October 2 — On This Day

Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.

Theophilos (emperor) · Michael II · Byzantine Empire

Battle of Andernach: King Otto I crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes.

Battle of Andernach · Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor · Eberhard of Franconia

Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.

Siege of Jerusalem (1187) · Saladin · Jerusalem · Kingdom of Jerusalem

The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.

Battle of Largs

Richard Neville's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne.

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick · Edward IV of England · Netherlands · Henry VI of England

William Tyndale, the renowned English Reformer and Bible translator published his famous work The Obedience of a Christian Man.

William Tyndale · English Reformation · Bible translations · The Obedience of a Christian Man

Jacques Cartier discovers the area where Montreal is now located.

Jacques Cartier · Montreal

Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.

Conquest of Kazan · Ivan the Terrible

John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.

John André · American Revolutionary War

George Washington sends proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.

George Washington · United States Bill of Rights

Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeats rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and José Miguel Carrera.

Battle of Rancagua · Royalist (Spanish American independence) · Mariano Osorio · Chile · Bernardo O'Higgins

The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.

Texas Revolution · Battle of Gonzales · Gonzales, Texas

American Civil War: Battle of Saltville: Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops.

American Civil War · First Battle of Saltville · United States · Saltville, Virginia · Confederate States of America

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.

Woodrow Wilson · Paralysis

John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.

John Logie Baird · Television

The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Josemaría Escrivá.

Opus Dei · Josemaría Escrivá

Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of the Haitian population living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days.

Dominican Republic · Rafael Trujillo · Parsley Massacre

World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.

World War II · Operation Typhoon

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks her own escort ship, HMS Curacoa, off the coast of Ireland, killing 337 crewmen aboard the Curacoa.

RMS Queen Mary · HMS Curacoa (D41)

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.

Warsaw Uprising

The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.

Soviet Union · China · Mao Zedong

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published.

Peanuts · Charles M. Schulz

Guinea declares its independence from France.

Guinea

The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television.

The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) · CBS

Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Thurgood Marshall · African-American · Supreme Court of the United States

Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the 1968 Summer Olympics will start.

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz · Tlatelolco massacre · 1968 Summer Olympics

A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.

Wichita State University · Wichita State University football team plane crash · Colorado

Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.

Michael Myers (politician) · Expulsion from the United States Congress · American Civil War

Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.

Xiamen Airlines · Guangzhou · 1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions

A maintenance worker's failure to remove tape covering the static ports of the aircraft causes Aeroperú Flight 603 to crash into the ocean near Lima, Peru, due to instrument failure.

Aeroperú Flight 603

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Freedom of Information Act (United States) · Bill Clinton

The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.

Beltway sniper attacks

Five Amish girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.

Charles Carl Roberts · West Nickel Mines School shooting · Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania

President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

Roh Moo-hyun · Military Demarcation Line · North Korea · Inter-Korean summit · Kim Jong-il

Ethiopian protests: Violence breaks out during an Irreechaa festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.

2016 Ethiopian protests · Irreechaa · Oromia region

Richard III of England (d. 1485)

Richard III of England

Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)

Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1498)

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal · Isabella I of Castile · Ferdinand II of Aragon

William Drury, English politician (d. 1579)

William Drury

Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1584)

Charles Borromeo

Muhammad Parviz, Mughal Empire emperor (d. 1626)

Muhammad Parviz

François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (d. 1724)

François-Timoléon de Choisy

František Tůma, Czech organist and composer (d. 1774)

František Tůma

Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic (d. 1800)

Elizabeth Montagu

Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic (d. 1806)

Ignaz Schiffermüller

William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician (d. 1854)

William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford

Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49) (d. 1849)

Charles Albert of Sardinia

Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader (d. 1831)

Nat Turner

James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1901)

James Agnew · Premier of Tasmania

Alexander P. Stewart, American general (d. 1908)

Alexander P. Stewart

Henry C. Lord, American businessman (d. 1884)

Henry C. Lord

Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (d. 1896)

Charles Floquet · Prime Minister of France

Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist and academic (d. 1917)

Edward Burnett Tylor

Paul von Hindenburg, Polish-German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (d. 1934)

Paul von Hindenburg · President of Germany (1919-1945)

Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal and theorist (d. 1929)

Ferdinand Foch

William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)

William Ramsay · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Patrick Geddes, Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, and philanthropist (d. 1932)

Patrick Geddes

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (d. 1948)

Mahatma Gandhi

Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)

Cordell Hull · United States Secretary of State · Nobel Peace Prize

Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author (d. 1959)

Martha Brookes Hutcheson

Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)

Stephen Warfield Gambrill

Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager (d. 1963)

Pelham Warner

Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (d. 1955)

Wallace Stevens

Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (d. 1945)

Boris Shaposhnikov

Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (d. 1950)

Lesley Ashburner

Karl von Terzaghi, Czech-American geologist and engineer (d. 1963)

Karl von Terzaghi

Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)

Groucho Marx

Leroy Shield, American composer and conductor (d. 1962)

Leroy Shield

Ruth Cheney Streeter, American colonel (d. 1990)

Ruth Cheney Streeter

Bud Abbott, American comedian (d. 1974)

Bud Abbott

John G. Crommelin, American admiral and politician (d. 1996)

John G. Crommelin

Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1965)

Leopold Figl · Chancellor of Austria

Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)

Graham Greene

Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)

Lal Bahadur Shastri · Prime Minister of India

Franjo Šeper, Croatian cardinal (d. 1981)

Franjo Šeper

Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, 36th Premier of Victoria (d. 1971)

Thomas Hollway · Premier of Victoria

August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic (d. 1992)

August Komendant

Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia (d. 2001)

Víctor Paz Estenssoro · President of Bolivia

Alexander R. Todd, Scottish-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

Alexander R. Todd · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Alex Raymond, American cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon (d. 1956)

Alex Raymond

Jack Finney, American author and playwright (d. 1995)

Jack Finney

Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)

Frank Malina

Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer (d. 1952)

Jack Parsons (rocket engineer)

Bernarr Rainbow, English organist, conductor, and historian (d. 1998)

Bernarr Rainbow

Chuck Williams, American author and businessman, founded Williams-Sonoma (d. 2015)

Chuck Williams (author) · Williams-Sonoma

Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)

Christian de Duve · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)

Charles Drake (actor)

John W. Duarte, English guitarist and composer (d. 2004)

John W. Duarte

Jan Flinterman, Dutch race car driver and pilot (d. 1992)

Jan Flinterman

Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer (d. 2006)

Albert Scott Crossfield

Robert Runcie, English archbishop (d. 2000)

Robert Runcie

Wren Blair, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)

Wren Blair

Jan Morris, English-Welsh historian and author

Jan Morris

George McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)

George McFarland

Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (d. 2014)

Wolfhart Pannenberg

Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (d. 1996)

Peter Bronfman

Moses Gunn, American actor (d. 1993)

Moses Gunn

Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia

Dave Barrett · Premier of British Columbia

Maury Wills, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster

Maury Wills

John Gurdon, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

John Gurdon · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Phill Niblock, American composer and director

Phill Niblock

Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (The Diamonds) (d. 2015)

Dave Somerville · The Diamonds

Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, South African-English lawyer and judge

Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote

Earl Wilson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)

Earl Wilson (baseball)

Dick Barnett, American basketball player and educator

Dick Barnett

Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Filipino lawyer and politician, 20th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Feliciano Belmonte Jr. · Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Connie Dierking, American basketball player (d. 2013)

Connie Dierking

Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (d. 2005)

Johnnie Cochran

Nick Gravenites, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Nick Gravenites

Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1983)

Waheed Murad

Rex Reed, American film critic

Rex Reed

Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)

Budhi Kunderan

Diana Hendry, English poet and author

Diana Hendry

Ron Meagher, American rock bass player (The Beau Brummels)

Ron Meagher · The Beau Brummels

Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2012)

Steve Sabol · NFL Films

Anna Ford, English journalist and academic

Anna Ford

Franklin Rosemont, American poet, painter, and historian (d. 2009)

Franklin Rosemont

Vernor Vinge, American computer scientist and author

Vernor Vinge

Martin Hellman, American cryptographer and academic

Martin Hellman

Don McLean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Don McLean

Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Thai general and politician

Sonthi Boonyaratglin

Peter Kellner, English journalist and author

Peter Kellner

Ward Churchill, American author and activist

Ward Churchill

Paul Jackson, English director and producer

Paul Jackson (producer)

Trevor Brooking, English footballer and manager

Trevor Brooking

Avery Brooks, American actor and singer

Avery Brooks

Donna Karan, American fashion designer, founded DKNY

Donna Karan · DKNY

Siim Kallas, Estonian soldier and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Estonia

Siim Kallas · Prime Minister of Estonia

Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress, Femina Miss India 1965 (d. 1998)

Persis Khambatta · Femina Miss India

Chris LeDoux, American singer-songwriter and sculptor (d. 2005)

Chris LeDoux

Richard Hell, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Richard Hell

Annie Leibovitz, American photographer

Annie Leibovitz

Mike Rutherford, English guitarist and songwriter

Mike Rutherford

Sting, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor

Sting (musician)

Jan Švejnar, Czech-American economist and politician

Jan Švejnar

Vanessa Bell Armstrong, American singer

Vanessa Bell Armstrong

Muhammad Abdul Bari, Bangladeshi-English physicist and academic

Muhammad Abdul Bari

Lorraine Bracco, American actress and producer

Lorraine Bracco

Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Philip Oakey

Nancy Rothwell, English physiologist and academic

Nancy Rothwell

Peter Bruce, Scottish chemist and academic

Peter Bruce

Freddie Jackson, American soul singer

Freddie Jackson

Viatcheslav Mukhanov, Russian-German cosmologist and physicist

Viatcheslav Mukhanov

John Cook, American golfer

John Cook (golfer)

Wade Dooley, English rugby player and police officer

Wade Dooley

Dave Faulkner, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dave Faulkner (musician)

Kate St John, English singer-songwriter and producer

Kate St John

Robbie Nevil, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Robbie Nevil

Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Glenn Anderson

Django Bates, English pianist and composer

Django Bates

Johan Lammerts, Dutch cyclist

Johan Lammerts

Joe Sacco, American journalist and cartoonist

Joe Sacco

Tom Schweich, American lawyer and politician, 36th State Auditor of Missouri (d. 2015)

Tom Schweich · State Auditor of Missouri

Dereck Whittenburg, American basketball player and coach

Dereck Whittenburg

Jaan Toomik, Estonian director and producer

Jaan Toomik

James Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

James Hunter (singer)

Mark Rypien, Canadian-American football player

Mark Rypien

Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricketer and accountant

Keith Bradshaw (cricketer)

Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player

Dirk Brinkmann

Darren Cahill, Australian tennis player and coach

Darren Cahill

Tom Moody, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Tom Moody

Frankie Fredericks, Namibian sprinter

Frankie Fredericks

Gary L. Gregg, American political scientist, author, and academic

Gary L. Gregg

Thomas Muster, Austrian tennis player

Thomas Muster

Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gillian Welch

Victoria Derbyshire, English journalist and radio host

Victoria Derbyshire

Benjie Paras, Filipino basketball player and actor

Benjie Paras

Jeff Martin, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)

Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player and sportscaster

Jana Novotná

Glen Wesley, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

Glen Wesley

Kelly Willis, American country music singer-songwriter

Kelly Willis

Badly Drawn Boy, English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Badly Drawn Boy

Mitch English, American talk show host, comedian, weatherman

Mitch English

Eddie Guardado, American baseball player and coach

Eddie Guardado

Patricia O'Callaghan, Canadian soprano and producer

Patricia O'Callaghan

Kelly Ripa, American actress, producer, and talk show host

Kelly Ripa

Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress

Maribel Verdú

Tiffany Darwish, American singer-songwriter and actress

Tiffany Darwish

Jim Root, American guitarist and songwriter

Jim Root

Aaron McKie, American basketball player and coach

Aaron McKie

Melissa Harris-Perry, American journalist, author, and educator

Melissa Harris-Perry

Lene Nystrøm, Norwegian singer-songwriter

Lene Nystrøm

Proof, American rapper and actor (d. 2006)

Proof (rapper)

Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player

Scott Schoeneweis

Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician

Maria Wetterstrand

Adel Ferdosipour, Iranian journalist and sportscaster

Adel Ferdosipour

Bjarke Ingels, Danish architect

Bjarke Ingels

Brian Knight, American baseball player and umpire

Brian Knight

Michelle Krusiec, Taiwanese-American actress and producer

Michelle Krusiec

Matthew Nicholson, Australian cricketer

Matthew Nicholson

Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (d. 2006)

Mark Porter (racing driver)

Sam Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Sam Roberts

Paul Teutul Jr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers

Paul Teutul Jr. · Orange County Choppers

Kevin Van De Wege, American firefighter and politician

Kevin Van De Wege

Baiba Broka, Latvian politician

Baiba Broka (politician)

Mark Chilton, English cricketer

Mark Chilton

John Thornton, American football player

John Thornton (American football)

Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Ayumi Hamasaki

Matthew Hancock, English economist and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

Matthew Hancock · Minister for the Cabinet Office

Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player

Primož Brezec

Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer

Francisco Fonseca

Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer-songwriter

Maja Ivarsson

Shane Andrus, American football player

Shane Andrus

Ridzuan Fatah Hasan, Singaporean footballer

Ridzuan Fatah Hasan

Santi Kolk, Dutch footballer

Santi Kolk

Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer

Luke Wilkshire

Tyson Chandler, American basketball player

Tyson Chandler

Esra Gümüş, Turkish volleyball player

Esra Gümüş

George Pettit, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player

George Pettit

Gary Wilkinson, American basketball player

Gary Wilkinson (basketball)

Marion Bartoli, French tennis player

Marion Bartoli

Çağlar Birinci, Turkish footballer

Çağlar Birinci

Buster Davis, American football player

Buster Davis (wide receiver)

Brandon Jackson, American football player

Brandon Jackson (American football)

Camilla Belle, American actress

Camilla Belle

Bojana Bobusic, Australian tennis player

Bojana Bobusic

Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player

Joe Ingles

Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player

Phil Kessel

Joel Reinders, American football player

Joel Reinders

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., American race car driver

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Brittany Howard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brittany Howard

Aaron Hicks, American baseball player

Aaron Hicks

George Nash, English rower

George Nash (rower)

Dean Bouzanis, Australian footballer

Dean Bouzanis

Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballer

Roberto Firmino

Sirje Roops, Estonian footballer

Sirje Roops

Michy Batshuayi, Belgian footballer

Michy Batshuayi

Aaro Vainio, Finnish race car driver

Aaro Vainio

Joana Eidukonytė, Lithuanian tennis player

Joana Eidukonytė

Te Maire Martin, New Zealand rugby league player

Te Maire Martin

Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player

Tepai Moeroa

Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player

Tom Trbojevic

Hana Sugisaki, Japanese actress

Hana Sugisaki

Jacob Sartorius, American singer

Jacob Sartorius

Athalaric, Italian king (b. 516)

Athalaric

Michael II, Byzantine emperor (b. 770)

Michael II

Eberhard III, duke of Franconia

Eberhard of Franconia · Duchy of Franconia

Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine (b. 890)

Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine

Pope Urban IV

Pope Urban IV

Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln (b. 1281)

Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln

Jacquet of Mantua, French-Italian composer (b. 1483)

Jacquet of Mantua

Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1509)

Bernardino Telesio

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish academic and diplomat (b. 1567)

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar

Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)

Antonio Cifra

Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian (b. 1575)

Pierre de Bérulle

David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. 1638)

David Teniers III

Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (b. 1650)

Anne Jules de Noailles

Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1639)

Ivan Mazepa

François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)

François-Timoléon de Choisy

Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)

Josiah Burchett

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1720)

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Fukuda Chiyo-ni, Japanese nun and poet (b. 1703)

Fukuda Chiyo-ni

John André, English soldier (b. 1750)

John André

Charles Lee, English-born American general (b. 1732)

Charles Lee (general)

Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (b. 1725)

Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel

Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1722)

Samuel Adams · Governor of Massachusetts

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

Sarah Biffen, English painter (b. 1784)

Sarah Biffen

François Arago, French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (b. 1786)

François Arago · Prime Minister of France

Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)

Max Bruch

Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)

Svante Arrhenius · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)

Alexandru Averescu · List of Prime Ministers of Romania

André Lagache, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1885)

André Lagache

John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1855)

John Evans (Australian politician) · Premier of Tasmania

P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)

P. D. Ouspensky

John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)

John Marin

Humphrey Barclay, English priest (b. 1882)

Humphrey Barclay (priest)

William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)

William Orthwein

Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1859)

Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev

Marcel Duchamp, French painter and sculptor (b. 1887)

Marcel Duchamp

Jessie Arms Botke, American painter (b. 1883)

Jessie Arms Botke

Paul Hartman, American actor and dancer (b. 1904)

Paul Hartman

Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (b. 1897)

Paavo Nurmi

Vasily Shukshin, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Vasily Shukshin

K. Kamaraj, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1903)

K. Kamaraj

Harry Golden, American journalist and author (b. 1902)

Harry Golden

Hazel Scott, Trinidadian-American activist, actress, and musician (b. 1920)

Hazel Scott

Rock Hudson, American actor (b. 1925)

Rock Hudson

Madeleine Carroll, English actress (b. 1906)

Madeleine Carroll

Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)

Peter Medawar · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the Mini (b. 1906)

Alec Issigonis · Mini

Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1912)

Hamengkubuwono IX · List of Vice Presidents of Indonesia

Hazen Argue, Canadian politician (b. 1921)

Hazen Argue

Demetrios I of Constantinople (b. 1914)

Demetrios I of Constantinople

Harriet Nelson, American actress and singer (b. 1909)

Harriet Nelson

Robert Bourassa, Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Premier of Quebec (b. 1933)

Robert Bourassa · Premier of Quebec

Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1938)

Andrey Lukanov · List of Prime Ministers of Bulgaria

Gene Autry, American actor, singer, and guitarist (b. 1907)

Gene Autry

Olivier Gendebien, Belgian race car driver (b. 1924)

Olivier Gendebien

Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (b. 1921)

Heinz G. Konsalik

David Tonkin, Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (b. 1929)

David Tonkin · Premier of South Australia

Franz Biebl, German composer and academic (b. 1906)

Franz Biebl

Heinz von Foerster, Austrian-American physicist and philosopher (b. 1911)

Heinz von Foerster

John Thomas Dunlop, American scholar and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Labor (b. 1914)

John Thomas Dunlop · United States Secretary of Labor

Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (b. 1918)

Nipsey Russell

August Wilson, American author and playwright (b. 1945)

August Wilson

Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (b. 1938)

Helen Chenoweth-Hage

Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (b. 1916)

Paul Halmos

Tex Coulter, American football player (b. 1924)

Tex Coulter

Christopher Derrick, English author and critic (b. 1921)

Christopher Derrick

George Grizzard, American actor (b. 1928)

George Grizzard

Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (b. 1902)

Dan Keating · Irish Republican Army

Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (b. 1954)

Tawn Mastrey

Kwa Geok Choo, Singaporean lawyer and scholar (b. 1920)

Kwa Geok Choo

Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1946)

Peter L. Benson

Nguyễn Chí Thiện, Vietnamese-American poet and activist (b. 1939)

Nguyễn Chí Thiện

Charles Roach, Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1933)

Charles Roach

J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist, theorist, academic (b. 1943)

J. Philippe Rushton

Gottfried Fischer, German psychologist, therapist, and academic (b. 1944)

Gottfried Fischer

Herman Hugg, American painter and sculptor (b. 1921)

Herman Hugg

Jonathan Kaufer, American director and screenwriter (b. 1955)

Jonathan Kaufer

Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (b. 1918)

Abraham Nemeth

Kaare Ørnung, Norwegian pianist and educator (b. 1931)

Kaare Ørnung

Robert Flower, Australian footballer (b. 1955)

Robert Flower

Vaughn O. Lang, American general (b. 1927)

Vaughn O. Lang

Frederic Tamler Sommers, American philosopher and academic (b. 1923)

Frederic Tamler Sommers

Eric Arturo Delvalle, Panamanian lawyer and politician, President of Panama (b. 1937)

Eric Arturo Delvalle · List of heads of state of Panama

Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (b. 1929)

Brian Friel

Rodolfo Frigeri, Argentinian economist and politician, Argentinian Minister of Finance (b. 1942)

Rodolfo Frigeri · Ministry of Economy and Public Finances (Argentina)

Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-English bassist and composer (b. 1914)

Coleridge Goode

James Mutende, Ugandan veterinarian, economist, and politician (b. 1962)

James Mutende

Johnny Paton, Scottish footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1923)

Johnny Paton

Neville Marriner, British conductor (b. 1924)

Neville Marriner

Gary Reed, American comic book writer (b. 1956)

Gary Reed (comics)

Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950)

Tom Petty