• 1314 - Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint
• 1592 - John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist
• 1655 - Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)
• 1717 - Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)
• 1729 - Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker
• 1730 - Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76)
• 1730 - Marquess of Rockingham, (Whig), British PM (1765-66, 1782)
• 1735 - Horace Coignet, composer
• 1746 - Oliver Brownson, composer
• 1756 - Wojciech Zywny, composer
• 1761 - Adrian Loosjes Pzn, publisher/writer (Mauritius Lijnslager)
• 1769 - Joƒo VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26)
• 1776 - Charles Ots, composer
• 1776 - Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, composer
• 1792 - Pius IX "Pio Nono", [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti], Pope (1846-78)
• 1795 - Joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
• 1828 - Josephine Elizabeth Butler, social reformer
• 1830 - Zebulon Baird Vance, Governor (Confederacy), died in 1894
• 1831 - Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies
• 1840 - Alphonse Daudet, writer
• 1840 - L-M Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon)
• 1842 - Arthur Seymour Sullivan, London England, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan)
• 1843 - Count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician
• 1847 - Johannes Haarklou, composer
• 1854 - Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch director (Lost & Found, Silvia Silombra)
• 1854 - Paul Klengel, composer
• 1856 - Peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art
• 1857 - Ronald Ross, England, pathologist (Nobel 1902)
• 1859 - Eugust Enna, composer
• 1866 - Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer
• 1867 - Frank Brangwyn, Wales, painter/muralist/cartoonist (Willam Morris)
• 1868 - Paolo Gallico, composer
• 1874 - Henry Clough-Leiter, composer
• 1876 - Raoul Laparra, composer
• 1881 - Ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer
• 1882 - Georges F Broque, French cubist painter (Bike)
• 1883 - Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies)
• 1886 - Joseph Achron, Latvia/US violinist/composer (Golem suite)
• 1891 - Fritz Rasp, Bayreuth Germany, actor (Diary of a Lost Girl)
• 1896 - Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928, 32)
• 1900 - Jos Panhuysen, author (Pornographer)
• 1903 - Alfred Pugsley, civil engineer
• 1903 - Paul Page, Birmingham AL, actor (Girl From Havana, Moth)
• 1904 - Alfred Earle Birney, poet
• 1904 - Tim Wall, cricketer (18 Tests for Australia 1928-34)
• 1906 - Thomas Mitchell, architect/engineer
• 1907 - Austin Whitaker, schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist
• 1907 - Daphne du Maurier, English writer (Rebecca, Parasites)
• 1907 - Laurence Kirwan, archaeologist
• 1908 - Michael Richardson, commandant (Home for Disabled Sailors)
• 1911 - Maxine Sullivan, [Marietta Williams], US singer/actress (Going Places)
• 1911 - Robert Middleman, Cin Oh, actor (Barney-Monroes)
• 1912 - Helen Craig, San Antonio TX, actress (Snake Pit, They Live by Night)
• 1913 - Sanjiva Reddy, president (India)
• 1913 - William R Tolbert, president Liberia (1971-80)
• 1914 - Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49)
• 1915 - John Habakkuk, principal (Jesus College in Oxford)
• 1917 - Paul Osmond, British senior civil servant
• 1917 - Wilhelmus C Wijen, [Broeder Pius], social worker (Cura‡ao)
• 1918 - John Johnston, British diplomat (Rhodesia, Malaysia)
• 1920 - Ratu Kasmisere Mara, PM of Fiji (1960-70, 70- )/pres (1994- )
• 1921 - Syd[ney G] Vincent, British mine workers leader
• 1926 - Beatrice Arthur, [Frankel], NY, actress (Maude, Dorothy-Golden Girls)
• 1927 - Clive Barnes, drama critic (NY Times, NY Post)
• 1927 - Herbert Ross, director/choreographer (Footloose)
• 1930 - Mike Gravel, (Sen-R-Alaska)
• 1931 - Eileen Diss, theatrical designer (August, Secret Places, Betrayal)
• 1931 - Jim Jones, reverend, poisoned over 100 in Guyana (Jonestown Massacre)
• 1931 - Sydney Lipworth, CEO (Monopolies & Mergers Commission)
• 1931 - William Utting, chief inspector (British Social Services)
• 1933 - Alden Ashforth, composer
• 1933 - Sid Morrison, (Rep-R-WA, 1981- )
• 1933 - Stig Gustav Schonberg, composer
• 1934 - Adolf Muschg, writer
• 1935 - Nigel Butterley, composer
• 1935 - Yizhak Sadai, composer
• 1936 - Alan Rayfield, governor (Long Latin Prison)
• 1936 - Rafael Campos, Santiago Dominican Republic, actor (Tonka)
• 1937 - John Cope, MP/Paymaster General
• 1937 - Judith Somogi, NYC, conductor (Frankfurt Opera-1982)
• 1937 - Roger [Joseph] Zelazny, sci-fi author (6 Hugos, Chronicles of Amber)
• 1937 - Zohra Lampert, NYC, actress (Doctor's Hospital)
• 1938 - Buck Taylor, Hollywood Calif, actor (Monroes, Gunsmoke)
• 1939 - Anthony Hide, racehorse trainer
• 1939 - Harvey Keitel, actor (Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs)
• 1939 - Terry Dill, Forth Worth TX, PGA golfer (1992 Bank One Senior Classic)
• 1939 - William W Cobey Jr, (Rep-R-NC, 1985-87)
• 1940 - Bruce Chatwin, England, writer (On the Black Hill)
• 1940 - Richard Brooks, singer (Impressions)
• 1941 - Imca Marina, [Bijl], singer (Viva Espa¤a, Bella Italia, Oh Brazil)
• 1941 - Joe Brown, singer/guitarist
• 1941 - Ritchie Valens, singer (Donna, La Bamba)
• 1941 - Senta Berger, Vienna Austria, actress (Cast a Giant Shadow)
• 1942 - Jim Douglas, jazz guitarist
• 1942 - Vladimir A Dzhanibekov, USSR, cosmo (Soyuz 27, 39, T-6, T-12, T-13)
• 1943 - Mary Wells, Detroit, singer (My Guy)
• 1944 - Betsy Finley Ashton, broadcast journalist/author/lecturer
• 1944 - Carolyn Franklin, US singer/songwriter (Baby Baby Baby, Angel)
• 1944 - Clive Radley, cricketer (England batsman in 8 Tests 1978)
• 1944 - Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, British explorer/genealogist
• 1945 - Magic Dick, [Richard Salwitz], harmonicaist (J Geils Band-Centerfold)
• 1946 - Danny Klein, NYC, rock bassist (J Geils Band-Centerfold)
• 1946 - Tim Pigott-Smith, actor (Sweet William, Jewel in Crown)
• 1947 - David Hughes, cricketer
• 1947 - Pete "Overend" Watts, rock bassist (Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes)
• 1947 - Stephen R Donaldson, US, sci-fi author (Lord Foul's Bane)
• 1949 - Franklin Ajaye, BKln NY, comedian/actor (Jazz Singer, Car Wash)
• 1949 - John Glover, conductor
• 1949 - Overend Watts, rock bassist (Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes)
• 1949 - Zoe Wanamaker, actress (Raggedy Rawney)
• 1950 - Danny Kirwan, rocker (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1950 - John "Jocko" Marcellino, rocker/actor (Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man)
• 1950 - Peter Gabriel, rocker (Genesis-Against All Odds)
• 1950 - Stevie Wonder, singer/songwriter (You are the Sunshine of My Love)
• 1951 - Paul Thompson, rock drummer (Roxy Music)
• 1951 - Selina Scott, TV newscaster (West 57th)
• 1952 - John R Kasich, (Rep-R-OH, 1983- )
• 1952 - Manfred Langer, Austrian/Dutch disco builder
• 1952 - Sew Shivnarine, cricketer (3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain)
• 1956 - Aleksandr Yuriyevich Kaleri, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-14)
• 1956 - Darius Rucker, lead vocalist (Hootie & the Blowfish-Let Her Cry)
• 1957 - Claudie Andr‚-Deshays, France, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-24)
• 1957 - Eloise Broady, Houston Tx, playmate (Apr, 1988)
• 1958 - Frances Barber, Wolverhampton England, actress (Castaway)
• 1959 - Robert Earnshaw, racehorse trainer
• 1960 - Richard M "Dick" van de Toorn, actor (Pastorale)
• 1960 - Shannon Vessup-Millen, LA Calif, WPVA volleyballer (National-9th-1991)
• 1961 - Dennis Rodman, NBA forward (Chicago Bulls)
• 1963 - Julian Brookhouse, rocker (Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Your Distance)
• 1963 - Wally Masur, England, tennis star
• 1964 - Sam Randolph, Santa Barbara CA, Nike golfer (1993 New England-2nd)
• 1964 - Sara Gomer, England, tennis star
• 1965 - Chris Washburn, NBAer
• 1968 - Annette DeLuca, North Bergen NJ, LPGA golfer
• 1968 - James Harris, NFL defensive end (Minn Vikings)
• 1969 - Lyle Mouton, Lafayette Louisiana, outfielder (Chic White Sox)
• 1970 - Doug Evans, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1970 - Giuseppe Busillo, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
• 1970 - Mark Beaufait, Royal Oak Mich, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
• 1970 - Mitch Lyons, NFL tight end (Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers)
• 1970 - Selwyn Jones, NFL defensive back (Seahawks, Den Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1971 - Hamish Pepper, Auckland NZ, laser single handed yachter (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Michael Sirotka, Chicago IL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
• 1971 - Rob Fredrickson, NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
• 1971 - Tom Nalen, NFL center (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1972 - Darryl Sydor, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
• 1972 - Josh Heinrich, NFL/WLAF defensive end (Lions, Barcelona Dragons)
• 1973 - Brooke Jennifer Gambrell, Boise Idaho, Miss America-Idaho (1996)
• 1973 - Michelle Mouser, Miss USA-Ohio (1997)
• 1974 - Albert Connell, wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
• 1974 - Lisa Jacob, 800m freestyle relay (Olympics-96)
• 1975 - Chris Crawford, NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks)
• 1977 - Diane Halber, Torrance Calif, fig skater (1996 Natl Collegiate champ)
• 1977 - Sara DeCosta, ice hockey goalie (USA, Oly-98)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0384 - Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+
• 1381 - John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies
• 1390 - Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies
• 1619 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded
• 1732 - Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72
• 1776 - Anton de Haen, medical Ratio medendi, dies at 71
• 1787 - Johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38
• 1793 - Martin Gerbert, composer, dies at 72
• 1812 - Johann Matthias Sperger, composer, dies at 62
• 1831 - Christian G K”rner, German lawyer, dies at 74
• 1832 - Georges Cuvier, French zoologist (La RŠgne Animal), dies at 62
• 1835 - John Nash, British town planner/architect (Regent's Park), dies
• 1839 - Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies
• 1839 - Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator, dies
• 1864 - Junius Daniel, Confederate brig-general, dies at 35
• 1873 - Kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79
• 1882 - Jules-Nicolas Crevaux, French explorer, murdered at 35
• 1884 - Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor, dies
• 1885 - Juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies
• 1892 - Jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise, composer, dies at 63
• 1896 - Nora Perry, writer, dies
• 1904 - Jan Boissevain, ship owner/politician, dies
• 1914 - R E Foster, only dual England captain at cricket & soccer, dies
• 1916 - Sholem Aleichem, yiddish writer (Fiddler on the Roof), dies
• 1925 - Boris V Savinkov, Russian writer/terrorist, dies
• 1930 - Fridtjof Nansen, diplomat (Nobel 1922), dies
• 1930 - Helena Lange, German feminist, dies
• 1931 - Josif Marinkovic, composer, dies at 79
• 1933 - Paul Ernst, writer, dies at 67
• 1942 - Hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41
• 1951 - Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65
• 1956 - Aleksandr A Fadejev, Russ author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54
• 1961 - Gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60
• 1962 - Frank Jenks, actor (Colonel Flack), dies of cancer at 60
• 1962 - Franz Jozef Kline, US expressionist painter, dies at 51
• 1962 - H Trendley Dean, doctor (introduced fluoridation into water)
• 1966 - Henk [Hendrik M] of Randwijk, poet/editor in chief (illegal), dies
• 1967 - Frank McGrath, actor (Wagon Train), dies at 64
• 1971 - Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky, composer, dies 67
• 1972 - Dan Blocker, actor (Hoss-Bonanza), dies at 41
• 1975 - Bob Wills, actor (Lone Prairie), dies at 69
• 1978 - Albert Roberts, cricketer (5 Tests for NZ, 7 wickets), dies
• 1979 - Nelly Aenders, actress (In Pyama), dies at 65
• 1981 - Carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76
• 1982 - Irmgard Keun, W-German writer (Blhende Neurosen), dies at 72
• 1982 - Kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer, dies at 64
• 1982 - Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer, dies at 74
• 1985 - Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) NYC at 91
• 1985 - Selma Diamond, comedienne (Selma-Night Court), dies of cancer at 64
• 1988 - Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59
• 1990 - Venedikt Jerofejev, Russian writer, dies
• 1991 - Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83
• 1992 - Floyd Arceneaux, trumpeter, dies at 58
• 1992 - Gisela Elsner, writer, dies at 55
• 1993 - Borolas, [Joaquin Garcia], Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71
• 1993 - Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist (Olympic-gold-1964), dies at 47
• 1993 - Joaquin Garcia, Mexican comic actor, dies of heart attack at 71
• 1994 - Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist, dies at 77
• 1994 - Duncan Hamilton, driver, dies at 74
• 1994 - Ruth Gillette, actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at 88
• 1995 - Cecil Marley, cricketer (WICBC pres 1971-74, Jamaican capt 1946), dies
• 1996 - John "Jack" Baines, mountaineering publisher, dies at 57