November 10 — On This Day

Ten Kingdoms: Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Yang Pu. The Wu State is replaced by Li (now called "Xu Zhigao"), who becomes the first ruler of Southern Tang.

Ten Kingdoms · Li Bian · Yang Pu · Wu (Ten Kingdoms) · Southern Tang

Fourth Crusade: Despite letters from Pope Innocent III forbidding it and threatening excommunication, Catholic crusaders begin a siege of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia).

Fourth Crusade · Pope Innocent III · Excommunication · Siege of Zara · Zadar

Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking the throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana.

Raden Wijaya · Majapahit · Java

Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Władysław III of Poland (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Władysław III of Varna) are defeated by the Turks under Sultan Murad II and Władysław is killed.

Battle of Varna · Władysław III of Poland · Ottoman Empire · Murad II

After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 people, including papal soldiers and civilians, at Dún an Óir, Ireland.

Siege of Smerwick · Decapitation · Papal States · Dún an Óir · Ireland

Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh. This is also recognised as the first defence of Swarajya.

Shivaji · Maratha Empire · Afzal Khan (general) · Adilshahi · Battle of Pratapgarh

Third Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherland to England.

Third Anglo-Dutch War · Treaty of Westminster (1674) · New Netherland · England

English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War.

James Moore (South Carolina politician) · Siege of St. Augustine (1702) · St. Augustine, Florida · Queen Anne's War

The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).

New Jersey · William Franklin · Rutgers University

The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.

United States Marine Corps · United States Marine Corps birthday ball · Tun Tavern · Philadelphia · Samuel Nicholas

A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.

Goddess of Reason · French Convention · Pierre Gaspard Chaumette

Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which led to Panama's independence from Spain and to it immediately becoming part of Colombia.

The Gesture of Rufina Alfaro · Los Santos District · Panama · History of Panama · Gran Colombia

The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse.

Stephen Whitney (ship) · Fastnet Rock

Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.

Henry Wirz · Andersonville, Georgia · Hanging · American Civil War · Execution (legal)

Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".

Henry Morton Stanley · David Livingstone · Ujiji · Lake Tanganyika

Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.

Wilmington insurrection of 1898

The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910.

Thomas A. Davis · San Diego Army and Navy Academy

The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.

North Sydney, Nova Scotia · Ottawa · November 11, 1918

The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.

1940 Vrancea earthquake · Romania

World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.

Nazi Germany · Case Anton · François Darlan · Allies of World War II

The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371.

USS Mount Hood (AE-11) · Manus Island · Admiralty Islands

Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).

Battle of Surabaya · Surabaya · Indonesia · Heroes Day (Indonesia)

With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.

North American Numbering Plan · Telephone

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.

Dwight D. Eisenhower · USMC War Memorial · Arlington County, Virginia

The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.

Hope Diamond · Smithsonian Institution · Harry Winston

National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.

National Educational Television · Public Broadcasting Service · Sesame Street

Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam War · Vietnamization

In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.

Cambodia · Khmer Rouge · Phnom Penh · Fixed-wing aircraft

Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro.

Southern Airways · Southern Airways Flight 49 · Birmingham, Alabama · Aircraft hijacking · Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The 729-foot-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board.

SS Edmund Fitzgerald · Lake Superior

A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto, causing a massive explosion and the largest peacetime evacuation in Canadian history and one of the largest in North American history.

Canadian Pacific · Windsor, Ontario · 1979 Mississauga train derailment · Mississauga · Ontario

Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0.

Bill Gates · Windows 1.0

Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov.

People's Republic of Bulgaria · Todor Zhivkov · Petar Mladenov

Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall.

Berlin Wall

In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces.

Nigeria · Ken Saro-Wiwa · Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People

WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).

WorldCom · MCI Communications

Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. The strongest tornado, an F4, hits Van Wert, Ohio, during the early to mid afternoon and destroys a movie theater, which had been evacuated.

2002 Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak · Ohio · Van Wert, Ohio

Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.

Sri Lankan Tamil · Nadarajah Raviraj · Colombo

The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.

National Museum of the Marine Corps · Quantico, Virginia · George W. Bush · Jason Dunham · Medal of Honor

Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.

Mars · NASA · Phoenix (spacecraft) · Lander (spacecraft)

Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.

Battle of Daecheong · Daecheong Island · Yellow Sea

Philip I, Prince of Taranto (d. 1332)

Philip I, Prince of Taranto

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English politician (d. 1408)

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1477)

Charles the Bold · Duke of Burgundy

Bridget of York, English nun (d. 1517)

Bridget of York

Martin Luther, German monk and priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation (d. 1546)

Martin Luther · Protestant Reformation

Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (d. 1568)

Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

John III, Duke of Cleves (d. 1539)

John III, Duke of Cleves

Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, Princess of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1580)

Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine

Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1601)

Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1601)

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish astronomer and theologian (d. 1646)

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus

Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (d. 1660)

Jacob Cats

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (d. 1638)

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg

Ninon de l'Enclos, French courtier and author (d. 1705)

Ninon de l'Enclos

François Couperin, French organist and composer (d. 1733)

François Couperin

Louis, Prince of Condé (d. 1710)

Louis, Prince of Condé (1668-1710)

John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (d. 1771)

John Bevis

William Hogarth, English painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1764)

William Hogarth

Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish courtier, politician, and diplomat (d. 1792)

Adam Gottlob Moltke

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish-English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1774)

Oliver Goldsmith

Granville Sharp, English activist and scholar, co-founded the Sierra Leone Company (d. 1813)

Granville Sharp · Sierra Leone Company

Franz Anton Ries, German violinist and educator (d. 1846)

Franz Anton Ries

Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (d. 1805)

Friedrich Schiller

Andrés Manuel del Rio, Spanish-Mexican scientist and discoverer of vanadium (d. 1849)

Andrés Manuel del Rio

Anne-Marie Javouhey, French nun, founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny (d. 1851)

Anne-Marie Javouhey

Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer and author (d. 1872)

Vladimir Dal

Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (d. 1876)

Samuel Gridley Howe

George Jennings, English plumber and engineer, invented the flush toilet (d. 1882)

George Jennings · Flush toilet

José Hernández, Argentinian journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1886)

José Hernández (writer)

Henry Eyster Jacobs, American educator and theologian (d. 1932)

Henry Eyster Jacobs

John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1894)

John Sparrow David Thompson · Prime Minister of Canada

Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (d. 1925)

Surendranath Banerjee

Arthur Goring Thomas, English composer (d. 1892)

Arthur Goring Thomas

Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (d. 1931)

Richard Armstedt

Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (d. 1928)

Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line

Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Shotokan (d. 1957)

Gichin Funakoshi · Shotokan

Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American assassin of Umberto I of Italy (d. 1901)

Gaetano Bresci · Umberto I of Italy

Winston Churchill, American author and painter (d. 1947)

Winston Churchill (novelist)

Henri Rabaud, French conductor and composer (d. 1949)

Henri Rabaud

Idabelle Smith Firestone, American composer and songwriter (d. 1954)

Idabelle Smith Firestone

Cy Morgan, American baseball player (d. 1962)

Cy Morgan

Vachel Lindsay, American poet and educator (d. 1931)

Vachel Lindsay

Patrick Pearse, Irish lawyer, poet, teacher, and insurrectionist; executed for his role in the Easter Rising (d. 1916)

Patrick Pearse · Easter Rising

Jacob Epstein, American-English sculptor (d. 1959)

Jacob Epstein

Zofia Nałkowska, Polish author and playwright (d. 1954)

Zofia Nałkowska

Edward Joseph Collins, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1951)

Edward Joseph Collins

Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Romanian engineer and academic (d. 1973)

Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu

Arnold Zweig, German author and activist (d. 1968)

Arnold Zweig

Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer and designer, founded the Tupolev Company (d. 1972)

Andrei Tupolev · Tupolev

Claude Rains, English-American actor (d. 1967)

Claude Rains

Carl Stalling, American pianist and composer (d. 1972)

Carl Stalling

John P. Marquand, American author (d. 1960)

John P. Marquand

Boris Furlan, Slovenian lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1957)

Boris Furlan

József Mátyás Baló, Hungarian physician and academic (d. 1979)

József Mátyás Baló

Jack Northrop, American businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (d. 1981)

Jack Northrop · Northrop Corporation

Jimmy Dykes, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)

Jimmy Dykes

Josef Kramer, German SS officer (d. 1945)

Josef Kramer · SS

Jane Froman, American actor and singer (d. 1980)

Jane Froman

John Moore, English activist and author (d. 1967)

John Moore (British author)

Noemí Gerstein, Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (d. 1996)

Noemí Gerstein

Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)

Charles Merritt · Victoria Cross

Paweł Jasienica, Russian-Polish soldier, journalist, and historian (d. 1970)

Paweł Jasienica

Johnny Marks, American composer and songwriter (d. 1985)

Johnny Marks

Angelo Frattini, Italian sculptor (d. 1975)

Angelo Frattini

Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999)

Birdie Tebbetts

Karl Shapiro, American poet and academic (d. 2000)

Karl Shapiro

Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012)

Louis le Brocquy

Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2004)

Billy May

Ernst Otto Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)

Ernst Otto Fischer · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

George Fenneman, American radio and television announcer (d. 1997)

George Fenneman

Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and engineer, designed the AK-47 (d. 2013)

Mikhail Kalashnikov · AK-47

Moise Tshombe, Congolese accountant and politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1969)

Moise Tshombe · Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ina Clough, English actress (d. 2003)

Ina Clough

Rafael del Pino, Spanish businessman, founded the Ferrovial Company (d. 2008)

Rafael del Pino (businessman) · Ferrovial

Hachikō, Japanese dog famous for his loyalty to his owner (d. 1935)

Hachikō

Bobby Limb, Australian comedian, actor, and bandleader (d. 1999)

Bobby Limb

Richard Burton, Welsh actor and singer (d. 1984)

Richard Burton

Vaughn O. Lang, American general (d. 2014)

Vaughn O. Lang

Sohei Miyashita, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (d. 2013)

Sohei Miyashita · Minister of Defense (Japan)

Vedat Dalokay, Turkish architect and a former mayor of Ankara (d. 1991)

Vedat Dalokay

Sabah, Lebanese singer and actress (d. 2014)

Sabah (singer)

Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpet player, composer, and conductor

Ennio Morricone

Marilyn Bergman, American composer and songwriter

Marilyn Bergman

W. E. B. Griffin, American soldier and author

W. E. B. Griffin

Ninón Sevilla, Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer (d. 2015)

Ninón Sevilla

Lilly Pulitzer, American fashion designer (d. 2013)

Lilly Pulitzer

Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (d. 2016)

Paul Bley

Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu, Turkish linguist, author, and academic (d. 1996)

Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu

Roy Scheider, American actor (d. 2008)

Roy Scheider

Arthur K. Snyder, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

Arthur K. Snyder

Ronald Evans, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1990)

Ronald Evans (astronaut)

Seymour Nurse, Barbadian cricketer

Seymour Nurse

Lucien Bianchi, Italian-Belgian race car driver (d. 1969)

Lucien Bianchi

Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford, English sociologist and academic

Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford

A. Thurairajah, Sri Lankan engineer and academic (d. 1994)

A. Thurairajah

Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist (d. 2004)

Bernard Babior

Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Russian astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist

Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov

Anscar Chupungco, Filipino monk and theologian (d. 2013)

Anscar Chupungco

Tommy Facenda, American rock & roll singer and guitarist

Tommy Facenda

Allan Moffat, Canadian-Australian race car driver

Allan Moffat

Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (d. 2015)

Richard Cotton (geneticist)

Screaming Lord Sutch, English singer-songwriter and politician (d. 1999)

Screaming Lord Sutch

John Geoghegan, American lieutenant (d. 1965)

John Geoghegan

Robert F. Engle, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Robert F. Engle · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

James Hood, American activist (d. 2013)

James Hood

Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss lawyer and politician, 92nd President of the Swiss Confederation

Hans-Rudolf Merz · President of the Swiss Confederation

Saxby Chambliss, American lawyer and politician

Saxby Chambliss

Ross Warner, Australian rugby league player

Ross Warner (rugby league)

Askar Akayev, Kyrgyzstani economist and politician, 1st President of Kyrgyzstan

Askar Akayev · President of Kyrgyzstan

Mark E. Neely, Jr., American historian, author, and academic

Mark E. Neely, Jr.

Silvestre Reyes, American sergeant and politician

Silvestre Reyes

Tim Rice, English lyricist and author

Tim Rice

Terence Davies, English actor, director, and screenwriter

Terence Davies

Donna Fargo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Donna Fargo

Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1997)

Glen Buxton

Bachir Gemayel, Lebanese commander and politician (d. 1982)

Bachir Gemayel

Greg Lake, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2016)

Greg Lake

Dave Loggins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dave Loggins

Aaron Brown, American journalist and academic

Aaron Brown (journalist)

Shigesato Itoi, Japanese video game designer and voice actor, created EarthBound

Shigesato Itoi · EarthBound (series)

Steven Utley, American author and poet (d. 2013)

Steven Utley

Ann Reinking, American actress, dancer, and choreographer

Ann Reinking

Don Saleski, Canadian ice hockey player

Don Saleski

Mustafa Denizli, Turkish footballer and manager

Mustafa Denizli

Debra Hill, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)

Debra Hill

Bram Tchaikovsky, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bram Tchaikovsky

Les Miles, American football player and coach

Les Miles

Kevin Spraggett, Canadian chess player

Kevin Spraggett

Bob Stanley, American baseball player and coach

Bob Stanley (baseball)

Jack Clark, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Jack Clark (baseball)

Roland Emmerich, German director, producer, and screenwriter

Roland Emmerich

Mohsen Badawi, Egyptian businessman and activist

Mohsen Badawi

Sinbad, American comedian, actor, and producer

Sinbad (comedian)

Nigel Evans, Welsh politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Nigel Evans · Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Deborah Cameron, English linguist, anthropologist, and academic

Deborah Cameron (linguist)

Stephen Herek, American director and producer

Stephen Herek

Omar Minaya, American baseball player and manager

Omar Minaya

Massimo Morsello, Italian singer-songwriter and activist (d. 2001)

Massimo Morsello

Brooks Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brooks Williams

Mackenzie Phillips, American actress

Mackenzie Phillips

Michael Schröder, German footballer and manager

Michael Schröder

Neil Gaiman, English author, illustrator, and screenwriter

Neil Gaiman

Dan Hawkins, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Dan Hawkins

Naomi Kawashima, Japanese actress and singer (d. 2015)

Naomi Kawashima

Maeve Sherlock, English politician

Maeve Sherlock

Rudolf Grimm, German-Austrian physicist and academic

Rudolf Grimm

John Walton, English darts player

John Walton (darts player)

Bob Lindner, Australian rugby league player and coach

Bob Lindner

Daniel Waters, American director and screenwriter

Daniel Waters (screenwriter)

Hugh Bonneville, English actor

Hugh Bonneville

Mike McCarthy, American football player and coach

Mike McCarthy (American football)

Mike Powell, American long jumper

Mike Powell (long jumper)

Tommy Davidson, American actor and comedian

Tommy Davidson

Kenny Rogers, American baseball player and coach

Kenny Rogers (baseball)

Jamie Dixon, American basketball player and coach

Jamie Dixon

Eddie Irvine, Northern Irish race car driver

Eddie Irvine

Robert Jones, Welsh rugby player and coach

Robert Jones (rugby union)

Jackie Fairweather, Australian runner and coach (d. 2014)

Jackie Fairweather

Tracy Morgan, American comedian, actor, and producer

Tracy Morgan

Tom Papa, American comedian, actor, television host

Tom Papa

Faustino Asprilla, Colombian footballer and coach

Faustino Asprilla

Jens Lehmann, German footballer and actor

Jens Lehmann

Ellen Pompeo, American actress and producer

Ellen Pompeo

Freddy Loix, Belgian race car driver

Freddy Loix

Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian footballer and manager

Sergei Ovchinnikov (footballer born 1970)

Warren G, American rapper and producer

Warren G

Big Pun, American rapper (d. 2000)

Big Pun

Holly Black, American journalist, author, and poet

Holly Black

Walton Goggins, American actor and producer

Walton Goggins

Magnus Johansson, Swedish footballer

Magnus Johansson (footballer, born 1971)

Niki Karimi, Iranian actress, director, and screenwriter

Niki Karimi

Terry Pearson, American baseball player

Terry Pearson

Virág Csurgó, Hungarian tennis player

Virág Csurgó

Shawn Green, American baseball player

Shawn Green

Greg LaRocca, American baseball player

Greg LaRocca

Patrik Berger, Czech footballer

Patrik Berger

Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Mexican footballer and referee

Marco Antonio Rodríguez

Chris Lilley, Australian comedian and producer

Chris Lilley (comedian)

Jim Adkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jimmy Eat World)

Jim Adkins · Jimmy Eat World

Markko Märtin, Estonian race car driver

Markko Märtin

Martin Åslund, Swedish footballer and sportscaster

Martin Åslund

Sergio González Soriano, Spanish footballer and manager

Sergio González Soriano

Steffen Iversen, Norwegian footballer

Steffen Iversen

Shefki Kuqi, Finnish footballer and manager

Shefki Kuqi

Mike Leclerc, Canadian ice hockey player

Mike Leclerc

Josh Barnett, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

Josh Barnett

Brittany Murphy, American actress (d. 2009)

Brittany Murphy

Erik Nevland, Norwegian footballer

Erik Nevland

Ruth Davidson, Scottish politician

Ruth Davidson

Jorge DePaula, Dominican baseball player

Jorge DePaula

Eve, American rapper and producer

Eve (rapper)

Kristian Huselius, Swedish ice hockey player

Kristian Huselius

Drew McConnell, Irish bass player

Drew McConnell

David Paetkau, Canadian actor

David Paetkau

Chris Joannou, Australian bass player

Chris Joannou

Anthony Réveillère, French footballer

Anthony Réveillère

Ragnvald Soma, Norwegian footballer

Ragnvald Soma

Danilo Belić, Serbian footballer

Danilo Belić

Troy Bell, American basketball player

Troy Bell

Agustín De La Canal, Argentinian footballer

Agustín De La Canal

Jeroen Ketting, Dutch footballer

Jeroen Ketting

Donté Stallworth, American football player

Donté Stallworth

Tony Blanco, Dominican baseball player

Tony Blanco

Jason Dunham, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2004)

Jason Dunham · Medal of Honor

Ezequiel Garré, Argentinian footballer

Ezequiel Garré

Paul Kipsiele Koech, Kenyan runner

Paul Kipsiele Koech

Ryback, American wrestler

Ryback

Miroslav Slepička, Czech footballer

Miroslav Slepička

Brett Tamburrino, Australian baseball player

Brett Tamburrino

Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, Australian footballer

Shane Cansdell-Sherriff

Chris Canty, American football player

Chris Canty (defensive lineman)

Clayton Fortune, English footballer

Clayton Fortune

Heather Matarazzo, American actress

Heather Matarazzo

Matt Pagnozzi, American baseball player

Matt Pagnozzi

Rafael Rosell, Filipino actor and model

Rafael Rosell

Brian Dinkelman, American baseball player

Brian Dinkelman

Dinko Felić, Norwegian footballer

Dinko Felić

Miranda Lambert, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Miranda Lambert

Ryan Mattheus, American baseball player

Ryan Mattheus

Craig Smith, American basketball player

Craig Smith (basketball, born 1983)

Marius Žaliūkas, Lithuanian footballer

Marius Žaliūkas

Jarno Mattila, Finnish footballer

Jarno Mattila

Ludovic Obraniak, Polish footballer

Ludovic Obraniak

Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player

Kendrick Perkins

Ricki-Lee Coulter, New Zealand singer-songwriter and dancer

Ricki-Lee Coulter

Daan Huiskamp, Dutch footballer

Daan Huiskamp

Aleksandar Kolarov, Serbian footballer

Aleksandar Kolarov

Cherno Samba, Gambian footballer

Cherno Samba

Krystian Trochowski, German rugby player

Krystian Trochowski

Aaron Crow, American baseball player

Aaron Crow

Will Hendry, English footballer

Will Hendry

Josh Peck, American actor

Josh Peck

Goran Jerković, French footballer

Goran Jerković (footballer, born 1986)

Stanislav Namașco, Moldovan footballer

Stanislav Namașco

Eric Thames, American baseball player

Eric Thames

Samuel Wanjiru, Kenyan runner (d. 2011)

Samuel Wanjiru

Sam Malsom, English footballer

Sam Malsom

Kana Oya, Japanese model and actress

Kana Oya

Charles Hamilton, American rapper

Charles Hamilton (rapper)

Theo Peckham, Canadian ice hockey player

Theo Peckham

Massimo Coda, Italian footballer

Massimo Coda

Pauleen Luna, Filipino actress

Pauleen Luna

Aiden Tolman, Australian rugby league player

Aiden Tolman

Daniel Agyei, Ghanaian footballer

Daniel Agyei

Luke Daley, English footballer

Luke Daley

Taron Egerton, Welsh actor

Taron Egerton

Matt Magill, American baseball player

Matt Magill

Adrian Nikçi, Swiss footballer

Adrian Nikçi

Sarah Wells, Canadian hurdler

Sarah Wells

Andre Blackman, English footballer

Andre Blackman

Marcus Browne, American boxer

Marcus Browne

Aaron Murray, American football player

Aaron Murray

Robert Primus, Trinidadian footballer

Robert Primus

Kristina Vogel, German track cyclist

Kristina Vogel

Leo, South Korean singer

Leo (singer)

Marko Blaževski, Macedonian swimmer

Marko Blaževski

Teddy Bridgewater, American football player

Teddy Bridgewater

Marek Frimmel, Slovak footballer

Marek Frimmel

Dimitri Petratos, Australian footballer

Dimitri Petratos

Rafał Wolski, Polish footballer

Rafał Wolski

Wilfried Zaha, English footballer

Wilfried Zaha

Daieishō Hayato, Japanese sumo wrestler

Daieishō Hayato

Zoey Deutch, American actress

Zoey Deutch

Claudio Dias, English footballer

Claudio Dias

Ralfs Grīnbergs, Latvian ice hockey player

Ralfs Grīnbergs

Kiernan Shipka, American actress

Kiernan Shipka

Pope Leo I (b. 400)

Pope Leo I

Justus, Italian-English archbishop and saint

Justus

Adelaide of Paris (b. 850)

Adelaide of Paris

Zhao Yanshou, Chinese general and governor

Zhao Yanshou

John Scotus, bishop of Mecklenburg

John Scotus (bishop of Mecklenburg)

Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, regent of Aquitaine

Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine

Guðrøðr Óláfsson, King of the Isles

Guðrøðr Óláfsson

Pope Celestine IV

Pope Celestine IV

William de Bondington, Bishop of Glasgow

William de Bondington

Al-Mansur Qalawun, Sultan of Egypt (b. c. 1222)

Al-Mansur Qalawun

Isabella de Forz, Countess of Devon (b. 1237)

Isabel de Forz, suo jure 8th Countess of Devon

John I, Count of Holland (b. 1284)

John I, Count of Holland

Władysław III of Poland (b. 1424)

Władysław III of Poland

Pope Paul III (b. 1468)

Pope Paul III

Richard Chancellor, English explorer(b. c. 1521)

Richard Chancellor

Barnabe Rich, English soldier and author (b. 1540)

Barnabe Rich

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (b. 1573)

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton · Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire

Luis Vélez de Guevara, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1579)

Luis Vélez de Guevara

Afzal Khan, Indian commander

Afzal Khan (general)

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (b. 1640)

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki

Alphonse de Tonty, French-American sailor and explorer (b. 1659)

Alphonse de Tonty

Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral (b. 1661)

Fyodor Apraksin

Pedro Correia Garção, Portuguese poet and author (b. 1724)

Pedro Correia Garção

Cornstalk, American tribal chief (b. 1720)

Cornstalk

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-born English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (b. 1724)

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester · Governor General of Canada

Henry Wirz, Swiss-American captain (b. 1823)

Henry Wirz

John E. Wool, American general (b. 1784)

John E. Wool

Louis Lingg, German-American carpenter and activist (b. 1864)

Louis Lingg

Arthur Rimbaud, French poet and educator (b. 1854)

Arthur Rimbaud

George Essex Evans, Australian poet and educator (b. 1863)

George Essex Evans

Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (b. 1866)

Harry Trott

Anita Berber, German dancer (b. 1899)

Anita Berber

Louis Gustave Binger, French general and explorer (b. 1856)

Louis Gustave Binger

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish field marshal and politician, 1st President of Turkey (b. 1881)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk · President of Turkey

Louis Zutter, Swiss gymnast (b. 1856)

Louis Zutter

Gordon MacQuarrie, American author and journalist (b. 1900)

Gordon MacQuarrie

Julius Lenhart, Austrian gymnast and engineer (b. 1875)

Julius Lenhart

Klara Dan von Neumann, Hungarian-American computer scientist (b. 1911)

Klara Dan von Neumann

Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American author and academic (b. 1909)

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Ernest M. McSorley, Canadian-American captain (b. 1912)

Ernest M. McSorley

Leonid Brezhnev, Ukrainian-Russian general and politician, 4th Head of State of the Soviet Union (b. 1906)

Leonid Brezhnev · List of heads of state of the Soviet Union

Xavier Herbert, Australian author (b. 1901)

Xavier Herbert

Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (b. 1916)

Rogelio de la Rosa

Gordon Richards, English jockey and manager (b. 1904)

Gordon Richards

Noor Hossain, Bangladeshi activist (b. 1961)

Noor Hossain

Aurelio Monteagudo, Cuban baseball player and manager (b. 1943)

Aurelio Monteagudo

Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and academic (b. 1914)

Mário Schenberg

William Afflis, American football player and wrestler (b. 1929)

Dick the Bruiser

Chuck Connors, American actor (b. 1921)

Chuck Connors

Carmen McRae, American singer, pianist, and actress (b. 1920)

Carmen McRae

Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and activist (b. 1941)

Ken Saro-Wiwa

Mary Millar, English actress (b. 1936)

Mary Millar

Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, 171st Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)

Adamantios Androutsopoulos · Prime Minister of Greece

Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French general and politician, 153rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1915)

Jacques Chaban-Delmas · List of Prime Ministers of France

Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1935)

Ken Kesey

Michel Boisrond, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Michel Boisrond

Canaan Banana, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st President of Zimbabwe (b. 1936)

Canaan Banana · President of Zimbabwe

Irv Kupcinet, American journalist and talk show host (b. 1912)

Irv Kupcinet

Katy de la Cruz, Filipino-American singer and actress (b. 1907)

Katy de la Cruz

Şeref Görkey, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1913)

Şeref Görkey

Diana Coupland, English actress and singer (b. 1932)

Diana Coupland

Fokko du Cloux, Dutch mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1954)

Fokko du Cloux

Gerald Levert, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1966)

Gerald Levert

Jack Palance, American boxer and actor (b. 1919)

Jack Palance

Nadarajah Raviraj, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1962)

Nadarajah Raviraj

Jack Williamson, American author, critic, and academic (b. 1908)

Jack Williamson

Laraine Day, American actress (b. 1920)

Laraine Day

Augustus F. Hawkins, American engineer and politician (b. 1907)

Augustus F. Hawkins

Norman Mailer, American novelist and essayist (b. 1923)

Norman Mailer

Miriam Makeba, South African singer-songwriter, actress, and activist (b. 1932)

Miriam Makeba

Wannes Van de Velde, Belgian singer and poet (b. 1937)

Wannes Van de Velde

Kiyosi Itô, Japanese mathematician and academic (b. 1915)

Kiyosi Itô

Robert Enke, German footballer (b. 1977)

Robert Enke

John Allen Muhammad, American spree killer (b. 1960)

John Allen Muhammad

Dino De Laurentiis, Italian-American actor, producer, and production manager (b. 1919)

Dino De Laurentiis

Peter J. Biondi, American soldier and politician (b. 1942)

Peter J. Biondi

Ivan Martin Jirous, Czech poet (b. 1944)

Ivan Martin Jirous

John Louis Coffey, American lawyer and judge (b. 1922)

John Louis Coffey

Mitsuko Mori, Japanese actress (b. 1920)

Mitsuko Mori

Piet van Zeil, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs (b. 1927)

Piet van Zeil · Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands)

Vijaydan Detha, Indian author (b. 1926)

Vijaydan Detha

John Grant, Australian neurosurgeon (b. 1922)

John Grant (neurosurgeon)

John Matchefts, American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)

John Matchefts

Giorgio Orelli, Swiss poet and translator (b. 1921)

Giorgio Orelli

Josip Boljkovac, Croatian soldier and politician, 1st Croatia Minister of the Interior (b. 1920)

Josip Boljkovac · Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)

Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (b. 1951)

Wayne Goss · Premier of Queensland

John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)

John Hans Krebs

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, American surfer and physician (b. 1921)

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz

Al Renfrew, American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)

Al Renfrew

Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation (b. 1922)

Gene Amdahl · Amdahl Corporation

Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (b. 1952)

Pat Eddery

André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (b. 1937)

André Glucksmann

Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1918)

Helmut Schmidt · List of Chancellors of Germany

Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1938)

Allen Toussaint