June 10 — On This Day

Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu.

Emperor Tenji · Water clock · Ōtsu, Shiga

Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem.

Third Crusade · Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor · Göksu · Jerusalem

The Battle of Pelekanon results in a Byzantine defeat by the Ottoman Empire.

Battle of Pelekanon · Byzantine Empire · Ottoman Empire

Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city won't recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark.

Copenhagen · Frederick I of Denmark · Christian II of Denmark

Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.

Council of Trent · Pope Paul III · Bishop · Venice

Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.

Willem Barents · Jacob van Heemskerk · Bear Island (Norway)

Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.

Thirty Years' War · Battle of Záblatí · Thirty Years' War

Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.

Treaty of Compiègne (1624)

Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".

Salem witch trials · Bridget Bishop · Salem, Massachusetts

Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel.

Jacobite risings · Battle of Glen Shiel

King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke · Thailand · Coronation of the Thai monarch

A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China.

Landslide dam · Dadu River (Sichuan) · Sichuan

The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo.

Jardin des Plantes · Zoo

French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.

French Revolution · Girondin · Jacobins · Committee of Public Safety · Reign of Terror

First Barbary War: Yusuf Karamanli signs a treaty ending the hostilities between Tripolitania and the United States.

First Barbary War · Yusuf Karamanli · Tripolitania

The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.

The Boat Race · University of Oxford · University of Cambridge · River Thames · London

Myall Creek massacre: Twenty-eight Aboriginal Australians are murdered.

Myall Creek massacre · Aboriginal Australians

The first class of United States Naval Academy students graduate.

United States Naval Academy

American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia.

American Civil War · Battle of Big Bethel · Confederate States of America · John B. Magruder · Union (American Civil War)

American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.

Battle of Brice's Crossroads · Nathan Bedford Forrest · Samuel D. Sturgis · Mississippi

Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.

Sinmiyangyo · United States Marine Corps · Han River (Korea) · Kanghwa Island

League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Greece.

League of Prizren · Congress of Berlin · Treaty of San Stefano · Balkans · Serbia

Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17 km long fissure across the mountain peak.

Mount Tarawera · Pink and White Terraces

Spanish-American War: U.S. Marines land on the island of Cuba.

Spanish-American War · United States Marine Corps · Cuba

The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.

Arab Revolt · Ottoman Empire · Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.

Austro-Hungarian Navy · SMS Szent István · Croatia · Kingdom of Italy · MAS (ships)

Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.

Fascist · Socialism · Giacomo Matteotti

Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.

Bob Smith (doctor) · Alcoholics Anonymous · Akron, Ohio · Ohio · Bill W.

Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.

Chaco War · Bolivia · Paraguay · 1932

World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.

World War II

World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.

Franklin D. Roosevelt · University of Virginia

World War II: Norway surrenders to German forces.

Nazi Germany

World War II: Nazis burn the Czech village of Lidice in reprisal for the killing of Reinhard Heydrich.

Nazism · Czech Republic · Lidice · Reinhard Heydrich

World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.

Oradour-sur-Glane

World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 218 men, women and children are massacred by German troops.

Distomo · Boeotia · Distomo massacre

In baseball, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game.

Baseball · Joe Nuxhall · Cincinnati Reds

Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei.

Second Australian Imperial Force · Brunei Bay · Brunei

Saab produces its first automobile.

Saab Automobile

John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the Canadian federal election, 1957, ending 22 years of Liberal Party government.

John Diefenbaker · Progressive Conservative Party of Canada · Canadian federal election, 1957 · Liberal Party of Canada

The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.

Equal Pay Act of 1963 · Gender pay gap · John F. Kennedy · New Frontier

United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage.

Filibuster · Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.

Six-Day War · Israel · Syria

James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee. He is recaptured three days later.

James Earl Ray · Brushy Mountain State Prison · Petros, Tennessee

The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela.

African National Congress · Nelson Mandela

British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities

British Airways Flight 5390 · Southampton Airport

Eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard is kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she would remain a captive until 2009.

Jaycee Lee Dugard · South Lake Tahoe, California

China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report.

DF-31 · Lop Nur · Cox Report

Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.

Northern Ireland · Sinn Féin

Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.

Khmer Rouge · Pol Pot · Son Sen

Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.

Kosovo War · NATO · Airstrike · Slobodan Milošević · Serbia

Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.

Pope John Paul II · Lebanon · Saint Rafqa

The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.

Kevin Warwick

The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.

Spirit (rover) · NASA · Mars Exploration Rover

Former The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie is fatally shot in Orlando, Florida following a concert; she died from her injuries at the age of 22.

The Voice (U.S. TV series) · Christina Grimmie · Orlando, Florida

Emperor Uda of Japan (d. 931)

Emperor Uda

Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani, Persian mathematician and atronomer (d. 998)

Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani · Mathematics in medieval Islam · Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world

Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi, Persian poet and philosopher (d. 1289)

Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi

Mercurino Gattinara, Italian statesman and jurist (d. 1530)

Mercurino Gattinara

Louis, Duke of Montpensier (1561-1582) (d. 1582)

Louis, Duke of Montpensier

Leandro Bassano, Italian painter (d. 1622)

Leandro Bassano

Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (d. 1710)

Esprit Fléchier

James Francis Edward Stuart, claimant to the English and Scottish throne (d. 1766)

James Francis Edward Stuart

Princess Caroline of Great Britain (d. 1757)

Princess Caroline of Great Britain

Carl Gustaf Ekeberg, Swedish physician and explorer (d. 1784)

Carl Gustaf Ekeberg

William Eustis, American physician and politician, 12th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)

William Eustis · Governor of Massachusetts

Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (d. 1884)

Hermann Schlegel

Gustave Courbet, French-Swiss painter and sculptor (d. 1877)

Gustave Courbet

Sondre Norheim, Norwegian-American skier (d. 1897)

Sondre Norheim

Edwin Arnold, English poet and journalist (d. 1904)

Edwin Arnold

Nikolaus Otto, German engineer (d. 1891)

Nikolaus Otto

Stephen Mosher Wood, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1920)

Stephen Mosher Wood

Rebecca Latimer Felton, American educator and politician (d. 1930)

Rebecca Latimer Felton

Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish lawyer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1912)

Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg · Prime Minister of Denmark

Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (d. 1920)

Theodor Philipsen

Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1900)

Heinrich von Herzogenberg

Sarah Grand, Irish feminist writer (d. 1943)

Sarah Grand

Emanuel Nobel, Swedish-Russian businessman (d. 1932)

Emanuel Nobel

Mrs. Leslie Carter, American actress (d. 1937)

Mrs. Leslie Carter

Louis Couperus, Dutch author and poet (d. 1923)

Louis Couperus

Ninian Comper, Scottish architect (d. 1960)

Ninian Comper

Frederick Cook, American physician and explorer (d. 1940)

Frederick Cook

André Derain, French painter and sculptor (d. 1954)

André Derain

Nils Økland, Norwegian Esperantist and teacher (d. 1969)

Nils Økland

Leone Sextus Tollemache, English captain (d. 1917)

Leone Sextus Tollemache

Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor and producer (d. 1973)

Sessue Hayakawa

Al Dubin, Swiss-American songwriter (d. 1945)

Al Dubin

Hattie McDaniel, American actress (d. 1952)

Hattie McDaniel

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia

Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt (d. 1983)

Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt

Stanisław Czaykowski, Polish race car driver (d. 1933)

Stanisław Czaykowski

Frederick Loewe, Austrian-American composer (d. 1988)

Frederick Loewe

Lin Huiyin, Chinese architect and poet (d. 1955)

Lin Huiyin

Fairfield Porter, American painter and critic (d. 1975)

Fairfield Porter

Lang Hancock, Australian soldier and businessman (d. 1992)

Lang Hancock

Frank Demaree, American baseball player and manager (d. 1958)

Frank Demaree

Robert Still, English composer and educator (d. 1971)

Robert Still

Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)

Howlin' Wolf

Ralph Kirkpatrick, American harpsichord player and musicologist (d. 1984)

Ralph Kirkpatrick · Harpsichord

Terence Rattigan, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1977)

Terence Rattigan

Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980)

Jean Lesage · Premier of Quebec

Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 2007)

Tikhon Khrennikov

Benjamin Shapira, German-Israeli biochemist and academic (d. 1993)

Benjamin Shapira

Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Turkish poet and playwright (d. 1988)

Oktay Rıfat Horozcu

Saul Bellow, Canadian-American novelist, essayist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)

Saul Bellow · Nobel Prize in Literature

Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013)

Peride Celal

William Rosenberg, American entrepreneur, founded Dunkin' Donuts (d. 2002)

William Rosenberg · Dunkin' Donuts

Patachou, French singer and actress (d. 2015)

Patachou

Barry Morse, English-Canadian actor and director (d. 2008)

Barry Morse

Haidar Abdel-Shafi, Palestinian physician and politician (d. 2007)

Haidar Abdel-Shafi

Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish footballer, rugby player, and physician (d. 2006)

Kevin O'Flanagan

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Jean Robic, French cyclist (d. 1980)

Jean Robic

Judy Garland, American singer, actress, and vaudevillian (d. 1969)

Judy Garland

Bill Kerr, South African-Australian actor (d. 2014)

Bill Kerr

Paul Brunelle, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1994)

Paul Brunelle

Robert Maxwell, Czech-English captain, publisher, and politician (d. 1991)

Robert Maxwell

Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (d. 2015)

Friedrich L. Bauer

Leo Gravelle, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2013)

Leo Gravelle

Nat Hentoff, American historian, author, and journalist (d. 2017)

Nat Hentoff

James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer (d. 2015)

James Salter

Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (d. 2013)

Bruno Bartoletti

Lionel Jeffries, English actor, screenwriter and film director (d. 2010)

Lionel Jeffries

Claudio Gilberto Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist

Claudio Gilberto Froehlich

László Kubala, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2002)

László Kubala

Johnny Orr, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927)

Eugene Parker, American astrophysicist and academic

Eugene Parker

Lin Yang-kang, Chinese politician, 29th Vice Premier of the Republic of China (d. 2013)

Lin Yang-kang · List of vice premiers of the Republic of China

Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)

Maurice Sendak

James McDivitt, American general, pilot, and astronaut

James McDivitt

Ian Sinclair, Australian farmer and politician, 42nd Australian Minister for Defence

Ian Sinclair · Minister for Defence (Australia)

E. O. Wilson, American biologist, author, and academic

E. O. Wilson

Aranka Siegal, Czech-American author and Holocaust survivor

Aranka Siegal · Holocaust

Chen Xitong, Chinese politician, 8th Mayor of Beijing (d. 2013)

Chen Xitong · Mayor of Beijing

Bryan Cartledge, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia

Bryan Cartledge · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia

João Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

João Gilberto

Pierre Cartier, French mathematician and academic

Pierre Cartier (mathematician)

Peter Gibson, English lawyer and judge

Peter Gibson

Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry, English politician

Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry

Vic Elford, English race car driver

Vic Elford

Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2015)

Yoshihiro Tatsumi

Rahul Bajaj, Indian businessman and politician

Rahul Bajaj

Violetta Villas, Belgian-Polish singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2011)

Violetta Villas

Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak, Indian mathematician and academic (d. 2009)

Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak

Augie Auer, American-New Zealand meteorologist (d. 2007)

Augie Auer

John Stevens, English drummer (d. 1994)

John Stevens (drummer)

Mickey Jones, American drummer

Mickey Jones

Shirley Owens, American singer

Shirley Owens

Jürgen Prochnow, German actor

Jürgen Prochnow

David Walker, Australian race car driver

David Walker (racing driver)

Gordon Burns, Northern Irish journalist

Gordon Burns

Chantal Goya, French singer and actress

Chantal Goya

Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Scottish lawyer and judge

Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton

Preston Manning, Canadian politician

Preston Manning

Simon Jenkins, English journalist and author

Simon Jenkins

Ze'ev Friedman, Polish-Israeli weightlifter (d. 1972)

Ze'ev Friedman

Rick Price, English rock bass player

Rick Price (bassist)

Michel Bastarache, Canadian businessman, lawyer, and jurist

Michel Bastarache

Ken Singleton, American baseball player and sportscaster

Ken Singleton

Robert Wright, English air marshal

Robert Wright (RAF officer)

Elías Sosa, Dominican-American baseball player

Elías Sosa

Dan Fouts, American football player and sportscaster

Dan Fouts

Tony Mundine, Australian boxer

Tony Mundine (boxer)

Burglinde Pollak, German pentathlete

Burglinde Pollak

Kage Baker, American author (d. 2010)

Kage Baker

Eileen Cooper, English painter and academic

Eileen Cooper

John Edwards, American lawyer and politician

John Edwards

Garry Hynes, Irish director and producer

Garry Hynes

Christine St-Pierre, Canadian journalist and politician

Christine St-Pierre

Moya Greene, Canadian businesswoman

Moya Greene

Rich Hall, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Rich Hall

Annette Schavan, German theologian and politician

Annette Schavan

Andrew Stevens, American actor and producer

Andrew Stevens

Yu Suzuki, Japanese game designer and producer

Yu Suzuki

Carlo Ancelotti, Italian footballer and manager

Carlo Ancelotti

Ernie C, American heavy metal guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Body Count)

Ernie C · Body Count

Eliot Spitzer, American lawyer and politician, 54th Governor of New York

Eliot Spitzer · Governor of New York

Kelley Deal, American singer-songwriter and musician

Kelley Deal

Kim Deal, American singer-songwriter and musician

Kim Deal

Maxi Priest, English singer-songwriter

Maxi Priest

Gina Gershon, American actress, singer and author

Gina Gershon

Anderson Bigode Herzer, Brazilian poet and author (d. 1982)

Anderson Bigode Herzer

Wong Ka Kui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)

Wong Ka Kui

Brent Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Brent Sutter

Brad Henry, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Oklahoma

Brad Henry · Governor of Oklahoma

Jeanne Tripplehorn, American actress

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Susanne Albers, German computer scientist and academic

Susanne Albers

Elizabeth Hurley, English model, actress, and producer

Elizabeth Hurley

Joey Santiago, American alternative rock musician (The Pixies)

Joey Santiago · The Pixies

David Platt, English footballer and manager

David Platt (footballer)

Emma Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Emma Anderson

Darren Robinson, American rapper (d. 1995)

Darren Robinson (rapper)

Bill Burr, American comedian and actor

Bill Burr

Derek Dooley, American football player and coach

Derek Dooley (American football)

Craig Hancock, Australian rugby league player

Craig Hancock

Ronny Johnsen, Norwegian footballer

Ronny Johnsen

Kate Snow, American journalist

Kate Snow

Mike Doughty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mike Doughty

Alex Santos, Filipino journalist

Alex Santos (newscaster)

Katsuhiro Harada, Japanese game designer, director, and producer

Katsuhiro Harada

Bobby Jindal, American journalist and politician, 55th Governor of Louisiana

Bobby Jindal · Governor of Louisiana

Bruno N'Gotty, French footballer

Bruno N'Gotty

Erik Rutan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Erik Rutan

Steven Fischer, American director and producer

Steven Fischer

Joel "JoJo" Hailey, American R&B singer, half of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci

K-Ci & JoJo · Jodeci

Radmila Šekerinska, Macedonian politician, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia

Radmila Šekerinska · Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia

Eric Upashantha, Sri Lankan cricketer

Eric Upashantha

Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Faith Evans

Flesh-n-Bone, American rapper and actor

Flesh-n-Bone

Pokey Reese, American baseball player

Pokey Reese

Dustin Lance Black, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Dustin Lance Black

Robert Rave, American author

Robert Rave

Henrik Pedersen, Danish footballer

Henrik Pedersen

Alari Lell, Estonian footballer

Alari Lell

James Moore, Canadian journalist and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Aboriginal Affairs

James Moore (Canadian politician) · Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Esther Ouwehand, Dutch politician

Esther Ouwehand

Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach

Stefan Postma

Hadi Saei, Iranian martial artist

Hadi Saei

Adam Darski, Polish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Adam Darski

Mike Rosenthal, American football player and coach

Mike Rosenthal

Raheem Brock, American football player

Raheem Brock

Shane West, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Shane West

Evgeni Borounov, Russian ice dancer and coach

Evgeni Borounov

Kostas Louboutis, Greek footballer

Kostas Louboutis

Svetlana Zakharova, Russian ballerina

Svetlana Zakharova (dancer)

Jessica DiCicco, American actress

Jessica DiCicco

Matuzalém, Brazilian footballer

Matuzalém

Ovie Mughelli, American football player

Ovie Mughelli

Dmitri Uchaykin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2013)

Dmitri Uchaykin

Daniele Seccarecci, Italian bodybuilder (d. 2013)

Daniele Seccarecci

James Walsh, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist

James Walsh (musician)

Mat Jackson, English race car driver

Mat Jackson

Albie Morkel, South African cricketer

Albie Morkel

Andrey Yepishin, Russian sprinter

Andrey Yepishin

Tara Lipinski, American figure skater

Tara Lipinski

Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

Ana Lúcia Souza, Brazilian ballerina and journalist

Ana Lúcia Souza

Marion Barber III, American football player

Marion Barber III

Aaron Davey, Australian footballer

Aaron Davey

Leelee Sobieski, American actress and producer

Leelee Sobieski

Steve von Bergen, Swiss footballer

Steve von Bergen

Johanna Kedzierski, German sprinter

Johanna Kedzierski

Dirk Van Tichelt, Belgian martial artist

Dirk Van Tichelt

Richard Chambers, Irish rower

Richard Chambers (rower)

Gert Dorbek, Estonian basketball player

Gert Dorbek

Kaia Kanepi, Estonian tennis player

Kaia Kanepi

Kristina Lundberg, Swedish ice hockey player

Kristina Lundberg

Dane Nielsen, Australian rugby league player

Dane Nielsen

Andy Schleck, Luxembourger cyclist

Andy Schleck

Vasilis Torosidis, Greek footballer

Vasilis Torosidis

Kreesha Turner, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer

Kreesha Turner

Al Alburquerque, Dominican baseball player

Al Alburquerque

Marco Andreolli, Italian footballer

Marco Andreolli

Martin Harnik, German-Austrian footballer

Martin Harnik

Amobi Okoye, Nigerian-American football player

Amobi Okoye

Jeff Teague, American basketball player

Jeff Teague (basketball)

DeAndre Kane, American basketball player

DeAndre Kane

David Miller, South African cricketer

David Miller (South African cricketer)

Mustapha Carayol, Gambian footballer

Mustapha Carayol

Alexandra Stan, Romanian singer-songwriter, dancer, and model

Alexandra Stan

Alexa Scimeca Knierim, American figure skater

Alexa Scimeca Knierim

Saulius Ambrulevičius, Lithuanian figure skater

Saulius Ambrulevičius

Kate Upton, American model and actress

Kate Upton

Alexander the Great, Macedonian king (b. 356 BC)

Alexander the Great

Julia Drusilla, Roman sister of Caligula (b. 16 AD)

Julia Drusilla · Caligula

Liu Bei, Chinese emperor (b. 161)

Liu Bei

Emperor Daizong of Tang (b. 727)

Emperor Daizong of Tang

Abul Abbas al-Saffah, Muslim caliph (b. 721)

As-Saffah

Odo I, Frankish nobleman

Odo I, Count of Troyes · Nobility

Cheng Rui, Chinese warlord

Cheng Rui · Warlord

Dong Zhang, Chinese general

Dong Zhang

Liu Yan, emperor of Southern Han (b. 889)

Liu Yan (emperor)

Ernest, Margrave of Austria (b. 1027)

Ernest, Margrave of Austria

Richenza of Northeim (b. 1087)

Richenza of Northeim

Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1122)

Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor

Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1210)

Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Kitabatake Akiie, Japanese governor (b. 1318)

Kitabatake Akiie

Agnes of Austria (b. 1281)

Agnes of Austria (1281-1364)

Ernest, Duke of Austria (b. 1377)

Ernest, Duke of Austria

Joan of Navarre, Queen of England (b. 1370)

Joan of Navarre, Queen of England

Alexander Barclay, English poet and author (b. 1476)

Alexander Barclay

Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (b. 1486)

Martin Agricola

Luís de Camões, Portuguese poet (b. 1524-25)

Luís de Camões

Isabella Andreini, Italian actress (b. 1562)

Isabella Andreini

John Popham, English politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1531)

John Popham (judge) · Attorney General for England and Wales

Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor (b. 1598)

Alessandro Algardi

Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician (b. 1635)

Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna

Bridget Bishop, Colonial Massachusetts woman hanged as a witch during the Salem witch trials (b. 1632)

Bridget Bishop · Salem witch trials

Thomas Hearne, English historian and author (b. 1678)

Thomas Hearne (antiquarian)

Joachim Ludwig Schultheiss von Unfriedt, German architect (b. 1678)

Joachim Ludwig Schultheiss von Unfriedt

Hsinbyushin, Burmese king (b. 1736)

Hsinbyushin

Leopold Widhalm, Austrian instrument maker (b. 1722)

Leopold Widhalm

Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (b. 1720)

Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte

Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1745)

Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (b. 1728)

Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden

Hans Karl von Diebitsch, German-Russian field marshal (b. 1785)

Hans Karl von Diebitsch

André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1775)

André-Marie Ampère

Thomas Robert Bugeaud, French general and politician (b. 1784)

Thomas Robert Bugeaud

Robert Brown, Scottish botanist (b. 1773)

Robert Brown (Scottish botanist from Montrose)

Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)

Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia

Ernest Chausson, French composer (b. 1855)

Ernest Chausson

Robert Williams Buchanan, Scottish poet, author, and playwright (b. 1841)

Robert Williams Buchanan

Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (b. 1845)

Jacint Verdaguer

Richard Seddon, English-New Zealand politician, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1845)

Richard Seddon · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Edward Everett Hale, American minister, historian, and author (b. 1822)

Edward Everett Hale

Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect (b. 1845)

Ödön Lechner

Arrigo Boito, Italian author, poet, and composer (b. 1842)

Arrigo Boito

Pierre Loti, French soldier and author (b. 1850)

Pierre Loti

Giacomo Matteotti, Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1885)

Giacomo Matteotti

Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell (b. 1852)

Antoni Gaudí · Park Güell

Adolf von Harnack, German historian and theologian (b. 1851)

Adolf von Harnack

Frederick Delius, English composer and educator (b. 1862)

Frederick Delius

John Bowser, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of Victoria (b. 1856)

John Bowser · Premier of Victoria

Robert Borden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854)

Robert Borden · Prime Minister of Canada

Albert Ogilvie, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1890)

Albert Ogilvie · Premier of Tasmania

Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded the Black Star Line (b. 1887)

Marcus Garvey · Black Star Line

Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1910)

Willem Jacob van Stockum

Jack Johnson, American boxer (b. 1878)

Jack Johnson (boxer)

Alexander Bethune, Canadian businessman and politician, 12th Mayor of Vancouver (b. 1852)

Alexander Bethune · Mayor of Vancouver

Sigrid Undset, Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)

Sigrid Undset · Nobel Prize in Literature

Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer (b. 1876)

Margaret Abbott

Angelina Weld Grimké, American journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1880)

Angelina Weld Grimké

Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian politician (b. 1883)

Zoltán Meskó

Timothy Birdsall, English cartoonist (b. 1936)

Timothy Birdsall

Vahap Özaltay, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1908)

Vahap Özaltay

Spencer Tracy, American actor (b. 1900)

Spencer Tracy

Michael Rennie, English actor (b. 1909)

Michael Rennie

William Inge, American playwright and novelist (b. 1913)

William Inge

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1900)

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Adolph Zukor, American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (b. 1873)

Adolph Zukor · Paramount Pictures

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1945)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Halide Nusret Zorlutuna, Turkish author and poet (b. 1901)

Halide Nusret Zorlutuna

Merle Miller, American author and playwright (b. 1919)

Merle Miller

Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (b. 1943)

Elizabeth Hartman

Louis L'Amour, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1908)

Louis L'Amour

Jean Bruller, French author and illustrator, co-founded Les Éditions de Minuit (b. 1902)

Jean Bruller · Les Éditions de Minuit

Hachidai Nakamura, Chinese-Japanese pianist and composer (b. 1931)

Hachidai Nakamura

Les Dawson, English comedian, actor, writer and presenter (b. 1931)

Les Dawson

George Hees, Canadian soldier, football player, and politician (b. 1910)

George Hees

Jo Van Fleet, American actress (b. 1915)

Jo Van Fleet

Jim Hearn, American baseball player (b. 1921)

Jim Hearn

Hammond Innes, English soldier and author (b. 1914)

Hammond Innes

Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 18th President of Syria (b. 1930)

Hafez al-Assad · President of Syria

Brian Statham, English cricketer (b. 1930)

Brian Statham

Leila Pahlavi, Princess of Iran (b. 1970)

Leila Pahlavi

John Gotti, American mobster (b. 1940)

John Gotti

Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (b. 1918)

Donald Regan · White House Chief of Staff

Bernard Williams, English philosopher and academic (b. 1929)

Bernard Williams

Phil Williams, Welsh academic and politician (b. 1939)

Phil Williams (Welsh politician)

Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1930)

Ray Charles

Odette Laure, French actress and singer (b. 1917)

Odette Laure

Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and politician, 177th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1904)

Xenophon Zolotas · Prime Minister of Greece

Curtis Pitts, American aircraft designer, designed the Pitts Special (b. 1915)

Curtis Pitts · Pitts Special

Augie Auer, American-New Zealand meteorologist (b. 1940)

Augie Auer

Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani author and diplomat (b. 1928)

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Stelios Skevofilakas, Greek footballer (b. 1940)

Stelios Skevofilakas

Basil Schott, American archbishop (b. 1939)

Basil Schott

Sigmar Polke, German painter and photographer (b. 1941)

Sigmar Polke

Brian Lenihan, Jnr, Irish lawyer and politician, 25th Irish Minister for Finance (b. 1959)

Brian Lenihan, Jnr · Minister for Finance (Ireland)

Piero Bellugi, Italian conductor (b. 1924)

Piero Bellugi

Warner Fusselle, American sportscaster (b. 1944)

Warner Fusselle

Will Hoebee, Dutch songwriter and producer (b. 1947)

Will Hoebee

Georges Mathieu, French painter and academic (b. 1921)

Georges Mathieu

Joshua Orwa Ojode, Kenyan politician (b. 1958)

Joshua Orwa Ojode

George Saitoti, Kenyan economist and politician, 6th Vice-President of Kenya (b. 1945)

George Saitoti · Vice-President of Kenya

Sudono Salim, Chinese-Indonesian businessman, founded Bank Central Asia (b. 1916)

Sudono Salim · Bank Central Asia

Gordon West, English footballer (b. 1943)

Gordon West

Doug Bailey, American political consultant (b. 1933)

Doug Bailey

Enrique Orizaola, Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1922)

Enrique Orizaola

Barbara Vucanovich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1921)

Barbara Vucanovich

Marcello Alencar, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Rio de Janeiro (b. 1925)

Marcello Alencar · Governor of Rio de Janeiro

George A. Burton, American soldier, accountant, and politician (b. 1926)

George A. Burton

Gary Gilmour, Australian cricketer and manager (b. 1951)

Gary Gilmour

Robert M. Grant, American theologian and academic (b. 1917)

Robert M. Grant (theologian)

Jack Lee, American radio host and politician (b. 1920)

Jack Lee (politician)

Robert Chartoff, American film producer and philanthropist (b. 1933)

Robert Chartoff

Wolfgang Jeschke, German author and publisher (b. 1936)

Wolfgang Jeschke

Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1994)

Christina Grimmie

Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1928)

Gordie Howe

Julia Perez, Indonesian singer and actress (b. 1980)

Julia Perez