December 18 — On This Day

Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Roman Republic.

Second Punic War · Battle of the Trebia · Hannibal · Carthage · Roman Republic

Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China.

Kublai Khan · Yuan dynasty · Mongolia

Portuguese forces score a military victory over the Kingdom of Kongo at the Battle of Mbumbi in present-day Angola.

Portuguese Empire · Kingdom of Kongo · Battle of Mbumbi · Angola

The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290.

Whitehall Conference · Edict of Expulsion

The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.

Thanksgiving · John Burgoyne · Battles of Saratoga

New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

New Jersey · United States Constitution

Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood · HMS Lutine (1779)

The national anthem of the Russian Empire, "God Save the Tsar!", is first performed.

National anthem · Russian Empire · God Save the Tsar!

US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the USA.

William H. Seward · Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution · Slavery in the United States

The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

House of Thani · Qatar

Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The Nutcracker · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Saint Petersburg

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245 mph (63.159 km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat · Land speed record · Jeantaud

The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.

Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria · Gembrook, Victoria · Glossary of rail transport terms · Puffing Billy Railway · Victoria (Australia)

World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.

World War I · Battle of Verdun · Chief of staff · Erich von Falkenhayn

The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.

Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution · Prohibition in the United States · United States Congress

The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL Championship Game.

Chicago Bears · Portsmouth Spartans · 1932 NFL Playoff Game

The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.

Lanka Sama Samaja Party · Sri Lanka

World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.

World War II · Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)

World War II: Seventy-seven B-29 Superfortress and 200 other aircraft of U.S. Fourteenth Air Force bomb Hankow, China, a Japanese supply base.

Boeing B-29 Superfortress · Fourteenth Air Force · Hankou

Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.

SCORE (satellite) · Communications satellite

Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.

Saturn · Epimetheus (moon)

Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.

Vietnam War · President of the United States · Richard Nixon · North Vietnam · Operation Linebacker II

Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union.

Soyuz programme · Soyuz 13 · List of cosmonauts · Valentin Lebedev · Pyotr Klimuk

The Islamic Development Bank is founded.

Islamic Development Bank

First flight of the Russian heavy strategic bomber Tu-160, the world's largest combat aircraft, largest supersonic aircraft and largest variable-sweep wing aircraft built.

Heavy bomber · Strategic bomber · Tupolev Tu-160 · Combat aircraft · Supersonic aircraft

NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.

NASA · Terra (satellite) · Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer · Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System · Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer

California gubernatorial recall: Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the state would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier.

California gubernatorial recall election · Governor of California · Gray Davis · California · Government budget balance

The Chadian Civil War begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré.

Chadian Civil War (2005-10) · Sudan · Battle of Adré

The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.

2006-07 Malaysian floods · Malaysia

United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.

United Arab Emirates · United Arab Emirates parliamentary election, 2006

Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine in Great Britain, closes.

Kellingley Colliery · Coal mine · Great Britain

Richard Olivier de Longueil, French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal (d. 1470)

Richard Olivier de Longueil · Bishop · Cardinal (Catholic Church)

Sophie of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Saxony (d. 1503)

Sophie of Mecklenburg (1481-1503)

Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (d. 1546)

Philipp von Hutten

Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (d. 1551)

Ōuchi Yoshitaka

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (d. 1640)

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Simonds d'Ewes, English historian and politician (d. 1650)

Simonds d'Ewes

Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (d. 1688)

Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange

Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (d. 1668)

Heinrich Roth

Christina, Queen of Sweden (d. 1689)

Christina, Queen of Sweden

Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1715)

Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and inventor (d. 1751)

Christopher Polhem

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish colonel and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (d. 1711)

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry · Secretary of State for Scotland

Charles Wesley, English missionary and composer (d. 1788)

Charles Wesley

Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and theologian (d. 1791)

Johann Salomo Semler

Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor and composer (d. 1810)

Jean-Baptiste Rey

James Watney, English brewer and businessman (d. 1884)

James Watney

John Hall, English-New Zealand politician, 12th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1907)

John Hall (New Zealand politician) · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Charles Griffin, American general (d. 1876)

Charles Griffin

John S. Harris, American surveyor and politician (d. 1906)

John S. Harris

Lyman Abbott, American minister, theologian, and author (d. 1922)

Lyman Abbott

Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (d. 1903)

Augusta Holmès

Henrietta Edwards, Canadian activist and author (d. 1931)

Henrietta Edwards

Graciano López Jaena, Filipino journalist (d. 1896)

Graciano López Jaena

J. J. Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

J. J. Thomson · Nobel Prize in Physics

Edward MacDowell, American pianist and composer (d. 1908)

Edward MacDowell

Lionel Monckton, English composer and critic (d. 1924)

Lionel Monckton

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (d. 1914)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player and horse breeder (d. 1941)

Foxhall P. Keene

Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (d. 1965)

Edward Willis Redfield

Saki, British short story writer (d. 1916)

Saki

Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (d. 1957)

Francis Burton Harrison · Governor-General of the Philippines

Matt McGrath, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1941)

Matt McGrath

Joseph Stalin, Georgian-Russian marshal and politician, 4th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1953)

Joseph Stalin · Premier of the Soviet Union

Paul Klee, Swiss-German painter and educator (d. 1940)

Paul Klee

Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer, designed the Salta-Antofagasta railway (d. 1950)

Richard Maury · Salta-Antofagasta railway

Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist, co-founded clinical pharmacology (d. 1942)

Emil Starkenstein · Clinical pharmacology

Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (d. 1961)

Ty Cobb

Bhikhari Thakur, Indian actor, singer, and playwright (d. 1971)

Bhikhari Thakur

Gladys Cooper, English actress and singer (d. 1971)

Gladys Cooper

Robert Moses, American urban planner, designed the Northern State Parkway and Southern State Parkway (d. 1981)

Robert Moses · Northern State Parkway · Southern State Parkway

Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (d. 1954)

Edwin Howard Armstrong · FM radio

Gerald Barry, English colonel and cricketer (d. 1977)

Gerald Barry (British Army officer)

Fletcher Henderson, American pianist and composer (d. 1952)

Fletcher Henderson

Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian philosopher and author (d. 1990)

Peter Wessel Zapffe

George Stevens, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1975)

George Stevens

Bill Holland, American race car driver (d. 1984)

Bill Holland

Lawrence Lucie, American guitarist and educator (d. 2009)

Lawrence Lucie

Celia Johnson, English actress (d. 1982)

Celia Johnson

Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (d. 1969)

Paul Siple

Abe Burrows, American author, playwright, and director (d. 1985)

Abe Burrows

Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and umpire (d. 2010)

Eric Tindill

Jules Dassin, American-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

Jules Dassin

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002)

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

Alfred Bester, American author and screenwriter (d. 1987)

Alfred Bester

Willy Brandt, German politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)

Willy Brandt · Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) · Nobel Peace Prize

Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)

Ray Meyer

Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008)

Douglas Fraser

Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1973)

Betty Grable

Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005)

Ossie Davis

Robert Leckie, American soldier and author (d. 2001)

Robert Leckie (author)

Jack Brooks, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

Jack Brooks (American politician)

Esther Lederberg, American microbiologist (d. 2006)

Esther Lederberg

Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London

Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall · Lord Lieutenant of Greater London

Cicely Tyson, American actress

Cicely Tyson

Ramsey Clark, American lawyer and politician, 66th United States Attorney General

Ramsey Clark · United States Attorney General

Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (d. 2009)

Roméo LeBlanc · Governor General of Canada

Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph and author (d. 2003)

Mirza Tahir Ahmad

Harold Land, American tenor saxophonist (d. 2001)

Harold Land

Gino Cimoli, American baseball player (d. 2011)

Gino Cimoli

Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (d. 2013)

Józef Glemp

Moose Skowron, American baseball player (d. 2012)

Bill Skowron

Alison Plowden, English historian and author (d. 2007)

Alison Plowden

Bill Thompson, American television host (d. 2014)

Bill Thompson (television host)

Norm Provan, Australian rugby league player, coach, and businessman

Norm Provan

Roger Smith, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Roger Smith (actor)

Marc Rich, Belgian-American businessman, founded Glencore (d. 2013)

Marc Rich · Glencore

Boris Volynov, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut

Boris Volynov

Rosemary Leach, English actress

Rosemary Leach

Jacques Pépin, French-American chef and author

Jacques Pépin

Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (d. 1987)

Malcolm Kirk

Nancy Ryles, American politician (d. 1990)

Nancy Ryles

Chas Chandler, English bass player and producer (d. 1996)

Chas Chandler

Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer (d. 2005)

Joel Hirschhorn

Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter

Michael Moorcock

Harold E. Varmus, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Harold E. Varmus · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Ilario Castagner, Italian football manager

Ilario Castagner

John Cooper, English sprinter and hurdler (d. 1974)

John Cooper (athlete)

Sam Andrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

Sam Andrew

Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer

Wadada Leo Smith

Joan Wallach Scott, American historian, author, and academic

Joan Wallach Scott

Lenore Blum, American mathematician and academic

Lenore Blum

Bobby Keys, American saxophone player (d. 2014)

Bobby Keys

Keith Richards, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

Keith Richards

Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter

Alan Rudolph

Crispian Steele-Perkins, English trumpet player and educator

Crispian Steele-Perkins

Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Jean Pronovost

Steve Biko, South African activist, founded the Black Consciousness Movement (d. 1977)

Steve Biko · Black Consciousness Movement

Steven Spielberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks

Steven Spielberg · DreamWorks

Leonid Yuzefovich, Russian author and screenwriter

Leonid Yuzefovich

Bill Nelson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bill Nelson (musician)

Mimmo Paladino, Italian sculptor and painter

Mimmo Paladino

Laurent Voulzy, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Laurent Voulzy

David A. Johnston, American volcanologist and geologist (d. 1980)

David A. Johnston

Gillian Armstrong, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter

Gillian Armstrong

Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2002)

Randy Castillo

Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician

Sarath Fonseka

Lizmark, Mexican wrestler (d. 2015)

Lizmark

Leonard Maltin, American historian, author, and critic

Leonard Maltin

John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer

John Leventhal

Elliot Easton, American guitarist and singer

Elliot Easton

John Booth, English race car driver

John Booth (motor racing)

Ray Liotta, American actor

Ray Liotta

Willi Wülbeck, German runner

Willi Wülbeck

Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician

Vijay Mallya

Bogusław Mamiński, Polish runner

Bogusław Mamiński

Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author (d. 2016)

Jonathan Cainer

Geordie Walker, English guitarist

Geordie Walker

Julia Wolfe, American composer and educator

Julia Wolfe

Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist and academic

Kazuhide Uekusa

Naoko Yamano, Japanese singer, guitarist and composer

Naoko Yamano

Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater and coach

Brian Orser

Leila Steinberg, American singer, producer, author, and poet

Leila Steinberg

Daniel S. Loeb, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Third Point Management

Daniel S. Loeb · Third Point Management

Norman Brown, American singer and guitarist

Norman Brown (guitarist)

Greg D'Angelo, American drummer

Greg D'Angelo

Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach

Karl Dorrell

Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundian soldier and politician, President of Burundi

Pierre Nkurunziza · President of Burundi

Charles Oakley, American basketball player and coach

Charles Oakley

Brad Pitt, American actor and producer

Brad Pitt

Stone Cold Steve Austin, American wrestler and producer

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Don Beebe, American football player and coach

Don Beebe

Shawn Christian, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Shawn Christian

Manuel Peña Escontrela, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)

Manuel Peña Escontrela

Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian footballer and sportscaster

Gianluca Pagliuca

Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch journalist

Toine van Peperstraten

Mille Petrozza, German singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mille Petrozza

Mario Basler, German footballer and manager

Mario Basler

Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress

Rachel Griffiths

Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Alejandro Sanz

Casper Van Dien, American actor and producer

Casper Van Dien

Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer

Santiago Cañizares

Justin Edinburgh, English footballer and manager

Justin Edinburgh

Akira Iida, Japanese race car driver

Akira Iida

DMX, American rapper and actor

DMX (rapper)

Lucious Harris, American basketball player

Lucious Harris

Giannis Ploutarhos, Greek singer-songwriter

Giannis Ploutarhos

Rob Van Dam, American wrestler

Rob Van Dam

Jonathan Yeo, English painter

Jonathan Yeo

Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist

Barkha Dutt

Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer

Noriko Matsueda

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player and sportscaster

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukrainian pole vaulter

Anzhela Balakhonova

Raymond Herrera, American drummer and songwriter

Raymond Herrera

Fatuma Roba, Ethiopian runner

Fatuma Roba

Peter Boulware, American football player and politician

Peter Boulware

Knut Schreiner, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer

Knut Schreiner

Sia Furler, Australian singer-songwriter

Sia Furler

Randy Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Randy Houser

Trish Stratus, Canadian wrestler and actress

Trish Stratus

José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player

José Acevedo (baseball)

Maria Brink, American singer-songwriter

Maria Brink

Claudia Gesell, German runner

Claudia Gesell

Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player

Daniel Cleary

Ali Curtis, American soccer player

Ali Curtis

Katie Holmes, American actress

Katie Holmes

Christina Aguilera, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Christina Aguilera

Neil Fingleton, English actor and basketball player, one of the tallest 25 men in the world (d. 2017)

Neil Fingleton

Heinz Inniger, Swiss snowboarder

Heinz Inniger

Benjamin Watson, American football player

Benjamin Watson

Andy Fantuz, Canadian football player

Andy Fantuz

Paul Harrison, English footballer

Paul Harrison (footballer)

Derrick Tribbett, American bass player and singer

Derrick Tribbett

François Hamelin, Canadian speed skater

François Hamelin

Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer

Usman Khawaja

Bill Stull, American football player

Bill Stull

Ayaka, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

Ayaka

Miki Ando, Japanese figure skater

Miki Ando

Yuki Furukawa, Japanese actor

Yuki Furukawa

Lizzie Deignan, English cyclist

Lizzie Deignan

Seth Doege, American football player

Seth Doege

Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Canadian heptathlete

Brianne Theisen-Eaton

Imad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer

Imad Wasim

Sierra Kay, American singer-songwriter

Sierra Kay

Ryan Crouser, American shot putter

Ryan Crouser

Byron Buxton, American baseball player

Byron Buxton

Billie Eilish, American pop singer

Billie Eilish

Theodulf of Orléans, Spanish bishop and poet (b. 750)

Theodulf of Orléans

Lady Wu, wife of Qian Liu (b. 858)

Lady Wu (Qian Liu's wife) · Qian Liu

Yaonian Yanmujin, Chinese empress dowager

Empress Dowager Yaonian Yanmujin · Empress dowager

Edith of Wessex (b. 1025)

Edith of Wessex

Al-Ghazali, Persian jurist, philosopher, theologian, and mystic (b. 1058)

Al-Ghazali

Hildebert, French poet and scholar (b. 1055)

Hildebert

Magnus III, king of Sweden (b. 1240)

Magnus III of Sweden

Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)

Pierre Cauchon

Alfonso II of Naples (b. 1448)

Alfonso II of Naples

Anna of Saxony, Princess consort of Orange (b. 1544)

Anna of Saxony

William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath, English lawyer and politician (b. 1580)

William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath

Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician (b. 1626)

Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff

Antonio Stradivari, Italian instrument maker (b. 1644)

Antonio Stradivari

Soame Jenyns, English poet and politician (b. 1704)

Soame Jenyns

Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician and historian (b. 1725)

Jean-Étienne Montucla

Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher, theologian, and poet (b. 1744)

Johann Gottfried Herder

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic (b. 1744)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Scottish-English general and politician (b. 1748)

Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch

Bernard Bolzano, Bohemian priest and mathematician (b. 1781)

Bernard Bolzano

Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist and composer (b. 1829)

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Michel Chasles, French mathematician and academic (b. 1793)

Michel Chasles

Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist (b. 1804)

Richard Owen

John Alcock, English captain and pilot (b. 1892)

John Alcock (RAF officer)

Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (b. 1851)

Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet

Hamo Thornycroft, English sculptor and academic (b. 1850)

Hamo Thornycroft

Eduard Bernstein, German theorist and politician (b. 1850)

Eduard Bernstein

Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (b. 1857)

Andrija Mohorovičić

Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (b. 1873)

Ernest Lawson

Leo Reisman, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1897)

Leo Reisman

Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (b. 1878)

Charles Dvorak

Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)

Bobby Jones (golfer)

Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)

Diana Lynn

Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (b. 1908)

Allamah Rasheed Turabi

Harry Hooper, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1887)

Harry Hooper

Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist and biologist (b. 1900)

Theodosius Dobzhansky

Michio Nishizawa, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1921)

Michio Nishizawa

Louis Untermeyer American poet, anthologist, critic (b. 1885)

Louis Untermeyer

Dobriša Cesarić, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1902)

Dobriša Cesarić

Alexei Kosygin, Russian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1904)

Alexei Kosygin · Premier of the Soviet Union

Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet and author (b. 1916)

Xuân Diệu

Conny Plank, German keyboard player and producer (b. 1940)

Conny Plank

Niyazi Berkes, Turkish Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (b. 1908)

Niyazi Berkes

Anne Revere, American actress (b. 1903)

Anne Revere

Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (b. 1914)

Paul Tortelier

Joseph Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic (b. 1900)

Joseph Zubin

George Abecassis, English race car driver (b. 1913)

George Abecassis

Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud and The Price Is Right (b. 1915)

Mark Goodson · Family Feud · The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)

Helm Glöckler, German race car driver (b. 1909)

Helm Glöckler

Sam Wanamaker, American-English actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)

Sam Wanamaker

Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (b. 1916)

Roger Apéry

Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (b. 1896)

Lilia Skala

Brian Brockless, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1926)

Brian Brockless

Ross Thomas, American author (b. 1926)

Ross Thomas (author)

Konrad Zuse, German engineer, designed the Z3 computer (b. 1910)

Konrad Zuse · Z3 (computer)

Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1904)

Yulii Borisovich Khariton

Irving Caesar, American composer (b. 1895)

Irving Caesar

Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (b. 1964)

Chris Farley

Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1926)

Lev Dyomin

Robert Bresson, French director and screenwriter (b. 1901)

Robert Bresson

Stan Fox, American race car driver (b. 1952)

Stan Fox

Randolph Apperson Hearst, American businessman (b. 1915)

Randolph Apperson Hearst

Kirsty MacColl, British singer-songwriter (b. 1959)

Kirsty MacColl

Gilbert Bécaud, French singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1927)

Gilbert Bécaud

Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1914)

Dimitris Dragatakis

Marcel Mule, French saxophonist and educator (b. 1901)

Marcel Mule

Necip Hablemitoğlu, Turkish historian and academic (b. 1954)

Necip Hablemitoğlu

Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (b. 1934)

Ray Hnatyshyn · Governor General of Canada

Wayne Owens, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)

Wayne Owens

Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (b. 1926)

Anthony Sampson

Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (b. 1922)

Alan Voorhees

Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1911)

Joseph Barbera · Hanna-Barbera

Ruth Bernhard, German-American photographer (b. 1905)

Ruth Bernhard

Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (b. 1923)

Shaukat Siddiqui

Hans Billian, Polish-German actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1918)

Hans Billian

Gerald Le Dain, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1924)

Gerald Le Dain

William Strauss, American author and playwright (b. 1947)

William Strauss

Alan Wagner, American businessman and critic (b. 1931)

Alan Wagner

Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (b. 1932)

Majel Barrett

Mark Felt, American FBI agent and informant (b. 1913)

Mark Felt · FBI

Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)

Phil Cavarretta

Jacqueline de Romilly, French philologist, author, and scholar (b. 1913)

Jacqueline de Romilly

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Economy and Finances (b. 1940)

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa · List of Italian Ministers of Economy and Finances

James Pickles, English judge and journalist (b. 1925)

James Pickles

Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (b. 1936)

Václav Havel · President of the Czech Republic

Frank Macchiarola, American lawyer and academic (b. 1941)

Frank Macchiarola

Mustafa Ould Salek, Mauritanian colonel and politician, President of Mauritania (b. 1936)

Mustafa Ould Salek · President of Mauritania

Jim Whalen, American football player (b. 1943)

Jim Whalen

Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

Anatoliy Zayaev

Ken Hutcherson, American football player (b. 1952)

Ken Hutcherson

Graham Mackay, South African-English businessman (b. 1949)

Graham Mackay (businessman)

Donald J. Albosta, American soldier and politician (b. 1925)

Donald J. Albosta

Gideon Ben-Yisrael, Israeli soldier and politician (b. 1923)

Gideon Ben-Yisrael

Larry Henley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

Larry Henley

Virna Lisi, Italian actress (b. 1936)

Virna Lisi

Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress (b. 1944)

Mandy Rice-Davies

Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (b. 1912)

Robert Simpson (meteorologist)

Luc Brewaeys, Belgian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1959)

Luc Brewaeys

Helge Solum Larsen, Norwegian businessman and politician (b. 1969)

Helge Solum Larsen

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (b. 1917)

Zsa Zsa Gabor