June 19 — On This Day

The original Nicene Creed was presented at the First Council of Nicaea.

Nicene Creed · First Council of Nicaea

The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.

Nidaros · Earl · Erling Skakke · Civil war era in Norway

King Louis IX of France orders all Jews found in public without an identifying yellow badge to be fined ten livres of silver.

Louis IX of France · Yellow badge · French livre · Silver

The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven.

Earl of Pembroke · Robert the Bruce · Battle of Methven

English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.

Roanoke Island · Roanoke Colony

War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria.

War of the Second Coalition · Battle of Höchstädt (1800)

Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Battle of Seven Oaks · North West Company · Hudson's Bay Company · Winnipeg · Manitoba

Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).

Filiki Eteria · Drăgășani · Wallachia

The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.

History of baseball in the United States · Alexander Cartwright · Hoboken, New Jersey

Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden-Norway.

Louise of the Netherlands · Charles XV of Sweden · Sweden-Norway

The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.

United States Congress · Slavery · Dred Scott v. Sandford

Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.

Emancipation Proclamation · Galveston, Texas · Texas · Juneteenth

Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.

Maximilian I of Mexico · Second Mexican Empire · Execution by firing squad · Querétaro, Querétaro

The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.

Herzegovina Uprising (1875-77) · Ottoman Empire

Benito Mussolini, then a radical Socialist, arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.

Benito Mussolini · Bern

The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.

Father's Day · Spokane, Washington

Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.

Natives Land Act, 1913

The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Communications Act of 1934 · Federal Communications Commission

The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.

Philadelphia Eagles · Pittsburgh Steelers · NFL

World War II: First day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

World War II · Battle of the Philippine Sea

The first ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR · Charlotte Motor Speedway

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg · Sing Sing

Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.

Kuwait

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 · Filibuster

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ · South Vietnam · Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut.

Garfield · Guinness World Record · Comic strip

In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.

Hezbollah · David S. Dodge · American University of Beirut

Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.

Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers · El Salvador · 1985 Zona Rosa attacks · San Salvador

Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.

ETA (separatist group) · 1987 Hipercor bombing · Hipercor

Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.

Pope John Paul II · Vietnamese Martyrs

The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989

The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.

Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

The Soviet occupation of Hungary ends.

Soviet occupation of Hungary

The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.

2007 al-Khilani Mosque bombing

Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.

Shishou incident · Shishou

War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

War in North-West Pakistan · Pakistani Armed Forces · Operation Rah-e-Nijat · Taliban · Islamist

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.

WikiLeaks · Julian Assange · Extradition · Classified information · July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike

Prince Morikuni, shogun of Japan (d. 1333)

Prince Morikuni · Shogun

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Rimini (d. 1468)

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

James VI and I of the United Kingdom (d. 1625)

James VI and I

Philip Bell, British colonial governor (d. 1678)

Philip Bell (governor)

Hargobind, sixth Sikh guru (d. 1644)

Guru Hargobind · Sikh gurus

Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1677)

Gilbert Sheldon

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (d. 1649)

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton · Lord Chancellor of Scotland

Blaise Pascal, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1662)

Blaise Pascal

Philipp van Limborch, Dutch author and theologian (d. 1712)

Philipp van Limborch

François Rebel, French violinist and composer (d. 1775)

François Rebel

Joaquim Machado de Castro, Portuguese sculptor (d. 1822)

Joaquim Machado de Castro

José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician (d. 1850)

José Gervasio Artigas

Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1859)

Joseph Diaz Gergonne

Francis Johnson, American lawyer and politician (d. 1842)

Francis Johnson (congressman)

Friedrich Sertürner, German chemist and pharmacist (d. 1841)

Friedrich Sertürner

Joseph Earl Sheffield, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1882)

Joseph Earl Sheffield

James Braid, Scottish-English surgeon (d. 1860)

James Braid (surgeon)

Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (d. 1872)

Cornelius Krieghoff

William H. Webb, American shipbuilder and philanthropist, founded the Webb Institute (d. 1899)

William H. Webb · Webb Institute

Mary Tenney Gray, American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (d. 1904)

Mary Tenney Gray

Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (d. 1892)

Charles Spurgeon

Georg Karl Maria Seidlitz, German entomologist and academic (d. 1917)

Georg Karl Maria Seidlitz

Mary Sibbet Copley, American philanthropist (d. 1929)

Mary Sibbet Copley

Cléophas Beausoleil, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1904)

Cléophas Beausoleil

Antonio Abetti, Italian astronomer and academic (d. 1928)

Antonio Abetti

David Jayne Hill, American historian and politician, 24th United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1932)

David Jayne Hill · United States Assistant Secretary of State

Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (d. 1890)

Billy Midwinter

Silvanus P. Thompson, English physicist, engineer, and academic (d. 1916)

Silvanus P. Thompson

Alfredo Catalani, Italian composer and academic (d. 1893)

Alfredo Catalani

Hjalmar Mellin, Finnish mathematician and theorist (d. 1933)

Hjalmar Mellin

Eleanor Norcross, American painter (d. 1923)

Eleanor Norcross

George F. Roesch, American lawyer and politician (d. 1917)

George F. Roesch

Sam Walter Foss, American poet and librarian (d. 1911)

Sam Walter Foss

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish-English field marshal (d. 1928)

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

Émile Haug, French geologist and paleontologist (d. 1927)

Émile Haug

José Rizal, Filipino journalist, author, and poet (d. 1896)

José Rizal

May Whitty, English actress (d. 1948)

May Whitty

Alajos Szokolyi, Hungarian hurdler, jumper, and physician (d. 1932)

Alajos Szokolyi

Theodore Payne, English-American gardener and botanist (d. 1963)

Theodore Payne

Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish physicist and engineer (d. 1941)

Peder Oluf Pedersen

Nigel Gresley, Scottish-English engineer (d. 1941)

Nigel Gresley

Charles Coburn, American actor (d. 1961)

Charles Coburn

Maginel Wright Enright, American illustrator (d. 1966)

Maginel Wright Enright

Gladys Mills Phipps, American horse breeder (d. 1970)

Gladys Mills Phipps

Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, French painter and historian (d. 1974)

Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes

Finley Hamilton, American lawyer and politician (d. 1940)

Finley Hamilton

Arthur Massey Berry, Canadian soldier and pilot (d. 1970)

Arthur Massey Berry

John Heartfield, German photographer and activist (d. 1968)

John Heartfield

Lloyd Hall, African American chemist and inventor (d. 1971)

Lloyd Hall

Rajani Palme Dutt, English journalist and politician (d. 1974)

Rajani Palme Dutt

Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII (d. 1986)

Wallis Simpson · Edward VIII

Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)

Cyril Norman Hinshelwood · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Moe Howard, American comedian (d. 1975)

Moe Howard

Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American violinist and bandleader (d. 1977)

Guy Lombardo

Mary Callery, American-French sculptor and academic (d. 1977)

Mary Callery

Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (d. 1941)

Lou Gehrig

Wally Hammond, English cricketer and coach (d. 1965)

Wally Hammond

Hans Litten, German lawyer (d. 1938)

Hans Litten

Mildred Natwick, American actress (d. 1994)

Mildred Natwick

Ernst Boris Chain, German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)

Ernst Boris Chain · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Knut Kroon, Swedish footballer (d. 1975)

Knut Kroon

Walter Rauff, German SS officer (d. 1984)

Walter Rauff · SS

Clarence Wiseman, Canadian 10th General of the Salvation Army (d. 1985)

Clarence Wiseman · General of the Salvation Army

Osamu Dazai, Japanese author (d. 1948)

Osamu Dazai

Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Latvian basketball player (d. 1948)

Rūdolfs Jurciņš

Sydney Allard, English race car driver, founded the Allard Company (d. 1966)

Sydney Allard · Allard

Paul Flory, American chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)

Paul Flory · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Abe Fortas, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1982)

Abe Fortas

Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008)

Don Gutteridge

Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005)

Virginia MacWatters

Helene Madison, American swimmer (d. 1970)

Helene Madison

Alan Cranston, American journalist and politician (d. 2000)

Alan Cranston

Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1979)

Lester Flatt

Pat Buttram, American actor (d. 1994)

Pat Buttram

Julius Schwartz, American publisher and agent (d. 2004)

Julius Schwartz

Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwean guerrilla leader and politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (d. 1999)

Joshua Nkomo · Vice President of Zimbabwe

Pauline Kael, American film critic (d. 2001)

Pauline Kael

Yves Robert, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2002)

Yves Robert

Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (d. 2015)

Louis Jourdan

Aage Bohr, Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)

Aage Bohr · Nobel Prize in Physics

Marilyn P. Johnson, American educator and diplomat, 8th United States Ambassador to Togo

Marilyn P. Johnson · United States Ambassador to Togo

Bob Hank, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2012)

Bob Hank

Erna Schneider Hoover, American mathematician and inventor

Erna Schneider Hoover

Tommy DeVito, American singer and guitarist (The Four Seasons)

Tommy DeVito (musician) · The Four Seasons (band)

Nancy Marchand, American actress (d. 2000)

Nancy Marchand

Gena Rowlands, American actress

Gena Rowlands

Pier Angeli, Italian actress (d. 1971)

Pier Angeli

José Sanchis Grau, Spanish author and illustrator (d. 2011)

José Sanchis Grau

Marisa Pavan, Italian actress

Marisa Pavan

Viktor Patsayev, Kazakh engineer and astronaut (d. 1971)

Viktor Patsayev

Gérard Latortue, Haitian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Haiti

Gérard Latortue · Prime Minister of Haiti

Marisa Galvany, American soprano and actress

Marisa Galvany

André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (d. 2015)

André Glucksmann

Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (d. 2002)

Wahoo McDaniel

Bernd Hoss, German footballer and manager (d. 2016)

Bernd Hoss

John F. MacArthur, American minister and theologian

John F. MacArthur

Václav Klaus, Czech economist and politician, 2nd President of the Czech Republic

Václav Klaus · President of the Czech Republic

Merata Mita, New Zealand director and producer (d. 2010)

Merata Mita

Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, 1st President of Republika Srpska

Radovan Karadžić · List of Presidents of Republika Srpska

Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate

Aung San Suu Kyi · Nobel Peace Prize

Tobias Wolff, American short story writer, memoirist, and novelist

Tobias Wolff

Jimmy Greenhoff, English footballer and manager

Jimmy Greenhoff

Salman Rushdie, Indian-English novelist and essayist

Salman Rushdie

John Ralston Saul, Canadian philosopher and author

John Ralston Saul

Nick Drake, English singer-songwriter (d. 1974)

Nick Drake

Phylicia Rashad, American actress

Phylicia Rashad

Neil Asher Silberman, American archaeologist and historian

Neil Asher Silberman

Ann Wilson, American singer-songwriter and musician

Ann Wilson

Ayman al-Zawahiri, Egyptian terrorist

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist

Francesco Moser

Bob Ainsworth, English politician, Secretary of State for Defence

Bob Ainsworth · Secretary of State for Defence

Mike O'Brien, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales

Mike O'Brien (British politician) · Solicitor General for England and Wales

Lou Pearlman, American music producer and fraudster (d. 2016)

Lou Pearlman

Kathleen Turner, American actress

Kathleen Turner

Richard Wilkins, New Zealand-Australian journalist and television presenter

Richard Wilkins (TV presenter)

Mary O'Connor, New Zealand runner

Mary O'Connor (athlete)

Mary Schapiro, American lawyer and politician

Mary Schapiro

Anna Lindh, Swedish politician, 39th Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2003)

Anna Lindh · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

Jean Rabe, American journalist and author

Jean Rabe

Sergei Makarov, Russian-American ice hockey player and coach

Sergei Makarov (ice hockey)

Mark DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player

Mark DeBarge

Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany

Christian Wulff · President of Germany

Andrew Dilnot, English economist and academic

Andrew Dilnot

Johnny Gray, American runner and coach

Johnny Gray

Luke Morley, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Luke Morley

Patti Rizzo, American golfer

Patti Rizzo

Paula Abdul, American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and presenter

Paula Abdul

Jeremy Bates, English tennis player

Jeremy Bates (tennis)

Laura Ingraham, American radio host and author

Laura Ingraham

Margarita Ponomaryova, Russian hurdler

Margarita Ponomaryova

Rory Underwood, English rugby player, lieutenant, and pilot

Rory Underwood

Brent Goulet, American soccer player and manager

Brent Goulet

Boris Johnson, British journalist and politician, Mayor of London

Boris Johnson · Mayor of London

Brian Vander Ark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brian Vander Ark

Sabine Braun, German heptathlete

Sabine Braun

Sadie Frost, English actress and producer

Sadie Frost

Michalis Romanidis, Greek basketball player

Michalis Romanidis

Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier and businessman

Bjørn Dæhlie

Alastair Lynch, Australian footballer and sportscaster

Alastair Lynch

Timothy Morton, American philosopher and academic

Timothy Morton

Rahul Gandhi, Indian lawyer and politician

Rahul Gandhi

Quincy Watts, American sprinter and football player

Quincy Watts

Brian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brian Welch

Chris Armstrong, English footballer

Chris Armstrong (footballer, born 1971)

Jean Dujardin, French actor

Jean Dujardin

Ilya Markov, Russian race walker

Ilya Markov

Brian McBride, American soccer player and coach

Brian McBride

Poppy Montgomery, Australian-American actress

Poppy Montgomery

Robin Tunney, American actress

Robin Tunney

Jahine Arnold, American football player

Jahine Arnold

Yuko Nakazawa, Japanese singer

Yuko Nakazawa

Yasuhiko Yabuta, Japanese baseball player

Yasuhiko Yabuta

Doug Mientkiewicz, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Doug Mientkiewicz

Hugh Dancy, English actor and model

Hugh Dancy

Anthony Parker, American basketball player

Anthony Parker

Dennis Crowley, American businessman, co-founded Foursquare

Dennis Crowley · Foursquare

Bryan Hughes, English footballer and manager

Bryan Hughes

Anita Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer

Anita Wilson

Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player

Dirk Nowitzki

Zoe Saldana, American actress

Zoe Saldana

Claudio Vargas, Dominican baseball player

Claudio Vargas

José Kléberson, Brazilian footballer

José Kléberson

Jean Carroll, Irish cricketer

Jean Carroll (cricketer)

Dan Ellis, Canadian ice hockey player

Dan Ellis

Robbie Neilson, Scottish footballer and manager

Robbie Neilson

Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer

Nuno Santos (footballer born 1980)

Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi, Saudi Arabian long jumper

Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi

Moss Burmester, New Zealand swimmer

Moss Burmester

Alexander Frolov, Russian ice hockey player

Alexander Frolov

Chris Vermuelen, Australian motorcycle racer

Chris Vermuelen

Macklemore, American rapper

Macklemore

Paul Dano, American actor

Paul Dano

Wieke Dijkstra, Dutch field hockey player

Wieke Dijkstra

Ai Miyazato, Japanese golfer

Ai Miyazato

José Ernesto Sosa, Argentinian footballer

José Ernesto Sosa

Dire Tune, Ethiopian runner

Dire Tune

Aoiyama Kōsuke, Bulgarian sumo wrestler

Aoiyama Kōsuke

Lázaro Borges, Cuban pole vaulter

Lázaro Borges

Diego Hypólito, Brazilian gymnast

Diego Hypólito

Marvin Williams, American basketball player

Marvin Williams

Rashard Mendenhall, American football player

Rashard Mendenhall

Mutsumi Tamura, Japanese voice actress

Mutsumi Tamura

Jacob deGrom, American baseball player

Jacob deGrom

Moa Hjelmer, Swedish sprinter

Moa Hjelmer

Xavier Rhodes, American football player

Xavier Rhodes

C. J. Mosley, American football player

C. J. Mosley (linebacker)

Huan Xuan, Jin-dynasty warlord and emperor of Huan Chu (b. 369)

Huan Xuan · Warlord

Soga no Umako, Japanese son of Soga no Iname (b. 551)

Soga no Umako · Soga no Iname

Xiao Qing, chancellor of Later Liang (b. 862)

Xiao Qing · Later Liang (Five Dynasties)

Romuald, Italian mystic and saint (b. 951)

Romuald

Eleanor de Montfort, Welsh princess (b. 1252)

Eleanor de Montfort

Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, English politician (b. 1284)

Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall

Juliana Falconieri, Italian nun and saint (b. 1270)

Juliana Falconieri

Elisenda of Montcada, queen consort and regent of Aragon (b. 1292)

Elisenda of Montcada

Bernhard Walther, German astronomer and humanist (b. 1430)

Bernhard Walther

Leo Jud, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1482)

Leo Jud

Abraomas Kulvietis, Lithuanian-Russian lawyer and jurist (b. 1509)

Abraomas Kulvietis

Anna of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg (b. 1507)

Anna of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg

Francis, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)

Francis, Duke of Anjou

Alberico Gentili, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1551)

Alberico Gentili

Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and publisher (b. 1593)

Matthäus Merian

Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1669)

Alessandro Marcello

Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (b. 1702)

Johann Ernst Eberlin

Benjamin Tasker Sr., American soldier and politician, 10th Colonial Governor of Maryland (b. 1690)

Benjamin Tasker Sr. · List of colonial governors of Maryland

Nathanael Greene, American general (b. 1742)

Nathanael Greene

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter and educator (b. 1724)

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée

Joseph Banks, English botanist and author (b. 1743)

Joseph Banks

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French zoologist and biologist (b. 1772)

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Richard Heales, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Victoria (b. 1822)

Richard Heales · Premier of Victoria

Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, American soldier (b. 1843)

Sarah Rosetta Wakeman

Evangelos Zappas, Greek-Romanian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1800)

Evangelos Zappas

Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian-French politician and diplomat (b. 1810)

Juan Bautista Alberdi

Maximilian I of Mexico (b. 1832)

Maximilian I of Mexico

Ferdinand Stoliczka, Moravian palaeontologist and ornithologist (b. 1838)

Ferdinand Stoliczka

Herbert Vaughan, English cardinal (b. 1832)

Herbert Vaughan

Francesco Baracca, Italian fighter pilot (b. 1888)

Francesco Baracca

Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author (b. 1888)

Ramón López Velarde

Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (b. 1874)

Hitachiyama Taniemon · Makuuchi

Sol Plaatje, South African journalist and activist (b. 1876)

Sol Plaatje

J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright (b. 1860)

J. M. Barrie

Grace Abbott, American social worker and activist (b. 1878)

Grace Abbott

Maurice Jaubert, French composer and conductor (b. 1900)

Maurice Jaubert

C. V. Hartman, Swiss botanist and anthropologist (b. 1862)

C. V. Hartman

Otto Hirsch, German jurist and politician (b. 1885)

Otto Hirsch

Syed Zafarul Hasan, Indian philosopher and academic (b. 1885)

Syed Zafarul Hasan

Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1884)

Angelos Sikelianos

Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (b. 1915)

Ethel Rosenberg

Julius Rosenberg, American spy (b. 1918)

Julius Rosenberg

Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (b. 1874)

Thomas J. Watson

Frank Borzage, American film director and actor (b. 1894)

Frank Borzage

Ed Wynn, American actor and comedian (b. 1886)

Ed Wynn

James Joseph Sweeney, American bishop (b. 1898)

James Joseph Sweeney

Sam Giancana, American mob boss (b. 1908)

Sam Giancana

Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and philosopher (b. 1933)

Ali Shariati

Paul Popenoe, American explorer and scholar, founded Relationship counseling (b. 1888)

Paul Popenoe · Relationship counseling

Lee Krasner, American painter and educator (b. 1908)

Lee Krasner

Len Bias, American basketball player (b. 1963)

Len Bias

Margaret Carver Leighton, American author (b. 1896)

Margaret Carver Leighton

Fernand Seguin, Canadian biochemist and academic (b. 1922)

Fernand Seguin

Gladys Spellman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1918)

Gladys Spellman

Betti Alver, Estonian author and poet (b. 1906)

Betti Alver

George Addes, American trade union leader, co-founded United Automobile Workers (b. 1911)

George Addes · United Automobile Workers

Jean Arthur, American actress (b. 1900)

Jean Arthur

William Golding, British novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

William Golding · Nobel Prize in Literature

Peter Townsend, Burmese-English captain and pilot (b. 1914)

Peter Townsend (RAF officer)

Stanley Mosk, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1912)

Stanley Mosk

John Heyer, Australian director and producer (b. 1916)

John Heyer

Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1919)

Antonio Aguilar

Alberto Mijangos, Mexican-American painter and educator (b. 1925)

Alberto Mijangos

Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (b. 1947)

Terry Hoeppner

Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist and author (b. 1932)

Ze'ev Schiff

Barun Sengupta, Bengali journalist, founded Bartaman (b. 1934)

Barun Sengupta · Bartaman

Bennie Swain, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

Bennie Swain

Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese engineer and surveyor (b. 1895)

Tomoji Tanabe

Manute Bol, Sudanese-American basketball player and activist (b. 1962)

Manute Bol

Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, English philosopher and academic (b. 1925)

Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton

Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican writer, journalist and political activist (b. 1938)

Carlos Monsiváis

Emili Teixidor, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1933)

Emili Teixidor

Norbert Tiemann, American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Nebraska (b. 1924)

Norbert Tiemann · Governor of Nebraska

Vince Flynn, American author (b. 1966)

Vince Flynn

James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (b. 1961)

James Gandolfini

Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1932)

Gyula Horn · Prime Minister of Hungary

Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1952)

Dave Jennings (American football)

Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1965)

Filip Topol

Slim Whitman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)

Slim Whitman

Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt, German general (b. 1915)

Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt

Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (b. 1939)

Gerry Goffin

Ibrahim Touré, Ivorian footballer (b. 1985)

Ibrahim Touré (footballer, born 1985)

Earl Norem, American painter and illustrator (b. 1924)

Earl Norem

James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer (b. 1925)

James Salter

Anton Yelchin, American actor (b. 1989)

Anton Yelchin

Otto Warmbier, American college student detained in North Korea (b. 1994)

Otto Warmbier