October 3 — On This Day

Gaecheonjeol, the date when Hwanung (환웅) descended from heaven to live with mankind, celebrated as South Korea's National Foundation Day.

Gaecheonjeol

Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia.

Vercingetorix · Julius Caesar · Battle of Alesia

First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight a decisive battle with Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius.

Battle of Philippi · Second Triumvirate · Mark Antony · Augustus · Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger

Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans in exchange for military service.

Theodosius I · Peace treaty · Goths · Balkans

Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, is the first nobleman to be executed by hanging, drawing and quartering.

Dafydd ap Gruffydd · Gwynedd · Hanged, drawn and quartered

Muhammed VII becomes the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.

Muhammed VII, Sultan of Granada · Emirate of Granada

The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.

Siege of Leiden · Watergeuzen

The Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.

Qing dynasty · Shi Lang · Taiwan · Kingdom of Tungning · Zheng Keshuang

The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.

James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose · Rob Roy MacGregor

The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-39.

Treaty of Niš (1739) · Ottoman Empire

George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the US

George Washington · Thanksgiving (United States)

Slave rebel leader Tula executed in Curaçao

Tula (Curaçao) · Curaçao

American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.

Edgar Allan Poe · Baltimore · Death of Edgar Allan Poe

The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by United States President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.

Thanksgiving (United States) · Abraham Lincoln

The Bloomingdale brothers open their first store at 938 Third Avenue, New York City.

Bloomingdale's

Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.

Kintpuash · Modoc War

U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels under the command of Benjamín Zeledón at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.

Benjamín Zeledón · Battle of Coyotepe Hill

King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.

Boris III of Bulgaria

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin player to appear in a World Series.

Cincinnati Reds · Adolfo Luque · 1919 World Series

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs".

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes · Kingdom of Yugoslavia

The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland - Left is founded following a split in DSAP in Łódź.

German Socialist Labour Party in Poland - Left · German Socialist Labour Party in Poland · Łódź

Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Iraq

Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia under General de Bono.

Second Italo-Abyssinian War · De Bono's invasion of Abyssinia · Ethiopia · Emilio De Bono

Spaceflight: The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.

Spaceflight · V-2 rocket · Test Stand VII · Peenemünde

WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.

WERD (defunct) · Atlanta

Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.

Korean War · First Battle of Maryang San

The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.

Operation Hurricane · Nuclear weapon

The California State Superior Court rules that Allen Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.

Superior Courts of California · Allen Ginsberg · Howl

Project Mercury: Sigma 7 is launched from Cape Canaveral, with astronaut Wally Schirra aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight.

Project Mercury · Mercury-Atlas 8 · Cape Canaveral · Astronaut · Wally Schirra

A violent coup in Honduras pre-empts the October 13 election, ends a period of reform, and begins two decades of military rule.

1963 Honduran coup d'état

The hunger strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.

1981 Irish hunger strike · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Irish National Liberation Army · Northern Ireland

The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J).

Space Shuttle Atlantis · STS-51-J

TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories, is officially opened.

TASCC · Superconducting · Cyclotron · Chalk River Laboratories

a coup in Panama City is suppressed and 11 participants are executed.

1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt · Panama City

German reunification: The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day.

German reunification · East Germany · Germany · European Community · European Union

Battle of Mogadishu: A firefight occurs during a failed attempt to capture key officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organisation in Mogadishu, Somalia, costing the lives of 18 American soldiers, and over 350 Somalis.

Battle of Mogadishu (1993) · Mohamed Farrah Aidid · Mogadishu, Somalia

O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

O. J. Simpson · O. J. Simpson murder case · Nicole Brown Simpson · Ronald Goldman

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 · George W. Bush

The presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey sign the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of Turkic Council.

Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Turkey · Turkic Council

At least 134 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.

2013 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck · Lampedusa

Forty-two killed and 33 missing in Kunduz hospital airstrike operated by Médecins Sans Frontières.

Kunduz hospital airstrike · Médecins Sans Frontières

Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman politician (d. 42 BC)

Gaius Cassius Longinus

Eleanor de Clare, English noblewoman (d. 1337)

Eleanor de Clare

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (d. 1447)

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (d. 1484)

Saint Casimir

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet (d. 1628)

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

Gabriel Lalemant, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1649)

Gabriel Lalemant

Sebastian Anton Scherer, German organist and composer (d. 1712)

Sebastian Anton Scherer

Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer (d. 1797)

Antoine Dauvergne

Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1781)

Giovanni Battista Beccaria

Johann Uz, German poet and judge (d. 1796)

Johann Uz

John Ross, American tribal chief (d. 1866)

John Ross (Cherokee chief)

Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)

Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1891)

George Bancroft · United States Secretary of the Navy

Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (d. 1878)

Townsend Harris · United States Ambassador to Japan

Allan Kardec, French author, translator, and educator (d. 1869)

Allan Kardec

Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (d. 1897)

Woldemar Bargiel

Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (d. 1885)

Nicolás Avellaneda · President of Argentina

James Jackson Putnam, American neurologist and academic (d. 1918)

James Jackson Putnam

Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (d. 1929)

Henry Lerolle

Eleonora Duse, Italian-American actress (d. 1924)

Eleonora Duse

Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1902)

Johnny Briggs (cricketer)

Pyotr Kozlov, Russian archaeologist and explorer (d. 1935)

Pyotr Kozlov

Gustave Loiseau, French painter (d. 1935)

Gustave Loiseau

Pierre Bonnard, French painter (d. 1947)

Pierre Bonnard

Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1942)

Alfred Flatow

Warner Oland, Swedish-American actor and singer (d. 1938)

Warner Oland

A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic (d. 1974)

A. Y. Jackson

Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)

Sophie Treadwell

Alain-Fournier, French soldier, author, and critic (d. 1914)

Alain-Fournier

Wade Boteler, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1943)

Wade Boteler

Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)

Carl von Ossietzky · Nobel Peace Prize

Elmer Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1982)

Elmer Robinson · Mayor of San Francisco

Walter Warlimont, German general (d. 1976)

Walter Warlimont

Giovanni Comisso, Italian author and poet (d. 1969)

Giovanni Comisso

Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (d. 1925)

Sergei Yesenin

Auvergne Doherty, Australian businesswoman (d. 1961)

Auvergne Doherty · 1961

Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet and critic (d. 1987)

Gerardo Diego

Louis Aragon, French author and poet (d. 1982)

Louis Aragon

Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (d. 1969)

Leo McCarey

Adolf Reichwein, German economist and educator (d. 1944)

Adolf Reichwein

Gertrude Berg, American actress, screenwriter and producer (d. 1966)

Gertrude Berg

Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (d. 1938)

Thomas Wolfe

Jean Grémillon, French director, composer, and screenwriter (d. 1959)

Jean Grémillon

Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (d. 1998)

Ernst-Günther Schenck

Tekin Arıburun, Turkish soldier and politician, President of Turkey (d. 1993)

Tekin Arıburun · List of Presidents of Turkey

Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (d. 1997)

Natalie Savage Carlson

Johnny Burke, American songwriter (d. 1964)

Johnny Burke (lyricist)

Michael Hordern, English actor (d. 1995)

Michael Hordern

Ray Stark, American film producer (d. 2004)

Ray Stark

James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)

James Herriot

James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)

James M. Buchanan · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1996)

Ray Lindwall

Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Dominica (d. 2004)

Edward Oliver LeBlanc · List of heads of government of Dominica

Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (d. 1993)

Harvey Kurtzman

Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter and coach (d. 2012)

Arkady Vorobyov

Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2012)

Gore Vidal

George Wein, American pianist and producer, co-founded the Newport Folk Festival

George Wein · Newport Folk Festival

Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)

Erik Bruhn

Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (d. 2006)

Edward L. Moyers

Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese academic and politician, 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General

Shridath Ramphal · Commonwealth Secretary-General

Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Glenn Hall

Terence English, South African-English surgeon and academic

Terence English

Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player

Neale Fraser

Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist

Benjamin Boretz

Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas, Colombian-Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 2015)

Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas

Harold Henning, South African golfer (d. 2004)

Harold Henning

Simon Nicholson, English sculptor and painter (d. 1990)

Simon Nicholson

Charles Duke, American general, pilot, and astronaut

Charles Duke

Steve Reich, American composer

Steve Reich

Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1960)

Eddie Cochran

David Hart Dyke, English captain

David Hart Dyke

Jack Hodgins, Canadian author and academic

Jack Hodgins

Dave Obey, American lawyer and politician

Dave Obey

Bob Armstrong, American wrestler and trainer

Bob Armstrong

Alan O'Day, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Alan O'Day

Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Jean Ratelle

Mike Troy, American swimmer

Mike Troy

Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter

Chubby Checker

Andrea de Adamich, Italian race car driver and sportscaster

Andrea de Adamich

John Elliott, Australian businessman

John Elliott (businessman)

Jeff Bingaman, American soldier and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico

Jeff Bingaman · Attorney General of New Mexico

Baki İlkin, Turkish civil servant and diplomat

Baki İlkin

Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician and academic

Pierre Deligne

Roy Horn, German-American magician and actor

Roy Horn

Tony Brown, English footballer and sportscaster

Tony Brown (English footballer)

Christopher Bruce, English dancer and choreographer

Christopher Bruce

Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Education

Jo Ritzen · Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)

P. P. Arnold, American soul singer

P. P. Arnold

John Perry Barlow, American poet, songwriter, blogger, and activist

John Perry Barlow

Ben Cauley, American trumpet player and songwriter (d. 2015)

Ben Cauley

Fred DeLuca, American businessman, co-founded Subway (d. 2015)

Fred DeLuca · Subway (restaurant)

Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (d. 2014)

Anne Dorte of Rosenborg

Takis Michalos, Greek water polo player and coach (d. 2010)

Takis Michalos

Lindsey Buckingham, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Lindsey Buckingham

J. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter

J. P. Dutta

Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Russian director and screenwriter

Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Laurie Simmons, American photographer and director

Laurie Simmons

Ronnie Laws, American jazz, R&B, and funk saxophone player

Ronnie Laws

Keb' Mo', American blues musician and songwriter

Keb' Mo'

Kathryn D. Sullivan, American geologist and astronaut

Kathryn D. Sullivan

Dave Winfield, American baseball player and sportscaster

Dave Winfield

Bruce Arians, American football coach

Bruce Arians

Gary Troup, New Zealand cricketer

Gary Troup

Eddie DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Eddie DeGarmo

Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player and sportscaster

Dennis Eckersley

Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and political activist

Al Sharpton

Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1990)

Stevie Ray Vaughan

John S. Lesmeister, American educator and politician, 30th North Dakota State Treasurer (d. 2006)

John S. Lesmeister · North Dakota State Treasurer

Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2000)

Allen Woody

Buket Uzuner, Turkish author

Buket Uzuner

Hart Bochner, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Hart Bochner

Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Roberto Azevêdo · Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Tim Westwood, English radio and television host

Tim Westwood

Chen Yanyin, Chinese sculptor

Chen Yanyin

Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer and choreographer

Louise Lecavalier

Craig Bellamy, Australian rugby league player and coach

Craig Bellamy (rugby league)

Fred Couples, American golfer

Fred Couples

Greg Proops, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Greg Proops

Jack Wagner, American actor and singer

Jack Wagner (actor)

Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer

Rebecca Stephens (climber)

Ludger Stühlmeyer, German cantor, composer, and musicologist

Ludger Stühlmeyer

Tommy Lee, Greek-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer

Tommy Lee

Simon Scarrow, Nigerian-English novelist

Simon Scarrow

Benny Anders, American basketball player

Benny Anders

Dan Goldie, American tennis player

Dan Goldie

Clive Owen, English actor

Clive Owen

Annemarie Verstappen, Dutch swimmer

Annemarie Verstappen

Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player

Jan-Ove Waldner

Darrin Fletcher, American baseball player and sportscaster

Darrin Fletcher

Rob Liefeld, American author and illustrator

Rob Liefeld

Chris Collingwood, English-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Chris Collingwood

Paul Crichton, English footballer and manager

Paul Crichton

Greg Foster, American basketball player and coach

Greg Foster (basketball)

Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer and manager

Marko Rajamäki

Donald Sild, Estonian javelin thrower

Donald Sild

Garry Herbert, English rower and sportscaster

Garry Herbert

Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer

Gwen Stefani

Tetsuya, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Tetsuya (musician)

Elmar Liitmaa, Estonian guitarist and songwriter

Elmar Liitmaa

Jimmy Ray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jimmy Ray

Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach

Wil Cordero

Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor

Kevin Richardson (musician)

Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (d. 2014)

Komla Dumor

G. Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player

G. Love

Guy Oseary, Israeli-American talent manager and businessman

Guy Oseary

Neve Campbell, Canadian actress and producer

Neve Campbell

Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player and coach

Angélica Gavaldón

Lena Headey, British actress

Lena Headey

Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist and composer

Eirik Hegdal

Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Mike Johnson (ice hockey)

Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater

Marianne Timmer

India Arie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

India Arie

Phil Greening, English rugby player and coach

Phil Greening

Satoko Ishimine, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Satoko Ishimine

Herman Li, Hong Kong-English guitarist and producer

Herman Li

Seann William Scott, American actor and producer

Seann William Scott

Daniel Hollie, American wrestler

Daniel Hollie

Eric Munson, American baseball player and coach

Eric Munson

Luca Tognozzi, Italian footballer

Luca Tognozzi

Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-German footballer

Gerald Asamoah

Neil Clement, English footballer

Neil Clement

Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer

Claudio Pizarro

Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter

Jake Shears

Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Josh Klinghoffer

John Morrison, American wrestler and actor

John Morrison (wrestler)

Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer

Danny O'Donoghue

Anquan Boldin, American football player

Anquan Boldin

Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player

Sheldon Brookbank

Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author

Lindsey Kelk

Héctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer

Héctor Reynoso

Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)

Ivan Turina

Danny Coid, English footballer

Danny Coid

Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer

Andreas Isaksson

Jonna Lee, Swedish singer and musician

Jonna Lee (singer)

Matt Sparrow, English footballer

Matt Sparrow

Fred, Brazilian footballer

Fred (footballer)

Thiago Alves, Brazilian mixed martial artist

Thiago Alves (fighter)

Andreas Papathanasiou, Cypriot footballer

Andreas Papathanasiou

Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean singer and actress

Yoon Eun-hye

Bruno Gervais, Canadian ice hockey player

Bruno Gervais

Jessica Parker Kennedy, Canadian actress

Jessica Parker Kennedy

Anthony Le Tallec, French footballer

Anthony Le Tallec

Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress

Ashlee Simpson

Courtney Lee, American basketball player

Courtney Lee

Lewis Brown, New Zealand rugby league player

Lewis Brown (rugby league)

Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer

Jackson Martínez

Robert Grabarz, English high jumper

Robert Grabarz

Martin Plowman, English race car driver

Martin Plowman

Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress

Alicia Vikander

Dustin Gazley, American ice hockey player

Dustin Gazley

Nate Montana, American football player

Nate Montana

Alex Trimble, Irish singer (Two Door Cinema Club)

Alex Trimble · Two Door Cinema Club

Johan Le Bon, French cyclist

Johan Le Bon

Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter

Jenny McLoughlin

Aki Takajo, Japanese singer

Aki Takajo

Raffaele Di Gennaro, Italian footballer

Raffaele Di Gennaro

Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player

Victoria Bosio

Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater

Jin Boyang

Starley, Australian pop singer

Starley (singer)

Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman politician (b. 85 BC)

Gaius Cassius Longinus

Ermengarde, queen of the Franks

Ermengarde of Hesbaye · Francia

Muhammad ibn Zayd, Tabaristan emir

Muhammad ibn Zayd

Gérard of Brogne, Frankish abbot

Gérard of Brogne · Abbot

Iziaslav I of Kiev (b. 1024)

Iziaslav I of Kiev

Francis of Assisi, Italian friar and saint (b. 1181)

Francis of Assisi

Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince (b. 1238)

Dafydd ap Gruffydd

Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)

Margaret, Countess of Tyrol

Eleanor de Bohun, English noble (b. 1360)

Eleanor de Bohun

Elisabeth of Valois (b. 1545)

Elisabeth of Valois

Florent Chrestien, French poet (b. 1541)

Florent Chrestien

Charles, Duke of Mayenne (b. 1554)

Charles, Duke of Mayenne

Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian commander and politician (b. 1570)

Giorgi Saakadze

Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (b. 1576)

Giovanni Diodati

Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and academic (b. 1612)

Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn

Myles Standish, English captain (b. 1584)

Myles Standish

Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (b. 1648)

Robert Barclay · List of colonial governors of New Jersey

Joseph Williamson, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1633)

Joseph Williamson (politician) · Secretary of State for the Northern Department

Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1724)

Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur · Minister of Defence (France)

François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (b. 1754)

François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat

Black Hawk, American tribal leader (b. 1767)

Black Hawk (Sauk leader)

Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (b. 1778)

Rembrandt Peale

Elias Howe, American engineer, invented the sewing machine (b. 1819)

Elias Howe · Sewing machine

Kintpuash, American tribal leader (b. 1837)

Kintpuash

James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (b. 1814)

James Roosevelt Bayley

Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (b. 1811)

Orson Pratt

Joseph Hergenröther, German historian and cardinal (b. 1824)

Joseph Hergenröther

Édouard Lucas, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1842)

Édouard Lucas

William Morris, English author and poet (b. 1834)

William Morris

Jacob Nash Victor, American engineer (b. 1835)

Jacob Nash Victor

Eduardo Di Capua, Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter (b. 1865)

Eduardo Di Capua

Jeanne Eagels, American actress (b. 1894)

Jeanne Eagels

Gustav Stresemann, German politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)

Gustav Stresemann · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich) · Nobel Peace Prize

Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1865)

Carl Nielsen

John Heisman, American football player and coach (b. 1869)

John Heisman

Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (b. 1883)

Arnold Bax

Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (b. 1892)

Tochigiyama Moriya · Yokozuna (sumo)

Refet Bele, Turkish general (b. 1877)

Refet Bele

Zachary Scott, American actor (b. 1914)

Zachary Scott

Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1896)

Rolf Maximilian Sievert

Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1912)

Woody Guthrie

Malcolm Sargent, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)

Malcolm Sargent

Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1902)

Skip James

Nicos Poulantzas, Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1936)

Nicos Poulantzas

Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (b. 1907)

Friedrich Karm

Anna Hedvig Büll, Estonian-German missionary (b. 1887)

Anna Hedvig Büll

Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player and manager (b. 1912)

Vince DiMaggio

Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)

Jean Anouilh

Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (b. 1947)

Kalervo Palsa

Franz Josef Strauss, Bavarian lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (b. 1915)

Franz Josef Strauss · List of Ministers-President of Bavaria

Stefano Casiraghi, Italian-Monegasque businessman (b. 1960)

Stefano Casiraghi

Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator (b. 1914)

Eleanor Steber

Katerina Gogou, Greek actress, poet, and author (b. 1940)

Katerina Gogou

Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1960)

Gary Gordon · Medal of Honor

Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1958)

Randy Shughart · Medal of Honor

John C. Champion, American producer and screenwriter (b. 1923)

John C. Champion

Ma. Po. Si., Indian author and politician (b. 1906)

Ma. Po. Si.

Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (b. 1908)

Michael Adekunle Ajasin · Governor of Ondo State

Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (b. 1928)

Roddy McDowall

Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (b. 1921)

Akio Morita · Sony

Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1947)

Benjamin Orr

Costas Hajihristos, Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Costas Hajihristos

Bruce Paltrow, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1943)

Bruce Paltrow

Florence Stanley, American actress (b. 1924)

Florence Stanley

William Steig, American sculptor, author, and illustrator (b. 1907)

William Steig

John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960)

John Cerutti

Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927)

Janet Leigh

Ronnie Barker, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Ronnie Barker

Nurettin Ersin, Turkish general (b. 1918)

Nurettin Ersin

Lucilla Andrews, Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (b. 1919)

Lucilla Andrews

John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1916)

John Crank

Peter Norman, Australian runner (b. 1942)

Peter Norman

Alberto Ramento, Filipino bishop (b. 1937)

Alberto Ramento

M. N. Vijayan, Indian journalist, author, and academic (b. 1930)

M. N. Vijayan

Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (b. 1929)

Vladimir Beekman

Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1925)

Ben Mondor

Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1921)

Abraham Sarmiento

Abdul Haq Ansari, Indian theologian and scholar (b. 1931)

Abdul Haq Ansari

Robert F. Christy, American physicist and astrophysicist (b. 1916)

Robert F. Christy

Billy Hullin, Welsh rugby player (b. 1942)

Billy Hullin

Albie Roles, English footballer (b. 1921)

Albie Roles

Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (b. 1978)

Sari Abacha

Sergei Belov, Russian basketball player and coach (b. 1944)

Sergei Belov

Bob Chance, American baseball player (b. 1940)

Bob Chance

Frank D'Rone, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)

Frank D'Rone

Chuck Smith, American pastor, founded the Calvary Chapel movement (b. 1927)

Chuck Smith (pastor) · Calvary Chapel

Joan Thirsk, English cryptologist, historian, and academic (b. 1922)

Joan Thirsk

Ewen Gilmour, New Zealand comedian and television host (b. 1963)

Ewen Gilmour

Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (b. 1933)

Benedict Groeschel

Jean-Jacques Marcel, French footballer (b. 1931)

Jean-Jacques Marcel

Kevin Metheny, American businessman (b. 1954)

Kevin Metheny

Ward Ruyslinck, Belgian author (b. 1929)

Ward Ruyslinck

Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1917)

Denis Healey · Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Pakistani historian and author (b. 1943)

Muhammad Nawaz Khan (author)

Javed Iqbal, Pakistani philosopher and judge (b. 1925)

Javed Iqbal (judge)

Gerald Squires, Canadian painter and illustrator (b. 1937)

Gerald Squires