Date | Event |
---|---|
106 |
Pompey the Great [Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus], Roman political and military leader (1st Triumvirate and Consul), (d. 48 BC) |
BC AD | |
1240 |
Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scotland, (d. 1275) |
1321 |
John of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (d. 1387) |
1328 |
Joan of Kent, wife of Edward, the Black Prince (d. 1385) |
1388 |
Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Henry IV of England (d. 1421) |
1402 |
Ferdinand, the Saint, Portuguese slave of Fez/saint |
1511 |
Michael Servetus, Spain, physician (Christianism Rostituta) |
1518 |
Tintoretto, Italian painter |
1547 |
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish author and novelist (Don Quixote), (d. 1616) |
1548 |
William V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1626) |
1561 |
Roomen, mathematician |
1571 |
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610) |
1583 |
Johan VIII, the Younger, count of Nassau-Siegen/field marshall |
1620 |
John L baron of Elderen, 63rd prince-bishop of Luik (1688-94) |
1636 |
Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1715) |
1639 |
Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683) |
1640 |
Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized |
1654 |
Vincenz Lubeck, composer |
1674 |
Jacques Hotteterre, composer |
1678 |
Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1766) |
1691 |
Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (d. 1781) |
1703 |
François Boucher, French painter (d. 1770) |
1714 |
Peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1761-75) |
1718 |
Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/diplomat (plot against Peter III) |
1727 |
Henry Harington, composer |
1746 |
Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer |
1753 |
Johann Gottfried Schict, composer |
1758 |
Horatio Nelson, Burnham Thorpe Britain, naval hero (Trafalgar) |
1786 |
Guadalupe Victoria, 1st President of Mexico (d. 1843) |
1794 |
William Michael Rooke, composer |
1803 |
Charles-Francois Sturm, French mathematician (Sturm's Theorem) |
1803 |
Mercator Cooper, American sea captain (d. 1872) |
1810 |
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, London, novelist |
1812 |
Gopel, mathematician |
1815 |
Andreas Aschenbach, German painter/engraver |
1829 |
Bradley Tyler Johnson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 |
1829 |
Giles Alexander Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 |
1830 |
John Parker Hawkins, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1914 |
1831 |
John McAlister Schofield, Major General (Union volunteers) |
1838 |
Henry Hobson Richardson, St James LA, Romanesque revival architect |
1842 |
Louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1902) |
1843 |
Mikhail Skobelev, Russian general (d. 1882) |
1848 |
Caroline Ardelia Yale, US, educated deaf |
1849 |
Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer |
1853 |
Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1933) |
1854 |
Martin Pluddemann, composer |
1855 |
Michele Esposito, composer |
1857 |
Conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament |
1858 |
Leopoldo Mugnone, composer |
1863 |
Franz Zorell, German RC exegetist/lexicographer |
1863 |
Hugo Haase, German SPD-German parliament/revolutionary |
1864 |
Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Bilbao Spain, philosopher (Ensayos, Teatro) |
1867 |
Philip Kleintjes, people's rights leader |
1879 |
Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer |
1881 |
Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist |
1884 |
Boris Asafiev, composer |
1887 |
Billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin) |
1891 |
Gerda Bjorne, Varmland Sweden, actress (Familjen Bjork, Hemsoborna) |
1893 |
Fabien Sevitzky, Vishny Volotchok Russia, conductor (Phila Orch) |
1893 |
Phillip Tead, Somerville Mass, actor (Lightnin', Fighting Blade) |
1894 |
Franco Capuana, composer |
1895 |
Joseph Banks Rhine, Penn, parapsychologist (Extra-Sensory Perception) |
1895 |
Louise Granville, Sydney Australia, entertainer |
1895 |
Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (d. 1970) |
1897 |
Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (d. 1980) |
1898 |
Trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist (d. 1976) |
1899 |
Billy Butlin, South Africa, holiday camp promoter |
1899 |
Jolie Gabor, mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa, & Eva |
1900 |
Miguel Alemán Valdés, President of Mexico (d. 1983) |
1901 |
Enrico Fermi, Rome, Italian/American nuclear physicist, gone fission/fermium (Nobel 1938) |
1901 |
Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher and activist (d. 1981) |
1903 |
Karl August Andersen, composer |
1903 |
Ted Decorsia, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Police Chief Hegedorn-Steve Canyon) |
1904 |
Dorothy Emmet, philosopher |
1904 |
Greer Garson, British actress (d. 1996) |
1905 |
Francis Joseph Quinn, academic |
1907 |
Gene Autry, Tioga Tx, cowpoke/singer/actor/owner (California Angels) |
1907 |
Michael Shepley, Plymouth England, actor (Dick & the Duchess) |
1907 |
Richard Harkness, Artesian SD, newscaster (Story of the Week, NBC) |
1908 |
Greer Garson, North Ireland, actress (Pride & Prejudice, Chips) |
1908 |
James Norman Dalrymple Anderson, lawyer |
1908 |
Eddie Tolan, American athlete (d. 1967) |
1909 |
Andrew Herron, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland) |
1910 |
Virginia Bruce, actress (Action in Arabia) |
1911 |
Reginald Victor Jones, CH, FRS natural philosopher |
1912 |
Lukas Ammann, Basel, actor (Day of Anger, Class Reunion, Palace Hotel) |
1912 |
Michelangelo Antonioni, Ferrara Italy, director (Blow-up, Red Desert) |
1912 |
Viscount Lambert |
1913 |
Silvio Piola, soccer star |
1913 |
Stanley E Kramer, NYC, producer/director (Inherit the Wind) |
1915 |
Ann Nagel, Boston MA, actress (Don Winslow of the Navy) |
1915 |
Brenda Marshall, Philippines, actress (Sea Hawk, Paris After Dark) |
1915 |
Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (d. 2007) |
1916 |
Carl Ronald Giles, cartoonist |
1916 |
Minao Shibata, composer |
1916 |
Trevor Howard, England, actor (Mutiny on Bounty, Ryan's Daughter) |
1918 |
Don Castle, TX, actor (Born to Speed, Tombstone, Motor Patrol) |
1918 |
Harold Laurence Walters, composer |
1919 |
Masao Takemoto, Japan, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1960) |
1920 |
Sergei F Bondarchuk, director/actor (Boris Godunov, Step, Otello) |
1920 |
Vaclav Neummann, conductor |
1920 |
Peter D. Mitchell, English chemist, Nobel laureate |
1921 |
Miklos Jancso, Vac Hungry, director (Muzsika, Aube, Pacifist) |
1922 |
Lizabeth Scott, Scranton, Pa, actress (Dark City, Desert Fury) |
1923 |
Ellen Malcolm, painter |
1923 |
O A "Bum" Phillips, football coach (Houston Oilers/New Orlean Saints) |
1924 |
David Atkinson, British air marshal |
1925 |
Steve Forrest, Huntsville, Texas, American actor (Ben-Dallas, SWAT), (d. 2013) |
1925 |
John Balcombe, Lord Chief Justice of Appeal |
1925 |
John Tower, (Sen-R-Tx) |
1925 |
Trevor Hughes, water engineer |
1926 |
Phyllis Taylor, educationist |
1927 |
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Brazil, triple jumper (Olympic-gold-52, 56) |
1927 |
Paul McCloskey, (Sen-R-California) |
1928 |
Ankie [Johanna A Hoving-]Peypers, Dutch author/poet |
1928 |
Lord Avebury [Eric Reginald Lubbock], English politician (Liberal MP for Orpington 1962-70) |
1929 |
Murray McLaggan, British Lord-Lieutenant (Mid Glamorgan) |
1930 |
Colin Dexter, author |
1930 |
Morag Timbury, director (Central Public Health Laboratory) |
1930 |
Peter Miller, CEO (Lloyd's of London) |
1930 |
Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's) |
1930 |
Richard Bonynge, Sydney Australia, conductor (Aust Orch Sydney-1976) |
1930 |
Billy Strange [William], Long Beach, California, singer-songwriter (A Little Less Conversation), (d. 2012) |
1931 |
Anita Ekberg, Malmö Sweden, actress (La Dolce Vita)/Miss Sweden (1950) |
1931 |
E S Orr Ewing, Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtown |
1931 |
Eddie Barth, Phila, actor (Shaft, Simon & Simon) |
1931 |
James Watson Cronin, nuclear physicist |
1931 |
Joseph M McDade, (Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1963- ) |
1932 |
Canon Paul Oestreicher, CEO (British section, Amnesty International |
1932 |
Jeremy Isaacs, general director (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) |
1932 |
Mary Moon, Headmistress (Manchester High School for Girls) |
1932 |
Peter Stormonth Darling, CEO (Mercury Asset Management Group) |
1932 |
Robert Benton, Texas, writer/director (Kramer vs Kramer) |
1932 |
Ronald B Kitaj, US/British painter/graphic artist (pop art) |
1932 |
Mehmood, Indian actor (d. 2004) |
1933 |
Samora Machel, president Mozambique (1975-86) |
1934 |
Lance Gibbs, cricketer (prolific West Indian off-spinner, 309 wickets) |
1934 |
Lindsay Kline, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler Hat-trick 1957) |
1934 |
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Psychology professor |
1935 |
David Hannay, diplomat |
1935 |
Jerry Lee Lewis, Feriday La, country singer (Whole Lotta Shakin') |
1936 |
Michael Partridge, British civil servant |
1936 |
Mylene Demongeot, Nice France, actress (3 Murderesses) |
1936 |
Silvio Berlusconi, former Prime Minister of Italy |
1937 |
Alice Mahon, British MP |
1937 |
R B Heywood, director (British Antarctic Survey) |
1938 |
Henry Keswick, British businessman (CEO-Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd) |
1938 |
Mike McCormick, MLB Pitcher (SF Giants, Cy Young 1967) |
1938 |
Wim Kok, NVV/FNV-chairman/Dutch soc-dem party-premier (1994- ) |
1939 |
Eberhard Koellner, German DR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 31 backup) |
1939 |
Larry Linville, Ojai California, actor (Frank Burns-M*A*S*H, Blue Movie) |
1939 |
Tommy Boyce, songwriter (Boyce & Hart) |
1939 |
Molly Haskell, American film critic |
1939 |
Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001) |
1940 |
Jimmy Knapp, trade unionist |
1940 |
John Dawes, rugby coach |
1940 |
Mike Eischeid, NFL punter (Oakland Raiders) |
1940 |
Nicola Di Bari, Italian singer |
1941 |
Colin Niven, Headmaster (Alleyn's School) |
1941 |
David Steele, cricketer (England batsman, courageous v Lillee 1975) |
1941 |
Don Nix, US saxophonist (Last Night) |
1941 |
Kermit Zarley, Seattle WA, PGA golfer (1970 Canadian Open) |
1942 |
Donna Corcoran, Quincy Mass, actress (Man Without a Star) |
1942 |
Ian McShane, Blackburn England, actor (Roots, Bare Essence) |
1942 |
Jean-Luc Ponty, France, fusion violinist (Frank Zappa) |
1942 |
Madeline Kahn, Boston Mass, actress (Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety) |
1942 |
Rajinder Goel, cricketer (slow lefty who didn't play for India) |
1942 |
Steve Tesich, screenwriter/playwright |
1942 |
William Nelson, (Rep-D-Fla, 1979- )/astronaut (STS 61C) |
1942 |
Felice Gimondi, Italian cyclist |
1942 |
Bill Nelson, American politician |
1943 |
Lech Walesa, Popowo Poland, Polish Solidarity movement leader (Nobel 1983) |
1943 |
Manuel Fernandez, rocker |
1943 |
Peter Rigby, CEO (Specialist Computer Holdings) |
1943 |
Mohammad Khatami, former President of Iran |
1943 |
Gary Boyd Roberts, American genealogist |
1944 |
Mike Post, composer (Rockford Files, Hill St Blues, Magnum PI) |
1944 |
Tommy Boyce, songwriter (Boyce & Hart, Monkees) |
1944 |
Torben Jensen, Denmark, actor (Taxa, Hayfever, Watch Me Fly, Guldregn) |
1945 |
Kyriacos Sfetsas, composer |
1945 |
Nadezhda Chizova, USSR, shot putter (Oly-gold/silv/bronze-68/72/76) |
1945 |
Sarah Tyacke, Keeper of British Public Records |
1945 |
Tatiana Tauer, harpist |
1946 |
Alasdair Fraser, QC/director (Public Prosecutions for N Ireland) |
1946 |
Nick Taylor, singer/guitarist (Bloodrock) |
1946 |
Patricia Hodge, actress (Heat of the Day, Shell Seekers, Sunset) |
1947 |
Altie Taylor, soccer star |
1947 |
Lyndon Harrison, MEP |
1947 |
R J Evans, FBA, historian |
1947 |
Martin Ferrero, American actor |
1948 |
Bryant Gumbel, New Orleans La, sportscaster/TV host (Today Show) |
1948 |
John M McHugh, (Rep-R-NY) |
1948 |
Mark Farner, Mich, guitar/vocalist (Grand Funk Railroad-Locomotion) |
1948 |
Mike Pinera, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) |
1948 |
Viktor Krovopouskov, USSR, sabres/fencer (Olympic gold, individual and team, 1976, 1980) |
1948 |
Theo Jörgensmann, German jazz clarinetist |
1949 |
Steve Busby, footballer |
1949 |
Tony Hoty, Cleve OH, actor (Ransom, Paper) |
1949 |
George Dalaras, Greek singer |
1951 |
David Murray, cricketer (WI wicket-keeper) |
1951 |
Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile |
1951 |
Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (d. 1977) |
1951 |
Maureen Caird, Australian hurdler |
1951 |
Mike Enriquez, Philippine broadcaster |
1952 |
Monika Zehrt, German DR, 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1972) |
1952 |
R A Hodges, archaeologist |
1952 |
Gabor Csupo, Hungarian-born animator |
1952 |
Max Sandlin, American politician |
1953 |
Drake Hogestyn, Ft Wayne Indiana, actor (7 Brides for 7 Brothers) |
1953 |
Jean-Claude Lauzon, Montreal, director/writer (Leola, Night Zoo) |
1953 |
Warren Cromartie, baseball player |
1954 |
Cindy Morgan, [Cichorski], Chicago Ill, actress (Tron) |
1954 |
Stephen Platt, editor (New Statesman & Society) |
1955 |
Ken Weatherwax, actor (Pugsley-Addams Family) |
1955 |
Mark Mitchell, actor (Larger than Life, Lift Off, Ground Zero) |
1955 |
Vicki Fergon, Palo Alto CA, LPGA golfer (1979 Lady Stroh's) |
1955 |
Benoît Ferreux, French actor |
1956 |
James Donald Halsell Jr, Monroe La, astronaut (STS 65, 74, 83, 94) |
1956 |
Sebastian Coe, Hammersmith, London, British 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1980, 84) |
1956 |
Suzzy Roche, rocker (Roches) |
1957 |
Andrew "Dice" Clay, [Silverstien], comedian (Adv of Ford Fairlane) |
1957 |
Chris Broad, cricketer (prolific England opening batsman 1984-89) |
1957 |
Craig Lefferts, MLB Pitcher |
1957 |
Mari Wilson, British singer |
1957 |
Tim Flannery, DJ/MLB player (SD Padres) |
1957 |
Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer and composer |
1959 |
Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, American actress (Brenda-Capitol, Death Wish 2) |
1960 |
John MacBeth Paxson, NBA Guard (Chicago Bulls) |
1960 |
Rob Deer, MLB Outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers) |
1960 |
Wendy White, Atlanta Ga, tennis player |
1961 |
Julia Gillard, Australian politician |
1962 |
Roger Bart, American actor |
1962 |
Al Pitrelli, American musician, guitarist |
1963 |
Les Claypool, US funk metal singer/bassist (Primus-Suck on This) |
1964 |
Brad Lohaus, NBA forward/center (NY Knicks) |
1964 |
John Tucker, Windsor, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning) |
1964 |
Julie Peterson, Havre de Grace Md, playmate (Feb, 1987) |
1965 |
Fora van Leijenhorst, Curacaos/Neth dancer (Josephine) |
1965 |
Trent Yawney, Hudson Bay, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames) |
1966 |
Hersey Hawkins, NBA guard (Seattle Supersonics, Olympic-bronze-1988) |
1966 |
Jason Gould, son of Barbra Striesand & Elliot Gould |
1966 |
Jill Whelan, Oakland Cal, actress (Vicki-Love Boat, Young & Restless) |
1966 |
Ken Norton Jr, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys, SF 49ers) |
1966 |
Rudy Poeschek, Kamloops, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning) |
1967 |
Dave Silvestri, St Louis MO, infielder (NY Yankees, Montreal Expos) |
1968 |
Luke Goss, rocker (Bros-I Owe You Nothing) |
1968 |
Matt Goss, rocker (Bros-I Owe You Nothing) |
1968 |
Mika Hakkinen, racing driver |
1968 |
Patrick Burns, American television presenter |
1968 |
Samir Soni, Indian film actor |
1969 |
Erika Eleniak, Glendale Ca, playmate (Jul, 1989)/actress (Baywatch) |
1969 |
Kelly Robbins, Mt Pleasant Michigan, LPGA golfer (1995 McDonald's LPGA |
1969 |
Aleks Syntek, Mexican singer |
1969 |
Angelo Barretto, Filipino racecar driver |
1970 |
Chris Mims, NFL defensive end (San Diego Chargers) |
1970 |
Danny de Supervise, soccer player (FC Volendam) |
1970 |
Derrick Oden, NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles) |
1970 |
Emily Lloyd, London England, actress (Wish You Were Here, In Country) |
1970 |
Joseph Hudson, Philadelphia PA, pitcher (Boston Red Sox) |
1970 |
Luke Bodensteiner, Iowa City Iowa, cross country skier (Olympics-1994) |
1970 |
Natasha Gregson Wagner, actress (Dark Horse, SFW)/Robert's daughter |
1970 |
Nicolas Pereira, Salto Uruguay, tennis pro |
1970 |
Tina Fischer, Bad Nauheim Germany, golfer (European Amat champ 1994) |
1970 |
Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese professional wrestler |
1971 |
Adrion Smith, CFL cornerback (Toronto Argonauts) |
1971 |
Derrick Davis, WLAF cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals) |
1971 |
Donald Smith, CFL cornerback (Toronto Argonauts) |
1971 |
Jay Kearney, WLAF receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy) |
1971 |
Ray Buchanan, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts) |
1971 |
Sibel Tüzün, Turkish singer |
1971 |
Mackenzie Crook, British actor and comedian |
1972 |
Butler By'not'e, NFL running back (Carolina Panthers) |
1972 |
Jorgen Jonsson, hockey forward (Team Sweden 1998) |
1972 |
Trent Zenkewicz, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons) |
1972 |
Robert Webb, British actor, comedian, and writer |
1972 |
Oliver Gavin, British racing car driver |
1973 |
Joe Hulbig, American ice hockey player |
1973 |
Athanasios Michalopoulos, Greek volleyball player |
1973 |
Scout Niblett, British singer/songwriter |
1974 |
Danielle DuClos, actress (Midnight Run, Zits) |
1974 |
Brian Ash, American film producer |
1975 |
Heather Pease, Monterey California, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96) |
1975 |
Albert Celades, Spanish football player |
1976 |
Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian football player |
1976 |
Darren Byfield, English football player |
1976 |
Oscar Sevilla, Spanish cyclist |
1977 |
Won Bin, South Korean actor |
1977 |
Wade Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player |
1977 |
Debelah Morgan, American R&B singer |
1977 |
Jake Westbrook, American baseball player |
1978 |
Mandy Groff, Miss Nebraska Teen USA (1996) |
1978 |
Mohini Bhardwaj, Phila, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96) |
1978 |
Gunner McGrath, American guitarist (Much the Same) |
1978 |
Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer |
1979 |
Takumi Beppu, Japanese cyclist |
1979 |
Shelley Duncan, American Baseball Player |
1980 |
Sarah Sucher, Miss Iowa Teen USA (1997) |
1980 |
Dallas Green, Canadian musician (Alexisonfire, City and Colour) |
1980 |
Zachary Levi, American actor |
1980 |
Patrick Agyemang, English footballer |
1981 |
Siarhei Rutenka, Belarusian handball player |
1982 |
Rob Smith, Irish musician and songwriter |
1984 |
Per Mertesacker, German football player |
1985 |
Calvin Johnson, American football player |
1986 |
Benoît Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player |
1986 |
Mark Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player |
1988 |
Emily Evelyn Chase, daughter of Jayni & Chevy |
1988 |
Kevin Durant, American basketball player |
1988 |
Justin Nozuka, singer/songwriter |
1999 |
Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish royal |
2008 |
Emma Tallulah Behn, member of the extended Norwegian royal family |
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