• 1380 - Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint
• 1548 - Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet
• 1556 - Fran‡ois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant
• 1578 - Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized
• 1609 - Frederick III, King of Denmark & Norway (1648-70); absolutist
• 1644 - Gottfried Wegner, composer
• 1657 - Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer
• 1690 - Christian Goldbach, German mathematician (Goldbach position)
• 1734 - Joseph Schmitt, composer
• 1756 - Johann Christoph Vogel, composer
• 1765 - David H Chass‚, Dutch baron/general (fought Napoleon at Waterloo)
• 1781 - Gustave Vogt, composer
• 1782 - John Caldwell Calhoun, SC, Andrew Jackson's VP (1825-32)
• 1809 - Gabriel de la Concepci¢n Vald‚s, [Placido], Cuban poet
• 1813 - Friedrich Hebbel, writer
• 1829 - William Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
• 1830 - Numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian/sociologist
• 1837 - Grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97)
• 1838 - Jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter
• 1838 - Randal Cremer, Britain, trade unionist, pacifist (Nobel 1903)
• 1839 - Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
• 1843 - Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899)
• 1844 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade)
• 1848 - Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer
• 1858 - Rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor)
• 1864 - Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten)
• 1866 - Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer
• 1866 - John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs (1913-18)
• 1867 - Michael G de Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam)
• 1869 - [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain, British PM (C, 1937-40)
• 1872 - Frank Hoyt Losey, composer
• 1877 - Clem Hill, cricketer (all-time great Australian batsman)
• 1880 - Christopher K H de Ner‚e tot Babberich, cartoonist
• 1881 - Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963)
• 1881 - Paul Le Flem, composer
• 1882 - Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer
• 1886 - Edward Everett Horton, Bkln NY, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show)
• 1886 - Kurt Koffka, Germany, Gestalt psychologist
• 1886 - Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, Dutch author (Between Heaven & Earth)
• 1888 - Joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor
• 1889 - F Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands
• 1890 - Gerardus van der Leeuw, Dutch religion historian/minister of Education
• 1892 - Robert P Tristram Coffin, poet/reporter (WW II)
• 1893 - Wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth)
• 1897 - Betty Compson, actress (Big City, Docks Of New York)
• 1898 - Otto Jochum, composer
• 1899 - Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin
• 1901 - Piotr Perkowski, composer
• 1905 - John Kirkpatrick, NYC, pianist (Concord Sonata)
• 1905 - Mollie Parnis, NYC, fashion designer (Mollie Roberts Collection)
• 1905 - Robert Donat, England, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Citadel)
• 1906 - Roy L Johnson, US admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean)
• 1907 - Eleanor L "Betty" Compton, US actress (Here Comes Trouble)
• 1908 - Louis Gaste, songwriter
• 1910 - Chiang Ching-huo, son of Chinese pres Chiang Kai-shek/pres (1978-88)
• 1911 - Smiley Burnette, Summum Ill, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction)
• 1913 - Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/Rhine
• 1913 - Rene Clement, Bordeaux France, director/writer (Is Paris Burning)
• 1913 - William Hutchinson Murray, mountaineer/author
• 1914 - Cesar Guerra Peixe, composer
• 1914 - James Pack, naval officer museum curator
• 1915 - Richard Thomas Condon, author
• 1916 - Louis Toebosch, composer
• 1919 - Laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936)
• 1919 - Len Johnson, cricketer (Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948)
• 1920 - Eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator
• 1920 - John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope (1978- )
• 1922 - Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician
• 1924 - Madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49)
• 1925 - Peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible)
• 1927 - George Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion)
• 1927 - John Harold Kander, composer (Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs Kramer)
• 1928 - Fidel V Ramos, pres (Phillipines)
• 1928 - William R Boggs, Georgia, Brig Gen/chief of engineers under Bragg
• 1929 - Christa Wolf, German novelist (Divided Heaven)
• 1929 - Ctirad Kohoutek, composer
• 1929 - Kai Winding, rocker
• 1930 - Maurice Peress, NYC, conductor (KC Philharmonic 1974-80)
• 1931 - Howard Coble, (Rep-R-NC, 1985- )
• 1932 - F[rederik] W[illem] de Klerk, president South Africa (1989-94)
• 1932 - John Updike, Shillington Pa, poet/novelist (Rabbit Run)
• 1933 - Unita Blackwell, 1st black mayor in Mississippi
• 1934 - Pavle Despalj, composer
• 1936 - Hans Peter Bleuel, writer
• 1936 - Robert Lee Smith, US singer (Tams, You Lied to Your Daddy)
• 1936 - Tony Nash, England, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1964)
• 1937 - Mark Donohue, auto racer (1972 Indianapolis 500)
• 1937 - Robin Wright, race horse trainer
• 1938 - Carl Gottlieb, comedian (Ken Berry Wow Show)
• 1938 - Charley Pride, Sledge Miss, country singer (Sweet Country)
• 1938 - Shashi Kapoor, Calcutta India, actor (Shalimar, Heat & Dust)
• 1939 - Travis Pritchett, rocker (Travis & Bob)
• 1940 - Kathy Hutchinson, race horse trainer
• 1941 - Wilson Pickett, Prattville Alabama, R&B singer (Funky Broadway)
• 1941 - Wolfgang Bauer, writer
• 1943 - Kevin Dobson, Jackson Hgts NY, actor (Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon)
• 1945 - Aleksey Vakhonin, USSR, bantam weight (Olympic-gold-1964)
• 1946 - Michael Reagan, talk show host, Ronald's son
• 1947 - Barry Wilson, Engld, rock drummer (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale)
• 1947 - David Lloyd, cricketer (England opener, 214 v India 1974)
• 1947 - Steven H Schiff, (Rep-R-New Mexico)
• 1948 - Eknath Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder)
• 1949 - Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, Irish snooker player (2X world-champ)
• 1949 - Starr Danias, NYC, ballerina (Turning Point)
• 1950 - Brad Dourif, WV, actor (Ragtime, Eyes of Laura Mars, Fatal Beauty)
• 1950 - James Conlon, NYC, conductor (Cincinnati May Festival-1979)
• 1950 - John Hartman, Falls Church Va, rock drummer (Doobie Brothers)
• 1953 - Helmer C Koetje, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)
• 1953 - Jamie West-Oram, rocker (Fixx)
• 1953 - Margaret L Augustine, Buffalo NY, project manager (Biosphere 2)
• 1953 - Nicholas Wisdom, cricketer (son of comic Norman, 2 games Sussex 1974)
• 1954 - James F Reilly II, Mt Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut (STS 89, sk:100)
• 1955 - Graham Porter, cricketer (1 day intl for Australia 1979)
• 1956 - "The Model" Rick Martel, [Richard Vignault], wrestler (WWF/AWA)
• 1956 - Ingamar Stenmark, Sweden, slalom (Olympic-2 gold-1980)
• 1957 - Christer Fuglesang, Stockholm Sweden, physicist/astronaut (Mir backup)
• 1957 - Melvin Gentry, vocalits/guitarist (Midnight Star-No Parking)
• 1958 - Andreas Wenzel, Liechtenstein, skier (Olympic-silver-1980)
• 1959 - Irene Cara, Bronx NYC, actress/singer (Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury)
• 1960 - Claudia Udy, Albuquerque NM, actress (Out of Control, Nightforce)
• 1960 - Guy Carbonneau, Sept-iles, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
• 1960 - Patricia Farinelli, LA Calif, playmate (December, 1981)
• 1960 - Richard Biggs, Columbus Ohio, actor (Marcus-Days of Our Lives)
• 1961 - Kevan James, cricketer (all-rounder 4 wkts/4 balls & ton v India 1996)
• 1961 - Mark Van Thillo, Wilrijk Belgium, co-capt (Biosphere 2)
• 1961 - Todd Nelson, Dalles Ore, tennis star
• 1962 - Trevor Franklin, cricketer (opened for NZ mid-80's)
• 1963 - Vanessa L Williams, Millwood NY, 1st black Miss America (1983)/singer
• 1964 - Bonnie Blair, Champaign Ill, speed skater (Oly-5 gold/brz-88, 92, 94)
• 1964 - Christina Ferguson, Phoenix Az, playmate (Apr, 1983)
• 1965 - Geronimo Berroa, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Oakland A's)
• 1965 - Jeff Labarr, rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station)
• 1966 - Jerry Cantrell, US rock guitarist (Alice in Chains-Dirt)
• 1967 - Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver (Cleve Browns, KC Chiefs)
• 1967 - Derrick Graham, NFL tackle (GB Packers, Car Panthers, Seat Seahawks)
• 1968 - Joseph Ouellet, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
• 1968 - Pat Terrell, NFL strong safety (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
• 1969 - Michael Dumas, NFL free safety (SD Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1969 - Shaun Udal, cricketer (Hants off-spinner, England to Aust 1994-95)
• 1969 - Sheila Taormina, 4X200m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1970 - Michael Rapaport, actor (Zak-Zebrahead)
• 1970 - Queen Latifah, rap singer/actress (Khadijah James-Living Single)
• 1970 - Sarah Thorsett, Winona Minn, 1.5k runner
• 1971 - Mariaan de Swardt, Johannesburg, tennis star (1996 3rd round Aust))
• 1973 - Marlon Kerner, NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills)
• 1973 - Rob Johnson, NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1974 - Petra Kamstra, Rotterdam Holland, tennis star (1995 Surabaya doubles)
• 1974 - Tina Krizan, Maribor Slovenia, tennis star (1995 Surabaya doubles)
• 1974 - Torrian Gray, safety (Minnesota Vikings)
• 1975 - Claude N'Goran, Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro
• 1975 - Kimmo Timonen, hockey defenseman (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998)
• 1978 - Dionne Bainbridge, Brisbane QLD Aust, NZ 200m swimmer (Olympics-96)
• 1996 - ?, son of woman in coma raped by John Horace

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0235 - Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered
• 0978 - Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15
• 1227 - Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies
• 1314 - Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies
• 1493 - John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82
• 1582 - Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched
• 1584 - Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53
• 1690 - Charles, duke of Lutherans, dies
• 1745 - Robert Walpole, 1st English premier (1722-42), dies at 68 [NS=3/29]
• 1768 - Lawrence Sterne, writer (Sentimental Journey France & Italy), dies
• 1799 - John Randall, composer, dies at 82
• 1816 - Johann Paul Schulthesius, composer, dies at 67
• 1817 - Johann Jakob Walder, composer, dies at 67
• 1823 - Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval, composer, dies at 69
• 1870 - Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48
• 1875 - Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43
• 1876 - F Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65
• 1886 - Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91
• 1889 - William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66
• 1899 - Douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails, trains), dies at 76
• 1899 - Svetolik Rankovic, Serbian writer (Crushed Ideals), dies at 35
• 1900 - Ant¢nio Nobre, Portuguese poet (S¢ [Lonely]), dies at 32
• 1913 - George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas at 67
• 1917 - William Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies
• 1918 - Willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80
• 1924 - John Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79
• 1928 - Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32
• 1933 - Luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60
• 1936 - Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58
• 1938 - Cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62
• 1944 - Benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79
• 1954 - Walter Mead, cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies
• 1956 - Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85
• 1956 - Louis Bromfield, writer, dies at 59
• 1964 - Norbert Wiener, US mathematician (cybernetics), dies at 69
• 1965 - Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45
• 1967 - Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42
• 1968 - Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer, dies at 85
• 1969 - Barbara Bates, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life), dies at 43
• 1971 - George Wood, England cricket wicketkeeper (v S Africa 1924), dies
• 1973 - Lauritz L H Melchior, Danish baritone/actor (Luxury Liner), dies at 82
• 1974 - David C Imboden, actor (King of Kings), dies at 87
• 1976 - James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies at 73
• 1976 - Robert de Roos, composer, dies at 69
• 1977 - Marien Ngouabi, president of Congo-Brazzaville, murdered
• 1978 - Faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84
• 1978 - Peggy Wood, actress (One Life to Live, Mama), dies at 86
• 1980 - Erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79
• 1980 - Herman Griffith, cricketer (13 Tests for WI, 44 wickets), dies
• 1982 - Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60
• 1983 - Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies
• 1984 - Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50
• 1984 - Paul Frances Webster, lyricist, dies of Parkinson's disease at 76
• 1985 - Jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89
• 1986 - Bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71
• 1987 - Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82
• 1989 - Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51
• 1989 - William Challee, actor (Desperate, Moonchild), dies
• 1990 - Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36
• 1991 - Jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72
• 1991 - Vilma Banky, actress (Eagle, Son of Sheik, Rebel), dies at 93
• 1992 - Cornelis B Vaandrager, [C Vaan], poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies at 56
• 1995 - Charles Drain, singer, dies at 65
• 1995 - Frederic Ramsey Jr, folklorist/author, dies at 80
• 1995 - Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Raskolnikov), dies at 84
• 1996 - Alepoude Odysseus Elytis llis, poet, dies at 84
• 1996 - Hawkes Jessie Jacquetta Priestley, archaeologist, dies at 85
• 1997 - ?, raped comatose woman who bore a child 1 year earlier, dies at 30
• 1997 - Willem de Kooning (abstract artist), dead Alzheimer's at 92