• 1587 - Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter
• 1672 - Francesco Mancini, composer
• 1697 - Richard Savage, poet
• 1728 - Niccol• Piccinni, Italian composer (Buona Figliuola)
• 1749 - Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda)
• 1757 - Samuel McIntire, woodcarver/architect (architect of Salem)
• 1804 - Karl August Krebs, composer
• 1807 - Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1877
• 1815 - Adolph Trube, composer
• 1815 - Henry Wagner "Old Brains" Halleck, Maj-General (Union Army)
• 1834 - Albert Lindley Lee, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1907
• 1837 - James Phillip Simms, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887
• 1847 - K lm n Miksz th, Hungary, writer (Wonderparaplu)
• 1853 - Andr‚ Michelin, France, industrialist/tire manufacturer (Michelin)
• 1853 - Johnston Forbes-Robertson, English actor/theater director (Kathleen)
• 1864 - Frank Bacon, actor/author (Lightnin)
• 1868 - Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer
• 1870 - Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils)
• 1872 - Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)
• 1872 - Henri-Paul Busser, composer
• 1873 - Boyd Alexander, English explorer
• 1874 - Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)
• 1878 - Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)
• 1878 - Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer)
• 1878 - Robert Garbe, German poet (G”rniek)
• 1885 - Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)
• 1887 - John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)
• 1890 - Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director
• 1890 - Lloyd Bacon, San Jose CA, actor (Charlie Chaplin)
• 1893 - Henry C Rmke, Dutch psychiatrist (Periods in Man's Life)
• 1894 - Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)
• 1901 - Fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59)
• 1902 - Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924)
• 1902 - Evelyn Levine, composer
• 1904 - Max Vredenburg, composer
• 1905 - Ernesto Halffter, composer
• 1906 - Clement Greenberg, art critic
• 1906 - Diana Winyard, London, actress (Cavalcade)
• 1907 - Alexander Knox, Canada, actor (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind)
• 1907 - Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist
• 1908 - Ethel Merman, stage & screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam)
• 1910 - David McCampbell, US pilot/capt (WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Jap planes)
• 1911 - Gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar
• 1911 - Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
• 1912 - Franz Tumler, Austria, author/novelist (Cloak, Aufruf)
• 1914 - Roger Aubert, Belgium, church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX)
• 1916 - Frederick Stewart, British geologist
• 1917 - Buddy Lester, Chicago Ill, actor (Nick-Phil Silvers Show)
• 1918 - Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter
• 1919 - Bob Boucher, Kent Ohio, orch leader (Music on Ice)
• 1920 - Elliot Reid, NYC, actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
• 1923 - Martin Stokken, Norway, nordic relay (Olympic-silver-1952)
• 1923 - Roy Lanham, rocker (Sons of the Pioneers)
• 1923 - Willem Aantjes, Dutch politicial leader (CDA)
• 1924 - Katy Jurado, M‚xico, actress (High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas, AKA Pablo)
• 1926 - John "Jack" Layden, local politician
• 1928 - Ezra Sims, composer
• 1928 - John William Fozard, aircraft designer
• 1928 - William Kennedy, US writer
• 1929 - Allard Lowenstein, radical (Students for Democratic Action)
• 1929 - Francesco Scavullo, Staten Island NY, celebrity photographer
• 1929 - Tage Nielsen, composer
• 1930 - Norman Podhoretz, Brooklyn NY, author/editor (NY Post)
• 1931 - Vladimir Skutina, writer playwright/journalist
• 1932 - Dian Fossey, zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist)
• 1932 - Jim Berry, cartoonist (Berry's World)
• 1933 - Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12, 18A, 27, T-3)
• 1933 - Susan Sonntag, writer
• 1934 - Bill Alexander, (Rep-D-AR, 1969- )
• 1934 - Marilyn Horne, Bradford, Pa, mezzo-soprano
• 1934 - Richard Wernick, Boston Mass, composer
• 1935 - A J Foyt, Houston, auto race driver (Indy 500 1961, 64, 67, 77)
• 1936 - Michael White, theater/film producer (From Russia With Love)
• 1937 - Bob Bogle, Portland, rock bassist/guitarist (Ventures-Batman Theme)
• 1937 - Conny Vandenbos, Dutch singer (My rose, my little rose)
• 1938 - Michael Pataki, Youngstown Ohio, actor (Get Christie Love)
• 1939 - Cliff Thorburn, English snookers player
• 1941 - Christine Janes, tennis player
• 1941 - Richard Bohringer, Paris France, actor (Diva, I Married a Shadow)
• 1941 - T˜men G J "Tim" Beekman, actor (Nosferatu)
• 1942 - Barbara Lynn, rocker
• 1942 - Bill Francis Mobile Al, rocker (Dr Hook)
• 1942 - Tony P Hall, (Rep-D-OH, 1979- )
• 1942 - William Francis, rocker
• 1943 - Brian Ferneyhough, composer
• 1943 - Gavin Bryars, composer
• 1944 - Chris de Marigny, painter/designer
• 1944 - Jim Stafford, Eloise Fla, singer (Spiders & Snakes, My Girl Bill)
• 1944 - Ronnie Milsap, Robbinsville NC, country singer (Legend in My Time)
• 1945 - Kabir Bedi, actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry)
• 1946 - Michael L Coats, Sacramento Ca, Capt USN/astr (STS 41-D, 29, 39)
• 1947 - Georgette Mosbacher, CEO (La Prairie cosmetics)
• 1947 - Juliet Berto, Grenoble France, actress (Le Sex Shop)
• 1948 - Anatoli Yakovlevich Solovyov, Riga, cosmonaut (TM-5,9,15,26, STS 71)
• 1948 - Christopher Moran, English financier/multi-millionaire
• 1948 - Cliff Thorburn, Victoria, BC, champion snooker player
• 1948 - John Carpenter, Carthage NY, director (Halloween, The Thing)
• 1950 - Caroline Munro, Windsor England, actress (Spy Who Loves Me) [or 12/16]
• 1950 - Debbie Allen, Houston Tx, dancer/actress (3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame)
• 1950 - Jesse Dizon, Oceanside CA
• 1951 - Richard Thompson, rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express)
• 1952 - Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr, Savannah Ga, Major USAF/astr (STS 39, 64)
• 1952 - Roberta Baskin, NY, correspondent (48 Hours)
• 1955 - Jerry M Linenger, Mt Clemens Mich, PhD/Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 81/84)
• 1956 - Wayne Daniel, cricketer (WI fast bowler 1976-84)
• 1958 - Anatoli Boukreev, mountaineer
• 1960 - Sad‚, [Helen Ady] Nigeria, rocker (Taboo; Grammy 1986-Best new singer)
• 1962 - Jan Koster, Dutch drummer (Sleeze Beez-Powertool)
• 1962 - Kevin Ross, NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons, KC Chiefs)
• 1962 - Paul Webb, rocker (TalkTalk)
• 1964 - Gail Graham, Vanderhoof BC, LPGA golfer (1995 Fieldcrest Cannon)
• 1964 - Mark Collins, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Giants, KC Chiefs, GB Packers)
• 1964 - Trevor Barsby, cricketer (Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85)
• 1966 - Anthony Washington, Glasgow Montana, discus thrower (Olympics-4th-96)
• 1966 - Jack McDowell, Van Nuys CA, pitcher (NY Yankees, White Sox, Indians)
• 1967 - Jeff Branson, Waynesboro Miss, infielder (Cin Reds)
• 1967 - Maxine Waters Jones, rocker (En Vogue)
• 1968 - David Chokachi, actor (Baywatch)
• 1969 - Chelan Kozak, Revelstoke BC, equestrian (Olympics-96)
• 1969 - Roy Jones, Pensacola Fla, Light-MW boxer (Olympic-silver-1988)
• 1970 - Don MacLean, NBA forward (NJ Nets, Denver Nuggets)
• 1970 - Ron Villone, Englewood NJ, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
• 1971 - Josh Evans, actor (Ricochett, The Doors)
• 1971 - Jukka-Pekka Nummi, WLAF cornerback (Scottish Claymores)
• 1971 - Junior Bryant, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
• 1971 - Michel Kreek, Dutch soccer player (Ajax)
• 1971 - Scott Williams, Orange Calif, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Sergei Bruguera, Spain, tennis star
• 1971 - Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
• 1972 - Desiree Leipham, Spokane Wash, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-17th-1995)
• 1972 - Joe Horn, wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
• 1972 - Lee McIntyre, Peak Hill Aust, golfer (T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ)
• 1973 - Josie Davis, LA Calif, actress (Sarah-Charles in Charge) [or Jun 19]
• 1973 - Mario Bates, NFL-running back (New Orleans Saints)
• 1973 - Willie Whitehead, CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• 1974 - Kate Moss, Addiscomb Surrey England, model (Calvin Klein)
• 1976 - Trisha Stillwell, Miss USA-Oklahoma (1997, top 10)
• 1986 - Mason Gamble, actor (Dennis the Menace)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0308 - Marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies
• 0429 - Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430]
• 1343 - Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies
• 1595 - Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95), dies
• 1697 - Richard Savage, poet, dies
• 1703 - Matteo Coferati, composer, dies at 64
• 1794 - Edward Gibbon, historian (Decline & Fall), dies in London at 56
• 1817 - Antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55
• 1838 - Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS]
• 1842 - Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies
• 1849 - Wilhelm M L de Wette, German theologist, dies at 69
• 1864 - Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68
• 1886 - Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51
• 1891 - Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54
• 1891 - Leo Delibes, French ballet composer (Lakm‚), dies at 54
• 1892 - Imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies
• 1893 - Johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74
• 1901 - Arnold B”cklin, Swiss painter, dies at 73
• 1901 - Hiram Revels, dies at 73
• 1907 - Alfred Shaw, cricketer (seven Tests for England 1877-82), dies
• 1912 - Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24
• 1916 - Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57
• 1919 - Jaroslav Jeremias, composer, dies at 19
• 1920 - Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60
• 1934 - Annie Patterson, composer, dies at 65
• 1935 - Richard Wetz, composer, dies at 59
• 1939 - Albert Fish, mass murderer, executed
• 1942 - Barbara Lynn, [Ozen], US singer (You'll Lose a Good Thing), dies
• 1942 - Carole Lombard, actress, (Bolero), & mom killed in plane crash at 32
• 1943 - Franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Sunny Lane), dies at 88
• 1945 - Dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19
• 1946 - Johanna HC Albregt, actress/wife of Henri Dons (Paradise), dies at 71
• 1954 - Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies
• 1955 - Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies
• 1955 - Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch minister (1908-13), dies at 94
• 1957 - Alexander Cambridge, gov-gen (S Afr 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82
• 1957 - Arturo Toscanini, Italian US conductor (NBC), dies in NYC at 89
• 1961 - Janos Viski, composer, dies at 54
• 1962 - Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77
• 1963 - Gilardo Gilardi, composer, dies at 73
• 1966 - Margarete Susman, writer, dies at 91
• 1967 - Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Sage of Kai-Roi), dies at 72
• 1967 - Robert J Van De Graaff, US nuclear physicist, dies at 65
• 1968 - Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84
• 1969 - Jan Palach, protesting Soviet invasion of Czech, self immolates at 20
• 1969 - Vernon Duke, composer, dies at 65
• 1970 - Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Djinak-djinak merpati), dies at 61
• 1971 - Kermit Maynard, cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup), dies at 68
• 1972 - David Seville, singer (Alvin & Chipmunks), dies at 52
• 1973 - Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65
• 1979 - Fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71
• 1979 - Ted Cassidy, actor (Lurch-Addams Family), dies at 46
• 1980 - Anna van Wageningen-Salomons, Dut author (Unspoilt Dream), dies at 94
• 1981 - Bernard Lee, actor (Fallen Idol, Dr No), dies at 73
• 1987 - Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79
• 1987 - Ilse Langen, writer, dies at 87
• 1987 - Joyce Jameson, comedienne (Spike Jones Show), dies at 54
• 1989 - Pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82
• 1989 - Romo Vincent, actor (Naked Jungle), dies
• 1989 - Trey Wilson, actor (Bull Durham, Twins, Raising Arizona), dies
• 1992 - Roselle Novelle, silent film actress, dies at 95
• 1993 - Florence Desmond, [Dawson], actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87
• 1993 - Glenn Corbett, US actor (Shenandoah, Chisum, Midway), dies at 63
• 1993 - Sathasivam Krishnakumar, Sri Lanka commander, commits suicide
• 1994 - Harry Nilsson, singer/Songwriter, dies at 52
• 1994 - Martin Kosleck, German/US actor (Hitler Gang), dies at 86
• 1994 - No‰l For‚, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Roubaix 1959), dies at 61
• 1994 - Stephen Kritsick, veterinarian (Good Morning America), dies at 42
• 1995 - William Dillard, trumpeter/singer, dies at 83
• 1996 - Harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75
• 1996 - Kaye Webb, publisher, dies at 81
• 1997 - Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist, dies at 76
• 1997 - Innis Cosby, son of Bill Cosby, murdered on LA highway at 29
• 1997 - Jim Kensil, NFL president (NY Jets), dies of heart failure at 66
• 1997 - Stephen Fitz-Simon, entrepreneur, dies at 59
• 1998 - David "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67
• 1998 - Peter Diamand, artistic administrator, dies at 84