xxxx :: Mohammed, Arabic prophet/founder (Islam)
xxxx :Mohammed, Arabic prophet/founder (Islam)
1334 :Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon
1609 :Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised
1609 :Artus I Quellinus the Old, Flemish sculptor, baptised
1748 :Jacques-Louis David, France, Neoclassical painter (Death of
1748 :Jacques-Louis David, France, Neoclassical painter (Death of Marat)
1772 :Henri D Count de Larochejacquelin, French royalist leader
1797 :Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Franke
1797 :Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Frankenstein)
1804 :Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka) [OS]
1805 :Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist
1811 :Thomas Gautier, writer
1837 :Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85)
1844 :Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum)
1849 :Joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher
1852 :Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel
1852 :Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)
1866 :Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor
1871 :Ernest Lord Rutherford, Engld, physicist (atomic nucleus; N
1871 :Ernest Lord Rutherford, Engld, physicist (atomic nucleus; Nobel 1908)
1878 :Paul Hazard, French literature historian
1882 :Meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer
1883 :Theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect
1883 :Theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style)
1884 :Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (No
1884 :Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)
1887 :Adam Kuckhoff, writer
1890 :S ndor Rem‚nyik, [V‚gv ri], Hungary, poet (Campfire)
1893 :Huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La)
1900 :Franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief)
1901 :John Gunther, Chicago Ill, author/host (John Gunther's High
1901 :John Gunther, Chicago Ill, author/host (John Gunther's High Road)
1906 :Countess of Longford, biographer/historian
1908 :Leonor Fini, painter
1908 :Willie Bryant, New Orleans La, singer (Sugar Hill Times)
1909 :Barry Appleby, cartoonist
1912 :Edward M Purcell, US physicist (Nobel 1952)
1913 :Thomas Torrance, theologist
1914 :Rafael Jose Luis Fernandez de la Calzada y Ferrer, restaura
1914 :Rafael Jose Luis Fernandez de la Calzada y Ferrer, restaurateur
1915 :Liesbeth Saijers, Dutch sculptor
1916 :John Thoday, geneticist
1916 :Kornelis M R van der Beek, reformed vicar (Arnhem)
1916 :Lord Keith of Castleacre, English banker
1917 :Denis Healey, English politician
1918 :Ted Williams, Baseball's last .400 hitter (Boston Red Sox)
1919 :Kitty Wells, Nashville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
1920 :Ben Cami, Flemish writer/poet (Rose from Mud)
1922 :Regina Resnik, NYC, mezzo-soprano (Sieglinde-Bayreuth)
1927 :Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)
1928 :Ruth Westerheimer, sex therapist (Dr Ruth)
1930 :Warren Burger, US, author (The Midas Touch)
1931 :Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Har
1931 :Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT)
1931 :John Leonard Swigert Jr, Denver Colorado, astronaut (Apollo
1931 :John Leonard Swigert Jr, Denver Colorado, astronaut (Apollo 13)
1935 :John Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dr
1935 :John Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming)
1936 :Fabrizia Ramondino, writer
1938 :Steve Delaney, Dobbs Ferry NY, newscaster (Monitor)
1941 :John McNally, Liverpool, rock guitarist/vocalist (Searchers
1941 :John McNally, Liverpool, rock guitarist/vocalist (Searchers)
1941 :Sue MacGregor, BBC-radio hostess
1942 :Jonathan Aitken, English MP
1943 :Robert Crumb, US, cartoonist (Father Time, Fritz Cat)
1944 :Charles Colbert, Chicago Ill, rocker (American Breed)
1944 :Freek de Jonge, Dutch comedian (Neerlands Hoop)
1944 :John Surman, jazz musician
1946 :Anne-Marie, Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX
1954 :Gerard Hadders, Dutch postage stamp designer (1991 children
1954 :Gerard Hadders, Dutch postage stamp designer (1991 children stamp)
1955 :Martin Jackson, rocker (Swing Out Sister-Swing Out)
1956 :Jayne Irving, English TV hostess (Live at 3)
1964 :Joan Bennett, Chicago Ill, playmate (January, 1985)
1966 :John Terry, CFL tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1966 :Simon Wheeldon, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
1968 :Vladimir Malakhov, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL defenseman (Montreal
1968 :Vladimir Malakhov, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
1972 :Jose Herrera, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Oakland A'
1972 :Jose Herrera, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Oakland A's)
1972 :Ryan Leahy, WLAF OL (Amsterdam Admirals)
1972 :Shonte Peoples, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1973 :Jimmy Herndon, offensive tackle (Chicago Bears)
1974 :Matt Bongiovi, heavy metal rocker (cousin of Jon Bon Jovi)