• 1635 - Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen
• 1643 - Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)
• 1680 - Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer
• 1707 - Carlo Goldoni, Italy, lawyer/playwright (Belisario, Love of 3 Oranges)
• 1725 - Armand-Louis Couperin, Paris France, organist/composer (Notre Dame)
• 1725 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (Geistliche Kantaten)
• 1727 - Armand-Louis Couperin, composer
• 1731 - Simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer
• 1732 - Robert Hudson, composer
• 1735 - Ernst William Wolf, composer
• 1778 - Jos‚ Francisco de San Mart¡n, liberated Argentina, Chile & Per£
• 1788 - Mateo Ferrer, composer
• 1794 - Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam
• 1807 - George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876
• 1808 - James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
• 1809 - George Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892
• 1811 - Carl Schuberth, composer
• 1814 - Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter (3/9 NS) [OS]
• 1815 - Robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
• 1832 - Theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian)
• 1833 - Clement Anselm Evans, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
• 1833 - Julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress
• 1840 - Alexis Hollander, composer
• 1840 - Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Climax of Theories)
• 1841 - Pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor
• 1842 - Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)
• 1847 - John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism)
• 1855 - George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)
• 1856 - Charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876]
• 1860 - Menso Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/water colors painter
• 1860 - William James Ashley, English economic-historian
• 1866 - Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher
• 1868 - Anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces)
• 1871 - Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890)
• 1873 - Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)
• 1876 - Charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856]
• 1879 - Otakar Ostrcil, composer
• 1881 - William Foster, Mass, Communist Pres candidate (1924,28,32)
• 1882 - Bruno? Traven, German? writer (Sierra Madre)
• 1882 - Jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary)
• 1882 - Ludvig Nordstr”m, Sweden, writer (Story of Peter Svensk)
• 1887 - Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter)
• 1888 - John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59)
• 1890 - Myra Hess, London England, concert pianist
• 1894 - Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!)
• 1894 - Howard Wendell, Poland, actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake)
• 1895 - DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles)
• 1895 - Henri Martelli, composer
• 1896 - John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)
• 1897 - Lili K”rber, writer
• 1898 - William Thomas Astbury, English physicist/chemist (textiles)
• 1899 - Leo J Weisgerber, German linguist
• 1900 - Jed Harris, producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball)
• 1901 - Federico Ghisi, composer
• 1901 - [Herbert] Zeppo Marx, NYC, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers)
• 1902 - Max Kommerell, German literary/author (Die Gefangenen)
• 1902 - Oscar Cullmann, Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem)
• 1904 - Adelle Davis, author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer)
• 1906 - Boris Papandopulo, composer
• 1906 - Domingo Ortega, Spanish bullfighter
• 1906 - Howard Zahniser, Father of Wilderness Act
• 1906 - Warren Hymer, NYC, actor (Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob)
• 1907 - Mary Coyle Chase, playwright (Harvey-Pulitzer Prize)
• 1907 - Shimen Rushkin, Poland, actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time)
• 1908 - Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree)
• 1909 - Edgar Pangborn, US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy)
• 1909 - John Evan "Jasper" Weston Mather, writer
• 1910 - Millicent Fenwick, NYC, (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury)
• 1912 - Richard Wattis, England, actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince & Showgirl)
• 1913 - Gert Froebe, Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)
• 1913 - Jim Backus, Cleve, actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III-Gilligan Is)
• 1914 - John Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators & writers)
• 1916 - Ian Wallace, British CEO
• 1916 - Ralph Baldwin, harness driver (set 11 major world records)
• 1917 - Alex Gordon, architect
• 1917 - Anthony Burgess, essayist/novelist (Clockwork Orange)
• 1917 - Asta E R Elstak, Suriname/Dutch social worker
• 1918 - Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948)
• 1918 - Robert Lorimer "Bobby" Riggs, US tennis star (US Open 1939, 41)
• 1919 - F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian
• 1919 - Monty Irvin, baseball hall of famer (NY Giants)
• 1920 - Antony Duff, diplomat
• 1920 - Hayes Gordon, Boston MA, actor (Sky Pirates, Dark Room)
• 1922 - Matti Rautio, composer
• 1923 - Roger Parker, Lord Justice of Appeal
• 1924 - Peg Ridge, peace campaigner
• 1925 - Bert Remsen, Glen Cove NY, actor (Mario-It's a Living)
• 1926 - Harvey McGregor, QC/warden (New College-Oxford)
• 1927 - Dick Jones, Snyder Tx, actor (Buffalo Bill Jr)
• 1927 - Jacques Monod, composer
• 1927 - Jane Nigh, Hollywood Calif, actress (Lorelei-Big Town)
• 1927 - Ralph Stanley, country singer
• 1928 - Keith Williamson, British RAF marshal
• 1928 - Larry Gelbart, writer/producer/actor (Oh God!, M*A*S*H)
• 1928 - Richard Stern, US writer
• 1929 - Christopher George, Royal Oak Minn, actor (Rat Patrol, Immortal)
• 1929 - Peter Bingham Hinchcliff, Brit church historian (1 Sided Reciprocity)
• 1929 - Peter Hinchcliff, historian
• 1929 - Tommy Newsom, Va, musician/bandleader/saxophonist (Tonight Show)
• 1930 - Erica Pedretti, writer
• 1931 - Edward Kellett-Bowman, British MEP
• 1931 - J R Stephenson, Lt-col/secretary (MCC)
• 1932 - Faron Young, country singer/actor (Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone)
• 1932 - Laurence New, Major-General
• 1932 - Martin William Karlins, composer
• 1934 - Lord Crickhowell
• 1934 - Michael Wheeler-Booth, Clerk of the Parliaments
• 1934 - Robert Neame, brewer
• 1936 - Jonnie Nicely, playmate (Aug, 1956)
• 1936 - Norman Orville Scribner, composer
• 1937 - Basia Johnson, maid (inherited Johnson & Johnson fortune)
• 1937 - Bob Schieffer, Austin Tx, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)
• 1937 - Tom Courtenay, England, actor (Dresser, Dr Zhivago, To Catch a Spy)
• 1938 - Diane Baker, Hollywood Calif, actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie)
• 1938 - Farokh Engineer, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75)
• 1938 - Herb Elliott, Australia, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1960)
• 1939 - A C F Verity, master (Dulwich College)
• 1939 - Marisa Mell, Graz Austria, actress (Masquerade, Casanova '70)
• 1940 - Billy Packer, Wellsville NY, basketball sportscaster (CBS)
• 1940 - George Paul, CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
• 1940 - Hector MacKenzie, trade unionist
• 1940 - Jes£s Lopez-Cobos, Toro Spain, conductor (Intl Conductor Competition)
• 1940 - Jud Taylor, actor (Dr Gerson-Dr Kildare)
• 1940 - Ron Santo, shortstop (Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade)
• 1941 - David Puttnam, London, film producer/CEO (Columbia Pictures)
• 1941 - Ramon Pagayon Santos, composer
• 1941 - Stewart Sutherland, Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Edinburgh University)
• 1941 - Susan Browning, Baldwin NY, actress (Pat-Mary Hartman)
• 1943 - George Harrison, rocker (Beatle/Travelling Willberries-My Sweet Lord)
• 1943 - Maryann Amacher, composer
• 1943 - Sally Jessy Raphael, TV talk show host (Sally) [or May 25]
• 1944 - Karen Grassle, Berkeley Ca, actress (Caroline-Little House on Prairie)
• 1944 - Kristina Holland, Fayetteville NC, (Tina-Courtship of Eddie's Father)
• 1945 - Elkie Brooks, Manchester England, rocker (Pearl's a Singer)
• 1945 - Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist, essayist (Fireflies)
• 1946 - F Xaver Kroetz, writer
• 1947 - Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
• 1947 - Lee Edward Evans, Madera Calif, 400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-1968)
• 1947 - Lewis Moonie, British MP
• 1948 - G B Warren, British biochemist
• 1949 - Lord Sempill
• 1950 - Anthony Lloyd, British MP
• 1950 - Emitt Rhodes, musician (Merry-go-Round)
• 1950 - Neil Jordan, director (Crying Game)
• 1950 - Rick Flair, [Richard Fliehr], wrestling champ (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA)
• 1952 - James A Barcia, (Rep-D-Michigan)
• 1953 - Garrett Glaser, entertainment correspondent (Entertainment Tonight)
• 1954 - Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
• 1955 - Leann Hunley, actress (Dane Carrington-Dynasty, Dawson's Creek)
• 1956 - Davie Cooper, soccer star
• 1957 - Jane Ackroyd, British sculptor
• 1957 - Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scot, guitarist (Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night)
• 1958 - Kurt Rambis, NBA forward (Lakers, Hornets)/Clark Kent look-a-like
• 1959 - Mike Peters, rocker (Alarm-In the Summertime)
• 1960 - Glen Bishop, cricketer (S Aussie bat, 2 ODI's for Australia 1987)
• 1962 - Birgit Fischer, German DR, 500m kayaker (Olympic-gold-1980)
• 1962 - Cammy Ciarelli, Iowa City, WPVA volleyballer (Best of Beach-2nd-1995)
• 1962 - Foster Emerson Sylvers, rocker
• 1963 - Alison Roberts, fashion designer
• 1963 - Paul O'Neill, Columbus OH, right fielder (Cin Reds, NY Yankees)
• 1963 - Tom McHale, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
• 1964 - Don Majkowski, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)
• 1964 - Steve Nevius, film editor (Eden, Fall Time, Damascus)
• 1965 - Carrot Top, [Scott Thompson], Fla, comedian (Amer Comedy Award-1994)
• 1965 - Veronica Webb, supermodel/actress (Jungle Fever, Malcolm X)
• 1966 - Don Anurasiri, cricketer (Sri Lankan slow left-armer)
• 1966 - Samantha Phillips, Ft Meade MD, Penthouse Pet
• 1966 - Stacey Cortez, actress (Sheila Cantillan-General Hospital)
• 1966 - Tea Leoni, NYC, actress (Flying Blind, Naked Truth)
• 1967 - Jenny Byrne, Perth Australia, tennis star (1984 Futures-Wyong-AUS)
• 1967 - Nick Leeson, British banker (Baring bank)
• 1967 - Rich Rowland, US baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers)
• 1968 - David Hulse, US baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers)
• 1969 - Donald Hodge, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets)
• 1969 - Kerry Dienelt, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Oly-bronze-96)
• 1969 - Michelle Gibson, equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-96)
• 1970 - Alfred Jordan, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
• 1970 - Brian O'Neal, NFL full back (SF 49ers)
• 1970 - Corey Mayfield, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1970 - Dave Brown, NFL quarterback (NY Giants)
• 1970 - Joe Bowden, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
• 1970 - Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)
• 1971 - Andrew Hermann, US 50K walker (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Byron Dafoe, Sussex Eng, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
• 1971 - David Fox, US, 50m freestyle (Olympics-6th-96)
• 1971 - Helen Dobson, Skegness England, golfer (1993 State Farm Rail Classic)
• 1971 - Jennifer LaVoie, Nashua NH, playmate (Aug, 1993)
• 1971 - Nova Peris, Darwin Australia, field hockey left halfback (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Sean Astin, LA Calif, actor (Goonies, Toy Soldiers)
• 1972 - Chris Harrison, guard (Detroit Lions)
• 1972 - Erwin van de Looi, soccer player (Vitesse)
• 1972 - Sean Harris, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears)
• 1973 - Daryl Gardener, defensive end (Miami Dolphins)
• 1973 - Kirrily Sharpe, Bankstown Aust, tennis star (1995 Futures-Saga-JPN)
• 1974 - Detron Smith, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1974 - Tamarick Vanover, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
• 1975 - Hercules Kyvelos, Montreal Quebec, boxer (Olympics-96)
• 1976 - Chris Pitman, rocker (Zaum, Tool)
• 1976 - Samaki Walker, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
• 1992 - Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan, Columbia SC, sport pistol (Olympics-96)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0779 - Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies
• 1247 - Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies
• 1495 - Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35
• 1601 - Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth
• 1602 - Everard van Reyd, Dutch historian, dies at about 51
• 1634 - Albrecht WE baron von Wallenstein, German duke, murdered at 50
• 1634 - Van Friedland/Mecklenburg, general-admiral, dies at 50
• 1643 - Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at 60
• 1682 - Alessandro Stradella, Italian violist/composer, murdered at 37
• 1713 - Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13), dies at 55
• 1719 - Giovanni Maria Casini, composer, dies at 66
• 1723 - Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/architect, dies at 90
• 1819 - Filinto El¡sio, [do Nascimento], Portuguese poet, dies at 84
• 1826 - Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60
• 1851 - Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53
• 1852 - Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies
• 1865 - Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47
• 1894 - James Morrison Steele Mackaye, US actor/author/director, dies at 51
• 1899 - Paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies
• 1901 - Jose Rogel, composer, dies at 71
• 1902 - Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, composer, dies at 77
• 1906 - Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Russian composer/conductor c t, dies at 44
• 1914 - John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93
• 1915 - George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies
• 1920 - Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73
• 1922 - Henri-D‚sir‚ Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52
• 1925 - Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81
• 1934 - Daniel Protheroe, composer, dies at 67
• 1934 - John J McGraw, manager (NY Giants), dies at 60
• 1942 - Leo Ascher, composer, dies at 61
• 1945 - M rio R de Morais Andrade, Brazilian poet/folklorist, dies at 51
• 1947 - Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82
• 1953 - Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49
• 1955 - Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59
• 1957 - Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76
• 1957 - Mark Aldanov, [Mark A Landau], Russian/French chemist, dies at 70
• 1960 - Everhardus J van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, dies at 51
• 1962 - Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81
• 1964 - Alexander Archipenko, sculptor, dies
• 1967 - John Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57
• 1968 - Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47), dies at 96
• 1969 - Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates
• 1970 - Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at 66
• 1975 - Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78
• 1978 - Daniel "Chappie" James Jr, retired Air Force general, dies at 58
• 1982 - J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), dies
• 1983 - John Cowles Sr, US publisher, dies at 84
• 1983 - Tennessee Williams, writer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71
• 1987 - James Coco, actor (Joe-Dumplings), dies at 58
• 1988 - Amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at 78
• 1990 - Deborra Hampton, actress (Crossroads, 2 of a Kind), dies at 30
• 1992 - Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at 79
• 1992 - John E Allen Jr, actor (1 2 3), dies
• 1992 - Ollie O'Toole, dies after long illness at 79
• 1993 - Eddie Constantine, actor (Alphaville, License to Kill), dies at 75
• 1993 - Jan D Boeke, Dutch organist/conductor, dies
• 1993 - Jean G H "Sjeng" Tans, Dutch PM (social dem, 1965-69), dies
• 1993 - John D Boeke, organist/conductor, dies
• 1993 - Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45
• 1994 - Baruch Goldstein, physician/murderer (53 in mosque), lynched at 42
• 1994 - Hugh Tayfield, cricketer (170 wickets for S Afr in 37 Tests), dies
• 1994 - Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80
• 1994 - Wladyslaw Sila Lawyer Adviser to Solidarity-Nowicki, dies at 80
• 1994 - Yann Piat, French MP (FN/PR), murdered at 44
• 1995 - Jack Clayton, British director (Great Gatsby), dies at 73
• 1995 - Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies
• 1995 - Terence Weil, cellist/teacher, dies at 73
• 1996 - Haing S Ngor, doctor/actor (Killing Fields), dies at 45
• 1996 - Marion Farouk Political scientist-Sluglett, dies at 59
• 1996 - Vehbi Koc, indistrialist/philanthropist, dies at 94
• 1997 - Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic, dies at 71
• 1997 - Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51
• 1998 - Luigi Veronesi, Italian abstract artist (Campo Grafico), dies at 90
• 1998 - Umberto Mastroianni, Italian sculptor, dies at 87