• 0012 - Caligula, [Gaius C‘sar], 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD)
• 0161 - Lucius A A Coomodus, emperor of Rome (180-91)
• 1569 - Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India
• 1602 - Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik
• 1663 - Guillaume Amontons, French physicist
• 1696 - Johann Paul Kunzen, composer
• 1741 - Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer
• 1748 - Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer
• 1749 - Radistschew, writer
• 1755 - Johann Ignaz Walter, composer
• 1775 - Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer
• 1811 - Goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
• 1811 - Th‚ophile Gautier, Tarbas France, writer/poet (Albertus)
• 1821 - Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer
• 1822 - Fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901
• 1823 - Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907
• 1828 - George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1834 - Amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani)
• 1852 - Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister
• 1855 - Stefan Surzynski, composer
• 1856 - Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer
• 1864 - Max Wilhelm Zach, composer
• 1870 - Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)
• 1878 - Albert Riemenschneider, composer
• 1879 - Joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26)
• 1879 - Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer
• 1880 - Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)
• 1884 - George Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian
• 1885 - DuBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy)
• 1887 - Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist
• 1888 - Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (La Obra de Trajano)
• 1889 - A Provost Idell, father of modern volleyball
• 1892 - Claire DuBrey, Bonner's Ferry ID, actress (Lightnin' in the Forest)
• 1895 - Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger, composer
• 1897 - Frederic March, Wisc, actor (Dr Jeckyll-Acad Awards 1932/1946)
• 1897 - Marianne Bruns, writer
• 1899 - Paul E Garber, US founder/1st curator of National Air & Space Museum
• 1899 - Walter Muller von Kulm, composer
• 1900 - Roland Culver, London England, actor (Thunderball, Encore)
• 1903 - Arthur Godfrey, NYC, radio/TV host (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout)
• 1903 - Bernard Lovell, England, radio astronomer, founded Jodrell Bank
• 1905 - Dore Schary, producer/writer/director (Act 1, Boys Town, Big City)
• 1905 - Sal Tas, Dutch journalist & CIA agent (Het Parool) [or 1897]
• 1906 - Vivienne Byerley, publicist
• 1907 - August F Hawkins, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )
• 1907 - Ram¢n Magsaysay, Philippines, statesman (US Legion of Merit-1952)
• 1908 - Lab Rachel Katherine Hamilton-Russell ouchere, local historian
• 1908 - Peter Conrad Baden, composer
• 1908 - William Saroyan, US, novelist/playwright (Time of Your Life)
• 1911 - Hilde Jarecki, educationist
• 1912 - Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone
• 1912 - Reinoud Anders, [Lady Blits], Dutch actor (Hamlet)
• 1913 - Michiel P Gorsira, 1st Dutch Antillean in charge of Cura‡ao (1951-67)
• 1914 - Richard Basehart, Zanesville Oh, actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea)
• 1916 - Daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist (CBS)
• 1918 - Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer (Lerner & Loewe-My Fair Lady)
• 1918 - Lucrecia Roces Kasilag, composer
• 1920 - James Lanphier, NY, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon)
• 1923 - Larry White Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game)
• 1923 - Serafina K "Sera" Anstadt, Polish/Dutch actress/author
• 1924 - Buddy [Leonard] Hackett, Bkln, comedian (God's Little Acre, Music Man)
• 1924 - Klaus Hashagen, composer
• 1926 - Georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup)
• 1926 - Jan de Koning, minister of Agriculture/Social Businesses (CDA)
• 1928 - James Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven)
• 1928 - Jeremy Stephen Maas, writer/art dealer
• 1929 - Julio Ramon Ribeyro, writer
• 1930 - Owen B Pickett, (Rep-D-Virginia)
• 1930 - Tiny Little Jr, Worthington Minn, pianist (Lawrence Welk Show)
• 1931 - Dan Rather, news anchor (CBS-TV)
• 1931 - Jean Marc Beliveau, NHL center (Montreal Canadiens, 10 Stanley Cups)
• 1932 - Benito Wogatzki, writer
• 1932 - Robert [Franklin] Adams, US, sci-fi author (Castaways in Time)
• 1932 - Roy Castle, entertainer
• 1935 - Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther turned Republican
• 1935 - Frank Robinson, baseball player/manager (MVP 1961-NL 1966-AL)
• 1936 - Marva Nettles Collins, educator (west side preparatory school)
• 1937 - Guido de Moor, Dutch actor (Apart, Because the Cats)
• 1937 - Warren Berlinger, Bkln, actor (Larry-Joey Bishop Shop, Take Two)
• 1939 - Jerry Allison, Hillsboro Tx, rock drummer (Buddy Holly & Crickets)
• 1940 - Alain Calmat, France, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1964)
• 1940 - Jack Thompson, [John Pain], Sydney Australia, actor (Breaker Morant)
• 1941 - Emanuel Nunes, composer
• 1941 - Henk Terlingen, Dutch radio/TV-host (Paul Meier Show)
• 1942 - Carole Wells, Shreveport La, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats)
• 1942 - Isao Aoki, Abiko Chiba Japan, PGA golfer (1983 Hawaiian Open)
• 1944 - Clive Hubert Lloyd, cricketer ("Supercat", 110 Tests 1966-85)
• 1945 - Itzhak Perlman, Tel Aviv Israel, violinist/polio victim (14 Grammys)
• 1945 - Leonid Ivanovich Popov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 35/37, 40, T-7)
• 1945 - [George I] Van Morrison, Belfast, singer (Here Comes the Night)
• 1949 - Richard Gere, Phila Pa, actor (Breathless, Cotton Club, Pretty Woman)
• 1949 - Rick Roberts, rocker (Firefall)
• 1952 - Bruce Soboroff, Chic Il, rocker (Buckinghams)
• 1952 - Rudolf Schenker, German rock guitarist (Scorpions-Virgin Killer)
• 1953 - Marcia Clark, [Kleks], Berkeley CA, LA DA (OJ Simpson Case)
• 1954 - Tula, [Barry Kenneth Cossey], Engld, transsexual (For Your Eyes Only)
• 1955 - Edwin Corley Moses, Dayton, 400m hurdler (Oly-2 gold/br-76, 84, 88)
• 1957 - Gina Schock, rocker (Gogos-Our Lips Are Sealed)
• 1957 - Glenn Tilbrook, London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Squeeze-Tempted)
• 1957 - Tom Candiotti, Walnut creek CA, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
• 1958 - David H Mattheisen, Blue Island Ill, PhD/astronaut (STS 73 alt)
• 1959 - Rachel Dennison, Knoxville Tn, actress (Doralee Rhodes-9 to 5)
• 1959 - Tony DeFranco, rocker (DeFranco Family)
• 1961 - David Chastain, heavy metal rocker (Chastain-Rule of Wasteland)
• 1962 - Wanda Guenette, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
• 1963 - Reb Beach, heavy metal rocker (Winger-17)
• 1963 - Sonny Silooy, soccer player (Ajax)
• 1965 - Willie Watson, cricket pace bowler (NZ)
• 1966 - Jeff Frye, Oakland CA, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
• 1967 - Diane Madl, Mountain Top PA, field hockey forward/midfielder (Oly-96)
• 1967 - Melanie Sullivan, Branford Ct, WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1994)
• 1968 - Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1968 - Hideo Nomo, Osaka Japan, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
• 1968 - Jennifer Azzi, Oak Ridge Tenn, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1968 - Jim Bob Howard, Wichita Falls Texas, actor (Flash & Bone)
• 1968 - Jolene Watanabe, LA Calif, tennis star (1994 Futures-Evansville)
• 1969 - Andrei Trefilov, Kirovo Russia, NHL goalie (Buffalo Sabres, Oly-S-98)
• 1969 - Andrew Phillip Cunanan, serial killer (Gianni Versache)
• 1969 - Javagal Srinath, cricketer (Indian right-arm pace bowler since 1991)
• 1969 - Nathan Minchey, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
• 1969 - Victor Alexander, NBA forward/center (NY Knicks)
• 1970 - Deborah (Debbie) Gibson, Brooklyn NY, singer (Only in My Dreams)
• 1970 - James Robinson, NBA guard (LA Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers)
• 1970 - Steve Nikataras, cricketer (left-arm pace bowler for NSW 1996-97)
• 1971 - Greg Jefferson, NFL defensive end (Phila Eagles)
• 1971 - Mike Caldwell, NFL linebacker (Cleve Browns, Arizona Cardinals)
• 1973 - Earl Scott, WLAF OL (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1973 - Priest Lauderdale, NBA center (Denver Nuggets)
• 1973 - Reggie Geary, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs)
• 1973 - Scott Niedermayer, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (NJ Devils)
• 1974 - Andrei Medvedev, Kiev Ukraine, tennis star (1991 French Open junior)
• 1974 - Jeremy O'day, CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
• 1974 - Jessy Viceisza, Miss Universe-Bonaire (1996)
• 1975 - Raleigh Roundtree, tackle (San Diego Chargers)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1057 - Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies
• 1158 - Sancho III, King of Castili‰, dies
• 1218 - Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies
• 1240 - Raymundus Nonnatus, found Mercedari‰rs (protect pregnant women), dies
• 1422 - Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies
• 1590 - Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies
• 1604 - Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58
• 1616 - Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43
• 1631 - Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43
• 1638 - John Ward, composer, dies at 67
• 1667 - Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60
• 1688 - John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies
• 1795 - Fran‡ois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68
• 1805 - Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95
• 1832 - Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53
• 1837 - Henri Klimrath, French lawyer (�tude sur lesson costumes), dies at 30
• 1862 - George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle
• 1862 - Ignaz Assmayer, composer, dies at 72
• 1864 - Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39
• 1867 - [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46
• 1873 - Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70
• 1875 - Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49
• 1879 - William Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies
• 1885 - Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies
• 1888 - Mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper
• 1902 - Mathilde Wesendonk, German author/poetess, dies at 73
• 1910 - Emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34
• 1918 - Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36
• 1920 - Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies
• 1931 - Marcel Planiol, French private law scholar, dies
• 1934 - Johan H A Schaper, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies
• 1935 - Abraham Isaac Kook, rabbi/author (Hokhmat Ha-kodesh), dies
• 1940 - Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58
• 1941 - Marian Zwetajewa, writer, dies
• 1942 - Von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in battle
• 1944 - Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide
• 1946 - Paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer/conductor, dies at 63
• 1948 - Andrei A Zjdanov, Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52
• 1949 - Andr‚ Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies
• 1949 - Paul Hoffer, composer, dies at 53
• 1959 - Charles Delaney, dies at 67
• 1963 - George F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris
• 1964 - Carole Coleman, singer (Face the Music), dies at 42
• 1966 - Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75
• 1967 - Ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76
• 1967 - Michael Fitzmaurice, dies of lymphoma at 59
• 1968 - Dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60
• 1968 - George P Gooch, English historian/House of Commons leader, dies
• 1969 - Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72
• 1969 - Rocky Marciano, former heavyweight champ, dies in a plane crash at 45
• 1973 - John Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78
• 1973 - Raymond Keane, dies at 66
• 1973 - Stan Worthington, English cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1930-36), dies
• 1975 - Pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24
• 1976 - Kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81
• 1979 - E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies
• 1979 - Sally Rand, stripper, dies at 75
• 1981 - Joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82
• 1981 - Victor Trumper Jr, cricketer (7 games for NSW, 74 runs 12 wkts), dies
• 1986 - Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88
• 1986 - Urho K Kekkonen, premier/president of Finland, dies at 85
• 1990 - Johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies
• 1990 - Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton, NY Knick, dies at 65 of a heart attack
• 1991 - Leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93
• 1993 - Gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80
• 1994 - Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88
• 1994 - Barbara Hammer Avedon, scriptwriter, dies at 69
• 1994 - Norman "Doc" Jones, bassist, dies at 68
• 1995 - Beant Singh, PM of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73
• 1995 - David Farrar, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse, Watusi), dies at 87
• 1995 - David Richard Holloway, literary Editor, dies at 71
• 1995 - Hajime Miterai, industrialist, dies at 56
• 1995 - Horst Janssen, graphic Artist, dies at 65
• 1995 - John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93
• 1996 - David Scott, priest, dies at 72
• 1996 - Harald James Penrose, pilot, dies at 92
• 1996 - Ljuba Welitsch, opera singer, dies at 83
• 1996 - Milton "Tippy" Larkin, band leader, dies at 85
• 1997 - Diana Spencer, princess of England, dies in car crash in Paris at 36