September 7 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte

A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem.

Roman Empire · Titus · Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70) · Jerusalem

Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.

Louis the Stammerer · West Francia · Pope John VIII

Pope Alexander III is chosen.

Pope Alexander III

Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.

Third Crusade · Battle of Arsuf · Richard I of England · Saladin · Arsuf

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.[1]

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor · Acre, Israel · Sixth Crusade · Kingdom of Jerusalem

Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.

Guillaume de Nogaret · Pope Boniface VIII · Philip IV of France

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk · Ridolfi plot · Elizabeth I of England · Mary, Queen of Scots

Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan.

Han Chinese · Guo Huaiyi Rebellion · Dutch Formosa · Taiwan

Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.

Henry Every · Ganj-i-Sawai · Aurangzeb

War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.

War of the Spanish Succession · Siege of Turin

Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Stanisław August Poniatowski · Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).

Ezra Lee · Submarine · Turtle (submersible) · Time bomb (explosive) · HMS Eagle (1774)

American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.

American Revolutionary War · Invasion of Dominica (1778) · British West Indies

French invasion of Russia: The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, was fought near Moscow and resulted in a French victory.

French invasion of Russia · Battle of Borodino · Napoleonic Wars

Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.

Charles XIV John of Sweden · Sweden-Norway · Trondheim

Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo.

Pedro I of Brazil · Independence of Brazil · Ipiranga Brook · São Paulo

Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train.

Mountain Meadows massacre

Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.

Italian unification · Giuseppe Garibaldi

American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.

American Civil War · Quincy Adams Gillmore · Fort Wagner · Morris Island

American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.

American Civil War · Atlanta · Union (American Civil War) · William Tecumseh Sherman

In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.

Northfield, Minnesota · Jesse James · James-Younger Gang

The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.

Boxer Rebellion · Qing dynasty · Boxer Protocol

Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.

Alberto Santos-Dumont · 14-bis · Château de Bagatelle

Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.

Cunard Line · RMS Lusitania · Liverpool

Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.

Eugène Lefebvre · Wright Model A · Juvisy · Aviator

French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.

Guillaume Apollinaire · Mona Lisa · Louvre

US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)

Workers' compensation · Federal Employers Liability Act

Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they would serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews.

Savoia-Marchetti · Swiss Alps · Finnish Air Force

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.

Atlantic City, New Jersey · Miss America Pageant

The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.

Legion of Mary · Consecrated life · Catholic Church · Dublin

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.

Interpol

The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.

Philo Farnsworth

Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. 136 lives are lost.

SS Kuru · Näsijärvi · Tampere

The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.

Battle of Boquerón (1932) · Chaco War

The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.

Thylacine · Benjamin the thylacine · Tasmania

World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.

World War II · Luftwaffe · The Blitz

World War II: Australian and US forces inflict a significant defeat upon the Japanese at the Battle of Milne Bay.

Battle of Milne Bay

A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston kills 55 people.

Gulf Hotel fire · Houston

World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea.

Kuban bridgehead · Strait of Kerch · Crimea

Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December of 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines.

Wake Island · 1941 · United States Marine Corps

The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held.

Berlin Victory Parade of 1945

Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Nikita Khrushchev · General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union · Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.

Pro Football Hall of Fame · Canton, Ohio

During an Indo-Pakistani War, China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border.

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlight, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula.

Vietnam War · August · United States Marines · South Vietnam

Fighting between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Amman, Jordan.

Black September · Amman

The Torrijos-Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.

Torrijos-Carter Treaties · Panama · Panama Canal

The 300-metre-tall CKVR-DT transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed.

CKVR-DT · Barrie, Ontario

While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Giullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.

Waterloo Bridge · Bulgaria · Dissident · Georgi Markov · Bulgaria

The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.

Chrysler Corporation · Bankruptcy

Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa.

Desmond Tutu · Black people · Anglican Communion

Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan in space, returns aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-5 after nine days on the Mir space station.

Abdul Ahad Mohmand · Afghan people · Outer space · Soviet Union · Spacecraft

Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

Maiden flight · Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800-1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.

1999 Athens earthquake · Mercalli intensity scale

Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.

Egyptian presidential election, 2005

The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac · Fannie Mae · Freddie Mac

A Chinese fishing trawler collided with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands.

2010 Senkaku boat collision incident · Senkaku Islands

A plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.

2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster · Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · Kontinental Hockey League

Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses.

Canada-Iran relations · Iran · Tehran · Ottawa

The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.

2017 Chiapas earthquake · Mexico

Suzaku, emperor of Japan (d. 952)

Emperor Suzaku

Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (d. 1427)

Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr

Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (d. 1471)

Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

Henry, Count of Württemberg-Montbéliard (1473-1482) (d. 1519)

Henry, Count of Württemberg

Sebastian Newdigate, Carthusian monk and martyr (d. 1535)

Sebastian Newdigate

Thomas Erastus, Swiss physician and theologian (d. 1583)

Thomas Erastus

Elizabeth I of England (d. 1603)

Elizabeth I of England

Paul I, Prince Esterházy, Hungarian prince (d. 1713)

Paul I, Prince Esterházy

Tokugawa Ietsuna, Japanese shogun (d. 1680)

Tokugawa Ietsuna

Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona (d. 1725)

Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona

Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1754)

Maria Anna of Austria

Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish Minister of State (d. 1763)

Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg · List of Prime Ministers of Denmark

Matthäus Günther, German painter (d. 1788)

Matthäus Günther

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (d. 1788)

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player and composer (d. 1795)

François-André Danican Philidor

Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor and illustrator (d. 1814)

Johan Tobias Sergel

Heinrich Stölzel, German horn player and composer (d. 1844)

Heinrich Stölzel

Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet and author (d. 1863)

Giuseppe Gioachino Belli

John William Polidori, English physician and author (d. 1821)

John William Polidori

Sarel Cilliers, South African preacher and activist (d.1871)

Sarel Cilliers

Henry Sewell, English lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1879)

Henry Sewell · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Prussian economist and academic (d. 1858)

Hermann Heinrich Gossen

Emil Korytko, Polish activist and translator (d. 1839)

Emil Korytko

John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (d. 1866)

John McDouall Stuart

Thomas Talbot, American businessman and politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1886)

Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts) · Governor of Massachusetts

Thomas A. Hendricks, American lawyer and politician, 21st Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)

Thomas A. Hendricks · Vice President of the United States

August Kekulé, German chemist and academic (d. 1896)

August Kekulé

Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (d. 1900)

Alexandre Falguière

Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Scottish merchant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1908)

Henry Campbell-Bannerman · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

August Toepler, German physicist and academic (d. 1912)

August Toepler

Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player, linguist, and journalist (d. 1888)

Johannes Zukertort

Edward Asahel Birge, American zoologist and academic (d. 1950)

Edward Asahel Birge

William Friese-Greene, English photographer, director, and cinematographer (d. 1921)

William Friese-Greene

Grandma Moses, American painter (d. 1961)

Grandma Moses

Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (d. 1932)

Edgar Speyer

Tristan Bernard, French author and playwright (d. 1947)

Tristan Bernard

Albert Bassermann, German-Swiss actor (d. 1952)

Albert Bassermann

J. P. Morgan Jr., American banker and philanthropist (d. 1943)

J. P. Morgan Jr.

Ben Viljoen, South African general (d. 1917)

Ben Viljoen

Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, explorer, and author (d. 1938)

Aleksandr Kuprin

George Hirst, English cricketer and coach (d. 1954)

George Hirst

Edward Francis Hutton, American businessman and financier, co-founded E. F. Hutton & Co. (d. 1962)

Edward Francis Hutton · E. F. Hutton & Co.

Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1934)

Francesco Buhagiar · Prime Minister of Malta

C. J. Dennis, Australian poet and author (d. 1938)

C. J. Dennis

Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1950)

Theophrastos Sakellaridis

Elinor Wylie, American author and poet (d. 1928)

Elinor Wylie

Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (d. 1964)

Edith Sitwell

Eric Harrison, Australian soldier and politician, 27th Australian Minister for Defence (d. 1974)

Eric Harrison · Minister for Defence (Australia)

Oscar O'Brien, Canadian priest, pianist, and composer (d. 1958)

Oscar O'Brien

Leslie Hore-Belisha, English politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 1957)

Leslie Hore-Belisha · Secretary of State for War

Vic Richardson, Australian cricketer, footballer, and sportscaster (d. 1969)

Vic Richardson

George Waggner, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1984)

George Waggner

Jacques Vaché, French author and poet (d. 1919)

Jacques Vaché

Taylor Caldwell, English-American author (d. 1985)

Taylor Caldwell

Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (d. 1933)

Giuseppe Zangara · Anton Cermak

Margaret Landon, American missionary and author (d. 1993)

Margaret Landon

Dorothy Marie Donnelly, American poet and author (d. 1994)

Dorothy Marie Donnelly

C. B. Colby, American author (d. 1977)

C. B. Colby

Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Turkish composer and musicologist (d. 1991)

Ahmed Adnan Saygun

Paul Brown, American football player and coach (d. 1991)

Paul Brown

Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (d. 2008)

Michael E. DeBakey

Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1994)

Max Kaminsky (musician)

Elia Kazan, Greek-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003)

Elia Kazan

Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian police officer and politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (d. 1998)

Todor Zhivkov · List of heads of state of Bulgaria

David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996)

David Packard · Hewlett-Packard

Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield, English soldier and courtier (d. 1999)

Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield

Anthony Quayle, English actor (d. 1989)

Anthony Quayle

Lída Baarová, Czech-Austrian actress (d. 2000)

Lída Baarová

Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2012)

Graeme Bell

James Van Allen, American physicist and philosopher (d. 2006)

James Van Allen

Pedro Reginaldo Lira, Argentinian bishop (d. 2012)

Pedro Reginaldo Lira

Kiyosi Itô, Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 2008)

Kiyosi Itô

Leonard Cheshire, English captain, pilot, and humanitarian (d. 1992)

Leonard Cheshire

John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)

John Cornforth · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000)

Jacob Lawrence

Harold Amos, American microbiologist and academic (d. 2003)

Harold Amos

Briek Schotte, Belgian cyclist and coach (d. 2004)

Briek Schotte

Harri Webb, Welsh journalist and poet (d. 1994)

Harri Webb

Peter A. Peyser, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)

Peter A. Peyser

Lucien Jarraud, French-Canadian journalist and radio host (d. 2007)

Lucien Jarraud

Nancy Keesing, Australian author and poet (d. 1993)

Nancy Keesing

Peter Lawford, English-American actor (d. 1984)

Peter Lawford

Louise Suggs, American golfer, co-founded LPGA (d. 2015)

Louise Suggs · LPGA

Daniel Inouye, American captain and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2012)

Daniel Inouye · Medal of Honor

Leonard Rosenman, American composer and conductor (d. 2008)

Leonard Rosenman

Laura Ashley, Welsh-English fashion designer, founded Laura Ashley plc (d. 1985)

Laura Ashley · Laura Ashley plc

Allan Blakeney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 2011)

Allan Blakeney · Premier of Saskatchewan

Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Indian actress, singer, director, and producer (d. 2005)

Bhanumathi Ramakrishna

Samuel Goldwyn Jr., American director and producer (d. 2015)

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk (d. 2013)

Donald J. Irwin · List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut

Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment (d. 2016)

Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding · Secretary of State for the Environment

Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983)

Erich Juskowiak

Don Messick, American voice actor (d. 1997)

Don Messick

Eric Hill, English-American author and illustrator (d. 2014)

Eric Hill

Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Canadian lawyer and jurist

Claire L'Heureux-Dubé

Kathleen Gorham, Australian ballerina (d. 1983)

Kathleen Gorham

Baudouin of Belgium (d. 1993)

Baudouin of Belgium

Sonny Rollins, American saxophonist and composer

Sonny Rollins

S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2010)

S. Sivanayagam

Charles Camilleri, Maltese composer and conductor (d. 2009)

Charles Camilleri

Malcolm Bradbury, English author and academic (d. 2000)

Malcolm Bradbury

John Paul Getty Jr., American-English philanthropist and book collector (d. 2003)

John Paul Getty Jr.

Mary Bauermeister, German painter and illustrator

Mary Bauermeister

Waldo de los Ríos, Argentinian composer and conductor (d. 1977)

Waldo de los Ríos

Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian author and poet (d. 2012)

Sunil Gangopadhyay

Omar Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 2015)

Omar Karami · Prime Minister of Lebanon

Little Milton, American singer and guitarist (d. 2005)

Little Milton

Abdou Diouf, Senegalese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Senegal

Abdou Diouf · President of Senegal

Dick O'Neal, American basketball player and dentist (d. 2013)

Dick O'Neal

Brian Hart, English race car driver and engineer, founded Brian Hart Ltd. (d. 2014)

Brian Hart · Brian Hart Ltd.

Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)

Buddy Holly

Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice

Apostolos Kaklamanis · Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greece)

John Phillip Law, American actor (d. 2008)

John Phillip Law

Oleg Lobov, Russian politician, Premier of the Russian SFSR

Oleg Lobov · List of heads of government of Russia

Latimore, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Latimore (musician)

Peter Gill, Welsh actor, director, and playwright

Peter Gill (playwright)

Dario Argento, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter

Dario Argento

Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, 4th President of Indonesia (d. 2009)

Abdurrahman Wahid · President of Indonesia

Billy Best, Scottish footballer

Billy Best

Alan Oakes, English footballer and manager

Alan Oakes

Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath, English businessman and politician

Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath

Jonathan H. Turner, American sociologist

Jonathan H. Turner

Beverley McLachlin, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of Canada

Beverley McLachlin · Chief Justice of Canada

Forrest Blue, American football player (d. 2011)

Forrest Blue

Bertel Haarder, Danish lawyer and politician, Education Minister of Denmark

Bertel Haarder · Education Minister of Denmark

Peter Larter, English rugby player

Peter Larter

Earl Manigault, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998)

Earl Manigault

Bora Milutinović, Serbian footballer and manager

Bora Milutinović

Houshang Moradi Kermani, Iranian author

Houshang Moradi Kermani

Jacques Lemaire, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Jacques Lemaire

Vic Pollard, English-New Zealand rugby player and footballer

Vic Pollard

Curtis Price, American musicologist and academic

Curtis Price

Peter Storey, English footballer

Peter Storey

Willie Crawford, American baseball player (d. 2004)

Willie Crawford

Joe Klein, American journalist and author

Joe Klein

Suzyn Waldman, American sportscaster

Suzyn Waldman

Susan Blakely, American actress

Susan Blakely

Gloria Gaynor, American singer-songwriter

Gloria Gaynor

Dianne Hayter, German-English politician

Dianne Hayter

Barry Siegel, American journalist and academic

Barry Siegel

David Cannadine, English historian and author

David Cannadine

Johann Friedrich, German-Australian engineer (d. 1991)

John Friedrich (fraudster)

Julie Kavner, American actress

Julie Kavner

Peggy Noonan, American author, journalist, speechwriter, and pundit

Peggy Noonan

Chrissie Hynde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Chrissie Hynde

Morris Albert, Brazilian singer-songwriter

Morris Albert

Mark Isham, American trumpet player and composer

Mark Isham

Mark McCumber, American golfer

Mark McCumber

Ricardo Tormo, Spanish motorcycle racer (d. 1998)

Ricardo Tormo

Michael Byron, American composer

Michael Byron (composer)

Marc Hunter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1998)

Marc Hunter

Benmont Tench, American keyboardist and songwriter

Benmont Tench

Corbin Bernsen, American actor

Corbin Bernsen

Michael Emerson, American actor

Michael Emerson

Kerrie Holley, American software architect and academic

Kerrie Holley

Mira Furlan, Croatian-American actress

Mira Furlan

Michael Feinstein, American singer and pianist

Michael Feinstein

Byron Stevenson, Welsh footballer (d. 2007)

Byron Stevenson

Diane Warren, American songwriter

Diane Warren

Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1997)

Jermaine Stewart

Brad Houser, American bass player

Brad Houser

LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist and songwriter (d. 2008)

LeRoi Moore

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French pianist

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Jennifer Egan, American novelist and short story writer

Jennifer Egan

George South, American wrestler

George South

Hasan Vezir, Turkish footballer and manager

Hasan Vezir

Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (d. 1995)

Eazy-E

Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano

Angela Gheorghiu

Darko Pančev, Macedonian footballer

Darko Pančev

Uta Pippig, German runner

Uta Pippig

Andreas Thom, German footballer and manager

Andreas Thom

Vladimir Andreyev, Russian race walker

Vladimir Andreyev (racewalker)

Lutz Heilmann, German politician

Lutz Heilmann

Toby Jones, English actor

Toby Jones

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann

Andrew Voss, Australian sportscaster and author

Andrew Voss

Alok Sharma, Indian-English accountant and politician

Alok Sharma

Marcel Desailly, Ghanaian-French footballer

Marcel Desailly

Gennadi Krasnitski, Russian figure skater and coach

Gennadi Krasnitski

Darren Bragg, American baseball player and coach

Darren Bragg

Rudy Galindo, American figure skater

Rudy Galindo

Gino Odjick, Canadian ice hockey player

Gino Odjick

Tom Everett Scott, American actor

Tom Everett Scott

Shane Mosley, American boxer and trainer

Shane Mosley

Jason Isringhausen, American baseball player and coach

Jason Isringhausen

Shannon Elizabeth, American model and actress

Shannon Elizabeth

Alex Kurtzman, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Alex Kurtzman

Mario Frick, Swiss-Liechtensteiner footballer

Mario Frick (footballer)

Antonio McDyess, American basketball player

Antonio McDyess

Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2007)

Norifumi Abe

Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer and manager

Harold Wallace

Wavell Hinds, Jamaican cricketer

Wavell Hinds

Molly Holly, American wrestler and trainer

Molly Holly

Jon Macken, English-Irish footballer

Jon Macken

Matt Cooke, Canadian ice hockey player

Matt Cooke

Erwin Koen, Dutch footballer

Erwin Koen

Ersin Güreler, Turkish footballer

Ersin Güreler

Nathan Hindmarsh, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Nathan Hindmarsh

Paul Mara, American ice hockey player

Paul Mara

Owen Pallett, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Owen Pallett

Brian Stokes, American baseball player

Brian Stokes

Emre Belözoğlu, Turkish footballer

Emre Belözoğlu

Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist

Sara Carrigan

Serhiy Chopyk, Ukrainian footballer

Serhiy Chopyk

Gabriel Milito, Argentinian footballer

Gabriel Milito

Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer

Javad Nekounam

Mark Prior, American baseball player

Mark Prior

Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer

Gökhan Zan

Vangelis, Mexican wrestler

Vangelis (wrestler)

Andre Dirrell, American boxer

Andre Dirrell

George Bailey, Australian cricketer

George Bailey (cricketer, born 1982)

Emese Szász, Hungarian fencer

Emese Szász

Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist

Philip Deignan

Annette Dytrt, German figure skater

Annette Dytrt

Pops Mensah-Bonsu, English-American basketball player

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

Piri Weepu, New Zealand rugby player

Piri Weepu

Ben Hollingsworth, Canadian actor

Ben Hollingsworth (actor)

Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lankan cricketer

Farveez Maharoof

Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player

Vera Zvonareva

Wade Davis, American baseball player

Wade Davis (baseball)

Adam Eckersley, English footballer

Adam Eckersley (footballer)

Rafinha, Brazilian footballer

Rafinha (footballer, born 1985)

Charlie Daniels, English footballer

Charlie Daniels (footballer)

Colin Delaney, American wrestler

Colin Delaney

Tommy Elphick, English footballer

Tommy Elphick

Sammy Moore, English footballer

Sammy Moore

Danny North, English footballer

Danny North

Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer

Evan Rachel Wood

Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player

Aleksandra Wozniak

Alex Harvey, Canadian skier

Alex Harvey (skier)

Kevin Love, American basketball player

Kevin Love

Fedor Klimov, Russian figure skater

Fedor Klimov

Dale Finucane, Australian rugby league player

Dale Finucane

Amar Garibović, Serbian skier (d. 2010)

Amar Garibović

Elinor Barker, Welsh track cyclist

Elinor Barker

Herman Ese'ese, New Zealand rugby league player

Herman Ese'ese

Tom Opacic, Australian rugby league player

Tom Opacic

George Williams, Welsh footballer

George Williams (footballer, born 1995)

Michelle Creber Canadian actress, singer, dancer, musician, songwriter and voice actress

Michelle Creber

Sima Yi, Chinese general and politician (b. 179)

Sima Yi

Claudius Silvanus, Roman general

Claudius Silvanus

Emperor Xuānzong of Tang, Chinese emperor (b. 810)

Emperor Xuānzong of Tang

Meng Zhixiang, Chinese general (b. 874)

Meng Zhixiang

Alfonso the Battler, Spanish emperor (b. 1073)

Alfonso the Battler

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (b. 1113)

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou

William of the White Hands, French cardinal (b. 1135)

William of the White Hands

Viola, Duchess of Opole

Viola, Duchess of Opole

Ferdinand IV of Castile (b. 1285)

Ferdinand IV of Castile

Andrea Dandolo, doge of Venice (b. 1306)

Andrea Dandolo

Joan of the Tower (b. 1321)

Joan of the Tower

Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1412)

Frederick II, Elector of Saxony

Ferdinand II of Naples (b. 1469)

Ferdinand II of Naples

Robert Estienne, English-French printer and scholar (b. 1503)

Robert Estienne

Nikola Šubić Zrinski, Croatian general (b. 1506)

Nikola Šubić Zrinski

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (b. 1535)

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal

John Shakespeare, father of William Shakespeare (b. 1529)

John Shakespeare · William Shakespeare

Melchior Grodziecki, Polish priest and saint (b. 1582)

Melchior Grodziecki

Marko Krizin, Croatian priest, missionary, and saint (b. 1589)

Marko Krizin

Denis Godefroy, French lawyer and jurist (b. 1549)

Denis Godefroy

Guido Bentivoglio, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1579)

Guido Bentivoglio

François Tristan l'Hermite, French author and playwright (b. 1601)

François Tristan l'Hermite

Arvid Wittenberg, Swedish field marshal (b. 1606)

Arvid Wittenberg

William Carpenter, English-American settler, co-founded Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (b. 1605)

William Carpenter (Rhode Island) · Rhode Island

William Burnet, Dutch-American civil servant and politician, 21st Governor of the Province of New York (b. 1688)

William Burnet (colonial administrator) · List of colonial governors of New York

Blas de Lezo, Spanish admiral (b. 1689)

Blas de Lezo

Peter Frederik Suhm, Danish-Norwegian historian and author (b. 1728)

Peter Frederik Suhm

Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier, French botanist and physicist (b. 1717)

Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, Thai king (b. 1737)

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

Hannah More, English poet, playwright, and philanthropist (b. 1745)

Hannah More

Jacques MacDonald, French general (b. 1765)

Jacques MacDonald

Kimenzan Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 13th Yokozuna (b. 1826)

Kimenzan Tanigorō · Makuuchi

Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha, Ottoman politician, 217th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1815)

Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha · List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

Sidney Lanier, American poet and academic (b. 1842)

Sidney Lanier

Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge (b. 1820)

Lorenzo Sawyer

John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (b. 1807)

John Greenleaf Whittier

Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (b. 1808)

Hamilton Fish · United States Secretary of State

Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Romanian philologist, journalist, and playwright (b. 1838)

Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu

William Holman Hunt, English painter and soldier (b. 1827)

William Holman Hunt

Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (b. 1855)

Simon-Napoléon Parent · Premier of Quebec

Alfred William Rich, English author and painter (b. 1856)

Alfred William Rich

Frederic Weatherly, English lawyer, author, and songwriter (b. 1848)

Frederic Weatherly

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1862)

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Kyōka Izumi, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (b. 1873)

Kyōka Izumi

José Félix Estigarribia, Paraguayan soldier and politician, President of Paraguay (b. 1888)

José Félix Estigarribia · President of Paraguay

Mario García Menocal, Cuban lawyer and politician, President of Cuba (b. 1866)

Mario García Menocal · President of Cuba

Cecilia Beaux, American painter and academic (b. 1855)

Cecilia Beaux

José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1883)

José Clemente Orozco

Maria Montez, Dominican-French actress (b. 1912)

Maria Montez

John French Sloan, American painter and etcher (b. 1871)

John French Sloan

Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1885)

Bud Fisher

C. B. Fry, English cricketer, academic, and politician (b. 1872)

C. B. Fry

Maurice Duplessis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Quebec (b. 1890)

Maurice Duplessis · Premier of Quebec

Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, President of East Germany (b. 1873)

Wilhelm Pieck · Leadership of East Germany

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Dutch lawyer, jurist, and politician, 34th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1885)

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy · Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Karen Blixen, Danish memoirist and short story writer (b. 1885)

Karen Blixen

Graham Walker, English motorcycle racer and journalist (b. 1897)

Graham Walker (motorcycle racer)

Walter A. Brown, American businessman (b. 1905)

Walter A. Brown

Everett Dirksen, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1896)

Everett Dirksen

Yitzhak Gruenbaum, Polish-Israeli journalist and politician, 1st Internal Affairs Minister of Israel (b. 1879)

Yitzhak Gruenbaum · Internal Affairs Minister of Israel

Spring Byington, American actress (b. 1886)

Spring Byington

Ludwig Suthaus, German tenor (b. 1906)

Ludwig Suthaus

Dimitris Poulianos, Greek painter and illustrator (b. 1899)

Dimitris Poulianos

Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (b. 1900)

Holling C. Holling

Lev Vladimirsky, Kazakhstani-Russian admiral (b. 1903)

Lev Vladimirsky

S. M. Rasamanickam, Ceylon politician (b. 1913)

S. M. Rasamanickam

Cecil Aronowitz, South African-English viola player (b. 1916)

Cecil Aronowitz

Keith Moon, English drummer (The Who) (b. 1946)

Keith Moon · The Who

Charles Williams, English composer and conductor (b. 1893)

Charles Williams (composer)

I. A. Richards English literary critic and rhetorician (b. 1893)

I. A. Richards

Christy Brown, Irish author, poet, and painter (b. 1932)

Christy Brown

Ken Boyer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

Ken Boyer

Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1906)

Joe Cronin

Josyf Slipyj, Ukrainian cardinal (b. 1892)

Josyf Slipyj

Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (b. 1916)

Don Tallon

Jacoba van Velde, Dutch author (b. 1903)

Jacoba van Velde

José Zabala-Santos, Filipino cartoonist (b. 1911)

José Zabala-Santos

Les Bury, English-Australian public servant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1913)

Les Bury · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

Sedad Hakkı Eldem, Turkish architect (b. 1908)

Sedad Hakkı Eldem

Mikhail Goldstein, Ukrainian violinist and composer (b. 1917)

Mikhail Goldstein

Earle E. Partridge, American general and pilot (b. 1900)

Earle E. Partridge

A. J. P. Taylor, English historian and journalist (b. 1906)

A. J. P. Taylor

Edwin McMillan, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)

Edwin McMillan · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Eric Crozier, English director and playwright (b. 1914)

Eric Crozier

Dennis Morgan, American actor (b. 1908)

Dennis Morgan

Terence Young, Chinese-English director and screenwriter (b. 1915)

Terence Young (director)

Russell Johnson, American cartoonist (b. 1893)

Russell Johnson (cartoonist)

Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (b. 1942)

Bibi Besch

Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire (b. 1930)

Mobutu Sese Seko · President of Zaire

Bruce Gyngell, Australian-English broadcaster (b. 1929)

Bruce Gyngell

Igor Buketoff, American conductor and educator (b. 1915)

Igor Buketoff

Billie Lou Watt, American actress and voice artist (b. 1924)

Billie Lou Watt

Uziel Gal, German-Israeli colonel and gun designer, designed the Uzi (b. 1923)

Uziel Gal · Uzi

Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

Warren Zevon

Bob Boyd, American baseball player (b. 1925)

Bob Boyd (baseball)

Hiroshi Takase, Japanese cinematographer (b. 1955)

Hiroshi Takase

Kune Biezeveld, Dutch minister and theologian (b. 1948)

Kune Biezeveld

Ilarion Ciobanu, Romanian rugby player and actor (b. 1931)

Ilarion Ciobanu

Don Haskins, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

Don Haskins

Gregory Mcdonald, American author (b. 1937)

Gregory Mcdonald

Nagi Noda, Japanese director and producer (b. 1973)

Nagi Noda

Amar Garibović, Serbian skier (b. 1991)

Amar Garibović

William H. Goetzmann, American historian and author (b. 1930)

William H. Goetzmann

Barbara Holland, American author (b. 1933)

Barbara Holland

John Kluge, German-American businessman (b. 1914)

John Kluge

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster Pavol Demitra, Slovakian ice hockey player (b. 1974) Alexander Karpovtsev, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1970) Igor Korolev, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1970) Stefan Liv, Polish-Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1980) Jan Marek, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1979) Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1959) Karel Rachůnek, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1979) Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1974) Ruslan Salei, Belarusian ice hockey player (b. 1974) Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1980)

2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster · Pavol Demitra · Alexander Karpovtsev · Igor Korolev · Stefan Liv

César Fernández Ardavín, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1923)

César Fernández Ardavín

Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1952)

Aleksandr Maksimenkov

Daniel Weinreb, American computer scientist and programmer (b. 1959)

Daniel Weinreb

Albert Allen Bartlett, American physicist and academic (b. 1923)

Albert Allen Bartlett

Romesh Bhandari, Pakistani-Indian politician and diplomat, 13th Foreign Secretary of India (b. 1928)

Romesh Bhandari · Foreign Secretary (India)

Frank Blevins, English-Australian politician, 7th Deputy Premier of South Australia (b. 1939)

Frank Blevins · Deputy Premier of South Australia

Pete Hoffman, American cartoonist (b. 1919)

Pete Hoffman

Ilja Hurník, Czech playwright and composer (b. 1922)

Ilja Hurník

Fred Katz, American cellist and composer (b. 1919)

Fred Katz (cellist)

Jack Cristil, American sportscaster and radio host (b. 1925)

Jack Cristil

Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (b. 1930)

Raul M. Gonzalez · Secretary of Justice (Philippines)

Yoshiko Ōtaka, Chinese-Japanese actress, singer, and politician (b. 1920)

Yoshiko Ōtaka

Harold Shipp, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1926)

Harold Shipp

Dickie Moore, American actor (b. 1925)

Dickie Moore (actor)

Candida Royalle, American porn actress, director, and producer (b. 1950)

Candida Royalle

Guillermo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1927)

Guillermo Rubalcaba

Voula Zouboulaki, Greek actress (b. 1924)

Voula Zouboulaki