• 1585 - Heinrich Schutz, composer
• 1619 - Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)
• 1621 - Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim
• 1690 - Jaime de Casellas, composer
• 1692 - Antonio Palella, composer
• 1697 - Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)
• 1740 - Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer
• 1747 - Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer
• 1748 - Franz Seydelmann, composer
• 1790 - Waldemar Thrane, composer
• 1802 - Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist
• 1813 - Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer
• 1818 - John Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy)
• 1820 - Stanislaw Katski, composer
• 1826 - Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904
• 1828 - Francisque Sarcey, French writer/critic
• 1831 - Michal Jelski, composer
• 1837 - Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer
• 1838 - John Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905
• 1855 - Gustav Ehrismann, German germanist
• 1860 - Felix Woyrsch, composer
• 1861 - Theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)
• 1868 - Max Slevogt, German painter
• 1869 - J Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)
• 1870 - Louis Vierne, composer
• 1872 - John Cowper Powys, British writer (Wood & Stone)
• 1873 - Ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)
• 1874 - Nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron)
• 1875 - Hugh L Doherty, tennis champ (US Open-1903)
• 1880 - Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, Dutch founder (National-India Party)
• 1885 - William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer
• 1888 - Clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress (For Love or Money)
• 1890 - Cyril Rutherford "Snuffy" Browne, cricketer (pioneer WI Test player)
• 1890 - Eddie Rickenbacker, aviator "Ace of Aces" (WW I)
• 1895 - Jeanne G van Schaik-Willing, Dutch author (Sinner & the Girl)
• 1895 - Juan Per¢n, Argentine Pres (1946-55, 1973-74)
• 1895 - King Zog I, of Albania (1928-1939)
• 1897 - Rouben Mamoulian, movie director/author (Mark of Zorro, Applause)
• 1898 - Clarence Williams, composer
• 1899 - Milner Connorton Gray, designer
• 1899 - Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname relig leader/co-found (VHP)
• 1900 - Geoffrey Alan Jellicoe, landscape architect
• 1900 - Serge Chermayeff, architect/designer
• 1900 - Zeno Octavian Vancea, composer
• 1901 - Eivind Groven, composer
• 1903 - Lina Radke, Germany, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928)
• 1907 - Howard Joslin, GA, actor (Quebec, Detective Story)
• 1908 - Paul Van Buskirk Yoder, composer
• 1909 - Bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles)
• 1910 - Raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer (Olympic-bronze-1932)
• 1913 - Walter Schumann, NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish)
• 1916 - Spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen)
• 1917 - Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• 1917 - Hans Poser, composer
• 1918 - Ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera)
• 1919 - Bill Anderson, cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946)
• 1919 - Kiichi Miyazawa, premier Japan (1991-93)
• 1920 - Frank [Patrick] Herbert, US, sci-fi author (Dune)
• 1920 - Maxie Herber, Germany, figure skater pairs (Olympic-gold-1936)
• 1922 - Douglas Gray, archivist
• 1922 - Svend Westergaard, composer
• 1924 - Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)
• 1925 - Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic
• 1927 - Al Duncan, drummer
• 1927 - Gigi Durston, Balt Md, singer (Sonny Kendis Show)
• 1927 - Raaj Kumar, film star
• 1927 - Torbj”rn Falkanger, Norway, took Olympic oath (1952)
• 1928 - Neil Harvey, cricketer (prolific Australian lefty bat of 50's)
• 1930 - James Olsen, Evanston IL, actor (Andromeda Strain, Spell)
• 1930 - Paul Hogan, Australia, actor (Crocodile Dundee, Lightning Jack)
• 1930 - Toru Takemitsu, Tokyo Japan, composer (Ki No Kyoko)
• 1934 - Doc Green, rocker (Drifters)
• 1934 - J Carter Brown, Providence RI, art director (Wash National Gallery)
• 1935 - H J Sch„dlich, writer
• 1936 - Carman Moore, composer
• 1936 - David Carradine, Hollywood, actor (Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns)
• 1936 - Rona Barrett, NYC, gossip columnist (Tomorrow Show)
• 1938 - David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service)
• 1938 - Frederick S Stolle, tennis champ (US Open-1966)
• 1938 - Penny Pitou, US, skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960)
• 1939 - Armando Gentilucci, composer
• 1939 - Elvira Ozolina, USSR, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1960)
• 1940 - Fred Cash, Chattanooga Tn, rocker (Impressions)
• 1941 - George Bellamy, rocker (Tornados)
• 1941 - Jesse Jackson, Greenville SC, clergyman/presidential candidate (D)
• 1943 - Chevy Chase, NYC, comedian/actor (SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack)
• 1943 - James Edward Sellars, composer
• 1943 - R L Stine, children's book writer (Goosebumps)
• 1944 - Bruce A Morrison, (Rep-D-CT, 1983- )
• 1945 - Roy Royer, rock guitarist (Procol Harum)
• 1945 - Vanburn Holder, cricketer (West Indian pace bowler of 70's)
• 1946 - Aleksandr Gorshlov, ice dancer (holds 6 titles)
• 1946 - Jean-Jacques Beineix, director (Betty Blue, Diva)
• 1947 - Emiel Puttemans, Flemish athlete
• 1947 - Tony Wilson, Trinidad, rock vocalist (Hot Chocolate)
• 1947 - Yelena Ivanovna Dobrokvashina, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15a)
• 1948 - Johnny Ramone, NY, pop guitarist (Ramones-Love Live)
• 1948 - Sarah Purcell, Richmond Ind, actress/TV hostess (Real People)
• 1948 - Stefanie Marrian, Paris France, comedienne (Benny Hill Show)
• 1949 - Hamish Stuart, Scotland, guitarist/singer (Average White Band)
• 1949 - Michael Rose, rocker (Average White Band)
• 1949 - Sigourney [Susan Alexandra] Weaver, LA, actress (Alien, Working Girl)
• 1950 - Robert "Kool" Bell, Youngstown Oh, rocker (Kool & the Gang-Joanna)
• 1951 - Johnny Ramone [Cummings], guitarist/co-founder (Ramones)
• 1952 - Cliff Adams, rocker
• 1953 - Michael Dudikoff, Redondo Beach Calif, actor (Star of the Family)
• 1953 - Ricky Lee Phelps, Paragould Ar, singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
• 1954 - Ben Amonette, Radford VA, free pistol (Olympics-92, 96)
• 1955 - Bill Elliott, auto racer (Daytona-1978)
• 1956 - Janice E Voss Ford, South Bend Ind, PhD/Astronaut (STS 57, 63, 83, 94)
• 1956 - Scott Michael Pellaton, barefoot water ski champ
• 1957 - Doug Cox, Guelph Ontario, 90 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-96)
• 1957 - James De Paiva, Hayward Calif, actor (Max Holden-One Life to Live)
• 1959 - Carlos I Noriega, Lima Peru, astronaut (STS 84, sk 97)
• 1959 - Gavin Friday, [Fionan Hanvey], Irish singer (Virgin Prunes)
• 1959 - Mike Morgan, Tulare CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
• 1959 - Tony Eason, football quarterback (New England Patriots)
• 1965 - Martin Mayhew, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1965 - Matt Biondi, US 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-84, 88, 92)
• 1965 - Ross Flemer, Newport Beach Calif, rower (Olympics-1996)
• 1968 - Frankie Smith, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, SF 49ers)
• 1969 - Dylan Neal, US actor (Dylan Shaw-Bold & the Beautiful)
• 1970 - Carlos Etheredge, WLAF tight end (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1970 - David Doster, Fort Wayne IN, infielder (Phila Phillies)
• 1970 - DeWayne Knight, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• 1970 - James Williams, WLAF cornerback (Scottish Claymores)
• 1971 - Boomer [Norman] Ellison, NFL wide receiver (SD Chargers)
• 1971 - Jim Hanna, WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1971 - Monty Williams, NBA forward/guard (San Antonio Spurs)
• 1971 - Nate Miller, NFL/WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy, Atlanta Falcons)
• 1971 - Terry Richardson, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
• 1971 - Val St germain, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• 1972 - Dede Demet, Milwaukee Wisc, cyclist (Olympics-96)
• 1972 - Jared Kaaiohelo, WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores)
• 1973 - Donnie Abraham, cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
• 1973 - Toby Haenen, Hobart Tasmania Aus, backstroke swimmer (Olympics-96)
• 1973 - Tracy Bonner, Webster Texas, diver (Olympics-96)
• 1974 - Rashaan Salaam, NFL running back (Chic Bears)
• 1974 - Rod Manuel, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• 1979 - [Gregory] Chad Petree, Shawne Okla, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See)
• 1980 - Andria Gayle Mullins, Miss Texas Teen USA (Teen with Style-1997)
• 1981 - Princess Juliana Edenia Antonia, of Netherlands

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0705 - Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies
• 1094 - St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice
• 1253 - Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies
• 1604 - Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58
• 1606 - Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies
• 1613 - Sebasti n de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74
• 1651 - Isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55
• 1656 - Johan Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71
• 1680 - Elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61
• 1683 - Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76
• 1686 - Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55
• 1722 - Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80
• 1728 - Anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47
• 1754 - Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47
• 1771 - John E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76
• 1772 - Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60
• 1793 - John Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56
• 1803 - Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54
• 1834 - Fran‡ois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58
• 1842 - Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68
• 1862 - James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39
• 1862 - William Rufus Terrill, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28
• 1864 - Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34
• 1865 - Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51
• 1869 - Franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64
• 1888 - Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies
• 1895 - Charles Oberthur, composer, dies at 76
• 1897 - Martin Pluddemann, composer, dies at 43
• 1904 - Gustav Ratzenhofer, Austria sociologist/philosopher, dies at 62
• 1907 - Alfred, Liechtensteins noble of Austrian Herrenhaus, dies at 65
• 1912 - Wilhelm Kuhe, composer, dies at 88
• 1919 - EugŠne Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la Robe), dies
• 1925 - Abraham PC of Karnebeek, liberal foreign minister (1918-27), dies
• 1927 - Ricardo G�iraldes, Argentine poet/writer (Don Segundo Sombra), dies
• 1940 - Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics (Gaskugeln), dies at 78
• 1944 - Wendell Lewis Wilkie, Republican politician, dies at 52
• 1945 - Herman T Colenbrander, historian, dies at 73
• 1947 - Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78
• 1953 - Kathleen Ferrier, English alto singer, dies at 41
• 1953 - Nigel Bruce, actor (Son of Lassie, Spider Woman), dies at 58
• 1956 - Dirk Koster, literary (New noises), dies at 69
• 1964 - Charles Hodge, NYU professor (Answers for Americans), dies at 69
• 1967 - Clement R Attlee, premier pf Great Britain (1945-51), dies at 84
• 1967 - [Ernesto] Che Guevara [Serna], Arg/Cuban revolutionary, dies
• 1969 - Eduardo Ciannelli, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato), dies at 81
• 1970 - Jean Giono, French writer (Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75
• 1970 - Lucien Goldmann, Romanian/French sociologist/philosopher, dies
• 1971 - Christopher Dark, actor (Man Behind the Badge), dies at 51
• 1971 - Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, composer, dies at 79
• 1973 - Gabriel Marcel, writer, dies
• 1975 - Alberto Hemsi, composer, dies at 78
• 1978 - Jim Gilliam, coach (LA Dodgers), dies at 49
• 1978 - Karl Swenson, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie), dies at 70
• 1978 - Tibor Serly, Hungarian violist/composer (American Elegy), dies at 76
• 1979 - June Nash, actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68
• 1982 - Fernando Lamas, actor/director (Lost World), dies of cancer at 67
• 1982 - Philip J Noel-Baker, English minister (Nobel 1959), dies at 92
• 1983 - Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49
• 1984 - Frederick Brisson, producer, dies at 71 after a stroke
• 1985 - Leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat
• 1985 - Ricardo Bacchelli, playwright/poet (Il malino del Po), dies at 94
• 1988 - Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82
• 1991 - Natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75
• 1992 - Willy Brandt, chancellor of W Germany (1969-74), dies of cancer at 78
• 1993 - Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], singer (Aunt Saar), dies at 73
• 1994 - Brian Hartley, mathematician, dies at 55
• 1994 - Diana Churchill, actress (Spider, Sally Bishop), dies at 81
• 1994 - John the King, CDA-minister of Social Businesses, dies at 68
• 1994 - Manual Pina, fashion Designer, dies at 50
• 1995 - Christopher Keene, musician, dies at 48
• 1995 - Frederick Harry Baines, painter, dies at 85
• 1995 - John Cairncross, linguist (5th Man), dies at 82
• 1995 - Terry Hawkins, theatre administrator, dies at 45
• 1996 - Geoffrey Finsberg, politician, dies at 70
• 1996 - Harold Watkins Shaw, musicologist, dies at 85
• 1996 - Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot, dies at 81
• 1996 - Susan Gautier TV producer-Smith, dies at 33
• 1996 - William Prince, actor (Ken Baxter-Another World), dies at 83
• 1997 - Brown Meggs, CEO (Capitol Records), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 66