1337 - Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) 1338 - King Charles V of France (d. 1380) 1571 - John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) 1659 - Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect 1721 - James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) 1735 - Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer 1743 - John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) 1746 - Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] 1751 - Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer 1759 - Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot 1762 - Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer 1771 - Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director 1775 - Manuel Garcia, composer
1941 - Ivan Putski, Polish-born American professional wrestler 1942 - Mac Davis, Lubbock Tx, singer/actor (Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40) 1942 - Mac Davis, American musician 1944 - John Kenneth Tavener, composer 1944 - Neely Bruce, composer 1945 - Andrew Stein, pres of NYC council (D) 1945 - Chris Britton, rocker (Troggs-Rock & Roll Goldmine) 1946 - Vincent Placoly, Martinique, writer (L'eau-de-mort guildive) 1947 - Jill Eikenberry, New Haven Ct, (Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project) 1947 - Jimmy Ibbotson, Penn, country singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) 1947 - Pye Hastings, English singer and musician (Caravan) 1947 - Michel Jonasz, French singer and composer 1950 - Billy Ocean, [Leslie S Charles], Trinidad, singer (Caribbean Queen) 1950 - Joseph R Tanner, Danville Ill, astronaut (STS 66, 82, sk: 97) 1950 - Richie Ranno, rocker 1952 - Marco Camenisch, Swiss environmental activist 1952 - Louis Menand, American writer and critic 1953 - Fausto Bara, Mexico, actor (Gaucho-Renegades) 1953 - Paul Allen, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Microsoft 1955 - Peter Fleming, NJ, tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83) 1955 - Robby Benson, Dallas Tx, actor (One on One, Running Brave, Chosen) 1955 - Jeff Koons, American artist 1956 - Bob Brill, NYC, drummer (Berlin-You Take My Breath Away) 1957 - Geena [Virginia] Davis, Wareham Mass, actress (Beetlejuice, Fly) 1957 - Jacob Green, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk) 1957 - Shaukat Dukanwala, cricketer (Baroda off-spinner, UAE World Cup 1996) 1958 - Miguel Alejandro, NYC, actor (Popi) 1959 - Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager 1961 - Sherry Ramsay, Stauton Va, actress (Trish Mason-As the World Turns) 1962 - Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003) 1962 - Tyler Cowen, American economist 1963 - Cindy Schreyer, Forest Park GA, LPGA golfer (1993 Sun-Times Challenge) 1963 - Detlef Schrempf, Germany, NBA forward (Mavericks, Pacers, Supersonics) 1963 - Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, Nigeria, NBA center (Rockets, Oly-gold-96) 1963 - Jessie Hester, NFL player (St Louis Rams) 1965 - Brian Bradley, Kitchener, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning) 1965 - Cordell Crockett, rocker (Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad)
1965 - Eric Moore, NFL tackle (Cleve Browns) 1965 - Tania Abitbol, Madrid Spain, LPGA golfer (1994 US Women's Open-4th) 1965 - Jam Master Jay, American disc jockey (d. 2002) 1966 - Chris Hammond, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins) 1966 - Katrine Michaelsen, Gentokte Denmark, Miss Denmark (1984) 1967 - Ulf Stenlund, Sweden, tennis star 1968 - Charlotte Ross, Chicago, actress (Eve-Days of Our Lives) 1968 - Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz CA, pitcher (St Louis Cards, Detroit Tigers) 1968 - Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician 1969 - Ashley Sheppard, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1969 - Matt Willig, NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, NY Jets) 1969 - Rusty Greer, Ft Rucker AL, outfielder (Texas Rangers) 1969 - Ted Long, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats) 1969 - Karina Lombard, American actress 1969 - Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese manga artist 1970 - Brennan Little, St Thomas Ont, golfer (1994 Western States mini-tour) 1970 - Ian Salisbury, cricketer (Sussex & England leg-spinner 1992-96) 1970 - Ken Leung, American actor 1970 - Mark Trojanowski, American musician (Sister Hazel) 1971 - Doug Edwards, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies) 1971 - Doug Weight, Warren MI, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98) 1971 - Tommy Puett, Gary Ind, actor (Tyler-Life Goes On, America's Top 10) 1971 - Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
1886 - Gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Finance/Economy 1887 - Alfred Henry Ackley, composer 1887 - Georges Vzina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926) 1889 - Bert Collins, cricketer (Aussie batsman in the post WW I years) 1889 - Pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist (Social mobility) 1891 - Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese runner 1891 - Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer 1891 - Timothy Mather Spelman, composer 1895 - Cristbal Balenciaga, Spanish couturier (d. 1972) 1897 - J Carrol Naish, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan) 1897 - Ren Ich, French sculptor (d. 1954) 1898 - Avery Claflin, composer 1898 - John George, Syria, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu) 1901 - Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer (d. 1978) 1904 - Joseph Ford McGuinn, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men) 1904 - Richard P Blackmur, Mass, critic/poet (Good European) 1905 - Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer (long-skirted look) 1905 - Karl Wallenda, German acrobat (d. 1978)
1525 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zrich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. 1643 - Abel Tasman becomes the first European to reach Tonga. 1720 - Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm. 1749 - The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754. 1789 - The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts. 1793 - After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine. 1840 - Jules Dumont d'Urville discovers Adlie Land, Antarctica. 1861 - American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. 1864 - The Tauranga Campaign begins during the Maori Wars. 1887 - 465 millimetres (18.3 in) of rain falls in Brisbane, a record for any Australian capital city. 1893 - The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana. 1899 - Opel manufactures its first automobile. 1908 - New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor. 1911 - The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place. 1915 - Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan. 1919 - Meeting of the First Dil ireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Fin adopts Ireland's first constitution. The first engagement of Irish War of Independence, Sologhead Beg, County Tipperary. 1925 - Albania declares itself a republic. 1931 - Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. 1948 - The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day. 1950 - Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. 1954 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. 1958 - The last Fokker C.X in military service, the Finnish Air Force FK-111 target tower, crashes, killing the pilot and winch-operator. 1960 - Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board. 1960 - Avianca Flight 671 crashes and burns upon landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, killing 37. It is the worst air disaster in Jamaica's history and the first for Avianca. 1968 - Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh - One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
2000 - Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutierrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad. 2003 - A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless. 2004 - NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6. 2005 - In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots. 2008 - Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 11 September 2001, and Asian stocks drop as much as 14%.
1941 - Ivan Putski, Polish-born American professional wrestler 1942 - Mac Davis, Lubbock Tx, singer/actor (Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40) 1942 - Mac Davis, American musician 1944 - John Kenneth Tavener, composer 1944 - Neely Bruce, composer 1945 - Andrew Stein, pres of NYC council (D) 1945 - Chris Britton, rocker (Troggs-Rock & Roll Goldmine) 1946 - Vincent Placoly, Martinique, writer (L'eau-de-mort guildive) 1947 - Jill Eikenberry, New Haven Ct, (Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project) 1947 - Jimmy Ibbotson, Penn, country singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) 1947 - Pye Hastings, English singer and musician (Caravan) 1947 - Michel Jonasz, French singer and composer 1950 - Billy Ocean, [Leslie S Charles], Trinidad, singer (Caribbean Queen) 1950 - Joseph R Tanner, Danville Ill, astronaut (STS 66, 82, sk: 97) 1950 - Richie Ranno, rocker 1952 - Marco Camenisch, Swiss environmental activist 1952 - Louis Menand, American writer and critic 1953 - Fausto Bara, Mexico, actor (Gaucho-Renegades) 1953 - Paul Allen, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Microsoft 1955 - Peter Fleming, NJ, tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83) 1955 - Robby Benson, Dallas Tx, actor (One on One, Running Brave, Chosen) 1955 - Jeff Koons, American artist 1956 - Bob Brill, NYC, drummer (Berlin-You Take My Breath Away) 1957 - Geena [Virginia] Davis, Wareham Mass, actress (Beetlejuice, Fly) 1957 - Jacob Green, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk) 1957 - Shaukat Dukanwala, cricketer (Baroda off-spinner, UAE World Cup 1996) 1958 - Miguel Alejandro, NYC, actor (Popi) 1959 - Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager 1961 - Sherry Ramsay, Stauton Va, actress (Trish Mason-As the World Turns) 1962 - Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003) 1962 - Tyler Cowen, American economist 1963 - Cindy Schreyer, Forest Park GA, LPGA golfer (1993 Sun-Times Challenge) 1963 - Detlef Schrempf, Germany, NBA forward (Mavericks, Pacers, Supersonics) 1963 - Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, Nigeria, NBA center (Rockets, Oly-gold-96) 1963 - Jessie Hester, NFL player (St Louis Rams) 1965 - Brian Bradley, Kitchener, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning) 1965 - Cordell Crockett, rocker (Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad)
1965 - Eric Moore, NFL tackle (Cleve Browns) 1965 - Tania Abitbol, Madrid Spain, LPGA golfer (1994 US Women's Open-4th) 1965 - Jam Master Jay, American disc jockey (d. 2002) 1966 - Chris Hammond, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins) 1966 - Katrine Michaelsen, Gentokte Denmark, Miss Denmark (1984) 1967 - Ulf Stenlund, Sweden, tennis star 1968 - Charlotte Ross, Chicago, actress (Eve-Days of Our Lives) 1968 - Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz CA, pitcher (St Louis Cards, Detroit Tigers) 1968 - Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician 1969 - Ashley Sheppard, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1969 - Matt Willig, NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, NY Jets) 1969 - Rusty Greer, Ft Rucker AL, outfielder (Texas Rangers) 1969 - Ted Long, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats) 1969 - Karina Lombard, American actress 1969 - Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese manga artist 1970 - Brennan Little, St Thomas Ont, golfer (1994 Western States mini-tour) 1970 - Ian Salisbury, cricketer (Sussex & England leg-spinner 1992-96) 1970 - Ken Leung, American actor 1970 - Mark Trojanowski, American musician (Sister Hazel) 1971 - Doug Edwards, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies) 1971 - Doug Weight, Warren MI, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98) 1971 - Tommy Puett, Gary Ind, actor (Tyler-Life Goes On, America's Top 10) 1971 - Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
1886 - Gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Finance/Economy 1887 - Alfred Henry Ackley, composer 1887 - Georges Vzina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926) 1889 - Bert Collins, cricketer (Aussie batsman in the post WW I years) 1889 - Pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist (Social mobility) 1891 - Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese runner 1891 - Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer 1891 - Timothy Mather Spelman, composer 1895 - Cristbal Balenciaga, Spanish couturier (d. 1972) 1897 - J Carrol Naish, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan) 1897 - Ren Ich, French sculptor (d. 1954) 1898 - Avery Claflin, composer 1898 - John George, Syria, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu) 1901 - Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer (d. 1978) 1904 - Joseph Ford McGuinn, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men) 1904 - Richard P Blackmur, Mass, critic/poet (Good European) 1905 - Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer (long-skirted look) 1905 - Karl Wallenda, German acrobat (d. 1978)
1525 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zrich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. 1643 - Abel Tasman becomes the first European to reach Tonga. 1720 - Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm. 1749 - The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754. 1789 - The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts. 1793 - After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine. 1840 - Jules Dumont d'Urville discovers Adlie Land, Antarctica. 1861 - American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. 1864 - The Tauranga Campaign begins during the Maori Wars. 1887 - 465 millimetres (18.3 in) of rain falls in Brisbane, a record for any Australian capital city. 1893 - The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana. 1899 - Opel manufactures its first automobile. 1908 - New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor. 1911 - The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place. 1915 - Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan. 1919 - Meeting of the First Dil ireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Fin adopts Ireland's first constitution. The first engagement of Irish War of Independence, Sologhead Beg, County Tipperary. 1925 - Albania declares itself a republic. 1931 - Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. 1948 - The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day. 1950 - Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. 1954 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. 1958 - The last Fokker C.X in military service, the Finnish Air Force FK-111 target tower, crashes, killing the pilot and winch-operator. 1960 - Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board. 1960 - Avianca Flight 671 crashes and burns upon landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, killing 37. It is the worst air disaster in Jamaica's history and the first for Avianca. 1968 - Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh - One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
2000 - Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutierrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad. 2003 - A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless. 2004 - NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6. 2005 - In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots. 2008 - Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 11 September 2001, and Asian stocks drop as much as 14%.
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