• 1542 - Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg
• 1580 - Johann Stobaeus, composer
• 1632 - Albert Schop, composer
• 1632 - Pietro Reggio, composer
• 1638 - Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter
• 1668 - Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist
• 1678 - Nicola Francesco Haym, composer
• 1702 - Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer
• 1739 - Freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer
• 1747 - Coelestin Jungbauer, composer
• 1747 - John Paul Jones, naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight")
• 1753 - John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized
• 1773 - Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer
• 1782 - Luis [Philippus] Brion, Cura‡ao commander of Colombian fleet
• 1785 - William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)
• 1793 - Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch lawyer/min of Internal Affairs (1848-49)
• 1796 - Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55)
• 1800 - Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer
• 1814 - Justus McKinstry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1897
• 1818 - Adolf Anderssen, Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66)
• 1821 - Edward Winston Pettus, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907
• 1832 - Maximilian F J, archduke of Austria/Emperor of Mexico
• 1837 - Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer
• 1852 - John Albert Delany, composer
• 1856 - Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT
• 1859 - Verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916)
• 1864 - Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazil, composer/conductor (Artemis)
• 1868 - Petrus A Euwens, Dutch vicar/editor (Amigoe di Cura‡ao)
• 1873 - Paul Keller, German writer (Ferien vom Ich)
• 1877 - David Stanley Smith, composer
• 1877 - Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier/president of Spain (1931-36)
• 1878 - Eino Leino, Finland, poet/playwright/novelist (El m„n Koreus)
• 1881 - Josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Quadriga, Pumpernickel)
• 1882 - Ralph Morgan, [Wupperman], NYC, actor (Creeper, Imposter, Jack London)
• 1884 - Andr‚ Dunoyer de Segonzac, French painter/cartoonist
• 1884 - Harold Vanderbilt, NY, America Cup (1930,34,37)/inv contract bridge
• 1884 - Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (town hall Hilversum/Beehive Rotterdam)
• 1888 - Annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid)
• 1890 - Andrew Sandham, cricketer (Test cricket's 1st triple centurion)
• 1892 - Baron Willy Coppens de Houthulst, Belgian WW I pilot
• 1893 - Wilton St Hill, WI cricketer (3 Tests 1928-30)
• 1896 - Thomas W McKnew, president (National Geographic Society)
• 1897 - Richard Krautheimer, art Historian
• 1898 - Hanns Eisler, German/US composer/German DR-minister for propaganda
• 1900 - Emil Barth, writer
• 1903 - Axel Theorell, Sweden, biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955)
• 1904 - Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma)
• 1906 - Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, composer
• 1906 - Kate A ter Horst-Arri‰ns, Dutch nurse (Battle of Arnhem)
• 1907 - M C Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter/wife of Diego Rivera
• 1908 - Leonce Grass, Flemish singer/conductor
• 1914 - Jens Rohiner, composer
• 1915 - Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show)
• 1915 - Laverne Andrews, Minneapolis MN, singer (Andrews Sisters)
• 1915 - Marcel Quinet, Belgian pianist/composer (Vague et Sillon)
• 1916 - Unica Z�rn, writer
• 1917 - Hugo Cole, composer
• 1917 - Hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Worcestershire keeper & Test umpire)
• 1918 - Bert [Lambertus H] Voeten, Dutch journalist/poet (Crossing)
• 1918 - Eugene List, Phila Penn, pianist/prof (Eastman School of Music)
• 1918 - Sebastian Cabot, London, actor (Mr French-Family Affair, Time Machine)
• 1919 - Dorothy Kirsten, opera singer/Alzheimer disease activist
• 1919 - Earnest Haefliger, Swiss tenor (St„dtische Oper Berlin)
• 1920 - William Worthington, horse trainer
• 1922 - Francisco Moncion, dancer
• 1922 - William Schallert, LA Calif, actor (Patty Duke Show, Get Smart)
• 1923 - Cathy O'Donnell, Siluria AL, actress (Miniver Story, Man from Laramie)
• 1923 - Marie McDonald, Burgin KY, singer/actress (Promises Promises)
• 1923 - Nancy Davis Reagan, [Anne Francis Robbins], NYC, 1st Lady (1981-89)
• 1923 - Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general/pres (1989-90)
• 1924 - Robert Michael White, NYC, test pilot (X-15)
• 1925 - Bill Haley, Highland Park Mich, rock vocalist (Rock Around the Clock)
• 1925 - Huub H Jacobse, member of Dutch 2nd chamber (Liberal)
• 1925 - Merv Griffin, San Mateo Calif, TV host (Merv Griffin Show)
• 1926 - Nicky Hilton, 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor
• 1927 - Charles Whittenberg, composer
• 1927 - Janet Leigh, [Jeanetta Morrison], Merced CA, actress (Psycho)
• 1927 - Pat Paulsen, Wash, comedian/pres candidate (Smothers Bros Show)
• 1927 - Susan Cabot, Boston, actress (Carnival Rock)
• 1927 - [Jan] Hein Donner, Dutch chess master
• 1929 - Gerd Zacher, composer
• 1930 - Fran‡oise Mallet-Joris, [F Lilar], Belgian writer (Signs & Wonders)
• 1930 - H J Heise, writer
• 1931 - Donal Donnelly, Bradford Yorkshire England, actor (Dead)
• 1931 - Joseph Daniel White, singer/bandleader
• 1932 - Della Reese, Detroit, singer/actress (Della Reese Show, Royal Family)
• 1935 - 14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader
• 1937 - Gene Chandler, [Eugene Dixon], Chicago, rocker (Duke of Earl)
• 1937 - Ned Beatty, Lexington Ky, actor (Deliverance, Repossed, Network)
• 1937 - Tony Lewis, cricketer (England batsman, captain 1972-73)
• 1937 - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Gorki Rus, pianist/conductor (Tchakowsky-1961)
• 1938 - Franco, Zaire, composer/guitarist/leader (Masumbuku)
• 1939 - Helena Dupont, US, equestrian 3-day even (Olympic-33rd place-1964)
• 1939 - Jet Harris, [Terence Harris], London, rock bassist (Drifters)
• 1939 - Man Mohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India)
• 1939 - Mary Peters, England, pentathlete (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1940 - Viktor Kuzkin, USSR, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
• 1944 - Byron Berline, rocker
• 1944 - Gunhild Hoffmeister, German FR, 800m/1500m runner (Oly-silver-72)
• 1945 - Burt Ward, [Gervis], LA Calif, actor (Robin-Batman)
• 1945 - Rik Elswit, rocker (Dr Hook & Medicine Show-In the Right Place)
• 1946 - Fred Dryer, Hawthone Calif, NFLer (NY Giants, LA Rams)/actor (Hunter)
• 1946 - George Walker Bush Jr, George's son (Gov-R-TX)
• 1946 - James Naughton, US, actor (Trauma center) [or June 12, 1945]
• 1946 - Jamie Wyeth, Penn, artist (An American Vision-Boston)
• 1946 - Rick Hunter, actor
• 1946 - Sylvester Stallone, NYC, actor/director (Rocky, Rambo, Cobra)
• 1947 - Richard Beckinsale, Nottingham England, actor (Porridge, Doing Time)
• 1948 - Brad Park, Toronto, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers, Boston Bruins)
• 1948 - Nathalie Baye, Mainneville France, actress (Beau Pere, Honeymoon)
• 1949 - Shelley Hack, Greenwich Ct, actress (Tiffany Welles-Charlie's Angel)
• 1950 - Phyllis Hyman, jazz Singer
• 1950 - Ramon Guzman, jockey
• 1950 - Sultan Rakhmanov, Super heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1980)
• 1952 - Grant Goodeve, Middlebury CT, actor (Northern Exposure)
• 1952 - Jesse Harms, musician, of REO Speedwagon
• 1953 - Nanci Griffith, US singer/songwriter (Poet in My Window)
• 1954 - Allyce Beasley, Bkln, actress (Agnes Dipesto-Moonlighting)
• 1954 - James Kiberd, actor (Trevor Dillon-Loving, All My Children)
• 1956 - John Jorgenson, Madison Wisc, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)
• 1956 - Matt Bahr, NFL kicker (NE Patriots, NY Giants)
• 1957 - Mario Martinez, Salinas Ca, US Olympic weightlifter (Olympic-4th-1988)
• 1957 - Ron Duguay, Canada, hockey player (NY Rangers, Detroit Red Wings)
• 1958 - Jennifer Saunders, Sleaford England, actress (Absolutely Fabulous)
• 1958 - Mark Benson, cricketer (played Test England v India 1986, 30 & 21)
• 1958 - Ossie Moore, Murwillumbah NSW, Australasia golfer
• 1959 - John Keeble, London, rock drummer (Spandau Ballet-True)
• 1959 - Tahir Naqqash, cricketer (Pakistani pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1982-85)
• 1960 - Caroll-Ann Alie, Ottawa Ontario, yachter (Olympics-14-92, 96)
• 1960 - Jozef/Josef Pribilinec, Czech, speed walker (world record 10K)
• 1960 - Lauri Merten, Waukesha WI, LPGA golfer (1993 US Women's Open)
• 1960 - Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Greenwood Ms, 200m/400m runner (Olympic-gold-84)
• 1961 - Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Virg, 100m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1984)
• 1961 - Kimberly Foster, actress (It Takes Two)
• 1963 - Edwin Gorter, soccer player (Lommel/FC Utrecht)
• 1964 - Lillie Leatherwood, Northport Ala, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-gold-1984)
• 1965 - Glenn Scarpelli, Staten Is NY, actor (Alex-One Day At a Time, Fantasy)
• 1965 - Tim Camargo, jockey
• 1967 - David Whitmore, NFL strong safety (Phila Eagles)
• 1967 - Omar Olivares, Mayaguez Puerto Rico, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
• 1968 - Alvin Harper, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1968 - Anthony Kershler, cricketer (NSW left-arm spinner 1994-95)
• 1969 - Michael Grant, vocalist (Musical Youth)
• 1969 - Sophia Witherspoon, WNBA guard (NY Liberty)
• 1970 - Antonio Harvey, NBA center/forward (LA Clippers)
• 1971 - Adam Laurent, Santa Cruz Calif, pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Kari Kupcinet, Chicago, actress (Julie Sanderson-Young & Restless)
• 1971 - Owen Lance Bill Hughes, Palmerston North NZ, kayaker (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Billy Davis, NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1973 - Karl Ballard, WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs)
• 1974 - Steve Sullivan, Timmins, NHL center (NJ Devils)
• 1976 - Michelle Stanley, Littleton Colorado, Miss America-Colorado (1997)
• 1976 - Nikki Mott, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
• 1978 - Rachel Rochelli, Houston TX, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1978 - Tamera Mowry, twin actress (Sisters)
• 1978 - Tia Mowry, twin actress (Sisters)
• 1979 - Nicolas Daniel Maricio, Prince of Netherlands
• 1981 - Nicole Kantek, NSW Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1189 - Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56
• 1415 - Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany
• 1476 - Regiomontanus, [Johannes M�ller of K”nigsberg], dies
• 1480 - Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64
• 1533 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57
• 1535 - Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57
• 1553 - Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15
• 1568 - Johann Oporinus, Swiss book publisher/publisher, dies at 61
• 1583 - Edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64
• 1587 - Michael Lauterbeck, assassinated Fries viceroy Willem Louis, executed
• 1701 - William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged
• 1734 - Nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69
• 1762 - Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34
• 1765 - Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76
• 1768 - Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78
• 1795 - Georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79
• 1816 - Philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67
• 1858 - Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer, dies at 78
• 1860 - Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer, dies at 37
• 1863 - Strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies
• 1864 - Samuel Allen Rice, US Union brig-gen, dies of injuries at 36
• 1868 - Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71
• 1871 - Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34
• 1879 - Henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65
• 1896 - Alexander Sergeyevich Famintsin, composer, dies at 54
• 1902 - Leopoldo Miguez, composer, dies at 51
• 1914 - Delmira Augustini, Uruguayan poet, murdered at 27
• 1916 - Odilon Redon, French painter/author (A soi-mˆme), dies at 76
• 1918 - Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Moscow, dies
• 1933 - Robert Kajanus, composer, dies at 76
• 1934 - Warden Uncle, [Edward Vermeulen], Flemish landlord/writer, dies at 73
• 1951 - Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57
• 1954 - Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70
• 1955 - Paolo Gallico, composer, dies at 87
• 1959 - George Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65
• 1961 - Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93
• 1961 - Enrique Larreta, [E Rodriguez Maza], Argentine diplomat/writer, dies
• 1962 - William [Harrison] Faulkner, US writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64
• 1966 - Anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50
• 1970 - Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80
• 1971 - Horst Lange, writer, dies at 66
• 1971 - Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 71
• 1971 - Thomas C Heart, US admiral/commander (Asiatic fleet), dies
• 1972 - Brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash
• 1972 - Sam de Grasse, dies at 97
• 1972 - Vincent Valentine, WI cricket pace bowler (England 1933), dies
• 1973 - Joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80
• 1973 - Otto Klemperer, German/US conductor, dies at 88
• 1973 - Patrick McVey, actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at 63
• 1974 - Carlos Isamitt, composer, dies at 87
• 1975 - Otto Skorzeny, German/Austrian SS (Mussolini/Ardennen), dies
• 1977 - Oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69
• 1979 - Van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle), dies at 35
• 1980 - Gail Patrick, actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69
• 1982 - Russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72
• 1989 - J nos K d r, premier of Hungary (1956-58), dies at 77
• 1990 - Jim Samuels, comedian, dies of spinal meningitis at 41
• 1990 - Paul Wynne, KGO-TV SF reporter, dies of AIDS at 46
• 1991 - Thorley Walters, actor (Trog, Edwardians, Daisy), dies at 78
• 1992 - Edgardo Pallero, Argentina producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies
• 1993 - Gloria Manon, actress (Poker Alice, Mad Room), dies of cancer at 69
• 1993 - Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84
• 1994 - Cameron Mitchell, actor (High Chapparral), dies of lung cancer at 75
• 1994 - Geoffrey McQueen, TV writer, dies at 46
• 1995 - Aziz Nesin, writer, dies at 79
• 1995 - Helene Johnson, poet, dies at 87
• 1995 - Ivor Keys, musician/teacher, dies at 76
• 1996 - John Sturdy, scholar, dies at 62