1819 Julia Ward Howe - US reformer who, in 1861, wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic, sung to the tune of John Brown's Body

All over You Tube people are discovering it sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I must admit that it is amazing performed by them along with the fabulous orchestra.

1911 Vincent Price - Actor (The House of the Seven Gables, House of Wax, The Fly, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tingler, The House of Usher, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, The Raven, Laura, The Three Musketeers, Twice-told Tales, Edward Scissorhands) He was born to a well-to-do candy maker and his wife in St. Louis, Missouri, and was an art and food expert. He was also the first host of PBS's Mystery!, which brought us all so many of our favourite mystery programmes, like Morse, Poirot and Sherlock. He played Egghead in TV's Batman. And, he was the voice of Professor Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective

He was amazing. There'll never be another like him.