• 1372 - Frederik I van Hohenzollern, monarch of Brandenburg (1417-40)
• 1415 - Frederick III, Innsbruck Austria, German Emperor (1440-1493)
• 1452 - Girolamo Savonarola, monk/reformer/dictator of Florence (1494-98)
• 1527 - Matthaus Ludecus, composer
• 1706 - Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer
• 1728 - Louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer
• 1752 - Louise MC, countess of Albany
• 1756 - John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt)
• 1760 - Gaetano Valeri, composer
• 1788 - Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)
• 1791 - Th‚odore G‚ricault, French painter (Easy-going of Medusa)
• 1817 - Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army)
• 1817 - Charles Balmer, composer
• 1820 - Williams Carter Wickham, Brig General (Confederate Army)
• 1824 - Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Brig General (Union volunteers)
• 1827 - Michael Corcoran, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
• 1832 - Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer
• 1832 - Samuel Sprigg Carroll, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893
• 1833 - Josef Richard Rozkosny, composer
• 1840 - Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876)
• 1843 - David Emlyn Evans, composer
• 1849 - Edmund Gosse, London, translator/critic (Father & Son)
• 1853 - Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (liquid helium, Nobel 1913)
• 1859 - Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave)
• 1866 - Charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928)
• 1866 - H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, Bromley England, author (Time Machine)
• 1867 - Henry Lewis Stimson, US minister of War (1911-13)
• 1869 - Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer
• 1871 - Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier
• 1874 - Gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets)
• 1880 - Henry Louis Mencken, US essayist/critic (American Mercury)
• 1882 - Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer
• 1884 - Hugh "Shorty" Ray, supervisor of NFL officials, HOF member
• 1885 - Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer
• 1886 - Teiichi Igarashi, Japan, climed Mt Fuji at age 99
• 1887 - Lodewijk de Vocht, composer
• 1889 - Otto Forst de Battaglia, Austrian diplomat/genealogist
• 1893 - Moses Pergament, composer
• 1894 - Tullio Carminati, Zara Dalmatia Italy, actor (Roman Holiday)
• 1898 - Tushar Kanti Ghosh, world's oldest/longest serving newspaper Editor
• 1899 - Luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre)
• 1901 - Adele Bochner
• 1902 - Allen Lane, English publisher/founder (Penguin Books)
• 1902 - Learie [Nicholas] Constantine, Trinidad cricket player
• 1902 - Limari Salminen, Finland, 10K run (Olympic-gold-1936)
• 1902 - Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (El  rbol, Un Rˇo, Un Amor)
• 1904 - Hans Hartung, German/French painter
• 1906 - Derrick De Marney, London England, actor (Inheritance)
• 1907 - Helen Foster Snow, writer
• 1907 - Lloyd Gough, actor (Mike Axford-Green Hornet)
• 1912 - Chuck Jones, animator (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck)
• 1912 - Gy”rgy S ndor, Budapest Hungary, pianist (L'Apprenti Sorcier)
• 1913 - Ulrich Ernst Simon, theologian
• 1914 - John Kluge, Chemnitz Germany, media CEO (Metromedia)/billionaire
• 1916 - Jagernath Lachmon, premier Suriname
• 1918 - Rand Brooks, LA Calif, actor (Cpl Boone-Rin Tin Tin)
• 1919 - Aya Zikken, author (Atlasvlinder, Rameh)
• 1920 - Jay Ward, cartoonist (Rocky & his Friends, Bullwinkle)
• 1922 - Lode Backx, Flemish pianist
• 1923 - Harry JN Vane 11th Lord Barnard, English large landowner
• 1924 - Gail Russell, Chicago IL, actress (Uninvited, Moonrise, Unseen)
• 1926 - Donald A Glaser, physicist (Nobel-1960)
• 1930 - Dawn Addams, Felixstown Engl, actress (Alan Young Show, Star Maidens)
• 1931 - Larry Hagman, Fort Worth Tx, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas)
• 1932 - Don Preston, rocker (Mothers Of Invention)
• 1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, US, playwright/director (Watermelon Man)
• 1934 - Leonard Cohen, Montr‚al, singer/songwriter (Death of Ladies Man)
• 1935 - Henry Gibson, Germantown Pa, comedian (Nashville, Laugh-In's poet)
• 1938 - Atli Heimir Sveinsson, composer
• 1938 - Yuji Takahashi, composer
• 1940 - Bill Kurtis, Pensacola Fla, newscaster (American Parade)
• 1941 - Tony Moon, rocker
• 1942 - Ann Elder, Cleve Oh, comedienne (Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In)
• 1943 - Dickey Lee, [Dick Lipscomb], rocker
• 1944 - Fannie Flagg, Birmingham Ala, actress/comediene (Candid Camera)
• 1944 - Hamilton Jordan, political advisor (Crisis, Last Year of Carter Pres)
• 1944 - Susan Maureen Fleetwood, Scotland, actress (Krays, Sacrifice)
• 1945 - Bjarni V Tryggvason, Reykjavik Iceland, astronaut (STS 85)
• 1945 - Ombrettqa Colli, Italian entertainer
• 1947 - Don Gelder, Gainesville Fl, rocker (Eagles)
• 1947 - Stephen [Edwin] King, US, sci-fi author (Carrie, Shining, Kujo)
• 1948 - Artis Gilmore, ABA all star (Kentucky Colonels)
• 1948 - Michael Finneran, diver (1st perfect 10 on 10m platform)
• 1950 - Bill Murray, Evanston Ill, comedian (SNL, What About Bob, Stripes)
• 1951 - Bob Franks, (Rep-R-NJ)
• 1951 - Bruce Arena, Bkln NY, soccer coach (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1951 - Henk Hofstede, Dutch singer/guitarist/keyboardist (Nits)
• 1953 - Betty Wright, rocker
• 1953 - John Mengatti, NYC, actor (Nick-White Shadow, For Love & Honor)
• 1954 - Philthy Animal, [Philip Taylor], rock drummer (Motorhead)
• 1955 - Rebecca Balding, Little Rock Ark, actress (Carla-Lou Grant, Soap)
• 1955 - Richard J Hieb, Jamestown ND, astronaut (STS 39, 49, 65)
• 1957 - Ethan Coen, Minneapolis Mn, producer (Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink)
• 1957 - Lynette Love, US tai kwan do champ 1987/(Olympics 1988)
• 1958 - Rick Mahorn, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
• 1959 - Corrinne Drewery, rocker (Swing Out Sister-Swing Out)
• 1959 - David Coulier, Detroit, actor (Joey Gladstone-Full House)
• 1960 - David James Elliott, Toronto, actor (Seinfeld, Lt Harmon Rabb-Jag)
• 1961 - Michel R Vassallucci, French/Neth publisher (Arena)
• 1961 - Nancy Travis, NYC, actress (Kim-Almost Perfect, Chaplin, 8 Men Out)
• 1962 - Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Alberta, NHL goalie (Oilers)
• 1962 - Rob Morrow, New Rochelle NY, actor (Dr Fleishman-Northern Exposure)
• 1963 - Cecil Fielder, LA Calif, infielder (Detroit Tigers, NY Yankees)
• 1964 - Danny Hoekman, soccer player (NEC)
• 1964 - Danny Villa, NFL guard (KC Chiefs)
• 1965 - Richard Brown, NFL linebacker (Minn Vikings)
• 1966 - Ronna Reeves, Big Spring TX
• 1967 - Andrea Thies, Irvington NY, rower (Olympics-92, 96)
• 1967 - Romeo van Aerde, soccer player (RKC)
• 1968 - Ricki Lake, NYC, actress (Hairspray)/talk show host (Ricki)
• 1968 - Trugoy, rocker (De La Soul)
• 1969 - Jason Christiansen, Omaha NE, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
• 1969 - Lia Biehl, LPGA golfer
• 1969 - Randal Hill, NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins)
• 1970 - Michael O'shea, CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
• 1971 - Alfonso Ribeiro, NYC, actor/pianist (Alfonso-Silver Spoons)
• 1972 - Alicia Rickter, Long Beach CA, playmate (Oct, 1995)
• 1972 - Brooke Bushnell, LA Calif, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)
• 1972 - Jon Kitna, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1973 - Virginia Ruano-Pascual, Madrid Spain, tennis star
• 1976 - Adrian Olivo, Arlington Va, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1976 - Jana Kandarr, tennis star
• 1980 - Raegan Tomaster, East Patgchogue NY, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1983 - Joseph Mazzello, actor (Internal Affairs)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0687 - Conon, Sicilian Pope (686-87), dies
• 1327 - Edward II, king of England (1307-1327), assassinated at 43
• 1433 - Zweder van Kuilenberg, bishop of Utrecht
• 1440 - Frederik I van Hohenzollern, ruler Brandenburg (1417-40), dies at 68
• 1481 - Bartholomeus Platinum, Italian humanist/pontifical librarian, dies
• 1519 - Hans Backofen/Backoffen, German sculptor, dies at about 49
• 1520 - SelŚm I Jawuz, the Barse, poet/cruel sultan of Turkey, dies
• 1558 - Charles V, King of Spain (Carlos I)/Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 58
• 1576 - Girolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, dies at 74
• 1586 - Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, viceroy of Naples (1571-75), dies at 69
• 1590 - Ascanio Trombeti, composer, dies at 45
• 1629 - John Pieterszoon Coen, merchant/gov-gen of East-Indies, dies at 42
• 1705 - Willem Hadriaan of Nassau, corrupt mister of Odijck, dies
• 1798 - George Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65
• 1809 - Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53
• 1812 - Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61
• 1820 - Joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25)
• 1832 - Walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies
• 1836 - John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86
• 1839 - Jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60
• 1874 - JBAL L‚once Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75
• 1883 - Johannes van Vloten, Dutch man of letters/theologist, dies at 65
• 1904 - Chief Joseph, US indian chief (Nez Perc‚s), dies
• 1905 - Rudolf Baumbach, writer of German student drinking songs, dies at 64
• 1908 - Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies
• 1911 - Arab Pasha, "al-Misri" [Pasha Ahmad Arab), Egyptian minister, dies
• 1915 - Anthony Comstock, anti-vice crusader, dies at 71 in NYC
• 1922 - Tom Armitage, cricketer (England lob bowler v Australia 1877), dies
• 1937 - Henri [Lucien] Capitant, French lawyer, dies at 72
• 1939 - Armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered
• 1946 - Leo Bittermieux, Flemish missionary (Congo), dies at 66
• 1947 - Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69
• 1952 - Cor Ruys, actor (Princess Stage), dies at 62
• 1953 - Roger Quilter, British composer, dies at 75
• 1956 - Anastasio Somoza, Nicaraguan dictator, assassinated by Roliberto Lopez
• 1956 - Robert Mills Delaney, composer, dies at 53
• 1957 - Haakon VII (CF Charles WA), Danish king of Norway (1905-57), dies
• 1961 - Earle Dickson, inventor (band-aid), dies at 68
• 1961 - Maurice Delage, composer, dies at 81
• 1964 - Jim Koethe, Dallas Times Herald reporter, killed by karate chop
• 1966 - Paul Reynaud, premier France (1940), dies
• 1970 - Gijsbert Friedhoff, architect (Wibautstrat tax office), dies
• 1972 - Henry M de Montherlant, French author (Port Royal), dies at 76
• 1973 - Diana Sands, actress (Landlord, Raisin in the Sun), dies at 39
• 1973 - William CF Plomer, S Afr libretto writer (Curlew River), dies at 69
• 1974 - Jacqueline Susann, author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 53
• 1974 - Walter Brennan, actor (Real McCoys), dies at 80
• 1976 - Orlando Letelier, minister Chile, dies
• 1979 - John McQuade, actor (Charlie Wild Private Detective), dies at 73
• 1980 - Ernest White, composer, dies at 80
• 1981 - Nigel Patrick, actor/director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold), dies at 68
• 1981 - Tony Aubin, composer, dies at 73
• 1986 - Pierre Wigny, Belg minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61), dies at 81
• 1987 - Ruth Attaway, actress (Porgy & Bess, Conrack, Being There), dies
• 1988 - Christine Norden, actress (Little Shop of Horroers, Night Beat), dies
• 1988 - Henry Koster, director, dies
• 1988 - Robert Gwathmey, artist, dies at 85
• 1989 - F Fischer, German war criminal (4, Two of Breda), dies
• 1991 - Angelo "Little Moe" Rossitto, dwarf actor (Carousel), dies at 83
• 1991 - Angelo Rossitto, dwarf known as "Little Moe"/actor (Dark), dies at 83
• 1991 - JA Mommersteeg, Dutch state sect of Defense (KVP), dies
• 1992 - Billy Williams, actor (Adv of Kit Carson), dies at 76 of brain tumor
• 1992 - Hans Rosenberg, astronomer/alderman of Utrecht, dies
• 1993 - Fernand Ledoux, Belgian/French actor (L'Homme de Londres), dies at 96
• 1993 - Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/Engl/Neth actor (Best Thing in Life), dies at 34
• 1994 - Arthur Krim, US director (United Artists, Orion Pictures), dies
• 1994 - Oswald "Ossie" Stevens Nock, railway Writer, dies at 69
• 1995 - Irven Spence, animator, dies at 86
• 1995 - Peter Shankland, film maker/writer, dies at 94
• 1995 - Vernell Townsend, blues/gospel singer, dies at 64
• 1995 - William Murray, teacher/educationalist, dies at 83
• 1996 - John Stachniewski, scholar/teacher, dies at 42
• 1996 - Julius Silverman, politician, dies at 90
• 1996 - Sabine Zlatin, nurse, dies at 89
• 1997 - Tommy Cecil, ferryman, dies at 51