June 28 — On This Day

Assassination of Alboin, King of the Lombards.

Alboin · Lombards

Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.

First Crusade · Kerbogha

Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II.

Muhammed VI, Sultan of Granada · Nasrid dynasty · Emirate of Granada · Ismail II, Sultan of Granada

Edward IV is crowned King of England.

Edward IV of England

Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor · Holy Roman Empire

Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.

Guadeloupe

The Battle of Berestechko between Poland and Ukraine starts.

Battle of Berestechko · Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth · Crimean Khanate

Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.

Peter the Great · Charles XII of Sweden · Battle of Poltava

A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).

New England · Siege of Louisbourg (1745) · New Style

The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory in the American Revolutionary War leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.

Battle of Sullivan's Island · American Revolutionary War · Carolina Day

Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.

Thomas Hickey (soldier) · Continental Army · George Washington · Mutiny · Sedition

The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.

Continental Army · Battle of Monmouth Courthouse

Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals.

British invasions of the River Plate · John Whitelocke · Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province · Buenos Aires

Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Coronation · Queen Victoria

The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.

Paris Opera Ballet · Giselle · Salle Le Peletier

Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone.

Adolphe Sax · Saxophone

Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.

Sigma Chi · Fraternities and sororities in North America

The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Conformation show · Newcastle upon Tyne

The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.

Army of the Potomac

Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.

Bushranger · Ned Kelly · Glenrowan, Victoria

The Austro-Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.

Austro-Serbian Alliance of 1881

The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Anglo-French Convention of 1882 · Guinea · Sierra Leone

Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.

Labor Day

El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Greater Republic of Central America.

El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Greater Republic of Central America

The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis' claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."

United States Court of Private Land Claims · James Reavis

An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.

Twin Shaft disaster · Pittston, Pennsylvania

The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.

United States Congress · Spooner Act · Theodore Roosevelt · Panama Canal

The SS Norge runs aground and sinks.

SS Norge

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria · Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg · Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria · Casus belli

The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.

Treaty of Versailles · Allies of World War I

Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter as the Vidovdan Constitution.

Alexander I of Serbia · Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes · Vidovdan Constitution

The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.

Irish Civil War · Four Courts · Dublin · Irish Free State

Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.

Mercedes-Benz · Gottlieb Daimler · Karl Benz

The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.

Mengjiang

Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum.

Romania · Bessarabia · Moldova · Soviet Union · Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina

World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue.

World War II · Nazi Germany · Soviet Union · Case Blue

Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day.

Provisional Government of National Unity · V-E Day

The Tito-Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.

Tito-Stalin Split · League of Communists of Yugoslavia · Cominform

Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.

Dick Turpin (boxer) · Vince Hawkins · Villa Park · Birmingham

Korean War: Seoul is captured by North Korean troops.

Korean War · Seoul · North Korea

Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between as many as 100,000 to 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.

Bodo League massacre

Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge to in attempt to slow North Korea's offensive.

Hangang Bridge bombing · Korean War

Korean War: North Korean Army conducts Seoul National University Hospital massacre.

North Korean Army · Seoul National University Hospital massacre

in Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.

Poznań · H. Cegielski - Poznań · Poznań 1956 protests

Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.

Malcolm X · Organization of Afro-American Unity

Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.

Stonewall riots · Gay Rights Movement

Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.

Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) · Unionism in Ireland · Irish nationalism · Northern Ireland

The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.

Angola · Mercenaries · Luanda Trial

The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.

Supreme Court of the United States · Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.

Hafte Tir bombing · Tehran · Islamic Republican Party

For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.

Sulfur mustard · Sardasht, West Azerbaijan

On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.

Battle of Kosovo · Slobodan Milošević · Gazimestan speech

Holyfield-Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.

Holyfield-Tyson II · Mike Tyson · Evander Holyfield

Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.

Slobodan Milošević · ICTY · The Hague

Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.

Iraqi Interim Government · Coalition Provisional Authority

Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.

Honduras · Manuel Zelaya · 2009 Honduran coup d'état · Honduran fourth ballot box referendum · Honduran Constitution

A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others.

2016 Istanbul Atatürk Airport attack · Istanbul Atatürk Airport

Carloman I, king of the Franks (d. 771)

Carloman I · Franks

Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (d. 1304)

Emperor Go-Fukakusa

Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (d. 1487)

Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus

Pope Paul IV (d. 1559)

Pope Paul IV

Albert of Mainz, German archbishop (d. 1545)

Albert of Mainz

Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)

Henry VIII of England

Giovanni della Casa, Italian author and poet (d. 1556)

Giovanni della Casa

Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (d. 1599)

Cristofano Malvezzi

Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (d. 1595)

Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (d. 1657)

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris

Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, English noble (d. 1644)

Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby

Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter and diplomat (d. 1640)

Peter Paul Rubens

William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (d. 1662)

William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele

Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (d. 1651)

Heinrich Albert (composer)

Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, consort to King John III Sobieski (d. 1716)

Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien

Muhammad Azam Shah, Mughal emperor (d. 1707)

Muhammad Azam Shah

John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (d. 1791)

John Wesley

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and polymath (d. 1778)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1785)

Étienne François, duc de Choiseul · List of Prime Ministers of France

Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French organist and composer (d. 1794)

Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier

William Hooper, American physician, lawyer, and politician (d. 1790)

William Hooper

Paul Broca, French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (d. 1880)

Paul Broca

Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1907)

Joseph Joachim

Emmanuel Rhoides, Greek journalist and author (d. 1904)

Emmanuel Rhoides

John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer (d. 1890)

John Boyle O'Reilly

Charles Cruft, English showman, founded Crufts Dog Show (d. 1938)

Charles Cruft (showman) · Crufts

Luigi Pirandello, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)

Luigi Pirandello · Nobel Prize in Literature

Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1944)

Alexis Carrel · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (d. 1941)

Henri Lebesgue

Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist (d. 1949)

Wilhelm Steinkopf

Pierre Laval, French soldier and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)

Pierre Laval · Prime Minister of France

Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leonean banker and politician (d. 1964)

Lamina Sankoh

George Challenor, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1947)

George Challenor

Stefi Geyer, Hungarian violinist and educator (d. 1956)

Stefi Geyer

Esther Forbes, American historian and author (d. 1968)

Esther Forbes

Carl Andrew Spaatz, American general (d. 1974)

Carl Andrew Spaatz

August Zamoyski, Polish-French sculptor (d. 1970)

August Zamoyski

Francis Hunter, American tennis player (d. 1981)

Francis Hunter

Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (d. 1979)

Richard Rodgers

Maria Goeppert-Mayer, Polish-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)

Maria Goeppert-Mayer · Nobel Prize for Physics

Mazie Ford, American supercentenarian

List of supercentenarians from the United States

Jimmy Mundy, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1983)

Jimmy Mundy

Eric Ambler, English author and screenwriter (d. 1998)

Eric Ambler

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007)

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker

Franz Antel, Austrian director and producer (d. 2007)

Franz Antel

George Lloyd, English soldier and composer (d. 1998)

George Lloyd (composer)

Walter Oesau, German colonel and pilot (d. 1944)

Walter Oesau

Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician and Nazi war criminal (d. 1992)

Aribert Heim · SS

William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1999)

William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw · Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Joseph P. Lordi, American government official (d. 1983)

Joseph P. Lordi

A. E. Hotchner, American author and playwright

A. E. Hotchner

Clarissa Eden, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Clarissa Eden

P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (d. 2004)

P. V. Narasimha Rao · Prime Minister of India

Lloyd La Beach, Panamanian sprinter and long jumper (d. 1999)

Lloyd La Beach

Pete Candoli, American trumpet player (d. 2008)

Pete Candoli

Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2012)

Adolfo Schwelm Cruz

Gaye Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2010)

Gaye Stewart

Roy Austen-Smith, Royal Air Force officer

Roy Austen-Smith

George Booth, American cartoonist

George Booth (cartoonist)

Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Mel Brooks

Robert Ledley, American academic and inventor (d. 2012)

Robert Ledley

Correlli Barnett, English historian and author

Correlli Barnett

Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)

Frank Sherwood Rowland · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Hans Blix, Swedish politician and diplomat, 33rd Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs

Hans Blix · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

Harold Evans, English-American historian and journalist

Harold Evans

Peter Heine, South African cricketer (d. 2005)

Peter Heine

Cyril Smith, English politician (d. 2010)

Cyril Smith

Alfred Miodowicz, Polish politician

Alfred Miodowicz

William C. Campbell, Irish-American biologist and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate

William C. Campbell (scientist) · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Itamar Franco, Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rd President of Brazil (d. 2011)

Itamar Franco · President of Brazil

Jack Gold, English director and producer (d. 2015)

Jack Gold

Hans Alfredson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter

Hans Alfredson

Junior Johnson, American race car driver

Junior Johnson

Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (d. 1995)

Lucien Victor

Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)

Pat Morita

Gusty Spence, Northern Irish loyalist and politician (d. 2011)

Gusty Spence

Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell, Northern Irish lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell · Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

Roy Gilchrist, Jamaican cricketer (d. 2001)

Roy Gilchrist

Bette Greene, American journalist and author

Bette Greene

Carl Levin, American lawyer and politician

Carl Levin

Georges Wolinski, Tunisian-French journalist and cartoonist (d. 2015)

Georges Wolinski

John Inman, English actor (d. 2007)

John Inman

Chuck Howley, American football player

Chuck Howley

George Knudson, Canadian golfer (d. 1989)

George Knudson

Fernand Labrie, Canadian endocrinologist and academic

Fernand Labrie

Ron Luciano, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1995)

Ron Luciano

John Byner, American actor and comedian

John Byner

Leon Panetta, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Defense

Leon Panetta · United States Secretary of Defense

S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (d. 2006)

S. Sivamaharajah

Klaus Schmiegel, German chemist

Klaus Schmiegel

Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

Karpal Singh

Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Muhammad Yunus · Nobel Peace Prize

Al Downing, American baseball player and sportscaster

Al Downing (baseball)

Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist and academic, developed the OBJ language (d. 2006)

Joseph Goguen · OBJ (programming language)

David Johnston, Canadian academic, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor-General of Canada

David Johnston · Governor-General of Canada

Chris Hani, South African politician (d. 1993)

Chris Hani

Hans-Joachim Walde, German decathlete (d. 2013)

Hans-Joachim Walde

Jens Birkemose, Danish painter

Jens Birkemose

Donald Johanson, American paleontologist and academic

Donald Johanson

Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Klaus von Klitzing · Nobel Prize in Physics

Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer

Ken Buchanan

David Knights, English bass player and producer (Procol Harum)

David Knights · Procol Harum

Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1989)

Raul Seixas

Türkan Şoray, Turkish actress, director, and screenwriter

Türkan Şoray

Robert Asprin, American soldier and author (d. 2008)

Robert Asprin

Bruce Davison, American actor and director

Bruce Davison

David Duckham, English rugby player

David Duckham

Robert Xavier Rodríguez, American classical composer

Robert Xavier Rodríguez

Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (d. 1991)

Jaime Guzmán

Gilda Radner, American actress and comedian (d. 1989)

Gilda Radner

Mark Helprin, American novelist and journalist

Mark Helprin

Laura Tyson, American economist and academic

Laura Tyson

Kathy Bates, American actress

Kathy Bates

Sergei Bodrov, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter

Sergei Bodrov

Deborah Moggach, English author and screenwriter

Deborah Moggach

Daniel Wegner, Canadian-American psychologist and academic (d. 2013)

Daniel Wegner

Don Baylor, American baseball player and coach

Don Baylor

Philip Fowke, English pianist and educator

Philip Fowke

Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish economist and politician

Mauricio Rojas

Chris Speier, American baseball player and coach

Chris Speier

Mick Cronin, Australian rugby league player and coach

Mick Cronin (rugby league)

Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (d. 2014)

Mark Shand

Lalla Ward, English actress and author

Lalla Ward

Enis Batur, Turkish poet and author

Enis Batur

Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (d. 2013)

Pietro Mennea

Jean-Christophe Rufin, French physician and author

Jean-Christophe Rufin

A. A. Gill, Scottish author and critic (d. 2016)

A. A. Gill

Alice Krige, South African actress

Alice Krige

Amira Hass, Israeli journalist and author

Amira Hass

Noel Mugavin, Australian footballer and coach

Noel Mugavin

Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Lance Nethery

Georgi Parvanov, Bulgarian historian and politician, 4th President of Bulgaria

Georgi Parvanov · President of Bulgaria

Mike Skinner, American race car driver

Mike Skinner (racing driver)

Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player and sportscaster

Jim Spanarkel

Donna Edwards, American lawyer and politician

Donna Edwards

Félix Gray, Tunisian-French singer-songwriter

Félix Gray

Clint Boon, English singer and keyboard player

Clint Boon

John Shelley, British illustrator

John Shelley (illustrator)

John Elway, American football player and manager

John Elway

Roland Melanson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Roland Melanson

Jeff Malone, American basketball player and coach

Jeff Malone

Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, Romanian long jumper

Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu

Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer (d. 2013)

Artur Hajzer

Ann-Louise Skoglund, Swedish hurdler

Ann-Louise Skoglund

Peter Baynham, Welsh actor, producer, and screenwriter

Peter Baynham

Charlie Clouser, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Charlie Clouser

Mark Grace, American baseball player and sportscaster

Mark Grace

Bernie McCahill, New Zealand rugby player

Bernie McCahill

Dan Stains, Australian rugby league player and coach

Dan Stains

Steve Williamson, English saxophonist and composer

Steve Williamson

Jessica Hecht, American actress

Jessica Hecht

Tiaan Strauss, South African rugby player

Tiaan Strauss

Peeter Allik, Estonian painter and illustrator

Peeter Allik

Bobby Bare Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bobby Bare Jr.

John Cusack, American actor and screenwriter

John Cusack

Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress

Mary Stuart Masterson

Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician, 7th Canadian Minister of Health

Leona Aglukkaq · Minister of Health (Canada)

Gil Bellows, Canadian actor and producer

Gil Bellows

Zhong Huandi, Chinese runner

Zhong Huandi

Lars Riedel, German discus thrower

Lars Riedel

Chayanne, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor

Chayanne

Tichina Arnold, American actress and singer

Tichina Arnold

Fabrizio Mori, Italian hurdler

Fabrizio Mori

Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer and coach

Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer, born 1970)

Tom Merritt, American journalist

Tom Merritt

Mike White, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Mike White (filmmaker)

Lorenzo Amoruso, Italian footballer

Lorenzo Amoruso

Fabien Barthez, French footballer

Fabien Barthez

Bobby Hurley, American basketball player and coach

Bobby Hurley

Ron Mahay, American baseball player and scout

Ron Mahay

Elon Musk, South African-born American businessman

Elon Musk

Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic

Ngô Bảo Châu

Christopher Leslie, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Chris Leslie (politician) · Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Alessandro Nivola, American actor

Alessandro Nivola

Adrián Annus, Hungarian hammer thrower

Adrián Annus

Corey Koskie, Canadian baseball player

Corey Koskie

Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish singer-songwriter, and guitarist (d. 2006)

Jon Nödtveidt

Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player

Shinobu Asagoe

Chris Spurling, American baseball player

Chris Spurling

Mark Stoermer, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Killers)

Mark Stoermer · The Killers

Harun Tekin, Turkish singer and guitarist

Harun Tekin

Simon Larose, Canadian tennis player

Simon Larose

Randy McMichael, American football player

Randy McMichael

Neil Shanahan, Irish race car driver (d. 1999)

Neil Shanahan

Florian Zeller, French author and playwright

Florian Zeller

Jevgeni Novikov, Estonian footballer

Jevgeni Novikov

Savage, New Zealand rapper

Savage (rapper)

Michael Crafter, Australian singer-songwriter

Michael Crafter

Guillermo Martínez, Cuban javelin thrower

Guillermo Martínez (athlete)

Brandon Phillips, American baseball player

Brandon Phillips

Ibrahim Camejo, Cuban long jumper

Ibrahim Camejo

Phil Bardsley, English footballer

Phil Bardsley

Colt Hynes, American baseball player

Colt Hynes

Kellie Pickler, American singer-songwriter

Kellie Pickler

Sonata Tamošaitytė, Lithuanian hurdler

Sonata Tamošaitytė

Terrence Williams, American basketball player

Terrence Williams

Jason Clark, Australian rugby league player

Jason Clark (rugby league)

Andrew Fifita, Australian rugby league player

Andrew Fifita

David Fifita, Australian rugby league player

David Fifita

Julia Zlobina, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater

Julia Zlobina

Nicole Rottmann, Austrian tennis player

Nicole Rottmann

Seohyun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress

Seohyun

Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian footballer

Kevin De Bruyne

Kang Min-hyuk, South Korean singer, drummer, and actor

Kang Min-hyuk

Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer

Oscar Hiljemark

Bradley Beal, American basketball player

Bradley Beal

Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player

Donna Vekić

Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player

Markéta Vondroušová

Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player

Marta Kostyuk

Yuan Shao, Chinese warlord

Yuan Shao

Theodora I, Byzantine wife of Justinian I (b. 500)

Theodora (6th century) · Justinian I

Alboin, Lombard king (b. 530)

Alboin

Leo II, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 611)

Pope Leo II · Catholic Church

Pope Paul I (b. 700)

Pope Paul I

Louis the Blind, Roman emperor (b. 880)

Louis the Blind

Floris I, Count of Holland (b. 1020)

Floris I, Count of Holland

Andrey Bogolyubsky, Russian saint (b. 1111)

Andrey Bogolyubsky

Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (b. 1156)

Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony

Emperor Xiaozong of Song (b. 1127)

Emperor Xiaozong of Song

Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1348)

Andronikos IV Palaiologos

James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley (b. c. 1463)

James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley

Yonekura Shigetsugu, Japanese samurai

Yonekura Shigetsugu

Primož Trubar, Slovenian author and reformer (b. 1508)

Primož Trubar

Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (b. 1527)

Abraham Ortelius

Domenico Fontana, Italian architect (b. 1543)

Domenico Fontana

George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (b. 1665)

George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland · Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

John Henry Colclough, Irish revolutionary (b. ca. 1769)

John Henry Colclough

Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1755)

Gerhard von Scharnhorst · Prussian Minister of War

Joseph Bové, Russian architect, designed the Triumphal Arch of Moscow (b. 1784)

Joseph Bové · Triumphal Arch of Moscow

James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (b. 1751)

James Madison · President of the United States

Texas Jack Omohundro, American soldier and hunter (b. 1846)

Texas Jack Omohundro

Jules Armand Dufaure, French politician, 33rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1798)

Jules Armand Dufaure · Prime Minister of France

Maria Mitchell, American astronomer and academic (b. 1818)

Maria Mitchell

Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Greek Foreign Minister (b. 1810)

Alexandros Rizos Rangavis · List of foreign ministers of Greece

Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Brazil (b. 1841)

Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales · President of Brazil

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (b. 1868)

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (b. 1863)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (b. 1877)

Victor Trumper

Ștefan Luchian, Romanian painter and educator (b. 1868)

Ștefan Luchian

Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1885)

Velimir Khlebnikov

Edward Carpenter, English poet and philosopher (b. 1844)

Edward Carpenter

Alexander Berkman, American author and activist (d. 1870)

Alexander Berkman

Douglas H. Johnston, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation (b. 1856)

Douglas H. Johnston · Chickasaw Nation

Friedrich Dollmann, German general (b. 1882)

Friedrich Dollmann

Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist (d. 1879)

Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu

Jake Swirbul, American businessman, co-founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (b. 1898)

Jake Swirbul · Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation

Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (b. 1903)

Mickey Cochrane

Cy Morgan, American baseball player (b. 1878)

Cy Morgan

Red Nichols, American cornet player, bandleader, and composer (b. 1905)

Red Nichols

Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Turkish historian and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1890)

Mehmet Fuat Köprülü · Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey

Franz Stangl, Austrian SS officer (b. 1908)

Franz Stangl · SS

Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Greek architect (b. 1913)

Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis

Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1924)

Rod Serling

Clifford Dupont, English-Rhodesian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Rhodesia (b. 1905)

Clifford Dupont · President of Rhodesia

José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (b. 1895)

José Iturbi

Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (b. 1958)

Terry Fox

Alf Francis, German-English motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor (b. 1918)

Alf Francis

Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician (b. 1917)

Yigael Yadin

Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator (b. 1905)

Lynd Ward

Joris Ivens, Dutch journalist, director, and producer (b. 1898)

Joris Ivens

Guy Nève, Belgian race car driver (b. 1955)

Guy Nève

Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (b. 1936)

Mikhail Tal

Petri Walli, Finnish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1969)

Petri Walli

Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (b. 1913)

Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood

Nils Poppe, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

Nils Poppe

Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (b. 1902)

Mortimer J. Adler

Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author (b. 1927)

Joan Lowery Nixon

Anthony Buckeridge, English author (b. 1912)

Anthony Buckeridge

Brenda Howard, American activist (b. 1946)

Brenda Howard

Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1976)

Michael P. Murphy · Medal of Honor

Jim Baen, American publisher, founded Baen Books (b. 1943)

Jim Baen · Baen Books

Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1919)

Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell · Attorney General for England and Wales

George Unwin, English pilot and commander (b. 1913)

George Unwin

Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1913)

Eugene B. Fluckey · Medal of Honor

Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1919)

Kiichi Miyazawa · Prime Minister of Japan

A. K. Lohithadas, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)

A. K. Lohithadas

Billy Mays American TV Personality (b. 1958)

Billy Mays

Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (b. 1917)

Robert Byrd

Richard Isay, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1934)

Richard Isay

Leontine T. Kelly, American bishop (b. 1920)

Leontine T. Kelly

Robert Sabatier, French author and poet (b. 1923)

Robert Sabatier

Doris Sams, American baseball player (b. 1927)

Doris Sams

Ted Hood, American sailor and architect (b. 1927)

Ted Hood

Tamás Katona, Hungarian historian and politician (b. 1932)

Tamás Katona

Kenneth Minogue, New Zealand-Australian political scientist and academic (b. 1930)

Kenneth Minogue

F. D. Reeve, American author and academic (b. 1928)

F. D. Reeve

David Rubitsky, American sergeant (b. 1917)

David Rubitsky

Seymour Barab, American cellist and composer (b. 1921)

Seymour Barab

Jim Brosnan, American baseball player (b. 1929)

Jim Brosnan

On Kawara, Japanese painter (b. 1933)

On Kawara

Jack Carter, American actor and comedian (b. 1922)

Jack Carter (comedian)

Jope Seniloli, Fijian politician, Vice-President of Fiji (b. 1939)

Jope Seniloli · Vice-President of Fiji

Wally Stanowski, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)

Wally Stanowski

Pat Summitt, American women's college basketball head coach (b. 1952)

Pat Summitt

Buddy Ryan, American football coach (b. 1931)

Buddy Ryan