October 12 — On This Day

The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon (Julian calendar)

Cyrus the Great · Persia · Babylon · Julian calendar

Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed by the British under Penda of Mercia and Cadwallon of Gwynedd.

Battle of Hatfield Chase · Edwin of Northumbria · Penda of Mercia · Cadwallon ap Cadfan

The city of Oradea is first mentioned under the Latin name Varadinum ("vár" means fortress in Hungarian).

Oradea · Latin

Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk founder of Nichiren Buddhism, is said to have inscribed the Dai Gohonzon.

Nichiren · Nichiren Buddhism · Dai Gohonzon

The Treaty of Salynas is signed between Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great and the Teutonic Knights, who received Samogitia.

Treaty of Salynas · Grand Duchy of Lithuania · Vytautas the Great · Teutonic Knights · Samogitia

Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached the Indies.

Christopher Columbus · The Bahamas · Indies

Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Gregorian calendar

The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.

Delft Explosion

The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor Sir William Phips.

Salem witch trials · William Phips

British and Spanish naval forces engage at the Battle of Havana during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Battle of Havana (1748) · War of Jenkins' Ear

America's first insane asylum opens.

Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)

The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.

Columbus Day

The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid on the campus of the University of North Carolina.

Old East · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Flemish and Luxembourgish peasants launch the rebellion against French rule known as the Peasants' War.

Peasants' War (1798)

Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse becomes the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute, from an altitude of 900 metres (3,000 ft).

Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse

First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

Oktoberfest · Bavaria · Munich · Ludwig I of Bavaria

Pedro I of Brazil is proclaimed the emperor of the Empire of Brazil.

Pedro I of Brazil · Empire of Brazil

Charles Macintosh of Scotland sells the first raincoat.

Charles Macintosh · Raincoat

German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens & Halske, which later becomes Siemens AG.

Werner von Siemens · Siemens & Halske · Siemens

The city of Manizales, Colombia is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.

Manizales · Colombia

Criminal Tribes Act (CTA) enacted by British rule in India, which named over 160 local communities 'Criminal Tribes', i.e. hereditary criminals. Repealed in 1949, after Independence of India.

Criminal Tribes Act · British rule in India · Denotified Tribes · Repeal · Independence of India

Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed.

Uddevalla Suffrage Association

The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools, as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage.

Pledge of Allegiance · Public school (government funded)

President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.

President · Theodore Roosevelt · White House

World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium

World War I · Edith Cavell · Allies of World War I

World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single day loss of life in New Zealand history.

First Battle of Passchendaele

A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Cloquet, Minnesota.

1918 Cloquet fire · Cloquet, Minnesota

An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.

Iron lung · Boston

The military Alcatraz Citadel becomes the civilian Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.

Alcatraz Citadel · Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

World War II: Japanese ships retreat after their defeat in the Battle of Cape Esperance.

Battle of Cape Esperance

World War II: The Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end.

Axis occupation of Greece

World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.

Desmond Doss · Conscientious objector · Medal of Honor

At the national congress of APRA in Peru a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party who later form APRA Rebelde.

American Popular Revolutionary Alliance · Peru · APRA Rebelde

Cold War: Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at United Nations General Assembly meeting to protest a Philippine assertion of Soviet Union colonial policy being conducted in Eastern Europe.

Cold War · Nikita Khrushchev · Shoe-banging incident · United Nations · Philippine

Television viewers in Japan unexpectedly witness the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, when he is stabbed to death during a live broadcast.

Inejiro Asanuma · Japan Socialist Party

The Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages.

Columbus Day Storm of 1962

After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union.

Walter Ciszek

The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew and the first flight without space suits.

Soviet Union · Voskhod 1 · Space suit

Vietnam War: US Secretary of State Dean Rusk states during a news conference that proposals by the U.S. Congress for peace initiatives are futile because of North Vietnam's opposition.

Vietnam War · Dean Rusk · United States Congress · North Vietnam

Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.

Equatorial Guinea

Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas

Richard Nixon · Christmas

The 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire is held (until October 16).

2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first of five books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams is published.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · Comic science fiction · Douglas Adams

The lowest recorded non-tornadic atmospheric pressure, 87.0 kPa (870 mbar or 25.69 inHg), occurred in the Western Pacific during Typhoon Tip.

Atmospheric pressure · Typhoon Tip

Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from Lockheed and is sentenced to four years in jail.

Tanaka Kakuei · Lockheed bribery scandals · Lockheed Corporation

Brighton hotel bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. Thatcher escapes but the bomb kills five people and wounds 31.

Brighton hotel bombing · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Margaret Thatcher

American actor Jon-Erik Hexum accidentally shoots himself with a prop gun. He dies six days later.

Jon-Erik Hexum

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit China.

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom · Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh · China

Two officers of the Victoria Police are gunned down execution-style in the Walsh Street police shootings, Australia.

Victoria Police · Walsh Street police shootings

A 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.

1992 Cairo earthquake

The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus.

Magellan (spacecraft) · Atmospheric entry · Atmosphere of Venus

Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria that killed 43 at a fake roadblock.

Sidi Daoud massacre · Algeria

Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, dies five days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie, Wyoming.

Matthew Shepard · University of Wyoming · Wyoming

Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.

Pervez Musharraf · Nawaz Sharif · 1999 Pakistani coup d'état

The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of Abkhazia declares its independence from Georgia

Abkhazia · Georgia (country)

The USS Cole is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.

USS Cole (DDG-67) · Aden, Yemen · USS Cole bombing

Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.

2002 Bali bombings · Sari Club · Kuta · Bali

The second Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for five days in orbit.

Human spaceflight · Shenzhou 6 · Fèi Jùnlóng · Niè Hǎishèng

Lithuanian nuclear power referendum, 2008 is performed.

Lithuanian nuclear power referendum, 2008

Fifty-one people are killed after a truck veers off a cliff in La Convención Province, Peru.

2013 Peru bus disaster · La Convención Province

Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)

Emperor Go-Ichijō

Trần Thánh Tông, emperor of Vietnam (then Đại Việt) (d. 1290)

Trần Thánh Tông · Vietnam · Đại Việt

Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Duke of Muscovy and Vladimir (d. 1389)

Dmitri Donskoi · Muscovy · Vladimir, Russia

Bernardo Pisano, Italian singer-songwriter and priest (d. 1548)

Bernardo Pisano

Asakura Yoshikage, Japanese ruler (d. 1573)

Asakura Yoshikage

Edward VI of England (d. 1553)

Edward VI of England

Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (d. 1601)

Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby

Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (d. 1618)

Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria

Thomas Dudley, English-American soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1653)

Thomas Dudley · List of colonial governors of Massachusetts

William Chillingworth, English scholar and theologian (d. 1644)

William Chillingworth

Henry More, English philosopher (d. 1687)

Henry More

Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (d. 1750)

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

Jonathan Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1785)

Jonathan Trumbull · Governor of Connecticut

Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (d. 1810)

Étienne Louis Geoffroy

Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist (d. 1860)

Christian Gmelin

Pedro I of Brazil (d. 1834)

Pedro I of Brazil

Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1873)

Friedrich Frey-Herosé · President of the Swiss Confederation

William J. Hardee, American general (d. 1873)

William J. Hardee

George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)

George Thorn · Premier of Queensland

Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (d. 1909)

Helena Modjeska

Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (d. 1922)

Arthur Nikisch

Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass (d. 1930)

Elmer Ambrose Sperry · Gyrocompass

Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

Arthur Harden · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1937)

Ramsay MacDonald · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

August Horch, German engineer and businessman, founded Audi (d. 1951)

August Horch · Audi

Mariano Trías, Filipino general and politician, 1st Vice President of the Philippines (d. 1914)

Mariano Trías · Vice President of the Philippines

Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (d. 1958)

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (d. 1942)

Jimmy Burke (baseball)

Aleister Crowley, English magician and author (d. 1947)

Aleister Crowley

Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (d. 1956)

Truxtun Hare

Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (d. 1913)

Louis Hémon

Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (d. 1942)

Edith Stein

Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese soldier and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1945)

Fumimaro Konoe · Prime Minister of Japan

Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (d. 1975)

Gilda dalla Rizza

Velvalee Dickinson, American spy (d. 1980)

Velvalee Dickinson

Elisabeth of Romania (d. 1956)

Elisabeth of Romania

Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)

Eugenio Montale · Nobel Prize in Literature

Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (d. 1998)

Josephine Hutchinson

Lester Dent, American journalist and author (d. 1959)

Lester Dent

Ding Ling, Chinese author and educator (d. 1986)

Ding Ling

Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)

Joe Cronin

John Murray, American playwright and producer (d. 1984)

John Murray (playwright)

Piero Taruffi, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1988)

Piero Taruffi

Paul Engle, American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)

Paul Engle

Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997)

Ann Petry

Robert Fitzgerald, American poet, critic, and translator (d. 1985)

Robert Fitzgerald

Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and academic (d. 2013)

Malcolm Renfrew

Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (d. 1987)

Vijay Merchant

Alice Chetwynd Ley, English author and educator (d. 2004)

Alice Chetwynd Ley

John E. Hodge, African-American chemist (d. 1996)

John E. Hodge

Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994)

Alice Childress

Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959)

Lock Martin

Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2004)

Roque Máspoli

Gilles Beaudoin, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Trois-Rivières (d. 2007)

Gilles Beaudoin · Mayor of Trois-Rivières

Doris Miller, American chef and soldier (d. 1943)

Doris Miller

Christy Ring, Irish hurler (d. 1979)

Christy Ring

Christopher Soames, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (d. 1987)

Christopher Soames · Governor of Southern Rhodesia

Art Clokey, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created Gumby (d. 2010)

Art Clokey · Gumby

Jaroslav Drobný, Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (d. 2001)

Jaroslav Drobný

Logie Bruce Lockhart, Scottish rugby player and journalist

Logie Bruce Lockhart

William H. Sullivan, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (d. 2013)

William H. Sullivan · United States Ambassador to the Philippines

Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (d. 2015)

Jean Nidetch · Weight Watchers

Goody Petronelli, American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2012)

Goody Petronelli

Leonidas Kyrkos, Greek politician (d. 2011)

Leonidas Kyrkos

Denis Lazure, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (d. 2008)

Denis Lazure

Al Held, American painter and academic (d. 2005)

Al Held

Domna Samiou, Greek singer and musicologist (d. 2012)

Domna Samiou

Nappy Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2008)

Nappy Brown

Robert Coles, American psychologist, author, and academic

Robert Coles

Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic journalist and academic (d. 2007)

Magnus Magnusson

Denis Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (d. 2013)

Denis Brodeur

Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian and author

Milica Kacin Wohinz

Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist and academic, co-developed Simula (d. 2002)

Ole-Johan Dahl · Simula

Dick Gregory, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2017)

Dick Gregory

Ned Jarrett, American race car driver and sportscaster

Ned Jarrett

John Moffat, Danish physicist and academic

John Moffat (physicist)

Guido Molinari, Canadian painter and art collector (d. 2004)

Guido Molinari

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford

Richard Meier, American architect, designed the Getty Center and City Tower

Richard Meier · Getty Center · City Tower (Prague)

Albert Shiryaev, Russian mathematician and academic

Albert Shiryaev

Oğuz Atay, Turkish engineer and author (d. 1977)

Oğuz Atay

Don Howe, English footballer and manager (d. 2015)

Don Howe

Tony Kubek, American baseball player and sportscaster

Tony Kubek

Sam Moore, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)

Sam Moore · Sam & Dave

Shivraj Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence

Shivraj Patil · Ministry of Defence (India)

Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2007)

Luciano Pavarotti

Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (d. 1969)

Paul Hawkins (racing driver)

Robert Mangold, American painter

Robert Mangold

Michael Mansfield, English lawyer, academic, and republican

Michael Mansfield

Melvin Franklin, American soul bass singer (The Temptations) (d. 1995)

Melvin Franklin · The Temptations

Kostas Tsakonas, Greek actor (d. 2015)

Kostas Tsakonas

Angela Rippon, English journalist and author

Angela Rippon

Aurore Clément, French actress

Aurore Clément

Dusty Rhodes, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2015)

Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)

Ashok Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 2008)

Ashok Mankad

Daryl Runswick, English bassist and composer

Daryl Runswick

Chris Wallace, American journalist

Chris Wallace

John Engler, American businessman and politician, 46th Governor of Michigan

John Engler · Governor of Michigan

Rick Parfitt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

Rick Parfitt

Dave Lloyd, English cyclist and coach

Dave Lloyd (cyclist)

Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist and murderer

Carlos the Jackal

Paul Went, English footballer and manager (d. 2017)

Paul Went

Susan Anton, American actress and model

Susan Anton

Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming

Dave Freudenthal · Governor of Wyoming

Sally Little, South African-American golfer

Sally Little

Ed Royce, American businessman and politician

Ed Royce

Norio Suzuki, Japanese golfer

Norio Suzuki (golfer)

Béla Csécsei, Hungarian educator and politician (d. 2012)

Béla Csécsei

Roger Heath-Brown, English mathematician and theorist

Roger Heath-Brown

Les Dennis, English comedian and actor

Les Dennis

David Threlfall, English actor and director

David Threlfall

Massimo Ghini, Italian actor

Massimo Ghini

Michael Roe, American, singer, songwriter, and record producer

Michael Roe

Linval Thompson, Jamaican singer and producer

Linval Thompson

Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer

Einar Jan Aas

Pat DiNizio, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Pat DiNizio

Ante Gotovina, Croatian general

Ante Gotovina

Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

Jane Siberry

Rafael Ábalos, Spanish author

Rafael Ábalos

Allan Evans, Scottish footballer

Allan Evans (footballer)

Lutz Haueisen, German cyclist

Lutz Haueisen

Catherine Holmes, Australian judge

Catherine Holmes

Gerti Schanderl, German figure skater

Gerti Schanderl

David Vanian, English singer-songwriter

David Vanian

Clémentine Célarié, French actress, singer, and director

Clémentine Célarié

Serge Clerc, French comic book artist and illustrator

Serge Clerc

Mike Dowler, Welsh football goalkeeper

Mike Dowler

Annik Honoré, Belgian journalist and music promoter (d. 2014)

Annik Honoré

William F. Laurance, Australian biologist

William F. Laurance

Steve Austria, American lawyer and politician

Steve Austria

Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, Portuguese historian, author, and academic (d. 2013)

Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias

Jeff Keith, American rock singer-songwriter (Tesla)

Jeff Keith · Tesla (band)

Bryn Merrick, Welsh bass player (d. 2015)

Bryn Merrick

Anna Escobedo Cabral, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Treasurer of the United States

Anna Escobedo Cabral · Treasurer of the United States

Steve Lowery, American golfer

Steve Lowery

Carlo Perrone, Italian footballer and manager

Carlo Perrone

Chendo, Spanish footballer

Chendo

Carlos Bernard, American actor and director

Carlos Bernard

Chris Botti, American trumpet player and composer

Chris Botti

John Coleman, English footballer and manager

John Coleman (footballer, born 1962)

Branko Crvenkovski, Macedonian engineer and politician, 3rd President of the Republic of Macedonia

Branko Crvenkovski · President of the Republic of Macedonia

Deborah Foreman, American actress and photographer

Deborah Foreman

Mads Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer

Mads Eriksen (musician)

Raimond Aumann, German footballer

Raimond Aumann

Hideki Fujisawa, Japanese composer

Hideki Fujisawa

Satoshi Kon, Japanese animator and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Satoshi Kon

Dave Legeno, English actor and mixed martial artist (d. 2014)

Dave Legeno

Alan McDonald, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)

Alan McDonald (Northern Ireland footballer)

Luis Polonia, Dominican baseball player

Luis Polonia

Dan Abnett, English author

Dan Abnett

J. J. Daigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

J. J. Daigneault

Scott O'Grady, American captain and pilot

Scott O'Grady

Jonathan Crombie, Canadian actor and voice over artist (d. 2015)

Jonathan Crombie

Wim Jonk, Dutch footballer

Wim Jonk

Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brian Kennedy (singer)

Brenda Romero, American game designer

Brenda Romero

Becky Iverson, American golfer

Becky Iverson

Bill Auberlen, American race car driver

Bill Auberlen

Paul Harragon, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Paul Harragon

Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer

Hugh Jackman

Leon Lett, American football player

Leon Lett

Martie Maguire, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer

Martie Maguire

Željko Milinovič, Slovenian footballer

Željko Milinovič

Dwayne Roloson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Dwayne Roloson

José Valentín, American baseball player, coach, and manager

José Valentín

Kirk Cameron, American actor, screenwriter, and Christian evangelical/anti-evolution activist

Kirk Cameron

Patrick Musimu, Belgian diver and physiotherapist (d. 2011)

Patrick Musimu

Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player

Tanyon Sturtze

Charlie Ward, American basketball player and coach

Charlie Ward

Tony Fiore, American baseball player

Tony Fiore

Steve Johnston, Australian motorcycle racer

Steve Johnston

Bronzell Miller, American football player and actor (d. 2013)

Bronzell Miller

Neriah Davis, American model and actress

Neriah Davis

Juan Manuel Silva, Argentinian race car driver

Juan Manuel Silva

Tom Van Mol, Belgian footballer

Tom Van Mol

Lesli Brea, Dominican baseball player

Lesli Brea

Martin Corry, English rugby player

Martin Corry (rugby union)

Stephen Lee, English snooker player

Stephen Lee (snooker player)

Susana Félix, Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Susana Félix

Marion Jones, American basketball player and runner

Marion Jones

Cristie Kerr, American golfer

Cristie Kerr

Bode Miller, American skier

Bode Miller

Javier Toyo, Venezuelan footballer

Javier Toyo

Stefan Binder, German footballer

Stefan Binder

Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist

Baden Cooke

Steven Agnew, Northern Irish politician

Steven Agnew

Steve Borthwick, English rugby player

Steve Borthwick

Jordan Pundik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jordan Pundik

Ledley King, English footballer

Ledley King

Brian Kerr, Scottish football player and manager

Brian Kerr (Scottish footballer)

Giuseppe Lanzone, American rower

Giuseppe Lanzone

Conrad Smith, New Zealand rugby player

Conrad Smith

Sun Tiantian, Chinese tennis player

Sun Tiantian

Alex Brosque, Australian footballer

Alex Brosque

Carlton Cole, English footballer

Carlton Cole

Mariko Yamamoto, Japanese cricketer

Mariko Yamamoto

Michelle Carter, American shot putter

Michelle Carter (athlete)

Mike Green, Canadian hockey player

Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985)

Anna Iljuštšenko, Estonian high jumper

Anna Iljuštšenko

Ioannis Maniatis, Greek footballer

Ioannis Maniatis

Sergio Peter, German footballer

Sergio Peter

Marvin Ogunjimi, Belgian footballer

Marvin Ogunjimi

Sam Whitelock, New Zealand rugby player

Sam Whitelock

Anna Ohmiya, Japanese curler

Anna Ohmiya

Henri Lansbury, English footballer

Henri Lansbury

Nicolao Dumitru, Italian footballer

Nicolao Dumitru

Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer

Josh Hutcherson

Sean Monahan, Canadian ice hockey player

Sean Monahan

Olivia Smoliga, American swimmer

Olivia Smoliga

Riechedly Bazoer, Dutch footballer

Riechedly Bazoer

Curtis Scott, Australian rugby league player

Curtis Scott

Iris Apatow, American actress

Iris Apatow

Pope Honorius I

Pope Honorius I

Pope John IV

Pope John IV

Tsunesada, Japanese prince (b. 825)

Prince Tsunesada

Leopold II, Margrave of Austria (b. 1050)

Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

Adolf III of Berg (b. 1080)

Adolf III of Berg

William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician (b. 1109)

William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel

Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1277)

Michael IX Palaiologos

Clementia of Hungary, Queen consort of France and Navarre (b. 1293)

Clementia of Hungary

Zhu Quan, Prince of Ning, historian and playwright (b. 1378)

Zhu Quan

Fritz Herlen, German painter (b. 1449)

Fritz Herlen

Piero della Francesca, Italian mathematician and painter (b. 1415)

Piero della Francesca

Jean Ribault, French-American lieutenant and navigator (b. 1520)

Jean Ribault

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1527)

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter and educator (b. 1543)

Kanō Eitoku

Luis de Molina, Spanish priest and philosopher (b. 1535)

Luis de Molina

Nicholas Brend, English landowner (b. 1560)

Nicholas Brend

Kutsuki Mototsuna, Japanese commander (b. 1549)

Kutsuki Mototsuna

François de Bassompierre, French general and courtier (b. 1579)

François de Bassompierre

Carel Fabritius, Dutch artist (b. 1622)

Carel Fabritius

Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1621)

Edmund Berry Godfrey

William Gurnall, English minister, theologian, and author (b. 1617)

William Gurnall

Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian lawyer and jurist (b. 1628)

Christoph Ignaz Abele

Frederick IV of Denmark (b. 1671)

Frederick IV of Denmark

Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1680)

Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth

Juan José Castelli, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1764)

Juan José Castelli

Elizabeth Fry, English nurse and philanthropist (b. 1780)

Elizabeth Fry

Hiroshige, Japanese painter (b. 1797)

Hiroshige

Robert E. Lee, American general (b. 1807)

Robert E. Lee

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish lawyer and politician, 9th Council President of Denmark (b. 1817)

Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs · Council President of Denmark

Calvin Fairbank, American minister and activist (b. 1816)

Calvin Fairbank

Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (b. 1838)

Margaret E. Knight

Edith Cavell, English nurse (b. 1865)

Edith Cavell

Bunny Lucas, English cricketer (b. 1857)

A. P. Lucas

Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)

Anatole France · Nobel Prize in Literature

Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian and author (b. 1838)

Edwin Abbott Abbott

John Lister, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1847)

John Lister (UK politician)

Tom Mix, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)

Tom Mix

Joseph Stilwell, American general (b. 1883)

Joseph Stilwell

Susan Sutherland Isaacs, English psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1885)

Susan Sutherland Isaacs

George Welch, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)

George Welch (pilot)

Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer and painter (b. 1872)

Lorenzo Perosi

Arie de Jong, Indonesian-Dutch linguist and physician (b. 1865)

Arie de Jong

Gordon Griffith, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)

Gordon Griffith

Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1898)

Inejiro Asanuma

Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

Paul Hermann Müller · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Ram Manohar Lohia, Indian activist and politician (b. 1910)

Ram Manohar Lohia

Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater and actress (b. 1912)

Sonja Henie

Serge Poliakoff, Russian-French painter and academic (b. 1906)

Serge Poliakoff

Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (b. 1891)

Julius Saaristo

Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, Russian-American illustrator and painter (b. 1891)

Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky

Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet and academic (b. 1930)

Mustafa Zaidi

Dean Acheson, American lawyer and politician, 51st United States Secretary of State (b. 1893)

Dean Acheson · United States Secretary of State

Gene Vincent, American musician (b. 1935)

Gene Vincent

Robert Le Vigan, French-Argentinian actor and politician (b. 1900)

Robert Le Vigan

Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (b. 1899)

Peter Aufschnaiter

Anthony Berry, English politician (b. 1925)

Anthony Berry

Johnny Olson, American radio host and game show announcer (b. 1910)

Johnny Olson

Ricky Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)

Ricky Wilson (American musician)

Alf Landon, American lieutenant and politician, 26th Governor of Kansas (b. 1887)

Alf Landon · Governor of Kansas

Fahri Korutürk, Turkish commander and politician, 6th President of Turkey (b. 1903)

Fahri Korutürk · President of Turkey

Ruth Manning-Sanders, Welsh-English poet and author (b. 1886)

Ruth Manning-Sanders

Coby Whitmore, American painter and illustrator (b. 1913)

Coby Whitmore

Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (b. 1920)

Jay Ward · Jay Ward Productions

Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (b. 1926)

Rifaat el-Mahgoub

Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian physician, mountaineer, and author (b. 1899)

Peter Wessel Zapffe

Sheila Florance, Australian actress (b. 1916)

Sheila Florance

Arkady Strugatsky, Russian author and translator (b. 1925)

Arkady Strugatsky

Regis Toomey, American actor (b. 1898)

Regis Toomey

Leon Ames, American actor (b. 1902)

Leon Ames

Gérald Godin, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1938)

Gérald Godin

René Lacoste, French tennis player and fashion designer, co-founded Lacoste (b. 1904)

René Lacoste · Lacoste

Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (b. 1911)

Roger Lapébie

John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1943)

John Denver

Mario Beaulieu, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)

Mario Beaulieu (Canadian senator)

Matthew Shepard, American murder victim (b. 1976)

Matthew Shepard

Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (b. 1936)

Wilt Chamberlain

Robert Marsden Hope, Australian lawyer and judge (b. 1919)

Robert Marsden Hope

Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English academic and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1907)

Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone · Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Hikmet Şimşek, Turkish conductor (b. 1924)

Hikmet Şimşek

Richard Buckle, Ballet critic and writer (b. 1916)

Richard Buckle

Ray Conniff, American bandleader and composer (b. 1916)

Ray Conniff

Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (b. 1974)

Audrey Mestre

Jim Cairns, Australian economist and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1914)

Jim Cairns · Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (b. 1928)

Joan Kroc

Bill Shoemaker, American jockey (b. 1931)

Bill Shoemaker

C. Delores Tucker, American activist and politician (b. 1927)

C. Delores Tucker

Eugène Martin, French race car driver (b. 1915)

Eugène Martin

Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1919)

Gillo Pontecorvo

Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower (b. 1934)

Kisho Kurokawa · Nakagin Capsule Tower

Karl Chircop, Maltese physician and politician (b. 1965)

Karl Chircop

Dickie Peterson American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1948)

Dickie Peterson

Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (b. 1974)

Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)

Austin Ardill, Northern Irish soldier and politician (b. 1917)

Austin Ardill

Woody Peoples, American football player (b. 1943)

Woody Peoples

Belva Plain, American author (b. 1919)

Belva Plain

Patricia Breslin, American actress (b. 1931)

Patricia Breslin

Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist, created the C programming language (b. 1941)

Dennis Ritchie · C (programming language)

James Coyne, Canadian lawyer and banker, 2nd Governor of the Bank of Canada (b. 1910)

James Coyne · Governor of the Bank of Canada

Norm Grabowski, American hot rod builder and actor (b. 1933)

Norm Grabowski

Sukhdev Singh Kang, Indian judge and politician, 14th Governor of Kerala (b. 1931)

Sukhdev Singh Kang · Governor of Kerala

Torkom Manoogian, Iraqi-Armenian patriarch (b. 1919)

Torkom Manoogian

Erik Moseholm, Danish bassist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1930)

Erik Moseholm

Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)

Břetislav Pojar

George Herbig, American astronomer and academic (b. 1920)

George Herbig

Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (b. 1951)

Oscar Hijuelos

Hans Wilhelm Longva, Norwegian diplomat (b. 1942)

Hans Wilhelm Longva

Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and academic (b. 1910)

Malcolm Renfrew

Ali Mazrui, Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1933)

Ali Mazrui

Graham Miles, English snooker player (b. 1941)

Graham Miles

Roberto Telch, Argentinian footballer and coach (b. 1943)

Roberto Telch

Abdallah Kigoda, Tanzanian politician, 8th Tanzanian Minister of Industry and Trade (b. 1953)

Abdallah Kigoda · Minister of Industry and Trade (Tanzania)

Joan Leslie, American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian (b. 1925)

Joan Leslie