February 17 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte

Roman Emperor Jovian dies after a reign of eight months. He is found dead in his tent at Tyana (Asia Minor) en route back to Constantinople in suspicious circumstances.

Jovian (emperor) · Tyana · Asia Minor · Constantinople

Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.

Northern Crusades · Grand Duchy of Lithuania · Teutonic Knights · Battle of Rudau

Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.

Ottoman Interregnum · Musa Çelebi · Bayezid I · Sultan · Mircea I of Wallachia

Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.

Frederick I of Denmark · John, King of Denmark · Peasant · Dithmarschen · Battle of Hemmingstedt

The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome.

Giordano Bruno · Heresy in Christianity · Campo de' Fiori

Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.

Myles Standish · Plymouth Colony

In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.

March 1 · Julian calendar · Gregorian calendar

An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.

Electoral College (United States) · Thomas Jefferson · Aaron Burr · United States House of Representatives

War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormant.

War of the Sixth Coalition · Battle of Mormant

The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.

Missouri Compromise

Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.

Weenen massacre · Voortrekkers · KwaZulu-Natal · Zulu people

The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.

Orange Free State

Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.

Cochinchina Campaign · French Navy · Citadel of Saigon · Nguyễn dynasty · Saigon

A group of citizens of Geneva founded an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Geneva · International Committee of the Red Cross

American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic.

American Civil War · H. L. Hunley (submarine) · Sinking of USS Housatonic · USS Housatonic (1861)

American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.

Columbia, South Carolina · Capture of Columbia · Confederate States of America · United States

The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.

Suez Canal

The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.

Prussia · Siege of Paris (1870-71) · Franco-Prussian War

Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.

Madama Butterfly · La Scala · Milan

The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.

Armory Show

The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.

Ukrainian People's Republic · Triple Entente · Bolsheviks

Newsweek magazine is first published.

Newsweek

World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins: The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.

World War II · Battle of Eniwetok · February 22

World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.

Operation Hailstone · Truk Lagoon · Battle of Eniwetok

Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.

Chaim Weizmann · President of Israel

Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.

Project Vanguard · Vanguard 2 · Weather satellite

In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.

Wesberry v. Sanders · Supreme Court of the United States · United States Congress

Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.

Léon M'ba · 1964 Gabon coup d'état · Jean-Hilaire Aubame

Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

Ranger program · Ranger 8 · Mare Tranquillitatis · Apollo program · Apollo 11

In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.

Springfield, Massachusetts · Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T.

Volkswagen Beetle · Ford Model T

Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.

Robert K. Preston · White House · Helicopter

The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants.

The Troubles · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Incendiary bomb · La Mon restaurant bombing

The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.

Sino-Vietnamese War

First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.

Mount Everest · Krzysztof Wielicki · Leszek Cichy

Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops massacre more than 20 Azerbaijani civilians during the Capture of Garadaghly.

Nagorno-Karabakh War · Armenia · Azerbaijanis · Capture of Garadaghly

The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.

Cenepa War · Peru · Ecuador · Ceasefire · United Nations

In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.

Philadelphia · Garry Kasparov · Deep Blue (chess computer) · Supercomputer · Chess

NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.

NASA · Discovery Program · NEAR Shoemaker · 433 Eros

The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake shakes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving one-hundred sixty-six people dead or missing and 423 injured.

1996 Biak earthquake · Papua (province) · Indonesia · Mercalli intensity scale

A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.

2006 Southern Leyte mudslide · Southern Leyte · Philippines

Kosovo declares independence as the Republic of Kosovo.

Kosovo · 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence · Republic of Kosovo

Libyan protests begin. In Bahrain, security forces launched a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama, the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.

Libyan Civil War (2011) · Bahrain · Special Security Force Command · Pre-dawn raid · Pearl Roundabout

Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti.

2015 Haiti Carnival stampede · Mardi Gras · Haiti

Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.

February 2016 Ankara bombing · Turkish Armed Forces · Ankara

Wu Zetian, Chinese consort to Emperor Gaozong of Tang, afterwards ruled as a regent and then as the empress of the Zhou dynasty (d. 705)

Wu Zetian · Emperor Gaozong of Tang · Zhou dynasty (690-705)

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Persian astronomer, biologist and theologian (d. 1274)

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Raffaello Maffei, Italian theologian (d. 1522)

Raffaello Maffei

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (d. 1527)

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

Francis, Duke of Guise (d. 1563)

Francis, Duke of Guise

Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (d. 1574)

Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine

Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)

Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert

Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1713)

Arcangelo Corelli

Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (d. 1762)

Tobias Mayer

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist (d. 1799)

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure

Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright (d. 1831)

Friedrich Maximilian Klinger

Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer (d. 1803)

Nicolas Baudin

René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope (d. 1826)

René Laennec · Stethoscope

Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist (d. 1866)

Philipp Franz von Siebold

Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1904)

Édouard Thilges · Prime Minister of Luxembourg

Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1881)

Henri Vieuxtemps

Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer (d. 1861)

Lola Montez

Richard Henry Park, American sculptor (d. 1902)

Richard Henry Park

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1870)

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Aaron Montgomery Ward, American businessman, founded Montgomery Ward (d. 1913)

Aaron Montgomery Ward · Montgomery Ward

Louisa Lawson, Australian poet and publisher (d. 1920)

Louisa Lawson

Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German businessman (d. 1902)

Friedrich Alfred Krupp

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (d. 1922)

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Mori Ōgai, Japanese general, author, and poet (d. 1922)

Mori Ōgai

Jozef Murgaš, Slovak priest, botanist, and painter (d. 1929)

Jozef Murgaš

Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1941)

Banjo Paterson

Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (d. 1956)

Thomas J. Watson

Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and author (d. 1904)

Isabelle Eberhardt

André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (d. 1932)

André Maginot

Mary Carson Breckinridge, American nurse-midwife, founded Frontier Nursing Service (d. 1965)

Mary Carson Breckinridge · Nurse-midwife · Frontier Nursing Service

Joseph Bech, Luxembourgian lawyer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1975)

Joseph Bech · Prime Minister of Luxembourg

Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (d. 1947)

Leevi Madetoja

Otto Stern, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969)

Otto Stern · Nobel Prize in Physics

Ronald Fisher, English-Australian statistician, biologist, and geneticist (d. 1962)

Ronald Fisher

Abraham Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician and academic (d. 1965)

Abraham Fraenkel

Wally Pipp, American baseball player and journalist (d. 1965)

Wally Pipp

Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author (d. 1954)

Jibanananda Das

Ruth Clifford, American actress (d. 1998)

Ruth Clifford

Sadegh Hedayat, Iranian-French author and translator (d. 1951)

Sadegh Hedayat

Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1980)

Hans Morgenthau

Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1977)

Rózsa Péter

Mary Brian, American actress (d. 2002)

Mary Brian

Red Barber, American sportscaster (d. 1992)

Red Barber

Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 2007)

Bo Yibo · Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

Marc Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)

Marc Lawrence

Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar (d. 1984)

Oskar Seidlin

Andre Norton, American author (d. 2005)

Andre Norton

Arthur Kennedy, American actor (d. 1990)

Arthur Kennedy (actor)

Wayne Morris, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1959)

Wayne Morris (American actor)

Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940)

Alexander Obolensky

Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (d. 1984)

Don Tallon

Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002)

Raf Vallone

William Bronk, American poet and academic (d. 1999)

William Bronk

Jacqueline Ferrand, French mathematician (d. 2014)

Jacqueline Ferrand

J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (d. 2009)

J. M. S. Careless

Kathleen Freeman, American actress and singer (d. 2001)

Kathleen Freeman

Joe Hunt, American tennis player (d. 1945)

Joe Hunt

Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (d. 2001)

Ivo Caprino

Curt Swan, American soldier and illustrator (d. 1996)

Curt Swan

Duane Gish, American biochemist and academic (d. 2013)

Duane Gish

Tommy Edwards, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1969)

Tommy Edwards

John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar (d. 1988)

John M. Allegro

Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2014)

Buddy DeFranco

Margaret Truman, American singer and author (d. 2008)

Margaret Truman

Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (d. 2003)

Ron Goodwin

Hal Holbrook, American actor and director

Hal Holbrook

Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress and singer (d. 2013)

Marta Romero

Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-French director and screenwriter

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author (d. 2002)

Chaim Potok

Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (d. 1993)

Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale · Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer

Patricia Routledge

Roger Craig, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Roger Craig (baseball)

Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 2013)

Benjamin Fain

Ruth Rendell, English author (d. 2015)

Ruth Rendell

Jiřina Jirásková, Czech actress and singer (d. 2013)

Jiřina Jirásková

Buddy Ryan, American football coach (d. 2016)

Buddy Ryan

Larry Jennings, American magician and author (d. 1997)

Larry Jennings

Bobby Lewis, American R&B singer

Bobby Lewis

Craig L. Thomas, American captain and politician (d. 2007)

Craig L. Thomas

Alan Bates, English actor (d. 2003)

Alan Bates

Barry Humphries (Dame Edna Everage), Australian comedian, actor, and author

Barry Humphries · Dame Edna Everage

Christina Pickles, English-American actress

Christina Pickles

Jim Brown, American football player and actor

Jim Brown

Barry Jarman, Australian cricketer

Barry Jarman

Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, Miss America 1959 (d. 2014)

Mary Ann Mobley · Miss America 1959

Vicente Fernández, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and producer

Vicente Fernández

Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Gene Pitney

Julia McKenzie, English actress, singer, and director

Julia McKenzie

Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (d. 1989)

Huey P. Newton · Black Panther Party

Karl Jenkins, Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer (Soft Machine)

Karl Jenkins · Soft Machine

Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2012)

Zina Bethune

Brenda Fricker, Irish actress

Brenda Fricker

Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian-American author and academic

Shahrnush Parsipur

José José, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

José José

Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)

Rick Majerus

Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter

Fred Frith

Dennis Green, American football player and coach (d. 2016)

Dennis Green

Rickey Medlocke, American guitarist

Rickey Medlocke

Rashid Minhas, Pakistani soldier and pilot (d. 1971)

Rashid Minhas

Karin Büttner-Janz, German gymnast and physician

Karin Büttner-Janz

Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech bass player (d. 1991)

Vladimír Padrůněk

Lou Ann Barton, American blues singer-songwriter

Lou Ann Barton

Miki Berkovich, Israeli basketball player

Miki Berkovich

Rene Russo, American actress

Rene Russo

Mo Yan, Chinese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Mo Yan · Nobel Prize in Literature

Richard Karn, American actor and game show host

Richard Karn

Loreena McKennitt, Canadian singer-songwriter, accordion player, and pianist

Loreena McKennitt

Alan Wiggins, American baseball player (d. 1991)

Alan Wiggins

Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs

Aryeh Deri · Ministry of Interior (Israel)

Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer and sportscaster

Rowdy Gaines

Lindy Ruff, Canadian hockey player and coach

Lindy Ruff

Angela Eagle, English politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Angela Eagle · Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Maria Eagle, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Maria Eagle · Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Andrey Korotayev, Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist

Andrey Korotayev

Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director

Lou Diamond Phillips

Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian and voice actor

Larry the Cable Guy

Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (d. 1995)

Alison Hargreaves

Jen-Hsun Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia

Jen-Hsun Huang · Nvidia

Michael Jordan, American basketball player and actor

Michael Jordan

Michael Bay, American director and producer

Michael Bay

Danny Lee, Australian rugby league player

Danny Lee (rugby league)

Michael Lepond, American bass player

Michael Lepond

Quorthon, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004)

Quorthon

Luc Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and actor

Luc Robitaille

Wu'erkaixi, Chinese journalist and activist

Wu'erkaixi

Bryan Cox, American football player and coach

Bryan Cox

David Douillet, French martial artist and politician

David Douillet

Vasily Kudinov, Russian handball player (d. 2017)

Vasily Kudinov · 2017

Dominic Purcell, English-born Irish-Australian actor and producer

Dominic Purcell

Denise Richards, American model and actress

Denise Richards

Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer

Billie Joe Armstrong

Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater

Philippe Candeloro

Taylor Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and drummer

Taylor Hawkins

Valeria Mazza, Argentinian model and businesswoman

Valeria Mazza

Lars Göran Petrov, Swedish singer and drummer

Lars Göran Petrov

Raphaël Ibañez, French rugby player

Raphaël Ibañez

Kaoru, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Kaoru (musician)

Jerry O'Connell, American actor, director, and producer

Jerry O'Connell

Václav Prospal, Czech ice hockey player

Václav Prospal

Tonie Carroll, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player and coach

Tonie Carroll

Al Harrington, American basketball player

Al Harrington

Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer

Klemi Saban

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor, director, and producer

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Paris Hilton, American model, media personality, actress, singer, DJ, author and businesswoman

Paris Hilton

Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (d. 2014)

Pontus Segerström

Andrew Stephenson, English politician

Andrew Stephenson

Adriano, Brazilian footballer

Adriano (footballer, born 1982)

Brian Bruney, American baseball player

Brian Bruney

Daniel Merriweather, Australian singer-songwriter

Daniel Merriweather

Kevin Rudolf, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Kevin Rudolf

AB de Villiers, South African cricketer

AB de Villiers

Jimmy Jacobs, American wrestler

Jimmy Jacobs

Katie Hill, Australian 3.0 point wheelchair basketball player.

Katie Hill · 3.0 point player · Wheelchair basketball

Drew Miller, American ice hockey player

Drew Miller

Marcin Gortat, Polish basketball player

Marcin Gortat

Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian ski jumper

Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)

Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer

Vasyl Lomachenko

Rebecca Adlington, English swimmer

Rebecca Adlington

Jake Marketo, Australian rugby league player

Jake Marketo

Chord Overstreet, American actor and singer

Chord Overstreet

Tom Symonds, Australian rugby league player

Tom Symonds

Marianne St-Gelais, Canadian speed skater

Marianne St-Gelais

Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Ed Sheeran

Bonnie Wright, English actress, director, and screenwriter

Bonnie Wright

Nicola Leali, Italian footballer

Nicola Leali

Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer

Marc Márquez

Angie Miller, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Angie Miller (American singer)

Theodore of Amasea, Roman soldier and Christian martyr

Theodore of Amasea · Martyr

Jovian, Roman emperor (b. 331)

Jovian (emperor)

Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, linguist, and theologian (b. 360)

Mesrop Mashtots

Finan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint

Finan of Lindisfarne

Al-Tabari, Persian scholar (b. 839)

Al-Tabari

Evermode of Ratzeburg, bishop of Ratzeburg

Evermode of Ratzeburg · Bishop of Ratzeburg

Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine

Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine

Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)

Otto, Duke of Austria

Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria

Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria

Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst, German noble (b. before 1463)

Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1548)

Giordano Bruno

Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)

Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536)

Juan de Mariana

Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593)

Abel Servien · Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (France)

Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622)

Molière

Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)

Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles

Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)

Jan Swammerdam

Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)

Antoine Galland

Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)

Louis Marchand

Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1691)

Arthur Onslow · Speaker of the British House of Commons

Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)

Ferdinando Carulli

John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)

John Martin (painter)

Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (b. 1797)

Heinrich Heine

Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)

Adolphe Quetelet

Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819)

Christopher Latham Sholes

William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815)

William Bickerton · Latter Day Saint movement

Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)

Geronimo

Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)

Edgar Evans

Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)

Wilfrid Laurier · Prime Minister of Canada

Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)

Albert I of Belgium

Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)

Siegbert Tarrasch

Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)

Willy Hess (violinist)

Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)

Dorothy Gibson

Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887)

Lütfi Kırdar · Ministry of Health (Turkey)

Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1897)

Nita Naldi

Joseph Kearns, American actor (b. 1907)

Joseph Kearns

Bruno Walter, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1876)

Bruno Walter

Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (b. 1880)

Hans Hofmann

Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

Shmuel Yosef Agnon · Nobel Prize in Literature

Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (b. 1900)

Alfred Newman (composer)

Janani Luwum, Ugandan archbishop and saint (b. 1922)

Janani Luwum

Nestor Chylak, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1922)

Nestor Chylak

Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (b. 1917)

Thelonious Monk

Lee Strasberg, American actor and director (b. 1901)

Lee Strasberg

Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (b. 1895)

Jiddu Krishnamurti

John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar (b. 1923)

John M. Allegro

Karpoori Thakur, Indian educator and politician, 11th Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1924)

Karpoori Thakur · List of Chief Ministers of Bihar

Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (b. 1908)

Lefty Gomez

Jean-Marc Boivin, French mountaineer, skier, and pilot (b. 1951)

Jean-Marc Boivin

Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (b. 1951)

Randy Shilts

Ernst Jünger, German soldier, philosopher, and author (b. 1895)

Ernst Jünger

Steve Bechler, American baseball player (b. 1979)

Steve Bechler

José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico (b. 1920)

José López Portillo · President of Mexico

Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (b. 1919)

Dan O'Herlihy

Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1935)

Omar Sívori

Ray Barretto, American drummer (b. 1929)

Ray Barretto

Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)

Bill Cowsill

Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter and journalist (b. 1922)

Conchita Cintrón

Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

Kathryn Grayson

Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1916)

Robert Carr · Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Michael Davis, American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943)

Michael Davis (bassist)

Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1918)

Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn

Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist and academic (b. 1928)

Ulric Neisser

Richard Briers, English actor (b. 1934)

Richard Briers

Shmulik Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1935)

Shmulik Kraus

Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (b. 1925)

Sophie Kurys

Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (b. 1975)

Mindy McCready

Bob Casale, American guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1952)

Bob Casale

Peter Florin, German politician and diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (b. 1921)

Peter Florin · President of the United Nations General Assembly

Wayne Smith, Jamaican singer (b. 1965)

Wayne Smith (musician)

John Barrow, American-Canadian football player and manager (b. 1935)

John Barrow (Canadian football)

Cathy Ubels-Veen, Dutch politician (b. 1928)

Cathy Ubels-Veen

Liu Yudi, Chinese general and pilot (b. 1923)

Liu Yudi

Andy Ganteaume, Trinidadian cricketer (b. 1921)

Andy Ganteaume

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egyptian journalist (b. 1923)

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal

Claude Jeancolas, French historian, author, and journalist (b. 1949)

Claude Jeancolas

Tony Phillips, American baseball player (b. 1959)

Tony Phillips

Andrzej Żuławski, Polish film director (b. 1940)

Andrzej Żuławski

Robert H. Michel, American politician (b. 1923)

Robert H. Michel

Michael Novak, American Roman Catholic theologian (b. 1933)

Michael Novak