January 2 — On This Day

The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire.

Alemanni · Rhine · Roman Empire

Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.

Pope John II · Pope

Reconquista: the Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.

Reconquista · Emirate of Granada · Moors

American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.

American Revolutionary War · George Washington · Battle of the Assunpink Creek · Trenton, New Jersey

Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Georgia (U.S. state) · United States Constitution

Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War.

Big Bottom massacre · Ohio Country · Northwest Indian War

The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded.

Institution of Civil Engineers

Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (1833)

The discovery of the planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France.

Vulcan (hypothetical planet) · French Academy of Sciences · Paris

American Civil War: The Battle of Stones River (a.k.a. Battle of Murfreesboro) resumes in central Tennessee after a day's respite, resulting in a significant Union victory.

American Civil War · Battle of Stones River · Middle Tennessee

Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as Brazilian and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.

Uruguayan War · Siege of Paysandú · Empire of Brazil · Colorado Party (Uruguay) · Paysandú

American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.

John Hay · Open Door Policy

Russo-Japanese War: The Russian garrison surrenders at Port Arthur, China.

Russo-Japanese War · Lüshunkou District

The second Palmer Raid takes place with another 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial. These raids take place in several U.S. cities.

Second Palmer Raid

World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

World War II · Strategic bombing during World War II · Llandaff Cathedral · Cardiff

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) convicts 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring.

Federal Bureau of Investigation · Fritz Joubert Duquesne · Duquesne Spy Ring

World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces.

Manila

World War II: Nuremberg, Germany is severely bombed by Allied forces.

Nuremberg · Allies of World War II

Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.

Luis Muñoz Marín · Governor of Puerto Rico

Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera is assassinated.

Panama · José Antonio Remón Cantera

Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.

Luna 1 · Soviet Union

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory.

Vietnam War · Viet Cong · Battle of Ap Bac

Ronald Reagan sworn in as Governor of California

Ronald Reagan · Governor of California

The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.

1971 Ibrox disaster · Rangers F.C. · Celtic F.C. · Association football

United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.

Richard Nixon · National Maximum Speed Law · Speed limit · Gasoline · OPEC

A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways

Samastipur · Bihar · Lalit Narayan Mishra · Minister of Railways (India)

The Gale of January 1976 begins, which results in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, resulting in at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.

Gale of January 1976 · North Sea

One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Peter Sutcliffe · Sheffield · South Yorkshire

Leaders of armed opposition declare the President Zviad Gamsakhurdia deposed during a military coup in Georgia.

President of Georgia · Zviad Gamsakhurdia · Georgia (country)

Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35-100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.

Sri Lankan Civil War · Sri Lanka Navy · Jaffna lagoon massacre · Jaffna Lagoon

A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported.

North American blizzard of 1999 · Midwestern United States · Milwaukee · Chicago

Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.

Stardust (spacecraft) · Comet · 81P/Wild

An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, leaving only one survivor.

Sago Mine disaster · Sago, West Virginia

Yōzei, Japanese emperor (d. 949)

Emperor Yōzei

Basilios Bessarion, Greek cardinal and scholar (d. 1472)

Basilios Bessarion

Piero di Cosimo, Italian painter (d. 1522)

Piero di Cosimo

Henry of Stolberg, German nobleman (d. 1572)

Henry of Stolberg

Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (d. 1693)

Mehmed IV

Nathaniel Bacon, English-American rebel leader (d. 1676)

Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist and rebel)

Osman III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1757)

Osman III

Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)

Marie Dumesnil

James Wolfe, English general (d. 1759)

James Wolfe

František Brixi, Czech organist and composer (d. 1771)

František Brixi

Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor and educator (d. 1857)

Christian Daniel Rauch

Rudolf Clausius, Polish-German physicist and mathematician (d. 1888)

Rudolf Clausius

Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Russian geographer and statistician (d. 1914)

Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky

Frederick A. Johnson, American banker and politician (d. 1893)

Frederick A. Johnson

Queen Emma of Hawaii (d. 1885)

Queen Emma of Hawaii

Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (d. 1917)

Mendele Mocher Sforim

Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1910)

Mily Balakirev

Ludwig von Graff, Austrian zoologist (d. 1924)

Ludwig von Graff

Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (d. 1937)

Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan

M. Carey Thomas, American educator and activist (d. 1935)

M. Carey Thomas

William Corless Mills, American historian and curator (d. 1928)

William Corless Mills

Dugald Campbell Patterson, Canadian engineer (d. 1931)

Dugald Campbell Patterson

Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Polish-Russian engineer, electrician, and inventor (d. 1919)

Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky

Gilbert Murray, Australian-English playwright and scholar (d. 1957)

Gilbert Murray

Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (d. 1938)

Ernst Barlach

Tex Rickard, American boxing promoter and businessman (d. 1929)

Tex Rickard

Thérèse of Lisieux, French nun and saint (d. 1897)

Thérèse of Lisieux

Antonie Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer and theorist (d. 1960)

Antonie Pannekoek

Aquiles Serdán, Mexican activist and politician (d. 1910)

Aquiles Serdán

Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai, Indian activist, founded the Nair Service Society (d. 1970)

Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai · Nair Service Society

Rudolf Bauer, Hungarian discus thrower (d. 1932)

Rudolf Bauer (athlete)

Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-Israeli historian and politician, 4th Israeli Minister of Education (d. 1973)

Ben-Zion Dinur · Ministry of Education (Israel)

Gordon Flowerdew, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)

Gordon Flowerdew · Victoria Cross

Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English explorer and author (d. 1959)

Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Florence Lawrence, Canadian-American actress (d. 1938)

Florence Lawrence

Billy Zulch, South African cricketer (d. 1924)

Billy Zulch

Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1973)

Bertram Stevens (politician) · Premier of New South Wales

Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian-American poet and playwright (d. 1951)

Henrik Visnapuu

Giovanni Michelucci, Italian architect and urban planner, designed the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station (d. 1990)

Giovanni Michelucci · Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station

Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (d. 1962)

Seiichiro Kashio

Lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)

Lillian Leitzel

Folke Bernadotte, Swedish lieutenant and diplomat (d. 1948)

Folke Bernadotte

Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (d. 1954)

Dziga Vertov

Lawrence Wackett, Australian commander and engineer (d. 1982)

Lawrence Wackett

Jim Londos, Greek-American wrestler (d. 1975)

Jim Londos

Theodore Plucknett, English legal historian (d. 1965)

Theodore Plucknett

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, American economist and lawyer (d. 1989)

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander

Burhan Asaf Belge, Turkish diplomat (d. 1967)

Burhan Asaf Belge

William Haines, American actor and interior designer (d. 1973)

William Haines

Una Ledingham, British physician, known for research on diabetes in pregnancy (d. 1965)

Una Ledingham · Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy

Bob Marshall, American activist, co-founded The Wilderness Society (d. 1939)

Bob Marshall (wilderness activist) · The Wilderness Society (United States)

Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (d. 2007)

Dan Keating · Irish Republican Army

Truus Klapwijk, Dutch diver and swimmer (d. 1991)

Truus Klapwijk

Jainendra Kumar, Indian author and translator (d. 1988)

Jainendra Kumar

Lev Schnirelmann, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1938)

Lev Schnirelmann

Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (d. 1998)

Michael Tippett

Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1991)

Luigi Zampa

Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (d. 2009)

Riccardo Cassin

Barry Goldwater, American general and politician (d. 1998)

Barry Goldwater

Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004)

Anna Lee

Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (d. 1992)

Juanita Jackson Mitchell

Kenny Clarke, American drummer and composer (d. 1985)

Kenny Clarke

Noor Inayat Khan, British SOE agent (d. 1944)

Noor Inayat Khan · Special Operations Executive

Zypora Spaisman, Polish-American midwife and actress and producer of the Yiddish stage (d. 2002)

Zypora Spaisman

Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003)

Vera Zorina

Willi Graf, German physician and activist (d. 1943)

Willi Graf

Beatrice Hicks, American engineer (d. 1979)

Beatrice Hicks

Isaac Asimov, Russian-American chemist, author, and academic (d. 1992)

Isaac Asimov

Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)

Glen Harmon

Rachel Waterhouse, English historian and author

Rachel Waterhouse

Evgenios Spatharis, Greek puppeteer, actor, and director (d. 2009)

Evgenios Spatharis

William J. Crowe, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2007)

William J. Crowe · United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Gino Marchetti, American football player

Gino Marchetti

Avie Bennett, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2017)

Avie Bennett

Robert Goralski, American journalist and author (d. 1988)

Robert Goralski

Kate Molale, South African activist and politician (d. 1980)

Kate Molale

Dan Rostenkowski, American Congressman (d. 2010)

Dan Rostenkowski

James D. Murray, Scottish mathematician and academic

James D. Murray

Toshiki Kaifu, Japanese lawyer and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Japan

Toshiki Kaifu · Prime Minister of Japan

Peter Redgrove, English poet, author, and playwright (d. 2003)

Peter Redgrove

Ed Casey, Australian banker and politician (d. 2006)

Ed Casey

Seiichi Morimura, Japanese author

Seiichi Morimura

Richard Riley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of Education

Richard Riley · United States Secretary of Education

Keith Thomas, Welsh historian, author, and academic

Keith Thomas (historian)

David McKee, English author and illustrator

David McKee

Lolo Soetoro, Indonesian geographer and academic (d. 1987)

Lolo Soetoro

Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (d. 1992)

Roger Miller

David Bailey, English photographer and painter

David Bailey

Lynn Conway, American computer scientist and electrical engineer

Lynn Conway

Hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author and educator

Hans Herbjørnsrud

Goh Kun, South Korean politician, 31st Prime Minister of South Korea

Goh Kun · Prime Minister of South Korea

Robert Smithson, American sculptor and photographer (d. 1973)

Robert Smithson

Dana Ulery, American computer scientist

Dana Ulery

Jim Bakker, American televangelist

Jim Bakker

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2015)

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)

Thomas Hammarberg, Swedish lawyer and diplomat

Thomas Hammarberg

Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Dennis Hastert · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Hugh Shelton, American general

Hugh Shelton

Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer (d. 2004)

Janet Akyüz Mattei

Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor

Péter Eötvös

Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia

Norodom Ranariddh · Prime Minister of Cambodia

Sonny Ruberto, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)

Sonny Ruberto

Jack Hanna, American zoologist and author

Jack Hanna

Calvin Hill, American football player

Calvin Hill

David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic

David Shapiro (poet)

Judith Miller, American journalist and author

Judith Miller

Joyce Wadler, American journalist and author

Joyce Wadler

Christopher Durang, American playwright and screenwriter

Christopher Durang

Jean Krier, Luxembourger poet (d. 2013)

Jean Krier

Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and academic (d. 2006)

Iris Marion Young

Anatoli Ushanov, Russian footballer and coach

Anatoli Ushanov

Jim Essian, American baseball player and coach

Jim Essian

Alexander Pogrebinsky, Ukrainian-American painter and educator

Alexander Pogrebinsky

Indulis Emsis, Latvian biologist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Latvia

Indulis Emsis · Prime Minister of Latvia

Wendy Phillips, American actress

Wendy Phillips

Graeme Strachan, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 2001)

Graeme Strachan

Vincent Racaniello, American virologist, author, and academic

Vincent Racaniello

Jacques Tichelaar, Dutch educator and politician

Jacques Tichelaar

Henry Bonilla, American broadcaster and politician

Henry Bonilla

Lynda Barry, American cartoonist and author

Lynda Barry

Beppe Gabbiani, Italian race car driver

Beppe Gabbiani

Helen Goodman, English lawyer and politician

Helen Goodman

Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist and educator

Vladimir Ovchinnikov (pianist)

Kirti Azad, Indian cricketer and politician

Kirti Azad

Raman Lamba, Indian cricketer (d. 1998)

Raman Lamba

Gabrielle Carteris, American actress

Gabrielle Carteris

Todd Haynes, American director and screenwriter

Todd Haynes

Craig James, American football player and sportscaster

Craig James (American football)

Robert Wexler, American lawyer and politician

Robert Wexler

David Cone, American baseball player and sportscaster

David Cone

Edgar Martínez, American baseball player

Edgar Martínez

Michael McCann, Scottish lawyer and politician

Michael McCann (politician)

Rumesh Ratnayake, Sri Lankan cricketer

Rumesh Ratnayake

Pernell Whitaker, American boxer

Pernell Whitaker

Greg Swindell, American baseball player and coach

Greg Swindell

Tia Carrere, American actress

Tia Carrere

Jón Gnarr, Icelandic actor and politician; 20th Mayor of Reykjavik City

Jón Gnarr · Mayor of Reykjavik City

Francois Pienaar, South African rugby player

Francois Pienaar

Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor and producer

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Anky van Grunsven, Dutch horse rider

Anky van Grunsven

István Bagyula, Hungarian pole vaulter

István Bagyula

William Fox-Pitt, English horse rider and journalist

William Fox-Pitt

Robby Gordon, American race car driver

Robby Gordon

Karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian businessman and politician, 16th Finance Minister of Austria

Karl-Heinz Grasser · Finance Minister of Austria

Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer

Glen Johnson (boxer)

Christy Turlington, American model

Christy Turlington

Eric Whitacre, American composer and conductor

Eric Whitacre

Taye Diggs, American actor

Taye Diggs

Renée Elise Goldsberry, American actress

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Lisa Harrison, American basketball player

Lisa Harrison

Adam Elliot, Australian animator and screenwriter

Adam Elliot

Paweł Januszewski, Polish hurdler

Paweł Januszewski

Rodney MacDonald, Canadian educator and politician, 26th Premier of Nova Scotia

Rodney MacDonald · Premier of Nova Scotia

Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey player and manager

Mattias Norström

Lucy Davis, English actress

Lucy Davis

Jason de Vos, Canadian soccer player and sportscaster

Jason de Vos

Ludmila Formanová, Czech runner

Ludmila Formanová

Tomáš Řepka, Czech footballer

Tomáš Řepka

Chris Cheney, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

Chris Cheney

Dax Shepard, American actor

Dax Shepard

Jeff Suppan, American baseball player

Jeff Suppan

Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby player

Reuben Thorne

Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek jumper

Hrysopiyi Devetzi

Paz Vega, Spanish actress

Paz Vega

Brian Boucher, American ice hockey player and sportscaster

Brian Boucher

Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player

Stefan Koubek

Aleš Píša, Czech ice hockey player

Aleš Píša

Karina Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American dancer

Karina Smirnoff

Megumi Toyoguchi, Japanese voice actress and singer

Megumi Toyoguchi

Yoon Se-ah, South Korean actress

Yoon Se-ah

Jonathan Greening, English footballer and coach

Jonathan Greening

Georgios Dedas, Greek basketball player

Georgios Dedas

Melvin Holwijn, Dutch footballer

Melvin Holwijn

Jérôme Pineau, French cyclist

Jérôme Pineau

Hanno Balitsch, German footballer

Hanno Balitsch

Ryan Garko, American baseball player

Ryan Garko

Kirk Hinrich, American basketball player

Kirk Hinrich

Maxi Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer

Maxi Rodríguez

Kate Bosworth, American actress

Kate Bosworth

Otacílio Jales, Brazilian footballer

Otacílio Jales

Ivan Dodig, Croatian tennis player

Ivan Dodig

Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Turkish-Bosnian footballer (d. 2012)

Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu

Nicolás Bertolo, Argentinian footballer

Nicolás Bertolo

Trombone Shorty, American trumpet player and composer

Trombone Shorty

Joseph Paulo, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player

Joseph Paulo

Damien Tussac, French-German rugby player

Damien Tussac

Mandy Harvey, Deaf Jazz Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Mandy Harvey

Karel Abraham, Czech motorcycle racer

Karel Abraham

Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)

Maurício Alves Peruchi

Chris Sabburg, Australian cricketer

Chris Sabburg

Luis Pedro Cavanda, Belgian footballer

Luis Pedro Cavanda

Davide Santon, Italian footballer

Davide Santon

Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

Korbin Sims

Bryson Tiller, American singer-songwriter

Bryson Tiller

Liu Chengyou, Emperor Yin of the Later Han

Liu Chengyou · Later Han (Five Dynasties)

Su Fengji, Chinese official and chancellor

Su Fengji · Chancellor of the Tang dynasty

William de St-Calais, Bishop of Durham and chief counsellor of William II of England

William de St-Calais · Durham, England · William II of England

Bertrand de Blanchefort, sixth Grand Master of the Knights Templar (b. c. 1109)

Bertrand de Blanchefort · Grand Masters of the Knights Templar

Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria, daughter of Andronikos Komnenos

Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria · Andronikos Komnenos (son of John II Komnenos)

Heinrich Reuß von Plauen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

Heinrich Reuß von Plauen

Svante Nilsson, Sweden politician (b. 1460)

Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden)

William Smyth, English bishop and academic (b. 1460)

William Smyth

Francesco Canova da Milano, Italian composer (b. 1497)

Francesco Canova da Milano

Pontormo, Italian painter and educator (b. 1494)

Pontormo

Salima Sultan Begum, Empress of the Mughal Empire (b. 1539)

Salima Sultan Begum

Domenico Zipoli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1688)

Domenico Zipoli

Micanopy, American tribal chief (b. 1780)

Micanopy

Frederick William IV of Prussia (b. 1795)

Frederick William IV of Prussia

George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1801)

George Biddell Airy

James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (b. 1821)

James Longstreet

Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855)

Léon Teisserenc de Bort

Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830)

Karl Goldmark

Léon Flameng, French cyclist (b. 1877)

Léon Flameng

Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)

Paul Adam (French novelist)

Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834)

Sabine Baring-Gould

Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)

Roman Dmowski · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)

Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)

Mischa Levitzki

Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)

Joe Darling

James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)

James Dooley (politician) · Premier of New South Wales

Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1883)

Theophrastos Sakellaridis

William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)

William Campion · Governor of Western Australia

Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founded Gucci (b. 1881)

Guccio Gucci

Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American author (b. 1880)

Chris van Abkoude

Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)

Paul Sauvé · Premier of Quebec

Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)

Dick Powell

Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)

Jack Carson

Nikolai Stepulov, Russian-Estonian boxer (b. 1913)

Nikolai Stepulov

Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)

Tex Ritter

Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)

Erroll Garner

Dick Emery, English comedian and actor (b. 1915)

Dick Emery

Una Merkel, American actress (b. 1903)

Una Merkel

Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)

Harekrushna Mahatab · List of Chief Ministers of Odisha

Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)

Safdar Hashmi

Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (b. 1921)

Alan Hale Jr.

Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (b. 1910)

Evangelos Averoff · List of defence ministers of Greece

Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (b. 1914)

Dixy Lee Ray · Governor of Washington

Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (b. 1915)

Pierre-Paul Schweitzer

Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician; 3rd President of Somalia (b. 1919)

Siad Barre · List of Presidents of Somalia

Nancy Kelly, American actress (b. 1921)

Nancy Kelly

Karl Targownik, Hungarian-American psychiatrist and author (b. 1915)

Karl Targownik

Rolf Liebermann, Swiss-French composer and manager (b. 1910)

Rolf Liebermann

Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (b. 1907)

Sebastian Haffner

Elmo Zumwalt, American admiral (b. 1920)

Elmo Zumwalt

Patrick O'Brian, English author and translator (b. 1914)

Patrick O'Brian

William P. Rogers, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (b. 1913)

William P. Rogers · United States Secretary of State

Frank Kelly Freas, American illustrator and painter (b. 1922)

Frank Kelly Freas

Maclyn McCarty, American geneticist and physician (b. 1911)

Maclyn McCarty

Osa Massen, Danish-American actress (b. 1914)

Osa Massen

Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1913)

Cecilia Muñoz-Palma

A. Richard Newton, Australian-American engineer and academic (b. 1951)

A. Richard Newton

Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, American historian and author (b. 1941)

Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (b. 1911)

Teddy Kollek · List of mayors of Jerusalem

David Perkins, American geneticist and academic (b. 1919)

David Perkins (geneticist)

Robert C. Solomon, American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1942)

Robert C. Solomon

George MacDonald Fraser, Scottish journalist and author (b. 1925)

George MacDonald Fraser

Lee S. Dreyfus, American sailor, academic, and politician, 40th Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1926)

Lee S. Dreyfus · Governor of Wisconsin

Inger Christensen, Danish poet and author (b. 1935)

Inger Christensen

David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (b. 1958)

David R. Ross

Anne Francis, American actress (b. 1930)

Anne Francis

Bali Ram Bhagat, Indian politician; 16th Governor of Rajasthan (b. 1922)

Bali Ram Bhagat · List of Governors of Rajasthan

Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (b. 1946)

Pete Postlethwaite

Gordon Hirabayashi, American-Canadian sociologist and academic (b. 1918)

Gordon Hirabayashi

Larry Reinhardt, American guitarist (b. 1948)

Larry Reinhardt

Silvana Gallardo, American actress and producer (b. 1953)

Silvana Gallardo

William P. Carey, American businessman and philanthropist, founded W. P. Carey (b. 1930)

William P. Carey · W. P. Carey

Yoshiro Hayashi, Japanese golfer (b. 1922)

Yoshiro Hayashi

Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1920)

Gerda Lerner

Teresa Torańska, Polish journalist and author (b. 1944)

Teresa Torańska

Bernard Glasser, American director and producer (b. 1924)

Bernard Glasser

Elizabeth Jane Howard, English author and screenwriter (b. 1923)

Elizabeth Jane Howard

Michael J. Matthews, American lawyer and politician; 34th Mayor of Atlantic City (b. 1934)

Michael J. Matthews · Mayors of Atlantic City, New Jersey

Jay Traynor, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)

Jay Traynor

Derek Minter, English motorcycle racer (b. 1932)

Derek Minter

Tihomir Novakov, Serbian-American physicist and academic (b. 1929)

Tihomir Novakov

Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabian religious leader (b. 1959)

Nimr al-Nimr

Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)

Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan

Frances Cress Welsing, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1935)

Frances Cress Welsing

John Berger, English art critic and painter (b. 1926)

John Berger

Albert Brewer, American politician, Governor of Alabama (1968-1971) (b. 1928)

Albert Brewer · Governor of Alabama

Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (b. 1933)

Jean Vuarnet