June 11 — On This Day

Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.

Trojan War · Troy · Eratosthenes

Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain".

Marcomannic Wars · Roman army · Moravia · Quadi · 171

Emperor Taizong of Tang, the Emperor of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang from the northern frontier; this embassy succeeded in freeing 80,000 Chinese men and women who were then returned to China.

Emperor Taizong of Tang · Emperor of China · Xueyantuo · Gold · Silk

A Hasanid Alid uprising in Mecca is crushed by the Abbasids at the Battle of Fakhkh. Idris ibn Abdallah flees to the Maghreb, where he later founds the Idrisid dynasty.

Hasanid · Alid · Mecca · Abbasids · Battle of Fakhkh

Roger of Salerno, Prince of Antioch, captures Azaz from the Seljuk Turks.

Roger of Salerno · Principality of Antioch · Azaz · Seljuk Turks

Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first Margrave.

Albert I of Brandenburg · Margraviate · Brandenburg · Germany · Margrave

The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.

Megas doux · Alexios Apokaukos · Byzantine Empire

Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau.

Hundred Years' War · Battle of Jargeau

Battle of Sauchieburn: Fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the King.

Battle of Sauchieburn

Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.

Henry VIII of England · Catherine of Aragon

Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).

Philip II of Spain · Philippines · Principalía

Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.

Denmark · Nordic Cross flag

British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.

James Cook · Great Barrier Reef

The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Machias

The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.

Continental Congress · Thomas Jefferson · John Adams · Benjamin Franklin · Roger Sherman

Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.

Gerasim Izmailov

A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.

History of Detroit · Detroit · Michigan Territory

The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.

Cornerstone · Fort Hamilton · New York City

The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.

Broad Street Riot · Boston · Yankee · Irish people

The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War.

Battle of the Riachuelo · Argentina · Paraguayan Navy · Brazilian Navy · Treaty of the Triple Alliance

The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.

Limelight Department · Film studio · Melbourne

Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.

Paris-Bordeaux-Paris

The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)

Hundred Days' Reform · Guangxu Emperor · Empress Dowager Cixi · Imperial examination · 1905

The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.

Colony of New Zealand · Cook Islands

A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.

May Coup (Serbia) · Alexander I of Serbia · Draga Mašin

King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.

Alexander of Greece · Kingdom of Greece · Constantine I of Greece · Triple Entente · Athens

Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.

Sir Barton · Belmont Stakes · Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".

1920 Republican National Convention · Republican Party (United States) · Blackstone Hotel · United States presidential election, 1920 · Associated Press

Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.

Edwin Armstrong · Frequency modulation · Alpine, New Jersey

The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.

London International Surrealist Exhibition

Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.

Great Purge · Soviet Union · Joseph Stalin · Case of Trotskyist Anti-Soviet Military Organization

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.

Second Sino-Japanese War · Battle of Wuhan

World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.

Lend-Lease

Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance.

Free France · Bir Hakeim

USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned.

USS Missouri (BB-63) · Battleship · United States Navy · Japanese Instrument of Surrender · Ship commissioning

Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.

Austin-Healey · Mercedes-Benz · 1955 Le Mans disaster · Motorsports

Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.

Gal Oya riots · Sri Lankan Tamil people

Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.

June 1962 Alcatraz escape · Alcatraz Island

American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.

American Civil Rights Movement · List of Governors of Alabama · Alabama · George Wallace · Stand in the Schoolhouse Door

Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.

Thích Quảng Đức · Self-immolation · Gasoline · Saigon · South Vietnam

John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.

John F. Kennedy · Civil Rights Act of 1964

World War II veteran Walter Seifert runs amok in an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance.

Walter Seifert · Cologne · Flamethrower · Lance

Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.

Lloyd J. Old · Cell membrane · Antigen · Cell type

After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so.

May 15 · Anna Mae Hays · Elizabeth P. Hoisington · General (United States)

The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.

Indigenous peoples of the Americas · Occupation of Alcatraz

Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University.

Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician) · All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation · Karachi University

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000.

Golbaf

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial opens in the US.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain.

Diane Abbott · Paul Boateng · Bernie Grant

Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.

Compaq · Digital Equipment Corporation

Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

Timothy McVeigh · Oklahoma City bombing

Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.

Antonio Meucci · Telephone · United States Congress

Cassini-Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.

Cassini-Huygens · Saturn · Natural satellite · Phoebe (moon)

Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people.

2007 Chittagong mudslides · Chittagong

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.

Canadian Prime Minister · Stephen Harper · First Nations · Canadian Indian residential school system

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

More than 80 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried.

June 2012 Afghanistan earthquakes

Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras.

Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation · Antonis Samaras

Greece's public broadcaster ERT is reopened by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.

Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation · Alexis Tsipras

John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)

John IV, Duke of Brabant

Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (d. 1456)

Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond

Barnabe Googe, English poet and translator (d. 1594)

Barnabe Googe

Lodovico Zacconi, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1627)

Lodovico Zacconi

Ben Jonson, English poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1637)

Ben Jonson

Evert Horn, Swedish soldier (d. 1615)

Evert Horn

George Wither, English poet (d. 1667)

George Wither

John Moore, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (d. 1702)

John Moore (Lord Mayor) · Lord Mayor of London

Antonio Cifrondi, Italian painter (d. 1730)

Antonio Cifrondi

Tokugawa Ienobu, Japanese shogun (d. 1712)

Tokugawa Ienobu

Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (d. 1749)

Francesco Antonio Bonporti

Giovanni Antonio Giay, Italian composer (d. 1764)

Giovanni Antonio Giay

James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)

James Francis Edward Keith

Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist and composer (d. 1780)

Francesco Antonio Vallotti

Carlos Seixas, Portuguese harpsichord player and composer (d. 1742)

Carlos Seixas · Harpsichord

Joachim Martin Falbe, German painter (d. 1782)

Joachim Martin Falbe

Benjamin Ingham, American missionary (d. 1772)

Benjamin Ingham

Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (d. 1788)

Johann Georg Palitzsch

Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (d. 1746)

Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain

Joseph Warren, American physician and general (d. 1775)

Joseph Warren

John Constable, English painter and academic (d. 1837)

John Constable

José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran philosopher and theorist (d. 1855)

José Trinidad Reyes

James F. Schenck, American admiral (d. 1882)

James F. Schenck

Julia Margaret Cameron, Indian-Sri Lankan photographer (d. 1879)

Julia Margaret Cameron

Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and academic (d. 1903)

Alexander Bain

Edward Braddon, English-Australian politician, 18th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1904)

Edward Braddon · Premier of Tasmania

Lucy Pickens, American wife of Francis Wilkinson Pickens (d. 1899)

Lucy Pickens · Francis Wilkinson Pickens

Carl von Linde, German engineer and academic (d. 1934)

Carl von Linde

William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (d. 1920)

William Louis Marshall

Millicent Fawcett, English academic and activist (d. 1929)

Millicent Fawcett

Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (d. 1933)

Alexander Peacock · Premier of Victoria

Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (d. 1949)

Richard Strauss

Charles Fabry, French physicist and academic (d. 1945)

Charles Fabry

Stjepan Radić, Croatian lawyer and politician (d. 1928)

Stjepan Radić

Alfred L. Kroeber, American-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 1960)

Alfred L. Kroeber

Renée Vivien, English-French poet and author (d. 1909)

Renée Vivien

Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player and manager (d. 1944)

Roger Bresnahan

Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (d. 1973)

Jeannette Rankin

Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter (d. 1963)

Spiros Xenos

Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian-American anarchist and convicted criminal (d. 1927)

Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Hugo Wieslander, Swedish decathlete (d. 1976)

Hugo Wieslander

Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (d. 1952)

Kiichiro Toyoda · Toyota

Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (d. 1975)

Nikolai Bulganin

Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian activist, founded the Hindustan Republican Association (d. 1927)

Ram Prasad Bismil · Hindustan Republican Association

Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)

Yasunari Kawabata · Nobel Prize in Literature

Cap Fear, Canadian football player and rower (d. 1978)

Cap Fear

Ernie Nevers, American football player and coach (d. 1976)

Ernie Nevers

Karl Hein, German hammer thrower (d. 1982)

Karl Hein

Francisco Marto, Portuguese saint (d. 1919)

Jacinta and Francisco Marto

Natascha Artin Brunswick, German-American mathematician and photographer (d. 2003)

Natascha Artin Brunswick

Carmine Coppola, American flute player and composer (d. 1991)

Carmine Coppola

Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (d. 1997)

Jacques Cousteau · Aqua-lung

James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)

James Algar

William Baziotes, American painter and academic (d. 1963)

William Baziotes

Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012)

Mohammad Hassan Ganji

Vince Lombardi, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 1970)

Vince Lombardi

Risë Stevens, American soprano and actress (d. 2013)

Risë Stevens

Jan Hendrik van den Berg, Dutch psychiatrist and academic (d. 2012)

Jan Hendrik van den Berg

Magda Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1997)

Magda Gabor

Nicholas Metropolis, American mathematician and physicist (d. 1999)

Nicholas Metropolis

Joseph B. Wirthlin, American businessman and religious leader (d. 2008)

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Ruth Aarons, American table tennis player and manager (d. 1980)

Ruth Aarons

Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (d. 2008)

Suleiman Mousa

Shelly Manne, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 1984)

Shelly Manne

Hazel Scott, Trinidadian-American singer, actress, and pianist (d. 1981)

Hazel Scott

Keith Seaman, Australian lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of South Australia (d. 2013)

Keith Seaman · Governor of South Australia

Jean Sutherland Boggs, Peruvian-Canadian historian, academic, and civil servant (d. 2014)

Jean Sutherland Boggs

Michael Cacoyannis, Greek Cypriot director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)

Michael Cacoyannis

Johnny Esaw, Canadian sportscaster (d. 2013)

Johnny Esaw

William Styron, American novelist and essayist (d. 2006)

William Styron

Carlisle Floyd, American composer and educator

Carlisle Floyd

Beryl Grey, English ballerina

Beryl Grey

John W. O'Malley, American Catholic historian, academic and Jesuit priest

John W. O'Malley

Kit Pedler, English parapsychologist and author (d. 1981)

Kit Pedler

Queen Fabiola of Belgium (d. 2014)

Fabiola of Belgium

Ayhan Şahenk, Turkish businessman (d. 2001)

Ayhan Şahenk

Charles Rangel, American soldier, lawyer, and politician

Charles Rangel

Athol Fugard, South African-American actor, director, and playwright

Athol Fugard

Tim Sainsbury, English businessman and politician, Minister of State for Trade

Tim Sainsbury · Minister of State for Trade

Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2016)

Gene Wilder

Chad Everett, American actor and director (d. 2012)

Chad Everett

Robin Warren, Australian pathologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Robin Warren · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer and journalist (d. 2017)

Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint

Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver and sportscaster

Jackie Stewart

Parris Glendening, American politician, 59th Governor of Maryland

Parris Glendening · Governor of Maryland

Henry Hill, American mobster (d. 2012)

Henry Hill

Adrienne Barbeau, American actress

Adrienne Barbeau

Richard Palmer-James, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Richard Palmer-James

Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian politician, 20th Chief Minister of Bihar

Lalu Prasad Yadav · Chief Minister of Bihar

Frank Beard, American drummer and songwriter

Frank Beard (musician)

Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (d. 2014)

Lynsey de Paul

Graham Russell, English-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Graham Russell

Matthew Engel, English journalist and author

Matthew Engel

Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese painter and photographer

Yasumasa Morimura

Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Russian runner

Yekaterina Podkopayeva

Donnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Donnie Van Zant

Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton, English politician

Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton

José Bové, French farmer and politician

José Bové

Barbara Minty, American model

Barbara Minty

John Dyson, Australian cricketer

John Dyson (cricketer)

Johnny Neel, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Johnny Neel

Yuriy Sedykh, Ukrainian hammer thrower

Yuriy Sedykh

Duncan Steel, English-Australian astronomer and author

Duncan Steel

Joe Montana, American football player and sportscaster

Joe Montana

Simon Plouffe, Canadian mathematician and academic

Simon Plouffe

Arthur Porter, Canadian physician and academic (d. 2015)

Arthur Porter (physician)

Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American bass player and bandleader

Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Barry Adamson, English singer and bass player

Barry Adamson

Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter

Hugh Laurie

Mehmet Oz, American surgeon, author, and television host

Mehmet Oz

Mano Menezes, Brazilian footballer and coach

Mano Menezes

Gioia Bruno, American singer-songwriter

Gioia Bruno

Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler and sportscaster (d. 2000)

Sandra Schmirler

Jean Alesi, French race car driver

Jean Alesi

Kim Gallagher, American runner (d. 2002)

Kim Gallagher

Georgios Bartzokas, Greek former professional basketball player

Georgios Bartzokas

Gavin Hill, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Gavin Hill

Bruce Robison, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bruce Robison

João Garcia, Portuguese mountaineer

João Garcia

Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein

Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein

Manoa Thompson, Fijian rugby player

Manoa Thompson

Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer

Peter Dinklage

Bryan Fogarty, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)

Bryan Fogarty

Olaf Kapagiannidis, German footballer

Olaf Kapagiannidis

Vladimir Gaidamașciuc, Moldovan footballer

Vladimir Gaidamașciuc

Liz Kendall, British politician

Liz Kendall

Kenjiro Tsuda, Japanese voice actor

Kenjiro Tsuda

Stephen Kearney, New Zealand rugby league player and coach

Stephen Kearney

José Manuel Abundis, Mexican footballer and coach

José Manuel Abundis

Fragiskos Alvertis, Greek basketball player, coach, and manager

Fragiskos Alvertis

Reiko Tosa, Japanese runner

Reiko Tosa

Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer

Geoff Ogilvy

Joshua Jackson, Canadian-American actor

Joshua Jackson

Ali Boussaboun, Moroccan-Dutch footballer

Ali Boussaboun

Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer

Emiliano Moretti

Kristo Tohver, Estonian footballer and referee

Kristo Tohver

Vanessa Boslak, French pole vaulter

Vanessa Boslak

Jacques Freitag, South African high jumper

Jacques Freitag

Joey Graham, American basketball player

Joey Graham

Stephen Graham, American basketball player

Stephen Graham (basketball)

Eldar Rønning, Norwegian skier

Eldar Rønning

Diana Taurasi, American basketball player

Diana Taurasi

Chuck Hayes, American basketball player

Chuck Hayes

José Reyes, Dominican baseball player

José Reyes (shortstop)

Andy Lee, Irish boxer

Andy Lee (boxer)

Vágner Love, Brazilian footballer

Vágner Love

Tim Hoogland, German footballer

Tim Hoogland

Sebastian Bayer, German long jumper

Sebastian Bayer

Shia LaBeouf, American actor

Shia LaBeouf

Marsel İlhan, Turkish tennis player

Marsel İlhan

Didrik Solli-Tangen, Norwegian singer

Didrik Solli-Tangen

Jesús Fernández Collado, Spanish footballer

Jesús Fernández Collado

Maya Moore, American basketball player

Maya Moore

Christophe Lemaitre, French sprinter

Christophe Lemaitre

Daniel Howell English Internet celebrity

Daniel Howell

Brittany Boyd, American basketball player

Brittany Boyd

Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress

Ivana Baquero

Ayaka Sasaki, Japanese singer

Ayaka Sasaki

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

Alexander the Great

Emilian of Cogolla, Iberic saint ([[b. 472)

Emilian of Cogolla · Iberian Peninsula · 472

Junna, emperor of Japan (b. 785)

Emperor Junna · Japan

Shi Jingsi, general of the Tang Dynasty

Shi Jingsi · Tang dynasty

Rimbert, archbishop of Bremen (b. 830)

Rimbert · Archbishopric of Bremen

Henry the Young King of England (b. 1155)

Henry the Young King

Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (poisoned) (b. c. 1174)

Henry of Flanders · Latin Empire

Adachi Kagemori, Japanese samurai

Adachi Kagemori

Yolanda of Poland (b. 1235)

Yolanda of Poland

Bérenger Fredoli, French lawyer and bishop (b. 1250)

Bérenger Fredoli

Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire

Alexios Apokaukos

Bartholomew of San Concordio, Italian Dominican canonist and man of letters (b. 1260)

Bartholomew of San Concordio

Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick (b. 1425)

Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick

John of Sahagun, hermit and saint (b. 1419)

John of Sahagun

James III of Scotland (b. 1451)

James III of Scotland

John III of Portugal (b. 1502)

John III of Portugal

Mary of Guise, queen of James V of Scotland (b. 1515)

Mary of Guise · James V of Scotland

André Félibien, French historian and author (b. 1619)

André Félibien

Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (b. 1654)

Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme

George I of Great Britain (b. 1660)

George I of Great Britain

Felice Torelli, Italian painter (b. 1667)

Felice Torelli

Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded the Whitbread Company (b. 1720)

Samuel Whitbread (1720-1796) · Whitbread

John Franklin, English admiral and politician (b. 1786)

John Franklin

Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (b. 1799)

Karl Bryullov

Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (b. 1773)

Klemens von Metternich · State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire

William, Prince of Orange (b. 1840)

William, Prince of Orange

Louis Désiré Maigret, French bishop (b. 1804)

Louis Désiré Maigret

Matías Ramos Mejía, Argentinian colonel (b. 1810)

Matías Ramos Mejía

Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (b. 1821)

Henry Ayers · Premier of South Australia

Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1837)

Nikolai Bugaev

Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1876)

Alexander I of Serbia

Draga Mašin, Serbian wife of Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1864)

Draga Mašin · Alexander I of Serbia

James Curtis Hepburn, American physician and missionary (b. 1815)

James Curtis Hepburn

Mahmud Shevket Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 279th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1856)

Mahmud Shevket Pasha · Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1848)

Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

William F. Halsey, Sr., American captain (b. 1853)

William F. Halsey, Sr.

Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (b. 1837)

Théodore Dubois

William Attewell, English cricketer (b. 1861)

William Attewell

Lev Vygotsky, Belarusian-Russian psychologist and theorist (b. 1896)

Lev Vygotsky

Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (b. 1906)

Robert E. Howard

R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire (b. 1895)

R. J. Mitchell · Supermarine Spitfire

Daniel Carter Beard, American author and illustrator, founded the Boy Scouts of America (b. 1850)

Daniel Carter Beard · Boy Scouts of America

Pierre Levegh, French race car driver (b. 1905)

Pierre Levegh

Chhabi Biswas, Indian actor and director (b. 1900)

Chhabi Biswas

Thích Quảng Đức, Vietnamese monk and martyr (b. 1897)

Thích Quảng Đức

Paul B. Coremans, Belgian chemist and academic (b. 1908)

Paul B. Coremans

José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (b. 1883)

José Mendes Cabeçadas · President of Portugal

Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (b. 1884)

Frank Laubach

Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian general and politician, 16th President of Brazil (b. 1883)

Eurico Gaspar Dutra · President of Brazil

Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and author (b. 1898)

Julius Evola

Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (b. 1917)

Jim Konstanty

Alice Dalgliesh, Trinidadian-American author and publisher (b. 1893)

Alice Dalgliesh

John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)

John Wayne

Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian businessman and politician (b. 1894)

Ghanshyam Das Birla

Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (b. 1922)

Enrico Berlinguer

Chesley Bonestell, American painter and illustrator (b. 1888)

Chesley Bonestell

Cromwell Everson, South African composer (b. 1925)

Cromwell Everson

A. Thurairajah, Sri Lankan engineer and academic (b. 1934)

A. Thurairajah

Rodel Naval, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1953)

Rodel Naval

George Hees, Canadian politician (b. 1910)

George Hees

Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (b. 1908)

Brigitte Helm

Nathan Cook, American actor (b. 1950)

Nathan Cook (actor)

Catherine Cookson, English author (b. 1906)

Catherine Cookson

DeForest Kelley, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)

DeForest Kelley

Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (b. 1968)

Timothy McVeigh

Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer and actress (b. 1923)

Amalia Mendoza

David Brinkley, American journalist and author (b. 1920)

David Brinkley

Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (b. 1946)

Egon von Fürstenberg

Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general and politician, 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1922)

Vasco Gonçalves · Prime Minister of Portugal

Anne-Marie Alonzo, Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher (b. 1951)

Anne-Marie Alonzo

Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (b. 1944)

Neroli Fairhall

Bruce Shand, English soldier (b. 1917)

Bruce Shand

Imre Friedmann, American biologist and academic (b. 1921)

Imre Friedmann

Mala Powers, American actress (b. 1931)

Mala Powers

Ove Andersson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1938)

Ove Andersson

Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1922)

Võ Văn Kiệt · Prime Minister of Vietnam

Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli physicist and engineer (b. 1947)

Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Seth Putnam, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1968)

Seth Putnam

Ann Rutherford, Canadian-American actress (b. 1917)

Ann Rutherford

Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer and engineer (b. 1952)

Teófilo Stevenson

Miller Barber, American golfer (b. 1931)

Miller Barber

Carl W. Bauer, American lawyer and politician (b. 1933)

Carl W. Bauer

Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)

Robert Fogel · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

James Grimsley, Jr., American general (b. 1921)

James Grimsley, Jr.

Rory Morrison, English journalist (b. 1964)

Rory Morrison

Kristiāns Pelšs, Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1992)

Kristiāns Pelšs

Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (b. 1929)

Vidya Charan Shukla · Minister of External Affairs (India)

Ruby Dee, American actress (b. 1922)

Ruby Dee

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor and composer (b. 1933)

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Susan B. Horwitz, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1955)

Susan B. Horwitz

Mipham Chokyi Lodro, Tibetan lama and educator (b. 1952)

Mipham Chokyi Lodro

Benjamin Mophatlane, South African businessman (b. 1973)

Benjamin Mophatlane

Carlton Sherwood, American soldier and journalist (b. 1947)

Carlton Sherwood

Jim Ed Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)

Jim Ed Brown

Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer (b. 1930)

Ornette Coleman

Ian McKechnie, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1941)

Ian McKechnie

Ron Moody, English actor and singer (b. 1924)

Ron Moody

Dusty Rhodes, American professional wrestler (b. 1945)

Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)

Rudi Altig, German track and road racing cyclist (b. 1937)

Rudi Altig