• 1227 - Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX
• 1452 - Frederick III of Hapsburg crowned Roman German Emperor
• 1524 - Giovanni de Varrazano of France sights land around area of Carolinas
• 1540 - Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic"
• 1563 - Peace of Amboise: Rights for Huguenots
• 1571 - Spanish troops occupy Manila
• 1628 - Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen
• 1644 - 200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide
• 1682 - Nationally Council accept independence of French church
• 1702 - James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes queen of England
• 1748 - English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US
• 1775 - 4 people buried by avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive (Italy)
• 1775 - Poland & Prussia sign trade agreement
• 1799 - Joseph Haydn's "Die Sch”pfung," premieres in Vienna
• 1803 - Johann von Schillers "Die Braut von Messina," premieres in Weimar
• 1822 - Boston, Mass incorporated as a city
• 1831 - 1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000)
• 1859 - Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris
• 1864 - Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris
• 1865 - Battle of Bentonville-Confederates retreat from Greenville NC
• 1866 - Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die
• 1870 - The opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan
• 1877 - Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match
• 1883 - Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes
• 1885 - Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional govt, Sask
• 1892 - 3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket Eng v SA (Cape Town)
• 1895 - Los Angeles Railway established to provide streetcar service
• 1897 - Yale defeated Penn, 30-10 in 1st major college basketball game
• 1906 - Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's "Quattro Rusteghi," premieres in Munich
• 1907 - 18.8 cm precipitation at Lewer's Ranch, Nevada (state record)
• 1914 - Stanley Cup: Tor Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Vict Capitals (PCHA) in 3 game
• 1915 - Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time)
• 1917 - US Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees
• 1918 - Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight saving time
• 1918 - S Potter becomes 1st US pilot to shoot down a German seaplane
• 1920 - US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy)
• 1925 - Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop
• 1927 - Bloody battles between communists & nazis in Berlin
• 1928 - "Amos & Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago)
• 1930 - Nakagawa Soen accepted as a student of Katsube Keigaku Roshi
• 1931 - Nevada legalizes gambling
• 1937 - Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism
• 1938 - Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes
• 1940 - Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt
• 1940 - French govt of Daladier, falls
• 1941 - Jimmy Dorsey & Orch record "Green Eyes" & "Maria Elena"
• 1942 - FDR orders men between 45 & 64 to register for non military duty
• 1942 - Thoroughbred Racing Assn of US formed in Chicago
• 1943 - Airship Canadian Star torpedoed & sinks
• 1944 - Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London
• 1945 - 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan
• 1945 - Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities
• 1945 - British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)
• 1945 - Hitler orders all German factories destroyed
• 1945 - US Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure
• 1946 - Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique & R‚union become overseas depts
• 1946 - Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as president of USSR
• 1947 - Belgian govt of Spaak, forms
• 1947 - Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan
• 1948 - Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC
• 1949 - 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn
• 1950 - 5th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias
• 1950 - City College of NY defeats Bradley to win the NIT
• 1951 - Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny," published
• 1953 - Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in NYC
• 1953 - 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper & Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)
• 1954 - 1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, NYC
• 1954 - 1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, NM
• 1954 - US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
• 1954 - US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
• 1954 - Weekes, Worrell & Walcott complete tons in innings v England
• 1955 - 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: SF beats La Salle 77-63
• 1956 - Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minn Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75
• 1957 - Indians reject Boston's offer of $1 million for Herb Score
• 1958 - Britain's 1st planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London
• 1958 - Sobers completes a century in each innings v Pakistan
• 1959 - "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 84 performances
• 1960 - "Redhead" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 455 performances
• 1960 - 22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats Calif 75-55
• 1962 - "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
• 1962 - Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal
• 1964 - Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger"
• 1965 - Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies
• 1965 - Rembrandt's "Titus" sells for then record Ÿ7,770,000
• 1965 - Stoica becomes president & Ceausescu party leader of Romania
• 1966 - "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 3 performances
• 1966 - 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Ky 72-65
• 1966 - Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins
• 1967 - Fr Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France
• 1967 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St Petersburg Orange Golf Classic
• 1968 - Howard University students seize administration building
• 1969 - British invade Anguilla
• 1969 - Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention
• 1970 - W German chancellor & E German premier Willy Brandt meet
• 1971 - Phila 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half
• 1972 - "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 173 perfs
• 1972 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
• 1972 - India & Bangladesh sign friendship treaty
• 1972 - LA Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts
• 1973 - Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
• 1974 - Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour
• 1975 - "Dr Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 5 performances
• 1975 - Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports
• 1976 - Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years
• 1977 - "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box NYC after 390 perfs
• 1977 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
• 1977 - Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.33)
• 1978 - 50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb
• 1978 - Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic
• 1979 - House of Reps begins live TV broadcasts via C-SPAN
• 1981 - -21] Emmy 8th Daytime Awards - Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time
• 1981 - 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
• 1981 - Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4
• 1982 - National Guard jet tanker crashes killing 27
• 1984 - "Kate & Allie," premieres
• 1984 - John J O'Connor named 8th archbishop of NY
• 1984 - KSD-AM in St Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA
• 1984 - Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River
• 1984 - Pitcher Denny McLain, indicted on various charges of racketeering
• 1984 - STS 41-C vehicle moves to launch pad
• 1985 - "Spin Magazine" begins publishing
• 1985 - NSW wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by 1 wicket
• 1985 - Senate votes 55-45, to authorize production of the MX missile
• 1987 - Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 m (39.43 sec)
• 1987 - Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company
• 1987 - Hassanali inaugurated as president of Trinidad & Tobago
• 1987 - PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal with Jessica Hahn
• 1987 - Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 3 km (4:16.85)
• 1988 - 2 British soldiers lynched in Belfast North Ireland
• 1988 - Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25)
• 1989 - Boeing B-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight
• 1989 - Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova & S Ponomarenko (USR)
• 1989 - Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by E Gordeeva & S Grinkov (USSR)
• 1989 - Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson
• 1989 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN)
• 1989 - Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan)
• 1990 - 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa)
• 1991 - KC Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers
• 1991 - Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses
• 1991 - St Louis Blue Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season
• 1991 - NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona Not recognizing Martin Luther King Day
• 1992 - "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances
• 1992 - British Prince Andrew & Princess Sarah Ferguson announce separation
• 1993 - Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova & A Zhulin (RUS)
• 1993 - Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur & L Eisler (CAN)
• 1993 - Supreme Court Justice Byron R White announced plans to retire
• 1994 - 2500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde Neth
• 1994 - Lara scores 167 for WI v England at Georgetown
• 1994 - Largest omelet (1,383ý ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan
• 1994 - NJ Devils club record 41st win of the season
• 1995 - "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 25 performances
• 1995 - "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 29 performances
• 1995 - 5 die by poison gas in Japanese subway
• 1995 - Arizona outside of Phoenix begins using new area code 520
• 1995 - Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450)
• 1995 - Finland Social-Democratic Party wins parliamentary election
• 1995 - Laura Davis wins LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament
• 1995 - Michael Jordan rejoins Chic Bulls after 17 months, beats Pacers
• 1995 - NBA NY Knicks beat NY Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47)
• 1995 - Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:54.08)
• 1996 - Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marrage
• 1997 - Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel & Ingo Steuer (GER)
• 1997 - Major League Baseball announces 5 year/$50M deal with Pepsi
• 1997 - Supreme Court hears Internet indecency arguments
• 1998 - "Ah Wilderness!," opens at Vivian Beaumont theater

Famous birthdays for this day ..

• 1503 - Benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)
• 1589 - William Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)
• 1593 - Georges de la Tour, French painter
• 1601 - Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)
• 1604 - Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)
• 1610 - Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter
• 1629 - Aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov tsar of Russia
• 1673 - Pedro Vaz Rego, composer
• 1715 - Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer
• 1716 - Guillaume Coustou Jr, French sculptor (Mausol‚e du Dauphin)
• 1721 - Tobias Smollett, Scottish writer, baptized
• 1728 - Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter
• 1734 - Thomas McKean, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence) [or Apr 19]
• 1740 - Johann Georg Roser, composer
• 1740 - Joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist
• 1742 - Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet
• 1745 - Nicolas Sejan, composer
• 1752 - Jose Mauricio, composer
• 1767 - Leonhard von Call, composer
• 1777 - Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/diplomat
• 1785 - Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer
• 1809 - Fredrik Pacius, composer
• 1813 - David Livingstone, Scotland, explorer (found by Stanley in Africa)
• 1816 - Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer
• 1817 - Lewis Henry Little, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
• 1819 - David Henry Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
• 1821 - Francis Barretto Spinola, Brig General (Union volunteers)
• 1821 - Richard Burton, explorer/translator (Arabian Nights)
• 1821 - William Allingham, Irish poet (Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland)
• 1823 - Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Surinam (1873-82)
• 1827 - Alexander Shaler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1911
• 1837 - Robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919
• 1844 - Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright (Kovan onnen lapsia)
• 1845 - Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/politician
• 1847 - Constantin Dimitrescu, composer
• 1848 - Wyatt Earp, Monmouth Ill, sheriff (OK Corral)
• 1851 - Roque S enz Pe¤a, pres of Argentina (1910-14)
• 1860 - William Jennings Bryan, "The Great Commoner" orator/statesman
• 1871 - Joseph McGinnity, Rock Island Ill, baseball pitcher (NY Giants)
• 1871 - Schofield Haigh, cricketer ("Sunshine of the Yorkshire 11")
• 1872 - Sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director
• 1873 - Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ)
• 1874 - Arthur Hoyt, Georgetown CO, actor (Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along)
• 1879 - Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Tobias Wunderlich)
• 1882 - Gaston Lachaise, US sculptor (Standing Woman)
• 1883 - Josef Matthais Hauer, composer
• 1883 - Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China)
• 1888 - Josef Albers, German/US graphic artist/painter/writer (Bauhaus)
• 1889 - Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10)
• 1891 - Earl Warren, Ca, (Gov-R-Ca)/14th supreme court chief justice (1953-69)
• 1892 - Robert Denzler, composer
• 1892 - Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica)
• 1894 - Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Brevard SC, comedienne (Merv Griffin Show)
• 1897 - Betty Compson, Beaver UT, actress (Millionaire Kid, Mad Youth)
• 1897 - L O'Flaherty, writer
• 1900 - Roy Roberts, Tampa Fla, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)
• 1900 - [Jean] Fr‚d‚ric Joliot-Curie, French physicist (Nobel 1935)
• 1901 - Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, Dutch Min of Justice (Nobel 1954)
• 1901 - Jo Mielziner, Paris, set designer (Carousel, Death of a Salesman)
• 1903 - Benjamin M Telders, president of Dutch Liberal States Party
• 1903 - James Bullock, colliery manager
• 1904 - John J Sirica, US federal judge (Watergate hearings)
• 1904 - Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern, composer
• 1905 - Albert Speer, German architect/minister of Armament (NSDAP)
• 1906 - Adolf Eichmann, Ruhr Germany, Nazi Gestapo officer
• 1906 - Normand Lockwood, composer
• 1907 - Cor Treslem, [Cornelis L Melsert], actor/director (Willem van Oranje)
• 1907 - Elizabeh LeFanu Maconochy, composer
• 1907 - Kent Smith, NYC, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders)
• 1907 - Marc Vaubourgoin, composer
• 1907 - Nakagawa Soen, Formosa, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)
• 1909 - Louis Hayward, Johannesburg S Africa, actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors)
• 1910 - Sergei Nikolayevich Anokhin, cosmonaut
• 1911 - Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman
• 1912 - Adolf Galland, fighter Pilot
• 1912 - Russ Case, Hamburg Iowa, orch leader (Julius La Rosa Show)
• 1913 - William Chatterton, cricketer (48 in only Test for England 1892)
• 1914 - J Jay Berwanger, 1st Heisman Trophy winner (1935)
• 1914 - Patricia Morison, actress (Peyton Place, Dressed to Kill)
• 1915 - Norman Yardley, English cricket captain (late 40's)
• 1916 - Irving Wallace, author (People's Almanac, The Man) [or Mar 18]
• 1917 - Dino Lipatti, composer
• 1919 - Cornelis Berkhouwer, Member of 2nd chamber (Dutch Liberal Party)
• 1923 - Janine Dacosta, French pianist
• 1923 - Tige Andrews, Bkln, actor (Capt Adam Greer-Mod Squad)
• 1925 - Brent Scowcroft, Ogden Utah, Lt Gen (USAF)/National Security Council
• 1927 - Richie Ashburn, baseball infielder (Phila Phillies)/sportscaster
• 1928 - Clive Van Ryneveld, cricketer (South African all-rounder 1951-58)
• 1928 - Patrick McGoohan, Astoria NY, actor (#6-Prisoner, Secret Agent)
• 1929 - Herman van San, composer
• 1929 - Michael Ryan, actor (John Randolph-Another World)
• 1929 - Robert Muczynski, composer
• 1930 - Bill Henderson, Chic Ill, jazz singer (Torpedo-Dreams)
• 1930 - Ornette Coleman, jazz composer (Downbeat Musician of Year 1966)
• 1931 - Bill Hoskyns, England, ‚p‚e fencer (Olympic-silver-1964)
• 1932 - Gay Robert Brewer, Middletwon OH, PGA golfer (1972 Canadian)
• 1933 - Philip Roth, Newark, novelist (Goodbye Columbus, Portnoy's Complaint)
• 1934 - B”rge Andersen, Denmark, Danish Chess Champion (1967, 68)
• 1935 - Burt Metcalfe, Saskatchewan Canada, actor/dir (Father of the Bride)
• 1935 - Phyllis Newman, Jersey City NJ, actress (Coming of Age, TW3)
• 1935 - Renee Taylor, NYC, actress (Jack Paar Show, Mary Hartman, Nanny)
• 1936 - Amancio D'Silva, musician
• 1936 - Ursula Andress, Berne Switzerland, actress (She, Sensuous Nurse)
• 1937 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry, musician (You Always Hurt the One You Love)
• 1939 - Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959)
• 1939 - Joe Kapp, NFL QB (Minn Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers)
• 1941 - Lord Vestey, British food magnate/billionaire (Union International)
• 1942 - David Minge, (Rep-D-Minnesota)
• 1942 - Jeff Neighbour, US bassist (Joy of Cooking)
• 1942 - Robin Luke, rocker (Susie Darlin')
• 1942 - Ross Valory, rocker (Journey)
• 1944 - Joseph Celli, composer
• 1944 - Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, LBJ's daughter
• 1944 - Myung-Wha Chung, Seoul Korea, cellist (Chung Sisters)
• 1945 - Lisa Nicole Baker, Detroit TX, playmate of the year (Nov 1966)
• 1946 - Bigas Luna, director/writer (Anguish)
• 1946 - Mohammad Ilyas, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69)
• 1946 - Paul Atkinson, rock guitarist (Zombies-Never Even Thought)
• 1946 - Ruth Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-I'm So Exicted)
• 1947 - Earlie Fires, jockey (Hialeah Park)
• 1947 - Glenn Close, Greenwich Ct, actress (The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction)
• 1947 - John Beckwith, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire
• 1947 - Vince Martino, Schenectady NY, WLAF offensive asst (Barcelona Dragons)
• 1948 - Vintcent Van der Bijl, Natal cricket bowler (superb 2m of 70's & 80's)
• 1949 - Denny Albee, Oklahoma City OK, actor (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
• 1949 - Denny Albee, Oklahoma City OK (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
• 1952 - Derek Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer (Bay City Rollers)
• 1952 - Warren Lees, NZ cricket wicket-keeper (late 70's)
• 1953 - Billy Sheehan, rocker (Mr Big-Lean Into It)
• 1953 - Hans Rinn, German DR, 2 man lugist (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
• 1953 - Ricky Wilson, Athens Ga, rock guitarist (B-52's-Love Shack)
• 1954 - Charles Pinnell, horse trainer
• 1955 - Bruce Willis, Penna Grove NJ, actor (Moonlighting, Die Hard)
• 1956 - Alina Castro, Havanna Cuba, daughter of Fidel
• 1957 - Blake Passey, horse trainer
• 1959 - Shelley Burch, Tucson Az, actress (One Life to Live, Identity Crisis)
• 1959 - Terry Hall, rocker (Colourfield-Animal Liberation)
• 1966 - Paul Devenport, New Zealand, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Texas Tour)
• 1968 - Liam Jewell, Toronto Ontario, kayaker (Olympics-96)
• 1968 - Tyrone Hill, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks)
• 1969 - Arjan Vermeulen, soccer player (Vitesse)
• 1969 - Michael Bergin, model (Coca Cola)/actor
• 1969 - Scott Alexander Brownlee, Hamilton NZ, rowing coxless 4 men (Oly-96)
• 1970 - Errol Refos, soccer player (Feyenoord)
• 1970 - Janne Laukenen, Lahti FIN, NHL defenseman (Finland Oly-B-98, Senators)
• 1970 - Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears)
• 1970 - Sean Fleming, CFL kicker (Edmonton Eskimos)
• 1971 - Cory Fleming, NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1971 - Dalton James, actor (My Father the Hero, Mark-Beverly Hills 90201)
• 1971 - Kirk Botkin, NFL tight end (NO Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers)
• 1971 - Louie Debrusk, Cambridge, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
• 1971 - Marty Moore, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)
• 1971 - Taase Faumui, NFL defensive linebacker (Pitts Steelers)
• 1971 - Whitney Hedgepeth, 100m/200m backstroke (Olympics-2 silver-96)
• 1972 - Maria Maunder, St John's New Foundland, rower (Olympics-96)
• 1973 - John Michels, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
• 1974 - Jennifer Lynn Drayton, Saginaw Michigan, Miss America-Michigan (1997)
• 1974 - John Coppinger, El Paso TX, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
• 1975 - Antonio Daniels, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
• 1976 - Rachel Blanchard, Toronto, actress (Cher Horowitz-Clueless)
• 1982 - Che' Vonne Burton, Miss Michigan Teen USA (1997)
• 1992 - Henry & Angus Bernsen, twin sons of Corbin Bernsen & Amanda Pays