June 2 — On This Day

Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.

Sack of Rome (455) · Vandals

The Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr took place in the context of the Fitna of al-Andalus resulting in a defeat for the Caliphate of Córdoba.

Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr · Fitna of al-Andalus · Caliphate of Córdoba

First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later.

First Crusade · Siege of Antioch

The first Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.

Récollet · Missionaries · Quebec City · Rouen

Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.

Franco-Dutch War · Kingdom of France · Battle of Palermo

Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged.

Bridget Bishop · Salem witch trials · Salem, Massachusetts

Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.

Pontiac's Rebellion · Mackinaw City, Michigan · Chippewa · Fort Michilimackinac · Lacrosse

Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.

Intolerable Acts · Quartering Act · Thirteen Colonies

French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.

French Revolution · François Hanriot · Girondist · Jean-Paul Marat · Reign of Terror

Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, from the British.

Napoleonic Wars · First French Empire · Enlightenment in Spain · Battle of Diamond Rock · Fort-de-France

P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States.

P. T. Barnum

The Slavic congress in Prague begins.

Prague Slavic Congress, 1848 · Prague

The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.

Fenian Brotherhood · Battle of Ridgeway · Battle of Fort Erie (1866)

Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.

Guglielmo Marconi · Patent · Wireless telegraphy

Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.

Alfred Deakin · Prime Minister of Australia

Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.

Charles Rolls · Rolls-Royce Limited · English Channel

Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.

Anarchism · 1919 United States anarchist bombings

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.

Calvin Coolidge · Indian Citizenship Act · Citizenship · Native Americans in the United States

World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the village of Kondomari.

World War II · Fallschirmjäger (World War II) · Massacre of Kondomari

Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.

Italian constitutional referendum, 1946 · Referendum · Italy · Monarchy · Republic

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II · Head of the Commonwealth

The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.

Soviet Union · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Belgrade declaration · 1948

During the 1962 FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.

1962 FIFA World Cup · Chile national football team · Italy national football team · Battle of Santiago (1962 FIFA World Cup) · Association football

Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.

Surveyor program · Surveyor 1 · Oceanus Procellarum · Moon · Spacecraft

Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States.

Luis Monge · Capital punishment in Colorado · Gas chamber · Furman v. Georgia

Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into riots, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.

West Berlin · Shah · Iran · Benno Ohnesorg · Terrorism

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles is released in the United States.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · The Beatles

Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.

Pope John Paul II · Pope · Communist

After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place.

Air Canada Flight 797 · Flashover

The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12.

June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak · Illinois · Indiana · Kentucky · Ohio

In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.

Denver · Timothy McVeigh · Conspiracy (criminal) · 1995 · Oklahoma City bombing

Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.

Mars · European Space Agency · Mars Express · Baikonur · Kazakhstan

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.

Egyptian President · Hosni Mubarak · Life imprisonment · 2011 Egyptian revolution

Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India.

Telangana · Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 · States of India

Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (d. 1278)

Margaret II, Countess of Flanders

Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, ruler of Ilkhanate (d. 1335)

Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan

Ferdinand I of Naples (d. 1494)

Ferdinand I of Naples

Charles, Duke of Vendôme (d. 1537)

Charles, Duke of Vendôme

Pope Leo XI (d. 1605)

Pope Leo XI

Rudolf Christian, Count of East Frisia, Ruler of East Frisia (d. 1628)

Rudolf Christian, Count of East Frisia

Rutger von Ascheberg, Courland-born soldier in Swedish service (d. 1693)

Rutger von Ascheberg

Isaac van Ostade, Dutch painter (d. 1649)

Isaac van Ostade

Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (d. 1709)

Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon

William Salmon, English medical writer (d. 1713)

William Salmon

Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1815)

Jabez Bowen · Deputy Governor of Rhode Island

Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician (d. 1814)

Marquis de Sade

Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian occultist and explorer (d. 1795)

Alessandro Cagliostro

John Randolph of Roanoke, American planter and politician, 8th United States Ambassador to Russia (d. 1833)

John Randolph of Roanoke · United States Ambassador to Russia

William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician (d. 1850)

William Lawson (explorer)

Daniel Pollen, Irish-New Zealand politician, 9th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1896)

Daniel Pollen · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (d. 1905)

Gédéon Ouimet · Premier of Quebec

Pope Pius X (d. 1914)

Pope Pius X

Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg (d. 1900)

Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg

Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (d. 1928)

Thomas Hardy

Edward Elgar, English composer and educator (d. 1934)

Edward Elgar

Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)

Karl Adolph Gjellerup · Nobel Prize in Literature

Concordia Selander, Swedish actress and manager (d. 1935)

Concordia Selander

Felix Weingartner, Croatian-Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1942)

Felix Weingartner

George Lohmann, English cricketer (d. 1901)

George Lohmann

Jack O'Connor, American baseball player and manager (d. 1937)

Jack O'Connor (catcher)

Charles Stewart Mott, American businessman and politician, 50th Mayor of Flint, Michigan (d. 1973)

Charles Stewart Mott · List of mayors of Flint, Michigan

Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (d. 1912)

Wallace Hartley

Walter Egan, American golfer (d. 1971)

Walter Egan (golfer)

Thurman Arnold, American lawyer and judge (d. 1969)

Thurman Arnold

Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral and pilot (d. 1945)

Takijirō Ōnishi

Lotte Reiniger, German animator and director (d. 1981)

Lotte Reiniger

Edwin Way Teale, American environmentalist and photographer (d. 1980)

Edwin Way Teale

Frank Runacres, English painter and educator (d. 1974)

Frank Runacres

Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (d. 1984)

Johnny Weissmuller

Dorothy West, American journalist and author (d. 1998)

Dorothy West

John Lehmann, English poet and publisher (d. 1987)

John Lehmann

Hector Dyer, American sprinter (d. 1990)

Hector Dyer

Joe McCluskey, American runner (d. 2002)

Joe McCluskey

Barbara Pym, English author (d. 1980)

Barbara Pym

Elsie Tu, English-Hong Kong educator and politician (d. 2015)

Elsie Tu

Johnny Bulla, American golfer (d. 2003)

Johnny Bulla

Alexandru Nicolschi, Romanian spy (d. 1992)

Alexandru Nicolschi

Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and director (d. 2006)

Heinz Sielmann

Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American illustrator (d. 1997)

Ruth Atkinson

Kathryn Tucker Windham, American journalist and author (d. 2011)

Kathryn Tucker Windham

Nat Mayer Shapiro, American painter (d. 2005)

Nat Mayer Shapiro

Frank G. Clement, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Tennessee (d. 1969)

Frank G. Clement · Governor of Tennessee

Yolande Donlan, American-English actress (d. 2014)

Yolande Donlan

Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-German author and critic (d. 2013)

Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Tex Schramm, American businessman (d. 2003)

Tex Schramm

Johnny Speight, English screenwriter and producer (d. 1998)

Johnny Speight

Betty Freeman, American photographer and philanthropist (d. 2009)

Betty Freeman

Ernie Royal, American trumpet player (d. 1983)

Ernie Royal

Sigmund Sternberg, Hungarian-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)

Sigmund Sternberg

András József Szennay, Hungarian priest (d. 2012)

András József Szennay

Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2002)

Juan Antonio Bardem

Carmen Silvera, Canadian-English actress (d. 2002)

Carmen Silvera

Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)

Lloyd Shapley · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2007)

June Callwood

Chiyonoyama Masanobu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 41st Yokozuna (d. 1977)

Chiyonoyama Masanobu · Makuuchi

Milo O'Shea, Irish-American actor (d. 2013)

Milo O'Shea

W. Watts Biggers, American author, screenwriter, and animator (d. 2013)

W. Watts Biggers

Christopher Slade, English lawyer and judge

Christopher Slade

Erzsi Kovács, Hungarian singer (d. 2014)

Erzsi Kovács

Rafael A. Lecuona, Cuban-American gymnast and academic (d. 2014)

Rafael A. Lecuona

Norton Juster, American architect, author, and academic

Norton Juster

Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (d. 2007)

Ken McGregor

Pete Conrad, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1999)

Pete Conrad

Jerry Lumpe, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)

Jerry Lumpe

Johnny Carter, American singer (d. 2009)

Johnny Carter (singer)

Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (d. 2003)

Carol Shields

Dimitri Kitsikis, Greek poet and educator

Dimitri Kitsikis

Volodymyr Holubnychy, Ukrainian race walker

Volodymyr Holubnychy

Rosalyn Higgins, English lawyer and judge

Rosalyn Higgins

Sally Kellerman, American actress

Sally Kellerman

Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)

Jimmy Jones (singer)

Robert Paul, Canadian figure skater and choreographer

Robert Paul

Deric Washburn, American screenwriter and playwright

Deric Washburn

Kevin Brownlow, English historian and author

Kevin Brownlow

George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, Scottish lawyer and judge

George William Penrose, Lord Penrose

Charles Miller, American musician (d. 1980)

Charles Miller (musician)

John Schlee, American golfer (d. 2000)

John Schlee

Constantine II of Greece

Constantine II of Greece

Ünal Aysal, Turkish businessman

Ünal Aysal

Stacy Keach, American actor

Stacy Keach

Lou Nanne, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager

Lou Nanne

Charlie Watts, English drummer, songwriter, and producer

Charlie Watts

Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland

Mike Ahern (Australian politician) · Premier of Queensland

Charles Haid, American actor and director

Charles Haid

Crescenzio Sepe, Italian cardinal

Crescenzio Sepe

Robert Elliott, American actor (d. 2004)

Robert Elliott (actor born 1944)

Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and conductor (d. 2012)

Marvin Hamlisch

Richard Long, English painter, sculptor, and photographer

Richard Long (artist)

Bonnie Newman, American businessman and politician

Bonnie Newman

Lasse Hallström, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter

Lasse Hallström

Jerry Mathers, American actor

Jerry Mathers

Heather Couper, English astronomer and physicist

Heather Couper

Frank Rich, American journalist and critic

Frank Rich

Jonathan Evans, Welsh lawyer and politician

Jonathan Evans (politician)

Joanna Gleason, Canadian actress and singer

Joanna Gleason

Anne Phillips, English theorist and academic

Anne Phillips

Momčilo Vukotić, Serbian footballer and manager

Momčilo Vukotić

Gilbert Baker, American artist, gay rights activist, and designer of the rainbow flag (d. 2017)

Gilbert Baker (artist)

Arnold Mühren, Dutch footballer and manager

Arnold Mühren

Larry Robinson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Larry Robinson

Alexander Wylie, Lord Kinclaven, Scottish lawyer, judge, and educator

Alexander Wylie, Lord Kinclaven

Gary Bettman, American commissioner of the National Hockey League

Gary Bettman

Vidar Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist

Vidar Johansen (musician)

Craig Stadler, American golfer

Craig Stadler

Cornel West, American philosopher, author, and academic

Cornel West

Dennis Haysbert, American actor and producer

Dennis Haysbert

Dana Carvey, American comedian and actor

Dana Carvey

Nandan Nilekani, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys

Nandan Nilekani · Infosys

Mani Ratnam, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter

Mani Ratnam

Michael Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Michael Steele (musician)

Jan Lammers, Dutch race car driver

Jan Lammers

Mark Lawrenson, English footballer and manager

Mark Lawrenson

Lex Luger, American wrestler and football player

Lex Luger

Rineke Dijkstra, Dutch photographer

Rineke Dijkstra

Lydia Lunch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Lydia Lunch

Erwin Olaf, Dutch photographer

Erwin Olaf

Olga Bondarenko, Russian runner

Olga Bondarenko

Tony Hadley, English singer-songwriter and actor

Tony Hadley

Kyle Petty, American race car driver and sportscaster

Kyle Petty

Dez Cadena, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dez Cadena

Mark Plaatjes, South African-American runner and coach

Mark Plaatjes

Anand Abhyankar, Indian actor (d. 2012)

Anand Abhyankar

Caroline Link, German director and screenwriter

Caroline Link

Russ Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player

Russ Courtnall

Mark Waugh Australian cricketer and journalist

Mark Waugh

Steve Waugh, Australian cricketer

Steve Waugh

Pedro Guerra, Spanish singer-songwriter

Pedro Guerra

Petra van Staveren, Dutch swimmer

Petra van Staveren

Remigija Nazarovienė, Lithuanian heptathlete and coach

Remigija Nazarovienė

Mike Stanton, American baseball player

Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher)

Merril Bainbridge, Australian singer-songwriter

Merril Bainbridge

Andy Cohen, American television host

Andy Cohen (television personality)

Kurt Abbott, American baseball player

Kurt Abbott

David Wheaton, American tennis player, radio host, and author

David Wheaton

B Real, American rapper and actor

B Real

Kateřina Jacques, Czech translator and politician

Kateřina Jacques

Wayne Brady, American actor, comedian, game show host, and singer

Wayne Brady

Raúl Ibañez, American baseball player

Raúl Ibañez

Wentworth Miller, American actor and screenwriter

Wentworth Miller

Marko Kristal, Estonian footballer and manager

Marko Kristal

Neifi Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player

Neifi Pérez

Gata Kamsky, Russian-American chess player

Gata Kamsky

Matt Serra, American mixed martial artist

Matt Serra

Salvatore Scibona, American author

Salvatore Scibona

Earl Boykins, American basketball player

Earl Boykins

Martin Čech, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2007)

Martin Čech

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Tim Rice-Oxley, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Tim Rice-Oxley

Teet Allas, Estonian footballer

Teet Allas

A.J. Styles, American wrestler

A.J. Styles

Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer

Zachary Quinto

Dominic Cooper, English actor

Dominic Cooper

Nikki Cox, American actress

Nikki Cox

Justin Long, American actor

Justin Long

Yi So-yeon, biotechnologist and astronaut, the first Korean in space

Yi So-yeon · Biotechnologist · Astronaut · South Korea

Luke Williamson, Australian rugby league player

Luke Williamson

Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress

Morena Baccarin

Butterfly Boucher, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Butterfly Boucher

Natalia Rodríguez, Spanish runner

Natalia Rodríguez (athlete)

Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian-American drummer

Fabrizio Moretti

Bobby Simmons, American basketball player

Bobby Simmons

Richard Skuse, English rugby player

Richard Skuse

Abby Wambach, American soccer player and coach

Abby Wambach

Tomasz Wróblewski, Polish bass player and songwriter

Tomasz Wróblewski

Nikolay Davydenko, Russian tennis player

Nikolay Davydenko

Chin-hui Tsao, Taiwanese baseball player

Chin-hui Tsao

Jewel Staite, Canadian actress

Jewel Staite

Chris Higgins, American ice hockey player

Chris Higgins (ice hockey)

Leela James, American singer-songwriter

Leela James

Toni Livers, Swiss skier

Toni Livers

Brooke White, American singer-songwriter and actress

Brooke White

Jack Afamasaga, New Zealand rugby league player

Jack Afamasaga

Max Boyer, Canadian wrestler

Max Boyer

Feleti Mateo, Australian-Tongan rugby league player

Feleti Mateo

Miyuki Sawashiro, Japanese voice actress and singer

Miyuki Sawashiro

Maggie Thrash, American graphic novelist and writer

Maggie Thrash

Todd Carney, Australian rugby league player

Todd Carney

Maryka Holtzhausen, South African netball player

Maryka Holtzhausen

Yoann Huget, French rugby player

Yoann Huget

Matthew Koma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Matthew Koma

Angelo Mathews, Sri Lankan cricketer

Angelo Mathews

Darin Zanyar, Swedish singer-songwriter

Darin Zanyar

Sergio Agüero, Argentinian footballer

Sergio Agüero

Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player

Patrik Berglund

Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer

Freddy Adu

Steven Smith, Australian cricketer

Steve Smith (cricketer, born 1989)

Pajtim Kasami, Swiss footballer

Pajtim Kasami

Adam Taggart, Australian footballer

Adam Taggart

Pope Eugene I

Pope Eugene I

Al-Muwaffaq, Abbasid general (b. 842)

Al-Muwaffaq

Richilde of Provence (b. 845)

Richilde of Provence

Oda (the Good), archbishop of Canterbury

Oda of Canterbury · Diocese of Canterbury

Peter I, Count of Urgell

Peter I, Count of Urgell

Rhys ap Maredudd, Welsh nobleman and rebel leader

Rhys ap Maredudd

Álvaro de Luna, Duke of Trujillo, Constable of Castile

Álvaro de Luna, Duke of Trujillo

Shane O'Neill, Irish king (b. 1530)

Séan Ó Néill

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (b. 1536)

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1525)

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton · Lord Chancellor of Scotland

Bernard of Wąbrzeźno, Roman Catholic priest (b. 1575)

Bernard of Wąbrzeźno

John Wildman, English soldier and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1621)

John Wildman · Postmaster General of the United Kingdom

Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (b. 1607)

Madeleine de Scudéry

Ogata Kōrin, Japanese painter and educator (b. 1658)

Ogata Kōrin

Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (b. 1680)

Ebenezer Erskine

Jonas Alströmer, Swedish businessman (b. 1685)

Jonas Alströmer

Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician and academic (b. 1713)

Jean Paul de Gua de Malves

William Tate, English painter (b. 1747)

William Tate (painter)

Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (b. 1777)

Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre

Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)

Ner Middleswarth

Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)

Józef Kremer

Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1801)

Émile Littré

Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (b. 1807)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary and author (b. 1844)

George Leslie Mackay

Hüseyin Avni Lifij, Turkish painter (b. 1886)

Hüseyin Avni Lifij

Enrique Gorostieta, Mexican general (b. 1889)

Enrique Gorostieta

Frank Jarvis, American runner and triple jumper (b. 1878)

Frank Jarvis

Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (b. 1870)

Louis Vierne

Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (b. 1903)

Lou Gehrig

Bunny Berigan, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)

Bunny Berigan

John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, English sailor and politician (b. 1867)

John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton

Viktor Brack, German physician (b. 1904)

Viktor Brack

Karl Brandt, German SS officer (b. 1904)

Karl Brandt · SS

Karl Gebhardt, German physician (b. 1897)

Karl Gebhardt

Waldemar Hoven, German physician (b. 1903)

Waldemar Hoven

Wolfram Sievers, German SS officer (b. 1905)

Wolfram Sievers · SS

Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (b. 1880)

Naum Torbov · Central Sofia Market Hall

Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (b. 1886)

Jean Hersholt

Lyda Borelli, Italian actress (b. 1884)

Lyda Borelli

George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)

George S. Kaufman

Vita Sackville-West, English author and poet (b. 1892)

Vita Sackville-West

Benno Ohnesorg, German student and activist (b. 1940)

Benno Ohnesorg

André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1929)

André Mathieu

Leo Gorcey, American actor (b. 1917)

Leo Gorcey

Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (b. 1914)

Orhan Kemal

Albert Lamorisse, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Albert Lamorisse

Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (b. 1937)

Bruce McLaren · McLaren

Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1888)

Giuseppe Ungaretti

Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese race car driver (b. 1949)

Hiroshi Kazato

Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (b. 1887)

Kenneth Mason (geographer)

Juan José Torres, Bolivian general and politician, 61st President of Bolivia (b. 1920)

Juan José Torres · President of Bolivia

Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (b. 1952)

Albert Bittlmayer

Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish-born American actor (b. 1931)

Stephen Boyd

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1895)

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste

Jim Hutton, American actor (b. 1934)

Jim Hutton

Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (b. 1904)

Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry · President of Pakistan

Stan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1949)

Stan Rogers

Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1913)

Ray Stehr

Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1901)

Aurèle Joliat

Anthony de Mello, Indian-American priest and psychotherapist (b. 1931)

Anthony de Mello

Sammy Kaye, American bandleader and songwriter (b. 1910)

Sammy Kaye

Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (b. 1893)

Andrés Segovia

Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)

Raj Kapoor

Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1907)

Ted a'Beckett

Jack Gilford, American actor and comedian (b. 1908)

Jack Gilford

Rex Harrison, English actor (b. 1908)

Rex Harrison

Ahmed Arif, Turkish poet and author (b. 1927)

Ahmed Arif

Philip Dunne, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

Philip Dunne (writer)

Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1913)

Johnny Mize

David Stove, Australian philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1927)

David Stove

John Alton, Hungarian-American cinematographer and director (b. 1901)

John Alton

Leon Garfield, English author (b. 1921)

Leon Garfield

Ray Combs, American game show host (b. 1956)

Ray Combs

Doc Cheatham, American trumpet player, singer, and bandleader (b. 1905)

Doc Cheatham

Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican singer (b. 1949)

Junior Braithwaite

Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Russian ophthalmologist, academic, and politician (b. 1927)

Svyatoslav Fyodorov

John Schlee, American golfer (b. 1939)

John Schlee

Gerald James Whitrow, English mathematician, cosmologist, and historian (b. 1912)

Gerald James Whitrow

Imogene Coca, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)

Imogene Coca

Joey Maxim, American boxer (b. 1922)

Joey Maxim

Hugo van Lawick, Dutch director and photographer (b. 1937)

Hugo van Lawick

Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (b. 1918)

Freddie Blassie

Alma Ricard, Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist (b. 1906)

Alma Ricard

Lucien Cliche, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)

Lucien Cliche

Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian skier (b. 1930)

Gunder Gundersen

Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and educator (b. 1950)

Samir Kassir

Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (b. 1912)

Melita Norwood

Keith Smith, English rugby player and coach (b. 1952)

Keith Smith (rugby)

Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (b. 1949)

Kentarō Haneda

Huang Ju, Chinese engineer and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1938)

Huang Ju · Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)

Bo Diddley

Mel Ferrer, American actor (b. 1917)

Mel Ferrer

Cevher Özden, Turkish banker and businessman (b. 1933)

Cevher Özden

David Eddings, American author (b. 1931)

David Eddings

Avraham Botzer, Polish-Israeli commander (b. 1929)

Avraham Botzer

Adolfo Calero, Nicaraguan businessman and political activist (b. 1931)

Adolfo Calero

Richard Dawson, English-American soldier, actor, television personality, and game show host (b. 1932)

Richard Dawson

LeRoy Ellis, American basketball player (b. 1940)

LeRoy Ellis

Kathryn Joosten, American actress (b. 1939)

Kathryn Joosten

Jan Gmelich Meijling, Dutch commander and politician (b. 1943)

Jan Gmelich Meijling

Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (b. 1930)

Mario Bernardi

Chen Xitong, Chinese politician, 8th Mayor of Beijing (b. 1930)

Chen Xitong · Mayor of Beijing

Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)

Mandawuy Yunupingu

Ivica Brzić, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1941)

Ivica Brzić

Anjan Das, Indian director and producer (b. 1951)

Anjan Das

Gennadi Gusarov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1937)

Gennadi Gusarov

Nikolay Khrenkov, Russian bobsledder (b. 1984)

Nikolay Khrenkov

Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (b. 1924)

Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy

Kuaima Riruako, Namibian politician (b. 1935)

Kuaima Riruako

Alexander Shulgin, American pharmacologist and chemist (b. 1925)

Alexander Shulgin

Fernando de Araújo, East Timorese politician, President of East Timor (b. 1963)

Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician) · President of East Timor

Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)

Irwin Rose · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Peter Sallis, English actor (b. 1921)

Peter Sallis