December 29 — On This Day

Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Charles II.

Charles the Bald · Franks · Holy Roman Emperor

Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church.

Thomas Becket · Archbishop of Canterbury · Canterbury Cathedral · Henry II of England · Anglican Communion

The Ming army begins its withdraw from Hanoi, ending the Chinese domination of Đại Việt.

Ming dynasty · Hanoi · Fourth Chinese domination of Vietnam · Đại Việt

The Battle of Garigliano (1503) was fought between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo

Battle of Garigliano (1503) · Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba · Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo

Portuguese forces under the command of Francisco de Almeida attack Khambhat at the Battle of Dabul.

Portuguese Empire · Francisco de Almeida · Khambhat · Battle of Dabul

American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.

American Revolutionary War · Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom) · Archibald Campbell (British Army officer, born 1739) · Capture of Savannah · Savannah, Georgia

French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convened.

French Revolution · Assembly of Notables

The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three-hour battle.

USS Constitution · Captain (United States O-6) · William Bainbridge · HMS Java (1811)

The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.

Treaty of New Echota · Cherokee · Mississippi River

In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, the United States annexes the Republic of Texas, following the manifest destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as the 28th U.S. state.

Boundary delimitation · Republic of Texas · Manifest destiny · U.S. state

The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts.

YMCA · Boston

The launch of HMS Warrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete.

HMS Warrior (1860) · Propeller · Ironclad warship

The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

Arsenio Martínez-Campos y Antón · Sagunto · First Spanish Republic · Alfonso XII of Spain · Spain

The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Ashtabula River railroad disaster · Ashtabula, Ohio

Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.

Wounded Knee Massacre · Pine Ridge Indian Reservation · Lakota people · 7th Cavalry Regiment

Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.

Mongolia · Qing dynasty · Bogd Khan · Khagan of Mongolia

Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.

Sun Yat-sen · Republic of China (1912-49)

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by James Joyce, was first published as a book by an American publishing house B. W. Huebschis after it had been serialized in The Egoist (1914-15).

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man · James Joyce · The Egoist (periodical)

Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.

Muhammad Iqbal · Allahabad · Two-nation theory · Pakistan

Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

Washington Naval Treaty · London Naval Treaty

The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

Irish Free State · Republic of Ireland · Constitution of Ireland

World War II: In the Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, England, killing almost 200 civilians.

World War II · Second Great Fire of London · Luftwaffe · London

KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.

KC2XAK · Bridgeport, Connecticut · Ultra high frequency

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar) crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar · Miami International Airport · Florida

A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 74.

1975 LaGuardia Airport bombing · LaGuardia Airport

Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia.

Václav Havel · Czechoslovakia

Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.

Fernando Collor de Mello

Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.

Guatemala · Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity · Guatemalan Civil War

Hong Kong begins to kill all the nation's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

Influenza

Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over one million lives.

Khmer Rouge · Genocide · Cambodia

The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.

Akkala Sami language

UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.

Anglo-American loan

Samoa and Tokelau skip straight to December 31 when moving from one side of the International Date Line to another.

Samoa · Tokelau

A Tupolev Tu-204 airliner crashes in a ditch between the airport fence and the M3 highway after overshooting a runway at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing five people and leaving three others critically injured.

Tupolev Tu-204 · Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268 · M3 highway (Russia) · Vnukovo International Airport

A suicide bomb attack at the Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others.

December 2013 Volgograd bombings · Volgograd railway station · Volgograd

Ali al-Ridha, Arabian 8th of the Twelve Imams (d. 818)

Ali al-Ridha · The Twelve Imams

King Munjong of Goryeo (d. 1083)

Munjong of Goryeo

Henry VI, Burgrave of Plauen (d. 1572)

Henry VI, Burgrave of Plauen

García de Silva Figueroa, Spanish diplomat and traveller (d. 1624)

García de Silva Figueroa

Johannes Zollikofer, Swiss vicar (d. 1692)

Johannes Zollikofer

Elizabeth of Russia (d. 1762)

Elizabeth of Russia

Saverio Cassar, Gozitan priest and rebel leader (d. 1805)

Saverio Cassar

Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric (d. 1843)

Charles Macintosh · Chemist

Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (d. 1877)

Johann Christian Poggendorff

Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer (d. 1860)

Charles Goodyear

Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States (d. 1875)

Andrew Johnson · President of the United States

William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1898)

William Ewart Gladstone · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (d. 1895)

Carl Ludwig

Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, Indian barrister and was the first president of Indian National Congress. (d. 1906)

Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

August Kitzberg, Estonian author and poet (d. 1927)

August Kitzberg

Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894)

Thomas Joannes Stieltjes

Venustiano Carranza, Mexican soldier and politician, 37th President of Mexico (d. 1920)

Venustiano Carranza · President of Mexico

François Brandt, Dutch rower and bishop (d. 1949)

François Brandt

Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (d. 1973)

Pablo Casals

Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (d. 1936)

Billy Mitchell

Jess Willard, American boxer (d. 1968)

Jess Willard

Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Austrian-Russian general (d. 1921)

Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

Norman Hallows, English runner and captain (d. 1968)

Norman Hallows

Oswald Freisler, German lawyer and author (d. 1939)

Oswald Freisler

David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (d. 1974)

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Nie Rongzhen, Chinese general and politician, Mayor of Beijing (d. 1992)

Nie Rongzhen · Mayor of Beijing

Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957)

Nels Stewart

Candido Portinari, Brazilian painter (d. 1962)

Candido Portinari

Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (d. 1994)

Kuvempu

Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian and author (d. 1993)

Helmut Gollwitzer

Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992)

Magnus Pyke

Ronald Coase, English-American economist, author, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)

Ronald Coase · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and spy (d. 1988)

Klaus Fuchs

Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter and academic (d. 1976)

Zainul Abedin

Billy Tipton, American pianist and saxophonist (d. 1989)

Billy Tipton

Albert Tucker, Australian painter and illustrator (d. 1999)

Albert Tucker (artist)

Bill Osmanski, American football player and coach (d. 1996)

Bill Osmanski

Robert Ruark, American hunter and author (d. 1965)

Robert Ruark

Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)

Jo Van Fleet

Tom Bradley, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998)

Tom Bradley (American politician) · Mayor of Los Angeles

Ramanand Sagar, Indian director and producer (d. 2005)

Ramanand Sagar

Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (d. 2014)

Alfred de Grazia

Roman Vlad, Italian pianist and composer (d. 2013)

Roman Vlad

Viveca Lindfors, Swedish-American actress, singer and poet (d. 1995)

Viveca Lindfors

Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (d. 2014)

Dobrica Ćosić · President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Little Joe Cook, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

Little Joe Cook

William Gaddis, American author and academic (d. 1998)

William Gaddis

Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (d. 1986)

Cheikh Anta Diop

Morton Estrin, American pianist and educator

Morton Estrin

Dina Merrill, American actress, game show panelist, socialite, heiress, and businesswoman (d. 2017)

Dina Merrill

Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian author and Holocaust survivor (d. 2012)

Shlomo Venezia · Holocaust survivor

Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, French mathematician and physicist

Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat

Joe Allbritton, American businessman and publisher, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (d. 2012)

Joe Allbritton · Allbritton Communications Company

Pete Dye, American golfer and architect

Pete Dye

Andy Stanfield, American sprinter (d. 1985)

Andy Stanfield

Matt Murphy, American guitarist

Matt Murphy (blues guitarist)

Stasys Stonkus, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2012)

Stasys Stonkus

Inga Swenson, American actress and singer

Inga Swenson

Samuel Brittan, English journalist and author

Samuel Brittan

Ed Flanders, American actor (d. 1995)

Ed Flanders

Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (d. 2017)

Mary Tyler Moore

Ray Nitschke, American football player (d. 1998)

Ray Nitschke

Wayne Huizenga, American businessman, founded AutoNation

Wayne Huizenga · AutoNation

Harvey Smith, English horse rider and sportscaster

Harvey Smith (equestrian)

Jon Voight, American actor and producer

Jon Voight

Ed Bruce, American country music singer-songwriter

Ed Bruce

Ray Thomas, English singer-songwriter and flute player

Ray Thomas

Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Honduran cardinal

Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

Bill Aucoin, American talent manager (d. 2010)

Bill Aucoin

Molly Bang, American author and illustrator

Molly Bang

Rick Danko, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1999)

Rick Danko

Rodney Redmond, New Zealand cricketer

Rodney Redmond

Birendra of Nepal, King of Nepal from 1972 to 2001 (d. 2001)

Birendra of Nepal · Nepal

Marianne Faithfull, English singer-songwriter and actress

Marianne Faithfull

Laffit Pincay, Jr., Panamanian jockey

Laffit Pincay, Jr.

Richard Crandall, American physicist and computer scientist (d. 2012)

Richard Crandall

Ted Danson, American actor and producer

Ted Danson

Leonhard Lapin, Estonian architect and poet

Leonhard Lapin

Cozy Powell, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1998)

Cozy Powell

David Tanner, English rower and coach

David Tanner (rowing)

Vincent Winter, Scottish actor, director, and production manager (d. 1998)

Vincent Winter

Peter Robinson, Northern Irish politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland

Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) · First Minister of Northern Ireland

David Topliss, English rugby league player and coach (d. 2008)

David Topliss

Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina and choreographer

Gelsey Kirkland

Thomas Bach, German lawyer and fencer, 9th President of the International Olympic Committee

Thomas Bach · International Olympic Committee

Alan Rusbridger, Zambia-born English journalist and academic

Alan Rusbridger

Kate Schmidt, American javelin thrower and coach

Kate Schmidt

Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (d. 2005)

Stanley Williams · Crips

Charlayne Woodard, American actress and playwright

Charlayne Woodard

Albrecht Böttcher, German mathematician and author

Albrecht Böttcher

Katy Munger, American writer

Katy Munger

Brad Grey, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2017)

Brad Grey

Oliver Hirschbiegel, German actor, director, and producer

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Iain Paxton, Scottish rugby player and coach

Iain Paxton

Paul Rudnick, American author, playwright, and screenwriter

Paul Rudnick

Nancy J. Currie, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut

Nancy J. Currie

Keith Crossan, Irish rugby player

Keith Crossan

Patricia Clarkson, American actress

Patricia Clarkson

Ann Demeulemeester, Belgian fashion designer

Ann Demeulemeester

Milton Ottey, Jamaican-Canadian high jumper and coach

Milton Ottey

Paula Poundstone, American comedian and author

Paula Poundstone

David Boon, Australian cricketer

David Boon

David Gilbert, Australian cricketer

Dave Gilbert (cricketer)

Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Congolese militia leader, founded the Union of Congolese Patriots

Thomas Lubanga Dyilo · Union of Congolese Patriots

Kevin Granata, American engineer and academic (d. 2007)

Kevin Granata

Jim Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jim Reid

Richard Horton, English physician and journalist

Richard Horton (editor)

Wynton Rufer, New Zealand footballer

Wynton Rufer

Devon White, Jamaican-American baseball player

Devon White (baseball)

Carles Puigdemont, Catalan politician and former president

Carles Puigdemont

Des Foy, English rugby player

Des Foy

Dave McKean, English illustrator, photographer, director, and pianist

Dave McKean

Sean Payton, American football player and coach

Sean Payton

Liisa Savijarvi, Canadian skier

Liisa Savijarvi

Michael Cudlitz, American actor

Michael Cudlitz

Laurent Boudouani, French boxer

Laurent Boudouani

Dexter Holland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dexter Holland

Danilo Pérez, Panamanian pianist and composer

Danilo Pérez

Stefano Eranio, Italian footballer and coach

Stefano Eranio

Martin Offiah, English rugby league player and sportscaster

Martin Offiah

Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian-American journalist

Ashleigh Banfield

Evan Seinfeld, American bass player, actor, and director

Evan Seinfeld

Ri Pun-hui, North Korean table tennis player

Ri Pun-hui

Jennifer Ehle, American actress

Jennifer Ehle

Allan McNish, Scottish race car driver and journalist

Allan McNish

Aled Jones, Welsh singer and television host

Aled Jones

Besnik Hasi, Kosovo Albanian football manager and former player

Besnik Hasi

Jude Law, English actor

Jude Law

Theo Epstein, American businessman

Theo Epstein

Mekhi Phifer, American actor and producer

Mekhi Phifer

Richie Sexson, American baseball player and coach

Richie Sexson

Ryan Shore, Canadian composer and producer

Ryan Shore

Shawn Hatosy, American actor

Shawn Hatosy

Jaret Wright, American baseball player

Jaret Wright

Filip Kuba, Czech ice hockey player

Filip Kuba

Danny McBride, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Danny McBride

Jimmy Journell, American baseball player

Jimmy Journell

Jake Berry, English lawyer and politician

Jake Berry

Matthew Carr, Australian footballer

Matthew Carr

Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player

Pierre Dagenais

Kieron Dyer, English footballer and coach

Kieron Dyer

Danny Higginbotham, English footballer and journalist

Danny Higginbotham

Steve Kemp, English drummer

Steve Kemp (musician)

Mitsuhiro Ishida, Japanese mixed martial artist

Mitsuhiro Ishida

Diego Luna, Mexican actor, director, and producer

Diego Luna

Moe Oshikiri, Japanese model and actress

Moe Oshikiri

Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese figure skater and sportscaster

Shizuka Arakawa

Shaun Suisham, American football player

Shaun Suisham

Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko, Estonian footballer

Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko

Alison Brie, American actress and singer

Alison Brie

Brian Hill, Canadian swimmer

Brian Hill (swimmer)

Dale Morris, Australian footballer

Dale Morris

Norbert Siedler, Austrian race car driver

Norbert Siedler

Jessica Andrews, American singer-songwriter

Jessica Andrews

James Kelly, Australian footballer

James Kelly (Australian footballer)

Brenton Lawrence, Australian rugby league player

Brenton Lawrence

Reimo Tamm, Estonian basketball player

Reimo Tamm

Joe Anyon, English footballer

Joe Anyon

Kim Ok-bin, South Korean actress and singer

Kim Ok-bin

Yuhi Sekiguchi, Japanese race car driver

Yuhi Sekiguchi

Eric Berry, American football player

Eric Berry

Christen Press, American footballer

Christen Press

Ágnes Szávay, Hungarian tennis player

Ágnes Szávay

Kei Nishikori, Japanese tennis player

Kei Nishikori

Empress Genmei of Japan (b. 660)

Empress Genmei

Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg (b.c. 1090)

Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Thomas Becket, English archbishop and saint (b. 1118)

Thomas Becket

Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, (b. 1168)

Emperor Zhangzong of Jin

Mathew Swetenham, bow bearer of Henry IV

Mathew Swetenham · Henry IV of England

Bhuvanaikabahu VII, King of Kotte (b. 1468)

Bhuvanaikabahu VII of Kotte

Sebastian Castellio, French preacher and theologian (b. 1515)

Sebastian Castellio

Queen Munjeong of Korea (b. 1501)

Queen Munjeong

Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1557)

Stephen Bocskay

John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (b. 1612)

John Albert Vasa

Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)

Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant

Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (b. 1624)

Thomas Sydenham

Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and educator (b. 1670)

Maria Margarethe Kirch

Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685)

Brook Taylor

Joseph Saurin, French minister and mathematician (b. 1659)

Joseph Saurin

Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (b. 1742)

Johan Herman Wessel

Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator (b. 1748)

Jacques-Louis David

Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Estonian-Russian linguist and botanist (b. 1805)

Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann

Spotted Elk, American tribal leader (b. 1826)

Spotted Elk

Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)

Leopold Kronecker

Christina Rossetti, English poet and hymn-writer (b. 1830)

Christina Rossetti

William James Linton, English-American painter, author, and activist (b. 1812)

William James Linton

Reginald Doherty, English tennis player (b. 1872)

Reginald Doherty

Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)

Carl Spitteler · Nobel Prize in Literature

Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (b. 1865)

Félix Vallotton

Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet and author (b. 1875)

Rainer Maria Rilke

Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach (b. 1846)

Wilhelm Maybach · Maybach

Don Marquis, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)

Don Marquis

Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and scholar (b. 1873)

Tullio Levi-Civita

Khasan Israilov, Chechen rebel (b. 1910)

Khasan Israilov · Chechen people

Tyler Dennett, American historian and author (b. 1883)

Tyler Dennett

Fletcher Henderson, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1897)

Fletcher Henderson

Robin Milford, English soldier and composer (b. 1903)

Robin Milford

Eden Phillpotts, English author and poet (b. 1862)

Eden Phillpotts

Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1890)

Paul Whiteman

Austin Farrer, English theologian and philosopher (b. 1904)

Austin Farrer

Marie Menken, American director and painter (b. 1909)

Marie Menken

Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and director (b. 1903)

Joseph Cornell

Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, Greek priest and missionary (b. 1903)

Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos

Ivo Van Damme, Belgian runner (b. 1954)

Ivo Van Damme

Nadezhda Mandelstam, Russian author and educator (b. 1899)

Nadezhda Mandelstam

Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)

Miroslav Krleža

Harold Macmillan, English captain and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)

Harold Macmillan · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1932)

Andrei Tarkovsky

Mike Beuttler, Egyptian race car driver (b. 1940)

Mike Beuttler

Mireille Hartuch, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1906)

Mireille Hartuch

Jean-Claude Forest, French author and illustrator (b. 1930)

Jean-Claude Forest

Leon Radzinowicz, Polish-English criminologist and academic (b. 1906)

Leon Radzinowicz

Adele Stimmel Chase, American sculptor and painter (b. 1917)

Adele Stimmel Chase

Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908)

Takashi Asahina

Bob Monkhouse, English comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1928)

Bob Monkhouse

Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)

Julius Axelrod · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1915)

Ken Burkhart

Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (b. 1972)

Phil O'Donnell (footballer)

Freddie Hubbard, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938)

Freddie Hubbard

Steven Williams, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)

"Dr. Death" Steve Williams

Avi Cohen, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1956)

Avi Cohen

Tony Greig, South African-Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1946)

Tony Greig

Roland Griffiths-Marsh, Australian soldier and author (b. 1923)

Roland Griffiths-Marsh

Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor (b. 1927)

Edward Meneeley

Paulo Rocha, Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935)

Paulo Rocha (film director)

Bruce Stark, American cartoonist (b. 1933)

Bruce Stark

C. T. Hsia, Chinese-American critic and scholar (b. 1921)

C. T. Hsia

Benjamin Curtis, American guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (b. 1978)

Benjamin Curtis (musician)

Connie Dierking, American basketball player (b. 1936)

Connie Dierking

Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish skier (b. 1937)

Eero Mäntyranta

Jagadish Mohanty, Indian author and translator (b. 1951)

Jagadish Mohanty

Paul Sally, American mathematician and academic (b. 1933)

Paul Sally

Hari Harilela, Indian-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)

Hari Harilela

Juanito Remulla, Sr., Filipino lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (b. 1933)

Juanito Remulla, Sr. · Governor of Cavite

Om Prakash Malhotra, Indian general and politician, 25th Governor of Punjab (b. 1922)

Om Prakash Malhotra · List of governors of Punjab (India)

Pavel Srníček, Czech footballer and coach (b. 1968)

Pavel Srníček

Keion Carpenter, American football defensive back (b. 1977)

Keion Carpenter

LaVell Edwards, American football head coach (b. 1930)

LaVell Edwards