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| * [[12]] - Gaius [[Caligula]], [[Roman Emperor]] (d. [[41]]) | * [[12]] - Gaius [[Caligula]], [[Roman Emperor]] (d. [[41]]) | ||
| - | * [[161]] - [[Commodus]], [[Roman Emperor]] (d. [[192]]) | ||
| - | *[[1569]] - [[Jahangir]], Mughal Emperor of India (d. [[1627]]) | ||
| - | *[[1602]] – [[Amalia von Solms]], countess of Solms-Braunfels (d. [[1675]]) | ||
| - | *[[1663]] - [[Guillaume Amontons]], French physicist and instrument maker (d. [[1705]]) | ||
| - | *[[1721]] - [[George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol]], British statesman (d. [[1775]]) | ||
| - | *[[1741]] - [[Jean Paul Egide Martini]], French composer (d. [[1816]]) | ||
| *[[1811]] - [[Theophile Gautier]], French poet and novelist (d. [[1872]]) | *[[1811]] - [[Theophile Gautier]], French poet and novelist (d. [[1872]]) | ||
| *[[1821]] - [[Hermann von Helmholtz]], German physician (d. [[1894]]) | *[[1821]] - [[Hermann von Helmholtz]], German physician (d. [[1894]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1897 - Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
- 2006 - Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream was recovered from a raid by Norwegian police. The paintings were said to be in a better-than-expected condition.
Births
- 12 - Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor (d. 41)
- 1811 - Theophile Gautier, French poet and novelist (d. 1872)
- 1821 - Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician (d. 1894)
- 1822 - Galusha A. Grow, American politician (d. 1907)
- 1834 - Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (d. 1886)
- 1843 - Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919)
- 1870 - Maria Montessori, Italian educator (d. 1952)
- 1871 - James E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944)
- 1878 - Frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933)
- 1879 - Alma Mahler, wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel (d. 1964)
- 1880 - Wilhelmina I of the Netherlands (d. 1962)
- 1885 - DuBose Heyward, American playwright (d. 1940)
- 1893 - Lily Laskine, French harpist (d. 1988)
- 1896 - Félix-Antoine Savard, French-Canadian priest and novelist (d. 1982)
- 1897 - Fredric March, American actor (d. 1975)
- 1900 - Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1943)
- 1903 - Arthur Godfrey, American television host (d. 1983)
- 1903 - Vladimir Jankélévitch, French philosopher (d. 1985)
- 1905 - Sanford Meisner, American actor and teacher (d. 1997)
- 1907 - Ramon Magsaysay, Philipino politician (d. 1957)
- 1907 - William Shawn, American editor (d. 1992)
- 1907 - Altiero Spinelli, Italian citizen and advocate of European federalism (d. 1986)
- 1908 - William Saroyan, American novelist (d. 1981)
- 1913 - Sir Bernard Lovell, British radio astronomer
- 1914 - Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984)
- 1916 - Daniel Schorr, American journalist
- 1918 - Alan Jay Lerner, American lyricist (d. 1986)
- 1919 - Amrita Preetam, Indian poetess and author (d. 2005)
- 1924 - Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (d. 2003)
- 1927 - Bill Daily, American actor and comedian
- 1928 - James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)
- 1931 - Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1931 - Jean Béliveau, Canadian hockey player
- 1934 - Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor
- 1935 - Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager
- 1935 - Eldridge Cleaver, American political activist (d. 1998)
- 1937 - Warren Berlinger, American actor
- 1937 - Bobby Parker, American blues musician/guitarist
- 1938 - Martin Bell, British journalist
- 1938 - Murray Gleeson, Australian Jurist, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (b. 1938
- 1939 - Jerry Allison, American drummer (The Crickets)
- 1941 - William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman
- 1944 - Roger Dean, British artist
- 1945 - Van Morrison, Irish musician
- 1945 - Itzhak Perlman, Israeli violinist
- 1947 - Mona Marshall, American voice actress
- 1947 - Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese manga artist
- 1947 - Luca di Montezemolo, Italian businessman
- 1948 - Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter
- 1948 - Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist (Scorpions)
- 1948 - Harald Ertl, Austrian racing driver (d. 1982)
- 1948 - Holger Osieck, German footballer and coach
- 1949 - Richard Gere, American actor
- 1949 - H. David Politzer, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1952 - Herbert Reul, German politician
- 1953 - György Károly, Hungarian author
- 1953 - Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentine racing driver
- 1953 - Pavel Vinogradov, Russian cosmonaut
- 1954 - Caroline Cossey, English model
- 1955 - Edwin Moses, American athlete
- 1956 - Masashi Tashiro, Japanese television performer
- 1957 - Gina Schock, American drummer (The Go-Go's)
- 1957 - Glenn Tilbrook, British musician (Squeeze)
- 1958 - Serge Blanco, French International rugby player
- 1959 - Ralph Krueger, German-Canadian ice hockey coach
- 1960 - Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizballah
- 1960 - Chris Whitley, American musician (d. 2005)
- 1960 - Vali Ionescu, Rumanian long jumper
- 1962 - Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor
- 1962 - Julie Brown, American actress, singer-songwriter and screenwriter
- 1963 - Reb Beach, American guitarist (Winger, Whitesnake)
- 1963 - Todd Carty, Irish actor
- 1963 - Sonny Silooy, Dutch football player
- 1964 - Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and editor
- 1965 - Céline Bonnier, Quebec actress
- 1965 - Daniel Bernhardt, Swiss actor
- 1966 - Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier
- 1967 - Anita Moen, Norwegian Cross-country skier
- 1968 - Hideo Nomo, baseball pitcher
- 1969 - Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor
- 1969 - Nathalie Bouvier, French alpine skier
- 1970 - Deborah Gibson, American singer
- 1970 - Queen Rania, Queen of Jordan
- 1970 - Zack Ward, Canadian actor
- 1970 - Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer
- 1971 - Padraig Harrington, Irish professional golfer
- 1972 - Chris Tucker, American actor
- 1973 - Scott Niedermayer, hockey player
- 1974 - Andriy Medvedev, Ukranian teniss player
- 1975 - Daniel Harding, British conductor
- 1975 - Gabe Kapler, American baseball player and manager
- 1975 - Sara Ramirez, American actress
- 1975 - John Grahame, American-born Canadian hockey player
- 1976 - Radek Martinek, Czechoslovakian ice hockey player
- 1976 - Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- 1976 - Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer
- 1977 - Jeff Hardy, American professional wrestler
- 1977 - Ian Harte, Irish footballer
- 1977 - Craig Nicholls, Australian musician (The Vines)
- 1978 - Phina Oruche, British actress
- 1978 - Philippe Christanval, French footballer
- 1979 - Clay Hensley, professional baseball player
- 1979 - Mickie James, American professional wrestler
- 1979 - Mark Johnston, Canadian swimmer
- 1980 - Joe Budden, American rapper
- 1981 - Joe Swanberg, American filmmaker
- 1981 - 40 Cal, American rapper
- 1981 - Dwayne Peel, Welsh International rugby player
- 1982 - Ian Crocker, American swimmer
- 1982 - Chris Duhon, American basketball player
- 1982 - Josh Kroeger, American baseball player
- 1982 - Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-born ice hockey player
- 1982 - Jose Reina, Spanish footballer
- 1982 - Michele Rugolo, Italian racing driver
- 1982 - Patrick Nuo, Swiss singer
- 1983 - Larry Fitzgerald, American football player
- 1984 - Ted Ligety, American alpine skier
- 1984 - Matti Breschel, Danish road bicycle racer
- 1984 - Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer
- 1987 - Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer
Deaths
- 651 - Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary
- 1056 - Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)
- 1234 - Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)
- 1372 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)
- 1422 - King Henry V of England (b. 1387)
- 1645 - Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
- 1654 - Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588)
- 1688 - John Bunyan, English writer (b. 1628)
- 1730 - Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)
- 1741 - Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)
- 1772 - William Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)
- 1795 - François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player (b. 1726)
- 1799 - Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720)
- 1814 - Arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
- 1867 - Charles Baudelaire, French poet (b. 1821)
- 1869 - Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)
- 1888 - Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, widely believed to be the first victim of Jack the Ripper (b. 1845)
- 1920 - Wilhelm Wundt, German psychologist (b. 1832)
- 1940 - Georges Gauthier, French Canadian Roman Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. 1871)
- 1941 - Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (b. 1892)
- 1948 - Billy Laughlin, American actor (b. 1932)
- 1952 - Henri Bourassa, French Canadian political leader (b. 1868)
- 1963 - Georges Braque, French painter (b. 1882)
- 1967 - Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian writer (b. 1891)
- 1969 - Rocky Marciano, American boxer (b. 1923)
- 1973 - John Ford, American film director (b. 1894)
- 1974 - William Pershing Benedict, American pilot
- 1974 - Norman Kirk, New Zealand prime minister (b. 1923)
- 1978 - John Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)
- 1979 - Sally Rand, American dancer and actress (b. 1904)
- 1985 - Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1899)
- 1986 - Henry Moore, English sculptor (b. 1898)
- 1986 - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (b. 1900)
- 1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961)
- 2002 - Lionel Hampton, American vibraphone player (b. 1908)
- 2002 - George Porter, English chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1920)
- 2004 - Carl Wayne, English singer (b. 1943)
- 2005 - Joseph Rotblat, Polish-British physicist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1908)
- 2005 - Michael Sheard, British actor (b. 1940)
- 2006 - Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (b. 1983)
- 2006 - Tom Delaney, British racing driver (b. 1911)
- 2007 - Gay Brewer, American golfer (b. 1932)
Notes
- Charles Baudelaire
- Matthias Grünewald
- Georges Braque
- Raoul Ubac
- Alma Mahler
- Gérard Pirès
- Harley Granville-Barker
* Raymond Williams * Henry Moore * George Kuchar
- The Threepenny Opera
- Eldridge Cleaver
- John Bunyan
- Van Morrison
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