• 1571 - Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized
• 1704 - John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle
• 1715 - Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France
• 1722 - Joseph Wilton, sculptor
• 1723 - Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)
• 1725 - Georg Simon Lohlein, composer
• 1728 - Henri Moreau, composer
• 1746 - Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres)
• 1796 - Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter
• 1801 - Julius Plcker, German mathematician/physicist (Plcker formulas)
• 1821 - Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health)
• 1822 - Luigi Arditi, violinist/composer
• 1823 - James Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1829 - Robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
• 1834 - Carlo Angeloni, composer
• 1834 - Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914)
• 1839 - Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist
• 1848 - Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music)
• 1855 - Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer
• 1858 - EugŠne Ysaije, Belgium, violinist/conductor/composer (Pierill Hou‹ou)
• 1860 - Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist
• 1862 - Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist
• 1865 - George A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist
• 1872 - Roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole
• 1877 - B‚la Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)
• 1882 - Edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight)
• 1882 - Felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter)
• 1887 - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)
• 1888 - Frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953)
• 1888 - Percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle)
• 1896 - Mauritius R J Dekker [Boris Robazki], Dutch writer (Merkteken)
• 1896 - Trygve Halvdan Lie, Norway, 1st UN secretary general (1946-52)
• 1899 - Eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female district attorney (NY)
• 1901 - Fritz Mahler, composer
• 1903 - Mary Philbin, Chicago IL, actress (Phantom of the Opera)
• 1904 - Goffredo Petrassi, Zagarolo Italy, composer (Beatitudines)
• 1904 - Leo Joseph Suenens, Cardinal (Belgium)
• 1907 - Barbara Stanwyck, Bkln, actress (Dynasty II, Big Valley, Thorn Birds)
• 1907 - Orville Redenbacher, popcorn King (Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet)
• 1908 - Aruna Asaf Ali, politician
• 1908 - Maurice Adams, surgeon/British rear admiral
• 1909 - Geoffrey Bryan Bentley, moral theologian
• 1909 - John Edward "Teddy" Buckner, trumpeter
• 1910 - Stan McCabe, cricketer (exciting NSW & Australian batsman of 30's)
• 1911 - Ginger Rogers, [Virginia McMath], Independ Mo, dancer (Gay Divorcee)
• 1911 - Sonny Tufts, [Bowen Charleston Tufts II], Bost, actor (Variety Girl)
• 1912 - Ray Barr, NYC, pianist (Vincent Lopez Show)
• 1913 - Hugh Ford, FRS mechanic engineer
• 1913 - Peter Van Eyck, Steinwehr Germany, actor (Brain, Wages of Fear)
• 1915 - Barnard Hughes, Bedford Hills NY, (Tron, Where's Poppa, Best Friends)
• 1915 - Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, deputy speaker (House of Lords)
• 1915 - Edward Miller, Master (Fitzwilliam College Cambridge)
• 1916 - Harold Locke, archdeacon of Loughborough
• 1917 - William Bishop, Oak Park Ill, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life)
• 1919 - Charles Graham, lord-lt of Cumbria UK
• 1920 - Anwar Hussain, cricketer (four Tests for Pakistan v India 1952-53)
• 1921 - Bernard Rogers, supreme Allied commander Europe
• 1921 - Trevor Williams, scientific consultant
• 1923 - Reginald Prentice, British government minister
• 1924 - Bess Myerson, Bronx NY, 1st Jewish Miss America (1945)
• 1925 - Phillip Pine, Hartford Ct, actor (Set-Up, Under the Ground)
• 1926 - Brian Howard, deputy chairman (Marks & Spencer)
• 1926 - Philip Randle, biochemist
• 1927 - John Freeland, Legal advisor UK foreign office
• 1927 - John Warr, England, cricket bowler (avg 281)/president (MCC)
• 1927 - Shirley Hughes, author/illustrator
• 1928 - Bella Davidovich, Baku Russia, pianist (Chopin, Beethoven, Ravel)
• 1928 - James Kilfedder, MP (Ulster Popular Unionist)
• 1928 - Ray Thornton, (Rep-D-Arkansas)
• 1928 - Robert Sheckley, US, sci-fi author (10th Victim, Mindswap)
• 1929 - Michael Morland, High court judge
• 1930 - Anne Francis, Ossining NY, actress (Honey West, Forbidden Planet)
• 1930 - John Everett Watts, composer
• 1930 - Michael Bilirakis, (Rep-R-Florida, 1983- )
• 1931 - Caroline Blackwood, writer
• 1932 - John Chilton, jazz trumpeter
• 1932 - Milly Vitale, Rome, actress (7 Little Foys, War & Peace, Juggler)
• 1932 - Oleg Protopopov, Russia, olympic pairs skater (Gold 1964, 68)
• 1932 - [Dick] Richard L Thornburgh, Penn, US Attorney General (1988-93)
• 1933 - Sollie McElroy, R&B singer (Flamingos-Golden Teardrops)
• 1934 - Donald Payne, (Rep-D-New Jersey)
• 1935 - Tom Rosenthal, publisher/British broadcaster
• 1936 - Buddy Merrill, Torrey Utah, guitarist (Lawrence Welk Show)
• 1936 - V Subramanya, cricketer (Indian batsman in nine Tests mid-60's)
• 1937 - Richard Bryan, (Sen-D Nevada)
• 1938 - Anita Brookner, art historian/novelist
• 1938 - Thorkell Sigurbjornsson, composer
• 1939 - Corin Redgrave, London, actor (Excalibur, Man For All Seasons)
• 1939 - Marion Pitt, social worker/writer
• 1939 - Mary Parkinson, British broadcaster
• 1939 - William Bell, [Yarborough], US singer (Tryin' to Love Two)
• 1940 - Tony Jackson, Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist (Searchers)
• 1941 - George Young, MP/British minister of housing & planning
• 1941 - Hans Wiegel, Dutch commissioner of the queen (Frisia)
• 1941 - Jan G H Krajenbrink, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)
• 1942 - Desmond Dekker, [Dacris], Jamaica, reggae pioneer (Aces-Israelites)
• 1942 - Frank Field, MP (Labour)
• 1942 - Margaret Smith Court, Australia, tennis pro (1970 Grand Slam)
• 1943 - Jimmy Johnson, NFL coach (Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins)
• 1943 - Stanley Gebler Davies, journalist/drinker
• 1945 - Barry Dudleston, cricket umpire
• 1945 - Diana Warwick, leader (Assn of University Teachers)
• 1945 - Jos Stelling, director (Pointsman)
• 1945 - Kellie Everts, Kalv Germany, Miss nude Universe (1968)
• 1947 - O[renthal] J[ames] Simpson, SF, NFL running back (Buf Bills)/actor
• 1947 - Roelof P Meyer, S Afr under minister of Law & Order etc
• 1947 - Tom Boggs, rock drummer (Box Tops)
• 1948 - Pinchas Zukerman, Tel Aviv Israel, violinist/violist (Leventritt 1967)
• 1948 - Rub‚n Blades, salsa singer/actor (Critical Condition, Last Fight)
• 1949 - Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Night Ranger)
• 1949 - Cyndy Garvey, Detroit, wife of Steve Garvey, talk show host (AM LA)
• 1949 - Ray Major, rock guitarist (British Lions)
• 1950 - Camille Saviola, Bronx NY, actress (Nightlife)
• 1950 - Valery Yevgenyevich Maksimenko, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
• 1951 - Esther M Friesner[-Stutzman], US, sci-fi author (Witchwood Cradle)
• 1951 - Lorraine Chase, actress/model (Lame Ducks, Love & Bullets)
• 1952 - Phillip Carrick, cricketer
• 1952 - Stewart Copeland, Alexandria Egypt, drummer (Police-Roxanne)
• 1953 - Mickey Rourke, boxer/actor (Wild Orchid, Barfly)
• 1953 - Philece Sampler, San Angelo, Tx, actress (Donna Love-Another World)
• 1956 - Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division-Transmission)
• 1957 - Alan Donnelly, MP (Labour)
• 1957 - Wlodi Smolarek, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
• 1958 - Michael Flatley, Chicago Ill, Irish choreographer (Lord of Dance)
• 1959 - Gary Anderson, NFL kickerk (Phila Eagles)
• 1960 - Eus van Someren, pop guitarist (Scene, Blaauw)
• 1960 - Gisela Beyer, German DR, discus thrower (Olympics-4th place-1980)
• 1960 - Terry Pendleton, LA Calif, infielder (Florida Marlins)
• 1961 - Leila Kenzle, Patchogue LI NY, actress (Fran Devanow-Mad About You)
• 1963 - Mikael Pernfors, Sweden, tennis star
• 1963 - Phoebe Cates, Manhattan NY, actress (Fast Times at Ridgemount High)
• 1964 - Miguel Indur in, Spanish bicyclist (Tour de France winner 1991-95)
• 1965 - Charles Smith, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
• 1965 - Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward (Team Canada, Colorado)
• 1966 - Bonnie Bright, Redondo Beach CA, WPVA volleyballer (Hermosa-17th-)
• 1966 - Chip Lohmiller, NFL kicker (NO Saints)
• 1966 - Jyrki Lumme, Tampere Fin, NHL defenseman (Canucks, Finland Oly-B-98)
• 1966 - Warren Sallenback, South Surrey BC, cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1967 - Roger Duffy, NFL guard/center (NY Jets)
• 1968 - Ariel Solomon, NFL center/guard (Pitts Steelers)
• 1968 - Barry Sanders, NFL running back (Detroit Lions, 1988 Heisman Trophy)
• 1968 - Eric Jonassen, WLAF tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 1969 - Rain Pryor, actress (Head of the Class)/daughter of Richard
• 1970 - Fabio Casartelli, cyclist
• 1970 - Phil Graham, Halifax Nova Scotia, rower (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - William Van Landingham, Columbia TN, pitcher (SF Giants)
• 1971 - Chris Thomas, NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers)
• 1971 - Corey Feldman, Encino Calif, actor (License to Drive, Stand by Me)
• 1972 - Aaron Glenn, NFL cornerback/kick returner (NY Jets)
• 1972 - Mindy Carson, NYC, vocalist (Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue)
• 1973 - Karla Beteta, Miss Universe-Guatemala (1996)
• 1973 - Shaun Pollock, cricketer (son of Peter South African Test quick 1995-)
• 1974 - Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball point guard (Olymp-bronze-96)
• 1975 - Jonathan Zwinkel, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
• 1976 - Anna Smashnova, Minsk Russia, tennis star (1993 Futures-Erlangen GER)
• 1976 - Michael Petkovic, Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
• 1978 - Stephanie Lee Hamilton, Williston ND, Miss America-ND (1997)
• 1979 - Kim[berly] Rhode, Whittier Calif, double trap (Olympics-gold-1996)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0276 - Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered
• 0599 - Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies
• 1099 - El Cid, [Rodrigo D¡az de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59
• 1139 - Walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies
• 1216 - Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies
• 1482 - John van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies
• 1557 - Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41
• 1590 - Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], pontiff of Portugal, dies
• 1647 - Massaniello, [Tommaso Aniello], Napolitan rebel, murdered
• 1664 - A Gryphius, writer, dies at 47
• 1691 - Fran‡ois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies
• 1698 - Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84
• 1729 - Johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46
• 1730 - Elijiah Fenton, poet, dies
• 1736 - Thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies
• 1747 - Giuseppe Maria Crespi, painter/etcher, dies
• 1762 - Jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87
• 1764 - Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), murdered at 23
• 1782 - Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61
• 1827 - Josiah Spode, potter, dies
• 1843 - Hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck, politician, dies at 68
• 1857 - Pierre-Jean de B‚ranger, poet, dies
• 1864 - Victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27
• 1868 - Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87
• 1886 - Ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies
• 1887 - Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73
• 1889 - Michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83
• 1890 - Gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies
• 1896 - Edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74
• 1896 - William Hamilton Gibson, illustrator/author/novelist, dies
• 1897 - Levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert, dies
• 1916 - Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, Russ bacteriologist (Nobel 1908), dies
• 1916 - Ludwig P Scharwenka, German composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
• 1916 - Victor Alexander Haden Horsley, physician, dies
• 1917 - Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
• 1923 - Louis M A Couperus, poet/writer (Books of Small Soles), dies at 60
• 1931 - Charles Studd, cricketer (5 Tests for England 1882-83), dies
• 1939 - Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki, Zen student, dies
• 1944 - John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed
• 1953 - Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, author (Path to Rome), dies at 82
• 1955 - Jean de Merode, [Marie-Louise Courtenay], Belgian princess, dies at 81
• 1960 - Albrecht von Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Italy), dies at 74
• 1960 - John Phillips Marquand, novelist, dies at 66
• 1961 - [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88
• 1962 - Jan M Romein, historian (Breaking of Two Ages), dies
• 1971 - H T Tsiang, dies at 65
• 1972 - Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65
• 1972 - Max Zehnder, composer, dies at 70
• 1973 - Trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf, author (Fries dorpsleven), dies at 91
• 1979 - James F Mcintyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, dies at 93
• 1981 - Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38
• 1982 - Leendert Braat, sculptor/writer (White World), dies
• 1982 - Patrick Dewaere, actor (Catherine & Co), shoots self at 35
• 1984 - Billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73
• 1985 - Heinrich B”ll, German writer (Nobel 1972), dies at 67
• 1985 - Wayne King, orch leader (Wayne King Show), dies at 84
• 1989 - Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, dies at 81
• 1991 - Cornelis Z Forster, [Da Kuneisi], Suriname granman/gaanman, dies
• 1991 - Dwight Weist, Radio actor/film narrator (Radio Days), dies at 81
• 1991 - Frank Rizzo, (Mayor-D-Phila, 1972-80), dies of a heart attack at 70
• 1991 - Robert Motherwell, US painter (Elegies to Spanish Rep), dies at 76
• 1992 - "Gorgeous" George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84
• 1992 - Buck Buchanan, NFL defensive lineman (KC Chiefs), dies at 51
• 1992 - Johnny Martin, cricketer (NSW & Australian chinaman bowler), dies
• 1994 - M Vink, surgeon (1st Dutch kidney transplant), dies at 78
• 1994 - Madzy Rollin Couquerque, tennis star/international hockey, dies at 91
• 1995 - Charles Bruck, Hungarian/French/US conductor (Dutch Opera), dies at 83
• 1995 - Eleanore M "May" Sarton, Belg/US writer (Land of Silence), dies at 83
• 1995 - Juan Manuel Fangio, racing Driver, dies at 84
• 1995 - Max Factor Jr, makeup inventor, dies
• 1995 - Mordechai Gur, Israeli general, commits suicide at 65
• 1995 - Patsy Ruth Miller, actress (Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds), dies at 91
• 1995 - Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher, dies at 83
• 1995 - Stephen Harold Spender, writer, dies at 86
• 1995 - Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher, dies at 91
• 1996 - Alan McGilvray, cricketer (NSW 1933-37, radio commentator 35-85), dies
• 1996 - John Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48