February 20 — On This Day

The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clashed in the Battle of Parabiago.

Milan · Lodrisio Visconti · Battle of Parabiago

Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.

Orkney · Shetland · Pawn (law) · Dowry · Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland

Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

Edward VI of England · King of England · Westminster Abbey

René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle · French colonization of Texas · Matagorda Bay · Texas

The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.

Postal Service Act · United States Postal Service · George Washington

Louis-Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.

Louis-Alexandre Berthier · Pope Pius VI

Andreas Hofer, Tirolean patriot and leader of rebellion against Napoleon's forces, is executed.

Andreas Hofer · German Tyrol · Napoleon

Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta.

Manuel Belgrano · Royalist (Spanish American Independence) · Pío de Tristán · Battle of Salta

Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.

Gioachino Rossini · The Barber of Seville · Teatro Argentina

The 1835 Concepción earthquake destroys Concepción, Chile.

1835 Concepción earthquake · Concepción, Chile

Polish insurgents lead an uprising in Kraków to incite a fight for national independence.

Kraków Uprising

American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.

American Civil War · Battle of Olustee · Florida

End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.

Uruguayan War · Tomás Villalba · Venancio Flores · Paraguayan War

The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York City

Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Swan Lake · Bolshoi Theatre

The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.

Territory of Hawaii

Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.

Futurist Manifesto · Le Figaro

King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.

King O'Malley · Surveying · Canberra

The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.

Congress of the United States · San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge · California

The Congress of the United States proposes the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution that will end Prohibition in the United States.

Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution · Prohibition in the United States

Adolf Hitler secretly meets with German industrialists to arrange for financing of the Nazi Party's upcoming election campaign.

Adolf Hitler · Secret Meeting of 20 February 1933 · Nazi Party

Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.

Caroline Mikkelsen

Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace.

Edward O'Hare · Flying ace

American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies.

Movie studio · Office of War Information

The Saturday Evening Post publishes the first of Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms in support of United States President Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address theme of Four Freedoms.

The Saturday Evening Post · Norman Rockwell · Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell) · Franklin Roosevelt · State of the Union address

World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.

World War II · Big Week

World War II: The United States takes Eniwetok Island.

Eniwetok

Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.

Emmett Ashford · African-American · Umpire (baseball) · Baseball

The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.

United States Merchant Marine Academy

The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.

Avro Arrow · Supersonic · Fighter aircraft · John Diefenbaker

Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.

Mercury program · Friendship 7 · John Glenn · Earth

Ranger 8 crashes into the Moon after a successful mission of photographing possible landing sites for the Apollo program astronauts.

Ranger 8 · Apollo program · Astronaut

The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.

Emergency Broadcast System

Earthquake cracks Sinila volcanic crater in Dieng Plateau, releases poisonous H2S gas and kills 149 villagers in Indonesian province of Central Java.

Earthquake · Volcanic crater · Dieng Plateau · Indonesia · Central Java

The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years.

Soviet Union · Mir

The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast · Azerbaijan · Armenia · Nagorno-Karabakh War

In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters.

Tirana · Albania · Enver Hoxha

American figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold-medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Tara Lipinski · 1998 Winter Olympics · Nagano, Nagano

During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the Station nightclub ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others.

Great White · West Warwick, Rhode Island · Pyrotechnics · The Station nightclub fire

Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.

Spanish European Constitution referendum, 2005 · Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe · European Union

Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.

2009 suicide air raid on Colombo · Kamikaze

In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago.

2010 Madeira floods and mudslides · History of Madeira

Dozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters died in Ukraine's capital Kiev, many reportedly killed by snipers.

Euromaidan · List of people killed during Euromaidan · Kiev

Two trains collide in the Swiss town of Rafz resulting in as many as 49 people injured and Swiss Federal Railways cancelling some services.

Rafz train crash · Rafz · Swiss Federal Railways

Six people are killed and two injured in multiple shooting incidents in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

2016 Kalamazoo shootings

Eleanor of Aragon, queen of John I of Castile (d. 1382)

Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile · John I of Castile

Thomas Cajetan, Italian philosopher (d. 1534)

Thomas Cajetan

Johan Friis, Danish statesman (d. 1570)

Johan Friis

Jan Blahoslav, Czech writer (d. 1571)

Jan Blahoslav

Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, last Duke of Urbino (d. 1631)

Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

Sengoku Hidehisa, Daimyo (d. 1614)

Sengoku Hidehisa

Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham (d. 1649)

Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Treasurer of the Navy (d. 1712)

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds · Treasurer of the Navy

Jan de Baen, Dutch painter (d. 1702)

Jan de Baen

Nicolas Chédeville, French musette player and composer (d. 1782)

Nicolas Chédeville · Musette de cour

William Prescott, American colonel (d. 1795)

William Prescott

Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (d. 1813)

Henry James Pye

Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator, and academic (d. 1826)

Johann Heinrich Voss

Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1815)

Louis-Alexandre Berthier · Minister of Defence (France)

Johann Christian Reil, German physician, physiologist, and anatomist (d. 1813)

Johann Christian Reil

Eliza Courtney, French daughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (d. 1859)

Eliza Courtney · Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

William Carleton, Irish author (d. 1869)

William Carleton

Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1870)

Charles Auguste de Bériot

Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician (d. 1882)

Alfred Escher

Benjamin Waugh, English activist, founded the NSPCC (d. 1908)

Benjamin Waugh · National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher (d. 1906)

Ludwig Boltzmann

Joshua Slocum, Canadian sailor and adventurer (d. 1909)

Joshua Slocum

E. H. Harriman, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1909)

E. H. Harriman

A. P. Lucas, English cricketer (d. 1923)

A. P. Lucas

Carl Westman, Swedish architect, designed the Stockholm Court House and Röhsska Museum (d. 1936)

Carl Westman · Stockholm Court House · Röhsska Museum

Louise, Princess Royal of England (d. 1931)

Louise, Princess Royal

Jay Johnson Morrow, American engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (d. 1937)

Jay Johnson Morrow · Governor of the Panama Canal Zone

Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (d. 1967)

Mary Garden

Hod Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1907)

Hod Stuart

Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet (d. 1923)

Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen

Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (d. 1967)

Vincent Massey · Governor General of Canada

Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (d. 1948)

Georges Bernanos

Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and physician (d. 1948)

Hulusi Behçet

Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American psychologist and author (d. 1993)

Elizabeth Holloway Marston

Louis Zborowski, English race car driver and engineer (d. 1924)

Louis Zborowski

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1992)

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

René Dubos, French-American biologist and author (d. 1982)

René Dubos

Louis Kahn, American architect, designed the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum and the Bangladesh Parliament Building (d. 1974)

Louis Kahn · Salk Institute · Kimbell Art Museum · Bangladesh Parliament Building

Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (d. 1984)

Muhammad Naguib · President of Egypt

Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (d. 1978)

Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili · List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu

Ansel Adams, American photographer and environmentalist (d. 1984)

Ansel Adams

Alexei Kosygin, Russian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1980)

Alexei Kosygin · Premier of the Soviet Union

Gale Gordon, American actor (d. 1995)

Gale Gordon

Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994)

Pierre Boulle

Tommy Henrich, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)

Tommy Henrich

John Charles Daly, South African-American journalist and game show host (d. 1991)

John Daly (radio and television personality)

Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer

Jean Erdman

Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman and diplomat (d. 2009)

Leonore Annenberg

James O'Meara, English soldier and pilot (d. 1974)

James O'Meara

Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (d. 2014)

Karl Albrecht · Aldi

Buddy Rogers, American wrestler (d. 1992)

Buddy Rogers (wrestler)

Victor G. Atiyeh, American businessman and politician, 32nd Governor of Oregon (d. 2014)

Victor G. Atiyeh · Governor of Oregon

Forbes Burnham, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Guyana (d. 1985)

Forbes Burnham · President of Guyana

Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress (d. 2004)

Rena Vlahopoulou

Gloria Vanderbilt, American actress and fashion designer

Gloria Vanderbilt

Robert Altman, American director and screenwriter (d. 2006)

Robert Altman

Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (d. 1990)

Tochinishiki Kiyotaka · Makuuchi

Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties (d. 2013)

Matthew Bucksbaum · General Growth Properties

Gillian Lynne, English ballerina, choreographer, and director

Gillian Lynne

Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Richard Matheson

María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (d. 1998)

María de la Purísima Salvat Romero

Roy Cohn, American lawyer and political activist (d. 1986)

Roy Cohn

Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer and musician (d. 2005)

Ibrahim Ferrer

Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat

Sidney Poitier

Roy Face, American baseball player and carpenter

Roy Face

Jean Kennedy Smith, American diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to Ireland

Jean Kennedy Smith · United States Ambassador to Ireland

Amanda Blake, American actress (d. 1989)

Amanda Blake

John Milnor, American mathematician and academic

John Milnor

Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and author (d. 2007)

Adrian Cristobal

Bobby Unser, American race car driver

Bobby Unser

Ellen Gilchrist American novelist, short story writer, and poet

Ellen Gilchrist

Marj Dusay, American actress

Marj Dusay

Larry Hovis, American actor and singer (d. 2003)

Larry Hovis

Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and coach

Shigeo Nagashima

David Ackles, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1999)

David Ackles

Robert Huber, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Robert Huber · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Roger Penske, American race car driver and businessman

Roger Penske

Robert Evans, Australian minister and amateur astronomer

Robert Evans (astronomer)

Nancy Wilson, American singer and actress

Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)

Richard Beymer, American actor, director, and cinematographer

Richard Beymer

Wiley W. Hilburn, American journalist and academic (d. 2014)

Wiley W. Hilburn

Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian lawyer and politician

Lim Kit Siang

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Phil Esposito, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Phil Esposito

Mitch McConnell, American lawyer, and politician

Mitch McConnell

Claude Miller, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Claude Miller

Antonio Inoki, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and politician

Antonio Inoki

Mike Leigh, English director and screenwriter

Mike Leigh

Robert de Cotret, Canadian economist and politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1999)

Robert de Cotret · Secretary of State for Canada

Lew Soloff, American trumpet player, composer, and actor (d. 2015)

Lew Soloff

Willem van Hanegem, Dutch footballer and coach

Willem van Hanegem

Alan Hull, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)

Alan Hull

Brenda Blethyn, English actress

Brenda Blethyn

Sandy Duncan, American actress, singer, and dancer

Sandy Duncan

J. Geils, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)

J. Geils

Peter Osgood, English footballer (d. 2006)

Peter Osgood

Peter Strauss, American actor and producer

Peter Strauss

Pierre Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Pierre Bouchard

Jennifer O'Neill, American model and actress

Jennifer O'Neill

Eddie Hemmings, English cricketer

Eddie Hemmings (cricketer)

Ivana Trump, Czech-American socialite and model

Ivana Trump

Walter Becker, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017)

Walter Becker

Peter Marinello, Scottish footballer

Peter Marinello

Tony Wilson, English journalist and businessman (d. 2007)

Tony Wilson

Edward Albert, American actor (d. 2006)

Edward Albert

Gordon Brown, Scottish historian and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Gordon Brown · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Randy California, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)

Randy California

Phil Neal, English footballer and manager

Phil Neal

Poison Ivy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Poison Ivy (musician)

Jon Brant, American bass player

Jon Brant

Anthony Head, English actor

Anthony Head

Patty Hearst, American actress and author

Patty Hearst

Glen Hanlon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Glen Hanlon

Scott Brayton, American race car driver (d. 1996)

Scott Brayton

David Corn, American journalist and author

David Corn

Bill Gullickson, American baseball player

Bill Gullickson

Joel Hodgson, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Joel Hodgson

Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (d. 2014)

Cándido Muatetema Rivas · Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea

Steve Lundquist, American swimmer

Steve Lundquist

Dwayne McDuffie, American author, screenwriter, and producer, co-founded Milestone Media (d. 2011)

Dwayne McDuffie · Milestone Media

Charles Barkley, American basketball player and sportscaster

Charles Barkley

Ian Brown, English singer-songwriter and musician

Ian Brown

Joakim Nystrom, Swedish tennis player

Joakim Nystrom

Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health

Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou · Ministry of Health (Greece)

Willie Garson, American actor and director

Willie Garson

Tom Harris, Scottish journalist and politician

Tom Harris (British politician)

Jeff Maggert, American golfer

Jeff Maggert

French Stewart, American actor

French Stewart

Cindy Crawford, American model and businesswoman

Cindy Crawford

Paul Accola, Swiss alpine skier

Paul Accola

Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1994)

Kurt Cobain

David Herman, American comedian and actor

David Herman

Andrew Shue, American actor and activist, founded Do Something

Andrew Shue · Do Something

Lili Taylor, American actress

Lili Taylor

Tom Waddle, American football player and sportscaster

Tom Waddle

Kjell Ove Hauge, Norwegian school principal and track and field athlete

Kjell Ove Hauge

Siniša Mihajlović, Serbian footballer and manager

Siniša Mihajlović

Danis Tanović, Bosnian director and screenwriter

Danis Tanović

Calpernia Addams, American actress, author, and activist

Calpernia Addams

Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer

Jari Litmanen

Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby player (d. 2017)

Joost van der Westhuizen

Neil Primrose, Scottish drummer

Neil Primrose (musician)

Karim Bagheri, Iranian footballer and manager

Karim Bagheri

Liván Hernández, Cuban baseball player

Liván Hernández

Brian Littrell, American singer-songwriter and actor

Brian Littrell

Niclas Wallin, Swedish ice hockey player

Niclas Wallin

Stephon Marbury, American basketball player

Stephon Marbury

Gail Kim, Canadian professional wrestler

Gail Kim

Lauren Ambrose, American actress and producer

Lauren Ambrose

Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby player

Imanol Harinordoquy

Luis Gabriel Rey, Colombian footballer

Luis Gabriel Rey

Tony Hibbert, English footballer

Tony Hibbert

Fred Jackson, American football player

Fred Jackson (American football)

Jason Hirsh, American baseball player

Jason Hirsh

Jose Morales, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

José Morales (catcher)

Justin Verlander, American baseball player

Justin Verlander

Brian McCann, American baseball player

Brian McCann (baseball)

Trevor Noah, South African comedian, actor, and television host

Trevor Noah

Ramzee Robinson, American football player

Ramzee Robinson

Ryan Sweeney, American baseball player

Ryan Sweeney

Julia Volkova, Russian singer and actress

Julia Volkova

Luke Burgess, English rugby league player

Luke Burgess (rugby league)

Miles Teller, American actor

Miles Teller

Kealoha Pilares, American football player

Kealoha Pilares

Ki Bo-bae, South Korean archer

Ki Bo-bae

Rihanna, Barbadian-American singer-songwriter and actress

Rihanna

Daly Cherry-Evans, Australian rugby league player

Daly Cherry-Evans

Ciro Immobile, Italian footballer

Ciro Immobile

Hiphop Tamizha Adhi, Indian Tamil Musician

Hiphop Tamizha

Hidilyn Diaz, Filipino weightlifter

Hidilyn Diaz

Giovanni Kyeremateng, Italian footballer

Giovanni Kyeremateng

Angelique van der Meet, Dutch tennis player

Angelique van der Meet

Antonio Pedroza, English-Mexican footballer

Antonio Pedroza

Jocelyn Rae, English-Scottish tennis player

Jocelyn Rae

Kyle Turner, Australian rugby league player

Kyle Turner

Elseid Hysaj, Albanian footballer

Elseid Hysaj

Leo of Catania, saint and bishop of Catania (b. 709)

Leo of Catania

Theodora, Byzantine empress

Theodora (wife of Romanos I)

Yaroslav the Wise, husband of Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (b. 978)

Yaroslav the Wise · Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden

Saint Wulfric of Haselbury (b. c. 1080)

Wulfric of Haselbury

Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)

Conan IV, Duke of Brittany

Tancred, King of Sicily (b. 1138)

Tancred, King of Sicily

Al-Musta'sim, Iraqi caliph (b. 1213)

Al-Musta'sim

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (b. 1342)

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland · Earl Marshal

Pope Martin V (b. 1368)

Pope Martin V

Lazar Branković, Despot of Serbia

Lazar Branković · Despot (court title) · Serbia

King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (b. 1455)

John, King of Denmark

Tecun Uman, Mayan ruler (b. 1500)

Tecun Uman

Nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)

Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper)

Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)

Philip William, Prince of Orange

John Dowland, English lute player and composer (b. 1563)

John Dowland · Lute

Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (b. 1723)

Tobias Mayer

Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer (b. 1678)

Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (b. 1701)

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia

Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and scholar (b. 1711)

Laura Bassi

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1741)

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (b. 1725)

Lachlan McIntosh

Andreas Hofer, Tyrolean rebel leader (b. 1767)

Andreas Hofer

William Wallace Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1850)

William Wallace Lincoln · Abraham Lincoln

Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (b. 1810)

Paul Kane

P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (b. 1818)

P. G. T. Beauregard

Frederick Douglass, American author and activist (b. 1818)

Frederick Douglass

Washakie, American tribal leader (b. 1798)

Washakie

Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)

Henri Moissan · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Boutros Ghali, Egyptian educator and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1846)

Boutros Ghali · Prime Minister of Egypt

Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)

Klas Pontus Arnoldson · Nobel Peace Prize

Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint (b. 1910)

Jacinta and Francisco Marto

Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (b. 1856)

Robert Peary

Max Schreck, German actor (b. 1879)

Max Schreck

Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Turkish scholar and politician (b. 1878)

Sadri Maksudi Arsal

Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (b. 1882)

Percy Grainger

Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer(b. 1879)

Jacob Gade

Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (b. 1885)

Chester W. Nimitz

Anthony Asquith, English director and screenwriter (b. 1902)

Anthony Asquith

Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (b. 1883)

Ernest Ansermet

Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)

Maria Goeppert-Mayer · Nobel Prize in Physics

Walter Winchell, American journalist and actor (b. 1897)

Walter Winchell

René Cassin, French lawyer and judge, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)

René Cassin · Nobel Peace Prize

Nicolas de Gunzburg, French-American banker and publisher (b. 1904)

Nicolas de Gunzburg

Wayne Boring, American illustrator (b. 1905)

Wayne Boring

A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (b. 1898)

A. J. Casson

Dick York, American actor (b. 1928)

Dick York

Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, founded Lamborghini (b. 1916)

Ferruccio Lamborghini · Lamborghini

Ernest L. Massad, American general (b. 1908)

Ernest L. Massad

Solomon Asch, American psychologist and academic (b. 1907)

Solomon Asch

Audrey Munson, American model (b. 1891)

Audrey Munson

Toru Takemitsu, Japanese pianist, guitarist, and composer (b. 1930)

Toru Takemitsu

Sarah Kane, English playwright (b. 1971)

Sarah Kane

Gene Siskel, American journalist and critic (b. 1946)

Gene Siskel

Anatoly Sobchak, Russian lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1937)

Anatoly Sobchak · Governor of Saint Petersburg

Rosemary DeCamp, American actress (b. 1910)

Rosemary DeCamp

Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (b. 1941)

Donella Meadows

Mushaf Ali Mir, Pakistani air marshal (b. 1947)

Mushaf Ali Mir

Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (b. 1907)

Maurice Blanchot

Orville Freeman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 29th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1918)

Orville Freeman · Governor of Minnesota

Sandra Dee, American actress (b. 1942)

Sandra Dee

John Raitt, American actor and singer (b. 1917)

John Raitt

Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (b. 1937)

Hunter S. Thompson

Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster (b. 1919)

Curt Gowdy

Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (b. 1920)

Lucjan Wolanowski

Emily Perry, English actress and dancer (b. 1907)

Emily Perry (English actress)

Larry H. Miller, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1944)

Larry H. Miller

Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (b. 1924)

Alexander Haig · United States Secretary of State

Knut Torbjørn Eggen, Norwegian footballer and manager (b. 1960)

Knut Torbjørn Eggen

Katie Hall, American educator and politician (b. 1938)

Katie Hall (politician)

Kenji Eno, Japanese game designer and composer (b. 1970)

Kenji Eno

David S. McKay, American biochemist and geologist (b. 1936)

David S. McKay

Antonio Roma, Argentinian footballer (b. 1932)

Antonio Roma

Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay (b. 1923)

Rafael Addiego Bruno · List of Presidents of Uruguay

Walter D. Ehlers, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1921)

Walter D. Ehlers · Medal of Honor

Garrick Utley, American journalist (b. 1939)

Garrick Utley

Govind Pansare, Indian author and activist (b. 1933)

Govind Pansare

Henry Segerstrom, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1923)

Henry Segerstrom

John C. Willke, American physician, author, and activist (b. 1925)

John C. Willke

Fernando Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest and politician (b. 1934)

Fernando Cardenal

Vitaly Churkin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (b. 1952)

Vitaly Churkin · United Nations

Mildred Dresselhaus, American physicist (b. 1930)

Mildred Dresselhaus