November 29 — On This Day

King Chlothar I dies at Compiègne. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, who divide the Frankish Kingdom.

Chlothar I · Compiègne · Merovingian dynasty · Charibert I · Guntram

The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan.

Tang dynasty · Xue Rengao · Battle of Qianshuiyuan

The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib deals a crushing defeat to the Qarmatians at the Battle of Hama.

Abbasid · Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib · Qarmatians · Battle of Hama

The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon dynasty, moves the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul.

Taejo of Joseon · Joseon dynasty · Kaesŏng · Seoul

The papal conclave of 1549-50 begins.

Papal conclave, 1549-50

The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India.

Battle of Swally · Portuguese Empire

Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.

Natchez people · Natchez revolt · Fort Rosalie · Natchez, Mississippi

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Fort Cumberland · Nova Scotia

San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.

San Jose, California · José Joaquín Moraga · Alta California

The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.

Zong massacre · Insurance

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.

1783 New Jersey earthquake · New Jersey

Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil: John VI of Portugal flees Lisbon from advancing Napoleonic forces during the Peninsular War, transferring the Portuguese court to Brazil.

Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil · John VI of Portugal · Peninsular War

November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins.

November Uprising · Congress Poland

The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.

Sonderbund · Guillaume-Henri Dufour

Whitman massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.

Whitman massacre · Marcus Whitman · Cayuse War

The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation.

Punctation of Olmütz · Olomouc · Prussia · Austrian Empire · German Confederation

American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.

American Indian Wars · Sand Creek massacre · Colorado · John Chivington · Cheyenne

American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill: A Confederate advance into Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army. General John Bell Hood is angered, which leads to the Battle of Franklin.

American Civil War · Battle of Spring Hill · Confederate States Army · Union Army · John Bell Hood

American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.

Modoc War · Battle of Lost River

Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

Thomas Edison · Phonograph

The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.

Meiji Constitution · Diet of Japan

The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11-0, at the Pittsburgh Coliseum, to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.

Pittsburgh Stars · Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) · Recreation Park (Pittsburgh) · National Football League (1902)

U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.

Richard E. Byrd · South Pole

World War II: The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).

World War II · Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia · Jajce · Bosnia and Herzegovina

World War II: Albania is liberated by the Partisans.

Liberation Day (Albania)

The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.

Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia

Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.

United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine · United Nations General Assembly · Mandatory Palestine

First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.

First Indochina War · Mỹ Trạch massacre

Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea.

Korean War · North Korea · United Nations

Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission: Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.

Project Mercury · Mercury-Atlas 5 · Enos (chimpanzee) · Spacecraft · Puerto Rico

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Lyndon B. Johnson · Warren Commission · Assassination of John F. Kennedy · John F. Kennedy

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board.

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 · Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.

Vietnam War · United States Secretary of Defense · Robert McNamara

Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.

Atari, Inc. · Pong · Video game

The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children.

Military of Suriname · Moiwana · Suriname Guerrilla War

Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 115.

Korean Air Flight 858

The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.

Armed Forces of the Philippines · The Peninsula Manila · Antonio Trillanes · Manila Peninsula Mutiny

Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington.

Maurice Clemmons · 2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers · Lakewood, Washington

Kazan, emperor of Japan (d. 1008)

Emperor Kazan

John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray, English Baron (d. 1361)

John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray

John I, duke of Bavaria (d. 1340)

John I, Duke of Bavaria

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Belgian-English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1368)

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence · List of Lords Lieutenant of Ireland

Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont, English Baron (d. 1460)

Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont

Zhengtong, emperor of the Ming Dynasty (d. 1464)

Emperor Yingzong of Ming

Andrea della Valle, Italian cardinal (d. 1534)

Andrea della Valle

Joachim Vadian, Swiss physician, scholar, and politician (d. 1551)

Joachim Vadian

Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, English politician (d. 1592)

Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu

John Ray, English biologist and botanist (d. 1705)

John Ray

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 1747)

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Michael Christian Festing, English violinist and composer (d. 1752)

Michael Christian Festing

Jemima Wilkinson, American evangelist (d. 1819)

Jemima Wilkinson

Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet and philosopher (d. 1865)

Andrés Bello

Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (d. 1848)

Gaetano Donizetti

Alexander Brullov, Russian painter and architect, designed the Pulkovo Observatory (d. 1877)

Alexander Brullov · Pulkovo Observatory

Amos Bronson Alcott, American philosopher and academic (d. 1888)

Amos Bronson Alcott

Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and author (d. 1827)

Wilhelm Hauff

Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist (d. 1853)

Christian Doppler

Gottfried Semper, German architect and academic, designed the Semper Opera House (d. 1879)

Gottfried Semper · Semper Opera House

Morrison Waite, American jurist and politician, 7th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1888)

Morrison Waite · Chief Justice of the United States

George Brown, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 10th Premier of West Canada (d. 1880)

George Brown (Canadian politician) · List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada

William Ellery Channing American poet and author (d. 1901)

William Ellery Channing (poet)

La Fayette Grover, American lawyer and politician, 4th Governor of Oregon (d. 1911)

La Fayette Grover · Governor of Oregon

Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and psychologist (d. 1893)

Jean-Martin Charcot

Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and soldier (d. 1862)

Frederick Townsend Ward

Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (d. 1888)

Louisa May Alcott

Empress Dowager Cixi of China (d. 1908)

Empress Dowager Cixi

John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer (d. 1945)

John Ambrose Fleming

Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1921)

Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg · Chancellor of Germany

Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (d. 1911)

Theodor Escherich

Spyridon Samaras, Greek playwright and composer (d. 1917)

Spyridon Samaras

Suzan Rose Benedict, American mathematician and academic (d. 1942)

Suzan Rose Benedict

Francis Dodd, Welsh-English painter and academic (d. 1949)

Francis Dodd (artist)

Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician and neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)

Egas Moniz · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Nellie Tayloe Ross, American educator and politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming (d. 1977)

Nellie Tayloe Ross · Governor of Wyoming

John Derbyshire, English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1938)

John Derbyshire (swimmer)

Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (d. 1963)

Jacob Gade

Artur Phleps, Romanian-German general (d. 1944)

Artur Phleps

Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (d. 1957)

Abdülhalik Renda · List of Ministers of National Defence of Turkey

Henri Fabre, French pilot and engineer (d. 1984)

Henri Fabre

Joe Slater, Australian footballer and captain (d. 1917)

Joe Slater

Julius Raab, Austrian engineer and politician, 19th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1964)

Julius Raab · Chancellor of Austria

Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (d. 1976)

Busby Berkeley

William Tubman, Liberian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Liberia (d. 1971)

William Tubman · President of Liberia

C. S. Lewis, British novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1963)

C. S. Lewis

Andrija Artuković, Croatian Minister of Interior (d. 1988)

Andrija Artuković · Government of the Independent State of Croatia

Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian (d. 2017)

Emma Morano

Mildred Gillars, American broadcaster, employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during WWII (d. 1988) [1]

Mildred Gillars · Nazi Germany

Mildred Harris, American actress (d. 1944)

Mildred Harris

Egon Eiermann, German architect, designed the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (d. 1970)

Egon Eiermann · Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop and theologian (d. 1991)

Marcel Lefebvre

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., American pastor and politician (d. 1972)

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Afet İnan, Turkish historian and sociologist (d. 1985)

Afet İnan

Elizabeth Choy, Malaysian-Singaporean educator and politician (d. 2006)

Elizabeth Choy

Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian actor and director (d. 1961)

Antanas Škėma

Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (d. 2008)

Ludu Daw Amar

Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (d. 1967)

Billy Strayhorn

Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000)

Fran Ryan

Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter (d. 2017)

Pierre Gaspard-Huit

Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)

Merle Travis

Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (d. 2007)

Madeleine L'Engle

Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2013)

Joe Weider · International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness

Yegor Ligachyov, Russian engineer and politician

Yegor Ligachyov

Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (d. 2014)

Joseph Shivers · Spandex

Michael Howard, English-American historian, author, and academic

Michael Howard (historian)

Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)

Minnie Miñoso

Chuck Daigh, American race car driver (b. 2008)

Chuck Daigh

Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (d. 2014)

Jane Freilicher

Charles E. Mower, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1944)

Charles E. Mower · Medal of Honor

Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia

Beji Caid Essebsi · President of Tunisia

Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host

Vin Scully

Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and educator

Tahir Salahov

Paul Simon, American soldier and politician, 39th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (d. 2003)

Paul Simon (politician) · Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Ernie Vossler, American golfer (d. 2013)

Ernie Vossler

Derek Jameson, English journalist and radio host (d. 2012)

Derek Jameson

Woo Yong-gak, North Korean soldier

Woo Yong-gak

Shirley Porter, English politician, Lord Mayor of Westminster

Shirley Porter · List of Lord Mayors of Westminster

Vladimir Šenauer, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)

Vladimir Šenauer

Alan Lee Williams, English academic and politician

Alan Lee Williams

Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1997)

Shintaro Katsu

André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)

André Noyelle

Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France

Jacques Chirac · President of France

Fernando Guillén, Spanish actor (d. 2013)

Fernando Guillén (actor)

Marc Vaux, English painter

Marc Vaux

John Mayall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

John Mayall

James Rosenquist, American painter and illustrator (d. 2017)

James Rosenquist

Willie Morris, American writer (d. 1999)

Willie Morris

Diane Ladd, American actress

Diane Ladd

Thomas J. O'Brien, American bishop

Thomas J. O'Brien (bishop)

Jan Mangerud, Norwegian geologist and academic

Jan Mangerud

Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (d. 1996)

Kashiwado Tsuyoshi · Makuuchi

Peter Bergman, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Peter Bergman (comedian)

Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2007)

Denny Doherty

Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist and journalist (d. 2013)

Oscar Espinosa Chepe

Chuck Mangione, American horn player and composer

Chuck Mangione

Janet Smith, English lawyer and judge

Janet Smith (judge)

Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic

Henry T. Yang

Bill Freehan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

Bill Freehan

Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player and coach (d. 2012)

Roberto Rodríguez (baseball)

Felix Cavaliere, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Felix Cavaliere

Ann Dunham, American anthropologist and academic (d. 1995)

Ann Dunham

Maggie Thompson, American author and critic

Maggie Thompson

John Grillo, English actor and playwright

John Grillo

Janet Holmes à Court, Australian businesswoman and philanthropist

Janet Holmes à Court

Bobbi Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)

Bobbi Martin

Sue Miller, American novelist and short story writer

Sue Miller

Csaba Pléh, Hungarian psychologist and linguist

Csaba Pléh

Brian Cadd, Australian singer-songwriter, keyboard player and producer

Brian Cadd

Suzy Chaffee, American skier

Suzy Chaffee

Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist

Silvio Rodríguez

Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (d. 1992)

Petra Kelly

Ronnie Montrose, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)

Ronnie Montrose

Yōichi Masuzoe, Japanese politician

Yōichi Masuzoe

Yvon Labre, Canadian ice hockey player

Yvon Labre

Jerry Lawler, American wrestler and sportscaster

Jerry Lawler

Dutch Mantel, American wrestler and manager

Dutch Mantel

Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)

Garry Shandling

Steve Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

Steve Smith (politician)

Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (d. 2012)

Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.

Barry Goudreau, American guitarist and songwriter

Barry Goudreau

Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)

Roger Troutman

Don Walker, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist

Don Walker (musician)

Jeff Fahey, American actor and producer

Jeff Fahey

Dusty Hare, English rugby player and cricketer

Dusty Hare

Jackie French, Australian author

Jackie French

Joel Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Joel Coen

Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (d. 2006)

Steve Rogers (rugby league)

Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian, actor, and television host

Howie Mandel

Hinton Battle, German-American actor, dancer, and choreographer

Hinton Battle

Yvonne Fovargue, English lawyer and politician

Yvonne Fovargue

Eric Laakso, American football player (d. 2010)

Eric Laakso

Katrin Saks, Estonian lawyer and politician

Katrin Saks

Jennifer Batten, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Jennifer Batten

Janet Napolitano, American lawyer, academic, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Janet Napolitano · United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Matthew Rubel, American businessman

Matthew Rubel

Mario Salieri, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter

Mario Salieri

Michael Dempsey, Zimbabwean-English bass player

Michael Dempsey

John Dramani Mahama, Ghanaian historian and politician, 4th President of Ghana

John Dramani Mahama · President of Ghana

Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician and academic

Richard Borcherds

Neal Broten, American ice hockey player

Neal Broten

Rich Camarillo, American football player and coach

Rich Camarillo

Rahm Emanuel, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago

Rahm Emanuel · Mayor of Chicago

Marco Bucci, Italian discus thrower (d. 2013)

Marco Bucci

Howard Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Howard Johnson (baseball)

Cathy Moriarty, American actress

Cathy Moriarty

Ronny Jordan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)

Ronny Jordan

Andrew McCarthy, American actor and director

Andrew McCarthy

Michael Veitch, Australian comedian and actor

Michael Veitch

Will Downing, American singer-songwriter and producer

Will Downing

Lalit Modi, Indian businessman

Lalit Modi

Don Cheadle, American actor and producer

Don Cheadle

Ken Monkou, Surinamese-Dutch footballer

Ken Monkou

Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian and actress

Ellen Cleghorne

Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese poet and pianist (d. 1992)

Yutaka Ozaki

Hayabusa, Japanese wrestler (d. 2016)

Hayabusa (wrestler)

Jonathan Knight, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Jonathan Knight

Kasey Keller, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster

Kasey Keller

Mariano Rivera, Panamanian-American baseball player

Mariano Rivera

Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer

Pierre van Hooijdonk

Tomas Brolin, Swedish footballer

Tomas Brolin

Larry Joe Campbell, American actor and director

Larry Joe Campbell

Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer and coach

Mark Pembridge

Ryu Seung-ryong, South Korean actor

Ryu Seung-ryong

Brad May, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Brad May

Willie Bain, Scottish academic and politician

Willie Bain

Brian Baumgartner, American actor and producer

Brian Baumgartner

Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player and sportscaster

Jamal Mashburn

Roger Shah, German electronic music producer

Roger Shah

Minoru Tanaka, Japanese wrestler and boxer

Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)

Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager

Ryan Giggs

Sarah Jones, American actress and playwright

Sarah Jones (stage actress)

Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2011)

Pavol Demitra

Andreas Ioannides, Cypriot footballer

Andreas Ioannides

Chris Akins, American football player

Chris Akins

Lindsay Benko, American swimmer

Lindsay Benko

Anna Faris, American actress

Anna Faris

Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player

Michalis Kakiouzis

Eddie Howe, English footballer and manager

Eddie Howe

Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer

Younis Khan

Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater

Maria Petrova (figure skater)

Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player

Alessandro Fei (volleyball)

Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Greek footballer

Dimitrios Konstantopoulos

Adam Barrett, English footballer

Adam Barrett

Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player

Francis Beltrán

Jayceon Terrell Taylor, American rapper "Game"

Jayceon Terrell Taylor

Neal Horgan, American-Irish footballer

Neal Horgan

P. J. Fleck, American football player and coach

P. J. Fleck

Janina Gavankar, American actress and singer

Janina Gavankar

Chun Jung-myung, South Korean actor

Chun Jung-myung

Ilias Kasidiaris, Greek soldier and politician

Ilias Kasidiaris

Fawad Khan, Pakistani actor, model and singer

Fawad Khan

Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player

Tanner Glass

Jennifer Oeser, German heptathlete

Jennifer Oeser

Ji Hyun-woo, South Korean actor and guitarist

Ji Hyun-woo

Evangelia Aravani, Greek model

Evangelia Aravani

Shannon Brown, American basketball player

Shannon Brown

Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer

Stephen O'Halloran

Dana Brooke, American wrestler and bodybuilder

Dana Brooke

Lee Hyun-ho, South Korean footballer

Lee Hyun-ho

Russell Wilson, American football player

Russell Wilson

Sheldon Richardson, American football player

Sheldon Richardson

Terunofuji Haruo, Mongolian sumo wrestler

Terunofuji Haruo

Shaun Lane, Australian rugby league player

Shaun Lane

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, British swimmer

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor

Akvilė Paražinskaitė, Lithuanian tennis player

Akvilė Paražinskaitė

Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player

Ye Qiuyu

Jacob of Serugh, Syrian poet and theologian (b. 451)

Jacob of Serugh

Ahkal Mo' Naab' I, ruler of Palenque (Mexico) (b. 465)

Ahkal Mo' Naab' I · Mexico

Chlothar I, Frankish king (b. 497)

Chlothar I

Adalbero, Duke of Carinthia (b. c. 980)

Adalbero, Duke of Carinthia

Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1206)

Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria

Pope Clement IV (b. 1190)

Pope Clement IV

Philip IV of France (b. 1268)

Philip IV of France

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1287)

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Michael of Cesena, Italian general, priest, and theologian (b. 1270)

Michael of Cesena

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1316)

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Robert Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Wemme (b. 1373)

Robert Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Wemme

Marie of Anjou, queen of France, spouse of Charles VII of France (b. 1404)

Marie of Anjou · Charles VII of France

Thomas Wolsey, English cardinal and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1470)

Thomas Wolsey · Lord Chancellor

Hans Holbein the Younger, German artist (b.c. 1497)

Hans Holbein the Younger

Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1488)

Jungjong of Joseon

Cuthbert Mayne, English saint (b. 1543)

Cuthbert Mayne

Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (b. 1547)

Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin

Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (b. 1533)

Alonso de Ercilla

Ernst von Mansfeld, German commander (b. 1580)

Ernst von Mansfeld

Frederick V, Elector Palatine (b. 1596)

Frederick V, Elector Palatine

William Cartwright, English priest and playwright (b. 1611)

William Cartwright (dramatist)

Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (b. 1567)

Claudio Monteverdi

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish astronomer and theologian (b. 1565)

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus

Brian Walton, English bishop and scholar (b. 1600)

Brian Walton (bishop)

Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (b. 1628)

Marcello Malpighi

James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Court of Session (b. 1619)

James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair · Lord President of the Court of Session

Patrick Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (b. 1635)

Patrick Gordon

Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1687)

Nicolaus I Bernoulli

Maria Theresa, Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1717)

Maria Theresa · Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

Samuel Langdon, American pastor, theologian, and academic (b. 1723)

Samuel Langdon

John Maurice Hauke, Polish general (b. 1775)

John Maurice Hauke

Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1778)

Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi

Marcus Whitman, American physician and missionary (b. 1802)

Marcus Whitman

Hiệp Hòa, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1847)

Hiệp Hòa

Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1881)

Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza

Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (b. 1858)

Giacomo Puccini

George Giffen, Australian cricketer (b. 1859)

George Giffen

Abdullah Cevdet, Kurdish-Turkish physician and academic (b. 1869)

Abdullah Cevdet

Philipp Scheidemann, German lawyer and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1865)

Philipp Scheidemann · Chancellor of Germany

Frank Waller, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1884)

Frank Waller

Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

Boyd Wagner

Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890)

Johannes Vares · Prime Minister of Estonia

Sam De Grasse, Canadian-American actor (b. 1875)

Sam De Grasse

Dink Johnson, American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)

Dink Johnson

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist and composer (b. 1897)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1886)

Ferenc Münnich · List of Prime Ministers of Hungary

Robert T. Frederick, American general (b. 1907)

Robert T. Frederick

Carl Stalling, American pianist and composer (b. 1888)

Carl Stalling

James J. Braddock, American boxer (b. 1905)

James J. Braddock

Tony Brise, English race car driver (b. 1952)

Tony Brise

Graham Hill, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1929)

Graham Hill

Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist, co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement (b. 1897)

Dorothy Day · Catholic Worker Movement

George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (b. 1923)

George J. Maloof, Sr.

Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)

Natalie Wood

Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral, Brazilian herpetologist (b. 1894)

Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral

Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (b. 1908)

Percy Williams (sprinter)

Cary Grant, English-American actor (b. 1904)

Cary Grant

Irene Handl, English actress (b. 1901)

Irene Handl

Ralph Bellamy, American actor (b. 1904)

Ralph Bellamy

Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician and academic (b. 1906)

Jean Dieudonné

J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (b. 1904)

J. R. D. Tata · Tata Motors · Tata Global Beverages

Dan Flavin, American sculptor and illustrator (b. 1933)

Dan Flavin

Denis Jenkinson, English journalist and author (b. 1920)

Denis Jenkinson

Maus Gatsonides, Dutch race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)

Maus Gatsonides

John Berry, American-French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1917)

John Berry (film director)

Gene Rayburn, American game show panelist and host (b. 1917)

Gene Rayburn

Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (b. 1918)

Kazuo Sakamaki

Ilmar Laaban, Estonian-Swedish poet and publicist (b. 1921)

Ilmar Laaban

Mic Christopher, American-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1969)

Mic Christopher

George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer (b. 1943)

George Harrison

John Knowles, American novelist (b. 1926)

John Knowles

Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Daniel Gélin

John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1932)

John Drew Barrymore

Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)

Harry Danning

David Di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)

David Di Tommaso

Allen Carr, English-Spanish accountant and author (b. 1934)

Allen Carr

James Barber, Canadian chef and author (b. 1923)

James Barber (author)

Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)

Ralph Beard

Henry Hyde, American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)

Henry Hyde

Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (b. 1918)

Jørn Utzon · Sydney Opera House

Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)

Robert Holdstock

Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet and author (b. 1937)

Bella Akhmadulina

Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1915)

Mario Monicelli

S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan journalist and author (b. 1930)

S. Sivanayagam

Stephen J. Solarz, American academic and politician (b. 1940)

Stephen J. Solarz

Maurice Wilkes, English physicist and computer scientist (b. 1913)

Maurice Wilkes

Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian (b. 1969)

Patrice O'Neal

Guillermo O'Donnell, Argentine political scientist (b. 1936)

Guillermo O'Donnell

Joelmir Beting, Brazilian journalist (b. 1936)

Joelmir Beting

Sherab Palden Beru, Tibetan painter (b. 1911)

Sherab Palden Beru

Merv Pregulman, American football player and businessman (b. 1922)

Merv Pregulman

Buddy Roberts, American wrestler and manager (b. 1945)

Buddy Roberts

Oliver Cheatham, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)

Oliver Cheatham

Colin Eglin, South African soldier and politician (b. 1925)

Colin Eglin

Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Russian-Polish poet and activist (b. 1936)

Natalya Gorbanevskaya

Brian Torrey Scott, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1976)

Brian Torrey Scott

Dwayne Alons, American general and politician (b. 1946)

Dwayne Alons

Dick Bresciani, American businessman (b. 1938)

Dick Bresciani

Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1934)

Mark Strand

Joe Marston, Australian footballer and manager (b. 1926)

Joe Marston

Otto Newman, Austrian-American sociologist and academic (b. 1922)

Otto Newman

Oʻtkir Sultonov, Uzbek lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (b. 1939)

Oʻtkir Sultonov · Prime Minister of Uzbekistan

Marcos Danilo Padilha, Brazilian football player (b. 1985)

Marcos Danilo Padilha