• 1662 - Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized
• 1670 - August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)
• 1679 - Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer
• 1700 - Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect
• 1729 - Micha‰l F B Freiherr von Melas, Austrian general (7 Year Wars)
• 1739 - Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer
• 1739 - Johann Baptist Vanhal, composer
• 1751 - Gaetano Manna, composer
• 1754 - Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer
• 1776 - Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer
• 1790 - [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer
• 1797 - Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer
• 1803 - Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist (agricultural chemics)
• 1804 - Robert Baldwin, (L) help establish govt in Canada (or 1904)
• 1806 - Amos Beebe Eaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1877
• 1806 - J V Snellman, Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist
• 1812 - Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book)
• 1812 - Louis Ludwig Blenker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
• 1813 - Johann Czerski, German chaplin
• 1820 - Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War)
• 1828 - D G Rossetti, writer
• 1828 - Gabriel Dante Rossetti, England, poet/painter, Pre-Raphaelite
• 1829 - Paul Karrer, composer
• 1842 - Jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid)
• 1845 - Gabriel Urbain Faur‚, Pamiers France, composer (Requiem, Ballade)
• 1861 - Ivan Caryll, (US?) composer (Pink Lady)
• 1863 - Charles Bordes, composer
• 1867 - Hugh Trumble, cricket off-spinner (great Aust at turn of century)
• 1868 - Halsey William Wilson, US, publisher of reference books
• 1874 - Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian physician (Reaction of Pirquet)
• 1876 - Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria
• 1880 - Lincoln Ellsworth, led 1st transarctic, transantarctic flights
• 1880 - W Hupkes, engineer/director (Dutch Rail 1938)
• 1886 - Albert Saverys, Flemish painter
• 1886 - Hermann Grabner, composer
• 1886 - Piotr F Scharoff, Russian/Italian actor/director (Chechov)
• 1887 - Nandor Zsolt, composer
• 1889 - Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank
• 1894 - Cleo Ridgely, NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama)
• 1895 - Jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher (Songs of Life) [NS=May 22]
• 1900 - Helene Weigel, Austria/German actress (Metropolis, Mutter Courage)
• 1901 - Hyam Greenbaum, composer
• 1902 - Heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor
• 1903 - Lennox R F Berkeley, British composer (Castaway)
• 1903 - Wilfrid Hyde-White, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Peyton Place)
• 1906 - William M Ewing, US geologist/geophysicist
• 1907 - Katharine Hepburn, Hartford CT, actress (Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond)
• 1907 - Leslie Charteris, English/US detective writer (Enter the Saint)
• 1910 - Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist (penicillin/B12/Nobel 1964)
• 1910 - Gordon Jenkins, Webster Grove Mo, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour)
• 1912 - Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet
• 1914 - Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet/writer
• 1914 - Dan Daniel, (Rep-D-VA, 1969- )
• 1914 - Howard K Smith, LA, TV newsman (ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate)
• 1916 - Ellis Bonoff Kohs, composer
• 1917 - Andr‚ A Rieu, Dutch conductor
• 1918 - Oscar Beregi Jr, Hungary, actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City)
• 1921 - Edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan, composer
• 1921 - Giovanni Benelli, archbishop (Florence)/Papal candidate
• 1921 - Henry Mackie, designer of the Belfast Calorimeter
• 1921 - Joseph Beuys, Germany, avant-garde painter/politician
• 1922 - Barend Busnac, office clerk/resistance fighter
• 1923 - Ewart G Abner, record company executive
• 1923 - Giovanni Testori, Italian writer (Rocco e i suoi fratelli)
• 1923 - Lord Laing, English biscuit manufacturer/pilot/multi-millionaire
• 1925 - John Simon, theater critic (NY Times)
• 1925 - Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, catcher/coach/manager (NY Yankees, Mets)
• 1925 - Tony Hancock, Birmingham England, actor (Rebel, Wrong Box)
• 1926 - Earl Hutto, Panama City Fla, (Rep-D-FL, 1979- )
• 1926 - Mervyn M Dymally, (Rep-D-CA, 1981- )
• 1928 - Manuel Lujan Jr, (Rep-R-NM, 1969- )
• 1929 - Burt Bacharach, KC Mo, composer (I'll Never Fall in Love Again)
• 1930 - Pat McCormick-Keller, Lakewood Calif, diver (Oly-4 gold-1952, 56)
• 1931 - Johan Fleerackers, Flemish vice-president of Dutch One
• 1936 - Tom Snyder, Milwaukee Wisc, newscaster (Tommorow, NBC Weekend News)
• 1937 - Beryl Burton, UK, won record (7) women's cycling titles
• 1937 - George Carlin, Bronx, comedian (7 dirty words, AM & FM, Carwash)
• 1937 - Gerry E Studds, (Rep-D-MA, 1973- )
• 1938 - Andrei Amalrik, Russian writer/dissident
• 1938 - Millie Perkins, Passaic NJ, actress (Jane-Knots Landings)
• 1938 - Susan Hampshire, London England, actress (Vanity Fair, Living Free)
• 1939 - Ronald Ziegler, press secretary (Nixon)
• 1941 - Anthony Newman, LA Calif, harpsichordist/organist (Bhajeb)
• 1941 - Little Jayotis Washington, US R&B singer (Persuasions)
• 1941 - Ruud de Wolff, singer/guitarist (Blue Diamonds)
• 1942 - Barry B[rookes] Longyear, US, sci-fi author (City of Baraboo)
• 1942 - Dumitru Dediu, Romania, cosmonaut (Soyuz 40 backup)
• 1942 - Ian Dury, Upminster Essex, rocker (Blockheads)/actor (Judge Dredd)
• 1942 - Timothy Hugh Brown, theatre critic
• 1943 - Billy Swan, Cape Giradeau La, rocker (I Can Help)
• 1943 - David Walker, rock keyboardist (Gary Lewis & Playboys-Diamond Ring)
• 1943 - Linda Dano, LA Calif, actress (Felicia Gallant-Another World)
• 1944 - Eva Demski, writer
• 1944 - James Purify, US singer (I'm Your Puppet)
• 1945 - Jayotis Washington, rocker
• 1945 - Linda Carlson, Knoxville Tn, actress (Bev-Newhart, Katie-Kaz)
• 1945 - Willie Parnell, US singer (Archie Bell & the Drells)
• 1946 - Ian McLagen, rocker (Faces)
• 1946 - Leonard Baichan, cricketer (WI opener, 103 v Pakistan on debut 1975)
• 1948 - Lindsay Ann Crouse, NYC, actress (Slapshot, Iceman, Places in Heart)
• 1948 - Steve Winwood, England, rock bassist (A Higher Love)
• 1950 - Billy Squier, Mass, heavy metal guitarist (Don't Say No)
• 1950 - Bruce Boxleitner, Elgin Ill, actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King, Babylon 5)
• 1950 - Gabriel Byrne, Dublin Ireland, actor (Hello Again, Cool World)
• 1950 - Jocko Marcellino, rocker (Sha Na Na)
• 1950 - Renate Stecher-Meissner, German DR, sprinter (Oly-gold-72)
• 1950 - Shozo Fujii, judoka
• 1951 - Gunnar Larrson, Sweden, 200m/400m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1951 - Kid Creole, [August Darnell], rocker/actor (Obsession A Taste of Fear)
• 1955 - Kix Brooks, Shreveport La, singer (Brooks & Dunn-Brand New Man)
• 1957 - Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker, 2nd baseman (Detroit Tigers)
• 1958 - Beth Maitland, actress (Traci-Young & Restless)
• 1958 - Christian Brando, son of Marlon/killed sisters boyfriend
• 1958 - Kim Greist, Stamford CT, actress (CHUD, Brazil, Payoff, Manhunter)
• 1959 - Dave Christian, Minn, NHL right wing (Wash Caps, Olympic-gold-1980)
• 1960 - Lisa Martin, Australian marathoner (Olympic-silver 1988)
• 1960 - Lisa Ondieki, Australian marathoner (Olympics-7th-84, 88, 96)
• 1961 - Billy Duffy, rocker (Cult-Hell's Kitchen)
• 1962 - Amy Benz, Rochester NY, LPGA golfer (1994 Oldsmobile Classic-3rd)
• 1962 - Emilio Estevez, NYC, actor (Breakfast Club, Young Guns, Mighty Ducks)
• 1962 - Mark Bradshaw, Happy Camp Calif, diver (Olympics-96)
• 1963 - Vanessa Williams, Bkln NY, actress (Rhonda Blair-Melrose Place)
• 1964 - Joy Ellen Kitzmiller, LA Calif, US badminton player (Olympic-92)
• 1965 - Stacy Wilson, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98)
• 1965 - Steve Finley, Union City TN, outfielder (San Diego Padres)
• 1966 - Rafael Bournigal, Azua Dom Rep, infielder (Oakland A's)
• 1966 - Stephen Baldwin, actor (Beast, Lawrenceville Stories, Usual Suspects)
• 1966 - Steven Conran, Lithgow NSW, Australasia golfer
• 1967 - Cara Coughenour, Sioux City IA, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
• 1967 - Lawrence Rucchin, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
• 1967 - Robert Blackmon, defensive back (Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks)
• 1967 - Warren Rychel, Tecumseh, NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche)
• 1968 - Mark Clark, Bath Ill, pitcher (NY Mets)
• 1969 - Kim Fields Freeman, LA Calif, actress (Tootie-Facts of Life)
• 1970 - Andreas Hestler, Victoria BC, cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Andrew Coltart, Dumfries Scotland, Australasia golfer
• 1970 - James Michael Furyk, West Chester PA, PGA golfer (1994 Las Vegas-5th)
• 1970 - Mike Malizia, Utica NY, Nike golfer (1993 Doral-Ryder Open-61st)
• 1970 - Mike Weir, Sarnia Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (Ontario Amateur-1990, 92)
• 1970 - Stevie Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1970 - Todd Hallett, Shelburne Nova Scotia, rower (Olympics-7-92, 96)
• 1971 - Craig Novitsky, NFL tackle (NO Saints)
• 1971 - Jamie Luner, Palo Alto Calif, actress (Cindy-Just the 10 of Us)
• 1971 - Tommy Johnson, WLAF cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1972 - Annette Albertson, Reno Nevada, Miss America-Nevada (1997)
• 1972 - David Oaks, 100m/200m runner
• 1972 - Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1972 - Michelle Kahn, Miss Universe-Trinidad & Tobago (1996)
• 1972 - Paul Stout, Saugus Calif, actor (Phillip-Scarecrow & Mrs King)
• 1973 - MacKenzie Astin, LA Calif, actor (Facts of Life, Garbage Pail Kids)
• 1973 - Stefano Margoni, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
• 1974 - Anna Ozolins, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1974 - Tiffany Stoker, Clovis Calif, Miss America (California-4th-1996)
• 1975 - Lawrence Phillips, running back (St Louis Rams)
• 1976 - Matthew P Newmark, actor (Joseph Carroll-Guns of Paradise)
• 1977 - Iva Majoli, Yugoslavia, tennis star
• 1977 - Monique de Bruin, Porland Oregon, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
• 1978 - Amy Wheaton, actress (Curse)
• 1978 - Thomas Odoyo, cricketer (Kenyan all-rounder 1996 World Cup)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0912 - Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45
• 1003 - Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome
• 1003 - Sylvester II, [Gerbert van Aurillac], 1st Fren Pope (999-1003), dies
• 1012 - Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies
• 1382 - Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies
• 1634 - George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies
• 1641 - Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48
• 1649 - Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered
• 1737 - Cornelis van Alkemade, historian, dies at 83
• 1788 - Louis E van Brunswick-Wolfenb�ttel, Austrian duke, dies at 69
• 1796 - Johann P Uz, German poet (Theodicee), dies at 75
• 1811 - Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52
• 1814 - Robert Treat Paine, US judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 83
• 1825 - Elias Mann, composer, dies at 75
• 1825 - Stanislao Mattei, composer, dies at 75
• 1843 - Johann Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 74
• 1845 - August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/interpreter/critic, dies at 77
• 1852 - John Richardson, Canadian writer (War of 1812), dies
• 1861 - Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50
• 1864 - Abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 37
• 1864 - J E B Stuart, Confederate General, dies at 31
• 1871 - Daniel-Fran‡ois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer, dies at 89
• 1871 - John F W Herschel, British astronomer (Catalogue of Nebulae), dies
• 1876 - Henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63
• 1884 - Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60
• 1896 - Juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38
• 1897 - Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright, dies at 53
• 1897 - Willem Roelofs, painter/lithographer, dies
• 1907 - J K Huysmans, writer, dies at 59
• 1908 - Melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69
• 1921 - Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies
• 1924 - Charles Henri Marechal, composer, dies at 82
• 1925 - Alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71
• 1925 - Amy Lowell, writer, dies at 51
• 1925 - Artur Napoleao dos Santos, composer, dies at 82
• 1930 - Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch SDAP leader, dies at 70
• 1931 - Eugene Ysaye, composer, dies at 72
• 1931 - Eugene-Auguste Ysaye, composer, dies at 72
• 1932 - Lindbergh baby, found dead
• 1935 - Josef Pilsudski, Polish dictator (1926-35), dies
• 1943 - Albert Stoessel, composer, dies at 48
• 1944 - Arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80
• 1948 - Isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55
• 1951 - Oscar DePriest, (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 80
• 1956 - Hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87
• 1956 - Louis Calhern, dies at 61
• 1956 - Vladimir Ambros, composer, dies at 65
• 1957 - Erich von Stroheim, Austrian/US actor (Grand Illusion), dies at 71
• 1960 - Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer, dies at 70
• 1962 - Dick Calkins, co-author (Buck Rogers), dies at 67
• 1963 - Stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69
• 1965 - Roger Vailland, French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57
• 1967 - Julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64
• 1970 - Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78
• 1970 - Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II), dies at 78
• 1971 - J M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies
• 1973 - Frances Marion, screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at 85
• 1980 - Lillian Roth, actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies
• 1981 - Benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies
• 1982 - Humphrey Searle, writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66
• 1984 - Doris May, actress (Peck's Bad Boy), dies at 81 of heart failure
• 1985 - Jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor, dies
• 1986 - Elisabeth Bergner, dies at 85
• 1986 - Lee Bonnell, dies
• 1987 - Victor Feldman, pianist/drummer, dies at 53
• 1989 - Joe Valdez Caballero, creator of hard taco, shell, dies at 81
• 1989 - Marcelle de Manziarly, composer, dies at 89
• 1992 - Joe Burke, president (KC Royals), dies at 68, dies
• 1992 - Robert Reed, actor (Brady Bunch), dies of AIDs at 59
• 1994 - Alfred Lane Beit, connoisseur, dies at 91
• 1994 - David Brooks, psychologist, dies at 91
• 1994 - Helen Lee Mai, Hong Kong actress, dies at 63
• 1994 - John Smith, British Labour Party chairman (1992-94), dies at 55
• 1994 - Xenophon Balaskas, cricketer (9 Tests for S Africa, 22 wkts), dies
• 1995 - Arthur Lubin, film director, dies at 95
• 1995 - Giorgio Belladonna, bridge champion, dies at 71
• 1995 - Reza Abdoh, theatre Director, dies at 32
• 1996 - Hubert William Dean, air armaments specialist, dies at 84
• 1996 - Robert Edwin Hall, mountaineer/businessman, dies at 35