March 16 — On This Day

Babylonians capture Jerusalem, and replace Jeconiah with Zedekiah as king.

Babylonians · Jerusalem · Jeconiah · Zedekiah

Emperor Valentinian III is assassinated by two Hunnic retainers while training with the bow on the Campus Martius (Rome).

Valentinian III · Assassination · Huns · Bow and arrow · Campus Martius

Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.

Meng Zhixiang · Emperor of China · Later Shu · Later Tang

Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.

York Castle · York

Over 200 Cathars are burned after the Fall of Montségur.

Cathar · Siege of Montségur

The Battle of Boroughbridge take place in the Despenser Wars.

Battle of Boroughbridge · Despenser War

Ferdinand Magellan reaches the island of Homonhon in the Philippines.

Ferdinand Magellan · Homonhon · Philippines

Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."

Samoset · Mohegan · Plymouth Colony

The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.

Long Parliament · Convention Parliament (1660)

The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.

Royal Welch Fusiliers

American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Roatán · Roatán

Anglo-Spanish War (1779): Action of 16 March 1782

Anglo-Spanish War (1779) · Action of 16 March 1782

King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.

Gustav III of Sweden · March 29

French Revolutionary Wars: An Austrian column is defeated by the French in the Battle of Valvasone.

French Revolutionary Wars · Battle of Valvasone (1797)

The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.

United States Army Corps of Engineers · United States Military Academy

The Siege of Badajoz begins: British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat the French garrison during the Peninsular War.

Siege of Badajoz (1812) · Peninsular War

Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.

William I of the Netherlands · United Kingdom of the Netherlands · Constitutional monarchy

In the Second Battle of Cancha Rayada, Spanish forces defeated Chileans under José de San Martín.

Second Battle of Cancha Rayada · Chile · José de San Martín

American Civil War: During the Red River Campaign, Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.

American Civil War · Red River Campaign · Union (American Civil War) · Alexandria, Louisiana

American Civil War: The Battle of Averasborough began as Confederate forces suffer irreplaceable casualties in the final months of the war.

Battle of Averasborough

The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.

Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky) · Tchaikovsky

The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.

Wanderers F.C. · FA Cup · Association football · Royal Engineers A.F.C. · The Oval

Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.

Jules Massenet · Thaïs (opera)

Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.

Arthur Evans · Knossos · Bronze Age · Crete

The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.

John J. Pershing · US-Mexico border · Pancho Villa

World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.

World War I · Action of 16 March 1917

Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites executed 70-100 capitulated Reds.

Finnish Civil War · Battle of Länkipohja · Whites (Finland) · Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic

In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.

Treaty of Rome (1924) · Rijeka

An earthquake occurs in Yunnan, China.

1925 Dali earthquake · Yunnan

History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

Rocket · Robert H. Goddard · Rocket · Auburn, Massachusetts

Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.

Adolf Hitler · Treaty of Versailles · Wehrmacht

Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.

Allegheny River · Monongahela River · Pittsburgh Flood of 1936

From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.

Prague Castle · Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia · Protectorate

First person killed (James Isbister) in a German bombing raid on the UK in World War II during a raid on Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands.

Scapa Flow · Orkney Islands

World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persisted.

World War II · Battle of Iwo Jima

Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers, resulting in around 5,000 deaths.

Bombing of Würzburg in World War II

The Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.

Ford Motor Company · Ford Thunderbird

A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.

Flying Tiger Line · Lockheed Constellation · Flying Tiger Line Flight 739

Launch of Gemini 8, the 12th manned American space flight and first space docking with the Agena target vehicle.

Gemini 8 · Agena target vehicle

Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.

Vietnam War · My Lai Massacre · Vietnam

General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.

General Motors · Oldsmobile Toronado

A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.

Viasa · McDonnell Douglas DC-9 · Viasa Flight 742 · Maracaibo

British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns, citing personal reasons.

Harold Wilson

Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.

Kamal Jumblatt · Lebanese Civil War

Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped. (He is later murdered by his captors.)

Aldo Moro

Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the largest oil spill in history at that time.

Amoco Cadiz · Brittany · Oil spill

Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.

Sino-Vietnamese War · People's Liberation Army

Demolition of the Ismaning radio transmitter, the last wooden radio tower in Germany.

Ismaning radio transmitter

William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists. (He later dies in captivity.)

William Francis Buckley · CIA · Beirut · Lebanon · Islamic fundamentalists

Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut. He is released on December 4, 1991.

Associated Press · Terry A. Anderson · Beirut

Iran-Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Iran-Contra affair · Oliver North · John Poindexter · Conspiracy (criminal)

Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5000 people and injuring about 10000 people.

Halabja chemical attack · Kurd · Halabja · Iraq · Poison gas

The Troubles: Ulster loyalist militant Michael Stone attacks a Provisional IRA funeral in Belfast with pistols and grenades. A PIRA volunteer and two civilians are killed, and more than 60 others are wounded.

The Troubles · Ulster loyalism · Michael Stone (loyalist) · Milltown Cemetery attack · Provisional IRA

In Egypt, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found near the Pyramid of Cheops.

Egypt · Mummy · Great Pyramid of Giza

The airplane carrying eight members of Reba McEntire's touring band crashed on the side of Otay Mountain.

Reba McEntire · Otay Mountain

Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.

Mississippi · Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution · Slavery

Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.

Israel · Jericho

Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.

Crimea · Crimean status referendum, 2014 · Ukraine

A bomb detonates in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 54.

2016 Peshawar bus bombing · Peshawar

Two suicide bombers detonate their explosives at a mosque during morning prayer on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing 22 and injuring 18.

2016 Maiduguri suicide bombings · Maiduguri

The Xuande Emperor, ruler of Ming China (d. 1435)

Xuande Emperor · Ming dynasty

Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss priest and theologian (d. 1510)

Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg

Kunigunde of Austria, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1520)

Kunigunde of Austria

Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)

Henry IV, Duke of Saxony

Amar Singh I, successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar (d. 1620)

Amar Singh I

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and poet (d. 1647)

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

Gerbrand Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (d. 1618)

Gerbrand Bredero

Ii Naotaka, Japanese daimyo (d. 1659)

Ii Naotaka

Ebba Brahe, Swedish countess (d. 1674)

Ebba Brahe

Michael Franck, German baker, teacher, poet, and composer (d. 1667)

Michael Franck

Agostino Mitelli, Italian painter (d. 1660)

Agostino Mitelli

Georg Neumark, German poet and composer (d. 1681)

Georg Neumark

René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)

René Le Bossu

François Crépieul, Jesuit missionary (d. 1702)

François Crépieul

Andreas Acoluthus, German scholar (d. 1704)

Andreas Acoluthus

François de Franquetot de Coigny, French general (d. 1759)

François de Franquetot de Coigny

Jean Bouhier, French jurist and scholar (d. 1746)

Jean Bouhier (jurist)

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Frederick William I (d. 1757)

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

Malhar Rao Holkar, Indian nobleman (d. 1766)

Malhar Rao Holkar

Daniel Lorenz Salthenius, Swedish theologian (d. 1750)

Daniel Lorenz Salthenius

Maria Louise Albertine (d. 1818)

Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg

Carlo Amoretti, Italian scientist (d. 1816)

Carlo Amoretti

Nicolas-Germain Léonard, French poet and novelist (d. 1793)

Nicolas-Germain Léonard

Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (d. 1848)

Caroline Herschel

James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)

James Madison · President of the United States

François Amédée Doppet, French general (d. 1799)

François Amédée Doppet

Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, French antiquarian, cartographer, artist and explorer (d. 1875)

Jean-Frédéric Waldeck

Antoine-Jean Gros, French painter (d. 1835)

Antoine-Jean Gros

Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentinian general and politician, 6th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (d. 1836)

Juan Ramón Balcarce · Governor of Buenos Aires Province

Matthew Flinders, English navigator and cartographer (d. 1814)

Matthew Flinders

Francis Rawdon Chesney, English general and explorer (d. 1872)

Francis Rawdon Chesney

Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (d. 1854)

Georg Ohm

Ami Boué, Austrian geologist and ethnographer (d. 1881)

Ami Boué

Alaric Alexander Watts, English poet and journalist (d. 1864)

Alaric Alexander Watts

Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer (d. 1871)

Anna Atkins

Emperor Ninkō of Japan (d. 1846)

Emperor Ninkō

Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (d. 1861)

Peter Ernst von Lasaulx

Félix De Vigne, Belgian painter (d. 1862)

Félix De Vigne

Gaëtan de Rochebouët, French prime minister (d. 1899)

Gaëtan de Rochebouët

José Paranhos, Brazilian politician (d. 1880)

José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco

Enrico Tamberlik, Italian tenor (d. 1889)

Enrico Tamberlik

Eduard Heine, German mathematician and academic (d. 1881)

Eduard Heine

Rosa Bonheur, French painter and sculptor (d. 1899)

Rosa Bonheur

John Pope, American general (d. 1892)

John Pope (military officer)

William Henry Monk, English organist and composer (d. 1889)

William Henry Monk

Émile Deshayes de Marcère, French politician (d. 1918)

Émile Deshayes de Marcère

James Hector, Scottish geologist and surgeon (d. 1907)

James Hector

Andrew Smith Hallidie, English-American engineer and businessman (d. 1900)

Andrew Smith Hallidie

Sully Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)

Sully Prudhomme · Nobel Prize in Literature

John Butler Yeats, Irish painter (d. 1922)

John Butler Yeats

Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese businessman (d. 1931)

Shibusawa Eiichi

Georg von der Gabelentz, German linguist and sinologist (d. 1893)

Georg von der Gabelentz

Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (d. 1928)

Umegatani Tōtarō I · Makuuchi

Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician and academic (d. 1927)

Gösta Mittag-Leffler

Rebecca Cole, American physician and social reformer (d. 1922)

Rebecca Cole

Jurgis Bielinis, Lithuanian book smuggler (d. 1918)

Jurgis Bielinis

Axel Heiberg, Norwegian financier and diplomat (d. 1932)

Axel Heiberg

Otto Bardenhewer, German patrologist (d. 1935)

Otto Bardenhewer

Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (d. 1931)

Martinus Beijerinck

Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France (d. 1879)

Napoléon, Prince Imperial

Charles Harding Firth, English historian and academic (d. 1936)

Charles Harding Firth

Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1906)

Alexander Stepanovich Popov

Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1953)

Patsy Donovan

Willy Burmester, German violinist (d. 1933)

Willy Burmester

Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (d. 1951)

Hans Merensky

Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (d. 1932)

Frantz Reichel

Frédéric François-Marsal, French prime minister (d. 1958)

Frédéric François-Marsal

Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer (d. 1972)

Léo-Ernest Ouimet

Clemens August Graf von Galen, German cardinal (d. 1946)

Clemens August Graf von Galen

Paul Jouve, French painter (d. 1973)

Paul Jouve

Fannie Charles Dillon, American composer (d. 1947)

Fannie Charles Dillon

James Lightbody, American runner (d. 1953)

James Lightbody

Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (d. 1958)

Ethel Anderson

Eric P. Kelly, American journalist and author (d. 1960)

Eric P. Kelly

Giacomo Benvenuti, Italian composer and musicologist (d. 1943)

Giacomo Benvenuti

Sydney Chaplin, English actor (d. 1965)

Sydney Chaplin

Herbert Lindström, Swedish tug of war player (d. 1951)

Herbert Lindström

Emilio Lunghi, Italian runner (d. 1925)

Emilio Lunghi

S. Stillman Berry, American marine zoologist (1984)

S. Stillman Berry

Reggie Walker, South African athlete (d. 1951)

Reggie Walker

César Vallejo, Peruvian poet, playwright, and journalist (d. 1938)

César Vallejo

Ernest Labrousse, French historian (d. 1988)

Ernest Labrousse

Conrad Nagel, American actor (d. 1970)

Conrad Nagel

Cyril Hume, American novelist (d. 1966)

Cyril Hume

Mencha Karnicheva, Macedonian revolutionary and assassin (d. 1964) [1]

Mencha Karnicheva

Alexis Chantraine, Belgian footballer (d. 1987)

Alexis Chantraine

Mike Mansfield, American politician and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to Japan (d. 2001)

Mike Mansfield · United States Ambassador to Japan

Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and translator (d. 2009)

Francisco Ayala (novelist)

Maurice Turnbull, Welsh-English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1944)

Maurice Turnbull

Henny Youngman, English-American violinist and comedian (d. 1998)

Henny Youngman

René Daumal, French author and poet (d. 1944)

René Daumal

Ernest Rogez, French water polo player (d. 1986)

Ernest Rogez

Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966)

Robert Rossen

Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (d. 1991)

Aladár Gerevich

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian-English cricketer and politician, 8th Nawab of Pataudi (d. 1952)

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi · Nawab of Pataudi

Pierre Harmel, Belgian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2009)

Pierre Harmel · Prime Minister of Belgium

Josef Mengele, German physician and captain (d. 1979)

Josef Mengele

Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993)

Pat Nixon

Rémy Raffalli, French soldier (d. 1952)

Rémy Raffalli

Kunihiko Kodaira, Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 1997)

Kunihiko Kodaira

Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004)

Mercedes McCambridge

Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer and businessman (d. 2010)

Tsutomu Yamaguchi

Louis C. Wyman, American lawyer and politician (d. 2002)

Louis C. Wyman

Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect (d. 1999)

Aldo van Eyck

Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)

Frederick Reines · Nobel Prize in Physics

John Addison, English-American soldier and composer (d. 1998)

John Addison

Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Sid Fleischman

Traudl Junge, German secretary (d. 2002)

Traudl Junge

Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (d. 2002)

Leo McKern

Harding Lemay, American screenwriter and playwright

Harding Lemay

Heinz Wallberg, German conductor (d. 2004)

Heinz Wallberg

Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress and singer (d. 2014)

Cornell Borchers

Mary Hinkson, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2014)

Mary Hinkson

Ervin Kassai, Hungarian basketball player and referee (d. 2012)

Ervin Kassai

Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist and engineer (d. 2004)

Luis E. Miramontes

Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (d. 1987)

Charles Goodell

Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (d. 2017)

Jerry Lewis

Vladimir Komarov, Russian pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1967)

Vladimir Komarov

Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2003)

Daniel Patrick Moynihan · United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Olga San Juan, American actress and dancer (d. 2009)

Olga San Juan

Wakanohana Kanji I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna (d. 2010)

Wakanohana Kanji I · Makuuchi

Christa Ludwig, German soprano and actress

Christa Ludwig

Betty Johnson, American singer

Betty Johnson

Tihomir Novakov, Serbian-American physicist and academic (d. 2015)

Tihomir Novakov

Nadja Tiller, Austrian actress

Nadja Tiller

Tommy Flanagan, American pianist and composer (d. 2001)

Tommy Flanagan

Augusto Boal, Brazilian theatre director, writer and politician (d. 2009)

Augusto Boal

Alan Heyman, American-South Korean musicologist and composer (d. 2014)

Alan Heyman

Anthony Kenny, English philosopher and academic

Anthony Kenny

John Munro, Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 2003)

John Munro (Canadian politician) · Minister of Labour (Canada)

Don Blasingame, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)

Don Blasingame

Walter Cunningham, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Walter Cunningham

Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and author

Kurt Diemberger

Herbert Marx, Canadian politician

Herbert Marx (politician)

Keith Critchlow, English architect and academic, co-founded Temenos Academy

Keith Critchlow · Temenos Academy

Sanford I. Weill, American banker, financier, and philanthropist

Sanford I. Weill

Jean Cournoyer, Canadian politician

Jean Cournoyer

Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (d. 2002)

Ray Hnatyshyn · Governor General of Canada

Roger Norrington, English violinist and conductor

Roger Norrington

Teresa Berganza, Spanish soprano and actress

Teresa Berganza

Pepe Cáceres, Colombian bullfighter (d. 1987)

Pepe Cáceres

Raymond Vahan Damadian, Armenian-American inventor, invented the MRI

Raymond Vahan Damadian · Magnetic resonance imaging

Fred Neil, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)

Fred Neil

David Frith, English historian, journalist, and author

David Frith

Attilio Nicora, Italian cardinal (d. 2017)

Attilio Nicora

Amos Tversky, Israeli-American psychologist and academic (d. 1996)

Amos Tversky

Carlos Bilardo, Argentinian footballer and manager

Carlos Bilardo

Yvon Côté, Canadian teacher

Yvon Côté

Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director and screenwriter

Bernardo Bertolucci

Vagif Mustafazadeh, Azerbaijani pianist and composer (d. 1979)

Vagif Mustafazadeh

Jan Pronk, Dutch academic and politician, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

Jan Pronk · Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (Netherlands)

Keith Rowe, English guitarist

Keith Rowe

Robert Guéï, Ivorian soldier and politician, 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire (d. 2002)

Robert Guéï · List of heads of state of Ivory Coast

Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality

Chuck Woolery

Roger Crozier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)

Roger Crozier

Gijs van Lennep, Dutch race car driver

Gijs van Lennep

Jean-Pierre Schosteck, French politician

Jean-Pierre Schosteck

James Soong, Chinese-Taiwanese politician, Governor of Taiwan Province

James Soong · Governor of Taiwan Province

Jerry Jeff Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jerry Jeff Walker

Ursula Goodenough, American biologist, zoologist, and author

Ursula Goodenough

Hans Heyer, German racing driver

Hans Heyer

Álvaro de Soto, Peruvian diplomat

Álvaro de Soto

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American computer scientist and academic

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Sigmund Groven, Norwegian harmonica player and composer

Sigmund Groven

Mary Kaldor, English economist and academic

Mary Kaldor

J. Z. Knight, American New Age teacher and author

J. Z. Knight

Guesch Patti, French singer

Guesch Patti

Michael Owen Bruce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Michael Owen Bruce

Richard Desjardins, Canadian singer-songwriter and director

Richard Desjardins

Catherine Quéré, French politician

Catherine Quéré

Erik Estrada, American actor

Erik Estrada

Victor Garber, Canadian actor and singer

Victor Garber

Elliott Murphy, American-French singer-songwriter and journalist

Elliott Murphy

Peter Forster, English bishop

Peter Forster

Kate Nelligan, Canadian actress

Kate Nelligan

Edhem Šljivo, Bosnian footballer

Edhem Šljivo

Ray Benson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Ray Benson

Abdelmajid Bourebbou, Algerian footballer

Abdelmajid Bourebbou

Oddvar Brå, Norwegian skier

Oddvar Brå

Joe DeLamielleure, American football player

Joe DeLamielleure

Alexandre Gonzalez, French long-distance runner

Alexandre Gonzalez

Claus Peter Flor, German conductor

Claus Peter Flor

Isabelle Huppert, French actress

Isabelle Huppert

Rainer Knaak, German chess player

Rainer Knaak

Richard Stallman, American computer scientist and programmer

Richard Stallman

David Heath, English politician

David Heath (politician)

Jimmy Nail, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Jimmy Nail

Tim O'Brien, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tim O'Brien (musician)

Dav Whatmore, Sri Lankan-Australian cricketer and coach

Dav Whatmore

Nancy Wilson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress

Nancy Wilson (rock musician)

Svetlana Alexeeva, Russian ice dancer and coach

Svetlana Alexeeva

Rimantas Astrauskas, Lithuanian physicist

Rimantas Astrauskas

Bruno Barreto, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter

Bruno Barreto

Linda Lepomme, Belgian actress and singer

Linda Lepomme

Andy Scott, Canadian politician (d. 2013)

Andy Scott (politician)

Jiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer

Jiro Watanabe

Ozzie Newsome, American football player and manager

Ozzie Newsome

Clifton Powell, American actor, director, and producer

Clifton Powell

Yoriko Shono, Japanese writer

Yoriko Shono

Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Swiss lawyer and politician

Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf

Phillip Wilcher, Australian pianist and composer

Phillip Wilcher

Kate Worley, American author (d. 2004)

Kate Worley

Michael J. Bloomfield, American astronaut

Michael J. Bloomfield

Sebastian Currier, American composer and educator

Sebastian Currier

Greg Dyer, Australian cricketer

Greg Dyer

Flavor Flav, American rapper and actor

Flavor Flav

Charles Hudson, American baseball player

Charles Hudson (baseball)

Steve Marker, American musician

Steve Marker

Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Norway

Jens Stoltenberg · Prime Minister of Norway

John Hemming, English businessman and politician

John Hemming (politician)

Duane Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Duane Sutter

Jenny Eclair, English comedian, actress and screenwriter

Jenny Eclair

Brett Kenny, Australian rugby player and coach

Brett Kenny

Todd McFarlane, Canadian author, illustrator, and businessman, founded McFarlane Toys

Todd McFarlane · McFarlane Toys

Franck Fréon, French race car driver

Franck Fréon

Liliane Gaschet, French athlete

Liliane Gaschet

Jerome Flynn, English actor and singer

Jerome Flynn

Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor and singer (d. 2002)

Kevin Smith (New Zealand actor)

Patty Griffin, American singer-songwriter

Patty Griffin

Pascal Richard, Swiss racing cyclist

Pascal Richard

Gore Verbinski, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Gore Verbinski

Steve Armstrong, American wrestler

Steve Armstrong

Cindy Brown, basketball player

Cindy Brown (basketball)

Mark Carney, Canadian-English economist and banker

Mark Carney

Cristiana Reali, Italian-Brazilian actress

Cristiana Reali

Tracy Bonham, American singer and violinist

Tracy Bonham

John Darnielle, American musician and novelist

John Darnielle

Lauren Graham, American actress and producer

Lauren Graham

Ronnie McCoury, American bluegrass mandolin player, singer and songwriter

Ronnie McCoury

Heidi Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier

Heidi Zurbriggen

Trevor Wilson, American basketball player and police officer

Trevor Wilson (basketball)

Judah Friedlander, American comedian and actor

Judah Friedlander

Ottis Gibson, Barbadian cricketer and coach

Ottis Gibson

Alina Ivanova, Russian athlete

Alina Ivanova

Evangelos Koronios, Greek basketball player and coach

Evangelos Koronios

Joakim Berg, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Joakim Berg

Franck Comba, French rugby player

Franck Comba

Alan Tudyk, American actor

Alan Tudyk

Ismaïl Sghyr, French-Moroccan long-distance runner

Ismaïl Sghyr

Andrey Mizurov, Kazakhstani road bicycle racer

Andrey Mizurov

Vonda Ward, American boxer

Vonda Ward

Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer and politician

Georgios Anatolakis

Anne Charrier, French actress

Anne Charrier

Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricketer

Heath Streak

Luciano Castro, Argentine actor

Luciano Castro

Sienna Guillory, English model and actress

Sienna Guillory

Lionel Torres, French archer

Lionel Torres

Blu Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and producer

Blu Cantrell

Leila Lejeune, French handballer

Leila Lejeune

Susanne Ljungskog, Swedish cyclist

Susanne Ljungskog

Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player

Abraham Núñez (infielder)

Zhu Chen, Qatari chess Grandmaster

Zhu Chen

Mónica Cruz, Spanish actress and dancer

Mónica Cruz

Thomas Rupprath, German swimmer

Thomas Rupprath

Brooke Burns, American fashion model and actress

Brooke Burns

Annett Renneberg, German actress and singer

Annett Renneberg

Christina Liebherr, Swiss equestrian

Christina Liebherr

Rashad Moore, American football player

Rashad Moore

Sébastien Ostertag, French handball player

Sébastien Ostertag

Leena Peisa, Finnish keyboard player and songwriter

Leena Peisa

Andrei Stepanov, Estonian footballer

Andrei Stepanov (footballer)

Todd Heap, American football player

Todd Heap

Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player

Felipe Reyes

Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer

Andrew Bree

Curtis Granderson, American baseball player

Curtis Granderson

Julien Mazet, French road bicycle racer

Julien Mazet

Fabiana Murer, Brazilian pole vaulter

Fabiana Murer

Miguel Comminges, Guadeloupean footballer

Miguel Comminges

Riley Cote, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Riley Cote

Tommy Hansen, Czech actor

Tommy Hansen

Jesús Del Nero, Spanish road bicycle racer

Jesús Del Nero

Brian Wilson, American baseball player

Brian Wilson (baseball)

Stephen Drew, American baseball player

Stephen Drew

Brandon League, American baseball player

Brandon League

Nicolas Rousseau, French road bicycle racer

Nicolas Rousseau

Tramon Williams, American football player

Tramon Williams

Levi Brown, American football player

Levi Brown (offensive tackle)

Aisling Bea, Irish comedienne and actress

Aisling Bea

Sharon Cherop, Kenyan long-distance runner

Sharon Cherop

Michael Ennis, Australian rugby player

Michael Ennis

Hosea Gear, New Zealand rugby player

Hosea Gear

Brandon Prust, Canadian ice hockey player

Brandon Prust

Teddy Atine-Venel, French athlete

Teddy Atine-Venel

Eddy Lover, Panamanian singer-songwriter

Eddy Lover

Aleksei Sokirskiy, Russian hammer thrower

Aleksei Sokirskiy

Alexandra Daddario, American actress

Alexandra Daddario

Toney Douglas, American basketball player

Toney Douglas

Kenny Dykstra, American wrestler

Kenny Dykstra

T. J. Jordan, American basketball player

T. J. Jordan

Boaz Solossa, Indonesian footballer

Boaz Solossa

Daisuke Takahashi, Japanese figure skater

Daisuke Takahashi

Fabien Lemoine, French football player

Fabien Lemoine

Jessica Gregg, Canadian speed skater

Jessica Gregg

Patrick Herrmann, German footballer

Patrick Herrmann (footballer born 1988)

Blake Griffin, American basketball player

Blake Griffin

Jung So-min, Korean actress

Jung So-min

Magalie Pottier, French racing cyclist

Magalie Pottier

Theo Walcott, English footballer

Theo Walcott

Andre Young, basketball player

Andre Young (basketball)

Reggie Bullock, American basketball player

Reggie Bullock

Wolfgang Van Halen, American bassist

Wolfgang Van Halen

George Ford, English rugby union player

George Ford (rugby union)

Marine Lorphelin, Miss France

Marine Lorphelin

Joel Embiid, Cameroonian basketball player

Joel Embiid

Inga Janulevičiūtė, Lithuanian figure skater

Inga Janulevičiūtė

Florian Neuhaus, German football player

Florian Neuhaus

Tiberius, Roman emperor (b. 42 BC)

Tiberius

Valentinian III, Roman emperor (b. 419)

Valentinian III

Heraclius, Roman courtier (primicerius sacri cubiculi )

Heraclius (primicerius sacri cubiculi) · Primicerius

Xiao Mian, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Xiao Mian · Chancellor of the Tang dynasty

Takin al-Khazari, Egyptian commander and politician, Abbasid Governor of Egypt

Takin al-Khazari · List of governors of Islamic Egypt

Pi Guangye, Chinese official and chancellor (b. 877)

Pi Guangye

Heribert of Cologne, German archbishop and saint (b. 970)

Heribert of Cologne

Adalbert of Hamburg, German archbishop (b. 1000)

Adalbert of Hamburg

Henry I, Count of Champagne

Henry I, Count of Champagne

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (b. 1161)

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem

Jeanne of Dammartin, Queen consort of Castile and León (b. 1216)

Joan, Countess of Ponthieu

Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English general and politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1276)

Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford · Lord High Constable of England

Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (b. 1350)

Margaret III, Countess of Flanders

John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, French-English admiral and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1373)

John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Ladislaus Hunyadi, Hungarian politician (b. 1433)

Ladislaus Hunyadi

Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)

Anne Neville · Richard III of England

Anthony St. Leger, English-Irish politician Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1496)

Anthony St Leger (Lord Deputy of Ireland) · Lord Deputy of Ireland

Jean de Brébeuf, French-Canadian missionary and saint (b. 1593)

Jean de Brébeuf

John Leverett, English general and politician, 19th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)

John Leverett · Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

James Craggs the Elder, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1657)

James Craggs the Elder · Postmaster General of the United Kingdom

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1710)

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Benjamin Wadsworth, American minister and academic (b. 1670)

Benjamin Wadsworth

George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (b. 1666)

George Bähr · Dresden Frauenkirche

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1690)

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Nathaniel Bowditch, American captain and mathematician (b. 1773)

Nathaniel Bowditch

Félix Savart, French physicist and psychologist (d. 1791)

Félix Savart

David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (b. 1814)

David Wilmot · Wilmot Proviso

Art Croft, American baseball player (b. 1855)

Art Croft

Hippolyte Carnot, French politician (b. 1801)

Hippolyte Carnot

Samuel F. Miller, American lawyer and politician (b. 1827)

Samuel F. Miller (U.S. politician)

Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator (b. 1872)

Aubrey Beardsley

Joseph Medill, American journalist and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1823)

Joseph Medill · Mayor of Chicago

Roy Bean, American lawyer and judge (b. 1825)

Roy Bean

Max Burckhard, Austrian theater director (b. 1854)

Max Burckhard

Gaston Calmette, French journalist (b. 1858)

Gaston Calmette

Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)

Charles Albert Gobat · Nobel Peace Prize

John Murray, Scottish oceanographer, biologist, and limnologist (b. 1841)

John Murray (oceanographer)

August von Wassermann, German bacteriologist and hygienist (b. 1866)

August von Wassermann

Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1870)

Miguel Primo de Rivera · Prime Minister of Spain

John James Rickard Macleod, Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)

John James Rickard Macleod · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-Danish chess player (b. 1886)

Aron Nimzowitsch

Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (b. 1864)

Marguerite Durand

Alexander von Staël-Holstein, Estonian orientalist and sinologist (b. 1877)

Alexander von Staël-Holstein

Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)

Selma Lagerlöf · Nobel Prize in Literature

Börries von Münchhausen, German poet (b. 1874)

Börries von Münchhausen

Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1914)

Nicolas de Staël

Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (b. 1876)

Constantin Brâncuși

Leon Cadore, American baseball player (b. 1891)

Leon Cadore

Chen Geng, Chinese general and politician (b. 1903)

Chen Geng

Václav Talich, Czech violinist and conductor (b. 1883)

Václav Talich

Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer (b. 1874)

Laura Adams Armer

Thomas MacGreevy, Irish poet (b. 1893)

Thomas MacGreevy

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian-American pianist and composer (b. 1895)

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and translator (b. 1907)

Gunnar Ekelöf

Tammi Terrell, American singer (b. 1945)

Tammi Terrell

Bebe Daniels, American actress (b. 1901)

Bebe Daniels

Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of New York (b. 1902)

Thomas E. Dewey · Governor of New York

Pie Traynor, American baseball player (b. 1898)

Pie Traynor

T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1910)

T-Bone Walker

Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (b. 1917)

Kamal Jumblatt

Jean Monnet, French economist and politician (b. 1888)

Jean Monnet

Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-American painter (b. 1898)

Tamara de Lempicka

Arthur Godfrey, American actor and television host (b. 1903)

Arthur Godfrey

Fred Rose, Polish-Canadian politician (b. 1907)

Fred Rose (politician)

Roger Sessions, American composer, critic, and educator (b. 1896)

Roger Sessions

Eddie Shore, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1902)

Eddie Shore

Mickey Thompson, American race car driver (b. 1928)

Mickey Thompson

Ernst Bacon, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1898)

Ernst Bacon

Chris Austin, American country singer (b .1964)

Chris Austin

Jean Bellette, Australian artist (b. 1908)

Jean Bellette

Yves Rocard, French physicist and engineer (b. 1903)

Yves Rocard

Eric Show, American baseball player (b. 1956)

Eric Show

Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Derek Barton · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Esther Bubley, American photographer (b. 1921)

Esther Bubley

Gratien Gélinas, Canadian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1909)

Gratien Gélinas

Thomas Ferebee, American colonel and pilot (b. 1918)

Thomas Ferebee

Pavel Prudnikau, Belarusian poet and author (b. 1911)

Pavel Prudnikau

Michael Starr, Canadian judge and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of Labour (b. 1910)

Michael Starr (politician) · Minister of Labour (Canada)

Carlos Velázquez, Puerto Rican pitcher (b. 1948)

Carlos Velázquez (baseball)

Bob Wollek, French race car driver (b. 1943)

Bob Wollek

Rachel Corrie, American activist (b. 1979)

Rachel Corrie

Ronald Ferguson, English captain, polo player, and manager (b. 1931)

Ronald Ferguson

Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (b. 1910)

Vilém Tauský

Todd Bell, American football player (b. 1958)

Todd Bell

Ralph Erskine, English architect, designed The London Ark (b. 1914)

Ralph Erskine (architect) · The London Ark

Dick Radatz, American baseball player (b. 1937)

Dick Radatz

Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. 1984)

Manjural Islam Rana

Bill Brown, Australian cricketer and soldier (b. 1912)

Bill Brown (cricketer)

Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1931)

Ivan Dixon

Gary Hart, American wrestler and manager (b. 1942)

Gary Hart (wrestler)

Richard Wirthlin, American religious leader (b. 1931)

Richard Wirthlin

Donald E. Hillman, American colonel and pilot (b. 1918)

Donald E. Hillman

Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (b. 1924)

Takaaki Yoshimoto

Jamal Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi physicist and cosmologist (b. 1939)

Jamal Nazrul Islam

José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Argentinian economist and politician, Minister of Economy of Argentina (b. 1925)

José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz · Minister of Economy of Argentina

Yadier Pedroso, Cuban pitcher (b. 1986)

Yadier Pedroso

Ruchoma Shain, American-born teacher and author (b. 1914)

Ruchoma Shain

Marina Solodkin, Russian-Israeli academic and politician (b. 1952)

Marina Solodkin

Frank Thornton, English actor (b. 1921)

Frank Thornton

Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (b. 1941)

Gary Bettenhausen

Donald Crothers, American chemist and academic (b. 1937)

Donald Crothers

Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy, Sierra Leonean author, poet, and playwright (b. 1936)

Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy

Steve Moore, English author and illustrator (b. 1949)

Steve Moore (comics)

Alexander Pochinok, Russian economist and politician (b. 1958)

Alexander Pochinok

Jack Haley, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1964)

Jack Haley (basketball)

Don Robertson, American pianist and composer (b. 1922)

Don Robertson (songwriter)

Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian-American mathematician and poet (b. 1924)

Alexander Esenin-Volpin

Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and actor (b. 1944)

Frank Sinatra, Jr.