1709 - Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. 1746)
1415 - Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)
1452 - Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1516)
1503 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1564)
1536 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1572)
1628 - Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)
1961 - Jesse Sapolu, NFL guard (SF 49ers)
1922 - Adam Kennedy, Lafayette Ind, actor (Dion-Californian)
1709 - Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. 1746)
1713 - Christian Friedrich Schale, composer
1961 - Pam Oliver, American sportscaster
1745 - John Gunby, Maryland Soldier in the American Revolutionary War (d. 1807)
1925 - M J J A [Sef] Imkamp, Dutch politician (D66)
1925 - Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (d. 2005)
1755 - Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer
1769 - Joseph Williamson, English philanthropist and tunnel builder (d. 1840)
1771 - Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)
1963 - Rick Rubin, American record producer
1776 - Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III
1780 - Juan Jose Landaeta, composer
1787 - William Etty, English painter (nudes)
1930 - Raymond Rasberry, pianist/singer
1964 - David Faber, American television reporter
1965 - Paul Masotti, CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts)
1810 - Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet (d. 1886)
1933 - Bernadetta Matuszczak, composer
1966 - Edie Brickell, Mrs Paul Simon/rocker (& New Bohemians)
1935 - Gary Owens, announcer (Laugh-in)
1935 - Graham Farmer, Australian rules footballer
1832 - William Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
1839 - Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer
1968 - Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler
1968 - Thio Li-ann, Singaporean law academic and Nominated Member of Parliament
1937 - Joe Viterelli, American actor (d. 2004)
1969 - Ricky Seagall, rocker (Partridge Family)
1846 - Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
1847 - Kate Sheppard, New Zealand suffragist (d. 1934)
1970 - Antonio Edwards, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
1850 - Spencer Gore, British tennis player and cricketer (d. 1906)
1940 - David Rabe, Dubuque Iowa, playwright (Streamers)
1940 - Dean Torrence, LA Cal, surf music singer (Jan & Dean-Little Old Lady)
1971 - Shad Williams, Fresno CA, pitcher (California Angels)
1971 - Steve Arnold, British racing driver
1972 - Jack Kellogg, WLAF CB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1941 - Piotr Warzecha, composer
1877 - David M Chumaceiro, Curacao, poet
1878 - Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)
1973 - Mauricio Taricco, Argentine footballer
1881 - Thomas Quinlan (impresario) (d. 1951)
1973 - John LeCompt, American guitarist
1887 - Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Grandmaster of Ninjutsu (d. 1972)
1946 - Gaylord Birch, drummer (Reconstruction, Honey Dripper)
1975 - Lyne Bessette, Quebec professional bicycle racer
1891 - Jacob van Gelderen, economist/sociologist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (SDAP)
1892 - Arthur Oscar Honnegger, Le Havre France, composer (King David)
1976 - Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese actress, model and singer
1977 - Shannon Miller, Rolla MO, gymnast (Oly2 gold-2 silver/3 bronze-92, 96)
1947 - Paul Condon, Baron Condon, former Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police
1892 - Arthur Honegger, French-born Swiss composer (d. 1955)
1896 - Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)
1977 - Matt Rubano, American musician (Taking Back Sunday)
1977 - Robin Thicke, American singer
1978 - Ben Burnley, American musician (Breaking Benjamin)
1981 - Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer
1981 - Efthimios Kouloucheris, Greek footballer
1981 - Steven Reid, English-born footballer
1982 - Timo Glock, German racing car driver
1982 - Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress
1955 - Mark David Chapman, assassin (John Lennon)
1955 - Youssra, Egyptian actress and singer
1955 - Toshio Suzuki, Japanese racing driver
1983 - Rafe Spall, English Actor
1984 - Ben May, English footballer
1984 - Olivia Wilde, American actress
1985 - Lassana Diarra, French footballer
1957 - Osama bin Laden, Islamic militant
1916 - James Herriot, Scotland, writer (All Creatures Great & Small)
1958 - Sharon Stone, Meadville Pennsylvania, American actress (Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino)
1988 - Ivan Rakitic, Croatian Footballer
1960 - Anne MacKenzie, journalist and broadcaster
241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
298 - Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.
1607 - Susenyos defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
1629 - Charles I of England dissolves the Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
1735 - An agreement between Nadir Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku.
1762 - French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
1804 - Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States.
1814 - Napoleon I of France is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
1830 - The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.
1831 - The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War.
1861 - El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Sgou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali.
1864 - American Civil War: The Red River Campaign begins as Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
1891 - Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
1906 - The Courrires mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France.
1909 - By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
1917 - Batangas is formally founded as one of the Philippines's earliest encomiendas.
1922 - Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.
1933 - An earthquake in Long Beach, California kills 115 people and causes an estimated $40 million dollars in damage.
1944 - Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
1945 - The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
1952 - Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the "provisional president".
1959 - Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
1966 - Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky sacked rival General Nguyen Chanh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
1969 - In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his plea.
1970 - Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. Military with My Lai war crimes.
1975 - Vietnam War: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Me Thuot, South Vietnam, on their way to capturing Saigon.
1977 - Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus.
1980 - Madeira School headmistress Jean Harris shoots and kills Scarsdale diet doctor Herman Tarnower
1980 - Formation of the Irish Army Ranger Wing
1990 - In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.
2000 - The NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom.
2005 - Tung Chee Hwa resigns from his post as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after widespread public dissatisfaction of his tenure.
2006 - The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
2008 - The New York Times reveals that Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer had patronized a prostitution service.
1415 - Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)
1452 - Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1516)
1503 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1564)
1536 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1572)
1628 - Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)
1961 - Jesse Sapolu, NFL guard (SF 49ers)
1922 - Adam Kennedy, Lafayette Ind, actor (Dion-Californian)
1709 - Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. 1746)
1713 - Christian Friedrich Schale, composer
1961 - Pam Oliver, American sportscaster
1745 - John Gunby, Maryland Soldier in the American Revolutionary War (d. 1807)
1925 - M J J A [Sef] Imkamp, Dutch politician (D66)
1925 - Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (d. 2005)
1755 - Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer
1769 - Joseph Williamson, English philanthropist and tunnel builder (d. 1840)
1771 - Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)
1963 - Rick Rubin, American record producer
1776 - Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III
1780 - Juan Jose Landaeta, composer
1787 - William Etty, English painter (nudes)
1930 - Raymond Rasberry, pianist/singer
1964 - David Faber, American television reporter
1965 - Paul Masotti, CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts)
1810 - Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet (d. 1886)
1933 - Bernadetta Matuszczak, composer
1966 - Edie Brickell, Mrs Paul Simon/rocker (& New Bohemians)
1935 - Gary Owens, announcer (Laugh-in)
1935 - Graham Farmer, Australian rules footballer
1832 - William Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
1839 - Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer
1968 - Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler
1968 - Thio Li-ann, Singaporean law academic and Nominated Member of Parliament
1937 - Joe Viterelli, American actor (d. 2004)
1969 - Ricky Seagall, rocker (Partridge Family)
1846 - Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
1847 - Kate Sheppard, New Zealand suffragist (d. 1934)
1970 - Antonio Edwards, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
1850 - Spencer Gore, British tennis player and cricketer (d. 1906)
1940 - David Rabe, Dubuque Iowa, playwright (Streamers)
1940 - Dean Torrence, LA Cal, surf music singer (Jan & Dean-Little Old Lady)
1971 - Shad Williams, Fresno CA, pitcher (California Angels)
1971 - Steve Arnold, British racing driver
1972 - Jack Kellogg, WLAF CB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1941 - Piotr Warzecha, composer
1877 - David M Chumaceiro, Curacao, poet
1878 - Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)
1973 - Mauricio Taricco, Argentine footballer
1881 - Thomas Quinlan (impresario) (d. 1951)
1973 - John LeCompt, American guitarist
1887 - Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Grandmaster of Ninjutsu (d. 1972)
1946 - Gaylord Birch, drummer (Reconstruction, Honey Dripper)
1975 - Lyne Bessette, Quebec professional bicycle racer
1891 - Jacob van Gelderen, economist/sociologist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (SDAP)
1892 - Arthur Oscar Honnegger, Le Havre France, composer (King David)
1976 - Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese actress, model and singer
1977 - Shannon Miller, Rolla MO, gymnast (Oly2 gold-2 silver/3 bronze-92, 96)
1947 - Paul Condon, Baron Condon, former Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police
1892 - Arthur Honegger, French-born Swiss composer (d. 1955)
1896 - Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)
1977 - Matt Rubano, American musician (Taking Back Sunday)
1977 - Robin Thicke, American singer
1978 - Ben Burnley, American musician (Breaking Benjamin)
1981 - Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer
1981 - Efthimios Kouloucheris, Greek footballer
1981 - Steven Reid, English-born footballer
1982 - Timo Glock, German racing car driver
1982 - Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress
1955 - Mark David Chapman, assassin (John Lennon)
1955 - Youssra, Egyptian actress and singer
1955 - Toshio Suzuki, Japanese racing driver
1983 - Rafe Spall, English Actor
1984 - Ben May, English footballer
1984 - Olivia Wilde, American actress
1985 - Lassana Diarra, French footballer
1957 - Osama bin Laden, Islamic militant
1916 - James Herriot, Scotland, writer (All Creatures Great & Small)
1958 - Sharon Stone, Meadville Pennsylvania, American actress (Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino)
1988 - Ivan Rakitic, Croatian Footballer
1960 - Anne MacKenzie, journalist and broadcaster
241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
298 - Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.
1607 - Susenyos defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
1629 - Charles I of England dissolves the Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
1735 - An agreement between Nadir Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku.
1762 - French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
1804 - Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States.
1814 - Napoleon I of France is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
1830 - The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.
1831 - The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War.
1861 - El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Sgou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali.
1864 - American Civil War: The Red River Campaign begins as Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
1891 - Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
1906 - The Courrires mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France.
1909 - By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
1917 - Batangas is formally founded as one of the Philippines's earliest encomiendas.
1922 - Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.
1933 - An earthquake in Long Beach, California kills 115 people and causes an estimated $40 million dollars in damage.
1944 - Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
1945 - The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
1952 - Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the "provisional president".
1959 - Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
1966 - Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky sacked rival General Nguyen Chanh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
1969 - In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his plea.
1970 - Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. Military with My Lai war crimes.
1975 - Vietnam War: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Me Thuot, South Vietnam, on their way to capturing Saigon.
1977 - Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus.
1980 - Madeira School headmistress Jean Harris shoots and kills Scarsdale diet doctor Herman Tarnower
1980 - Formation of the Irish Army Ranger Wing
1990 - In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.
2000 - The NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom.
2005 - Tung Chee Hwa resigns from his post as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after widespread public dissatisfaction of his tenure.
2006 - The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
2008 - The New York Times reveals that Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer had patronized a prostitution service.
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