Births
1596 - Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)
1627 - Thomas Bullis, composer
1676 - Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]
1687 - Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)
1726 - Karl Kohaut, composer
1728 - Johann Lambert, Switzerland, mathematician, proved ã is irrational
1740 - Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)
1743 - Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)
1745 - Fran‡ois Guichard, composer
1749 - Johann Ernst Rembt, composer
1788 - Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist
1811 - Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
1813 - Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)
1819 - Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria
1820 - James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66)
1823 - Wilhelm Troszel, composer
1825 - Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian
1828 - Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer
1833 - Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1835 - Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1838 - John Wilkes Booth, actor/assassin (Pres Lincoln)
1842 - Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie)
1843 - George August Lumbye, composer
1850 - Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913)
1870 - Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]
1873 - Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)
1875 - John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)
1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)
1882 - James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)
1882 - Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)
1884 - Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)
1885 - Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)
1887 - Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer
1890 - Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)
1891 - Ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)
1891 - Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author
1896 - Richard Hammond, composer
1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector
1899 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter
1901 - Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)
1901 - Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff
1901 - Jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)
1903 - Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer
1904 - Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)
1904 - Christopher Isherw
1906 - Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine)
1908 - Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)
1909 - Frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81)
1909 - Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)
1911 - Lester Lanin, orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits)
1913 - Cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier
1913 - Tschakowski, writer
1913 - Robertson William Davies, novellist essayist/dramatist
1914 - Julio Cort zar, Argentina, writer (We Love Glenda So Much)
1915 - Jim Davis, Edgerton Mo, actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas)
1915 - William Bardwell, composer
1915 - Gr‚ [Gerarda D] Brouwenstijn, Dutch singer
1915 - Humphrey Searle, England, writer (20th Century counterpoint)
1916 - Allan Leslie Merson, historian
1917 - Jan Clayton, Tularosa NM, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie)
1917 - William French Smith, Attorney General (1981-85)
1918 - Louis W "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor (Residence Orchestra)
1919 - Ronny Graham, Phila Pa, actor (Bob Crane Show, Chico & the Man)
1921 - Ben Bradlee
1921 - David Begelman, film producer
1921 - Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive (Washington Post)
1921 - William Preston, Columbia Penn, actor (Fisher King, Waterworld)
1922 - Lazar Nikolov, composer
1927 - Sam Massell, (Mayor-Atlanta)
1927 - Fran‡ois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)
1930 - Joe Solomon, cricketer (WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt v Aust)
1931 - Dane Skerl, composer
1931 - Gordon Greig, journalist
1931 - Guy Vander Jagt, (Rep-R-MI, 1966- )
1932 - Joe H Engle, Abilene Ks, Brig Gen USAF/astro (STS T-2, T-4, 2, 51I)
1934 - Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist
1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY) 1st female dem VP candidate (1984)
1935 - Cornelis B Vaandrager, [Cor Vaan], Dut poet (Long Live Joop Massaker)
1935 - Geraldine Ferraro
1936 - Yvette Vickers, KC, playmate (Jul 1959)/actress (Attack of 50' Woman)
1937 - Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach (Boston Celtic)
1938 - Maurice Williams, rocker
1938 - Francine York, Aurora Minn, actress (Slattery's People)
1940 - Fred Milano, rocker
1941 - Chris Curtis, [Chris Crummy], rock drummer/vocalist (Deep Purple)
1941 - Barbet Schroeder, director (Barfly, Single White Female, More)
1942 - Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer (Talent Scouts)
1942 - John E Blaha, San Antonio, USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81)
1943 - Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
1944 - Richard A W G, English prince/duke of Gloucester
1944 - Cornelia J "Corry" Arends, Dutch actress (Fool's Hat)
1945 - Melvin Watt, (Rep-D-North Carolina)
1945 - Thomas J Ridge, (Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1983- )
1946 - Alison Steadman, Liverpool England, actress (Life is Sweet)
1947 - Candy Moore, Maplewood NJ, actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ)
1948 - Jet Black, rocker (Stranglers-Dreamtime)
1948 - Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner (Like a Rock)
1949 - John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968)
1950 - Richard Cowsill, Newport RI, rocker (Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly)
1951 - Robert G Torricelli, (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983- )
1952 - John Kinsella, USA, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)
1952 - Billy Rush, rocker
1952 - Michael Jeter, Lawrenceburg TN, actor (Fisher King)
1952 - Willie Rush, rocker (Asbury Jukes)
1954 - Michael Chetwood, rocker
1954 - Sarah Lundy, horse trainer
1954 - Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor (Funny Man)
1954 - Wally Murphy, rocker
1957 - Alex Trevino, catcher (LA Dodgers)
1959 - Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90)
1959 - Joanne Gail Abbott, executive (MTV)
1959 - Jim Rutledge, Victoria, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Indian Open)
1960 - Nancy Martinez, rocker
1960 - Ola Ray, St Louis Mo, playmate (Jun, 1980)/actress (Thriller)
1960 - Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist (Bring on the Night, Tonight Show
1961 - Jeff Parrett, Indianapolis IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1961 - Jimmy Olander, Palos Verdes Cal, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in Middle)
1962 - Roger Kingdom, US 60m hurdler (world record)
1963 - David Byas, cricketer (left-handed Yorkshire batsman)
1964 - Karla Karch-Gailus, Vancouver BC, basketball guard (Olympics-96)
1964 - Bobby Jurasin, CFL defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1964 - Chad Kreuter, Marin County CA, catcher (Chic White Sox)
1964 - Dave Boyes, St Catharines Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)
1965 - Chris Burke, actor with down syndrome (Corky-Life Goes On)
1965 - Jon Hensley, Doylestown PA, actor (Holden Snyder-As the World Turns)
1967 - Myron Guyton, NFL full safety (NE Patriots)
1968 - Courtney Hall, NFL center (SD Chargers)
1968 - Gavin Stratfold, Darwin NT, Australasia golfer
1969 - Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Allentown Penn, wife of John Cougar
1969 - Mike Gisler, NFL guard/center (NE Patriots)
1969 - Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher (Phila Phillies)
1969 - Nicole Arendt, Somerville NJ, tennis star (1996 Aust doubles finalist
1970 - Brett Schultz, cricket pace bowler (South African Test)
1970 - Jacco Eltingh, Heerde Neth, tennis star (1993 ATP World Doubles)
1971 - Sharon Tina Jenkins, Auckland NZ, badminton player (Olympics-96)
1971 - Jocelyn Borgella, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
1972 - Sherell Ford, NBA forward (Seattle Supersonics)
1973 - Barret Robbins, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)
1974 - Freddie Scott, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
1974 - Kelvin Cato, NBA center (Portland Trailblazers)
1975 - Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers)
1976 - Carey Tally, Memphis Tenn, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
1977 - Liam Botham, cricketer (son of Ian Hampshire all-rounder 1996)
1980 - Macaulay Culkin, NYC, actor (Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich)
1980 - Macaulay Culkin
Events
580 - Chinese invents toilet paper
1278 - Battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf van Habsburg defeats Ottokar II
1346 - Battle at Crécy-England's longbows defeat France, cannons used for 1st time in battle
1541 - Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary
1545 - Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma
1549 - Battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels
1629 - Cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate
1634 - Battle at Nördlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants
1641 - West India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola
1648 - People's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin
1652 - Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter
1745 - England, Prussia & Hannover sign treaty
1791 - John Fitch grants US patent for his working steamboat
1794 - French troops occupy Lock
1843 - Charles Thurber patents a typewriter
1846 - Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah," premieres
1846 - W A Bartlett appointed 1st US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF)
1863 - Battle of Rocky Gap WV (White Sulphur Springs)
1873 - 1st kindergarten public school opens in St Louis
1874 - 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee
1883 - -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000
1894 - Social-Democratic Worker's party (SDAP) forms
1895 - Electric central at Niagara Falls gives 1st steam
1896 - Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople
1903 - Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game
1907 - Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 sec
1909 - Frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs
1909 - Middlesex beat Gloucs (Bristol) by Inn & 31 in a single day
1912 - 32nd US Mens Tennis: M E McLoughlin beats W F Johnson (36 26 62 64 62)
1912 - Walter Johnson's 16-game winning streak ends
1913 - 33rd US Mens Tennis: M E McLoughlin beats R N Williams (64 57 63 61)
1914 - -9/10] Russian army atacks Austrian army in Galicia
1914 - Battle of Tannenberg - 8th German army defeats Russian Narev army
1915 - German troops over run Brest-Litovsk, Russia
1916 - Phila A's Bullet Joe Bush no-hits Cleve, 5-0
1916 - Yanks turn triple-play beating Browns 10-6
1918 - W Smith & F Bacons "Lightnin'," premieres in NYC
1920 - Percy Fender (Surrey v Northants) scores 100 in 35 mins
1920 - 19th amendment passes-women's suffrage granted (about time!)
1922 - Japanese cruiser Niitaka leaves in storm at Kamchatka, 300 killed
1929 - 1st US roller coaster built
1930 - Hack Wilson hits his 44th HR, breaks Chuck Klein's NL record
1933 - Jan van Houten bicycles world record time (44,588 km)
1935 - CCC camp opens in Brecksville Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks
1937 - Franco's troops conquer Santander
1937 - Pumping to build Treasure Island in SF Bay is finished
1938 - Montreal Maroons dropped from NHL
1938 - British leaders & Arabians fight in Palestine
1939 - Belgium mobilizes
1939 - Kroatia gets autonomous status
1939 - 1st major league baseball telecast-Reds beat Bkln Dodgers (W2XBS NY)
1940 - RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk
1942 - Japanse troops lands on New-Guinea, Milne Bay
1942 - Transport nr 24 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany
1942 - Russian counter offensive begins in Moscow
1942 - 7,000 Jews are rounded up in Vichy-France
1944 - Bulgaria announces withdrawal & German troops are to be disarmed
1944 - US 12nd Army Corps crosses river Seine East of Paris
1944 - De Gaulle marches to Champs-Elysées
1945 - Japanese diplomats board Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of W
1946 - George Orwell published "Animal Farm"
1947 - 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat)
1950 - 39th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (4-1)
1951 - Jongbloed in Paris demonstrates artificial heart
1952 - Fluoridation of SF water begins
1955 - 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup)
1956 - KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 - Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Denver Golf Open
1956 - Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC
1957 - USSR announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile
1961 - Official Intl Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto
1962 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open
1962 - Minn Twins Jack Kralick no-hits KC A's, 1-0
1963 - W I beat England 2-1 in series, 1st holders of Wisden Cricket Trophy
1964 - LBJ nominated at Democratic convention in Atlantic City, NJ
1964 - Italians CP selects Luigi Longo as chairman
1966 - Balt Orioles Roznovsky & B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
1966 - KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 - Beatles, Mick Jagger & Marienne Faithful meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
1967 - Dean Chance pitches a 2-1 no-hitter, & Twins sweep Cleveland
1967 - Dutch 2nd Chamber demands US stop bombing North Vietnam
1971 - NY Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for NJ in 1975
1971 - Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game
1971 - Dutch Queen Juliana & Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia
1972 - 20th Olympic games open at Munich German FR
1972 - Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros
1972 - NY Cosmos beat St Louis Stars, 2-1 to win NASL championship
1972 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1973 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open
1973 - U of Tx (Arlington) is 1st accredited school to offer belly dancing
1973 - 10-year-old Mary Boitano is 1st woman to win 6.8-mile Dipsea Race in Marin County, CA, beating
1973 - David Eisenhower writes his last sports column
1974 - Guinee-Bissau becomes independent of Portugal
1974 - Soyuz 15 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3
1977 - Frank Martinus Arion forms Surinamese Writers group 77
1978 - Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice becomes Pope John Paul I
1978 - Soyuz 31 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 East German) to Salyut 6
1979 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic
1980 - Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of Cheap Trick
1981 - Space Shuttle vehicle moves to Launch Complex 39A for STS-2 mission
1981 - Voyager 2 takes photo's of Saturn's moon Titan
1982 - NASA launches Telesat-F
1984 - Betsy King wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic
1984 - Tatyana Kazankina of USSR sets 3k woman record (8:22.62) in Leningrad
1984 - Zdena Silvaha (Cz) throws discus 74.55 m (women's world record)
1985 - Balt Oriole Eddie Murray knocks in 9 RBIs in a game vs Calif Angels
1985 - French government claims no knowledge of assault on Rainbow Warrior
1986 - Rosa Mota wins Stuttgart female marathon (2:28:38)
1987 - Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4 ends hitting streak at 39 consecutive games
1989 - Trumbull Conn, is 1st US team since 1983 to win Little League WS
1990 - 2 slain college students found in Gainesville Florida
1990 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Northgate Golf Classic
1990 - Bo Jackson hits 4th of 4 consecutive HRs
1991 - Royal Brett Saberegen no-hits White Sox 7-0
1992 - "Anna Karenina" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 46 performances
1995 - Lara completes 7th Test Cricket century, 179 at The Oval
1995 - Andrew Symonds hits 20 sixes in match for Gloucs v Glamorgan
Deaths
526 - Theodorik the Great, King of Italy, dies
1278 - Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle
1346 - Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle
1368 - Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies
1486 - Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45
1518 - Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara
1616 - Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66
1661 - Louis Couperin, composer, dies
1683 - Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76
1712 - Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80
1723 - Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90
1770 - Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42
1813 - Karl Theodor K”rner, German poet (Vetter aus Bremen), dies at 21
1813 - Daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63
1832 - Henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96
1849 - Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66
1860 - Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71
1860 - Philipp Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71
1863 - John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, die
1865 - Marcellus Monroe Crocker, US attorney/Union brig-general, dies at 35
1865 - Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73
1869 - Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54
1873 - Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57
1894 - PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok
1921 - Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1903-21), dies
1921 - Ludwig Thoma, writer, dies
1921 - Matthias Erzberger, German min of Finance, murdered at 45
1930 - Lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47
1945 - Franz Werfel, Czech/German/US poet/writer (Mirror Man), dies at 54
1948 - Oscar L Fern ndez, Brazilian conductor/composer (Imbapara), dies at 5
1949 - Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70
1958 - Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer, dies at 85
1960 - Mark Hambourg, composer, dies at 81
1963 - Larry Keating, actor (George Burns Show, Roger-Mr Ed), dies at 67
1966 - Art Baker, TV host (You Asked For It), dies at 67
1967 - Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicketkeeper in the 1930's), dies
1967 - Andres Sas, composer, dies at 67
1968 - Kay Francis, actress (Charley's Aunt, Play Girl), dies of cancer at 6
1971 - Francesco Santoliquido, composer, dies at 88
1972 - Jacques Gans, Dutch author/journalist, dies at 63
1974 - Charles Lindbergh, aviator, dies at 72
1975 - Cullen Landis, entertainer, dies at 80
1976 - Warner Anderson, actor (Doctor, Lineup, Peyton Place), dies at 65
1976 - Lotte (Krause-)Lehmann, German soprano (More than singing), dies at 8
1977 - Willis Bouchey, actor (Battle Cry, From Here to Eternity), dies at 34
1977 - Heinz Rottger, composer, dies at 67
1977 - HA Rey, author of popular constellation book, dies at 78
1978 - Charles Trowbridge Haubiel, composer, dies at 86
1978 - Charles Boyer, actor (Gaslight, Rogues), dies at 78
1980 - Tex Avery, cartoon director (What's up, doc?), dies at 72
1980 - Miliza Korjus, actress (Great Waltz), dies at 71
1981 - Roger Nash Baldwin, founder (ACLU), dies at 97
1981 - Lee Hays, rocker, dies of a heart attack
1983 - Mike Kellin, actor (Honestly Celeste), dies at 61 of cancer
1984 - Julie Stevens, actress (Lorelei-Big Town), dies at 67
1985 - Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP/editor (GPV, Netherlands Daily), dies at 7
1986 - Ted Knight, [Tadeus Konopka], actor (Mary Tyler Moore), dies at 62
1986 - Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park
1987 - John Goddard, cricketer (West Indian captain 1948-53), dies
1988 - Paul Francis Lloyd, entertainer, dies
1989 - Henk Heidweiller, ambassador of Suriname, dies
1989 - Irving Stone, US writer (Love is Eternal, Lust for Life), dies
1992 - Bob the Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje), dies
1993 - Rockin Dopsie Sr, Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), dies at 61
1994 - Tariq Yunus, actor (Bollywood, Ashanti, Deceivers), dies at 54
1995 - Ronald Anthony White Jr, singer, dies at 57
1995 - Omukama Patrick D Matthew Olimi Kaboyo II, king of Toro, dies at 49
1995 - John Costello, historian, dies at 52
1995 - David James Moore, educationalist, dies at 62
1995 - Evelyn Wood, speed reading guru, dies at 86
1996 - Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician, dies at 77
1996 - Baron Baker, activist, dies at 71
1996 - Catherine Mary Hall, nurse, dies at 73
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