May 4 — On This Day

The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.

Augustinians · Monastic order · Monastery of the Holy Saviour · Pope Alexander IV · Papal bull

Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance.

John Wycliffe · Jan Hus · Christian heresy · Council of Constance

Assassination of the Swedish rebel (later national hero) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.

Wars of the Roses · Battle of Tewkesbury · Edward IV of England · House of Lancaster · Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales

Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation.

Pope Alexander VI · New World · Line of Demarcation

Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.

Peter Minuit · New Netherland · Manhattan Island

King Charles II of England orders the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Charles II of England · Royal Greenwich Observatory

The Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines.

Municipalities of the Philippines · Ilagan · Philippines

Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.

Rhode Island · George III

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is invaded and Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris.

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War · Battle of Seringapatam · Seringapatam · Tipu Sultan · George Harris, 1st Baron Harris

Emperor Napoleon I of France arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.

Napoleon I of France · Portoferraio · Elba

King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism.

Ferdinand VII of Spain · Absolute monarchy

Formation of Ancient Order of Hibernians

Ancient Order of Hibernians

The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall in England.

Cornwall Railway · Royal Albert Bridge · Devon · Cornwall

Surrender of the Confederate departments of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana at Citronelle, Alabama.

Conclusion of the American Civil War · Citronelle, Alabama

The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.

Naval Battle of Hakodate

The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

National Association of Professional Base Ball Players · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.

Haymarket affair · Labor movement · Chicago

The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.

Panama Canal

The Royal Canadian Navy is created.

Royal Canadian Navy

Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.

Rhodes

May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.

May Fourth Movement · Tiananmen Square · Treaty of Versailles · Republic of China (1912-49)

The United Kingdom general strike begins.

United Kingdom · 1926 United Kingdom general strike

In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.

Atlanta · Mobster · Al Capone · Tax evasion

World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USS Yorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.

World War II · Battle of the Coral Sea · Aircraft carrier · USS Yorktown (CV-5) · Empire of Japan

World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.

Neuengamme concentration camp · Hamburg · British Army

World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath includes all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.

German surrender at Lüneburg Heath · Wehrmacht

In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary; 5 people are killed in the riot.

San Francisco Bay · United States Marine Corps · Treasure Island Naval Base · Battle of Alcatraz · Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.

Torino F.C. · Superga air disaster

Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.

Ernest Hemingway · Pulitzer Prize · The Old Man and the Sea

The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.

1st Annual Grammy Awards

American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.

American civil rights movement · Freedom Riders · Southern United States

Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attain a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67 km).

Malcolm Ross (balloonist) · Victor Prather · Project Strato-Lab

Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam.

Vietnam War · Kent State shootings · Ohio National Guard · Kent State University · Cambodian Campaign

The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation".

Don't Make A Wave Committee · Environmental organization · Greenpeace

The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.

South African Defence Force · South West Africa People's Organization · Cassinga · Angola

Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Margaret Thatcher · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War.

Type 42 destroyer · HMS Sheffield (D80) · Argentina · Exocet · Falklands War

The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.

PEPCON disaster · Henderson, Nevada · Space Shuttle

Iran-Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal.

Iran-Contra affair · White House · Oliver North

Latvia proclaims the renewal of its independence after the Soviet occupation.

Latvia · On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia · Soviet Union

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord, granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.

Prime Minister · Yitzhak Rabin · Palestine Liberation Organization · Yasser Arafat · Oslo I Accord

A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty.

Sacramento, California · Unabomber · Theodore Kaczynski · Capital punishment

Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London.

Ken Livingstone · London mayoral election, 2000 · Mayor of London

Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7 mi wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated as such with the new Enhanced Fujita scale.

Greensburg, Kansas · Enhanced Fujita scale · Tornado · Enhanced Fujita scale

Three people are killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.

2014 Nairobi bus bombings · Nairobi, Kenya

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1088)

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

Henry I of France (d. 1060)

Henry I of France

Alice Spencer, English noblewoman (d. 1637)

Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby, Baroness Ellesmere and Viscountess Brackley

Lady Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (d. 1660)

Lady Katherine Ferrers

Chhatrasal, Indian warrior (d. 1731)

Chhatrasal

Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)

Kangxi Emperor

Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the piano (d. 1731)

Bartolomeo Cristofori · Piano

Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, French noblewoman (d.1749)

Françoise-Marie de Bourbon

Richard Graves, English minister and author (d. 1804)

Richard Graves

Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (d. 1799)

Jean-Charles de Borda

John Brooks, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)

John Brooks (governor) · Governor of Massachusetts

Manuel Tolsá, Spanish sculptor and first director of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City (d. 1816)

Manuel Tolsá · Academy of San Carlos

Tyagaraja, Indian composer (d. 1847)

Tyagaraja

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus

Horace Mann, American educator and politician (d. 1859)

Horace Mann

William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1862)

William Pennington · Governor of New Jersey · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

William H. Prescott, American historian and scholar (d. 1859)

William H. Prescott

John Whiteaker, American soldier, judge, and politician, 1st Governor of Oregon (d. 1902)

John Whiteaker · Governor of Oregon

Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1915)

Charles Boucher de Boucherville · Premier of Quebec

Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist, anatomist, and academic (d. 1895)

Thomas Henry Huxley

Augustus Le Plongeon, English-American historian, photographer, and academic (d. 1908)

Augustus Le Plongeon

Frederic Edwin Church, American painter (d. 1900)

Frederic Edwin Church

John Hanning Speke, English soldier and explorer (d. 1864)

John Hanning Speke

Thomas Dewing, American painter (d. 1938)

Thomas Dewing

Alice Liddell, English model (d. 1934)

Alice Liddell

Alexandre Benois, Russian painter and critic (d. 1960)

Alexandre Benois

Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician (d. 1944)

Wang Jingwei

Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer (d. 1975)

Richard Baggallay (cricketer)

Andrew Dasburg, French-American painter (d. 1979)

Andrew Dasburg

Francis Spellman, American cardinal (d. 1967)

Francis Spellman

Franklin Carmichael, Canadian painter (d. 1945)

Franklin Carmichael

Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (d. 1986)

Ronnie Aird

Cola Debrot, Dutch physician, lawyer, and politician (d. 1981)

Cola Debrot

Luther Adler, American actor (d. 1984)

Luther Adler

Paul Demel, Czech actor (d. 1951)

Paul Demel

Al Dexter, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984)

Al Dexter

Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1987)

Gustav Bergmann

Lincoln Kirstein, American soldier and playwright, co-founded the New York City Ballet (d. 1996)

Lincoln Kirstein · New York City Ballet

Walter Walsh, American target shooter and FBI agent (d. 2014)

Walter Walsh · FBI

Wolrad Eberle, German decathlete (d. 1949)

Wolrad Eberle

Evald Seepere, Estonian boxer (d. 1990)

Evald Seepere

John Broome, American author (d. 1999)

John Broome (writer)

Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (d. 2007)

Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark

Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (d. 1971)

Maedayama Eigorō · Makuuchi

Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)

Jane Jacobs

Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003)

Richard Proenneke

Edward T. Cone, American pianist and composer (d. 2004)

Edward T. Cone

Nick Joaquin, Filipino writer, journalist and historian (d. 2004)

Nick Joaquin

Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (d. 2004)

Tom Mead

Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese soldier and politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1993)

Kakuei Tanaka · Prime Minister of Japan

Dory Funk, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1973)

Dory Funk

Basil Yamey, South African-English economist and academic

Basil Yamey

Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (d. 2015)

Patsy Garrett

John van Kesteren, Dutch-American tenor and actor (d. 2008)

John van Kesteren

Edo Murtić, Croatian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2005)

Edo Murtić

Paul-Émile Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop (d. 2014)

Paul-Émile Charbonneau

Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic (d. 2015)

Eugenie Clark

Stanley Biber, American soldier and physician (d. 2006)

Stanley Biber

Ed Cassidy, American jazz and rock drummer (d. 2012)

Ed Cassidy

Assi Rahbani, Lebanese composer and producer (d. 1986)

Assi Rahbani

Eric Sykes, British actor and comedian (d. 2012)

Eric Sykes

John Toner, American football player and coach (d. 2014)

John Toner

Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (d. 2015)

Jenő Buzánszky

Maurice R. Greenberg, American businessman and philanthropist

Maurice R. Greenberg

David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon, English politician

David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon

Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2006)

Maynard Ferguson

Thomas Kinsella, Irish poet, translator, and publisher

Thomas Kinsella

Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian air marshal and politician, 4th President of Egypt

Hosni Mubarak · President of Egypt

Betsy Rawls, American golfer

Betsy Rawls

Wolfgang von Trips, German race car driver (d. 1961)

Wolfgang von Trips

Manuel Contreras, Chilean general (d. 2015)

Manuel Contreras

Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian (d. 1993)

Audrey Hepburn

Roberta Peters, American soprano (d. 2017)

Roberta Peters

Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family; mother of Michael Jackson

Katherine Jackson · Michael Jackson

Jan Pesman, Dutch speed skater (d. 2014)

Jan Pesman

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor and educator

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Thomas Stuttaford, English physician, journalist, and politician

Thomas Stuttaford

Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (d. 2013)

Harlon Hill

Alexander MacAra, Scottish epidemiologist and academic (d. 2012)

Alexander MacAra

J. Fred Duckett, American journalist and educator (d. 2007)

J. Fred Duckett

El Cordobés, Spanish bullfighter

El Cordobés

Ron Carter, American bassist and educator

Ron Carter

Dick Dale, American surf-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter

Dick Dale

Wim Verstappen, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)

Wim Verstappen

Tyrone Davis, American blues and soul singer (d. 2005)

Tyrone Davis

Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic (d. 2010)

Carlos Monsiváis

Gillian Tindall, English historian and author

Gillian Tindall

Neil Fox, English rugby player and coach

Neil Fox (rugby league)

Amos Oz, Israeli journalist and author

Amos Oz

Leon Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player

Leon Rochefort

Robin Cook, American physician and author

Robin Cook (American novelist)

George Will, American journalist and author

George Will

Nickolas Ashford, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2011)

Nickolas Ashford

Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian footballer (d. 1971)

Georgi Asparuhov

Mihail Chemiakin, Russian painter and sculptor

Mihail Chemiakin

Prasanta Pattanaik, Indian economist and academic

Prasanta Pattanaik

Russi Taylor, American voice actress

Russi Taylor

Jan Mulder, Dutch footballer and journalist

Jan Mulder (footballer)

John Barnard, English car designer

John Barnard

Gary Bauer, American political activist

Gary Bauer

John Watson, British race car driver

John Watson (racing driver)

John Bosley, Canadian businessman and politician, 31st Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons

John Bosley (politician) · Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)

Ronald Sørensen, Dutch historian and politician

Ronald Sørensen

Trivimi Velliste, Estonian politician, 17th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Trivimi Velliste · Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Alison Britton, English sculptor and educator

Alison Britton

Graham Swift, English novelist and short story writer

Graham Swift

Darryl Hunt, English bass player

Darryl Hunt (musician)

Colin Bass, English bass player, songwriter, and producer

Colin Bass

Colleen Hanabusa, American lawyer and politician

Colleen Hanabusa

Jackie Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Jackie Jackson

Belinda Green, Australian beauty queen and 1972 Miss World

Belinda Green · Miss World

Pia Zadora, American actress and singer

Pia Zadora

Ryan Cayabyab, Filipino pianist, composer, and conductor

Ryan Cayabyab

Michael L. Gernhardt, American astronaut and engineer

Michael L. Gernhardt

David Guterson, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist

David Guterson

Ken Oberkfell, American baseball player and coach

Ken Oberkfell

Jaak Huimerind, Estonian architect

Jaak Huimerind

Kathy Kreiner, Canadian skier

Kathy Kreiner

Peter Sleep, Australian cricketer

Peter Sleep

Marijke Vos, Dutch educator and politician

Marijke Vos

Delbert Fowler, American football player

Delbert Fowler

Keith Haring, American painter (d. 1990)

Keith Haring

Jane Kennedy, English politician

Jane Kennedy (politician)

Caroline Spelman, English politician, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Caroline Spelman · Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Valdemaras Chomičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

Valdemaras Chomičius

Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Randy Travis

Bob Tway, American golfer

Bob Tway

Andrew Denton, Australian television host and producer

Andrew Denton

Werner Faymann, Austrian politician, 28th Chancellor of Austria

Werner Faymann · Chancellor of Austria

Jay Aston, English singer-songwriter and dancer

Jay Aston

Silvia Costa, Cuban high jumper

Silvia Costa

Jane McGrath, English-Australian activist, co-founded the McGrath Foundation (d. 2008)

Jane McGrath · McGrath Foundation

Kate Garraway, English journalist

Kate Garraway

Ana Gasteyer, American actress and singer

Ana Gasteyer

Micah Aivazoff, Canadian ice hockey player

Micah Aivazoff

Franz Resch, Austrian footballer and manager

Franz Resch

Gregg Alexander, American singer-songwriter and producer

Gregg Alexander

Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer

Will Arnett

Giovanni Mirabassi, Italian jazz musician

Giovanni Mirabassi

Dawn Staley, American basketball player

Dawn Staley

Paul Wiseman, New Zealand cricketer and coach

Paul Wiseman

Joe Borowski, American baseball player and sportscaster

Joe Borowski (baseball)

Miles Stewart, Australian triathlete

Miles Stewart

Manny Aybar, Dominican baseball player

Manny Aybar

Mike Dirnt, American bass player and songwriter

Mike Dirnt

Matthew Barnaby, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Matthew Barnaby

Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentinian footballer and coach

Guillermo Barros Schelotto

John Madden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

John Madden (ice hockey)

Miguel Cairo, Venezuelan baseball player and coach

Miguel Cairo

Tony McCoy, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster

Tony McCoy

Ben Grieve, American baseball player

Ben Grieve

Jason Michaels, American baseball player

Jason Michaels

Indrek Visnapuu, Estonian basketball player and coach

Indrek Visnapuu

John Tripp, Canadian-German ice hockey player

John Tripp (ice hockey)

Erin Andrews, American sportscaster and journalist

Erin Andrews

Igor Biscan, Croatian footballer

Igor Biscan

Brett Burton, Australian footballer

Brett Burton

Vladimíra Uhlířová, Czech tennis player

Vladimíra Uhlířová

Lance Bass, American singer, dancer, and producer

Lance Bass

Kristin Harmel, American journalist and author

Kristin Harmel

Marie Poissonnier, French pole vaulter

Marie Poissonnier

Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan rugby player

Lesley Vainikolo

Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player

Andrew Raycroft

Eric Djemba-Djemba, Cameroon footballer

Eric Djemba-Djemba

Dallon Weekes, American singer-songwriter and musician

Dallon Weekes

Kleopas Giannou, Greek footballer

Kleopas Giannou

Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer

Markus Rogan

Giorgos Tsiaras, Greek basketball player

Giorgos Tsiaras

Daniel Christian, Australian cricketer

Daniel Christian

Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player

Derek Roy

Robert Zwinkels, Dutch footballer

Robert Zwinkels

Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2007)

Manjural Islam Rana

Brad Maddox, American wrestler and referee

Brad Maddox

Sarah Meier, Swiss figure skater

Sarah Meier (figure skater)

Montell Owens, American football player

Montell Owens

Kevin Slowey, American baseball player

Kevin Slowey

Ravi Bopara, English cricketer

Ravi Bopara

Anthony Fedorov, Ukrainian-born American singer and actor

Anthony Fedorov

Jamie Adenuga, English MC and rapper

Jamie Adenuga

Devan Dubnyk, Canadian ice hockey player

Devan Dubnyk

George Hill, American basketball player

George Hill (basketball)

Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer

Cesc Fàbregas

Radja Nainggolan, Belgian footballer

Radja Nainggolan

Dániel Gyurta, Hungarian swimmer

Dániel Gyurta

Henna Lindholm, Finnish figure skater

Henna Lindholm

Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer

Rory McIlroy

Aris Tatarounis, Greek basketball player

Aris Tatarounis

James van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player

James van Riemsdyk

Irina Falconi, American tennis player

Irina Falconi

Ryan Morgan, Australian rugby league player

Ryan Morgan

Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player

Brianne Jenner

Victor Oladipo, American basketball player

Victor Oladipo

Jānis Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player

Jānis Bērziņš (basketball)

Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player

Joseph Tapine

Shameik Moore, jamaican actor and rapper

Shameik Moore

Venerius, bishop of Milan and saint

Venerius (bishop of Milan) · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan · Saint

Arbeo, bishop of Freising

Arbeo of Freising · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising

Herman II, Duke of Swabia

Herman II, Duke of Swabia

Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim

Gotthard of Hildesheim

Coluccio Salutati, Chancellor of Florence (b. 1331)

Coluccio Salutati

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish rebel leader (b. 1390)

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (b. 1453)

Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales

Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset (b. 1438)

Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset

George Neville, Duke of Bedford (b. 1457)

George Neville, Duke of Bedford

Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara, Timurid ruler of Herat (b. 1438)

Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara

Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)

Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino

Saint John Houghton, Carthusian monk

John Houghton (martyr)

Lelio Sozzini, Italian Protestant theologian (b. 1525)

Lelio Sozzini

Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)

Luca Ghini

Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1511)

Pierre Viret

Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (b. 1533)

Claudio Merulo

Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian naturalist (b. 1522)

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1561)

Adriaan van Roomen

Arthur Lake, English bishop and scholar (b. 1569)

Arthur Lake (bishop)

Isaac Barrow, English mathematician and theologian (b. 1630)

Isaac Barrow

John Nevison, English criminal (b. 1639)

John Nevison

Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (b. 1651)

Louis Antoine de Noailles

James Thornhill, English painter and politician (b. 1675)

James Thornhill

Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (b. 1686)

Eustace Budgell

Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick (b. 1714)

Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick

Jacques Saly, French painter and sculptor (b. 1717)

Jacques Saly

Matthew Tilghman, American politician (b. 1718)

Matthew Tilghman

Tipu Sultan of Mysore (b. 1750)

Tipu Sultan

Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (b. 1776)

Nikolay Kamensky

Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)

Samuel Dexter · United States Secretary of War · United States Secretary of the Treasury

Joseph Joubert, French author (b. 1754)

Joseph Joubert

Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)

Denis Davydov

Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (b. 1773)

Aimé Bonpland

Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1771)

Joseph Diaz Gergonne

Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (b. 1815)

Edward Clark (governor) · Governor of Texas

John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (b. 1831)

John Jones Ross · Premier of Quebec

Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary IMRO (b. 1872)

Gotse Delchev · IMRO

Ned Daly, Irish rebel commander (Easter Rising) (b. 1891)

Edward Daly (Irish revolutionary) · Easter Rising

John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (b. 1851)

John Murray (Victorian politician) · Premier of Victoria

Joseph Plunkett, Irish rebel and writer (b. 1887)

Joseph Plunkett

Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (b. 1891)

Willie Pearse

Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak general and politician (b. 1880)

Milan Rastislav Štefánik

Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (b. 1888)

Viktor Kingissepp

Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1877)

Ralph McKittrick

E. Nesbit, English author and poet (b. 1858)

E. Nesbit

Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (b. 1860)

Kanō Jigorō · Judo

Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)

Carl von Ossietzky · Nobel Peace Prize

Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. 1880)

Fedor von Bock

Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (b. 1876)

Alexandre Pharamond

George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1881)

George Enescu

Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)

Karl Robert Pusta · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)

Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian author and poet (b. 1892)

Osbert Sitwell

Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)

Edward Calvin Kendall · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (b. 1917)

Jane Bowles

Moe Howard, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)

Moe Howard

Frank Strahan, Australian public servant (b. 1886)

Frank Strahan

Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (b. 1892)

Josip Broz Tito · President of Yugoslavia

C. Loganathan, Sri Lankan banker (b. 1913)

C. Loganathan

Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1911)

Nino Sanzogno

Diana Dors, English actress (b. 1931)

Diana Dors

Fikri Sönmez, Turkish tailor and politician (b. 1938)

Fikri Sönmez

Clarence Wiseman, English-Canadian 10th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1907)

Clarence Wiseman · General of The Salvation Army

Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1942)

Paul Butterfield

Cathryn Damon, American actress (b. 1930)

Cathryn Damon

Lillian Estelle Fisher, American historian of Spanish America (b. 1891)

Lillian Estelle Fisher

Emily Remler, American guitarist (b. 1957)

Emily Remler

Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer-songwriter and mandolin player (b. 1902)

Mohammed Abdel Wahab

Gregor Mackenzie, Scottish politician (b. 1927)

Gregor Mackenzie

France Štiglic, Slovenian film director and screenwriter (b. 1919)

France Štiglic

Connie Wisniewski, American baseball player (b. 1922)

Connie Wisniewski

Hendrik Casimir, Dutch physicist and academic (b. 1909)

Hendrik Casimir

Bonnie Lee Bakley, American model, wife of Robert Blake, (b. 1956)

Bonnie Lee Bakley · Robert Blake (actor)

David Hackworth, American colonel and journalist (b. 1930)

David Hackworth

Dom DeLuise, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1933)

Dom DeLuise

Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1924)

Sammy McCrory

Mort Lindsey, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1923)

Mort Lindsey

Bob Stewart, American television producer, founded Stewart Tele Enterprises (b. 1920)

Bob Stewart (television producer) · Stewart Tele Enterprises

Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (b. 1964)

Adam Yauch

Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian footballer (b. 1963)

Rashidi Yekini

Otis R. Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (b. 1918)

Otis R. Bowen · Governor of Indiana

Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)

Christian de Duve · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (b. 1948)

Javier Diez Canseco

Mario Machado, Chinese-American journalist and actor (b. 1935)

Mario Machado

Morgan Morgan-Giles, English admiral and politician (b. 1914)

Morgan Morgan-Giles

César Portillo de la Luz, Cuban guitarist and composer (b. 1922)

César Portillo de la Luz

Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (b. 1924)

Dick Ayers

Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (b. 1983)

Elena Baltacha

Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)

Edgar Cortright

Helga Königsdorf, German physicist and author (b. 1938)

Helga Königsdorf

Ross Lonsberry, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1947)

Ross Lonsberry

Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1948)

Jean-Paul Ngoupandé · Prime Minister of the Central African Republic

William Bast, American screenwriter and author (b. 1931)

William Bast

Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (b. 1913)

Ellen Albertini Dow

Marv Hubbard, American football player (b. 1946)

Marv Hubbard

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (b. 1946)

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza