October 27 — On This Day

Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.

Constantine the Great · Vision of Constantine

Saracen invasion of Sardinia.

Saracen · Sardinia

Æthelstan, the first King of England, died and was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I.

Æthelstan · King of England · Edmund I

Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam

Italian Wars: French troops lay siege to Pavia.

Italian Wars · Pavia

Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.

Heresy · Michael Servetus · Burned at the stake · Geneva

Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.

Second Battle of Newbury · English Civil War

Philadelphia is established in the Colonial American Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia · Colonial America · Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the U.S.

Treaty of Madrid (1795) · Spanish colonization of the Americas

The French Army enters Berlin, following the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt.

Battle of Jena-Auerstedt

United States annexes the former Spanish colony of West Florida.

Spanish colonization of the Americas · West Florida

Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated.

Missouri · Lilburn Boggs · Extermination Order (Mormonism) · Mormons

Marshal François Achille Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers in one of the biggest French defeats of the Franco-Prussian War.

François Achille Bazaine · Kingdom of Prussia · Siege of Metz (1870) · Franco-Prussian War

The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States, and one of the biggest in the world.

New York City Subway

Černová massacre: Fifteen people are killed in the Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration, which leads to protests over the treatment of minorities in Austria-Hungary.

Černová massacre · Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen

The British lose their first battleship of World War I: The British super-dreadnought battleship HMS Audacious (23,400 tons) is sunk off Tory Island, north-west of Ireland, by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin. The loss was kept an official secret in Britain until 14 November 1918 (three days after the end of the war). The sinking was witnessed and photographed by passengers on RMS Olympic.

World War I · Super-dreadnought · HMS Audacious (1912) · Tory Island · Naval mine

Battle of Segale: Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.

Battle of Segale · Ethiopia · Iyasu V · Zewditu I

A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.

Southern Rhodesian government referendum, 1922 · South African Union

The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic · Soviet Union

Ratifications exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty, signed in April modifying the 1925 Washington Naval Treaty and the arms limitation treaty's modified provisions, go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories.

London Naval Treaty · Washington Naval Treaty · Treaty

Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce decree nisi, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.

Wallis Simpson · Decree nisi · Edward VIII · Edward VIII abdication crisis

World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.

World War II · Wehrmacht · Banská Bystrica · Slovak National Uprising

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. · African-American · United States Air Force

Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed in a bloodless coup d'état by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier.

Iskander Mirza · President of Pakistan · Coup d'état · Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan) · Martial law

NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.

NASA · Saturn I · Rocket · SA-1 (Apollo)

Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down over Cuba by a Soviet-supplied SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile.

Rudolf Anderson · Cuban Missile Crisis · Lockheed U-2 · SA-2 Guideline · Surface-to-air missile

A plane carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances.

Enrico Mattei

Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".

Ronald Reagan · Barry Goldwater · A Time for Choosing

Catholic priest Philip Berrigan and others of the 'Baltimore Four' protest the Vietnam War by pouring blood on Selective Service records.

Philip Berrigan · Selective Service

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire.

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zaire

A 1.4 kg chondrite-type meteorite strikes in Cañon City, Colorado.

Chondrite · Meteorite · Cañon City, Colorado

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.

Soviet submarine S-363

The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.

Big Bang (financial markets)

Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.

Ronald Reagan · Embassy of the United States, Moscow

Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.

Turkmenistan · Soviet Union

United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that resulted in the United States "Don't ask, don't tell" military policy.

United States Navy · Radioman · Allen R. Schindler, Jr. · Gays in the military · Don't ask, don't tell

Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.

Gliese 229B · Substellar companion

Former Prime Minister of Italy Bettino Craxi is convicted in absentia of corruption.

Prime Minister of Italy · Bettino Craxi · Trial in absentia · Political corruption

Stock Market mini-crash: Stock markets around the world crash because of fears of a global economic meltdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets 554.26 points to 7,161.15.

October 27, 1997 mini-crash · Stock market · Stock market crash · Dow Jones Industrial Average

Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and six others.

Armenian parliament shooting · Armenia · Vazgen Sargsyan · Karen Demirchyan

Britain withdraws from Afghanistan after the end of Operation Herrick which started on June 20, 2002 after 12 years four months and seven days.

United Kingdom · Afghanistan · Operation Herrick

Catalonia declares independence from Spain.

Catalonia · Spain

Chai Rong, Chinese emperor (d. 959)

Chai Rong

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (d. 1222)

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse

Taejo of Joseon (d. 1408)

Taejo of Joseon

Catherine of Valois (d. 1437)

Catherine of Valois

Mary Sidney, English writer, patroness and translator (d. 1621)

Mary Sidney

Marie Elisabeth of France, French princess (d. 1578)

Marie Elisabeth of France

Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, (d. 1691)

Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg

Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral (d. 1728)

Fyodor Apraksin

Johann Gottlieb Graun, German violinist and composer (d. 1771)

Johann Gottlieb Graun

Mary Moser, English painter and academic (d. 1819)

Mary Moser

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1831)

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau

Nancy Storace, English soprano (d. 1817)

Nancy Storace

Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1840)

Niccolò Paganini

Juan Seguín, American colonel, judge, and politician, 101st Mayor of San Antonio (d. 1890)

Juan Seguín · List of mayors of San Antonio

Stevens T. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan (d. 1843)

Stevens T. Mason · Governor of Michigan

Isaac Singer, American actor and businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (d. 1875)

Isaac Singer · Singer Corporation

Daniel H. Wells, American religious leader and politician, 3rd Mayor of Salt Lake City (d. 1891)

Daniel H. Wells · List of mayors of Salt Lake City

John Davis Long, American lawyer and politician, 34th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1915)

John Davis Long · United States Secretary of the Navy

Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1928)

Giovanni Giolitti · Prime Minister of Italy

Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)

Klas Pontus Arnoldson · Nobel Peace Prize

William Alexander Smith, Scottish religious leader, founded the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914)

William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade) · Boys' Brigade

Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1935)

Elliott Lewis · Premier of Tasmania

Saitō Makoto, Japanese admiral and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1936)

Saitō Makoto · Prime Minister of Japan

Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)

Theodore Roosevelt · President of the United States · Nobel Peace Prize

Charles Spencelayh, English painter and academic (d. 1958)

Charles Spencelayh

William Gillies, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Queensland (d. 1928)

William Gillies (Australian politician) · Premier of Queensland

Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (d. 1949)

Walt Kuhn

George Thompson, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1943)

George Thompson (cricketer)

Shirō Takasu, Japanese admiral (d. 1944)

Shirō Takasu

Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter (d. 1948)

Sigrid Hjertén

Toshinari Shōji, Japanese general (d. 1974)

Toshinari Shōji

Agda Helin, Swedish actress (d. 1984)

Agda Helin

Oliver Leese, English-Welsh general (d. 1978)

Oliver Leese

Fritz Sauckel, German sailor and politician (d. 1946)

Fritz Sauckel

Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1995)

Riho Lahi

Peter Blume, Belarusian-American painter and sculptor (d. 1992)

Peter Blume

Earle Cabell, American banker and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1975)

Earle Cabell · Mayor of Dallas

Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer and educator (d. 2010)

Kazuo Ohno

Lee Krasner, American painter (d. 1984)

Lee Krasner

Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1963)

Jack Carson

Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau, American chemical engineer (d. 2000)

Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau

Joe Medicine Crow, American anthropologist, historian, and author (d. 2016)

Joe Medicine Crow

Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1971)

Luigi Piotti

Ahmet Kireççi, Turkish wrestler (d. 1979)

Ahmet Kireççi

Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and playwright (d. 1953)

Dylan Thomas

Harry Saltzman, Canadian-French production manager and producer (d. 1994)

Harry Saltzman

Augustine Harris, English bishop (d. 2007)

Augustine Harris

Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1993)

Oliver Tambo

Mihkel Mathiesen, Estonian engineer and politician (d. 2003)

Mihkel Mathiesen

Teresa Wright, American actress and singer (d. 2005)

Teresa Wright

Nanette Fabray, American actress, singer, and dancer

Nanette Fabray

K. R. Narayanan, Indian lawyer and politician, 10th President of India (d. 2005)

K. R. Narayanan · President of India

Warren Allen Smith, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 2017)

Warren Allen Smith

Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (d. 1998)

Poul Bundgaard

Ruby Dee, American actress and poet (d. 2014)

Ruby Dee

Michel Galabru, French actor and playwright (d. 2016)

Michel Galabru

Ralph Kiner, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2014)

Ralph Kiner

Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (d. 1997)

Roy Lichtenstein

Ned Wertimer, American actor (d. 2013)

Ned Wertimer

Bonnie Lou, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Bonnie Lou

Warren Christopher, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (d. 2011)

Warren Christopher · United States Secretary of State

Jane Connell, American actress and singer (d. 2013)

Jane Connell

Paul Fox, English broadcaster

Paul Fox (television executive)

Monica Sims, English radio host and producer

Monica Sims

Boris Chetkov, Russian painter (d. 2010)

Boris Chetkov

H. R. Haldeman, American businessman and diplomat, 4th White House Chief of Staff (d. 1993)

H. R. Haldeman · White House Chief of Staff

Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (d. 2010)

Takumi Shibano

Dominick Argento, American composer and educator

Dominick Argento

Gilles Vigneault, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet

Gilles Vigneault

Myra Carter, American actress (d. 2016)

Myra Carter

Bill George, American football player (d. 1982)

Bill George (linebacker)

Maurice Robert Johnston, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

Maurice Robert Johnston · Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

Leo Baxendale, English cartoonist (d. 2017)

Leo Baxendale

Barry Supple, English historian and academic

Barry Supple

Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, and author

Nawal El Saadawi

Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2012)

Anatoliy Zayaev

Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (d. 2007)

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Harry Gregg, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Harry Gregg

Dolores Moore, American baseball player (d. 2000)

Dolores Moore

Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1963)

Sylvia Plath

Floyd Cramer, American singer and pianist (d. 1997)

Floyd Cramer

Ryō Hanmura, Japanese author (d. 2002)

Ryō Hanmura

Giorgos Konstantinou, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter

Giorgos Konstantinou

Frank Adonis, American actor and screenwriter

Frank Adonis

Maurício de Sousa, Brazilian journalist and cartoonist

Maurício de Sousa

Charlie Tagawa, Japanese-American banjo player and educator

Charlie Tagawa

Neil Sheehan, American journalist and author

Neil Sheehan

Lara Parker, American actress and author

Lara Parker

John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

John Cleese

Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (d. 2007)

Suzy Covey

Dallas Frazier, American country music singer-songwriter

Dallas Frazier

John Gotti, American mob boss (d. 2002)

John Gotti

Maxine Hong Kingston, American author and academic

Maxine Hong Kingston

Dave Costa, American football player (d. 2013)

Dave Costa

Warren Ryan, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

Warren Ryan

Dick Trickle, American race car driver (d. 2013)

Dick Trickle

Lee Greenwood, American singer-songwriter

Lee Greenwood

Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish journalist and politician

Janusz Korwin-Mikke

Carmen Argenziano, American actor and producer

Carmen Argenziano

Jerry Rook, American basketball player and coach

Jerry Rook

J. A. Jance, American author and poet

J. A. Jance

Arild Andersen, Norwegian bassist and composer

Arild Andersen

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35th President of Brazil

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · President of Brazil

Carrie Snodgress, American actress (d. 2004)

Carrie Snodgress

Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer

Peter Martins

Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2014)

Steven R. Nagel

Ivan Reitman, Czech-Canadian actor, director, and producer

Ivan Reitman

Garry Tallent, American bass player (E Street Band) and record producer

Garry Tallent · E Street Band

Michael Driscoll, English economist and academic

Michael Driscoll (economist)

Fran Lebowitz, American author

Fran Lebowitz

Július Šupler, Slovak ice hockey player and coach

Július Šupler

A. N. Wilson, English journalist, historian, and author

A. N. Wilson

K. K. Downing, English guitarist and songwriter

K. K. Downing

Carlos Frenk, Mexican-English physicist, cosmologist, and academic

Carlos Frenk

Nancy Jacobs, American politician

Nancy Jacobs

Jayne Kennedy, American model, actress, and sportscaster

Jayne Kennedy

Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter

Roberto Benigni

Francis Fukuyama, American political scientist, economist, and author

Francis Fukuyama

Atsuyoshi Furuta, Japanese footballer

Atsuyoshi Furuta

Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

Topi Sorsakoski

Peter Firth, English actor

Peter Firth

Robert Picardo, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Robert Picardo

Jan Duursema, American illustrator

Jan Duursema

Mike Kelley, American artist and musician (d. 2012)

Mike Kelley (artist)

Chris Tavaré, English cricketer and biologist

Chris Tavaré

Debra Bowen, American lawyer and politician, 31st Secretary of State of California

Debra Bowen · Secretary of State of California

Patty Sheehan, American golfer

Patty Sheehan

Babis Tsertos, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player

Babis Tsertos · Bouzouki

Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager

Glenn Hoddle

Peter Marc Jacobson, American actor, director, and producer

Peter Marc Jacobson

Gordon Cowans, English footballer

Gordon Cowans

David Hazeltine, American pianist and composer

David Hazeltine

Simon Le Bon, English singer-songwriter

Simon Le Bon

Felix Wurman, American cellist and composer (d. 2009)

Felix Wurman

Rick Carlisle, American basketball player and coach

Rick Carlisle

Tom Nieto, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Tom Nieto

David Hall, Australian horse trainer

David Hall (horse trainer)

Marla Maples, American model and actress

Marla Maples

Tom McKean, Scottish runner

Tom McKean

Mary T. Meagher, American swimmer

Mary T. Meagher

Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Mark Taylor (cricketer)

Ian Wells, English footballer (d. 2013)

Ian Wells

Steve Almond, American author and educator

Steve Almond

Kit Malthouse, English accountant and politician

Kit Malthouse

Hege Nerland, Norwegian lawyer and politician (d. 2007)

Hege Nerland

Masanobu Takashima, Japanese actor

Masanobu Takashima

Simone Moro, Italian mountaineer and pilot

Simone Moro

Dejan Raičković, Montenegrin footballer and manager

Dejan Raičković

Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Scott Weiland

Dileep, Indian actor and producer

Dileep (actor)

Alain Auderset, Swiss author and illustrator

Alain Auderset

Vinny Samways, English footballer and manager

Vinny Samways

Marek Napiórkowski, Polish jazz guitarist and composer

Marek Napiórkowski

Karl Backman, Swedish guitarist and songwriter

Karl Backman

Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer (d. 1997)

Felix Bwalya

Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer

Adrian Erlandsson

Jonathan Stroud, English author

Jonathan Stroud

Ruslana Taran, Ukrainian sailor

Ruslana Taran

Stefano Guidoni, Italian footballer

Stefano Guidoni

Jorge Soto, Peruvian footballer

Jorge Soto (footballer)

Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer and politician

Theodoros Zagorakis

Lee Clark, English footballer and manager

Lee Clark (footballer)

Elissa, Lebanese singer

Elissa (Lebanese singer)

Evan Coyne Maloney, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Evan Coyne Maloney

Maria Mutola, Mozambican runner and coach

Maria Mutola

Brad Radke, American baseball player

Brad Radke

Jason Johnson, American baseball player

Jason Johnson (baseball)

Semmy Schilt, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist

Semmy Schilt

Nicola Mazzucato, Italian rugby player and coach

Nicola Mazzucato

Aron Ralston, American mountaineer and engineer

Aron Ralston

Bobby Fish, American professional wrestler

Bobby Fish

Maneet Chauhan, Indian-American chef and author

Maneet Chauhan

Wilson Raimundo Júnior, Brazilian footballer

Wilson Raimundo Júnior

Jiří Jarošík, Czech footballer

Jiří Jarošík

Sheeri Rappaport, American actress

Sheeri Rappaport

Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer

Kumar Sangakkara

Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player and scout

Sergei Samsonov

Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist and skier

Vanessa-Mae

Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Japanese footballer

Hiroyuki Yamamoto (footballer)

Sayuri Osuga, Japanese speed skater and cyclist

Sayuri Osuga

Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tanel Padar

Salem Al Fakir, Swedish singer and keyboard player

Salem Al Fakir

Volkan Demirel, Turkish footballer

Volkan Demirel

Kristi Richards, Canadian skier

Kristi Richards

Patrick Fugit, American actor and producer

Patrick Fugit

Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor and singer

Takashi Tsukamoto

Brent Clevlen, American baseball player

Brent Clevlen

Takuro Okuyama, Japanese footballer

Takuro Okuyama

Martín Prado, Venezuelan baseball player

Martín Prado

Sebastian Gacki, Canadian actor

Sebastian Gacki

Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player

Yi Jianlian

Kostas Kapetanos, Greek footballer

Kostas Kapetanos

Kelly Osbourne, English television personality

Kelly Osbourne

Brady Quinn, American football player

Brady Quinn

Emilie Ullerup, Danish-Canadian actress

Emilie Ullerup

Sirli Hanni, Estonian biathlete

Sirli Hanni

Sandra Volk, Slovenian tennis player

Sandra Volk

Jon Niese, American baseball player

Jon Niese

Matty Pattison, South African-English footballer

Matty Pattison

David Warner, Australian cricketer

David Warner (cricketer)

Thelma Aoyama, Japanese singer

Thelma Aoyama

Björn Barrefors, Swedish decathlete and heptathlete.

Björn Barrefors

Andrew Bynum, American basketball player

Andrew Bynum

Guillaume Franke, French-German rugby player

Guillaume Franke

Brady Ellison, American archer

Brady Ellison

Viktor Genev, Bulgarian footballer

Viktor Genev

Illimar Pärn, Estonian ski jumper

Illimar Pärn

Evan Turner, American basketball player

Evan Turner

Mark Barron, American football player

Mark Barron

Dimitrios Gkourtsas, Greek footballer

Dimitrios Gkourtsas

Oktovianus Maniani, Indonesian footballer

Oktovianus Maniani

Shohei Takahashi, Japanese footballer

Shohei Takahashi

Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer

Stephan El Shaarawy

Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Emily Hagins

Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player

Brandon Saad

Kiefer Ravena, Filipino basketball player

Kiefer Ravena

Lonzo Ball, American basketball player

Lonzo Ball

Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress

Haruka Kudo (singer)

Æthelstan, English king (b. 894)

Æthelstan

Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia (b. c.1220)

Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia

Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor of England

Walter de Merton · Lord Chancellor

Beatrice of Castile, wife of King Afonso III of Portugal

Beatrice of Castile (1242-1303) · Afonso III of Portugal

John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)

John II, Duke of Brabant

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester (b. 1262)

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester

Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert the Bruce

Elizabeth de Burgh · Robert the Bruce

Mahaut, Countess of Artois (b. 1268)

Mahaut, Countess of Artois

Abulfeda, Arab historian and geographer (b. 1273)

Abulfeda

Vytautas, Lithuanian ruler (b. 1350)

Vytautas

Albert II of Germany (b. 1397)

Albert II of Germany

Margery Jourdemayne, executed for treasonable witchcraft

Margery Jourdemayne

Ulugh Beg, Persian astronomer, mathematician and sultan (b. 1394)

Ulugh Beg

Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch philosopher, poet and educator (b. 1443)

Rodolphus Agricola

Ivan III of Russia (b. 1440)

Ivan III of Russia

George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros, English nobleman

George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros · England

Michael Servetus, Spanish physician and theologian (b. 1511)

Michael Servetus

Lope de Aguirre, Spanish explorer (b. 1510)

Lope de Aguirre

Laurentius Petri, Swedish archbishop (b. 1499)

Laurentius Petri

Akbar, Mughal emperor (b. 1542)

Akbar

Gabriel Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1589)

Gabriel Báthory

Ralph Winwood, English lawyer and politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1563)

Ralph Winwood · Secretary of State (England)

Robert Hubert, French watchmaker (b. 1640)

Robert Hubert

Vavasor Powell, Welsh minister (b. 1617)

Vavasor Powell

Hallgrímur Pétursson, Icelandic minister and poet (b. 1614)

Hallgrímur Pétursson

Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and academic (b. 1602)

Gilles de Roberval

John Cook, American farmer and politician, 6th Governor of Delaware (b. 1730)

John Cook (governor) · Governor of Delaware

Santō Kyōden, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1761)

Santō Kyōden

Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Greek soldier and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1822)

Thrasyvoulos Zaimis · Prime Minister of Greece

Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)

Arthur Rhys-Davids

Warren Wood, American golfer and soldier (b. 1887)

Warren Wood

Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (b. 1888)

Squizzy Taylor

Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (b. 1857)

Théodore Tuffier

Ellen Hayes, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1851)

Ellen Hayes

Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver (b. 1897)

Ernest Eldridge

Helmuth Hübener, German activist (b. 1925)

Helmuth Hübener

William Fay, Irish actor and producer, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1872)

William Fay · Abbey Theatre

Marcel Cerdan, Algerian-French boxer (b. 1916)

Marcel Cerdan

Thomas Wass, English cricketer (b. 1873)

Thomas Wass

James McGirr, Australian politician, 28th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1890)

James McGirr · Premier of New South Wales

Rudolf Anderson, American soldier and pilot (b. 1927)

Rudolf Anderson

Enrico Mattei, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1906)

Enrico Mattei

Lise Meitner, Austrian-English physicist and academic (b. 1878)

Lise Meitner

C. P. Ramanujam, Indian mathematician and academic (b. 1938)

C. P. Ramanujam

Rex Stout, American detective novelist (b. 1886)

Rex Stout

Deryck Cooke, English musicologist and author (b. 1919)

Deryck Cooke

James M. Cain, American journalist and author (b. 1892)

James M. Cain

Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1924)

Judy LaMarsh · Secretary of State for Canada

John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

John Hasbrouck Van Vleck · Nobel Prize in Physics

Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958 - 1963) (b. 1895)

Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes · President of Guatemala

Charles Hawtrey, English actor, singer, and pianist (b. 1914)

Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914)

Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American violinist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1900)

Xavier Cugat

Jacques Demy, French actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931)

Jacques Demy

Elliott Roosevelt, American general and author (b. 1910)

Elliott Roosevelt

Ugo Tognazzi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Ugo Tognazzi

George Barker, English author and poet (b. 1913)

George Barker (poet)

David Bohm, American-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1917)

David Bohm

Allen R. Schindler, Jr. American sailor (b. 1969)

Allen R. Schindler, Jr.

Arthur Tremblay, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1917)

Arthur Tremblay

Robert Mills, American physicist and academic (b. 1927)

Robert Mills (physicist)

Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer (b. 1903)

Charlotte Perriand

Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Austrian lyric bass-baritone (b. 1929)

Walter Berry (bass-baritone)

Pradeep Kumar, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1925)

Pradeep Kumar

Tom Dowd, American record producer and engineer (b. 1925)

Tom Dowd

Valve Pormeister, Estonian architect (b. 1922)

Valve Pormeister

Rod Roddy, American game show announcer (b. 1937)

Rod Roddy

Stephanie Tyrell, American songwriter and producer (b. 1949)

Stephanie Tyrell

Lester Lanin, American bandleader (b. 1907)

Lester Lanin

Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva, Brazilian footballer (b. 1974)

Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva

Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (b. 1942)

Zdenko Runjić

Jerry Cooke, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1921)

Jerry Cooke (photographer)

Jozsef Gregor, Hungarian opera singer (b. 1940)

Jozsef Gregor

Reko Lundán, Finnish journalist and author (b. 1969)

Reko Lundán

Marlin McKeever, American football player (b. 1940)

Marlin McKeever

Joe Niekro, American baseball player (b. 1944)

Joe Niekro

Brad Will, American journalist and activist (b. 1970)

Brad Will

Moira Lister, South African actress (b. 1923)

Moira Lister

Chris Bryant, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1936)

Chris Bryant (writer)

Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (b. 1923)

Ray Ellis

Frank Nagai, Japanese singer (b. 1932)

Frank Nagai

Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (b. 1925)

Roy Stewart

John David Carson, American actor (b. 1952)

John David Carson

August Coppola, American author and academic (b. 1934)

August Coppola

David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1940)

David Shepherd (umpire)

Néstor Kirchner, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Argentina (b. 1950)

Néstor Kirchner · President of Argentina

James Hillman, American psychologist and author (b. 1926)

James Hillman

Robert Pritzker, American businessman, co-founded Marmon Group (b. 1926)

Robert Pritzker · Marmon Group

Terry Callier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)

Terry Callier

Angelo Maria Cicolani, Italian engineer and politician (b. 1952)

Angelo Maria Cicolani

Regina Dourado, Brazilian actress (b. 1952)

Regina Dourado

Hans Werner Henze, German composer and educator (b. 1926)

Hans Werner Henze

Rodney S. Quinn, American colonel, pilot, and politician, 44th Secretary of State of Maine (b. 1923)

Rodney S. Quinn · Secretary of State of Maine

Göran Stangertz, Swedish actor and director (b. 1944)

Göran Stangertz

Noel Davern, Irish lawyer and politician, Minister for Education and Skills (b. 1945)

Noel Davern · Minister for Education and Skills

Leonard Herzenberg, American immunologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1931)

Leonard Herzenberg

Luigi Magni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Luigi Magni

Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1942)

Lou Reed

Michael Wilkes, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1940)

Michael Wilkes · Lieutenant Governor of Jersey

Vinko Coce, Croatian opera and pop singer (b. 1954)

Vinko Coce

Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Daniel Boulanger

Shin Hae-chul, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1968)

Shin Hae-chul

Starke Taylor, American soldier and politician, mayor of Dallas (b. 1922)

Starke Taylor · List of mayors of Dallas

Ayerdhal, French author (b. 1959)

Ayerdhal

Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (b. 1930)

Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

Betsy Drake, French-American actress and singer (b. 1923)

Betsy Drake

Philip French, English journalist, critic, and producer (b. 1933)

Philip French

Takahito, Prince Mikasa, member of the Imperial Family of Japan (b. 1915)

Takahito, Prince Mikasa