March 12 — On This Day

Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius

Vitiges · Germanic kingship · Ostrogoths · Siege of Rome (537-38) · Ravenna

Several hundred Spanish and indigenous troops under the command of Pedro de Valdivia defeat an army of 60,000 Mapuche at the Battle of Penco during the Arauco War in present-day Chile

Spanish Empire · Pedro de Valdivia · Mapuche · Battle of Penco · Arauco War

Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus, are canonized by the Roman Catholic Church

Ignatius of Loyola · Francis Xavier · Society of Jesus · Roman Catholic Church

The Williamite War in Ireland begins.

Williamite War in Ireland

Peninsular War: A day after a successful rearguard action, French Marshal Michel Ney once again successfully delayed the pursuing Anglo-Portuguese force at the Battle of Redinha

Peninsular War · Rearguard · Marshal of France · Michel Ney · Portugal

American Civil War: The Red River Campaign begins as a US Navy fleet of 13 Ironclads and 7 Gunboats and other support ships enter the Red River

American Civil War · Red River Campaign · US Navy · Ironclad warship · Gunboat

Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.

Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856) · Scotland national football team · Black people · Association football · Captain (association football)

Tonkin Campaign: France captures the citadel of Bắc Ninh.

Tonkin Campaign · French Third Republic · Bắc Ninh Campaign · Bắc Ninh

Coca-Cola is bottled and sold for the first time in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by local soda fountain operator Joseph A. Biedenharn.

Coca-Cola · Vicksburg, Mississippi · Joseph A. Biedenharn

The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.

Girl Guides · Girl Scouts of the USA

Canberra Day: The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. (Melbourne remains temporary capital until 1927 while the new capital is still under construction.)

Canberra Day · Australia · Canberra · Melbourne · 1927

Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for 215 years.

Moscow · Russia · Saint Petersburg

The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin.

Kapp Putsch · Marinebrigade Ehrhardt

İstiklâl Marşı is adopted in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

İstiklâl Marşı · Grand National Assembly of Turkey

Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan form the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic

Armenia · Georgia (country) · Azerbaijan · Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic

In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kills 431 people.

California · St. Francis Dam

Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India

Mahatma Gandhi · Salt March · British Empire · India

Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats".

Great Depression · Franklin D. Roosevelt · President of the United States · Fireside chats

Konstantin Päts and General Johan Laidoner stage a coup in Estonia, and ban all political parties.

Konstantin Päts · Johan Laidoner · Estonia

Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.

Anschluss · Nazi Germany · Austria

Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia. Finnish troops and the remaining population are immediately evacuated.

Winter War · Finland · Moscow Peace Treaty · Soviet Union · Finnish Karelia

Pacific War: The Battle of Java ends with an ABDACOM surrender to the Japanese Empire in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies.

Pacific War · Battle of Java (1942) · American-British-Dutch-Australian Command · Japanese Empire · Bandung

The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.

Truman Doctrine · Communism

The Llandow air disaster occurs near Sigingstone, Wales, in which 80 people die when their aircraft crashed, making it the world's deadliest air disaster at the time.

Llandow air disaster · Sigingstone · Wales

First winter ascent of the North Face of the Eiger.

North Face of the Eiger

Suharto take power from Sukarno when the MPRS inaugurated him as Acting President of Indonesia.

Suharto · Sukarno · People's Consultative Assembly · List of Presidents of Indonesia · Indonesia

Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.

Mauritius · United Kingdom

The March 12 Memorandum is sent to the Suleyman Demirel government of Turkey and the government resigns.

1971 Turkish military memorandum · Süleyman Demirel · Turkey

Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Mauritius · Republic · Commonwealth of Nations

Several bombs explode in Mumbai, India, killing about 300 and injuring hundreds more.

1993 Bombay bombings · Mumbai, India

North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea says that it plans to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.

North Korea and weapons of mass destruction · North Korea · Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

The Church of England ordains its first female priests.

Church of England · Female priest

Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.

Warsaw Pact · Czech Republic · Hungary · Poland · NATO

Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade.

Zoran Đinđić · Prime Minister · Serbia · Assassination of Zoran Đinđić · Belgrade

WHO officially released global warning on pandemic SARS disease.

World Health Organization · Pandemic · Severe acute respiratory syndrome

The President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its National Assembly: The first such impeachment in the nation's history.

President of South Korea · Roh Moo-hyun · National Assembly (South Korea) · Impeachment

Financier Bernard Madoff pleads guilty in New York to scamming $18 billion, the largest in Wall Street's history.

Bernard Madoff · Wall Street

A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant melts and explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after Japan's earthquake.

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant · 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others.

2014 East Harlem gas explosion · New York City · East Harlem

Charles, Count of Valois (d. 1325)

Charles, Count of Valois

Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (d. 1428)

Ashikaga Yoshimochi

Luca Gaurico, Italian astrologer (d. 1558)

Luca Gaurico

Anna Jagiellon, Duchess of Pomerania, Polish princess (d. 1503)

Anna Jagiellon, Duchess of Pomerania

Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (d. 1516)

Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours

Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1558)

Reginald Pole · Archbishop of Canterbury

Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Italian scientist (d. 1577)

Pietro Andrea Mattioli

Paul Gerhardt, German poet and composer (d. 1676)

Paul Gerhardt

André Le Nôtre, French gardener and architect (d. 1700)

André Le Nôtre

Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)

Johann Heinrich Hottinger

John Aubrey, English historian and philosopher (d. 1697)

John Aubrey

Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (d. 1727)

Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie

Richard Steele, Irish-Welsh journalist and politician (d. 1729)

Richard Steele

George Berkeley, Irish bishop and philosopher (d. 1753)

George Berkeley

Thomas Arne, English composer (d. 1778)

Thomas Arne

Frederica of Baden (d. 1826)

Frederica of Baden

William Lyon Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Mayor of Toronto (d. 1861)

William Lyon Mackenzie · Mayor of Toronto

Jane Pierce, American wife of Franklin Pierce, 15th First Lady of the United States (d. 1863)

Jane Pierce · Franklin Pierce · First Lady of the United States

John Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1893)

John Abbott · Prime Minister of Canada

Gustav Kirchhoff, Russian-German physicist and academic (d. 1887)

Gustav Kirchhoff

Clement Studebaker, American businessman, co-founded Studebaker (d. 1901)

Clement Studebaker · Studebaker

Charles Boycott, English farmer and agent (d. 1897)

Charles Boycott

Charles Friedel, French chemist and mineralogist (d.1899)

Charles Friedel

Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1909)

Simon Newcomb

Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (d. 1911)

Alexandre Guilmant

William Henry Perkin, English chemist and academic (d. 1907)

William Henry Perkin

Theodore Thurston Geer, American journalist and politician, 10th Governor of Oregon (d. 1924)

Theodore Thurston Geer · Governor of Oregon

Adolph Ochs, American publisher (d. 1935)

Adolph Ochs

Abraham H. Cannon, American religious leader (d. 1896)

Abraham H. Cannon

Eric Stenbock, Estonian poet and author (d. 1895)

Eric Stenbock

József Konkolics, Hungarian-Slovene cantor and author (d. 1941)

József Konkolics

Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian soldier, journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1938)

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (d. 1945)

Vladimir Vernadsky

W. H. R. Rivers, English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist, and psychiatrist (d. 1922)

W. H. R. Rivers

Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist and composer (d. 1943)

Alice Tegnér

Charles Young, American colonel (d. 1922)

Charles Young (United States Army)

George Forbes, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1947)

George Forbes (New Zealand politician) · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Charles Weeghman, American businessman (d. 1938)

Charles Weeghman

Wilhelm Frick, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (d. 1946)

Wilhelm Frick · Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)

Gemma Galgani, Italian mystic and saint (d. 1903)

Gemma Galgani

Henry Drysdale Dakin, English-American chemist and academic (d. 1952)

Henry Drysdale Dakin

Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1942)

Jaan Soots · Estonian Minister of War

Gunnar Nordström, Finnish physicist and academic (d. 1923)

Gunnar Nordström

Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian politician (d. 1959)

Zoltán Meskó

Idris of Libya (d. 1983)

Idris of Libya

Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1950)

Vaslav Nijinsky

William Dudley Pelley, American screenwriter and politician, founded the Silver Legion of America (d. 1965)

William Dudley Pelley · Silver Legion of America

Evert Taube, Swedish singer-songwriter and lute player (d. 1976)

Evert Taube

George W. Mason, American businessman (d. 1954)

George W. Mason

Otakar Batlička, Czech journalist and author (d. 1942)

Otakar Batlička

William C. Lee, American general (d. 1948)

William C. Lee

Jesse Fuller, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1976)

Jesse Fuller

Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer and academic (d. 2007)

Dorrit Hoffleit

Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (d. 1970)

Rita Angus

David Marshall, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore (d. 1995)

David Marshall (Singaporean politician) · Chief Minister of Singapore

Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1980)

Masayoshi Ōhira · Prime Minister of Japan

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 49th President of Mexico (d. 1979)

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz · President of Mexico

Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006)

Irving Layton

Edgar Tafel, American architect (d. 2011)

Edgar Tafel

Paul Weston, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1996)

Paul Weston

Yashwantrao Chavan, Indian politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1984)

Yashwantrao Chavan · Deputy Prime Minister of India

Agathe von Trapp, Hungarian-American singer and author (d. 2010)

Agathe von Trapp

Frank Soo, English footballer and manager (d. 1991)

Frank Soo

Willibald C. Bianchi, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)

Willibald C. Bianchi · Medal of Honor

Alberto Burri, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1995)

Alberto Burri

Leonard Chess, American record company executive, co-founder of Chess Records (d. 1969)

Leonard Chess · Chess Records

Millard Kaufman, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)

Millard Kaufman

Googie Withers, Indian-Australian actress (d. 2011)

Googie Withers

Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (d. 1989)

Elaine de Kooning

Mike Stepovich, American lawyer and politician, Governor of the Territory of Alaska (d. 2014)

Mike Stepovich · List of Governors of Alaska

Roland Fraïssé, French mathematical logician (d. 2008)

Roland Fraïssé

Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (d. 2003)

Gianni Agnelli

Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (d. 1986)

Gordon MacRae

Jack Kerouac, American author and poet (d. 1969)

Jack Kerouac

Lane Kirkland, American sailor and union leader (d. 1999)

Lane Kirkland

Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater and cyclist (d. 2013)

Hjalmar Andersen

Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (d. 2005)

Norbert Brainin

Clara Fraser, American activist, co-founded Radical Women (d. 1998)

Clara Fraser · Radical Women

Hanne Hiob, German actress and screenwriter (d. 2009)

Hanne Hiob

Wally Schirra, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2007)

Wally Schirra

Joseph F. Weis, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 2014)

Joseph F. Weis, Jr.

Mae Young, American wrestler (d. 2014)

Mae Young

Henri Rochon, Canadian tennis player (d. 2005)

Henri Rochon

Mary Lee Woods, English mathematician and computer programmer

Mary Lee Woods

Louison Bobet, French cyclist (d. 1983)

Louison Bobet

Georges Delerue, French pianist and composer (d. 1992)

Georges Delerue

Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Leo Esaki · Nobel Prize in Physics

Harry Harrison, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)

Harry Harrison (writer)

George Ariyoshi, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Hawaii

George Ariyoshi · Governor of Hawaii

Raúl Alfonsín, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 46th President of Argentina (d. 2009)

Raúl Alfonsín · President of Argentina

Edward Albee, American director and playwright (d. 2016)

Edward Albee

Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007)

Aldemaro Romero

Bronco Horvath, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Bronco Horvath

Vern Law, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Vern Law

Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (d. 2014)

Win Tin · National League for Democracy

Herb Kelleher, American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Southwest Airlines

Herb Kelleher · Southwest Airlines

Robert B. Oakley, American soldier and diplomat, 19th United States Ambassador to Pakistan (d. 2014)

Robert B. Oakley · United States Ambassador to Pakistan

Andrew Young, American pastor and politician, 14th United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Andrew Young · United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Barbara Feldon, American actress

Barbara Feldon

Virginia Hamilton, American author (d. 2002)

Virginia Hamilton

David Spenser, Sri Lankan-English actor and director (d. 2013)

David Spenser

Lloyd Dobyns, American journalist and author

Lloyd Dobyns

Patrick Procktor, Irish-English painter and academic (d. 2003)

Patrick Procktor

Eddie Sutton, American basketball player and coach

Eddie Sutton

Valentīna Eiduka, Latvian javelin thrower and coach

Valentīna Eiduka

Lew DeWitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1990)

Lew DeWitt

Johnny Rutherford, American race car driver and sportscaster

Johnny Rutherford

Dimitri Terzakis, Greek-German composer and educator

Dimitri Terzakis

Lyndsie Holland, English actress and singer (d. 2014)

Lyndsie Holland

Jude Milhon, American hacker and author (d. 2003)

Jude Milhon

Al Jarreau, American singer (d. 2017)

Al Jarreau

Ratko Mladić, Serbian general

Ratko Mladić

Shabnam Shakeel, Pakistani poet and author (d. 2013)

Shabnam Shakeel

Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player and sportscaster

Jimmy Wynn

George Jackson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

George Jackson (songwriter)

Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer, and dancer

Liza Minnelli

Frank Welker, American voice actor and singer

Frank Welker

Serge Turgeon, Canadian actor and union leader (d. 2004)

Serge Turgeon

Peter Harry Carstensen, German educator and politician

Peter Harry Carstensen

Mary Jean Harrold, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2013)

Mary Jean Harrold

Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (d. 1987)

Kalervo Palsa

Mitt Romney, American businessman and politician, 70th Governor of Massachusetts

Mitt Romney · Governor of Massachusetts

Virginia Bottomley, Scottish social worker and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Virginia Bottomley · Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Kent Conrad, American politician

Kent Conrad

James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

James Taylor

Mike Gibbins, Welsh drummer, singer, and songwriter (Badfinger) (d. 2005)

Mike Gibbins · Badfinger

Rob Cohen, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Rob Cohen

David Mellor, English journalist, lawyer, and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury

David Mellor · Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Bill Payne, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Bill Payne

Fergus Slattery, Irish rugby player

Fergus Slattery

Javier Clemente, Spanish footballer and manager

Javier Clemente

Boris Anatolyevich Gavrilov, Russian football player and manager

Boris Anatolyevich Gavrilov

Ron Jeremy, American pornographic actor

Ron Jeremy

Anish Kapoor, Indian-English sculptor

Anish Kapoor

Hajime Meshiai, Japanese golfer

Hajime Meshiai

Nicole Léger, Canadian educator and politician

Nicole Léger

Steve Harris, English bass player and songwriter

Steve Harris (musician)

Lesley Manville, English actress

Lesley Manville

Dale Murphy, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

Dale Murphy

Patrick Battiston, French footballer and coach

Patrick Battiston

Marlon Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Marlon Jackson

Phil Anderson, English-Australian cyclist

Phil Anderson (cyclist)

Matt Millen, American football player, executive, and sportscaster

Matt Millen

Minoru Niihara, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player

Minoru Niihara

Courtney B. Vance, American actor and painter

Courtney B. Vance

Joseph Facal, Canadian journalist and politician

Joseph Facal

Titus Welliver, American actor

Titus Welliver

Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player and minister

Darryl Strawberry

Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner and coach

Joaquim Cruz

Ian Holloway, English footballer and manager

Ian Holloway

Paul Way, English golfer

Paul Way

Steve Finley, American baseball player

Steve Finley

Shawn Gilbert, American baseball player and coach

Shawn Gilbert

Grant Long, American basketball player and sportscaster

Grant Long

Jorge Dely Valdés, Panamanian footballer and manager

Jorge Dely Valdés

Julio Dely Valdés, Panamanian footballer and manager

Julio Dely Valdés

Dylan Carlson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dylan Carlson

Tammy Duckworth, Thai-American colonel, pilot, and politician

Tammy Duckworth

Aaron Eckhart, American actor and producer

Aaron Eckhart

Graham Coxon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Graham Coxon

Jake Tapper, American journalist and author

Jake Tapper

Dave Eggers, American author and screenwriter

Dave Eggers

Mathias Gronberg, Swedish golfer

Mathias Gronberg

John Nemechek, American race car driver (d. 1997)

John Nemechek

Rex Walters, American basketball player and coach

Rex Walters

Isaiah Rider, American basketball player and rapper

Isaiah Rider

Dragutin Topić, Serbian high jumper

Dragutin Topić

Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Hector Luis Bustamante

Matt Barela, American wrestler and actor

Matt Barela

Chris Carr, American basketball player and coach

Chris Carr (basketball)

Steve Price, Australian rugby league player

Steve Price (rugby league)

Kéllé Bryan, English singer-songwriter and actress

Kéllé Bryan

Ramiro Corrales, American soccer player

Ramiro Corrales

Casey Mears, American race car driver

Casey Mears

Neal Obermeyer, American cartoonist

Neal Obermeyer

Claudio Sanchez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Claudio Sanchez

Arina Tanemura, Japanese author and illustrator

Arina Tanemura

Jamie Dwyer, Australian field hockey player and coach

Jamie Dwyer

Nidia Guenard, American wrestler and manager

Nidia Guenard

Shaun Rogers, American football player

Shaun Rogers (American football)

Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer

Edwin Villafuerte

Jens Mouris, Dutch cyclist

Jens Mouris

Douglas Murray, Swedish ice hockey player

Douglas Murray (ice hockey)

Kenta Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler and kick-boxer

Kenta Kobayashi

Maurizio Lauro, Italian footballer

Maurizio Lauro

Kristjan Makke, Estonian basketball player

Kristjan Makke

Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenian tennis player

Katarina Srebotnik

Holly Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Holly Williams

Zach Miner, American baseball player

Zach Miner

Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer

Tobias Schweinsteiger

Erick Stevens, American wrestler

Erick Stevens

Ed Clancy, English track and road cyclist

Ed Clancy

Danny Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Danny Jones

Ben Offereins, Australian runner

Ben Offereins

Jessica Hardy, American swimmer

Jessica Hardy

Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijani chess player

Teimour Radjabov

Chris Seitz, American soccer player

Chris Seitz

Omar Abdulrazaq, Syrian footballer

Omar Abdulrazaq

Sebastian Brendel, German canoe racer

Sebastian Brendel

Konstantinos Mitroglou, Greek footballer

Konstantinos Mitroglou

Tyler Ward, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tyler Ward

Myles Weston, English footballer

Myles Weston

Richard Eckersley, English footballer

Richard Eckersley (footballer)

Siim Luts, Estonian footballer

Siim Luts

Mark Sirõk, Estonian activist

Mark Sirõk

Gareth Widdop, English rugby league player

Gareth Widdop

Lawrence Clarke, English hurdler

Lawrence Clarke (athlete)

Felix Kroos, German footballer

Felix Kroos

Cian Bolger, Irish footballer

Cian Bolger

Anton Shramchenko, Belarusian footballer

Anton Shramchenko

Jeppe Tverskov, Danish professional footballer

Jeppe Tverskov

Nikolai Alho, Finnish football player

Nikolai Alho

Katie Archibald, Scottish track cyclist

Katie Archibald

Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2016)

Christina Grimmie

Will Pearsall, Australian rugby league player

Will Pearsall

Robert Bartczak, Polish footballer

Robert Bartczak

Aristo Sham, Hong Kong pianist

Aristo Sham

Innocent I, pope of the Catholic Church

Pope Innocent I

Gregory I, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 540)

Pope Gregory I

Ælfheah the Bald, bishop of Winchester

Ælfheah the Bald · Diocese of Winchester

Mu Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (b. 931)

Emperor Muzong of Liao

Demetrius II, king of Georgia (b. 1259)

Demetrius II of Georgia

Stefan Dragutin, king of Serbia (b. 1253)

Stefan Dragutin

Go-Kōgon, Japanese emperor (b. 1338)

Emperor Go-Kōgon

Johann Heynlin, German humanist scholar (b. c. 1425)

Johann Heynlin

Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal (b. 1475)

Cesare Borgia

Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English diplomat and politician (b.1477)

Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire · 1477

Kōriki Kiyonaga, Japanese daimyo (b. 1530)

Kōriki Kiyonaga

John Bull, English organist and composer (b. 1562)

John Bull (composer)

Tirso de Molina, Spanish monk and poet (b. 1571)

Tirso de Molina

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter (b. 1635)

Frans van Mieris the Elder

Peder Griffenfeld, Danish politician (b. 1635)

Peder Griffenfeld

Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English jurist and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1627)

Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford · Lord Lieutenant of Essex

Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (b. 1660)

Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

András Hadik, Hungarian field marshal (b. 1710)

András Hadik

Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish explorer and politician (b. 1764)

Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)

Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish pianist and composer (b. 1786)

Friedrich Kuhlau

William James Blacklock, English-Scottish painter (b. 1816)

William James Blacklock

Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (b. 1811)

Zeng Guofan · Viceroy of Liangjiang

Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (b. 1840)

Illarion Pryanishnikov

Zachris Topelius, Finnish-Swedish journalist, historian, and author (b. 1818)

Zachris Topelius

Joseph Petrosino, American police officer (b. 1860)

Joseph Petrosino

George Westinghouse, American engineer and businessman (b. 1846)

George Westinghouse

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (b. 1830)

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1866)

Sun Yat-sen · List of Presidents of the Republic of China

Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (b. 1851)

Asa Griggs Candler · List of mayors of Atlanta

William Turner Dannat, American painter (b. 1853)

William Turner Dannat

William George Barker, Canadian colonel and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1894)

William George Barker · Victoria Cross

Alois Jirásek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1851)

Alois Jirásek

Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (b. 1858)

Mihajlo Pupin

Jenő Hubay, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1858)

Jenő Hubay

Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (b. 1844)

Charles-Marie Widor

Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (b. 1861)

Robert Bosch · Robert Bosch GmbH

William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)

William Henry Bragg · Nobel Prize in Physics

Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869)

Gustav Vigeland

Friedrich Fromm, German general (b. 1888)

Friedrich Fromm

Ferenc Szálasi, Hungarian soldier and politician, Head of State of Hungary (b. 1897)

Ferenc Szálasi · List of heads of state of Hungary

Winston Churchill, American author and playwright (b. 1871)

Winston Churchill (novelist)

Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist (b. 1879)

Wilhelm Steinkopf

Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (b. 1870)

Marianne Weber

Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1920)

Charlie Parker

Theodor Plievier, German author best known for his anti-war novel (b. 1892)

Theodor Plievier

Bolesław Bierut, Polish Communist leader (b. 1892)

Bolesław Bierut

Josephine Hull, American actress (b. 1877)

Josephine Hull

Kshitimohan Sen, Indian historian, author, and academic (b. 1880)

Kshitimohan Sen

Arthur Grimsdell, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1894)

Arthur Grimsdell

Abbās al-Aqqād, Egyptian journalist, poet and literary critic (b. 1889)

Abbās al-Aqqād

Eugene Lindsay Opie, American physician and pathologist (b. 1873)

Eugene Lindsay Opie

Frankie Frisch, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)

Frankie Frisch

George D. Sax, American banker and businessman (b. 1904)

George D. Sax

Nader Jahanbani, Iranian general and pilot (b. 1928)

Nader Jahanbani

Arnold Ridley, English actor and playwright (b. 1896)

Arnold Ridley

Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (b. 1899)

Eugene Ormandy

Woody Hayes, American football player and coach (b. 1913)

Woody Hayes

Maurice Evans, English-American actor (b. 1901)

Maurice Evans (actor)

Jakob Gimpel, Polish concert pianist and educator (b. 1906)

Jakob Gimpel

Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish neuroscientist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)

Ragnar Granit · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

William Heinesen, Faroese author, poet, and author (b. 1900)

William Heinesen

Hans G. Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (b. 1921)

Hans G. Kresse

Lucy M. Lewis, American potter (b. 1890)

Lucy M. Lewis

Beatrice Wood, American painter and potter (b. 1893)

Beatrice Wood

Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1916)

Yehudi Menuhin

Morton Downey, Jr., American singer-songwriter, actor, and talk show host (b. 1933)

Morton Downey, Jr.

Robert Ludlum, American author (b. 1927)

Robert Ludlum

Victor Westhoff, Dutch botanist and academic (b. 1916)

Victor Westhoff

Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (b. 1932)

Spyros Kyprianou · President of Cyprus

Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1923)

Jean-Paul Riopelle

Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1952)

Zoran Đinđić · Prime Minister of Serbia

Howard Fast, American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1914)

Howard Fast

Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (b. 1948)

Lynne Thigpen

Milton Resnick, Russian-American painter (b. 1917)

Milton Resnick

Bill Cameron, Canadian journalist and producer (b. 1943)

Bill Cameron (journalist)

Stavros Kouyioumtzis, Greek composer (b. 1932)

Stavros Kouyioumtzis

Victor Sokolov, Russian-American priest and journalist (b. 1947)

Victor Sokolov

Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (b. 1924)

Arnold Drake

Jorge Guinzburg, Argentinian journalist and producer (b. 1949)

Jorge Guinzburg

Lazare Ponticelli, Italian-French soldier and supercentenarian (b. 1897)

Lazare Ponticelli

Miguel Delibes, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1920)

Miguel Delibes

Olive Dickason, Canadian historian and journalist (b. 1920)

Olive Dickason

Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (b. 1919)

Nilla Pizzi

Samuel Glazer, American businessman, co-founded Mr. Coffee (b. 1923)

Samuel Glazer · Mr. Coffee

Dick Harter, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

Dick Harter

Michael Hossack, American drummer (b. 1946)

Michael Hossack

Friedhelm Konietzka, German-Swiss footballer and manager (b. 1938)

Friedhelm Konietzka

George Burditt, American lawyer and politician (b. 1921)

George Burditt (lawyer)

Clive Burr, English drummer and songwriter (b. 1957)

Clive Burr

Michael Grigsby, English director and producer (b. 1936)

Michael Grigsby

Ganesh Pyne, Indian painter and illustrator (b. 1937)

Ganesh Pyne

Věra Chytilová, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Věra Chytilová

George Donaldson, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1968)

George Donaldson (musician)

Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)

Paul C. Donnelly

Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1931)

Ola L. Mize · Medal of Honor

José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (b. 1936)

José Policarpo

Willie Barrow, American minister and activist (b. 1924)

Willie Barrow

Michael Graves, American architect and academic, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (b. 1934)

Michael Graves · Portland Building · Humana Building

Ada Jafri, Pakistani poet and author (b. 1924)

Ada Jafri

Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1948)

Terry Pratchett

Rafiq Azad, Bangladeshi poet and author (b. 1942)

Rafiq Azad

Felix Ibru, Nigerian architect and politician, Governor of Delta State (b. 1935)

Felix Ibru · List of Governors of Delta State

Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)

Lloyd Shapley · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences