January 20 — On This Day

Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian is martyred.

Decius · Pope Fabian

King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom.

Chindasuinth · Braulio of Zaragoza · Recceswinth · Visigothic Kingdom

The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament".

Simon de Montfort's Parliament · Palace of Westminster

Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland.

Wladyslaw Lokietek · History of Poland during the Piast dynasty

Edward Balliol surrenders his claim to the Scottish throne to Edward III in exchange for an English pension.

Edward Balliol · List of Scottish monarchs · Edward III of England

Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.

Christian II of Denmark

Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro.

Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1567) · Portuguese Empire · Estácio de Sá

The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.

León, Guanajuato · Martín Enríquez de Almanza

Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes".

Charles I of England · High crimes

The Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the American Revolutionary War.

American Revolutionary War

Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.

Rattanakosin Kingdom · Vietnam · Mekong · Tây Sơn · Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút

The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Botany Bay is unsuitable for the location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson.

First Fleet · Botany Bay · Arthur Phillip · Port Jackson

In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an alliance between Peru and Bolivia.

Battle of Yungay · Chile · Peru · Bolivia

Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.

Hong Kong Island

The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

Constantinople Conference · Balkans

The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.

United States Senate · United States Navy · Pearl Harbor

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.

American Civil Liberties Union

The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.

Turkish Constitution of 1921 · National sovereignty

In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, is released.

In Old Arizona

Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom.

Edward VIII

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President, the first occasion a Presidential Inauguration to take place on January 20 following the ratification of the 20th Amendment

Franklin Delano Roosevelt · John Nance Garner · U.S. President · U.S. Vice President · Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution

A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers.

Bucharest · Romania · Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom · Iron Guard

World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question".

World War II · Wannsee Conference · Wannsee · Nazi Germany · Final Solution

World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies.

Béla Miklós · Armistice · Allies of World War II

World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.

Nazi Germany · Evacuation of East Prussia · East Prussia

United Nations Security Council Resolution 39 relating to India and Pakistan is adopted.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 39

Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.

Point Four Program · Economic aid · Harry S. Truman · Inaugural address

Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America, becoming the first President to begin his presidency on January 20 following the ratification of the 20th Amendment.

Dwight D. Eisenhower · President of the United States of America · Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution

In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.

National Negro Network

Pakistan launched its nuclear weapons program, a few weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, as well as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction · Bangladesh Liberation War · Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages.

Ronald Reagan · Iran · Iran hostage crisis

In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.

Martin Luther King, Jr. · Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The Red Army crackdown on civil protests in Baku, Azerbaijan during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Red Army · Baku · Azerbaijan · Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.

Sudan · Sharia · Second Sudanese Civil War

Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board.

Air Inter Flight 148 · Airbus A320-111 · Strasbourg

President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

President of the Philippines · Joseph Estrada · 2001 EDSA Revolution · Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.

Team N2i · Kite skiing · Pole of Inaccessibility (Antarctic research station)

A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.

Iceland · 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests

Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.

Barack Obama · President of the United States of America · African-American · President of the United States

Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America.

Donald Trump · President of the United States of America

Gordian III, Roman emperor (d. 244)

Gordian III

Alp Arslan, Seljuk sultan (d. 1072)

Alp Arslan

Elizabeth of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia (d. 1330)

Elizabeth of Bohemia (1292-1330)

Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)

Ashikaga Yoshimasa

John George, Marquess of Montferrat, Italian noble (d. 1533)

John George, Marquess of Montferrat

Sebastian Münster, German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (d. 1552)

Sebastian Münster

Sebastian Franck, German humanist. (d. 1543)

Sebastian Franck

Sebastian de Aparicio, Spanish-Mexican rancher and missionary (d. 1600)

Sebastian de Aparicio

Rafael Bombelli, Italian mathematician (d. 1572)

Rafael Bombelli

Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)

Sebastian of Portugal

Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (d. 1629)

Heribert Rosweyde

Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic (d. 1624)

Simon Marius

Johann Schein, German composer (d. 1630)

Johann Schein

Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (d. 1718)

Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina

Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (d. 1741)

Joseph-Hector Fiocco

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist (d. 1795)

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

Charles III of Spain (d. 1788)

Charles III of Spain

Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician, President of the Continental Congress (d. 1794)

Richard Henry Lee · President of the Continental Congress

Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author (d. 1783)

Carl Linnaeus the Younger

Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral (d. 1824)

Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet

Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist (d. 1842)

Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny

André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1836)

André-Marie Ampère

Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (d. 1848)

Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg

Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860)

Friedrich Dotzauer

Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1858)

Anson Jones · President of the Republic of Texas

Eugène Sue, French author and politician (d. 1857)

Eugène Sue

Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (d. 1896)

Thomas Meik

David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (d. 1868)

David Wilmot · Wilmot Proviso

George D. Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)

George D. Robinson · Governor of Massachusetts

Ernest Chausson, French composer (d. 1899)

Ernest Chausson

Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (d. 1944)

Yvette Guilbert

Guillaume Lekeu, Belgian pianist and composer (d. 1894)

Guillaume Lekeu

Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)

Johannes V. Jensen · Nobel Prize in Literature

Steve Bloomer, English footballer and coach (d. 1938)

Steve Bloomer

Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (d. 1967)

Josef Hofmann

Finlay Currie, Scottish-English actor (d. 1968)

Finlay Currie

Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and educator (d. 1968)

Ruth St. Denis

Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (d. 1962)

Walter W. Bacon · Governor of Delaware

Johnny Torrio, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1957)

Johnny Torrio

Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (d. 1968)

Enoch L. Johnson

Forrest Wilson, American journalist and author (d. 1942)

Forrest Wilson

Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company (d. 1969)

Allan Haines Loughead · Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company

Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-American violinist (d. 1967)

Mischa Elman

Georg Åberg, Swedish triple jumper (d. 1946)

Georg Åberg

Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (d. 1968)

Harold Gray · Little Orphan Annie

Walter Piston, American composer, theorist, and academic (d. 1976)

Walter Piston

Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1985)

Gábor Szegő

George Burns, American actor, comedian, and producer (d. 1996)

George Burns

U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (d. 1947)

U Razak

Clarice Cliff, English potter (d. 1972)

Clarice Cliff

Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (d. 1990)

Kenjiro Takayanagi

Dorothy Annan, English painter, potter, and muralist (d. 1983)

Dorothy Annan

Colin Clive, English actor (d. 1937)

Colin Clive

Leon Ames, American actor (d. 1993)

Leon Ames

Kevin Barry, Irish Republican Army volunteer (d. 1920)

Kevin Barry

Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (d. 1975)

Aristotle Onassis

Paula Wessely, Austrian actress and producer (d. 2000)

Paula Wessely

Fleur Cowles, American author and illustrator (d. 2009)

Fleur Cowles

Gōgen Yamaguchi, Japanese martial artist (d. 1989)

Gōgen Yamaguchi

Joy Adamson, Austria-born Kenyan painter and author (d. 1980)

Joy Adamson

W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006)

W. Cleon Skousen

Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th President of Pakistan (d. 2006)

Ghulam Ishaq Khan · President of Pakistan

Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2002)

Juan García Esquivel

Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist (d. 2013)

Nevin Scrimshaw

Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1993)

Federico Fellini

DeForest Kelley, American actor (d. 1999)

DeForest Kelley

Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (d. 2006)

Thorleif Schjelderup

Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (d. 2006)

Telmo Zarra

Ray Anthony, American trumpet player, composer, bandleader, and actor

Ray Anthony

Don Mankiewicz, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Don Mankiewicz

Slim Whitman, American country and western singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2013)

Slim Whitman

Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (d. 2010)

Yvonne Loriod

Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2015)

Jamiluddin Aali

Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician

Ernesto Cardenal

Patricia Neal, American actress (d. 2010)

Patricia Neal

David Tudor, American pianist and composer (d. 1996)

David Tudor

Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic (d. 2007)

Qurratulain Hyder

Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist (d. 1997)

Antonio de Almeida (conductor)

Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian

Arte Johnson

Masaharu Kawakatsu, Japanese biologist

Masaharu Kawakatsu

Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (d. 1964)

Fireball Roberts

Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Buzz Aldrin

David Lee, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

David Lee (physicist) · Nobel Prize in Physics

Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese pianist and composer (d. 1992)

Hachidai Nakamura

Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2016)

Lou Fontinato

Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (d. 2014)

Hennie Aucamp

Tom Baker, English actor

Tom Baker

Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2010)

Dorothy Provine

Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist (d. 2007)

Derek Dougan

Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician (d. 2000)

Paul Coverdell

Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist

Chandra Wickramasinghe

Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress

Carol Heiss

Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician

Krishnam Raju

Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (d. 2009)

Mandé Sidibé · Prime Minister of Mali

Linda Moulton Howe, American journalist and producer

Linda Moulton Howe

José Luis Garci, Spanish director and producer

José Luis Garci

Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)

Farhad Mehrad

Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist and sportscaster (d. 2013)

Christopher Martin-Jenkins

Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Eric Stewart

David Lynch, American director, producer, and screenwriter

David Lynch

Vladimír Merta, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist

Vladimír Merta

Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and sportscaster

Cyrille Guimard

Nancy Kress, American author and academic

Nancy Kress

Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerian politician, President of Niger

Mahamane Ousmane · President of Niger

Natan Sharansky, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel

Natan Sharansky · Deputy leaders of Israel

Nigel Williams, English author, playwright, and screenwriter

Nigel Williams (author)

Göran Persson, Swedish lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden

Göran Persson · Prime Minister of Sweden

Daniel Benzali, Brazilian-American actor

Daniel Benzali

William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (d. 2014)

William Mgimwa · Minister of Finance (Tanzania)

Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer

Iván Fischer

Nikos Sideris, Greek psychiatrist and poet

Nikos Sideris

Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Paul Stanley

John Witherow, South African-English journalist and author

John Witherow

Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and philanthropist

Jeffrey Epstein

Alison Seabeck, English lawyer and politician

Alison Seabeck

McKeeva Bush, Caymanian politician, Premier of the Cayman Islands

McKeeva Bush · Premier of the Cayman Islands

Maria Larsson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs

Maria Larsson · Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)

Bill Maher, American comedian, political commentator, media critic, television host, and producer

Bill Maher

John Naber, American swimmer

John Naber

Andy Sheppard, English saxophonist and composer

Andy Sheppard

Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, director, and producer

Lorenzo Lamas

Tami Hoag, American author

Tami Hoag

R. A. Salvatore, American author

R. A. Salvatore

Apa Sherpa, Nepalese-American mountaineer

Apa Sherpa

Scott Thunes, American bass player

Scott Thunes

Will Wright, American video game designer, co-founded Maxis

Will Wright (game designer) · Maxis

James Denton, American actor

James Denton

Mark Ryden, American painter and illustrator

Mark Ryden

Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager

Ozzie Guillén

Ron Harper, American basketball player and coach

Ron Harper

Jack Lewis, American soldier and author

Jack Lewis (author)

Kazushige Nojima, Japanese screenwriter and songwriter

Kazushige Nojima

Aquilino Pimentel III, Filipino lawyer and politician

Aquilino Pimentel III

Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author

Fareed Zakaria

Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer and manager

Colin Calderwood

Sophie, Countess of Wessex

Sophie, Countess of Wessex

Warren Joyce, English footballer and manager

Warren Joyce

John Michael Montgomery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Michael Montgomery

Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer

Anton Weissenbacher

Rainn Wilson, American actor

Rainn Wilson

Stacey Dash, American actress and television journalist

Stacey Dash

Kellyanne Conway, American political strategist and pundit

Kellyanne Conway

Nick Anderson, American basketball player and sportscaster

Nick Anderson

Junior Murray, Grenadian cricketer

Junior Murray

Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker and activist, co-founded MindVox

Patrick K. Kroupa · MindVox

Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player

Nicky Wire

Edwin McCain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Edwin McCain

Skeet Ulrich, American actor

Skeet Ulrich

Derrick Green, American singer

Derrick Green

Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Gary Barlow

Ger McDonnell, Irish mountaineer and engineer (d. 2008)

Ger McDonnell

Jung Woong-in, South Korean actor

Jung Woong-in

Questlove, American drummer, DJ, and producer

Questlove

Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna

Wakanohana Masaru · Makuuchi

Nikki Haley, American accountant and politician, 116th Governor of South Carolina

Nikki Haley · Governor of South Carolina

Stephen Crabb, Scottish-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales

Stephen Crabb · Secretary of State for Wales

Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Queen Mathilde of Belgium

David Dei, Italian footballer and coach

David Dei

Norberto Fontana, Argentinian race car driver

Norberto Fontana

Zac Goldsmith, English journalist and politician

Zac Goldsmith

Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish journalist and sportscaster

Kirsty Gallacher

Michael Myers, American football player

Michael Myers (American football)

Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater

Gretha Smit

Paul Adams, South African cricketer and coach

Paul Adams (cricketer)

Salvatore Aronica, Italian footballer

Salvatore Aronica

Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete

Sonja Kesselschläger

Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer

Allan Søgaard

Choo Ja-hyun, South Korean actress

Choo Ja-hyun

Will Young, English singer-songwriter and actor

Will Young

Karl Anderson, American wrestler

Karl Anderson

Philippe Cousteau, Jr., American-French oceanographer and journalist

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Philippe Gagnon, Canadian swimmer

Philippe Gagnon (swimmer)

Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor

Kim Jeong-hoon

Petra Rampre, Slovenian tennis player

Petra Rampre

Matthew Tuck, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist

Matthew Tuck

Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player

Freddy Guzmán

Owen Hargreaves, English footballer

Owen Hargreaves

Jason Richardson, American basketball player

Jason Richardson

Ruchi Sanghvi, Indian computer engineer

Ruchi Sanghvi

Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer

Fredrik Strømstad

Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

Geovany Soto

Mari Yaguchi, Japanese singer and actress

Mari Yaguchi

Marina Inoue, Japanese voice actress and singer

Marina Inoue

Tanel Sokk, Estonian basketball player

Tanel Sokk

Janin Lindenberg, German sprinter

Janin Lindenberg

Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2011)

Marco Simoncelli

Evan Peters, American actor

Evan Peters

Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer

Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé

Jeffrén Suárez, Spanish footballer

Jeffrén Suárez

Nick Foles, American football player

Nick Foles

Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian footballer

Washington Santana da Silva

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, New Zealand rugby league player

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves

Ray Thompson, Australian rugby league player

Ray Thompson (rugby league)

Ciara Hanna American actress and model

Ciara Hanna

Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player

Polona Hercog

Jolyon Palmer, English race car driver

Jolyon Palmer

Jorge Zárate, Mexican footballer

Jorge Zárate

Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer

Lorenzo Crisetig

Denis Mukhametdinov, Russian footballer

Denis Mukhametdinov

Sergi Samper, Spanish footballer

Sergi Samper

Pope Fabian (b. 200)

Pope Fabian

Al-Shafi‘i, Palestinian scholar and jurist (b. 767)

Al-Shafi‘i

Theophilos, Byzantine emperor (b. 813)

Theophilos (emperor)

Louis the Younger, king of the East Frankish Kingdom

Louis the Younger · East Francia

Li Jitao, general of Later Tang

Li Jitao · Later Tang

Zhao Guangfeng, Chinese official and chancellor

Zhao Guangfeng

Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester

Wulfstan (died 1095)

Henry, English-Finnish bishop and saint

Henry (bishop of Finland)

Emperor Shizong of Jin (b. 1123)

Emperor Shizong of Jin

Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)

Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia

Theobald V, Count of Blois (b. 1130)

Theobald V, Count of Blois

John Maunsell, Lord Chancellor of England

John Maunsell · Lord Chancellor

John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (b. 1306)

John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford

Robert of Naples (b. 1277)

Robert of Naples

John II of Aragon (b. 1397)

John II of Aragon

Myles Coverdale, English bishop and translator (b. 1488)

Myles Coverdale

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1552)

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

Isaac Ambrose, English minister and author (b. 1604)

Isaac Ambrose

Anne of Austria (b. 1601)

Anne of Austria

Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (b. 1659)

Humphrey Hody

François de la Chaise, French priest (b. 1624)

François de la Chaise

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol

Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)

Charles Yorke · Lord Chancellor

David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)

David Garrick

Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (b. 1721)

Benjamin Chew

Charles IV of Spain (b. 1748)

Charles IV of Spain

John Soane, English architect, designed the Bank of England (b. 1753)

John Soane · Bank of England

Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (b. 1780)

Jørgen Jørgensen

Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1791)

Minh Mạng

Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)

Christian VIII of Denmark

Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1779)

Adam Oehlenschläger

Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (b. 1794)

Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke · Makuuchi

Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)

Basil Moreau · Congregation of Holy Cross

Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (b. 1814)

Jean-François Millet

Kalākaua of Hawaii (b. 1836)

Kalākaua

John Ruskin, English painter and critic (b. 1819)

John Ruskin

Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (b. 1826)

Zénobe Gramme · Gramme machine

Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (b. 1842)

Agnes Mary Clerke

John Ordronaux, American surgeon and academic (b. 1830)

John Ordronaux (doctor)

José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican engraver and illustrator (b. 1852)

José Guadalupe Posada

Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840)

Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun

Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876)

Georg Lurich

Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)

Mary Watson Whitney

Ivor Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)

Ivor Crapp

George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)

George V

Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861)

Omar Bundy

James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (b. 1860)

James McKeen Cattell

Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)

Josh Gibson

Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (b. 1882)

Warren Bardsley

Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1890)

Fred Root

Robert P. T. Coffin, American author and poet (b. 1892)

Robert P. T. Coffin

Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (b. 1887)

Robinson Jeffers

Alan Freed, American radio host (b. 1922)

Alan Freed

Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)

Broncho Billy Anderson

Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (b. 1903)

Minanogawa Tōzō · Makuuchi

Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and surgeon (b. 1885)

Lorenz Böhler

Amílcar Cabral, Guinea Bissauan-Cape Verdian engineer and politician (b. 1924)

Amílcar Cabral

Dimitrios Kiousopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, 151st Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1892)

Dimitrios Kiousopoulos · List of Prime Ministers of Greece

William Roberts, English soldier and painter (b. 1895)

William Roberts (painter)

Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)

Garrincha

Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (b. 1904)

Johnny Weissmuller

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (b. 1890)

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Dora Stratou, Greek dancer and choreographer (b. 1903)

Dora Stratou

Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)

Alamgir Kabir (film maker)

Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (b. 1907)

Barbara Stanwyck

Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian activist (b. 1929)

Audrey Hepburn

Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1909)

Matt Busby

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, first Kenyan Vice-President (b. 1911)

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga

Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1927)

Gerry Mulligan

Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (b. 1963)

Carrie Hamilton

Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)

Al Hirschfeld

Nedra Volz, American actress (b. 1908)

Nedra Volz

Alan Brown, English race car driver (b. 1919)

Alan Brown (racing driver)

T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (b. 1917)

T. Nadaraja

Per Borten, Norwegian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1913)

Per Borten · Prime Minister of Norway

Roland Frye, American theologian and critic (b. 1921)

Roland Frye

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Polish journalist and politician (b. 1913)

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański

Miriam Rothschild, English zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. 1908)

Miriam Rothschild

Dave Lepard, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1980)

Dave Lepard

Dan Christensen, American painter (b. 1942)

Dan Christensen

Stéphanos II Ghattas, Egyptian patriarch (b. 1920)

Stéphanos II Ghattas

Sheila Walsh, English author (b. 1928)

Sheila Walsh (novelist)

John F. Baker, Jr., American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1945)

John F. Baker, Jr. · Medal of Honor

Etta James, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

Etta James

John Levy, American bassist and manager (b. 1912)

John Levy (musician)

Ioannis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of the Interior (b. 1933)

Ioannis Kefalogiannis · Ministry of the Interior (Greece)

Alejandro Rodriguez, Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist (b. 1918)

Alejandro Rodriguez (psychiatrist)

Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (b. 1933)

Pavlos Matesis

Toyo Shibata, Japanese poet and author (b. 1911)

Toyo Shibata

Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (b. 1933)

Claudio Abbado

Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (b. 1921)

Otis G. Pike

Jonas Trinkūnas, Lithuanian ethnologist and academic (b. 1939)

Jonas Trinkūnas

Edgar Froese, Russian-German keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1944)

Edgar Froese

Mykolas Burokevičius, Lithuanian carpenter and politician (b. 1927)

Mykolas Burokevičius

Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (b. 1920)

Edmonde Charles-Roux

David G. Hartwell, American anthologist, author, and critic (b. 1941)

David G. Hartwell

Harry J. Middleton, American writer and library director (b. 1921)

Harry J. Middleton