1403
Charles VII, king of France (1422-61) - drove out English
1732
George Washington, Father figure & President (1789-1796)
1749
Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist & 1st biographer of Bach
1778
Rembrandt Peale, U.S. portrait & historical painter
1788
Arthur Schopenhauer, (the Great Pessimist) German philosopher
1810
Frederic Chopin, composer
1819
James Russell Lowell, poet & critic & diplomat & abolitionist
1857
Heinrich Hertz, physicist & 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves
1857
Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouts & Girl Guides
1864
Jules Renard, French writer
1876
Pauline Musters, became shortest adult known (58.9 cm 1' 11.2")
1892
Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet & dramatist
1892
David Dubinsky, labor leader
1900
Giorgios Seferis, Greek poet (Nobel 1963)
1900
Luis Bu¤uel, Spanish film director (Exterminating Angel & Viridiana)
1907
Robert Young, Actor (Father Knows Best & Marcus Welby)
1907
Sheldon Leonard, Actor & producer
1908
R¢mulo Betancourt, president of Venezuela (1945-48 & 1958-64)
1908
John Mills, English Actor
1918
Charles O. Finley, baseball team owner (Oakland A's)
1918
Robert Wadlow, became tallest known human (2.72 m 8' 11.1")
1932
Edward M. Kennedy ,(D) senator from Mass
1934
Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati Reds manager
1950
Julius (Dr. J) Erving, NBA player