April 16 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte

Likely date of the Battle of Megiddo between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh, the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.

Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) · Thutmose III · Canaan · Kadesh (biblical)

Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Great Jewish Revolt.

Masada · Roman Empire · First Jewish-Roman War

Dušan the Mighty is proclaimed Emperor, with the Serbian Empire occupying much of the Balkans.

Dušan the Mighty · Serbian Empire · Balkans

The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V.

Revolt of the Comuneros · Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.

Conquistador · Hernando de Lerma · Salta · Argentina

The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.

Battle of Culloden · Jacobitism · House of Hanover · Prince William, Duke of Cumberland

The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.

University of Münster · Münster · North Rhine-Westphalia

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.

Napoleonic Wars · Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) · Napoleon · Ottoman Turks · River Jordan

The United States Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.

United States Senate · Rush-Bagot Treaty

The accidental shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand land wars.

Māori people · Wanganui Campaign · New Zealand land wars

The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.

Bori Bunder · Bombay · Thane

The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.

Wernerian Natural History Society · Learned society

American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.

American Civil War · Battle at Lee's Mills · Virginia

American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.

District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act · Slavery in the United States · District of Columbia

American Civil War: During the Siege of Vicksburg, gunboats commanded by Acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.

Siege of Vicksburg · Gunboat · David Dixon Porter · Artillery battery

In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.

Dodge City, Kansas · Bat Masterson

Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.

Natural Bridges National Monument · Utah

The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.

Ice hockey · Matthews Arena

Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.

Harriet Quimby · Aircraft · English Channel

Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia from exile in Switzerland.

Vladimir Lenin · Saint Petersburg · Russian Provisional Government

Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.

Mahatma Gandhi · Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Polish-Soviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.

Polish-Soviet War · Polish Land Forces · Vilna offensive · Vilnius · Lithuania

The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.

Treaty of Rapallo (1922) · Weimar Republic · Soviet Union · Diplomatic relations

During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.

Communist · St Nedelya Church assault · Sofia · Kingdom of Bulgaria

World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.

World War II · Battle of the Tarigo Convoy

World War II: The Nazi-affiliated Ustaše is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis powers after Operation 25 is effected.

Ustaše · Independent State of Croatia · Axis powers · Invasion of Yugoslavia

Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.

Albert Hofmann · LSD · April 19

World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.

Belgrade

World War II: The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights.

Red Army · Battle of Berlin · Nazi Germany · Battle of the Seelow Heights

The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz).

United States Army · Prisoner-of-war camp · Oflag IV-C · Colditz Castle

More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine.

Goya (ship) · Submarine

Texas City disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.

Texas City disaster · Texas City, Texas

Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Bernard Baruch · Cold War · Soviet Union

In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.

Cuba · Fidel Castro · Marxism-Leninism · Communism

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation.

Martin Luther King Jr. · Letter from Birmingham Jail · Birmingham, Alabama

Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Apollo program · Apollo 16 · Cape Canaveral, Florida

"Doctor Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide.

Jack Kevorkian · Assisted suicide

The Katina P runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.

Katina P · Maputo · Mozambique

India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.

Bangladesh · 2001 Bangladeshi-Indian border skirmish · India-Bangladesh border

The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting ten new member states to the European Union.

Treaty of Accession 2003 · Athens · European Union

Virginia Tech shooting: Seung-Hui Cho guns down 32 people and injures 17 before committing suicide.

Virginia Tech shooting · Seung-Hui Cho

The trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway.

Trial of Anders Behring Breivik · Anders Behring Breivik · 2011 Norway attacks · Oslo

The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, it was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.

2012 Pulitzer Prize · 1977 Pulitzer Prize · Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, killing at least 35 people and injuring 117 others.

Moment magnitude scale · 2013 Saravan earthquake · Sistan and Baluchestan Province · Iran

The 2013 Baga massacre is started when Boko Haram militants engage government soldiers in Baga.

2013 Baga massacre · Boko Haram · Baga, Borno

The South Korean ferry MV Sewol capsizes and sinks near Jindo Island, killing 304 passengers and crew and leading to widespread criticism of the South Korean government, media, and shipping authorities.

South Korea · MV Sewol · Sinking of MV Sewol · Jindo (island)

John II of France (d. 1364)

John II of France

Jan II the Mad, Duke of Żagań (1439-1449 and 1461-1468 and again in 1472) (d. 1504)

Jan II the Mad

Jungjong of Joseon (d. 1544)

Jungjong of Joseon

Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1557)

Petrus Apianus

Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (d. 1550)

Tabinshwehti

John Davies, English poet and lawyer (d. 1626)

John Davies (poet)

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter (d. 1681)

Frans van Mieris the Elder

Jules Hardouin-Mansart, French architect, designed the Château de Dampierre and Grand Trianon (d. 1708)

Jules Hardouin-Mansart · Château de Dampierre · Grand Trianon

Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (d. 1753)

Hans Sloane

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, First Lord of the Treasury (d. 1715)

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax · First Lord of the Treasury

John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (d. 1744)

John Hadley · Octant (instrument)

Johann Gottlieb Görner, German organist and composer (d. 1778)

Johann Gottlieb Görner

Joseph Black, French-Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1799)

Joseph Black

Henry Clinton, English general and politician (d. 1795)

Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)

Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842)

Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

John Franklin, English admiral and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (d. 1847)

John Franklin · Governor of Tasmania

George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (d. 1888)

George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan

Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1864)

Caleb Blood Smith · United States Secretary of the Interior

Ford Madox Brown, French-English soldier and painter (d. 1893)

Ford Madox Brown

Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (d. 1852)

Gotthold Eisenstein

Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet, British politician (d. 1891)

Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet

Octave Crémazie, Canadian poet and bookseller (d. 1879)

Octave Crémazie

Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Italian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1908)

Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì · Prime Minister of Italy

Charles Lennox Richardson, English-Chinese merchant (d. 1862)

Charles Lennox Richardson

Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)

Anatole France · Nobel Prize in Literature

Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (d. 1906)

Hans Auer · Federal Palace of Switzerland

Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (d. 1919)

Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 3rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (d. 1930)

Ponnambalam Ramanathan · Solicitor General of Sri Lanka

Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (d. 1915)

Rose Talbot Bullard

Harry Chauvel, Australian general (d. 1945)

Harry Chauvel

José de Diego, Puerto Rican journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1918)

José de Diego

Wilbur Wright, American inventor (d. 1912)

Wilbur Wright

John Millington Synge, Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1909)

John Millington Synge

Jōtarō Watanabe, Japanese general (d. 1936)

Jōtarō Watanabe

R. E. Foster, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1914)

R. E. Foster

Seth Bingham, American organist and composer (d. 1972)

Seth Bingham

Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, journalist, and politician (d. 1963)

Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell

Leó Weiner, Hungarian composer and educator (d. 1960)

Leó Weiner

Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American football player and javelin thrower (d. 1957)

Michalis Dorizas

Ernst Thälmann, German politician (d. 1944)

Ernst Thälmann

Billy Minter, English footballer and manager (d. 1940)

Billy Minter

Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1977)

Charlie Chaplin

Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1954)

Fred Root

Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (d. 1979)

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Dorothy P. Lathrop, American author and illustrator (d. 1980)

Dorothy P. Lathrop

Howard Mumford Jones, American author, critic, and academic (d. 1980)

Howard Mumford Jones

Germaine Guèvremont, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1968)

Germaine Guèvremont

John Norton, American hurdler (d. 1979)

John Norton (athlete)

Ove Arup, English-Danish engineer and businessman, founded Arup (d. 1988)

Ove Arup · Arup Group Limited

Robert Henry Best, American journalist (d. 1952)

Robert Henry Best

Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet and critic (d. 1963)

Tristan Tzara

Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist and academic (d. 1988)

Osman Achmatowicz

Polly Adler, Russian-American madam and author (d. 1962) [1]

Polly Adler

Eva Aschoff, German bookbinder and calligrapher (d. 1969)

Eva Aschoff

Paul Waner, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)

Paul Waner

Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian-American vaudevillian, actress, and singer (d. 1983)

Fifi D'Orsay

Frits Philips, Dutch businessman (d. 2005)

Frits Philips

Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (d. 1964)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier · Bombardier Inc.

August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (d. 1947)

August Eigruber

Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (d. 2004)

Ellis Marsalis, Sr.

Ray Ventura, French jazz bandleader (d. 1979)

Ray Ventura

Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (d. 1994)

Berton Roueché

Guy Burgess, English-Russian spy (d. 1963)

Guy Burgess

Les Tremayne, English actor (d. 2003)

Les Tremayne

John Hodiak, American actor (d. 1955)

John Hodiak

Robert Speck, Canadian politician, 1st Mayor of Mississauga (d. 1972)

Robert Speck (politician) · Mayor of Mississauga

Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979)

Behçet Necatigil

Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (d. 2013)

Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli

Barry Nelson, American actor (d. 2007)

Barry Nelson

Dick Gibson, English race car driver (d. 2010)

Dick Gibson

Hsuan Hua, Chinese-American monk and author (d. 1995)

Hsuan Hua

Juozas Kazickas, Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014)

Juozas Kazickas

Spike Milligan, Irish actor, comedian, and writer (d. 2002)

Spike Milligan

Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2009)

Merce Cunningham

Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (d. 2011)

Nilla Pizzi

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican architect, designed the Tijuana Cultural Center and National Museum of Anthropology (d. 2013)

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez · Tijuana Cultural Center · National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)

Thomas Willmore, English geometer and academic (d. 2005)

Thomas Willmore

Ananda Dassanayake, Sri Lankan politician (d. 2012)

Ananda Dassanayake

Prince George Valdemar of Denmark (d. 1986)

Prince George Valdemar of Denmark

Arlin M. Adams, American lawyer and judge (d. 2015)

Arlin M. Adams

Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (d. 2014)

Wolfgang Leonhard

Peter Ustinov, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)

Peter Ustinov

Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, critic (d. 1995)

Kingsley Amis

John Christopher, English author (d. 2012)

John Christopher

Lawrence N. Guarino, American colonel (d. 2014)

Lawrence N. Guarino

Leo Tindemans, Belgian politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2014)

Leo Tindemans · Prime Minister of Belgium

Warren Barker, American composer (d. 2006)

Warren Barker

Arch A. Moore, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of West Virginia (d. 2015)

Arch A. Moore, Jr. · Governor of West Virginia

John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman (d. 2008)

John Harvey-Jones

Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (d. 1994)

Henry Mancini

Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist (d. 1976)

Rudy Pompilli

Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (d. 2013)

Madanjeet Singh

Pierre Fabre, French pharmacist, founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre (d. 2013)

Pierre Fabre (businessman) · Laboratoires Pierre Fabre

Edie Adams, American actress and singer (d. 2008)

Edie Adams

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Rolf Schult, German actor (d. 2013)

Rolf Schult

Dick Lane, American football player and soldier (d. 2002)

Dick Lane (American football)

Roy Hamilton, American singer (d. 1969)

Roy Hamilton

Ralph Slatyer, Australian biologist and ecologist (d. 2012)

Ralph Slatyer

Ed Townsend, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003)

Ed Townsend

Doug Beasy, Australian footballer and educator (d. 2013)

Doug Beasy

Herbie Mann, American flute player and composer (d. 2003)

Herbie Mann

Maury Meyers, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

Maury Meyers

Marcos Alonso Imaz, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)

Marcos Alonso Imaz

Joan Bakewell, English journalist and author

Joan Bakewell

Perry Botkin Jr., American composer, arranger and musician

Perry Botkin Jr.

Vera Krepkina, Russian long jumper

Vera Krepkina

Ike Pappas, American journalist and actor (d. 2008)

Ike Pappas

Vince Hill, English singer-songwriter

Vince Hill

Robert Stigwood, Australian producer and manager (d. 2016)

Robert Stigwood

Barrie Unsworth, Australian politician, 36th Premier of New South Wales

Barrie Unsworth · Premier of New South Wales

Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (d. 2012)

Vicar (cartoonist)

Marcel Carrière, Canadian director and screenwriter

Marcel Carrière

Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author (d. 2013)

Sarah Kirsch (poet)

Lennart Risberg, Swedish boxer (d. 2013)

Lennart Risberg

Dominique Venner, French journalist and historian (d. 2013)

Dominique Venner

Bobby Vinton, American singer

Bobby Vinton

Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic (d. 2015)

Vadim Kuzmin (physicist)

Gert Potgieter, South African hurdler and coach

Gert Potgieter (athlete)

Rich Rollins, American baseball player

Rich Rollins

Gordon Wilson, Scottish lawyer and politician

Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician)

John Amabile, American football player and coach (d. 2012)

John Amabile (American football)

Dusty Springfield, English singer and record producer (d. 1999)

Dusty Springfield

Benoît Bouchard, Canadian academic and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Transport

Benoît Bouchard · Minister of Transport (Canada)

David Holford, Barbadian cricketer

David Holford

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

Margrethe II of Denmark

Joan Snyder, American painter

Joan Snyder

Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys, English banker and politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom

Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys · Lord Chamberlain

Allan Segal, American director and producer (d. 2012)

Allan Segal

Jim Lonborg, American baseball pitcher

Jim Lonborg

Frank Williams, English businessman, founded the Williams F1 Racing Team

Frank Williams (Formula One) · Williams F1

Lonesome Dave Peverett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)

Dave Peverett

Petro Tyschtschenko, Austrian-German businessman

Petro Tyschtschenko

John Watkins, Australian cricketer

John Watkins (Australian cricketer)

Tom Allen, American lawyer and politician

Tom Allen

Margot Adler, American journalist and author (d. 2014)

Margot Adler

Ernst Bakker, Dutch politician (d. 2014)

Ernst Bakker

Johnnie Lewis, Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Justice of Liberia (d. 2015)

Johnnie Lewis · Chief Justice of Liberia

R. Carlos Nakai, American flute player

R. Carlos Nakai

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player and coach

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

Gerry Rafferty

Reg Alcock, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Canadian President of the Treasury Board (d. 2011)

Reg Alcock · President of the Treasury Board (Canada)

David Graf, American actor (d. 2001)

David Graf

Colleen Hewett, Australian singer and actress

Colleen Hewett

Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, Romanian author and photographer

Ioan Mihai Cochinescu

David Nutt, English psychiatrist and academic

David Nutt

Bill Belichick, American football player and coach

Bill Belichick

Michel Blanc, French actor and director

Michel Blanc

Esther Roth-Shahamorov, Israeli sprinter and hurdler

Esther Roth-Shahamorov

Billy West, American voice actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian

Billy West

Peter Garrett, Australian singer-songwriter and politician

Peter Garrett

Jay O. Sanders, American actor

Jay O. Sanders

Ellen Barkin, American actress

Ellen Barkin

John Bowe, Australian race car driver

John Bowe (racing driver)

Mike Zuke, Canadian ice hockey player

Mike Zuke

Bruce Bochy, American baseball player and manager

Bruce Bochy

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)

David M. Brown

T Lavitz, American keyboard player, composer, and producer (d. 2010)

T Lavitz

Lise-Marie Morerod, Swiss skier

Lise-Marie Morerod

Patricia De Martelaere, Belgian philosopher, author, and academic (d. 2009)

Patricia De Martelaere

Tim Flach, English photographer and director

Tim Flach

Ulf Wakenius, Swedish guitarist

Ulf Wakenius

Alison Ramsay, English-Scottish field hockey player and lawyer

Alison Ramsay

Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician (d. 2007)

Wahab Akbar

Rafael Benítez, Spanish footballer and manager

Rafael Benítez

Pierre Littbarski, German footballer and manager

Pierre Littbarski

Jarbom Gamlin, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (d. 2014)

Jarbom Gamlin · Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Linda Ruth Williams, British film studies academic

Linda Ruth Williams

Anna Dello Russo, Italian journalist

Anna Dello Russo

Douglas Elmendorf, American economist and politician

Douglas Elmendorf

Ian MacKaye, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Ian MacKaye

Saleem Malik, Pakistani cricketer

Saleem Malik

Jimmy Osmond, American singer (The Osmonds)

Jimmy Osmond · The Osmonds

David Kohan, American screenwriter and producer

David Kohan

Dave Pirner, American singer, songwriter and producer (Soul Asylum)

Dave Pirner · Soul Asylum

Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish pianist (d. 2008)

Esbjörn Svensson

Yves-François Blanchet, Canadian politician

Yves-François Blanchet

Jon Cryer, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Jon Cryer

Martin Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Martin Lawrence

Jarle Vespestad, Norwegian drummer

Jarle Vespestad

Jeff Varner, American newscaster and reality television personality

Jeff Varner

Vickie Guerrero, American wrestler and manager

Vickie Guerrero

Rüdiger Stenzel, German runner

Rüdiger Stenzel

Patrik Järbyn, Swedish skier

Patrik Järbyn

Fernando Viña, American baseball player and sportscaster

Fernando Viña

Dero Goi, German singer-songwriter and drummer

Dero Goi

Walt Williams, American basketball player

Walt Williams

Cameron Blades, Australian rugby player

Cameron Blades

Selena, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (d. 1995)

Selena

Seigo Yamamoto, Japanese race car driver

Seigo Yamamoto

Natasha Zvereva, Belarusian tennis player

Natasha Zvereva

Conchita Martínez, Spanish-American tennis player

Conchita Martínez

Tracy K. Smith, American poet and educator

Tracy K. Smith

Akon, Senegalese-American singer, rapper and songwriter

Akon

Charlotta Sörenstam, Swedish golfer

Charlotta Sörenstam

Teddy Cobeña, Spanish-Ecuadorian expressionist and representational sculptor

Teddy Cobeña

Keon Clark, American basketball player

Keon Clark

Lukas Haas, American actor and musician

Lukas Haas

Fredrik Ljungberg, Swedish footballer

Fredrik Ljungberg

Christijan Albers, Dutch race car driver

Christijan Albers

Lars Börgeling, German pole vaulter

Lars Börgeling

Daniel Browne, New Zealand rugby player

Daniel Browne

Anestis Agritis, Greek footballer

Anestis Agritis

Maya Dunietz, Israeli singer-songwriter and pianist

Maya Dunietz

Matthieu Proulx, Canadian football player

Matthieu Proulx

Gina Carano, American mixed martial artist and actress

Gina Carano

Boris Diaw, French basketball player

Boris Diaw

Jonathan Vilma, American football player

Jonathan Vilma

Marié Digby, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Marié Digby

Cat Osterman, American softball player

Cat Osterman

Teddy Blass, American composer and producer

Teddy Blass

Claire Foy, English actress

Claire Foy

Tucker Fredricks, American speed skater

Tucker Fredricks

Paweł Kieszek, Polish footballer

Paweł Kieszek

Kerron Stewart, Jamaican sprinter

Kerron Stewart

Luol Deng, Sudanese-English basketball player

Luol Deng

Brendon Leonard, New Zealand rugby player

Brendon Leonard

Benjamín Rojas, Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor

Benjamín Rojas

Taye Taiwo, Nigerian footballer

Taye Taiwo

Paul di Resta, Scottish race car driver

Paul di Resta

Shinji Okazaki, Japanese footballer

Shinji Okazaki

Peter Regin, Danish ice hockey player

Peter Regin

Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast

Epke Zonderland

Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player

Cenk Akyol

Aaron Lennon, English footballer

Aaron Lennon

Kyle Okposo, American ice hockey player

Kyle Okposo

Reggie Jackson, American basketball player

Reggie Jackson (basketball, born 1990)

Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player

Vangelis Mantzaris

Tony McQuay, American sprinter

Tony McQuay

Travis Shaw, American baseball player

Travis Shaw

Nolan Arenado, American baseball player

Nolan Arenado

Kim Kyung-jung, South Korean footballer

Kim Kyung-jung

Mirai Nagasu, American figure skater

Mirai Nagasu

Chance the Rapper, American rapper

Chance the Rapper

Albert Almora, American baseball player

Albert Almora

Will Fuller, American football player

Will Fuller

Sadie Sink, American Actress

Sadie Sink

Otho, Roman emperor (b. AD 32)

Otho

Fructuosus of Braga, French archbishop and saint

Fructuosus of Braga

Sikelgaita, duchess of Apulia (b. c. 1040)

Sikelgaita · 1040

Sviatopolk II of Kiev (b. 1050)

Sviatopolk II of Kiev

Adelaide del Vasto, regent of Sicily, mother of Roger II of Sicily, queen of Baldwin I of Jerusalem

Adelaide del Vasto · Roger II of Sicily

Frederick I, Duke of Austria (b. 1175)

Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)

Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (b. 1191)

Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

Charles II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1489)

Charles II, Duke of Savoy

Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (b. 1497)

Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset

Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau (b. 1579)

Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau

Tobias Hume, Scottish soldier, viol player, and composer (b. 1569)

Tobias Hume · Viol

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham · Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire

Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)

Aphra Behn

Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)

Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino

Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)

Jacques Cassini

Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)

Christian Mayer (astronomer)

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1746)

Francisco Goya

Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)

Domenico Dragonetti

Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)

Marie Tussaud · Madame Tussauds

Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1805)

Alexis de Tocqueville · Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)

Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (b. 1844)

Bernadette Soubirous

Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (b. 1845)

Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski

Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1875)

Emilio Jacinto

Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (b. 1888)

Maximilian Kronberger

Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (b. 1812)

Samuel Smiles

George William Hill, American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1838)

George William Hill

Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (b. 1841)

Nelson W. Aldrich

Stefan Nerezov, Bulgarian general (b. 1867)

Stefan Nerezov

Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (b. 1840)

Henry Birks · Henry Birks and Sons

Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1900)

Roman Steinberg

José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, philosopher, and activist (b. 1894)

José Carlos Mariátegui

Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1884)

Panait Istrati

Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (b. 1870)

Jay Johnson Morrow · Governor of the Panama Canal Zone

Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (b. 1874)

Steve Bloomer

Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant (b. 1880)

Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp

Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1878)

Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Denis St. George Daly, Irish polo player (b. 1862)

Denis St. George Daly

Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and engineer (b. 1884)

Arthur Chevrolet

Rudolf Höss, German SS officer (b. 1900)

Rudolf Höss · SS

Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1905)

Eduard Oja

Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (b. 1867)

Anders Peter Nielsen

David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (b. 1872)

David Kirkwood

Rosalind Franklin, English biophysicist and academic (b. 1920)

Rosalind Franklin

Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1884)

Mihály Fekete

Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)

Carl Hovland

Francis Cecil Campbell Balfour, English soldier and colonial administrator (b. 1884)

Francis Cecil Campbell Balfour

Sydney Chaplin, Actor,comedian, brother to Charlie Chaplin (b. 1885)

Sydney Chaplin

Eric Lambert, Australian author (b. 1918)

Eric Lambert

Fay Bainter, American actress (b. 1893)

Fay Bainter

Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1885)

Edna Ferber

Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator and painter (b. 1904)

Hem Vejakorn

Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (b. 1892)

Richard Neutra · Los Angeles County Hall of Records

Péter Veres, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (b. 1897)

Péter Veres (politician) · Ministry of Defence (Hungary)

Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

Yasunari Kawabata · Nobel Prize in Literature

Frank O'Connor, Australian public servant (b. 1894)

Frank O'Connor (public servant)

István Kertész, Hungarian conductor and educator (b. 1929)

István Kertész (conductor)

Lucius D. Clay, American officer and military governor in occupied Germany (b. 1898)

Lucius D. Clay

Morris Stoloff, American composer (b. 1898)

Morris Stoloff

Scott Brady, American actor (b. 1924)

Scott Brady

Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (b. 1935)

Khalil al-Wazir · Fatah

Youri Egorov, Russian pianist (b. 1954)

Youri Egorov

Jocko Conlan, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1899)

Jocko Conlan

Kaoru Ishikawa Japanese author and educator (b. 1915)

Kaoru Ishikawa

Miles Lawrence, English cricketer (b. 1940)

Miles Lawrence

Hakkı Yeten, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1910)

Hakkı Yeten

David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

David Lean

Neville Brand, American actor (b. 1920)

Neville Brand

Alexandru Nicolschi, Romanian spy and activist (b. 1915)

Alexandru Nicolschi

Andy Russell, American singer and actor (b. 1919)

Andy Russell (singer)

Paul-Émilien Dalpé, Canadian labor unionist (b. 1919)

Paul-Émilien Dalpé

Ralph Ellison, American novelist and critic (b. 1913)

Ralph Ellison

Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (b. 1917)

Lucille Bremer

Stavros Niarchos, Greek-Swiss businessman (b. 1909)

Stavros Niarchos

Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid, Colombian politician (b. 1921)

Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid

Roland Topor, French actor, director, and painter (b. 1938)

Roland Topor

Alberto Calderón, Argentinian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1920)

Alberto Calderón

Fred Davis, English snooker player (b. 1913)

Fred Davis (snooker player)

Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canadian super-centenarian (b. 1880)

Marie-Louise Meilleur

Skip Spence, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)

Skip Spence

Michael Ritchie, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)

Michael Ritchie (film director)

Alec Stock, English footballer and manager (b. 1917)

Alec Stock

Billy Ayre, English footballer and manager (b. 1952)

Billy Ayre

Ruth Fertel, American businesswoman, founded Ruth's Chris Steak House (b. 1927)

Ruth Fertel · Ruth's Chris Steak House

Robert Urich, American actor (b. 1946)

Robert Urich

Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (b. 1930)

Graham Jarvis

Graham Stuart Thomas, English horticulturalist and author (b. 1909)

Graham Stuart Thomas

Kay Walsh, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)

Kay Walsh

Frank Bateson, New Zealand astronomer (b. 1909)

Frank Bateson

Gaétan Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1962)

Gaétan Duchesne

Maria Lenk, Brazilian swimmer (b. 1915)

Maria Lenk

Chandrabose Suthaharan, Sri Lankan journalist

Chandrabose Suthaharan

Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (b. 1917)

Edward Norton Lorenz

Rasim Delić, Bosnian general (b. 1949)

Rasim Delić

Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (b. 1926)

Daryl Gates · Drug Abuse Resistance Education

Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (b. 1928)

Gerry Alexander

Allan Blakeney, Canadian scholar and politician, 10th Premier of Saskatchewan (b. 1925)

Allan Blakeney · Premier of Saskatchewan

Sol Saks, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)

Sol Saks

Sári Barabás, Hungarian soprano (b. 1914)

Sári Barabás

Marian Biskup, Polish author and academic (b. 1922)

Marian Biskup

Alan Hacker, English clarinet player and conductor (b. 1938)

Alan Hacker

George Kunda, Zambian lawyer and politician, 11th Vice-President of Zambia (b. 1956)

George Kunda · Vice-President of Zambia

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (b. 1913)

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller

Carlo Petrini, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1948)

Carlo Petrini (footballer)

Charles Bruzon, Gibraltarian politician (b. 1938)

Charles Bruzon

Ali Kafi, Algerian colonel and politician (b. 1928)

Ali Kafi

Siegfried Ludwig, Austrian politician, 18th Governor of Lower Austria (b. 1926)

Siegfried Ludwig · List of governors of Lower Austria

Pentti Lund, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)

Pentti Lund

George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1909)

George Beverly Shea

Pat Summerall, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1930)

Pat Summerall

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican architect, designed the Tijuana Cultural Center and National Museum of Anthropology (b. 1919)

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez · Tijuana Cultural Center · National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)

Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (b. 1949)

Gyude Bryant

Aulis Rytkönen, Finnish footballer and manager (b. 1929)

Aulis Rytkönen

Ernst Florian Winter, Austrian-American historian and political scientist (b. 1923)

Ernst Florian Winter

Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1948)

Valery Belousov

Attaphol Buspakom, Thai footballer and manager (b. 1962)

Attaphol Buspakom

Oles Buzina, Ukrainian journalist and author (b. 1969)

Oles Buzina

Stanislav Gross, Czech lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (b. 1969)

Stanislav Gross · Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

Charlie Hodge, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1933)

Charlie Hodge (ice hockey)