• 1318 - Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II
• 1625 - Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)
• 1652 - William Dampier, English explorer/pirate
• 1671 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)
• 1722 - Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer
• 1724 - John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer
• 1740 - Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer
• 1743 - Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer
• 1753 - Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer
• 1756 - Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar
• 1759 - Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer
• 1772 - Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer
• 1783 - Joseph Lincke, composer
• 1804 - Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)
• 1805 - Luigi Ricci, composer
• 1806 - Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878
• 1810 - Robert A Schumann, Zwickau Saxony Germany, composer (Fantastiestcke)
• 1812 - Spyridon Xyndas, composer
• 1813 - David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891
• 1814 - Charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth)
• 1821 - John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897
• 1821 - Samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt)
• 1824 - James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies
• 1824 - William Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1901
• 1829 - John Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release)
• 1834 - George Garrett, composer
• 1837 - Jan Kleczynski, composer
• 1837 - Moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf)
• 1847 - Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901)
• 1849 - Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument)
• 1856 - Natalia Janotha, composer
• 1858 - Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor
• 1867 - Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim)
• 1881 - Prospero Bisquertt, composer
• 1888 - Guëmundur J¢nsson Kamban, Icelandic writer (Sk lholt)
• 1888 - Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer
• 1889 - Joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)
• 1894 - Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala)
• 1896 - Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross)
• 1900 - Herman J Friedericy, [H J Merlijn], writer (Last general)
• 1902 - Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary)
• 1903 - Gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies)
• 1903 - Ralph Webster Yarborough, politician
• 1903 - Ronald Shiner, actor (Carry on Admiral, Keep it Clean, Aunt Clara)
• 1905 - Brian Coffey, poet
• 1906 - Charles Janssens, Belgium, actor (Mira, Malpertuis)
• 1906 - S Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932)
• 1909 - Maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st)
• 1909 - William Odling, major-general
• 1910 - Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russian conductor [NS=June 21]
• 1910 - John W Campbell, US, sci-fi writer (Moon is Hell)
• 1911 - Van Lingle Mungo, SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants)
• 1912 - Ian Morrow, company director
• 1913 - Graham Watson, literary agent
• 1913 - Janos Jagamas, composer
• 1913 - Peter Diamand, artistic administrator
• 1914 - Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948)
• 1914 - KuBa, writer
• 1915 - Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, (mayor-Maarn Neth)
• 1915 - Julian Ridsdale, MP
• 1916 - Francis Crick, British co-discovered DNA's structure (Nobel 1962)
• 1917 - Byron R Whizzer White, Ft Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just (1962-93)
• 1918 - Robert Preston, Newton MA, actor (Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter)
• 1919 - Guy Overton, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 3 Tests on 1953-54 SA tour)
• 1920 - A J Mottram, tennis player
• 1920 - Bert Leysen, TV director (Belgian National TV)
• 1921 - Alexis Smith, Penticton BC Canada, actress (Jessica-Dallas, Follies)
• 1921 - Alwyn Williams, Vice-Chancellor (Glasgow U)
• 1921 - Lord Campbell of Croy
• 1921 - Sheila Ryan, KS, actress (Big Fix, Mule Train, Ringside, Caged Fury)
• 1921 - Suharto, general/president Indonesia (1967- )
• 1922 - Myron Healy, Petalumus Calif, actor (Wyatt Earp)
• 1923 - Alice Coleman, geographer
• 1923 - Jean Maxwell-Scott, Lady-in-Waiting (Prin Alice Duchess Gloucester)
• 1923 - Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (Summer Games)
• 1924 - George Kirby, Chicago, comedian (ABC Comedy Hour, Pearl Bailey Show)
• 1924 - Glidewell, Lord Justice
• 1924 - Ian Colquhoun, cricket wicket keeper (NZ vs England 1954-55)
• 1924 - Sheldon Allman, Chicago, actor (Norm-Harris Against the World)
• 1924 - William Barlow, CEO (BICC)
• 1925 - Barbara Pierce Bush, Rye NY, 1st lady (1989-93)
• 1925 - Eddie Gaedel, 3'7" St Louis Browns pinch-hitter (he walked)
• 1926 - Anatol Vieru, composer
• 1926 - Cranley Onslow, MP
• 1926 - Nico Kiasashvii, professor of English Literature
• 1927 - Dame Anne Warburton, President (Lucy Cavendish College-Cambridge_
• 1927 - David Hobman, director (Age Concern England)
• 1927 - Jerry Stiller, Bkln NY, comedian (Frank Constanza-Seinfeld)
• 1927 - Michael Levey, director (British National Gallery)
• 1928 - Jiri Dvoracek, composer
• 1928 - Kat[i]e [Gertrude] Wilhelm, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Hamlet Trap)
• 1929 - Earl Ferrers, British minister of state (Dept of Environment)
• 1929 - Ventappa Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61)
• 1930 - Bo Gunnar Widerberg, Malm” Sweden, director (Elvira Madigan)
• 1930 - Dana Wynter, London, actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
• 1930 - Michael Codron, theatrical producer
• 1930 - Yannis Ioannidis, composer
• 1931 - Ivan V Lali, poet
• 1931 - James Leander "Leo" Nichols, honorary consul
• 1932 - Hans Gunter Helms, composer
• 1932 - Lady Littler, CEO (Gaming Board for Great Britain)
• 1932 - Ray Illingworth, cricketer (England off-spin all-rounder & captain)
• 1932 - Raymond Illingworth, CEO )England committee, TCCB)
• 1933 - Dr Robert Stevens, Master (Pembroke College, Oxford)
• 1933 - Eric Parker, deputy CEO (Trafalgar House)
• 1933 - Joan Rivers, [Molinsky], Bkln, comedienne (Late Show, Hollywood Sq)
• 1934 - Millicent Martin, Romford Eng, actress (Alfie, Nothing but the Best)
• 1936 - James Darren, Phila, actor (TJ Hooker, Diamond Head, Venus in Furs)
• 1937 - Bruce McCandless II, Boston, Cap USN/astronaut (STS 41B, STS-31)
• 1937 - Norma Shaw, bowler
• 1939 - Bernie Casey, Wyco WV, actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop)
• 1939 - Herb Adderley, Phila, NFL hall of famer (Packers, Cowboys)
• 1940 - Nancy Sinatra, Jersey City, singer (Boots are Made for Walkin')
• 1940 - Sherman Garnes, rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
• 1941 - Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, US pop singer (Funkadelic-Knee Deep)
• 1941 - Joop H van den Berg, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)
• 1942 - Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut
• 1942 - Chuck Negron, singer (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)
• 1942 - Gael Ramsey, Brigadier commander (HQ Aldershot Garrison)
• 1942 - Willie D Davenport, Troy Alabama, 110m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1968)
• 1943 - Colin Baker, actor (Dr Who, Swallows & Amazons)
• 1943 - J C A Barrett, Headmaster (Leys School-Cambridge)
• 1943 - Vicki Stangroome, campaigner
• 1943 - Willie Davenport, Troy Ala, bobsledder/hurdler (Olympics-gold-68)
• 1944 - Boz Scaggs, [William Royce], Dallas Tx, rocker (Steve Miller Band)
• 1944 - Don Grady, [Agrati], actor (Robbie Douglas-My Three Sons)
• 1945 - Derek Underwood, cricketer ("Deadly" Maybe the best post-war SLA)
• 1945 - Donna Deitch, director (Sexual Advances, Women of Brewster Place)
• 1946 - Dudley Fishburn, MP
• 1946 - Elizabeth A Lynn, US, sci-fi author (Watchtower, Red Hawk)
• 1946 - Richie Robinson, cricketer (Victorian keeper, Australian batsman 1977)
• 1947 - Joan La Barbara, composer
• 1947 - Julie Driscoll, rocker/actress (33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee)
• 1947 - Mick Box, rock guitarist (Uriah Heep)
• 1949 - Emmanuel Ax, Lvov Poland, pianist (Artur Rubinstein Comp-1974)
• 1949 - Hildegard Falck, German FR, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1950 - Elmar Oliveira, Waterbury Connecticut, violinist (Naumburg 1978)
• 1950 - Kathy Whitton Baker, Midland Tx, actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles)
• 1952 - Lindka Cierach, fashion designer
• 1952 - Martin Taylor, CEO (Barclays Bank)
• 1953 - Bonnie Tyler, singer (Total Eclipse of the Heart)
• 1955 - Griffin Dunne, actor (American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl)
• 1955 - James Jonathan Sylvers, rocker
• 1957 - Scott Raymond Adams, Catskill NY, cartoonist (Dilbert)
• 1958 - Keenan Ivory Wayans, NYC, comedian (In Living Color)
• 1958 - Stan Brock, NFL tackle (SD Chargers)
• 1960 - Linda Hanley, Laguna Beach Calif, beach volleyballer (Olympics-4th-96)
• 1960 - Mike Hucknail, rocker (Simply Red-Every Time We Say Goodbye)
• 1961 - Kevin Gross, Downey CA, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
• 1961 - Ursula Buchfellner, Munich Ger, playmate (Oct, 1979)/actr (Bloodline)
• 1962 - Nick Rhodes, [Bates], keyboardist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)
• 1963 - John Restino, Westchester NY, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Tommy Armour)
• 1963 - Kino Haitsma, pianist/arrangeur (Josephine)
• 1963 - Susan Smith, LPGA golfer
• 1964 - Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds Jr, Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner
• 1964 - Nelli [Antoinette HC] Fiere-Cooman, Neth, runner (WR 60 m in 7.00)
• 1965 - Kevin Ritz, Eatonstown NJ, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
• 1965 - Robert Platus, NYC, lip syncher (Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know This)
• 1966 - Brian Williams, NFL center (NY Giants)
• 1966 - Doris Pearson, Essex, rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel)
• 1966 - Julianna Margulies, Spring Valley NY, actress (Carol Hathaway-ER)
• 1967 - Kathryn Marshall, Dundee Scotland, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr)
• 1967 - Neil Mitchell, rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet-Wishing I Was)
• 1967 - Stephane Simian, France, tennis star
• 1967 - Willie Williams, WLAF tight end (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1968 - Dave Mlicki, Cleveland Ohio, pitcher (NY Mets)
• 1968 - Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
• 1969 - Glenn Rogers Jr, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
• 1969 - Laurel Martin, Hummelstown PA, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Troy Vincent, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1971 - Amanda Jahn, Miss USA-Missouri (1997)
• 1971 - Elena Brioukhovets, Odessa Ukraine, tennis star (finalist 1990 Moscow)
• 1971 - Jamie Morgan, Australia, tennis star
• 1971 - Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers (Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills)
• 1972 - David Sloan, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
• 1972 - P[eter] J[ason] Farley, Hackensack, bass (Trixter-Give It To Me Good)
• 1973 - Bryant Reeves, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
• 1973 - Michael Sheldon, NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)
• 1974 - Gabe Northern, defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
• 1975 - Bryan McCabe, St Catherines, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)
• 1976 - Lindsay Davenport, Palos Verdes CA, tennis star (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1977 - Belvilyn Ada Tenorio, Miss Universe-Northern Marianas (1996)
• 1977 - Yvette Basting, Breda Neth, tennis star (1994 Futures-Flensberg-GER)
• 1978 - Maria Menounos, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA (1996)
• 1994 - Nicholas Joseph Mills, son of Chris Evert & Andy Mills

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0218 - Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54
• 0632 - Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)
• 1042 - Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth
• 1115 - Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64
• 1376 - "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46
• 1612 - Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49
• 1661 - John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39
• 1688 - Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried
• 1695 - Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66
• 1711 - Katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61
• 1742 - Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62
• 1768 - Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50
• 1790 - Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75
• 1794 - G A Brger, writer, dies
• 1795 - Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10
• 1796 - Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80
• 1803 - Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80
• 1806 - George Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79
• 1809 - Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72
• 1814 - Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48
• 1831 - Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75
• 1845 - Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78
• 1865 - Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies
• 1870 - Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78
• 1871 - Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death
• 1876 - George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71
• 1884 - Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51
• 1889 - Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54
• 1906 - Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65
• 1908 - Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66
• 1919 - Jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78
• 1929 - Bliss Carman, poet, dies
• 1940 - Frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69
• 1947 - Tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56
• 1948 - Franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69
• 1948 - Hanson Carter, cricket (28 Tests for Aust, caught 44 stumped 21), dies
• 1953 - Godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68
• 1954 - Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41
• 1967 - Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74
• 1967 - Laverne Andrews, vocalist (Andrews Sister), dies
• 1969 - Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57
• 1971 - Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40
• 1972 - Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68
• 1973 - Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76
• 1975 - William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
• 1979 - Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79
• 1979 - Louis Salvador Palange, composer, dies at 61
• 1982 - Jean Wi‚ner, French composer (Olive chez les nŠgres), dies at 86
• 1982 - [Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75
• 1984 - Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88
• 1987 - Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33
• 1988 - Eli Mintz, actor (Boardwalk), dies
• 1988 - Russell Harty, broadcaster, dies
• 1988 - Virgil Oliver Jr, entertainer, dies
• 1990 - Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies
• 1990 - Jose Figueres, president of Costa Rica (1948-49, 53-58, 70-74), dies
• 1991 - Bertice Reading, Dutch actress (Moon in the Gutter), dies
• 1991 - Heidi Brhl, German actress (M„dels vom Immenhof), dies at 49
• 1991 - Mary Bacon, jockey, dying of cancer, commits suicide by gun at 43
• 1992 - Beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51
• 1992 - Farag Foeda, Egyptian writer/publicist, murdered
• 1992 - William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82
• 1992 - William McGowan, entrepreneur (MCI), dies at 64
• 1993 - Ren‚ Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief deports jews, dies at 84
• 1994 - William Marshall, actor/director (Santa Fe Trail), dies at 86
• 1995 - Juan Carlos Ongania, pres of Argentina (1966-70), dies
• 1995 - Lord Erskine of Rerrick, peer, dies at 69
• 1995 - Sheikh Iman, singer, dies at 76
• 1996 - Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70
• 1996 - Gerry Gomez, cricketer (West Indian captain played 29 Tests), dies
• 1996 - Michael Fox, actor (Amos-Falcon Crest, Skinheads), dies at 75
• 1996 - Percy Edwards, animal imitator, dies at 88
• 1996 - Phyllis Stedman, politician, dies at 79