March 20 — On This Day

Maximinus Thrax is proclaimed emperor.

Maximinus Thrax

Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Palace of Kiyomihara in Asuka.

Emperor Tenmu · Chrysanthemum Throne · Asuka, Yamato · Asuka, Yamato

Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

Michael IV of Constantinople · Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.

Linköping Bloodbath · Maundy Thursday · Linköping

The Dutch East India Company is established.

Dutch East India Company

Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.

Walter Raleigh · Tower of London

The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.

Great Boston Fire of 1760

After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.

Elba · Napoleon · Hundred Days

Revolutions of 1848 in the German states: King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates.

Revolutions of 1848 in the German states · Monarch · Ludwig I of Bavaria

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.

Harriet Beecher Stowe · Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.

Republican Party (United States) · Ripon, Wisconsin

An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina.

Earthquake · Mendoza, Argentina

The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.

Romen Theatre

Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.

Sung Chiao-jen · Kuomintang

Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

Albert Einstein · General relativity

The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland.

Upper Silesia plebiscite · Versailles Treaty · Weimar Germany · Poland

The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.

USS Langley (CV-1) · United States Navy · Aircraft carrier

The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.

Arts Club of Chicago · Pablo Picasso · Modern art

Giuseppe Zangara is executed in Florida's electric chair for fatally shooting Anton Cermak in an assassination attempt against President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Giuseppe Zangara · Execution (legal) · Florida · Electric chair · Anton Cermak

Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered the creation of Dachau concentration camp as Chief of Police of Munich and appointed Theodor Eicke as the camp commandant.

Reichsführer-SS · Heinrich Himmler · Dachau concentration camp · Chief of Police · Munich

World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".

World War II · General · Douglas MacArthur · Terowie, South Australia · Battle of the Philippines (1942)

With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.

American Federation of Musicians · Eugene Ormandy · Arturo Toscanini · CBS · NBC

Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.

Fujiyoshida · Yamanashi Prefecture · Honshū

The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan.

United States Senate · Peace treaty

Tunisia gains independence from France.

Tunisia

The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.

wiktionary:Precursor · European Space Agency · European Space Research Organisation · June 14 · 1962

The Troubles: The first Provisional IRA car bombing in Belfast kills seven people and injures 148 others in Northern Ireland.

The Troubles · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Belfast · Northern Ireland

Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Libby Riddles · Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research.

Paraplegic · Humanitarian · Rick Hansen · Circumnavigation · Spinal cord

The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.

Food and Drug Administration · AIDS · Zidovudine

Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.

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

Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.

Ferdinand Marcos · Imelda Marcos · Bribery · Embezzlement · Racketeering

The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.

The Troubles · Warrington bomb attacks · Warrington

The Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo carries out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 12 and wounding over 1,300 people.

Aum Shinrikyo · Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California.

Legoland California · Legoland · Carlsbad, California

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown, is captured after murdering Georgia sheriff's deputy Ricky Kinchen and critically wounding Deputy Aldranon English.

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin · Black Panther Party · H. Rap Brown · Georgia (U.S. state)

Invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq.

2003 invasion of Iraq · Iraq

Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.

Chad · United Front for Democratic Change · Head of state of Chad · Idriss Déby

At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq.

20 March 2012 Iraq attacks · Iraq

Four suspected Taliban members attack the luxurious Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.

Taliban · 2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack · Kabul Serena Hotel

A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a Supermoon all occur on the same day.

Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 · Equinox · Supermoon

Ovid, Roman poet (d. 17)

Ovid

Magadu, renamed Wareru, founder of Ramanya Kingdom, renamed Hanthawady Kingdom of Pegu (b. a commoner; d. on a Saturday in January 1307)

Wareru

Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (d. 1348)

Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke

Cecily of York (d. 1507)

Cecily of York

Jerome Emser, German theologian and scholar (d. 1527)

Jerome Emser

Ippolito d'Este, Italian cardinal (d. 1520)

Ippolito d'Este

Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)

Pierino Belli

Juan de Ribera, Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1611)

Juan de Ribera

Anne Bradstreet, Puritan American poet (d. 1672)

Anne Bradstreet

Dara Shikoh, Indian prince (d. 1659)

Dara Shikoh

Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat, Hetman of Ukraine (d. 1709)

Ivan Mazepa · Hetmans of Ukrainians Cossacks

Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1789)

Abdul Hamid I

Rama I, Thai king (d. 1809)

Rama I

Heinrich Clauren, German author (d. 1854)

Heinrich Clauren

Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (d. 1862)

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet and author (d. 1839)

Karl August Nicander

Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, President of Costa Rica (d. 1845)

Braulio Carrillo Colina · President of Costa Rica

Thomas Cooper, British poet (d. 1892)

Thomas Cooper (poet)

Napoleon II, French emperor (d. 1832)

Napoleon II

George Caleb Bingham, American painter and politician, State Treasurer of Missouri (d. 1879)

George Caleb Bingham · State Treasurer of Missouri

Ned Buntline, American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 1886)

Ned Buntline

Theodor von Heuglin, German explorer and ornithologist (d. 1876)

Theodor von Heuglin

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian poet, playwright, and director (d. 1906)

Henrik Ibsen

Solomon L. Spink, American lawyer and politician (d. 1881)

Solomon L. Spink

Charles William Eliot, American mathematician and academic (d. 1926)

Charles William Eliot

Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1886)

Ferris Jacobs, Jr.

Edward Poynter, English painter, illustrator, and curator (d. 1919)

Edward Poynter

Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894)

Illarion Pryanishnikov

Ismail Gasprinski, Ukrainian educator, publisher, and politician (d. 1914)

Ismail Gasprinski

John Lavery, Irish painter (d. 1941)

John Lavery

Frederick Winslow Taylor, American tennis player and engineer (d. 1915)

Frederick Winslow Taylor

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (d. 1964)

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

Börries von Münchhausen, German poet and activist (d. 1945)

Börries von Münchhausen

Payne Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1927)

Payne Whitney

Maud Menten, Canadian physician and biochemist (d. 1960)

Maud Menten

René Coty, French lawyer and politician, 17th President of France (d. 1962)

René Coty · President of France

Harold Weber, American golfer (d. 1933)

Harold Weber

Philipp Frank, Austrian-American physicist, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1966)

Philipp Frank

John Jensen, Australian public servant (d. 1970)

John Jensen (public servant)

Vernon Ransford, Australian cricketer (d. 1958)

Vernon Ransford

Amanda Clement, American baseball player, umpire, and educator (d. 1971)

Amanda Clement

Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American tenor and actor (d. 1973)

Lauritz Melchior

Fredric Wertham, German-American psychologist and author (d. 1981)

Fredric Wertham

Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian artist (d. 1954)

Eduard Wiiralt

Amelia Chopitea Villa, Bolivia's first female physician (d. 1942)[1]

Amelia Chopitea Villa

Edgar Buchanan, American actor (d. 1979)

Edgar Buchanan

B. F. Skinner, American psychologist and author (d. 1990)

B. F. Skinner

Jean Galia, French rugby player and boxer (d. 1949)

Jean Galia

Abraham Beame, American accountant and politician, 104th Mayor of New York City (d. 2001)

Abraham Beame · Mayor of New York City

Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader (d. 1975)

Ozzie Nelson

Hugh MacLennan, Canadian author and educator (d. 1990)

Hugh MacLennan

Michael Redgrave, English actor and director (d. 1985)

Michael Redgrave

Erwin Blask, German hammer thrower (d. 1999)

Erwin Blask

Alfonso García Robles, Mexican lawyer and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)

Alfonso García Robles · Nobel Peace Prize

Ralph Hauenstein, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)

Ralph Hauenstein

Nikolai Stepulov, Russian-Estonian boxer (d. 1968)

Nikolai Stepulov

Wendell Corey, American actor and politician (d. 1968)

Wendell Corey

Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian judge and politician, 8th President of Austria (d. 2000)

Rudolf Kirchschläger · President of Austria

Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist and composer (d. 1997)

Sviatoslav Richter

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)

Pierre Messmer · Prime Minister of France

Vera Lynn, English singer

Vera Lynn

Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1984)

Yigael Yadin · Deputy leaders of Israel

Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (d. 1984)

Jack Barry (game show host) · Barry & Enright Productions

Donald Featherstone, English soldier and author (d. 2013)

Donald Featherstone (wargamer)

Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (d. 2013)

Marian McPartland

Gerhard Barkhorn, German fighter ace (d. 1983)

Gerhard Barkhorn · Germany

Pamela Harriman, English-American diplomat, 58th United States Ambassador to France (d. 1997)

Pamela Harriman · United States Ambassador to France

Rosemary Timperley, English author and screenwriter (d. 1988)

Rosemary Timperley

Dušan Pirjevec, Slovenian historian and philosopher (d. 1977)

Dušan Pirjevec

Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1970)

Alfréd Rényi

Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader

Larry Elgart

Ray Goulding, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1990)

Ray Goulding

Carl Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Carl Reiner

Con Martin, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Con Martin

Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)

Shaukat Siddiqui

John Ehrlichman, American lawyer, 12th White House Counsel (d. 1999)

John Ehrlichman · White House Counsel

John Joubert, South African-English composer and academic

John Joubert (composer)

Jerome Biffle, American long jumper and coach (d. 2002)

Jerome Biffle

James P. Gordon, American physicist and engineer (d. 2013)

James P. Gordon

Fred Rogers, American television host and producer (d. 2003)

Fred Rogers

William Andrew MacKay, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2013)

William Andrew MacKay

Germán Robles, Spanish-Mexican actor and director (d. 2015)

Germán Robles

S. Arasaratnam, Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (d. 1998)

S. Arasaratnam

Hal Linden, American actor, singer, and director

Hal Linden

Rein Raamat, Estonian director and screenwriter

Rein Raamat

Lateef Adegbite, Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

Lateef Adegbite

George Altman, American baseball player

George Altman

Ian Walsh, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2013)

Ian Walsh (rugby league)

Willie Brown, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Mayor of San Francisco

Willie Brown (politician) · Mayor of San Francisco

David Malouf, Australian author and playwright

David Malouf

Ted Bessell, American actor and director (d. 1996)

Ted Bessell

Bettye Washington Greene, American chemist (d. 1995)

Bettye Washington Greene

Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican singer, songwriter, music producer, and inventor

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate, English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge

Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate

Lois Lowry, American author

Lois Lowry

Jerry Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)

Jerry Reed

Sergei Novikov, Russian mathematician and academic

Sergei Novikov (mathematician)

Gerald Curran, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Gerald Curran

Don Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Don Edwards (cowboy singer)

Walter Jakob Gehring, Swiss biologist and academic (d. 2014)

Walter Jakob Gehring

Brian Mulroney, Canadian lawyer and politician 18th Prime Minister of Canada

Brian Mulroney · Prime Minister of Canada

Stathis Chaitas, Greek footballer and manager

Stathis Chaitas

Mary Ellen Mark, American photographer and journalist (d. 2015)

Mary Ellen Mark

Giampiero Moretti, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded the Momo company (d. 2012)

Giampiero Moretti · Momo (company)

Pat Corrales, American baseball player and manager

Pat Corrales

Kenji Kimihara, Japanese runner

Kenji Kimihara

Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer

Gerard Malanga

Douglas Tompkins, American businessman, co-founded The North Face and Esprit Holdings (d. 2015)

Douglas Tompkins · The North Face · Esprit Holdings

Paul Junger Witt, American director and producer

Paul Junger Witt

John Cameron, English composer and conductor

John Cameron (musician)

Camille Cosby, American author, producer, and philanthropist

Camille Cosby

Alan Harper, English-Irish archbishop

Alan Harper (bishop)

Henry Bartholomay, American soldier and pilot (d. 2015)

Henry Bartholomay

Jay Ingram, Canadian television host and author

Jay Ingram

Pat Riley, American basketball player and coach

Pat Riley

Tim Yeo, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Tim Yeo · Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Douglas B. Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Douglas B. Green

Malcolm Simmons, English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)

Malcolm Simmons

John Boswell, American historian, philologist, and academic (d. 1994)

John Boswell

John de Lancie, American actor

John de Lancie

Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Bobby Orr

Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

Nikos Papazoglou

Marcia Ball, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist

Marcia Ball

Richard Dowden, English journalist and educator

Richard Dowden

William Hurt, American actor

William Hurt

Carl Palmer, English drummer, percussionist, and songwriter

Carl Palmer

Jimmie Vaughan, American blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jimmie Vaughan

Geoff Brabham, Australian race car driver

Geoff Brabham

David Greenaway, English economist and academic

David Greenaway (economist)

Phil Judd, New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter

Phil Judd

Mike Francesa, American radio talk show host and television commentator

Mike Francesa

Liana Kanelli, Greek journalist and politician

Liana Kanelli

Paul Mirabella, American baseball player

Paul Mirabella

Nina Kiriki Hoffman, American author

Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Ian Moss, Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter

Ian Moss

Catherine Ashton, English politician, Vice-President of the European Commission

Catherine Ashton · Vice-President of the European Commission

Anne Donahue, American lawyer and politician

Anne Donahue

Naoto Takenaka, Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director

Naoto Takenaka

Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress

Vanessa Bell Calloway

David Foster, Australian woodchopper

David Foster (woodchopper)

Spike Lee, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Spike Lee

Theresa Russell, American actress

Theresa Russell

Chris Wedge, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor

Chris Wedge

Holly Hunter, American actress and producer

Holly Hunter

Rickey Jackson, American football player

Rickey Jackson

Joe Reaiche, Australian rugby player

Joe Reaiche

Dave Beasant, English footballer and coach

Dave Beasant

Mary Roach, American author

Mary Roach

Sting (wrestler), American wrestler

Sting (wrestler)

Norm Magnusson, American painter and sculptor

Norm Magnusson

Norbert Pohlmann, German computer scientist and academic

Norbert Pohlmann

Yuri Shargin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut

Yuri Shargin

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer, German politician

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer and manager

Jesper Olsen

Slim Jim Phantom, American rock drummer

Slim Jim Phantom

Sara Wheeler, English author and journalist

Sara Wheeler

Stephen Sommers, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Stephen Sommers

Paul Annacone, American tennis player and coach

Paul Annacone

Kathy Ireland, American model, actress, and furniture designer

Kathy Ireland

Yelena Romanova, Russian runner (d. 2007)

Yelena Romanova

David Thewlis, English-French actor, director, and screenwriter

David Thewlis

Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer-songwriter

Natacha Atlas

William Dalrymple, Scottish historian and author

William Dalrymple (historian)

Xavier Beauvois, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Xavier Beauvois

Mookie Blaylock, American basketball player

Mookie Blaylock

Carlos Almeida, Cape Verdean runner

Carlos Almeida (athlete)

A. J. Jacobs, American journalist and author

A. J. Jacobs

Paul Merson, English footballer and manager

Paul Merson

Yvette Cooper, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Yvette Cooper · Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Fabien Galthie, French rugby player

Fabien Galthie

Edoardo Ballerini, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Edoardo Ballerini

Michael Rapaport, American actor, podcast host, and director

Michael Rapaport

Manny Alexander, Dominican baseball player

Manny Alexander

Touré, American journalist and author

Touré (journalist)

Chilly Gonzales, Canadian-German singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Chilly Gonzales

Alex Kapranos, English-Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Alex Kapranos

Greg Searle, English rower

Greg Searle

Marco Sejna, German footballer

Marco Sejna

Cristel Vahtra, Estonian skier

Cristel Vahtra

Nicky Boje, South African cricketer

Nicky Boje

Natalya Khrushcheleva, Russian runner

Natalya Khrushcheleva

Chester Bennington, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2017)

Chester Bennington

Brent Sherwin, Australian rugby league player

Brent Sherwin

Shinnosuke Abe, Japanese baseball player

Shinnosuke Abe

Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player

Keven Mealamu

Jamal Crawford, American basketball player

Jamal Crawford

Robertas Javtokas, Lithuanian basketball player

Robertas Javtokas

Ian Murray, Scottish footballer

Ian Murray (footballer)

Carl Webb, Australian rugby league player

Carl Webb

Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer

Terrence Duffin

Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer

Tomasz Kuszczak

José Moreira, Portuguese footballer

José Moreira

Vikram Banerjee, English cricketer

Vikram Banerjee

Christy Carlson Romano, American actress and singer

Christy Carlson Romano

Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer

Fernando Torres

Morgan Amalfitano, French footballer

Morgan Amalfitano

Ronnie Brewer, American basketball player

Ronnie Brewer

Nicolas Lombaerts, Belgian footballer

Nicolas Lombaerts

Dean Geyer, South African-Australian singer-songwriter and actor

Dean Geyer

Julián Magallanes, Argentinian footballer

Julián Magallanes

Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian footballer

Daniel Maa Boumsong

Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer

Pedro Ken

Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian ice hockey player

Sergei Kostitsyn

Xavier Dolan, Canadian actor and director

Xavier Dolan

Tamim Iqbal, Bangladeshi Cricketer

Tamim Iqbal

Blake Ferguson, Australian rugby league player

Blake Ferguson

Marcos Rojo, Argentine footballer

Marcos Rojo

Mattia Destro, Italian footballer

Mattia Destro

Michał Kucharczyk, Polish footballer

Michał Kucharczyk

Ethan Lowe, Australian rugby league player

Ethan Lowe

Sloane Stephens, American tennis player

Sloane Stephens

Jack Bird, Australian rugby league player

Jack Bird

Cuthbert, Northumbrian (English) monk, bishop, and saint (b. 634)

Cuthbert

Wulfram, archbishop of Sens

Wulfram of Sens · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens

Alfonso II, king of Asturias (Spain) (b. 759)

Alfonso II of Asturias · Kingdom of Asturias · Spain

Ebbo, archbishop of Reims

Ebbo · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims

Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general (b. 1118)

Taira no Kiyomori

Pope Clement III (b. 1130)

Pope Clement III

Hermann von Salza, German knight and diplomat (b. 1179)

Hermann von Salza

Ralph Walpole, Bishop of Norwich

Ralph Walpole

Muhammad bin Tughluq, Sultan of Delhi

Muhammad bin Tughluq

Henry IV of England (b. 1367)

Henry IV of England

Sigismund I of Lithuania

Sigismund I of Lithuania

Georges Chastellain, Burgundian chronicler and poet

Georges Chastellain

Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English general and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1508)

Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Albert, Duke of Prussia (b. 1490)

Albert, Duke of Prussia

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1557)

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor

Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (b. 1603)

Augustyn Kordecki

Maria of Orange-Nassau, Dutch princess (b. 1642)

Maria of Orange-Nassau (1642-1688)

Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1642)

Isaac Newton

Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692)

Adrienne Lecouvreur

Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (b. 1656)

Nicolas de Largillière

Benjamin Truman, English brewer and businessman (b. 1699)

Benjamin Truman

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1705)

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield · Attorney General for England and Wales

Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (b. 1794)

Louis Léopold Robert

James Justinian Morier, Turkish-English author and diplomat (b. 1780)

James Justinian Morier

Joseph Aspdin, English businessman (b. 1788)

Joseph Aspdin

Yamanami Keisuke, Japanese samurai (b. 1833)

Yamanami Keisuke

Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (b. 1810)

Hans Christian Lumbye

Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)

Julius Robert von Mayer

Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, journalist and politician (b. 1802)

Lajos Kossuth

Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1821)

Apollon Maykov

Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and author (b. 1822)

Franz Ritter von Hauer

Friedrich Amelung, Estonian historian and businessman (b. 1842)

Friedrich Amelung

Lewis A. Grant, American general and lawyer (b. 1828)

Lewis A. Grant

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (b. 1859)

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston · Governor-General of India

Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (b. 1851)

Ferdinand Foch

Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876)

Arthur F. Andrews

Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

Hermann Müller (politician) · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)

Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (b. 1900)

Giuseppe Zangara · Anton Cermak

Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)

Alfred Ploetz

Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1883)

Dorothy Campbell

Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870)

Amadeus William Grabau

Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (b. 1884)

Sigurd Wallén

Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892)

Hjalmar Väre

Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)

Adegoke Adelabu

Brendan Behan, Irish republican and playwright (b. 1923)

Brendan Behan

Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882)

Daniel Frank (athlete)

Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)

Johnny Morrison (baseball)

Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889)

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)

Henri Longchambon

Falih Rıfkı Atay, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1894)

Falih Rıfkı Atay

Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. 1921)

Marilyn Maxwell

Chet Huntley, American journalist (b. 1911)

Chet Huntley

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1909)

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham · Governor-General of New Zealand

Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (b. 1919)

Terukuni Manzō · Makuuchi

Jacques Brugnon, French tennis player (b. 1895)

Jacques Brugnon

Gerry Bertier, American football player (b. 1953)

Gerry Bertier

Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1891)

Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov

Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1907)

Maurice Cloche

Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (b. 1929)

Lev Yashin

Georges Delerue, French composer (b. 1925)

Georges Delerue

Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

Polykarp Kusch · Nobel Prize in Physics

Lewis Grizzard, American writer and humorist (b. 1946)

Lewis Grizzard

V. S. Pritchett, English short story writer, essayist, and critic (b. 1900)

V. S. Pritchett

Patrick Heron, British painter (b. 1920)

Patrick Heron

Gene Eugene, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1961)

Gene Eugene

Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1949)

Luis Alvarado

Juliana of the Netherlands (b. 1909)

Juliana of the Netherlands

Pierre Sévigny, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1917)

Pierre Sévigny

Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish director and screenwriter (b. 1912)

Armand Lohikoski

Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1933)

Raynald Fréchette

Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iraqi politician, Vice President of Iraq (b. 1938)

Taha Yassin Ramadan · Vice President of Iraq

Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician (b. 1948)

Hawa Yakubu

Ai, American poet and academic (b. 1947)

Ai (poet)

Girija Prasad Koirala, Indian-Nepalese politician, 30th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1924)

Girija Prasad Koirala · Prime Minister of Nepal

Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1920)

Stewart Udall · United States Secretary of the Interior

Johnny Pearson, English pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1925)

Johnny Pearson

Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (b. 1955)

Lincoln Hall (climber)

Noboru Ishiguro, Japanese animator and director (b. 1938)

Noboru Ishiguro

Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1910)

Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg

James Herbert, English author (b. 1943)

James Herbert

George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1924)

George Lowe (mountaineer)

Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, 15th President of Bangladesh (b. 1929)

Zillur Rahman · List of Presidents of Bangladesh

Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (b. 1934)

Hennie Aucamp

Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)

Hilderaldo Bellini

Tonie Nathan, American politician (b. 1923)

Tonie Nathan

Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (b. 1915)

Khushwant Singh

Eva Burrows, Australian 13th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1929)

Eva Burrows · General of The Salvation Army

Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1930)

Malcolm Fraser · Prime Minister of Australia

Anker Jørgensen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1922)

Anker Jørgensen · Prime Minister of Denmark

David Rockefeller, American billionaire and philanthropist (b. 1915)

David Rockefeller