• 1475 - Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)
• 1566 - Manuel Cardoso, composer
• 1676 - Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer
• 1712 - Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)
• 1757 - Charles Wesley, composer
• 1758 - Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer
• 1781 - David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope)
• 1783 - Max von Schenkendorf, German poet
• 1793 - Pietro Coppola, composer
• 1797 - Hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878
• 1801 - Grabbe, writer
• 1803 - Hector Lou Berlioz, C“te-Saint-Andr‚, IsŠre, France, composer (Manqu‚)
• 1810 - Alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine)
• 1823 - Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer
• 1835 - Adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM
• 1836 - Jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner
• 1838 - Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG)
• 1838 - Whitney Eugene Thayer, composer
• 1840 - Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872)
• 1843 - Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel 1905)
• 1849 - Ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman)
• 1855 - Julian Edwards, composer
• 1856 - Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist
• 1856 - Plechanow, writer
• 1863 - Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification)
• 1868 - Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer
• 1874 - Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)
• 1876 - Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer
• 1882 - Fiorello La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45)
• 1882 - Max Born, Germany, physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954)
• 1889 - Paul Kornfeld, writer
• 1892 - Leo Ornstein, Kremenchug Russia, composer (Bio in Sonata Form)
• 1896 - Georgi K Zjukov, Russian minister of Defense (WW II) [OS-Dec 2]
• 1898 - Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn)
• 1899 - Vera von der Heydt, psychoanalyst
• 1904 - Joe Coral, bookmaker
• 1905 - Eugen Fink, German philosopher
• 1905 - Gilbert Roland, [Luis Alonso], Juarez Mex, actor (Juarez, Barbarosa)
• 1905 - Koos van de Griend, composer
• 1906 - Birago Diop, Senegalees writer/ambassador (Leurres et Lueurs)
• 1907 - Norbert Rosseau, composer
• 1908 - Elliott Cook Carter Jr, NYC, composer (Tom & Lily)
• 1910 - Robert Grieve, civil servant
• 1911 - Nagib Machfus, Egyptian writer (Nobel 1988)
• 1911 - Vincent Henry Kemp, poet
• 1913 - Carlo Ponti, Milan Italy, married to Sophia Loren/director (2 Women)
• 1913 - Jean Marais, Cherbourgh France, actor (Donkey Skin, Orpheus)
• 1915 - Anna van Beers, [Graeve], actress (A Woman like Eve)
• 1918 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970)
• 1920 - Eddy Firestone, SF Calif, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles)
• 1922 - Grace Paley, writer (1970 Arts & Letters Award)
• 1922 - Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen)
• 1923 - Betsy Blair, actress (Marty)
• 1924 - Marie Windsor, [Emily Marie Bertelson], Utah, actress (Double Deal)
• 1926 - Big Mama Thornton, blues singer (Ball & Chain, Stronger than Dirt)
• 1927 - Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1928 - Tomas Gutierrez Alea, filmmaker
• 1929 - S P "Fergie" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner)
• 1930 - Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man & a Woman, Z)
• 1930 - Leonard Friedman, violinist
• 1931 - Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich
• 1931 - Richard Devon, Glendale CA, actor (Battle of Blood Island)
• 1931 - Rita Moreno, [Rosa Dolores Alverio], Humacao PR, (West Side Story)
• 1932 - Ald r Kov csi, Hungary, pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1932 - Anne Heywood, [Violet Pretty], Engl, Miss GB (1949)/actress (Brain)
• 1932 - Wynn Irwin, NYC, actor (Lotsa Luck, Sugar Time)
• 1933 - Earnest P van Altena, author/interpreter (Chansons van Earnest)
• 1934 - Ron Carey, Newark NJ, actor (Barney Miller, Montefuscos, High Anxiety)
• 1934 - Salim Durani, cricketer (successful Indian batsman of 60's)
• 1935 - Femke Boersma, Dutch actress (Verjaring, Pastorale 1943)
• 1936 - Hans van den Broek, Dutch foreign minister (-1992)
• 1937 - Adrian J Vlok, South African NP-minister of Law & Order (1986- )
• 1939 - David Gates, Tulsa Ok, rock vocalist (Bread-Baby I'm A Want You)
• 1939 - Thomas McGuane, US, writer (Colf Feet, Tom Horn, Missouri Breaks)
• 1939 - Tom Hayden, 60's activist/Mr Jane Fonda/(Rep-D-Ca)
• 1941 - Max Baucus, (Sen-D-Mont)
• 1941 - Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer/conductor
• 1942 - Karen Susman, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1962)
• 1943 - Donna Mills, Chicago Illinois, actress (Knots Landing, Incident)
• 1944 - Booker T Jones, US organist (Booker T & MGs-Green Onions) [or Nov 12]
• 1944 - Brenda Lee, [Brenda Mae Tarpley], Lithonia Ga, singer (I'm Sorry)
• 1944 - David Ashley White, composer
• 1944 - Lynda Day George, San Marcos Tx, actress (Casey-Mission Impossible)
• 1945 - Robert Pickett, rocker
• 1946 - Rick McCosker, cricketer (fine Australian opener 1975-80)
• 1946 - Teri Garr, Lakewood Ohio, actress (Mr Mom, Young Frankenstein)
• 1947 - Tom Fuccello, Newark NJ, actor (Dave-Dallas)
• 1948 - Elizabeth Baur, LA Calif, actress (Fran-Ironside, Teresa-Lancer)
• 1950 - Christine Onassis, [Andreadis], NYC, Aristotle's daughter
• 1951 - Robert Cochran, Claremont Vt, skier (Olympics-1972)
• 1952 - Susan Seidelman, director (Desperately Seeking Susan)
• 1953 - Bess Armstrong, Balt Md, actress (Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws)
• 1953 - Ken Wahl, actor (Wanderers, Wise Guys)
• 1953 - Peter Isacksen, Dover NH, actor (CPO Sharkey, Jessie)
• 1954 - Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo TX, PGA golfer (1995 Walt Disney)
• 1954 - Jermaine Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer (Jackson 5-ABC)
• 1954 - Sylvester Clarke, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler & brick-thrower)
• 1955 - Stu Jackson, Reading Pa, NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90)
• 1958 - Nicki Sixx, San Jose Calif, rock guitarist (M”tley Cre-Girls Girls)
• 1958 - Regina Marsikova, Czech, tennis star
• 1959 - David Iwasaki-Smith, Warragul VIC, Australasia golfer
• 1959 - Jean-Louis Lamarre, La Prairie Que, golfer (Quebec PGA-1982, 85)
• 1959 - Tina Gayle, Frankfurt GFR, Cowboy cheerleader/actress (Kathy-Chips)
• 1960 - Danny Mijovic, Belgrade Yugo, Canadian Tour golfer (1984 Mexican)
• 1960 - Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mt Vernon IL, LPGA golfer (1987 Henredon Classic)
• 1961 - Mike Henneman, St Charles MO, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
• 1962 - Curtis Williams, rocker
• 1962 - Ejo Elburg, Dutch soccer player (Pax, NEC)
• 1962 - Kim Linehan, swimmer (1979 1500m World record)
• 1963 - Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German FR, tennis star
• 1963 - John Lammers, Dutch soccer player (NAC)
• 1963 - Mark Alalmo, actor (Avenging Force)
• 1963 - Mark Greatbatch, cricketer (big-hitting NZ opener)
• 1964 - Dave Gagner, Chatham, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
• 1964 - Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist/bassist (Del Amitri)
• 1964 - Thomas Howard, Middletown OH, outfielder (Cin Reds)
• 1965 - Jay Bell, Eglin AFB FL, infielder (Pitts Pirates)
• 1965 - Laurie Carr, Dallas Tx, playmate (Dec, 1986)
• 1966 - Terry Sharpe, rocker (The Adventures, Starjets-Starjets)
• 1967 - Davidson Matyczuk, Thunder Bay Ont, golfer (Thunder Bay-1986, 87)
• 1967 - Jackie Gallagher-Smith, LPGA golfer
• 1967 - Katy Steding, Lake Oswego Oregon, basketball forward (Oly-gold-96)
• 1967 - Richard Stemp, cricketer (Yorkshire & England A left-arm spinner)
• 1968 - Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder (Houston Astros)
• 1968 - Mark Dailey, Parma Ohio, 1.5k runner
• 1970 - Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
• 1970 - Doug Nussmeier, NFL quarterback (NO Saints)
• 1970 - Errict Rhett, NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1970 - Victoria Fuller, Santa Barbara Calif, playmate (Jan, 1996)
• 1971 - Cedric Ihalauw, soccer player (Roda JC)
• 1971 - Willie McGinest, NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots)
• 1972 - Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators)
• 1972 - Francisco Rodriguez, Brooklyn NY, pitcher (Minn Twins)
• 1972 - Robert Robinson, CFL defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• 1973 - Erin Moorad, Chicago Ill, pairs skater (& Richard Gillam)
• 1973 - Luke Casserly, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
• 1973 - Ralph Intranuovo, East York, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)
• 1974 - Kevin Devine, cornerback/kick returner (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1976 - Shareef AbdurRahim, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
• 1980 - Rider Strong, SF Calif, actor (Shawn Hunter-Boy Meets World)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0711 - Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42
• 1282 - Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies
• 1282 - Michael VIII, Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1259-82), dies
• 1524 - Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake
• 1573 - Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged
• 1582 - Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75
• 1595 - Philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69
• 1610 - Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32
• 1610 - Forges Dimitri 2, czar of Russia, murdered
• 1686 - Louis II Cond‚, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65
• 1718 - Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead
• 1748 - Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55
• 1756 - Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies
• 1817 - Max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34
• 1831 - John George Schetky, composer, dies at 55
• 1847 - Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25
• 1857 - Fran‡ois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73
• 1891 - Johan C J van Schagen, Dutch poet/writer (Narrenwijsheid), dies
• 1899 - Andrew "Andy" Wauchope, British general-major, dies in battle
• 1899 - Lord Winchester, British marquis/major, dies in battle
• 1902 - Matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica), dies at 68
• 1903 - Patrick McShane, cricket player/ump (1884-85 Ashes series), dies
• 1911 - Thomas Ball, US sculptor/painter/singer, dies at 92
• 1918 - Ivan Cankar, Slavic author (Hlapec Jernej), dies at 42
• 1930 - Friedrich von Bernhardi, German war theorist/historian, dies at 81
• 1933 - Emile C Wauters, Belgian painter (Van der Goes Klooster), dies at 87
• 1955 - Franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51
• 1955 - Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3 Monument), dies at 79
• 1964 - Percy Kilbride, actor (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 76
• 1964 - Sam Cooke, rock vocalist, shot to death at 29
• 1967 - Howard Freeman, actor (Double Dynamite), dies after illness in NYC
• 1967 - Richard Stohr, composer, dies at 93
• 1967 - Victor De Sabata, composer, dies at 75
• 1968 - Nadine Riga, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 59
• 1972 - John Mills, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ in early 1930's, 241 runs), dies
• 1972 - Semjon I Kirsanov, Ukrainian poet (Zolushka), dies at 66
• 1974 - Reed Hadley, actor (Racket Squad, Public Defender), dies at 63
• 1979 - Claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66
• 1983 - Szymon Laks, composer, dies at 82
• 1984 - George Waggner, director/writer, dies at 90
• 1986 - Paul Keenan, actor (Summer Fantasy), dies at 30
• 1990 - Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker, dies at 92
• 1991 - Artur Lundkvist, Swedish writer/Prof (Swedish Academy), dies
• 1991 - Daniel Simon Scott, dies of Alzheimer's disease at 71
• 1991 - Headman Tshabala, musician (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), slain at 44
• 1991 - Robert Q Lewis, US comic/TV panel member (RQL Show), dies at 70
• 1992 - Michael Robbins, actor (Lunch Hour, On the Buses), dies at 62
• 1992 - Vilma Banky, silent film actress (Eagle, Rebel), dies at about 90
• 1993 - Ales Gartner, Slavic ski trainer of Norway, dies at 45
• 1993 - Eliva "Elvire" Popesco, Romanian/French actress (Le roi), dies at 99
• 1994 - Stanislaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major (WW II), dies at 102
• 1994 - Yao Yilin, Vice PM of China (1979), dies
• 1995 - Arthur Mullard, comedian, dies at 82
• 1995 - John Heawood, actor singer/choreographer (Pleasure Garden), dies at 75
• 1995 - Robert Shelton (Shapiro), journalist, dies at 69
• 1996 - Herbert Sally Frankel, economist, dies at 93
• 1996 - Robert Bromston Thesiger Daniell, soldier, dies at 95
• 1996 - W G G Duncan-Smith, fighter pilot, dies at 82
• 1996 - William George Rushton, actor (TW3)/author/cartoonist, dies at 59
• 1997 - Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist, dies at 73