• 1555 - Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist
• 1571 - Johann Kepler, W�rttemberg Germany, astronomer (elliptical orbits)
• 1645 - Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized
• 1654 - Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician
• 1709 - Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)
• 1721 - Franciscus "French" Hemsterhuis, Frisian philosopher
• 1748 - William Marshall, composer
• 1752 - Johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer
• 1755 - Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36)
• 1761 - Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russ minister of War
• 1773 - George Cayley, England, found science of aerodynamics
• 1800 - John Goss, composer
• 1801 - Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49)
• 1802 - Thomas Fearnley, Norway, landscape painter
• 1803 - John ACA van Nispen Sevenaer, Member of Dutch 2nd parliament (1848-75)
• 1814 - James Henry Carleton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1873
• 1816 - Eliakim Parker Scammon, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
• 1822 - John Roberts, composer
• 1822 - Louis Pasteur, Dole France, bacteriologist (pasturization)
• 1825 - Reinhold Finsterbusch, composer
• 1829 - James Clay Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
• 1831 - Lucius Fairchild, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896
• 1836 - Henricus Oort, Dutch theologist (Leidse translation)
• 1845 - Augusto de Oliviera Machado, composer
• 1852 - Dom Joƒo G da Cƒmara, Portuguese journalist/songwriter
• 1855 - Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist
• 1856 - Andre Gedalge, composer
• 1859 - William Henry Hadow, composer
• 1869 - Aur‚lien FM Lugn‚-Poe, French actor/stage manager (La Parade)
• 1879 - Robert Greig, Australia, actor (Horse Feathers)
• 1879 - Sydney Greenstreet, Sandwich England, actor (Maltese Falcon)
• 1884 - Bernard van Dieren, composer
• 1890 - Maurice Schoemaker, composer
• 1892 - Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer
• 1895 - Sig Arno, Hamburg, Germany, actor (Holiday in Havana)
• 1896 - Arch Ward, sportswriter (proposed baseball's all-star game)
• 1896 - Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright
• 1896 - Ewan Calague, economist/statistician (Social Security Board)
• 1896 - Louis Bromfield, Mansfield Ohio, writer (Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926)
• 1897 - Iwan S Konew, Russ marshal/supreme commander pact of Warsaw
• 1899 - Paul Costello, US, double sculls (Olympic-gold-1920, 24, 28)
• 1901 - Irene Handl, London England, actress (Riding High, Morgan)
• 1901 - Marlene Dietrich, Berlin Germany, singer/actress (Blue Angel)
• 1902 - Ferenc Szabo, composer
• 1906 - Ivan Brkanovic, composer
• 1906 - Ivan Mark Waller, mountaineer
• 1906 - Oscar Levant, Pittsburgh, actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life)
• 1907 - Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher
• 1907 - Jan Willem van Otterloo, Dutch composer
• 1907 - Nils-Eric Ringbom, composer
• 1907 - Willem Van Otterloo, Winterwijk Holland, conductor (Melbourne 1967-71)
• 1908 - Louis JHCA de Bourbon, Dutch writer/poet (Black Banners)
• 1909 - Johan[nes B] Schmitz, Dutch actor/reciter (Lucifer, MacBeth)
• 1910 - Jack Massey, groundsman
• 1910 - Neville Crump, racehorse trainer
• 1911 - Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Jan 1]
• 1914 - Giuseppe Berto, Italian writer (Heaven Sees Red)
• 1914 - Ivan Sutton, British concert promoter
• 1915 - Mary Kornman, Idaho Falls ID, actress (Queen of the Jungle)
• 1915 - William Howell Masters, sex author/physician
• 1917 - Earl of Inchcape, English large landowner/industrialist (P&O)
• 1922 - Larry Osborne, navigator air traffic controller/supply specialist
• 1924 - James A McClure, (Sen-R-Idaho)
• 1924 - Mokta Ould Daddah, president Mauritania (1961-78)
• 1924 - Wouter Eijkelemboom, Dutch architect (Holy-hospital, Vlaardingen)
• 1925 - Allan Blank, composer
• 1925 - Michel Piccoli, Paris France, actor (Topaz, Peril, May Fools)
• 1926 - Jerome Courtland, Knoxville Tn, actor (Tonka, Tharus)
• 1930 - Jacqueline Fontijn, Flemish composer
• 1930 - Meg Greenfield, US politician(?)
• 1930 - Wilfrid Sheed, England, writer (Boys of Winter, Hack)
• 1931 - Scotty Moore, guitarist (for Elvis)
• 1934 - Larissa Latynina, Ukraine, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1956, 60, 64)
• 1935 - Norma Rae Beatty Ashby, broadcaster/TV producer
• 1936 - Lee Salk, doctor (CBS TV)
• 1936 - Phil Sharpe, cricketer (England middle order batsman during 60's)
• 1939 - John Amos, Newark NJ, actor (Good Times, Coming to America)
• 1940 - Jerry Lambert, jockey (rode Native Diver)
• 1940 - Pete Brown, rocker
• 1941 - Leslie Maguire, rocker (Gerry & Pacemakers-Ferry Crossed the Mersey)
• 1941 - Michael Pinder, rocker (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)
• 1943 - Cokie Roberts, newscaster (ABC-TV)
• 1943 - Dave Rowberry, Newcastle, rocker (Animals)
• 1944 - Mick Jones, rock guitarist (Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is)
• 1944 - Tracy Nelson, Madison Wisc, singer/actress (Square Pegs)
• 1946 - Janet Street-Porter, British TV personality (Youth)
• 1947 - Peter Criss, rocker (Kiss-Beth)
• 1948 - G‚rard Depardieu, France, actor (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Danton)
• 1948 - Larry Byrom, rocker (Steppenwolf-Hour of the World)
• 1948 - Tovah Feldshuh, NYC, actress (Idolmaker, Terror out of the Sky)
• 1950 - Jack van Gelder, Dutch TV host
• 1950 - Terry Bozzio, rock drummer (Missing Persons-Hello I Love You)
• 1951 - William Waldorf 4th viscount Astor/English large landowner
• 1952 - Karla Bonoff, rock singer (New World, Restless Nights)
• 1953 - Arthur Kent, newscaster [Scud Stud], (NBC-Gulf War coverage)
• 1953 - Kevin Wright, cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1979)
• 1956 - Doina Melinte, Romanian running star (world record 1500 m/mile indoor)
• 1957 - Connie Chillemi, Eglin AFB FL, golfer (1994 Standard Register-13th)
• 1957 - James Sanford, US runner (world record 50m indoor)
• 1958 - Steffen Mensching, writer
• 1958 - Steven Glen Jones, Artesia NM, PGA golfer (1988 AT&T Pebble Beach)
• 1959 - Andre Tippett, NFL linebacker (New England Patriots)
• 1959 - Mary Holland, San Diego Calif, WPVA volleyballer
• 1960 - Maryam D'Abo, London, actress (Living Daylights, Xtro, Until Sept)
• 1960 - Terry Price, Rockhampton QLD, Australasia golfer
• 1961 - Caroline Gowan, Greenville SC, LPGA golfer (SC Women's Amat-1981, 83)
• 1962 - Barbara Crampton, Levittown NY, actr (Body Double, Young & Restless)
• 1962 - Sherri Steinhauer, Madison WI, LPGA golfer (1992 du Maurier Ltd)
• 1962 - Timothy Hacker, Milwaukee Wisconsin, 10k runner
• 1963 - Dana Chladek, Decin Czech, US slalom Kayak (Olympics-br/silver-92, 96)
• 1963 - Jim Leyritz, Lakewood OH, catcher (NY Yankees)
• 1963 - Mark Pike, NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
• 1964 - David Tikolo, Kenyan cricket batsman (1996 World Cup)
• 1964 - Randy Kirk, NFL outside linebacker (AZ Cardinals, SF 49ers)
• 1964 - Steve Wallace, NFL tackle (SF 49ers, KC Chiefs)
• 1965 - Gamini Wickremasinghe, cricketer (Sri Lanka wicket-keeper)
• 1967 - Niels Meijer, Dutch rock keyboardist (Bob Color)
• 1968 - Dean Palmer, Tallahassee FL, infielder (Texas Rangers)
• 1969 - Chris Humbert, Modesto Calif, water polo 2m offense (Olympics-96)
• 1969 - Suzanne Paxton, Balt Md, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Frank Messmer, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 1970 - Lorenzo Neal, NFL fullback (NO Saints, NY Jets)
• 1970 - Mike Salmon, NFL/WLAF safety (Houston Oilers, Rhein Fire, SF 49ers)
• 1970 - Steve Hoyem, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
• 1971 - Bryan Smolinski, Toledo OH, NHL forward (Team USA, Pitts Penguins)
• 1971 - James Stewart, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1972 - Charles Way, NFL fullback (NY Giants)
• 1972 - Dewayne Washington, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings)
• 1972 - Thomas Wilson Brown, actor (Jason-Knots Landing)
• 1973 - Bill Clay, Yokosuka Japan, US sprint cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1973 - Wilson Cruz, actor (My So Called Life, Ally McBeal)
• 1975 - Heather O'Rourke, San Diego Calif, actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist)
• 1975 - Patrick Paauwe, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Graafschap)
• 1977 - Kate Nelson, Evanston Ill, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0418 - Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies
• 0975 - Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies
• 1065 - Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castili‰, dies
• 1590 - Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33
• 1595 - Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63
• 1603 - Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68
• 1631 - John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47
• 1641 - Fran‡ois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69
• 1805 - Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65
• 1836 - Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43
• 1858 - Alexandre Pierre Fran‡ois Boely, composer, dies at 73
• 1877 - Nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56
• 1880 - Alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75
• 1900 - William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Brit const (hydr crane), dies at 90
• 1916 - Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70
• 1919 - Achilles Alferaki, composer, dies at 73
• 1919 - Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch lib premier (1905-08), dies at 68
• 1924 - William Archer, Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68
• 1925 - Louis Dosfel, Flemish lawyer/literary (Assault!), dies at 44
• 1930 - William Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63
• 1931 - Peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73
• 1931 - Walter Courvoisier, composer, dies at 56
• 1936 - Hans von Seeckt, German Gen/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70
• 1938 - Emile Vandervelde, Belgian secretary of State (BWP), dies at 72
• 1938 - O Mandelstam, writer, dies
• 1944 - Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, composer, dies at 77
• 1950 - Max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist, dies at 66
• 1952 - Henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76
• 1957 - Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66
• 1959 - Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70
• 1972 - Lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75
• 1974 - Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66
• 1974 - Raymond Glenn, actor (Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones), dies at 76
• 1978 - Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62
• 1978 - Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash
• 1978 - Houari Boum‚diene, Algerian Pres, dies after 40 days in a coma at 53
• 1979 - Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered
• 1981 - Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82
• 1982 - John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51
• 1983 - Walter Scott, rocker, dies
• 1985 - Dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda
• 1986 - Cliff Burton, bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24
• 1986 - Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78
• 1987 - Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91
• 1987 - Rewi Alley, NZ author, pro Chinese communist, dies at 90 in Beijing
• 1988 - Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies
• 1988 - Hall Ashby, US director (Shampoo, 8 Million Ways to Die), dies at 59
• 1991 - Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43
• 1991 - John Morgan Evans, actor, dies after lengthy illness at 49
• 1991 - W Hudson, US "strongest man to the world" (540 kg), dies
• 1992 - Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75
• 1992 - Jan Peeters, Dutch watercolorist/monument artist, dies
• 1993 - Blandine Ebinger, [Loeser], actress (M„dchen in Uniform), dies at 94
• 1993 - Youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50
• 1994 - Hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70
• 1994 - Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister, dies at 83
• 1994 - Peter Barker Howard May, cricket (4537 runs-Eng 1951-61), dies at 64
• 1994 - Sadi de Gorter, Dutch author/diplomat (Abscess), dies at 82
• 1995 - Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39
• 1995 - Peter Refn, Danish journalist/director (Violets are Blue), dies at 54
• 1995 - Shura Cherkassky, pianist, dies at 86
• 1997 - Brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83
• 1997 - Dorothy Stroud, garden historian, dies at 87
• 1997 - Ewart G Abner Jr, president (Motown Records), dies at 74
• 1997 - Tom Hudson, artist/teacher, dies at 75