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| *[[1818]] – [[Karl Marx]], German political philosopher (d. 1883) | *[[1818]] – [[Karl Marx]], German political philosopher (d. 1883) | ||
| *[[1846]] – [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]], Polish author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1916) | *[[1846]] – [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]], Polish author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1916) | ||
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| - | *[[1864]] – [[Nellie Bly]], American journalist and writer (d. 1922) | ||
| - | *[[1866]] – [[Thomas B. Thrige]], Danish industrialist (d. 1938) | ||
| - | *[[1869]] – [[Hans Pfitzner]], Russian-born composer (d. 1949) | ||
| - | *[[1883]] – [[Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell|Archibald Wavell]], British general (d. 1950) | ||
| - | *[[1887]] – [[Geoffrey Fisher]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (d. 1972) | ||
| - | *[[1889]] – [[Herbie Taylor]], South African cricketer, [[Wisden]] COY 1925 (d. 1973) | ||
| - | *[[1890]] – [[Christopher Morley]], American writer (d. 1957) | ||
| - | *[[1899]] – [[Freeman Gosden]], American radio comedian (Amos-[[Amos 'n' Andy]]) (d. 1982) | ||
| - | *[[1901]] – [[Blind Willie McTell]], American singer (d. 1959) | ||
| - | *[[1903]] – [[James Beard]], American chef and cookbook writer (d. 1985) | ||
| - | *[[1908]] – [[Kurt Böhme]], German bass (d. 1989) | ||
| *[[1914]] – [[Tyrone Power]], American actor (d. 1958) | *[[1914]] – [[Tyrone Power]], American actor (d. 1958) | ||
| - | *[[1915]] – [[Alice Faye]], American actress (d. 1998) | + | *[[1935]] – [[Bernard Pivot]], French journalist and television host |
| - | *[[1916]] – [[Zail Singh]], President of India (d. 1994) | + | |
| - | *[[1919]] – [[Georgios Papadopoulos]], Greek dictator (d. 1999) | + | |
| - | *[[1921]] – [[Arthur Leonard Schawlow]], American physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1999) | + | |
| - | *[[1923]] – [[Richard Wollheim]], British philosopher (d. 2003) | + | |
| - | *[[1925]] – [[Leo Ryan]], United States Congressman (d. 1978) | + | |
| - | *[[1927]] – [[Pat Carroll (actress)|Pat Carroll]], American actress | + | |
| - | *[[1931]] – [[Greg (comics)|Greg]], Belgian comic-book writer ([[Achille Talon]]) (d. 1999) | + | |
| - | *[[1934]] – [[Ace Cannon]], American saxophonist | + | |
| - | *[[1935]] – [[Douglas Marland]], American television writer (d. 1993) | + | |
| - | * 1935 – [[Bernard Pivot]], French journalist and television host | + | |
| - | * 1935 – [[Robert Rehme]], American film producer | + | |
| *[[1936]] – [[Patrick Gowers]], British composer | *[[1936]] – [[Patrick Gowers]], British composer | ||
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| *[[1937]] – [[Johnnie Taylor]], American singer (d. 2000) | *[[1937]] – [[Johnnie Taylor]], American singer (d. 2000) | ||
| *[[1937]] – [[Delia Derbyshire]], British Electronic Music composer (d. 2001) | *[[1937]] – [[Delia Derbyshire]], British Electronic Music composer (d. 2001) | ||
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Births
- 1800 - Louis Hachette, French publisher
- 1813 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and avant la lettre existentialist
- 1818 - Karl Marx, German activist
- 1944 - Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor of the nouvelle vague
- 1949 - David Toop, English musician and author
Deaths
- 1821 - Napoleon I of France dies in exile.
- 1958 - James Branch Cabell, American writer of fantasy fiction and author of Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice
- 1982 - Cal Tjader, American Latin jazz musician
- 2004 - Sir Coxsone Dodd, Jamaican record producer and owner of Studio One
- 2004 - David Reimer, sex change patient in a famous gender identity case
Notes
Events
- 1494 – Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.
- 1891 – The Music Hall in New York City (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
- 1920 – Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti arrested for alleged robbery and murder.
- 1921 – Coco Chanel introduces Chanel No. 5
- 1925 – Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes served an arrest warrant for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
- 1941 – Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; date since commemorated as Liberation Day.
Births
- 1800 – Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. 1864)
- 1813 – Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
- 1818 – Karl Marx, German political philosopher (d. 1883)
- 1846 – Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
- 1914 – Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
- 1935 – Bernard Pivot, French journalist and television host
- 1936 – Patrick Gowers, British composer
- 1937 – Johnnie Taylor, American singer (d. 2000)
- 1937 – Delia Derbyshire, British Electronic Music composer (d. 2001)
- 1938 – Michael Murphy, American actor
- 1939 – Cesare Fiorio, Italian sporting director of various Formula One teams
- 1940 – Lance Henriksen, American actor and painter
- 1940 – Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American film director
- 1941 – Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player (d. 2004)
- 1942 – Marc Alaimo, American actor
- 1942 – Tammy Wynette, American musician (d. 1998)
- 1943 – Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian
- 1943 – Raphael, Spanish singer
- 1944 – Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer
- 1944 – Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor
- 1944 – John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
- 1945 – Kurt Loder, Entertainment reporter
- 1948 – Bill Ward, British drummer (Black Sabbath)
- 1950 – Googoosh, Faegheh Atashin (فائقه آتشین), Iranian, Persian Singer & actress
- 1950 – Mary Hopkin, Welsh singer
- 1952 – Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (d. 2005)
- 1954 – Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator
- 1955 – Melinda Culea, American actress
- 1956 – Robert Marien, Quebec actor, singer and songwriter
- 1957 – Richard E. Grant, British actor
- 1957 – Peter Howitt, British actor and film director
- 1958 – Ron Arad, Israeli aircraft navigator missing in action.
- 1959 – Ian McCulloch, English singer of Echo & the Bunnymen
- 1959 – Brian Phelps, American disk jockey and actor
- 1959 – Brian Williams, American news anchor
- 1961 – Hiroshi Hase, Japanese professional wrestler and politician
- 1962 – Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter
- 1963 – Simon Rimmer, English chef
- 1963 – Heidi Kozak, American actress
- 1963 – James LaBrie, Canadian singer (Dream Theater)
- 1964 – John Lee (placekicker), Korean-born American football player
- 1965 – Glenn Seton, Australian racing driver
- 1966 – Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth)
- 1966 – Josh Weinstein, American writer
- 1967 – Takehito Koyasu, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
- 1967 – Maro Mavri, Greek fashion model and actress
- 1970 – Kyan Douglas, American TV-personality
- 1970 – Juan Acevedo, baseball player
- 1970 – LaPhonso Ellis, American basketball player
- 1970 – Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
- 1970 – Soheil Ayari, French racer
- 1971 – Mike Redmond, American baseball player
- 1971 – Harold Miner, American basketball player
- 1971 – David Reilly, American singer (God Lives Underwater) (d. 2005)
- 1971 – Gary Johnson, British Record Producer
- 1972 – James Cracknell, British rowing champion, double Olympic gold medalist
- 1972 – Devin Townsend, Canadian musician (Strapping Young Lad)
- 1972 – Brad Bombardir, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1973 – Tina Yothers, American actress
- 1973 – Erik Kowalski, American IDM composer behind Casino Versus Japan
- 1974 – Seiji Ara, Japanese racing driver
- 1976 – Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentine footballer
- 1976 – Jeremy Michael Ward, American Musician (d. 2003)
- 1976 – Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
- 1976 – Dieter Brummer, Australian TV Actor
- 1977 – Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
- 1978 – Santiago Cabrera, Chilean actor
- 1978 – Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer
- 1978 – Morgan Pehme, American filmmaker and writer
- 1978 – Noam Zylberman, voice actor
- 1979 – Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
- 1980 – DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
- 1980 – Yossi Benayoun, Israeli Footballer
- 1981 – Danielle Fishel, American actress
- 1981 – Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian supermodel
- 1981 – Chris Duncan, baseball player
- 1981 – Craig David, English singer
- 1982 – Jay Bothroyd, English footballer
- 1982 – Wouter D'Haene, Belgian flatwater canoer
- 1982 – Randall Gay, National Football League player
- 1982 – Edyta Sliwinska, Polish ballroom dancer
- 1983 – Henry Cavill, English actor
- 1983 – Scott Ware, American footballer
- 1984 – Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire)
- 1984 – Eve Torres, American dancer and model
- 1985 – P. J. Tucker, American basketball player
- 1985 – Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, illustrator and singer
- 1985 – Terrence Wheatley, American Football player
- 1987 – Marija Šestić, Bosnian singer
- 1988 – Jessica Dubroff, American aviator (d. 1996)
- 1988 – Brooke Hogan, American singer
- 1988 – Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1988 – Adele, English singer
- 1989 – Chris Brown, American singer and actor
Deaths
- 200 – Sun Ce, warlord of the Han Dynasty (b. 175)
- 311 – Galerius, Roman Emperor
- 984 – Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia
- 1028 – King Alfonso V of Castile, León, and Galicia
- 1194 – King Casimir II of Poland (b. 1138)
- 1219 – King Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)
- 1309 – King Charles II of Naples
- 1525 – Frederick III of Saxony (b. 1463)
- 1586 – Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529)
- 1604 – Claudio Merulo, Italian composer (b. 1533)
- 1671 – Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, English politician (b. 1602)
- 1672 – Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)
- 1705 – Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1640)
- 1760 – Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (hanged) (b. 1720)
- 1766 – Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)
- 1808 – Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)
- 1811 – Robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734)
- 1821 – Napoleon I of France (b. 1769)
- 1827 – Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (b. 1750)
- 1833 – Sophia Campbell, Australian artist (b. 1777)
- 1855 – Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)
- 1859 – Peter Gustav Dirichlet, German mathematician (b. 1805)
- 1892 – August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist (b. 1818)
- 1896 – Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)
- 1900 – Ivan Aivazovsky, Russian painter (b. 1817)
- 1921 – Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian writer and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1864)
- 1931 – Glen Kidston, British aviator and racing driver (b. 1899)
- 1941 – Natalija Obrenović, Queen of Serbia (b. 1859)
- 1942 – Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920)
- 1945 – Peter Van Pels, Jewish Refugee (b. 1926)
- 1947 – Ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (b. 1917)
- 1959 – Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878)
- 1962 – Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)
- 1971 – Violet Jessop, Titanic survivor (b. 1887)
- 1977 – Ludwig Erhard, German politician (CDU) and Chancellor of Germany from 1963 until 1966 (b. 1897)
- 1981 – Bobby Sands, Irish activist (b. 1954)
- 1983 – Horst Schumann, Nazi physician (b. 1901)
- 1985 – Sir Donald Bailey, British civil engineer (b. 1901)
- 1988 – Michael Shaara, American author (b. 1928)
- 1992 – Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer (b. 1927)
- 1995 – Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player, grandmaster and world champion. (b. 1911)
- 1997 – Walter Gotell, German actor (b. 1924)
- 2000 – Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (b. 1914)
- 2001 – Clifton Hillegass, American writer and publisher
- 2001 – Raymond Kessler, American midget wrestler
- 2002 – Hugo Banzer, Bolivian dictator (b. 1926)
- 2002 – Paul Klipsch, American engineer, noted for his loudspeaker designs. (b. 1904)
- 2002 – George Sidney, American film director (b. 1916)
- 2003 – Sam Bockarie, RUF Rebel Commander (b. 1964)
- 2003 – Walter Sisulu, South African activist (b. 1912)
- 2004 – Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
- 2006 – Naushad Ali, Indian composer (b. 1919)
- 2007 – Theodore Harold Maiman, Inventor, noted for making the first working laser. (b. 1927)
- 2008 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American entrepreneur (b. 1917)
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