November 21 — On This Day

Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.

Judas Maccabeus · Mattathias · Hasmonean family · Temple in Jerusalem · Hanukkah

Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope. During the persecutions of emperor Maximinus Thrax he is martyred.

Pope Anterus · Pope Pontian · Pope · Maximinus Thrax · Martyr

Lý Công Uẩn is enthroned as emperor of Đại Cồ Việt, founding the Lý dynasty.

Lý Công Uẩn · Đại Cồ Việt · Lý dynasty

Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, taking King Bagrat V of Georgia captive.

Timur · Timur's invasions of Georgia · Kingdom of Georgia · Tbilisi · Bagrat V of Georgia

Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)

Plymouth Colony · List of Mayflower passengers · Mayflower Compact · November 11 · Old Style and New Style dates

The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

Astronomer · Ole Rømer · Rømer's determination of the speed of light · Measurement · Speed of light

In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier · François Laurent d'Arlandes · Hot air balloon

North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.

North Carolina · United States Constitution · U.S. state

Wabash College is founded in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Wabash College · Crawfordsville, Indiana

American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.

American Civil War · Confederate States of America · Jefferson Davis · Judah Benjamin

Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.

Thomas Edison · Phonograph

Port Arthur, China falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.

Port Arthur, China · Battle of Lushunkou · First Sino-Japanese War · Port Arthur massacre (China)

The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39-0, in the first ever professional American football night game.

Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) · Kanaweola Athletic Club · Elmira, New York · American football · Night game

Albert Einstein's paper that leads to the mass-energy equivalence formula, E = mc², is published in the journal Annalen der Physik.

Albert Einstein · Mass-energy equivalence

Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Geraes, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).

Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes · Brazilian battleship São Paulo · Brazilian cruiser Bahia · Revolt of the Lash

Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.

SM U-73 · HMHS Britannic · World War I

The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.

Flag of Estonia · Republic of Estonia

A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.

Lwów pogrom (1918) · Lviv

Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday".

Irish War of Independence · Dublin · Bloody Sunday (1920)

Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.

Rebecca Latimer Felton · Georgia (U.S. state) · United States Senate

Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes.

Columbine Mine massacre · Strike action · Machine gun

The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by general vehicles until 1943).

Alaska Highway

The United Auto Workers strike 92 General Motors plants in 50 cities to back up worker demands for a 30-percent raise.

United Auto Workers

Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.

Canadian National Railway · British Columbia · Canoe River train crash

The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.

Natural History Museum, London · Piltdown Man · Human skull

American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.

Alan Freed · Rock and roll · WABC (AM) · Payola

The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.

La Ronde (restaurant) · Honolulu · Revolving restaurant · United States

The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.

People's Liberation Army · Ceasefire · Sino-Indian War

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.

Second Vatican Council · Roman Catholic Church · Ecumenical council

Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."

Vietnam War · William Westmoreland

U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Satō agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972. The U.S. retains rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free.

Richard Nixon · Eisaku Satō · Okinawa

The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.

ARPANET · UCLA · SRI International

Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.

Operation Ivory Coast · Sơn Tây (Hanoi) · Prisoner-of-war camp

Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.

Mukti Bahini · Bengal · Guerrilla warfare · Battle of Garibpur

Voters in South Korea overwhelmingly approve a new constitution, giving legitimacy to Park Chung-hee and the Fourth Republic.

Park Chung-hee · Fourth Republic of South Korea

The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.

Birmingham pub bombings · Birmingham Six

Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and "God Defend New Zealand".

Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Allan Highet · National anthem · God Save the Queen · God Defend New Zealand

The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, is attacked by a mob and set on fire, killing four.

Islamabad · 1979 U.S. embassy burning in Islamabad

A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). Eighty-seven people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.

MGM Grand fire · Paradise, Nevada · Bally's Las Vegas

United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.

Jonathan Pollard · Espionage · Israel · Arab

National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the Iran-Contra affair.

Oliver North · Iran-Contra affair

A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes.

Tornado · Houston · Texas · Tornado outbreak

The Dayton Agreement is initialed at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, ending three and a half years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dayton Agreement · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · Dayton, Ohio · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop explodes.

Humberto Vidal explosion

NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.

NATO · Bulgaria · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania

The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.

Ukrainian presidential election, 2004

Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.

Dominica · Earthquake · Portsmouth, Dominica · Guadeloupe

The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq's external debt.

Paris Club · Iraq

Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.

Pierre Amine Gemayel · Beirut

A mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108.

2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion

At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv.

2012 Tel Aviv bus bombing · Tel Aviv

The first of to become massive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement.

Euromaidan · Ukraine · President of Ukraine · Viktor Yanukovych · Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement

A stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe caused by the police firing tear gas kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others.

Kwekwe stadium stampede · Tear gas

The government of Belgium imposed a security lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks.

Federal Government of Belgium · Brussels lockdown · Brussels

John Bale, English bishop and historian (d. 1563)

John Bale

Anne de Xainctonge, French saint, founded the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin (d. 1621)

Anne de Xainctonge · Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin

Catharina Questiers, Dutch poet (d. 1669)

Catharina Questiers

Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic (d. 1768)

Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni

Voltaire, French historian, playwright, and philosopher (d. 1778)

Voltaire

Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, German composer, critic, and theorist (d. 1795)

Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg

Josiah Bartlett, American physician and politician, 6th Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1795)

Josiah Bartlett · Governor of New Hampshire

José Antonio Alzate y Ramírez, Spanish-Mexican scientist and cartographer (d. 1799)

José Antonio Alzate y Ramírez

Joseph Plumb Martin, American sergeant (d. 1850)

Joseph Plumb Martin

Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian, philosopher, and scholar (d. 1834)

Friedrich Schleiermacher

William Beaumont, American surgeon, "Father of Gastric Physiology" (d. 1853)

William Beaumont

Samuel Cunard, Canadian businessman, founded the Cunard Line (d. 1865)

Samuel Cunard · Cunard Line

Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (d. 1872)

Zeng Guofan · Viceroy of Liangjiang

Lewis H. Morgan, American lawyer, anthropologist, and theorist (d. 1881)

Lewis H. Morgan

Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (d. 1916)

Hetty Green

Victoria, Princess Royal of England (d. 1901)

Victoria, Princess Royal

Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Belgian cardinal and theologian (d. 1926)

Désiré-Joseph Mercier

Francisco Tárrega, Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1909)

Francisco Tárrega

Hussein Kamel of Egypt (d. 1917)

Hussein Kamel of Egypt

Pope Benedict XV (d. 1922)

Pope Benedict XV

Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Norwegian poet and author (d. 1900)

Sigbjørn Obstfelder

Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17th Yokozuna (d. 1914)

Konishiki Yasokichi I · Makuuchi

Alexander Berkman, Lithuanian-American activist and author (d. 1936)

Alexander Berkman

Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (d. 1946)

Joe Darling

Stanley Jackson, English cricketer and politician (d. 1947)

Stanley Jackson

Olav Duun, Norwegian author and educator (d. 1939)

Olav Duun

Sigfrid Karg-Elert, German composer and educator (d. 1933)

Sigfrid Karg-Elert

Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of Justice (d. 1949)

Gustav Radbruch · Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)

Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (d. 1968)

Harold Nicolson

Cecil M. Harden, American politician (d. 1984)

Cecil M. Harden

Mollie Steimer, Russian-American activist (d. 1980)

Mollie Steimer

René Magritte, Belgian painter (d. 1967)

René Magritte

Jobyna Ralston, American actress (d. 1967)

Jobyna Ralston

Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (d. 1987)

Harekrushna Mahatab · List of Chief Ministers of Odisha

Foster Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1985)

Foster Hewitt

Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)

Isaac Bashevis Singer · Nobel Prize in Literature

Mikhail Suslov, Russian soldier, economist, and politician (d. 1982)

Mikhail Suslov

Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1969)

Coleman Hawkins

Leo Politi, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1996)

Leo Politi

Elizabeth George Speare, American author and educator (d. 1994)

Elizabeth George Speare

Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982)

Eleanor Powell

John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985)

John Boulting

Roy Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

Roy Boulting

Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician, author, and academic (d. 1975)

Gunnar Kangro

Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (d. 1990)

Nusret Fişek · Ministry of Health (Turkey)

Henri Laborit, French physician and philosopher (d. 1995)

Henri Laborit

Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (d. 1973)

Norm Smith

Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier (d. 1998)

Sid Luckman

Paul Bogart, American director and producer (d. 2012)

Paul Bogart

Ralph Meeker, American actor (d. 1988)

Ralph Meeker

Stan Musial, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)

Stan Musial

Donald Sheldon, American pilot (d. 1975)

Donald Sheldon

Abe Lemons, American basketball player and coach (d. 2002)

Abe Lemons

Joseph Campanella, American actor

Joseph Campanella

Milka Planinc, Yugoslav politician, 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010)

Milka Planinc · Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

Christopher Tolkien, English author and academic

Christopher Tolkien

Veljko Kadijević, Croatian general and politician, 5th Federal Secretary of People's Defence (d. 2014)

Veljko Kadijević · Ministry of Defense (Yugoslavia)

William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (d. 2015)

William Wakefield Baum

Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (d. 2008)

Georgia Frontiere

Marilyn French, American author and academic (d. 2009)

Marilyn French

Laurier LaPierre, Canadian historian, journalist, and politician (d. 2012)

Laurier LaPierre

Marjan Rožanc, Slovenian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1990)

Marjan Rožanc

Lewis Binford, American archaeologist and academic (d. 2011)

Lewis Binford

Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian chemist and physicist (d. 1985)

Revaz Dogonadze

Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, English businessman

Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms

Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2003)

Malcolm Williamson

Beryl Bainbridge, English author and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Beryl Bainbridge

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2014)

Henry Hartsfield

Etta Zuber Falconer, American educator and mathematician (d. 2002)

Etta Zuber Falconer

Laurence Luckinbill, American actor, director, and playwright

Laurence Luckinbill

Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer

Peter Philpott

Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon (d. 1991)

Victor Chang

Ingrid Pitt, Polish-English actress (d. 2010)

Ingrid Pitt

Marlo Thomas, American actress, producer, and activist

Marlo Thomas

R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (d. 1987)

R. Budd Dwyer · Treasurer of Pennsylvania

Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (d. 2010)

Freddy Beras-Goico

Dr. John, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Dr. John

Richard Marcinko, American commander and author

Richard Marcinko

Natalia Makarova, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress

Natalia Makarova

Juliet Mills, English-American actress

Juliet Mills

David Porter, American songwriter, musician, and producer

David Porter (musician)

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German educator and politician

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul

Phil Bredesen, American businessman and politician, 48th Governor of Tennessee

Phil Bredesen · Governor of Tennessee

Jacques Laffite, French race car driver and sportscaster

Jacques Laffite

Dick Durbin, American lawyer and politician

Dick Durbin

Earl Monroe, American basketball player and sportscaster

Earl Monroe

Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

Harold Ramis

Goldie Hawn, American actress, singer, and producer

Goldie Hawn

Michel Suleiman, Lebanese general and politician, 16th President of Lebanon

Michel Suleiman · President of Lebanon

George Zimmer, American businessman, founded Men's Wearhouse

George Zimmer · Men's Wearhouse

Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (d. 2015)

Hisham Barakat

Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch, Welsh banker and politician

Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch

Janne Kristiansen, Norwegian lawyer and jurist

Janne Kristiansen

Lorna Luft, American actress and singer

Lorna Luft

Tina Brown, English-American journalist and author

Tina Brown

Fiona Pitt-Kethley, English journalist, author, and poet

Fiona Pitt-Kethley

Peter Koppes, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Peter Koppes

Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Cedric Maxwell

Glenn Ridge, Australian radio and television host and producer

Glenn Ridge

Cherry Jones, American actress

Cherry Jones

Sergei Ratnikov, Estonian footballer and manager

Sergei Ratnikov

Mark Bailey, English rugby player, author, and educator

Mark Bailey (rugby union)

Brian McNamara, American actor, director, and producer

Brian McNamara

Brian Ritchie, American bass player and songwriter

Brian Ritchie

João Domingos Pinto, Portuguese footballer and manager

João Domingos Pinto

Dave Molyneux, Manx motorcycle racer

Dave Molyneux

Nicollette Sheridan, English actress

Nicollette Sheridan

Shane Douglas, American wrestler and manager

Shane Douglas

Charles Dunstone, English businessman, co-founded Carphone Warehouse

Charles Dunstone · Carphone Warehouse

Olden Polynice, Haitian-American basketball player and coach

Olden Polynice

Stefan Sonnenfeld, American businessman, co-founded Company 3

Stefan Sonnenfeld · Company 3

Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter

Björk

Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (d. 1993)

Reggie Lewis

Troy Aikman, American football player and sportscaster

Troy Aikman

Evgeny Bareev, Russian chess player and coach

Evgeny Bareev

Thanasis Kolitsidakis, Greek footballer

Thanasis Kolitsidakis

Ken Block, American race car driver

Ken Block

Tripp Cromer, American baseball player

Tripp Cromer

Toshihiko Koga, Japanese martial artist

Toshihiko Koga

Andrew Caddick, New Zealand-English cricketer

Andrew Caddick

Alex James, English singer-songwriter, bass player

Alex James (musician)

Antonio Tarver, American boxer, sportscaster, and actor

Antonio Tarver

Ken Griffey Jr., American baseball player and actor

Ken Griffey Jr.

Karen Davila, Filipino journalist

Karen Davila

Justin Langer, Australian cricketer and coach

Justin Langer

Michael Strahan, American football player, actor, and talk show host

Michael Strahan

Rich Johnston, English author and critic

Rich Johnston

Rain Phoenix, American actress and singer

Rain Phoenix

Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricketer

Saleem Elahi

Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer

Martin Meichelbeck

Daniel Whiston, English figure skater

Daniel Whiston

Michael Wilson, Australian footballer

Michael Wilson (Australian footballer)

Yolande James, Canadian lawyer and politician

Yolande James

Jonas Jennings, American football player

Jonas Jennings

Daniel Bradshaw, Australian footballer

Daniel Bradshaw

Lucía Jiménez, Spanish actress and singer

Lucía Jiménez

Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer

Vincenzo Iaquinta

Stromile Swift, American basketball player

Stromile Swift

Alex Tanguay, Canadian ice hockey player

Alex Tanguay

Hank Blalock, American baseball player

Hank Blalock

Alec Brownstein, American author and director

Alec Brownstein

Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer

Leonardo González

Wesley Britt, American football player

Wesley Britt

Ainārs Kovals, Latvian javelin thrower

Ainārs Kovals

Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer

Jonny Magallón

Ioana Ciolacu, Romanian fashion designer

Ioana Ciolacu

Georgios Kalogiannidis, Greek archer

Georgios Kalogiannidis

Jamie Langley, English rugby player

Jamie Langley

Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer

Álvaro Bautista

Jena Malone, American actress and singer

Jena Malone

Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

Carly Rae Jepsen

Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer

Jesús Navas

Nicola Silvestri, Italian footballer

Nicola Silvestri

Colleen Ballinger, American comedian, actress, and singer

Colleen Ballinger

Ben Bishop, American ice hockey player

Ben Bishop

Kristof Goddaert, Belgian cyclist (d. 2014)

Kristof Goddaert

Stefan Glarner, Swiss footballer

Stefan Glarner

Eesha Karavade, Indian chess player

Eesha Karavade

Len Väljas, Canadian skier

Len Väljas

Preston Zimmerman, American soccer player

Preston Zimmerman

Will Buckley, English footballer

Will Buckley (footballer)

Dárvin Chávez, Mexican footballer

Dárvin Chávez

Justin Tucker, American football player

Justin Tucker

Fabian Delph, English footballer

Fabian Delph

Dani King, English cyclist

Dani King

Georgie Twigg, English field hockey player

Georgie Twigg

Almaz Ayana, Ethiopian sprinter

Almaz Ayana

Lewis Dunk, English footballer

Lewis Dunk

Peni Terepo, New Zealand rugby league player

Peni Terepo

Conor Maynard, English singer-songwriter

Conor Maynard

Columbanus, Irish missionary and saint (b. 543)

Columbanus

Al-Tahawi, Arab imam and scholar (b. 853)

Al-Tahawi

Reizei, emperor of Japan (b. 950)

Emperor Reizei

William de Corbeil, English archbishop (b. 1070)

William de Corbeil

García Ramírez of Navarre (b. 1112)

García Ramírez of Navarre

Yury of Moscow, Prince of Moscow and Vladimir

Yury of Moscow

Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1346)

Philip I, Duke of Burgundy

Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist, philologist, and scholar (b. 1490)

Georgius Agricola

Annibale Caro, Italian poet and author (b. 1507)

Annibale Caro

Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier (b. 1519)

Thomas Gresham

Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (b. 1583)

Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent · Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (b. 1585)

Jan Brożek

Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (b. 1659)

Henry Purcell

François de Troy, French painter and engraver (b. 1645)

François de Troy

John Hill, English botanist and author (b. 1719)

John Hill (botanist)

Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (b. 1709)

Jacques de Vaucanson

Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and author (b. 1777)

Heinrich von Kleist

Ivan Krylov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1769)

Ivan Krylov

Yoshida Shōin, Japanese academic and politician (b. 1830)

Yoshida Shōin

Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, French priest and activist (b. 1802)

Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech historian and poet (b. 1811)

Karel Jaromír Erben

Marià Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838)

Marià Fortuny

Ami Boué, German-Austrian geologist and ethnographer (b. 1794)

Ami Boué

Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (b. 1844)

Garret Hobart · Vice President of the United States

Paula Modersohn-Becker, German painter (b. 1876)

Paula Modersohn-Becker

Carl Friedrich Schmidt, German-Russian geologist and botanist (b. 1832)

Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832)

Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (b. 1851)

Peder Severin Krøyer

Franz Joseph I of Austria (b. 1830)

Franz Joseph I of Austria

Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican journalist and activist (b. 1874)

Ricardo Flores Magón

Edward Cummins, American golfer (b. 1886)

Edward Cummins

Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (b. 1858)

Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line

Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1870)

Leopold Godowsky

Henrietta Vinton Davis, American actress and playwright (b. 1860)

Henrietta Vinton Davis

Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (b. 1863)

Count Leopold Berchtold · List of foreign ministers of Austria-Hungary

J. B. M. Hertzog, South African general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1866)

J. B. M. Hertzog · Prime Minister of South Africa

Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (b. 1889)

Robert Benchley

Al Davis, American boxer (b. 1920)

Al Davis (boxer)

Ellen Glasgow, American author (b. 1873)

Ellen Glasgow

Alexander Patch, American general (b. 1889)

Alexander Patch

Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver (b. 1903)

Felice Bonetto

Larry Shields, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1893)

Larry Shields

Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1873)

Francis Burton Harrison · Governor-General of the Philippines

Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1909)

Mel Ott

Max Baer, American boxer, referee, and actor (b. 1909)

Max Baer (boxer)

Artur Lemba, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1885)

Artur Lemba

Robert Stroud, American ornithologist and author (b. 1890)

Robert Stroud

C. M. Eddy, Jr., American author (b. 1896)

C. M. Eddy, Jr.

Newsy Lalonde, Canadian lacrosse and ice hockey player (b. 1887)

Newsy Lalonde

C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

C. V. Raman · Nobel Prize in Physics

Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (b. 1902)

Thomas Pelly

John B. Gambling, American radio host (b. 1897)

John B. Gambling

Frank Martin, Swiss-Dutch pianist and composer (b. 1890)

Frank Martin (composer)

Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic author (b. 1889)

Gunnar Gunnarsson

Sara García, Mexican actress (b. 1895)

Sara García

Harry von Zell, American actor and comedian (b. 1906)

Harry von Zell

John Hargrave, English activist and author (b. 1894)

John Hargrave

Ben Wilson, American basketball player (b. 1967)

Ben Wilson (basketball)

Jerry Colonna, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)

Jerry Colonna (entertainer)

Carl Hubbell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1903)

Carl Hubbell

Harvey Hart, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Harvey Hart

Margot Zemach, American author and illustrator (b. 1931)

Margot Zemach

Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler and referee (b. 1954)

Dean Hart

Sonny Werblin, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1907)

Sonny Werblin

Kaysone Phomvihane, Laotian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Laos (b. 1920)

Kaysone Phomvihane · President of Laos

Ricky Williams, American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1956)

Ricky Williams (musician)

Bill Bixby, American actor (b. 1934)

Bill Bixby

Willem Jacob Luyten, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (b. 1899)

Willem Jacob Luyten

Peter Grant, English actor and manager (b. 1935)

Peter Grant (music manager)

Noel Jones, Indian-English diplomat, British ambassador to Kazakhstan (b. 1940)

Noel Jones (diplomat) · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kazakhstan

Bernard Rose, English organist and composer (b 1916)

Bernard Rose (musician)

Abdus Salam, Pakistani-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)

Abdus Salam · Nobel Prize in Physics

Quentin Crisp, English actor, author, and illustrator (b. 1908)

Quentin Crisp

Ernest Lluch, Spanish economist and politician (b. 1937)

Ernest Lluch

Hadda Brooks, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1916)

Hadda Brooks

Alfred Anderson, Scottish soldier (b. 1896)

Alfred Anderson (veteran)

Hugh Sidey, American journalist and academic (b. 1927)

Hugh Sidey

Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Somalian-Djiboutian politician, 1st President of Djibouti (b. 1916)

Hassan Gouled Aptidon · President of Djibouti

Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese lawyer and politician (b. 1972)

Pierre Amine Gemayel

Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Tom Johnson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1928)

Tom Johnson (ice hockey)

Noel McGregor, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1931)

Noel McGregor

Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1926)

Konstantin Feoktistov

Norris Church Mailer, American author (b. 1949)

Norris Church Mailer

David Nolan, American activist and politician (b. 1943)

David Nolan (libertarian)

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American painter and author, co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History (b. 1917)

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs · DuSable Museum of African American History

Emily Squires, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941)

Emily Squires

Austin Peralta, American pianist (b. 1990)

Austin Peralta

John Egerton, American journalist and author (b. 1935)

John Egerton (journalist)

Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (b. 1927)

Fred Kavli · Kavli Foundation (United States)

Dimitri Mihalas, American astronomer and author (b. 1939)

Dimitri Mihalas

Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928)

Vern Mikkelsen

Bernard Parmegiani, French composer (b. 1927)

Bernard Parmegiani

Tôn Thất Đính, Vietnamese general (b. 1926)

Tôn Thất Đính

Maurice Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1929)

Maurice Vachon

J. C. Gilbert, American soldier, farmer, and politician (b. 1922)

J. C. Gilbert

John H. Land, American soldier and politician (b. 1920)

John H. Land

Robert Richardson, English general (b. 1929)

Robert Richardson (British Army officer)

Gil Cardinal, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950)

Gil Cardinal

Ameen Faheem, Indian-Pakistani poet and politician (b. 1939)

Ameen Faheem

Bob Foster, American boxer and police officer (b. 1938)

Bob Foster (boxer)

Anthony Read, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1935)

Anthony Read

Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (b. 1932)

Joseph Silverstein