• 1500 - Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist
• 1573 - Jacques BonfrŠre, Dutch bible expert
• 1579 - Fran‡ois de Bassompierre, marshal of France
• 1626 - Paul Hainlein, composer
• 1692 - Giuseppe Tartini, composer, Istria
• 1695 - Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht Neth)
• 1716 - Felice de' Giardini, composer
• 1722 - Pietro Nardini, composer
• 1724 - Lyman Hall, US physician (signed Declaration of Independence)
• 1727 - Gaspare Gabellone, composer
• 1760 - Juan Manuel Olivares, composer
• 1764 - Dirk van den Boetzelaer, regent of Holland
• 1769 - Giovanni Agostino Perotti, composer
• 1777 - Henry Clay, [the Great Compromiser], US politician
• 1788 - Johann Erik Nordblom, composer
• 1791 - Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe)
• 1792 - John George Lambton, London, statesman (1st Earl of Durham)
• 1793 - Ferdinand I KLJM, the Good Natured, Emperor of Austria/king of Hungary
• 1794 - Germinal P Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (geometry)
• 1801 - Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar/secession leader
• 1801 - Josef Franz Karl Lanner, Austria, composer/violist
• 1802 - Fran‡ois MP Liberman, French relig leader (Congregation of Heart)
• 1815 - Henry Hugo Pierson, composer
• 1823 - Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Russian playwright (Artists & Admirers)
• 1827 - Edward Mollenhauer, composer
• 1831 - Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor
• 1831 - George Burgwyn Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)
• 1831 - Grenville Mellen Dodge, Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1838 - John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician
• 1839 - Victorin de Joncieres, composer
• 1840 - Edmond Audran, composer
• 1851 - Emil Liebling, composer
• 1852 - [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician
• 1856 - William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen)
• 1863 - Raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School)
• 1869 - Henri-D‚sir‚ Landru, French sex murderer
• 1871 - Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general/dictator (1936-41)
• 1878 - Richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist
• 1879 - Frederick G Melcher, US, publisher/editor/founded children book week
• 1882 - Pedro Regas, Sparta Greece, actor (Pat Paulsen's « Comedy) [or Apr 18]
• 1883 - Imogen Cunningham, photographer (1965 ASMP award)
• 1884 - Otto Meyerhof, Germany, psychologist/biochemist (Nobel-1922)
• 1885 - Robert D‚launay, French painter
• 1889 - Pierre-�tienne Flandin, Fren premier (1934-35)/min of Foreign affairs
• 1892 - Johnny Dodds, early jazz clarinettist
• 1894 - Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese general/president (1951-58)
• 1898 - Grantley H Adams, president of Barbados
• 1902 - Louis J M Beel, premier of Netherland (1946-48, 58-59)
• 1903 - Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist/UN advisor (Nobel 1969)
• 1904 - Harald James Penrose, pilot
• 1905 - Inger J Hagerup-Halsír, Norwegian poet
• 1908 - Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia
• 1908 - John T Hughes, Bishop to Forces
• 1908 - Virginia Cherrill, actress (Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights, Delicious)
• 1910 - J�rgen Rausch, German philosopher/author (End of the Playboys)
• 1911 - Darrell A Amyx, US archaeologist (Greek Ceramics)
• 1911 - Geoff Chubb, cricketer (S Afr pace bowler v England 1951-52 aged 40)
• 1912 - Eric Feldary, Budapest Hungary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep)
• 1912 - Georges Franju, France, director (Judex, L'homme sans visage)
• 1912 - Harold Maguire, British air marshal
• 1912 - Herbert Mills, singer, (Mills Brothers)
• 1913 - Gabor Jodal, composer
• 1915 - Emil [Theodore] Petaja, US, sci-fi author (Star Mill, Tramontane)
• 1916 - Brian Connell, writer/broadcaster
• 1917 - M Marie Widlow, St Louis Mo, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957)
• 1917 - Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time)
• 1918 - 18th earl of Derby, English landowner/multi-millionaire
• 1919 - Istvan Anhalt, composer
• 1919 - Lady Ricketts, CEO (Natl Assn of Citizens' Advice Bureaux)
• 1919 - Maurice Girodias, French publisher
• 1919 - Wilson Charles Geoffery Baldwin, hero
• 1920 - H R Hewitt, CEO (Johnson Matthey)
• 1920 - Robert Fizdale, Chicago Illinois, pianist (Misia)
• 1921 - A W Mabbs, archivist
• 1923 - Ann Miller, [Lucille Ann Collier], Cherino, Tex, dancer (On the Town)
• 1923 - E C Meade, British chartered accountant
• 1923 - Maria Callas, opera singer (Carmen)
• 1924 - Julius Moormann, student/resistance fighter (WW II)
• 1924 - Sergiu Natra, composer
• 1925 - Johnny Jordan, England, cameraman (You Only Live Twice) [or Feb 7]
• 1925 - Tiny Tim, [Herbert Khaury], singer (Tiptoe Through the Tulips)
• 1927 - Jane Withers, Ga, actress (All Together Now, Josephine the plumber)
• 1927 - Patrick Meehan, petty criminal
• 1928 - Brooklyn Supreme, Belgium, stallion, heaviest known horse (1450 kg)
• 1928 - Earl of Limerick
• 1928 - Hardy Kr�ger, Berlin Germany, actor (Barry Lyndon, Wrong is Right)
• 1928 - Uwe Kitzinger, Pres (Templeton College-Oxford)
• 1929 - Elspet Gray, (Lady Rix), actress (4 Weddings & a Funeral, Solo, Tenko)
• 1930 - Betty Clooney, Maysville Ky, singer (Jack Paar Show)
• 1930 - Bryan Magee, writer
• 1930 - Earl of Limerick
• 1930 - Lou A de Graaf, Dutch asst secretary of Social Affairs (VDA)
• 1930 - Uwe Kitzinger, Pres (Templeton College, Oxford)
• 1931 - Billy Vaughn, Glasgow Ky, singer (Chapel by the Sea)
• 1931 - Martin Boykan, composer
• 1932 - Henri Lazarof, composer
• 1932 - Jack Gelber, US, playwright (Connection, Apple)
• 1933 - Montserrat Caball‚, Barcelona Spain, soprano (Mimi-La Boheme)
• 1935 - Wendy Savage, obstetrician/gynaecologist
• 1936 - Charles Napier, actor (Night Stalker, Rambo)
• 1936 - Kennedy A Simmonds, premier (St Kitts & Nevis, 1983-95)
• 1937 - Igor Petrovich Volk, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-12)
• 1937 - Raymond Ceulemans, Belgian world champ billiards player
• 1939 - Alan Ayckbourn, London, playwright
• 1940 - Herbie Hancock, Chicago, pianist (I Thought it Was You)
• 1941 - Julio B Euson, Aruban singer (I Use the Soap)
• 1942 - Bill Bryden, theatre director
• 1942 - Daniel Winslow Schmidt, composer
• 1942 - Frank Bank, Hollywood Calif, actor (Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver)
• 1943 - Charles Ludlam, NYC, playwright/actor (Big Easy)
• 1944 - John Kay, [Joachim F Krauledat], Germany, rock vocalist (Steppenwolf)
• 1944 - Karel Kryl, folk singer
• 1945 - Hilary Nicolle, educationist
• 1946 - Ed O'Neill, actor (Al Bundy-Married with Children)
• 1946 - Peter L de Baan, Dutch actor/director/playwright (Leonce & Lena)
• 1946 - Ren‚ Krijnen, Dutch keyboardist (Les Baroques)
• 1947 - Dan Lauria, actor (Jack Arnold-Wonder Years) (1947 approx)
• 1947 - David Letterman, Indianapolis Ind, comedian (Late Night)
• 1948 - Raphick Jumadeen, cricketer (WI slow left-armer of the 70's)
• 1950 - David Cassidy, NYC, singer/actor (Keith-Partridge Family)
• 1950 - Tom Werner, owner (SD Padres)/producer (Roseanne, Cosby Show)
• 1951 - Jackson Spires, rock drummer (Blackfoot)
• 1952 - Alexis Arguello, Managua Nicaragua, featherweight boxer (1974 champ)
• 1952 - J D Nicholas, English guitarist (Heatwave, Commodores)
• 1954 - Marvin Johnson, US, middleweight boxer (Olymp-bronze-1972) [or Aug 12]
• 1954 - Pat Travers, rock guitarist (Puttin' it Straight)
• 1956 - Alexander Briley, vocalist (YMCA-Village People)
• 1956 - Andy Garcia, Cuba, actor (Stand & Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die)
• 1956 - Doris EHP Baaten, Dutch actress (Sesame Street, Fien)
• 1958 - Tony James, rock bassist (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111)
• 1958 - Will Sergeant, rock guitarist (Echo & Bunnymen-Killing Moon)
• 1959 - Elissa Leeds, NYC, actress (Cissy-Dorothy)
• 1959 - Pascal Barr‚, France, sprint relay team (Olympic-bronze-1980)
• 1959 - Patrick Barr‚, France, sprint relay team (Olympic-bronze-1980)
• 1961 - D D Verni, heavy metal rocker (Overkill-Hello From the Gutter)
• 1961 - Julius Kariuki, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic-gold-1988)
• 1964 - Mike Macfarlane, Stockton CA, catcher (KC Royals)
• 1965 - Elaine Zayak, NJ, figure skater (Olympics-6th-1984)
• 1966 - Jeffrey Hunter, WLAF DE (London Monarchs)
• 1966 - Lorenzo White, NFL running back (Cleve Browns)
• 1966 - Theo Blanco, WLAF receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1967 - Bobby Abrams, NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots)
• 1967 - Donna Andrews, Lynchburg VA, LPGA golfer (1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore)
• 1967 - Kirk Everist, Houston Texas, water polo driver (Olympics-96)
• 1967 - Mellow Man Ace, Cuba, spanish rapper/actor (Only the Strong)
• 1968 - Adam Graves, Toronto, NHL left wing (NY Rangers)
• 1968 - Alicia Coppola, actress (Lorna Devon-Another World)
• 1968 - Neal Fort, CFL tackle (Montreal Alouettes)
• 1969 - Michael Jackson, NFL wide receiver (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
• 1970 - Patrick Brugnoli, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
• 1971 - Fernando Meligeni, Argentina, tennis star
• 1971 - Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
• 1971 - Shannen Doherty, Memphis Tn, actress (Little House, Bev Hills 90210)
• 1971 - Tyrone Chatman, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
• 1973 - Antonio Osuna, Sinaloa Mexico, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
• 1973 - Claudia Jordan, Miss USA-Rhode Island (1997, top 10)
• 1973 - Pamela Polk, Berlin Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin (1996)
• 1974 - Kabir Khan, cricketer (Pakistani slow left-armer 1994- )
• 1974 - Roman Hamrlik, Gottwaldov Cze, NHL defenseman (Lightning, Oly-gold-98)
• 1975 - Marcie Alberts, WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers)
• 1975 - Sofie Rahman, Miss Universe-Hong Kong (1996)
• 1978 - Eddie Robinson, actor (Neil Atwater-Swan's Crossing)
• 1979 - Claire Danes, NYC, actress (Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo & Juliet)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0352 - Julius I, pope (337-52), dies
• 1550 - Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53
• 1555 - Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75
• 1605 - Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies
• 1690 - Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71
• 1704 - John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76
• 1748 - William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies
• 1760 - Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64
• 1777 - Claude-Prosper J de Cr‚billon, French writer (Le sopha), dies at 70
• 1788 - Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56
• 1788 - Carlo Antonio Campioni, composer, dies at 67
• 1795 - Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80
• 1797 - Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71
• 1817 - Charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies
• 1828 - Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60
• 1845 - Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65
• 1859 - John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84
• 1864 - Thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50
• 1878 - William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies
• 1896 - Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62
• 1909 - Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79
• 1910 - William G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69
• 1912 - Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90
• 1914 - Josef Nesvera, composer, dies at 71
• 1922 - Frantisek Ondricek, composer, dies at 64
• 1938 - Feodor Chaliapine, Russian author (Man & Mark), dies at 65
• 1938 - Seraf¡n Alvarez Quint‚ro, Spanish playwright (Piropos), dies at 67
• 1942 - Johannes E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 80
• 1945 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63
• 1946 - August Borms, Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67
• 1946 - F Guicciardi, writer, dies
• 1947 - Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies
• 1951 - Harold Vincent Milligan, composer, dies at 62
• 1954 - Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89
• 1956 - Jos‚ Moscardo Ituarte, Spanish general (Alc zar 1936), dies at 77
• 1959 - Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60
• 1959 - James Gleason, dies at 76
• 1961 - Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50
• 1961 - Philippine "Pine" Belder, [Mary de Klerk], actress, dies at 93
• 1965 - Linda Darnell, US actress (Dakota Incident), dies at 43
• 1966 - Sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed
• 1972 - C W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57
• 1972 - Henri Potiron, composer, dies at 89
• 1974 - Carl Jaffe, dies at 72
• 1975 - Jos‚phine Baker, US/French revue artist (Folies-BergŠre), dies at 68
• 1976 - Paul Ford, actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74
• 1977 - Philip K Wrigley, baseball owner (Chicago Cubs), dies at 82
• 1980 - Stanley De Silva, cricketer (motor bike Sri Lanka '79 World Cup), dies
• 1980 - William R Tolbert Jr, Liberian President & 27 others killed in coup
• 1981 - Hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78
• 1981 - Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Te Deum), dies at 88
• 1981 - Joe Louis, [Brown bomber], US heavyweight champ (1937-49), dies at 66
• 1984 - Ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 76
• 1987 - Ewan Calague, economist/statistician (Social Security) dies at 90
• 1988 - Alan Stewart Paton, writer, dies
• 1989 - Abbie Hoffman, yippie peace activist of the 60's, dies at 52
• 1989 - Sugar Ray Robinson, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer
• 1990 - Henry Kendrick, dies
• 1991 - James Schuyler, US poet (Pulitzer 1980), dies
• 1992 - Joe Medwick, vocalist, dies at 61
• 1993 - Isaac Rojas, vp of Argentina (1955-58), dies
• 1993 - Patience Jarvis, dies of melanoma at 56
• 1994 - Harry la Fontaine, Danish/US resistance fighter/producer, dies at 81
• 1994 - Jean Carmet, dies at 72
• 1994 - Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar, dies at 60
• 1995 - Chris Pyne, trombonist, dies at 56
• 1996 - Marthe Robert, essayist/translator, dies at 82
• 1996 - Nancy Sheehan, writer, dies at 69
• 1996 - William Wilkinson, businessman/conservationist, dies at 63
• 1997 - George Wald, scientist, dies at 90