• 1245 - Philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)
• 1367 - Henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)
• 1438 - John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland
• 1485 - Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet
• 1569 - Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer
• 1593 - George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)
• 1603 - William Smith, composer
• 1617 - Antimo Liberati, composer
• 1627 - Johann Caspar Kerll, composer
• 1649 - Joseph-Fran‡ois Salomon, composer
• 1682 - Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German benedictine/composer
• 1720 - Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi
• 1727 - Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver
• 1751 - Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer
• 1757 - Ferenc Verseghy, composer
• 1764 - John Abernethy, London, surgeon
• 1783 - Washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow)
• 1798 - Charles D Wilkes, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1877
• 1812 - Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians (1832-50/wife of Leopold I)
• 1822 - Edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country)
• 1823 - William Macy "Boss" Tweed, corrupt political boss (NYC)
• 1825 - Adolf Rzepko, composer
• 1837 - John Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake)
• 1838 - L‚on Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82)
• 1842 - Ulric Dahlgren, Col (Union volunteers), died in 1864
• 1858 - Matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature
• 1859 - Reginald De Koven, composer
• 1860 - Frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden)
• 1866 - James B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39)
• 1871 - Jos‚ Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio)
• 1874 - Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer
• 1881 - Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53)
• 1881 - Margaret MJ "Daisy" Ashford, English author (Young Sisters)
• 1882 - Simon Elzinga, Dutch educator
• 1884 - Jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912)
• 1885 - Harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer
• 1888 - Neville Cardus, cricketer (doyen of cricket writers)
• 1889 - Grigoras Dinicu, composer
• 1893 - Leslie Howard, [Stainer], London, actor (Gone With the Wind)
• 1894 - Dooley Wilson, Tyler Tx, actor (Bill-Beulah, Casablanca)
• 1895 - Bjarne Brustad, composer
• 1895 - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Firenze (Florence) Italy, composer
• 1896 - Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement)
• 1898 - George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic)
• 1898 - Henry R Luce, Tengchow China, publisher (Time, Fortune, Life)
• 1899 - Cees Lasseur, Dutch actor/owner (Hague Comedy)
• 1900 - Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon
• 1902 - Henri Garat, Paris France, actor (Congress Dances)
• 1902 - Siguringi Eirikur Hjorleifsson, composer
• 1903 - Peter Huchel, writer
• 1904 - Iron Eyes Cody, Tulsa OK, actor (Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp)
• 1904 - Peter Van Steeden, Amsterdam Neth, orch leader (Break the Bank)
• 1906 - Kathleen Tillotson, Emeritus Professor of English (Bedford College)
• 1907 - Isaac Deutscher, Polish/English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography)
• 1911 - Harold Watkins Shaw, musicologist
• 1911 - Michael Woodruff, FRS, surgeon
• 1911 - W R Lee, language teacher
• 1912 - Addeke H Boerma, Dutch dir-gen (FAO)
• 1912 - Bert Bakker, Dutch publisher (Free Netherlands)
• 1913 - F H Tate, vice-CEO (Tate & Lyle)
• 1913 - George Barati, composer
• 1914 - Katherine Stammers Menzies, England, doubles tennis player (Wimb 1935)
• 1915 - Paul Touvier, war criminal
• 1916 - Herb Caen, Sacramento Calif, columnist (SF Chronicle)
• 1916 - Robert Jesse Charleston, museum Curator
• 1917 - Bill Finegan, Newark NJ, (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue)
• 1917 - Tibor Andrasovan, composer
• 1918 - Enrique Iturriaga, composer
• 1918 - Louis Applebaum, composer
• 1918 - Sixten Ehrling, Malm” Sweden, conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm)
• 1919 - Duke of Grafton, KG
• 1920 - Stan Freeman, Waterbury Conn, pianist (Melody Tour)
• 1921 - Harry Landers, NYC, actor (Ted Hoffman-Ben Casey)
• 1923 - Jan Sterling, NYC, actress (1st Monday in October, HS Confidential)
• 1923 - John Smith, English large landowner/financier/MP (C)
• 1924 - Canon A D Caesar, Sub Dean (HM Chapels Royal)
• 1924 - Doris Day, Cincinnati Oh, "girl next door" actress (Pillow Talk)
• 1924 - Marlon Brando, Omaha Neb, actor (Superman, Godfather)
• 1924 - Murray Dickie, opera singer/director
• 1925 - Tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968)
• 1926 - Andrew Keir, actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt, Catholics)
• 1926 - Virgil Grissom, Mitchell Ind, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Merc 4, Gemini 3)
• 1927 - Eva Sz‚kely, Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1929 - Dennis Farr, director (Courtauld Institute Galleries)
• 1929 - Miyoshi Umeki, Jap, actr (Mrs Livingston-Courtship of Eddie's Father)
• 1930 - Helmut Kohl, chancellor (Germany, 1982- )
• 1930 - Lawton Chiles, (sen/gov-D-Florida, 1971-89/91- )
• 1930 - Max Frankel, journalist (Tables of Id of Organic Compounds)
• 1931 - Johnny Nicholss, soccer star
• 1932 - Janet Bately, Prof of English Language (King's College London)
• 1932 - Nourse, British lord justice
• 1933 - Robert K Dornan, (Rep-R-CA, 1977-83, 85- )
• 1934 - David Jones, British reverend/headmaster (Bryanston School)
• 1934 - Jane Goodall, London England, ethologist (studied African chimps)
• 1934 - Jim Parker, NFL guard, tackle (Baltimore Colts)
• 1934 - John Lelliott, English contractor/multi-millionaire
• 1935 - Jeffery Bowman, CEO (Price Waterhouse Europe)
• 1937 - Sandra Spuzich, LPGA golfer
• 1937 - Simon Brown, British high court judge
• 1937 - William Gaunt, Leeds England, actor (Champions)
• 1938 - Jeff Barry, Bkln NY, rock writer (Tell Laura I Love Her)
• 1938 - Philippe Wynne, US soul singer (Detroit Spinners, Ghetto Child)
• 1939 - Malcolm Thornton, MP
• 1939 - Vitaliy Davidov, USSR, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
• 1940 - Lino Brocka, San Jose Philippines, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar)
• 1940 - R S Burman, CEO (Assn of British Chambers of Commerce)
• 1941 - Eric Braeden, Aust, actor (Victor Newman-Young & Restless, Colossus)
• 1941 - Jan Berry, LA Calif, rock vocalist (Jan & Dean-Deadman's Curve)
• 1942 - Billy Joe Royal, Valdosta Ga, country singer (Down in the Boondocks)
• 1942 - Marsha Mason, St Louis Mo, actress (Blume in Love, Cinderella Liberty)
• 1942 - Michael Elliott, US, skier (Olympics-1968)
• 1942 - Rick Sylvester, parachute ski jumper (world record 3,300')
• 1942 - Wayne Newton, Roanoke Virginia, singer (Danke Sch”n)
• 1943 - Jonathan Lynn, Bath England, writer/actor (Greedy, Bar Mitzvah Boy)
• 1944 - Barry Pritchard, rock guitarist (Fortunes)
• 1944 - Tony Orlando, NYC, singer (& Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon)
• 1945 - Catherine Spaak, France, actress (Libertine, Hotel, Circle of Love)
• 1945 - Richard Manuel, rock pianist/vocalist (Band-Up on Cripple Creek)
• 1945 - Wim J Deetman, Dutch minister of education/MP (CDA)
• 1946 - Carlos Salinas de Gortari, president (M‚xico, 1988-94)
• 1946 - Dee Murray, rocker (Elton John Band)
• 1946 - John Virgo, British snooker player
• 1948 - Garrick Ohlsson, Bronxville NY, pianist (Intl Busoni winner 1969)
• 1948 - H C Tomlinson, Headmaster (Hereford Cathedral School)
• 1948 - Jaap G de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch MP (CDA)
• 1948 - Mary Gordon-Watson, England, equestrian 3 day event (Oly-gold-1972)
• 1949 - Jan Keizer, Dutch singer (BZN-Rhythm of My Heart)
• 1949 - Lyle Alzado, NFLer (LA Raiders)/actor (Oceans of Fire, Hangfire)
• 1949 - Richard Thompson, vocalist/guitarist (Shoot Out the Lights)
• 1950 - Curtis Stone, N Hollywood Calif, singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry)
• 1951 - Gwen Welles, US actress (Desert Hearts, Nashville)
• 1951 - Mel Schacher, MI, bassist (Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful)
• 1953 - Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer (Stampei-The Dike)
• 1954 - Mick Mars, [Bob Allen Dale], IN, guitarist (M”tley Cre-Girls Girls)
• 1955 - Aleksandr Nikolayevich Yablontsev, Russian lt-colonel/cosmonaut
• 1955 - Mick Mars, guitarst (Motley Crue)
• 1956 - Miguel Bose, Panama, spanish singer/actor (El Avaro, Queen Margot)
• 1957 - Charles Jones, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
• 1958 - Alec Baldwin, Amityville NY, actor (Joshua-Knots Landing, Beetlejuice)
• 1959 - David Hyde Pierce, NY, actor (Niles Crane-Fraiser)
• 1961 - Eddie Murphy, Bkln NY, actor (SNL, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw)
• 1961 - Melissa Etheridge, rock guitarist/vocalist (Come to My Window)
• 1962 - John Gruffith, rocker (Red Rockers)
• 1962 - Mike Ness, rocker (Social Distortion)
• 1962 - Nancy Filteau, Swift Current Saskatchawan, 72k judoka (Olympics-96)
• 1963 - Chris Bosio, baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
• 1963 - Zakir Khan, cricketer (two Tests for Pakistan 1986-89)
• 1964 - Ajay Sharma, cricketer (Indian spin all-rounder played one Test 1988)
• 1966 - Bo Orlando, NFL safety (SD Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals)
• 1966 - Shelley Michelle, Hollywood Calif, actress (Golden Eye)
• 1967 - Brent Gilchrist, Moose Jaw, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
• 1967 - Pervis Ellison, NBA forward/center (Boston Celtics)
• 1968 - Bernd Karbacher, Germany, tennis star
• 1968 - Mike Lansing, Rawlins Wyoming, infielder (Montreal Expos)
• 1968 - Sebastian Philip Clerk Bach, Bahamas, rock (Skid Row-Psycho Love)
• 1969 - David Morland, North Bay Ont, golfer (1992 Trafalgar Rookie of Year)
• 1969 - Reid Hayston Hamilton, NZ, beach volleyball player (Olympics-96)
• 1969 - Rodney Hampton, NFL running back (NY Giants)
• 1970 - Keith Franklin, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1970 - Matt Gay, WLAF safety (Rhein Fire)
• 1971 - Anthony McClanahan, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
• 1971 - Jonathan Star
• 1971 - Kevin Farkas, WLAF tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1971 - Peter Schwab, Boston, Mass, rower (Olympics-1996)
• 1971 - Picabo Street, skier (Olympic-gold-94)
• 1971 - Quilvio Veras, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, infielder (Florida Marlins)
• 1972 - Jennie Garth, Champagn Ill, actr (Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210)
• 1972 - Sandrine Testud, Lyon France, tennis star (1993 Strasbourg)
• 1973 - Greg DeLong, NFL tight end (Minn Vikings)
• 1973 - Jim Campbell, Worchester Mass, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
• 1973 - Kelly Lochbaum, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
• 1975 - Thomas Hamilton, NBA center (Boston Celtics)
• 1976 - Keith Closs, NBA center (LA Clippers)
• 1977 - Veronique De Kock, Miss Universe-Belgium (1996)
• 1979 - Esmeralda Gonzales, Miss Wyoming Teen USA (1997)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0033 - Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington)
• 0628 - Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son
• 1287 - Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies
• 1512 - Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies
• 1525 - Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49
• 1581 - Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies
• 1682 - Bartolom‚ Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter, dies
• 1694 - Ferdinand van Apshoven de Jongere, Flemish painter, buried at 64
• 1695 - Melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58
• 1769 - Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71
• 1797 - Nonnosus Madlseder, composer, dies at 66
• 1811 - Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83
• 1822 - Friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies
• 1826 - Reginald Heber, bishop & hymn writer, dies
• 1838 - Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57
• 1849 - Juliusz Slowacki, Pol poet (Father of the Plague-Patient), dies at 39
• 1850 - Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75
• 1858 - Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79
• 1862 - James Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies
• 1868 - Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71
• 1876 - Henriette Davidis, writer, dies
• 1882 - Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71
• 1882 - Jesse James, outlaw, shot dead at 34, in St Joseph Mo by Robert Ford
• 1884 - Carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59
• 1897 - Johannes Brahms, German composer/conductor (Hung Dances), dies at 63
• 1901 - Richard D'Oyly Carte, promotor (Gilbert & Sullivan operas), dies
• 1909 - Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer, dies at 71
• 1915 - Andrew Stoddart, cricketer (England capt at turn of century), suicide
• 1919 - Paul Geisler, composer, dies at 62
• 1920 - Homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74
• 1936 - Bruno Hauptmann, convicted Lindbergh baby killer, executed
• 1941 - Andr‚ Michelin, French tire manufacturer, dies at 88
• 1941 - Pal Teleki-von Szek, PM Hungary (1920-21, 39-41), suicide at 61
• 1942 - Albert Siklos, composer, dies at 63
• 1942 - Paul Gilson, composer, dies at 76
• 1943 - Conrad Veidt, German/US actor (Cabinet of Dr Calgary), dies at 50
• 1945 - Joseph Weinheber, Austria poet/writer (Vienna Verbatim), dies at 43
• 1946 - Masaharu Homma, Lt Gen (responsible for Bataan Death March), executed
• 1949 - Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89
• 1950 - Adolf Wiklund, composer, dies at 70
• 1950 - Carter G Woodson, American historian (black studies), dies at 74
• 1950 - Kurt Julian Weill, German composer (Dreigroschenoper), dies at 50
• 1951 - Johannes C Kielstra, Dut economist/gov (Suriname 1933-44), dies at 72
• 1956 - T Kostov, Bulgarian vice-premier, executed
• 1958 - Theodor Kramer, writer, dies
• 1960 - Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87
• 1962 - Benny "Kid" Paret, US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24
• 1962 - Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer, dies at 78
• 1966 - Russel Crouse, US stagewriter (Life with Father), dies at 73
• 1969 - Rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara), dies at 65
• 1971 - Joseph Valachi, US gangster, dies at 66
• 1971 - Manfred Bonnington Lee, [Ellery Queen], detective writer, dies at 65
• 1972 - Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80
• 1972 - Ferde Grof‚, US composer (Grand Canyon Suite), dies at 80
• 1975 - Mary Ure, actress (Sons & Lovers, Where Eagles Dare), dies at 42
• 1976 - Maurice Johnstone, composer, dies at 75
• 1977 - Jack Ryder, cricketer (20 Tests for Aust, 1394 runs), dies
• 1980 - Luella Gear, actress (Joe & Mabel), dies at 82
• 1982 - Herman W Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist, dies at 69
• 1982 - Warren Oates, actor (East of Eden, Stoney Burke), dies at 53
• 1986 - Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75
• 1986 - Richard Manuel, rock pianist/vocalist (Band), dies on 41st birthday
• 1988 - Milton A Caniff, US cartoonist (Terry & the Pirates), dies at 81
• 1989 - Norman Woolard, actor (Guilty, Saul & David, Medeleine), dies at 79
• 1990 - Katharine Balfour, actress (Love Story), dies of ALS at 69
• 1990 - Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, dies of lung cancer at 66
• 1991 - Graham Greene, Brit writer (3rd Man, Our man in Havana), dies at 86
• 1992 - Lloyd "Slim" Andrews, actor (Buf Bill in Tomahawk Territory), dies
• 1992 - Margaret Barker, actress (Fathers & Son), dies of lung cancer at 83
• 1993 - Alexander Mnouchkine, French movie producer (Professional), dies at 83
• 1993 - Dieter Plage, German wildlife filmmaker, dies at 57
• 1993 - Eduardo Cabellero Calderon, Colombian writer/diplomat, dies at 83
• 1993 - Pinky Lee, kiddie host (Pinky Lee Show), dies of heart attack at 85
• 1994 - Betty Furness, actress/news consumer reporter (WNBC), dies at 78
• 1994 - Frank G Wells, US director (Walt Disney), dies at 62
• 1994 - Jerome Lejeune, French geneticist (Syndrome of Down), dies at 67
• 1994 - Pat Harper, NYC news anchor (WPIX, WNBC), dies
• 1995 - David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer, dies at 86
• 1995 - Harvey Pennick, golfer/teacher, dies at 89
• 1996 - Carl Stokes, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Cleve), dies
• 1996 - Christopher John Seward, aid worker, dies at 45
• 1996 - Ron Brown, sec of Comerce, dies in an accident
• 1996 - Ronald Harmon Brown, politician, dies at 54
• 1996 - Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes, bluesman, dies at 59
• 1997 - Judy Flannery, master triathelete, killed by a car at 56