May 31 — في هذا اليوم

Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome.

Petronius Maximus · Stoning · Ochlocracy · Ancient Rome

Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus' and Cumans.

Battle of the Kalka River · Mongol Empire · Genghis Khan · Subutai · Kievan Rus'

King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.

Henry III of France · Pont Neuf

Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.

Samuel Pepys · Samuel Pepys

American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina.

American Revolution · Mecklenburg Resolves · Province of North Carolina

Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Manuel Quimper · Strait of Juan de Fuca

The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.

Copyright law of the United States · Copyright Act of 1790

French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed.

French Revolution · Revolutionary Tribunal

French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock.

Battle of Diamond Rock · Diamond Rock

In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains.

William Lawson (explorer) · Gregory Blaxland · William Wentworth · Mount Blaxland, New South Wales · Blue Mountains (New South Wales)

The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.

Palace of Westminster · Big Ben

American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the "Battle of Fair Oaks": Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston and G.W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside Richmond, Virginia.

American Civil War · Peninsula Campaign · Battle of Seven Pines · Joseph E. Johnston · Gustavus Woodson Smith

American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee engages the Army of the Potomac under Ulysses S. Grant and George Meade.

Overland Campaign · Battle of Cold Harbor · Army of Northern Virginia · Robert E. Lee · Army of the Potomac

In the Fenian Invasion of Canada, John O'Neill leads 850 Fenian raiders across the Niagara River at Buffalo, New York/Fort Erie, Ontario, as part of an effort to free Ireland from the United Kingdom. Canadian militia and British regulars repulse the invaders over the next three days, at a cost of nine dead and 38 wounded to the 19 dead and about 17 wounded Fenians.

Fenian raids · Fenian · Niagara River · Buffalo, New York · Fort Erie, Ontario

Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.

Madison Square Garden (1879) · William Henry Vanderbilt · Madison Avenue

The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria

Plymouth · Tāwhiao · Māori people · Queen Victoria

Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Johnstown Flood · Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.

Second Boer War · Treaty of Vereeniging

The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.

National Negro Committee · National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.

South Africa Act 1909 · Union of South Africa

The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.

President of Mexico · Porfirio Díaz · Mexican Revolution

World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet under the command of John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe and David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty engage the Imperial German Navy under the command of Reinhard Scheer and Franz von Hipper in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.

World War I · Battle of Jutland · Grand Fleet · John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe · David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

Tulsa race riot: civil unrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The official death toll was given as 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300.

Tulsa race riot · Civil disorder · Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Soviet Union signs an agreement with the Beijing government, referring to Outer Mongolia as an "integral part of the Republic of China", whose "sovereignty" therein the Soviet Union promises to respect.

Soviet Union · Outer Mongolia · Soviet Union

The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.

Ford Model T · Assembly line

A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.

1935 Quetta earthquake · Quetta · Pakistan

Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.

Anglo-Iraqi War · Iraq · 'Abd al-Ilah · Faisal II of Iraq

World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.

World War II · Imperial Japanese Navy · Midget submarine · Attack on Sydney Harbour

Feijenoord Rotterdam wins the first edition of the Benelux Cup

Feijenoord Rotterdam · 1957-58 Benelux Cup · Benelux Cup

The Union of South Africa becomes the Republic of South Africa.

Union of South Africa · Republic of South Africa

In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov-Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society.

Rokotov-Faibishenko case · Show trial · Khrushchev Thaw · Stalinism

The West Indies Federation dissolves.

West Indies Federation

The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794-70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured.

1970 Ancash earthquake · Peru · Mercalli intensity scale · Landslide · Yungay, Peru

In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.

Uniform Monday Holiday Act · United States Congress · 1968 · Memorial Day · Memorial Day

The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War.

United States Senate · Khmer Rouge · Cambodia · Cambodian Civil War

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

United States-Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.

1985 United States-Canada tornado outbreak · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Ontario

A group of six members of the Peruvian guerrilla group Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement shoot dead eight transsexuals in Tarapoto.

Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement · Transsexual · Tarapoto

Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II mission.

Bicesse Accords · Angola · Democracy · United Nations · United Nations Angola Verification Mission II

Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".

Vanity Fair (magazine) · Mark Felt · Deep Throat (Watergate)

Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish civilians on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.

Shayetet 13 · Gaza flotilla raid · Blockade of the Gaza Strip · Gaza Strip · Affray

The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.

Asteroid · (285263) 1998 QE2 · Natural satellite · List of asteroid close approaches to Earth

A car bomb exploded in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.

May 2017 Kabul attack · Kabul · Afghanistan-Germany relations

Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (d. 1509)

Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby

Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1504)

Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Manuel I of Portugal (d. 1521)

Manuel I of Portugal

Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (d. 1607)

Alessandro Allori

Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal (d. 1600)

Jerzy Radziwiłł (1556-1600)

Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)

Feodor I of Russia

Nur Jahan, Empress consort of the Mughal Empire (d. 1645)

Nur Jahan

John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)

John George II, Elector of Saxony

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki

Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem (d. 1707)

Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem

Jean-Pierre Christin, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, invented the Celsius thermometer (d. 1755)

Jean-Pierre Christin · Celsius

Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (d. 1812)

Count Hieronymus von Colloredo

Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and politician (d. 1793)

Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud

Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (d. 1817)

Andrea Appiani

Ludwig Tieck, German poet, author, and critic (d. 1853)

Ludwig Tieck

Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist and scholar (d. 1887)

Johann Georg Baiter

Adye Douglas, English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1906)

Adye Douglas · Premier of Tasmania

John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1867)

John Albion Andrew · Governor of Massachusetts

Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (d. 1892)

Walt Whitman

Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (d. 1869)

Hijikata Toshizō

Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (d. 1900)

Henry Sidgwick

John Cox Bray, Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (d. 1894)

John Cox Bray · Premier of South Australia

William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (d. 1924)

William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie · Lord Mayor of Belfast

Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (d. 1919)

Francisco Moreno

Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish (d. 1921)

Julius Richard Petri · Petri dish

Pope Pius XI (d. 1939)

Pope Pius XI

Graham Wallas, English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist (d. 1932)

Graham Wallas

Walter Sickert, English painter (d. 1942)

Walter Sickert

Francis Younghusband, Indian-English captain and explorer (d. 1942)

Francis Younghusband

John Ringling, American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1936)

John Ringling · Ringling Brothers Circus

Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano (d. 1952)

Frances Alda

Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (d. 1956)

Sándor Festetics · Ministry of Defence (Hungary)

Lauri Kristian Relander, Finnish politician, 2nd President of Finland (d. 1942)

Lauri Kristian Relander · President of Finland

Robert Richards, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (d. 1967)

Robert Richards (Australian politician) · Premier of South Australia

Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)

Saint-John Perse · Nobel Prize in Literature

Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter (d. 1968)

Michel Kikoine

Erich Neumann, German lieutenant and politician (d. 1951)

Erich Neumann (politician)

Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian poet and author (d. 1968)

Konstantin Paustovsky

Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician (d. 1934)

Gregor Strasser

Fred Allen, American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author (d. 1956)

Fred Allen

Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (d. 1993)

Norman Vincent Peale

Lucile Godbold, American Olympic athlete (d. 1981)

Lucile Godbold

Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (d. 1983)

Alfredo Antonini

Don Ameche, American actor (d. 1993)

Don Ameche

Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2000)

Art Coulter

Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)

Maurice Allais · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997)

Chien-Shiung Wu

Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator (d. 2006)

Akira Ifukube

Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)

Bert Haanstra

Bernard Lewis, English-American historian and author

Bernard Lewis

Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (d. 1982)

Lloyd Quarterman

Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic (d. 1995)

Robie Macauley

Edna Doré, English actress (d. 2014)

Edna Doré

Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (d. 2007)

Andrew Grima

Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer (d. 2008)

Howard Reig

Alida Valli, Austrian-Italian actress and singer (d. 2006)

Alida Valli

Denholm Elliott, English-Spanish actor (d. 1992)

Denholm Elliott

Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (d. 2015)

Ellsworth Kelly

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (d. 2005)

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Julian Beck, American actor and director (d. 1986)

Julian Beck

James Eberle, English admiral

James Eberle

Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg, English lieutenant and banker

Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg

Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer (d. 2001)

Pankaj Roy

Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (d. 2014)

Menahem Golan

Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer

Clint Eastwood

John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

John Robert Schrieffer · Nobel Prize in Physics

Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (d. 2010)

Shirley Verrett

Ed Lincoln, Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer (d. 2012)

Ed Lincoln

Jay Miner, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 1994)

Jay Miner

Henry B. Eyring, American religious leader, educator, and author

Henry B. Eyring

Jim Hutton, American actor (d. 1979)

Jim Hutton

Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand

Jim Bolger · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)

Johnny Paycheck

John Prescott, British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

John Prescott · Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Peter Yarrow

Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author

Terry Waite

Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach

Anatoliy Bondarchuk

Augie Meyers, American musician and singer-songwriter

Augie Meyers

Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator

Gilbert Shelton

June Clark, Welsh nurse and educator

June Clark (nurse)

Louis Ignarro, American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Louis Ignarro · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Sharon Gless, American actress

Sharon Gless

Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and actor

Joe Namath

Samantha Juste, English singer and television host (d. 2014)

Samantha Juste

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1982)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire

Laurent Gbagbo · List of heads of state of Ivory Coast

Bernard Goldberg, American journalist and author

Bernard Goldberg

Ted Baehr, American publisher and critic

Ted Baehr

Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer and umpire

Steve Bucknor

Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat (d. 2009)

Krista Kilvet

Debbie Moore, English model and businesswoman

Debbie Moore

Junior Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Junior Campbell

Gabriele Hinzmann, German discus thrower

Gabriele Hinzmann

Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate

Svetlana Alexievich · Nobel Prize in Literature

John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer (d. 1980)

John Bonham

Martin Hannett, English bass player, guitarist, and record producer (d. 1991)

Martin Hannett

Duncan Hunter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician

Duncan Hunter

Tom Berenger, American actor

Tom Berenger

Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment

Jean Chalopin · DIC Entertainment

Gregory Harrison, American actor

Gregory Harrison

Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior

Edgar Savisaar · Minister of the Interior (Estonia)

Karl-Hans Riehm, German hammer thrower

Karl-Hans Riehm

Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Karl Bartos

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor and screenwriter

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Linda Riordan, English politician

Linda Riordan

Lynne Truss, English journalist and author

Lynne Truss

Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer

Thomas Mavros

Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer (d. 2000)

Vicki Sue Robinson

Bruce Adolphe, American pianist, composer, and scholar

Bruce Adolphe

Tommy Emmanuel, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tommy Emmanuel

Susie Essman, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

Susie Essman

Fritz Hilpert, German drummer and composer

Fritz Hilpert

John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

John Young (British musician)

Jim Craig, American ice hockey player

Jim Craig (ice hockey)

Andrea de Cesaris, Italian race car driver (d. 2014)

Andrea de Cesaris

Phil Wilson, English politician

Phil Wilson (British politician)

Greg Adams, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman

Greg Adams (ice hockey, born 1960)

Chris Elliott, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter

Chris Elliott

Peter Winterbottom, English rugby player

Peter Winterbottom

Ray Cote, Canadian ice hockey player

Ray Cote

Justin Madden, Australian footballer and politician

Justin Madden

Lea Thompson, American actress, director, and producer

Lea Thompson

Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

Corey Hart (singer)

David Leigh, holder of the Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry at the University of Manchester

David Leigh (scientist) · Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry · University of Manchester

Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Hungary

Viktor Orbán · Prime Minister of Hungary

Wesley Willis, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2003)

Wesley Willis

Leonard Asper, Canadian lawyer and businessman

Leonard Asper

Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach

Stéphane Caristan

Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs

Yukio Edano · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)

Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, American rapper and producer

Darryl McDaniels

Todd McKenney, Australian entertainer

Todd McKenney

Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer

Brooke Shields

Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer and referee

Roshan Mahanama

Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress

Sandrine Bonnaire

Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television host and producer

Phil Keoghan

Kenny Lofton, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

Kenny Lofton

John Connolly, Irish journalist and author

John Connolly (author)

Paolo Sorrentino, Italian director and screenwriter

Paolo Sorrentino

Diana Damrau, German operatic soprano

Diana Damrau

Frode Estil, Norwegian skier

Frode Estil

Antti Niemi, Finnish footballer and coach

Antti Niemi (footballer)

Archie Panjabi, English actress

Archie Panjabi

Dave Roberts, American baseball player and coach

Dave Roberts (outfielder)

Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Japanese comedian and singer

Hiroiki Ariyoshi

Chad Campbell, American golfer

Chad Campbell

Tristram Hunt, English historian and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Education

Tristram Hunt · Shadow Secretary of State for Education

Mac Suzuki, Japanese baseball player

Mac Suzuki

Colin Farrell, Irish actor

Colin Farrell

Matt Harpring, American basketball player and sportscaster

Matt Harpring

Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-Greek volleyball player

Theodoros Baev

Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer

Domenico Fioravanti

Scott Klopfenstein, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player

Scott Klopfenstein

Eric Christian Olsen, American actor

Eric Christian Olsen

Joachim Olsen, Danish shot putter and politician

Joachim Olsen

Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer

Moses Sichone

Petr Tenkrát, Czech ice hockey player

Petr Tenkrát

Jean-François Gillet, Belgian footballer

Jean-François Gillet

Mikael Antonsson, Swedish footballer

Mikael Antonsson

Daniele Bonera, Italian footballer

Daniele Bonera

Andy Hurley, American musician

Andy Hurley

Jake Peavy, American baseball player

Jake Peavy

Andrew Bailey, American baseball player

Andrew Bailey (baseball)

Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer

Milorad Čavić

Nate Robinson, American basketball player

Nate Robinson

Jordy Nelson, American football player

Jordy Nelson

Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist

Robert Gesink

Bas Dost, Dutch footballer

Bas Dost

Marco Reus, German footballer

Marco Reus

Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Erik Karlsson

Azealia Banks, American rapper

Azealia Banks

Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player

Michaël Bournival

Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete

Laura Ikauniece

Petronius Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 396)

Petronius Maximus

Liu Hua, princess of Southern Han (b. 896)

Liu Hua (Southern Han)

Fujiwara no Morosuke, Japanese statesman (b. 909)

Fujiwara no Morosuke

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (b. 1050)

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria

Sigwin von Are, archbishop of Cologne

Sigwin von Are

Géza II, king of Hungary (b. 1130)

Géza II of Hungary

Birger, king of Sweden (b. 1280)

Birger, King of Sweden

Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (b. 1271)

Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley

Albertino Mussato, Italian statesman and writer (b. 1261)

Albertino Mussato

Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)

Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell

Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (b. 1295)

Vitalis of Assisi

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Martin of Aragon, Spanish king (b. 1356)

Martin of Aragon

Engelbert II of Nassau (b. 1451)

Engelbert II of Nassau

Philip Hoby, English general and diplomat (b. 1505)

Philip Hoby

Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (b. 1522)

Guido de Bres

Tintoretto, Italian painter and educator (b. 1518)

Tintoretto

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (b. 1597)

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (b. 1650)

Joachim Neander

Frederick William I of Prussia (b. 1688)

Frederick William I of Prussia

Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1686)

Andrey Osterman · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)

Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1732)

Joseph Haydn

Jean Lannes, French general (b. 1769)

Jean Lannes

Samuel Bentham, English architect and engineer (b. 1757)

Samuel Bentham

Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1811)

Évariste Galois

Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, comedian and dancer, (b. 1779)

Joseph Grimaldi

Philip Marheineke, German pastor and philosopher (b. 1780)

Philip Marheineke

Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (b. 1780)

Thomas Chalmers

Eugénie de Guérin, French author (b. 1805)

Eugénie de Guérin

Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)

Louis-Honoré Fréchette

Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)

Thomas Price (South Australian politician) · Premier of South Australia

Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)

Elizabeth Blackwell

Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)

Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau

Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)

Willy Stöwer

Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)

Odilo Globocnik · SS

Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)

Antonis Benakis · Benaki Museum

Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)

Stefanos Sarafis

Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)

Leopold Staff

Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)

Willem Elsschot

Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (b. 1890)

Walther Funk · Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Germany)

Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (b. 1874)

Henry F. Ashurst

Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (b. 1915)

Billy Strayhorn

Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1929)

Terry Sawchuk

Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

Jacques Monod · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)

William Castle

József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1925)

József Bozsik

Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (b. 1914)

Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (b. 1930)

Carlo Mauri

Jack Dempsey, American boxer and lieutenant (b. 1895)

Jack Dempsey

Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (b. 1921)

Gaston Rébuffat

Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (b. 1918)

Jane Frank

James Rainwater, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)

James Rainwater · Nobel Prize in Physics

John Abraham, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1937)

John Abraham (director)

Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (b. 1900)

Owen Lattimore

Uzay Heparı, Turkish actor, producer, and composer (b. 1969)

Uzay Heparı

Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano (b. 1909)

Herva Nelli

Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1930)

Stanley Elkin

Timothy Leary, American psychologist and author (b. 1920)

Timothy Leary

Charles Van Acker, Belgian-American race car driver (b. 1912)

Charles Van Acker

Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (b. 1936)

Petar Mladenov · President of Bulgaria

Tito Puente, American jazz musician (b. 1923)

Tito Puente

A. Jeyaratnam Wilson, Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (b. 1928)

A. Jeyaratnam Wilson

Arlene Francis, American actress, talk show host, game show panelist, and television personality (b. 1907)

Arlene Francis

Subhash Gupte, Indian cricketer (b. 1929)

Subhash Gupte

Aiyathurai Nadesan, Sri Lankan journalist (b. 1954)

Aiyathurai Nadesan

Robert Quine, American guitarist (b. 1941)

Robert Quine

Étienne Roda-Gil, French screenwriter and composer (b. 1941)

Étienne Roda-Gil

Ryan Bennett, American sportscaster (b. 1970)

Ryan Bennett (sportscaster)

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor (b. 1933)

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal

Raymond Davis, Jr., American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)

Raymond Davis, Jr. · Nobel Prize in Physics

Danny La Rue, Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (b. 1927)

Danny La Rue · Drag queen

George Tiller, American physician (b. 1941)

George Tiller

Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1911)

Louise Bourgeois

Brian Duffy, English photographer and producer (b. 1933)

Brian Duffy (photographer)

William A. Fraker, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1923)

William A. Fraker

Rubén Juárez, Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (b. 1947)

Rubén Juárez · Bandoneón

Merata Mita, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)

Merata Mita

Pauline Betz, American tennis player (b. 1919)

Pauline Betz

Jonas Bevacqua, American fashion designer, co-founded the Lifted Research Group (b. 1977)

Jonas Bevacqua · Lifted Research Group

Derek Hodge, Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (b. 1941)

Derek Hodge · Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands

Hans Keilson, German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (b. 1909)

Hans Keilson

John Martin, English admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (b. 1918)

John Martin (Royal Navy officer) · Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey

Andy Robustelli, American football player and manager (b. 1925)

Andy Robustelli

Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (b. 1919)

Christopher Challis

Randall B. Kester, American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)

Randall B. Kester

Paul Pietsch, German race car driver and publisher (b. 1911)

Paul Pietsch

Orlando Woolridge, American basketball player and coach (b. 1959)

Orlando Woolridge

Gerald E. Brown, American physicist and academic (b. 1926)

Gerald E. Brown

Frederic Lindsay, Scottish author and educator (b. 1933)

Frederic Lindsay

Miguel Méndez, American author and poet (b. 1930)

Miguel Méndez

Tim Samaras, American engineer and storm chaser (b. 1957)

Tim Samaras

Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (b. 1987)

Jairo Mora Sandoval

Jean Stapleton, American actress (b. 1923)

Jean Stapleton

Marilyn Beck, American journalist (b. 1928)

Marilyn Beck

Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1952)

Marinho Chagas

Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (b. 1935)

Hoss Ellington

Martha Hyer, American actress (b. 1924)

Martha Hyer

Lewis Katz, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)

Lewis Katz

Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, English author (b. 1922)

Mary Soames, Baroness Soames

Gladys Taylor, Canadian author and publisher (b. 1917)

Gladys Taylor (publisher)

Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-2016) (b. 1947)

Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) · President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (b. 1938)

Jan Crouch · Trinity Broadcasting Network

Carla Lane, English television writer (b. 1928)

Carla Lane

Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (b. 1939)

Rupert Neudeck