• 1391 - Eduard, [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/author
• 1576 - Enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia)
• 1612 - Paul Wirtz, [W�rtz], German/Neth army commander
• 1620 - Michael de Ronghe, composer
• 1632 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (School for Scandal) (or 1751)
• 1683 - George II [August], King of Great-Britain (1727-60)
• 1712 - Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter
• 1735 - Edward Miller, composer
• 1735 - John Adams, Braintree (Quincy) Mass, 2nd president USA (1797-1801)
• 1741 - Angelica Kauffmann, Swiss painter
• 1787 - Karl Guhr, composer
• 1790 - Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer
• 1790 - Rinse Posthumus, Frisian writer
• 1807 - James Samuel Wadsworth, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1817 - Hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry)
• 1821 - Cenobio Paniagua y Vasques, composer
• 1821 - Fjodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski, Russian novelist (Idiot) [NS=11/11]
• 1829 - Roscoe Conkling, MC (Union), died in 1888
• 1830 - Fran‡ois Cr‚pin, Belgian botany
• 1830 - John Stevens Bowen, Major General (Confederate Army) died in 1863
• 1839 - Alfred Sisley, French impressionist painter
• 1840 - Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano
• 1840 - William G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst
• 1843 - A G Henri Regnault, French water colors painter
• 1845 - Gustav Weber, composer
• 1848 - Zinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian vice-admiral
• 1849 - Johan Willem, son of Dutch princess Marianne & coachman
• 1857 - John H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)
• 1864 - Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer
• 1869 - Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond)
• 1871 - Paul Val‚ry, France, poet/essayist/critic (La Jeune)
• 1873 - Francisco Madero, Mexico, revolutionary, president (1911-13)
• 1879 - Eily Malyon, London, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch, Devotion)
• 1880 - Abram F Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal)
• 1881 - Lena Christ, writer
• 1882 - William "Bull" F Halsey, US vice-admiral (WW II Pacific)
• 1884 - Rudolf Forster, Grobming Austria, actor (Threepenny Opera)
• 1885 - Ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos)
• 1887 - Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato)
• 1887 - Georg Heym, writer
• 1893 - Charles Atlas, [Angelo Siciliano], US, bodybuilder
• 1893 - Jan M Romein, Dutch historian (Low Countries at Sea)
• 1893 - Willi Apel, German/US musicologist (Harvard dictionary of music)
• 1894 - Peter Warlock, composer
• 1896 - Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer
• 1896 - Ruth Gordon, Mass, actress (Rosemary's Baby, Harold & Maude)
• 1899 - Ernst H Ridder van Rappard, Dutch SS officer/founder (NSNAP)
• 1900 - Augustin Lara, composer
• 1902 - Armin Kaufmann, composer
• 1903 - Konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer
• 1904 - Alfred Gradstein, composer
• 1904 - Paul D Stoop, US vice-admiral (WW II-Coral Sea)
• 1905 - Christian Darnton, composer
• 1907 - Albert Rice Leventhal, publisher (Little Golden Books)
• 1907 - Gy”rgy R nki, Budapest Hungary, composer (H¢emberek)
• 1907 - Renzo Cesana, Rome Italy, TV host (First Date, Continental)
• 1908 - Franco Margola, composer
• 1908 - Stuart Hamblen, Texas, singer/composer (This Old House)
• 1910 - Miguel Hernadez Gilabert, Spain, poet (Viento del Pueblo)
• 1912 - Preston Lockwood, actor (House of Windsor, Black Candle)
• 1913 - Joris No‰, Flemish literary
• 1914 - Marion Ladewig, Mich, bowler (9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63)
• 1914 - Marius Hendrikus Flothuis, Dutch composer/author (Mozart biography)
• 1914 - Patsy Montana Ruby Blevins, singer
• 1915 - Pierre Wissmer, Swiss composer (Capitaine Bruno)
• 1917 - Ruth Hussey, Providence RI, actress (Another Thin Man, Phila Story)
• 1918 - Robert Feller, MLB pitcher (Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times)
• 1918 - Ted Williams, hitter (Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47)
• 1919 - Jane Randolph, singer, backup for Tony Orlando (Dawn)
• 1921 - Charles Bronson, actor (Magnificent Seven, Dirty Dozen, Deathwish)
• 1924 - Hannelore Weygrand, German FR, equestrian dressage (Oly-silver-1956)
• 1924 - Serge Golovine, French ballet choreographer (Death of Narcissus)
• 1925 - Gus Savage, (Rep-D-IL, 1981- )
• 1925 - Teo Macero, composer
• 1927 - Joseph Wilbur Adcock, manager/player (Braves)
• 1928 - Ernest Flatt, choreographer (Carol Burnett Show)
• 1928 - Michael Andrews, painter
• 1928 - William Campbell, Newark NJ, actor (Jerry-Cannonball, Luke-Dynasty)
• 1929 - Joan Ganz Cooney, founder (Children's Television Workshop)
• 1930 - Clifford Brown, [Brownie], US jazz trumpeter/composer
• 1930 - Marilyn Alex, Hollywood Calif, actress (Molly-Young & Restless)
• 1931 - David Wilson, director of British Museum (1977-92)
• 1931 - Dick Gautier, LA Calif, actor (Hymie-Get Smart, Mr Terrific)
• 1931 - John Macchia, CA, actor (Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party)
• 1932 - Louis Malle, France, director (Atlantic City, Black Moon, Viva Maria)
• 1933 - Ken Berry, actor (Sam-Mayberry RFD, Vinton-Mama's Family)
• 1933 - Michael S Dukakis, (Gov-D-Mass)/presidential candidate (D-1988)
• 1934 - Hamilton Camp, London, actor (Andrew-He & She, Meatballs 2)
• 1935 - Michael Winner, producer/director (Big Sleep, Death Wish)
• 1936 - Jim Perry, pitcher (Cy Young Award 1970)
• 1936 - Roy Emerson, tennis player (won 12 Majors in singles from 1961-67)
• 1937 - Claude Lelouch, movie director (A Man & A Woman, Cat & Mouse, Bolero)
• 1937 - Pat Williams, (Rep-D-Montana, 1979- )
• 1939 - Eddie Holland, US singer/songwriter (Jamie, Leaving Here)
• 1939 - Grace Slick, Chicago, rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit)
• 1939 - Norman West, US singer (Soul Children, Hearsay, Give 'em Love)
• 1940 - Ed Lauter, Long Beach NY, actor (Sheriff Cain-BJ & the Bear)
• 1940 - Miguel Calder¢n-G¢mez, Havana, basketball player (Olympic-bronze-1972)
• 1941 - Otis Williams, rocker (Temptations)
• 1942 - Sven-David Sandstrom, composer
• 1943 - Joanna Shimkus, Halifax NS, actress (Marriage of a Young Stockbroker)
• 1945 - Glenn Poshard, (Rep-D-Illinois)
• 1945 - Henry Winkler, NYC, actor (Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift)
• 1946 - Andrea Mitchell, NYC, newscaster (NBC-TV, Summer Sunday USA)
• 1946 - Chris Slade, rocker (AC/DC)
• 1946 - Ian McGeechan, Scottish rugby player
• 1946 - Lynne Marta, Phila Pa, actress (Love American Style)
• 1946 - Robert L "Hoot" Gibson, Cooperstown NY, USN/ast (STS 41B,61C,27,47,71)
• 1947 - Chris Komar, dancer
• 1947 - Timothy B Schmidt, Oakland CA, rocker (Eagles)
• 1949 - David Green, Melbourne Australia, rock bassist (Air Supply)
• 1949 - Larry Holmes, boxer/heavyweight champ (1978-85)
• 1949 - Otis Williams, [Otis Miles], TX, rock vocalist (Temptations)
• 1950 - John T Doolittle, (Rep-R-California)
• 1950 - Louise Duart, Quincy MA, comedienne (Paramount Comedy Theater # 5)
• 1950 - Phil Chenier, NBA guard (Wash Bullets)
• 1951 - Frank Pallone Jr, (Rep-D-New Jersey)
• 1951 - Harry Hamlin, Pasadena Calif, actor (Michael Kuzak-LA Law)
• 1953 - Alexander Fedorovich Poleshchuk, Moscow, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-16)
• 1953 - Charles Martin Smith, Van Nuys CA, actor (American Graffiti)
• 1953 - Kathleen Cody, Bronx NY, actress (Charley & the Angel)
• 1953 - Peter Hoekstra, (Rep-R-Michigan)
• 1954 - JoAnne Russell, Miami Fla, tennis player (Wibeldon Double 1977)
• 1954 - T Graham Brown, Arabi Ga, country singer (Come as you Were)
• 1955 - Shanna Reed, KC Kansas, actress (Major Dad, Mirrors)
• 1956 - Juliet Stevenson, Essex England, actress (Secret Rapture, Life Story)
• 1956 - Leslie Webb, equestrian dressage (Olympics-96)
• 1956 - Tim Roemer, (Rep-D-Indiana)
• 1957 - Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-25)
• 1958 - Kevin Pollak, SF, comedian (Usual Suspects, Grumpy Old Men)
• 1960 - David Valle, Bayside NY, catcher (Texas Rangers)
• 1960 - Diego A Maradona, Argentina/Italy soccer player (World Cup)
• 1960 - Kim Thompson, Bath England, actress (Stealing Heaven)
• 1960 - Monica Bellucci, Citta di Castello Italy, actress (Dracula)
• 1961 - Hans Segers, soccer goaltender (PSV, Nottingham Forest, Wimbledon)
• 1962 - Courtney Walsh, cricketer (WI pace bowler, hat-trick v Aust 1988)
• 1962 - Danny Tartabull, Miami FL, outfielder (NY Yankees, Chic White Sox)
• 1962 - Mark Portugal, LA Calif, pitcher (Cin Reds)
• 1963 - Jerry de Borg, English pop guitarist (Jesus Jones-Real, Real, Real)
• 1963 - Kristina Malandro Wagner, actress (Felicia Jones-General Hospital)
• 1963 - Mike Veletta, cricketer (West Aussie opening bat, 8 Tests for Aust)
• 1963 - Todd Sand, Burbank Calif, pairs skaters (Olympics-1994)
• 1964 - Sandra H Magnus, Belleville Il, PhD/astronaut
• 1965 - Charnele Brown, East Hampton NY, actress (Kim-A Different World)
• 1965 - Kevin Edwards, NBA guard (NJ Nets)
• 1967 - Brenda Catherine Lawson, Wanganui NZ, double scull rower (Olympics-96)
• 1967 - Pat Elynuik, Foam Lake, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators)
• 1967 - Ty Detmer, quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1969 - Brittany Gae Thompson, Portland Oregon, Miss Oregon-America (1991)
• 1969 - Mayumi Hirase, Kumamoto Japan, LPGA golfer (Japan Jr-1985, 86, 87)
• 1970 - Dino Philyaw, NFL running back (NE Patriots)
• 1970 - James Pedro, Danvers Mass, lightweight judoka (Olympics-bronze-92, 96)
• 1970 - Kevin Johnson, NFL defensive tackle (Phila Eagles, Oakland Raiders)
• 1970 - Nia Long, Bkln NY, actress (Guiding Light, Made in America, Soul Food)
• 1970 - Patrice Tardif, Thetford Mines, NHL center (LA Kings)
• 1970 - Stefan Gamlin, WLAF offensive linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 1970 - Suvat Karadag, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
• 1970 - Wim Bubberman, soccer player (Sparta)
• 1971 - Edward "Ted" Murphy, Boston Mass, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
• 1971 - Henry Ford, NFL defensive end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
• 1972 - Georgina Douglas, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Patrice Denis, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
• 1972 - Trevor Wilmot, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts, Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1973 - Ellis Johnson, NFL defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1973 - Melissa Deanne Holiday, Greenwood SC, playmate (Jan, 1995)
• 1975 - Joanne Malar, Hamilton Ontario, swimmer (Olympics-11-92, 96)
• 1975 - Stephanie Camp, Rapid City SD, Miss America-SD (1997)
• 1976 - Maurice Taylor, NBA forward (LA Clippers)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1459 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, chancellor of Florence, dies
• 1583 - Pirro Ligorio, Italian architect/painter/archaeologist, dies at 83
• 1611 - Karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies
• 1626 - Willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35
• 1626 - Willebrord Snellius, astronomer/mathematician, dies at about 46
• 1632 - Henri de Montmorency, French duke/plotter, beheaded
• 1661 - Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter, dies at 74
• 1667 - Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer, dies at 54
• 1676 - Ahmed K”pr�l�, Turkish great vizer (siege of Candia, Kreta), dies
• 1690 - Hieronymus van Beverningk, Duitch general, dies at 76
• 1711 - Willem … Brakel, Fries theologist (Reasonable Religion), dies at 76
• 1757 - Osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), dies
• 1785 - Gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54
• 1787 - Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat, dies at 58
• 1816 - Frederik I WK, 1st king of W�rttemberg (1806-16), dies
• 1833 - Pieter G Witsen Geysbeek, historian/literary, dies at 58
• 1853 - Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (Potifar, Giacobbe), dies at 66
• 1862 - Ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53
• 1883 - Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80
• 1885 - Gustav Adolf Merkel, composer, dies at 57
• 1893 - John Abbott, PM of Canada (C) (1891-92), dies at 72
• 1896 - Charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies
• 1898 - Jakov P Polonski, Russian poet (Stichotvorenija), dies at 78
• 1901 - ... Opperman, South African Boer general (Spy), killed in battle
• 1901 - U Benson, British lt-col (Magers' fountain), killed in battle
• 1903 - Ozaki K“y“ (Amorous Confessions of 2 Nuns), dies
• 1910 - J Henri Dunant, Swiss writer/founder (Red Cross, YMCA), dies
• 1912 - Jan Karol Gali, composer, dies at 56
• 1912 - Preston Lockwood, British(?) actor/writer, dies
• 1914 - Ernst Stadler, writer, dies at 31
• 1915 - Gervys Rignold Hazlitt, cricketer (9 Tests for Aust 1907-12), dies
• 1916 - Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70
• 1923 - Andrew Bonar Law, English PM (C), dies at 64
• 1925 - Max Linder, French actor/comic/director (Max tor‚ador), dies at 41
• 1928 - Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer, dies at 55
• 1932 - Paul S Methuen, English baron/fieldmarshal/gov of Natal, dies at 87
• 1936 - Teddy Wynyard, cricketer (three Tests for England 1896-1906), dies
• 1944 - Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66
• 1953 - Emmerich K lm n, Hungarian composer (Die Zirkusprinzessin), dies at 71
• 1956 - Pio Baroja, Spanish writer (C‘ser or Nothing), dies at 84
• 1958 - Rose Macaulay, writer, dies at 77
• 1959 - Blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33
• 1960 - Alfred Hill, composer, dies at 89
• 1961 - Luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies
• 1967 - Charles Trowbridge, actor (Mummy's Hand), dies at 85
• 1968 - Conrad Richter, US writer (Light in the Forest), dies at 78
• 1968 - Pert Kelton, actress (Cavalcade of Stars), dies at 61
• 1971 - Osvald Chlubna, composer, dies at 78
• 1972 - Alan Roth, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68
• 1973 - Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer, dies at 77
• 1977 - Ronnie Van Zant, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 29
• 1977 - Steve Gaines, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in air crash
• 1981 - Georges Brassens, French screenwriter, dies
• 1984 - June Duprez, actress (Calcutta, Tiger Fang), dies at 66
• 1984 - Mario Gallo, actor (Delvecchio), dies at 61
• 1985 - Kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74
• 1986 - Andrzej Markowski, composer, dies at 62
• 1988 - John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase), dies at 86
• 1988 - Sugar Geise, actress (Rhythm Parade), dies after brief illness at 71
• 1990 - Craig Russell, female impersonator, dies of an AIDS-stroke at 42
• 1990 - Henry Lauter, actor (Tarzan's Fight), dies
• 1991 - Johan Mekkink, painter, dies
• 1991 - Ken Hardin, producer, dies at 62
• 1991 - William Shea, (Shea Stadium namesake), dies at 84
• 1993 - Hernan Heleno Castro, El Salvadorian guerilla leader, murdered
• 1994 - Martyn Wiley, writer/broadcaster, dies at 40
• 1994 - Nyanaponika, [Siegmund Feniger), German scholar/author, dies at 93
• 1995 - Brian Easdale, composer, dies at 86
• 1995 - Terry Southern, writer, dies at 71
• 1996 - Alexander d'Arbeloff, entrepreneur, dies at 101
• 1996 - Leon Lewis, US radio talk show host (WMCA, 1970-80), dies at 81
• 1996 - Rohan Butler, historian, dies at 79
• 1997 - Sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86