April 12 — On This Day

Gordian II loses the Battle of Carthage against the Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax and is killed. Gordian I, his father, commits suicide.

Gordian II · Battle of Carthage (238) · Numidia · Maximinus Thrax · Gordian I

Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

Anthemius · Roman emperor

King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York.

Edwin of Northumbria · Paulinus of York · York

King Karl Sverkersson of Sweden is murdered on Visingsö.

Karl Sverkersson · Visingsö

The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day.

Fourth Crusade · Constantinople · Siege of Constantinople (1204)

The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.

Union Flag · Kingdom of England · Kingdom of Scotland

American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.

American Revolution · Halifax Resolves · North Carolina Provincial Congress · Second Continental Congress

The Froberg mutiny ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.

Froberg mutiny · Fort Ricasoli

Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.

Alexander Ypsilantis · Filiki Eteria · Ottoman Empire

Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.

Broughton Suspension Bridge · Manchester

American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.

American Civil War · Battle of Fort Sumter · Confederate States of America · Fort Sumter · Charleston, South Carolina

American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).

Great Locomotive Chase · Kennesaw, Georgia

American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.

Battle of Fort Pillow · Confederate States Army · African American · Fort Pillow · Tennessee

American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.

Mobile, Alabama · Union (American Civil War)

The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.

United Kingdom · South African Republic

SMS Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched.

SMS Zrínyi · Pre-dreadnought battleship · Austria-Hungary

World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.

World War I · Canadian Expeditionary Force · Battle of Vimy Ridge · Germans

Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Communist Party of China members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.

Shanghai massacre of 1927 · Chiang Kai-shek · Communist Party of China · First United Front

Rocksprings, Texas was hit by an F5 tornado that destroyed 235 of the 247 buildings in the town and killed 72 townspeople and injured 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.

Rocksprings, Texas · Texas

The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.

Bremen (aircraft) · Junkers W 33

The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.

Wind speed · Mount Washington (New Hampshire) · New Hampshire

The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.

Auto-Lite strike · Ohio National Guard · Strike action

Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.

Frank Whittle · Jet engine · Rugby, Warwickshire

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President upon Roosevelt's death.

Franklin D. Roosevelt · Harry S. Truman

The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reached Tangermünde—only 50 miles from Berlin.

Ninth United States Army · William Hood Simpson · Elbe · Magdeburg · Tangermünde

The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.

Polio vaccine · Jonas Salk · Jonas Salk

The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, Vostok 1.

Soviet Union · Cosmonaut · Yuri Gagarin · Outer space · Orbit

The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.

Soviet Union · Soviet submarine K-33

Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.

Soviet submarine K-8 · Bay of Biscay

Samuel Doe takes control of Liberia in a coup d'état, ending over 130 years of minority Americo-Liberian rule over the country.

Samuel Doe · Liberia · Coup d'état · Americo-Liberian

The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.

Space Shuttle · Space Shuttle Columbia · STS-1

Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there.

Jim Gary · Smithsonian Institution · National Museum of Natural History · Solo show

The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.

Disneyland Park (Paris) · Disneyland Paris

United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.

Bill Clinton · Contempt of court · Civil lawsuit

A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104.

Suicide bomber · Mahane Yehuda Market

A suicide bomber penetrates the Green Zone and detonates in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people.

2007 Iraqi Parliament bombing · Mohammed Awad

Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.

Zimbabwe · Zimbabwean dollar

Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali.

2013 Kidal suicide attack · Military of Chad · Kidal

The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying over 2,000 homes.

Great Fire of Valparaíso · Valparaíso

Zuma Must Fall protests resume in South Africa, with Julius Malema addressing large crowds in Pretoria.[1]

Zuma Must Fall · Julius Malema

En'yū, emperor of Japan (d. 991)

Emperor En'yū

Richeza of Poland, queen of Sweden and Grand Princess of Minsk (d. 1156)

Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden

Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (d. 1462)

Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace and St. Peter's Basilica (d. 1546)

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger · Apostolic Palace · St. Peter's Basilica

Maharana Sangram Singh, Rana of Mewar (d. 1527)

Rana Sanga

Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (d. 1574)

Joachim Camerarius

Muretus, French philosopher and author (d. 1585)

Muretus

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier and politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (d. 1604)

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford · Lord Great Chamberlain

Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)

Christian IV of Denmark

Simone Cantarini, Italian painter and engraver (d. 1648)

Simone Cantarini

Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician (d. 1712)

Martin Lister

Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian (d. 1738)

Benoît de Maillet

William Cookworthy, English minister and pharmacist (d. 1780)

William Cookworthy

Caffarelli, Italian actor and singer (d. 1783)

Caffarelli (castrato)

Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French historian and author (d. 1796)

Guillaume Thomas François Raynal

Felice Giardini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1796)

Felice Giardini

Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1793)

Pietro Nardini

Lyman Hall, American physician, clergyman, and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (d. 1790)

Lyman Hall · Governor of Georgia

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author (d. 1836)

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)

Henry Clay · United States Secretary of State

John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English soldier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (d. 1840)

John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham · Lord Privy Seal

Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (d. 1847)

Germinal Pierre Dandelin

George N. Briggs, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1861)

George N. Briggs · Governor of Massachusetts

Henri Druey, Swiss lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1855)

Henri Druey · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation

Joseph Lanner, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1843)

Joseph Lanner

Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria (d. 1903)

Charles Gavan Duffy · Premier of Victoria

Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian playwright and translator (d. 1886)

Alexander Ostrovsky

Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (d. 1888)

Nikolay Przhevalsky

Gustaf Cederström, Swedish painter (d. 1933)

Gustaf Cederström

José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican soldier and poet (d. 1880)

José Gautier Benítez

Edward Walter Maunder, English astronomer and author (d. 1928)

Edward Walter Maunder

Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician and academic (d. 1939)

Ferdinand von Lindemann

Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English mountaineer, cartographer, and politician (d. 1937)

Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington

Raul Pompeia, Brazilian writer (d. 1895)

Raul Pompeia

Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese admiral (d. 1918)

Akiyama Saneyuki

Henri Désiré Landru, French serial killer (d. 1922)

Henri Désiré Landru

Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1941)

Ioannis Metaxas · Prime Minister of Greece

William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1940)

William B. Bankhead · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (d. 1911)

Addie Joss

Imogen Cunningham, American photographer and educator (d. 1976)

Imogen Cunningham

Dally Messenger, Australian rugby player, cricketer, and sailor (d. 1959)

Dally Messenger

Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (d. 1932)

Tenby Davies

Otto Meyerhof, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)

Otto Meyerhof · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Robert Delaunay, French painter (d. 1941)

Robert Delaunay

Harold Lockwood, American actor and director (d. 1918)

Harold Lockwood

Dan Ahearn, Irish-American long jumper and police officer (d. 1942)

Dan Ahearn

Cecil Kimber, English automobile engineer (d. 1945)

Cecil Kimber

Henry Darger, American writer and artist (d. 1973)

Henry Darger

Dorothy Cumming, Australian-American actress (d. 1983)

Dorothy Cumming

Francisco Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 13th President of Portugal (d. 1964)

Francisco Craveiro Lopes · President of Portugal

Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (d. 1976)

Lily Pons

Lowell Stockman, American farmer and politician (d. 1962)

Lowell Stockman

Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, 36th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)

Louis Beel · Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)

Jan Tinbergen · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Zawgyi, Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic (d. 1990)

Zawgyi (writer)

Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (d. 2003)

Felix de Weldon · Marine Corps War Memorial

Ida Pollock, English author and painter (d. 2013)

Ida Pollock

Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American pilot and general (d. 2006)

Robert Lee Scott, Jr.

Gillo Dorfles, Italian art critic, painter and philosopher

Gillo Dorfles

Irma Rapuzzi, French politician

Irma Rapuzzi

Mahmoud Younis, Egyptian engineer (d. 1976)

Mahmoud Younis

Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997)

Frank Dilio

Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988)

Hamengkubuwono IX · List of Vice Presidents of Indonesia

Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)

Hound Dog Taylor

Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist (d. 2013)

Keiko Fukuda

Armen Alchian, American economist and academic (d. 2013)

Armen Alchian

Beverly Cleary, American author

Beverly Cleary

Russell Garcia, American-New Zealand composer and conductor (d. 2011)

Russell Garcia (composer)

Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic (d. 2007)

Benjamin Libet

Helen Forrest, American singer and actress (d. 1999)

Helen Forrest

Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 1978)

Vinoo Mankad

Robert Manzon, French racing driver (d. 2015)

Robert Manzon

István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer and educator (d. 2012)

István Anhalt

Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader (d. 1991)

Billy Vaughn

Robert Cliche, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1978)

Robert Cliche

Simon Kapwepwe, Zambian politician, 2nd Vice President of Zambia (d. 1980)

Simon Kapwepwe · Vice President of Zambia

Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2004)

Ann Miller

Raymond Barre, French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)

Raymond Barre · Prime Minister of France

Peter Safar, Austrian physician and academic (d. 2003)

Peter Safar

Curtis Turner, American race car driver (d. 1970)

Curtis Turner

Evelyn Berezin, American computer scientist and engineer

Evelyn Berezin

Ned Miller, American country music singer and songwriter (d. 2016)

Ned Miller

Oliver Postgate, English animator, puppeteer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

Oliver Postgate

Jane Withers, American actress

Jane Withers

Thomas Hemsley, English baritone (d. 2013)

Thomas Hemsley

Hardy Krüger, German actor

Hardy Krüger

Jean-François Paillard, French conductor (d. 2013)

Jean-François Paillard

Elspet Gray, Scottish actress (d. 2013)

Elspet Gray

Mukhran Machavariani, Georgian poet and educator (d. 2010)

Mukhran Machavariani

John Landy, Australian runner and politician, 26th Governor of Victoria

John Landy · Governor of Victoria

Bryan Magee, English philosopher and politician

Bryan Magee

Manuel Neri, American sculptor and painter

Manuel Neri

Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician and educator (d. 2006)

Michał Życzkowski

Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet and songwriter (d. 1995)

Leonid Derbenyov

Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 5th Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2005)

Lakshman Kadirgamar · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)

Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player (d. 1996)

Tiny Tim (musician)

Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano and actress

Montserrat Caballé

Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer and manager

Heinz Schneiter

Charles Napier, American actor (d. 2011)

Charles Napier (actor)

Kennedy Simmonds, Kittitian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kennedy Simmonds · List of Prime Ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Dennis Banks, American author and activist

Dennis Banks

Igor Volk, Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Igor Volk

Alan Ayckbourn, English director and playwright

Alan Ayckbourn

Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach

Johnny Raper

Woodie Fryman, American baseball player (d. 2011)

Woodie Fryman

Herbie Hancock, American pianist, composer, and bandleader

Herbie Hancock

Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (d. 1993)

Bobby Moore

Bill Bryden, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter

Bill Bryden

Carlos Reutemann, Argentinian race car driver and politician, Governor of Santa Fe

Carlos Reutemann · Governor of Santa Fe

Jacob Zuma, South African politician, 4th President of South Africa

Jacob Zuma · President of South Africa

Sumitra Mahajan, Indian politician, 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Sumitra Mahajan · Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015)

Lisa Jardine

John Kay, German-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

John Kay (musician)

Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (d. 2006)

Lee Jong-wook

Ed O'Neill, American actor and comedian

Ed O'Neill

George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Scottish politician and diplomat, 10th Secretary General of NATO

George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen · Secretary General of NATO

Roy M. Anderson, English epidemiologist, zoologist, and academic

Roy M. Anderson

Martin Brasier, English palaeontologist, biologist, and academic (d. 2014)

Martin Brasier

Alex Briley, American disco singer (Village People)

Alex Briley · Village People

Tom Clancy, American historian and author (d. 2013)

Tom Clancy

Woody Johnson, American businessman and philanthropist

Woody Johnson

Dan Lauria, American actor

Dan Lauria

David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host

David Letterman

Jeremy Beadle, English television host and producer (d. 2008)

Jeremy Beadle

Joschka Fischer, German academic and politician, Vice Chancellor of Germany

Joschka Fischer · Vice Chancellor of Germany

Marcello Lippi, Italian footballer, manager, and coach

Marcello Lippi

Scott Turow, American lawyer and author

Scott Turow

Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman

Flavio Briatore

David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

David Cassidy

Nick Sackman, English composer and educator

Nick Sackman

Tom Noonan, American actor

Tom Noonan

Reuben Gant, American football player

Reuben Gant

Leicester Rutledge, New Zealand rugby player

Leicester Rutledge

Gary Soto, American poet, novelist, and memoirist

Gary Soto

Ralph Wiley, American journalist (d. 2004)

Ralph Wiley

Tanino Liberatore, Italian author and illustrator

Tanino Liberatore

John Faulkner, Australian educator and politician, 52nd Australian Minister for Defence

John Faulkner · Minister for Defence (Australia)

Steve Stevaert, Belgian businessman and politician, Governor of Limburg (d. 2015)

Steve Stevaert · Governor of Limburg

Pat Travers, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Pat Travers

Fabian Hamilton, English graphic designer, engineer, and politician

Fabian Hamilton

Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor, director, and producer

Andy Garcia

Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer-songwriter and actor

Herbert Grönemeyer

Greg Child, Australian mountaineer and author

Greg Child

Vince Gill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Vince Gill

Tama Janowitz, American novelist and short story writer

Tama Janowitz

Will Sergeant, English guitarist

Will Sergeant

Klaus Tafelmeier, German javelin thrower

Klaus Tafelmeier

Ginka Zagorcheva, Bulgarian hurdler

Ginka Zagorcheva

Howard Stableford, English radio and television host

Howard Stableford

Corrado Fabi, Italian race car driver

Corrado Fabi

Charles Mann, American football player and sportscaster

Charles Mann (American football)

Magda Szubanski, English-Australian actress, comedian and writer

Magda Szubanski

Art Alexakis, American singer-songwriter and musician (Everclear)

Art Alexakis · Everclear (band)

Carlos Sainz, Spanish race car driver

Carlos Sainz

Nobuhiko Takada, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler, founded Hustle

Nobuhiko Takada · Hustle (professional wrestling)

Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist and author

Lydia Cacho

Amy Ray, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer

Amy Ray

Kim Bodnia, Danish actor and director

Kim Bodnia

Chi Onwurah, English politician

Chi Onwurah

Gervais Rufyikiri, Burundian politician

Gervais Rufyikiri

Mihai Stoica, Romanian footballer and manager

Mihai Stoica

Nils-Olav Johansen, Norwegian guitarist and singer

Nils-Olav Johansen

Lorenzo White, American football player

Lorenzo White

Sarah Cracknell, English singer-songwriter

Sarah Cracknell

Alicia Coppola, American actress

Alicia Coppola

Toby Gad, German songwriter and producer

Toby Gad

Adam Graves, Canadian ice hockey player

Adam Graves

Jörn Lenz, German footballer and manager

Jörn Lenz

Lucas Radebe, South African footballer and sportscaster

Lucas Radebe

Michael Jackson, American football player and politician (d. 2017)

Michael Jackson (wide receiver)

Sylvain Bouchard, Canadian speed skater

Sylvain Bouchard

Nicholas Brendon, American actor

Nicholas Brendon

Shannen Doherty, American actress, director, and producer

Shannen Doherty

Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player and sportscaster

Paul Lo Duca

J. Scott Campbell, American author and illustrator

J. Scott Campbell

Ryan Kisor, American trumpet player and composer

Ryan Kisor

Antonio Osuna, Mexican-American baseball player

Antonio Osuna

Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (d. 2006)

Belinda Emmett

Bryan Fletcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Bryan Fletcher (rugby league)

Roman Hamrlík, Czech ice hockey player

Roman Hamrlík

Marley Shelton, American actress

Marley Shelton

Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer and manager

Sylvinho

Olga Kotlyarova, Russian runner

Olga Kotlyarova

Brad Miller, American basketball player

Brad Miller (basketball)

Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer

Giovanny Espinoza

Sarah Monahan, Australian actress

Sarah Monahan

Jason Price, Welsh footballer

Jason Price

Glenn Rogers, Australian-Scottish cricketer

Glenn Rogers

Guy Berryman, Scottish bass player and producer

Guy Berryman

Scott Crary, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Scott Crary

Svetlana Lapina, Russian high jumper

Svetlana Lapina

Robin Walker, English businessman and politician

Robin Walker

Claire Danes, American actress

Claire Danes

Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast

Elena Grosheva

Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer

Mateja Kežman

Jennifer Morrison, American actress

Jennifer Morrison

Cristian Ranalli, Italian footballer

Cristian Ranalli

Lee Soo-young, South Korean singer

Lee Soo-young

Sara Head, Welsh Paralympic table tennis champion

Sara Head

Brian McFadden, Irish singer-songwriter

Brian McFadden

Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russian runner

Yuriy Borzakovskiy

Nicolás Burdisso, Argentinian footballer

Nicolás Burdisso

Grant Holt, English footballer

Grant Holt

Hisashi Iwakuma, Japanese baseball pitcher

Hisashi Iwakuma

Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist

Brian Vandborg

Jelena Dokic, Serbian-Australian tennis player

Jelena Dokic

Luke Kibet, Kenyan runner

Luke Kibet

Aleksey Dmitrik, Russian high jumper

Aleksey Dmitrik

Brennan Boesch, American baseball player

Brennan Boesch

Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese singer

Hitomi Yoshizawa

Brad Brach, American baseball pitcher

Brad Brach

Blerim Džemaili, Swiss footballer

Blerim Džemaili

Marcel Granollers, Spanish tennis player

Marcel Granollers

Jonathan Pitroipa, Burkinabé footballer

Jonathan Pitroipa

Brooklyn Decker, American model and actress

Brooklyn Decker

Shawn Gore, Canadian football player

Shawn Gore

Josh McCrone, Australian rugby league player

Josh McCrone

Luiz Adriano, Brazilian professional footballer

Luiz Adriano

Brendon Urie, American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist

Brendon Urie

Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez, Argentinian footballer

Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez

Stephen Brogan, English footballer

Stephen Brogan

Amedeo Calliari, Italian footballer

Amedeo Calliari

Jessie James Decker, American singer-songwriter

Jessie James Decker

Bethan Dainton, Welsh rugby union player

Bethan Dainton

Miguel Ángel Ponce, American-Mexican footballer

Miguel Ángel Ponce

Ádám Hanga, Hungarian basketball player

Ádám Hanga

Kaitlyn Weaver, Canadian-American ice dancer

Kaitlyn Weaver

Valentin Stocker, Swiss footballer

Valentin Stocker

Francesca Halsall, English swimmer

Francesca Halsall

Hiroki Sakai, Japanese footballer

Hiroki Sakai

Torey Krug, American ice hockey player

Torey Krug

Oliver Norwood, English footballer

Oliver Norwood

Magnus Pääjärvi, Swedish ice hockey player

Magnus Pääjärvi

Jazz Richards, Welsh footballer

Jazz Richards

Lionel Carole, French professional footballer

Lionel Carole

Chad le Clos, South African swimmer

Chad le Clos

Jordan Archer, English-Scottish footballer

Jordan Archer

Dorial Green-Beckham, American football player

Dorial Green-Beckham

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Canadian ice hockey player

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Isabelle Drummond, Brazilian actress and singer

Isabelle Drummond

Saoirse Ronan, American-born Irish actress

Saoirse Ronan

Oh Sehun, South Korean musician

Oh Se-hun (entertainer)

Eric Bailly, Ivorian professional footballer

Eric Bailly

Guido Rodríguez, Argentine footballer

Guido Rodríguez

Brenda Villa, Mexican Lawyer

Brenda Villa

Pedro Cachín, Argentine tennis player

Pedro Cachín

Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russian tennis player

Elizaveta Kulichkova

Gnaeus Pompeius, Roman general and politician (b. 75 BC)

Gnaeus Pompeius (son of Pompey the Great)

Gordian I, Roman emperor (b. 159)

Gordian I

Gordian II, Roman emperor (b. 192)

Gordian II

Julius I, pope of the Catholic Church

Pope Julius I

Maximianus, archbishop of Constantinople

Maximianus of Constantinople

Eudokia Baïana, Byzantine empress and wife of Leo VI

Eudokia Baïana · Leo VI the Wise

Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (b. 1065)

Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia

Charles VII, king of Sweden (b. c. 1130)

Charles VII of Sweden · King of Sweden

Vsevolod the Big Nest, Grand Prince of Vladimir (b. 1154)

Vsevolod the Big Nest

Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre, regent of Navarre (b. c. 1217)

Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre

Henry Chichele, English archbishop (b. 1364)

Henry Chichele

Leonhard of Gorizia, Count of Gorz (b. 1440)

Leonhard of Gorizia

Joanna La Beltraneja, Princess of Castile (b. 1462)

Joanna La Beltraneja

Claude, Duke of Guise (b. 1496)

Claude, Duke of Guise

Joanna of Castile (b. 1479)

Joanna of Castile

Richard Bennett, English politician, colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)

Richard Bennett (Governor) · List of colonial governors of Virginia

Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (b. 1596)

Nicola Amati

Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (b. 1619)

Ambrose Dixon

Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)

Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)

William Kent · Holkham Hall · Chiswick House

Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)

Metastasio

Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (b. 1719)

Carlo Antonio Campioni

Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (b. 1710)

Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée

Charles Burney, English composer and historian (b. 1726)

Charles Burney

Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (b. 1730)

Charles Messier

Adoniram Judson, American lexicographer and missionary (b. 1788)

Adoniram Judson

Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded Fleetwood (b. 1801)

Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood · Fleetwood

Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1795)

Nikolaos Mantzaros

William M. Tweed, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)

William M. Tweed

Richard Taylor, American general (b. 1826)

Richard Taylor (general)

Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1820)

Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau

Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (b. 1842)

Marie Alfred Cornu

Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)

Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya

Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)

Clara Barton · American Red Cross

Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)

Adelbert Ames · Governor of Mississippi

Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)

Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan

Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)

Feodor Chaliapin

Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)

Viktor Puskar

Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)

Franklin D. Roosevelt · President of the United States

Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)

Lionel Logue

Ron Flockhart, Scottish race car driver (b. 1923)

Ron Flockhart (racing driver)

Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (b. 1910)

Sydney Allard · Allard

Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (b. 1899)

Heinrich Nordhoff

Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and dentist (b. 1886)

Ed Lafitte

Arthur Freed, American songwriter and producer (b. 1894)

Arthur Freed

Josephine Baker, French actress, activist, and humanitarian (b. 1906)

Josephine Baker

Philip K. Wrigley, American businessman, co-founded Lincoln Park Gun Club (b. 1894)

Philip K. Wrigley · Lincoln Park Gun Club

William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (b. 1913)

William R. Tolbert, Jr. · President of Liberia

Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (b. 1887)

Prince Yasuhiko Asaka

Joe Louis, American boxer and wrestler (b. 1914)

Joe Louis

Carl Morton, American baseball player (b. 1944)

Carl Morton

Edwin T. Layton, American admiral and cryptanalyst (b. 1903)

Edwin T. Layton · Cryptanalysis

Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1897)

Valentin Kataev

Colette Deréal, French singer and actress (b. 1927)

Colette Deréal

Alan Paton, South African historian and author (b. 1903)

Alan Paton

Abbie Hoffman, American activist, co-founded Youth International Party (b. 1936)

Abbie Hoffman · Youth International Party

Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (b. 1921)

Sugar Ray Robinson

Ilario Bandini, Italian race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)

Ilario Bandini

George Wald, American neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)

George Wald · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Robert Ford, Canadian poet and diplomat (b. 1915)

Robert Ford (poet)

Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)

Boxcar Willie

Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the smiley (b. 1921)

Harvey Ball · Smiley

George Shevelov, Ukrainian-American linguist and philologist (b. 1908)

George Shevelov

Moran Campbell, Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (b. 1925)

Moran Campbell · Venturi mask

William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (b. 1924)

William Sloane Coffin

Kevin Crease, Australian journalist (b. 1936)

Kevin Crease

Cecilia Colledge, English-American figure skater and coach (b. 1920)

Cecilia Colledge

Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (b. 1923)

Patrick Hillery · President of Ireland

Jerry Zucker, Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1949)

Jerry Zucker (businessman)

Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader (b. 1916)

Michel Chartrand

Werner Schroeter, German director and screenwriter (b. 1945)

Werner Schroeter

Karim Fakhrawi, Bahraini journalist, co-founded Al-Wasat (b. 1962)

Karim Fakhrawi · Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper)

Mohit Chattopadhyay, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1934)

Mohit Chattopadhyay

Rodgers Grant, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)

Rodgers Grant

Robert Byrne, American chess player and author (b. 1928)

Robert Byrne (chess player)

Johnny du Plooy, South African boxer (b. 1964)

Johnny du Plooy

Michael France, American screenwriter (b. 1962)

Michael France

Brennan Manning, American priest and author (b. 1934)

Brennan Manning

Annamária Szalai, Hungarian journalist and politician (b. 1961)

Annamária Szalai

William Y. Thompson, American historian and author (b. 1922)

William Y. Thompson

Ya'akov Yosef, Israeli rabbi and politician (b. 1946)

Ya'akov Yosef

Pierre Autin-Grenier, French author and poet (b. 1947)

Pierre Autin-Grenier

Pierre-Henri Menthéour, French cyclist (b. 1960)

Pierre-Henri Menthéour

Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (b. 1990)

Maurício Alves Peruchi

Hal Smith, American baseball player and coach (b. 1931)

Hal Smith (catcher)

Billy Standridge, American race car driver (b. 1953)

Billy Standridge

Paulo Brossard, Brazilian jurist and politician (b. 1924)

Paulo Brossard

Patrice Dominguez, Algerian-French tennis player and trainer (b. 1950)

Patrice Dominguez

Alfred Eick, German commander (b. 1916)

Alfred Eick

André Mba Obame, Gabonese politician (b. 1957)

André Mba Obame

Anne Jackson, American actress (b. 1925)

Anne Jackson

Mohammad Al Gaz Emirati politician & diplomat (b. 1930)

Mohammad Al Gaz

Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (b. 1959)

Charlie Murphy