February 19 — On This Day

Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.

Septimius Severus · Roman usurper · Clodius Albinus · Battle of Lugdunum

Emperor Constantius II issues a decree closing all pagan temples in the Roman Empire.

Constantius II · Paganism · Roman Empire

Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth · Sigismund III Vasa · House of Vasa · John III of Sweden

The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.

Stratovolcano · Huaynaputina

The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.

Second Battle of Guararapes

England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York.

Treaty of Westminster (1674) · Third Anglo-Dutch War · New Amsterdam

The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.

Supreme Privy Council

Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.

Vice President of the United States · Aaron Burr · Wakefield, Alabama · Fort Stoddert

British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III.

British Empire · William Smith (mariner) · South Shetland Islands · George III of the United Kingdom

In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States.

Austin, Texas · Republic of Texas · State of Texas · Annexation

The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.

Donner Party

Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. This is the first time this defense is successfully used in the United States.

Daniel E. Sickles

Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.

Thomas Edison · Phonograph

More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.

Enigma tornado outbreak · Southern United States · Tornado

Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.

Pedro Lascuráin · President of Mexico

World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.

World War I · Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign · Dardanelles · Gallipoli

Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.

Yekatit 12 · Addis Ababa · Ethiopia · Eritrea · Rodolfo Graziani

World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people.

World War II · Bombing of Darwin · Darwin, Northern Territory

World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps.

Franklin D. Roosevelt · Executive Order 9066 · Japanese American · Internment of Japanese Americans

World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.

Battle of Kasserine Pass · Tunisia

World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.

Battle of Iwo Jima · United States Marine · Iwo Jima

The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta.

Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence · Calcutta

Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.

Ezra Pound · Bollingen Prize · Bollingen Foundation · Yale University

Censorship: Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the United States.

Censorship · Georgia (U.S. state)

The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.

Cyprus

China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket.

T-7 (rocket) · Sounding rocket

The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique reawakens the feminist movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness raising groups spread.

Betty Friedan · The Feminine Mystique · Feminist movement · Consciousness raising

Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and a communist spy of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm, all Catholics, attempt a coup against the military junta of the Buddhist Nguyễn Khánh.

Phạm Ngọc Thảo · Army of the Republic of Vietnam · North Vietnam · Viet Minh · Lâm Văn Phát

Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald Ford's Proclamation 4417.

Executive Order 9066 · Gerald Ford

Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.

Egyptian raid on Larnaca International Airport · Republic of Cyprus · Cypriot National Guard · C-130

William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave hospital.

William J. Schroeder · Artificial heart

Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148.

Iberia Airlines · Boeing 727 · Iberia Airlines Flight 610 · Mount Oiz

Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in eastern Sri Lanka.

Akkaraipattu massacre · Sri Lankan Army · Tamils · Sri Lanka

NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.

NASA · Mars Odyssey · Space probe · Mars

An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.

Ilyushin Il-76 · 2003 Iran (IIRG) Il-76 crash · Kerman · Iran

A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.

Methane · Coal mine · Nueva Rosita · Pasta de Conchos mine disaster

The debut exhibition of the Belitung shipwreck, containing the largest collection of Tang dynasty artefacts found in one location, begins in Singapore.

Belitung shipwreck · Tang dynasty · Singapore

Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Apodaca prison riot · Apodaca, Nuevo León

Domenico Grimani, Italian cardinal (d. 1523)

Domenico Grimani

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)

Nicolaus Copernicus

Matthäus Schwarz, German fashion writer (d. 1574)

Matthäus Schwarz

Froben Christoph of Zimmern, Author of the Zimmern Chronicle (d. 1566)

Froben Christoph of Zimmern

Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist and academic (d. 1609)

Carolus Clusius

Jean-Antoine de Baïf, French poet (d. 1589)

Jean-Antoine de Baïf

Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal (d. 1630)

Melchior Klesl

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (d. 1612)

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

Andries de Graeff, Dutch politician (d. 1678)

Andries de Graeff

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)

Friedrich Hoffmann

David Garrick, English actor, playwright, and producer (d. 1779)

David Garrick

Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1805)

Luigi Boccherini

Allan MacNab, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, Premier of Canada West (d. 1862)

Allan MacNab · Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada

Émilie Gamelin, Canadian nun and social worker, founded the Sisters of Providence (d. 1851)

Émilie Gamelin · Sisters of Providence (Montreal)

Carl von Rokitansky, German physician, pathologist, and philosopher (d. 1878)

Carl von Rokitansky

August Schleicher, German linguist and academic (d. 1868)

August Schleicher

Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)

Élie Ducommun · Nobel Peace Prize

Elfrida Andrée, Swedish organist, composer, and conductor.

Elfrida Andrée

Nishinoumi Kajirō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16th Yokozuna (d. 1908)

Nishinoumi Kajirō I · Makuuchi

Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)

Svante Arrhenius · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Sven Hedin, Swedish geographer and explorer (d. 1952)

Sven Hedin

Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian-Russian poet and author (d. 1923)

Hovhannes Tumanyan

Johan Pitka, Estonian admiral (d. 1944)

Johan Pitka

Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1957)

Constantin Brâncuși

Gabriele Münter, German painter (d. 1962)

Gabriele Münter

Harriet Bosse, Swedish-Norwegian actress (d. 1961)

Harriet Bosse

Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and politician, 39th President of Mexico (d. 1928)

Álvaro Obregón · President of Mexico

José Abad Santos, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 1942)

José Abad Santos · Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian lawyer and poet (d. 1928)

José Eustasio Rivera

Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (d. 1964)

Cedric Hardwicke

Louis Calhern, American actor (d. 1956)

Louis Calhern

André Breton, French poet and author (d. 1966)

André Breton

Alma Rubens, American actress (d. 1931)

Alma Rubens

Lucio Fontana, Argentinian-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1968)

Lucio Fontana

Kay Boyle, American novelist, short story writer, and educator (d. 1992)

Kay Boyle

Havank, Dutch journalist and author (d. 1964)

Havank

Elisabeth Welch, American-English singer and actress (d. 2003)

Elisabeth Welch

Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress (d. 1979)

Merle Oberon

Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010)

Dorothy Janis

Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (d. 2007)

Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza

John Freeman, English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (d. 2014)

John Freeman (British politician) · List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States

Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997)

Eddie Arcaro

Carson McCullers, American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist (d. 1967)

Carson McCullers

C. Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, and author (d. 2003)

C. Z. Guest

Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (d. 2007)

Jaan Kross

George Rose, English actor and singer (d. 1988)

George Rose (actor)

Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2015)

Władysław Bartoszewski · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)

David Bronstein, Ukrainian chess player and theoretician (d. 2006)

David Bronstein

Lee Marvin, American actor (d. 1987)

Lee Marvin

György Kurtág, Hungarian composer and academic

György Kurtág

Philippe Boiry, French journalist (d. 2014)

Philippe Boiry

Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (d. 2003)

Jacques Deray

John Frankenheimer, American director and producer (d. 2002)

John Frankenheimer

Kasinathuni Viswanath, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter

Kasinathuni Viswanath

Joseph P. Kerwin, American captain, physician, and astronaut

Joseph P. Kerwin

Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (d. 2010)

Dave Niehaus

Sam Myers, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Sam Myers

Frederick Seidel, American poet

Frederick Seidel

Terry Carr, American author and educator (d. 1987)

Terry Carr

Norm O'Neill, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2008)

Norm O'Neill

Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (d. 1989)

Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama

Erin Pizzey, English activist and author, founded Refuge

Erin Pizzey · Refuge (United Kingdom charity)

Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (d. 2006)

Saparmurat Niyazov · President of Turkmenistan

Smokey Robinson, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Miracles)

Smokey Robinson · The Miracles

Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Bobby Rogers

David Gross, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

David Gross · Nobel Prize in Physics

Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge, English politician

Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge

Cyrus Chothia emeritus scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Cyrus Chothia · Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Paul Krause, American football player and politician

Paul Krause

Howard Stringer, Welsh businessman

Howard Stringer

Will Provine, American biologist, historian, and academic (d. 2015)

Will Provine

Lou Christie, American singer-songwriter

Lou Christie

Homer Hickam, American author and engineer

Homer Hickam

Tim Hunt, English biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate

Tim Hunt · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Les Hinton, English-American journalist and businessman

Les Hinton

Yuri Antonov, Uzbek-Russian singer-songwriter

Yuri Antonov (musician)

Paul Dean, Canadian guitarist

Paul Dean (guitarist)

Peter Hudson, Australian footballer and coach

Peter Hudson

Karen Silkwood, American technician and activist (d. 1974)

Karen Silkwood

Jackie Curtis, American actress and playwright (d. 1985)

Jackie Curtis

Tim Shadbolt, New Zealand businessman and politician, 42nd Mayor of Invercargill

Tim Shadbolt · Mayor of Invercargill

Mark Andes, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Mark Andes

Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (d. 2002)

Pim Fortuyn

Tony Iommi, English guitarist and songwriter

Tony Iommi

Danielle Bunten Berry, American game designer and programmer (d. 1998)

Danielle Bunten Berry

Eddie Hardin, English singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2015)

Eddie Hardin

William Messner-Loebs, American author and illustrator

William Messner-Loebs

Juice Leskinen, Finnish singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Juice Leskinen

Andy Powell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Andy Powell

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Pakistani scholar and politician, founder of Minhaj-ul-Quran

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri · Minhaj-ul-Quran

Ryū Murakami, Japanese novelist and filmmaker

Ryū Murakami

Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexican engineer and astronaut

Rodolfo Neri Vela

Gary Seear, New Zealand rugby player

Gary Seear

Amy Tan, American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.

Amy Tan

Danilo Türk, Slovene academic and politician, 3rd President of Slovenia

Danilo Türk · President of Slovenia

Corrado Barazzutti, Italian tennis player

Corrado Barazzutti

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 52nd President of Argentina

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner · President of Argentina

Massimo Troisi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)

Massimo Troisi

Sócrates, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2011)

Sócrates

Francis Buchholz, German bass player

Francis Buchholz

Michael Gira, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Michael Gira

Jeff Daniels, American actor and playwright

Jeff Daniels

Kathleen Beller, American actress

Kathleen Beller

Peter Holsapple, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Peter Holsapple

Roderick MacKinnon, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Roderick MacKinnon · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dave Wakeling, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dave Wakeling

Falco, Austrian singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician (d. 1998)

Falco (musician)

Dave Stewart, American baseball player and coach

Dave Stewart (baseball)

Ray Winstone, English actor

Ray Winstone

Tommy Cairo, American wrestler

Tommy Cairo

Helen Fielding, English author and screenwriter

Helen Fielding

Steve Nieve, English keyboard player and composer

Steve Nieve

Roger Goodell, American businessman

Roger Goodell

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

John Paul, Jr., American race car driver

John Paul, Jr. (racing driver)

Justin Fashanu, English footballer (d. 1998)

Justin Fashanu

Hana Mandlíková, Czech-Australian tennis player and coach

Hana Mandlíková

Seal, English singer-songwriter

Seal (musician)

Jessica Tuck, American actress

Jessica Tuck

Doug Aldrich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Doug Aldrich

Jonathan Lethem, American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.

Jonathan Lethem

Jon Fishman, American drummer

Jon Fishman

Clark Hunt, American businessman

Clark Hunt

Leroy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Leroy (musician)

Justine Bateman, American actress and producer

Justine Bateman

Paul Haarhuis, Dutch tennis player and coach

Paul Haarhuis

Eduardo Xol, American designer and author

Eduardo Xol

Benicio del Toro, Puerto Rican-American actor, director, and producer

Benicio del Toro

Frank Watkins, American bass player (d. 2015)

Frank Watkins (musician)

Prince Markie Dee, American rapper and actor

Prince Markie Dee

Burton C. Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Burton C. Bell

Helena Guergis, Canadian businesswoman and politician

Helena Guergis

Joacim Cans, Swedish singer-songwriter

Joacim Cans

Miguel Batista, Dominican baseball player and poet

Miguel Batista

Richard Green, Australian golfer

Richard Green (golfer)

Jeff Kinney, American author and illustrator

Jeff Kinney (author)

Francine Fournier, American wrestler and manager

Francine Fournier

Sunset Thomas, American pornographic actress

Sunset Thomas

Daniel Adair, Canadian drummer and producer

Daniel Adair

Daewon Song, South Korean-American skateboarder, co-founded Almost Skateboards

Daewon Song · Almost Skateboards

Ola Salo, Swedish singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Ola Salo

Andrew Ross Sorkin, American journalist and author

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian footballer and manager

Gianluca Zambrotta

Ben Gummer, English scholar and politician

Ben Gummer

Immortal Technique, Peruvian-American rapper

Immortal Technique

Steve Cherundolo, American soccer player and manager

Steve Cherundolo

Dwight Freeney, American football player

Dwight Freeney

Ma Lin, Chinese table tennis player

Ma Lin (table tennis)

Mike Miller, American basketball player

Mike Miller (basketball player)

Beth Ditto, American singer

Beth Ditto

Kotoōshū Katsunori, Bulgarian sumo wrestler

Kotoōshū Katsunori

Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer and actress

Mika Nakashima

Ryan Whitney, American ice hockey player

Ryan Whitney

Chris Richardson, American singer-songwriter

Chris Richardson

Haylie Duff, American actress and singer

Haylie Duff

Kyle Chipchura, Canadian ice hockey player

Kyle Chipchura

Marta, Brazilian footballer

Marta (footballer)

Maria Mena, Norwegian singer-songwriter

Maria Mena

Michael Schwimer, American baseball player

Michael Schwimer

Anna Cappellini, Italian ice dancer

Anna Cappellini

Shawn Matthias, Canadian ice hockey player

Shawn Matthias

Seth Morrison, American guitarist

Seth Morrison (musician)

Christoph Kramer, German national footballer

Christoph Kramer

Trevor Bayne, American race car driver

Trevor Bayne

Sander Pärn, Estonian race car driver

Sander Pärn

Jelena Simić, Bosnian tennis player

Jelena Simić

Mauro Icardi, Argentinian footballer

Mauro Icardi

Victoria Justice, American actress, singer, and dancer

Victoria Justice

Sam Lisone, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player

Sam Lisone

Tiina Trutsi, Estonian footballer

Tiina Trutsi

Katharina Gerlach, German tennis player

Katharina Gerlach

David Mazouz, American actor

David Mazouz

Millie Bobby Brown, English actress and model

Millie Bobby Brown

Clodius Albinus, Roman usurper (b. 150)

Clodius Albinus

Leontius of Trier, Bishop of Trier

Leontius of Trier · Trier

Irene Doukaina, Byzantine wife of Alexios I Komnenos (b. 1066)

Irene Doukaina · Alexios I Komnenos

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sufi philosopher and poet (b. 1177)

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar · Sufi

Munio of Zamora, General of the Dominican Order

Munio of Zamora

Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf, English rebel

Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf

Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1353)

Thomas Arundel · Archbishop of Canterbury

Leonor of Aragon, queen of Portugal (b. 1402)

Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal

Enno I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (b. 1460)

Enno I, Count of East Frisia

Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1511)

Erasmus Reinhold

Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (b. 1550)

Orazio Vecchi

Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur (b. 1558)

Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur

Henry Savile, English scholar and politician (b. 1549)

Henry Savile (Bible translator)

Charles Chauncy, English-American minister, theologian, and academic (b. 1592)

Charles Chauncy

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (b. 1646)

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1634)

Dorothe Engelbretsdatter

Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Delaware (b. 1738)

Nicholas Van Dyke (governor) · Governor of Delaware

Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (b. 1733)

Jean-Charles de Borda

Elizabeth Carter, English poet and translator (b. 1717)

Elizabeth Carter

Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (b. 1813)

Georg Büchner

Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1756)

Thomas Burgess (bishop)

Multatuli, Dutch-German author and civil servant (b. 1820)

Multatuli

Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (b. 1815)

Karl Weierstrass

Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian philosopher and politician (b. 1866)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)

Ernst Mach

Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)

Robert Fuchs

George Howard Earle, Jr., American lawyer and businessman (b. 1856)

George Howard Earle, Jr.

Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (b. 1879)

Billy Mitchell

John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1916)

John Basilone · Medal of Honor

André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)

André Gide · Nobel Prize in Literature

Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)

Knut Hamsun · Nobel Prize in Literature

Richard Rushall, British businessman (b. 1864)

Richard Rushall

Maurice Garin, Italian-French cyclist (b. 1871)

Maurice Garin

Willard Miller, American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1877)

Willard Miller · Medal of Honor

Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the Pap smear (b. 1883)

Georgios Papanikolaou · Pap smear

Madge Blake, American actress (b. 1899)

Madge Blake

John Grierson, Scottish director and producer (b. 1898)

John Grierson

Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938)

Lee Morgan

Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (b. 1892)

Joseph Szigeti

Anthony Crosland, English captain and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1918)

Anthony Crosland · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)

Mike González (catcher)

Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

Bon Scott

Alice White, American actress (b. 1904)

Alice White

André Frédéric Cournand, French-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)

André Frédéric Cournand · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Tojo Yamamoto, American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)

Tojo Yamamoto

Derek Jarman, English director and set designer (b. 1942)

Derek Jarman

Charlie Finley, American businessman (b. 1918)

Charlie Finley

Leo Rosten, Polish-American author and academic (b. 1908)

Leo Rosten

Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1904)

Deng Xiaoping · Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1913)

Grandpa Jones

Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric (b. 1943)

Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr

Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and illustrator (b. 1928)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Stanley Kramer, American director and producer (b. 1913)

Stanley Kramer

Charles Trenet, French singer-songwriter (b. 1913)

Charles Trenet

Sylvia Rivera, American transgender LGBT activist (b. 1951)

Sylvia Rivera

Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)

Johnny Paycheck

Janet Blair, American actress and singer (b. 1921)

Janet Blair

Celia Franca, English-Canadian dancer and director, founded the National Ballet of Canada (b. 1921)

Celia Franca · National Ballet of Canada

Yegor Letov, Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1964)

Yegor Letov

Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer (b. 1945)

Lydia Shum

Kelly Groucutt, English singer and bass player (b. 1945)

Kelly Groucutt

Ollie Matson, American sprinter and football player (b. 1930)

Ollie Matson

Ruth Barcan Marcus, American philosopher and logician (b. 1921)

Ruth Barcan Marcus

Jaroslav Velinský, Czech author and songwriter (b. 1932)

Jaroslav Velinský

Vitaly Vorotnikov, Russian politician, 27th Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1926)

Vitaly Vorotnikov · List of heads of government of Russia

Armen Alchian, American economist and academic (b. 1914)

Armen Alchian

Park Chul-soo, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)

Park Chul-soo

Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1937)

Robert Coleman Richardson · Nobel Prize in Physics

Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (b. 1924)

Donald Richie

Eugene Whelan, Canadian farmer and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1924)

Eugene Whelan · Minister of Agriculture (Canada)

Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (b. 1946)

Kresten Bjerre

Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (b. 1948)

Dale Gardner

Valeri Kubasov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1935)

Valeri Kubasov

Harold Johnson, American boxer (b. 1928)

Harold Johnson (boxer)

Nirad Mohapatra, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)

Nirad Mohapatra

Harris Wittels, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1984)

Harris Wittels

Umberto Eco, Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (b. 1932)

Umberto Eco

Harper Lee, American author (b. 1926)

Harper Lee

Samuel Willenberg, Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1923)

Samuel Willenberg

Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (b. 1943)

Larry Coryell · 1943 in jazz