1471 - Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)
1897 - Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965)
1951 - Jane Seymour, [Joyce Frankenberg], England, actress (Dr Quinn)
1898 - Allen Woodring, American runner (d. 1982)
1899 - Gale Sondergard, Litchfield Mn, actress (Cat & Canary, Road to Rio)
1557 - Alfonso Fontanelli, composer
1954 - Matt Groening, cartoonist (Life in Hell, Simpsons)
1901 - Andre Parrot, French archaeologist/theologist (Assur)
1901 - Christmas Humphreys, Engld, lawyer/writer/Buddhist (Awakening of Zen)
1901 - Paul Haesaerts, Flemish architect/painter (Animisme)
1660 - Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans
1955 - Janice Dickinson, American Ex-Supermodel
1705 - Charles A Vanloo, French painter
1956 - Hilda Beatriz "Hildita" Guevara, Cuba, daughter of "Che" Guevara
1956 - Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (d. 1992)
1907 - Jean Langlais, composer
1908 - Sidney Gilliat, producer
1739 - Alexandre-Thodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)
1908 - Sarto Fournier, Quebec politician (d. 1980)
1748 - Jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian)
1958 - Chrystine Brouillet, Quebec novelist
1910 - 9th earl of Jersey, English large landowner/art collector
1959 - Guy De Alwis, cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lankan mid 80s)
1912 - George Mikes, Hungary, British writer (How to Be an Alien)
1768 - Jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer
1913 - Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (d. 1997)
1914 - Arthur Sydney Martin, spy catcher
1960 - Mikey Craig, rock bassist (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me)
1914 - R W Woods, bishop (Worcester)
1789 - Friedrich Fesca, composer
1795 - Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)
1965 - Craig Matthews, cricket pace bowler (South African Test)
1800 - Frederik W Conrad, Dutch hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer
1918 - Alan Arbus, NYC, actor (Dr Sidney Freedman-M A S H)
1967 - Michael Easton, actor, (Ally McBeal)
1809 - Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor (Mechanical reaper)
1968 - Kurt Robin McKinney, Louisville Ky, actor (Ned-General Hospital)
1811 - Domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74)
1812 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly Ct, jeweler (Tiffany)
1968 - Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete
1969 - Brian Williams, Lancaster SC, pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Astros)
1969 - Edgar Bennett, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1969 - Josh Marshall, American journalist
1822 - Theodor Uhlig, composer
1970 - Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist (A Gatas)
1825 - Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician (d. 1893)
1826 - George J Stoney, Irish physicist
1927 - William Bentley, diplomat
1971 - Barbara Failey-Herbert, South Africa, golfer (1989 winner SA Champ)
1929 - Gerald Harper, broadcaster/actor (Tunes of Glory, Extra Day)
1971 - Renee O'Connor, actress, (Xena Warrior Princess)
1971 - Tyrone Legette, cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1841 - Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian politician (d. 1913)
1930 - Nico Minardos, American actor
1931 - W K Reid, British ombudsman
1973 - Amy Van Dyken, 50m/100m freestyle/100m butterfly swimmer (Oly-2 g-96)
1856 - Frank Harris, Galway England, writer
1974 - Erik Schulz, Port Huron Mich, pairs skater (& Ilana Goldfogel)
1974 - Jodie McMullen, Miss Universe-Australia/Miss Congeniality (1996)
1974 - Tim Hall, running back (Oakland Raiders)
1974 - Ugueth Urbina, Caracas Venezuela, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
1974 - Miranda July, American performance artist
1974 - Gina Lynn, American porn actress
1935 - Susan Brownmiller, Brooklyn, feminist author (Against Our Wills)
1936 - Andrew Miller, British principal (Stirling U)
1882 - John Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde)
1937 - P J Squire, British headmaster (Bedford Modern School)
1937 - Terry Everett, (Rep-R-Alabama)
1976 - Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus)
1976 - scar Freire, Spanish cyclist
1890 - Robert Ley, German chemist/MP (NSDAP)
1977 - Brook Wackman, rocker
1977 - Brooks Wackerman, American musician
1978 - Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy)
1893 - Walter Donaldson, US pianist/composer (Girl Crazy, Whoopee)
1894 - Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil, lawyer/statesman (1st pres of UN)
1979 - Gordon Shedden, Scottish Race Car Driver
1979 - Alenka Kejar, Slovenian swimmer
590 - Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.
1113 - Pope Paschal II issued a bull sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers.
1493 - While on board the Nia, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.
1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
1764 - The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.
1804 - The Serbian revolution begins.
1835 - The first constitutional law in modern Serbia is adopted.
1862 - American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
1879 - Women's rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
1898 - Spanish-American War: The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
1906 - The British Labour Party is organised.
1909 - The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
1933 - In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
1942 - World War II: The Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. The Sook Ching massacre begins.
1944 - World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins.
1946 - ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
1949 - Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
1952 - King George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
1954 - Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
1961 - Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team, several coaches and family members.
1965 - A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
1970 - A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo, killing 102.
1971 - The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
1972 - Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
1972 - Jos Mara Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
1976 - The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by national referendum.
1979 - Don Dunstan resigns as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.
1982 - The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.
1989 - Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
1991 - The Visegrd Agreement, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.
1994 - Standard of the President of Russia is established.
1996 - At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
1999 - Abdullah calan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, is arrested in Kenya.
2000 - Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.
2001 - First draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
2003 - Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
1897 - Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965)
1951 - Jane Seymour, [Joyce Frankenberg], England, actress (Dr Quinn)
1898 - Allen Woodring, American runner (d. 1982)
1899 - Gale Sondergard, Litchfield Mn, actress (Cat & Canary, Road to Rio)
1557 - Alfonso Fontanelli, composer
1954 - Matt Groening, cartoonist (Life in Hell, Simpsons)
1901 - Andre Parrot, French archaeologist/theologist (Assur)
1901 - Christmas Humphreys, Engld, lawyer/writer/Buddhist (Awakening of Zen)
1901 - Paul Haesaerts, Flemish architect/painter (Animisme)
1660 - Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans
1955 - Janice Dickinson, American Ex-Supermodel
1705 - Charles A Vanloo, French painter
1956 - Hilda Beatriz "Hildita" Guevara, Cuba, daughter of "Che" Guevara
1956 - Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (d. 1992)
1907 - Jean Langlais, composer
1908 - Sidney Gilliat, producer
1739 - Alexandre-Thodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)
1908 - Sarto Fournier, Quebec politician (d. 1980)
1748 - Jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian)
1958 - Chrystine Brouillet, Quebec novelist
1910 - 9th earl of Jersey, English large landowner/art collector
1959 - Guy De Alwis, cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lankan mid 80s)
1912 - George Mikes, Hungary, British writer (How to Be an Alien)
1768 - Jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer
1913 - Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (d. 1997)
1914 - Arthur Sydney Martin, spy catcher
1960 - Mikey Craig, rock bassist (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me)
1914 - R W Woods, bishop (Worcester)
1789 - Friedrich Fesca, composer
1795 - Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)
1965 - Craig Matthews, cricket pace bowler (South African Test)
1800 - Frederik W Conrad, Dutch hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer
1918 - Alan Arbus, NYC, actor (Dr Sidney Freedman-M A S H)
1967 - Michael Easton, actor, (Ally McBeal)
1809 - Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor (Mechanical reaper)
1968 - Kurt Robin McKinney, Louisville Ky, actor (Ned-General Hospital)
1811 - Domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74)
1812 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly Ct, jeweler (Tiffany)
1968 - Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete
1969 - Brian Williams, Lancaster SC, pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Astros)
1969 - Edgar Bennett, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1969 - Josh Marshall, American journalist
1822 - Theodor Uhlig, composer
1970 - Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist (A Gatas)
1825 - Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician (d. 1893)
1826 - George J Stoney, Irish physicist
1927 - William Bentley, diplomat
1971 - Barbara Failey-Herbert, South Africa, golfer (1989 winner SA Champ)
1929 - Gerald Harper, broadcaster/actor (Tunes of Glory, Extra Day)
1971 - Renee O'Connor, actress, (Xena Warrior Princess)
1971 - Tyrone Legette, cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1841 - Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian politician (d. 1913)
1930 - Nico Minardos, American actor
1931 - W K Reid, British ombudsman
1973 - Amy Van Dyken, 50m/100m freestyle/100m butterfly swimmer (Oly-2 g-96)
1856 - Frank Harris, Galway England, writer
1974 - Erik Schulz, Port Huron Mich, pairs skater (& Ilana Goldfogel)
1974 - Jodie McMullen, Miss Universe-Australia/Miss Congeniality (1996)
1974 - Tim Hall, running back (Oakland Raiders)
1974 - Ugueth Urbina, Caracas Venezuela, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
1974 - Miranda July, American performance artist
1974 - Gina Lynn, American porn actress
1935 - Susan Brownmiller, Brooklyn, feminist author (Against Our Wills)
1936 - Andrew Miller, British principal (Stirling U)
1882 - John Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde)
1937 - P J Squire, British headmaster (Bedford Modern School)
1937 - Terry Everett, (Rep-R-Alabama)
1976 - Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus)
1976 - scar Freire, Spanish cyclist
1890 - Robert Ley, German chemist/MP (NSDAP)
1977 - Brook Wackman, rocker
1977 - Brooks Wackerman, American musician
1978 - Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy)
1893 - Walter Donaldson, US pianist/composer (Girl Crazy, Whoopee)
1894 - Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil, lawyer/statesman (1st pres of UN)
1979 - Gordon Shedden, Scottish Race Car Driver
1979 - Alenka Kejar, Slovenian swimmer
590 - Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.
1113 - Pope Paschal II issued a bull sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers.
1493 - While on board the Nia, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.
1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
1764 - The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.
1804 - The Serbian revolution begins.
1835 - The first constitutional law in modern Serbia is adopted.
1862 - American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
1879 - Women's rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
1898 - Spanish-American War: The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
1906 - The British Labour Party is organised.
1909 - The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
1933 - In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
1942 - World War II: The Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. The Sook Ching massacre begins.
1944 - World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins.
1946 - ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
1949 - Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
1952 - King George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
1954 - Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
1961 - Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team, several coaches and family members.
1965 - A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
1970 - A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo, killing 102.
1971 - The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
1972 - Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
1972 - Jos Mara Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
1976 - The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by national referendum.
1979 - Don Dunstan resigns as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.
1982 - The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.
1989 - Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
1991 - The Visegrd Agreement, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.
1994 - Standard of the President of Russia is established.
1996 - At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
1999 - Abdullah calan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, is arrested in Kenya.
2000 - Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.
2001 - First draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
2003 - Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
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