June 21 — On This Day

A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarius sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily.

Belisarius · Constantinople · Vandals · Africa (Roman province) · Sicily

Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mongols and Wuzong of the Yuan.

Külüg Khan · Khagan · Mongols · Yuan dynasty

French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cognac.

Kingdom of France · Habsburg Spain · Battle of Landriano · War of the League of Cognac

Sengoku period: Oda Nobunaga, the most powerful of the Japanese daimyōs, was forced to commit suicide by his own general Akechi Mitsuhide.

Sengoku period · Oda Nobunaga · Daimyō · Honnō-ji Incident · Akechi Mitsuhide

Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.

Old Town Square execution · Prague · Battle of White Mountain

In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.

Montreal · New France · Marie-Joseph Angélique · Arson

Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

James Otis, Jr. offends the King and Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court.

James Otis, Jr. · George III of the United Kingdom · Parliament of Great Britain · Massachusetts General Court

New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution of the United States and is admitted as the ninth state in the United States.

New Hampshire · Constitution of the United States

King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.

Louis XVI of France · Flight to Varennes · French Revolution

Irish Rebellion of 1798: The British Army defeats Irish rebels at the Battle of Vinegar Hill.

Irish Rebellion of 1798 · Battle of Vinegar Hill

Peninsular War: Wellington defeats Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Vitoria.

Peninsular War · Battle of Vitoria

Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.

Greek War of Independence · Egypt · Psara · Aegean Sea

Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.

Maniots · Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt · Battle of Vergas

In the Wallachian Revolution, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell issue the Proclamation of Islaz and create a new republican government.

Wallachian Revolution of 1848 · Ion Heliade Rădulescu · Christian Tell · Proclamation of Islaz

The first Victoria Cross is awarded during the bombardment of Bomarsund in the Åland Islands.

Victoria Cross · Battle of Bomarsund · Åland Islands

American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.

American Civil War · Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road

The United States captures Guam from Spain.

Capture of Guam

Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Boxer Rebellion · Empress Dowager Cixi

The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks.

Supreme Court of the United States · Guinn v. United States · Oklahoma · Grandfather clause

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police · Winnipeg general strike

Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I.

Ludwig von Reuter · Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow · Scapa Flow · Orkney · World War I

An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.

Dwight Whitney Morrow · Cristero War

One-year conscription comes into force in France.

Conscription

The first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage begins at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Northwest Passage · British Columbia

World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces.

World War II · Tobruk

World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at nearby Fort Stevens in one of only a handful of attacks by Japan against the United States mainland.

Submarine · Columbia River · Oregon · Fort Stevens (Oregon) · American Theater (World War II)

World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island.

Battle of Okinawa · Imperial Japanese Army

The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister.

Ellen Fairclough · Cabinet of Canada

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.

Papal conclave, 1963 · Pope Paul VI

Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Mickey Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.

Civil Rights Movement · Andrew Goodman · James Chaney · Mickey Schwerner · Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner

Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy, largest ever US corporate bankruptcy up to this date.

Penn Central · Bankruptcy

In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for obscenity in U.S. law.

Miller v. California · Miller test

John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

John Hinckley · Insanity defense · Ronald Reagan

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. Johnson that American flag-burning was a form of political protest protected by the First Amendment.

U.S. Supreme Court · Texas v. Johnson

Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.

Section 28 · Local Government Act 1988 · Homosexuality

A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen.

Alexandria, Virginia · Khobar Towers · Saudi Arabia

SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.

SpaceShipOne · Spaceplane · Human spaceflight

Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been acquitted for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).

Edgar Ray Killen

Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.

Pluto · Natural satellite · Nix (moon) · Hydra (moon)

Greenland assumes self-rule.

Greenland · Self-governance

A boat carrying more than 200 refugees capsized in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing.

Refugees · 2012 Indonesian boat disaster · Indian Ocean · Java · Christmas Island

Pope Martin I (d. 656)

Pope Martin I

Ahmad ibn Muhammad, Saffarid emir (d. 963)

Ahmad ibn Muhammad

Pope Leo IX (d. 1054)

Pope Leo IX

Bolesław V the Chaste of Poland (d. 1279)

Bolesław V the Chaste

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev (d. 1580)

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1603)

Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress

Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist (d. 1596)

Leonhard Rauwolf

Increase Mather, American minister and author (d. 1723)

Increase Mather

Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author (d. 1729)

Anthony Collins

John Dollond, English optician and astronomer (d. 1761)

John Dollond

James Short, Scottish-English mathematician and optician (d. 1768)

James Short (mathematician)

Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (d. 1790)

Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen

Motoori Norinaga, Japanese poet and scholar (d. 1801)

Motoori Norinaga

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German pianist and composer (d. 1791)

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Enoch Poor, American general (d. 1780)

Enoch Poor

Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais (d. 1808)

Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais

Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, French sculptor and illustrator (d. 1818)

Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet

Alexander J. Dallas, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1817)

Alexander J. Dallas (statesman) · United States Secretary of the Treasury

Pierre Paul Royer-Collard, French philosopher and academic (d. 1845)

Pierre Paul Royer-Collard

Sidney Smith, English admiral and politician (d. 1840)

Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer)

Daniel D. Tompkins, American lawyer and politician, 6th Vice President of the United States (d. 1825)

Daniel D. Tompkins · Vice President of the United States

Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1840)

Siméon Denis Poisson

Charles Edward Horn, English singer-songwriter (d. 1849)

Charles Edward Horn

Ferdinand Christian Baur, German theologian and scholar (d. 1860)

Ferdinand Christian Baur

Wilhelm Küchelbecker, Russian poet and author (d. 1846)

Wilhelm Küchelbecker

Karl Zittel, German theologian (d. 1871)

Karl Zittel

Charles Thomas Jackson, American physician and geologist (d. 1880)

Charles Thomas Jackson

Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist and neurophysiologist (d. 1868)

Carlo Matteucci

Anton Nuhn, German anatomist and academic (d. 1889)

Anton Nuhn

Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (d. 1873)

Jean Chacornac

Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie, Irish economist and jurist (d. 1882)

Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie

William Stubbs, English bishop and historian (d. 1901)

William Stubbs

Ferdinand André Fouqué, French geologist and academic (d. 1904)

Ferdinand André Fouqué

Nikolaus Nilles, German Catholic writer and teacher (d. 1907)

Nikolaus Nilles

Frans de Cort, Flemish poet and author (d. 1878)

Frans de Cort

Luigi Tripepi, Italian theologian (d. 1906)

Luigi Tripepi

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1908)

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (d. 1920)

Samuel Griffith · Premier of Queensland

Arthur Cowper Ranyard, English astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1894)

Arthur Cowper Ranyard

Marion Adams-Acton, Scottish-English author and playwright (d. 1928)

Marion Adams-Acton

Daniel Carter Beard, American author and illustrator, co-founded the Boy Scouts of America (d. 1941)

Daniel Carter Beard · Boy Scouts of America

Giuseppe De Sanctis, Italian painter (d. 1924)

Giuseppe De Sanctis

Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor and educator (d. 1928)

Medardo Rosso

Henry Ossawa Tanner, American-French painter and illustrator (d. 1937)

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and author (d. 1943)

Damrong Rajanubhab

Max Wolf, German astronomer and academic (d. 1932)

Max Wolf

Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss historian and critic (d. 1945)

Heinrich Wölfflin

Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1938)

Oscar Florianus Bluemner

William Brede Kristensen, Norwegian historian of religion (d. 1953)

William Brede Kristensen

Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist and anatomist (d. 1946)

Edwin Stephen Goodrich

Clara Immerwahr, Jewish-German chemist and academic (d. 1915)

Clara Immerwahr

Anthony Michell, English-Australian engineer (d. 1959)

Anthony Michell

Willem Hendrik Keesom, Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1956)

Willem Hendrik Keesom

Arnold Gesell, American psychologist and pediatrician (d. 1961)

Arnold Gesell

Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant (d. 1941)

Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp

Lluís Companys, Spanish lawyer and politician, 123rd President of Catalonia (d. 1940)

Lluís Companys · President of Catalonia

Adrianus de Jong, Dutch fencer and soldier (d. 1966)

Adrianus de Jong

Rockwell Kent, American painter and illustrator (d. 1971)

Rockwell Kent

Feodor Gladkov, Russian author and educator (d. 1958)

Feodor Gladkov

Claude Auchinleck, English field marshal (d. 1981)

Claude Auchinleck

Norman L. Bowen, Canadian geologist and petrologist (d. 1956)

Norman L. Bowen

Ralph Craig, American sprinter and sailor (d. 1972)

Ralph Craig

Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian architect and engineer, co-designed the Pirelli Tower and Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (d. 1979)

Pier Luigi Nervi · Pirelli Tower · Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco, California)

Hermann Scherchen, German-Swiss viola player and conductor (d. 1966)

Hermann Scherchen

Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian and academic (d. 1971)

Reinhold Niebuhr

Alois Hába, Czech composer and educator (d. 1973)

Alois Hába

Milward Kennedy, English journalist and civil servant (d. 1968)

Milward Kennedy

Charles Momsen, American admiral, invented the Momsen lung (d. 1967)

Charles Momsen · Momsen lung

Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and author (d. 1964)

Donald C. Peattie

Pavel Haas, Czech composer (d. 1944)

Pavel Haas

Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1937)

Howie Morenz

Hermann Engelhard, German runner and coach (d. 1984)

Hermann Engelhard

Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist, painter and illustrator (d. 2003)

Al Hirschfeld

Jacques Goddet, French journalist (d. 2000)

Jacques Goddet

Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author (d. 1980)

Jean-Paul Sartre

William Frankena, American philosopher and academic (d. 1994)

William Frankena

Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and author (d. 1971)

Aleksandr Tvardovsky

Irving Fein, American producer and manager (d. 2012)

Irving Fein

Kazimierz Leski, Polish pilot and engineer (d. 2000)

Kazimierz Leski

Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989)

Mary McCarthy (author)

Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (d. 2009)

Vishnu Prabhakar

Madihe Pannaseeha Thero, Sri Lankan monk and scholar (d. 2003)

Madihe Pannaseeha Thero

Luis Taruc, Filipino political activist (d. 2005)

Luis Taruc

William Vickrey, Canadian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)

William Vickrey · Nobel Prize in Economics

Wilhelm Gliese, German soldier and astronomer (d. 1993)

Wilhelm Gliese

Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001)

Joseph Cyril Bamford · J. C. Bamford

Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000)

Herbert Friedman

Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1977)

Buddy O'Connor

Robert A. Boyd, Canadian engineer (d. 2006)

Robert A. Boyd

James Joll, English historian, author, and academic (d. 1994)

James Joll

Eddie Lopat, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1992)

Eddie Lopat

Tibor Szele, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1955)

Tibor Szele

Josephine Webb, American engineer

Josephine Webb

Antonia Mesina, Italian martyr and saint (d. 1935)

Antonia Mesina

Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1997)

Gérard Pelletier

Vladimir Simagin, Russian chess player and coach (d. 1968)

Vladimir Simagin

Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (d. 2013)

Paolo Soleri · Cosanti

Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater (d. 2017)

Hans Gerschwiler

Judy Holliday, American actress and singer (d. 1965)

Judy Holliday

Jane Russell, American actress and singer (d. 2011)

Jane Russell

William Edwin Self, American actor, producer, and production manager (d. 2010)

William Edwin Self

Jacques Hébert, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2007)

Jacques Hébert (Canadian politician)

Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and historian (d. 2006)

Pontus Hultén

Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor

Ezzatolah Entezami

Wally Fawkes, British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and a satirical cartoonist

Wally Fawkes

Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and academic (d. 2012)

Jean Laplanche

Larisa Avdeyeva, Russian mezzo-soprano (d. 2013)

Larisa Avdeyeva

Giovanni Spadolini, Italian journalist and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1994)

Giovanni Spadolini · Prime Minister of Italy

Maureen Stapleton, American actress (d. 2006)

Maureen Stapleton

Fred Cone, American football player

Fred Cone (American football)

Conrad Hall, French-American cinematographer (d. 2003)

Conrad Hall

Carl Stokes, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Seychelles (d. 1996)

Carl Stokes · United States Ambassador to Seychelles

Wolfgang Haken, German-American mathematician and academic

Wolfgang Haken

Fiorella Mari, Brazilian-Italian actress

Fiorella Mari

Margit Bara, Hungarian actress (d. 2016)

Margit Bara

Alexandre Lagoya, Egyptian-Greek guitarist and composer (d. 1999)

Alexandre Lagoya

Gerald Kaufman, English journalist and politician, Shadow Foreign Secretary (d. 2017)

Gerald Kaufman · Shadow Foreign Secretary

Mike McCormack, American football player and coach (d. 2013)

Mike McCormack (American football)

Zlatko Grgić, Croatian-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1988)

Zlatko Grgić

Margaret Heckler, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

Margaret Heckler · United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

Bernard Ingham, English journalist and civil servant

Bernard Ingham

Lalo Schifrin, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor

Lalo Schifrin

O.C. Smith, American R&B/jazz singer (d. 2001)

O.C. Smith

Bernie Kopell, American actor and comedian

Bernie Kopell

Françoise Sagan, French author and playwright (d. 2004)

Françoise Sagan

John Edrich, English cricketer and coach

John Edrich

Don Black, English songwriter

Don Black (lyricist)

John W. Dower, American historian and author

John W. Dower

Michael M. Richter, German mathematician and computer scientist

Michael M. Richter

Mariette Hartley, American actress and television personality

Mariette Hartley

Michael Ruse, Canadian philosopher and academic

Michael Ruse

Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Indian bishop

Aloysius Paul D'Souza

Joe Flaherty, American-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Joe Flaherty

Lyman Ward, Canadian actor

Lyman Ward (actor)

Clive Brooke, Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe, English businessman and politician

Clive Brooke, Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe

Marjorie Margolies, American journalist and politician

Marjorie Margolies

Henry S. Taylor, American author and poet

Henry S. Taylor

Togo D. West, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Togo D. West, Jr. · United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Eumir Deodato, Brazilian pianist, composer, and producer

Eumir Deodato

Diane Marleau, Canadian accountant and politician, Canadian Minister of Health (d. 2013)

Diane Marleau · Minister of Health (Canada)

Brian Sternberg, American pole vaulter (d. 2013)

Brian Sternberg

Ray Davies, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ray Davies

Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (d. 2012)

Tony Scott

Robert Dewar, English-American computer scientist and academic (d. 2015)

Robert Dewar

Adam Zagajewski, Polish author and poet

Adam Zagajewski

Per Eklund, Swedish race car driver

Per Eklund

Kate Hoey, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics

Kate Hoey · Minister for Sport and the Olympics

Brenda Holloway, American singer-songwriter

Brenda Holloway

Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

Trond Kirkvaag

Malcolm Rifkind, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland

Malcolm Rifkind · Secretary of State for Scotland

Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi, Iraqi-British businessman, founded M&C Saatchi and Saatchi & Saatchi

Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi · M&C Saatchi · Saatchi & Saatchi

Meredith Baxter, American actress

Meredith Baxter

Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, judge, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Shirin Ebadi · Nobel Peace Prize

Michael Gross, American actor

Michael Gross (actor)

Joey Molland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Joey Molland

Wade Phillips, American football coach

Wade Phillips

Fernando Savater, Spanish philosopher and author

Fernando Savater

Jovan Aćimović, Serbian footballer and manager

Jovan Aćimović

Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish author and translator

Andrzej Sapkowski

Philippe Sarde, French composer and conductor

Philippe Sarde

John Agard, Guyanese-English author, poet, and playwright

John Agard

Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth, Scottish lawyer and judge

Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth

Anne Carson, Canadian poet and academic

Anne Carson

Joey Kramer, American rock drummer and songwriter (Aerosmith)

Joey Kramer · Aerosmith

Enn Reitel, Scottish actor and screenwriter

Enn Reitel

Trygve Thue, Norwegian guitarist and record producer

Trygve Thue

John Paul Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter

John Paul Young

Jim Douglas, American academic and politician, 80th Governor of Vermont

Jim Douglas · Governor of Vermont

Terence Etherton, English lawyer and judge

Terence Etherton

Alan Hudson, English footballer

Alan Hudson

Nils Lofgren, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Nils Lofgren

Lenore Manderson, Australian anthropologist and academic

Lenore Manderson

Mona-Lisa Pursiainen, Finnish sprinter (d. 2000)

Mona-Lisa Pursiainen

Judith Bingham, English singer-songwriter

Judith Bingham

Jeremy Coney, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster

Jeremy Coney

Patrick Dunleavy, English political scientist and academic

Patrick Dunleavy

Kōichi Mashimo, Japanese director and screenwriter

Kōichi Mashimo

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani financier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2007)

Benazir Bhutto · Prime Minister of Pakistan

Mar Gudmundsson, Icelandic economist

Mar Gudmundsson

Mark Kimmitt, American general and politician, 16th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

Mark Kimmitt

Robert Menasse, Austrian author and academic

Robert Menasse

Tim Bray, Canadian software developer and businessman

Tim Bray

Michel Platini, French footballer and manager

Michel Platini

Berkeley Breathed, American author and illustrator

Berkeley Breathed

Luis Antonio Tagle, Filipino cardinal

Luis Antonio Tagle

Víctor Montoya, Bolivian journalist and author

Víctor Montoya

Gennady Padalka, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Gennady Padalka

John Baron, English captain and politician

John Baron (politician)

Tom Chambers, American basketball player and sportscaster

Tom Chambers (basketball)

Marcella Detroit, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Marcella Detroit

Kathy Mattea, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Kathy Mattea

Manu Chao, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Manu Chao

Sascha Konietzko, German keyboard player and producer

Sascha Konietzko

Joko Widodo, Indonesian businessman and politician, 7th President of Indonesia

Joko Widodo · President of Indonesia

Kip Winger, American rock singer-songwriter and musician

Kip Winger

Viktor Tsoi, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1990)

Viktor Tsoi

Dario Marianelli, Italian pianist and composer

Dario Marianelli

Mike Sherrard, American football player

Mike Sherrard

David Morrissey, English actor and director

David Morrissey

Dimitris Papaioannou, Greek director and choreographer

Dimitris Papaioannou

Dean Saunders, Welsh footballer and manager

Dean Saunders

Doug Savant, American actor

Doug Savant

David Beerling, English biologist and academic

David Beerling

Yang Liwei, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut

Yang Liwei

Ewen McKenzie, Australian rugby player and coach

Ewen McKenzie

Lana Wachowski, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Lana Wachowski

Gretchen Carlson, American model and television journalist, Miss America 1989

Gretchen Carlson · Miss America

Jim Breuer, American comedian, actor, and producer

Jim Breuer

Derrick Coleman, American basketball player and sportscaster

Derrick Coleman

Pierre Omidyar, French-American businessman, founded eBay

Pierre Omidyar · EBay

Carrie Preston, American actress, director, and producer

Carrie Preston

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thai businesswoman and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Thailand

Yingluck Shinawatra · Prime Minister of Thailand

Sonique, English singer-songwriter and DJ

Sonique (musician)

Eric Reed, American pianist and composer

Eric Reed (musician)

Tyronne Drakeford, American football player

Tyronne Drakeford

Nobuharu Asahara, Japanese sprinter and long jumper

Nobuharu Asahara

Neil Doak, Northern Irish cricketer and rugby player

Neil Doak

Irene van Dyk, South African-New Zealand netball player

Irene van Dyk

Juliette Lewis, American actress and singer-songwriter

Juliette Lewis

John Mitchell, English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter

John Mitchell (musician)

Rob Kelly, American football player

Rob Kelly (American football)

Craig Lowndes, Australian race car driver

Craig Lowndes

Flavio Roma, Italian footballer

Flavio Roma

Brian Simmons, American football player

Brian Simmons

Shelley Craft, Australian television host

Shelley Craft

Mike Einziger, American guitarist and songwriter

Mike Einziger

Nigel Lappin, Australian footballer and coach

Nigel Lappin

Michael Gomez, Irish boxer

Michael Gomez

Al Wilson, American football player

Al Wilson

Matt Kuchar, American golfer

Matt Kuchar

Cristiano Lupatelli, Italian footballer

Cristiano Lupatelli

Dejan Ognjanović, Montenegrin footballer

Dejan Ognjanović

Erica Durance, Canadian Actress

Erica Durance

Kostas Katsouranis, Greek footballer

Kostas Katsouranis

Chris Pratt, American actor

Chris Pratt

Michael Crocker, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Michael Crocker

Łukasz Cyborowski, Polish chess player

Łukasz Cyborowski

David Giuntoli, American actor

David Giuntoli

Richard Jefferson, American basketball player

Richard Jefferson

Sendy Rleal, Dominican baseball player

Sendy Rleal

Yann Danis, Canadian ice hockey player

Yann Danis

Garrett Jones, American baseball player

Garrett Jones

Brandon Flowers, American singer-songwriter

Brandon Flowers

Brad Walker, American pole vaulter

Brad Walker (athlete)

Lee Dae-ho, South Korean baseball player

Lee Dae-ho

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Edward Snowden, American activist and academic

Edward Snowden

Franck Perera, French race car driver

Franck Perera

Kris Allen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Kris Allen

Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter

Lana Del Rey

Sentayehu Ejigu, Ethiopian runner

Sentayehu Ejigu

Byron Schammer, Australian footballer

Byron Schammer

Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy, Australian wheelchair basketball player

Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy · Wheelchair basketball

Hideaki Wakui, Japanese baseball player

Hideaki Wakui

Pablo Barrera, Mexican footballer

Pablo Barrera

Sebastian Prödl, Austrian footballer

Sebastian Prödl

Dale Thomas, Australian footballer

Dale Thomas (footballer)

Allyssa DeHaan, American basketball and volleyball player

Allyssa DeHaan

Paolo Tornaghi, Italian footballer

Paolo Tornaghi

Thaddeus Young, American basketball player

Thaddeus Young

Abubaker Kaki, Sudanese runner

Abubaker Kaki

Ričardas Berankis, Lithuanian tennis player

Ričardas Berankis

Håvard Nordtveit, Norwegian footballer

Håvard Nordtveit

Gaël Kakuta, French footballer

Gaël Kakuta

Başak Eraydın, Turkish tennis player

Başak Eraydın

Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter

Rebecca Black

Derrius Guice, American football player

Derrius Guice

Rodulf, Frankish archbishop

Rodulf (archbishop of Bourges) · Archbishop

Al-Muhtadi, Muslim caliph

Al-Muhtadi · Caliph

Zhang Li, official of the Liao Dynasty

Zhang Li (Liao dynasty)

Fulk III, Count of Anjou (b. 972)

Fulk III, Count of Anjou

Walter de Luci, French-English monk (b. 1103)

Walter de Luci

Philip of Swabia (b. 1177)

Philip of Swabia

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (b. 1271)

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia

Erik Magnusson, king of Sweden (b. 1339)

Eric XII of Sweden

Edward III of England (b. 1312)

Edward III of England

Jean Le Maingre, French general (b. 1366)

Jean Le Maingre

Leonardo Loredan, Italian politician, 76th Doge of Venice (b. 1436)

Leonardo Loredan · Doge of Venice

Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and author (b. 1469)

Niccolò Machiavelli

John Skelton, English poet and educator (b. 1460)

John Skelton

Sebastiano del Piombo, Italian painter and educator (b. 1485)

Sebastiano del Piombo

Piero Strozzi, Italian general (b. 1510)

Piero Strozzi

Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534)

Oda Nobunaga

Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1532)

Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland

Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (b. 1568)

Aloysius Gonzaga

Jean Liebault, French agronomist and physician (b. 1535)

Jean Liebault

Louis III, Cardinal of Guise (b. 1575)

Louis III, Cardinal of Guise

Kryštof Harant, Czech soldier and composer (b. 1564)

Kryštof Harant

Salomon Schweigger, German theologian (b. 1551)

Salomon Schweigger

John Smith, English admiral and explorer (b. 1580)

John Smith (explorer)

Inigo Jones, English architect, designed the Queen's House and Wilton House (b. 1573)

Inigo Jones · Queen's House · Wilton House

Andrea Sacchi, Italian painter (b. 1599)

Andrea Sacchi

Matthieu Marais, French author, critic, and jurist (b. 1664)

Matthieu Marais

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1674)

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (b. 1710)

Richard Gridley

Étienne Aignan, French playwright and translator (b. 1773)

Étienne Aignan

Frances Adeline Seward, American wife of William H. Seward (b. 1824)

Frances Adeline Seward · William H. Seward

Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist and astronomer (b. 1814)

Anders Jonas Ångström

Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and politician 8th President of Mexico (b. 1794)

Antonio López de Santa Anna · President of Mexico

Theophilus H. Holmes, American general (b. 1804)

Theophilus H. Holmes

Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, 8th Governor of California (b. 1824)

Leland Stanford · Governor of California

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1844)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Bertha von Suttner, Austrian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)

Bertha von Suttner · Nobel Peace Prize

Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse, English sociologist, journalist, and academic (b. 1864)

Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse

Thorne Smith, American author (b. 1892)

Thorne Smith

Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1881)

Smedley Butler · Medal of Honor

Édouard Vuillard, French painter (b. 1868)

Édouard Vuillard

Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer (b. 1867)

Charles Dillon Perrine

Gustave Sandras, French gymnast (b. 1872)

Gustave Sandras

Wop May, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1896)

Wop May

Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer, developed the zipper (b. 1880)

Gideon Sundback · Zipper

Claude Farrère, French captain and author (b. 1876)

Claude Farrère

Johannes Stark, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)

Johannes Stark · Nobel Prize in Physics

James Chaney, American civil rights activist (b. 1943)

James Chaney

Andrew Goodman, American civil rights activist (b. 1943)

Andrew Goodman

Michael Schwerner, American civil rights activist (b. 1939)

Michael Schwerner

Theodore Sizer, American professor of the history of art (b. 1892)

Theodore Sizer (art historian)

Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (b. 1934)

Maureen Connolly

Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia (b. 1901)

Sukarno · President of Indonesia

Piers Courage, English race car driver (b. 1942)

Piers Courage

Margaret Herrick, American librarian (b. 1902)

Margaret Herrick

Bert Kaempfert, German conductor and composer (b. 1923)

Bert Kaempfert

Don Figlozzi, American illustrator and animator (b. 1909)

Don Figlozzi

Hector Boyardee, Italian-American chef and businessman, founded Chef Boyardee (b. 1897)

Hector Boyardee · Chef Boyardee

Tage Erlander, Swedish lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1901)

Tage Erlander · Prime Minister of Sweden

Assi Rahbani, Lebanese singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1923)

Assi Rahbani

Madman Muntz, American engineer and businessman, founded the Muntz Car Company (b. 1914)

Madman Muntz · Muntz Car Company

Bobby Dodd, American football coach (b. 1908)

Bobby Dodd

Cedric Belfrage, English journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian (b. 1904)

Cedric Belfrage · National Guardian

June Christy, American singer (b. 1925)

June Christy

Ben Alexander, Australian rugby league player (b. 1971)

Ben Alexander (rugby league)

Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah, Bangladeshi poet, author, and playwright (b. 1956)

Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah

Li Xiannian, Chinese captain and politician, 3rd President of the People's Republic of China (b. 1909)

Li Xiannian · President of the People's Republic of China

William Wilson Morgan, American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1906)

William Wilson Morgan

Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1931)

Shintaro Katsu

Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, Mexican trade union leader (b. 1900)

Fidel Velázquez Sánchez

Harry Cranbrook Allen, English historian (b. 1917)

Harry Cranbrook Allen

Anastasio Ballestrero, Italian cardinal (b. 1913)

Anastasio Ballestrero

Al Campanis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)

Al Campanis

Kami, Japanese drummer (b. 1973)

Kami (musician)

Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American pianist and composer (b. 1911)

Alan Hovhaness

John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1917)

John Lee Hooker

Soad Hosny, Egyptian actress and singer (b. 1942)

Soad Hosny

Carroll O'Connor, American actor and producer (b. 1924)

Carroll O'Connor

Timothy Findley, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1930)

Timothy Findley

Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1934)

Roger Neilson

Leon Uris, American soldier and author (b. 1924)

Leon Uris

Leonel Brizola, Brazilian engineer and politician, Governor of Rio de Janeiro (b. 1922)

Leonel Brizola · Governor of Rio de Janeiro

Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman (b. 1916)

Ruth Leach Amonette

Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (b. 1928)

Jaime Sin

Jared C. Monti, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1975)

Jared C. Monti · Medal of Honor

Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (b. 1918)

Bob Evans (restaurateur) · Bob Evans Restaurants

Scott Kalitta, American race car driver (b. 1962)

Scott Kalitta

Russell Ash, English author (b. 1946)

Russell Ash

Irwin Barker, Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1956)

Irwin Barker

İlhan Selçuk, Turkish lawyer, journalist, and author (b. 1925)

İlhan Selçuk

Robert Kroetsch, Canadian author and poet (b. 1927)

Robert Kroetsch

Richard Adler, American composer and producer (b. 1921)

Richard Adler

Abid Hussain, Indian economist and diplomat, Indian Ambassador to the United States (b. 1926)

Abid Hussain · Indian Ambassador to the United States

Sunil Janah, Indian photographer and journalist (b. 1918)

Sunil Janah

Anna Schwartz, American economist and author (b. 1915)

Anna Schwartz

James P. Gordon, American physicist and academic (b. 1928)

James P. Gordon

Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Elliott Reid

Yozo Ishikawa, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (b. 1925)

Yozo Ishikawa · Minister of Defense (Japan)

Walter Kieber, Austrian-Liechtenstein politician, 7th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (b. 1931)

Walter Kieber · Prime Minister of Liechtenstein

Wong Ho Leng, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1959)

Wong Ho Leng

Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1964)

Darryl Hamilton

Veijo Meri, Finnish author and poet (b. 1928)

Veijo Meri

Remo Remotti, Italian actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1924)

Remo Remotti

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski, German soldier and politician (b. 1932)

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and conductor (b. 1925)

Gunther Schuller

Pierre Lalonde, Canadian television host and singer (b. 1941)

Pierre Lalonde