• 1239 - Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England
• 1604 - Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)
• 1682 - Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)
• 1703 - John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)
• 1714 - Cesar F Cassini, de Thury, French astronomer (geodesic labor)
• 1725 - Joseph Anton Bauer, composer
• 1742 - William Hooper, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence)
• 1750 - Michel Woldemar, composer
• 1756 - Pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public
• 1810 - F Freiligrath, writer
• 1811 - Jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends
• 1817 - Ivan K A‹vazovski, Russan painter (Harbor Scenes)
• 1817 - Thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
• 1818 - Charles Francois Gounod, Paris France, opera composer (Faust)
• 1818 - Sophia Frederika Mathilde, queen of Netherlands/wife of William III
• 1823 - John Henry Hobart Ward, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
• 1828 - Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian
• 1830 - Rochard Montgomery Gano, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1913
• 1832 - William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe, thallium)
• 1837 - Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863
• 1838 - Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Kapala-Kundala)
• 1838 - Chattopadhyaya/Bankim Chandra, Bengalese writer (Monastery of Delight)
• 1845 - Hendrik P Staal, Dutch banker
• 1855 - Fritz Steinbach, composer
• 1858 - Eben Sumner Draper, (Gov-MA)
• 1861 - Sidney James Jones, composer
• 1867 - John Robert Gregg, Ireland, inventor (shorthand)
• 1870 - George Cormack, cereal inventor (Wheaties)
• 1871 - James Weldon Johnson, lawyer (1st black admitted to Florida Bar)
• 1871 - Nicolae Iorga, writer/poet/literature historian/pres of Romania
• 1874 - Grant Mitchell, Columbus OH, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner)
• 1875 - Philipp A Kohnstamm, philosopher/theorist (Mensch & World)
• 1878 - Albert Thomas, French socialist politician
• 1880 - Carl Van Fight, US author/critic (Red, Nigger Heaven)
• 1880 - Russell Simpson, actor (Abraham Lincoln)
• 1882 - Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS]
• 1883 - Alexandre Cellier, composer
• 1884 - Christina C Bakker-van Bosse, feminist/pacifist
• 1888 - Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer
• 1895 - Louise Fazenda, Lafayette IN, actress/com‚dienne (Almost an actress)
• 1895 - Slavko Osterc, composer
• 1898 - Maurits C Escher, Dutch graphic artist
• 1900 - Hermann Reuter, composer
• 1900 - Martin Bormann, propoganda minister (Hitler)
• 1903 - Michail Swetlow, writer
• 1904 - Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist
• 1904 - Ralph Bellamy, Chicago, actor (Air Mail, Dive Bomber, Trading Places)
• 1906 - Thomas G Cowling, British mathematician/astronomer
• 1908 - Frank Sully, St Louis MO, actor (Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief)
• 1908 - Jacob "Jimmy" Herman Huizinga, journalist/Writer
• 1908 - John Verrall, composer
• 1910 - Herbert Owen Reed, composer
• 1910 - Red Foley, Blue Lick Ky, country singer (Mr Smith Goes to Washington)
• 1912 - Don Gillis, Cameron Missouri, composer (Symphony #5«)
• 1912 - Wessel Couzijn, sculptor/cartoonist (Auschwitz-monument)
• 1913 - Felix Hartlaub, writer
• 1914 - John R Hersey, author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall)
• 1915 - Stringbean, [David Akeman], Ky, banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw)
• 1916 - Einar Englund, composer
• 1916 - Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live
• 1917 - Dean Martin, Steubenville Ohio, singer/actor (with Jerry Lewis)
• 1918 - Maldwyn Thomas, president (Welsh Liberal Party)
• 1919 - Antonius C "Ton" Lutz, Dutch actor/director (Lucifer)
• 1919 - Galina Ivanova Ustvol'skaya, composer
• 1919 - Kingman Brewster, college president (Yale)
• 1919 - Max Dendermonde, [Henk Hazelhoff], Dutch literary
• 1920 - Beryl Reid, actress (Joseph Andrews, Psychomania, Yellowbeard)
• 1920 - Fran‡ois Jacob, France, biologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1965)
• 1920 - Patrick Duffy, MP
• 1922 - Herbert Kelsey Jones, composer
• 1922 - Jerry Fielding, Pitts Pa, composer (Lively Ones, Hogan's Heroes)
• 1922 - Paul Schall�ck, German writer (Don Quixote in Cologne)
• 1923 - Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, AAFC, NFL halfback, end (LA Rams)
• 1924 - Althea T L Simmons, human rights activist/chief lobbyist (NAACP)
• 1924 - Gotthold Gloger, writer
• 1924 - Henk J Hoekstra, president (Dutch Communist Party)
• 1925 - Keith Larsen, Salt Lake City Utah, actor (Hunter, Brave Eagle)
• 1926 - Alan Walters, political economist
• 1926 - Manuel Enriquez, composer
• 1927 - Austin J Murphy, (Rep-D-PA, 1977- )
• 1927 - Lucio Fulci, director
• 1928 - James Brown, Pulaski TN, soul singer (Hot Pants, Living in America)
• 1929 - Michael L Strang, (Rep-R-CO, 1985- )
• 1929 - Tigran Petrosyan, USSR, world chess champion (1963-69)
• 1930 - Brian Statham, cricketer
• 1930 - James Gathers, Sumter SC, 200m runner (Olympic-bronze-1952)
• 1930 - Romuald Twardowski, composer
• 1932 - Derek Ibbotson, 5K runner (Oly-bronze-1956)
• 1932 - John P Murtha, (Rep-D-PA, 1974- )
• 1933 - Christian Ferras, French violinist/conductor
• 1937 - Peter Lupus, actor (Mission Impossible)
• 1938 - Judy Kimball-Simon, LPGA golfer
• 1939 - Dickey Do, [Gerry Granahan], rocker (Dickey Doo & The Dont's)
• 1939 - Donald Anderson, MP (Labour)
• 1939 - Hanna Johansen, writer
• 1940 - Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
• 1940 - Tony Marlow, MP (Conservative)
• 1942 - Norman Kuhlice, England, rocker (Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good)
• 1943 - Christopher Brown, composer
• 1943 - Newt[on] L Gingrich, (Rep-R-G, 1979- /Speaker of House 1995-97)
• 1944 - Bill Rafferty, comedian (Real People, Laugh-in '77)
• 1944 - Chris Spedding, rocker
• 1945 - Eddy Merckx, Belgium, cyclist (5 time winner of Tour de France)
• 1945 - Ken Livingstone, MP (Labour)
• 1945 - Tony Roche, tennis coach
• 1946 - Barry Manilow, Bkln NY, singer/pianist (Mandy, I Write the Songs)
• 1946 - Marcy Kaptur, (Rep-D-HA, 1983- )
• 1948 - David Concepcion, Venezuela, all star shortstop (Cincinnati Reds)
• 1948 - Rub‚n Blades, Panama, singer/actor (Fatal Beauty, Critical Condition)
• 1949 - Helen Rosenthal, British teacher/health administrator
• 1950 - Cathy Sherk, LPGA golfer
• 1951 - Joe Piscopo, Passaic NJ, comedian (SNL, Miller Lite commercials)
• 1954 - Mark Linn-Baker, St Louis, actor (Larry Appleton-Perfect Strangers)
• 1956 - Nicholas Cook, cricketer
• 1956 - Nick Cook, cricketer (England lefty slow bowler in 15 Tests 1983-89)
• 1957 - Philip Chevron, English pop musician (Pogues-Peace & Love)
• 1958 - Dan McVicar, Independence Mo, actor (Clarke-Bold & Beautiful)
• 1960 - Mitzi Edge, Albany GA, LPGA golfer (1995 SAFECO Classic)
• 1962 - Ed Brady, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1963 - Greg Kinnear, actor/talk show host (Talk Soup, Sabrina, Later)
• 1963 - Kevin Glover, NFL center (Detroit Lions)
• 1964 - Diane Murphy, actress (Tabitha Stevens-Bewitched)
• 1964 - Erin Murphy, actress (Tabitha Stevens-Bewitched)
• 1964 - Michael Gross, West Germany, swimmer (Olympic-2 world records-1984)
• 1964 - Steve Rhodes, cricketer (England wicket-keeper 1994-95)
• 1965 - Dan Jansen, West Allis Wisc, speed skater (Oly-gold-1984, 88, 92)
• 1965 - Danny McManus, CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos)
• 1965 - Dermontti Dawson, NFL center (Pitts Steelers)
• 1965 - Gianluca Pozzi, Bari Italy, tennis star (1991 Brisbane)
• 1965 - Kami Cotler, Long Beach Calif, actress (Elizabeth-Waltons)
• 1965 - Mike Magnante, Glendale CA, pitcher (KC Royals)
• 1965 - Ray Seals, NFL defensive end (Pitts Steelers, Carolina Panthers)
• 1966 - Clare Look-Jaeger, Milwaukee Wisconsin, high jumper
• 1966 - Fred Barnett, NFL wide receiver (Phila Eagles)
• 1967 - Keith Sims, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins)
• 1967 - Pearl Sinn, LPGA golfer
• 1967 - Robyn Meagher, Antigonish Nova Scotia, 5k runner (Olympics-96)
• 1967 - Terry Davis, NBA forward/center (Dallas Mavericks, Wash Wizards)
• 1969 - Karen Nystrom, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-Silver-98)
• 1969 - Kevin Thornton, Amarillo, vocalist (Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up)
• 1969 - Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward (Team Sweden Oly-1998)
• 1970 - Arnold Ale, WLAF linebacker (Scottish Claymores)
• 1970 - Jason Hanson, NFL kicker (Detroit Lions)
• 1970 - Popeye Jones, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
• 1970 - Ron "Popeye" Jones, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
• 1970 - Stephane Fiset, Montreal, NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche)
• 1971 - Tripp Schwenk, US, 100m/200m backstroke (Olympics-silver-96)
• 1972 - Dirk-Jan Derksen, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
• 1972 - James McKnight, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1975 - Frederick Koehler, Queens NY, actor (Chip-Kate & Allie)
• 1975 - Petra Vaarakallio, ice hockey center (Finland, Oly-98)
• 1977 - Andrea Deak, Miss Universe-Hungary (1996)
• 1977 - Bernardo Federico Tomas, Prince of Netherlands
• 1977 - Jason Miller, Silver Springs Md, actor (New Mickey Mouse Club)
• 1978 - Jenny Keim, Cin Ohio, diver (Olympics-9th-96)
• 1979 - Cawey Schau, Seattle Wash, canoist (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1980 - Andee Pickens, New Orleans La, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1980 - Brittney McConn, Largo Fla, figure skater (1997 Eastern Sr champ)
• 1980 - Venus Williams, Lynwood Calif, tennis star

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0656 - Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered
• 0676 - Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies
• 0855 - Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies
• 1091 - Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies
• 1119 - Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies
• 1501 - Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies
• 1672 - Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67
• 1678 - Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69
• 1696 - Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72
• 1696 - Johannes II Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies
• 1719 - Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47
• 1734 - Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle
• 1762 - Prosper Jolyot de Cr‚billon, French poet (Idom‚n‚e), dies at 88
• 1797 - Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed
• 1815 - Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle
• 1862 - Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49
• 1863 - Isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle
• 1885 - Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies
• 1905 - M ximo G¢mez, Cuban general, dies at 68
• 1906 - Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies
• 1906 - William Dale, international legal consultant, dies
• 1910 - Lady Mosley, biographer, dies
• 1918 - Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies
• 1928 - Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies
• 1936 - Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies
• 1938 - H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies
• 1938 - Peter Michael, CEO (Cray Electronics), dies
• 1939 - Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France
• 1941 - Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78
• 1950 - Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies
• 1951 - Carl Vogler, composer, dies at 77
• 1952 - Alberto Williams, Argentine composer (Etrerno Reposo), dies at 89
• 1953 - Walter Niemann, composer, dies at 76
• 1957 - D Richardson, writer, dies at 84
• 1959 - Abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68
• 1960 - Pierre Reverdy, French author/poet (North-South), dies at 70
• 1961 - Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40
• 1963 - Alain F B Alanbrooke, 1st viscount of Brookeborough, dies at 79
• 1963 - John Whiting, British dramatist/actor (Devils), dies
• 1965 - Arnold Meijer, leader (Fascist Nationally Front), dies
• 1970 - Matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies
• 1971 - C Christopher Morris, cricketer (brilliant batsman for Phila), dies
• 1973 - Luis Van Rooten, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 66
• 1974 - Pamela Britton, actress (Blondie, My Favorite Martian), dies at 50
• 1974 - Yadavendra Singh, cricketer (Yuvraj of Patiala, Test for India), dies
• 1978 - Cully Richards, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 68
• 1979 - Lou Frizzel, actor (Dusty Rhoades-Bonanza), dies at 58
• 1983 - Eelco N van Kleffens, Dutch min of Foreign affairs 1939-46, dies at 88
• 1983 - Peter Mennin(i), US composer (Moby Dick), dies at 60
• 1984 - Chet Allen, actor (Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter), dies at 51
• 1984 - Swale, Kentucky Derby winner, collapses & dies
• 1985 - Piet De Somer, Belgian rector of University of Louvain, dies at 67
• 1986 - Jef Keuleers, Belgian worker's union leader, dies at 75
• 1986 - Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America), dies in Raleigh NC at 78
• 1987 - Dick Howser, mgr (NY Yankees & KC Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51
• 1989 - John Matusek, NFLer (Oak Raider)/actor, dies of a heart attack at 38
• 1989 - Stanley David Griggs, astronaut (STS 51-D), dies plane crash at 59
• 1990 - Dick Elffers, graphic artist, dies
• 1990 - Palmira Henry, fashion designer, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 44
• 1992 - Dewey Balfa, bayou fiddler, dies at 65
• 1992 - Frederick Exley, novelist (Fan's Note), dies at 63
• 1993 - Angus Suttie, English potter, dies of AIDS at 46
• 1993 - French of Nouhuys, civil servant in Indonesia, dies at 88
• 1994 - Joeri Nagibin, Russian screenwriter (Babje Karstvo), dies at 74
• 1995 - Claire Sterling, journalist, dies at 75