January 9 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte

Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.

List of Byzantine emperors · Zeno (emperor) · Constantinople · Basiliscus

Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain.

Twelfth Council of Toledo · Erwig · Visigoths

Jin-Song Wars: Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong of Song and others, ending the Northern Song dynasty.

Jin-Song Wars · Jurchen people · Jin dynasty (1115-1234) · Jingkang Incident · Kaifeng

Wanyan Liang and other court officials murder Emperor Xizong of Jin. Wanyan Liang succeeds him as emperor.

Wanyan Liang · Emperor Xizong of Jin

The Jewish population of Basel, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing Black Death, is rounded up and incinerated.

Basel · Black Death · Basel massacre

Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government.

Joan of Arc · Rouen

Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.

Ahmad Shah Durrani · Maratha · Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani

Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.

Connecticut · United States Constitution

Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed.

Treaty of Jassy

Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.

Jean-Pierre Blanchard · Balloon

British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · William Pitt the Younger · Income tax · Shilling · Pound sterling

Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral.

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson · State funeral · St Paul's Cathedral

Sir Humphry Davy tests his safety lamp for miners at Hebburn Colliery.

Humphry Davy · Davy lamp · Hebburn Colliery

The Portuguese prince Pedro I of Brazil decides to stay in Brazil against the orders of the Portuguese King João VI, beginning the Brazilian independence process.

Pedro I of Brazil · Brazil · John VI of Portugal

The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.

French Academy of Sciences · Daguerreotype · Photography

The 7.9 Mw Fort Tejon earthquake shakes Central and Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).

1857 Fort Tejon earthquake · Central California · Southern California · Mercalli intensity scale

Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.

Anson Jones · Republic of Texas

American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.

American Civil War · Star of the West · Charleston, South Carolina

Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.

Mississippi

Umberto I becomes King of Italy.

Umberto I of Italy · Kingdom of Italy

New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.

New England Telephone and Telegraph Company · Battery (electricity) · Telephone switchboard · Lexington, Massachusetts

Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.

Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson · Alfred, Lord Tennyson · Governor-General of Australia

Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.

Ernest Shackleton · Nimrod Expedition · South Pole · Flag of the United Kingdom · Farthest South

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., the first historically black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity to be officially recognized at Howard University, is founded.

Phi Beta Sigma

World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.

World War I · Gallipoli Campaign · Ottoman Empire

World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.

Battle of Rafa · Egypt · History of Palestine

Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.

Battle of Bear Valley · American Indian Wars

Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.

Greco-Turkish War (1919-22) · First Battle of İnönü · Eskişehir · Anatolia

Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.

Juan de la Cierva · Autogyro

Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.

Lithuanians · Memel Territory · Klaipėda Revolt · League of Nations · League of Nations mandate

A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children.

Laurier Palace Theatre fire · Montreal

World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.

World War II · Avro Lancaster

World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf.

Sixth United States Army · Invasion of Lingayen Gulf

British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Anthony Eden · Suez Crisis · Suez Canal

President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser opens construction on the Aswan Dam by detonating ten tons of dynamite to demolish twenty tons of granite on the east bank of the Nile.

President of Egypt · Gamal Abdel Nasser · Aswan Dam · Dynamite · Nile

Martyrs' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians.

Martyrs' Day (Panama) · Panama · Panama Canal Zone

The Mirzapur Cadet College formally opens for academic activities in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

Mirzapur Cadet College · Bangladesh

Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Iraq · Geneva Peace Conference (1991) · Invasion of Kuwait

The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.

Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina · Republika Srpska · Yugoslavia

First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.

First Chechen War · Chechens · Separatism · Kizlyar · Dagestan

An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula en route to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28.

Inflatable boat · Albania · Karaburun tragedy · Karaburun Peninsula, Albania · Brindisi

Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.

Mahmoud Abbas · Palestinian presidential election, 2005 · Yasser Arafat · Palestinian National Authority · Rawhi Fattouh

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.

Sudan People's Liberation Movement · Government of Sudan · Comprehensive Peace Agreement · Second Sudanese Civil War

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.

Apple Inc. · Steve Jobs · IPhone · San Francisco

Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Orumiyeh in the northeast of the country, killing 77 people.

Iran Air Flight 277 · Orumiyeh

An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.

Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant explosion · Mitsubishi Materials · Yokkaichi, Mie

The perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris two days earlier are both killed after a hostage situation; a a second hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurs at a Jewish market in Vincennes.

Charlie Hebdo shooting · Paris · Porte de Vincennes siege · Vincennes

Emperor Daizong of Tang (d. 779)

Emperor Daizong of Tang

Crinitus, Italian scholar and author (d. 1507)

Crinitus

Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623)

Pope Gregory XV

Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, French commander (d. 1621)

Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy

Simon Vouet, French painter (d. 1649)

Simon Vouet

William Dugard, English printer (d. 1662)

William Dugard

Empress Meishō of Japan (d. 1696)

Empress Meishō

Reinhard Keiser, German composer (d. 1739)

Reinhard Keiser

Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (d. 1766)

Tiberius Hemsterhuis

Thomas Warton, English poet, historian, and critic (d. 1790)

Thomas Warton

John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (d. 1823)

John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent

Caleb Strong, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1819)

Caleb Strong · Governor of Massachusetts

Luísa Todi, Portuguese soprano and actress (d. 1833)

Luísa Todi

Cassandra Austen, English painter and illustrator (d. 1845)

Cassandra Austen

Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish Ney player and composer (d. 1846)

Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi · Ney

Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English journalist and author (d. 1856)

Gilbert Abbott à Beckett

Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (d. 1881)

Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon

James Francis, English-Australian businessman and politician, 9th Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)

James Francis · Premier of Victoria

Carol Benesch, Czech-Romanian architect, designed the Peleș Castle (d. 1896)

Carol Benesch · Peleș Castle

Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (d. 1908)

Friedrich von Esmarch

Thomas William Robertson, English director and playwright (d. 1871)

Thomas William Robertson

Adolf Schlagintweit, German botanist and explorer (d. 1857)

Adolf Schlagintweit

Félix-Gabriel Marchand, Canadian journalist and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1900)

Félix-Gabriel Marchand · Premier of Quebec

John Knowles Paine, American composer and academic (d. 1906)

John Knowles Paine

Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)

Princess Frederica of Hanover

John Hartley, English tennis player (d. 1935)

John Hartley (tennis)

Lady Randolph Churchill, American-born wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill (d. 1921)

Lady Randolph Churchill · Lord Randolph Churchill · Winston Churchill

Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (d. 1912)

Anton Aškerc

Carrie Chapman Catt, American activist, founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women (d. 1947)

Carrie Chapman Catt · League of Women Voters · International Alliance of Women

Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1926)

Vladimir Steklov

S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1939)

S. P. L. Sørensen

Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co-designed the Golden Gate Bridge (d. 1938)

Joseph Strauss (engineer) · Golden Gate Bridge

Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ukrainian-Austrian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1934)

Hayim Nahman Bialik

Thomas Curtis, American sprinter and hurdler (d. 1944)

Thomas Curtis

John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1938)

John Flanagan (athlete)

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (d. 1942)

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney · Whitney Museum of American Art

John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (d. 1958)

John B. Watson

Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic (d. 1938)

Lascelles Abercrombie

Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1956)

Giovanni Papini

Charles Bacon, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)

Charles Bacon

Lloyd Loar, American sound engineer and instrument designer (d. 1943)

Lloyd Loar

Vrindavan Lal Verma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1969)

Vrindavan Lal Verma

Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (d. 1938)

Karel Čapek

Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (d. 1935)

Kurt Tucholsky

August Gailit, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1960)

August Gailit

Eva Bowring, American lawyer and politician (d. 1985)

Eva Bowring

Edwin Baker, Canadian soldier and educator, co-founded the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (d. 1968)

Edwin Baker (CNIB) · Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-English conductor and director (d. 1971)

Warwick Braithwaite

Karl Löwith, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1973)

Karl Löwith

Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (d. 1979)

Gracie Fields

Harald Tammer, Estonian journalist and weightlifter (d. 1942)

Harald Tammer

Richard Halliburton, American journalist and author (d. 1939)

Richard Halliburton

Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1991)

Vilma Bánky

Chic Young, American cartoonist (d. 1973)

Chic Young

Rudolf Bing, American impresario and businessman (d. 1997)

Rudolf Bing

Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest and saint, founded Opus Dei (d. 1975)

Josemaría Escrivá · Opus Dei

Eldred G. Smith, American patriarch (d. 2013)

Eldred G. Smith

Earl W. Renfroe, African American orthodontist, educator, and activist (d. 2000)

Earl W. Renfroe

Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher and author (d. 1986)

Simone de Beauvoir

Anthony Mamo, Maltese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Malta (d. 2008)

Anthony Mamo · President of Malta

Patrick Peyton, Irish-American priest, television personality, and activist (d. 1992)

Patrick Peyton

Tom Evenson, English runner (d. 1997)

Tom Evenson

Ralph Tubbs, English architect, designed the Dome of Discovery (d. 1996)

Ralph Tubbs · Dome of Discovery

Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994)

Richard Nixon · President of the United States

Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor, singer, and director (d. 1982)

Fernando Lamas

Anita Louise, American actress (d. 1970)

Anita Louise

Vic Mizzy, American soldier, pianist, and composer (d. 2009)

Vic Mizzy

Peter Twinn, English mathematician and entomologist (d. 2004)

Peter Twinn

Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005)

Alma Ziegler

William Morris Meredith, Jr., American poet and academic (d. 2007)

William Morris Meredith, Jr.

Clive Dunn, English actor (d. 2012)

Clive Dunn

Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (d. 1998)

Hakim Said · Governor of Sindh

Lister Sinclair, Indian-Canadian broadcaster and playwright (d. 2006)

Lister Sinclair

John Sperling, American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (d. 2014)

John Sperling · University of Phoenix

Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (d. 2011)

Har Gobind Khorana · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (d. 1984)

Ahmed Sékou Touré · President of Guinea

Sergei Parajanov, Georgian-Armenian director and screenwriter (d. 1990)

Sergei Parajanov

Len Quested, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)

Len Quested

Lee Van Cleef, American actor (d. 1989)

Lee Van Cleef

Jean-Pierre Côté, Canadian lawyer and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2002)

Jean-Pierre Côté · Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

Judith Krantz, American novelist

Judith Krantz

Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and politician (d. 1994)

Domenico Modugno

Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (d. 2015)

Brian Friel

Heiner Müller, German poet, playwright, and director (d. 1995)

Heiner Müller

Tom Riley, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)

Tom Riley (Iowa politician)

Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (d. 2008)

Algis Budrys

Robert García, American soldier and politician

Robert Garcia (New York politician)

Wilbur Smith, Zambian-English journalist and author

Wilbur Smith

Bart Starr, American football player and coach

Bart Starr

Bob Denver, American actor (d. 2005)

Bob Denver

John Graham, New Zealand rugby player and educator

John Graham (rugby union)

Brian Harradine, Australian politician (d. 2014)

Brian Harradine

Earl G. Graves, Sr., American businessman and publisher

Earl G. Graves, Sr.

Anne Rivers Siddons, American author

Anne Rivers Siddons

Marko Veselica, Croatian academic and politician

Marko Veselica

Michael Nicholson, English journalist and author

Michael Nicholson

Claudette Boyer, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2013)

Claudette Boyer

Peter Edelman, American lawyer and educator

Peter Edelman

Stuart Woods, American author and critic

Stuart Woods

Susannah York, English actress and activist (d. 2011)

Susannah York

Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)

Barbara Buczek

Al Downing, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2005)

Al Downing (musician)

Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss journalist and politician, 86th President of the Swiss Confederation

Ruth Dreifuss · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation

Joan Baez, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist

Joan Baez

Roy Head, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Roy Head

Gilles Vaillancourt, Canadian politician

Gilles Vaillancourt

John Dunning, American author

John Dunning (writer)

Judy Malloy, American poet and author

Judy Malloy

Robert Drewe, Australian author and playwright

Robert Drewe

Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2007)

Elmer MacFadyen

Scott Walker, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Scott Walker (singer)

Harun Farocki, German filmmaker (d. 2014)

Harun Farocki

Jimmy Page, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Jimmy Page

Mihalis Violaris, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actor

Mihalis Violaris

Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Syrian-Armenian scholar and politician, 1st President of Armenia

Levon Ter-Petrosyan · President of Armenia

Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (d. 2013)

Mohammad Ishaq Khan

Mogens Lykketoft, Danish politician, 45th Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mogens Lykketoft · List of Danish foreign ministers

Ronnie Landfield, American painter and educator

Ronnie Landfield

Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)

Bill Cowsill

Jan Tomaszewski, Polish footballer, manager, and politician

Jan Tomaszewski

Alec Jeffreys, English geneticist and academic

Alec Jeffreys

David Johansen, American musician and actor

David Johansen

Crystal Gayle, American singer-songwriter and producer

Crystal Gayle

Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academic

Kaushik Basu

Hugh Bayley, English politician

Hugh Bayley

Mike Capuano, American lawyer and politician

Mike Capuano

Javad Alizadeh, Iranian cartoonist and painter

Javad Alizadeh

Philippa Gregory, Kenyan-English author and academic

Philippa Gregory

Michiko Kakutani, American journalist and critic

Michiko Kakutani

J.K. Simmons, American actor

J.K. Simmons

Waltraud Meier, German soprano and actress

Waltraud Meier

Imelda Staunton, English actress and singer

Imelda Staunton

Stephen Neale, English philosopher and academic

Stephen Neale

Mark Martin, American race car driver and coach

Mark Martin

Rigoberta Menchú, Guatemalan activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate

Rigoberta Menchú · Nobel Peace Prize

Otis Nixon, American baseball player

Otis Nixon

David Peoples, American golfer

David Peoples

Lisa Walters, Canadian golfer

Lisa Walters

Didier Camberabero, French rugby player

Didier Camberabero

Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter and producer

Oliver Goldstick

Henry Omaga-Diaz, Filipino journalist

Henry Omaga-Diaz

Irwin McLean, Northern Irish biologist and academic

Irwin McLean

Stan Javier, Dominican baseball player and manager

Stan Javier

Iain Dowie, English-Northern Irish footballer and coach

Iain Dowie

Eric Erlandson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Eric Erlandson

Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer and musician

Haddaway

Andrei Nazarov, Estonian decathlete and coach

Andrei Nazarov (athlete)

Joely Richardson, English actress

Joely Richardson

Stephen Metcalfe, English politician

Stephen Metcalfe (politician)

Matt Bevin, American politician, 62nd governor of Kentucky

Matt Bevin

Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer

Claudio Caniggia

Dave Matthews, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Dave Matthews

Gary Teichmann, South African rugby player

Gary Teichmann

Jimmy Adams, Jamaican cricketer and coach

Jimmy Adams

Carl Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Carl Bell (musician)

Mardi Lunn, Australian golfer

Mardi Lunn

Giorgos Theofanous, Greek-Cypriot composer and producer

Giorgos Theofanous

Lara Fabian, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress

Lara Fabian

Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboard player and songwriter

Alex Staropoli

Angie Martinez, American rapper, actress, and radio host

Angie Martinez

Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian author and critic

Hal Niedzviecki

Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player

Scott Thornton (ice hockey)

Jay Powell, American baseball player

Jay Powell

Rawson Stovall, American video game producer and author

Rawson Stovall

Sean Paul, Jamaican rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor

Sean Paul

James Beckford, Jamaican long jumper

James Beckford (athlete)

Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player

Radek Bonk

Hayes Carll, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Hayes Carll

Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player

Mathieu Garon

Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer and manager

Gennaro Gattuso

Chad Johnson, American football player and actor

Chad Johnson

AJ McLean, American singer

AJ McLean

Édgar Álvarez, Honduran footballer

Édgar Álvarez

Sergio García, Spanish golfer

Sergio García

Luke Patten, Australian rugby league player and referee

Luke Patten

Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer and manager

Euzebiusz Smolarek

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Benjamin Danso, German rugby player

Benjamin Danso

Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer

Juan Francisco Torres

Jéferson Gomes, Brazilian footballer

Jéferson Gomes

Uwe Hünemeier, German footballer

Uwe Hünemeier

Amanda Mynhardt, South African netball player

Amanda Mynhardt

Sam Bird, English race car driver

Sam Bird

Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer

Lucas Leiva

Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Paolo Nutini

Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer

Jami Puustinen

Katherine Copely, American ice dancer

Katherine Copely

Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer

Marc Crosas

Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress

Lee Yeon-hee

Michael Beasley, American basketball player

Michael Beasley

Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress

Nina Dobrev

Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player

Michaëlla Krajicek

Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete

Yana Maksimava

Chris Sandow, Australian rugby league player

Chris Sandow

Justin Blackmon, American football player

Justin Blackmon

Edon Hasani, Albanian football player

Edon Hasani

Katarina Johnson-Thompson, English long jumper and heptathlete

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

Marcus Peters, American Football Player Kansas City Chiefs

Marcus Peters · Kansas City Chiefs

Adrian of Canterbury, abbot and scholar

Adrian of Canterbury · Scholarly method

Emperor Xizong of Jin (b. 1119)

Emperor Xizong of Jin

Birger Brosa, Jarl of Sweden

Birger Brosa · Swedish jarls · Sweden

Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, Minorcan ruler (b. 1204)

Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi

Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general and scholar (b. 1236)

Wen Tianxiang

Marco Polo, Italian merchant and explorer (b. 1254)

Marco Polo

Giulia della Rena, Italian saint (b. 1319)

Giulia della Rena

Adam Moleyns, Bishop of Chichester

Adam Moleyns

William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, English soldier (b. 1405)

William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent

John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1455)

John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg

Demetrios Chalkokondyles, Greek scholar and academic (b. 1423)

Demetrios Chalkokondyles

Anne of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France (b. 1477)

Anne of Brittany · Charles VIII of France · Louis XII of France

Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (b. 1472)

Wang Yangming

Johannes Aventinus, Bavarian historian and philologist (b. 1477)

Johannes Aventinus

Guillaume du Bellay, French general and diplomat (b. 1491)

Guillaume du Bellay

Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)

Amago Haruhisa

Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French admiral (b. 1510)

Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon

Jasper Heywood, English poet and scholar (b. 1553)

Jasper Heywood

Leonard Holliday, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1550)

Leonard Holliday

Alix Le Clerc, French Canoness Regular and foundress (b. 1576)

Alix Le Clerc

Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1688)

Louis Bertrand Castel

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1657)

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle

Thomas Birch, English historian and author (b. 1705)

Thomas Birch

Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1718)

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Jean Étienne Championnet, French general (b. 1762)

Jean Étienne Championnet

Noble Wimberly Jones, American physician and politician (b. 1723)

Noble Wimberly Jones

William Hedley, English engineer (b. 1773)

William Hedley

Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (b. 1750)

Caroline Herschel

Neophytos Vamvas, Greek cleric and educator (b. 1770)

Neophytos Vamvas

Anson Jones, American physician and politician; 4th President of the Republic of Texas (b. 1798)

Anson Jones · President of the Republic of Texas

Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (b. 1808)

Napoleon III · President of France

Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (b. 1801)

Samuel Gridley Howe

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (b. 1820)

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American-English businessman (b. 1812)

Aaron Lufkin Dennison

Richard Copley Christie, English lawyer and academic (b. 1830)

Richard Copley Christie

Wilhelm Busch, German poet, illustrator, and painter (b. 1832)

Wilhelm Busch

Abraham Goldfaden, Russian actor, playwright, and author (b. 1840)

Abraham Goldfaden

Edwin Arthur Jones, American violinist and composer (b. 1853)

Edwin Arthur Jones

Edvard Rusjan, Italian-Slovene pilot and engineer (b. 1886)

Edvard Rusjan

Luther D. Bradley, American cartoonist (b. 1853)

Luther D. Bradley

Charles-Émile Reynaud, French scientist and educator, invented the Praxinoscope (b. 1844)

Charles-Émile Reynaud · Praxinoscope

Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1888)

Katherine Mansfield

Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sri Lankan civil servant and politician (b. 1853)

Ponnambalam Arunachalam

Houston Stewart Chamberlain, English-German philosopher and author (b. 1855)

Houston Stewart Chamberlain

Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (b. 1863)

Edward Bok

Wayne Munn, American football player and wrestler (b. 1896)

Wayne Munn

John Gilbert, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1899)

John Gilbert (actor)

Johann Strauss III, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)

Johann Strauss III

Dimitrios Golemis, Greek runner (b. 1874)

Dimitrios Golemis

Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral and pilot (b. 1908)

Shigekazu Shimazaki

Jüri Uluots, Estonian journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890)

Jüri Uluots · Prime Minister of Estonia

Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Turkish journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1890)

Osman Cemal Kaygılı

Countee Cullen, American poet and playwright (b. 1903)

Countee Cullen

Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (b. 1893)

Karl Mannheim

Elsie J. Oxenham, English author and educator (b. 1880)

Elsie J. Oxenham

Emily Greene Balch, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)

Emily Greene Balch · Nobel Peace Prize

Halide Edib Adıvar, Turkish author and academic (b. 1884)

Halide Edib Adıvar

Elmer Flick, American baseball player and scout (b. 1876)

Elmer Flick

Ted Shawn, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891)

Ted Shawn

Pierre Fresnay, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1897)

Pierre Fresnay

Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1901)

Pyotr Novikov

Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian engineer and architect, designed the Tour de la Bourse and Pirelli Tower (b. 1891)

Pier Luigi Nervi · Tour de la Bourse · Pirelli Tower

Kazimierz Serocki, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1922)

Kazimierz Serocki

Bob Dyer, American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909)

Bob Dyer

Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1879)

Robert Mayer (philanthropist)

Arthur Lake, American actor (b. 1905)

Arthur Lake (actor)

Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and composer (b. 1909)

Peter L. Rypdal

Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)

Bill Terry

Spud Chandler, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)

Spud Chandler

Cemal Süreya, Turkish poet and journalist (b. 1931)

Cemal Süreya

Steve Brodie, American actor (b. 1919)

Steve Brodie (actor)

Bill Naughton, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)

Bill Naughton

Paul Hasluck, Australian historian and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1905)

Paul Hasluck · Governor-General of Australia

Johnny Temple, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927)

Johnny Temple

Souphanouvong, Laotian politician, 1st President of Laos (b. 1909)

Souphanouvong · President of Laos

Peter Cook, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1937)

Peter Cook

Walter M. Miller, Jr., American soldier and author (b. 1923)

Walter M. Miller, Jr.

Abdullah al-Qasemi, Saudi atheist, writer, and intellectual (b. 1907)

Abdullah al-Qasemi

Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1909)

Edward Osóbka-Morawski · Prime Minister of Poland

Jesse White, American actor (b. 1917)

Jesse White (actor)

Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Kenichi Fukui · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Imi Lichtenfeld, Slovakian-Israeli martial artist, founded Krav Maga (b. 1910)

Imi Lichtenfeld · Krav Maga

Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer and academic (b. 1915)

Arnold Alexander Hall

Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (b. 1909)

Nigel Tranter

Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (b. 1926)

Maurice Prather

Will McDonough, American journalist (b. 1935)

Will McDonough

Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and academic (b. 1909)

Norberto Bobbio

Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)

Andy Caldecott

W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (b. 1913)

W. Cleon Skousen

Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (b. 1977)

Elmer Symons

Jean-Pierre Vernant, French anthropologist and historian (b. 1914)

Jean-Pierre Vernant

Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (b. 1923)

Johnny Grant (radio personality)

John Harvey-Jones, English businessman and television host (b. 1924)

John Harvey-Jones

Rob Gauntlett, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1987)

Rob Gauntlett

T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (b. 1914)

T. Llew Jones

Makinti Napanangka, Australian painter (b. 1930)

Makinti Napanangka

Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer (b. 1937)

Brian Curvis

Augusto Gansser-Biaggi, Swiss geologist and academic (b. 1910)

Augusto Gansser-Biaggi

William G. Roll, German-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1926)

William G. Roll

Malam Bacai Sanhá, Guinea-Bissau politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1947)

Malam Bacai Sanhá · President of Guinea-Bissau

László Szekeres, Hungarian physician and academic (b. 1921)

László Szekeres

Brigitte Askonas, Austrian-English immunologist and academic (b. 1923)

Brigitte Askonas

James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)

James M. Buchanan · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Robert L. Rock, American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (b. 1927)

Robert L. Rock · Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

John Wise, Canadian farmer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1935)

John Wise (Ontario) · Minister of Agriculture (Canada)

Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (b. 1934)

Amiri Baraka

Josep Maria Castellet, Spanish poet and critic (b. 1926)

Josep Maria Castellet

Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (b. 1965)

Paul du Toit

Dale T. Mortensen, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1939)

Dale T. Mortensen · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Michel Jeury, French author (b. 1934)

Michel Jeury

Robert V. Keeley, Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Greece (b. 1929)

Robert V. Keeley · United States Ambassador to Greece

Józef Oleksy, Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1946)

Józef Oleksy · Prime Minister of Poland

Bud Paxson, American broadcaster and businessman, founded the Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (b. 1935)

Bud Paxson · Home Shopping Network · Pax TV

Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (b. 1928)

Abdul Rahman Ya'kub · Chief Minister of Sarawak

Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (b. 1964)

Roy Tarpley

John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (b. 1938)

John Harvard (politician) · Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (b. 1926)

Angus Scrimm

Zygmunt Bauman, Polish sociologist (b. 1925)

Zygmunt Bauman