October 30 — On This Day

Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge.

Antioch · Rashidun Caliphate · Battle of the Iron Bridge

Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates.

Guangzhou · Arab · Persian people · Piracy

Battle of Rignano between Ranulf of Apulia and Roger II of Sicily.

Battle of Rignano · Ranulf of Apulia · Roger II of Sicily

The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis end by an agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis.

Eighth Crusade · Tunis · Charles I of Sicily · Louis IX of France · Sultan

Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Marinid invasion at the Battle of Río Salado.

Kingdom of Portugal · Kingdom of Castile · Marinid dynasty · Battle of Río Salado

King Henry VII of England is crowned.

Henry VII of England

Ballet of Chestnuts: A banquet held by Cesare Borgia in the Papal Palace where fifty prostitutes or courtesans are in attendance for the entertainment of the guests.

Banquet of Chestnuts · Cesare Borgia

Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios during the Anglo-Spanish War.

Spanish Empire · Jamaica · Battle of Ocho Rios · Anglo-Spanish War (1654-60)

Believing he is facing a much larger force, Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrendered the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers commanded by General Lassalle.

Capitulation of Stettin · Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle

The independent government of Venezuela is established by Simón Bolívar.

Venezuela · Simón Bolívar

In Southampton County, Virginia, escaped slave Nat Turner is captured and arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.

Southampton County, Virginia · Nat Turner · Nat Turner's slave rebellion

Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.

Athens · George I of Greece · King of the Hellenes

Second Schleswig War ends. Denmark renounces all claim to Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg, which come under Prussian and Austrian administration.

Second Schleswig War · Schleswig · Holstein · Lauenburg (Elbe) · Prussia

Helena, Montana is founded after four prospectors discover gold at "Last Chance Gulch".

Helena, Montana · Prospecting · Gold

Rudd Concession granted by King Lobengula of Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes led by Charles Rudd.

Rudd Concession · Lobengula · Matabeleland · Cecil Rhodes · Charles Rudd

Domenico Melegatti obtains a patent for a procedure to be applied in producing pandoro industrially.

Pandoro

Czar Nicholas II of Russia issues the October Manifesto, granting the Russian peoples basic civil liberties and the right to form a duma. This was October 17 in the Julian calendar.

Czar · Nicholas II of Russia · October Manifesto · State Duma (Russian Empire) · Julian calendar

The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies.

Ottoman Empire · Armistice of Mudros · Allies of World War I

The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.

Communist Party of Australia

John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.

John Logie Baird · Television transmitter

The Stuttgart Cable Car is constructed in Stuttgart, Germany.

Standseilbahn Stuttgart · Stuttgart

Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.

Orson Welles · H. G. Wells · The War of the Worlds (radio drama)

World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt approves U.S. $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.

Franklin D. Roosevelt · Lend-Lease · Allies of World War II

One thousand and five hundred Jews from Pidhaytsi (in western Ukraine) are sent by Nazis to Bełżec extermination camp.

Pidhaytsi · Ukraine · Nazis · Bełżec extermination camp

Lt. Tony Fasson, Able Seaman Colin Grazier and canteen assistant Tommy Brown from HMS Petard board U-559, retrieving material which would lead to the decryption of the German Enigma code.

Tony Fasson · Colin Grazier · Tommy Brown (NAAFI assistant) · HMS Petard (G56) · German submarine U-559

Anne and Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they die from disease the following year, shortly before the end of WWII.

Anne Frank · Margot Frank · Auschwitz concentration camp · Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color line.

Jackie Robinson · Kansas City Monarchs · Brooklyn Dodgers · Baseball color line

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which is the foundation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), is founded.

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade · World Trade Organisation

Pope Pius XII witnesses the "Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican.

Pope Pius XII · Miracle of the Sun · Vatican City

Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally approves the top secret document National Security Council Paper No. 162/2, which states that the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons must be maintained and expanded to counter the communist threat.

Cold War · Dwight D. Eisenhower · Classified information · United States National Security Council · Nuclear weapon

Dr.Michael Woodruff performs the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Michael Woodruff · Kidney transplant · Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya; equivalent to 57 megatons of TNT, it remains the largest explosive device ever detonated, nuclear or otherwise.

Tsar Bomba · TNT equivalent

Due to "violations of Vladimir Lenin's precepts", it is decreed that Stalin's body be removed from its place of honour inside Lenin's tomb and buried near the Kremlin Wall with a plain granite marker instead.

Vladimir Lenin · Joseph Stalin · Kremlin Wall

English model Jean Shrimpton causes a global sensation by wearing a daring white minidress to Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.

Jean Shrimpton · White shift dress of Jean Shrimpton · Victoria Derby · Flemington Racecourse · Melbourne

Vietnam War: United States Marines repel an intense attack by Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas near Da Nang.

Vietnam War · United States Marine Corps · Viet Cong · Da Nang

In Vietnam, the worst monsoon to hit the area in six years causes severe floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War.

Vietnam · Monsoon · Vietnam War

The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time.

Bosphorus Bridge · Istanbul · Bosphorus

The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire.

The Rumble in the Jungle · Muhammad Ali · George Foreman · Kinshasa · Zaire

Prince Juan Carlos becomes Spain's acting head of state, taking over for the country's ailing dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco.

Juan Carlos I of Spain · Francisco Franco

El Salvador and Honduras sign a peace treaty to put the border dispute fought over in 1969's Football War before the International Court of Justice.

El Salvador · Honduras · 1969 · Football War · International Court of Justice

The first democratic elections in Argentina after seven years of military rule are held.

Argentina

Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.

Space Shuttle Challenger · STS-61-A

In Japan, NEC releases the first 16-bit (fourth generation) video game console, the PC Engine, which is later sold in other markets under the name TurboGrafx-16.

NEC · History of video game consoles (fourth generation) · PC Engine · TurboGrafx-16

The Troubles: Loyalists carry out a mass shooting at a Halloween party in Greysteel, Northern Ireland, killing eight civilians, six Catholics and two Protestants.

The Troubles · Greysteel massacre · Halloween · Greysteel · Northern Ireland

Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) in favour of remaining a province of Canada in their second referendum on national sovereignty.

Quebec · Canada · Quebec referendum, 1995

The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a thirteen-year rebuilding project.

Dresden Frauenkirche · Bombing of Dresden in World War II

Sweden is the first European Union member state to officially recognize the State of Palestine.

Sweden · European Union · International recognition of the State of Palestine · State of Palestine

Sixty-four people are killed and more than 147 injuries after a fire in a nightclub in the Romanian capital Bucharest.

Colectiv nightclub fire · Bucharest

Julia the Elder, Roman daughter of Augustus (d. 14)

Julia the Elder · Augustus

Emperor Chūkyō of Japan (d. 1234)

Emperor Chūkyō

Andrew, Duke of Calabria (d. 1345)

Andrew, Duke of Calabria

Lucas Watzenrode, Prince-Bishop of Warmia (d. 1512)

Lucas Watzenrode

Anne d'Alençon, French noblewoman (d. 1562)

Anne d'Alençon

Jacques Amyot, French bishop and translator (d. 1593)

Jacques Amyot

Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force, Marshal of France (d. 1652)

Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force

Paul Pellisson, French historian and author (d. 1693)

Paul Pellisson

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

Christopher Wren · St Paul's Cathedral

Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (d. 1731)

Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (d. 1705)

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis, Maltese linguist, historian and cleric (d. 1770)

Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis

John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (d. 1826)

John Adams · President of the United States

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish-English poet, playwright, and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (d. 1816)

Richard Brinsley Sheridan · Treasurer of the Navy

André Chénier, Turkish-French poet and playwright (d. 1794)

André Chénier

Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian captain and author (d. 1871)

Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé

Ignace Bourget, Canadian bishop (d. 1885)

Ignace Bourget

Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (d. 1899)

Alfred Sisley

Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French-Swiss physician and neurologist (d. 1904)

Georges Gilles de la Tourette

Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (d. 1929)

Antoine Bourdelle

Buck Freeman, American baseball player (d. 1949)

Buck Freeman

Paul Valéry, French poet and philosopher (d. 1945)

Paul Valéry

Francisco I. Madero, Mexican businessman and politician, 33rd President of Mexico (d. 1913)

Francisco I. Madero · President of Mexico

Hugo Celmiņš, Latvian politician, Prime Minister of Latvia (d. 1941)

Hugo Celmiņš · Prime Minister of Latvia

Elizabeth Madox Roberts, American poet and author (d. 1941)

Elizabeth Madox Roberts

Oldřich Duras, Czech chess player and composer (d. 1957)

Oldřich Duras

William Halsey, Jr., American admiral (d. 1959)

William Halsey, Jr.

Günther von Kluge, Polish-German field marshal (d. 1944)

Günther von Kluge

Ezra Pound, American poet and critic (d. 1972)

Ezra Pound

Zoë Akins, American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1958)

Zoë Akins

Sukumar Ray, Indian-Bangladeshi author, poet, and playwright (d. 1923)

Sukumar Ray

Louis Menges, American soccer player, soldier, and politician (d. 1969)

Louis Menges

Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, Greek footballer and high jumper (d. 1913)

Konstantinos Tsiklitiras

Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder (d. 1972)

Charles Atlas

Roland Freisler, German soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1945)

Roland Freisler

Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher (d. 1977)

Jean Rostand

Peter Warlock, English composer and critic (d. 1930)

Peter Warlock

Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)

Gerhard Domagk · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Dickinson W. Richards, American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)

Dickinson W. Richards · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Rex Cherryman, American actor (d. 1928)

Rex Cherryman

Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1985)

Ruth Gordon

Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet and educator (d. 1928)

Kostas Karyotakis

Harry Randall Truman, American soldier (d. 1980)

Harry Randall Truman

Antonino Votto, Italian conductor (d. 1985)

Antonino Votto

Agustín Lara, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1970)

Agustín Lara

Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (d. 1989)

Bill Terry

Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)

Ragnar Granit · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Johnny Miles, English-Canadian runner (d. 2003)

Johnny Miles

Giuseppe Farina, Italian race car driver (d. 1966)

Giuseppe Farina

Hermann Fegelein, German general (d. 1945)

Hermann Fegelein

Alexander Gode, German-American linguist and translator (d. 1970)

Alexander Gode

Sol Tax, American anthropologist and academic (d. 1995)

Sol Tax

Patsy Montana, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996)

Patsy Montana

U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian politician (d. 1963)

U. Muthuramalingam Thevar

Peter Smith, English cricketer (d. 1967)

Peter Smith (cricketer, born 1908)

Dmitry Ustinov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (d. 1984)

Dmitry Ustinov · Marshal of the Soviet Union

Homi J. Bhabha, Indian-French physicist and academic (d. 1966)

Homi J. Bhabha

Luciano Sgrizzi, Italian-Monacan organist and composer (d. 1994)

Luciano Sgrizzi

Ruth Hussey, American actress (d. 2005)

Ruth Hussey

Richard E. Holz, American minister and composer (d. 1986)

Richard E. Holz

Leabua Jonathan, Basotho lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Lesotho (d. 1987)

Leabua Jonathan · Prime Minister of Lesotho

Anna Wing, English actress (d. 2013)

Anna Wing

Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud, French sculptor and educator (d. 1923)

Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud

Fred W. Friendly, American journalist and producer (d. 1998)

Fred W. Friendly

Jane Randolph, American-Swiss actress and singer (d. 2009)

Jane Randolph

Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995)

Leon Day

Bobby Bragan, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2010)

Bobby Bragan

Minni Nurme, Estonian writer and poet (d. 1994)

Minni Nurme

Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian field marshal (d. 1994)

Nikolai Ogarkov

Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (d. 2005)

Maurice Trintignant

Christy Ring, Irish sportsman (d. 1979)

Christy Ring

Jane White, American actress and singer (d. 2011)

Jane White

John P. Craven, American soldier and engineer (d. 2015)

John P. Craven

Gloria Oden, American poet and academic (d. 2011)

Gloria Oden

Tommy Ridgley, American singer and bandleader (d. 1999)

Tommy Ridgley

Jacques Swaters, Belgian race car driver and manager (d. 2010)

Jacques Swaters

Joe Adcock, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999)

Joe Adcock

Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)

Daniel Nathans · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Olga Zubarry, Argentinian actress (d. 2012)

Olga Zubarry

Néstor Almendros, Spanish-American director and cinematographer (d. 1992)

Néstor Almendros

Christopher Foster, English economist and academic

Christopher Foster (economist)

Clifford Brown, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1956)

Clifford Brown

Don Meineke, American basketball player (d. 2013)

Don Meineke

Vince Callahan, American lieutenant and politician (d. 2014)

Vince Callahan

David M. Wilson, Manx archaeologist, historian, and curator

David M. Wilson

Barun De, Indian historian and author (d. 2013)

Barun De

Louis Malle, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)

Louis Malle

Col Campbell, New Zealand gardener and television host (d. 2012)

Col Campbell

Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby player and coach

Keith Barnes

Frans Brüggen, Dutch flute player and conductor (d. 2014)

Frans Brüggen

Robert Caro, American journalist and author

Robert Caro

Agota Kristof, Hungarian-Swiss author (d. 2011)

Agota Kristof

Jim Perry, American baseball player

Jim Perry (baseball)

Michael Winner, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Michael Winner

Polina Astakhova, Ukrainian gymnast and trainer (d. 2005)

Polina Astakhova

Dick Vermeil, American football player and coach

Dick Vermeil

Claude Lelouch, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Claude Lelouch

Brian Price, Welsh rugby player

Brian Price (rugby union)

Morris Lurie, Australian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 2014)

Morris Lurie

Jean Chapman, English author

Jean Chapman

Harvey Goldstein, English statistician and academic

Harvey Goldstein

Leland H. Hartwell, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Leland H. Hartwell · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Eddie Holland, American singer-songwriter and producer

Eddie Holland

Grace Slick, American singer-songwriter and model

Grace Slick

Marcel Berlins, French-English lawyer, journalist, and academic

Marcel Berlins

Aleksandr Dulichenko, Russian-Estonian linguist and academic

Aleksandr Dulichenko

Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Theodor W. Hänsch · Nobel Prize in Physics

Otis Williams, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Temptations)

Otis Williams · The Temptations

Bob Wilson, English footballer and sportscaster

Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941)

Sven-David Sandström, Swedish composer and historian

Sven-David Sandström

Paul Claes, Belgian poet and translator

Paul Claes

Joanna Shimkus, Canadian actress

Joanna Shimkus

David Triesman, Baron Triesman, English union leader and politician

David Triesman, Baron Triesman

Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (d. 2015)

Ahmed Chalabi

Henry Winkler, American actor, comedian, director, and producer

Henry Winkler

Robert L. Gibson, American captain, pilot, and astronaut

Robert L. Gibson

Andrea Mitchell, American journalist

Andrea Mitchell

Anthony Shorrocks, English economist, author, and academic

Anthony Shorrocks

Chris Slade, Welsh drummer

Chris Slade

Glenn Andreotta, American soldier (d. 1968)

Glenn Andreotta

Timothy B. Schmit, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Timothy B. Schmit

Herschel Weingrod, American screenwriter and producer

Herschel Weingrod

Richard Alston, English dancer and choreographer

Richard Alston (choreographer)

Garry McDonald, Australian actor and screenwriter

Garry McDonald

Larry Gene Bell, American murderer (d. 1996)

Larry Gene Bell

Tim Sheens, Australian rugby league player and coach

Tim Sheens

Tony Bettenhausen, Jr., American race car driver and businessman (d. 2000)

Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.

Trilok Gurtu, Indian drummer and songwriter

Trilok Gurtu

Harry Hamlin, American actor

Harry Hamlin

Poncho Sanchez, American singer and conga player

Poncho Sanchez · Conga

Pete Hoekstra, Dutch-American lawyer and politician

Pete Hoekstra

Charles Martin Smith, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Charles Martin Smith

Mahmoud El Khatib, Egyptian footballer

Mahmoud El Khatib

T. Graham Brown, American country singer-songwriter

T. Graham Brown

Jeannie Kendall, American country singer-songwriter

The Kendalls

Mario Testino, Peruvian-English photographer

Mario Testino

Heidi Heitkamp, American lawyer and politician, 28th Attorney General of North Dakota

Heidi Heitkamp · Attorney General of North Dakota

Juliet Stevenson, English actress

Juliet Stevenson

Shlomo Mintz, Israeli violinist and conductor

Shlomo Mintz

Kevin Pollak, American actor, game show host, and producer

Kevin Pollak

Olav Dale, Norwegian saxophonist and composer (Bergen Big Band) (d. 2014)

Olav Dale · Bergen Big Band

Joe Delaney, American football player (d. 1983)

Joe Delaney

Stefan Dennis, Australian actor and singer

Stefan Dennis

Ramona d'Viola, American cyclist and photographer

Ramona d'Viola

Vincent Lagaf', French actor, singer, and game show host

Vincent Lagaf'

Charnele Brown, American actress and singer

Charnele Brown

Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager

Diego Maradona

Scott Garrelts, American baseball player

Scott Garrelts

Giorgos Papakonstantinou, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance

Giorgos Papakonstantinou · Ministry of Finance (Greece)

Larry Wilmore, American comedian and television host

Larry Wilmore

Danny Tartabull, Puerto Rican baseball player

Danny Tartabull

Courtney Walsh, Jamaican cricketer

Courtney Walsh

Michael Beach, American actor and producer

Michael Beach

Rebecca Heineman, American video game designer and programmer

Rebecca Heineman

Andrew Solomon, American-English journalist and author

Andrew Solomon

Mike Veletta, Australian cricketer and coach

Mike Veletta

Kristina Wagner, American actress

Kristina Wagner

Adnan Al Talyani, Emirati footballer

Adnan Al Talyani

Humayun Kabir Dhali, Bangladeshi journalist and author

Humayun Kabir Dhali

Howard Lederer, American poker player

Howard Lederer

Gavin Rossdale, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Gavin Rossdale

Brad Aitken, Canadian ice hockey player

Brad Aitken

Leonidas Kavakos, Greek violinist and conductor

Leonidas Kavakos

Emmanuelle Claret, French biathlete (d. 2013)

Emmanuelle Claret

Jack Plotnick, American actor, director, and producer

Jack Plotnick

Ken Stringfellow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ken Stringfellow

Stanislav Gross, Czech lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (d. 2015)

Stanislav Gross · Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

Masanori Hikichi, Japanese composer

Masanori Hikichi

Snow, Canadian rapper and reggae singer-songwriter

Snow (musician)

Vangelis Vourtzoumis, Greek basketball player

Vangelis Vourtzoumis

Ben Bailey, American comedian and game show host

Ben Bailey

Tory Belleci, American visual effects designer and television host

Tory Belleci

Christine Bersola-Babao, Filipino journalist and actress

Christine Bersola-Babao

Nia Long, American actress

Nia Long

Ekaterini Voggoli, Greek discus thrower

Ekaterini Voggoli

Fredi Bobic, Slovenian-German footballer and manager

Fredi Bobic

Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, Greek basketball player

Tzanis Stavrakopoulos

Peter New, Canadian actor, voice actor and screenwriters

Peter New

Suzan van der Wielen, Dutch field hockey player

Suzan van der Wielen

Jessica Hynes, English actress, producer, and screenwriter

Jessica Hynes

Michael Buettner, Australian rugby league player and official

Michael Buettner

Silvia Corzo, Colombian lawyer and journalist

Silvia Corzo

Edge, Canadian wrestler and actor

Edge (wrestler)

Michael Oakes, English footballer and manager

Michael Oakes

Raci Şaşmaz, Turkish actor, producer, and screenwriter

Raci Şaşmaz

Ian D'Sa, English-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Ian D'Sa

Marco Scutaro, Venezuelan baseball player

Marco Scutaro

Stern John, Trinidadian footballer

Stern John

Ümit Özat, Turkish footballer and manager

Ümit Özat

Maurice Taylor, American basketball player

Maurice Taylor

Martin Dossett, American football player

Martin Dossett

Stephanie Izard, American chef

Stephanie Izard

Matthew Morrison, American singer-songwriter and actor

Matthew Morrison

Dan Poulter, English physician and politician

Dan Poulter

Derren Witcombe, New Zealand rugby player and cricketer

Derren Witcombe

Jason Bartlett, American baseball player

Jason Bartlett (baseball)

Choi Hong-man, South Korean wrestler and mixed martial artist

Choi Hong-man

Kareem Rush, American basketball player

Kareem Rush

Rich Alvarez, Filipino-Japanese basketball player

Rich Alvarez

Joshua Jay, American magician and author

Joshua Jay

Jun Ji-hyun, South Korean model and actress

Jun Ji-hyun

Ayaka Kimura, Japanese singer and actress

Ayaka Kimura

Ian Snell, American baseball player

Ian Snell

Ivanka Trump, American model and businesswoman

Ivanka Trump

Stalley, American rapper

Stalley

Andy Greene, American ice hockey player

Andy Greene

Manny Parra, American baseball player

Manny Parra

Trent Edwards, American football player

Trent Edwards

Iain Hume, Scottish-Canadian footballer

Iain Hume

Maor Melikson, Israeli footballer

Maor Melikson

Eva Marcille, American model and actress

Eva Marcille

Gedo, Egyptian footballer

Mohamed Nagy

David Mooney, Irish footballer

Dave Mooney

Isaac Ross, New Zealand rugby player

Isaac Ross

Tyson Strachan, Canadian ice hockey player

Tyson Strachan

Ragnar Klavan, Estonian footballer

Ragnar Klavan

Thomas Morgenstern, Austrian ski jumper

Thomas Morgenstern

Keisuke Sohma, Japanese actor

Keisuke Sohma

Ali Riley, New Zealand footballer

Ali Riley

Danielle Fong, Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder and Chief Scientist of LightSail Energy

Danielle Fong · LightSail Energy

Janel Parrish, American actress and singer

Janel Parrish

Ashley Barnes, Austrian-English footballer

Ashley Barnes

Nastia Liukin, Russian-American gymnast and actress

Nastia Liukin

Suwaibou Sanneh, Gambian sprinter

Suwaibou Sanneh

Matt Parcell, Australian rugby league player

Matt Parcell

Camila Silva, Chilean tennis player

Camila Silva

Marcus Mariota, American football player

Marcus Mariota

Mia Eklund, Finnish tennis player

Mia Eklund

Devin Booker, American basketball player

Devin Booker

Paul of Edessa, Syrian Orthodox bishop of Edessa

Paul of Edessa · Syrian Orthodox · Edessa, Mesopotamia

Sergius VII, Duke of Naples

Sergius VII of Naples · Duke of Naples

Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer

Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer

Ibn Khallikan, Iraqi scholar and judge (b. 1211)

Ibn Khallikan

Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar and translator (b. 1380)

Poggio Bracciolini

Johann Fust, German printer (b. c. 1400)

Johann Fust

Jean Mouton, French composer and educator (b. 1459)

Jean Mouton

Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German politician (b. 1489)

Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck

Jean-Jacques Boissard, French poet and illustrator (b. 1528)

Jean-Jacques Boissard

Charles IX of Sweden (b. 1550)

Charles IX of Sweden

Willebrord Snell, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1580)

Willebrord Snell

Henri II de Montmorency, French admiral and politician (b. 1595)

Henri II de Montmorency

Emperor Go-Kōmyō of Japan (b. 1633)

Emperor Go-Kōmyō

Antoinette Bourignon, French-Flemish mystic (b. 1616)

Antoinette Bourignon

Michel Le Tellier, French lawyer and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1603)

Michel Le Tellier · Minister of Defence (France)

Hieronymus van Beverningh, Dutch diplomat and politician (b. 1614)

Hieronymus van Beverningh

Nedîm, Turkish poet (b. 1681)

Nedîm

Osman III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1699)

Osman III

Edward Vernon, English admiral and politician (b. 1684)

Edward Vernon

William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)

William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Frederick I of Württemberg (b. 1754)

Frederick I of Württemberg

Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet (b. 1784)

Allan Cunningham (author)

Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (b. 1786)

Pietro Raimondi

William Forster, Indian-Australian politician, 4th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1818)

William Forster (Australian politician) · Premier of New South Wales

Dayananda Saraswati, Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1824)

Dayananda Saraswati

Robert Volkmann, German pianist and composer (b. 1815)

Robert Volkmann

John Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1821)

John Abbott · Prime Minister of Canada

Honoré Mercier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)

Honoré Mercier · Premier of Quebec

James Patterson, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Victoria (b. 1833)

James Patterson (Australian politician) · Premier of Victoria

Carol Benesch, Czech architect, designed Peleș Castle (b. 1822)

Carol Benesch · Peleș Castle

William H. Webb, American shipbuilder and philanthropist (b. 1816)

William H. Webb

Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (b. 1843)

Boyd Dunlop Morehead · Premier of Queensland

Henry Dunant, Swiss activist, founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)

Henry Dunant · International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement · Nobel Peace Prize

Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean colonel (b. 1840)

Alejandro Gorostiaga

James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States (b. 1855)

James S. Sherman · Vice President of the United States

Charles Tupper, Canadian physician, lawyer, and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1821)

Charles Tupper · Prime Minister of Canada

Talbot Mercer Papineau, Canadian lawyer and soldier (b. 1883)

Talbot Mercer Papineau

Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (b. 1850)

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Andrew Bonar Law, Canadian-English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1858)

Andrew Bonar Law · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Svend Kornbeck, Danish actor (b. 1869)

Svend Kornbeck

Walter Buckmaster, English polo player and stockbroker, co-founded Buckmaster & Moore (b. 1872)

Walter Buckmaster · Buckmaster & Moore

Max Reinhardt, Austrian-born American actor and director (b. 1873)

Max Reinhardt

Fred Beebe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1880)

Fred Beebe

Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1874)

Luigi Einaudi · President of the Italian Republic

U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1908)

U. Muthuramalingam Thevar

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., American historian and author (b. 1888)

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr.

Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright (b. 1906)

Yiorgos Theotokas

Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (b. 1899)

Ramon Novarro

Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (b. 1890)

Conrad Richter

Rose Wilder Lane, American journalist and author (b. 1886)

Rose Wilder Lane

Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (b. 1894)

Ants Lauter

Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)

Gustav Ludwig Hertz · Nobel Prize in Physics

Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the "bouncing bomb" (b. 1887)

Barnes Wallis · Bouncing bomb

Iryna Vilde, Ukrainian author and educator (b. 1907)

Iryna Vilde

Joseph Campbell, American mythologist, scholar, and author (b. 1904)

Joseph Campbell

T. Hee, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1911)

T. Hee

Florence Nagle, English trainer and breeder of racehorses (b. 1894)

Florence Nagle · Horse racing

V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1901)

V. Shantaram

Joan Mitchell, American painter (b. 1925)

Joan Mitchell

Paul Grégoire, Canadian cardinal (b. 1911)

Paul Grégoire

John Young, Scottish actor (b. 1916)

John Young (actor)

Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)

Samuel Fuller

Maigonis Valdmanis, Latvian basketball player (b. 1933)

Maigonis Valdmanis

Steve Allen, American actor, television personality, game show panelist, and talk show host (b. 1921)

Steve Allen

Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Juan Antonio Bardem

Jam Master Jay, American rapper and producer (b. 1965)

Jam Master Jay

Steve O'Rourke, English race car driver and manager (b. 1940)

Steve O'Rourke

Phyllis Frost, Australian philanthropist, founded Keep Australia Beautiful (b. 1917)

Phyllis Frost · Keep Australia Beautiful

Peggy Ryan, American actress and dancer (b. 1924)

Peggy Ryan

Al López, American baseball player and manager (b. 1908)

Al López

Shamsher Singh Sheri, Indian politician (b. 1942)

Shamsher Singh Sheri

Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and author (b. 1926)

Clifford Geertz

Junji Kinoshita, Japanese playwright and scholar (b. 1914)

Junji Kinoshita

Washoe, American chimpanzee (b. 1965)

Washoe (chimpanzee)

Robert Goulet, American actor and singer (b. 1933)

Robert Goulet

Linda S. Stein, American businesswoman and manager (b. 1945)

Linda S. Stein

John Woodruff, American runner and colonel (b. 1915)

John Woodruff

Pedro Pompilio, Argentinian businessman (b. 1950)

Pedro Pompilio

Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist and ethnologist (b. 1908)

Claude Lévi-Strauss

Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1927)

Harry Mulisch

Franck Biancheri, French politician (b. 1961)

Franck Biancheri

Samina Raja, Pakistani poet and educator (b. 1961)

Samina Raja

Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1940)

Dan Tieman

Bill Currie, American baseball player (b. 1928)

Bill Currie (baseball)

Pete Haycock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)

Pete Haycock

Michael Palmer, American physician and author (b. 1942)

Michael Palmer (novelist)

Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1922)

Frank Wess

Elijah Malok Aleng, Sudanese general and politician (b. 1937)

Elijah Malok Aleng

Renée Asherson, English actress (b. 1915)

Renée Asherson

Juan Flavier, Filipino physician and politician (b. 1935)

Juan Flavier

Ida Elizabeth Osbourne, Australian actress and radio host (b. 1916)

Ida Elizabeth Osbourne

Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1924)

Bob Geigel

Thomas Menino, American businessman and politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (b. 1942)

Thomas Menino · Mayor of Boston

Mel Daniels, American basketball player and coach (b. 1944)

Mel Daniels

Al Molinaro, American actor (b. 1919)

Al Molinaro

Sinan Şamil Sam, Turkish boxer (b. 1974)

Sinan Şamil Sam

Norm Siebern, American baseball player and scout (b. 1933)

Norm Siebern

Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor (b. 1972)

Kim Joo-hyuk