• 1510 - Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Harlem
• 1573 - Henricus Hondius, Dutch etcher/publisher
• 1588 - Johann Andreas Herbst, composer
• 1597 - Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter
• 1640 - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)
• 1672 - Peter I "the Great" Romanov, tsar of Russia (1682-1725) [OS=May 30]
• 1781 - George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor (RR locomotive)
• 1791 - John Howard Payne, US, author/actor/diplomat (Home Sweet Home)
• 1792 - Fr‚d‚ric L G, Earl of Merode, Belgian revolutionary
• 1810 - Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, composer
• 1812 - Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens)
• 1812 - Johann G Galle, German astronomer (discovered Neptune)
• 1828 - Carlo Marsili, composer
• 1829 - Gaetano Braga, composer
• 1833 - John Rogers Cooke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
• 1836 - Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1st woman mayor in England (Aldeburgh)
• 1843 - Bertha von Suttner, Austria, novelist/pacifist (Nobel 1905)
• 1849 - Joseph Vezina, composer
• 1854 - Gerardus J P J Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society)
• 1861 - Floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher
• 1865 - Alberic Magnard, composer
• 1865 - Carl Nielsen, Norre-Lyndelse Denmark, composer (Det Uuslukkelige)
• 1865 - Lucien-Denis-Gabriel-Alberic Magnard, composer
• 1875 - Henry Dale, London, physiologist (Nobel-1936)
• 1877 - Rudolf Borchardt, writer
• 1879 - Dudley Digges
• 1879 - Oscar Back, Austrian-Dutch viola player
• 1884 - Johannes Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/conductor
• 1886 - Kusaku Yamada, composer
• 1888 - Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer
• 1888 - Hugo Kauder, composer
• 1890 - Leslie Banks, English actor/director (Jamaica Inn, 48 Hours)
• 1892 - Helena Rubinstein, cosmetics CEO/founder (Helena Rubinstein)
• 1893 - Cole Porter, Indiana, composer/lyricist (Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate)
• 1893 - Samuel N Behrman, US screenwriter (Tale of 2 Cities, Daddy Long Legs)
• 1896 - Aura Abranches, Lisbon Portugal, actress (Lisboa, O Primo Basilio)
• 1896 - Catherine Filene Shouse, philanthropist (Wolf Trap Institute)
• 1898 - C Malaparte, writer
• 1898 - Curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Italian author (Kaputt)
• 1900 - Fred Waring, Tyrone Penn, musician/conductor/inventor (Waring Blender)
• 1900 - Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot
• 1901 - George Price, cartoonist
• 1901 - Marion Gering, actress (Sarumba, Rumba, Ready for Love, 24 Hours)
• 1905 - Harry "Bull" Alexander, cricketer (Aus quick 1 Test Bodyline series)
• 1905 - Walter Kraft, composer
• 1906 - Tonio Selwart, Germany, actor (Barefoot Contessa, Naked Maja)
• 1908 - J F Williams-Wynne, Lord-Lieutenant (Gwynedd)
• 1908 - Robert Cummings, Joplin Mo, actor (Love that Bob, Dial M For Murder)
• 1909 - Jose Luis Lopez Aranguren, philosopher
• 1910 - Geoffrey Musson, British General
• 1910 - Vbilmos Demian, composer
• 1912 - Edgar Evans, tenor
• 1912 - Ingolf Dahl, Hamburg Germany, composer (Andante & Arioso)
• 1913 - Alida Margaretha Bosshardt, lt-colonel of Dutch Salvation Army
• 1914 - Barbara Mullen, Boston MA, actress (Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners)
• 1914 - Hermann Haller, composer
• 1915 - Jane Cowan, cello teacher
• 1915 - Les Paul, Waukesha Wi, guitarist/inventor (Les Paul guitar)
• 1916 - Robert S McNamara, US Sec of Defense (1961-68)/head (World Bank)
• 1918 - Rob de Vries, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/dir/actor (Ciske de Rat)
• 1919 - Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player
• 1920 - Isobel June Braybrooke English, novellist
• 1921 - Agnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1952, 56)
• 1922 - George Axelrod, playwright (Breakfast at Tiffany, Bus Stop)
• 1922 - P G Beazley, MEP
• 1923 - Gerald G”tting, German DR president (CDU)
• 1924 - Christine Goitschel, France, slalom (Olympic-gold-1964)
• 1924 - Peter Heatly, CEO (Commonwealth Games Federation)
• 1924 - Tony Britton, Birmingham Eng, actor (Day of Jackal, Girl in my Soup)
• 1925 - Roy Hughes, MP
• 1925 - [John] Keith Laumer, [Anthony LeBaron], US, sf author (Retief's War)
• 1926 - Mona Freeman, Baltimore, actress (Black Beauty, Dear Wife, Heiress)
• 1926 - Roy Smalley, shortstop (Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees)
• 1927 - Franco Donatoni, composer
• 1927 - Norman Sisisky, (Rep-D-VA, 1983- )
• 1928 - Geraint Gruffydd, director (U of Wales Centre for Welsh Studies)
• 1929 - Johnny Ace, [John M Alexander Jr], Memphis Tn, R&B singer (My Song)
• 1929 - June O'Dell, deputy CEO (Equal Opportunities Commission)
• 1929 - Keith A St H Gardner, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic-bronze-1960)
• 1929 - Robert E Badham, (Rep-R-CA, 1977- )
• 1930 - Lin[wood] [Vrooman] Carter, US, sci-fi author (Thongor of Lemuria)
• 1930 - Marvin Kalb, NYC, educator/newscaster (CBS/NBC, Meet the Press)
• 1931 - Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)/mgr (NY Yankees)
• 1931 - Jackie Mason, Wisc, comedian (World According to Me, Chicken Soup)
• 1932 - Douglas Smith, CEO (Acas)
• 1933 - Dick Orkin, Williamsport Pa, actor (Tim Conway Show)
• 1933 - Don Young, (Rep-R-AK, 1973- )
• 1933 - Patrick Symons, British vice-admiral
• 1934 - Donald Duck, famous fowl
• 1934 - Helga Haase, German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1960)
• 1934 - Jackie Wilson, Detroit, singer (Lonely Teardrops, Night)
• 1934 - Joe Santos, Bkln NY, actor (Rockford Files, AKA Pablo, Shamus)
• 1934 - Michael Mates, MP
• 1934 - Pal Karolyi, composer
• 1934 - Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist
• 1935 - Diana Van Der Vlis, actress (Lovespell, Girl in Black Stockings)
• 1937 - Sven Conrad Stayers, cricketer (WI fast bowler 1962)
• 1938 - Anne Kenny, Mudgee NSW, golfer (1968, 71 Australian Champ)
• 1938 - Charles Wuorinen, NYC, composer (Pulitzer 1980)
• 1938 - Jeremy Hardie, CEO (W H Smith Group)
• 1938 - Peter Sanders, CEO (Commission for Racial Equality)
• 1938 - Roger Hurn, CEO (Smith's Industries)
• 1939 - David Hobbs (auto racer)
• 1939 - Derek Hunt, CEO (MFI Furniture Group)
• 1940 - Dick Vitale, US, sportscaster (ESPN, ABC "Oh Baby!")
• 1941 - Billy Hatton, rocker
• 1941 - Jon Lord, England, keyboardist (Deep Purple-Hush, White Snake)
• 1941 - Peter Wilson, CEO (Gallaher)
• 1942 - Nicholas Lloyd, editor (Daily Express)
• 1942 - Richard Hutton, cricketer (son of Len, 5 Tests 1971)
• 1943 - Charles Saatchi, English magnate (Saatchi & Saatchi)
• 1943 - Joe [William] Haldeman, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Worlds Apart)
• 1944 - 23 puppies, (record litter) born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler Penn
• 1944 - Brigid Bazlen, Wisc, actress (Pam-Too Young to go Steady)
• 1944 - Viscount Craigavon
• 1944 - record litter of 23 puppies is born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler Penn
• 1945 - Faina Myelink, USSR, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1946 - Peter Kilfoyle, British MP
• 1947 - Mitch Mitchell, drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze)
• 1948 - Jim Bailey, NCAA punter (most punts in season-101, Va Milt Academy)
• 1948 - Nathaniel Rosen, Altadena Ca, cellist (Tchaikovsky-gold-1978)
• 1949 - Douglas Henderson, British MP
• 1951 - Benny Neyman, Dutch singer (I Don't Know How)
• 1951 - Bonnie Tyler, [Gaynor Hopkins], rocker (Total Eclipse of the Heart)
• 1951 - Dave Parker, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978)
• 1954 - Pete Byrne Bath England,, rocker (Naked Eyes)
• 1957 - Elly van Holly, running star (3k indoor world record)
• 1958 - Donald Michael Santini, Mass, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
• 1959 - Peter Fowler, Hornsby NSW, Australasia golfer
• 1960 - Nancy Taylor, SF CA, LPGA golfer (1994 Rochester Intl-54th)
• 1961 - Michael J Fox, Edm, actor (Family Ties, Back to the Future, Teen Wolf)
• 1962 - Eddie Lundon, rocker (China Crisis-Christian)
• 1963 - Johnny Depp, Queensboro Ky, actor (21 Jump Street, Ed Wood)
• 1964 - Gloria Reuben, Toronto, actress (Jeanie Boulet-ER)
• 1964 - Wayman Tisdale, NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns)
• 1965 - Gloria Reuben, actress (Jeanie Boulet-ER)
• 1965 - Jeff Williams, Santa Monica Calif, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
• 1965 - Michelle Francis Bird, campaigner
• 1966 - Anthony Martino, CFL punter (Calgary Stampeders)
• 1967 - Robert Reading, Buffalo NY, 110m hurdler
• 1968 - Tom Rouen, NFL punter (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1969 - Keith Alex, NFL guard (Minn Vikings)
• 1969 - Mitch McLee, [Douglas Lee Mitchell], Miles Mi, drummer (Southgang)
• 1970 - Harry Van Hofwegen, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)
• 1970 - Russ Romaniuk, Winnipeg, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers)
• 1971 - D'Marco Farr, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)
• 1971 - Joey Gullion, Gallopolis OH, Nike golfer (NIKE SC Classic-18th)
• 1971 - Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
• 1971 - Romano Sion, soccer player (Dordrecht '90/FC Groningen)
• 1972 - Bryan Strang, cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe 1995- )
• 1972 - Steven Salter, CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
• 1972 - Wardell Rouse, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1973 - Chris Villarrial, center/guard (Chicago Bears)
• 1973 - Grant Marshall, Mississauga, NHL right wing (Dallas Stars)
• 1973 - Orlondo Steinauer, CFL cornerback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• 1973 - Tedy Bruschi, linebacker (New England Patriots)
• 1974 - Jana Nejedly, Prague Czech, Canadian tennis player (Olympics-96)
• 1974 - Jon Harris, defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1975 - Andrew Symonds, cricketer (Birmingham, brilliant Qld & Gloucs batsman)
• 1975 - Carolyne Lepage, Montreal Quebec, 48 kg judoka (Olympics-96)
• 1975 - Paul Agostino, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
• 1977 - Zephnad Wattimury, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen
• 1978 - Elizabeth Reid, Fairfax Va, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1978 - Lucia Povraznikova, Miss Slovak republic Universe (1997)
• 1981 - Natalie Portman, actress (Professional, Everyone Says I Love You)
• 1982 - Amber Yoder, Miss Indiana Teen USA (1997)
• 1991 - Abraham Joseph Groening, son of Simpson creator Matt Groening

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0068 - Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (54-68), commits suicide at 31
• 1171 - Jacob Ben Meir, [Rabbenu Tam], French Tosofist, dies
• 1361 - Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet, dies at 69
• 1382 - Philip of Lead, lawyer of Utrecht, dies
• 1572 - Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44
• 1597 - Jos‚ de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies
• 1656 - Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies
• 1681 - William Lilly, English astrologer, dies
• 1717 - Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic, dies at 69
• 1717 - Louis Le Quointe, composer, dies at 64
• 1820 - Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68
• 1825 - M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla, dies at 44
• 1832 - Manuel Garcia, composer, dies at 57
• 1839 - Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89
• 1847 - Pierre-Simon Ballanche, French philosopher/poet (Orph‚e), dies
• 1863 - Benjamin Franklin "Grimes" Davis, Union major, dies in battle at 30
• 1868 - James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies
• 1870 - Charles Dickens, English writer (David Copperfield), dies at 58
• 1870 - Erik Drake, composer, dies at 82
• 1892 - Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer, dies at 59
• 1897 - Alvin Graham Clark, dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens
• 1901 - Walter Besant, novelist/philanthropist, dies
• 1907 - Manuel Estrada Vabrera, president Guatemala, murdered
• 1908 - Jos‚ FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46
• 1911 - Carry Amelia Moore Nation, American temperance leader, dies
• 1922 - Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 56
• 1929 - Lewis Bennison, dies
• 1931 - Henrique Oswald, composer, dies at 79
• 1932 - Natalia Janotha, composer, dies at 76
• 1939 - Owen Moore, actor (She Done Him Wrong), commits suicide at 52
• 1944 - 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS
• 1946 - Rama VIII, king of Siam (1935-46), dies at 21
• 1947 - Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40), dies at 62
• 1953 - Ugo Betti, dramatist, dies
• 1957 - Robert Oboussier, composer, dies at 56
• 1958 - Robert Donat, actor (Citadel, Goodbye Mr Chips, 39 Steps), dies at 53
• 1960 - Ren‚ Maran, Martiniques writer (Batouala, Prix Goncourt), dies
• 1962 - Henry Kendall, actor (Shadow, Romance & Riches), dies at 65
• 1964 - Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook/newspaper owner (Leatherhead), dies
• 1964 - W Maxwell Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Engl Min of Info, dies at 85
• 1967 - Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer, dies at 64
• 1971 - Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40
• 1974 - M A Asturias, writer, dies
• 1974 - Phillip Tead, actor (Lightnin', Fighting Blade), dies at 80
• 1975 - David Frederick Barlow, composer, dies at 48
• 1976 - James A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88
• 1976 - Paul T B Rodenko, Dutch poet/writer (Never Marry a Witch), dies at 55
• 1976 - Sybil Thorndike, actress (Melba, Major Barbara), dies at 93
• 1977 - Bill Merritt, cricketer (6 Tests of leg-spin for NZ, 12 wkts), dies
• 1977 - Hans Andreus, [Johan W van de Zant], Dutch poet, dies at 51
• 1980 - Leonard Huizinga, journalist/writer (Olivier & Adrian), dies at 73
• 1981 - Allen Ludden, game show host (Password), dies at 63
• 1981 - Russell Hayden, actor (Hidden Gold, Apache Chief, Justice), dies
• 1982 - Guillaume Jorissen, Flemish politician, dies at 60
• 1982 - Hank Ladd, TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74
• 1987 - Grandon Rhodes, actor (Gentleman From Nowhere), dies
• 1987 - Madge Kennedy, actress (Marrying Kind, 3 Bad Sisters), dies
• 1989 - Piet[er J] Lieftinck, Dutch minister of Finance (1945-52), dies
• 1989 - W Schnurre, writer, dies at 68
• 1991 - Bob Irwin, Comedian, dies of Alzheimer's related illness at 88
• 1991 - Charles Loloma, painter/sculptor, dies
• 1991 - Claudio Arrau, Chilian/US pianist/composer, dies at 88
• 1991 - Max van Praag, Dutch singer, dies at 77
• 1992 - Cathy Bennett, jury selection expert, dies of breast cancer at 41
• 1992 - Clarence Miller, blues/jazz vocalist, dies at 69 of a heart attack
• 1993 - Alexis Smith, dancer/actress (Follies), dies of cancer at 72
• 1993 - Arthur Alexander, singer/songwriter (You Better Move On), dies at 53
• 1993 - Ian Mikardo, British politician, dies
• 1994 - Angela Lakeberg, siamese twin, dies at 11 months
• 1994 - Dhirendra Bhramachari, [Flying Swami], hindu leader, dies at 70
• 1994 - Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist (Plan of Labor, Nobel 1969), dies at 91
• 1994 - Lloyd Lindroth, the Liberace of the Harp, dies at 63
• 1995 - Charles Rowe, cricket (scored 0 in only Test for NZ v Aust 1946), dies
• 1995 - Frank Chacksfield, conductor/arranger, dies at 81
• 1995 - Walter Landor, designer, dies at 81
• 1996 - Edward Morris Bernstein, economist, dies at 91
• 1996 - Robert Kidd, marine geoscientist, dies at 48
• 1996 - Walter Pardon, carpenter/traditional singer, dies at 81
• 1997 - Reid Shelton, actor (Daddy Warbucks-Annie), dies of stroke at 71