October 4 — On This Day

Rebels capture and sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. They kill and decapitate the emperor, Wang Mang, two days later.

Chang'an · Lülin · Wang Mang

Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor.

Heraclius · Africa (Roman province) · Constantinople · Byzantine Empire · Phocas

Assassination of Caliph al-Adil.

Abdallah al-Adil

A peace treaty between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice ends the Byzantine-Venetian War (1296-1302).

Byzantine Empire · Republic of Venice · Byzantine-Venetian War (1296-1302)

End of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the Chinese rebel forces of Zhu Yuanzhang defeat that of his rival, Chen Youliang, in one of the largest naval battles in history.

Battle of Lake Poyang · Red Turban Rebellion · Zhu Yuanzhang · Chen Youliang · Largest naval battle in history

Formation of the Holy League of Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Papal States and the Republic of Venice against France.

War of the League of Cambrai · Ferdinand II of Aragon · Papal States · Republic of Venice

The first complete English-language Bible (the Coverdale Bible) is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.

Bible · Coverdale Bible · William Tyndale · Myles Coverdale

Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15.

Pope Gregory XIII · Gregorian calendar · October 15

The first Guale uprising begins against the Spanish missions in Georgia.

Guale · Spanish missions in Georgia

The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock.

Swedish Army · Saxony · Holy Roman Empire · Battle of Wittstock

Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.

Battle of Marsaglia

Battle of Germantown: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe.

Battle of Germantown · George Washington · William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe

Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence by suppressing armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the National Convention.

Napoleon · 13 Vendémiaire · National Convention

Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic.

1824 Constitution of Mexico

The Provisional Government of Belgium secedes from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Provisional Government of Belgium · United Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.

Ottoman Empire · Crimean War · Russian Empire

Texas A&M University opens as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, becoming the first public institution of higher education in Texas.

Texas A&M University · Texas

First run of the Orient Express.

Orient Express

First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.

Boys' Brigade · Glasgow

The first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship administered by the United States Golf Association is played at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.

U.S. Open (golf) · United States Golf Association · Newport Country Club · Newport, Rhode Island

IFK Göteborg was founded in Café Olivedal in Gothenburg, Sweden.

IFK Göteborg · Gothenburg

World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.

World War I · Battle of Broodseinde

An explosion kills more than 100 and destroys the T.A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant in Sayreville, New Jersey.

T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion · Sayreville, New Jersey

Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore.

Gutzon Borglum · Mount Rushmore

The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.

British Union of Fascists · Battle of Cable Street

Norman Rockwell's Willie Gillis character debuts on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

Norman Rockwell · Willie Gillis · The Saturday Evening Post

Space Race: Launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

Space Race · Sputnik 1

The current constitution of France is adopted.

Constitution of France

Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashes after a bird strike on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people (out of 72 onboard).

Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 · Lockheed L-188 Electra · Bird strike · Boston · Logan International Airport

Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.

Hurricane Flora · Cuba · Haiti

Pope Paul VI arrives in New York City, the first Pope to visit the Americas.

Pope Paul VI · New York City · Americas

Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.

Basutoland · Lesotho

Omar Ali Saifuddien III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son, Hassanal Bolkiah.

Omar Ali Saifuddien III · Brunei · Hassanal Bolkiah

Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h), driving Thrust2 at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.

Richard Noble · Land speed record · Thrust2 · Black Rock Desert · Nevada

The Free Software Foundation is founded in Massachusetts, United States.

Free Software Foundation · Massachusetts

The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature.

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty · Signature

The Rome General Peace Accords ends a 16-year civil war in Mozambique.

Rome General Peace Accords · Civil war

El Al Flight 1862: An El Al Boeing 747-258F crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground.

El Al Flight 1862 · El Al · Boeing 747-258F · Amsterdam

Russian Constitutional Crisis: In Moscow, tanks bombard the White House, a government building that housed the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Boris Yeltsin rally outside.

1993 Russian constitutional crisis · Tank · White House of Russia · State Duma · President of Russia

The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Loomis, Fargo and Company. A Federal Bureau of Investigation investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the $17.3 million stolen cash.

1997 Loomis Fargo Robbery in North Carolina · Charlotte, North Carolina · Loomis (company) · Federal Bureau of Investigation

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812: A Sibir Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into the Black Sea after being struck by an errant Ukrainian S-200 missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 · Tupolev Tu-154 · Black Sea · S-200 (missile)

Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Haifa, Israel: Twenty-one Israelis, Jews and Arabs, are killed, and 51 others wounded.

Maxim restaurant suicide bombing · Haifa

SpaceShipOne wins Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, by being the first private craft to fly into space.

SpaceShipOne · Ansari X Prize · Private spaceflight

Wikileaks is launched by Julian Assange.

Wikileaks · Julian Assange

The Ajka plant accident in western Hungary releases about a million cubic metres (35 million cubic feet) of liquid alumina sludge. Nine people are killed and 122 injured, and the Marcal and Danube rivers are severely contaminated.

Ajka alumina plant accident · Red mud · Marcal · Danube

Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. c. 1220)

Alys of France, Countess of Vexin · Louis VII of France · 1220

Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1319)

Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria

Margaret of Brabant (d. 1311)

Margaret of Brabant

Louis X of France (d. 1316)

Louis X of France

James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, Irish politician, Lord Justice of Ireland (d. 1382)

James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond · Lord Justice of Ireland

Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)

Henry III of Castile

Isabella of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1539)

Isabella of Portugal

Francis Bigod, English noble (d. 1537)

Francis Bigod

Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter (d. 1586)

Lucas Cranach the Younger

Gabriele Paleotti, Catholic cardinal (d. 1597)

Gabriele Paleotti

Francisco Vallés, Spanish physician (d. 1592)

Francisco Vallés

Francisco de Toledo, Catholic cardinal (d. 1596)

Francisco de Toledo (Jesuit)

Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1621)

Robert Bellarmine

Charles IX of Sweden (d. 1611)

Charles IX of Sweden

Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and author (d. 1647)

Christen Sørensen Longomontanus

Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal and philosopher (d. 1637)

Péter Pázmány

Guido Bentivoglio, Italian cardinal (d. 1644)

Guido Bentivoglio

Anna of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1618)

Anna of Tyrol

Jacqueline Pascal, French nun and composer (d. 1661)

Jacqueline Pascal

Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (d. 1712)

Richard Cromwell · Lord Protector

Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (d. 1714)

Bernardino Ramazzini

Francesco Solimena, Italian painter and illustrator (d. 1747)

Francesco Solimena

Lord George Murray, Scottish Jacobite General (d. 1760)

Lord George Murray (general)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian sculptor and illustrator (d. 1778)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist and author (d. 1798)

Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus

Louis François Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician and academic (d. 1803)

Louis François Antoine Arbogast

Francisco José de Caldas, Colombian naturalist, executed by royalists in the war of independence (d. 1816)

Francisco José de Caldas

François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1874)

François Guizot · Prime Minister of France

Charles Pearson, English lawyer and politician (d. 1862)

Charles Pearson

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Canada East (d. 1864)

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine · List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada

Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (d. 1875)

Jean-François Millet

Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (d. 1893)

Rutherford B. Hayes · President of the United States

Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (d. 1921)

Jenny Twitchell Kempton

Juliette Adam, French author (d. 1936)

Juliette Adam

Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1919)

Auguste-Réal Angers · Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (d. 1912)

Prudente de Morais · President of Brazil

Maria Sophie of Bavaria (d. 1925)

Maria Sophie of Bavaria

Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Palestinian nun and Catholic Saint (d. 1927)

Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas · Roman Catholic Church

Léon Serpollet, French businessman (d. 1903)

Léon Serpollet

Walter Rauschenbusch, American pastor and theologian (d. 1918)

Walter Rauschenbusch

Frederic Remington, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1909)

Frederic Remington

Edward Stratemeyer, American author and publisher (d. 1930)

Edward Stratemeyer

Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 20th President of Argentina (d. 1942)

Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear · President of Argentina

John Ellis, English executioner (d. 1932)

John Ellis (executioner)

Florence Eliza Allen, American mathematician and suffrage activist (d. 1960)

Florence Eliza Allen

Razor Smith, English cricketer (d. 1946)

Razor Smith

Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and short story writer. (d. 1946)

Damon Runyon

Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal (d. 1948)

Walther von Brauchitsch

Ramchandra Shukla, Indian historian and author (d. 1941)

Ramchandra Shukla

Lucy Tayiah Eads, American tribal chief (d. 1961)

Lucy Tayiah Eads

Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 1954)

Oscar Mathisen

Alan L. Hart, American physician and author (d. 1962)

Alan L. Hart

Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Turkish writer and journalist (d. 1945)

Osman Cemal Kaygılı

Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian soldier and politician, 14th Federal Chancellor of Austria (d. 1934)

Engelbert Dollfuss · Federal Chancellor of Austria

Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist and author (d. 1934)

Hermann Glauert

Robert Lawson, American author and illustrator (d. 1957)

Robert Lawson (author)

Buster Keaton, American film actor, director, and producer (d. 1966)

Buster Keaton

Richard Sorge, German journalist and spy (d. 1944)

Richard Sorge

Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (d. 1964)

Dorothy Lawrence · List of wartime cross-dressers · World War I

August Mälk, Estonian author and playwright (d. 1987)

August Mälk

Bona Arsenault, Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician (d. 1993)

Bona Arsenault

John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff-Berry computer (d. 1995)

John Vincent Atanasoff · Atanasoff-Berry computer

Pierre Garbay, French general (d. 1980)

Pierre Garbay

Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian-German lawyer and general (d. 1946)

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Mary Celine Fasenmyer, American mathematician (d. 1996)

Mary Celine Fasenmyer

Alain Daniélou, French-Swiss historian and academic (d. 1994)

Alain Daniélou

Frankie Crosetti, American baseball player and coach (d. 2002)

Frankie Crosetti

Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (d. 1956)

Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı

Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Haiti (d. 2011)

Martial Célestin · Prime Minister of Haiti

Jim Cairns, Australian economist and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2003)

Jim Cairns · Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (d. 1997)

Brendan Gill

Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)

Vitaly Ginzburg · Nobel Prize in Physics

Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 2006)

Jan Murray

George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002)

George Sidney

Violeta Parra, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967)

Violeta Parra

Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)

Kenichi Fukui · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Malcolm Baldrige, Jr., American businessman and politician, 26th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1987)

Malcolm Baldrige, Jr. · United States Secretary of Commerce

Shin Kyuk-ho, South Korean-Japanese businessman, founded Lotte Group

Shin Kyuk-ho · Lotte (conglomerate)

Don Lenhardt, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)

Don Lenhardt

Charlton Heston, American actor, director and gun rights activist (d. 2008)

Charlton Heston

Donald J. Sobol, American soldier and author (d. 2012)

Donald J. Sobol

Roger Wood, Belgian-American journalist (d. 2012)

Roger Wood (journalist)

Raymond Watson, American businessman (d. 2012)

Raymond Watson

Wolf Kahn, American painter and academic

Wolf Kahn

Alvin Toffler, German-American journalist and author (d. 2016)

Alvin Toffler

Torben Ulrich, Danish-American tennis player

Torben Ulrich

Scotty Beckett, American actor and singer (d. 1968)

Scotty Beckett

John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (d. 2004)

John E. Mack

Leroy Van Dyke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Leroy Van Dyke

Terence Conran, English designer and businessman

Terence Conran

Basil D'Oliveira, South African-English cricketer and footballer (d. 2011)

Basil D'Oliveira

Richard Rorty, American philosopher and author (d. 2007)

Richard Rorty

German Moreno, Filipino television host and actor (d. 2016)

German Moreno

Ann Thwaite, English author

Ann Thwaite

Sam Huff, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Sam Huff

Dimosthenis Sofianos, Greek journalist and poet

Dimosthenis Sofianos

Charlie Hurley, Irish footballer and manager

Charlie Hurley

Giles Radice, Baron Radice, English politician

Giles Radice, Baron Radice

Jackie Collins, English-American author and actress (d. 2015)

Jackie Collins

David Crocker, American philosopher and academic

David Crocker

Gail Gilmore, Canadian-American actress and dancer (d. 2014)

Gail Gilmore

Lloyd Green, American steel guitar player

Lloyd Green

Jim Sillars, Scottish lawyer and politician

Jim Sillars

Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate

Kurt Wüthrich · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Norman D. Wilson, American actor (d. 2004)

Norman D. Wilson (actor)

Ivan Mauger, New Zealand motorcycle racer

Ivan Mauger

Vic Hadfield, Canadian ice hockey player

Vic Hadfield

Silvio Marzolini, Argentinian footballer and manager

Silvio Marzolini

Steve Swallow, American bass player and composer

Steve Swallow

Alberto Vilar, American businessman and philanthropist

Alberto Vilar

Roy Blount, Jr., American humorist and journalist

Roy Blount, Jr.

Karen Cushman, American author

Karen Cushman

Karl Oppitzhauser, Austrian race car driver

Karl Oppitzhauser

Anne Rice, American author

Anne Rice

Robert Wilson, American director and playwright

Robert Wilson (director)

Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer-songwriter

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1967)

Karl W. Richter

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic politician, 24th Prime Minister of Iceland

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir · Prime Minister of Iceland

Christopher Stone, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1995)

Christopher Stone (actor)

H. Rap Brown, American activist

H. Rap Brown

Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player

Owen Davidson

Karl-Gustav Kaisla, Finnish ice hockey player and referee (d. 2012)

Karl-Gustav Kaisla

Dietmar Mürdter, German footballer

Dietmar Mürdter

Jimy Williams, American baseball player and manager

Jimy Williams

Colin Bundy, South African-English historian and academic

Colin Bundy

Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)

Rocío Dúrcal

Eddie Gómez, Puerto Rican-American bass player

Eddie Gómez

Tony La Russa, American baseball player and manager

Tony La Russa

John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith, Scottish educator and politician

John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith

Clifton Davis, American singer-songwriter, actor, and minister

Clifton Davis

Larry Clapp, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Larry Clapp

Chuck Hagel, American sergeant and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Defense

Chuck Hagel · United States Secretary of Defense

Michael Mullen, American admiral

Michael Mullen

Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist

Susan Sarandon

Julien Clerc, French singer-songwriter and pianist

Julien Clerc

Jim Fielder, American bass player

Jim Fielder

Ann Widdecombe, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Ann Widdecombe · Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Linda McMahon, American businesswoman and politician

Linda McMahon

Duke Robillard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Duke Robillard

Patti Andress, American jazz singer (Tuck & Patti)

Tuck & Patti · Tuck & Patti

Armand Assante, American actor and producer

Armand Assante

Stephen Gyllenhaal, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov, Kazakh poet and author

Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov

Anita DeFrantz, American rower and sports administrator

Anita DeFrantz

Jody Stephens, American rock drummer (Big Star; Golden Smog)

Jody Stephens · Big Star (band) · Golden Smog

Gil Moore, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer

Gil Moore

Andreas Vollenweider, Swiss harp player

Andreas Vollenweider

John Rutherford, Scottish rugby player

John Rutherford (rugby union)

Jorge Valdano, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager

Jorge Valdano

Lesley Glaister, English author and playwright

Lesley Glaister

Charlie Leibrandt, American baseball player

Charlie Leibrandt

Sherri Turner, American golfer

Sherri Turner

Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor

Christoph Waltz

Bill Fagerbakke, American actor

Bill Fagerbakke

Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (d. 2013)

Yngve Moe

Russell Simmons, American businessman, founded Def Jam Recordings and Phat Farm

Russell Simmons · Def Jam Recordings · Phat Farm

Barbara Kooyman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Barbara Kooyman

Anneka Rice, Welsh radio and television host

Anneka Rice

Chris Lowe, English singer and keyboard player

Chris Lowe

Tony Meo, English snooker player

Tony Meo

Hitonari Tsuji, Japanese author, composer, and director

Hitonari Tsuji

Joe Boever, American baseball player

Joe Boever

Henry Worsley, English colonel and explorer (d. 2016)

Henry Worsley (explorer)

Philippe Russo, French singer-songwriter and guitarist

Philippe Russo

Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator, created Yu-Gi-Oh!

Kazuki Takahashi · Yu-Gi-Oh!

Carlos Carsolio, Mexican mountaineer

Carlos Carsolio

Jon Secada, Cuban-American singer-songwriter

Jon Secada

A. C. Green, American basketball player

A. C. Green

Koji Ishikawa, Japanese author and illustrator

Koji Ishikawa (illustrator)

Tom Jager, American swimmer

Tom Jager

Francis Magalona, Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (d. 2009)

Francis Magalona

Yvonne Murray, Scottish runner

Yvonne Murray

Olaf Backasch, German footballer

Olaf Backasch

Skip Heller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Skip Heller

Steve Olin, American baseball player (d. 1993)

Steve Olin

Micky Ward, American boxer

Micky Ward

Nick Green, Australian rower

Nick Green (rower)

Liev Schreiber, American actor and director

Liev Schreiber

Richard Hancox, English footballer and manager

Richard Hancox

Tim Wise, American activist and author

Tim Wise

Darren Middleton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Darren Middleton

Kurt Thomas, American basketball player

Kurt Thomas (basketball)

Paco León, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Paco León

Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian footballer and manager

Cristiano Lucarelli

Mauro Camoranesi, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager

Mauro Camoranesi

Elisandro Naressi Roos, Brazilian footballer

Elisandro Naressi Roos

Alicia Silverstone, American actress, producer, and author

Alicia Silverstone

Ueli Steck, Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (d. 2017)

Ueli Steck

Richard Reed Parry, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Richard Reed Parry

Phillip Glasser, American actor and producer

Phillip Glasser

Kei Horie, Japanese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Kei Horie

Kyle Lohse, American baseball player

Kyle Lohse

Rachael Leigh Cook, American actress

Rachael Leigh Cook

Björn Phau, German tennis player

Björn Phau

Adam Voges, Australian cricketer

Adam Voges

Sarah Fisher, American race car driver

Sarah Fisher

James Jones, American basketball player

James Jones (basketball player)

Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer

Tomáš Rosický

Shaura, Japanese singer

Shaura

Justin Williams, Canadian ice hockey player

Justin Williams

Tony Gwynn, Jr., American baseball player

Tony Gwynn, Jr.

Jered Weaver, American baseball player

Jered Weaver

Dan Clarke, English race car driver

Dan Clarke

Marios Nicolaou, Cypriot footballer

Marios Nicolaou (footballer, born 1983)

Chansi Stuckey, American football player

Chansi Stuckey

Kurt Suzuki, American baseball player

Kurt Suzuki

Vicky Krieps, Luxembourgish actress

Vicky Krieps

Lena Katina, Russian singer-songwriter

Lena Katina

Álvaro Parente, Portuguese race car driver

Álvaro Parente

Karolina Tymińska, Polish heptathlete

Karolina Tymińska

Shontelle, Barbadian singer-songwriter

Shontelle

Thorsten Wiedemann, German rugby player

Thorsten Wiedemann

Rawez Lawan, Swedish footballer

Rawez Lawan

Will Puddy, English footballer

Will Puddy

Marina Weisband, German politician

Marina Weisband

Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer

Melissa Benoist

Caner Erkin, Turkish footballer

Caner Erkin

Evgeni Krasnopolski, Israeli figure skater

Evgeni Krasnopolski

Derrick Rose, American basketball player

Derrick Rose

Dakota Johnson, American model and actress

Dakota Johnson

Signy Aarna, Estonian footballer

Signy Aarna

Yazid III, Umayyad caliph (b. 701)

Yazid III

Turpio, Frankish nobleman

Turpio · Nobility

Vladimir of Novgorod (b. 1020)

Vladimir of Novgorod

Constance of Castile, Queen of France (b. 1141)

Constance of Castile

Gerard de Ridefort, Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Gerard de Ridefort · Grand Masters of the Knights Templar

William IV Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)

William IV, Count of Ponthieu

Francis of Assisi (b. 1182)

Francis of Assisi

Herman VI, Margrave of Baden (b. 1226)

Herman VI, Margrave of Baden

Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)

Emperor Kameyama

John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray, English baron (b. 1310)

John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray

John, Prince of Asturias, only son of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile (b. 1478)

John, Prince of Asturias · Ferdinand II of Aragon · Isabella I of Castile

Teresa of Ávila, Spanish nun and saint (b. 1515)

Teresa of Ávila

Sarsa Dengel, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1550)

Sarsa Dengel

Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, English courtier and politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (b. 1586)

Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel · Earl Marshal

Francesco Albani, Italian painter (b. 1578)

Francesco Albani

Jacqueline Pascal, French nun and composer (b. 1625)

Jacqueline Pascal

Rembrandt, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1606)

Rembrandt

Pierre-Paul Riquet, French engineer, designed the Canal du Midi (b. 1609)

Pierre-Paul Riquet · Canal du Midi

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish commander and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey (b. 1678)

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll · Lord Lieutenant of Surrey

Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (b. 1711)

Baron Franz von der Trenck

John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer, designed the Waterloo Bridge (b. 1761)

John Rennie the Elder · Waterloo Bridge

Grigorios Zalykis, Greek-French lexicographer and scholar (b. 1785)

Grigorios Zalykis

Manuel Godoy, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1767)

Manuel Godoy · Prime Minister of Spain

James Whitcomb, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Indiana (b. 1795)

James Whitcomb · Governor of Indiana

Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (b. 1801)

Karl Baedeker · Baedeker

Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (b. 1802)

Joseph Montferrand

Francis Xavier Seelos, German-American priest and missionary (b. 1819)

Francis Xavier Seelos

Sarel Cilliers, South African spiritual leader and preacher (b. 1801)

Sarel Cilliers

Catherine Booth, English theologian and saint, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)

Catherine Booth · The Salvation Army

Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1880)

Otto Weininger

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (b. 1834)

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi · Statue of Liberty

Carl Josef Bayer, Austrian chemist and academic (b. 1847)

Carl Josef Bayer

Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1850)

Sergey Muromtsev

Jean Béraud, French painter and academic (b. 1849)

Jean Béraud

Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano, actress, and director (b. 1874)

Marie Gutheil-Schoder

Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (b. 1906)

Irena Iłłakowicz

Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (b. 1873)

Al Smith · Governor of New York

Barney Oldfield, American race car driver and actor (b. 1878)

Barney Oldfield

Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)

Max Planck · Nobel Prize in Physics

Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (b. 1920)

Henrietta Lacks

Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)

Alexander Papagos · Prime Minister of Greece

Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (b. 1884)

Ida Wüst

Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (b. 1880)

Benjamin (Fedchenkov)

Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (b. 1904)

Alar Kotli

Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)

Janis Joplin

Anne Sexton, American poet and author (b. 1928)

Anne Sexton

Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1903)

Joan Whitney Payson

José Ber Gelbard, Argentinian activist and politician (b. 1917)

José Ber Gelbard

Pyotr Masherov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia (b. 1918)

Pyotr Masherov · Communist Party of Byelorussia

Freddie Lindstrom, American baseball player and coach (b. 1905)

Freddie Lindstrom

Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and conductor (b. 1932)

Glenn Gould

Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Greek politician, 165th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1898)

Stefanos Stefanopoulos · Prime Minister of Greece

Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)

Graham Chapman

Mārtiņš Zīverts, Latvian playwright (b. 1903)

Mārtiņš Zīverts

Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1936)

Denny Hulme

Danny Gatton, American guitarist (b. 1945)

Danny Gatton

Otto Ernst Remer, German general (b. 1912)

Otto Ernst Remer

Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese game designer, created Game Boy (b. 1941)

Gunpei Yokoi · Game Boy

S. Arasaratnam, Sri Lankan historian and academic (b. 1930)

S. Arasaratnam

Erik Brødreskift, Norwegian drummer (b. 1969)

Erik Brødreskift

Bernard Buffet, French painter and illustrator (b. 1928)

Bernard Buffet

Art Farmer, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1928)

Art Farmer

Yu Kuo-hwa, Chinese politician, 32nd Premier of the Republic of China (b. 1914)

Yu Kuo-hwa · Premier of the Republic of China

Michael Smith, English-Canadian biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)

Michael Smith (chemist) · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Blaise Alexander, American race car driver (b. 1976)

Blaise Alexander

John Collins, American guitarist (b. 1913)

John Collins (jazz guitarist)

Ahron Soloveichik, Russian rabbi and scholar (b. 1917)

Ahron Soloveichik

André Delvaux, Belgian-Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1926)

André Delvaux

Sid McMath, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1912)

Sid McMath · Governor of Arkansas

Gordon Cooper, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)

Gordon Cooper

Stanley K. Hathaway, American lawyer and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1924)

Stanley K. Hathaway · United States Secretary of the Interior

Qassem Al-Nasser, Jordanian general (b. 1925)

Qassem Al-Nasser

Gerhard Kaufhold, German footballer (b. 1928)

Gerhard Kaufhold

Günther Rall, German general and pilot (b. 1918)

Günther Rall

Norman Wisdom, English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter (b. 1915)

Norman Wisdom

Doris Belack, American actress (b. 1926)

Doris Belack

David Atkinson, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1921)

David Atkinson (baritone)

Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean historian and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1941)

Stan Mudenge · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Zimbabwe)

Tom Stannage, Australian footballer, historian, and academic (b. 1944)

Tom Stannage

John Cloudsley-Thompson, Pakistani-English commander (b. 1921)

John Cloudsley-Thompson

Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (b. 1917)

Ulric Cross

Akira Miyoshi, Japanese composer (b. 1933)

Akira Miyoshi

Diana Nasution, Indonesian singer (b. 1958)

Diana Nasution

Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (b. 1911)

Võ Nguyên Giáp · Minister of Defence (Vietnam)

Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1917)

Nicholas Oresko · Medal of Honor

Konrad Boehmer, German-Dutch composer and educator (b. 1941)

Konrad Boehmer

Hugo Carvana, Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

Hugo Carvana

Fyodor Cherenkov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1959)

Fyodor Cherenkov

Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (b. 1951)

Jean-Claude Duvalier · President of Haiti

Jewel Joseph Newman, American sergeant and politician (b. 1921)

Jewel Joseph Newman

William A. Culpepper, American general, lawyer, and judge (b. 1916)

William A. Culpepper

Edida Nageswara Rao, Indian director and producer (b. 1934)

Edida Nageswara Rao

Dave Pike, American vibraphone player and songwriter (b. 1938)

Dave Pike · Vibraphone

Neal Walk, American basketball player (b. 1948)

Neal Walk