April 25 — On This Day

Peloponnesian War: Lysander's Spartan armies defeated the Athenians and the war ends.

Peloponnesian War · Lysander · Sparta · Classical Athens

The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over Transcaucasia is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire.

Battle of Bagrevand · Armenians · Abbasid Caliphate · Transcaucasia · Nakharar

After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection.

Disfigurement · Pope Leo III · Francia · Charlemagne · Paderborn

The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bishopric around 1094.

Zagreb

Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.

Eighty Years' War · Battle of Gibraltar (1607) · Gibraltar

The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.

Chongzhen Emperor · Ming dynasty · Li Zicheng

A coalition of England, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Battle of Almansa · War of the Spanish Succession

Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.

Highwayman · Nicolas Jacques Pelletier · Guillotine

"La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.

La Marseillaise · National anthem · Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

The western Georgian kingdom of Imereti accepts the suzerainty of the Russian Empire

Kingdom of Imereti · Suzerainty · Russian Empire

Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom.

Charles Fremantle · Swan River Colony

Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War.

Thornton Affair · Texas · Mexican-American War

The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.

Governor General of Canada · James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin · Rebellion Losses Bill · Montreal · English Canadian

British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.

Suez Canal

American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

American Civil War · Union (American Civil War) · Admiral · David Farragut · Capture of New Orleans

American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.

Battle of Marks' Mills

French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.

French Third Republic · Nguyễn dynasty · Tonkin · Henri Rivière (naval officer) · Battle of Hanoi (1882)

Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.

Spanish-American War

New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.

License plate

World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.

Battle of Gallipoli · Landing at Anzac Cove · Landing at Cape Helles

Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.

Anzac Day

At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.

San Remo conference · Allies of World War I · League of Nations mandate · Ottoman Empire

U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.

U.S. Supreme Court · Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins

Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.

Merkið · Faroe Islands · British occupation of the Faroe Islands

The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.

United Negro College Fund

Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two.

Elbe Day · United States Armed Forces · Soviet Armed Forces · Torgau · Elbe

Liberation Day (Italy): The Nazi occupation army surrenders and leaves Northern Italy after a general partisan insurrection by the Italian resistance movement; the puppet fascist regime dissolves and Benito Mussolini is captured after trying to escape. This day was set as a public holiday to celebrate the Liberation of Italy.

Liberation Day (Italy) · Nazi Germany · Italian resistance movement · Italian Social Republic · Benito Mussolini

The last German troops retreat from Finland's soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military acts of Second World War end in Finland.

Lapland War

Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.

Korean War · Battle of Kapyong

Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.

Francis Crick · James Watson · Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid · Double helix · DNA

The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

Solar cell · Bell Labs

The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.

Saint Lawrence Seaway · Great Lakes

The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

USS Triton (SSRN-586) · Operation Sandblast

Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.

Robert Noyce · Patent · Integrated circuit

Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.

Vietnam War · Nguyen Hue Offensive · North Vietnam · South Vietnam · Kontum

Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.

Carnation Revolution · Coup · Estado Novo (Portugal)

As North Vietnamese forces close in on the South Vietnamese capital Saigon, the Australian Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost ten years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam.

People's Army of Vietnam · South Vietnam · Saigon

More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Japan.

Nuclear power plant · Tsuruga, Fukui

Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords.

Israel · Sinai Peninsula · Camp David Accords

American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.

Samantha Smith · Soviet Union · Yuri Andropov · Nuclear warfare

Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit.

Pioneer 10 · Pluto

Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.

Mswati III · Swaziland · Sobhuza II

In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.

Israel · John Demjanjuk · War crime

Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.

Violeta Chamorro · President of Nicaragua

Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.

Michele Alboreto · Audi R8 (race car) · EuroSpeedway Lausitz

The March for Women's Lives brings between 500,000 and 800,000 protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.

March for Women's Lives · Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act · Abortion

The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.

Obelisk of Axum · Ethiopia · 1937

Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.

Bulgaria · Romania · European Union

Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.

Boris Yeltsin · Russian Orthodox Church · Alexander III of Russia

Nearly 9,100 are killed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.

April 2015 Nepal earthquake

Riots break out in Baltimore, Maryland following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody.

2015 Baltimore protests · Baltimore, Maryland · Death of Freddie Gray

Louis IX of France (d. 1270)

Louis IX of France

Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)

Conrad IV of Germany

Edward II of England (d. 1327)

Edward II of England

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1330)

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Georg Major, German theologian and academic (d. 1574)

Georg Major

Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1597)

Francesco Patrizi

Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (d. 1658)

Oliver Cromwell · Lord Protector

Gaston, Duke of Orléans (d. 1660)

Gaston, Duke of Orléans

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician (d. 1679)

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery

Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer (d. 1727)

Johann Heinrich Buttstett

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1753)

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington · Lord High Treasurer of Ireland

James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author (d. 1776)

James Ferguson (Scottish astronomer)

Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer (d. 1797)

Giovanni Marco Rutini

Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (d. 1786)

Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel

Nicolas Oudinot, French general (d. 1847)

Nicolas Oudinot

Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian philologist and academic (d. 1850)

Georg Sverdrup

Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (d. 1857)

Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom

Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (d. 1925)

Felix Klein

Luise Adolpha Le Beau, German composer and educator (d. 1927)

Luise Adolpha Le Beau

Leopoldo Alas, Spanish author, critic, and academic (d. 1901)

Leopoldo Alas

Charles Sumner Tainter, American engineer and inventor (d. 1940)

Charles Sumner Tainter

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1933)

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (d. 1910)

John Moisant

Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (d. 1926)

Lorne Currie

C. B. Fry, English cricketer, footballer, educator, and politician (d. 1956)

C. B. Fry

Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer, and novelist (d. 1956)

Walter de la Mare

Howard Garis, American creator of the Uncle Wiggily series of children's stories (d. 1962)

Howard Garis

Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)

Guglielmo Marconi · Marconi's law · Nobel Prize in Physics

Ernest Webb, English-Canadian race walker (d. 1937)

Ernest Webb

Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (d. 1958)

Jacob Nicol

William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1946)

William Merz

Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (d. 1976)

Fred McLeod

Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and critic (d. 1936)

Kojo Tovalou Houénou

Maud Hart Lovelace, American author (d. 1980)

Maud Hart Lovelace

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (d. 1965)

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Fred Haney, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)

Fred Haney

Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1996)

Gladwyn Jebb · Secretary-General of the United Nations

Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)

Wolfgang Pauli · Nobel Prize in Physics

Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist and academic (d. 1964)

Werner Heyde

Mary Miles Minter, American actress (d. 1984)

Mary Miles Minter

Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1987)

Andrey Kolmogorov

George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (d. 1986)

George Nepia

William J. Brennan, Jr., American colonel and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1997)

William J. Brennan, Jr. · Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965)

Edward R. Murrow

William Pereira, American architect, designed the Transamerica Pyramid (d. 1985)

William Pereira · Transamerica Pyramid

Arapeta Awatere, New Zealand interpreter, military leader, politician, and murderer (d. 1976)

Arapeta Awatere

Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (d. 2014)

Connie Marrero

Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965)

Earl Bostic

Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (d. 1944)

Nikolaos Roussen

Ross Lockridge, Jr., American author and academic (d. 1948)

Ross Lockridge, Jr.

Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (d. 1978)

Mort Weisinger

Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994)

Jerry Barber

Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (d. 1996)

Ella Fitzgerald

Jean Lucas, French racing driver (d. 2003)

Jean Lucas

Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer (d. 2005)

Graham Payn

Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French-American astronomer and academic (d. 1995)

Gérard de Vaucouleurs

Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (d. 2006)

Astrid Varnay

Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 2011)

Finn Helgesen

Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (d. 2006)

Karel Appel

Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer and academic

Francis Graham-Smith

Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (d. 2006)

Melissa Hayden (dancer)

Albert King, African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1992)

Albert King

Ingemar Johansson, Swedish race walker (d. 2009)

Ingemar Johansson (racewalker)

Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (d. 2005)

Franco Mannino

Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (d. 2013)

Paulo Vanzolini

Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, English trade union leader and businessman

Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher

Sammy Drechsel, German comedian and journalist (d. 1986)

Sammy Drechsel

Louis O'Neil, Canadian academic and politician

Louis O'Neill (politician)

Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (d. 2001)

Johnny Craig

Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (d. 2008)

Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner

Corín Tellado, Spanish author (d. 2009)

Corín Tellado

Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator

Albert Uderzo

Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 2011)

Cy Twombly

Yvette Williams, New Zealand long jumper, shot putter, and discus thrower

Yvette Williams

Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

Paul Mazursky

Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral and surgeon (d. 2012)

Godfrey Milton-Thompson

Peter Schulz, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Hamburg (d. 2013)

Peter Schulz · List of mayors of Hamburg

Felix Berezin, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1980)

Felix Berezin

James Fenton, Northern Irish linguist and poet

James Fenton (Ulster Scots poet)

David Shepherd, English painter and author

David Shepherd (artist)

Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (d. 2015)

Meadowlark Lemon

Lia Manoliu, Romanian discus thrower and politician (d. 1998)

Lia Manoliu

Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

Jerry Leiber

Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (d. 1992)

Joyce Ricketts

Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Peter McParland

Bob Gutowski, American pole vaulter (d. 1960)

Bob Gutowski

Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer

Reinier Kreijermaat

Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (d. 2000)

Henck Arron

Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (d. 2012)

Roger Boisjoly

Ton Schulten, Dutch painter and graphic designer

Ton Schulten

Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager

Tarcisio Burgnich

Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat

Michael Llewellyn-Smith

Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic

Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky

Veronica Sutherland, English academic and British diplomat

Veronica Sutherland

Al Pacino, American actor and director

Al Pacino

Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Bertrand Tavernier

Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician

Jon Kyl

Tony Christie, English singer-songwriter and actor

Tony Christie

Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter

Mike Kogel

Stephen Nickell, English economist and academic

Stephen Nickell

Bruce Ponder, English geneticist and cancer researcher

Bruce Ponder

Stu Cook, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

Stu Cook

Richard C. Hoagland, American theorist and author

Richard C. Hoagland

Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer

Björn Ulvaeus

Talia Shire, American actress

Talia Shire

Peter Sutherland, Irish lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Ireland

Peter Sutherland · Attorney General of Ireland

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2016)

Johan Cruyff

Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor

Jeffrey DeMunn

Mike Selvey, English cricketer and sportscaster

Mike Selvey

Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician, 39th Premier of the Republic of China

Yu Shyi-kun · Premier of the Republic of China

Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver

Vicente Pernía

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance

Dominique Strauss-Kahn · Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (France)

Donnell Deeny, Northern Irish lawyer and judge

Donnell Deeny

Steve Ferrone, English drummer

Steve Ferrone

Peter Hintze, German politician (d. 2016)

Peter Hintze

Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper

Valentyna Kozyr

Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade

Ian McCartney · Minister of State for Trade

Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer

Ketil Bjørnstad

Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player and coach

Vladislav Tretiak

Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach

Jacques Santini

Ron Clements, American animator, producer, and screenwriter

Ron Clements

Gary Cosier, Australian cricketer

Gary Cosier

Anthony Venables, English economist, author, and academic

Anthony Venables

Melvin Burgess, English author

Melvin Burgess

Randy Cross, American football player and sportscaster

Randy Cross

Róisín Shortall, Irish educator and politician

Róisín Shortall

Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach

Américo Gallego

Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer

Parviz Parastui

Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks

Zev Siegl · Starbucks

Dominique Blanc, French actress, director, and screenwriter

Dominique Blanc

Abdalla Uba Adamu, Nigerian professor, media scholar

Abdalla Uba Adamu

Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager

Theo de Rooij

Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter

Fish (singer)

Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia

Paul Madden (diplomat) · British High Commissioner to Australia

Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director

Daniel Kash

Tony Phillips, American baseball player (d. 2016)

Tony Phillips

Paul Baloff, American singer (d. 2002)

Paul Baloff

Robert Peston, English journalist

Robert Peston

Bruce Redman, Australian director, producer, and critic

Bruce Redman

Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American journalist and author

Dinesh D'Souza

Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager

Foeke Booy

Joy Covey, American businesswoman (d. 2013)

Joy Covey

Dave Martin, English footballer

Dave Martin (footballer, born 1963)

David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager

David Moyes

Bernd Müller, German footballer and manager

Bernd Müller (footballer, born 1963)

Paul Wassif, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Paul Wassif

Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer

Hank Azaria

Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter (Erasure)

Andy Bell (singer) · Erasure

Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter

Eric Avery

Mark Bryant, American basketball player and coach

Mark Bryant (basketball)

John Henson, American puppeteer and voice actor (d. 2014)

John Henson (puppeteer)

Diego Domínguez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player

Diego Domínguez (rugby union)

Femke Halsema, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician

Femke Halsema

Darren Holmes, American baseball player and coach

Darren Holmes (baseball)

Erik Pappas, American baseball player and coach

Erik Pappas

Angel Martino, American swimmer

Angel Martino

Vitaliy Kyrylenko, Ukrainian long jumper

Vitaliy Kyrylenko

Joe Buck, American sportscaster

Joe Buck

Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter

Martin Koolhoven

Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster

Darren Woodson

Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer

Renée Zellweger

Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, comedian and producer

Jason Lee (actor)

Sara Baras, Spanish dancer

Sara Baras

Brad Clontz, American baseball player

Brad Clontz

Carlota Castrejana, Spanish triple jumper

Carlota Castrejana

Fredrik Larzon, Swedish drummer

Fredrik Larzon

Barbara Rittner, German tennis player

Barbara Rittner

Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach

Jacque Jones

Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer

Gilberto da Silva Melo

Tim Duncan, American basketball player

Tim Duncan

Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player

Breyton Paulse

Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach

Rainer Schüttler

Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter

Constantinos Christoforou

Ilias Kotsios, Greek footballer

Ilias Kotsios

Marguerite Moreau, American actress and producer

Marguerite Moreau

Matthew West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Matthew West

Matt Walker, English swimmer

Matt Walker (swimmer)

Ben Johnston, Scottish drummer and songwriter

Ben Johnston (Scottish musician)

James Johnston, Scottish bass player and songwriter

James Johnston (Scottish musician)

Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television host

Daniel MacPherson

Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer

Bruce Martin (cricketer)

Kazuhito Tadano, Japanese baseball player

Kazuhito Tadano

Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist

Alejandro Valverde

Dwone Hicks, American football player

Dwone Hicks

Felipe Massa, Brazilian race car driver

Felipe Massa

John McFall, English sprinter

John McFall (athlete)

Anja Pärson, Swedish skier

Anja Pärson

Brian Barton, American baseball player

Brian Barton

Monty Panesar, English cricketer

Monty Panesar

Marco Russo, Italian footballer

Marco Russo

Johnathan Thurston, Australian rugby league player

Johnathan Thurston

DeAngelo Williams, American football player

DeAngelo Williams

Robert Andino, American baseball player

Robert Andino

Isaac Kiprono Songok, Kenyan runner

Isaac Kiprono Songok

Giedo van der Garde, Dutch race car driver

Giedo van der Garde

Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player

Alexei Emelin

Gwen Jorgensen, American triathlete

Gwen Jorgensen

Claudia Rath, German heptathlete

Claudia Rath

Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer

Razak Boukari

Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

Jay Park

Johann Smith, American soccer player

Johann Smith

James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player

James Sheppard

Marie-Michèle Gagnon, Canadian skier

Marie-Michèle Gagnon

Jean-Éric Vergne, French race car driver

Jean-Éric Vergne

Taylor Walker, Australian footballer

Taylor Walker (footballer)

Alex Shibutani, American ice dancer

Alex Shibutani

Alex Bowman, American race car driver

Alex Bowman

Daniel Norris, American baseball player

Daniel Norris (baseball)

Lewis Baker, English footballer

Lewis Baker (footballer)

Mack Horton, Australian swimmer

Mack Horton

Julius Ertlthaler, Austrian footballer

Julius Ertlthaler

Rusticus, saint and archbishop of Lyon (b. 455)

Rusticus (archbishop of Lyon) · Archbishop of Lyon

Smbat VII Bagratuni, Armenian prince

Smbat VII Bagratuni

Mushegh VI Mamikonian, Armenian prince

Mushegh VI Mamikonian

Zhang Wenwei, Chinese chancellor

Zhang Wenwei · Chancellor of the Tang dynasty

Herman I, Margrave of Baden

Herman I, Margrave of Baden

Géza I of Hungary (b. 1040)

Géza I of Hungary

Emperor Antoku of Japan (b. 1178)

Emperor Antoku

Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia

Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia

Queen Isabella II of Jerusalem (b. 1212)

Isabella II of Jerusalem

Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, medieval English nobleman; Earl of Winchester (b. 1195)

Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester

Sancho IV of Castile (b. 1258)

Sancho IV of Castile

Pope Benedict XII (b. 1285)

Pope Benedict XII

Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, English nobleman

Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent

Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (b. 1404)

Leon Battista Alberti

John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)

John Yonge

Louise Labé, French poet and author (b. 1520)

Louise Labé

Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (b. 1499)

Diane de Poitiers · Henry II of France

Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (b. 1544)

Torquato Tasso

Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya kingdom (b. c. 1555)

Naresuan · Ayutthaya kingdom

Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)

Chongzhen Emperor

Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (b. 1605)

Henry Hammond

David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (b. 1610)

David Teniers the Younger

Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1701)

Anders Celsius

Jean-Antoine Nollet, French minister, physicist, and academic (b. 1700)

Jean-Antoine Nollet

William Cowper, English poet (b. 1731)

William Cowper

Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1781)

Siméon Denis Poisson

Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1783)

Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy

12th Dalai Lama (b. 1857)

12th Dalai Lama

Anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820)

Anna Sewell

Crowfoot, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1830)

Crowfoot

Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (b. 1811)

Nathaniel Woodard

Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (b. 1840)

Henri Duveyrier

Karl von Ditmar, Estonian-German geologist and explorer (b. 1822)

Karl von Ditmar

John Knowles Paine, American composer and educator (b. 1839)

John Knowles Paine

Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (b. 1862)

Emilio Salgari

Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (b. 1859)

Joseph-Alfred Archambeault

Frederick W. Seward, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1830)

Frederick W. Seward · United States Assistant Secretary of State

Augustus D. Juilliard, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1836)

Augustus D. Juilliard

Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)

Louis-Olivier Taillon · Premier of Quebec

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (b. 1878)

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel

Salih Bozok, Turkish commander and politician (b. 1881)

Salih Bozok

Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (b. 1858)

Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko

George Herriman, American cartoonist (b. 1880)

George Herriman

Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player (b. 1859)

Tony Mullane

William Stephens, American engineer and politician, 24th Governor of California (b. 1859)

William Stephens · Governor of California

Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (b. 1903)

Huldreich Georg Früh

Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1875)

Robert Garrett

Anita Louise, American actress (b. 1915)

Anita Louise

George Sanders, English actor (b. 1906)

George Sanders

Olga Grey, Hungarian-American actress (b. 1896)

Olga Grey

Carol Reed, English director and producer (b. 1906)

Carol Reed

Markus Reiner, Israeli engineer and educator (b. 1886)

Markus Reiner

John Cody, American cardinal (b. 1907)

John Cody

William S. Bowdern, American priest and author (b. 1897)

William S. Bowdern

Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1944)

Carolyn Franklin

Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (b. 1904)

Clifford D. Simak

Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (b. 1923)

Dexter Gordon

Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1965)

Yutaka Ozaki

Art Fleming, American game show host (b. 1925)

Art Fleming

Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)

Ginger Rogers

Lev Shankovsky, Ukrainian military historian (b. 1903)

Lev Shankovsky

Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (b. 1920)

Saul Bass

Wright Morris, American author and photographer (b. 1910)

Wright Morris

Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author (b. 1914)

Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin

Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1951)

Roger Troutman

Lucien Le Cam, French mathematician and statistician (b. 1924)

Lucien Le Cam

David Merrick, American director and producer (b. 1911)

David Merrick

Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (b. 1956)

Michele Alboreto

Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (b. 1971)

Lisa Lopes

Samson Kitur, Kenyan runner (b. 1966)

Samson Kitur

Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (b. 1929)

Thom Gunn

Jim Barker, American politician (b. 1935)

Jim Barker (politician)

Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk and educator (b. 1908)

Swami Ranganathananda

Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1916)

Jane Jacobs

Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (b. 1945)

Alan Ball, Jr.

Arthur Milton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1928)

Arthur Milton

Bobby Pickett, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

Bobby Pickett

Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (b. 1921)

Humphrey Lyttelton

Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

Bea Arthur

Dorothy Provine, American actress and singer (b. 1935)

Dorothy Provine

Alan Sillitoe, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (b. 1928)

Alan Sillitoe

Poly Styrene, British musician (b. 1957)

Poly Styrene

Gerry Bahen, Australian footballer (b. 1929)

Gerry Bahen

Charles G. Hall, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930)

Charles G. Hall

Denny Jones, American rancher and politician (b. 1910)

Denny Jones

Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina and educator (b. 1925)

Moscelyne Larkin

Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1916)

Louis le Brocquy

Brian Adam, Scottish biochemist and politician (b. 1948)

Brian Adam

Jacob Avshalomov, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)

Jacob Avshalomov

György Berencsi, Hungarian virologist and academic (b. 1941)

György Berencsi

Rick Camp, American baseball player (b. 1953)

Rick Camp

Barbara Fiske Calhoun, American cartoonist and painter (b. 1919)

Barbara Fiske Calhoun

Dan Heap, Canadian priest and politician (b. 1925)

Dan Heap

William Judson Holloway, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and judge (b. 1923)

William Judson Holloway, Jr.

Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (b. 1934)

Earl Morrall

Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1968)

Tito Vilanova

Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (b. 1932)

Stefanie Zweig

Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (b. 1927)

Jim Fanning

Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (b. 1948)

Matthias Kuhle

Don Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and novelist (b. 1922)

Don Mankiewicz

Mike Phillips, American basketball player (b. 1956)

Mike Phillips (basketball)

Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1922)

Tom Lewis (Australian politician) · Premier of New South Wales