June 18 — On This Day

Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.

Emperor Gaozu of Tang · Tang dynasty

Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate

Ali

Byzantine-Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople.

Siege of Constantinople (860) · Rus' Khaganate · Bosphorus · Byzantine Empire · Constantinople

Battle of Civitate: Three thousand horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX.

Battle of Civitate · Normans · Humphrey of Hauteville · Pope Leo IX

Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the Moon's distance from the Earth (on the order of meters) are a result of this collision.

Canterbury · Giordano Bruno (crater) · Moon · Earth

The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.

Parliament of Ireland · Castledermot · County Kildare · Legislature

French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army under Sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War.

France in the Middle Ages · Joan of Arc · John Fastolf · Battle of Patay · Hundred Years' War

Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh

Charles I of England · St Giles' Cathedral · Edinburgh

The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court.

Massachusetts Bay Colony · Scire facias

Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.

Battle of Kolín · Prussia · Frederick the Great · Count Leopold Joseph von Daun · Seven Years' War

American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.

American Revolutionary War · Philadelphia

Action of 18 June 1799: A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Perrée is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith

Action of 18 June 1799 · Jean-Baptiste Perrée · George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith

The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison.

United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom · James Madison

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.

Napoleonic Wars · Battle of Waterloo · Napoleon · Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington · Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

French invasion of Algeria.

Algeria

Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.

Charles Darwin · Alfred Russel Wallace · Evolution

First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.

Aletschhorn · Bernese Alps

Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

Susan B. Anthony · United States presidential election, 1872

The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.

Reinsurance Treaty

Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.

Empress Dowager Cixi · Diplomat

Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.

Japanese Brazilians · Santos, São Paulo

The University of the Philippines is established.

University of the Philippines

Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.

Checker Taxi · Taxicab

Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).

Aviator · Amelia Earhart · Wilmer Stultz

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held.

Franklin Institute

Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total 60 injuries and 24 arrests.

Battle of Ballantyne Pier

Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.

Appeal of 18 June · Charles de Gaulle

The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.

This was their finest hour · Winston Churchill

William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.

William Joyce · Lord Haw-Haw · Treason · World War II

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa.

Ram Manohar Lohia · Socialist · Direct Action Day · Goa

Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Columbia Records · LP record · Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.

Egyptian revolution of 1952 · Muhammad Ali dynasty · Egypt

A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.

United States Air Force · Douglas C-124 Globemaster II · Tachikawa air disaster · Tachikawa

Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état

Carlos Castillo Armas · 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état

Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.

Vietnam War · Boeing B-52 Stratofortress · National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam · Guerrilla warfare · South Vietnam

Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes two minutes after take off from London's Heathrow Airport.

British European Airways Flight 548 · British European Airways · Hawker Siddeley Trident · Heathrow Airport

SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.

SALT II · Soviet Union

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight.

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk · Stealth technology

Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England.

Roberto Calvi · Blackfriars Bridge

Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.

Space Shuttle program · STS-7 · Astronaut · Sally Ride

Mona Mahmudnizhad together with nine other Bahá'í women, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs.

Mona Mahmudnizhad · Bahá'í Faith · Shiraz · Iran

A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984-85 UK miners' strike.

Battle of Orgreave · South Yorkshire · UK miners' strike (1984-85)

The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowded with people watching the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

The Troubles · Ulster Volunteer Force · Loughinisland massacre · Loughinisland · Northern Ireland

The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.

Kazakhstan · Satellite · KazSat-1

The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters.

Charleston Sofa Super Store fire · Charleston, South Carolina · Firefighter

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (d. 1298)

Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar

Eleanor of Woodstock (d. 1355)

Eleanor of Woodstock

John V Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1391)

John V Palaiologos · Byzantine Emperor

Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (d. 1539)

Ottaviano Petrucci

Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor, designed the Ponte Santa Trinita (d. 1592)

Bartolomeo Ammannati · Ponte Santa Trinita

Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (d. 1593)

Emperor Ōgimachi

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (d. 1577)

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu

Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal (d. 1750)

Ivan Trubetskoy

Antoni Lliteres Carrió, Spanish composer (d. 1747)

Antoni Lliteres Carrió

Antonio Maria Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1726)

Antonio Maria Bononcini

Joseph-Marie Vien, French painter and educator (d. 1809)

Joseph-Marie Vien

Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1757)

Johann Stamitz

Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian-French pianist and composer (d. 1831)

Ignaz Pleyel

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (d. 1833)

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas · Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1822)

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

William Lassell, English astronomer and merchant (d. 1880)

William Lassell

Ivan Goncharov, Russian journalist and author (d. 1891)

Ivan Goncharov

Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (d. 1881)

Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen

Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte, French daughter of Napoleon (d. 1907)

Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte · Napoleon

Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepali ruler (d. 1877)

Jung Bahadur Rana

Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie, French philosopher and academic (d. 1895)

Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie

William H. Seward Jr., American general and banker (d. 1920)

William H. Seward Jr.

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1922)

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (d. 1914)

Richard Heuberger

E. W. Scripps, American publisher, founded the E. W. Scripps Company (d. 1926)

E. W. Scripps · E. W. Scripps Company

Henry Clay Folger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Folger Shakespeare Library (d. 1930)

Henry Clay Folger · Folger Shakespeare Library

Andrew Forsyth, Scottish-English mathematician and academic (d. 1942)

Andrew Forsyth

Hector Rason, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1927)

Hector Rason · Premier of Western Australia

George Essex Evans, English-Australian poet and author (d. 1909)

George Essex Evans

Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and politician, Regent of Hungary (d. 1957)

Miklós Horthy · Regent of Hungary

Édouard Le Roy, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1954)

Édouard Le Roy

James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (d. 1960)

James Montgomery Flagg

Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1956)

Zoltán Halmay

Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian compositor and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria (d. 1949)

Georgi Dimitrov · List of Prime Ministers of Bulgaria

Édouard Daladier, French captain and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1970)

Édouard Daladier · Prime Minister of France

George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer (d. 1924)

George Mallory

Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist and paleontologist (d. 1978)

Alexander Wetmore

Tancrède Labbé, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1956)

Tancrède Labbé

Blanche Sweet, American actress (d. 1986)

Blanche Sweet

Martti Marttelin, Finnish runner (d. 1940)

Martti Marttelin

Vlasta Vraz, Czech-American relief worker, editor, and fundraiser (d. 1989)

Vlasta Vraz

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

Llewellyn Rees, English actor (d. 1994)

Llewellyn Rees

Louis Alter, American musician (d. 1980)

Louis Alter

Paavo Yrjölä, Finnish decathlete (d. 1980)

Paavo Yrjölä

Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (d. 1965)

Jeanette MacDonald

Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (d. 1923)

Raymond Radiguet

Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (d. 1991)

Keye Luke

Manuel Rosenthal, French conductor and composer (d. 2003)

Manuel Rosenthal

Eduard Tubin, Estonian composer and conductor (d. 1982)

Eduard Tubin

Frithjof Schuon, Swiss-American metaphysicist, philosopher, and author (d. 1998)

Frithjof Schuon

Bud Collyer, American actor and game show host (d. 1969)

Bud Collyer

Stanley Knowles, American-Canadian academic and politician (d. 1997)

Stanley Knowles

Nedra Volz, American actress (d. 2003)

Nedra Volz

Dick Foran, American actor and singer (d. 1979)

Dick Foran

Avon Long, American actor and singer (d. 1984)

Avon Long

Ray McKinley, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (d. 1995)

Ray McKinley

Glenn Morris, American decathlete (d. 1974)

Glenn Morris

Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian soldier and surgeon (d. 2005)

Wilfred Gordon Bigelow

Sammy Cahn, American pianist and composer (d. 1993)

Sammy Cahn

Sylvia Porter, American economist and journalist (d. 1991)

Sylvia Porter

Françoise Loranger, Canadian playwright and producer (d. 1995)

Françoise Loranger

Robert Mondavi, American winemaker and philanthropist (d. 2008)

Robert Mondavi

Oswald Teichmüller, German mathematician (d. 1943)

Oswald Teichmüller

E. G. Marshall, American actor (d. 1998)

E. G. Marshall

Efraín Huerta, Mexican poet (d.1982)

Efraín Huerta

Red Adair, American firefighter (d. 2004)

Red Adair

Robert Kanigher, American author (d. 2002)

Robert Kanigher

Alice T. Schafer, American mathematician (d. 2009)

Alice T. Schafer

Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (d. 2005)

Julio César Turbay Ayala · President of Colombia

Richard Boone, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1981)

Richard Boone

Jack Karnehm, English snooker player and sportscaster (d. 2002)

Jack Karnehm

Erik Ortvad, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 2008)

Erik Ortvad

Alf Francis, West Prussia-born, English motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor (d. 1983)

Alf Francis

Jerome Karle, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)

Jerome Karle · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Franco Modigliani, Italian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)

Franco Modigliani · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (d. 1995)

Jüri Järvet

Ian Carmichael, English actor and singer (d. 2010)

Ian Carmichael

Lode Van Den Bergh, Belgian author and academic

Lode Van Den Bergh

Claude Helffer, French pianist and educator (d. 2004)

Claude Helffer

George Mikan, American basketball player and coach (d. 2005)

George Mikan

Robert Beadell, American composer and educator (d. 1994)

Robert Beadell

Philip B. Crosby, American businessman and author (d. 2001)

Philip B. Crosby

Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (d. 2010)

Allan Sandage

Tom Wicker, American journalist and author (d. 2011)

Tom Wicker

Eva Bartok, Hungarian-English actress (d. 1998)

Eva Bartok

Paul Eddington, English actor (d. 1995)

Paul Eddington

Michael Blakemore, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter

Michael Blakemore

David T. Lykken, American geneticist and academic (d. 2006)

David T. Lykken

Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher

Jürgen Habermas

Tibor Rubin, Hungarian-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2015)

Tibor Rubin · Medal of Honor

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian sociologist, academic, and politician, 34th President of Brazil

Fernando Henrique Cardoso · President of Brazil

Dudley R. Herschbach, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Dudley R. Herschbach · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Geoffrey Hill, English poet and academic (d. 2016)

Geoffrey Hill

Tommy Hunt, American singer

Tommy Hunt

Brian Kenny, English general (d. 2017)

Brian Kenny (British Army officer)

Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2004)

Mitsuteru Yokoyama

Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (d. 1992)

Denny Hulme

Barack Obama Sr., Kenyan economist (d. 1982)

Barack Obama Sr.

Ronald Venetiaan, Surinamese politician, 6th President of Suriname

Ronald Venetiaan · President of Suriname

Del Harris, American basketball player and coach

Del Harris

Jay Rockefeller, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of West Virginia

Jay Rockefeller · Governor of West Virginia

Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and historian (d. 2006)

Bruce Trigger

Vitaly Zholobov, Ukrainian colonel, engineer, and astronaut

Vitaly Zholobov

Kevin Murray, Australian footballer and coach

Kevin Murray (Australian footballer)

Lou Brock, American baseball player and sportscaster

Lou Brock

Jean-Claude Germain, Canadian historian, author, and journalist

Jean-Claude Germain

Brooks Firestone, American businessman and politician

Brooks Firestone

Paul Mayersberg, English director and screenwriter

Paul Mayersberg

Delia Smith, English chef and author

Delia Smith

John Bellany, Scottish painter and academic (d. 2013)

John Bellany

Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Roger Ebert

Pat Hutchins, English author and illustrator

Pat Hutchins

Thabo Mbeki, South African politician, 23rd President of South Africa

Thabo Mbeki · President of South Africa

Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Paul McCartney

Richard Perry, American record producer

Richard Perry

Carl Radle, American bass player and producer (d. 1980)

Carl Radle

Nick Tate, Australian actor and director

Nick Tate

Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (d. 2004)

Hans Vonk (conductor)

Barry Evans, English actor (d. 1997)

Barry Evans (actor)

Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, and actress

Raffaella Carrà

Bruce DuMont, American broadcaster and political analyst

Bruce DuMont

Sandy Posey, American pop/country singer

Sandy Posey

Russell Ash, English journalist and author (d. 2010)

Russell Ash

Bruiser Brody, American wrestler (d. 1988)

Bruiser Brody

Fabio Capello, Italian footballer and manager

Fabio Capello

Maria Bethânia, Brazilian singer

Maria Bethânia

Ivonne Coll, Puerto Rican-American model and actress, Miss Puerto Rico 1967

Ivonne Coll · Miss Puerto Rico

Bernard Giraudeau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Bernard Giraudeau

Linda Thorson, Canadian actress

Linda Thorson

Philip Jackson, English actor

Philip Jackson (actor)

Éva Marton, Hungarian soprano and actress

Éva Marton

Sherry Turkle, American academic, psychologist, and sociologist

Sherry Turkle

Chris Van Allsburg, American author and illustrator

Chris Van Allsburg

Jarosław Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Poland

Jarosław Kaczyński · Prime Minister of Poland

Lech Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 4th President of Poland (d. 2010)

Lech Kaczyński · President of Poland

Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 1999)

Lincoln Thompson

Rod de'Ath, Welsh drummer and producer (d. 2014)

Rod de'Ath

Annelie Ehrhardt, German hurdler

Annelie Ehrhardt

Mike Johanns, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of Agriculture

Mike Johanns · United States Secretary of Agriculture

Jackie Leven, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

Jackie Leven

Mohammed Al-Sager, Kuwaiti journalist and politician

Mohammed Al-Sager

Miriam Flynn, American actress and comedian

Miriam Flynn

Ian Hargreaves, English-Welsh journalist and academic

Ian Hargreaves

Stephen Hopper, Australian botanist and academic

Stephen Hopper

Gyula Sax, Hungarian chess player (d. 2014)

Gyula Sax

Tiiu Aro, Estonian physician and politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs

Tiiu Aro · Minister of Social Affairs (Estonia)

Denis Herron, Canadian ice hockey player

Denis Herron

Carol Kane, American actress

Carol Kane

Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

Isabella Rossellini

Lee Soo-man, South Korean singer and businessman, founded S.M. Entertainment

Lee Soo-man · S.M. Entertainment

Peter Donohoe, English pianist and educator

Peter Donohoe (pianist)

Ed Fast, Canadian lawyer and politician

Ed Fast

Brian Benben, American actor and producer

Brian Benben

John Scott, English organist and conductor (d. 2015)

John Scott (organist)

Miguel Ángel Lotina, Spanish footballer and manager

Miguel Ángel Lotina

Richard Powers, American novelist

Richard Powers

Peter Altmaier, German jurist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany

Peter Altmaier · Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany

Gary Martin, British voice actor and actor

Gary Martin (actor)

Joe Ansolabehere, American animation screenwriter and producer

Joe Ansolabehere

Barbara Broccoli, American director and producer

Barbara Broccoli

Steve Murphy, Canadian journalist

Steve Murphy (news anchor)

Oz Fox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Oz Fox

Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan-American baseball player

Andrés Galarraga

Angela Johnson, American novelist and poet

Angela Johnson (writer)

Alison Moyet, English singer-songwriter

Alison Moyet

Lisa Randall, American physicist and academic

Lisa Randall

Dizzy Reed, American keyboard player and songwriter

Dizzy Reed

Bruce Smith, American football player

Bruce Smith (defensive end)

Uday Hussein, Iraqi commander (d. 2003)

Uday Hussein

Patti Webster, American publicist and author (d. 2013)

Patti Webster

Kurt Browning, Canadian figure skater, choreographer, and sportscaster

Kurt Browning

Troy Kemp, Bahamian high jumper

Troy Kemp

Frank Müller, German decathlete

Frank Müller

Haki Doku, Albanian cyclist

Haki Doku

Christopher Largen, American journalist and author (d. 2012)

Christopher Largen

Katie Derham, English journalist

Katie Derham

Ivan Kozák, Slovak footballer

Ivan Kozák

Greg Yaitanes, American director and producer

Greg Yaitanes

Kerry Butler, American actress and singer

Kerry Butler

Jason McAteer, English-Irish footballer and manager

Jason McAteer

Nathan Morris, American soul singer

Nathan Morris

Anu Tali, Estonian pianist and conductor

Anu Tali

Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer

Wikus du Toit

Julie Depardieu, French actress

Julie Depardieu

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, American author and music critic

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Ray LaMontagne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ray LaMontagne

Matt Parsons, Australian rugby league player

Matt Parsons

Gavin Wanganeen Australian footballer and coach

Gavin Wanganeen

Vincenzo Montella, Italian footballer and manager

Vincenzo Montella

Sergey Sharikov, Russian fencer and coach (d. 2015)

Sergey Sharikov

Marie Gillain, Belgian actress

Marie Gillain

Aleksandrs Koļinko, Latvian footballer

Aleksandrs Koļinko

Martin St. Louis, Canadian ice hockey player

Martin St. Louis

Blake Shelton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Blake Shelton

Wang Liqin, Chinese table tennis player

Wang Liqin

Yumiko Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress and singer

Yumiko Kobayashi

Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress

Ivana Wong

Antonio Gates, American football player

Antonio Gates

Sergey Kirdyapkin, Russian race walker

Sergey Kirdyapkin

Craig Mottram, Australian runner

Craig Mottram

Colin Munroe, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

Colin Munroe

Antero Niittymäki, Finnish ice hockey player

Antero Niittymäki

Tara Platt, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Tara Platt

Clint Newton, American-Australian rugby league player

Clint Newton

Marco Streller, Swiss footballer

Marco Streller

Nadir Belhadj, French-Algerian footballer

Nadir Belhadj

Marco Borriello, Italian footballer

Marco Borriello

Nathan Cavaleri, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Nathan Cavaleri

Billy Slater, Australian rugby league player

Billy Slater

Cameron Smith, Australian rugby league player

Cameron Smith

Nanyak Dala, Canadian rugby player

Nanyak Dala

Chris Coghlan, American baseball player

Chris Coghlan

Alex Hirsch, American animator and television producer

Alex Hirsch

Edgars Eriņš, Latvian decathlete

Edgars Eriņš

Richard Gasquet, French tennis player

Richard Gasquet

Richard Madden, Scottish actor

Richard Madden

Omar Arellano, Mexican footballer

Omar Arellano

Elini Dimoutsos, Greek footballer

Elini Dimoutsos

Josh Dun, American musician

Josh Dun

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, French-born Gabonese footballer

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Chris Harris Jr., American football player

Chris Harris Jr.

Renee Olstead, American actress and singer

Renee Olstead

Luke Adam, Canadian ice hockey player

Luke Adam

Sandra Izbașa, Romanian gymnast

Sandra Izbașa

Derek Stepan, American ice hockey player

Derek Stepan

Christian Taylor, American triple jumper

Christian Taylor (athlete)

Mitsuki Tanimura, Japanese actress

Mitsuki Tanimura

Sean McMahon, Australian rugby player

Sean McMahon

Takeoff, American rapper

Takeoff (rapper)

Maxim Kovtun, Russian figure skater

Maxim Kovtun

Alen Halilović, Croatian footballer

Alen Halilović

Niki Wories, Dutch figure skater

Niki Wories

Katharina Hobgarski, German tennis player

Katharina Hobgarski

Latrell Mitchell, Australian rugby league player

Latrell Mitchell

Leo III the Isaurian, Byzantine emperor (b. 685)

Leo III the Isaurian

Zhang Hao, guard commander during the Chinese Tang Dynasty

Zhang Hao (Wu) · History of China · Tang Dynasty

Sophia of Hungary (b. c. 1050)

Sophia of Hungary

Elisabeth of Schönau, German Benedictine visionary (b. c. 1129)

Elisabeth of Schönau

Emperor Chūkyō of Japan (b. 1218)

Emperor Chūkyō

Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León

Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León

Alfonso III of Aragon (b. 1265)

Alfonso III of Aragon

Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1312)

Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria

Rogier van der Weyden, Flemish painter (b. 1400)

Rogier van der Weyden

Robert Crowley, English minister and poet (b. 1517)

Robert Crowley (printer)

Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Dutch admiral (b. 1577)

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Christoph Scheiner, German priest, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1575)

Christoph Scheiner

Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (b. 1606)

Jeanne Mance · Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

Tom Brown, English author and translator (b. 1662)

Tom Brown (satirist)

Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (b. 1657)

Michel Richard Delalande

John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1670)

John Aislabie · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Ambrose Philips, English poet and politician (b. 1674)

Ambrose Philips

Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German jurist and scholar (b. 1706)

Johann Ulrich von Cramer

Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (b. 1700)

Gerard van Swieten

Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)

Adam Gib

François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (b. 1760)

François Buzot

James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, 20th Governor of the Province of Quebec (b. 1721)

James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721) · List of Governors General of Canada

Thomas Picton, Welsh-English general and politician (b. 1758)

Thomas Picton

Robert Hett Chapman, American minister, missionary, and academic (b. 1771)

Robert Hett Chapman

William Cobbett, English farmer and journalist (b. 1763)

William Cobbett

Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer (b. 1783)

Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck

Prince Sigismund of Prussia (b. 1864)

Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864-1866)

Samuel Butler, English novelist, satirist, and critic (b. 1835)

Samuel Butler (novelist)

Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (b. 1830)

Carmine Crocco

Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1890)

Max Immelmann

Titu Maiorescu, Romanian critic and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1840)

Titu Maiorescu · Prime Minister of Romania

Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1851)

Jacobus Kapteyn

Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (b. 1872)

Roald Amundsen

Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1868)

Maxim Gorky

Gaston Doumergue, French politician, 13th President of France (b. 1863)

Gaston Doumergue · President of France

Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, bandleader, and politician (b. 1870)

Arthur Pryor

Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (b. 1912)

Elias Degiannis

Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., American general (b. 1886)

Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.

Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898)

Shigematsu Sakaibara

Edward Brooker, English-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1891)

Edward Brooker · Premier of Tasmania

Ethel Barrymore, American actress (b. 1879)

Ethel Barrymore

Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (b. 1912)

Pedro Armendáriz

Giorgio Morandi, Italian painter (b. 1890)

Giorgio Morandi

Geki, Italian race car driver (b. 1937)

Geki (racing driver)

Beat Fehr, Swiss race car driver (b. 1942)

Beat Fehr

Thomas Gomez, American actor (b. 1905)

Thomas Gomez

Paul Karrer, Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)

Paul Karrer · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian mathematician and academic (b. 1896)

Júlio César de Mello e Souza

Georgy Zhukov, Russian marshal and politician, Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (b. 1896)

Georgy Zhukov · Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)

Hugo Bergmann, German-Israeli philosopher and author (b. 1883)

Hugo Bergmann

Walter C. Alvarez, American physician and author (b. 1884)

Walter C. Alvarez

Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter (b. 1904)

Terence Fisher

André Leducq, French cyclist (b. 1904)

André Leducq

Djuna Barnes, American novelist, journalist, and playwright (b. 1892)

Djuna Barnes

John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1912)

John Cheever

Curd Jürgens, German-Austrian actor and director (b. 1915)

Curd Jürgens

Alan Berg, American lawyer and radio host (b. 1934)

Alan Berg

Paul Colin, French illustrator (b. 1892)

Paul Colin (artist)

Frances Scott Fitzgerald, American journalist (b. 1921)

Frances Scott Fitzgerald

I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (b. 1907)

I. F. Stone

Peter Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)

Peter Allen (musician)

Mordecai Ardon, Polish-Israeli painter and educator (b. 1896)

Mordecai Ardon

Craig Rodwell, American activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (b. 1940)

Craig Rodwell · Oscar Wilde Bookshop

Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (b. 1909)

Endel Puusepp

Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (b. 1912)

Lev Kopelev

Felix Knight, American actor and tenor (b. 1908)

Felix Knight

Nancy Marchand, American actress (b. 1928)

Nancy Marchand

Larry Doby, American baseball player and manager (b. 1923)

Larry Doby

Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (b. 1914)

Mushtaq Ali

Manuel Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (b. 1914)

Manuel Sadosky

Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)

Vincent Sherman

Joseph Zobel, Martinique-French author (b. 1915)

Joseph Zobel

Bernard Manning, English comedian and actor (b. 1930)

Bernard Manning

Hank Medress, American singer and producer (b. 1938)

Hank Medress

Georges Thurston, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1951)

Georges Thurston

Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

Jean Delannoy

Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (b. 1915)

Tasha Tudor

Hans Steinbrenner, German sculptor (b. 1928)

Hans Steinbrenner (sculptor)

Trent Acid, American wrestler (b. 1980)

Trent Acid

José Saramago, Portuguese novelist Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)

José Saramago · Nobel Prize in Literature

Okan Demiriş, Turkish composer (b. 1942)

Okan Demiriş

Yelena Bonner, Russian activist (b. 1923)

Yelena Bonner

Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (b. 1943)

Frederick Chiluba · President of Zambia

Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist (b. 1942)

Clarence Clemons

Horacio Coppola, Argentinian photographer and director (b. 1906)

Horacio Coppola

Lina Haag, German author and activist (b. 1907)

Lina Haag

Tom Maynard, Welsh cricketer (b. 1989)

Tom Maynard

Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrín, Peruvian general and politician, 109th Prime Minister of Peru (b. 1919)

Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrín · Prime Minister of Peru

Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1934)

Alketas Panagoulias

William Van Regenmorter, American businessman and politician (b. 1939)

William Van Regenmorter

Brent F. Anderson, American engineer and politician (b. 1932)

Brent F. Anderson

Alastair Donaldson, Scottish bass player (b. 1955)

Alastair Donaldson

Garde Gardom, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (b. 1924)

Garde Gardom · Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (b. 1980)

Michael Hastings (journalist)

David Wall, English ballet dancer (b. 1946)

David Wall (dancer)

Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer (b. 1923)

Stephanie Kwolek

Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1928)

Johnny Mann

Claire Martin, Canadian author (b. 1914)

Claire Martin (writer)

Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (b. 1957)

Vladimir Popovkin

Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (b. 1928)

Horace Silver

Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1941)

Phil Austin

Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast (b. 1920)

Ralph J. Roberts · Comcast

Danny Villanueva, American football player and broadcaster, co-founded Univision (b. 1937)

Danny Villanueva · Univision

Allen Weinstein, American historian and academic (b. 1937)

Allen Weinstein

Jeppiaar, Indian educationist, founder and chancellor of Sathyabama University (b. 1931)

Jeppiaar · Sathyabama University