October 7 — On This Day

The epoch reference date epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar (Proleptic Julian calendar).

Hebrew calendar · Proleptic Julian calendar

Battle of Modon: Genoese fleet under Jean Le Maingre (Marshal Boucicaut) is defeated by the Republic of Venice at Modon in the Peloponnese.

Battle of Modon (1403) · Republic of Genoa · Jean Le Maingre · Marshal of France · Republic of Venice

French troops comprising 1,000 men at arms landed on Jersey and fought a battle against 3,000 defenders.

Jersey

Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year.

Uppsala University · Pope Sixtus IV

Battle of La Motta: Spanish troops under Ramón de Cardona defeat the Venetians.

Battle of La Motta (1513) · Ramón de Cardona · Republic of Venice

Explorer Cabrillo discovers Santa Catalina Island off of the California coast.

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo · Santa Catalina Island, California

The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat.

Battle of Lepanto · Ottoman Navy

Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Gregorian calendar

The English royal charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.

Province of Massachusetts Bay

King George III of the United Kingdom issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing aboriginal lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.

George III of the United Kingdom · Royal Proclamation of 1763 · Alleghenies

American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Bemis Heights

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Kings Mountain: American Patriot militia defeat Loyalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.

Battle of Kings Mountain · Patriot (American Revolution) · Militia · Loyalist (American Revolution) · Irregular military

French corsair Robert Surcouf, commander of the 18-gun ship La Confiance, captures the British 38-gun Kent inspiring the traditional French song Le Trente-et-un du mois d'août.

French corsairs · Robert Surcouf

The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.

Granite Railway

Morea expedition: The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force in the Peloponnese under General Maison.

Morea expedition · Patras · Nicolas Joseph Maison

Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.

William II of the Netherlands

Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) opens as the first hospital in the Colony of British Columbia

Royal Columbian Hospital · Colony of British Columbia

American Civil War: Bahia incident: USS Wachusett illegally captures the CSS Florida Confederate raider while in port in Bahia, Brazil in violation of Brazilian neutrality.

American Civil War · Bahia incident · USS Wachusett (1861) · CSS Florida (cruiser) · Salvador, Bahia

Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.

Cornell University

Franco-Prussian War: Siege of Paris: Léon Gambetta flees Paris in a hot-air balloon.

Franco-Prussian War · Siege of Paris (1870-71) · Léon Gambetta

Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.

Austria-Hungary · Dual Alliance (1879)

The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.

Helsinki Stock Exchange

Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.

Georgia Institute of Technology · Cumberland University · 1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game

The Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland declares independence from the German Empire and forms the Republic of Poland.

Regency Council (Poland) · Kingdom of Poland (1916-18) · German Empire · Second Polish Republic

KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.

KLM · Flag carrier

Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for a short period of time.

Andreas Michalakopoulos · Prime Minister of Greece

Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

Photius II of Constantinople · Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of five French airlines.

Air France

World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.

World War II · McCollum memo

World War II: The October Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins as United States Marine Corps forces attack Imperial Japanese Army units along the Matanikau River.

Actions along the Matanikau · Guadalcanal · United States Marine Corps · Imperial Japanese Army · Matanikau River

World War II: During an uprising at Birkenau concentration camp, Jewish prisoners burn down Crematorium IV.

Auschwitz concentration camp · Auschwitz concentration camp

The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.

East Germany

Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.

Mother Teresa · Missionaries of Charity

President of Pakistan Iskander Mirza, with the support of General Ayub Khan and the army, suspends the 1956 constitution, imposes martial law, and cancels the elections scheduled for January 1959.

President of Pakistan · Iskander Mirza · Ayub Khan (general) · Martial law

The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.

Project Mercury

U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.

Soviet Union · Luna 3 · Far side of the Moon

John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

John F. Kennedy · Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

The adoption of the Fourth Soviet Constitution.

1977 Soviet Constitution

The Mameyes landslide kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico.

1985 Puerto Rico floods · Puerto Rico

Sikh nationalists declares the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.

Khalistan

An Iñupiat hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice in Barrow, Alaska, US; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.

Iñupiat · Gray whale · Barrow, Alaska · Operation Breakthrough

Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of Banski dvori in Zagreb, Croatia.

Croatian War of Independence · Bombing of Banski dvori · Zagreb

The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.

Great Flood of 1993 · St. Louis, Missouri · Mississippi River

Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.

Fox News Channel

Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming.

Matthew Shepard · University of Wyoming · Laramie, Wyoming

The Global War on Terrorism begins as a result of the September 11 attacks. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan initiates with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.

Global War on Terrorism · September 11 attacks · War in Afghanistan (2001-2014)

The governor of California, Gray Davis, is recalled in favor of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Gray Davis · California gubernatorial recall election · Arnold Schwarzenegger

Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.

2008 TC3 · Sudan

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to 800.

Hurricane Matthew

Drusus Julius Caesar, Roman politician (d. 23 AD)

Drusus Julius Caesar

Grand Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (d. 1339)

Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver

Elizabeth of Luxembourg (d. 1442)

Elizabeth of Luxembourg

Frederick I of Denmark (d. 1533)

Frederick I of Denmark

Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden (d. 1536)

Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (d. 1553)

Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

William Laud, English archbishop and academic (d. 1645)

William Laud

John Marston, English poet and playwright (d. 1634)

John Marston (poet)

Isaac Massa, Dutch diplomat (d. 1643)

Isaac Massa

Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (d. 1631)

Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria

Pierre Le Muet, French architect (d. 1669)

Pierre Le Muet

Captain John Underhill, English settler and soldier (d. 1672)

Captain John Underhill

Roger de Piles, French painter (d. 1709)

Roger de Piles

Granville Elliott, English general (d. 1759)

Granville Elliott

Caesar Rodney, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th Governor of Delaware (d. 1784)

Caesar Rodney · List of Governors of Delaware

Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (d. 1819)

Sergey Vyazmitinov · Saint Petersburg Governorate

William Billings, American composer and educator (d. 1800)

William Billings

Charles XIII of Sweden (d. 1818)

Charles XIII of Sweden

Solomon Sibley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (d. 1846)

Solomon Sibley · Mayor of Detroit

Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1871)

Louis-Joseph Papineau

Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, French instrument maker and businessman (d. 1875)

Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume

Richard H. Anderson, American general (d. 1879)

Richard H. Anderson

Charles Crozat Converse, American lawyer and composer (d. 1918)

Charles Crozat Converse

Felix Draeseke, German composer and educator (d. 1913)

Felix Draeseke

Henri Elzéar Taschereau, Canadian scholar and jurist, 4th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1911)

Henri Elzéar Taschereau · Chief Justice of Canada

Nicholas I of Montenegro (d. 1921)

Nicholas I of Montenegro

James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (d. 1916)

James Whitcomb Riley

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (d. 1936)

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos

Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Polish-Austrian religious leader, 26th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1942)

Wlodimir Ledóchowski · Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Uncle Dave Macon, American old-time country banjo player, singer-songwriter, and comedian (d. 1952)

Uncle Dave Macon

Louis Tancred, South African cricketer (d. 1934)

Louis Tancred

Joe Hill, Swedish-born American labor activist and poet (d. 1915)

Joe Hill

Mikhail Drozdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian general (d. 1918)

Mikhail Drozdovsky

Harold Geiger, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1927)

Harold Geiger

Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)

Niels Bohr · Nobel Prize in Physics

Claud Ashton Jones, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1948)

Claud Ashton Jones · Medal of Honor

Jack Russell, English cricketer and coach (d. 1961)

Jack Russell (cricketer, born 1887)

Henry A. Wallace, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1965)

Henry A. Wallace · Vice President of the United States

Robert Z. Leonard, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968)

Robert Z. Leonard

Dwain Esper, American director and producer (d. 1982)

Dwain Esper

Alice Dalgliesh, Trinidadian-American author and publisher (d. 1979)

Alice Dalgliesh

Del Lord, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1970)

Del Lord

Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author (d. 1980)

Maurice Grevisse

Paulino Alcántara, Spanish Filipino football player and manager (d. 1964)

Paulino Alcántara

Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (d. 1975)

Elijah Muhammad

Thakin Mya, Burmese lawyer and politician (d. 1947)

Thakin Mya

Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician (d. 1945)

Heinrich Himmler

Armando Castellazzi, Italian footballer and coach (d. 1968)

Armando Castellazzi

Andy Devine, American actor (d. 1977)

Andy Devine

Helen MacInnes, Scottish-American librarian and author (d. 1985)

Helen MacInnes

Anni Blomqvist, Finnish author (d. 1990)

Anni Blomqvist

Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist and educator (d. 1995)

Shura Cherkassky

Erastus Corning 2nd, American soldier and politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany (d. 1983)

Erastus Corning 2nd · Mayor of Albany

Henry Plumer McIlhenny, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1986)

Henry Plumer McIlhenny

Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (d. 1973)

Vaughn Monroe

Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002)

Fernando Belaúnde Terry · President of Peru

Peter Walker, English race car driver (d. 1984)

Peter Walker (racing driver)

Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and author (d. 1987)

Simon Carmiggelt

Raimond Valgre, Estonian pianist, guitarist, and composer (d. 1949)

Raimond Valgre

Sarah Churchill, English actress (d. 1982)

Sarah Churchill (actress)

Alfred Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1992)

Alfred Drake

Herman Keiser, American golfer (d. 2003)

Herman Keiser

June Allyson, American actress (d. 2006)

June Allyson

Harry V. Jaffa, American historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 2015)

Harry V. Jaffa

Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2006)

Henriette Avram

Zelman Cowen, Australian academic and politician, 19th Governor-General of Australia (d. 2011)

Zelman Cowen · Governor-General of Australia

Georges Duby, French historian and author (d. 1996)

Georges Duby

Georg Leber, German soldier and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence (d. 2012)

Georg Leber · Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)

Jack Rowley, English footballer and manager (d. 1998)

Jack Rowley

Raymond Goethals, Belgian footballer and coach (d. 2004)

Raymond Goethals

Grady Hatton, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)

Grady Hatton

William Zinsser, American journalist and critic (d. 2015)

William Zinsser

Irma Grese, German SS officer (d. 1945)

Irma Grese · SS

Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator and director (d. 2012)

Břetislav Pojar

Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 2002)

Jean-Paul Riopelle

Al Martino, American singer and actor (d. 2009)

Al Martino

R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist and author (d. 1989)

R. D. Laing

Graeme Ferguson, Canadian director and producer, co-founded the IMAX Corporation

Graeme Ferguson · IMAX Corporation

Mariano Gagnon, American Catholic priest and author (d. 2017)

Mariano Gagnon

Robert Westall, English journalist and author (d. 1993)

Robert Westall

Curtis Crider, American race car driver (d. 2012)

Curtis Crider

Cotton Fitzsimmons, American basketball player and coach (d. 2004)

Cotton Fitzsimmons

Tommy Lewis, American football player and coach (d. 2014)

Tommy Lewis (American football)

R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and academic (d. 2003)

R. Sivagurunathan

Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Desmond Tutu · Nobel Peace Prize

Joannes Gijsen, Dutch bishop (d. 2013)

Joannes Gijsen

Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (d. 2012)

Harold Dunaway

Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (d. 2014)

Amiri Baraka

Ulrike Meinhof, German far-left terrorist, co-founder of the Red Army Faction, journalist (d. 1976)

Ulrike Meinhof · Far-left · Terrorist · Red Army Faction

Julian Thompson, English general and historian

Julian Thompson (Royal Marines officer)

Thomas Keneally, Australian novelist, playwright, and essayist

Thomas Keneally

Michael Hurll, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Michael Hurll

Christopher Booker, English journalist and author

Christopher Booker

Chet Powers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1994)

Chet Powers · Quicksilver Messenger Service

Maria Szyszkowska, Polish academic and politician

Maria Szyszkowska

Ann Jones, English tennis player and sportscaster

Ann Jones (tennis)

John Hopcroft, American computer scientist and author

John Hopcroft

Clive James, Australian television host, author, and critic

Clive James

Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)

Harry Kroto · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Congolese cardinal

Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya

Bill Snyder, American football player and coach

Bill Snyder

Bruce Vento, American educator and politician (d. 2000)

Bruce Vento

Joy Behar, American talk show host, comedian and television personality

Joy Behar

José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player and coach

José Cardenal

Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author

Oliver North

Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1979)

Judee Sill

Donald Tsang, Chinese civil servant and politician, 2nd Chief Executive of Hong Kong

Donald Tsang · Chief Executive of Hong Kong

Kevin Godley, English singer-songwriter and director

Kevin Godley

David Wallace, Scottish physicist and academic

David Wallace (physicist)

John Brass, Australian rugby player and coach

John Brass

Catharine MacKinnon, American lawyer, activist, and author

Catharine MacKinnon

Chris Bambridge, Australian footballer and referee

Chris Bambridge

Diane Ackerman, American poet and essayist

Diane Ackerman

John F. B. Mitchell, English climatologist and author

John F. B. Mitchell

Stephen Rucker, American composer

Stephen Rucker

Dave Hope, American bass player and priest

Dave Hope

Dick Jauron, American football player and coach

Dick Jauron

Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian colonel, economist, and politician, 4th President of Tanzania

Jakaya Kikwete · President of Tanzania

John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

John Mellencamp

Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia

Vladimir Putin · President of Russia

Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)

Jacques Richard

Graham Yallop, Australian cricketer

Graham Yallop

Linda Griffiths, Canadian actress and playwright (d. 2014)

Linda Griffiths

Margus Lepa, Estonian journalist and actor

Margus Lepa

Tico Torres, American drummer

Tico Torres

Ralph Johnson, American computer scientist and author

Ralph Johnson (computer scientist)

Bill Henson, Australian photographer

Bill Henson

Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist and educator

Yo-Yo Ma

Steve Bainbridge, English rugby player

Steve Bainbridge

Mike Shipley, Australian-English sound engineer and producer (d. 2013)

Mike Shipley

Brian Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Brian Sutter

Joey Marquez, Filipino basketball player, actor, and politician

Joey Marquez

Michael W. Smith, American singer-songwriter and actor

Michael W. Smith

Jayne Torvill, English figure skater

Jayne Torvill

Dylan Baker, American actor

Dylan Baker

Simon Cowell, English businessman and producer, created The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent

Simon Cowell · The X Factor (UK) · Britain's Got Talent

Lourdes Flores, Peruvian lawyer and politician

Lourdes Flores

Jean-Marc Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician

Jean-Marc Fournier

Brazo de Oro, Mexican wrestler (d. 2017)

Brazo de Oro (wrestler)

Kevin Boyle, American historian and author

Kevin Boyle (historian)

Brian Mannix, Australian singer-songwriter

Brian Mannix

Tony Sparano, American football player and coach

Tony Sparano

Dave Bronconnier, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Calgary

Dave Bronconnier · Mayor of Calgary

William Johnson, German-English cricketer

William Johnson (cricketer, born 1962)

Sam Brown, English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer

Sam Brown (singer)

Dan Savage, American LGBT rights activist, journalist and television producer

Dan Savage

Paul Stewart, English footballer

Paul Stewart (footballer, born 1964)

Genji Hashimoto, Japanese race car driver

Genji Hashimoto

Kumiko Watanabe, Japanese voice actress

Kumiko Watanabe

Sherman Alexie, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker

Sherman Alexie

Marco Beltrami, Italian-American composer and conductor

Marco Beltrami

Janet Shaw, Australian cyclist and author (d. 2012)

Janet Shaw

Michelle Alexander, American law professor, author and activist

Michelle Alexander

Peter Baker, English golfer

Peter Baker (golfer)

Toni Braxton, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Toni Braxton

Luke Haines, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Luke Haines

Thom Yorke, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Thom Yorke

Bobbie Brown, American model and actress

Bobbie Brown

Malia Hosaka, American wrestler

Malia Hosaka

Per Mathisen, Norwegian bass player and composer

Per Mathisen

Maria Whittaker, English model, actress, and singer

Maria Whittaker

Daniel Boucher, Canadian singer and actor

Daniel Boucher (musician)

Marlou Aquino, Filipino basketball player

Marlou Aquino

Ben Younger, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Ben Younger

Dida, Brazilian footballer

Dida (footballer, born 1973)

Priest Holmes, American football player

Priest Holmes

Sami Hyypiä, Finnish footballer and manager

Sami Hyypiä

Grigol Mgaloblishvili, Georgian politician and diplomat, 7th Prime Minister of Georgia

Grigol Mgaloblishvili · Prime Minister of Georgia

Rune Glifberg, Danish skateboarder

Rune Glifberg

Charlotte Perrelli, Swedish singer

Charlotte Perrelli

Giorgos Karadimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist

Giorgos Karadimos

Damian Kulash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Damian Kulash

Tim Minchin, English-Australian comedian, actor, and singer

Tim Minchin

Marc Coma, Spanish motorcycle racer

Marc Coma

Taylor Hicks, American singer-songwriter

Taylor Hicks

Gilberto Silva, Brazilian footballer

Gilberto Silva

Santiago Solari, Argentinian footballer and manager

Santiago Solari

Charles Woodson, American football player

Charles Woodson

Alison Balsom, English trumpet player and educator

Alison Balsom

Alesha Dixon, English singer-songwriter and dancer

Alesha Dixon

Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer

Zaheer Khan

Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast

Simona Amânar

Aaron Ashmore, Canadian actor

Aaron Ashmore

Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor

Shawn Ashmore

Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer

Madjid Bougherra

Jermain Defoe, English footballer

Jermain Defoe

Robby Ginepri, American tennis player

Robby Ginepri

Li Yundi, Chinese pianist

Li Yundi

Lockett Pundt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Lockett Pundt

Archie Bland, English journalist and author

Archie Bland

Dwayne Bravo, Trinidadian cricketer

Dwayne Bravo

Flying Lotus, American rapper, DJ, and producer

Flying Lotus

Scottie Upshall, Canadian ice hockey player

Scottie Upshall

Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer

Salman Butt

Toma Ikuta, Japanese actor and singer

Toma Ikuta

Simon Poulsen, Danish footballer

Simon Poulsen

Zachary Wyatt, American soldier and politician

Zachary Wyatt

Evan Longoria, American baseball player

Evan Longoria

Chase Daniel, American football player

Chase Daniel

Lee Nguyen, American soccer player

Lee Nguyen

Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer

Gunnar Nielsen (footballer)

Bree Olson, American porn actress and producer

Bree Olson

Amy Satterthwaite, New Zealand cricketer

Amy Satterthwaite

Jeremy Brockie, New Zealand footballer

Jeremy Brockie

Aiden English, American wrestler

Aiden English

Sam Querrey, American tennis player

Sam Querrey

Diego da Silva Costa, Brazilian footballer

Diego da Silva Costa

Lauren Mayberry, Scottish singer-songwriter

Lauren Mayberry

Trent Merrin, Australian rugby league player

Trent Merrin

Sebastián Coates, Uruguayan footballer

Sebastián Coates

Lay, Chinese singer-songwriter

Lay (singer)

Mookie Betts, American baseball player

Mookie Betts

Lyndon Dykes, Australian professional soccer player

Lyndon Dykes

Lloyd Jones, English professional footballer

Lloyd Jones (footballer)

Bram van Vlerken, Dutch professional football player

Bram van Vlerken

Mathias Dyngeland, Norwegian footballer

Mathias Dyngeland

Trent Alexander-Arnold, English professional footballer

Trent Alexander-Arnold

Pope Mark

Pope Mark

Montoku, Japanese emperor (b. 826)

Emperor Montoku

Charles the Simple, French king (b. 879)

Charles the Simple

Li, Chinese empress consort

Empress Li (Later Jin)

Shi Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (b. 919)

Emperor Shizong of Liao · Liao dynasty

Xiao, Chinese Khitan empress dowager

Empress Dowager Xiao (Shizong) · Khitan people

Zhen, Chinese Khitan empress consort

Empress Zhen (Liao dynasty)

Juntoku, Japanese emperor (b. 1197)

Emperor Juntoku

Ezzelino III da Romano, Italian ruler

Ezzelino III da Romano

Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde (b. 1304)

Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Belgian-English politician (b. 1338)

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence

Jean Poton de Xaintrailles, follower of Joan of Arc (b. c. 1390)

Jean Poton de Xaintrailles · Joan of Arc

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Rimini (b. 1417)

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (b. 1500)

Cristóbal de Morales

Sufi Ali Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, Ottoman Governor of Egypt

Sufi Ali Pasha · List of Ottoman governors of Egypt

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Danish queen consort of Christian III of Denmark (b. 1511)

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg · Christian III of Denmark

George Gascoigne, English soldier, courtier, and poet (b. 1535)

George Gascoigne

Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian poet, playwright, and diplomat (b. 1538)

Giovanni Battista Guarini

Stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish-Lithuanian commander (b. 1547)

Stanisław Żółkiewski

Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1587)

Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy

Jacques Sirmond, French scholar (b. 1559)

Jacques Sirmond

Fausto Poli, Italian cardinal (b. 1581)

Fausto Poli

Guru Gobind Singh, Indian 10th Sikh guru (b. 1666)

Guru Gobind Singh · Sikh guru

John Woolman, American preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720)

John Woolman

Henry Muhlenberg, German-American pastor and missionary (b. 1711)

Henry Muhlenberg

George Mason, American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)

George Mason

Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician, President of the Board of Trade (b. 1718)

Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire · President of the Board of Trade

Thomas Reid, Scottish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1710)

Thomas Reid

Edgar Allan Poe, American short story witer, poet, and critic (b. 1809)

Edgar Allan Poe

Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (b. 1829)

Bernard Petitjean

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician, author, and poet (b. 1809)

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)

Rudolf Lipschitz

Isabella Bird, English historian and explorer (b. 1831)

Isabella Bird

Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1848)

Honoré Beaugrand · Mayor of Montreal

John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist and physician (b. 1835)

John Hughlings Jackson

Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1856)

Alfred Deakin · Prime Minister of Australia

Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)

Christy Mathewson

Emil Kraepelin, German psychologist and academic (b. 1856)

Emil Kraepelin

Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)

Alexander Peacock · Premier of Victoria

Harvey Williams Cushing, American neurosurgeon and academic (b. 1869)

Harvey Williams Cushing

Radclyffe Hall, English author and poet (b. 1880)

Radclyffe Hall

Helmut Lent, German colonel and pilot (b. 1918)

Helmut Lent

Willis Haviland Carrier, American engineer (b. 1876)

Willis Carrier

Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips (b. 1874)

Anton Philips · Philips

Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (b. 1886)

Clarence Birdseye · Birds Eye

Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (b. 1921)

Mario Lanza

Grigoris Asikis, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1890)

Grigoris Asikis

Norman Angell, English journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1872)

Norman Angell · Nobel Peace Prize

Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (b. 1888)

Léon Scieur

Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest and academic (b. 1906)

Alphonse-Marie Parent

George O. Abell, American astronomer, professor at UCLA, science popularizer, and skeptic (b. 1927)

1927 · George O. Abell

Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1904)

Cemal Reşit Rey

Beatrice Hutton, Australian architect (b. 1893)

Beatrice Hutton

Harry W. Brown, American colonel and pilot (b. 1921)

Harry W. Brown (pilot)

Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (b. 1905)

Leo Durocher

Darren Millane, Australian footballer (b. 1965)

Darren Millane

Allan Bloom, American philosopher and educator (b. 1930)

Allan Bloom

Babu Karam Singh Bal, Indian businessman and politician (b.1927)

Babu Karam Singh Bal

Cyril Cusack, South African-born Irish actor (b. 1910)

Cyril Cusack

Niels Kaj Jerne, Danish-English physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

Niels Kaj Jerne · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Ivan Hutchinson, Australian film critic and author (b. 1928)

Ivan Hutchinson

Olga Taussky-Todd, Austrian-Czech-American mathematician, attendant of the Vienna Circle (b. 1906)

Olga Taussky-Todd

Lou Lichtveld, Surinamese-Dutch author, playwright, and politician (b. 1903)

Lou Lichtveld

Cees de Vreugd, Dutch strongman and weightlifter (b. 1952)

Cees de Vreugd

Herblock, American cartoonist and author (b. 1909)

Herblock

Christopher Adams, English-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1955)

Chris Adams (wrestler)

Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman (b. 1913)

Roger Gaudry

Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)

Pierangelo Bertoli

Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)

Izzy Asper

Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (b. 1912)

Arthur Berger (composer)

Tony Lanfranchi, English race car driver (b. 1935)

Tony Lanfranchi

Julen Goikoetxea, Spanish cyclist (b. 1985)

Julen Goikoetxea

Anna Politkovskaya, American-Russian journalist and activist (b. 1958)

Anna Politkovskaya

Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (b. 1975)

Norifumi Abe

George E. Sangmeister, American lawyer and politician (b. 1931)

George E. Sangmeister

Irving Penn, American photographer (b. 1917)

Irving Penn

T Lavitz, American keyboard player, composer, and producer (b. 1956)

T Lavitz

Milka Planinc, Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1924)

Milka Planinc · Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (b. 1925)

Ramiz Alia · President of Albania

Andrew Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1926)

Andrew Laszlo

Mervyn M. Dymally, Trinidadian-American politician, 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (b. 1926)

Mervyn M. Dymally · Lieutenant Governor of California

Ivo Michiels, Belgian-French author and poet (b. 1923)

Ivo Michiels

Wiley Reed, American-Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)

Wiley Reed

Mick Buckley, English footballer (b. 1953)

Mick Buckley

Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)

Patrice Chéreau

David E. Jeremiah, American admiral (b. 1934)

David E. Jeremiah

Leandro Mendoza, Filipino police officer and politician, 36th Executive Secretary of the Philippines (b. 1946)

Leandro Mendoza · Executive Secretary (Philippines)

Joe Rogers, American lawyer and politician, 45th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado (b. 1964)

Joe Rogers · Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

Nika Kiladze, Georgian footballer (b. 1988)

Nika Kiladze

Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (b. 1926)

Siegfried Lenz

Iva Withers, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1917)

Iva Withers

Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (b. 1927)

Harry Gallatin

Hossein Hamadani, Iranian general (b. 1951)

Hossein Hamadani

W. R. Mitchell, English journalist and author (b. 1928)

W. R. Mitchell

Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (b. 1950)

Jurelang Zedkaia · List of Presidents of the Marshall Islands

Ross Higgins, Australian actor, comedian (b. 1930)

Ross Higgins