July 26 — في هذا اليوم

First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.

First Fitna · Battle of Siffin · Ali · Muawiyah I

Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seriously wounded.

Battle of Pliska · Byzantine Empire · Nikephoros I · Staurakios

Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona.

Navarre · León, Spain · Pamplona

Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V.

Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor · King of the Romans · Pope Clement V

Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place.

Wars of the Roses · Battle of Edgecote Moor · Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick · Edward IV of England

The Emperor Krishnadevaraya ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Krishnadevaraya · Vijayanagara Empire

Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, is appointed governor of Peru.

Francisco Pizarro González

Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): The northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II.

Act of Abjuration · Low Countries · Philip II of Spain

The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.

History of women's cricket · Guildford

French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

French and Indian War · Siege of Louisbourg (1758) · Gulf of Saint Lawrence

The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.

United States Post Office Department · Second Continental Congress · Benjamin Franklin

New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.

United States Constitution

The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom.

Surrey Iron Railway · Rail transport

The Swedish-Norwegian War begins.

Swedish-Norwegian War (1814)

José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.

José de San Martín · Guayaquil · Ecuador · Guayaquil Conference · Simón Bolívar

First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis.

Battle of Dervenakia · Ottoman Empire · Mahmud Dramali Pasha · Greek War of Independence · Theodoros Kolokotronis

Liberia declares its independence.

Liberia

American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.

American Civil War · George B. McClellan · Army of the Potomac · Union Army · First Battle of Bull Run

American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces.

Morgan's Raid · Salineville, Ohio · Confederate States of America · John Hunt Morgan

Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.

Richard Wagner · Parsifal · Bayreuth

The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.

Stellaland

Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.

Unua Libro

In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.

Buenos Aires · Revolution of the Park · Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman

France annexes Tahiti.

Tahiti

Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.

Anglo-Afghan War · Pashtuns · Fakir · Saidullah · Siege of Malakand

Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.

Ulises Heureaux · President of the Dominican Republic

United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).

United States Attorney General · Charles Joseph Bonaparte · Federal Bureau of Investigation

Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.

Serbia · Bulgaria

The Axis powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.

Axis powers · Spanish Civil War

King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Edward VIII · Edward VIII abdication crisis · Canadian National Vimy Memorial

End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.

Battle of Brunete

World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.

World War II · French Indochina · President of the United States · Franklin D. Roosevelt

World War II: The Soviet Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation.

Soviet Army · Lviv · Ukraine · Nazism · Jews

The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.

Labour Party (UK) · United Kingdom general election, 1945 · Winston Churchill

The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.

Potsdam Declaration · Potsdam

HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the Second World War.

HMS Vestal (J215)

The United States Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb.

USS Indianapolis (CA-35) · Tinian · Hiroshima

Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport.

Aloha Airlines · Honolulu International Airport

Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.

Cold War · Harry S. Truman · National Security Act of 1947 · Law of the United States · Central Intelligence Agency

U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.

Harry S. Truman · Executive Order 9981

Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.

Walt Disney · Animation · Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)

King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.

Farouk of Egypt · Fuad II of Egypt

Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement

Fidel Castro · Moncada Barracks · Cuban Revolution · 26th of July Movement

Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek raid.

Arizona · John Howard Pyle · Polygamy · Colorado City, Arizona · Short Creek raid

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment · Battle of the Samichon River · Korean War

Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.

World Bank · Aswan Dam · Egypt · Gamal Abdel Nasser · Suez Canal

Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.

Carlos Castillo Armas · Guatemala

Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched.

Explorer program · Explorer 4

Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster.

Syncom · Geosynchronous satellite

An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day Republic of Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.

1963 Skopje earthquake · Skopje · Yugoslavia · Republic of Macedonia

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development votes to admit Japan.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.

Vietnam War · South Vietnam · Trương Đình Dzu · Penal labour · Coalition government

Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.

Apollo program · Apollo 15 · List of Apollo mission types · Lunar Roving Vehicle

Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule.

Prime Minister of Greece · Konstantinos Karamanlis · Greek military junta of 1967-74

The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.

Quebec

A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Grand jury · Cornell University · Robert Tappan Morris · Morris worm · Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H.W. Bush.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 · George H.W. Bush

Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. 68 of the 116 people onboard are killed.

Asiana Airlines Flight 733 · Mokpo Airport · South Korea

Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders.

Kargil War

Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.

Space Shuttle program · STS-114 · Space Shuttle Discovery · NASA · Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.

Mumbai · Maharashtra floods of 2005

Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India.

2008 Ahmedabad bombings

The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.

Nigeria · Islamism · Boko Haram · Bauchi · Nigeria Police Force

The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. 19 people are killed.

Sagamihara stabbings · Kanagawa Prefecture

Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Hillary Clinton · President of the United States · Democratic National Convention · Philadelphia

Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Polish bishop and saint (d. 1079)

Stanislaus of Szczepanów

Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester, English noble (d. 1439)

Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester

Christian Egenolff, German printer (d. 1555)

Christian Egenolff

Murad IV, Ottoman sultan (d. 1640)

Murad IV

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1711)

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Lorenz Christoph Mizler, German physician, mathematician, and historian (d. 1778)

Lorenz Christoph Mizler

George Clinton, American general and politician, 4th Vice President of the United States (d. 1812)

George Clinton (vice president) · Vice President of the United States

John Field, Irish pianist and composer (d. 1837)

John Field (composer)

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1844)

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart

George Catlin, American painter, author, and traveler (d. 1872)

George Catlin

Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 42nd President of Mexico (d. 1855)

Mariano Arista · President of Mexico

Justin Holland, American guitarist and educator (d. 1887)

Justin Holland

Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1912)

Auguste Beernaert · Prime Minister of Belgium · Nobel Peace Prize

Carl Robert Jakobson, Estonian journalist and politician (d. 1882)

Carl Robert Jakobson

Alfred Marshall, English economist and academic (d. 1924)

Alfred Marshall

Stefan Drzewiecki, Ukrainian-Polish engineer and journalist (d. 1938)

Stefan Drzewiecki

Philippe Gaucher, French dermatologist and academic (d. 1918)

Philippe Gaucher

Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1936)

Ferdinand Tönnies

George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)

George Bernard Shaw · Nobel Prize in Literature

Tom Garrett, Australian cricketer and lawyer (d. 1943)

Tom Garrett

Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer (d. 1948)

Jāzeps Vītols

Philipp Scheidemann, German journalist and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1939)

Philipp Scheidemann · Chancellor of Germany

Rajanikanta Sen, Indian poet and composer (d. 1910)

Rajanikanta Sen

Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (d. 1951)

Serge Koussevitzky

Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (d. 1961)

Carl Jung

Antonio Machado, Spanish poet and academic (d. 1939)

Antonio Machado

Jesse Lauriston Livermore, American investor and security analyst, "Great Bear of Wall Street" (d. 1940)

Jesse Lauriston Livermore

Ernst Hoppenberg, German swimmer and water polo player (d. 1937)

Ernst Hoppenberg

Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War (d. 1962)

Shunroku Hata · Ministry of War of Japan

Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian playwright and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Ukrainian People's Republic (d. 1951)

Volodymyr Vynnychenko · List of Prime Ministers of Ukraine

Albert Dunstan, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Victoria (d. 1950)

Albert Dunstan · Premier of Victoria

André Maurois, French soldier and author (d. 1967)

André Maurois

Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (d. 1965)

Lars Hanson

Reginald Hands, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1918)

Reginald Hands

Daniel J. Callaghan, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1942)

Daniel J. Callaghan · Medal of Honor

Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (d. 1966)

Sad Sam Jones

George Grosz, German painter and illustrator (d. 1959)

George Grosz

Aldous Huxley, English novelist and philosopher (d. 1963)

Aldous Huxley

Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (d. 1964)

Gracie Allen

Tim Birkin, English soldier and race car driver (d. 1933)

Tim Birkin

Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)

Harold D. Cooley

Paul Gallico, American journalist and author (d. 1976)

Paul Gallico

Sarah Kafrit, Israeli politician and teacher (d. 1983)

Sarah Kafrit

Estes Kefauver, American lawyer and politician (d. 1963)

Estes Kefauver

Edwin Albert Link, American industrialist and entrepreneur, invented the flight simulator (d. 1981)

Edwin Albert Link · Flight simulator

Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (d. 1943)

Irena Iłłakowicz

Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourger sculptor (d. 2002)

Lucien Wercollier

Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1994)

Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (d. 1979)

Vivian Vance

Kan Yuet-keung, Hong Kong banker, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

Kan Yuet-keung

C. Farris Bryant, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Governor of Florida (d. 2002)

C. Farris Bryant · List of Governors of Florida

Erskine Hawkins, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1993)

Erskine Hawkins

Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (d. 1968)

Ellis Kinder

Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013)

Dean Brooks

Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013)

Jaime Luiz Coelho

Marjorie Lord, American actress (d. 2015)

Marjorie Lord

Virginia Gilmore, American actress (d. 1986)

Virginia Gilmore

James Lovelock, English biologist and chemist

James Lovelock

Bob Waterfield, American football player and coach (d. 1983)

Bob Waterfield

Tom Saffell, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)

Tom Saffell

Jean Shepherd, American radio host, actor, and screenwriter (d. 1999)

Jean Shepherd

Blake Edwards, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Blake Edwards

Jim Foglesong, American record producer (d. 2013)

Jim Foglesong

Jason Robards, American actor (d. 2000)

Jason Robards

Jan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)

Jan Berenstain

Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (d. 2002)

Hoyt Wilhelm

Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish physician and politician (d. 2000)

Jerzy Einhorn

Joseph Engelberger, American physicist and engineer (d. 2015)

Joseph Engelberger

Gene Gutowski, Polish-American producer (d. 2016)

Gene Gutowski

Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (d. 2014)

Ana María Matute

James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

James Best

Gulabrai Ramchand, Indian cricketer (d. 2003)

Gulabrai Ramchand

Don Beauman, English race car driver (d. 1955)

Don Beauman

Francesco Cossiga, Italian academic and politician, 8th President of Italy (d. 2010)

Francesco Cossiga · President of Italy

Elliott Erwitt, French-American photographer and director

Elliott Erwitt

Ibn-e-Safi, Indian-Pakistani author and poet (d. 1980)

Ibn-e-Safi

Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson

Joe Jackson (manager) · Michael Jackson

Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1999)

Stanley Kubrick

Peter Lougheed, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (d. 2012)

Peter Lougheed · Premier of Alberta

Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Irish-born English politician

Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes

Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (d. 2004)

Bernice Rubens

Marc Lalonde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Canadian Minister of Justice

Marc Lalonde · Minister of Justice (Canada)

Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (d. 2012)

Alexis Weissenberg

Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

Plínio de Arruda Sampaio

Barbara Jefford, English actress

Barbara Jefford

Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2006)

Telê Santana

Tommy McDonald, American football player

Tommy McDonald (American football)

Tsutomu Koyama, Japanese volleyball player and coach (d. 2012)

Tsutomu Koyama

Lawrie McMenemy, English footballer and manager

Lawrie McMenemy

Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

Bobby Hebb

Keith Peters, Welsh physician and academic

Keith Peters (physician)

Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (d. 2011)

Jun Henmi

John Howard, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Australia

John Howard · Prime Minister of Australia

Bob Lilly, American football player and photographer

Bob Lilly

Richard Marlow, English organist and conductor (d. 2013)

Richard Marlow

Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

Dobie Gray

Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney · Secretary of State for Transport

Bobby Rousseau, Canadian ice hockey player

Bobby Rousseau

Jean Baubérot, French historian and sociologist

Jean Baubérot

Darlene Love, American singer and actress

Darlene Love

Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Brenton Wood

Vladimír Mečiar, Slovak politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia

Vladimír Mečiar · Prime Minister of Slovakia

Teddy Pilette, Belgian race car driver

Teddy Pilette

Peter Hyams, American director, screenwriter, and cinematographer

Peter Hyams

Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Mick Jagger

Betty Davis, American singer-songwriter

Betty Davis

Helen Mirren, English actress

Helen Mirren

Emilio de Villota, Spanish race car driver

Emilio de Villota

Luboš Andršt, Czech guitarist and songwriter

Luboš Andršt

Herbert Wiesinger, German figure skater

Herbert Wiesinger

Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai businessman and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand

Thaksin Shinawatra · Prime Minister of Thailand

Roger Taylor, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer

Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)

Nelinho, Brazilian footballer and manager

Nelinho

Nicholas Evans, English journalist, screenwriter, and producer

Nicholas Evans

Susan George, English actress and producer

Susan George (actress)

Anne Rafferty, English lawyer and judge

Anne Rafferty

Rich Vogler, American race car driver (d. 1990)

Rich Vogler

Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2011)

Rick Martin

Glynis Breakwell, English psychologist and academic

Glynis Breakwell

Felix Magath, German footballer and manager

Felix Magath

Robert Phillips, American guitarist

Robert Phillips (guitarist)

Henk Bleker, Dutch politician

Henk Bleker

Earl Tatum, American professional basketball player

Earl Tatum

Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (d. 1994)

Vitas Gerulaitis

Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach

Aleksandrs Starkovs

Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan

Asif Ali Zardari · President of Pakistan

Peter Fincham, English screenwriter and producer

Peter Fincham

Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater

Dorothy Hamill

Tommy Rich, American wrestler

Tommy Rich

Tim Tremlett, English cricketer and coach

Tim Tremlett

Norman Baker, Scottish politician

Norman Baker

Nana Visitor, American actress

Nana Visitor

Monti Davis, American basketball player (d. 2013)

Monti Davis

Angela Hewitt, Canadian-English pianist

Angela Hewitt

Rick Bragg, American author and journalist

Rick Bragg

Kevin Spacey, American actor and director

Kevin Spacey

Gary Cherone, American singer-songwriter

Gary Cherone

Andy Connell, English keyboard player and songwriter

Andy Connell

Felix Dexter, Caribbean-English comedian and actor (d. 2013)

Felix Dexter

Jeff Stoughton, Canadian curler

Jeff Stoughton

Sandra Bullock, American actress and producer

Sandra Bullock

Ralf Metzenmacher, German painter and designer

Ralf Metzenmacher

Anne Provoost, Belgian author

Anne Provoost

Jeremy Piven, American actor and producer

Jeremy Piven

Martin Baker, English organist and conductor

Martin Baker (organist)

Tim Schafer, American video game designer, founded Double Fine Productions

Tim Schafer · Double Fine Productions

Jason Statham, English actor

Jason Statham

Frédéric Diefenthal, French actor and director

Frédéric Diefenthal

Jim Naismith, Scottish biologist and academic

Jim Naismith

Olivia Williams, English actress

Olivia Williams

Greg Colbrunn, American baseball player and coach

Greg Colbrunn

Tanni Grey-Thompson, Welsh baroness and wheelchair racer

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer and coach

Khaled Mahmud

Chris Harrison, Host of The Bachelor franchise

Chris Harrison

Nathan Buckley, Australian footballer and coach

Nathan Buckley

Kate Beckinsale, English actress

Kate Beckinsale

Mariano Raffo, Argentinian director and producer

Mariano Raffo

Iron & Wine, American singer-songwriter

Iron & Wine

Kees Meeuws, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Kees Meeuws

Dean Sturridge, English footballer and sportscaster

Dean Sturridge

Ingo Schultz, German sprinter

Ingo Schultz

Joe Smith, American basketball player

Joe Smith (basketball)

Elizabeth Truss, English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Elizabeth Truss · Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Elena Kustarova, Russian ice dancer and coach

Elena Kustarova

Joaquín Benoit, Dominican baseball player

Joaquín Benoit

Martin Laursen, Danish footballer and manager

Martin Laursen

Tanja Szewczenko, German figure skater

Tanja Szewczenko

Friedrich Michau, German rugby player

Friedrich Michau

Derek Paravicini, English pianist

Derek Paravicini

Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player

Peter Sarno

Erik Westrum, American ice hockey player

Erik Westrum

Jacinda Ardern, 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Dave Baksh, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Dave Baksh

Robert Gallery, American football player

Robert Gallery

Abe Forsythe, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter

Abe Forsythe

Maicon Sisenando, Brazilian footballer

Maicon Sisenando

Gilad Hochman, Israeli composer

Gilad Hochman

Christopher Kane, Scottish fashion designer

Christopher Kane

Kelly Clark, American snowboarder

Kelly Clark

Stephen Makinwa, Nigerian footballer

Stephen Makinwa

Roderick Strong, American wrestler

Roderick Strong

Naomi van As, Dutch field hockey player

Naomi van As

Delonte West, American basketball player

Delonte West

Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper

Kyriakos Ioannou

Benjamin Kayser, French rugby player

Benjamin Kayser

Sabri Sarıoğlu, Turkish footballer

Sabri Sarıoğlu

Marcus Benard, American football player

Marcus Benard

Gaël Clichy, French footballer

Gaël Clichy

Audrey De Montigny, Canadian singer-songwriter

Audrey De Montigny

Mat Gamel, American baseball player

Mat Gamel

Leonardo Ulloa, Argentinian footballer

Leonardo Ulloa

John White, English footballer

John White (footballer, born 1986)

Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer

Panagiotis Kone

Jordie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player

Jordie Benn

Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer

Fredy Montero

Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player

Tyson Barrie

Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby player

Marika Koroibete

Raymond Faitala-Mariner, New Zealand rugby league player

Raymond Faitala-Mariner

Ella Leivo, Finnish tennis player

Ella Leivo

Olivia Breen, British sprinter

Olivia Breen

Cheng of Jin, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 321)

Emperor Cheng of Jin · Jin dynasty (265-420)

Pope Celestine I

Pope Celestine I

Nikephoros I, Byzantine emperor

Nikephoros I

Li Hanzhi, Chinese warlord (b. 842)

Li Hanzhi

Motoyoshi, Japanese nobleman and poet (b. 890)

Prince Motoyoshi

Kōmyō, emperor of Japan (b. 1322)

Emperor Kōmyō · Japan

Cecily Neville, duchess of Warwick (b. 1424)

Cecily Neville, Duchess of Warwick · Warwick

Paul II, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1417)

Pope Paul II

Atahualpa, Inca emperor abducted and murdered by Francisco Pizarro (b. ca. 1500)

Atahualpa · Francisco Pizarro

Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French general (b. 1524)

Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron

Miguel de Benavides, Spanish archbishop and sinologist (b. 1552)

Miguel de Benavides

Horio Yoshiharu, Japanese daimyo (b. 1542)

Horio Yoshiharu

Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1562)

Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy

Mary Frith, English pickpocket and fence (b. 1584)

Mary Frith · Pickpocket · Fence (criminal)

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier (b. 1647)

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1646)

Elena Cornaro Piscopia

Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Queen of Sweden (b. 1656)

Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1631)

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds · Lord High Treasurer

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1660)

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (b. 1756)

Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria

Sam Houston, American general and politician, 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)

Sam Houston · Governor of Texas

Otto, King of Greece (b. 1815)

Otto, King of Greece

Ulises Heureaux, 22nd, 26th, and 27th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1845)

Ulises Heureaux · President of the Dominican Republic

James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (b. 1837)

James Murray (lexicographer)

Edward Poynter, English painter and illustrator (b. 1836)

Edward Poynter

Howard Vernon, Australian actor (b. 1848)

Howard Vernon (Australian actor)

Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1888)

Antonio Ascari

Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1848)

Gottlob Frege

William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)

William Jennings Bryan · United States Secretary of State

Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1843)

Robert Todd Lincoln · United States Secretary of War · Abraham Lincoln

Pavlos Karolidis, Greek historian and academic (b. 1849)

Pavlos Karolidis

Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Company (b. 1876)

Fred Duesenberg · Duesenberg

Winsor McCay, American cartoonist, animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1871)

Winsor McCay

Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (b. 1875)

Henri Lebesgue

Roberto Arlt, Argentinian author and playwright (b. 1900)

Roberto Arlt

James Mitchell, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)

James Mitchell (Australian politician) · Premier of Western Australia

Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (b. 1919)

Eva Perón · First Lady of Argentina

Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician, 135th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)

Nikolaos Plastiras · Prime Minister of Greece

Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957)

Carlos Castillo Armas

Cedric Gibbons, British art director and production designer (b. 1893)

Cedric Gibbons

Maud Menten, Canadian physician and biochemist (b. 1879)

Maud Menten

Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (b. 1884)

Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe

Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (b. 1899)

Cemal Tollu

Robert Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1896)

Robert Taschereau · Chief Justice of Canada

Diane Arbus, American photographer and academic (b. 1923)

Diane Arbus

George Gallup, American mathematician and statistician, founded the Gallup Company (b. 1901)

George Gallup · Gallup (company)

Ed Gein, American serial killer (b. 1906)

Ed Gein

W. Averell Harriman, American politician and diplomat, 11th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1891)

W. Averell Harriman · United States Secretary of Commerce

Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher, scholar, and academic (b. 1919)

Fazlur Rahman Malik

Mary Wells, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)

Mary Wells

Matthew Ridgway, American general (b. 1895)

Matthew Ridgway

James Luther Adams, American theologian and academic (b. 1901)

James Luther Adams

Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (b. 1917)

Laurindo Almeida

Raymond Mailloux, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1918)

Raymond Mailloux

George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (b. 1907)

George W. Romney · Governor of Michigan

Max Winter, American businessman and sports executive (b. 1903)

Max Winter

Walter Jackson Bate, American author and critic (b. 1918)

Walter Jackson Bate

Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (b. 1917)

Phaedon Gizikis · List of heads of state of Greece

John Tukey, American mathematician and academic (b. 1915)

John Tukey

Rex T. Barber, American colonel and pilot (b. 1917)

Rex T. Barber

Peter von Zahn, German journalist and author (b. 1913)

Peter von Zahn

William A. Mitchell, American chemist, created Pop Rocks and Cool Whip (b. 1911)

William A. Mitchell · Pop Rocks · Cool Whip

Alexander Golitzen, Russian-born American production designer and art director (b. 1908)

Alexander Golitzen

Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic (b. 1925)

Jack Hirshleifer

Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1945)

Gilles Marotte

Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1928)

Lars Forssell

Skip Prosser, American basketball player and coach (b. 1950)

Skip Prosser

Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1919)

Merce Cunningham

Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean politician (b. 1945)

Sivakant Tiwari

Joe Arroyo, Colombian singer-songwriter and composer (b. 1955)

Joe Arroyo

Richard Harris, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1948)

Richard Harris (American football)

Sakyo Komatsu, Japanese author and screenwriter (b. 1931)

Sakyo Komatsu

Margaret Olley, Australian painter and philanthropist (b. 1923)

Margaret Olley

Don Bagley, American bassist and composer (b. 1927)

Don Bagley

Karl Benjamin, American painter and educator (b. 1925)

Karl Benjamin

Miriam Ben-Porat, Russian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (b. 1918)

Miriam Ben-Porat

Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (b. 1942)

Lupe Ontiveros

James D. Watkins, American admiral and politician, 6th United States Secretary of Energy (b. 1927)

James D. Watkins · United States Secretary of Energy

Luther F. Cole, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)

Luther F. Cole

Harley Flanders, American mathematician and academic (b. 1925)

Harley Flanders

Sung Jae-gi, South Korean philosopher and activist (b. 1967)

Sung Jae-gi

George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1919)

George P. Mitchell

Oleh Babayev, Ukrainian businessman and politician (b. 1965)

Oleh Babayev

Charles R. Larson, American admiral (b. 1936)

Charles R. Larson

Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (b. 1938)

Richard MacCormac · MJP Architects

Sergei O. Prokofieff, Russian anthropologist and author (b. 1954)

Sergei O. Prokofieff

Roland Verhavert, Belgian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)

Roland Verhavert

Bijoy Krishna Handique, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Mines (b. 1934)

Bijoy Krishna Handique · Ministry of Mines (India)

Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (b. 1926)

Flora MacDonald (politician) · Minister of Communications (Canada)

Leo Reise, Jr., Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1922)

Leo Reise, Jr.

Ann Rule, American police officer and author (b. 1931)

Ann Rule

June Foray, American voice actress (b. 1917)

June Foray

Patti Deutsch, American voice artist and comedic actress (b. 1943)

Patti Deutsch

Ronald Phillips, American criminal (b. 1973)

Ronald Phillips (murderer)