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| *[[1608]] - [[Gaspar Schott]], German mathematician (d. [[1666]]) | *[[1608]] - [[Gaspar Schott]], German mathematician (d. [[1666]]) | ||
| - | *[[1626]] - [[Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné|Marie de Rabutin-Chantal]], French author (d. [[1696]]) | ||
| - | *[[1650]] - [[Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles|Anne-Jules]], French general (d. [[1708]]) | ||
| - | *[[1703]] - [[Gilbert Tennent]], Irish-born religious leader (d. [[1764]]) | ||
| - | *[[1725]] - [[James Otis]], American lawyer and patriot (d. [[1783]]) | ||
| - | *[[1788]] - [[Robert Peel]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (d. [[1850]]) | ||
| - | *[[1795]] - [[Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger]], Austrian mineralogist (d. [[1871]]) | ||
| - | *[[1804]] - [[Johan Ludvig Runeberg]], Finnish poet (d. [[1877]]) | ||
| - | *[[1808]] - [[Carl Spitzweg]], German painter (d. [[1885]]) | ||
| - | *[[1810]] - [[Ole Bull]], Norwegian violinist (d. [[1880]]) | ||
| - | *[[1837]] - [[Dwight L. Moody]], American evangelist (d. [[1899]]) | ||
| - | *[[1840]] - [[John Boyd Dunlop]], Scottish inventor (d. [[1921]]) | ||
| - | * 1840 - [[Hiram Stevens Maxim]], American inventor ([[Maxim gun]]) (d. [[1916]]) | ||
| *[[1848]] - [[Joris-Karl Huysmans]], French author (d. [[1907]]) | *[[1848]] - [[Joris-Karl Huysmans]], French author (d. [[1907]]) | ||
| - | * 1848 - [[Belle Starr]], American outlaw (d. [[1889]]) | ||
| - | * 1848 - [[Ignacio Carrera Pinto]], Chilean war hero (d. [[1882]]) | ||
| - | *[[1878]] - [[André Citroën]], French automobile pioneer (d. [[1935]]) | ||
| - | *[[1880]] - [[Gabriel Voisin]], French aviation pioneer (d. [[1973]]) | ||
| - | *[[1889]] - [[Ernest Tyldesley]], British cricketer (d. [[1962]]) | ||
| - | *[[1900]] - [[Adlai Stevenson]], American politician (d. [[1965]]) | ||
| - | *[[1903]] - [[Joan Whitney Payson]], American heiress (d. [[1975]]) | ||
| - | *[[1906]] - [[John Carradine]], American actor (d. [[1988]]) | ||
| - | *[[1908]] - [[Daisy and Violet Hilton]], British conjoined twins (d. [[1969]]) | ||
| - | *[[1910]] - [[Francisco Varallo]], Argentine footballer | ||
| - | * 1910 - [[Charles Leblond]], Canadian Cell Biologist (d. [[2007]]) | ||
| - | *[[1911]] - [[Jussi Björling]], Swedish tenor (d. [[1960]]) | ||
| *[[1914]] - [[William S. Burroughs]], American author (d. [[1997]]) | *[[1914]] - [[William S. Burroughs]], American author (d. [[1997]]) | ||
| * 1914 - [[Alan Lloyd Hodgkin]], [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize Laureate]] (d. [[1998]]) | * 1914 - [[Alan Lloyd Hodgkin]], [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize Laureate]] (d. [[1998]]) | ||
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Births
- 1608 - Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)
- 1848 - Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author (d. 1907)
- 1914 - William S. Burroughs, American author (d. 1997)
- 1914 - Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1998)
- 1915 - Robert Hofstadter, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1990)
- 1919 - Red Buttons, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1919 - Andreas Papandreou, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1996)
- 1919 - Tim Holt, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1920 - Frank Muir, British comedian (d. 1998)
- 1921 - John Pritchard, British conductor (d. 1989)
- 1922 - Alain de Changy, Belgian racing driver (d. 1994)
- 1923 - Claude King, American musician
- 1927 - Ruth Fertel, American entrepreneur (d. 2002)
- 1928 - Andrew Greeley, American priest and novelist
- 1929 - Luc Ferrari, French composer (d. 2005)
- 1929 - Fred Sinowatz, Austrian politician
- 1929 - Al Worthington, baseball player
- 1930 - John A. Gambling, American radio show host (d. 2004)
- 1933 - Jörn Donner, Finnish writer/director
- 1934 - Don Cherry, Canadian hockey commentator
- 1934 - Hank Aaron, American baseball player
- 1937 - Stuart Damon, American actor
- 1937 - Wang Xuan, Chinese scientist
- 1940 - H.R. Giger, Swiss artist
- 1941 - Jane Bryant Quinn, American journalist
- 1941 - David Selby, American actor
- 1941 - Kaspar Villiger, Swiss Federal Councilor
- 1942 - Roger Staubach, American football player
- 1942 - Cory Wells, American singer (Three Dog Night)
- 1943 - Nolan Bushnell, American video game pioneer
- 1943 - Michael Mann, American film director
- 1943 - Craig Morton, American football player
- 1944 - Al Kooper, American musician
- 1946 - Charlotte Rampling, British actress
- 1947 - Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver
- 1948 - Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager
- 1948 - Christopher Guest, American actor
- 1948 - Barbara Hershey, American actress
- 1948 - Errol Morris, American film director
- 1952 - Daniel Balavoine, French singer and songwriter (d. 1986)
- 1953 - John Beilein, American basketball coach
- 1954 - Cliff Martinez, American musician
- 1955 - Mike Heath, baseball player
- 1955 - Jorge Ferreira, Portuguese-American superstar singer
- 1956 - Hector Rebaque, Mexican racing driver
- 1959 - Jennifer Granholm American Politician
- 1960 - Aris Christofellis, Greek countertenor
- 1961 - Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager
- 1962 - Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress
- 1963 - Steven Shainberg, American film director
- 1964 - Alexia, Cypriot singer
- 1964 - Laura Linney, American actress
- 1964 - Duff McKagan, American musician
- 1965 - Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer
- 1966 - Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (d. 1993)
- 1966 - Apostolos Nanos, Greek archer
- 1968 - Roberto Alomar, baseball player
- 1968 - Eyþór Guðjónsson, Icelandic actor
- 1969 - Bobby Brown, American singer
- 1969 - Michael Sheen, Welsh actor
- 1971 - Sara Evans, American singer
- 1972 - Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
- 1972 - Koriki Chōshū, Japanese comedian
- 1973 - Richard Matvichuk, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1973 - Trijntje Oosterhuis, Dutch singer
- 1975 - Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch footballer
- 1975 - Adam Carson, American musician (AFI)
- 1976 - Tony Jaa, Thai actor
- 1976 - Abhishek Bachchan, Indian actor
- 1976 - John Aloisi, Australian footballer
- 1976 - Brian Moorman, American football player
- 1977 - Ben Ainslie, British sailor
- 1977 - Adam Everett, American baseball player
- 1977 - Ahmad Merritt, American football player
- 1978 - Shawn Reaves, American actor
- 1978 - Brian Russell, American football player
- 1980 - Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer
- 1980 - Prince Peter, American-born Yugoslav royalty
- 1980 - Jo Swinson, British politician
- 1980 - Robin Vik, Czech tennis player
- 1981 - Nora Zehetner, American actress
- 1981 - Loukas Vyntra, Greek football player
- 1982 - Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (d. 2007)
- 1982 - Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer
- 1982 - Kevin Everett, American football player
- 1982 - Tomas Kopecky, Ice hockey player
- 1984 - Carlos Tévez, Argentinine footballer
- 1984 - Nate Salley, American football player
- 1985 - Laurence Maroney, American football player
- 1985 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
- 1985 - Crystal Hunt, American actress
- 1985 - Lindsey Cardinale, American singer
- 1986 - Reed Sorenson, American racecar driver
- 1986 - Billy Sharp, English footballer
- 1986 - Manuel Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
- 1989 - Cristine Reyes, Filipino actress
- 1989 - Jeremy Sumpter, American actor
Deaths
- 995 - William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)
- 1520 - Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)
- 1578 - Giambattista Moroni, Italian painter
- 1705 - Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (b. 1635)
- 1766 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
- 1775 - Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)
- 1790 - William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)
- 1807 - Pasquale Paoli, Corsican patriot and military leader (b. 1725)
- 1881 - Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer and historian (b. 1795)
- 1892 - Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)
- 1915 - Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)
- 1917 - Jaber II Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1860)
- 1922 - Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian inventor (b. 1871)
- 1922 - Christiaan De Wet, South African general (b. 1854)
- 1927 - Inayat Khan, Indian sufi
- 1937 - Lou Andreas-Salome, Russian-born writer (b. 1861)
- 1938 - Hans Litten, German jurist (b. 1903)
- 1941 - Banjo Paterson, Australian poet, author of "Walzing Matilda" (b. 1864)
- 1946 - George Arliss, English actor (b. 1868)
- 1948 - Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (b. 1883)
- 1957 - Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Lebanese surgeon (b. 1890)
- 1962 - Jacques Ibert, French composer (b. 1890)
- 1967 - Leon Leonwood Bean, American department store founder (b. 1872)
- 1969 - Thelma Ritter, American actress (b. 1905)
- 1970 - Rudy York, baseball player (b. 1913)
- 1972 - Marianne Moore, American poet (b. 1887)
- 1976 - Rudy Pompilli, American musician (Bill Haley and His Comets) (b. 1926)
- 1977 - Oskar Klein, Swedish physicist (b. 1894)
- 1981 - Ella Grasso, Governor of Connecticut (b. 1919)
- 1984 - Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, Mexican wrestler and film actor (b. 1917)
- 1985 - Georges-Émile Lapalme, Quebec politician (b. 1907)
- 1987 - William Collier, American film and stage actor (b. 1902)
- 1991 - Dean Jagger, American actor (b. 1903)
- 1992 - Miguel Rolando Covian, Brazilian physiologist (b. 1913)
- 1993 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American writer, producer, and director (b. 1909)
- 1993 - Tip Tipping, British actor and stuntman (parachuting accident) (b. 1958)
- 1995 - Doug McClure, American actor (b. 1935)
- 1997 - Pamela Harriman, English-born American diplomat (b. 1920)
- 1998 - Tim Kelly, American musician (b. 1963)
- 1999 - Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1906)
- 2000 - Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (b. 1901)
- 2003 - Helge Boes, American Central Intelligence Agency officer
- 2004 - John Hench, American animator (b. 1908)
- 2005 - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (b. 1937)
- 2006 - Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress and comedian (b. 1930)
- 2006 - Franklin Cover, American actor (b. 1928)
- 2007 - Alfred Worm, Austrian investigative journalist (b. 1945)
- 2007 - Leo T. McCarthy, American politician and 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California (1983–1995) (b. 1930)
notes
Cabaret Voltaire (Zürich)
William S. Burroughs
Panamarenko
Joris-Karl Huysmans
El Santo
Timeline of surrealism and dada
Claude Autant-Lara
National Gallery in Prague
Thomas Carlyle
Marianne Moore
H. R. Giger
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Woody Van Dyke
Albert Paris Gütersloh
Charlotte Rampling
Luc Ferrari
To Have Done With the Judgment of god
Barbara Hershey
Gaspar Schott
Roberto Raviola
Magnus alias Roberto Raviola
Benoît Jacquot
Steven Shainberg
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