November 20 — On This Day

Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor.

Diocletian · Roman emperor

During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels.

An Shi Rebellion · Tang dynasty · Uyghur Khaganate · Luoyang

Palermo is conquered by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.

Palermo · Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor

A truce between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed upon under the auspices of John, Duke of Berry. Orléans would be assassinated three days later by Burgundy.

John the Fearless · Duke of Burgundy · Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans · John, Duke of Berry

Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed by the forces of Portuguese bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho.

Zumbi · Palmares (quilombo) · Brazil · Bandeirante · Domingos Jorge Velho

Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Battle of Porto Bello · War of Jenkins' Ear

American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.

American Revolutionary War · The Palisades (Hudson River) · Battle of Fort Lee · Continental Army · New Jersey

New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.

New Jersey · United States Bill of Rights

Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, premieres in Vienna.

Ludwig van Beethoven · Fidelio · Vienna

An 80-ton sperm whale attacks the Essex (a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts) 2,000 miles from the western coast of South America. (Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick is in part inspired by this story.)

Sperm whale · Essex (1799 whaleship) · Whaling · Nantucket, Massachusetts · Herman Melville

Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.

Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata · Battle of Vuelta de Obligado

American Civil War: A secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.

American Civil War · Kentucky

Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero issues the Plan de San Luis Potosí, denouncing Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, calling for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico, effectively starting the Mexican Revolution.

Mexican Revolution · Francisco I. Madero · Plan of San Luis Potosí · Porfirio Díaz · Revolution

World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.

World War I · Battle of Cambrai (1917)

José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.

José Antonio Primo de Rivera · Falange

World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

World War II · Kingdom of Hungary · Tripartite Pact · Axis powers

World War II: Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) begins: United States Marines land on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and suffer heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and machine guns.

Battle of Tarawa · Operation Galvanic · United States Marines · Tarawa Atoll · Gilbert Islands

Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.

Nuremberg trials · Nazism · War crime · Palace of Justice, Nuremberg · Nuremberg

The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.

Elizabeth II · Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh · Duke of Edinburgh · Westminster Abbey

The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.

Declaration of the Rights of the Child · United Nations

Cuban Missile Crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation.

Cuban Missile Crisis · Soviet Union · Cuba · John F. Kennedy

A total of 78 miners are killed in an explosion at the Consolidated Coal Company’s No. 9 mine in Farmington, West Virginia in the Farmington Mine disaster

Farmington Mine disaster

Vietnam War: The Plain Dealer publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam.

Vietnam War · The Plain Dealer · My Lai Massacre · Vietnam

Occupation of Alcatraz: Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 11, 1971.

Occupation of Alcatraz · Alcatraz Island · June 11 · 1971

The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T Corporation. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System.

United States Department of Justice · AT&T Corporation · Bell System

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement.

Egypt · Anwar Sadat · Arab · Israel · Menachem Begin

Grand Mosque seizure: About 200 Sunni Muslims revolt in Saudi Arabia at the site of the Kaaba in Mecca during the pilgrimage and take about 6000 hostages. The Saudi government receives help from Pakistani special forces to put down the uprising.

Grand Mosque seizure · Saudi Arabia · Kaaba · Mecca

Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole.

Lake Peigneur · Texaco

Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.

Microsoft · Windows 1.0

Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million.

Velvet Revolution · Prague · Czechoslovakia

Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, is arrested; he eventually confesses to 56 killings.

Andrei Chikatilo · Soviet Union · Serial killer

An Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with officials and journalists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is shot down by Armenian military forces in Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan · Mil Mi-8 · Kazakhstan · Azerbaijan · 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown

In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.

1992 Windsor Castle fire

Savings and loan crisis: The United States Senate Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California senator Alan Cranston for his "dealings" with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating.

Savings and loan crisis · United States Senate Ethics Committee · California · Alan Cranston · Charles Keating

The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.)

Angola · UNITA · Lusaka Protocol · Zambia · Civil war

A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81.

1996 Garley Building fire

A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.

Taliban · Afghanistan · Osama bin Laden · 1998 U.S. embassy bombings · Kenya

The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched.

International Space Station · Zarya

After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate.

November 15 · 2003 Istanbul bombings · Istanbul · HSBC Bank (Turkey)

Following a hostage siege, at least 19 people are killed in Bamako, Mali.

2015 Bamako hotel attack

Maximinus II, Roman emperor (d. 313)

Maximinus II

Emperor Taizong of Song (d. 997)

Emperor Taizong of Song

Ernst Ludwig, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1592)

Ernst Ludwig, Duke of Pomerania

Giovanni Battista Agucchi, Italian churchman, diplomat and writer (d. 1632)

Giovanni Battista Agucchi

Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician (d. 1686)

Otto von Guericke

Avvakum, Russian priest and saint (d. 1682)

Avvakum

Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)

Paulus Potter

Daniel Ernst Jablonski, Czech-German theologian and reformer (d. 1741)

Daniel Ernst Jablonski

Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799)

Tipu Sultan

Pope Pius VIII (d. 1830)

Pope Pius VIII

Thomas Fremantle, English admiral and politician (d. 1819)

Thomas Fremantle (Royal Navy officer)

Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German captain and jurist (d. 1854)

Karl Friedrich Eichhorn

Franc Miklošič, Slovenian linguist and philologist (d. 1891)

Franc Miklošič

Christian Wilberg, German painter and illustrator (d. 1882)

Christian Wilberg

Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (d. 1901)

Victor D'Hondt

Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1919)

Wilfrid Laurier · Prime Minister of Canada

Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

Selma Lagerlöf · Nobel Prize in Literature

Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American lawyer and judge (d. 1944)

Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Clark Griffith, American baseball player and manager (d. 1955)

Clark Griffith

James Michael Curley, American lawyer, politician, 53rd Governor of Massachusetts, and criminal (d. 1958)

James Michael Curley · Governor of Massachusetts

Herbert Pitman, English sailor (d. 1961)

Herbert Pitman

George McBride, American baseball player and manager (d. 1973)

George McBride

Arthur Marshall, American pianist and composer (d. 1968)

Arthur Marshall (composer)

Andy Coakley, American baseball player and coach (d. 1963)

Andy Coakley

Norman Thomas, American minister and politician (d. 1968)

Norman Thomas

Olive Dennis, American engineer (d. 1957)

Olive Dennis

Bray Hammond, American historian and author (d. 1968)

Bray Hammond

Robert Hunter, American golfer (d. 1971)

Robert Hunter (golfer)

Karl von Frisch, Austrian-German ethologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)

Karl von Frisch · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and cosmologist (d. 1953)

Edwin Hubble

James Collip, Canadian biochemist and academic, co-discovered insulin (d. 1965)

James Collip · Insulin

Florieda Batson, American hurdler, captain of the United States team at the 1922 Women's Olympics (d. 1996)

Florieda Batson · 1922 Women's Olympic Games

Helen Bradley, English painter (d. 1979)

Helen Bradley

Chester Gould, American cartoonist and author, created Dick Tracy (d. 1985)

Chester Gould · Dick Tracy

Alexandra Danilova, Russian-American ballerina and choreographer (d. 1997)

Alexandra Danilova

Minoo Masani, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1998)

Minoo Masani

Fran Allison, American entertainer (d. 1989)

Fran Allison

Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1977)

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Alistair Cooke, British-born American journalist and author (d. 2004)

Alistair Cooke

Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch mathematician, pilot, and academic (d. 1944)

Willem Jacob van Stockum

Judy Canova, American actress and comedian (d. 1983)

Judy Canova

Kostas Choumis, Greek footballer (d. 1981)

Kostas Choumis

Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer and politician (d. 1992)

Emilio Pucci

Kon Ichikawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

Kon Ichikawa

Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015)

Michael J. Ingelido

Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008)

Evelyn Keyes

Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (d. 2010)

Robert Byrd

Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987)

Bobby Locke

Corita Kent, American nun, illustrator, and educator (d. 1986)

Corita Kent

Lucilla Andrews, Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (d. 2006)

Lucilla Andrews

Alan Brown, English race car driver (d. 2004)

Alan Brown (racing driver)

Phyllis Thaxter, American actress (d. 2012)

Phyllis Thaxter

Jim Garrison, American lawyer and judge (d. 1992)

Jim Garrison

Danny Dayton, American actor and director (d. 1999)

Danny Dayton

Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)

Nadine Gordimer · Nobel Prize in Literature

Benoit Mandelbrot, Polish-American mathematician and economist (d. 2010)

Benoit Mandelbrot

Henk Vredeling, Dutch agronomist and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence (d. 2007)

Henk Vredeling · List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands

Kaye Ballard, American actress and singer

Kaye Ballard

George Barris, American engineer and car designer (d. 2015)

George Barris (auto customizer)

June Christy, American singer (d. 1990)

June Christy

Robert F. Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (d. 1968)

Robert F. Kennedy · United States Attorney General

Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (d. 2015)

Maya Plisetskaya

John Gardner, English soldier and author (d. 2007)

John Gardner (British writer)

Terry Hall, English ventriloquist and actor (d. 2007)

Terry Hall (ventriloquist)

Tôn Thất Đính, Vietnamese general (d. 2013)

Tôn Thất Đính

Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2008)

Ed Freeman · Medal of Honor

Estelle Parsons, American actress and director

Estelle Parsons

Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

Aleksey Batalov

Franklin Cover, American actor (d. 2006)

Franklin Cover

Penelope Hobhouse, Irish gardener, author, and educator

Penelope Hobhouse

Don January, American golfer and architect

Don January

Bernard Horsfall, English-Scottish actor (d. 2013)

Bernard Horsfall

Curly Putman, American country music songwriter (d. 2016)

Curly Putman

Richard Dawson, English-American actor and game show host (d. 2012)

Richard Dawson

Imre Makovecz, Hungarian architect (d. 2011)

Imre Makovecz

Don DeLillo, American novelist, essayist, and playwright

Don DeLillo

Charles R. Larson, American admiral (d. 2014)

Charles R. Larson

Rhys Isaac, South African-Australian historian and author (d. 2010)

Rhys Isaac

Ruth Laredo, American pianist and educator (d. 2005)

Ruth Laredo

Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish skier (d. 2013)

Eero Mäntyranta

Viktoriya Tokareva, Russian author and screenwriter

Viktoriya Tokareva

Dick Smothers, American actor and comedian

Dick Smothers

Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

Helma Sanders-Brahms

Ediz Hun, Turkish actor and politician

Ediz Hun

Haseena Moin, Pakistani screenwriter and playwright

Haseena Moin

Joe Biden, American lawyer and politician, 47th Vice President of the United States

Joe Biden · Vice President of the United States

Bob Einstein, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Bob Einstein

Norman Greenbaum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Norman Greenbaum

Meredith Monk, American composer and choreographer

Meredith Monk

Louie Dampier, American basketball player and coach

Louie Dampier

Donald DiFrancesco, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of New Jersey

Donald DiFrancesco · Governor of New Jersey

Mike Vernon, English record producer, founded Blue Horizon

Mike Vernon (record producer) · Blue Horizon

Paul Langford, English historian and academic

Paul Langford

Rick Monday, American baseball player and sportscaster

Rick Monday

Duane Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1971)

Duane Allman

Greg Cook, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2012)

Greg Cook

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

Judy Woodruff, American journalist and educator

Judy Woodruff

Samuel E. Wright, American actor, voice actor and singer

Samuel E. Wright

Joe Walsh, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

Joe Walsh

Peter Mellor, English goalkeeper

Peter Mellor · Goalkeeper

John R. Bolton, American lawyer and diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations

John R. Bolton · United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Park Chul-soo, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Park Chul-soo

Barbara Hendricks, American-Swedish soprano and actress

Barbara Hendricks

Richard Masur, American actor and director

Richard Masur

Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish race car driver (d. 1978)

Gunnar Nilsson

Jeff Dowd, American film producer and activist

Jeff Dowd

Thelma Drake, American politician

Thelma Drake

Rodger Bumpass, American actor and singer

Rodger Bumpass

David Walters, American businessman and politician, 24th Governor of Oklahoma

David Walters · Governor of Oklahoma

John Van Boxmeer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

John Van Boxmeer

Berit Andnor, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister of Social Affairs

Berit Andnor · Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)

Frank Marino, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter

Frank Marino

Gareth Chilcott, English rugby player

Gareth Chilcott

Bo Derek, American actress and producer

Bo Derek

Mark Gastineau, American football player and boxer

Mark Gastineau

Natasha Vlassenko, Russian-Australian pianist and educator

Natasha Vlassenko

Stefan Bellof, German race car driver (d. 1985)

Stefan Bellof

Mike Craven, English footballer

Mike Craven (footballer)

John Eriksen, Danish footballer (d. 2002)

John Eriksen

Rickson Gracie, Brazilian mixed martial artist and choreographer

Rickson Gracie

Orlando Figes, English historian and academic

Orlando Figes

James McGovern, American lawyer and politician

Jim McGovern (U.S. politician)

Sean Young, American actress and dancer

Sean Young

Marc Labrèche, Canadian actor

Marc Labrèche

Jim Brickman, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Jim Brickman

Tim Harvey, English race car driver and sportscaster

Tim Harvey

Larry Karaszewski, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Larry Karaszewski

Dave Watson, English footballer and manager

Dave Watson

Tim Gavin, Australian rugby player

Tim Gavin

Timothy Gowers, English mathematician and academic

Timothy Gowers

Ming-Na Wen, Macanese-American actress

Ming-Na Wen

Boris Dežulović, Croatian journalist and author

Boris Dežulović

Sophie Fillières, French director and screenwriter

Sophie Fillières

Doug Ford, Jr., Canadian businessman and politician

Doug Ford, Jr.

John MacLean, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

John MacLean (ice hockey)

Mark Taylor, English footballer and physiotherapist

Mark Taylor (footballer, born 1964)

Jimmy Vasser, American race car driver

Jimmy Vasser

Jill Thompson, American author and illustrator

Jill Thompson

Kevin Gilbert, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1996)

Kevin Gilbert (musician)

Chris Childs, American basketball player

Chris Childs (basketball)

Tarique Rahman, Bangladeshi businessman and politician

Tarique Rahman

Martin Walkyier, Singer and songwriter

Martin Walkyier

Tommy Asinga, Surinamese runner and veterinarian

Tommy Asinga

Robin Canup, American astrophysicist and astronomer

Robin Canup

Jeff Tarango, American tennis player

Jeff Tarango

Chris Harris, New Zealand cricketer

Chris Harris (cricketer)

Dabo Swinney, American football player and coach

Dabo Swinney

Callie Thorne, American actress and producer

Callie Thorne

Meredith Whitney, American financial anaylst

Meredith Whitney

Matt Blunt, American lieutenant and politician, 54th Governor of Missouri

Matt Blunt · Governor of Missouri

Delia Gonzalez, American boxer

Delia Gonzalez

Geoffrey Keezer, American pianist and educator

Geoffrey Keezer

Sabrina Lloyd, American actress

Sabrina Lloyd

Joey Galloway, American football player and sportscaster

Joey Galloway

Joel McHale, American comedian, actor, and producer

Joel McHale

Dion Nash, New Zealand cricketer

Dion Nash

Marco Oppedisano, American guitarist and composer

Marco Oppedisano

Sheema Kalbasi, Iranian poet and activist

Sheema Kalbasi

Angelica Bridges, American actress and singer

Angelica Bridges

Neil Hodgson, English motorcycle racer and sportscaster

Neil Hodgson

Amani Alhakim, Syrian actress and voice actress

ar:أماني الحكيم

Taavi Veskimägi, Estonian businessman and politician

Taavi Veskimägi

Dierks Bentley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dierks Bentley

Ryan Bowen, American basketball player and coach

Ryan Bowen

J. D. Drew, American baseball player

J. D. Drew

Davey Havok, American singer-songwriter

Davey Havok

Laura Harris, Canadian actress

Laura Harris

Rudy Charles, American wrestling referee

Rudy Charles

Daniel Svensson, Swedish drummer and producer

Daniel Svensson

Josh Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Josh Turner

Freya Lim, Taiwanese-Malaysian singer and radio host

Freya Lim

Nadine Velazquez, American actress and model

Nadine Velazquez

Maree Bowden, New Zealand netball player

Maree Bowden

Joseph Hallman, American composer and academic

Joseph Hallman

Jacob Pitts, American actor

Jacob Pitts

James Chambers, English footballer

James Chambers (English footballer)

Eiko Koike, Japanese actress

Eiko Koike

Carlos Boozer, American basketball player

Carlos Boozer

Sam Fuld, American baseball player

Sam Fuld

İbrahim Toraman, Turkish footballer

İbrahim Toraman

Kimberley Walsh, English singer-songwriter and actress

Kimberley Walsh

Andrea Riseborough, English actress

Andrea Riseborough

Future, American rapper

Future (rapper)

Tashard Choice, American football player

Tashard Choice

Jeremy Jordan, American actor

Jeremy Jordan (actor)

Ferdinando Monfardini, Italian race car driver

Ferdinando Monfardini

Justin Hoyte, English footballer

Justin Hoyte

Juan Cruz Álvarez, Argentinian race car driver

Juan Cruz Álvarez

Ashley Fink, American actress and singer

Ashley Fink

Özer Hurmacı, Turkish footballer

Özer Hurmacı

Oliver Sykes, English singer-songwriter

Oliver Sykes

Dušan Tadić, Serbian footballer

Dušan Tadić

Max Pacioretty, American ice hockey player

Max Pacioretty

Agon Mehmeti, Swedish footballer

Agon Mehmeti

Sergei Polunin, Ukrainian ballet dancer

Sergei Polunin

Mark Christian, Manx cyclist

Mark Christian

Anthony Knockaert, French footballer

Anthony Knockaert

Tim Simona, New Zealand rugby league player

Tim Simona

Maiha Ishimura, Japanese singer and actress

Maiha Ishimura

Gaku Matsuda, Japanese actor

Gaku Matsuda

Junior Paulo, New Zealand rugby league player

Junior Paulo (rugby league, born 1993)

Sumire Satō, Japanese singer and actress

Sumire Satō

Andrew Dawber, English footballer

Andrew Dawber

Connie Talbot, English singer-songwriter

Connie Talbot

Numerian, Roman emperor

Numerian

Domnall Midi, High King of Ireland

Domnall Midi · High King of Ireland

Li Fan, Chinese politician (b. 754)

Li Fan (Tang dynasty)

Theoktistos, Byzantine courtier

Theoktistos

Edmund the Martyr, English king (b. 841)

Edmund the Martyr

Jing Xiang, Chinese strategist

Jing Xiang

Li Zhen, official of Later Liang

Li Zhen (Later Liang) · Later Liang (Five Dynasties)

Xu Wen, Chinese general (b. 862)

Xu Wen

Richard I, Duke of Normandy (b. 933)

Richard I of Normandy

Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, (b. 980)

Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany

Bernward of Hildesheim, German bishop and saint (b. 960)

Bernward of Hildesheim

Albert II, Margrave of Meissen (b. 1240)

Albert II, Margrave of Meissen

John I of France (b. 1316)

John I of France

Elizabeth of Moravia, Margravine of Meissen (b. 1355)

Elisabeth of Moravia · Margravine of Meissen

Thomas Langley, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1363)

Thomas Langley · Lord Chancellor of England

Eleanor of Scotland, Scottish princess (b. 1433)

Eleanor of Scotland

Marmaduke Constable, English courtier and soldier (b. 1458)

Marmaduke Constable

Pierre de la Rue, Belgian singer and composer (b. 1452)

Pierre de la Rue

Lady Frances Brandon, English noblewoman and claimant to the throne of England (b. 1517)

Lady Frances Brandon

Christopher Hatton, English academic and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1540)

Christopher Hatton · Lord Chancellor of England

(burial date) John Lyly, English writer (b. 1553)

John Lyly

John Harington, English courtier and author (b. 1561)

John Harington (writer)

Gervase Helwys, English murderer (b. 1561)

Gervase Helwys

Mikołaj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595)

Mikołaj Potocki

Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (b. 1614)

Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria

Zumbi, Brazilian king (b. 1655)

Zumbi

Charles Plumier, French botanist and painter (b. 1646)

Charles Plumier

Caroline of Ansbach (b. 1683)

Caroline of Ansbach

Melchior de Polignac, French cardinal and poet (b. 1661)

Melchior de Polignac

Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish violinist and composer (b. 1694)

Johan Helmich Roman

Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician and theorist (b. 1690)

Christian Goldbach

Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician (b. 1726)

Francesco Cetti

Farkas Bolyai, Romanian-Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1775)

Farkas Bolyai

Albert Newsam, American painter and illustrator (b. 1809)

Albert Newsam

William Bliss Baker, American painter (b. 1859)

William Bliss Baker

Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1829)

Anton Rubinstein

Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, English engineer (b. 1817)

Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat, French race car driver (b. 1867)

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat

Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (b. 1868)

Georgy Voronoy

Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and playwright (b. 1828)

Leo Tolstoy

John Bauer, Swedish painter and illustrator (b.1882)

John Bauer (illustrator)

Alexandra of Denmark (b. 1844)

Alexandra of Denmark

Willem de Sitter, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1872)

Willem de Sitter

Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish mechanic and activist (b. 1896)

Buenaventura Durruti

José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1903)

José Antonio Primo de Rivera

Maud of Wales (b. 1869)

Maud of Wales

Elmar Muuk, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1901)

Elmar Muuk

Percy Perrin, English cricketer (b. 1876)

Percy Perrin

Francis William Aston, English chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)

Francis William Aston · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Francesco Cilea, Italian composer (b. 1866)

Francesco Cilea

Thomas Quinlan, English businessman (b. 1881)

Thomas Quinlan (impresario)

Clyde Vernon Cessna, American pilot and engineer, founded the Cessna Aircraft Corporation (b. 1879)

Clyde Vernon Cessna · Cessna

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1875)

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky

Johannes Kaiv, Estonian soldier and diplomat (b. 1897)

Johannes Kaiv

Allan Sherman, American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1924)

Allan Sherman

Trofim Lysenko, Ukrainian-Russian biologist and agronomist (b. 1898)

Trofim Lysenko

Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1888)

Giorgio de Chirico

Vasilisk Gnedov, Russian soldier and poet (b. 1890)

Vasilisk Gnedov

John McEwen, Australian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1900)

John McEwen · Prime Minister of Australia

Marcel Dalio, French actor and playwright (b. 1900)

Marcel Dalio

Kristian Djurhuus, Faroese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1895)

Kristian Djurhuus · Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Pakistani journalist and poet (b. 1911)

Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Raul Renter, Estonian economist and chess player (b. 1920)

Raul Renter

Jānis Krūmiņš, Latvian basketball player (b. 1930)

Jānis Krūmiņš

Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (b. 1967)

Sergei Grinkov

Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic (b. 1919)

Robie Macauley

Dick Littlefield, American baseball player (b. 1926)

Dick Littlefield

Robert Palmer, American saxophonist, producer, and author (b. 1945)

Robert Palmer (writer)

Galina Starovoytova, Russian ethnographer and politician (b. 1946)

Galina Starovoytova

Amintore Fanfani, Italian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1908)

Amintore Fanfani · Prime Minister of Italy

Mike Muuss, American computer programmer, created Ping (b. 1958)

Mike Muuss · Ping (networking utility)

Kalle Päätalo, Finnish author (b. 1919)

Kalle Päätalo

David Dacko, African educator and politician, 1st President of the Central African Republic (b. 1930)

David Dacko · President of the Central African Republic

Eugene Kleiner, American businessman, co-founded Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (b. 1923)

Eugene Kleiner · Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Manouchehr Atashi, Iranian journalist and poet (b. 1931)

Manouchehr Atashi

Chris Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1960)

Chris Whitley

Robert Altman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

Robert Altman

Zoia Ceaușescu, Romanian mathematician and academic (b. 1950)

Zoia Ceaușescu

Donald Hamilton, American author (b. 1916)

Donald Hamilton

Andre Waters, American football player and coach (b. 1962)

Andre Waters

Ian Smith, Rhodesian lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (b. 1919)

Ian Smith · Prime Minister of Rhodesia

Bennie Gonzales, American architect, designed the Heard Museum (b. 1924)

Bennie Gonzales · Heard Museum

Sven Inge, Swedish painter (b. 1935)

Sven Inge

Roxana Briban, Romanian soprano and actress (b. 1971)

Roxana Briban

Chalmers Johnson, American author and scholar (b. 1931)

Chalmers Johnson

Rob Lytle, American football player (b. 1954)

Rob Lytle

Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (b. 1932)

Danny McDevitt

Kaspars Astašenko, Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1975)

Kaspars Astašenko

David C. Copley, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1952)

David C. Copley

William Grut, Swedish pentathlete (b. 1914)

William Grut

David O'Brien Martin, American soldier and politician (b. 1944)

David O'Brien Martin

Peter Griffiths, English lawyer and politician (b. 1928)

Peter Griffiths

Dieter Hildebrandt, Polish-German actor and screenwriter (b. 1927)

Dieter Hildebrandt

Frank Lauterbur, American football player and coach (b. 1925)

Frank Lauterbur

Oleg Minko, Ukrainian painter and educator (b. 1938)

Oleg Minko

Klaus Praefcke, German chemist and academic (b. 1933)

Klaus Praefcke

Arthur Butterworth, English composer and conductor (b. 1923)

Arthur Butterworth

Ray Farabee, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)

Ray Farabee

Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (b. 1926)

Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba

Jimmy Heung, Hong Kong director and producer (b. 1950)

Jimmy Heung

Samuel Klein, Polish-Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, founded Casas Bahia (b. 1923)

Samuel Klein (businessman) · Casas Bahia

Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (b. 1920)

Peter Dimmock

Keith Michell, Australian actor (b. 1926)

Keith Michell

Carlos Oroza, Spanish poet (b. 1923)

Carlos Oroza

Jim Perry, American-Canadian singer and game show host (b. 1933)

Jim Perry (television personality)

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna (b. 1953)

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu · Makuuchi

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Greek statesman (b. 1926)

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos

William Trevor Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer (b. 1928)

William Trevor