• 1380 - Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint
• 1686 - Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]
• 1720 - Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik
• 1738 - Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)
• 1759 - Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)
• 1783 - Sim¢n Bol¡var, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule
• 1796 - Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman
• 1796 - John Middleton Clayton, Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50)
• 1798 - John Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
• 1802 - Alexandre Dumas PŠre, France, author (3 Musketeers)
• 1802 - Ira Aldridge, famous African
• 1803 - Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer/critic (Si j'‚tait roi)
• 1803 - Alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist)
• 1815 - Antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810]
• 1817 - Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)
• 1818 - Felix Godefroid, composer
• 1826 - Francisco S L¢pez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70)
• 1827 - Julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912
• 1832 - Johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist
• 1841 - Raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter
• 1842 - Ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust)
• 1857 - Henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917)
• 1858 - Wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920)
• 1862 - Johan A de Sleeve, [Adwaita], philosopher/classical/poet (Brahman)
• 1864 - B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu)
• 1864 - Michel Gaston Carraud, composer
• 1865 - Frank Wedekind, writer
• 1867 - Fred Tate, cricketer (father of Maurice, 1 Test, Eng v Aus 1902)
• 1867 - Frederic Benson, novelist
• 1870 - Fred Law Olmsted Jr, architect/landscaper
• 1878 - Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods)
• 1880 - Ernest Bloch, Geneva Switzerland, composer (MacBeth)
• 1884 - Abraham Rutgers, Dutch governor (Suriname, 1928-33)
• 1885 - Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer
• 1886 - Junichiro Tanizaki, Japan, writer (Snow Dusting)
• 1888 - Arthur Richardson, Australian cricket batsman (20's)
• 1894 - Walter Schulthess, composer
• 1896 - Hermann Kasack, German writer (Die Stadt hinter dem Strom)
• 1897 - Elmar Berkovich, Hungarian/Dutch designer (Eindhoven Theatre)
• 1897 - Karl von Mechow, German writer (Auf Dem Wege, Vorsommer)
• 1898 - Amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic)
• 1898 - Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter
• 1899 - Chief Dan George, actor (Little Big Man)
• 1900 - Zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott
• 1902 - Hans Chemin-Petit, composer
• 1902 - Nora Swinburne, England, actress (Quo Vardis, Dinner at Ritz, River)
• 1903 - Robert Mills Delaney, composer
• 1904 - James R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59)
• 1907 - Hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario
• 1910 - Edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit
• 1910 - Harry Horner, stage/Film Designer
• 1913 - George H Brown, film producer
• 1913 - Johnny McAfee, Dallas Tx, singer (Sammy Kaye Show)
• 1914 - David Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist
• 1914 - Edwin Mirvish, owner (Old Vic)
• 1914 - Frank Silvera, Kingston Jamaica, actor (High Chaparral)
• 1914 - Kenneth B Clark, Canal Zone, civil rights activist (Dark Ghetto)
• 1914 - Riccardo Malipiero, composer
• 1914 - Robert Emhardt, actor (Mac-Another World, Underworld USA, Mooncussers)
• 1915 - Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia)
• 1916 - Bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band)
• 1916 - John D MacDonald, novelist (Deep Blue Goodbye)
• 1917 - John Hillaby, writer/traveller
• 1917 - Robert Farnon, composer/conductor/arranger
• 1917 - Simon Slattvik, Norway, cross country ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1918 - Ruggiero Ricci, SF Calif, composer/violinist (Paganini)
• 1920 - Alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe)
• 1920 - Bella Abzug, (Rep-D-NY, 1970-74)
• 1922 - Charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86)
• 1922 - Leo Kraft, composer
• 1924 - David Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander)
• 1924 - Glenn Loren Glasow, composer
• 1924 - Janine Charrat, French ballerina/choreographer
• 1924 - Lord Digby, lord-lt for Dorset
• 1925 - Ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer (Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica)
• 1926 - Hans-Gnther Winkler, Germany, equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1956)
• 1926 - James Hele, high master (St Paul's School)
• 1927 - James J Howard, (Rep-D-NJ, 1965- )
• 1927 - Wilfred Josephs, composer
• 1929 - Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1953-56)
• 1929 - Hedda J Garza, writer/political activist
• 1929 - Peter Yates, director (Breaking Away, Bullitt)
• 1930 - Boris Nikolayevich Belousov, cosmonaut
• 1930 - Charles Hambro, English banker/multi-millionaire/CEO (Hambros)
• 1930 - Jacqueline Brookes, Montclair NJ, actress (Jack & Mike, Another World)
• 1932 - William D Ruckelshaus, headed Environmental Protection Agency
• 1933 - John Aniston, Crete, actor (Search for Tomorrow, Day of our Lives)
• 1934 - Jimmy Holiday, US singer (How Can I Forget)
• 1934 - Thomas Ambler, CEO (Texaco)
• 1934 - Willie Davis, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay)
• 1935 - George Varnals, South African cricket batsman (England 1964-65)
• 1935 - Les Reed, songwriter (Heroin)
• 1935 - Pat Oliphant, Australia, cartoonist (7 Pres: The Art of Oliphant)
• 1935 - Trevor Chinn, CEO (Lex)
• 1936 - Mark Goddard, Lowell Mass, actor (Don West-Lost in Space)
• 1936 - Ruth Buzzi, Westerly RI, comedienne (Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl)
• 1937 - Baroness Blatch, British minister of state for Education
• 1937 - Barry Lloyd Vercoe, composer
• 1937 - Quinlan Terry, architect
• 1938 - Colin Southgate, CEO (Thorn EMI)
• 1938 - John Sparling, NZ cricket all-rounder (11 Tests 1958-64)
• 1938 - Mike Mainieri, rocker
• 1939 - Barry [Norman] Malzberg, sci-fi author (Revelations, Beyond Apollo)
• 1939 - Bob Lilly, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1939 - Walter Bellamy, New Bern NC, NBA center (Knicks/Olympic-gold-1960)
• 1940 - Carroll A Campbell Jr, (Rep-R-SC, 1979-86)
• 1941 - Barbara Love, rocker
• 1942 - Chris Sarandon, WV, actor (Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick)
• 1942 - Heinz Burt, Hargin Germany, rock bassist (Tornados)
• 1943 - Henk Vos, chemical analyst/Dutch politician (PvdA) 2nd Chamber
• 1943 - Jim McCarty, rocker (Yardbirds)
• 1943 - Lyudmila Bragina, USSR, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1944 - Barbara Thompson, jazz musician/composer/bandleader
• 1944 - Jim Armstrong, rock guitarist (Them)
• 1946 - William "Junior" Campbell, singer/guitarist (Marmalade)
• 1947 - Geoffrey McQueen, TV Writer
• 1947 - M Jacques Fouroux, rugby player
• 1947 - Michael Coveney, drama critic
• 1947 - Neil McIntosh, CEO (VSO, Center for British Teaching)
• 1947 - Peter Serkin, NYC, pianist (Tashi)
• 1947 - Robert Hays, Bethesda Md, actor (Airplane!, Starman, Scandalous)
• 1947 - Zaheer Abbas, cricketer (probably Pakistan's finest batsman ever)
• 1949 - Marjanne Sint, Dutch MP (PvdA)
• 1949 - Michael Richards, LA Calif, comedian (Fridays, Kramer-Seinfeld)
• 1950 - Dan Hedaya, actor (Cheers, Marvin's Room, Clueless)
• 1950 - Goutam Ghose, director (Patang, Voyage Beyond, Paar)
• 1950 - Sam Behrens, actor (Jake Meyer-General Hospital, Sunset Beach, LA Law)
• 1951 - Chris Smith, MP (Labour)
• 1951 - Lynda Carter, Phoenix Az, Miss USA (1973)/actress (Wonder Woman)
• 1952 - Vin Weber, (Rep-R-MN, 1981- )
• 1953 - Jon Faddis, jazz trumpeter
• 1953 - Julian Brazier, MP
• 1953 - Steve Grogan, NFL QB (New England Patriots)
• 1954 - Philippe Alliot, race driver (grand prix)
• 1955 - Lubov Odinokova, USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
• 1957 - Dorothy Mays, Baltimore MD, playmate (Jul, 1979)
• 1957 - Pam Tillis, Plant City Fla, country singer (Melancholy Child)
• 1957 - Robbie Grey, rocker
• 1958 - Mick Karn, rocker
• 1958 - Pam Tills, Country music artist
• 1959 - Brian Fogt, Dayton OH, Nike golfer (1992 Ft Wayne Open-7th)
• 1959 - Edward Liddie, Union Ga, Judo fighter (Olympic-bronze-1984)
• 1962 - Kevin Butler, NFL kicker (Chic Bears)
• 1963 - Julie Krone, Benton Harbor Mich, jockey (1st female to win Belmont-93)
• 1963 - Kadeem Hardison, NYC, actor (Dwayne-Different World)
• 1963 - Karl Malone, Summeerfield LA, NBA forward (Utah, Oly-2 gold-92, 96)
• 1963 - Paul Geary, Boston Mass, heavy metal drummer (Extreme-More Than Words)
• 1964 - Barry Bonds, Riverside CA, left fielder (Pirates, SF Giants, 3X MVP)
• 1964 - Erminia Russo, Kelowna BC, volleyball player (Olympics-96)
• 1964 - Teri Schroeder, Newport Beach Ca, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13-1993)
• 1965 - Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96)
• 1965 - Brian Blades, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1965 - Joe Oliver, Memphis TN, catcher (Cin Reds)
• 1965 - Kadeem Hardison, actor (A Different World, The Sixth Man)
• 1967 - Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer/bassist (Pilgrims-Once to Everything)
• 1968 - John P Navin Jr, Phila, actor (Joey Elliot-Jennifer Slept Here)
• 1968 - Mark Gunn, NFL defensive end (Phila Eagles)
• 1969 - Chris King, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
• 1969 - Rick Fox, NBA guard/forward (LA Lakers, Boston Celtics)
• 1969 - Steve Jennings, Wash DC, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Blaine Bishop, NFL safety (Houston Oilers)
• 1970 - Gerald Ressman, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
• 1970 - Philip Sykes, Tacoma Wash, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Stephanie Adams, NJ, playmate (Nov, 1992)
• 1973 - Tasha Ebanks, Miss Universe-Cayman Islands (1996)
• 1974 - Steve Bornhoeft, LaGrange Ill, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1975 - Gloria Pizzichini, Italy, tennis star
• 1976 - Anita Nall, US, breaststroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1992)
• 1976 - Chris[tian] Patrick Raymond Ahrens, Whitefish Bay Wis, rower (Oly-96)
• 1976 - Scott Logan, Brisbane QLD Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
• 1977 - Arnold Bruggink, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente)
• 1977 - Lee EunHee, Miss Korea Universe (1997)
• 1982 - Anna Paquin, oscar winning actress (Piano)
• 1987 - Mara Wilson, actress (Mrs Doubtfire)
• 1990 - Evan James Springsteen, LA Calif, rocker Bruce Springsteen's son
• 1993 - Arissa Seagal, daughter of Kelly LeBrock & Steven Seagal

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1345 - Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered
• 1652 - Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32
• 1704 - Istv n Gy”ngy”si, Hungarian poet (Janos Kem‚ny), dies in battle
• 1712 - Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies
• 1739 - Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday
• 1756 - George Vertue, engraver, dies
• 1758 - John Dyer, poet, dies
• 1809 - Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74
• 1812 - Joseph Schuster, composer, dies at 63
• 1819 - Sophie Gail, composer, dies at 43
• 1826 - Jacob Kimball, composer, dies at 65
• 1831 - Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41
• 1837 - Charles Hodges, English/Dutch portrait painter
• 1842 - John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies
• 1846 - Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer/choir master, dies at 81
• 1846 - Louis Napoleon, French king of the Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 67
• 1862 - Martin Van Buren, 8th pres (1837-41), dies in Kinderhook NY at 79
• 1865 - Johan Filip von Schantz, composer, dies at 30
• 1868 - George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies
• 1876 - Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66
• 1883 - Matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls
• 1900 - Ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59
• 1931 - Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of finance, dies at 75
• 1933 - Max von Schillings, composer, dies at 65
• 1936 - James Philip Dunn, composer, dies at 52
• 1944 - Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49
• 1947 - Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72
• 1950 - Robert W Lehnhoff, [Executioner of Groningen], SS fhrer, executed
• 1954 - Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90
• 1957 - Sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72
• 1960 - Carl Deis, composer, dies at 77
• 1960 - Hans Albers, German actor (Blue Angel), dies at 68
• 1962 - Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86
• 1964 - Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies
• 1965 - Constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59
• 1965 - Irene Browne, actress (Peg O' My Heart), dies of cancer at 69
• 1966 - Tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32
• 1967 - Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72
• 1969 - Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, Dziennik), dies at 64
• 1971 - Alan Rawsthorne, composer, dies at 66
• 1972 - Bobby Ramirez, drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl
• 1973 - Mary Frasca, singer/actress, dies in NYC
• 1974 - Chris Chubbock, newscaster, shoots self on air
• 1974 - Ernest Milton, actor (Julius Caesar, Cat Girl), dies at 84
• 1974 - James Chadwick, English physicist (Nobel 1935), dies at 82
• 1979 - Archie Duncan, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 65
• 1980 - Peter Sellers, actor (Pink Panther, Mouse that Roared), dies at 54
• 1986 - Fritz A Lipman, discoverer (co-enzymes, Nobel 1953), dies at 87
• 1986 - Laurie Nash, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1932-36), dies
• 1989 - Ernest Morrison, actor (Peggy Does Her Darndest), dies
• 1990 - Alan Clarke, director (Elephant, Road, Scum, Firm), dies at 54
• 1991 - Freddie Brown, cricketer (English Test captain 1950-51), dies
• 1991 - Isaac B Singer, Polish/US writer (Yentl, Nobel 1978), dies at 87
• 1991 - Karl Ellis, dies at 41
• 1992 - Arlette-Leonie Arletty, dies at 94
• 1992 - Khaled Mahmoud Saeed, asst to Palestine terrorist Abu Nidal, murdered
• 1992 - Lillian Oppenheimer, orgamist, dies of a heart attack at 93
• 1993 - Ben[jamin S] Polak, Dutch physician/resistance fighter, dies
• 1993 - Francis Bouygues, French entrepreneur/billionaire, dies at 70
• 1993 - Lonnie D'Orsa, dies at 96
• 1994 - Grete Schickedanz, German head mistress, dies at 82
• 1994 - Wangila Napunyi, welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1988), dies at 26
• 1995 - Don Richard Carpenter, novelist, dies at 64
• 1995 - Jeremiah Jerry Patrick Lordam, songwriter/compser, dies at 61
• 1995 - Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, film maker/teacher, dies at 94
• 1995 - Werner Grusch, film director, dies at 51
• 1996 - "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60
• 1996 - Howard Vernon, actor (Faceless, Delicatessen), dies at 82
• 1996 - Jock Wallace, football player/manager, dies at 60
• 1996 - Virginia Christine, actress (Mrs Olson), dies at 76
• 1997 - Saw Maung, general/president of Myanmar (Burma) (1988-92), dies
• 1997 - William J Brennan, supreme court justice (1956-90), dies at 91