November 25 — On This Day

Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.

Servius Tullius · Ancient Rome · Roman triumph · Etruscans

Siege of Paris: Viking forces sail the Seine River with a fleet of 300 longships and lay siege to Paris.

Siege of Paris (885-86) · Vikings · Seine · Longship · Paris

Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad, son of Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne.

Máel Coluim II of Scotland · King of Scots · Donnchad I of Scotland · Bethóc · Crínán of Dunkeld

The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England.

White Ship · English Channel · William Adelin · Henry I of England

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Châtillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard.

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem · Raynald of Châtillon · Saladin · Battle of Montgisard

A tsunami, caused by an earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea, devastates Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places.

Tsunami · Earthquake of 1343 · Tyrrhenian Sea · Naples · Amalfi

Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England.

Elizabeth of York · List of English consorts

The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, ends with the Treaty of Granada.

Siege of Granada · Moors · Treaty of Granada

A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.

1667 Shamakhi earthquake · Shemakha · Caucasus

King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

Ferdinand VI of Spain · Religious of the Virgin Mary

French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.

French and Indian War · Fort Duquesne · Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania) · Pittsburgh

An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.

Near East earthquakes of 1759 · Beirut · Damascus

American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

American Revolutionary War · Evacuation Day (New York) · Treaty of Paris (1783)

Partitions of Poland: Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of independent Poland, is forced to abdicate and is exiled to Russia.

Partitions of Poland · Stanisław August Poniatowski · Abdication

The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy.

Greek frigate Hellas · Nafplion · Flagship · Hellenic Navy

A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.

1833 Sumatra earthquake · Sumatra · Tsunami

A cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40-foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (which has never been completely rebuilt). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster.

Pre-1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons · Storm surge · Coringa, Andhra Pradesh

American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg.

American Civil War · Battle of Missionary Ridge · Missionary Ridge · Tennessee · United States

American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.

Confederate Army of Manhattan

The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Greenback Party · Political party · Panic of 1873

American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.

American Indian Wars · Battle of the Little Bighorn · United States Army · Dull Knife Fight · Cheyenne

Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.

Haakon VII of Norway

Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

Albert Einstein · Einstein field equations · Introduction to general relativity · Prussian Academy of Sciences

World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.

World War I · Battle of Ngomano · Negomano · Mozambique · Tanzania

Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria-Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.

Vojvodina · Austria-Hungary · Kingdom of Serbia

The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.

List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.

Berlin · Nazi Germany · Anti-Comintern Pact · Soviet Union

World War II: First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.

World War II · De Havilland Mosquito · Martin B-26 Marauder

HMS Barham is sunk by a German torpedo during World War II.

HMS Barham (04)

World War II: Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina · State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

Second Red Scare · Hollywood Ten · Blacklisted · Cinema of the United States

New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom.

Statute of Westminster 1931

The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).

Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950

Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.

Agatha Christie · The Mousetrap · Ambassadors Theatre (London) · West End theatre

Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends with Chinese victory, American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".

Korean War · Battle of Triangle Hill · Iron Triangle (Korea)

French Sudan gains autonomy as a self-governing member of the French Community.

French Sudan · Autonomous entity · French Community

The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.

Mirabal sisters · Dominican Republic

President Kennedy is buried in Washington D.C..

President Kennedy · Washington D.C.

Lee Harvey Oswald is buried in Fort Worth, TX.

Lee Harvey Oswald · Fort Worth, TX

First television link between Australia and the UK.

In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.

Yukio Mishima · Seppuku

Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.

Georgios Papadopoulos · Greek military junta of 1967-74 · Dimitrios Ioannidis

Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.

Suriname

Former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad. He is later assassinated in 1983.

Benigno Aquino, Jr. · Military tribunal · Firing squad

Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Pope John Paul II · Pope Benedict XVI · Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

Notting Hill · Band Aid (band) · Do They Know It's Christmas? · Famine relief · Ethiopia

Iran-Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

Iran-Contra affair · Edwin Meese · Iran · Contras · Nicaragua

The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.

King Fahd Causeway · Persian Gulf

Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 165 mph and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm.

Typhoon Nina (1987) · Philippines · Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale

The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.

Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia · Czech Republic · Slovakia

An ice storm strikes the central U.S., killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.

Ice storm · Florida

A 5-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, is rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast.

Elian Gonzalez

The 2000 Baku earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0, leaves 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, and becomes the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years.

2000 Baku earthquake · Baku · Azerbaijan

Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades.

Cyclone Nisha (2008) · Sri Lanka

Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing.

2009 Jeddah floods · Jeddah · Saudi Arabia

Pope Francis makes his first official visit to Africa.

Pope Francis · Pope Francis' visit to Kenya

Emperor Taizong of Liao

Emperor Taizong of Liao

Emperor Taizong of Jin (d. 1135)

Emperor Taizong of Jin

Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus (d. 1510)

Catherine Cornaro

Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre, Knight of Henry VIII of England (d. 1525)

Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre

Osanna of Cattaro, Dominican visionary and anchoress (d. 1565)

Osanna of Cattaro

Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright and poet (d. 1635)

Lope de Vega

John Heminges, English actor (d. 1630)

John Heminges

Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Dutch admiral (d. 1629)

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, English politician (d. 1666)

Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet

Henrietta Maria of France (d. 1669)

Henrietta Maria of France

Catherine of Braganza (d. 1705)

Catherine of Braganza

Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri, Italian violin maker (d. 1740)

Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri

Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784)

Jean-François Séguier

Johann Friedrich Reichardt, German composer and critic (d. 1814)

Johann Friedrich Reichardt

Robert Townsend, American spy (d. 1838)

Robert Townsend (spy)

John Armstrong, Jr., American general and politician, 7th United States Secretary of War (d. 1843)

John Armstrong, Jr. · United States Secretary of War

Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, English author and activist (d. 1856)

Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck

Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1863)

Franz Xaver Gruber

Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (d. 1878)

Julius Robert von Mayer

William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (d. 1904)

William Sawyer (politician)

John Bigelow, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to France (d. 1911)

John Bigelow · United States Ambassador to France

Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1919)

Andrew Carnegie

Ernst Schröder, German mathematician and academic (d. 1902)

Ernst Schröder

Henry Ware Eliot, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1919)

Henry Ware Eliot

Karl Benz, German engineer and businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz (d. 1929)

Karl Benz · Mercedes-Benz

José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese-French journalist and author (d. 1900)

José Maria de Eça de Queirós

Carrie Nation, American activist (d. 1911)

Carrie Nation

Alfred Capus, French journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1922)

Alfred Capus

Ethelbert Nevin, American pianist and composer (d. 1901)

Ethelbert Nevin

Gustaf Söderström, Swedish tug of war competitor, shot putter, and discus thrower (d. 1958)

Gustaf Söderström · Tug of war

Kate Gleason, American engineer, businesswoman, and philanthropist (d. 1933)

Kate Gleason

Talaat Harb, Egyptian economist, founded the Banque Misr (d. 1941)

Talaat Harb · Banque Misr

Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (d. 1937)

Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse

Ben Lindsey, American lawyer and judge (d. 1934)

Ben Lindsey (jurist)

Winthrop Ames, American director, producer, and playwright (d. 1937)

Winthrop Ames

Maurice Denis, French painter of Les Nabis movement (d. 1943)

Maurice Denis · Les Nabis

Robert Maysack, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1960)

Robert Maysack

Albert Henry Krehbiel, American painter and illustrator (d. 1945)

Albert Henry Krehbiel

Joe Gans, American boxer (d. 1910)

Joe Gans

Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1936)

Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Harley Granville-Barker, British actor, director and playwright (d. 1946)

Harley Granville-Barker

John Flynn, Australian minister and pilot, founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (d. 1951)

John Flynn (minister) · Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

Elsie J. Oxenham, English author (d. 1960)

Elsie J. Oxenham

Jacob Fichman, Romanian-Israeli poet and critic (d. 1958)

Jacob Fichman

Pope John XXIII (d. 1963)

Pope John XXIII

Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (d. 1939)

Harvey Spencer Lewis

Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist and geneticist (d. 1943)

Nikolai Vavilov

Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Turkish author and playwright (d. 1956)

Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Isaac Rosenberg, English soldier and poet (d. 1918)

Isaac Rosenberg

Ōnishiki Uichirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 26th Yokozuna (d. 1941)

Ōnishiki Uichirō · Makuuchi

Joseph Wood Krutch, American author and critic (d. 1970)

Joseph Wood Krutch

Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (d. 1991)

Wilhelm Kempff

Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (d. 1978)

Anastas Mikoyan · List of heads of state of the Soviet Union · Presidium of the Supreme Soviet · Soviet Union

Helen Hooven Santmyer, American poet and author (d. 1986)

Helen Hooven Santmyer

Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1979)

Ludvík Svoboda · President of Czechoslovakia

Albertus Soegijapranata, Indonesian archbishop (d. 1963)

Albertus Soegijapranata

Virgil Thomson, American composer and critic (d. 1989)

Virgil Thomson

Debaki Bose, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1971)

Debaki Bose

Aarne Viisimaa, Estonian tenor and director (d. 1989)

Aarne Viisimaa

Rudolf Höss, German SS officer (d. 1947)

Rudolf Höss · SS

Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (d. 1980)

Helen Gahagan Douglas

Arthur Liebehenschel, German SS officer (d. 1948)

Arthur Liebehenschel · SS

Eddie Shore, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1985)

Eddie Shore

Lillian Copeland, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1964)

Lillian Copeland

Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2000)

Toni Ortelli

Samiha Ayverdi, Turkish mystic and author (d. 1993)

Samiha Ayverdi

Alice Ambrose, American philosopher and logician (d. 2001)

Alice Ambrose

John Stuart Hindmarsh, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1938)

John Stuart Hindmarsh

P. D. Eastman, American author and illustrator (d. 1986)

P. D. Eastman

Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter and photographer (d. 1984)

Roelof Frankot

Lewis Thomas, American physician, etymologist, and educator (d. 1993)

Lewis Thomas

Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (d. 1999)

Joe DiMaggio

Léon Zitrone, Russian-French journalist (d. 1995)

Léon Zitrone

Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and politician, 30th President of Chile (d. 2006)

Augusto Pinochet · President of Chile

Armando Villanueva, Peruvian politician, 121st Prime Minister of Peru (d. 2013)

Armando Villanueva · Prime Minister of Peru

Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Peg Lynch

Luigi Poggi, Italian cardinal (d. 2010)

Luigi Poggi

Alparslan Türkeş, Cypriot-Turkish colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 1997)

Alparslan Türkeş · Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey

Norman Tokar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)

Norman Tokar

Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (d. 2009)

Ricardo Montalbán

Noel Neill, American actress (d. 2016)

Noel Neill

Shelagh Fraser, English actress (d. 2000)

Shelagh Fraser

Ilja Hurník, Czech composer and playwright (d. 2013)

Ilja Hurník

Fernance B. Perry, Portuguese-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014)

Fernance B. Perry

Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, 9th President of Finland (d. 2017)

Mauno Koivisto · President of Finland

Art Wall Jr., American golfer (d. 2001)

Art Wall Jr.

Paul Desmond, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977)

Paul Desmond

Sybil Stockdale, American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (d. 2015)

Sybil Stockdale · National League of Families

Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 2012)

Takaaki Yoshimoto

Poul Anderson, American author (d. 2001)

Poul Anderson

Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1969)

Jeffrey Hunter

Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (d. 2012)

Ranganath Misra · Chief Justice of India

John K. Cooley, American journalist and author (d. 2008)

John K. Cooley

Judy Crichton, American director and producer (d. 2007)

Judy Crichton

Nat Adderley, American cornet and trumpet player (d. 2000)

Nat Adderley

Takayo Fischer, American actress and singer

Takayo Fischer

Kathryn Crosby, American actress and singer

Kathryn Crosby

Robert Berner, American geologist and academic (d. 2015)

Robert Berner

Trisha Brown, American dancer and choreographer

Trisha Brown

Phoebe S. Leboy, American biochemist

Phoebe S. Leboy

Erol Güngör, Turkish sociologist and psychologist (d. 1983)

Erol Güngör

Rosanna Schiaffino, Italian actress (d. 2009)

Rosanna Schiaffino

Martin Feldstein, American economist and academic

Martin Feldstein

Reinhard Furrer, Austrian-German physicist and astronaut (d. 1995)

Reinhard Furrer

Joe Gibbs, American football player and coach

Joe Gibbs

Jan Jongbloed, Dutch footballer and coach

Jan Jongbloed

Karl Offmann, Mauritian politician, 3rd President of Mauritius

Karl Offmann · List of Presidents of Mauritius

Shyamal Kumar Sen, Indian jurist and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal

Shyamal Kumar Sen · Governor of West Bengal

Percy Sledge, American singer (d. 2015)

Percy Sledge

Christos Papanikolaou, Greek pole vaulter

Christos Papanikolaou

Gerald Seymour, English journalist and author

Gerald Seymour

Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Pakistani spiritual leader and author

Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi

Bob Lind, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bob Lind

Mimis Papaioannou, Greek footballer and manager

Mimis Papaioannou

Jerry Portnoy, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player

Jerry Portnoy

Ben Stein, American actor, television personality, game show host, lawyer, and author

Ben Stein

Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (d. 2003)

Michael Kijana Wamalwa · Vice President of Kenya

Gail Collins, American journalist and author

Gail Collins

Patrick Nagel, American painter and illustrator (d. 1984)

Patrick Nagel

George Webster, American football player (d. 2007)

George Webster (American football)

Marc Brown, American author and illustrator

Marc Brown (author)

Mike Doyle, English footballer (d. 2011)

Mike Doyle (footballer)

Jonathan Kaplan, French-American director and producer

Jonathan Kaplan

John Larroquette, American actor

John Larroquette

Jacques Dupuis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of Quebec

Jacques Dupuis (politician) · Deputy Premier of Quebec

Lars Eighner, American author

Lars Eighner

Kerry O'Keeffe, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Kerry O'Keeffe

Chris Claremont, English-American author

Chris Claremont

Giorgio Faletti, Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2014)

Giorgio Faletti

Alexis Wright, Australian author

Alexis Wright

Bucky Dent, American baseball player and manager

Bucky Dent

Charlaine Harris, American author and poet

Charlaine Harris

Bill Morrissey, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

Bill Morrissey

Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Spanish author and journalist

Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Johnny Rep, Dutch footballer and manager

Johnny Rep

Crescent Dragonwagon, American author and educator

Crescent Dragonwagon

John Lynch, American businessman and politician, 80th Governor of New Hampshire

John Lynch (New Hampshire) · Governor of New Hampshire

Gabriele Oriali, Italian footballer and manager

Gabriele Oriali

Graham Eadie, Australian rugby league player and coach

Graham Eadie

Mark Frost, American author, screenwriter, and producer

Mark Frost

Jeffrey Skilling, American businessman

Jeffrey Skilling

Don Hahn, American director and producer

Don Hahn

Kurt Niedermayer, German footballer and manager

Kurt Niedermayer

Connie Palmen, Dutch author

Connie Palmen

Bruno Tonioli, Italian dancer and choreographer

Bruno Tonioli

Bob Ehrlich, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Maryland

Bob Ehrlich · Governor of Maryland

Naomi Oreskes, American historian of science

Naomi Oreskes

Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (d. 2015)

Charles Kennedy

Steve Rothery, English guitarist and songwriter

Steve Rothery

Amy Grant, American singer-songwriter

Amy Grant

John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and publisher (d. 1999)

John F. Kennedy Jr.

Paul Comstive, English footballer (d. 2013)

Paul Comstive

Scott Cam, Australian carpenter and television host

Scott Cam

Gilbert Delorme, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Gilbert Delorme

Hironobu Sakaguchi, Japanese game designer, founded Mistwalker

Hironobu Sakaguchi · Mistwalker

Jimon Terakado, Japanese comedian and actor

Jimon Terakado

Kevin Chamberlin, American actor and director

Kevin Chamberlin

Holly Cole, Canadian singer and actress

Holly Cole

Chip Kelly, American football player and coach

Chip Kelly

Bernie Kosar, American football player and sportscaster

Bernie Kosar

Mark Lanegan, American singer-songwriter

Mark Lanegan

Tim Armstrong, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Tim Armstrong

Cris Carter, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Cris Carter

Dougray Scott, Scottish actor and producer

Dougray Scott

Stacy Lattisaw, American R&B singer

Stacy Lattisaw

Anthony Nesty, Surinamese swimmer

Anthony Nesty

Gregg Turkington, Australian comedian and singer

Gregg Turkington

Jacqueline Hennessy, Canadian actress and journalist

Jacqueline Hennessy

Jill Hennessy, Canadian actress and singer

Jill Hennessy

Erick Sermon, American rapper and producer

Erick Sermon

Kim Ofstad, Norwegian drummer and composer

Kim Ofstad

Christina Applegate, American actress, singer, dancer, and producer

Christina Applegate

Magnus Arvedson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach

Magnus Arvedson

Göksel Demirpençe, Turkish singer-songwriter

Göksel Demirpençe

Deepa Marathe, Indian cricketer

Deepa Marathe

Steven de Jongh, Dutch cyclist

Steven de Jongh

Octavio Dotel, Dominican baseball player

Octavio Dotel

Erick Strickland, American basketball player

Erick Strickland

Eddie Steeples, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Eddie Steeples

Kenneth Mitchell, Canadian actor

Kenneth Mitchell (actor)

Abdelkader Benali, Moroccan-Dutch journalist and author

Abdelkader Benali

Clint Mathis, American soccer player and coach

Clint Mathis

Donovan McNabb, American football player and sportscaster

Donovan McNabb

Olena Vitrychenko, Ukrainian gymnast and coach

Olena Vitrychenko

Guillermo Cañas, Argentinian tennis player

Guillermo Cañas

Marcus Marshall, Australian race car driver

Marcus Marshall

Ringo Sheena, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

Ringo Sheena

Michael Lehan, American football player

Michael Lehan

John-Michael Liles, American ice hockey player

John-Michael Liles

Josh Mathews, American wrestler and sportscaster

Josh Mathews

Aaron Mokoena, South African footballer

Aaron Mokoena

Alviro Petersen, South African cricketer

Alviro Petersen

Nick Swisher, American baseball player

Nick Swisher

Steffen Thier, German rugby player

Steffen Thier

Xabi Alonso, Spanish footballer

Xabi Alonso

Lee Bum-ho, South Korean baseball player

Lee Bum-ho

Barbara Pierce Bush, American activist

Barbara Bush (born 1981)

Jared Jeffries, American basketball player

Jared Jeffries

Chevon Troutman, American basketball player

Chevon Troutman

Mitchell Claydon, Australian-English cricketer

Mitchell Claydon

Kirsty Crawford, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

Kirsty Crawford

Jhulan Goswami, Indian cricketer

Jhulan Goswami

Peter Siddle, Australian cricketer

Peter Siddle

Remona Fransen, Dutch pentathlete

Remona Fransen

Katie Cassidy, American actress

Katie Cassidy

Craig Gardner, English footballer

Craig Gardner

Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (d. 2010)

Nodar Kumaritashvili

Jay Spearing, English footballer

Jay Spearing

Tom Dice, Belgian singer-songwriter

Tom Dice

Rye Rye, American rapper, dancer, and actress

Rye Rye

Everton Heleno dos Santos, Brazilian footballer

Everton Heleno dos Santos

Kyler Fackrell, American football player

Kyler Fackrell

Jamie Grace, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Jamie Grace

Philipp Grubauer, German ice hockey player

Philipp Grubauer

Luca Tremolada, Italian footballer

Luca Tremolada

Kevin Woo, American-South Korean singer and dancer

Kevin Woo

Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player

Ana Bogdan

Danny Kent, English motorcycle racer

Danny Kent

Pope Peter I of Alexandria

Pope Peter I of Alexandria

Bilge Khagan, Turkic emperor (b. 683)

Bilge Khagan

Malcolm II of Scotland (b. 954)

Malcolm II of Scotland

William Adelin, son of Henry I of England (sinking of the White Ship) (b. 1103)

William Adelin · Henry I of England

Pope Lucius III (b. 1097)

Pope Lucius III

Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (b. 1264)

Prince Koreyasu

Philip II, Prince of Taranto (b. 1329)

Philip II, Prince of Taranto

Jacques Cœur, French merchant and banker (b. 1395)

Jacques Cœur

Andrea Doria, Italian admiral (b. 1466)

Andrea Doria

Hu Zongxian, Chinese general (b. 1512)

Hu Zongxian

Edward Alleyn, English actor, founded Dulwich College (b. 1566)

Edward Alleyn · Dulwich College

Ismaël Bullialdus, French astronomer and mathematician (b. 1605)

Ismaël Bullialdus

Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of New York City (b. 1643)

Stephanus Van Cortlandt · Mayor of New York City

Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian (b. 1674)

Isaac Watts

Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist and composer (b. 1687)

Johann Georg Pisendel

Richard Glover, English poet and politician (b. 1712)

Richard Glover (poet)

Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar (b. 1821)

Heinrich Barth

Hermann Kolbe, German chemist and academic (b. 1818)

Hermann Kolbe

Thomas A. Hendricks, American lawyer and politician, 21st Vice President of the United States (b. 1819)

Thomas A. Hendricks · Vice President of the United States

Alfonso XII of Spain (b. 1857)

Alfonso XII of Spain

Edward P. Allen, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)

Edward P. Allen

Gaston Chevrolet, French-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1892)

Gaston Chevrolet

Vajiravudh, Siam king (b. 1880)

Vajiravudh

Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American lawyer and judge (b. 1866)

Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Kanbun Uechi, Japanese martial artist, founded Uechi-ryū (b. 1877)

Kanbun Uechi · Uechi-ryū

Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (b. 1878)

Bill Robinson

Mao Anying, Chinese general (b. 1922)

Mao Anying

Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)

Johannes V. Jensen · Nobel Prize in Literature

Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finnish linguist and diplomat (b. 1873)

Gustaf John Ramstedt

Alexander Dovzhenko, Ukrainian-Russian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)

Alexander Dovzhenko

Prince George of Greece and Denmark (b. 1869)

Prince George of Greece and Denmark

Gérard Philipe, French actor (b. 1922)

Gérard Philipe

Hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (b. 1866)

Hubert Van Innis

Alexander Marinesko, Russian lieutenant (b. 1913)

Alexander Marinesko

Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (b. 1890)

Myra Hess

Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic, and essayist (b. 1878)

Upton Sinclair

Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (b. 1908)

Paul Siple

Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, actor, and director (b. 1925)

Yukio Mishima

Henri Coandă, Romanian engineer, designed the Coandă-1910 (b. 1886)

Henri Coandă · Coandă-1910

Laurence Harvey, Lithuania-born English actor (b. 1928)

Laurence Harvey

Nick Drake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)

Nick Drake

U Thant, Burmese lawyer and diplomat, 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations (b. 1909)

U Thant · Secretary-General of the United Nations

Jack Albertson, American actor and singer (b. 1907)

Jack Albertson

Yashwantrao Chavan, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1913)

Yashwantrao Chavan · Deputy Prime Minister of India

Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic (b. 1905)

Geoffrey Grigson

Franz Hildebrandt, German pastor and theologian (b. 1909)

Franz Hildebrandt

Harold Washington, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1922)

Harold Washington · Mayor of Chicago

Alva R. Fitch, American general (b. 1907)

Alva R. Fitch

Merab Mamardashvili, Georgian philosopher and academic (b. 1930)

Merab Mamardashvili

Eleanor Audley, American actress and voice artist (b. 1905)

Eleanor Audley

Léon Zitrone, Russian-French journalist (b. 1914)

Léon Zitrone

Hastings Banda, Malawian physician and politician, 1st President of Malawi (b. 1898)

Hastings Banda · President of Malawi

Nelson Goodman, American philosopher and academic (b. 1906)

Nelson Goodman

Flip Wilson, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1933)

Flip Wilson

Valentín Campa, Mexican union leader and politician (b. 1904)

Valentín Campa

Hugh Alexander, American baseball player and scout (b. 1917)

Hugh Alexander (baseball)

Harry Devlin, American painter and illustrator (b. 1918)

Harry Devlin

Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (b. 1926)

Karel Reisz

Ed Paschke, American painter and academic (b. 1939)

Ed Paschke

George Best, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1946)

George Best

Richard Burns, English race car driver (b. 1971)

Richard Burns

Luciano Bottaro, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1931)

Luciano Bottaro

Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1979)

Valentín Elizalde

Phyllis Fraser, American actress and publisher, co-founded Beginner Books (b. 1916)

Phyllis Fraser · Beginner Books

Kenneth M. Taylor, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1919)

Kenneth M. Taylor

Peter Lipton, American philosopher and academic (b. 1954)

Peter Lipton

Alfred Balk, American journalist and author (b. 1930)

Alfred Balk

Peter Christopherson, English keyboard player, songwriter, and director (b. 1955)

Peter Christopherson

C. Scott Littleton, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1933)

C. Scott Littleton

Bernard Matthews, English businessman, founded Bernard Matthews Farms (b. 1930)

Bernard Matthews · Bernard Matthews Farms

Vasily Alekseyev, Russian weightlifter and coach (b. 1942)

Vasily Alekseyev

Coco Robicheaux, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)

Coco Robicheaux

Earl Carroll, American singer (b. 1937)

Earl Carroll (vocalist)

Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician and educator (b. 1931)

Lars Hörmander

Dave Sexton, English footballer and manager (b. 1930)

Dave Sexton

Dinah Sheridan, English actress (b. 1920)

Dinah Sheridan

Jim Temp, American football player and businessman (b. 1933)

Jim Temp

Lou Brissie, American baseball player (b. 1924)

Lou Brissie

Ricardo Fort, Argentinian businessman (b. 1968)

Ricardo Fort

Bill Foulkes, English footballer and manager (b. 1932)

Bill Foulkes

Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1921)

Chico Hamilton

Egon Lánský, Czech journalist and politician (b. 1934)

Egon Lánský

Al Plastino, American author and illustrator (b. 1921)

Al Plastino

Irvin J. Borowsky, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1924)

Irvin J. Borowsky

Sitara Devi, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1920)

Sitara Devi

Petr Hapka, Czech composer and conductor (b. 1944)

Petr Hapka

Denham Harman, American biogerontologist and academic (b. 1916)

Denham Harman

O'Neil Bell, Jamaican boxer (b. 1974)

O'Neil Bell

Jeremy Black, English admiral (b. 1932)

Jeremy Black (Royal Navy officer)

Svein Christiansen, Norwegian drummer and composer (b. 1941)

Svein Christiansen

Lennart Hellsing, Swedish author and translator (b. 1919)

Lennart Hellsing

Elmo Williams, American director, producer, and editor (b. 1913)

Elmo Williams

Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba, and revolutionary (b. 1926)

Fidel Castro

Ron Glass, American actor (b. 1945)

Ron Glass