March 17 — On This Day

In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda.

Julius Caesar · Pompey · Titus Labienus · Gnaeus Pompeius (son of Pompey the Great) · Battle of Munda

Marcus Aurelius dies leaving Commodus the sole emperor of the Roman Empire.

Marcus Aurelius · Commodus · Roman Empire

Petronius Maximus becomes, with support of the Roman Senate, emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

Petronius Maximus · Roman Senate · Western Roman Empire

The Raja of Butuan in what is now the Philippines sends a tributary mission to the Song dynasty.

Rajahnate of Butuan · Philippines · Song dynasty

Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England.

Edward, the Black Prince · Duke of Cornwall · Duchy

The Battle of Los Alporchones is fought in the context of the Spanish Reconquista between the Emirate of Granada and the combined forces of the Kingdom of Castile and Murcia resulting in a Christian victory.

Battle of Los Alporchones · Reconquista · Emirate of Granada · Kingdom of Castile · Taifa of Murcia

Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island in Rio de Janeiro is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique.

Fort Coligny · Villegagnon Island · Rio de Janeiro · Portuguese Empire · France Antarctique

The Siege of Valenciennes, during the Franco-Dutch War, ends with France's taking of the city.

Siege of Valenciennes (1676-77) · Franco-Dutch War

American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.

American Revolution · Evacuation Day (Massachusetts) · Boston · Siege of Boston · George Washington

American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".

Continental Army · Saint Patrick's Day

The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King.

Italian Republic (Napoleonic) · Napoleon · Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)

The Malay archipelago splits into two domains after the Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.

Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824

The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed;

Relief Society · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand land wars.

First Taranaki War · Taranaki · New Zealand land wars

The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.

Kingdom of Italy

SS Utopia collides with HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.

SS Utopia · HMS Anson (1886) · Bay of Gibraltar

The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.

Second Polish Republic · March Constitution

Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins,

Second Sino-Japanese War · Battle of Nanchang · Kuomintang · Empire of Japan

In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

National Gallery of Art · Franklin D. Roosevelt

Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland.

The Holocaust · Lwów Ghetto · Belzec extermination camp

The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture.

Ludendorff Bridge · Remagen

First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.

B-45 Tornado · Strategic bomber

Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.

Belgium · France · Luxembourg · Netherlands · United Kingdom

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".

University of California, Berkeley · Californium

A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash · Cebu · Philippines · President of the Philippines · Ramon Magsaysay

The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.

Vanguard 1 · Satellite

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.

14th Dalai Lama · Dalai Lama · Tibet

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

Dwight D. Eisenhower · United States National Security Council · Cuba · Bay of Pigs Invasion

Mount Agung erupted on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.

Mount Agung · Bali

Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.

DSV Alvin · 1966 Palomares B-52 crash

As a result of nerve gas testing in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.

Nerve gas · Skull Valley (Utah) · Dugway sheep incident

Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.

Golda Meir · Prime Minister of Israel

My Lai Massacre: The United States Army charges 14 officers with suppressing information related to the incident.

My Lai Massacre

The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

Pulitzer Prize · Burst of Joy · Prisoner of war · Vietnam War

The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.

Penmanshiel Tunnel

Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.

Serial killer · Richard Ramirez

A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143.

Colombia · Boeing 727 · Jet airliner · Avianca Flight 410 · Venezuela

Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet.

Eritrean War of Independence · Ethiopia · Eritrea · Eritrean People's Liberation Front · Battle of Afabet

Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.

1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires · Car bomb

A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.

South African apartheid referendum, 1992

Five hundred thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead.

Uganda · Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs · Robin Cook · Cabinet of the United Kingdom · 2003 invasion of Iraq

Unrest in Kosovo: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Thirty-five Serbian Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in Serbia are destroyed.

2004 unrest in Kosovo · Serbian Orthodox Church · Kosovo · Mosque · Serbia

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1972 relating to Somalia is adopted.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1972 · Somalia

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 relating to Libyan Civil War is adopted.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 · Libyan Civil War (2011)

Harun al-Rashid, Abbasid caliph (d. 809)

Harun al-Rashid · Abbasid Caliphate

Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)

Emperor Shijō

James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)

James IV of Scotland

Giovanni Francesco Commendone, Catholic cardinal (d. 1584)

Giovanni Francesco Commendone

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyō (d. 1598)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge, Swedish field marshal (d. 1662)

Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer (d. 1729)

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre · Harpsichord

Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian (d. 1732)

Thomas Boston

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver (d. 1755)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (d. 1806)

Lachlan McIntosh

Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author (d. 1861)

Patrick Brontë

Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1864)

Roger B. Taney · Chief Justice of the United States

Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator (d. 1847)

Thomas Chalmers

Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator (d. 1849)

Ebenezer Elliott

Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer (d. 1881)

Jim Bridger

Norbert Rillieux, African American inventor and chemical engineer (d. 1894)

Norbert Rillieux

Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (d. 1897)

Jean Ingelow

Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (d. 1900)

Gottlieb Daimler · Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft

Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer (d. 1901)

Josef Rheinberger

Kate Greenaway, English author and illustrator (d. 1901)

Kate Greenaway

Charles F. Brush, American businessman and philanthropist, co-invented the Arc lamp (d. 1929)

Charles F. Brush · Arc lamp

Cornelia Clapp, American marine biologist (d. 1934)

Cornelia Clapp

Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)

Mikhail Vrubel

Silvio Gesell, Belgian merchant and economist (d. 1930)

Silvio Gesell

Joseph Baptista, Indian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1930)

Joseph Baptista

Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1939)

Pierce Butler (justice)

Patrice Contamine de Latour, Spanish poet (d. 1926)

Patrice Contamine de Latour

Otto Gross, Austrian-German psychoanalyst and philosopher (d. 1920)

Otto Gross

Patrick Hastings, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1952)

Patrick Hastings · Attorney General for England and Wales

Lawrence Oates, English lieutenant and explorer (d. 1912)

Lawrence Oates

Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)

Walter Rudolf Hess · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (d. 1934)

Alcide Nunez

Ralph Rose, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (d. 1913)

Ralph Rose · Tug of war

Princess Patricia of Connaught (d. 1974)

Princess Patricia of Connaught

Paul Ramadier, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1961)

Paul Ramadier · Prime Minister of France

Harry Clarke, Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator (d. 1931)

Harry Clarke

Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1923)

Sayed Darwish

Paul Green, American playwright and academic (d. 1981)

Paul Green (playwright)

Lloyd Rees, Australian painter (d. 1988)

Lloyd Rees

Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (d. 1970)

Alfred Newman (composer)

Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (d. 1971)

Bobby Jones (golfer)

Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991)

Chaim Gross

Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (d. 1996)

Brigitte Helm

Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1991)

Jean Van Houtte · Prime Minister of Belgium

Takeo Miki, Japanese politician, 41st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1988)

Takeo Miki · Prime Minister of Japan

Sonny Werblin, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1991)

Sonny Werblin

Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987)

Bayard Rustin

Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach (d. 2008)

Sammy Baugh

Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985)

Ray Ellington

Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider (d. 2011)

Bill Roycroft

Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host (d. 1965)

Nat King Cole

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (d. 1975)

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman · President of Bangladesh

Meir Amit, Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications (d. 2009)

Meir Amit · Ministry of Communications (Israel)

Patrick Suppes, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 2014)

Patrick Suppes

Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (d. 2013)

Stephen Dodgson

Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor (d. 2015)

Gabriele Ferzetti

Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014)

Siegfried Lenz

Betty Allen, American soprano and educator (d. 2009)

Betty Allen

William John McKeag, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2007)

William John McKeag · Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

Paul Horn, American-Canadian flute player and saxophonist (d. 2014)

Paul Horn (musician)

James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1991)

James Irwin

Patricia Breslin, American actress (d. 2011)

Patricia Breslin

David Peakall, English-American chemist and toxicologist (d. 2001)

David Peakall

Myrlie Evers-Williams, American journalist and activist

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Penelope Lively, English author

Penelope Lively

Fred T. Mackenzie, American biologist and academic

Fred T. Mackenzie (scientist)

Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor

Adam Wade (singer)

Ladislav Kupkovič, Slovakian composer and conductor (d. 2016)

Ladislav Kupkovič

Ken Mattingly, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut

Ken Mattingly

Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina

Galina Samsova

Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)

Rudolf Nureyev

Keith O'Brien, Northern Ireland-born Scottish cleric, theologian, and cardinal

Keith O'Brien

Zola Taylor, American singer (d. 2007)

Zola Taylor

Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006)

Jim Gary

Bill Graham, Canadian academic and politician, 4th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Bill Graham (Canadian politician) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)

Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor and first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe

Robin Knox-Johnston

Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager

Giovanni Trapattoni

Mark White, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Texas

Mark White · Governor of Texas

Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese soldier and politician

Wang Jin-pyng

Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

Paul Kantner

Max Stafford-Clark, English director and academic

Max Stafford-Clark

Jeff Banks, Welsh fashion designer

Jeff Banks

Andrew Brook, Canadian philosopher, author, and academic

Andrew Brook

Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer

Pattie Boyd

Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager

Cito Gaston

John Sebastian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Sebastian

Michael Hayden, American general, 20th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Michael Hayden (general) · Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Yury Chernavsky, Russian-American songwriter and producer

Yury Chernavsky

William Gibson, American-Canadian author and screenwriter

William Gibson

Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and manager

Alex MacDonald (footballer, born 1948)

Patrick Duffy, American actor, director, and producer

Patrick Duffy

Pat Rice, Irish footballer and coach

Pat Rice

Stuart Rose, English businessman

Stuart Rose

Scott Gorham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Scott Gorham

Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Craig Ramsay

Kurt Russell, American actor and producer

Kurt Russell

Barry Horne, English activist (d. 2001)

Barry Horne

Filemon Lagman, Filipino activist (d. 2001)

Filemon Lagman

Chuck Muncie, American football player (d. 2013)

Chuck Muncie

Lesley-Anne Down, English actress

Lesley-Anne Down

Cynthia McKinney, American activist and politician

Cynthia McKinney

Paul Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Paul Overstreet

Gary Sinise, American actor, director, and bass player

Gary Sinise

Patrick McDonnell, American author and illustrator

Patrick McDonnell

Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer

Rory McGrath

Michael Kelly, American journalist and author (d. 2003)

Michael Kelly (editor)

Christian Clemenson, American actor

Christian Clemenson

Jorge Ramos, Mexican-American journalist and author

Jorge Ramos (news anchor)

Danny Ainge, American baseball and basketball player

Danny Ainge

Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer

Paul Black

Arye Gross, American actor

Arye Gross

Vicki Lewis, American actress and singer

Vicki Lewis

Sam Bowie, American basketball player

Sam Bowie

Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2006)

Dana Reeve

Casey Siemaszko, American actor

Casey Siemaszko

Carsten Almqvist, Swedish business executive

Carsten Almqvist

Ank Bijleveld, Dutch politician

Ank Bijleveld

Janet Gardner, American singer and guitarist

Janet Gardner

Roger Harper, Guyanese cricketer and coach

Roger Harper

Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (d. 2013)

Stefano Borgonovo

Lee Dixon, English footballer and journalist

Lee Dixon

Rob Lowe, American actor and producer

Rob Lowe

Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer and coach

Jacques Songo'o

Andrew Hudson, South African cricketer

Andrew Hudson

Andrew Rosindell, English journalist and politician

Andrew Rosindell

Jason Alchin, Australian rugby league player

Jason Alchin

Billy Corgan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Billy Corgan

Barry Minkow, American pastor and businessman

Barry Minkow

Eri Nitta, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress

Eri Nitta

Mathew St. Patrick, American actor and producer

Mathew St. Patrick

Edgar Grospiron, French skier

Edgar Grospiron

Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founded own eponymous brand (d. 2010)

Alexander McQueen · Alexander McQueen (brand)

Patrick Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player

Patrick Lebeau

Gene Ween, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gene Ween

Bill Mueller, American baseball player and coach

Bill Mueller

Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player

Melissa Auf der Maur

Torquil Campbell, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

Torquil Campbell

Mia Hamm, American soccer player

Mia Hamm

Rico Blanco, Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

Rico Blanco

Caroline Corr, Irish singer and drummer

Caroline Corr

Vance Wilson, American baseball player and manager

Vance Wilson

Mark Dolan, English comedian and television host

Mark Dolan

Justin Hawkins, English singer-songwriter

Justin Hawkins

Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer

Puneeth Rajkumar

Test, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2009)

Test (wrestler)

Natalie Zea, American actress

Natalie Zea

Scott Downs, American baseball player

Scott Downs

Tamar Braxton, American singer-songwriter and actress

Tamar Braxton

Zachery Kouwe, American journalist

Zachery Kouwe

Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player

Andrew Ference

Stephen Kramer Glickman, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and fashion designer

Stephen Kramer Glickman

Samoa Joe, American professional wrestler

King Joe

Danny Califf, American soccer player

Danny Califf

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistani tennis player

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

Aaron Baddeley, American-Australian golfer

Aaron Baddeley

Servet Çetin, Turkish footballer

Servet Çetin

Kyle Korver, American basketball player

Kyle Korver

Steven Pienaar, South African footballer

Steven Pienaar

Raul Meireles, Portuguese footballer

Raul Meireles

Ryan Rottman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Ryan Rottman

Chris Davis, American baseball player

Chris Davis (baseball)

Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer

Edin Džeko

Miles Kane, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Miles Kane

Silke Spiegelburg, German pole vaulter

Silke Spiegelburg

Federico Fazio, Argentinian footballer

Federico Fazio

Krisnan Inu, New Zealand rugby league player

Krisnan Inu

Ryan Parent, Canadian ice hockey player

Ryan Parent

Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player

Bobby Ryan

Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer

Rasmus Elm

Fraser Forster, English footballer

Fraser Forster

Grimes, Canadian artist musician and music video director

Grimes (musician)

Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player

Ryan White (ice hockey)

Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer

Shinji Kagawa

Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter and musician

Hozier (musician)

Saina Nehwal, Indian Badminton Player

Saina Nehwal

Jack De Belin, Australian rugby league player

Jack De Belin

Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer

Matteo Bianchetti

Ashley Taylor, Australian rugby league player

Ashley Taylor (rugby league)

Katie Ledecky, American swimmer

Katie Ledecky

Titus Labienus, Roman tribune and general (b. 100 BC)

Titus Labienus

Publius Attius Varus, Roman governor of Africa

Publius Attius Varus

Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (b. 121)

Marcus Aurelius

Amr ibn Hishām, Arab polytheist

Amr ibn Hishām · Polytheism

Gertrude of Nivelles, Belgian nun and saint (b. 626)

Gertrude of Nivelles

Haito, bishop of Basel

Haito · Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel

Li Yu, prince of the Tang Dynasty

Li Yu (prince) · Tang dynasty

Harold Harefoot, English king (b. 1015)

Harold Harefoot

Lulach, King of Scotland

Lulach

Jocelin of Glasgow, Scottish monk and bishop (b. 1130)

Jocelin of Glasgow

Peter of Montereau, architect (b. c. 1200)

Pierre de Montreuil

Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre

Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre

Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)

Emperor Go-Saga

An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (b. 1334/35)

An-Nasir Hasan · Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)

Louis, Count of Enghien, Count of Conversano and Brienne

Louis, Count of Enghien

Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (b. 1479)

Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours

Rana Sanga, Indian ruler (b. 1484)

Rana Sanga

Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500)

Alexander Ales

Princess Sophia of Sweden (b. 1547)

Princess Sophia of Sweden

John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)

John Sarkander

Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)

Philip Massinger

Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and saint (b. 1610)

Gabriel Lalemant

François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)

François de La Rochefoucauld (writer)

Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)

Menno van Coehoorn

Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)

Gilbert Burnet

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)

George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield

Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)

Daniel Bernoulli

James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)

James Edward Smith

Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden (b. 1753)

Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1764)

Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr · Minister of Defence (France)

Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)

Friedrich Bessel

William II of the Netherlands (b. 1792)

William II of the Netherlands

Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)

Christian Doppler

Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)

Robert Chambers (publisher born 1802) · Chambers Harrap

Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)

Ferdinand Laub

Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)

Jules Ferry · Prime Minister of France

Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)

Franz Brentano

Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)

Aleksei Brusilov

Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)

Austen Chamberlain · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs · Nobel Peace Prize

Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)

Dai Li

Aleksandra Ekster, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882)

Aleksandra Ekster

Fred Allen, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)

Fred Allen

Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

Irène Joliot-Curie · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907)

Ramon Magsaysay · President of the Philippines

John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870)

John Pius Boland

Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (b. 1877)

Bertha De Vriese

Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (b. 1860)

Susanna M. Salter

Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football player and coach (b. 1862)

Amos Alonzo Stagg

Louis Kahn, American architect and academic, designed Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (b. 1901)

Louis Kahn · Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban

Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)

Luchino Visconti

Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)

Paul Dean (baseball)

Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)

Haldan Keffer Hartline · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Louisa E. Rhine, American botanist and parapsychologist (b. 1891)

Louisa E. Rhine

Capucine, French model and actress (b. 1928)

Capucine

Grace Stafford, American actress (b. 1903)

Grace Stafford

Helen Hayes, American actress (b. 1900)

Helen Hayes

Mai Zetterling, Swedish-English actress and director (b. 1925)

Mai Zetterling

René Clément, French director and screenwriter (b. 1913)

René Clément

Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)

Terry Stafford

Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1957)

Jermaine Stewart

Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer (b. 1921)

Ernest Gold (composer)

Jean Pierre-Bloch, French activist (b. 1905)

Jean Pierre-Bloch

Rosetta LeNoire, American actress and producer (b. 1911)

Rosetta LeNoire

Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (b. 1917)

Văn Tiến Dũng · Minister of Defence (Vietnam)

Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, American television broadcaster and producer (b. 1908)

Sylvester Weaver (executive)

Royce Frith, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (b. 1923)

Royce Frith · Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (b. 1904)

George F. Kennan · United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union

Andre Norton, American author (b. 1912)

Andre Norton

Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)

Oleg Cassini

Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)

Ray Meyer

İstemihan Taviloğlu, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)

İstemihan Taviloğlu

John Backus, American mathematician and computer scientist, designed Fortran (b. 1924)

John Backus · Fortran

Roger Bennett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1959)

Roger Bennett (musician)

Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939)

Roland Arnall · United States Ambassador to the Netherlands

Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937)

Clodovil Hernandes

Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950)

Alex Chilton

Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Sid Fleischman

Michael Gough, English actor (b. 1916)

Michael Gough

Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (b. 1923)

Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria

Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)

Margaret Whitlam

William B. Caldwell III, American general (b. 1925)

William B. Caldwell III

Lawrence Fuchs, American scholar and academic (b. 1927)

Lawrence Fuchs

A.B.C. Whipple, American journalist and historian (b. 1918)

A.B.C. Whipple

Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (b. 1974)

Marek Galiński (cyclist)

Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)

Joseph Kerman

Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910)

Rachel Lambert Mellon

Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)

Frank Perris

Meir Dagan, Israeli general (b. 1945)

Meir Dagan

Zoltán Kamondi, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1960)

Zoltán Kamondi