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2008 Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act, dies

2002 LaWanda Page, actress, Sanford and Son, dies at 81

2001 Whitman Mayo, actor, Sanford and Son, dies at 70

1999 Dusty Springfield, pop singer, Son of a Preacher Man, dies at 59

1997 Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39

1997 Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games

1997 Martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray

1997 Michael Jackson, Jr., son of Michael Jackson

1997 Innis Cosby, son of Bill Cosby, murdered on LA highway at 29

1996 Nicu Ceausescu, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds, dies at 45 in Vienna, Austria

1995 Ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at 48

1995 Carlos Menem, Jr., son of Argentine president, dies at 26

1994 Didier Rocher, son of French cosmetic maker Yves Rocher, dies at 41

1994 Sviatoslav S Stravinsky, French/U.S. composer/son of Igor Stravinsky, dies at 84

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

1994 Jack Antonio, son of Virginia Madisen and Antonio Sabatto Jr

1994 Thomas Davis, U.S. movie editor/son of MGM-chief Frank D, dies at 26

1994 Nicholas Pietro Santopictro, son of Vanna White

1994 Nicholas Joseph Mills, son of Chris Evert and Andy Mills

1994 Cecile Dreesmann, son of Anton Dreesmann, dies at 74

1994 Basel al-Assad, Syrian President Assad son, dies in car accident at 31

1993 Jonathan Ric Ocasek, son of rocker Ric and model Paulina Porizkova

1993 Brandon Lee, U.S. actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28

1993 John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, son of Caroline Kennedy

1992 Cesar [Caesar] Domela, painter/son of Ferdinand D Nieuwenhuis, dies

1992 Louis Ducrut, prince/son of Princess Stephanie and Daniel Ducrut

1992 Theo Edison, son of Thomas Edison, dies at 94

1992 Earvin Johnson III, son of NBA foward Magic Johnson

1992 James Duke Mason, son of singer Belinda Carlisle and Morgan Mason

1992 Jett Travolta, son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston

1992 Margaret Barker, actress (Fathers and Son), dies of lung cancer at 83

1992 Rebop Rundgren, son of Michelle Gray and Todd

1991 Owen Joseph Kline, son of Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline

1991 Beau Grayson, son of country singer Tanya Tucker

1991 Gabriel Anthony Cohen, son of Meredith Viera and Richard Cohen

1991 Gabriel Cohen, son of Meredith Viera and Richard Cohen

1991 James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden, Star Trek NG

1991 Abraham Joseph Groening, son of Simpson creator Matt Groening

1991 Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son Dodger manager, dies of pneumonia at 33

1991 Dennis Crosby, son of Bing, commits suicide at 54

1991 Marcus Heeresma, writer/poet (Anna, Son of a Whore), dies

1991 Mike Tyson admits paternity to Kimberly Scarborough's son

1991 Leueen McGrath, actress (Edward My Son, Saint's Vacation), dies at 77

1991 Conor Clapton, Eric Clapton's son, falls out of 53rd floor window at 5

1991 Vilma Banky, actress (Eagle, Son of Sheik, Rebel), dies at 93

1991 Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Eddie Van Halan and Valerie Bertinelli

1991 Nicholas Garland, son of Pamela Sue Martin

1991 Keye Luke, actor (Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86

1990 Elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, dies at 80

1990 Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners

1990 Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning

1990 Evan James Springsteen, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker Bruce Springsteen's son

1990 Kerry Kennedy (daughter of Robert) and Andrew Coumo (Mario's son) wed

1990 Marston Glenn Hefner, son of Hugh Hefner and Kimberley Conrad

1990 Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50

1990 Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford

1989 Dakota Johnson, son of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson

1989 Jeff Linton Osbourne, son of Jeffrey and Sheri

1989 Oliver Bernsen, son of Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays

1988 Carolyn Franklin, singer/songwriter/son of Aretha, dies at 43

1988 Michael Tylo, son of U.S. actor/actress Michael Tylo/Deborah Hunter

1988 Jamie Altman, son of Lynda Carter and Robert Altman

1987 Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies

1986 John Hurley, song writer (Son of a Preacher Man), dies at 45

1986 Helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies

1986 Amedeo, Belgium, son of princess Astrid/arch duke Lorenz

1985 Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002

1985 Zak Starkey (Ringo's son) marries Sarah Menikides

1983 Test cricket debut of Shoaib Mohammad, son of Hanif, vs. India Jullundur

1982 William of Wales, son of Prince Chuck and Lady Di

1982 Harry H Corbett, Brits actor (Steptoe and Son, Jabberwacky), dies at 57

1981 Nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84

1981 Elijah Wood, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, Radio Flyer, Good Son

1981 Ray J, born in Carson, California, singer, record producer, actor, son of gospel singer William Norwood

1980 1st nonstop crossing of U.S. via balloon (Maxie Anderson and son Chris)

1979 Frederick MGDL Windsor, son of English prince Michael

1977 James Louis McCartney, son of Paul and Linda McCartney

1977 Liam Botham, cricketer, son of Ian Hampshire all-rounder 1996

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

1977 Stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20

1977 Karac Plant, son of Robert Plant, dies of respratory failure at 6

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

1976 Sage Stallone, Sylvester's son/actor, Rocky V

1975 Sean Ono Lennon, John and Yoko's Son

1974 Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop, dies at 62

1974 Alexander PGR duke of Ulster, son of English prince Richard

1974 Ahmet Rodan Zappa, son of Frank/rocker, Z, 2 Hip 4 TV

1974 Anna Q Nilsson, actress (Toll Gate, Sorrell and Son), dies at 85

1973 Shaun Pollock, cricketer, son of Peter South African Test quick 1995-

1973 Mark Larsen, born in Denmark, jockey, rode "Vetrotex" to victory in his first Danish Derby, son of Ole Larsen

1973 Daniel Marsh, cricketer, son of Rod South Australia slow lefty since 1993

1973 Elvis Presley, Jr., alleged son of Elvis Presley

1972 James Stream Thurmond, Jr., son of U.S. senator Strom Thurmond

1972 "Sanford and Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV

1971 Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Crown Prince/son of King of Nepal

1970 Nicholas CEJ Windsor, son of English prince Edward, duke of Kent

1970 Chris Cairns, cricketer, son of Lance, New Zealand all-rounder

1969 Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67

1969 Chris Harris, cricketer, son of Zin New Zealand all-rounder in ODI's

1969 Dweezil Zappa, born in Hollywood, California, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ, MTV

1969 Arthur Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, son of Arthur Benjamin Guinness, member of the Guinness family, founders of the Guinness brewery

1968 Carlo H L Ponti, Jr., son of Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren

1967 Jason Gould, son of Elliot Gould/Barbra Streisand, Prince of Tides

1967 Jason Starkey, son of Beatle Ringo

1967 Jamie Brayshaw, cricketer, son of Ian WA and SA right-handed batsman

1967 Willem-Alexander CGF, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands

1966 Jason Gould, son of Barbra Striesand and Elliot Gould

1966 Grant Bradburn, cricketer, son of Wynne New Zealand off-spinner 1990-

1965 Zak Starsky, rock drummer, son of Beatle Ringo

1965 James Jagger, son of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall

1965 Sanjay Manjrekar, cricketer, son of Vijay Indian middle-order batsman

1965 Frank Reicher, actor (King Kong, Nazi Agent, Son of Kong), dies at 89

1964 James RB Ogilvy, son of English princess Alexandra

1963 Laurens BBM, Belgian prince/son of Albert II and Paola

1963 Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, dies at only 3 days

1963 Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, lives only 3 days

1963 Alec Stewart, cricketer, son of Micky/opening bat Occasional WK

1963 Julian Lennon, John's son and singer, Too Late for Goodbyes

1963 Glenn Trimble, cricketer, son of Sam Two ODI's for Australia 1986

1962 Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic (Vredens Son), dies at 64

1962 Robbie Knievel, daredevil, son of Evel, Chips Something Special

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

1961 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78

1961 Shoaib Mohammad, cricketer, son of Hanif Patient and prolific batsman

1960 Richard N Wright, U.S. author (Native son), dies at 52 in Paris France

1960 John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine

1960 Reza Pahlavi, Iran, son of Shah of Iran

1958 Ronald Prescot Reagan, Jr., Louisiana, President son/TV host, Ron Reagon Show

1958 Christian Brando, son of Marlon/killed sisters boyfriend

1957 Chris Cowdrey, cricketer, son of Colin, captain of England 1988

1957 Pranab Roy, cricketer, son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982

1956 Gary Cole, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, actor, Fatal Vision, Son of Morning Star

1956 Steve Ford, actor, Young and Restless, son of President Gerald Ford

1956 Mudassar Nazar, cricketer, son of Nazar Mohammad Pakistani bat

1953 Nigel Bruce, actor (Son of Lassie, Spider Woman), dies at 58

1953 Nicholas Wisdom, cricketer, son of comic Norman, 2 games Sussex 1974

1951 Nicu Ceausescu, born in Romania, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds

1951 King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I

1950 Mohinder Amarnath, cricketer, son of Lala Indian batsman of 70's/80's

1950 Michael Ford, son of President Gerald and Betty Ford

1950 Bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62

1948 Surinder Amarnath, cricketer, son of Lala 124 on debut vs. New Zealand 1976

1947 Cat Stevens, Yusaf Islam, rock vocalist, Peace Train, Father and Son

1946 Demond Wilson, Valdosta Georgia, actor, Sanford and Son, Baby I'm Back

1946 Ashok Mankad, cricketer, son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78

1946 Gary Lewis, Jerry's son, singer, & The Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1946 Barbara Benary, born in America, composer, co-founder, Gamelan Son of Lion, New York City repertory ensemble, composes theater music, chamber music

1946 Michael Reagan, talk show host, Ronald's son

1946 Graham Vivian, cricketer, son of Giff, 5 Tests for New Zealand 1965-72

1946 Phyllis Eisenstein, U.S., sci-fi author, Sorcerer's Son, Born to Exile

1945 Larry Larden, rocker, Every Mother's Son

1944 King Victor Emmanuel abdicates the throne for his son Umberto

1943 Henri Szeps, born in Lausanne, Switzerland, actor, Mother and Son

1943 Bruce Milner, rocker, Every Mother's Son

1942 Alexander EHAML, prince of the Belgians/son of Leopold III

1942 Richard Hutton, cricketer, son of Len, 5 Tests 1971

1942 Kim Il Jong, son of North Korean President Kim Il Sung, 1972-94

1942 Terry Melcher, Rip Chords, Doris Day's son

1941 Al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach

1941 Shah of Iran abdicates throne to his son Reza Pahlawi

1941 Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., son of Jimmy Hoffa/Teamster union leader

1941 Chris Augustine, rocker, Every Mother's Son

1941 Richard Wright and Paul Green's "Native Son," premieres in New York City

1940 Batman Comics, mobsters rubbed out a circus highwire team known as the Flying Graysons, leaving their son Dick (Robin) an orphan

1940 Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies

1940 Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published

1940 Richard Wright's "Native Son" published

1939 Ron Headley, cricketer, son of George, 2 Tests WI vs. England 1973

1938 Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor, Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford and Son

1937 Harald, Crown Prince, son of King Olav V, heir apparent of Norway

1936 Khalid Wazir, cricketer, son of S Wazir Ali 2 Tests for Pakistan 1954

1936 Daniel Goode, born in America, composer, clarinetist, studied with Henry Cowell, influenced by Indonesian gamelan music, bird song, Cape Breton fiddling, minimal music, member, Gamelan Son of Lion, Director, Electronic Music Studio, Rutgers University

1935 Kitei Son runs world record marathon (2:26:42)

1935 Ronnie Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois, adopted son of George Burns

1935 Faisal II, King of Iraq, 1939-58, son of Ghasi I

1934 Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son

1934 Alfred Scott, WI cricket leg-spinner, son of O C, Test 0-140

1932 Gerard van den Berg, Dutch TV host, Like Father, Like Son

1932 Noam Pitlik, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor and director, Sanford and Son, Bob Newhart

1932 Jon Lindbergh, 2nd son of aviator Charles Lindbergh

1932 Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell, New Jersey

1932 Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for kidnapped son

1932 James Clyde, born in England, Baron Clyde, son of James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde, British judge, Chancellor to the Bishop of Argyll, Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland

1931 George Gunn gets 183 and son of a gunn George Vernon 100* same innings

1931 Igor Oistrach, Russian violinist and son of David Oistrach

1931 Johnny Sheffield, born in Pasadena, California, actor, Boy-Tarzan Finds a Son

1930 Whitman Mayo, New York City, actor, Grady-Sanford and Son

1929 Remco [Wouter] Campert, Dutch literary/poet/son of Jan Campert

1929 Sergei Prokoviev's ballet "Prodigal Son," premieres in Paris

1928 Angus Ogilvy, son of English princess Alexandra

1926 Martin Peake, born in England, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act

1926 Sydney Chaplin, son of Charlie/actor, Adding Machine, Psycho Sisters

1926 Shelley Berman, Chicago, comedian, Son of Blob, Love American Style

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 Harry H Corbett, Rangoon Burma, actor, Steptoe and Son, Jabberwacky

1924 Gerald D Lascelles, son of English princess Mary

1924 Jan Willem Radecker, sculptor/son of John Raedecker

1923 Sara A. Lidman, Swedish author, Jag Och Min Son, Samtal in Hanoi

1922 Redd Foxx, born in St. Louis, Missouri, comedian, Sandford and Son, Redd Foxx Show

1921 Adrian Cruft, born Adrian Francis Cruft, son of Eugene Cruft, born in Britain, composer, dubbed a performer's composer, composed church, chamber and orchestral works

1920 Christopher R. Milne, son of Alan A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

1919 Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrial/son of Werner, dies

1919 Hugh FitzRoy, born in Cape Town, South Africa, 11th Duke of Grafton, Deputy Lieutenant, KG, patrilineal descendant of King Charles II's third eldest illegitimate son

1919 Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington and bandleader

1919 Lindsay Tuckett, cricketer, son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49

1919 John C F, son of English king George V, dies at 13

1918 Pim [Albrecht W] Lyre, Dutch lawyer/son of prince Henry

1918 Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13

1918 Soccer team SON OF Meerssen forms

1917 Isang Yun, born in Tongyeong, South Korea, composer, professor, son of renowned poet Yun Ki-hyon, exhiled from South Korea, taught at Hanover Academy of Music

1916 Asfa Wossen, Crown prince of Ethiopia/son of emperor Haile Selassi

1915 Iris Meredith, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actress, Son of Davy Crockett

1914 Frances Farmer, born in Seattle, Washington, actress, Son of Fury, Among the Living

1914 William E. Darwin, British son of Charles Darwin, dies at 74

1914 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., born in Campobello Island, Canada,Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

1914 King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent

1913 Victor Trumper, Jr., cricketer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Trumper NSW 1940-41

1912 Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop

1911 Joe Hardstaff, Jr., cricketer, son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England

1910 A "Dudley" Nourse, cricketer, son of Dave, brilliant South African bat

1910 Elliot Roosevelt, son of FDR/writer, Murder in the Oval Office

1910 Soulima Stravinsky, born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Russian pianist, Igor's son

1910 Chiang Ching-huo, son of Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek/President, 1978-88

1909 Jeffrey Lynn, Auburn Massachusetts, actor, My Son Jeep, Roaring Twenties

1908 Richard Wright, U.S., author, Native Son, Uncle Tom's Children

1906 Klaus Mann, German/US author, Mephisto, son of Thomas Mann

1906 Victor Wong, LA Cal, actor, Mission to Moscow, Son of Kong, King Kong

1905 John C F, son of English King George V

1904 Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto, dies

1904 Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II

1903 Pitcher Jack Doscher, 1 son of a major leaguer debuts with Cubs

1902 Nicolas Guillen, Cuban poet, Motivos de son

1902 Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician, Delta Blues

1901 George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son," premieres in New York City

1900 Sydney Arnold, English comic/actor, Miss Jones and Son

1900 Cesar Domela, Dutch painter, Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis son

1899 Frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of British field marshal, dies in battle

1899 Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith

1899 Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor

1899 Adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19

1898 Josie Sedgwick, born in Texas, actress, Son of Oklahoma

1896 Doris Lloyd, actress, Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah and Son

1895 Nigel Bruce, Baja Mexico, actor, Son of Lassie, Spider Woman

1893 Ruth Chatterton, U.S. actress, Madame X, Sarah and Son

1892 Thomas Cook, English tour director (Thomas Cook and Son), dies at 83

1890 Julian Rivero, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Son of Oklahoma, Via Pony Express

1886 Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish artist, L'art et Son Avenir

1886 Karl Dane, Copenhagen Denmark, actor, Son of the Sheik

1881 Emil Ludwig, German biographer, Diana, Son of Man

1878 Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai

1875 Frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor, King Kong, Son of Kong

1875 John Baptist van Son, Dutch Catholic politician, dies at 71

1862 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County, Iowa, actress, Son of Dracula

1849 Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck

1849 Johan Willem, son of Dutch princess Marianne and coachman

1849 Edmund Gosse, London, translator/critic, Father and Son

1847 Jesse James, Missouri, bank/train robber, son of a clergyman

1843 Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange/son of king Willem III

1833 Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel of Bathe, murdered at 21

1832 Joseph Smith, son of founder of Mormonism

1831 Dom Pedro abdicates to son, Dom Pedro II crowned emperor of Brazil

1829 George Washington Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, dies

1828 John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House

1822 Pedro I, son of king Joao VI, declares Brazil independence

1812 Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel van Bathe

1811 Napoleon FKJ Bonaparte II, Napoleon's son/King of Rome

1810 Alexander Walewski, French earl/foreign minister/Napoleon I's son

1808 Thomas Cook, England, tour director, Thomas Cook and Son

1804 Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician, RC

1800 Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox

1792 Edward John Trelawney, England, traveler/author, Adv of Younger Son

1792 John Herschel, born in Slough, England, William Herschel's son, astronomer

1791 Samuel Briggs and his son, patent nail-making machine

1788 Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam

1784 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach, dies at 74

1778 Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X

1764 Elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI

1751 Frederick Louis, English prince of Wales/son of George I, dies

1742 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62

1742 Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70

1735 Johann Christian Bach, composer, son of JS Bach, English Bach

1714 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of J. S. Bach

1710 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach

1710 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of JS Bach, Sinfonias 64

1691 Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61

1690 Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great

1690 Emperor Leopold's son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king

1688 King James II's wife and son flee to France

1688 King James II's wife and son flee England for France

1686 Ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66

1685 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles 2, executed

1679 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius

1671 Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius

1654 Ferdinand, son of RC emperor Ferdinand III, dies

1649 James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II

1646 Baltasar Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip IV, dies

1641 Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50

1629 Cornelis Tromp, Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral-General/son of Maarten Tromp

1620 Peregrine White, son of Wm and Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower

1613 Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar

1611 Henry Hudson and son set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers

1591 Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9

1582 Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII

1581 Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of Ivan IV "the Terrible"

1572 Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege for Haarlem

1572 Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederik plunders Mechelen

1568 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23

1568 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27

1556 Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain

1556 Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain

1555 Emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan

1551 Emperor Karel appoints son Philip as heir to the throne

1547 Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered

1545 Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma

1545 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II

1540 Emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan

1540 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg

1506 Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir

1503 Il Bronzino, Florentine painter, Eleanor de Toledo and her Son

1502 Cesare Borgia (son of pope Alexander VI) occupies Urbino

1497 "Edward IV's son" Perkin Warbecks army lands in Cork

1495 Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35

1495 Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France

1479 Vasili III, great prince of Moscow 1505-33 amd son of Ivan III

1477 Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of

1459 Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II

1422 Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France

1415 Anton van Bourgondie, French son of Philip the Stout/duke, dies at 31

1393 Yvain, son of earl of Foix, burned at royal ball

1376 "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46

1354 Margaretha van Bavarian's son earl Willem V signs peace treaty

1349 Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand

1310 German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia

1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head

1307 German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia

1298 Albert I, son of Rudolf of Habsburg, crowned Holy Roman Emperor

1291 Sultan of Egypt and his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre

1272 Re Enzo, Italian poet/son of Emp Frederik II von Hohenstaufen, dies

1268 Conrad Hohenstaufen, Conrad van Zwaben, son of Conrad IV, dies

1268 Konradijn Hohenstaufen, son of Koenraad IV, beheaded in Naples

1266 Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies

1252 Konradijn Hohenstaufen, Koenrad van Zwaben, son of Konrad IV

1236 Sava [Rastko], son of Serbia's king/saint, dies at 64

1215 Otto van Gelre, son of Otto I/earl-elect of Utrecht

1188 Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I

1162 Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies

1129 Fulco V's son Godfried marries king Henry I's daughter Mathildis

1120 William, English crown prince/son of Henry I, drowns at 17

1093 Edward Macduncan, Scottish crown prince/son of Malcolm II, dies in battle

1087 German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Koenraad

1059 Henri I crowns his son compassionate King Philip I of France

1057 Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan

1054 Emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king

1028 German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king

1027 Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France

987 French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king

955 Alberich II, son of Octavianus elected pope

936 Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII

811 Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39

810 Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)

628 Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son

117 Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies


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