• 1017 - Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)
• 1510 - Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint
• 1585 - Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader
• 1689 - Michel Mathieu, composer
• 1733 - Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer
• 1746 - John V clav Stich, [Giovanni Punto], Bohemian horn player/composer
• 1789 - Johann Schneider, composer
• 1793 - Eliphalet Remington, US gun maker
• 1795 - Leonardus A Lightenvelt, minister of RC Worship (1848 . .53)
• 1798 - Henri-Jerome Bertini, composer
• 1801 - Karl Georg Lickl, composer
• 1804 - Pierre F Verhulst, Belgium, mathematician (logistic curve)
• 1805 - John Thomson, composer
• 1810 - Adley Hogan Gladden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
• 1818 - Ivan Turgenev, Russia, novelist/poet/playwright (Fathers & Sons) [OS]
• 1834 - Dudley McIver DuBose, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883
• 1842 - Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War)
• 1842 - Charles Boissevain, editor Dutch Algemeen Handelsblad (1885-1908)
• 1846 - Auguste Escoffier, king of chefs & chef of kings
• 1855 - Ivan V Mitshurin, Russian botanist (new types of fruit)
• 1856 - Franz Xavier Arens, composer
• 1869 - Ram˘n M del Valle-Incl n, Spanish playwright (Corte de Amor)
• 1876 - Albert E Michotte van den Berck, Belgian psychologist
• 1879 - Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer
• 1884 - Miloje Milojevic, composer
• 1885 - V Chlebnikov, writer
• 1886 - Grigory K Ordzhonikidze, [Sergo], Russian revolutionary politician
• 1890 - Andres Isasi, composer
• 1892 - Eduard J Dijksterhuis, Dutch mathematician/historian (Fall & Throw)
• 1892 - Ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer (Night Watch)
• 1893 - Christopher K Ingold, English chemist
• 1893 - Otto E Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor-in-chief (Negro Worker)
• 1896 - Howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic)
• 1897 - Hans Speidel, nazi chief-staff/NATO-supreme commander
• 1902 - Elsa Lanchester, Lewisham London, actress (Bride of Frankenstien)
• 1903 - Evelyn A Waugh, London, author (Brideshead Revisited, Scoop)
• 1904 - Louis de Meester, composer
• 1905 - Harry Broadhurst, airman
• 1907 - Edith Head, fashion designer (MGM)
• 1907 - Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl)
• 1909 - Adolfs Skulte, composer
• 1909 - Claude Bourdet, human rights activist/journalist
• 1909 - Francis Bacon, Ireland, painter (Study for a Pope)
• 1910 - Arthur Altman, songwriter
• 1910 - Marie Dollinger, Germany, dropped bataan in 1936 Olympic sprint
• 1913 - Peter Glenville, actor stage/screen director (Hotel Paradiso, Becket)
• 1914 - Jonas Salk, NYC, medical reseacher (polio vaccine)
• 1914 - Richard Lawrence Millington Synge, British bio-chemist (Nobel 1952)
• 1915 - Dody Goodman, Columbus Ohio, comedienne (Mary Hartman!, Max Duggan)
• 1915 - Richard Michael Fraser, political Administrator
• 1916 - Jessie Kesson, author
• 1918 - Harold Sheperdson, soccer trainer
• 1919 - Bernhard Wicki, St Polten Austria, director/actor (Crime & Passion)
• 1921 - Peggy Kirk Bell, LPGA golfer
• 1924 - Alfonso Montalva Montecino, composer
• 1925 - Leonard Starr, comic strip cartoonist (Little Orphan Annie)
• 1925 - Wim Keja, Dutch MP (VVD)
• 1926 - Bowie Kuhn, baseball commissioner (1969-1984)
• 1927 - Cleo Laine, Middlesex England, actress/singer (Flesh to a Tiger)
• 1928 - Wim van Heumen, coach of Dutch field hockey team
• 1929 - ?, 1st child born in aircraft, Miami, Fl
• 1929 - Joan Plowright, Brigg England, actress (Brimstone & Treacle)
• 1929 - Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966)
• 1930 - Harry Gilbert Trythall, composer
• 1930 - John Henry Mayer, composer
• 1934 - Jim Beatty, track runner (1st sub 4 minute indoor mile)
• 1935 - Folke Rabe, composer
• 1936 - Charlie Daniels, Wilmington NC, singer (Devil Went Down to Georgia)
• 1936 - Horst Antes, German painter
• 1936 - Ted Hawkins, singer/guitarist
• 1937 - Lenny Wilkins, NBA player/coach (Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta)
• 1938 - Peter Carlstein, cricketer (South African Test batsman 1958-64)
• 1939 - Jane Alexander, [Quigley], Boston, actress (Betsy, Kramer vs Kramer)
• 1940 - Gennadi Mikhailovich Strekalov, cosmo (Soyuz T-3, T-8, T-11, TM-21)
• 1941 - Curtis Lee, rocker
• 1941 - Glenn Moore, rocker
• 1941 - Hank Marvin, England, [Brian Rankin], rocker
• 1942 - Kees Verkerk, skater World Champion (1967)/(Olympics-gold-68)
• 1942 - Sharron Moran, LPGA golfer
• 1943 - Randy Newman, rock vocalitst (Short People)
• 1944 - Coluche, [Michel Colucci] France, comedian (My Best Friend's Girl)
• 1944 - Dennis Franz, Maywood Ill, actor (Buntz-Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue)
• 1945 - Dennis Lillie [sic], cricketer (Queensland leg-spinner 1965-66/80-82)
• 1945 - Wayne Fontana, Manchester England, rocker (Groovy Kind of Love)
• 1947 - Tom Fitzsimmons, SF Calif, actor (Franklin-Paper Chase)
• 1948 - Ricki Lee Reynolds, country singer (Black Oak Arkansas)
• 1948 - Telma Hopkins, Louisville, singer (Tony Orlando, Family Matters)
• 1948 - Valeri Viktorovich Baberdin, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
• 1949 - Bruce Jenner, Mt Kisco NY, decathalete (Olympic-gold-1976)
• 1949 - Robert Mellors, gay activist
• 1951 - Ron & Don Gaylon, midwest US, siamese twins (Jerry Springer Show)
• 1952 - Annie Potts, Nashville TN, actress (Mary Jo-Designing Women)
• 1952 - Flavian Aponso, cricketer (rebel Sri Lankan 1982, Neth World Cup 1996)
• 1952 - Tommy Dobeck, rock drummer (Michael Stanley Band)
• 1953 - Lauren Tewes, Trafford Pa, actress (Julie McCoy-Love Boat)
• 1955 - Bill [William Henry] Gates, Seattle Wash, billionaire CEO (Microsoft)
• 1957 - Stephen Morris, English pop drummer (Joy Division-Atmosphere)
• 1958 - Jay Don Blake, St George UT, PGA golfer (1991 Shearson Lehman Open)
• 1959 - Neville Henry, rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)
• 1960 - Mark Derwin, Park Forest Ill, actor (AC Mallet-Guiding Light)
• 1960 - Robert Pukalovic, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
• 1962 - Bobby Tate, fictional character on Soap
• 1962 - Daphne Zuniga, SF CA, actress (Jo Reynolds-Melrose Place, Spaceballs)
• 1962 - Peter Cantrell, cricketer (Queensland opening bat, Neth WC 1996)
• 1963 - Eros Ramazotti, Italian pop musician/songwriter (Adesso Te)
• 1963 - Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)
• 1963 - Lauren Holly, Bristol PA, actress (Picket Fences)
• 1963 - Lisa Bettio, Cleveland, WPVA volleyballer (Ft Myers Beach-17th-1992)
• 1963 - Robert Bailey, cricketer (England batsman in four Tests 1988-90)
• 1963 - Veronica Gamba, Buenos Aires Arg, playmate (November, 1983)
• 1964 - Lenny Harris, Miami FL, infielder (Cin Reds)
• 1964 - Paul Wylie, figure skater (Olympic-silver)
• 1965 - Eric Floyd, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1965 - Jami Gertz, Chicago, actress (Less the Zero, Crossroads, Solarbabies)
• 1965 - Mark Carrier, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
• 1966 - Andy Richter, Yorkville IL, writer/sidekick (Conan O'Brien)
• 1966 - Benoit Hogue, Repentigny, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
• 1966 - Juan Guzman, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
• 1966 - Kaylynn Hick, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1966 - Lauren Holly, actress (All My Children, Maxine-Picket Febces)
• 1966 - Steve Atwater, NFL safety (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1966 - Tim Bogar, Indianapolis IN, infielder (NY Mets)
• 1967 - James Joseph, NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
• 1967 - Julia Roberts, Smyrna Georgia, actress (Mystic Pizza, Pretty Woman)
• 1968 - Aleksandr Koreshkov, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
• 1968 - Chris Oldham, cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• 1968 - Ernie Mills, NFL wide receiver (Pitts Steelers, Carolina Panthers)
• 1968 - Glenn Clear, soccer player (Vitesse)
• 1968 - Rodney Thomas, NFL running back (Houston Oilers)
• 1968 - Shawna Molcak, Cardston Alberta, basketball guard (Olympics-96)
• 1968 - Stan Thomas, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
• 1969 - Denny Fercho, Ventura Calif, team handball circle (Olympics-1996)
• 1969 - Pete Shufelt , WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
• 1969 - Troy Ridgley, WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1970 - Bracey Walker, NFL safety (Cin Bengals, Miami Dolphins)
• 1970 - Rob Hitchcock, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• 1971 - John Coker, NBA center (Phoenix Suns)
• 1971 - Nicole Green, Springfield Ohio, 400m runner
• 1971 - Tracy Hanson, Coeur D'Alene ID, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Heartland-4th)
• 1972 - Calvin Jackson, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
• 1972 - Chad Folk, CFL cornerback (Toronto Argonauts)
• 1972 - Terrell Davis, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1973 - Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
• 1974 - Braden Looper, Weatherford OK, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
• 1974 - Henri Crockett, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1974 - Joaquin Leaf Phoenix, PR, actor (Russkies, Space Camp)
• 1974 - Leaf Phoenix, PR, actor (Russkies, Space Camp)
• 1977 - Lara Antunes, Miss Portugal Universe (1997)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0900 - Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies
• 1138 - Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies
• 1520 - Great Worm, [Worm Gerlefs Donia?], Fries boer/rebel leader, dies
• 1589 - Jean-Antoine de Ba‹f, French poet (Carminum Liber I), dies at 57
• 1627 - Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies
• 1637 - Foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57
• 1703 - John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies
• 1704 - John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72
• 1740 - Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47
• 1754 - Friedrich von Hagedorn, poet (Fabeln und Erz„hlungen), dies at 46
• 1755 - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65
• 1768 - Michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68
• 1779 - Raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66
• 1818 - Abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73
• 1841 - S ndor Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Boldog Szerelem), dies at 69
• 1852 - Gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57
• 1854 - James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67
• 1875 - William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56
• 1877 - Johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45
• 1897 - Hercules Robinson, S Africa Commissioner (1880-89,1895-97), dies at 72
• 1899 - C Grant B Allen, Canada, British writer (Woman Who Did), dies
• 1905 - Alphonse Allais, French humorist/writer (Le chat noir), dies
• 1912 - Edgar Tinel, Flemish composer (Le chant Gr‚gorien), dies at 58
• 1914 - Richard Heuberger, composer, dies at 64
• 1919 - Ted Wainwright, cricketer (Yorks stalwart, 5 Tests 1893-98), dies
• 1922 - Hugo Verriest, Flemish writer/poet (Flemish Motion), dies
• 1927 - Eaton Faning, composer, dies at 77
• 1929 - Frst Bernhard von Blow, PM Prussia (1900-09), dies at 80
• 1929 - Hermann Ungar, writer, dies at 36
• 1936 - E G Winkler, writer, dies
• 1939 - Alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46
• 1940 - Andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71
• 1957 - Anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game
• 1959 - Abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies
• 1959 - Egon Kornauth, composer, dies at 68
• 1962 - Pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48
• 1963 - Mart Saar, composer, dies at 81
• 1964 - Reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66
• 1965 - Ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped & murdered in Paris
• 1968 - Henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85
• 1969 - Constance Dowling, actress (Blind Spot), dies of cardiac arrest at 49
• 1970 - Baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies
• 1970 - Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer, dies at 99
• 1971 - Yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74
• 1980 - Leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63
• 1986 - Margaretha "Marga" Klomp‚, Dutch 1st female minister (CRM), dies at 74
• 1987 - Andr‚ Masson, France, surrealist artist (Labyrinth), dies at 91
• 1987 - Woody Herman, US jazz clarinetist/composer, dies at 74
• 1991 - Dudley McConnell, headed NASA's Earth Science Division, dies
• 1991 - G L Vitto entertainer, dies at 69
• 1991 - John Korbal, film historian (Marlene Dietrich), dies at 51
• 1991 - Lydia Hodson Copeland, America's Jr Miss (1972), dies at 37
• 1991 - Sylvia Fine Kaye, US lyricist/composer, dies at 78
• 1992 - Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57
• 1993 - Carmino Baelen, Belgian sleder, dies at 22
• 1993 - Doris Duke, heiress (American Tobacco Co), dies at 80
• 1994 - Sjlomo Goren, Polish/Israeli supreme rabbi, dies
• 1995 - Allan Leslie Merson, historian, dies at 79
• 1995 - Katsumasu Roy Sakioka, propery owner, dies at 96
• 1996 - Jack Tinker, drama critic, dies at 58
• 1996 - Morey Amsterdam, comedian (Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 87
• 1996 - William Downie Forrest, journalist, dies at 94
• 1997 - Toni Carabillo, writer (Feminist Chronicles), dies of lymphoma at 71