October 24 — On This Day

Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Marcus Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.

Second Battle of Bedriacum · Marcus Antonius Primus · Vespasian · Roman emperor · Vitellius

Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Chartres Cathedral · Louis IX of France · UNESCO · World Heritage Site

The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.

Treaty of Brétigny · Calais · Hundred Years' War

John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.

John White (colonist and artist) · Roanoke Colony

Coronation of Jahangir

Jahangir

Sir Felim O'Neill of Kinard the leader of the Irish Rebellion issues his Proclamation of Dungannon justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to Charles I

Felim O'Neill of Kinard · Irish Rebellion of 1641 · Proclamation of Dungannon · Charles I of Ireland

The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.

Peace of Westphalia · Thirty Years' War

Third Partition of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided among Austria, Prussia, and Russia.

Third Partition of Poland · Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth · Prussia

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.

Napoleonic Wars · Battle of Maloyaroslavets

William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel, and Ariel, orbiting Uranus.

William Lassell · Umbriel (moon) · Ariel (moon) · Uranus

Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in Sheffield, England.

Sheffield F.C. · Sheffield

The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.

First transcontinental telegraph

An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants were tortured and lynched in the Chinese massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles, California.

Chinese massacre of 1871 · Los Angeles, California

Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Annie Edson Taylor · Niagara Falls

Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

Orville Wright · Wright Glider · Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with the Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.

First Balkan War · Battle of Kirk Kilisse · Kingdom of Bulgaria · Ottoman Empire

First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.

First Balkan War · Battle of Kumanovo · Kingdom of Serbia · Ottoman Empire

Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat by the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany on the Austro-Italian front of World War I (lasts until 19 November - also called Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo).

Battle of Caporetto · Austria-Hungary

Bolshevik Red Guards began takeover of buildings in Russia, among the first events associated with the October Revolution.

Red Guards (Russia) · Russia · October Revolution

Harry Houdini's last performance takes place at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.

Harry Houdini · Detroit

"Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.

Wall Street Crash of 1929 · Stock market crash · New York Stock Exchange

A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Vargas is then installed as "provisional president".

Coup d'état · Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa · First Brazilian Republic · Getúlio Vargas

The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.

George Washington Bridge

World War II: The Japanese battleship Musashi is sunk by American aircraft in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Japanese battleship Musashi · Battle of Leyte Gulf

Founding of the United Nations.

United Nations

A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.

V-2 No. 13

Famed animator Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.

Walt Disney · House Un-American Activities Committee · Communist

The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.

Cornerstone · United Nations Headquarters

Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.

Dwight D. Eisenhower · South Vietnam

The United States Air Force starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.

United States Air Force · X-20 Dyna-Soar

Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing over 100. Among the dead is Field Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin, whose death is reported to have occurred in a plane crash.

Nedelin catastrophe · R-16 (missile) · Ballistic missile · Soviet Union · Baikonur Cosmodrome

An oxygen leak from an R-9 missile at the Baikonur Cosmodrome triggers a fire that kills seven people.

R-9 Desna · Baikonur Cosmodrome

Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes the Republic of Zambia (Southern Rhodesia remained a colony until the next year, with the Unilateral Declaration of Independence).

Northern Rhodesia · Republic of Zambia · Southern Rhodesia · Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence

In Iceland, 90% of women take part in a national strike, refusing to work in protest of gaps in gender equality.

Iceland · 1975 Icelandic women's strike

Veterans Day is observed on the fourth Monday in October for the seventh and last time. (The holiday is once again observed on November 11 beginning the following year.)

Veterans Day · November 11

The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity trade union.

Solidarity (Polish trade union)

Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to 45 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing on an El Al flight at Heathrow Airport. After the verdict, the United Kingdom breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, claiming that Hindawi is helped by Syrian officials.

Nezar Hindawi · El Al · Heathrow Airport · Syria

Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian "stay-behind" clandestine paramilitary NATO army, which was implicated in false flag terrorist attacks implicating communists and anarchists as part of the strategy of tension from the late 1960s to early 1980s.

Giulio Andreotti · Operation Gladio · Stay-behind · NATO · False flag

The Toronto Blue Jays become the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series.

Toronto Blue Jays · Major League Baseball · World Series

Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission.

Deep Space 1 · Comet · Asteroid

Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, D.C.

Spree killer · John Allen Muhammad · Lee Boyd Malvo · Beltway sniper attacks

Concorde makes its last commercial flight.

Concorde

Arsenal Football Club loses to Manchester United, ending a row of unbeaten matches at 49 matches, which is the record in the Premier League.

Arsenal Football Club · Manchester United F.C. · Premier League

Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.

Hurricane Wilma · Effects of Hurricane Wilma in Florida

Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Chang'e 1 · Chinese Lunar Exploration Program · Xichang Satellite Launch Center

"Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.

Stock market crash · Stock exchange

The China National Space Administration launches an experimental lunar mission, Chang'e 5-T1, which will loop behind the Moon and return to Earth.

China National Space Administration · Chang'e 5-T1

A driver, arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI), crashes into the Oklahoma State Homecoming parade in Stillwater, Oklahoma, killing four people and injuring 34.

2015 Oklahoma State University homecoming parade crash · Oklahoma State University-Stillwater · Stillwater, Oklahoma

A Fairchild Merlin airliner on a French surveillance mission crashes in Kirkop, Malta, killing all five people on board.

Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner · 2016 Malta Fairchild Merlin crash · Kirkop

Domitian, Roman emperor (d. 96)

Domitian

David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (d. 1402)

David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay

Andrea della Robbia, Italian artist (d. 1525)

Andrea della Robbia

Isabella of Portugal (d. 1539)

Isabella of Portugal

Anthony Babington, English leader of the Babington Plot (d. 1586)

Anthony Babington · Babington Plot

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch biologist and microbiologist (d. 1723)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Lorenzo Magalotti, Italian philosopher (d. 1712)

Lorenzo Magalotti

Steven Blankaart, Dutch entomologist (d. 1704)

Steven Blankaart

Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (d. 1749)

Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham · Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

Marie Fel, French soprano and actress (d. 1794)

Marie Fel

Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator (d. 1839)

Dorothea von Schlegel

Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker (d. 1885)

Moses Montefiore

Sarah Josepha Hale, American author and poet (d. 1879)

Sarah Josepha Hale

Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (d. 1866)

Massimo d'Azeglio

Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic (d. 1891)

Wilhelm Eduard Weber

Ferdinand Hiller, German composer and conductor (d. 1885)

Ferdinand Hiller

Marianne North, English biologist and painter (d. 1890)

Marianne North

Annie Edson Taylor, American stuntwoman and educator (d. 1921)

Annie Edson Taylor

Eliza Pollock, American archer (d. 1919)

Eliza Pollock

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (d. 1907)

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom

James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States (d. 1912)

James S. Sherman · Vice President of the United States

Ned Williamson, American baseball player (d. 1894)

Ned Williamson

Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and author (d. 1969)

Alexandra David-Néel

Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper (d. 1957)

Peter O'Connor (athlete)

Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1958)

Konstantin Yuon

Saya San, Burmese monk and activist (d. 1931)

Saya San

B. A. Rolfe, American bandleader and producer (d. 1956)

B. A. Rolfe

Sybil Thorndike, English actress (d. 1976)

Sybil Thorndike

Emil Fjellström, Swedish actor (d. 1944)

Emil Fjellström

Alice Perry, Irish engineer and poet (d. 1969)

Alice Perry

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (d. 1969)

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg

Octave Lapize, French cyclist and pilot (d. 1917)

Octave Lapize

Rafael Trujillo, Dominican soldier and politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic (d. 1961)

Rafael Trujillo · President of the Dominican Republic

Brenda Ueland, American journalist, author, and educator (d. 1985)

Brenda Ueland

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1987)

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay

Jack Warner, English actor and singer (d. 1981)

Jack Warner (actor)

Marjorie Joyner, American make-up artist and businesswoman (d. 1994)

Marjorie Joyner

Peng Dehuai, Chinese general, 1st Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China (d. 1974)

Peng Dehuai · Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China

Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1959)

Gilda Gray

Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960)

Melvin Purvis · Federal Bureau of Investigation

Moss Hart, American director and playwright (d. 1961)

Moss Hart

A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi activist (d. 1932)

A.K. Golam Jilani

Fran Zwitter, Slovenian historian and academic (d. 1988)

Fran Zwitter

Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician and cryptographer (d. 1968)

Alexander Gelfond

John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist and geophysicist (d. 1993)

John Tuzo Wilson

Bill Carr, American runner (d. 1966)

Bill Carr

Stella Brooks, American singer (d. 2002)

Stella Brooks

Joe L. Evins, American lawyer and politician (d. 1984)

Joe L. Evins

Gunter d'Alquen, German SS officer and journalist (d. 1998)

Gunter d'Alquen · SS

James K. Woolnough, American general (d. 1996)

James K. Woolnough

Yoel Zussman, Polish-Israeli lawyer and judge (d. 1982)

Yoel Zussman

Paul Grégoire, Canadian cardinal (d. 1993)

Paul Grégoire

Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1986)

Sonny Terry

Peter Gellhorn, German conductor (music) (d. 2004)

Peter Gellhorn

Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991)

Murray Golden

Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992)

Silviu Bindea

Tito Gobbi, Italian actor and singer (d. 1984)

Tito Gobbi

Charles Craig Cannon, American colonel (d. 1992)

Charles Craig Cannon

Claude B. Duval, American lawyer and politician (d. 1986)

Claude B. Duval

Lakshmi Sahgal, Indian Independence movement revolutionary and Officer of Indian National Army (d. 2012)

Lakshmi Sahgal · Indian National Army

Bob Kane, American author and illustrator (d. 1998)

Bob Kane

Marghanita Laski, English journalist and author (d. 1988)

Marghanita Laski

Roger Milliken, American businessman (d. 2010)

Roger Milliken

Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011)

Anne Sharp

Marie Foster, American activist (d. 2003)

Marie Foster

Doreen Tovey, English author (d. 2008)

Doreen Tovey

Frank Piasecki, American engineer and pilot (d. 2008)

Frank Piasecki

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician and academic (d. 1996)

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger

Ted Ditchburn, English footballer and manager (d. 2005)

Ted Ditchburn

R. K. Laxman, Indian illustrator (d. 2015)

R. K. Laxman

George Miller, American educator and politician, Mayor of Tucson (d. 2014)

George Miller (Arizona politician) · List of mayors of Tucson, Arizona

Robin Day, English lieutenant and journalist (d. 2000)

Robin Day

Denise Levertov, British-born American poet (d. 1997)

Denise Levertov

John Brereton Barlow, South African cardiologist and physician (d. 2008)

John Brereton Barlow

Mary Lee, American actress and singer (d. 1996)

Mary Lee (actress)

Fuat Sezgin, Turkish historian and academic

Fuat Sezgin

Bob Azzam, Egyptian-Monacan singer (d. 2004)

Bob Azzam

Luciano Berio, Italian composer and educator (d. 2003)

Luciano Berio

Al Feldstein, American author and illustrator (d. 2014)

Al Feldstein

Willie Mabon, American-French singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1985)

Willie Mabon

Ken Mackay, Australian cricketer (d. 1982)

Ken Mackay

Ieng Sary, Vietnamese-Cambodian politician co-founded the Khmer Rouge (d. 2013)

Ieng Sary · Khmer Rouge

Paul Vaughan, English journalist and radio host (d. 2014)

Paul Vaughan

Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (d. 2008)

Rafael Azcona

Y. A. Tittle, American football player (d. 2017)

Y. A. Tittle

Gilbert Bécaud, French singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2001)

Gilbert Bécaud

Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor and singer (d. 1992)

Jean-Claude Pascal

Barbara Robinson, American author and poet (d. 2013)

Barbara Robinson (author)

George Bullard, American baseball player (d. 2002)

George Bullard

Hubert Aquin, Canadian activist, author, and director (d. 1977)

Hubert Aquin

Jim Brosnan, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2014)

Jim Brosnan

George Crumb, American composer and educator

George Crumb

Rachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre, English wife of William Douglas-Home (d. 2012)

Rachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre · William Douglas-Home

Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian author and playwright (d. 2004)

Yordan Radichkov

Gustav Ranis, American economist and academic (d. 2013)

Gustav Ranis

Sos Sargsyan, Armenian actor (d. 2013)

Sos Sargsyan

Jack Angel, American voice actor

Jack Angel

The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)

The Big Bopper

Elaine Feinstein, English poet, author, and playwright

Elaine Feinstein

Johan Galtung, Norwegian sociologist and mathematician

Johan Galtung

James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish racing driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (d. 1969)

James Scott Douglas

Ahmad Shah of Pahang

Ahmad Shah of Pahang

Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian-German pianist and composer

Sofia Gubaidulina

Ken Utsui, Japanese actor (d. 2014)

Ken Utsui

Stephen Covey, American author and educator (d. 2012)

Stephen Covey

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes · Nobel Prize in Physics

Adrian Mitchell, English journalist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 2008)

Adrian Mitchell

Robert Mundell, Canadian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Robert Mundell · Nobel Prize in Economics

Reginald Kray, English gangster (d. 2000)

Kray twins

Ronald Kray, English gangster (d. 1995)

Kray twins

Norman Rush, American author and educator

Norman Rush

John G. Cramer, American physicist and author

John G. Cramer

Glen Glenn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Glen Glenn (singer)

Jean-Baptiste Gourion, Algerian-French bishop (d. 2005)

Jean-Baptiste Gourion

Margie Masters, Australian golfer

Margie Masters

Sammy Petrillo, American actor (d. 2009)

Sammy Petrillo

Sanger D. Shafer, American singer-songwriter

Sanger D. Shafer

Malcolm Bilson, American pianist, musicologist, and educator

Malcolm Bilson

Antonino Calderone, Italian mobster (d. 2013)

Antonino Calderone

Mark Tully, Indian-English journalist and author

Mark Tully

Jüri Arrak, Estonian painter

Jüri Arrak

Jimmy Dawkins, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)

Jimmy Dawkins

David Nelson, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2011)

David Nelson (actor)

Bill Wyman, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Rolling Stones and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings)

Bill Wyman · The Rolling Stones · Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings

Miguel Ángel Coria, Spanish composer and educator

Miguel Ángel Coria

Barry Davies, English journalist and sportscaster

Barry Davies

Santo Farina, American guitarist and songwriter

Santo Farina

John Goetz, American baseball player (d. 2008)

John Goetz

Heribert Offermanns, German chemist and academic

Heribert Offermanns

M. Rosaria Piomelli, Italian-American architect and academic

M. Rosaria Piomelli

Petar Stipetić, Croatian general

Petar Stipetić

Michael Graydon, English air marshal

Michael Graydon

Odean Pope, American saxophonist (Catalyst)

Odean Pope · Catalyst (band)

Stephen Resnick, American economist and academic (d. 2013)

Stephen Resnick

John Adye, English intelligence officer

John Adye

F. Murray Abraham, American actor

F. Murray Abraham

Martin Campbell, New Zealand director and producer

Martin Campbell

Rafał Piszcz, Polish canoe racer (d. 2012)

Rafał Piszcz

David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville, English businessman and academic

David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville

Yossi Sarid, Israeli politician (d. 2015)

Yossi Sarid

William H. Dobelle, American medical researcher (d. 2004)

William H. Dobelle

Peter Takeo Okada, Japanese archbishop

Peter Takeo Okada

Ruthann Aron, American politician

Ruthann Aron

Stephen R. Bloom, English physician and academic

Stephen R. Bloom

Maggie Blye, American actress (d. 2016)

Maggie Blye

Ian Collins, Australian footballer and coach

Ian Collins (footballer)

Frank Delaney, Irish journalist and author

Frank Delaney

Don Francis, American epidemiologist and virologist

Don Francis

Don Gant, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1987)

Don Gant

Rafael Cordero Santiago, Puerto Rican politician, 132nd Mayor of Ponce (d. 2004)

Rafael Cordero Santiago · List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Fernando Vallejo, Colombian biologist and author

Fernando Vallejo

Bill Dundee, Scottish-American wrestler and manager

Bill Dundee

Phil Hawthorne, Australian rugby player and coach (d. 1994)

Phil Hawthorne

Viktor Prokopenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2007)

Viktor Prokopenko

Bettye Swann, American singer-songwriter

Bettye Swann

Ted Templeman, American singer, guitarist, and producer

Ted Templeman

Gérald Larose, Canadian educator and union leader

Gérald Larose

Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (d. 1993)

Jerry Edmonton

Kevin Kline, American actor and singer

Kevin Kline

Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby player

Phil Bennett

Dale Griffin, English rock drummer and producer (d. 2016)

Dale Griffin

Barry Ryan, English singer-songwriter

Barry Ryan (singer)

Paul Ryan, English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1992)

Paul Ryan (singer)

Kweisi Mfume, American lawyer and politician

Kweisi Mfume

Chester Marcol, American football player

Chester Marcol

John Markoff, American journalist and author

John Markoff

Keith Rowley, Trinidadian volcanologist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Keith Rowley · Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Stan White, American football player and sportscaster

Stan White (linebacker)

Iggy Arroyo, Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

Iggy Arroyo

Karen Austin, American actress

Karen Austin

Pablove Black, Jamaican singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Pablove Black

Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player

Rawly Eastwick

Steven Greenberg, American singer-songwriter and producer

Steven Greenberg (musician)

Tom Myers, American football player

Tom Myers (safety)

Miguel Ángel Pichetto, Argentinian lawyer and politician

Miguel Ángel Pichetto

Miroslav Sládek, Czech politician

Miroslav Sládek

Gabriella Sica, Italian poet and author

Gabriella Sica

Maria Teschler-Nicola, Austrian biologist, anthropologist, and ethnologist

Maria Teschler-Nicola

George Tsontakis, American composer and conductor

George Tsontakis

Keith Bain, Canadian educator and politician

Keith Bain

Francesco Camaldo, Italian priest

Francesco Camaldo

Jane Fancher, American author and illustrator

Jane Fancher

Mark Gray, American country music singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2016)

Mark Gray (singer)

Peter Smagorinsky, American theorist and educator

Peter Smagorinsky

Ángel Torres, Dominican baseball player

Ángel Torres (baseball)

Reggie Walton, American baseball player

Reggie Walton (baseball)

David Weber, American author

David Weber

John Barton, English footballer and manager

John Barton (footballer, born 1953)

Charles Colbourn, Canadian computer scientist and mathematician

Charles Colbourn

Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager

Christoph Daum

Steven Hatfill, American physician and virologist

Steven Hatfill

Jim Pettie, Canadian ice hockey player

Jim Pettie

Andrew Turner, English academic and politician

Andrew Turner (politician)

David Wright, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

David Wright (British musician)

Doug Davidson, American actor

Doug Davidson

Tom Mulcair, Canadian lawyer and politician

Tom Mulcair

Jožo Ráž, Slovak singer-songwriter and bass player

Jožo Ráž

Mike Rounds, American businessman and politician, junior senator from South Dakota

Mike Rounds · South Dakota

Brad Sherman, American accountant, lawyer, and politician

Brad Sherman

Malcolm Turnbull, Australian journalist and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Australia

Malcolm Turnbull · Prime Minister of Australia

Cheryl Studer, American soprano and actress

Cheryl Studer

Dale Maharidge, American journalist and author

Dale Maharidge

Jeff Merkley, American businessman and politician

Jeff Merkley

David Stergakos, American-Greek basketball player

David Stergakos

Ron Gardenhire, German-American baseball player and manager

Ron Gardenhire

Vincent K. Brooks, American general

Vincent K. Brooks

Chip Hooper, American tennis player and coach

Chip Hooper

Dominique Baert, French lawyer and politician

Dominique Baert

Gunnar Bakke, Norwegian banker and politician, 65th Mayor of Bergen

Gunnar Bakke · List of mayors of Bergen

Mike Brewer, American baseball player

Mike Brewer (baseball)

Chihiro Fujioka, Japanese director and composer

Chihiro Fujioka

Michelle Lujan Grisham, American lawyer and politician

Michelle Lujan Grisham

Rowland S. Howard, Australian guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009)

Rowland S. Howard

Dave Meltzer, American journalist and historian

Dave Meltzer

Shawn Moody, American businessman and politician

Shawn Moody

Ruth Perednik, English-Israeli psychologist and academic

Ruth Perednik

Denis Troch, French footballer and manager

Denis Troch

Annette Vilhelmsen, Danish educator and politician, Danish Minister of Social Affairs

Annette Vilhelmsen · Ministry of Social Affairs (Denmark)

Anthony Waller, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Anthony Waller

Dennis Anderson, American monster truck driver

Dennis Anderson · Monster truck

Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer and sportscaster

Ian Baker-Finch

Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and activist (d. 1999)

Jaime Garzón

Joachim Winkelhock, German race car driver

Joachim Winkelhock

B. D. Wong, American actor

B. D. Wong

Mary Bono, American gymnast and politician

Mary Bono

Bruce Castor, American lawyer and politician

Bruce Castor

Yves Bertucci, French footballer and manager

Yves Bertucci

Dave Blaney, American race car driver

Dave Blaney

Ian Dalziel, English footballer and manager

Ian Dalziel (footballer)

Jonathan Davies, Welsh rugby player and television host

Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)

Debbie Googe, English bass player and songwriter

Debbie Googe

Andrea Horwath, Canadian politician

Andrea Horwath

Gibby Mbasela, Zambian footballer (d. 2000)

Gibby Mbasela

Mark Miller, American motorcycle racer

Mark Miller (racer)

Jay Novacek, American football player and coach

Jay Novacek

Mark Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster

Mark Grant (baseball)

John Hendrie, Scottish footballer and manager

John Hendrie (Scottish footballer)

Arvind Raghunathan, Indian-American businessman

Arvind Raghunathan

Rosana Arbelo, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Rosana Arbelo

Paul Bonwick, Canadian businessman and politician

Paul Bonwick

Grant Gee, English film maker, photographer, cinematographer

Grant Gee

Dmitri Gorkov, Russian footballer and manager

Dmitri Gorkov

Janele Hyer-Spencer, American lawyer and politician

Janele Hyer-Spencer

Ray LeBlanc, American ice hockey player

Ray LeBlanc

Doug Lee, American basketball player

Doug Lee (basketball)

Paul Vigay, English computer programmer (d. 2009)

Paul Vigay

Kyriakos Velopoulos, German-Greek journalist and politician

Kyriakos Velopoulos

Roman Abramovich, Russian businessman and politician

Roman Abramovich

Simon Danczuk, English academic and politician

Simon Danczuk

Ian Bishop, Trinidadian cricketer and sportscaster

Ian Bishop (cricketer, born 1967)

Olo Brown, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player

Olo Brown

Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian actress

Jacqueline McKenzie

Esther McVey, English television host and politician

Esther McVey

Francisco Clavet, Spanish tennis player

Francisco Clavet

Mark Walton, American voice actor and illustrator

Mark Walton (story artist)

Robert Wilonsky, American journalist and critic

Robert Wilonsky

Emma Donoghue, Irish-Canadian author

Emma Donoghue

Rob Leslie-Carter, English field hockey player and engineer

Rob Leslie-Carter

Jeff Mangum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jeff Mangum

Aaron Bailey, American football wide receiver

Aaron Bailey (American football)

Gustavo Jorge, Argentina international rugby union player

Gustavo Jorge

Zephyr Teachout, American woman academic

Zephyr Teachout

Diane Guthrie-Gresham, Athlete (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games

Diane Guthrie-Gresham

Caprice Bourret, American model and actress

Caprice Bourret

Pat Williams, American football player and coach

Pat Williams (American football)

Jeremy Wright, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

Jeremy Wright · Attorney General for England and Wales

Meelis Friedenthal, Estonian author and academic

Meelis Friedenthal

Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist

Levi Leipheimer

Jackie McNamara, Scottish footballer and manager

Jackie McNamara

Laura Veirs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Laura Veirs

Jeff Wilson, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and radio host

Jeff Wilson (sportsman)

Gábor Babos, Hungarian footballer

Gábor Babos

Corey Dillon, American football player

Corey Dillon

Wilton Guerrero, Dominican baseball player and scout

Wilton Guerrero

Jamal Mayers, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Jamal Mayers

Joakim Nätterqvist, Swedish actor

Joakim Nätterqvist

Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer

Juan Pablo Ángel

Frank Seator, Liberian footballer (d. 2013)

Frank Seator

Matteo Mazzantini, Italian rugby player

Matteo Mazzantini

Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer

Petar Stoychev

Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadoran footballer

Iván Kaviedes

Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer

Carlos Edwards

James Hopes, Australian cricketer

James Hopes

Ben Gillies, Australian drummer and songwriter

Ben Gillies

Marijonas Petravičius, Lithuanian basketball player

Marijonas Petravičius

Monica, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Monica (singer)

Matthew Amoah, Ghanaian footballer

Matthew Amoah

Kerrin McEvoy, Australian jockey

Kerrin McEvoy

Zac Posen, American fashion designer

Zac Posen

Christian Vander, German footballer

Christian Vander (footballer)

Casey Wilson, American actress and screenwriter

Casey Wilson

Kemal Aslan, Turkish footballer

Kemal Aslan

Sebastián Bueno, Argentinian footballer

Sebastián Bueno

Fredrik Mikkelsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer

Fredrik Mikkelsen

Tila Tequila, Singaporean-American model, actress, and singer

Tila Tequila

Alfred Vargas, Filipino actor and politician

Alfred Vargas

Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian race car driver

Fairuz Fauzy

Macay McBride, American baseball player

Macay McBride

Adrienne Bailon, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Adrienne Bailon

Chris Colabello, American baseball player

Chris Colabello

Hernán Garin, Argentinian footballer

Hernán Garin

Michael Gordon, Australian rugby league player

Michael Gordon (rugby league)

Brian Vickers, American race car driver

Brian Vickers

Lougee Basabas, Filipino singer-songwriter

Lougee Basabas

Jonas Gustavsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Jonas Gustavsson

Kaela Kimura, Japanese singer-songwriter

Kaela Kimura

Robert Cornthwaite, English-Australian footballer

Robert Cornthwaite (footballer)

Matthew Robinson, Australian snowboarder (d. 2014)

Matthew Robinson (snowboarder)

Wayne Rooney, English footballer

Wayne Rooney

Oscar Wendt, Swedish footballer

Oscar Wendt

Drake, Canadian rapper and actor

Drake (rapper)

John Ruddy, English footballer

John Ruddy

Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer

Anthony Vanden Borre

Charlie White, American figure skater

Charlie White (figure skater)

Mitch Inman, Australian rugby player

Mitch Inman

Christopher Linke, German race walker

Christopher Linke

Demont Mitchell, Bahamian footballer

Demont Mitchell

PewDiePie, Swedish YouTuber

PewDiePie

Eric Hosmer, American baseball player

Eric Hosmer

Anderson Conceição, Brazilian footballer

Anderson Conceição

Peyton Siva, American expatriate basketball player in Germany

Peyton Siva

Mohammed Jahfali, Saudi Arabia international footballer

Mohammed Jahfali

Jake Knott, American football linebacker

Jake Knott

Elijah Greer, American male middle-distance runner

Elijah Greer

Danilo Petrucci, Italian motorcycle racer

Danilo Petrucci

İlkay Gündoğan, German footballer

İlkay Gündoğan

Torstein Andersen Aase, Norwegian footballer

Torstein Andersen Aase

Marek Bednar, Slovak ice hockey player

Marek Bednar

Bojan Dubljević, Montenegrin basketball player

Bojan Dubljević

Marrion Gopez, Filipino actor, singer, and dancer

Marrion Gopez

Nabil Jeffri, Malaysian race car driver

Nabil Jeffri

Krystal, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (f(x) and SM the Ballad)

Krystal Jung · F(x) (band) · SM the Ballad

Tereza Martincová, Czech tennis player

Tereza Martincová

Vincent Leuluai, Australian rugby league player

Vincent Leuluai

Kyla Ross, American gymnast

Kyla Ross

Claudia Fragapane, English gymnast

Claudia Fragapane

Daya, American singer

Daya (singer)

Li Yu, Chinese official and chancellor

Li Yu (Later Tang)

Hugh Capet, French king (b. 938)

Hugh Capet

Jocelin of Soissons, French theologian, philosopher and composer

Jocelin of Soissons

William IV, Count of Nevers (b.c. 1130)

William IV, Count of Nevers · 1130

Qutuz, Egyptian sultan

Qutuz

Valdemar IV of Denmark (b. 1320)

Valdemar IV of Denmark

Jane Seymour, English wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1508)

Jane Seymour · Henry VIII of England

Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (b. 1508)

Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby · Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire

Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and alchemist (b. 1546)

Tycho Brahe

Jean Titelouze, French organist and composer (b. 1562/3)

Jean Titelouze

Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey (b. 1582)

Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey

Pierre Gassendi, French priest, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1592)

Pierre Gassendi

William Prynne, English lawyer and author (b. 1600)

William Prynne

John Webb, English architect and scholar (b. 1611)

John Webb (architect)

Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1660)

Alessandro Scarlatti

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1739)

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)

Elias Boudinot · President of the Continental Congress

Israel Bissell, American patriot post rider during American Revolutionary War (b. 1752)

Israel Bissell · Post rider · American Revolutionary War

Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (b. 1782)

Daniel Webster · United States Secretary of State

Raffaello Carboni, Italian-Australian author and poet (b. 1817)

Raffaello Carboni

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (b. 1824)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (b. 1828)

Désiré Charnay

James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (b. 1852)

James Carroll Beckwith

George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)

George Cadbury

Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)

Dutch Schultz

Nils Wahlbom, Swedish actor (b. 1886)

Nils Wahlbom

Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (b. 1870)

Ernst Barlach

Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (b. 1912)

Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau

Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded the Renault Company (b. 1877)

Louis Renault (industrialist) · Renault

Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian soldier and politician, Minister President of Norway (b. 1887)

Vidkun Quisling · List of heads of government of Norway

Franz Lehár, Austrian-Hungarian composer (b. 1870)

Franz Lehár

Frederic L. Paxson, American historian and author (b. 1877)

Frederic L. Paxson

G. E. Moore, English philosopher and academic (b. 1873)

G. E. Moore

Yevgeny Ostashev, the test pilot of rocket, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Lenin prize winner, Candidate of Technical Sciences (b. 1924)

Yevgeny Ostashev · Rocket · Earth · Sputnik 1 · Lenin prize

Toni Kinshofer, German mountaineer (b. 1931)

Toni Kinshofer

Hans Meerwein, German chemist (b. 1879)

Hans Meerwein

Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian (b. 1896)

Sofya Yanovskaya

Behçet Kemal Çağlar, Turkish poet and politician (b. 1908)

Behçet Kemal Çağlar

Richard Hofstadter, American historian and author (b. 1916)

Richard Hofstadter

Carl Ruggles, American composer (b. 1876)

Carl Ruggles

Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1936)

Jo Siffert

Jackie Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1919)

Jackie Robinson

Claire Windsor, American actress (b. 1897)

Claire Windsor

David Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist (b. 1908)

David Oistrakh

İsmail Erez, Turkish lawyer and diplomat, Turkish Ambassador to France (b. 1919)

İsmail Erez · Turkish Ambassador to France

Zdzisław Żygulski, Polish historian, author, and academic (b. 1888)

Zdzisław Żygulski (senior)

Carlo Abarth, Italian automobile designer and founded of Abarth (b. 1908)

Carlo Abarth · Abarth

Jiang Wen-Ye, Taiwanese composer and educator (b. 1910)

Jiang Wen-Ye

Richie Evans, American race car driver (b. 1941)

Richie Evans

Maurice Roy, Canadian cardinal (b. 1905)

Maurice Roy

Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (b. 1948)

Jerzy Kukuczka

Gene Roddenberry, American captain, screenwriter, and producer, created Star Trek (b. 1921)

Gene Roddenberry · Star Trek

Ismat Chughtai, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1915)

Ismat Chughtai

Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1944)

Laurie Colwin

Heinz Kubsch, German footballer (b. 1930)

Heinz Kubsch

Yannis Hotzeas, Greek theoretician and author (b. 1930)

Yannis Hotzeas

Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican-American actor and singer (b. 1940)

Raúl Juliá

Don Messick, American voice actor and singer (b. 1926)

Don Messick

Berthe Qvistgaard, Danish actress (b. 1910)

Berthe Qvistgaard

Kathleen Ankers, American actress and set designer (b. 1919)

Kathleen Ankers

Wolf Rüdiger Hess, German author and critic (b. 1937)

Wolf Rüdiger Hess

Jaromil Jireš, Czech director and screenwriter (b. 1935)

Jaromil Jireš

Winton M. Blount, American soldier and politician, 59th United States Postmaster General (b. 1921)

Winton M. Blount · United States Postmaster General

Hernán Gaviria, Colombian footballer (b. 1969)

Hernán Gaviria

Harry Hay, English-American activist, co-founded the Mattachine Society and Radical Faeries (b. 1912)

Harry Hay · Mattachine Society · Radical Faeries

Peggy Moran, American actress and singer (b. 1918)

Peggy Moran

Randy Dorton, American engineer (b. 1954)

Randy Dorton

Ricky Hendrick, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1980)

Ricky Hendrick

James Aloysius Hickey, American cardinal (b. 1920)

James Aloysius Hickey

Maaja Ranniku, Estonian chess player (b. 1941)

Maaja Ranniku

Joy Clements, American soprano and actress (b. 1932)

Joy Clements

José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (b. 1926)

José Azcona del Hoyo · President of Honduras

Mokarrameh Ghanbari, Iranian painter (b. 1928)

Mokarrameh Ghanbari

Immanuel C. Y. Hsu, Chinese sinologist and scholar (b. 1923)

Immanuel C. Y. Hsu

Rosa Parks, American activist (b. 1913)

Rosa Parks

Robert Sloman, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Robert Sloman

Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (b. 1904)

Enolia McMillan

William Montgomery Watt, Scottish historian and scholar (b. 1909)

William Montgomery Watt

Petr Eben, Czech organist and composer (b. 1929)

Petr Eben

Ian Middleton, New Zealand author (b. 1928)

Ian Middleton

Alisher Saipov, Kyrgyzstan journalist (b. 1981)

Alisher Saipov

Anne Weale, English journalist and author (b. 1929)

Anne Weale

Moshe Cotel, American pianist and composer (b. 1943)

Moshe Cotel

Mike Esposito, American author and illustrator (b. 1927)

Mike Esposito (comics)

Lamont Johnson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1922)

Lamont Johnson

Joseph Stein, American author and playwright (b. 1912)

Joseph Stein

Sansan Chien, Taiwanese composer and educator (b. 1967)

Sansan Chien

John McCarthy, American computer scientist and academic, developed the Lisp programming language (b. 1927)

John McCarthy (computer scientist) · Lisp (programming language)

Peggy Ahern, American actress (b. 1917)

Peggy Ahern

Anita Björk, Swedish actress (b. 1923)

Anita Björk

Jeff Blatnick, American wrestler and sportscaster (b. 1957)

Jeff Blatnick

Bill Dees, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)

Bill Dees

Margaret Osborne duPont, American tennis player (b. 1918)

Margaret Osborne duPont

Antonia Bird, English director and producer (b. 1951)

Antonia Bird

Brooke Greenberg, American girl with a rare genetic disorder (b. 1993)

Brooke Greenberg

Ana Bertha Lepe, Mexican model and actress (b. 1934)

Ana Bertha Lepe

Lew Mayne, American football player and coach (b. 1920)

Lew Mayne

Frank Perconte American soldier b. 1917)

Frank Perconte

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, South African runner (b. 1980)

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi

S. S. Rajendran, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)

S. S. Rajendran

Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer (b. 1948)

Marcia Strassman

Alvin Wiederspahn, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

Alvin Wiederspahn

Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (b. 1923)

Michael Beetham

Alvin Bronstein, American lawyer and academic (b. 1928)

Alvin Bronstein

Margarita Khemlin, Ukrainian-Russian author and critic (b. 1960)

Margarita Khemlin

Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak cardinal (b. 1924)

Ján Chryzostom Korec

Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (b. 1920)

Maureen O'Hara

Bobby Vee, American pop singer (b. 1943)

Bobby Vee

Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan politician, former president (2000-2005) (b. 1927)

Jorge Batlle Ibáñez

Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter (b. 1928)

Fats Domino

Robert Guillaume, American actor (b. 1927)

Robert Guillaume