THIS DAY IN HISTORY JANUARY 22

On this day  January 22...    The following were born:

(Orginally posted was a list of events for Jan. 22, but it seemed a rather depressing list, this war and that war, this massacre, a plague, an ethic group forced out, etc etc, so changed it to a list of Jan. 22 birthdays!)

1440 Ivan III the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania
1561 Francis Bacon England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)
1571 Robert Bruce Cotton English antiquary, politician
1592 Pierre Gassendi Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher
1649 Pascal Collasse composer
1655 Geleyn Evertsen Lieutenant-Admiral (Zealand)
1707 Carl Hockh composer
1709 Joseph Reipel composer
1727 Claude-Benigne Balbastre composer
1729 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Germany, critic/dramatist
1729 Giuseppe Luigi Tibaldi composer
1748 Lewis Edson composer
1753 Peter Fuchs composer
1756 Vincenzo Righini composer
1766 Antoine-Vincent Arnault French writer (Les Vénitiens)
1779 Stefano Pavesi composer
1781 François-Antoine Habeneck composer
1788 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron England, romantic poet (Don Juan)
1802 Richard Upjohn US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, New York)
1815 Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger composer
1820 Hermann von Lingg German playwright/poet
1820 Johan Hendrik Koelman portrait painter (Jahresringe)
1824 Josef Leopold Zvonar composer
1826 [Merriwether] Jeff Thompson Partisan (Confederate Army), died in 1876
1842 Charles Henri Marechal composer
1845 Jacob Verdam Dutch philologist
1845 Paul Vidal de la Blanche France, geographer
1848 Samuel Muller Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)
1849 August Strindberg Sweden, dramatist/novelist (Apologia)
1855 Ernst Kullak composer
1858 Betrice Potter Webb England, economist
1858 Frederick Lugard British captain/baron (Congo)
1861 Karel Stecker composer
1865 Friedrich Paschen German physicist
1870 Charles Arnold Tournemire composer
1871 Leon Jessel composer
1874 Wincenty Witoz Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926)
1875 Bonifacius C de Jonge Governor (Dutch East Indies)
1875 D[avid] W Griffith movie producer/director (Birth of a Nation)
1875 Thomas W Ross actor (Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm)
1877 Hjalmar Schacht president of German Reichsbank/minister of Economics
1878 Constance Collier Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool)
1878 Francis Picabia French painter/illustrator
1886 John Joseph Becker composer
1890 Fred M Vinson Kentucky, 13th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1946-53)
1891 Franz Alexander Hungarian/US psycho analytical
1891 Moise Kisling Polish/French painter (La Souris Boiteuse)
1892 Marcel Dassault [Bloch], French airplane builder
1893 Conrad Veidt Potsdam Germany, actor (Cabinet of Dr Caligari)
1894 Charles Morgan England, writer (Fountain)
1894 Matt McHugh PA, actor (Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast, Innocent Affair)
1897 Josef Stanislav composer
1897 Rosa Ponselle opera diva (Casta Diva, La Forza del Destino)
1898 Ross R Barnett lawyer/(Gov-D-MS)
1898 Alexander Abramsky composer
1898 Ben van Eysselsteijn Dutch writer (Arid Earth)
1898 Gustaf Paulson composer
1898 Hans van Werveke Flemish historian (Diocese Terwaan)
1899 Guido Kisch Czech/German/US historian (Jews in medieval Germany)
1899 Martti Haavio [P Mastapää], Finnish linguist/poet
19-- Dawn Smith Jackson TN, actress (Jolene-Joe Forrester)
19-- Steve Riley rock drummer (LA Guns-It's Over Now)
1900 Franz Salmhofer composer
1901 Hans-Erich Apostel Austrian composer (Sonata Ritmica)
1903 Robin Humphrey Milford composer
1904 George Balanchine composer/choreographer
1906 Robert E[rvin] Howard US, sci-fi author (Conan the Conqueror)
1906 Willa B Brown (Coffey) US black air pioneer (NAAA)
1907 Marie Dressler actress (Anna Christie, Dinner at 8)
1909 Ann Sothern [Harriette Lake], North Dakota, actress (Lady in a Cage, My Mother the Car)
1909 Lev D Landau Russian physicist (Nobel 1962)
1909 [Sithu] U Thant Burma, 3rd UN Secretary-General (1962-72)
1911 Bruno Kreisky Austria, bandleader/chancellor (1970-83)
1911 Roberto Garcia Morillo composer
1913 Verdina Shlonsky composer
1914 Dimitri Dragatakis composer
1914 Suzanne Danco Belgian singer
1915 Tom Burtt cricketer (slow left-armer took 33 wickets for New Zealand)
1916 Henri Dutilleux Angers France, composer
1917 Albert "Pud" Brown clarinetist/saxophonist
1917 Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish poet/playwright
1918 Richard Eastham Opelousas LA, actor (Wonder Woman, Falcon Crest)
1920 William Warfield singer (Show Boat)
1920 George Breakston Paris France, actor/director (Jungle Stampede)
1920 Piet Van Lishout Flemish writer (Eva & I)
1921 Andre Hodeir composer
1921 Andy Ganteaume cricketer (West Indies batsman, 112 in only Test innings 1948)
1922 Howard Moss poet/editor (New Yorker)
1923 Diana Douglas Devonshire Bermuda, actress (The Cowboys)
1923 Friedrich Zehm composer
1923 Leslie Bassett composer
1924 J J Johnson composer/jazz trombonist
1924 Margaret Whiting big band singer
1925 Leslie Silver English paint manufacturer/multi-millionaire
1926 Lord Erskine of Rerrick peer
1926 Tom Blackburn writer
1927 Joe Perry NFL Hall-of-Famer
1927 Lou Creekmur Baseball Hall-of-Famer
1928 Birch Bayh (Senator-D-IN)
1929 Rita Gillespie TV director
1930 Roy Cooper London England, actor (Amistad, Julian Po, Trevor-Beacon Hill)
1931 Rauno Makinen Finland, Greco-Roman featherweight (Olympics-gold-1956)
1931 Sam Cooke Clarksdale MS, gospel & blues singer (You Send Me, Another Saturday Night, Twisting The Night Away)
1931 Galina Zybina USSR, discus thrower (15 world records between 1952-58)
1932 Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs], Detroit MI, actress (Twin Peaks)
1934 Bill Bixby San Francisco CA, actor (Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian)
1934 Graham Kerr chef (Galloping Gourmet)
1935 Pierre S Du Pont IV (Governor-DE)
1935 Seymour Cassel Detroit MI, actor (Faces, Plain Clothes, Valentino)
1937 Eden Pastora Gomez Nicaraguan contra leader
1937 Joseph Wambaugh East Pittsburgh PA, police writer (Onion Fields)
1940 Addie "Micki" Harris Passaic NJ, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy)
1940 John Hurt England, actor (Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express)
1940 Tilo Medek German composer
1943 H James "Jim" Saxton (Representative-R-NJ, 1984- )
1945 Michael Cristofer actor/writer (Little Drummer Girl)
1945 Oliver rocker
1946 Andrew Rubin New Bedford MA, actor (Hometown, Joe Bash)
1949 James P Pennington rocker (Exile)
1949 Rein P Hummel Dutch MP (PvdA)
1949 Steve Perry Hanford CA, vocalist (Journey-Open Arms, Oh Sherry) 
1951 John Oh  Carmel, CA, Procrastinator
1952 Teddy Gentry Fort Payne AL, country music star (Alabama-Mountain Music, Take Me Down)
1953 Myung-Whun Chung Seoul South Korea, pianist/conductor
1954 Chris Lemmon Los Angeles CA, actor (Brothers & Sisters, Duet)
1955 Thomas David Jones Baltimore MD, PhD/Astronaut (STS 59, 68, 80, sk 98)
1956 Becky Pearson LPGA golfer
1956 John Wesley Shipp actor (The Flash, Dawson's Creek, Kelly-Guiding Light)
1957 Mike Bossy NHL forward (New York Islanders)
1959 Linda Blair St Louis MO, actress (Exorcist, Chained Heat, Savage St)
1960 Michael Hutchence Australia, rock vocalist/actor (INXS-Need You Tonight, Dogs in Space)
1961 Barb Thomas Whitehead Sibley IA, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian Open)
1962 Robert Mailhouse New Haven CT, actor (Brian-Days of our Life)
1963 Diane Lane New York City NY, actress (Cotton Club, 6 Pack, Big Town)
1963 Jeff Treadway US baseball infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1964 Ann Rowe Auburn Maine, Miss Maine-America (1990)
1964 Maria Ellingsen Reykjavik Iceland, actress (Katrina-Santa Barbara)
1964 Stojko Vrankovic NBA center (Los Angeles Clippers)
1964 Wayne Kirby Williamsburg VA, outfielder (Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers)
1965 Jazzy Jeff Townes rapper (Parents Just Don't Understand)
1965 Ray Mayhew rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111)
1965 Steven Adler Cleveland OH, drummer (Guns & Roses-Sweet Child)
1965 Tim Prukop WLAF linebacker-secondary coach (Amsterdam Admirals)
1966 Carlton Haselrig NFL guard (New York Jets)
1966 Nishantha Ranatunga cricket (brother of Arjuna Sri Lankan ODI allrounder)
1967 Manabu Nakanishi wrestler (NJPW)
1967 Nicholas Gillingham British swimmer (world record 200m freestyle)
1967 Olivia d'Abo London England, actress (Wonder Years, Single Guy)
1968 Andrey Sokolov hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998)
1968 Brian Jones NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
1969 Christina Marie Leardini St Petersburg FL, playmate (April 1991)
1969 Keith Gordon US baseball outfielder (Cincinnati Reds)
1969 Ousmane Bary WLAF cornerback (Barcelona Dragons)
1969 Shelley Sandie Australian basketball guard (Olympics-88, 96)
1969 Vinnie Clark NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1970 Brian Gaskill actor (David Michaels-Models Inc, Bob-All My Children)
1970 Keith Wagner NFL/WLAF tackle (New York Giants, Redskins, Scot Claymores)
1971 Bucky Brooks wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971 Jennifer Christine Joseph Wendover NV, Miss Nevada-America (1995)
1972 Steve Scifres guard/tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
1972 Toddrick McIntosh NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1973 Deon Minor Paris Texas, 400m runner
1973 George Noga CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1973 Reggie Barlow wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1973 Said Larossi soccer player (Emmen/Vitesse)
1973 Vincent Bradford linebacker (San Francisco 49ers)
1974 Pavel Mikhalevitch soccer player (NEC)
1974 Stephanie Rottier St Niklaas Belgium, tennis star (1995 semi Prague)
1975 Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen Palmerston North New Zealand, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1976 Balthazar Getty actor (Young Guns 2, Lord of the Flies)
1979 Melanie Winiger Miss Switzerland-Universe (1997)
1982 Kevin Sheridan actor (Soul Man)
2179 Hikaru Walter Sulu San Francisco CA, (character on Star Trek)