March 29 — On This Day

King Gundobad issues a new legal code (Lex Burgundionum) at Lyon that makes Gallo-Romans and Burgundians subject to the same laws.

Gundobad · Lex Burgundionum · Lyon · Gallo-Roman culture · Burgundians

Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.

Siege of Paris (845) · Viking · Ragnar Lodbrok

The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.

Ottoman Empire · Murad II · Siege of Thessalonica (1422-1430) · Thessalonica · Republic of Venice

Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England.

Wars of the Roses · Battle of Towton · Edward IV of England · Margaret of Anjou · Edward IV of England

Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna.

Cesare Borgia · Captain General of the Church · Gonfalonier of the Church · Rodrigo Borgia · Romagna

The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.

Salvador da Bahia · Brazil

Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629.

Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1632) · Quebec · 1629

King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.

Gustav III of Sweden · Masquerade ball · Stockholm · Royal Swedish Opera · Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway.

Cumberland Road · United States · Highway

King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden.

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden · Abdication · Coup d'état · Diet of Porvoo · Riksdag of the Estates

Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniaks rebel against Turkey.

Great Bosnian uprising · Bošnjani · Turkey

Mexican-American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.

Mexican-American War · Winfield Scott · Veracruz (city) · Siege of Veracruz

The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Punjab region

Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.

Sepoy · Mangal Pandey · Regiment · Bengal Native Infantry · East India Company

American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.

American Civil War · Philip Sheridan · Robert E. Lee · Appomattox Campaign

Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.

Queen Victoria · Royal Assent · British North America Act · Dominion of Canada · July 1

Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.

Royal Albert Hall · Queen Victoria

Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.

Anglo-Zulu War · Battle of Kambula · Zulus

The Knights of Columbus are established.

Knights of Columbus

John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.

John Pemberton · Coca-Cola · Atlanta

The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.

M1911 · .45 ACP · Side arm

Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida.[1]

Sunbeam 1000hp

Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler.

Heinrich Brüning · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)

In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal remilitarization and reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.

Adolf Hitler · Referendum · Remilitarization of the Rhineland

The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.

North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement

World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan.

World War II · Royal Navy · Royal Australian Navy · Regia Marina · Peloponnese

The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.

Bombing of Lübeck in World War II · RAF Bomber Command

World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.

V-1 flying bomb

World War II: The German 4th Army is almost destroyed by the Soviet Red Army.

4th Army (Wehrmacht) · Heiligenbeil Pocket · Red Army

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico's leading universities, is founded.

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.

Malagasy Uprising · French Madagascar

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg · Espionage

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.

New York, Ontario and Western Railway

The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.

Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution · Washington, D.C.

Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11½ day constitutional crisis.

Arturo Frondizi · Argentina · Coup d'état · Armed forces of Argentina

My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.

My Lai Massacre · William Calley

Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.

Vietnam War · United States · South Vietnam

Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends.

Operation Barrel Roll · Laos · PAVN · South Vietnam

NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.

NASA · Mariner 10 · Space probe · Mercury (planet)

Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China.

Terracotta Army · Shaanxi · China

The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.

Canada Act 1982 · Royal Assent · Elizabeth II · Monarchy of Canada · Constitution Act, 1982

The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Colts · Mayflower Transit · Baltimore Colts relocation to Indianapolis · Indianapolis

The Czechoslovak parliament is unable to reach an agreement on what to call the country after the fall of Communism, sparking the so-called Hyphen War.

Czechoslovakia · Communism · Hyphen War

Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island and the first woman to be elected in a general election as premier of a Canadian province.

Catherine Callbeck · Premier · Prince Edward Island

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble.

Dow Jones Industrial Average · Dot-com bubble

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.

1999 Chamoli earthquake · Chamoli district · Uttar Pradesh

In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.

Passover massacre · Israel · Operation Defensive Shield · Palestinian political violence · West Bank

Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.

Bulgaria · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania · Romania

Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.

2010 Moscow Metro bombings

At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

2013 Dar es Salaam building collapse · Dar es Salaam · Tanzania

The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed.

Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom · England · Wales

The United Kingdom invokes Article 50, beginning the formal process of Brexit.

United Kingdom invocation of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union · Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union · Brexit

Sokkate, king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (d. 1044)

Sokkate · Pagan dynasty

Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (d. 1203)

Arthur I, Duke of Brittany

Marie d'Alençon, French princess (d. 1417)

Marie d'Alençon

Carlo Carafa, Italian cardinal (d. 1561)

Carlo Carafa

Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1614)

Vitsentzos Kornaros

Santorio Santorio, Italian biologist (d. 1636)

Santorio Santorio

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general and politician (d. 1648)

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (d. 1675)

John Lightfoot

Edward Digges, English barrister and colonist

Edward Digges

Alexis of Russia, Tsar of Russia (d. 1676)

Alexis of Russia

John Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1789)

John Ponsonby (politician)

Johann Karl August Musäus, German author (d. 1787)

Johann Karl August Musäus

Johann Wilhelm Hässler, German pianist and composer (d. 1822)

Johann Wilhelm Hässler

Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of France (d. 1851)

Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult · Prime Minister of France

Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish adventurer (d. 1841)

Jørgen Jørgensen

John Tyler, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the United States (d. 1862)

John Tyler · President of the United States

Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1869)

Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Johann Moritz Rugendas, German landscape painter of Spanish America (d. 1858)

Johann Moritz Rugendas

10th Dalai Lama (d. 1837)

10th Dalai Lama

Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist, physician, and philosopher (d. 1899)

Ludwig Büchner

Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist and politician (d. 1900)

Wilhelm Liebknecht

Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (d. 1947)

Adolfo Müller-Ury

Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (d. 1955)

Cy Young

Aleš Hrdlička, Czech-American anthropologist and scholar (d. 1943)

Aleš Hrdlička

Sir Edwin Lutyens, British architect (d. 1944)

Edwin Lutyens

Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain (d. 1904)

Pavlos Melas

Tom Hayward, English cricketer (d. 1939)

Tom Hayward

Tullio Levi-Civita, Jewish-Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1941)

Tullio Levi-Civita

Lou Henry Hoover, American wife of Herbert Hoover, 33rd First Lady of the United States (d. 1944)

Lou Henry Hoover · Herbert Hoover · First Lady of the United States

Friedrich Traun, German sprinter and tennis player (d. 1908)

Friedrich Traun

Ed Archibald, Canadian pole vaulter (d. 1965)

Edward Archibald (athlete)

Dezső Kosztolányi, Hungarian author and poet (d. 1936)

Dezső Kosztolányi

Enea Bossi, Sr., Italian-American engineer, designed the Budd BB-1 Pioneer and Bossi-Bonomi Pedaliante (d. 1963)

Enea Bossi, Sr. · Budd BB-1 Pioneer · Bossi-Bonomi Pedaliante

Warner Baxter, American actor (d. 1951)

Warner Baxter

Howard Lindsay, American producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor (d. 1968)

Howard Lindsay

Yvan Goll, French-German poet and playwright (d. 1950)

Yvan Goll

Alfred Neubauer, Austrian race car driver and manager (d. 1980)

Alfred Neubauer

József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (d. 1975)

József Mindszenty

Astrid Holm, Danish actress (d. 1961)

Astrid Holm

Ernst Jünger, German philosopher and author (d. 1998)

Ernst Jünger

Wilhelm Ackermann, German mathematician (d. 1962)

Wilhelm Ackermann

Lavrentiy Beria, Georgian-Russian general and politician (d. 1953)

Lavrentiy Beria

Bill Aston, English race car driver (d. 1974)

Bill Aston

John McEwen, Australian farmer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1980)

John McEwen · Prime Minister of Australia

Marcel Aymé, French author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1967)

Marcel Aymé

Don Miller, American football player and coach (d. 1979)

Don Miller (American football)

William Walton, English composer (d. 1983)

William Walton

Douglas Harkness, Canadian colonel and politician, 14th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 1999)

Douglas Harkness · Minister of National Defence (Canada)

James Bausch, American decathlete and football player (d. 1974)

James Bausch

Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2006)

Braguinha (composer)

Arthur O'Connell, American actor (d. 1981)

Arthur O'Connell

Dennis O'Keefe, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1968)

Dennis O'Keefe

Moon Mullican, American country and western singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1967)

Moon Mullican

Hanna Reitsch, Polish-German soldier and pilot (d. 1979)

Hanna Reitsch

Phil Foster, American actor (d. 1985)

Phil Foster

Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (d. 2014)

Chapman Pincher

Peter Geach, English philosopher and academic (d. 2013)

Peter Geach

Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005)

Eugene McCarthy

Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (d. 2008)

Tommy Holmes

Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (d. 1990)

Pearl Bailey

Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (d. 1991)

Lê Văn Thiêm

Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club (d. 1992)

Sam Walton · Walmart · Sam's Club

Eileen Heckart, American actress (d. 2001)

Eileen Heckart

John M. Belk, American businessman and politician (d. 2007)

John M. Belk

Clarke Fraser, American-Canadian geneticist and academic (d. 2014)

Clarke Fraser

Pierre Moinot, French author (d. 2007)

Pierre Moinot

Theodore Trautwein, American lawyer and judge (d. 2000)

Theodore Trautwein

Sam Loxton, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2011)

Sam Loxton

Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (d. 2015)

Geoff Duke

Betty Binns Fletcher, American lawyer and judge (d. 2012)

Betty Binns Fletcher

Bob Haymes, American singer-songwriter, and actor (d. 1989)

Bob Haymes

Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli banker and economist (d. 2012)

Moshe Sanbar

John McLaughlin, American journalist and producer (d. 2016)

John McLaughlin (host)

John Vane, English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)

John Vane · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Romesh Bhandari, Pakistani-Indian politician, 13th Foreign Secretary of India (d. 2013)

Romesh Bhandari · Foreign Secretary (India)

Keith Botsford, Belgian-American journalist, author, and academic

Keith Botsford

Vincent Gigante, American boxer and mobster (d. 2005)

Vincent Gigante

Sheila Kitzinger, English activist, author, and academic (d. 2015)

Sheila Kitzinger

Richard Lewontin, American biologist, geneticist, and academic

Richard Lewontin

Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (d. 2006)

Lennart Meri · President of Estonia

Anerood Jugnauth, Mauritian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Mauritius

Anerood Jugnauth · President of Mauritius

Ștefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2014)

Ștefan Andrei · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)

Sopubek Begaliev, Kyrgyzstani economist and politician (d. 2002)

Sopubek Begaliev

Aleksei Gubarev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2015)

Aleksei Gubarev

Norman Tebbit, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Norman Tebbit · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Jacques Brault, Canadian poet and academic

Jacques Brault

Shahryar Khan, Indian-Pakistani politician and diplomat, 20th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan

Shahryar Khan · Foreign Secretary of Pakistan

Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and educator (d. 2012)

Richard Rodney Bennett

Mogens Camre, Danish politician

Mogens Camre

John A. Durkin, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

John A. Durkin

Judith Guest, American author and screenwriter

Judith Guest

Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (d. 2014)

Joseph P. Teasdale · Governor of Missouri

Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (d. 2013)

Roberto Chabet

Smarck Michel, Haitian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Haiti (d. 2012)

Smarck Michel · Prime Minister of Haiti

Gordon Milne, English footballer

Gordon Milne

Bert de Vries, Dutch politician

Bert de Vries

Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (d. 2008)

Roland Arnall · United States Ambassador to the Netherlands

Terence Hill, Italian actor, director, and producer

Terence Hill

Hanumant Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)

Hanumant Singh

Ray Davis, American bass singer (d. 2005)

Ray Davis (musician)

Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter

Astrud Gilberto

John Suchet, English journalist and game show host

John Suchet

Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr., American astrophysicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate

Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. · Nobel Prize in Physics

Bob Lurtsema, American football player

Bob Lurtsema

Vangelis, Greek keyboard player and songwriter

Vangelis

Chad Allan, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Chad Allan (musician)

Eric Idle, English actor and comedian

Eric Idle

John Major, English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

John Major · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Terry Jacks, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Terry Jacks

Denny McLain, American baseball player and sportscaster

Denny McLain

Lynne Segal, Australian/British feminist academic and activist

Lynne Segal

Walt Frazier, American basketball player and sportscaster

Walt Frazier

Speedy Keen, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2002)

Speedy Keen

Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2007)

Billy Thorpe

Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (d. 2017)

Segun Bucknor

Inge Bödding, German sprinter

Inge Bödding

Robert Gordon, American singer and actor

Robert Gordon (musician)

Bobby Kimball, American singer-songwriter

Bobby Kimball

Bud Cort, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Bud Cort

Piet Souer, Dutch record producer, songwriter and arranger

Piet Souer

Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2007)

Michael Brecker

Pauline Marois, Canadian social worker and politician, 30th Premier of Quebec

Pauline Marois · Premier of Quebec

Keith Simpson, English historian and politician

Keith Simpson (politician)

William Clarke, American harmonica player (d. 1996)

William Clarke (musician)

Geoff Howarth, New Zealand cricketer

Geoff Howarth

Rainer Bonhof, German footballer

Rainer Bonhof

Russell Fairfax, Australian rugby player and coach

Russell Fairfax

John Hendricks, American businessman, founded Discovery Communications

John Hendricks · Discovery Communications

Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer and engineer (d. 2012)

Teófilo Stevenson

Tõnis Palts, Estonian politician, 39th Mayor of Tallinn

Tõnis Palts · Mayor of Tallinn

Earl Campbell, American football player

Earl Campbell

Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor

Brendan Gleeson

Marina Sirtis, British-American actress

Marina Sirtis

Patty Donahue, American singer (The Waitresses) (d. 1996)

Patty Donahue · The Waitresses

Elizabeth Hand, American author

Elizabeth Hand

Christopher Lambert, American-born French actor

Christopher Lambert

Pedro Bial, Brazilian journalist and producer

Pedro Bial

Travis Childers, American businessman and politician

Travis Childers

Nouriel Roubini, Turkish-American economist and academic

Nouriel Roubini

Victor Salva, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Victor Salva

Marc Silvestri, American publisher, founded Top Cow Productions

Marc Silvestri · Top Cow Productions

Barry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer

Barry Blanchard

Perry Farrell, American singer-songwriter

Perry Farrell

Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011)

Brad McCrimmon

Wayne Pearce, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

Wayne Pearce

Gary Brabham, English-Australian race car driver

Gary Brabham

Mike Kingery, American baseball player

Mike Kingery

Amy Sedaris, American actress and comedian

Amy Sedaris

Michael Winterbottom, English director and producer

Michael Winterbottom

Billy Beane, American baseball player and manager

Billy Beane

Ted Failon, Filipino journalist and politician

Ted Failon

Kirk Triplett, American golfer

Kirk Triplett

Catherine Cortez Masto, American attorney and politician

Catherine Cortez Masto

Jill Goodacre, American model and actress

Jill Goodacre

Elle Macpherson, Australian model and actress

Elle Macpherson

Ming Tsai, American chef and television host

Ming Tsai

Emilios T. Harlaftis, Greek astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 2005)

Emilios T. Harlaftis

William Oefelein, American commander, pilot, and astronaut

William Oefelein

Voula Patoulidou, Greek hurdler, long jumper, and politician

Voula Patoulidou

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Dutch politician

Jeroen Dijsselbloem

Eric Gunderson, American baseball player

Eric Gunderson

Sigrid Kirchmann, Austrian high jumper

Sigrid Kirchmann

Michel Hazanavicius, French director, producer, and screenwriter

Michel Hazanavicius

Brian Jordan, American baseball player and sportscaster

Brian Jordan

Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress

Lucy Lawless

Kim Batten, American hurdler

Kim Batten

Shinichi Mochizuki, Japanese mathematician

Shinichi Mochizuki

Jimmy Spencer, American football player and coach

Jimmy Spencer (American football)

Robert Gibbs, American political adviser, 28th White House Press Secretary

Robert Gibbs · White House Press Secretary

Lara Logan, South African television and radio journalist and war correspondent

Lara Logan

Hidetoshi Nishijima, Japanese actor

Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor)

Rui Costa, Portuguese footballer

Rui Costa

Piet-Hein Geeris, Dutch field hockey player

Piet-Hein Geeris

Alex Ochoa, Cuban-American baseball player and coach

Alex Ochoa

Priti Patel, English politician

Priti Patel

Marc Overmars, Dutch footballer and coach

Marc Overmars

Sebastiano Siviglia, Italian footballer

Sebastiano Siviglia

Steve Smith, English high jumper

Steve Smith (British high jumper)

Miguel Gómez, Colombian-American photographer and educator

Miguel Gómez (photographer)

Igor Astarloa, Spanish cyclist

Igor Astarloa

Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player

Jennifer Capriati

Aaron Persico, New Zealand-Italian rugby player

Aaron Persico

Bill Demong, American skier

Bill Demong

Bruno Silva, Uruguayan footballer

Bruno Silva

Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian footballer

Jlloyd Samuel

Darius Draudvila, Lithuanian decathlete

Darius Draudvila

Juan Mónaco, Argentinian tennis player

Juan Mónaco

Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer

Fernando Amorebieta

Maxim Lapierre, Canadian ice hockey player

Maxim Lapierre

Mickey Pimentel, American football player

Mickey Pimentel

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, English footballer

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake

Ivan Ukhov, Russian high jumper

Ivan Ukhov

Gianluca Freddi, Italian footballer

Gianluca Freddi

Dimitri Payet, French footballer

Dimitri Payet

Romain Hamouma, French footballer

Romain Hamouma

Esther Cremer, German runner

Esther Cremer

Jesús Molina, Mexican footballer

Jesús Molina

Jürgen Zopp, Estonian tennis player

Jürgen Zopp

James Tomkins, English footballer

James Tomkins (footballer)

Carlos Peña (Mexican footballer), Mexican footballer

Carlos Peña (Mexican footballer)

Teemu Pukki, Finnish footballer

Teemu Pukki

Lyle Taylor, English footballer

Lyle Taylor

Fabio Borini, Italian footballer

Fabio Borini

N'Golo Kante, French footballer

N'Golo Kante

Thorgan Hazard, Belgian footballer

Thorgan Hazard

Emperor Wu of Han of China (b. 156 BC)

Emperor Wu of Han

Emperor Guangwu of Han (b. 5 BC)

Emperor Guangwu of Han

Gwynllyw, Welsh king and religious figure

Gwynllyw

Pope Stephen IX (b. 1020)

Pope Stephen IX

Ottokar I of Styria, German noble

Ottokar I of Styria

Emperor Go-Murakami of Japan (b. 1328)

Emperor Go-Murakami

Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421)

Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland

Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles

Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles

Matthew Palaiologos Asen, Byzantine aristocrat and official

Matthew Palaiologos Asen

Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (b. 1527)

Louis I, Cardinal of Guise

Arthur Champernowne, English admiral and politician (b. 1524)

Arthur Champernowne

Tobias Matthew, English archbishop and academic (b. 1546)

Tobias Matthew

Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch painter and engraver (b. 1565)

Jacob de Gheyn II

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

Nicolaus Bruhns

George Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, (b. 1678)

George Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Thomas Coram, English captain and philanthropist, founded Foundling Hospital (b. 1668)

Thomas Coram · Foundling Hospital

Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (b. 1688)

Emanuel Swedenborg

Charles Wesley, English missionary and poet (b. 1707)

Charles Wesley

Gustav III of Sweden (b. 1746)

Gustav III of Sweden

Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French general and engineer (b. 1714)

Marc René, marquis de Montalembert

Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian librarian and diplomat (b. 1733)

Gottfried van Swieten

Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator, and academic (b. 1751)

Johann Heinrich Voss

Cornelio Saavedra, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1759)

Cornelio Saavedra

John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman (b. 1763)

John Jacob Astor

Henri Druey, Swiss politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1799)

Henri Druey · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation

Francesco Zantedeschi, Italian priest and physicist (b. 1797)

Francesco Zantedeschi

Inazuma Raigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 7th Yokozuna (b. 1802)

Inazuma Raigorō · Yokozuna (sumo)

Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (b. 1813)

Charles-Valentin Alkan

John Plankinton, American businessman and industrialist, also noted for philanthropy (b. 1820)

John Plankinton

Georges Seurat, French painter (b. 1859)

Georges Seurat

Cyrus K. Holliday, American businessman (b. 1826)

Cyrus K. Holliday

William Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist and banker (b. 1843)

William Plankinton

Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)

Slava Raškaj

Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (b. 1837)

Alexandre Guilmant

Henry Robertson Bowers, Scottish lieutenant and explorer (b. 1883)

Henry Robertson Bowers

Robert Falcon Scott, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1868)

Robert Falcon Scott

Edward Adrian Wilson, English physician and explorer (b. 1872)

Edward Adrian Wilson

Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer and conductor (b. 1852)

Charles Villiers Stanford

Otto Hermann Kahn, German-American banker and philanthropist (b. 1867)

Otto Hermann Kahn

Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)

Karol Szymanowski

Alexander Obolensky, Russian-English rugby player and soldier (b. 1916)

Alexander Obolensky

Harry Price, English parapsychologist and author (b. 1881)

Harry Price

Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish novelist (b. 1888)

Joyce Cary

Barthélemy Boganda, African priest and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1910)

Barthélemy Boganda · List of heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire

Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian dentist and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1898)

Gaspard Fauteux · Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

August Rei, Estonian soldier, journalist, and politician, 12th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1886)

August Rei · Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Anna Louise Strong, American journalist and author (b. 1885)

Anna Louise Strong

Dhirendranath Datta, Pakistani lawyer and politician (b. 1886)

Dhirendranath Datta

J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (b. 1888)

J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank · Rank Organisation

Mantovani, Italian-English conductor and composer (b. 1905)

Mantovani

Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1911)

Eric Williams · Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, 1st President of the European Commission (b. 1901)

Walter Hallstein · President of the European Commission

Carl Orff, German composer and educator (b. 1895)

Carl Orff

Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (b. 1897)

Nathan Farragut Twining

Luther Terry, American physician and academic, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1911)

Luther Terry · Surgeon General of the United States

Maurice Blackburn, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1914)

Maurice Blackburn (composer)

Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (b. 1924)

Ted Kluszewski

Guy Bourdin, French photographer (b. 1928)

Guy Bourdin

Paul Henreid, American actor (b. 1908)

Paul Henreid

Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Bill Travers

Mort Meskin, American illustrator (b. 1916)

Mort Meskin

Terry Moore, American baseball player and coach (b. 1912)

Terry Moore (baseball)

Frank Daniel, Czech-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Frank Daniel

Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1944)

Bill Goldsworthy

Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer and coach (b. 1935)

Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt

Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer (b. 1915)

Gyula Zsengellér

Joe Williams, American jazz singer (b. 1918)

Joe Williams (jazz singer)

Helge Ingstad, Norwegian lawyer, academic, and explorer (b. 1899)

Helge Ingstad

John Lewis, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)

John Lewis (pianist)

Carlo Urbani, Italian physician and microbiologist (b. 1956)

Carlo Urbani

Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (b. 1926)

Joel Feinberg

Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet and author (b. 1919)

Miltos Sachtouris

Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author and poet (b. 1932)

Salvador Elizondo

Larry L'Estrange, English rugby player and soldier (b. 1934)

Larry L'Estrange

Vladimir Fedotov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1943)

Vladimir Fedotov

Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (b. 1975)

Andy Hallett

Ângelo de Sousa, Portuguese painter and sculptor (b. 1938)

Ângelo de Sousa

Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek author, poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Iakovos Kambanelis

Pap Cheyassin Secka, Gambian lawyer and politician (b. 1942)

Pap Cheyassin Secka

Bill Jenkins, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1930)

Bill Jenkins (drag racer)

Reginald Gray, Irish-French painter (b. 1930)

Reginald Gray (artist)

Brian Huggins, English-Canadian journalist and actor (b. 1931)

Brian Huggins

Liu Kang, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961)

Liu Kang (football manager)

Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (b. 1942)

Ralph Klein · Premier of Alberta

Art Phillips, Canadian businessman and politician, 32nd Mayor of Vancouver (b. 1930)

Art Phillips · Mayor of Vancouver

Marc Platt, American actor and dancer (b. 1913)

Marc Platt (dancer)

William Delafield Cook, Australian-English painter (b. 1926)

William Delafield Cook

Gerry Hardstaff, English cricketer (b. 1940)

Gerry Hardstaff

Patty Duke, American actress (b. 1946)

Patty Duke