1849 – Vaclav Juda Novotny, Czech composer and music critic, born in Vesce, Kingdom of Bohemia. Austrian Empire (d. 1922) 1854 – Hans Müller, German music historian and writer, born in Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1897) 1874 – Ben Turpin, American comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1940) …
1507 – Jiajing, 12th Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China (1521-1567), born in Anluzhou, Huguang (d. 1567) 1891 – Karl Dönitz, German naval admiral and last leader of Nazi Germany, born in Grünau, German Empire (d. 1980) 1906 – Jack Churchill, British Army commando, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1996) 1914 – Allen Funt, …
1744 – Georg Ritschel, German composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1805) 1877 – Jakob Ehrlich, Austrian politician and Zionist, born in Byst?ice pod Hostýnem, Czech Republic (d. 1938) 1894 – Oskar Klein, Swedish theoretical physicist known for Kaluza–Klein theory, born in Mörby, Sweden (d. 1977) 1894 – Jean …
1760 – Luigi Cherubini, Italian musical prodigy, composer (Médée; Requiem in D minor), and educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1822-42), baptized in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1842) [birth was likely on the 8th] 1885 – María Grever, Mexican-American composer (“What A Difference A Day Makes” / “Cuando vuelva a tu lado”), born in Guanajuato, …
1751 – Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1779) 1857 – Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate tycoon (The Hershey Chocolate Company) and philanthropist, born in Derry Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1945) 1877 – Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer who led the German Antarctic expedition of 1911–12, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1957) …
1917 – Pierre Sévigny, Canadian military officer and politician, born in Quebec, Canada (d. 2004) 1922 – Conrad Shinn, American pilot and the first person to land a plane at the South Pole, born in Leaksville, North Carolina (d. 2025) 1924 – Howard Curtis Nielson, American politician (Rep-R-UT, 1983-91), born in Richfield, Utah (d. 2020) …
1804 – Aleksandr Polezhayev, Russian poet (Sasjka), born in Penza Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1838) [OS 30 Sep] 1838 – John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop of St Paul (1888-1918), born in Burnchurch, Ireland (d. 1918) 1861 – Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and writer (Panu, Tuomio), born in Lapinlahti, Finland (d. 1921) 1862 – Hawley Harvey Crippen …
1169 – Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (1180-83), born in Constantinople (d. 1183) [sources vary on exact day] 1753 – John Soane, English architect (Bank of England, Soane Museum), born in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England (d. 1837) 1897 – David L. Snell, American pianist and composer for films (MGM Studio), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1967) …
1629 – Cornelis Tromp, Dutch naval officer and son of Maarten Tromp, born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1691) 1850 – Leopoldo Miguez, Brazilian composer, born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro (d. 1902) 1875 – Jack O’Connor, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 13 wickets, BB 5/40; NSW CA, SA CA), born in Boorowa, Australia …
1474 – Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), born in Reggio Emilia, Italy (d. 1533) 1857 – Georg Michaelis, German lawyer and politician (Chancellor of German Empire and Prime Minister of Prussia, July-November 1917), born in Haynau, Germany (d. 1936) 1914 – Doug Freeman, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Wellington), born …
1524 – Thomas Erastus, Swiss physician and theologist, born in Baden, Switzerland (d. 1583) 1805 – Samuel Wilberforce, English bishop and one of the greatest public speakers of his day (remembered for his opposition to Darwin’s theory of evolution), born in London (d. 1873) 1887 – Edith Sitwell, English poet and author (Wheels), born in …
1627 – Pierre Verdier, French composer working in Sweden, born in Paris, France (d. 1706) 1857 – Zelia Nuttall, American Mexican archeologist and historian (Codex Nuttall), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1933) 1921 – Norman Joseph Woodland, American co-inventor of the barcode, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2012) 1929 – Dow Finsterwald, …
1874 – Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie, American Baseball HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A’s, Cleveland Naps), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (d. 1959) 1877 – Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter and etcher, born in Schaarbeek, Brussels, Belgium (d. 1920) 1941 – Julian Hunt, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, British meteorologist and …
1907 – Leo Castelli, Italian-American art dealer, born in Trieste, Austrian Littoral, Austria-Hungary (d. 1999) 1913 – Stanford Moore, American biochemist (Nobel 1977), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1982) 1913 – Mickey Cohen, American gangster (Cohen crime family), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1976) 1927 – John McCarthy, American computer scientist (coined the term …
1835 – William Gaston Lewis, American engineer and general in the Confederate Army, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1901) 1865 – Wilhelm Bousset, German theologist and historian, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1920) 1875 – Ferdinand Porsche, German automotive engineer (Volkswagen Beetle, Mercedes-Benz SS) and founder of the Porsche …
1753 – Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Italian-French noble, Queen consort (in exile) of France (1795-1810), born at the Royal Palace of Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1810) 1837 – James Harrison Wilson, American topographic engineer and Major General (Union Army), born in Shawneetown, Illinois (d. 1925) 1914 – (Lawrence) “Booker T.” Laury, American boogie-woogie and …
1453 – Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general known as El Gran Capitan, remade the Spain army in the age of the firearm, born at Córdoba (d. 1515) 1529 – Taddeo Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter (Villa dei Farnese at Caprarola), born in Sant’Angelo in Vado (d. 1566) 1866 – James J. Corbett, American boxer (world …
1871 – James E. Ferguson, American Democratic politician and Texan Governor (1915-17), born in Salado, Texas (d. 1944) 1879 – Yoshihito [Taish?], 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26) during the Taish? era, born in T?g? Palace, Tokyo, Japan (d. 1926) 1899 – Paul E Garber, American founder/1st curator of National Air and Space Museum, born in …