October 19 — On This Day

Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.

Second Punic War · Battle of Zama · Roman Republic · Scipio Africanus · Hannibal Barca

The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.

Vandals · Gaiseric · Carthage

King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.

King John of England · Newark-on-Trent · Henry III of England

The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.

Heidelberg University

The Hundred Years' War ends with the French recapture of Bordeaux, leaving English control only on Calais

Hundred Years' War

The Thirteen Years' War ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn.

Thirteen Years' War (1454-66) · Second Peace of Thorn (1466)

Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.

Ferdinand II of Aragon · Isabella I of Castile · Aragon · Crown of Castile

Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia).

Martin Luther

New Ross town, County Wexford, Ireland, surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.

New Ross · County Wexford · Oliver Cromwell

At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis hand over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrender to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.

Siege of Yorktown · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis · George Washington · Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau

John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

John Jay · Chief Justice of the United States

Napoleonic Wars: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to the Grande Armée of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ulm; 30,000 prisoners are captured and 10,000 casualties inflicted on the losers.

Napoleonic Wars · Karl Mack von Leiberich · Grande Armée · Napoleon · Battle of Ulm

Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow.

Napoleon

The Battle of Leipzig concludes, giving Napoleon Bonaparte one of his worst defeats.

Battle of Leipzig · Napoleon

In Parnaíba; Simplício Dias da Silva, João Cândido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of Piauí.

Parnaíba · Piauí

Battle of Cedar Creek: A U.S. Army force under Philip Sheridan destroys a Confederate army under Jubal Early.

Battle of Cedar Creek · Union Army · Philip Sheridan · Jubal Early

St. Albans Raid: Confederate raiders launch an attack on Saint Albans, Vermont from Canada.

St. Albans Raid · Confederate States of America · Saint Albans, Vermont

Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.

Veneto · Mantua · Savoy · Nice

Max Planck discovers the law of black-body radiation (Planck's law).

Max Planck · Black-body radiation · Planck's law

Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire.

Italy · Tripoli · Libya · Ottoman Empire

The First Battle of Ypres begins.

First Battle of Ypres

Portuguese Prime Minister António Granjo and other politicians are murdered in a Lisbon coup.

António Granjo · Lisbon · Bloody Night

British Conservative MPs meeting at the Carlton Club vote to break off the Coalition Government with David Lloyd George of the Liberal Party.

Conservative Party (UK) · Member of Parliament · Carlton Club meeting · Lloyd George ministry · David Lloyd George

Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.

Germany · League of Nations

The League of Nations places economic sanctions on fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.

League of Nations · Fascist Italy (1922-43) · Ethiopia

The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Souda Bay, Crete, and sunk; 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it.

MS Sinfra · Souda Bay · Crete

Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.

Streptomycin · Antibiotic · Tuberculosis · Rutgers University

United States forces land in the Philippines.

Battle of Leyte

A coup is launched against Juan Federico Ponce Vaides, beginning the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution

Juan Federico Ponce Vaides · Guatemalan Revolution

The People's Liberation Army takes control of the town of Chamdo; this is sometimes called the "Invasion of Tibet".

People's Liberation Army · Chamdo · Invasion of Tibet (1950)

The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu River to fight United Nations forces.

Korean War · Yalu River · United Nations

Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.

Iran · Point Four Program

The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.

Soviet Union · Japan · Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956

Cold War: The United States government imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.

Cold War · United States embargo against Cuba · Cuba

President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.

Richard Nixon · Watergate tapes

Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.

Niue Constitution Act

Roman Catholic priest from Poland, Jerzy Popiełuszko, associated with the Solidarity Union, is murdered by three agents of the Polish Communist internal intelligence agency.

Poland · Jerzy Popiełuszko · Solidarity Union

Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, and 33 others die when their Tupolev Tu-134 plane crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.

Samora Machel · Mozambique · FRELIMO · Tupolev Tu-134 · 1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash

The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.

Operation Nimble Archer · Iran · Persian Gulf

Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.

Black Monday (1987) · Dow Jones Industrial Average

The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.

1988-94 British broadcasting voice restrictions · Sinn Féin · Irish republicanism · Ulster loyalism

The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison.

Guildford Four · Court of Appeal of England and Wales

SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 asylum seekers, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people.

SIEV X · Indonesia · Christmas Island · Asylum seekers

Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.

Mother Teresa · Beatification · Pope John Paul II

Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.

Saddam Hussein · Trial of Saddam Hussein · Crimes against humanity

Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.

Hurricane Wilma

A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 people in Beirut, Lebanon.

October 2012 Beirut bombing · Beirut

At least 105 people are injured in a train crash at the Once railway station in Buenos Aires.

2013 Buenos Aires train crash · Once railway station · Buenos Aires

Yingtian, empress of the Khitan Liao Dynasty (d. 953)

Empress Shulü Ping · Khitan people · Liao dynasty

Prince Hisaaki of Japan (d. 1328)

Prince Hisaaki

Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (d. 1499)

Marsilio Ficino

Viglius, Dutch politician (d. 1577)

Viglius

John Juvenal Ancina, Italian Oratorian and bishop (d. 1604)

John Juvenal Ancina

George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (d. 1633)

George Abbot (bishop)

Dmitry of Uglich (d. 1591)

Dmitry of Uglich

Thomas Browne, English physician and author (d. 1682)

Thomas Browne

Gerrard Winstanley, English Protestant religious reformer (d. 1676)

Gerrard Winstanley

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English-Irish general, academic, and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1688)

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Charles of Sezze, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (d. 1670)

Charles of Sezze

Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)

Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

John Abernethy, Irish minister (d. 1740)

John Abernethy (minister)

William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752)

William Cheselden

Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (d. 1804)

Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie · Secretary of State for War (France)

John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist (d. 1772)

John Woolman

Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist and sinologist (d. 1800)

Joseph de Guignes

Leigh Hunt, English poet and critic (d. 1859)

Leigh Hunt

Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher (d. 1853)

Theophilos Kairis

Cassius Marcellus Clay, American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (d. 1903)

Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician) · United States Ambassador to Russia

Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter (d. 1878)

Theodoros Vryzakis

Ralph Tollemache, English priest (d. 1895)

Ralph Tollemache

Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer and academic (d. 1935)

Annie Smith Peck

Empress Myeongseong of Korea (d. 1895)

Empress Myeongseong

George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (d. 1937)

George Albert Boulenger

Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1954)

Auguste Lumière

Bertha Knight Landes, American academic and politician, Mayor of Seattle (d. 1943)

Bertha Knight Landes · Mayor of Seattle

Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist (d. 1925)

Jaap Eden

Bart King, American cricketer (d. 1965)

Bart King

Mordecai Brown, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1945)

Mordecai Brown

Mihkel Pung, Estonian lawyer and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1941)

Mihkel Pung · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)

Emma Bell Miles, American writer, poet, and artist (d. 1919)

Emma Bell Miles

Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1916)

Umberto Boccioni

Charles E. Merrill, American banker and philanthropist, co-founded Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (d. 1956)

Charles E. Merrill · Merrill Lynch

Frank Durbin, American soldier (d. 1999)

Frank Durbin

Lewis Mumford, American historian, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1990)

Lewis Mumford

Bob O'Farrell, American baseball player and manager (d. 1988)

Bob O'Farrell

Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (d. 1994)

Salimuzzaman Siddiqui

Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)

Miguel Ángel Asturias · Nobel Prize in Literature

Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (d. 1990)

Erna Berger

Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer and baseball player (d. 1991)

Bill Ponsford

Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957)

Roy Worters

Arleigh Burke, American admiral (d. 1996)

Arleigh Burke

Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971)

Tor Johnson

Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader and composer (d. 1962)

Roger Wolfe Kahn

Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1981)

Geirr Tveitt

Marguerite Perey, French physicist and academic (d. 1975)

Marguerite Perey

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar · Nobel Prize in Physics

Shunkichi Hamada, Japanese field hockey player (d. 2009)

Shunkichi Hamada

Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (d. 1980)

Paul Robert (lexicographer)

Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1980)

Vinicius de Moraes

Juanita Moore, American actress (d. 2014)

Juanita Moore

Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)

Jean Dausset · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985)

Emil Gilels

Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986)

Minoru Yasui

William Joel Blass, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

William Joel Blass

Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic

Walter Munk

Charles Evans, English-Welsh mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (d. 1995)

Charles Evans (mountaineer)

Russell Kirk, American theorist and author (d. 1994)

Russell Kirk

Robert Schwarz Strauss, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (d. 2014)

Robert Schwarz Strauss · United States Ambassador to Russia

Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher and educator (d. 2003)

Pandurang Shastri Athavale

LaWanda Page, American actress (d. 2002)

LaWanda Page

Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (d. 2009)

Harry Alan Towers

Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian activist, philosopher, and spiritual leader (d. 2003)

Pandurang Shastri Athavale

George Nader, American actor (d. 2002)

George Nader

Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (d. 2005)

Jack Anderson (columnist)

Ruth Carter Stevenson, American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (d. 2013)

Ruth Carter Stevenson · Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Baby Dalupan, Filipino basketball player and coach (d. 2016)

Baby Dalupan

Bernard Hepton, English actor and producer

Bernard Hepton

Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (d. 2015)

Czesław Kiszczak · List of Prime Ministers of Poland

Emilio Eduardo Massera, Argentinian admiral (d. 2010)

Emilio Eduardo Massera

Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009)

Arne Bendiksen

Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (d. 2004)

Joel Feinberg

Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (d. 2015)

Vladimir Shlapentokh

Marjorie Tallchief, American ballerina

Marjorie Tallchief

Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter and illustrator

Pierre Alechinsky

Stephen Keynes, English businessman

Stephen Keynes

Lou Scheimer, American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company (d. 2013)

Lou Scheimer · Filmation

Lewis Wolpert, South African-English biologist, author, and academic

Lewis Wolpert

John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside, English union leader and politician

John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside

Mavis Nicholson, Welsh-English journalist

Mavis Nicholson

Ed Emberley, American author and illustrator

Ed Emberley

John le Carré, English intelligence officer and author

John le Carré

Atsushi Miyagi, Japanese tennis player

Atsushi Miyagi

Robert Reed, American actor (d. 1992)

Robert Reed

Brian Booth, Australian cricketer and educator

Brian Booth

Anthony Skingsley, English air marshal

Anthony Skingsley

Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, 3rd Head of State of Nigeria

Yakubu Gowon · List of heads of state of Nigeria

Dave Guard, American folk music singer-songwriter, arranger, and musician (d. 1991)

Dave Guard

Don Ward, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2014)

Don Ward (ice hockey)

James Bevel, American civil rights activist and minister (d. 2008)

James Bevel

Marilyn Bell, Canadian swimmer

Marilyn Bell

Peter Max, German-American illustrator

Peter Max

Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield, English banker and politician

Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield

Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, Jamaican-English union leader and politician

Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth

David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere · Minister for the Cabinet Office

Larry Chance, American singer-songwriter

Larry Chance

Michael Gambon, Irish-British actor

Michael Gambon

Rosny Smarth, Haitian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Haiti

Rosny Smarth · Prime Minister of Haiti

Simon Ward, English actor (d. 2012)

Simon Ward

Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author

Andrew Vachss

Robin Holloway, English composer and academic

Robin Holloway

Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer and coach

Takis Ikonomopoulos

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., American author and poet

L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

George McCrae, American singer

George McCrae

Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)

Peter Tosh

Angus Deaton, Scottish-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Angus Deaton · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Divine, American drag queen performer, and actor (d. 1988)

Divine (performer) · Drag queen

Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist

Patricia Ireland

Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter

Gloria Jones

John Lithgow, American actor

John Lithgow

Jeannie C. Riley, American singer

Jeannie C. Riley

Martin Welz, South African journalist

Martin Welz

Bob Holland, Australian cricketer and surveyor

Bob Holland

Philip Pullman, English author and academic

Philip Pullman

Keith Reid, English songwriter and lyricist

Keith Reid

Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian author and illustrator

Giorgio Cavazzano

James Howard Kunstler, American author and critic

James Howard Kunstler

Dave Mallow, American voice actor and screenwriter

Dave Mallow

Patrick Simmons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Patrick Simmons

Lynn Dickey, American football player and radio host

Lynn Dickey

Jamie McGrigor, English-Scottish politician

Jamie McGrigor

Yeslam bin Ladin, Saudi Arabian-Swiss businessman

Yeslam bin Ladin

Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematician and physicist

Demetrios Christodoulou

Annie Golden, American actress and singer

Annie Golden

Kurt Schrader, American veterinarian and politician

Kurt Schrader

Peter Bone, English accountant and politician

Peter Bone

Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer

Verónica Castro

Lionel Hollins, American basketball player and coach

Lionel Hollins

Sam Allardyce, English footballer and manager

Sam Allardyce

Deborah Blum, American journalist and author

Deborah Blum

Joe Bryant, American basketball player and coach

Joe Bryant

Dan Gutman, American author

Dan Gutman

LaSalle Ishii, Japanese actor and director

LaSalle Ishii

Steve Doocy, American journalist and author

Steve Doocy

Elena Garanina, Soviet ice dancer and coach

Elena Garanina

Grover Norquist, American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform

Grover Norquist · Americans for Tax Reform

Didier Theys, Belgian race car driver and coach

Didier Theys

Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (d. 1993)

Carlo Urbani

Bruce Weber, American basketball player and coach

Bruce Weber (basketball)

Dorinda Clark-Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Dorinda Clark-Cole

Ray Richmond, American journalist and critic

Ray Richmond

Karl Wallinger, Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Karl Wallinger

Carolyn Browne, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan

Carolyn Browne · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kazakhstan

Hiromi Hara, Japanese footballer and manager

Hiromi Hara

Tiriel Mora, Australian actor

Tiriel Mora

Michael Steele, American journalist and politician, 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

Michael Steele · Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

Nir Barkat, Israeli businessman and politician, Mayor of Jerusalem

Nir Barkat · Mayor of Jerusalem

Martin Kusch, German philosopher and academic

Martin Kusch

Dawn Coe-Jones, Canadian golfer (d. 2016)

Dawn Coe-Jones

Jennifer Holliday, American actress and singer

Jennifer Holliday

Takeshi Koshida, Japanese footballer

Takeshi Koshida

Susan Straight, American author and academic

Susan Straight

Jeremy Swift, English actor

Jeremy Swift

Ayuo Takahashi, Japanese-American singer-songwriter

Ayuo Takahashi

Dan Woodgate, English musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer

Dan Woodgate

Sunny Deol, Indian actor and producer

Sunny Deol

Cliff Lyons, Australian rugby league player and coach

Cliff Lyons

Tracy Chevalier, American-English author

Tracy Chevalier

Brian Henninger, American golfer

Brian Henninger

Bendik Hofseth, Norwegian saxophonist and composer

Bendik Hofseth

Evander Holyfield, American boxer and actor

Evander Holyfield

Svetlana Zainetdinova, Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach

Svetlana Zainetdinova

Ty Pennington, American model, carpenter and television host

Ty Pennington

Brad Daugherty, American basketball player and sportscaster

Brad Daugherty (basketball)

Todd Park Mohr, American rock singer-songwriter and musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters)

Todd Park Mohr · Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Jon Favreau, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Jon Favreau

Dimitris Lyacos, Greek poet and playwright

Dimitris Lyacos

David Vann (writer), American novelist and short story writer

David Vann (writer)

Amy Carter, American illustrator and activist

Amy Carter

Yōji Matsuda, Japanese actor

Yōji Matsuda

Yoko Shimomura, Japanese pianist and composer

Yoko Shimomura

Rodney Carrington, American comedian, actor, and singer

Rodney Carrington

John Edward, American psychic and author

John Edward

Trey Parker, American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter

Trey Parker

Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager

Erwin Sánchez

Andrew Griffiths, English politician

Andrew Griffiths (politician)

Chris Kattan, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Chris Kattan

Keith Foulke, American baseball player

Keith Foulke

Pras, American rapper-songwriter (Fugees), record producer, and actor

Pras · Fugees

Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player

Hicham Arazi

Okan Buruk, Turkish footballer and manager

Okan Buruk

Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player

Joaquin Gage

Burak Güven, Turkish singer-songwriter and bass player

Burak Güven

Omar Gooding, American actor and producer

Omar Gooding

Jostein Gulbrandsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer

Jostein Gulbrandsen

Desmond Harrington, American actor

Desmond Harrington

Paul Hartley, Scottish footballer and manager

Paul Hartley

Hiroshi Sakai, Japanese footballer

Hiroshi Sakai

Dan Smith, Canadian ice hockey player

Dan Smith (ice hockey)

Michael Young, American baseball player

Michael Young (baseball)

Habib Beye, French-Senegalese footballer

Habib Beye

Louis-José Houde, Canadian comedian and actor

Louis-José Houde

Jason Reitman, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter

Jason Reitman

Raúl Tamudo, Spanish footballer

Raúl Tamudo

Mo Twister, Filipino radio and television host

Mo Twister

Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver

Enrique Bernoldi

Zakhar Dubensky, Russian footballer

Zakhar Dubensky

Henri Sorvali, Finnish guitarist and keyboard player

Henri Sorvali

José Luis López, Mexican footballer

José Luis López (footballer)

Brian Robertson, American trombonist

Brian Robertson (trombonist)

Sachiko Sugiyama, Japanese volleyball player

Sachiko Sugiyama

José Bautista, Dominican baseball player

José Bautista

Rajai Davis, American baseball player

Rajai Davis

Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver

Heikki Kovalainen

Atom Araullo, Filipino journalist

Atom Araullo

Gillian Jacobs, American actress and director

Gillian Jacobs

Louis Oosthuizen, South African golfer

Louis Oosthuizen

Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer

Gonzalo Pineda

Daan van Bunge, Dutch cricketer

Daan van Bunge

Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress

Rebecca Ferguson

Andy Lonergan, English footballer

Andy Lonergan

Cara Santa Maria, American neuroscientist and blogger

Cara Santa Maria

Danka Barteková, Slovak skeet shooter

Danka Barteková

Tsunenori Aoki, Japanese actor

Tsunenori Aoki

Zeph Ellis, English rapper and producer

Zeph Ellis

Markiyan Kamysh, Ukrainian writer

Markiyan Kamysh

Chris Lawrence, Australian rugby league player

Chris Lawrence (rugby league)

James Gavet, New Zealand rugby league player

James Gavet

Miroslav Stoch, Slovakian footballer

Miroslav Stoch

Rakuto Tochihara, Japanese actor

Rakuto Tochihara

Janine Tugonon, Filipino model and television host

Janine Tugonon

Tom Kilbey, English footballer

Tom Kilbey

Endō Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler

Endō Shōta

Janet Leon, Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer

Janet Leon

Colton Dixon, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Colton Dixon

Shiho, Japanese actress and model

Shiho (actress)

Abby Sunderland, American sailor

Abby Sunderland

Agnė Sereikaitė, Lithuanian speed skater

Agnė Sereikaitė

Frithuswith, English saint (b. 650)

Frithuswith

Conrad I, King of Burgundy (b. c. 925)

Conrad I of Burgundy

John, King of England (b. 1167)

John, King of England

Bohemond VII, Count of Tripoli

Bohemond VII, Count of Tripoli

Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (b. 1318)

Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada

John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of England (b. 1392)

John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk · Earl Marshal

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

Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (b. 1537)

Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel

Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and author (b. 1551)

Martin Delrio

Jacobus Arminius, Dutch Reformed theologian (b. 1560)

Jacobus Arminius

Fujiwara Seika, Japanese philosopher and educator (b. 1561)

Fujiwara Seika

Marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician (b. 1566)

Marcin Kazanowski

Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (b. 1627)

Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten

Thomas Browne, English physician and author (b. 1605)

Thomas Browne

Godfrey Kneller, German-English painter (b. 1646)

Godfrey Kneller

Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (b. 1667)

Jonathan Swift

Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (b. 1703)

Andrea Belli

Lyman Hall, American physician and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (b. 1724)

Lyman Hall · Governor of Georgia

Michel de Beaupuy, French general (b. 1755)

Michel de Beaupuy

Józef Poniatowski, Polish general (b. 1763)

Józef Poniatowski

Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (b. 1755)

Paolo Mascagni

Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet and author (b. 1808)

Aleksey Koltsov

Marie Thérèse of France (b. 1778)

Marie Thérèse of France

William Sprague III, American businessman and politician, 14th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1799)

William Sprague III · Governor of Rhode Island

Luís I of Portugal (b. 1838)

Luís I of Portugal

Lucy Stone, American activist (b. 1818)

Lucy Stone

George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, founded the Pullman Company (b. 1831)

George Pullman · Pullman Company

Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish businessman and philanthropist, founded GN Store Nord (b. 1829)

Carl Frederik Tietgen · GN Store Nord

Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek general and target shooter (b. 1863)

Ioannis Frangoudis

Harold Lockwood, American actor (b. 1887)

Harold Lockwood

Louis Zborowski, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1895)

Louis Zborowski

Lu Xun, Chinese author and critic (b. 1881)

Lu Xun

Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)

Ernest Rutherford · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Camille Claudel, French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1864)

Camille Claudel

Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1884)

Dénes Kőnig

Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexican general and politician, 40th President of Mexico (b. 1877)

Plutarco Elías Calles · President of Mexico

N. C. Wyeth, American painter and illustrator (b. 1882)

N. C. Wyeth

Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (b. 1892)

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edward S. Curtis, American ethnologist and photographer (b. 1868)

Edward S. Curtis

Isham Jones, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1894)

Isham Jones

George Wallace, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1895)

George Wallace (Australian comedian)

Şemsettin Günaltay, Turkish historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1883)

Şemsettin Günaltay · List of Prime Ministers of Turkey

Sergey Biryuzov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1904)

Sergey Biryuzov · Marshal of the Soviet Union

Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (b. 1885)

Nettie Palmer

Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (b. 1888)

Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard · Lord Lieutenant of Durham

Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (b. 1869)

Edward Willis Redfield

Lacey Hearn, American sprinter (b. 1881)

Lacey Hearn

Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican general and politician, 44th President of Mexico (b. 1895)

Lázaro Cárdenas · President of Mexico

Gig Young, American actor (b. 1913)

Gig Young

Maurice Bishop, Aruban-Grenadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1944)

Maurice Bishop · Prime Minister of Grenada

Jerzy Popiełuszko, Polish priest and activist (b. 1947)

Jerzy Popiełuszko

Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (b. 1915)

Alfred Rouleau

Dele Giwa, Nigerian journalist, co-founded Newswatch Magazine (b. 1947)

Dele Giwa · Newswatch (Nigeria)

Samora Machel, Mozambican commander and politician, 1st President of Mozambique (b. 1933)

Samora Machel · President of Mozambique

Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist and educator (b. 1945)

Jacqueline du Pré

Hermann Lang, German race car driver (b. 1909)

Hermann Lang

Son House, American singer and guitarist (b. 1902)

Son House

Magnus Pyke, English scientist and television host (b. 1908)

Magnus Pyke

Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (b. 1916)

Martha Raye

Don Cherry, American trumpet player (b. 1936)

Don Cherry (trumpeter)

Harilaos Perpessas, Greek pianist and composer (b. 1907)

Harilaos Perpessas

Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947)

Glen Buxton

Ken Wood, English businessman (b. 1916)

Ken Wood (manufacturer)

James C. Murray, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)

James C. Murray

Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-French lawyer and author (b. 1900)

Nathalie Sarraute

Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Russian physicist and astronaut (b. 1932)

Nikolay Rukavishnikov

Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (b. 1957)

Road Warrior Hawk

Alija Izetbegović, Bosniak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (b. 1925)

Alija Izetbegović · President of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Margaret Murie, American environmentalist and author (b. 1902)

Margaret Murie

Nello Pagani, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1911)

Nello Pagani

Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (b. 1982)

Ryan Dallas Cook

James Glennon, American cinematographer (b. 1942)

James Glennon

Phyllis Kirk, American actress (b. 1927)

Phyllis Kirk

Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1917)

Winifred Asprey

Randall Forsberg, American activist and author (b. 1943)

Randall Forsberg

Michael Maidens, English footballer (b. 1987)

Michael Maidens

Jan Wolkers, Dutch author, sculptor, and painter (b. 1925)

Jan Wolkers

Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (b. 1922)

Richard Blackwell

Howard Unruh, American murderer (b. 1921)

Howard Unruh

Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (b. 1918)

Joseph Wiseman

Tom Bosley, American actor (b. 1927)

Tom Bosley

Kakkanadan, Indian author (b. 1935)

Kakkanadan

Lincoln Alexander, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (b. 1922)

Lincoln Alexander · Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Wissam al-Hassan, Lebanese general (b. 1965)

Wissam al-Hassan

Wiyogo Atmodarminto, Indonesian general and politician, 10th Governor of Jakarta (b. 1922)

Wiyogo Atmodarminto · Governor of Jakarta

Mike Graham, American wrestler (b. 1951)

Mike Graham (wrestler)

Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist (b. 1920)

Fiorenzo Magni

John Bergamo, American drummer and composer (b. 1940)

John Bergamo

Noel Harrison, English singer, actor, and skier (b. 1934)

Noel Harrison

Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (b. 1940)

Ronald Shannon Jackson

Mikihiko Renjō, Japanese author (b. 1948)

Mikihiko Renjō

Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-American violinist and composer (b. 1920)

Mahmoud Zoufonoun

John Holt, Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

John Holt (singer)

Stephen Paulus, American composer (b. 1949)

Stephen Paulus

Raphael Ravenscroft, English saxophonist and composer (b. 1954)

Raphael Ravenscroft

Serena Shim, Lebanese-American journalist (b. 1984)

Serena Shim

Leon Bramlett, American football player and politician (b. 1923)

Leon Bramlett

Bill Daley, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1919)

Bill Daley (American football)

Fleming Mackell, Canadian ice hockey player and singer (b. 1929)

Fleming Mackell

Ali Treki, Libyan politician and diplomat, Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1938)

Ali Treki · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Libya)

Phil Chess, Czech-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (b. 1921)

Phil Chess · Chess Records

Giovanni Steffè, Italian rower (b. 1928)

Giovanni Steffè