• 1337 - Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)
• 1571 - John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)
• 1659 - Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect
• 1735 - Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer
• 1743 - John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)
• 1746 - Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]
• 1751 - Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer
• 1759 - Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot
• 1762 - Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer
• 1771 - Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director
• 1775 - Manuel Garcia, composer
• 1792 - Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)
• 1796 - John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author
• 1801 - Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer
• 1813 - John C Fr‚mont, [Pathfinder], map maker/explorer (western US)/Gov (AZ)
• 1814 - Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer
• 1815 - Horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)
• 1821 - John Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed)
• 1823 - Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer
• 1824 - Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed)
• 1829 - Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet
• 1833 - Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)
• 1840 - Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician
• 1848 - Henri Duparc, French composer
• 1855 - John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer
• 1859 - Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer
• 1865 - Heinrich E Albers-Sch”nberg, German r”ntgenologist
• 1867 - James Marcus, actor (Eagle, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Lone Avenger)
• 1867 - Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria)
• 1867 - Willem C Royaards, Dutch theater director (Summer Games)
• 1872 - Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister
• 1872 - Jonkhr Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister
• 1875 - John Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille)
• 1875 - Paul E Kahle, Germany, professor of oriental studies
• 1878 - Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)
• 1883 - Olav Aukrust, Norway, poet
• 1884 - Katie Sandwina, Germany, legendary woman weight-lifter
• 1884 - Roger Nash Baldwin, founder (American Civil Liberties Union)
• 1885 - Huddie Ledbetter, "Leadbelly", blues singer [or 12/1/89, 1/29/89]
• 1885 - Umberto Nobile, Italian general
• 1886 - Gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Finance/Economy
• 1887 - Alfred Henry Ackley, composer
• 1887 - Wolfgang K”hler, Ger/US Gestalt psychologist (Mentality of Apes)
• 1889 - Bert Collins, cricketer (Aussie batsman in the post WW I years)
• 1889 - Pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist (Social mobility)
• 1891 - Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese runner
• 1891 - Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer
• 1891 - Timothy Mather Spelman, composer
• 1897 - J Carrol Naish, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan)
• 1898 - Avery Claflin, composer
• 1898 - John George, Syria, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu)
• 1904 - Joseph Ford McGuinn, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men)
• 1904 - Richard P Blackmur, Mass, critic/poet (Good European)
• 1905 - Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer (long-skirted look)
• 1906 - Fred Fehl, Austrian/US Broadway photographer
• 1906 - John Putz, journalist
• 1908 - Bengt Str”mgren, G”teborg Sweden, astrophysicist (studied gas cloud)
• 1909 - Todor Skalovski, composer
• 1910 - Lord Cayzer, British financier/swcheeps magnate/multi-millionaire
• 1911 - Stanley William Reed, cineaste
• 1912 - Konrad Bloch, Germany, biochemist (studied cholesterol-Nobel 1964)
• 1915 - Alan Hewitt, NYC, actor (Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian)
• 1916 - [JW] Al James Woodie exander, songwriter/vocalist
• 1917 - Rohan Butler, historian
• 1918 - Geoffrey Dawes, physiologist
• 1919 - Jinx Falkenburg, Barcelona Spain, actress (Masquerade Party)
• 1920 - Donald Cuthbert Coleman, economic historian
• 1920 - Errol Walton Barrow, PM of Barbados (DLP) (1966-76, 1986-87)
• 1920 - Torsten Nilsson, composer
• 1921 - Barney Clark, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart
• 1921 - John Doucette, Brockton Mass, actor (Lock Up, Big Town)
• 1921 - Todor Popov, composer
• 1922 - Jean P Vroom, Dutch sculptor
• 1922 - Paul Scofield, Hurst England, actor (Man for All Seasons, Train)
• 1923 - Judith Merril, [Josephine Juliet Grossman], sci-fi writer
• 1924 - Benny Hill, Southampton England, comedian (Benny Hill Show)
• 1924 - Telly Savalas, Garden City NJ, actor (Acapulco, Kojak)
• 1925 - Lola Flores, Cadiz Spain, singer/actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona)
• 1925 - Oswald "Ossie" Stevens Nock, railway writer
• 1926 - Franco Evangelisti, Italian composer
• 1926 - Paul Burke, New Orleans La, actor (Neal-Dynasty) [or Jul 21]
• 1926 - Raf Reymen, Flemish actor
• 1926 - Steve Reeves, Glasgow Montana, actor (Hercules, Hercules Unchained)
• 1930 - Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev, Russia, cosmonaut
• 1932 - Boris Shakhlin, Russia, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1956-60-64)
• 1933 - Itzhak Fuks, Israeli El Al captain, crashed in Amsterdam
• 1933 - William Wrigley III, chewing gum mogul (Wrigleys)
• 1935 - Ann Wedgeworth, Abilene Tx, actress (Tiger's Tale, Men's Club, Bogie)
• 1939 - Mary Ellen McAnally, Illinois, poet (Dance of the Zygotes)
• 1939 - Wolfman Jack, [Bob Smith], Bkln NY, DJ (Midnight Special)
• 1940 - Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer (Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76)
• 1940 - Marquis of Tavistock, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
• 1941 - Edwin Starr, [Charles Hatcher], US singer (War)
• 1941 - Placido Domingo, Madrid Spain, opera tenor (Pinkerton-Mme Butterfly)
• 1941 - Richie Havens, Bkln, folk singer (Here Comes the Sun)
• 1942 - Mac Davis, Lubbock Tx, singer/actor (Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40)
• 1944 - John Kenneth Tavener, composer
• 1944 - Neely Bruce, composer
• 1945 - Andrew Stein, pres of NYC council (D)
• 1945 - Chris Britton, rocker (Troggs-Rock & Roll Goldmine)
• 1946 - Vincent Placoly, Martinique, writer (L'eau-de-mort guildive)
• 1947 - Jill Eikenberry, New Haven Ct, (Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project)
• 1947 - Jimmy Ibbotson, Penn, country singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
• 1950 - Billy Ocean, [Leslie S Charles], Trinidad, singer (Caribbean Queen)
• 1950 - Joseph R Tanner, Danville Ill, astronaut (STS 66, 82, sk: 97)
• 1950 - Richie Ranno, rocker
• 1953 - Fausto Bara, Mexico, actor (Gaucho-Renegades)
• 1955 - Peter Fleming, NJ, tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83)
• 1955 - Robby Benson, Dallas Tx, actor (One on One, Running Brave, Chosen)
• 1956 - Bob Brill, NYC, drummer (Berlin-You Take My Breath Away)
• 1957 - Geena [Virginia] Davis, Wareham Mass, actress (Beetlejuice, Fly)
• 1957 - Jacob Green, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk)
• 1957 - Shaukat Dukanwala, cricketer (Baroda off-spinner, UAE World Cup 1996)
• 1958 - Miguel Alejandro, NYC, actor (Popi)
• 1961 - Gabrielle Carteris, Phoenix Az, actress (Andrea-Beverly Hills 90210)
• 1961 - Sherry Ramsay, Stauton Va, actress (Trish Mason-As the World Turns)
• 1963 - Cindy Schreyer, Forest Park GA, LPGA golfer (1993 Sun-Times Challenge)
• 1963 - Detlef Schrempf, Germany, NBA forward (Mavericks, Pacers, Supersonics)
• 1963 - Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, Nigeria, NBA center (Rockets, Oly-gold-96)
• 1963 - Jessie Hester, NFL player (St Louis Rams)
• 1965 - Brian Bradley, Kitchener, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• 1965 - Cordell Crockett, rocker (Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad)
• 1965 - Eric Moore, NFL tackle (Cleve Browns)
• 1965 - Tania Abitbol, Madrid Spain, LPGA golfer (1994 US Women's Open-4th)
• 1966 - Chris Hammond, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
• 1966 - Katrine Michaelsen, Gentokte Denmark, Miss Denmark (1984)
• 1967 - Ulf Stenlund, Sweden, tennis star
• 1968 - Charlotte Ross, Chicago, actress (Eve-Days of Our Lives)
• 1968 - Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz CA, pitcher (St Louis Cards, Detroit Tigers)
• 1969 - Ashley Sheppard, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1969 - Matt Willig, NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, NY Jets)
• 1969 - Rusty Greer, Ft Rucker AL, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
• 1969 - Ted Long, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• 1970 - Brennan Little, St Thomas Ont, golfer (1994 Western States mini-tour)
• 1970 - Ian Salisbury, cricketer (Sussex & England leg-spinner 1992-96)
• 1971 - Doug Edwards, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
• 1971 - Doug Weight, Warren MI, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98)
• 1971 - Tommy Puett, Gary Ind, actor (Tyler-Life Goes On, America's Top 10)
• 1972 - Alan Benes, Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
• 1972 - Howard Nathan, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
• 1972 - Shelley Looney, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
• 1973 - Bubba Miller, corner (Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1973 - Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
• 1973 - Jamal Cox, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
• 1974 - Jerald Sowell, fullback (NY Jets)
• 1974 - Jerry Wunsch, tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
• 1974 - Orpheus Roye, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• 1975 - Anette Oldenborg, Miss Universe-Denmark (1996)
• 1975 - Faghma Absalom, Miss Universe-Namibia (1996)
• 1975 - Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
• 1976 - Amanda Little, Miss USA-Texas (1997, top 6)
• 1976 - Emma Lee Bunton, "Baby Spice", Finchley London, vocalist (Spice Girls)
• 1976 - Lynn Thomas, Newport News VA, playmate (May 1997)
• 1979 - Kelly Gaudet, Miss Florida Teen USA (1996)
• 1980 - Aubrie Rippner, LA Calif, tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0879 - Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies
• 1118 - Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies
• 1596 - John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66
• 1609 - Joseph Justus Scaliger, French inventor of "Julian Period", dies at 68
• 1626 - John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62
• 1665 - Domenico Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 72
• 1665 - Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63
• 1670 - Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright, dies at 80
• 1683 - Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61
• 1686 - Nicolas-Fran‡ois Blondel, French architect, dies
• 1704 - Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83
• 1746 - Gottfried Kirkhoff, composer, dies at 60
• 1774 - Mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56
• 1793 - Louis XVI, French king (1774-93), beheaded by revolutionaries at 38
• 1815 - M Claudius, writer, dies at 74
• 1831 - Achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49
• 1851 - Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49
• 1862 - Bozena Nemcov , [Barnora Panklov ], Czech author, dies at 41
• 1871 - John J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73
• 1872 - Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81
• 1882 - Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72
• 1883 - Jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62
• 1884 - Auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75
• 1888 - Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83
• 1891 - Calixa Lavallee, composer, dies at 48
• 1892 - John Couch Adams, English co-discoverer of Neptune, dies
• 1894 - Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24
• 1903 - Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58
• 1924 - Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53
• 1926 - Camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81
• 1927 - Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65
• 1931 - Felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67
• 1932 - [Giles] Lytton Strachey, British biographer/critic, dies at 51
• 1942 - Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72
• 1943 - Otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61
• 1944 - Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74
• 1944 - Heinrich zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, German major/pilot, shot down
• 1948 - Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72
• 1950 - George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46
• 1954 - Billy Jenkins, dies at 69
• 1955 - Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59
• 1957 - Arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87
• 1959 - Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77
• 1959 - Lamar Stringfield, composer, dies at 61
• 1961 - Blaise Cendrars, Swiss/French poet (J'ai tu‚), dies at 73
• 1961 - John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday
• 1962 - Andr‚ Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76
• 1963 - Al St John, actor (Law & Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70
• 1963 - Franz Jung, writer, dies at 74
• 1964 - Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68
• 1965 - Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68
• 1967 - Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51
• 1971 - Richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73
• 1974 - Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48
• 1974 - Ken Viljoen, cricketer (played 27 Tests for S Africa 1930-47), dies
• 1974 - Lewis L Strauss, head US Atomic Energy Comm (1953-58), dies at 78
• 1975 - Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84
• 1977 - John Vincent, composer, dies at 74
• 1977 - Zoltan Vasarhelyi, composer, dies at 76
• 1981 - Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79
• 1984 - Jackie Wilson, US singer (I Get the Sweetest Feeling), dies at 49
• 1985 - Barbara Cowsill, rocker (Cowsills), dies of emphysema
• 1987 - Pieter G Buckinx, Flemish writer (7th Day), dies at 83
• 1988 - Abraham Sofaer, actor (Naked Jungle, Elephant Walk), dies
• 1991 - Frank Mitchell, actor (Music is Magic, Prairie Gunsmoke), dies
• 1991 - Howard "Red" Grange, football's galloping ghost, dies at 87
• 1991 - Richard Bolling, (Rep-D-Mo)/US civil-rights leader, dies at 74
• 1992 - William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, US boxer/pianist, dies at 81
• 1994 - Basel al-Assad, Syrian pres Assad son, dies in car accident at 31
• 1995 - Flavio "Negao" Pires da Conceicao, drug Trafficker, dies at 25
• 1995 - John Halas, animator, dies at 82
• 1995 - Philippe Casado, Moroccan/French cyclist, dies at 30
• 1996 - Roman Ciesiewicz, artist/graphic designer, dies at 65
• 1996 - Sam Green, industrialist/inventor, dies at 88
• 1997 - Colonel Tom Parker, manager (Elvis Presley), dies at 87
• 1997 - Dennis Main Wilson, TV/radio producer, dies at 72
• 1997 - Michael Duane, educationalist, dies at 81