• 1350 - Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal
• 1490 - Bernardo Pisano, composer
• 1537 - Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)
• 1606 - Christoph B von Galen, prince-bishop of Mnster (1650-78)
• 1686 - Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer
• 1713 - Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer
• 1742 - Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor
• 1759 - Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer
• 1762 - John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811
• 1763 - John Ross, composer
• 1798 - A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal
• 1798 - Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49)
• 1807 - John Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist
• 1808 - John Liptrot Hatton, composer
• 1813 - Lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896
• 1815 - William Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873
• 1822 - Joseph Haydn Potter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
• 1832 - Walter T Watts-Dunton, England, lawyer/poet/writer (Aylwin)
• 1840 - Helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian
• 1844 - George W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years)
• 1845 - Amintore Galli, composer
• 1855 - Arthur Nikisch, Szent-Mikl˘s Hungary, conductor (Berlin Philharmonic)
• 1855 - August Sauer, Austria literature historian (Euphorion)
• 1855 - Jacobus of Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Death of My Cat) [or 9/12]
• 1860 - Elmer A Sperry, inventor (gyrocompass)
• 1866 - Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer
• 1866 - James Ramsay MacDonald, (L) British PM (1924, 1929-35)
• 1872 - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover)
• 1875 - Aleister [Edward S] Crowley, (75 pseudonames), British occultist
• 1878 - Karl Buresch, Austria politician
• 1880 - Healey Willan, composer
• 1881 - Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer
• 1881 - William Nigh, Berlin Wisconsin, director (Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr Wong)
• 1882 - Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer
• 1884 - Godfrey Tearle, English/US actor (39 Steps)
• 1886 - Karl Dane, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Son of the Sheik)
• 1890 - Luis de Freitas Branco, composer
• 1891 - Edith Stein, German philosopher
• 1893 - Pall Isolfsson, composer
• 1894 - Charles Hodge, Calif, NYU professor (Answers for Americans)
• 1894 - Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid of Dutch queen
• 1896 - Eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975)
• 1902 - Dirk A M Binnendijk, critic (Authoritarian Regimes in Transistion)
• 1903 - Grayson Kirk, Jeffersonville Ohio, educator
• 1905 - Rick Ferrell, baseball Hall of Fame catcher
• 1906 - Edmund Charles Wolf Myers, soldier/engineer
• 1906 - Joe Cronin, baseball (Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL Pres)
• 1906 - Willy Hess, composer
• 1907 - Wolfgang Fortner, composer
• 1908 - Ann Lane Petry, US journalist/author (Street)
• 1909 - Josephine Hutchinson, Seattle WA, actress (Story of Louis Pasteur)
• 1909 - Zellig S Harris, US linguist
• 1911 - Louis M de Guiringaud, French foreign minister (1976-78)
• 1911 - Vijay Merchant, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman)
• 1913 - William James Moyce, armaments scientist
• 1917 - Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train)
• 1918 - Emil Cossetto, composer
• 1919 - Andre Casanova, composer
• 1920 - Alice Childress, US playwright/actress (Wedding Band)
• 1921 - Jaroslav Drobny, Czech, hockey (Oly-gold-1948), tennis (Wimb-1954)
• 1923 - Jean Nidetch, Brooklyn, nutritionist founder (Weight Watchers)
• 1925 - Bill Parkhouse, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59)
• 1925 - Fons Jansen, news reader/Dutch cabaretier (court jester of beliefs)
• 1925 - Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist
• 1925 - William Steinkraus, equestrian (Oly-gold/2 sil/br-52/56/60/64/68/72)
• 1926 - Hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer (Nardo, Italy)
• 1927 - Antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress (True Colors, Wise Guys)
• 1928 - Al Held, US, painter/sculptor (hard edge-style)
• 1929 - Robert Coles, Milton Mass, author (Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973)
• 1930 - Jack S Gottlieb, composer
• 1931 - Raoul Pleskow, composer
• 1932 - Dick Gregory, comedian/political activist/dietician (Bahamian Diet)
• 1932 - Dusan Makavejev, Belgrade Yugoslavia, director (Man is Not a Bird)
• 1932 - Jake Edwin Garn, (Sen-R-Utah, 1974- )/astronaut (STS 51D)
• 1932 - Mayer Joel Mandelbaum, composer
• 1932 - Ned Jarrett, auto racer/announcer (50 Grand National victories)
• 1933 - Broos van Erp, Dutch MP (VVD)
• 1935 - Luciano Pavarotti, Modena Italy, operatic tenor (Oh Giorgio, 3 Tenors)
• 1935 - Sam Moore, Miami Fl, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave-Soul Sister)
• 1936 - Tony Kubek, shortstop (NY Yankees)/sportscaster (NBC-TV, MSG)
• 1941 - Craig A Washington, (Rep-D-Texas)
• 1942 - Daliah Lavi, Shavel Zion Israel, actress (Casino Royalle, Lord Jim)
• 1942 - Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker (Temptations)
• 1946 - Ashok Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78)
• 1947 - Chris Wallace, Chic Ill, newscaster (NBC Weekend News)
• 1948 - Rick Parfitt, Surrey Engld, pop guitarist/singer (Status Quo-Wanderer)
• 1950 - Susan Anton, Oak Glen Calif, actress (Golden Girl, Spring Fever)
• 1951 - Bernie Ruoff, West Germany, CFL kicker (Winnipeg, Hamilton)
• 1951 - Ed Royce, (Rep-R-California)
• 1951 - Sally Little, Cape Town South Africa, LPGA golfer (1982 Dinah Shore)
• 1954 - Tom Blomberg, Dutch radio host/producer (Evening Rush Hour)
• 1955 - Pat Dinizio, rock vocalist (Smithereens)
• 1958 - Jeff Keith, rock vocalist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper)
• 1959 - Abigail Kingsley Alling, NYC, executive (Biosphere 2)
• 1960 - Lionel Washington, cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
• 1960 - Stephen Brent Lowery, Birmingham AL, PGA golfer (1994 Sprint)
• 1962 - Dhammika Ranatunga, cricketer (bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990)
• 1962 - Sid Fernandez, Honolulu Hawaii, pitcher (NY Mets, Phila Phillies)
• 1963 - Michael Zordich, NFL strong safety (Phila Eagles)
• 1963 - Randy Wood, Princeton, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
• 1964 - Darrick Heath, Hempstead NY, team handball left back (Olympics-1996)
• 1964 - Fanie De Villers, cricketer (great South African pace bowler 1993- )
• 1964 - Jo Ann Willette, actress (Constance-Just 10 of Us, Real Genius)
• 1965 - Chris Chandler, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons)
• 1965 - J Daigneault, Montreal, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
• 1965 - Larry Silveira, Walnut Creek CA, Nike golfer (NIKE Knoxville Open-2nd)
• 1965 - Todd Krygier, Chicago Heights, NHL left wing (Anaheim, Washington)
• 1966 - Mel Rojas, Haina Dom Rep, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
• 1966 - Wim Jonk, Dutch soccer star (Ajax)
• 1967 - Becky Iverson, Escanaba MI, LPGA golfer (1995 Friendly's Classic)
• 1968 - Adam Rich, NYC, actor (Nicholas-8 is Enough, Code Red, Gun Shy)
• 1968 - Charles Anthony, CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts)
• 1968 - Leon Lett, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1968 - Mike Trombley, Springfield MA, pitcher (Minn Twins)
• 1969 - Alison Peek, Australia, field hockey halfback/midfielder (Olympics-96)
• 1969 - Dave Chaytors, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)
• 1969 - David Collins, Bethpage NY, rower (Olympics-bronze-1996)
• 1969 - Jose Valentin, Manati Puerto Rico, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
• 1969 - Kimberly Ann Grimm, Mt Lake Park Md, Miss Maryland-America (1991)
• 1969 - Nancy Ann Kerrigan, Woburn Mass, figure skater (Olympics-silver-1994)
• 1969 - Terry Ray, NFL strong safety (NE Patriots)
• 1970 - Amy Beth Keller, Great Bend Kansas, Miss America (Kansas-Top 10-1996)
• 1970 - Charlie Ward, NBA guard (NY Knicks)/Heisman Trophy winner (1993)
• 1970 - Herman Arvie, NFL tackle (Cleve Browns)
• 1970 - Karen Courtland, Orange NJ, pairs skaters (Olympics-1994)
• 1970 - Kimberly Hoskins, Yuma Arizona, Miss Arizona-America (1991)
• 1970 - Kirk Cameron, Panorama City Calif, actor (Mike-Growing Pains)
• 1971 - Bronzel Miller, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1971 - Pavol Rybar, hockey goaltender (Team Slovakia 1998)
• 1972 - Jeroen Egge, WLAF offensive linesman (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1972 - Neriah Davis, Los Angeles CA, playmate (Mar, 1994)
• 1972 - Singor Mobley, safety (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1972 - Tom van Mol, soccer player (PSV)
• 1974 - Karmyn Tyler, Shreveport Louisiana, Miss America-Louisiana (1996)
• 1974 - Miroslav Satan, Topolcany CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Edmonton)
• 1974 - Rachyl Hoskins, Miss USA-Kentucky (1997)
• 1975 - Scott Von Der Ahe, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1977 - Carmen Carrillo Vilanova, Miss El Salvador Universe (1997)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0638 - Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies
• 0642 - Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies
• 1093 - Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62
• 1320 - Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies
• 1343 - Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies
• 1576 - Maximiliaan II, German king/Kaiser (1564-76), dies
• 1646 - Fran‡ois De Bassompierre, marshal of France, dies
• 1654 - Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66
• 1654 - Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, painter, dies in an accident
• 1672 - Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle
• 1685 - Geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59
• 1692 - Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60
• 1694 - Matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies
• 1730 - Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies
• 1791 - A L Karschin, writer, dies at 68
• 1794 - James Lyon, composer, dies at 59
• 1797 - Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84
• 1817 - Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66
• 1820 - Elias Annes Borger, theologist/poet (Ode on the Rhine), dies at 36
• 1829 - Jacobus Blue, Dutch regent/patriot, dies at about 73
• 1837 - Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands, dies at 62
• 1844 - Claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies
• 1858 - Ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61
• 1860 - Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, dies at 73
• 1864 - Roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87
• 1865 - William Vincent Wallace, composer, dies at 53
• 1870 - Robert E Lee, General of Confederate Army, dies at 63
• 1915 - Edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II)
• 1922 - Daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33
• 1923 - A P "Bunny" Lucas, cricketer (five Tests for England 1879-82), dies
• 1924 - Anatole France, writer, dies at 80
• 1924 - Monroe A Althouse, composer, dies at 71
• 1929 - Max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52
• 1936 - B L T Bosanquet, cricketer (1st great googly bowler, England), dies
• 1938 - Hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies
• 1940 - Tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60
• 1945 - Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida
• 1946 - Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies
• 1947 - Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42
• 1948 - Alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80
• 1951 - Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62
• 1958 - Ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30
• 1958 - Gerard Hordijk, Dutch architect/painter, dies at 59
• 1959 - Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63
• 1960 - Inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61
• 1964 - J Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office
• 1966 - Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74
• 1967 - Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72
• 1969 - Serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies
• 1969 - Sonja Henie, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1928, 32, 36), dies at 57
• 1971 - Dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78
• 1971 - Gene Vincent, rocker, dies of bleeding ulcers at 36
• 1974 - Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74
• 1977 - Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81
• 1979 - Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82
• 1982 - Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73
• 1983 - Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61
• 1985 - Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75
• 1985 - Ricky Wilson, rock guitarist (B-52's), dies of AIDS at 32
• 1987 - Alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100
• 1987 - Philleo Nash, US Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67), dies at 77
• 1988 - Ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85
• 1989 - Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51
• 1989 - Jay Ward, cartoonist (Rocky & his Friends), dies at 79
• 1990 - Max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies
• 1990 - Rifaat Maghub, president Egyptian MP, murdered
• 1991 - Aline MacMahon, US actress (Backdoor to Heaven), dies at 92
• 1991 - Regis Toomey, actor (Dive Bomber, Cry Danger, Magic Town), dies at 89
• 1991 - Sheila Florance, Australian actress (Cactus), dies of cancer at 75
• 1992 - Alexander Pola, [Abraham Polak], actor/writer (Farce Major), dies
• 1992 - John Hancock, actor (Catch the Heat), dies of a heart attack at 51
• 1992 - Ulysses Guimaraes, Brazilian MP (chairman), dies in accident
• 1993 - Leon Ames, actor (Father of the Bride), dies at 91 of stroke
• 1995 - Eleanor Aller, cellist, dies at 78
• 1995 - Gary Bond, actor (Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days), dies at 55
• 1996 - David Gilroy Bevan, politician, dies at 86
• 1996 - Jack Robertson, cricketer (Midsex & Eng open bat 11 Tests), dies at 79
• 1996 - Pavel Alexandrovich Solovyov, aero-engine designer, dies at 79
• 1996 - Trevor Illtyd williams, scientific writer, dies at 75
• 1996 - Vernon Elliott, musician/composer, dies at 84
• 1997 - John Denver, country star (Country Boy), dies in plain crash at 53