November 30 — On This Day

The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.

Siege of Pensacola (1707) · Pensacola, Florida

King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.

Charles XII of Sweden · Siege of Fredriksten

American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).

American Revolutionary War · Treaty of Paris (1783)

The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).

Grand Duchy of Tuscany · Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor · Capital punishment · Cities for Life Day

The Balmis Expedition starts in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against smallpox in Spanish America and Philippines. In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.

Balmis Expedition · Spain · Spanish America · Philippines · New Orleans

The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.

Democratic-Republican Party · United States Senate · Impeachment · Federalist Party · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.

First Welland Canal

Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.

Crimean War · Battle of Sinop · Imperial Russian Navy · Pavel Nakhimov · Military of the Ottoman Empire

American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.

American Civil War · Army of Tennessee · Army of the Ohio · Battle of Franklin

A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.

Charles XII of Sweden · Stockholm · Kungsträdgården

The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

1872 Scotland vs England football match · Hamilton Crescent · Glasgow · Scotland national football team · England national football team

The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

Folies Bergère

Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.

Costa Rica · Buenos Aires Convention · Copyright

The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph.

LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman

In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.

The Crystal Palace

Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.

Winter War · Soviet Union · Helsinki

World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.

World War II · Battle of Tassafaronga · Raizō Tanaka · Carleton H. Wright

Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.

1947-48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine · Israel

Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.

Mutesa II of Buganda · Kabaka of Buganda · Buganda · Andrew Cohen (colonial governor) · Uganda

In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.

Sylacauga, Alabama · Hodges meteorite · Western Hemisphere · Human

Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

Barbados

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman.

Pakistan Peoples Party · Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing.

Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino

Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the United Arab Emirates.

Pahlavi dynasty · Greater and Lesser Tunbs · United Arab Emirates

Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000.

Vietnam War · White House · Ron Ziegler · Vietnam

Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.)

Cold War · Geneva · Soviet Union · Nuclear weapon

Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history.

Michael Jackson · Thriller (Michael Jackson album) · List of best-selling albums

MS Achille Lauro catches fire off the coast of Somalia.

MS Achille Lauro

Official end of Operation Desert Storm.

Operation Desert Storm

U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls terrorists "yesterday's men".

Bill Clinton · Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland peace process · Belfast City Hall

Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.

Exxon · Mobil · ExxonMobil

In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.

Seattle · 1999 Seattle WTO protests · Anti-globalization movement

British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.

British Aerospace · Marconi Electronic Systems · BAE Systems

John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.

John Sentamu · Church of England · Archbishop of York

An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people.

Ilyushin Il-76 · Aéro-Service · 2012 Aéro-Service Ilyushin Il-76T crash · Maya-Maya Airport

Annia Aurelia Galeria Faustina, eldest daughter of Marcus Aurelius

Annia Aurelia Galeria Faustina · Marcus Aurelius

Gregory of Tours, French bishop and saint (d. 594)

Gregory of Tours

Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (d. 1349)

Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen

John, Duke of Berry (d. 1416)

John, Duke of Berry

John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, Scottish soldier (d. 1390)

John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel

Johann IV Roth, Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1506)

Johann IV Roth

Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland (d. 1492)

Casimir IV Jagiellon

Mingyi Nyo, founder of Toungoo dynasty of Burma (d. 1530)

Mingyi Nyo

Andrea Doria, Italian admiral (d. 1560)

Andrea Doria

Veronica Gambara, Italian poet and stateswoman (d. 1550)

Veronica Gambara

Andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish captain and explorer (d. 1568)

Andrés de Urdaneta

Andrea Palladio, Italian architect and theoretician, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Teatro Olimpico (d. 1580)

Andrea Palladio · Church of San Giorgio Maggiore · Teatro Olimpico

Sir Henry Savile, English educator (d. 1622)

Henry Savile (Bible translator)

Philip Sidney, English soldier, courtier, and poet (d. 1586)

Philip Sidney

Aubert Miraeus, Belgian historian (d. 1640)

Aubert Miraeus

John Cosin, English bishop and academic (d. 1672)

John Cosin

Andrea Sacchi, Italian painter (d. 1661)

Andrea Sacchi

William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford (d. 1680)

William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford

Jean Domat, French scholar and jurist (d. 1696)

Jean Domat

Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian and author (d. 1698)

Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont

Andrea Pozzo, Jesuit Brother, architect and painter (d. 1709)

Andrea Pozzo

Andreas Werckmeister, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1706)

Andreas Werckmeister

Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (d. 1745)

Jonathan Swift

John Toland, Irish philosopher and author (d. 1722)

John Toland

Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (d. 1744)

Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller

King Christian VI of Denmark (d. 1746)

Christian VI of Denmark

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (d. 1772)

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

William Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Jersey (d. 1790)

William Livingston · Governor of New Jersey

Joachim Albertini, Italian-Polish composer (d. 1838)

Joachim Albertini

Ernst Chladni, German physicist and author (d. 1827)

Ernst Chladni

Franz Xaver Gerl, Austrian singer and composer (d. 1827)

Franz Xaver Gerl

Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish physician, chemist, and biologist (d. 1838)

Jędrzej Śniadecki

Alexander Berry, Scottish surgeon, merchant, and explorer (d. 1873)

Alexander Berry

Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg, Austrian field marshal and politician (d. 1848)

Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg

Carl Loewe, German singer, composer, and conductor (d. 1869)

Carl Loewe

Oliver Winchester, American businessman and politician, founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company (d. 1880)

Oliver Winchester · Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (d. 1890)

Louise-Victorine Ackermann

Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (d. 1888)

Charles-Valentin Alkan

Theodor Mommsen, German jurist, historian, and scholar, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1903)

Theodor Mommsen · Nobel Prize in Literature

Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic (d. 1902)

Frederick Temple

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French painter and educator (d. 1905)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (d. 1910)

Mark Twain

Lord Frederick Cavendish, Anglo-Irish soldier and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (d. 1882)

Lord Frederick Cavendish · Chief Secretary for Ireland

Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Birks & Mayors (d. 1928)

Henry Birks · Birks & Mayors

Afonso Pena, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Brazil (d. 1909)

Afonso Pena · President of Brazil

Bobby Abel, English cricketer (d. 1936)

Bobby Abel

Jagadish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist (d. 1937)

Jagadish Chandra Bose

Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino activist and politician, co-founded Katipunan (d. 1897)

Andrés Bonifacio · Katipunan

Andrey Lyapchev, Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (d. 1933)

Andrey Lyapchev · Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)

Gustaf Dalén · Nobel Prize in Physics

James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Northern Ireland (d. 1953)

James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn · Governor of Northern Ireland

John McCrae, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet (d. 1918)

John McCrae

Božena Benešová, Czech author and poet (d. 1936)

Božena Benešová

Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)

Winston Churchill · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Nobel Prize in Literature

Lucy Maud Montgomery, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 1942)

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player (d. 1936)

Myron Grimshaw

Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1941)

Otto Strandman · Prime Minister of Estonia

Gustav Suits, Estonian-Swedish poet and politician (d. 1956)

Gustav Suits

Andrej Gosar, Slovenian economist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1970)

Andrej Gosar

Beatrice Kerr, Australian swimmer and diver (d. 1971)

Beatrice Kerr

Harry Altham, English cricketer and coach (d. 1965)

Harry Altham

Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)

Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Reuvein Margolies, Ukrainian-Israeli author and scholar (d. 1971)

Reuvein Margolies

Firpo Marberry, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)

Firpo Marberry

Clyfford Still, American painter and educator (d. 1980)

Clyfford Still

John Dickson Carr, American author and playwright (d. 1977)

John Dickson Carr

Andrés Henestrosa, Mexican poet, linguist, and politician (d. 2008)

Andrés Henestrosa

Jacques Barzun, French-American historian and author (d. 2012)

Jacques Barzun

Robert Nighthawk, American singer and guitarist (d. 1967)

Robert Nighthawk

Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966)

Jaan Hargel

Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006)

Gordon Parks

Brownie McGhee, American folk-blues singer and guitarist (d. 1996)

Brownie McGhee

Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)

Henry Taube · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dena Epstein, American musicologist and author (d. 2013)

Dena Epstein

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (d. 2014)

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

Jane C. Wright, American oncologist and cancer researcher (d. 2013)

Jane C. Wright

Virginia Mayo, American actress (d. 2005)

Virginia Mayo

Elliott Blackstone, American police officer and activist (d. 2006)

Elliott Blackstone

Shirley Chisholm, American activist, educator and politician (d. 2005)

Shirley Chisholm

Allan Sherman, American actor, comedian, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)

Allan Sherman

William H. Gates, Sr., American lawyer and philanthropist

William H. Gates, Sr.

Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003)

Richard Crenna

Robert Guillaume, American actor and singer (d. 2017)

Robert Guillaume

Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician 68th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan (d. 2014)

Takako Doi · List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Japan

Joe B. Hall, American basketball player and coach

Joe B. Hall

Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2013)

Andres Narvasa · Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (d. 2012)

Dick Clark · Dick Clark Productions

Joan Ganz Cooney, American screenwriter and producer, co-created Sesame Street

Joan Ganz Cooney · Sesame Street

G. Gordon Liddy, American lawyer, radio host, television actor and criminal

G. Gordon Liddy

Bill Walsh, American football player and coach (d. 2007)

Bill Walsh (American football coach)

Margot Zemach, American author and illustrator (d. 1989)

Margot Zemach

Bob Moore, American bassist and bandleader

Bob Moore

Cho Nam-chul, South Korean Go player (d. 2006)

Cho Nam-chul · Go (board game)

Norman Deeley, English footballer and manager (d. 2007)

Norman Deeley

Sam Gilliam, American painter and educator

Sam Gilliam

Marcel Prud'homme, Canadian politician (d. 2017)

Marcel Prud'homme

Dmitri Anosov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2014)

Dmitri Anosov

Abbie Hoffman, American activist and author, co-founded the Youth International Party (d. 1989)

Abbie Hoffman · Youth International Party

Jimmy Bowen, American record producer, songwriter, and pop singer

Jimmy Bowen

Praveen Chaudhari, Indian-American physicist and academic (d. 2010)

Praveen Chaudhari

Frank Ifield, English-Australian singer and guitarist

Frank Ifield

Luther Ingram, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (d. 2007)

Luther Ingram

Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer

Ridley Scott

Tom Simpson, English cyclist (d. 1967)

Tom Simpson

Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese-American physician and author

Adeline Yen Mah

Jean Eustache, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)

Jean Eustache

John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (d. 2013)

John M. Goldman

Kevin Phillips, American journalist and author

Kevin Phillips (political commentator)

Peter Shreeves, Welsh footballer, coach, and manager

Peter Shreeves

Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)

Dan Tieman

Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough, English politician

Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough

Terrence Malick, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Terrence Malick

George Graham, Scottish footballer and manager

George Graham (footballer)

Hilary Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Hilary Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Roger Glover, Welsh bass player, songwriter, and producer

Roger Glover

John R. Powers, American author and playwright (d. 2013)

John R. Powers

Stan Sulzmann, English saxophonist and educator

Stan Sulzmann

George Duffield, English jockey and trainer

George Duffield

Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean-Swedish poet and translator

Sergio Badilla Castillo

David Mamet, American playwright, screenwriter, and director

David Mamet

Jimmy London, Jamaican singer-songwriter

Jimmy London (reggae singer)

Matthew Festing, 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Matthew Festing · List of Princes and Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Paul Westphal, American basketball player and coach

Paul Westphal

Daniel Petrie, Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter

Daniel Petrie, Jr.

Semyon Bychkov, Russian-American conductor

Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer

Mandy Patinkin

June Pointer, American singer and actress (d. 2006)

June Pointer

David Sancious, American rock and jazz keyboard player and guitarist

David Sancious

Wayne Bartholomew, Australian surfer

Wayne Bartholomew

Lawrence Summers, American economist and academic

Lawrence Summers

Michael Beschloss, American historian and author

Michael Beschloss

Richard Burr, American businessman, academic, and politician

Richard Burr

Kevin Conroy, American actor

Kevin Conroy

Andy Gray, Scottish footballer and sportscaster

Andy Gray (footballer, born 1955)

Billy Idol, English singer-songwriter

Billy Idol

John Ashton, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

John Ashton (musician)

Richard Barbieri, English keyboard player and songwriter

Richard Barbieri

Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Joël Champetier

Patrick McLoughlin, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

Patrick McLoughlin · Secretary of State for Transport

Colin Mochrie, Scottish-Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

Colin Mochrie

Margaret Spellings, American educator and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Education

Margaret Spellings · United States Secretary of Education

Stacey Q, American pop singer-songwriter, dancer and actress

Stacey Q

George Faber, British television producer

George S. J. Faber

Lorraine Kelly, Scottish journalist and actress

Lorraine Kelly

Hugo Swire, English soldier and politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Hugo Swire · Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (United Kingdom)

Bill Halter, American scholar, activist, and politician, 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

Bill Halter · Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

Gary Lineker, English footballer and sportscaster

Gary Lineker

Bob Tewksbury, American baseball player and coach

Bob Tewksbury

Innocent Egbunike, Nigerian sprinter and coach

Innocent Egbunike

Ian Morris, Trinidadian footballer and sprinter

Ian Morris (athlete)

Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (d. 2014)

Jimmy Del Ray

Bo Jackson, American football and baseball player

Bo Jackson

Daniel Keys Moran, American computer programmer and author

Daniel Keys Moran

Michael Cudlitz, American actor and producer

Michael Cudlitz

Jushin Thunder Liger, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

Jushin Thunder Liger

Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Japanese royal

Fumihito, Prince Akishino

Lee Klein, American writer

Lee Klein

David Laws, English banker and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury

David Laws · Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter

Ben Stiller

Nigel Adams, English businessman and politician

Nigel Adams

David Berkoff, American swimmer

David Berkoff

David Nicholls, English author and screenwriter

David Nicholls (writer)

Mika Salo, Finnish race car driver

Mika Salo

John Bishop, English comedian presenter and actor

John Bishop

Joseph Corré, English fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Agent Provocateur

Joseph Corré · Agent Provocateur (lingerie)

Rajiv Dixit, Indian author and activist (d. 2010)

Rajiv Dixit

Richard Harry, Australian rugby player

Richard Harry

Laurent Jalabert, French cyclist and sportscaster

Laurent Jalabert

Marc Forster, German-Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter

Marc Forster

Marc Goossens, Belgian race car driver

Marc Goossens

Chris Weitz, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Chris Weitz

Phil Babb, English footballer and manager

Phil Babb

Walter Emanuel Jones, American actor and dancer

Walter Emanuel Jones

Ray Durham, American baseball player

Ray Durham

Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

Iván Rodríguez

Dan Jarvis, English soldier and politician

Dan Jarvis

Stanislav Kitto, Estonian footballer

Stanislav Kitto

Abel Xavier, Portuguese footballer and manager

Abel Xavier

Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Mindy McCready

Ben Thatcher, English footballer

Ben Thatcher

Marta Burgay, Italian astronomer

Marta Burgay

Marco Castro, Peruvian-American director and cinematographer

Marco Castro

Josh Lewsey, English rugby player

Josh Lewsey

Paul Nuttall, British politician

Paul Nuttall

Richard Elias Anderson, Canadian basketball player and coach

Richard Elias Anderson

Steve Aoki, American DJ and producer, founded Dim Mak Records

Steve Aoki · Dim Mak Records

Iván Guerrero, Honduran footballer and manager

Iván Guerrero

Kazumi Saito, Japanese baseball player and coach

Kazumi Saito

Olivier Schoenfelder, French ice dancer and coach

Olivier Schoenfelder

Clay Aiken, American singer

Clay Aiken

Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor and director

Gael García Bernal

Benjamin Lense, German footballer

Benjamin Lense

Emil Steiner, American journalist and author

Emil Steiner

Chris Atkinson, Australian race car driver

Chris Atkinson

Andrés Nocioni, Argentinian basketball player

Andrés Nocioni

Cem Adrian, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and director

Cem Adrian

Jamie Ashdown, English footballer

Jamie Ashdown

Shane Victorino, American baseball player

Shane Victorino

Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player

Rich Harden

Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress

Elisha Cuthbert

Tony Giarratano, American baseball player

Tony Giarratano

Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player

Jason Pominville

Adrian Cristea, Romanian footballer

Adrian Cristea

Vladislav Polyakov, Kazakh swimmer

Vladislav Polyakov

Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer

Nigel de Jong

Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer

Alan Hutton

Olga Rypakova, Kazakhstani triple jumper

Olga Rypakova

Francisco Sandaza, Spanish footballer

Francisco Sandaza

Kaley Cuoco, American actress

Kaley Cuoco

Hikari Mitsushima, Japanese actress and singer

Hikari Mitsushima

Jordan Farmar, American basketball player

Jordan Farmar

Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player

Vasilisa Bardina

Naomi Knight, American wrestler, model, and dancer

Naomi Knight

Dougie Poynter, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Dougie Poynter

Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (d. 2014)

Phillip Hughes

Vitaliy Polyanskyi, Ukrainian footballer

Vitaliy Polyanskyi

Tomi Saarelma, Finnish footballer

Tomi Saarelma

Vladimír Weiss, Slovak footballer

Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989)

Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player

Magnus Carlsen

Antoine N'Gossan, Ivorian footballer

Antoine N'Gossan

Agnatius Paasi, Tongan rugby league player

Agnatius Paasi

Yuri Chinen, Japanese idol, singer, dancer and model

Yuri Chinen

Sofia Araújo, Portuguese tennis player

Sofia Araújo

Seb Morris, Welsh race car driver

Seb Morris

Otto I, Duke of Saxony (b. c. 851)

Otto I, Duke of Saxony

Edmund Ironside, English king (b. 993)

Edmund Ironside

Emeric, King of Hungary

Emeric, King of Hungary

Kanezawa Sanetoki, Japanese member of the Hōjō clan (b. 1224)

Kanezawa Sanetoki

John of Vercelli, Master General of the Dominican Order (b. c. 1205)

John of Vercelli · Master of the Order of Preachers · Dominican Order

Andrew Stratford, English verderer and landowner

Andrew Stratford

Guillaume Crétin, French poet (b. c. 1460)

Guillaume Crétin

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Italian captain (b. 1498)

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere

Richard Farrant, English playwright and composer (b. 1530)

Richard Farrant

Nanda Bayin, Burmese king (b. 1535)

Nanda Bayin

William Gilbert, English scientist (b. 1544)

William Gilbert (astronomer)

Thomas Weelkes, English organist and composer (b. 1576)

Thomas Weelkes

Bonaventura Cavalieri, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1598)

Bonaventura Cavalieri

Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (b. 1582)

Giovanni Lanfranco

John Selden, English jurist and scholar (b. 1584)

John Selden

Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1605)

Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador

Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (b. 1672)

Nicolas de Grigny

Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)

Charles XII of Sweden

John Dollond, English optician and astronomer (b. 1706)

John Dollond

George Glas, Scottish merchant and explorer (b. 1725)

George Glas

Patrick Cleburne, Irish-American general (b. 1828)

Patrick Cleburne

Alexander Berry, Scottish-Welsh surgeon, merchant, and explorer (b. 1781)

Alexander Berry

Dimitrios Valvis, Greek judge and politician, 69th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1814)

Dimitrios Valvis · Prime Minister of Greece

Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (b. 1854)

Oscar Wilde

Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (b. 1815)

Edward John Eyre · List of Governors of Jamaica

Ludwig Levy, German architect (b. 1854)

Ludwig Levy · 1854

Nishinoumi Kajirō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16th Yokozuna (b. 1855)

Nishinoumi Kajirō I · Makuuchi

Vladimir May-Mayevsky, Russian general (b. 1867)

Vladimir May-Mayevsky

John Maclean, Scottish educator and activist (b. 1879)

John Maclean (Scottish socialist)

Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 3rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (b. 1851)

Ponnambalam Ramanathan · Solicitor General of Sri Lanka

Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1848)

Henry Walters

Arthur Currie, Canadian general (b. 1875)

Arthur Currie

Hélène Boucher, French pilot (b. 1908)

Hélène Boucher

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet, philosopher, and critic (b. 1888)

Fernando Pessoa

Anthony M. Rud, American journalist and author (b. 1893)

Anthony M. Rud

Etty Hillesum, Dutch author (b. 1914)

Etty Hillesum

Paul Masson, French cyclist (b. 1876)

Paul Masson (cyclist)

Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (b. 1879)

Francis Picabia

Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor and composer (b. 1886)

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Josip Štolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer and educator (b. 1896)

Josip Štolcer-Slavenski

Hubert Wilkins, Australian pilot, ornithologist, geographer, and explorer (b. 1888)

Hubert Wilkins

Salah Suheimat, Jordanian lawyer and politician (b. 1914)

Salah Suheimat

Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet and author (b. 1904)

Patrick Kavanagh

Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish actor, author, and academic (b. 1883)

Compton Mackenzie

Terence Rattigan, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1911)

Terence Rattigan

Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)

Zeppo Marx

Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)

Simon Carmiggelt

Pannonica de Koenigswarter, English-American singer-songwriter (b. 1913)

Pannonica de Koenigswarter

Ahmadou Ahidjo, Cameroonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Cameroon (b. 1924)

Ahmadou Ahidjo · List of heads of state of Cameroon

Alfred Herrhausen, German banker (b. 1930)

Alfred Herrhausen

Peter Blume, American painter and sculptor (b. 1906)

Peter Blume

David Houston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

David Houston (singer)

Guy Debord, French theorist and author (b. 1931)

Guy Debord

Lionel Stander, American actor (b. 1908)

Lionel Stander

Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player (b. 1932)

Tiny Tim (musician)

Kathy Acker, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1947)

Kathy Acker

Margaret Walker, American author and poet (b. 1915)

Margaret Walker

Charlie Byrd, American guitarist (b. 1925)

Charlie Byrd

Eloise Jarvis McGraw, American author (b. 1915)

Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Scott Smith, Canadian bass player (b. 1955)

Scott Smith (musician)

Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. 1906)

Gertrude Ederle

Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1920)

Pierre Berton

Seungsahn, South Korean spiritual leader, founded the Kwan Um School of Zen (b. 1927)

Seungsahn · Kwan Um School of Zen

Jean Parker, American actress (b. 1915)

Jean Parker

Elhadi Adam, Sudanese poet and songwriter (b. 1927)

Elhadi Adam

Rafael Buenaventura, Filipino banker (b. 1938)

Rafael Buenaventura

Shirley Walker, American composer and conductor (b. 1945)

Shirley Walker

Engin Arık, Turkish physicist and academic (b. 1948)

Engin Arık

Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (b. 1938)

Evel Knievel

Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (b. 1958)

Munetaka Higuchi

Rajiv Dixit, Indian author and activist (b. 1967)

Rajiv Dixit

Garry Gross, American photographer (b. 1937)

Garry Gross

Rogelio Álvarez, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1938)

Rogelio Álvarez

I. K. Gujral, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (b. 1919)

I. K. Gujral · Prime Minister of India

Munir Malik, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1931)

Munir Malik

Susil Moonesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Western Province (b. 1930)

Susil Moonesinghe · List of Chief Ministers of Western Province

Homer R. Warner, American cardiologist and academic (b. 1922)

Homer R. Warner

Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded Trinity Broadcasting Network (b. 1934)

Paul Crouch · Trinity Broadcasting Network

Jean Kent, English actress (b. 1921)

Jean Kent

Tabu Ley Rochereau, Congolese-Belgian singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

Tabu Ley Rochereau

Doriano Romboni, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1968)

Doriano Romboni

Paul Walker, American actor and producer (b. 1973)

Paul Walker

Qayyum Chowdhury, Bangladeshi painter and academic (b. 1932)

Qayyum Chowdhury

Jarbom Gamlin, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (b. 1961)

Jarbom Gamlin · Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Martin Litton, American rafter and environmentalist (b. 1917)

Martin Litton (environmentalist)

Anthony Dryden Marshall, American CIA officer and diplomat (b. 1924)

Anthony Dryden Marshall · CIA

Go Seigen, Chinese-Japanese Go player (b. 1914)

Go Seigen · Go (game)

Kent Haruf American novelist (b. 1943)

Kent Haruf

Pío Caro Baroja, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Pío Caro Baroja

Minas Hatzisavvas, Greek actor and screenwriter (b. 1948)

Minas Hatzisavvas

Marcus Klingberg, Polish-Israeli physician and biologist (b. 1918)

Marcus Klingberg

Fatema Mernissi, Moroccan sociologist and author (b. 1940)

Fatema Mernissi

Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1922)

Shigeru Mizuki

Eldar Ryazanov, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1927)

Eldar Ryazanov

Nigel Buxton, British travel writer and wine critic (b. 1924)

Nigel Buxton