January 3 — في هذا اليوم

Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.

Pope Leo X · Martin Luther · Papal bull · Decet Romanum Pontificem

By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.

Coonan Cross Oath · Eastern Christianity

Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.

Benning Wentworth · New Hampshire Grants · Vermont

The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.

Berlingske

American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.

General (United States) · George Washington · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis · Battle of Princeton

Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia.

Prussia

Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.

Stephen F. Austin · Texas

Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of Liberia.

Joseph Jenkins Roberts · President of Liberia

American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.

American Civil War · Delaware

Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.

Meiji Restoration · Tokugawa shogunate

Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins.

Brooklyn Bridge

Battle of Bapaume, a battle in the Franco-Prussian war occurs.

Battle of Bapaume (1871)

Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop

Sino-French War · Battle of Núi Bop

The James Lick telescope at the Lick Observatory, measuring 91 cm in diameter, is used for the first time. It was the largest refracting telescope in the world at the time.

James Lick telescope · Lick Observatory · Refracting telescope

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.

1911 Kebin earthquake · Almaty · Russian Turkestan

A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.

Siege of Sidney Street · East End of London · Home Secretary · Winston Churchill

An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.

January 1913 Atlantic coast storm · Barometric pressure · Extratropical cyclone · Contiguous United States

At the Paris Peace Conference, Emir Faisal I of Iraq signs an agreement with Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann on the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

Paris Peace Conference, 1919 · Faisal I of Iraq · Faisal-Weizmann Agreement · Zionism · Chaim Weizmann

Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.

Benito Mussolini

Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit Company.

Martial law · Honduras · United Fruit Company

Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.

Minnie D. Craig · Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives · Speaker (politics)

The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

March of Dimes · President of the United States · Franklin D. Roosevelt

World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

World War II · Pappy Boyington · Vought F4U Corsair · List of World War II aces from Japan · Mitsubishi A6M Zero

World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.

Chester W. Nimitz · United States Navy · Iwo Jima · Okinawa Prefecture

Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.

Canadian American · Jockey · George Woolf · George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.

United States Congress

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas · Central bank · Philippines

Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.

Frances P. Bolton · Oliver P. Bolton · Ohio

A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.

Eiffel Tower

The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.

Hamilton Watch Company · Watch

The West Indies Federation is formed.

West Indies Federation

Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.

Alaska · U.S. state

The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba over the latter's nationalization of American assets.

Cuba

The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.

SL-1 · Steam explosion

A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars.

Baixa de Cassanje · Portuguese Angola · Baixa de Cassanje revolt · Angolan War of Independence · Portuguese Colonial War

Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.

Pope John XXIII · Fidel Castro

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entered into force.

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Apple Computer is incorporated.

Apple Inc.

Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces.

Manuel Noriega · Panama

In Moscow, Russia, George Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

George H. W. Bush · Boris Yeltsin · START II

More than seven million people from the former apartheid Homelands receive South African citizenship.

Apartheid · Bantustan

The Mars Polar Lander is launched.

Mars Polar Lander

Final daily Peanuts comic strip.

Peanuts · Comic strip

Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.

Karine A Affair · Red Sea

Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history.

Flash Airlines Flight 604 · Red Sea · Egypt

The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.

Payment system · Bitcoin · Satoshi Nakamoto

Boko Haram militants raze the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the 2015 Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people.

Boko Haram · 2015 Baga massacre · Baga, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2015 Baga massacre

Cicero, Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician (d. 43 BC)

Cicero

Lü Bu, Chinese general and warlord (d. 199)

Lü Bu

Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)

Emperor Tsuchimikado

Gian Girolamo Albani, Italian cardinal (d. 1591)

Gian Girolamo Albani

James Harrington, English political theorist (d. 1677)

James Harrington (author)

Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter (d. 1782)

Pietro Metastasio

Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (d. 1796)

Richard Gridley

Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer (d. 1752)

Fredrik Hasselqvist

Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian ruler (d. 1799)

Veerapandiya Kattabomman

Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (d. 1863)

Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont

Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (d. 1861)

Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski

Lucretia Mott, American activist (d. 1880)

Lucretia Mott

Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (d. 1898)

Charles Pelham Villiers

Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (d. 1857)

Douglas William Jerrold

Henriette Sontag, German soprano and actress (d. 1854)

Henriette Sontag

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer, ethnologist, linguist, and astronomer (d. 1897)

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie

Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)

Samuel C. Pomeroy

Charles Piazzi Smyth, Italian-Scottish astronomer and academic (d. 1900)

Charles Piazzi Smyth

Karel Dežman, Slovenian archaeologist, botanist, and politician, Mayor of Ljubljana (d. 1889)

Karel Dežman · List of mayors of Ljubljana

Savitribai Phule, Indian poet, educator, and activist (d. 1897)

Savitribai Phule

Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese samurai and rebel leader (d. 1867)

Sakamoto Ryōma

Father Damien, Flemish priest and missionary (d. 1889)

Father Damien

Hubert Bland, English businessman (d. 1914)

Hubert Bland

Ernest Renshaw, English tennis player (d. 1899)

Ernest Renshaw

William Renshaw, English tennis player (d. 1904)

William Renshaw

Matthew Nathan, English soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Queensland (d. 1939)

Matthew Nathan · Governor of Queensland

Henry Lytton, English actor (d. 1936)

Henry Lytton

Henry Handel Richardson, Australian-English author (d. 1946)

Henry Handel Richardson

Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman and art collector, founded the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (d. 1957)

Ichizō Kobayashi · Hankyu Hanshin Holdings

Alexandros Diomidis, Greek banker and politician, 145th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1950)

Alexandros Diomidis · Prime Minister of Greece

Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, 1st President of the German Democratic Republic (d. 1960)

Wilhelm Pieck · Leadership of East Germany

Josephine Hull, American actress (d. 1957)

Josephine Hull

Francis Browne, Irish Jesuit priest and photographer (d. 1960)

Francis Browne

Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1967)

Clement Attlee · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Duncan Gillis, Canadian discus thrower and hammer thrower (d. 1963)

Duncan Gillis

Raoul Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1948)

Raoul Koczalski

Harry Elkins Widener, American businessman (d. 1912)

Harry Elkins Widener

John Gould Fletcher, American poet and author (d. 1950)

John Gould Fletcher

Arthur Mailey, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)

Arthur Mailey

August Macke, German-French painter (d. 1914)

August Macke

Helen Parkhurst, American author and educator (d. 1973)

Helen Parkhurst

J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist (d. 1973)

J.R.R. Tolkien

ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)

ZaSu Pitts

Boris Lyatoshinsky, Ukrainian composer and conductor (d. 1968)

Boris Lyatoshinsky

Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (d. 1961)

Marion Davies

Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (d. 1990)

Carolyn Haywood

Carlos Keller, Chilean historian, academic, and politician (d. 1974)

Carlos Keller

Donald J. Russell, American businessman (d. 1985)

Donald J. Russell

Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1963)

Ngô Đình Diệm · President of the Republic of Vietnam

Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer (d. 1996)

Dante Giacosa

Anna May Wong, American actress (d. 1961)

Anna May Wong

Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (d. 1986)

Ray Milland

Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and conductor (d. 2000)

Victor Borge

Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)

Frenchy Bordagaray

John Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1982)

John Sturges

Federico Borrell García, Spanish soldier (d. 1936)

Federico Borrell García

Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2002)

Renaude Lapointe

Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005)

Armand Lohikoski

Jack Levine, American painter and soldier (d. 2010)

Jack Levine

Maxene Andrews, American singer (d. 1995)

Maxene Andrews

Betty Furness, American actress and television journalist (d. 1994)

Betty Furness

Fred Haas, American golfer (d. 2004)

Fred Haas

Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002)

Albert Mol

Vernon A. Walters, American general and diplomat, 17th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2002)

Vernon A. Walters · United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004)

Roger Williams Straus, Jr. · Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Dorothy Morrison, American actress

Dorothy Morrison (actress)

Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer (d. 1963)

Herbie Nichols

Siegfried Buback, German lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Germany (d. 1977)

Siegfried Buback · Attorney General of Germany

Renato Carosone, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2001)

Renato Carosone

Chetan Anand, Indian director and screenwriter (d. 1997)

Chetan Anand (director)

Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)

Bill Travers

Hank Stram, American football coach and sportscaster (d. 2005)

Hank Stram

Otto Beisheim, German businessman and philanthropist, founded Metro AG (d. 2013)

Otto Beisheim · Metro AG

André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1997)

André Franquin

Nell Rankin, American soprano and educator (d. 2005)

Nell Rankin

Jill Balcon, English actress (d. 2009)

Jill Balcon

W. Michael Blumenthal, American economist and politician, 64th United States Secretary of the Treasury

W. Michael Blumenthal · United States Secretary of the Treasury

George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (d. 2016)

George Martin

Michael Barratt, English television host and announcer

Michael Barratt (television presenter)

Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (d. 2015)

Abdul Rahman Ya'kub · Chief Minister of Sarawak

Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)

Sergio Leone

Ernst Mahle, German-Brazilian composer and conductor

Ernst Mahle

Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation

Gordon Moore · Intel Corporation

Robert Loggia, American actor and director (d. 2015)

Robert Loggia

Yashawant Dinkar Phadke, Indian historian and activist (d. 2008)

Yashawant Dinkar Phadke

Dabney Coleman, American actor

Dabney Coleman

Eeles Landström, Finnish pole vaulter and politician

Eeles Landström

Geoffrey Bindman, English lawyer

Geoffrey Bindman

Anya Linden, English ballerina

Anya Linden

Anne Stevenson, American-English poet and author

Anne Stevenson

Marpessa Dawn, American-French actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2008)

Marpessa Dawn

Carla Anderson Hills, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Carla Anderson Hills · United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Raymond Garneau, Canadian businessman and politician

Raymond Garneau

Michael Layard, English admiral

Michael Layard

Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (d. 2014)

Glen A. Larson · Battlestar Galactica

Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, English academic and politician

Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell

K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (d. 2006)

K. Ganeshalingam · Mayor of Colombo

Arik Einstein, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2013)

Arik Einstein

Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player

Bobby Hull

Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (d. 2008)

Leo de Berardinis

Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (d. 2007)

Bernard Blaut

Malcolm Dick, New Zealand rugby player

Malcolm Dick (rugby union player)

John Marsden, Australian lawyer and activist (d. 2006)

John Marsden (lawyer)

John Thaw, English actor and producer (d. 2002)

John Thaw

Jarl Alfredius, Swedish journalist (d. 2009)

Jarl Alfredius

Van Dyke Parks, American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, author, and actor

Van Dyke Parks

David Atherton, English conductor, co-founded London Sinfonietta

David Atherton · London Sinfonietta

Raewyn Connell, Australian sociologist and academic

Raewyn Connell

Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian author

Blanche d'Alpuget

Chris von Saltza, American swimmer

Chris von Saltza

David Starkey, English historian and academic

David Starkey

Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Stephen Stills

John Paul Jones, English bass player, songwriter, and producer

John Paul Jones (musician)

Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek footballer (d. 2002)

Michalis Kritikopoulos

Fran Cotton, English rugby player

Fran Cotton

Zulema, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Zulema

Ian Nankervis, Australian footballer

Ian Nankervis

Victoria Principal, American actress and businesswoman

Victoria Principal

Linda Steiner, American journalist and academic

Linda Steiner

Linda Dobbs, English lawyer and judge

Linda Dobbs

Gary Nairn, Australian surveyor and politician, 14th Special Minister of State

Gary Nairn · Special Minister of State

Esperanza Aguirre, Spanish civil servant and politician, 3rd President of the Community of Madrid

Esperanza Aguirre · President of the Community of Madrid

Gianfranco Fini, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Gianfranco Fini · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Italy)

Jim Ross, Professional wrestling commentator

Jim Ross

Justin Fleming, Australian playwright and author

Justin Fleming

Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Maldivian educator and politician, 5th President of the Maldives

Mohammed Waheed Hassan · President of the Maldives

Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Mel Gibson

Dave Dobbyn, New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Dave Dobbyn

James J. Greco, American businessman

James J. Greco

Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean actor, director, and producer

Shim Hyung-rae

Russell Spence, English race car driver

Russell Spence

Darren Daulton, American baseball player (d. 2017)

Darren Daulton

Gavin Hastings, Scottish rugby player

Gavin Hastings

Stewart Hosie, Scottish businessman and politician

Stewart Hosie

Aamer Malik, Pakistani cricketer

Aamer Malik

Alex Wheatle, English author and playwright

Alex Wheatle

Bruce LaBruce, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

Bruce LaBruce

Cheryl Miller, American basketball player and coach

Cheryl Miller

Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer

Chetan Sharma

Lorenzo Fertitta, American entrepreneur, casino executive and sports promoter

Lorenzo Fertitta

Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish race car driver

Jarmo Lehtinen

Michael Schumacher, German race car driver

Michael Schumacher

Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian luger and bobsledder

Gerda Weissensteiner

Cory Cross, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Cory Cross

Lee Il-hwa, South Korean actress

Lee Il-hwa

Janek Kiisman, Estonian footballer

Janek Kiisman

Dan Harmon, American screenwriter and producer

Dan Harmon

Robert-Jan Derksen, Dutch golfer

Robert-Jan Derksen

Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist

Alessandro Petacchi

Shin Eun-jung, South Korean actress

Shin Eun-jung

Thomas Bangalter, French DJ and producer

Thomas Bangalter

Jun Maeda, Japanese businessman, co-founded the Key Company

Jun Maeda · Key (company)

Danica McKellar, American actress, writer, and mathematician

Danica McKellar

Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer

Angelos Basinas

Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor and producer

Nicholas Gonzalez

Lee Bowyer, English footballer and coach

Lee Bowyer

A. J. Burnett, American baseball player

A. J. Burnett

Mayumi Iizuka, Japanese voice actress and singer

Mayumi Iizuka

Dimitra Kalentzou, Greek basketball player

Dimitra Kalentzou

Park Sol-mi, South Korean actress

Park Sol-mi

Dominic Wood, English comedian and former magician

Dominic Wood

Bryan Clay, American decathlete

Bryan Clay

Angela Ruggiero, American ice hockey player

Angela Ruggiero

David Tyree, American football player

David Tyree

Kurt Vile, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Kurt Vile

Mary Wineberg, American sprinter

Mary Wineberg

Eli Manning, American football player

Eli Manning

Peter Clarke, English footballer

Peter Clarke (footballer)

Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer

Lasse Nilsson

Park Ji-yoon, South Korean singer and actress

Park Ji-yoon

Katie McGrath, Irish actress

Katie McGrath

Miloš Juhász, Slovak footballer

Miloš Juhász

Billy Mehmet, English-Irish footballer

Billy Mehmet

Lee Wan, South Korean actor

Lee Wan

Linas Kleiza, Lithuanian basketball player

Linas Kleiza

Evan Moore, American football player

Evan Moore

Dana Hussain, Iraqi sprinter

Dana Hussain

Greg Nwokolo, Indonesian footballer

Greg Nwokolo

Jessica O'Rourke, American footballer

Jessica O'Rourke

Dmitry Starodubtsev, Russian pole vaulter

Dmitry Starodubtsev

Jacob Timpano, Australian footballer

Jacob Timpano

Allan Walker, Scottish footballer

Allan Walker

Reto Berra, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender

Reto Berra

Leonidas Panagopoulos, Greek footballer

Leonidas Panagopoulos

Ikechi Anya, Scottish-Nigerian footballer

Ikechi Anya

Rodrigo de la Cadena, Mexican singer-songwriter

Rodrigo de la Cadena

Jonny Evans, Northern Irish footballer

Jonny Evans

Matt Frattin, Canadian ice hockey player

Matt Frattin

J. R. Hildebrand, American race car driver

J. R. Hildebrand

Adas Juškevičius, Lithuanian basketball player

Adas Juškevičius

Ben Matulino, New Zealand rugby league player

Ben Matulino

Kōhei Uchimura, Japanese artistic gymnast

Kōhei Uchimura

Anthony Wordsworth, English footballer

Anthony Wordsworth

Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer

Yoichiro Kakitani

Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer

Jerson Cabral

Özgür Çek, Turkish footballer

Özgür Çek

Sébastien Faure, French footballer

Sébastien Faure (footballer)

Dane Gagai, Australian rugby league player

Dane Gagai

Doug McDermott, American basketball player

Doug McDermott

Sio Siua Taukeiaho, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player

Sio Siua Taukeiaho

Sandra Zaniewska, Polish tennis player

Sandra Zaniewska

Kevin Ware, American basketball player

Kevin Ware

Kim Seol-hyun, South Korean singer and dancer

Kim Seol-hyun

Pope Anterus

Pope Anterus

Emperor Yuan of Jin (b. 276)

Emperor Yuan of Jin

Benjamin, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria

Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria · List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria

Walkelin, French bishop

Walkelin

Philip V of France (b. 1292)

Philip V of France

Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (b. 1401)

Catherine of Valois · Henry V of England

Martin Truchseß von Wetzhausen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (b. 1435)

Martin Truchseß von Wetzhausen

Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan (b. 1475)

Beatrice d'Este

Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkic poet, linguist, and mystic (b. 1441)

Ali-Shir Nava'i

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1499)

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1505)

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1618)

Jeremiah Horrocks

Mathieu Molé, French politician (b. 1584)

Mathieu Molé

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1608)

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Louis I, Prince of Monaco (b. 1642)

Louis I, Prince of Monaco

Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (b. 1657)

Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena

William Leslie, Scottish captain (b. 1751)

William Leslie (British Army officer)

Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and lawyer (b. 1712)

Claude Bourgelat

Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)

Baldassare Galuppi

Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (b. 1730)

Josiah Wedgwood · Wedgwood

Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (b. 1770)

Louis-Gabriel Suchet

Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian priest and saint (b. 1805)

Kuriakose Elias Chavara

Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1817)

Pierre Larousse

William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (b. 1805)

William Harrison Ainsworth

James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (b. 1824)

James Merritt Ives · Currier and Ives

Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. 1837)

Alois Hitler

Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (b. 1851)

Alexandros Papadiamantis

James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (b. 1884)

James Elroy Flecker

Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (b. 1831)

Grenville M. Dodge

Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)

Wilhelm Voigt

Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)

Jaroslav Hašek

Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1856)

Carl David Tolmé Runge

Joseph Joffre, French general (b. 1852)

Joseph Joffre

Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

Wilhelm Cuno · Chancellor of Germany

Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1896)

Jack Pickford

Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)

Walter James · Premier of Western Australia

Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (b. 1873)

Jurgis Baltrušaitis

Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (b. 1877)

Edgar Cayce

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879)

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski

William Joyce, American-born Irish-British pro-Axis propaganda broadcaster (b. 1906)

William Joyce

Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1864)

Alexander Gretchaninov

Dimitrios Vergos, Greek wrestler, weightlifter, and shot putter (b. 1886)

Dimitrios Vergos

Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

Joseph Wirth · Chancellor of Germany

Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez, Turkish general (b. 1877)

Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez

Edwin Muir, Scottish poet, author, and translator (b. 1887)

Edwin Muir

Eric P. Kelly, American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1884)

Eric P. Kelly

Auvergne Doherty, Australian businesswoman (b. 1896)

Auvergne Doherty · 1896

Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager (b. 1893)

Hermann Lux (footballer)

Milton Avery, American painter (b. 1885)

Milton Avery

Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (b. 1944)

Sammy Younge Jr.

Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (b. 1874)

Mary Garden

Reginald Punnett, British scientist (b. 1875)

Reginald Punnett

Jack Ruby, American businessman and murderer (b. 1911)

Jack Ruby

Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (b. 1909)

Jean Focas

Tzavalas Karousos, Greek-French actor (b. 1904)

Tzavalas Karousos

Gladys Aylward, English missionary and humanitarian (b. 1902)

Gladys Aylward

Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (b. 1925)

Mohan Rakesh

Victor Kraft, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1880)

Victor Kraft

James McCormack, American general (b. 1910)

James McCormack

William Gropper, American lithographer, cartoonist, and painter (b. 1897)

William Gropper

Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (b. 1887)

Conrad Hilton · Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Joy Adamson, Austrian-Kenyan author (b. 1910)

Joy Adamson

George Sutherland Fraser, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1915)

George Sutherland Fraser

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (b. 1883)

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone

Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-German poet and author (b. 1901)

Rose Ausländer

Joie Chitwood, American race car driver and stuntman (b. 1912)

Joie Chitwood

Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1909)

Sergei Sobolev

Judith Anderson, British actress (b. 1897)

Judith Anderson

Johnny Most, American soldier and sportscaster (b. 1923)

Johnny Most

Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (b. 1920)

Satish Dhawan

Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist and composer (b. 1918)

Juan García Esquivel

Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (b. 1923)

Freddy Heineken

Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (b. 1911)

Sid Gillman

Jimmy Stewart, Scottish race car driver (b. 1931)

Jimmy Stewart (racing driver)

Des Corcoran, Australian soldier and politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (b. 1928)

Des Corcoran · Premier of South Australia

Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (b. 1917)

Koo Chen-fu

Egidio Galea, Maltese Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and educator (b. 1918)

Egidio Galea

Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat, 2nd Indian National Security Adviser (b. 1936)

Jyotindra Nath Dixit · National Security Adviser (India)

Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1954)

Steve Rogers (rugby league)

Bill Skate, Papua New Guinean politician, 5th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)

Bill Skate · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

János Fürst, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1935)

János Fürst

Earl Reibel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1930)

Earl Reibel

William Verity, Jr., American businessman and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1917)

William Verity, Jr. · United States Secretary of Commerce

Cecil Walker, Northern Irish politician (b. 1924)

Cecil Walker

Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor and screenwriter (b. 1953)

Aleksandr Abdulov

Werner Dollinger, German economist and politician, German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development (b. 1918)

Werner Dollinger · Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development

Choi Yo-sam, South Korean boxer (b. 1972)

Choi Yo-sam

Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (b. 1921)

Betty Freeman

Pat Hingle, American actor (b. 1924)

Pat Hingle

Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (b. 1937)

Ulf G. Lindén

Hisayasu Nagata, Japanese politician (b. 1969)

Hisayasu Nagata

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean-German composer and academic (b. 1925)

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt

Mary Daly, American theologian and scholar (b. 1928)

Mary Daly

Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (b. 1934)

Vicar (cartoonist)

Gene Bartow, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

Gene Bartow

Robert L. Carter, American lawyer and judge (b. 1917)

Robert L. Carter

Winifred Milius Lubell, American author and illustrator (b. 1914)

Winifred Milius Lubell

Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (b. 1924)

Josef Škvorecký

Bob Weston, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947)

Bob Weston (guitarist)

Alfie Fripp, English soldier and pilot (b. 1913)

Alfie Fripp

Ivan Mackerle, Czech cryptozoologist, explorer, and author (b. 1942)

Ivan Mackerle

William Maxson, American general (b. 1930)

William Maxson

Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (b. 1939)

Phil Everly

George Goodman, American economist and author (b. 1930)

George Goodman

Saul Zaentz, American film producer (b. 1921)

Saul Zaentz

Martin Anderson, American economist and academic (b. 1936)

Martin Anderson (economist)

Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (b. 1919)

Edward Brooke · Massachusetts Attorney General

Bryan Caldwell, American football player (b. 1960)

Bryan Caldwell

Allie Sherman, American football player and coach (b. 1923)

Allie Sherman

Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (b. 1932)

Paul Bley

Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1928)

Peter Naur

Bill Plager, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)

Bill Plager

Igor Sergun, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1957)

Igor Sergun

H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, Indian politician (b. 1958)

H. S. Mahadeva Prasad