April 27 — On This Day

Lucius Marcius Philippus, step-brother to the future emperor Augustus, celebrates a triumph for his victories while serving as governor in one of the provinces of Hispania.

Lucius Marcius Philippus (consul 38 BC) · Augustus · Roman triumph · Hispania

Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of the more powerful Roman empresses of Late Antiquity.

Arcadius · Aelia Eudoxia · Franks · Flavius Bauto · Late Antiquity

Shahrbaraz is crowned as king of the Sasanian Empire.

Shahrbaraz · Sasanian Empire

Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).

Umayyad conquest of Hispania · Moors · Tariq ibn Ziyad · Gibraltar · Iberian Peninsula

First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar.

First War of Scottish Independence · John Balliol · John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey · Battle of Dunbar (1296)

Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.

Pope Julius II · Republic of Venice · Interdict

Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.

Battle of Mactan · Ferdinand Magellan · Philippines · Lapu-Lapu

Combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeat a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.

Habsburg Spain · Papal States · Kingdom of France · Republic of Venice · Battle of Bicocca

Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.

Bogotá · New Kingdom of Granada · Colombia · Nikolaus Federmann · Sebastián de Belalcázar

Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.

Cebu City · Philippines

Pope Pius V declares Queen Elizabeth I a heretic.

Pope Pius V · Regnans in Excelsis · Elizabeth I

Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise.

Duel of the Mignons · Favourite · Henry III of France · Henry I, Duke of Guise

The relics of Saint Sava are incinerated in Belgrade on the Vračar plateau by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha; the site of the incineration is now the location of the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.

Saint Sava · Belgrade · Sinan Pasha · Church of Saint Sava

The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army.

Battle of Carbisdale · Cavalier · Orkney · Covenanter

John Milton, blind and impoverished, sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.

John Milton · Paradise Lost · Pound sterling

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Ridgefield · Continental Army · Militia · Ridgefield, Connecticut

First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' Hymn).

First Barbary War · United States Marines · Berbers · Tripoli · Derna, Libya

War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York.

War of 1812 · York, Upper Canada · Upper Canada · Battle of York

American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.

President of the United States · Abraham Lincoln · Habeas corpus

The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.

New York State Senate · Cornell University · Land-grant university

The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.

State Duma (Russian Empire) · Russian Empire

Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.

Sultan · Ottoman Empire · Abdul Hamid II · Mehmed V

Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.

William P. Frye · President pro tempore of the United States Senate · President pro tempore of the United States Senate

Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.

Carabineros de Chile · Chile · Police · Gendarmerie

The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.

United Auto Workers · American Federation of Labor

World War II: German troops enter Athens.

World War II · Axis occupation of Greece

World War II: The Communist Party of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Socialists, the left-wing Slovene Sokols (also known as "National Democrats") and a group of progressive intellectuals establish the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation.

Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation

World War II: German troops are finally expelled from Finnish Lapland.

Lapland War

World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.

Benito Mussolini · Italian resistance movement · Dongo, Lombardy

Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defected with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.

Operation Moolah · Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.

Togo · United Nations Trust Territories

Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.

Sierra Leone · Milton Margai · Heads of Government of Sierra Leone

Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.

Expo 67 · Montreal

Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon.

Richard Nixon

Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.

John D. Ehrlichman · Watergate scandal

Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.

Xerox PARC · Computer mouse

The city of Pripyat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.

Pripyat · Chernobyl disaster

The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the USA, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.

United States Department of Justice · Kurt Waldheim · Jews · World War II

The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

April 27 demonstrations · April 26 Editorial · Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Serbia · Montenegro

Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.

Betty Boothroyd · Speaker of the British House of Commons election, 1992 · Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) · British House of Commons

The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Russian Federation · Republics of the Soviet Union · International Monetary Fund · World Bank

All members of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.

Zambia national football team · Libreville · Gabon · Dakar · Senegal

South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.

South African general election, 1994 · General election · South African Constitution of 1993

Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.

One World Trade Center · One World Trade Center

Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.

Estonia · Bronze Soldier of Tallinn · Soviet Union · Red Army · War memorial

The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Two hundred five tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.

2011 Super Outbreak · Southeastern United States · Alabama · Mississippi · Georgia (U.S. state)

At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.

2012 Dnipropetrovsk explosions · Ukraine · Dnipropetrovsk

Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Roman politician and general (d. 43 BC)

Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus

Frederick Jagiellon, Primate of Poland (d. 1503)

Frederick Jagiellon

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (d. 1632)

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

François Béroalde de Verville, French writer (d. 1626)

François Béroalde de Verville

Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark (1670-1699) (d. 1714)

Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel

Charles Blount (deist), English deist and philosopher (d. 1693)

Charles Blount (deist)

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (d. 1773)

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia

Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer (d. 1790)

Thomas Lewis (Virginia)

Adamantios Korais, Greek-French philosopher and scholar (d. 1833)

Adamantios Korais

Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1836)

Marc-Antoine Parseval

Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist (d. 1797)

Mary Wollstonecraft

Charles Robert Cockerell, English architect, archaeologist, and writer (d. 1863)

Charles Robert Cockerell

Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code (d. 1872)

Samuel Morse · Morse code

William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (d. 1886)

William W. Snow

Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. 1883)

Friedrich von Flotow

Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1903)

Herbert Spencer

Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)

Ulysses S. Grant · President of the United States

Edward Whymper, English-French mountaineer, explorer, author, and illustrator (d. 1911)

Edward Whymper

Otto of Bavaria (d. 1916)

Otto of Bavaria

Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician (d. 1921)

Hans Hartwig von Beseler

Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (d. 1914)

Jules Lemaître

Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian painter and illustrator (d. 1914)

Theodor Kittelsen

William Arms Fisher, American composer and music historian (d. 1948)

William Arms Fisher

Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player (d. 1916)

Maurice Raoul-Duval

Frederick Fane, Irish-born, English cricketer (d. 1960)

Frederick Fane

Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958)

Mihkel Lüdig

Jessie Redmon Fauset, American author and poet (d. 1961)

Jessie Redmon Fauset

Warren Wood, American golfer (d. 1926)

Warren Wood

Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (d. 1917)

Florence La Badie

Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1953)

Sergei Prokofiev

Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (d. 1946)

Draža Mihailović

Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1939)

Allen Sothoron

George Petty, American painter and illustrator (d. 1975)

George Petty

Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1995)

Nicolas Slonimsky

Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1963)

Rogers Hornsby

William Hudson, New Zealand-Australian engineer (d. 1978)

William Hudson (engineer)

Wallace Carothers, American chemist and inventor of nylon (d. 1937)

Wallace Carothers

Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1962)

Ludwig Bemelmans

Walter Lantz, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor (d. 1994)

Walter Lantz

August Koern, Estonian politician and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in exile (d. 1989)

August Koern · Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in exile

Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté, Malian educator and activist (d. 1942)

Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté

Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (d. 1972)

Cecil Day-Lewis

Nikos Zachariadis, Greek politician (d. 1973)

Nikos Zachariadis

John Kuck, American javelin thrower and shot putter (d. 1986)

John Kuck

Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright (d. 1966)

Yiorgos Theotokas

Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, 3rd President of the Republic of China (d. 1988)

Chiang Ching-kuo · President of the Republic of China

Bruno Beger, German anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009)

Bruno Beger

Chris Berger, Dutch sprinter and footballer (d. 1965)

Chris Berger

Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001)

Jacques de Bourbon-Busset

Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)

Zohra Sehgal

Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (d. 2004)

Philip Abelson

Irving Adler, American mathematician, author, and academic (d. 2012)

Irving Adler

Luz Long, German long jumper and soldier (d. 1943)

Luz Long

Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013)

Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr.

Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002)

Enos Slaughter

Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 2001)

Roman Matsov

Sten Rudholm, Swedish lawyer and jurist (d. 2008)

Sten Rudholm

Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956)

Guido Cantelli

Mark Krasnosel'skii, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (d. 1997)

Mark Krasnosel'skii

James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2010)

James Robert Mann (South Carolina)

Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet and translator (d. 2010)

Edwin Morgan (poet)

Robert Dhéry, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004)

Robert Dhéry

Jack Klugman, American actor (d. 2012)

Jack Klugman

Sheila Scott, English nurse and pilot (d. 1988)

Sheila Scott

Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, Seminole chief (d. 2011)

Betty Mae Tiger Jumper

Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013)

Vernon B. Romney · Attorney General of Utah

Derek Chinnery, English broadcaster (d. 2015)

Derek Chinnery

Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author (d. 2016)

Tim LaHaye

Basil A. Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 59th Secretary of State of New York (d. 2014)

Basil A. Paterson · Secretary of State of New York

Alan Reynolds, English painter and educator (d. 2014)

Alan Reynolds (artist)

Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (d. 2006)

Coretta Scott King

Joe Moakley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2001)

Joe Moakley

Nina Ponomaryova, Russian discus thrower and coach (d. 2016)

Nina Ponomaryova

Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and educator

Igor Oistrakh

Anouk Aimée, French actress

Anouk Aimée

Pik Botha, South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 8th South African Ambassador to the United States

Pik Botha · South African Ambassador to the United States

Casey Kasem, American disc jockey, music historian, radio celebrity, and voice actor; co-created American Top 40 (d. 2014)

Casey Kasem · American Top 40

Chuck Knox, American football coach

Chuck Knox

Derek Minter, English motorcycle racer (d. 2015)

Derek Minter

Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1999)

Gian-Carlo Rota

Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert, English police officer and politician, Lord Lieutenant for Greater London

Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert

Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Theodoros Angelopoulos

Ron Morris, American pole vaulter and coach

Ron Morris (athlete)

Geoffrey Shovelton, English singer and illustrator

Geoffrey Shovelton

Sandy Dennis, American actress (d. 1992)

Sandy Dennis

Robin Eames, Irish Anglican archbishop

Robin Eames

Richard Perham, English biologist and academic (d. 2015)

Richard Perham

Earl Anthony, American bowler and sportscaster (d. 2001)

Earl Anthony

Alain Caron, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)

Alain Caron (ice hockey)

Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (d. 2015)

Judy Carne

Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinal

Stanisław Dziwisz

Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian

Fethullah Gülen

Lee Roy Jordan, American football player

Lee Roy Jordan

Ruth Glick, American author

Ruth Glick

Jim Keltner, American drummer

Jim Keltner

Helmut Marko, Austrian race car driver and manager

Helmut Marko

Michael Fish, English meteorologist and journalist

Michael Fish

Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer (d. 2017)

Cuba Gooding Sr.

Herb Pedersen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Herb Pedersen

Martin Chivers, English footballer and manager

Martin Chivers

Jack Deverell, English general

Jack Deverell

Helen Hodgman, Scottish-Australian author

Helen Hodgman

Terry Willesee, Australian journalist and television host

Terry Willesee

August Wilson, American author and playwright (d. 2005)

August Wilson

Franz Roth, German footballer

Franz Roth

G. K. Butterfield, African-American soldier, lawyer, and politician

G. K. Butterfield

Nick Greiner, Hungarian-Australian politician, 37th Premier of New South Wales

Nick Greiner · Premier of New South Wales

Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)

Pete Ham

Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)

Keith Magnuson

Ann Peebles, American soul singer-songwriter

Ann Peebles

Frank Abagnale Jr., CEO of Abagnale & Associates, famous criminal

Frank Abagnale Jr.

Josef Hickersberger, Austrian footballer, coach, and manager

Josef Hickersberger

Kate Pierson, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Kate Pierson

Grant Chapman, Australian businessman and politician

Grant Chapman

Paul Lockyer, Australian journalist (d. 2011)

Paul Lockyer

Ace Frehley, American guitarist and songwriter

Ace Frehley

Larry Elder, American lawyer and talk show host

Larry Elder

George Gervin, American basketball player

George Gervin

Ari Vatanen, Finnish race car driver and politician

Ari Vatanen

Arielle Dombasle, French-American actress and model

Arielle Dombasle

Frank Bainimarama, Fijian commander and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Fiji

Frank Bainimarama · Prime Minister of Fiji

Herman Edwards, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Herman Edwards

Mark Holden, Australian singer, actor, and lawyer

Mark Holden

Gudrun Berend, German hurdler (d. 2011)

Gudrun Berend

Eric Schmidt, American engineer and businessman

Eric Schmidt

Bryan Harvey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)

Bryan Harvey (musician)

Jeff Probyn, English rugby player, coach, and manager

Jeff Probyn

Willie Upshaw, American baseball player and manager

Willie Upshaw

Sheena Easton, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer

Sheena Easton

Marco Pirroni, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Marco Pirroni

Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Mike Krushelnyski

Andrew Schlafly, American lawyer and activist, founded Conservapedia

Andrew Schlafly · Conservapedia

Ángel Comizzo, Argentinian footballer and manager

Ángel Comizzo

Seppo Räty, Finnish javelin thrower and coach

Seppo Räty

Im Sang-soo, South Korean director and screenwriter

Im Sang-soo

Andrew Selous, English soldier and politician

Andrew Selous

Russell T Davies, Welsh screenwriter and producer

Russell T Davies

Anna Chancellor, English actress

Anna Chancellor

Peter McIntyre, Australian cricketer

Peter McIntyre (cricketer)

Yoshihiro Togashi, Japanese illustrator

Yoshihiro Togashi

Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands

Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands

Tommy Smith, Scottish saxophonist, composer, and educator

Tommy Smith (saxophonist)

Erik Thomson, Scottish-New Zealand actor

Erik Thomson

Jason Whitlock, American football player and journalist

Jason Whitlock

Dana Milbank, American journalist and author

Dana Milbank

Cory Booker, African-American lawyer and politician

Cory Booker

Darcey Bussell, English ballerina

Darcey Bussell

Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian wrestler

Vladimir Kozlov

Olari Elts, Estonian conductor

Olari Elts

Nigel Barker, English photographer and author

Nigel Barker (photographer)

Almedin Civa, Bosnian footballer and coach

Almedin Civa

Duško Adamović, Serbian footballer

Duško Adamović

Sharlee D'Angelo, Swedish bass player and songwriter

Sharlee D'Angelo

Sébastien Lareau, Canadian tennis player

Sébastien Lareau

Frank Catalanotto, American baseball player

Frank Catalanotto

Richard Johnson, Australian footballer

Richard Johnson (footballer)

Rabih Abdullah, American football player

Rabih Abdullah

Chris Carpenter, American baseball player and manager

Chris Carpenter

Pedro Feliz, Dominican baseball player

Pedro Feliz

Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter and cellist

Isobel Campbell

Sally Hawkins, English actress

Sally Hawkins

Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer

Walter Pandiani

Faisal Saif, Indian director, screenwriter, and critic

Faisal Saif

Will Boyd, American bass player

Will Boyd

Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player

Natasha Chokljat

Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player

Sybille Bammer

Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist

Talitha Cummins

Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer

Christian Lara (footballer)

Joey Gathright, American baseball player

Joey Gathright

Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer

Patrik Gerrbrand

François Parisien, Canadian cyclist

François Parisien

Alexander Widiker, German rugby player

Alexander Widiker

Ari Graynor, American actress and producer

Ari Graynor

Martin Viiask, Estonian basketball player

Martin Viiask

Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player

Pierre-Marc Bouchard

Daniel Holdsworth, Australian rugby league player

Daniel Holdsworth (rugby league)

Patrick Stump, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Patrick Stump

José António de Miranda da Silva Júnior, Brazilian footballer

José António de Miranda da Silva Júnior

Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopian runner

Meselech Melkamu

Jenna Coleman, English actress

Jenna Coleman

Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player

Dinara Safina

Taylor Chorney, American ice hockey player

Taylor Chorney

Elliott Shriane, Australian speed skater

Elliott Shriane

Joeri Dequevy, Belgian footballer

Joeri Dequevy

Kris Thackray, English footballer

Kris Thackray

Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player

Semyon Varlamov

Lars Bender, German footballer

Lars Bender

Sven Bender, German footballer

Sven Bender

Tim Glasby, Australian rugby league player

Tim Glasby

Dmytro Kozban, Ukrainian footballer

Dmytro Kozban

Isaac Cuenca, Spanish footballer

Isaac Cuenca

Eric Fukusaki, Peruvian singer

Eric Fukusaki

Corey Seager, American baseball player

Corey Seager

Nick Kyrgios, Australian tennis player

Nick Kyrgios

Ardashir III of Persia (b. 621)

Ardashir III

Rudolf I, Count of Bregenz (b. 1081)

Rudolf I, Count of Bregenz

Zita, Italian saint (b. 1212)

Zita

Nicolò Albertini, Italian cardinal statesman (b. c. 1250)

Nicolò Albertini

Simeon of Moscow, Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir

Simeon of Moscow

Maria of Bosnia, Countess of Helfenstein (b. 1335)

Maria of Bosnia

Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342)

Philip II, Duke of Burgundy

Isidore of Kiev (b. 1385)

Isidore of Kiev

Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sailor and explorer (b. 1480)

Ferdinand Magellan

Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538)

Maeda Toshiie

Pope Leo XI (b. 1535)

Pope Leo XI

Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, Governor of Lecale (b. 1560)

Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell

Robert Abercromby, Scottish priest and missionary (b. 1532)

Robert Abercromby (missionary)

Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1596)

Jan van Goyen

John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. 1668)

John George IV, Elector of Saxony

John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1640)

John Trenchard (politician) · Secretary of State for the Northern Department

Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)

Jean Bart

William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (b. 1710)

William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot · Lord Steward

Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (b. 1779)

Zebulon Pike

William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)

William Macready

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)

John Ballance · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)

Henry Parkes · Premier of New South Wales

John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)

John Labatt

Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)

Alexander Scriabin

Hart Crane, American poet (b. 1899)

Hart Crane

Karl Pearson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1857)

Karl Pearson

Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891)

Antonio Gramsci

Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (b. 1859)

Edmund Husserl

Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and statistician (b. 1865)

Guido Castelnuovo

Roy Del Ruth, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)

Roy Del Ruth

A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, Pakistani Minister of the Interior (b. 1873)

A. K. Fazlul Huq · Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)

Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)

Edward R. Murrow

William Douglas Cook, New Zealand farmer, founded the Eastwoodhill Arboretum (b. 1884)

William Douglas Cook · Eastwoodhill Arboretum

René Barrientos, Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (b. 1919)

René Barrientos · President of Bolivia

Arthur Shields, Irish rebel and actor (b. 1896)

Arthur Shields

Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (b. 1909)

Kwame Nkrumah · President of Ghana

Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player (b. 1914)

Carlos Menditeguy

Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)

Stanley Adams (actor)

Fred Bear, American hunter and author (b. 1902)

Fred Bear

Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (b. 1894)

Konosuke Matsushita · Panasonic

Olivier Messiaen, French organist and composer (b. 1908)

Olivier Messiaen

Gerard K. O'Neill, American physicist and astronomer (b. 1927)

Gerard K. O'Neill

Katherine DeMille, Canadian-American actress (b. 1911)

Katherine DeMille

Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1921)

Willem Frederik Hermans

William Colby, American diplomat, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1920)

William Colby · Director of Central Intelligence

Gilles Grangier, French director and screenwriter (b. 1911)

Gilles Grangier

John Bassett, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1915)

John Bassett

Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist and author (b. 1925)

Carlos Castaneda

Anne Desclos, French journalist and author (b. 1907)

Anne Desclos

Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (b. 1924)

Browning Ross

Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1922)

Al Hirt

Dale C. Thomson, Canadian historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)

Dale C. Thomson

Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (b. 1914)

Cyril Washbrook

George Alec Effinger, American author (b. 1947)

George Alec Effinger

Ruth Handler, American inventor and businesswoman, created the Barbie doll (b. 1916)

Ruth Handler · Barbie

Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1909)

Red Horner

Julia Thorne, American author (b. 1944)

Julia Thorne

Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927)

Mstislav Rostropovich

Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1914)

Frankie Manning

Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (b. 1983)

Woo Seung-yeon

Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (b. 1935)

Marian Mercer

Daniel E. Boatwright, American soldier and politician (b. 1930)

Daniel E. Boatwright

Bill Skowron, American baseball player (b. 1930)

Bill Skowron

Aída Bortnik, Argentinian screenwriter (b. 1938)

Aída Bortnik

Lorraine Copeland, Scottish archaeologist (b. 1921)

Lorraine Copeland

Antonio Díaz Jurado, Spanish footballer (b. 1969)

Antonio Díaz Jurado

Jérôme Louis Heldring, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1917)

Jérôme Louis Heldring

Aloysius Jin Luxian, Chinese bishop (b. 1916)

Aloysius Jin Luxian

Mutula Kilonzo, Kenyan lawyer and politician, Kenyan Minister of Justice (b. 1948)

Mutula Kilonzo · Minister of Justice (Kenya)

Yigal Arnon, Israeli lawyer (b. 1929)

Yigal Arnon

Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

Vujadin Boškov

Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (b. 1935)

Daniel Colchico

Harry Firth, Australian race car driver and manager (b. 1918)

Harry Firth

Gene Fullmer, American boxer (b. 1931)

Gene Fullmer

Verne Gagne, American football player, wrestler, and trainer (b. 1926)

Verne Gagne

Alexander Rich, American biologist, biophysicist, and academic (b. 1924)

Alexander Rich

Vinod Khanna, Indian Actor, politician and priest (b. 1946)

Vinod Khanna

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler (b.1938)

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu