July 23 — في هذا اليوم

Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury.

Byzantine Empire · Nikephoros I · First Bulgarian Empire · Pliska · Krum

A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios.

Knights Hospitaller · Battle of Chios (1319) · Aydinid · Chios

Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.

New France · Dieppe

Scanian War: Denmark-Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden.

Scanian War · Denmark-Norway · Battle of Marstrand · Marstrand

Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.

Kingdom of Prussia · Mainz

Roger Sherman, a Connecticut Patriot and member of the Committee of Five selected to draft the Declaration of Independence, dies of typhoid in New Haven, Connecticut, at age 72.

Roger Sherman

While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks capture Monemvasia Castle. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to Minor Asia coasts.

Greek War of Independence · Monemvasia

In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.

William Austin Burt · Typographer (typewriter) · Typewriter

The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.

Province of Canada · Act of Union 1840

American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.

American Civil War · Henry Halleck · Union Army

Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.

Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos · Archbishop · Kingdom of Portugal · Portuguese Goa

The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.

Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina · Buenos Aires

President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer

Ulysses S. Grant

The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.

Ford Motor Company

The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.

Second Constitutional Era · Ottoman Empire

Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28.

Austria-Hungary · July Crisis · Kingdom of Serbia · Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria · Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

The Communist Party of China (CPC) is established at the founding National Congress.

Communist Party of China · 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China

Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.

Fox Film · Movietone sound system

The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.

Indian Broadcasting Company · Mumbai

The Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words.

Italian Fascism · Kingdom of Italy

In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.

Catalonia · Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia · Socialism · Communism

The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Under Secretary of State · Sumner Welles · Welles Declaration · Soviet Union · Baltic states

The Holocaust: The Treblinka extermination camp is opened.

The Holocaust · Treblinka extermination camp

World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin.

World War II · Operation Edelweiss · Operation Braunschweig

Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.

Bulgaria · Nikola Vaptsarov

The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.

Rayleigh bath chair murder · Rayleigh, Essex

World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland.

HMS Eclipse (H08) · HMS Laforey (G99) · Italian submarine Ascianghi · HMS Newfoundland (59)

The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin.

Philippe Pétain

General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.

Muhammad Naguib · Free Officers Movement (Egypt) · Gamal Abdel Nasser · Egyptian revolution of 1952 · Farouk of Egypt

The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.

Sandinista National Liberation Front · Nicaragua

Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.

Telstar · Walter Cronkite

The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.

International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos

Detroit Riots: In Detroit, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings.

1967 Detroit riot · Detroit · African American

Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.

Glenville shootout · Cleveland, Ohio · Cleveland Division of Police

The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, to Lod, Israel.

El Al · Boeing 707 · El Al Flight 426 hijacking · Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine · Lod

Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war.

Qaboos bin Said al Said · Sultan of Oman · Said bin Taimur

The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.

Landsat 1 · Satellite

The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era.

Greek military junta of 1967-74 · Konstantinos Karamanlis · Metapolitefsi

Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.

Phạm Tuân · Vietnam · Intercosmos

Outside Santa Clarita, California, actor Vic Morrow and two children are killed when a helicopter crashes onto them while shooting a scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie.

Santa Clarita, California · Vic Morrow · Twilight Zone accident · Twilight Zone: The Movie

Thirteen Sri Lanka Army soldiers are killed after a deadly ambush by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

Sri Lanka Army · Four Four Bravo · Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Gimli, Manitoba.

Gimli Glider · Air Canada · Deadstick landing · Rural Municipality of Gimli

General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests.

Ne Win · Burma

A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.

Catholic Church · Pope Benedict XVI · Homosexuality

Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia.

Abkhazia · Georgia (country)

Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later.

Comet Hale-Bopp

Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.

Digital Equipment Corporation · Competition law · Intel

ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa.

All Nippon Airways Flight 61 · Aircraft hijacking · Tokyo · Japan · All Nippon Airways Flight 61

Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people.

2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks · Sharm el-Sheikh

NASA announces discovery of Kepler-452b by Kepler.

NASA · Kepler-452b · Kepler (spacecraft)

Kabul twin bombing occurred in the vicinity of Deh Mazang when protesters, mostly from the Shiite Hazara minority, were marching against route changing of the TUTAP power project. At least 80 people were killed and 260 were injured.

Kabul · Hazaras

Otto, Duke of Austria (d. 1339)

Otto, Duke of Austria

Louis I, Duke of Anjou (d. 1384)

Louis I, Duke of Anjou

Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder, humanist (d. 1444 or 1445)

Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder

Francesco I Sforza, Italian husband of Bianca Maria Visconti (d. 1466)

Francesco I Sforza · Bianca Maria Visconti

Danjong of Joseon, King of Joseon (d. 1457)

Danjong of Joseon · Joseon

Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1547)

Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

Bonaventura Peeters the Elder, Flemish painter (d. 1652)

Bonaventura Peeters the Elder

Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, New France garrison commander (d. 1660)

Adam Dollard des Ormeaux

Pope Clement XI (d. 1721)

Pope Clement XI

Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (d. 1752)

Francis Blomefield

Thomas Brisbane, Scottish general and politician, 6th Governor of New South Wales (d. 1860)

Thomas Brisbane · Governor of New South Wales

Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)

Étienne-Louis Malus

Philipp Otto Runge, German painter and illustrator (d. 1810)

Philipp Otto Runge

Franz Berwald, Swedish surgeon and composer (d. 1868)

Franz Berwald

Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop and missionary (d. 1894)

Alexandre-Antonin Taché

Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor (d. 1910)

Édouard Colonne

Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (d. 1909)

Peder Severin Krøyer

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian lawyer and journalist (d. 1920)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (d. 1903)

Apolinario Mabini · Prime Minister of the Philippines

Henry Norris, English businessman and politician (d. 1934)

Henry Norris (businessman)

Francesco Cilea, Italian composer and academic (d. 1950)

Francesco Cilea

James Thomas Milton Anderson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 1946)

James Thomas Milton Anderson · Premier of Saskatchewan

Kâzım Karabekir, Turkish general and politician, 5th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (b. 1948)

Kâzım Karabekir

Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, French-English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the County of London (d. 1963)

Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke · Lord Lieutenant of the County of London

Emil Jannings, Swiss-German actor (d. 1950)

Emil Jannings

Izaak Killam, Canadian financier and philanthropist (d. 1955)

Izaak Walton Killam

Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume (d. 1935)

Georges V. Matchabelli · Prince Matchabelli

Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish historian and diplomat (d. 1978)

Salvador de Madariaga

Walter H. Schottky, Swiss-German physicist and engineer (d. 1976)

Walter H. Schottky

Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (d. 1959)

Raymond Chandler

Louis T. Wright, American surgeon and civil rights activist (d. 1952)

Louis T. Wright

Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (d. 1975)

Haile Selassie

Arthur Treacher, English-American actor and television personality (d. 1975)

Arthur Treacher

Aileen Pringle, American actress (d. 1989)

Aileen Pringle

Daniel Cosío Villegas, Mexican historian, economist (d. 1976)

Daniel Cosío Villegas

Bengt Djurberg, Swedish actor and singer (d. 1941)

Bengt Djurberg

Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1987)

Red Dutton

Herman Kruusenberg, Estonian wrestler (d. 1970)

Herman Kruusenberg

Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist, journalist, and author (d. 1977)

Jacob Marschak

Gustav Heinemann, German lawyer and politician, 3rd President of West Germany (d. 1976)

Gustav Heinemann · List of German presidents

Julia Davis Adams, American author and journalist (d. 1993)

Julia Davis Adams

John Babcock, Canadian-American sergeant (d. 2010)

John Babcock

Inger Margrethe Boberg, Danish folklore researcher and writer (d. 1957)

Inger Margrethe Boberg

Hank Worden, American actor and singer (d. 1992)

Hank Worden

Leopold Engleitner, Austrian author and educator (d. 2013)

Leopold Engleitner

Vladimir Prelog, Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)

Vladimir Prelog · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian activist (d. 1931)

Chandra Shekhar Azad

John William Finn, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2010)

John William Finn · Medal of Honor

M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015)

M. H. Abrams

Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979)

Michael Wilding (actor)

Michael Foot, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Employment (d. 2010)

Michael Foot · Secretary of State for Employment

Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter (d.2010)

Nassos Daphnis

Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (d. 1971)

Virgil Finlay

Elly Annie Schneider, German-American actress (d. 2004)

Elly Annie Schneider

Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013)

Laurel Martyn

Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005)

Abraham Bueno de Mesquita

Ruth Duccini, American actress (d. 2014)

Ruth Duccini

Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1999)

Pee Wee Reese

Calvert DeForest, American actor (d. 2007)

Calvert DeForest

Damiano Damiani, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Damiano Damiani

Luis Aloma, Cuban-American baseball player (d. 1997)

Luis Aloma

Morris Halle, Latvian-American linguist and academic

Morris Halle

Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer and actress (d. 2001)

Amalia Mendoza

Gavin Lambert, English-American screenwriter and author (d. 2005)

Gavin Lambert

Gazanfer Bilge, Turkish wrestler (d. 2008)

Gazanfer Bilge

Tajuddin Ahmad, Bangladeshi politician, 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. 1975)

Tajuddin Ahmad · Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Quett Masire, Botswana politician, the former Vice-President of Botswana (d. 2017)

Quett Masire · Vice-President of Botswana

Alain Decaux, French historian and author

Alain Decaux

Gloria DeHaven, American actress and singer (d. 2016)

Gloria DeHaven

Ludvík Vaculík, Czech journalist and author (d. 2015)

Ludvík Vaculík

Gérard Brach, French director and screenwriter (d. 2006)

Gérard Brach

Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor

Leon Fleisher

Vera Rubin, American astronomer and academic (d. 2016)

Vera Rubin

Hubert Selby, Jr., American author and screenwriter (d. 2004)

Hubert Selby, Jr.

Danny Barcelona, American drummer (d. 2007)

Danny Barcelona

Lateef Jakande, Nigerian journalist and politician, 5th Governor of Lagos State

Lateef Jakande · Governor of Lagos State

Te Atairangikaahu, Māori queen (d. 2006)

Te Atairangikaahu

Claude Fournier, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer

Claude Fournier (filmmaker)

Guy Fournier, Canadian author and screenwriter

Guy Fournier

Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Cultural Forum (d. 2010)

Raimund Abraham · Austrian Cultural Forum New York

Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (d. 1991)

Bert Convy

Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (d. 2014)

Benedict Groeschel

Richard Rogers, Italian-English architect, designed the Millennium Dome and Lloyd's building

Richard Rogers · Millennium Dome · Lloyd's building

Jim Hall, American race car driver

Jim Hall (racing driver)

Don Drysdale, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1993)

Don Drysdale

Anthony Kennedy, American lawyer and jurist

Anthony Kennedy

Dave Webster, American football player and engineer

Dave Webster

Juliet Anderson, American porn actress and producer (d. 2010)

Juliet Anderson

Ronny Cox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Ronny Cox

Charles Harrelson, American murderer (d. 2007)

Charles Harrelson

Bert Newton, Australian actor and television host

Bert Newton

Danielle Collobert, French author, poet, and journalist (d. 1978)

Danielle Collobert

Don Imus, American radio host

Don Imus

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Finance (d. 2010)

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa · Ministry of Economy and Finances (Italy)

Christopher Andrew, English historian and academic

Christopher Andrew (historian)

Richie Evans, American race car driver (d. 1985)

Richie Evans

Sergio Mattarella, Italian lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th President of Italy

Sergio Mattarella · President of Italy

Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian journalist and politician, Lord Mayor of Brisbane

Sallyanne Atkinson · Lord Mayor of Brisbane

Madeline Bell, American singer-songwriter

Madeline Bell

Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (d. 2013)

Richard E. Dauch · American Axle

Dimitris Liantinis, Greek philosopher and author (d. 1998)

Dimitris Liantinis

Randall Forsberg, American scientist (d. 2007)

Randall Forsberg

Tony Joe White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tony Joe White

Dino Danelli, American drummer

Dino Danelli

Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist

Maria João Pires

Edward Gregson, English composer and educator

Edward Gregson

Jon Sammels, English footballer

Jon Sammels

Andy Mackay, English oboe player and composer

Andy Mackay · Oboe

René Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (d. 2014)

René Ricard

Gardner Dozois, American journalist and author

Gardner Dozois

David Essex, English singer-songwriter, and actor

David Essex

Torsten Palm, Swedish race car driver

Torsten Palm

Robin Simon, English historian, critic, and academic

Robin Simon (critic)

Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales

Ross Cranston · Solicitor General for England and Wales

John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician

John Cushnahan

John Hall, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and politician

John Hall (New York politician)

Stanisław Targosz, Polish general (d. 2013)

Stanisław Targosz

Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (d. 2015)

Clive Rice

Alex Kozinski, Romanian-born American lawyer and judge

Alex Kozinski

Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)

Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist and songwriter

Blair Thornton

Alan Turner, Australian cricketer

Alan Turner (cricketer)

Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 2008)

Paul Hibbert

Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)

Bill Nyrop

John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (d. 2008)

John Rutsey

Janis Siegel, American jazz singer (The Manhattan Transfer)

Janis Siegel · The Manhattan Transfer

Graham Gooch, English cricketer and coach

Graham Gooch

Najib Razak, Malaysian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia

Najib Razak · Prime Minister of Malaysia

Jo Brand, English comedian, actress, and screenwriter

Jo Brand

Nikos Galis, American basketball player

Nikos Galis

Theo van Gogh, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)

Theo van Gogh (film director)

Quentin Willson, English TV presenter, Top Gear.

Quentin Willson · Top Gear (1977 TV series)

Ken Green, American golfer

Ken Green (golfer)

Tomy Winata, Indonesian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Artha Graha Peduli Foundation

Tomy Winata · Artha Graha Peduli Foundation

Nancy Savoca, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Nancy Savoca

Gary Ella, Australian rugby player

Gary Ella

Susan Graham, American soprano and educator

Susan Graham

Al Perez, American wrestler

Al Perez

André Ducharme, Canadian comedian and author

André Ducharme

Michael Durant, American pilot and author

Michael Durant

Martin Gore, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Martin Gore

Woody Harrelson, American actor and activist

Woody Harrelson

Milind Gunaji, Indian actor, model, television show host, and author

Milind Gunaji

Eriq La Salle, American actor, director, and producer

Eriq La Salle

Mark Laurie, Australian rugby league player

Mark Laurie (rugby league)

Alain Lefèvre, Canadian pianist and composer

Alain Lefèvre

Slobodan Zivojinovic, Serbian tennis player

Slobodan Zivojinovic

Uwe Barth, German politician

Uwe Barth

Nick Menza, German drummer and songwriter (d. 2016)

Nick Menza

Rob Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Rob Dickinson

Slash, English-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Slash (musician)

Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Elden Campbell, American basketball player

Elden Campbell

Gary Payton, American basketball player and actor

Gary Payton

Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress

Stephanie Seymour

Andrew Cassels, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Andrew Cassels

Charisma Carpenter, American actress

Charisma Carpenter

Thea Dorn, German author and playwright

Thea Dorn

Sam Watters, American singer-songwriter and producer

Sam Watters

Dalvin DeGrate, American rapper and producer

Dalvin DeGrate

Alison Krauss, American singer-songwriter and fiddler

Alison Krauss

Joel Stein, American journalist

Joel Stein

Suat Kılıç, Turkish journalist, lawyer, and politician, Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports

Suat Kılıç · Ministry of Youth and Sports (Turkey)

Floyd Reifer, Barbadian cricketer and coach

Floyd Reifer

Marlon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Marlon Wayans

Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager

Zinedine Zidane

Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player and sportscaster

Nomar Garciaparra

Fran Healy, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Fran Healy (musician)

Himesh Reshammiya, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director

Himesh Reshammiya

Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player and manager

Andrea Scanavacca

Terry Glenn, American football player and coach

Terry Glenn

Maurice Greene, American sprinter

Maurice Greene (athlete)

Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist

Rik Verbrugghe

Dan Rogerson, English politician

Dan Rogerson

Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player

Judit Polgár

Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player and coach

Scott Clemmensen

Gail Emms, English badminton player

Gail Emms

Néicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer

Néicer Reasco

Shawn Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player

Shawn Thornton

Stuart Elliott, Northern Irish footballer

Stuart Elliott (footballer, born 1978)

Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer-songwriter and pianist

Stefanie Sun

Lauren Groff, American novelist and short story writer

Lauren Groff

Perro Aguayo Jr., Mexican wrestler and promoter (d. 2015)

Perro Aguayo Jr.

Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer

Sotirios Kyrgiakos

Richard Sims, Zimbabwean cricketer

Richard Sims

Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver

Ricardo Sperafico

Cathleen Tschirch, German sprinter

Cathleen Tschirch

Sandeep Parikh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Sandeep Parikh

Michelle Williams, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Michelle Williams (singer)

Steve Jocz, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and director

Steve Jocz

Dmitriy Karpov, Kazakhstani decathlete

Dmitriy Karpov

Aleksandr Kulik, Estonian footballer

Aleksandr Kulik

Jarkko Nieminen, Finnish tennis player

Jarkko Nieminen

Ömer Aysan Barış, Turkish footballer

Ömer Aysan Barış

Joe Mather, American baseball player

Joe Mather

Gökhan Ünal, Turkish footballer

Gökhan Ünal

Gerald Wallace, American basketball player

Gerald Wallace

Paul Wesley, American actor, director, and producer

Paul Wesley

Bec Hewitt, Australian actress

Bec Hewitt

Aaron Piersol, American swimmer

Aaron Piersol

David Strettle, English rugby player

David Strettle

Walter Gargano, Uruguayan footballer

Walter Gargano

Matthew Murphy, English singer and guitarist

Matthew Murphy

Brandon Roy, American basketball player

Brandon Roy

Celeste Thorson, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Celeste Thorson

Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer

Luis Ángel Landín

Aya Uchida, Japanese voice actress and singer

Aya Uchida

Nelson Philippe, French race car driver

Nelson Philippe

Yelena Sokolova, Russian long jumper

Yelena Sokolova (long jumper)

Alessio Cerci, Italian footballer

Alessio Cerci

Felipe Dylon, Brazilian singer

Felipe Dylon

Serdar Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer

Serdar Kurtuluş

Daniel Radcliffe, English actor

Daniel Radcliffe

Donald Young, American tennis player

Donald Young (tennis)

Kevin Reynolds, Canadian figure skater

Kevin Reynolds (figure skater)

Lauren Mitchell, Australian gymnast

Lauren Mitchell

Jarrod Wallace, Australian rugby league footballer

Jarrod Wallace

Danny Ings, English footballer

Danny Ings

Alexandra Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian

Alexandra Andresen

He Ning, Chinese chancellor (b. 898)

He Ning

Nuh II, Samanid emir (b. 963)

Nuh II

Warner of Grez, French nobleman, relative of Godfrey of Bouillon

Warner of Grez · Godfrey of Bouillon

Qiu Chuji, Chinese religious leader, founded the Dragon Gate Taoism (b. 1148)

Qiu Chuji · Dragon Gate Taoism

Thoros III, Armenian king (b. c. 1271)

Thoros III, King of Armenia

Bridget of Sweden, Swedish mystic and saint, founded the Bridgettine Order (b. 1303)

Bridget of Sweden · Bridgettines

Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (b. 1343)

Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester

Louis de Brézé, French husband of Diane de Poitiers

Louis de Brézé · Diane de Poitiers

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1519)

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Götz von Berlichingen, German knight and poet (b. 1480)

Götz von Berlichingen

John Day, English printer (b. 1522)

John Day (printer)

Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (b. 1526)

Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon

Michael I, Russian tsar (b. 1596)

Michael I of Russia

Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (b. 1613)

Gilles Ménage

Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, English politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1661)

Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt · Lord Chancellor

Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (b. 1685)

Domenico Scarlatti · Harpsichord

George Edwards, English biologist and ornithologist (b. 1693)

George Edwards (naturalist)

John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor and politician (b. 1724)

John Joachim Zubly

Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1721)

Roger Sherman

Anselmo de la Cruz, Chilean politician, Chilean Minister of Finance (b. 1777)

Anselmo de la Cruz · Ministry of Finance (Chile)

Andries Pretorius, South African general (b. 1798)

Andries Pretorius

Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (b. 1811)

Isaac Singer · Singer Corporation

Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804)

Carl von Rokitansky

Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)

Ulysses S. Grant · President of the United States

John Douglas, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Queensland (b. 1828)

John Douglas (Queensland politician) · Premier of Queensland

Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)

Frederick Holder · Premier of South Australia

William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)

William Ramsay · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)

Spyridon Lambros · Prime Minister of Greece

Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (b. 1835)

Conrad Kohrs

Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (b. 1850)

Frank Frost Abbott

Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)

Viktor Vasnetsov

Reginald Dyer, British brigadier general (b. 1864)

Reginald Dyer

Glenn Curtiss, American pilot and engineer (b. 1878)

Glenn Curtiss

Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (b. 1884)

Tenby Davies

George Lyman Kittredge, American scholar and educator (b. 1860)

George Lyman Kittredge

José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (b. 1914)

José Quiñones Gonzales

Adam Czerniaków, Polish engineer and politician (b. 1880)

Adam Czerniaków

Andy Ducat, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)

Andy Ducat

D. W. Griffith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1875)

D. W. Griffith

Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician and diplomat, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882)

Shigenori Tōgō · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)

Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (b. 1884)

Robert J. Flaherty

Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (b. 1856)

Philippe Pétain · Prime Minister of France

Herman Groman, American runner (b. 1882)

Herman Groman

Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)

Cordell Hull · United States Secretary of State · Nobel Peace Prize

Bob Shiring, American football player and coach (b. 1870)

Bob Shiring

Montgomery Clift, American actor (b. 1920)

Montgomery Clift

Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)

Henry Hallett Dale · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Van Heflin, American actor (b. 1910)

Van Heflin

Esther Applin, American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1895)

Esther Applin

Eddie Rickenbacker, American pilot and race car driver, founded Rickenbacker Motors (b. 1890)

Eddie Rickenbacker · Rickenbacker (car)

Joseph Kessel, French journalist and author (b. 1898)

Joseph Kessel

Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908)

Sarto Fournier · Mayor of Montreal

Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1948)

Keith Godchaux

Mollie Steimer, Russian activist (b. 1897)

Mollie Steimer

Vic Morrow, American actor (b. 1929)

Vic Morrow

Georges Auric, French composer (b. 1899)

Georges Auric

Johnny Wardle, English cricketer and manager (b. 1923)

Johnny Wardle

Donald Barthelme, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1931)

Donald Barthelme

Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (b. 1899)

Kenjiro Takayanagi

Jean Muir, American actress (b. 1911)

Jean Muir (actress)

Chūhei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist (b. 1904)

Chūhei Nambu

Hassan II of Morocco (b. 1929)

Hassan II of Morocco

Eudora Welty, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1909)

Eudora Welty

Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (b. 1920)

Leo McKern

William Luther Pierce, American activist and author (b. 1933)

William Luther Pierce

Chaim Potok, American novelist and rabbi (b. 1929)

Chaim Potok

Clark Gesner, American author and composer (b. 1938)

Clark Gesner

James E. Davis, American police officer and politician (b. 1962)

James E. Davis (councilman)

Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1932)

Mehmood Ali

Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist and composer (b. 1925)

Carlos Paredes

Piero Piccioni, Italian pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1921)

Piero Piccioni

Ted Greene, American guitarist and journalist (b. 1946)

Ted Greene

Jean-Paul Desbiens, Canadian journalist and academic (b. 1927)

Jean-Paul Desbiens

Ron Miller, American songwriter and producer (b. 1933)

Ron Miller (songwriter)

Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghan king (b. 1914)

Mohammed Zahir Shah

Kurt Furgler, Swiss lawyer and politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1924)

Kurt Furgler · President of the Swiss Confederation

E. Lynn Harris, American author and screenwriter (b. 1955)

E. Lynn Harris

Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (b. 1916)

Daniel Schorr

Amy Winehouse, English singer-songwriter (b. 1983)

Amy Winehouse

Margaret Mahy, New Zealand author (b. 1936)

Margaret Mahy

Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1951)

Sally Ride

Lakshmi Sahgal, Indian soldier and politician (b. 1914)

Lakshmi Sahgal

Esther Tusquets, Spanish publisher and author (b. 1936)

Esther Tusquets

José Luis Uribarri, Spanish television host and director (b. 1936)

José Luis Uribarri

Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (b. 1941)

Dominguinhos

Pauline Clarke, English author (b. 1921)

Pauline Clarke

Arthur J. Collingsworth, American diplomat (b. 1944)

Arthur J. Collingsworth

Emile Griffith, American boxer and trainer (b. 1938)

Emile Griffith

Kim Jong-hak, South Korean director and producer (b. 1951)

Kim Jong-hak

Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1929)

Djalma Santos

Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (b. 1923)

Dora Bryan

Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (b. 1917)

Norman Leyden

Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian author and playwright (b. 1927)

Ariano Suassuna

Jordan Tabor, English footballer (b. 1990)

Jordan Tabor

Shigeko Kubota, Japanese-American sculptor and director (b. 1937)

Shigeko Kubota

Don Oberdorfer, American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1931)

Don Oberdorfer

William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (b. 1926)

William Wakefield Baum

John Kundla, American basketball coach (b. 1916)

John Kundla