• 1644 - Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)
• 1675 - Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer
• 1730 - Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)
• 1757 - Christian Danner, composer
• 1794 - Heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist
• 1801 - John Hill Hewitt, composer
• 1802 - Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer
• 1807 - Silas Casey, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1882
• 1817 - Henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond)
• 1821 - Cesare Dominiceti, composer
• 1821 - Daniel Harvey Hill, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1889
• 1840 - Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist
• 1849 - William Osler, Canada, physician/author (circulatory system)
• 1854 - George Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera)
• 1861 - Anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer
• 1864 - George Washington Carver, botanist (studied the peanut) [or Jan 10]
• 1868 - Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal)
• 1872 - Emil H�cha, lawyer/president (Czechoslovakia)
• 1881 - Ludwig Rubiner, writer [or June 12]
• 1884 - Amedeo Modigliani, Italy, painter/sculptor (Reclining Nude)
• 1884 - Joseph Crehan, Baltimore MD, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight)
• 1885 - George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer
• 1886 - Jean Hersholt, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Men in White, Aryan)
• 1888 - Tojohiko Kagawa, Japan, Christian-social reformer (Grain of Wheat)
• 1895 - Kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner)
• 1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II, NYC, lyricist who worked with Richard Rodgers
• 1895 - R Buckminster Fuller, architect/inventor (geodesic dome)
• 1900 - Fjodor Godunov-Tcherdynchev, Russian poet (Life of Tchernyshevsky)
• 1901 - Robert Allenby, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer
• 1902 - G�nther Anders, writer
• 1904 - Pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971)
• 1905 - John C F, son of English King George V
• 1908 - Alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle)
• 1908 - Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician
• 1908 - Johan Franco, composer
• 1908 - Milton Berle, Harlem NYC, comedian (Uncle Miltie, Mr Television)
• 1909 - 2nd viscount Camrose, British Conserv Lower house leader (1941-45)
• 1909 - Joey Faye, NYC, comedian (Joey Faye's Follies)
• 1909 - Souphanouvong, [Red Prince], president of Laos (1975-87)
• 1911 - Johanna Moosdorf, writer
• 1912 - Broderick Vernon Chinnery-Haldane, photographer
• 1915 - Michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer
• 1917 - Andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford Pa, painter (Christina's World)
• 1919 - Vera Hruba Ralston, Prague Czech, actress (Dajkota) [or 6/12/1921]
• 1920 - Keith Andes, Ocean City NJ, actor (Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats)
• 1920 - Paul Foster, singer
• 1921 - Trevor Illtyd Williams, scientific writer
• 1922 - Clark MacGregor, politician (involved in Watergate)
• 1922 - James E[dwin] Gunn, US, sci-fi author (Station in Space, Immortal)
• 1922 - Mark O Hatfield, (Sen-R Oregon, 1967- )
• 1924 - Jaap Geraedts, composer
• 1925 - Roger Smith, CEO (General Motors)
• 1926 - Beah Richards, Vicksburg MS, actress/playwright (Big Shot, Generation)
• 1927 - Gualberto T Hernandez, perfect minister Neth Antilles
• 1929 - Pavle Merku, composer
• 1931 - Andr� Laporte, Flemish composer
• 1931 - Bob Traxler, (Rep-D-MI, 1974- )
• 1931 - Lord Clinton, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
• 1932 - Harold William Woolhouse, plant scientist
• 1932 - Otis Crandell Davis, Ala, 400m/4X400m relayer (Olympic-gold-1960)
• 1934 - Van Cliburn Jr, [Harvey Lavan], La, pianist (Tchaikovsky 1958)
• 1935 - Barrie Wilson, academic
• 1935 - Chris Burger, cricketer (South African batsman v Australia 1957-58)
• 1936 - Jan Nemec, Prague Czech, director (Diamonds of the Night)
• 1937 - Bill Cosby, Phila, actor/comedian (I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6)
• 1937 - Mickey Edwards, (Rep-R-OK, 1977- )
• 1938 - Connie Francis, rocker
• 1938 - Mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969)
• 1942 - Richard Stoltzman, Omaha Nebraska, clarinetist (Tashi)
• 1943 - Bruce Taylor, cricketer (big-hitting NZ all-rounder 1965-73)
• 1943 - Christine McVie, rock vocalist (Fleetwood Mac-Got A Hold on Me)
• 1943 - Ernie Anastos, Nashua NH, news anchor (WCBS, WABC)
• 1943 - Paul Silas, NBAer (Boston Celtic, Seattle SuperSonic)
• 1944 - Bill McCollum, (Rep-R-Florida, 1981- )
• 1944 - Denise Nicholas, Detroit Mich, actress (Room 222, Baby I'm Back)
• 1945 - Dimitar Penev, Bulgaria soccer player/union coach (Lokomotiv/CSKA)
• 1946 - Graham Roope, cricketer (England batsman in 21 Tests 1972-78)
• 1946 - Sian Barbara Allen, Reading PA, actress (Scream Pretty Peggy)
• 1947 - Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour)
• 1948 - Jay Thomas, dj/actor (Eddie LeBec-Cheers, Jerry Gold-Murphy Brown)
• 1948 - Richard Simmons, exercise guru (Deal-a-Meal)
• 1948 - Walter Egan, NYC, rock vocalist (Not Shy, Fundamental Roll)
• 1949 - Jay Thomas, Kermit Tx, DJ/actor (Mork & Mindy, Cheers, Murphy Brown)
• 1949 - John Wetton, rock vocalist/bassist (Asia, King Crisom)
• 1950 - Eric Carr, rock drummer (Kiss-Beth)
• 1951 - Cheryl Ladd, Huron SD, actress (Charlie's Angels, Purple Hearts)
• 1951 - Jamey Sheridan, Pasadena Calif, actor (Another World)
• 1952 - Liz Mitchell, Jamaica, rock vocalist (Boney M)
• 1952 - Phil Kramer, Youngtown Oh, rocker (Iron Butterfly)
• 1956 - Mel Harris, [Mary Ellen], Bethlehem Pa, actress (Hope-30 Something)
• 1957 - Buddy Foster, actor (Hondo, Mayberry RFD)
• 1957 - Rick Douglas Husband, Amarillo Texas, USAF mjr/astronaut
• 1959 - Judi Adams, Phoenix Az, archer (Olympics-1980, 96)
• 1959 - Rolonda Watts, talk show hostess (Rolanda)
• 1961 - Bruce Braman, Greene NY, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1962 - Grecia Colmenares, Venezuela, actress (Esmeralda, Los Crinimales)
• 1962 - Stein Jorgesen, LA Calif, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
• 1963 - Norman Alvis, Fair Oaks Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1963 - Thierry Tulasne, France, tennis star
• 1964 - Judi Evans Luciano, Montebello, actress (Paulina Cory-Another World)
• 1965 - Eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower)
• 1965 - Michael Stewart, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)
• 1965 - Robin Wilson, rocker (Gin Blossoms)
• 1965 - Russ Bertram, Indianapolis Ind, diver (Olympics-96)
• 1965 - Sanjay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay Indian middle-order batsman)
• 1966 - Allegra Curtis, London, model/daughter of Christine Kaufmann
• 1966 - Annabel Croft, England, tennis star
• 1966 - Peter Shorts, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• 1967 - Bruny Surin, Cap Haitien Haiti, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Oly-gold-96)
• 1967 - Joan Pitcock, Fresno CA, LPGA golfer (1995 Standard Register PING-3rd)
• 1969 - Alan Mullally, cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler 1996)
• 1969 - Sabine Hack, Ulm Germany, tennis star (1995 Jakarta)
• 1970 - Chad Brown, NFL linebacker (Pitts Steelers)
• 1970 - Jaason Simmons, actor (Baywatch)
• 1970 - Jerry Ostroski, NFL guard (Buffalo Bills)
• 1970 - Markus Thomas, WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores)
• 1970 - Marsha Guialdo, San Juan Trinidad, 100m hurdler
• 1971 - Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi, Hayward Calif, figure skater (Olympic-Gold-92)
• 1972 - Colin Quiney, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• 1972 - Travis Best, NBA guard (Indiana Pacers)
• 1976 - Tracie Spencer, rocker
• 1980 - Tina Tharp, Jacksonville Fla, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0783 - Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies
• 1073 - Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies
• 1429 - John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65
• 1450 - Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI
• 1536 - Desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies
• 1545 - Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies
• 1575 - Ren�e/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies
• 1633 - Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49
• 1640 - Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies
• 1712 - Richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85
• 1733 - Ann-Th�r�se de Marguent de Lambert, French marquess/author, dies at 86
• 1742 - Evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday
• 1773 - Johann Joachim Quantz, German royal flautist/composer, dies at 76
• 1804 - Alexander Hamilton, Sect of Treasury, dies in pistol duel
• 1839 - Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62
• 1844 - Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher, dies at 63
• 1874 - Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63
• 1882 - Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44
• 1883 - Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57
• 1897 - Felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78
• 1898 - Paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies
• 1899 - Esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, gov of Suriname, dies at 67
• 1902 - Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), dies at 74
• 1906 - Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer, dies at 70
• 1916 - Aritius S Talma, Dutch minister of Agriculture, dies at 52
• 1917 - Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies
• 1926 - Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40
• 1929 - Robert Henri, US painter (The Eight), dies at 63
• 1933 - Willem H Drucker, lawyer, dies at 45
• 1935 - Alfred Dreyfus, French officier (Dreyfus Affair), dies
• 1953 - Joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79
• 1953 - Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer, dies at 79
• 1956 - Maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80
• 1964 - William Solomon, S Africa cricketer (Test 1898-99), dies
• 1966 - D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo Japan at 96
• 1973 - Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66
• 1976 - Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72
• 1977 - Ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66
• 1977 - Frantisek Suchy, composer, dies at 75
• 1979 - Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69
• 1979 - Minnie Ripperton, [Andrea Davis], singer (Lovin' You), dies at 30
• 1980 - John W Davis, Pres (WV State college), dies at 92
• 1981 - Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73
• 1982 - Kenneth More, Brit actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67
• 1983 - Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39
• 1988 - Joshua Logan, Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy
• 1988 - Raymond W Goldsmith, US economist, dies at 83
• 1990 - Richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71
• 1992 - Albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies
• 1992 - Reginald Beck, English film editor (Robbery, Accident, Boom), dies
• 1993 - Gusti Huber, Mother of Bibi Besch, dies of heart failure at 78
• 1993 - Lily van Lugt Melsert, actress (Tomorrow will be better), dies at 91
• 1994 - David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56
• 1994 - Henk Terlingen, radio/TV-host (Sport in Image), dies at 52
• 1994 - James Bysse Joll, historian, dies at 76
• 1995 - Alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49
• 1995 - Earl Coleman, singer, dies at 69
• 1995 - Ernie Furtado, bassist, dies at 72
• 1995 - Michael Clegg, naturalist/broadcaster, dies at 62
• 1996 - Andrew Rodger Waterson, scholar Naturalist, dies at 84
• 1996 - Gottfried von Einem, composer, dies at 78
• 1996 - John Boon, publisher, dies at 79
• 1996 - John Chancellor, news anchor (VOA, NBC), dies at 68
• 1996 - John William Chancellor, journalist, dies at 68
• 1996 - Jonathan Melvoin, keyboardist (Smashing Pumpkins), dies of heorin OD
• 1996 - Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan's 1st five Tests 1952-53), dies
• 1996 - William Darling, journalist, dies at 73