• 1474 - Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter
• 1537 - Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days
• 1563 - Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini)
• 1652 - Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer
• 1759 - Ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian)
• 1761 - Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War [NS]
• 1769 - Horace H Hayden, cofounded 1st dental college
• 1783 - Frantiszek Soltyk, composer
• 1792 - Moritz Hauptmann, composer
• 1794 - Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer
• 1797 - William Motherwell, Scottish civil servant/poet
• 1808 - Henry Haywood Bell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1868
• 1810 - James Shedden Palmer, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867
• 1815 - Jules Quicherat, French historian/archaeologist
• 1821 - Rudolf Virchow, German politician/antropologist (cell pathology)
• 1822 - Karl Reinthaler, composer
• 1823 - Immanuel Faisst, composer
• 1824 - Henry Stephen Cutler, composer
• 1826 - Lafayette Curry Baker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
• 1853 - Lillie Langtry, [Jersey Lily], vaudevillian actress (Lillie)
• 1853 - Maria E "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr
• 1863 - C-E Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer (Rateau steam turbine)
• 1867 - Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator
• 1877 - Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly)
• 1879 - Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie)
• 1881 - George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter
• 1885 - Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist (Can You Top This?)
• 1889 - Douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town)
• 1890 - Conrad Richter, writer (Light in the Forest)
• 1890 - Gosta Nystroem, composer
• 1891 - Irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ)
• 1891 - Ludwig Weber, composer
• 1895 - Kurt Schumacher, German politicial chairman (SPD) [NS]
• 1895 - Vera [A Veronica] Bondam, actress
• 1899 - Marcelle de Manziarly, composer
• 1900 - Marius-Fran�ois Gaillard, composer
• 1901 - Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam
• 1901 - Edward Chapman, Harrogate England, actor (Promoter, Rembrandt)
• 1901 - Irja A Browallius, Swedish author (Syndon p� Skruke)
• 1902 - Arna Bontemps, Louisiana, black author (100 years of negro freedom)
• 1902 - Franco Giorgetti, Italy, cyclist (Olympic-gold-1920)
• 1903 - Jens Bjerre, composer
• 1903 - Patsy Moran, PA, actress (Children of the Wild)
• 1904 - Jutta Hecker, writer
• 1904 - Wilfred Pickles, Halifax England, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog)
• 1907 - Yves All�gret, French director (D�d�e d'Anvers, Lesson Orgueilleux)
• 1908 - John Grant, British rear-admiral
• 1908 - Werner Reinowski, writer
• 1909 - Herblock, [Herbert L Block], Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist
• 1910 - Art[hur] Tatum, US jazz pianist/composer
• 1910 - Otto Joachim, composer
• 1911 - Ticker Freeman, Paterson NJ, pianist (Dinah Shore Show)
• 1912 - Hugo David Weisgall, Ivancice Moravia, composer (4 Impressions)
• 1913 - Frances Tustin, child psychologist
• 1915 - Cornel Wilde, NYC, actor (High Sierra, 5th Musketeer)
• 1916 - David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus)
• 1917 - Burr Tillstrom, Chic Ill, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)
• 1917 - Laraine Day, Roosevelt Utah, actress (Dr Kildaire, I've Got a Secret)
• 1918 - Jack MacGowran, Dublin Ireland, actor (King Lear, Exorcist)
• 1918 - Robert Walker, Salt Lake City Utah, actor/writer (Bataan, Mme Curie)
• 1920 - Albert Hague, Berlin Germany, actor (Mr Shorofsky-Fame)
• 1920 - Nipsey Russell, Atlanta Ga, comedian (Car 54, Barefoot in the Park)
• 1921 - Harper MacKay, Boston Mass, orch leader (NBC Follies)
• 1921 - Yves Montand, France, actor/singer (Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix)
• 1922 - Alan Scott, Haddonfield NJ, TV host/songwriter (Spin the Picture)
• 1922 - Gilberto Mendes, composer
• 1923 - Servaas "Faas" Wilkes, Dutch soccer star (Xerxes/Fortuna/Inter Milan)
• 1924 - Nipsey Russell, comedian (Car 54 Where Are You?, Barefoot in the Park)
• 1924 - Terry Gibbs, Bkln NY, orch leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour)
• 1925 - Frank D Gilroy, American writer (Subject Was Roses)
• 1925 - Lenny Bruce, [Leonard Schneider], comedian, arrested on obsenity
• 1925 - Margaret Thatcher, Grantham England, (Tory) British PM (1979-90)
• 1926 - Ray Brown, US, bandleader
• 1927 - Anita Kerr, Memphis TN, singer (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)
• 1930 - Peter J Clase, S African minister of Education/Culture (1985- )
• 1931 - Ed Matthews, Hall of Famer/Milwaukee Brave/HR hitter (512)
• 1931 - Janice Elliott, novelist
• 1933 - Adam Kaczynski, composer
• 1934 - Nana Mouskouri, Crete Greece, singer (Try to Remember) [or 10/10/36]
• 1935 - Philippine J Aeckerlin, Dutch actress (Oh Venus, Daddy Longlegs)
• 1936 - Cliff Gorman, Jamacia NY, actor (Boys in the Band, Angel)
• 1936 - Elizabeth Furse, (Rep-D-Oregon)
• 1936 - John Menzies, Scottish publisher/banker/multi-millionaire
• 1938 - Jim McMullan, Long Beach NY, actor (Dr McDaniel-Ben Casey)
• 1938 - Mahboob Shah, cricketer (Pakistani Test umpire on intl panel)
• 1939 - Melinda Dillon, Hope Ark, actress (Close Encounters, Slap Shot)
• 1940 - Chris Farlowe, rocker
• 1941 - John Snow, cricketer (fiery England quickie Unpopular with Aussies)
• 1942 - Jerry Jones, owner/GM (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1942 - Pamela Tiffin, [Pamela Wonso], Oklahoma City OK, actress (Viva Max!)
• 1942 - Paul Simon, Newark NJ, singer/actor (Kodachrome, 1 Trick Pony)
• 1944 - Buddy Allin, Bremerton WA, PGA golfer (1980 NZ Open)
• 1944 - Robert Lamm, NYC, rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now)
• 1945 - Karen Akers, NYC, singer (On Stage at Wolf Trap)
• 1946 - Bram Vermeulen, Dutch singer (Neerlands Hoop)
• 1946 - Demond Wilson, Valdosta GA, actor (Sanford & Son, Baby I'm Back)
• 1947 - Sammy Hagar, Monterey CA, rock vocalist (Van Halen-Jump)
• 1948 - Lacy J Dalton, Bloomsburg Pa, country singer (Crazy Blue Eyes)
• 1948 - Leona Mitchell, Enid Okla, soprano (Musetta-La Boh�me)
• 1949 - Craig McGregor, rocker (Foghat)
• 1950 - Annegret Richter-Irrang, German FR, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1950 - Ellen Brusse, [Elizabeth Wenmakers], Dutch TV hostess
• 1951 - John Ford Coley, rocker (England Dan & John Ford Coley)
• 1951 - Olympia-Ann Sylvers, rocker
• 1952 - Beverly Johnson, model/actress (Ashanti Land of No Mercy)
• 1952 - Michael "Rich"ard Clifford, Cal, Army/Astronaut (STS 53, 59, 76)
• 1953 - Bill Schuette, (Rep-R-MI, 1985- )
• 1956 - Anura Ranasinghe, cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982)
• 1958 - Barb Bunkowsky-Scherbak, Toronto ON, LPGA golfer (1984 Chrysler)
• 1958 - Dwayne Evans, Phoenix Az, 200m runner (Olympic-bronze-1976)
• 1958 - Joseph Richard Sylvers, rocker
• 1958 - Maria Cantwell, (Rep-D-Washington)
• 1959 - Marie Osmond, Ogden Ut, singer/actress (Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts)
• 1960 - Greg Derr, Marshfield Mass, free pistol (Olympics-1996)
• 1960 - Joey Belladonna, Oswego NY, heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax-Protest)
• 1961 - Derek Harper, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Orlando Magic)
• 1962 - Jerry Rice, NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers)
• 1962 - Kelly Preston, Honolulu HI, actress (Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale)
• 1964 - Chris Gwynn, LA CA, outfielder (San Diego Padres)
• 1965 - Cherelle, rocker (Affair-First Bite)
• 1965 - Linda Brenneman, Wheat Ridge Colo, cyclist (Olympics-11th-96)
• 1965 - Rob Schneider, actor (Saturday Night Live, Men Behaving Badly)
• 1967 - Derrick Moore, NFL running back (Az Cardinals, Carolina Panthers)
• 1967 - Javier Sotomayor, Cuban jumper (world record 1989)
• 1967 - Trevor Hoffman, Anaheim CA, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
• 1968 - David Alcoriza, Lodi Calif, double trap (Olympics-1996)
• 1968 - Julio Valera, San Sebastian Puerto Rico, pitcher (KC Royals)
• 1968 - Tisha Campbell, Newark NJ, actress (Gina-Martin, House Party)
• 1969 - Cady McClain, Burbank Calif, actress (Dixie Martin-All My Children)
• 1969 - Rhonda Mapp, WNBA center/forward (Charlotte Sting)
• 1969 - Tim Crabtree, Jackson MI, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
• 1970 - Ann Grossman, Grove City Ohio, tennis star (1994 LA finalist)
• 1970 - Eric Gant, WLAF running back (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 1970 - Steve Matthews, NFL/WLAF quarterback (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores)
• 1971 - Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup)
• 1971 - Irv Smith, NFL tight end (NO Saints)
• 1971 - Jay Williams, defensive end (St Louis Rams)
• 1971 - Sean O'Donnell, Ottawa, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)
• 1972 - Jaime Bernardo, prince of Netherlands
• 1972 - Jean Foster, Columbus GA, 3x20 rifle (Olympics-1996)
• 1972 - Margarita Maria Beatriz, princess of Netherlands
• 1972 - Summer Sanders, Calif, butterfly swimmer (Olympics-gold-1992, 96)
• 1973 - Brian Dawkins, safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1974 - Anthony Carbone, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
• 1975 - Arafath Hill, soccer player (FC Groningen)
• 1975 - Leo Koswal, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
• 1976 - Edward Ellis, tackle (New England Patriots)
• 1978 - Jermaine O'Neal, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers)
• 1993 - Tiffany Trump, daughter of Donald Trump & Marla Maples
• 2324 - Beverly Crusher, fictional doctor on Star Trek Next Generation

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0054 - Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63
• 1093 - Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies
• 1311 - Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35
• 1601 - Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague
• 1643 - Sweder van Haersolte, mister of Swaluwenborch/diplomat, dies at 61
• 1652 - Abraham Verhoeven, Flemish printer/newspaper publisher, dies
• 1680 - Dani�l Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 54
• 1680 - Fran�ois Roberday, composer, dies at 56
• 1701 - Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer, dies at 47
• 1708 - Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67
• 1774 - Willem Bentinck, mister of Rhoon/Pendrecht/Orangist, dies at 69
• 1777 - Dismas Hatas, composer, dies at 52
• 1795 - William Prescott, American Revolutionary soldier, dies
• 1805 - Johann Christoph Kuhnau, composer, dies at 70
• 1812 - Isaac Brock, English general (conquered Detroit), dies in battle
• 1815 - Joachim Murat, marshal of France/King of Naples (1808-15), executed
• 1819 - Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer, dies at 61
• 1822 - Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor, dies at 64
• 1825 - Maximiliaan I Jozef, king of Bayern, dies
• 1855 - Gottfried Rieger, composer, dies at 91
• 1869 - Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies
• 1905 - Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67
• 1909 - Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed
• 1918 - Gerrit Engelke, German writer (Briefer der Liebe), dies
• 1920 - Isa�c Capadose, lawyer/evangelist, dies at 86
• 1924 - Anatole France, [Jacques Thibault], writer (Ecrivain Francais), dies
• 1926 - Hans E Kinck, Norwegian philological/writer (Driftekaren), dies at 61
• 1941 - GJ Berenschot, general/supreme commander Dutch East Indies army, dies
• 1947 - Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies
• 1948 - Samuel S Hinds, actor (Raven, Test Pilot), dies at 73
• 1951 - W G (Billy) Quaife, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 228 runs), dies
• 1953 - Millard Mitchell, actor (12 O'Clock High, Gunfighter), dies at 50
• 1958 - Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59
• 1959 - K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67
• 1963 - Henry Daniell, English actor (Woman in Green, Body Snatchers), dies
• 1965 - Paul H M�ller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948), dies at 66
• 1966 - Clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72
• 1966 - Father Marriott, cricketer (one Test for England, 11 wickets), dies
• 1968 - Bea Benaderet, actress (Petticoat Junction), dies of lung cancer at 62
• 1970 - Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano, dies at 90
• 1974 - Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73
• 1979 - Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90
• 1979 - Rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93
• 1981 - Nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84
• 1985 - Jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies
• 1987 - Walter H Brattain, US physicist (transistors, Nobel 1956), dies at 85
• 1988 - Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY
• 1989 - Jay Ward, animator (Rocky & His Friends), dies at 69 of cancer
• 1990 - Hans Freudenthal, mathematician/director OW&OC (F Institution), dies
• 1990 - Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese negotiator in Paris (1975), dies at 78
• 1991 - Daniel Oduber Quiros, president of Costa Rica (1974-1978), dies
• 1991 - Donald Houston, actor (Battle Hell, Study in Terror), dies at 67
• 1992 - Hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71
• 1992 - James Marshall, illustrator/author (The Stupids), dies at 50
• 1992 - John Hancock, actor (Ike-Love & War), dies of heart attack at 51
• 1993 - Gwen Wells, actress (Nashville), dies of cancer at 42
• 1993 - Leon Ames, US actor (Mr Ed, Peggy Sue got Married), dies at 90
• 1995 - Golfredo Corradetti, conductor, dies at 79
• 1995 - Henry Roth, novelist (Call it Sleep), dies at 89
• 1996 - Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89
• 1996 - Beryl Reid, actress (Yellowbeard, Psychomania), dies at 76
• 1996 - Henri Nannen, journalist, dies at 82
• 1996 - Rene Lacoste, tennis player, dies at 92
• 1997 - Adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies