April 1 — On This Day

Emperor Diocletian elevates his general Maximian to co-emperor with the rank of Augustus and gives him control over the Western regions of the Roman Empire.

Diocletian · Maximian · Augustus (honorific) · Roman Empire

Crown Prince Jin Chengdi, age 4, succeeds his father Jin Mingdi as emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty.

Emperor Cheng of Jin · Emperor Ming of Jin · Jin dynasty (265-420)

Majorian is acclaimed emperor by the Roman army after defeating 900 Alemanni near Lake Maggiore (Italy).

Majorian · Late Roman army

Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne.

Byzantine Emperor · Justin I · Justinian I

The daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei was made the "Emperor" as a male heir of the late emperor by Empress Dowager Hu, deposed and replaced by Yuan Zhao the next day; she was the first female monarch in the History of China, but not widely recognised.

Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei · Emperor of China · Empress Dowager Hu (Northern Wei) · Yuan Zhao · History of China

Robert Winchelsey leaves England for Rome, to be consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Robert Winchelsey · Archbishop of Canterbury

Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by Scotland from England.

Capture of Berwick (1318)

Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark.

Niels Ebbesen · Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg · Interregnum

Potosí is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area.

Potosí · Cerro Rico

In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.

Eighty Years' War · Capture of Brielle · Seventeen Provinces · Dutch Republic

A combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of 52 ships commences the recapture of Bahia from the Dutch during the Dutch-Portuguese War.

Portuguese Empire · Recapture of Bahia · Dutch-Portuguese War

In New York City, the United States House of Representatives holds its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.

New York City · United States House of Representatives · Quorum · Frederick Muhlenberg · Pennsylvania

Samuel Morey received a patent for a compressionless "Gas or Vapor Engine".

Samuel Morey · Internal combustion engine

The Convention of 1833, a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas to help draft a series of petitions to the Mexican government, begins in San Felipe de Austin

Convention of 1833 · Mexican Texas · San Felipe, Texas

Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times begins serialisation in his magazine Household Words.

Charles Dickens · Hard Times (novel) · Household Words

American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line.

American Civil War · Philip Sheridan · Battle of Five Forks · George Pickett · Army of Northern Virginia

Singapore becomes a British crown colony.

Singapore · Crown colony

The White Star steamer RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.

White Star Line · RMS Atlantic · Nova Scotia

The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.

University of Northern Colorado

The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.

Wrigley Company · Chicago

The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.

Chief petty officer (United States)

The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.

Territorial Force · Territorial Army (United Kingdom)

The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.

Royal Air Force · Royal Flying Corps · Royal Naval Air Service

Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.

Adolf Hitler · Beer Hall Putsch

The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.

Royal Canadian Air Force

The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.

Nazism · Julius Streicher · Antisemitism

India's central banking institution, The Reserve Bank of India is formed.

Reserve Bank of India

Aden becomes a British crown colony.

Aden · Crown colony

Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.

Spanish Civil War · Jaén, Spain · Bombing of Jaén · Francisco Franco

Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.

Generalissimo · Francisco Franco · Francoist Spain · Second Spanish Republic

Fântâna Albă massacre: Between 200 and 2,000 Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.

Fântâna Albă massacre · Romanians · Soviet Border Troops

A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister.

1941 Iraqi coup d'état · Iraq · 'Abd al-Ilah · Rashid Ali al-Gaylani · Prime Minister of Iraq

Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.

Schaffhausen

World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.

Tenth United States Army · Battle of Okinawa · Thirty-Second Army (Japan) · Okinawa

The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.

1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake · Aleutian Islands · Mercalli intensity scale · Tsunami · Hawaiian Islands

The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.

1947 Royal New Zealand Navy mutinies · Royal New Zealand Navy

Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.

Deutsche Mark · Berlin Blockade

Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.

Faroe Islands · Self-governance

Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.

Chinese Civil War · Communist Party of China · Kuomintang

The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.

Japanese-Canadian internment

United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.

Dwight D. Eisenhower · United States Air Force Academy · Colorado

The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.

EOKA · Cyprus

The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.

Television Infrared Observation Satellite · Satellite · File:TIROS-1-Earth.png

President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertising on television and radio in the United States, effective 1 January 1971.

Richard Nixon · Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act · Surgeon General of the United States · Tobacco · Cigarette advertising

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre over 1,000 people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Liberation War · Pakistan Army · Jinjira massacre · Keraniganj Upazila · Bangladesh

Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.

Project Tiger · Tiger · Jim Corbett National Park

The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.

Local Government Act 1972

Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in Cupertino, California, USA.

Apple Inc. · Steve Jobs · Steve Wozniak · Ronald Wayne · Cupertino, California

The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

Philippine College of Commerce · Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.

Iran · Islamic republic · Iranian Islamic Republic referendum, March 1979 · Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.

Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) · Sector Kanda · Kathmandu

Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland.

Margaret Thatcher · Local government · Poll tax (Great Britain) · Scotland

Comet Hale-Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.

Comet Hale-Bopp · Perihelion

Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.

Nunavut · Canadian territory · Northwest Territories

An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained.

EP-3E · United States Navy · Surveillance aircraft · Hainan Island incident · People's Liberation Army

Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges.

President of Yugoslavia · Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Slobodan Milošević · Special forces · War crime

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.

Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands · Timeline of same-sex marriage

Google announces Gmail to the public.

Google · Gmail

After protests against the burning of the Quran turn violent, a mob attacks a United Nations compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of thirteen people, including eight foreign workers.

Dove World Outreach Center Quran-burning controversy · United Nations · 2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack · Afghanistan

Nagorno-Karabakh clashes: The Four Day War or April War, began along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact on April 1.

2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes · Nagorno-Karabakh

Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)

Emperor Go-Saga

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1347)

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans (b. 1382)

Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans · 1382

François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières (d. 1626)

François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières

William Harvey, English physician and academic (d. 1657)

William Harvey

Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier and critic (d. 1703)

Charles de Saint-Évremond

Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, French organist and composer (d. 1691)

Jean-Henri d'Anglebert

Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and academic (d. 1697)

Georg Mohr

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier (d. 1680)

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (d. 1763)

Antoine François Prévost

Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch-English organist, violinist, and composer (d. 1799)

Pieter Hellendaal

George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (d. 1825)

George Dance the Younger

Joseph de Maistre, French philosopher, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1821)

Joseph de Maistre

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and politician (d. 1826)

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (d. 1810)

Luigi Schiavonetti

Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1831)

Sophie Germain

William Mulready, Irish genre painter (d. 1863)

William Mulready

Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1898)

Otto von Bismarck · Chancellor of the German Empire

Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (d. 1880)

Edward Clark (governor) · Governor of Texas

Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Kentucky (d. 1891)

Simon Bolivar Buckner · Governor of Kentucky

Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (d. 1901)

Louis-Zéphirin Moreau

James Fisk, American businessman (d. 1872)

James Fisk (financier)

Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (d. 1911)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Acacio Gabriel Viegas, Indian physician (d. 1933)

Acacio Gabriel Viegas

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1929)

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

William Blomfield, New Zealand cartoonist and politician (d. 1938)

William Blomfield

Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1924)

Ferruccio Busoni

Ève Lavallière, French actress (d. 1929)

Ève Lavallière

Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (d. 1918)

Edmond Rostand

Walter Mead, English cricketer (d. 1954)

Walter Mead (cricketer)

F. Melius Christiansen, Norwegian-American violinist and conductor (d. 1955)

F. Melius Christiansen

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1943)

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Ernest Barnes, English mathematician and theologian (d. 1953)

Ernest Barnes

Prince Karl of Bavaria (d. 1927)

Prince Karl of Bavaria (1874-1927)

Edgar Wallace, English journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1932)

Edgar Wallace

C. Ganesha Iyer, Ceylon Tamil philologist (d. 1958)

C. Ganesha Iyer · Ceylon Tamil

Stanislaus Zbyszko, Polish wrestler and strongman (d. 1967)

Stanislaus Zbyszko

Octavian Goga, Romanian Prime Minister (d. 1938)

Octavian Goga

Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1930)

Lon Chaney

Edvard Drabløs, Norwegian actor and director (d. 1976)

Edvard Drabløs

Laurette Taylor, Irish-American actress (d. 1946)

Laurette Taylor

Wallace Beery, American actor (d. 1949)

Wallace Beery

Clementine Churchill, English wife of Winston Churchill (d. 1977)

Clementine Churchill · Winston Churchill

K. B. Hedgewar, Indian physician and activist (d. 1940)

K. B. Hedgewar

Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-English actress (d. 1980)

Cicely Courtneidge

Alberta Hunter, African-American singer-songwriter and nurse (d. 1984)

Alberta Hunter

William James Sidis, Ukrainian-Russian Jewish American mathematician, anthropologist, and historian (d. 1944)

William James Sidis

Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian academic and politician (d. 1968)

Gustavs Celmiņš

Whittaker Chambers, American journalist and spy (d. 1961)

Whittaker Chambers

Gaston Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1988)

Gaston Eyskens · Prime Minister of Belgium

Paul Hasluck, Australian historian, poet, and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1993)

Paul Hasluck · Governor-General of Australia

Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer, founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau (d. 1989)

Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev · Yakovlev

Shivakumara Swami, Indian religious leader and philanthropist

Shivakumara Swami

Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (d. 1970)

Abraham Maslow

Harlow Rothert, American shot putter, lawyer, and academic (d. 1997)

Harlow Rothert

Abner Biberman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977)

Abner Biberman

Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1951)

Eddy Duchin

Harry Carney, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1974)

Harry Carney

Bob Van Osdel, American high jumper and soldier (d. 1987)

Bob Van Osdel

Memos Makris, Greek sculptor (d. 1993)

Memos Makris

O. W. Fischer, Austrian-Swiss actor and director (d. 2004)

O. W. Fischer

Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002)

Sheila May Edmonds

Sydney Newman, Canadian screenwriter and producer, co-created Doctor Who (d. 1997)

Sydney Newman · Doctor Who

Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

Melville Shavelson

Joseph Murray, American surgeon and soldier, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)

Joseph Murray · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (d. 1997)

Toshiro Mifune

William Bergsma, American composer and educator (d. 1994)

William Bergsma

Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (d. 2014)

Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith

Duke Jordan, American pianist and composer (d. 2006)

Duke Jordan

William Manchester, American historian and author (d. 2004)

William Manchester

Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey

Brendan Byrne · Governor of New Jersey

Anne McCaffrey, American-Irish author (d. 2011)

Anne McCaffrey

Walter Bahr, American soccer player, coach, and manager

Walter Bahr

Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2006)

Ferenc Puskás

Jonathan Haze, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and production manager

Jonathan Haze

Milan Kundera, Czech-born novelist, poet, and playwright

Milan Kundera

Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (d. 2010)

Payut Ngaokrachang

Jane Powell, American actress, singer, and dancer

Jane Powell

Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer (d. 2015)

Grace Lee Whitney

George Baker, Bulgarian-English actor and screenwriter (d. 2011)

George Baker (actor)

Rolf Hochhuth, German author and playwright

Rolf Hochhuth

Debbie Reynolds, Scottish-Irish American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2016)

Debbie Reynolds

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Algerian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji · Nobel Prize in Physics

Dan Flavin, American sculptor and educator (d. 1996)

Dan Flavin

Vladimir Posner, French-American journalist and radio host

Vladimir Posner

Larry McDonald, American physician and politician (d. 1983)

Larry McDonald

Peter Collinson, English-American director and producer (d. 1980)

Peter Collinson (film director)

Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Swiss politician, 80th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1998)

Jean-Pascal Delamuraz · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation

Tarun Gogoi, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Assam

Tarun Gogoi · Chief Minister of Assam

Abdul Qadeer Khan, Indian-Pakistani physicist, chemist, and engineer

Abdul Qadeer Khan

Ali MacGraw, American model and actress

Ali MacGraw

Phil Niekro, American baseball player and manager

Phil Niekro

Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)

Wangari Maathai · Nobel Peace Prize

Gideon Gadot, Israeli journalist and politician (d. 2012)

Gideon Gadot

Ajit Wadekar, Indian cricketer, coach, and manager

Ajit Wadekar

Samuel R. Delany, American author and critic

Samuel R. Delany

Richard D. Wolff, American economist and academic

Richard D. Wolff

Dafydd Wigley, Welsh academic and politician

Dafydd Wigley

Nikitas Kaklamanis, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Health and Social Security

Nikitas Kaklamanis · Ministry of Health and Social Security (Greece)

Ronnie Lane, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1997)

Ronnie Lane

Arrigo Sacchi, Italian footballer, coach, and manager

Arrigo Sacchi

Alain Connes, French mathematician and academic

Alain Connes

Philippe Kirsch, Canadian lawyer and judge

Philippe Kirsch

Francine Prose, American novelist, short story writer, and critic

Francine Prose

Norm Van Lier, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2009)

Norm Van Lier

Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican singer and musician

Jimmy Cliff

Gérard Mestrallet, French businessman

Gérard Mestrallet

Sammy Nelson, Northern Irish footballer and coach

Sammy Nelson

Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2011)

Gil Scott-Heron

Samuel Alito, American lawyer and jurist

Samuel Alito

Loris Kessel, Swiss race car driver (d. 2010)

Loris Kessel

Daniel Paillé, Canadian academic and politician

Daniel Paillé

John Abizaid, American general

John Abizaid

Frederic Schwartz, American architect, co-designed Empty Sky (d. 2014)

Frederic Schwartz · Empty Sky (memorial)

Annette O'Toole, American actress

Annette O'Toole

Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher and academic

Bernard Stiegler

Barry Sonnenfeld, American cinematographer, director, and producer

Barry Sonnenfeld

Alberto Zaccheroni, Italian footballer and manager

Alberto Zaccheroni

Jeff Porcaro, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1992)

Jeff Porcaro

Don Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster

Don Hasselbeck

Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistani politician, 5th Commerce Minister of Pakistan

Humayun Akhtar Khan · Commerce Minister of Pakistan

Terry Nichols, American criminal

Terry Nichols

David Gower, English cricketer and sportscaster

David Gower

Helmuth Duckadam, Romanian footballer

Helmuth Duckadam

Susan Boyle, Scottish singer

Susan Boyle

Sergio Scariolo, Italian professional basketball head coach

Sergio Scariolo

Mark White, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mark White (musician)

Mark Shulman, American author

Mark Shulman (author)

Chris Grayling, English journalist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Chris Grayling · Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Samboy Lim, Filipino basketball player and manager

Samboy Lim

Phillip Schofield, English television host

Phillip Schofield

Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (d. 1988)

Teodoro de Villa Diaz

Aprille Ericsson-Jackson American aerospace engineer

Aprille Ericsson-Jackson

Erik Breukink, Dutch cyclist and manager

Erik Breukink

Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (d. 2008)

Kevin Duckworth

John Morris, English cricketer

John Morris (cricketer)

José Rodrigues dos Santos, Portuguese journalist, author, and educator

José Rodrigues dos Santos

Jane Adams, American film, television, and stage actress

Jane Adams (actress)

Mark Jackson, American basketball player and coach

Mark Jackson (basketball)

Chris Evans, English radio and television host

Chris Evans (presenter)

Mehmet Özdilek, Turkish footballer and manager

Mehmet Özdilek

Nicola Roxon, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Attorney-General for Australia

Nicola Roxon · Attorney-General for Australia

Mike Baird, Australian politician, 44th Premier of New South Wales

Mike Baird · Premier of New South Wales

Andreas Schnaas, German actor and director

Andreas Schnaas

Alexander Stubb, Finnish academic and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Finland

Alexander Stubb · Prime Minister of Finland

Lev Lobodin, Ukrainian-Russian decathlete

Lev Lobodin

Dean Windass, English footballer and manager

Dean Windass

Brad Meltzer, American author, screenwriter, and producer

Brad Meltzer

Sonia Bisset, Cuban javelin thrower

Sonia Bisset

Shinji Nakano, Japanese race car driver

Shinji Nakano

Darren McCarty, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Darren McCarty

Jesse Tobias, American guitarist and songwriter

Jesse Tobias

Christian Finnegan, American comedian and actor

Christian Finnegan

Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricketer and coach

Stephen Fleming

Rachel Maddow, American journalist and author

Rachel Maddow

Hugo Ibarra, Argentinian footballer and manager

Hugo Ibarra

Sandra Völker, German swimmer

Sandra Völker

John Butler, American-Australian singer-songwriter and producer

John Butler (musician)

Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player

Magdalena Maleeva

Hazem El Masri, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator

Hazem El Masri

David Gilliland, American race car driver

David Gilliland

David Oyelowo, English actor

David Oyelowo

Clarence Seedorf, Dutch-Brazilian footballer and manager

Clarence Seedorf

Yuka Yoshida, Japanese tennis player

Yuka Yoshida

Vitor Belfort, Brazilian-American boxer and mixed martial artist

Vitor Belfort

Haimar Zubeldia, Spanish cyclist

Haimar Zubeldia

Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (d. 2009)

Antonio de Nigris

Mirka Federer, Slovak-Swiss tennis player

Mirka Federer

Anamaria Marinca, Romanian-English actress

Anamaria Marinca

Etan Thomas, American basketball player

Etan Thomas

Ruth Beitia, Spanish high jumper

Ruth Beitia

Dennis Kruppke, German footballer

Dennis Kruppke

Randy Orton, American wrestler

Randy Orton

Bijou Phillips, American actress and model

Bijou Phillips

Antonis Fotsis, Greek basketball player

Antonis Fotsis

Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper

Bjørn Einar Romøren

Taran Killam, American actor, voice artist, comedian, and writer

Taran Killam

Andreas Thorkildsen, Norwegian javelin thrower

Andreas Thorkildsen

Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic footballer

Ólafur Ingi Skúlason

Sean Taylor, American football player (d. 2007)

Sean Taylor

Gilberto Macena, Brazilian footballer

Gilberto Macena

Daniel Murphy, American baseball player

Daniel Murphy (baseball)

Beth Tweddle, English gymnast

Beth Tweddle

Hillary Scott, American country singer-songwriter

Hillary Scott

Gianluca Musacci, Italian footballer

Gianluca Musacci

Oliver Turvey, English race car driver

Oliver Turvey

Brook Lopez, American basketball player

Brook Lopez

Robin Lopez, American basketball player

Robin Lopez

Jan Blokhuijsen, Dutch speed skater

Jan Blokhuijsen

David N'Gog, French footballer

David N'Gog

Christian Vietoris, German race car driver

Christian Vietoris

Julia Fischer, German discus thrower

Julia Fischer (athlete)

Deng Linlin, Chinese gymnast

Deng Linlin

Ella Eyre, English singer-songwriter

Ella Eyre

Álex Palou, Spanish racing driver

Álex Palou

Asa Butterfield, English actor

Asa Butterfield

Pope John XV

Pope John XV

Emperor Shenzong of Song (b. 1048)

Emperor Shenzong of Song

Hugh of Châteauneuf, French bishop and saint (b. 1053)

Hugh of Châteauneuf

Eleanor of Aquitaine (b. 1122)

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Amalric II of Jerusalem (b. 1145)

Amalric II of Jerusalem

Abaqa Khan, khan of the Mongol Ilkhanate

Abaqa Khan · Ilkhanate

Nuno Álvares Pereira, Portuguese general and religious figure

Nuno Álvares Pereira

Blanche I of Navarre, Queen of Navarre

Blanche I of Navarre

Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Polish cardinal and statesman (b. 1389)

Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)

Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer (b. 1470)

Francisco de Peñalosa

King Sigismund I the Old of Poland (b. 1467)

Sigismund I the Old

Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville, French princess (d. 1601)

Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville

Alonso Mudarra, Spanish guitarist and composer (b. 1510)

Alonso Mudarra

Cristofano Allori, Italian painter and educator (b. 1577)

Cristofano Allori

Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian bishop (b. 1625)

Franz Egon of Fürstenberg

Floyer Sydenham, English scholar and academic (b. 1710)

Floyer Sydenham

Benjamin Pierce, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1757)

Benjamin Pierce (governor) · Governor of New Hampshire

Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. 1797)

Giuditta Pasta

Frederick Denison Maurice, English theologian and academic (b. 1805)

Frederick Denison Maurice

John C.W. Daly, English-Canadian soldier and politician (b. 1796)

John Corry Wilson Daly

David Wilber, American politician (b. 1820)

David Wilber

Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier, pilot, and engineer (b. 1825)

Alexander Mozhaysky

Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. 1876)

Rube Waddell

Charles Wells, English founder of Charles Wells Ltd (b. 1842)

Charles Wells (brewer) · Charles Wells Ltd

Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer (b. 1868)

Scott Joplin

Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (b. 1857)

Walter Simon (philanthropist)

Charles I of Austria (b. 1887)

Charles I of Austria

Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist and author (b. 1884)

Hermann Rorschach

Jacob Bolotin, American physician (b. 1888)

Jacob Bolotin

Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (b. 1870)

Lloyd Hildebrand

Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (b. 1876)

Stan Rowley

Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (b. 1882)

Noah Beery, Sr.

George II of Greece (b. 1890)

George II of Greece

Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (b. 1904)

Charles R. Drew

Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1889)

Recep Peker · List of Prime Ministers of Turkey

Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain and businessman (b. 1910)

Jussi Kekkonen

Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (b. 1870)

Helena Rubinstein

Brian O'Nolan, Irish author (b. 1911)

Brian O'Nolan

Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)

Lev Landau · Nobel Prize in Physics

Max Ernst, German painter and sculptor (b. 1891)

Max Ernst

Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer-songwriter and bandleader (b. 1910)

Eua Sunthornsanan

Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (b. 1939)

Marvin Gaye

Elizabeth Goudge, English author (b. 1900)

Elizabeth Goudge

Erik Bruhn, Danish actor, director, and choreographer (b. 1928)

Erik Bruhn

Henri Cochet, French tennis player (b. 1901)

Henri Cochet

Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1894)

Martha Graham

Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (b. 1946)

Jaime Guzmán

Michael Havers, Baron Havers, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1923)

Michael Havers, Baron Havers · Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (b. 1954)

Alan Kulwicki

Robert Doisneau, French photographer (b. 1912)

Robert Doisneau

H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer, journalist, and educator (b. 1914)

H. Adams Carter

Lucie Rie, Austrian-English potter (b. 1902)

Lucie Rie

Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1912)

Makar Honcharenko

Rozz Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1963)

Rozz Williams

Jesse Stone, American pianist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1901)

Jesse Stone

Trịnh Công Sơn, Vietnamese guitarist and composer (b. 1939)

Trịnh Công Sơn

Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (b. 1905)

Simo Häyhä

Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1952)

Ioannis Kyrastas

Carrie Snodgress, American actress (b. 1945)

Carrie Snodgress

Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (b 1925)

Paul Bomani · Minister of Finance (Tanzania)

Robert Coldwell Wood, American political scientist and academic (b. 1923)

Robert Coldwell Wood

In Tam, Cambodian general and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Cambodia (b. 1916)

In Tam · Prime Minister of Cambodia

John Forsythe, American actor (b. 1918)

John Forsythe

Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1927)

Tzannis Tzannetakis · Prime Minister of Greece

Lionel Bowen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1922)

Lionel Bowen · Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian-American soccer player and radio host (b. 1947)

Giorgio Chinaglia

Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican banker, academic, and politician, 52nd President of Mexico (b. 1934)

Miguel de la Madrid · President of Mexico

Moses Blah, Liberian general and politician, 23rd President of Liberia (b. 1947

Moses Blah · President of Liberia

Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (b. 1952)

Karen Muir

King Fleming, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1922)

King Fleming

Jacques Le Goff, French historian and author (b. 1924)

Jacques Le Goff

Rolf Rendtorff, German theologian and academic (b. 1925)

Rolf Rendtorff

Nicolae Rainea, Romanian footballer and referee (b. 1933)

Nicolae Rainea

Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Soviet and Russian poet and writer (b. 1932)

Yevgeny Yevtushenko