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Starting off, I guess we can forget about looking up this Emperor Konoe of Japan ( as he died at 16) but I wonder who this Isabella de Coucy was and why they have her listed here. Let's see if Wikipedia has anything on her or if there is anything else to Google up-well, here we go ( from Wikipedia)
Isabella of England, also known as Dame Isabella de Coucy (16 June 1332 – April 1379 or 17 June/5 October 1382), was the eldest daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault and the wife of Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, by whom she had two daughters.
She was made a Lady of the Garter in 1376.
Born at Woodstock Palace, in Oxfordshire, on 16 June 1332,[1][2] she was a baby who was much pampered by her doting parents. She slept in a gilded cradle lined with taffeta and covered with a fur blanket. Her gowns were of imported Italian silk, embroidered with jewels and fur-lined. Isabella had, along with her siblings, a household of servants which included a personal chaplain, musicians, a noble governor and governess, and three ladies-in-waiting as well as a staff of grooms, esquires, clerks, butlers, cooks, and other attendants.[3] As a child, Isabella was sent to the household of William and Elizabeth St Omer, which also included Isabella's older brother Edward and younger sister Joan.
Described as being over-indulged, wilful, and wildly extravagant, Isabella - unusually for the times - remained unmarried until the age of 33. She had previously been the subject of various betrothal proposals; however, these had all failed to come to fruition. On 15 November 1351, when she was 19 years old, five ships were instructed to take her to Gascony where she was to marry Bernard d'Albret as had been previously arranged. He was the second eldest son of Bernard Ezi IV, Lord of Albret. At the last moment before departure, however, Isabella changed her mind, and the marriage was called off.[4] Her father does not appear to have been angry at Isabella for her capricious behaviour as he granted her custody of Burtsall Priory in Yorkshire in 1355. He also settled the sum of 1,000 marks per annum on her.[2]
She was physically described as having been dark-haired, dark-eyed, and rather sallow in complexion. Eventually, she was permitted to marry Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, a wealthy French lord with whom she had fallen in love. Seven years her junior, he was the son and heir of Enguerrand VI, Lord of Coucy and Catherine of Austria.
In November 1365, Isabella and her husband were permitted to enter France; their first daughter, Marie, was born at the family lands at Coucy in April 1366. They later returned for a visit to England; on this occasion, Enguerrand was made Earl of Bedford on 11 May 1366, which made Isabella the Countess consort of Bedford as well as the Lady consort of Coucy. After the birth of Isabella's second daughter, Philippa, in 1367, Enguerrand and Isabella were also made Count and Countess of Soissons by Edward.
Because her husband also served the King of France as a military leader, he was frequently away from home; consequently, Isabella, though living principally with Enguerrand at Coucy, made frequent visits to her family in England. She was made a Lady of the Garter in 1376.
Isabella bore two children by her marriage to Enguerrand de Coucy:
Seven years after her death, her husband took as his second wife, Isabelle, the daughter of John I, Duke of Lorraine and Sophie of Württemberg.
Isabella of England, also known as Dame Isabella de Coucy (16 June 1332 – April 1379 or 17 June/5 October 1382), was the eldest daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault and the wife of Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, by whom she had two daughters.
She was made a Lady of the Garter in 1376.
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Early years
Isabella was the royal couple's second child, and eldest daughter. Named after her paternal grandmother, Isabella of France, Isabella is believed to have been her father's favourite daughter.Born at Woodstock Palace, in Oxfordshire, on 16 June 1332,[1][2] she was a baby who was much pampered by her doting parents. She slept in a gilded cradle lined with taffeta and covered with a fur blanket. Her gowns were of imported Italian silk, embroidered with jewels and fur-lined. Isabella had, along with her siblings, a household of servants which included a personal chaplain, musicians, a noble governor and governess, and three ladies-in-waiting as well as a staff of grooms, esquires, clerks, butlers, cooks, and other attendants.[3] As a child, Isabella was sent to the household of William and Elizabeth St Omer, which also included Isabella's older brother Edward and younger sister Joan.
Betrothals
When she was just 3 years old, her father attempted to arrange a marriage between Isabella and Pedro of Castile, the Castilian King's heir; however, her younger sister Joan later became Pedro's chosen bride.Described as being over-indulged, wilful, and wildly extravagant, Isabella - unusually for the times - remained unmarried until the age of 33. She had previously been the subject of various betrothal proposals; however, these had all failed to come to fruition. On 15 November 1351, when she was 19 years old, five ships were instructed to take her to Gascony where she was to marry Bernard d'Albret as had been previously arranged. He was the second eldest son of Bernard Ezi IV, Lord of Albret. At the last moment before departure, however, Isabella changed her mind, and the marriage was called off.[4] Her father does not appear to have been angry at Isabella for her capricious behaviour as he granted her custody of Burtsall Priory in Yorkshire in 1355. He also settled the sum of 1,000 marks per annum on her.[2]
She was physically described as having been dark-haired, dark-eyed, and rather sallow in complexion. Eventually, she was permitted to marry Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, a wealthy French lord with whom she had fallen in love. Seven years her junior, he was the son and heir of Enguerrand VI, Lord of Coucy and Catherine of Austria.
Marriage and issue
Her husband had been brought to England in 1360 as a hostage exchanged for the freedom of King John II of France, an English prisoner. They married on 27 July 1365, at Windsor Castle. Her father, Edward III, gave her a large lifetime annual income, together with expensive amounts of jewelry and lands; de Coucy was restored his family lands in Yorkshire, Lancaster, Westmorland and Cumberland, and was released as a hostage without any need for ransom.In November 1365, Isabella and her husband were permitted to enter France; their first daughter, Marie, was born at the family lands at Coucy in April 1366. They later returned for a visit to England; on this occasion, Enguerrand was made Earl of Bedford on 11 May 1366, which made Isabella the Countess consort of Bedford as well as the Lady consort of Coucy. After the birth of Isabella's second daughter, Philippa, in 1367, Enguerrand and Isabella were also made Count and Countess of Soissons by Edward.
Because her husband also served the King of France as a military leader, he was frequently away from home; consequently, Isabella, though living principally with Enguerrand at Coucy, made frequent visits to her family in England. She was made a Lady of the Garter in 1376.
Isabella bore two children by her marriage to Enguerrand de Coucy:
- Marie de Coucy (April 1366 – 1404), suo jure Countess of Soissons. She married Henry of Bar, a nephew of Charles V of France, by whom she had issue. After her father's death, she disputed the inheritance of his lands with her stepmother, Isabelle of Lorraine, before dying suddenly. After her death, her patrimony was absorbed into the French royal estates.
- Philippa de Coucy (1367 – 1411). She married Robert de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, in 1371, and lived thereafter in England. She died childless.
Death
Isabella was at her father's side when he died on 21 June 1377 having been urgently summoned home from France by couriers the previous April.[5] After the accession of Richard II, Isabella's nephew, in August 1377, Enguerrand resigned all of his English ties and possessions. Isabella then died in England under mysterious circumstances, separated from her husband and eldest daughter, Marie. Her death was either in April 1379, or between 17 June and 5 October 1382. She was buried in Greyfriars Church, Newgate, London.Seven years after her death, her husband took as his second wife, Isabelle, the daughter of John I, Duke of Lorraine and Sophie of Württemberg.
In fiction
Molly Costain Haycraft, daughter of noted Plantagenet historian Thomas B. Costain, wrote a fictionalized account of Isabella's life and courtship with her husband. Titled The Lady Royal, the novel recounts several incidents in the lives of the princess and other members of Edward III's family. It is not to be interpreted as a bona fide biography, however, as it contains a number of errors. Chief among these is the explanation of the book's title; according to the story, Isabella (or Isabel, as she is identified in the story) was titled Princess Royal and later promoted to "Lady Royal" by her parents. This is impossible, given that the title of Princess Royal was not created until the reign of Charles I of England.Ancestry
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References
- Cokayne, G.E. The Complete Peerage, Vol.II, p.69
- Richardson, Everingham, p.26
- Barbara W. Tuchman "A Distant Mirror", pages 215-16
- Richardson, Douglas, Everingham, Kimball G. (2004) Plantagenet Ancestry: a study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company Inc.,. p.26. Google Books. Retrieved 25-11-10
- Tuchman, page 318
- Barbara W. Tuchman "A Distant Mirror",published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York,1978
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The most interesting fact here is that Isabella died under suspicious circumstances, but then that has happened a lot in history when we deal with people close to or on the throne ( I wonder what happened to the young Emperor Konoe?).
Birthdays 1 - 238 of 238
1139 - Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)
1332 - Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)
1514 - John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)
1583 - Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent
1591 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)
1606 - Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)
1613 - John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)
1633 - Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer
1633 - Jean de Thévenot, French traveler and scientist (d. 1667)
1637 - Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer
1644 - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. 1670)
1713 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)
1738 - Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)
1752 - Meingosus Gaelle, composer
1754 - Salawat Yulayev, Bashkir national hero, poet (d. 1800)
1792 - Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)
1792 - John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882)
1801 - Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
1806 - Edward Davy, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. 1885)
1813 - Otto Jahn, German archaeologist (d. 1869)
1820 - Athanase Coquerel, French Protestant preacher (d. 1875)
1821 - Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1908)
1826 - Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
Apache Leader Geronimo (1829)
1829 - Geronimo, Apache leader (d. 1909)
1834 - Wesley Merritt, Major General (Union volunteers), (d. 1910)
1837 - Eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903
1838 - Cushman Davis, American politician (d. 1900)
1840 - Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)
1843 - David Popper, composer
1843 - Jan Malat, composer
1853 - Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer
1858 - Gustav V, king of Sweden (1907-50)
1861 - Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian
1863 - Paul Antonin Vidal, composer
1874 - Arthur Meighen, (C) 9th PM of Canada (1920-21, 1926)
1879 - Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Novel Law)
1879 - Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees the boy)
1888 - Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)
1888 - Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)
1890 - Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel & Hardy)
1892 - Lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade)
1894 - Norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera)
1895 - Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy)
1896 - Jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot)
1896 - William Fitzgerald Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants)
1896 - Murray Leinster, American author (d. 1976)
1897 - Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (d. 1948)
1897 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1987)
1899 - Nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday)
1900 - Jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62)
1901 - Arthur Pierson, Oslo Norway, actor/director (Hat Check Girl)
1901 - Conrad Beck, composer
1902 - Barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983)
1902 - Kornelis Posthumus, Dutch chemist
1903 - Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer
1903 - Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. 1972)
1904 - Gerard Holt, Dutch architect
1906 - Alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's)
1907 - Jack Albertson, Malden Mass, actor (Thin Man)
1907 - John Hadfield, author/publisher (Love on a Branch Line)
1909 - Willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)
1909 - Archie Fairley Carr, biologist (d. 1987)
1910 - E G Marshall, Owatonna Minn, actor (Lawrence-Defenders, Caine Mutiny)
1910 - Ilona Massey, Budapest Hungary, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show)
1910 - Lord Richardson, president (General Medical Council)
1910 - Richard Maling Barrer, chemist
1912 - Enoch Powell, England, MP (C)/racist/Greek professor
1912 - John Peel, MP
1914 - Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948)
1914 - Stewart Griffith, secretary (MCC)
1915 - Joseph Kagan, businessman
1915 - Mariano Rumor, premier Italy
1915 - John Tukey, American statistician (d. 2000)
1916 - Francis Lopez, composer
1916 - Hank Luisetti, NBA forward (1st to use a one-handed shot)
1917 - Katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post)
1917 - Aurelio Lampredi, Italian mechanical engineer (Ferrari; d. 1989)
1917 - Irving Penn, American photographer
1919 - Lord Aberdare, committee chairman (House of Lords)
1920 - John Howard Griffin, US, photographer/author (Black Like Me)
1920 - Raymond U. Lemieux, Canadian scientist (d. 2002)
1920 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (d. 2004)
1921 - Lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor (Open University England)
1923 - Ake Hermanson, composer
1923 - Henryk Czyz, composer
1923 - Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (d. 1962)
1924 - Sayed Idries Shah, thinker
1925 - Faith Domergue, New Orleans, actress (House of 7 Corpses)
1925 - Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner (Cleveland Indians)
1927 - Robert Matthews, master (Clare College Cambridge England)
1927 - Thomas W "Tom" Graveney, English cricket batsman (50's & 60's)
1928 - Harold Hanham, vice chancellor (Lancaster University)
1928 - Sergiu Comissiona, Buch Romania, conductor (Haifa Symph 1959-64)
1929 - James Kirtland Randall, composer
1929 - Ramon Bieri, American actor (d. 2001)
1929 - Pauline Yates, English actress
1930 - Brian Statham, cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades)
1930 - David Konstant, bishop (Leeds)
1930 - Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian/American cinematographer
1931 - Courtney Alexandre Henriques Laws, community leader
1931 - Ivo Petric, composer
1931 - Robert F [Bob] Smith, (Rep-R-OR, 1983- )
1932 - David Keylsey, actor/director
1932 - Ralph Robins, CEO (Rolls-Royce)
1933 - Joachim Nowotny, writer
1934 - Eileen Atkins, London England, actress (Equus, Devil Within Her)
1934 - Janet Pilgrim, playmate (July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956)
1934 - Little Caesar, vocalist (Little Caesar & the Romans)
1934 - Lord Patrick Beresforord, blood-stock agent
1934 - Lucia Dlugoszewski, composer
1934 - William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
1934 - Elvira Vinogradova, Russian TV persona
1934 - Bill Cobbs [Wilbert], Cleveland, Ohio, American actor (Night at the Museum, The Color of Money)
1935 - Jim Dine, Cincinnati Oh, pop artist (St John the Divine)
1935 - James Bolam, Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, English actor (When the Boat Comes In, The Beiderbecke Trilogy)
1936 - August Willemsen, Dutch poet/translator
1936 - Fred Oster, Dutch TV host
1937 - August Busch III, CEO (Anheuser-Busch, St Louis Cards)
1937 - Erich Segal, Brooklyn NY, author (Love Story, Oliver's Story)
1937 - Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tsar of Bulgaria
1938 - Joyce Carol Oates, NY, novelist (Garden of Earthly Delights)
1938 - Mickie Finn, Hugo Oklahoma, TV hostess/banjo player (Mickie Finn's)
1938 - Torgny Lindgren, Swedish writer
1940 - Billy "Crash" Craddock, Greensboro NC, singer
1940 - Hans Dorrestijn, Dutch cabaret performer
1940 - Neil Goldschmidt, Governor of Oregon
1941 - Lamont Dozier, Detroit, songwriter (Dozier-Holland-Dozier)
1941 - Aldrich Ames, CIA officer and spy for the Soviet Union
1941 - Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist
1942 - Eddie Levert, Canton Ohio, vocalist (O'Jays-For the Love of Money)
1942 - Giacomo Agostini, Lovere, Italy, world motorcycle race champion
1942 - John Rostill, rocker
1943 - Joan Van Ark, New York City, New York, American actress and director (Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing)
1944 - Joan Barbara Grigor, artist
1944 - Takamiyama, [Jesse Kuhaulua], Hawaii, 1st non-Japanese sumo champion
1945 - Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player
1945 - Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician
1946 - Lord Astor, of Hever
1946 - Neil MacGregor, director (British National Gallery)
1946 - Simon Williams, US, actor (Fiendish plot of dr Fu Manchu)
1946 - Jodi Rell, American politician, governor of Connecticut
1947 - -minu, Swiss columnist and writer
1948 - Ron LeFlore, American baseball player
1949 - Kale Browne, San Rafael California, actor (Michael Hudson-Another World)
1949 - Peppy Castro, [Emil Thielhelm], NYC, rock vocalist (Balance)
1949 - Paulo César, Brazilian footballer
1950 - James Smith, US, singer (Stylistics-Can't Give you Anything)
1950 - Jesse Dizon, Oceanside California, actor (Ramon-Operation Petticoat)
1951 - John Salthouse, British(?) actor (American Werewolf in London)
1951 - Michel Viso, France, cosmonaut
1951 - Sonia Braga, Maringa Brazil, actress (Dona Flor & Her 2 Husbands)
1951 - Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
1952 - Aleksandr Zaitsev, USSR, pairs figure skating (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1952 - Gino Vanelli, Montreal Quebec, singer (Living Inside Myself)
1952 - Rob Kloet, pop drummer/singer (Nits-In the Dutch Mountains)
1952 - George Papandreou, junior, Greek politician
1953 - Ian Mosley, Paddington London, drummer (Marillion-Clutching at Straws)
1954 - Gary Roberts, rocker (Boomtown Rats)
1954 - Jeffrey S Ashby, Dallas Tx, astronaut (sk: STS 85)
1955 - Laurie Metcalf, Carbonville Illinois, actress (Jackie-Roseanne)
1955 - Simon Bailey, priest
1957 - Adri van Tiggelen, Dutch soccer star (Sparta/PSV)
1957 - Ian Buchanan, Scotland, actor (General Hospital, Gary Shandling Show)
1958 - Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr)
1958 - Ulrike Tauber, East German swimmer
1959 - Warrior, American professional wrestler
1961 - Robbie Kerr, cricketer (Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985)
1962 - Wally Joyner, American baseball player
1962 - Femi Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat Musician
1962 - Arnold Vosloo, South African actor
1963 - Mohsin Kamal, cricketer (Pakistani fast bowler 1984- )
1963 - Jim Fullington, American professional wrestler
1963 - Scott Alexander, American screenwriter
1965 - J J Birden, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
1965 - Johannes Harisch, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1966 - Jan Zelezny, Czech, javelin thrower (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)
1966 - [Eric] Randy Barnes, Charleston WV, shot putter (Oly-silv/gold-88, 96)
1966 - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1967 - John Franklin, American actor
1968 - Alton Montgomery, NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons)
1968 - Matt Turk, NFL punter (Washington Redskins)
1968 - Nehemiah Perry, cricketer (fine Jamaican off-spinner)
1968 - Patrick Stuart, Hollywood Cal, actor (Will Cortlandt-All My Children)
1969 - Kevin Young, Alpena MI, infielder (KC Royals)
1969 - L B Stephens, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1969 - Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer
1970 - Michael Husted, NFL place kicker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1970 - Phil A Mickelson, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1991 Northern Telecom)
1970 - Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
1970 - Cobi Jones, American soccer player
1971 - Daliah Wachs "Dr. Daliah", Los Angeles Ca., radio host
1971 - Andre President, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
1971 - Christopher Gomez, Los Angeles California, infielder (San Diego Padres)
Rap Musician and Actor Tupac Shakur (1971)
1971 - Tupac Shakur, East Harlem New York, American rap star/actor (Juice, Bullet) (killed in 1996)
1971 - Chris Gomez, American baseball player
1972 - Shawnelle Scott, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1972 - John Cho, Korean-American actor
1972 - Simon Khan, English golfer
1972 - Ann Shoket, American magazine editor
1973 - Shannon Myers, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
1973 - Nikos Machlas, Greek footballer
1973 - Eddie Cibrian [Edward Carl], Burbank, California, American actor (Sunset Beach, Third Watch)
1974 - Paul Lee, British sculptural artist
1975 - Asa Carlsson, Vasteras Sweden, tennis star (1995 Futures-Stockholm)
1975 - Maria Sinigerova, Miss Universe-Bulgaria (1996)
1976 - Frank van Twillert, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
1977 - Kerry Wood, American baseball player
1977 - Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster, former USC football player
1978 - Daniel Brühl, German actor
1978 - Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
1978 - Jasmine Leong, Chinese Malaysian singer
1978 - Lyndsey Marshal, British film/stage/television actress
1980 - Daré Nibombé, Togolese footballer
1980 - Nehir Erdoğan, Turkish actress
1980 - Brad Gushue, Canadian curler
1980 - Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer
1980 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
1981 - Miguel Villalta, Peruvian Footballer
1981 - Benjamin Becker, German tennis player
1981 - Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 - Ben Kweller, American singer/songwriter
1982 - May Andersen, Danish supermodel
1982 - Matt Costa, American singer/songwriter
1982 - Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress
1982 - Chris Wingert, American soccer player
1983 - Armend Dallku, Albanian footballer
1984 - Steven Whittaker, Scottish Footballer
1984 - Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 - Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer
1986 - Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi Cricketer
1986 - Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer
1986 - Robert Rothbart, Bosnian-Israeli Basketball Player
1986 - Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
Singer Diana DeGarmo (1987)
1987 - Diana DeGarmo, Birmingham, Alabama, American singer
1987 - Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer
1988 - Keshia Chante, Canadian singer
1988 - Leeland Dayton Mooring, American musician (Leeland)
1993 - Alice Ann Newman, daughter of Gretchen & Randy
1139 - Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)
1332 - Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)
1514 - John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)
1583 - Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent
1591 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)
1606 - Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)
1613 - John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)
1633 - Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer
1633 - Jean de Thévenot, French traveler and scientist (d. 1667)
1637 - Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer
1644 - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. 1670)
1713 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)
1738 - Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)
1752 - Meingosus Gaelle, composer
1754 - Salawat Yulayev, Bashkir national hero, poet (d. 1800)
1792 - Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)
1792 - John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882)
1801 - Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
1806 - Edward Davy, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. 1885)
1813 - Otto Jahn, German archaeologist (d. 1869)
1820 - Athanase Coquerel, French Protestant preacher (d. 1875)
1821 - Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1908)
1826 - Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
Apache Leader Geronimo (1829)
1829 - Geronimo, Apache leader (d. 1909)1834 - Wesley Merritt, Major General (Union volunteers), (d. 1910)
1837 - Eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903
1838 - Cushman Davis, American politician (d. 1900)
1840 - Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)
1843 - David Popper, composer
1843 - Jan Malat, composer
1853 - Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer
1858 - Gustav V, king of Sweden (1907-50)
1861 - Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian
1863 - Paul Antonin Vidal, composer
1874 - Arthur Meighen, (C) 9th PM of Canada (1920-21, 1926)
1879 - Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Novel Law)
1879 - Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees the boy)
1888 - Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)
1888 - Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)
1890 - Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel & Hardy)
1892 - Lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade)
1894 - Norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera)
1895 - Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy)
1896 - Jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot)
1896 - William Fitzgerald Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants)
1896 - Murray Leinster, American author (d. 1976)
1897 - Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (d. 1948)
1897 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1987)
1899 - Nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday)
1900 - Jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62)
1901 - Arthur Pierson, Oslo Norway, actor/director (Hat Check Girl)
1901 - Conrad Beck, composer
1902 - Barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983)
1902 - Kornelis Posthumus, Dutch chemist
1903 - Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer
1903 - Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. 1972)
1904 - Gerard Holt, Dutch architect
1906 - Alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's)
1907 - Jack Albertson, Malden Mass, actor (Thin Man)
1907 - John Hadfield, author/publisher (Love on a Branch Line)
1909 - Willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)
1909 - Archie Fairley Carr, biologist (d. 1987)
1910 - E G Marshall, Owatonna Minn, actor (Lawrence-Defenders, Caine Mutiny)
1910 - Ilona Massey, Budapest Hungary, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show)
1910 - Lord Richardson, president (General Medical Council)
1910 - Richard Maling Barrer, chemist
1912 - Enoch Powell, England, MP (C)/racist/Greek professor
1912 - John Peel, MP
1914 - Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948)
1914 - Stewart Griffith, secretary (MCC)
1915 - Joseph Kagan, businessman
1915 - Mariano Rumor, premier Italy
1915 - John Tukey, American statistician (d. 2000)
1916 - Francis Lopez, composer
1916 - Hank Luisetti, NBA forward (1st to use a one-handed shot)
1917 - Katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post)
1917 - Aurelio Lampredi, Italian mechanical engineer (Ferrari; d. 1989)
1917 - Irving Penn, American photographer
1919 - Lord Aberdare, committee chairman (House of Lords)
1920 - John Howard Griffin, US, photographer/author (Black Like Me)
1920 - Raymond U. Lemieux, Canadian scientist (d. 2002)
1920 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (d. 2004)
1921 - Lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor (Open University England)
1923 - Ake Hermanson, composer
1923 - Henryk Czyz, composer
1923 - Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (d. 1962)
1924 - Sayed Idries Shah, thinker
1925 - Faith Domergue, New Orleans, actress (House of 7 Corpses)
1925 - Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner (Cleveland Indians)
1927 - Robert Matthews, master (Clare College Cambridge England)
1927 - Thomas W "Tom" Graveney, English cricket batsman (50's & 60's)
1928 - Harold Hanham, vice chancellor (Lancaster University)
1928 - Sergiu Comissiona, Buch Romania, conductor (Haifa Symph 1959-64)
1929 - James Kirtland Randall, composer
1929 - Ramon Bieri, American actor (d. 2001)
1929 - Pauline Yates, English actress
1930 - Brian Statham, cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades)
1930 - David Konstant, bishop (Leeds)
1930 - Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian/American cinematographer
1931 - Courtney Alexandre Henriques Laws, community leader
1931 - Ivo Petric, composer
1931 - Robert F [Bob] Smith, (Rep-R-OR, 1983- )
1932 - David Keylsey, actor/director
1932 - Ralph Robins, CEO (Rolls-Royce)
1933 - Joachim Nowotny, writer
1934 - Eileen Atkins, London England, actress (Equus, Devil Within Her)
1934 - Janet Pilgrim, playmate (July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956)
1934 - Little Caesar, vocalist (Little Caesar & the Romans)
1934 - Lord Patrick Beresforord, blood-stock agent
1934 - Lucia Dlugoszewski, composer
1934 - William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
1934 - Elvira Vinogradova, Russian TV persona
1934 - Bill Cobbs [Wilbert], Cleveland, Ohio, American actor (Night at the Museum, The Color of Money)
1935 - Jim Dine, Cincinnati Oh, pop artist (St John the Divine)
1935 - James Bolam, Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, English actor (When the Boat Comes In, The Beiderbecke Trilogy)
1936 - August Willemsen, Dutch poet/translator
1936 - Fred Oster, Dutch TV host
1937 - August Busch III, CEO (Anheuser-Busch, St Louis Cards)
1937 - Erich Segal, Brooklyn NY, author (Love Story, Oliver's Story)
1937 - Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tsar of Bulgaria
1938 - Joyce Carol Oates, NY, novelist (Garden of Earthly Delights)
1938 - Mickie Finn, Hugo Oklahoma, TV hostess/banjo player (Mickie Finn's)
1938 - Torgny Lindgren, Swedish writer
1940 - Billy "Crash" Craddock, Greensboro NC, singer
1940 - Hans Dorrestijn, Dutch cabaret performer
1940 - Neil Goldschmidt, Governor of Oregon
1941 - Lamont Dozier, Detroit, songwriter (Dozier-Holland-Dozier)
1941 - Aldrich Ames, CIA officer and spy for the Soviet Union
1941 - Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist
1942 - Eddie Levert, Canton Ohio, vocalist (O'Jays-For the Love of Money)
1942 - Giacomo Agostini, Lovere, Italy, world motorcycle race champion
1942 - John Rostill, rocker
1943 - Joan Van Ark, New York City, New York, American actress and director (Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing)
1944 - Joan Barbara Grigor, artist
1944 - Takamiyama, [Jesse Kuhaulua], Hawaii, 1st non-Japanese sumo champion
1945 - Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player
1945 - Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician
1946 - Lord Astor, of Hever
1946 - Neil MacGregor, director (British National Gallery)
1946 - Simon Williams, US, actor (Fiendish plot of dr Fu Manchu)
1946 - Jodi Rell, American politician, governor of Connecticut
1947 - -minu, Swiss columnist and writer
1948 - Ron LeFlore, American baseball player
1949 - Kale Browne, San Rafael California, actor (Michael Hudson-Another World)
1949 - Peppy Castro, [Emil Thielhelm], NYC, rock vocalist (Balance)
1949 - Paulo César, Brazilian footballer
1950 - James Smith, US, singer (Stylistics-Can't Give you Anything)
1950 - Jesse Dizon, Oceanside California, actor (Ramon-Operation Petticoat)
1951 - John Salthouse, British(?) actor (American Werewolf in London)
1951 - Michel Viso, France, cosmonaut
1951 - Sonia Braga, Maringa Brazil, actress (Dona Flor & Her 2 Husbands)
1951 - Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
1952 - Aleksandr Zaitsev, USSR, pairs figure skating (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1952 - Gino Vanelli, Montreal Quebec, singer (Living Inside Myself)
1952 - Rob Kloet, pop drummer/singer (Nits-In the Dutch Mountains)
1952 - George Papandreou, junior, Greek politician
1953 - Ian Mosley, Paddington London, drummer (Marillion-Clutching at Straws)
1954 - Gary Roberts, rocker (Boomtown Rats)
1954 - Jeffrey S Ashby, Dallas Tx, astronaut (sk: STS 85)
1955 - Laurie Metcalf, Carbonville Illinois, actress (Jackie-Roseanne)
1955 - Simon Bailey, priest
1957 - Adri van Tiggelen, Dutch soccer star (Sparta/PSV)
1957 - Ian Buchanan, Scotland, actor (General Hospital, Gary Shandling Show)
1958 - Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr)
1958 - Ulrike Tauber, East German swimmer
1959 - Warrior, American professional wrestler
1961 - Robbie Kerr, cricketer (Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985)
1962 - Wally Joyner, American baseball player
1962 - Femi Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat Musician
1962 - Arnold Vosloo, South African actor
1963 - Mohsin Kamal, cricketer (Pakistani fast bowler 1984- )
1963 - Jim Fullington, American professional wrestler
1963 - Scott Alexander, American screenwriter
1965 - J J Birden, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
1965 - Johannes Harisch, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1966 - Jan Zelezny, Czech, javelin thrower (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)
1966 - [Eric] Randy Barnes, Charleston WV, shot putter (Oly-silv/gold-88, 96)
1966 - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1967 - John Franklin, American actor
1968 - Alton Montgomery, NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons)
1968 - Matt Turk, NFL punter (Washington Redskins)
1968 - Nehemiah Perry, cricketer (fine Jamaican off-spinner)
1968 - Patrick Stuart, Hollywood Cal, actor (Will Cortlandt-All My Children)
1969 - Kevin Young, Alpena MI, infielder (KC Royals)
1969 - L B Stephens, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1969 - Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer
1970 - Michael Husted, NFL place kicker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1970 - Phil A Mickelson, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1991 Northern Telecom)
1970 - Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
1970 - Cobi Jones, American soccer player
1971 - Daliah Wachs "Dr. Daliah", Los Angeles Ca., radio host
1971 - Andre President, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
1971 - Christopher Gomez, Los Angeles California, infielder (San Diego Padres)
Rap Musician and Actor Tupac Shakur (1971)
1971 - Tupac Shakur, East Harlem New York, American rap star/actor (Juice, Bullet) (killed in 1996)1971 - Chris Gomez, American baseball player
1972 - Shawnelle Scott, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1972 - John Cho, Korean-American actor
1972 - Simon Khan, English golfer
1972 - Ann Shoket, American magazine editor
1973 - Shannon Myers, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
1973 - Nikos Machlas, Greek footballer
1973 - Eddie Cibrian [Edward Carl], Burbank, California, American actor (Sunset Beach, Third Watch)
1974 - Paul Lee, British sculptural artist
1975 - Asa Carlsson, Vasteras Sweden, tennis star (1995 Futures-Stockholm)
1975 - Maria Sinigerova, Miss Universe-Bulgaria (1996)
1976 - Frank van Twillert, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
1977 - Kerry Wood, American baseball player
1977 - Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster, former USC football player
1978 - Daniel Brühl, German actor
1978 - Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
1978 - Jasmine Leong, Chinese Malaysian singer
1978 - Lyndsey Marshal, British film/stage/television actress
1980 - Daré Nibombé, Togolese footballer
1980 - Nehir Erdoğan, Turkish actress
1980 - Brad Gushue, Canadian curler
1980 - Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer
1980 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
1981 - Miguel Villalta, Peruvian Footballer
1981 - Benjamin Becker, German tennis player
1981 - Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 - Ben Kweller, American singer/songwriter
1982 - May Andersen, Danish supermodel
1982 - Matt Costa, American singer/songwriter
1982 - Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress
1982 - Chris Wingert, American soccer player
1983 - Armend Dallku, Albanian footballer
1984 - Steven Whittaker, Scottish Footballer
1984 - Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 - Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer
1986 - Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi Cricketer
1986 - Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer
1986 - Robert Rothbart, Bosnian-Israeli Basketball Player
1986 - Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
Singer Diana DeGarmo (1987)
1987 - Diana DeGarmo, Birmingham, Alabama, American singer1987 - Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer
1988 - Keshia Chante, Canadian singer
1988 - Leeland Dayton Mooring, American musician (Leeland)
1993 - Alice Ann Newman, daughter of Gretchen & Randy
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