• 1154 - Sancho I, king of Portugal (1185-1211)
• 1155 - Alfonso VIII, the Noble One, king of Castilia
• 1523 - Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician
• 1579 - Frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter
• 1599 - Ottavio Piccolomini, Italian/Spanish marshal
• 1633 - George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax/author (Character of a Trimmer)
• 1636 - Yen Jo-ch, Chinese scholar of Ch'ing dynasty
• 1657 - Guido Starhemberg, Austria earl/fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars)
• 1679 - Firmin Abauzit, French huguenot/scientist
• 1688 - Lorenzo Somis, composer
• 1690 - Gerhard Hoffmann, composer
• 1696 - Andrea Zani, composer
• 1722 - Johann Philipp Sack, composer
• 1724 - Willem A Alting, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1780-97)
• 1731 - Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer
• 1736 - Johann H Schepp, German/Neth engraver
• 1744 - Abigail Smith Adams, 2nd 1st lady (1797-1801)
• 1748 - Carlos IV, king of Spain (1788-1808)
• 1767 - Bernhard Romberg, German cellist/composer/royal chaplain bandmaster
• 1771 - Ephraim McDowell, surgeon (pioneered abdominal surgery)
• 1788 - Michal Wielhorski, composer
• 1811 - Ben McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
• 1821 - F M Dostojewski, writer
• 1821 - Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, Russia, novelist (Crime & Punishment)
• 1832 - Paolo Giorza, composer
• 1836 - Thomas Bailey Aldrich, US, author/editor (Story of a Bad Boy)
• 1864 - Alfred Hermann Fried, Germany, pacifist (Nobel 1911)
• 1868 - Edouard Vuillard, French painter/graphic artist
• 1869 - Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia
• 1870 - Nils Kj‘r, Norwegian playwright (Det evige Savn)
• 1872 - Frederick A Stock, Jlich, Germany, conductor (Theodore Thomas Orch)
• 1872 - Maude K Adams, US, actress (Baldwin's Theatre)
• 1883 - Ernest Ansermet, Vevey Switzerland, conductor (Ruilles de Printemps)
• 1885 - George S Patton, US general (Sicily/Italy/Normandy) "Old Blood & Guts"
• 1887 - Roland Young, London England
• 1888 - Maulana Azad, 1st minister of education in independent India
• 1893 - Alceu Amoroso Lima, Brazilian author
• 1894 - Aaron Avshalomov, composer
• 1894 - Winifred Kingston, England, silent screen actress (David Garrick)
• 1895 - Beulah Ecton Woodard, US sculptor
• 1895 - Jacov Gotovac, composer
• 1896 - Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster
• 1897 - Gordon W Allport, US, psychologist (personalities)
• 1898 - Father Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, Germany, Jesuit priest/Zen teacher
• 1898 - Rene Clair, director (I Married a Witch, It Happened Tomorrow)
• 1899 - Harold "Pie" Traynor, baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates)
• 1899 - Pat O'Brien, Milwaukee, actor (Knute Rockne, Angels with Dirty Faces)
• 1900 - Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928)
• 1900 - Hugh Scott, (Sen-R-Penn), minority whip
• 1900 - John Longden, West Indies, actor (Man From Interpol)
• 1901 - Sam Spiegel, producer (On the Waterfront, Bridge over River Kwai)
• 1903 - Charles Bruce Perry, professor of medicine
• 1904 - Alger Hiss, State Department official hid papers in a pumpkin
• 1905 - Israel Aaron Maisels, lawyer
• 1909 - Robert Ryan, Chicago, actor (Billy Budd, Dirty Dozen, Longest Day)
• 1910 - Arnold D W Tilanus, Dutch MP (CHU)
• 1910 - Franz Kemser, Germany, 4 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1952)
• 1910 - Frideswide Frances Emma Knight, musician/socialist
• 1910 - Yisrael Eldad, British extremist politician
• 1911 - Patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, actor (Chisum, Arnold, Mutiny)
• 1911 - Reginald Patric Lawrence Knowles, actor
• 1912 - Cissie Elizabeth Charlton, football matriarch
• 1913 - German Leont'yevich Zhukovsky, composer
• 1913 - Peter Black, TV critic
• 1914 - Daisy Bates, publisher/head (Arkansas NAACP)
• 1914 - Hansje Toussaint, [Hermina A Schenk], singer (Sing of the Cross)
• 1914 - Howard Fast, NYC, screenwriter (Rachel & the Stranger, Spartacus)
• 1914 - Perry Bass, Texas billionaire
• 1915 - Bernhard Heiliger, sculptor
• 1915 - William Proxmire, (Sen-D-WI, 1957-88) (Golden Fleece Awards)
• 1916 - Eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman
• 1917 - Julien-Fran‡ois Zbinden, composer
• 1917 - [Dallas] Mack/McCord Reynolds, US, sci-fi author (Earth War)
• 1918 - Jurg Baur, composer
• 1918 - Stubby Kaye, NYC, actor (Guys & Dolls, Lil' Abner, Cat Ballou)
• 1920 - Roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour)
• 1921 - Maila Nurmi, Petsamo Finland, actress (Vampira)
• 1922 - Kurt Vonnegut Jr, Ind, author (Slaughterhouse Five, Sirens of Titan)
• 1924 - Piet J A van der Sanden, Dutch MP (CDA)
• 1924 - Rusi Modi, cricketer (strong Indian batsman in post-War years)
• 1925 - Jonathan Winters, Dayton OH, comedian (J Winters Show, Mork & Mindy)
• 1927 - Lord Wolfson, English multi-millionaire
• 1927 - Mose Allison, Tippo Mississippi, jazz artist (Black Country Suite)
• 1928 - Arthur Cunningham, composer
• 1928 - Edward Zorinsky, (Sen-D-NB, 1976-88)
• 1928 - Ernestine Anderson, jazz vocalist
• 1928 - Lavern Baker, US singer (Tweedle Dee, Jim Dandy, Saved)
• 1928 - Trevor Meale, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests NZ v England 1958)
• 1929 - Carlos Fuentes, Mexican author (Death of Artemio Cruz)
• 1929 - H M Enzensberger, writer
• 1929 - Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German author (Verh”r von Habana)
• 1929 - LaVern Baker, Chicago, R&B vocalist (I Cried a Tear)
• 1930 - Kenneth Fleetwood, fashion designer
• 1931 - Fortney H [Pete] Stark, (Rep-D-CA, 1973- )
• 1932 - Al Levitt, drummer
• 1934 - Bibi Andersson, Sweden, actress (Scenes From a Marriage)
• 1934 - Elzbieta Krzesinska, Poland, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1956)
• 1934 - Paula Myers-Pope, US, platform diver, 2 silver, 1 bronze (Oly 1952-60)
• 1936 - Susan Kohner, LA CA, actress (Imitation of Life, Gene Krupa Story)
• 1937 - Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace, singer
• 1937 - Warner Wolf, Wash DC, sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV)
• 1938 - John Reilly, Chicago, actor (Sean-General Hospital, Dallas, Hamptons)
• 1938 - Josef Odozil, Czech, 1500m (Olympic-silver-1964)
• 1938 - Roger Laver, [Jackson], rock keyboardist (Tornados)
• 1939 - Claudia Boyarskikh, USSR, 5K/10K cross country (Olympic-gold-1964)
• 1939 - Denise Alexander, actress (Mary McKinnon-Another World)
• 1940 - Barbara Boxer, (Rep-D-CA, 1983-92/Sen-D-CA, 1993- )
• 1942 - Roy Fredericks, cricketer (brilliant WI lefty opener 169 v Aust 1975)
• 1943 - Chas Hodges, rocker
• 1943 - Jan Adamski, Poland, International Chess Master (1976)
• 1943 - Karin Kent, [Janneke Kanteman], Dutch singer
• 1944 - Jesse Colin Young, NYC, rock vocalist (Youngbloods-Soul of a City Boy)
• 1945 - Chris Dreja, London, rocker (Yardbirds)
• 1945 - Daniel Ortega Saavedra, president of Nicaragua (1984-90)
• 1945 - Denise Alexander, NYC, actress (General Hospital, Another World)
• 1945 - Niaz Ahmed, cricketer (1st & last East Pakistani to play Test cricket)
• 1945 - Vince Martell, NYC, rock guitarist (Vanilla Fudge)
• 1946 - Chip Hawkes, rocker
• 1946 - Corrine Brown, (Rep-D-Florida)
• 1946 - Vladimir Alekseyevich Soloviyov, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-10, T-15, TM-10)
• 1947 - Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist
• 1947 - Callum Alexander MacDonald, historian
• 1947 - Pat "Dirty" Daugherty, rocker (Black Oak Arkansas)
• 1948 - Vincent Schiavelli, actor (Playroom, Waiting for the Light)
• 1949 - Kathy Postlewait, Norfolk VA, LPGA golfer (1989 Sara Lee)
• 1950 - Jim Peterik, rocker (Survivor)
• 1950 - Otis Armstrong, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
• 1950 - Rex Samuel Sellers, Auckland NZ, Tornado class yachter (Olympics-96)
• 1951 - Fuzzy [Frank] Zoeller, New Albany IN, PGA golfer (Masters 1981)
• 1952 - Paul Cowsill, Newport RI, rock keyboardist (Cowsills-We Can Fly)
• 1953 - Andy Partridge, English rock vocalist/guitarist (XTC-Oranges & Lemons)
• 1954 - Gail Marquis, WBL forward (NY Stars, Olympic-silver-1976)
• 1955 - Jigme Singye Wangchuk, king of Bhutan (1972- )
• 1956 - Billy Smith, Reidsville NC, country singer (Billy & Terry Smith)
• 1956 - Ian Craig Marsh, England, rocker (Heaven 17-Electric Dreams)
• 1959 - Vincent Irizarry, Queens NY, actor (Guiding Light, Santa Barbara)
• 1960 - Lisa Welch Semler, Aberdeen Md, playmate (Sep, 1980)
• 1961 - Matt Ghaffari, Tehran Iran, US greco-roman wrestler (Oly-sil-92, 96)
• 1961 - Steve Young, NFL quarterback (SF 49ers)
• 1962 - Demi Moore, [Guynes], Roswell NM, actress (Ghost, Striptease, GI Jane)
• 1963 - Vinnie Testaverde, NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buckineers)
• 1964 - Jon Hough, Royal Oak MI, Nike golfer (1986 NAIA Individual Natl Champ)
• 1964 - Philip McKeon, Westbury NY, actor (Tommy-Alice, Return to Horror High)
• 1964 - Robert Haynes, cricketer (Jamaica & WI leggie, one-dayer but no Tests)
• 1964 - Roberto Hernandez, Santurce Puerto Rico, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
• 1965 - Brian Wilson, NYC, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
• 1965 - Ruthie Matthes, Sun Valley Idaho, cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1966 - Benedicta Boccoli, Milan Italy
• 1966 - Gina Pillitiere, Akron Oh, WPVA volleyballer (National-25th-1994)
• 1966 - Jeff Buckley, musician
• 1967 - Bill Musgrave, NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos)
• 1968 - Jo Kittsee, Germany, rocker (Fuzzbox-Into Rescue)
• 1968 - John Jett, NFL punter (Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions)
• 1968 - Lin Elliott, NFL kicker (KC Chiefs)
• 1968 - Wyatt Pauley, Ecuador, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies)
• 1969 - Damion Easley, NYC, infielder (California Angels)
• 1969 - Dave Moore, NFL tight end/fullback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1969 - Jeff Sydner, NFL wide receiver/punt returner (NY Jets)
• 1969 - LaRee Pearl Sugg, Petersburg VA, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian-15th)
• 1969 - Michael Owens, cricket pace bowler (NZ Test)
• 1970 - Derry Brownson, rock keyboardist (EMF-Unbelievable)
• 1970 - Jeff Ware, Norfolk VA, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
• 1970 - Lee Parkin Starsky, daughter of Ringo
• 1971 - Melvin Tuten, NFL tackle (Cin Bengals)
• 1971 - Ryan Hancock, Santa Clara CA, pitcher (California Angels)
• 1972 - Berry Oakley, US rock bassist (Allman Brothers-Motor Breakdown)
• 1972 - Cornell Thomas, WLAF DE (Scotland Claymores)
• 1972 - Jack Jackson, NFL/CFL wide receiver (Chic Bears, Toronto Argonauts)
• 1972 - Steve Konowalchuk, Salt Lake City, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
• 1973 - Jason Bowen, Port Alice, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers)
• 1973 - Stacy Perrone, Wolcott Conn, Meet Miss America-Connecticut (1997)
• 1973 - Terrance Shaw, NFL cornerback (SD Chargers)
• 1974 - Leonardo DiCaprio, LA, actor (Luke-Growing Pains, Romeo & Juliet)
• 1974 - Phillip Ward, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1982 - Lil' Dave, [Davis Shelton], Boston Mass, rapper (Another Bad Creation)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0307 - Flavius Valerius Severus, compassionate emperor of Rome (306-07), dies
• 0397 - Martinus, (St Maarten), Roman bishop of Tours, dies at about 81
• 0511 - Clovis, king of Salische France/founder of Merovingische, dies at 45
• 0826 - Theodorus Studites, Byzantine theologist/poet/saint, dies
• 1150 - Hartbert, bishop of Utrecht (1140-50), dies
• 1154 - Sancho I, king of Portugal, dies
• 1331 - Stefanus VIII Uros III Decanski, king of Serbia (1322-31), dies
• 1528 - Lucas van Prague, Czech leader of Bohemian Brothers, dies at about 68
• 1638 - Cornelis Cornelisz, "of Haarlem", painter, dies at about 76
• 1641 - Ferdinand van Austrian, cardinal of Spain, dies
• 1755 - Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, dies at 91
• 1772 - John Mauritius Quinkhard, portrait painter, dies at 84
• 1810 - Johann Zoffany, British? painter, dies at 77
• 1810 - Johann/John Zoffany, German painter (Tribuna degl' Uffizi), dies at 77
• 1831 - Nat Turner, former slave, led a violent insurrection, hanged in VA
• 1855 - Síren A Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher/theologist, dies at 42
• 1861 - Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61), dies at 24
• 1880 - Lucretia Mott, US quaker (1st Woman's Rights Convention), dies
• 1895 - Julius Tausch, composer, dies at 68
• 1901 - Antonio Zamara, composer, dies at 72
• 1907 - Henry Gadsby, composer, dies at 64
• 1912 - Joseph Wieniawski, composer, dies at 75
• 1912 - Jos‚ Canalejas Y Mendez, premier Spain, murdered
• 1917 - Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79
• 1918 - Victor Adler, Austrian neurologist/foreign minister, dies
• 1929 - Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer, dies at 66
• 1930 - W W Whysall, cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30), dies
• 1936 - Edward German, composer, dies at 74
• 1942 - Anton H Blaauw, botanist (Perception of the Lichtes), dies at 60
• 1942 - Hector Abbas, actor/director (Rosa Lynd Company), dies at 58
• 1945 - Jerome Kern, US composer (Sally, Leave it to Jane), dies at 60
• 1947 - Martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64
• 1954 - John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81
• 1955 - John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1913-18), dies at 87
• 1956 - Victor Young, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56
• 1962 - Joseph Allen Jr, actor (All Women Have Secrets), dies at 44
• 1962 - Ren‚ Coty, pres of France, dies at 80
• 1964 - Edward Steuermann, composer, dies at 72
• 1964 - H[enry] Beam Piper, US, sci-fi author (4 Day Planet), dies at 60
• 1965 - Gaston Glass, actor (Opening Your Eyes), dies after long illness at 65
• 1967 - Harry Seymour, composer/actor (Tenderfoot), dies of heart attack at 76
• 1967 - Jordan Whitfield, actor (Swamp Fox), dies of heart attack at 50
• 1968 - Jeanne Demessieux, composer, dies at 47
• 1969 - Frank Newburg, actor (Homemaker), dies at 83
• 1972 - Berry Oakley, US rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24
• 1973 - Stringbean, [David Akeman], banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw), dies at 58
• 1974 - Alfonso Leng, composer, dies at 80
• 1974 - Jane Ace, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 74
• 1975 - Marty May, (Fireball Fun For All), dies at 79
• 1976 - Alexander Calder, US sculptor, dies at 78
• 1976 - E Q Davies, cricketer (9 runs & 7 wickets in 5 Tests for S Afr), dies
• 1984 - Martin Luther King Sr, US vicar/father of MLK Jr, dies at 84
• 1986 - Roger C Carmel, actor (Mudd-Star Trek, Mothers-in-Law), dies at 54
• 1987 - L T Coggeshall, medical scientist (Sec of HEW 1956-58), dies at 86
• 1987 - Nico Slothouwer, poet (Liefdesstratenplan), commits suicide at 30
• 1992 - Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko, cosmonaut, dies at 50
• 1992 - Giulio C Argan, Italian art critic/mayor of Rome, dies
• 1993 - Erskine Hawkins, US trumpeter/composer (After Hours), dies at 79
• 1993 - Harry R "Rob" Haldeman, White House chief of staff (Nixon), dies at 67
• 1994 - Elizabeth Lefanu Maconchy, Engl composer (My Dark Heart), dies at 87
• 1994 - Ernest Clark, actor (Pope Must Die, Gandhi), dies at 82
• 1994 - Frances Tustin, child Psychologist, dies at 81
• 1994 - Pedro Zamora, aIDS Activist, dies at 22
• 1995 - Charles Scribner Jr, publisher, dies at 74
• 1995 - Cornelie Coposu, politician, dies at 79
• 1995 - Kenneth Goldstein, folklorist/enthomusicologist, dies at 68
• 1996 - Helen Rosenthal, Teacher/health administrator, dies at 47