• 1628 - Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand
• 1635 - Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter
• 1648 - John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)
• 1652 - Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)
• 1660 - Hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)
• 1673 - Francesco Feroci, composer
• 1682 - John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope)
• 1696 - Giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter
• 1697 - Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer
• 1703 - Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke
• 1728 - Joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist
• 1800 - Jozef Stefani, composer
• 1800 - William Chambers, author/publisher (Basis of Communication & Coding)
• 1808 - Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864
• 1816 - Edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army)
• 1820 - Georg Curtius, German classical linguist
• 1821 - Ford Maddox Brown, painter
• 1823 - Mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol)
• 1823 - Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1907
• 1832 - John A Neuhuys, painter
• 1838 - Karel Bendl, composer
• 1844 - Anatole France, writer (Tha‹s, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921)
• 1850 - Herbert Baxter Adams, US, historian (American Historical Assn)
• 1851 - Ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist
• 1861 - Isaac Murphy, US jockey (won 628 races)
• 1867 - Jos‚ de Diego, Puerto Rico, patriot/PR Secretary of Justice
• 1867 - Wilbur Wright, of aeronautical fame (Wright Brothers)
• 1868 - Joel Angel, Russian musicologist/composer
• 1868 - Spottiswoode Aitken, Edinburgh Scot, actor (Eagle, Home Sweet Home)
• 1871 - John Millington Synge, Ireland, dramatist/poet (Riders to the Sea)
• 1871 - Martin Lunssens, composer
• 1878 - R E "Tip" Foster, cricketer (287 on debut England v Aust SCG 1903)
• 1881 - Edward Frederick Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax/ambassador to US (1940-46)
• 1882 - Seth Bingham, composer
• 1885 - Leo Weiner, Hungary, composer (Fasching)
• 1886 - Ernst Th„lmann, German communist presidential candidate
• 1886 - Jekabs Graubins, composer
• 1886 - Konstantin Mostras, composer
• 1889 - Charlie Chaplin, (Tramp), comedian (City Lights)/IBM salesman
• 1893 - Federico Mompou, composer
• 1893 - Joseph Yasser, composer
• 1897 - Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer
• 1897 - Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist/composer (Stabat Mater)
• 1897 - John B Glubb, British commandant/writer (A soldier with the Arabs)
• 1898 - Marian Jordan, Peoria Ill, radio comedienne (Fibber McGee & Molly)
• 1900 - Polly Adler, Russia, bordello proprieter/author (House is not a Home)
• 1901 - Karel Albert, Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen)
• 1901 - Leo Poos, nazi police officer (caught Dutch underground agents)
• 1904 - Clifford Case, (Sen-R-NJ)
• 1904 - Fifi D'Orsay, Montreal, actress (Life Jimmy Dolan, Girl from Calgary)
• 1904 - Lily Pons, Draguignan France, soprano diva (Hitting a New High)
• 1905 - John Lee-Barber, admiral
• 1906 - Bep [Elisa H] Bakhuis, Dutch soccer star/writer
• 1906 - Cobina W "Coby" Molenaar, Dutch peace activist
• 1906 - Marion Lloyd Vince, Bkln NY, fencer (National champ 1928, 31)
• 1906 - Pigmeat Markham, Durham NC, comedian (Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In)
• 1909 - Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian
• 1911 - Christine McIntyre, actress (3 Stooges movies)
• 1911 - William Stearn, botanist
• 1912 - David Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship)
• 1912 - John Halas, animator
• 1913 - Constance Shacklock, opera singer
• 1913 - Les Tremayne, London, actor (Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds)
• 1913 - Lord Aberconway, CEO (John Brown & Co)
• 1914 - John Hodiak, Pittsburgh PA, actor (A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat)
• 1915 - Dany [Dani‰l S] Tuijnman, head of Dutch traffic & water
• 1915 - Gerard McLarnon, actor/writer
• 1918 - Spike Milligan, India, actor/comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers)
• 1919 - Merce Cunningham, choreographer (Acrobat in Every Soul is a Circus)
• 1920 - Barry Nelson, Oakland, actor (Airport, My Favorite Husband)
• 1920 - Dermot O'Callaghan Grubb, prison governor
• 1920 - John William Farr, Detroit, bank robber (FBI Most Wanted List)
• 1920 - Kees Scherer, Dutch photographer (World Press Photo)
• 1921 - Peter Ustinov, London, actor (Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd)
• 1922 - Christopher Samuel Youd, UK, sci-fi author (Tripods Trilogy)
• 1922 - Kingsley Amis, London, novelist (Lucky Jim, James Bond Dossier)
• 1922 - Leo Tindermans, British statesman
• 1924 - Geoffrey Johnson Smith, actor (Norman Loves Rose, Drinking Games)
• 1924 - Henry Mancini, Cleveland, composer/conductor (Pink Panther)
• 1924 - John Harvey-Jones, CEO (ICI)
• 1925 - Edie Adams, Kingston Pa, Mrs Ernie Kovacs (Murial Cigar), actress
• 1926 - Barbara Tizzard, British educator
• 1927 - Joseph Ratzinger, German theologist/dogmaticus
• 1927 - Peter Mark Richman, Phila Pa, actor (Andrew-Dynasty)
• 1928 - Dick "Night Train" Lane, NFL defensive back (Rams, Cards, Lions)
• 1929 - Roy Hamilton, singer (You'll Never Walk Alone)
• 1930 - Frank Page, British broadcaster/actor (Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer)
• 1930 - Herbie Mann, Brooklyn NY, jazz flute/sax (Just Wallin')
• 1930 - John Robson, British ambassador (Norway)
• 1931 - Piet de Visser, economist/Dutch MP (PvdA)
• 1932 - Imre Polyak, Hungary, featherweight (Olympic-gold-1964)
• 1932 - Vince Hill, singer (Roses of Picardy, La Vie en Rose)
• 1933 - Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster/actress (Cold Comfort Farm)
• 1933 - Joseph Bottoms, Santa Barbara, Calif, actor (Blind Date, Braker)
• 1933 - Perry Botkin Jr, NYC, orch leader (Bert Convy Show)
• 1934 - Brian Peppiatt, joint CEO (SG Warburg Securities)
• 1934 - Geoffrey Owen, British editor (Financial Times)
• 1934 - Richard Kenshaw, British broadcaster
• 1934 - Robert Stigwood, producer (Saturday Night Fever, Grease)
• 1935 - Bobby Vinton, Pitts Pa, singer (Roses are Red, Blue on Blue)
• 1935 - Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist
• 1936 - James Rand, British judge (Advocate General)
• 1938 - Michael Hirst, chief constable (Leicestershire England)
• 1939 - Donald MacCormick, British broadcaster
• 1939 - Dusty Springfield, [Mary O'Brien], London, vocalist (Growing Pains)
• 1939 - John DeLaFose, zydeco Musician
• 1939 - Margaretha de Boer, Dutch minister (PvdA)
• 1939 - Reinier Lucassen, Dutch painter (Kuifje contra James Union)
• 1940 - David Holford, cricketer (cousin of G S Sobers WI leg-spin all-rounder)
• 1940 - Lord Camoys, deputy CEO (Barclays de Zoete Wedd)
• 1940 - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972- )
• 1940 - Paul Cox, actor (Exile, Golden Braid, Touch Me)
• 1940 - Queen Margrethe II, of Denmark
• 1940 - Stephen Lawrence Pruslin, composer
• 1941 - Cliff Stearns, (Rep-R-Florida)
• 1943 - Ewald Vanvugt, author (Kiss of Delight, Seed of Love)
• 1943 - Johnny Watkins, cricketer (NSW leg-spinner, bowled 6 overs for Aust)
• 1943 - Ruth Madoc, actress (Hi Di Hi)
• 1944 - Dennis Russell Davies, composer
• 1945 - Goran Antunac, Yugoslavia, International Chess Master (1975)
• 1945 - Stefan Grossman, NYC, country blues singer (Yazoo Basin Boogie)
• 1947 - Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist/vocalist (Baker Street)
• 1947 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [Lew Alcindor], NBA center (Mil Bucks, LA Lakers)
• 1950 - David Graff, Lancaster Ohio, actor (Police Academy 2, 3, 4, 6)
• 1951 - John Bentley, rocker
• 1952 - Peter Westbrook, St Louis Mo, US fencer (Olympic-bronze-88, 92, 96)
• 1953 - Jay O Sanders, Austin TX, actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski)
• 1955 - Charlotte Morrison, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
• 1955 - Ellen Barkin, Bronx NY, actress (Big Easy, Sea of Love)
• 1955 - Henri, Heir Apparent Prince of Luxembourg
• 1956 - David M Brown, Arlington Va, Cmdr USN/astronaut
• 1956 - Marty Dickerson, Middletown OH, golfer (1994 ShopRite Classic-22nd)
• 1958 - Philip Bainbridge, British cricketeer
• 1959 - Anne Kursinski, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-96)
• 1961 - Selena, Texas, spanish singer (Grammy-1994)
• 1962 - David Pate, LA Cal, tennis star
• 1962 - Ian MacKaye, rocker (Cyrano de Bergerac)
• 1962 - Jeanne Golay, Coral Gables Fla, cyclist (Olympics-16th-92, 96)
• 1963 - Garry Galley, Montreal, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
• 1963 - Hu Na, China, tennis star
• 1963 - Jimmy Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Donnie & Marie)
• 1963 - Nick Berry, Britain, actor (Wicksy-EastEnders)
• 1963 - Salim Malik, cricketer (memorable Pakistani & Essex batsman)
• 1964 - Dave Pirner, rocker (Soul Asylum)
• 1964 - Robert Kelker-Kelly, Wichita Kansas, (Bo-Days of our Live)
• 1965 - Caren Kemner, Quincy IL, volleyball outside hitter (Oly-bronze-92, 96)
• 1965 - Gerardo, rocker
• 1965 - Jon Cryer, actor (Pretty in Pink, Superman IV)
• 1965 - Martin Lawrence, comedian (Martin)
• 1966 - Lewis Tillman, NFL running back (Chic Bears)
• 1967 - Charles Evans, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings)
• 1968 - Grace Kim, Korea, tennis star
• 1969 - Fernando Vina, Sacramento CA, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
• 1969 - Melinda Rich, Muskegon Mich, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1993)
• 1970 - Fran Robinson, Calif, actress (Lauren-Charlie & Company)
• 1970 - Ian Franklin, CFL cornerback (Edmonton Eskimos)
• 1970 - Steve Emtman, NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)
• 1970 - Walt Williams, NBA forward/guard (Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat)
• 1971 - Frederik Nilsson, Stockholm SWE, IHL forward (Team Sweden, KC (IHL))
• 1971 - Natasha Zvereva, Minsk Belarus, tennis ace (finals 1995 Indian Wells)
• 1971 - Selena [Quintanilla], tejano vocalist
• 1971 - Trey Maples, Wheat Ridge Colo, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Canadian)
• 1972 - Conchita Martinez, Monzon Spain, tennis star (1996 final Indian Wells)
• 1972 - Jim Ballard, NFL/WLAF quarterback (Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills)
• 1972 - Mario Bradley, WLAF cornerback (London Monarchs)
• 1975 - Nicky Sualua, NFL fullback (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1976 - Lukas Haas, actor (Music Box, Witness, Testament, Leap of Faith)
• 1980 - Jesse Tendler, Madison Wisc, actor (Nick-Ellen Burstyn Show)
• 1987 - Milton J Cross, NYC, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions of the Air)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1115 - Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]
• 1446 - Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies
• 1496 - David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69
• 1529 - Louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake
• 1619 - Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies
• 1687 - George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59
• 1743 - Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69
• 1756 - Jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79
• 1760 - Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward
• 1825 - John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84
• 1828 - Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82
• 1846 - Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83
• 1850 - Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies
• 1858 - Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87
• 1860 - Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies
• 1865 - Robert C Tyler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle
• 1870 - Anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies
• 1876 - Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83
• 1879 - Bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France
• 1881 - George William Martin, composer, dies at 56
• 1914 - George W Hill, US astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76
• 1916 - Tom Horan, cricketer (15 Tests for Aust, 471 runs, 11 wickets), dies
• 1920 - John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80
• 1924 - Jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (Eng in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies
• 1929 - Abraham van Stolk Jzn, art collector, dies at 57
• 1938 - Bertram Wagstaff Mills, circus proprietor, dies
• 1941 - Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st baron/statisician, dies
• 1948 - Babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies
• 1949 - Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54
• 1951 - Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85
• 1955 - Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded
• 1959 - Charles Halton, dies at 83
• 1968 - Edna Ferber, author (American Beauty), dies at 78
• 1968 - Fay Bainter, actress (Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair), dies at 76
• 1970 - P‚ter Veres, Hungarian minister of defense/writer, dies at 73
• 1970 - Richard J Neutra, Aust/US architect (Who Bought America?), dies at 78
• 1971 - Mih ly V ci, Hungarian poet/politician, dies at 46
• 1972 - Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72
• 1973 - Istv n Kert‚sz, Hung/German conductor (London Symphony), dies at 43
• 1978 - Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80
• 1980 - Alf Sj”berg, dir (Fadern, Oen, Domaren), dies in a car crash at 76
• 1980 - Jean Paul Sartre, writer, dies at 74
• 1981 - Eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies
• 1985 - Scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60
• 1988 - Abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered
• 1988 - Clifford Roach, cricketer (16 Tests early in WI cricket history), dies
• 1988 - Jacques de Kadt, Dutch 2nd chamber member (soc-dem), dies at 90
• 1988 - Khalil al-Wazir, PLO milt commander, assassinated by Israeli commandos
• 1988 - Warde Donovan, dies at 72
• 1989 - Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies
• 1991 - David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83
• 1992 - Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72
• 1992 - Frank Killmond, dies at 58
• 1992 - Neville Brand, actor (Stalag 17), dies of emphysema at 71
• 1993 - John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77
• 1994 - John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75
• 1994 - Ralph Waldo Ellison, US writer (Invisible Man), dies at 80
• 1994 - Ron Vawter, US actor (Roy Cohn, Silence of the Lambs), dies at 45
• 1994 - Samuel Selvon, author, dies at 70
• 1995 - Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75
• 1995 - Cheyenne Brando, daughter of Marlon, commits suicide
• 1995 - Cyril Enfield, film Director, dies at 80
• 1995 - Stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster, dies at 86
• 1996 - Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73
• 1996 - Madeleine Bourdouxhe, writer, dies at 89
• 1996 - Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist, dies at 62
• 1996 - Stavros Spyros Niarchos, Greek shipowner, dies at 86
• 1997 - Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66
• 1997 - Mae Boren Axton, song writer (Heartbreak Hotel), dies at 82
• 1997 - Michael Stroka, actor (Aristede-Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 57