March 21 — On This Day

Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius.

Siege of Rome (537-38) · Vitiges · Aurelian Walls · Porta Maggiore · Vivarium (Rome)

Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem.

Heraclius · True Cross · Relic · Jerusalem

Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid.

Battle of Vincy · Charles Martel · Ragenfrid

Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Louis VII of France · Eleanor of Aquitaine

Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan.

Emperor Antoku

In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.

Oxford · Archbishop of Canterbury · Thomas Cranmer · Execution by burning

A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.

Great New Orleans Fire (1788)

With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mâché.

Papal States · Rome · Pope Pius VII · Papal coronation · Venice

The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis in Egypt.

Battle of Alexandria · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · French First Republic · Nicopolis · Egypt

Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law.

Napoleonic Code · Civil law (legal system)

Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.

Napoleonic Wars · Austrian Empire · First French Empire · Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube

The Bahá'í calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Bahá'í calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Bahá'í Faith as the Bahá'í New Year or Náw-Rúz.

Bahá'í calendar · Bahá'í Faith · Bahá'í Naw-Rúz

Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.

Alexander Stephens · Cornerstone Speech

Otto von Bismarck is appointed Chancellor of the German Empire.

Otto von Bismarck · Chancellor of the German Empire

Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

Henry Morton Stanley · David Livingstone

Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.

Great Dayton Flood · Dayton, Ohio

World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.

World War I · Spring Offensive · Operation Michael

The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia.

Hungarian Soviet Republic · Communist · October Revolution · Russian Empire

The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.

New Economic Policy · Bolshevik · War communism

The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.

Butler Act · Human evolution · Tennessee

Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.

Syngman Rhee · Impeachment · Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea

Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.

Charles Lindbergh · Medal of Honor

Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran.

Shah of Iran · Rezā Shāh · Persia · Name of Iran

Ponce massacre: Nineteen people in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police acting on orders of the US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship.

Ponce massacre · Ponce, Puerto Rico · Blanton C. Winship

Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.

Wehrmacht · Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff · Adolf Hitler

World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma.

World War II · Mandalay · Burma

World War II: Operation Carthage: Royal Air Force planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians.

Operation Carthage · Royal Air Force · Gestapo · Copenhagen

World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.

Kingdom of Bulgaria · Soviet Union · Drava · Battle of the Transdanubian Hills

The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in the American football since 1933.

Los Angeles Rams · Kenny Washington (American football) · African American · American football

Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Alan Freed · Moondog Coronation Ball · Rock and roll · Cleveland, Ohio

Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.

Apartheid · Sharpeville massacre

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (in California) closes.

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary · California

Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes.

Ranger program · NASA · Ranger 9 · Space probe

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

Martin Luther King, Jr. · Selma to Montgomery marches · Selma, Alabama · Montgomery, Alabama

Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.

Battle of Karameh · Jordan · Israel Defense Forces · Jordanian Armed Forces · PLO

The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.

Earth Day · Joseph Alioto · Mayor of San Francisco

US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan.

Jimmy Carter · 1980 Summer Olympics boycott · 1980 Summer Olympics · Moscow · Soviet war in Afghanistan

The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic.

1983 West Bank fainting epidemic · Israel · State of Palestine · Psychosomatic

Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships

Debi Thomas · World Figure Skating Championships

Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.

Namibia · South Africa

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.

Bertrand Piccard · Brian Jones (aeronaut) · Circumnavigation · Hot air balloon

Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel.

Pope John Paul II · Roman Pontifical · Israel

The social media site Twitter is founded.

Social media · Twitter

Four police officers are shot and killed and a fifth is wounded in two shootings at Oakland, California.

2009 shootings of Oakland police officers · Oakland, California

Emperor Taizu of Song (d. 976)

Emperor Taizu of Song

King Charles I of Naples (d. 1285)

Charles I of Naples

Henry Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick, English nobleman (d. 1445)

Henry Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick

Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint (d. 1540)

Angela Merici

Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, English noble (d. 1558)

Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham

Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)

Maurice, Elector of Saxony

Hermann Finck, German composer and educator (d. 1558)

Hermann Finck

John Leveson, English politician (d. 1615)

John Leveson

Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet (d. 1630)

Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel

Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary (d. 1667)

Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur

Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (d. 1742)

Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino

Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (d. 1803)

Francis Lewis

Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1782)

Josef Seger

Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor (d. 1837)

Mary Dixon Kies

Jean Paul, German journalist and author (d. 1825)

Jean Paul

Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1830)

Joseph Fourier

Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico (d. 1872)

Benito Juárez · President of Mexico

Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (d. 1891)

Nathaniel Woodard

Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier and engineer (d. 1890)

Alexander Mozhaysky

Thomas Hayward, English cricketer (d. 1876)

Thomas Hayward (cricketer)

Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1881)

Modest Mussorgsky

Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1924)

Alick Bannerman

Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist (d. 1943)

Alice Henry

Daria Pratt, American golfer (d. 1938)

Daria Pratt

George Owen Squier, American general (d. 1934)

George Owen Squier

Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1952)

Antonia Maury

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (d. 1932)

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.

David Robertson, Scottish-English golfer and rugby player (d. 1937)

David Robertson (golfer)

Alfred Tysoe, English runner (d. 1901)

Alfred Tysoe

Walter Tewksbury, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)

Walter Tewksbury

Maurice Farman, French race car driver and pilot (d. 1964)

Maurice Farman

Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (d. 1944)

Morris H. Whitehouse

Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1971)

Broncho Billy Anderson

Hans Hofmann, German-American painter and academic (d. 1966)

Hans Hofmann

Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (d. 1963)

Aleksander Kesküla

George David Birkhoff, American mathematician (d. 1944)

George David Birkhoff

Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (d. 1952)

Pierre Renoir

Walter Dray, American pole vaulter (d. 1973)

Walter Dray

Clarice Beckett, Australian painter (d. 1935)

Clarice Beckett

Lajos Kassák, Hungarian poet, novelist and painter (d. 1967)

Lajos Kassák

M. N. Roy, Indian philosopher and politician (d. 1954)

M. N. Roy

Jock Sutherland, American football player and coach (d. 1948)

Jock Sutherland

Friedrich Waismann, Jewish-Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1959)

Friedrich Waismann

Sim Gokkes, Jewish-Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1943)

Sim Gokkes

Salvador Lutteroth, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (d. 1987)

Salvador Lutteroth · Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Panagiotis Pipinelis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1970)

Panagiotis Pipinelis · Prime Minister of Greece

Karl Arnold, German businessman and politician, President of the German Bundesrat (d. 1958)

Karl Arnold · President of the German Bundesrat

Son House, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)

Son House

Jehane Benoît, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1987)

Jehane Benoît

Forrest Mars, Sr., American candy maker, created M&M's and Mars bar (d. 1999)

Forrest Mars, Sr. · M&M's · Mars (chocolate bar)

Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (d. 1949)

Nikos Skalkottas

Phyllis McGinley, American author and poet (d. 1978)

Phyllis McGinley

John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (d. 1978)

John D. Rockefeller III

Jim Thompson, American businessman (d. 1967)

Jim Thompson (designer)

André Filho, Brazilian musician and songwriter (d. 1974)

André Filho

Zoltán Kemény, Hungarian sculptor (d. 1965)

Zoltán Kemény

Harry Lane, English footballer (d. 1977)

Harry Lane (footballer)

Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (d. 1993)

Julio Gallo · E & J Gallo Winery

Muhammad Siddiq Khan, Bangladeshi librarian and educator (d. 1978)

Muhammad Siddiq Khan

Walter Lincoln Hawkins, African-American scientist and inventor (d. 1992)

Walter Lincoln Hawkins

André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968)

André Laurendeau

George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1991)

George Abecassis

Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (d. 1990)

Paul Tortelier

Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai player (d. 2006)

Bismillah Khan · Shehnai

Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957)

Ken Wharton

Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1994)

Frank Hardy

Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2014)

Patrick Lucey · Governor of Wisconsin

Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer (d. 2016)

Charles Thompson (jazz)

Douglas Warren, Australian bishop (d. 2013)

Douglas Warren (bishop)

Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1970)

Manolis Chiotis · Bouzouki

Éric Rohmer, French director, film critic, journalist, novelist and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Éric Rohmer

Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (d. 1986)

Arthur Grumiaux

Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014)

Antony Hopkins

Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)

Russ Meyer

Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Canadian geographer, author, and academic

Louis-Edmond Hamelin

Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet, publisher, and diplomat (d. 1998)

Nizar Qabbani

Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (d. 2011)

Nirmala Srivastava · Sahaja Yoga

Philip Abbott, American actor (d. 1998)

Philip Abbott

Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician (d. 2010)

Dov Shilansky

Harold Ashby, American saxophonist (d. 2003)

Harold Ashby

Peter Brook, English-French director and producer

Peter Brook

Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (d. 1964)

Hugo Koblet

André Delvaux, Belgian director and screenwriter (d. 2002)

André Delvaux

Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (d. 2013)

Halton Arp

Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)

Hans-Dietrich Genscher · Vice-Chancellor of Germany

Surya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2015)

Surya Bahadur Thapa · Prime Minister of Nepal

Maurice Catarcio, American wrestler (d. 2005)

Maurice Catarcio

James Coco, American actor (d. 1987)

James Coco

Toyonobori, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1998)

Toyonobori

Clark L. Brundin, American-English engineer and academic

Clark L. Brundin

Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (d. 2013)

Catherine Gibson

Al Williamson, American illustrator (d. 2010)

Al Williamson

Walter Gilbert, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

Walter Gilbert · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (d. 2015)

Joseph Silverstein

John Hall, English businessman

John Hall (businessman)

Michael Heseltine, Welsh businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Michael Heseltine · Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Al Freeman, Jr., American actor and director (d. 2012)

Al Freeman, Jr.

Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)

Brian Clough

Ed Broadbent, Canadian pilot and politician

Ed Broadbent

Mike Westbrook, English pianist and composer

Mike Westbrook

Ann Clwyd, Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Ann Clwyd · Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Tom Flores, American football player and coach

Tom Flores

Pierre-Jean Rémy, French diplomat and author (d. 2010)

Pierre-Jean Rémy

Michael Foreman, English author and illustrator

Michael Foreman (author/illustrator)

Grahame Thomas, Australian cricketer

Grahame Thomas

Kathleen Widdoes, American actress

Kathleen Widdoes

Solomon Burke, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

Solomon Burke

Françoise Dorléac, French actress (d. 1967)

Françoise Dorléac

Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach

Kostas Politis

Amina Claudine Myers, African-American singer-songwriter and pianist

Amina Claudine Myers

Patcha Ramachandra Rao, India metallurgist, educator and administrator (d. 2010)

Patcha Ramachandra Rao

István Gyulai, Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (d. 2006)

István Gyulai

Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor

Hartmut Haenchen

Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (d. 1995)

Vivian Stanshall

Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress

Marie-Christine Barrault

Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author

Janet Daley

Hideki Ishima, Japanese guitarist

Hideki Ishima

Mike Jackson, English general

Mike Jackson (British Army officer)

David Lindley, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

David Lindley (musician)

Gaye Adegbalola, African-American singer and guitarist

Gaye Adegbalola

Anthony Grabiner, Baron Grabiner, English lawyer

Anthony Grabiner, Baron Grabiner

Charles Greene, American sprinter and coach

Charles Greene (athlete)

Rose Stone, African-American R&B singer and keyboard player (Sly and the Family Stone)

Rose Stone · Sly and the Family Stone

Timothy Dalton, Welsh-English actor

Timothy Dalton

Ray Dorset, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mungo Jerry)

Ray Dorset · Mungo Jerry

Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Japanese cardinal

Joseph Mitsuaki Takami

Scott Fahlman, American computer scientist and academic

Scott Fahlman

Alvin Kallicharran, Guyanese cricketer and coach

Alvin Kallicharran

Andy Love, Scottish-English politician

Andy Love

Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Eddie Money

Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic

Slavoj Žižek

Roger Hodgson, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Roger Hodgson

Ron Oden, American minister and politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs

Ron Oden · Mayor of Palm Springs

Sergey Lavrov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sergey Lavrov · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)

Conrad Lozano, American bass player

Conrad Lozano

Russell Thompkins Jr., American soul singer (The Stylistics)

Russell Thompkins Jr. · The Stylistics

Steve Furber, English computer scientist and academic

Steve Furber

Paul Martin Lester, American photographer, author, and educator

Paul Martin Lester

David Wisniewski, English-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)

David Wisniewski

Fadi Abboud, Lebanese economist and politician

Fadi Abboud

Bob Bennett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter)

Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Greek politician

Dimitrios Papadimoulis

Dick Beardsley, American runner

Dick Beardsley

Guy Chadwick, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Guy Chadwick

Richard Kirk, English guitarist, keyboard player, composer, and producer

Richard Kirk

Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner

Ingrid Kristiansen

Marlies Göhr, German sprinter

Marlies Göhr

Brad Hall, American comedian, director, and screenwriter

Brad Hall

Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician and author

Gary Oldman

Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter

Sarah Jane Morris (singer)

Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat

Yuval Rotem

Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese keyboard player and composer

Nobuo Uematsu

Marwan Farhat, Syrian actor and voice actor

Marwan Farhat

Benito T. de Leon, Filipino general

Benito T. de Leon

Raivo Puusepp, Estonian architect

Raivo Puusepp

Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1994)

Ayrton Senna

Robert Sweet, American drummer and producer

Robert Sweet (musician)

Lothar Matthäus, German footballer and manager

Lothar Matthäus

Kassie DePaiva, American actress

Kassie DePaiva

Kim Turner, American hurdler

Kim Turner

Matthew Broderick, American actor

Matthew Broderick

Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress and screenwriter

Kathy Greenwood

Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host

Rosie O'Donnell

Mark Waid, American author

Mark Waid

Shawon Dunston, American baseball player

Shawon Dunston

Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and manager

Ronald Koeman

Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2003)

Shawn Lane

Share Pedersen, American bass player

Share Pedersen

Ieuan Evans, Welsh rugby player

Ieuan Evans

Jesper Skibby, Danish cyclist

Jesper Skibby

Xavier Bertrand, French businessman and politician, French Minister of Social Affairs

Xavier Bertrand · Minister of Social Affairs (France)

Thomas Frank, American author, historian and political analyst

Thomas Frank

Benito Archundia, Mexican footballer, referee, lawyer, and economist

Benito Archundia

Hauke Fuhlbrügge, German runner

Hauke Fuhlbrügge

Matthew Maynard, English cricketer and coach

Matthew Maynard

Moa Matthis, Swedish author

Moa Matthis

Carwyn Jones, Welsh lawyer and politician, First Minister of Wales

Carwyn Jones · First Minister of Wales

Mirela Rupic, American costume and fashion designer

Mirela Rupic

Cameron Clyne, Australian businessman

Cameron Clyne

Andrew Copeland, American singer and guitarist

Andrew Copeland

Greg Ellis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Greg Ellis (actor)

Tolunay Kafkas, Turkish footballer and manager

Tolunay Kafkas

Shin Seung-hun, South Korean singer-songwriter

Shin Seung-hun

Scott Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster

Scott Williams (basketball)

Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author

Jonah Goldberg

Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress (d. 2000)

Shiho Niiyama

Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American political activist

Cenk Uygur

Zsolt Kürtösi, Hungarian decathlete

Zsolt Kürtösi

Chris Candido, American wrestler (d. 2005)

Chris Candido

Balázs Kiss, Hungarian hammer thrower

Balázs Kiss

Derartu Tulu, Ethiopian runner

Derartu Tulu

Graeme Welch, English cricketer

Graeme Welch

Ananda Lewis, American television host

Ananda Lewis

Stuart Nethercott, English footballer and manager

Stuart Nethercott

Large Professor, American rapper and producer

Large Professor

Rhys Darby, New Zealand comedian and actor

Rhys Darby

Dejima Takeharu, Japanese sumo wrestler

Dejima Takeharu

Edsel Dope, American singer-songwriter and producer

Edsel Dope

Ted Kravitz, British presenter and Formula One pit-lane reporter

Ted Kravitz · Formula One

Kevin Leahy, American drummer

Kevin Leahy (musician)

Conor Woodman, Irish journalist and author

Conor Woodman

Yacoub Al-Mohana, Kuwaiti director and producer

Yacoub Al-Mohana

Corne Krige, South African rugby player

Corne Krige

Fabricio Oberto, Argentinian-Italian basketball player

Fabricio Oberto

Vitaly Potapenko, Ukrainian basketball player and coach

Vitaly Potapenko

Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player

Mark Williams (snooker player)

Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress and singer

Rachael MacFarlane

Tekin Sazlog, German-Turkish footballer

Tekin Sazlog

Bruno Cirillo, Italian footballer

Bruno Cirillo

Jamie Delgado, English tennis player

Jamie Delgado

Sally Barsosio, Kenyan runner

Sally Barsosio

Charmaine Dragun, Australian journalist (d. 2007)

Charmaine Dragun

Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player

Cristian Guzmán

Bamboo Mañalac, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bamboo Mañalac

Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer

Ronaldinho

Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian skier

Marit Bjørgen

Lee Jin, South Korean singer and actress

Lee Jin

Deryck Whibley, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Deryck Whibley

Germano Borovicz Cardoso Schweger, Brazilian footballer

Germano Borovicz Cardoso Schweger

Sébastien Chavanel, French cyclist

Sébastien Chavanel

Glenn Hall, Australian rugby league player

Glenn Hall (rugby league)

Jason King, Australian rugby league player

Jason King (rugby league)

Todd Polglase, Australian rugby league player

Todd Polglase

Maria Elena Camerin, Italian tennis player

Maria Elena Camerin

Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopian runner

Ejegayehu Dibaba

Aaron Hill, American baseball player

Aaron Hill (baseball)

Colin Turkington, Northern Irish race car driver

Colin Turkington

Lucila Pascua, Spanish basketball player

Lucila Pascua

Jean Ondoa, Cameroonian footballer

Jean Ondoa

Tiago dos Santos Roberto, Brazilian footballer

Tiago dos Santos Roberto

Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer

Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez

Ryan Callahan, American ice hockey player

Ryan Callahan

Adrian Peterson, American football player

Adrian Peterson

Michu, Spanish footballer

Michu

Romanos Alyfantis, Greek swimmer

Romanos Alyfantis

Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, Greek pole vaulter

Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou

Carlos Carrasco, Venezuelan baseball pitcher

Carlos Carrasco (baseball)

Lee Cattermole, English footballer

Lee Cattermole

Kateřina Čechová, Czech sprinter

Kateřina Čechová

Erik Johnson, American ice hockey player

Erik Johnson

Eric Krüger, German sprinter

Eric Krüger

Jordi Alba, Spanish footballer

Jordi Alba

Nicolás Lodeiro, Uruguayan footballer

Nicolás Lodeiro

Mandy Capristo, German singer-songwriter and dancer

Mandy Capristo

Ryann Krais, American runner and heptathlete

Ryann Krais

Alex Nimo, Liberian-American soccer player

Alex Nimo

Luke Chapman, English footballer

Luke Chapman

Antoine Griezmann, French footballer

Antoine Griezmann

Lehlogonolo Masalesa, South African footballer

Lehlogonolo Masalesa

Erena Mizusawa, Japanese model and actress

Erena Mizusawa

Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player

Karolína Plíšková

Jake Bidwell, English footballer

Jake Bidwell

Jesse Joronen, Finnish footballer

Jesse Joronen

Jace Norman, American actor

Jace Norman

Benedict of Nursia, Italian saint (b. 480)

543 · 547 · Benedict of Nursia

Ælla, king of Northumbria

Ælla of Northumbria · Kingdom of Northumbria

Osberht, king of Northumbria

Osberht of Northumbria

Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (b. 955)

Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia

Richeza of Lotharingia (b. 995)

Richeza of Lotharingia

Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)

Robert I, Duke of Burgundy

Absalon, Danish archbishop (b. c. 1128)

Absalon

Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)

Robert II, Duke of Burgundy

Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden

Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden

Nicholas of Flüe, Swiss monk and saint (b. 1417)

Nicholas of Flüe

John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, English peer and courtier (b. c. 1482)

John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford

Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop and saint (b. 1489)

Thomas Cranmer

Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (b. 1517)

Odet de Coligny

Pocahontas, Algonquian Indigenous princess (b. c. 1595)

Pocahontas

Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Albanian politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha · List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

James Ussher, Irish archbishop (b. 1581)

James Ussher

Henri Sauval, French historian and author (b. 1623)

Henri Sauval

John Law, Scottish-French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1671)

John Law (economist) · Controller-General of Finances

Elżbieta Sieniawska politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669)

Elżbieta Sieniawska

Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian and author (b. 1679)

Robert Wodrow

Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)

Johann Heinrich Zedler

Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French priest, astronomer, and academic (b. 1713)

Nicolas Louis de Lacaille

Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French geographer and cartographer (b. 1703)

Jacques-Nicolas Bellin

Giovanni Arduino, Italian miner and geologist (b. 1714)

Giovanni Arduino (geologist)

Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)

Andrea Luchesi

Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772)

Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien

Robert Southey, English poet, historian, and translator (b. 1774)

Robert Southey

Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general and politician, 1st President of Mexico (b. 1786)

Guadalupe Victoria · President of Mexico

Edwin Vose Sumner, American general (b. 1797)

Edwin Vose Sumner

Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (b. 1819)

Ezra Abbot

Joseph E. Johnston, American general (b. 1807)

Joseph E. Johnston

Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)

Frederick Winslow Taylor

Evelina Haverfield, British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867)

Evelina Haverfield

Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (b. 1871)

Frantz Reichel

Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)

Franz Schreker

Lilyan Tashman, American actress (b. 1896)

Lilyan Tashman

Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)

Alexander Glazunov

Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)

Evald Aav

Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)

Ali Hikmet Ayerdem

Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)

Cornelia Fort

Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894)

Arthur Nebe · SS

Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)

Willem Mengelberg

Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)

Ed Voss

Hatı Çırpan, Turkish politician (b. 1890)

Hatı Çırpan

Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (b. 1923)

Cyril M. Kornbluth

Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1920)

Manolis Chiotis · Bouzouki

Joe Medwick, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)

Joe Medwick

Louis Cottrell, Jr., American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1911)

Louis Cottrell, Jr.

Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1888)

Peter Stoner

Michael Redgrave, English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908)

Michael Redgrave

Walter L. Gordon, Canadian accountant, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1906)

Walter L. Gordon · Minister of Finance (Canada)

Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (b. 1918)

Robert Preston (actor)

Vedat Dalokay, Turkish architect and politician, Mayor of Ankara (b. 1927)

Vedat Dalokay · List of mayors of Ankara

Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (b. 1909)

Leo Fender · Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1914)

John Ireland (actor)

Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)

Natalie Sleeth

Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)

Macdonald Carey

Lili Damita, French-American actress and singer (b. 1904)

Lili Damita

Wilbert Awdry, English cleric and author, created Thomas the Tank Engine (b. 1911)

Wilbert Awdry · Thomas the Tank Engine

Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina (b. 1910)

Galina Ulanova

Jean Guitton, French philosopher and author (b. 1905)

Jean Guitton

Ernie Wise, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)

Ernie Wise

Chung Ju-yung, South Korean businessman, founded Hyundai (b. 1915)

Chung Ju-yung · Hyundai

Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (b. 1920)

Anthony Steel (actor)

Herman Talmadge, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 70th Governor of Georgia (b. 1913)

Herman Talmadge · Governor of Georgia

Shivani, Indian author (b. 1923)

Shivani

Umar Wirahadikusumah, Indonesian general and politician, 4th Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)

Umar Wirahadikusumah · Vice President of Indonesia

Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1924)

Ludmilla Tchérina

Barney Martin, American police officer and actor (b. 1923)

Barney Martin

Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)

Bobby Short

Drew Hayes, American author and illustrator (b. 1969)

Drew Hayes

Sven O. Høiby, Norwegian hurdler and journalist (b. 1936)

Sven O. Høiby

Denis Cosgrove, English-American geographer and academic (b. 1948)

Denis Cosgrove

Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente, Chilean architect and academic (b. 1931)

Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente

Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)

Walt Poddubny

Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1919)

Wolfgang Wagner

Loleatta Holloway, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

Loleatta Holloway

Gerd Klier, German footballer (b. 1944)

Gerd Klier

Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1931)

Ladislav Novák

Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (b. 1913)

Pinetop Perkins

Albrecht Dietz, German economist and businessman (b. 1926)

Albrecht Dietz

Ron Erhardt, American football player and coach (b. 1931)

Ron Erhardt

Robert Fuest, English director, screenwriter, and production designer (b. 1927)

Robert Fuest

Tonino Guerra, Italian poet and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Tonino Guerra

Irving Louis Horowitz, American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1929)

Irving Louis Horowitz

Yuri Razuvaev, Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1945)

Yuri Razuvaev

Marina Salye, Russian geologist and politician (b. 1934)

Marina Salye

Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1930)

Chinua Achebe

Rick Hautala, American author and screenwriter (b. 1949)

Rick Hautala

Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (b. 1932)

Harlon Hill

Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (b. 1952)

Pietro Mennea

Giancarlo Zagni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Giancarlo Zagni

Qoriniasi Bale, Fijian lawyer and politician, 25th Attorney-General of Fiji (b. 1929)

Qoriniasi Bale · Attorney General of Fiji

Bill Boedeker, American football player and soldier (b. 1924)

Bill Boedeker

Jack Fleck, American golfer (b. 1921)

Jack Fleck

Simeon Oduoye, Nigerian police officer and politician (b. 1945)

Simeon Oduoye

James Rebhorn, American actor (b. 1948)

James Rebhorn

Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1933)

Ignatius Zakka I Iwas

Ishaya Bakut, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Benue State (b. 1947)

Ishaya Bakut · List of Governors of Benue State

Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (b. 1925)

Chuck Bednarik

James C. Binnicker, American sergeant (b. 1938)

James C. Binnicker

Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1909)

Hans Erni

Jørgen Ingmann, Danish singer and guitarist (Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann) (b. 1925)

Jørgen Ingmann · Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann

Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (b. 1955)

Alberta Watson

Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (b. 1929)

Chuck Barris

Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (2007-2017) (b. 1950)

Martin McGuinness · First Minister and deputy First Minister