• 0039 - Titus, 10th Roman emperor (79-81), conqueror of Jerusalem
• 1566 - Alessandro Piccinini, composer
• 1569 - Georg Quitschreiber, composer
• 1644 - Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral
• 1678 - William Croft, composer
• 1741 - Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer
• 1756 - Pavel Vranicky, composer
• 1774 - Pieter G Witsen Geysbeek, Dutch historian/literary [or Dec 31]
• 1775 - Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer
• 1784 - Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven
• 1818 - James Cantey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1874
• 1819 - John White Geary, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1873
• 1819 - Theodor Fontane, German writer (Effi Briest)
• 1828 - Mark Perrin Lowrey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
• 1847 - John Peter Altgeld, German/US (Gov-Ill)/pardoned Haymarket-anarchists
• 1848 - Mary Frances Allitsen, composer
• 1851 - Asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola
• 1853 - Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer
• 1855 - Heinrich Hart, German writer (Song of Humanity)
• 1859 - Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer
• 1864 - Alessandro Longo, composer
• 1865 - Rudyard Kipling, Bombay, author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907)
• 1867 - Simon Guggenheim, philanthropist (died aboard Titanic)
• 1869 - Adolphe Max, Belgian Rep (Lib)
• 1869 - Stephen Leacock, Canada, economist/humorist/professor
• 1872 - William A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901)
• 1879 - Sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst)
• 1880 - Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein
• 1883 - Lester Patrick, NHL pioneer
• 1883 - Mary Forbes, Hornsey England, actress (Terror by Night)
• 1884 - Karl Heinrich David, composer
• 1884 - Tojo Hideki, Japanese PM during WW II
• 1887 - Henry George Ley, composer
• 1889 - Georg von der Vring, German painter/writer (Soldier Suhren)
• 1891 - Antoine Pinay, French premier (1952)/minister of Foreign affairs
• 1892 - Jaromir Fiala, composer
• 1892 - John Litel, Albany WI, actor (Virginia City, My Hero)
• 1895 - August De Boodt, Belgian politician
• 1896 - Tom Keene, Rochester NY, actor (Our Daily Bread)
• 1898 - Vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard)
• 1904 - Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS]
• 1905 - Emmanuel Levinas, philosopher
• 1906 - Carol Reed, motion picture director (3rd Man)
• 1906 - Johan A earl von Kielmansegg, German general/commandant NATO-Europe
• 1907 - Christina E "Christine" Auwen, Dutch model/singer (Haghezangers)
• 1907 - Robert Grant Grant-Ferris, politician
• 1910 - Dennis Morgan, actor (Cattle Town, Canyon Pass, Waterfront)
• 1910 - Herman van der Horst, Dutch cinematographer (Faja Lobbi)
• 1910 - Paul Frederic Bowles, US composer/writer (Shelting Sky)
• 1911 - Jeanette Nolan, LA Calif, actress (Richard Boone Show, Virginian)
• 1913 - Svend Simon Schultz, composer
• 1914 - Bert Parks, [Jacobson], Atlanta Ga, TV host (Miss America)
• 1917 - Nancy Coleman, Everett WA, actress (Edge of Darkness)
• 1918 - W Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden)
• 1919 - David Valentine Willcocks, composer
• 1919 - Dick Spooner, England, cricket wicketkeeper (Godfrey Evans' shadow)
• 1919 - Jo Van Fleet, Oakland, actress (Gunfight at OK Corral, East of Eden)
• 1920 - Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist/cartoonist
• 1920 - Michael Allinson, London England (George Washington)
• 1921 - Michael Hollings, catholic priest/crusader
• 1921 - Rashid Karami, Lebanon, 10 time PM: 1955..87 of Lebanon
• 1923 - Sara A Lidman, Swedish author (Jag Och Min Son, Samtal in Hanoi)
• 1926 - Stanley Tracey, composer
• 1927 - Bernard Barrow, NYC, actor (Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky-Loving)
• 1927 - M Lawrence Antouin, college president (Emeritis)
• 1928 - Bo Diddley, [Ellas Bates], Miss, rock `n' roll pioneer (Bo Diddley)
• 1928 - Jack Lord, NYC, actor (Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre)
• 1929 - Barbara Nichols, Jamaica NY, actress (Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly)
• 1929 - Bob Bouma, Dutch TV host (For a Postcard in the Front Row)
• 1930 - Jerome Theisen, benedictine
• 1931 - Charles A Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut
• 1931 - Richard Christ, writer
• 1931 - Skeeter Davis, [Mary Penick], Dry Ridge Ky, singer (End of World)
• 1932 - John Hillerman, Denison Tx, actor (Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles)
• 1934 - Barry Briggs, NZ auto maker (World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66)
• 1934 - Nicolas Coster, Lond, actor (Our Private World, Ryan's Four) [or 12/3]
• 1934 - Russ Tamblyn, LA Calif, actor (Win Place or Steal, Twin Peaks)
• 1935 - Bruno Canino, composer
• 1935 - Omar [Albert B] Bongo, president of Gabon (1967- )
• 1935 - Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher (Cy Young '63, '65, '66, perfect-1967)
• 1937 - John Hartford, NYC, country singer (Gentle on My Mind)
• 1937 - Paul Stookey, singer/musician (Peter, Paul, & Mary)
• 1938 - Joseph Bologna, Brooklyn NY, actor (Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year)
• 1939 - Del Shannon, [Charles Westover], Coopersville Mich, rocker (Runaway)
• 1939 - Doeke Eisma, sociologist/Dutch MP (D66)
• 1940 - James Burrows, TV producer/director (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers)
• 1942 - Fred Ward, SD Calif, actor (Chain Reaction, Thunderheart, Equinox)
• 1942 - Michael Nesmith, Houston, rocker (Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville)
• 1942 - Robert Quine, rocker
• 1943 - Rolf Gehlhaar, composer
• 1945 - Davy Jones, Manchester Eng, singer (Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville)
• 1945 - John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot
• 1945 - Preston Andrew Trombly, composer
• 1947 - Jeff Lynne, rocker (ELO-Telephone Line, Travelling Wilburys)
• 1947 - Michael Burns, Mineola LI, actor (Barnaby West-Wagon Train)
• 1947 - Stephanus S "Tian" van Merwe, leader (South Africa Democratic Party)
• 1948 - Surinder Amarnath, cricketer (son of Lala 124 on debut v NZ 1976)
• 1949 - Bruce Davidson, equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-96)
• 1950 - Yunus I Mahomed, South African attorney/leader (UDF)
• 1951 - Nancy LaMott, singer
• 1952 - Larry Bartlett, photographic printer
• 1952 - Somtow Sucharitkul, [SP Somtow], Thailand, sf author (Utopia Hunters)
• 1953 - Daniel T Barry, Norwalk Ct, PhD/MD/astronaut (STS 72)
• 1956 - "Ch‚rie" Samba (Mbimba N'zinga), Za‹re painter (Pitie la prostitu‚e)
• 1956 - Patricia Kalember, actress (Sisters)
• 1956 - Sheryl Lee Ralph, actress (Moesia, Designing Women)
• 1956 - Suzy Bogguss, Aledo Ill, singer (I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart)
• 1957 - Matt Lauer, TV host (Today Show)
• 1957 - Patricia Kalember, Schnectady NY, actress (Georgie Whitsig-Sisters)
• 1958 - Brandon Clark, NYC, actor (Sean-The Fitzpatricks)
• 1958 - Steven L Smith, Phoenix Arizona, astronaut (STS 68, 82)
• 1959 - Tracey Ullman, Slough England, singer/actress (Tracey Ullman Show)
• 1960 - Addy Bucek, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-9-92, 96)
• 1961 - Ben Johnson, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1988-disqualified)
• 1961 - Sue Malaxos, Australian marathoner (Olympics-96)
• 1962 - Paul Crowder, rocker (The Adventures-Sea of Love)
• 1963 - Alessandra Mussolini, Naples Italy, actress (Ferragosto OK)
• 1963 - Johnny van 't Schip, Dutch soccer star (Ajax, Genua)
• 1963 - Milan Srejber, Czech, tennis star
• 1963 - Robert Jenkins, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
• 1964 - Kimberly Taylor, [Cindy], model/Penthouse Pet (1990)
• 1964 - Kris Tschetter, Detroit MI, LPGA golfer (1992 Northgate Computer)
• 1965 - Brad McNamara, cricketer (NSW all-rounder)
• 1965 - David Baker, Sheffield England, UK cyclist
• 1965 - Tony Jones, WLAF receiver (Amsterdam Admirals, Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 1967 - Colleen Miller, Winnipeg Manitoba, rower (Olympics-96)
• 1968 - Kevin Dahl, Regina, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
• 1968 - Sean Higgins, NBA guard/forward (Phila 76ers, Portland Trailblazers)
• 1969 - Anthuan Maybank, Georgetown SC, 200m/400m runner
• 1969 - Jeff Thomason, NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1969 - Michelle McGann, West Palm Beach FL, golfer (1995 Sara Lee Classic)
• 1970 - Grant Carter, CFL defensive end (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• 1970 - Gus Nketia, Auckland NZ, 100m sprint (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Kevin Salvadori, NBA center (Sacramento Kings)
• 1970 - Robert Hall, WLAF wide reciever (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1971 - Scotty Lewis, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 1971 - Steve Hardin, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Ind Colts, Rhein Fire)
• 1971 - Sylvester Wright, NFL linebacker (Phila Eagles)
• 1971 - Thomas Strzalkowski, Krakow Poland, US fencer-sabre (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Kerry Collins, NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers)
• 1972 - Loren Meyer, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks)
• 1972 - Maureen Flannigan, actress (Evie-Out of This World)
• 1973 - Don Reid, NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons)
• 1973 - Robert Walker, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
• 1975 - Tiger Woods, golfer
• 1976 - Rhoshii Wells, Austin Tx, middleweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-96)
• 1976 - Solveig Lilja Gudmundsdottir, Miss Iceland Universe (1997)
• 1978 - Dikla Hamdy, Miss Israel Universe (1997)
• 1980 - Eliza Dushku, Boston MA, actress (This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey)
• 1983 - Rachel & Ross Trudeau, twins of Jane Pauley & Gerry Trudeau

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0273 - Felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274)
• 1525 - Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66
• 1572 - Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60
• 1591 - Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72
• 1635 - Jan Baptista Van Helmont, physician/alchemist, dies
• 1777 - Maximilian III Jozef, elector of Bayern (1745-77), dies at 50
• 1788 - Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86
• 1796 - Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer, dies at 45
• 1821 - Angelo Maria Benincori, composer, dies at 42
• 1825 - Peter Gronland, composer, dies at 64
• 1828 - Waldemar Thrane, composer, dies at 38
• 1832 - Abijah Hammond, owned large portion of Greenwich Village, dies
• 1870 - ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered
• 1893 - Samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72
• 1894 - Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76
• 1895 - LP Hartley, British writer, dies
• 1896 - Jos‚ Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies
• 1899 - James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85
• 1912 - Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter, German foreign minister, dies at 60
• 1931 - Tyrone Power Sr, actor (Big Trial, Test of Donald Norton), dies at 62
• 1940 - Fritz Volbach, composer, dies at 79
• 1943 - Hobart Bosworth, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade), dies at 76
• 1944 - Romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78
• 1946 - Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, dies at 65
• 1947 - Han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58
• 1951 - Jozef E Stokvis, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 76
• 1952 - Ivan Olbracht, writer, dies
• 1959 - Maria Baers, Flemish social female worker/senator, dies at 76
• 1961 - Jacobus "Ko" van den Bosch, Dutch actor (Amsterdamned)/dir, dies at 53
• 1966 - Christian A Herter, US Min of Foreign affairs (1959-61), dies at 71
• 1966 - Trygve Halvdan Lie, 1st UN sect-general (1946-53), dies at 72
• 1967 - Bert Berns, US songwriter/producer (Twist & Shout), dies at about 38
• 1971 - Dorothy Comingore, actress (Citizen Kane), dies after illness at 58
• 1971 - Jan Mul, composer, dies at 60
• 1973 - Henri-Paul Busser, composer, dies at 101
• 1979 - Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein), dies at 77
• 1986 - Jiri Jaroch, composer, dies at 66
• 1989 - Madoline Thomas, actress (Girl in the Canal), dies
• 1992 - C‚sar [Caesar] Domela, painter/son of Ferdinand D Nieuwenhuis, dies
• 1992 - Ling-Ling, 1st panda China gave US, dies at 23
• 1993 - Mack David, US songwriter (Bachelor in Paradise), dies at 81
• 1993 - [Irving Paul] "Swifty" Lazar, superagent, dies of kidney failure at 86
• 1994 - Lloyd James Austin, french Scholar, dies at 79
• 1995 - Heiner Muller, dramatist, dies at 66
• 1995 - Roger W Suddards, solicitor, dies at 65
• 1996 - Jack Nance, actor (Meatballs 4, Whore, Voodoo), murdered at 53
• 1996 - Lew Ayres, screen actor (Salem's Lot, State Fair), dies at 88
• 1996 - Robert Grant-Ferris, politician, dies at 89