• 1174 - Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach
• 1544 - Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)
• 1548 - Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)
• 1582 - Severo Bonini, composer
• 1597 - Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"
• 1644 - Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer
• 1689 - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer
• 1699 - Joseph Gibbs, composer
• 1709 - Jean-Noel Hamal, composer
• 1714 - Johann Siebenkas, composer
• 1716 - Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer
• 1732 - Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)
• 1734 - Filinto El¡sio, [Francisco M do Nascimento], Portuguese poet
• 1749 - Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer
• 1750 - Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27)
• 1763 - John Davy, composer
• 1777 - Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
• 1780 - Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher
• 1790 - Jean-Fran‡ois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
• 1795 - Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)
• 1804 - Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)
• 1805 - Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church)
• 1808 - Thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
• 1812 - Samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
• 1812 - William Hauser, composer
• 1815 - Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat
• 1818 - David Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
• 1823 - Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer
• 1827 - Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian admiral (Helgoland/Lissa)
• 1828 - Mathilde Wesendonk, German writer/poet (Tagebuchblatter)
• 1830 - Adam Minchejmer, composer
• 1834 - Thomas R Malthus, English vicar/economist (moral restraint)
• 1845 - Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle, dr (found Notre Dame Hosp Montreal)
• 1845 - Gustave Ador, union president of Austria (1919)
• 1853 - Giacomo Puccini, Italy, composer
• 1853 - Maria Teresa Carreno, composer
• 1855 - Alan Gray, composer
• 1858 - Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, playwright (Life in Russian Theater)
• 1860 - Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I)
• 1862 - Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian (History of Belgium)
• 1865 - Albrecht MAPJ, duke of W�rttemberg/general-fieldmarshal
• 1867 - Madame C J Walker, Louisiana, cosmetic mogul
• 1883 - Hubert M E Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45)
• 1886 - Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse)
• 1887 - Eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad)
• 1887 - John Cromwell, Toledo OH, actor/director (Spitfire, Of Human Bondage)
• 1888 - Eric Blore, English/US actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad)
• 1888 - Friedrich Wolf, writer
• 1893 - Ann O'Neal, Missouri, actress (Nana-Professional Father)
• 1894 - Arthur Gilligan, cricketer (England captain in 1920's)
• 1896 - Alberto Hemsi, composer
• 1896 - G Tomasi di Lampedusa, writer
• 1896 - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Sicilian writer (Der Leopard)
• 1897 - Julien Carette, Paris France, actor (Sylvia & the Phantom)
• 1900 - Marc All‚gret, French director (Voyage ouch Congo)
• 1901 - Gene Sarazen, golfer (PGA 1922, 23, 33)
• 1903 - Fredi [Fredericka] Carolyn Washington, actress (Black & Tan)
• 1903 - Michael Kalatozov, Russian producer (When the Cranes Fly)
• 1905 - Arn Bjornsson, composer
• 1906 - Ross Lee Finney, Wells Minnesota, composer (Landscapes Remembered)
• 1907 - Don McNeill, Galena Ill, host (Don McNeill TV Club)
• 1908 - Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer (Life Magazine)
• 1909 - Barney Ross, NYC, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934)
• 1909 - Don Cleverley, cricketer (two Tests for NZ 1932 & 1946, took 0-130)
• 1909 - Maurice Denham, Beckenham England, actor (Mr Love, Damn the Defiant)
• 1911 - James Gregory, Bronx NYC, actor (My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller)
• 1911 - Niels Jerne, immunologist
• 1913 - Hans Henkemans, composer
• 1913 - Leo A Ketelaars, Dutch oratorio vocalist
• 1914 - Dezider Kardos, composer
• 1918 - Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- )
• 1918 - Jos‚ Greco, Italy, flamenco dancer (Holiday for Lovers)
• 1921 - Gerald S O'Loughlin, NYC, actor (Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels)
• 1922 - Ian Powell Bancroft, civil servant
• 1922 - Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower (Oly-gold-1948)
• 1923 - Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host (Price is Right)
• 1923 - James Stockdale, admiral (Vietnam)/Ross Perot's 1992 running mate
• 1923 - Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster
• 1923 - Leonard Stern, NYC, producer/TV writer (Phil Silvers Show, Get Smart)
• 1923 - Lucas M Mangope, 1st president of Bophuthatswana (1977-94)
• 1923 - Milt Okun, Bkln NY, orch leader (Starland Vocal Band Show)
• 1923 - Ruth Roman, Boston Mass, actress (Sylvia-Knots Landing, Dallas)
• 1924 - Floyd Kalber, Omaha Neb, newscaster (NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973)
• 1925 - Harry Guardino, NYC, actor (Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St Blues)
• 1925 - Pierre B‚r‚govoy, French premier (1992-93)
• 1926 - Dusan Kostic, composer
• 1926 - James Dewar, journalist/documentary film-maker
• 1926 - Robert Bly, US, poet/editor/translator (Loving a Woman in 2 Worlds)
• 1927 - Joseph Castaldo, composer
• 1929 - Dick Weber, pro bowler (16, 300 games)
• 1930 - Barbara Ruick, Pasadena CA, actress (Apache War Smoke, T£ Para Mi)
• 1931 - Ronnie Schell, Richmond Cal, comedian (Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World)
• 1932 - Revjames Cleveland, rocker
• 1932 - Tertius Metcalf, businessman
• 1933 - Akihito, emperor of Japan (1989- )
• 1935 - Esther Phillips, [EM Jones], US singer (When a Woman Loves a Man)
• 1935 - Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer (the Golden Boy)
• 1936 - Bobby Ross, NFL coach (SD Chargers)
• 1936 - Claude Albert Coppens, composer
• 1936 - Frederic Forrest, Waxahachie TX, actor (Music Box, Lonesone Dove)
• 1936 - James Stacy, LA Calif, actor (Fred-Adv of Ozzie & Harriet)
• 1937 - Karol Joseph Bobko, NYC, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 6, STS 51D, STS 51J)
• 1939 - Johnny Kidd, [Frederick Heath], London, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates)
• 1940 - Eugene Record, US singer (Chi Lites-Give it Away)
• 1940 - Jorma Kaukonen, Wash DC, rock guitarist (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
• 1941 - Elizabeth Hartman, Youngstown Ohio, actress (Walking Tall, Beguilled)
• 1941 - Tim Hardin, Oregon, singer (If I Were a Carpenter, Bird on a Wire)
• 1942 - Friedrich Schenker, composer
• 1942 - Jerry Koosman, pitcher (NY Mets)
• 1943 - Derek Small, rocker (Spinal Tap)
• 1943 - Harry Shearer, LA Calif, actor (SNL, Simpsons, Pure Luck)
• 1943 - Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist (Kinks-Long Tall Sally)
• 1943 - Roelof den Ambtman, Dutch actor/director (One Evening at Eva)
• 1943 - Ross Edwards, composer
• 1943 - Silvia Sommerlath, German wife of King Carl XVI of Sweden (1973- )
• 1943 - Stephen Wallace, director (For Love Affair, Hunger, Mail Order Bride)
• 1944 - D J D Dees, pharmacist/Dutch minister of WVC (VVD)
• 1944 - Enne�s Heerma, Dutch minister of Housing (CDA)
• 1944 - Hans Tentije, [Johann Kr„mer], Dutch poet (Nachtwit)
• 1944 - U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India)
• 1945 - Georges Aperghis, composer
• 1945 - Richard C Wohlhuter, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1976)
• 1945 - Ronald Bushy, rocker (Iron Butterfly-Ina gada davida)
• 1946 - Tony Craig, [Kulasa], Pittsburgh PA, actor (That Boy Next Door)
• 1947 - Bill Rodgers, marathon runner (Boston, NY)
• 1948 - Jack Ham, NFL linebacker (Steelers)
• 1948 - Susan Lucci, Scarsdale NY, actress (All My Children, Mafia Princess)
• 1949 - Luther Grosvenor, rocker (Spooky Tooth)
• 1949 - Wally Edwards, cricketer (three Tests Australia v England 1974)
• 1951 - Johnny Contardo, singer (Sha Na Na)
• 1952 - Hans Abrahamsen, composer
• 1953 - John Callahan, Brooklyn NY, actor (Craig-Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest)
• 1953 - Tatsumi Fujinami, wrestler (WWF/NWA)
• 1954 - Brian Teacher, San Diego Cal, tennis star
• 1955 - Dave Murray, English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast)
• 1956 - Michele Alboretto, formula-1 racer (Ferrari)
• 1958 - Dave Murray, English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden-Powerslave)
• 1958 - Denise McConnell, Weisbaden Germany, playmate (March, 1979)
• 1958 - Joan Severance, Houston Tx, actress (Hear No Evil, See No Evil)
• 1960 - William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician (Shamen-Move Any Mountain)
• 1960 - Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela
• 1962 - Jerry Reynolds, NBA guard/forward (Milwaukee Bucks)
• 1963 - Carol Peterka, Little Falls MN, team handball back court (Oly-92, 96)
• 1963 - Jim Harbaugh, NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1963 - Keiji Muto, wrestler (NWA/WWC/NJPW)
• 1964 - Andy Gabel, Chicago Ill, short track skater (Olympics-1994)
• 1964 - Petr Klima, Chaomutov Cze, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• 1965 - Eddie Vedder, heavy metal singer (Pearl Jam-Justine)
• 1965 - Slash, rocker (Guns N' Roses)
• 1966 - Hans van Arum, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse, Willem II)
• 1967 - Lamar Lathon, NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
• 1969 - Rodney Culver, NFL running back (SD Chargers)
• 1969 - Stephen Grant, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1970 - Kimberly Ann Cooley, Grand Forks ND, Miss America-ND (1996)
• 1970 - Martha Byrne, actress (Lily Grimaldi-As the World Turns)
• 1970 - Raymont Harris, NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
• 1970 - Shannon Noelle DePuy, Lynchburg Va, Miss Virg-America (1991-top 10)
• 1971 - Corey Haim, Toronto, actor (Silver Bullet, Lucas, License to Drive)
• 1971 - Pete Bercich, NFL linebacker (Minn Vikings)
• 1971 - Steve Stenstrom, quarterback (Chicago Bears)
• 1973 - Tony Graziani, quarterback (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1977 - Becky Ruehl, Lakeside Park Ky, diver (Olympics-4th-1996)
• 1977 - Helen Mahmastol, Miss Universe-Estonia (1996)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0558 - Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62
• 0679 - Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered
• 0918 - Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies
• 1116 - Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies
• 1236 - Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies
• 1502 - Margaretha, English princess of Burgundy, dies at 57
• 1569 - St Philip, metropolitan of Moscow, martyred by Ivan the Terrible
• 1588 - Hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37
• 1619 - Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at 47
• 1652 - John Cotton, Mass Bay Puritan preacher, dies at 68
• 1688 - Jean-Louis Lully, composer, dies at 21
• 1696 - Johann David Mayer, composer, dies at 60
• 1789 - Charles-Michel abb‚ de l'Ep‚‚, (school for the deaf), dies at 77
• 1812 - Michel Delalande, composer, dies at 73
• 1891 - Holger Simon Paulli, composer, dies at 81
• 1908 - Eduard Wachmann, composer, dies at 72
• 1908 - Fran‡ois A Gevaert, Belg/Dutch composer (Diable au Moulin), dies at 68
• 1911 - Karl L Hoschna, composer, dies at 34
• 1913 - James Middleton, cricketer (24 wkt of lefty pace S Af 1895-1903), dies
• 1915 - Roland Leighton, dies at 20
• 1925 - A S C Wallis, [AdŠle von Antal-Opzoomer], writer (Vorstengunst), dies
• 1930 - Johannes H Been, Brielle archivist, dies at 71
• 1938 - Robert Herrick, US writer (Chimes), dies at 70
• 1939 - Anthony H G Fokker, Dutch airplane builder (Spider), dies at 49
• 1943 - Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees de Jongen), dies at 64
• 1945 - Mogens Klitgaard, Danish author (Brunkul), dies at 39
• 1948 - Hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64
• 1950 - Vincenzo Tommasini, composer, dies at 72
• 1951 - Alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72
• 1951 - Benito Lynch, Irish/Argentine writer (Palo Verde), dies at 66
• 1953 - Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed
• 1959 - Edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78
• 1959 - Lester Lonergan Jr, actor (Growing Paynes), dies at 65
• 1959 - Lord Irwin, ambassador to US (1940-46), dies at 78
• 1962 - George Saiko, writer, dies at 70
• 1962 - Luis Alberni, actor (Topaze), dies at 76
• 1964 - Arrigo Pedrollo, composer, dies at 86
• 1966 - Hv Doderer, writer, dies at 70
• 1966 - Robert Keith, actor (Battle Circus, Men in War), dies at 68
• 1967 - Karen Verne, actress (Ships of Fools, Underground), dies at 49
• 1967 - Richard Flury, composer, dies at 71
• 1967 - Ruth Fuller Sasaki, head of 1st Zen Institute of America, dies at 75
• 1969 - Donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80
• 1970 - Charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84
• 1971 - Carlo Jachino, composer, dies at 84
• 1972 - Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84
• 1972 - Charles Atlas, [Angelo Siciliano], body builder, dies at 79
• 1973 - Arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies
• 1975 - Richard S Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead
• 1976 - Frank Forest, actor (Big Broadcast of 1937, Champagne Waltz), dies
• 1976 - Paul M Frank Forest, dies at 80
• 1976 - Walter Bauer, writer, dies at 72
• 1982 - Jack Webb, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet), dies of a heart attack at 62
• 1982 - Norman Dinnerstein, composer, dies at 45
• 1985 - James Vance (20) & Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages
• 1989 - Josef Alexander, composer, dies at 82
• 1990 - Frank King, cricketer (WI fast bowler played 14 Tests 1953-56), dies
• 1991 - Byron Q Griffith, producer/actor, dies at 73
• 1992 - Cyril Walters, cricketer (11 Tests for England, 784 runs), dies
• 1992 - Eddie Hazel, US pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep), dies at 42
• 1993 - Gertrude "Trudi" Duby Blom, actress, shot to death at about 92
• 1994 - Charles Shirley, jazz arranger, dies at 74
• 1994 - Didier Rocher, son of French cosmetic maker Yves Rocher, dies at 41
• 1994 - Nora Dunfree, US actress (Grass Harp), dies at 78
• 1994 - Sebastian Lewis Shaw, actor (High Season, Ace of Spades), dies at 89
• 1995 - David Land, impressario, dies at 77
• 1995 - Gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer, dies at 87
• 1995 - Patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, actor (Chisum, Mutiny), dies at 84
• 1996 - Rina Ketty, singer, dies at 85
• 1996 - Ronnie Scott, musician/club-owner, dies at 69
• 1997 - Austin Whitaker, schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist, dies at 90
• 1997 - Brian Malzard Foss, psychologist, dies at 76
• 1997 - Donald Gunn MacRae, sociologist, dies at 76
• 1997 - Hrvoje Horvatic, video artist, dies at 39
• 1997 - Keith Bentley, international racing cyclist, dies at 72
• 1997 - Stanley Cortez, cinematographer (Magnificent Ambersons), dies at 92
• 1997 - Stanlye Cortez, cinematographer, dies at 89