March 10 — On This Day

First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.

First Punic War · Battle of the Aegates Islands · Roman Republic · Carthage

Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.

Maximian · Africa (Roman province) · Berbers · Carthage

The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor and establishes the capital in Bian, present-day Kaifeng.

Later Han (Five Dynasties) · Liu Zhiyuan · Kaifeng

Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.

Susenyos I · Yaqob · Abuna · Gojjam · Emperor of Ethiopia

Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.

Charles I of England · Parliament of England · Personal Rule

An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku.

Nader Shah · Ganja, Azerbaijan · Baku

French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.

Huguenot · Jean Calas · Voltaire

Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States.

Louisiana Purchase · St. Louis, Missouri · Three Flags Day · Louisiana Territory · France

Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.

Napoleon · Battle of Laon

Crossing of the Andes: A group of royalist scouts are captured during the Action of Juncalito.

Crossing of the Andes · Action of Juncalito

The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.

Royal Netherlands East Indies Army

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo · United States Senate · Mexican-American War

El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.

El Hadj Umar Tall · Ségou · Bamana Empire · Mali

The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.

Invention of the telephone · Alexander Graham Bell

Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.

Almon Strowger · Topeka, Kansas · Strowger switch

The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.

Courrières mine disaster

By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.

Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 · Thailand · Sovereignty · Malay states · Kedah

The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army in WWI.

Battle of Neuve Chapelle · British Army

Some provinces and cities in the Philippines are incorporated due to the ratification of Act No. 2711 or the Administrative Code of the Philippines.

Provinces of the Philippines · Cities of the Philippines · Philippines

Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.

Mahatma Gandhi · Sedition · Appendicitis

The 6.4 Mw Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 115-120 people dead, and causing an estimated $40 million in damage.

1933 Long Beach earthquake · Greater Los Angeles Area · Mercalli intensity scale

Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.

Greek Civil War · Political Committee of National Liberation · National Liberation Front (Greece)

The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.

United States Army Air Forces · Bombing of Tokyo · Conflagration

Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the "provisional president".

Fulgencio Batista · Coup · Cuba

Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.

1959 Tibetan uprising · Tibetan people · Dalai Lama

Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.

South Vietnam · Nguyễn Cao Kỳ · Nguyễn Chánh Thi · Buddhist Uprising

Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war.

Vietnam War · Battle of Lima Site 85

In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.

Memphis, Tennessee · James Earl Ray · Martin Luther King, Jr

Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.

Ernest Medina · My Lai Massacre

Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.

1975 Spring Offensive · North Vietnam · Battle of Ban Me Thuot · Saigon

Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus.

Rings of Uranus

In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.

Haiti · Prosper Avril · Coup

The Nasdaq Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom.

Nasdaq Composite · Stock market index · Dot-com bubble

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Mars

The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scandal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency.

Impeachment of Park Geun-hye · President of South Korea · Park Geun-hye · South Korea · 2016 South Korean political scandal

Qian Liu, Chinese warlord and king (d. 932)

Qian Liu

Vasily II, Grand Prince of Moscow (d. 1462)

Vasily II of Moscow

Oliviero Carafa, Catholic cardinal (d. 1511)

Oliviero Carafa

Ferdinand II, king of Castile and León (d. 1516)

Ferdinand II of Aragon · Kingdom of Castile · Kingdom of León

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1564)

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (d. 1572)

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk · Earl Marshal

Francis Solanus, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1610)

Francis Solanus

Dietrich Reinkingk, German lawyer and politician (d. 1664)

Dietrich Reinkingk

Johann Rudolf Glauber, German-Dutch alchemist and chemist (d. 1670)

Johann Rudolf Glauber

Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (d. 1667)

Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton

François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715)

François Girardon

Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (d. 1694)

Marcello Malpighi

Giacomo Serpotta, Italian Rococo sculptor (d. 1732)

Giacomo Serpotta

John Benbow, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1702)

John Benbow

Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (d. 1746)

Georg Wilhelm Steller

John Gunby, American general (d. 1807)

John Gunby

Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian-American priest and poet (d. 1838)

Lorenzo Da Ponte

Joseph Williamson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1840)

Joseph Williamson (philanthropist)

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German poet and critic (d. 1829)

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Louis Hersent, French painter (d. 1860)

Louis Hersent

Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1862)

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

William Etty, English painter and academic (d. 1849)

William Etty

Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1857)

Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff

Edward Hodges Baily, English sculptor (d. 1867)

Edward Hodges Baily

Joseph Légaré, Canadian painter and glazier, artist, seigneur and political figure (d. 1855)

Joseph Légaré

Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet and lawyer (d. 1886)

Samuel Ferguson

Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (d. 1908)

Pablo de Sarasate

Marie Euphrosyne Spartali, British Pre-Raphaelite painter (d. 1927)

Marie Spartali Stillman

Alexander III of Russia (d. 1894)

Alexander III of Russia

Edward Baker Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1850)

Edward Baker Lincoln · Abraham Lincoln

Hallie Quinn Brown, African-American educator, writer and activist (d. 1949)

Hallie Quinn Brown

Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer (d. 1906)

Spencer Gore (sportsman)

Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)

Thomas Mackenzie · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Ādams Alksnis, Latvian painter (d. 1897)

Ādams Alksnis

Hector Guimard, French-American architect, designed the La Bluette (d. 1942)

Hector Guimard · La Bluette

Lillian Wald, American nurse, humanitarian, and author, founded the Henry Street Settlement (d. 1940)

Lillian Wald · Henry Street Settlement

David Riazanov, Russian theorist and politician (d. 1938)

David Riazanov

Jakob Wassermann, German-Austrian soldier and author (d. 1934)

Jakob Wassermann

Edvard Eriksen, Danish-Icelandic sculptor and woodcarver (d. 1959)

Edvard Eriksen

Anna Hyatt Huntington, American sculptor (d. 1973)

Anna Hyatt Huntington

Jessie Boswell, English painter (d. 1956)

Jessie Boswell

Tamara Karsavina, Russian-English ballerina and educator (d. 1978)

Tamara Karsavina

Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (d. 1961)

Barry Fitzgerald

Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese martial artist and educator (d. 1972)

Toshitsugu Takamatsu

Gakuryō Nakamura, Japanese painter and designer (d. 1969)

Gakuryō Nakamura

Sam Jaffe, American actor and engineer (d. 1984)

Sam Jaffe

Arthur Honegger, French-Swiss composer and educator (d. 1955)

Arthur Honegger

Gregory La Cava, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1952)

Gregory La Cava

Frederick Coulton Waugh, British cartoonist, painter, teacher and author (d. 1973)

Coulton Waugh

Violet Brown, Jamican supercentenarian, oldest Jamican ever (d. 2017) [1]

Violet Brown

Pandelis Pouliopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician (d. 1943)

Pandelis Pouliopoulos

Michel Seuphor, Belgian painter (d. 1999)

Michel Seuphor

Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (d. 1931)

Bix Beiderbecke

Clare Boothe Luce, American playwright, journalist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (d. 1987)

Clare Boothe Luce · United States Ambassador to Italy

Chandler Harper, American golfer (d. 2004)

Chandler Harper

K. P. Ratnam, Sri Lankan academic and politician (d. 2010)

K. P. Ratnam

Harry Bertoia, Italian-American sculptor and furniture designer (d. 1978)

Harry Bertoia

Joža Horvat, Croatian writer (d. 2012)

Joža Horvat

Davie Fulton, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2000)

Davie Fulton

David Hare, American Surrealist artist, sculptor, photographer and painter (d. 1992)

David Hare (artist)

Frank Perconte, American soldier (d. 2013)

Frank Perconte

Günther Rall, German general and pilot (d. 2009)

Günther Rall

Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (d. 1987)

Marion Hutton

Alfred Peet, Dutch-American businessman, founded Peet's Coffee & Tea (d. 2007)

Alfred Peet · Peet's Coffee & Tea

Boris Vian, French author and playwright (d. 1959)

Boris Vian

Kiyoshi Yamashita, Japanese painter (d. 1971)

Kiyoshi Yamashita

Val Logsdon Fitch, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)

Val Logsdon Fitch · Nobel Prize in Physics

Judith Jones, literary and cookbook editor (d. 2017)

Judith Jones

Bob Lanier, American lawyer, banker, and politician, 58th Mayor of Houston (d. 2014)

Bob Lanier (politician) · List of mayors of Houston

Marques Haynes, American basketball player (d. 2015)

Marques Haynes

Claude Laydu, Belgian-French actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)

Claude Laydu

Paul Wunderlich, German painter, sculptor and graphic artist (d. 2010)

Paul Wunderlich

Sara Montiel, Spanish actress (d. 2013)

Sara Montiel

James Earl Ray, American criminal; assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (d. 1999)

James Earl Ray

Sam Steiger, American journalist and politician (d. 2012)

Sam Steiger

Sándor Iharos, Hungarian runner (d. 1996)

Sándor Iharos

Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (d. 2001)

Georges Dor

Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender, English politician

Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender

Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Indian physicist and engineer

Udupi Ramachandra Rao

Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell, Argentinian poet and translator (d. 2004)

Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell

Gergely Kulcsár, Hungarian javelin thrower and coach

Gergely Kulcsár

Graham Farmer, Australian footballer and coach

Graham Farmer

Sepp Blatter, Swiss businessman

Sepp Blatter

Alfredo Zitarrosa, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 1989)

Alfredo Zitarrosa

Norman Blake, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Norman Blake (American musician)

Ieronymos II of Athens, Greek archbishop

Ieronymos II of Athens

Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian activist and author (d. 2013)

Asghar Ali Engineer

Hugh Johnson, English author and critic

Hugh Johnson (wine writer)

Irina Press, Ukrainian-Russian hurdler and pentathlete (d. 2004)

Irina Press

Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist

Chuck Norris

David Rabe, American playwright and screenwriter

David Rabe

Peter Berresford Ellis, English historian and author

Peter Berresford Ellis

Katharine Houghton, American actress and playwright

Katharine Houghton

Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Railways (d. 2001)

Madhavrao Scindia · Minister of Railways (India)

Gérard Garouste, French contemporary artist

Gérard Garouste

Mike Hollands, Australian animator and director, founded Act3animation

Mike Hollands · Act3animation

Jim Valvano, American basketball player and coach (d. 1993)

Jim Valvano

Kim Campbell, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Canada

Kim Campbell · Prime Minister of Canada

Austin Carr, American basketball player and sportscaster

Austin Carr

Bill Buxton, Canadian computer scientist and academic

Bill Buxton

Barbara Corcoran, American businesswoman and television personality

Barbara Corcoran

Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Zimbabwe

Morgan Tsvangirai · Prime Minister of Zimbabwe

Paul Haggis, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

Paul Haggis

Didier Barbelivien, French singer-songwriter

Didier Barbelivien

Toshio Suzuki, Japanese race car driver

Toshio Suzuki (racing driver)

Robert Llewellyn, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Robert Llewellyn

Larry Myricks, American long jumper and sprinter

Larry Myricks

Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (d. 2011)

Osama bin Laden · Al-Qaeda

Garth Crooks, English footballer and sportscaster

Garth Crooks

Steve Howe, American baseball player (d. 2006)

Steve Howe (baseball)

Sharon Stone, American actress and producer

Sharon Stone

Laurel Clark, American captain, physician, and astronaut (d. 2003)

Laurel Clark

Bobby Petrino, American football player and coach

Bobby Petrino

Jasmine Guy, American actress, singer, and director

Jasmine Guy

Seiko Matsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress

Seiko Matsuda

Jeff Ament, American bass player and songwriter

Jeff Ament

Felipe Ramos, Mexican footballer and referee

Felipe Ramos

Rick Rubin, American record producer, founded Def Jam Recordings

Rick Rubin · Def Jam Recordings

Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter

Neneh Cherry

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Jojo Lastimosa, Filipino basketball player and coach

Jojo Lastimosa

Nikola Mladenov, Macedonian journalist (d. 2013)

Nikola Mladenov

Jillian Richardson, Canadian sprinter

Jillian Richardson

Rod Woodson, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Rod Woodson

Edie Brickell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Edie Brickell

Mike Timlin, American baseball player

Mike Timlin

Omer Tarin, Pakistani-English poet and scholar

Omer Tarin

Thio Li-ann, Singaporean lawyer and academic

Thio Li-ann

Pavel Srníček, Czech footballer and coach (d. 2015)

Pavel Srníček

Matt Barlow, American singer-songwriter

Matt Barlow

Jon Hamm, American actor and director

Jon Hamm

Timbaland, American rapper and producer

Timbaland

Jason Croker, Australian rugby league player and coach

Jason Croker

Chris Sutton, English footballer and manager

Chris Sutton

Mauricio Taricco, Argentinian footballer and manager

Mauricio Taricco

Cristián de la Fuente, Chilean-American model, actor, and producer

Cristián de la Fuente

Jamie Arnold, American-Israeli basketball player and coach

Jamie Arnold (basketball)

Barbara Schett, Austrian tennis player and sportscaster

Barbara Schett

Robin Thicke, American singer

Robin Thicke

Camille, French singer-songwriter and actress

Camille (singer)

Neil Alexander, Scottish footballer

Neil Alexander

Lars Horntveth, Norwegian saxophonist and composer

Lars Horntveth

Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer and manager

Samuel Eto'o

Ángel López, Spanish footballer

Ángel López

Steven Reid, English-Irish footballer and manager

Steven Reid

Kwame Brown, American basketball player

Kwame Brown

Keke Wyatt, American singer-songwriter and actress

Keke Wyatt

Phillip D. Isaacs, Canadian philanthropist, LGBTQ-ect activist and singer

Phillip D. Isaacs (page does not exist)

Étienne Boulay, Canadian football player

Étienne Boulay

Rafe Spall, English actor

Rafe Spall

Janet Mock, American journalist, author, and activist

Janet Mock

Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter and actress

Carrie Underwood

Ben May, English footballer

Ben May

Olivia Wilde, American actress and producer

Olivia Wilde

Lassana Diarra, French footballer

Lassana Diarra

Casey Dienel, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Casey Dienel

Martellus Bennett, American football player

Martellus Bennett

Greg Eastwood, New Zealand rugby league player

Greg Eastwood

Ebba Jungmark, Swedish high jumper

Ebba Jungmark

Tuukka Rask, Finnish ice hockey player

Tuukka Rask

Liu Shishi, Chinese actress and ballerina

Liu Shishi

Josh Hoffman, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player

Josh Hoffman

Neeskens Kebano, French-born Congolese football player

Neeskens Kebano

Jack Butland, English footballer

Jack Butland

Zach LaVine, American basketball player

Zach LaVine

Sergey Mozgov, Russian ice dancer

Sergey Mozgov

Julia Barretto, Filipino actress and singer

Julia Barretto

Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player

Belinda Bencic

Pope Simplicius

Pope Simplicius

Li Renfu, Chinese warlord and governor

Li Renfu · Warlord

Liu Zhiyuan, Shatuo founder of the Later Han dynasty (b. 895)

Liu Zhiyuan · Shatuo · Later Han (Five Dynasties)

Eudes, Duke of Gascony

Odo of Gascony

Johan Sverkersson, king of Sweden since 1216 (b. 1201)

John I of Sweden · 1216

Maud de Lacy, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester, English noble (b. 1223)

Maud de Lacy, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester

Arghun, Mongol ruler in Persia

Arghun · Persia

Agnes Blannbekin, Austrian mystic (b. c.1244)

Agnes Blannbekin

Tvrtko I of Bosnia (b. 1338)

Tvrtko I of Bosnia

Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr (b. 1430)

Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr

Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss priest and theologian (b. 1445)

Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg

John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander and politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1443)

John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford · Lord High Constable of England

Nam Gon, Korean writer and prime minister (b. 1471)

Nam Gon

Balthasar Hübmaier, influential German/Moravian Anabaptist leader (b. 1480)

Balthasar Hübmaier

William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester (b. c. 1483)

William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester

Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (b. 1517)

Rembert Dodoens

Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar (b. 1533)

Theodor Zwinger

Johann Rudolf Glauber, German-Dutch chemist and engineer (b. 1604)

Johann Rudolf Glauber

Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician (b. 1641)

Urban Hjärne

Élie Catherine Fréron, French author and critic (b. 1719)

Élie Catherine Fréron

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1713)

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1746)

George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith

Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1752)

Muzio Clementi

Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet, playwright, and ethnographer (b. 1814)

Taras Shevchenko

Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1805)

Giuseppe Mazzini

Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the Religious of the Assumption (b. 1817)

Marie-Eugénie de Jésus · Religious of the Assumption

Charles Frederick Worth, English-French fashion designer, founded the House of Worth (b. 1826)

Charles Frederick Worth · House of Worth

Savitribai Phule, Indian poet and activist (b. 1831)

Savitribai Phule

Karl Lueger, Austrian lawyer and politician Mayor of Vienna (b. 1844)

Karl Lueger · List of mayors of Vienna

Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1824)

Carl Reinecke

Harriet Tubman, American nurse and activist (b. 1820)

Harriet Tubman

Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper and lawyer (b. 1878)

Myer Prinstein

Misuzu Kaneko, Japanese poet and songwriter (b. 1903)

Misuzu Kaneko

Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (b. 1884)

Yevgeny Zamyatin

Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright (b. 1891)

Mikhail Bulgakov

Wilbur Scoville, American pharmacist and chemist (b. 1865)

Wilbur Scoville

Zelda Fitzgerald, American author, poet, and dancer (b. 1900)

Zelda Fitzgerald

Jan Masaryk, Czech soldier and politician (b. 1886)

Jan Masaryk

Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1872)

Kijūrō Shidehara · Prime Minister of Japan

Archibald Frazer-Nash, English engineer, founded Frazer Nash (b. 1889)

Archibald Frazer-Nash · Frazer Nash

Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

Frits Zernike · Nobel Prize in Physics

Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (b. 1903)

Frank O'Connor

E. Power Biggs, English-American organist and composer (b. 1906)

E. Power Biggs

Minoru Shirota, Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (b. 1899)

Minoru Shirota · Yakult

Konstantin Chernenko, Russian soldier and politician, 8th Head of State of The Soviet Union (b. 1911)

Konstantin Chernenko · List of heads of state of the Soviet Union

Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (b. 1927)

Bob Nieman

Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (b. 1905)

Ray Milland

Andy Gibb, Manx-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1958)

Andy Gibb

Kermit Beahan, American colonel and pilot (b. 1918)

Kermit Beahan

Pat McDonald, Australian actress (b. 1921)

Pat McDonald (actress)

Giorgos Zampetas, Greek bouzouki player and composer (b. 1925)

Giorgos Zampetas · Bouzouki

Ross Hunter, American film producer (b. 1926)

Ross Hunter

LaVern Baker, American singer and actress (b. 1929)

LaVern Baker

Lloyd Bridges, American actor and director (b. 1913)

Lloyd Bridges

Oswaldo Guayasamín, Ecuadorian painter and sculptor (b. 1919)

Oswaldo Guayasamín

Massimo Morsello, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1958)

Massimo Morsello

Renos Apostolidis, Greek philologist, author, and critic (b. 1924)

Renos Apostolidis

Dave Allen, Irish-English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1936)

Dave Allen (comedian)

Anna Moffo, American soprano (b. 1932)

Anna Moffo

Ernie Ladd, American football player and wrestler (b. 1938)

Ernie Ladd

Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Egyptian scholar and academic (b. 1928)

Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy

Bill Blackbeard, American author and illustrator (b. 1926)

Bill Blackbeard

Bert R. Bulkin, American engineer (b. 1929)

Bert R. Bulkin

Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (b. 1938)

Jean Giraud

Mykola Plaviuk, Ukrainian politician, President Ukrainian People's Republic in Exile (b. 1925)

Mykola Plaviuk · List of leaders of Ukraine

Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)

Frank Sherwood Rowland · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Tan Boon Teik, Malaysian-Singaporean lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Singapore (b. 1929)

Tan Boon Teik · Attorney-General of Singapore

Jim Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930)

Jim Anderson (ice hockey)

Robert Chrisman, American poet, scholar, and critic, co-founded The Black Scholar (b. 1937)

Robert Chrisman · The Black Scholar

Danny Zialcita, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)

Danny Zialcita

Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (b. 1918)

Don Ingalls

Samuel W. Lewis, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Israel (b. 1930)

Samuel W. Lewis · United States Ambassador to Israel

Joe McGinniss, American journalist and author (b. 1942)

Joe McGinniss

Rob Williams, American basketball player (b. 1961)

Rob Williams (basketball)

Richard Glatzer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1952)

Richard Glatzer

Ken Adam, German-English production designer and art director (b. 1921)

Ken Adam

Keith Emerson, English keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1944)

Keith Emerson

Roberto Perfumo, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster (b. 1942)

Roberto Perfumo

Jovito Salonga, Filipino lawyer and politician, 14th President of the Senate of the Philippines (b. 1920)

Jovito Salonga · President of the Senate of the Philippines

Anita Brookner, English novelist and art historian (b. 1928)

Anita Brookner

Joni Sledge, American singer and songwriter (b. 1956)

Joni Sledge