1935 - Bent Lorentzen, composer
1935 - Gene Vincent, Norfolk Va, rock guitarist/vocalist (Be-Bop-A-Lula)
1465 - Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII
1937 - Bill Lawry, cricketer (dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit)
1937 - Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violinist/playwright (The Family)
1937 - Marilyn Butler, Rector (Exeter College-Oxford)
1883 - Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer/conductor (Sulamith)
1649 - William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)
1657 - Bernard Fontenelle, France, scientist/writer (Plurality of Worlds)
1889 - Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer
1890 - John P M L de Vries, fairy tale writer
1938 - Yevgeniy Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic-gold-1964)
1774 - Hans Jrta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)
1939 - Bryan Gould, MP
1939 - Gerry Goffin, Queens NY, rock lyricist (married Carole King)
1894 - Alfonso Leng, composer
1790 - Ignaz Assmayer, composer
1799 - Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)
1897 - Yves de La Casiniere, composer
1941 - Jeremy Mackenzie, general
1900 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher
1942 - Archie Andrews, comic book character (Archie)
1942 - James Couchman, MP
1901 - Roddy Connolly, Irish politician, son of James Connolly (d. 1980)
1819 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, composer
1942 - Tony Colton, rock producer (On the Boards)
1943 - Iain Cameron, British brigadier
1943 - Win Griffiths, MP
1943 - Serge Lama, French singer
1944 - Bert Greene, golfer
1906 - Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal
1944 - Michael G Oxley, (Rep-R-OH, 1981- )
1946 - M C Walker, CEO (Iceland Frozen Foods)
1908 - Sutan Takdir Alishahbana, Indonesian linguistic/author/novelist
1847 - Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents)
1947 - Joselito, Spanish singer
1947 - Kikko Matsuoka, Japanese actress
1909 - Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
1911 - Alec Cairncross, chancellor (Glasgow U)
1912 - Roy Fuller, England, poet/novelist (Lost Season)
1874 - Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author
1874 - Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer
1950 - Rochelle Fleming, US soul vocalist (First Choice, Smarty Pants)
1953 - Alan Rubin, music figure (Blues Brothers)
1914 - Matt Dennis, Seattle Wash, vocalist (Matt Dennis Show)
1914 - Menelaos Pallantios, composer
1953 - Jeb Bush, American politician
1915 - Haakon Stotijn, Dutch oboist (VARA Orch, Orkestgebouw Orch)
1954 - Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer
1890 - John P M L de Vries, fairy tale writer
1916 - Bernice Levin Neugarten, social scientist/gerontologist
1891 - J W Hearne, cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for England in 24 Tests)
1891 - J.W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)
1917 - T. Nagi Reddy, Indian revolutionary (d. 1976)
1919 - Gretchen Fraser, Tacoma Wash, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1948)
1894 - Isaac M Kolthoff, chemist (Massenanalyse)
1895 - Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer
1920 - Daniel F[rancis] Galouye, US, sci-fi author (Dark Universe, Last Leap)
1920 - Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt (1936-52)
1920 - Paul Peter Piech, artist
1900 - Thomas Hitchcock Jr, great polo player (Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39)
1962 - Sheryl Crow, American musician
1962 - Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist
1963 - Todd Benzinger, US baseball player (SF Giants)
1922 - Tudor Jarda, composer
1923 - Baroness Sharples
1964 - Ken Shamrock, American martial artist
1964 - Sarah Palin, American politician
1905 - Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Neth/Indonesian writer (Camp diary)
1965 - Vicki Wilson, Australian netballer
1925 - Virginia E Johnson, doctor/sexologist (Masters & Johnson)
1966 - Anthony Parker, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings, St Louis Rams, TB Bucs)
1966 - Patrick Kuhnen, West Germany, tennis star
1908 - Vivian [Ernest] Fuchs, geologist/explorer (British Antarctic Survey)
1926 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor
1909 - Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ (1934-35)
1928 - Conrad Janis, NYC, actor (Mork & Mindy, Quark, Bonino)
1928 - Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper (WI of 50s & 60s)
1912 - Roy Fuller, England, poet/novelist (Lost Season)
1973 - Ethan Iverson, jazz pianist
660 BC - Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
55 - Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
244 - Emperor Gordian III is murdered by mutinous soldiers in Zaitha (Mesopotamia). A mound is raised at Carchemish in his memory.
1531 - Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
1659 - The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin.
1790 - The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery.
1794 - First session of United States Senate open to the public.
1808 - Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.
1812 - Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry "gerrymanders" for the first time.
1826 - University College London is founded under the name University of London.
1826 - Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri, an important text within the Swaminarayan faith.
1840 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Rgiment receives its first performance in Paris.
1843 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan.
1855 - Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam
1861 - American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
1873 - King Amadeus I of Spain
1935 - Gene Vincent, Norfolk Va, rock guitarist/vocalist (Be-Bop-A-Lula)
1465 - Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII
1937 - Bill Lawry, cricketer (dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit)
1937 - Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violinist/playwright (The Family)
1937 - Marilyn Butler, Rector (Exeter College-Oxford)
1883 - Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer/conductor (Sulamith)
1649 - William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)
1657 - Bernard Fontenelle, France, scientist/writer (Plurality of Worlds)
1889 - Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer
1890 - John P M L de Vries, fairy tale writer
1938 - Yevgeniy Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic-gold-1964)
1774 - Hans Jrta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)
1939 - Bryan Gould, MP
1939 - Gerry Goffin, Queens NY, rock lyricist (married Carole King)
1894 - Alfonso Leng, composer
1790 - Ignaz Assmayer, composer
1799 - Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)
1897 - Yves de La Casiniere, composer
1941 - Jeremy Mackenzie, general
1900 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher
1942 - Archie Andrews, comic book character (Archie)
1942 - James Couchman, MP
1901 - Roddy Connolly, Irish politician, son of James Connolly (d. 1980)
1819 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, composer
1942 - Tony Colton, rock producer (On the Boards)
1943 - Iain Cameron, British brigadier
1943 - Win Griffiths, MP
1943 - Serge Lama, French singer
1944 - Bert Greene, golfer
1906 - Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal
1944 - Michael G Oxley, (Rep-R-OH, 1981- )
1946 - M C Walker, CEO (Iceland Frozen Foods)
1908 - Sutan Takdir Alishahbana, Indonesian linguistic/author/novelist
1847 - Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents)
1947 - Joselito, Spanish singer
1947 - Kikko Matsuoka, Japanese actress
1909 - Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
1911 - Alec Cairncross, chancellor (Glasgow U)
1912 - Roy Fuller, England, poet/novelist (Lost Season)
1874 - Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author
1874 - Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer
1950 - Rochelle Fleming, US soul vocalist (First Choice, Smarty Pants)
1953 - Alan Rubin, music figure (Blues Brothers)
1914 - Matt Dennis, Seattle Wash, vocalist (Matt Dennis Show)
1914 - Menelaos Pallantios, composer
1953 - Jeb Bush, American politician
1915 - Haakon Stotijn, Dutch oboist (VARA Orch, Orkestgebouw Orch)
1954 - Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer
1890 - John P M L de Vries, fairy tale writer
1916 - Bernice Levin Neugarten, social scientist/gerontologist
1891 - J W Hearne, cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for England in 24 Tests)
1891 - J.W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)
1917 - T. Nagi Reddy, Indian revolutionary (d. 1976)
1919 - Gretchen Fraser, Tacoma Wash, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1948)
1894 - Isaac M Kolthoff, chemist (Massenanalyse)
1895 - Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer
1920 - Daniel F[rancis] Galouye, US, sci-fi author (Dark Universe, Last Leap)
1920 - Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt (1936-52)
1920 - Paul Peter Piech, artist
1900 - Thomas Hitchcock Jr, great polo player (Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39)
1962 - Sheryl Crow, American musician
1962 - Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist
1963 - Todd Benzinger, US baseball player (SF Giants)
1922 - Tudor Jarda, composer
1923 - Baroness Sharples
1964 - Ken Shamrock, American martial artist
1964 - Sarah Palin, American politician
1905 - Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Neth/Indonesian writer (Camp diary)
1965 - Vicki Wilson, Australian netballer
1925 - Virginia E Johnson, doctor/sexologist (Masters & Johnson)
1966 - Anthony Parker, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings, St Louis Rams, TB Bucs)
1966 - Patrick Kuhnen, West Germany, tennis star
1908 - Vivian [Ernest] Fuchs, geologist/explorer (British Antarctic Survey)
1926 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor
1909 - Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ (1934-35)
1928 - Conrad Janis, NYC, actor (Mork & Mindy, Quark, Bonino)
1928 - Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper (WI of 50s & 60s)
1912 - Roy Fuller, England, poet/novelist (Lost Season)
1973 - Ethan Iverson, jazz pianist
660 BC - Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
55 - Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
244 - Emperor Gordian III is murdered by mutinous soldiers in Zaitha (Mesopotamia). A mound is raised at Carchemish in his memory.
1531 - Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
1659 - The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin.
1790 - The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery.
1794 - First session of United States Senate open to the public.
1808 - Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.
1812 - Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry "gerrymanders" for the first time.
1826 - University College London is founded under the name University of London.
1826 - Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri, an important text within the Swaminarayan faith.
1840 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Rgiment receives its first performance in Paris.
1843 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan.
1855 - Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam
1861 - American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
1873 - King Amadeus I of Spain
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