March 27 — On This Day

Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized on Ferrara, a papal fiefdom.

Pope Clement V

Pope John XXII issues his In Agro Dominico condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical.

Pope John XXII · Meister Eckhart

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.

Juan Ponce de León · The Bahamas

Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.

Charles I of England · English claims to the French throne

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.

Federal government of the United States · United States Navy · Original six frigates of the United States Navy

Denmark and Sweden form a neutrality compact.

Country neutrality (international relations)

Peninsular War: A combined Franco-Polish force defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad Real.

Peninsular War · First French Empire · Duchy of Warsaw · Battle of Ciudad Real

War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

War of 1812 · Alabama · Andrew Jackson · Creek (people) · Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)

Texas Revolution: On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican army massacres 342 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas.

Texas Revolution · Antonio López de Santa Anna · Goliad massacre · Goliad, Texas

President Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.

Andrew Johnson · Civil Rights Act of 1866

The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.

1871 England versus Scotland rugby union match · Rugby football · Scotland national rugby union team · England national rugby union team · Edinburgh

A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.

Cincinnati, Ohio · Manslaughter · Murder · Cincinnati riots of 1884

Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.

Geronimo · Apache · Apache Wars

Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine-American War at the Battle of Marilao River.

Emilio Aguinaldo · Philippine Revolutionary Army · Philippine-American War · Battle of Marilao River

Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.

Typhoid Mary · Asymptomatic carrier · Quarantine

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.

Second Sino-Japanese War · Battle of Taierzhuang

World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers topple the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup.

World War II · Yugoslavia · Axis powers · Yugoslav coup d'état

World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.

Battle of the Komandorski Islands · Aleutian Islands · Garrison · Kiska

World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina declares war on the Axis Powers.

Operation Starvation · Argentina during World War II

Nikita Khrushchev becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union

Nikita Khrushchev · Chairman · Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union

The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.

1964 Alaska earthquake · North America · Moment magnitude scale · Southcentral Alaska · Anchorage, Alaska

Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the worst aviation accident in history.

Tenerife airport disaster · Boeing 747 · Airliner · Tenerife · Canary Islands

The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212.

Alexander L. Kielland (platform) · North Sea

Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, leads to panic on commodity and futures exchanges.

Silver Thursday · Silver · Nelson Bunker Hunt · Corner the market · Futures exchange

The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours.

Solidarity (Polish trade union) · 1981 warning strike in Poland

A car bomb explodes outside Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, Australia, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people.

Car bomb · Russell Street bombing · Melbourne · Australia

The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí, an anti-Castro propaganda network, to Cuba.

TV Martí · Fidel Castro · Cuba

Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China.

Jiang Zemin · President of the People's Republic of China

Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.

Christian Democracy (Italy) · Giulio Andreotti · Sicilian Mafia · Palermo

The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.

Food and Drug Administration · Viagra · Impotence

Kosovo War: An American Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk is shot down by a Yugoslav SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat.

Kosovo War · Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk · 1999 F-117A shootdown

A Phillips Petroleum plant explosion in Pasadena, Texas kills one person and injures 71 others.

Phillips explosion of 2000 · Pasadena, Texas

Passover massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 29 people at a Passover seder in Netanya, Israel.

Passover massacre · Palestinians · Suicide bomber · Passover seder · Netanya

Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured.

Nanterre massacre · Nanterre

HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander-class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.

HMS Scylla (F71) · Leander-class frigate · Cornwall

The dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, fails, killing at least 99 people.

Situ Gintung · Indonesia

Philippines signs a peace accord with the largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending decades of conflict.

Government of the Philippines · Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro · Moro Islamic Liberation Front · Moro insurgency in the Philippines

Al-Shabab militants attack and temporarily occupy a Mogadishu hotel leaving at least 20 people dead.

Al-Shabaab (militant group) · Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack · Mogadishu

A suicide blast in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, Lahore claims over 70 lives and leaves almost 300 others injured. The target of the bombing are Christians celebrating Easter.

2016 Lahore suicide bombing · Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park · Lahore · Christianity in Pakistan · Easter

Jerome, Roman priest, bishop, theologian and translator (d. 420)

Jerome

Robert II, king of France (d. 1031)

Robert II of France

Martin IV, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1285)

Pope Martin IV

Albert III, duke of Bavaria (d. 1460)

Albert III, Duke of Bavaria

Francis of Paola, Italian friar and saint, founded Order of the Minims (d. 1507)

Francis of Paola · Order of the Minims

Johannes Piscator, German theologian (d. 1625)

Johannes Piscator

Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)

Stephen Fox

Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)

Francis II Rákóczi

Domenico Lalli, Italian poet and librettist (d. 1741)

Domenico Lalli

Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish-Italian cardinal (d. 1760)

Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero

Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (d. 1762)

Johann Ernst Eberlin

Joseph Abaco, Belgian cellist and composer (d. 1805)

Joseph Abaco

Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and author (d. 1779)

Claude Bourgelat

Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian historian and theologian (d. 1795)

Francesco Antonio Zaccaria

Jane Colden, American botanist and author (d. 1766)

Jane Colden

Lady Diana Beauclerk, English painter and illustrator (d. 1808)

Lady Diana Beauclerk

Lindley Murray, American-English Quaker and grammarian (d. 1826)

Lindley Murray

Michael Bruce, Scottish poet and composer (d. 1767)

Michael Bruce (poet)

Carlo Buonaparte, Corsican-French lawyer and politician (d. 1785)

Carlo Buonaparte

Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841)

Franz Xaver von Baader

Alexander Vostokov, Estonian-Russian philologist and academic (d. 1864)

Alexander Vostokov

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hungarian philologist, orientalist, and author (d. 1842)

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma

Louis XVII of France (d. 1795)

Louis XVII of France

Alfred de Vigny, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1863)

Alfred de Vigny

Alexander Barrow, American lawyer and politician (d. 1846)

Alexander Barrow

Charles-Mathias Simons, German-Luxembourger jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1874)

Charles-Mathias Simons · Prime Minister of Luxembourg

Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French engineer, urban planner, and politician (d. 1891)

Georges-Eugène Haussmann

Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (d. 1880)

Edward William Cooke

Charles Mackay, Scottish journalist, anthologist, and author (d. 1889)

Charles Mackay (author)

Edward Augustus Inglefield, English admiral and explorer (d. 1894)

Edward Augustus Inglefield

Henri Murger, French novelist and poet (d. 1861)

Henri Murger

Virginia Minor, American women's suffrage activist (d. 1894)

Virginia Minor

John Ballance, Irish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1893)

John Ballance · Prime Minister of New Zealand

George Frederick Leycester Marshall, English colonel and entomologist (d. 1934)

George Frederick Leycester Marshall

Adolphus Greely, American general and explorer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1935)

Adolphus Greely · Medal of Honor

Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)

Wilhelm Röntgen · Nobel Prize in Physics

Jakob Sverdrup, Norwegian bishop and politician, Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs (d. 1899)

Jakob Sverdrup (politician) · Minister of Education and Research (Norway)

Otto Wallach, Jewish-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)

Otto Wallach · Nobel Prize in Physics

Ruperto Chapí, Spanish composer, co-founded Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (d. 1909)

Ruperto Chapí · Sociedad General de Autores y Editores

Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (d. 1931)

Vincent d'Indy

Jan van Beers, Belgian painter and illustrator (d. 1927)

Jan van Beers (artist)

Giovanni Battista Grassi, Italian physician, zoologist, and entomologist (d. 1925)

Giovanni Battista Grassi

William Libbey, American target shooter, colonel, mountaineer, geographer, geologist, and archaeologist (d. 1927)

William Libbey

Karl Pearson, English mathematician, eugenicist, and academic (d. 1936)

Karl Pearson

George Giffen, Australian cricketer and footballer (d. 1927)

George Giffen

Frank Frost Abbott, American-Swiss scholar and academic (d. 1924)

Frank Frost Abbott

Jelena Dimitrijević, Serbian short story writer, novelist, poet, traveller, social worker, feminist and polygot (d. 1945)

Jelena Dimitrijević

Arturo Berutti, Argentinian composer (d. 1938)

Arturo Berutti

Dorothea Fairbridge, South African author and conservationist, co-founded Guild of Loyal Women (d. 1931)

Dorothea Fairbridge · Guild of Loyal Women

Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1933)

Henry Royce · Rolls-Royce Limited

Patty Hill, American songwriter and educator (d. 1946)

Patty Hill

James McNeill, Irish politician, 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State (d. 1938)

James McNeill · Governor-General of the Irish Free State

J. R. Clynes, English trade unionist and politician, Home Secretary (d. 1949)

J. R. Clynes · Home Secretary

Heinrich Mann, German author and poet (d. 1950)

Heinrich Mann

Joseph G. Morrison, American captain and Nazarene minister (d. 1939)

Joseph G. Morrison

Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician, Minister of Labour (d. 1948)

Piet Aalberse · Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)

Albert Marquet, French painter (d. 1947)

Albert Marquet

Oscar Grégoire, Belgian water polo player and swimmer (d. 1947)

Oscar Grégoire

Kathleen Scott, British sculptor (d. 1947)

Kathleen Scott

Sándor Garbai, Hungarian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1947)

Sándor Garbai · Prime Minister of Hungary

Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1929)

Miller Huggins

Edward Steichen, Luxembourger-American painter and photographer (d. 1973)

Edward Steichen

Arkady Averchenko, Russian playwright and satirist (d. 1925)

Arkady Averchenko

Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (d. 1965)

Thomas Graham Brown

Dimitrios Semsis, Greek violinist (d. 1950)

Dimitrios Semsis

Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (d. 1980)

Marie Under

Gordon Thomson, English rower and lieutenant (d. 1953)

Gordon Thomson (rower)

Julio Lozano Díaz, Honduran accountant and politician, 40th President of Honduras (d. 1957)

Julio Lozano Díaz · President of Honduras

Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster, English navy officer and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (d. 1961)

Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster · Secretary of State for Transport

Sergey Kirov, Russian politician (d. 1934)

Sergey Kirov

Wladimir Burliuk, Ukrainian painter and illustrator (d. 1917)

Wladimir Burliuk

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German-American architect, designed IBM Plaza and Seagram Building (d. 1969)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe · IBM Plaza · Seagram Building

Väinö Siikaniemi, Finnish javelin thrower, poet, and translator (d. 1932)

Väinö Siikaniemi

George Alfred Lawrence Hearne, English-South African cricketer (d. 1978)

George Alfred Lawrence Hearne

Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Egyptian-Turkish journalist, author, and politician (d. 1974)

Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu

Leonard Mociulschi, Romanian general (d. 1979)

Leonard Mociulschi

Harald Julin, Swedish swimmer and water polo player (d. 1967)

Harald Julin

Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, Scottish admiral (d. 1974)

Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton

Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian novelist and playwright (d. 1974)

Lajos Zilahy

Klawdziy Duzh-Dushewski, Belarusian-Lithuanian architect, journalist, and diplomat, created the Flag of Belarus (d. 1959)

Klawdziy Duzh-Dushewski · Flag of Belarus

Ferde Grofé, American pianist and composer (d. 1972)

Ferde Grofé

Thorne Smith, American author (d. 1934)

Thorne Smith

Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (d. 1947)

Karl Mannheim

G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1981)

G. Lloyd Spencer

George Beranger, Australian-American actor and director (d. 1973)

George Beranger

René Fonck, French colonel and pilot (d. 1953)

René Fonck

Roland Leighton, English soldier and poet (d. 1915)

Roland Leighton

Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1958)

Douglas Hartree

Fred Keating, American magician, stage and film actor (d. 1961)

Fred Keating

Francis Ponge, French poet and author (d. 1988)

Francis Ponge

Herbert Arthur Stuart, German-Swiss physicist and academic (d. 1974)

Herbert Arthur Stuart

Gloria Swanson, American actress and producer (d. 1983)

Gloria Swanson

Carl Barks, American illustrator and screenwriter (d. 2000)

Carl Barks

Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (d. 1963)

Erich Ollenhauer

Eisaku Satō, Japanese politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)

Eisaku Satō · Prime Minister of Japan · Nobel Peace Prize

Kenneth Slessor, Australian journalist and poet (d. 1971)

Kenneth Slessor

Sidney Buchman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1975)

Sidney Buchman

Charles Lang, American cinematographer (d. 1998)

Charles Lang

Émile Benveniste, Jewish Syrian-French linguist and semiotician (d. 1976)

Émile Benveniste

Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet and playwright (d. 1950)

Xavier Villaurrutia

Leroy Carr, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1935)

Leroy Carr

Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, German general (d. 1980)

Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff

Elsie MacGill, Canadian-American author and engineer (d. 1980)

Elsie MacGill

Pee Wee Russell, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 1969)

Pee Wee Russell

Golo Mann, Jewish-German historian and author (d. 1994)

Golo Mann

Ben Webster, American saxophonist (d. 1973)

Ben Webster

Valery Marakou, Belarusian poet and translator (d.1937)

Valery Marakou

Ai Qing, Chinese poet and author (d. 1996)

Ai Qing

Veronika Tushnova, Russian poet and physician (d. 1965)

Veronika Tushnova

James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)

James Callaghan · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Theodor Dannecker, German SS officer (d. 1945)

Theodor Dannecker · SS

Richard Denning, American actor (d. 1998)

Richard Denning

Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2009)

Budd Schulberg

Robert Lockwood, Jr., American guitarist (d. 2006)

Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002)

Cyrus Vance · United States Secretary of State

Colin Rowe, English-American architect, theorist and academic (d. 1999)

Colin Rowe

Phil Chess, Czech-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (d. 2016)

Phil Chess · Chess Records

Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2000)

Moacir Barbosa Nascimento

Harold Nicholas, American actor and dancer (d. 2000)

Harold Nicholas

Dick King-Smith, English author (d. 2011)

Dick King-Smith

Stefan Wul, French author and surgeon (d. 2003)

Stefan Wul

Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter, printmaker, and sculptor (d. 2007)

Jules Olitski

Shūsaku Endō, Japanese author (d. 1996)

Shūsaku Endō

Louis Simpson, Jamaican-American poet, translator, and academic (d. 2012)

Louis Simpson

Sarah Vaughan, African-American singer (d. 1990)

Sarah Vaughan

Ian Black, Scottish footballer (d. 2012)

Ian Black (footballer, born 1924)

Margaret K. Butler, American mathematician and computer programmer (d. 2013)

Margaret K. Butler

Frank O'Hara, American writer (d. 1966)

Frank O'Hara

Sylvia Anderson, English voice actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2016)

Sylvia Anderson

Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (d. 2013)

Anthony Lewis

Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (d. 2007)

Mstislav Rostropovich

Jean Dotto, French cyclist (d. 2000)

Jean Dotto

Anne Ramsey, American actress (d. 1988)

Anne Ramsey

Reg Evans, Australian actor (d. 2009)

Reg Evans

Daniel Spoerri, Romanian-Swiss photographer, writer and artist

Daniel Spoerri

David Janssen, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1980)

David Janssen

Junior Parker, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1971)

Junior Parker

Bailey Olter, Micronesian politician, 3rd President of the Federated States of Micronesia (d. 1999)

Bailey Olter · President of the Federated States of Micronesia

Lê Văn Hưng, South Vietnam (d. 1975)

Lê Văn Hưng · South Vietnam

István Csurka, Hungarian journalist, author, and politician (d. 2012)

István Csurka

Stanley Rother, American Roman Catholic priest and missionary (d. 1981)

Stanley Rother

Julian Glover, English actor

Julian Glover

Malcolm Goldstein, American violinist and composer

Malcolm Goldstein

Alan Hawkshaw, English keyboard player and songwriter

Alan Hawkshaw

Jay Kim, South Korean-American engineer and politician

Jay Kim

Cale Yarborough, American race car driver and businessman

Cale Yarborough

Sandro Munari, Italian race car driver

Sandro Munari

Austin Pendleton, American actor, director, and playwright

Austin Pendleton

Ivan Gašparovič, Slovak lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Slovakia

Ivan Gašparovič · President of Slovakia

Liese Prokop, Austrian pentathlete and politician, Austrian Minister of the Interior (d. 2006)

Liese Prokop · Federal Ministry of the Interior (Austria)

Michael Jackson, English journalist and author (d. 2007)

Michael Jackson (writer)

John Sulston, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

John Sulston · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Michael York, English actor

Michael York

Mike Curtis, American football player and coach

Mike Curtis (American football)

Jesse Brown, American marine and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (d. 2002)

Jesse Brown · United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Bryan Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player

Bryan Campbell

Alan C. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer and academic

Alan C. Gilmore

Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (d. 1999)

Michael Aris

Oliver Friggieri, Maltese author, critic, poet and philosopher

Oliver Friggieri

Brian Jones, English balloonist and pilot

Brian Jones (aeronaut)

Walt Mossberg, American journalist

Walt Mossberg

Jens-Peter Bonde, Danish lawyer and politician

Jens-Peter Bonde

Tony Banks, English keyboardist and songwriter

Tony Banks (musician)

Petros Efthymiou, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs

Petros Efthymiou · Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs

Maria Ewing, African-American soprano

Maria Ewing

Chris Stewart, English musician and author

Chris Stewart (author)

Andrei Kozyrev, Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia

Andrei Kozyrev · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)

Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance (d. 2013)

Mohamad Chatah · Ministry of Finance (Lebanon)

Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austrian skier

Annemarie Moser-Pröll

Maria Schneider, French actress (d. 2011)

Maria Schneider (actress)

Herman Ponsteen, Dutch cyclist

Herman Ponsteen

Gerard Batten, English lawyer and politician

Gerard Batten

Patrick McCabe, Irish writer

Patrick McCabe (novelist)

Mariano Rajoy, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain

Mariano Rajoy · Prime Minister of Spain

Susan Neiman, Jewish American-German philosopher and author

Susan Neiman

Leung Kwok-hung, Hong Kong activist and politician

Leung Kwok-hung

Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross country skier

Thomas Wassberg

Kostas Vasilakakis, Greek footballer and manager

Kostas Vasilakakis

Stephen Dillane, English actor

Stephen Dillane

Didier de Radiguès, Belgian race car driver and motorcycle racer

Didier de Radiguès

Andrew Farriss, Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist

Andrew Farriss

Hans Pflügler, German footballer

Hans Pflügler

Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)

Renato Russo

Ellery Hanley, English rugby league player and coach

Ellery Hanley

Tony Rominger, Swiss professional cyclist

Tony Rominger

Jann Arden, Canadian singer-songwriter

Jann Arden

Brett French, Australian rugby league player

Brett French

Rob Hollink, Dutch poker player

Rob Hollink

John O'Farrell, English journalist and author

John O'Farrell (author)

Brad Wright, American-Spanish basketball player

Brad Wright (basketball)

Kevin J. Anderson, American science fiction writer

Kevin J. Anderson

Cory Blackwell, American basketball player

Cory Blackwell

Randall Cunningham, American football player, coach, and pastor

Randall Cunningham

Filippos Sachinidis, Greek-Canadian economist and politician

Filippos Sachinidis

Gary Stevens, English-Australian footballer and physiotherapist

Gary Stevens (footballer, born 1963)

Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor

Quentin Tarantino

Xuxa, Brazilian actress, singer, businesswoman and television presenter

Xuxa

Gregor Foitek, Swiss race car driver

Gregor Foitek

Žarko Paspalj, Serbian basketball player

Žarko Paspalj

Irina Belova, Russian heptathlete

Irina Belova (athlete)

Gianluigi Lentini, Italian footballer and manager

Gianluigi Lentini

Pauley Perrette, American actress

Pauley Perrette

Leila Pahlavi, Princess of Iran

Leila Pahlavi

Derek Aucoin, Canadian baseball player

Derek Aucoin

Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Mariah Carey

Brent Fitz, Canadian-American multi-instrumentalist and recording artist

Brent Fitz

Jarrod McCracken, New Zealand rugby league player

Jarrod McCracken

Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress

Elizabeth Mitchell

Uwe Rosenberg, German game designer, created Bohnanza

Uwe Rosenberg · Bohnanza

David Coulthard, Scottish race car driver and sportscaster

David Coulthard

Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor

Nathan Fillion

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Surinamese-Dutch footballer, coach, and manager

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Charlie Haas, American professional wrestler

Charlie Haas

Roger Telemachus, South African cricketer

Roger Telemachus

Marek Citko, Polish footballer and manager

Marek Citko

George Koumantarakis, Greek-South African footballer

George Koumantarakis

Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer

Gaizka Mendieta

Andrew Blowers, New Zealand rugby player

Andrew Blowers

Kim Felton, Australian golfer

Kim Felton

Fergie, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Fergie (singer)

Christian Fiedler, German footballer and manager

Christian Fiedler

Roberta Anastase, Romanian politician, 57th President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

Roberta Anastase · President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

Danny Fortson, American basketball player

Danny Fortson

Adrian Anca, Romanian footballer

Adrian Anca

Vítor Meira, Brazilian race car driver

Vítor Meira

Gabriel Paraschiv, Romanian footballer

Gabriel Paraschiv

Marius Bakken, Norwegian runner

Marius Bakken

Amélie Cocheteux, French tennis player

Amélie Cocheteux

Tom Palmer, English rugby union player

Tom Palmer (rugby union)

Imran Tahir, Pakistani-South African cricketer

Imran Tahir

Jennifer Wilson, Zimbabwean-South African field hockey player

Jennifer Wilson (field hockey)

Sean Ryan, American football player

Sean Ryan (American football)

Michaela Paštiková, Czech tennis player

Michaela Paštiková

Maksim Shevchenko, Russian footballer

Maksim Shevchenko (footballer, born 1980)

Terry McFlynn, Irish footballer

Terry McFlynn

Akhil Kumar, Indian boxer

Akhil Kumar

Jukka Keskisalo, Finnish runner

Jukka Keskisalo

Hilda Kibet, Kenyan runner

Hilda Kibet

Shawn Beveney, Guyanese footballer

Shawn Beveney

Yuliya Golubchikova, Russian pole vaulter

Yuliya Golubchikova

Vasily Koshechkin, Russian ice hockey player

Vasily Koshechkin

Román Martínez, Argentinian footballer

Román Martínez (footballer)

Adam Ashley-Cooper, Australian rugby player

Adam Ashley-Cooper

Ben Franks, Australian-born New Zealand rugby player

Ben Franks

Brett Holman, Australian footballer

Brett Holman

Dustin Byfuglien, American ice hockey player

Dustin Byfuglien

Danny Vukovic, Australian footballer

Danny Vukovic

Manuel Neuer, German footballer

Manuel Neuer

Jefferson Bernárdez, Honduran footballer

Jefferson Bernárdez

Samuel Francis, Nigerian-Qatari sprinter

Samuel Francis (athlete)

Polina Gagarina, Russian singer-songwriter, Russian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest

Polina Gagarina · Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Buster Posey, American baseball player

Buster Posey

Jessie J, English singer-songwriter

Jessie J

Atsuto Uchida, Japanese footballer

Atsuto Uchida

Brenda Song, American actress

Brenda Song

Mauro Goicoechea, Uruguayan footballer

Mauro Goicoechea

Matt Harvey, American baseball player

Matt Harvey

Camilla Lees, New Zealand netball player

Camilla Lees

Erdin Demir, Swedish-Turkish footballer

Erdin Demir

Ben Hunt, Australian rugby league player

Ben Hunt (rugby league)

Nicolas Nkoulou, Cameroonian footballer

Nicolas Nkoulou

Luca Zuffi, Swiss footballer

Luca Zuffi

Marc Muniesa, Spanish footballer

Marc Muniesa

Bill Tuiloma, New Zealand footballer

Bill Tuiloma

Rupert of Salzburg, Austrian bishop and saint (b. 660)

Rupert of Salzburg

Haymo of Halberstadt, German bishop and author (b. 778)

Haymo of Halberstadt

Du Xiao, chancellor of Later Liang

Du Xiao · Later Liang (Five Dynasties)

Zhang empress of Later Liang

Empress Zhang (Later Liang)

Alduin I, Frankish nobleman

Alduin I of Angoulême

Hermann Billung, Frankish lieutenant (b. 900)

Hermann Billung

Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i, Fatimid vizier

Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i

Giorgi III, King of Georgia

George III of Georgia

Maud Marshal, English countess (b. 1192)

Maud Marshal

Alfonso XI of Castile (b. 1312)

Alfonso XI of Castile

Pope Gregory XI (b. 1336)

Pope Gregory XI

Vasily II of Moscow (b. 1415)

Vasily II of Moscow

Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (b. 1434)

Janus Pannonius

Mary of Burgundy, Sovereign Duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1457)

Mary of Burgundy · Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Lütfi Pasha, Turkish historian and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1488)

Lütfi Pasha · List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

Girolamo Maggi, Italian polymath (b. c. 1523)

Girolamo Maggi

Theodor de Bry, Belgian-German engraver, goldsmith, and publisher (b. 1528)

Theodor de Bry

Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Tran

Sigismund Báthory

Margaret of Valois (b. 1553)

Margaret of Valois

Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian cardinal (b. 1554)

Benedetto Giustiniani

Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (b. 1578)

Ulrik of Denmark (1578-1624)

James VI and I of the United Kingdom (b. 1566)

James VI and I

Robert Naunton, English politician (b. 1563)

Robert Naunton

Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat (b. 1597)

Bernardino de Rebolledo

Abraham Mignon, Dutch painter (b. 1640)

Abraham Mignon

Simon Bradstreet, English businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1603)

Simon Bradstreet · Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1679)

Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1717)

Johann Stamitz

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (b. 1696)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Gabriel Bibron, French zoologist and herpetologist (b. 1805)

Gabriel Bibron

Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th Governor General of Canada (b. 1776)

Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford · List of Governors General of Canada

Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (b. 1797)

Wilhelm Beer

Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (b. 1800)

Jean-Jacques Ampère

James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (b. 1795)

James Harper (publisher) · Mayor of New York City

Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (b. 1808)

Juan Crisóstomo Torrico · President of Peru

Edgar Quinet, French historian and academic (b. 1803)

Edgar Quinet

George Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the Albert Memorial and St Mary's Cathedral (b. 1811)

George Gilbert Scott · Albert Memorial · St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)

Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (b. 1800)

Henry Taylor (dramatist)

John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1811)

John Bright · Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Carl Jacob Löwig, German chemist and academic (b. 1803)

Carl Jacob Löwig

Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1817)

Syed Ahmad Khan

Joseph A. Campbell, American businessman, founded the Campbell Soup Company (b. 1817)

Joseph A. Campbell · Campbell Soup Company

Piet Joubert, South African soldier and politician (b. 1831 or 1834)

Piet Joubert

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist, zoologist, and engineer (b. 1835)

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz

Richard Montgomery Gano, American minister, physician, and general (b. 1830)

Richard Montgomery Gano

Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (b. 1838)

Henry Adams

Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (b. 1881)

Martin Sheridan

Harry Barron, English general and politician, 16th Governor of Western Australia (b. 1847)

Harry Barron · Governor of Western Australia

Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1859)

Nikolay Sokolov (composer)

James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (b. 1842)

James Dewar

Carl Neumann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)

Carl Neumann

Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (b. 1856)

Kick Kelly

Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1887)

Georges Vézina

Joe Start, American baseball player and manager (b. 1842)

Joe Start

Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1844)

Klaus Berntsen · Prime Minister of Denmark

Leslie Stuart, English organist and composer (b. 1863)

Leslie Stuart

Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (b. 1867)

Arnold Bennett

Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1844)

Francis William Reitz · State President of the Orange Free State

William Stern, German-American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1871)

William Stern (psychologist)

Michael Joseph Savage, Australian-New Zealand politician, 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1872)

Michael Joseph Savage · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Julio González, Catalan sculptor and painter (b. 1876)

Julio González (sculptor)

George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1882)

George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway · Governor-General of New Zealand

Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (b. 1881)

Vincent Hugo Bendix · Bendix Corporation

Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1866)

Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil

Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1861)

Karl Groos

Elisheva Bikhovski, Israeli-Russian poet (b. 1888)

Elisheva Bikhovski

Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (b. 1894)

Kiichiro Toyoda · Toyota

Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894)

Évariste Lévi-Provençal

Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (b. 1890)

Leon C. Phillips · Governor of Oklahoma

Gregorio Marañón, Spanish physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1887)

Gregorio Marañón

Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)

Jaroslav Heyrovský · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)

Yuri Gagarin

Vladimir Seryogin, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1922)

Vladimir Seryogin

Mikhail Kalatozov, Georgian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1903)

Mikhail Kalatozov

Eduardo Santos, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of Colombia (b. 1888)

Eduardo Santos · President of Colombia

Arthur Bliss, English conductor and composer (b. 1891)

Arthur Bliss

Georg August Zinn, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Hesse (b. 1901)

Georg August Zinn · List of Ministers-President of Hesse

Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, and composer (b. 1896)

Shirley Graham Du Bois

Diana Hyland, American actress (b. 1936)

Diana Hyland

Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch captain and pilot (b. 1927)

Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten

Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded the White Spot (b. 1902)

Nat Bailey · White Spot

Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1920)

Sverre Farstad

Steve Fisher, American author and screenwriter (b. 1912)

Steve Fisher (writer)

Jakob Ackeret, Swiss engineer and academic (b. 1898)

Jakob Ackeret

Fazlur Khan, Bangladeshi-American engineer and architect, designed the John Hancock Center and Willis Tower (b. 1929)

Fazlur Khan · John Hancock Center · Willis Tower

William Bowers, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1916)

William Bowers

Charles Willeford, American author, poet, and critic (b. 1919)

Charles Willeford

May Allison, American actress (b. 1890)

May Allison

Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (b. 1898)

Malcolm Cowley

Percy Beard, American hurdler and coach (b. 1908)

Percy Beard

Aldo Ray, American actor (b. 1926)

Aldo Ray

Colin Gibson, English footballer (b. 1923)

Colin Gibson (footballer, born 1923)

Lang Hancock, Australian businessman (b. 1909)

Lang Hancock

James E. Webb, American colonel and politician, 16th Under Secretary of State (b. 1906)

James E. Webb · Under Secretary of State

Kamal Hassan Ali, Egyptian general and politician, Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1921)

Kamal Hassan Ali · Prime Minister of Egypt

Paul László, Hungarian-American architect and interior designer (b. 1900)

Paul László

Lawrence Wetherby, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1908)

Lawrence Wetherby · Governor of Kentucky

René Allio, French director and screenwriter (b. 1924)

René Allio

Lane Dwinell, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1906)

Lane Dwinell · Governor of New Hampshire

Ella Maillart, Swiss skier, sailor, field hockey player, and photographer (b. 1903)

Ella Maillart

David McClelland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1917)

David McClelland

Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (b. 1946)

Michael Aris

George Allen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)

George Allen (ice hockey)

Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1942)

Ian Dury

Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (b. 1908)

Milton Berle

Dudley Moore, English actor (b. 1935)

Dudley Moore

Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1906)

Billy Wilder

Edwin Carr, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1926)

Edwin Carr (composer)

Robert Merle, French author (b. 1909)

Robert Merle

Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian soldier and surgeon (b. 1913)

Wilfred Gordon Bigelow

Dan Curtis, American director and producer (b. 1928)

Dan Curtis

Stanisław Lem, Ukrainian-Polish author (b. 1921)

Stanisław Lem

Rudolf Vrba, Czech Holocaust survivor and educator (b. 1924)

Rudolf Vrba · Holocaust

Neil Williams, English cricketer (b. 1962)

Neil Williams (cricketer)

Nancy Adams, New Zealand botanist and illustrator (b. 1926)

Nancy Adams

Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)

Paul Lauterbur · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (b. 1921)

Jean-Marie Balestre

Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (b. 1922)

Irving R. Levine

Dick Giordano, American illustrator (b. 1932)

Dick Giordano

Clement Arrindell, Nevisian judge and politician, 1st Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (b. 1931)

Clement Arrindell · Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Farley Granger, American actor (b. 1925)

Farley Granger

Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist and feminist (b. 1929)

Adrienne Rich

Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1923)

Hjalmar Andersen

Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American scientist and engineer (b. 1924)

Yvonne Brill

Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1917)

Fay Kanin

Richard N. Frye, American scholar and academic (b. 1920)

Richard N. Frye

James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense and first United States Secretary of Energy (b. 1929)

James R. Schlesinger · United States Secretary of Defense · United States Secretary of Energy

Johnny Helms, American trumpet player, bandleader, and educator (b. 1935)

Johnny Helms

T. Sailo, Indian soldier and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Mizoram (b. 1922)

T. Sailo · Chief Minister of Mizoram

Mother Angelica, American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality (b. 1923)

Mother Angelica