April 28 — On This Day

The Battle of Hormozdgān is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire.

Battle of Hormozdgān · Ardashir I · Artabanus V of Parthia · Parthian Empire

Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius.

Constantius II · Rome · Magnentius

Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin.

Conrad of Montferrat · King of Jerusalem · Tyre, Lebanon · Hashshashin

Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō for the very first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.

Nichiren · Buddhism · Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō · Nichiren Buddhism

The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as the first battle in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder.

Battle of Cerignola · Gunpowder

Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.

University of Santo Tomas

Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Maryland · United States Constitution

Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.

Mutiny on the Bounty · William Bligh · Tahiti · Pitcairn Island

France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.

Austrian Netherlands · French Revolutionary Wars

The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.

Treaty of Paris (1796) · Napoleon · Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia · Kingdom of Sardinia

Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.

Central Pacific Railroad · First Transcontinental Railroad

Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.

Billy the Kid · Lincoln County, New Mexico · Mesilla, New Mexico

A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.

Prussian Secret Police · Guillaume Schnaebelé · William I, German Emperor

Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.

Louis Paulhan · 1910 London to Manchester air race

Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.

Azerbaijan · Soviet Union

Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.

Wembley Stadium (1923)

The Independence Producers hosted the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.

Independence Producers · Night game · Professional baseball · Independence, Kansas

The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.

Ustaše · Gudovac massacre · Serbs · Gudovac · World War II persecution of Serbs

World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.

World War II · E-boat · Exercise Tiger · Normandy landings

Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are executed by a firing squad consisting of members of the Italian resistance movement.

Benito Mussolini · Clara Petacci · Italian resistance movement

Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to prove that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.

Thor Heyerdahl · Peru · Kon-Tiki · Polynesia

Igor Stravinsky conducted the premier of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.

Igor Stravinsky · Orpheus (ballet)

The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.

Hukbalahap · First Lady of the Philippines · Aurora Quezon · Manuel L. Quezon

Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.

Dwight D. Eisenhower · Supreme Allied Commander · NATO

Occupied Japan by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers: The United States occupation of Japan ends as the Treaty of San Francisco, ratified September 8, 1951, comes into force.

Occupation of Japan · Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers · Occupation of Japan · Treaty of San Francisco

The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Treaty of Taipei · Taipei · Taiwan · Republic of China · Second Sino-Japanese War

United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate U.S. Army troops.

United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965-66) · Dominican Republic · Communist

Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.

Vietnam War · Muhammad Ali · United States Army

Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.

Charles de Gaulle · President of France

Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.

Vietnam War · Richard Nixon · Communism · Cambodia

The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number 1 in the US charts, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run.

The Dark Side of the Moon · Pink Floyd · Abbey Road Studios

General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on victory.

Cao Văn Viên · Army of the Republic of Vietnam · North Vietnamese Army · Ho Chi Minh Campaign

The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.

Red Army Faction · Andreas Baader · Gudrun Ensslin · Jan-Carl Raspe · Murder

President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.

President of Afghanistan · Mohammed Daoud Khan · Assassination · Saur Revolution

The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea.

Aircraft carrier · USS Enterprise (CVN-65) · Aircraft carrier · Suez Canal · Red Sea

High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.

Chernobyl disaster

Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight.

Maui · Flight attendant · Aloha Airlines Flight 243 · Boeing 737

Former Central Intelligence Agency counterintelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia.

Central Intelligence Agency · Counterintelligence · Aldrich Ames · Soviet Union

Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense.

Whitewater controversy · Bill Clinton

Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others.

Port Arthur massacre (Australia) · Martin Bryant · Port Arthur, Tasmania

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 relating to Ivorian crisis is adopted.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 · 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis

Otho, Roman emperor (d. 69 AD)

Otho

Nezahualcoyotl, Acolhuan philosopher, warrior, poet and ruler (d. 1472)

Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani) · Acolhua

Edward IV of England (d. 1483)

Edward IV of England

Yi Sun-sin, Korean commander (d. 1598)

Yi Sun-sin

Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême, natural son of Charles IX of France (d. 1650)

Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême

Joris Jansen Rapelje, Early Dutch settler in colonial North America (d. 1662)

Joris Jansen Rapelje

Wilhelmus Beekman, Dutch politician (d. 1707)

Wilhelmus Beekman

Charles Cotton, English poet and author (d. 1687)

Charles Cotton

Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1767)

Franz Sparry

James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (d. 1831)

James Monroe · President of the United States

Marie Harel, French cheesemaker (d. 1844)

Marie Harel

Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (d. 1834)

Sylvestre François Lacroix

Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (d. 1884)

Ezra Abbot

William Hall, Canadian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1904)

William Hall (VC) · Victoria Cross

Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and scholar, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1913)

Tobias Asser · Nobel Peace Prize

Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1909)

Ludvig Schytte

Hertha Marks Ayrton, Polish-British engineer, mathematician, and physicist. (d. 1923)

Hertha Marks Ayrton

José Malhoa, Portuguese painter (d. 1933)

José Malhoa

Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician, 7th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1933)

Josiah Thomas · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist and academic (d. 1940)

Charles W. Woodworth

Lucy Booth, English composer (d. 1953)

Lucy Booth

Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1908)

Georgy Voronoy

Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1936)

Karl Kraus (writer)

Sidney Toler, American actor and director (d. 1947)

Sidney Toler

Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman (d. 1938)

Nicola Romeo

Lionel Barrymore, American actor and director (d. 1954)

Lionel Barrymore

Art Shaw, American hurdler (d. 1955)

Arthur Shaw (athlete)

Walter Tull, English footballer and soldier (d. 1918)

Walter Tull

António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1970)

António de Oliveira Salazar · Prime Minister of Portugal

Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (d. 1948)

Na Hye-sok

Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician, Head of State of the People's Republic of China (d. 1986)

Ye Jianying · List of Presidents of the People's Republic of China

Alice Berry, Australian activist (d. 1978) [1]

Alice Berry

Heinrich Müller, German SS officer (d. 1945)

Heinrich Müller (Gestapo) · SS

Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 1992)

Jan Oort

H. B. Stallard, English runner and surgeon (d. 1973)

H. B. Stallard

Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (d. 1979)

Johan Borgen

Kurt Gödel, Czech-American mathematician, philosopher, and academic (d. 1978)

Kurt Gödel

Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (d. 1999)

Paul Sacher

Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower (d. 1987)

Ethel Catherwood

Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster (d. 1981)

Jack Fingleton

Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman (d. 1974)

Oskar Schindler

Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American theologist and orientalist (d. 1988)

Arthur Võõbus

Sam Merwin, Jr., American author (d. 1996)

Sam Merwin, Jr.

Lee Falk, American director, producer, and playwright (d. 1999)

Lee Falk

Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995)

Odette Hallowes

Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Kaneto Shindō

Rose Murphy, American singer (d. 1989)

Rose Murphy

Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993)

Ferruccio Lamborghini · Lamborghini

Robert Cornthwaite, American actor (d. 2006)

Robert Cornthwaite (actor)

Rowland Evans, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2001)

Rowland Evans

Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (d. 2012)

Simin Daneshvar

Carolyn Cassady, American author (d. 2013)

Carolyn Cassady

William Guarnere, American sergeant (d. 2014)

William Guarnere

Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (d. 2014)

Dick Ayers

Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)

Blossom Dearie

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, 1st President of Zambia

Kenneth Kaunda · President of Zambia

T. John Lesinski, American judge and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1996)

T. John Lesinski · Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

John Leonard Thorn, English lieutenant, author, and academic

John Leonard Thorn

James Bama, American artist and illustrator

James Bama

Bill Blackbeard, American historian and author (d. 2011)

Bill Blackbeard

Harper Lee, American novelist (d. 2016)

Harper Lee

Hulusi Sayın, Turkish general (d. 1991)

Hulusi Sayın

Yves Klein, French painter (d. 1962)

Yves Klein

Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer (d. 1997)

Eugene Merle Shoemaker

James Baker, American lawyer and politician, 61st United States Secretary of State

James Baker · United States Secretary of State

Carolyn Jones, American actress (d. 1983)

Carolyn Jones

Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American neuropharmacologist and academic (d. 2014)

Miodrag Radulovacki

Lois Duncan, American journalist and author (d. 2016)

Lois Duncan

Pedro Ramos, Cuban baseball player

Pedro Ramos

Jimmy Wray, Scottish boxer and politician (d. 2013)

Jimmy Wray

Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2015)

Tariq Aziz · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iraq)

Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (d. 2006)

Saddam Hussein · President of Iraq

Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

Jean Redpath

John White, Scottish footballer (d. 1964)

John White (footballer, born 1937)

Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress (d. 1995)

Madge Sinclair

Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer

Ann-Margret

Lucien Aimar, French cyclist

Lucien Aimar

John Madejski, English businessman and academic

John Madejski

Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Karl Barry Sharpless · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Iryna Zhylenko, Ukrainian poet and author (d. 2013)

Iryna Zhylenko

Mike Brearley, English cricketer and psychoanalyst

Mike Brearley

Aryeh Bibi, Iraqi-born Israeli politician

Aryeh Bibi · Iraqi Jews

Elizabeth LeCompte, American director and producer

Elizabeth LeCompte

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician, 10th Minister-President of the Walloon Region

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe · Minister-President of the Walloon Region

Alice Waters, American chef and author

Alice Waters

Nour El-Sherif, Egyptian actor and producer (d. 2015)

Nour El-Sherif

Ginette Reno, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

Ginette Reno

Larissa Grunig, American theorist and activist

Larissa Grunig

Christian Jacq, French historian and author

Christian Jacq

Nicola LeFanu, English composer and academic

Nicola LeFanu

Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Terry Pratchett

Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer (d. 2014)

Marcia Strassman

Jeremy Cooke, English lawyer and judge

Jeremy Cooke

Paul Guilfoyle, American actor

Paul Guilfoyle

Bruno Kirby, American actor and director (d. 2006)

Bruno Kirby

Willie Colón, Puerto Rican-American trombonist and producer

Willie Colón

Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host, and producer

Jay Leno

Steve Rider, English journalist and sportscaster

Steve Rider

Tim Congdon, English economist and politician

Tim Congdon

Larry Smith, Canadian football player and politician

Larry Smith (Canadian politician)

Chuck Leavell, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Chuck Leavell

Mary McDonnell, American actress

Mary McDonnell

Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist (d. 2003)

Roberto Bolaño

Kim Gordon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Kim Gordon

Brian Greenhoff, English footballer and coach (d. 2013)

Brian Greenhoff

Timothy Curley, American educator

Timothy Curley

Michael P. Jackson, American politician, 3rd Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

Michael P. Jackson · United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

Vic Sotto, Filipino actor-producer, singer-songwriter, comedian and television personality

Vic Sotto

Ron Zook, American football player and coach

Ron Zook

Eddie Jobson, English keyboard player and violinist

Eddie Jobson

Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jimmy Barnes

Wilma Landkroon, Dutch singer

Wilma Landkroon

Hal Sutton, American golfer

Hal Sutton

Tom Browning, American baseball player

Tom Browning

Elena Kagan, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Elena Kagan · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Phil King, English bass player

Phil King (musician)

Ian Rankin, Scottish author

Ian Rankin

Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strongman and weightlifter (d. 1993)

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Walter Zenga, Italian footballer and manager

Walter Zenga

Sandrine Dumas, French actress, director, and screenwriter

Sandrine Dumas

Lloyd Eisler, Canadian figure skater and coach

Lloyd Eisler

Marc Lacroix, Belgian biochemist and academic

Marc Lacroix (biochemist)

Stephen Ames, Trinidadian golfer

Stephen Ames

Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer

Noriyuki Iwadare

Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar, English surgeon and academic

Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar

Barry Larkin, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster

Barry Larkin

L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (d. 2014)

L'Wren Scott

Jennifer Rardin, American author (d. 2010)

Jennifer Rardin

John Daly, American golfer

John Daly (golfer)

Too Short, American rapper, producer and actor

Too Short

Chris White, English engineer and politician

Chris White (politician)

Howard Donald, English singer-songwriter and producer

Howard Donald

Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Andy Flower

Richard Fromberg, Australian tennis player

Richard Fromberg

Nicklas Lidström, Swedish ice hockey player and scout

Nicklas Lidström

Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer and manager

Diego Simeone

Brad McEwan, Australian journalist

Brad McEwan

Violent J, American rapper, Insane Clown Posse

Violent J · Insane Clown Posse

Helena Tulve, Estonian composer

Helena Tulve

Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer and manager

Jean-Paul van Gastel

Jorge Garcia, American actor and producer

Jorge Garcia

Earl Holmes, American football player and coach

Earl Holmes

Andrew Mehrtens, South African-New Zealand rugby player

Andrew Mehrtens

Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress and producer

Penélope Cruz

Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player and coach (d. 2011)

Margo Dydek

Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer

Richel Hersisia

Vernon Kay, English radio and television host

Vernon Kay

Dominic Matteo, Scottish footballer and journalist

Dominic Matteo

Shane Jurgensen, Australian cricketer

Shane Jurgensen

Lauren Laverne, English singer and television host

Lauren Laverne

Nate Richert, American actor

Nate Richert

Scott Fujita, American football player and sportscaster

Scott Fujita

Bradley Wiggins, English cyclist

Bradley Wiggins

Jessica Alba, American model and actress

Jessica Alba

Pietro Travagli, Italian rugby player

Pietro Travagli

Nikki Grahame, English model and journalist

Nikki Grahame

Chris Kaman, American basketball player

Chris Kaman

Josh Brookes, Australian motorcycle racer

Josh Brookes

David Freese, American baseball player

David Freese

Roger Johnson, English footballer

Roger Johnson (footballer)

Graham Wagg, English cricketer

Graham Wagg

Thomas Waldrom, New Zealand-English rugby player

Thomas Waldrom

Dmitri Torbinski, Russian footballer

Dmitri Torbinski

Lucas Jakubczyk, German sprinter and long jumper

Lucas Jakubczyk

Deividas Stagniūnas, Lithuanian ice dancer

Deividas Stagniūnas

Roman Polák, Czech ice hockey player

Roman Polák

Jenna Ushkowitz, Korean-American actress, singer, and dancer

Jenna Ushkowitz

Ryan Conroy, Scottish footballer

Ryan Conroy

Bradley Johnson, English footballer

Bradley Johnson

Zoran Tošić, Serbian footballer

Zoran Tošić

Jonathan Biabiany, French footballer

Jonathan Biabiany

Juan Manuel Mata, Spanish footballer

Juan Manuel Mata

Katariina Tuohimaa, Finnish tennis player

Katariina Tuohimaa

Emil Salomonsson, Swedish footballer

Emil Salomonsson

Niels-Peter Mørck, Danish footballer

Niels-Peter Mørck

Craig Garvey, Australian rugby league player

Craig Garvey

Jonathan Benteke, Belgian footballer

Jonathan Benteke

Melanie Martinez, American singer

Melanie Martinez (singer)

Artabanus V of Parthia (b. 191)

Artabanus V of Parthia

Hu Jinsi, Chinese general and prefect

Hu Jinsi

Conrad of Montferrat (b. 1140)

Conrad of Montferrat

Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of Deheubarth (b. 1132)

Rhys ap Gruffydd · Deheubarth

Shajar al-Durr, sovereign sultana of Egypt

Shajar al-Durr

Luchesius Modestini, founding member of the Third Order of St. Francis

Luchesius Modestini · Third Order of St. Francis

Baldus de Ubaldis, Italian jurist (b. 1327)

Baldus de Ubaldis

Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1449)

Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland

Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)

Nicholas West

Francisco de Lucena, Portuguese politician (b. 1578)

Francisco de Lucena

Thomas Betterton, English actor and manager (b. 1630)

Thomas Betterton

Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (b. 1673)

Louis de Montfort

Thomas Pitt, English merchant and politician (b. 1653)

Thomas Pitt

Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (b. 1668)

Magnus Julius De la Gardie

Johann Friedrich Struensee, German physician and politician (b. 1737)

Johann Friedrich Struensee

Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (b. 1723)

Cornelius Harnett

Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (b. 1745)

Mikhail Kutuzov

Johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1762)

Johann Heinrich Abicht

Peter Chanel, French priest, missionary, and martyr (b. 1803)

Peter Chanel

Ludwig Tieck, German author and poet (b. 1773)

Ludwig Tieck

Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist and anatomist (b. 1801)

Johannes Peter Müller

Samuel Cunard, Canadian-English businessman, founded Cunard Line (b. 1787)

Samuel Cunard · Cunard Line

Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (b. 1818)

Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon

John Russell, English hunter and dog breeder (b. 1795)

John Russell (parson)

Cyprien Tanguay, Canadian priest and historian (b. 1819)

Cyprien Tanguay

Fitzhugh Lee, American general and politician, 40th Governor of Virginia (b. 1835)

Fitzhugh Lee · Governor of Virginia

Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)

Richard Butler (Australian politician) · Premier of South Australia

Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (b. 1879)

Hendrik van Heuckelum

Fuad I of Egypt (b. 1868)

Fuad I of Egypt

Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (b. 1880)

Mohammed Alim Khan

Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1874)

Frank Knox · United States Secretary of the Navy

Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (b. 1892)

Roberto Farinacci

Hermann Fegelein, German general (b. 1906)

Hermann Fegelein

Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1883)

Benito Mussolini · Prime Minister of Italy

Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and academic (b. 1870)

Louis Bachelier

Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)

Léon Jouhaux · Nobel Peace Prize

Fred Marriott, American racing driver (b. 1872)

Fred Marriott

Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (b. 1913)

Heinrich Bär

Wilhelm Weber, German gymnast (b. 1880)

Wilhelm Weber (gymnast)

Ed Begley, American actor (b. 1901)

Ed Begley

Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (b. 1893)

Clas Thunberg

Richard Hughes, American author and poet (b. 1900)

Richard Hughes (writer)

Ricardo Cortez, American actor (b. 1900)

Ricardo Cortez

Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (b. 1897)

Sepp Herberger

Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan commander and politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (b. 1909)

Mohammed Daoud Khan · President of Afghanistan

Tommy Caldwell, American bass player (b. 1949)

Tommy Caldwell (musician)

Ben Linder, American engineer and activist (b. 1959)

Ben Linder

Steve Broidy, American film producer (b. 1905)

Steve Broidy

Francis Bacon, Irish painter (b. 1909)

Francis Bacon (artist)

Diva Diniz Corrêa, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1918)

Diva Diniz Corrêa

Jim Valvano, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1946)

Jim Valvano

Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (b. 1910)

Berton Roueché

Lester Sumrall, American minister, founded LeSEA (b. 1913)

Lester Sumrall · Lester Sumrall

Ann Petry, American novelist (b. 1908)

Ann Petry

Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (b. 1923)

Jerome Bixby

Rory Calhoun, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Rory Calhoun

Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1927)

Rolf Landauer

Alf Ramsey, English footballer and manager (b. 1920)

Alf Ramsey

Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)

Arthur Leonard Schawlow · Nobel Prize in Physics

Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish physician and politician (b. 1925)

Jerzy Einhorn

Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (b. 1916)

Penelope Fitzgerald

Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (b. 1950)

Alexander Lebed

Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1916)

Lou Thesz

Percy Heath, American bassist (b. 1923)

Percy Heath

Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (b. 1959)

Taraki Sivaram

Steve Howe, American baseball player (b. 1958)

Steve Howe (baseball)

Dabbs Greer, American actor (b. 1917)

Dabbs Greer

René Mailhot, Canadian journalist (b. 1942)

René Mailhot

Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1929)

Tommy Newsom

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (b. 1912)

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker

Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1923)

Bertha Wilson

Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1939)

Ekaterina Maximova

Richard Pratt, Polish-Australian businessman (b. 1934)

Richard Pratt (Australian businessman)

Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer (b. 1959)

Erhard Loretan

Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1920)

Fred Allen (rugby union)

Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (b. 1919)

Matilde Camus

Al Ecuyer, American football player (b. 1937)

Al Ecuyer

Patricia Medina, English actress (b. 1919)

Patricia Medina

Milan N. Popović, Serbian psychiatrist and author (b. 1924)

Milan N. Popović

Aberdeen Shikoyi, Kenyan rugby player (b. 1985)

Aberdeen Shikoyi

Brad Lesley, American baseball player (b. 1958)

Brad Lesley

Fredrick McKissack, American author (b. 1939)

Fredrick McKissack

John C. Reynolds, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)

John C. Reynolds

Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Jack Shea (director)

János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (b. 1924)

János Starker

Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (b. 1924)

Paulo Vanzolini

Bernie Wood, New Zealand journalist and author (b. 1939)

Bernie Wood

William Honan, American journalist and author (b. 1930)

William Honan

Dennis Kamakahi, American guitarist and composer (b. 1953)

Dennis Kamakahi

Edgar Laprade, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)

Edgar Laprade

Jack Ramsay, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1925)

Jack Ramsay

Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer (b. 1938)

Idris Sardi

Frederic Schwartz, American architect, co-designed Empty Sky (b. 1951)

Frederic Schwartz · Empty Sky (memorial)

Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (b. 1981)

Ryan Tandy

Antônio Abujamra, Brazilian actor and director (b. 1932)

Antônio Abujamra

Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (b. 1918)

Marcia Brown

Michael J. Ingelido, American general (b. 1916)

Michael J. Ingelido

Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (b. 1947)

Jenny Diski

Mariano Gagnon, American Catholic priest and author (b. 1929)

Mariano Gagnon