March 18 — On This Day

The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius's will and proclaims Caligula emperor.

Roman Senate · Tiberius · Caligula

Ridda wars: The Arabian Peninsula is united under the central authority of Caliph Abu Bakr.

Ridda wars · Arabian Peninsula · Abu Bakr

An earthquake affects the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula, leaving up to 20,000 dead.

1068 Near East earthquake · Levant · Arabian Peninsula

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade.

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor · King of Jerusalem · Sixth Crusade

First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnik and plunder the city.

First Mongol invasion of Poland · Mongol Empire · History of Poland during the Piast dynasty · Kraków · Battle of Chmielnik

Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.

Jacques de Molay · Knights Templar

Albert II of Habsburg becomes Holy Roman Emperor.

Albert II of Habsburg · Holy Roman Emperor

Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.

Susenyos I · Ethiopia

The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia.

Anglo-Powhatan Wars · Colony of Virginia

New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.

George Clarke (governor) · Fort Amsterdam · New York Conspiracy of 1741

American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.

American Revolution · British Parliament · Stamp Act 1765

The first modern republic in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann.

Republic · Republic of Mainz · Andreas Joseph Hofmann

Flanders Campaign of the French Revolution, Battle of Neerwinden.

Flanders Campaign · French Revolution · Battle of Neerwinden (1793)

Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.

Tolpuddle Martyrs · Tolpuddle · Dorset · Trade union

March Revolution: In Berlin there is a struggle between citizens and military, costing about 300 lives.

German revolutions of 1848-49

American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.

American Express · Henry Wells · William Fargo

American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.

American Civil War · Congress of the Confederate States

Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.

Paris Commune · Adolphe Thiers

Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.

Hawaii · Trade

Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada the Stanley Cup.

Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby · Silver · Ice hockey · Stanley Cup

King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.

George I of Greece · Thessaloniki

World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.

World War I · Battle of Gallipoli · Battleship · Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign

The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union.

Peace of Riga · Soviet Union

In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two.

Mohandas Gandhi · Prison · Civil disobedience

The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.

Tri-State Tornado · Missouri · Illinois · Indiana

The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.

New London School explosion · New London, Texas

Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.

Spanish Civil War · Italy · Battle of Guadalajara

Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.

Pemex · Mexican oil expropriation

World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.

World War II · Adolf Hitler · Benito Mussolini · Brenner Pass · Alps

The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.

War Relocation Authority

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26 people and causes thousands to flee their homes.

Mount Vesuvius

Soviet consultants leave Yugoslavia in the first sign of the Tito-Stalin Split.

Tito-Stalin Split

An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing 265 people.

1953 Yenice-Gönen earthquake · Turkey

The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.

Hawaii Admission Act

The Évian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954.

Évian Accords · Algerian War of Independence

Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.

Astronaut · Alexey Leonov · Voskhod 2 · Extravehicular activity

The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast.

Supertanker · SS Torrey Canyon

Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.

Gold standard · United States Congress · United States dollar

The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.

Operation Menu · Sihanouk Trail · Cambodia · People's Army of Vietnam · South Vietnam

Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.

Lon Nol · Norodom Sihanouk · Cambodia

Peru: a landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.

Peru · Landslide · Yanawayin Lake

A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.

Vostok-2M · Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43

Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.

German Democratic Republic · East German general election, 1990

In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

Art theft · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston

Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bosniaks · Croats · Washington Agreement · Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia

A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.

Ozone Disco Club fire · Quezon City · Philippines

The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.

Antonov An-24 · Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023

The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.

Crimea · Treaty on the Adoption of the Republic of Crimea to Russia

The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. 23 people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.

Bardo National Museum · Tunisia · Bardo National Museum attack

Al-Zamakhshari, Persian scholar and theologian (d. 1144)

Al-Zamakhshari

John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English commander (d. 1447)

John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter

Mary Tudor, Queen of France (d. 1533)

Mary Tudor, Queen of France

Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter (d. 1616)

Cornelis Ketel

Polykarp Leyser the Elder, German theologian (d. 1610)

Polykarp Leyser the Elder

Francis, Duke of Anjou (d. 1584)

Francis, Duke of Anjou

Adam Elsheimer, German painter (d. 1610)

Adam Elsheimer

Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)

Manuel de Faria e Sousa

Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière, French religious leader, founded the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal (d. 1659)

Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière · Société Notre-Dame de Montréal

Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate (d. 1697)

Simon Bradstreet

Frederick III of Denmark (d. 1670)

Frederick III of Denmark

Madame de La Fayette, French author (d. 1693)

Madame de La Fayette

Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)

Philippe de La Hire

Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (d. 1743)

Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni

Christian Goldbach, Prussian-German mathematician and academic (d. 1764)

Christian Goldbach

Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Swedish East India Company (d. 1776)

Niclas Sahlgren · Swedish East India Company

Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, German author and bookseller (d. 1811)

Christoph Friedrich Nicolai

Miloš Obrenović, Serbian prince (d. 1860)

Miloš Obrenović

John C. Calhoun, American lawyer and politician, 7th Vice President of the United States (d. 1850)

John C. Calhoun · Vice President of the United States

Francis Lieber, German-American jurist and philosopher (d. 1872)

Francis Lieber

Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and playwright (d. 1864)

Christian Friedrich Hebbel

Jacob Bunn, American businessman (d. 1897)

Jacob Bunn

Antoine Chanzy, French general (d. 1883)

Antoine Chanzy

Randal Cremer, English activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1908)

Randal Cremer · Nobel Peace Prize

Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (d. 1908)

Grover Cleveland · President of the United States

William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)

William Cosmo Monkhouse

Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet and critic (d. 1898)

Stéphane Mallarmé

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer and academic (d. 1908)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Kicking Bear, Native American tribal leader (d. 1904)

Kicking Bear

Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, American architect and engineer (d. 1938)

Nathanael Greene Herreshoff

Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the Diesel engine (d. 1913)

Rudolf Diesel · Diesel engine

Eugène Jansson, Swedish painter (d. 1915)

Eugène Jansson

William Sulzer, American lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of New York (d. 1941)

William Sulzer · Governor of New York

Neville Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1940)

Neville Chamberlain · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Agnes Sime Baxter, Canadian mathematician (d. 1917)

Agnes Sime Baxter

Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian-French philosopher and theologian (d. 1948)

Nikolai Berdyaev

Edgar Cayce, American mystic and psychic (d. 1945)

Edgar Cayce

Clem Hill, Australian cricketer and engineer (d. 1945)

Clem Hill

Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (d. 1956)

Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry

Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer and educator (d. 1973)

Gian Francesco Malipiero

Bernard Cronin, English-Australian journalist and author (d. 1968)

Bernard Cronin

Edward Everett Horton, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1970)

Edward Everett Horton

Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (d. 1969)

Henri Decoin

Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (d. 1978)

Costante Girardengo

Wilfred Owen, English soldier and poet (d. 1918)

Wilfred Owen

Manly Palmer Hall, Canadian mystic, author & philosopher (d. 1990)

Manly Palmer Hall

William Johnson, American painter (d. 1970)

William Johnson (artist)

Galeazzo Ciano, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1944)

Galeazzo Ciano · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Italy)

Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet and author (d. 1926)

Srečko Kosovel

Margaret Tucker, Australian author and activist (d. 1996)

Margaret Tucker

Thomas Townsend Brown, American physicist and engineer (d. 1985)

Thomas Townsend Brown

Robert Donat, English actor (d. 1958)

Robert Donat

John Zachary Young, English zoologist and neurophysiologist (d. 1997)

John Zachary Young

Loulou Gasté, French composer (d. 1995)

Loulou Gasté

Ernest Gallo, American businessman, co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery (d. 2007)

Ernest Gallo · E & J Gallo Winery

C. Walter Hodges, English author and illustrator (d. 2004)

C. Walter Hodges

Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1967)

Smiley Burnette

Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010)

Art Gilmore

René Clément, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)

René Clément

Werner Mölders, German colonel and pilot (d. 1941)

Werner Mölders

Richard Condon, American author and screenwriter (d. 1996)

Richard Condon

Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (d. 2015)

Egon Bahr · Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany

Seymour Martin Lipset, American sociologist and academic (d. 2006)

Seymour Martin Lipset

Fred Shuttlesworth, American activist, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (d. 2011)

Fred Shuttlesworth · Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Andy Granatelli, American auto racer and businessman (d. 2013)

Andy Granatelli

Alessandro Alessandroni, Italian musician (d. 2017)

Alessandro Alessandroni

James Pickles, English journalist, lawyer, and judge (d. 2010)

James Pickles

Peter Graves, American actor and director (d. 2010)

Peter Graves

John Kander, American pianist and composer

John Kander

George Plimpton, American journalist and actor (d. 2003)

George Plimpton

Lillian Vernon, German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (d. 2015)

Lillian Vernon (businesswoman) · Lillian Vernon (company)

Miguel Poblet, Spanish cyclist (d. 2013)

Miguel Poblet

Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino general and politician, 12th President of the Philippines

Fidel V. Ramos · President of the Philippines

Samuel Pisar, Polish-American lawyer and author (d. 2015)

Samuel Pisar

James J. Andrews, American mathematician and academic (d. 1998)

James J. Andrews (mathematician)

John Fraser, Scottish actor

John Fraser (actor)

John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (d. 2009)

John Updike

Unita Blackwell, American activist and politician

Unita Blackwell

Roy Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1983)

Roy Chapman

Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician and statistician

Ole Barndorff-Nielsen

Frances Cress Welsing, American psychiatrist and author (d. 2016)

Frances Cress Welsing

F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate

F. W. de Klerk · State President of South Africa · Nobel Peace Prize

Rudi Altig, German cyclist and sportscaster (d. 2016)

Rudi Altig

Mark Donohue, American race car driver (d. 1975)

Mark Donohue

Carl Gottlieb, American actor and screenwriter

Carl Gottlieb

Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer

Shashi Kapoor

Kenny Lynch, English singer-songwriter and actor

Kenny Lynch

Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver

Timo Mäkinen

Charley Pride, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Charley Pride

Machiko Soga, Japanese actress (d. 2006)

Machiko Soga

Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager

Ron Atkinson

Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Wilson Pickett

Kathleen Collins, African-American filmmaker and playwright (d. 1988)

Kathleen Collins

Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Dennis Linde

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel (d. 2012)

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak · Ministry of Transport and Road Safety

Frank McRae, American football player and actor

Frank McRae

Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic

Dick Smith (entrepreneur) · Dick Smith (retailer) · Australian Geographic

Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer

Hiroh Kikai

Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host

Michael Reagan

Susan Tyrrell, American actress (d. 2012)

Susan Tyrrell

Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2009)

Eric Woolfson

Michel Leclère, French race car driver

Michel Leclère

Patrick Barlow, English actor and playwright

Patrick Barlow

Patrick Chesnais, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Patrick Chesnais

David Lloyd, English cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster

David Lloyd (cricketer)

B. J. Wilson, English rock drummer (d. 1990)

B. J. Wilson

Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Guy Lapointe

Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer

Brian Lloyd

Eknath Solkar, Indian cricketer (d. 2005)

Eknath Solkar

Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture

Åse Kleveland · Minister of Culture (Norway)

James Conlon, American conductor and educator

James Conlon

Brad Dourif, American actor

Brad Dourif

Linda Partridge, English geneticist and academic

Linda Partridge

Larry Perkins, Australian race car driver

Larry Perkins

Paul Barber, English actor

Paul Barber (actor)

Ben Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Ben and Jerry's

Ben Cohen (businessman) · Ben and Jerry's

Bill Frisell, American guitarist and composer

Bill Frisell

Timothy N. Philpot, American lawyer, author, and judge

Timothy N. Philpot

Will Durst, American journalist and actor

Will Durst

Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (d. 2015)

Pat Eddery

Bernie Tormé, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bernie Tormé

Mike Webster, American football player (d. 2002)

Mike Webster

Franz Wright, Austrian-American poet and translator (d. 2015)

Franz Wright

Takashi Yoshimatsu, Japanese composer

Takashi Yoshimatsu

Francis G. Slay, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of St. Louis

Francis G. Slay · Mayor of St. Louis

Jeff Stelling, English journalist and game show host

Jeff Stelling

Rick Martel, Canadian wrestler

Rick Martel

Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American madam (d. 2008)

Deborah Jeane Palfrey

Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier

Ingemar Stenmark

Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist and astronaut

Christer Fuglesang

Richard de Zoysa, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 1990)

Richard de Zoysa

Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp

Luc Besson · EuropaCorp

Richard Biggs, American actor (d. 2004)

Richard Biggs

Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Guy Carbonneau

James Plaskett, Cypriot-English chess player

James Plaskett

Grant Hart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Grant Hart

Michael Andrews, Australian rugby league player

Michael Andrews (rugby league)

Irene Cara, American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer

Irene Cara

Brian Fisher, American baseball player

Brian Fisher (baseball)

Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor and martial artist

Thomas Ian Griffith

James McMurtry, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

James McMurtry

Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor and director

Etsushi Toyokawa

Volker Weidler, German race car driver and engineer

Volker Weidler

Jeff LaBar, American guitarist

Jeff LaBar

Vanessa L. Williams, American model, actress, and singer

Vanessa L. Williams

Bonnie Blair, American speed skater

Bonnie Blair

Alex Caffi, Italian race car driver

Alex Caffi

Jo Churchill, British politician

Jo Churchill

Courtney Pine, English saxophonist and clarinet player

Courtney Pine

Jerry Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jerry Cantrell

Peter Jones, English businessman

Peter Jones (entrepreneur)

Brian Watts, Canadian golfer

Brian Watts

Miki Berenyi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Miki Berenyi

Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême

Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême

Miguel Herrera, Mexican footballer and manager

Miguel Herrera

Paul Marsden, English businessman and politician

Paul Marsden

Andy Cutting, English accordion player and composer

Andy Cutting

Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player

Vassily Ivanchuk

Shaun Udal, English cricketer

Shaun Udal

Queen Latifah, American rapper, producer, and actress

Queen Latifah

Wayne Arthurs, Australian tennis player

Wayne Arthurs (tennis)

Mike Bell, American wrestler (d. 2008)

Mike Bell (wrestler)

Mariaan de Swardt, South African-American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster

Mariaan de Swardt

Kitty Ussher, English economist and politician

Kitty Ussher

Dane Cook, American comedian, actor, director, and producer

Dane Cook

Reince Priebus, American lawyer and politician

Reince Priebus

Luci Christian, American voice actress and screenwriter

Luci Christian

Laure Savasta, French basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Laure Savasta

Stuart Zender, English bass player, songwriter, and producer

Stuart Zender

Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer

Sutton Foster

Brian Griese, American football player and sportscaster

Brian Griese

Kimmo Timonen, Finnish ice hockey player

Kimmo Timonen

Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer

Tomas Žvirgždauskas

Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress and producer

Giovanna Antonelli

Tomo Ohka, Japanese baseball player

Tomo Ohka

Scott Podsednik, American baseball player

Scott Podsednik

Mike Quackenbush, American wrestler, trainer, and author, founded Chikara wrestling promotion

Mike Quackenbush · Chikara (professional wrestling)

Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player

Zdeno Chára

Danny Murphy, English footballer and sportscaster

Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1977)

Fernando Rodney, Dominican-American baseball player

Fernando Rodney

Willy Sagnol, French footballer and manager

Willy Sagnol

Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player and coach

Terrmel Sledge

Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2014)

Fernandão

Brooke Hanson, Australian swimmer

Brooke Hanson

Brian Scalabrine, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Brian Scalabrine

Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager

Jonas Wallerstedt

Adam Levine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and television personality

Adam Levine

Sébastien Frey, French footballer

Sébastien Frey

Sophia Myles, English actress

Sophia Myles

Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater

Alexei Yagudin

Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete

Tora Berger

Fabian Cancellara, Swiss cyclist

Fabian Cancellara

Leslie Djhone, French sprinter

Leslie Djhone

Jang Na-ra, South Korean singer and actress

Jang Na-ra

Kasib Powell, American basketball player

Kasib Powell

Tom Starke, German footballer

Tom Starke

Doug Warren, American soccer player

Doug Warren

Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player

Lovro Zovko

Mantorras, Angolan footballer

Mantorras

Chad Cordero, American baseball player

Chad Cordero

Timo Glock, German race car driver

Timo Glock

Adam Pally, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Adam Pally

Ethan Carter III, American wrestler

Ethan Carter III

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, French tennis player

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro

Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player

Andy Sonnanstine

Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer

Tomasz Stolpa

Simone Padoin, Italian footballer

Simone Padoin

Rajeev Ram, American tennis player

Rajeev Ram

Gary Roberts, English footballer

Gary Roberts (footballer, born 1984)

Vonzell Solomon, American singer and actress

Vonzell Solomon

Ana Beatriz, Brazilian race car driver

Ana Beatriz

Marvin Humes, English singer

Marvin Humes

Vince Lia, Australian footballer

Vince Lia

Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer

Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani

Rebecca Soni, American swimmer

Rebecca Soni

Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer

Francesco Checcucci

Lily Collins, English-American actress

Lily Collins

Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer

Shreevats Goswami

Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter

Kana Nishino

Paul Marc Rousseau, Canadian guitarist and producer

Paul Marc Rousseau

Corey Liuget, American football player

Corey Liuget

Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dylan Mattingly

Sam Williams, Australian rugby league player

Sam Williams (rugby league)

Ryan Truex, American race car driver

Ryan Truex

Madeline Carroll, American actress

Madeline Carroll

Edward the Martyr, English king (b. 962)

Edward the Martyr

Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1018)

Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy

Anselm of Lucca, Italian bishop (b. 1036)

Anselm of Lucca

Pope Honorius III (b. 1148)

Pope Honorius III

John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel (b. 1246)

John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel

Yuri I of Galicia

Yuri I of Galicia

Jacques de Molay, Frankish knight (b. 1244)

Jacques de Molay

Geoffroy de Charney, Preceptor of Normandy for the Knights Templar

Geoffroy de Charney

Matthew III Csák, Hungarian oligarch (b. c.1260/5)

Matthew III Csák

Juan Jauregui, attempted assassin of William I of Orange (b. 1562)

Juan Jauregui · William I of Orange

Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1606)

Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall

John Dixwell, English soldier and politician (b. 1607)

John Dixwell

Robert Walpole, English scholar and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1676)

Robert Walpole · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist and clergyman (b. 1713)

Laurence Sterne

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1727)

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot · List of Finance Ministers of France

Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist and composer (b. 1753)

Jean-Baptiste Bréval

Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat (b. 1769)

Christian Günther von Bernstorff

Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and missionary (b. 1774)

Johnny Appleseed

Augustus De Morgan, Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1806)

Augustus De Morgan

Matilda Joslyn Gage, American author and activist (b. 1826)

Matilda Joslyn Gage

Hjalmar Kiærskou, Danish botanist (b. 1835)

Hjalmar Kiærskou

Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)

Marcellin Berthelot · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)

George I of Greece (b. 1845)

George I of Greece

Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (b. 1847)

Henry Janeway Hardenbergh · Plaza Hotel

Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek journalist, lawyer, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1864)

Eleftherios Venizelos · Prime Minister of Greece

Henry Simpson Lunn, English businessman, founded Lunn Poly (b. 1859)

Henry Simpson Lunn · Lunn Poly

Henri Cornet, French cyclist (b. 1884)

Henri Cornet

William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (b. 1861)

William C. Durant · General Motors · Chevrolet

Walter Mead, English cricketer (b. 1868)

Walter Mead (cricketer)

Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (b. 1896)

Louis Bromfield

Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)

Walter W. Bacon · Governor of Delaware

Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)

Sigfrid Edström · President of the International Olympic Committee

Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)

Farouk of Egypt

Johannes Aavik, Estonian philologist and poet (b. 1880)

Johannes Aavik

Marien Ngouabi, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo (b. 1938)

Marien Ngouabi · President of the Republic of the Congo

Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1944)

Carlos Pace

Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (b. 1915)

Leigh Brackett

Peggy Wood, American actress (b. 1892)

Peggy Wood

Erich Fromm, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1900)

Erich Fromm

Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (b. 1901)

Patrick Smith (politician) · Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Umberto II of Italy (b. 1904)

Umberto II of Italy

Charley Lau, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)

Charley Lau

Bernard Malamud, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1914)

Bernard Malamud

Billy Butterfield, American trumpet player and cornet player (b. 1917)

Billy Butterfield

Robin Harris, American comedian (b. 1953)

Robin Harris

Kenneth E. Boulding, English-American economist and activist (b. 1910)

Kenneth E. Boulding

Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

Odysseas Elytis · Nobel Prize in Literature

Eberhard Bethge, German theologian and academic (b. 1909)

Eberhard Bethge

John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1935)

John Phillips (musician) · The Mamas & the Papas

R. A. Lafferty, American soldier and author (b. 1914)

R. A. Lafferty

Karl Kling, German race car driver (b. 1910)

Karl Kling

Adam Osborne, Thai-English engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (b. 1939)

Adam Osborne · Osborne Computer Corporation

Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (b. 1927)

Harrison McCain · McCain Foods

Dan Gibson, Canadian photographer and cinematographer (b. 1922)

Dan Gibson

Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1948)

Bob Woolmer

Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (b. 1954)

Anthony Minghella

Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, Iranian journalist and blogger (b. 1980)

Omid Reza Mir Sayafi

Natasha Richardson, English-American actress (b. 1963)

Natasha Richardson

Fess Parker, American actor and businessman (b. 1924)

Fess Parker

Warren Christopher, American lawyer and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (b. 1925)

Warren Christopher · United States Secretary of State

Furman Bisher, American journalist and author (b. 1918)

Furman Bisher

William R. Charette, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)

William R. Charette · Medal of Honor

William G. Moore Jr., American general (b. 1920)

William G. Moore Jr.

George Tupou V of Tonga (b. 1948)

George Tupou V

Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani general and pilot (b. 1935)

Muhammad Mahmood Alam

Henry Bromell, American novelist, screenwriter, and director (b. 1947)

Henry Bromell

Clay Ford, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)

Clay Ford

Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (b. 1951)

Catherine Obianuju Acholonu

Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1953)

Kaiser Kalambo

Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (b. 1943)

Lucius Shepard

Zhao Dayu, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961)

Zhao Dayu

Thomas Hopko, American priest and theologian (b. 1939)

Thomas Hopko

Grace Ogot, Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (b. 1930)

Grace Ogot

Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (b. 1939)

Barry Hines

Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (b. 1936)

Jan Němec

Tray Walker, American football player (b. 1992)

Tray Walker

Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1961)

Guido Westerwelle · Vice-Chancellor of Germany

Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1926)

Chuck Berry