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1833 – Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1901)
          23rd President of the United States

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1377 Shahrukh Mirza, Ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (1405-47)  (d. 1447)

1517 – Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle  (d. 1586)

      Spanish cardinal and viceroy of Naples

1526 Peter Opmeer, Dutch church historian and humanist (Historia Martyrum) (d. 1595)

1561 – Jacopo Peri, Italian composer (d. 1633)
1613 – Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (d. 1676)
1625 – Thomas Corneille, French playwright (d. 1709)
1632 – Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher (d. 1704)

1637 Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor of Suriname (1638-88)  (d. 1688)

1665 Bernardus Smijtegelt, Dutch vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  (d. 1739)

1666 Alphonse d'Ève, Flemish Baroque composer  (d. 1727)

1702 Stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal (d. 1758)

1710 – Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1761)

1719 Charles-François de Broglie, French soldier and diplomat, marquis de Ruffec  (d. 1791)

1719 – Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (d. 1783)
1720 – Bernard de Bury, French composer (d. 1785)
1752 – Landgravine Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (d. 1782)

1756 Bernardo Bittoni, Italian composer  (d. 1829)

1764 Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies

1778 – Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean politician (d. 1842)
          2nd Supreme Director of Chile
1779 – Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1848)

1779 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer  (d. 1852)

      discovered the continent of Antarctica

1785 Oliver Hazard Perry, American Naval hero (Battle of Lake Erie)  (d. 1819)

1788 José Bernardo Alcedo, Peruvian composer  (d. 1878)

1799 Heinrich von Gagern, German liberal politician  (d. 1880)

1799 – James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar (d. 1840)

1802 Cadwalader Ringgold, American Commander (Union Navy)  (d. 1867)

1811 Gilman Marston, American Brigadier General (Union Army) and politician (R-NH)  (d. 1890)

1820 Adolphe Fétis, Belgian-French pianist and composer  (d. 1873)

1824 Absalom Baird, American Brevet Major General (Union Army)  (d. 1905)

1827 Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dorfschwalben aus Austria)  (d. 1870)

1832 Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, American aeronaut and inventor  (d. 1913)

1842 Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter  (d. 1935)
1845 – Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint (d. 1916)
         founded the Albertine Brothers
1847 – Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer (d. 1889)
1847 – Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (d. 1912)
1849 – Charles Hubbard, American archer (d. 1923)

1855 Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet and interpreter (Laodania)  (d. 1909) [NS Sept 1]
1856 – Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright (d. 1909)
1860 – Raymond Poincaré, French politician (d. 1934)
          10th President of France
1862 – Jesse Carleton, American golfer (d. 1921)
1865 – Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer (d. 1911)
1868 – Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954)
1873 – Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect (d. 1950)
          co-designed the National Museum of Finland

1873 William Henry Bell, English composer  (d. 1946)
1881 – Edgar Guest, English-American poet  (d. 1959)
1881 – Aleksander Hellat, Estonian politician  (d. 1943)
          6th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
1885 – Dino Campana, Italian poet (d. 1932)
1886 – Paul Tillich, German-American philosopher and theologian (d. 1965)
1887 – Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and scholar (d. 1959)

1888 – George Sklavos, Greek composer  (d. 1976)
1888 – Tôn Đức Thắng, Vietnamese politician (d. 1980)
          2nd President of Vietnam

1889 – Witold Friemann, Polish composer  (d. 1977)
1890 – H. P. Lovecraft, American author and poet (d. 1937)
1892 – George Aiken  [American farmer and politician] (d. 19 Nov 1984)
          U.S. Senator, R, VT, 1941-1975
          64th Governor of Vermont, R, 1937-1941
1896 – Gostha Paul, Indian footballer (d. 1976)
1897 – Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (d. 1970)
1898 – Shirley Booth  [American actress] (d. 16 Oct 1992)
1898 – Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author and historian (d. 1973)

1898 – Gerard Kraus, Dutch psychiatrist and director Santpoort  (d. 1956)

          (Insanity in Netherlands)

1898 Leopold Infeld, Polish nuclear physicist (Whom the God's Love)  (d. 1968)

1899 Hanns Lilje, German Lutheran bishop and antifascist (Church und Welt)  (d. 1977)

1901 – Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian author and poet (d. 1968)
          Nobel Prize laureate 1959

1905 Duncan Macrae, Scottish actor (Casino Royale, The Little Kidnappers)  (d. 1967)
1905 – Jean Gebser, German linguist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1973)
1905 – Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (d. 1964)

1906 – Charles Arnt, American actor (d. 1990)
1906 – Vidrik Rootare, Estonian chess player (d. 1981)
1907 – Alan Reed, American actor (d. 1977)

1907 Anatole Fistoulari, Ukrainian conductor  (d. 1995)

1907 Stanley Devon, British photographer  (d. 1995)

        British press photographer of the year 1948, 50

1908 – Al Lopez, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)

1908 Jeanne Stern, German screenwriter (The Condemned Village)  (d. 1998)

1908 John Reginald Bevins, British Conservative politician  (d. 1996)

1908 Kingsley Davis, American sociologist and demographer   (d. 1997)

        coined the term "population explosion"

1909 André Morell [Cecil André Mesritz], British actor  (d. 1978)

        Ben-Hur, The Message, Hound of the Baskervilles

1910 – Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect (d. 1961)

          designed the Gateway Arch

1911 Ronald Udell, English production designer (Pinewood Studios)
1912 – John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985)

1912 Philip Kapleau, American Zen teacher and founder  (d. 2004)

        Rochester Zen Center in New Haven

1913 – Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist (d. 1994)
          Nobel Prize laureate

1918 – Jacqueline Susann, American author (d. 1974)
1919 – Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer
1920 – Arnold Green, Estonian politician (d. 2011)
1922 Tetsuzo Akutsu, Japanese surgeon who built the first artificial heart  (d. 2007)
1922:  Bernard Sahlins, American writer, director and comedian  (d. 16 Jun 2013)
1923 – Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
1924 – George Zuverink, American baseball player
1926 – Neil Currie, Australian public servant (d. 1999)

1926 Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (The Frank Rosolino Sextet)  (d. 1978)
1926 – Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2014)
1927 – John Boardman, English archaeologist and historian
1927 – Yootha Joyce, English actress (Man About the House, George and Mildred)  (d. 1980)
1927 – Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
          founded The Kavli Foundation

1929 – Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1930 – Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (d. 2013)
1930 – Peter Randall, English sergeant (d. 2007)

1931 Bernhard "Bernd" Becher, German artist and photographer (d. 2007)

1931 – Don King, American boxing promoter
1932 – Anthony Ainley, English actor (Doctor Who)  (d. 2004)
1932 – Vasily Aksyonov, Russian author (d. 2009)
1933 Don Fuqua, American Democratic politician

        US Representatives from Florida
1933 – George J. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician

        Senate Majority Leader 1989-95
1934 – Armi Kuusela, Finnish model (1st Miss Universe, 1952)
1934 – Tom Mangold, German-English journalist and author

1934 "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, American country-rock musician  (d. 2007)

        (Flying Burrito Brothers)

1935 Charles Shere, American contemporary classical composer, broadcaster, music critic,

        and educator  (d. 2020)

1935 J. J. Malone, American blues and soul singer, guitarist, and keyboard player ("It's A Shame"), born in Pete's Corner, Alabama (d. 2004)

1935 Justin Tubb, American country songwriter and singer  (d. 1998)

        (I Gotta Go Get My Baby; Grand Ole Opry)

1935 – Ron Paul, American physician, captain, and politician

        US Representative from Texas, 1975-77, 1979-85, 1997-2013

        3-time presidential candidate - 1988, 2008, 2012

1936 Carla Fracci, Italian ballerina

1936 Sam Melville, American actor  (d. 1989)

        (The Rookies -"Mike Danko"; Roughnecks)

1936 – Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic
          Nobel Prize 2000 - discovery and development of conductive polymers

1937 – Jim Bowen, English television host
1937 – Stelvio Cipriani, Italian composer
1937 – El Fary, Spanish singer and actor (d. 2007)
1937 – Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian director, producer, and screenwriter
1937 – Sky Saxon, American singer, songwriter and bassist (d. 2009)
          (The Seeds)

1938 Jean-Loup Chrétien, French cosmonaut (T-6, TM-7, STS 86)
1938 – Peter Day, English chemist and academic
1938 – Alain Vivien, French Socialist Party politician

1939 – Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004)

1940 John Lantree, English rocker (The Honeycombs)
1940 – Rubén Hinojosa, American politician

        US Representative from Texas
1940 – Gus Macdonald, Scottish academic and politician
          Minister for the Cabinet Office

1941 – Dave Brock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
          (Hawkwind)
1941 – Rich Brooks, American football player and coach
1941 – Anne Evans, English soprano
1941 – William H. Gray, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
1941 – Slobodan Milošević, Serbian politician (d. 2006)
          1st President of Serbia
1941 – Robin Oakley, English journalist and author
1941:  Eckhard Pfeiffer  [German American businessman]
          President and CEO of Compaq, 1991-1999
1941 – Jo Ramírez, Mexican race car driver and manager

1942 – Isaac Hayes, American musician, producer, and actor (d. 2008)
1942 – Petr Kment, Czech wrestler (d. 2013)
1942 – Fred Norman, American baseball player

1943 – Roger Gale, English journalist and politician
1943 – Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor (Seventh Doctor in Doctor Who)

1944 John Povey, English musician (The Pretty Things; Electric Banana)
1944 – Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician (d. 1991)
          6th Prime Minister of India 1984-89)
1944 – Graig Nettles, American baseball player and manager

1945 – Roy Gardner, English businessman

1946 – Henryk Broder, Polish-German journalist and author
1946 – Connie Chung, American journalist
1946 – Laurent Fabius, French politician
          158th Prime Minister of France
1946 – Ralf Hütter, German singer and keyboard player
          (Kraftwerk and Organisation)
1946 – N. R. Narayana Murthy, Indian businessman
          co-founded Infosys

1947 David Lasley, American session vocalist and songwriter
1947 – Alan Lee, English illustrator
1947 – James Pankow, American trombonist and songwriter
          (Chicago)
1947 – José Wilker, Brazilian actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)

1947 – Ray Wise, American actor

1948 – John Noble, Australian actor
1948 – Robert Plant, English singer-songwriter
          (Led Zeppelin, Band of Joy, The Honeydrippers, and Page and Plant)

1949 – Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
1949 – Katiana Balanika, Greek actress and singer
1949 – Alan Hardwick, English journalist, actor, and producer
1949 – Patrick Kilpatrick, American actor and producer
1949 – Phil Lynott, English-Irish musician and producer (d. 1986)
          (Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, and Grand Slam)

1951 Svetlana Oktyabrevna Omelchenko, Russian cosmonaut
1951 – Greg Bear, American author
1951 – Marcel Dadi, Tunisian-French guitarist (d. 1996)
1951 – Marika Lõoke, Estonian architect
1951 – Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian politician
          5th President of Egypt
1951 – DeForest Soaries, American minister and politician

1952 Rudy Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Brothers - "Broken Lady")
1952 – Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
          (The Knack and Sky)
1952 – John Hiatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Ric Menello, American director and screenwriter.

1952 John Clayton, American session and jazz bassist, arranger,

        composer (Clayton Brothers; Diana Krall),

        and classical double bassist (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)

1953 – Gerry Bertier, American football player (d. 1981)
1953 – Peter Horton, American actor and director
1953 – James 'The Poorman' Trenton, American radio broadcaster and actor
1953 – Mart Ummelas, Estonian journalist
1953 – Mike Jackson, former member of the Texas Senate

1954 – Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach
1954 – Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (d. 2007)
1954 – Al Roker, American journalist, actor, and author

1954 Theresa Saldana, American actress (Raging Bull)  (d. 2016)

1954 Don Stark, American actor (That '70s Show - "Bob")

1955 – Agnes Chan, Hong Kong singer and author
1955 – Danny Murphy, American actor (d. 2014)
1955 – Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, English politician
          Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

1955 Jay Acovone, American actor (Det Rado-Hollywood Beat)

1955 Rob Wiedijk, Dutch rock vocalist (Bob Color)

1956 Rick Olsen, American rock guitarist (Berlin - "Take My Breath Away")

1956 – Joan Allen, American actress

        (Peggy Sue Got Married, Tucker, In Country)
1956 – Desmond Swayne, English soldier and politician
         Vice-Chamberlain of the Household

1957 Cindy Nicholas, Canadian swimmer (swam English Channel 19 times)
1957 – Simon Donaldson, English mathematician and academic
1957 – Sorin Antohi, Romanian journalist and historian

1958 – Nigel Dodds, Northern Irish barrister and politician
1958 – Patricia Rozema, Canadian director and screenwriter
1958 – David O. Russell, American director and screenwriter
1958 – Michael Silka, American spree killer (d. 1984)
1958 – John Stehr, American journalist
1958 – Ukee Washington, American journalist

1960 Elizabeth Alda, American actress (Beth-Four Seasons), daughter of Alan Alda

1960 Mark Langston, American MLB pitcher (California Angels)

1960 Sally Yates, American lawyer and Acting Attorney General (Jan 2017)

1961 Linda Mantz, American actress (Frankie-Dorothy)

1961 Rick Rael, heavy metal rocker

1961 – Amanda Sonia Berry, English businesswoman
1961 – Greg Egan, Australian author
1961 – Joe Pasquale, English comedian and game show host
1961:  James Rollins, American author
          pen name of veterinarian James Paul Czajkowski
1961:  Brad Schneider, American politician
          US Representative, D, IL, 2013-2015
1961:  Fred Wilson, American businessman

1962 – Sophie Aldred, English actress
1962 – Tammy Bruce, American radio host and author
1962:  Steve Daines  [American businessman and politician]
          US Senator, R. MT, 2015-present
1962 – James Marsters, American actor

1962 Duffy Waldorf Jr, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles)

1963 – Kal Daniels, American baseball player
1963 – José Cecena, Mexican baseball player

1964 – Miljenko "Dino" Dvornik, Croatian musician, producer, and actor (d. 2008)

1964 – Azarias Ruberwa, Congolese politician
          Vice-Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1966 – Miguel Albaladejo, Spanish director and screenwriter
1966 – Colin Cunningham, American actor
1966 – Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004)
          (Pantera and Damageplan)
1966 – Enrico Letta, Italian politician
          55th Prime Minister of Italy
1966 – David Rees Snell, American actor

1966 Courtney Gibbs, American actress (Baywatch) and Miss USA 1988

1966 Greg Jackson, American NFL strong safety (Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers)

1966 Steven Finn, Canadian NHL defenseman (LA Kings)

1967 – Tori [Terri Poch], American bodybuilder and wrestler
1967 – Andy Benes, American baseball player
1967:  Etgar Keret, Israeli writer

1968 – Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer
1968 – Frode Barth, Norwegian guitarist

1968 Sandy Brondello, Australian basketball guard

1969 – Billy Gardell, American comedian and actor
1969 – Mark Holzemer, American baseball player

1969 Francisco Torres, Mexican actor (Los diez pasos)

1970 – Els Callens, Belgian tennis player
1970 – Adrian Bower, English actor
1970 – John D. Carmack, American game programmer
          co-founded Id Software
1970 – Fred Durst, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director
          (Limp Bizkit)

1971 Kevin Hickman, American NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)

1971 Oronde Gadsden, American NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)

1971 Brad Avery, American Christian rock guitarist (Third Day, 1995-08)

1971 Steve Stone, English footballer, born in Gateshead, England

1971 – Jonathan Ke Quan, Vietnamese-American actor
1971 – David Walliams, English comedian, actor, and author

1972 – Derrick Alston, American basketball player
1972 – Melvin Booker, American basketball player
1972 – Chaney Kley, American actor, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
1972 – Anna Umemiya, Japanese television personality and model

1973 – Todd Helton, American baseball player
1973 – José Paniagua, Dominican baseball player
1973 – Donn Swaby, American actor

1974 – Amy Adams, American actress and singer
1974 – Misha Collins, American actor and producer
1974 – Adam Korol, Polish rower
1974 – Santino Rice, American fashion designer
1974 – Andy Strachan, Australian drummer and songwriter
          (The Living End and Pollyanna)
1974 – Maxim Vengerov, Russian violinist and conductor

1975 Marianne Garvey, American reporter
1975 – Marko Martin, Estonian pianist
1975 – Mac Tonnies, American author (d. 2009)
1975 – Elijah Williams, American football player and coach

1975 Marcus Mastin, American author, born in Carthage, New York

1976 – Chris Drury, American ice hockey player

1976 – Randeep Hooda, Indian actor
1976 – Gene Kingsale, Aruban-Dutch baseball player
1976 – Kristen Miller, American actress

1977 – Shockmain Davis, American football player
1977 – A. M. Esmonde, Welsh author, director, and producer
1977 – Kevin Navayne, Jamaican-American actor
1977 – Josh Pearce, American baseball player
1977 – Aaron Taylor, American baseball player
1977 – Mayra Verónica, Cuban-American model and singer

1978 – Noah Bean, American actor
1978 – Chris Schroder, American baseball player

1979 – Haha, South Korean singer and actor
1979 – Sarah Borwell, English tennis player
1979 – Jamie Cullum, English singer-songwriter and pianist
1979 – Cory Sullivan, American baseball player

1980 – Corey Carrier, American actor

1980 Rochelle Gadd, British actress (Hollyoaks)
1980 – Langhorne Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1981 – Ben Barnes, English actor
1981 – Craig Ochs, American football player
1981 – Michael Rady, American actor
1981 – Byron Saxton, American wrestler, manager, and journalist

1982 – Meghan Ory, Canadian actress
1982 – Richard Petiot, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Jamil Walker Smith, American actor
1982 – Enyelbert Soto, Venezuelan-Japanese baseball player

1983 – Hamza Abdullah, American football player
1983 – Lance Broadway, American baseball player and actor
1983 – Andrew Garfield, American-English actor (The Amazing Spider-Man)
1983 – Brian Schaefering, American football player

1984 – Jamie Hoffmann, American baseball player
1984 – Tsokye Tsomo Karchung, Bhutanese model and actress
          Miss Bhutan 2008
1984 – Rachelle Leah, American model and actress
1984 – Ingrid Lukas, Estonian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist
1984 – Mirai Moriyama, Japanese actor
1984 – Tom Speer, American mixed martial artist

1984 Golan Yosef, Dutch actor and dancer,

1985 – Brant Daugherty, American actor
1985 – Blake DeWitt, American baseball player
1985 – Josh Flagg, American real estate agent
1985 – Matt Hague, American baseball player
1985 – Joe Vitale, American ice hockey player
1985 – Mark Washington, American football player

1986 – Letizia Ciampa, Italian voice actress
1986 – Ryo Katsuji, Japanese actor
1986 – Steven Zalewski, American ice hockey player
1987 – Kristina, Slovak singer and pianist
1987 – Cătălina Ponor, Romanian gymnast
1988 – Jerryd Bayless, American basketball player
1988 – Sarah R, Lotfi, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1988 – Naathan Phan, Scottish magician and actor
1988 – Nikki SooHoo, American actress
1990 – Jasmyn Banks, English actress
1990 – Bradley Klahn, American tennis player
1991 – Cory Joseph, American basketball player
1992 – Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress
1992:  Alex Newell  [American actor and singer]
1993 – MK Nobilette, American singer
1995 – Liana Liberato, American actress
2000 – Fátima Ptacek, American actress
2003 Prince Gabriel of Belgium

        second child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium

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1836 English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (25) marries Isabella Gethin Shawe (20)

1939 "Rebecca" actress Joan Fontaine (21) weds actor Brian Aherne (37); divorce in 1945

1992 British "Police" singer Sting (41) weds British actress Trudie Styler (38)

1999 DJ and music producer Fatboy Slim (36) marries TV presenter Zoë Ball (separated 2016)

2005 "24" actress Sarah Wynter (32) weds "Details" magazine editor-in-chief Dan Peres

2005 American news anchor Lauren Sanchez (35) weds talent agent Patrick Whitesell

2011 Socialite and model Kim Kardashian (30) weds basketball player Kris Humphries (26)

2013 Actor Maximilian Schell (82) weds opera singer Iva Mihanovic (35)

2016 Stand-up comedian Chris Hardwick (31) weds actress Lydia Hearst (44

2016 Olympic figure skater Sasha Cohen (31) weds Tom May

2021 Yusuf Buhari, son of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, marries Zahra Nasir Bayero,

        daughter of the emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado Bayero

2022 Modern Family actress Sarah Hyland (31) marries reality star Wells Adams (38)

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14 – Agrippa Postumus, Roman son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (b. 12 BC)
535 – Mochta of Louth, Irish disciple of Saint Patrick

651 – Oswine of Deira
768 – Eadberht of Northumbria
984 – Pope John XIV [Petrus Canepanova] (Pope 983-84)
1153 – Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian and saint (b. 1090)
1384 – Geert Groote, Dutch preacher (b. 1340)
          founded the Brethren of the Common Life

1538 Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake
1572 – Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician (b. 1502)
          1st Governor-General of the Philippines
1580 – Jerónimo Osório, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1506)

1603 Aḥmad al-Manṣūr 'the Golden', Moroccan ruler (1578-1603)

        captured Songhai Empire  (alternative date 25 August)
1611 – Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1548)

1632 Valentin de Boulogne, French painter

1639 – Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)

1643 Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher

        killed in Native American uprising (b. 1591)
1648 – Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (b. 1583)
         English soldier, philosopher, and diplomat
1672 – Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician, lynched (b. 1623)
1672 – Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (b. 1625)

1679 Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist
1680 – William Bedloe, English fraudster and Popish Plot informer (b. 1650)

1701 – Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician (b. 1639)
          Speaker of the British House of Commons
1707 – Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
1762 – Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Indian scholar (b. 1703)
1773 – Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
1785 – Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)

1799 Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, German composer

1804 Charles Floyd, only fatality of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

1811 Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (b. 1729)

1813 Jan Krtitel Vanhal, Czech organist, cellist, and composer

1813 Johann Baptist Wanhal [Jan Křtitel Vaňhal]

        Czech organist, cellist, composer, and teacher

1823 – Pope Pius VII [Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti] (b. 1740)

       Italian bishop of Imola (Pope (1800-23)

1823 Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German encyclopedia publisher

1825 Richard Wainwright, composer and church organist
1825 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock  (b. 1753)
          English admiral and politician; Governor of Newfoundland

1835 – Agnes Bulmer, English poet (b. 1775)
1854 – Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)

1854 Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher

1856 Philipp Jakob Riotte, German composer

1864 Daniel Chaplin, US Union brigadier general

1864 John H Kelly, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle

1885 Edouard J. A. Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market)

1887 – Jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860)
1893 – Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian politician (b. 1827)

1908 Louis Varney, French composer

1910 Arthur Coquard, French composer

1912 – William Booth, English preacher (b. 1829)
          co-founded The Salvation Army
1914 – Pope Pius X  [Giuseppe M Sarto] (Pope 1903-14)  (b. 1835)
1915 – Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic (b. 1854)
          Chemotherapy, Nobel Prize 1908
1917 – JFW Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic (b. 1835)
          Nobel Prize 1905

1931 Waldemar von Baussnern, composer

1932 Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer

1932 Paul Keller, German writer (Vergrabenes Gut)

1932 Tadeusz Joteyko, composer

1935 Otakar Ostrčil, Czech composer and conductor

1939 – Agnes Giberne, British author (b. 1845)
1942 – István Horthy, Hungarian admiral (b. 1904)

1945 Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian writer

1946 (John) "Rags" Ragland, American burlesque comedian and character actor

        (Whistling In The Dark), dies of liver and kidney failure

1947 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian

1948 David John de Lloyd, Welsh musician composer,

1952 Kurt Schumacher, German political chairman (SPD)

1959 Alfred Kubin, Austrian writer and illustrator

1960 Rudolf Moser, composer

1961 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian-American Arctic explorer and ethnologist

1961 – Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic (b. 1882)
          Nobel Prize 1946 - physics of high pressure)
1963 – Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)
1965 – Jonathan Daniels, American activist (b. 1939)
1965 – George Oliver, American golfer (b. 1883)

1968 Channing H. Cox, American politician

        49th Governor of Massachusetts

1970 Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor

1971 – Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951)
1974 – Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937)

1974 Ilona Massey [Hajmássy] dies of cancer

        Hungarian-American film, stage, and radio actress and singer (Ilona Massey Show)

1976 Phyllis Konstam, British actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69

1978 Ivan Jirko, Czech composer, music critic and psychiatrist, dies at 51

1979 – Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922)

1980 – Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
1982 – Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929)

1983 Kerwin Duinmeijer, Dutch of Antillean descent

        murdered by in a racially motivated attack at 15
1985 – Clarence Fieber, American baseball player  (b. 4 Sep 1913)
1985 – Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist  (b. 22 Jul 1904)
1985 – Harcharan Singh Longowal (b. 2 Jan 1932)
          President of the Akali Dal
1985 – Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken, German Nazi Vizeadmiral (b. 1897)
1986 – Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923)

1986 Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76

1986 Thad Jones, American jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63

1986 Walter Brooke, actor (DA Scanlon-Green Hornet), dies at 71

1987 – Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (b. 1909)

1989 George Adamson [Baba ya Simba - "Father of Lions"]

        British conservationist (Born Free), murdered in Kenya at 82

1990 Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist and writer, dies at 90

1991 Betty Bowden, British dancer and actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86

1991 Lenore Strunsky Gershwin, widow of Ira Gershwin, dies at 90

1992 Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut, dies at 59

1992 William Taylor, chairman (FDIC), dies at 53

1993 – Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (b. 1912)

1993 Sydney Arnold, British comic actor

        (The Meaning of Life, Top Secret!, Miss Jones & Son), dies at 93

1994 Aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65

1994 Kalman Kahana, Polish co-founder of state Israel, dies at 81

1995 – Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927)

1995 John E Gilmore, American jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, percussionist,

        and bandleader (Sun Ra Arketsra), dies of emphysema at 63

1995 Paul Foster, American singer (Soul Stirrers), dies at 75

1995 Vladimír Škutina, Czechoslovakian writer and actor (Hvezda jede na jih),

        dies of cancer at 64

1995 Von McDaniel, American baseball player, dies at 56

1995 William Kennedy, baseball player, dies at 76

1995 Orville "Red" Rhodes, American session pedal steel guitarist, dies at 64

1996 – Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
          (Ton Steine Scherben)

1997 – Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)
1997 – Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922)

1998 Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer ("Seven Lonely Days"), dies at 82

1999 Bobby Sheehan, American bassist (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"),

        dies of a drug overdose at 31

2001 – Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915)
2001 – Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925)
2005 – Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)
2005 – Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (b. 1970)
          (Vader, Dies Irae, Hunter, and Sweet Noise)
2006 – Claude Blanchard, Canadian singer and actor (b. 1932)
2006 – Bryan Budd, Irish soldier (b. 1977)
          Victoria Cross recipient

2006 Richard Arthur de Yarburgh-Bateson, 6th Lord Deramore

        British architect, dies at 95
2006 – Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (b. 1911)
2007 – Leona Helmsley, American real estate billionaire

        convicted of federal income tax evasion  (b. 1920)

2007 Larry Hartsell, American martial artist, bodyguard, trainer,

        student of Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto, dies at 65

2008 Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser (BBC), dies at 73
2008 – Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot (b. 1927)
          Medal of Honor recipient

2008 – Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician (b. 1921)
        2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China
2008 – Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
2008 – Gene Upshaw, American football player (b. 1945)
2009 – Larry Knechtel, American keyboard player and bass player (b. 1940)
          (Bread and The Wrecking Crew)
2009 – Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)

2010 – Đặng Phong, Vietnamese economist and historian (b. 1937)
2011 – Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (b. 1919)
2012 – Phyllis Diller, American actress (b. 1917)
2012 – Virginia Dwyer, American actress (b. 1919)
2012 – Daryl Hine, Canadian-American poet and academic (b. 1936)
2012 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician (b. 1916)
        8th Prime Minister of Malta
2012 – Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (b. 1967)
2012 – Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian politician (b. 1955)
        Prime Minister of Ethiopia

2013 Richard Angas, British operatic bass singer

        English National Opera, 1980-2000), dies at 71
2013 – Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
2013 – Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist (b. 1945)
2013 – Don Hassler, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1929)
2013 – Elmore Leonard, American author and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2013 – Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (b. 1918)
2013 – John W. Morris, American general (b. 1921)
2013 – Ted Post, American director and screenwriter (b. 1918)
2014 – Anton Buslov, Russian astrophysicist and journalist (b. 1983)
2014 – Lois Mai Chan, Taiwanese-American librarian, author, and academic (b. 1934)
2014 – Boris Dubin, Russian sociologist and academic (b. 1946)
2014 – B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author (b. 1918)
          founded Iyengar Yoga
2014 – Buddy MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler (b. 1924)
2014 – Sava Stojkov, Serbian painter (b. 1925)
2014 – Edmund Szoka, American cardinal (b. 1927)

2015 Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician (Ostpolitik policy), dies at 93

2015 Melody Patterson, American actress (F Troop) dies at 66

2015 Piotr Warzecha, Polish composer, dies at 74

2016 Brian Rix [Lord Rix], British actor and activist (Mencap), dies at 92

2016 Irving Fields [Yitzhak Schwartz], American lounge pianist and composer 

        (Ilona Massey Show; Bagels & Bongos), dies at 101

2016 Matt Roberts, American rock guitarist (3 Doors Down - "When I'm Gone")

        dies of prescription drug overdose at 38

2017 Jerry Lewis [Joseph Levitch], American comedian

        (Martin and Lewis, MDA Telethon), dies at 91

2017 Wilhelm Killmayer, German composer, dies at 89

2017 Fredell Lack, American concert violinist, and teacher

        (University of Houston, 1959-2009), dies at 95

2018 Eddie Willis, American guitar and sitar player (The Funk Brothers),

        dies of polio complications at 82

2019 Russ Conway, American sports journalist (Eagleson NHL scandal)

        dies of heart disease at 70

2020 Frankie Banali, American heavy metal drummer

        (Quiet Riot - "Cum on Feel the Noize"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 68

2021 Tom T. Hall, American country singer, songwriter

        ("Harper Valley PTA"), and author, dies at 85

2022 Tom Weiskopf, American golfer (British Open 1973; US Senior Open 1995)

        dies from pancreatic cancer at 79

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