• 1530 - Louis I Cond‚, French prince/leader of hugenots
• 1574 - Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)
• 1700 - Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist
• 1704 - Carl Heinrich Graun, composer
• 1763 - Josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France
• 1769 - Giuseppe Farinelli, composer
• 1776 - D niel Berzsenyi, [Hungarian Horatius], Hungarian poet
• 1795 - Gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)
• 1803 - Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer
• 1812 - Robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper)
• 1826 - Varina Howell Davis, 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905
• 1827 - Charles T H Coster, Belgian literary (L‚gendes Flamandes) [or Aug 20]
• 1827 - Francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
• 1832 - Carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions)
• 1833 - Johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer, enjoys a good lullaby
• 1840 - Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk Rus, composer (1812 Overture) [NS]
• 1845 - Jacob van Stolk Azn, timber merchant/art collector
• 1847 - Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery (Lib), British PM (1894-95)
• 1866 - Cornelis J K van Aalst, president (Dutch Trading Company)
• 1867 - Philippine "Pine" Belder, [Mary de Klerk], actress (Hope of Blessing)
• 1873 - Clarence Dickinson, composer
• 1882 - Willem Elsschot, [Alfons J de Ridder], Flemish writer (Mend)
• 1883 - Gino Roncaglia, composer
• 1883 - Martin Albertz, German theologist (Church Jesus Christ)
• 1885 - George "Gabby" Hayes, Wellesvile NY, actor (In Old Santa Fe, El Paso)
• 1887 - Henri Pourrat, French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes)
• 1890 - Billy House, Minn, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I)
• 1892 - Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe Ill, polit essayist/poet/dramatist (JB)
• 1892 - Josip Broz Tito, WW II partisan, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80)
• 1897 - Kitty McKane, England, tennis (Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24)
• 1898 - Vera Chapman, writer
• 1900 - Bauke Tuinstra, Dutch/Frisian notary/author (Earste Keur)
• 1900 - Ralph Truman, London England, actor (Web of Evidence)
• 1901 - Gary Cooper, Montana, actor (2 Acad Awards-Sgt York, High Noon)
• 1901 - L T Coggeshall, medical scientist/ US Secretary of HEW (1956-58)
• 1901 - Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer
• 1902 - Sal Gliatto, baseball player
• 1903 - Basil Nield, judge/politician
• 1907 - Jef van Durme, composer
• 1908 - Ed MacDonald, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)
• 1908 - Wouter Paap, composer
• 1909 - Edwin H Land, inventor (instant photography (Polaroid))
• 1912 - Paul H F Brenneker, Neth/Antillian photographer/folklorist
• 1917 - Daniel GillŠs, Belgian writer
• 1917 - David Tomlinson, Scotland, actor (Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter)
• 1917 - William Geoffrey Biddle, bomb disposal expert
• 1918 - Argeliers Leon, composer
• 1919 - Eva (Evita) Per¢n-Duarte, Argentina, 1st lady/actress
• 1921 - Gale Robbins, Chic, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex)
• 1922 - Darren McGavin, Spokane Wash, actor (Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182)
• 1923 - Anne Baxter, Mich City Ind, actr (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel)
• 1923 - Pete V Domenici, (Sen-R-NM, 1973- )
• 1926 - Val Bisoglio, NYC, actor (Lt Marsh-Police Woman, Danny-Quincy ME)
• 1927 - Jim Lowe, Springfield Mass, DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia"
• 1928 - John Ingle, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital)
• 1928 - Marvin Mitchelson, attorney
• 1929 - Dick Williams, baseball player, manager (including Seattle 1986-87)
• 1929 - Sally L Smith, educator/founder (Lab School of Wash)
• 1930 - Aviard Gavrilovich Fastovets, Russia, cosmonaut
• 1930 - Horst Bienek, German poet
• 1931 - Gene [Rodman] Wolfe, US, sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete)
• 1931 - Nel J Ginjaar-Maas, Dutch under-secretary of Education (VVD)
• 1931 - Teresa Brewer, Toledo Ohio, singer (Put Another Nickel In)
• 1932 - Hans Boskamp, [Johan HG Hoelscher], actor/producer (Oh My Papa)
• 1933 - Johnny Unitas, NFL QB (Balt Colts, San Diego); one of the greats
• 1934 - Ben Smith, Atlanta GA, PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th)
• 1934 - Donald Russell Holler, composer
• 1934 - Heinz Marti, composer
• 1934 - Willard Scott, weatherman (Today)
• 1935 - Kevin O'Connor, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Bogie, Special Effects)
• 1936 - Cornelius Cardew, composer
• 1938 - Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1956)
• 1939 - Jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted)
• 1939 - Johnny Maestro, NY rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge)
• 1939 - Marco St John, New Orleans La, actor (Rayford-Ball Four)
• 1939 - Rudolphus FM "Ruud" Lubbers, director Dutch/CDA-premier (1982-94)
• 1939 - Volker Braun, writer
• 1940 - Armando Krieger, composer
• 1940 - John Irvin, actor (Moment in Time)
• 1941 - Grahame Bilby, cricketer (two Tests NZ v England 1966)
• 1943 - Christopher Taylor White, rocker
• 1943 - Peter Horak, jetboat jumper
• 1943 - Rick West, [Richard Westwood], rocker (Brian Poole & Tremeloes)
• 1944 - Alison Margaret Bauld, composer
• 1944 - John Heard, actor (Pelican Brief, CHUD, Radio Flyer, Big)
• 1944 - Sivi Aberg, actress (Batman TV show)
• 1945 - Robin Strasser, NYC, actress (Dorian-One Life to Live, Another World)
• 1945 - Wim A Mateman, Dutch MP (CDA)
• 1946 - Bill Danoff, Springfield Mass, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band)
• 1946 - Bill Kreutzmann, drummer (Grateful Dead)
• 1946 - Richard L Brodsky, US lawyer/NY State Assemblyman (D) (1983- )
• 1948 - Peter Wingfield, Wales, rocker/actor (Methos-Highlander)
• 1949 - Marilyn Cole, Portsmouth England, playmate of the year (Jan, 1972)
• 1949 - Stuart Marshall, director (Desire)
• 1950 - Janis Ian, [Fink], NYC, rock vocalist (At 17, Society's Child)
• 1950 - Prairie Prince, rocker (Tubes)
• 1951 - David Whitton, campaigner
• 1951 - Robert Hegyes, NJ, actor (Underground Aces, Welcome Back Kotter)
• 1952 - Amy Heckerling, Bronx, dir (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless)
• 1952 - Derek Taylor, rocker (Let it Be, Beatles Anthology)
• 1955 - Peter Reckell, Elkhart, actor (Days of our Lifes)
• 1957 - Shauna McDonald Brown, TV producer
• 1957 - [Christopher St John] "Sinjin" Smith, LA CA, volleyballer (Oly-96)
• 1959 - Michael E Knight, Princeton NJ, actor (Date with Angel, All My Child)
• 1959 - Robin L Freeman, St Charles MO, PGA golfer (1993 Northern Telecom-3rd)
• 1959 - Tamara E Jernigan, Chattoonaga, PhD/astro (STS 40, 52, 67, 80)
• 1960 - Arnon Ohad, co-pilot (El Al) plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amsterdam
• 1961 - Linda Somers, Bitburg Germany, US marathoner (Olympics-31st-96)
• 1962 - Robbie Knievel, daredevil, son of Evel (Chips Something Special)
• 1964 - Leslie O'Neal, NFL defensive end (SD Chargers, St Louis Rams)
• 1964 - Mustapha Zerqti, Moroccan/Neth writer (Ihtidaar hub fi el-mahd)
• 1964 - Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back (SD Chargers, Tennessee Oilers)
• 1965 - Reuben Davis, NFL defensive tackle (SD Chargers)
• 1966 - Anderson Cummins, cricketer (in Packer's Valley Barbados & WI quickie)
• 1968 - Joe King, NFL safety (Oakland Raiders)
• 1969 - Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, tennis player (US Open Junior 1984)
• 1969 - Melanie Valerio, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-96)
• 1970 - Edwin Zoetebier, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
• 1970 - Mark Smith, Pasadena CA, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
• 1970 - Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater (1995 Canadian Champ)
• 1971 - Cameron McFadzean, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Dave Karpa, Regina, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
• 1971 - Jos‚ Munoz, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
• 1971 - Rondell Jones, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
• 1972 - Chris Hayes, safety (NY Jets)
• 1972 - John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
• 1972 - Vince Stewart, WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons)
• 1973 - Dameian Jeffries, NFL defensive end (NO Saints)
• 1973 - Kristian Lundin, record producer
• 1974 - Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
• 1975 - Jason Tunks, London Ontario, discus thrower (Olympics-96)
• 1976 - Nicholas Butcher, LA Ca, field hockey midfielder/forward (Olympics-96)
• 1977 - Marko Milic, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
• 1987 - Katie Danza, daughter of Tony & Tracy Danza

Famous deaths for this day ..

• 0685 - Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies
• 0973 - Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60
• 1166 - Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)
• 1205 - Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6
• 1523 - Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42
• 1617 - David Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53
• 1667 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50
• 1671 - Edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68
• 1671 - Pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of Opperkrijgshof, dies at 62
• 1673 - Johannes Teellinck, Dutch vicar, dies at about 58
• 1736 - John Weldon, composer, dies at 60
• 1792 - Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82
• 1793 - Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68
• 1793 - Pietro Nardini, composer, dies at 71
• 1800 - Laurens P van Spiegel, regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64
• 1800 - Niccol• Piccinni, Italian composer (Roland), dies at 72
• 1814 - Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79
• 1818 - Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70
• 1825 - Antonio Salieri, Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74
• 1836 - Norbert Burgmuller, composer, dies at 26
• 1863 - Amiel Weeks Whipple, US Union gen-major, dies of injuries at 46
• 1871 - Louis Papineau, political reformer, dies
• 1876 - Franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69
• 1884 - Judah P Benjamin, confederate minister of War, dies at 72
• 1900 - Richard Storrs Willis, composer, dies at 81
• 1904 - Peter Hille, writer, dies
• 1914 - Edward Mollenhauer, composer, dies at 87
• 1915 - Alfred G Vanderbilt, US millionaire, dies aboard Lusitania
• 1915 - Alfred Scott Witherbee Jr, US Lusitania officer, dies
• 1915 - Charles Frohman, dies aboard Lusitania
• 1928 - Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56
• 1929 - Albert Anselmi, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
• 1929 - John Scalise, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
• 1929 - Joseph "Top Toad" Giunta, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
• 1932 - Albert Thomas, French social minister of Weapon production, dies
• 1934 - Edward Naylor, composer, dies at 67
• 1941 - David Wijnkoop, revolutionary socialist, dies
• 1942 - Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79
• 1946 - Anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed
• 1946 - Joe Humphries, cricket wicket keeper (3 Tests for Engld 1907-08), dies
• 1951 - Warner Baxter, dies at 62
• 1953 - Ormerod Pearse, cricketer (55 runs & 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies
• 1958 - Nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81
• 1962 - Jimmy Conlin, dies at 77
• 1967 - Judith Evelyn, dies of cancer at 54
• 1968 - Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/gov of Alabama, dies at 41
• 1970 - Carlos Estrada, composer, dies at 60
• 1971 - Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist (Karl Marx), dies at 83
• 1977 - Irwin Fischer, composer, dies at 73
• 1981 - Mieczyslaw Kolinski, composer, dies at 79
• 1982 - Alfred Adam, dies at 72
• 1983 - Peter Edel, writer, dies
• 1985 - Dawn Addams, actress (Alan Young Show, Star Maidens), dies at 54
• 1986 - Gaston Deferre, French politician, dies at 75
• 1987 - Colin Blakely, dies at 56
• 1988 - Harris Glenn Divine, dies of natural causes at 42
• 1989 - Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space), dies in Argentina at 65
• 1990 - Jessica James, actress (Spring Break), dies of breast cancer at 60
• 1993 - Mary Philbin, actress (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 89
• 1994 - Clement Greenberg, US art critic (Art & Culture), dies at 85
• 1994 - Margaret Skeete, oldest American, dies at 115
• 1995 - Ernest H Martin, impressario, dies at 75
• 1995 - Lawrence Josset, engraver, dies at 84
• 1995 - Maria Luisa Bemberg, fil maker, dies at 73
• 1995 - Ray McKinley, drummer, dies at 84
• 1996 - Albert Meltzer, anarchist, dies at 76
• 1996 - Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP, dies at 87
• 1996 - Howard Frank Trayton Smith, diplomat/head of MI5, dies at 76