May 6 — On This Day

Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 147 Swiss Guards, including their commander, die fighting the forces of Charles V in order to allow Pope Clement VII to escape into Castel Sant'Angelo.

Sack of Rome (1527) · Renaissance · Swiss Guards · Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor · Pope Clement VII

The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.

Siege of Cuzco · Inca Empire · Cuzco

King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose.

Henry VIII of England · Great Bible

Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.

Francis Xavier · Old Goa · Portuguese India

English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.

Restoration (England) · Wallingford House party · British Army · Richard Cromwell · Lord Protector

Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles.

Louis XIV of France · Palace of Versailles

Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War.

Battle of Prague (1757) · Prussian army · Prague · Seven Years' War

The end of Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War, and the end of Burmese Civil War (1740-1757).

Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War

English poet Christopher Smart is admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums.

Christopher Smart · St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics · Christopher Smart's asylum confinement · Psychiatric hospital

Construction begins on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the King of Siam in Bangkok, at the command of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.

Grand Palace · Monarchy of Thailand · Bangkok · Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo.

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald · HMS Speedy (1782) · Action of 6 May 1801 · Spanish frigate El Gamo

James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald.

James Gordon Bennett, Sr. · New York Herald

The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Penny Black · Postage stamp

The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence.

British East India Company · Bengal Native Infantry · Sepoy · Mangal Pandey · War of Independence of 1857

American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.

American Civil War · Arkansas · Union (American Civil War)

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops.

Battle of Chancellorsville · Army of the Potomac

Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.

Crazy Horse · Oglala Lakota · Nebraska

Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.

Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant) · Lord Frederick Cavendish · Fenian · Phoenix Park Murders

The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.

United States Congress · Chinese Exclusion Act

The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

Eiffel Tower · Exposition Universelle (1889)

Macario Sakay establishes the Tagalog Republic with himself as President.

Macario Sakay · Tagalog Republic

The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23rd by the Julian calendar).

Russian Constitution of 1906 · Julian calendar

George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.

George V · Edward VII

Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.

Babe Ruth · Boston Red Sox

Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha.

Martyrs' Square, Beirut · Djemal Pasha

Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while attempting to call upon the people to rise up against the French, and later being deposed and exiled to Réunion island.

Vietnam · Duy Tân · Réunion

The Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books.

Deutsche Studentenschaft · Magnus Hirschfeld · Institut für Sexualwissenschaft

New Deal: Executive Order 7034 creates the Works Progress Administration.

New Deal · Works Progress Administration

Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.

Hindenburg disaster · Nazi Germany · Zeppelin · Lakehurst, New Jersey

John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.

John Steinbeck · Pulitzer Prize for Fiction · The Grapes of Wrath

At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.

California · March Field · Bob Hope · United Service Organizations

The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.

World War II · Corregidor · Philippines · Battle of Corregidor

World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.

Mildred Gillars · Propaganda · Allies of World War II

World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.

Prague Offensive · Eastern Front (World War II)

EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.

Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator · Von Neumann architecture

Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.

Roger Bannister · Middle distance track event · Four-minute mile

More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon · Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon · Westminster Abbey

Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England.

Myra Hindley · Ian Brady · Life imprisonment (England and Wales) · Moors murders

Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.

Deniz Gezmiş · Ankara

During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut to commemorate 60th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

60th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide commemorations in Beirut · Armenian Genocide

The 6.5 Mw Friuli earthquake affected Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900-978 dead and 1,700-2,400 injured.

1976 Friuli earthquake · Northern Italy · Mercalli intensity scale

The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by experts.

Hitler Diaries

103 Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul.

Korean Martyrs · Canonized · Pope John Paul II · Seoul

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.

Elizabeth II · François Mitterrand · Channel Tunnel

The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.

Central Intelligence Agency · William Colby · Maryland

The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.

Bank of England

Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.

Kerry Wood · Houston Astros · Roger Clemens

The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.

Devolution · Scottish Parliament · Welsh Assembly

During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.

Syria · Pope John Paul II · Mosque

Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum.

Pim Fortuyn · Assassination of Pim Fortuyn · Hilversum

In just 36 minutes DOW Jones plunged nearly a 1000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash.

2010 Flash Crash

Three women missing for more than a decade are found alive in the U.S. city of Cleveland, Ohio.

Ariel Castro kidnappings · Cleveland, Ohio

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1024)

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

George Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg, Albanian national hero (d. 1468)

Skanderbeg · Skanderbeg

Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Polish princess (d. 1512)

Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Girolamo Seripando, Italian theologian and cardinal (d. 1563)

Girolamo Seripando

Marcellus II, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1555)

Pope Marcellus II

Innocent X, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1655)

Pope Innocent X

Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, French noble (d. 1637)

Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

Johann Joachim Becher, German physician and alchemist (d. 1682)

Johann Joachim Becher

Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright (d. 1747)

Alain-René Lesage

Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French cellist and composer (d. 1755)

Jean-Baptiste Stuck

Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic (d. 1780)

Charles Batteux

Anton Raaff, German tenor (d. 1797)

Anton Raaff

Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist (d. 1809)

Jean Senebier

André Masséna, French general (d. 1817)

André Masséna

Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician (d. 1794)

Maximilien Robespierre

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824)

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic (d. 1834)

Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette

Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher and author (d. 1832)

Karl Christian Friedrich Krause

Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)

Joseph Brackett

Roman Sanguszko, Polish general (d. 1881)

Roman Sanguszko

Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (d. 1891)

Hermann Raster

Max Eyth, German engineer and author (d. 1906)

Max Eyth

Grove Karl Gilbert, American geologist and academic (d. 1918)

Grove Karl Gilbert

Henry Edward Armstrong, English chemist and academic (d. 1937)

Henry Edward Armstrong

Aristide Bruant, French singer and actor (d. 1925)

Aristide Bruant

Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1939)

Sigmund Freud

Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (d. 1920)

Robert Peary

Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1931)

Motilal Nehru · President of the Indian National Congress

Gaston Leroux, French journalist and author (d. 1927)

Gaston Leroux

Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and central banker, 8th and 11th Governor of the Bank of Japan (d. 1932)

Junnosuke Inoue · Bank of Japan

Walter Rutherford, Scottish golfer (d. 1936)

Walter Rutherford

Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)

Victor Grignard · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet (d. 1914)

Christian Morgenstern

Willem de Sitter, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1934)

Willem de Sitter

Djemal Pasha, Ottoman general (d. 1922)

Djemal Pasha

Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (d. 1952)

Bedřich Hrozný

Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (d. 1929)

Hendrik van Heuckelum

Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator (d. 1959)

Winifred Brunton

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German-Swiss painter (d. 1938)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Alberto Collo, Italian actor (d. 1955)

Alberto Collo

Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian mathematician and author (d. 1974)

Júlio César de Mello e Souza

Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian soldier and politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (d. 1946)

Fidél Pálffy · Minister of Agriculture (Hungary)

Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. 1926)

Rudolph Valentino

Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1966)

Rolf Maximilian Sievert

Paul Alverdes, German author and poet (d. 1979)

Paul Alverdes

Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (d. 1945)

Konrad Henlein

Harry Golden, Ukrainian-American journalist and author (d. 1981)

Harry Golden

Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (d. 1957)

Max Ophüls

Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (d. 1977)

Toots Shor · Toots Shor's Restaurant

Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 1984)

Moshé Feldenkrais

Catherine Lacey, English actress (d. 1979)

Catherine Lacey

Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)

Harry Martinson · Nobel Prize in Literature

Philip N. Krasne, American lawyer and producer (d. 1999)

Philip N. Krasne

André Weil, French mathematician and academic (d. 1998)

André Weil

Weeb Ewbank, American football player and coach (d. 1998)

Weeb Ewbank

Guy des Cars, French journalist and author (d. 1993)

Guy des Cars

Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist (d. 1989)

Carmen Cavallaro

Stewart Granger, English-American actor (d. 1993)

Stewart Granger

Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985)

Orson Welles

Theodore H. White, American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986)

Theodore H. White

Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1997)

Robert H. Dicke

Kal Mann, American songwriter (d. 2001)

Kal Mann

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (d. 2004)

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan · Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates

André Guelfi, French race car driver (d. 2016)

André Guelfi

Ross Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1996)

Ross Hunter

Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2004)

Kamisese Mara · Prime Minister of Fiji

Marguerite Piazza, American soprano and actress (d. 2012)

Marguerite Piazza

Erich Fried, Austrian-German author, poet, and translator (d. 1988)

Erich Fried

Camille Laurin, Canadian psychiatrist and politician, 7th Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1999)

Camille Laurin · Deputy Premier of Quebec

Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002)

Harry Watson (ice hockey b. 1923)

Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 2014)

Nestor Basterretxea

Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite, activist, and author (d. 2006)

Patricia Kennedy Lawford

Denny Wright, English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992)

Denny Wright

Gilles Grégoire, Canadian politician, co-founded the Parti Québécois (d. 2006)

Gilles Grégoire · Parti Québécois

Rosemary Cramp, English archaeologist and academic

Rosemary Cramp

Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)

Paul Lauterbur · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

John Taylor, English bishop and theologian (d. 2016)

John Taylor (bishop of St Albans)

Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer (d. 2016)

Sonia Rykiel

Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach

Willie Mays

Ahmet Haxhiu, Kosovan activist (d. 1994)

Ahmet Haxhiu

Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, English lieutenant and politician

Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath

Richard Shelby, American lawyer and politician

Richard Shelby

Rubin Carter, American-Canadian boxer (d. 2014)

Rubin Carter

Jean Garon, Canadian economist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2014)

Jean Garon

Eddie C. Campbell, American singer and guitarist

Eddie C. Campbell

Chet Allen, American child actor (d. 1984)

Chet Allen (actor, 1939-1984)

Ariel Dorfman, Argentinian author, playwright, and academic

Ariel Dorfman

Andreas Baader, German terrorist, co-founded the Red Army Faction (d. 1977)

Andreas Baader · Red Army Faction

Milton William Cooper, American theorist and author (d. 2001)

Milton William Cooper

Wolfgang Reinhardt, German pole vaulter (d. 2011)

Wolfgang Reinhardt (athlete)

James Turrell, American sculptor and illustrator

James Turrell

Anton Furst, English-American production designer and art director (d. 1991)

Anton Furst

Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player and coach

Masanori Murakami

Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American country singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bob Seger

Alan Dale, New Zealand actor

Alan Dale

Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher and author

Martha Nussbaum

Ljubomir Vračarević, Serbian martial artist, founded Real Aikido (d. 2013)

Ljubomir Vračarević · Real Aikido

Frankie Librán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2013)

Frankie Librán

Jeffery Deaver, American journalist and author

Jeffery Deaver

Samuel Doe, Liberian sergeant and politician, 21st President of Liberia (d. 1990)

Samuel Doe · President of Liberia

Gerrit Zalm, Dutch economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Gerrit Zalm · Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Alexander Akimov, Ukrainian Chernobyl worker (d. 1986)

Alexander Akimov · Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Tony Blair, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Tony Blair · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Michelle Courchesne, Canadian urban planner and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec

Michelle Courchesne · Deputy Premier of Quebec

Ülle Rajasalu, Estonian politician

Ülle Rajasalu

Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager

Graeme Souness

Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer

Lynn Whitfield

Tom Abernethy, American basketball player

Tom Abernethy

Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs

Dora Bakoyannis · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)

Angela Hernández Nuñez, Dominican author and poet

Angela Hernández Nuñez

Ain Lutsepp, Estonian actor and politician

Ain Lutsepp

Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Armagh

Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon · Lord Lieutenant of Armagh

Tom Bergeron, American television host

Tom Bergeron

John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Defence

John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness · Secretary of State for Defence

Lakis Lazopoulos, Greek actor and screenwriter

Lakis Lazopoulos

Roland Wieser, German race walker and coach

Roland Wieser

Randall Stout, American architect, designed the Taubman Museum of Art (d. 2014)

Randall Stout · Taubman Museum of Art

Andreas Busse, German runner

Andreas Busse

Charles Hendry, English politician

Charles Hendry

Lyudmila Andonova, Bulgarian high jumper

Lyudmila Andonova

Keith Dowding, English political scientist, philosopher, and academic

Keith Dowding

Roma Downey, Irish-American actress and producer

Roma Downey

John Flansburgh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Flansburgh

Aleksei Lotman, Estonian biologist and politician

Aleksei Lotman

Anne Parillaud, French actress

Anne Parillaud

Oleksandr Apaychev, Ukrainian decathlete and coach

Oleksandr Apaychev

George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

George Clooney

Tom Hunter, Scottish businessman and philanthropist

Tom Hunter

Gina Riley, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter

Gina Riley

Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician and diplomat, First Vice President of the European Commission

Frans Timmermans · Vice-President of the European Commission

Tom Brake, English politician

Tom Brake

Brad Izzard, Australian rugby league player

Brad Izzard

Alessandra Ferri, Italian ballerina

Alessandra Ferri

Leslie Hope, Canadian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

Leslie Hope

Worku Bikila, Ethiopian runner

Worku Bikila

Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player

Lætitia Sadier

Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Jim Magilton

Roland Kun, Nauruan politician

Roland Kun

Chris Shiflett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Chris Shiflett

Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player

Martin Brodeur

Naoko Takahashi, Japanese runner

Naoko Takahashi

Bernard Barmasai, Kenyan runner

Bernard Barmasai

Daniela Bártová, Czech pole vaulter and gymnast

Daniela Bártová

Alan Richardson, English cricketer and coach

Alan Richardson (cricketer)

Dean Chandler, English footballer

Dean Chandler

Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist

Christophe Brandt

Marc Chouinard, Canadian ice hockey player

Marc Chouinard

Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player and coach

Mark Eaton (ice hockey)

Chantelle Newbery, Australian diver

Chantelle Newbery

John Abraham, American football player

John Abraham (American football)

Fredrick Federley, Swedish journalist and politician

Fredrick Federley

Aleksandr Fyodorov, Russian bodybuilder

Aleksandr Fyodorov (bodybuilder)

Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower

Gerd Kanter

Jan Erik Mikalsen, Norwegian composer

Jan Erik Mikalsen

Brooke Bennett, American swimmer

Brooke Bennett

Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer

Ricardo Oliveira

Matthew Whiley, English cricketer

Matthew Whiley

Jason Witten, American Footballer

Jason Witten

Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer

Dani Alves

Ingrid Jonach, Australian author

Ingrid Jonach

Gabourey Sidibe, American actress

Gabourey Sidibe

Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama

Trinley Thaye Dorje · Karmapa

Fredrik Sjöström, Swedish ice hockey player

Fredrik Sjöström

Anton Babchuk, Ukrainian ice hockey player

Anton Babchuk

Juan Pablo Carrizo, Argentinian footballer

Juan Pablo Carrizo

Chris Paul, American basketball player

Chris Paul

Goran Dragic, Slovenian basketball player

Goran Dragic

Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer

Dries Mertens

Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player

Dominika Cibulková

Jesse Hughes, Canadian DJ and producer

Vanic

José Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player

José Altuve

Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player

Brendan Gallagher

Byun Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor

Byun Baekhyun

Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer

Gustavo Gómez

Mateo Kovačić, Austrian-Croatian footballer

Mateo Kovačić

Eadberht, bishop of Lindisfarne

Eadberht of Lindisfarne · Lindisfarne

Ninmyō, Japanese emperor (b. 808)

Emperor Ninmyō

Qian Liu, Chinese warlord and king (b. 852)

Qian Liu

Ealdwulf, Archbishop of York, Abbot of Peterborough and Bishop of Worcester

Ealdwulf (archbishop of York) · Archbishop of York · Abbot of Peterborough · Bishop of Worcester

Ruben III, Prince of Armenia (b. 1145)

Ruben III, Prince of Armenia

Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler

Roger of Wendover · Benedictine · Chronicle

Edmund Beaufort, English commander (b. 1438)

Edmund Beaufort (died 1471)

Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons

Thomas Tresham (speaker)

Dieric Bouts, Flemish painter (b. 1415)

Dieric Bouts

Queen Jeonghui, Korean regent (b. 1418)

Queen Jeonghui

James Tyrrell, English knight (b. 1450)

James Tyrrell

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b.1490)

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon · 1490

Juan Luís Vives, Spanish scholar (b. 1492)

Juan Luís Vives

Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)

Giaches de Wert

Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)

Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington · Cotton library

Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)

Cornelius Jansen

François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)

François de Laval

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin

Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)

Christine Kirch

Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (b. 1792)

Francisco de Paula Santander · President of the Republic of the New Granada

Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)

Alexander von Humboldt

Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817)

Henry David Thoreau

Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)

Johan Ludvig Runeberg

Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829)

Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant)

Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836)

Lord Frederick Cavendish · Chief Secretary for Ireland

Bret Harte, American author and poet (b. 1836)

Bret Harte

Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (b. 1831)

Robert Herbert · Premier of Queensland

Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (b. 1830)

Emanuele Luigi Galizia

Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)

Edward VII

L. Frank Baum, American novelist (b. 1856)

L. Frank Baum

Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1869)

Konstantin Somov

Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)

Maurice Maeterlinck · Nobel Prize in Literature

Élie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869)

Élie Cartan

Maria Montessori, Italian-Dutch physician and educator (b. 1870)

Maria Montessori

Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (b. 1881)

Maria Dulęba

Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (b. 1907)

Ragnar Nurkse

Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)

Lucian Blaga

Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1881)

Theodore von Kármán

Ted Weems, American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901)

Ted Weems

Monty Woolley, American raconteur, actor, and director (b. 1888)

Monty Woolley

Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator (b. 1885)

Zhou Zuoren

Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. 1879)

Alexander Rodzyanko

Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1893)

Ernest MacMillan

József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1892)

József Mindszenty

María Luisa Bombal, Chilean writer (b. 1910)

María Luisa Bombal

Ezra Jack Keats, American author and illustrator (b. 1916)

Ezra Jack Keats

Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (b. 1922)

Kai Winding

Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (b. 1904)

Mary Cain (editor)

Bonner Pink, English politician (b. 1912)

Bonner Pink

William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1913)

William J. Casey · Director of Central Intelligence

Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (b. 1897)

Earl Blaik

Charles Farrell, American actor (b. 1901)

Charles Farrell

Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (b. 1903)

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (b. 1901)

Marlene Dietrich

Noel Brotherston, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1956)

Noel Brotherston

Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (b. 1920)

Gordon McClymont

Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1906)

Murray Adaskin

Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1932)

Otis Blackwell

Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (b. 1948)

Pim Fortuyn

Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (b. 1940)

Bjørn Johansen (musician)

Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1927)

Art Houtteman

Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (b. 1925)

Virginia Capers

Philip Kapleau, American monk and educator (b. 1912)

Philip Kapleau

Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (b. 1923)

Barney Kessel

Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)

Grant McLennan

Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (b. 1958)

Lorne Saxberg

Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (b. 1938)

Enéas Carneiro

Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Curtis Harrington

Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (b. 1978)

Kevin Grubb

Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1926)

Robin Roberts (baseball)

James R. Browning, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1918)

James R. Browning

James Isaac, American director and producer (b. 1960)

James Isaac

Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and author (b. 1924)

Jean Laplanche

Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1919)

Giulio Andreotti · Prime Minister of Italy

Severo Aparicio Quispe, Peruvian bishop (b. 1923)

Severo Aparicio Quispe

Michelangelo Spensieri, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

Michelangelo Spensieri

Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (b. 1925)

Wil Albeda · Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)

William H. Dana, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)

William H. Dana

Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (b. 1940)

Jimmy Ellis (boxer)

Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)

Billy Harrell

Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921)

Antony Hopkins

Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (b. 1919)

Maria Lassnig

Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1921)

Farley Mowat

Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (b. 1930)

Novera Ahmed

Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (b. 1927)

Denise McCluggage

Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1922)

Jim Wright · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1990)

Patrick Ekeng

Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (b. 1923)

Reg Grundy