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2008 David Foster Wallace, dies in California, of suicide, at 46

2007 David Halberstam, dies in California, in a traffic crash, at 73

2005 David Hackworth, American Soldier

2004 David Bailey, actor, Passions, dies at 71

2004 Carl Wayne, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group, dies of esophageal cancer, at age 61

2004 David Raksin, composer, Laura, dies at 92

2003 David Hemmings, actor/durectir, Blow Up, dies at 62

2003 David Brinkley, TV journalist, dies at 82

2003 David Lavender, American Historian

2003 David Bloom, TV journalist, died in Iraq of non-war-related causes, dies at 39

2003 David Brown, astronaut, mission specialist on the Columbia, STS-107,

2002 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Lleyton Hewitt beat David Nalbandian

2002 David Riesman, American Sociologist

2001 David Angell, producer, Frasier, dies at 55 - a 9/11 terrorist murder

2001 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer beat Jiri Novak and David Rikl

2001 David Graf, actor, Police Academy, movies, dies at 50

2000 David Brower, ecological activist, executive director of the Sierra Club for nearly 20 years, dies at 88

2000 David R. Brower, American Environmentalist

2000 David Dukes, actor, Gods and Monsters, dies at 55

2000 David Tomlinson, actor, Mary Poppins, dies at 83

2000 David B. Guralnik, Webster's lexicographer, dies at 79

1999 David Strickland, actor, Suddenly Susan, dies at 29

1998 David F. Powers, American Politician

1998 New England Patriot David Meggett arrested in Toronto on sex assault charges

1998 Spice Girl Victoria Adams, aka Posh Spice, and soccer David Beckham gets engaged

1998 David "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67

1997 David Norman Schramm, physicist, dies at 52

1997 David Abell Wood, priest, dies at 72

1997 David Duval wins Championship at the Champions Golf Club

1997 David Duval wins Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Golf Classic

1997 David Duval wins Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Golf Club

1997 Newscaster David Brinkley, 74, retires after 54 years in broadcasting

1997 David Toms wins Quad City Golf Classic at 265

1997 David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft. Worth Texas

1997 "King David," closes at New Amsterdam Theater New York City

1997 "King David," opens at New Amsterdam Theater New York City

1997 Tea Leoni and David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village

1997 David Doyle, TV actor (Charlie's Angels)

1997 David Waller, actor (Lady Jane, Perfect Friday, Hannay), dies at 76

1996 David Sinclair, actor (Love and Hate), dies at 62

1996 David Herbert, publisher, dies at 69

1996 David Gilroy Bevan, politician, dies at 86

1996 David Viscott, American Psychologist

1996 David Donaldson, painter, dies at 80

1996 David Tudor, composer, dies at 70

1996 David Sales makes 210 on 1st class cricket debut for Northants vs. Worcs

1996 David Lancaster Nicolson, businessman/politician, dies at 73

1996 David Schine, businessman, dies at 70

1996 David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician, dies at 69

1996 David Nicholls, priest/theologian/political theorist, dies at 60

1996 David W. Howe, test pilot, dies at 77

1996 David Michael Ifshin, British political campaign organiser, dies at 46

1996 David Opatoshu, actor (Torn Curtian, Raid on Entebbe), dies at 78

1996 David William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87

1996 David Shipman, film historian, dies at 63

1996 David Keylsey, actor and director, dies at 63

1996 David Whitton, campaigner, dies at 44

1996 David Packard, electronic engineer and businessman, dies at 83

1996 David Bowman, trade unionist, dies at 82

1996 Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice

1996 Last day of Test cricket for David Boon

1996 David Schultz, wrestler, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, killed by John Du Pont

1996 David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at 61

1995 David Land, impressario, dies at 77

1995 David Cone signs $19.5 million 3 year contract with New York Yankees

1995 David Lincoln Lightbown, politician, dies at 63

1995 David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician, dies at 97

1995 Adrianne Jones, killed by David Graham and Diane Zamora, at 16

1995 David Briggs, record producer, dies at 51

1995 David Healy, actor (Supergirl, Doomsday Gun, Patton), dies at 64

1995 David Farrar, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse, Watusi), dies at 87

1995 David Richard Holloway, literary Editor, dies at 71

1995 Frank Perry, U.S. dir (Diary of Mad Housewife, David and Lisa), dies at 65

1995 David James Moore, educationalist, dies at 62

1995 David Warrilow, actor (Simon, Radio Days, Barton Fink), dies at 60

1995 David Begelman, film producer, dies at 73

1995 Alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49

1995 David Parry, guitarist, dies 53

1995 David Avidan, poet and writer, dies at 62

1995 David Bell debuts for the Indians (3rd generation player, Gus and Buddy)

1995 David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer, dies at 86

1995 Davie Cooper, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991, dies at 39

1995 David Melvin English Franklin, singer, dies at 52

1995 David Wayne, Wayne Mcmeekan, U.S. actor 'Dallas', dies at 81

1995 David Kindersley, alphabet Designer/Cutter, dies at 79

1994 David Dean Rusk, American Politician

1994 David Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, dies at 69

1994 David Rayner, cyclist, dies

1994 David Feinberg, AIDS activist/author, dies at 37

1994 Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist, dies at 81

1994 David Buchan, ethno-Musicologist, dies at 55

1994 David Napley, solicitor, dies at 79

1994 David van Cup, sculptor/painter, dies at 57

1994 David Wright, poet, dies at 74

1994 David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56

1994 Alan David Melville, polymath, dies at 82

1994 David Lawson, executed in North Carolina (wanted execution shown on Donahue)

1994 David Brooks, psychologist, dies at 91

1994 David Langton, dies of a heart at 81

1994 David Langton, British actor (Upstairs Downstairs), dies at 82

1994 David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA - 71

1994 Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript

1994 David Miles Bensuan Economist-Butt, dies at 79

1994 David Platt appointed captain of English football team

1994 PBA National Championship won by David Traber

1994 Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender if taped statement is broadcasted, it is, but he doesn't

1993 Mack David, U.S. songwriter (Bachelor in Paradise), dies at 81

1993 Janet Margolin, actress (David and Lisa), dies of ovarian cancer at 50

1993 Absolutely Nobody, David Powers, Washington lieutenant governor candidate, dies at 37

1993 David Tendlar, animator (Betty Boop), dies

1993 Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back home runs twice in same game

1993 David Brian, U.S. actor (Damned Don't Cry, Fort Worth), dies at 78

1993 "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV

1993 David Waymer, NFLer (Saints, 49'ers, Raiders), dies at 34

1993 NBC announces Conan O'Brien to replace David Letterman

1993 David Koresh, Vernon Howell, cult leader (Davidians), suicide

1993 David Lee Roth arrested in New York City for purchasing marijuana for

1993 David Gunn, abortion doctor, killed by Michael Griffin at 47

1993 Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb-As the World Turns), dies at 33

1993 David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54

1993 David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS

1993 NBC offers "Tonight Show" to David Letterman

1992 David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 vs. WI at Brisbane

1992 David Oliver, actor (Perry Hutchins-Another World), dies of AIDS at 30

1992 David Houghton gets Zimbabwe's 1st Test ton (121 vs. India, debut)

1992 1,700th David Letterman Show

1992 Actress Ally Sheedy weds actor David Lansbury

1992 David Jones, actor, commits suicide (had terminal cancer) at 76

1992 David Lewett and Jane Luu discovers comet: "1992 QB1" 64 mil km from Sun

1992 Mets trade David Cone to Toronto for Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson

1992 David Kaplan, news director (ABC), killed in Sarajevo Yugoslavia

1992 Last day of Test Cricket for David Gower

1992 David Wojuarowicz, artist (U2 album cover), dies of AIDs at 37

1992 U.S. actress Bobbie Eakes marries author David Stone

1992 Elizabeth David, British cookbook writer, dies

1992 New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent

1992 David Bowie marries model Iman in Switzerland

1992 David Miller, dies of cancer at 82

1992 David Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at 41

1992 David Boon's 13 Test Cricket century, 107 vs. India at Perth

1991 David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner for the New York Jets, dies at 81

1991 New York Met David Cone ties NL record by striking out 19 Phillies

1991 Houston quarterback David Klingler sets NCAA record with 6 touchdown passes in the 2nd quarter as the Cougars clobbered Louisiana Tech 73-3

1991 David Ruffin, rock vocalist (Temptations), dies of drug overdose at 50

1991 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio

1991 David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83

1990 David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched), dies at 74

1990 David White, actor (Bewitched), dies of heart attack at 74

1990 David Hackett Souter, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice

1990 U.S. Senate votes 90-9 to confirm David Souter to Supreme Court

1990 Senate Judiciary Com opens hearing on confirmation of David Souter

1990 David Acer, Florida dentist, dies of AIDs after infecting 5 patients

1990 David Rose, composer (Holiday for Strings, Stripper), dies at 80

1990 Longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5h12m33s (Channel Islands)

1990 David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38

1990 As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score

1990 Ralph David Abernathy, U.S. civil rights leader, dies

1990 David Hares "Racing Demon," premieres in London

1990 David Arkin, actor (I Love You Alice B Toklas), dies

1990 David Dinkins sworn in as 1st black mayor of New York City

1989 David Boon scores 200 vs. New Zealand at cricket WACA

1989 David Dinkins elected 1st black mayor of New York City

1989 Stanley David Griggs, astronaut (STS-51-D), dies plane crash at 59

1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house

1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house

1989 David Webster, South African white anti-apartheids activist, murdered

1989 David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo

1989 Norman Woolard, actor (Guilty, Saul and David, Medeleine), dies at 79

1989 Harold E. Ballard sells CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats to David Braley

1989 Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife

1989 Whitesnake's rocker David Coverdale weds actress Tawny Kitaen

1988 Arwel Hughes, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn, dies at 79

1988 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73

1988 David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow," premieres in New York City

1988 David Prater, U.S. singer (Sam and Dave-Soul Man), dies in car crash at 50

1988 David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly," premieres in New York City

1988 David Boon's 6th Test Cricket century, 184* vs. England at Sydney

1987 David Boon's 5th Test Cricket century, 143 vs. New Zealand at Brisbane

1987 Rocker David Crosby weds Jan Dance in Los Angeles

1987 David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game

1987 David Hookes (306*) Wayne Phillips make 462 stand for South Australia

1987 David Susskind, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), dies at 66

1987 David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years

1987 David Savoy, Jr., rock manager (Husker Du), commits suicide at 24

1986 David Boon's fourth Test century, 103 vs. England at Adelaide

1986 Armand Hammer returns to U.S. with Jewish refusenik David Goldfarb

1986 David Boon's 3rd Test cricket century, 122 vs. India at Madras

1986 Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC

1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool

1986 David Boon's second Test century, 131 vs. India at Adelaide

1986 NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots

1986 David Cecil, English Writer

1985 David Boon's 1st Test century, 123 vs. India at Adelaide

1985 "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" by David Lee Roth hits #12

1985 David Jacobsen taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon

1985 Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1985 David Huffman, actor (FIST, Jane Doe, Firefox, Onion Field), dies

1984 Test Cricket debut of David Boon age 23 and Bob Holland age 38 (v WI)

1984 David Levy finds his 1st comet

1984 David Gorcey, actor (Angel's Alley), dies at 63 in a diabetic coma

1984 Henry Charles Albert David, Prince of Wales, 3rd in British succession

1984 David Rabe's "Hurlyburly," premieres in New York City

1984 Montreal Expo David Palmer no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 in a perfect 5 inn game

1984 David, spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at 12

1983 David Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53

1983 David Shire and R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby," premieres in New York City

1983 David Alexandrovich Toradze, composer, dies at 61

1983 Ralph [David] Richardson, English actor (Richard III), dies at 80

1983 David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," premieres in London

1983 David Niven, actor (Rugues), dies in Switzerland at 73

1983 U.S. announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge

1983 David Bowie's 'Let's "Dance' single goes #1

1983 David Hookes scores his only Test Cricket century, 143* vs. Sri Lanka

1982 David Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41

1982 David Hookes scores Cricket century in 34 balls 43 minutes, SA vs. Victoria

1982 David S. Dodge becomes 1st American hostage in Lebanon

1982 David Moorcroft of U.K. sets record for 5000 m, 13:00.41

1982 In accordance with Camp David, Israel completes Sinai withdrawal

1982 "Late Night with David Letterman" premieres on NBC

1982 "Late Night With David Letterman," debuts on NBC-TV

1981 David Guion, composer, dies at 88

1981 Newscaster David Brinkley is released by NBC

1981 Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's murderer, is sentenced to 20 years

1981 Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life for Lennon's murder

1981 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon

1981 81st U.S. Golf Open: David Graham shoots 273 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania

1981 David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51

1980 John Lennon, assassinated in New York by Mark David Chapman at 40

1980 David Bowie appears in role of 'Elephant Man' in Denver

1980 "David Letterman Show," debuts on NBC-TV daytime

1980 David Janssen, Meyer, actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49

1980 David Newell, actor (Dangerous Curves, White Heat), dies at 75

1979 Michael Faustino, actor, brother of David

1979 Coup in Central African Rep: David Dacko overthrows emperor Bokassa I

1979 Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000

1979 61st PGA Championship: David Graham shoots a 272 at Oakland Hills, Michigan

1979 David Gower 200* in England score of 5-633 vs. India at Edgbaston

1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt

1979 David Lopez, Queens, New York, actor, and God Created Women, Ghostwriter

1978 Israeli Knesset endorses Camp David accord

1978 100,000 cheering Egyptians welcome Sadat home from Camp David summit

1978 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin returns home after Camp David summit

1978 Begin, Sadat and Carter sign Camp David accord

1978 Begin and Sadat meet at Camp David to discuss peace

1978 Sadat, Begin and Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md

1978 Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51

1978 David Berkowitz sentenced in New York Supreme Court to 25 years to life

1978 Cricket Test debut of David Gower, vs. Pakistan, Edgbaston, scores 58

1978 David Krumholtz, New York City, actor, Billy Kulchak-Chicago Sons

1978 David Hare's "Plenty," premieres in London

1978 David Thompson scores ties 3rd highest total in the NBA - 73

1978 Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points and San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in separate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter)

1978 David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91

1977 Johann Nepomuk David, composer, dies at 82

1977 David Sales, cricketer, Northampton batsman, 210 on fc debut 1996

1977 David Steed balanced stationary on a bike for 9 hours 15 minutes

1977 David Mamet's "Life in the Theater," premieres in New York City

1977 Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being "Son of Sam" 44 caliber killer

1977 David Berkowitz pleads guilty in "Son of Sam" 44-caliber shootings

1977 Bollingen Prize awarded to David Ignatow

1976 David Nemirovsky, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers

1976 NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, premieres

1976 David Diaz, born in Chicago, Illinois, light welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics

1976 David Bruce, dies at 62

1976 David Mamet's "American Buffalo," premieres in New York City

1975 David Bowie's 'Fame' single goes #1 for 2 weeks

1975 David Frost purchases exclusive rights to interview Nixon

1975 David Bowie releases 'Fame'

1975 David Frederick Barlow, composer, dies at 48

1975 David Beckham, English Actor

1975 David Faustino, born in California, actor in I Had 3 Wives,Married With Children

1975 Heintje Davids, Hendrika David, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87

1975 David Ortiz, Dominican Republican Athlete

1974 David Barnard, WLAF defensive tackle for the Scotland Claymores

1974 David Moscow, born in New York City, New York, actor, played role of young Josh in film 'Big'

1974 David Oistrach, Russian violinist, dies at 65

1974 David Bowie's 'Diamond Dog' tour ends in New York City

1974 David Wilkie, Ellensburg, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens

1974 During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled

1974 David C Imboden, actor (King of Kings), dies at 87

1974 David Cameron, Australian rower, 1996 Olympics

1974 David Hares' "Knuckle," premieres in London

1974 David Monrad Johansen, composer, dies at 85

1974 David Buck, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics

1974 David LaFleur, tight end for the Dallas Cowboys

1974 David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77

1973 David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87

1973 David Ben Gurion, Israeli Statesman

1973 Stringbean, David Akeman, banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw), dies at 58

1973 Good Morning America premieres on ABC (David Hartman and Nancy Dussault)

1973 David Richie, NFL nost tackle, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32

1973 David Reid, Philadelphia, light middleweight boxer, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 David Eisenhower writes his last sports column

1973 David Storey's "Cromwell," premieres in London

1973 David Friedman, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Jason-Little House on the Prairie

1973 Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1

1973 David Bailey, WLAF tackle for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1973 David Blaine, American Entertainer

1973 David Moravec, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1973 David Vaughn, NBA forward, Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors

1973 David Prinosil, born in Olmutz, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 ATP Newport

1972 David Palmer, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings

1972 David Bowie sells out his 1st show in New York's Carnegie Hall

1972 David Tamburrino, Saratoga Springs, New York, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1972 David Bell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1972 David Arquette, actor, Scream, Scream 2, Kiss and Tell

1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Florida) renominates Vice President Agnew but not unanimous - 1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley

1972 David Lichine, Lichtenstein, Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61

1972 Saul David Alinsky, radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63

1972 David Dunn, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals

1972 David Sloan, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions

1972 David Bowie releases 'Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust'

1972 David Hendrix, NFL strong safety for the San Diego Chargers

1972 David Charvet, actor, Melrose Place

1972 David Oaks, 100m/200m runner

1972 Reverend Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76

1972 David Lascher, born in New York City, actor, Josh-Clueless, Kidz in the Wood

1972 David Williams, born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants

1972 David Rhodes, WLAF wide receiver, Rhein Fire

1972 David Rabe's "Sticks and Bones," premieres in New York City

1972 David Binn, NFL safety for the San Diego Chargers

1972 David Seville, singer (Alvin and Chipmunks), dies at 52

1971 David Sarnoff, U.S. TV pioneer (RCA), dies at 80

1971 David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer, 1996 Olympics silver

1971 David Storey's "Changing Room," premieres in London

1971 David Robert Duval, born in Jacksonville, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope

1971 David Weightman, Australian rower 1996 Olympics

1971 David Hynes, Australian baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics

1971 David Merritt, NFL outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 David Walliams, British Actor

1971 Jonathan David Winter, Wellington, New Zealand, 100m backstroker 1996 Olympics

1971 David Merritt, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire

1971 David Mendenhall, actor, Over the Top, Space Raiders, Witchfire

1971 David Oliver, Sechelt, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1971 David Fox, U.S., 50m freestyle, Olympics-6th-96

1970 David Wesley, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics

1970 David Doster, Fort Wayne, Indiana, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies

1970 David Sacco, born in Malden, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1994 Olympics

1970 Beck, born in Los Angeles, California, born Bek David Campbell, guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, popular recordings include 'Odelay', 'Sea Change'

1970 David Frisch, NFL tight end for the New England Patriots

1970 David Wilson, WLAF safety for the Scottish Claymores

1970 David Roberts, Alameda, California, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics

1970 David White, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills

1970 David Podlich, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer

1970 Brian Gaskill, actor, David Michaels-Models Inc, Bob-All My Children

1970 David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96

1970 David O. McKay, American Clergyman

1969 David Webb, WLAF defensive end for the Scottish Claymores

1969 David Collins, Bethpage, New York, rower, Olympics-bronze-1996

1969 David Weathers, Lawrencburg, Tennessee, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees

1969 David Hollander, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Lewis and Clark, What's Happenings?

1969 David Wain, American Writer

1969 David Goldsmith, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, actor, Eric-Models Inc

1969 David Bowie releases 'Space Oddity'

1969 David Wittman Buffalo, New York, 1.5k runner

1969 John and Yoko appear on David Frost's British TV Show

1969 Frank Lawton, actor (David Copperfield, Skin Game), dies at 64

1969 David Wheaton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star, 1987 U.S. junior boys

1969 David Wharton, born in Warminster, Pennsylvania, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Silver Medal 1988 Olympics

1969 David Boreanaz, American Actor

1969 David William Wood, Boston, rocker, New Kids-Lovin' You Forever

1969 David Archibald, born in Chilliwack, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1969 David Morland, born in North Bay, Ontario, golfer, 1992 Trafalgar Rookie of Year

1969 David Klingler, NFL quarterback, Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals

1969 David Webb, WLAF linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1969 David Dixon, NFL guard for the Minnesota Vikings

1968 Julie Nixon weds Dwight David Eisenhower

1968 David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash premiere together in California

1968 Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in New York City

1968 David Jones, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals

1968 David Alcoriza, Lodi California, double trap 1996 Olympics

1968 David Pichler, born in Butler, Pennsylvania, diver, Olympics-6th-96

1968 David Bradley Stockton, Jr., born in Redlands, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Canon-3rd

1968 David Benoit, NBA forward, Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets

1968 Robert David Burns, Mission Hills, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Buick-5th

1968 David Maeva, CFL linebacker for the BC Lions

1968 David Hulse, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers

1968 David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd

1968 Junior Murray, cricketer, WI keeper, no relation to Derryck or David

1968 David Chokachi, actor, Baywatch

1967 David Szott, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs

1967 David Diaz, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer

1967 Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower announce their engagement

1967 David Cohen, historian/chairman (Jewish Council), dies at 84

1967 David McKenzie, Footscray VIC, Australasia golfer

1967 David Whitmore, NFL strong safety for the Philadelphia Eagles

1967 David Lang, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys

1967 David Ford, born in Edmonton, Alberta, kayaker, Olympics-15-92, 96

1967 David Howard, Sarasota, Florida, infielder for the Kansas City Royals

1967 Winifred Kingston, silent screen actress (David Garrick), dies at 72

1967 David Pitcher, CFL fullback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1967 David Belcher, Australian rower 1996 Olympics

1967 David Wayne Toms, Monroe, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1992 Northern Telecom-3rd

1966 Craig David Parry, Sunshine Victoria, PGA golfer, 1994 Honda-2nd

1966 David Schwimmer, Queens, New York, actor, Ross-Friends

1966 David Miley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nike golfer, 1992 Cleveland Open

1966 David Bennent, Lausanne, actor, Tin Drum, Legend

1966 David Hallyday, Boulougne France, actor, He's My Girl

1966 David Segui, born in Kansas City, Kansas, infielder for the Montreal Expos

1966 David Williams, NFL tackle, Houston Oilers, New York Jets

1966 David Meggett, NFL running back, New York Giants, New England Patriots

1966 David Justice, baseball player, Atlanta Braves, husband of Halle Barry

1966 David Hohl, born in Winnipeg Manitoba, freestyle wrestler, Olympics 1992, 1996

1966 Man From Uncle star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London

1966 David Nascimento, soccer player, Roda JC/FC Utrecht

1966 John David Cullum, actor in 1776, Sweet Country, Day After

1966 David Bowie releases his 1st record 'Can't Help Thinking About Me'

1965 David Baker, Sheffield England, U.K. cyclist

1965 David Delfino, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998

1965 Director David Lean's "Dr. Zhivago," premieres

1965 David Levy begins his search for comets

1965 David Ecob, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer

1965 David Spaulding, born in Newport Beach, California, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics

1965 David Wenham, Australian Actor

1965 David Robinson, born in Florida, NBA center, San Antonio Spurs, Olympics gold 92

1965 Israeli Mapai-party nominates David Ben-Gurion

1965 David O Selznick, producer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 63

1965 David O. Selznick, American Producer

1965 David Bolton, born in Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Lando Mem Amateur

1965 David Whyte, rocker, Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret

1965 David Smith, sculptor, dies

1965 David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2

1965 David Brandon, NFL linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Falcons

1965 James David McGovern, Teaneck, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1993 Shell Houston Open

1965 David Callaghan, cricketer, South African all-rounder in one-dayers 1992

1965 David Glasper, rocker, Breathe-All I Need

1964 David Tikolo, Kenyan cricket batsman, 1996 World Cup

1964 David Wood, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks

1964 David Giles, Australian star yachter, Olympics-84, 88, 92, 96

1964 David Tate, NFL defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts

1964 Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda becomes president of Zaire

1964 David Brain, cricketer, Zimbabwe lefty seamer 1993-

1964 David Michael Sabo, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, rocker, Skid Row-Psycho Love

1964 David Spade, comedian, SNL, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep

1964 Joe Magrane, born in Des Moines, Iowa, Joseph David Magrane, baseball player, pitcher, MLB Network broadcaster, played for Major League Baseball teams, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, NBC sports analyst at 2008 Summer Olympics

1964 Trent Bushey, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, actor, David Rampal-All My Children

1964 Paul David Goydos, born in Long Beach, California, PGA golfer, 1994 BC Open-7th

1964 David Freedman, cricketer, NSW left-arm Chinese bowler since 1990

1964 Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie

1964 David Shaw, St. Thomas, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on BBC

1964 David Cross, American Actor

1964 David Diaz-Infante, NFL guard, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32

1964 Felicia Collins, born in Albany, New York, guitarist, David Letterman

1963 David Wingate, NBA guard and forward, Seattle Supersonics

1963 David Williams, WI cricket wicket-keeper, 3 Tests 1992

1963 David Bedard, Montreal QUE, 3m springboard diver, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics

1963 David Titlow, rocker, Blue Mercedes-Rich and Famous

1963 David Zhuang, born in China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics

1963 David Byas, cricketer, left-handed Yorkshire batsman

1963 Levi Eshkol replaces David Ben-Gurion as Israeli PM

1963 Israeli premier David Ben-Gurion resigns

1963 Steven David Rintoul, born in Bowral, Australia, PGA golfer, 1994 Buick-2nd

1963 David Wells, Torrance, California, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees

1963 David Gavurin, English pop guitarist/composer, Sundays, Blind

1963 Dave Koz, born in Encino, California, saxophonist, compared to David Sanborn, musician, radio host, played on CBS' The Pat Sajak Show, host of Dave Koz Morning Show with Pat Prescott, on a smooth jazz station in Los Angeles

1963 David Moore, U.S. feather weight boxer, dies at 29

1963 David Hendon and Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London

1963 David Thewlis, English Actor

1963 David Capel, cricketer, England all-rounder in 15 Tests 1987-90

1963 David Cone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, baseball pitcher, New York Mets/Tor Blue Jays/New York Yankees

1962 David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres

1962 Rob Burnett, born in North Caldwell, New Jersey, head writer, David Letterman

1962 Meg Parsont, personality, David Letterman Show

1962 David Fincher, American Director

1962 David Wettlaufer, born in Kitchener, Ontario, golfer, Ontario Beefeater-1986, 87

1962 David Pate, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star

1962 David Foster Wallace, born in New York, author, novelist, short story and literary fiction writer

1962 David McComb, Australia, vocalist/songwriter, Triffids

1962 David Bryan, rock keyboardist, Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name

1962 David Diamond's 7th Symphony, premieres in Philadelphia

1962 David O'Connor, equestrian 3-day, 1996 Olympics silver

1961 David AC viscount Linley, son of English princess Margaret/mystic

1961 David Kirk, New Zealander Athlete

1961 David W. Harper, Abilene, Texas, actor, Jim Bob-Waltons

1961 Antonia De Sancha, born in London, England, lover of British MP David Mellor

1961 David Chastain, heavy metal rocker, Chastain-Rule of Wasteland

1961 David Huff, born in America, David Lyndon Huff, drummer, songwriter, producer, session musician, founder, Giant, 1980's hard rock band, member of White Heart, a Christian rock band

1961 David Leavitt, American Novelist

1961 David Palmer, heavy metal drummer, ABC, AC/DC

1961 David Vitter, American Politician

1961 Mark David Brooks, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open

1961 David "Tinker" Juarez, born in Los Angeles, California, cyclist,Olympics 19th in 1996

1961 Wendy Liebman, born in Manhasset, New York, comedian, performs stand up comedy, American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year, 1997, appeared on HBO, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show

1961 David Ward, cricketer, prolific Surrey batsman

1961 David Ben-Gurion resigns as premier of Israel

1960 David Boon, cricketer, short backward square from Tasmania

1960 David Valle, Bayside, New York, catcher for the Texas Rangers

1960 David James Elliott, Toronto, actor, Seinfeld, Lt Harmon Rabb-Jag

1960 David Steele, Birmingham, rock keyboardist, Fine Young Cannibals

1960 David Duchovny, born in New York City, actor, Fox Mulder-X Files

1960 Steve Vai, guitarist, Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth Band, Whitesnake

1960 Chris Elliott, actor/comedian, Get a Life, David Letterman Show

1960 Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign

1960 USA's David Jenkins wins Olympic Gold for men's figure skating

1960 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins

1960 David Peoples, Augusta ME, Nike golfer, 1991 Buick Southern Open

1960 David Marciano, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Det Ray Vecchio-Due South

1960 Michael David Morrison, actor, Caleb Snyder-As the World Turns

1959 David Lutz, NFL guard and tackle, Detroit Lions

1959 David Iwasaki-Smith, Warragul VIC, Australasia golfer

1959 Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley (37) and David Brown (43) wed

1959 David Coulier, Detroit, actor, Joey Gladstone-Full House

1959 David Laurence Frost, Cape Town South Africa, PGA golfer, 1988 Southern Open

1959 David Koresh, American Criminal

1959 "Judy" by David Seville hits #86

1959 David Ball, Blackpool, rock keyboardist, Soft Cell

1959 David Hearn, born in Washington D.C., slalom single canoe, Olympics-9th-96

1959 31st Academy Awards - "Gigi," Susan Hayward and David Niven win

1959 David Hyde Pierce, born in New York, actor, Niles Crane-Fraiser

1959 David Delong, born in Portland, Oregon, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 BC Open

1959 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA

1959 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins

1958 Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1

1958 David Van Day, rocker, Dollar-Loves Gotta Hold on Me

1958 David Wallace, Miami, actor, General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus

1958 David Lewis, guitarist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover

1958 David H Mattheisen, Blue Island, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS-73 alt

1958 David W. Feherty, Bangor N Ireland, PGA golfer, 1994 New England-2nd

1958 Brian David Willis, rock drummer, Quarterflash

1958 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins

1958 David Sylvian, vocal/guitar, Sylvian Sylvian, Japan-Adolescent Sex

1958 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by David Jenkins USA

1958 David Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55

1957 David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd

1957 David Moyse, Adelaide Australia, rock vocalist, Air Supply

1957 David Bintley, choreographer

1957 U.S. Major David Simons reaches 30,933m in a balloon

1957 David Simons reaches 30,942 m in Man High 2 balloon

1957 David Houghton, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman, 266 vs. Sri Lanka 1994

1957 David Gleeson, Norfolk England, U.S., rower 1996 Olympics

1957 David Gower, cricketer, elegant England left-handed batsman 1978 - 1992

1957 1st performance of David Diamond's 6th Symphony in Boston

1957 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA)

1956 David Sedaris, American Writer

1956 Sinbad, David Adkins, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, 1st Kid, Vibe

1956 Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, NBC News, team up

1956 David Copperfield, U.S., magician

1956 David A. Wolf, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, MD/astronaut, STS-58, sk: 89/91

1956 David Grant, Jamaica, singer and songwriter, Stop and Go, Heaven Knows

1956 David Alan Grier, comedian, In Living Color, Boomerang

1956 88th Belmont: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:29.8

1956 Keith David, American Actor

1956 82nd Kentucky Derby: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:03.4

1956 David Guterson, American Author

1956 David Wayne Edwards, born in Neosho, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1980 Walt Disney

1956 David M. Brown, Arlington, Virginia, Comander USN/astronaut

1956 David E. Kelley, American Producer

1956 Davie Cooper, born in Hamilton, Scotland, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991

1956 George David Low, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS-32, STS-43

1956 David Caruso, actor, NYPD Blue, Michael Hayes

1956 David Smith, cricketer, England lefty batsman in 2 Tests vs. WI 1986

1956 David Caruso, American Actor

1955 David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government

1955 David Lee Roth, Bloomington, rock singer, Van Halen-Jump

1955 David Jasper, British principal, St. Chad's College Durham England

1955 David Marshall Grant, born in Westport CT, actor, Legs, French Postcards

1955 Mark David Chapman, assassin, John Lennon

1955 David Hookes, cricketer, dashing Australian LHB, S Aussie stalwart

1955 Ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely

1955 David Wu, American Politician

1955 Thomas David Jones, born in Baltimore, Maryland, PhD/Astronaut, STS-59, 68, 80, sk: 98

1955 David Pratt, Canadian Politician

1954 Jeffrey Sachs, born in Detroit, Michigan, Jeffrey David Sachs, economist, founder, co-President of the Millennium Promise Alliance to end extreme poverty and hunger, Senior Advisor to the Global Poverty Project

1954 David Paymer, actor, Love Mary, Mr. Saturday Night

1954 David Thompson, NBA guard, Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics

1954 David Paich, rock keyboardist, Toto-Africa

1954 David Keith, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actor, Back Roads, Firestarter

1954 David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic gold

1954 F. R, David, Paris, France, rocker

1953 David Leisner, born in America, teacher, classical guitarist, composer, taught at Manhattan School of Music, expert in focal dystonia

1953 Joe Toplyn, Boston, comedic writer, Late Night with David Letterman

1953 David Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel

1953 David Morse, Beverly Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves

1953 Future New York City mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in New York City

1953 David Thomas, U.S. singer and songwriter, Pere Ubu

1953 Roland Young, actor (David Copperfield, Irene, Dulcy), dies at 65

1953 David Maclean, British minister of state

1953 David Moorcroft, British athlete

1952 David Knopfler, British Musician

1952 David Stewart, rock guitarist, Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again

1952 Paul David Crews, South Carolina, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List

1952 Scott David Cook, born in Glendale California, CEO, Intuit-Quicken

1952 Dominic Muldowney, born in Southampton, England, composer, created television, film scores for Loose Connections, King Lear, radio work, theater music, created large-scale oboe concerto, versatile has created music for David Bowie, Royal Academy of Music teacher

1952 David Hasselhoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch

1952 David Pack, born in Los Angeles, California, musician, producer, Grammy-Award winning record producer for Wynnona, Aretha Franklin, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Music Director for President Bill Clinton's Inaugurations, 1992 and 1996, cofounder, lead vocalist for band, Ambrosia

1952 David Dreier, born in Kansas City, Missouri, Representative-R-California 1981 -

1952 David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer, Talking Heads

1952 David Icke, English Athlete

1952 David Amess, born in London, England, British politician, Conservative, Member of Parliament for Southend West

1952 David Byrne, guitarist and vocalist, Talking Heads-Burning Down the House

1952 David Allen Barr, born in Kelowna BC, PGA golfer, Atlanta Golf Classic

1952 David Puilum Choi, Hong Kong, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List

1952 Andrew Smith, born in Wokingham, Berkshire, England, Andrew David Smith, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Oxford East

1951 David Rappaport, born in London, England, 3'11" actor, Wizard, Time Bandits

1951 David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government

1951 David Murray, cricketer, WI wicket-keeper

1951 David Clayton-Thomas, singer, Blood, Sweat and Tears

1951 David Ben-Gurion's Mapai-party wins Israeli parliamentary election

1951 David Jasper, British principal, St. Chad's College Durham England

1951 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29

1951 David Yip, born in Liverpool, England, of Chinese descent, English actor, played Johnny Ho in The Chinese Detective, played CIA liason agent Chuck Lee in 'A View to a Kill', a 1985 James Bond film

1951 David Ogilvie, cricketer, 5 Tests for Australia 1977-78

1951 Karl Heinrich David, composer, dies at 66

1951 David Whitton, campaigner

1951 David Naughton, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, My Sister Sam, Separate Vacations

1951 David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way

1950 David Leisure, actor, Joe Isuzu, Airplane, Charley-Empty Nest

1950 David Diamond's 3rd Symphony, premieres

1950 David H G viscount Lascelles, grandson of English princess Mary

1950 David Brin, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman

1950 David Bellamy, born in Darby, Florida, singer, Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow,

1950 Will Lee, rock guitarist, Late Show with David Letterman

1950 David James Wottle, 800m runner, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 David Jensen, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, David 'Kid' Jensen, popular British radio DJ, played progressive music, hosted BBC pop network, Radio 1, Top of the Pops presenter, interviewed Duran Duran, promoted The Police before they were commercially successful

1950 David Graff, Lancaster Ohio, actor, Police Academy 2, 3, 4, 6

1950 David Cassidy, New York City, singer and actor, Keith-Partridge Family

1950 David Carl Hilmers, Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut, STS-51-J, 26, 36, 42

1950 David Strathairn, actor, LA Confidential, Eight Men Out

1950 David Lynn Jones, Bexar, Arkansas, country singer, Bonnie Jean

1950 David Johansen, New York, singer, Hot! Hot! Hot!

1949 David Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72

1949 Paul Shaffer, Thunder Bay Ont, orchestra leader, SNL, David Letterman

1949 David Green, Melbourne Australia, rock bassist, Air Supply

1949 David Coverdale, England, rock vocalist, Whitesnake, Deep Purple

1949 David "Clem" Clempson, rocker, Humble Pie

1949 David Muse, rocker, Firefall

1949 Louis Davids, Simon David, cabaret artist, dies at 65

1949 David Evenett, MP, Conservative

1949 David Cornell Leestma, Muskegon, Michigan, USN/astronaut, STS-41-G, 28, 45

1949 David Robinson, born in Woburn, Massachusetts, drummer, musician, played with various rock bands including The Cars, The Modern Lovers and DMZ

1949 David Mellor, secretary of the British treasury and MP

1949 David Sullivan, English softporno/newspaper publisher, Sunday Sport

1948 David Davis, British Politician

1948 David Gwillim, Plymouth England, actor, Island at Top of the World

1948 Charles David Walker, astronaut, STS-12 STS-16 STS-23

1948 David John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65

1948 David Concepcion, born in Venezuela, all star shortstop, Cincinnati Reds

1948 David Eisenhower, Eisenhower's grandson, married Julie Nixon

1948 David Denny, rock guitarist, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra

1947 David Mamet, Chicago, playwright/dir, Speed the Plow, House of Games

1947 David Anthony Ahern, composer

1947 David Zucker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, director, Airplane, Naked Gun, Top Secret

1947 David Rosenboom, composer

1947 David Essex, Cook, London, rock vocalist/actor, That'll be the Day

1947 Larry David, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, writer, Seinfeld

1947 David L. Lander, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Squiggy-Laverne and Shirley

1947 David French, British director, Deep Sleep, Bingo

1947 David Blunkett, British Politician

1947 David Hare, playwright, Strapless, Plenty, Wetherby, Fatale

1947 David Hughes, born in Newton-le-Willows, England, cricketer, right batsman, made 10,419 first-class runs in 20 years for Lancashire

1947 David Leland, born in Cambridge, England, actor and director, Nothing But Trouble

1947 David Gee, director, Friends of the Earth

1947 David Letterman, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, comedian, Late Night

1947 1st Tony Awards: Arthur Miller, David Wayne and Patricia Neal win

1947 David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight, married Julie Nixon

1947 David Lloyd, cricketer, England opener, 214 vs. India 1974

1947 David Colley, cricketer, NSW quickie, 3 Tests for Australia 1972

1947 David Ladd, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Raymie, Catlow, Misty, Deathline

1947 David Byron, vocalist, Uriah Heep

1947 David Bowie, born in London, England, singer and actor, Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, also known as David Robert Hayward-Jones

1947 David Porcelijn, Dutch composer and conductor

1946 David Stockman, Reagan's ex-budget director

1946 David A. Stockman, American Playwright

1946 Billy Preston, Texas, singer and pianist, 5th Beatle, David Brenner Show

1946 David Liebman, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, rocker, saxaphonist, flautist, worked with Steve Swallow, Pete La Roca, played with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis's group, appeared on 'Big Fun' album, among others

1946 John Klemmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, songwriter, arranger, saxophonist, plays jazz, pop, cross over jazz, co-written music with David Batteau

1946 Menachem Begins opposition group bombs King David Hotel

1946 Menachen Begin's opposition group surprise attack on King David hotel

1946 David Hill, Australian TV-reporter/owner, Fox Sports

1946 Alan David Marks, pianist/composer

1946 David Wall, English ballet dancers/director, Royal Academy of Dancing

1946 David Jon Gilmour, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall

1946 David Gilmour, British Musician

1946 David Green, English TV/video producer

1946 David Lynch, born in Missoula, Montana, actor and director, Dune, Eraserhead

1945 David Jessel, British TV-reporter

1945 David Norman Schramm, physicist

1945 David A[llen] Drake, U.S., sci-fi author, Cross the Stars, Rolling Hot

1945 David Bromberg, Philadelphia, musician, Demon in Disguise

1945 Omukama Patrick David Matthew Olimi Kaboyo II, king of Toro

1945 David Sanborn, jazz saxophonist, David Letterman Show

1945 David Heyn, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup

1945 David Smith Monson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1985 - 1987

1945 David Dukes, actor, Beacon Hill, 79 Park Avenue, Winds of War

1945 David E. Bonior, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1977 - 2003

1945 David Lloyd George, British (L) premier (1916-22), dies at 82

1945 David Brenner, born in Philadelphia, comedian/TV talk show host, Nightlife

1945 David Pleat, English Athlete

1944 David Ashley White, composer

1944 David O'Sullivan, New Zealand cricket left-arm spinner, in 11 Tests 1973-76

1944 U.S. Captain David Mccampbell shoots down 9-11 Japanese planes in Gulf of Leyte

1944 David Trimble, Irish Politician

1944 David Lord, British lieutenant/Dakota-pilot DFC/VC, dies in battle

1944 David Pearl, British judge

1944 David Rasche, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Sledge Hammer

1944 David M. Walker, Columbus, Georgia, Captain USN/astron, STS-51-A 30, 53, 69

1944 David O'Brien Martin, born in New York, Representative-R-New York 1981 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993

1944 David Melville, professor and director, Middlesex Polytechnic

1944 David Costell, born in Pittsburg, rocker, Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Diamond Ring

1944 David Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52

1944 David Gilmore, born in Cambridge, England, guitarist, Pink Floyd

1944 David Briggs, record producer

1944 David Gerrold, Jerrold David Friedman, author, World of Star Trek

1943 David Peterson, Toronto, premier of Ontario Canada, L, 1982-

1943 David Munden, born in England, played for the Tremeloes, a 50 year old band, Europe's longest playing rock and roll band

1943 David Wilshire, British MP, C

1943 David Henry Maslanka, composer

1943 David Soul, Solberg, Chicago, actor, Starsky and Hutch

1943 Carl Wayne, born in Birmingham, England, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group

1943 David Carr, rock keyboardist, Fortunes Leyton, London

1943 Janet Margolin, born in New York City, actress, Take the Money and Run, David and Lisa

1943 David Downing, born in New York City, actor, Backstairs at the White House

1943 David Walker, rock keyboardist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-Diamond Ring

1943 David Clennon, American Actor

1943 David Cronenberg, Toronto, Ontario, director, Shivers, Fly, Brood

1943 David Skaggs, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Colorado 1987 - 1999

1943 David Geffin, born in Brooklyn, New York, record producer, Geffin, Asylum

1943 David Geffen, American Businessman

1943 David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81

1942 Jews in Free Zone of France ordered to wear yellow star of David

1942 David Ogden Stiers, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Winchester-M*A*S*H, Doc

1942 Gus Dudgeon, British pop producer, Joan Armatrading, David Bowie

1942 David J Stern, NBA commissioner, 1984-

1942 David Steinberg, Winnipeg Canada, comedian/director, End

1942 Jay David, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show

1942 David Russell Lange, PM, L, New Zealand, 1984-89

1942 David Hunt, Wales Secretary of State

1942 David Ben-Gurion leaves Jewish state in Palestine

1942 David Minge, born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, Representative-D-Minnesota 1993 - 2001

1942 David K Williamson, Australian screenplay/playwright, Removalists

1942 David O'Dowd, Chief Constable, Northamptonshire

1941 David Diamond's 1st Symphony, premieres

1941 David Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire

1941 David Porter, U.S. songwriter, Soul Man

1941 David Hemmings, Guilford England, actor, Blow-up, Barbarella

1941 David Knapp Stockton, San Bernardino California, PGA golfer, 1970 PGA

1941 Derek David Bourgeois, composer

1941 David Steele, cricketer, England batsman, courageous vs. Lillee 1975

1941 David Crosby, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, Crosby, Stills and Nash-Southern Cross

1941 David Warner, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, actor, Star Trek VI, Time Bandits

1941 David Howell Cope, composer

1941 David Wijnkoop, revolutionary socialist, dies

1941 David L. Boren, born in Washington, D.C., Senator-D-Oklahoma 1979 - 1994, Oklahoma Governor 1975 - 1979

1941 David LaFlamme, born in Utah, electric violinist, It's a Beautiful Day

1941 David Boies, American Lawyer

1941 David Puttnam, London, film producer/CEO, Columbia Pictures

1941 David Blue, Cohen, born in Providence, Rhode Island, rocker, Cupid's Arrow

1941 David Selby, Morganstown, West Virginia, actor, Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road

1941 David Ruffin, Mississippi, vocalist, Temptations-Papa Was a Rolling Stone

1940 David Sainsbury, English billionaire/founder, Dutch Soc-Dem

1940 David McFadden, Canadian Poet

1940 David Hart, General-Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers

1940 David Price, born in Erwin, Tennessee, Representative-D-North Carolina 1987 - 1995

1940 David E. Price, American Politician

1940 David Ackroyd, Orange, New Jersey, actor, I Come in Peace, Memories of Me

1940 David Larter, cricketer, two-metre tall England pace bowler

1940 David Holford, cricketer, cousin of G S Sobers WI leg-spin all-rounder

1940 David Rabe, born in Dubuque Iowa, playwright, Streamers

1940 David Broome, Show Jumper, world champion 1970

1940 David C. Johnson, born in Batavia, New York, composer, flutist, studied with Nadia Boulanger, performed live-electronic music

1939 David Gates, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock vocalist, Bread-Baby I'm A Want You

1939 Jews in Lodz Poland ordered to wear yellow star of David

1939 Nazi require wearing of star of David

1939 David S. Mann, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 1995

1939 David H Souter, Weir, New Hampshire, 107th Supreme Court Justice, 1990-

1939 David H. Souter, American Judge

1939 Stanley David Griggs, born in Portland, Oregon, astronaut, STS-51-D, STS-33

1939 David Allan Coe, country musician, Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy

1939 William David Hellerman, composer

1939 Louis Davids [Simon David], cabaret performer/chorus performer, dies

1939 David Hobbs, born in Royal Leamington Spa, England, auto racer, commentator for Speed, raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans twenty times

1939 David Frederick Stock, composer

1939 Jonathan David Harvey, English composer, Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen

1939 David Birney, born in Washington D.C., actor, Brigette Loves Bernie, St. Elsewhere

1939 David Frost, born in Tenterdon, England, TV host, That Was the Week That Was

1939 David Winters, born in London, England, choreographer, Steve Allen Comedy Hour

1939 David Mlinaric, British interior director

1939 David Spielberg, born in Weslaco, Texas, actor, Jessica Novak, The Practice

1939 David Griffiths, portrait painter

1939 David Horowitz, American Writer

1939 David Buchan, ethno-musicologist

1938 David Borden, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, minimalist music, jazz pianist, founded Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, the world's first synthesizer ensemble, wrote vocal, chamber ensemble, music, style similar to Phillip Glass, Terry Riley

1938 [David] Deacon Jones, NFL defensive end, LA, South Dakota, Washington

1938 David Ossman, comedian, Firesign Theater

1938 Kristallnacht; Jews forced to wear Star of David

1938 David Willis, British journalist, BBC World Service

1938 David Obey, American Politician

1938 David Freiberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Quicksilver Messenger

1938 David Groh, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Joe-Rhoda, Don-Another Day

1938 David Dilks, vice-chancellor, Hull U

1938 David Steel, British Politician

1938 David Irving, British Author

1938 David Baltimore, American Scientist

1937 David C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies

1937 David Behrman, born in Salzburg, Austria, composer, producer, Music of Our Time series, Columbia Records, founding member, Sonic Arts Union

1937 David Vickerman Bedford, composer

1937 David Hockney, born in Bradford, England, artist, Pop Art

1937 David Allan, cricketer, West Indian wicketkeeper 1962-66

1937 David Summerscale, head master, Westminster School England

1937 David Del Tredici, born in Cloverdale, California, composer, 1980 Pulitzer

1937 David Ward, president, Law Society

1937 David Ackles, Illinois, vocalist/songwriter, American Gothic

1936 David Carradine, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Kung Fu, Mean Streets

1936 David Ward-Steinman, composer

1936 David Nelson, New York City, actor, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1936 David Carradine, Hollywood, actor, Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns

1936 David Pithey, cricketer, bro of Tony, South Africa all-rounder in 8 Tests

1936 David Leonard Blake, composer

1936 David Joel Zinman, born in New York City, composer and conductor, Baltimore Symphony 1983

1936 Tony Musante, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide

1936 David Jenkins, U.S., figure skater 1960 Olympics gold

1936 David Nicholls, priest/theologian/political theorist

1936 Keir Dullea, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, 2001, 2010, David and Lisa

1936 David Suzuki, Canadian Scientist

1936 David Thompson, British food magnate and multi-millionaire

1936 David Vine, British sport commentator

1935 David White, cricketer, England opening attack Brown and White vs. Pak 1961

1935 David Houston, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, singer, country music, recorded hit 'Almost Pursuaded', and 'With One Exception', 'My Elusive Dreams' with Tammy Wynette

1935 David Allen, cricketer, England off-spinner of 60's

1935 David Canary, Elwood, Indiana, actor, Peyton Place, Candy-Bonanza

1935 John David Crow, football player, Heisman Trophy 1957

1935 David Prowse, British Actor

1935 David Hartman, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, TV personality, Good Morning America

1935 David Evans, born in England, footballer, cricketer for Aston Villa, Conservative Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield

1935 David Wilson, British governor, Hong Kong

1935 David John Lodge, English writer, Soul and Bodies

1935 David Lodge, British Author

1934 David Warrilow, actor, Simon, Radio Days, Dakota Road, Barton Fink

1934 David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

1934 David Barclay, British hotel magnate/multi-millionaire

1934 David Guard, rocker, Kingston Trio

1934 David Smith, cricketer, England opening bowler vs. India 1961-62

1934 David Vaughan Thomas, composer, dies at 61

1934 David H Pryor, Sen-D Arkansas, 1979-

1934 David Durenberger, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Senator-R-Minnesota 1978 - 1995

1934 David J Burke, Liverpool England, writer

1934 David Sinclair, actor, Love and Hate

1934 David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick

1934 David de Peyer, cancer research campaigner

1934 David Halberstam, born in New York City, journalist, author, Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote about the Vietnam War

1934 David Jones, British reverend and headmaster, Bryanston School

1934 David Hancock, secretary, British Department of Education and Science

1934 David Hugh Jones, Poole Dorset England, director, Betrayal

1933 David Reuben, author, Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex

1933 David McCallum, Glasgow Scot, actor, Ilyla Kuryakin-Man From UNCLE

1933 David Rowland, English real estate developer/broker/multi-millionaire

1933 David Rowland, chairman, Lloyd's

1933 Tony Pithey, cricketer, brother of David, South African batsman in 17 Tests

1933 David M Storey, British rugby player/playwright, Home

1933 David McCullough, actor, Huey Long

1933 David Benjamin Lewin, composer

1933 David Winnick, British MP

1933 David Harries, composer

1933 David James Moore, educationalist

1933 David Bellamy, English botanist/tv-program maker

1932 David Lincoln Lightbown, politician

1932 David Shipman, film historian

1932 Marvin David Levy, composer

1932 David McTaggart, co-founder, Greenpeace

1932 David Keylsey, actor and director

1932 David R. Scott, born in San Antonio, Texas, Col USAF/astronaut, Gemini 8, Apollo 9, 15

1932 David Scott, born in San Antonio, Texas, astronaut, commander of Apollo 15 mission, seventh person to walk on the Moon, first person to drive on the Moon

1932 David Plastow, CEO, Medical Research Council

1932 David Bolton, director, British Royal United Service for Defense

1932 David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire

1932 David Antin, American Poet

1932 David Thompson, CEO, Gestetner Holdings

1931 David Baker, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, composer, Reflections

1931 David Lumsdaine, composer

1931 David Wilson, director of British Museum, 1977-92

1931 David Bryant, English world champion bowler/tv-host

1931 David Eddings, U.S., sci-fi author, Belgariad, Malloreon

1931 David Healy, actor, Supergirl, Doomsday Gun, Patton, Be My Guest

1931 David Belasco, American Playwright

1931 Igor Oistrach, Russian violinist and son of David Oistrach

1931 David Shepherd, born in Britain, painter, artist, considered world's most famous conservationists, famous for paintings of wildlife

1931 David Montgomery, chairman, British Forestry Commission

1931 David Haddon Whitaker, British publisher, Whitaker's Almanack

1930 Eduard David, German minister (constitution of Weimar), dies at 67

1930 David Werner Amram, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer, Splendor in the Grass

1930 David Amram, American Composer

1930 David Hackworth, American Soldier

1930 David Rounds, Bronxville, New York, actor, Terence-Beacon Hill

1930 David Mayer Epstein, composer

1930 David Huddleston, Vinton, Virginia, actor, How the West Was Won

1930 David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader

1930 David Konstant, bishop, Leeds

1930 David Smith, principal/vice chancellor, Edinburgh University

1930 Herbert David Croly, U.S. founder (New Republic), dies at 61

1930 David Evatt Tunley, composer

1930 David Sexton, soccer manager

1930 David Staple, joint President, Council of Churches for British and Ireland

1930 David Janssen, born in Naponee Nebraska, actor, Fugitive, Harry O

1930 David Russell Burge, composer

1930 David Gentleman, designer and painter

1930 David H Lawrence, poet and writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44

1930 David Morris, British MEP

1929 David S Broder, born in Chicago Hgts, Illinois, journalist, Pulitzer 1973

1929 David S Ruder, 23rd chairman of Security and Exchange Commission

1929 David Sheppard, bishop, Liverpool, cricketer, England batsman

1929 David Houston, Major-General/Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland

1928 David Mitchell, British MP

1928 David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy

1928 David Berriman, CEO, Rose Thomson Young group of Lloyds Trustees

1928 David Hedison, actor, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1928 David Farquhar Andress, composer

1928 David Somerset, born in England, David Robert Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, British peer, criticized for accepting public funds on riverbed land granted to his dukedom 400 years ago

1928 David Sheiner, New York City, actor, Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana

1928 David L Wolper, producer, Devil's Brigade

1927 David Schine, businessman

1927 David Norman Dinkins, 1st black Mayor-D-NYC, 1990-93

1927 David Hobman, director, Age Concern England

1927 David Frederick Barlow, composer

1927 David Ingram, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kent at Canterbury

1927 Thayer David, born in Massachusetts, actor, Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages

1927 David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician

1927 David Ahlstrom, composer

1927 David Herbert, publisher

1926 David Levine, U.S. painter

1926 David Lobo, Dutch actor, dies in railway accident

1926 Dutch Communist Party expels David Wijnkoop

1926 David Hedison, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea

1926 David Ogilvy, born in London, England, David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, judge, served as Lord Chamberlain

1926 David Young, Lieutenant-General/CEO, Cairn Tech

1926 David Attenborough, producer/TV host/scientist

1926 David Attenborough, naturalist

1926 David Coleman, sports commentator

1926 David Oliver Williams, trade unionist, COHSE

1926 David Eugene Tudor, Philadelphia Penn, composer

1925 Thomas Christian David, composer

1925 David Doyle, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, John Bosley-Charlie's Angels

1925 David Bache, born in Worcestershire, England, David Ernest Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, established design company David Bache Associates, created the Land Rover, Series II Land Rover

1925 David Ironside, cricketer, South Africa swing bowler in 3 Tests vs. New Zealand 1953-54

1925 David McNee, commissioner, Metropolitan Police

1925 Nina David, Mrs Radcliffe N Salomon, poet/author, dies

1925 David Emms, director, London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates

1925 David Abell Wood, priest

1925 British Liberals choose David Lloyd George as party leader

1925 David Jenkins, Bishop, Durham

1924 David Atkinson, British air marshal

1924 David Loram, British Vice-Admiral, Supreme Allied Commander

1924 David Cox, warden, Nuffield College, Oxford

1924 David Richard Holloway, literary Editor

1924 Kenneth David Kaunda, founder/president, Zambia, 1964-91

1924 Freddie Bartholomew, born in England, actor, Anna Karenina, David Copperfield

1924 Bill Wendell, born in New York City, TV announcer, Late Night With David Letterman

1924 David Beattie, British governor-general of New Zealand

1924 David Craighead, composer

1923 David Haslam, British rear Admiral, hydrographer

1922 David Lane, CEO, Commission for Racial Equality

1922 David Lancaster Nicolson, businessman/politician

1922 David Nicolson, businessman/politician

1922 David Mendes Chumaceiro, Curaeaos poet (Adelfas), dies at 45

1922 David McLean, born in Akron, Ohio, actor, Tate-Tate

1922 David Orr, deputy chairman, Inchcape, CEO, British Council, Unilever

1922 David M Chumaceiro, Curacaos poet, dies

1922 David Alexandrovich Toradze, composer

1922 John Kirk Barry, Dr/explorer David Livingstone's companion, dies at 89

1921 David Begelman, film producer

1921 Billy Taylor, born in Greenville, North Carolina, orchestra leader, David Frost Show

1921 David Lawmn, CEO, Prestige Group

1921 Clifton James, New York City, actor, Buster and Billie, David and Lisa

1921 Hal David, lyricist, Promises Promises-Grammy 1969

1920 David Susskind, New York City, TV host, Open End, David Susskind Show

1920 David Waller, actor, Shadowlands, Work is a 4 Letter Word

1920 David Brinkley, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, NBC news anchor, Huntley-Brinkley

1920 David Walker, Professor of Law, Glasgow University

1920 David Vere Bendall, former diplomat

1920 David Wright, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, given name David John Murray Wright, editor of 'X', autobiography 'Deafness. A Personal Account' gives insight into deafness

1919 David Valentine Willcocks, composer

1919 David Johan Kvandal, composer

1919 David Seville, Ross Bagdasarian, born in Fresno California, Alvin and Chipmunks

1918 David Land, impressario

1918 American Red Magen David (Jewish Red Cross) forms

1918 David Opatoshu, New York City, actor, Bonino, Secret Empire, Masada

1917 David Bohm, American Scientist

1917 David Tomlinson, Scotland, actor, Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter

1916 David Lloyd George forms British war government

1916 British government of David Lloyd George forms

1916 David Lloyd George replaces resigning H H Asquith as British PM

1916 David Lewis, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital

1916 David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone, Great-Broadcast chorus

1916 David Brown, born in New York City, director, Jaws, Planet of the Apes

1916 David Donaldson, painter

1916 David Stafford-Clark, psychiatrist

1916 David White, actor, Larry Tate-Bewitched

1916 David Vassall Cox, composer

1915 David Napley, solicitor

1915 David Leo Diamond, born in Rochester, New York, composer, Paderewski Prize-1943

1915 Stringbean, David Akeman, Kentucky, banjoist/comedian, Hee Haw

1915 David Rockefeller, American Businessman

1915 David Rockefeller, CEO, Chase Manhattan Bank

1915 David Kindersley, font designer/cutter

1915 David Jenklins, librarian, National Library of Wales

1915 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head, Washington, Paris

1915 David van de Woestijne, Flemish pianist/composer, Les Aeronautes

1914 David Brian, New York City, actor, Accussed of Murder, Dawn at Sorocco

1914 David Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist

1914 David Wayne, actor, Adam's Rib, Andromeda Strain, 3 Faces of Eve

1914 David Langdon, cartoonist/illustrator

1914 David Ignatow, U.S. poet, Tread the Dark, Rescue the Dead

1914 David Wayne, Traverse City, Michigan, actor, Andromeda Strain, Adams Rib

1914 David Gill, Scottish Scientist

1914 David Bruce, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, Harry-Beulah

1913 David Hunt, British diplomat/quiz winner

1913 Allan David, actor, director andproducer, Cry of the Children

1913 David Popper, composer, dies at 70

1913 Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist

1913 Gyula David, born in Hungary, composer, violinist, conductor, studied at the Liszt academy, conducted for the National Theatre 1945 - 1949, wrote folk song music and 12 tone serial music

1913 David Donald Albritton, born in Danville, Alabama, high jumper 1936 Olympics silver

1913 David Bowman, trade unionist

1913 David Emlyn Evans, composer, dies at 69

1912 David Merrick, Hong Kong, Broadway producer, Hello Dolly

1912 Hugo David Weisgall, Ivancice Moravia, composer, 4 Impressions

1912 David Packard, electronic engineer and businessman

1912 Wendy Hiller, England, actress, Major Barbara, David Copperfield

1912 David Raksin, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Modern Times

1912 David Brower, environmentalist/president, Sierra Club

1912 David R. Brower, American Environmentalist

1912 David Barran, CEO, Midland Bank, England

1912 David F. Powers, American Politician

1912 David Townsend, cricketer, 3 Tests England vs. WI 1935

1912 David Langton, born in Scotland, actor, Quintet, St. Joan, Abandon Ship

1912 Alan David Melville, polymath

1912 Francis David Charteris, earl of Wemyss and March/Scottish landowner

1911 Sigursveinn David Kristinsson, composer

1911 David Graham Phillips, American Journalist

1910 David Lichine, Lichtenstein, Russian/US dancer, Make Mine Music

1910 David Rose, born in London, England, orchestra leader, Red Skelton Show, Stripper

1910 David Gilroy Bevan, politician

1910 David Duffle Wood, composer, dies at 72

1910 David Lavender, American Historian

1910 David McCampbell, U.S. pilot/captain, WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Japanese planes

1909 Alan Carney, David Boughal, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Zombies on Broadway

1909 David Riesman, U.S. sociologist, Lonely Crowd

1909 Arwel Hughes, born in Wales, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn

1909 David Branson, composer

1909 1st San Francisco fireboat, David Scannell, launched

1909 David Brock, American Author

1909 David Niven, born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, actor, Casino Royale

1909 David Dean Rusk, American Politician

1909 Saul David Alinsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, radical writer, John L Lewis

1909 David, Mawson and Mackay reach south magnetic pole

1908 David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer

1908 Herman David Koppel, composer

1908 David Oistrakh, born in Odessa, Russia, violinist and professor, Moscow Conservatory

1908 David Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor, Beat Girl, I Accuse

1908 William Eric David Davis, broadcaster

1908 David Lean, British director, Lawrence of Arabia

1908 David Lean, born in Croydon, England, director, Dr. Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter

1908 David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer and politician

1907 David Belasco's "Grand Army Man," premieres in New York City

1906 David Sheinfeld, composer

1906 David Van Vactor, Plymouth Indiana, composer, Chaconne

1905 George Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor and playwright, David Copperfield

1905 David Belasco's "Girl of Golden West," premieres in New York City

1905 Carl David Anderson, New York City, physicist, 1936 Nobel Prize for physics

1905 David Newell, Missouri, actor, Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves

1904 David Brown, CEO, Aston Martin Lagonda

1904 Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany

1902 Impresario David Belasco opens his 1st Broadway theater

1902 David Burns, actor, Music Man, Hello Dolly!

1902 David Brooks, psychologist

1902 David O Selznick, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, producer, Gone With the Wind

1902 David O. Selznick, American Producer

1902 David R Capriles, Curaeaos director of psychiatric, dies at 64

1902 David Cecil, English Writer

1900 David Wynne, born in Penderyn, Wales, composer, studied at University of Wales, Cardiff, University of Bristol, Head of Music, Lewis School Pengam, professor of composition, Cardiff College of Music and Drama

1900 David Croll, QC senator

1899 David Eli Lilienthal, U.S. government organizer, Wisconsin

1898 David de Jong, Dutch writer, Mutiny on the Canal

1898 Martin David, German/Netherlands law historian

1898 Edward Noyes Westcott, U.S. attorney/writer (David Harum), dies

1896 David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist, Lib of Chile

1896 Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73

1895 David Butler, born in San Francisco, California, director, April in Paris, Calamity Jane

1895 Johann Nepomuk David, composer

1895 David Belasco's "Heart of Maryland," premieres in New York City

1894 Winifred Kingston, England, silent screen actress, David Garrick

1892 David Guion, composer

1892 Arthur Oscar Honnegger, born in Le Havre, France, composer, King David

1892 David Garnett, England, novelist and editor, Lady into Fox

1892 David Dubinsky, labor leader, Freedom Award, 1969 Medal of Freedom

1891 David Vogel, Ukraine, author, Huwelijksleven

1891 David Low, British Cartoonist

1891 David Sarnoff, U.S., radio/TV pioneer/CEO, RCA

1891 David Dixon Porter, U.S. rear Admiral (Union), dies at 77

1891 David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies

1888 David Monrad Johansen, composer

1887 David McKinley Williams, composer

1886 David Ben-Gurion, Plonsk Poland, 1st Prime Minister of Israel, 1948 - 1953, 1955

1886 David Ben Gurion, Israeli Statesman

1886 David L Yule, 1st Jewish U.S. senator, dies

1886 David Steinman, New York City, bridge designer, Hudson, Triborough

1885 David Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer, Lady Chatterly's Lover

1885 Samuel David Ferguson becomes 1st U.S. black bishop

1885 Edith Evans, born in London, England, actress, Tom Jones, David Copperfield

1884 Karl Heinrich David, composer

1883 Louis Davids, Simon David, Dutch cabaret performer/chorus performer

1883 David John de Lloyd, composer

1882 David Cohen, Dutch historian/chairman, Jewish Council

1882 Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne], English artist (David Cupperfield), dies

1882 David Belasco's "La Belle Russe," premieres in New York City

1881 David Houston patents roll film for cameras

1880 Una O'Connor, Belfast Ireland, actress, David Copperfield

1879 David van der Kellen, Dutch coin engraver, dies at 74

1877 David Stanley Smith, composer

1877 David Mendes Chumaceiro, born in Curacao, poet, Crisalidas

1876 Felicien C David, French composer (Lalla-Roukh), dies at 66

1876 David Wijnkoop, Dutch revolutionary socialist

1874 David Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey

1874 Dr. David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton

1874 King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit U.S.

1874 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66

1874 David Friedrich Strauss, German Theologian

1874 John David Rockefeller, Jr., born in Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropist

1873 David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th President of Mormon church

1873 David O. McKay, American Clergyman

1873 Ferdinand David, Dutch violinist and composer, dies at 63

1873 David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60

1873 David Vaughan Thomas, composer

1872 David D Salas, Antillian writer, Josefina

1870 David [James] Glasgow Farragut, admiral, dies

1870 Charles Dickens, English writer (David Copperfield), dies at 58

1869 David Grandison Fairchild, U.S., botanist and explorer, brought plants to U.S.

1869 Herbert David Croly, U.S. author, Promise of American Life

1868 David Wilmot, American Activist

1867 David Graham Phillips, American Journalist

1866 David Faragut appointed as 1st Admiral of U.S. Navy

1864 David Bell Birney, U.S. lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39

1864 David Bullock Harris, U.S. Confederate colonel, dies of yellow fever

1864 David Allen Russell, U.S. Union general-major, dies in battle at 43

1864 Roger David Casement, Irish nationalist, Easter uprising 1916

1864 General David Hunter takes command of Department of West Virginia

1863 Confederate sub David damages Union ship Ironsides

1863 Eduard David, German undersecretary, constitution of Weimar

1863 David Lloyd George, L-PM-Britain, 1916-22

1862 David G Farragut is 1st rear Admiral in U.S. Navy

1862 David Emanuel Twiggs, U.S. Confederate general-major (Monterrey), dies at 72

1862 Henry David Thoreau, U.S. writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44

1862 Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans

1862 David Hilbert, Konigsberg East Prussia, mathematician

1859 Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania and Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone

1856 David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73

1856 David Alfred Thomas, born in Glamorganshire, England, 1st Viscount Rhondda

1856 Pierre J David, David d'Angers, French sculptor, dies at 67

1854 Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"

1853 David Belasco, American Playwright

1851 David Starr Jordan, New York, biologist/university President, Leland Stanford

1849 David H Chasse, baron/general (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84

1849 U.S. had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (President pro tem) term ended March 3rd

1846 Henry David Thoreau jailed for tax resistance

1845 Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond

1843 David Popper, composer

1843 David Gill, Scottish Scientist

1840 Caspar David Friedrich, German Artist

1838 David Duffle Wood, composer

1837 David Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Curacao

1833 David McMurtrie Gregg, Major General Union volunteers

1832 John Kirk Barry, Scot, Dr/companion to explorer David Livingstone

1831 David Edward Hughes, inventor, microphone, teleprinter

1830 David Walker, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens), dies at 44

1827 Jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81

1827 David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75

1825 Jacques-Louis David, French painter (Death of Marat), dies at 77

1825 David Bell Birney, Major General Union volunteers

1825 David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General Confederate Army

1822 Henry David Leslie, composer

1820 David Allen Russell, Army Major General, Union

1819 David Henry Williams, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1818 David Addison Weisiger, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1817 Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, naturalist/pacifist, Walden Pond

1816 David Stuart, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1814 David Wilmot, American Activist

1813 David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral Union Navy

1813 David Livingstone, born in Scotland, explorer, found by Stanley in Africa

1813 David Melville, Newport, Rhode Island, patents apparatus for making coal gas

1810 Ferdinand David, violist/compser, Hohe Schule des Violinspiels

1810 Felicien C. David, French composer, Perle du Bresil, Desert

1809 William David Porter, Commander Union Navy

1808 David F Strauss, Germany, theologist, Jesus' Life

1808 David Friedrich Strauss, German Theologian

1807 David R Atchison, President of USA on March 3rd 1849

1806 David Dale, industrialist and philanthropist, dies

1805 David Tod, U.S. diplomat, Gov-R-Ohio, 1861-63

1805 David Dudley Field, lawyer/law codifier

1804 David Van de Kellen, coin engraver

1802 David Hunter, Major General Union volunteers

1801 David Glasgow Farragut, Tennessee, Vice Admiral Union Navy

1801 1st U.S. Jewish governor, David Emanuel, takes office in Georgia

1799 David Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66

1798 David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut and bolt machine

1788 Pierre J David, David d'Angers, French sculptor

1785 David Walker, Wilmington, North Carolina, abolitionist, Appeal to Colored Citizens

1784 1st U.S. seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia

1783 David Cox, English painter, Treatise on landscape painting

1781 David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor, kaleidoscope

1778 David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia

1776 1st (failed) submarine attack (David Bushnell's "Turtle" attacks British sailboat "Eagle" in Bay of New York)

1776 David Hume, Scottish Philosopher

1774 Caspar David Friedrich, German Artist

1772 David Ricardo, economist

1770 David 't Kindt, Flemish architect (Mammelokker, Ghent), dies at 71

1770 David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer, Columbia River

1765 David H Chasse, Dutch baron/general, fought Napoleon at Waterloo

1751 David Moritz Michael, composer

1748 Jacques-Louis David, France, Neoclassical painter, Death of Marat

1746 Jan David Holland, composer

1744 David Allan, Scottish painter

1735 1st U.S. Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany

1733 David Traugott Nicolai, composer

1729 Johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46

1717 David Garrick, actor/producer/writer, Aboan-Oroonoko

1711 David Hume, Scottish Philosopher

1711 David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher, Treatise of Human Nature

1710 David Wooster, American Soldier

1696 Johann David Mayer, composer, dies at 60

1690 David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79

1685 David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46

1683 Johann David Heinichen, composer

1667 David ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies

1649 David Teniers I, Flemish painter (altaar stukken), dies

1645 Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter, King David

1644 Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature, David's holy saint graduals

1638 David Teniers III, Flemish painter, carpet cartons

1636 Johann David Mayer, composer

1617 David Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53

1610 David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter, Theatrum Pictorium

1596 David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)

1588 Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies

1566 David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered

1564 David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer, discoved variable star

1564 Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88

1559 Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel

1556 David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54

1496 David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69

1475 Michelangelo, painter and sculptor, David

1371 David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46

1324 David II Bruce, king of Scotland, 1331 - 1371

1272 David of Augsburg, Franciscan minister/author, dies

1153 David I, King of Scotland, dies

1153 David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68


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