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(218 BC) Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia Hannibal's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Roman Republic.
1118 Alfonso van Aragon occupies Saragossa on Almoraviden
1271 Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of Mongolia and China.
1352 Etienne Aubert elected as Pope Innocentius VI
1406 Anton van Bourgondies becomes duke of Brabant
1603 Admiral Steven van der Haghens fleet departs to East-Indies
1621 English parliament accept unanimously, Protestation
1642 Abel Tasman becomes first European to land in New Zealand.
1655 The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290.
1719 Thomas Fleet publishes "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children"
1774 Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia
1777 The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the Americans over British General John Burgoyne in the Battle of Saratoga in October.
1783 English king George III fires government of Portland
1787 New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1793 Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.
1796 1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor)
1799 George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon
1813 British take Ft Niagara in War of 1812
1832 Charles Darwins visits Vurland
1839 First celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC
1849 William Bond obtains 1st photograph of Moon through a telescope
1858 Passy, at Paris: 1st "Samedi soir" i/d villa of lovers Rossini
1859 South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth"
1862 Battle at Lexington, Tennessee (Forrest's Second Raid)
1865 1st US cattle importation law passed
1869 Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club plays its 1st game
1878 French SS Byzantin sinks after collision in Dardanellen, 210 killed
1878 John Kehoe, the last of the Molly Maguires is executed in Pennsylvania.
1878 The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar
1888 Richard Wetherill and his brother in-law discover the ancient Indian ruins of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde.
1890 Lugards expedition to Mengo/Kampala, Uganda
1892 "Nutcracker Suite," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
1892 Anton Bruckner's 8th Symphony, premieres
1894 Cricket day 4 1T Aus v Eng England following on 4-268, 7 in front
1898 Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245 mph (63.159 km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.
1899 Fieldmarshal Lord Roberts appointed Brit supreme commander in South Africa
1900 The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
1905 H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of F-C debut (NSW v Qld)
1912 The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is supposedly found in the Piltdown Gravel Pit, by Charles Dawson.
1916 The Battle of Verdun of World War I ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.
1917 Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent
1917 The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.
1920 1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US
1923 International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco
1930 Bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours
1932 The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in the first ever NFL Championship Game. Because of a blizzard, the game is moved from Wrigley Field to the Chicago Stadium, the field measuring 80 yards (73 m) long.
1935 Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia
1935 Edward Benes becomes president of Czechoslovakia
1935 The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
1936 First giant panda imported into US
1936 Queensland cricket all out for 49 v Vic, Fleetwood-Smith 7-17
1936 Su-Lin, 1st giant panda to come to US from China, arrives in SF
1939 Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi
1939 The Battle of the Heligoland Bight of World War II, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
1941 German submarine U-434 sinks
1941 Japanse troops land on Hong Kong in World War II.
1944 Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)
1944 Nazi occupiers of Amsterdam destroy electricity plants
1944 77 B-29 Superfortress and 200 other aircraft of U.S. Fourteenth Air Force bomb Hankow, China, a Japanese supply base  in World War II.
1945 Uruguay joins UN
1946 TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run
1947 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax
1948 Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election
1948 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 Philadelphia Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game
1952 Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president
1953 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KMID TV channel 2 in Midland & Odessa, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV
1956 Israeli flag hoisted on Mount Sinai
1956 Japan joins the United Nations.
1956 Phil Rizzuto signs as NY Yankee radio-TV announcer
1957 Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity
1958 First test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip
1958 First voice from space, recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower
1958 Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)
1958 Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.
1959 Sammy Baugh named first coach of NY Titans (AFL)
1960 General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid
1961 Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles
1961 For 2nd cons year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year
1961 India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao & Diu
1961 KAIL TV channel 53 in Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
1961 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 78 points vs LA
1962 Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow
1962 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1962 WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1963 Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6)
1963 Muskegon, Michigan gets 3' of snow
1964 "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances
1964 "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink)
1964 During services held for Sam Cooke fans caused damage to Funeral Home
1964 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1965 "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances
1965 Borman & Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission
1965 Kenneth LeBel jumps 17 barrels on ice skates
1966 Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS
1966 Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by Richard L. Walker.
1966 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh, Semipalitinsk USSR
1969 "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances
1969 Britain abolishes death penalty
1969 Capital punishment in the United Kingdom: Home Secretary James Callaghan's motion to make permanent the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965, which had temporarily suspended capital punishment in England, Wales and Scotland for murder (but not for all crimes) for a period of five years.
1969 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1970 "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs
1970 Polish uprising fails
1970 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1971 First Candlelight Processional
1971 CBS radio cancels Saturday morning band concerts
1971 Capitol Reef National Park is established in Utah.
1971 People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic
1971 US dollar devalued 7.9% in Holland ($1=Ÿ3,245)
1972 President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II in the Vietnam War, a series of Christmas bombings, its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.
1973 Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union into Earth orbit for 8 days.
1973 The Islamic Development Bank is founded.
1973 Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL Pres
1974 San Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens
1976 "A Star is Born," with Barbra Striesand, premieres
1976 "Wonder Woman" debuts on ABC
1976 Soviet dissident Viktor Bukovskiexchanged for Chile CP-leader Corvalan
1977 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond
1977 Premier Boy Rozendal of Dutch Antilles points independence off
1978 Dominica joins the United Nations.
1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1978 USSR performs underground nuclear test
1979 Stanley Barrett 1st to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)
1980 Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Sq Garden
1980 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts minister Van Agts abortion laws
1980 IRA's Sean McKenna becomes critically ill, ends hunger strike
1980 Vietnam adopts constitution
1982 Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds
1983 NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak
1984 73rd Davis Cup, Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)
1985 "Jerry's Girls" opens at St James Theater NYC for 139 performances
1985 UN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking"
1986 Mr Gates, serves as acting director of CIA
1987 Ivan F Boesky sentenced to 3 years for insider trading
1987 Larry Wall releases the first version of the Perl programming language.
1988 5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win & eliminate Giants from playoffs
1988 Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record
1989 "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years
1989 Athol Fugard's "My Children, My Africa," premieres in NYC
1989 The European Economic Community and the Soviet Union sign an agreement on trade and commercial and economic cooperation.
1990 NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St Petersburg, & Wash DC as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami & Denver win)
1990 NL releases short list of teams for 1993 NL expansion
1991 DeForest Kelly (Dr McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood
1991 General Motors announces closing of 21 plants
1992 FCC vote 4-1 to allow Infinity to purchase Cook Inlet stations
1993 Kevin Scott skates world record 1K (1:12.54)
1994 "Comedy Tonight" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 8 performances
1994 "What's Wrong With this Pic?" closes at Circle in Sq NYC after 12 perf
1994 Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges
1994 General Hospital stars Kristina Malandro & Jack Wagner wed
1994 Norman, Couples & Azinger wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Golf Challenge
1994 Socialist Party (ex-communist) wins Bulgaria parliamentary election
1996 Start of first Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe & England
1996 TV industry execs agree to adopt a ratings system
1996 The Oakland, California school board passes a resolution officially declaring "Ebonics" a language or dialect.
1997 HTML 4.0 is published by the World Wide Web Consortium.
1999 NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.
2002 Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the state would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier. Leads to the California recall of 2003.
2005 The civil war in Chad begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré.
2006 The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.
2006 United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.
2010 Anti-government protests begin in Tunisia, heralding the Arab Spring.
2012 4 people are killed and 11 are injured after an apartment block collapses in Palermo, Italy
2012 6 health workers dispensing polio vaccinations are gunned down in Pakistan
2012 The Seleka rebel coalition kills 15 people during its capture of Bria, the Central African Republic.

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1507 Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (warlord) (d. 1551)
1562 Philipp Dulichius, composer
1569 Jakob Hassler, composer
1602 Simonds d'Ewes, English historian and politician (d. 1650)
1610 Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French philologist and historian (d. 1688)
1620 Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)
1633 Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised
1633 Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised
1635 Antonius Matthaeus, Dutch lawyer, historian
1661 Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (d. 1751)
1662 James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish politician (d. 1711)
1667 Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer
1707 Charles Wesley, English composer, co-founder (Methodist movement) (d. 1788)
1725 Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (d. 1791)
1734 Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor and composer (d. 1810)
1760 Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten)
1778 Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, dancer, pantomimist ("greatest clown in history") (d. 1837)
1786 Carl Maria von Weber, German romantic composer (Der Freischutz)
1788 Camille Pleyel, Austrian piano builder, composer
1803 William Allen (Rep/Gov-Oh)
1811 Alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers) (d. 1868)
1812 Wiktor Kazynski, composer
1816 Alfred Elzey Jones, Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1871)
1819 Yakov Petrovich Polonsky, Russian poet (Stichotvorenija)
1825 Charles Griffin, American Major General (Union volunteers) (d. 1876)
1825 John S. Harris, American politician (d. 1906)
1826 Charles-A Chatrian (Erckmann-C), French writer (L'ami Fritz)
1826 Mercer Brooke John, (Confederate Navy) (d. 1906)
1835 George Dashiell Bayard, Brigadier General (Union volunteers) (d. 1862)
1835 Lyman Abbott, American author (d. 1922)
1837 A Adolf Daens, Belgian priest, Dutch party founder (CVP)
1844 Lujo (Ludwig J von]) Brentano, German economist
1847 Augusta Holmès, French composer (d. 1903)
1848 Karl Schroder, composer
1849 Henrietta Edwards, Canadian activist and author (d. 1931)
1851 Graciano Lopez Jaena, Filipino journalist, orator and satirist (d. 1896)
1852 Gaetano Coronaro, composer
1856 J(oseph) J(ohn) Thomson, English physicist, physicist discovered electron (Nobel Prize laureate 1906) (d. 1940)
1860 Edward Alexander MacDowell, American composer (Indian Suite), and pianist (d. 1908)
1861 Lionel Monckton, English composer (d. 1924)
1863 French Ferdinand, archduke of Austria (Sarajevo, WW I) (d. 1914)
1867 Antoon van Welie, Dutch painter
1867 Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player (d. 1941)
1870 Andres Randolf, Danish actor (The Kiss)
1870 Saki (Hector Hugo Munro), Burmese-English author and playwright (Reginald, When William Came) (d. 1916)
1873 Adolf Vogl, composer
1873 Francis Burton Harrison, American politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (d. 1957)
1877 Max Pallenberg, Austrian actor (Brave Suender), husband of Fritzi Massary
1878 Joseph Stalin (Josef), Soviet marshal and politician, 4th Premier of the Soviet Union (1941-1953) (d. 1953)
1879 Paul Klee, Swiss-German abstract painter (Twittering Machine) (d. 1940)
1882 Paulin Lemaire, French gymnast
1882 Richard Maury, American-Argentine engineer, designed the Salta–Antofagasta railway (d. 1950)
1883 Raimu, French actor (d. 1946)
1884 Philippe van Isacker, Belgian minister
1886 Martin Dooling, American soccer player (d. 1966)
1886 Ty Cobb, American baseball player (batted .367, stole 892 bases) (Det Tigers) (d. 1961)
1887 Bhikhari Thakur, Indian author (d. 1971)
1888 Gladys Cooper, English actress (My Fair Lady) (d. 1971)
1888 Robert Moses, American urban planner (Long Island & NYC parks & roads), designer (Northern State Parkway, Southern State Parkway) (d. 1981)
1890 Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer,radio pioneer, inventor (FM radio) (d. 1954)
1897 Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist, banker
1897 Fletcher Henderson, American arranger and composer (d. 1952)
1898 Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist
1899 Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian philosopher and author (d. 1990)
1904 George Stevens, American director (Alice Adams, Penny Serenade) (d. 1975)
1904 Wilf Carter, country singer
1905 Richard Sturzenegger, composer
1906 Edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher
1906 Kam Tong, actor (Across the Pacific, Flower Drum Song)
1907 Bill Holland, American race car driver (d. 1984)
1907 Christopher Fry, English playwright (Ring Around the Moon)
1907 Lawrence Lucie, American guitarist (Mills Blue Rhythm Band) (d. 2009)
1908 Celia Johnson, English actress (Happy Breed, Brief encounter) (d. 1982)
1908 Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (d. 1969)
1909 Mona Barrie (Smith), English actress (Dawn on Great Divide)
1910 Abe Burrows, American author, playwright, director, Broadway composer (Guys & Dolls 1951 TONY) (d. 1985)
1910 Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and umpire (d. 2010)
1911 Helen Vlachos, journalist
1911 Jules Dassin, American director (Circle of Two, Never on Sunday) (d. 2008)
1912 Benjamin O. Davis Jr., American General (d. 2002)
1913 Alfred Bester, American science fiction author (Decievers, Starlight) (d. 1987)
1913 Donald Phillips, pianist, composer
1913 Lynn Bari, American actress (Connie-Detective Wife, Earthbound)
1913 Ray Meyer, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
1913 Saburo Takata, composer
1913 Willy Brandt (Herbert Frahm), German politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany (1969-1974) (Nobel Prize laureate 1971) (d. 1992)
1914 Jerry Zipkin, socialite
1915 Dario Mangiarotti, Italian fencer gold, 2 silver (Olympic-1948, 52)
1916 Betty Grable, American actress (Gay Divorcee) (d. 1973)
1916 Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American union leader (d. 2008)
1917 Ossie Davis, American actor, activist, playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam) (d. 2005)
1920 Rita Streich, German singer
1920 Robert Leckie, American marine and author (d. 2001)
1920 Willis Conover, broadcaster
1922 Jack Brooks, American politician (d. 2012)
1922 Larry D Mann, Canadian actor (Marty-Accidental Family)
1923 Lotti (Charlotte) van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor, painter
1926 Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon)
1927 Ramsey Clark, American lawyer, 66th United States Attorney General (1967-1969)
1927 Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (d. 2009)
1927 Sterling Lanier, American writer (Hiero's Journey)
1928 Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal
1928 Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani 4th caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 2003)
1929 Gino Cimoli, American baseball player (d. 2011)
1929 Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal
1930 Bill Skowron (Moose), American MLB First baseman (NY Yankees), (d. 2012)
1930 Moose Skowron, American baseball player (d. 2012)
1931 Alison Plowden, English historian (d. 2007)
1931 Allen Klein, American talent agent and businessman (d. 2009)
1931 Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring)
1931 Noel McGregor, New Zealand cricketer
1932 Roger Smith, American actor (77 Sunset Strip)
1933 Arthur Leigh Allen, Suspected Zodiac serial killer (d. 1992)
1933 Lonnie Brooks, American singer and guitarist
1934 Boris Valentinovich Volynov, Soviet cosmonaut and engineer (Soyuz 5, 21)
1935 Jacques Pépin, French-American chef and author
1936 Malcolm Kirk, English professional wrestler (d. 1987)
1938 Chas Chandler, English bass player and producer (The Animals) (d. 1996)
1938 Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer (d. 2005)
1938 Roger E. Mosley, American actor
1938 (Bryan) Chas Chandler, Musician (The Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
1939 Christoffel "Stoffel" van de Merwe, S Afr minister of Education
1939 Harold E. Varmus, American scientist (Nobel Prize laureate)
1939 Henrica M L "Wiesje" Backer, Dutch dancer, actress, playwright
1939 Michael J Moorcock, English sci-fi author (Alien Heat, Bull & Spear)
1939 Sandro Lopopolia, Italian lightweight boxer (Olympic-Silver-1960)
1940 Arnold Long, cricketer
1940 Bramwell Morrison, member of Sharon, Lois & Bram
1941 Sam Andrew, Musician (Big Brother & Holding Company-Cheap Thrills)
1941 Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer (Creative Construction Company)
1942 Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor
1942 William HAF, English prince, grandson of George V
1943 Alan Rudolph, American director, screenwriter, actor (Endangers Species, Love at Large, Made in Heaven)
1943 Bobby Keyes, rocker
1943 Keith Richards, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Rolling Stones, The Dirty Mac, and The New Barbarians)
1945 Birenda Bir Bikram, King of Nepal (1972)
1945 Carolyn Wood, American 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1960)
1945 Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player
1946 Alex Ligertwood, Scottish singer (Average White Band and The Senate)
1946 Hubie Green, Birmingham Ala, PGA golfer (US Open 1977)
1946 Stephen (Steve) Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist, founded the Black Consciousness Movement (d. 1977)
1946 Steven Spielberg, American director (ET, Close Encounters, Jaws)
1947 Eddie Antar, founder, CEO (Crazy Eddie Electronics Store)
1947 Leonid Yuzefovich, Russian author
1948 Bill Nelson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Be-Bop Deluxe, Bill Nelson's Red Noise)
1948 Bryan "Chas" Changler, Newcastle, rock bassist (Animals)
1948 Edmund Kemper, American serial killer
1948 Laurent Voulzy, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 David A. Johnston, American volcanologist (d. 1980)
1949 Joni Flynn, Indian actress (Octopussy)
1949 Terry Hertzler, American poet
1950 Gillian Armstrong, Australian director (High Tide, Mrs Soffel)
1950 Heinz-Josef Kehr, German footballer
1950 Leonard Maltin, American movie critic (Entertainment Tonight) and author
1950 Martha Johnson, Toronto Canada, rocker (M+M)
1950 Randy Castillo, American drummer (Red Square Black, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne) (d. 2002)
1950 Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician
1951 Andrew S Thomas, Australian PhD, astronaut (STS 77, STS 89/91)
1951 Candice Rialson, American actress (Chatterbox)
1952 John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer
1953 Elliot Easton (Elliot Shapiro), American guitarist and singer (The Cars, The New Cars, Creedence Clearwater Revisited)
1953 Jeff Kober, Actor (The Hills Have Eyes II)
1953 Khas-Magomed Hadjimuradov, Chechen singer-songwriter
1954 John Booth, English race car driver
1954 Ray Liotta, American actor (Casablanca, Goodfellas, Identity)
1955 Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician
1956 Reinhold Ewald, German cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-25)
1956 Ron White, American comedian and actor
1957 John Webster, Musician (Red Ryder-Light in the Tunnel)
1957 Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer
1958 Geordie Walker, English guitarist (Killing Joke, The Damage Manual, and Murder, Inc.)
1958 Julia Wolfe, American composer
1959 Barrie Chase, actress (Mardi Gras, Cape Fear)
1960 Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist
1961 Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater (Olympics-Silver-88)
1961 Ken Foreman, Musician (Thrashing Doves-Reprobate's Hymm)
1961 Lalchand Rajput, Indian cricketer
1961 Leila Steinberg, American poet
1961 Thomas Strittmatter, writer
1962 Renaldo Lapuz, Filipino-American singer-songwriter
1963 Allan Kayser, American actor
1963 Brad Pitt, American actor (12 Monkeys, Fight Club) and producer
1963 Charles Oakley, American basketball player, NBA forward (NY Knicks)
1963 Greg D'Angelo, American drummer (White Lion, Britny Fox, Pride and Glory, AntiProduct)
1963 Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach
1963 Lori McNeil, American tennis star (1995 Oakland doubles)
1963 Norman Brown, American singer and guitarist (BWB)
1963 Pauline Ester, French singer
1963 Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundian politician, President of Burundi
1964 Don Beebe, American football player, NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1964 Robson Green, English actor and singer
1964 (Stone Cold) Steve Austin, American wrestler, actor, and producer
1965 Angeliki Kaneltopoutous, Greece, tennis star
1965 Brian Walton, Canadian points race cyclist (Olympics-silver-96)
1965 Fawna MacLaren, American model and actress, playmate (Jan, 1989)
1965 Manuel Peña Escontrela, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)
1965 Mick Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gories, The Dirtbombs)
1965 Shawn Christian, American actor
1965 Tommy Davidson, American actor
1965 Willie Blair, American pitcher (San Diego Padres)
1966 Aaron Jones, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
1966 Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian actress (Ugly Dirty & Bad)
1966 Kiefer Sutherland, actor (Young Guns, Stand by Me, Lost Boys)
1966 Makiko Esumi, Japanese actress
1966 Mille Petrozza, German singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kreator, Voodoocult)
1966 Patricia Neder, American team handball right wing (Olymp-92, 96)
1966 Steve Dullaghan, rocker (Primitives-Lovely, Lump of Coal)
1966 Terry Phelps, American tennis star
1966 Tracy Byrd, country singer
1967 Bob Corkum, American NHL center (Phila Flyers)
1967 Charles Christopher Rymer, American PGA golfer (1995 Shell-3rd)
1967 Dan McGwire, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins)
1967 Robert Wahlberg, Actor (The Departed), Brother of Mark and Donnie Wahlberg,
1967 Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch sports journalist
1967 Tracy Hayworth, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons)
1968 Aaron Craver, NFL running back (Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers)
1968 Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 Casper Van Dien, American actor (Starship Troopers)
1968 Mario Basler, German footballer
1968 Mark Cooper, English footballer
1968 Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress (Blow)
1969 Akira Iida, Japanese race car driver
1969 Andrew Murphy, Australian long jumper, triple jumper (Olympics-96)
1969 Chris Dausin, WLAF corner, guard (Scottish Claymores)
1969 Joanne Mills, Australian golfer (T25 Holden 1994 Women's Aust Open)
1969 Joe Randa, American infielder (KC Royals)
1969 Justin Edinburgh, English footballer
1969 Keith Piper, English cricketer
1969 Marco Coleman, NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers)
1969 Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer
1969 T C Wright, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)
1970 Anthony Catanzaro, American bodybuilder and model
1970 Cowboy Troy, American rapper (MuzikMafia)
1970 DMX, American rapper and actor
1970 Fernando Solabarrieta, Chilean journalist
1970 Giannis Ploutarhos, Greek singer-songwriter
1970 Jonathan Yeo, English painter
1970 Lucious Harris, American basketball player, NBA guard (NJ Nets, Dallas Mavericks)
1970 Miles Marshall Lewis, American author
1970 Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler and actor
1970 Victoria Pratt, Canadian actress (Brotherhood of Blood) and model
1971 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player (Olympic silver, bronze-92)
1971 Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist
1971 Frank Pimiskern, CFL safety (BC Lions)
1971 Joe Dziedzic, American NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins)
1971 Markus Finke, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
1971 Neil Little, Canadian NHL goalie (Phila Flyers)
1971 Noriko Matsueda, Japanese composer
1972 DJ Lethal, Latvian-American DJ and producer (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit, La Coka Nostra)
1972 Eric Unverzagt, NFL & WLAF linebacker (Sea Seahawks, Scotland Claymores)
1972 Jeff Nelson, Canadian NHL center (Washington Capitals)
1972 Marcos Ondruska, South African tennis player
1972 Rah Digga, American rapper and actress (The Conglomerate)
1972 Raymond Herrera, American drummer (Fear Factory, Arkaea, Brujeria)
1972 Trevor Chowning, American painter
1973 Jason Williams, American baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
1973 Keith Washington, NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens)
1973 Leila Arcieri, American actress and model
1974 Bill Duggan, American television actor and host
1974 Euroboy, Norwegian musician (Turbonegro)
1974 Kari Byron, artist and television personality (Mythbusters)
1974 Knut Schreiner, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (Turbonegro, Euroboys, and Mirror Lakes)
1974 Mutassim Gaddafi, Libyan army officer (d. 2011)
1974 Peter Boulware, American football player, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
1975 David O'Doherty, Irish comedian and actor
1975 Masaki Sumitani, Japanese wrestler and comedian
1975 Michael Barry, Canadian cyclist (Olympics-96)
1975 Sia Furler. Australian singer-songwriter
1975 Trish Stratus, Canadian professional wrestler and actress
1975 Vincent van der Voort, Dutch darts player
1976 Koyuki, Japanese actress and model
1977 Axwell, Swedish DJ and producer
1977 Claudia Gesell, German runner
1977 José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player
1977 Ryan Scott Ottney, American journalist and author
1978 Ali Curtis, American soccer player
1978 Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 Katie Holmes, American actress (Batman Begins)
1978 Naomi Lang, American dance skater (& Peter Tchernyshev)
1979 Carlos Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
1979 Eric Pérez, Puerto Rican wrestler
1979 Mamady Sidibé, Malian footballer
1980 Anna Walton, Actress (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
1980 Benjamin Watson, American football player
1980 Christina Aguilera, American singer-songwriter (Genie in a Bottle, What a Girl Wants), producer, and actress
1980 Heinz Inniger, Swiss snowboarder
1981 Jens Schmidt, German rugby player
1981 Joshua Dallas, American actor (Thor)
1982 Dave Luetkenhoelter, American bassist (Kutless)
1983 Andy Fantuz, Canadian football player
1983 Darren Carter, English footballer
1983 Steph Jones, American R&B singer
1984 Derrick Tribbett, American bass player and singer (Twisted Method, Makeshift Romeo, and Dope)
1985 Hana Soukupová, Czech model
1985 Natalie Gal, Russian-American model and actress
1985 Tara Conner, American model (Miss USA 2006)
1986 François Hamelin, Canadian speed skater
1986 Usman Khawaja, Australian cricketer
1987 Ayaka, Japanese singer-songwriter
1987 Fernando Jara, Panamanian-American jockey
1987 Miki Ando, Japanese figure skater
1987 Sneha Ullal, Indian actress
1988 Lizzie Armitstead, English cyclist
1989 Ashley Benson, American actress (Spring Breakers)
1989 Ashley Slanina-Davies, English actress
1989 Emily Atack, English actress
1990 James Lawrie, Irish footballer
1990 Sierra Kusterbeck, American singer-songwriter (VersaEmerge)
1991 Megan Penn, Actress (Javatown)
1992 Bridgit Mendler, American actress and singer (The Secret World of Arrietty)
1992 Tiger Darrow, Actress (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D)
1993 Rachel Thorp, Actress (Thank You for Smoking)
1994 Shawn Prince, Actor (Felon)
1995 Remy Sweeney, Actor (Exorcist: The Beginning)
1996 Ryusei Saito, Actor (Tokyo!)
1997 Jeremy Fernandez, Actor (After You're Gone)
1998 Alejandro Felipe, Actor (Innocent Voices)
1999 Tyron Ansuhenne, Actor (Hier kommt: Lola)
2000 Shane Cambria, Actor (Hop)
2006 Andrew Pierce Miller, Actor (The Case of Bonnie Neighbors)
2008 Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar, Reality TV Star (17 Kids and Counting)

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(52 BC) Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)
474 Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)
821 Theodulf of Orléans, Spanish bishop (b. 750)
1075 Edith of Wessex (b. 1025)
1133 Hildebert, French scholar and poet (b. 1055)
1367 Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67)
1425 Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)
1471 Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)
1479 Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt)
1495 Alfonso II of Naples (b. 1448)
1580 Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John)
1586 Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)
1591 Marigje Arriens, Dutch suspected witch (b. 1520)
1659 Benedikt Lechler, composer
1664 Moses Amyraut, French theologian (b. 1596)
1666 Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter
1677 John A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony
1692 Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German politician (b. 1626)
1737 Antonio Stradivari, Italian violin maker (b. 1644)
1760 Claudio Casciolini, composer
1769 Hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school)
1787 Francis William Drake, English admiral (b. 1724)
1787 Soame Jenyns, English author (b. 1704)
1799 Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician (b. 1725)
1803 Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (b. 1743)
1803 Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher, theologian, and poet (b. 1744)
1829 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier and biologist (b. 1744)
1843 Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Scottish army officer and politician (b. 1748)
1848 Bernard Bolzano, Bohemian mathematician and priest (b. 1781)
1854 Juda Turo, American philanthropist
1862 John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45)
1869 Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American composer and pianist (b. 1829)
1873 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803)
1875 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer
1878 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)
1880 Michel Chasles, French mathematician (b. 1793)
1886 Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (b. 1819)
1886 Michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer
1890 Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73)
1892 Anton Anderledy, Swiss Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819)
1892 Richard Owen, English biologist (b. 1804)
1896 Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)
1902 Filippo Marchetti, composer
1906 Bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70)
1913 Edmond R H Regout, Dutch industrialist/politician
1919 John C F, son of English king George V
1921 Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor
1922 Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (b. 1851)
1923 Wallace Reid, actor (Birth of a Nation)
1927 Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian activist (b. 1897)
1936 Andrija Mohorovičić, Hungarian-Croatian meteorologist (b. 1857)
1936 Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907)
1940 Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer, poet (Young Poland)
1944 Alexander Cudmore, American soccer player (b. 1888)
1950 Johnny Hyde, Russian-American talent agent (b. 1895)
1951 Robert Mark, American chairman (Caste World Congress)
1952 Curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903)
1954 Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon)
1962 Raymond Moulaert, composer
1963 Johnnie Moyes, Australian cricketer, journalist
1966 Kathleen Norris, US author
1967 Albert Conti, actor (Eagle, Jazz Heaven, Topaz)
1967 Barney Ross, welterweight Boxing Champ (1934)
1967 Harry Antrim, actor (Ma & Pa Kettle)
1967 Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters)
1967 Simon FHJ Berkelbach van der Sprenkel, vicar, theologist
1968 Bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana)
1968 Joan Tabor, American actress (b. 1932)
1968 John Ridgely, actor (Air Force, Possessed, Big Sleep)
1968 Lee Tracy, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye)
1969 Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter (b. 1878)
1969 Hans Freyer, German sociologist (b. 1887)
1970 David O McKay, 9th Mormon president
1971 Bobby Jones, American golfer (b. 1902)
1971 Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith)
1971 Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)
1972 Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer
1973 Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (b. 1908)
1974 Harry Hooper, American baseball player (b. 1887)
1975 Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (b. 1897)
1975 Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist and biologist (b. 1900)
1976 Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash
1976 Sonia Dresdel, actor (Fallen Idol, Secret Tent)
1977 Carl Zuckmayer, German-Swiss playwright (Second Wind)
1977 Michio Nishizawa, Japanese baseball player (b. 1921)
1977 Paul Nordoff, American composer (Frog Prince)
1977 Yvonne Printemps, actress (Paris Waltz, Voyage to America)
1978 Carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show)
1978 Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher, critic and writer (b. 1919)
1978 Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky, composer
1978 Walter H. Thompson, English Scotland Yard detective, bodyguard of Winston Churchill (b. 1890)
1979 Cyril Mockridge, composer
1980 Alexei Kosygin, Soviet politician (b. 1904)
1980 Cecil Beaton, British photographer
1980 Gabrielle Robinne, French actress (b. 1886)
1982 Burnet Corwin Tuthill, American composer (Laurentia)
1982 Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German pilot (b. 1916)
1982 Trent Lehman, actor (Butch-Nanny & the Professor)
1984 Aris Maliagros, Greek actor (b. 1895)
1984 Malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead
1984 Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1915)
1985 Mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged
1985 Wilfrid Brambell, actor (Hard Day's Night, Boys)
1985 Xuan Dieu, Vietnamese poet (b. 1916)
1986 Claire James, actress (Jack Armstrong)
1987 Conny Plank, German musician and producer (Moebius & Plank) (b. 1940)
1989 Bruce Chatwin, British writer
1990 Anne Revere, American actress (b. 1903)
1990 Melanie Appleby, Musician (Mel & Kim)
1990 Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (b. 1914)
1990 Rusty Hamer, American actor (b. 1947)
1991 George Abecassis, English race car driver (b. 1913)
1991 Hamilton Fish, congressman (NY)
1991 Lillian Bond, actress (Air Mail, Pick-up, Blond Cheat)
1991 Nita Krebs, actor (Munchkin-Wizard of Oz)
1992 John Remme, entertainer
1992 Mark Goodson, American television producer (b. 1915)
1992 Tom Elios, entertainer
1993 Eleanor Hibbert, British author (b. 1906)
1993 M Eleonore Lippits, 1st Dutch female missionary doctor
1993 Mia Meijer, Dutch playwright, director (Machine Child)
1993 Mike Templeton, 2nd person to receive a heart pump
1993 Sam Wanamaker, American actor (b. 1919)
1994 Arthur Altman, songwriter
1994 Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician (b. 1916)
1995 Adolph F J Butenandt, German bio-chemist (Nobel 1939)
1995 Brian Brockless, English organist, conductor, and composer (b. 1926)
1995 Charles Baskerville, vocalist
1995 Joseph Kagan, businessman
1995 Konrad Zuse, German engineer, designed the Z3 computer (b. 1910)
1995 Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (b. 1937)
1996 Leonor Fini, painter
1996 Minnesota Fats (Rudolf Wanderone Jr), billiard hustler
1996 N T Rama Rao, Prime Minister of Andhra Pradesh India (1983-84, 84-89, 94-95)
1996 Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian actor (b. 1923)
1996 Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist (b. 1904)
1997 Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (SNL) (b. 1964)
1997 Myfanwy Piper, librettist
1997 Neville Crump, racehorse trainer
1997 Paul Tsongas, American politician, Presidential Candidate (1992) (Sen-D-Mass)
1998 Lev Dyomin, Soviet astronaut (b. 1926)
1999 Robert Bresson, French director (b. 1907)
2000 Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
2000 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (b. 1897)
2000 Randolph Apperson Hearst, American businessman (b. 1915)
2000 Stan Fox, American race car driver (b. 1952)
2001 Al Waxman, Canadian actor (b. 1935)
2001 Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek composer (b. 1914)
2001 Gilbert Bécaud, French singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1927)
2001 Marcel Mule, French saxophonist (b. 1901)
2002 Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (b. 1934)
2002 Wayne Owens, American politician (b. 1937)
2003 Edward "The Sheik" Farhat, American professional wrestler (b. 1926)
2004 Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (b. 1926)
2005 Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (b. 1922)
2005 Lamont Bentley, American actor (b. 1973)
2006 Jan Twardowski, Polish poet (b. 1915)
2006 Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1911)
2006 Mike Dickin, English radio host (b. 1943)
2006 Ruth Bernhard, American photographer (b. 1905)
2006 Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (b. 1923)
2007 Alan Wagner, American businessman and critic (b. 1931)
2007 Brent Liles, American musician (Agent Orange/Social Distortion) (b. 1963)
2007 Gerald Le Dain, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1924)
2007 Jack Linkletter, American television host (b. 1937)
2007 William Strauss, American author and playwright (b. 1947)
2008 Frank Lewin, American composer and music theorist (b. 1925)
2008 Georgia Frontiere, American football team owner (b. 1927)
2008 John Stroger, first African-American Cook County Board President (b. 1929)
2008 Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (b. 1932)
2008 Mark Felt, American FBI agent (b. 1913)
2009 Bob May, American actor (b. 1939)
2009 Grigore Vieru, Romanian poet (b. 1935)
2009 Tony Hart, British artist and TV presenter (b. 1925)
2010 Jacqueline de Romilly, French philologist, author, and scholar (b. 1913)
2010 James Pickles, English judge and columnist (b. 1925)
2010 Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player (b. 1916)
2010 Tasso Kavadia, Greek actress (b. 1921)
2010 Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian banker and economist (b. 1940)
2011 Sargent Shriver, American politician (b. 1915)
2011 Václav Havel, Czech politician, First President of the Czech Republic (b. 1936)
2012 Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1931)
2012 Ben Luján, American politician (b. 1935)
2012 Bessie Moody-Lawrence, American politician (b. 1941)
2012 Camil Samson, Canadian politician (b. 1935)
2012 Danny Steinmann, American director and screenwriter (b. 1942)
2012 Frank Macchiarola, American academic (b. 1941)
2012 George Showell, English footballer (b. 1934)
2012 Georgi Kaloyanchev, Bulgarian actor (b. 1925)
2012 Jim Whalen, American football player (b. 1943)
2012 Koko, Australian acting dog (b. 2005)
2012 Leman Çıdamlı, Turkish actress (b. 1932)
2012 Marcus Worsley, English politician (b. 1925)
2012 Mustafa Ould Salek, Mauritanian army officer and politician, President of Mauritania (b. 1936)
2012 Skippy Baxter, American figure skater (b. 1919)

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