February 6 — On This Day

The earliest date for which the day of the week is known. A graffito in Pompeii identifies this day as a dies Solis (Sunday). In modern reckoning, this date would have been a Wednesday. However, according to the system of astrological hours that was originally used to designate the days of the week, a day that was dies Solis according to its sunset hour would have been dies Mercurii (Wednesday) according to its sunrise hour, the convention that finally won out. Accordingly, we know that the currently used cycle of weeks has extended unbroken since at least this date.

Week · Pompeii · Sunday · Wednesday

The Archdiocese of Manila was made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.

Archdiocese of Manila · Domingo de Salazar

The claimant King Charles II of England and Scotland is declared King of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Scotland. This move was not followed by the Parliament of England nor the Parliament of Ireland.

Charles II of England · Parliament of Scotland · Parliament of England · Parliament of Ireland

James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.

James II of England and VII of Scotland · British monarchy · Charles II of England

American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.

American Revolutionary War · Treaty of Alliance (1778) · Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States-France)

Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Massachusetts · United States Constitution

Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.

Battle of San Domingo

New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens.

New Jersey · John Stevens (inventor)

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.

Thomas Stamford Raffles · Singapore

The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.

African American · American Colonization Society · Colonization · History of Liberia

Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece.

Otto of Greece · King of Greece

Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.

Treaty of Waitangi

The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).

Minstrel show · Virginia Minstrels · Bowery Amphitheatre

The largest Australian bushfires in a populous region in recorded history take place in the state of Victoria.

Bushfires in Australia · Black Thursday (1851) · Victoria (Australia)

American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.

American Civil War · Union (American Civil War) · Fort Henry, Tennessee · Battle of Fort Henry

Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.

Spanish-American War · Treaty of Paris (1898) · Peace treaty · United States Senate

The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.

Permanent Court of Arbitration · The Hague · Senate of the Netherlands · Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907

British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote.

Women's suffrage

The American Legion is founded.

American Legion

The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.

Washington Naval Treaty · British Empire

Far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.

Far-right leagues · Palais Bourbon · Coup d'état · French Third Republic · 6 February 1934 crisis

World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Thailand.

Thailand

The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.

Canadian Army · Canada in the Korean War

The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.

Pennsylvania Railroad · Woodbridge train wreck · Woodbridge Township, New Jersey

Elizabeth II becomes queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.

Elizabeth II · Queen regnant · Commonwealth realm · George VI · Order of succession

Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.

Manchester United F.C. · Munich air disaster

Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.

Jack Kilby · Texas Instruments · Patent · Integrated circuit

At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.

Cape Canaveral · Florida · Titan intercontinental ballistic missile

In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.

United States Senate · Lockheed Corporation · Carl Kotchian · Lockheed bribery scandals · Kakuei Tanaka

The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.

Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 · Nor'easter · New England

The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War.

National Resistance Army · Uganda · Uganda National Liberation Army · Mubende District · Ugandan Bush War

Justice Mary Gaudron becomes the first woman to be appointed to the High Court of Australia.

Mary Gaudron · High Court of Australia

Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.

Michael Jordan · Slam dunk · Free throw line · Air Jordan · Jumpman (logo)

The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.

Polish Round Table Talks · Communism

Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Willamette Valley Flood of 1996 · Willamette Valley · Oregon · Pacific Northwest

Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and all 189 people inside the airplane are killed. This is the worst accident/incident involving a Boeing 757.

Birgenair Flight 301 · Dominican Republic · Boeing 757

Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Ronald Reagan National Airport

Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.

Second Chechen War · Battle of Grozny (1999-2000) · Grozny · Chechnya · Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Father Mustaski is made a bishop.[1]

Emperor Daigo of Japan (d. 930)

Emperor Daigo

Dorothea of Montau, Prussian saint (d. 1394)

Dorothea of Montau

Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1458)

Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse

Joanna, Princess of Portugal (d. 1490)

Joanna, Princess of Portugal

Girolamo Benivieni, Florentine poet (d. 1542)

Girolamo Benivieni

Scipione del Ferro, Italian mathematician and theorist (d. 1526)

Scipione del Ferro

Sassa Narimasa, Japanese samurai (d. 1588)

Sassa Narimasa

Beatrice Cenci, Italian murderer (d. 1599)

Beatrice Cenci

Mario Bettinus, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1657)

Mario Bettinus

Bernard of Corleone, Italian saint (d. 1667)

Bernard of Corleone

António Vieira, Portuguese priest and philosopher (d. 1697)

António Vieira

Chongzhen Emperor of China (d. 1644)

Chongzhen Emperor

Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1694)

Antoine Arnauld

Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg, Prussian politician, 1st Minister President of Prussia (d. 1712)

Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg · Minister President of Prussia

Mustafa II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1703)

Mustafa II

Anne, Queen of Great Britain (d. 1714)

Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1726)

Nicolaus II Bernoulli

Alberto Pullicino, Maltese painter (d. 1759)

Alberto Pullicino

Patrick Russell, Scottish surgeon and zoologist (d. 1805)

Patrick Russell (herpetologist)

Charles Lee, English-American general (d. 1782)

Charles Lee (general)

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, German-Austrian sculptor (d. 1783)

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795)

Pierre-Joseph Desault

Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic, founded the Illuminati (d. 1830)

Adam Weishaupt · Illuminati

Évariste de Parny, French poet and author (d. 1814)

Évariste de Parny

Aaron Burr, American colonel and politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1836)

Aaron Burr · Vice President of the United States

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Belarusian-Polish poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1841)

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz

Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Austrian general (d. 1862)

Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn

George Murray, Scottish general and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (d. 1830)

George Murray (British Army officer) · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet (d. 1827)

Ugo Foscolo

John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, Irish general and politician, Governor of Saint Lucia (d. 1844)

John Keane, 1st Baron Keane · List of colonial governors of Saint Lucia

John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist (d. 1861)

John Stevens Henslow

Joseph von Radowitz, Prussian general and politician, Foreign Minister of Prussia (d. 1853)

Joseph von Radowitz · List of foreign ministers of Prussia

Imre Frivaldszky, Hungarian botanist and entomologist (d. 1870)

Imre Frivaldszky

Achille Devéria, French painter and lithographer (d. 1857)

Achille Devéria

Charles Wheatstone, English-French physicist and cryptographer (d. 1875)

Charles Wheatstone

Henry Liddell, English priest, author, and academic (d. 1898)

Henry Liddell

Auguste Chapdelaine, French missionary and saint (d. 1856)

Auguste Chapdelaine

William M. Evarts, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of State (d. 1901)

William M. Evarts · United States Secretary of State

Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer, French architect, designed the La Santé Prison and Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge (d. 1914)

Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer · La Santé Prison · Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge

John Brown Gordon, American general and politician, 53rd Governor of Georgia (d. 1904)

John Brown Gordon · Governor of Georgia

José María de Pereda, Spanish author and academic (d. 1906)

José María de Pereda

J. E. B. Stuart, American general (d. 1864)

J. E. B. Stuart

Edwin Klebs, German-Swiss pathologist and academic (d. 1913)

Edwin Klebs

Ema Pukšec, Croatian-German soprano (d. 1889)

Ema Pukšec

Wilhelm von Scherff, German general and author (d. 1911)

Wilhelm von Scherff

Henry Irving, English actor and manager (d. 1905)

Henry Irving

Israel Meir Kagan, Lithuanian-Polish rabbi and author (d. 1933)

Israel Meir Kagan

Eduard Hitzig, German neurologist and psychiatrist (d. 1907)

Eduard Hitzig

Inoue Kowashi, Japanese scholar and politician (d. 1895)

Inoue Kowashi

Frederic William Henry Myers, English poet and philologist, co-founded the Society for Psychical Research (d. 1901)

Frederic William Henry Myers · Society for Psychical Research

Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (d. 1912)

Isidor Straus

Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (d. 1918)

Henry Janeway Hardenbergh · Plaza Hotel

C. Lloyd Morgan, English zoologist and psychologist (d. 1936)

C. Lloyd Morgan

Vasily Safonov, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1918)

Vasily Safonov

Nikolay Zelinsky, Russian chemist and academic (d. 1953)

Nikolay Zelinsky

John Henry Mackay, Scottish-German philosopher and author (d. 1933)

John Henry Mackay

Karl Sapper, German linguist and explorer (d. 1945)

Karl Sapper

Robert Maillart, Swiss engineer, designed the Salginatobel Bridge and Schwandbach Bridge (d. 1940)

Robert Maillart · Salginatobel Bridge · Schwandbach Bridge

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (d. 1937)

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura · Gaudiya Math

Leonid Gobyato, Russian general (d. 1915)

Leonid Gobyato

Henry Blogg, English fisherman and sailor (d. 1954)

Henry Blogg

Othon Friesz, French painter (d. 1949)

Othon Friesz

Magnús Guðmundsson, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1937)

Magnús Guðmundsson (politician) · Prime Minister of Iceland

Edwin Samuel Montagu, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1924)

Edwin Samuel Montagu · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Carl Ramsauer, German physicist and author (d. 1955)

Carl Ramsauer

Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (d. 1931)

Nishinoumi Kajirō II · Yokozuna (sumo)

Marcel Cohen, French linguist and scholar (d. 1974)

Marcel Cohen

Josef Frings, German cardinal (d. 1978)

Josef Frings

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (d. 1988)

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Maximilian Fretter-Pico, German general (d. 1984)

Maximilian Fretter-Pico

William P. Murphy, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)

William P. Murphy · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Pakistani politician and diplomat, 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs for Pakistan (d. 1985)

Muhammad Zafarullah Khan · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)

Eric Partridge, New Zealand-English lexicographer and academic (d. 1979)

Eric Partridge

Robert La Follette Jr., American politician (d. 1953)

Robert La Follette Jr.

Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (d. 1948)

Babe Ruth

Harry Haywood, American soldier and politician (d. 1985)

Harry Haywood

Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (d. 1968)

Ramon Novarro

Ben Lyon, American actor (d. 1979)

Ben Lyon

George Brunies, American trombonist (d. 1974)

George Brunies

Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist and composer (d. 1991)

Claudio Arrau

Władysław Gomułka, Polish politician (d. 1982)

Władysław Gomułka

Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (d. 1980)

Jan Werich

Joseph Schull, Canadian playwright and historian (d. 1980)

Joseph Schull

Amintore Fanfani, Italian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1999)

Amintore Fanfani · Prime Minister of Italy

Edward Lansdale, American general and CIA agent (d. 1987)

Edward Lansdale · CIA

Geo Bogza, Romanian poet and journalist (d. 1993)

Geo Bogza

Michael Maltese, American actor, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1981)

Michael Maltese

Roman Czerniawski, Polish air force officer and spy (d. 1985)

Roman Czerniawski

Irmgard Keun, German author (d. 1982)

Irmgard Keun

Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-American gangster (d. 1993)

Carlos Marcello

Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (d. 2004)

Ronald Reagan · President of the United States

Eva Braun, German wife of Adolf Hitler (d. 1945)

Eva Braun · Adolf Hitler

Christopher Hill, English historian and author (d. 2003)

Christopher Hill (historian)

Mary Leakey, English-Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist (d. 1996)

Mary Leakey

Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (d. 2005)

Thurl Ravenscroft

Kavi Pradeep, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1998)

Kavi Pradeep

John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006)

John Crank

Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2008)

Louis-Philippe de Grandpré

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (d. 2016)

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author and painter (d. 2007)

Lothar-Günther Buchheim

Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (d. 2013)

Takashi Yanase · Anpanman

Carl Neumann Degler, American historian and author (d. 2014)

Carl Neumann Degler

Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2012)

Bob Scott (rugby)

Patrick Macnee, English-American actor and costume designer (d. 2015)

Patrick Macnee

Denis Norden, English actor, screenwriter, and television host

Denis Norden

Haskell Wexler, American director, producer, and cinematographer (d. 2015)

Haskell Wexler

Gyula Lóránt, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1981)

Gyula Lóránt

Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (d. 1994)

Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)

Jin Yong, Hong Kong author and publisher, founded Ming Pao

Jin Yong · Ming Pao

Walker Edmiston, American actor and puppeteer (d. 2007)

Walker Edmiston

Gerard K. O'Neill, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1992)

Gerard K. O'Neill

Allan H. Meltzer, American economist and academic (d. 2017)

Allan H. Meltzer

Colin Murdoch, New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian, invented the tranquilliser gun (d. 2008)

Colin Murdoch · Tranquilliser gun

Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan author and critic (d. 2011)

Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta

Valentin Yanin, Russian historian and author

Valentin Yanin

Jun Kondo, Japanese physicist and academic

Jun Kondo

Rip Torn, American actor

Rip Torn

Fred Trueman, English cricketer (d. 2006)

Fred Trueman

Ricardo Vidal, Filipino cardinal (d. 2017)

Ricardo Vidal

Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier and anarchist (d. 1959)

Camilo Cienfuegos

François Truffaut, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)

François Truffaut

Leslie Crowther, English comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 1996)

Leslie Crowther

Kent Douglas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2009)

Kent Douglas

Fred Mifflin, Canadian admiral and politician, 19th Minister of Veterans Affairs (d. 2013)

Fred Mifflin · Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)

Jean Beaudin, Canadian director and screenwriter

Jean Beaudin

Mike Farrell, American actor, director, and producer

Mike Farrell

Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (d. 2014)

Jair Rodrigues

Tom Brokaw, American journalist and author

Tom Brokaw

Petr Hájek, Czech mathematician and academic

Petr Hájek

Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian and actor

Jimmy Tarbuck

Stephen Albert, American pianist and composer (d. 1992)

Stephen Albert

Dave Berry, English pop singer

Dave Berry (musician)

Gigi Perreau, American actress and director

Gigi Perreau

Sarah Brady, American activist and author (d. 2015)

Sarah Brady

Charlie Coles, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

Charlie Coles

Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov Ismail oghlu, Azerbaijani philosopher and academic

Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov Ismail oghlu

James Loewen, American sociologist and historian

James Loewen

Tommy Roberts, English fashion designer (d. 2012)

Tommy Roberts (designer)

Fabian Forte, American pop singer and actor

Fabian Forte

Gayle Hunnicutt, American actress

Gayle Hunnicutt

Christine Boutin, French politician, French Minister of Housing and Urban Development

Christine Boutin · Minister of Housing and Territorial Equality (France)

Willie Tee, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2007)

Willie Tee

Michael Tucker, American actor and producer

Michael Tucker (actor)

Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)

Bob Marley

Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2010)

Richie Hayward

Kate McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

Kate McGarrigle

Jim Turner, American captain and politician

Jim Turner (politician)

Bill Staines, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bill Staines

Mike Batt, English singer-songwriter and producer

Mike Batt

Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player

Manuel Orantes

Jim Sheridan, Irish director, producer, and screenwriter

Jim Sheridan

Natalie Cole, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2015)

Natalie Cole

Timothy M. Dolan, American cardinal

Timothy M. Dolan

Punky Meadows, American rock guitarist and songwriter

Punky Meadows

Ric Charlesworth, Australian cricketer, coach, and politician

Ric Charlesworth

Viktor Giacobbo, Swiss actor, producer, and screenwriter

Viktor Giacobbo

Ricardo La Volpe, Argentinian footballer, manager, and coach

Ricardo La Volpe

Avram Grant, Israeli football manager

Avram Grant

Michael Pollan, American journalist, author, and academic

Michael Pollan

Bruno Stolorz, French rugby player and coach

Bruno Stolorz

Jerry Marotta, American drummer

Jerry Marotta

Andres Lipstok, Estonian economist and politician, Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs

Andres Lipstok · Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs

Kathy Najimy, American actress and comedian

Kathy Najimy

Simon Phillips, English drummer and producer

Simon Phillips (drummer)

Robert Townsend, American actor and director

Robert Townsend (actor)

Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (d. 2004)

Cecily Adams

Tim Dakin, English bishop and missionary

Tim Dakin

Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist

Jeremy Bowen

Megan Gallagher, American actress

Megan Gallagher

Cam Cameron, American football player and coach

Cam Cameron

Bill Lester, American race car driver

Bill Lester

Yury Onufriyenko, Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Yury Onufriyenko

Stavros Lambrinidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greece

Stavros Lambrinidis · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)

Axl Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer

Axl Rose

David Capel, English cricketer

David Capel

Scott Gordon, American ice hockey player and coach

Scott Gordon (ice hockey)

Quentin Letts, English journalist and critic

Quentin Letts

Laurent Cabannes, French rugby player

Laurent Cabannes

Gordon Downie, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2017)

Gordon Downie

Colin Miller, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Colin Miller (cricketer)

Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian actor and director

Andrey Zvyagintsev

Jan Svěrák, Czech actor, director, and screenwriter

Jan Svěrák

Rick Astley, English singer-songwriter

Rick Astley

Anita Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Anita Cochran

Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (d. 2007)

Izumi Sakai

Adolfo Valencia, Colombian footballer

Adolfo Valencia

Akira Yamaoka, Japanese composer and producer

Akira Yamaoka

David Hayter, American actor and screenwriter

David Hayter

Masaharu Fukuyama, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Masaharu Fukuyama

Tim Sherwood, English footballer and manager

Tim Sherwood

Bob Wickman, American baseball player

Bob Wickman

Per Frandsen, Danish footballer and manager

Per Frandsen

Tim Herron, American golfer

Tim Herron

Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer

Brad Hogg

Carlos Rogers, American basketball player

Carlos Rogers (basketball)

Stefano Bettarini, Italian footballer

Stefano Bettarini

David Binn, American football player

David Binn

Aljo Bendijo, Filipino journalist

Aljo Bendijo

Chad Allen, American baseball player and coach

Chad Allen (baseball)

Orkut Büyükkökten, Turkish computer scientist and engineer, created Orkut

Orkut Büyükkökten · Orkut

Tomoko Kawase, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

Tomoko Kawase

Tanja Frieden, Swiss snowboarder and educator

Tanja Frieden

Kim Zmeskal, American gymnast and coach

Kim Zmeskal

Jason Euell, English footballer and coach

Jason Euell

Josh Stewart, American actor

Josh Stewart

Yael Naim, French-Israeli singer-songwriter

Yael Naim

Dan Bălan, Moldovan singer-songwriter and producer

Dan Bălan

Kerry Jeremy, Antiguan cricketer

Kerry Jeremy

Kim Poirier, Canadian actress, singer, and producer

Kim Poirier

Luke Ravenstahl, American politician, 58th Mayor of Pittsburgh

Luke Ravenstahl · Mayor of Pittsburgh

Ricky Barnes, American golfer

Ricky Barnes

Calum Best, American-English model and actor

Calum Best

Shim Eun-jin, South Korean singer and actress

Shim Eun-jin

Alison Haislip, American actress and producer

Alison Haislip

Jens Lekman, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jens Lekman

Ty Warren, American football player

Ty Warren

Tank, Taiwanese singer-songwriter

Tank (Taiwanese singer)

Alice Eve, English actress

Alice Eve

Elise Ray, American gymnast

Elise Ray

Melrose Bickerstaff, American model and fashion designer

Melrose Bickerstaff

Brodie Croyle, American football player

Brodie Croyle

Dimas Delgado, Spanish footballer

Dimas Delgado

S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer

S. Sreesanth

Jamie Whincup, Australian race car driver

Jamie Whincup

Darren Bent, English footballer

Darren Bent

Piret Järvis, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Piret Järvis

Antoine Wright, American basketball player

Antoine Wright (basketball)

Ben Creagh, Australian rugby league player

Ben Creagh

Kris Humphries, American basketball player

Kris Humphries

Bailey Hanks, American actress, singer, and dancer

Bailey Hanks

Craig Cathcart, Northern Irish footballer

Craig Cathcart

Jonny Flynn, American basketball player

Jonny Flynn

Adam Henrique, Canadian ice hockey player

Adam Henrique

Jermaine Kearse, American football player

Jermaine Kearse

Aida Rybalko, Lithuanian figure skater

Aida Rybalko

Tobias Eisenbauer, Austrian ice dancer

Tobias Eisenbauer

Ida Njåtun, Norwegian speed skater

Ida Njåtun

Eva Wacanno, Dutch tennis player

Eva Wacanno

Fei Yu, Chinese footballer

Fei Yu

Víctor Mañón, Mexican footballer

Víctor Mañón

Tinashe, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Tinashe

Sam McQueen, English footballer

Sam McQueen

Justina Mikulskytė, Lithuanian tennis player

Justina Mikulskytė

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph (b. 691)

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik · Umayyad Caliphate

Donnchad Midi, Irish king (b. 733)

Donnchad Midi

Photios I of Constantinople (b. 810)

Photios I of Constantinople

Thurstan, Archbishop of York

Thurstan · Archbishop of York

King Sigurd II of Norway (b. 1133)

Sigurd II of Norway

Hōjō Tokimasa, Japanese shikken of the Kamakura bakufu (b. 1138)

Hōjō Tokimasa · Shikken · Kamakura bakufu

Joanna of Bourbon (b. 1338)

Joanna of Bourbon

Esau de' Buondelmonti, ruler of Epirus

Esau de' Buondelmonti · Despotate of Epirus

Johannes Ockeghem, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1410)

Johannes Ockeghem

Aldus Manutius, Italian publisher, founded the Aldine Press (b. 1449)

Aldus Manutius · Aldine Press

Lorenz von Bibra, Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg (b. 1459)

Lorenz von Bibra

John III, Duke of Cleves (b. 1491)

John III, Duke of Cleves

Edmund Plowden, English lawyer and scholar (b. 1518)

Edmund Plowden

Jacques Amyot, French author and translator (b. 1513)

Jacques Amyot

Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (b. 1517)

Emperor Ōgimachi

Franciscus Patricius, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1529)

Franciscus Patricius

Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1538)

Christopher Clavius

Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1553)

Prospero Alpini

Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (b. 1584)

Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania

Charles II of England (b. 1630)

Charles II of England

Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1643)

Ahmed II

Pope Clement XII (b. 1652)

Pope Clement XII

William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1721)

William Dowdeswell (Chancellor) · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Capability Brown, English gardener and architect (b. 1716)

Capability Brown

Carlo Goldoni, Italian-French playwright (b. 1707)

Carlo Goldoni

Joseph Priestley, English chemist and theologian (b. 1733)

Joseph Priestley

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Haitian-French general (b. 1762)

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas

John Reid, Scottish general (b. 1721)

John Reid (British Army officer)

Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)

Pierre André Latreille

Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804)

Richard Lemon Lander

Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (b. 1836)

Isabella Beeton · Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1874)

Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1831)

Leo von Caprivi · List of Chancellors of Germany

Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)

Rubén Darío

Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1862)

Gustav Klimt

Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858)

Maria Christina of Austria

Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)

Motilal Nehru · President of the Indian National Congress

Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860)

Marianne von Werefkin

Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1880)

Jaan Soots · Estonian Minister of War

Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)

Gabby Street

George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)

George VI

victims of the Munich air disaster - Geoff Bent, English footballer (b. 1932) - Roger Byrne, English footballer (b. 1929) - Eddie Colman, English footballer (b. 1936) - Walter Crickmer, English footballer and manager (b. 1900) - Mark Jones, English footballer (b. 1933) - David Pegg, English footballer (b. 1935) - Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (b. 1913) - Tommy Taylor, English footballer (b. 1932)

Munich air disaster · Geoff Bent · Roger Byrne · Eddie Colman · Walter Crickmer

Piero Manzoni, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1933)

Piero Manzoni

Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (b. 1869)

Emilio Aguinaldo · President of the Philippines

Martine Carol, French actress (b. 1920)

Martine Carol

Ritwik Ghatak, Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)

Ritwik Ghatak

Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1928)

Vince Guaraldi

Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (b. 1925)

Hugo Montenegro

Ben Nicholson, British painter (b. 1894)

Ben Nicholson

James Hadley Chase, English-Swiss soldier and author (b. 1906)

James Hadley Chase

Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1899)

Frederick Coutts · General of The Salvation Army

Dandy Nichols, English actress (b. 1907)

Dandy Nichols

Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (b. 1912)

Minoru Yamasaki · World Trade Center (1973-2001)

Julien Chouinard, Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1929)

Julien Chouinard

Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (b. 1912)

Barbara W. Tuchman

Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)

Jimmy Van Heusen

Salvador Luria, Italian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)

Salvador Luria · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Danny Thomas, American actor, producer, and humanitarian (b. 1914)

Danny Thomas

Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1943)

Arthur Ashe

Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. 1905)

Joseph Cotten

Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator (b. 1917)

Jack Kirby

James Merrill, American poet and playwright (b. 1926)

James Merrill

Falco, Austrian pop-rock musician (b. 1957)

Falco (musician)

Don Dunstan, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (b. 1926)

Don Dunstan · Premier of South Australia

Jimmy Roberts, American tenor (b. 1924)

Jimmy Roberts (singer)

Phil Walters, American racing driver (b. 1916)

Phil Walters

Filemon Lagman, Filipino theoretician and activist (b. 1953)

Filemon Lagman

Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)

Max Perutz · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Gerald Bouey, Canadian lieutenant and economist (b. 1920)

Gerald Bouey

Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (b. 1913)

Karl Haas

Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)

Lew Burdette

Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1913)

Frankie Laine

Willye White, American runner and long jumper (b. 1939)

Willye White

Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)

Tony Rolt

Philip Carey, American actor (b. 1925)

Philip Carey

James Whitmore, American actor (b. 1921)

James Whitmore

Gary Moore, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1952)

Gary Moore

David Rosenhan, American psychologist and academic (b. 1929)

David Rosenhan

Antoni Tàpies, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1923)

Antoni Tàpies

Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1956)

Janice E. Voss

Chokri Belaid, Tunisian lawyer and politician (b. 1964)

Chokri Belaid

Menachem Elon, German-Israeli academic and jurist (b. 1923)

Menachem Elon

Vasiľ Biľak, Slovak politician (b. 1917)

Vasiľ Biľak

Ralph Kiner, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1922)

Ralph Kiner

Maxine Kumin, American author and poet (b. 1925)

Maxine Kumin

Vaçe Zela, Albanian-Swiss singer and guitarist (b. 1939)

Vaçe Zela

André Brink, South African author and playwright (b. 1935)

André Brink

Alan Nunnelee, American lawyer and politician (b. 1958)

Alan Nunnelee

Pedro León Zapata, Venezuelan cartoonist (b. 1929)

Pedro León Zapata

Dan Gerson, American screenwriter (b. 1966)

Dan Gerson

Dan Hicks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

Dan Hicks (singer)

Irwin Corey, American comedian and actor (b. 1914)

Irwin Corey

Inge Keller, German actress (b. 1923)

Inge Keller

Alec McCowen, English actor (b. 1925)

Alec McCowen

Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby union footballer (b. 1971)

Joost van der Westhuizen