• 1488 - Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot
• 1546 - Arcangelo Crivelli, composer
• 1619 - John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)
• 1672 - Johann Philipp Kafer, composer
• 1713 - Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France
• 1729 - Catharina II, the Great, writer/emperess of Russia (1762-96)
• 1730 - Antonin Kammel, composer
• 1749 - Johann Michael Malzat, composer
• 1774 - Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist)
• 1775 - Alexander Anderson, US, engraver/illustrator (Shakespeare)
• 1779 - William Knyvett, composer
• 1782 - Friedrich W A Fr”bel, German educator (founded kindergarten)
• 1795 - Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint
• 1803 - Levin Minn Powell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885
• 1806 - Peter van Schendel, Dutch painter
• 1809 - Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secy State (Confederacy)
• 1814 - Beni Egressy, composer
• 1816 - Charlotte Bront‰, Tornton England, novelist (Jane Eyre)
• 1816 - Louis Trezevant Wigfall, Confederate Army, died in 1874
• 1824 - Anselmo Clave, composer
• 1828 - Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian (Voyage in Italy)
• 1834 - William Rufus Terrill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
• 1837 - Fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908)
• 1838 - John Muir, US, naturalist/discoverer (glaciers in High Seirras)
• 1838 - Nat Thompson, cricketer (1st batsman dismissed in a Test match)
• 1840 - Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis)
• 1849 - Oskar Hertwig, Germany, embryologist, discovered fertilization
• 1853 - Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer
• 1854 - Eusapia Palladino, Napolitanse with parergische phenomenons
• 1854 - Wladyslaw Rzepko, composer
• 1864 - Max Weber, German sociologist/economist/historian (Ancient Judaism)
• 1867 - Benjamin A Jesurun, Antillian literary
• 1871 - Leo Blech, composer
• 1871 - Vojtech Rihovsky, composer
• 1872 - GW Bitzer, [Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer], Roxbury MA
• 1878 - Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist
• 1881 - Jules-Marie Canneel, Flemish painter/caricaturist (Rocks of Oran)
• 1886 - Charlie Naughton, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Frozen Limits)
• 1887 - Lillian Walker, Brooklyn NY, entertainer
• 1892 - ?, 1st buffalo born in Golden Gate Park
• 1892 - Jaroslav Kvapil, composer
• 1896 - Attila H”rbiger, Austrian actor (Die Grosse Liebe, Die Julika)
• 1896 - H de Montherlant, writer
• 1896 - Henry M de Montherlant, French stage author (La Reine Morte)
• 1898 - Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach (NY Giants)
• 1899 - Clement D'Hooghe, composer
• 1899 - Randall Thompson, NYC, composer (Trip to Nahant)
• 1901 - Julian Bautista, composer
• 1902 - Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard)
• 1903 - Hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55)
• 1904 - Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67)
• 1904 - Jean H‚lion, artist/author (They Shall Not Have Me)
• 1905 - Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif)
• 1906 - Tom Burns, editor
• 1907 - Antoni Szalowski, composer
• 1907 - Beatrice Kay, NYC, singer/actress, Sister Sue-Calvin & Col)
• 1908 - Louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)
• 1909 - Rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will)
• 1911 - Leonard Warren, NYC, baritone, Met 1939-60) died on stage
• 1912 - Feike P Asma, Dutch organist
• 1912 - Marcel Camus, French director, Orfeu negro)
• 1912 - Nell [Petronella GS] Koppen, actress, Kniertje-Op Hoop van Zegen)
• 1913 - Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones)
• 1913 - Kai-Uwe von Hassel, German politician
• 1913 - Norman Parkinson, England, fashion photographer, Harper's Bazaar)
• 1915 - Andor Kovach, composer
• 1915 - Anthony Quinn, M‚xico, actor, Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia)
• 1915 - Frick, [W Groebli], Swiss clown, Frick & Frack)
• 1916 - Sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey)
• 1917 - Emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82)
• 1919 - Franc [Franklin E] Essed, Suriname agricultural eng, Oper Grasshopper)
• 1919 - John Goddard, cricketer, West Indian all-rounder 1948-57)
• 1920 - Bruno Maderna, Venice Italy, conductor/composer, Hyperion) [or Mar 21]
• 1920 - Christopher Dark, NY, actor, Suddenly, Tenderfoot)
• 1921 - Jack Fletcher, Forest Hills NY, actor, Grady, Bob Crane Show)
• 1922 - Allan Watkins, cricketer, England batsman late 40s early 50s)
• 1923 - Andrea Domburg, Dutch actress, (Theo d'Or Prize, Keetje Tippel)
• 1924 - Daniel Melnick, NYC, producer, Get Smart)
• 1924 - Ira Louvin, Rainsville Ala, country singer, Louvin Brothers)
• 1926 - Elizabeth, Alexandra Mary Windsor II, Queen of England, 1952- )
• 1927 - Robert Brustein, NYC, dean, Yale School of Drama)
• 1930 - Don Tyson, founder, Tyson Foods)
• 1930 - Margaret Rose, London England, Princess of York [or Aug 21]
• 1930 - Silvana Mangano, Rome Italy, actress (Death in Venice, Barabbas)
• 1932 - Angela Mortimer, English tennis player, Wimbledon)
• 1932 - Elaine May, Phila Pa, comedienne/writer/actress, New Leaf)
• 1933 - Easley Blackwood, Indianapolis In, composer, Un Voyage   Cythere)
• 1934 - Martin Horton, cricketer, England off-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 1959)
• 1935 - Charles Grodin, Pitt, actor, Woman in Red, Lonely Guy, Heartbreak Kid)
• 1935 - Robin Dixon, England, 2 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1960)
• 1936 - Anthony Joseph Gnazzo, composer
• 1936 - Bob Cleary, US, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960)
• 1937 - Charles Lee Herron, Ky, FBI most wanted fugitive (Jan 1 1986)
• 1939 - Ernie Maresca, singer/songwriter (Runaround Sue, Wanderer)
• 1939 - John McCabe, composer
• 1940 - Souleymane Cisse, director (Waati, Yeelen, Finye, Baara)
• 1942 - Bobby McClure, US gospel singer (Don't Mess Up a Good Thing)
• 1946 - S Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test ump, ICC referee)
• 1947 - Alan Warner, rocker (Foundations)
• 1947 - Iggy Pop, [James Osterberg], Mich, rocker (Zombie Birdhouse)
• 1947 - John Weider, bassist (Family-Family Entertainment)
• 1948 - Claire Denis, Paris France, actress (Boom Boom, Chocolat)
• 1948 - Gary A Condit, (Rep-D-California)
• 1948 - Lord Egremont, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
• 1948 - Paul Davis, Meridian Mi, country/rock vocalist (I Go Crazy)
• 1949 - Patti LuPone, Northport NY, actress/singer (Evita, Life Goes On)
• 1951 - Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-2)
• 1951 - Nicoel Barclay, rocker
• 1951 - Paul Carrack, Sheffield England, rock vocalist (Squeeze/Ace-How Long)
• 1951 - Tony Danza, Brooklyn, (Tony Banta-Taxi, Tony Micelli-Who's the Boss)
• 1953 - Edward Ray Fiori, Lynwood CA, PGA golfer (1979 Southern Open)
• 1954 - Dale Eggeling, Statesboro GA, LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile Classic)
• 1956 - Rick DeMont, US, 400m swimmer, drug disqualification (1972 Olympics)
• 1957 - Jesse Orosco, Santa Barbara CA, pitcher (NY Mets, Orioles, Dodgers)
• 1958 - Andie MacDowell, [Rosali Anderson], SC, actress (Green Card) [or 2/12]
• 1958 - Kyle Stevens, LPGA golfer
• 1959 - Robert Smith, Sussex, rock guitarist/vocalist (Cure-Hell's Kitchen)
• 1960 - Julius Korir, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic-gold-1984)
• 1962 - Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin, Russia, major/cosmonaut
• 1963 - John Cameron Mitchell, El Paso TX, actor (Misplaced, Band of the Hand)
• 1963 - Ken Caminiti, Hanford CA, infielder (San Diego Padres)
• 1964 - Louise Mullard, Kurri Kurri NSW, golfer (1990 T3 Coca Cola Classic)
• 1965 - Ed Belfour, Carman, NHL goalie (Chicago Blackhawks)
• 1965 - Gary Grant, NBA guard (NY Knicks)
• 1965 - Karen Foster, Lufkin Tx, playmate (Oct, 1989)
• 1966 - Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)
• 1968 - Peter van Foxes, soccer player (Ajax)
• 1969 - Conrad Clarks, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1969 - Dwight Hollier, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
• 1970 - Israel Stanley, NFL/WLAF defensive end (NO Saints, Rhein Fire)
• 1970 - Stewart Malgunas, Prince George, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
• 1971 - Jennifer Reed, Miss USA-Michigan (1997)
• 1971 - Samantha Druce, youngest woman to swim English Channel
• 1971 - Tom Cavallo, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, SF 49ers)
• 1971 - Tony Mcgee, NFL tight end (Cin Bengals)
• 1972 - David Williams, Bedford PA, outfielder (SF Giants)
• 1972 - Lori Flick, Boston Massachusetts, Miss America-Massachusetts (1997)
• 1972 - Tia Jackson, WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury)
• 1974 - Brice Hunter, wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
• 1975 - Angela Michelle Hughes, Anderson SC, Miss America-SC (1997)
• 1975 - Danyon Joseph Loader, Dunedin NZ, 200m/400m swimmer (Olymp-2 gold-96)
• 1977 - Karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997)
• 1978 - Aimee Delatte, Miss Arkansas Teen USA (1996)
• 1978 - Avi Phillips, Ontario, actor (Maniac Mansion)
• 1978 - Melissa Coish, Miss New Hampshire Teen USA (1996)
• 1984 - Ashley Peldon, Staten Is NY, actress (Marsha-Guilding Light, Deceived)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1073 - Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies
• 1109 - Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies
• 1142 - Pierre Ab‚lard, French philosopher (Sic et Non, H‚lo‹se), dies at 62
• 1509 - Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52
• 1552 - Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50
• 1574 - Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54
• 1652 - Pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66
• 1696 - Andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61
• 1699 - Jean Racine, French playwright (PhŠdre), dies at 59
• 1730 - Jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79
• 1736 - Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72
• 1780 - Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60
• 1871 - Elisabeth Grube, writer, dies
• 1878 - Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62
• 1898 - Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78
• 1899 - Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80
• 1900 - Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55
• 1910 - Mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74
• 1918 - "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25
• 1924 - Eleanora Duse, Ital actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64
• 1930 - Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Mother), dies at 79
• 1930 - Robert S Bridges, poet laureate (Testament of beauty), dies at 85
• 1938 - Muhammad Iqbal, Brt E Indies lawyer/Pakistan national hero, dies at 65
• 1939 - Herman Finck, composer, dies at 66
• 1945 - John Poston, British major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25
• 1946 - John M Keynes, English economist (How to pay for the war?), dies at 62
• 1946 - Robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies
• 1948 - Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66
• 1952 - Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61
• 1952 - [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing, dies at 62
• 1961 - James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57
• 1962 - Frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies
• 1965 - Edward V Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72
• 1967 - Andr‚ L Danjon, French astronomer, dies at 77
• 1968 - Norman Demuth, composer, dies at 69
• 1968 - Toby Halicki, car-crash film producer 48, killed shooting stunt
• 1971 - Edmund Lowe, actor (Front Page Detective), dies at 81
• 1971 - Fran‡ois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti, dies at 64
• 1973 - Ursula Jeans, actress (Cavalcade, Over the Moon), dies at 66
• 1975 - Jack Allan Westrup, composer, dies at 70
• 1977 - Gummo [Milton] Marx, US comic (Marx Brothers), dies at 84
• 1978 - Sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37
• 1981 - Harry Lee, cricketer (scored 18 & 1 in only Test for England), dies
• 1982 - Joe Sawyer, actor (Biff O'Hara-Adventures of Rin Tin Tin), dies at 80
• 1985 - Rudi Gernreich, US designer (miniskirt), dies at 62
• 1985 - Tancredo Neves, president-elect of Brazil, dies at 75
• 1987 - Edith S Green, (Rep-D-Ore), dies at 77
• 1989 - James Kirkwood, actor/writer (Devil's Holiday), dies at 64
• 1990 - Ert‚, art deco stylist, dies at 97
• 1990 - Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies
• 1991 - Richard Bolling, (Rep-D-Missouri), dies at 74
• 1991 - Willi Boskovsky, Austrian conductor (new years concert), dies at 81
• 1992 - Robert Harris, murderer, executed in Calif's gas chamber at 39
• 1992 - Vladimir K Romanov, Grand Duke/Rus pretender to the throne, dies at 74
• 1993 - Hal Schumacher, baseball pitcher, dies at 82
• 1994 - Clement Merk, animal trainer, dies at 93
• 1995 - Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer, dies at 93
• 1995 - Stafford Heginbotham, toymaker/Football Club Chairman, dies at 61
• 1996 - A H Kardar, cricketer (3 Tests for India & 23 for Pak 1946-58), dies
• 1996 - Dzhojar Dudaev, president of Republic of Chechenia (1991), dies
• 1996 - Dzhokhar Dudayev, separatist leader, dies at 52
• 1996 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at 76
• 1996 - Robert Hersant, press baron, dies at 76
• 1996 - Rodney Meredith Thomas, architect/painter, dies at 93
• 1996 - Zora Arkus-Duntov, engineer, dies at 86
• 1997 - Andres Rodriguez, Paraguayan president (1989-93), dies
• 1997 - Diosdado Macapagal, Philippine president (1961-65), dies