• 1285 - Ferdinand V, king of Castil� & Le�n
• 1421 - Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)
• 1550 - Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer
• 1608 - George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland
• 1731 - S von Laroche, writer
• 1732 - Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)
• 1743 - Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer
• 1768 - Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer
• 1775 - Nicolas Isouard, composer
• 1776 - Paul Friedrich Struck, composer
• 1792 - Abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary)
• 1792 - Willem II Frederik GL, King of Neth (1840-49)
• 1806 - Louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer
• 1808 - Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author (Future)
• 1808 - Johann Christian Gebauer, composer
• 1809 - Stephen Thomas, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
• 1816 - Henry Eustace McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
• 1822 - John Eberhard, built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US
• 1831 - Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
• 1833 - John Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916
• 1843 - Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher
• 1846 - Henryk Jarecki, composer
• 1870 - William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)
• 1872 - Mikulas Moyzes, composer
• 1876 - Dewi Angr�nie, [Martha CA Giese], Flemish/Dutch actress (Champagne)
• 1884 - Rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)
• 1885 - Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)
• 1886 - Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees)
• 1887 - Joseph Lamb, composer
• 1887 - Lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man)
• 1892 - F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)
• 1892 - Lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug)
• 1893 - Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)
• 1896 - Arnold Foster, composer
• 1896 - George Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears)
• 1896 - Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm)
• 1897 - John Axel Fernstrom, composer
• 1897 - O W Cisek, writer
• 1898 - Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist
• 1898 - Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974)
• 1898 - Herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine)
• 1899 - Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith
• 1899 - Nikolai Batalov, Moscow Russia, actor (Mother)
• 1902 - Virgilio Mortari, composer
• 1904 - Eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie
• 1906 - Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched)
• 1906 - Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician
• 1909 - Alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 30's)/cmmentator (ABC)
• 1909 - Kenneth Watkins, woodland conservationist
• 1910 - Alan McGilvray, cricket commentator
• 1911 - Alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary
• 1913 - Eleanor Holm, NYC, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)
• 1914 - Cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener)
• 1918 - Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner
• 1918 - Harold Horace Hopkins, inventor (Endoscope)
• 1918 - Peter A Juten, office clerk/resistance fighter
• 1918 - Willem Oosterheers, resistance fighter
• 1920 - Dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice)
• 1921 - Nicolas A Pi�a, Venezulian/Aruban songwriter
• 1921 - Otto Graham, AAFC/NFL QB (Cleveland Browns)
• 1924 - Wally Cox, Detroit, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares)
• 1925 - Andy Robustelli, NFL defensive end (LA Rams, NY Giants)
• 1926 - Martti Katajisto, Parkano Finland, actor (Mar Oksalla Ylimmaellae)
• 1927 - Jacques Bondon, composer
• 1928 - Bert Geoffrey Achong, inventor (electron microscopist)
• 1929 - King Moody, NYC, actor (Shtarker-Get Smart)
• 1929 - Mark Kopytman, composer
• 1930 - Bobby Van, [Robert King], NYC, singer (Hollywood Palace)
• 1932 - Don King, boxing promoter (Mike Tyson) [or Aug 20]
• 1933 - Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, composer
• 1933 - Jim Pothecary, cricketer (S African pace bowler on 1960 England tour)
• 1934 - Nick Bockwinkel, wrestler (WCW/AWA)
• 1938 - David Ossman, comedian (Firesign Theater)
• 1939 - Tom�s Svoboda, Paris France, Czech composer (Etude)
• 1940 - Steve Alaimo, Rochester NY, rocker (Mashed Potatoes)
• 1941 - Helen Cornelius, Hannibal Mo, country singer (Nashville on the Road)
• 1941 - John Nelson, San Jos� Costa Rica, conductor (Les Troyens of Berlioz)
• 1941 - Richard Speck, mass murderer (killed 8 student nurses in 1966)
• 1942 - Len Barry, [Leonard Borisoff], Phila, rocker (Bristol Stomp)
• 1942 - Peter Handke, Austrian songwriter (Ritt �ber den Bodensee)
• 1943 - Mike Smith, London Engld, rocker/pianist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
• 1944 - Jonathan King, rocker
• 1945 - James Naughton, Middleton CT, actor (Stranger is Watching)
• 1945 - Larry Bowa, 2nd baseman (Phillies)
• 1946 - Frank Hayes, cricketer (106* England v WI on debut 1973)
• 1947 - Miroslav Vitous, rocker
• 1948 - Don Nickles, (Sen-R-Okla)
• 1948 - JoBeth Williams, Houston TX, actress (Kramer vs Kramer, Poltergeist)
• 1948 - Jonathan King, London, singer (Everyone's Gone to the Moon)
• 1948 - Marius Mueller-Westernhagen, Duesseldorf Germany, rocker (Stinker)
• 1949 - Peter Willey, cricketer (England batsman late 70's early 80's)
• 1950 - Daniel Sahuleka, Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist (Viva la Libertad)
• 1952 - Ric Charlesworth, cricketer (WA opener, Aust hockey capt)/MP (Labour)
• 1952 - Terence Knox, Richland Wash, actor (Peter-St Elsewhere) [or 2/16/50]
• 1953 - Gina Hecht, Houston Tx, actress (Melanie-Hizzoner, Mork & Mindy)
• 1953 - Kin Shriner, Indiana, actor (Scott-General Hospital, Rituals)
• 1953 - Thomas Hulce, Plymouth Mi, actor (Amadeus, Equus, Echo Park)
• 1953 - Wil Shriner, NYC/Indiana, talk show host (Wil Shriner Show)
• 1954 - Chris Stamey, rocker
• 1954 - Miles Chapin, NYC, actor (French Postcards, Get Crazy, Funhouse)
• 1955 - Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green Ky, singer (Foster & Lloyd-Crazy Over You)
• 1955 - Malcolm Jarvis, cricket lefty paceman (Zimbabwe's 1st Test side)
• 1955 - Rick Buckler, [Paul Richard Buckler], rock drummer (Jam)
• 1955 - Steven Wright, droll comedian (Steven Wright Live)
• 1955 - Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia Tx, country singer (Something in the Rain)
• 1956 - Peter Buck, US pop guitarist (REM-Murmur)
• 1956 - Randy Rhoads, rocker
• 1957 - Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1980)
• 1960 - Jasmina Perazic Gipe, WNBA guard/forward (NY Liberty)
• 1962 - Ben Watt, rocker (Everything but the Girls-Sir Idlewood)
• 1962 - Janine Turner, Lincoln Neb, actress (Maggie-Northern Exposure)
• 1964 - Will Johnson, CFL defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 1965 - Teri Hatcher, Sunnyvale Calif, actress (Lois & Clark)
• 1966 - Lindsay Price, actress (All My Children)
• 1967 - Kevin Appier, Lancaster CA, pitcher (KC Royals)
• 1967 - Spanky Marcus, Hollywood Calif, actor (Jimmy Joe-Mary Hartman)
• 1969 - Elmore Spencer, NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers)
• 1969 - Greg Knox, CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders)
• 1969 - Todd Black, Kenton Ohio, 800m runner
• 1970 - Eric Mahlum, NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1971 - Ainsley Robinson, Oshawa Ontario, 62 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Oly-96)
• 1971 - David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer (Olympics-silver-96)
• 1971 - Matt Maloney, NBA guard (Houston Rockets)
• 1971 - Richard Krajicek, Neth, tennis star (Wimbledon-1996)
• 1971 - Rika Hiraki, Beirut Lebanon, tennis star (1992 Japan doubles)
• 1971 - Thomas Bailey, NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals)
• 1972 - Brendan Garard, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Gary Bandy, NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1972 - James Logan, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1972 - Mike Gruttadauri, corner (St Louis Rams)
• 1973 - Tim Kohn, guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
• 1974 - Arjan Ebbinge, soccer player (FC Groningen)
• 1975 - Natalie Titcume, Australian softball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
• 1976 - Alicia Machado, Venezuela, Miss Universe (1996)
• 1976 - Lindsay Price, Arcadia CA, actress (Bold & Beautiful, All My Children)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1185 - Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76
• 1352 - Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies
• 1531 - John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded
• 1550 - Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48
• 1562 - Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies
• 1598 - Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78
• 1640 - Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75
• 1651 - Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68
• 1658 - Gracian, writer, dies
• 1779 - Jean-Baptiste Sim�on Chardin, French still life painter, dies at 80
• 1793 - Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, beheaded
• 1799 - Joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71
• 1834 - Jonas Daniel Meyer, Dutch lawyer, dies at 54
• 1865 - Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56
• 1867 - Giovanni Pacini, composer, dies at 71
• 1869 - Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/author (People's Welfare), dies at 54
• 1873 - Manuel Acu�a, Mexican poet (Ante un Cad�ver), dies at 24
• 1882 - A Trollope, writer, dies
• 1889 - Jefferson Davis, Pres of Confederate States (1861-5), dies at 81
• 1889 - Joseph H "Jozef" Neuhuys, painter, dies at 48
• 1892 - E Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75
• 1903 - Frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54
• 1914 - Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47
• 1920 - Karel Kovarovic, composer, dies at 57
• 1926 - Claude [Oscar] Monet, French painter (impressionist), dies at 86
• 1933 - Auguste Chapuis, composer, dies at 75
• 1940 - Charlie Hime, cricketer (one Test for S Africa 1895), dies
• 1941 - Anthony G Kr�ller, entrepreneur/govt advisor, dies
• 1943 - Firmin Baes, Flemish painter, dies at 69
• 1943 - Hermann Lohr, composer, dies at 72
• 1946 - Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg, composer, dies at 63
• 1949 - Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64
• 1951 - J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47
• 1953 - Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48
• 1958 - Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62
• 1959 - Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66
• 1963 - Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81
• 1965 - Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90
• 1966 - Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68
• 1970 - Thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65
• 1971 - Hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71
• 1971 - Jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Plough), dies at 86
• 1972 - Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38
• 1973 - Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94
• 1973 - Robert A Watson-Watt, England, physicist (radar), dies at 81
• 1984 - Ruth Cummings, actress (Daybreak, Dream of Love), dies at 90
• 1985 - Burleigh Grimes, US baseball pitcher, dies at 92
• 1985 - Burr Tillstrom, puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie), dies at 68
• 1986 - Malik Oussekine, Algerian/French student, killed by police at 22
• 1987 - James Dobson, actor (Impulse, Jet Attack, Okinawa), dies
• 1988 - Bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63
• 1988 - Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52
• 1989 - Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bee, Mayberry), dies at 86
• 1989 - John Paine, actor (Miracle on 34th St), dies at 77
• 1989 - Sammy Fain, composer, dies at 87
• 1990 - Tunku Abdul Rahman, PM of Malaysia (1957-70), dies
• 1991 - Ann Sorg Coston, actress (Anna-Aldrich Family), dies at 62
• 1991 - Headman Tshabalala, South Afr singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), dies
• 1992 - Hank Worden, actor (Red River), dies of natural causes at 91
• 1992 - Percy Herbert, actor (Capt Apache), dies of heart attack at 72
• 1993 - Don Ameche, actor (Cocoon), dies of prostate cancer at 85
• 1993 - Prof Wolfgang Paul, German physicist (Nobel 1989), dies at 80
• 1993 - Rita Macedo, actress (Divinas Palabras), dies of heart attack at 65
• 1993 - Rouaz Lakhdar, Algerian supreme court justice, murdered
• 1994 - AJ Bronkhorst, vicar/theologist (Reform The Netherlands), dies at 80
• 1994 - Alan Owen, English screenplay/actor (Hard Day's Night), dies at 69
• 1994 - Gian Maria Volonte, actresss (Fistful of Dollars), dies at 61
• 1995 - Dmitri Antonovitch Volkogonov, soldier/historian, dies at 67
• 1995 - James "Scotty" Barrett Reston, journalist, dies at 86
• 1995 - John Trevor Key, photographer, dies at 48
• 1995 - Kathleen Harrison, actress (Fast Lady, Big Money), dies at 103
• 1995 - Leslie Wilkinson, journalist, dies at 97
• 1995 - [Schaff] Claire Polin, composer, dies at 69
• 1996 - Bryan Clieve Roberts, lawyer/civil servant, dies at 83
• 1996 - [Alvin] Pete Rozelle, commissioner (NFL), dies at 70
• 1997 - Alan Mouncer, film director/producer, dies at 68
• 1997 - Edmund Charles Wolf Myers, soldier/engineer, dies at 91
• 1997 - Eliot Daniel, composer (I Love Lucy theme), dies at 89