Philippe van Lansberge Dutch astronomer born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1632)

Franois de la Chaise French confessor of Louis XIV of France born in Forez France (d. 1709)

John Leverett the Younger American President of Harvard (d. 1724)

Johan van de Bergh Leids regent born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1755)

Alessandro Galilei Italian architect (Cappella Corsini) born in Florence Italy (d. 1736)

George Stubbs British animal painter (Horse Frightened by Lion) born in Liverpool (d. 1806)

Karl Friedrich Bahrdt German theologian and adventurer born in Bischofswerda Germany (d. 1792)

Johann G von Herder German philosopher theologist and poet born in Morg Poland (d. 1803)

Franz Teyber Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1810)

Antoine Louis Lon de Saint-Just French revolutionary and writer born in Decize France (d. 1794)

Ludwig I King of Bavaria (1825-48) born in Strasbourg France (d. 1868)

Cornelis J van Assen Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution) born in Harlingen Friesland (d. 1859)

James Lick American land baron in California born in Stumpstown Pennsylvania (d. 1876)

Lus Alves de Lima e Silva Duque de Caxias and Brazilian military leader born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1880)

Joseph Dana Webster American civil engineer and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Hampton New Hampshire (d. 1876)

Percival Drayton American captain (Union Navy) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1865)

Allan Pinkerton American private detective and founder of Chicago detective agency born in Glasgow (d. 1894)

John Newton American engineer and Major General (Union Army) born in Norfolk Virginia (d. 1895)

Henry Warner Birge American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1888)

Bret Harte American author (Outcasts of Poker Flat) born in Albany New York (d. 1902)

Emil Theodor Kocher Swiss surgeon Thyroid specialist (Nobel 1909) born in Bern Switzerland (d. 1917)

Ludwig II Mad king of Bavaria (1864-86) born in Nymphenburg Palace Munich Germany (d. 1886)

Judith Gautier French poetess novelist (Le Dragon Imprial) and daughter of Theophile Gautier born in Paris (d. 1917)

Alexander Prince of Orange heir apparent to the Netherlands born in Noordeinde Palace The Hague Netherlands (d. 1884)

George Fawcett American actor (Intolerance) born in Alexandria Virginia (d. 1939)

James W. Gerard American jurist and diplomat born in Geneseo New York (d. 1951)

Nikolaos Levidis Greek shooter born in Corfu Island Greece (d. 1942)

Joshua L. Cowen American inventor (electric train) born in NYC New York (d. 1965)

Robert E. Stolz Austrian composer and conductor born in Graz Austria (d. 1975)

Sen T. OKelly Irish politician and President of Ireland (1945-59) born in Abbotstown Dublin (d. 1966)

Olav Fartein Valen Norwegian composer born in Stavanger Norway (d. 1952)

Alberto Savinio [Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico] Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse) born in Athens (d. 1952)

Samuel Gardner American composer born in Kropyvnytskyi Ukraine (d. 1984)