May 21 — On This Day

Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy.

Diocletian · Maximian · Galerius · Caesar (title) · Tetrarchy

Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabids after a nine-month siege.

Syracuse, Sicily · Siege of Syracuse (877-878) · Aghlabids

Pope John VIII gives blessings to Branimir of Croatia and to the Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state.

Pope John VIII · Branimir of Croatia · Croatia

Sixteen-year-old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor · Holy Roman Emperor

Dušan's Code, the constitution of the Serbian Empire, is enacted by Dušan the Mighty.

Dušan's Code · Serbian Empire · Dušan the Mighty

Henry III of Castile sends Ruy González de Clavijo as ambassador to Timur to discuss the possibility of an alliance between Timur and Castile against the Ottoman Empire.

Henry III of Castile · Ruy González de Clavijo · Timurid relations with Europe · Ottoman Empire

Queen Mary I grants a royal charter to Derby School, as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England.

Mary I of England · Royal charter · Derby School · Derby

In the Concert of The Hague, the Dutch Republic, the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of France set out their views on how the Second Northern War should end.

Concert of The Hague (1659) · Dutch Republic · Commonwealth of England · Kingdom of France · Second Northern War

The Battle of Long Sault concludes after five days in which French colonial militia, with their Huron and Algonquin allies, are defeated by the Iroquois Confederacy.

Battle of Long Sault · France · New France · Militia · Wyandot people

The nobility elect John Sobieski King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Szlachta · John III Sobieski · Lithuania

The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

Order of St. Alexander Nevsky · Catherine I · 1942 · Order of Alexander Nevsky

Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. She is returned six and a half years later.

Mary Campbell (colonial settler) · Pennsylvania · Lenape · French and Indian War

Mount Unzen, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki, on the island of Kyūshū, Japan's southernmost main island, erupts, creating the deadliest Megatsunami that kills 14,524 people, as also a Pyroclastic flow in 1991.

Mount Unzen · Shimabara, Nagasaki · Kyūshū · Japan · Megatsunami

The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held.

Battle of Aspern-Essling · Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen · Napoleon · Danube

Slavery is abolished in Colombia, South America.

Slavery · Colombia

Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.

Lawrence, Kansas · Sacking of Lawrence · Slavery

American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.

American Civil War · Union Army · Battle of Plains Store · Port Hudson, Louisiana · Siege of Port Hudson

Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.

Russo-Circassian War · Circassians · Circassian Day of Mourning

American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends.

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece.

Ionian Islands

French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.

Paris Commune · Bloody Week · Communard

Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi-Bahnen on Mount Rigi.

Rack railway · Rigi-Bahnen · Mount Rigi

War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.

War of the Pacific · Chile · Iquique · Peru · Battle of Iquique

The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.

American Red Cross · Clara Barton

The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams.

Manchester Ship Canal · Queen Victoria · Knight · Edward Leader Williams

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.

FIFA

President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.

President of Mexico · Porfirio Díaz · Francisco Madero · Treaty of Ciudad Juárez · Mexican Revolution

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military forces.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission · Royal charter · Commonwealth of Nations

The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).

Great Atlanta fire of 1917

University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing".

University of Chicago · Leopold and Loeb · Bobby Franks · Thrill killing

Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Charles Lindbergh · Le Bourget Field

Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Amelia Earhart · Derry · Northern Ireland

Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.

Oskaloosa, Iowa

Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals.

Sada Abe

A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.

Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations · North Pole-1 · Drift ice

The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa.

National War Memorial (Canada) · George VI · Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother · Ottawa

Physicist Louis Slotin is fatally irradiated in a criticality incident during an experiment with the demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Louis Slotin · Criticality incident · Demon core · Los Alamos National Laboratory

The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School.

Ninth Street Show · 9th Street Art Exhibition · Avant-garde · New York School (art)

American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out.

American civil rights movement · Alabama · John Malcolm Patterson · Martial law · Race riot

The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.

Ulster Volunteer Force · Irish Republican Army (1922-69) · Northern Ireland

Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student.

Rosario, Argentina · Rosariazo

Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth.

Michelangelo · Pietà (Michelangelo) · St. Peter's Basilica · Vandalism · Laszlo Toth

The Yuba City bus disaster occurs in Martinez, California. Twenty-nine are killed making it the deadliest road accident in U.S. history.

Yuba City bus disaster · Martinez, California

White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.

White Night riots · San Francisco · Manslaughter · Dan White · George Moscone

The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries.

Propaganda Due · Freemasonry

Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos.

Falklands War · Operation Sutton · Battle of San Carlos (1982)

Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras.

Prime Minister of India · Rajiv Gandhi · Chennai

Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end.

Mengistu Haile Mariam · People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia · Ethiopia · Ethiopian Civil War

After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show.

Johnny Carson · Robin Williams · Bette Midler · The Tonight Show

The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessfully attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out.

Democratic Republic of Yemen · Republic of Yemen

The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000.

MV Bukoba · Tanzania · Lake Victoria

In Miami, five abortion clinics are attacked by a butyric acid attacker.

Miami · Abortion clinic · Butyric acid

President Suharto of Indonesia resigns following the killing of students from Trisakti University earlier that week by security forces and growing mass protests in Jakarta against his ongoing corrupt rule.

Suharto · Indonesia · Trisakti shootings · Jakarta

French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.

Christiane Taubira · Atlantic slave trade · Slavery · Crimes against humanity

The 6.8 Mw Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands.

2003 Boumerdès earthquake · Algeria · Mercalli intensity scale · Balearic Islands

The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.

Roller coaster · Kingda Ka · Six Flags Great Adventure · Jackson Township, New Jersey

The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence.

Republic of Montenegro · Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006 · State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Solar-sail · IKAROS · H-IIA

Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date.

Harold Camping · 2011 end times prediction

A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others.

Qafa e Vishës bus accident · Himara

A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sana'a, Yemen.

2012 Sana'a bombing · Sana'a

Aurelia Cotta, mother of Gaius Julius Caesar (d. 54 BC)

Aurelia Cotta · Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul)

Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (d. 1528)

Albrecht Dürer

Al-Hattab, Muslim jurist (d. 1547)

Al-Hattab

Philip II of Spain (d. 1598)

Philip II of Spain

Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1697)

Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland

Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (d. 1744)

Alexander Pope

Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge (d. 1810)

Alfred Moore

Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician (d. 1820)

Joseph Fouché

Lucien Bonaparte, French soldier and politician (d. 1840)

Lucien Bonaparte

Elizabeth Fry, English philanthropist and reformer (d. 1845)

Elizabeth Fry

William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (d. 1858)

William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire · Lord Chamberlain

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1843)

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis

Mary Anning, English paleontologist (d. 1847)

Mary Anning

František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian physician and academic (d. 1884)

František Chvostek

Itagaki Taisuke, Japanese soldier and politician (d. 1919)

Itagaki Taisuke

Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)

Charles Albert Gobat · Nobel Peace Prize

Louis Renault, French jurist, educator, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)

Louis Renault (jurist) · Nobel Peace Prize

Henri Rousseau, French painter (d. 1910)

Henri Rousseau

Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (d. 1914)

Giuseppe Mercalli

Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1925)

Léon Bourgeois · Prime Minister of France · Nobel Peace Prize

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (d. 1905)

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac

José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 1929)

José Batlle y Ordóñez · President of Uruguay

Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physician, physiologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)

Willem Einthoven · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic (d. 1918)

Abel Ayerza

Archduke Eugen of Austria (d. 1954)

Archduke Eugen of Austria

Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (d. 1945)

Princess Stéphanie of Belgium

Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (d. 1941)

Hans Berger

Tudor Arghezi, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1967)

Tudor Arghezi

Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet and publisher (d. 1920)

Manuel Pérez y Curis

Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (d. 1990)

Armand Hammer · Occidental Petroleum

Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge (d. 1967)

Charles Léon Hammes

Carl Johnson, American long jumper (d. 1932)

Carl Johnson (athlete)

John McLaughlin, American painter and translator (d. 1976)

John McLaughlin (artist)

Horace Heidt, American pianist, bandleader, and radio host (d. 1986)

Horace Heidt

Sam Jaffe, American film producer and agent (d. 2000)

Sam Jaffe (producer)

Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (d. 1992)

Suzanne Lilar

Earl Averill, American baseball player (d. 1983)

Earl Averill

Marcel Breuer, Hungarian-American architect and academic, designed the Ameritrust Tower (d. 1981)

Marcel Breuer · Ameritrust Tower

Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1974)

Anatole Litvak

Manly Wade Wellman, American author (d. 1986)

Manly Wade Wellman

Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (d. 1981)

Robert Montgomery (actor)

Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943)

Fats Waller

John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)

John C. Allen

Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001)

Chen Dayu

John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986)

John Curtis Gowan

Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982)

Monty Stratton

Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1976)

Gina Bachauer

Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002)

Tinus Osendarp

Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)

Harold Robbins

Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993)

Raymond Burr

Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988)

Dennis Day

George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)

George P. Mitchell

Bill Barber, American tuba player and educator (d. 2007)

Bill Barber (musician)

Sandy Douglas, English computer scientist and academic, designed OXO (d. 2010)

Sandy Douglas · OXO

Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)

Andrei Sakharov · Nobel Peace Prize

Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (d. 2003)

Armand Borel

Ara Parseghian, American football player and coach

Ara Parseghian

Dorothy Hewett, Australian feminist poet, novelist and playwright (d. 2002)

Dorothy Hewett

Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (d. 1999)

Peggy Cass

Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005)

Robert Creeley

Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (d. 1959)

Kay Kendall

Alice Drummond, American actress (d. 2016)

Alice Drummond

Robert Welch, English silversmith and industrial designer (d. 2000)

Robert Welch (designer)

Keith Davis, New Zealand rugby player

Keith Davis (rugby union)

Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2015)

Malcolm Fraser · Prime Minister of Australia

Inese Jaunzeme, Latvian javelin thrower and surgeon (d. 2011)

Inese Jaunzeme

Maurice André, French trumpet player (d. 2012)

Maurice André

Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (d. 1993)

Yevgeny Minayev

Bob Northern, American horn player and bandleader

Bob Northern

Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Bengt I. Samuelsson · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Terry Lightfoot, English clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2013)

Terry Lightfoot

Günter Blobel, Polish-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Günter Blobel · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor

Heinz Holliger

Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

Tony Sheridan

Martin Carthy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Martin Carthy

Bobby Cox, American baseball player and manager

Bobby Cox

Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway, English photographer and politician

Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway

Ronald Isley, American singer-songwriter and producer

Ronald Isley

David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales

David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral · Secretary of State for Wales

John Konrads, Australian swimmer

John Konrads

Danny Ongais, American race car driver

Danny Ongais

Vincent Crane, English pianist and composer (d. 1989)

Vincent Crane

John Dalton, English bass player (The Kinks)

John Dalton (musician) · The Kinks

Hilton Valentine, English guitarist and songwriter (The Animals)

Hilton Valentine · The Animals

Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Iranian-English academic and politician

Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar

Janet Dailey, American author and entrepreneur (d. 2013)

Janet Dailey

Mary Robinson, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Ireland

Mary Robinson · President of Ireland

Ernst Messerschmid, German physicist and astronaut

Ernst Messerschmid

Richard Hatch, American actor, writer, and producer (d. 2017)

Richard Hatch (actor)

Wayne Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider and coach

Wayne Roycroft

Bill Champlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Bill Champlin

Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (d. 1992)

Linda Laubenstein

İlber Ortaylı, Turkish historian and academic

İlber Ortaylı

Elizabeth Buchan, English author and critic

Elizabeth Buchan

Joe Camilleri, Maltese-Australian singer-songwriter and saxophonist

Joe Camilleri

Jonathan Hyde, Australian-English actor

Jonathan Hyde

Denis MacShane, Scottish journalist and politician, UK Minister of State for Europe

Denis MacShane · Minister of State for Europe

Leo Sayer, English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician

Leo Sayer

Andrew Neil, Scottish journalist and academic

Andrew Neil

Rosalind Plowright, English soprano

Rosalind Plowright

Will Hutton, English economist and journalist

Will Hutton

Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician

Al Franken

Adrian Hardiman, Irish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)

Adrian Hardiman

Mr. T, American actor and wrestler

Mr. T

Nora Aunor, Filipino actress and recording artist

Nora Aunor

Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer

Marc Ribot

Paul Barber, English field hockey player

Paul Barber (field hockey)

Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

Stan Lynch

James Bailey, American basketball player

James Bailey (basketball)

Nadine Dorries, English nurse and politician

Nadine Dorries

Judge Reinhold, American actor and producer

Judge Reinhold

Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress

Renée Soutendijk

Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (d. 2015)

Christian Audigier

Muffy Calder, Canadian-Scottish computer scientist and academic

Muffy Calder

Michael Crick, English journalist and author

Michael Crick

Naeem Khan, Indian-American fashion designer

Naeem Khan

Jefery Levy, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Jefery Levy

Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Nick Cassavetes

Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives

Abdulla Yameen · President of the Maldives

Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)

Jeffrey Dahmer

Kent Hrbek, American baseball player and sportscaster

Kent Hrbek

Mark Ridgway, Australian cricketer

Mark Ridgway

Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer

Vladimir Salnikov

Jeffrey Toobin, American lawyer and essayist

Jeffrey Toobin

Mohanlal, South Indian actor

Mohanlal

David Crumb, American composer and educator

David Crumb

Richard Appel, American screenwriter and producer

Richard Appel

Dave Specter, American guitarist

Dave Specter

Laurie Spina, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Laurie Spina

Lisa Edelstein, American actress and playwright

Lisa Edelstein

Tatyana Ledovskaya, Belarusian hurdler

Tatyana Ledovskaya

Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2007)

Chris Benoit

Blake Schwarzenbach, American singer and guitarist

Blake Schwarzenbach

Ilmar Raag, Estonian director, producer, and screenwriter

Ilmar Raag

Matthias Ungemach, German-Australian rower

Matthias Ungemach

Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (d. 1985)

Julie Vega

Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (d. 2000)

Georgiy Gongadze

Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress and singer

Masayo Kurata

George LeMieux, American lawyer and politician

George LeMieux

Pete Sandoval, Salvadoran-born American drummer

Pete Sandoval

Brian Statham, English footballer

Brian Statham (footballer)

Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler

Brigita Bukovec

Dorsey Levens, American football player and sportscaster

Dorsey Levens

Pauline Menczer, Australian surfer

Pauline Menczer

Carl Veart, Australian footballer and coach

Carl Veart

The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (d. 1997)

The Notorious B.I.G.

Stewart Cink, American golfer

Stewart Cink

Brad Arthur, Australian rugby league coach

Brad Arthur

Fairuza Balk, American actress

Fairuza Balk

Havoc, American rapper and producer

Havoc (musician)

Anthony Mundine, Australian rugby league player and boxer

Anthony Mundine

Stuart Bingham, English snooker player

Stuart Bingham

Quinton Fortune, South African footballer and coach

Quinton Fortune

Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player and coach

Jamaal Magloire

Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian-Mexican footballer

Damián Ariel Álvarez

Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health

Jamie Hepburn · Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health

James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic

James Clancy Phelan

Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist

Scott Smith (fighter)

Sonja Vectomov, Czech musician/composer

Sonja Vectomov

Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter

Gotye

Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player

Craig Anderson (ice hockey)

Edson Buddle, American soccer player

Edson Buddle

Josh Hamilton, American baseball player

Josh Hamilton

Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter

Maximilian Mutzke

Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter

Anna Rogowska

Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist

Mark Cavendish

Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (d. 2012)

Alexander Dale Oen

Isa Guha, English cricketer

Isa Guha

Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player

Lucie Hradecká

Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor

Kano (rapper)

Dušan Kuciak, Slovak footballer

Dušan Kuciak

Heath L'Estrange, Australian rugby league player

Heath L'Estrange

Andrew Miller, American baseball player

Andrew Miller (baseball)

Mario Mandžukić, Croatian footballer

Mario Mandžukić

Eder Sánchez, Mexican race walker

Eder Sánchez

Park Sojin, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

Park Sojin

Beau Falloon, Australian rugby league player

Beau Falloon

Claire Cashmore, English swimmer

Claire Cashmore

Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer

Park Gyu-ri

Jonny Howson, English footballer

Jonny Howson

Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer

Emily Robins

Hal Robson-Kanu, English footballer

Hal Robson-Kanu

Rene Krhin, Slovenian footballer

Rene Krhin

Guilherme, Brazilian footballer

Guilherme Costa Marques

Hutch Dano, American actor

Hutch Dano

Luke Garbutt, English footballer

Luke Garbutt

Tom Daley, English diver

Tom Daley

Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player

Indy de Vroome

Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer

Ivan De Santis

Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer

Sisca Folkertsma

Alex Gunning, Australian mathematician

Alex Gunning

Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter

Viktoria Petryk

Feng Dao, Chinese prince and chancellor (b. 882)

Feng Dao

Louis V, king of West Francia (b. c. 966)

Louis V of France · West Francia

Richeza of Poland, queen of Hungary (b. 1013)

Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary

Wang Anshi, Chinese statesman and poet (b. 1021)

Wang Anshi

Conrad IV, king of Germany (b. 1228)

Conrad IV of Germany

Anna of Celje, queen consort of Poland (b. 1386)

Anna of Celje

Henry VI, king of England (b. 1421)

Henry VI of England

Christian I, king of Denmark (b. 1426)

Christian I of Denmark

Pandolfo Petrucci, Italian ruler (b. 1452)

Pandolfo Petrucci

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1443)

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk · Lord High Treasurer

Hernando de Soto, Spanish-American explorer (b. 1496)

Hernando de Soto

Martynas Mažvydas, Lithuanian writer (b. 1510)

Martynas Mažvydas

Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (b. 1547)

Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg

John Rainolds, English scholar and academic (b. 1549)

John Rainolds

Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist (b. 1537)

Hieronymus Fabricius

Tommaso Campanella, Italian astrologer, theologian, and poet (b. 1568)

Tommaso Campanella

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1581)

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (b. 1612)

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

Elizabeth Poole, English settler, founded Taunton, Massachusetts (b. 1588)

Elizabeth Poole · Taunton, Massachusetts

Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (b. 1586)

Niccolò Zucchi

Otto von Guericke, German physicist and inventor of the Magdeburg Hemispheres (b. 1602)

Otto von Guericke · Magdeburg Hemispheres

John Eliot, English-American minister and missionary (b. 1604)

John Eliot (missionary)

Pierre Poiret, French mystic and philosopher (b. 1646)

Pierre Poiret

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (b. 1664)

Lars Roberg

Christopher Smart, English actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1722)

Christopher Smart

Carl Wilhelm Scheele, German-Swedish chemist and pharmacist (b. 1742)

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Thomas Warton, English poet and critic (b. 1728)

Thomas Warton

Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (b. 1728)

Chevalier d'Eon

Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest and composer (b. 1775)

Giuseppe Baini

John Drew, Irish-American actor and manager (b. 1827)

John Drew (actor)

Arturo Prat, Chilean lawyer and commander (b. 1848)

Arturo Prat

Émile Henry, French anarchist (b. 1872)

Émile Henry (anarchist)

August Kundt, German physicist and academic (b. 1839)

August Kundt

Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1819)

Franz von Suppé

Joseph Olivier, French rugby player (b. 1874)

Joseph Olivier (rugby union)

Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)

Williamina Fleming

Leonid Gobyato, Russian general and engineer (b. 1875)

Leonid Gobyato

Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (b. 1853)

Evgraf Fedorov

Venustiano Carranza, Mexican politician, 54th President of Mexico (b. 1859)

Venustiano Carranza · President of Mexico

Hidesaburō Ueno, Japanese agriculturalist, guardian of Hachikō (b. 1871)

Hidesaburō Ueno · Hachikō

Ronald Firbank, English-Italian author (b. 1886)

Ronald Firbank

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1847)

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Marcel Boulenger, French fencer and author (b. 1873)

Marcel Boulenger

Jane Addams, American activist and author, co-founded Hull House, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)

Jane Addams · Hull House · Nobel Peace Prize

Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist and geneticist (b. 1848)

Hugo de Vries

Billy Minter, English footballer and manager (b. 1888)

Billy Minter

Klaus Mann, German-American novelist, playwright, and critic (b. 1906)

Klaus Mann

John Garfield, American actor (b. 1913)

John Garfield

Harry Bensley, English businessman and adventurer (b. 1877)

Harry Bensley

Alexander Vertinsky, Ukrainian-Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (b. 1889)

Alexander Vertinsky

James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)

James Franck · Nobel Prize in Physics

Marguerite Bise, French chef (b. 1898)

Marguerite Bise

Geoffrey de Havilland, English pilot and engineer, designed the de Havilland Mosquito (b. 1882)

Geoffrey de Havilland · De Havilland Mosquito

Doris Lloyd, English actress (b. 1896)

Doris Lloyd

E. L. Grant Watson, English-Australian biologist and author (b. 1885)

E. L. Grant Watson

Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (b. 1911)

Vaughn Monroe

Raymond McCreesh, PIRA volunteer (b. 1957)

Raymond McCreesh · PIRA

Patsy O'Hara, INLA volunteer (b. 1957)

Patsy O'Hara · INLA

Kenneth Clark, English historian and author (b. 1903)

Kenneth Clark

Sammy Davis, Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1900)

Sammy Davis, Sr.

Lino Brocka, Filipino director and screenwriter (b. 1939)

Lino Brocka

Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (b. 1944)

Rajiv Gandhi · Prime Minister of India

Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1938)

Les Aspin · United States Secretary of Defense

Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1957)

Paul Delph

Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (b. 1917)

Lash LaRue

Villem Raam, Estonian art historian, art critic and conservator (b. 1910)

Villem Raam

Robert Gist, American actor and director (b. 1917)

Robert Gist

Barbara Cartland, English author (b. 1901)

Barbara Cartland

John Gielgud, English actor (b. 1904)

John Gielgud

Mark R. Hughes, American businessman, founded Herbalife (b. 1956)

Mark R. Hughes · Herbalife

Niki de Saint Phalle, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1930)

Niki de Saint Phalle

Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (b. 1928)

Alejandro de Tomaso · De Tomaso

Frank D. White, American captain, banker, and politician, 41st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1933)

Frank D. White · Governor of Arkansas

Stephen Elliott, American actor (b. 1918)

Stephen Elliott (actor)

Howard Morris, American actor and director (b. 1919)

Howard Morris

Spencer Clark, American race car driver (b. 1987)

Spencer Clark (racing driver)

Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, and author (b. 1909)

Katherine Dunham

Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)

Cherd Songsri

Billy Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)

Billy Walker (musician)

Constantine of Irinoupolis, Metropolitan of Irinoupolis and Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (b. 1936)

Constantine of Irinoupolis

Bill Stewart, American football player and coach (b. 1952)

Bill Stewart (American football)

Alan Thorne, Australian anthropologist and academic (b. 1939)

Alan Thorne

Frank Comstock, American trombonist, composer, and conductor (b. 1922)

Frank Comstock

Cot Deal, American baseball player and coach (b. 1923)

Cot Deal

Leonard Marsh, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (b. 1933)

Leonard Marsh (businessman) · Snapple

Bob Thompson, American pianist and composer (b. 1924)

Bob Thompson (musician)

Dominique Venner, French journalist and historian (b. 1935)

Dominique Venner

David Voelker, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1953)

David Voelker

Evelyn Blackmon, American businesswoman and politician (b. 1924)

Evelyn Blackmon

Johnny Gray, American baseball player (b. 1926)

Johnny Gray (baseball)

Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1924)

Jaime Lusinchi · President of Venezuela

Twinkle, English singer-songwriter (b. 1948)

Twinkle (singer)

Jassem Al-Kharafi, Kuwaiti businessman and politician, 8th Kuwaiti Speaker of the National Assembly (b. 1940)

Jassem Al-Kharafi · List of Speakers of Kuwait National Assembly

Fred Gladding, American baseball player and coach (b. 1936)

Fred Gladding

Louis Johnson, American bass player and producer (b. 1955)

Louis Johnson (bassist)

Nick Menza, American drummer and songwriter (b. 1964)

Nick Menza