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| *[[1873]] - [[Colette]], French writer (d. [[1954]]) | *[[1873]] - [[Colette]], French writer (d. [[1954]]) | ||
| *[[1879]] - [[Francis Picabia]], French-born painter and poet (d. [[1953]]) | *[[1879]] - [[Francis Picabia]], French-born painter and poet (d. [[1953]]) | ||
| - | *[[1880]] - [[Herbert Strudwick]], English cricketer (d. [[1970]]) | ||
| - | *[[1884]] - [[Auguste Piccard]], Swiss physicist (d. [[1962]]) | ||
| - | *[[1886]] - [[Marthe Bibesco]], Romanian writer (d. [[1973]]) | ||
| - | *[[1887]] - [[Arthur Rubinstein]], Polish pianist and conductor (d. [[1982]]) | ||
| - | *[[1890]] - [[Robert Stroud]], American convict, the Birdman of Alcatraz (d. [[1963]]) | ||
| - | *[[1891]] - [[Bill Doak]], American baseball player (d. [[1954]]) | ||
| *[[1892]] - [[Ernst Lubitsch]], German-born film director (d. [[1947]]) | *[[1892]] - [[Ernst Lubitsch]], German-born film director (d. [[1947]]) | ||
| - | *[[1897]] - [[Valentin Kataev]], Russian writer (d. [[1986]]) | ||
| - | *[[1899]] - [[Elias Simojoki]], Finnish clergyman and politician (d. [[1940]]) | ||
| - | *[[1903]] - [[Aleksander Kamiński]], Polish writer (d. [[1978]]) | ||
| - | *[[1908]] - [[Paul Misraki]], French composer and songwriter (d. [[1998]]) | ||
| - | *[[1910]] - [[John Banner]], Austrian actor (d. [[1973]]) | ||
| - | * 1910 - [[Arnold Moss]], American actor (d. [[1989]]) | ||
| *[[1912]] - [[Jackson Pollock]], American painter (d. [[1956]]) | *[[1912]] - [[Jackson Pollock]], American painter (d. [[1956]]) | ||
| - | *[[1918]] - [[Harry Corbett]], English puppeteer ([[Sooty]]) (d. [[1989]]) | ||
| - | *[[1919]] - [[Francis Gabreski]], American [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] pilot (d. [[2002]]) | ||
| - | *[[1922]] - [[Robert W. Holley]], American biochemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Laureate]] (d. [[1993]]) | ||
| *[[1927]] - [[Ronnie Scott]], British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (d. [[1996]]) | *[[1927]] - [[Ronnie Scott]], British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (d. [[1996]]) | ||
| * 1927 - [[Hiroshi Teshigahara]], Japanese director (d. [[2001]]) | * 1927 - [[Hiroshi Teshigahara]], Japanese director (d. [[2001]]) | ||
| - | *[[1929]] - [[Acker Bilk]], English jazz clarinetist | + | *[[1929]] - [[Claes Oldenburg]], Swedish-born artist |
| - | * 1929 - [[Claes Oldenburg]], Swedish-born artist | + | |
| *[[1933]] - [[Jack Hill]], American film director | *[[1933]] - [[Jack Hill]], American film director | ||
| *[[1934]] - [[Juan Manuel Bordeu]], Argentine racing driver (d. [[1990]]) | *[[1934]] - [[Juan Manuel Bordeu]], Argentine racing driver (d. [[1990]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1754 - Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity.
- 1813 - Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom.
Births
- 1706 - John Baskerville, English printer (d. 1775)
- 1873 - Colette, French writer (d. 1954)
- 1879 - Francis Picabia, French-born painter and poet (d. 1953)
- 1892 - Ernst Lubitsch, German-born film director (d. 1947)
- 1912 - Jackson Pollock, American painter (d. 1956)
- 1927 - Ronnie Scott, British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (d. 1996)
- 1927 - Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director (d. 2001)
- 1929 - Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-born artist
- 1933 - Jack Hill, American film director
- 1934 - Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentine racing driver (d. 1990)
- 1934 - Mitr Chaibancha, Thai actor (d. 1970)
- 1935 - David Lodge, English author
- 1936 - Ismail Kadare, Albanian writer
- 1936 - Alan Alda, American actor, writer, and director
- 1938 - Leonid Zhabotynsky, Ukrainian weightlifter
- 1941 - Joel Crothers, American actor (d. 1985)
- 1943 - Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1944 - John Tavener, English composer
- 1945 - Robert Wyatt, English musician
- 1948 - Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian dancer
- 1948 - Charles Taylor, President of Liberia
- 1950 - Barbi Benton, American actress
- 1950 - Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, King of Bahrain
- 1951 - Brian Bilbray, American politician
- 1951 - Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian cosmonaut
- 1953 - Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
- 1953 - Chris Carter, English musician (Throbbing Gristle, Chris & Cosey)
- 1954 - Rick Warren, American pastor and author
- 1955 - Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France
- 1957 - Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1959 - Frank Darabont, American filmmaker
- 1959 - Randi Rhodes, Air America radio personality
- 1959 - Dave Sharp, Welsh guitarist (The Alarm)
- 1960 - Robert von Dassanowsky, American cultural historian, writer, and producer
- 1961 - Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1962 - Sam Phillips, American singer
- 1963 - Dan Spitz, American musician, guitarist for Anthrax
- 1965 - Lynda Boyd, American actress
- 1968 - Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1968 - DJ Muggs, American musician (Cypress Hill)
- 1968 - Rakim, born William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper
- 1969 - Kathryn Morris, American actress
- 1969 - Mo Rocca, American writer and comedian
- 1969 - Linda Sanchez, American politician
- 1971 - Anthony Hamilton, American soul singer
- 1972 - Nicky Southall, English footballer
- 1974 - Tony Delk, American basketball player
- 1974 - Jermaine Dye, American baseball player
- 1974 - Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1975 - David Zingler, American writer
- 1975 - Anne Montminy, Canadian Olympic diver
- 1975 - Lee Latchford-Evans, English singer
- 1975 - Junior Spivey, American baseball player
- 1975 - Terri Colombino, American Actress
- 1976 - Mark Madsen, American basketball player
- 1976 - Jarrod Montague, American drummer (Taproot)
- 1976 - Lee Ingleby, British actor
- 1976 - Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
- 1976 - Emiko Kado, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
- 1977 - Daunte Culpepper, American football player
- 1977 - Joey Fatone, American singer (*NSYNC)
- 1977 - Matt DeVries, American guitarist (Chimaira)
- 1977 - Takuma Sato, Japanese Formula One driver
- 1977 - Lyle Overbay, American baseball player
- 1978 - Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
- 1978 - Jamie Carragher, English footballer
- 1978 - Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer
- 1979 - Pixie, English model
- 1979 - Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder
- 1980 - Nick Carter, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
- 1980 - Jesse James Hollywood, American drug dealer and fugitive
- 1981 - Rick Razzano, American football player
- 1981 - Elijah Wood, American actor
- 1984 - Andre Iguodala, American basketball player
- 1985 - Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
- 1986 - Jessica Ennis, English heptathlete
- 1986 - Shruti Haasan, Indian actress
- 1988 - Henry Mortensen (actor), American actor
Deaths
- 814 - Charlemagne (b. 742)
- 1061 - Duke Spytihněv II of Bohemia (b. 1031)
- 1271 - Isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247)
- 1443 - Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France
- 1547 - King Henry VIII of England (b. 1491)
- 1596 - Sir Francis Drake, English explorer and soldier
- 1599 - Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer (b. 1547)
- 1613 - Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and library founder (b. 1545)
- 1621 - Pope Paul V (b. 1550)
- 1681 - Richard Allestree, English royalist churchman (b. 1619)
- 1672 - Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (b. 1588)
- 1687 - Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer (b. 1611)
- 1697 - John Fenwick, English conspirator
- 1725 (O.S.) - Tsar Peter I of Russia, (b. 1672)
- 1754 - Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (b. 1684)
- 1832 - Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
- 1859 - Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
- 1864 - Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (b. 1799)
- 1903 - Augusta Holmès, French composer (b. 1847)
- 1912 - Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)
- 1915 - Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846)
- 1918 - John McCrae, Canadian poet (b. 1872)
- 1935 - Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer (b. 1859)
- 1937 - Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (b. 1862)
- 1938 - Bernd Rosemeyer, German racecar driver (b. 1909)
- 1939 - William Butler Yeats, Irish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1865)
- 1949 - Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (b. 1908)
- 1950 - Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician (b. 1883)
- 1951 - Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, president of Finland (b.1867)
- 1953 - James Scullin, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)
- 1953 - Derek Bentley (b. 1933) (executed)
- 1960 - Zora Neale Hurston, American author (b. 1891)
- 1963 - Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (b. 1884)
- 1965 - Tich Freeman, English cricketer (b. 1888)
- 1965 - Maxime Weygand, French soldier (b. 1867)
- 1971 - Donald Winnicott, British psychoanalyst (b. 1896)
- 1973 - John Banner, Austrian actor (b. 1910)
- 1983 - Billy Fury, British singer (b. 1940)
- 1983 - Frank Forde, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1890)
- 1986 - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger:
- Greg Jarvis (b. 1944)
- Christa McAuliffe (b. 1948)
- Ronald McNair (b. 1950)
- Ellison Onizuka (b. 1946)
- Judith Resnik (b. 1949)
- Francis R. Scobee (b. 1939)
- Michael J. Smith (b. 1945)
- 1988 - Klaus Fuchs, German physicist (b. 1911)
- 1991 - Red Grange, American football player (b. 1903)
- 1994 - Hal Smith, American actor (b. 1916)
- 1996 - Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Laureate (b. 1940)
- 1996 - Jerry Siegel, American cartoonist (b. 1914)
- 1996 - Burne Hogarth, American cartoonist (b. 1911)
- 1999 - Markey Robinson, Irish painter (b. 1918)
- 1999 - Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (b. 1908)
- 2001 - Curt Blefary, American baseball player (b. 1943)
- 2002 - Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author (b. 1907)
- 2004 - Lloyd M. Bucher, U.S. Navy officer (b. 1927)
- 2004 - Don Cholito, Puerto Rican radio host (b. 1923)
- 2004 - Elroy Hirsch, American football player (b. 1923)
- 2004 - Don Stansauk, American professional wrestler (b. 1936)
- 2004 - Joe Viterelli, American actor (b. 1937)
- 2005 - Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter (b. 1944)
- 2005 - Karen Lancaume, French actress (suicide) (b. 1973)
- 2005 - Jacques Villeret, French actor (b. 1951)
- 2006 - Yitzchak Kaduri, rabbi (b. around 1900)
- 2006 - Henry McGee, English comedian (b. 1929)
- 2007 - Carlo Clerici, Swiss professional road racing cyclist (b. 1929)
- 2007 - Father Robert Drinan, Roman Catholic Priest and American politician (b. 1920)
- 2007 - Karel Svoboda, Czech composer of popular music (b. 1938)
- 2007 - Hsu Wei Lun, Taiwanese actress (b. 1978)
- 2007 - Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (b. 1963)
- 2007 - Emma Tillman, the world's oldest living person from January 24-28, 2007
Notes
Marcel Broodthaers Francis Picabia Jackson Pollock Leopold and Loeb Claes Oldenburg W. B. Yeats Henry VIII of England Pride and Prejudice Robert Wyatt Armand Rassenfosse Adalbert Stifter Chris Carter (musician) Hervey M. Cleckley Suehiro Maruo Henri Murger David Lodge (author) Colette Anicée Alvina Émile Cohl Kroger Babb Francis de Croisset Hiroshi Teshigahara Donald McGill Astrid Lindgren
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