December 17 — On This Day

The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome.

Saturnalia · Ancient Rome

Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison.

Sack of Rome (546) · Ostrogoths · Totila · Byzantine Empire

Romanos I Lekapenos is crowned co-emperor of the underage Constantine VII.

Romanos I Lekapenos · Constantine VII

Assassination of William I of Normandy.

William I of Normandy

Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.

Tughlaq dynasty · Timur

Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.

Pope Paul III · Henry VIII of England

Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeat troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg.

Cologne War · Ernest of Bavaria · Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg · Siege of Godesberg

Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.

Emperor Go-Yōzei · Emperor of Japan

War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.

War of the Quadruple Alliance

American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.

American Revolution

Discovery of the Aztec calendar stone.

Aztec calendar stone

Napoleonic Wars: France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System.

Napoleonic Wars · Milan Decree · Continental System

War of 1812: U.S. forces attack a Lenape village in the Battle of the Mississinewa.

War of 1812 · Lenape · Battle of the Mississinewa

Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela).

Simón Bolívar · Gran Colombia · Ciudad Bolívar · Venezuela

The second Great Fire of New York destroys 50 acres (200,000 square meters) of New York City's Financial District.

Great Fire of New York · Financial District, Manhattan

A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards.

Fire in the Winter Palace · Saint Petersburg

American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

American Civil War · Ulysses S. Grant · General Order No. 11 (1862) · Jews · Tennessee

First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.

Symphony No. 8 (Schubert) · Franz Schubert

First issue of Vogue is published

Vogue (magazine)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.

Pittsburgh · Schenley Park Casino · Arena

The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Wright brothers · Wright Flyer · Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan

Ugyen Wangchuck · Bhutan

Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Darwin Rebellion · Government House, Darwin · Northern Territory

Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Uruguay · Buenos Aires Convention · Copyright · Treaty

Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.

Antanas Smetona · Lithuania · 1926 Lithuanian coup d'état

Indian revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri is hanged in Gonda jail, Uttar Pradesh, India, two days before the scheduled date.

Rajendra Lahiri

Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.

Bhagat Singh · Sukhdev Thapar · Shivaram Rajguru · Lahore · Punjab region

First flight of the Douglas DC-3.

Douglas DC-3

Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

Otto Hahn · Nuclear fission · Nuclear power

World War II: Battle of the River Plate: The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.

World War II · Battle of the River Plate · German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee · Hans Langsdorff · Montevideo

World War II: Japanese forces land in Northern Borneo.

Imperial Japanese Army · Borneo

All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States upon the repeal of the Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act.

Chinese Exclusion Act · Magnuson Act

World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper.

Battle of the Bulge · Malmedy massacre · 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion · Prisoner of war · Waffen-SS

First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.

Boeing B-47 Stratojet · Strategic bomber

The Finnish Security Intelligence Service is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.

Finnish Security Intelligence Service · Communism · State Police (Finland)

The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.

North American F-86 Sabre

The American Civil Rights Congress delivers "We Charge Genocide" to the United Nations.

Civil Rights Congress · We Charge Genocide · United Nations

The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

SM-65 Atlas · Cape Canaveral, Florida

Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt.

Haile Selassie · Ethiopia · 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt · December 13

Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed.

1960 Munich C-131 crash

Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.

Niterói circus fire · Niterói

Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned.

Harold Holt · Prime Minister of Australia · Disappearance of Harold Holt · Portsea, Victoria

Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.

Project Blue Book · Unidentified flying object

1970 Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.

1970 Polish protests · Gdynia

Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport.

1973 Rome airport attacks and hijacking · Palestinian political violence · Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport

American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.

James L. Dozier · Red Brigades · Verona

Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed.

Provisional Irish Republican Army · Harrods bombings · Harrods

Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire.

Romanian Revolution · Timișoara · Romania · Romanian Communist Party

Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.

Fernando Collor de Mello · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · Brazilian presidential election, 1989 · President of Brazil

The Simpsons first premiered on television with the episode, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.

The Simpsons · Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.

Second Congo War · Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

Soham murders

SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.

SpaceShipOne · Brian Binnie · SpaceShipOne flight 11P

Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

World Trade Organization · World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2005

Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.

Jigme Singye Wangchuck · Bhutan

MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.

MV Danny F II · Lebanon

Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.

Mohamed Bouazizi · Self-immolation · Tunisian Revolution · Arab Spring

The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1960.

Cuba-United States relations

Kujō Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)

Kujō Yoritsugu

Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)

Emperor Go-Uda

Ernest of Bavaria, Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1612)

Ernest of Bavaria

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Pakistani-Indian poet (d. 1627)

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana

Roger L'Estrange, English pamphleteer and author (d. 1704)

Roger L'Estrange

Prince Rupert of the Rhine (d. 1682)

Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Anthony Wood, English historian and author (d. 1695)

Anthony Wood

Thomas Tickell, English poet (d. 1740)

Thomas Tickell

Charles-Louis Mion, French composer and educator (d. 1775)

Charles-Louis Mion

Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749)

Émilie du Châtelet

Maria I of Portugal (d. 1816)

Maria I of Portugal

Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (d. 1801)

Domenico Cimarosa

Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829)

Humphry Davy

Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (d. 1865)

Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Joseph Henry, American physicist and engineer (d. 1878)

Joseph Henry

John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (d. 1892)

John Greenleaf Whittier

Vilhelm Petersen, Danish painter (d. 1880)

Vilhelm Petersen (painter)

Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (d. 1893)

Alexander Wassilko von Serecki

Jules de Goncourt, French author and critic (d. 1870)

Jules de Goncourt

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist and engineer (d. 1910)

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz

Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal (d. 1908)

Nozu Michitsura

Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician and academic (d. 1899)

Sophus Lie

Émile Faguet, French author and critic (d. 1916)

Émile Faguet

Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician and immunologist, co-founded the Pasteur Institute (d. 1933)

Pierre Paul Émile Roux · Pasteur Institute

Paul César Helleu, French painter and illustrator (d. 1927)

Paul César Helleu

Kazys Grinius, Lithuanian physician and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania (d. 1950)

Kazys Grinius · President of Lithuania

Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1939)

Ford Madox Ford

William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1950)

William Lyon Mackenzie King · Prime Minister of Canada

Aubrey Faulkner, South African-English cricketer and coach (d. 1930)

Aubrey Faulkner

Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1957)

Josef Lada

Prince Joachim of Prussia (d. 1920)

Prince Joachim of Prussia

Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (d. 1950)

Sam Barry

Charles C. Banks, English captain and pilot (d. 1971)

Charles C. Banks

Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (d. 1966)

Erwin Piscator

Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979)

Arthur Fiedler

Patrick Flynn, Irish-American runner and soldier (d. 1969)

Patrick Flynn (athlete)

Wim Schermerhorn, Dutch cartographer, engineer, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)

Wim Schermerhorn · List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands

Gerald Patterson, Australian tennis player (d. 1967)

Gerald Patterson

Loren Murchison, American sprinter (d. 1979)

Loren Murchison

Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic, one of the first people to analyze a dynamical system with chaos (d. 1998)

Mary Cartwright

Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)

Katina Paxinou

Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1987)

Erskine Caldwell

Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1978)

Ray Noble

Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (d. 1999)

Paul Cadmus

Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (d. 2002)

Simo Häyhä

Mohammad Hidayatullah, 11th Chief Justice of India, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (d. 1992)

Mohammad Hidayatullah · Chief Justice of India · List of Vice Presidents of India

Erico Verissimo, Brazilian author and translator (d. 1975)

Erico Verissimo

Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and conductor (d. 1994)

Fernando Lopes-Graça

Russell C. Newhouse, American pilot and engineer (d. 1998)

Russell C. Newhouse

Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980)

Willard Libby · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American educator and author (d. 1999)

Eknath Easwaran

Sy Oliver, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1988)

Sy Oliver

Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)

Edward Short, Baron Glenamara · Lord President of the Council

Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 1967)

Burt Baskin · Baskin-Robbins

Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (d. 2005)

Mushtaq Ali

Fernando Alonso, Cuban ballet dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (d. 2013)

Fernando Alonso (dancer) · Cuban National Ballet

Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000)

Penelope Fitzgerald

Kenneth Dike, Nigerian historian, author, and academic (d. 1983)

Kenneth Dike

Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist, developed the APL programming language (d. 2004)

Kenneth E. Iverson · APL (programming language)

Lore Berger, German-Swiss author and translator (d. 1943)

Lore Berger

Alan Voorhees, American engineer and academic (d. 2005)

Alan Voorhees

Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (d. 2006)

Jaroslav Pelikan

Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985)

Ray Jablonski

John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

John Hans Krebs

Stephen Lewis, English actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 2015)

Stephen Lewis (actor)

Richard Long, American actor and director (d. 1974)

Richard Long (actor)

Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor (d. 2012)

Edward Meneeley

Marilyn Beck, American journalist (d. 2014)

Marilyn Beck

Eli Beeding, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)

Eli Beeding

Doyle Conner, American farmer and politician, 7th Florida Commissioner of Agriculture (d. 2012)

Doyle Conner · Florida Commissioner of Agriculture

William Safire, American journalist and author (d. 2009)

William Safire

Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher, founded Penthouse (d. 2010)

Bob Guccione · Penthouse (magazine)

Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor and painter

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Dorothy Rowe, Australian psychologist and author

Dorothy Rowe

Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (d. 2011)

Gerald Finnerman

Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor (d. 2014)

Dave Madden

James McGaugh, American neurobiologist and psychologist

James McGaugh

John Bond, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)

John Bond (footballer)

Irving Petlin, American painter and academic

Irving Petlin

Ray Wilson, English footballer and manager

Ray Wilson (English footballer)

Brian Langford, English cricketer (d. 2013)

Brian Langford

Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)

Cal Ripken, Sr.

Pope Francis

Pope Francis

Tommy Steele, English singer, guitarist, and actor

Tommy Steele

Brian Hayes, Australian-English radio host

Brian Hayes (broadcaster)

Art Neville, American singer and keyboard player

Art Neville

Kerry Packer, Australian businessman, founded World Series Cricket (d. 2005)

Kerry Packer · World Series Cricket

John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)

John Kennedy Toole

Calvin Waller, American general (d. 1996)

Calvin Waller

Peter Snell, New Zealand runner

Peter Snell

James Booker, American pianist (d. 1983)

James Booker

Eddie Kendricks, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1992)

Eddie Kendricks

Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist (d. 2013)

Kåre Valebrokk

María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

María Elena Velasco

Dave Dee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)

Dave Dee

Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean historian and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2012)

Stan Mudenge · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Zimbabwe)

Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian general and politician, 7th Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Muhammadu Buhari · List of heads of state of Nigeria

Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1987)

Paul Butterfield

Ron Geesin, Scottish pianist and composer

Ron Geesin

Jack L. Chalker, American author and educator (d. 2005)

Jack L. Chalker

Carlo M. Croce, Italian-American oncologist and academic

Carlo M. Croce

Bernard Hill, English actor

Bernard Hill

Ernie Hudson, American actor

Ernie Hudson

Chris Matthews, American journalist and author

Chris Matthews

Jüri Talvet, Estonian poet and critic

Jüri Talvet

Jacqueline Wilson, English author and academic

Jacqueline Wilson

Simon Bates, English radio host

Simon Bates

Eugene Levy, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

Eugene Levy

Wes Studi, American actor and producer

Wes Studi

Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)

Valery Belousov

Jim Bonfanti, American rock drummer

Jim Bonfanti

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkish economist and politician

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

Sotiris Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer

Sotiris Kaiafas

Paul Rodgers, English singer-songwriter and producer

Paul Rodgers

Laurence F. Johnson, American educator and author

Laurence F. Johnson

Maurice Peoples, American sprinter and coach

Maurice Peoples

Pat Hill, American football player and coach

Pat Hill

Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Ken Hitchcock

Tatyana Kazankina, Russian runner

Tatyana Kazankina

Bill Pullman, American actor

Bill Pullman

Sergėjus Jovaiša, Lithuanian basketball player

Sergėjus Jovaiša

Brad Davis, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Brad Davis (basketball)

Peter Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Peter Farrelly

Dominic Lawson, English journalist and author

Dominic Lawson

Totka Petrova, Bulgarian runner

Totka Petrova

Wendy Hoyte, English sprinter

Wendy Hoyte

Bob Ojeda, American baseball player and coach

Bob Ojeda

Mike Mills, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

Mike Mills

Bob Stinson, American songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)

Bob Stinson

Mansoor al-Jamri, Bahraini journalist and author

Mansoor al-Jamri

Paul Dobson, English footballer

Paul Dobson (footballer)

Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter

Galina Malchugina

Rocco Mediate, American golfer and journalist

Rocco Mediate

Frank Musil, Czech ice hockey player and coach

Frank Musil

Joe Wolf, American basketball player and coach

Joe Wolf

Craig Berube, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Craig Berube

Tracy Byrd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tracy Byrd

Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Kristiina Ojuland · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)

Vincent Damphousse, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Vincent Damphousse

Karsten Neitzel, German footballer and manager

Karsten Neitzel

Claudio Suárez, Mexican footballer

Claudio Suárez

Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver and sportscaster

Paul Tracy

Laurie Holden, American actress and model

Laurie Holden

Inna Lasovskaya, Russian triple jumper

Inna Lasovskaya

Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer

Chuck Liddell

Mick Quinn, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

Mick Quinn

Alan Khan, South African radio and TV presenter

Alan Khan

Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player

Antoine Rigaudeau

Iván Pedroso, Cuban long jumper and coach

Iván Pedroso

Konstadinos Gatsioudis, Greek javelin thrower

Konstadinos Gatsioudis

Rian Johnson, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Rian Johnson

Paula Radcliffe, English runner

Paula Radcliffe

Hasan Vural, German-Turkish footballer

Hasan Vural

Charl Langeveldt, South African cricketer

Charl Langeveldt

Sarah Paulson, American actress

Sarah Paulson

Giovanni Ribisi, American actor

Giovanni Ribisi

Nick Dinsmore, American wrestler and trainer

Nick Dinsmore

Susanthika Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan sprinter

Susanthika Jayasinghe

Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress

Milla Jovovich

Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater and coach

Éric Bédard

Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer and manager

Nir Davidovich

Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer

Patrick Müller

Andrew Simpson, English sailor (d. 2013)

Andrew Simpson (sailor)

Takeo Spikes, American football player and sportscaster

Takeo Spikes

Arnaud Clément, French tennis player

Arnaud Clément

Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Samuel Påhlsson

Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress

Katheryn Winnick

Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and sportscaster

Alex Cintrón

Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer and politician

Manny Pacquiao

Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer and songwriter

Neil Sanderson

Chase Utley, American baseball player

Chase Utley

Riteish Deshmukh, Indian film actor, producer and architect

Riteish Deshmukh

Matt Murley, American ice hockey player

Matt Murley

Paul Smith, English footballer

Paul Smith (footballer, born 1979)

Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower

Alexandra Papageorgiou

Eli Pariser, American activist and author, co-founded Avaaz.org

Eli Pariser · Avaaz.org

Jerry Hsu, American skateboarder and photographer

Jerry Hsu

Tim Wiese, German footballer

Tim Wiese

Josh Barfield, American baseball player

Josh Barfield

Lorenzo Cittadini, Italian rugby player

Lorenzo Cittadini

Craig Kielburger, Canadian activist and author, co-founded Free the Children and Me to We

Craig Kielburger · Free the Children · Me to We

Stéphane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player

Stéphane Lasme

Ryan Moats, American football player

Ryan Moats

Onur Özsu, Turkish singer-songwriter

Onur Özsu

Erik Christensen, Canadian ice hockey player

Erik Christensen

Haron Keitany, Kenyan runner

Haron Keitany

Luis Maria Alfageme, Argentinian footballer

Luis Maria Alfageme

Julian Bennett, English footballer

Julian Bennett (footballer)

Andrew Davies, English footballer

Andrew Davies (footballer)

Mikky Ekko, American singer-songwriter and producer

Mikky Ekko

Shannon Woodward, American actress

Shannon Woodward

Łukasz Broź, Polish footballer

Łukasz Broź

Craig Reid, English footballer

Craig Reid (footballer, born 1985)

Greg James, English radio presenter and comedian

Greg James

Emma Bell, American actress

Emma Bell

Bo Guagua, Chinese businessman

Bo Guagua

Chelsea Manning, American soldier and intelligence analyst

Chelsea Manning

Liisa Ehrberg, Estonian cyclist

Liisa Ehrberg

Grethe Grünberg, Estonian ice dancer

Grethe Grünberg

Kris Joseph, Canadian basketball player

Kris Joseph

David Rudisha, Kenyan runner

David Rudisha

Craig Sutherland, Scottish footballer

Craig Sutherland

James Hurst, American football player

James Hurst (American football)

Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league player

Jordan Rankin

Atsedu Tsegay, Ethiopian runner

Atsedu Tsegay

Joshua Ingram, Canadian drummer and percussionist

Joshua Ingram

Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer

Quinton de Kock

Patricia Kú Flores, Peruvian tennis player

Patricia Kú Flores

Lloyd Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player

Lloyd Perrett

Nat Wolff, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player and actor

Nat Wolff

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Russian figure skater

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Naiktha Bains, Australian tennis player

Naiktha Bains

Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater

Shoma Uno

Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer

Martin Ødegaard

Sturm, abbot of Fulda

Saint Sturm · Abbot · Fulda monastery

al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i, Abbasid vizier

Al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i

Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, Abbasid prince and poet, anti-caliph for one day

Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz

William I, duke of Normandy

William I Longsword · Duchy of Normandy

Pope Gregory VIII (b. 1100)

Pope Gregory VIII

Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut (b. 1150)

Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut

Rumi, Persian jurist, theologian, and poet (b. 1207)

Rumi

William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England

William Gascoigne

Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1397)

Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy

Eleonora di Toledo, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (b. 1522)

Eleonora di Toledo

Nur Jahan, empress consort of the Mughal Empire (b. 1577)

Nur Jahan

Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (b. 1583)

Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1640)

Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (b. 1783)

Simón Bolívar · President of Venezuela

Kaspar Hauser, German feral child (b. 1812)

Kaspar Hauser · Feral child

Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (b. 1791)

Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma

Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1774)

Francis Beaufort

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824)

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835)

Leopold II of Belgium

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and activist (b. 1836)

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Rajendra Lahiri, Indian activist (b. 1892)

Rajendra Lahiri

Frank Rinehart, American photographer (b. 1861)

Frank Rinehart

Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (b. 1863)

Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa · President of Portugal

Peter Warlock, Welsh composer and critic (b. 1894)

Peter Warlock

Charles Winckler, Danish discus thrower, shot putter, and tug of war competitor (b. 1867)

Charles Winckler · Tug of war

13th Dalai Lama (b. 1876)

13th Dalai Lama

Alicia Boole Stott, Anglo-Irish mathematician and academic (b. 1860)

Alicia Boole Stott

Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1895)

Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley

Christos Tsigiridis, Greek engineer (b. 1877)

Christos Tsigiridis

Eddie Acuff, American actor (b. 1903)

Eddie Acuff

Dorothy L. Sayers, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)

Dorothy L. Sayers

Thomas Mitchell, American actor (b. 1892)

Thomas Mitchell (actor)

Victor Francis Hess, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1883)

Victor Francis Hess · Nobel Prize in Physics

Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1908)

Harold Holt · Prime Minister of Australia

Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian, author, and educator (b. 1896)

Oliver Waterman Larkin

Don Ellis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1934)

Don Ellis

Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1903)

Antiochos Evangelatos

Homer S. Ferguson, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1889)

Homer S. Ferguson

Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (b. 1925)

Guillermo Cano Isaza

Linda Wong, American porn actress (b. 1951)

Linda Wong (pornographic actress)

Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-American author and poet (b. 1903)

Marguerite Yourcenar

Günther Anders, German journalist and philosopher (b. 1902)

Günther Anders

Dana Andrews, American actor (b. 1909)

Dana Andrews

Rex Allen, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1920)

Rex Allen

Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1943)

Grover Washington, Jr.

C. Vann Woodward, American historian and academic (b. 1908)

C. Vann Woodward

K. W. Devanayagam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10th Sri Lankan Minister of Justice (b. 1910)

K. W. Devanayagam · Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)

Otto Graham, American football player and coach (b. 1921)

Otto Graham

Tom Wesselmann, American painter and sculptor (b. 1931)

Tom Wesselmann

Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (b. 1922)

Jack Anderson (columnist)

Marc Favreau, Canadian actor and poet (b. 1929)

Marc Favreau

Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 1936)

Haljand Udam

Larry Sherry, American baseball player and coach (b. 1935)

Larry Sherry

Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach (b. 1914)

Sammy Baugh

Freddy Breck, German singer-songwriter, producer, and journalist (b. 1942)

Freddy Breck

Dave Smith, American baseball player and coach (b. 1955)

Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1955)

Chris Henry, American football player (b. 1983)

Chris Henry (wide receiver)

Jennifer Jones, American actress (b. 1919)

Jennifer Jones

Alaina Reed Hall, American actress (b. 1946)

Alaina Reed Hall

Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)

Captain Beefheart

Walt Dropo, American basketball and baseball player (b. 1923)

Walt Dropo

Ralph Coates, English footballer (b. 1946)

Ralph Coates

Eva Ekvall, Venezuelan journalist and author, Miss Venezuela 2000 (b. 1983)

Eva Ekvall · Miss Venezuela 2000

Kim Jong-il, North Korean commander and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea (b. 1941)

Kim Jong-il · List of leaders of North Korea

Richard Adams, Filipino-American activist (b. 1947)

Richard Adams (activist)

James Gower, American priest and activist, co-founded the College of the Atlantic (b. 1922)

James Gower · College of the Atlantic

Daniel Inouye, American captain and politician (b. 1924)

Daniel Inouye

Laurier LaPierre, Canadian historian, journalist, and politician (b. 1929)

Laurier LaPierre

Frank Pastore, American baseball player and radio host (b. 1957)

Frank Pastore

Fred Bruemmer, Latvian-Canadian photographer (b. 1929)

Fred Bruemmer

Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Spanish cardinal (b. 1926)

Ricardo María Carles Gordó

Richard Heffner, American historian and television host (b. 1925)

Richard Heffner

Tetsurō Kashibuchi, Japanese drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1950)

Tetsurō Kashibuchi

Janet Rowley, American geneticist and biologist (b. 1925)

Janet Rowley

Conny van Rietschoten, Dutch sailor (b. 1926)

Conny van Rietschoten

Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer (b. 1913)

Dieter Grau

Richard C. Hottelet, American journalist (b. 1917)

Richard C. Hottelet

Oleh Lysheha, Ukrainian poet and playwright (b. 1949)

Oleh Lysheha

Lowell Steward, American captain (b. 1919)

Lowell Steward

Ivan Vekić, Croatian colonel, lawyer, and politician, Croatian Minister of the Interior (b. 1938)

Ivan Vekić · Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)

Hal Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)

Hal Brown

Osamu Hayaishi, American-Japanese biochemist and academic (b. 1920)

Osamu Hayaishi

Michael Wyschogrod, German-American philosopher and theologian (b. 1928)

Michael Wyschogrod

Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (b. 1922)

Benjamin A. Gilman

Henry Heimlich, American doctor (b. 1920)

Henry Heimlich

Gordon Hunt, American voice director (b. 1929)

Gordon Hunt (director)