1326 – Ivan II of Russia, Grand Duke of Muscovy (d. 1359)

1222 – Nichiren, Japan, Buddhist priest/saint

1950 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and comedian

1951 – John Gosden, racehorse trainer

1951 – Yves Sguin, Quebec politician

1919 – Ramsay Ames, actress (G-Men Never Forget, Ali Baba & 40 Thieves)

1953 – Cydney Bernard, American film producer

1921 – Countess of Sutherland, English great land owner/multi-millionaire

1921 – Kan Ishii, composer

1921 – Oto Ferenczy, composer

1719 – John Hawkins, England, wrote 1st history of music

1922 – J F Coates, naval architect

1746 – Francisco Jose de Goya, Fuendetodos Spain, painter/etcher (Naked Maja)

1750 – John Stafford Smith, composer

1772 – Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer

1923 – Milton Acorn, Canadian poet (d. 1986)

1924 – Milko Kelemen, composer

1925 – Ivo Malek, composer

1961 – Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)

1926 – John Heddle Nash, singer

1926 – Lord Rayner

1926 – Ray McAnally, Ireland, actor (My Left Foot, Empire state, Sicilian)

1963 – Lomas Brown, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, arizona Cardinals)

1927 – Lord Armstrong of Ilminster

1964 – Corey Millen, Cloquet, NHL center (Calgary Flames)

1964 – Dave Ellett, Cleveland, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)

1835 – Bernhard Scholz, composer

1836 – Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German industrialist/politician

1842 – Dr Crawford Long, 1st physician to use ether as anesthetic

1929 – Richard Dysart, Brighton Mass, actor (Leland MacKenzie-LA law)

1965 – Piers Morgan, editor (Daily Mirror)

1966 – Joey Castillo, American drummer (Queens of the Stone age)

1930 – David Staple, joint pres (Council of Churches for Brit & Ireland)

1864 – Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist/politician

1967 – Julie Richardson, Auckland NZ, tennis star (1992 Futures-Canberra)

1967 – Hayashibara Megumi, Japanese voice actress and singer

1931 – Harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Hi Yo Silver)

1879 – Coen de Koning, Dutch ice skater (d. 1954)

1969 – Marco Foddis, pop drummer (Pestilence)

1932 – Ted Morgan, Swiss-born writer

1970 – George Coghill, WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores)

1934 – Lord Tanlaw

1935 – Alan Jackson, CEO (BTR)

1888 – Anna Q Nilsson, Sweden, actress (Shenandoah, Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

1935 – John Charles Eaton, composer

1892 – Erwin Panofsky, German/US art historian

1972 – Brenden Stai, NFL guard (Pitts Steelers)

1892 – Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972)

1972 – Peggy Zlotkowski, Miss France-Universe (1989)

1895 – Jean Giono, French writer (World Chant)

1973 – Kareem Streete-Thompson, Ithaca NY, 100m/long jumper

1898 – Joyce Carey, English actress (Black Windmill)

1973 – Rodney Thomas, running back (Tennessee Oilers)

1899 – Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, well known Bengali writer (d. 1970)

1973 – Jan Koller, Czech footballer

1940 – Norman Gifford, cricketer (respected England slow left-armer 1964-73)

1903 – Countee Cullen, US poet (Color, Ballad of the Brown Girl)

1903 – Sol C Siegel, US, producer (High Society, Gentlemen prefer blondes)

1903 – Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (d. 1984)

1904 – Akarova, [Marguerite Acarin], Belgian dancer (Les Biches)

1976 – Mark McClelland, Northern Irish musician (Degrassi)

1905 – Mikio Oda, Japan, triple jumper (Olympic-gold-1928)

1978 – Wendy Christina Roberts, Miss south carolina Teen USA (1996)

1943 – Bob Blewett, cricketer (father of Greg south Aust batsman 1975-79)

1943 – Ken Forssi, American musician (Love) (d. 1998)

1979 – Simon Webbe, English singer

1945 – Eric Clapton, Ripley England, singer/guitarist (Tears in Heaven)

1909 – Ernst Gombrich, OM/FBA/director (Warburg Institute)

1948 – Dave Ball, rocker (Procul Harum)

1911 – Dennis Gomm, musician

1948 – Justin Deas, Penn, actor (Dream Lover, Montana, Intimate Strangers)

1983 – Zach Gowen, American professional wrestler

1948 – Nigel Jones, British MP

1983 – Davis Romero, Panamanian baseball player

1983 – Hebe Tian, Taiwanese singer (S.H.E)

1984 – Mario Ancic, Croatian tennis player

1913 – Censu Tabone, President of Malta

1984 – Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player

1917 – Els Aarne, composer

1950 – Rupert Greenall, rock keyboardist (Fixx)

1282 – The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.

1296 – Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.

1814 – Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces march into Paris.

1814 – Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Declaration which would later inspire Italian Unification.

1822 – The florida Territory is created in the United states.

1842 – Anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.

1844 – One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.

1855 – Origins of the American Civil War: Bleeding Kansas – “Border Ruffians” from missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.

1856 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.

1863 – Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.

1867 – alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km), by United states Secretary of state William H. Seward.

1870 – texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.

1885 – The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire.

1909 – The Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens.

1910 – The Mississippi Legislature founds The University of Southern Mississippi.

1912 – Sultan Abdelhafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.

1918 – Outburst of bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.

1939 – The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph.

1940 – Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Ching-wei.

1944 – World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.

1945 – World War II: Soviet Union forces invade Austria and take Vienna; Polish and Soviet forces liberate Gdansk.

1949 – A riot breaks out in Austurvllur square in Reykjavk, when Iceland joins NATO.

1954 – The Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first subway in Canada.

1961 – The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in new york City.

1965 – Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the US Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.

1972 – Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after north Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of south Vietnam.

1976 – The first Land Day protests are held in Israel/Palestine.

1979 – Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.

1981 – President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.

1982 – Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, new mexico.

2006 – The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law.

2009 – Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.

2011 – India beats Pakistan by 29 runs in the Semi Finals of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup in Mohali.

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