March 1 — On This Day

Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia.

Publius Valerius Publicola · Roman triumph · Roman Republic · Lucius Tarquinius Superbus · Battle of Silva Arsia

Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army, enters Athens, removing the tyrant Aristion who was supported by troops of Mithridates VI of Pontus ending the Siege of Athens and Piraeus.

Lucius Cornelius Sulla · Roman Republic · Athens · Tyrant · Aristion

Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the Quattuor Principes Mundi ("Four Rulers of the World").

Diocletian · Maximian · Constantius Chlorus · Galerius · Caesar (title)

Crispus and Constantine II, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I, and Licinius Iunior, son of Emperor Licinius, are made Caesares.

Crispus · Constantine II (emperor) · Roman Emperor · Constantine I · Licinius

Vetranio is asked by Constantina, sister of Constantius II, to proclaim himself Caesar.

Vetranio · Constantina · Constantius II

Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire. After his re-accession to the throne, his eldest son Lothair I flees to Burgundy.

Louis the Pious · Francia · Lothair I · Burgundy

The Unitas Fratrum is established in the village of Kunvald, on the Bohemian-Moravian borderland. It is to date the second oldest Protestant denomination.

Unitas Fratrum

Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro.

Catholic Monarchs · Afonso V of Portugal · John II of Portugal · Battle of Toro

Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.

Huguenot · Massacre of Wassy · French Wars of Religion

The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.

Rio de Janeiro

Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.

Charles I of England · Ship tax

Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.

Samuel de Champlain · New France · Cardinal Richelieu

Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.

Massachusetts · York, Maine

Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.

Sarah Good · Sarah Osborne · Tituba · Danvers, Massachusetts · Salem witch trials

Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian calendar on this date in 1753.

Swedish calendar · Gregorian calendar · Julian calendar · 1712 · 1753

The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.

Fort Neoheroka · Tuscarora War · North Carolina

The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation.

Continental Congress · Articles of Confederation

The first United States census is authorized.

United States Census Bureau

French Revolutionary War: Battle of Aldenhoven during the Flanders Campaign.

French Revolutionary War · Battle of Aldenhoven (1793) · Flanders Campaign

The Dutch East India Company is nationalized by the Batavian Republic.

Dutch East India Company · Batavian Republic

Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted at the end of his impeachment trial by the U.S. Senate.

Samuel Chase · Impeachment · U.S. Senate

Leaders of the Mamluk dynasty are killed by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali.

Mamluk · Egypt · Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba, start of the Hundred Days.

Napoleon · Elba · Hundred Days

Georgetown University's congressional charter is signed into law by President James Madison.

Georgetown University · Congressional charter · James Madison

A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.

Convention of 1836 · Texas · Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas

United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.

John Tyler · Republic of Texas

Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

German psychologist Friedrich Eduard Beneke disappears; two years later his remains are found in a canal near Charlottenburg.

Friedrich Eduard Beneke · Charlottenburg

Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the state capital.

Nebraska · U.S. state · Nebraska · Lincoln, Nebraska

The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.

Pi Kappa Alpha · University of Virginia

Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.

Francisco Solano López · Battle of Cerro Corá · Paraguayan War

Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.

Yellowstone National Park · National park

E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.

E. Remington and Sons · Ilion, New York · Typewriter

The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down due to a fire.

Minnesota State Capitol

The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.

Anglo-Chinese School · Singapore · Bishop · William Fitzjames Oldham

Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.

Nikola Tesla · Radio · St. Louis · Missouri

Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.

Battle of Adwa · Ethiopia · Kingdom of Italy · First Italo-Ethiopian War

Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.

Henri Becquerel · Radioactive decay

The Australian Army is formed.

Australian Army

The worst avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people.

Wellington, Washington · Great Northern Railway (U.S.) · King County, Washington

The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.

Republic of China (1912-49) · Universal Postal Union

The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.

Zimmermann Telegram · Federal government of the United States · Plaintext

March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.

March 1st Movement · Korea under Japanese rule

The Australian cricket team captained by Warwick Armstrong becomes the first team to complete a whitewash of The Ashes, something that would not be repeated for 86 years.

Australia national cricket team · Warwick Armstrong · Whitewash (sport) · The Ashes

Charles Lindbergh's son is reportedly kidnapped.

Charles Lindbergh · Lindbergh kidnapping

The Hoover Dam is completed.

Hoover Dam

An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.

Imperial Japanese Army · Hirakata, Osaka

World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.

World War II · Bulgaria · Tripartite Pact · Axis powers

World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, at Merak and Banten Bay (Banten), Eretan Wetan (Indramayu) and Kragan (Rembang).

Empire of Japan · Java · Dutch East Indies · Port of Merak · Banten Bay

The Bank of England is nationalised.

Bank of England

The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.

International Monetary Fund

Indonesian Army recaptures and occupies for six hours its capital city Yogyakarta from the Dutch.

Indonesian Army · Yogyakarta · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.

Cold War · Klaus Fuchs · Soviet Union · Atomic bomb

Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.

Joseph Stalin

Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.

Nuclear weapons testing · Castle Bravo · TNT equivalent · Hydrogen bomb · Bikini Atoll

Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.

Independence movement in Puerto Rico · United States Capitol · United States Capitol shooting incident (1954)

The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.

International Air Transport Association · Radiotelephony spelling alphabet · International Civil Aviation Organization

Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.

East Germany · National People's Army

Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the Roman Curia.

Samuel Stritch · Pro-Prefect · Propagation of Faith · Roman Curia

United States President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.

John F. Kennedy · Peace Corps

Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.

Uganda

Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe.

Villarrica (volcano) · Strombolian eruption · Lahar · Coñaripe

Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.

Venera 3 · Soviet Union · Space probe · Venus · Spacecraft

The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria.

Ba'ath Party · Syria

President of Pakistan Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan.

President of Pakistan · Yahya Khan · East Pakistan

The Thai province of Yasothon is created after being split off from the Ubon Ratchathani Province.

Thailand · Yasothon Province · Ubon Ratchathani Province

Black September storms the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, resulting in the assassination of three Western hostages.

Black September (group) · Saudi Arabia · Khartoum · Sudan · Attack on the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum

Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Watergate scandal

Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.

Provisional Irish Republican Army · Bobby Sands · 1981 Irish hunger strike · HM Prison Maze

Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Steve Jackson Games · United States Secret Service · Electronic Frontier Foundation

Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begins in Iraq, leading to the death of more than 25,000 people mostly civilian.

1991 uprisings in Iraq · Saddam Hussein

Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Yahoo! is incorporated.

Yahoo!

Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.

Titanic (1997 film) · List of highest-grossing films

U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.

War in Afghanistan (2001-14) · Operation Anaconda · Afghanistan

The Envisat environmental satellite successfully reaches an orbit 800 kilometers (500 mi) above the Earth on its 11th launch, carrying the heaviest payload to date at 8500 kilograms (8.5 tons).

Envisat · Environmental satellite · Payload (air and space craft)

Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security.

United States Customs Service · United States Secret Service · United States Department of Homeland Security

The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague.

International Criminal Court · The Hague

In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of murder is unconstitutional.

Roper v. Simmons · Supreme Court of the United States

English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.

Wikipedia · Jordanhill railway station

Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 people, including eight at Enterprise High School.

Tornado · February-March 2007 tornado outbreak sequence · Enterprise High School (Alabama)

The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections, as a result ten people are killed.

Police of the Republic of Armenia · Armenian presidential election, 2008

At least 29 people are killed and 130 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China.

2014 Kunming attack · Kunming Railway Station

Alfonso VII of Castile (d. 1157)

Alfonso VII of León

Antoninus of Florence, Italian archbishop and saint (d. 1459)

Antoninus of Florence

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester (d. 1326)

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester

Isabella of Coimbra (d. 1455)

Isabella of Coimbra

Vladislaus II of Hungary (d. 1516)

Vladislaus II of Hungary

Angela Merici, Italian religious leader and saint (d. 1540)

Angela Merici

Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher and lexicographer (d. 1628)

Rudolph Goclenius

William Stafford, English courtier and conspirator (d. 1612)

William Stafford (conspirator)

Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (d. 1635)

Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland

Jean-Charles della Faille, Flemish priest and mathematician (d. 1652)

Jean-Charles della Faille

John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (d. 1685)

John Pell

Abraham Teniers, Flemish painter (d. 1670)

Abraham Teniers

John de Brito, Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1693)

John de Brito

Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian and author (d. 1740)

Samuel Werenfels

Tsangyang Gyatso, sixth Dalai Lama (d. 1706)

6th Dalai Lama

Caroline of Ansbach, British queen and regent (d. 1737)

Caroline of Ansbach

William Cushing, American lawyer and judge (d. 1810)

William Cushing

François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (d. 1794)

François Buzot

François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (d. 1796)

François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers

Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1898)

Wilford Woodruff · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1849)

Frédéric Chopin

Augustus Pugin, English architect, co-designed the Palace of Westminster (d. 1852)

Augustus Pugin · Palace of Westminster

Giovanni Duprè, Italian sculptor and educator (d. 1882)

Giovanni Duprè

Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (d. 1896)

Joseph Hubert Reinkens

William Dean Howells, American novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1920)

William Dean Howells

Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (d. 1901)

Nikolaos Gyzis

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Irish-American sculptor and academic (d. 1907)

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1923)

Théophile Delcassé · Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France)

Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1930)

Aleksandr Golovin (artist)

E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and academic (d. 1944)

E. M. Antoniadi

Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman (d. 1942)

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Lytton Strachey, British writer and critic (d. 1932)

Lytton Strachey

Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian-Swiss painter, poet, and playwright (d. 1980)

Oskar Kokoschka

Ewart Astill, English cricketer and billiards player (d. 1948)

Ewart Astill

Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (d. 1960)

Tetsuro Watsuji

Theresa Bernstein, Polish-American painter and author (d. 2002)

Theresa Bernstein

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author and educator (d. 1927)

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1968)

Mercedes de Acosta

Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1960)

Dimitri Mitropoulos

Moriz Seeler, German playwright and producer (d. 1942)

Moriz Seeler

Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, German SS officer (d. 1972)

Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski · SS

Paul Hartman, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1973)

Paul Hartman

Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1944)

Glenn Miller

Doris Hare, Welsh-English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2000)

Doris Hare

Phạm Văn Đồng, Vietnamese lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Vietnam (d. 2000)

Phạm Văn Đồng · List of Prime Ministers of Vietnam

Eugene Esmonde, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1942)

Eugene Esmonde

Winston Sharples, American pianist and composer (d. 1978)

Winston Sharples

Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)

Archer John Porter Martin · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

David Niven, English soldier and actor (d. 1983)

David Niven

Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003)

Gerald Emmett Carter

Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011)

Boris Chertok

Harry Caray, American sportscaster (d. 1998)

Harry Caray

Ralph Ellison, American novelist and literary critic (d. 1994)

Ralph Ellison

Robert Lowell, American poet (d. 1977)

Robert Lowell

João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (d. 1976)

João Goulart · President of Brazil

Gladys Spellman, American educator and politician (d. 1988)

Gladys Spellman

Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1984)

Max Bentley

Cameron Argetsinger, American race car driver and lawyer (d. 2008)

Cameron Argetsinger

Terence Cooke, American cardinal (d. 1983)

Terence Cooke

Richard Wilbur, American poet, translator, and essayist

Richard Wilbur

William Gaines, American publisher (d. 1992)

William Gaines

Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli general and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)

Yitzhak Rabin · Prime Minister of Israel · Nobel Peace Prize

Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007)

Arnold Drake

Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1993)

Deke Slayton

Robert Clary, French-American actor and author

Robert Clary

Cesare Danova, Italian-American actor (d. 1992)

Cesare Danova

Pete Rozelle, American businessman (d. 1996)

Pete Rozelle

Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013)

Allan Stanley

George O. Abell, American astronomer, professor at UCLA, science popularizer, and skeptic (d. 1983)

1927 · George O. Abell

Harry Belafonte, American singer-songwriter and actor

Harry Belafonte

Robert Bork, American lawyer and scholar, United States Attorney General (d. 2012)

Robert Bork · United States Attorney General

Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2016)

Jacques Rivette

Georgi Markov, Bulgarian journalist and author (d. 1978)

Georgi Markov

Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist (d. 1980)

Gastone Nencini

Jean-Michel Folon, Belgian painter and sculptor (d. 2005)

Jean-Michel Folon

Joan Hackett, American actress (d. 1983)

Joan Hackett

Robert Conrad, American actor, radio host and stuntman

Robert Conrad

Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (d. 1997)

Jean-Edern Hallier

Leo Brouwer, Cuban guitarist, composer, and conductor

Leo Brouwer

Robin Gray, Australian politician, 37th Premier of Tasmania

Robin Gray (Australian politician) · Premier of Tasmania

Robert Grossman, American painter, sculptor, and author

Robert Grossman

Robert Hass, American poet

Robert Hass

Richard Myers, American general

Richard Myers

Gil Amelio, American businessman

Gil Amelio

José Ángel Iribar, Spanish footballer and manager

José Ángel Iribar

Rashid Sunyaev, Russian-German astronomer and physicist

Rashid Sunyaev

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee · Chief Minister of West Bengal

John Breaux, American lawyer and politician

John Breaux

Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Roger Daltrey

Mike d'Abo, English singer

Mike d'Abo

Dirk Benedict, American actor and director

Dirk Benedict

Gerry Boulet, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1990)

Gerry Boulet

Jim Crace, English author and academic

Jim Crace

Alan Thicke, Canadian-American actor and composer (d. 2016)

Alan Thicke

Sergei Kourdakov, Russian-American KGB agent (d. 1973)

Sergei Kourdakov · KGB

Dave Barr, Canadian golfer

Dave Barr (golfer)

Nevada Barr, American actress and author

Nevada Barr

Leigh Matthews, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster

Leigh Matthews

Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (d. 2009)

Jerri Nielsen

Martin O'Neill, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Martin O'Neill

Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer

Sinan Çetin

Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese footballer and manager

Carlos Queiroz

Catherine Bach, American actress

Catherine Bach

Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer

Ron Howard

Rod Reddy, Australian rugby league player and coach

Rod Reddy

Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer

Tim Daly

Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, 6th President of Lithuania

Dalia Grybauskaitė · President of Lithuania

Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Nik Kershaw

Wayne B. Phillips, Australian cricketer and coach

Wayne B. Phillips

Nick Griffin, English politician

Nick Griffin

Mike Rozier, American football player

Mike Rozier

Russell Coutts, New Zealand sailor

Russell Coutts

Mark Gardner, American baseball player

Mark Gardner (baseball)

Bill Leen, American bass player and producer

Bill Leen

Bryan Batt, American actor and singer

Bryan Batt

Maurice Benard, American actor

Maurice Benard

Ron Francis, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Ron Francis

Clinton Gregory, American singer-songwriter and fiddler

Clinton Gregory

Paul Le Guen, French footballer and manager

Paul Le Guen

Booker T, American wrestler and sportscaster

Booker T (wrestler)

Stewart Elliott, Canadian jockey

Stewart Elliott

Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Zack Snyder

George Eads, American actor

George Eads

Aron Winter, Suriname-Dutch footballer and manager

Aron Winter

Javier Bardem, Spanish actor and producer

Javier Bardem

Jason V Brock, American author, filmmaker, artist, scholar and musician

Jason V Brock

Thomas Adès, English pianist, composer, and conductor

Thomas Adès

Ivan Cleary, Australian rugby league player and coach

Ivan Cleary

Jack Davenport, English actor

Jack Davenport

Anton Gunn, American academic and politician

Anton Gunn

Chris Webber, American basketball player and sportscaster

Chris Webber

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Travis Kvapil, American race car driver

Travis Kvapil

Rens Blom, Dutch pole vaulter

Rens Blom

Esther Cañadas, Spanish actress and model

Esther Cañadas

Jensen Ackles, American actor and director

Jensen Ackles

Mikkel Kessler, Danish boxer

Mikkel Kessler

Bruno Langlois, Canadian cyclist

Bruno Langlois

Shahid Afridi, Pakistani cricketer

Shahid Afridi

Sercan Güvenışık, German-Turkish footballer

Sercan Güvenışık

Djimi Traoré, Malian footballer

Djimi Traoré

Will Power, Australian race car driver

Will Power

Juan Manuel Ortiz, Spanish footballer

Juan Manuel Ortiz

Daniel Carvalho, Brazilian footballer

Daniel Carvalho

Lupita Nyong'o, Mexican-Kenyan actress

Lupita Nyong'o

Davey Richards, American wrestler

Davey Richards

Anthony Tupou, Australian rugby league player

Anthony Tupou

Naima Mora, American model and actress

Naima Mora

Alexander Steen, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player

Alexander Steen

Andreas Ottl, German footballer

Andreas Ottl

Big E, American wrestler

Big E (wrestler)

Kesha, American singer-songwriter and actress

Kesha

Yang Hyeon-jong, South Korean baseball player

Yang Hyeon-jong

Tenille Tayla, Australian professional wrestler

Tenille Dashwood

Carlos Vela, Mexican footballer

Carlos Vela

Nathan Brown, Australian rugby league player

Nathan Brown (rugby league, born 1993)

Michael Conforto, American baseball player

Michael Conforto

Kurt Mann, Australian rugby league player

Kurt Mann

Josh McEachran, English footballer

Josh McEachran

Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter

Justin Bieber

Ye Shiwen, Chinese swimmer

Ye Shiwen

Felix III, pope of the Catholic Church

Pope Felix III

David, Welsh bishop and saint

Saint David

Leo VIII, pope of the Catholic Church

Pope Leo VIII · Catholic Church

Ermesinde of Carcassonne, countess and regent of Barcelona (b. 972)

Ermesinde of Carcassonne

Stephen II of Hungary (b. 1101)

Stephen II of Hungary

Thomas, Count of Savoy (b. 1178)

Thomas, Count of Savoy

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, Welsh noble, son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200)

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr · Llywelyn the Great

Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Chinese emperor (b. 1286)

Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan

Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (b. 1334)

Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy

Francisco de Almeida, Portuguese soldier and explorer (b. 1450)

Francisco de Almeida

George Wishart, Scottish minister and martyr (b. 1513)

George Wishart

Thomas Campion, English poet and composer (b. 1567)

Thomas Campion

George Herbert, English poet and orator (b. 1593)

George Herbert

Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1583)

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Richard Zouch, English judge and politician (b. 1590)

Richard Zouch

Ecaterina Cercheza, Princess consort of Moldavia (b. 1620)

Ecaterina Cercheza · Moldavia

Francesco Redi, Italian physician and poet (b. 1626)

Francesco Redi

Roger North, English lawyer and author (b. 1653)

Roger North (biographer)

Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and author (b. 1694)

Hermann Samuel Reimarus

Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect, designed the Palace of Caserta (b. 1700)

Luigi Vanvitelli · Palace of Caserta

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1747)

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1764)

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno · Minister of Defence (France)

Peter Barlow, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1776)

Peter Barlow (mathematician)

Tristan Corbière, French poet and educator (b. 1845)

Tristan Corbière

Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1818)

Theodor Kullak

Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician and academic (b. 1820)

Isaac Todhunter

José María de Pereda, Spanish author (b. 1833)

José María de Pereda

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, English soldier and politician, 8th Governor General of Canada (b. 1845)

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto · Governor General of Canada

John H. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician (b. 1842)

John H. Bankhead

Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Spanish footballer (b. 1892)

Rafael Moreno Aranzadi

Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian author and poet (b. 1871)

Mikhail Kuzmin

Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1863)

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (b. 1878)

Anton Hansen Tammsaare

George S. Rentz, American commander (b. 1882)

George S. Rentz

Alexandre Yersin, Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)

Alexandre Yersin

Mariano Azuela, Mexican physician and author (b. 1873)

Mariano Azuela

Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1903)

Fritz Houtermans

Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)

Bobby Timmons

Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (b. 1910)

Jean Martinon

Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)

Paul Scott (novelist)

Mustafa Barzani, Iraqi-Kurdistan politician (b. 1903)

Mustafa Barzani

Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch-American model and businesswoman, founded Wilhelmina Models (b. 1940)

Wilhelmina Cooper · Wilhelmina Models

Dixie Dean, English footballer (b. 1907)

Dixie Dean

Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-English journalist and author (b. 1905)

Arthur Koestler

Jackie Coogan, American actor (b. 1914)

Jackie Coogan

Joe Besser, American comedian and actor (b. 1907)

Joe Besser

Vasantdada Patil, Indian politician, 5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1917)

Vasantdada Patil · Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Edwin H. Land, American scientist and businessman, co-founded the Polaroid Corporation (b. 1909)

Edwin H. Land · Polaroid Corporation

César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1920)

César Rodríguez Álvarez

Georges J. F. Köhler, German biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1946)

Georges J. F. Köhler · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Archie Goodwin, American author and illustrator (b. 1937)

Archie Goodwin (comics)

Mian Ghulam Jilani, Pakistani general (b. 1914)

Mian Ghulam Jilani

Peter Osgood, English footballer (b. 1947)

Peter Osgood

Kristian Digby, English television host and director (b. 1977)

Kristian Digby

Andrew Breitbart, American journalist and publisher (b. 1969)

Andrew Breitbart

Germano Mosconi, Italian journalist (b. 1932)

Germano Mosconi

Bonnie Franklin, American actress, dancer, and singer (b. 1944)

Bonnie Franklin

Alain Resnais, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Alain Resnais

Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (b. 1922)

Minnie Miñoso