March 13 — On This Day

Battle of Badr: a key battle between Muhammad's army - the new followers of Islam and the Quraysh of Mecca. The Muslims won this battle, known as the turning point of Islam, which took place in the Hejaz region of western Arabia.

Battle of Badr · Muhammad · Quraysh · Mecca · Hejaz

The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople.

Saint Nicephorus · Church of the Holy Apostles · Constantinople

Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.

Antipope · Antipope Victor IV (1138) · Antipope Anacletus II

The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War, commences.

Battle of Oosterweel · Eighty Years' War

Battle of Tondibi: In Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one.

Battle of Tondibi · Mali · Morocco · Saadi dynasty · Songhai Empire

Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard.

Harvard College · John Harvard (clergyman)

Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

Nojpetén · Itza people · Conquistador · Spanish conquest of Guatemala

William Herschel discovers Uranus.

William Herschel · Uranus

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden is deposed in a coup d'état.

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden · Coup d'état

Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.

Felix Mendelssohn · Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn) · Leipzig · Ferdinand David (musician)

American Civil War: The U.S. federal government forbids all Union army officers from returning fugitive slaves, thus effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.

American Civil War · Federal government of the United States · Union (American Civil War) · Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 · Emancipation Proclamation

American Civil War: The Confederate States of America agree to the use of African-American troops.

Confederate States of America · African-American

Alexander II of Russia is killed near his palace when a bomb is thrown at him (this is the Gregorian date; it was March 1 in the Julian calendar then in use in Russia).

Alexander II of Russia · Julian calendar

The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.

Siege of Khartoum

Second Boer War: British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.

Second Boer War · Bloemfontein · Orange Free State

The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin.

Kapp Putsch · Weimar Republic

Mongolia is proclaimed an independent monarchy, ruled by Russian military officer Roman von Ungern-Sternberg as a dictator.

Mongolia · Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

The news of the discovery of Pluto is telegraphed to the Harvard College Observatory.

Pluto · Harvard College Observatory

Great Depression: Banks in the U.S. begin to re-open after President Franklin D. Roosevelt mandates a "bank holiday".

Great Depression · President of the United States · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Bank holiday

The Russo-Finnish Winter War ends.

Winter War

The Holocaust: German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.

The Holocaust · Nazi Germany · Kraków Ghetto

First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French to begin the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, the climactic battle in the First Indochina War.

First Indochina War · Viet Minh · Võ Nguyên Giáp · Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.

Cuba · Museum of the Revolution (Cuba) · Havana · List of Presidents of Cuba · Fulgencio Batista

Lyman Lemnitzer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers a proposal, called Operation Northwoods, regarding performing terrorist attacks upon Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. The proposal is scrapped and President John F. Kennedy removes Lemnitzer from his position.

Lyman Lemnitzer · Joint Chiefs of Staff · Operation Northwoods · Terrorist attacks · Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.

Apollo program · Apollo 9 · Earth · Apollo Lunar Module

The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts Prime Minister Eric Gairy in a nearly bloodless coup d'état in Grenada.

New Jewel Movement · Maurice Bishop · Prime Minister of Grenada · Eric Gairy · Coup d'état

The Kenilworth Road riot takes place at an association football match at Kenilworth Road in Luton, England with disturbances before, during and after an FA Cup 6th Round tie between Luton Town F.C. and Millwall F.C..

1985 Kenilworth Road riot · Kenilworth Road · Luton · FA Cup · Luton Town F.C.

The Seikan Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.

Seikan Tunnel · Aomori, Aomori · Hakodate, Hokkaido

The United States Department of Justice announces that Exxon has agreed to pay $1 billion for the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.

United States Department of Justice · Exxon · Exxon Valdez oil spill

The Mw 6.7 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). At least 498 were killed in this strike-slip event on the North Anatolian Fault.

1992 Erzincan earthquake · Turkey · Mercalli intensity scale · North Anatolian Fault

Dunblane school massacre: in Dunblane, Scotland, 16 primary school children and one teacher are shot dead by a spree killer, Thomas Watt Hamilton, who later commits suicide.

Dunblane school massacre · Dunblane · Spree killer · Thomas Watt Hamilton

India's Missionaries of Charity chooses Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as its leader.

Missionaries of Charity · Sister Nirmala · Mother Teresa

The Phoenix Lights are seen over Phoenix, Arizona by hundreds of people, and by millions on television.

Phoenix Lights · Phoenix, Arizona

The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old footprints have been found in Italy.

Nature (journal) · Ciampate del Diavolo

Gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $1,000 per ounce for the first time.

Gold · New York Mercantile Exchange

At least 28 people are killed in a bus crash in a motorway tunnel near the town of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais.

Sierre coach crash · Sierre · Valais

Pope Francis is elected, in the papal conclave, as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis · Papal conclave, 2013 · List of popes · Pope · Catholic Church

An explosion occurs in central Ankara, Turkey, with at least 37 people killed and 127 wounded.

March 2016 Ankara bombing · Ankara

Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 18 people and injuring 33 others.

2016 Grand-Bassam shootings · Ivory Coast · Grand-Bassam

Anna Porphyrogenita, Grand Princess of Kiev (d. 1011)

Anna Porphyrogenita

Louis I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1407)

Louis I, Duke of Orléans

Lazarus Spengler, German hymnwriter (d. 1534)

Lazarus Spengler

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Dutch count (d. 1620)

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

Georges de La Tour, French painter (d. 1652)

Georges de La Tour

John Berchmans, Belgian Jesuit scholastic and saint (d. 1621)

John Berchmans

Innocent XII, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1700)

Pope Innocent XII

Anne Henriette of Bavaria, princess of Condé (d. 1723)

Anne Henriette of Bavaria

John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-English philosopher and translator (d. 1744)

John Theophilus Desaguliers

Michel Blavet, French flute player and composer (d. 1768)

Michel Blavet

John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (d. 1797)

John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden · Lord Lieutenant of Essex

Charles Bonnet, Swiss historian and author (d. 1793)

Charles Bonnet

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1790)

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre, Duchess of Orléans (d. 1821)

Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre, Duchess of Orléans

Guillaume Brune, French general and diplomat (d. 1815)

Guillaume Brune

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1845)

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Daniel Lambert, English animal breeder (d. 1809)

Daniel Lambert

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German painter and architect, designed the Konzerthaus Berlin (d. 1841)

Karl Friedrich Schinkel · Konzerthaus Berlin

Abigail Fillmore, American wife of Millard Fillmore, 14th First Lady of the United States (d. 1853)

Abigail Fillmore · Millard Fillmore · First Lady of the United States

Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 212th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1858)

Mustafa Reşid Pasha · List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

James Curtis Hepburn, American physician, linguist, and missionary (d. 1911)

James Curtis Hepburn

Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (d. 1903)

Hans Gude

Percival Lowell, American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1916)

Percival Lowell

B. H. Roberts, English-American historian and politician (d. 1933)

B. H. Roberts

Hugo Wolf, Slovene-Austrian composer (d. 1903)

Hugo Wolf

Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (d. 1941)

Alexej von Jawlensky

Henri Étiévant, French actor and director (d. 1953)

Henri Étiévant

William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (d. 1938)

William Glackens

Ellery Harding Clark, American jumper, coach, and lawyer (d. 1949)

Ellery Harding Clark

Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1926)

Enrico Toselli

Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author and educator (d. 1941)

Hugh Walpole

Home Run Baker, American baseball player and manager (d. 1963)

Home Run Baker

Albert William Stevens, American captain and photographer (d. 1949)

Albert William Stevens

Paul Morand, French author and diplomat (d. 1976)

Paul Morand

Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 1918)

Jüri Vilms

Fritz Busch, German conductor and director (d. 1951)

Fritz Busch

Janet Flanner, American journalist and author (d. 1978)

Janet Flanner

Yeghishe Charents, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1937)

Yeghishe Charents

Henry Hathaway, American director and producer (d. 1985)

Henry Hathaway

Béla Guttmann, Hungarian footballer and coach (d. 1981)

Béla Guttmann

John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980)

John Hasbrouck Van Vleck · Nobel Prize in Physics

Jan Lechoń, Polish poet and critic (d. 1956)

Jan Lechoń

Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgarian pianist and composer (d. 1978)

Pancho Vladigerov

Andrée Bosquet, Belgian painter (d. 1980)[1]

Andrée Bosquet

Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)

Giorgos Seferis · Nobel Prize in Literature

Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer-songwriter (d. 1991)

Mohammed Abdel Wahab

Hans Bellmer, German-French painter and sculptor (d. 1975)

Hans Bellmer

Clifford Roach, Trinidadian cricketer and footballer (d. 1988)

Clifford Roach

Evald Tipner, Estonian footballer and ice hockey player (d. 1947)

Evald Tipner

Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2002)

Walter Annenberg · United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Myrtle Bachelder, American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer (d. 1997)

Myrtle Bachelder · Women's Army Corps

Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1987)

Sammy Kaye

Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (d. 1973)

Kemal Tahir

L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (d. 1986)

L. Ron Hubbard · Church of Scientology

Dorothy Tangney, Australian politician (d. 1985)

Dorothy Tangney

William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1987)

William J. Casey · Director of Central Intelligence

Joe Kelly, Irish-English race car driver and businessman (d. 1993)

Joe Kelly (racing driver)

Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and playwright (d. 2009)

Sergey Mikhalkov

W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1998)

W. O. Mitchell

Edward O'Hare, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1943)

Edward O'Hare · Medal of Honor

Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013)

Lindy Boggs · United States Ambassador to the Holy See

Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017)

Jacque Fresco

Grigory Pomerants, Russian philosopher and author (d. 2013)

Grigory Pomerants

Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast (d. 2015)

Ralph J. Roberts · Comcast

Al Jaffee, American cartoonist

Al Jaffee

Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (d. 2010)

Dimitrios Ioannidis

Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer

Roy Haynes

Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2003)

Carlos Roberto Reina · President of Honduras

Robert Denning, American interior designer and art collector (d. 2005)

Robert Denning

Ellen Raskin, American author and illustrator (d. 1984)

Ellen Raskin

Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (d. 2014)

Zbigniew Messner · List of Prime Ministers of Poland

Blue Mitchell, American trumpet player (d. 1979)

Blue Mitchell

Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (d. 2014)

Mahdi Elmandjra

Mike Stoller, American songwriter and producer

Mike Stoller

Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (d. 2009)

Gero von Wilpert

Barry Hughart, American author and screenwriter

Barry Hughart

David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (d. 2015)

David Nobbs

José Mojica Marins, Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter

José Mojica Marins

Erma Franklin, American gospel and R&B singer (d. 2002)

Erma Franklin

Robert Gammage, American captain and politician (d. 2012)

Robert Gammage

Tochinoumi Teruyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 49th Yokozuna

Tochinoumi Teruyoshi · Makuuchi

Neil Sedaka, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Neil Sedaka

Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and author (d. 2008)

Mahmoud Darwish

Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (d. 2001)

Donella Meadows

Dave Cutler, American computer scientist and engineer

Dave Cutler

Terence Burns, Baron Burns, English economist and academic

Terence Burns, Baron Burns

Anatoly Fomenko, Russian mathematician and academic

Anatoly Fomenko

Yonatan Netanyahu, American-Israeli colonel (d. 1976)

Yonatan Netanyahu

Lesley Collier, English ballerina and educator

Lesley Collier

Beat Richner, Swiss pediatrician and cellist

Beat Richner

Lyn St. James, American racing driver

Lyn St. James

Sian Elias, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 12th Chief Justice of New Zealand

Sian Elias · Chief Justice of New Zealand

Julia Migenes, American soprano and actress

Julia Migenes

Bernard Julien, Trinidadian cricketer

Bernard Julien

Charles Krauthammer, American physician, journalist, and author

Charles Krauthammer

William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter

William H. Macy

Charo, Spanish-American singer, guitarist, and actress

Charo

Wolfgang Rihm, German composer and educator

Wolfgang Rihm

Tim Sebastian, English journalist and author

Tim Sebastian

Andy Bean, American golfer

Andy Bean

Nicola Davies, Welsh lawyer and judge

Nicola Davies (judge)

Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos, Guyanese-English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for International Development

Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos · Secretary of State for International Development

Robin Duke, Canadian actress and screenwriter

Robin Duke

Bruno Conti, Italian footballer and manager

Bruno Conti

Glenne Headly, American actress (d. 2017)

Glenne Headly

Olga Rukavishnikova, Russian pentathlete

Olga Rukavishnikova

Dana Delany, American actress and producer

Dana Delany

Jamie Dimon, American banker and businessman

Jamie Dimon

Jonathan Rutherford, English political scientist and academic

Jonathan Rutherford

John Hoeven, American banker and politician, 31st Governor of North Dakota

John Hoeven · Governor of North Dakota

Moses Hogan, American composer and conductor (d. 2003)

Moses Hogan

Rick Lazio, American lawyer and politician

Rick Lazio

Caryl Phillips, Caribbean-English author and playwright

Caryl Phillips

Kathy Hilton, American actress and fashion designer

Kathy Hilton

Dirk Wellham, Australian cricketer

Dirk Wellham

Yurii Andrukhovych, Ukrainian poet and author

Yurii Andrukhovych

Adam Clayton, English-born Irish musician and songwriter

Adam Clayton

Joe Ranft, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor (d. 2005)

Joe Ranft

Terence Blanchard, American trumpet player and composer

Terence Blanchard

Seyhan Erözçelik, Turkish poet and author (d. 2011)

Seyhan Erözçelik

Vance Johnson, American football player

Vance Johnson

Fito Páez, Argentinian singer-songwriter, pianist, and director

Fito Páez

Will Clark, American baseball player

Will Clark

Craig Dimond, Australian rugby league player

Craig Dimond

Trevor Gillmeister, Australian rugby league player and coach

Trevor Gillmeister

Chico Science, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1997)

Chico Science

Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (d. 1994)

Andrés Escobar

Pieter Vink, Dutch footballer and referee

Pieter Vink

Darren Fritz, Australian rugby league player

Darren Fritz

Tim Story, American director and producer

Tim Story

Annabeth Gish, American actress

Annabeth Gish

Common, American rapper and actor

Common (rapper)

Augenijus Vaškys, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

Augenijus Vaškys

Edgar Davids, Surinamese-Dutch footballer and manager

Edgar Davids

Bobby Jackson, American basketball player and coach

Bobby Jackson (basketball)

James Brinkley, Scottish cricketer

James Brinkley

Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player and sportscaster

Thomas Enqvist

James Dewees, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

James Dewees

Troy Hudson, American basketball player and rapper

Troy Hudson

Danny Masterson, American actor and producer

Danny Masterson

Mohammed Sylla, Guinean footballer

Mohammed Sylla

Kay Tse, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress

Kay Tse

Tom Danielson, American cyclist

Tom Danielson

Kenny Watson, American football player

Kenny Watson

Johan Santana, Venezuelan-American baseball player

Johan Santana

Cédric Van Branteghem, Belgian sprinter

Cédric Van Branteghem

Caron Butler, American basketball player

Caron Butler

Flavia Cacace, Italian-English dancer

Flavia Cacace

Brad Watts, Australian rugby league player

Brad Watts

Jeremy Curl, Japanese-English explorer, author, and photographer

Jeremy Curl

Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player

Nicole Ohlde

Adam Thomson, New Zealand rugby player

Adam Thomson (rugby union)

George Rose, Australian rugby league player

George Rose (rugby league)

Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer

Kaitlin Sandeno

Erkan Veyseloğlu, Turkish basketball player

Erkan Veyseloğlu

Alcides Araújo Alves, Brazilian footballer

Alcides Araújo Alves

Emile Hirsch, American actor

Emile Hirsch

Ben Lowe, Australian rugby league player

Ben Lowe

Neil Wagner, South African-New Zealand cricketer

Neil Wagner

Marco Andretti, American race car driver

Marco Andretti

Andreas Beck, German footballer

Andreas Beck (footballer)

Furdjel Narsingh, Dutch footballer

Furdjel Narsingh

Holger Badstuber, German footballer

Holger Badstuber

Marko Marin, German footballer

Marko Marin

Kaya Scodelario, English actress

Kaya Scodelario

Gerard Deulofeu, Spanish footballer

Gerard Deulofeu

Leander of Seville, Spanish bishop and saint (b. 534)

Leander of Seville

Gerald of Mayo, Anglo-Saxon abbot

Gerald of Mayo · Abbot

Du Chongwei, Chinese general and governor

Du Chongwei

Fujiwara no Tadamichi, Japanese regent (b. 1097)

Fujiwara no Tadamichi

Mieszko III the Old, king of Poland (b. c. 1121)

Mieszko III the Old

Henry of Almain (b. 1235)

Henry of Almain

Theodore Metochita, Byzantine Empire statesman and author (b. 1270)

Theodore Metochita · Byzantine Empire

John Barbour, Scottish priest and poet (b. 1320)

John Barbour (poet)

Shahrukh Mirza, Timurid ruler of Persia and Transoxania (b. 1377)

Shahrukh Mirza · Timurid Empire

Charles I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1468)

Charles I, Duke of Savoy

Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (b. 1456)

Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary

Michel de l'Hôpital, French politician (b. 1507)

Michel de l'Hôpital

Henry Cuffe, Politician (b. 1563)

Henry Cuffe

Arnaud d'Ossat, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1537)

Arnaud d'Ossat

Richard Burbage, English actor (b. 1567)

Richard Burbage

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

Johann Friedrich Böttger, German chemist and potter (b. 1682)

Johann Friedrich Böttger

Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (b. 1731)

Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France

Philibert Commerson, French historian and explorer (b. 1727)

Philibert Commerson

Nana Fadnavis, Indian minister and politician (b. 1742)

Nana Fadnavis

Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)

Christian VII of Denmark

William Bradley, English lieutenant and cartographer (b. 1757)

William Bradley (Royal Navy officer)

Henry Shrapnel, English general (b. 1761)

Henry Shrapnel

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician, 6th Prime Minister of France (b. 1773)

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle · Prime Minister of France

David Swinson Maynard, American physician, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1808)

David Swinson Maynard

Adolf Anderssen, German mathematician and chess player (b. 1818)

Adolf Anderssen

Alexander II of Russia (b. 1818)

Alexander II of Russia

Leland Stanford, Jr., American son of Leland Stanford (b. 1868)

Leland Stanford, Jr. · Leland Stanford

Benjamin Harrison, American general and politician, 23rd President of the United States (b. 1833)

Benjamin Harrison · President of the United States

Fernand Pelloutier, French anarchist and syndicalist (b. 1867)

Fernand Pelloutier

Susan B. Anthony, American activist (b. 1820)

Susan B. Anthony

John J. Toffey, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1844)

John J. Toffey · Medal of Honor

Eugène-Étienne Taché, Canadian engineer and architect, designed the Parliament Building (b. 1836)

Eugène-Étienne Taché · Parliament Building (Quebec)

Hugo Treffner, German educator, founded the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium (b. 1845)

Hugo Treffner · Hugo Treffner Gymnasium

Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, Pakistani physician and scholar (b. 1841)

Hakeem Noor-ud-Din

César Cui, Russian composer and critic (b. 1835)

César Cui

Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (b. 1835)

Jenny Twitchell Kempton

Francis Bell, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1851)

Francis Bell (New Zealand politician) · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Cevat Çobanlı, Turkish general (b. 1870)

Cevat Çobanlı

Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and author (b. 1857)

Clarence Darrow

Elizabeth Madox Roberts, American poet and author (b. 1881)

Elizabeth Madox Roberts

Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist (b. 1898)

Stephen Vincent Benét

Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and statistician (b. 1884)

Corrado Gini

Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (b. 1891)

Vittorio Jano

Fan S. Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Albania (b. 1882)

Fan S. Noli · Prime Minister of Albania

Rockwell Kent, American painter and illustrator (b. 1882)

Rockwell Kent

Tony Ray-Jones, English photographer (b. 1941)

Tony Ray-Jones

Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)

Ivo Andrić · Nobel Prize in Literature

Ole Haugsrud, American sports executive (b. 1900)

Ole Haugsrud

John Cazale, American actor (b. 1935)

John Cazale

Louison Bobet, French cyclist (b. 1925)

Louison Bobet

Paul Citroen, German-Dutch illustrator and educator (b. 1896)

Paul Citroen

Fahrettin Özdilek, Turkish general and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1898)

Fahrettin Özdilek · Prime Minister of Turkey

Bruno Bettelheim, Austrian-American psychologist and author (b. 1903)

Bruno Bettelheim

Karl Münchinger, German conductor and composer (b. 1915)

Karl Münchinger

Leon Day, American baseball player (b. 1916)

Leon Day

Odette Hallowes, French nurse and spy (b. 1912)

Odette Hallowes

Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1941)

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (b. 1945)

Judge Dread

Hans von Ohain, German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1911)

Hans von Ohain

Lee Falk, American cartoonist, director, and producer (b. 1911)

Lee Falk

Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (b. 1912)

Garson Kanin

Bidu Sayão, Brazilian-American soprano (b. 1902)

Bidu Sayão

John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (b. 1934)

John A. Alonzo

Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian and educator (b. 1895)

Encarnacion Alzona

Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1900)

Hans-Georg Gadamer

Vilayat Khan, Indian sitar player and composer (b. 1928)

Vilayat Khan · Sitar

Franz König, Austrian cardinal (b. 1905)

Franz König

Robert C. Baker, American businessman, invented the chicken nugget (b. 1921)

Robert C. Baker · Chicken nugget

Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (b. 1944)

Jimmy Johnstone

Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)

Maureen Stapleton

Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler and manager (b. 1925)

Arnold Skaaland

Elizabeth Gilels, Russian violinist (b. 1919)

Elizabeth Gilels

Betsy Blair, American actress (b. 1923)

Betsy Blair

Alan W. Livingston, American businessman (b. 1917)

Alan W. Livingston

Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter (b. 1930)

Jean Ferrat

Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1951)

Rick Martin

Michael P. Barnett, English chemist and computer scientist (b. 1929)

Michael P. Barnett

Cartha DeLoach, American FBI agent and author (b. 1920)

Cartha DeLoach · FBI

Ducky Detweiler, American baseball player and manager (b. 1919)

Ducky Detweiler

Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (b. 1928)

Reubin Askew · Governor of Florida

Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr., American businessman (b. 1926)

Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr.

Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, Irish businessman and politician (b. 1944)

Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (b. 1932)

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah · President of Sierra Leone

Icchokas Meras, Lithuanian-Israeli author and screenwriter (b. 1934)

Icchokas Meras

Irwin Hasen, American cartoonist (b. 1918)

Irwin Hasen

Al Rosen, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)

Al Rosen

Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist (b. 1926)

Hilary Putnam

Martin Olav Sabo, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)

Martin Olav Sabo

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, American author (b. 1965)

Amy Krouse Rosenthal