• 1386 - Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general
• 1387 - Henry V, king of England (1413-22)
• 1547 - Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet
• 1557 - Jacques Mauduit, composer
• 1574 - Samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena)
• 1584 - Matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major
• 1638 - Louis XIV, [Sun King], king of France (1643-1715) [NS]
• 1651 - Engelbrecht K„mpfer, German/Neth VOC surgeon
• 1685 - John Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera)
• 1736 - Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician
• 1762 - Charles G G, earl of Merode/mayor of Brussels/French senator
• 1797 - Anthony Panizzi, Librarian at British Museum
• 1800 - Jozef Nowakowski, composer
• 1818 - Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon/graphic artist
• 1822 - Charles S Crocker, Pres of Central & South Pacific Railroad
• 1823 - Francis Parkman, American historian/author (Oregon Trail)
• 1823 - Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Serbia
• 1832 - George Washington Custis Lee, Major General (Confederate Army)
• 1837 - Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61)
• 1838 - James J Hill, Canada, RR entrepreneur (Great Northern Railroad)
• 1847 - Albert Ross Parsons, composer
• 1858 - Andrew Bonar Law, British PM (C, 1922-23)
• 1872 - Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, Dutch/Flemish actress (Rose Kate)
• 1875 - James Cash Penney, department store founder (J C Penney)
• 1877 - James J Jeans, cosmologist/astrophysicist (Mysterious Universe)
• 1877 - Willem H Rassers, Dutch cultural anthropologist (Panji)
• 1878 - Karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes)
• 1880 - Alfred Noyes, British poet/essayist (Loom of Years, Highwayman)
• 1882 - Mart Saar, composer
• 1885 - Karen Horney, German/US, neo-freudian psychoanalyst
• 1887 - Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor
• 1887 - Nadia Boulanger, Paris, composer/music teacher (Lasir‚ne Ideology)
• 1888 - Almira Sessions, Washington DC, actress (Okla Annie)
• 1888 - Frans Sillanp„„, Finland, writer (Meek Heritage-Nobel 1939)
• 1889 - Claude A Barnett, founder (Associated Negro Press)
• 1889 - Ludwig Tgel, German author/novelist/writer (Horse Music)
• 1890 - Ernst Deutsch, [Dorian], Prague Czech, actor (Moon is Down, 3rd Man)
• 1891 - Czeslaw Josef Marek, composer
• 1891 - Isabel Jeans, London England, actress (Easy Virtue, Heavens Above)
• 1891 - Karl D”nitz, German great admiral/Fhrer (1945)
• 1893 - Albert Szent-Gy”rgyi, Hungary, biochemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937)
• 1893 - Alexander Korda, British movie producer (3rd man)
• 1894 - Clarence R Hennecke, Omaha NE, actor (Keystone Kops)
• 1895 - Charles W Bidwill Sr, Chicago, NFL hall of famer (Chicago Cardinals)
• 1895 - Karol Rathaus, composer
• 1896 - Andr‚ Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist
• 1899 - Hans Swarowsky, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Graz Opera 1947-50)
• 1901 - Andr‚e Joly Bunet, France, figure skater pair (Olympic-gold-1928, 32)
• 1901 - CFH "Freddie" Gough, British major scout (WW II, Arnhem)
• 1903 - Richard Hall, composer
• 1906 - Annie Hermes, Dutch singer
• 1906 - Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, commando
• 1908 - Beecher Moore, sailor
• 1908 - Jacobus "Ko" van de Bosch, actor/cabaret performer/director (Nemo)
• 1908 - James "Jimmy" Johnson, English Labor MP (1950-59, 64-83)
• 1909 - John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal
• 1909 - [Hans JM] Fernand Lodewick, literature historian
• 1910 - Joan Alice Chetwode Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury
• 1911 - Wilfred Burchett, Australia, communist/writer (Catapult to Freedom)
• 1912 - Jerry Wald, NYC, producer (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda)
• 1914 - Allen Funt, Bkln NY, TV host & creator (Candid Camera)
• 1915 - Cy Walter, Minneapolis Mn, pianist (3's Company)
• 1916 - Lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO (Intl Publishing House)
• 1916 - Willem Noordhoek, photographer
• 1918 - Baroness Pike, MP
• 1919 - Andy Russell, LA Calif, singer (Andy & Della Russell Show)
• 1919 - Milan Harasta, composer
• 1919 - Sven-Erik B„ck, Swedish violinist/composer/conductor
• 1920 - Franco Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948)
• 1920 - Hannie [Jannetje J] Schaft, "Girl with red hair"
• 1920 - Sheila Quinn, adviser (British Red Cross)
• 1921 - Dusty Hughers, playwright
• 1921 - Fritz Geissler, composer
• 1921 - John Hendricks, lyricist singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross)
• 1921 - William Johnston, Chaplain to Queen of Scotland
• 1922 - Janis Paige, Tacoma Wash, actress (Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD)
• 1922 - Marcel Mouloudji, singer
• 1924 - Lauren Bacall, Staten Island, actress (Dark Passage, Key Largo)
• 1924 - Paddy Stone, Winnipeg Manitoba, choreographer (Piccadilly Palace)
• 1925 - B[lues] B[oy] King, Itta Bena Miss, blues singer (Thrill is Gone)
• 1925 - Charles Haughey, Irish president (1979-81, 82, 87-92)
• 1925 - Charlie Byrd, guitarist (Desfinado)
• 1926 - John Knowles, US writer (Morning in Antibes)
• 1926 - Lee Kuan Yew, PM (Singapore)
• 1926 - Robert Schuller, televangelist (Glass Cathedral, Hour of Power)
• 1926 - Tommy "Butch" Bond, actor (Butch-Our Gang)
• 1927 - Jack Kelly, Astoria Queens, actor (Bart-Maverick, Get Christie Love)
• 1927 - Peter Falk, Ossining NY, actor (Colombo, Scared Straight)
• 1928 - Lamine Diakhat‚, Senegal, poet (Primordiale du Sixieme Jour)
• 1929 - Dale E Kildee, (Rep-D-Michigan, 1977- )
• 1930 - Ken Coates, MEP (Labour)
• 1931 - Jan Johansson, composer
• 1932 - Anne Francis, Ossining NY, actress (Honey West, Pancho Villa)
• 1932 - Mickey Stewart, manager (England Cricket Team)
• 1933 - George Chakiris, Norwood Ohio, actor (West Side Story)
• 1933 - Jim Gilbert, artist
• 1934 - Elgin Baylor, NBA star (1958-59 Rookie of Year-Lakers)
• 1934 - Eva Clayton, (Rep-D-North Carolina)
• 1935 - Carl Andre, US sculptor (minimal/conceptual art)
• 1936 - Frits Niessen, Dutch MP (PvdA)
• 1937 - Aleksandr Medved, USSR, super heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964 68, 72)
• 1937 - Andrew J[efferson V] Offutt, US, sci-fi author (Undying Wizard)
• 1937 - Vincent J Naimoli, Paterson NJ, owner (SF Giants)
• 1941 - Jim McBride, NYC, director/actor (Hot Times, Breathless, Big Easy)
• 1941 - Joe Butler, Glen Cove NY, rock vocalist/drummer (Lovin' Spoonful)
• 1941 - Tommy Carberry, jockey
• 1942 - Amos Tom Wargo, Marlette MI, PGA golfer (1993 PGA Seniors Champion)
• 1942 - Bernie Calvert, rock bassist (Hollies)
• 1942 - Linda G Miller, NYC, actress (Night of the Juggler, Mississippi)
• 1943 - David Wilshire, British MP (C)
• 1943 - Dennis W Conner, yachting pro (4-time America's Cup-winning skipper)
• 1944 - Ard Schenk, Holland 1500m, 5K, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1972)
• 1944 - Betty Kelly, Detroit, rocker (Martha Reeves & Vandellas)
• 1946 - Lord Walton of Detchant, physician (Warden of Green College Oxford)
• 1947 - Aleksandr V Rutskoi, Ukrainian Hero of USSR/VP (1991- )
• 1947 - Andy Irvine, rugby player
• 1947 - Ilona Gusenbauer, Austria, high jumper (Olympic-bronze-1972)
• 1947 - Lucius Allen, NBA star (Milwaukee Bucks)
• 1947 - Michael R McNulty, (Rep-D-NY)
• 1947 - Russ Abbott, British TV comedian (September Song)
• 1948 - Kenny Jones, London, rock drummer/vocalist (Small Faces)
• 1948 - Rosemary Casals, tennis star (US Open doubles 1967,71,74) [or Oct 10]
• 1949 - Ed Begley Jr, LA Cal, actor (Eating Raoul, St Elsewhere, Parenthood)
• 1949 - Susan Ruttan, Oregon City Ore, actress (Roxanne Melman-LA Law)
• 1950 - David Bellamy, Darby Fla, singer (Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow))
• 1952 - Nile Rodgers, Bronx NY, rock guitarist (Honeydrippers)
• 1952 - Ron Blair, Macon Ga, rock bassist (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
• 1953 - Earl Klugh, Jazz pianist/guitarist
• 1953 - Gene Taylor, (Rep-D-Mississippi)
• 1953 - Jerry Pate, Macon Ga, PGA golfer (US Open 1976, Canadian Open 1976)
• 1953 - Lenny Clarke, Boston, actor (Officer Hampton-John Larroquette Show)
• 1955 - Liz Knights, publisher
• 1955 - Robin Yount, baseballer (Mil Brewers, MVP 1982, 1989, 3,142 hits)
• 1955 - Vicki Tabor, LPGA golfer
• 1956 - Anatoly Beloglazov, USSR, 52 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic-gold-1980)
• 1956 - Charles Fearing, rock guitarist (Raydio)
• 1956 - David Copperfield, [Kotkin], US, magician
• 1956 - Kevin R Kregel, NYC NY, Pilot/astronaut (STS 70, 78, 87)
• 1956 - Mark Daniel Gearan, Gardner Mass, campaign manager (Al Gore)
• 1956 - Mickey Rourke, Schenectady NY, actor (9« Weeks, Wild Orchid, Homeboy)
• 1956 - Nick Banton, founder (Body Positive)
• 1956 - Peter Zaremba, rocker (Fleshtones)
• 1956 - Sergei Beloglazov, USSR, 57 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic-gold-1980)
• 1957 - Keith Connor, Anguilla, British triple jumper (Olympic-bronze-1984)
• 1958 - Jennifer Tilly, LA Calif, actress (Let it Ride, Off Beat, Psycho II)
• 1958 - Orel Hershiser, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians)
• 1958 - Terry McBride, Austin Tx, singer (McBride & Ride-Can I Count on You)
• 1960 - Mickey Tettleton, Oklahoma City OK, catcher (Texas Rangers)
• 1961 - Alessandro Cecchi Paone, Italian entertainer
• 1961 - Mark Parent, Ashland OR, catcher (Detroit Tigers)
• 1961 - William M "Bill" Hicks, comedian
• 1962 - Julie Larsen Piers, Westchester NY, LPGA golfer (1995 Edina Realty)
• 1962 - Kimberly McArthur, Fort Worth Texas, playmate (January, 1982)
• 1963 - Garth Jax, NFL middle linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1963 - Richard Marx, Chicago Ill, rocker (Hold on to the Night)
• 1964 - David Michael Sabo, Perth Amboy NJ, rocker (Skid Row-Psycho Love)
• 1965 - Katy Kurtzman, Wash DC, actress (Lindsay-Dynasty)
• 1966 - Kevin Curtis Young, LA Calif, 400m hurdler
• 1967 - Bernie Parmalee, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins)
• 1967 - Dana Dormann, Oxnard CA, LPGA golfer (1993 McCall's LPGA Classic
• 1967 - Michael Smith, Kenora Ontario, decathlete (Olympics-96)
• 1968 - Charles McRae, NFL guard/tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1968 - Tara Cross-Battle, Houston Texas, volleyball hitter (Oly-br-92, 96)
• 1969 - Andrew Borodow, Montreal, 130 kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-5-92, 96)
• 1969 - Chester McGlockton, NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
• 1969 - Kathi Wolfgram, Minneapolis, rocker (Jets-You Got it All)
• 1969 - Marthijn Pothoven, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
• 1970 - Anthony Marshall, NFL safety (Chic Bears)
• 1970 - Paul Shuey, Lima OH, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
• 1971 - Charlie Fields, Bkln NY, actor (Shannon)
• 1971 - Derrell Mitchell, NFL/CFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons, Argonauts)
• 1971 - Shawntel Smith, Oklahoma, Miss America (1996)
• 1972 - Don Sasa, NFL defensive tackle (SD Chargers)
• 1972 - Mark Bruener, NFL tight end (Pitts Steelers)
• 1972 - Ramon van Haaren, soccer player (RKC)
• 1972 - Shalane McCall, actor (Charlie Wade-Dallas)
• 1972 - Steve Russ, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
• 1973 - Clint Peay, Columbia Md, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1974 - Justin Whalin, SF Calif, actor (Jimmy Olsen-Lois & Clark)
• 1975 - Kip Harkrider, Carthage TX, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
• 1976 - Andres Javier Blazquez, PR, singer (Menudo-Cannonball)
• 1987 - Madeline Zima, New Haven Ct, actress (Grace Sheffield-Nanny)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0096 - Titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45
• 0655 - Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies
• 1087 - Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies
• 1380 - Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies
• 1394 - Clement VII, [Robert de GenŠve], Pope (1378-94), dies
• 1498 - Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies
• 1542 - Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded
• 1589 - Michael Bajus, [Michel de Bay], Belgian theologist, dies at 76?
• 1652 - Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61
• 1672 - Anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown)
• 1696 - Lambert Pietkin, composer, dies at 83
• 1736 - Daniel G Fahrenheit, Prussian/Neth physicist (thermometer), dies at 50
• 1798 - Damasus Brosmann, composer, dies at 67
• 1824 - Louis XVIII SX, earl of Province/king of France (1814-24), dies
• 1834 - Antoine-Vincent Arnault, French writer (Guillaume the Nassau), dies
• 1837 - Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61), dies
• 1845 - John Kinker, translator/philosopher/poet, dies at 81
• 1896 - Carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60
• 1911 - Edward Whymper, English mountaineer (Ascent of Matterhorn), dies
• 1920 - Daniel Andersson, Swedish poet/writer (Polar History), dies at 32
• 1925 - Leo Fall, Austria operetta composer (That Pink von Stambul), dies
• 1925 - Leopold Fall, composer, dies at 52
• 1926 - Rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80
• 1936 - Irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM), dies
• 1936 - Karl Buresch, Austrian politician, dies
• 1945 - John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80
• 1945 - John McCormack, Irish singer (Irish national anthem/folk songs), dies
• 1946 - James Jeans, English physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 69
• 1948 - Ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies
• 1950 - Pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68
• 1953 - Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro-chemistry), dies
• 1955 - Leopold C M S Amery, Brit minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81
• 1957 - Ch'i Pai-shih, traditional Chinese painter, dies at 93
• 1961 - A P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies
• 1961 - Yme C Schuitmaker, potato farmer/dramatist, dies
• 1962 - Saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71
• 1964 - Leo Weismantel, German writer (Das Totenliebespar), dies at 76
• 1971 - Ferdinand LR Sassen, priest/philosopher (Descartes), dies at 77
• 1973 - Frederic Meyer, actor (Faraway Hill), dies at 63
• 1977 - Marc Bolan, rock vocalist/guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29
• 1977 - Maria Callas, American-born prima donna, dies in Paris at 53
• 1979 - Nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed
• 1982 - Rolfe Sedan, actor (Mr Beasley-Burns & Allen Show), dies at 86
• 1990 - Loretta Tupper, radio/TV entertainer, dies of cancer at 84
• 1990 - Steve Condos, tap dancer, dies of heart attack at 71
• 1991 - Carol White, actress (Prehistoric Women, Dulcima), dies at 47
• 1992 - Duke Robbins, entertainer, dies of pneumonia at 71
• 1992 - Lee Tully, entertainer, dies
• 1992 - Millicent Fenwick, (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82), dies at 82
• 1993 - Johanna F Zandstra-Giezen, oldest person in Netherland, dies at 111
• 1993 - Willie Mosconi, world billiards champ, dies of heart attack at 80
• 1994 - Alain Bernardin, impressario of the Crazy Horse Saloon, dies at 78
• 1994 - Albert de Courtray, French archbishop of Lyon/cardinal, dies at 71
• 1994 - Bernie Lazaroff Leighton, pianist, dies at 73
• 1994 - Dolly Hare, German/British actress (Broken Blossom), dies at 84
• 1994 - Jack Dodson, actor (Howard Sprague-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 63
• 1995 - Michael Balfour, historian, dies at 86
• 1995 - Pierre Olaf, cabaret artist/clown, dies at 67
• 1996 - Andrew MacElhone, bar owner, dies at 73
• 1996 - Gene Nelson, actor/dancer (SOB, Purple Hills, Starlift), dies at 76
• 1996 - McGeorge Bundy, US national security advisor (1961-66), dies at 77
• 1997 - Antony Kearey, television producer, dies at 77