• 1267 - Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb
• 1278 - Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining
• 1291 - Scottish nobles recognize authority of English king Edward I
• 1427 - Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland
• 1497 - Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for 1st voyage to New World
• 1503 - Columbus discovers Cayman Islands
• 1525 - Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague
• 1534 - French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland
• 1559 - Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary
• 1570 - Czar Ivan IV becomes Protestant
• 1624 - Jacob Willekens & Piet Heyn conquer Salvador, Civil rights activist
• 1652 - John Johnson, a free black, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Va
• 1655 - Jamaica captured by English
• 1676 - Bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia govt begins
• 1752 - Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod
• 1774 - Louis XVI ascends to throne of France
• 1775 - 2nd Cont Congress convenes in Pa issues paper currency for 1st time
• 1775 - 2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander
• 1775 - Green Mountain Boys capture Ft Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution
• 1787 - Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings
• 1796 - French govt arrest 10 utopists
• 1796 - Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge
• 1796 - Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam
• 1797 - 1st Navy ship, the "United States," is launched
• 1816 - English steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor
• 1823 - 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft Snelling
• 1849 - Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed)
• 1857 - Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerut
• 1857 - Sepoy-revolt in Meerutkazerne, Delhi
• 1861 - Union troops march on state militia in St Louis, MI
• 1862 - Battle of Plum Run Bend, TN (Plum Point Bend)
• 1864 - Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
• 1864 - Skirmish at Ny River Virginia
• 1865 - Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville Georgia
• 1865 - Surrender of Sam Jones
• 1869 - Golden Spike driven, completes Promontory Pt Ut-Transcontinental RR
• 1870 - Jem Mace & defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr & 17 minutes, & neither is struck by a punch
• 1871 - German-French peace treaty signed: France cedes Elzas
• 1871 - Peace of Frankfurt-am-Main concluded between France & Germany
• 1872 - Victoria Woodhull becomes 1st woman nominated for US president
• 1876 - Centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia
• 1879 - Meteor falls near Estherville, Iowa
• 1880 - General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria
• 1881 - Lighthouse on Ameland begins operation
• 1889 - 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17«
• 1893 - 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39¬
• 1893 - Imperial Institute in London opens
• 1905 - 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75
• 1906 - Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time
• 1907 - Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris
• 1908 - 1st Mother's Day observed (Phila)
• 1909 - Winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning
• 1910 - 1st aircraft air display held (Hendon, England)
• 1910 - 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4
• 1910 - Comet Halley's closest approach to Earth in 1910 pass
• 1913 - 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8
• 1913 - Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
• 1915 - Zeppelin drops hundred of bombs on Southend-on-Sea
• 1916 - Disastrous fire in Ellendale, ND
• 1916 - Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam
• 1917 - Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks
• 1918 - HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor
• 1919 - 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8
• 1919 - Race riot in Charleston SC, 2 blacks killed
• 1921 - Luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore," premieres
• 1922 - Dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar
• 1922 - WHB-AM in Kansas City MO begins radio transmissions
• 1924 - J Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBI
• 1926 - 52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8
• 1928 - WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming
• 1929 - 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6
• 1929 - 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane
• 1930 - 1st US planetarium opens (Adler-Chicago)
• 1930 - Clarrie Grimmett takes 10 for 37 v Yorkshire at Sheffield
• 1931 - Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington NJ
• 1932 - Government declares "Wilhelmus" Neth national anthem
• 1932 - Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes president of France
• 1933 - Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms
• 1933 - Nazis stage public book burnings in Germany
• 1933 - Paraguay declares war on Bolivia
• 1933 - Suriname worker's union leader A de Come banish to Netherlands
• 1936 - Manuel Aza¤a elected president of Spain
• 1936 - Nahas Pasja becomes premier of Egypt
• 1937 - Busmen strike in London
• 1938 - Banning speech on anti-fascism demonstration in Amsterdam
• 1940 - British Local Defense Volunteers (Home Guard) forms
• 1940 - Dutch torpedo boat Johan van Galen sinks
• 1940 - Dutch-Indies Gov Van Starkenborch proclaims end to state of siege
• 1940 - French marines stationed on Aruba
• 1940 - French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands
• 1940 - Nazi armies attack Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg
• 1940 - Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British PM
• 1941 - 67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8
• 1941 - Adolph Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland
• 1941 - England's House of Commons & Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz
• 1941 - Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason
• 1944 - Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan
• 1944 - Smith v Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal
• 1945 - Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese
• 1945 - Russian troops occupied Prague
• 1946 - Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yanks 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam
• 1946 - Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy
• 1947 - "Chocolate Soldier" closes at Century Theater NYC after 69 perfs
• 1947 - 73rd Preakness: Doug Dodson aboard Faultless wins in 1:59
• 1948 - 1st attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel
• 1948 - Winston Churchill visits The Hague
• 1950 - 1st Neth-US telex sent
• 1951 - Z Alexander Looby elected to Nashville City Council
• 1952 - "Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 4 performances
• 1953 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open
• 1953 - KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 1954 - Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris
• 1956 - French govt sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria
• 1956 - KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, CA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
• 1957 - 1st meeting of legislative of Cameroon
• 1957 - Dmitri Sjostakovitsch 2nd Piano concert, premieres in Moscow
• 1959 - Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Howard Johnson Golf Invitational
• 1959 - Soviet forces arrive in Afghanistan
• 1959 - Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released & charged with loss 2 months after his retirement
• 1960 - John F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia
• 1960 - US atomic sub USS Triton completes 1st around world under water trip
• 1960 - USS Nautilus completes 1st circumnavigation of globe under water
• 1961 - "Beyond the Fringe," premieres in London
• 1963 - Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison
• 1964 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Squirt Ladies' Golf Open Invitational
• 1966 - 25øF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May
• 1967 - Foundation AZ soccer team forms in Alkmaar
• 1967 - Hank Aaron only inside the park HR (vs Jim Bunning)
• 1967 - Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges
• 1967 - Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia
• 1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1968 - Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam
• 1969 - Apollo 10 transmit 1st color pictures of Earth from space
• 1969 - Turtles play White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times
• 1969 - US troop begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill
• 1970 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
• 1970 - Brave's Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5
• 1970 - Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games
• 1971 - US special delivery rates go from 45› to 60›
• 1972 - Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77
• 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1973 - 27th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
• 1973 - 9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 8-4
• 1973 - Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania
• 1973 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
• 1974 - 7th ABA championship: NY Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1
• 1975 - Brian Oldfield of US put shot 75', an unofficial record
• 1978 - "Angel" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances
• 1978 - Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I
• 1979 - Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing
• 1979 - John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros
• 1979 - Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka [From May 2]
• 1980 - "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 17 performances
• 1981 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament
• 1981 - Fran‡ois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for Pres of France
• 1981 - Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits SF Giants, 4-0
• 1982 - WABC NYC plays its last record (John Lennon's Imagine)
• 1982 - WABC joins ABC's All Talk radio network
• 1983 - "Laverne & Shirley," last airs on ABC-TV
• 1983 - Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul
• 1983 - Oilers 0-Isles 2-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead
• 1984 - Intl Court of Justice rules on US blockade of Nicaragua
• 1985 - Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
• 1986 - "Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on UK pop chart
• 1986 - Tommy Lee drummer of Motley Cr�e marries Heather Locklear
• 1987 - Jody Rosentha wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
• 1988 - Edgar Degas' "Danseresje of 14" sold for $10,120,000
• 1989 - FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II
• 1989 - Gen Manuel Noriega's govt nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin
• 1990 - "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 45 perfs
• 1990 - French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph
• 1990 - Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella
• 1991 - Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving Madonna's apt
• 1992 - "Hamlet" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
• 1992 - Bible Lands Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel
• 1992 - Jennifer Wyatt wins LPGA Crestar-Fresh Farm Golf Classic
• 1993 - Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145
• 1993 - Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman
• 1993 - Paul C‚zannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in NYC
• 1993 - Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol
• 1994 - "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font NYC for 16 per
• 1994 - Barbra Striesand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years
• 1994 - Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31)
• 1994 - Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president
• 1994 - Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian govt with 5 neo-fascists
• 1995 - 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins
• 1995 - Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein
• 1995 - In South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident
• 1996 - "Twister" premieres
• 1996 - 2 US Marine helicopters collided during joint US & British war games
• 1997 - Chic Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs SF Giants)
• 1998 - wins Sara Lee Golf Classic

Famous birthdays for this day ..

• 1536 - Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall
• 1697 - Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer
• 1705 - Gallus Zeiler, composer
• 1724 - Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)
• 1727 - Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)
• 1730 - George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)
• 1741 - Johann Michael Schmidt, composer
• 1754 - Asmus Jakob Carstens, painter
• 1760 - Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise)
• 1760 - J P Hebel, writer
• 1769 - Jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France
• 1770 - Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians)
• 1776 - George Thomas Smart, composer
• 1780 - Peter Lichtenthal, composer
• 1783 - Niccola Benvenuti, composer
• 1788 - Augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist
• 1795 - Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian
• 1800 - Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer
• 1810 - James Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
• 1813 - Montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford)
• 1822 - August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter
• 1823 - John Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900
• 1824 - Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
• 1825 - Rudolf Viole, composer
• 1830 - Fran‡ois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)
• 1837 - Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)
• 1838 - James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman
• 1843 - Benito P‚rez Gald¢s, Spain, novelist (Fountain of Gold, Naz arin)
• 1843 - Kaufmann Kohler, reform rabbi/theologian
• 1850 - Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate (Lipton Tea)
• 1855 - Anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS]
• 1857 - Hendrik Zwaardemaker, Dutch physiologist (olfactometer)
• 1858 - Frederick Zech Jr, composer
• 1867 - Jim Kelly, cricket wicket-keeper (Australian 1896-1905)
• 1873 - Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor
• 1873 - Jan Kalf, literary/art historian (Preservation of museums)
• 1876 - Ivan Cankar, Slavs author (Hlapec Jernej-Njegova Pravica)
• 1877 - Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, composer
• 1878 - Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923, Nobel 1926)
• 1882 - Thurston Hall, Boston MA, actor (Roaming Lady, In Society)
• 1885 - Fritz v Unruh, writer
• 1885 - Mae Murray, [Girl with bee-stung lips], VA, actress (High Stakes)
• 1885 - Marie Benavente, [Maria Wissink], actress (Scapegoat)
• 1886 - Karl Barth, Basel Switzerland, theologian/author (Action in Waiting)
• 1886 - Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer (Star Maker)
• 1887 - Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels)
• 1888 - Max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind)
• 1894 - Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty)
• 1897 - Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1923)
• 1897 - Ewart Levy
• 1898 - Ariel Durant, writer (Story of Civilization)
• 1898 - Herbert Elwell, Minneapolis Minnesota, composer (Happy Hypocrite)
• 1899 - Fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime)
• 1901 - Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist
• 1902 - David O Selznick, Pittsburgh Pa, producer (Gone With the Wind)
• 1902 - Joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37)
• 1903 - Kay Petre, early racing driver
• 1904 - David Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda)
• 1905 - Angus Paton, civil engineer
• 1907 - Harilaos Perpessas, composer
• 1908 - Carl Albert, (D) speaker of the House
• 1908 - Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP
• 1909 - Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist
• 1909 - Lord Collison, British union leader (agriculture workers)
• 1909 - Maybelle Carter, Nickelsville Va, country singer (Johnny Cash Show)
• 1910 - Jimmy Demaret, winner of 44 golf tournaments, but not the Open
• 1910 - Margot Turner, matron-in-chief (Army Nursing Service)
• 1912 - Edward Gardner, Queen's Court/MP
• 1912 - Erik Jorgensen, composer
• 1912 - Harold Myers, film journalist
• 1914 - Charles McGraw, NYC, actor (Michael-Falcon, Smith Family)
• 1914 - Lord Smith, British surgeon
• 1915 - Bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], singer/impressionist/actor
• 1915 - Christian Beyers Naud‚, South African anti-apartheid fighter
• 1915 - Denis Thatcher, husband of British PM Margaret (1979-90)
• 1915 - Duke of Sutherland
• 1915 - Monica Dickens, author/founder (US Samaritians)
• 1915 - Salah Abou Seif, director
• 1916 - Milton Babbitt, US mathematician/composer (Widow's Lament)
• 1918 - Margo, singer (Golden Irish Favorites)
• 1918 - T Berry Brazelton, doctor (On Being a Father)
• 1919 - Ella Grasso, (Gov-D-Ct)
• 1919 - Louis Sen A Kaw, Surinam dam builder
• 1919 - Tibor Sarai, composer
• 1920 - Basil Kelly, Lord Justice of Appeals (Northern Ireland)
• 1921 - Bert Weedon, rocker
• 1921 - Nancy Walker, Phila, Bounty ads/actress (Rhoda, McMillan & Wife)
• 1922 - David Orr, deputy chairman (Inchcape)/CEO (British Council, Unilever)
• 1923 - John Dugdal, Lord-Lt (Salop)
• 1925 - Edward Fursdon, British Maj-Gen (defense council)
• 1926 - Duncan Watson, president (World Blind Union)
• 1929 - Brian Corby, CEO (Prudential)
• 1929 - Fats Domino, rocker (Blueberry Hill)
• 1929 - Marquess of Downshire
• 1930 - June Knox-Mawer, British radio host/novelist (World of Islands)
• 1930 - Pat Summerall, NFLer (NY Giants)/sportscaster (CBS)/alchoholic
• 1931 - Lord Michael Mustill, of Pateley Bridge, Lord Justice of Appeal
• 1932 - Earl of Rothes
• 1932 - Francoise Fabian, Hussein Dey Algeria, actress (Happy New Year)
• 1933 - Barbara Taylor Bradford, author
• 1934 - Cliff Wilson, snooker player
• 1934 - William Lithgow, Scottish industrialist/multi-millionaire
• 1935 - Henry Fambrough, US singer (Spinners)
• 1935 - Larry Williams, rocker
• 1936 - Anthony Mullens, British Lt-Gen (Deputy chief of defense)
• 1936 - Gary Owens, Mitchell SD, disc jockey/TV host (Laugh In, Gong Show)
• 1936 - Michael Stone, English broker/multi-millionaire (Man Group)
• 1936 - Trevor Clay, Gen-Sec (Royal College of Nursing)
• 1937 - Arthur Kopit, US, playwright (Day Whores Came Out to Play Tennis)
• 1937 - Jim Hickman, baseball player (Mets, Dodgers, Cubs)
• 1937 - Tamara Press, USSR, shot putter/discus thrower (Oly-gold-60)
• 1938 - Manuel Santana, tennis player (US Open 1965)
• 1938 - Maxim Shostakovich, Leningrad Russia, conductor (Atlanta Symph)
• 1938 - Merritt Ranew, baseball player
• 1938 - Michael Shea, director (Hanson Trust)/Queen's press sect
• 1938 - Peter Davies, Major-General/Director-General (RSPCA)
• 1938 - Philip Gordon Winsor, composer
• 1940 - Arthur Alexander, US singer/songwriter (Lonely Just Like Me)
• 1940 - Taurean Blacque, actor (Neal Washington-Hill Street Blues)
• 1940 - William Cash, MP
• 1941 - Danny Rapp, Phila, rocker (Danny & Juniors)
• 1941 - Ken Berry, baseball player (White Sox, Angels, Brewers, Indians)
• 1941 - Win Bischoff, CEO (Schroders)
• 1942 - Bill Coday, US singer (You're Gonna Then Me)
• 1942 - Ingram Douglas Marshall, composer
• 1943 - Bruce Raymond, jockey
• 1943 - Donovan, [Leitch], Scotland, guitarist/folk singer (Mellow Yellow)
• 1943 - James Earl Chaney, US civil rights activist
• 1944 - Abdul Kadir, cricketer (Pakistani batsman-keeper in 4 Tests 1964-65)
• 1944 - Anne-Marie Pisier
• 1944 - Jackie Lomax, Liverpool, rocker (Is This What You Want)
• 1944 - Jim Abrahams, Shorewood WI, director (Hot Shots, Top Secret)
• 1944 - Kathy Farrer, LPGA golfer
• 1944 - Marie-France Pisier, Daclat Vietnam, actress (Scruples, Midnight)
• 1945 - Justice Laws
• 1945 - Pamelo Mounk'a, musician
• 1946 - Graham Gouldman, Manchester England, bassist (10cc-No Milk Today)
• 1946 - Maureen Lipman, actress (Educating Rita, Wonderworks)
• 1947 - Dave Mason, Worcester England, singer/songwriter (We Just Disagree)
• 1947 - Jay Ferguson, Burbank Calif, rocker (Spirit-I Got A Line on You)
• 1947 - Meg Foster, Conn, actress (Sunshine, Cagney & Lacey)
• 1947 - Paul Nicholas Young, architect
• 1948 - Christopher Gent, CEO (Vodafone Group)
• 1951 - Ron Banks, US R&B singer (Dramatics-Whatcha See is Whatcha Get)
• 1951 - Steve Gunderson, (Rep-R-WI, 1981- )
• 1952 - Sly Dunbar, Kingston Jamaica, reggae drummer (Sly & Robbie)
• 1953 - Aynsley Dunbar, rocker (Mothers of Invention-200 Motels, Retaliation)
• 1953 - Barbara Moxness, LPGA golfer
• 1953 - Lawrence Lau, actor (Jamie Frame-Another World)
• 1953 - Steve Thomas, rocker (Shooting Star)
• 1954 - Jeff Apple, Miami Florida, producer (In the Line of Fire)
• 1955 - Bruce Hartzler, Wash DC, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1955 - Chris Berman, sportscaster (ESPN)
• 1955 - Homer Simpson, animation (Simpsons)
• 1955 - Mark David Chapman, assassin (John Lennon)
• 1957 - Phil Mahre, Yakima Wash, alpine slalom skier (Oly-gold/silver-80, 84)
• 1957 - Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], England, bassist (Sex Pistols)
• 1957 - Steve Mahre, Yakima Wash, twin alpine slalom skier (Oly-Silver-80, 84)
• 1958 - Ellen Ochoa, LA Calif, PhD/Astronaut (STS 56, 66)
• 1958 - Jeannette Kohlhaas, LPGA golfer
• 1958 - Margaret Ward, LPGA golfer
• 1958 - Rick Santorum, (Rep-R-Penn)
• 1959 - Dan Schayes, NBA center/forward (Miami Heat, Orlando Magic)
• 1960 - Bono Vox, [Paul Hauson], Dublin Ireland, rocker (U2-Joshua Tree)
• 1960 - Merlene Ottey, Jamaican/Italian running star (Olympics)
• 1960 - Tauseef Ahmed, cricketer (leading Pakistani off-spinner of 80's)
• 1960 - Victoria Rowell, Portland ME, actress (Drucilla-Young & Restless)
• 1961 - Blyth Tait, England, NZ equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1961 - Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)
• 1961 - Teri Copley, Arcadia Calif, actress (Mickey-We've Got it Made)
• 1962 - Garry Daley, keyboard (China Crisis-Christian)
• 1962 - Joey Meyer, baseball player
• 1962 - Robby Thompson, W Palm Beach FL, infielder (SF Giants)
• 1963 - Lisa M Nowak, Wash DC, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
• 1964 - Dean Spriddle, Plymouth Engld, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Oak Valley)
• 1965 - Jim Schreiner, Kailua Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
• 1965 - Linda Evangelista, St Catherines Canada, model (Elite)
• 1965 - Mike Butcher, baseball player
• 1965 - Rony Seikaly, NBA center (Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors)
• 1965 - Todd Kalis, NFL guard (Cin Bengals)
• 1966 - Jonathan Edwards, Britain, triple jumper (Olympics-gold/silver-92, 96)
• 1966 - Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• 1968 - Julie Smith, Glendora Calif, softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
• 1969 - Curtis Whitley, NFL center (Panthers, Packers, Raiders)
• 1969 - Dennis Bergkamp, Amsterdam Neth, soccer player (Ajax)
• 1969 - Judson Mills, Purcellville Va, actor (Hutch-As The World Turns)
• 1969 - Martin Driever, WLAF tight end (Rhein Fire)
• 1969 - Pete Schourek, Austin TX, pitcher (Cin Reds)
• 1970 - Andre Stolz, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
• 1971 - Andrei Kravtsov, Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
• 1971 - Eric Stock, soccer player (NEC)
• 1971 - Ronnie Dixon, NFL defensive tackle (Phila Eagles, NY Jets)
• 1972 - Akili Johnson, NFL defensive back (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1972 - Emma Ridley, Hanpstead England, actress (Return to Oz)
• 1972 - Farrell Duclair, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders)
• 1972 - Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-)
• 1973 - Jerome Williams, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
• 1974 - Grant Williams, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1974 - Janet Reasons, Port Orchard Washington, Miss America-Washington (1997)
• 1975 - Adam Deadmarsh, Trail BC, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche, Oly-98)
• 1977 - Amanda Borden, Cincinnati Ohio, gymnast (World-silv-94, Oly-gold-96)
• 1991 - Emily McEnroe, daughter of Tatum O'Neal & John McEnroe