November 16 — On This Day

Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in Nanjing. Ending the Chu Kingdom.

Li Jing (Southern Tang) · Southern Tang · Bian Hao · Chu (Ten Kingdoms) · Nanjing

While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.

Ninth Crusade · Edward I of England · Henry III of England

An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.

Auto-da-fé · Ávila, Spain · Holy Child of La Guardia · Converso

Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.

Francisco Pizarro · Inca Empire · Atahualpa · Battle of Cajamarca

Thirty Years' War: Battle of Lützen is fought, the Swedes are victorious but King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden dies in the battle.

Thirty Years' War · Battle of Lützen (1632) · Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.

American Revolutionary War · Hessian (soldier) · Battle of Fort Washington · Fort Washington (Manhattan)

American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.

Dutch Republic · United States

French Revolution: 90 dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes.

French Revolution · Drownings at Nantes · Nantes

The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Frederick William III.

Frederick William III of Prussia

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern: Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Joachim Murat.

Napoleonic Wars · Battle of Schöngrabern · Pyotr Bagration · Joachim Murat

American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail.

American Old West · Missouri · William Becknell · Santa Fe, New Mexico · Santa Fe Trail

Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades.

Greek War of Independence · London Protocol (1828) · Morea · Cyclades

A Russian court sentences writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.

John Russell Hind · 22 Kalliope

David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.

David Livingstone · Victoria Falls · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Second relief of Lucknow: Twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.

Siege of Lucknow · Victoria Cross

American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.

American Civil War · Battle of Campbell's Station · Knoxville, Tennessee · Confederate States of America · United States

Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.

Métis · Manitoba · Louis Riel · Treason

English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).

John Ambrose Fleming · Vacuum tube

Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.

Indian Territory · Oklahoma Territory · Oklahoma

Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.

Cunard Line · RMS Mauretania (1906) · RMS Lusitania · Liverpool

The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

Federal Reserve Bank

Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.

Qantas · History of Qantas

LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.[1]

LSD · Albert Hofmann

World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.

World War II · Coventry Blitz · Luftwaffe · Royal Air Force · Hamburg

Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.

The Holocaust · Nazism · Warsaw Ghetto

New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.

George Metesky · Manhattan · Consolidated Edison

World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.

Hydro-electric power · Heavy water · Vemork

World War II: Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur, is launched.

Operation Queen · Rur

World War II: Düren, Germany, is destroyed by Allied bombers.

Düren · Allies of World War II

UNESCO is founded.

UNESCO

Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.

Venera program · Soviet Union · Venera 3 · Venus · Spacecraft

Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.

Skylab · NASA · Skylab 4 · Astronaut · Cape Canaveral, Florida

U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.

Richard Nixon · Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act · Alaska Pipeline

The Arecibo message is broadcast from the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico. It was aimed at the current location of the globular star cluster Messier 13 some 25,000 light years away. The message will reach empty space by the time it finally arrives since the cluster will have changed position.

Arecibo message · Arecibo Radio Telescope · Puerto Rico · Messier 13

The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.

Bucharest Metro · Timpuri Noi metro station · Petrache Poenaru metro station · Bucharest

The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.

Supreme Soviet · Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic · Estonian Sovereignty Declaration · Estonia

In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Pakistan · Benazir Bhutto · Prime Minister of Pakistan

El Salvadoran army troops kills six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University.

1989 murders of Jesuits in El Salvador · Central American University

Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.

Pop music · Milli Vanilli · Grammy Award · All or Nothing (Milli Vanilli album) · Session musician

The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.

Hoxne Hoard · Metal detector · Hoxne

After nearly 18 years of incarceration, the People's Republic of China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.

Wei Jingsheng

Tiberius, Roman emperor (d. 37Ad)

Tiberius

Leonardo Loredan, Italian ruler (d. 1521)

Leonardo Loredan

Beatrice of Naples, Hungarian queen (d. 1508)

Beatrice of Naples

Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, philosopher (d. 1522)

Francesco Cattani da Diacceto

Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Landgravine of Hesse, German noble (d. 1522)

Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Landgravine of Hesse

Jeanne d'Albret, military leader (d. 1572)

Jeanne d'Albret

Anna d'Este, Duchess consort of Nemours (d. 1607)

Anna d'Este

Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, Spanish Grand Inquisitioner, Archbishop of Lima (d. 1606)

Turibius of Mongrovejo

Princess Cecilia of Sweden (d. 1627)

Princess Cecilia of Sweden

Anna Juliana Gonzaga, Archduchess of Austria and nun (d. 1621)

Anna Juliana Gonzaga

Paul Sartorius, German organist and composer (d. 1609)

Paul Sartorius (composer)

Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (d. 1673)

Augustyn Kordecki

Jean Chardin, French-English jeweler and explorer (d. 1703)

Jean Chardin

Charles Duncombe, English banker and politician (d. 1711)

Charles Duncombe (English banker)

Girolamo Abos, Maltese-Italian composer and educator (d. 1760)

Girolamo Abos

Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1793)

Jean le Rond d'Alembert

Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (d. 1788)

Carlo Antonio Campioni

Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, English lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1818)

Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough

James McHenry, Irish-American surgeon and politician (d. 1816)

James McHenry

Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author (d. 1841)

Peter Andreas Heiberg

Georg von Cancrin, German-Russian Minister of Finance (d. 1845)

Georg von Cancrin

Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, American author and educator (d. 1887)

Mary Tyler Peabody Mann

Jónas Hallgrímsson, Icelandic poet, author and naturalist (d. 1845)

Jónas Hallgrímsson

John Bright, English academic and politician (d. 1889)

John Bright

Kalākaua of Hawaii (d. 1891)

Kalākaua

Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian poet, author, and politician (d. 1908)

Louis-Honoré Fréchette

Jules Violle, French physicist and academic (d. 1923)

Jules Violle

Edmund James Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1927)

Edmund James Flynn

Minnie Hauk, American-Swiss soprano and actress (d. 1929)

Minnie Hauk

Jürgen Kröger, German architect (d. 1928)

Jürgen Kröger

Luigi Facta, Italian politician and journalist (d. 1930)

Luigi Facta

Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (d. 1944)

Charles Turner (Australian cricketer)

W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1958)

W. C. Handy

Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (d. 1972)

Emil Breitkreutz

Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan pianist and composer (d. 1957)

Luis Cluzeau Mortet

George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (d. 1961)

George S. Kaufman

Dietrich Kraiß, German general (d. 1944)

Dietrich Kraiß

Elpidio Quirino, 6th President of the Philippines (d. 1956)

Elpidio Quirino

Guo Moruo, Chinese historian, author, and poet (d. 1978)

Guo Moruo

Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1953)

Tazio Nuvolari

Bobby Cruickshank, American golfer (d. 1975)

Bobby Cruickshank

Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian philosopher and politician (d. 1972)

Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi

Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1963)

Paul Hindemith

Joan Lindsay, Australian author and critic (d. 1984)

Joan Lindsay

Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant and politician (d. 1980)

Oswald Mosley

Lawrence Tibbett, American actor and singer (d. 1960)

Lawrence Tibbett

Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Indian-Pakistani academic (d. 1951)

Choudhry Rahmat Ali

Mary Margaret McBride, American radio host (d. 1976)

Mary Margaret McBride

Eliška Junková, Czechoslovakian automobile racer (d. 1994)

Eliška Junková

Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1st President of Nigeria (d. 1996)

Nnamdi Azikiwe

Eddie Condon, American guitarist and banjo player (d. 1973)

Eddie Condon

Burgess Meredith, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)

Burgess Meredith

Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani religious leader (d. 1982)

Mirza Nasir Ahmad

George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997)

George O. Petrie

W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995)

W. E. D. Ross

Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (d. 2015)

Ellen Albertini Dow

Eddie Chapman, English spy (d. 1997)

Eddie Chapman

Jean Fritz, Chinese-American author (d. 2017)

Jean Fritz

Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996)

Harold Baigent

Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (d. 1988)

Daws Butler

Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983)

Al Lucas (musician)

Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer (d. 2015)

Gene Amdahl

José Saramago, Portuguese novelist (d. 2010)

José Saramago

Sam Farber, American businessman (d. 2013)

Sam Farber

Mel Patton, American sprinter and coach (d. 2014)

Mel Patton

Dolo Coker, American pianist and composer (d. 1983)

Dolo Coker

Clu Gulager, American actor and director

Clu Gulager

Peter Boizot, English businessman

Peter Boizot

Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic. (d. 2013)

Chinua Achebe

Paul Foytack, American baseball player

Paul Foytack

Salvatore Riina, Italian mob boss

Salvatore Riina

Luciano Bottaro, Italian author and illustrator (d. 2006)

Luciano Bottaro

Bob Gibson, American musician (d. 1996)

Bob Gibson (musician)

Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (d. 2011)

Hubert Sumlin

Garnet Mimms, American R&B singer

Garnet Mimms

Elizabeth Drew, American journalist and author

Elizabeth Drew

Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Iraqi-Lebanese cleric, educator, and author (d. 2010)

Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah

Magdi Yacoub, Egyptian-English surgeon and academic

Magdi Yacoub

John Moore, Australian businessman and politician

John Moore (Australian politician)

Alan Budd, English economist and academic

Alan Budd

Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (d. 2002)

Robert Nozick

Troy Seals, American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Troy Seals

Michael Billington, English author and critic

Michael Billington (critic)

Donna McKechnie, American actress, singer, and dancer

Donna McKechnie

Angelo Gilardino, Italian guitarist, composer, and musicologist

Angelo Gilardino

Gerry Marshall, English race car driver (d. 2005)

Gerry Marshall

Dan Penn, American singer-songwriter and producer

Dan Penn

Willie Carson, Scottish jockey and sportscaster

Willie Carson

Joanna Pettet, English-Canadian actress

Joanna Pettet

Oliver Braddick, English psychologist and academic

Oliver Braddick

Teenie Hodges, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2014)

Teenie Hodges

Lynn Hunt, American historian, author, and academic

Lynn Hunt

Colin Burgess, Australian drummer and songwriter

Colin Burgess (musician)

Jo Jo White, American basketball player and coach

Jo Jo White

Omar Ruiz Hernández, Cuban journalist and activist

Omar Ruiz Hernández

Horst Bertram, German footballer and manager

Horst Bertram

Chi Coltrane, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Chi Coltrane

Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic

Bonnie Greer

Manuel Zamora, Filipino farmer and politician

Manuel Zamora

Andy Dalton, New Zealand rugby player

Andy Dalton (rugby union)

Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer

Shigeru Miyamoto

Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, actor, and author

Griff Rhys Jones

Andrea Barrett, American novelist and short story writer

Andrea Barrett

Dick Gross, Australian lawyer and politician

Dick Gross

Pierre Larouche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Pierre Larouche

Héctor Cúper, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager

Héctor Cúper

Jun Kunimura, Japanese actor

Jun Kunimura

Terry Labonte, American race car driver and businessman

Terry Labonte

Jacques Gamblin, French actor

Jacques Gamblin

Marg Helgenberger, American actress

Marg Helgenberger

Boris Krivokapić, Serbian author and academic

Boris Krivokapić

Glenda Bailey, English journalist

Glenda Bailey

Francis M. Fesmire, American cardiologist and physician (d. 2014)

Francis M. Fesmire

Frank Bruno, English boxer

Frank Bruno

Darwyn Cooke, Canadian writer and artist (d. 2016)

Darwyn Cooke

Mani, English bass player

Mani (musician)

Steve Argüelles, English drummer and producer

Steve Argüelles

William Bonner, Brazilian newscaster, publicist and journalist

William Bonner (newscaster)

Zina Garrison, American tennis player

Zina Garrison

Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, English businessman and politician

Waheed Alli, Baron Alli

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress, director, and screenwriter

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Dwight Gooden, American baseball player

Dwight Gooden

Diana Krall, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist

Diana Krall

Maeve Quinlan, American actress

Maeve Quinlan

Mika Aaltonen, Finnish footballer

Mika Aaltonen

Mark Benton, English actor

Mark Benton

Joey Cape, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Joey Cape

Dave Kushner, American guitarist

Dave Kushner

Christian Lorenz, German keyboard player

Christian Lorenz

Dean McDermott, Canadian-American actor and producer

Dean McDermott

Tahir Shah, English journalist, author, and explorer

Tahir Shah

Craig Arnold, American poet and academic (d. 2009)

Craig Arnold

Lisa Bonet, American actress and director

Lisa Bonet

Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (d. 2014)

Shobha Nagi Reddy

Melvin Stewart, American swimmer

Melvin Stewart

Logan Mader, Canadian-American guitarist and producer

Logan Mader

Martha Plimpton, American actress

Martha Plimpton

Tanja Damaske, German javelin thrower and shot putter

Tanja Damaske

Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer and manager

Mustapha Hadji

Annely Peebo, Estonian soprano and actress

Annely Peebo

Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer and coach

Alexander Popov (swimmer)

Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer and coach

Waqar Younis

Missi Pyle, American actress and singer

Missi Pyle

Christian Horner, English race car driver and manager

Christian Horner

Brendan Laney, New Zealand-Scottish rugby player and sportscaster

Brendan Laney

Maurizio Margaglio, Italian ice dancer and coach

Maurizio Margaglio

Paul Scholes, English footballer and sportscaster

Paul Scholes

Julio Lugo, Dominican baseball player

Julio Lugo

Yuki Uchida, Japanese actress, model, and singer

Yuki Uchida

Dan Black, English singer-songwriter

Dan Black

Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer

Juha Pasoja

Martijn Zuijdweg, Dutch swimmer

Martijn Zuijdweg

Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian-American figure skater

Oksana Baiul

Gigi Edgley, Australian singer-songwriter and actress

Gigi Edgley

Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress and singer

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Mauricio Ochmann, Mexican actor and producer

Mauricio Ochmann

Kip Bouknight, American baseball player

Kip Bouknight

Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz, Turkish runner

Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz

Takashi Nagayama, Japanese actor

Takashi Nagayama

Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer and manager

Gary Naysmith

Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer

Carolina Parra

Tony Frias, American soccer player

Tony Frias

Bruce Irons, American surfer

Bruce Irons (surfer)

Moris Carrozzieri, Italian footballer

Moris Carrozzieri

Kayte Christensen, American basketball player

Kayte Christensen

Nicole Gius, Italian skier

Nicole Gius

Carol Huynh, Canadian wrestler

Carol Huynh

Hasan Üçüncü, Turkish footballer

Hasan Üçüncü

Fernando Cabrera, Puerto Rican baseball player

Fernando Cabrera (baseball)

Allison Crowe, Canadian singer-songwriter

Allison Crowe

Caitlin Glass, American voice actress, singer, and director

Caitlin Glass

Kate Miller-Heidke, Australian singer-songwriter

Kate Miller-Heidke

Osi Umenyiora, English-American football player

Osi Umenyiora

Nonito Donaire, Filipino-American boxer

Nonito Donaire

Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player

Jannie du Plessis

Ronald Pognon, French sprinter

Ronald Pognon

Amar'e Stoudemire, American basketball player

Amar'e Stoudemire

Chris Gocong, American football player

Chris Gocong

Kool A.D., American rapper

Kool A.D.

Kari Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey player

Kari Lehtonen

Britta Steffen, German swimmer

Britta Steffen

Gemma Atkinson, English model and actress

Gemma Atkinson

Mark Bunn, English footballer

Mark Bunn (English footballer)

Tamawashi Ichiro, Mongolian sumo wrestler

Tamawashi Ichiro

Maki Nishiyama, Japanese model and actress

Maki Nishiyama

Saori Yamamoto, Japanese model

Saori Yamamoto

Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov, Russian footballer

Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov

Maxime Médard, French rugby player

Maxime Médard

Eitan Tibi, Israeli footballer

Eitan Tibi

Jordan Walden, American baseball player

Jordan Walden

Iamsu!, American rapper and producer

Iamsu!

Tomomi Kasai, Japanese actress and singer

Tomomi Kasai

George Akpabio, Nigerian footballer

George Akpabio

Pete Davidson, American comedian and actor

Pete Davidson

Noah Gray-Cabey, American actor and pianist

Noah Gray-Cabey

Brendan Murray, Irish singer

Brendan Murray

Gu Yanhui, Chinese warlord

Gu Yanhui · Warlord

Ælfric of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury

Ælfric of Abingdon · Archbishop of Canterbury

Saint Margaret of Scotland (b. 1045)

Saint Margaret of Scotland

Edmund Rich, English archbishop and saint (b. 1175)

Edmund Rich

Ibn Arabi, Andalusian Arab philosopher (b. 1165)

Ibn Arabi

Henry III of England (b. 1207)

Henry III of England

Emperor Lizong of China

Emperor Lizong

Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)

Prince Hisaaki

John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (b. 1406)

John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Theda Ukena, German noble (b. 1432)

Theda Ukena

Marie of Baden-Sponheim, German Noblewoman (b. 1507

Marie of Baden-Sponheim

Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland (b. 1542)

Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland

Pierre Charron, French Catholic theologian and philosopher (b. 1541)

Pierre Charron

Trajano Boccalini, Italian author and educator (b. 1556)

Trajano Boccalini

Sofonisba Anguissola, Italian painter (b. c. 1532)

Sofonisba Anguissola

Paolo Quagliati, Italian organist and composer (b. 1555)

Paolo Quagliati

Bengt Gottfried Forselius, Swedish-Estonian scholar and author (b. 1660)

Bengt Gottfried Forselius

Pierre Nicole, French philosopher and author (b. 1625)

Pierre Nicole

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1665)

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

John Hawkesworth, English journalist and author (b. 1715)

John Hawkesworth (book editor)

Pehr Kalm, Finnish botanist and explorer (b. 1716)

Pehr Kalm

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American politician (b. 1723)

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

Frederick William II of Prussia (b. 1744)

Frederick William II of Prussia

André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (b. 1746)

André Michaux

Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1754)

Moses Cleaveland · Cleveland, Ohio

Mustafa IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1779)

Mustafa IV

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (b. 1761)

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1874)

Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874-1878)

František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian soldier and physician (b. 1835)

František Chvostek

Louis Riel, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1844)

Louis Riel

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1895)

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1895-1903)

Robert I, Duke of Parma (b. 1848)

Robert I, Duke of Parma

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec (b. 1829)

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière · Premier of Quebec

A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, 9th Mayor of Minneapolis (b. 1842)

A. A. Ames · Mayor of Minneapolis

Lawrence Feuerbach, American shot putter (b. 1879)

Lawrence Feuerbach

George Barham, English businessman, founded Express County Milk Supply Company (b. 1836)

George Barham · Express County Milk Supply Company

Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1875)

Max Abraham

Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1866)

Pierce Butler (justice)

Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (b. 1902)

Eduard Eelma

Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)

Miina Härma

Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (b. 1877)

Giuseppe Volpi · Venice Film Festival

Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1879)

Bob Smith (doctor) · Alcoholics Anonymous

Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (b. 1887)

Ōtori Tanigorō · Makuuchi

Clark Gable, American actor and singer (b. 1901)

Clark Gable

Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1882)

Sam Rayburn · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and author (b. 1898)

Donald C. Peattie

Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (b. 1943)

Edie Sedgwick

Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1889)

Vera Karalli

Alan Watts, English-American philosopher, author, and educator (b. 1915)

Alan Watts

Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (b. 1882)

Walther Meissner

Jack Foster, English cricketer (b. 1905)

Jack Foster (cricketer)

Pavel Alexandrov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1896)

Pavel Alexandrov

Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (b. 1906)

Vic Dickenson

Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (b. 1923)

Siobhán McKenna

Jim Brewer, American baseball player and coach (b. 1937)

Jim Brewer

Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)

Jean-Claude Malépart

Ege Bagatur, Turkish politician (b. 1937)

Ege Bagatur

Lucia Popp, Slovak-German soprano (b. 1939)

Lucia Popp

Achille Zavatta, Tunisia-born French clown (b. 1915)

Achille Zavatta

Chet Powers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)

Chet Powers

Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1928)

Daniel Nathans · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Robert Earl Davis, American hip-hop artist (b. 1971)

Robert Earl Davis

Ahmet Kaya, Turkish-French singer-songwriter (b. 1957)

Ahmet Kaya

Tommy Flanagan, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)

Tommy Flanagan

Ralph Edwards, American radio and television host and producer (b. 1913)

Ralph Edwards

Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)

Henry Taube · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Donald Watson, English activist, founded the Vegan Society (b. 1910)

Donald Watson · Vegan Society

Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)

Milton Friedman · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist and political scientist (b. 1930)

Yuri Levada

Harold Alfond, American businessman (b. 1914)

Harold Alfond

Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (b. 1947)

Grethe Kausland

Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor and screenwriter (b. 1946)

Trond Kirkvaag

Vernon Scannell, English boxer, poet, and author (b. 1922)

Vernon Scannell

Jan Krugier; Polish-Swiss art dealer (b. 1928)

Jan Krugier

Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1916)

Reg Varney

Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)

Antonio de Nigris

Sergei Magnitsky, Ukrainian-Russian accountant and lawyer (b. 1972)

Sergei Magnitsky

Edward Woodward, English actor (b. 1930)

Edward Woodward

Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (b. 1913)

Britton Chance

Ronni Chasen, American publicist (b. 1946)

Ronni Chasen

Wyngard Tracy, Filipino DJ and talent manager (b. 1952)

Wyngard Tracy

John Chapman, Australian evangelist and academic (b. 1930)

John Chapman (evangelist)

Subhash Dutta, Bangladeshi actor and director (b. 1930)

Subhash Dutta

Patrick Edlinger, French mountaineer (b. 1960)

Patrick Edlinger

Aliu Mahama, Ghanaian engineer and politician, 3rd Vice President of Ghana (b. 1946)

Aliu Mahama · Vice President of Ghana

Eliyahu Nawi, Iraqi-Israeli lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1920)

Eliyahu Nawi

Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1921)

Bob Scott (rugby)

Robert Conley, American journalist (b. 1928)

Robert Conley (reporter)

Billy Hardwick, American bowler (b. 1941)

Billy Hardwick

William McDonough Kelly, Canadian lieutenant and politician (b. 1925)

William McDonough Kelly

Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Indian-Pakistani diplomat, 19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (b. 1932)

Tanvir Ahmad Khan · Foreign Secretary of Pakistan

Oscar Lanford, American mathematician and academic (b. 1940)

Oscar Lanford

Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (b. 1931)

Arne Pedersen

Louis D. Rubin, Jr., American author, critic, and academic (b. 1923)

Louis D. Rubin, Jr.

Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1924)

Charles Waterhouse (artist)

Charles Champlin, American historian, author, and critic (b. 1926)

Charles Champlin

Jovan Ćirilov, Serbian poet and playwright (b. 1931)

Jovan Ćirilov

Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (b. 1935)

Ian Craig

Juan Joseph, American football player and coach (b. 1987)

Juan Joseph

Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (b. 1920)

Jadwiga Piłsudska

Carl Sanders, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th Governor of Georgia (b. 1925)

Carl Sanders · Governor of Georgia

David Canary, American actor (b. 1938)

David Canary

Michael C. Gross, American graphic designer and producer (b. 1945)

Michael C. Gross

Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1926)

Bert Olmstead

Alton D. Slay, American general (b. 1924)

Alton D. Slay