May 23 — On This Day

Battle of Clavijo: The Apostle Saint James the Greater is said to have miraculously appeared to a force of outnumbered Asturians and aided them against the forces of the Emir of Cordoba.

Battle of Clavijo · Apostle · James, son of Zebedee · Kingdom of Asturias · Emirate of Córdoba

Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to raise the Siege of Compiègne.

Joan of Arc · Duchy of Burgundy · Siege of Compiègne

Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy.

Girolamo Savonarola · Florence

The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.

List of English monarchs · Henry VIII of England · Catherine of Aragon

Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.

Louis of Nassau · Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg · Battle of Heiligerlee (1568) · Eighty Years' War

Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.

Second Virginia Charter

The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.

Defenestrations of Prague · Thirty Years' War

After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.

Piracy · William Kidd

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy in the Battle of Ramillies.

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough · Marshal of France · François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy · Battle of Ramillies

South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.

South Carolina · United States Constitution

Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.

Battle of Famars · Flanders Campaign · War of the First Coalition

Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire.

Accordion · Cyrill Demian · Vienna · Austrian Empire

Declaration of the Báb the evening before the 23rd: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith; Bahá'ís celebrate the day as a holy day.

Báb · Bahá'í Faith

Mexican-American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.

Mexican-American War · Mariano Paredes (President of Mexico)

The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

North-West Mounted Police · Royal Canadian Mounted Police

American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.

American Civil War · William Harvey Carney · Medal of Honor · Assault on the Battery Wagner

The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.

Unicameralism · Parliament of Finland

The New York Public Library is dedicated.

New York Public Library

World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.

World War I · Allies of World War I · Treaty of London (1915)

In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later.

Brazil · Getúlio Vargas · Constitutionalist Revolution

Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Bank robbery · Bonnie and Clyde · Bienville Parish, Louisiana

The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers.

Auto-Lite strike · Ohio National Guard

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.

United States Navy · Submarine · USS Sailfish (SS-192) · New Hampshire

World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody.

World War II · Heinrich Himmler · Schutzstaffel · Allies of World War II

World War II: The Flensburg Government under Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are captured and arrested by British forces.

Flensburg Government · President of Germany (1919-45) · Karl Dönitz

Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.

Thomas C. Wasson · Jerusalem · Israel

The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed.

West Germany · Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany

Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with China.

Tibet · Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet

A tsunami killed 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.

Tsunami · Hilo, Hawaii

Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions.

Giovanni Falcone · Corleonesi · Capaci · Sicily · Paolo Borsellino

The first version of the Java programming language is released.

Java (programming language)

The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes.

Good Friday Agreement · Referendum · Northern Ireland

The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.

Kyoto Protocol · Iceland

Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.

Stratovolcano · Mount Cleveland (Alaska)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.

International Court of Justice · Middle Rocks · Malaysia · Pedra Branca, Singapore · Singapore

The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.

Interstate 5 · Skagit River · I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse · Mount Vernon, Washington

Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara.

2014 Isla Vista killings · University of California, Santa Barbara

At least 46 people are killed as a result of floods caused by a tornado in Texas and Oklahoma.

2015 Texas-Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak

Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, killed at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen.

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria · Aden · Yemen

Eight bombings were carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eight-four people were killed and at least 200 people injured.

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria · Jableh · Tartus · Syria

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi.

Rodrigo Duterte · Martial law · Mindanao · Maute group · Battle of Marawi

K'inich Kan Bahlam II, Mayan king (d. 702)

K'inich Kan Bahlam II

Philip I of France (d. 1108)

Philip I of France

Emperor Qinzong of Song (d. 1161)

Emperor Qinzong of Song

Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (d. 1173)

Uijong of Goryeo

Gongmin of Goryeo, Korean ruler (d. 1374)

Gongmin of Goryeo

Paul Siefert, German composer and organist (d. 1666)

Paul Siefert

Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher (d. 1682)

Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz

Bertholet Flemalle, Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1675)

Bertholet Flemalle

Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (d. 1692)

Elias Ashmole

William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, noble of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1663)

William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (d. 1778)

Carl Linnaeus

William Hunter, Scottish-English anatomist and physician (d. 1783)

William Hunter (anatomist)

Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and educator (d. 1799)

Giuseppe Parini

Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Prussian prince and general (d. 1813)

Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia

Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologer (d. 1815)

Franz Mesmer

Andrea Luchesi, Italian organist and composer (d. 1801)

Andrea Luchesi

Franz Schlik, Austrian earl and general (d. 1862)

Franz Schlik

Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (d. 1842)

Jules Dumont d'Urville

James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor (d. 1852)

James Pradier

Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1870)

Ignaz Moscheles

Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall (d. 1860)

Charles Barry · Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester · Halifax Town Hall

Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic (d. 1850)

Margaret Fuller

James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (d. 1887)

James Buchanan Eads · Eads Bridge

Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge (d. 1891)

Lorenzo Sawyer

Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1881)

Ambrose Burnside · Governor of Rhode Island

Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis, Latvian architect (d. 1891)

Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis

Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (d. 1890)

Carl Bloch

Anatole Mallet, Swiss mechanical engineer and inventor (d. 1919)

Anatole Mallet

Józef Wieniawski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1912)

Józef Wieniawski

Amaldus Nielsen, Norwegian painter (d. 1932)

Amaldus Nielsen

George Throssell, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (d. 1910)

George Throssell · Premier of Western Australia

`Abdu'l-Bahá, Iranian religious leader (d. 1921)

`Abdu'l-Bahá

Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (d. 1896)

Otto Lilienthal

Isabella Ford, English author and activist (d. 1924)

Isabella Ford

József Rippl-Rónai, Hungarian painter (d. 1927)

József Rippl-Rónai

Władysław Horodecki, Polish architect (d. 1930)

Władysław Horodecki

William O'Connor, American fencer (d. 1939)

William O'Connor (fencer)

Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian jurist and politician, 11th President of Brazil (d. 1942)

Epitácio Pessoa · President of Brazil

Alfred P. Sloan, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1966)

Alfred P. Sloan

William Halpenny, Canadian pole vaulter (d. 1960)

William Halpenny

Douglas Fairbanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1939)

Douglas Fairbanks

Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (d. 1965)

Corrado Gini

Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1963)

Thoralf Skolem

Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian sailor and captain (d. 1951)

Nikolai Vekšin

Adriaan Roland Holst, Dutch writer (d. 1976)

Adriaan Roland Holst

Zack Wheat, American baseball player and police officer (d. 1972)

Zack Wheat

Ernst Niekisch, German educator and politician (d. 1967)

Ernst Niekisch

Herbert Marshall, English-American actor and singer (d. 1966)

Herbert Marshall

Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)

Pär Lagerkvist · Nobel Prize in Literature

Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer and grandfather of Diana Spencer (d. 1975)

Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer

Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (d. 1966)

Felix Steiner · SS

Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (d. 1937)

Jimmie Guthrie

Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1989)

Scott O'Dell

Josef Terboven, German soldier and politician (d. 1945)

Josef Terboven

Jeralean Talley, American super-centenarian (d. 2015)

Jeralean Talley

Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician (d. 1946)

Hans Frank

Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and theorist (d. 1954)

Franz Leopold Neumann

John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)

John Bardeen · Nobel Prize in Physics

Hélène Boucher, French pilot (d. 1934)

Hélène Boucher

Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (d. 1952)

Margaret Wise Brown

Hugh Casson, English architect and academic (d. 1999)

Hugh Casson

Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (d. 1986)

Scatman Crothers

Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 2004)

Artie Shaw

Franz Kline, American painter and academic (d. 1962)

Franz Kline

Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (d. 1984)

Lou Brouillard

Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (d. 2010)

Paul Augustin Mayer

Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (d. 1983)

Betty Nuthall

Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997)

Jean Françaix

John Payne, American actor (d. 1989)

John Payne (actor)

Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (d. 2009)

Harold Hitchcock

Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (d. 1999)

Celestine Sibley

Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (d. 1981)

Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare (d. 2014)

S. Donald Stookey · CorningWare

Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008)

Edward Norton Lorenz

Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997)

Denis Compton

Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (d. 1988)

Robert Bernstein (comics)

Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2011)

Betty Garrett

Helen O'Connell, American singer (d. 1993)

Helen O'Connell

Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan-Spanish pianist (d. 2009)

Alicia de Larrocha

Irving Millman, American virologist and microbiologist (d. 2012)

Irving Millman

Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (d. 2014)

Karlheinz Deschner

Joshua Lederberg, American biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)

Joshua Lederberg · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Mac Wiseman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mac Wiseman

Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (d. 1996)

Basil Salvadore D'Souza

Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-born South African activist and politician (d. 1995)

Joe Slovo

Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (d. 2002)

Rosemary Clooney

Nigel Davenport, English actor (d. 2013)

Nigel Davenport

Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (d. 2015)

Nina Otkalenko

Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (d. 1982)

Ulla Jacobsson

Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic

Friedrich Achleitner

Richard Anuszkiewicz, American painter and sculptor

Richard Anuszkiewicz

Charles Kelman, American ophthalmologist (d. 2004)

Charles Kelman

Barbara Barrie, American actress

Barbara Barrie

Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author (d. 1998)

Kevork Ajemian

Joan Collins, English actress

Joan Collins

Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer

Ove Fundin

Robert Moog, electronic engineer and inventor of the Moog synthesizer (d. 2005)

Robert Moog · Moog synthesizer

Julian Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell, English politician

Julian Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell

Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author (d. 2009)

Lasse Strömstedt

Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano and actress

Ingeborg Hallstein

Charles Kimbrough, American actor

Charles Kimbrough

Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (d. 2004)

Michel Colombier

Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter

Reinhard Hauff

Giles Gordon, Scottish author and agent (d. 2003)

Giles Gordon

Gérard Larrousse, French race car driver

Gérard Larrousse

Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (d. 2002)

Bjørn Johansen (musician)

Cora Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (d. 2010)

Cora Sadosky

Martin Puryear, American sculptor

Martin Puryear

Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Zalman King

Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic

Gabriel Liiceanu

Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer

Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao

General Johnson, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)

General Johnson (musician)

Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (d. 2016)

Peter Kenilorea · Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands

Alan Walden, American businessman and manager, co-founded Capricorn Records

Alan Walden · Capricorn Records

Tiki Fulwood, American R&B/funk/jazz drummer (d. 1979)

Tiki Fulwood

John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster

John Newcombe

Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 1991)

Padmarajan

Stephen Marks, English businessman

Stephen Marks

Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator (d. 1995)

Jane Kenyon

Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer

Myriam Boyer

Daniel DiNardo, American cardinal

Daniel DiNardo

Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 93rd President of Peru

Alan García · President of Peru

Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2017)

Martin McGuinness · Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland

Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player

Anatoly Karpov

Antonis Samaras, Greek economist and politician, 185th Prime Minister of Greece

Antonis Samaras · Prime Minister of Greece

Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist

Martin Parr

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer and actor

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Luka Bloom

Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria

Ursula Plassnik · Foreign Minister of Austria

Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Buck Showalter

Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (d. 1988)

Andrea Pazienza

Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter

Mitch Albom

Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur

Drew Carey

Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer

Lea DeLaria

Shelly West, American country singer

Shelly West

Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster

Marcella Mesker

Karen Duffy, American actress

Karen Duffy

Viviane Baladi, Swiss mathematician

Viviane Baladi

Ruth Metzler, Swiss lawyer and politician

Ruth Metzler

Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer

Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo

Paul Sironen, Australian rugby league player

Paul Sironen

Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer

Tom Tykwer

Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach

Graeme Hick

Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Gary Roberts (ice hockey)

Luis Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer

Luis Roberto Alves

Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician

Anna Ibrisagic

Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter

Guinevere Turner

Mindi Abair, American saxophonist and composer

Mindi Abair

Nanette Burstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Nanette Burstein

Matt Flynn, American drummer and producer

Matt Flynn (musician)

Bryan Herta, American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Bryan Herta Autosport

Bryan Herta · Bryan Herta Autosport

George Osborne, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

George Osborne · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver

Rubens Barrichello

Martin Saggers, English cricketer and umpire

Martin Saggers

Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer

Maxwell (musician)

Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet

Jewel (singer)

Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs

Manuela Schwesig · Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

Darren Styles, English record producer

Darren Styles

Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager

Ricardinho

Mike Gonzalez, American baseball player

Mike Gonzalez

Scott Raynor, American drummer

Scott Raynor

Rasual Butler, American basketball player

Rasual Butler

Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player

Brian Campbell

Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player

Ben Ross

Pierre Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Pierre Lapointe

Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer

Hugo Almeida

Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer

Sebastián Fernández

Wim Stroetinga, Dutch cyclist

Wim Stroetinga

Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer

Ross Wallace

Ryan Coogler, American film director and screenwriter

Ryan Coogler

Alexei Sitnikov, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater

Alexei Sitnikov

Alice Tait, Australian swimmer

Alice Tait

Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer

Ruben Zadkovich

Gracie Otto, Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

Gracie Otto

Bray Wyatt, American wrestler

Bray Wyatt

Rosanna Crawford, Canadian biathlete

Rosanna Crawford

Morgan Pressel, American golfer

Morgan Pressel

Ezequiel Schelotto, Italian footballer

Ezequiel Schelotto

Kristína Kučová, Slovak tennis player

Kristína Kučová

Dan Evans, British tennis player

Dan Evans (tennis)

Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player

Oliver Venno

Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter

Lena Meyer-Landrut

Aaron Donald, American football player

Aaron Donald · American football

César Pinares, Chilean footballer

César Pinares

Andy Janovich, American football player

Andy Janovich · American football

Stephon Tuitt, American football player

Stephon Tuitt · American football

Tyus Bowser, American football player

Tyus Bowser · American football

Riley Woodcock, Australian footballer

Riley Woodcock

Katharina Althaus, German ski jumper

Katharina Althaus

John Requejo, American footballer

John Requejo

Emmanuel Boateng, Ghanaian footballer

Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996)

Pedro Chirivella, Spanish footballer

Pedro Chirivella

Coy Craft, American footballer

Coy Craft

Joe Gomez, English footballer

Joe Gomez (footballer)

Gustaf Nilsson, Swedish footballer

Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1997)

Sam Timmins, New Zealand basketball player

Sam Timmins

Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brazilian racing driver

Sérgio Sette Câmara

Luca de la Torre, American footballer

Luca de la Torre

Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter

Salwa Eid Naser

Ross Cunningham, Scottish footballer

Ross Cunningham

Daniel Köstl, Czech footballer

Daniel Köstl

Urban I, pope of the Catholic Church

Pope Urban I

Li Sizhao, Chinese general and governor

Li Sizhao

Guibert of Gembloux, Frankish abbot (b. 892)

Guibert of Gembloux

Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1081)

Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor

Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer

Jehan de Lescurel

Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel, English noble (b. 1287)

Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel

Toghon Temür, Mongol emperor (b. 1320)

Toghon Temür

Antipope Benedict XIII (b. 1328)

Antipope Benedict XIII

Girolamo Savonarola, Italian friar and preacher (b. 1452)

Girolamo Savonarola

Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)

Ashikaga Yoshitane

Ismail I, First Emperor of Safavid Empire (b. 1487)

Ismail I · Safavid Empire

John Blitheman, English organist and composer (b. 1525)

John Blitheman

John Gauden, English bishop (b. 1605)

John Gauden

Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610)

Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1622)

Adrien Auzout

William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)

William Kidd

Abraham ben Abraham, Polish martyr (b. 1700)

Abraham ben Abraham

William Bradford, English-American printer (b. 1663)

William Bradford (Colonial printer)

John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (b. 1704)

John Wood, the Elder · The Circus, Bath · Queen Square (Bath)

James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)

James Otis, Jr.

Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (b. 1772)

Géraud Duroc

Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (b. 1753)

Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg

Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765)

Franz Xaver von Baader

Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1797)

Charles Robert Malden

Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (b. 1789)

Augustin-Louis Cauchy

Kit Carson, American general (b. 1809)

Kit Carson

Leopold von Ranke, German historian and academic (b. 1795)

Leopold von Ranke

Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (b. 1805)

Anton von Schmerling

Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1798)

Franz Ernst Neumann

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (b. 1828)

Henrik Ibsen

François Coppée, French poet and author (b. 1842)

François Coppée

Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)

Svetozar Boroević

August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (b. 1872)

August Nilsson · Tug of war

Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)

Bonnie and Clyde

Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860)

Mihkel Martna

Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)

Bonnie and Clyde

John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)

John D. Rockefeller · Standard Oil · Rockefeller University

Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (b. 1871)

Frederick Ruple

Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)

Panagiotis Toundas

Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900)

Heinrich Himmler · Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)

Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)

Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz

Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (b. 1872)

Jan Frans De Boever

Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883)

Gustav Suits

Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (b. 1870)

Georges Claude · Neon lighting

Louis Coatalen, French engineer (b. 1879)

Louis Coatalen

August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (b. 1904)

August Jakobson

Earl Webb, American baseball player and coach (b. 1897)

Earl Webb

Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (b. 1894)

Moms Mabley

S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (b. 1932)

S. Selvanayagam

Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)

Gene Green (baseball)

Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (b. 1911)

Rayner Heppenstall

George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898)

George Jessel (actor)

David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)

David Lewis (politician)

Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916)

Sterling Hayden

Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (b. 1915)

Georgy Tovstonogov

Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)

Karl Koch (hacker)

Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895)

Wilhelm Kempff

Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1907)

Jean Van Houtte · Prime Minister of Belgium

Fletcher Markle, Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1921)

Fletcher Markle

Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (b. 1948)

Kostas Davourlis

Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (b. 1939)

Giovanni Falcone

Olav Hauge, Norwegian poet (b. 1908)

Olav H. Hauge

Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1934)

Kronid Lyubarsky

Telford Taylor, American general and lawyer (b. 1908)

Telford Taylor

Owen Hart, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1965)

Owen Hart

Sam Snead, American golfer and journalist (b. 1912)

Sam Snead

Clifford Antone, American businessman (b. 1949)

Clifford Antone

Lloyd Bentsen, American colonel and politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1921)

Lloyd Bentsen · United States Secretary of the Treasury

Ian Copeland, Syrian-American talent agent (b. 1949)

Ian Copeland

Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and manager (b. 1921)

Kazimierz Górski

Nigel Anderson, Australian-born English soldier, landowner and politician (b. 1920)

Nigel Anderson

Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (b. 1967)

Iñaki Ochoa de Olza

Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1935)

Utah Phillips

Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (b. 1946)

Roh Moo-hyun · President of South Korea

José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1972)

José Lima

Simon Monjack, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1970)

Simon Monjack

Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (b. 1978)

Xavier Tondo

T. Garry Buckley, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 72nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (b. 1922)

T. Garry Buckley · Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Paul Fussell, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1924)

Paul Fussell

Hal Jackson, American journalist and radio host (b. 1915)

Hal Jackson

William C. Wampler, American soldier and politician (b. 1926)

William C. Wampler

William Demby, American author (b. 1922)

William Demby

Epy Guerrero, Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (b. 1942)

Epy Guerrero

Hayri Kozakçıoğlu, Turkish police officer and politician, 15th Governor of Istanbul Province (b. 1938)

Hayri Kozakçıoğlu · List of Governors of Istanbul Province

Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)

Georges Moustaki

Flynn Robinson, American basketball player (b. 1941)

Flynn Robinson

Luis Zuloaga, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1922)

Luis Zuloaga

Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev, Russian linguist and academic (b. 1949)

Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev

Michael Gottlieb, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1945)

Michael Gottlieb (director)

Richard Kolitsch, German footballer (b. 1989)

Richard Kolitsch

Madhav Mantri, Indian cricketer (b. 1921)

Madhav Mantri

Anand Modak, Indian composer and director (b. 1951)

Anand Modak

Panagiotis Poikilidis, Greek wrestler (b. 1965)

Panagiotis Poikilidis

Leo Berman, American businessman and politician (b. 1935)

Leo Berman

Anne Meara, American actress, comedian and playwright (b. 1929)

Anne Meara

Aleksey Mozgovoy, Ukrainian sergeant (b. 1975)

Aleksey Mozgovoy

Alicia Nash, Salvadoran-American physicist and engineer (b. 1933)

Alicia Nash

John Forbes Nash, Jr., American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1928)

John Forbes Nash, Jr. · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Roger Moore, English actor (b. 1927)

Roger Moore

Cortez Kennedy, American football player (b. 1968)

Cortez Kennedy