ted a'Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player)
• 1909 - Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer
• 1909 - Hugo Buchthal, art historian
• 1909 - Jean Lancaster, director (WRNS)
• 1910 - Denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour)
• 1911 - Alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis)
• 1911 - Benny Lee, entertainer
• 1911 - Henry Kulky, Hastings-on-Hudson NY, actor (Otto-Life of Riley)
• 1911 - Prem Bhatia, journalist
• 1911 - Ronald Batty, bookseller
• 1911 - Thanom Kittikachorn, general/premier Thailand (1958..73)
• 1912 - Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women)
• 1913 - Angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955)
• 1915 - Kunio Toda, composer
• 1917 - Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible)
• 1920 - Derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U)
• 1920 - William Masselos, Niagara Falls NY, pianist/prof (Juilliard 1976)
• 1921 - Alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots)
• 1924 - Arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush)
• 1925 - Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)
• 1925 - Mike Douglas, Chicago Ill, talk show host (Mike Douglas Show)
• 1925 - Robert Linn, composer
• 1926 - Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist
• 1926 - Bernard Ashley, English fashion designer/pres (Laura Ashley)
• 1926 - Claus Von Bulow, accused of murdering his wife
• 1926 - J R S Fincham, geneticist
• 1926 - Johnny Van Derrick, jazz violinist
• 1927 - James Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry
• 1927 - Kenneth Eastham, MP
• 1927 - Len Rempt-Halmmans de Jongh, Dutch MP (VVD)
• 1927 - Pentti Vihtori, Finland, writer/poet (Yksin„iset [Solitude])
• 1927 - Raymond Leppard, London England, conductor (St Louis Symphony Orch)
• 1928 - Charles Hugh Shirley, publisher
• 1928 - Richard Barratt, former Chief Inspector of Constabulary
• 1929 - Alun Hoddinott, Bargoed Wales, composer (Floriture)
• 1929 - Cora de Man-Canne Meyer, mezzo-soprano (Figaro, Carmen)
• 1930 - Heinz Werner Zimmermann, composer
• 1930 - Michael Quinlan, civil servant
• 1930 - William A O'Neal, (Gov-D-Ct)
• 1932 - Angela Rumbold, MP
• 1932 - Fernando Arrabal, Spanish song/romance writer (Baal Babilonia)
• 1932 - Geoffrey Cass, CEO (Cambridge U Press)
• 1932 - Lord Varley
• 1932 - Sam McCluskie, trade unionist
• 1932 - Wilson "Papa" Godett, Cura‡aos worker's union leader/boxer
• 1933 - Jerry Falwell, US, TV evangelist (Moral Majority)
• 1933 - Julian Oswald, British Admiral of the Fleet
• 1933 - Justin Connolly, composer
• 1933 - Tam…s Vasary, pianist/conductor
• 1934 - Bob Hepple, master (Clare College Cambridge)
• 1936 - D V Day, Principal (St John's College, Durham U)
• 1936 - J L Thompson, Bishop (Bath & Wells)
• 1937 - Allegra Kent, US actress (Addams Family)
• 1937 - Anna Massey, actress (De Sade, Doll's House)
• 1937 - Taki Theodoracopoulos, Greek/British journalist/multi-millionaire
• 1938 - Allegra Kent, Santa Monica, Calif, ballerina
• 1938 - Rainer Boesch, composer
• 1939 - Attila Bozay, composer
• 1940 - Kip King, Chicago Ill, actor (Charlie & Company)
• 1941 - Elizabeth Holtzman, Bkln DA (D-Rep-NY, Watergate Committee)
• 1941 - Patricio Guzman, director/actor (Cruz del Sur, Moon over Parador)
• 1942 - Mike Huggs, rock drummer (Manfred Mann) [or 3/11/40]
• 1943 - Denis Payton, rocker (Dave Clarke 5-Glad All Over)
• 1943 - James Kale, rocker (Guess Who)
• 1943 - Kenny Gamble, US songwriter (Me & Mrs Jones)
• 1943 - Krzysztof Meyer, composer
• 1944 - David Pearl, British judge
• 1946 - John Conlee, Versailles Ky, country singer (Common Man)
• 1946 - Marilyn Vos Savant, St Louis Mo, writer/world's highest IQ (228)
• 1947 - Catherine Collard, French pianist (Schumann/Brahms)
• 1947 - Jeff Hanna, singer/guitarist (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) [or Jul 10]
• 1947 - Sergey Kovalneko, USSR, basketball (Olympic-bronze-1968)
• 1948 - Don Boyd, director (Goldeneye, 21, East of Elephant Rock)
• 1949 - Eric Carmen, Cleveland Ohio, rocker (All by Myself)
• 1949 - Ian Charleson, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Gandhi, Chariots of Fire)
• 1949 - Tim Hutchinson, (Rep-R-Arkansas)
• 1950 - Erik Braunn, Boston Mass, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly)
• 1950 - Steve Wozniak, co-founder (Apple Computers)
• 1951 - Donald DeCicco, Brockton Mass, fictional ID of Beldar in Coneheads
• 1952 - Ann Michelle, England, actress (Virigin Witch, Mistress Pamela)
• 1953 - Hulk Hogan, [Terry Bollea], Ga, WWF heavyweight champion (1984-89)
• 1953 - Sanford Jensen, South Haven Mich, actor (Foley Square)
• 1954 - Joe Jackson, English singer/pianist/composer (The Harder they Come)
• 1954 - Lina Polito, Naples Italy, actress (Love & Anarchy)
• 1954 - M V Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79)
• 1954 - Yashpal Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80')
• 1955 - Norio Honaga, wrestler (NJPW)
• 1957 - Richie Ramone, [Richie Beau], rock drummer (Ramones-Pet Semtary)
• 1958 - Cordelia Gonzalez, San Juan PR, actor (La Gran Fiesta)
• 1958 - Lori Garbacz, South Bend IN, LPGA golfer (1989 Circle K Tucson Open)
• 1959 - Linda Rhys Vaughn, Grossmont Ca, playmate (Apr, 1982)
• 1960 - Leora "Sam" Jones, Mt Olive NC, US team handball player (Olympic-92)
• 1961 - Craig Ehlo, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
• 1961 - Frederick W Sturckow, La Mesa Calif, USMC capt/astronaut (sk: STS 88)
• 1962 - Jonathan Hayes, NFL tight end (Pitts Steelers)
• 1962 - Uvais Karnain, cricketer (Sri Lankan ODI bowler in mid 1980's)
• 1963 - Mike Huff, Honolulu HI, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
• 1964 - Grant Osten Waite, Palmerston NZ, PGA golfer (1993 Kemper Open)
• 1964 - Hamish, rocker (The Pasedenas-Riding on the Train)
• 1966 - Antonio Goss, NFL linebacker (SF 49ers)
• 1967 - Brad Dalgarno, Vancouver, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
• 1967 - Mike Lodish, NFL nose tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1968 - Charlie Sexton, rocker (Arc Angels)
• 1969 - Dave Pashko, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 CPGA Winter Tour)
• 1969 - Eddie Garcia, LA, actor/musician (Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You)
• 1969 - Wilfried Elzinga, soccer player (FC Twente)
• 1971 - Aaron Miller, Buffalo, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
• 1971 - Julie Anne Clark, Tucson Az, playmate (Mar, 1991)
• 1972 - Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
• 1973 - Edgardo Alfonzo, Sta Teresa Venezuela, infielder (NY Mets)
• 1973 - Thomas Haskins, CFL running back (Montreal Alouettes)
• 1975 - Chris Kelly, [Mack Daddy], Teaneck NJ, rapper (Kris Kross-Warm it Up)
• 1975 - Natasha Bell, Miss Michigan USA (1996)
• 1976 - Lubomir Visnovsky, Topolcany CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
• 1976 - Will Friedle, Hartford Ct, actor (Eric-Boy Meets World, Gift of Love)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1171 - Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies
• 1180 - Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies
• 1183 - Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies
• 1259 - M”ngke, Mongols great-khan/grandson of Ghengis Khan, dies
• 1394 - Jan III, mister of Polanen, dies
• 1456 - J nos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49
• 1464 - Nicholas van Cusa, philosopher/bishop of Brixen, dies
• 1490 - French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen, dies at about 25
• 1494 - Hans Memling, [John Memlinc], Flemish painter (Passietaferelen), dies
• 1519 - Johann Tetzel, Dominican monk, dies at about 79
• 1522 - Martin Siebenbrger, mayor of Vienna, beheaded
• 1578 - Pedro Nunes, [Nonius], Port mathematician/astronomer (nonius), dies
• 1589 - Maarten Schenck van Nideggen, lt col (80 year war), dies at about 49
• 1729 - Nicola Francesco Haym, composer, dies at 51
• 1757 - Jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67
• 1794 - Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72
• 1820 - Janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56
• 1844 - Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63
• 1852 - Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70
• 1860 - James Wilson, politician
• 1868 - Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52
• 1868 - Thaddeus Stevens, architect of Radical Reconstruction, dies at 76
• 1872 - Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80
• 1890 - John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89
• 1901 - Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82
• 1919 - Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83
• 1935 - William Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies
• 1937 - Bakr Sidqi, general/dictator of Iraq, dies
• 1937 - Edith N Wharton[-Jones], US author (House of Mirth), dies at 75
• 1942 - Richard Heinrich Stein, composer, dies at 60
• 1949 - Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68
• 1951 - Ebbe Hamerik, composer, dies at 52
• 1952 - Riccardo Martin, composer, dies at 77
• 1953 - Ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer (Heimliche Gegenwart), dies
• 1956 - Jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident (East Hampton)
• 1965 - Bill Woodfull, cricketer (35 Tests for Australia), dies
• 1968 - Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies
• 1972 - Max Theiler, S Afr/US microbiologist (vaccin-Nobel 1951), dies at 73
• 1973 - Peggy Castle, actress (Lily Merrill-Lawman), dies of cirrhosis at 46
• 1974 - Jack Hill, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1953-55, 8 wickets), dies
• 1974 - Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer, dies at 86
• 1975 - Anthony C McAuliffe, US gen/commandant 101st div (Nuts!), dies at 77
• 1975 - Howard Wendell, actor (Black Dakotas), dies at 81
• 1982 - Tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63
• 1984 - Alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91
• 1984 - Percy Mayfield, US singer (Hit the Road Jack), dies at 63
• 1987 - Clara Peller, commercial spokesperson (Wendy's), dies at 86
• 1988 - Anne Ramsey, actress (Throw Mama From Train), dies of cancer at 59
• 1988 - Jean-Pierre Ponnele, opera director (Carmina Burana), dies at 56
• 1988 - Pauline Lafont, daughter of Bernadette, dies in hiking accident at 25
• 1989 - John Meillon, actor (Wild Duck, Crocodile Dundee), dies
• 1991 - Jef Contryn, Flemish pioneer puppet theatre, dies at 89
• 1994 - Dorothy Lousie Grenfell Williams, broadcaster, dies at 60
• 1994 - Gordon Cullen, architect, dies at 80
• 1994 - Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor (JFK, 8 Seconds, Want to Live), dies at 33
• 1994 - Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr Who), dies of cancer at 81
• 1995 - Douglas John Gorman, businessman, dies at 58
• 1995 - Herbert Whitton John Sumsion, organist/composer, dies at 96
• 1995 - Kenneth Lo, cookery writer/restaurateur, dies at 81
• 1995 - Phil Harris, Linton In, actor/comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 89
• 1995 - Wilbur Stark, tV/film producer, dies at 83
• 1996 - Mel Taylor, drummer, dies at 63
• 1996 - Rafael Jeronym Kubelik, conductor, dies at 82
• 1996 - Sigmund Koch, psychologist/philosopher, dies at 79