October 11 — On This Day

A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo.

1138 Aleppo earthquake · Aleppo

A peace treaty between the Jin dynasty and Southern Song dynasty is formally ratified when a Jin envoy visits the Song court during the Jin-Song wars.

Treaty of Shaoxing · Jin dynasty (1115-1234) · Southern Song dynasty · Jin-Song wars

The Ordinances of 1311 are published, imposing a series of regulations upon King Edward II of England by the peerage and clergy.

Ordinances of 1311 · Edward II of England

Huldrych Zwingli is killed in battle with the Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland.

Huldrych Zwingli

Due to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, this date does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Adoption of the Gregorian calendar

Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony.

Adriaen Block · Amsterdam · States General of the Netherlands · New Netherland

The Burchardi flood: "The second Grote Mandrenke" killed around 15,000 men in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.

Burchardi flood · North Friesland

Sack of Wexford: After a ten-day siege, English New Model Army troops (under Oliver Cromwell) stormed the town of Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.

Sack of Wexford · New Model Army · Oliver Cromwell · Wexford · Irish Catholic Confederation

George II and Caroline of Ansbach are crowned King and Queen of Great Britain.

George II of Great Britain · Caroline of Ansbach · Kingdom of Great Britain

Surveying for the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.

Mason-Dixon line · Maryland · Pennsylvania

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Valcour Island: On Lake Champlain a fleet of American boats is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Valcour Island · Lake Champlain · Royal Navy

Battle of Camperdown: Naval battle between Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. The outcome of the battle was a decisive British victory.

Battle of Camperdown · Royal Navy · Royal Netherlands Navy · French Revolutionary Wars

Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.

Natchez Trace · Tennessee · Meriwether Lewis

Inventor John Stevens' boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry (service between New York City, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey).

John Stevens (inventor) · Steam · Ferry · Hoboken, New Jersey

The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.

Maronite · Bashir Shihab II · Malta

The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.

University of Sydney

American Civil War: In the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam, Confederate General J. E. B. Stuart and his men loot Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during a raid into the north.

American Civil War · Battle of Antietam · Confederate States of America · J. E. B. Stuart · Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Paul Bogle led hundreds of black men and women in a march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion.

Paul Bogle · Jamaica · Morant Bay rebellion

In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.

Daughters of the American Revolution

Second Boer War begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts.

Second Boer War · Boer · South African Republic · Orange Free State

The Western League is renamed the American League.

Western League (original) · American League

San Francisco public school board sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering Japanese students to be taught in racially segregated schools.

San Francisco · Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907

Former President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. He flew for four minutes with Arch Hoxsey in a plane built by the Wright brothers at Kinloch Field (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport), St. Louis, Missouri.

Theodore Roosevelt · Arch Hoxsey · Wright brothers · Lambert-St. Louis International Airport · St. Louis, Missouri

First Balkan War: The Greek Army liberates the city of Kozani.

First Balkan War · Hellenic Army · Kozani

The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 76-116 people. A destructive tsunami contributed to the damage and loss of life.

Seismic scale · 1918 San Fermín earthquake · Mercalli intensity scale

Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.

National Liberation War of Macedonia

World War II: Battle of Cape Esperance: On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.

World War II · Battle of Cape Esperance · Guadalcanal · United States Navy

Tuvan People's Republic, formerly Tannu Tuva, is annexed by the U.S.S.R.

Tuvan People's Republic · Tannu Tuva

Television: CBS's mechanical color system is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

Television · Field-sequential color system · Federal Communications Commission

First Indochina War: The Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam.

First Indochina War · Viet Minh · North Vietnam

Space Race: Operation Moonwatch scientists calculate Sputnik 1's booster rocket's orbit.

Space Race · Operation Moonwatch · Sputnik 1 · Sputnik (rocket)

Pioneer program: NASA launches the lunar probe Pioneer 1 (the probe falls back to Earth and burns up).

Pioneer program · NASA · Pioneer 1

Second Vatican Council: Pope John XXIII convenes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.

Second Vatican Council · Pope John XXIII · Ecumenical council · Roman Catholic Church

Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission, with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham aboard.

Apollo program · NASA · Apollo 7 · Astronaut · Wally Schirra

A race riot occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam during Operation Linebacker.

USS Kitty Hawk riot · Aircraft carrier · USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) · Vietnam · Operation Linebacker

George Washington's appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford.

George Washington · General of the Armies · s:Public Law 94-479 · Gerald R. Ford

Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.

Space Shuttle Challenger · Kathryn D. Sullivan · Space walk

An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178.

Aeroflot · Tupolev Tu-154 · Aeroflot Flight 3352 · Omsk

Cold War: U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavík, Iceland, in an effort to continue discussions about scaling back their intermediate missile arsenals in Europe.

Cold War · Ronald Reagan · USSR · Mikhail Gorbachev · Reykjavík Summit

First public display of AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

AIDS Memorial Quilt · National Mall · Washington, D.C. · Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights

Start of Operation Pawan by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka that killed thousands of ethnic Tamil civilians and hundreds of Tamil Tigers and Indian Army soldiers.

Operation Pawan · Indian Peace Keeping Force · Sri Lanka · Tamils · Tamil Tigers

NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission, using Space Shuttle Discovery.

STS-92 · Space Shuttle · Space Shuttle Discovery

The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.

Polaroid Corporation · Bankruptcy

A bomb attack in a shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.

Myyrmanni bombing · Vantaa

A migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily with at least 34 people dead.

2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck · Channel of Sicily

Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France, French noble (d. 1495)

Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France

Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (d. 1553)

Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia (1552-1553)

Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (d. 1664)

Andreas Gryphius

Melchior de Polignac, French cardinal and poet (d. 1742)

Melchior de Polignac

Frederick IV of Denmark (d. 1730)

Frederick IV of Denmark

Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian-Romanian diplomat (d. 1742)

Pylyp Orlyk

Samuel Clarke, English minister and philosopher (d. 1729)

Samuel Clarke

Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (d. 1814)

Arthur Phillip · Governor of New South Wales

Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (d. 1791)

Grigory Potemkin

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (d. 1840)

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers

Stevenson Archer, American judge and politician (d. 1848)

Stevenson Archer (1786-1848)

Simon Sechter, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1867)

Simon Sechter

Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian general and geologist (d. 1885)

Gregor von Helmersen

Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (d. 1888)

Jean-Baptiste Lamy

Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Italian-French politician (d. 1881)

Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte

George Williams, English philanthropist, founded the YMCA (d. 1905)

George Williams (YMCA) · YMCA

Theodore Thomas, American conductor, founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (d. 1905)

Theodore Thomas (conductor) · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (d. 1916)

Henry J. Heinz · H. J. Heinz Company

Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (d. 1926)

Hans E. Kinck

Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (d. 1943)

Johan Oscar Smith · Brunstad Christian Church

Emily Davison, English educator and activist (d. 1913)

Emily Davison

Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1946)

Harlan F. Stone · Chief Justice of the United States

Ernst Mally, Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1944)

Ernst Mally

Hans Kelsen, Czech-American jurist and philosopher (d. 1973)

Hans Kelsen

Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)

Friedrich Bergius · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (d. 1962)

Eleanor Roosevelt · First Lady of the United States

Sig Ruman, German-American actor (d. 1967)

Sig Ruman

François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)

François Mauriac · Nobel Prize in Literature

A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1978)

A. V. Kulasingham

Julius Kuperjanov, Estonian educator and lieutenant (d. 1919)

Julius Kuperjanov

Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and theorist (d. 1982)

Roman Jakobson

Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (d. 1982)

Nathan Farragut Twining

Eddie Dyer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1964)

Eddie Dyer

Masanobu Tsuji, Japanese colonel and politician (d. 1961)

Masanobu Tsuji

Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian activist and politician (d. 1979)

Jayaprakash Narayan

Fred Trump, American real estate entrepreneur (d. 1999)

Fred Trump

Cahit Arf, Turkish mathematician and academic (d. 1997)

Cahit Arf

Nello Pagani, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (d. 2003)

Nello Pagani

Joe Simon, American author and illustrator (d. 2011)

Joe Simon

Dorothy Woolfolk, American author (d. 2000)

Dorothy Woolfolk

T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (d. 2009)

T. Llew Jones

Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (d. 2010)

Nanaji Deshmukh

Fred Bodsworth, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2012)

Fred Bodsworth

Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (d. 1998)

Jerome Robbins

Art Blakey, American drummer and bandleader (d. 1990)

Art Blakey

Douglas Albert Munro, United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor (d. 1942)

Douglas Albert Munro · Medal of Honor

G. C. Edmondson, American soldier and author (d. 1995)

G. C. Edmondson

André Emmerich, German-American art dealer (d. 2007)

André Emmerich

Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2011)

Sammy McCrory

Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Elmore Leonard

Jean Alexander, English actress (d. 2016)

Jean Alexander

Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (d. 2017)

Yvon Dupuis

Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet

Thích Nhất Hạnh

Earle Hyman, American actor

Earle Hyman

Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014)

Neville Wran · Premier of New South Wales

Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (d. 2005)

Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium

Jim Prior, Baron Prior, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (d. 2016)

Jim Prior, Baron Prior · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Alfonso de Portago, Spanish race car driver and bobsledder (d. 1957)

Alfonso de Portago

Roscoe Robinson, Jr., American general (d. 1993)

Roscoe Robinson, Jr.

Geoffrey Tordoff, Baron Tordoff, English businessman and politician

Geoffrey Tordoff, Baron Tordoff

Curtis Amy, American saxophonist and clarinetist player (d. 2002)

Curtis Amy

Michael Edwardes, South African-English businessman

Michael Edwardes

LaVell Edwards, American football player and coach

LaVell Edwards

Sam Johnson, American colonel and politician

Sam Johnson

Saul Friedländer, Israeli historian and author

Saul Friedländer

Barry Jones, Australian lawyer and politician

Barry Jones (Australian politician)

Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1991)

Dottie West

Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (d. 2012)

Dan Evins · Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Daniel Quinn, American author and environmentalist

Daniel Quinn

C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2013)

C. Gordon Fullerton

Billy Higgins, American drummer and educator (d. 2001)

Billy Higgins

James M. McPherson, American historian and author

James M. McPherson

Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager

Bobby Charlton

R. H. W. Dillard, American poet, author, and critic

R. H. W. Dillard

Ron Leibman, American actor and screenwriter

Ron Leibman

Michael Stear, English air marshal

Michael Stear

Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player

Maria Bueno

Austin Currie, Northern Irish lawyer and SDLP politician

Austin Currie · SDLP

Lucy Morgan, American newspaper reporter

Lucy Morgan

Lester Bowie, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1999)

Lester Bowie

Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton, Welsh academic and politician

Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton

Amitabh Bachchan, Indian Actor

Amitabh Bachchan

Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1996)

Keith Boyce

Michael Harloe, English sociologist and academic

Michael Harloe

Ilmar Reepalu, Swedish lawyer and politician

Ilmar Reepalu

Gene Watson, American singer-songwriter and producer

Gene Watson

Rodney Marsh, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster

Rodney Marsh (footballer)

Andrew Logan, English sculptor and painter

Andrew Logan

Dusty Rhodes, American professional wrestler (d. 2015)

Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)

Elinor Goodman, English journalist

Elinor Goodman

Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Daryl Hall

Thomas Boswell, American journalist and author

Thomas Boswell

Lucas Papademos, Greek economist and politician, 183rd Prime Minister of Greece

Lucas Papademos · Prime Minister of Greece

Alan Pascoe, English hurdler

Alan Pascoe

David Rendall, English tenor and actor

David Rendall (tenor)

Peter Turkson, Ghanaian cardinal

Peter Turkson

Henry Luke Orombi, Ugandan archbishop

Henry Luke Orombi

William R. Forstchen, American historian and author

William R. Forstchen

Amos Gitai, Israeli director, producer, and author

Amos Gitai

Patty Murray, American educator and politician

Patty Murray

Bruce Bartlett, American economist, historian, and author

Bruce Bartlett

Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jean-Jacques Goldman

Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Charles Shyer

Paulette Carlson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Paulette Carlson

David Morse, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

David Morse (actor)

David Michaels, American epidemiologist and politician

David Michaels (epidemiologist)

Vojislav Šešelj, Serbian lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia

Vojislav Šešelj · Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia

Norm Nixon, American basketball player and sportscaster

Norm Nixon

Nicanor Duarte, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, President of Paraguay

Nicanor Duarte · President of Paraguay

Derek Ringer, Scottish race car driver

Derek Ringer

Francky Dury, Belgian footballer and manager

Francky Dury

Dawn French, Welsh-English actress, comedian and screenwriter

Dawn French

Wayne Gardner, Australian motorcycle racer

Wayne Gardner

Allan Little, Scottish journalist and author

Allan Little

Randy Breuer, American basketball player

Randy Breuer

Curt Ford, American baseball player and manager

Curt Ford

Gábor Pölöskei, Hungarian footballer and manager

Gábor Pölöskei

Neil Buchanan, English guitarist

Neil Buchanan

Steve Young, American football player and sportscaster

Steve Young

Joan Cusack, American actress

Joan Cusack

Marcus Graham, Australian actor

Marcus Graham

Brian Rice, Scottish footballer and manager

Brian Rice (footballer)

Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli-English footballer

Ronny Rosenthal

Michael J. Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Michael J. Nelson

Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor and producer

Sean Patrick Flanery

Alexander Hacke, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Alexander Hacke

Orlando Hernández, Cuban baseball player

Orlando Hernández

Volodymyr Horilyi, Ukrainian footballer and coach

Volodymyr Horilyi

Luke Perry, American actor and producer

Luke Perry

Todd Snider, American singer-songwriter

Todd Snider

Stephen Williams, Welsh lawyer and politician

Stephen Williams (politician)

Jay Grdina, American businessman and pornographic actor

Jay Grdina

Artie Lange, American actor and comedian

Artie Lange

David Starr, American race car driver

David Starr

Jane Krakowski, American actress and singer

Jane Krakowski

Claude Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Claude Lapointe

Brett Salisbury, American football player and author

Brett Salisbury

Merieme Chadid, Moroccan astronomer and explorer

Merieme Chadid

Stephen Moyer, English actor

Stephen Moyer

Chidi Ahanotu, American football player

Chidi Ahanotu

Vanessa Harding, American wrestler

Vanessa Harding

MC Lyte, American rapper, DJ, and actress

MC Lyte

Andy Marriott, English-Welsh footballer and manager

Andy Marriott

Shin Tae-yong, South Korean footballer and coach

Shin Tae-yong

Petra Haden, American violinist and singer

Petra Haden

Oleksandr Pomazun, Ukrainian footballer and manager

Oleksandr Pomazun

Marcus Bai, Papua New Guinean rugby league player

Marcus Bai

Brendan B. Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wheatus)

Brendan B. Brown · Wheatus

Greg Chalmers, Australian golfer

Greg Chalmers

Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer and manager

Steven Pressley

Niki Xanthou, Greek long jumper

Niki Xanthou

Dmitri Young, American baseball player and radio host

Dmitri Young

Jason Arnott, Canadian ice hockey player

Jason Arnott

Rachel Barton Pine, American violinist and educator

Rachel Barton Pine

Orlando Maturana, Colombian footballer

Orlando Maturana

Dominic Aitchison, Scottish bass player and songwriter

Dominic Aitchison

Emily Deschanel, American actress and producer

Emily Deschanel

Matt Bomer, American actor and producer

Matt Bomer

Igor Figueiredo, Brazilian snooker player

Igor Figueiredo

Jérémie Janot, French footballer and manager

Jérémie Janot

Desmond Mason, American basketball player and sportscaster

Desmond Mason

Ty Wigginton, American baseball player

Ty Wigginton

Carl Bussey, American soccer player

Carl Bussey

Takuya Kawaguchi, Japanese footballer

Takuya Kawaguchi

Jamar Beasley, American football player

Jamar Beasley

Andy Douglas, American wrestler

Andy Douglas

Kim Yong-dae, South Korean footballer

Kim Yong-dae

Nyron Nosworthy, English footballer

Nyron Nosworthy

Cameron Knowles, New Zealand footballer

Cameron Knowles

Jeff Larish, American baseball player

Jeff Larish

Terrell Suggs, American football player

Terrell Suggs

Mauricio Victorino, Uruguayan footballer

Mauricio Victorino

Sergio Hellings, Dutch footballer

Sergio Hellings

Martha MacIsaac, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Martha MacIsaac

Zeb Taia, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player

Zeb Taia

Jane Zhang, Chinese singer-songwriter

Jane Zhang

Nesta Carter, Jamaican sprinter

Nesta Carter

Yang Cheng, Chinese footballer

Yang Cheng

Álvaro Fernández, Uruguayan footballer

Álvaro Fernández

Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress

Michelle Trachtenberg

Ikioi Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler

Ikioi Shōta

Tony Beltran, American soccer player

Tony Beltran

Mike Conley, Jr., American basketball player

Mike Conley, Jr.

Nathan Coulter-Nile, Australian cricketer

Nathan Coulter-Nile

Omar Gonzalez, American soccer player

Omar Gonzalez

Ricochet, American Professional Wrestler

Ricochet (wrestler)

Michelle Wie, American golfer

Michelle Wie

Sebastian Rode, German footballer

Sebastian Rode

Patrick Leyland, American baseball player

Patrick Leyland

Riffi Mandanda, Congolese footballer

Riffi Mandanda

Ligi Sao, New Zealand rugby league player

Ligi Sao

Christian Davis, English cricketer

Christian Davis

Clésio Baúque, Mozambican footballer

Clésio Baúque

T.J. Watt, American football player

T.J. Watt

Jeando Fuchs, French footballer

Jeando Fuchs

Bruno the Great, Archbishop of Cologne (b. 925)

Bruno the Great · Archbishopric of Cologne

Sima Guang, Chinese historian and statesman (b. 1019)

Sima Guang

William of Blois, Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey (b. c. 1137)

William I, Count of Boulogne · Count of Boulogne · Earl of Surrey

Robert I, Count of Dreux (b. 1123)

Robert I, Count of Dreux

Pope Boniface VIII (b. 1235)

Pope Boniface VIII

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1282)

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Jan Žižka, Czech general and Hussite leader

Jan Žižka

Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian (b. 1484)

Huldrych Zwingli

Thomas Wyatt, English poet and diplomat (born 1503)

Thomas Wyatt (poet) · 1503

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 43rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1506)

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha · List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

Mattias de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1613)

Mattias de' Medici

James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven (b. c. 1617)

James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven

William Molyneux, Irish philosopher and writer (b. 1656)

William Molyneux

Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (b. 1663)

Guillaume Amontons

Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1651)

Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus

Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (b. 1636)

Edward Colston

Hans Herr, Swiss-American bishop (b. 1639)

Hans Herr

Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (b. 1745)

Casimir Pulaski

Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (b. 1774)

Meriwether Lewis · List of Governors of Missouri

John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1754)

John Ross Key

Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer (b. 1766)

Samuel Wesley

Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)

Gotthold Eisenstein

James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (b. 1818)

James Prescott Joule

Edward Benson, English archbishop (b. 1829)

Edward Benson (bishop)

Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (b. 1824)

Anton Bruckner

Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (b. 1862)

Léon Boëllmann

Mary Tenney Gray, American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (b. 1833)

Mary Tenney Gray

Rita Cetina Gutiérrez, Mexican poet, educator, and activist (b. 1846)

Rita Cetina Gutiérrez

William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (b. 1859)

William Alden Smith

Steele Rudd, Australian author (b. 1868)

Steele Rudd

Lluís Companys, Spanish lawyer and politician, 123rd President of Catalonia (b. 1882)

Lluís Companys · President of Catalonia

Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1860)

Vito Volterra

Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (b. 1879)

Heinrich Gutkin

Mihkel Pung, Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1876)

Mihkel Pung · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)

Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (b. 1876)

Maurice de Vlaminck

Chico Marx, American comedian (b. 1887)

Chico Marx

Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1889)

Jean Cocteau

Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (b. 1895)

Dorothea Lange

Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1884)

Walther Stampfli · President of the Swiss Confederation

Stanley Morison, typographer, known for work on Times New Roman font (b. 1889)

Stanley Morison · Typographer · Times New Roman · Font

Selim Sarper, Turkish educator and politician, 13th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1899)

Selim Sarper · List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)

Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (b. 1944)

Tamanoumi Masahiro · Yokozuna (sumo)

Chesty Puller, American general (b. 1898)

Chesty Puller

Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author, screenwriter, and songwriter (b. 1897)

Alfredo Bracchi

MacKinlay Kantor, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1904)

MacKinlay Kantor

R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian administrator and engineer (b. 1889)

R. Fraser Armstrong

Benno Schotz, Scottish sculptor and engineer (b. 1891)

Benno Schotz

Norm Cash, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1934)

Norm Cash

Bonita Granville, American actress (b. 1923)

Bonita Granville

M. King Hubbert, American geologist and academic (b. 1904)

M. King Hubbert

Redd Foxx, American actor and comedian (b. 1922)

Redd Foxx

Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1943)

Keith Boyce

Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (b. 1912)

Eleanor Cameron

Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1960)

Renato Russo

Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (b. 1913)

Joe Morris (trade unionist)

Richard Denning, American actor (b. 1914)

Richard Denning

Leo Lionni, Dutch-American author and illustrator (b. 1910)

Leo Lionni

Luc-Marie Bayle, French historian, photographer, and painter (b. 1914)

Luc-Marie Bayle

Donald Dewar, Scottish lawyer and politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (b. 1937)

Donald Dewar · First Minister of Scotland

Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, and illustrator (b. 1926)

Beni Montresor

Keith Miller, Australian cricketer and pilot (b. 1919)

Keith Miller

Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Pakistani-Canadian linguist, journalist, and poet (b. 1917)

Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee

Attilâ İlhan, Turkish poet, author, and journalist (b. 1925)

Attilâ İlhan

Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1915)

Edward Szczepanik · Prime Minister of Poland

Cory Lidle, American baseball player (b. 1972)

Cory Lidle

David Lee "Tex" Hill, South Korean-American general and pilot (b. 1915)

David Lee "Tex" Hill

Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (b. 1915)

Werner von Trapp

Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (b. 1950)

Jörg Haider · List of governors of Carinthia

Ernst-Paul Hasselbach, Surinamese-Dutch television host and producer (b. 1966)

Ernst-Paul Hasselbach

Neal Hefti, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)

Neal Hefti

Angelo DiGeorge, American physician and endocrinologist (b. 1922)

Angelo DiGeorge

Halit Refiğ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)

Halit Refiğ

Helmut Haller, German footballer and coach (b. 1939)

Helmut Haller

Edward Kossoy, Polish lawyer, publicist, and activist (b. 1913)

Edward Kossoy

Édgar Negret, Colombian sculptor (b. 1920)

Édgar Negret

Champ Summers, American baseball player and coach (b. 1946)

Champ Summers

María de Villota, Spanish race car driver (b. 1980)

María de Villota

Johnny Kovatch, American football player and coach (b. 1912)

Johnny Kovatch

Erich Priebke, German captain (b. 1913)

Erich Priebke

William H. Sullivan, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (b. 1922)

William H. Sullivan · United States Ambassador to the Philippines

Anita Cerquetti, Italian soprano (b. 1931)

Anita Cerquetti

Carmelo Simeone, Argentinian footballer (b. 1933)

Carmelo Simeone

Bob Such, Australian educator and politician (b. 1944)

Bob Such

Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (b. 1941)

Dean Chance

Jack Drake, American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)

Jack Drake (politician)