• 0580 - Mohammed, Arabic prophet/founder (Islam)
• 1334 - Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon
• 1609 - Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised
• 1687 - Francesco Maria Vallara, composer
• 1693 - Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist
• 1748 - Jacques-Louis David, France, Neoclassical painter (Death of Marat)
• 1767 - Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer
• 1769 - Bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer
• 1772 - Henri D Count de Larochejacquelin, French royalist leader
• 1797 - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Frankenstein)
• 1804 - Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka) [OS]
• 1805 - Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist
• 1809 - Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer
• 1811 - Thomas Gautier, writer
• 1820 - George Frederick Root, composer
• 1837 - Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85)
• 1842 - Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer
• 1844 - Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum)
• 1849 - Joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher
• 1852 - Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)
• 1866 - Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor
• 1871 - Ernest Lord Rutherford, Engld, physicist (atomic nucleus; Nobel 1908)
• 1878 - Paul Hazard, French literature historian
• 1882 - Meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer
• 1883 - Theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style)
• 1884 - Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)
• 1887 - Adam Kuckhoff, writer
• 1889 - Edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor (You Can't Escape Forever)
• 1890 - S ndor Rem‚nyik, [V‚gv ri], Hungary, poet (Campfire)
• 1893 - Huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La)
• 1896 - Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)
• 1900 - Franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief)
• 1901 - John C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88)
• 1901 - John Gunther, Chicago Ill, author/host (John Gunther's High Road)
• 1901 - Roy Wilkins, civil rights director (NAACP)
• 1902 - Arnold Maria Walter, composer
• 1906 - Countess of Longford, biographer/historian
• 1907 - Fred MacMurray, Kankakee Ill, actor (Caine Mutiny, My 3 Sons)
• 1907 - Shirley Booth, actress (Hazel)
• 1908 - Leonor Fini, painter
• 1908 - Willie Bryant, New Orleans La, singer (Sugar Hill Times)
• 1909 - Barry Appleby, cartoonist
• 1909 - [Rose] Joan Blondell, NYC, actress (Real McCoys, Here Come the Brides)
• 1910 - Donald Bisset, Dutch children book writer/actor (Battle of the Sexes)
• 1912 - Edward M Purcell, US physicist (Nobel 1952)
• 1913 - Allan David, actor/director/producer (Cry of the Children)
• 1913 - Thomas Torrance, theologist
• 1914 - Julie Bishop, Denver CO, actress (My Hero, Northern Pursuit, Threat)
• 1914 - Rafael Jose Luis Fernandez de la Calzada y Ferrer, restaurateur
• 1915 - Liesbeth Saijers, Dutch sculptor
• 1916 - John Thoday, geneticist
• 1916 - Kornelis M R van der Beek, reformed vicar (Arnhem)
• 1916 - Lord Keith of Castleacre, English banker
• 1917 - Denis Healey, English politician
• 1918 - Ted Williams, Baseball's last .400 hitter (Boston Red Sox)
• 1919 - Kitty Wells, Nashville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
• 1920 - Ben Cami, Flemish writer/poet (Rose from Mud)
• 1922 - Regina Resnik, NYC, mezzo-soprano (Sieglinde-Bayreuth)
• 1923 - Elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56)
• 1923 - Gerhard Wimberger, Austria composer (Glove)
• 1925 - Julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea)
• 1926 - Olgerts Gravitis, composer
• 1927 - Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)
• 1927 - Pieter Willem Kee, composer
• 1928 - Bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart)
• 1928 - Johnny Mann, Balt Md, music director (Johnny Mann Stand Up & Cheer)
• 1928 - Ruth Westerheimer, sex therapist (Dr Ruth)
• 1930 - Noel Harford, cricketer (brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's)
• 1930 - Warren Burger, US, author (The Midas Touch)
• 1931 - Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT)
• 1931 - John Leonard Swigert Jr, Denver Colorado, astronaut (Apollo 13)
• 1933 - Arne Mellnas, composer
• 1934 - B P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie)
• 1934 - Eric Schneider, Dutch actor (Drop Out, Family, Flanagan)
• 1935 - John Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming)
• 1936 - Fabrizia Ramondino, writer
• 1938 - Steve Delaney, Dobbs Ferry NY, newscaster (Monitor)
• 1939 - Elizabeth Ashley, [Cole], Ocala Florida, actress (Coma, Evening Shade)
• 1941 - John McNally, Liverpool, rock guitarist/vocalist (Searchers)
• 1941 - Sue MacGregor, BBC-radio hostess
• 1942 - Jean-Claude Killy, French alpine skiier (Olympic-Gold-1968)
• 1942 - Jonathan Aitken, English MP
• 1942 - Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricket left-arm spinner (19 Tests 1964-73)
• 1943 - David Henry Maslanka, composer
• 1943 - Jean Claude Killy, France, skier (Olympic-3 golds-1968)
• 1943 - Robert Crumb, US, cartoonist (Father Time, Fritz Cat)
• 1944 - Charles Colbert, Chicago Ill, rocker (American Breed)
• 1944 - Freek de Jonge, Dutch comedian (Neerlands Hoop)
• 1944 - John Surman, jazz musician
• 1945 - David Schiff, composer
• 1946 - Anne-Marie, Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX
• 1947 - Peggy Lipton, Lawrence NY, actress (Julie-Mod Squad, Twin Peaks)
• 1950 - John Landis, Chicago IL, actor (American Werewolf in London)
• 1951 - Dana, singer/actress (Flight of the Doves)
• 1951 - Timothy Bottoms, Santa Barbara CA, actor (Paper Chase, East of Eden)
• 1953 - Robert Parish, NBA center (Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets)
• 1954 - David Paymer, actor (Love Mary, Mr Saturday Night)
• 1954 - Gerard Hadders, Dutch postage stamp designer (1991 children stamp)
• 1955 - Martin Jackson, rocker (Swing Out Sister-Swing Out)
• 1955 - Richard "Butch" Johnson, Worcester Mass, archer (Olymp-gold-1992, 96)
• 1956 - Jayne Irving, English TV hostess (Live at 3)
• 1960 - Vic Wilk, Los Angeles CA, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Knoxville Open)
• 1962 - Ricky Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins)
• 1964 - Joan Bennett, Chicago Ill, playmate (January, 1985)
• 1964 - Michael Chiklis, actor (Wired, Commish)
• 1964 - Stephen Baker, NFL receiver (NY Giants)
• 1964 - Steve Smith, NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1966 - John Terry, CFL tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 1966 - Michael Michele, Evansville In, actress (Nikki-Central Park West)
• 1966 - Simon Wheeldon, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
• 1967 - Barbara Anne Kendall, Auckland NZ, mistral yachter (Oly-g/s-92, 96)
• 1967 - Catrin Nilsmark, Goteborg Sweden, LPGA golfer (1995 PING Welch's-14th)
• 1967 - Frederique [Van derWal], Netherlands, model (Victoria Secrets)
• 1967 - Justin Vaughan, cricketer (New Zealand all-rounder 1992-)
• 1968 - Vladimir Malakhov, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
• 1969 - Jerold Jeffcoat, WLAF defensive tackle (Scottish Claymores)
• 1971 - Aubrey Beavers, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Miami Dolphins, Rhein Fire)
• 1971 - Joseph Fitzgerald, Bkln NY, team handball center back (Olympics-1996)
• 1971 - Tre Johnson, NFL guard (Washington Redskins)
• 1972 - Cameron Diaz, Long Beach Ca, actress (Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding)
• 1972 - Jose Herrera, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Oakland A's)
• 1972 - Ryan Leahy, WLAF OL (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1972 - Shonte Peoples, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• 1973 - Jimmy Herndon, offensive tackle (Chicago Bears)
• 1974 - Matt Bongiovi, heavy metal rocker (cousin of Jon Bon Jovi)
• 1975 - Natalia Nadtochey, Miss Ukraine Universe (1997)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0524 - Chlodomer, King of the France to Orl‚ans, dies at about 29
• 0526 - Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten
• 1181 - Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies
• 1482 - Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies
• 1483 - Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60
• 1529 - Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61
• 1580 - Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies
• 1666 - Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer, dies
• 1745 - Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer, dies at 57
• 1808 - Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83
• 1809 - Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies
• 1826 - Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67
• 1844 - Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies
• 1879 - John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48
• 1903 - Vincente F L˘pez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87
• 1904 - Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79
• 1910 - Albert Vandal, French earl/historian (Napoleon), dies at 57
• 1914 - Adrian H Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26
• 1914 - Aleksandr Samsonov, Russian general, commits suicide
• 1917 - Uritsky, leader of Petrogradse Czech, dies
• 1919 - Johann Sigurjonsson, Icelandic writer (Dr Rung), dies
• 1928 - Wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64
• 1930 - William H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies
• 1932 - Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77
• 1934 - Earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79
• 1935 - Henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62
• 1939 - Wilhelm B”lsche, writer, dies at 78
• 1943 - A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58
• 1944 - Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies
• 1949 - Arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies
• 1952 - Arky Vaughn, infielder (Pirates & Dodgers), drowns
• 1953 - Dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51
• 1956 - Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70
• 1961 - Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84
• 1963 - Axel Stordahl, orch leader (Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 50
• 1964 - Wesley Lau, actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), dies at 43
• 1968 - William Talman, actor (Hamilton-Perry Mason), dies at 53
• 1970 - Anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41
• 1970 - Del Moore, actor/announcer (Cal-Bachelor Father), dies at 53
• 1974 - Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Leeuwenhoek), dies at 87
• 1981 - Mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb
• 1981 - Mohammad Javad Bahonar, prime minister of Iran, assassinated by a bomb
• 1981 - Vera-Ellen, actress (Big Leaguer, On the Town), dies of cancer at 55
• 1982 - Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor, dies at 86
• 1986 - Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79
• 1989 - Joe De Santis, dies at 80
• 1991 - Alan Wheatley,
• 1991 - Hans Koetsier, sculptor artist (KLM-Schiphol), dies
• 1991 - Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (moving objects), dies
• 1993 - Richard Jordan, US actor (Hunt for Red October, Posse), dies at 55
• 1994 - Lindsay Anderson, British director/critic (If ...), dies at 71
• 1994 - Michael Gribble, film animator (Mike & Spike Festival), dies at 42
• 1995 - Dame Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian, dies at 96
• 1995 - Fischer S Black Jr, financial Theorist, dies at 57
• 1995 - Frank Perry, film director, dies at 65
• 1995 - Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician, dies at 53
• 1995 - Thomas Chalmers, broadcaster, dies at 82
• 1996 - Christine Pascal, actress/director (Smile, Elsa), dies at 43
• 1996 - Jose Toribio Merino, admiral/milt junta of Chile (1973-80), dies at 80
• 1996 - Louise Brown, dancer/teacher, dies at 89