October 17 — On This Day

London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.

London tornado of 1091 · Tornado

Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by the English near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.

Battle of Neville's Cross · David II of Scotland · Durham, England · Tower of London

Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi is defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II.

Battle of Kosovo (1448) · John Hunyadi · Ottoman Empire · Murad II

The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia).

University of Greifswald · Northern Europe · Prussia

Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.

Poczta Polska · Postage stamps and postal history of Poland

Kepler's Supernova: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.

Kepler's Supernova · Johannes Kepler · Supernova · Constellation · Ophiuchus

French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.

Louis XIII of France · Reims Cathedral

Nine regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered.

List of regicides of Charles I · Charles I of England · Hanged, drawn and quartered

Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for 40,000 pounds.

Charles II of England · Dunkirk

Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, age 15.

Ascanio in Alba · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.

American Revolutionary War · John Burgoyne · Saratoga campaign

American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis · Siege of Yorktown

Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao.

Kingdom of Great Britain · Curaçao

Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti is assassinated after an oppressive rule.

Haitian Revolution · Jean-Jacques Dessalines · Haiti

Eight people die in the London Beer Flood.

London Beer Flood

Bellini's third opera, Il pirata, is premiered at Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Vincenzo Bellini · Il pirata · Teatro alla Scala di Milano

First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).

The Open Championship

Nineteen people are killed in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre, the deadliest massacre of Europeans by aborigines in Australian history.

Cullin-la-ringo massacre · Aboriginal Australians

Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

Thomas Edison

Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.

Guglielmo Marconi · Wireless · Glace Bay, Nova Scotia · Clifden

Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.

Bulgaria · Serbia · Ottoman Empire · Montenegro · First Balkan War

RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.

RCA

Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.

Al Capone · Income tax · Tax evasion

Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.

Albert Einstein · Nazi Germany

The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.

Willi Münzenberg

World War II: a German submarine attacks an American ship for the first time in the war.

World War II · German submarine U-568 · USS Kearny (DD-432)

German troops execute the male population of the villages Kerdyllia in Serres, Greece.

War crimes of the Wehrmacht · Serres

The Burma Railway (Burma-Thailand Railway) is completed.

Burma Railway

The Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.

The Holocaust in Poland · Sobibór extermination camp

A massive number of people, headed by CGT, gather in the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina to demand Juan Perón's release.

Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina · Plaza de Mayo · Buenos Aires · Juan Perón

Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens becomes Prime Minister of Greece between the pull-out of the German occupation force in 1944 and the return of King Georgios II to Greece.

Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens · Prime Minister of Greece · George II of Greece

The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, in Cumbria, England.

Nuclear reactor technology · Elizabeth II · Sellafield · Cumbria

Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer play a famous chess game called The Game of the Century. Fischer beat Byrne and wins a Brilliancy prize.

Donald Byrne · Bobby Fischer · The Game of the Century (chess)

Scores of Algerian protesters (some claim up to 400) are massacred by the Paris police at the instigation of former Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Prefecture of Police.

Algeria · Paris massacre of 1961 · Nazi · Maurice Papon · Prefecture of Police

The 1964-65 New York World's Fair closes after a two-year run. More than 51 million people had attended the event.

1964 New York World's Fair

The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters, the fire department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks.

23rd Street Fire · New York City Fire Department · September 11, 2001 attacks

Montreal: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte was murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group.

Montreal · Premier · Pierre Laporte · FLQ

OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria.

OPEC · 1973 oil crisis · Israel · Yom Kippur War · Egypt

German Autumn: Four days after it is hijacked, Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu, Somalia, where a team of German GSG 9 commandos later rescues all remaining hostages on board.

German Autumn · Aircraft hijacking · Lufthansa Flight 181 · Mogadishu · Somalia

Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mother Teresa · Nobel Peace Prize

The Department of Education Organization Act is signed into law creating the US Department of Education and US Department of Health and Human Services.

Department of Education Organization Act · US Department of Education · US Department of Health and Human Services

As part of the Holy See-United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican

Holy See-United Kingdom relations

The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Sixty-three people were killed.

1989 Loma Prieta earthquake · San Francisco Bay Area · Central Coast (California) · Mercalli intensity scale

Peaceful Revolution: The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.

Peaceful Revolution · Erich Honecker · Leadership of East Germany · Socialist Unity Party of Germany

Having gone to the wrong house for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori is shot and killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Death of Yoshihiro Hattori · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces.

Dmitry Kholodov

Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack.

Hatfield rail crash · Hatfield, Hertfordshire · Railtrack

Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack.

Rehavam Ze'evi · Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi

The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 56 metres (184 ft) and become the world's tallest highrise.

Taipei 101 · Skyscraper · Taipei · Petronas Twin Towers · Kuala Lumpur

Lý Nam Đế, first emperor of Vietnam (d. 548)

Lý Nam Đế · History of Vietnam

Ivo of Kermartin, French priest and saint (d. 1303)

Ivo of Kermartin

Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)

Bartolommeo Bandinelli

Alonso de Orozco Mena, Spanish Roman Catholic priest (d. 1591)

Alonso de Orozco Mena

Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. 1621)

Cristofano Allori

Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642)

Dmitry Pozharsky

Johann Gerhard, German theologian and academic (d. 1637)

Johann Gerhard

Nathan Field, English dramatist and actor (d. 1620)

Nathan Field

Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1687)

Francis Turretin

Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (d. 1646)

Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias

Domenico Zipoli, Italian missionary and composer (d. 1726)

Domenico Zipoli

Jupiter Hammon, American poet (d. 1806)

Jupiter Hammon

Jacques Cazotte, French author and academic (d. 1792)

Jacques Cazotte

Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer (d. 1795)

Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini · Harpsichord

John Wilkes, English journalist and politician (d. 1797)

John Wilkes

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, French composer and academic (d. 1817)

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French economist and philosopher (d. 1825)

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon

Adolphe-Félix Cals, French painter (d. 1880)

Adolphe-Félix Cals

Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American pastor and educator (d. 1876)

Albertus van Raalte

Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (d. 1837)

Georg Büchner

Yakiv Holovatsky, Ukrainian historian, scholar, and poet (d. 1888)

Yakiv Holovatsky

Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and scholar (d. 1898)

Syed Ahmad Khan

John J. Gardner, American politician (d. 1921)

John J. Gardner

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

Childe Hassam, American painter and illustrator (d. 1935)

Childe Hassam

Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1943)

Elinor Glyn

James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1950)

James Rudolph Garfield · United States Secretary of the Interior

Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (d. 1959)

Maria Dulęba

Spring Byington, American actress (d. 1971)

Spring Byington

Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)

Roy Kilner

Theodor Eicke, German SS general (d. 1943)

Theodor Eicke

Herbert Howells, English organist, composer, and educator (d. 1983)

Herbert Howells

Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958 - 1963) (d. 1982)

Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes · President of Guatemala

Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator (d. 1998)

Shinichi Suzuki (violinist)

Simon Vestdijk, Dutch author and poet (d. 1971)

Simon Vestdijk

C. C. van Asch van Wijck, Dutch artist and sculptor (d. 1932)

C. C. van Asch van Wijck

Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991)

Jean Arthur

Irene Ryan, American actress (d. 1973)

Irene Ryan

Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (d. 1940)

Nathanael West

Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)

Paul Derringer

Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (d. 1988)

Hjördis Petterson

Wally Prigg, Australian rugby league player (d. 1980)

Wally Prigg

Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1969)

Red Rolfe

Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (d. 2007)

Kenji Miyamoto (politician)

Cozy Cole, American drummer (d. 1981)

Cozy Cole

Ester Wier, American author (d. 2000)

Ester Wier

Pope John Paul I, (d. 1978)

Pope John Paul I

Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)

Theodore Marier · Boston Archdiocesan Choir School

Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982)

Jack Owens (singer-songwriter)

Faik Türün, Turkish general (d. 2003)

Faik Türün

Jerry Siegel, American author and illustrator (d. 1996)

Jerry Siegel

Arthur Miller, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2005)

Arthur Miller

Adele Stimmel Chase, American painter and sculptor (d. 2000)

Adele Stimmel Chase

Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)

Martin Donnelly (cricketer)

Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (d. 1991)

Sumner Locke Elliott

Marsha Hunt, American actress and singer

Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917)

Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)

Norman Leyden

Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 1987)

Rita Hayworth

Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014)

Ralph Wilson · Buffalo Bills

Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic

Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov

Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. 1966)

Montgomery Clift

Miguel Delibes, Spanish journalist and author (d. 2010)

Miguel Delibes

George Mackay Brown, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1996)

George Mackay Brown

Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (d. 2012)

Priscilla Buckley

Maria Gorokhovskaya, Russian-Israeli gymnast (d. 2001)

Maria Gorokhovskaya

Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007)

Tom Poston

Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 2001)

Luiz Bonfá

Pierre Juneau, Canadian broadcaster and politician, co-founded the Montreal World Film Festival (d. 2012)

Pierre Juneau · Montreal World Film Festival

Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004)

Barney Kessel

Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (d. 2001)

Charles McClendon

Don Coryell, American football player and coach (d. 2010)

Don Coryell

Anton Geiser, Croatian SS officer (d. 2012)

Anton Geiser · SS

Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (d. 2010)

Harry Carpenter

Julie Adams, American actress

Julie Adams

Beverly Garland, American actress (d. 2008)

Beverly Garland

Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 2011)

Roberto Lippi

Mário Wilson, Mozambican footballer and manager

Mário Wilson

Ismail Akbay, Turkish physicist and engineer (d. 2003)

Ismail Akbay

Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (d. 2003)

Robert Atkins (nutritionist) · Atkins diet

Jimmy Breslin, American journalist and author (d. 2017)

Jimmy Breslin

Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and playwright (d. 2012)

Ernst Hinterberger

William Anders, Hong Kong-American general and astronaut

William Anders

The Singing Nun, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and nun (d. 1985)

The Singing Nun

Alan Garner, English author and playwright

Alan Garner

Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (d. 2005)

Johnny Haynes

Rico Rodriguez, American trombonist (d. 2015)

Rico Rodriguez (musician)

Sydney Chapman, English architect and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (d. 2014)

Sydney Chapman (politician) · Vice-Chamberlain of the Household

Michael Eavis, English farmer, founded the Glastonbury Festival

Michael Eavis · Glastonbury Festival

Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Sathima Bea Benjamin

Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese-American seismologist and academic

Hiroo Kanamori

Paxton Whitehead, English actor

Paxton Whitehead

Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (d. 2007)

Evel Knievel

Les Murray, Australian anthologist, poet, and critic

Les Murray (poet)

Oliver Rackham, English botanist and academic

Oliver Rackham

Stephen Kovacevich, American pianist and conductor

Stephen Kovacevich

Jim Smith, English footballer and manager

Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)

Peter Stringfellow, English businessman

Peter Stringfellow

Earl Thomas Conley, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist

Earl Thomas Conley

Jim Seals, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and violinist

Seals and Crofts

Steve Jones, American basketball player and sportscaster

Steve Jones (basketball)

Gary Puckett, American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

Ronni Chasen, American publicist (d. 2010)

Ronni Chasen

Michael Hossack, American drummer (d. 2012)

Michael Hossack

Cameron Mackintosh, English producer and manager

Cameron Mackintosh

Adam Michnik, Polish journalist and historian

Adam Michnik

Drusilla Modjeska, English-Australian author and critic

Drusilla Modjeska

Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter

Bob Seagren

Gene Green, American lawyer and politician

Gene Green

Michael McKean, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director

Michael McKean

Robert Post, American educator and academic

Robert Post (law professor)

Robert Jordan, American soldier and author (d. 2007)

Robert Jordan

Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress

Margot Kidder

George Wendt, American actor and comedian

George Wendt

Owen Arthur, Barbadian economist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Barbados

Owen Arthur · Prime Minister of Barbados

Bill Hudson, American musician and actor

Bill Hudson (singer)

Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal

Philippe Barbarin

Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996)

Howard Rollins

Annie Borckink, Dutch speed skater

Annie Borckink

Roger Pontare, Swedish singer

Roger Pontare

Shari Ulrich, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and violinist

Shari Ulrich

Joseph Bowie, American trombonist and bandleader

Joseph Bowie

Carlos Buhler, American mountaineer

Carlos Buhler

Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek economist, academic, and politician, Greek Minister of Finance

Georgios Alogoskoufis · Ministry of Finance (Greece)

Fran Cosmo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Fran Cosmo

Mae Jemison, American physician, academic, and astronaut

Mae Jemison

Pat McCrory, American businessman and politician, 74th Governor of North Carolina

Pat McCrory · Governor of North Carolina

Stephen Palumbi, American academic and author

Stephen Palumbi

Lawrence Bender, American actor and producer

Lawrence Bender

Steve McMichael, American football player, wrestler, and sportscaster

Steve McMichael

Vincent Van Patten, American tennis player and actor

Vincent Van Patten

Howard Alden, American guitarist

Howard Alden

Alan Jackson, American singer-songwriter

Alan Jackson

Craig Murray, British diplomat

Craig Murray

Ron Drummond, American author and scholar

Ron Drummond

Francisco Flores Pérez, Salvadorian politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2016)

Francisco Flores Pérez · President of El Salvador

Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Russell Gilbert

Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic

Mark Peel

Richard Roeper, American journalist and critic

Richard Roeper

Guy Henry, English actor

Guy Henry (actor)

Rob Marshall, American director, producer, and choreographer

Rob Marshall

Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (d. 2013)

Bernie Nolan

Philippe Sands, American lawyer and academic

Philippe Sands

David Means, American short story writer

David Means

Glenn Braggs, American baseball player

Glenn Braggs

Mike Judge, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer and actor

Mike Judge

Sergio Goycochea, Argentinian footballer and journalist

Sergio Goycochea

Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

Norm Macdonald

Toby Young, English journalist and academic

Toby Young

Gregg Wallace, English television presenter

Gregg Wallace

Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer

Aravinda de Silva

Shaun Edwards, English rugby player and coach

Shaun Edwards

Danny Ferry, American basketball player and manager

Danny Ferry

Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and sportscaster

Tommy Kendall

Simon Segars, English businessman

Simon Segars

Nathalie Tauziat, French tennis player

Nathalie Tauziat

Graeme Le Saux, English footballer and sportscaster

Graeme Le Saux

Ziggy Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and voice actor

Ziggy Marley

David Robertson, Scottish footballer and manager

David Robertson (footballer, born 1968)

Ernie Els, South African golfer and sportscaster

Ernie Els

Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American rapper, producer, and actor

Wyclef Jean

Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

Rick Mercer

Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer

Anil Kumble

John Mabry, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

John Mabry

Blues Saraceno, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Blues Saraceno

Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Chris Kirkpatrick

Kim Ljung, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bass player

Kim Ljung

Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor

Eminem

Tarkan, German-Turkish singer

Tarkan (singer)

Joe McEwing, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Joe McEwing

Andrea Tarozzi, Italian footballer and coach

Andrea Tarozzi

Ariel Levy, American journalist and author

Ariel Levy (journalist)

Matthew Macfadyen, English actor

Matthew Macfadyen

Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboard player

Janne Puurtinen

John Rocker, American baseball player

John Rocker

Dhondup Wangchen, Chinese director and producer

Dhondup Wangchen

Francis Bouillon, American-Canadian ice hockey player

Francis Bouillon

Vina Morales, Filipino actress and singer

Vina Morales

Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer

Sebastián Abreu

Kevin Maher, English-Irish footballer and coach

Kevin Maher

Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer

Dudu Aouate

Alimi Ballard, American actor and producer

Alimi Ballard

Bryan Bertino, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Bryan Bertino

Ryan McGinley, American photographer

Ryan McGinley

André Villas-Boas, Portuguese footballer and manager

André Villas-Boas

Jerry Flannery, Irish rugby player and coach

Jerry Flannery

Chuka Umunna, English lawyer and politician

Chuka Umunna

Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer-songwriter and violinist

Marcela Bovio

Alexandros Nikolaidis, Greek martial artist

Alexandros Nikolaidis

Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver

Kimi Räikkönen

Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player

Kostas Tsartsaris

Alessandro Piccolo, Italian race car driver

Alessandro Piccolo

Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer

Mohammad Hafeez

Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player

Yekaterina Gamova

Tsubasa Imai, Japanese singer, actor, and dancer

Tsubasa Imai

Nick Riewoldt, Australian footballer

Nick Riewoldt

Milica Brozovic, Serbian-Russian figure skater

Milica Brozovic

Felicity Jones, English actress

Felicity Jones

Toshihiro Matsushita, Japanese footballer

Toshihiro Matsushita

Riki Miura, Japanese actor

Riki Miura

Junichi Miyashita, Japanese swimmer

Junichi Miyashita

Ivan Saenko, Russian footballer

Ivan Saenko

Mitch Talbot, American baseball player

Mitch Talbot

Vitali Teleš, Estonian footballer

Vitali Teleš

Jared Tallent, Australian race walker

Jared Tallent

Randall Munroe, American author and illustrator

Randall Munroe

Luke Rockhold, American mixed martial artist

Luke Rockhold

Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bandleader

Anja Eline Skybakmoen

Carlos González, Venezuelan baseball player

Carlos González (baseball)

Collins John, Dutch footballer

Collins John

Baran Kosari, Iranian actress

Baran Kosari

Tomokazu Nagira, Japanese footballer

Tomokazu Nagira

Aija Brumermane, Latvian basketball player

Aija Brumermane

Yannick Ponsero, French figure skater

Yannick Ponsero

Bea Alonzo, Filipino actress and singer

Bea Alonzo

Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer

Jarosław Fojut

Hideto Takahashi, Japanese footballer

Hideto Takahashi

Oleksandr Isakov, Ukrainian swimmer

Oleksandr Isakov

Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer

Paolo Campinoti

Saki Kumagai, Japanese footballer

Saki Kumagai

Patrick Lambie, South African rugby player

Patrick Lambie

Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer

Thomas Strudwick

Agrippina the Elder, Roman wife of Germanicus (b. 14 BC)

Agrippina the Elder · Germanicus

Pope Boniface II

Pope Boniface II

Al-Musta'in, Abbasid caliph (b. 836)

Al-Musta'in

Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir, Icelandic aristocrat and poet

Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir

Beatrice of Falkenburg, German queen consort (b. c. 1254)

Beatrice of Falkenburg

John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray

John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray

Maurice de Moravia, Earl of Strathearn

Maurice de Moravia, Earl of Strathearn

Nicolas Grenon, French composer (b. 1375)

Nicolas Grenon

John Scott of Scott's Hall, Warden of the Cinque Ports

John Scott of Scott's Hall

Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (b. 1498)

Andreas Osiander

Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta, Spanish cardinal (b. 1511)

Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta

Philip Sidney, English courtier, poet, and general (b. 1554)

Philip Sidney

Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541)

Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

John Pitts, English priest and scholar (b. 1560)

John Pitts (Catholic scholar)

Adrian Scrope, English colonel and politician (b. 1601)

Adrian Scrope

Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1630)

Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh · Lord High Treasurer of England

Margaret Mary Alacoque, French mystic (b. 1647)

Margaret Mary Alacoque

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (b. 1683)

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

Pierre François le Courayer, French-English theologian and author (b. 1681)

Pierre François le Courayer

William Cookworthy, English pharmacist and minister (b. 1705)

William Cookworthy

Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1723)

Johann Ludwig Aberli

Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (b. 1758)

Jean-Jacques Dessalines · List of heads of state of Haiti

Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. 1782)

Orest Kiprensky

Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1778)

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1810)

Frédéric Chopin

Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (b. 1775)

Laura Secord · War of 1812

Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (b. 1824)

Gustav Kirchhoff

Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1828)

Nikolay Chernyshevsky

Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and politician, 3rd President of France (b. 1808)

Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta · President of France

Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (b. 1819)

Julia Ward Howe

Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and author (b. 1886)

Malak Hifni Nasif

Frank Dicksee, English painter and illustrator (b. 1853)

Frank Dicksee

Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and academic (b. 1884)

Alfons Maria Jakob

J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (b. 1862)

J. Bruce Ismay

Karl Kautsky, Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854)

Karl Kautsky

Royal Cortissoz, American art critic (b. 1869)

Royal Cortissoz

Dimitrios Maximos, Greek banker and politician (b. 1873)

Dimitrios Maximos

Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (b. 1920)

Anne Crawford

Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. 1896)

Paul Outerbridge

Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1876)

Charlie Townsend

Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and set designer (b. 1882)

Natalia Goncharova

Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic (b. 1865)

Jacques Hadamard

Bart King, American cricketer (b. 1873)

Bart King

Sidney Hatch, American runner and soldier (b. 1883)

Sidney Hatch

Wieland Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1917)

Wieland Wagner

Puyi, Chinese emperor (b. 1906)

Puyi

Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1921)

Pierre Laporte

Vola Vale, American actress (b. 1897)

Vola Vale

Quincy Wright, American political scientist and academic (b. 1890)

Quincy Wright

Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)

Turk Broda

George, Crown Prince of Serbia (b. 1887)

George, Crown Prince of Serbia

Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian author and poet (b. 1926)

Ingeborg Bachmann

George Clark, American racing driver (b. 1890)

George Clark (racing driver)

Giovanni Gronchi, Italian educator, soldier, and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1887)

Giovanni Gronchi · President of the Italian Republic

S. J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (b. 1904)

S. J. Perelman

John Stuart, Scottish-English actor (b. 1898)

John Stuart (actor)

Kannadasan Indian author, poet, and songwriter (b. 1927)

Kannadasan

Albert Cohen, Greek-Swiss civil servant and author (b. 1895)

Albert Cohen

Lina Tsaldari, Greek politician (b. 1887)

Lina Tsaldari

Raymond Aron, French sociologist, political scientist, and philosopher (b. 1905)

Raymond Aron

Abdul Malek Ukil, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. 1925)

Abdul Malek Ukil

Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor (b. 1919)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (b. 1912)

Herman Johannes

Orestis Laskos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

Orestis Laskos

Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963)

Criss Oliva

Chris Acland, English musician & drummer of Lush (b. 1966)

Chris Acland

Larry Jennings, American magician and author (b. 1933)

Larry Jennings

Joan Hickson, English actress (b. 1906)

Joan Hickson

Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (b. 1920)

Hakim Said · Governor of Sindh

Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1915)

Nicholas Metropolis

Leo Nomellini, Italian-American football player and wrestler (b. 1924)

Leo Nomellini

Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1964)

Joachim Nielsen

Jay Livingston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1915)

Jay Livingston

Micheline Ostermeyer, French shot putter, discus thrower, and pianist (b. 1922)

Micheline Ostermeyer

Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli historian, general, and politician, Tourism Minister of Israel (b. 1926)

Rehavam Ze'evi · Tourism Minister of Israel

Derek Bell, Irish harpist and composer (b. 1935)

Derek Bell (musician)

Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1952)

Uzi Hitman

Daniel Emilfork, Chilean-French actor (b. 1924)

Daniel Emilfork

Christopher Glenn, American journalist (b. 1938)

Christopher Glenn

Joey Bishop, American actor and talk show host (b. 1918)

Joey Bishop

Teresa Brewer, American singer (b. 1931)

Teresa Brewer

Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (b. 1939)

Suzy Covey

Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1955)

Urmas Ott

Levi Stubbs, American singer (b. 1936)

Levi Stubbs

Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1923)

Ben Weider · International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness

Norma Fox Mazer, American author and educator (b. 1931)

Norma Fox Mazer

Vic Mizzy, American composer (b. 1916)

Vic Mizzy

Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman (b. 1919)

Carl Lindner, Jr.

Milija Aleksic, English-South African footballer (b. 1951)

Milija Aleksic

Émile Allais, French skier (b. 1912)

Émile Allais

Henry Friedlander, German-American historian and author (b. 1930)

Henry Friedlander

Stanford R. Ovshinsky, American scientist and businessman, co-founded Energy Conversion Devices (b. 1922)

Stanford R. Ovshinsky · Energy Conversion Devices

Kōji Wakamatsu, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)

Kōji Wakamatsu

Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (b. 1926)

Mother Antonia

Terry Fogerty, English rugby player and coach (b. 1944)

Terry Fogerty

Arthur Maxwell House, Canadian neurologist and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (b. 1926)

Arthur Maxwell House · Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador

Lou Scheimer, American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company (b. 1928)

Lou Scheimer · Filmation

Rene Simpson, Canadian-American tennis player (b. 1966)

Rene Simpson

Edwards Barham, American farmer and politician (b. 1937)

Edwards Barham

Masaru Emoto, Japanese author and activist (b. 1943)

Masaru Emoto

Tom Shaw, American bishop (b. 1945)

Tom Shaw (bishop)

Berndt von Staden, German diplomat, German Ambassador to the United States (b. 1919)

Berndt von Staden · German Ambassador to the United States

Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (b. 1926)

Danièle Delorme

Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager (b. 1946)

Howard Kendall

Anne-Marie Lizin, Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

Anne-Marie Lizin

Tom Smith, American businessman and politician (b. 1947)

Tom Smith (Pennsylvania politician)

Gord Downie, Canadian musician (b. 1964)

Gord Downie