March 19 — On This Day

A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China.

Mongols · Battle of Yamen · Song dynasty

The Edict of Amboise is signed, ending the first phase of the French Wars of Religion and granting certain freedoms to the Huguenots.

Edict of Amboise · French Wars of Religion · Huguenot

The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England".

House of Commons of England · History of reform of the House of Lords · House of Lords

Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.

Robert Cavelier de La Salle · Mississippi River

The Cádiz Cortes promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812.

Cádiz Cortes · Spanish Constitution of 1812

The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.

Taiping Rebellion · Nanjing · 1864

The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.

First Taranaki War

The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000.

SS Georgiana · Confederate States of America · Cruiser · Maiden voyage

American Civil War: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle two days later, Confederate forces had retreated from Four Oaks, North Carolina.

American Civil War · Battle of Bentonville · Four Oaks, North Carolina

Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.

Louis Riel · Provisional government · Saskatchewan · North-West Rebellion

Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.

Auguste and Louis Lumière · Cinematograph

The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.

United States Congress · Time zone · Daylight saving time

The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).

United States Senate · Treaty of Versailles

Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.

Irish War of Independence · Crossbarry Ambush · Crossbarry · County Cork · Irish Republican Army (1917-22)

Gambling is legalized in Nevada.

Gambling · Nevada

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

World War II: The 99th Pursuit Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the US Army Air Corps, is activated.

World War II · Tuskegee Airmen · United States Army Air Corps

Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.

Frank Nitti · Chicago Outfit · Al Capone

World War II: Nazi forces occupy Hungary.

Nazism

World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under her own power.

Dive bomber · Aircraft carrier · USS Franklin (CV-13)

World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany to be destroyed.

Adolf Hitler · Nero Decree · Nazi Germany

French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France.

French Guiana · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Réunion · Overseas department

Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.

Joey Giardello · Madison Square Garden (1925) · Boxing

Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record which remains unbroken.

Willie Mosconi · Springfield, Ohio

The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.

Monarch Underwear Company fire

Highly influential artist, Bob Dylan releases his first album, Bob Dylan, for Columbia Records.

Bob Dylan · Bob Dylan (album) · Columbia Records

Algerian War of Independence ends.

Algerian War of Independence

The wreck of the SS Georgiana, valued at over $50,000,000 and said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is discovered by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence, exactly 102 years after its destruction.

SS Georgiana · Confederate States of America · Cruiser · Underwater archaeologist · E. Lee Spence

Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final four with an all-black starting lineup.

Texas Western · Basketball · Final four · African-American

The 385 metres (1,263 ft) tall TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.

Emley Moor transmitting station

The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.

United States House of Representatives · C-SPAN

Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.

Falklands War · Argentina · South Georgia Island

Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell.

Jim Bakker · PTL Club · Jerry Falwell

The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the peace negotiations in 1979.

Egypt · Taba, Egypt · Yom Kippur War · 1973 · 1979

The ethnic clashes of Târgu Mureș begin four days after the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire.

Ethnic clashes of Târgu Mureș · Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire

Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.

Zimbabwe · Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations · Commonwealth of Nations · Human rights · Electoral fraud

A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Russian MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work. The remains of the three crewmen are left in place, pending further investigations.

Douglas DC-3 · Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 · Baltic Sea

3-19 shooting incident: Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian is shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20.

3-19 shooting incident · Taiwan · Chen Shui-bian · March 20

GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.

GRB 080319B

Libyan Civil War: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi, French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.

Libyan Civil War (2011) · Muammar Gaddafi · Second Battle of Benghazi · French Air Force · Opération Harmattan

A series of bombings and shootings kills at least 98 people and injures 240 others across Iraq.

19 March 2013 Iraq attacks · Iraq

Flydubai Flight 981 crashes while attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don international airport, killing all 62 on board.

Flydubai Flight 981 · Rostov-on-Don

An explosion occurs in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, killing five people and injuring 36.

March 2016 Istanbul bombing · Taksim Square · Istanbul

Güyük Khan, Mongol ruler, 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1248)

Güyük Khan · Great Khan

Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)

Ashikaga Yoshikatsu

Johannes Magnus, Swedish archbishop and theologian (d. 1544)

Johannes Magnus

José de Anchieta, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1597)

José de Anchieta

Jan Zamoyski, Polish nobleman (d. 1605)

Jan Zamoyski

Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter, sculptor, and architect (d. 1667)

Alonzo Cano

John IV of Portugal (d. 1656)

John IV of Portugal

Alexis of Russia (d. 1676)

Alexis of Russia

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Syrian author and scholar (d. 1731)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi

Francesco Gasparini, Italian composer and educator (d. 1727)

Francesco Gasparini

Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (d. 1766)

Jean Astruc

Tobias Smollett, Scottish-Italian poet and author (d. 1771)

Tobias Smollett

Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1817)

Thomas McKean · Governor of Pennsylvania

Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician (d. 1824)

Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance

Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian rebel leader (d. 1781)

Túpac Amaru II

Elias Hicks, American farmer, minister, and theologian (d. 1830)

Elias Hicks

Edward Pakenham, Anglo-Irish general and politician (d. 1815)

Edward Pakenham

Fredrik Pacius, German composer and conductor (d. 1891)

Fredrik Pacius

David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873)

David Livingstone

Johannes Verhulst, Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1891)

Johannes Verhulst

Richard Francis Burton, English soldier, geographer, and diplomat (d. 1890)

Richard Francis Burton

William Allingham, Irish poet, author, and scholar (d. 1889)

William Allingham

Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish businessman (d. 1901)

Carl Frederik Tietgen

Minna Canth, Finnish journalist, playwright, and activist (d. 1897)

Minna Canth

Albert Pinkham Ryder, American painter (d. 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Wyatt Earp, American police officer (d. 1929)

Wyatt Earp

Alfred von Tirpitz, Polish-German admiral and politician (d. 1930)

Alfred von Tirpitz

Kang Youwei, Chinese scholar and politician (d. 1927)

Kang Youwei

William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (d. 1925)

William Jennings Bryan · United States Secretary of State

Lomer Gouin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Quebec (d. 1929)

Lomer Gouin · Premier of Quebec

Charles Marion Russell, American painter and sculptor (d. 1926)

Charles Marion Russell

William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist, myrmecologist, and academic (d. 1937)

William Morton Wheeler

Senda Berenson Abbott, Lithuanian-born Jewish-American basketball player and educator (d. 1954)

Senda Berenson Abbott

Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and coach (d. 1921)

Schofield Haigh

Anna Held, Polish singer (d. 1918)

Anna Held

Max Reger, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916)

Max Reger

Felix Jacoby, German philologist (d. 1959)

Felix Jacoby

Edith Nourse Rogers, American social worker and politician (d. 1960)

Edith Nourse Rogers

Gaston Lachaise, French-American sculptor (d. 1935)

Gaston Lachaise

Norman Haworth, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)

Norman Haworth · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Joseph Stilwell, American general (d. 1946)

Joseph Stilwell

Attik, Greek composer (d. 1944)

Attik

Josef Albers, German-American painter and educator (d. 1976)

Josef Albers

Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (d. 1969)

Léon Scieur

Earl Warren, American lieutenant, jurist, and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1974)

Earl Warren · Chief Justice of the United States

Theodore Sizer, American professor of the history of art (d. 1967)

Theodore Sizer (art historian)

Ado Vabbe, Estonian painter (d. 1961)

Ado Vabbe

James Van Fleet, American general and diplomat (d. 1992)

James Van Fleet

Moms Mabley, American comedian and singer (d. 1975)

Moms Mabley

Carmen Carbonell, Spanish stage and film actress (d. 1988)[1]

Carmen Carbonell

Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)

Frédéric Joliot-Curie · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Jo Mielziner, French-American set designer (d. 1976)

Jo Mielziner

John Sirica, American lawyer and judge (d. 1992)

John Sirica

Joe Rollino, American weightlifter and boxer (d. 2010)

Joe Rollino

Albert Speer, German architect and politician (d. 1981)

Albert Speer

Adolf Eichmann, German SS officer (d. 1962)

Adolf Eichmann · SS

Louis Hayward, South African-born American actor (d. 1985)

Louis Hayward

Joseph Carroll, American general (d. 1991)

Joseph Carroll (DIA)

Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980)

Hugh Watt · List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand

Leonidas Alaoglu, Canadian-American mathematician and theorist (d. 1981)

Leonidas Alaoglu

Jay Berwanger, American football player and coach (d. 2002)

Jay Berwanger

Robert G. Cole, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1944)

Robert G. Cole · Medal of Honor

Patricia Morison, American actress and singer

Patricia Morison

Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000)

Eric Christmas

Irving Wallace, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 1990)

Irving Wallace

Laszlo Szabo, Hungarian chess player (d. 1998)

László Szabó (chess player)

Lennie Tristano, American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1978)

Lennie Tristano

Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author, poet, and painter (d. 2002)

Kjell Aukrust

Tommy Cooper, British magician and prop comedian (d. 1984)

Tommy Cooper

Guy Lewis, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)

Guy Lewis

Hiroo Onoda, Japanese lieutenant (d. 2014)

Hiroo Onoda

Pamela Britton, American actress (d. 1974)

Pamela Britton

Benito Jacovitti, Italian illustrator (d. 1997)

Benito Jacovitti

Henry Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian physician and activist (d. 2013)

Henry Morgentaler

Joe Gaetjens, Haitian footballer (d. 1964)

Joe Gaetjens

Brent Scowcroft, American general and diplomat, 9th United States National Security Advisor

Brent Scowcroft · United States National Security Advisor

Richie Ashburn, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1997)

Richie Ashburn

Hans Küng, Swiss theologian and author

Hans Küng

Patrick McGoohan, Irish-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)

Patrick McGoohan

Emma Andijewska, Ukrainian poet, writer and painter

Emma Andijewska

Gay Brewer, American golfer (d. 2007)

Gay Brewer

Peter Hall, English geographer, author, and academic (d. 2014)

Peter Hall (urbanist)

Gail Kobe, American actress and producer (d. 2013)

Gail Kobe

Phyllis Newman, American actress and singer

Phyllis Newman

Philip Roth, American novelist

Philip Roth

Renée Taylor, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Renée Taylor

Richard Williams, Canadian-English animator, director, and screenwriter

Richard Williams (animator)

Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (d. 2014)

Nancy Malone

Burt Metcalfe, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter

Burt Metcalfe

Ursula Andress, Swiss model and actress

Ursula Andress

Ben Lexcen, Australian sailor and architect (d. 1988)

Ben Lexcen

Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American R&B singer and pianist

Clarence "Frogman" Henry

Egon Krenz, German politician

Egon Krenz

Joe Kapp, American football player, coach, and actor

Joe Kapp

Richard Dobson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Richard Dobson

Heather Robertson, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2014)

Heather Robertson

Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Mario J. Molina · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Mario Monti, Italian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy

Mario Monti · Prime Minister of Italy

Vern Schuppan, Australian race car driver

Vern Schuppan

Said Musa, Belizean lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Belize

Said Musa · Prime Minister of Belize

John Holder, English cricketer and umpire

John Holder (cricketer)

Modestas Paulauskas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

Modestas Paulauskas

Paul Atkinson, English guitarist and A&R executive (d. 2004)

Paul Atkinson (guitarist)

Ruth Pointer, American singer-songwriter and producer

Ruth Pointer

Glenn Close, American actress, singer, and producer

Glenn Close

Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Joe Dolce

Marinho Peres, Brazilian footballer and coach

Marinho Peres

David Schnitter, American saxophonist and educator

David Schnitter

Blase J. Cupich, American theologian and cardinal

Blase J. Cupich

José S. Palma, Filipino archbishop

José S. Palma

James Redfield, American author, screenwriter, and producer

James Redfield

Wolfgang Ambros, Austrian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Wolfgang Ambros

Chris Brubeck, American pianist and composer

Chris Brubeck

Warren Lees, New Zealand cricketer and coach

Warren Lees

Martin Ravallion, Australian economist and academic

Martin Ravallion

Harvey Weinstein, American director and producer

Harvey Weinstein

Ian Blair, English police officer

Ian Blair

Peter Hendy, English businessman

Peter Hendy

Billy Sheehan, American bass player and songwriter

Billy Sheehan

Ricky Wilson, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1985)

Ricky Wilson (American musician)

Cho Kwang-rae, South Korean footballer, coach, and manager

Cho Kwang-rae

Bruce Willis, German-American actor and producer

Bruce Willis

Yegor Gaidar, Russian economist and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2009)

Yegor Gaidar · First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia

Andy Reid, American football player and coach

Andy Reid

Terry Hall, English singer-songwriter

Terry Hall (singer)

Eliane Elias, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist

Eliane Elias

Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2003)

Iván Calderón (baseball)

Neil LaBute, American director and screenwriter

Neil LaBute

Mary Scheer, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

Mary Scheer

Yoko Kanno, Japanese pianist and composer

Yoko Kanno

Jake Weber, English actor

Jake Weber

Michael Crockart, Scottish police officer and politician

Michael Crockart

Andy Sinton, English footballer and manager

Andy Sinton

Vladimir Konstantinov, Russian-American ice hockey player

Vladimir Konstantinov

Katia Tiutiunnik, Australian viola player and composer

Katia Tiutiunnik

Tyrone Hill, American basketball player and coach

Tyrone Hill

Gary Jules, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gary Jules

Tom McRae, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tom McRae

Gert Bettens, Belgian guitarist and songwriter

Gert Bettens

Harald Johnsen, Norwegian bassist and composer (d. 2011)

Harald Johnsen

Michael Krumm, German race car driver

Michael Krumm

Brant Bjork, American drummer

Brant Bjork

Ashley Giles, English cricketer and coach

Ashley Giles

Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actress

Rachel Blanchard

Andre Miller, American basketball player

Andre Miller

Alessandro Nesta, Italian footballer and manager

Alessandro Nesta

Cydonie Mothersille, Jamaican-Caymanian sprinter

Cydonie Mothersille

Sheldon Brown, American football player

Sheldon Brown (American football)

Hee-seop Choi, South Korean-American baseball player

Hee-seop Choi

Ivan Ljubičić, Croatian tennis player

Ivan Ljubičić

Christos Patsatzoglou, Greek footballer

Christos Patsatzoglou

Hedo Türkoğlu, Turkish basketball player

Hedo Türkoğlu

Luca Ferri, Italian footballer

Luca Ferri

Taichi Ishikari, Japanese wrestler

Taichi Ishikari

Mikuni Shimokawa, Japanese singer-songwriter

Mikuni Shimokawa

Steve Cummings, English cyclist

Steve Cummings

Kolo Touré, Ivorian footballer

Kolo Touré

Jonathan Fanene, American football player

Jonathan Fanene

Brad Jones, Australian footballer

Brad Jones (footballer)

Eduardo Saverin, Brazilian-Singaporean businessman

Eduardo Saverin

Yoshikaze Masatsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler

Yoshikaze Masatsugu

Inesa Jurevičiūtė, Lithuanian figure skater

Inesa Jurevičiūtė

Tyler Bozak, Canadian ice hockey player

Tyler Bozak

Michal Švec, Czech footballer

Michal Švec

Miloš Teodosić, Serbian basketball player

Miloš Teodosić

Clayton Kershaw, American baseball player

Clayton Kershaw

Aleksandr Kokorin, Russian footballer

Aleksandr Kokorin

Mateusz Szwoch, Polish footballer

Mateusz Szwoch

Hakim Ziyech, Moroccan footballer

Hakim Ziyech

Alexei Sintsov, Russian figure skater

Alexei Sintsov

Barbara Haas, Austrian tennis player

Barbara Haas

Severus Alexander, Roman emperor (b. 208)

Severus Alexander

Al-Mansur Billah, caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate (b. 913)

Al-Mansur Billah

Emma of Paris, duchess of Normandy (b. 943)

Emma of Paris, Duchess of Normandy

Henry the Bearded, Polish duke and son of Bolesław I the Tall (b. 1163)

Henry the Bearded · Bolesław I the Tall

Hugh of Saint-Cher, French cardinal (b. 1200)

Hugh of Saint-Cher

Zhao Bing, Chinese emperor (b. 1271)

Emperor Bing of Song

Alexander III, king of Scotland (b. 1241)

Alexander III of Scotland

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1301)

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

John II, marquess of Montferrat (b. 1321)

John II, Marquess of Montferrat

Ibn Khaldun, Tunisian sociologist, historian, and scholar (b. 1332)

Ibn Khaldun

John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, English baron and statesman (b. 1467)

John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners

Michael Weiße, German theologian (b. c. 1488)

Michael Weiße

Lord Edmund Howard, English nobleman (b. c. 1478)

Lord Edmund Howard

Arthur Brooke, English poet

Arthur Brooke (poet)

Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell, English noblewoman (b.c. 1518)

Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell

Francis I, duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1510)

Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Belarusian saint (b. 1585)

Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill

Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1570)

Péter Pázmány

Gerhard Johann Vossius, German scholar and theologian (b. 1577)

Gerhard Johann Vossius

Thomas Killigrew, English playwright and manager (b. 1612)

Thomas Killigrew

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French-American explorer (b. 1643)

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

Nicolaus Bruhns, German organist and composer (b. 1665)

Nicolaus Bruhns

Thomas Ken, English bishop and hymn-writer (b. 1637)

Thomas Ken

John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish soldier (b. 1636)

John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland

Pope Clement XI (b. 1649)

Pope Clement XI

Frederick Cornwallis, English archbishop (b. 1713)

Frederick Cornwallis

Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 182nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1713)

Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha · List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

Philip Hayes, English organist and composer (b. 1738)

Philip Hayes (composer)

Philip Mazzei, Italian-American physician and philosopher (b. 1730)

Philip Mazzei

Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist, and physicist (b. 1795)

Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, Irish-French geographer, ethnologist, linguist, and astronomer (b. 1810)

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie

John Bingham, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1815)

John Bingham · United States Ambassador to Japan

Charles-Louis Hanon, French pianist and composer (b. 1819)

Charles-Louis Hanon

Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest, geologist, and volcanologist (b. 1850)

Giuseppe Mercalli

Emma Bell Miles, American writer, poet, and artist of Appalachia (b. 1879)

Emma Bell Miles · Appalachia

Arthur Balfour, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1848)

Arthur Balfour · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist, ornithologist, and entomologist (b. 1855)

Clinton Hart Merriam

William Hale Thompson, American rancher and politician, 41st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1869)

William Hale Thompson · Mayor of Chicago

James Somerville, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (b. 1882)

James Somerville · Lord Lieutenant of Somerset

Edgar Rice Burroughs, American soldier and author (b. 1875)

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Norman Haworth, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1883)

Norman Haworth · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dmytro Doroshenko, Ukrainian historian and politician, Prime Minister of Ukraine (b. 1882)

Dmytro Doroshenko · Prime Minister of Ukraine

Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American tenor and actor (b. 1890)

Lauritz Melchior

Albert Dieudonné, French actor and author (b. 1889)

Albert Dieudonné

Paul Kossoff, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1950)

Paul Kossoff

William L. Laurence, Lithuanian-born American journalist and author (b. 1888)

William L. Laurence

M. A. Ayyangar, Indian lawyer and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1891)

M. A. Ayyangar · Speaker of the Lok Sabha

J. B. Kripalani, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1888)

J. B. Kripalani

Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1956)

Randy Rhoads

Garry Winogrand, American photographer (b. 1928)

Garry Winogrand

Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1922)

Sabino Barinaga

Louis de Broglie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)

Louis de Broglie · Nobel Prize in Physics

Bun Cook, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1904)

Bun Cook

Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter (b. 1966)

Andrew Wood (singer)

Henrik Sandberg, Danish production manager and producer (b. 1915)

Henrik Sandberg

Lise Østergaard, Danish psychologist and politician (b. 1924)

Lise Østergaard

Virginia Henderson, American nurse, researcher, theorist and author (b. 1897)

Virginia Henderson

Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American painter and educator (b. 1904)

Willem de Kooning

Eugène Guillevic, French poet and author (b. 1907)

Eugène Guillevic

E. M. S. Namboodiripad, Indian theorist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Kerala (b. 1909)

E. M. S. Namboodiripad · Chief Minister of Kerala

Tofilau Eti Alesana, Samoan politician, 5th Prime Minister of Samoa (b. 1924)

Tofilau Eti Alesana · Prime Minister of Samoa

Joanne Weaver, American baseball player (b. 1935)

Joanne Weaver

Shafiq-ur-Rahman, Pakistani physician and author (b. 1920)

Shafiq-ur-Rahman (humorist)

Michael Mathias Prechtl, German soldier and illustrator (b. 1926)

Michael Mathias Prechtl

Mitchell Sharp, Canadian economist and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1911)

Mitchell Sharp · Minister of Finance (Canada)

John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (b. 1925)

John DeLorean · DeLorean Motor Company

Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer (b. 1917)

Arthur C. Clarke

Hugo Claus, Belgian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1929)

Hugo Claus

Paul Scofield, English actor (b. 1922)

Paul Scofield

Maria Bergson, Austrian-American architect and interior designer (b. 1914)

Maria Bergson

Kym Bonython, Australian drummer and radio host (b. 1920)

Kym Bonython

Jim Case, American director and producer (b. 1927)

Jim Case

Ulu Grosbard, Belgian-American director and producer (b. 1929)

Ulu Grosbard

Clancy Lyall, American sergeant (b. 1925)

Clancy Lyall

Hugo Munthe-Kaas, Norwegian intelligence agent (b. 1922)

Hugo Munthe-Kaas

Patrick Joseph McGovern, American businessman, founded IDG (b. 1937)

Patrick Joseph McGovern · International Data Group

Fred Phelps, American lawyer, pastor, and activist, founded the Westboro Baptist Church (b. 1929)

Fred Phelps · Westboro Baptist Church

Heather Robertson, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1942)

Heather Robertson

Robert S. Strauss, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (b. 1918)

Robert S. Strauss · United States Ambassador to Russia

Lawrence Walsh, Canadian-American lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1912)

Lawrence Walsh · United States Deputy Attorney General

Joseph F. Weis, Jr., American lawyer and judge (b. 1923)

Joseph F. Weis, Jr.

Gus Douglass, American farmer and politician (b. 1927)

Gus Douglass

Safet Plakalo, Bosnian author and playwright (b. 1950)

Safet Plakalo

Danny Schechter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)

Danny Schechter

Roger Agnelli, Brazilian banker and businessman (b. 1959)

Roger Agnelli

Jack Mansell, English footballer and manager (b. 1927)

Jack Mansell