October 20 — On This Day

The city of Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace) is founded by Alonso de Mendoza by appointment of the king of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V.

La Paz · Blessed Virgin Mary · Alonso de Mendoza · Holy Roman Emperor · Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Battle of Jodoigne: the Spanish Duke of Alba defeats a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent.

Battle of Jodoigne · Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba · Dutch Revolt · William the Silent

Relief of Goes: Cristóbal de Mondragón, with 3000 soldiers of the Spanish Tercios, relieves the siege of the city.

Relief of Goes · Cristóbal de Mondragón

Caribbean pirate Calico Jack is captured by the Royal Navy.

Calico Jack · Capture of the William · Royal Navy

Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction and the War of the Austrian Succession begins.

Maria Theresa · Holy Roman Empire · Kingdom of France · Kingdom of Prussia · Electorate of Bavaria

The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Habsburg Monarchy.

Patent of Toleration · Freedom of religion · Habsburg Monarchy

The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.

United States Senate · Louisiana Purchase

The Convention of 1818 is signed between the United States and the United Kingdom, which settles the Canada-United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length.

Treaty of 1818 · Canada-United States border · 49th parallel north

In the Battle of Navarino, a combined Turkish and Egyptian fleet is defeated by British, French, and Russian naval forces in the last significant battle fought with wooden sailing ships.

Battle of Navarino · Ottoman Empire · Khedivate of Egypt · Bourbon Restoration · Russian Empire

Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules.

Yale University · Princeton University · Columbia University · Rutgers University · American football

Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.

Peru · Chile · Treaty of Ancón · Tarapacá Region · War of the Pacific

Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.

Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1904)

The hull of the RMS Olympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

RMS Olympic · RMS Titanic · Harland and Wolff · Shipyard · Belfast

The Long March, a mammoth retreat undertaken by the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party a year prior, ends.

Long March · Communist Party of China

World War II: Thousands of civilians in Kragujevac in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.

World War II · Kragujevac · Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia · Kragujevac massacre

The Soviet Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia

Soviet Army · Yugoslav Partisans · Belgrade · Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland and then explodes; the explosion and resulting fire level 30 blocks and kill 130.

Liquefied natural gas · Cleveland, Ohio · Cleveland East Ohio Gas explosion

American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands, reclaiming them from the Japanese during the Second World War.

Douglas MacArthur · Philippines · Battle of Leyte

Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam decides that October 20 is Vietnam Women's Day.

North Vietnam

The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the cinema of the United States, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.

House Un-American Activities Committee · Communism · Cinema of the United States · Hollywood blacklist

The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan establish diplomatic relations for the first time.

Pakistan-United States relations · Diplomatic relations

The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma

Johnny Bright incident · Stillwater, Oklahoma

Governor Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency in Kenya and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising, including Jomo Kenyatta, the future first President of Kenya.

Governor of Kenya · Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale · State of emergency · Kenya · Mau Mau Uprising

The Soviet Union performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.

Submarine-launched ballistic missile · R-13 (missile) · Golf-class submarine

People's Republic of China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.

Ladakh · McMahon Line · Sino-Indian War

Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.

First Lady of the United States · Jacqueline Kennedy · Aristotle Onassis

"Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork.

Saturday Night Massacre · Richard Nixon · United States Attorney General · Elliot Richardson · United States Deputy Attorney General

The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction.

Sydney Opera House · Elizabeth II

The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River between Destrehan and Luling, Louisiana. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.

MV George Prince ferry disaster · Mississippi River · Destrehan, Louisiana · Luling, Louisiana

Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crashes.

Lynyrd Skynyrd · 1977 Convair CV-240 crash

Two police officers and an armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery in Rockland County, New York, carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground.

Brink's robbery (1981) · Rockland County, New York · Black Liberation Army · Weather Underground

During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.

UEFA Cup · FC Spartak Moscow · HFC Haarlem · Luzhniki disaster

A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people.

Moment magnitude scale · 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake · Uttarkashi

Libyan Civil War: National Transitional Council rebel forces capture ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte and kill him shortly thereafter.

Libyan Civil War (2011) · National Transitional Council · Muammar Gaddafi · Sirte · Death of Muammar Gaddafi

Zhu Youzhen, emperor of Later Liang (d. 923)

Zhu Youzhen · Later Liang (Five Dynasties)

Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai Italian poet and playwright (d. 1525)

Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai

Claude, Duke of Guise (d. 1550)

Claude, Duke of Guise

Bálint Balassi, Hungarian writer and noble (d. 1594)

Bálint Balassi

Simon de Vos, Flemish painter (d. 1676)

Simon de Vos

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, Cavalier (d. 1698)

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington

Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)

Thomas Bartholin

Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)

Aelbert Cuyp

Christopher Wren, English physicist, mathematician, and architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (d. 1723)

Christopher Wren · St Paul's Cathedral

Edward Hungerford, English politician (d. 1711)

Edward Hungerford (spendthrift)

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1723)

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland (d. 1766)

Stanisław Leszczyński

Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, (d. 1795)

Timothy Ruggles

Gottfried Achenwall, German historian, economist, and jurist (d. 1772)

Gottfried Achenwall

Isabelle de Charrière, Dutch author and poet (d. 1805)

Isabelle de Charrière

Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (d. 1815)

Chauncey Goodrich · Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut

Pauline Bonaparte, French sister of Napoleon (d. 1825)

Pauline Bonaparte · Napoleon

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1865)

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

George Ormerod, English historian and author (d. 1873)

George Ormerod

Patrick Matthew. Scottish farmer and biologist (d. 1874)

Patrick Matthew

Melchior Berri, Swiss architect and educator, designed the Natural History Museum of Basel (d. 1854)

Melchior Berri · Natural History Museum of Basel

Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist (d. 1875)

Karl Andree

Báb, Iranian religious leader, founded Bábism (d. 1850)

Báb · Bábism

Karol Mikuli, Ukrainian-Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1897)

Karol Mikuli

Thomas Hughes, English lawyer and judge (d. 1896)

Thomas Hughes

Constantin Lipsius, German architect and theorist (d. 1894)

Constantin Lipsius

Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and writer (d.1900)

Naim Frashëri

Frits Thaulow, Norwegian painter (d. 1906)

Frits Thaulow

Arthur Rimbaud, French soldier and poet (d. 1891)

Arthur Rimbaud

John Burns, English union leader and politician, President of the Board of Trade (d. 1943)

John Burns · President of the Board of Trade

John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1952)

John Dewey

James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (d. 1951)

James F. Hinkle · Governor of New Mexico

Nellie McClung, Canadian politician and activist (d. 1951)

Nellie McClung

Charles Ives, American composer (d. 1954)

Charles Ives

Margaret Dumont, American actress (d. 1965)

Margaret Dumont

Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (d. 1956)

Bela Lugosi

Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (Red Hot Peppers and New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1941)

Jelly Roll Morton · Red Hot Peppers · New Orleans Rhythm Kings

Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (d. 1981)

Prince Yasuhiko Asaka

Johann Gruber, Austrian priest and saint (d. 1944)

Johann Gruber

Aleksander Maaker, Estonian bagpipe player (d. 1968)

Aleksander Maaker · Bagpipe

Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (d. 1973)

Samuel Flagg Bemis

James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, NobePrize laureate (d. 1974)

James Chadwick · Nobel Prize in Physics

Charley Chase, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1940)

Charley Chase

Olive Thomas, American model and actress (d. 1920)

Olive Thomas

Rex Ingram, American actor (d. 1969)

Rex Ingram (actor)

Morrie Ryskind, American writer/director (d. 1985)

Morrie Ryskind

Yi Un, South Korean general (d. 1970)

Yi Un

Wayne Morse, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1974)

Wayne Morse

Frank Churchill, American film composer (d. 1942)

Frank Churchill

Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (d. 1993)

Adelaide Hall

Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 1986)

Tommy Douglas · Premier of Saskatchewan

Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (d. 2006)

Enolia McMillan

Anna Neagle, English actress, singer, and producer (d. 1986)

Anna Neagle

Arlene Francis, American actress and television personality (d. 2001)

Arlene Francis

Stuart Hamblen, American singer-songwriter, actor, and radio show host (d. 1989)

Stuart Hamblen

Carla Laemmle, American actress and photographer (d. 2014)

Carla Laemmle

Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter (d. 1993)

Yasushi Sugiyama

Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (d. 2013)

Chen Liting

Hopper Read, English cricketer (d. 2000)

Hopper Read

Bob Sheppard, American sportscaster (d. 2010)

Bob Sheppard

Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985)

Ruhi Su

Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (d. 1998)

Grandpa Jones

Fayard Nicholas, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2006)

Fayard Nicholas

Stéphane Hessel, German-French activist and diplomat (d. 2013)

Stéphane Hessel

Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)

Jean-Pierre Melville

Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (d. 2013)

Martin Drewes

Robert Lochner, American-German soldier and journalist (d. 2003)

Robert Lochner

Tracy Hall, American chemist and academic (d. 2008)

Tracy Hall

Nick Cardy, American illustrator (d. 2013)

Nick Cardy

Fanny de Sivers, Estonian-French linguist and academic (d. 2011)

Fanny de Sivers

Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 2010)

Siddhartha Shankar Ray · Chief Minister of West Bengal

Manny Ayulo, American racing driver (d. 1955)

Manny Ayulo

Hans Warren, Dutch poet and author (d. 2001)

Hans Warren

John Anderson, American actor (d. 1992)

John Anderson (actor)

Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer (d. 2012)

Franco Ventriglia

Robert Craft, American conductor and musicologist (d. 2015)

Robert Craft

Robert Peters, American poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2014)

Robert Peters

Art Buchwald, American soldier and journalist (d. 2007)

Art Buchwald

Tom Dowd, American record producer and engineer (d. 2002)

Tom Dowd

Roger Hanin, Algerian-French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Roger Hanin

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, English lieutenant and politician, founded the National Motor Museum (d. 2015)

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu · National Motor Museum, Beaulieu

Joyce Brothers, American psychologist, author, and actress (d. 2013)

Joyce Brothers

Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2007)

Gunturu Seshendra Sarma

Michael O'Donnell, English physician, author, and journalist

Michael O'Donnell (physician)

Richard Caliguiri, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Pittsburgh (d. 1988)

Richard Caliguiri · Mayor of Pittsburgh

Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1995)

Mickey Mantle

Ken Morrison, English businessman (d. 2017)

Ken Morrison

Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (d. 2004)

Rosey Brown

William Christopher, American actor and singer (d. 2016)

William Christopher

Rokurō Naya, Japanese voice actor (d. 2014)

Rokurō Naya

Barrie Chase, American actress and dancer

Barrie Chase

Bill Chase, American trumpet player (d. 1974)

Bill Chase

Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (d. 1996)

Eddie Harris

Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (d. 2004)

Jerry Orbach

Bobby Seale, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party

Bobby Seale · Black Panther Party

Cancio Garcia, Filipino lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)

Cancio Garcia

Wanda Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Wanda Jackson

Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player and sportscaster

Juan Marichal

Emma Tennant, English author

Emma Tennant

Emidio Greco, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Emidio Greco

Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and educator (d. 2006)

Iain Macmillan

Patrick Hughes, English painter, illustrator, and photographer

Patrick Hughes (artist)

Kathy Kirby, English singer (d. 2011)

Kathy Kirby

Robert Pinsky, American poet and critic

Robert Pinsky

Earl Hindman, American actor (d. 2003)

Earl Hindman

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Bart Zoet, Dutch cyclist (d. 1992)

Bart Zoet

Dunja Vejzović, Croatian soprano and actress

Dunja Vejzović

Nalin de Silva, Sri Lankan physicist and philosopher

Nalin de Silva

David Mancuso, American party planner, created The Loft (d. 2016)

David Mancuso · The Loft (New York City)

Ric Lee, English drummer (Ten Years After)

Ric Lee · Ten Years After

Diana Gittins, American-English sociologist, author, and academic

Diana Gittins

Lewis Grizzard, American comedian and author (d. 1994)

Lewis Grizzard

Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate

Elfriede Jelinek · Nobel Prize in Literature

Richard Loncraine, English director and screenwriter

Richard Loncraine

Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist

Lucien Van Impe

Chris Woodhead, English civil servant and academic (d. 2015)

Chris Woodhead

Peter Combe, Australian entertainer

Peter Combe

Sandra Dickinson, American-English actress and composer

Sandra Dickinson

Piet Hein Donner, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of Justice

Piet Hein Donner · Ministry of Security and Justice (Netherlands)

Melih Gökçek, Turkish journalist and politician, Mayor of Ankara

Melih Gökçek · List of mayors of Ankara

Valeriy Borzov, Ukrainian-Russian sprinter

Valeriy Borzov

Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017)

Tom Petty

William Russ, American actor and director

William Russ

Al Greenwood, American keyboard player

Al Greenwood

Patrick Hall, English lawyer and politician

Patrick Hall (politician)

Ken Ham, Australian-American evangelist

Ken Ham

Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish businessman and politician

Leif Pagrotsky

Claudio Ranieri, Italian footballer and manager

Claudio Ranieri

Melanie Mayron, American actress and director

Melanie Mayron

Derek Ridgers, English photographer and art director

Derek Ridgers

Keith Hernandez, American baseball player and sportscaster

Keith Hernandez

Richard McWilliam, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Upper Deck Company (d. 2013)

Richard McWilliam · Upper Deck Company

Bill Nunn, American actor (d. 2016)

Bill Nunn

Steve Orich, American composer and conductor

Steve Orich

Thomas Newman, American composer and conductor

Thomas Newman

David Profumo, English author and academic

David Profumo

Aaron Pryor, American boxer

Aaron Pryor

Danny Boyle, English director, producer, and screenwriter

Danny Boyle

Martin Taylor, English guitarist

Martin Taylor (guitarist)

Jane Bonham-Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, English politician

Jane Bonham-Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

Chris Cowdrey, English cricketer and sportscaster

Chris Cowdrey

Hilda Solis, American academic and politician, 25th United States Secretary of Labor

Hilda Solis · United States Secretary of Labor

Valerie Faris, American director and producer

Valerie Faris

Lynn Flewelling, American author and academic

Lynn Flewelling

Scott Hall, American wrestler

Scott Hall

Mark King, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Mark King (musician)

Dave Krieg, American football player

Dave Krieg

Viggo Mortensen, American actor and producer

Viggo Mortensen

Mark Little, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Mark Little (Australian actor)

Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (d. 2004)

Konstantin Aseev

Audun Kleive, Norwegian drummer and composer

Audun Kleive

Kate Mosse, English author and playwright

Kate Mosse

Ian Rush, Welsh footballer and manager

Ian Rush

Les Stroud, Canadian director, producer, and harmonica player

Les Stroud

Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress and singer

Michie Tomizawa

David M. Evans, American director and screenwriter

David M. Evans

Dave Wong, Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor

Dave Wong

Julie Payette, Canadian engineer and astronaut

Julie Payette

Nikos Tsiantakis, Greek footballer

Nikos Tsiantakis

Stan Valckx, Dutch footballer and manager

Stan Valckx

Kamala Harris, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Attorney General of California

Kamala Harris · Attorney General of California

Tomoko Yamaguchi, Japanese actress and singer

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Norman Blake, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Norman Blake (Scottish musician)

Jonathan I. Schwartz, American businessman

Jonathan I. Schwartz

Mikhail Shtalenkov, Russian ice hockey player

Mikhail Shtalenkov

William Zabka, American actor and producer

William Zabka

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian militant Islamist (d. 2006)

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

Allan Donald, South African cricketer and coach

Allan Donald

Patrick Volkerding, American computer scientist and engineer, founded Slackware

Patrick Volkerding · Slackware

Elizabeth Carling, English actress and singer

Elizabeth Carling

Kerrod Walters, Australian rugby league player

Kerrod Walters

Kevin Walters, Australian rugby league player and coach

Kevin Walters

Susan Tully, English actress, director, and producer

Susan Tully

Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league player and coach

Laurie Daley

Juan González, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

Juan González (baseball)

Labros Papakostas, Greek high jumper

Labros Papakostas

Sander Boschker, Dutch footballer

Sander Boschker

Neil Heywood, English-Chinese businessman (d. 2011)

Neil Heywood

Aapo Ilves, Estonian poet and illustrator

Aapo Ilves

Michelle Malkin, American blogger and author

Michelle Malkin

Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer, and actor

Snoop Dogg

Eddie Jones, American basketball player

Eddie Jones (basketball)

Kamiel Maase, Dutch runner

Kamiel Maase

Dannii Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter and actress

Dannii Minogue

Pie Geelen, Dutch swimmer

Pie Geelen

Will Greenwood, English rugby player and sportscaster

Will Greenwood

Brian Schatz, American academic and politician, 11th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

Brian Schatz · Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

Bashar Rahal, Emirati-American actor and producer

Bashar Rahal

Ed Hale, American singer-songwriter, writer and socio-political activist

Ed Hale

Nikolaos Bacharidis, Greek footballer

Nikolaos Bacharidis

Dan Fogler, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Dan Fogler

Nicola Legrottaglie, Italian footballer and manager

Nicola Legrottaglie

Matt Jansen, English footballer and manager

Matt Jansen

Leila Josefowicz, Canadian-American violinist

Leila Josefowicz

Erko Saviauk, Estonian footballer

Erko Saviauk

Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer

Virender Sehwag

Paul Wilson, Scottish bass player and songwriter

Paul Wilson (musician)

Vasyl Baranov, Ukrainian footballer

Vasyl Baranov

Paul Ifill, English footballer

Paul Ifill

John Krasinski, American actor, director, and producer

John Krasinski

Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby player

Paul O'Connell

Paul Terek, American decathlete

Paul Terek

Gary Jarman, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Gary Jarman

Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (d. 2016)

Chad Robinson

José Veras, Dominican baseball player

José Veras

Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek footballer

Dimitris Papadopoulos

Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Mexican footballer

Francisco Javier Rodríguez

Kristian Bak Nielsen, Danish footballer

Kristian Bak Nielsen

Becky Brewerton, Welsh golfer

Becky Brewerton

Katie Featherston, American actress

Katie Featherston

Flavio Cipolla, Italian tennis player

Flavio Cipolla

Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer

Luis Saritama

Michel Vorm, Dutch footballer

Michel Vorm

Mitch Lucker, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)

Mitch Lucker

Florent Sinama Pongolle, French footballer

Florent Sinama Pongolle

Andrew Trimble, Irish rugby player

Andrew Trimble

Jennifer Freeman, American actress

Jennifer Freeman

Dominic McGuire, American basketball player

Dominic McGuire

Alphonso Smith, American football player

Alphonso Smith

James Sutton, English race car driver

James Sutton (racing driver)

Wanlop Saechio, Thai footballer

Wanlop Saechio

Elyse Taylor, Australian model

Elyse Taylor

Raphael Hackl, German rugby player

Raphael Hackl

Candice Swanepoel, South African model

Candice Swanepoel

Jess Glynne, English singer-songwriter

Jess Glynne

Colin Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player

Colin Wilson (ice hockey)

Sam Mataora, Cook Islands rugby league player

Sam Mataora

Mattia De Sciglio, Italian footballer

Mattia De Sciglio

Ksenia Semyonova, Russian gymnast

Ksenia Semyonova

Ferhat Yazgan, Turkish footballer

Ferhat Yazgan

Corey Oates, Australian rugby league player

Corey Oates

Aelia Eudocia, Byzantine wife of Theodosius II (b. 401)

Aelia Eudocia · Theodosius II

Li Yixing, Chinese governor

Li Yixing

Ralph d'Escures, archbishop of Canterbury

Ralph d'Escures · Archbishop of Canterbury

Henry X, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1108)

Henry X, Duke of Bavaria

Pope Urban III

Pope Urban III

Teresa d'Entença, Countess of Urgell (b. 1300)

Teresa d'Entença

Klaus Störtebeker, German pirate

Klaus Störtebeker

Henry Bowet, Archbishop of York

Henry Bowet

Ambrose the Camaldulian, Italian theologian

Ambrose the Camaldulian

Jacopo della Quercia, Sienese sculptor (b. c. 1374)

Jacopo della Quercia

Thomas Linacre, English physician and scholar (b. 1460)

Thomas Linacre

Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, condottiero (b. 1490)

Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

João de Barros, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1496)

João de Barros

Walter Leveson, Elizabethan member of parliament, Shropshire landowner (b. 1550)

Walter Leveson

Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)

Michael Maestlin

John Ball, English clergyman and theologian (b. 1585)

John Ball (Puritan)

Antonio Coello, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1611)

Antonio Coello

Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician and academic (b. 1652)

Archibald Pitcairne

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1685)

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Champ Ferguson, American guerrilla leader (b. 1821)

Champ Ferguson · Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War

Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (b. 1808)

Michael William Balfe

Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (b. 1793)

Karl Christian Ulmann

George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (b. 1797)

George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall

Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (b. 1821)

Richard Francis Burton

Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (b. 1846)

Naim Frashëri

Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (b. 1853)

Vaiben Louis Solomon · Premier of South Australia

David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (b. 1843)

David B. Hill · Governor of New York

Eugene V. Debs, American union leader and politician (b. 1855)

Eugene V. Debs

Arthur Henderson, Scottish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)

Arthur Henderson · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs · Nobel Peace Prize

Anne Sullivan, American educator (b. 1866)

Anne Sullivan

Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (b. 1885)

Gunnar Asplund · Skogskyrkogården

Ken Farnes, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1911)

Ken Farnes

Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (b. 1867)

Henry L. Stimson · United States Secretary of State

Werner Baumbach, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

Werner Baumbach

Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (b. 1894)

Lawrence Dale Bell

Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American javelin thrower and football player (b. 1890)

Michalis Dorizas

Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (b. 1874)

Herbert Hoover · President of the United States

Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)

Shigeru Yoshida · Prime Minister of Japan

Bud Flanagan, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)

Bud Flanagan

Harlow Shapley, American astronomer and academic (b. 1885)

Harlow Shapley

Steve Gaines, American guitarist (b. 1949)

Steve Gaines

Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)

Ronnie Van Zant

Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1948)

Gunnar Nilsson

Yves Thériault, Canadian author (b. 1915)

Yves Thériault

Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1917)

Merle Travis

Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)

Carl Ferdinand Cori · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

Paul Dirac · Nobel Prize in Physics

Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1903)

Andrey Kolmogorov

Sheila Scott, English pilot and author (b. 1922)

Sheila Scott

Anthony Quayle, English actor and director (b. 1913)

Anthony Quayle

Joel McCrea, American actor (b. 1905)

Joel McCrea

Werner Torkanowsky, German-American conductor (b. 1926)

Werner Torkanowsky

Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter (b. 1909)

Yasushi Sugiyama

Burt Lancaster, American actor (b. 1913)

Burt Lancaster

Christopher Stone, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1942)

Christopher Stone (actor)

John Tonkin, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1902)

John Tonkin · Premier of Western Australia

Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1911)

Calvin Griffith

Jack Lynch, Irish footballer, lawyer, and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1917)

Jack Lynch · Taoiseach

Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (b. 1949)

Ted Ammon

Jack Elam, American actor (b. 1918)

Jack Elam

Anthony Hecht, American poet and educator (b. 1923)

Anthony Hecht

Chuck Hiller, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1934)

Chuck Hiller

Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (b. 1934)

Shirley Horn

Eva Švankmajerová, Czech painter and poet (b. 1940)

Eva Švankmajerová

André van der Louw, Dutch lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Rotterdam (b. 1933)

André van der Louw · Mayor of Rotterdam

Arnold Viiding, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1911)

Arnold Viiding

Jane Wyatt, American actress (b. 1910)

Jane Wyatt

Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1932)

Max McGee

Gene Hickerson, American football player (b. 1935)

Gene Hickerson

Bob Guccione, American publisher, founded Penthouse magazine (b. 1930)

Bob Guccione · Penthouse (magazine)

Eva Ibbotson, Austrian-English author (b. 1925)

Eva Ibbotson

Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat (b. 1914)

Max Kohnstamm

Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (b. 1940)

Farooq Leghari · President of Pakistan

Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1942)

Muammar Gaddafi · Prime Minister of Libya

Mutassim Gaddafi, Libyan colonel (b. 1977)

Mutassim Gaddafi

Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr, Libyan politician (b. 1942)

Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr

Przemysław Gintrowski, Polish poet and composer (b. 1951)

Przemysław Gintrowski

Paul Kurtz, American philosopher and academic (b. 1925)

Paul Kurtz

Dave May, American baseball player (b. 1943)

Dave May

John McConnell, American activist, created Earth Day (b. 1915)

John McConnell (peace activist) · Earth Day

E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)

E. Donnall Thomas · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Raymond Watson, American businessman (b. 1926)

Raymond Watson

Jovanka Broz, Croatian-Serbian colonel (b. 1924)

Jovanka Broz

Don James, American football player and coach (b. 1932)

Don James (American football)

Lawrence Klein, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)

Lawrence Klein · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Joginder Singh, Kenyan race car driver (b. 1932)

Joginder Singh (rally driver)

Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer (b. 1932)

Larri Thomas

Sid Yudain, American journalist, founded Roll Call (b. 1923)

Sid Yudain · Roll Call

René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (b. 1933)

René Burri

Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer (b. 1932)

Oscar de la Renta

Christophe de Margerie, French businessman (b. 1951)

Christophe de Margerie

Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (b. 1950)

Makis Dendrinos

Arno Gruen, German-Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1923)

Arno Gruen

Kazimierz Łaski, Polish-Austrian economist and academic (b. 1921)

Kazimierz Łaski

Michael Meacher, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (b. 1939)

Michael Meacher · Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Ian Steel, Scottish cyclist and manager (b. 1928)

Ian Steel

Robert E. Kramek, former United States Coast Guard admiral (b. 1939)

Robert E. Kramek

Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (b. 1939)

Junko Tabei