February 13 — On This Day

Guo Wei, a court official, leads a militay coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou.

Guo Wei · Later Zhou

Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the Diploma Ottonianum, recognizing John as ruler of Rome.

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor · Pope John XII · Diploma Ottonianum · Rome

The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th-13th.

Ely Cathedral

The Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles.

Treaty of Westminster (1462) · Edward IV of England · Lord of the Isles

Challenge of Barletta: Tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta.

Challenge of Barletta · Barletta

Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.

Catherine Howard · Henry VIII of England · Adultery

Henry III of France is crowned at Reims and marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont on the same day.

Henry III of France · Reims · Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont

Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.

Galileo Galilei · Rome · Inquisition

With the death of Swedish King Charles X Gustav, the Swedish government begins to seek peace with Sweden's enemies in the Second Northern War, something that Charles had refused. As his son and successor on the throne, Charles XI, is only four years old, a regency rules Sweden until 1672.

Charles X Gustav of Sweden · Second Northern War · Charles XI of Sweden · Regency

William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England.

William III of England · Mary II of England · Kingdom of England

Massacre of Glencoe: Almost 80 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.

Massacre of Glencoe · Clan Donald · Glen Coe · William III of England

Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.

Battle of Karnal · History of Iran · Nader Shah · Mughal Empire · History of India

Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.

Treaty of Giyanti · Dutch East Indies Company · Pakubuwono III · Prince Mangkubumi · Mataram Sultanate

The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Șaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized.

Andrei Șaguna · Franz Joseph I of Austria · Transylvania · Banat · Bukovina

In Gaeta the capitulation of the fortress decreeing the end of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies is signed.

Gaeta · Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards.

Covering of the Senne · Brussels

Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect.

Thomas Edison · Edison effect

The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.

13th Dalai Lama · Tibet · Tibet (1912-51)

Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.

Copyright · American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

The Negro National League is formed.

Negro National League (1920-31)

The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.

British Raj · Calcutta · New Delhi

A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.

Flemington, New Jersey · Bruno Hauptmann · 1932 · Lindbergh kidnapping · Charles Lindbergh

World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army.

World War II · Siege of Budapest · Nazi Germany · Kingdom of Hungary (1920-46) · Red Army

World War II: Royal Air Force bombers are dispatched to Dresden, Germany to attack the city with a massive aerial bombardment.

Royal Air Force · Dresden · Bombing of Dresden in World War II

Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.

Korean War · Battle of Chipyong-ni

Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.

Frank Selvy · NCAA Division I

Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

Israel · Dead Sea Scrolls

With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.

Nuclear test · Gerboise Bleue

Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashville sit-ins · Lunch counter · Nashville, Tennessee

An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug.

Coso artifact · Olancha, California · Spark plug

American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.

Codex Madrid (Leonardo) · Leonardo da Vinci · Biblioteca Nacional de España

Hilton bombing: a bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman.

Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing · Hilton Hotel

An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 1/2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.

February 13, 1979 windstorm · Washington (state) · Hood Canal Bridge

A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky.

Louisville sewer explosions · Louisville, Kentucky

A cinema fire in Turin, Italy, kills 64 people.

Cinema Statuto fire · Turin

Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Konstantin Chernenko · Yuri Andropov · Communist Party of the Soviet Union

German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.

German reunification

Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed.

Gulf War · Smart bomb · Amiriyah shelter bombing · Baghdad

The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).

Nepalese Civil War · Kingdom of Nepal · Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre)

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter magnitude scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400.

January 2001 El Salvador earthquake · Richter magnitude scale · El Salvador

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics · Diamond · White dwarf · Star · BPM 37093

Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.

Taiwan · Ma Ying-jeou · Kuomintang · Taipei · Republic of China presidential election, 2008

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.

Kevin Rudd · Indigenous Australians · Stolen Generations

A bomb explodes in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India, killing 17 and injuring 60 more.

2010 Pune bombing · Pune · Maharashtra

For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation · American Indian tribe · Bison · Yellowstone National Park

The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

European Space Agency · Vega (rocket) · Kourou, French Guiana

Kim Jong-nam is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Kim Jong-nam · Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Hartmann Schedel, German physician (d. 1514)

Hartmann Schedel

Mary of Burgundy, Sovereign Duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)

Mary of Burgundy · Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Elia Levita, Renaissance Hebrew grammarian (d. 1549)

Elia Levita

Girolamo Aleandro, Italian cardinal (d. 1542)

Girolamo Aleandro

Valentin Naboth, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1593)

Valentin Naboth

Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine (d. 1582)

Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine

Johann Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1625)

Johann Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Pope Alexander VII (d. 1667)

Pope Alexander VII

Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (d. 1731)

Étienne François Geoffroy

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian painter (d. 1754)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician (d. 1792)

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney

John Reid, Scottish general (d. 1807)

John Reid (British Army officer)

John Hunter, Scottish surgeon and anatomist (d. 1793)

John Hunter (surgeon)

Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and scholar (d. 1834)

Thomas Robert Malthus

Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France (d. 1835)

Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier · Prime Minister of France

Ivan Krylov, Russian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1844)

Ivan Krylov

Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician and academic (d. 1859)

Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet

François Achille Bazaine, French general (d. 1888)

François Achille Bazaine

John Aaron Rawlins, American general and politician, 29th United States Secretary of War (d. 1869)

John Aaron Rawlins · United States Secretary of War

Heinrich Caro, Sephardic Jewish Polish-German chemist and academic (d. 1910)

Heinrich Caro · Sephardic

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indian religious leader (d. 1908)

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1895)

Lord Randolph Churchill · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Paul Deschanel, Belgian-French politician, 11th President of France (d. 1922)

Paul Deschanel · President of France

Hugo Becker, German cellist and composer (d. 1941)

Hugo Becker

Harold Mahony, Scottish-Irish tennis player (d. 1905)

Harold Mahony

Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer (d. 1938)

Leopold Godowsky

Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (d. 1938)

Feodor Chaliapin

Fritz Buelow, German-American baseball player and umpire (d. 1933)

Fritz Buelow

Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist (d. 1949)

Sarojini Naidu

Dimitrie Gusti, Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, historian, and philosopher (d. 1955)

Dimitrie Gusti

Eleanor Farjeon, Jewish-English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1965)

Eleanor Farjeon

Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (d. 1947)

Hal Chase

Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Russian-Armenian actor and director (d. 1922)

Yevgeny Vakhtangov

Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (d. 1961)

Alfred Carlton Gilbert · A. C. Gilbert Company

Bess Truman, American wife of Harry S. Truman, 35th First Lady of the United States (d. 1982)

Bess Truman · Harry S. Truman · First Lady of the United States

Géza Csáth, Hungarian playwright and critic (d. 1919)

Géza Csáth

Georgios Papandreou, Greek lawyer, economist, and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1968)

Georgios Papandreou · Prime Minister of Greece

Leontine Sagan, Austrian actress and director (d. 1974)

Leontine Sagan

Kate Roberts, Welsh author and activist (d. 1985)

Kate Roberts (author)

Grant Wood, American painter and academic (d. 1942)

Grant Wood

Robert H. Jackson, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 57th United States Attorney General (d. 1954)

Robert H. Jackson · United States Attorney General

Hubert Ashton, English cricketer and politician (d. 1979)

Hubert Ashton

Barbara von Annenkoff, Russian-born German film and stage actress (d. 1979)

Barbara von Annenkoff

Paul Lazarsfeld, Austrian-American sociologist and academic (d. 1976)

Paul Lazarsfeld

Harold Lasswell, American political scientist and theorist (d. 1978)

Harold Lasswell

Georgy Beriev, Georgian-Russian engineer, founded the Beriev Aircraft Company (d. 1979)

Georgy Beriev · Beriev

Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (d. 1989)

Georges Simenon

Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher and author (d. 1994)

Agostinho da Silva

Katy de la Cruz, Filipino-American singer and actress (d. 2004)

Katy de la Cruz

William Shockley, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)

William Shockley · Nobel Prize in Physics

Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Indian-Pakistani poet and journalist (d. 1984)

Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Jean Muir, American actress and educator (d. 1996)

Jean Muir (actress)

Harald Riipalu, Russian-Estonian commander (d. 1961)

Harald Riipalu

Margaretta Scott, English actress (d. 2005)

Margaretta Scott

Khalid of Saudi Arabia (d. 1982)

Khalid of Saudi Arabia

Lyle Bettger, American actor (d. 2003)

Lyle Bettger

Aung San, Burmese general and politician, 5th Premier of British Crown Colony of Burma (d. 1947)

Aung San · Prime Minister of Myanmar

Patty Berg, American golfer and lieutenant (d. 2006)

Patty Berg

Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor (d. 1991)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Eddie Robinson, American football player and coach (d. 2007)

Eddie Robinson (American football coach)

Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (d. 1987)

Felice and Boudleaux Bryant

Eileen Farrell, American soprano and educator (d. 2002)

Eileen Farrell

Jeanne Demessieux, French pianist and composer (d. 1968)

Jeanne Demessieux

Aung Khin, Burmese painter (d. 1996)

Aung Khin

Francis Pym, Baron Pym, Welsh soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 2008)

Francis Pym, Baron Pym · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (d. 2014)

Gordon Tullock

Michael Anthony Bilandic, American soldier, judge, and politician, 49th Mayor of Chicago (d. 2002)

Michael Anthony Bilandic · Mayor of Chicago

Chuck Yeager, American general and pilot; first test pilot to break the sound barrier

Chuck Yeager

Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist and politician (d. 2006)

Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber

Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, American nuclear physicist (d. 2012)

Fay Ajzenberg-Selove

Gerald Regan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Nova Scotia

Gerald Regan · Premier of Nova Scotia

Omar Torrijos, Panamanian commander and politician, Military Leader of Panama (d. 1981)

Omar Torrijos · List of heads of state of Panama

Ernst Fuchs, Austrian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2015)

Ernst Fuchs (artist)

Israel Kirzner, English-American economist, author, and academic

Israel Kirzner

Susan Oliver, American actress (d. 1990)

Susan Oliver

Paul Biya, Cameroon politician, 2nd President of Cameroon

Paul Biya · List of heads of state of Cameroon

Kim Novak, American actress

Kim Novak

Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer

Emanuel Ungaro

George Segal, American actor

George Segal

Ali El-Maak, Sudanese author and academic (d. 1992)

Ali El-Maak

Angelo Mosca, American-Canadian football player and wrestler

Angelo Mosca

Oliver Reed, English actor (d. 1999)

Oliver Reed

Bram Peper, Dutch sociologist and politician, Mayor of Rotterdam

Bram Peper · List of mayors of Rotterdam

Sigmar Polke, German painter and photographer (d. 2010)

Sigmar Polke

Bo Svenson, Swedish-American actor, director, and producer

Bo Svenson

Carol Lynley, American model and actress

Carol Lynley

Peter Tork, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor

Peter Tork

Donald E. Williams, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2016)

Donald E. Williams

Elaine Pagels, American theologian and academic

Elaine Pagels

Stockard Channing, American actress

Stockard Channing

Jerry Springer, English-American television host, actor, and politician, 56th Mayor of Cincinnati

Jerry Springer · Mayor of Cincinnati

Marian Dawkins, English biologist and academic

Marian Dawkins

King Floyd, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

King Floyd

Simon Schama, English historian and author

Simon Schama

William Sleator, American author and composer (d. 2011)

William Sleator

Richard Blumenthal, American sergeant and politician, 23rd Attorney General of Connecticut

Richard Blumenthal · Connecticut Attorney General

Janet Finch, English sociologist and academic

Janet Finch

Colin Matthews, English composer and educator

Colin Matthews

Stephen Hadley, American soldier and diplomat, 21st United States National Security Advisor

Stephen Hadley · United States National Security Advisor

Mike Krzyzewski, American basketball player and coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Bogdan Tanjević, Montenegrin-Bosnian professional basketball coach

Bogdan Tanjević

Kevin Bloody Wilson, Australian comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist

Kevin Bloody Wilson

Peter Kern, Austrian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Peter Kern (actor)

Vera Baird, English lawyer and politician

Vera Baird

Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician

Peter Gabriel

Ed Gagliardi, American bass player (d. 2014)

Ed Gagliardi

Akio Sato, Japanese wrestler and manager

Akio Sato (wrestler)

Donnie Moore, American baseball player (d. 1989)

Donnie Moore

Joe Birkett, American lawyer, judge, and politician

Joe Birkett

Denise Austin, American fitness trainer and author

Denise Austin

Pernilla August, Swedish actress

Pernilla August

Marc Emery, Canadian publisher and activist

Marc Emery

Jean-François Lisée, Canadian journalist and politician

Jean-François Lisée

Derek Riggs, English painter and illustrator

Derek Riggs

Øivind Elgenes, Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and composer; front figure of Dance with a Stranger

Øivind Elgenes

Gaston Gingras, Canadian ice hockey player

Gaston Gingras

Pierluigi Collina, Italian footballer and referee

Pierluigi Collina

John Healey, English journalist and politician

John Healey (politician)

Gary Patterson, American football player and coach

Gary Patterson

Artur Yusupov, Russian-German chess player and author

Artur Yusupov

Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Marc Crawford

cEvin Key, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboard player, and producer

CEvin Key

Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Henry Rollins

Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Puerto Rican lawyer and

Aníbal Acevedo Vilá

Baby Doll, American wrestler and manager

Baby Doll (wrestler)

Stephen Bowen, American engineer, captain, and astronaut

Stephen Bowen (astronaut)

Ylva Johansson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Employment

Ylva Johansson · Ministry of Employment (Sweden)

Peter O'Neill, Papua New Guinean accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Peter O'Neill · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Neal McDonough, American actor and producer

Neal McDonough

Jeff Waters, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Jeff Waters

Freedom Williams, American rapper and singer

Freedom Williams

Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach

Stanimir Stoilov

Joyce DiDonato, American soprano and actress

Joyce DiDonato

Karoline Krüger, Norwegian singer-songwriter and pianist

Karoline Krüger

Sonia Evans, English singer-songwriter

Sonia Evans

Mats Sundin, Swedish ice hockey player

Mats Sundin

Todd Williams, American baseball player

Todd Williams

Charlie Garner, American football player

Charlie Garner

Fonzworth Bentley, American rapper and actor

Fonzworth Bentley

Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter

Robbie Williams

Ben Collins, English race car driver

Ben Collins (racing driver)

Jörg Bergmeister, German race car driver

Jörg Bergmeister

Shannon Nevin, Australian rugby league player

Shannon Nevin

Randy Moss, American football player and coach

Randy Moss

Niklas Bäckström, Finnish ice hockey player

Niklas Bäckström

Philippe Jaroussky, French tenor

Philippe Jaroussky

Anders Behring Breivik, Norwegian murderer

Anders Behring Breivik

Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer

Rafael Márquez

Rachel Reeves, English economist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Rachel Reeves · Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Mena Suvari, American actress and fashion designer

Mena Suvari

Carlos Cotto, Puerto Rican-American wrestler and boxer

Carlos Cotto

Even Helte Hermansen, Norwegian guitarist and composer

Even Helte Hermansen

Michael Turner, American football player

Michael Turner (American football)

Mike Nickeas, Canadian baseball player

Mike Nickeas

Anna Watkins, English rower

Anna Watkins

Hinkelien Schreuder, Dutch swimmer

Hinkelien Schreuder

Kwak Ji-min, South Korean actress

Kwak Ji-min

Hedwiges Maduro, Dutch footballer

Hedwiges Maduro

Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer

Alexandros Tziolis

Luke Moore, English footballer

Luke Moore

Jamie Murray, Scottish tennis player

Jamie Murray

Eljero Elia, Dutch footballer

Eljero Elia

Frank-Paul Nu'uausala, New Zealand rugby league player

Frank-Paul Nu'uausala

Ryan Goins, American baseball player

Ryan Goins

Eddy Pettybourne, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player

Eddy Pettybourne

Rhys Palmer, Australian footballer

Rhys Palmer

Rodrigo Possebon, Brazilian footballer

Rodrigo Possebon

Olivia Allison, English swimmer

Olivia Allison

Marco Romizi, Italian footballer

Marco Romizi

Mamadou Sakho, French footballer

Mamadou Sakho

Kevin Strootman, Dutch footballer

Kevin Strootman

Declan Gallacher, Scottish footballer

Declan Gallacher

Junior Roqica, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

Junior Roqica

Adam Clydsdale, Australian rugby league player

Adam Clydsdale

Memphis Depay, Dutch footballer

Memphis Depay

Patryk Dobek, Polish sprinter

Patryk Dobek

Chilperic II, Frankish king (b. 672)

Chilperic II

Kenneth MacAlpin, Scottish king (b. 810)

Kenneth MacAlpin

Vratislaus I, duke of Bohemia

Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia · Duchy of Bohemia

Xiao Wen, empress of the Liao Dynasty

Empress Xiao Wen · Liao dynasty

Muhammad ibn Ra'iq, Abbasid regent

Muhammad ibn Ra'iq

Pope Honorius II (b. 1060)

Pope Honorius II

Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)

Béla II of Hungary

Stefan Nemanja, Serbian saint (b. 1113)

Stefan Nemanja

Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)

Minamoto no Sanetomo

Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1259)

Andronikos II Palaiologos

Kō no Morofuyu, Japanese general

Kō no Morofuyu

Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (b. 1474)

Isabella d'Este

Catherine Howard, English wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1521)

Catherine Howard · Henry VIII of England

Benvenuto Cellini, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1500)

Benvenuto Cellini

Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish priest and scholar (b. 1515)

Alfonso Salmeron

Alexander Nowell, English clergyman and theologian (b. 1507)

Alexander Nowell

Charles X Gustav of Sweden (b. 1622)

Charles X Gustav of Sweden

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (b. 1596)

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

Johann Caspar Kerll, German organist and composer (b. 1627)

Johann Caspar Kerll

William Wotton, English linguist and scholar (b. 1666)

William Wotton

Cotton Mather, American minister and author (b. 1663)

Cotton Mather

Charles-René d'Hozier, French historian and author (b. 1640)

Charles-René d'Hozier

Johann Joseph Fux, Austrian composer and theorist (b. 1660)

Johann Joseph Fux

Roger Joseph Boscovich, Croatian physicist, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1711)

Roger Joseph Boscovich

Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French lawyer and politician, Foreign Minister of France (b. 1717)

Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes · Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France)

Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1725)

Samuel Ashe (North Carolina) · Governor of North Carolina

George Rogers Clark, American general (b. 1752)

George Rogers Clark

Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (b. 1745)

Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen · Governor-General of Baltic provinces

Edward Berry, English admiral (b. 1768)

Edward Berry

Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1809)

Mariano José de Larra

Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-German philosopher and poet (b. 1773)

Henrik Steffens

Costache Caragiale, Romanian actor and manager (b. 1815)

Costache Caragiale

Richard Wagner, German composer (b. 1813)

Richard Wagner

Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (b. 1814)

Jean-Baptiste Lamy

Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, Mexican intellectual and journalist (b. 1834)

Ignacio Manuel Altamirano

Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (b. 1844)

Konstantin Savitsky

Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (b. 1866)

Albert Gottschalk

József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1864)

József Pusztai

Otakar Batlička, Czech journalist (b. 1895)

Otakar Batlička

Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th President of Brazil (b. 1865)

Epitácio Pessoa · President of Brazil

Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English novelist and short story writer (b. 1875)

Rafael Sabatini

Lloyd C. Douglas, American minister and author (b. 1877)

Lloyd C. Douglas

Josephine Tey, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1896)

Josephine Tey

Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1890)

Agnes Macphail

Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)

Jan Łukasiewicz

Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (b. 1880)

Christabel Pankhurst · Women's Social and Political Union

Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator (b. 1871)

Georges Rouault

Paulino Alcántara, Filipino-Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1896)

Paulino Alcántara

Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1902)

Werner Heyde

Yoshisuke Aikawa, entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (b. 1880)

Yoshisuke Aikawa · Nissan Motor Company

Mae Marsh, American actress (b. 1895)

Mae Marsh

Marinus Jan Granpré Molière, Dutch architect and educator (b. 1883)

Marinus Jan Granpré Molière

André Beaufre, French general (b. 1902)

André Beaufre

Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian general and politician, 4th President of Nigeria (b. 1938)

Murtala Mohammed · President of Nigeria

Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (b. 1904)

Lily Pons

David Janssen, American actor (b. 1931)

David Janssen

Yuri Ivask, Russian-American poet and critic (b. 1907)

Yuri Ivask

Wayne Hays, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1911)

Wayne Hays

Arno Breker, German sculptor and illustrator (b. 1900)

Arno Breker

Nikolay Bogolyubov, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1909)

Nikolay Bogolyubov

Martin Balsam, American actor (b. 1919)

Martin Balsam

Robert Klark Graham, American eugenicist and businessman (b. 1906)

Robert Klark Graham

Mark Krasnosel'skii, Russian-Ukrainian mathematician and academic (b. 1920)

Mark Krasnosel'skii

Anders Aalborg, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1914)

Anders Aalborg

James Cooke Brown, American sociologist and author (b. 1921)

James Cooke Brown

John Leake, English soldier (b. 1950)

John Leake (NAAFI manager)

Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)

Waylon Jennings

Kid Gavilán, Cuban-American boxer (b. 1926)

Kid Gavilán

Walt Whitman Rostow, American economist; 7th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1916)

Walt Whitman Rostow · United States National Security Advisor

François Tavenas, Canadian engineer and academic (b. 1942)

François Tavenas

Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Chechen politician, 2nd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (b. 1952)

Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev · President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Nelson Briles, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1943)

Nelson Briles

Lúcia Santos, Portuguese nun (b. 1907)

Lúcia Santos

P. F. Strawson, English philosopher and author (b. 1919)

P. F. Strawson

Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author and academic (b. 1923)

Elizabeth Jolley

Charlie Norwood, American captain and politician (b. 1941)

Charlie Norwood

Richard Gordon Wakeford, English air marshal (b. 1922)

Richard Gordon Wakeford

Kon Ichikawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)

Kon Ichikawa

Edward Upward, English author and educator (b. 1903)

Edward Upward

Lucille Clifton, American poet and academic (b. 1936)

Lucille Clifton

Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)

Dale Hawkins

Russell Arms, American actor and singer (b. 1920)

Russell Arms

Louise Cochrane, American-English screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)

Louise Cochrane

Daniel C. Gerould, American playwright and academic (b. 1928)

Daniel C. Gerould

Gerry Day, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Gerry Day

Miles J. Jones, American pathologist and physician (b. 1952)

Miles J. Jones

Pieter Kooijmans, Dutch judge and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for The Netherlands (b. 1933)

Pieter Kooijmans · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)

Yuko Tojo, Japanese activist and politician (b. 1939)

Yuko Tojo

Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)

Balu Mahendra

Richard Møller Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (b. 1937)

Richard Møller Nielsen

Ralph Waite, American actor and activist (b. 1928)

Ralph Waite

Faith Bandler, Australian activist and author (b. 1918)

Faith Bandler

Stan Chambers, American journalist and actor (b. 1923)

Stan Chambers

O. N. V. Kurup, Indian poet and academic (b. 1931)

O. N. V. Kurup

Antonin Scalia, American lawyer and judge, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (b. 1936)

Antonin Scalia · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Ricardo Arias Calderón, Panamanian politician, Vice President (1990-1992) (b. 1933)

Ricardo Arias Calderón · Vice President of Panama

Aileen Hernandez, American union organizer and activist (b. 1926)

Aileen Hernandez

Seijun Suzuki, Japanese filmmaker (b. 1923)

Seijun Suzuki

Kim Jong-nam, North Korean politician (b. 1971)

Kim Jong-nam