• 0037 - Nero Claudius Augustus Germanicus, 5th emperor of Rome (54-68)
• 1534 - Lucas Osiander, composer
• 1567 - Christoph Demantius, composer
• 1574 - Samuel Besler, composer
• 1610 - David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium)
• 1648 - Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)
• 1657 - Michel-Richard Delalande, composer
• 1667 - Ludwig Ernst, composer
• 1720 - J F Beck, writer
• 1735 - Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana, Italian lawyer
• 1765 - Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer
• 1770 - Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
• 1778 - Godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch gov-gen (Dutch-Indies)
• 1787 - Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic
• 1793 - Henry Charles Carey, Phila, economist (Principles of Poli Economy)
• 1802 - J nos Bolyai, Romania, mathematician (non-Euclidean geometry)
• 1803 - August Freyer, composer
• 1812 - Isidor Dannstrom, composer
• 1821 - Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer
• 1822 - Edward Stephen, composer
• 1823 - Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer
• 1830 - Francesco D'Arcais, composer
• 1832 - Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower)
• 1836 - Edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)
• 1842 - Henry Gadsby, composer
• 1848 - Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress
• 1852 - Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903)
• 1852 - Tewfik Pasja, khedive (viceroy) of Egypt
• 1853 - Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies
• 1857 - Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer
• 1859 - Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)
• 1860 - Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903)
• 1861 - Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)
• 1863 - Arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon)
• 1863 - Paul [Prudent] Painlev‚, French mathematician/minister/premier [NS]
• 1870 - Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect
• 1873 - Pongrac Kacsoh, composer
• 1875 - Friedrich Niggli, composer
• 1876 - Ferdinand Hardekopf, writer
• 1878 - Hans Carossa, writer
• 1879 - Hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer
• 1879 - Rudolf von Laban, Czech/German choreographer (modern dance)
• 1881 - James Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops)
• 1882 - Helena Rubinstein, US cosmetic manufacturer
• 1887 - Pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)
• 1888 - Artturi A Leinonen, Finnish journalist/writer (Kati)/politician
• 1888 - Jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist (Bric … Brac)
• 1888 - Maxwell Anderson, US, dramatist (Winter Set, High Tor)
• 1892 - David Guion, composer
• 1892 - J Paul Getty, Minneapolis Mn, oil magnate (Getty Oil)
• 1892 - Jose Maria Castro, composer
• 1896 - Carl Ferdinand Cori, US bio-chemist
• 1896 - George B Cressey, US geographer (Asia's Lands & Peoples)
• 1896 - Margaret Bannerman, Toronto Ontario, actress (Elopement)
• 1896 - Paul R Citroen, Dutch sculptor
• 1898 - Fernando Remacha, composer
• 1899 - Frank Vosper, London England, actor (Man Who Knew Too Much)
• 1900 - Francesco Messina, sculptor
• 1904 - Kermit Bloomgarden, producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man)
• 1904 - William Hitzig, Austria, Maxwell physician
• 1905 - Ferenc Farkas, composer
• 1906 - Betty Smith, novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)
• 1907 - Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilians architect (Brasilia)
• 1913 - Muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award)
• 1913 - Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager
• 1914 - Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII)
• 1915 - Jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral
• 1916 - Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)
• 1918 - Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow)
• 1919 - Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948)
• 1921 - Bobby Todd, US comic/actor (Original Sin)
• 1922 - Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll"
• 1924 - Ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin)
• 1928 - Jimmy Nelson, Chic Ill, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel)
• 1929 - Keith Andrew, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63)
• 1930 - Alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62)
• 1931 - Evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day)
• 1932 - Edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace)
• 1932 - Elaine Barkin, composer
• 1932 - Igor Stuhec, composer
• 1933 - Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy)
• 1933 - Tim Conway, Willoughby Oh, comic (McHale's Navy, Carol Burnett Show)
• 1937 - John [Thomas] Sladek, US, sci-fi author (Tik-Tok, Bugs)
• 1937 - Karen Morrow, Chic, actress (Aunt Minerva-Tabitha, Jim Nabors Hour)
• 1938 - Dennis RB Madide, South African Internal minister of Transkei
• 1939 - Cindy Birdsong, Camden NJ, rock vocalist (Labelle-Rainbow, Supremes)
• 1939 - Nicolaus A Huber, composer
• 1940 - Nick Buoniconti, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)/sportscaster (NBC)
• 1941 - Austin Savage, Welsh hockey player
• 1941 - Geoffrey Davies, English actor (Doctor at Sea, Doctor on the Go)
• 1942 - Dave Clark, London England, rock drummer (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
• 1943 - Mihaly Hesz, Hungary, 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1968)
• 1944 - Stan Bahnsen, pitcher (NY Yankee, 1968 AL Rookie-of-year)
• 1945 - Thaao Penghlis, actor (Mission Impossible, Tony-Days of Our Life)
• 1946 - Carmine Appice, musician (Have You Heard, Keep on Rolling)
• 1946 - Harry Ray, Hackensack NJ, rock vocalist (Ray, Goodman, Brown)
• 1948 - David Gwillim, Plymouth England, actor (Island at Top of the World)
• 1949 - Don Johnson, Flatt Creek Mo, actor (Miami Vice, Harrad Experiment)
• 1949 - Ton [Teunis] Sijbrands, Dutch world checkers champion
• 1950 - Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Dutch minister of Justice (198?-94)
• 1951 - Joe Jordan, Scottish soccer star
• 1951 - Ken Knox, rock vocalist (Chairmen of the Board)
• 1954 - Alex Cox, director (Repo Man)
• 1954 - Justin Ross, Bkln NY, actor (Sinatra, Chorus Line, Fan, Quick Change)
• 1954 - Mike Ratledge, author (2DAY & NEWDAY)/ratledgm@spawar.navy.mil
• 1955 - Melanie Chartoff, West Haven Ct, actress (Fridays, Parker Lewis)
• 1955 - Paul Simonon, English pop bassist (Clash-Havana 3 AM)
• 1959 - Greg Matthews, cricketer (NSW & Aust off-spin all rounder Yeah yeah)
• 1959 - Heidi Bohay, Somerset NJ, actress (Megan-Hotel)
• 1959 - Rashid Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for Pakistan 1982-85)
• 1960 - Don Franklin, actor (Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders)
• 1960 - Doug Phelps, Leachville Ar, singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
• 1961 - Annie Pujol, Perpignan, French TV hostess (Roue de la Fortune)
• 1961 - Reginald Hudlin, director (House Party)
• 1963 - Asif Karim, cricketer (slow left-arm bowler for Kenya 1996 World Cup)
• 1963 - David Wingate, NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics)
• 1963 - Helen Slater, NYC, actress (Supergirl, Billie Jean, Ruthless People)
• 1964 - Carlton Bailey, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
• 1964 - Jerry Ball, NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings)
• 1965 - Kimberly Donley, Aurora IL, playmate (Mar, 1993)
• 1965 - Walter Reeves, NFL tight end (Cleve Browns)
• 1966 - Carl Hooper, cricketer (WI off-spin all-rounder)
• 1967 - Chris Gioskos, CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
• 1967 - Christine Larsen, New Westminster BC, synchro swimmer (Oly-silver-96)
• 1967 - Frank Hartley, NFL tight end (Cleve Browns, SD Chargers)
• 1967 - Keith Askins, NBA guard/forward (Miami Heat)
• 1967 - Mo Vaughn, Norwalk Conn, infielder (Boston Red Sox, MVP-1995)
• 1968 - Garrett Wang, actor (Star Trek Voyager)
• 1969 - Dan Williams, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos, KC Chiefs)
• 1969 - Sean Briscombe, Minneapolis Minn, diver (Olympics-96)
• 1969 - Wayne Simmons, linebacker (KC Chiefs)
• 1970 - Damon Thomas, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
• 1970 - Lawrence Funderburke, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
• 1970 - Mitchell Butler, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Cleveland Cavaliers)
• 1971 - Boudewijk Pahlplatz, soccer player (FC Twente, PSV)
• 1971 - Chris Maumalanga, NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears, Az Cardinals)
• 1971 - Eric Bjornson, NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1971 - Ken Alexander, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
• 1972 - Rodney Harrison, NFL safety (SD Chargers)
• 1972 - Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
• 1973 - Geoff Stewart, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1973 - James Stewart, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1973 - Mike Cherry, quarterback (NY Giants)
• 1973 - Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman (Team Germany, Colorado)
• 1973 - Tammy Melinda Pearman, Bkln Ny, soccer forward/defender (Olympics-96)
• 1974 - Jeffrey van der Stone, soccer player (RKC)
• 1977 - Catherine Fox, 400m freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1977 - Larissa Fontaine, Chicago Ill, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1978 - Henrietta Nagyova, Nove Zamky Slovakia, tennis star (ITF/Cali-COL)
• 1985 - Sheeba Reiter, Fla, illegitimate daughter of Jackie Mason

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1025 - Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies
• 1230 - Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies
• 1515 - Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies
• 1576 - Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53
• 1598 - Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58
• 1621 - Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43
• 1626 - Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70
• 1675 - John Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43
• 1688 - Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54
• 1699 - Henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63
• 1712 - Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67
• 1715 - George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73
• 1779 - Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62
• 1792 - Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36
• 1816 - Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44
• 1817 - Maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies
• 1822 - Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65
• 1826 - William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC
• 1831 - Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Cura‡ao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60
• 1839 - Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66
• 1861 - Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45
• 1880 - Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76
• 1889 - Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73
• 1890 - Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US
• 1892 - Charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75
• 1896 - John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67
• 1901 - Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67
• 1909 - Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57
• 1934 - Maggis Lena Walker, 1st US (black) woman to head a bank, dies at 69
• 1939 - Tom McKibbin, cricketer (5 Tests for Aust 1895-1898, 17 wkts), dies
• 1943 - Thomas W "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in KC Missouri
• 1944 - Glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40
• 1946 - Conrad Haebler, historian (Hundert Kalenderinkunabeln), dies at 89
• 1946 - Gordon Frederic Norton, composer, dies at 77
• 1950 - Robert Muller-Hartmann, composer, dies at 66
• 1951 - Eric Drummond, 1st sec-gen League of Nations (1919-33), dies at 75
• 1953 - Kishio Hirao, composer, dies at 46
• 1961 - William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99
• 1962 - Charles Laughton, English actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 63
• 1966 - Walt Disney, animator, dies at 65, put in suspended animation
• 1968 - Jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86
• 1972 - Edward Earle, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight), dies at 90
• 1972 - Herbert Eimert, German composer (Glockenspiel), dies at 75
• 1973 - Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer, dies at 61
• 1974 - Erich Walter Sternberg, composer, dies at 83
• 1974 - Harry Hershfield, cartoonist (Can You Top This?), dies at 89
• 1975 - Mukhtar Ashrafi, composer, dies at 63
• 1978 - Chill Wills, actor (Frontier Circus, Rounders), dies at 75
• 1979 - Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66
• 1984 - Avon Long, actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies at 74
• 1984 - Jan Peerce, [Perelmuth], operatic tenor, dies at 80 following a stroke
• 1989 - Arnold Moss, actor (Gambit), dies at 79
• 1990 - Betty Warren actress (Passport to Pimlico), dies
• 1990 - Jean Paige, actress (Capt Blood, Black Beauty), dies
• 1991 - Horatio Luro, US horse trainer (Northern Dancer), dies at 90
• 1991 - Ray Smith, British actor (And Then You Die), dies at 55
• 1992 - Fr‚ [Frederik] Meis, Dutch MP (CPN), dies at 71
• 1993 - Kakuei Tanaka, PM of Japan (1972-74), dies
• 1994 - Hans de Jong, musician/conductor (Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), dies at 86
• 1994 - Harry Tobias, songwriter, dies at 99
• 1994 - Henry Phelps Brown, historian/economist, dies at 88
• 1994 - Mollie Doreen Phillips, Brit figure skater (Eur-bronze-33), dies at 87
• 1995 - James Geoffrey Cutcliffe Hepburn, tap-dancer/socialist, dies at 88
• 1995 - Manuel Gutierrez Mellado, PM of Defense of Spain (1977-81), dies at 83
• 1996 - Gerald Moverley, priest, dies at 74
• 1996 - Guiseppe Dossetti, politician/priest, dies at 83
• 1996 - Laurens jan van der Post, explorer/conservationist, dies at 90
• 1997 - Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, dies at 98
• 1997 - Pananayiotis Taki Vatikiotis, middle east scholar, dies at 69