November 1 — On This Day

The Alemanni cross the Rhine and invade Gaul. Emperor Valentinian I moves to Paris to command the army and defend the Gallic cities.

Alemanni · Rhine · Gaul · Valentinian I

Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German).

Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising · Ostarrîchi · Old High German

Empress Matilda's reign as 'Lady of the English' ends with Stephen of Blois regaining the title of King of England.

Empress Matilda · Stephen, King of England

Philip II is crowned King of France.

Philip II of France · Coronation

The port city of Sinope surrenders to the Seljuq Turks.

Sinop, Turkey · Siege of Sinope · Seljuq Turks

The anti-royalist Union of Valencia attacks the Jews of Murviedro on the pretext that they are serfs of the King of Valencia and thus "royalists".

Union of Valencia · Murviedro · Serf · King of Valencia

Pope Julius II is elected.

Pope Julius II

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.

Sistine Chapel · Michelangelo

The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage.

Strait of Magellan · Ferdinand Magellan · Circumnavigation

French Huguenots establish the France Antarctique colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Huguenot · France Antarctique · Rio de Janeiro

The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.

All Saints' Flood (1570)

William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.

William Shakespeare · Othello · Whitehall Palace

Shakespeare's play The Tempest is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.

The Tempest

During the Time of Troubles, Polish troops are expelled from Moscow's Kitay-gorod by Russian troops under the command of Dmitry Pozharsky (22 October O.S.) .

Time of Troubles · Kitay-gorod · Dmitry Pozharsky · 22 October · Old Style

The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.

Province of New York · List of counties in New York

William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.

William III of Orange · Hellevoetsluis · King James II of England · Glorious Revolution

In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

Lisbon · 1755 Lisbon earthquake · Tsunami

The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the Thirteen Colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.

Stamp Act 1765 · Thirteen Colonies

Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France, in which he predicts that the French Revolution will end in a disaster.

Edmund Burke · Reflections on the Revolution in France · French Revolution

John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).

John Adams · White House

Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition.

Napoleon I · Austrian Empire · War of the Third Coalition

Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France in the Napoleonic Wars.

Congress of Vienna · Napoleonic Wars

In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opens.

Boston · Massachusetts · Medical school · Boston University

American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.

American Civil War · Abraham Lincoln · George B. McClellan · Union Army · Winfield Scott

In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.

National Weather Service · Meteorology

The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.

Gaelic Athletic Association · Thurles

Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.

Nicholas II of Russia · Russian Empire · Alexander III of Russia

Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.

Buffalo Bill · Annie Oakley · Thomas Edison · Edison's Black Maria

A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.

National Geographic (magazine)

The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.

Library of Congress

Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.

Sigma Phi Epsilon · Student fraternities and sororities in North America · University of Richmond · Richmond, Virginia

World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.

Italo-Turkish War · Giulio Gavotti · Kingdom of Italy

World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth.

Royal Navy · Battle of Coronel · Chile · HMS Good Hope (1901) · HMS Monmouth (1901)

World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.

First Australian Imperial Force · Albany, Western Australia

In Russia, Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the government of Boris Stürmer.

Pavel Milyukov · State Duma · Boris Stürmer

Malbone Street Wreck: The worst rapid transit accident in US history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, with at least 102 deaths.

Malbone Street Wreck · Rapid transit · Brooklyn

Western Ukraine separates from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

West Ukrainian People's Republic · Austro-Hungarian Empire

American fishing schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian fishing schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Esperanto (schooner) · Delawana (schooner) · Halifax, Nova Scotia

Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate: The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates.

Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate · Ottoman Empire · Mehmed VI

The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.

Turkish alphabet · Arabic alphabet · Latin alphabet

Stalinists execute Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community.

Stalinism · Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic · Lutheran

Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.

Seabiscuit · War Admiral

American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.

Ansel Adams · Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico · Hernandez, New Mexico

World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends three days later with an American victory.

World War II · Matanikau Offensive · Guadalcanal Campaign

World War II: In the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, United States Marines, the 3rd Marine Division, land on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.

Battle of Empress Augusta Bay · United States Marine Corps · Bougainville Island · Solomon Islands

World War II: In support of the landings on Bougainville, U.S. aircraft carrier forces attack the huge Japanese base at Rabaul.

Bougainville Campaign · Bougainville Island · Aircraft carrier · Bombing of Rabaul (November 1943) · Rabaul

World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren in the Netherlands.

Battle of Walcheren Causeway · Walcheren

World War II: A United States Army Air Forces F-13 Superfortress conducted the first flight by an Allied aircraft over the Tokyo region of Japan since the 1942 Doolittle Raid.

1 November 1944 reconnaissance sortie over Japan · Tokyo · Doolittle Raid

The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name Chongro.

North Korea · Rodong Sinmun

Six thousand people die when a Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks off southern Manchuria.

Republic of China (1912-49) · Manchuria

Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, is enthroned.

Athenagoras I of Constantinople · Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.

Puerto Rico · Griselio Torresola · Oscar Collazo · Attempted assassination of Harry S. Truman · Harry S. Truman

Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.

Pope Pius XII · Papal infallibility · Dogmatic definition · Assumption of Mary

Operation Buster-Jangle: Six thousand five hundred American soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary.

Operation Buster-Jangle · Atom bomb · Nevada

The United States successfully detonates Ivy Mike, the first thermonuclear device, at the Eniwetok atoll. The explosion had a yield of ten megatons TNT equivalent.

Ivy Mike · Eniwetok · TNT equivalent

The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.

National Liberation Front (Algeria) · Algerian War of Independence

The Vietnam War begins.

Vietnam War

The bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.

United Airlines Flight 629 · Longmont, Colorado · Douglas DC-6

The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.

Kerala · Andhra Pradesh · Mysore State · States Reorganisation Act, 1956 · Kanyakumari

The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.

Springhill mining disaster · Springhill, Nova Scotia

The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.

Mackinac Bridge

While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.

John F. Kennedy · Peace Corps

The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.

Arecibo Observatory · Arecibo, Puerto Rico · Radio telescope

The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins

1963 South Vietnamese coup

The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.

Motion Picture Association of America · Motion Picture Association of America film rating system

Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.

Club Cinq-Sept fire · Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.

Watergate scandal · Leon Jaworski

The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.

Mysore · Karnataka

In Bolivia, Colonel Alberto Natusch executes a bloody coup d'état against the constitutional government of Wálter Guevara.

Alberto Natusch · Coup d'état · Wálter Guevara

Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Antigua and Barbuda

Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there.

Honda · Marysville, Ohio · Honda Accord

After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupts.

Assassination of Indira Gandhi

British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238 km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.

British Rail Class 43 (HST)

The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.

Maastricht Treaty · European Union

The Republic of Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.

Serbia and Montenegro · United Nations

A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135.

2012 Riyadh truck crash · Saudi Arabia · Riyadh

Louis the Stammerer, Frankish king (d. 879)

Louis the Stammerer

Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (d. 1365)

Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria

Leopold III, Duke of Austria (d. 1386)

Leopold III, Duke of Austria

Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (d. 1485)

Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Giovanni Ricci, Italian cardinal (d. 1574)

Giovanni Ricci

Rodrigo of Aragon, Italian noble (d. 1512)

Rodrigo of Aragon

Andrew Corbet, English landowner and politician (d. 1578)

Andrew Corbet (died 1578)

Catherine Jagiellon, queen of John III of Sweden (d. 1583)

Catherine Jagiellon · John III of Sweden

William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham, English noble and politician (d. 1597)

William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham

Étienne de La Boétie, French philosopher and judge (d. 1563)

Étienne de La Boétie

Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)

Pierre Pithou

Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1580)

Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain

Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg, Prince-Archbishop of Bremen, Prince-Bishop of Osnabruck and Paderborn (d. 1585)

Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish academic and diplomat (d. 1626)

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar

Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d. 1652)

Jan Brożek

Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter (d. 1669)

Pietro da Cortona

Georg Philipp Harsdörffer, German poet and translator (d. 1658)

Georg Philipp Harsdörffer

Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (d. 1676)

Matthew Hale (jurist)

François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French commander (d. 1656)

François-Marie, comte de Broglie

Oliver Plunkett, Irish archbishop and saint (d. 1681)

Oliver Plunkett

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d. 1711)

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

John Strype, English priest, historian, and author (d. 1737)

John Strype

Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (d. 1725)

Florent Carton Dancourt

James Sherard, English botanist and curator (d. 1738)

James Sherard

Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (d. 1791)

Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte

Ivan Shuvalov, Russian art collector and philanthropist (d. 1797)

Ivan Shuvalov

Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor and educator (d. 1822)

Antonio Canova

Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812)

Spencer Perceval · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Garlieb Merkel, German author and activist (d. 1850)

Garlieb Merkel

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d. 1837)

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1859)

F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

John Taylor, English-American religious leader, 3rd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1887)

John Taylor (Mormon) · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Harry Atkinson, English-New Zealand politician, 10th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1892)

Harry Atkinson · Prime Minister of New Zealand

11th Dalai Lama (d. 1856)

11th Dalai Lama

Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 227th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1919)

Ahmed Muhtar Pasha · List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

Emma Albani, Canadian-English soprano and actress (d. 1930)

Emma Albani

Hiệp Hòa, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1883)

Hiệp Hòa

William Merritt Chase, American painter and educator (d. 1916)

William Merritt Chase

Charles Brantley Aycock, American educator, lawyer, and politician, 50th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1912)

Charles Brantley Aycock · Governor of North Carolina

Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (d. 1941)

Johan Wagenaar

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1918)

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864-1918)

Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1900)

Stephen Crane

Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter (d. 1946)

Louis Dewis

Roger Quilter, English composer (d. 1953)

Roger Quilter

Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (d. 1925)

Konrad Mägi

Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)

Carlos Saavedra Lamas · Nobel Peace Prize

Sholem Asch, Polish-American author and playwright (d. 1957)

Sholem Asch

Grantland Rice, American journalist and poet (d. 1954)

Grantland Rice

Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d. 1930)

Alfred Wegener

Perikles Ioannidis, Greek admiral (d. 1965)

Perikles Ioannidis

Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author and poet (d. 1951)

Hermann Broch

Sakutarō Hagiwara, Japanese poet and critic (d. 1942)

Sakutarō Hagiwara

L.S. Lowry, English painter and illustrator (d. 1976)

L.S. Lowry

George Kenner, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1971)

George Kenner

Michał Sopoćko, Polish cleric and academic (d. 1975)

Michał Sopoćko

Hannah Höch, German painter and photographer (d. 1978)

Hannah Höch

Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)

Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker · Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations · Nobel Peace Prize

Edmund Blunden, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1974)

Edmund Blunden

Arthur Legat, Belgian race car driver (d. 1960)

Arthur Legat

Sippie Wallace, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1986)

Sippie Wallace

Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 1943)

Nordahl Grieg

Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d. 1987)

Eugen Jochum

Max Adrian, Irish-born British actor (d. 1973)

Max Adrian

Edward Greeves, Jr., Australian footballer (d. 1963)

Edward Greeves, Jr.

Laura LaPlante, American silent film actress (d. 1996)

Laura LaPlante

Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and educator (d. 1960)

Paul-Émile Borduas

Johnny Indrisano, American boxer (d. 1968)

Johnny Indrisano

Maxie Rosenbloom, American boxer (d. 1976)

Maxie Rosenbloom

Mingun Sayadaw, Burmese monk and scholar (d. 1993)

Mingun Sayadaw

Henri Troyat, French historian and author (d. 2007)

Henri Troyat

Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (d. 2012)

Gunther Plaut

Moshe Teitelbaum, Romanian-American rabbi (d. 2006)

Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar)

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American painter, poet, and educator, co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History (d. 2010)

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs · DuSable Museum of African American History

Zenna Henderson, American author (d.1983)

Zenna Henderson

Clarence E. Miller, American engineer and politician (d. 2011)

Clarence E. Miller

Ken Miles, English-American race car driver (d. 1966)

Ken Miles

Hermann Bondi, English-Austrian mathematician and cosmologist (d. 2005)

Hermann Bondi

James J. Kilpatrick, American journalist and author (d. 2010)

James J. Kilpatrick

Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (d. 2011)

Ted Lowe

John W. Peterson, American pilot and songwriter (d. 2006)

John W. Peterson

Harald Quandt, German businessman (d. 1967)

Harald Quandt

George S. Irving, American actor (d. 2016)

George S. Irving

Victoria de los Ángeles, Spanish soprano and actress (d. 2005)

Victoria de los Ángeles

Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American author (d. 2001)

Gordon R. Dickson

Menachem Elon, German-Israeli academic and jurist (d. 2013)

Menachem Elon

Carlos Páez Vilaró, Uruguayan painter and sculptor (d. 2014)

Carlos Páez Vilaró

Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (d. 2015)

Süleyman Demirel · President of Turkey

Jean-Luc Pépin, Canadian academic and politician, 19th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1995)

Jean-Luc Pépin · Minister of Labour (Canada)

Stephen Antonakos, Greek-American sculptor (d. 2013)

Stephen Antonakos

Betsy Palmer, American actress and game show panelist (d. 2015)

Betsy Palmer

Vic Power, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)

Vic Power (baseball)

Marcel Ophüls, documentary filmmaker

Marcel Ophüls

James Bradford, American weightlifter (d. 2013)

James Bradford (weightlifter)

Nicholas Mavroules, American lawyer and politician (d. 2003)

Nicholas Mavroules

A. R. Gurney, American playwright and author (d. 2017)

A. R. Gurney

Russ Kemmerer, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)

Russ Kemmerer

Yossef Gutfreund, Israeli wrestler and coach (d. 1972)

Yossef Gutfreund

Shunsuke Kikuchi, Japanese composer

Shunsuke Kikuchi

Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Arne Pedersen

Al Arbour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)

Al Arbour

Francis Arinze, Nigerian cardinal

Francis Arinze

Antoine Kohn, Luxembourgian footballer and manager (d. 2012)

Antoine Kohn

Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-Italian businessman and politician (d. 2004)

Umberto Agnelli

Gillian Knight, English soprano and actress

Gillian Knight

William Mathias, Welsh pianist and composer (d. 1992)

William Mathias

Gary Player, South African golfer and sportscaster

Gary Player

Edward Said, Palestinian-American theorist, author, and academic (d. 2003)

Edward Said

Eddie Colman, English footballer (d. 1958)

Eddie Colman

Katsuhisa Hattori, Japanese composer and conductor

Katsuhisa Hattori

Shizuka Kamei, Japanese lawyer and politician

Shizuka Kamei

Bill Anderson, American country music singer-songwriter

Bill Anderson (singer)

Roger Kellaway, American pianist and composer

Roger Kellaway

Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Indian lawyer and jurist, 35th Chief Justice of India

Ramesh Chandra Lahoti · Chief Justice of India

Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott, English academic and politician

Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott

Barry Sadler, American sergeant, author, actor, and singer-songwriter (d. 1989)

Barry Sadler

Alfio Basile, Argentinian footballer and manager

Alfio Basile

Robert Foxworth, American actor and director

Robert Foxworth

John Pullin, English rugby player

John Pullin

Larry Flynt, American publisher, founded Larry Flynt Publications

Larry Flynt · Larry Flynt Publications

Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (d. 2013)

Ralph Klein · Premier of Alberta

Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (d. 2013)

Marcia Wallace

Salvatore Adamo, Italian-Belgian singer-songwriter

Salvatore Adamo

Jacques Attali, French economist and civil servant

Jacques Attali

Kinky Friedman, American singer-songwriter and author

Kinky Friedman

Bobby Heenan, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2017)

Bobby Heenan

Oscar Temaru, French-Polynesian soldier and politician, President of French Polynesia

Oscar Temaru · President of French Polynesia

Rafic Hariri, Lebanese businessman and politician 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 2005)

Rafic Hariri · Prime Minister of Lebanon

Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist, founded Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (d. 2013)

Narendra Dabholkar · Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti

John Williamson, Australian singer-songwriter

John Williamson (singer)

Ric Grech, British rock musician (d. 1990)

Ric Grech

Yuko Shimizu, Japanese graphic designer, created Hello Kitty

Yuko Shimizu · Hello Kitty

Nick Owen, English journalist

Nick Owen

Jim Steinman, American songwriter and producer

Jim Steinman

Phil Myre, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Phil Myre

Amani Abeid Karume, Zanzibar accountant and politician, 6th President of Zanzibar

Amani Abeid Karume · President of Zanzibar

Bill Woodrow, English sculptor and academic

Bill Woodrow

David Foster, Canadian singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

David Foster

Michael D. Griffin, American physicist and engineer

Michael D. Griffin

Belita Moreno, American actress and acting coach

Belita Moreno

Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Lotus Software and Electronic Frontier Foundation

Mitch Kapor · Lotus Software · Electronic Frontier Foundation

Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Robert B. Laughlin · Nobel Prize in Physics

Dan Peek, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2011)

Dan Peek

Ronald Bell, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer

Ronald Bell (musician)

Fabrice Luchini, French actor and screenwriter

Fabrice Luchini

Craig Serjeant, Australian cricketer and chemist

Craig Serjeant

Jan Davis, American engineer and astronaut

Jan Davis

Paul Wellings, English ecologist and academic

Paul Wellings

Beth Leavel, American actress and singer

Beth Leavel

Mike Mendoza, English radio host and politician

Mike Mendoza

Lyle Lovett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Lyle Lovett

Murray Pierce, New Zealand rugby player

Murray Pierce

Mark Austin, English journalist

Mark Austin (journalist)

Joe DeRenzo, American drummer, composer, and producer

Joe DeRenzo

Robert Hart, English singer-songwriter

Robert Hart (musician)

Susanna Clarke, English author and educator

Susanna Clarke

Tim Cook, American businessman and engineer, current CEO of Apple Inc.

Tim Cook · Apple Inc.

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

Fernando Valenzuela

Louise Boije af Gennäs, Swedish author and screenwriter

Louise Boije af Gennäs

Nicky Grist, Welsh race car driver

Nicky Grist

Calvin Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Calvin Johnson (musician)

Heng Swee Keat, Singaporean politician

Heng Swee Keat

Sharron Davies, English swimmer

Sharron Davies

Magne Furuholmen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Magne Furuholmen

Anthony Kiedis, American singer-songwriter

Anthony Kiedis

Rick Allen, English rock drummer (Def Leppard)

Rick Allen (drummer) · Def Leppard

Nita Ambani, Indian businesswoman

Nita Ambani

Mark Hughes, Welsh footballer and manager

Mark Hughes

Big Kenny, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Big Kenny

Sophie B. Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Sophie B. Hawkins

Patrik Ringborg, Swedish conductor

Patrik Ringborg

Willie D, American rapper and entrepreneur

Willie D

Mary Hansen, Australian singer and musician (Stereolab) (d. 2002)

Mary Hansen · Stereolab

Gary Howell, American businessman and politician

Gary Howell

Jeremy Hunt, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Health

Jeremy Hunt · Secretary of State for Health

Tina Arena, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Tina Arena

Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer

Carla van de Puttelaar

Tie Domi, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Tie Domi

Sherwin Campbell, Barbadian cricketer

Sherwin Campbell

Toni Collette, Australian actress

Toni Collette

Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer and manager

Paul Dickov

Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model

Jenny McCarthy

Geoff Horsfield, English footballer and manager

Geoff Horsfield

V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricketer

V. V. S. Laxman

Bo Bice, American singer and musician

Bo Bice

Keryn Jordan, South African footballer (d. 2013)

Keryn Jordan

Megan Wing, Canadian figure skater and coach

Megan Wing

Sergei Artyukhin, Russian-Belarusian wrestler (d. 2012)

Sergei Artyukhin

Milan Dudić, Serbian footballer

Milan Dudić

Alex Prager, American photographer and director

Alex Prager

Bilgin Defterli, Turkish footballer

Bilgin Defterli

Bradley Orr, English footballer

Bradley Orr

Warren Spragg, English-Italian rugby player

Warren Spragg

Matt Moulson, Canadian ice hockey player

Matt Moulson

Yuko Ogura, Japanese model and singer

Yuko Ogura

Josh Wicks, American soccer player

Josh Wicks

Jon Wilkin, English rugby player

Jon Wilkin

Miloš Krasić, Serbian footballer

Miloš Krasić

Penn Badgley, American actor and television personality

Penn Badgley

Ksenija Balta, Estonian high jumper, sprinter, and heptathlete

Ksenija Balta

Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese baseball player

Masahiro Tanaka

Eyþór Arnarson, Icelandic skier

Eyþór Arnarson

Reece Brown, English footballer

Reece Brown

Jiang Yuyuan, Chinese gymnast

Jiang Yuyuan

James Ward-Prowse, English footballer

James Ward-Prowse

Margarita Mamun, Russian gymnast

Margarita Mamun

Beornstan of Winchester, English bishop

Beornstan of Winchester

Boso of Merseburg, German bishop

Boso of Merseburg

Herman I, Margrave of Meissen (b. c. 980)

Herman I, Margrave of Meissen

Guillaume Durand, French bishop and theologian (b. 1230)

Guillaume Durand

Uguccione della Faggiuola, Italian condottieri (b. c. 1250)

Uguccione della Faggiuola · Condottieri

John de Halton, Bishop of Carlisle

John de Halton

Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (b. 1360)

Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy

John V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339)

John V, Duke of Brittany

Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (b. 1322)

Joanna, Duchess of Brabant

Nicholas Eudaimonoioannes, Byzantine diplomat

Nicholas Eudaimonoioannes

David of Trebizond (b. 1408)

David of Trebizond

Filippo Buonaccorsi (Filip Callimachus), Italian humanist writer (b. 1437)

Filippo Buonaccorsi

Giulio Romano, Italian painter and architect (b. 1499)

Giulio Romano

Jean Daurat, French poet and scholar (b. 1508)

Jean Daurat

Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (b. 1539)

Pierre Pithou

Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (b. 1555)

Edward Kelley

Hendrick ter Brugghen, Dutch painter (b. 1588)

Hendrick ter Brugghen

Jean Nicolet, French-Canadian explorer (b. 1598)

Jean Nicolet

Guru Tegh Bahadur, 9th Sikh Guru (b. 1621)

Guru Tegh Bahadur

Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch minister and theologian (b. 1589)

Gisbertus Voetius

William Coddington, American judge and politician, 1st Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1601)

William Coddington · Governor of Rhode Island

Charles II of Spain (b. 1661)

Charles II of Spain

Alexander Samoylov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1744)

Alexander Samoylov · List of Ministers of Justice of Imperial Russia

Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1838)

Nikolay Przhevalsky

Alexander III of Russia (b. 1845)

Alexander III of Russia

Theodor Mommsen, German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1817)

Theodor Mommsen · Nobel Prize in Literature

Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (b. 1873)

Alfred Jarry

Charles Weeghman, American businessman (b. 1874)

Charles Weeghman

Hugo Distler, German organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1908)

Hugo Distler

Dixie Lee, American singer (b. 1911)

Dixie Lee

Dale Carnegie, American author and educator (b. 1888)

Dale Carnegie

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Turkish poet, author, and diplomat (b. 1884)

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı

Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican race car driver (b. 1942)

Ricardo Rodríguez (racing driver)

Georgios Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, 134th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1888)

Georgios Papandreou · List of Prime Ministers of Greece

Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist and academic (b. 1892)

Robert Staughton Lynd

Waldemar Hammenhög, Swedish author (b. 1902)

Waldemar Hammenhög

Robert MacArthur, Canadian-American ecologist and academic (b. 1930)

Robert MacArthur

Ezra Pound, American poet and critic (b. 1885)

Ezra Pound

James Broderick, American actor and director (b. 1927)

James Broderick

King Vidor, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)

King Vidor

Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch-Swiss musicologist and author (b. 1887)

Anthony van Hoboken

Norman Krasna, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1909)

Norman Krasna

Arnold Pihlak, Estonian-English footballer (b. 1902)

Arnold Pihlak

Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (b. 1911)

Phil Silvers

Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1929)

Serge Garant

René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (b. 1922)

René Lévesque · Premier of Quebec

Severo Ochoa, Spanish-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)

Severo Ochoa · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

A. N. Sherwin-White, English historian and scholar (b. 1911)

A. N. Sherwin-White

Noah Beery, Jr., American actor (b. 1913)

Noah Beery, Jr.

J. R. Jayewardene, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (b. 1906)

J. R. Jayewardene · President of Sri Lanka

Theodore Hall, American physicist and spy (b. 1925)

Theodore Hall

Walter Payton, American football player and race car driver (b. 1954)

Walter Payton

George Armstrong, English footballer and manager (b. 1944)

George Armstrong (footballer)

John S. Romanides, Greek priest, author, and educator (b. 1928)

John S. Romanides

Ekrem Akurgal, Turkish archaeologist and academic (b. 1911)

Ekrem Akurgal

Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (b. 1970)

Mac Dre · Thizz Entertainment

Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1943)

Terry Knight

Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1918)

Skitch Henderson

Michael Piller, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1948)

Michael Piller

Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1966)

Adrienne Shelly

William Styron, American novelist and essayist (b. 1925)

William Styron

S. Ali Raza, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1922)

S. Ali Raza

Paul Tibbets, American general (b. 1915)

Paul Tibbets

Jacques Piccard, Swiss oceanographer and engineer (b. 1922)

Jacques Piccard

Shakir Stewart, American record producer (b. 1974)

Shakir Stewart

Yma Sumac, Peruvian-American soprano and actress (b. 1922/1923)

Yma Sumac

Esther Hautzig, Lithuanian-American author (b. 1930)

Esther Hautzig

Endel Laas, Estonian scientist and academic (b. 1915)

Endel Laas

Robert H. Rines, American violinist and composer (b. 1922)

Robert H. Rines

Ernesto Presas, Filipino martial artist, founded Kombatan (b. 1945)

Ernesto Presas · Kombatan

Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (b. 1922)

Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington

Cahit Aral, Turkish engineer and politician, Turkish Minister of Industry and Commerce (b. 1927)

Cahit Aral · Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology (Turkey)

Agustín García Calvo, Spanish poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1926)

Agustín García Calvo

Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (b. 1957)

Pascual Pérez (baseball)

John Y. McCollister, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1921)

John Y. McCollister

Piet Rietveld, Dutch economist and academic (b. 1952)

Piet Rietveld

Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, English accountant and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury (b. 1923)

Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett · Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Jackie Fairweather, Australian runner and coach (b. 1967)

Jackie Fairweather

Abednigo Ngcobo, South African footballer (b. 1950)

Abednigo Ngcobo

Jean-Pierre Roy, Canadian-American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1920)

Jean-Pierre Roy

Wayne Static, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1965)

Wayne Static

Thomas R. Fitzgerald, American lawyer and judge (b. 1941)

Thomas R. Fitzgerald (judge)

Houston McTear, American sprinter (b. 1957)

Houston McTear

Charles Duncan Michener, American entomologist and academic (b. 1918)

Charles Duncan Michener

Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (b. 1929)

Günter Schabowski

Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (b. 1942)

Fred Thompson