Births
1540 - Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating
1604 - John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized
1607 - Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer
1623 - Antonio Cesti, composer
1624 - William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America
1694 - Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer
1711 - Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer
1749 - Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)
1797 - Friedrich August Kummer, composer
1802 - Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)
1811 - C L Ambroise Thomas, French composer (Ca‹d, Fran‡oise de Rimini)
1813 - Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet
1813 - Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general
1815 - Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)
1822 - Johann Georg Herzog, composer
1823 - Joseph E Labb‚, French lawyer
1828 - WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands
1828 - Giovanni Rossi, composer
1829 - Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer
1829 - Milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904
1830 - James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America
1843 - James Scott Skinner, composer
1850 - Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)
1850 - Anton Simon, composer
1856 - Achad Ha'am, [AsjŠr Ginsberg], Hebrew philosopher/writer
1860 - Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"
1864 - Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer
1866 - Alfred Holy, composer
1868 - Oskar Merikanto, composer
1876 - Mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History)
1880 - Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden)
1882 - Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I)
1886 - Oscar Espla, composer
1887 - Reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes
1888 - Victor Francen, Belgium, actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio)
1889 - Conrad P Aiken, US, poet/writer (Ushant/Conversation)
1890 - Naum Gabo, [Pevsner], Russian/US sculptor (Stillife Flower)
1890 - Hans Gal, composer
1890 - Erich Kleiber, Vienna Austria, conductor (NBC Symphony 1945-46)
1891 - Donald Kerr, Eagle Grove IA, actor (Carnival Lady, Devil Bat)
1899 - Conrad Aiken, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Selected Poems)
1900 - Bodi Rapp, [Johanna PAC Goetmakers], Dutch mezzo-soprano/teacher
1901 - Juan Carlos Paz, composer
1904 - Kenneth Thimann, botanist
1906 - John Huston
1906 - Wassely Leontief, Russ/US economist (Nobel 1973)
1906 - John Huston, Nevada Mo, director/writer (African Queen, Chinatown)
1906 - Francis Walder, [Fran‡ois Waldburger], Belgian author
1907 - Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter
1908 - Harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam
1910 - Jacquetta Hawker, English archaeologist/author (A Country)
1910 - [Johan] Erik Lindegren, Swedish poet/librettist (Aniara)
1910 - Nan Gindele, US javelin thrower (World Record 1932-38)
1911 - Robert Taylor, Filley Neb, actor (Death Valley Days)
1912 - Abb‚ Pierre, [Henri Pierre GrouŠs], French priest who helps poor
1913 - Nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly)
1914 - Stjepan Sulek, Croatian violinist/composer (Coriolan)
1914 - David Brian, NYC, actor (Accussed of Murder, Dawn at Sorocco)
1914 - Anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse)
1920 - G V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- )
1920 - Selma Diamond, London Ontario, comedienne (Selma-Night Court)
1921 - Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion)
1923 - Richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972)
1925 - Cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown)
1926 - Betsy Jolas, composer
1927 - Gunnar Bucht, composer
1930 - Neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11
1932 - Tera de Marez Oyens, composer
1932 - Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist
1933 - Joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them)
1934 - Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe)
1935 - Zakes Mokae, Johannesburg South Africa, actor (Comedians)
1935 - John McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60)
1935 - John Saxon, Bkln, actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman
1936 - John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)
1938 - Hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964)
1938 - Ja'net Dubois, Phila, actress (Willona-Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210
1939 - Irene, Princess of Netherlands
1941 - Leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15)
1942 - Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
1943 - Sammi Smith, singer
1944 - Loni Anderson, St Paul Minn, actress (Jennifer-WKRP in Cincinnati)
1945 - Jo Collins, Oregon, Playboy playmate (Dec, 1964)
1945 - Jacob Reitsma, economist/Dutch MP (CDA)
1946 - Loni Anderson
1946 - Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboardist (Ekseption)
1946 - Erika Slezak, Hollywood, Calif, actress (Viki-One Life to Live)
1947 - Rick Derringer, rocker (I am the Real American (Hulk Hogan's theme)
1947 - Greg Leskiw, rocker
1948 - Tony DiCicco, Wethersfield Ct, US women's soccer coach (Olympics-96)
1950 - Rosi Mittermaier, German FR, slalom/downhill (Olympic-gold-1976)
1950 - Holly Palance, LA Calif, actress (Thorn Birds, Ripley's Believe It)
1953 - Samantha Sang, singer (Emotion)
1954 - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Bx NY, (Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It
1956 - Ferdi Bolland, Dutch singer/guitarist (Bolland & Bolland)
1956 - Maureen McCormick
1956 - Maureen McCormick, actress (Marcia-Brady Bunch)
1957 - Andrei Yevgeniyevich Zaitsev, cosmonaut
1957 - Pavel V Vinogradov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-26)
1959 - Pete Burns, rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round)
1960 - Mike Nocito, rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz-Turn Back the Clock)
1960 - Heidi S”renson, Vancouver BC, playmate (Jul, 1981)
1960 - Calvin Hayes, rocker
1961 - Tawny Kitaen, SD Calif, actress (Bachelor Party, Witchboard)
1961 - Athula Samarasekera, cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman)
1962 - Richard De Groen, cricketer (NZ medium pacer 1993-)
1962 - Patrick Ewing, Jamaica, NBA center (NY Knicks/Olympic-gold-92)
1962 - Otis Thorpe, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons)
1962 - Patrick Ewing
1962 - William Roberts, NFL guard (NY Jets, NE Patriots)
1963 - James Wilder, Cleveland OH, actor (Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1)
1964 - M C A, [Adam Yauch], rapper (Beastie Boys)
1965 - M V Sridhar, cricketer (score 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994
1966 - Jonathan Silverman, LA Cal, actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs, Single Guy
1967 - Mike Fox, NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers)
1968 - John Olerud, Seattle WA, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1968 - Andreas Lupzig, Straubing GER, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
1969 - Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-
1969 - James Fuller, NFL/WLAF safety (N O Saints, Frankfurt Galaxy, Scotland
1969 - Robert Scott, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1969 - Vasbert Conniel Drakes, cricketer (Barbados fast bowler, WI ODI 1995)
1969 - Halle Cioffi, Cleveland OH, tennis star
1970 - Travis Moore, CFL receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
1970 - Everett McIver, NFL guard (NY Jets, Miami Dolphins)
1970 - Andy Antoine, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
1971 - Valeri Karpov, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1971 - Perry Carter, cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
1972 - Aaqib Javed, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1989- )
1972 - Arthur Reid, Nashville Tenn, pairs skater (& Jennifer Darst)
1972 - Darryl Yung, Victoria BC, badminton player (Olympics-96)
1972 - John Wasdin, Ft Belvoir WA, pitcher (Oakland A's)
1973 - Ed Burman, WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs)
1973 - Brendan Todd, Australian mistral yachter (Olympics-96)
1974 - Jamie Lynn Bolding, Lakeland Florida, Miss America-Florida (1997)
1974 - Frankie Hejduk, La Mesa Calif, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)
1974 - Jason Shelley, WLAF wide receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1975 - Ami Foster, actress (Margaux-Punky Brewster)
1975 - Erin Gingrich, Yuma Arizona, Miss America-Arizona (1997)
1976 - Germain Wattamaleo, soccer player (Sparta)
1978 - Kristin Link, Fairfax Va, diver (Olympics-96)
1978 - Lorrie Fair, Los Altos CA, soccer defender (Olympics-96)
2184 - Christine Lauren Chapel, Davenport Heights, Vermont (Star Trek)
2186 - Kevin Thomas Riley, Tasvennir, Tarsus IV (Star Trek)
Events
135 - Betar last outpost of Bar Kochba falls to Rome
1071 - Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe
1264 - Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany
1391 - Castilian sailors fire attack Jewish ghetto of Barcelona, 100's killed
1391 - Jews are massacred in Toledo & Barcelona Spain
1399 - Battle at Worskla: Tataren beat Russians & Litouwers
1420 - Duke John VI of Bavaria visits "Christ's bride"/virgin Liduina
1435 - Battle at Ponza: king Alfonso V of Aragón captured by Genuezen
1543 - French & Turkish troops occupy Nice
1583 - Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America)
1587 - Spanish troops conquer Lock
1654 - French troops occupy Stenay
1666 - English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter
1667 - State of Holland obtain Eternal Edict
1716 - Battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks
1745 - Skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots
1772 - 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia
1775 - 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay
1781 - Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet
1837 - 1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY
1846 - Oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel
1858 - Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable
1861 - US levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)
1861 - US Army abolishes flogging
1861 - Naval Engagement at Fernandina, FL-USS Vincennes ends rebel blockade
1861 - Enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years
1862 - Battle of Baton Rouge, LA
1864 - Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral
1864 - Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati
1877 - Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo
1884 - Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)
1890 - British & French accord to divide African colonization
1891 - 1st travelers checks issued (American Express)
1901 - Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"
1914 - US beats Australia, 3-2, to win Davis Cup
1914 - Dutch Cort Van de Linden govt issues silver bonds as money
1914 - Massive German assault on forts around Luik
1914 - Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I
1914 - Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico & Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I
1914 - US, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US
1914 - 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland)
1914 - Westerschelde leaves due to German invasion in Belgium
1915 - Warsaw, evacuated by the Russians, is occupied by Germans
1915 - German troops over run Warsaw
1917 - British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium
1921 - Treaty of Berlin: US & Germany sign separate peace treaty
1921 - 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts)
1923 - 1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan)
1924 - Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts
1926 - 1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NY
1926 - French & German trade agreement signed
1926 - Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1½ hrs
1927 - Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats
1931 - Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th
1936 - At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal
1937 - Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup
1938 - 33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2)
1940 - St Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings
1940 - "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge
1942 - British govt cancels agreement of Munich
1942 - German troops cross Kuban River
1943 - Soviet forces reconquer Orel & Bjelgorod
1943 - Sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter
1944 - US troops occupy Vannes Bretagne
1944 - US 79th/90th division occupy Laval/Mayenne
1945 - Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima (Aug 6th in Japan)
1947 - Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure
1948 - Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6)
1949 - 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die
1950 - Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title
1950 - Florence Chadwick swims English Canal (13:23)
1951 - Armed uprising in Ambonezen Camp Middelburg
1953 - Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom
1954 - Patty Berg wins LPGA World Golf Championshio
1954 - Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern & 15 pioneers
1955 - After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next
1956 - WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 - KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA All American Golf Open
1957 - "American Bandstand," begins network TV (ABC)
1957 - WJZ-TV in Baltimore MD begins radio transmissions
1957 - Comic strip "Andy Capp" made its debut
1957 - Bkln Sports Authority gets an engineering report on 50,000-seat stadium in downtown area for e
1958 - Atomic sub USS Nautilus completes 1st trip under North Pole
1958 - Philip Kapleau, Zen teacher, 1st awakening under Yasutani Roshi
1959 - Chic Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 55-26 in Toronto
1959 - 42.4 cm rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record)
1960 - Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France
1960 - Detroit trades mgr Jimmy Dykes for Cleve's mgr Joe Gordon
1961 - 118°F (48°C), Ice Harbor Dam, Washington (state record)
1961 - Chic Bears (NFL) beat Mont Alouettes (CFL) 34-16 in Montreal
1962 - UN command forbids flights to Katangese airports
1962 - Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illeagally leaving S Afr
1962 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open
1962 - 1st quasar located by radio
1963 - US, USSR & Great Britain agree to discuss banning nuclear testing
1963 - Britain, US & USSR sign nuclear test ban treaty
1963 - Craig Breedlove sets world auto speed record at 407.45 MPH
1964 - US begins bombing North Vietnam
1964 - Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner
1964 - Congo rebellion: Christopher Gbenye/Pierre Mulele conquer Stanleyville
1964 - Actress Anne Bancroft & comedian Mel Brooks wed
1964 - Beatles record "Leave My Kitten Alone"
1965 - Dave Marr wins PGA title
1966 - 33rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 38, All-Stars 0 (72,000)
1966 - Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" & "Eleanor Rigby" in UK
1966 - Beatles release "Revolver" album in US
1966 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1966 - Martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march
1966 - Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton to retain light-HW boxing title
1966 - Beatle John Lennon says Beatles are more popular than Jesus
1966 - Beatles' "Revolver" album is released
1967 - 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7
1967 - Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe"
1967 - Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) & Radio London close down
1968 - WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, TN (IND) 1st broadcast
1969 - Pirate Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium
1969 - Mariner 7 flies past Mars
1970 - Robert Morley's "How the Other Half Loves," premieres in London
1970 - US Black Panther leader Huey Newton let out of jail
1971 - WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 - Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin"
1972 - Uganda president Idi Amin throws out all 80,000 Asians
1972 - Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games & 331 total chances withou
1973 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Pabst Ladies Golf Classic
1973 - Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro no-hits SD Padres, 9-0
1973 - USSR launches Mars 6
1973 - Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kills 3 injures 55
1974 - Pres Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in
1974 - Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways
1975 - Stevie Wonder signs $13M contract with Motown
1975 - Phillies 1st 8 batters get hits for a record, beat Cubs 13-5
1978 - New Orlean Saints beat Phil Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo)
1979 - Varetta Shankle (Miss), crowned 12th Miss Black America
1979 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Colgate European Golf Open
1979 - Government of Mauretania signs peace treaty with Polisario
1979 - Willie Mays, Warren Giles, & Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame
1979 - "But Never Jam Today" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 7 perfs
1979 - Phillies Pete Rose collects NL record 2,427th career single
1980 - Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager
1980 - NY Met Doug Flynn ties record of 3 triples in a game
1981 - Federal govt began firing striking air traffic controllers
1981 - Pres Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers who struck 2 days ago
1981 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1982 - Stephabue Hix, of Alabama, 18, crowned Miss National Teen-Ager
1982 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1984 - Lou Pinella Day at Yankee Stadium
1984 - Toronto's Cliff Johnson hits record 19th career pinch HR
1984 - Joan Benoit (US) wins 1st Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52)
1984 - Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic
1985 - Baseball players go on strike for 2 days
1985 - Establishment of a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is announced
1985 - Flexible-wing glider altitude record (214,250') set by Larry Tudor
1986 - Steve Carlton is 2nd to pitch 4,000 strikeout
1986 - US Senate votes for SDI-project (Star Wars)
1986 - Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets 5k woman's record (14:37.33)
1986 - It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings & paintings of his neighbor Helg
1988 - Mario Biaggi (Rep-D-NY) convicted of racketeering resigns seat
1990 - Barb Mucha wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
1990 - Jim Palmer & Joe Morgan inducted into hall of fame
1991 - Sergei Bubka of USSR sets pole vault record (20'¼") in Malmö Sweden
1992 - 4 cops in Rodney King beating case indicted on civil rights charge
1994 - Antonov-12 crash down at Boda, East-Siberia, 47 killed
1994 - Rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose
1996 - Dallas Cowboys play KC Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico
1997 - Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of world trade center bombing goes on trial
1997 - Soyuz TM-26 crew of Anatoly Solovyov & Pavel Vinogradov, launched
1997 - Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive
Deaths
1157 - Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies
1644 - J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61
1778 - Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22
1792 - Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60
1830 - Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68
1834 - Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71
1852 - Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53
1856 - Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61
1862 - Thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47
1863 - Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53
1864 - Griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 2
1889 - Willem Ruys J Dz, ship owner, dies at 80
1891 - Henry Charles Litolff, French pianist/componist, dies at 73
1895 - Friedrich English, German textile manufacturer/marxist, dies
1900 - James Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80
1901 - Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60
1907 - Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66
1910 - Wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42
1916 - Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer, dies at 46
1916 - George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31
1927 - Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies
1931 - Ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43
1932 - Isra‰l Querido, writer (Jordan), dies
1934 - Neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26
1940 - Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75
1943 - Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55
1944 - Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies
1947 - Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies
1950 - Emil Abderhalden, Swiss physiologist/bio-chemistry, dies at 73
1955 - Carmen Miranda, singer/actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42
1957 - Heinrich O Wieland, German chemist (Nobel 1927), dies at 80
1958 - Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80
1959 - Edgar Guest, US poet/newspaperman, dies at 77
1961 - Sidney Holland, PM of New Zealand (1949-57), dies at 67
1961 - Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63
1962 - Marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35
1964 - Moa Martinson, writer, dies
1966 - Austin Diamond, cricketer (Australian capt to America 1913), dies
1971 - Josef Stanislav, composer, dies at 74
1972 - Frederic Tozere, actor (Mr Phillips-Stanley), dies at 71
1976 - Adrian Roland Holst, poet (Past the Roads), dies at 88
1977 - Charles Carson, actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87
1978 - Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79
1982 - Wanda Rotha, actress (Mrs Fitzherbert), dies at 72
1983 - Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66
1984 - R Hagelstange, writer, dies
1984 - Howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66
1984 - Rudolf Hagelstange, German author (Zeit fr ein L„cheln), dies at 72
1984 - Richard Burton, actor (Cleopatra), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 58
1985 - Theodore Sturgeon, sci-fi author (Hugo, It, Caviar), dies at 67
1987 - Zygmunt Mycielsky, composer, dies at 79
1989 - Ralph Meeker, actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Gentle Giant), dies at 68
1990 - Herman Gooding, Suriname police-inspector, dies
1991 - Soichiro Hondo, CEO & founder (Honda), dies of liver cancer at 84
1991 - Paul Brown, NFL founder (Cleveland Browns, Cin Bengals), dies at 82
1992 - Jeff Porcaro, drummer (Toto-Africa), dies of cardiac arrest at 38
1992 - Robert Muldoon, premier NZ (1975-84)/President IMF, dies
1994 - Amy Sacks, producer (ABC sports, Disney), dies of Lupus at 39
1994 - Audrey Langford, sInging teacher, dies at 82
1994 - Terry Hibbitt, soccer star, dies at 47
1994 - Clive Robertson Caldwell, British fighter pilot, dies at 84
1995 - Agha Hasan Abedi, banker, dies at 73
1995 - Anthony Barber Doncaster, bookseller, dies at 81
1996 - Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu, politician, dies at 72
1996 - Frank Ulrich Marcus, playwright/critic, dies at 68
1996 - Bruce Howard Lidington, actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses), dies at 46
1997 - Don Steele, LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61
378 Events for 5th August