• 1539 - Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer
• 1579 - John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)
• 1594 - Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer
• 1606 - Christoph Schultze, composer
• 1629 - Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter
• 1659 - Fran‡ois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman
• 1720 - Charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender]
• 1729 - Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer
• 1758 - Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer
• 1774 - Guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer
• 1786 - Pietro Raimondi, composer
• 1805 - Thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry
• 1807 - Richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
• 1808 - Thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887
• 1809 - Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer
• 1812 - Achille Peri, composer
• 1813 - Samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82)
• 1819 - John Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850)
• 1825 - Romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888
• 1833 - Samuel A Mudd, doctor, convicted of giving medical aid to JW Booth
• 1841 - Ferdinand-�douard Buisson, France, educator (Nobel Peace Prize 1927)
• 1858 - Jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides)
• 1859 - Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher
• 1865 - Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)
• 1867 - Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer
• 1868 - Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road
• 1869 - Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady)
• 1870 - Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)
• 1871 - Henry Kimball Hadley, composer
• 1872 - Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer
• 1875 - T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green)
• 1876 - Jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses)
• 1876 - Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson (1923-46)
• 1881 - Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)
• 1884 - Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor
• 1886 - Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer
• 1886 - Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Calif, tennis player (US Open 1909-11)
• 1889 - Bozidar Sirola, composer
• 1894 - Robert Menzies, Australian PM (1939-41, 1949-66)
• 1895 - Susanne Langer, US, philosopher/educator (Philosophy in a New Key)
• 1898 - Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama)
• 1900 - Gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935)
• 1901 - Louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20]
• 1901 - Robert Van de Graaff, Alabama, physicist (Mobility of Gaseous Ions)
• 1902 - George EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews
• 1902 - Max Lerner, US, columnist (NY Post)
• 1902 - Sidney Hook, anticommunist philosopher (Paradoxes of Freedom)
• 1904 - Albert Van Dekker, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture)
• 1904 - [Schmidt] Hans Burkhardt, artist
• 1905 - "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (mighty Australian leg-spinner)
• 1906 - Dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6)
• 1906 - Irving Krick, meteorologist
• 1906 - Lowell Gilmore, MN, actor (Living Christ Series)
• 1908 - Giulio Cesare Brero, composer
• 1908 - Norman Hackforth, broadcaster
• 1909 - Vagn Holmboe, composer
• 1911 - Hortense Calisher, NYC, novelist (Arts & Letters 1967)
• 1915 - Aziz Nesin, writer
• 1918 - Audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up)
• 1920 - V„in” Linna, writer
• 1922 - Charita Bauer, Newark NJ, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family)
• 1922 - George Roy Hill, dir (Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance)
• 1923 - Nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist
• 1924 - Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor (PT-109, Assault on a Queen)
• 1924 - F Mayr”cker, writer
• 1924 - Ingeborg E A "Inge" Beekman, actress (Horizon)
• 1925 - Bob de Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders)
• 1925 - Datuk Seri Mahathir bin Mahamad, premier of Malaysia (1981- )
• 1925 - Frederick Edward Nicklin, architect
• 1925 - Vlastimir Nikolovski, composer
• 1926 - David Levine, US painter
• 1927 - Jim Simpson, sportscaster
• 1928 - Charles Donald Adams, singer
• 1928 - Jack Christiansen, Kansas, NFL hall of famer defensive back (Lions)
• 1929 - Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia
• 1932 - John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI)
• 1933 - Gordon Getty
• 1933 - Rik Van Looy, Belgian cyclist (world champion, 1961)
• 1935 - Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla, cricketer (166 on debut Pakistan v Aust 1964)
• 1938 - John Harris Harbison, Orange NJ, composer
• 1939 - Agatha N "Kim" Weston, US gospel/singer (It Takes Two)
• 1939 - Dianne Arndt, artist/photographer
• 1939 - Klaus Schweizer, composer
• 1940 - Larry Willis, rock keyboardist (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 1941 - Frank Creton, Suriname/Neth painter
• 1942 - Robert L Hayes, Jacksonville Fla, 100m/4x100m runner (Oly-2 gold-1964)
• 1943 - Angel Tompkins, Albany Calif, actress (Gloria-Search) [or 12/29/49]
• 1944 - G Wolfgruber, writer
• 1944 - Robert Colomby, NYC, rock drummer (Blood Sweat & Tears-When I Die)
• 1946 - John Spencer, actor (Tommy Mullanney-LA Law)
• 1946 - Patti Smith, singer/songwriter
• 1946 - Uri Geller, Israel, psychic (bends forks)
• 1947 - Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer
• 1947 - Peter Criss[coula], Bkln NY, rocker (Kiss-Beth)
• 1948 - "Little" Stevie Wright, rocker (Easybeats)
• 1949 - Claudia Jennings, [Mary Ellen Chestrerton], Minn, playmate (Nov, 1969)
• 1950 - Alex Chllton, rocker
• 1952 - Jenny Agutter, Taunton England, actress (Logan's Run, Equus, Amy)
• 1952 - Sergio Vastano, Italian actor (Nightclub, Prete Bello)
• 1955 - Ed Kuepper, German/Australian, singer/songwriter (Saints)
• 1955 - Pierre Bokma, Dutch actor (Avonden, Leedvermaak)
• 1955 - Sammy Mitchell, US programmer (Qedit/TSE/Semware)
• 1956 - Blanche Baker, NYC, actress/Carroll Baker's Daughter (French Postcard)
• 1957 - Anita Baker, [Ward], Detroit Mi, vocalist (Rapture)
• 1957 - Billy Bragg, singer/songwriter
• 1957 - Mike Watt, US bassist (Rockband Firehose)
• 1958 - Billy Bragg, British rocker (It Says Here, Ideology)
• 1959 - David Lutz, NFL guard/tackle (Detroit Lions)
• 1960 - Carolyn Seaward, Devonshire England, Miss United Kingdom (1979)
• 1960 - John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star
• 1960 - Piet Keur, Dutch soccer player/trainer, (SC Heerenveen, AZ)
• 1961 - Bonnie Marino, Cleveland Oh, playmate (Jun, 1990)
• 1961 - Gale Gilbert, NFL quarterback (SD Chargers)
• 1961 - Nate Newton, NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1962 - Thomas Newberry, NFL guard (Pitts Steelers)
• 1963 - Karen Moncrieff, Sacramento Calif, actress (Xtro 3, Days of Our Lives)
• 1963 - Pam Casale, Camden NJ, tennis player (Marco Island finals 1985)
• 1966 - Chris Robinson, singer (Black Crowes)
• 1966 - Ed de Goey, Dutch soccer goalie (Feyenoord)
• 1966 - Tim Hauck, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks)
• 1967 - Duncan Kennedy, Burlington Calif, luger (Olympics-1994)
• 1967 - Wendy Hamilton, Detroit Mich, playmate (Dec, 1991)
• 1969 - Bobby Phills, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets)
• 1970 - Dino Felicetti, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
• 1970 - Grant Flower, cricketer (bro of Andy Zimbabwe Test opening batsman)
• 1970 - Jason Simmons, CFL/WLAF defensive tackle (Roughriders, Claymores)
• 1970 - Scott Slutzker, tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1970 - Tony Semple, NFL guard (Detroit Lions)
• 1970 - Travis Green, Castlegar, NHL center (NY Islanders)
• 1971 - Jerry Ellison, NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• 1972 - Jan Caloun, hockey forward (Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998)
• 1972 - Jonathan Wyatt, Lower Hutt NZ, 5000m (Olympics-96)
• 1973 - Barry Stokes, WLAF offensive linesman (Rhein Fire)
• 1973 - Cory Stillman, Peterborough, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
• 1973 - Jenny Boucek, WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers)
• 1973 - Muadianvita Kazadi, linebacker (St Louis Rams)
• 1974 - Augie Ojeda, LA Calif, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0069 - Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered
• 0910 - Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies
• 1073 - Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies
• 1355 - Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies
• 1590 - Ambroise Par‚, French surgeon, dies at 80
• 1632 - Nicolas Antoine, French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed
• 1676 - John Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76
• 1679 - Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75
• 1738 - Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer, dies at 56
• 1749 - Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies
• 1783 - Antonio Francisco Jawer Jose Soler, Sp composer (Fandango), dies at 54
• 1793 - Joseph Legros, composer, dies at 54
• 1798 - Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector, dies at 72
• 1799 - David Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66
• 1812 - Sacagawea, Shoshone interpreter for Lewis & Clark, dies
• 1815 - Giovanni Meli, Sicilian poet (Buccolica), dies at 75
• 1819 - Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, composer, dies at 50
• 1821 - Gian Francesco Fortunati, composer, dies at 75
• 1875 - Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75
• 1876 - Hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US
• 1903 - Gavriil Musicescu, composer, dies at 56
• 1909 - Benjamin Ipavec, composer, dies at 79
• 1916 - Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68
• 1916 - William Wallace Gilchrist, composer, dies at 70
• 1929 - Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90
• 1936 - Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid
• 1937 - Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72
• 1939 - Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide
• 1942 - Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63
• 1944 - Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70
• 1945 - Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies
• 1947 - St-Georges de Bouch‚lier, Fr author (Children's Carnival), dies at 71
• 1948 - C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85
• 1948 - Ladha Ramji, cricketer (bro of Amar Singh, Test Ind 1933-34), dies
• 1954 - Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80
• 1954 - James Hilton, English author (Lost Horizon), dies at 54
• 1961 - Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57
• 1962 - Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68
• 1962 - Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer, dies at 75
• 1963 - Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54
• 1965 - Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73
• 1968 - Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84
• 1968 - John Steinbeck, author (Grapes of Wrath, Nobel 1940, 62), dies at 66
• 1968 - Max Brod, writer, dies at 84
• 1971 - Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78
• 1972 - G�nter Eich, German literary (Botschaften des Regens), dies at 65
• 1973 - Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37
• 1973 - Luis Carrero Blanco, PM of Spain (1973), assassinated by ETA
• 1974 - Andr‚ Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69
• 1975 - Vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76
• 1975 - William Lundigan, Syracuse NY, actor (Climax), dies at 61
• 1976 - Richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74
• 1976 - Walter Fitzgerald, actor (Adv of Sadie, Fallen Idol), dies at 80
• 1982 - Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95
• 1988 - Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49
• 1989 - Audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77
• 1991 - Andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies
• 1991 - Fop[pe] I Brouwer, biologist (Everything That Lives & Grows), dies
• 1991 - Helene Heigh, actress (Undercover Woman, Teen Age Thunder), dies at 86
• 1991 - Sam Rabin, speaker of house, dies at 88
• 1991 - Stephen Birnbaum, US tourism writer, dies at 54
• 1991 - Thomas Newman, actor/composer (Cape Fear), dies of heart attack at 60
• 1991 - Walter Chiari, actor (Girl Under Sheet), dies of heart attack at 67
• 1993 - Moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64
• 1993 - Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies from cancer at 74
• 1993 - W Edwards Deming, US economist (helped Japan after WW II), dies at 93
• 1994 - Dean Rusk, US Sect of State (1961-69), dies at 85
• 1994 - J C "Jody" Bateman, fiddler, dies at 75
• 1995 - John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer, dies at 90
• 1995 - Madge Sinclair, actress (Star Trek IV, Conrack, Convoy), dies at 55
• 1996 - Amata Kabua, Pres of Marshall Islands (1979-96), dies
• 1996 - Carl Sagan, scientist (Contact), dies at 62
• 1996 - Roger Peacock), writer, dies at 76
• 1997 - Dawn Steel, film maker (When Harry Met Sally), dies at 51
• 1997 - Denise Levertov, poet, dies at 74
• 1997 - Vincent Ciccone, inventor (Blow-Pops candy), dies at 81