Saturday, January 21, 2012

Historical Newspapers

Some of the observations contained in a medium or pronounced. Usually we think of news as a particular kind of historical reality, which may be described analytically. It is a mystification of the subject. If journalists are experts in something, your audience, and not other aspects of reality. Judging from "pheomenologically," is the news that did in today's paper or on the news. There are now 188 countries, today $ 5 million, and thousands of things that "happen". Only those who actually do the work in the news. Tomorrow will have its own story, so that the event will never be denied the news. Of course it could be part of the reconstruction of the history of our time then. One would think that in this case that the reporters just blew it - if you really believe that the news is of the same nature as the story. But the news was not about the story, actually, but the benefits, when the editors think clearly, and newspaper publishers think clearly from the beginning.

The definition should come from general use, and this is what we mean by "news" when confused with the notion of such important news or news reported. There is no such thing as the press reported, because the news was not natural.

Those who hope that the news will keep you informed about the world's great powers should consider the possibility that the power can be defined as the ability to be saved from the news. In addition, the elite can be defined as a group that is able to monopolize certain types of information, and keep it out of circulation. Even to this day all the important news transmitted orally, the elite. If a big story is what gives a person an advantage over others, then it follows that valuable news is something you have to pay a lot for, one way or the other. What remains is converted into media content.

It is true that for centuries the media attention has helped residents to monitor and challenge the elite. Over time, this attention has eroded the power of the elite few, but only if the press itself became big business elites with their own secrets. What is the balance shown in the new distribution of power, and if the public has a right to be included in the power structure because consciousness news, should get more attention than it has.


The origins of the Press

Historical newspapers often dramatic chapter of human experience going back some five centuries. In Renaissance Europe handwritten newspaper circulated privately among merchants, for information about everything from wars and economic conditions to social customs and characteristics of the "human interest". Pioneers first printed newspaper appeared in Germany in the 1400's in the form of news pamphlets or broadsides, often highly sensational in content. Some of the most famous of these reports atrocities against Germans in Transylvania by sadistic veovod Drakul Tsepes called Vlad, who became Count Dracula of later folklore.

In the English-speaking world, the early ancestors of the newspaper is corantos, news pamphlets produced only small when important events occur. The first title published in The Weekly Newes from 1622. This was followed in 1640 and 1650 by a number of different titles in the same format Newsbook. First true newspaper in English is London Gazette of 1666. For the generation which was only officially sanctioned newspaper, though many periodical titles in the media is at the end of this century.
Started in the United States

In the U.S., newspapers (newspaper) first appeared in Boston in 1690, entitled Publick Occurrences. Published without authority, which was immediately suppressed, publisher arrested, and all copies destroyed. In fact, it was forgotten until 1845, when the only surviving example known to be found in the British Library. The newspaper was the first successful Boston News-Letter, begun by postmaster John Campbell in 1704. Despite receiving large subsidies from the colonial government the experiment was a failure in the short term, with very limited circulation. Two other studies were introduced in 1720, in Philadelphia and New York, and the fourth power gradually established in the new continent. On the eve of the War of Independence, about two dozen papers published in all the colonies, although Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania will remain the center of American printing for many years. Colonial newspaper article, brilliantly conceived by revolutionary propagandists, is the main force affecting public opinion in the United States of reconciliation with England to full political independence.

At the end of the war in 1783, there are forty-three newspapers in print. The press plays an important role in the affairs of the new nation, many more newspapers started, representing all shades of political opinion. He did not force the principles of journalism largely preventable libelous by modern standards, reflecting the rough and tumble of political life of the republic as rival factions push for power. Ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791 to ensure the freedom of the press and U.S. newspapers began to take on a central role in national affairs. Growth continued in all countries. In 1814 there are 346 newspapers. In the populist Jackson, 1830, advances in technology led to an explosion of printing and paper daily growth, the emergence of "Penny Press", but it is now possible to produce a newspaper that can be sold for only a penny per copy. Previously, the newspaper is the province of the wealthy few, reading and writing. Subscription price for one year, usually about a week of labor wages, must be paid in full and "always in advance." This sudden availability of cheap materials, interesting reading is an important stimulus to achieve nearly universal literacy for granted in America.
Industrial Revolution

The industrial revolution such as changing every aspect of American life and society, dramatically affected newspapers. Both the number of documents and their paid circulation continues to increase. 1850 Census recorded 2526 title. In 1850, a powerful giant presses appeared, able to print ten thousand complete papers per hour. At this time the first "pictorial" weekly newspapers emerged, but the illustration of the first major events in the news, as the wood carvings of the correspondents or sketch drawn from a new invention of photography. During the Civil War unprecedented demand for timely, accurate news in the dynamic changed American journalism, hardhitting in national life. Reporters called "special", became a public favorite and idols of young people around the world. Many accounts submitted by the brave adventurers battle stands today as the definitive history of its people.

The news does not stop growth in the years following the war. A staggering 11,314 different items listed in the 1880 census. In 1890 circulation figures of one million copies per issue first recorded (ironically, these newspapers are now very rare due to the horrible quality cheap paper used, and the huge losses in World War World II era paper unit) In this period appeared the features of letters modern news, headline the "banner", extensive use of illustrations, "funny pages" as well as expanded coverage of organized sporting events. The emergence of "yellow journalism" also marks this period. Hearst could actually boast that the newspaper produced a public clamor for war against Spain in 1898. It is also an age of media consolidation, independent newspapers were swallowed up many a strong "chain" with unfortunate consequences for the press once fearless and incorruptible, many are reduced to a vehicle for the distribution of opinion detached from its owner, and so still, without competing papers to challenge their views. In the 1910s, all the essential features of modern recognizable newspapers have emerged. In our time, radio and television is gradually replacing newspapers as the nation's primary source of information, so it can be difficult at first to appreciate the role that newspapers have played in our history.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

History of Yogyakarta Special Region

Yogyakarta or usually shortened to DIY is one of the provincial-level autonomous regions in Indonesia. This provincial capital in Yogyakarta.

From the name of this area is the Yogyakarta Special Region as well as the status. Status as a Special District with respect to trace the history of this province, both before and after the Proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia.

According to the Chronicle Gianti, Yogyakarta or Ngayogyakarta (Javanese) is the name given Pakubuwono II (king of Mataram in 1719 to 1727) as a replacement name pesanggrahan Gartitawati. Means that Kerta Yogyakarta Yogya, Yogyakarta affluent, while the mean Ngayogyakarta Yogya prosperous and the most important. Another source said, Yogyakarta name is taken from the name of (capital) city of Ayodhya in Sanskrit epic Ramayana. In everyday use, commonly pronounced Jogja Yogyakarta (karta) or Ngayogyakarta (Javanese).

Before the independence of Indonesia, Yogyakarta has had a tradition of government as is the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, including in it there is also the Duchy Pakualaman. Areas that had its origins with its own government, in the Dutch East Indies colonial era called Zelfbesturende Landschappen. At the time of independence is called by the name of the Autonomous Region.

Ngayogyakarta Sultanate stood since 1755 was founded by Prince Mangkubumi which then holds the lane I. Duchy Pakualaman, established since 1813, was founded by Prince Notokusumo, (brother lane II) and then the title Duke of Paku Alam I.

Both Sultanate and Pakualaman, recognized by the Dutch government as a monarchy with the right to set their own household. All of that stated in the policy contract. Sultanate last political contracts listed in Gazette No. 1941. 47 and political contract No. Pakualaman in 1941 Staatsblaad. 577.

At the Proclamation of Independence, lane IX and Sri Paku Alam VIII knocking wires to the President, stated that the Regional District of Yogyakarta Sultanate and Pakualaman become part of the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, and merge into a single entity to realize the Yogyakarta Special Region. Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and Sri Paku Alam VIII as Regional Head and Deputy Head responsible directly to the President of the Republic of Indonesia. The handle law is:

1. Charter lane position IX and Sri Paku Alam VIII, dated August 19, 1945 from the President of the Republic of Indonesia.
2. Mandate lane IX and Sri Paku Alam VIII Commission dated 5 September 1945 (which created its own separately).
3. Mandate lane IX and Sri Paku Alam VIII, dated October 30, 1945 (which made together in one manuscript).

From January 4, 1946 until December 17, 1949, Yogyakarta became the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, it was the days of the struggle even experience moments are very exciting, almost alone of the Republic of Indonesia finished. Therefore, the leaders of the Indonesian people that get together and fight in Yogyakarta have fond memories of this area. Especially young men who, after the war, continued his studies at the University of Gajah Mada, a State University established by the first President of the Republic of Indonesia, as well as a living monument to commemorate the struggle of Yogyakarta.

At this time led by Kraton lane X and Puro Pakualaman by Sri Paduka Paku Alam IX. Both play a crucial role in maintaining cultural values and customs of a unifying Java and Yogyakarta society.

On the basis of article 18 of Law 1945, the House of Representatives Propisni wants Yogyakarta Special Region for a position as a regional Level I, remain stable with the given history of the formation and development of the terrain Government duly respected.

Article 18 of the 1945 constitution states that "Indonesia Regional distribution over a large area and small, with the form of a government established by law in view and considering the principle of deliberation in the State system of government and the rights of its origins in the areas that are Parties ".

As a province-level autonomous region, Yogyakarta established by Act 3 of 1950, in accordance with the intent of article 18 of the 1945 Constitution. Mentioned that Yogyakarta is covering the former Local / Regional Yogyakarta Sultanate and Pakualaman.

As the provincial capital of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta rich predicate, either from history or potential, such as the city struggles, city of culture, university town, and city tourism.

City designation struggle for the city of Yogyakarta in regard to the role of Indonesian struggle constellation of the Dutch colonial era, the colonial era Japan, and at the time of the struggle for independence. Yogyakarta was once a center of the kingdom, the kingdom of Mataram good (Islam), the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and the Duchy Pakualaman.

The name for the city is the city of culture is closely related to cultural relics of high value during these kingdoms which still remain stable. The name is also associated with many centers of art and culture. The name says Mataram which is widely used today, is nothing but a pride in the glory of the kingdom of Mataram.

Predicate as a student city associated with the city's history and role in the world of education in Indonesia. In addition to the various education at every level of education available in this province, in Yogyakarta there are many students from all regions in Indonesia. Not excessive when called as miniature Yogyakarta Indonesia.

Designation as a city of Yogyakarta province illustrates the potential of tourism in the eyes of tourism. Yogyakarta is the second largest tourist destination after Bali. Different types of tourism development in the region, such as nature tourism, historical tourism, cultural tourism, education, and even, most recently, a night tour.

Besides the above predicates, the history and status of Yogyakarta is interesting to observe. Name the area using the name of DIY as well as the status of Special Region. Status of Yogyakarta Special Region of Yogyakarta with respect to trace the history, both before and after the Proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

History and Inventors Playstation

For fans of the game certainly is not foreign when they hear the name "Playstation". Spend the time to sit for hours playing playstation games are the most fun. But do you know who the real creator behind this gaming console???

A man whose age has now reached 60 years and comes from Japan, Ken Kutaragi is a person who brings console games to be enjoyed by all people in the world.

Kutaragi is known as a brilliant student among classmates. Printing plant owned land that his family is often exploited to hone mechanics. So after graduating from college with a degree electronics engineer, he could easily work in corporate world SONY. In this company he have the great popularity among the other employees. In addition, the presence touted one cause of the increased number of sales of Sony products.
Around the 1980's, this man became interested in the console game. Initially, his idea for a game console mencipkan sodium absorption ratio approved by Sony. Until companies NINTENDO big rival Sony, approached him to make a game console chip and Kutaragi agreed.

However, the Sony knows this and Kutaragi nearly fired from his job. Chip works in her time was SPC700. Apparently Sony CEO Norio Ohga called instead told him to complete the job. Kutaragi was greeted by doing research on the Super NES CD, namely the application in the playstation.

Finally in 1990, the company officially launched the Sony playstation. Inevitably, these products directly to dominate the world market game. As of May 2004, tercata Sony playstation telahmemproduksi about 100 million. Because of these achievements, Kutaragi was appointed to memipin Sony Entertainment in 1997.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

History of Bermuda Triangle In Indonesia

Bermuda Triangle, certainly is not foreign to our ears. Yaaa, a place which is still a mystery to some strange events and beyond reason our minds. This time will be a little set of history to uncover the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle is in this.

The term "Bermuda Triangle" was first coined by a writer named Vincent Gaddis in 1964 when he wrote a cover story for Argosy magazine about the mysterious disappearance of Flight 19. Also known as the 'Triangle of Satan' or, according to many scientists, however, the boundaries were defined between mystery and fantasy fiction. Known as the Bermuda Triangle where ships and planes have mysteriously vanished, but why? Here are 6 theories are widely believed by many people about the Bermuda Triangle. Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle


1. Leftover technology from the lost civilization of Atlantis

Of the various claims about the Bermuda Triangle, one of the allegations was that it was the location where the lost city of Atlantis. Edgar Cayce predicted that in 1968, archaeologists will find the entrance to the city of Atlantis sank near Bimini in the Bermuda Triangle.

At that time the stones that form the walls of a deliberate discovered buried on an island in the Bahamas and many think this is evidence of the lost city of Atlantis.

According to legend, the city of Atlantis have the energy generation of the crystal which to this day still sends a wave of energy, because the location of the crystal were buried under the sea causing ships and planes will be disrupted on the navigation equipment. Conspiracy theorists today also speculate about an underwater military base known as Underwater Area 51, one of the reasons for the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.


2. By Alien Abduction

Alien Abduction Theory in the Bermuda triangle is at number 8 because the theory is so popular, but it seems unlikely. Accidents 'mysterious' in the area increased in 1967 with a press release by the National Geographic Society detailing strange phenomena in and around the Triangle.

Certainly not the alleged alien abduction, but people soon began to fill in the gaps with explanations like aliens interfere with navigation equipment to kidnap people.

Fog psychedelic sixties began to emerge as an issue as people move into the 70s, but the idea of aliens continued long after the 60's a transcendental memory.

A huge search on land and sea do to find 5 Navy torpedo bombers that disappeared during a routine flight and rescue plane missing after being sent to search for the missing crew.

Flight 19 consisted of 13 crew, and until now the victims and the wreckage was never found, including the rescue plane that consists of 14 people who mean to be a search team.


3. Methane Gas

One explanation of the Bermuda triangle as the mysterious ocean predators is Methane Gas. This theory has focused on the presence of large areas of natural gas called methane.

Laboratory experiments have shown that methane bubble can indeed sink ships by reducing the density of the water with the seabed debris and foam are very likely to rise to the surface and then quickly overthrew the ship.

Theory ni have additional evidence to the events of eruption 'mud volcano' can produce frothy water that are no longer capable of providing adequate buoyancy for ships, causing them to sink very quickly without warning.

It is known from experiments that the methane gas can also affect aircraft and ships. Publications by the USGS describe large inventory undersea hydrates worldwide.

But according to other documents, no large releases of gas that is believed to have occurred in the Bermuda Triangle during the last 15,000 years.


4. Magnetic Field

Strange crash in the Bermuda Triangle have been linked to evidence compass and navigational problems, making geomagnetic fields a real case, and the theory makes sense to disappearances that occurred in Bermuda.

Problems with magnetic equipment from geomagnetic field is 5 out of the top ten reasons the Bermuda Triangle to be so confusing.

Many theories that there are magnetic anomalies in the area and that this area is one of only two places on earth where the north pole and the magnetic north can bring out varying longitudinal results on navigation equipment.

In connection with the theory of 'electronic fog' by Rob MacGregor and Bruce Gernon, powerful electromagnetic storms from within the earth comes to the surface and penetrate into the atmosphere, and then leave the fog behind.


5. Time Machine

This theory was entered at number 9 because of a serious lack of evidence. Some reports say that as many as 1,000 lives have been lost in the last 500 years and that more than 50 ships and 20 planes have disappeared in the first century.

U.S. Navy and Coast Guard says there is no evidence of unusual activity in the area. Then if anything to do with time travel?

This conjecture is still widely circulated among the people of the world. However, no one thought the Bermuda Triangle has 'blue holes' are considered the remnants of wormholes where aliens cross dimensions to travel to Earth.


6. Variations of the Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream is almost like a river in the ocean comes from the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida into the North Atlantic.

It covers 40 to 50 miles wide area and can bring debris to the surface speed of 5.6 miles per hour for 2-4 knot currents and this depends on the weather patterns.

Gulf Stream could easily move aircraft or ships of course, and the next, including the Bermuda Triangle as some the world's deepest ocean trench, the deepest approaching almost 10,000 feet below sea level.

The ship remains very likely be swallowed by the sea into a ditch if not by the current. Unexpectedly high waves also have been reported up to eighty feet outside the Gulf Stream, adding to the difficulty of finding ships and planes lost at sea

Friday, January 6, 2012

History of Events and Events Date December 3rd

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1799 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch, Austrian Lieutenant Marechal de Nagy-Mihaly Sztaray beat France in Wiesloch.

1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French General Moreau defeated Austrian Archduke John near Munich decisively, coupled with the victory of the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte at Marengo forced Austria to sign a ceasefire and end the war.

1818 - Illinois became the 21st state to the United States.
1854 - Eureka Stockade: In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Australia were killed by state forces in an uprising over mining licenses.
1901 - U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt discussed the 20,000-word for the House is asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits."
1904 - Himalia Jovian moon discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in California.
1910 - Modern neon lighting was first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris.
1912 - Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia (the Balkan League) signed an armistice with Turkey, ending two months of the time the First Balkan War.
1912 - First Balkan War: Naval Battle of Elli happen.
1917 - After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
1944 - Greek Civil War: Fighting broke out in Athens between Elas and government forces backed by British troops.
1959 - current flag was adopted in Singapore, six months after Singapore became independent within the British Empire.
1964 - Berkeley Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building to protest the UC Regents decision 'to ban demonstrations at UC.
1967 - At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard did the first heart transplant on a man (53 years old Louis Washkansky).
1970 - October Crisis: In Montreal, Quebec, kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross was released by the Home de liberation du Québec terrorist after being held hostage for 60 days. Police negotiate the release and, in turn, the Canadian government grants five terrorists from the FLQ cell Chenier their request for safe passage to Cuba.
1971 - Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: Pakistan launches preemptive strike against India and a full-scale war began claiming hundreds of lives.
1973 - Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends the first close-up images of Jupiter.
1976 - An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley. He was shot twice, but he plays a concert two days later.
1979 - In Cincinnati, Ohio, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats in the hall outside Riverfront Coliseum before a concert Who.
1982 - A soil sample taken from Times Beach, Missouri that will be found to contain 300 times the safety level of dioxin.
1984 - Bhopal Disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, killing more than 3,800 people and injuring more direct 150000-600000 (about 6,000 of them later died from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
1989 - Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U. S. President George HW Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between NATO and the Soviet Union may end.
1990 - At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing seven passengers and crew members aboard 1482.
1992 - Security Council Resolution 794 unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peace led by the United States to form UNITAF, with the task of building peace and s ensure that humanitarian aid is distributed in Somalia.
1992 - Greek tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tons of crude oil, ran aground in a storm approaching from La Coruna, Spain, and spills much of his cargo.
1997 - In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from 121 countries signed the Ottawa treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of landmines. United States, China and Russia did not sign the treaty, however.
1999 - NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
1999 - Six firefighters died in the fire at the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse in Worcester, Massachusetts.
2005 - XCOR Aerospace makes first rocket aircraft delivery of manned U. S. Mail in Mojave, California.
2007 - Winter storms cause the Chehalis River flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, also closing a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages associated with flooding.

1368 - King Charles VI of France (1422)
1560 - Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (1627)
1596 - Nicolo Amati, Italian violin makers (1684)
1684 - Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and author (1754)
1729 - Antonio Soler, Spanish composer (1783)
1755 - Gilbert Stuart, American painter (1828)
1776 - Johann Spurzheim, German neuroscientist (1832)
1800 - France Preseren, poet Slovenia (1849)
1826 - George McClellan, American Civil War general (1885)
1838 - Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (1916)
1838 - Octavia Hill, British housing activists and open space (1912)
1842 - Phoebe Hearst, American socialite (1919)
1842 - Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist (1899)
1842 - Ellen Swallow Richards, American scientist (1911)
1857 - Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British author (1924)
1875 - Max Meldrum, Scottish painter born in Australia (1955)
1880 - Fedor von Bock, German Field Marshal (1945)
1883 - Anton Webern, Austrian composer (1945)
1884 - Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India (1963)
1884 - Walther Stämpfli, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1965)
1886 - Manne Siegbahn, Nobel laureate (1978)
1887 - Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni Japan (1990)
1888 - Yitzhak Halevi Herzog, Polish-born rabbi of Ireland and Israel (1959)
1889 - Khudiram Bose, Indian revolutionary (1908)
1894 - Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian politician (1975)
1895 - Anna Freud, Austrian-born British psychoanalyst (1982)
1899 - Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan (1965)
1900 - Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (2004)
1900 - Richard Kuhn, Austrian and German biochemist, Nobel laureate (1967)
1908 - Edward Underdown, British actor (1989)
1911 - Nino Rota, Italian composer (1979)
1918 - Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesia general (2000)
1921 - Phyllis Curtin, American soprano
1922 - Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer (2006)
1923 - Moyra Fraser, British actress (2009)
1923 - Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav soccer players (2010)
1924 - Roberto Mieres, racer Argentina
1924 - John Winter, Australian high jumper (2007)
1924 - Francisco Sionil Jose, Filipino novelist, Philippine National Artist for Literature
1925 - Ferlin Husky, American singer
1925 - Kim Dae-jung, the South Korean president, Nobel laureate (2009)
1927 - Andy Williams, American singer
1930 - Jean-Luc Godard, French film director
1931 - Franz Josef Degenhardt, German writer
1931 - P. Jaye Morgan, American singer
1932 - Corry Brokken, Dutch singer
1933 - Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate
1934 - Abimael Guzman, the revolutionary Peru
1934 - Nicolas Coster, actor
1934 - Viktor Gorbatko, Soviet cosmonaut
1935 - Eddie Bernice Johnson, U.S. politicians
1937 - Bobby Allison, American race car driver
1937 - Binod Bihari Verma, Indian linguistics
1938 - Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian politician (1989)
1940 - Jeffrey R. Dutch, American religious leader
1942 - Alice Schwarzer, German journalist
1945 - British actor Paul Nicholas producer
1946 - Joop Zoetemelk, the Dutch cyclist
1947 - Patricia Krenwinkel, American murderer
1948 - Ozzy Osbourne, English singer
1949 - John Akii-Bua, Uganda athletes (1997)
1949 - Heather Menzies, American actress
1949 - Mickey Thomas, American singer (Jefferson Starship)
1950 - Alberto Juantorena, won gold in the 400 and 800 meters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1951 - Mike Bantom, American basketball player
1951 - Ray Candy, American professional wrestler (1994)
1951 - Riki Choshu, Japanese professional wrestler
1951 - Rick Mears, American auto racer
1951 - John and Greg Rice, American twin actors
1951 - Nicky Stevens, British singer (Brotherhood of Man)
1952 - Benny Hinn, American televangelist
1952 - Mel Smith, British comedian
1953 - Franz Klammer, Austrian skier
1953 - Lothar Schneider, German footballer
1954 - Grace Andreacchi, American writer
1955 - Steven Culp, American actor
1955 - Jeff Warren, convicted of polygamy U.S.
1957 - Valerie Quennessen, French actress (1989)
1959 - Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish TV presenter
1960 - Daryl Hannah, American actress
1960 - Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player
1960 - Julianne Moore, actress
1960 - Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey
1961 - Adal Ramones, Mexican television host
1963 - Joe Lally, American musician (Fugazi)
1963 - Terri Schiavo, the right to die American figures (2005)
1965 - Steve Harris, American actor
1965 - Andrew Stanton, American animator
1965 - Katarina Witt, German figure skater
1966 - Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer
1968 - Brendan Fraser, American actor Canada
1968 - Montell Jordan, American singer and record producer
1969 - Bill Steer, British guitarist
1970 - Paul Byrd, American baseball player
1970 - Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player
1970 - Christian Karembeu, French footballer
1970 - Lu Parker, American broadcast journalist and former beauty queen
1971 - Ola Rapace, Swedish actor
1971 - Frank Sinclair, Jamaican footballer
1971 - Keegan Connor Tracy, Canadian actress
1971 - Vernon White, American mixed martial artist
1972 - Bucky Lasek, American skateboarder
1973 - Holly Marie Combs, American actress
1973 - MC Frontalot Damian Hess, American rapper
1973 - Super Crazy, Mexican professional wrestler
1973 - Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey
1974 - Jason Morris, Canadian pop singer
1975 - Mickey Avalon, American rapper
1975 - Csaba Czébely, drummer Hungary (Pokolgép)
1975 - Malinda Williams, American actress
1976 - Mark Boucher, the South African cricket
1976 - Silvia Fontana, Italian figure skater
1976 - Gary Glover, American baseball player
1976 - Cornelius Griffin, American football player
1976 - Byron Kelleher, a New Zealand rugby union
1976 - Todd Smith American, singer, songwriter and guitarist
1977 - Chad Durbin, American baseball player
1977 - Troy Evans, American football player
1977 - Adam Malysz, Poland Ski Jump
1978 - Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
1978 - Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player
1978 - Trina, American rapper
1979 - Daniel Bedingfield, British singer
1979 - Tiffany Haddish, American dancer, comedienne and actress
1979 - Rainbow Sun Francks, Canadian actor
1979 - Rock Cartwright, American football player
1979 - Sean Parker, American businessman and technology entrepreneur internet
1980 - Anna Chlumsky, American actress
1980 - Jenna Dewan, American actress
1980 - Zlata Filipovic, author of Bosnia
1980 - Laryea Kingston, Ghana soccer player
1980 - Jim Sorgi, American football player
1981 - Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
1981 - Brian Bonsall, American actor
1981 - Tyjuan Hagler, American football player
1981 - Edwin Valero, Venezuela boxer (2010)
1981 - David Villa, Spanish footballer
1982 - Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor
1982 - Michael Essien, Ghana footballer
1982 - Franco Sbaraglini Argentina rugby players born in Italy
1982 - Manny Corpas, baseball players Panama
1983 - Stephen Donald, New Zealand's rugby players
1983 - Sherri Dupree, American singer
1984 - Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
1985 - Laszlo Cseh, Hungarian swimmer
1985 - Mike Randolph, American football player
1985 - Sila Sahin, a German actress
1985 - Robert Swift, American basketball player
1985 - Marcus Williams, American basketball player
1985 - Amanda Seyfried, American actress
1986 - Radek Smoleňák, Czech hockey player
1987 - Michael Angarano, American actor
1987 - Brian Robiskie, American football player
1987 - Alicia Sacramone, U.S. gymnast
1992 - Joseph McManners, British actor
1994 - Jake T. Austin, American actor
2005 - Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

Death

311 - Diocletian, Roman Emperor (b. 244)
1154 - Pope Anastasius IV
1265 - Odofredus, Italian jurist
1533 - Vasili III, Grand Prince of Moscow (1479)
1552 - St. Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary in the East (1506)
1610 - Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general (1548)
1706 - Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and songwriter (1637)
1765 - Lord John Sackville, English cricketer (1713)
1789 - Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (1714)
1815 - John Carroll (priest), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States (1735)
1845 - Gregor MacGregor, Scottish con artist (1786)
1882 - Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (1811)
1888 - German manufacturer Carl Zeiss (1816)
1890 - Billy Midwinter, Cricket Australia (1851)
1892 - Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (1820)
1894 - Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer (b. 1850)
1902 - Robert Lawson, the architect of New Zealand (1833)
1910 - Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist (1821)
1912 - Prudente José de Morais Barros, President of Brazil (1841)
1919 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French Impressionist painter (b. 1841)
1928 - Ezra Meeker, American pioneer and businessman (1830)
1934 - Charles James O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. 1849)
1935 - Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1868)
1939 - Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria (1848)
1941 - Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (1883)
1949 - Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian and American actress (b. 1876)
1955 - Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (1894)
1967 - Harry Wismer, American original owner of the New York Jets (1913)
1969 - Mathias Wieman, German actor (1902)
1972 - Bill Johnson, American musician (1872)
1973 - Emile Christian, American musician (1895)
1973 - Bea Miles, Australian eccentric and writer (1902)
1979 - Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (b. 1905)
1980 - Oswald Mosley, the British fascist (1896)
1981 - Walter Knott, American farmer (b. 1889)
1984 - Vladimir Rokhlin, Soviet mathematics (1919)
1993 - Lewis Thomas, American physician and essayist (1913)
1994 - Michael Dacher, German mountaineer (1933)
1994 - Elizabeth Glaser, the AIDS activist (1947)
1995 - Jimmy Jewel, British actor (1909)
1995 - Gerard John Schaefer, American serial killer (1946)
1996 - Georges Duby, French historian (1919)
1998 - Pierre Hetu, Quebec conductor and pianist (1936)
1999 - Scatman John, American singer (born 1942)
1999 - Madeline Kahn, American actress (b. 1942)
1999 - Jarl Wahlstrom, 12 Hi-General of the Army (1918)
2000 - Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (1917)
2000 - Hoyt Curtin, American song writer (1922)
2002 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (b. 1970)
2003 - David Hemmings, English actor (1941)
2004 - Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese mathematician (1911)
2004 - Teo Peter, Romanian rock musician and bassist for the Compact (1954)
2005 - Herb Moford, American baseball player (1928)
2006 - Logan Whitehurst, American musician (1977)
2007 - James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (1948)
2008 - Robert Zajonc, Polish-American social psychologist (1923)
2009 - Richard Todd, British actor (1919)
2010 - Abdumalik Bahor, Tajik poet and novelist (b.1927)