• 1645 - August Kuhnel, composer
• 1748 - Carl Ludwig Junker, composer
• 1770 - Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)
• 1801 - Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)
• 1811 - Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)
• 1816 - John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897
• 1817 - Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)
• 1818 - HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)
• 1820 - Luther Orlando Emerson, composer
• 1820 - William Miller, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909
• 1823 - Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
• 1824 - William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1832 - Ivan Zajc, composer
• 1833 - Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist
• 1847 - Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina
• 1850 - Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper)
• 1851 - Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader
• 1854 - Fernand de La Tombelle, composer
• 1867 - Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37)
• 1871 - Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928)
• 1872 - Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57)
• 1873 - Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39)
• 1874 - EugŠne Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)
• 1878 - Constantino Gaito, composer
• 1882 - Charles O'Neill, composer
• 1882 - Segundo Luis Moreno Andrade, composer
• 1884 - Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz)
• 1885 - Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer
• 1887 - Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)
• 1892 - Oscar van Hemel, composer
• 1894 - Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit)
• 1894 - John H van Maarseveen, Dutch minister of Justice/Internal minister
• 1898 - Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper
• 1899 - Sally Benson, novelist
• 1900 - Arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer
• 1900 - Ernie Pyle, England, correspondent during WW II
• 1900 - John T Scopes, Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution
• 1901 - Bernard Reichel, composer
• 1901 - John Stennis, (Sen-D-Miss)
• 1901 - Maria H "Marijke" van Tooren, cabaretiŠre/actress (Pisuisse)
• 1901 - Stefan Wyszynski, Polish cardinal
• 1902 - Habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87)
• 1902 - Judson Laire, NYC, actor/singer (Papa-Mama, Adm Broadway Revue)
• 1902 - Ray Block, France, orch leader (Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason)
• 1904 - Clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station)
• 1905 - Dolores Del Rio, Durango Mexico, actress (What Price Glory?)
• 1905 - Maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder (Gray Panthers)
• 1906 - Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (H“tel du Nord)
• 1906 - Leonard Huizinga, Dutch journalist/writer (Adriaan & Olivier)
• 1907 - Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth TX, actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol)
• 1907 - Ernesto Geisel, politician
• 1907 - Irene Tedrow, Denver Colo, actress (Lucy-Dennis the Menace, Mr Novak)
• 1907 - Lawrence Brown, US trombonist (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
• 1908 - Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)
• 1911 - Karel G Bakker, Dutch actor (Lady Windermere's Fan)
• 1912 - Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar)
• 1914 - Rick Slabbinck, Flemish painter
• 1915 - Sal Santen, Dutch writer
• 1917 - Jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox)
• 1918 - James MacGregor Burns, political writer (The Lion & the Fox)
• 1920 - Maria Karnilova, Hartford Ct, actress (Olga-Ivan the Terrible)
• 1920 - P D James, mystery writer (Cover Her Face)
• 1920 - Phyllis D "P D" James, English thriller writer (Innocent Blood)
• 1921 - Alec Wyton, composer
• 1921 - Hayden Carruth, Waterbury Ct, novelist (Crow & Heart)
• 1921 - Marilyn Maxwell, actress (East of Sumatra)
• 1921 - Richard Adler, NYC composer (Pajama Game, Damn Yankees)
• 1923 - Anne Klein, fashion designer (Anne Klein II)
• 1923 - Roger Foulon, French/Belgian poet
• 1924 - Leon Uris, Baltimore, novelist (Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry)
• 1924 - Max van der Stoel, Dutch Foreign minister (PvdA)
• 1926 - Tony Bennett, Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF)
• 1927 - Enrique Pinella, composer
• 1927 - Gordon Scott, Portland Oregon, actor (Tarzan & the Trappers)
• 1929 - Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)
• 1930 - James Komack, NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father)
• 1931 - Alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)
• 1932 - Elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter)
• 1932 - Mario Montes de Oca, Mexican poet
• 1933 - Pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956)
• 1933 - The Tjong King, Dutch illustrator of children books (Miep Diekman)
• 1935 - Georgi Stepanovich Shonin, Odessa USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 6)
• 1935 - Richard D Lamm, (Gov-D-Colo)
• 1937 - Duncan Sharpe, cricketer (3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60)
• 1938 - George Memmoli, NYC, actor (Earl-Hello Larry)
• 1938 - Terry "5 Wigs" Wogan, British talk show host (Irish Days)
• 1939 - A K Sen Gupta, cricketer (Test India v WI 1959 without distinction)
• 1940 - John W Carlin, (Gov-D-KS)
• 1940 - Joseph Dorfman, composer
• 1940 - Lance Alworth, Houston Tx, NFL hall of famer (Charger, Cowboys)
• 1940 - Martin Sheen, [Ramon Estevez], NY, actor (Subject Was Roses, Wall St)
• 1941 - Beverly Lee, Passaic NJ, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy)
• 1941 - Martha Stewart, cookbook author/actress (Those Two)
• 1941 - Wayne Hussey, rocker
• 1945 - Ron Hendren, Pinehurst NC, TV host (Entertainment Tonight)
• 1946 - John Klemmer, rocker
• 1949 - Morris "B B" Dickerson, Torrence Ca, bassist (War, Low Rider, Outlaw)
• 1950 - JoMari Payton Noble, Albany GA, actress (Harriette-Family Matters)
• 1950 - Waldemar Cierpinski, German DR, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
• 1951 - Jon Graham, rock guitarist/vocalist (Earth Wind & Fire-Celebrate)
• 1951 - Marcel Dionne, Qu‚bec, NHL center (LA Kings, NY Rangers)
• 1952 - Aleksandr A Volkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
• 1952 - Jay North, North Hollywood Calif, actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya)
• 1952 - Wojtek Fibak, Poland, tennis star
• 1953 - Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine soccer player
• 1954 - Denise Craig, WBL forward (Dayton Rockettes, NY Stars)
• 1956 - Kirk Brandon, rocker (Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny-Outland)
• 1958 - Cindy Nixon, Nashville Tenn, singer (Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel)
• 1959 - Martin Atkins, rocker
• 1959 - Victoria Jackson, Miami Fla, actress (Casual Sex, SNL, UHF)
• 1960 - Gopal Sharma, Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85)
• 1960 - Tim Mayotte, Springfield Mass, tennis player (Olympic-silver-1988)
• 1961 - Ken Wark, Australian field hockey fullback (Oly-4th/silver-88, 92, 96)
• 1961 - Lee Rocker, [Leon Drucker], rock bassist (Stray Cats-Gonna Ball)
• 1962 - Alberto Tous, Spain, tennis star
• 1962 - Lucky Dube, South African reggae singer
• 1962 - Tina Lehtola, Finland, women's ski jumper (world's record holder)
• 1963 - Carlo Imperato, Bronx, actor (Fame)
• 1963 - James Hetfield, heavy metal rocker (Metallica-Helpless)
• 1963 - Libor Pimek, Czech, tennis star
• 1964 - Joan E Higginbotham, Chicago Il, astronaut
• 1964 - Johnny Thomas, NFL cornerback (Cleve Browns, SD Chargers)
• 1964 - Kevin Elster, San Pedro CA, infielder (Texas Rangers)
• 1964 - Nate McMillan, NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics)
• 1966 - Christine Richters, Fullerton Ca, playmate (May, 1986)
• 1967 - John Femia, Bkln NY, actor (Square Pegs, Hello Larry)
• 1968 - Rod Beck, Burbank CA, pitcher (SF Giants)
• 1969 - Doug Overton, NBA guard (Phila 76ers, Denver Nuggets)
• 1970 - Darren Mickell, NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs, NO Saints)
• 1971 - Moira C Dunn, Utica NY, LPGA golfer (1995 SAFECO Classic-6th)
• 1972 - Alain Bolduc, Montreal Quebec, yachter (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Jeff Nygaard, Madison Wisc, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - John Lilley, Wakefield Mass, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
• 1972 - Sandis Ozolinsh, Riga Lat, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
• 1972 - Travis Hall, defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1973 - Kari Litton, Pontotoc Miss, Miss America (Mississippi-Top 10-1997)
• 1973 - Kurt Grote, US, 100m/200m breaststroke (Olympics-6th-96)
• 1974 - Blaine Wilson, Columbus Ohio, gymnast (Olympics-5th-96)
• 1974 - Jenny Beck, actress (Claire Carroll-Guns & Paradise)
• 1975 - Ndukwe Kalu, defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1975 - Trevor Pryce, NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
• 1976 - Sarybel Velila, Miss Universe-Puerto Rico (1996)
• 1976 - Troy Glaus, Tarzana CA, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0808 - P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China
• 1387 - Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies
• 1530 - Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies
• 1531 - Fern n P‚rez de Oliva, Spanish poet (Dignity of Man), dies at 37
• 1716 - Sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56
• 1779 - Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27
• 1780 - Etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64
• 1784 - Giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78
• 1797 - Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80
• 1800 - Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63
• 1802 - Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies
• 1811 - Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49
• 1823 - Jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74
• 1825 - Ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72
• 1833 - Stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies
• 1835 - Wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67
• 1877 - Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75
• 1884 - Paul Abadie, French master builder (Sacr‚-Coeur, Paris), dies at 71
• 1886 - Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62
• 1890 - Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76
• 1894 - George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69
• 1902 - August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54
• 1907 - August Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59
• 1910 - Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies
• 1916 - Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51
• 1918 - Albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41
• 1924 - Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66
• 1925 - William Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies
• 1933 - Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69
• 1934 - Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)
• 1938 - Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies
• 1938 - Bartholomes "Bart" de Ligt, Dutch anti-militaristic vicar, dies at 55
• 1939 - Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80
• 1940 - Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide
• 1944 - Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz
• 1944 - Felka Platek, wife of painter Felix Nussbaum, dies in Auschwitz
• 1948 - Albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78
• 1951 - Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies
• 1954 - Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81
• 1957 - "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer
• 1964 - Flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39
• 1966 - Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39
• 1968 - Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71
• 1973 - Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84
• 1974 - Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85
• 1975 - Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79
• 1977 - Alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83
• 1977 - Makarios III, [Michail Mouskos], archbishop/pres (Cyprus), dies at 63
• 1978 - Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered
• 1979 - Renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76
• 1981 - Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered
• 1983 - Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer
• 1986 - Paul [Saul] de Groot, chairman Dutch Communist party, dies at 87
• 1986 - Rupert de Smidt, cricketer (Western Province 1911-13), dies at 102
• 1986 - Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), dies at 41
• 1990 - Florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79
• 1992 - Wang Hongwen, vice-President Chinese Comm Party (1973-76), dies
• 1993 - James Donald, actor (In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies at 76
• 1993 - James Jordan, NBA Michael Jordan's father, found dead near McColl SC
• 1994 - Carel van Dillen, resistance fighter, dies at 77
• 1994 - Christy Henrich, US turnster, dies of anorexia nervosa at 22
• 1994 - Innokenti Smoktunovski, Russian actor (Hamlet), dies at 69
• 1994 - John Hidalgo Moya, architect, Designer of Skylon, dies at 74
• 1994 - John van Raay, [John Oradi], radio-imitator (Paul Flanders)
• 1995 - Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer, dies at 79
• 1995 - Harry Craft, baseball manager, dies at 80
• 1995 - Ida Lupino, actress/director (Hard Way, High Sierra), dies at 77
• 1995 - Jose B M Barreto y Casanova, pianist vocalist bandleader, dies at 88
• 1995 - Marcus Chenault, killer of Martin Luther King Jr's mother, dies at 54
• 1996 - Guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman, dies at 87