December 27 — On This Day

The Hagia Sophia is completed.

Hagia Sophia

The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.

Laws of Burgos · Indigenous peoples of the Americas · New World

The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse. Philip Melanchthon cannot silence them. Martin Luther is being held in protective custody at the Wartburg castle at this time. He is later released and is able, by his preaching, to regain the peace.

Zwickau prophets · Wittenberg · Philip Melanchthon · Martin Luther · Wartburg

Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.

Second Northern War · Deluge (history) · Jasna Góra Monastery · Częstochowa · Siege of Jasna Góra

The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.

Flushing Remonstrance

Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.

Methuen Treaty · Wine

War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.

War of 1812 · USS Carolina (1812) · Daniel Patterson (naval officer) · Andrew Jackson · Battle of New Orleans

Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.

Charles Darwin · Second voyage of HMS Beagle · HMS Beagle · Evolution

The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.

Lewes avalanche · Lewes · Sussex

Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.

Diethyl ether · Anesthetic · Crawford Long · Jefferson, Georgia

Journalist John L. O'Sullivan, writing in his newspaper the New York Morning News, argues that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country "by the right of our manifest destiny".

John L. O'Sullivan · Oregon Country · Manifest destiny

"Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

Jana Gana Mana · National anthem · Indian National Congress

The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.

Greater Poland Uprising (1918-19)

Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.

Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō

Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.

Show Boat · Ziegfeld Theatre (1927) · Broadway theatre

Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union · Joseph Stalin · Dekulakization

Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.

Radio City Music Hall

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

Regina Jonas · Rabbi · Judaism

The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.

1939 Erzincan earthquake · Turkey · Mercalli intensity scale

Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.

Winter War · Soviet Union · Battle of Kelja

The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.

International Monetary Fund

Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

Indonesian National Revolution · Indonesia · Dutch East Indies

The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Cave of Swallows · Aquismón · San Luis Potosí

Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon.

Apollo program · Apollo 8

Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.

Spanish transition to democracy · Dictatorship

The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

Soviet-Afghan War · Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square.

Pope John Paul II · Mehmet Ali Ağca · Rebibbia · St. Peter's Square

Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria.

Palestinians · Rome and Vienna airport attacks · Rome · Vienna

The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest.

Romanian Revolution · Bucharest

Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan.

Taliban · Bagram Airfield · Kabul · Afghanistan

Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Billy Wright (loyalist) · Northern Ireland

Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.

2002 Grozny truck bombing · Grozny · Chechnya

Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.

Radiation · Magnetar · SGR 1806-20 · Extrasolar

Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.

Prime minister · Benazir Bhutto · Assassination of Benazir Bhutto

Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.

Mombasa, Kenya · Mwai Kibaki · Kenyan presidential election, 2007 · 2007-08 Kenyan crisis

Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.

Gaza War (2008-09)

Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.

2009 Iranian presidential election protests · Day of Ashura · Tehran · Iran · Ashura protests

John I of Aragon (d. 1395)

John I of Aragon

Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)

Anne de Mortimer

John I Albert (d. 1501)

John I Albert

Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margrave of Bayreuth (d. 1527)

Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Johann Pfeffinger, German theologian (d. 1573)

Johann Pfeffinger

Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)

Johannes Kepler

Johannes Vodnianus Campanus, Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622)

Johannes Vodnianus Campanus

Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1625)

Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania

Bohdan Khmelnytsky, hetman of Ukraine (d. 1657)

Bohdan Khmelnytsky

Conyers Middleton, English priest and theologian (d. 1750)

Conyers Middleton

George Whitefield, English preacher and saint (d. 1770)

George Whitefield

Philippe de Noailles, French general (d. 1794)

Philippe de Noailles

François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790)

François Hemsterhuis

Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (d. 1818)

Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly · Governor-General of Finland

George Cayley, English engineer and politician (d. 1857)

George Cayley

Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)

Nikolay Kamensky

Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)

Ghalib

Charles Hodge, American Theologian (d. 1878)

Charles Hodge

François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (d. 1839)

François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier

Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)

Alexandros Rizos Rangavis · List of foreign ministers of Greece

Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)

Louis Pasteur

Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)

Mackenzie Bowell · Prime Minister of Canada

Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897)

Pavel Tretyakov · Tretyakov Gallery

Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile (d. 1930)

Juan Luis Sanfuentes · President of Chile

Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Illinois (d. 1941)

Louis Lincoln Emmerson · Governor of Illinois

Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)

Hermann-Paul

Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (d. 1954)

Sydney Greenstreet

Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)

Cyrus S. Eaton

Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)

Thea von Harbou

Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)

Alfred Edwin McKay

Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 1956)

Louis Bromfield

Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)

Maurice De Waele

Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (d. 1977)

Carl Zuckmayer

Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (d. 1960)

Inejiro Asanuma

Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)

Hans Stuck

Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)

Marlene Dietrich

Irene Handl, English actress (d. 1987)

Irene Handl

René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (d. 1983)

René Bonnet

Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (d. 1974)

Cliff Arquette

Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)

Oscar Levant

Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet (d. 1958)

Asaf Halet Çelebi

Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)

Sebastian Haffner

Mary Howard, English author (d. 1991)

Mary Howard (romance novelist)

Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)

Conrad L. Raiford

Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)

Willem van Otterloo

James Riddell, English skier and author (d. 2000)

James Riddell (skier)

Charles Olson, American poet and educator (d. 1970)

Charles Olson

Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006)

Anna Russell

William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)

William Masters

Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (d. 1999)

Gyula Zsengellér

Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953)

Werner Baumbach

Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968)

Cathy Lewis

Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015)

Buddy Boudreaux

T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)

T. Nadaraja

Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009)

Onni Palaste

John Celardo, American captain and illustrator (d. 2012)

John Celardo

Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (d. 2004)

Charles Sweeney

Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)

Bruce Hobbs

Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)

Bruno Bobak

Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2011)

Jean Bartik

James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011)

James A. McClure

Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director, and producer

Michel Piccoli

Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)

Jerome Courtland

Antony Gardner, English engineer and politician (d. 2011)

Antony Gardner

Nityanand Swami, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (d. 2012)

Nityanand Swami (politician) · Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (d. 1984)

Audrey Wagner

Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic

Marshall Sahlins

Wilfrid Sheed, English-born American novelist and essayist (d. 2011)

Wilfrid Sheed

Scotty Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2016)

Scotty Moore

Dave Marr, American golfer (d. 1997)

Dave Marr

Larisa Latynina, Ukrainian gymnast and coach

Larisa Latynina

Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, English businessman

Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow

Michael Turnbull, English bishop

Michael Turnbull

Phil Sharpe, English cricketer (d. 2014)

Phil Sharpe (cricketer)

Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach

Eve Uusmees

John Amos, American actor

John Amos

David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (d. 2009)

David Shepherd (umpire)

Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach

Miles Aiken

Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Mike Pinder

Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach

Nolan Richardson

Byron Browne, American baseball player

Byron Browne

Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (d. 2014)

Thomas Menino · Mayor of Boston

Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach

Ron Rothstein

Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author

Cokie Roberts

Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Joan Manuel Serrat

Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer

Peter Sinfield

Roy White, American baseball player and coach

Roy White

Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist)

Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Lenny Kaye

Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager

Joe Kinnear

Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer

Janet Street-Porter

Polly Toynbee, English journalist and author

Polly Toynbee

Bill Eadie, American wrestler and coach

Bill Eadie

Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager

Doug Livermore

Osman Pamukoğlu, Turkish general and politician

Osman Pamukoğlu

Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner

Willy Polleunis

Mickey Redmond, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Mickey Redmond

Gérard Depardieu, French-Russian actor

Gérard Depardieu

Terry Ito, Japanese director, producer, and critic

Terry Ito

Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter

Haris Alexiou

Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer and manager

Roberto Bettega

Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter

Terry Bozzio

Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico

Ernesto Zedillo · President of Mexico

Tovah Feldshuh, American actress, singer, and playwright

Tovah Feldshuh

Jay Hill, Canadian farmer and politician

Jay Hill

David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

David Knopfler

Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager

Mandie Fletcher

Brad Murphey, American-Australian race car driver

Brad Murphey

Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (d. 2001)

Barbara Olson

Doina Melinte, Romanian runner

Doina Melinte

Jerry Gaskill, American drummer

Jerry Gaskill

Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian and author

Greg Mortenson

Steve Jones, American golfer

Steve Jones (golfer)

Gerina Dunwich, American astrologer, historian, and author

Gerina Dunwich

Andre Tippett, American football player and coach

Andre Tippett

Maryam d'Abo, English actress

Maryam d'Abo

Donald Nally, American conductor and academic

Donald Nally

Terry Price, Australian golfer

Terry Price (golfer)

Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)

Guido Westerwelle · Vice-Chancellor of Germany

Mark Few, American basketball player and coach

Mark Few

John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist and author

John Kampfner

Bill Self, American basketball player and coach

Bill Self

Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer

Sherri Steinhauer

Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-French director and screenwriter

Gaspar Noé

Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (d. 2007)

Chris Mainwaring

Salman Khan, Indian film actor and producer

Salman Khan

Marianne Elliott, English director and producer

Marianne Elliott (director)

Bill Goldberg, American football player, wrestler, and actor

Bill Goldberg

Eva LaRue, American model and actress

Eva LaRue

Fabian Núñez, American politician

Fabian Núñez

Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver

Jean-Christophe Boullion

Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist

Sarah Vowell

Chyna, American professional wrestler and actress (d. 2016)

Chyna

Brendon Cook, Australian race car driver and rugby player

Brendon Cook

Lorenzo Neal, American football player and radio host

Lorenzo Neal

Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer and coach

Duncan Ferguson

Guthrie Govan, English guitarist and educator

Guthrie Govan

Savannah Guthrie, American television journalist

Savannah Guthrie

Jason Hawes, American paranormal investigator and author, founded The Atlantic Paranormal Society

Jason Hawes · The Atlantic Paranormal Society

Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player and coach

Bryan Smolinski

Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player and coach

Colin Charvis

Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach

Kevin Ollie

Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter

Matt Slocum

Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer

Kristoffer Zegers

Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper

Tomáš Janků

Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer

Masi Oka

Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer

Fumiko Orikasa

Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player and coach

Jay Pandolfo

Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist

Aigars Fadejevs

Kjell Eriksson, Swedish television personality

Kjell Eriksson (radioman)

Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)

Heather O'Rourke

Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer

Nikolaos Georgeas

Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)

Piotr Morawski

Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler

Daimí Pernía

Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian ice hockey player

Fernando Pisani

Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress

Jacqueline Pillon

Chris Tate, English footballer

Chris Tate (footballer)

Deuce McAllister, American football player

Deuce McAllister

David Dunn, English footballer and manager

David Dunn

Carson Palmer, American football player

Carson Palmer

Bernard Berrian, American football player

Bernard Berrian

Dahntay Jones, American basketball player

Dahntay Jones

Meelis Kompus, Estonian journalist

Meelis Kompus

David Aardsma, American baseball player

David Aardsma

Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress

Emilie de Ravin

Moise Joseph, American-Haitian runner

Moise Joseph

Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player

Patrick Sharp

Erin E. Stead, American illustrator

Erin E. Stead

Anthony Boric, New Zealand rugby union player

Anthony Boric

Cole Hamels, American baseball player

Cole Hamels

Jesse Williams, American high jumper

Jesse Williams (high jumper)

Andrejs Perepļotkins, Ukrainian-Latvian footballer

Andrejs Perepļotkins

Gilles Simon, French tennis player

Gilles Simon

Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer

Logan Bailly

Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian race car driver

Jérôme d'Ambrosio

Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player

Paul Stastny

Torah Bright, Australian snowboarder

Torah Bright

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Tim Browne, Australian rugby league player

Tim Browne

Zavon Hines, Jamaican-English footballer

Zavon Hines

Rick Porcello, American baseball player

Rick Porcello

Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter

Hayley Williams

Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player

Ingrid Várgas Calvo

Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater

Max Lindholm

Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player

Milos Raonic

Michael Morgan, Australian rugby league player

Michael Morgan (rugby league born 1991)

Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer

Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1991)

Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer

Joel Indermitte

Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete

Maicel Uibo

Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player

Mark Lapidus

Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player

Ana Konjuh

Kristina Pimenova, Russian child model

Kristina Pimenova

Emperor Gaozong of Tang (b. 628)

Emperor Gaozong of Tang

Aeneas of Paris, Frankish bishop

Aeneas of Paris

Emma of Blois, Duchess and Regent of Aquitaine

Emma of Blois

Sviatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)

Sviatoslav II of Kiev

Bertha of Savoy, (b. 1051)

Bertha of Savoy

Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician (b. 1352)

Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March

Mahmood Shah Bahmani II, sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate (b. c. 1470)

Mahmood Shah Bahmani II · Bahmani Sultanate

George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1484)

George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Francesco Spiera, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1502)

Francesco Spiera

Thomas Cartwright, English minister and theologian (b. 1535)

Thomas Cartwright (theologian)

Andrew White, Apostle of Maryland (b. 1579)

Andrew White (Jesuit)

Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)

Hans Albrecht von Barfus

Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)

Jean Mabillon

William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)

William Bowyer (1663-1737)

Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (b. 1695)

Henri Pitot · Pitot tube

Johann Rall, Hessian colonel (b. c. 1726)

Johann Rall

Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)

Henry Home, Lord Kames

Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)

Hugh Blair

Joanna Southcott, English religious leader (b. 1750)

Joanna Southcott

Charles Lamb, English essayist and poet (b. 1775)

Charles Lamb

Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (b. 1793)

Stephen F. Austin

Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (b. 1785)

Alexandre Pierre François Boëly

John Brown, English businessman and politician (b. 1816)

John Brown (industrialist)

William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (b. 1810)

William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong · Armstrong Whitworth

Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)

Charles Martin Hall

Achilles Alferaki, Russian-Greek composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (b. 1846)

Achilles Alferaki · Governor of Taganrog

Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (b. 1832)

Gustave Eiffel · Eiffel Tower

Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (b. 1866)

Agda Meyerson

Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873)

Mehmet Akif Ersoy

Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)

Calvin Bridges

Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891)

Osip Mandelstam

Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1874)

Zona Gale

Rinaldo Cuneo, American painter (b. 1877)

Rinaldo Cuneo

Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1887)

Ants Kurvits · Estonian Minister of War

Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)

Max Beckmann

Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)

Patrick Joseph Hartigan

Şükrü Saracoğlu, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1887)

Şükrü Saracoğlu · Prime Minister of Turkey

Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (b. 1894)

Julian Tuwim

Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1881)

Alfred Carpenter · Victoria Cross

Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)

Lambert McKenna

Harry Warner, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1881)

Harry Warner · Warner Bros.

Edgar Ende, German painter (b. 1901)

Edgar Ende

Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

Lester B. Pearson · Prime Minister of Canada · Nobel Peace Prize

Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)

Vladimir Fock

Amy Vanderbilt, American author (b. 1908)

Amy Vanderbilt

Chris Bell American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)

Chris Bell (American musician)

Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (b. 1932)

Houari Boumediene · President of Algeria

Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)

Bob Luman

Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, 2nd President of Afghanistan (b. 1929)

Hafizullah Amin · President of Afghanistan

Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1899)

Hoagy Carmichael

Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)

Jack Swigert

Jean Rondeau, French race car driver (b. 1946)

Jean Rondeau

George Dangerfield, English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904)

George Dangerfield

Dumas Malone, American historian and author (b. 1892)

Dumas Malone

Hal Ashby, American director and producer (b. 1929)

Hal Ashby

Kay Boyle, American novelist, poet, and educator (b. 1902)

Kay Boyle

Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902)

Feliks Kibbermann

Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (b. 1911)

Evald Mikson

André Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)

André Pilette

Fanny Cradock, English author and critic (b. 1909)

Fanny Cradock

J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)

J. B. L. Reyes

Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909)

Shura Cherkassky

Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)

Genrikh Kasparyan

Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (b. 1914)

Brendan Gill

Billy Wright, Northern Irish loyalist leader (b. 1960)

Billy Wright (loyalist)

Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (b. 1950)

Michael McDowell (author)

George Roy Hill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

George Roy Hill

Alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934)

Alan Bates

Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1962)

Iván Calderón (baseball)

Hank Garland, American guitarist (b. 1930)

Hank Garland

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani financier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1953)

Benazir Bhutto · Prime Minister of Pakistan

Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (b. 1920)

Jaan Kross

Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1939)

Delaney Bramlett

Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938)

Robert Graham (sculptor)

Isaac Schwartz, Ukrainian-Russian composer and educator (b. 1923)

Isaac Schwartz

Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973)

Catê

Michael Dummett, English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925)

Michael Dummett

Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and educator (b. 1928)

Helen Frankenthaler

Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)

Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)

Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Harry Carey, Jr.

Lloyd Charmers, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1938)

Lloyd Charmers

Tingye Li, Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931)

Tingye Li

Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924)

Archie Roy

Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (b. 1934)

Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.

Salt Walther, American race car driver (b. 1947)

Salt Walther

Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)

Richard Ambler

Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance (b. 1951)

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Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (b. 1929)

Gianna D'Angelo

John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)

John Matheson

Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, American-Israeli religious leader, founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem (b. 1939)

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Ulises Estrella, Ecuadorian poet and academic (b. 1939)

Ulises Estrella

Ronald Li, Hong Kong accountant and businessman (b. 1929)

Ronald Li

Karel Poma, Belgian bacteriologist and politician (b. 1920)

Karel Poma

Stein Eriksen, Norwegian-American skier (b. 1927)

Stein Eriksen

Dave Henderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1958)

Dave Henderson

Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)

Ellsworth Kelly

Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player and minister (b. 1932)

Meadowlark Lemon

Alfredo Pacheco, Salvadoran footballer (b. 1982)

Alfredo Pacheco

Stevie Wright, English-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

Stevie Wright (Australian singer)

Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (b. 1956)

Carrie Fisher

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1933)

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake