August 17 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte

Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, perhaps from a hunger strike.

309 · 310 · Pope Eusebius · Maxentius · Sicilia (Roman province)

St Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope.

Byzantine-Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.

Byzantine-Bulgarian wars · Battle of the Gates of Trajan · First Bulgarian Empire · Cometopuli dynasty · Samuel of Bulgaria

Georgenberg Pact: Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son Frederick under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided.

Georgenberg Pact · Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria · Leopold V, Duke of Austria · Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)

Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return.

Karl Topia · Princedom of Albania · Republic of Venice · Ottomans

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas.

Hundred Years' War · Battle of Verneuil · John, Duke of Bedford · Jean II, Duke of Alençon · John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan

Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois.

Cesare Borgia · Pope Alexander VI · Cardinal (Catholic Church) · Louis XII of France · Duke of Valentinois

Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England.

Battle of Sampford Courtenay · Prayer Book Rebellion · Kingdom of England

The Roman Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland.

Roman Catholic Church · Protestantism · Scottish Reformation Parliament · Kingdom of Scotland

Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces.

Eighty Years' War · Siege of Antwerp (1584-85) · Antwerp · Spanish Empire · Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina.

Sir Walter Raleigh · Ralph Lane · New World · Roanoke Colony · Roanoke Island

Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.

Islands Voyage · Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex · Walter Raleigh · Azores

A magnitude 8.0 earthquake causes 8,000 deaths in Anatolia, Ottoman Empire.

List of historical earthquakes · Anatolia · Ottoman Empire

Action of 17 August 1712 New Deep naval battle between Denmark and Sweden.

Action of 17 August 1712 · Denmark · Sweden

Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.

Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18 · Siege of Belgrade (1717) · Prince Eugene of Savoy · Habsburg Monarchy · Ottoman Empire

Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes Bishop of Făgăraș and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in Făgăraș, after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI.

Ioan Giurgiu Patachi · Bishop of Făgăraș · Făgăraș · Pope Clement XI

Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope.

Pope Benedict XIV · Clement XII

Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.

Luigi Boccherini · Spanish real · Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón

The Vietnamese Roman Catholics report a Marian apparition in Quảng Trị, an event which is called Our Lady of La Vang.

Vietnam · Marian apparition · Quảng Trị · Our Lady of La Vang

Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.

Robert Fulton · North River Steamboat · Albany, New York · Hudson River · Steamboat

Dutch King Willem I and Pope Leo XII sign concord

Willem I (page does not exist) · Pope Leo XII

British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths

American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Lakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.

American Indian Wars · Dakota War of 1862 · Minnesota · Lakota people · Minnesota River

American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

American Civil War · J. E. B. Stuart · Confederate States of America · Army of Northern Virginia

American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.

Charleston, South Carolina · Union (American Civil War) · Fort Sumter

American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.

Battle of Gainesville · Gainesville, Florida

The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.

Grand Duchy of Baden · German Confederation · History of Baden-Württemberg · Prussia

The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.

Dominican Republic · National anthem · National Anthem of the Dominican Republic

Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.

Pike Place Market · Seattle

Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.

Fantasmagorie (1908 film) · Émile Cohl

World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.

World War I · Battle of Stallupönen · General officer · Hermann von François · Paul von Rennenkampf

Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia after a 13-year-old girl is murdered.

Leo Frank · Lynching · Marietta, Georgia

A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h).

1915 Galveston hurricane · Galveston, Texas

Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.

Bolshevik · Moisei Uritsky

World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.

United States Marine Corps · Makin Island raid · Empire of Japan

World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission.

Eighth Air Force · Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission

World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.

U.S. Seventh Army · George S. Patton · Messina · Bernard Montgomery · Allies of World War II

World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.

Quebec Conference, 1943 · Winston Churchill · Franklin D. Roosevelt · William Lyon Mackenzie King

World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program.

Royal Air Force · Operation Hydra (1943) · Operation Crossbow · Strategic bombing during World War II · V-weapons

Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.

Sukarno · Mohammad Hatta · Proclamation of Indonesian Independence · Indonesia · Indonesian National Revolution

The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.

Animal Farm · George Orwell

The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.

Radcliffe Line · Dominion of India · Dominion of Pakistan

Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.

Substance dependence · Narcotics Anonymous · Southern California

Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.

Pioneer 0

Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.

Quake Lake · 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake · Hebgen Lake · Montana

Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall.

Killing of Peter Fechter · List of deaths at the Berlin Wall

Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage.

Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale · Hurricane Camille · Gulf Coast of the United States

Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will later become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus).

Venera · Venera 7

The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.

Arktika (1972 icebreaker) · North Pole

Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.

Double Eagle II · Balloon (aeronautics) · Miserey · Presque Isle, Maine

President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq · Arnold Lewis Raphel

Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself.

Strathfield massacre

Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky; later that same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about the relationship.

Lewinsky scandal · Bill Clinton · White House · Monica Lewinsky

The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118-17,127 dead and 43,953-50,000 injured.

1999 İzmit earthquake · Turkey · Mercalli intensity scale

The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country.

National Assembly of Serbia · Serbia · Bože pravde · Coat of arms of Serbia

The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts.

Israeli settlement · Israeli disengagement from Gaza

Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh

2005 Bangladesh series bombings · Bangladesh

American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.

Michael Phelps

An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.

2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident · Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam · Khakassia

A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others.

2015 Bangkok bombing · Erawan Shrine · Bangkok

2017 Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.

2017 Barcelona attacks

William IX, Count of Poitiers (d. 1156)

William IX, Count of Poitiers

Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1482)

Philibert I, Duke of Savoy

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (d. 1483)

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York

Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1529)

Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint (d. 1581)

Alexander Briant

Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)

Francesco Albani

Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (d. 1638)

Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher (d. 1639)

John Matthew Rispoli

Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian (d. 1654)

Johann Valentin Andrea

Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer and mathematician (d. 1665)

Pierre de Fermat

Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (d. 1651)

Lennart Torstensson

Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman (d. 1651)

Jeremi Wiśniowiecki

John III Sobieski, Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1696)

John III Sobieski

Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator (d. 1768)

Nicola Porpora

Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian (d. 1828)

Josef Dobrovský

Louis Desaix, French general (d. 1800)

Louis Desaix

Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836)

Davy Crockett

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1861)

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist and physician (d. 1897)

Jules Bernard Luys

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (d. 1922)

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (d. 1919)

William Kidston · Premier of Queensland

Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer (d. 1924)

Gene Stratton-Porter

Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (d. 1950)

Julia Marlowe

Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, Indian 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)

Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI · Nizam of Hyderabad

John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (d. 1946)

John A. Sampson

Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923)

Ralph McKittrick

Reggie Duff, Australian cricketer (d. 1911)

Reggie Duff

Percy Sherwell, South African cricketer and tennis player (d. 1948)

Percy Sherwell

Charles I of Austria (d. 1922)

Charles I of Austria

Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded Black Star Line (d. 1940)

Marcus Garvey · Black Star Line

Monty Woolley, American actor, raconteur, and pundit (d. 1963)

Monty Woolley

Stefan Bastyr, Polish soldier and pilot (d. 1920)

Stefan Bastyr

Harry Hopkins, American politician and diplomat, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1946)

Harry Hopkins · United States Secretary of Commerce

John Brahm, German-American director and production manager (d. 1982)

John Brahm

Mae West, American actress, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1980)

Mae West

William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group (d. 1964)

William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes · Rootes Group

Leslie Groves, American general and engineer (d. 1970)

Leslie Groves

Tõnis Kint, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 1991)

Tõnis Kint · Prime Minister of Estonia in exile

Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian and author (d. 1970)

Oliver Waterman Larkin

Vivienne de Watteville, British travel writer and adventurer (d. 1957)

Vivienne de Watteville

Pauline A. Young, African-American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (d. 1991)

Pauline A. Young

Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (d. 1984)

Mary Cain (editor)

Leopold Nowak, Austrian composer and musicologist (d. 1991)

Leopold Nowak

Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1985)

Larry Clinton

Wilf Copping, English footballer (d. 1980)

Wilf Copping

Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and engineer (d. 1995)

Mikhail Botvinnik

Martin Sandberger, German colonel and lawyer (d. 2010)

Martin Sandberger

Mark Felt, American lawyer and agent, 2nd Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 2008)

Mark Felt · Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1989)

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

Rudy York, American baseball player and manager (d. 1970)

Rudy York

Bill Downs, American journalist (d. 1978)

Bill Downs

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1988)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.

Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012)

Moses Majekodunmi

Evelyn Ankers, British-American actress (d. 1985)

Evelyn Ankers

Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963)

Ike Quebec

Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015)

Michael John Wise

Georgia Gibbs, American singer (d. 2006)

Georgia Gibbs

Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (d. 2015)

Maureen O'Hara

Lida Moser, American photographer and author (d. 2014)

Lida Moser

Geoffrey Elton, German-English historian and academic (d. 1994)

Geoffrey Elton

Roy Tattersall, English cricketer (d. 2011)

Roy Tattersall

Larry Rivers, American painter and sculptor (d. 2002)

Larry Rivers

Evan S. Connell, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 2013)

Evan S. Connell

Valerie Eliot, English businesswoman (d. 2012)

Valerie Eliot

Jiang Zemin, Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and 5th President of China

Jiang Zemin · General Secretary of the Communist Party of China · President of the People's Republic of China

Sam Butera, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2009)

Sam Butera

F. Ray Keyser Jr., American lawyer and politician, 72nd Governor of Vermont (d. 2015)

F. Ray Keyser Jr. · Governor of Vermont

T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator

T. J. Anderson

Willem Duys, Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (d. 2011)

Willem Duys

Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (d. 1977)

Francis Gary Powers

Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)

Harve Bennett

Ted Hughes, English poet and playwright (d. 1998)

Ted Hughes

Tony Wrigley, English historian, demographer, and academic

Tony Wrigley

V. S. Naipaul, Trinidadian-English novelist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate

V. S. Naipaul · Nobel Prize in Literature

Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (d. 1980)

Duke Pearson

Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist

Jean-Jacques Sempé

Mark Dinning, American pop singer (d. 1986)

Mark Dinning

João Donato, Brazilian pianist and composer

João Donato

Ron Henry, English footballer (d. 2014)

Ron Henry

Seamus Mallon, Irish educator and politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland

Seamus Mallon · First Minister and deputy First Minister

Margaret Heafield Hamilton, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner.

Margaret Heafield Hamilton

Theodoros Pangalos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece

Theodoros Pangalos (politician) · Deputy Prime Minister of Greece

Luther Allison, American blues guitarist and singer (d. 1997)

Luther Allison

Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2006)

Eduardo Mignogna

Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician

Barry Sheerman

Lothar Bisky, German businessman and politician (d. 2013)

Lothar Bisky

Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Canadian director and screenwriter

Jean Pierre Lefebvre

Shane Porteous, Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter

Shane Porteous

Edward Cowie, English composer, painter, and author

Edward Cowie

Robert De Niro, American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer

Robert De Niro

John Humphrys, Welsh journalist and author

John Humphrys

Dave "Snaker" Ray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)

Dave "Snaker" Ray

Larry Ellison, American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation

Larry Ellison · Oracle Corporation

Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor

Jean-Bernard Pommier

Rachel Pollack, American author, poet, and educator

Rachel Pollack

Hugh Baiocchi, South African golfer

Hugh Baiocchi

Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Martha Coolidge

Patrick Manning, Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2016)

Patrick Manning · List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-2016) (d. 2016)

Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) · President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Gary Talley, American guitarist (The Box Tops), singer-songwriter, and author

Gary Talley · The Box Tops

Alexander Ivashkin, Russian-English cellist and conductor (d. 2014)

Alexander Ivashkin

Norm Coleman, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Mayor of St. Paul

Norm Coleman · List of mayors of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Sue Draheim, American fiddler and composer (d. 2013)

Sue Draheim

Julian Fellowes, English actor, director, screenwriter, and politician

Julian Fellowes

Sib Hashian, American rock drummer (Boston) (d. 2017)

Sib Hashian · Boston (band)

Richard Hunt (puppeteer), Muppet performer (d. 1992)

Richard Hunt (puppeteer)

Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2012)

Aleksandr Maksimenkov

Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman

Nelson Piquet

Mario Theissen, German engineer and businessman

Mario Theissen

Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player

Guillermo Vilas

Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach

Mick Malthouse

Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate

Herta Müller · Nobel Prize in Literature

Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (d. 2015)

Korrie Layun Rampan

Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Kevin Rowland

Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Eric Johnson

Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia

Andrés Pastrana Arango · President of Colombia

Colin Moulding, English singer-songwriter and bassist

Colin Moulding

Gail Berman, American businessman, co-founded BermanBraun

Gail Berman · BermanBraun

Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist

Álvaro Pino

Ken Kwapis, American director and screenwriter

Ken Kwapis

Laurence Overmire, American poet, author, and actor

Laurence Overmire

Robin Cousins, British competitive figure skater

Robin Cousins

Belinda Carlisle, American singer-songwriter

Belinda Carlisle

Fred Goodwin, Scottish banker and accountant

Fred Goodwin

Maurizio Sandro Sala, Brazilian race car driver

Maurizio Sandro Sala

Jonathan Franzen, American novelist and essayist

Jonathan Franzen

Jacek Kazimierski, Polish footballer

Jacek Kazimierski

Eric Schlosser, American journalist and author

Eric Schlosser

Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer-songwriter

Stephan Eicher

Sean Penn, American actor, director, and political activist

Sean Penn

Gilby Clarke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Gilby Clarke

Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Dan Dakich

Jon Gruden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Jon Gruden

Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Colin James

Maria McKee, American singer-songwriter (Lone Justice)

Maria McKee · Lone Justice

Dave Penney, English footballer and manager

Dave Penney

Steve Gorman, American drummer

Steve Gorman

Dottie Pepper, American golfer

Dottie Pepper

Jüri Luik, Estonian politician and diplomat, 18th Estonian Minister of Defense

Jüri Luik · Minister of Defence (Estonia)

Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder and stuntman

Rodney Mullen

Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Don Sweeney

Andriy Kuzmenko, Ukrainian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Andriy Kuzmenko

Ed McCaffrey, American football player and sportscaster

Ed McCaffrey

Helen McCrory, English actress

Helen McCrory

Christian Laettner, American basketball player and coach

Christian Laettner

Donnie Wahlberg, American singer-songwriter, actor and producer

Donnie Wahlberg

Kelvin Mercer, American rapper, songwriter and producer (De La Soul)

Kelvin Mercer · De La Soul

Jim Courier, American tennis player and sportscaster

Jim Courier

Andrus Kivirähk, Estonian author

Andrus Kivirähk

Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer and coach

Øyvind Leonhardsen

Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer and actress

Uhm Jung-hwa

Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

Jorge Posada

Shaun Rehn, Australian footballer and coach

Shaun Rehn

Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer

Habibul Bashar

Johannes Maria Staud, Austrian composer

Johannes Maria Staud

Eric Boulton, Canadian ice hockey player

Eric Boulton

Geertjan Lassche, Dutch journalist and director

Geertjan Lassche

Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014)

Serhiy Zakarlyuka

Nathan Deakes, Australian race walker

Nathan Deakes

William Gallas, French footballer

William Gallas

Thierry Henry, French footballer

Thierry Henry

Mike Lewis, Welsh guitarist

Mike Lewis (musician)

Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer-songwriter and producer

Tarja Turunen

Antwaan Randle El, American football player and journalist

Antwaan Randle El

Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer

Keith Dabengwa

Daniel Güiza, Spanish footballer

Daniel Güiza

Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer

Jan Kromkamp

Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer-songwriter

Lene Marlin

Phil Jagielka, English footballer

Phil Jagielka

Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler and manager

Cheerleader Melissa

Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player

Dustin Pedroia

Dee Brown, American basketball player

Dee Brown (basketball, born 1984)

Oksana Domnina, Russian ice dancer

Oksana Domnina

Garrett Wolfe, American football player

Garrett Wolfe

Yu Aoi, Japanese actress and model

Yu Aoi

Rudy Gay, American basketball player

Rudy Gay

Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player

Tyrus Thomas

Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer-songwriter

Natalie Sandtorv

Jihadi John, Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (d. 2015)

Jihadi John · Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Erika Toda, Japanese actress

Erika Toda

Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (d. 2013)

Alex Elisala

Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player

Chanel Mata'utia

Paige, English professional wrestler

Paige (wrestler)

Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer

Sarah Sjöström

Gracie Gold, American figure skater

Gracie Gold

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player

Jake Virtanen

Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia

Carloman (mayor of the palace) · Austrasia

Li Shouzhen, Chinese general and governor

Li Shouzhen

Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne (b. 1130)

Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne

Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)

Emperor Go-Fukakusa

Irene of Brunswick (b. 1293)

Irene of Brunswick

Nitta Yoshisada, Japanese samurai (b. 1301)

Nitta Yoshisada

John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (b. c. 1381)

John Stewart, Earl of Buchan

Edmund Dudley, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1462)

Edmund Dudley · Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

Richard Empson, English statesman

Richard Empson

Katharina von Zimmern, Swiss sovereign abbess (b. 1478)

Katharina von Zimmern

Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)

Regnier de Graaf

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)

Anne Dacier

Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)

Joseph Bingham

Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)

Vasily Trediakovsky

Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)

Jonathan Trumbull · Governor of Connecticut

Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712)

Frederick the Great

John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)

John Johnson (architect)

Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (b. 1802)

Husein Gradaščević

Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian playwright and poet (b. 1749)

Lorenzo Da Ponte

José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (b. 1778)

José de San Martín · President of Peru

Alcée Louis la Branche, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (b. 1806)

Alcée Louis la Branche · United States Ambassador to Texas

Perucho Figueredo, Cuban poet and activist (b. 1818)

Perucho Figueredo

Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (b. 1827)

Wilhelm Bleek

William Jervois, English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (b. 1821)

William Jervois · Governor of South Australia

Edmond Audran, French organist and composer (b. 1842)

Edmond Audran

Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (b. 1825)

Hans Gude

Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873)

Radoje Domanović

Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian activist (b. 1883)

Madan Lal Dhingra

Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873)

Moisei Uritsky

Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1891)

Ray Chapman

Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851)

Tom Kendall

Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1848)

Ioan Slavici

Adam Gunn, American decathlete (b. 1872)

Adam Gunn

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (b. 1860)

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (b. 1880)

José María of Manila

Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911)

Billy Fiske

Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919)

Reidar Haaland

Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891)

Gregorio Perfecto

Arthur Fox, English-American fencer (b. 1878)

Arthur Fox (fencer)

Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)

Ken Miles

Otto Stern, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

Otto Stern · Nobel Prize in Physics

Rattana Pestonji, Thai director and producer (b. 1908)

Rattana Pestonji

Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (b. 1914)

Maedayama Eigorō · Makuuchi

Wilhelm List, German field marshal (b. 1880)

Wilhelm List

Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (b. 1889)

Conrad Aiken

Jean Barraqué, French pianist and composer (b. 1928)

Jean Barraqué

Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (b. 1939)

Paul Williams (The Temptations)

John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907)

John C. Allen · Roller coaster

Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (b. 1909)

Vivian Vance

Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (b. 1896)

Ira Gershwin

Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator (b. 1924)

Gary Chester

Rudolf Hess, German soldier and politician (b. 1894)

Rudolf Hess

Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Shaike Ophir

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (b. 1924)

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq · President of Pakistan

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.

Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (b. 1935)

Victoria Shaw (actress)

Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918)

Pearl Bailey

Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1920)

Feng Kang

Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1901)

Luigi Chinetti

Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (b. 1902)

Jack Sharkey

Howard E. Koch, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)

Howard E. Koch

Ted Whitten, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1933)

Ted Whitten

Władysław Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (b. 1940)

Władysław Komar

Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (b. 1950)

Tadeusz Ślusarski

Jack Walker, English businessman (b. 1929)

Jack Walker

Thea Astley, Australian author and educator (b. 1925)

Thea Astley

John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1934)

John N. Bahcall

Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929)

Shamsur Rahman (poet)

Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (b. 1913)

Bill Deedes

Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982)

Eddie Griffin (basketball)

Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1926)

Franco Sensi

Francesco Cossiga, Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (b. 1928)

Francesco Cossiga · President of Italy

Aase Bjerkholt, Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (b. 1915)

Aase Bjerkholt · Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion

Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933)

Victor Poor · Datapoint 2200

Patrick Ricard, French businessman (b. 1945)

Patrick Ricard

John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)

John Lynch-Staunton

Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938)

Odilia Dank

Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927)

Jack Harshman

John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929)

John Hollander

Frank Martínez, American painter (b. 1924)

Frank Martínez (artist)

Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912)

Gus Winckel

Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937)

Børre Knudsen

Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (b. 1921)

Wolfgang Leonhard

Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917)

Sophie Masloff · Mayor of Pittsburgh

Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928)

Miodrag Pavlović

Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

Pierre Vassiliu

Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (b. 1937)

Yvonne Craig

Mike Gaechter, American football player (b. 1940)

Mike Gaechter

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, German businessman (b. 1933)

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder

László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1927)

László Paskai

Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)

Arthur Hiller