• 1457 - Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)
• 1578 - Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)
• 1582 - John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)
• 1600 - Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)
• 1608 - Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer
• 1611 - Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
• 1627 - Alfonso Marsh, composer
• 1645 - Gottfried Vopelius, composer
• 1688 - Jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter
• 1691 - Johann Balthasar Konig, composer
• 1693 - Anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS)
• 1693 - Gregor Joseph Werner, composer
• 1702 - Hermanus Noordkerk, Dutch lawyer
• 1706 - John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)
• 1714 - Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon)
• 1717 - Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74)
• 1722 - Johann Ernst Bach, composer
• 1756 - Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer
• 1757 - Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer
• 1768 - Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)
• 1775 - Peter the Great, Russia
• 1784 - George HG earl of Aberdeen, English secretary of State
• 1791 - Louis-J-Ferdinand H‚rold, France, opera composer (Zampa)
• 1815 - Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1875
• 1818 - George Sewall Boutwell, MC (Union), died in 1905
• 1822 - Alexander MacKenzie, (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78)
• 1825 - George Edward Pickett, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875
• 1828 - Michel Abeloos, Flemish sculptor
• 1828 - Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1868
• 1831 - Henry Brevard Davidson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
• 1832 - Franz Wullner, composer
• 1833 - Charles George Gordon, London, general (China, Khartoum)
• 1840 - �douard Vaillant, French socialist politician/communard
• 1841 - Henry Stanley, Engld, journalist/explorer (found Livingston in Africa)
• 1841 - Viktor Ernst Nessler, composer
• 1853 - Jos‚ Mart¡ y Perez, Cuba, poet/essayist/politician
• 1855 - William Seward Burroughs, NY, inventor (recording adding machine)
• 1865 - Kaarlo Juho St†hlberg, 1st president of Finland (1919-25)
• 1868 - Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer
• 1868 - Julian Aguirre, composer
• 1869 - Ozaki K“y“, Japan, novelist/essayist/haiku poet (The Heart)
• 1873 - Colette, writer
• 1873 - M A Noble, cricketer (great Australian all-rounder at turn of century)
• 1873 - Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, Burgundy France, novelist (Ch‚ri, Gigi)
• 1874 - Ernst Rabel, Austrian/US law historian (Grundz�ge)
• 1875 - Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer
• 1878 - Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron)
• 1880 - Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (Engld wicket-keeper before & after WW I)
• 1880 - Mary Boland, Phila, US, comedienne/actress (Ruggles of Red Gap)
• 1884 - Auguste Piccard, Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist)
• 1884 - Jean Felix Piccard, Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist)
• 1884 - Lucien H d'Azambuja, France, astronomer (chromosome of sun)
• 1886 - Artur Rubinstein, L¢dz Poland, pianist
• 1887 - Lily Theresa Strickland, composer
• 1891 - Camille Melloy, [Paepe], Belgian poet (Parfum des Buis)
• 1891 - Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer
• 1892 - Ernst Lubitsch, Germany, actor (Love Parade)
• 1893 - Elliot Griffis, composer
• 1897 - Valentin Katayev, Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled)
• 1898 - Vittorio Rieti, composer
• 1898 - Wies Moens, Flemish writer/nazi
• 1899 - Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger
• 1900 - Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke], publisher (History of Ecuador)
• 1900 - Anni Holdmann, Germany, 100m runner (Olympic-1928)
• 1900 - Hermann Kesten, German writer (Allert de Lange)
• 1900 - Michael Dewar Head, composer
• 1903 - Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, crystallographer (1st woman in Royal Society)
• 1905 - Gaston R‚bry, Flemish cyclist
• 1906 - Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show)
• 1906 - Harry van Kruiningen, [Henri A Janssen], painter/graphic artist
• 1906 - Henry Foley, cricketer (batted in New Zealand's 1st Test 1930)
• 1907 - Constantin Regamey, composer
• 1908 - Hans [Hendrik AJ] Tiemeijer, Dutch actor/director/writer (Fear)
• 1909 - Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb, British diver (WW II-George Medal)
• 1910 - Arnold Moss, Bkln, actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Qu‚bec, Viva Zapata)
• 1910 - John Banner, Vienna Austria, actor (Sgt Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes)
• 1912 - Jackson Pollock, Cody Wyoming, expressionist painter (Lavender Mist)
• 1912 - William "Bill" Henson, English diplomat (Prague 1939)
• 1913 - Jan Masseus, composer
• 1913 - Oliver Chesterton, chartered surveyor
• 1916 - Peter Crossley-Holland, composer
• 1918 - Harry M Corbett, Bradford, puppeteer/entertainer (Sooty, Some People)
• 1918 - Suzanne Flon, Paris France, actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge)
• 1918 - Trevor Skeet, British MP
• 1918 - Vito Scotti, SF Calif, actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park)
• 1918 - Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, Uruguayan politician/human rights worker
• 1920 - James Whyte, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)
• 1921 - Alfred Marks, actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream & Scream Again)
• 1922 - Robert W Holley, US, biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel '68)
• 1924 - Frank R Lautenberg, (Sen-D-NJ)
• 1925 - Henry Harris, British professor of medicine
• 1927 - Anthony Garner, director (Conservative Central Office)
• 1927 - J D Hughes, Principal (Ruskin College-Oxford)
• 1927 - James Callaghan, British MP
• 1927 - Ronnie Scott, jazz musician/club-owner
• 1928 - MG Falcon, CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
• 1928 - Martin Sinnatt, Major-General/secretary (Kennel Club)
• 1928 - Slade Gorton, (Sen-R-WA, 1981- )
• 1929 - Acker Bilk, singer (Stranger on the Shore)
• 1929 - Claes Oldenburg, Stockholm Sweden, US pop artist (Alphabet/Good Humor)
• 1929 - Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist
• 1930 - David Morris, British MEP
• 1930 - Luis de Pablo, composer
• 1931 - Timothy Kitson, former MP
• 1932 - David Thompson, CEO (Gestetner Holdings)
• 1932 - Thomas J Bliley Jr, (Rep-R-VA, 1981- )
• 1932 - W Parry O'Brien, Calif, shot putter (Oly-2 gold/silver-52, 56, 60, 64)
• 1932 - Windlesham, Lord
• 1933 - Susan Sontag, NYC, author/film director (Benefactor, 1966 Pol Award)
• 1934 - BR White, principal (Regent's Park College-Oxford)
• 1934 - Bill White, US, 1st baseman (Cards)/announcer (Yanks)/pres (NL)
• 1935 - David John Lodge, English writer (Soul & Bodies)
• 1935 - Leonid Grabovsky, composer
• 1935 - Manuel dos Santos Lima, Angolian revolutionary/poet (Pele do Diabo)
• 1935 - Nicholas Pryor, actor (Beverly Hills 90210)
• 1936 - Alan Alda, [Alphonso D'Abruzzo], NYC, actor (Hawkeye Pierce-M*A*S*H)
• 1936 - Bill Jordan, British trade unionist
• 1936 - Enid Castle, principal (Cheltenham Ladies' College)
• 1936 - Jack Scott, vocalist (My True Love)
• 1936 - Robert Suderburg, composer
• 1937 - Ken Hill, playwright/director
• 1939 - John M Fabian, Goosecreek Tx, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G)
• 1941 - Joel Crothers, Cincinnati OH, actor (Edge of Night)
• 1942 - Hansdj�rgen B„umler, Germany, pairs ice skater (Olympic-silver-1968)
• 1943 - Dick Taylor, rock vocalist (Pretty Thing-Cry on Me)
• 1943 - Jean Knight, rocker
• 1943 - John Beck, Chic, actor (Mark-Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara)
• 1943 - Susan Howard, Marshall Tx, actress (Donna-Dallas, Petrocelli)
• 1944 - Arnold M�hren, Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats-Sailin' Home)
• 1944 - Brian Keenan, NYC, rock drummer (Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today)
• 1944 - James Cran, British MP
• 1944 - John Edmonds, British trade unionist
• 1944 - John Tavener, composer (The Whale)
• 1944 - Martin Fried, rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball)
• 1945 - Nick Raynsford, British MP
• 1946 - Renne Jarrett, Bkln NY, actress (Nancy)
• 1946 - Rick Allen, Ark, rock bassist (Box Tops-Letter)
• 1947 - MJ Ainsworth, CEO (Institute of Chartered Secretaries)
• 1947 - Valerie Bragg, principal (City Technology College-Kingshurst)
• 1948 - Gareth Roscoe, legal adviser (BBC)
• 1948 - Mamoru Mohri, Yoichi-machi Hokkaido Japan, astronaut (STS 47)
• 1949 - Thomas J Downey, (Rep-D-NY, 1975- )
• 1950 - Barbi Benton, [Klein], Calif, Playboy model (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!)
• 1950 - David Carl Hilmers, Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42)
• 1950 - Glyn Ford, British MEP
• 1951 - Gordon Prentice, British MP
• 1951 - Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk, Kkishkov Ukraine, astronaut (STS 87)
• 1951 - William Nelson Jr, US bassist (Connections & Disconnections)
• 1953 - Debbie Steinbach, LPGA golfer
• 1953 - Michael Day, rocker
• 1954 - Anicee Alvina, Paris France, actress (Friends)
• 1954 - Shawn Murray, rock drummer (Mink Deville)
• 1956 - Peter Schilling, Stuttgart Germany, rocker
• 1957 - Harley Jane Kozak, actress (Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness)
• 1957 - Nick Price, Durban S Africa, PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic)
• 1959 - Dave Sharp, rock guitarist (Alarm-In the Summertime)
• 1960 - John Caliri, Providence RI, actor (Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble)
• 1961 - Luann L Lee, Santa Monica Ca, playmate (Jan, 1987)
• 1962 - Keith Hamilton Cobb, Tarrytown NY, actor (Noah Keefer-All My Children)
• 1962 - Michael Cage, NBA forward/center (Cleveland Cavaliers, NJ Nets)
• 1962 - Sam Phillips, singer/actress (Die Hard with a Vengeance)
• 1963 - Colleen Harp, Washington DC, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-9th-1994)
• 1963 - Danny Spitz, heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-Protest & Survive)
• 1963 - Denise Beillmann, Switz, figure skater (Olympics-4th-1980)
• 1964 - Dwight Stone, NFL receiver/running back (Car Panthers, GB Packers)
• 1964 - Emlyn Aubrey, PGA golfer (1995 Nestles-25th)
• 1966 - Jeff Uhlenhake, NFL center (NO Saints, Washington Redskins)
• 1966 - Michal Pivonka, Kladno Cze, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
• 1967 - Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht)
• 1967 - Tom Hodson, NFL quarterback (NO Saints)
• 1968 - Henry Hering, Pointe-Claire Quebec, rower (Olympics-9-92, 96)
• 1968 - Marnie McBean, Vancouver BC, rower (Olympics-gold-92, 96)
• 1968 - Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht)
• 1968 - Sarah McLachlan, folk singer (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy)
• 1969 - Giorgio Lamberti, Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m)
• 1969 - John Veenhof, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen)
• 1970 - Barry Minter, NFL middle linebacker (Chic Bears)
• 1970 - Donald Tardy, US, death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death)
• 1970 - James Atkins, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1970 - Mike Chalenski, NFL defensive tackle (Phila Eagles)
• 1972 - Carey Bender, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
• 1972 - Elena Baranova, WNBA center (Utah Starzz)
• 1972 - Frank Garcia, NFL center (GB Packers, Carolina Panthers)
• 1973 - Bronwyn Thompson, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1973 - Jerome Allen, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
• 1973 - Joe Stephens, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
• 1973 - Robert Braknis, Montreal Quebec, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics-96)
• 1974 - Derrick Mayes, NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1974 - Jermaine Dye, Oakland CA, outfielder (Atlanta Braves)
• 1974 - Tony Delk, NBA guard (SF Warriors)
• 1974 - Vitaly Tregubov, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
• 1974 - Zack Bronson, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
• 1975 - Anne Montminy, Montreal Quebec, 10m diver (Olympics-17-92, 96)
• 1975 - Julian Dean, Waihi NZ, team pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1978 - Helga Bauer Salas, Miss Bolivia Universe (1997)
• 1980 - Nick Carter, singer (Backstreet Boys)
• 1981 - Elijah Wood, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor (Radio Flyer, Good Son)
• 1985 - Athina Onassis, daughter of Christina

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0814 - Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71
• 1119 - Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies
• 1256 - Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
• 1393 - Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball
• 1528 - Philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies
• 1547 - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55
• 1549 - Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80
• 1560 - John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies
• 1595 - Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50
• 1606 - Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85
• 1612 - Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies
• 1621 - Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68
• 1687 - Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday
• 1725 - Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia, dies at 52 [NS=Feb 8]
• 1754 - Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69
• 1768 - John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44
• 1782 - Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84
• 1805 - Mih ly Csokonai Vit‚z, Hungarian (stage)poet (Dorottya), dies at 31
• 1810 - Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, shot dead
• 1813 - Jan Joseph Rosler, composer, dies at 41
• 1817 - Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55
• 1829 - William Burke, murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh
• 1838 - Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]
• 1868 - Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62
• 1869 - Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72
• 1873 - Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57
• 1895 - Fran‡ois Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at 85
• 1896 - Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57
• 1898 - Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74
• 1903 - Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55
• 1903 - Jean Robert Planquette, composer, dies at 54
• 1910 - Jose Garcia Robles, composer, dies at 74
• 1918 - John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies
• 1924 - Simon Abramsz, Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at 56
• 1930 - Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies
• 1932 - Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75
• 1933 - Theodor Birt [Beatus Rhenanus], German classicist/writer, dies at 80
• 1935 - Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, dies at 75
• 1938 - Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28
• 1938 - John Sharp, cricketer (England bat 1909, also soccer intl), dies
• 1939 - William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73
• 1942 - Pablo Luna y Carne, composer, dies at 61
• 1945 - Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37
• 1947 - Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72
• 1949 - Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62
• 1957 - Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88
• 1959 - Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73
• 1959 - Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer, dies at 85
• 1960 - Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54
• 1963 - Jean Felix Piccard, swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday
• 1965 - Jef van Durme, composer, dies at 57
• 1965 - Johan Fiolet, Dutch actor/director, dies at 63
• 1965 - Tich Freeman, cricket (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies
• 1967 - Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies
• 1970 - Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies
• 1972 - Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66
• 1973 - John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday
• 1974 - Dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67
• 1975 - Antonin Nov¢tny, Czechoslovakian president (1957-68), dies at 70
• 1976 - Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies
• 1977 - Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92
• 1980 - Jimmy Durante, NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86
• 1983 - Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure
• 1984 - John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71
• 1986 - Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
• 1986 - Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster
• 1986 - Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
• 1986 - Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
• 1986 - Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astr, dies in Challenger
• 1986 - Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
• 1991 - Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66
• 1992 - Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37
• 1992 - Nahman Avigad, Isr archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies at 86
• 1993 - Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96
• 1993 - John Steadman, actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83
• 1994 - Hal Smith, actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77
• 1994 - Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 79
• 1994 - William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at 86
• 1995 - Barrie Wilson, academic, dies at 59
• 1995 - George Woodcock, author, dies at 82
• 1995 - James P Grant, US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at 72
• 1995 - Jim Gilbert, artist, dies at 61
• 1995 - Philip H Burton, Welsh producer/Richard Burton's teacher, dies at 80
• 1995 - Walter Ernest Allen, writer/critic, dies at 83
• 1996 - Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at 84
• 1996 - Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at 44
• 1996 - Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman), dies at 81
• 1996 - John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at 81
• 1996 - Joseph Brodsky, poet, dies at 55
• 1996 - Or San Yu, president of Burma in (1981-88), dies
• 1996 - U San Yu, soldier/politician, dies at 77
• 1996 - Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer, dies at 71
• 1997 - James Colin Ross Welch, journalist, dies at 72
• 1997 - Pietro Cavallero, bandit, dies at 68
• 1997 - Vivien Signy, nurse, dies at 80