• 1221 - Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria
• 1330 - Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)
• 1542 - Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)
• 1553 - Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands
• 1623 - Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)
• 1636 - Johann David Mayer, composer
• 1638 - Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun)
• 1728 - Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer
• 1734 - Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer
• 1749 - George Joseph Vogler, composer
• 1763 - Franz Danzi, composer
• 1767 - Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828)
• 1815 - Phiz [Habl“t Knight Browne], English illustrator (Pickwick Papers)
• 1821 - Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer
• 1833 - Edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909
• 1843 - Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Bergen Norway, composer (Bewitched One)
• 1864 - Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer/=
• 1865 - L H Perquin, Dutch religious radio speaker
• 1865 - Paul Gilson, composer
• 1867 - K Balmont, writer
• 1878 - Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director/critic (Pygmalion)
• 1880 - Mahlon Hamilton, VA, actor (Honky Tonk, High School Girl, Mississippi)
• 1884 - Harry Langdon, Council Bluffs IA, comic/director (Strong Man)
• 1886 - Charles Wood, composer
• 1888 - Maria Dermo–t, Java, Dutch novelist (10,000 Things)
• 1888 - Ram¢n L¢pez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota)
• 1893 - Jacob HA van Coeverden, boer/edelman
• 1894 - Robert Russell Bennett, Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!)
• 1898 - Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist
• 1898 - Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist
• 1900 - Otto Clarence Luening, Milwaukee Wisconsin, composer (Sonority Canon)
• 1900 - Paul J Mares, US, jazz trumpetist/composer (Farewell blues)
• 1901 - John Wesley Work, composer
• 1901 - Peter Shankland, film maker/writer
• 1902 - David Brooks, psychologist
• 1902 - Erik H Erickson, psychologist (Existentionalist)
• 1902 - Max Rudolf, Frankfurt Germany, conductor (G”teberg Symphony Orch)
• 1905 - James Robertson Justice, Scotland, actor (Above Us the Waves)
• 1906 - Louis RJ Ridder van Rappard, Dutch mayor (Zoelen)
• 1910 - Berend Giltay, composer
• 1910 - David Rose, London England, orch leader (Red Skelton Show, Stripper)
• 1913 - Trevor Huddleston, English pastor/chairman (Anti-Apartheid)
• 1914 - Cees [Cornelis A B] Bantzinger, Dutch cartoonist/illustrator
• 1914 - Saul Steinberg, Romania, cartoonist/illustrator (New Yorker)
• 1914 - Yuri Andropov, Russian KGB chief/1st secretary
• 1916 - Marshall Field IV, publisher/editor (Chic Daily News, Sunday Times)
• 1917 - Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Black Lash, Lash of the West)
• 1918 - Andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader
• 1918 - N'garta Tombalbaye, president Chad
• 1919 - Alberto Sordi, Rome Italy, actor (Miser, Taxi Driver in NY)
• 1920 - Amy Clampitt, poet
• 1920 - George Ernest Leslie, trade union official
• 1921 - Erroll Garner, US, jazz pianist (Misty)
• 1922 - John Veale, composer
• 1922 - Mo[rris K] Udall, (Rep-D-AZ, 1961- )
• 1923 - Erland Josephson, Stockholm Sweden, actor/dramatist (Utflykt)
• 1924 - Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer (Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54)
• 1925 - Gene Baker, baseball player
• 1925 - Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (Tarumba, Maltiempes)
• 1926 - Jan Carlstedt, composer
• 1927 - Hugo Pratt, graphic artist
• 1929 - Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, piano accompnaist
• 1929 - Gideon N N Nxumalo, composer
• 1929 - Nigel Pickering, guitarist (Spanky & Our Gang)
• 1932 - Einar K Enevoldson, US, Nasa test pilot (X-24B)
• 1932 - Mario M Cuomo, NYC, (Gov-D-NY, 1982-94)
• 1934 - Ruby Nash Cutis, Akron Oh, rocker (Ruby & The Romantics)
• 1935 - Belinda Lee, Devon England, actress (Who Done It, Runaway Bus)
• 1935 - Fernand Schokweiler, British judge
• 1936 - Alexandru Hrisanide, composer
• 1936 - Claude Brasseur, Paris France, actor (Josepha, Pardon Mon Affair)
• 1937 - Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's)
• 1937 - Ray Coleman, journalist
• 1937 - Rolf Riehm, composer
• 1937 - Waylon Jennings, country singer/guitarist (Ramblin' Man)
• 1938 - Billy Williams, baseball player (Cubs)
• 1938 - Jean-Claude Eloy, France, composer (Ph‚nix)
• 1940 - Willem Frederik Bon, Dutch composer
• 1941 - Harry Nilsson, Bkln NY, singer/guitarist (Midnight Cowboy)
• 1942 - Bruce DalCanton, baseball player
• 1942 - Tony Coelho, (Rep-D-CA, 1979- )
• 1942 - Xaveria Hollander, [DeVries], Surabaya Indonesia, auth (Happy Hooker)
• 1943 - Aron Kincaid, LA Calif, actor (Warren-Bachelor Father, Ski Party)
• 1943 - Johnny Halliday, rocker
• 1944 - Inna Ryskai, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76)
• 1945 - Nicola Pagett, actress (Oliver's Story, Privates on Parade)
• 1945 - Rod Argent, England, keyboardist (Zombies-She's Not There)
• 1946 - Janet Lennon, vocalist (Lennon Sisters)
• 1946 - Jim Varney, Lexington KY, actor (Ernest Goes to Jail)/"Hey Vern"
• 1946 - Judy Pace, LA Calif, actress (Young Lawyers)
• 1946 - Ken Henderson, baseball player
• 1946 - Roger Tolchard, cricketer (Engl keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977)
• 1947 - Lee Purcell, Cherry Point NC, actor (Big Wednesday, Mr Majestyk)
• 1947 - Paul Patterson, composer
• 1948 - Champ Summers, baseball player
• 1949 - Dusty Baker, baseball player (LA Dodgers)
• 1949 - Michael Lutz, bassist (Brownsville Station)
• 1950 - Heidi Sch�ller, Germany, 1st woman to take olympic oath (1972)
• 1950 - Mark Arnott, Chicago IL, actor (Return of the Secaucus 7)
• 1950 - Noddy Holder, rock vocalist/guitarist (Slade-Cum On Feel The Noize)
• 1951 - Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
• 1952 - Lorna Young, salesperson
• 1953 - Rita Lee, Federic Wisc, playmate (November, 1977)
• 1954 - James Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian (Sat Night Live, Trading Places)
• 1954 - Terri Gibbs, Augusta Ga, blind singer (Somebody's Knockin')
• 1955 - Cathy Morse, LPGA golfer
• 1955 - Julie Hagerty, Cincinnati OH, actress (Airplane, Princesses)
• 1955 - Sally E Silverstone, Walthamstow England, Co-Captain (Biosphere 2)
• 1955 - Tree Rollins, Winter Haven Fla, NBA center (Cleve Cavaliers)
• 1956 - Ava Cadell, Budapest Hung, actress (Do or Die)
• 1956 - Lance Parrish, baseball player
• 1956 - Polly Draper, Palo Alto Calif, actress (Ellyn-30 Something, Hooters)
• 1957 - Brad Gillis, rock guitarist/vocalist (Night Ranger)
• 1957 - Brett Butler, comedian (Grace Under Fire)
• 1957 - Clio Goldsmith, Paris France, actress (Gift, Heat of Desire)
• 1958 - Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman (AL bat champ 1985-88)
• 1959 - Eileen Davidson, Artesia Calif, actress (Kristen-Days of our Life)
• 1960 - Denise Haigh, LPGA golfer
• 1963 - Helen Hunt, LA Calif, actress (Jamie-Mad About You, Twister)
• 1963 - Scott Rockenfield, drummer (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
• 1964 - Courtney Cox, Birmingham Ala, actress (Family Ties, Monica-Friends)
• 1965 - Carrie Mitchum, LA Calif, actress (Donna-Bold & Beautiful)
• 1965 - David Bolton, Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Lando Mem Amateur)
• 1968 - Demtra Hampton, Phila, model (Garda)
• 1968 - Tim Lester, NFL fullback (Pitts Steelers)
• 1969 - Cedric Pioline, Neuilly France, tennis star (1996 Coopenhagen)
• 1969 - Ice Cube, rap singer/actor (Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda)
• 1969 - Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
• 1969 - Maurice Odumbe, cricketer (Kenyan batsman & 1996 World Cup captain)
• 1969 - Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
• 1970 - Amanda Cromwell, Wash DC, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Janie Eickhoff, Long Beach Calif, US cyclist (Olympic-92)
• 1970 - Janie Quigley, Long Beach Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Zan Tabak, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
• 1971 - Nathan Astle, cricketer (NZ Test batsman v Zimbabwe 1996)
• 1971 - Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
• 1972 - Andrew Pettitte, Baton Rouge LA, pitcher (NY Yankees)
• 1972 - DeWayne Patterson, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
• 1972 - Jean Francois Labbe, Sherbrooke, NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche)
• 1972 - Justin C G Leonard, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd)
• 1972 - Lianne Bennion, Seattle Wash, rower (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Ramiro Mendoza, Los Santos Panama, pitcher (NY Yankees)
• 1972 - Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
• 1972 - Tony Clark, Newton KS, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
• 1973 - Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
• 1973 - Matt Stevens, safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1973 - Neil Patrick Harris, Albuquerque NM, actor (Doogie Howser MD)
• 1974 - Any Lynn Ciccolella, Monument Colorado, Miss America-Colorado (1996)
• 1974 - Scott Tunkin, Australian baseball infielder (Olympics-1996)
• 1975 - Agathe Neuner, Miss Germany Universe (1997)
• 1978 - RoRo, [Romell Chapman], Atlanta Ga, rapper (Another Bad Creation)
• 1979 - Alita Dawson, Miss Connecticut Teen USA (1997)
• 1979 - Julia Schultz, San Diego CA, playmate (Feb, 1998)
• 1981 - Cristin Duren, Miss Florida Teen USA (Miss Photogenic-1997)
• 1996 - Cedric Pioline, Neuilly/Seine France, tennis pro (US open final-93)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0923 - Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle
• 0948 - Romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies
• 0991 - Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies
• 1246 - Frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25
• 1337 - Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies
• 1341 - Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies
• 1381 - Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London
• 1383 - Johannes Cantacuzenus, Byzantium emperor(1341-54)/monk, dies at ñ90
• 1389 - Lazar I, Serbian prince, dies in battle
• 1389 - Murad I, Osmaans sultan, dies in battle
• 1397 - Count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity
• 1467 - Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 70
• 1557 - Sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies
• 1580 - Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70
• 1666 - Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies
• 1677 - Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67
• 1702 - Georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies
• 1703 - Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58
• 1708 - Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62
• 1760 - Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69
• 1772 - Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77
• 1814 - Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84
• 1828 - Brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91
• 1831 - Peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78
• 1836 - Th‚odore Dotrenge, South Netherland orangist, dies at about 74
• 1839 - Hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41
• 1844 - Thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66
• 1845 - Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 60
• 1849 - James Knox Polk, 11th Pres (1845-1849), dies in Nashville, Tenn at 53
• 1856 - David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73
• 1858 - Ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63
• 1865 - Edmun Ruffin, US secessionist/writer, commits suicide
• 1865 - Jakob Zeugheer, composer, dies at 61
• 1869 - Albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60
• 1875 - Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72
• 1888 - Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies
• 1889 - Mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39
• 1893 - Ferenc Erkel, Hungarian composer/conductor (B nk B n), dies at 82
• 1895 - Richard Genee, composer, dies at 72
• 1905 - Hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies
• 1907 - William Le Baron Jenney, US architect, dies
• 1914 - A G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies
• 1920 - Michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55
• 1923 - Alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies
• 1934 - Alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77
• 1938 - Ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58
• 1942 - Vera Figner, writer, dies
• 1943 - Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies
• 1952 - Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70
• 1958 - Fran‡ois de Vries, economist, dies at 74
• 1962 - Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84
• 1967 - Edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69
• 1968 - Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88
• 1968 - Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 48
• 1969 - Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies
• 1978 - Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83
• 1979 - Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67
• 1982 - Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56
• 1982 - Neil Fitzgerald, Irish actor (Bride of Frankenstein), dies at 90
• 1984 - Meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82
• 1984 - Ned Glass, actor (Charade, Street Music), dies of heart failure at 78
• 1985 - Len Hopwood, cricketer (took 0-155 in two Tests Eng v Aust 1934), dies
• 1985 - Percy Fender, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 380 runs 29 wkts), dies
• 1986 - K K Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), killed by motor-scooter
• 1987 - J A K Cochrane, cricketer (Test for S Afr 1931), dies
• 1987 - Walter W Heller, US economist (Old Myths & New Realities), dies at 71
• 1989 - Ray McAnally, actor (My Left Foot, Empire State), dies in Dublin at 63
• 1989 - Victor French, actor (#44-Get Smart, Highway to Heaven), dies at 54
• 1992 - Eddie Lopat, pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 73
• 1992 - Leo Halle, soccer goalie (Go Ahead, Orange), dies
• 1993 - John Connally, (Gov-D/R-Texas), dies at 76
• 1993 - Mahfoud Boucebi, Algerian psychiatrist, murdered
• 1993 - Vera, scarf/linen designer, dies of cardiac arrest at 87
• 1994 - David Lawson, executed in NC (wanted execution shown on Donahue)
• 1994 - Kristen Pfaff, US bass guitarist (Hole-Live through this), dies at 24
• 1994 - Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer (Never on Sunday), dies at 68
• 1994 - Nadia Gray, actress (La Dolce Vita, Naked Summer), dies at 70
• 1995 - Charles Bennett, screenwriter, dies at 95
• 1996 - Ella Fitzgerald, singer, dies at 78
• 1996 - Fitzroy Maclean, the original James Bond, dies at 85
• 1996 - Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician, dies at 88
• 1996 - Jean Gimpel, author/iconoclast, dies at 77