May 7 — On This Day

The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out. After his arrival at Antioch, the Jews begin a rebellion in Palestine.

Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus · Antioch · Palestine (region)

In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.

Constantinople · Dome · Hagia Sophia · Justinian I

In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens to regulate the election of the Pope.

Second Council of Lyon · Pope

The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista.

Siege of Málaga (1487) · Reconquista

Louis XIV of France begins construction of the Palace of Versailles.

Louis XIV of France · Palace of Versailles

Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.

Battle of Vrtijeljka

Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.

Stockholm · Middle Ages · Stockholm Palace

The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.

New Orleans · Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville

Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.

Pontiac's War · Pontiac (Ottawa leader) · Fort Detroit

French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic.

French Revolution · Maximilien Robespierre · Cult of the Supreme Being · National Convention · State religion

World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.

Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) · Vienna · Michael Umlauf

Greece's independence is recognized by the Treaty of London.

Treaty of London, 1832

The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.

Great Natchez Tornado · Natchez, Mississippi · Tornado

The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge Chronicle · Cambridge, Massachusetts

American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.

American Civil War · Army of the Potomac · Ulysses S. Grant · Battle of the Wilderness

The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia.

Clipper · City of Adelaide (1864) · William Pile (shipbuilder)

In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.

Saint Petersburg · Alexander Stepanovich Popov · Lightning · Radio receiver · Soviet Union

World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many formerly pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire

World War I · Submarine · SM U-20 (Germany) · Sinking of the RMS Lusitania · German Empire

Japanese 21 Demands Ultimatum to China (Commemorated as National Day of Humiliation)

Twenty-One Demands

Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.

Kiev Offensive (1920) · Second Polish Republic · Józef Piłsudski · Edward Rydz-Śmigły · Ukrainian People's Republic

Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.

Treaty of Moscow (1920) · Russian SFSR · Democratic Republic of Georgia

The Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, opens the first exhibition by the Group of Seven.

Art Gallery of Ontario · Group of Seven (artists)

The Jinan incident begins with Japanese forces killing the Chinese negotiating team in Jinan, China, and going on to kill over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.

Jinan incident

The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.

1930 Salmas earthquake · Mercalli intensity scale

Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.

Spanish Civil War · Condor Legion · Heinkel He 51 · Francisco Franco

The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.

Norway Debate · British House of Commons · Neville Chamberlain · Winston Churchill

During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in the naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.

Battle of the Coral Sea · Aircraft carrier · Imperial Japanese Navy · Light aircraft carrier · Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō

World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.

World War II · Alfred Jodl · German Instrument of Surrender · Reims

Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees.

Sony

The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.

Council of Europe · Hague Congress (1948)

The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.

Integrated circuit · Geoffrey Dummer

Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Vietnamese victory (the battle began on March 13).

Indochina War · Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.

Cold War · U-2 Crisis of 1960 · Nikita Khrushchev · Lockheed U-2 · Gary Powers

Honda Accord officially launched.

Honda Accord

Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.

Patrick Morrow · Seven Summits

Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.

Michigan · United States Constitution · Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution · United States Congress

The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.

Space Shuttle · Space Shuttle Endeavour · STS-49

Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada.

McDonald's · Sydney, Nova Scotia · Sydney River McDonald's murders

Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.

Edvard Munch · The Scream · National Gallery of Norway

Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion USD and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.

Mercedes-Benz · Chrysler · DaimlerChrysler

Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft apparently inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.

Kosovo War · NATO · United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade · Belgrade

In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.

Guinea-Bissau · João Bernardo Vieira · Military coup

Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.

Vladimir Putin

A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.

China Northern Airlines Flight 6136 · Yellow Sea

American businessman Nick Berg, is beheaded by Islamic militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.

Nick Berg · Decapitation · Islamic militants

Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.

Israel · Herod the Great · Jerusalem

Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1365)

Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg

John III of the Palatinate, archbishop of Regensburg (d. 1538)

John III of the Palatinate

Louis, Prince of Condé (d. 1569)

Louis, Prince of Condé (1530-1569)

Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (d. 1618)

Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (d. 1681)

Patriarch Nikon of Moscow

Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 10th Mayor of New York City (d. 1700)

Stephanus Van Cortlandt · Mayor of New York City

Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (d. 1772)

Gerard van Swieten

Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer (d. 1759)

Carl Heinrich Graun

David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (d. 1776)

David Hume

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (d. 1797)

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser

Nikolai Arkharov, Russian police officer and general (d. 1814)

Nikolai Arkharov

Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and philosopher (d. 1793)

Olympe de Gouges

Józef Poniatowski, Polish general (d. 1813)

Józef Poniatowski

Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (d. 1820)

Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia

William Bainbridge, American commodore (d. 1833)

William Bainbridge

Jacques Viger, Canadian archaeologist and politician, 1st mayor of Montreal (d. 1858)

Jacques Viger (1787-1858) · Mayor of Montreal

Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (d. 1889)

Robert Browning

Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (d. 1897)

Johannes Brahms

Joseph Gurney Cannon, American lawyer and politician, 40th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1926)

Joseph Gurney Cannon · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Karl Mauch, German geographer and explorer (d. 1875)

Karl Mauch

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer and educator (d. 1893)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Mary Eliza Mahoney, African American nurse and activist (d. 1926)

Mary Eliza Mahoney

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1929)

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

William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (d. 1930)

William A. MacCorkle · Governor of West Virginia

Tom Norman, English businessman (d. 1930)

Tom Norman

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)

Rabindranath Tagore · Nobel Prize in Literature

Władysław Reymont, Polish novelist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1925)

Władysław Reymont · Nobel Prize in Literature

Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter (d. 1951)

William Hoyt (athlete)

Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee (d. 1972)

Pandurang Vaman Kane · Bharat Ratna

George E. Wiley, American cyclist (d. 1954)

George E. Wiley

Willem Elsschot, Belgian author and poet (d. 1960)

Willem Elsschot

George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (d. 1969)

George "Gabby" Hayes

Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (d. 1943)

Viktor Puskar

Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist (d. 1988)

Harry McShane

Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (d. 1982)

Archibald MacLeish

Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (d. 1980)

Josip Broz Tito · President of Yugoslavia

Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey coach and manager (d. 1985)

Frank J. Selke

Kathleen McKane Godfree, English tennis and badminton player (d. 1992)

Kathleen McKane Godfree

Alfred Gerrard, English sculptor and academic (d. 1998)

Alfred Gerrard

Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961)

Gary Cooper

Jimmy Ball, Canadian sprinter (d. 1988)

Jimmy Ball

Kurt Weitzmann, German-American historian and author (d. 1993)

Kurt Weitzmann

Eric Krenz, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1931)

Eric Krenz

Edwin H. Land, American scientist and inventor, co-founded the Polaroid Corporation (d. 1991)

Edwin H. Land · Polaroid Corporation

Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)

Ishirō Honda

Rıfat Ilgaz, Turkish author, poet, and educator (d. 1993)

Rıfat Ilgaz

Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989)

Pannalal Patel

John Spencer Hardy, American general (d. 2012)

John Spencer Hardy

Simon Ramo, American physicist and engineer (d. 2016)

Simon Ramo

Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat. British Ambassador to South Africa (d. 1996)

Arthur Snelling · List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to South Africa

Huw Wheldon, Welsh-English broadcaster (d. 1986)

Huw Wheldon

W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player and physician (d. 2013)

W. B. Young

Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (d. 2013)

Domenico Bartolucci

Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant

Lenox Hewitt

David Tomlinson, English actor (d. 2000)

David Tomlinson (actor)

Eva Perón, Argentinian actress, 25th First Lady of Argentina (d. 1952)

Eva Perón · First Lady of Argentina

Rendra Karno, Indonesian actor (d. 1985)

Rendra Karno

Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs, English historian and academic (d. 2016)

Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs

Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (d. 1985)

Gaston Rébuffat

Darren McGavin, American actor and director (d. 2006)

Darren McGavin

Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (d. 2007)

Joe O'Donnell (photojournalist)

Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985)

Anne Baxter

Jim Lowe, American singer-songwriter, disc jockey, and radio host (d. 2016)

Jim Lowe

Bülent Ulusu, Turkish admiral and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2015)

Bülent Ulusu · List of Prime Ministers of Turkey

Albert Band, French-American director and producer (d. 2002)

Albert Band

Lauri Vaska, Estonian-American chemist and academic (d. 2015)

Lauri Vaska

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Dick Williams, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2011)

Dick Williams

Totie Fields, American comedian and author (d. 1978)

Totie Fields

Babe Parilli, American football player and coach

Babe Parilli

John Smith, Baron Kirkhill, English politician

John Smith, Baron Kirkhill

Teresa Brewer, American singer (d. 2007)

Teresa Brewer

Gene Wolfe, American author

Gene Wolfe

Jordi Bonet, Spanish-Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 1979)

Jordi Bonet

Alan Cuthbert, English pharmacologist and academic

Alan Cuthbert

Pete Domenici, American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Albuquerque

Pete Domenici · Mayor of Albuquerque

Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2002)

Johnny Unitas

Avraham Heffner, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

Avraham Heffner

Michael Hopkins, English architect

Michael Hopkins (architect)

Robin Hanbury-Tenison, English explorer and author

Robin Hanbury-Tenison

Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman

Tony O'Reilly

Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer (d. 2014)

Jimmy Ruffin

Claude Raymond, Canadian baseball player and coach

Claude Raymond (baseball)

Sidney Altman, Canadian-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Sidney Altman · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Ruggero Deodato, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter

Ruggero Deodato

Ruud Lubbers, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Ruud Lubbers · Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Johnny Maestro, American pop/doo-wop singer (d. 2010)

Johnny Maestro

Clive Soley, Baron Soley, English politician

Clive Soley, Baron Soley

Angela Carter, English English novelist, short story writer (d. 1992)

Angela Carter

Dave Chambers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Dave Chambers

Lawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury, English lawyer and judge

Lawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury

Terry Allen, American singer and painter

Terry Allen (artist)

Harvey Andrews, English singer-songwriter and poet

Harvey Andrews

John Bannon, Australian academic and politician, 39th Premier of South Australia (d. 2015)

John Bannon · Premier of South Australia

Peter Carey, Australian novelist and short story writer

Peter Carey (novelist)

Christy Moore, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Christy Moore

Robin Strasser, American actress

Robin Strasser

Thelma Houston, American R&B/disco singer and actress

Thelma Houston

Marv Hubbard, American football player (d. 2015)

Marv Hubbard

Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (The Grateful Dead)

Bill Kreutzmann · Grateful Dead

Michael Rosen, English author and poet

Michael Rosen

Brian Turner, English chef and television host

Brian Turner (chef)

Kathy Ahern, American golfer (d. 1996)

Kathy Ahern

Deborah Butterfield, American sculptor

Deborah Butterfield

John Dowling Coates, Australian lawyer, sports administrator and businessman

John Coates (sports administrator)

Randall "Tex" Cobb, American boxer and actor

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Prairie Prince, American rock drummer and graphic artist

Prairie Prince

Tim Russert, American television journalist and lawyer (d. 2008)

Tim Russert

Bernie Marsden, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Bernie Marsden

Stanley Dickens, Swedish race car driver

Stanley Dickens

Pat McInally, American football player and coach

Pat McInally

Ian McKay, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1982)

Ian McKay · Victoria Cross

Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist

Philippe Geluck

Joanna Haigh, English meteorologist and physicist

Joanna Haigh

Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Amy Heckerling

Clément Gignac, Canadian politician

Clément Gignac

Ben Poquette, American basketball player

Ben Poquette

Axel Zwingenberger, German pianist and songwriter

Axel Zwingenberger

Jan Peter Balkenende, Dutch jurist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Jan Peter Balkenende · Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Anne Dudley, English pianist and composer

Anne Dudley

Nicholas Hytner, English director and producer

Nicholas Hytner

Jean Lapierre, Canadian talk show host and politician

Jean Lapierre

Calum MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician

Calum MacDonald (politician)

Kristina M. Johnson, American business executive, engineer, academic and government official

Kristina M. Johnson

Mikhail Biryukov, Russian footballer and manager

Mikhail Biryukov (footballer, born 1958)

Mark G. Kuzyk, American physicist and academic

Mark G. Kuzyk

Anne Marie Rafferty, English nurse and academic

Anne Marie Rafferty

Michael E. Knight, American actor

Michael E. Knight

Heiki Valk, Estonian archeologist and academic

Heiki Valk

Adam Bernstein, American director and screenwriter

Adam Bernstein

Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, Iraqi-English surgeon and academic

Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham

Almudena Grandes, Spanish author

Almudena Grandes

Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician

Hans-Peter Bartels

Sue Black, Scottish anthropologist and academic

Sue Black (forensic anthropologist)

Ivar Must, Estonian composer and producer

Ivar Must

Tony Campbell, American basketball player and coach

Tony Campbell

Judith Donath, American computer scientist and academic

Judith Donath

Johnny Lee Middleton, American bass player and songwriter

Johnny Lee Middleton

Ronnie Harmon, American football player

Ronnie Harmon

Denis Mandarino, Brazilian guitarist, composer, and painter

Denis Mandarino

Leslie O'Neal, American football player

Leslie O'Neal

Reuben Davis, American football player

Reuben Davis (American football)

Owen Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1999)

Owen Hart

Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Norman Whiteside

Huang Zhihong, Chinese shot putter

Huang Zhihong

Martin Bryant, Australian mass murderer

Martin Bryant

Adam Price, Danish chef and screenwriter

Adam Price (screenwriter)

Joe Rice, American colonel and politician

Joe Rice

Traci Lords, American actress and singer

Traci Lords

Lisa Raitt, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport

Lisa Raitt · Minister of Transport (Canada)

Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter

Eagle-Eye Cherry

Jun Falkenstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Jun Falkenstein

Katerina Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player

Katerina Maleeva

Reidar Horghagen, Norwegian drummer

Reidar Horghagen

Dave Karpa, Canadian ice hockey player

Dave Karpa

Thomas Piketty, French economist

Thomas Piketty

Peter Dubovský, Czech-Slovak footballer (d. 2000)

Peter Dubovský (footballer)

Frank Trigg, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

Frank Trigg

Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter and producer

Kristian Lundin

Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist

Paolo Savoldelli

Lawrence Johnson, American pole vaulter

Lawrence Johnson (athlete)

Ashley Cowan, English cricketer

Ashley Cowan

Calvin Booth, American basketball player

Calvin Booth

Berke Hatipoğlu, Turkish guitarist and songwriter

Berke Hatipoğlu

Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league player

Stacey Jones

Andrea Lo Cicero, Italian rugby player

Andrea Lo Cicero

Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2005)

Michael P. Murphy · Medal of Honor

Ayelet Shaked, Israeli Minister of Justice (since 2015)

Ayelet Shaked

Elton Flatley, Australian rugby player

Elton Flatley

Stian Arnesen, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and songwriter

Stian Arnesen

James Carter, American hurdler

James Carter (hurdler)

Shawn Marion, American basketball player

Shawn Marion

Katie Douglas, American basketball player

Katie Douglas

James Loney, American baseball player

James Loney

Alex Smith, American football player

Alex Smith

Kevin Owens, Canadian wrestler

Kevin Owens

Jarrad Hickey, Australian rugby league player

Jarrad Hickey

Drew Neitzel, American basketball player

Drew Neitzel

Matt Helders, English drummer

Matt Helders

Asami Konno, Japanese singer

Asami Konno

Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)

Michael Maidens

Jérémy Ménez, French footballer

Jérémy Ménez

Mark Reynolds, Scottish footballer

Mark Reynolds (footballer)

David Schlemko, Canadian ice hockey player

David Schlemko

Eino Puri, Estonian footballer

Eino Puri

Sander Puri, Estonian footballer

Sander Puri

Raina, South Korean singer, dancer, model and rapper

Raina (singer)

Alexander Ludwig, Canadian actor

Alexander Ludwig

Seko Fofana, French footballer

Seko Fofana

Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player

Daria Kasatkina

Jesse Puljujärvi, Finnish ice hockey player

Jesse Puljujärvi

Christine Kim, American viola player

Christine Kim

John of Beverley, bishop of York

John of Beverley · Diocese of York

Ibn Hisham, Muslim historian

Ibn Hisham

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 912)

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor

Bagrat III, 1st King of Georgia (b. 960)

Bagrat III of Georgia

Remigius de Fécamp, English monk and bishop

Remigius de Fécamp

William I of Sicily

William I of Sicily

Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey

Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey

Ladislaus III of Hungary (b. 1201)

Ladislaus III of Hungary

Otto I, Duke of Merania (b. c. 1180)

Otto I, Duke of Merania

Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English priest (b. 1352)

Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr

Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1471)

Eskender · Emperor of Ethiopia

Franz von Sickingen, German knight (b. 1481)

Franz von Sickingen

Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (b. 1466)

Ottaviano Petrucci

David Fabricius, German astronomer and theologian (b. 1564)

David Fabricius

Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer (b. 1616)

Johann Jakob Froberger

Feodor III of Russia (b. 1661)

Feodor III of Russia

Bajo Pivljanin (b. 1630)

Bajo Pivljanin

Mary of Modena (b. 1658)

Mary of Modena

Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1722)

Pietro Nardini

Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer (b. 1728)

Niccolò Piccinni

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English general and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1739)

Jabez Bowen · Deputy Governor of Rhode Island

Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1750)

Antonio Salieri

Caspar David Friedrich, German painter and educator (b. 1774)

Caspar David Friedrich

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux · Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)

Alexander Loyd · Mayor of Chicago

William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1795)

William Buell Sprague

C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (b. 1811)

C. F. W. Walther

H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1861)

H. H. Holmes

Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (b. 1818)

Agostino Roscelli

Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (b. 1896)

Albert Ball

Max Wagenknecht, German pianist and composer (b. 1857)

Max Wagenknecht

Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (b. 1897/1898)

Alluri Sitarama Raju

William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, English businessman and politician (b. 1851)

William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme

Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and author (b. 1886)

Ernst A. Lehmann

Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (b. 1881)

Octavian Goga

George Lansbury, English journalist and politician (b. 1859)

George Lansbury

James George Frazer, Scottish-English anthropologist and academic (b. 1854)

James George Frazer

Felix Weingartner, Croatian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)

Felix Weingartner

Fethi Okyar, Turkish colonel and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1880)

Fethi Okyar · List of Prime Ministers of Turkey

Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian journalist and politician (b. 1864)

Herbert Macaulay

Warner Baxter, American actor (b. 1889)

Warner Baxter

Margaret Larkin, American writer and poet (b. 1899)

Margaret Larkin

Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1880)

Mihkel Lüdig

Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (b. 1915)

Mort Weisinger

Haldun Taner, Turkish playwright and author (b. 1915)

Haldun Taner

Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (b. 1930)

Colin Blakely

Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (b. 1941)

Paul Popham · Gay Men's Health Crisis

Sam Tambimuttu, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1932)

Sam Tambimuttu

Duane Carter, American racing driver (b. 1913)

Duane Carter

Clement Greenberg, American art critic (b. 1909)

Clement Greenberg

Ray McKinley, American drummer, singer, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (b. 1910)

Ray McKinley · Glenn Miller Orchestra

Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924)

Allan McLeod Cormack · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Eddie Rabbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

Eddie Rabbitt

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American captain, actor, and producer (b. 1909)

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (b. 1912)

Jacques de Bourbon-Busset

Waldemar Milewicz, Polish journalist (b. 1956)

Waldemar Milewicz

Tristan Egolf, American author and activist (b. 1971)

Tristan Egolf

Peter Rodino, American captain and politician (b. 1909)

Peter W. Rodino

Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1980)

Otilino Tenorio

Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (b. 1943)

Richard Carleton

Joan C. Edwards, American singer and philanthropist (b. 1918)

Joan C. Edwards

Isabella Blow, English magazine editor (b. 1958)

Isabella Blow

Diego Corrales, American boxer (b. 1977)

Diego Corrales

Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1926)

Octavian Paler

Yahweh ben Yahweh, American cult leader, founded the Nation of Yahweh (b. 1935)

Yahweh ben Yahweh · Nation of Yahweh

David Mellor, English designer (b. 1930)

David Mellor (designer)

Danny Ozark, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1923)

Danny Ozark

Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (b. 1957)

Seve Ballesteros

Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924)

Willard Boyle · Nobel Prize in Physics

Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host (b. 1957)

Big George

Sammy Barr, Scottish trade union leader (b. 1931)

Sammy Barr

Ferenc Bartha, Hungarian economist and politician (b. 1943)

Ferenc Bartha

Dennis E. Fitch, American captain and pilot (b. 1942)

Dennis E. Fitch

Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1948)

Ferruccio Mazzola

George Sauer, Jr., American football player (b. 1943)

George Sauer, Jr.

Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (b. 1923)

Neville McNamara

Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (b. 1943)

Colin Pillinger

Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (b. 1927)

Dick Welteroth

Frank DiPascali, American businessman (b. 1956)

Frank DiPascali

John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (b. 1929)

John Dixon (cartoonist)