February 7 — On This Day

Leo I the Thracian becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Leo I the Thracian · Byzantine Empire

Pandulf IV of Benevento is killed battling the invading Normans at the Battle of Montesarchio.

Pandulf IV of Benevento · Normans · Montesarchio

Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales.

Caernarfon · Edward II of England · Prince of Wales

The Bonfire of the Vanities occurs, during which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.

Bonfire of the Vanities · Girolamo Savonarola · Cosmetics · Florence

American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

American Revolutionary War · Great Siege of Gibraltar

The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.

Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution · United States Constitution · Ratification

Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day.

Napoleonic Wars · Levin August, Count von Bennigsen · Battle of Eylau

The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.

1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes · New Madrid, Missouri

In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.

Action of 7 February 1813 · Îles de Los · Frigate · French frigate Aréthuse (1812) · HMS Amelia (1796)

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.

Thomas Stamford Raffles · Singapore · William Farquhar

Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.

Battle of Debre Tabor · Ali II of Yejju · Emperor of Ethiopia

A law is approved to found the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Lectures started October 16, 1855.

ETH Zurich

HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.

HMS Orpheus (1860) · Auckland

The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.

Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894 · Western Federation of Miners · Cripple Creek, Colorado

Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'accuse.

Dreyfus affair · Émile Zola · Libel · J'accuse

Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.

Second Boer War · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Battle of Vaal Krantz · Siege of Ladysmith

A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.

Great Baltimore Fire · Baltimore, Maryland

The Mud March is the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).

Mud March (Suffragists)

The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.

Walt Disney · Pinocchio (1940 film)

World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal Campaign.

World War II · Imperial Japanese Navy · Imperial Japanese Army · Guadalcanal · Operation Ke

World War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle.

Anzio · Operation Shingle

Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are butchered by South Korean forces.

Korean War · Sancheong-Hamyang massacre · Republic of Korea Army

The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.

United States embargo against Cuba · Cuba

Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Grenada

Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered.

Pluto · Neptune

Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).

Space Shuttle program · STS-41-B · Astronaut · Bruce McCandless II · Robert L. Stewart

Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.

Haiti · Jean-Claude Duvalier · Caribbean

Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.

Dissolution of the Soviet Union · Central Committee · Soviet Communist Party

Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.

Haiti · Jean-Bertrand Aristide

The Troubles: The Provisional IRA launched a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street in London, the headquarters of the British government.

The Troubles · Provisional IRA · Downing Street mortar attack · 10 Downing Street

The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.

Maastricht Treaty · European Union

Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Ramzi Yousef · 1993 World Trade Center bombing · Islamabad

NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.

NeXT · Apple Inc. · OS X

Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.

Abdullah II of Jordan · Jordan · Hussein of Jordan

Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history.

Black Saturday bushfires

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.

Mohamed Nasheed · Maldives

The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995.

Mississippi · Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution · Slavery

North Korea launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 into outer space.

Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4

Prince Shōtoku of Japan (d. 622)

Prince Shōtoku

Empress Matilda, Holy Roman Empress and claimant to the English throne (d. 1167)

Empress Matilda · Holy Roman Empress · English throne

Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (d. 1535)

Thomas More · Lord Chancellor

Queen Dangyeong, Korean royal consort (d. 1557)

Queen Dangyeong

João de Castro, viceroy of Portuguese India (d. 1548)

João de Castro

Thomas Killigrew, English playwright and manager (d. 1683)

Thomas Killigrew

Vittoria della Rovere, Italian noble (d. 1694)

Vittoria della Rovere

Empress Anna of Russia (d. 1740)

Anna of Russia

Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter (d. 1766)

Margaret Fownes-Luttrell

Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic (d. 1825)

Henry Fuseli

Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer (d. 1826)

Benedikt Schack

Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard, French physician (d. 1825)

Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard

John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company (d. 1886)

John Deere (inventor) · Deere & Company

Charles Dickens, English Novelist and critic (d. 1870)

Charles Dickens

Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist (d. 1908)

Karl Möbius

James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (d. 1915)

James Murray (lexicographer)

Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1923)

Alexandre Ribot · Prime Minister of France

Arthur Collins, American baritone singer (d. 1933)

Arthur Collins (singer)

Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish psychologist and therapist (d. 1937)

Alfred Adler

Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1927)

Wilhelm Stenhammar

Thomas Andrews, Irish shipbuilder and businessman, designed the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)

Thomas Andrews (shipbuilder) · RMS Titanic

G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and geneticist (d. 1947)

G. H. Hardy

Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (d. 1936)

Ossip Gabrilowitsch

Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)

Sinclair Lewis · Nobel Prize in Literature

Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (d. 1953)

Hugo Sperrle

Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (d. 1983)

Eubie Blake

Harry Nyquist, Swedish-American engineer and theorist (d. 1976)

Harry Nyquist

Joseph Algernon Pearce, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1988)

Joseph Algernon Pearce

Anita Stewart, American actress (d. 1961)

Anita Stewart

Dock Boggs, American folk singer-songwriter and banjo player (d. 1971)

Dock Boggs

Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand minister and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Finance (d. 1989)

Arnold Nordmeyer · Minister of Finance (New Zealand)

Ernest E. Debs, American politician, California State Assembly member, Los Angeles city councilman, and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (d. 2002)

Ernest E. Debs · California State Assembly · Los Angeles · Councilman · Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Paul Nizan, French philosopher and author (d. 1940)

Paul Nizan

Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)

Ulf von Euler · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Puyi, Chinese emperor (d. 1967)

Puyi

Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov, Russian engineer, founded the Antonov Aircraft Company (d. 1984)

Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov · Antonov

Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983)

Buster Crabbe

Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author (d. 2000)

Manmath Nath Gupta

Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop (d. 1999)

Hélder Câmara

Amedeo Guillet, Italian soldier (d. 2010)

Amedeo Guillet

Russell Drysdale, English-Australian painter (d. 1981)

Russell Drysdale

Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (d. 2007)

Teoctist Arăpașu

Eddie Bracken, American actor and singer (d. 2002)

Eddie Bracken

Frank Hyde, Australian rugby player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)

Frank Hyde

Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (d. 1989)

Jock Mahoney

Desmond Doss, American army corporal and combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2006)

Desmond Doss · Medal of Honor

Oscar Brand, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2016)

Oscar Brand

An Wang, Chinese-American engineer and businessman, founded Wang Laboratories (d. 1990)

An Wang · Wang Laboratories

Athol Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1998)

Athol Rowan

Hattie Jacques, English actress (d. 1980)

Hattie Jacques

Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (d. 2014)

Dora Bryan

Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (d. 2012)

Hans Schmidt (wrestler)

Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2009)

Konstantin Feoktistov

Bill Hoest, American cartoonist (d. 1988)

Bill Hoest

Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress

Juliette Gréco

Vladimir Kuts, Ukrainian-Russian runner and coach (d. 1975)

Vladimir Kuts

Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (d. 2014)

Lincoln D. Faurer

Gay Talese, American journalist and memoirist

Gay Talese

Alfred Worden, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Alfred Worden

K. N. Choksy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Finance (d. 2015)

K. N. Choksy · Minister of Finance (Sri Lanka)

Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Malta

Eddie Fenech Adami · President of Malta

King Curtis, American saxophonist and producer (d. 1971)

King Curtis

Earl King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2003)

Earl King

Herb Kohl, American businessman and politician

Herb Kohl

Jörg Schneider, Swiss actor and author (d. 2015)

Jörg Schneider

Jas Gawronski, Italian journalist and politician

Jas Gawronski

Peter Jay, English economist, journalist, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States

Peter Jay (diplomat) · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States

Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball player

Juan Pizarro (baseball)

Tony Tan, Singaporean academic and politician, 7th President of Singapore

Tony Tan · President of Singapore

Kevin Crossley-Holland, English author and poet

Kevin Crossley-Holland

Eric Foner, American historian, author, and academic

Eric Foner

Gareth Hunt, English actor (d. 2007)

Gareth Hunt

Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player and journalist

Gerald Davies

Héctor Babenco, Argentinian-Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)

Héctor Babenco

Sammy Johns, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Sammy Johns

Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011)

Pete Postlethwaite

Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian priest and activist (d. 2009)

Gérard Jean-Juste

Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2015)

Jimmy Greenspoon

Jacques Duchesneau, Canadian police officer and politician

Jacques Duchesneau

Joe English, American drummer and songwriter

Joe English (musician)

Alan Lancaster, English bass player and songwriter

Alan Lancaster

Karen Joy Fowler, American author

Karen Joy Fowler

Dan Quisenberry, American baseball player and poet (d. 1998)

Dan Quisenberry

Dieter Bohlen German singer-songwriter and producer

Dieter Bohlen

Rolf Benirschke, American football player and game show host

Rolf Benirschke

Miguel Ferrer, American actor and director (d. 2017)

Miguel Ferrer

Mark St. John, American guitarist (d. 2007)

Mark St. John

Carney Lansford, American baseball player and coach

Carney Lansford

Giuseppe Baresi, Italian footballer and manager

Giuseppe Baresi

Terry Marsh, English boxer and politician

Terry Marsh (boxer)

Matt Ridley, English journalist, author, and politician

Matt Ridley

Mick McCarthy, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster

Mick McCarthy

Robert Smigel, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Robert Smigel

James Spader, American actor and producer

James Spader

Garth Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Garth Brooks

David Bryan, American keyboard player and songwriter

David Bryan

Eddie Izzard, English comedian, actor, and producer

Eddie Izzard

Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, American Naval officer and astronaut

Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper

Ashok Banker, Indian journalist, author, and screenwriter

Ashok Banker

Chris Rock, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Chris Rock

Kristin Otto, German swimmer

Kristin Otto

Peter Bondra, Ukrainian-Slovak ice hockey player and manager

Peter Bondra

Sully Erna, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Sully Erna

Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer and sportscaster

Mark Tewksbury

Anita Tsoy, Russian singer-songwriter

Anita Tsoy

Robyn Lively, American actress

Robyn Lively

Juwan Howard, American basketball player and coach

Juwan Howard

J Dilla, American rapper and producer (d. 2006)

J Dilla

Nujabes, Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger (d. 2010)

Nujabes

Danny Goffey, English singer-songwriter and drummer

Danny Goffey

Steve Nash, South African-Canadian basketball player

Steve Nash

Wes Borland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Wes Borland

Alexandre Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player

Alexandre Daigle

Rémi Gaillard, French comedian and actor

Rémi Gaillard

Chito Miranda, Filipino singer-songwriter

Chito Miranda

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Japanese footballer

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

David Aebischer, Swiss ice hockey player

David Aebischer

Endy Chávez, Venezuelan baseball player

Endy Chávez

Ashton Kutcher, American model, actor, producer, and entrepreneur

Ashton Kutcher

Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian football player

Daniel Van Buyten

Daniel Bierofka, German footballer and coach

Daniel Bierofka

Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Tawakkol Karman · Nobel Peace Prize

Darcy Dolce Neto, Brazilian footballer

Darcy Dolce Neto

Lee Ok-sung, South Korean boxer

Lee Ok-sung

Osamu Mukai, Japanese actor

Osamu Mukai

Mickaël Piétrus, French basketball player

Mickaël Piétrus

Sho Kamogawa, Japanese footballer

Sho Kamogawa

Christian Klien, Austrian race car driver

Christian Klien

Federico Marchetti, Italian footballer

Federico Marchetti

Trey Hardee, American decathlete

Trey Hardee

Tina Majorino, American actress

Tina Majorino

Devis Nossa, Italian footballer

Devis Nossa

Leonardo Bonucci, Italian football player

Leonardo Bonucci

Albin Hodža, French footballer

Albin Hodža

Ai Kago, Japanese singer and actress

Ai Kago

Matthew Stafford, American football player

Matthew Stafford

Nick Calathes, Greek basketball player

Nick Calathes

Jake Granville, Australian rugby league player

Jake Granville

Elia Viviani, Italian cyclist

Elia Viviani

Isaiah Thomas, American basketball player

Isaiah Thomas (basketball)

Neil Etheridge, English-Filipino footballer

Neil Etheridge

Gianluca Lapadula, Italian footballer

Gianluca Lapadula

Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player

Steven Stamkos

Jacksepticeye, Irish internet personality

Jacksepticeye · Internet celebrity

Ryan O'Reilly, Canadian ice hockey player

Ryan O'Reilly (ice hockey)

Zhou Yimiao, Chinese tennis player

Zhou Yimiao

Sergi Roberto, Spanish footballer

Sergi Roberto

Ksenia Stolbova, Russian figure skater

Ksenia Stolbova

Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer and actress

Maimi Yajima

Diego Laxalt, Uruguayan footballer

Diego Laxalt

Chris Mears, English diver and musician

Chris Mears (diver)

Roberto Osuna, Mexican baseball player

Roberto Osuna

Shani Tarashaj, Swiss footballer

Shani Tarashaj

Alessandro Mastalli, Italian footballer

Alessandro Mastalli

Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player

Anhelina Kalinina

Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer

Nicolò Barella

Bea Miller, American singer-songwriter and actress

Bea Miller

Jin Mindi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 300)

Emperor Min of Jin · Jin Dynasty (265-420)

Pope Pelagius II (b. 520)

Pope Pelagius II

Li Ning, Chinese prince (b. 793)

Li Ning (Tang dynasty)

Boleslaus II the Pious, Duke of Bohemia (b. 932)

Boleslaus II the Pious

Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)

Emperor Go-Suzaku

Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim (b. c. 1010)

Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim

Marshal Stephen of Armenia

Stephen of Armenia

Thomas, Count of Flanders

Thomas, Count of Flanders

Robert, Count of Clermont (b. 1256)

Robert, Count of Clermont

Jan Muskata, Bishop of Kraków (b. 1250)

Jan Muskata

Nikko, Japanese priest, founder of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism (b. 1246)

Nikkō (priest) · Nichiren Shoshu

Alfonsina de' Medici, Regent of Florence (b. 1472)

Alfonsina Orsini

Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Florentine sculptor (b. 1493)

Bartolommeo Bandinelli

Bartholomäus Sastrow, German politician (b. 1520)

Bartholomäus Sastrow

William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)

William V, Duke of Bavaria

William Bedell, English bishop and academic (b. 1571)

William Bedell

Paul Pellisson, French lawyer and author (b. 1624)

Paul Pellisson

Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1666)

Stephen Gray (scientist)

William Boyce, English organist and composer (b. 1711)

William Boyce (composer)

Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)

Qianlong Emperor

Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (b. 1726)

Daniel Chodowiecki

August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (b. 1737)

August Wilhelm Hupel

Ann Radcliffe, English author (b. 1764)

Ann Radcliffe

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1787)

Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo · Prime Minister of Spain

Vuk Karadžić, Serbian philologist and linguist (b. 1787)

Vuk Karadžić

Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (b. 1797)

Henry E. Steinway · Steinway & Sons

Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author (b. 1814)

Sheridan Le Fanu

Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)

Pope Pius IX

Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (b. 1849)

Marie Louise Andrews

Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1847)

Galileo Ferraris

William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1841)

William Halford · Medal of Honor

Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer (b. 1874)

Alexander Kolchak

Charles Langelier, Canadian journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1850)

Charles Langelier

John J. Gardner, American politician (b. 1845)

John J. Gardner

Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)

Elihu Root · United States Secretary of State · Nobel Peace Prize

Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (b. 1868)

Harvey Samuel Firestone · Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1886)

Boris Grigoriev

Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (b. 1876)

Ivan Bilibin

Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1874)

Lina Cavalieri

Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)

Nap Lajoie

Daniel François Malan, South African minister and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1874)

Daniel François Malan · Prime Minister of South Africa

Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (b. 1926)

Guitar Slim

Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1903)

Igor Kurchatov

Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (b. 1902)

Learco Guerra

Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1894)

Sofoklis Venizelos · Prime Minister of Greece

Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)

Nick Adams (actor, born 1931)

Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)

Walter Lang

Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (b. 1911)

Josef Mengele · SS

Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (b. 1923)

Cheikh Anta Diop

Alan Perlis, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1922)

Alan Perlis

Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (b. 1905)

Alfredo M. Santos

Amos Yarkoni, Israeli colonel (b. 1920)

Amos Yarkoni

Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1913)

Witold Lutosławski

Phillip Davidson, American general (b. 1915)

Phillip Davidson

King Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935)

Hussein of Jordan

Bobby Troup, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1918)

Bobby Troup

Doug Henning, Canadian magician and politician (b. 1947)

Doug Henning

Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1912)

Dale Evans

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (b. 1906)

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Augusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (b. 1921)

Augusto Monterroso

Atli Dam, Faroese engineer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1932)

Atli Dam · Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1914)

Princess Durru Shehvar

Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)

Blossom Dearie

Reg Evans, Australian actor (b. 1929)

Reg Evans

Brian Naylor, Australian journalist (b. 1931)

Brian Naylor

Franco Ballerini, Italian cyclist and coach (b. 1964)

Franco Ballerini

Harry Keough, American soccer player and coach (b. 1927)

Harry Keough

Krsto Papić, Croatian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)

Krsto Papić

Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933)

Doug Mohns

Billy Casper, American golfer and architect (b. 1931)

Billy Casper

Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (b. 1934)

Marshall Rosenberg

Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (b. 1931)

Dean Smith

John C. Whitehead, American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (b. 1922)

John C. Whitehead · United States Deputy Secretary of State

Konstantinos Despotopoulos, Greek philosopher and politician (b. 1913)

Konstantinos Despotopoulos

Richard Hatch, American actor (b. 1945)

Richard Hatch (actor)

Hans Rosling, Swedish academic (b. 1948)

Hans Rosling