August 24 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte

Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC) by the Numidians under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture.

Julius Caesar · General · Gaius Scribonius Curio · Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC) · Numidians

Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash (note: this traditional date has been challenged, and many scholars believe that the event occurred on October 24).

Mount Vesuvius · Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 · Pompeii · Herculaneum · Stabiae

Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father .

Gratian · Roman emperor · Valentinian I · Augustus (honorific)

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, was written.

Graffito of Esmet-Akhom · Egyptian hieroglyphs

The Visigoths under king Alaric I begin to pillage Rome.

Visigoths · Alaric I · Sack of Rome (410)

The Vandals, led by king Genseric, begin to plunder Rome. Pope Leo I requests Genseric not destroy the ancient city or murder its citizens. He agrees and the gates of Rome are opened. However, the Vandals loot a great amount of treasure.

Vandals · Genseric · Sack of Rome (455) · Pope Leo I · Ancient Rome

Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans.

Sack of Thessalonica (1185)

King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angoulême in Bordeaux Cathedral.

John of England · Magna Carta · Isabella of Angoulême · Bordeaux Cathedral

Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid.

Pope Innocent III · Magna Carta

Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.[1]

Mainz · Bubonic plague

The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed.

Gutenberg Bible

The town and castle of Berwick upon Tweed is captured from Scotland by an English army

Capture of Berwick (1482)

The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.

Ottoman Empire · Selim I · Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) · Battle of Marj Dabiq

Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.

William the Silent · Anna of Saxony

The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.

Surat

The Act of Uniformity requires England to accept the Book of Common Prayer.

Act of Uniformity 1662 · Book of Common Prayer

William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania.

William Penn · Delaware · Colony · Pennsylvania

Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).

Job Charnock · East India Company · Factory (trading post) · Kolkata · Calcutta High Court

American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.

American Revolutionary War · Militia (United States) · Lochry's Defeat · George Rogers Clark · Detroit

Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz.

Peninsular War · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Kingdom of Portugal · Siege of Cádiz

British troops invade Washington, D.C. and during the Burning of Washington the White House, the Capitol and many other buildings are set ablaze.

Burning of Washington · White House · United States Capitol

The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed.

Constitution of the Netherlands

The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri.

Treaty of St. Louis (1816) · St. Louis, Missouri

Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.

Constitutionalism · History of Portugal · Porto

The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.

Treaty of Córdoba · Córdoba, Veracruz · Veracruz (state) · Mexican War of Independence

The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.

Panic of 1857

The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.

Wolseley expedition · Manitoba · Red River Rebellion

Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel.

Matthew Webb · English Channel

Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.

Thomas Edison

Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.

Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov · Foreign Minister of Russia · First Hague Peace Conference

Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.

Panama Canal

Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.

Manuel de Arriaga · President of Portugal

World War I: German troops capture Namur.

World War I · Namur, Belgium

World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.

Battle of Cer · Allies of World War I

Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65-68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.

1929 Hebron massacre · 1929 Palestine riots · Palestinians · Hebron · British Mandate of Palestine

France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.

Soviet Union

Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.

Second Labour Government · UK National Government

Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).

Amelia Earhart · Newark, New Jersey

The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane.

Crescent (train) · Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge · Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge · 1933 Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane

The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.

Australian Antarctic Territory

Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.

Spanish Civil War · Basque Army · Corpo Truppe Volontarie · Santoña Agreement

Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.

Sovereign Council of Asturias and León · Gijón

Adolf Hitler orders the cessation of Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and the handicapped due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.

Adolf Hitler · Nazi Germany · Action T4 · Mental illness · Disability

World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of 7 officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged.

World War II · Battle of the Eastern Solomons · Aircraft carrier · Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō · USS Enterprise (CV-6)

World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.

Liberation of Paris

The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.

NATO

Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.

Edith Sampson · United Nations

The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.

Communist Control Act · American Communist Party

Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.

Getúlio Dornelles Vargas · Brazil · João Café Filho

Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.

Buddhist crisis · Xá Lợi Pagoda raids · US State Department · Cable 243 · United States Embassy, Saigon

Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.

Abbie Hoffman · Youth International Party · New York Stock Exchange

Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators.

Vietnam War · Sterling Hall bombing · University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.

Mark David Chapman · John Lennon

Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.

Colombia · Drug baron · Government of Colombia

Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling by Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti.

Cincinnati Reds · Manager (baseball) · Pete Rose · Baseball · Commissioner of Baseball (MLB)

Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe.

Tadeusz Mazowiecki · Communist · Prime minister

Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Mikhail Gorbachev · Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.

Ukraine · Declaration of Independence of Ukraine · Soviet Union

Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.

Hurricane Andrew · Homestead, Florida · List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes · USD

Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank.

Israel · PLO · Palestinians · West Bank

Microsoft Windows 95 was released to the public in North America.

Windows 95

First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.

Radio-frequency identification

Eighty-nine passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya.

Russian aircraft bombings of August 2004 · Domodedovo International Airport · Chechnya

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.

International Astronomical Union · IAU definition of planet · Pluto · Dwarf planet

In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.

San Fernando, Tamaulipas · 2010 San Fernando massacre · Los Zetas

An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence.

August 2016 Central Italy earthquake · Rome · Florence

Fujiwara no Genshi, Japanese empress consort (d. 1039)

Fujiwara no Genshi

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou

Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)

Alexander II of Scotland

John I of Castile (d. 1390)

John I of Castile

Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)

Arthur III, Duke of Brittany

Thomas Rotherham, English cleric (d. 1500)

Thomas Rotherham

John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (d. 1537)

John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony

Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (d. 1558)

Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen

Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator (d. 1614)

Lavinia Fontana

Sophia Brahe, Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (d. 1643)

Sophia Brahe

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (d. 1626)

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

John Taylor, English poet and author (d. 1653)

John Taylor (poet)

Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (d. 1674)

Robert Herrick (poet)

Philip Henry, English minister (d. 1696)

Philip Henry

Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1699)

Peder Griffenfeld

Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician (d. 1746)

Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet

Alaungpaya, Burmese king (d. 1760)

Alaungpaya

Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist (d. 1785)

Peter Ernst Wilde

Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1794)

Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (d. 1833)

William Wilberforce

William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840)

William I of the Netherlands

James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer (d. 1834)

James Weddell

Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (d. 1891)

Antonio Stoppani

Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)

Théodore Dubois

Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)

Boyd Dunlop Morehead · Premier of Queensland

James Calhoun, American lieutenant (d. 1876)

James Calhoun (soldier)

Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1924)

Tom Kendall

David Bowman, Australian lawyer and politician (d. 1916)

David Bowman (Australian politician)

Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918)

Dragutin Lerman

Ferdinand I of Romania (d. 1927)

Ferdinand I of Romania

Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (d. 1956)

Max Beerbohm

Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright (d. 1933)

Earl Derr Biggers

Harry Hooper, American baseball player and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (d. 1974)

Harry Hooper · National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (d. 1942)

Valentine Baker (pilot) · Martin-Baker

Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer (d. 1968)

Duke Kahanamoku

Jean Rhys, Dominican-English novelist (d. 1979)

Jean Rhys

Haim Ernst Wertheimer, German-Israeli biochemist and academic (d. 1978)

Haim Ernst Wertheimer

Richard Cushing, American cardinal (d. 1970)

Richard Cushing

Fred Rose, American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (d. 1954)

Fred Rose (songwriter)

Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic (d. 1989)

Malcolm Cowley

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (d. 1986)

Jorge Luis Borges

Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)

Albert Claude · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Gaylord DuBois, American author and poet (d. 1993)

Gaylord DuBois

Maria Zubreeva, Soviet painter, graphic artist, and designer (d. 1991)

Maria Zubreeva

Preston Foster, American actor (d. 1970)

Preston Foster

Fernand Braudel, French historian and academic (d. 1985)

Fernand Braudel

Carlo Gambino, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1976)

Carlo Gambino

Karl Hanke, German businessman and politician (d. 1945)

Karl Hanke

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1974)

Arthur Crudup

Siaka Stevens, Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1st President of Sierra Leone (d. 1988)

Siaka Stevens · President of Sierra Leone

Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect, designed the Hallenstadion (d. 2012)

Bruno Giacometti · Hallenstadion

Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (d. 1931)

Shivaram Rajguru

Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1998)

Ronnie Grieveson

Durward Kirby, American television host and announcer (d. 2000)

Durward Kirby

Charles Snead Houston, American physician and mountaineer (d. 2009)

Charles Snead Houston

Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)

Wynonie Harris

James Tiptree, Jr., American psychologist and author (d. 1987)

James Tiptree, Jr.

Dennis James, American game show host (d. 1997)

Dennis James

Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004)

Sikander Bakht · Minister of External Affairs (India)

Enrique Llanes, Mexican wrestler (d. 2004)

Enrique Llanes

Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (d. 2013)

Alex Colville

Sam Tingle, English-Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2008)

Sam Tingle

Eric Simms, English ornithologist and conservationist (d. 2009)

Eric Simms (ornithologist)

René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)

René Lévesque · Premier of Quebec

Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)

Howard Zinn

Arthur Jensen, American psychologist and academic (d. 2012)

Arthur Jensen

Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990)

Alyn Ainsworth

Louis Teicher, American pianist (Ferrante & Teicher) (d. 2008)

Louis Teicher · Ferrante & Teicher

Nancy Spero, American painter and academic (d. 2009)

Nancy Spero

Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (d. 2014)

Anjali Devi

David Ireland, Australian author and playwright

David Ireland (author)

Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Harry Markowitz · Nobel Prize in Economics

Yasser Arafat, Egyptian-Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority (d. 2004)

Yasser Arafat · President of the Palestinian National Authority

Betty Dodson, American author and educator

Betty Dodson

Jackie Brenston, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1979)

Jackie Brenston

Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (d. 1993)

Roger McCluskey

Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader

Robert D. Hales

Richard Meale, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2009)

Richard Meale

Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal (d. 2017)

Cormac Murphy-O'Connor

Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English banker and manager (d. 2014)

Prince Rupert Loewenstein

Kenny Baker, English actor (d. 2016)

Kenny Baker (English actor)

A. S. Byatt, English novelist and poet

A. S. Byatt

Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (d. 2010)

Kenny Guinn · Governor of Nevada

Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., American physicist and academic (d. 2001)

Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr.

Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician (d. 1998)

Moshood Abiola

Susan Sheehan, Austrian-American journalist and author

Susan Sheehan

David Freiberg, American singer and bass player

David Freiberg

Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer

Mason Williams

Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2014)

Francine Lalonde

Keith Savage, English rugby player

Keith Savage (rugby union)

Alan M. Roberts, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol

Alan M. Roberts

Max Cleland, American captain and politician

Max Cleland

Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington, English businessman

Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington

Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (d. 1988)

Jimmy Soul

John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1989)

John Cipollina · Quicksilver Messenger Service

Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Henry Braden

Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)

Bill Goldsworthy

Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)

Gregory Jarvis

Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer

Rocky Johnson

Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Ronee Blakley

Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band)

Molly Duncan (musician) · Average White Band

Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (Uriah Heep)

Ken Hensley · Uriah Heep (band)

Marsha P. Johnson, African American gay liberation activist and drag queen

Marsha P. Johnson

Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWE

Vince McMahon · WWE

Anne Archer, American actress and producer

Anne Archer

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter

Paulo Coelho

Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach

Roger De Vlaeminck

Jim Fox, American rock drummer and organist (James Gang)

Jim Fox (drummer) · James Gang

Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia

Joe Manchin · Governor of West Virginia

Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral

Vladimir Masorin

Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer

Jean Michel Jarre

Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator

Alexander McCall Smith

Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland

Sauli Niinistö · President of Finland

Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot

Kim Sung-il (general)

Stephen Paulus, American composer and educator (d. 2014)

Stephen Paulus

Charles Rocket, American actor (d. 2005)

Charles Rocket

John Banaszak, American football player and coach

John Banaszak

Tim D. White, American paleoanthropologist and academic

Tim D. White

Danny Joe Brown, American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (Molly Hatchet) (d. 2005)

Danny Joe Brown · Molly Hatchet

Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (d. 2013)

Oscar Hijuelos

Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter

Marion Bloem

Bob Corker, American businessman and politician

Bob Corker

Carlo Curley, American organist and educator (d. 2012)

Carlo Curley

Ian Grob, English race car driver

Ian Grob

Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican dub poet

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Mike Shanahan, American football player and coach

Mike Shanahan

Ron Holloway, American saxophonist

Ron Holloway

Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster

Sam Torrance

Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player

Alain Daigle

Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager

Heini Otto

Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas

Mike Huckabee · Governor of Arkansas

Gerry Cooney, American boxer

Gerry Cooney

John Culberson, American lawyer and politician

John Culberson

Dick Lee, Singaporean singer-songwriter and playwright

Dick Lee

Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Jeffrey Daniel

Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter

Stephen Fry

Steve Guttenberg, American actor and producer

Steve Guttenberg

Chris Offutt, American author and academic

Chris Offutt

Meg Munn, English social worker and politician

Meg Munn

Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player and coach

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Jared Harris, English actor

Jared Harris

Major Garrett, American journalist and author

Major Garrett

Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician

Emile Roemer

Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter, video game designer and video game producer

Hideo Kojima · Video game design · Game producer

Francis Pangilinan, Filipino lawyer and politician

Francis Pangilinan

Éric Bernard, French race car driver

Éric Bernard

Mark Cerny, American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive

Mark Cerny

Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut

Salizhan Sharipov

Marlee Matlin, American actress and producer

Marlee Matlin

Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster

Reggie Miller

Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer

Brian Rajadurai

Nick Denton, English journalist and businessman, founded Gawker Media

Nick Denton · Gawker Media

Michael Thomas, English footballer

Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967)

Benoît Brunet, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Benoît Brunet

Shoichi Funaki, Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster

Shoichi Funaki

Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Andreas Kisser

Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster

Tim Salmon

Jans Koerts, Dutch cyclist

Jans Koerts

Rich Beem, American golfer

Rich Beem

Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer and manager

Tugay Kerimoğlu

Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier and radio host

Jean-Luc Brassard

Ava DuVernay, American director and screenwriter

Ava DuVernay

Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Andrew Brunette

Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter

Dave Chappelle

Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer

Inge de Bruijn

Roberto Colombo, Italian footballer

Roberto Colombo (footballer)

Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer

Mark de Vries

Simon Dennis, English rower and academic

Simon Dennis

Nordin Wooter, Surinamese-Dutch footballer

Nordin Wooter

Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer

Denílson de Oliveira Araújo

Robert Enke, German footballer (d. 2009)

Robert Enke

Per Gade, Danish footballer

Per Gade

John Green, American author and vlogger

John Green (author)

Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer

Jürgen Macho

Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player

Derek Morris (ice hockey)

Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet

Vahur Afanasjev

Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer

Orlando Engelaar

Kaki King, American guitarist and composer

Kaki King

Michael Redd, American basketball player

Michael Redd

Chad Michael Murray, American model and actor

Chad Michael Murray

José Bosingwa, Portuguese footballer

José Bosingwa

Kim Källström, Swedish footballer

Kim Källström

Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian footballer

Glen Atle Larsen

Brett Gardner, American baseball player

Brett Gardner

Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player

Marcel Goc

George Perris, Greek-French singer-songwriter and pianist

George Perris

Erin Molan, Australian journalist and sportscaster

Erin Molan

Charlie Villanueva, American basketball player

Charlie Villanueva

Nick Adenhart, American baseball player (d. 2009)

Nick Adenhart

Joseph Akpala, Nigerian footballer

Joseph Akpala

Arian Foster, American football player

Arian Foster

Fabiano Santacroce, Italian footballer

Fabiano Santacroce

Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player

Anže Kopitar

Daichi Miura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and choreographer

Daichi Miura

Rupert Grint, English actor

Rupert Grint

Manu Ma'u, New Zealand rugby league player

Manu Ma'u

Joel Thompson, Australian rugby league player

Joel Thompson (rugby league)

Maya Yoshida, Japanese footballer

Maya Yoshida

Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer

Reynaldo dos Santos Silva

Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer

Rocío Igarzábal

Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer

Juan Pedro Lanzani

Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker

Wang Zhen (racewalker)

Jemerson, Brazilian footballer

Jemerson

Camila Giangreco Campiz, Paraguayan tennis player

Camila Giangreco Campiz

Fu Youyi, official of the Tang Dynasty

Fu Youyi

Saga, Japanese emperor (b. 786)

Emperor Saga

Guthred, king of Northumbria

Guthred · Northumbria

Doulu Ge, chancellor of Later Tang

Doulu Ge · Later Tang

Wei Shuo, chancellor of Later Tang

Wei Shuo (Later Tang)

Liu, empress dowager of Later Jin

Empress Dowager Liu (Later Jin)

Zhang Ye, Chinese general and chancellor

Zhang Ye (Later Shu) · Chancellor of the Tang dynasty

Michael V Kalaphates, Byzantine emperor (b. 1015)

Michael V Kalaphates

Magnus Barefoot, Norwegian king (b. 1073)

Magnus Barefoot

Eustace the Monk, French pirate (b. 1170)

Eustace the Monk

Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1275)

Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor

Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania (b. 1348)

Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania

Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania (b. 1435)

Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania

Cecily of York, English princess (b. 1469)

Cecily of York

Parmigianino, Italian painter and etcher (b. 1503)

Parmigianino

Gasparo Contarini, Italian cardinal (b. 1483)

Gasparo Contarini

Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (b. 1519)

Gaspard II de Coligny

Charles de Téligny, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1535)

Charles de Téligny

Thomas Digges, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1546)

Thomas Digges

Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (b. 1586)

Rose of Lima

Nicholas Stone, English sculptor and architect (b. 1586)

Nicholas Stone

Jean François Paul de Gondi, French cardinal and author (b. 1614)

Jean François Paul de Gondi

Thomas Blood, Irish colonel (b. 1618)

Thomas Blood

Ferdinand Bol, Dutch painter and etcher (b. 1616)

Ferdinand Bol

John Owen, English theologian and academic (b. 1616)

John Owen (theologian)

Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (b. 1715)

Ewald Christian von Kleist

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1709)

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (b. 1714)

Cosmas of Aetolia

Thomas Alcock, English priest and author (b. 1709)

Thomas Alcock (priest)

James Carr, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)

James Carr (Massachusetts politician)

Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (b. 1796)

Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot

Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)

Ferenc Kölcsey

Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)

Theodore Hook

John Ordronaux, French-American soldier (b. 1778)

John Ordronaux (privateer)

Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1822)

Rudolf Clausius

Albert F. Mummery, English mountaineer and author (b. 1855)

Albert F. Mummery

Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (b. 1856)

Kate Douglas Wiggin

Tom Norman, English businessman and showman (b. 1860)

Tom Norman

Kate M. Gordon, American activist (b. 1861)

Kate M. Gordon

Frederick Carl Frieseke, American painter and educator (b. 1874)

Frederick Carl Frieseke

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the Nipkow disk (b. 1860)

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow · Nipkow disk

Antonio Alice, Argentinian painter and educator (b. 1886)

Antonio Alice

Simone Weil, French philosopher and activist (b. 1909)

Simone Weil

James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (b. 1862)

James Clark McReynolds · United States Attorney General

Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (b. 1882)

Getúlio Vargas · President of Brazil

Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1898)

Kenji Mizoguchi

Paul Henry, Irish painter and educator (b. 1876)

Paul Henry (painter)

Henry J. Kaiser, American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (b. 1882)

Henry J. Kaiser · Kaiser Shipyards · Kaiser Aluminum

Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-founded Republic Aviation (b. 1894)

Alexander P. de Seversky · Republic Aviation

Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)

Buddy O'Connor

Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (b. 1910)

Louis Prima

Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (b. 1912)

Hanna Reitsch

Yootha Joyce, English actress (b. 1927)

Yootha Joyce

Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (b. 1896)

Félix-Antoine Savard

Kalevi Kotkas, Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (b. 1913)

Kalevi Kotkas

Scott Nearing, American economist, educator, and activist (b. 1883)

Scott Nearing

Paul Creston, American composer and educator (b. 1906)

Paul Creston

Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (b. 1936)

Malcolm Kirk

Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (b. 1941)

Sergei Dovlatov

Gely Abdel Rahman, Sudanese-Egyptian poet and academic (b. 1931)

Gely Abdel Rahman

Bernard Castro, Italian-American inventor (b. 1904)

Bernard Castro

André Donner, Dutch academic and judge (b. 1918)

André Donner

Luigi Villoresi, Italian race car driver (b. 1907)

Luigi Villoresi

E. G. Marshall, American actor (b. 1910)

E. G. Marshall

Mary Jane Croft, American actress (b. 1916)

Mary Jane Croft

Alexandre Lagoya, Egyptian guitarist and composer (b. 1929)

Alexandre Lagoya

Andy Hug, Swiss martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1964)

Andy Hug

Jane Greer, American actress (b. 1924)

Jane Greer

Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (b. 1917)

Roman Matsov

Nikolay Guryanov Russian priest and mystic (b. 1909)

Nikolay Guryanov

Wilfred Thesiger, Ethiopian-English explorer and author (b. 1910)

Wilfred Thesiger

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1926)

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (b. 1926)

Rocco Petrone

Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1916)

Léopold Simoneau

Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (b. 1937)

Andrée Boucher · Mayor of Quebec City

Aaron Russo, American director and producer (b. 1943)

Aaron Russo

Satoshi Kon, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1963)

Satoshi Kon

Seyhan Erözçelik, Turkish poet and author (b. 1962)

Seyhan Erözçelik

Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1951)

Mike Flanagan (baseball)

Dadullah, Pakistani Taliban leader (b. 1965)

Dadullah (Pakistani Taliban) · Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

Pauli Ellefsen, Faroese surveyor and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1936)

Pauli Ellefsen · Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

Steve Franken, American actor (b. 1932)

Steve Franken

Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1937)

Félix Miélli Venerando

Gerry Baker, American soccer player and manager (b. 1938)

Gerry Baker

Nílton de Sordi, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)

Nílton de Sordi

Julie Harris, American actress (b. 1925)

Julie Harris (actress)

Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1928)

Muriel Siebert

Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1923)

Richard Attenborough

Antônio Ermírio de Moraes, Brazilian businessman (b. 1928)

Antônio Ermírio de Moraes

Charlie Coffey, American football player and coach (b. 1934)

Charlie Coffey

Joseph F. Traub, German-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1932)

Joseph F. Traub

Justin Wilson, English race car driver (b. 1978)

Justin Wilson (racing driver)

Walter Scheel, German politician, 4th President of Germany (b. 1919)

Walter Scheel · List of German presidents

Jay Thomas, American actor, comedian, and radio talk show host (b. 1948)

Jay Thomas