Births
1548 - Francisco Su rez, Granada Spain, philosopher/theologian
1560 - William Cobbold, composer
1592 - Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal
1596 - Henry Lawes, English composer
1620 - Mikl¢s Zr¡nyi, Hungarian poet/writer (The Peril of Sziget) [or May 1]
1661 - Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer
1679 - Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer
1710 - Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer
1729 - Paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter
1759 - Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader
1769 - Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics)
1773 - Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer
1778 - Fortunato Santini, composer
1779 - Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)
1779 - Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak)
1780 - Claire EJ, countess of R‚musat/Vergennes/French author (Salon)
1787 - John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)
1788 - Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer
1806 - Andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium)
1810 - Auguste Mermet, composer
1811 - Cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey)
1813 - Thomas Neville Waul, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903
1822 - Joseph Brevard Kershaw, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 189
1823 - William Rockstro, composer
1828 - August Valentine Kautz, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1895
1835 - Friedrich Richard Faltin, composer
1835 - Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch gouvernement doctor on Saint Maarten
1837 - A Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5]
1840 - John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
1846 - Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908)
1848 - Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet
1850 - Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher
1855 - King Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor)
1858 - Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)
1859 - DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)
1871 - Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer
1874 - Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)
1876 - Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)
1880 - Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer
1881 - Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer
1889 - Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]
1890 - Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies
1891 - Johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893]
1892 - Francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina)
1893 - Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik)
1895 - Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest
1896 - Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP)
1897 - Jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction)
1897 - Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami)
1900 - Dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5]
1900 - Paula Ludwig, writer
1900 - Yves Tanguy, French/US sailor/surrealistic painter
1901 - H L Honore comte d'Estienne d'Orves, French officer/resistance fighte
1901 - Mario Scelba, premier Italy (1954-55)
1902 - Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English author (Cold Comfort Farm)
1902 - Hubert Beuve-M‚ry, French newspaper publisher (Le Monde (The Voice))
1902 - Pierre Palla, Dutch pianist/organist
1903 - Leighton Lucas, composer
1903 - Tel‚sforo A Palm, Cura‡ao, composer/pianist
1905 - L szl¢ Papp, Hungary, middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56)
1906 - Kathleen Kenyon, 1st person to place date on remains of Jericho
1907 - Anton Ingolic, Slavic author (After Splavih, After Prelomu)
1907 - Wilhelm J Soukop, Austrian/British sculptor
1907 - Willi Soukop, sculptor
1908 - George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)
1909 - Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)
1909 - Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile
1909 - Stephen Cole Kleene, mathematician (Regular Expressions)
1910 - Erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist
1912 - Frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53)
1914 - George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman)
1914 - George Reeves
1915 - Mabel Leigh, potter
1915 - Uta Graf, singer/teacher
1917 - Reginald Smith Brindle, composer
1917 - Wieland Wagner, German opera director
1918 - Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy)
1920 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Brescia Italy, pianist
1920 - Mohammad Aslam Khokhar, cricket (Pak bat scored 16 & 18 in only test)
1921 - Friedrich Drrenmatt, Switzerland, playwright/novelist (Visit)
1921 - Jean BMRLAAM d'Aviano, grand duke of Luxembourg (1964- )
1923 - Robert L Bernstein, NYC, publisher (Random House)
1923 - Sam Phillips, musician/record founder (Sun)
1925 - Wolf Morris, actor (Decoy)
1926 - Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts)
1926 - Robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl)
1928 - Imtiaz Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistan wicket-keeper in 41 Tests 1952-62)
1928 - Walter Fritz Mondale, (Sen-D-Minn)/42nd VP (1977-81)
1928 - Zulfikar Ali Khan Bhutto, president/premier (Pakistan)
1928 - Walter Mondale
1929 - Wilbert Harrison, singer
1930 - Edward Galven Givens Jr, Quanah Texas, Major USAF/astronaut
1930 - Frederick Charles Tillis, composer
1930 - Richard Hayes, Passaic NJ, singer/emcee (Name That Tune)
1931 - Alfred Brendel, Wiesenberg Moravia, Austrian pianist
1931 - Alvin Ailey, choreographer (American Dance Theater)
1931 - Robert Duvall, San Diego Calif, actor (Great Santini, Taxi Driver)
1931 - Walter Davis, US, running high jumper (Olympic-gold-1952)
1931 - Alvin Ailey
1931 - Robert Duvall
1932 - Chuck Noll, Cleveland, NFL coach (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1932 - Ra‹sa Maximovna Titorenko Gorbachev, Russia's 1st lady (1982-1991)
1932 - Umberto Eco, author (Name of the Rose)
1935 - Nancy L Johnson, (Rep-R-CT, 1983- )
1938 - Edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92)
1938 - Jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)
1938 - Juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975- )
1938 - Leo Avery, abbot of Quarr
1938 - Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer star
1938 - Juan Carlos I, Kin
1939 - Bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972)
1939 - Peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher
1940 - Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)
1941 - Bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's)
1941 - Grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain
1941 - Mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt)
1942 - Charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch)
1942 - Cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant)
1942 - Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist
1943 - Eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star (Europa Cup 1 1962
1943 - Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player
1944 - Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)
1944 - Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]
1945 - Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)
1946 - "Crazy Barret Diamond" Syd, rocker (Pink Floyd)
1946 - Diane Keaton, [Hall], LA, actress (Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl)
1946 - Diane Keaton
1947 - Michael DeWine, (Rep-R-Oh, 1983- )
1947 - Ted Lange, Oakland Calif, actor (Isaac-Love Boat, Mr T & Tina)
1948 - Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)
1948 - Thom Mooney, rocker
1949 - Chris Stein, Bkln, rock guitarist (Blondie-Heart of Glass, Call Me)
1949 - George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)
1950 - Michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer
1953 - Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty)
1953 - Pamela Sue Martin
1954 - Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)
1957 - Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking)
1958 - Suzy Amis, Okla City, actress (Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is)
1959 - Kapil Dev, India's cricket player
1961 - Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1962 - Brendon Kuruppu, cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman, 201* debut v NZ 1987)
1962 - Danny Jackson, US baseball pitcher (Royals/Phillies/Cardinals)
1962 - Donald John Cowie, Auckland NZ, yachting Star class (Olympics-96)
1962 - Joel Wyner, actor/director (Lyle Springer-Sirens, Listen, Club)
1963 - Jeff Fassero, Springfield IL, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
1963 - Rick Ambrose, singer (Jewel)
1964 - John Erickson, Woodland Hills Calif, golfer (1991 Windsor Charity)
1964 - Ted Harris Poley, Englewood NJ, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It)
1964 - Tracy Ham, CFL quarterback (Montreal Alouettes)
1965 - Rick Tuten, NFL punter (Seattle Seahawks)
1966 - Kate Schellenbach, musician (Luscious Jackson)
1966 - Renaldo Turnbull, NFL defensive end (NO Saints, Carolina Panthers)
1967 - Chris Nabholz, US baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1967 - J B Brown, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1967 - Ray Crockett, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1967 - Ricky Paull Goldin, SF, actor (Doug-Hail to the Chief, Another World)
1968 - Carl Evans, Actor (Guilding Light)
1968 - Felton Spencer, NBA center (Utah Jazz)
1968 - Jean Zedlitz, Stockton CA, LPGA golfer (1994 Children's Med-14th)
1968 - Joe Juneau, Pont-rouge, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
1968 - Leila Meskhi, Tbilisi Georgia SSR, tennis star (1995 Hobart)
1969 - Marilyn Manson, no
1969 - David Dixon, NFL guard (Minnesota Vikings)
1969 - Derrick Ned, NFL fullback (NO Saints)
1969 - Kurt Barber, NFL defensive end (NY Jets)
1969 - Marilyn Manson, singer/musician
1970 - James Patton, NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
1971 - Eric Smith, NFL/WLAF wide receiver (Chicago Bears, Scotland Claymores
1971 - Hillary Butler, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1971 - Jason Bates, Downey CA, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
1972 - Joseph Patton, NFL guard (Washington Redskins)
1974 - Calvin Collins, center/guard (Atlanta Falcons)
1974 - John Drew Nichols, Okla, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See)
1974 - Michelle Scerri, Melbourne Australia, golfer (1995 Tasmanian)
1975 - Ray Morgan, announcer (I'd Like to See)
1975 - Warrick Dunn, running back (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1979 - Sarah Price, Miss Louisiana Teen USA (1997)
1980 - Garette Patrick Ratliff, actor (Return to Blue Lagoon)
Events
1349 - Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand
1438 - Pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara
1463 - French poet François Villon banished from Paris
1477 - Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switz, 7000+ killed
1500 - Duke Ludovico Sforza's troops reconquer Milan
1531 - Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry
1554 - Great fire in Eindhoven Neth
1593 - William Louis of Nassau becomes governor/viceroy of Drenthe
1638 - Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues
1649 - Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone," premieres in Venice
1675 - Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg
1709 - Sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans
1717 - Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles
1719 - Engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact
1757 - Failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens
1776 - Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution
1781 - British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va
1800 - 1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service, Baltimore
1804 - Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement
1809 - Treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain & France
1822 - Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire
1828 - 1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad)
1834 - Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell
1836 - Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo
1840 - Records show 95,820 licensed public houses in England on this date
1841 - James Clark Ross (UK) is 1st to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf
1850 - Calif Exchange opens
1854 - Steamship San Francisco wrecked-300 die
1859 - 1st steamboat sails, Red River
1861 - 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter
1861 - Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay
1875 - Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris
1875 - President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg, Miss
1887 - 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University
1888 - Dutch Heidemaatschappij established
1892 - 1st successful auroral photograph made
1895 - Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London
1895 - Victor Trumper makes first-class debut for NSW 17 yrs 64 days
1895 - French Capt Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declare
1896 - German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays
1896 - Isaac Albeniz' opera "Pepita Jiminez," premieres in Barcelona
1899 - Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG)
1903 - SF-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use
1904 - -34°F (-36.7°C), River Vale, New Jersey (state record)
1904 - -42°F (-41.1°C), Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record)
1904 - England beat Australia at the MCG, Rhodes 7-56 & 8-68
1905 - Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara
1905 - National Association of Audubon Society incorporates
1909 - Colombia recognizes Panama's independence
1911 - Portuguese expel Jesuits
1911 - SF has it's 1st air meet
1912 - 1st National Hockey Assn game (Victoria)
1914 - Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day
1916 - Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro
1918 - British premier Lloyd George demand for unified peace
1919 - National Socialist Party (Nazi) forms as German Farmers Party
1919 - Spartacus uprising in Berlin: state of siege
1920 - Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to NY Yankees
1920 - NY Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth
1925 - James Gleason & Richard Tabers "Is zat so?," premieres in NYC
1925 - Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman gov in USA
1925 - Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office
1925 - French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, & Hugh Jenni
1926 - James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day & $5 daily minimum wage
1927 - Fox Studios exhibits Movietone
1927 - Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago & Detr
1929 - Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia
1930 - Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire"
1931 - 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western
1933 - Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side
1934 - Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also)
1934 - National & American baseball leagues select a uniform ball
1937 - Fingleton & Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wkt
1937 - Only unicameral state legislature in US opens 1st session (Nebr)
1940 - FCC hears 1st transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal
1940 - Finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia
1941 - British/Australian troops conquer Bardia Lybia
1942 - 55 German tanks reach North-Africa
1943 - Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II
1943 - William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed f
1945 - Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"
1945 - Surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam
1946 - "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances
1949 - General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra
1949 - President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal"
1950 - Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC
1951 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open
1952 - Flying Enterprise sinks
1953 - -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea
1953 - Samuel Beckett's "En Attendant Godot," premieres in Paris
1955 - KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast
1956 - Elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel"
1957 - Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants
1957 - Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East
1959 - "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV
1959 - Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"
1960 - Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support
1961 - US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
1962 - Tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints"
1963 - "Camelot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 873 performances
1963 - "Carnival!" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 719 performances
1963 - San Diego beats Boston 51-10 in AFL championship game
1964 - Pope Paul VI visits Jordan & Israel
1964 - San Diego Chargers win AFL-championship
1967 - KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, CA (IND) begins
1968 - Dr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law
1968 - Dubcek succeeds pres Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia
1969 - "Maggie Flynn" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 82 performances
1969 - Bollingen prize for poetry presented to John Berryman & Karl Shapiro
1969 - Neville Williams' "Chronology of the Expanding World" completed
1969 - USSR Venera 5 launched for 1st successful planet landing (Venus)
1970 - 23,000 Belgian mine workers strike
1970 - KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 - Soap Opera "All My Children," premieres on ABC
1971 - 1st one-day international, Australia v England at the MCG
1971 - Globetrotters lose 100-99 to NJ Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak
1971 - US heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found
1972 - Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Lakers-11,178)
1972 - NASA announces development of space shuttle
1972 - NYC transit fare rises from 30¢ to 35¢
1972 - Pres Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle
1972 - West-Pakistani sheik Mujib ur-Rahman freed
1973 - Mali & Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel
1973 - Netherlands recognizes German DR
1974 - Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother"
1975 - "Wiz" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1672 performances
1975 - Charlie Smalls' "Wiz," premieres in NYC
1975 - Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days
1975 - 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent & Hobart, Tas
1976 - "MacNeil-Lehrer Report" premieres on PBS
1976 - Cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea"
1976 - Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies
1977 - Kenya president Jomo Kenyatta disbands parliament
1981 - "Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 mins to 30 mins
1981 - British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted of "Yorkshire Ripper" mu
1982 - Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation
1984 - Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws
1984 - Greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings
1985 - Bryan Trottier failed on 9th Islander penalty shot
1985 - Discovery moves to launch pad for STS 51-C mission
1987 - Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack, NJ
1989 - 2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in se
1989 - Baseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990
1990 - J Donald Crump appointed 8th Commissioner of CFL
1991 - "Oh, Kay!" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 77 performances
1991 - Edwin Jongejans of Neth wins 1-meter springboard diving title
1991 - Kevin Bradshaw of US Intl scores NCAA Div 1 record 72 pts
1992 - "6 Degrees of Separation" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 496 perf
1992 - "Crucible" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 32 performances
1992 - "On Borrowed Time" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 99 perfs
1992 - "Peter Pan" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 48 performances
1992 - Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st crick Test wkt
1993 - Brian Lara completes 277 v Australia at cricket SCG
1993 - Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident
1993 - Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame
1994 - Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.82)
1994 - Yat Weiju swims world record 100m butterfly stroke (58.71)
1994 - Zhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool record (58.71)
1995 - AFC beats NFC 41-13 in the pro bowl
1995 - Lockheed C-140 Jetstar crashes at Isfahan Persia, 18 killed
1996 - Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula announces his retirement
1996 - Muralitharan no-balled for throwing in ODI v WI at the Gabba
1997 - "Juan Darien-Carnival Mass" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC
1997 - "Love Thy Neighbor," closes at Booth Theater NYC
1997 - "Show Boat," closes at Gershwin Theater NYC
1998 - Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec & Ontario
1998 - Vandals decapitate Copenhagen's Little Mermaid
Deaths
1066 - Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies
1387 - Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67
1425 - John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned
1477 - Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43
1524 - Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73
1589 - Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69
1592 - Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75
1595 - Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies
1603 - Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73
1684 - Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44
1740 - Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72
1746 - Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53
1759 - Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79
1762 - Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS]
1783 - Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday
1788 - Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85
1796 - Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64
1799 - Mohammed Esad Galib Dede, Turkish poet (Hsn- asjk, dies at about 41
1807 - Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79
1814 - Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72
1827 - Frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63
1848 - Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73
1856 - Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67
1858 - Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 9
1860 - St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies
1862 - Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81
1888 - Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday
1891 - Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89
1904 - Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 6
1922 - Ernest H Shackleton, Brit South pole explorer (Endurance), dies at 47
1933 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923-29), dies in Mass at 60
1936 - Ram¢n M del Valle-Incl n, playwright (Tirano banderas), dies at 66
1940 - Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46
1942 - Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered
1943 - George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81
1944 - Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80
1945 - Dezs” Szab¢, Hungarian writer (Wiped-out Village), dies at 65
1951 - Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51
1952 - Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies
1952 - Victor Alexander John Hope, viceroy of India (1936-43), dies at 64
1956 - Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84
1960 - Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies
1960 - Pavel P Parenago, Russia, cosmonaut, dies at 53
1963 - Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66
1965 - Neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr Kildare), dies at 73
1965 - Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher, dies at 81
1966 - George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), die
1968 - Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79
1969 - Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83
1969 - Tom Aherne, actor (Hustler, April Fools), dies of influenza in NY
1970 - Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered
1970 - Max Born, German/British physicist (Nobel 1954), dies at 87
1970 - Roberto Gerhard, composer, dies at 73
1971 - Sonny Liston, World Champ hw boxer (1962-64), found dead at 36
1973 - Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79
1974 - Roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79
1975 - Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning
1976 - Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84
1977 - Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74
1979 - Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56
1981 - Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87
1981 - Paul F‚lix, Flemish architect (Song of the Sun), dies at 67
1982 - Hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 6
1982 - Harvey Lembeck, actor (Phil Silvers, Hathaways), dies at 56
1987 - Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60
1988 - "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40
1990 - Arthur Kennedy, actor (Air Force), dies of a brain tumor at 76
1990 - Bart LaRue, entertainer, dies
1991 - John Eckhardt, actor born without legs (Freaks), dies at 82
1991 - Marie Madeline Sullivan, actress (Elvira Mistress of Dark), dies at 8
1991 - Vasko Popa, Serbian WW II-partisan/poet (Sporedno Nebo), dies at 68
1993 - George L George, Russian/US journalist/director/producer, dies at 85
1993 - Henk Knol, Suriname MP (PvdA), dies at 61
1993 - Jennifer Raine Bissell, daughter of Alan Napier, dies 60
1993 - Juan Benet Goitia, Spanish writer (Herrumbrosas Lanzas), dies at 65
1993 - Klaas Wiersma, Dutch sec of Justice (VVD), dies
1993 - Leonce Gras, Flemish singer/conductor, dies at 84
1993 - Nyamuisi Muvingi, Zaire minister of Culture, murdered
1993 - Ronnie Welsh, actor (Patterns), dies of brain cancer at 52
1993 - Westley A Dodd, US murderer, 1st hanging in US since 1965
1994 - Brian Johnston, cricketer (BBC radio commentator for 40 yrs), dies
1994 - Louis R J Ridder van Rappard, Dutch mayor of Zoelen, dies at 87
1994 - Thomas P "Tip" O'Neill, (D-Ma)/Speaker of House (1977-86), dies at 81
1994 - Victor van Os, Dutch jazz guitarist, dies at 39
1994 - William Raynor, writer, dies at 73
1995 - Francis Lopez, Fren dentist/operetta composer (Andalousie), dies at 7
1995 - Mansour Satari, brig-gen/commandant (Iran Air Force), dies at 46
1995 - Yahya Ayyash, PLO bomb maker, booby trapped cellular phone at 28
1996 - Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86
1996 - Joseph Daniel White, singer/bandleader, dies at 84
1996 - Lincoln Kirstein, ballet administrator, dies at 88
1996 - Richard Versaille, tenor, dies at 63
1997 - Andre Franquin, cartoonist, dies at 72
1998 - Georgi Sviridov, composer, dies at 82
1998 - Sonny Bono, (Rep-R-Ca)/singer (Sonny & Cher), dies skiing at 62
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