June 16 — On This Day

Emperor Julian marches back up the Tigris and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal Roman forces suffered several attacks from the Persians.

Julian (emperor) · Tigris · Persia

Yazdegerd III ascends to the throne as king (shah) of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran).

Yazdegerd III · Shah · Sasanian Empire · Sasanian family tree · Iran

Ming-Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son King Hồ Hán Thương of Hồ dynasty are captured by the Ming armies.

Ming-Hồ War · Hồ Quý Ly · Hồ Hán Thương · Hồ dynasty · Ming dynasty

Battle of Stoke Field, the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.

Battle of Stoke Field · Wars of the Roses

Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.

Mary, Queen of Scots · Philip II of Spain · Order of succession

War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date).

War of the Austrian Succession · New England · William Pepperrell · Fortress of Louisbourg · Louisbourg

War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.

Sardinia · Battle of Piacenza

French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.

French and Indian War · Military history of France · Fort Beauséjour · Acadians

Foundation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

Harrodsburg, Kentucky

Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.

Great Siege of Gibraltar

Cornwallis's Retreat, also known as the First Battle of Groix.

Cornwallis's Retreat

Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo.

Battle of Ligny · Battle of Quatre Bras · Battle of Waterloo

The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.

London Working Men's Association · Chartism

The Papal conclave of 1846 elects Pope Pius IX, beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy.

Papal conclave, 1846 · Pope Pius IX

Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.

Abraham Lincoln · Lincoln's House Divided Speech · Springfield, Illinois

The Battle of Morar takes place during the Indian Mutiny.

Indian Mutiny

The University Tests Act allows students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).

Universities Tests Act 1871 · University of Oxford · University of Cambridge · Durham University · Theology

The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England kills 183 children.

Victoria Hall stampede · Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.

LaMarcus Adna Thompson · Switchback Railway · Coney Island

A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.

Republic of Hawaii

The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.

Ford Motor Company

Roald Amundsen commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage, leaving Oslo, Norway.

Roald Amundsen · Northwest Passage · Oslo

Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.

Eugen Schauman · Nikolay Bobrikov · Governor-General of Finland

Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".

James Joyce · Nora Barnacle · Ulysses (novel) · Bloomsday

IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.

IBM · Endicott, New York

General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin win a large majority.

Irish Free State · History of Sinn Féin

The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.

Young Pioneer · Soviet Union · Artek (camp)

Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.

Sovnarkom · Decree time

The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed. It would later be declared unconstitutional.

National Industrial Recovery Act · A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States

World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français).

World War II · Henri Philippe Pétain · Vichy France

A Communist government is installed in Lithuania.

Communist · Lithuania

At age 14, George Junius Stinney, Jr. becomes the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century.

George Stinney

Members of the Malayan Communist Party kill three British plantation managers in Sungai Siput; in response, British Malaya declares a state of emergency.

Malayan Communist Party · Sungai Siput · British Malaya · Malayan Emergency

In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.

Juan Perón · Argentine Navy · Bombing of Plaza de Mayo · Buenos Aires

Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.

Imre Nagy · Pál Maléter · Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.

Rudolf Nureyev

Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.

Vostok 6 · Cosmonaut · Valentina Tereshkova

The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station.

Churchill Falls Generating Station

Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd.

Soweto uprising · Soweto

Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.

Oracle Corporation · Redwood Shores, California · Larry Ellison · Bob Miner · Ed Oates

U.S. President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979-81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor.

Ronald Reagan · Congressional Gold Medal · Kenneth D. Taylor · Iran · Iran hostage crisis

Revolutions of 1989: Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian Prime Minister, is reburied in Budapest following the collapse of Communism in Hungary.

Revolutions of 1989 · Imre Nagy · Prime Minister of Hungary · Budapest

Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria: Fifty people die.

Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre · Algeria

Israel complies with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 22 years after its issuance, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon. Israel does so, except the disputed Shebaa farms.

Israel · United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 · Lebanon · Shebaa farms

Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.

Bhutan · Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan 2010

China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module.

Shenzhou 9 · Liu Yang (astronaut) · Tiangong-1

The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.

United States Air Force · Boeing X-37B · Spaceplane · USA-226

A multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.

2013 North India floods · Uttarakhand

Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)

Emperor Konoe

Isabella de Coucy, English daughter of Edward III of England (d. 1382)

Isabella de Coucy · Edward III of England

Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples (d. 1517)

Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples

John Cheke, English academic and politician, English Secretary of State (d. 1557)

John Cheke · Secretary of State (England)

Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (d. 1654)

Axel Oxenstierna · Lord High Chancellor of Sweden

Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Greek-Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (d. 1655)

Joseph Solomon Delmedigo

Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier and politician (d. 1675)

Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall

John Cleveland, English poet and educator (d. 1658)

John Cleveland

Samuel Chappuzeau, French scholar (d. 1701)

Samuel Chappuzeau

Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist (d. 1667)

Jean de Thévenot

Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland (d. 1670)

Henrietta Anne Stuart

James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, English nobleman (d. 1699)

James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon

Meshech Weare, American farmer, lawyer, and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)

Meshech Weare · Governor of New Hampshire

Adam Smith, Scottish philosopher and economist (d. 1790)

Adam Smith

Mary Katherine Goddard, American publisher (d. 1816)

Mary Katherine Goddard

Salawat Yulayev, Russian poet (d. 1800)

Salawat Yulayev

John Linnell, English painter and engraver (d. 1882)

John Linnell (painter)

Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)

Julius Plücker

Edward Davy, English physician and chemist (d. 1885)

Edward Davy

Otto Jahn, German archaeologist and philologist (d. 1869)

Otto Jahn

Athanase Josué Coquerel, Dutch-French preacher and theologian (d. 1875)

Athanase Josué Coquerel

Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (d. 1908)

Old Tom Morris

Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)

Constantin von Ettingshausen

Geronimo, American tribal leader (d. 1909)

Geronimo

Wesley Merritt, American general and politician, Military Governor of the Philippines (d. 1910)

Wesley Merritt · Governor-General of the Philippines

Ernst Laas, German philosopher and academic (d. 1885)

Ernst Laas

Frederic Archer, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1901)

Frederic Archer

Cushman Kellogg Davis, American lieutenant and politician, 7th Governor of Minnesota (d. 1900)

Cushman Kellogg Davis · Governor of Minnesota

Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer and author (d. 1913)

Ernst Otto Schlick

Max Delbrück, German chemist and academic (d. 1919)

Max Delbrück (chemist)

Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Austrian-Hungarian general (d. 1935)

Arthur Arz von Straußenburg

Gustaf V of Sweden (d. 1950)

Gustaf V of Sweden

Germanos Karavangelis, Greek-Austrian metropolitan (d. 1935)

Germanos Karavangelis

Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1960)

Arthur Meighen · Prime Minister of Canada

Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-American chemist and author (d. 1963)

Otto Eisenschiml

Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and illustrator (d. 1962)

Natalia Goncharova

Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian educator and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967)

Mohammad Mosaddegh · Prime Minister of Iran

Erich Jacoby, Estonian-Polish architect (d. 1941)

Erich Jacoby

Alexander Friedmann, Russian physicist and mathematician (d. 1925)

Alexander Friedmann

Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)

Peter Stoner

Stan Laurel, English actor and comedian (d. 1965)

Stan Laurel

Murray Leinster, American author and screenwriter (d. 1976)

Murray Leinster

Georg Wittig, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)

Georg Wittig · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Helen Traubel, American operatic soprano (d. 1972)

Helen Traubel

Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)

Barbara McClintock · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

George Gaylord Simpson, American paleontologist and author (d. 1984)

George Gaylord Simpson

Alan Fairfax, Australian cricketer (d. 1955)

Alan Fairfax

Jack Albertson, American actor (d. 1981)

Jack Albertson

Archie Carr, American ecologist and zoologist (d. 1987)

Archie Carr

Juan Velasco Alvarado, Peruvian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (d. 1977)

Juan Velasco Alvarado · President of Peru

Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004)

Albert Chartier

Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998)

Enoch Powell · Secretary of State for Health

John Tukey, American mathematician and academic (d. 2000)

John Tukey

Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (d. 1999)

Phaedon Gizikis · President of Greece

Katharine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001)

Katharine Graham

Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (d. 1989)

Aurelio Lampredi

Irving Penn, American photographer (d. 2009)

Irving Penn

John Howard Griffin, American journalist and author (d. 1980)

John Howard Griffin

Isabelle Holland, Swiss-American author (d. 2002)

Isabelle Holland

Raymond Lemieux, Canadian chemist and academic (d. 2002)

Raymond Lemieux

José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 31st President of Mexico (d. 2004)

José López Portillo · President of Mexico

Ilmar Kullam, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2011)

Ilmar Kullam

Ron Flockhart, Scottish race car driver (d. 1962)

Ron Flockhart (racing driver)

Faith Domergue, American actress (d. 1999)

Faith Domergue

Jean d'Ormesson, French journalist and author

Jean d'Ormesson

Otto Muehl, Austrian-Portuguese painter and director (d. 2013)

Otto Muehl

Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemalan general and politician, 26th President of Guatemala

Efraín Ríos Montt · President of Guatemala

Tom Graveney, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2015)

Tom Graveney

Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and screenwriter (d. 2001)

Herbert Lichtenfeld

Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian author and playwright (d. 2014)

Ariano Suassuna

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (d. 2016)

Vilmos Zsigmond

Eileen Atkins, English actress and screenwriter

Eileen Atkins

Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)

Roger Neilson

Jim Dine, American painter and illustrator

Jim Dine

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgarian politician, 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha · Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Erich Segal

Thomas Boyd-Carpenter, English general

Thomas Boyd-Carpenter

Torgny Lindgren, Swedish author and poet (d. 2017)

Torgny Lindgren

Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet

Joyce Carol Oates

Billy "Crash" Craddock, American singer-songwriter

Billy "Crash" Craddock

Māris Čaklais, Latvian poet, writer, and journalist (d. 2003)

Māris Čaklais

Neil Goldschmidt, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon

Neil Goldschmidt · Governor of Oregon

Rosalind Baker, Australian author

Rosalind Baker

Lamont Dozier, American songwriter and producer

Lamont Dozier

Tommy Horton, English golfer

Tommy Horton

Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist (d. 2011)

Mumtaz Hamid Rao

Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcycle racer and manager

Giacomo Agostini

Eddie Levert, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician, and actor

Eddie Levert

Henri Richelet, French painter and etcher

Henri Richelet

Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Claire Alexander

Lucienne Robillard, Canadian social worker and politician, 59th Secretary of State for Canada

Lucienne Robillard · Secretary of State for Canada

Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach

Rick Adelman

John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, English businessman and politician

John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever

Karen Dunnell, English statistician and academic

Karen Dunnell

Tom Harrell, American trumpet player and composer

Tom Harrell

Neil MacGregor, Scottish historian and curator

Neil MacGregor

Iain Matthews, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Iain Matthews

Jodi Rell, American politician, 87th Governor of Connecticut

Jodi Rell · Governor of Connecticut

Mark Ritts, American actor, puppeteer, and producer (d. 2009)

Mark Ritts

Derek Sanderson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Derek Sanderson

Simon Williams, English actor and playwright

Simon Williams (actor)

Tom Malone, American trombonist, composer, and producer

Tom Malone (musician)

Buddy Roberts, American wrestler (d. 2012)

Buddy Roberts

Tom Wyner, English-American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Tom Wyner

Ron LeFlore, American baseball player and manager

Ron LeFlore

Paulo Cézar Caju, Brazilian footballer

Paulo Cézar Caju

Ralph Mann, American hurdler and author

Ralph Mann

Mithun Chakraborty, Indian actor and politician

Mithun Chakraborty

Michel Clair, Canadian lawyer and politician

Michel Clair

Charlie Dominici, American singer and guitarist

Charlie Dominici

Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer

Roberto Durán

George Papandreou, Greek sociologist and politician, 182nd Prime Minister of Greece

George Papandreou · Prime Minister of Greece

Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer-songwriter

Gino Vannelli

Valerie Mahaffey, American actress

Valerie Mahaffey

Ian Mosley, English drummer

Ian Mosley

Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer and trainer (d. 2014)

Matthew Saad Muhammad

Garry Roberts, Irish guitarist

Garry Roberts

Grete Faremo, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Defence

Grete Faremo · Minister of Defence (Norway)

Laurie Metcalf, American actress

Laurie Metcalf

Artemy Troitsky, Russian journalist and critic

Artemy Troitsky

Ian Buchanan, Scottish-American actor

Ian Buchanan

Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian, Scottish lawyer and judge

Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian

Darrell Griffith, American basketball player

Darrell Griffith

Ulrike Tauber, German swimmer

Ulrike Tauber

Warren Rodwell, Australian soldier, educator and musician

Warren Rodwell

The Ultimate Warrior, American wrestler (d. 2014)

The Ultimate Warrior

Peter Sterling, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Peter Sterling

Can Dündar, Turkish journalist and author

Can Dündar

Robbie Kerr, Australian cricketer

Robbie Kerr (cricketer)

Steve Larmer, Canadian ice hockey player

Steve Larmer

Margus Metstak, Estonian basketball player and coach

Margus Metstak

Wally Joyner, American baseball player and coach

Wally Joyner

Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor

Arnold Vosloo

Anthony Wong, Hong Kong singer

Anthony Wong (singer)

The Sandman, American wrestler

The Sandman (wrestler)

Danny Burstein, American actor and singer

Danny Burstein

Michael Richard Lynch, Irish computer scientist and entrepreneur; co-founded HP Autonomy

Michael Richard Lynch · HP Autonomy

Richard Madaleno, American politician

Richard Madaleno

Mark Occhilupo, Australian surfer

Mark Occhilupo

Olivier Roumat, French rugby player

Olivier Roumat

Phil Vischer, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-created VeggieTales

Phil Vischer · VeggieTales

Jan Železný, Czech javelin thrower and coach

Jan Železný

Charalambos Andreou, Cypriot footballer

Charalambos Andreou

Jürgen Klopp, German footballer and manager

Jürgen Klopp

Adam Schmitt, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer

Adam Schmitt

Shami Chakrabarti, English lawyer and academic

Shami Chakrabarti

Mark Crossley, English-Welsh footballer and manager

Mark Crossley

Younus AlGohar, Pakistani poet and academic, co-founded Messiah Foundation International

Younus AlGohar · Messiah Foundation International

Cobi Jones, American soccer player and manager

Cobi Jones

Phil Mickelson, American golfer

Phil Mickelson

Tupac Shakur, American rapper and producer (d. 1996)

Tupac Shakur

Kiko Loureiro, Brazilian guitarist

Kiko Loureiro

Eddie Cibrian, American actor

Eddie Cibrian

Glenicia James, West Indian cricketer

Glenicia James

Anthony Carter, American basketball player and coach

Anthony Carter

Craig Fitzgibbon, Australian rugby league player and coach

Craig Fitzgibbon

Duncan Hames, English accountant and politician

Duncan Hames

Kerry Wood, American baseball player

Kerry Wood

Daniel Brühl, Spanish-German actor

Daniel Brühl

Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player

Dainius Zubrus

Fish Leong, Malaysian singer

Fish Leong

Brandon Armstrong, American basketball player

Brandon Armstrong

Phil Christophers, German-English rugby player

Phil Christophers

Henry Perenara, New Zealand rugby league player and referee

Henry Perenara

Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer

Martin Stranzl

Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer

Joey Yung

Benjamin Becker, German tennis player

Benjamin Becker

Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player

Kevin Bieksa

Alexandre Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player

Alexandre Giroux

Ola Kvernberg, Norwegian violinist

Ola Kvernberg

Miguel Villalta, Peruvian footballer

Miguel Villalta

May Andersen, Danish model and actress

May Andersen

Missy Peregrym, Canadian model and actress

Missy Peregrym

Armend Dallku, Albanian footballer

Armend Dallku

Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player

Rick Nash

Dan Ryckert, American writer and entertainer

Dan Ryckert

Steven Whittaker, Scottish footballer

Steven Whittaker

Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer

Rodrigo Defendi

Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer

Urby Emanuelson

Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer

Fernando Muslera

Diana DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter and actress

Diana DeGarmo

Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer

Per Ciljan Skjelbred

Christian Tshimanga Kabeya, Belgian footballer

Christian Tshimanga Kabeya

Jermaine Gresham, American football player

Jermaine Gresham

Joe McElderry, English singer-songwriter

Joe McElderry

Matt Moylan, Australian rugby league player

Matt Moylan

Vladimir Morozov, Russian swimmer

Vladimir Morozov (swimmer)

Park Bo-gum, South Korean actor

Park Bo-gum

Grete-Lilijane Küppas, Estonian footballer

Grete-Lilijane Küppas

Rezar, Albanian professional wrestler

Rezar

Euan Aitken, Australian rugby league player

Euan Aitken

Aleksandr Aksyonov, Russian footballer

Aleksandr Aksyonov (footballer, born 1995)

Joseph Schooling, Singaporean swimmer

Joseph Schooling

Rorgon I, Frankish nobleman (or 839)

Rorgon I, Count of Maine · 839

Li Cunshen, general of Later Tang (b. 862)

Li Cunshen

Hugh the Great, Frankish nobleman (b. 898)

Hugh the Great

Richeza of Poland, queen of León (b. c. 1140)

Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile

Hugh de Balsham, English bishop

Hugh de Balsham

Adam de Brome, founder of Oriel College, Oxford

Adam de Brome · Oriel College, Oxford

Johannes Ambundii, archbishop of Riga

Johannes Ambundii

Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy, Burgundian historian and author (b. 1395)

Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy

John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (b. c. 1463)

John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln

Konrad von Thüngen, German nobleman (b. c. 1466)

Konrad von Thüngen

Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1555)

Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline · Lord Chancellor of Scotland

Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, German Protestant military leader (b. 1599)

Christian the Younger

Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet, English poet and diplomat, English Ambassador to Spain (b. 1608)

Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet · List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Spain

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (b. 1650)

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough · Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian businessman (b. 1672)

Johann Baptista Ruffini

Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1692)

Joseph Butler

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and playwright (b. 1709)

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset

Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1712)

Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet · List of colonial governors of Massachusetts

Benjamin Tupper, American general and surveyor (b. 1738)

Benjamin Tupper

Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor (b. 1728)

Johann Adam Hiller

Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician (b. 1739)

Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance

Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, German theologian and scholar (b. 1780)

Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette

William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician (b. 1774)

William Lawson (explorer)

John Snow, English epidemiologist and physician (b. 1813)

John Snow

Hidenoyama Raigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 9th Yokozuna (b. 1808)

Hidenoyama Raigorō · Makuuchi

Charles Sturt, Indian-English botanist and explorer (b. 1795)

Charles Sturt

Norman MacLeod, Scottish minister and author (b. 1812)

Norman Macleod (1812-1872)

Crawford Long, American surgeon and pharmacist (b. 1815)

Crawford Long

Kikuchi Yōsai, Japanese painter (b. 1781)

Kikuchi Yōsai

Josiah Mason, English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)

Josiah Mason

Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter and academic (b. 1818)

Wilhelm Camphausen

Alexander Stuart, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1824)

Alexander Stuart (Australian politician) · Premier of New South Wales

Ernst Schröder, German mathematician and academic (b. 1841)

Ernst Schröder

Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1870)

Chittaranjan Das

Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856)

Bramwell Booth · General of The Salvation Army

Vernon Louis Parrington, American historian and scholar (b. 1871)

Vernon Louis Parrington

Ezra Fitch, American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1866)

Ezra Fitch · Abercrombie & Fitch

Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American inventor, co-invented the gyrocompass (b. 1860)

Elmer Ambrose Sperry · Gyrocompass

Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1905)

Chick Webb

DuBose Heyward, American author (b. 1885)

DuBose Heyward

Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (b. 1886)

Marc Bloch

Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905)

Aris Velouchiotis

Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)

Gordon Brewster

Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist and academic (b. 1861)

Andrew Lawson

Margaret Bondfield, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (b. 1873)

Margaret Bondfield · Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (b. 1864)

Ozias Leduc

Pál Maléter, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1917)

Pál Maléter · Ministry of Defence (Hungary)

Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)

Imre Nagy · Prime Minister of Hungary

George Reeves, American actor and director (b. 1914)

George Reeves

Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (b. 1904)

Marcel Junod

Reginald Denny, English actor (b. 1891)

Reginald Denny (actor)

Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, English field marshal and politician, 17th Governor General of Canada (b. 1891)

Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis · Governor General of Canada

Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (b. 1888)

Sydney Chapman (mathematician)

Brian Piccolo, American football player (b. 1943)

Brian Piccolo

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC (b. 1889)

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith · BBC

Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1912)

Wernher von Braun

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghanaian general and politician, 6th Head of state of Ghana (b. 1931)

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong · Head of state of Ghana

Nicholas Ray, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1911)

Nicholas Ray

Thomas Playford IV, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1896)

Thomas Playford IV · Premier of South Australia

James Honeyman-Scott, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1956)

James Honeyman-Scott

Lew Andreas, American football player and coach (b. 1895)

Lew Andreas

Erni Krusten, Estonian author and poet (b. 1900)

Erni Krusten

Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (b. 1902)

Maurice Duruflé

Marguerite de Angeli, American author and illustrator (b. 1889)

Marguerite de Angeli

Miguel Piñero, Puerto Rican-American actor and playwright (b. 1946)

Miguel Piñero

Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer and soldier (b. 1913)

Lindsay Hassett

Kristen Pfaff, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1967)

Kristen Pfaff

Mel Allen, American sportscaster and game show host (b. 1913)

Mel Allen

Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (b. 1911)

Dal Stivens

Fred Wacker, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)

Fred Wacker

Screaming Lord Sutch, English singer and activist (b. 1940)

Screaming Lord Sutch

Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1934)

Pierre Bourgault

Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish-Swedish philosopher and author (b. 1916)

Georg Henrik von Wright

Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1911)

Thanom Kittikachorn · Prime Minister of Thailand

Jacques Miquelon, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1911)

Jacques Miquelon

Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican-American author and critic (b. 1906)

Enrique Laguerre

Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian soldier and author (b. 1921)

Mario Rigoni Stern

Marc Bazin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th President of Haiti (b. 1932)

Marc Bazin · President of Haiti

Maureen Forrester, Canadian singer and academic (b. 1930)

Maureen Forrester

Ronald Neame, English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)

Ronald Neame

Östen Mäkitalo, Swedish engineer and academic (b. 1938)

Östen Mäkitalo

Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (b. 1917)

Nils Karlsson

Jorge Lankenau, Mexican banker and businessman (b. 1944)

Jorge Lankenau

Sławomir Petelicki, Polish general (b. 1946)

Sławomir Petelicki

Susan Tyrrell, American actress (b. 1945)

Susan Tyrrell

Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (b. 1924)

Sam Farber · OXO (brand)

Hans Hass, Austrian biologist and diver (b. 1919)

Hans Hass

Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (b. 1950)

Khondakar Ashraf Hossain

Norman Ian MacKenzie, English journalist and author (b. 1921)

Norman Ian MacKenzie

Ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924)

Ottmar Walter

Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (b. 1960)

Tony Gwynn

Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1960)

Cándido Muatetema Rivas · Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea

Charles Correa, Indian architect and urban planner (b. 1930)

Charles Correa

Jean Vautrin, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1933)

Jean Vautrin

Jo Cox, English political activist and MP (b. 1974)

Jo Cox

Helmut Kohl, German politician, 6th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1930)

Helmut Kohl · List of Chancellors of Germany