December 25 — On This Day

A temple for Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian.

Temple of the Sun (Rome) · Sol Invictus · Rome · Aurelian

Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar.

Constantine the Great · Constans · Caesar (title)

First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in Rome.

Christmas · Ancient Rome

Vetranio meets Constantius II at Naissus (Serbia) and is forced to abdicate his title (Caesar). Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension.

Vetranio · Constantius II · Niš · Serbia

Clovis I, king of the Franks, is baptized into the Catholic faith at Reims, by Saint Remigius.

Clovis I · Franks · Baptism · Catholicism · Reims

Augustine of Canterbury and his fellow-labourers baptise in Kent more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons.

Augustine of Canterbury · Kingdom of Kent · Anglo-Saxons

The Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome.

The Coronation of Charlemagne · Holy Roman Emperor

Emperor Leo V is assassinated in the Hagia Sophia at Constantinople and is succeeded by Michael II.

Leo V the Armenian · Hagia Sophia · Constantinople · Michael II

The foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.

Kingdom of Hungary · Stephen I of Hungary

Coronation of Mieszko II Lambert as king of Poland.

Mieszko II Lambert · Poland

William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.

William the Conqueror · Duke of Normandy · England · Westminster Abbey · London

Coronation of Bolesław II the Generous as king of Poland.

Bolesław II the Generous

Baldwin of Boulogne is crowned the first King of Jerusalem in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

Baldwin I of Jerusalem · King of Jerusalem · Church of the Nativity · Bethlehem

Count Roger II of Sicily is crowned the first king of Sicily.

Roger II of Sicily · Kingdom of Sicily

John IV Laskaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaiologos.

John IV Laskaris · Byzantine Empire · Michael VIII Palaiologos

The carrack Santa María, commanded by Christopher Columbus, runs onto a reef off Haiti due to an improper watch.

Carrack · Santa María (ship) · Christopher Columbus · Reef · Haiti

Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeat the Spanish conquistadors and executes the governor of Chile, Pedro de Valdivia.

Battle of Tucapel · Mapuche · Lautaro · Conquistador · Chile

Pope Pius IV is elected.

Pope Pius IV

Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.

Halley's Comet · Johann Georg Palitzsch · Edmund Halley

George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.

George Washington · Continental Army · George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River · Hessian (soldier) · Trenton, New Jersey

Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.

Ephraim McDowell · Ovariotomy

Rev. Samuel Marsden holds the first Christian service on land in New Zealand at Rangihoua Bay.

Samuel Marsden · Christian · Rangihoua Bay

The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continually performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.

Handel and Haydn Society

The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy concludes after beginning the previous evening.

Eggnog Riot · United States Military Academy

The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; up to 20% of the island's slaves mobilize in an ultimately unsuccessful fight for freedom.

Baptist War

Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.

Second Seminole War · Zachary Taylor · Battle of Lake Okeechobee

United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.

Andrew Johnson · Pardon · Confederate States Army

A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

Christmas truce · Western Front (World War I)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.

1932 Changma earthquake

Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.

Regina Jonas · Rabbi · Judaism

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

Chester W. Nimitz · United States Pacific Fleet

World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

World War II · Battle of Hong Kong · Japanese occupation of Hong Kong

Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.

Émile Muselier · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Free French Forces

The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.

Nuclear chain reaction · Soviet Union · F-1 (nuclear reactor)

The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.

Stone of Scone · April 11

The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Soviet Union · 1962 Soviet nuclear tests · Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.

Bayrak · Cyprus · Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation

Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the very first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.

Apollo program · Apollo 8 · Trans-Earth injection · Lunar orbit

Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.

Kilvenmani massacre · Dalit · Kizhavenmani

Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat.

Menachem Begin · Anwar Sadat

Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial.

President of Romania · Nicolae Ceaușescu · Elena Ceaușescu

Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.

Mikhail Gorbachev · President of the Soviet Union · Dissolution of the Soviet Union · Ukraine · Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991

UTAGE Flight 141, a Boeing 727-223, crashes at the Cotonou Airport in Benin, killing 151 people.

UTAGE Flight 141 · Boeing 727 · Cotonou Airport · Benin

The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing.

Beagle 2 · Mars Express · December 19

The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.

Huygens (spacecraft) · Saturn · Titan (moon)

An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people.

Antonov An-72 · 2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash · Shymkent

John IV Laskaris, Byzantine emperor (d. 1305)

John IV Laskaris

Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln (d. 1348)

Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln

John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1487)

John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley

Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (d. 1445)

Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France

Christina of Saxony, Queen consort of Denmark (d. 1521)

Christina of Saxony

Francesco Marinoni, Italian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1562)

Francesco Marinoni

Antoinette de Bourbon, French noblewoman (d. 1583)

Antoinette de Bourbon

Christine of Saxony, German noblewoman (d. 1549)

Christine of Saxony

Johannes Buxtorf, German Calvinist theologian (d. 1629)

Johannes Buxtorf

Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (d. 1625)

Orlando Gibbons

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1611)

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain

Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (d. 1675)

Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha

Noël Coypel, French painter and educator (d. 1707)

Noël Coypel

Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (d. 1726/1727)

1642 · Julian calendar · Isaac Newton

Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar (d. 1713)

Archibald Pitcairne

Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish-English poet and songwriter (d. 1746)

Lady Grizel Baillie

Thomas Halyburton, Scottish minister and theologian (d. 1712)

Thomas Halyburton

Giovanni Battista Somis, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1763)

Giovanni Battista Somis

Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1758)

Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (d. 1772)

Jean-Joseph de Mondonville

Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar (d. 1774)

Johann Jakob Reiske

Pope Pius VI (d. 1799)

Pope Pius VI

Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor (d. 1804)

Johann Adam Hiller

Philip Mazzei, Italian-American physician and philosopher (d. 1816)

Philip Mazzei

Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1799)

Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Benjamin Pierce, American general and politician, 17th Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1839)

Benjamin Pierce (governor) · Governor of New Hampshire

Dorothy Wordsworth, English author and poet (d. 1855)

Dorothy Wordsworth

Sydney, Lady Morgan, Irish author and poet (d. 1859)

Sydney, Lady Morgan

L. L. Langstroth, American apiarist, clergyman and teacher (d. 1895)

L. L. Langstroth

Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (d. 1912)

Clara Barton · American Red Cross

Stephen F. Chadwick, American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Oregon (d. 1895)

Stephen F. Chadwick · Governor of Oregon

Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American composer and bandleader (d. 1892)

Patrick Gilmore

Pud Galvin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1902)

Pud Galvin

Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian educator, lawyer, and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1946)

Madan Mohan Malaviya · President of the Indian National Congress

Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1950)

Evangeline Booth · General of The Salvation Army

Charles Finger, English-American journalist and author (d. 1941)

Charles Finger

Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 1965)

Helena Rubinstein

Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-American agriculturalist and educator (d. 1959)

Otto Frederick Hunziker

Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (d. 1944)

Lina Cavalieri

Francis Aveling, Canadian psychologist and priest (d. 1941)

Francis Aveling

Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (d. 1955)

Theodor Innitzer

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (d. 1948)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah · Governor-General of Pakistan

Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)

Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Chevrolet (d. 1941)

Louis Chevrolet · Chevrolet

Noël, Countess of Rothes, philanthropist, social leader and heroine of Titanic disaster (d. 1956)

Noël, Countess of Rothes

Joseph M. Schenck, Russian-American film producer (d. 1961)

Joseph M. Schenck

Hugo Bergmann, Czech-Israeli philosopher and academic (d. 1975)

Hugo Bergmann

Hana Meisel, Belarusian-Israeli agronomist and politician (d. 1972)

Hana Meisel

Samuel Berger, American boxer (d. 1925)

Samuel Berger (boxer)

Evelyn Nesbit, American model and actress (d. 1967)

Evelyn Nesbit

Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and activist (d. 1918)

Malak Hifni Nasif

Kid Ory, American trombonist and bandleader (d. 1973)

Kid Ory

Conrad Hilton, American entrepreneur (d. 1979)

Conrad Hilton

Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher and philanthropist, co-founded Reader's Digest (d. 1984)

Lila Bell Wallace · Reader's Digest

Noel Odell, English geologist and mountaineer (d. 1987)

Noel Odell

Robert Ripley, American anthropologist and publisher (d. 1949)

Robert Ripley

Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, Indian-English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (d. 1959)

Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson · Governor of Gibraltar

Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (d. 1980)

Clarrie Grimmett

Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957)

Humphrey Bogart

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004)

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1969)

Barton MacLane

William Bell, American tuba player and educator (d. 1971)

William Bell (tuba player)

Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1981)

Antiochos Evangelatos

Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)

Gerhard Herzberg · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Lew Grade, Baron Grade, Ukrainian-English film producer (d. 1998)

Lew Grade, Baron Grade

Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)

Ernst Ruska · Nobel Prize in Physics

Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (d. 1994)

Cab Calloway

Mike Mazurki, Ukrainian-American wrestler and actor (d. 1990)

Mike Mazurki

Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (d. 1988)

Glenn McCarthy · Shamrock Hotel

Quentin Crisp, English author and illustrator (d. 1999)

Quentin Crisp

Ernest L. Massad, American general (d. 1993)

Ernest L. Massad

Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball player (d. 2001)

Jo-Jo Moore

Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American engineer (d. 1996)

Zora Arkus-Duntov

Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (d. 2010)

Louise Bourgeois

Candy Candido, American singer, bass player, and voice actor (d. 1999)

Candy Candido

Tony Martin, American singer (d. 2012)

Tony Martin (American singer)

James Fletcher Jnr, New Zealand businessman (d. 2007)

James Fletcher Jnr

Oscar Lewis, American anthropologist of Latin America (d. 1970)

Oscar Lewis

Pete Rugolo, Italian-American composer and producer (d. 2011)

Pete Rugolo

Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012)

Ahmed Ben Bella · President of Algeria

Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (d. 2009)

Lincoln Verduga Loor

Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)

Anwar Sadat · President of Egypt · Nobel Peace Prize

Naushad Ali, Indian composer and director (d. 2006)

Naushad Ali

Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the Montreal Heart Institute (d. 1999)

Paul David · Montreal Heart Institute

Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Indian-Pakistani journalist and author (d. 2000)

Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah

Steve Otto, Polish-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)

Steve Otto

William Demby, American author (d. 2013)

William Demby

René Girard, French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (d. 2015)

René Girard

Louis Lane, American conductor and educator (d. 2016)

Louis Lane

Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975)

Rod Serling · The Twilight Zone

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and politician, 10th Prime Minister of India

Atal Bihari Vajpayee · Prime Minister of India

Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist and author (d. 1998)

Carlos Castaneda

Ned Garver, American baseball player (d. 2017)

Ned Garver

Sam Pollock, Canadian businessman (d. 2007)

Sam Pollock

Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer (d. 1987)

Enrique Jorrín

Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (d. 1975)

Nellie Fox

Leo Kubiak, American basketball and baseball player

Leo Kubiak

Dick Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Dick Miller

Christine M. Jones, American educator and politician (d. 2013)

Christine M. Jones

China Machado, Chinese-born Portuguese-American fashion model, editor and television producer (d. 2016)

China Machado

Emmanuel Agassi, Iranian-American boxer and coach

Emmanuel Agassi

Armenak Alachachian, Armenian basketball player and coach

Armenak Alachachian

Mabel King, American actress and singer (d. 1999)

Mabel King

Basil Heatley, English runner

Basil Heatley

Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudanese politician, Prime Minister of Sudan

Sadiq al-Mahdi · List of heads of government of Sudan

Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (d. 2009)

Stephen Barnett

Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, American educator and politician (d. 2007)

Jeanne Hopkins Lucas

Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

Ismail Merchant, Indian-English director and producer (d. 2005)

Ismail Merchant

O'Kelly Isley Jr., American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (d. 1986)

O'Kelly Isley Jr.

Duane Armstrong, American painter

Duane Armstrong

Noel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player

Noel Picard

Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Pakistani businessman and politician

Ghulam Ahmad Bilour

Bob James, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Bob James (musician)

Akong Rinpoche, Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (d. 2013)

Akong Rinpoche

Hilary Spurling, English journalist and author

Hilary Spurling

Kenneth Calman, Scottish physician and academic

Kenneth Calman

Françoise Dürr, French tennis player and coach

Françoise Dürr

Barbara Follett, English politician

Barbara Follett (politician)

Barry Goldberg, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Barry Goldberg

Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

Enrique Morente

Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian race car driver and businessman

Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior

Hanna Schygulla, German actress

Hanna Schygulla

Kenny Everett, British comedian and radio and television host (d. 1995)

Kenny Everett

Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer

Jairzinho

Sam Strahan, New Zealand rugby player

Sam Strahan

Rick Berman, American screenwriter and producer

Rick Berman

Eve Pollard, English journalist and author

Eve Pollard

Mike Pringle, Zambian-Scottish lawyer and politician

Mike Pringle (politician)

Noel Redding, English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2003)

Noel Redding

Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)

Ken Stabler

Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

Jimmy Buffett

Larry Csonka, American football player and sportscaster

Larry Csonka

Christopher Frayling, English author and academic

Christopher Frayling

Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager

Gene Lamont

Kay Hymowitz, American sociologist and writer

Kay Hymowitz

Barbara Mandrell, American singer-songwriter and actress

Barbara Mandrell

Joel Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager

Joel Santana

Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Brazilian singer

Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira

Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif · List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan

Sissy Spacek, American actress

Sissy Spacek

Peter Boardman, English mountaineer and author (d. 1982)

Peter Boardman

Karl Rove, American political strategist and activist

Karl Rove

Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball player and manager

Manny Trillo

Tolossa Kotu, Ethiopian runner and coach

Tolossa Kotu

C. C. H. Pounder, Guyanese-American actress

C. C. H. Pounder

Kaarlo Maaninka, Finnish runner

Kaarlo Maaninka

Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist

Annie Lennox

Mansoor Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer

Mansoor Akhtar

Chris Kamara, English footballer and sportscaster

Chris Kamara

Shane MacGowan, English-Irish singer-songwriter

Shane MacGowan

Cheryl Chase, American voice actress and singer

Cheryl Chase

Hanford Dixon, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Hanford Dixon

Rickey Henderson, American baseball player and coach

Rickey Henderson

Konstantin Kinchev, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Konstantin Kinchev

Alannah Myles, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

Alannah Myles

Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)

Michael P. Anderson

Ramdas Athawale, Indian poet and politician

Ramdas Athawale

Íngrid Betancourt, Colombian political scientist and politician

Íngrid Betancourt

Ian Bostridge, English tenor

Ian Bostridge

Gary McAllister, Scottish footballer and manager

Gary McAllister

Kevin Simms, English rugby player

Kevin Simms

Bob Stanley, English keyboard player, songwriter, producer, and journalist

Bob Stanley (musician)

Ed Davey, English politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Ed Davey · Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

David Rath, Czech physician and politician

David Rath

Toshi Arai, Japanese race car driver

Toshi Arai

Jason Thirsk, American bass player (d. 1996)

Jason Thirsk

Helena Christensen, Danish model and actress

Helena Christensen

Jim Dowd, American ice hockey player

Jim Dowd (ice hockey)

Nicolas Godin, French musician (Air)

Nicolas Godin · Air (French band)

Noel Goldthorpe, Australian rugby league player

Noel Goldthorpe

Frederick Onyancha, Kenyan runner

Frederick Onyancha

Emmanuel Amunike, Nigerian footballer and manager

Emmanuel Amunike

Rodney Dent, American basketball player

Rodney Dent

Dido, English singer-songwriter

Dido (singer)

Justin Trudeau, Canadian educator and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada

Justin Trudeau · Prime Minister of Canada

Mac Powell, American singer-songwriter and producer

Mac Powell

Qu Yunxia, Chinese runner

Qu Yunxia

Robbie Elliott, English footballer and coach

Robbie Elliott

Chris Harris, American wrestler

Chris Harris (wrestler)

Daisuke Miura, Japanese baseball player and coach

Daisuke Miura

Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian journalist and director

Alexandre Trudeau

Daniel Mustard, American singer-songwriter

Daniel Mustard

Hideki Okajima, Japanese baseball player

Hideki Okajima

Choi Sung-yong, South Korean footballer and manager

Choi Sung-yong

Marcus Trescothick, English cricketer

Marcus Trescothick

Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Tuomas Holopainen

Tim James, American basketball player and coach

Tim James (basketball)

Atko Väikmeri, Estonian footballer

Atko Väikmeri

Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ and record producer

Armin van Buuren

Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer

Israel Vázquez

Ali Tandoğan, Turkish footballer

Ali Tandoğan

Simon Jones, Welsh cricketer

Simon Jones (cricketer)

Joel Porter, Australian footballer and manager

Joel Porter

Ferman Akgül, Turkish singer-songwriter

Ferman Akgül

Laurent Bonnart, French footballer

Laurent Bonnart

Robert Huff, English race car driver

Robert Huff

Hyun Young-min, South Korean footballer

Hyun Young-min

Marcus Trufant, American football player

Marcus Trufant

Trenesha Biggers, American wrestler and model

Trenesha Biggers

Christian Holst, Danish-Faroese footballer

Christian Holst

Willy Taveras, Dominican baseball player

Willy Taveras

Shawn Andrews, American football player

Shawn Andrews

Rob Edwards, Welsh footballer

Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1982)

Ethan Kath, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer

Ethan Kath

Chris Rene, American singer-songwriter and producer

Chris Rene

Chris Cahill, Samoan footballer

Chris Cahill

Alastair Cook, English cricketer

Alastair Cook

Jessica Origliasso, Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer

Jessica Origliasso

Lisa Origliasso, Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer

Lisa Origliasso

Chris Richard, American basketball player

Chris Richard (basketball)

Martin Mathathi, Kenyan runner

Martin Mathathi

Rusev, Bulgarian professional wrestler

Rusev (wrestler)

Ceyhun Gülselam, Turkish footballer

Ceyhun Gülselam

Justin Sweeney, Australian footballer

Justin Sweeney

Demaryius Thomas, American football player

Demaryius Thomas

Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer

Joãozinho (footballer, born 1988)

Heather Cooke, American soccer player

Heather Cooke

Eric Gordon, American basketball player

Eric Gordon

Lukas Hinds-Johnson, German rugby player

Lukas Hinds-Johnson

Djameleddine Benlamri, Algerian footballer

Djameleddine Benlamri

Adrian von Ziegler, Swiss composer and producer

Adrian von Ziegler

Conny Perrin, Swiss tennis player

Conny Perrin

Mitakeumi Hisashi, Japanese sumo wrestler

Mitakeumi Hisashi

Ariadna Gutiérrez, Colombian Model

Ariadna Gutiérrez

Saint Anastasia

Anastasia of Sirmium

Pope Adrian I (b. 700)

Pope Adrian I

Leo V the Armenian, Byzantine emperor (b. 775)

Leo V the Armenian

Zhang Jingda, general of Later Tang

Zhang Jingda · Later Tang

Makan ibn Kaki, Iranian general

Makan ibn Kaki

Guy II, Count of Ponthieu (b. c. 1120)

Guy II of Ponthieu

Peter the Venerable, French abbot and saint (b. 1092)

Peter the Venerable

Sverker the Elder, king of Sweden

Sverker I of Sweden

Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania

Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania

King Henry III of Castile (b. 1379)

Henry III of Castile

George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1454)

George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent

Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish explorer and politician, 1st Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1500)

Pedro de Valdivia · Royal Governor of Chile

Lettice Knollys, English noblewoman (b. 1540)

Lettice Knollys

Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, geographer, and explorer (b. 1567)

Samuel de Champlain

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle · Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire

Matthew Hale, English lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1609)

Matthew Hale (jurist) · Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)

Kara Mustafa Pasha · List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)

Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine

James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)

James Hervey

Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)

Yosa Buson

Barbara von Krüdener, German mystic and author (b. 1764)

Barbara von Krüdener

Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (b. 1821)

Linus Yale, Jr.

Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)

Young Tom Morris

Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1828)

Fridolin Anderwert · List of Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland

William Lawless, Irish revolutionary, later French Army general (b. 1772)

William Lawless

Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)

Albert Chmielowski · Albertine Brothers

Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)

Vladimir Korolenko

Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)

Karl Abraham

Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)

Emperor Taishō

Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)

Miles Burke

Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871)

Jakob Mändmets

Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (b. 1859)

Francesc Macià · President of Catalonia

Paul Bourget, French author and critic (b. 1852)

Paul Bourget

Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1890)

Karel Čapek

Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. 1898)

Agnes Ayres

Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1884)

Richard S. Aldrich

George Steer, South African-English journalist and author (b. 1909)

George Steer

W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, juggler, and screenwriter (b. 1880)

W. C. Fields

Gaspar G. Bacon, American lawyer and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)

Gaspar G. Bacon · Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Leon Schlesinger, American animator and producer, founded Warner Bros. Cartoons (b. 1884)

Leon Schlesinger · Warner Bros. Cartoons

Neil Francis Hawkins, English politician (b. 1903)

Neil Francis Hawkins

Margrethe Mather, American photographer (b. 1886)

Margrethe Mather

Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1865)

Patsy Donovan

William Haselden, British cartoonist (b. 1872)

William Haselden

Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1878)

Robert Walser (writer)

Charles Pathé, French record producer, founded Pathé Records (b. 1863)

Charles Pathé · Pathé Records

Owen Brewster, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (b. 1888)

Owen Brewster · Governor of Maine

Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)

Otto Loewi · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet, playwright, painter, and critic (b. 1896)

Tristan Tzara

Michael Peto, Hungarian-English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)

Michael Peto

İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (b. 1884)

İsmet İnönü · President of Turkey

Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer (b. 1880)

Gabriel Voisin

Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (b. 1881)

Gaston Gallimard · Éditions Gallimard

Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician and author (b. 1913)

Gunnar Kangro

Charlie Chaplin, English actor and director (b. 1889)

Charlie Chaplin

Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (b. 1906)

Joan Blondell

Jordi Bonet, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1932)

Jordi Bonet

Fred Emney, English actor and comedian (b. 1900)

Fred Emney

Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1893)

Joan Miró

Shōhei Ōoka, Japanese author and critic (b. 1909)

Shōhei Ōoka

Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle, English entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1920)

Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle

Benny Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1904)

Benny Binion

Elena Ceaușescu, Romanian politician, First Lady of Romania (b. 1916)

Elena Ceaușescu · First Lady of Romania

Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romanian general and politician, 1st President of Romania (b. 1918)

Nicolae Ceaușescu · President of Romania

Betty Garde, American actress (b. 1905)

Betty Garde

Frederick F. Houser, American judge and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of California (b. 1905)

Frederick F. Houser · Lieutenant Governor of California

Billy Martin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)

Billy Martin

Robert Pirosh, American director and screenwriter (b. 1910)

Robert Pirosh

Wilbur Snyder, American football player and wrestler (b. 1929)

Wilbur Snyder

Monica Dickens, British-American nurse and author (b. 1915)

Monica Dickens

Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (b. 1899)

Pierre Victor Auger

Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (b. 1916)

Zail Singh · President of India

Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1906)

Emmanuel Levinas

Dean Martin, American singer and actor (b. 1917)

Dean Martin

Bill Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1928)

Bill Hewitt (sportscaster)

Anatoli Boukreev, Kazakh mountaineer and explorer (b. 1958)

Anatoli Boukreev

Denver Pyle, American actor (b. 1920)

Denver Pyle

Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1939)

Neil Hawke

Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher and academic (b. 1908)

Willard Van Orman Quine

Alfred A. Tomatis, French otolaryngologist and academic (b. 1920)

Alfred A. Tomatis

Nicholas Mavroules, American politician (b. 1929)

Nicholas Mavroules

Gennadi Strekalov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1940)

Gennadi Strekalov

Derek Bailey, English guitarist (b. 1930)

Derek Bailey (guitarist)

Robert Barbers, Filipino police officer, lawyer, and politician, 15th Filipino Secretary of the Interior (b. 1944)

Robert Barbers · Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines)

Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1918)

Birgit Nilsson

Joseph Pararajasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, businessman, and politician (b. 1934)

Joseph Pararajasingham

James Brown, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)

James Brown

Des Barrick, English cricketer (b. 1927)

Des Barrick

Jim Beauchamp, American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)

Jim Beauchamp

Eartha Kitt, American singer and actress (b. 1927)

Eartha Kitt

Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1964)

Vic Chesnutt

Carlos Andrés Pérez, Venezuelan politician, 66th President of Venezuela (b. 1922)

Carlos Andrés Pérez · List of Presidents of Venezuela

Giorgio Bocca, Italian journalist (b. 1920)

Giorgio Bocca

Jim Sherwood, American saxophonist (b. 1942)

Jim Sherwood

Simms Taback, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)

Simms Taback

Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1940)

Erico Aumentado

Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (b. 1918)

Halfdan Hegtun

Joe Krivak, American football player and coach (b. 1935)

Joe Krivak

Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (b. 1959)

Turki bin Sultan

Şerafettin Elçi, Turkish lawyer, politician, government minister (b. 1938)

Şerafettin Elçi

Anthony J. Bryant, American historian and author (b. 1961)

Anthony J. Bryant

David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic (b. 1930)

David R. Harris

Wayne Harrison, English footballer (b. 1967)

Wayne Harrison (footballer, born 1967)

Mike Hegan, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1942)

Mike Hegan

Mel Mathay, Filipino politician, 8th Mayor of Quezon City (b. 1932)

Mel Mathay · Mayor of Quezon City

Ricardo Porro, Cuban-French architect (b. 1925)

Ricardo Porro

Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (b. 1935)

Geoff Pullar

George Clayton Johnson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1929)

George Clayton Johnson

Dorothy M. Murdock, American author and historian (b. 1961)

Acharya S

Valery Khalilov, Russian military musician and composer (b. 1952)

Valery Khalilov

George Michael, British singer and songwriter (b. 1963)

George Michael

Vera Rubin, American astronomer (b. 1928)

Vera Rubin