• 1442 - Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)
• 1592 - George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral
• 1698 - Karel Jozef, ruler of Batthy nyi
• 1715 - Franz Sparry, composer
• 1748 - Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer
• 1750 - Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer
• 1753 - Franz K Achard, German physicist
• 1757 - Claus Nielsen Schali, composer
• 1758 - James Monroe, Westmoreland Va, (D-R) 5th pres (1817-25)
• 1770 - Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs
• 1774 - Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse
• 1795 - Charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)
• 1809 - Conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist
• 1810 - Daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
• 1812 - Daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910
• 1815 - Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897
• 1825 - James Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1826 - Alexander Stadtfeld, composer
• 1838 - Tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911)
• 1842 - Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89)
• 1846 - Johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids)
• 1848 - Ludvig Schytte, composer
• 1864 - William F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory)
• 1868 - �mile Bernard, writer
• 1870 - Hermann Suter, composer
• 1873 - Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association)
• 1874 - Karl Kraus, writer
• 1874 - Sidney Toler, Warrensburg MO, actor (Madame X, Meeting at Midnight)
• 1876 - Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats
• 1878 - Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare)
• 1879 - Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher
• 1879 - Franz Arnold, writer
• 1882 - Alberto Pirelli, Italian industrialist
• 1886 - Erich Salomon, German photographer
• 1888 - Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general (WW I/Italy/Netherland)
• 1889 - Ant¢nio de Oliveira Salazar, premier/dictator Portugal (1932-68)
• 1889 - Bryant Washburn, Chicago, actor (Exposure, Millionaire Kid, Nabonga)
• 1889 - Karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear admiral
• 1892 - Georges Antoine, composer
• 1892 - John Jacob Niles, composer
• 1892 - Joseph Dunninger, NYC, mentalist (Amazing Dunninger)
• 1900 - Bruno Apitz, writer
• 1900 - Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer (hypothesized "Oort Cloud")
• 1900 - Maurice Thorez, secretary-general (French Communist Party)
• 1901 - Corry Vonk, [Cornelia D], wife of Wim Kan (ABC-cabaret)
• 1906 - Bartholomeus J "Bart" Bok, Dutch/US astronomer (Milky Way)
• 1906 - Kurt G”del, Austria, mathematician (Incompleteness Theorem)
• 1906 - Pierre [Louis] Boileau, Paris France, novelist (Vertigo)
• 1907 - Marion Coulon, Belgian theoriest (Jeunesse … la d‚rive)
• 1908 - Arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop
• 1908 - Jack Fingleton, cricketer (Australian opener of 30's)
• 1908 - Michael T Fitzmaurice, Chicago IL, actor (Reported Missing, 14 Hours)
• 1911 - Frans Vroons, actor/tenor/director (Neth Opera)
• 1912 - Odette Hallowes, British classified agent in France (WW II)
• 1914 - Skuli Halldorsson, composer
• 1917 - Joop Waasdorp, Dutch writer (Naked Life)
• 1917 - Robert Anderson, NY, writer (Tea & Sympathy, Never Sang for My Father)
• 1917 - Robert Cornthwaite, St Helen Oregon, actor (Thing, War of the Worlds)
• 1920 - Nan Merriman, US/Neth singer (Arturo Toscanini NBC Orch)
• 1921 - Rowland Evans, White Marsh Pa, news reporter (CNN-Evans & Novak)
• 1922 - Guillaume Jorissen, Flemish politician (Volksunie)
• 1922 - Iser J Koepermann, Russian/US world checkers champ (1958-68, 75-76)
• 1922 - William S Broomfield, (Rep-R-MI, 1956- )
• 1923 - Adele Mara, Dearborn Mich, actress/singer (Cool Million, Wheels)
• 1923 - Wolfgang Steffen, composer
• 1924 - Kenneth David Kaunda, founder/president (Zambia, 1964-91)
• 1925 - Richard C Sarafian, NYC, director/actor (Foley Square)
• 1926 - Harper Lee, author (To Kill a Mockingbird)
• 1927 - Garfield Weston, English industrial/billionaire (Twinings Tea)
• 1928 - Yves Klein, French sculptor/painter
• 1929 - Carolyn Jones, Amarillo Texas, actress (Morticia-Addams Family)
• 1930 - Christopher John Magenis Headington, composer
• 1930 - James Baker 3, Houston, Sec of Treasury (1985-88), Sec State (1989-92)
• 1932 - Marek Kopelent, composer
• 1933 - Karl Heinz Wahren, composer
• 1933 - Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer
• 1936 - John Martin Tchicai, composer
• 1937 - Saddam Hussein, [At-Takriti], president of Iraq (1979- )
• 1938 - Beverly F Albert, architect
• 1938 - Madge Sinclair, Kingston Jamaica, actress (Bell-Roots, Trapper John)
• 1941 - Ann-Margret, Valsjobya Sweden, actress (Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy)
• 1942 - Ghislaine Hermanez, architect
• 1942 - Mike Brearley, cricketer (outstanding England captain 1977-81)
• 1943 - Fantastic Johnny C[orley], US singer (Boogaloo down Broadway)
• 1943 - John Oliver Creighton, Orange Tx, Capt USN/astronaut (STS 51G, 36, 48)
• 1945 - Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969)
• 1947 - Steve Khan, jazz musician (Christmas Waltz)
• 1948 - Marcia Strassman, NYC, actress (Julle Kotter-Welcome Back Kotter)
• 1949 - Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Mass, astronaut (STS 37, 47, 59, 79)
• 1950 - Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host (Tonight Show)
• 1950 - Willie Colon, Bronx NY, actor (Last Flight)
• 1952 - Mary McDonnell, Wilkes-Barre PA, actress (Sneakers, Independence Day)
• 1953 - Julie Cole, LPGA golfer
• 1955 - Eddie Jobson, rock violinist (Zappa, UK, Roxy Music-For Your Pleasure)
• 1956 - Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster
• 1956 - Paul S Lockhart, Amarillo Tx, Major USAF/astronaut
• 1957 - Leopold Eyharts, France, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-26, TM-28/27)
• 1958 - Hal Evan Sutton, Shreveport LA, PGA golfer (1982 Walt Disney)
• 1958 - Nancy Lee Grahn, actress (Santa Barbara)
• 1960 - Wally Langdon, bassist (Bob Color)
• 1961 - Cathy Gerring, Ft Wayne IN, LPGA golfer (1990 Lady Keystone Open)
• 1962 - Evguenni Rochtchin, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
• 1964 - Barry Larkin, Cincinnati OH, infielder (Cin Reds)
• 1964 - Helen Marina Lucy Windsor, England, daughter of Prince Edward
• 1964 - Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward/capt (Olympics-4th-88, 96)
• 1966 - Jim Poole, Rochester NY, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
• 1966 - John Patrick Daly, Sacramento CA, PGA golfer (1995 British Open)
• 1967 - Monique Noel, Salem Oregon, playmate (May, 1989)
• 1967 - Pete Stoyanovich, NFL kicker (Miami Dolphins, KC Chiefs)
• 1968 - Andy Flower, cricketer (Zimbabwe keeper & victorious Test captain)
• 1968 - Damion Lyons, CFL cornerback (BC Lions)
• 1968 - Mark Carrier, NFL safety (Chic Bears, Detroit Lions)
• 1969 - Merlelynn Lange-Harris, Toronto Ontario, basketball center (Oly-96)
• 1970 - Jason Belser, defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1970 - Mark Harris, wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers)
• 1970 - Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, Detroit)
• 1970 - Richard Fromberg, Australia, tennis star
• 1971 - Chris Young, Penn, actor (Bryce Lynch-Max Headroom, Great Outdoors)
• 1971 - Meredith McGrath, Midland Mich, tennis star (1996 Essen doubles)
• 1971 - Mihai Apostal, Bucharest Romania, Canadian kayaker (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Simbi Khali, actress (Nina-Third Rock From the Sun)
• 1972 - Jan Benda, Reet Belgium, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
• 1972 - Jean-Paul van Gastel, soccer player (Willem II)
• 1972 - Michelle Menzies, Barrie Ont, Canadian ice pairs (1995, 96 Can champs)
• 1973 - Earl Holmes, linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• 1973 - Marc[us] Blake Schneider, Lubbock TX, rower (Olympics-bronze-1996)
• 1973 - Melvin Hayes, NFL tackle (NY Jets, Tennessee Oilers)
• 1973 - Serge Zwikker, NBA center (Houston Rockets)
• 1974 - Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
• 1975 - James Thrash, wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
• 1975 - Martin Lewis, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
• 1978 - Nate Richert, St Paul Minn, actor (Harvey-Sabrina)

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 1089 - Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies
• 1109 - Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies
• 1770 - Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60
• 1799 - Fran‡ois Giroust, composer, dies at 62
• 1804 - Hans Gram, composer, dies at 49
• 1843 - William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies
• 1853 - Ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79
• 1860 - Isaac da Costa, poet/writer (R‚veil, Wachter!), dies at 62
• 1873 - A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88
• 1881 - Robert W Ollinger, US warden/last victim of Billy the Kid, dies
• 1887 - Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67
• 1896 - Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies
• 1925 - Louis F J Bouwmeester, actor (Shakespeare), dies
• 1933 - Robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at 31
• 1935 - Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scotish composer, dies at 87
• 1936 - Foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies
• 1945 - Bernito Mussolini, Fascist leader (Italy), tried & shot
• 1945 - Claretta Petacci, mistress of Mussolini, executed
• 1945 - Hans Bloesch, writer, dies
• 1955 - Lode Cantens, Flemish playwrite (Gnomes of the City), dies at 43
• 1960 - Anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87
• 1965 - Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer (Character), dies at 80
• 1966 - Ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at 77
• 1969 - Johannes Rontgen, composer, dies at 70
• 1970 - Ed Begley, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69
• 1973 - Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at 62
• 1974 - Paul Page, actor (Girl from Havanna, Moth), dies at 70
• 1975 - Jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 48
• 1976 - Eugen Roth, writer, dies at 81
• 1977 - Ricardo Cortez, actor/director (Bad Company, Flesh), dies at 87
• 1979 - Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer, dies at 86
• 1980 - Dee Carroll, [Betty Jean Marsh], actress (Mad Bomber, Split), dies
• 1980 - Tommy Caldwell, rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies
• 1981 - Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79
• 1982 - Bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], Dutch singer/actor, dies at 66
• 1982 - EW "Nobby" Clark, Engl cricketer (32 wickets in 8 Tests 1929-34), dies
• 1983 - Ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies
• 1984 - Glen H Taylor, US senator/VP candidate (1948), dies at 80
• 1984 - Silvia A Warner, writer, dies
• 1987 - Ben Linder, development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua
• 1989 - Olaff J de Landell [JB van Sparwoude], Dutch writer, dies at 77
• 1990 - Jean Blazer Baney, entertainer, dies
• 1991 - Floyd B McKissick, US founder (CORE), dies
• 1991 - Ken Curtis, actor (Festus-Gunsmoke), dies at 74
• 1992 - Francis Bacon, Irish/British abstract painter, dies at 82
• 1992 - Olivier Messiaen, French composer (St Fran‡ois d'Assise), dies at 83
• 1993 - Jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47
• 1995 - Andrew Salkey, author editor/broadcaster, dies at 67
• 1995 - Henry C Rogers, press Agent, dies at 81
• 1995 - Peaches Roy Davis, baseball pitcher, dies at 89
• 1996 - Giles Grangier, film director, dies at 84
• 1996 - Henry Clarke, fashion photographer, dies at 75
• 1996 - Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, politician, dies at 80
• 1996 - William E Colby, director of CIA (1973-76), dies
• 1997 - Susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer at 45