January 13 — في هذا اليوم

Nika riots in Constantinople.

Nika riots · Constantinople

Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands by the Spanish, is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV.

Sicut Dudum · Guanches · Canary Islands · Pope Eugene IV

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death.

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.

Genoa · Sovereign default

Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, representative of Revolutionary France, lynched by a mob in Rome

Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville · Revolutionary France

French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths.

French Revolutionary Wars · Action of 13 January 1797 · Ship of the line · Brittany

War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state.

War of 1812 · British Empire · Battle of Fort Peter · St. Marys, Georgia

The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.

Flag of Greece · First National Assembly at Epidaurus

The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.

New Orleans

United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.

Andrew Jackson · Vice President of the United States · Martin Van Buren · South Carolina · Nullification Crisis

The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.

Lexington (steamship) · Long Island

Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

William Brydon · East India Company · First Anglo-Afghan War · 1842 retreat from Kabul · Camp follower

The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California.

Treaty of Cahuenga · Mexican-American War · California

Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island.

Colony of Vancouver Island

The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.

National Geographic Society

The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.

Independent Labour Party

U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.

United States Marine Corps · Honolulu · USS Boston (1884) · 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii

First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.

First Italo-Ethiopian War · Battle of Coatit

Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.

Émile Zola · J'accuse…! · Dreyfus affair

The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.

Rhoads Opera House fire · Boyertown, Pennsylvania

The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

Birth of public radio broadcasting · Cavalleria rusticana · Pagliacci · Metropolitan Opera House (39th St)

The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978-32,610.

1915 Avezzano earthquake · Province of L'Aquila · Mercalli intensity scale

A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.

Referendum · Saar (League of Nations) · Nazi Germany

The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.

Black Friday (1939)

Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.

Henry Ford

World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.

World War II · Ejection seat · Heinkel He 280

First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins.

First Indochina War · Battle of Vĩnh Yên

An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership.

Pravda · Doctors' plot

The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.

Moroccan Army of Liberation · Ifni War

Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio

1963 Togolese coup d'état · Togo · Sylvanus Olympio

Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths.

Islamophobia

Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Robert C. Weaver · African American · United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison

Johnny Cash · At Folsom Prison · Folsom State Prison

Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.

Kofi Abrefa Busia · Edward Akufo-Addo · Ghana · Coup d'état · Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.

Seraphim of Athens · Archbishop of Athens and All Greece

United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.

Food and Drug Administration · Blood donation

Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists.

Air Florida Flight 90 · 14th Street Bridge (Potomac River) · Potomac River

A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.

Awash rail disaster · Ethiopia

A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties.

Aden · Ali Nasir Muhammad · Abdul Fattah Ismail

Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China.

Lee Teng-hui · Taiwanese people · President of the Republic of China

A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city.

Baku pogrom · Armenians

Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.

Douglas Wilder · Richmond, Virginia

Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1000 others.

January Events (Lithuania) · Lithuania · Vilnius

Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.

Space Shuttle program · Space Shuttle Endeavour · STS-54 · Kennedy Space Center

Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia.

Alfredo Ormando · St. Peter's Square · Homophobia

An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.

January 2001 El Salvador earthquake · El Salvador

The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths.

Cruise ship · Costa Concordia · Costa Concordia disaster

Guangwu of Han, Chinese emperor (d. 57)

Emperor Guangwu of Han

Lucius Aelius, Roman adopted son of Hadrian (d. 138)

Lucius Aelius · Hadrian

Al-Hakam II, Umayyad caliph (d. 976)

Al-Hakam II

Henry II, king of Castile and León (d. 1379)

Henry II of Castile

Jeong Mong-ju, Korean civil minister, diplomat and scholar (d. 1392)

Jeong Mong-ju

Infante John, Constable of Portugal (d. 1442)

John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz · Constable of Portugal

Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland (d. 1527)

Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1571)

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet and soldier (d. 1601)

Mark Alexander Boyd

Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 1656)

Jan van Goyen

Maria Anna of Bavaria, archduchess of Austria (d. 1665)

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610-1665)

Antoinette Bourignon, French-Flemish mystic and author (d. 1680)

Antoinette Bourignon

Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1694)

Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Christoph Graupner, German harpsichord player and composer (d. 1760)

Christoph Graupner

Richard Hurd, English bishop (d. 1808)

Richard Hurd (bishop)

Maler Müller, German poet, painter, and playwright (d. 1825)

Maler Müller

John Davis, American lawyer and politician, 14th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)

John Davis (Massachusetts governor) · Governor of Massachusetts

Paul Gavarni, French illustrator (d. 1866)

Paul Gavarni

Thomas Dyer, American lawyer and politician, 18th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1862)

Thomas Dyer · Mayor of Chicago

Salmon P. Chase, American jurist and politician, 6th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1873)

Salmon P. Chase · Chief Justice of the United States

Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)

Victor de Laprade

Horatio Alger, Jr., American novelist and journalist (d. 1899)

Horatio Alger, Jr.

Félix Tisserand, French astronomer and academic (d. 1896)

Félix Tisserand

Oskar Minkowski, Lithuanian-German biologist and academic (d. 1931)

Oskar Minkowski

Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1943)

Kostis Palamas

Max Nonne, German neurologist and academic (d. 1959)

Max Nonne

Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)

Wilhelm Wien · Nobel Prize in Physics

Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908)

Princess Marie of Orléans (1865-1909)

Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian bassoon player and composer (d. 1901)

Vasily Kalinnikov · Bassoon

George Gurdjieff, Russian-French mystic and philosopher (d. 1949)

George Gurdjieff

Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (d. 1931)

Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta

Ross Granville Harrison, American biologist and anatomist (d. 1959)

Ross Granville Harrison

Lionel Groulx, Canadian priest and historian (d. 1967)

Lionel Groulx

Essington Lewis, Australian engineer and businessman (d. 1961)

Essington Lewis

Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach (d. 1967)

Nathaniel Cartmell

Alfred Fuller, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Fuller Brush Company (d. 1973)

Alfred Fuller · Fuller Brush Company

Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1964)

Art Ross

Sophie Tucker, Russian-born American singer and actress (d. 1966)

Sophie Tucker

Jüri Uluots, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1945)

Jüri Uluots · Prime Minister of Estonia

Ermanno Aebi, Italian-Swiss footballer (d. 1976)

Ermanno Aebi

Charles Arnison, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1974)

Charles Arnison

Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach (d. 1963)

Roy Cazaly

Clark Ashton Smith, American poet, sculptor, painter, and author (d. 1961)

Clark Ashton Smith

Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter (d. 1943)

Chaim Soutine

Shimizugawa Motokichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1967)

Shimizugawa Motokichi

A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American novelist, screenwriter, historian (d. 1991)

A. B. Guthrie, Jr.

Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish priest and historian (d. 1978)

Mieczysław Żywczyński

Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (d. 1985)

Karl Menger

Richard Addinsell, English composer (d. 1977)

Richard Addinsell

Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian-American violinist and composer (d. 1992)

Nathan Milstein

Kay Francis, American actress (d. 1968)

Kay Francis

Jack London, English sprinter and pianist (d. 1966)

Jack London (athlete)

Zhou Youguang, Chinese linguist, sinologist, and academic (d. 2017)

Zhou Youguang

Helm Glöckler, German race car driver (d. 1993)

Helm Glöckler

Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter and illustrator (d. 1989)

Yannis Tsarouchis

Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (d. 2005)

Joh Bjelke-Petersen · Premier of Queensland

Osa Massen, Danish-American actress (d. 2006)

Osa Massen

Ted Willis, Baron Willis, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1992)

Ted Willis, Baron Willis

Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003)

Robert Stack

Necati Cumalı, Greek-Turkish author and poet (d. 2001)

Necati Cumalı

Dachine Rainer, American-English author and poet (d. 2000)

Dachine Rainer

Albert Lamorisse, French director and producer (d. 1970)

Albert Lamorisse

Daniil Shafran, Russian cellist (d. 1997)

Daniil Shafran

Willem Slijkhuis, Dutch runner (d. 2003)

Willem Slijkhuis

Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (d. 1994)

Paul Feyerabend

Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (d. 2011)

Roland Petit

Rosemary Murphy, American actress (d. 2014)

Rosemary Murphy

Vanita Smythe, American singer and actress (d. 1994)

Vanita Smythe

Ron Tauranac, Australian engineer and businessman

Ron Tauranac

Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (d. 2000)

Gwen Verdon

Michael Bond, English soldier and author, created Paddington Bear (d. 2017)

Michael Bond · Paddington Bear

Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American author and academic (d. 2003)

Carolyn Gold Heilbrun

Melba Liston, American trombonist and composer (d. 1999)

Melba Liston

Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (d. 2004)

Brock Adams · United States Secretary of Transportation

Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

Liz Anderson

Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Sydney Brenner · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Joe Pass, American guitarist and composer (d. 1994)

Joe Pass

Frances Sternhagen, American actress

Frances Sternhagen

Ian Hendry, English actor (d. 1984)

Ian Hendry

Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian, director, game show panelist, and television personality (d. 2007)

Charles Nelson Reilly

Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (d. 1994)

Barry Bishop (mountaineer)

Tom Gola, American basketball player, coach, and politician (d. 2014)

Tom Gola

Renato Bruson, Italian opera singer

Renato Bruson

Guy Dodson, New Zealand-English biochemist and academic (d. 2012)

Guy Dodson

Cabu, French cartoonist (d. 2015)

Cabu

Daevid Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

Daevid Allen

Richard Anthony, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Richard Anthony (singer)

Dave Edwards, American captain and politician (d. 2013)

Dave Edwards (Wyoming politician)

Tord Grip, Swedish footballer and manager

Tord Grip

Anna Home, English screenwriter and producer

Anna Home

Edgardo Cozarinsky, Argentinian author, screenwriter, and director

Edgardo Cozarinsky

Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach

Jacek Gmoch

Cesare Maniago, Canadian ice hockey player

Cesare Maniago

Edmund White, American novelist, memoirist, and essayist

Edmund White

Pasqual Maragall, Spanish academic and politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya

Pasqual Maragall · List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya

Meinhard Nehmer, German bobsledder

Meinhard Nehmer

William Duckworth, American composer and author (d. 2012)

William Duckworth (composer)

Richard Moll, American actor

Richard Moll

Gordon McVie, English oncologist and author

Gordon McVie

Peter Simpson, English footballer

Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1945)

Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (d. 2004)

Ordal Demokan

Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish saxophonist, composer, and conductor

Eero Koivistoinen

John Lees, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Lees (musician)

Jacek Majchrowski, Polish historian, lawyer, and politician

Jacek Majchrowski

Carles Rexach, Spanish footballer and coach

Carles Rexach

Gaj Singh, Indian lawyer and politician

Gaj Singh

Rakesh Sharma, Indian commander, pilot, and astronaut

Rakesh Sharma

Brandon Tartikoff, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)

Brandon Tartikoff

Clive Betts, English economist and politician

Clive Betts

Bob Forsch, American baseball player (d. 2011)

Bob Forsch

Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Iranian footballer and manager (d. 2014)

Gholam Hossein Mazloumi

Stephen Glover, English journalist, co-founded The Independent

Stephen Glover · The Independent

Silvana Gallardo, American actress and producer (d. 2012)

Silvana Gallardo

Richard Blackford, English composer

Richard Blackford

Trevor Rabin, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Trevor Rabin

Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Paul Kelly (Australian musician)

Jay McInerney, American novelist and critic

Jay McInerney

Anne Pringle, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia

Anne Pringle · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia

Claudia Emerson, American poet and academic (d. 2014)

Claudia Emerson

Mary Glindon, English lawyer and politician

Mary Glindon

Mark O'Meara, American golfer

Mark O'Meara

Lorrie Moore, American short story writer

Lorrie Moore

Francisco Buyo, Spanish footballer and manager

Francisco Buyo

Winnie Byanyima, Ugandan engineer, politician, and diplomat

Winnie Byanyima

Eric Betzig, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

Eric Betzig · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Matthew Bourne, English choreographer and director

Matthew Bourne

Wayne Coyne, American singer-songwriter and musician

Wayne Coyne

Kelly Hrudey, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Kelly Hrudey

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress, comedian, and producer

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Trace Adkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Trace Adkins

Paul Higgins, Canadian ice hockey player

Paul Higgins (ice hockey)

Rod Rosenstein, American political figure, United States Deputy Attorney General

Rod Rosenstein

Penelope Ann Miller, American actress

Penelope Ann Miller

Patrick Dempsey, American actor

Patrick Dempsey

Leo Visser, Dutch speed skater and pilot

Leo Visser

Mike Whitlow, English footballer and coach

Mike Whitlow

Stefania Belmondo, Italian skier

Stefania Belmondo

Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player and journalist

Stephen Hendry

Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer

Frank Kooiman

Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (d. 2004)

Marco Pantani

Shonda Rhimes, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

Shonda Rhimes

Mark Bosnich, Australian footballer and sportscaster

Mark Bosnich

Nicole Eggert, American actress

Nicole Eggert

Park Jin-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Park Jin-young

Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast

Vitaly Scherbo

Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey player

Nikolai Khabibulin

Sergei Brylin, Russian ice hockey player and coach

Sergei Brylin

Rune Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer

Rune Eriksen

Mailis Reps, Estonian academic and politician, 31st Estonian Minister of Education and Research

Mailis Reps · Minister of Education and Research (Estonia)

Mario Yepes, Colombian footballer

Mario Yepes

Orlando Bloom, English actor and producer

Orlando Bloom

Mi-Hyun Kim, South Korean golfer

Mi-Hyun Kim

Elliot Mason, English trombonist and keyboard player

Elliot Mason

James Posey, American basketball player and coach

James Posey

Nate Silver, American journalist and statistician, developed PECOTA

Nate Silver · PECOTA

Katy Brand, English actress and screenwriter

Katy Brand

Krzysztof Czerwiński, Polish organist and conductor

Krzysztof Czerwiński

Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer

Nils-Eric Johansson

Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer

Akira Kaji

Mirko Soltau, German footballer

Mirko Soltau

Reggie Brown, American football player

Reggie Brown (wide receiver)

Darrell Rasner, American baseball player

Darrell Rasner

Yujiro Takahashi, Japanese wrestler

Yujiro Takahashi

Kamran Akmal, Pakistan cricketer

Kamran Akmal

Guillermo Coria, Argentinian tennis player

Guillermo Coria

Constantinos Makrides, Cypriot footballer

Constantinos Makrides

Ruth Wilson, English actress

Ruth Wilson

Ender Arslan, Turkish basketball player

Ender Arslan

Sebastian Kneißl, German footballer

Sebastian Kneißl

Mauricio Martín Romero, Argentinian footballer

Mauricio Martín Romero

Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer

Matteo Cavagna (footballer born 1984)

Kamghe Gaba, German sprinter

Kamghe Gaba

Nick Mangold, American football player

Nick Mangold

Luke Robinson, American wrestler

Luke Robinson (wrestler)

Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater

Joannie Rochette

Stefano Del Sante, Italian footballer

Stefano Del Sante

Florica Leonida, Romanian gymnast

Florica Leonida

Steven Michaels, Australian rugby league player

Steven Michaels

Daniel Oss, Italian cyclist

Daniel Oss

Marc Staal, Canadian ice hockey player

Marc Staal

Sven Wetzel, German rugby player

Sven Wetzel

Josh Freeman, American football player

Josh Freeman

Morgan Burnett, American football player

Morgan Burnett

Doug Martin, American football player

Doug Martin (running back)

Vincenzo Fiorillo, Italian footballer

Vincenzo Fiorillo

Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor

Liam Hemsworth

Rob Kiernan, English-Irish footballer

Rob Kiernan

Adam Matthews, Welsh footballer

Adam Matthews

Dinah Pfizenmaier, German tennis player

Dinah Pfizenmaier

Max Whitlock, English artistic gymnast

Max Whitlock

Micah Hart, Canadian ice hockey player

Micah Hart

Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey player

Connor McDavid

Ivan Provorov, Russian ice hockey player

Ivan Provorov

Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. 157 BC)

Gaius Marius

Saint Remigius, French bishop and saint (b. 437)

Saint Remigius

Saint Mungo, English-Scottish bishop and saint

Saint Mungo

Empress Jitō of Japan (b. 645)

Empress Jitō

Æthelwulf of Wessex (b. 795)

Æthelwulf of Wessex

Charles the Fat, Carolingian emperor (b. 839)

Charles the Fat

Berno of Cluny, Frankish monk and abbot

Berno of Cluny

Robert de Craon, second Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Robert de Craon · Grand Masters of the Knights Templar

Suger, French historian and politician (b. 1081)

Suger

Henry II, Duke of Austria (b. 1107)

Henry II, Duke of Austria

Bonacossa Borri, Lady of Milan (b. 1254)

Bonacossa Borri · Lady of Milan

Frederick I of Austria (b. 1286)

Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg)

Meinhard III, Count of Tyrol

Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol

Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (b. 1373)

Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester

Edmund Spenser, English poet and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1552)

Edmund Spenser · Chief Secretary for Ireland

Jane Dormer, English lady-in-waiting to Mary I (b. 1538)

Jane Dormer

Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter (b. 1568)

Jan Brueghel the Elder

Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (b. 1628)

Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk

George Fox, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1624)

George Fox · Religious Society of Friends

Maria Sibylla Merian, German entomologist and illustrator (b. 1647)

Maria Sibylla Merian

Johann Georg Walch, German theologian and author (b. 1693)

Johann Georg Walch

Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712)

Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen

John Anderson, Scottish philosopher and educator (b. 1726)

John Anderson (natural philosopher)

Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founded Lord's Cricket Ground (b. 1755)

Thomas Lord · Lord's Cricket Ground

Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (b. 1784)

Ferdinand Ries

William Mason, American surgeon and politician (b. 1786)

William Mason (U.S. politician)

Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (b. 1826)

Stephen Foster

Wilhelm Mauser, German engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mauser Company (b. 1834)

Wilhelm Mauser · Mauser

Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (b. 1823)

Schuyler Colfax · Vice President of the United States

Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)

Solomon Bundy

George Thorn, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)

George Thorn · Premier of Queensland

Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1859)

Alexander Stepanovich Popov

Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (b. 1839)

Jakob Hurt

Mary Slessor, Scottish-Nigerian missionary (b. 1848)

Mary Slessor

Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1842)

Alexandre Ribot · Prime Minister of France

Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist and academic (b. 1834)

Georg Hermann Quincke

Wyatt Earp, American police officer (b. 1848)

Wyatt Earp

H. B. Higgins, Irish-Australian judge and politician, 3rd Attorney-General for Australia (b. 1851)

H. B. Higgins · Attorney-General for Australia

Paul Ulrich Villard, French physicist and chemist (b. 1860)

Paul Ulrich Villard

James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1882)

James Joyce

Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1889)

Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1871)

Lyonel Feininger

A. E. Coppard English poet and short story writer (b. 1878)

A. E. Coppard

Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (b. 1880)

Jesse L. Lasky · Paramount Pictures

Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (b. 1919)

Ernie Kovacs

Sylvanus Olympio, Togolese businessman and politician, President of Togo (b. 1902)

Sylvanus Olympio · List of heads of state of Togo

Anatole de Grunwald, Russian-English screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)

Anatole de Grunwald

Robert Still, English composer and educator (b. 1910)

Robert Still

Sabahattin Eyüboğlu, Turkish screenwriter and producer (b. 1908)

Sabahattin Eyüboğlu

Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1906)

Raoul Jobin

Salvador Novo, Mexican playwright and poet (b. 1904)

Salvador Novo

Margaret Leighton, English actress (b. 1922)

Margaret Leighton

Henri Langlois, Turkish-French historian, co-founded the Cinémathèque Française (b. 1914)

Henri Langlois · Cinémathèque Française

Hubert Humphrey, American pharmacist, academic, and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (b. 1911)

Hubert Humphrey · Vice President of the United States

Joe McCarthy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)

Joe McCarthy (manager)

Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1945)

Donny Hathaway

Marjorie Lawrence, Australian-American soprano (b. 1907)

Marjorie Lawrence

Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor (b. 1901)

Andre Kostelanetz

Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (b. 1912)

Marcel Camus

René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1904)

René Bonnet

Abdul Fattah Ismail, Yemeni educator and politician, 4th President of South Yemen (b. 1939)

Abdul Fattah Ismail · President of South Yemen

Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league player (b. 1940)

Kevin Longbottom

Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, President of the Republic of China (b. 1910)

Chiang Ching-kuo · President of the Republic of China

Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer and conductor (b. 1907)

Camargo Guarnieri

Max Harris, Australian journalist, poet, and author (b. 1921)

Max Harris (poet)

Frank Shuster, Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1916)

Frank Shuster

Norman Panama, American director and screenwriter (b. 1914)

Norman Panama

Arne Næss, Jr., Norwegian businessman and mountaineer (b. 1937)

Arne Næss, Jr.

Earl Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1915)

Earl Cameron (broadcaster)

Nell Rankin, American soprano and actress (b. 1924)

Nell Rankin

Frank Fixaris, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1934)

Frank Fixaris

Marc Potvin, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1967)

Marc Potvin

Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)

Michael Brecker

Danny Oakes, American race car driver (b. 1911)

Danny Oakes

Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)

Johnny Podres

Dai Llewellyn, Welsh humanitarian activist and politician (b. 1946)

Dai Llewellyn

Patrick McGoohan, Irish-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)

Patrick McGoohan

Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese poet, composer, and producer (b. 1925)

Mansour Rahbani

W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (b. 1926)

W. D. Snodgrass

Nancy Bird Walton, Australian pilot (b. 1915)

Nancy Bird Walton

Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (b. 1950)

Teddy Pendergrass

Albert Heijn, Dutch businessman (b. 1927)

Albert Heijn (born 1927)

Rauf Denktaş, Turkish-Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (b. 1924)

Rauf Denktaş · President of Northern Cyprus

Guido Dessauer, German physicist and engineer (b. 1915)

Guido Dessauer

Miljan Miljanić, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1930)

Miljan Miljanić

Richard Threlkeld, American journalist and author (b. 1937)

Richard Threlkeld

Diogenes Allen, American philosopher and theologian (b. 1932)

Diogenes Allen

Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., American lieutenant and politician (b. 1924)

Rodney Mims Cook, Sr.

Chia-Chiao Lin, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1916)

Chia-Chiao Lin

Bobby Collins, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1931)

Bobby Collins (footballer)

Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (b. 1978)

Randal Tye Thomas

Waldemar von Gazen, German general and lawyer (b. 1917)

Waldemar von Gazen

Mark Juddery, Australian journalist and author (b. 1971)

Mark Juddery

Robert White, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Paraguay (b. 1926)

Robert White (ambassador) · United States Ambassador to Paraguay

Brian Bedford, English-American actor and director (b. 1935)

Brian Bedford

Giorgio Gomelsky, Georgian-American director, producer, songwriter, and manager (b. 1934)

Giorgio Gomelsky

Lawrence Phillips, American football player (b. 1975)

Lawrence Phillips

Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and filmmaker (b. 1930)

Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon

Dick Gautier, American actor (b. 1931)

Dick Gautier

Magic Alex, Greek electronics engineer (b. 1942)

Magic Alex