October 1 — On This Day

Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.

Alexander the Great · Darius III of Persia · Battle of Gaugamela

Pope Damasus I is elected.

Pope Damasus I

Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England.

Edgar the Peaceful

Pope John XIII is elected.

Pope John XIII

Coronation of Queen Mary I of England.

Mary I of England

Coronation of Shah Abbas I of Persia.

Abbas I of Persia

Ahmed III is forced to give up the throne.

Ahmed III

Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.

Alexander Suvorov · Battle of Kinburn (1787)

First session of the French Legislative Assembly.

Legislative Assembly (France)

The Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium) are annexed by Revolutionary France.

Austrian Netherlands · Belgium · History of Belgium · French Revolution · First French Republic

Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso.

Spain · Louisiana (New France) · Third Treaty of San Ildefonso

Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon the previous spring.

Congress of Vienna · Napoleon

Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination of Armenia.

Russo-Persian War (1826-28) · Ivan Paskevich · Yerevan · Armenia

South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; it will later separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools.

South African College · Cape Town · University of Cape Town · South African College Schools

Texian political delegates convene at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Mexican Texas.

Texian · Convention of 1832 · San Felipe de Austin · Mexican Texas

The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.

News of the World · Tabloid (newspaper format)

The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing.

1850 · Aaron Lufkin Dennison · Waltham, Massachusetts · Waltham Watch Company · American system of watch manufacturing

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.

Thomas Edison

Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.

Balochistan · British Empire

Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.

Yosemite National Park · United States Congress

Stanford University opens its doors in California.

Stanford University · California

The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.

Baseball · Boston Americans · Pittsburgh Pirates · World Series

Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.

Ford Motor Company · Ford Model T

Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles, killing 21.

Los Angeles Times bombing · Los Angeles Times · Los Angeles

World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia", capture Damascus.

World War I · Arab · T. E. Lawrence · Damascus

Sayid Abdullah becomes last Khan of Khiva.

Sayid Abdullah

Sir Percy Cox lands in Basra to assume his responsibilities as High Commissioner in Iraq.

Percy Cox · Basra · High Commissioner · Iraq

The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.

Soviet Union · First five-year plan

The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens.

George Washington Bridge · New Jersey

Spain adopts women's suffrage.

Spain · Women's suffrage

Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.

Francisco Franco

The Japanese city Handa is founded in Aichi Prefecture.

Handa, Aichi · Aichi Prefecture

Germany annexes the Sudetenland.

Sudetenland

After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile Nazi forces enter the city.

Siege of Warsaw (1939)

The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.

Pennsylvania Turnpike · Superhighway

World War II: USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru not knowing she is carrying British PoWs from Hong Kong

World War II · USS Grouper (SS-214) · Lisbon Maru · Prisoner of war

World War II: Naples falls to Allied soldiers.

Naples · Allies of World War II

Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg trials.

Nazism · Nuremberg trials

Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied occupied Korea.

Daegu October Incident · United States Army Military Government in Korea

The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.

North American F-86 Sabre

The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.

People's Republic of China · Mao Zedong

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.

In God we trust

NASA is created to replace NACA.

NASA · National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Nigeria

The United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military espionage organization.

Defense Intelligence Agency

East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.

Cameroon

First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.

Free Speech Movement · University of California, Berkeley

Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.

Shinkansen · Osaka

General Suharto puts down an apparent coup attempt by the 30 September Movement in Indonesia.

Suharto · 30 September Movement

West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatalities and no survivors 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9.

West Coast Airlines Flight 956 · Wemme, Oregon · DC-9

The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS).

Guyana

Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.

Concorde · Sound barrier

Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.

Walt Disney World · Orlando, Florida

The first brain-scan using x-ray computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) is performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London.

X-ray computed tomography · Atkinson Morley Hospital · Wimbledon, London

The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.

Seychelles · Ellice Islands · Gilbert Islands

Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.

Thrilla in Manila · Muhammad Ali · Joe Frazier · Boxing · Manila

Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T. & the M.G.'s), is fatally shot five times in the back in his own home.

Al Jackson, Jr. · Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Tuvalu

The Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party is founded.

Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party

Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States.

Pope John Paul II

The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong, opens.

MTR · Rapid transit

The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama Canal to Panama.

Panama Canal · Panama

Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence.

Helmut Kohl · Helmut Schmidt · Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) · Constructive vote of no confidence

Epcot opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.

Epcot · Walt Disney World · Orlando, Florida

Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).

Sony · Compact disc · Sony CDP-101

The Israeli Air Force bombs Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) headquarters in Tunis.

Israeli Air Force · Palestine Liberation Organization · Tunis

The 5.9 Mw Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.

1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake · San Gabriel Valley · Mercalli intensity scale

Denmark introduces the world's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership".

Civil union

The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.

Siege of Dubrovnik

Cartoon Network is launched.

Cartoon Network

Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America).

Palau · United Nations · United Nations Trusteeship Council

Militants attack the state legislature building in Srinagar, Kashmir, killing 38.

2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly car bombing

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom · Judicial functions of the House of Lords

A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.

2012 Lamma Island ferry collision

A series of explosions at a gunpowder plant in the village of Gorni Lom in Northwestern Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people.

2014 Gorni Lom explosions · Gorni Lom · Bulgaria

Umpqua Community College shooting: A gunman kills nine people at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon.

Umpqua Community College shooting · Roseburg, Oregon

Heavy rains trigger a major landslide in the village of El Cambray Dos within Santa Catarina Pinula, killing 280 people.

2015 Guatemala landslide · Santa Catarina Pinula

An independence referendum, declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia, Spain.

Catalan independence referendum, 2017 · Constitutional Court of Spain · Catalonia · Spain

Fifty-eight people are killed and 546 others injured in a mass shooting on a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide.

2017 Las Vegas shooting · Las Vegas Strip · Stephen Paddock

Sallust, Roman historian (d. 34 BC)

Sallust

Alexander Severus, Roman emperor (d. 235)

Alexander Severus

Henry III of England (d. 1272)

Henry III of England

Guy XVI, Count of Laval (d. 1531)

Guy XVI de Laval

Saint Cajetan, Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer (d. 1547)

Saint Cajetan

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect, designed the Church of the Gesù (d. 1573)

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola · Church of the Gesù

Dorothy Stafford, English noble (d. 1604)

Dorothy Stafford

Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss pastor and theologian (d. 1617)

Johann Jakob Grynaeus

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Spanish explorer (d. 1595)

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

Anne of Saint Bartholomew, Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun (d. 1626)

Anne of Saint Bartholomew

Leonardus Lessius, Jesuit theologian (d. 1623)

Leonardus Lessius

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem

Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (d. 1742)

Luigi Guido Grandi

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (d. 1768)

Arthur Onslow · Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

William Shippen, American physician and politician (d. 1801)

William Shippen

Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1808)

Giovanni Battista Cirri

Anton Cajetan Adlgasser, German organist and composer (d. 1777)

Anton Cajetan Adlgasser

Richard Stockton, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1781)

Richard Stockton (Continental Congressman)

William Thomas Beckford, English author and politician (d. 1844)

William Thomas Beckford

Anton Bernolák, Slovak priest and linguist (d. 1813)

Anton Bernolák

Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. 1842)

Pierre Baillot

Sergey Aksakov, Russian soldier and author (d. 1859)

Sergey Aksakov

Mary Anna Custis Lee, American wife of Robert E. Lee (d. 1873)

Mary Anna Custis Lee · Robert E. Lee

Caroline Harrison, American educator, 24th First Lady of the United States (d. 1892)

Caroline Harrison · List of First Ladies of the United States

Henry Clay Work, American composer and songwriter (d. 1884)

Henry Clay Work

Ádám Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician and anatomist (d. 1920)

Ádám Politzer

S. Subramania Iyer, Indian lawyer and jurist (d. 1924)

S. Subramania Iyer

Charles Cros, French poet and author (d. 1888)

Charles Cros

Nectarios of Aegina, Greek metropolitan and saint (d. 1920)

Nectarios of Aegina

Annie Besant, English-Indian activist and author (d. 1933)

Annie Besant

Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic (d. 1935)

Paul Dukas

Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1950)

Othmar Spann

William Boeing, American engineer and businessman, founded the Boeing Company (d. 1956)

William Boeing · Boeing

Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, critic (d. 1977)

Louis Untermeyer

Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (b. 1952)

Ned Hanlon (politician) · Premier of Queensland

Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (d. 1945)

Shizuichi Tanaka

Stanley Holloway, English actor (d. 1982)

Stanley Holloway

Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter (d. 1974)

Cliff Friend

Yip Man, Chinese martial artist (d. 1972)

Yip Man

Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic (d. 1961)

Edgar Krahn

Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1951)

Liaquat Ali Khan · Prime Minister of Pakistan

Ted Healy, American actor and singer-screenwriter (d. 1937)

Ted Healy

Ernest Haycox, American author (d. 1950)

Ernest Haycox

Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)

Tom Goddard

Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-American pianist and composer (d. 1989)

Vladimir Horowitz

Pierre Veyron, French race car driver (d. 1970)

Pierre Veyron

Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1979)

Otto Robert Frisch

A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (d. 1977)

A. K. Gopalan

S. D. Burman, Indian composer and singer (d. 1975)

S. D. Burman

Maurice Bardèche, French journalist, author, and critic (d. 1998)

Maurice Bardèche

Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (d. 1977)

Ödön Pártos

Herman David Koppel, Danish pianist and composer (d. 1998)

Herman David Koppel

Sam Yorty, American captain and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998)

Sam Yorty · Mayor of Los Angeles

Bonnie Parker, American criminal (d. 1934)

Bonnie and Clyde

Fritz Köberle, Austrian-Brazilian physician and pathologist (d. 1983)

Fritz Köberle

José Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist and engineer (d. 1998)

José Enrique Moyal

Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2012)

Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg

Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (d. 1994)

Irwin Kostal

Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 2004)

Heinrich Mark · Prime Minister of Estonia in exile

Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014)

Kathleen Ollerenshaw · Lord Mayor of Manchester

Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009)

Hélio Gracie

Harry Lookofsky, American violinist and producer (d. 1998)

Harry Lookofsky

Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, and author, 12th Librarian of Congress (d. 2004)

Daniel J. Boorstin · Librarian of Congress

Jerome Bruner, American psychologist and author (d. 2016)

Jerome Bruner

Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and theologian (d. 2009)

Cahal Daly

Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004)

Bob Boyd (baseball)

Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2000)

Majrooh Sultanpuri

David Herbert Donald, American historian and author (d. 2009)

David Herbert Donald

Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000)

Walter Matthau

James Whitmore, American actor (d. 2009)

James Whitmore

Chen-Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Chen-Ning Yang · Nobel Prize in Physics

Jimmy Carter, American lieutenant and politician, 39th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate

Jimmy Carter · President of the United States · Nobel Peace Prize

Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)

Bob Geigel

Leonie Kramer, Australian academic (d. 2016)

Leonie Kramer

William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005)

William Rehnquist · Chief Justice of the United States

Roger Williams, American pianist (d. 2011)

Roger Williams (pianist)

Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010)

Tom Bosley

Sherman Glenn Finesilver, American lawyer and judge (d. 2006)

Sherman Glenn Finesilver

Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author

Sandy Gall

Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-English actor, director, and producer (d. 1973)

Laurence Harvey

Willy Mairesse, Belgian race car driver (d. 1969)

Willy Mairesse

George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994)

George Peppard

Zhu Rongji, Chinese engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the People's Republic of China

Zhu Rongji · Premier of the People's Republic of China

Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby player and coach

Ken Arthurson

Grady Chapman, American singer (d. 2011)

Grady Chapman

Bonnie Owens, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Bonnie Owens

Frank Gardner, Australian race car driver and manager (d. 2009)

Frank Gardner (racing driver)

Richard Harris, Irish actor (d. 2002)

Richard Harris

Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Mayor of Karachi

Naimatullah Khan · Mayor of Karachi

Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)

Philippe Noiret

Sylvano Bussotti, Italian violinist and composer

Sylvano Bussotti

Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (d. 2013)

Anwar Shamim

Alan Wagner, American radio host and critic (d. 2007)

Alan Wagner

Albert Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)

Albert Collins

Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (d. 2014)

Emilio Botín

Julie Andrews, English actress and singer

Julie Andrews

Walter De Maria, American sculptor and drummer (d. 2013)

Walter De Maria

Duncan Edwards, English footballer (d. 1958)

Duncan Edwards

Saeed Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer

Saeed Ahmed (cricketer, born 1937)

Tunç Başaran, Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Tunç Başaran

Mary McFadden, American fashion designer

Mary McFadden

Stella Stevens, American actress and director

Stella Stevens

George Archer, American golfer (d. 2005)

George Archer

Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor

Geoffrey Whitehead

Steve O'Rourke, English race car driver and manager (d. 2003)

Steve O'Rourke

Marc Savoy, American accordion player, created the Cajun accordion

Marc Savoy · Cajun accordion

Phyllis Chesler, American feminist psychologist, and author of the best-seller, Women and Madness (1972)

Phyllis Chesler

Herb Fame, American R&B singer

Peaches & Herb

Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver and engineer

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Robert Lelièvre, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)

Robert Lelièvre

David Stancliffe, English bishop and scholar

David Stancliffe

Günter Wallraff, German journalist and author

Günter Wallraff

Jean-Jacques Annaud, French director, producer, and screenwriter

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

Angèle Arsenault

Jerry Martini, American saxophonist

Jerry Martini

Rod Carew, Panamanian-American baseball player and coach

Rod Carew

Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1979)

Donny Hathaway

Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader

Dave Holland

Tim O'Brien, American novelist and short story writer

Tim O'Brien (author)

Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (d. 2009)

Dave Arneson · Dungeons & Dragons

Dalveer Bhandari, Indian lawyer and judge

Dalveer Bhandari

Buzz Capra, American baseball player and coach

Buzz Capra

Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate

Aaron Ciechanover · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Stephen Collins, American actor and director

Stephen Collins

Nevill Drury, English-Australian journalist and publisher (d. 2013)

Nevill Drury

Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician

Adriano Tilgher (politician)

Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Martin Turner

Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (d. 2006)

Mariska Veres

Cub Koda, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)

Cub Koda

Isaac Bonewits, American singer-songwriter, liturgist, and author (d. 2010)

Isaac Bonewits

Sheila Gilmore, Scottish lawyer and politician

Sheila Gilmore

André Rieu, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor

André Rieu

Elpida, Greek singer-songwriter

Elpida (singer)

Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, English neuroscientist, academic, and politician

Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield

Mark Helias, American bassist and composer

Mark Helias

Sigbjørn Johnsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance

Sigbjørn Johnsen · Minister of Finance (Norway)

Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (d. 2015)

Boris Morukov

Randy Quaid, American actor

Randy Quaid

Brian Greenway, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brian Greenway

Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Jacques Martin (ice hockey)

Bob Myrick, American baseball player (d. 2012)

Bob Myrick

Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)

Ivan Sekyra

Earl Slick, American rock guitarist and songwriter

Earl Slick

Pete Falcone, American baseball player

Pete Falcone

Viljar Loor, Estonian volleyball player (d. 2011)

Viljar Loor

Miguel Lopez, Salvadorian-American soccer player

Miguel Lopez (soccer)

Grete Waitz, Norwegian runner and coach (d. 2011)

Grete Waitz

Klaus Wowereit, German civil servant and politician, Governing Mayor of Berlin

Klaus Wowereit · Governing Mayor of Berlin

Howard Hewett, American R&B singer-songwriter

Howard Hewett

Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist and composer

Morten Gunnar Larsen

Jeff Reardon, American baseball player

Jeff Reardon

Andrus Ansip, Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia

Andrus Ansip · Prime Minister of Estonia

Theresa May, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Theresa May · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Kang Seok-woo, South Korean actor

Kang Seok-woo

Éva Tardos, Hungarian mathematician and educator

Éva Tardos

Martin Cooper, English saxophonist, composer, and painter

Martin Cooper (musician)

Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player and producer

Masato Nakamura

Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer and manager

Mark Aizlewood

Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet

Brian P. Cleary

Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer-songwriter, musician, and politician

Youssou N'Dour

Gary Ablett, Sr., Australian footballer

Gary Ablett, Sr.

Rico Constantino, American wrestler and manager

Rico Constantino

Corrie van Zyl, South African cricketer and coach

Corrie van Zyl

Attaphol Buspakom, Thai footballer and manager (d. 2015)

Attaphol Buspakom

Nico Claesen, Belgian footballer and coach

Nico Claesen

Esai Morales, American actor

Esai Morales

Paul Walsh, English footballer and sportscaster

Paul Walsh

Jean-Denis Délétraz, Swiss race car driver

Jean-Denis Délétraz

Mark McGwire, American baseball player and coach

Mark McGwire

Max Matsuura, Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager

Max Matsuura

Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-New Zealand chess player and author

Jonathan Sarfati

Christopher Titus, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Christopher Titus

Andreas Keller, German field hockey player

Andreas Keller

Chris Reason, Australian journalist

Chris Reason

Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Cliff Ronning

George Weah, Liberian footballer and politician

George Weah

José Ángel Ziganda, Spanish footballer and manager

José Ángel Ziganda

Mike Pringle, American-Canadian football player

Mike Pringle (Canadian football)

Scott Young, American ice hockey player and coach

Scott Young (ice hockey, born 1967)

Sacha Dean Biyan, Canadian photographer and journalist

Sacha Dean Biyan

Rob Collard, English race car driver

Rob Collard

Mark Durden-Smith, British television presenter

Mark Durden-Smith

Phil de Glanville, English rugby player

Phil de Glanville

Kevin Griffin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Kevin Griffin

Jon Guenther, American author and engineer

Jon Guenther

Jay Underwood, American actor and pastor

Jay Underwood

Zach Galifianakis, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

Zach Galifianakis

Joseph Patrick Moore, American musician, composer and producer

Joseph Patrick Moore

Ori Kaplan, Israeli-American saxophonist and producer

Ori Kaplan

Marcus Stephen, Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27th President of Nauru

Marcus Stephen · President of Nauru

Igor Ulanov, Russian ice hockey player

Igor Ulanov

Simon Davey, Welsh footballer and manager

Simon Davey

Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player and manager

Alexei Zhamnov

Yvette Hermundstad, Swedish journalist

Yvette Hermundstad

Andrew O'Keefe, Australian lawyer and television host

Andrew O'Keefe

Jim Serdaris, Australian rugby league player

Jim Serdaris

Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli author and poet

Ronen Altman Kaydar

Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer

Jean Paulo Fernandes

Esa Holopainen, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Esa Holopainen

Nicky Morgan, British politician

Nicky Morgan

Christian Borle, American actor and singer

Christian Borle

Rachid Chékhémani, French runner

Rachid Chékhémani

Jana Henke, German swimmer

Jana Henke

John Mackey, American composer

John Mackey (composer)

John Thomson, American baseball player and coach

John Thomson (baseball)

Keith Duffy, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

Keith Duffy

Nick Graham, Australian rugby player

Nick Graham (rugby league)

Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player and coach

Mats Lindgren

Justin Leppitsch, Australian rules footballer

Justin Leppitsch

Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer and coach

Zoltán Sebescen

Denis Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player

Denis Gauthier

Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer

Ümit Karan

Richard Oakes, English guitarist and songwriter

Richard Oakes (guitarist)

Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor

Antonio Roybal

Mark Švets, Estonian footballer

Mark Švets

Christel Takigawa, French-Japanese journalist

Christel Takigawa

Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver

Jeffrey van Hooydonk

Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter

Nicole Atkins

Leticia Cline, American model and journalist

Leticia Cline

Joe Keith, English footballer

Joe Keith

Dominic Thornely, Australian cricketer

Dominic Thornely

Curtis Axel, American wrestler

Curtis Axel

Rudi Johnson, American football player

Rudi Johnson

Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer

Gilberto Martínez

Ryan Pontbriand, American football player

Ryan Pontbriand

Marko Stanojevic, English-Italian rugby player

Marko Stanojevic

Sarah Drew, American actress

Sarah Drew

Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer

Antonio Narciso

Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer

Júlio Baptista

Tom Donnelly, New Zealand rugby player

Tom Donnelly

Rupert Friend, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Rupert Friend

Gaby Mudingayi, Belgian footballer

Gaby Mudingayi

Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player

Johnny Oduya

Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer

Arnau Riera

David Yelldell, German-American soccer player

David Yelldell

Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer

Haruna Babangida

Aleksandar Đuričić, Serbian author and playwright

Aleksandar Đuričić

Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (d. 2006)

Mohamed Abdelwahab

Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer

Mirko Vučinić

Beck Bennett, American actor and screenwriter

Beck Bennett

Matt Cain, American baseball player

Matt Cain

Daniel Guillén Ruiz, Spanish footballer

Daniel Guillén Ruiz

Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer

Nazimuddin Ahmed

Tim Deasy, English footballer

Tim Deasy

Ricardo Vaz Tê, Portuguese footballer

Ricardo Vaz Tê

Justin Westhoff, Australian footballer

Justin Westhoff

Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer

Hiroki Aiba

Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer

Lionel Ainsworth

Mitchell Aubusson, Australian rugby league player

Mitchell Aubusson

Cariba Heine, South African-Australian actress and dancer

Cariba Heine

Brie Larson, American actress

Brie Larson

Jan Kirchhoff, German footballer

Jan Kirchhoff

Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer

Pedro Filipe Mendes

Albert Prosa, Estonian footballer

Albert Prosa

Conor Clifford, Irish footballer

Conor Clifford

Rain Veideman, Estonian basketball player

Rain Veideman

Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player

Xander Bogaerts

Lauren Hill, American basketball player (d. 2015)

Lauren Hill (basketball)

Melanie Stokke, Norwegian tennis player

Melanie Stokke

Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk', Mayan king

Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk'

Emperor Tenmu of Japan (b. 631)

Emperor Tenmu

Richbod, archbishop of Trier

Richbod · Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier

Kong Wei, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Kong Wei

Zhou, empress of Former Shu

Empress Zhou (Former Shu) · Former Shu

Eadwig, English king (b. 941)

Eadwig

Artald, archbishop of Reims

Artald of Reims · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims

Alan III, Duke of Brittany (b. 997)

Alan III, Duke of Brittany

Morphia of Melitene, Queen of Jerusalem

Morphia of Melitene

Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)

Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon

Pope Boniface IX (b. 1356)

Pope Boniface IX

Yaqub Spata, Albanian ruler

Yaqub Spata

Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (b. 1407)

Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara

Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (b. 1433)

Marsilio Ficino

John Alcock, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1430)

John Alcock (bishop) · Lord Chancellor

Jan Mabuse, Flemish painter

Jan Mabuse

Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)

Pietro Carnesecchi

Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)

Frans Floris

Maarten van Heemskerck, Dutch painter (b. 1498)

Maarten van Heemskerck

John of Austria (b. 1547)

John of Austria

Edward James, English priest and martyr (b. 1557)

Edward James (martyr)

Hernando de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (b. 1541)

Hernando de Cabezón

Giammateo Asola, Italian priest and composer (b. 1532)

Giammateo Asola

Jan Asselijn, Dutch painter (d. 1610)

Jan Asselijn

Pierre Corneille, French playwright (b. 1606)

Pierre Corneille

Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian and academic (b. 1619)

Pedro Abarca

John Blow, English organist and composer (b. 1649)

John Blow

Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1687)

Robert Simson

William Brodie, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1741)

William Brodie

Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)

Robert Clark (U.S. politician)

Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)

Charles Tennant

Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817)

Rose O'Neal Greenhow

Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)

Mindon Min

John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)

John Light Atlee

Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)

Abdur Rahman Khan

Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)

Eugene O'Keefe

Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)

Antoine Bourdelle

Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)

Ants Piip · Prime Minister of Estonia

Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)

Faik Ali Ozansoy

Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)

Peter McWilliam

John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)

John Marin

Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880)

Charles Christie · Christie Film Company

Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (b. 1881)

Abdülhalik Renda · List of Ministers of National Defence of Turkey

Robert Falk, Russian painter and educator (b. 1886)

Robert Falk

Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877)

Enrico De Nicola · President of Italy

Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898)

Ludwig Bemelmans

Raúl Riganti, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893)

Raúl Riganti

Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English archaeologist and paleontologist (b. 1903)

Louis Leakey

Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1901)

Spyridon Marinatos

Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1935)

Al Jackson, Jr.

Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)

Walter Alston

Ninian Sanderson, Scottish race car driver (b. 1925)

Ninian Sanderson

E. B. White, American essayist and journalist (b. 1899)

E. B. White

Archie League, American air traffic controller (b. 1907)

Archie League

Sacheverell Sitwell, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1897)

Sacheverell Sitwell

Curtis LeMay, American general (b. 1906)

Curtis LeMay

Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (b. 1947)

Petra Kelly

Paul Lorenzen, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1915)

Paul Lorenzen

Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1923)

Jerome H. Lemelson

Walter Annenberg, American publisher and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1908)

Walter Annenberg · United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923)

Richard Avedon

Bruce Palmer, Canadian bass player (b. 1946)

Bruce Palmer

Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1921)

Robert Vaidlo

Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979)

Fawaz al-Rabeiee

Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (b. 1938)

Jerald Tanner

Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (b. 1928)

Ronnie Hazlehurst

Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (b. 1965)

Chris Mainwaring

Al Oerter, American discus thrower (b. 1936)

Al Oerter

John Biddle, American cinematographer (b. 1925)

John Biddle (yachting cinematographer)

Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (b. 1921)

Cintio Vitier

Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1938)

Ian Buxton

Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (b. 1931)

Sven Tumba

Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1935)

Octavio Getino

Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (b. 1917)

Eric Hobsbawm

Mark R. Kravitz, American lawyer and judge (b. 1950)

Mark R. Kravitz

Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (b. 1926)

Moshe Sanbar

Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian Holocaust survivor and author (b. 1923)

Shlomo Venezia · Holocaust

Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1930)

Arnold Burns · United States Deputy Attorney General

Tom Clancy, American author (b. 1947)

Tom Clancy

Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (b. 1928)

Imero Fiorentino

Israel Gutman, Polish-Israeli historian and author (b. 1923)

Israel Gutman

Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (b. 1939)

Ole Danbolt Mjøs

Jim Rountree, American football player and coach (b. 1936)

Jim Rountree

Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (b. 1948)

Lynsey de Paul

Shlomo Lahat, Israeli general and politician (b. 1927)

Shlomo Lahat

José Martínez, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (b. 1942)

José Martínez (infielder)

Robert Serra, Venezuelan criminologist and politician (b. 1987)

Robert Serra

Božo Bakota, Croatian footballer (b. 1950)

Božo Bakota

Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1915)

Don Edwards

Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (b. 1985)

Hadi Norouzi

Jacob Pressman, American rabbi and academic, co-founded American Jewish University (b. 1919)

Jacob Pressman · American Jewish University

Dave Strader, American sportscaster (b. 1955)

Dave Strader