• 1607 - John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver
• 1632 - Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)
• 1739 - Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbttel, duchess of Saxony-Weimar
• 1788 - Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)
• 1789 - Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6)
• 1789 - Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer
• 1794 - Friedrich B Freiherr von Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant
• 1796 - August v Platen, writer
• 1808 - Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer
• 1811 - Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor
• 1815 - John Edwards, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
• 1830 - Belva Bennett Lockwood, attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court)
• 1842 - Josef Nesvera, composer
• 1844 - Karl Lueger, anti semitic mayor of Vienna
• 1854 - Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte)
• 1863 - Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer
• 1867 - Franco Leoni, composer
• 1869 - Lodewijk Scharp‚, Flemish literature historian
• 1877 - Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer
• 1877 - Rika H E Hopper, Dutch actress (Anastasia)
• 1878 - Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram)
• 1881 - Paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer
• 1882 - Imre Emmerich K lm n, Hungarian composer (Czardasfrstin)
• 1882 - Sybil Thorndike, England, actress (Saint Joan)
• 1885 - Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)
• 1886 - Delmira Augustini, Uruguayan poet (El Libro Blanco)
• 1887 - Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso
• 1890 - Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer (Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves)
• 1890 - Kathleen Lockhart Manning, composer
• 1891 - Geertruida M W "Truus" Bakker, Dutch actress (The Two Orphans)
• 1891 - Rafael L Trujillo Molina, president/dictator of Dom Rep (1930-61)
• 1892 - Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter
• 1896 - Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol)
• 1897 - Lazar Weiner, composer
• 1899 - Ferhat Abbas, Algerian pharmacist/MP chairman (1962-63)
• 1900 - Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages
• 1900 - Karl Otto Runolfsson, composer
• 1904 - Moss Hart, Bronx NY, playwright (You Can't Take it With You, Act 1)
• 1905 - Elizabeth Poston, composer
• 1906 - Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter
• 1908 - John Alwyne Kitching, zoologist
• 1911 - Clarence M Kelley, FBI head
• 1911 - Sonny Terry, rocker
• 1913 - Molly Mary Hyde, cricketer
• 1915 - Jean Vallerand, composer
• 1915 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Figaro-Barber of Seville)
• 1917 - Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals)
• 1920 - Louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Medea, Uncle Wanja)
• 1923 - Denise Levertov, American poet/essayist (Joy Beneath the Skin)
• 1923 - Reed van Delft, [Hendrika M Schwartz], actress (Golden draagkoets)
• 1924 - Jose Casanovas, composer
• 1924 - Piet Roozenburg, World champ checker player (1948 . . 55)
• 1925 - Jayaaram N Reddy, South African politician/banker
• 1925 - Ken "Slasher" Mackay, cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder)
• 1925 - Luciano Berio, Oneglia Italy, composer (Chemins)
• 1926 - Y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL QB (Baltimore, SF, NY Giants, MVP 1963)
• 1927 - Renato de Grandis, composer
• 1928 - Gabriel Laub, Polish writer
• 1928 - Ken Hough, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in two Tests v England 1959)
• 1929 - George H Crumb, Charleston WV, composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time)
• 1929 - James Brosnan, baseball player/writer (Long Season)
• 1930 - Big Bopper, [JP Richardson], Sabine Pass Tx, vocalist (Chantiily Lace)
• 1930 - Johan Galtung, Norway, polemologist (Meaning of Nonviolence)
• 1930 - Raj Bagri, Indies/British merchant in metal
• 1931 - Sofiya Asgatovna Gubaydulina, composer
• 1934 - Arvind Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav Scored 8 & 7 in one Test)
• 1934 - Margie Masters, LPGA golfer
• 1936 - Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch politican (VVD)
• 1936 - Bill Wyman, England, rocker (Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb)
• 1936 - David Nelson, NYC, actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet)
• 1936 - Rainer Kunad, composer
• 1937 - Miguel Angel Coria, composer
• 1938 - Fred E Finn, SF Calif, pianist (Mickie Finn's)
• 1939 - Uri Sharvit, composer
• 1940 - David Sainsbury, English billionaire/founder (Dutch Soc-Dem)
• 1940 - F Murray Abraham, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Amadeus, Mad Man)
• 1941 - Frank AM Aendenboom, Flemish actor (Lion of Flanders)
• 1943 - Jose Serrano, (Rep-D-New York)
• 1944 - Ted Templeman, rocker
• 1946 - Jerry Edmonton, Canada, rock drummer (Steppenwolf)
• 1947 - Edgar Broughton, rocker
• 1947 - Kevin Kline, St Louis, actor (Sophie's Choice, Big Chill)
• 1948 - Dale "Buffin" Griffin, rock drummer (Mott The Hoople)
• 1948 - Kweisi Mfume, (Rep-D-Maryland)/CEO (NAACP)
• 1950 - Terry Buffin, rock drummer (British Lions)
• 1951 - Todd Crespi, Frankfurt Germany, actor (Magician)
• 1953 - Billy Thomas, Ft Meyers Fla, singer (McBride & Ride-I Count on You)
• 1953 - James di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles
• 1953 - Jonathan di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles
• 1954 - Doug Davidson, Glendale CA, actor (Paul Williams-Young & Restless)
• 1954 - Jaap J Feenstra, Dutch MP (PvdA)
• 1954 - Perry Lee "Tiny" Tavares, rocker
• 1955 - Ghulam Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman v England 1982)
• 1958 - Mathilde Santing, Dutch rock singer (Breast & Brow)
• 1958 - Pam Gietzen, LPGA golfer
• 1960 - Carolien de Windt, Suriname/Dutch singer (Mai Tai)
• 1960 - Ian Baker-Finch, Nambour Queensland, PGA golfer (1991 British Open)
• 1961 - Rafael Belliard, Pueblo Nuevo Dom Rep, infielder (Atlanta Braves)
• 1961 - Russell Swanson, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
• 1961 - Susan Leigh Still, Augusta Ga, lt cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 83, 94)
• 1962 - B D Wong, SF CA, actor (Freshman, Mystery Date)
• 1962 - Jay Novacek, NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1964 - Griffin O'Neal, actor (April Fools Day, Wraith)
• 1964 - Patrick Hunter, NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1965 - Donald Frank, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings)
• 1965 - Vernice Smith, NFL guard (Washington Redskins, St Louis Rams)
• 1966 - F P Santangelo, Livonia MI, outfielder (Montreal Expos)
• 1966 - Shawn Lee, NFL defensive tackle (SD Chargers)
• 1967 - Ian Bishop, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler)
• 1968 - Adrian Dale, cricketer (prolific Glamorgan & England A batsman)
• 1968 - Francisco Claver, Spain, tennis star
• 1968 - Ken Ryan, Pawtucket RI, pitcher (Phila Phillies)
• 1969 - Arthur Rhodes, Waco Texas, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
• 1969 - Kelvin Pritchett, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1969 - Morena Corwin, Seoul, Korea, playmate (Sep, 1992)
• 1970 - Alonza Bevan, London, bassist/tabla (Kula Shaker)
• 1970 - Lamont Hollinquest, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1970 - Todd Riech, Polson Montana, javelin thrower
• 1970 - Walter Dunson, NFL running back/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1971 - Aaron Bailey, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1971 - Mike Verstegen, NFL guard (NO Saints)
• 1972 - Eric Sutton, CFL cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 1972 - Louis Michael Anthony Sassin, Boston, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun)
• 1972 - Natasha Ann Courter, Davenport Iowa, Miss America-Iowa (1997)
• 1972 - Pat Williams, defensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)
• 1972 - Ruxandra Dragomir, Pitesti Rom, tennis star (1996 Bournemouth doubles)
• 1972 - Susan Barnett, Miss Pennsylvania USA (1996)
• 1972 - T J Cunningham, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1972 - Tom Fletcher, NFL defensive safety (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1973 - Kenny Holmes, defensive end (Tennessee Oilers)
• 1974 - Alexander PGR duke of Ulster, son of English prince Richard
• 1974 - Nathan Parks, tackle (KC Chiefs)
• 1975 - Corey Dillon, HB (Cincinnati Bengals)
• 1976 - Yanda Nossiter, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
• 1979 - Amanda Aardsma, Miss Colorado Teen USA (1997)
• 1988 - Daniel Shalikar, actor (Honey I Blew Up the Kids)
• 1988 - Joshua Shalikar, actor (Honey I Blew Up the Kids)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0996 - Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58
• 1521 - Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57
• 1537 - Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies
• 1579 - Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51
• 1601 - Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54
• 1649 - Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89
• 1655 - Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63
• 1667 - Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried
• 1679 - Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66
• 1785 - Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64
• 1789 - Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69
• 1789 - Lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet, dies at 68
• 1799 - Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59
• 1852 - Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70
• 1860 - Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80
• 1864 - James Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46
• 1897 - Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73
• 1898 - Pierre C Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (Panth‚on), dies at 73
• 1901 - Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82
• 1902 - Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69
• 1912 - Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83
• 1918 - Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86
• 1925 - Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56
• 1929 - Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74
• 1930 - Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26
• 1931 - Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies
• 1935 - Henri Pirenne, historian (Lesson villes ouch moyen-ƒge), dies at 73
• 1938 - Ernst Barlach, writer, dies at 68
• 1940 - Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74
• 1941 - S ndor Rem‚nyik, [V‚gv ri], Hungarian poet (Campfire), dies at 51
• 1942 - Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (1 Test England 1921, 1 run, 1 catch), dies
• 1944 - Lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54
• 1945 - Robert Ley, German nazi, commits suicide
• 1945 - Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian Min of Defense/PM (1942-45), executed at 58
• 1948 - Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78
• 1949 - Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70
• 1952 - Frederick Jacobi, composer, dies at 61
• 1953 - Ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74
• 1957 - Christian Dior, French designer (New Look), dies at 52 in Italy
• 1958 - Esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81
• 1958 - Martin Fallas Shaw, composer, dies at 83
• 1958 - Theodor Kr”ger, German author (Forgotten Village), dies at 61
• 1961 - Milan Stoyadinovich, fascist Yugoslavia PM (1935-39), dies at 73
• 1963 - Beverly Wills, actress (Beverly-I Married Joan), dies at 29
• 1967 - Lyle Latell, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon), dies at 63
• 1969 - Otto Jochum, composer, dies at 71
• 1970 - Richard Hofstadter, US historian, dies at 54
• 1971 - Carl Ruggles, US composer (Evocations), dies at 95
• 1971 - Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lion collapses during game & later, dies
• 1971 - Fernand Quinet, Belgian composer/conductor (Guerre), dies at 73
• 1972 - Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), dies at 53
• 1973 - Allan "Rocky" Lane, actor (voice of Mr Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 72
• 1973 - Jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies
• 1974 - David Oistrach, Russian violinist, dies at 65
• 1975 - Ismail Erez, Turkish ambassador, killed by car bomb in Paris
• 1976 - Richard Sturzenegger, composer, dies at 70
• 1980 - Leonid Georiyevich Ivanov, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 33), dies at 30
• 1981 - Deborah Baltzell, actress (Karen-I'm a Big Girl Now), dies at 25
• 1982 - James Philbrook, actor (Islanders, Investigators), dies at 58
• 1983 - Jessica Savitch, news anchor (NBC-TV), dies at 35
• 1984 - Edith Massey, actress (Polyester, Pink Flamingos), dies at 66
• 1984 - Walter Woolf King, actor/TV host (Lights Cameras Action), dies at 85
• 1987 - Constantin Alajalov, Russian artist, dies at 86
• 1991 - Gene Roddenberry, creator (Star Trek), dies of cardiac arrest at 70
• 1991 - Leon Clements, journalist (Interlijnen), dies at 43
• 1992 - Alexander V Van de Wall Bake, staff leader/gov KMA Breda, dies
• 1992 - Laurie Colwin, novelist (Happy All the Time), dies at 48
• 1993 - Ben Scholtens, historian (Gaama Duumi), murdered at 39
• 1993 - Desmond Nuttall, English theorist, dies at 49
• 1993 - Tonino Nardi, Italian cinematographer (Porte Manifest), dies at 54
• 1994 - Alexandr Nikolaievich Shelepin, dir of KGB (1958-61), dies
• 1994 - Gamini Dissanayake, Sri Lankain presidential candidate, murdered
• 1994 - Raul Julia, actor (Addams Family), dies of stroke at 54
• 1995 - Emile Jonassaint, president of Haiti (1994), dies at 82
• 1995 - Ronald Selby Wright, minister, dies at 87
• 1996 - Arthur Axmann, head of Hitler Youths in (1940-45), dies at 83
• 1996 - Bruce Matthews, newspaper executive, dies at 71
• 1996 - Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, diplomat, dies at 96
• 1996 - Roderick Barclay, diplomat, dies at 87
• 1996 - Sid Pye, drummer, dies at 55
• 1997 - Don Messick, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm), dies at 62