December 14 — On This Day

Constantinople is severely damaged by an earthquake.

Constantinople · 557 Constantinople earthquake

Sweet Dew Incident: Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty conspires to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot is foiled.

Sweet Dew Incident · Emperor Wenzong of Tang · Tang dynasty · Eunuch

St. Lucia's flood: The Zuiderzee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing over 50,000 people.

St. Lucia's flood · Zuiderzee

Princess Mary Stuart becomes Mary, Queen of Scots.

Mary, Queen of Scots

The Theresian Military Academy is founded in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Theresian Military Academy · Wiener Neustadt

The Montgolfier brothers first test fly a hot air balloon in France; it floats nearly 2 km (1.2 mi).

Montgolfier brothers · Hot air balloon

The French invasion of Russia comes to an end as the remnants of the Grande Armée are expelled from Russia.

French invasion of Russia · Grande Armée

War of 1812: The Royal Navy seizes control of Lake Borgne, Louisiana.

War of 1812 · Royal Navy · Battle of Lake Borgne · Lake Borgne · Louisiana

Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state.

Alabama · U.S. state

The Toledo War unofficially ends.

Toledo War

The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.

Glasgow Subway

Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.

Quantum mechanics · Max Planck · Planck's law

The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.

Commercial Pacific Cable Company · Telegraphy · San Francisco · Honolulu

The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Wright brothers · Wright Flyer · Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

The schooner Thomas W. Lawson runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.

Thomas W. Lawson (ship) · Isles of Scilly

New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.

New South Wales · Charles Wade · Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909 · Australian Capital Territory

Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.

Roald Amundsen · Olav Bjaaland · Helmer Hanssen · Sverre Hassel · Oscar Wisting

Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.

Japanese battleship Haruna · Kongō-class battlecruiser · Empire of Japan · World War I · World War II

Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Lisandro de la Torre · Democratic Progressive Party (Argentina) · Buenos Aires · Argentina

Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.

Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse · Parliament of Finland · List of monarchs of Finland

Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.

President of Portugal · Sidónio Pais

Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.

Winter War · Soviet Union · League of Nations

Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.

Plutonium · Pu-238

World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.

World War II · Thailand

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.

Albania · Austria · Bulgaria · Kingdom of Cambodia (1953-70) · Dominion of Ceylon

The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility.

3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition · Pole of inaccessibility

Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.

Convention against Discrimination in Education · UNESCO

NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.

NASA · Mariner 2 · Spacecraft · Venus

The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California.

Baldwin Hills Reservoir · Los Angeles

American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution's Commerce Clause to fight discrimination.

American Civil Rights Movement · Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States · Supreme Court of the United States · United States Congress · United States Constitution

Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)

Bangladesh Liberation War · East Pakistan · 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals · Martyred Intellectuals Day

Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission.

Apollo program · Eugene Cernan · Harrison Schmitt · Extravehicular activity · Apollo 17

Arab-Israeli conflict: Israel's Knesset ratifies the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli law to the occupied Golan Heights.

Arab-Israeli conflict · Knesset · Golan Heights Law · Golan Heights

War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.

War in Abkhazia (1992-93) · Siege of Tkvarcheli · Tkvarcheli

Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.

Three Gorges Dam · Yangtze

Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Yugoslav Wars · Dayton Agreement · Serbia and Montenegro · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav Army ambushes a group of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36.

Military of Serbia and Montenegro · December 14, 1998 Albanian-Yugoslav border ambush · Kosovo Liberation Army

Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.

Vargas tragedy · Flash flood · Vargas, Venezuela

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.

Pervez Musharraf

The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.

Millau Viaduct · List of tallest bridges in the world · Millau

Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq.

Muntadhar al-Zaidi · List of shoe throwing incidents · George W. Bush

Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting · Sandy Hook, Connecticut

A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties.

2013 South Sudanese coup d'état attempt · South Sudan

Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)

Emperor Go-Suzaku

Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (d. 1381)

Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia

Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and chemist (d. 1601)

Tycho Brahe

Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (d. 1668)

Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge

János Kemény, Hungarian prince (d. 1662)

John Kemény (prince)

Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (d. 1695)

Barthélemy d'Herbelot

Anne Conway, English philosopher and author (d. 1679)

Anne Conway (philosopher)

Aphra Behn, English playwright and author (d. 1689)

Aphra Behn

Daniel Neal, English historian and author (d. 1743)

Daniel Neal

Justus Möser, German jurist and theorist (d. 1794)

Justus Möser

Capel Bond, English organist and composer (d. 1790)

Capel Bond

Jan Antonín Koželuh, Czech composer and educator (d. 1814)

Jan Antonín Koželuh

Philander Chase, American bishop and educator, founded Kenyon College (d. 1852)

Philander Chase · Kenyon College

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1860)

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (d. 1839)

Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon · Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone

Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (d. 1806)

Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily

Maria Szymanowska, Polish composer and pianist (d. 1831)

Maria Szymanowska

Charles Wolfe, Irish priest and poet (d. 1823)

Charles Wolfe

Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (d. 1872)

Erastus Corning

Abraham Hochmuth, Hungarian rabbi and educator (d. 1889)

Abraham Hochmuth

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (d. 1898)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Daniel H. Reynolds, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1902)

Daniel H. Reynolds

Mary Tappan Wright, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1916)

1851 · Mary Tappan Wright · Novelist · Short story

Daniel De Leon, Curaçaoan-American journalist and politician (d. 1914)

Daniel De Leon

Errico Malatesta, Italian activist and theorist (d. 1932)

Errico Malatesta

Roger Fry, English painter and critic (d. 1934)

Roger Fry

Karl Renner, Austrian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Austria (d. 1950)

Karl Renner · President of Austria

Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (d. 1956)

Katherine MacDonald

Manolis Kalomiris, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1962)

Manolis Kalomiris

Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, developed aikido (d. 1969)

Morihei Ueshiba · Aikido

Jane Cowl, American actress and playwright (d. 1950)

Jane Cowl

Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1963)

Xul Solar

Alexander Nelke, Estonian-American painter and carpenter (d. 1974)

Alexander Nelke

George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 1952)

George VI

Paul Éluard, French poet and author (d. 1952)

Paul Éluard

Jimmy Doolittle, American general and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)

Jimmy Doolittle · Medal of Honor

Kurt Schuschnigg, Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15th Federal Chancellor of Austria (d. 1977)

Kurt Schuschnigg · Federal Chancellor of Austria

Margaret Chase Smith, American educator and politician (d. 1995)

Margaret Chase Smith

Henri Cochet, French tennis player (d. 1987)

Henri Cochet

Paul of Greece (d. 1964)

Paul of Greece

Frances Bavier, American actress (d. 1989)

Frances Bavier

Herbert Feigl, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1988)

Herbert Feigl

Walter Rangeley, English sprinter (d. 1982)

Walter Rangeley

Morey Amsterdam, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)

Morey Amsterdam

Claude Davey, Welsh rugby player (d. 2001)

Claude Davey

Mária Szepes, Hungarian journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

Mária Szepes

Edward Lawrie Tatum, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)

Edward Lawrie Tatum · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (d. 1965)

Spike Jones

Hans von Ohain, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1998)

Hans von Ohain

Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (d. 1943)

Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz

Karl Carstens, German lieutenant and politician, 5th President of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1992)

Karl Carstens · President of the Federal Republic of Germany

Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist and harpsichord player (d. 2003)

Rosalyn Tureck · Harpsichord

Dan Dailey, American dancer and actor (d. 1978)

Dan Dailey

Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965)

Shirley Jackson

C.-H. Hermansson, Swedish author and politician (d.2016)

C.-H. Hermansson

Elyse Knox, American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012)

Elyse Knox

June Taylor, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2004)

June Taylor

James T. Aubrey, American broadcaster (d. 1994)

James T. Aubrey

Radu Beligan, Romanian actor and director (d. 2016)

Radu Beligan

B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (d. 2014)

B. K. S. Iyengar · Iyengar Yoga

Clark Terry, American trumpet player, composer, and educator (d. 2015)

Clark Terry

Nikolay Basov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)

Nikolay Basov · Nobel Prize in Physics

Don Hewitt, American journalist and producer, created 60 Minutes (d. 2009)

Don Hewitt · 60 Minutes

Junior J. Spurrier, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1984)

Junior J. Spurrier · Medal of Honor

Gerard Reve, Dutch-Belgian author and poet (d. 2006)

Gerard Reve

Raj Kapoor, Pakistani-Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)

Raj Kapoor

Sam Jones, American baseball player (d. 1971)

Sam Jones (baseball)

Richard Cassilly, American tenor and actor (d. 1998)

Richard Cassilly

Koos Rietkerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior (d. 1986)

Koos Rietkerk · Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Netherlands)

Ron Jarden, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1977)

Ron Jarden

David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist (d. 2013)

David R. Harris

Margaret Bakkes, South African author (d. 2016)

Margaret Bakkes

Jon Elia, Pakistani philosopher, poet, and scholar (d. 2002)

Jon Elia

Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar, Estonian director and politician (d. 2015)

Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar

George Furth, American actor and playwright (d. 2008)

George Furth

Abbe Lane, American actress, singer, and dancer

Abbe Lane

Charlie Rich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)

Charlie Rich

Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter

Shyam Benegal

Charlie Hodge, American guitarist and singer (d. 2006)

Charlie Hodge (guitarist)

Lewis Arquette, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

Lewis Arquette

Lee Remick, American actress (d. 1991)

Lee Remick

Leonardo Boff, Brazilian theologian and author

Leonardo Boff

Charlie Griffith, Barbadian cricketer

Charlie Griffith

Ann Cryer, English academic and politician

Ann Cryer

Ernie Davis, American football player (d. 1963)

Ernie Davis

Lex Gold, Scottish footballer and civil servant

Lex Gold

Karan Armstrong, American soprano and actress

Karan Armstrong

Ellen Willis, American journalist, critic, and academic (d. 2006)

Ellen Willis

Chris Harris, English actor and director (d. 2014)

Chris Harris (actor)

Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)

Dick Wagner

Tommy McAvoy, Scottish politician

Tommy McAvoy

Emmett Tyrrell, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded The American Spectator

Emmett Tyrrell · The American Spectator

Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham, English businessman, founded DFS

Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham · DFS (British retailer)

Antony Beevor, English historian and author

Antony Beevor

Jane Birkin, English-French actress and singer

Jane Birkin

John Du Prez, English conductor and composer

John Du Prez

Patty Duke, American actress (d. 2016)

Patty Duke

Ruth Fuchs, German javelin thrower and politician

Ruth Fuchs

Michael Ovitz, American talent agent, co-founded Creative Artists Agency

Michael Ovitz · Creative Artists Agency

Stan Smith, American tennis player and coach

Stan Smith

Joyce Vincent Wilson, American singer

Joyce Vincent Wilson

Christopher Parkening, American guitarist and educator

Christopher Parkening

Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian economist and politician, 36th President of Brazil

Dilma Rousseff · President of Brazil

Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (d. 1982)

Lester Bangs

Kim Beazley, Australian politician and diplomat, 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Kim Beazley · Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Boudewijn Büch, Dutch author, poet, and television host (d. 2002)

Boudewijn Büch

Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 2011)

Peeter Kreitzberg

Bill Buckner, American baseball player and manager

Bill Buckner

Cliff Williams, Australian bass player

Cliff Williams

Jan Timman, Dutch chess player and author

Jan Timman

John Lurie, American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer

John Lurie

Vijay Amritraj, Indian tennis player and sportscaster

Vijay Amritraj

Wade Davis, Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer

Wade Davis (anthropologist)

René Eespere, Estonian composer

René Eespere

Vangelis Meimarakis, Greek lawyer and politician, 4th Greek Minister for National Defence

Vangelis Meimarakis · Minister for National Defence (Greece)

Mikael Odenberg, Swedish soldier and politician, 29th Swedish Minister for Defence

Mikael Odenberg · Minister for Defence (Sweden)

Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (d. 1993)

Alan Kulwicki

Steve MacLean, Canadian physicist and astronaut

Steve MacLean (astronaut)

Jane Crafter, Australian golfer

Jane Crafter

Jill Pipher, American mathematician and academic

Jill Pipher

Linda Fabiani, Scottish politician

Linda Fabiani

Hanni Wenzel, German skier

Hanni Wenzel

Mike Scott, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mike Scott (musician)

Spider Stacy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Spider Stacy

Bob Paris, American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor

Bob Paris

Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer

Jorge Vaca

Don Franklin, American actor

Don Franklin

Chris Waddle, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster

Chris Waddle

Diane Williams, American sprinter

Diane Williams (athlete)

James Comey, FBI Director

James Comey

Jeff Robinson, American baseball player (d. 2014)

Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher)

Patrik Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player

Patrik Sundström

Greg Abbott, English footballer and manager

Greg Abbott (footballer)

Diana Gansky, German discus thrower

Diana Gansky

Craig Biggio, American baseball player and coach

Craig Biggio

Ken Hill, American baseball player

Ken Hill (baseball)

Ted Raimi, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Ted Raimi

Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italian race car driver

Fabrizio Giovanardi

Anthony Mason, American basketball player (d. 2015)

Anthony Mason (basketball)

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Danish academic and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Denmark

Helle Thorning-Schmidt · Prime Minister of Denmark

Bill Ranford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Bill Ranford

Tim Sköld, Swedish bass player and producer

Tim Sköld

Ewa Białołęcka, Polish author

Ewa Białołęcka

Hanne Haugland, Norwegian high jumper and coach

Hanne Haugland

Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author

Kelley Armstrong

Scott Hatteberg, American baseball player and sportscaster

Scott Hatteberg

Archie Kao, American actor and producer

Archie Kao

Arthur Numan, Dutch footballer and manager

Arthur Numan

Natascha McElhone, English-Irish actress

Natascha McElhone

Anna Maria Jopek, Polish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Anna Maria Jopek

Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Beth Orton

Michaela Watkins, American actor and comedian

Michaela Watkins

Miranda Hart, English actress

Miranda Hart

Marcus Jensen, American baseball player and coach

Marcus Jensen

Falk Balzer, German hurdler

Falk Balzer

Pat Burke, Irish basketball player

Pat Burke

Tomasz Radzinski, Polish-Canadian footballer

Tomasz Radzinski

Saulius Štombergas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

Saulius Štombergas

Billy Koch, American baseball player

Billy Koch

Justin Furstenfeld, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Justin Furstenfeld

Ben Kay, English rugby player

Ben Kay

Tammy Blanchard, American actress and singer

Tammy Blanchard

Leland Chapman, American bounty hunter

Leland Chapman

Sebastien Chaule, French-German rugby player

Sebastien Chaule

André Couto, Portuguese race car driver

André Couto

Santiago Ezquerro, Spanish footballer

Santiago Ezquerro

Jamie Peacock, English rugby player and manager

Jamie Peacock

Dean Brogan, Australian footballer and coach

Dean Brogan

Shedrack Kibet Korir, Kenyan runner

Shedrack Kibet Korir

Zdeněk Pospěch, Czech footballer

Zdeněk Pospěch

Patty Schnyder, Swiss tennis player

Patty Schnyder

Kim St-Pierre, Canadian ice hockey player

Kim St-Pierre

Jean-Alain Boumsong, French footballer

Jean-Alain Boumsong

Andrei Makrov, Estonian ice hockey player

Andrei Makrov

Sophie Monk, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress

Sophie Monk

Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster

Michael Owen

Gordon Greer, Scottish footballer

Gordon Greer

Didier Zokora, Ivorian footballer

Didier Zokora

Thed Björk, Swedish racing driver

Thed Björk

Rebecca Jarvis, American journalist

Rebecca Jarvis

Johnny Jeter, American wrestler

Johnny Jeter

Liam Lawrence, Irish footballer

Liam Lawrence

Shaun Marcum, American baseball player

Shaun Marcum

Josh Fields, American baseball player

Josh Fields (infielder)

Steve Sidwell, English footballer

Steve Sidwell

Anthony Way, English singer and actor

Anthony Way

Leanne Mitchell, English singer-songwriter

Leanne Mitchell

Chris Brunt, Northern Irish footballer

Chris Brunt

Rana Daggubati, Indian actor and producer

Rana Daggubati

Ed Rainsford, Zimbabwean cricketer

Ed Rainsford

Jakub Błaszczykowski, Polish footballer

Jakub Błaszczykowski

Alex Pennie, Welsh keyboard player

Alex Pennie

Paul Rabil, American lacrosse player

Paul Rabil

Tom Smith, English-Welsh rugby player

Tom Smith (rugby union player born 1985)

Nonami Takizawa, Japanese actress and singer

Nonami Takizawa

Kenneth Medwood, Belizean-American hurdler

Kenneth Medwood

Nicolas Batum, French basketball player

Nicolas Batum

Nate Ebner, American football player

Nate Ebner

Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer

Vanessa Hudgens

Hayato Sakamoto, Japanese baseball player

Hayato Sakamoto

Sam Burgess, English rugby league player

Sam Burgess

Pedro Roberto Silva Botelho, Brazilian footballer

Pedro Roberto Silva Botelho

Onew, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

Onew

Ben Henry, New Zealand rugby league player

Ben Henry

Offset, American rapper

Offset (rapper)

Tori Kelly, American singer-songwriter

Tori Kelly

Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer

Ryo Miyaichi

Antonio Giovinazzi, Italian racing driver

Antonio Giovinazzi

Li Zijun, Chinese figure skater

Li Zijun

Xue Rengao, emperor of Qin

Xue Rengao

Aldfrith, king of Northumbria (or 705)

Aldfrith of Northumbria · Northumbria · 705

Pope Adrian II (b. 792)

Pope Adrian II

Agnes of Poitou, Holy Roman Empress and regent (b. c. 1025)

Agnes of Poitou

Al-Ashraf Khalil, Mamluk sultan of Egypt

Al-Ashraf Khalil

Margaret of Brabant, German queen consort (b. 1276)

Margaret of Brabant

Rinchinbal Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1326)

Rinchinbal Khan

Cangrande II della Scala, Lord of Verona (b. 1332)

Cangrande II della Scala

John Oldcastle, English Lollard leader

John Oldcastle

Guarino da Verona, Italian scholar and translator (b. 1370)

Guarino da Verona

Niccolò Perotti, humanist scholar (b. 1429)

Niccolò Perotti

Sten Sture the Elder, regent of Sweden (b. 1440)

Sten Sture the Elder

Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)

Frederick of Saxony (Teutonic Knight)

James V of Scotland (b. 1512)

James V of Scotland

John of the Cross, Spanish priest and saint (b. 1542)

John of the Cross

Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1535)

Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English politician, Lord High Admiral (b. 1536)

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham · List of Lords High Admiral

Pierre Dupuy, French historian and scholar (b. 1582)

Pierre Dupuy (scholar)

Thomas Tenison, English archbishop (b. 1636)

Thomas Tenison

Thomas Tanner, English bishop and historian (b. 1674)

Thomas Tanner (bishop)

Charles Rollin, French historian and educator (b. 1661)

Charles Rollin

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian painter and engraver (b. 1727)

Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer (b. 1714)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Charles III of Spain (b. 1716)

Charles III of Spain

George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (b. 1732)

George Washington · President of the United States

Martin Baum, American businessman and politician, 5th Mayor of Cincinnati (b. 1765)

Martin Baum · List of mayors of Cincinnati

Jean-Olivier Chénier, Canadian physician (b. 1806)

Jean-Olivier Chénier

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)

Albert, Prince Consort

Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist and mineralogist (b. 1794)

Johan Georg Forchhammer

Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American zoologist and geologist (b. 1807)

Louis Agassiz

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (b. 1843)

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom

Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1887)

Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis

Phil Waller, Welsh rugby player (b. 1889)

Phil Waller

George Gipp, American football player (b. 1895)

George Gipp

Julian Sochocki, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1842)

Julian Sochocki

Stanley G. Weinbaum, American author (b. 1902)

Stanley G. Weinbaum

Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter and educator (b. 1869)

Fabián de la Rosa

Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1872)

Anton Korošec · Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

John Harvey Kellogg, American physician and businessman, co-invented corn flakes (b. 1852)

John Harvey Kellogg · Corn flakes

Stanley Baldwin, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)

Stanley Baldwin · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Edward Higgins, English-American 3rd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1864)

Edward Higgins · General of The Salvation Army

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author and academic (b. 1896)

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Finland (b. 1870)

Juho Kusti Paasikivi · President of Finland

Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)

Dinah Washington

William Bendix, American actor (b. 1906)

William Bendix

Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, German Reich Minister of Justice (b. 1876)

Franz Schlegelberger · Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)

Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury, Bangladeshi linguist and scholar (b. 1926)

Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury

Munier Choudhury, Bangladeshi author, playwright, and critic (b. 1925)

Munier Choudhury

Shahidullah Kaiser, Bangladeshi journalist and author (b. 1927)

Shahidullah Kaiser

Walter Lippmann, American journalist and author (b. 1889)

Walter Lippmann

Arthur Treacher, English-American entertainer (b. 1894)

Arthur Treacher

Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish historian and diplomat, co-founded the College of Europe (b. 1886)

Salvador de Madariaga · College of Europe

Elston Howard, American baseball player and coach (b. 1929)

Elston Howard

Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)

Vicente Aleixandre · Nobel Prize in Literature

Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (b. 1896)

Catherine Doherty · Madonna House Apostolate

Roger Maris, American baseball player and coach (b. 1934)

Roger Maris

Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (b. 1919)

Jock Mahoney

Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)

Andrei Sakharov · Nobel Peace Prize

Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1921)

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Robert Eddison, Japanese-English actor (b. 1908)

Robert Eddison

Jeff Alm, American football player (b. 1968)

Jeff Alm

Myrna Loy, American actress (b. 1905)

Myrna Loy

Orval Faubus, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1910)

Orval Faubus · Governor of Arkansas

G. C. Edmondson, American soldier and author (b. 1922)

G. C. Edmondson

Gaston Miron, Canadian poet and author (b. 1928)

Gaston Miron

Stubby Kaye, American actor and comedian (b. 1918)

Stubby Kaye

Emily Cheney Neville, American author (b. 1919)

Emily Cheney Neville

Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (b. 1946)

Kurt Winter

Norman Fell, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)

Norman Fell

A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and activist (b. 1928)

A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.

Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1924)

Annette Strauss · Mayor of Dallas

W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1944)

W. G. Sebald

Jeanne Crain, American actress (b. 1925)

Jeanne Crain

Blas Ople, Filipino journalist and politician, 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines (b. 1927)

Blas Ople · President of the Senate of the Philippines

Frank Sheeran, American union leader and mobster (b. 1920)

Frank Sheeran

Rod Kanehl, American baseball player (b. 1934)

Rod Kanehl

Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1939)

Fernando Poe, Jr.

Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan-English strategist and negotiator (b. 1938)

Anton Balasingham

Ahmet Ertegün, Turkish-American composer and producer, co-founded Atlantic Records (b. 1923)

Ahmet Ertegün · Atlantic Records

Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1949)

Mike Evans (actor)

Alan A'Court, English footballer and manager (b. 1934)

Alan A'Court

Timothy Davlin, American politician, Mayor of Springfield (b. 1957)

Timothy Davlin · List of mayors of Springfield, Illinois

Neva Patterson, American actress (b. 1920)

Neva Patterson

Dale Roberts, English footballer (b. 1986)

Dale Roberts (footballer, born 1986)

Joe Simon, American author and illustrator (b. 1913)

Joe Simon

Billie Jo Spears, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

Billie Jo Spears

John Graham, English general (b. 1923)

John Graham (British Army officer, born 1923)

Edward Jones, American police officer and politician (b. 1950)

Edward Jones (North Carolina politician)

Victoria Leigh Soto, American educator (b. 1985)

Victoria Leigh Soto

Janet Dailey, American author (b. 1944)

Janet Dailey

C. N. Karunakaran, Indian painter and illustrator (b. 1940)

C. N. Karunakaran

Dennis Lindley, English statistician and academic (b. 1923)

Dennis Lindley

Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor (b. 1932)

Peter O'Toole

George Rodrigue, American painter (b. 1944)

George Rodrigue

Theo Colborn, American zoologist and academic (b. 1927)

Theo Colborn

Irene Dalis, American soprano and pianist (b. 1925)

Irene Dalis

Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, Congolese politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1947)

Louis Alphonse Koyagialo · Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bess Myerson, American model, activist, game show panelist and television personality; Miss America 1945 (b. 1924)

Bess Myerson · Miss America

Fred Thurston, American football player (b. 1933)

Fred Thurston

Terry Backer, American soldier and politician (b. 1954)

Terry Backer

Glen Sonmor, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)

Glen Sonmor

Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1963)

Vadym Tyshchenko

Lillian Vernon, German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (b. 1927)

Lillian Vernon (businesswoman) · Lillian Vernon (company)

Paulo Evaristo Arns, Brazilian cardinal (b. 1921)

Paulo Evaristo Arns

Bernard Fox, Welsh actor (b. 1927)

Bernard Fox (actor)