June 14 — في هذا اليوم

Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.

Munich · Henry the Lion · Isar

First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France captures the city of Winchester and soon conquers over half of the Kingdom of England.

First Barons' War · Louis VIII of France · Winchester · Kingdom of England

While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for the young prince Zhao Shi, making him Emperor Duanzong.

Fuzhou · History of the Song dynasty · Song dynasty · Emperor Duanzong

Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam: Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of the Trần dynasty destroy most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong.

Mongol invasions of Vietnam · Trần Quang Khải · Trần dynasty · Yuan dynasty

Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.

Kublai Khan · Borjigin · Mongolia · Manchuria

Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.

Richard II of England · Peasants' Revolt · Blackheath, London · Tower of London

Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King Henry IV of England.

Owain Glyndŵr · Prince of Wales · Henry IV of England

Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).

Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. · Amsterdam

English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.

English Civil War · Battle of Naseby · Roundhead · Long Parliament

The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War ends. It had lasted for five days and resulted in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.

Raid on the Medway · Netherlands · Second Anglo-Dutch War · Royal Navy

King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II.

William III of England · James II of England

American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.

American Revolutionary War · Continental Army · Continental Congress · United States Army

The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States.

Flag of the United States

Mutiny on the Bounty: HMS Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,600 mi) journey in an open boat.

Mutiny on the Bounty · HMS Bounty · William Bligh · Timor

The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy.

Napoleon · Battle of Marengo

Emperor Napoleon's French Grande Armée defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.

Napoleon · Grande Armée · Russian Empire · Battle of Friedland · Kaliningrad Oblast

Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Isma'il Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, ending the existence of that Sudanese kingdom.

Badi VII · Sennar (sultanate) · Isma'il Pasha · Ottoman Empire

Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables".

Charles Babbage · Difference engine · Royal Astronomical Society

Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj.

French Algeria · Invasion of Algiers in 1830 · Sidi Fredj

Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.

Henley Royal Regatta · Henley-on-Thames · River Thames · Oxfordshire · Regatta

Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.

Bear Flag Revolt · United States · Sonoma, California · California Republic

American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.

American Civil War · Second Battle of Winchester · United States · Army of Northern Virginia · Shenandoah Valley

Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.

Siege of Port Hudson

Trade unions are legalized in Canada.

Trade union

The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.

White Rajah · British protectorate · Kingdom of Sarawak

Hawaii becomes a United States territory.

Territory of Hawaii · United States territory

The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy.

Reichstag (German Empire)

Norway grants women the right to vote.

Women's suffrage

John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.

Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown · St. John's, Newfoundland · Transatlantic flight

Brazil leaves the League of Nations

Brazil · League of Nations

Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.

Pennsylvania · Flag Day (United States) · State holiday

U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.

Marihuana Tax Act of 1937

World War II: As part of Germany's Fall Rot, Paris is occupied and Allied forces retreat.

World War II · Fall Rot

The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.

1940 Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania

Seven hundred twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Tarnów · Auschwitz concentration camp

June deportation: the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.

June deportation · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania

World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.

Operation Perch · Nazi Germany · Caen

World War II: Filipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.

Ilocos Sur · Battle of Bessang Pass

Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first monkey in space.

Rhesus monkey · V-2 rocket · Monkeys and apes in space

UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.

UNIVAC I · United States Bureau of the Census

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.

Dwight D. Eisenhower · Pledge of Allegiance

Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Chile · Buenos Aires Convention

Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.

Disneyland Monorail System · Anaheim, California

A group of Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic with the intent of overthrowing the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.

Cuba · Dominican Republic · Rafael Trujillo

The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris - later becoming the European Space Agency.

European Space Research Organisation · European Space Agency

The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.

Roman Curia · Index Librorum Prohibitorum · 1557

Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.

Mariner program · Mariner 5 · Venus

China tests its first hydrogen bomb.

China · Hydrogen bomb

Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces.

Falklands War · Argentina · Stanley, Falkland Islands · Conditional surrender

The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at Galaxyland.

Mindbender (Galaxyland) · Galaxyland

The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated C$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.

1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot · Stanley Cup

Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

Near-Earth asteroid · 2002 MN

A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.

Ilyushin Il-76 · Ukrainian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 shoot-down

London: A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington leaves at least 80 people dead and another 74 injured.

London · Grenfell Tower fire · North Kensington

Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1544)

Nilakantha Somayaji

Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1514)

Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet and scholar (d. 1552)

Giglio Gregorio Giraldi

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (d. 1595)

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Johann Abraham Ihle, German astronomer (d. 1699)

Johann Abraham Ihle

Jan Francisci, Slovak organist and composer (d. 1758)

Jan Francisci

Thomas Pennant, Welsh ornithologist and historian (d. 1798)

Thomas Pennant

Antonio Sacchini, Italian composer and educator (d. 1786)

Antonio Sacchini

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (d. 1806)

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

Simon Mayr, German composer and educator (d. 1845)

Simon Mayr

Henry Salt, English historian and diplomat, British Consul-General in Egypt (d. 1827)

Henry Salt (Egyptologist) · List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Egypt

Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1866)

Nikolai Brashman

František Palacký, Czech historian and politician (d. 1876)

František Palacký

Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (d. 1868)

Heber C. Kimball

Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (d. 1896)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (d. 1881)

Fernando Wood · Mayor of New York City

Henry Gardner, American merchant and politician, 23rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1892)

Henry Gardner · Governor of Massachusetts

John Bartlett, American author and publisher (d. 1905)

John Bartlett (publisher)

Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (d. 1884)

Bernard Petitjean

Yamagata Aritomo, Japanese Field Marshal and politician, 3rd and 9th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1922)

Yamagata Aritomo · Prime Minister of Japan

William F. Nast, American businessman (d. 1893)

William F. Nast

Bernard Bosanquet, English philosopher and theorist (d. 1923)

Bernard Bosanquet (philosopher)

Max Erdmannsdörfer, German conductor and composer (d. 1905)

Max Erdmannsdörfer

Robert M. La Follette Sr., American lawyer and politician, 20th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 1925)

Robert M. La Follette Sr. · Governor of Wisconsin

Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1922)

Andrey Markov

John Ulric Nef, Swiss-American chemist and academic (d. 1915)

John Ulric Nef (chemist)

Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (d. 1915)

Alois Alzheimer

Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)

Karl Landsteiner · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Sophia of Prussia (d. 1932)

Sophia of Prussia

Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (d. 1936)

Hermanus Brockmann

Jacob Ellehammer, Danish mechanic and engineer (d. 1946)

Jacob Ellehammer

János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and author (d. 1936)

János Szlepecz

Jane Bathori, French soprano (d. 1970)

Jane Bathori

Léon Thiébaut, French fencer (d. 1943)

Léon Thiébaut

Arthur Duffey, American sprinter and coach (d. 1955)

Arthur Duffey

John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (d. 1945)

John McCormack (tenor)

Georg Zacharias, German swimmer (d. 1953)

Georg Zacharias

May Allison, American actress (d. 1989)

May Allison

Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1924)

Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

José Carlos Mariátegui (d. 1930)

José Carlos Mariátegui

W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (d. 1966)

W. W. E. Ross

Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1968)

Jack Adams

Ruth Nanda Anshen, American writer, editor, and philosopher (d. 2003)

Ruth Nanda Anshen

June Walker, American stage and film actress (d. 1966)

June Walker

Alonzo Church, American mathematician and logician (d. 1995)

Alonzo Church

Rose Rand, Austrian-American logician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1980)

Rose Rand

Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (d. 1971)

Margaret Bourke-White

Steve Broidy, American businessman (d. 1991)

Steve Broidy

Arthur Davis, American animator and director (d. 2000)

Arthur Davis (animator)

Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (d. 1978)

Nicolas Bentley

René Char, French poet and author (d. 1988)

René Char

Burl Ives, American actor and singer (d. 1995)

Burl Ives

Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor (d. 1976)

Rudolf Kempe

Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (d. 1996)

Joe Morris (trade unionist)

Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)

Dorothy McGuire

Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter

Lise Nørgaard

Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director (d. 2012)

Gilbert Prouteau

Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)

Atle Selberg

Gene Barry, American actor (d. 2009)

Gene Barry

Sam Wanamaker, American actor and director (d. 1993)

Sam Wanamaker

Martha Greenhouse, American actress (d. 2013)

Martha Greenhouse

Judith Kerr, German-English author and illustrator

Judith Kerr

Green Wix Unthank, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013)

Green Wix Unthank

James Black, Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)

James Black (pharmacologist) · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Pierre Salinger, American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (d. 2004)

Pierre Salinger · White House Press Secretary

Don Newcombe, American baseball player

Don Newcombe

Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban physician, author, guerrilla leader and politician (d. 1967)

Che Guevara · Guerrilla

Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (d. 2004)

Cy Coleman

Alan Davidson, Australian cricketer

Alan Keith Davidson

Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011)

Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)

Marla Gibbs, American actress and comedian

Marla Gibbs

Ross Higgins, Australian actor (d. 2016)

Ross Higgins

Junior Walker, American saxophonist (d. 1995)

Junior Walker

Joe Arpaio, American police officer and sheriff

Joe Arpaio

Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (d. 1991)

Jerzy Kosiński

Vladislav Rastorotsky, Russian gymnast and coach

Vladislav Rastorotsky

Renaldo Benson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

Renaldo Benson

Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish author, poet, and translator

Irmelin Sandman Lilius

Julie Felix, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Julie Felix

Steny Hoyer, American lawyer and politician

Steny Hoyer

Peter Mayle, English author and screenwriter

Peter Mayle

Colin Thubron, English journalist and author

Colin Thubron

Jonathan Raban, English author and academic

Jonathan Raban

Barry Burman, English painter and academic (d. 2001)

Barry Burman

Jennifer Gretton, Baroness Gretton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire

Jennifer Gretton, Baroness Gretton · Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire

John Miles, English race car driver and journalist

John Miles (racing driver)

Harold Wheeler, American composer, conductor, and producer

Harold Wheeler (musician)

Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1992)

Laurie Colwin

Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Rod Argent

Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (d. 2012)

Carlos Reichenbach

Richard Stebbins, American sprinter and educator

Richard Stebbins

Robert Louis-Dreyfus, French-Swiss businessman (d. 2009)

Robert Louis-Dreyfus

Tõnu Sepp, Estonian instrument maker and educator

Tõnu Sepp

Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality and 45th President of the United States

Donald Trump · President of the United States

Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle, English politician

Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle

Barry Melton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Barry Melton

Paul Rudolph, Canadian singer, guitarist, and cyclist

Paul Rudolph (musician)

Laurence Yep, American author and playwright

Laurence Yep

Jim Lea, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Jim Lea (musician)

Roger Powell, English-Australian scientist and academic

Roger Powell (scientist)

Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter

Antony Sher

Harry Turtledove, American historian and author

Harry Turtledove

Alan White, English drummer and songwriter

Alan White (Yes drummer)

Rowan Williams, Welsh archbishop and theologian

Rowan Williams

Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa

Paul Boateng · List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to South Africa

Danny Edwards, American golfer

Danny Edwards

Robert Lepikson, Estonian race car driver and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (d. 2006)

Robert Lepikson · Minister of the Interior (Estonia)

Pat Summitt, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)

Pat Summitt

Leon Wieseltier, American philosopher, journalist, and critic

Leon Wieseltier

Janet Mackey, New Zealand lawyer and politician

Janet Mackey

Will Patton, American actor

Will Patton

Michael D. Duvall, American businessman and politician

Michael D. Duvall

Paul O'Grady, English television host, producer, and drag performer

Paul O'Grady

Fred Funk, American golfer and coach

Fred Funk

King Diamond (Kim Bendix Petersen), heavy metal musician

King Diamond

Suzanne Nora Johnson, American lawyer and businesswoman

Suzanne Nora Johnson

Mona Simpson, American novelist

Mona Simpson

Pamela Geller, American activist and blogger

Pamela Geller

Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer

Marcus Miller

Tonie Campbell, American hurdler

Tonie Campbell

Mike Laga, American baseball player

Mike Laga

Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer

Boy George

Dušan Kojić, Serbian singer-songwriter and bass player

Dušan Kojić

Sam Perkins, American basketball player

Sam Perkins

Grant Kenny, Australian iron man and canoeist

Grant Kenny

Peter Gilliver, English lexicographer and academic

Peter Gilliver

Dedrick Dodge, American football player and coach

Dedrick Dodge

Campbell Brown, American journalist

Campbell Brown

Faizon Love, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter

Faizon Love

Éric Desjardins, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Éric Desjardins

Steffi Graf, German tennis player

Steffi Graf

Heather McDonald, American comedian, actress, and author

Heather McDonald

Bruce Bowen, American basketball player and sportscaster

Bruce Bowen

Ramon Vega, Swiss footballer

Ramon Vega

Rick Brunson, American basketball player and coach

Rick Brunson

Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and engineer, founded KDE

Matthias Ettrich · KDE

Dominic Brown, English guitarist and songwriter

Dominic Brown

Claude Henderson, South African cricketer

Claude Henderson

Danny McFarlane, Jamaican hurdler and sprinter

Danny McFarlane

Sami Kapanen, Finnish-American ice hockey player and manager

Sami Kapanen

Alan Carr, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Alan Carr

Massimo Oddo, Italian footballer and manager

Massimo Oddo

Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer

Boeta Dippenaar

Chris McAlister, American football player

Chris McAlister

Joe Worsley, English rugby player and coach

Joe Worsley

Steve Bégin, Canadian ice hockey player

Steve Bégin

Diablo Cody, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Diablo Cody

Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast and coach

Annia Hatch

Shannon Hegarty, Australian rugby league player

Shannon Hegarty

Jamie Green, English race car driver

Jamie Green

Nicole Irving, Australian swimmer

Nicole Irving

Lang Lang, Chinese pianist

Lang Lang

Trevor Barry, Bahamian high jumper

Trevor Barry

Louis Garrel, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Louis Garrel

Lorenzo Booker, American football player

Lorenzo Booker

Mark Cosgrove, Australian cricketer

Mark Cosgrove

Siobhán Donaghy, English singer-songwriter

Siobhán Donaghy

Yury Prilukov, Russian swimmer

Yury Prilukov

Oleg Medvedev. Russian luger

Oleg Medvedev

Andy Soucek, Spanish race car driver

Andy Soucek

Matt Read, Canadian ice hockey player

Matt Read

Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player

Andrew Cogliano

Mohamed Diamé, Senegalese footballer

Mohamed Diamé

Adrián Aldrete, Mexican footballer

Adrián Aldrete

Lucy Hale, American actress and singer-songwriter

Lucy Hale

Brad Takairangi, Australian-Cook Islands rugby league player

Brad Takairangi

Patrice Cormier, Canadian ice hockey player

Patrice Cormier

Stephen McLaughlin, Irish footballer

Stephen McLaughlin

Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer

Kostas Manolas

Devante Smith-Pelly, Canadian ice hockey player

Devante Smith-Pelly

Gurinder Sandhu, Australian cricketer

Gurinder Sandhu

Abu Hanifa, Iraqi scholar and educator (b. 699)

Abu Hanifa

Ōtomo no Otomaro, Japanese general (b. 731)

Ōtomo no Otomaro

Methodius I, patriarch of Constantinople

Methodios I of Constantinople · Constantinople

Guadamir, bishop of Vic (Spain)

Guadamir · Roman Catholic Diocese of Vic · Spain

Emperor Qinzong of the Song dynasty (b. 1100)

Emperor Qinzong

Walter III, Count of Brienne

Walter III, Count of Brienne

Günther von Schwarzburg, German king (b. 1304)

Günther von Schwarzburg

Simon Sudbury, English archbishop (b. 1316)

Simon Sudbury

Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, Italian son of Pope Alexander VI (b. 1474)

Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia · Pope Alexander VI

John III of Navarre (b. 1469)

John III of Navarre

Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489)

Antoine, Duke of Lorraine

Carpentras, French composer (b. 1470)

Carpentras (composer)

Shibata Katsuie, Japanese samurai (b. 1522)

Shibata Katsuie

Orlande de Lassus, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1532)

Orlande de Lassus

Henry Vane the Younger, English-American politician, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1613)

Henry Vane the Younger · Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French author and poet (b. 1600)

Marin le Roy de Gomberville

Colin Maclaurin, Scottish mathematician (b. 1698)

Colin Maclaurin

Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English courtier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1718)

Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Louis Desaix, French general (b. 1768)

Louis Desaix

Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general (b. 1753)

Jean-Baptiste Kléber

Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (b. 1741)

Benedict Arnold · American Revolution

Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (b. 1754)

Pierre Charles L'Enfant · Washington, D.C.

Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (b. 1798)

Giacomo Leopardi

Leonidas Polk, American general and bishop (b. 1806)

Leonidas Polk

Mary Carpenter, English educational and social reformer (b. 1807)

Mary Carpenter · Social reformer

Edward FitzGerald, English poet and author (b. 1809)

Edward FitzGerald (poet)

Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian director and playwright (b. 1823)

Alexander Ostrovsky

William Le Baron Jenney, American architect and engineer, designed the Home Insurance Building (b. 1832)

William Le Baron Jenney · Home Insurance Building

Bartolomé Masó, Cuban soldier and politician (b. 1830)

Bartolomé Masó

Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, 6th Governor General of Canada (b. 1841)

Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby · Governor General of Canada

Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (b. 1835)

Adlai Stevenson I · Vice President of the United States

João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian author (b. 1865)

João Simões Lopes Neto

Max Weber, German sociologist and economist (b. 1864)

Max Weber

Isabelle Bogelot, French philanthropist (b. 1838)

Isabelle Bogelot

Mary Cassatt, American-French painter (b. 1843)

Mary Cassatt

Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (b. 1894)

Ottavio Bottecchia

Jerome K. Jerome, English author (b. 1859)

Jerome K. Jerome

Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist and academic (b. 1857)

Emmeline Pankhurst

Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian businesswoman, co-founded Desjardins Group (b. 1858)

Dorimène Roy Desjardins · Desjardins Group

Justinien de Clary, French target shooter (b. 1860)

Justinien de Clary

G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, playwright, and novelist (b. 1874)

G. K. Chesterton

Hans Poelzig, German architect, painter, and designer, designed the IG Farben Building (b. 1869)

Hans Poelzig · IG Farben Building

John Logie Baird, Scottish-English physicist and engineer (b. 1888)

John Logie Baird

Jorge Ubico, 21st President of Guatemala (b. 1878)

Jorge Ubico · President of Guatemala

Tom Cole, Welsh-American racing driver (b. 1922)

Tom Cole (racing driver)

Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1901)

Salvatore Quasimodo · Nobel Prize in Literature

Dündar Taşer, Turkish soldier and politician (b. 1925)

Dündar Taşer

Robert Middleton, American actor (b. 1911)

Robert Middleton

Ahmad Zahir, Afghan singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

Ahmad Zahir

Charles Miller, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1939)

Charles Miller (musician)

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (b. 1899)

Jorge Luis Borges

Alan Jay Lerner, American composer and songwriter (b. 1918)

Alan Jay Lerner

Stanisław Bareja, Polish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Stanisław Bareja

Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (b. 1900)

Erna Berger

Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (b. 1907)

Peggy Ashcroft

Lionel Grigson, English pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1942)

Lionel Grigson

Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (b. 1924)

Henry Mancini

Marcel Mouloudji, French singer and actor (b. 1922)

Marcel Mouloudji

Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1917)

Els Aarne

Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1949)

Rory Gallagher

Roger Zelazny, American author and poet (b. 1937)

Roger Zelazny

Noemí Gerstein, Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (b. 1908)

Noemí Gerstein

Richard Jaeckel, American actor (b. 1926)

Richard Jaeckel

Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (b. 1932)

Bernie Faloney

Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (b. 1911)

Attilio Bertolucci

June Jordan, American author and activist (b. 1936)

June Jordan

Dale Whittington, American race car driver (b. 1959)

Dale Whittington

Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer and guide (b. 1900)

Ulrich Inderbinen

Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (b. 1914)

Carlo Maria Giulini

Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (b. 1924)

Mimi Parent

Monty Berman, English director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1905)

Monty Berman

Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1930)

Jean Roba

Ruth Graham, Chinese-American author, poet, and painter (b. 1920)

Ruth Graham

Robin Olds, American general and pilot (b. 1922)

Robin Olds

Kurt Waldheim, Austrian politician and war criminal, 9th President of Austria (b. 1918)

Kurt Waldheim · President of Austria

Bob Bogle, American musician (The Ventures) (b. 1934)

Bob Bogle · The Ventures

William McIntyre, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and judge (b. 1918)

William McIntyre (judge)

Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (b. 1926)

Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell · Solicitor General for England and Wales

Bob Chappuis, American football player and soldier (b. 1923)

Bob Chappuis

Margie Hyams, American pianist and vibraphone player (b. 1920)

Margie Hyams

Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, German pianist and academic (b. 1930)

Karl-Heinz Kämmerling

Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (b. 1945)

Carlos Reichenbach

Gitta Sereny, Austrian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1921)

Gitta Sereny

Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)

Elroy Schwartz

Alberto Cañas Escalante, Costa Rican journalist and politician (b. 1920)

Alberto Cañas Escalante

Isabelle Collin Dufresne, French actress (b. 1935)

Isabelle Collin Dufresne

Robert Lebeck, German photographer and journalist (b. 1929)

Robert Lebeck

James E. Rogers, American lawyer, businessman, and academic (b. 1938)

James E. Rogers

Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (b. 1940)

Richard Cotton (geneticist)

Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (b. 1926)

Anne Nicol Gaylor · Freedom From Religion Foundation

Qiao Shi, Chinese politician (b. 1924)

Qiao Shi

Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress and singer (b. 1928)

Ann Morgan Guilbert

Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1919)

Gilles Lamontagne · Lieutenant Governor of Quebec