June 5 — On This Day

Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem.

Titus · Roman Empire · Roman army · Jerusalem · Siege of Jerusalem (70)

Boniface, Anglo-Saxon missionary, is killed by a band of pagans at Dokkum in Frisia.

Saint Boniface · Missionary · Paganism · Dokkum · Frisia

Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights.

Kraków · City rights

Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, captures Charles of Salerno.

Battle of the Gulf of Naples · Roger of Lauria · Peter III of Aragon · Charles II of Naples

The city of Breda surrenders to the Spanish tercios under general Ambrosio Spinola.

Breda · Tercio · Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases

The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated.

Battle of New Ross (1798) · Irish Rebellion of 1798 · Munster

The first Great Lakes steamer, the Frontenac, is launched.

Great Lakes · PS Frontenac

HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.

HMS Pickle · Cuba

The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe.

June Rebellion · Louis Philippe

Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas.

Houston · Republic of Texas

Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution.

Constitutional monarchy · Constitution of Denmark

Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.

Harriet Beecher Stowe · Slavery · Uncle Tom's Cabin · Abolitionism in the United States

As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides to defy Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans.

Treaty of Saigon · Vietnam · Trương Định · Tự Đức

American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.

American Civil War · Battle of Piedmont · Union (American Civil War) · General · David Hunter

The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.

Orient Express

The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.

1888 Río de la Plata earthquake

Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.

Second Boer War · Pretoria

Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.

Constitution of Denmark · Women's suffrage

Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.

Louis Brandeis · Justice of the United States Supreme Court · History of Jews in the United States

The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.

Arab Revolt · Ottoman Empire

World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".

World War I · Conscription

The U.S. Congress abrogates the United States' use of the gold standard by enacting a joint resolution (48 Stat. 112) nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.

United States Congress · Gold standard · Gold

World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").

World War II · Battle of France · River Somme · Fall Rot

World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.

Chongqing · Asphyxia · Bombing of Chongqing

World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.

Kingdom of Bulgaria · Kingdom of Hungary · Kingdom of Romania

World War II: More than 1000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.

Nazi Germany · Atlantic Wall · Normandy · D-Day

The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power.

Allied Control Council

A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.

La Salle Hotel · Illinois

Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.

Marshall Plan · Harvard University · United States Secretary of State · George Marshall

Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.

Thailand · Orapin Chaiyakan · Women in Thailand · Thailand's Parliament

Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.

Elvis Presley · Hound Dog (song) · The Milton Berle Show

The first government of the State of Singapore is sworn in.

Singapore

The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair".

Secretary of State for War · John Profumo · Sex scandal · Profumo affair

Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers.

Movement of 15 Khordad · Ayatollah · Ruhollah Khomeini · Shah · Iran

DSV Alvin is commissioned.

DSV Alvin

The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border.

Six-Day War · Israel · Egypt

Robert F. Kennedy, a U.S. presidential candidate, is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian. Kennedy dies the next day.

Robert F. Kennedy · Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy · Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles) · Los Angeles · Sirhan Sirhan

The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War.

Suez Canal

The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on remaining in the European Economic Community (EEC).

United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, 1975 · European Economic Community

The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses.

Teton Dam · Idaho

The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Pneumonia · Immune system · AIDS

The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.

Prime Minister of India · Indira Gandhi · Harmandir Sahib · Sikh

The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

Tank Man · Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, fall into the sea following a landslide.

Holbeck Hall Hotel · Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The Bose-Einstein condensate is first created.

Bose-Einstein condensate

The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.

Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997-99)

A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks.

Strike action · General Motors · Flint, Michigan

The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed.

Six-Day War (2000) · Kisangani · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda

Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.

Tropical Storm Allison · Texas

A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50 °C (122 °F) in the region.

Heat wave · Pakistan

Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bordeaux, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France.

Noël Mamère · Same-sex marriage in France

Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

Serbia · State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.

2009 Peruvian political crisis · Bagua, Peru

A building collapse in Philadelphia kills six and wounds 14 other people.

2013 Philadelphia building collapse · Philadelphia

An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 struck Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975.

2015 Sabah earthquake · Mount Kinabalu

Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO.

Montenegro · NATO

Six Arab countries - Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.

Bahrain · Egypt · Libya · Saudi Arabia · Yemen

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (d. 1402)

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Italian ruler (d. 1478)

Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua

Justus Jonas, German priest and academic (d. 1555)

Justus Jonas

Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)

Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry

Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian clergyman (d. 1621)

Benedetto Giustiniani

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, English colonial administrator and admiral (d. 1658)

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick

Peter Wtewael, Dutch Golden Age painter (d. 1660)

Peter Wtewael

Pu Songling, Chinese author (d. 1715)

Pu Songling

Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1684)

Elena Cornaro Piscopia

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (d. 1808)

Pierre Jean George Cabanis

Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (d. 1852)

Johan Gadolin

Ernest Augustus I of Hanover (d. 1851)

Ernest Augustus I of Hanover

Christian Lobeck, German scholar and academic (d. 1860)

Christian Lobeck

John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1892)

John Couch Adams

Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (d. 1905)

Carmine Crocco

Pat Garrett, American sheriff (d. 1908)

Pat Garrett

Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)

Allvar Gullstrand · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader (d. 1916)

James Connolly

Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (d. 1935)

Bernard de Pourtalès

Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (d. 1957)

Isaac Heinemann

Willard Miller, Canadian-American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1959)

Willard Miller · Medal of Honor

Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (d. 1923)

Pancho Villa · Governor of Chihuahua

Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1985)

Robert Mayer (philanthropist)

John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1946)

John Maynard Keynes

Ralph Benatzky, Czech-Swiss composer (d. 1957)

Ralph Benatzky

Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (d. 1969)

Ivy Compton-Burnett

Frederick Lorz, American runner (d. 1914)

Frederick Lorz

Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1944)

Jaan Kikkas

Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher and academic (d. 1976)

Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet

William Boyd, American actor and producer (d. 1972)

William Boyd (actor)

William Roberts, English soldier and painter (d. 1980)

William Roberts (painter)

Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian shoe designer, founded Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. (d. 1960)

Salvatore Ferragamo · Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.

Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (d. 1936)

Federico García Lorca

Otis Barton, American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere (d. 1992)

Otis Barton · Bathysphere

Theippan Maung Wa, Burmese writer (d. 1942)

Theippan Maung Wa

Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)

Dennis Gabor · Nobel Prize in Physics

Arthur Powell Davies, American minister, author, and activist (d. 1957)

Arthur Powell Davies

Wayne Boring, American illustrator (d. 1987)

Wayne Boring

Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003)

Dean Amadon

Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981)

Eric Hollies

Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic (d. 2000)

Conrad Marca-Relli

Beatrice de Cardi, English archaeologist and academic (d. 2016)

Beatrice De Cardi

Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)

Sid Barnes

Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)

Eddie Joost

Richard Scarry, American-Swiss author and illustrator (d. 1994)

Richard Scarry

Marion Motley, American football player and coach (d. 1999)

Marion Motley

Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (d. 1974)

Cornelius Ryan

Paul Couvret, Dutch-Australian soldier, pilot, and politician (d. 2013)

Paul Couvret

Sheila Sim, English actress (d. 2016)

Sheila Sim

Jorge Daponte, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1963)

Jorge Daponte

Roger Lebel, Canadian actor (d. 1994)

Roger Lebel

Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (d. 2006)

Daniel Pinkham

Lou Brissie, American baseball player and scout (d. 2013)

Lou Brissie

Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (d. 2013)

Art Donovan

Bill Hayes, American actor and singer

Bill Hayes (actor)

Paul Soros, Hungarian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2013)

Paul Soros

Robert Lansing, American actor (d. 1994)

Robert Lansing (actor)

Umberto Maglioli, Italian race car driver (d. 1999)

Umberto Maglioli

Tony Richardson, English-American director and producer (d. 1991)

Tony Richardson

Denis Coe, English soldier, educator, and politician (d. 2015)

Denis Coe

Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian author (d. 1996)

Alifa Rifaat

Yves Blais, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1998)

Yves Blais

Jacques Demy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1990)

Jacques Demy

Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher

Jerzy Prokopiuk

Christy Brown, Irish painter and author (d. 1981)

Christy Brown

Dave Gold, American businessman, founded the 99 Cents Only Stores (d. 2013)

Dave Gold · 99 Cents Only Stores

Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (d. 2016)

Bata Živojinović

Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator

Vilhjálmur Einarsson

Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary

Bill Moyers · White House Press Secretary

Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic

Hélène Cixous

Moira Anderson, Scottish singer

Moira Anderson

Karin Balzer, German hurdler

Karin Balzer

Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (d. 2014)

Roy Higgins

Joe Clark, Canadian journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Canada

Joe Clark · Prime Minister of Canada

Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic

Margaret Drabble

Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist

Martha Argerich

Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter

Erasmo Carlos

Spalding Gray, American writer, actor, and monologist (d. 2004)

Spalding Gray

Robert Kraft, American businessman, founded The Kraft Group

Robert Kraft · The Kraft Group

Jeff Rooker, Baron Rooker, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Immigration

Jeff Rooker, Baron Rooker · Minister of State for Immigration

Gudrun Sjödén, Swedish designer

Gudrun Sjödén

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd President of Equatorial Guinea

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo · President of Equatorial Guinea

Abraham Viruthakulangara, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Abraham Viruthakulangara

Whitfield Diffie, American cryptographer and academic

Whitfield Diffie

John Carlos, American runner and football player

John Carlos

André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

André Lacroix (ice hockey)

John Du Cann, English guitarist (d. 2001)

John Du Cann

Bob Grant, Australian rugby league player

Bob Grant (rugby league)

Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1

Patrick Head · Williams F1

Wanderléa, Brazilian singer and television host

Wanderléa

Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist

Laurie Anderson

Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)

Tom Evans (musician)

David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter

David Hare (playwright)

Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor

Freddie Stone

Ken Follett, Welsh author

Ken Follett

Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge

Elizabeth Gloster

Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician

Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee

Ronnie Dyson, American singer and actor (d. 1990)

Ronnie Dyson

Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (d. 1977)

Abraham Sarmiento, Jr.

Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host

Suze Orman

Pierre Bruneau, Canadian journalist and news anchor

Pierre Bruneau (journalist)

Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones) (d. 2001)

Carole Fredericks · Fredericks Goldman Jones

Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter

Nicko McBrain

Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment

Kathleen Kennedy (film producer) · Amblin Entertainment

Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager

Phil Neale

Nancy Stafford, American model and actress

Nancy Stafford

Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager

Edino Nazareth Filho

Richard Butler, English singer-songwriter

Richard Butler (singer)

Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer

Kenny G

Charles Nolan, American fashion designer (d. 2011)

Charles Nolan

Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel

Avigdor Lieberman · Deputy leaders of Israel

Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comorian businessman and politician, President of Comoros

Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi · President of Comoros

Mark Ella, Australian rugby player

Mark Ella

Werner Schildhauer, German runner

Werner Schildhauer

Boris Dugan, Estonian footballer and coach

Boris Dugan

Claire Fox, English author and academic

Claire Fox

Anke Behmer, German heptathlete

Anke Behmer

Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (d. 1999)

Mary Kay Bergman

Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (d. 2006)

Anthony Burger

Aldo Costa, Italian engineer

Aldo Costa

Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis player and coach

Ramesh Krishnan

Jeff Garlin, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter

Jeff Garlin

Tõnis Lukas, Estonian historian and politician, 34th Estonian Minister of Education

Tõnis Lukas · Minister of Education and Research (Estonia)

Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter

Lisa Cholodenko

Karl Sanders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Karl Sanders

Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author

Michael E. Brown

Sandrine Piau, French soprano

Sandrine Piau

Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player

Alfie Turcotte

Matt Bullard, American basketball player and sportscaster

Matt Bullard

Joe DeLoach, American sprinter

Joe DeLoach

Ray Lankford, American baseball player

Ray Lankford

Ron Livingston, American actor

Ron Livingston

Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries

Ed Vaizey · Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries

Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Brian McKnight

Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Martin Gélinas

Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress

Susan Lynch

Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese race car driver

Takaya Tsubobayashi

Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper

Mark Wahlberg

Yogi Adityanath, Indian priest and politician

Yogi Adityanath

Chuck Klosterman, American journalist and author

Chuck Klosterman

Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic

Paweł Kotla

Lamon Brewster, American boxer

Lamon Brewster

Daniel Gildenlöw, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Daniel Gildenlöw

Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian martial artist

Gella Vandecaveye

Chad Allen, American actor

Chad Allen (actor)

Mervyn Dillon, Trinidadian cricketer

Mervyn Dillon

Scott Draper, Australian tennis player and golfer

Scott Draper

Russ Ortiz, American baseball player

Russ Ortiz

Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American basketball player

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Duncan Patterson, English drummer and keyboard player

Duncan Patterson

Sandra Stals, Belgian runner

Sandra Stals

Giannis Giannoulis, Canadian basketball player

Giannis Giannoulis

Torry Holt, American football player and sportscaster

Torry Holt

Aesop Rock, American rapper and producer

Aesop Rock

Liza Weil, American actress

Liza Weil

Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer

Fernando Meira

Stefanos Kotsolis, Greek footballer

Stefanos Kotsolis

Matthew Scarlett, Australian footballer

Matthew Scarlett

Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer

Pete Wentz

Jason White, American race car driver

Jason White (racing driver)

Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player

Mike Fisher (ice hockey)

Chris Flannery, Australian rugby league player

Chris Flannery (rugby league)

Antonio García, Spanish racing driver

Antonio Garcia (racing driver)

Serhat Akın, Turkish footballer

Serhat Akın

Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and guitarist

Sébastien Lefebvre

Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (d. 2005)

Ryan Dallas Cook

Marques Colston, American football player

Marques Colston

Robert Barbieri, Canadian-Italian rugby player

Robert Barbieri

Eric Traoré, Senegalese footballer

Eric Traoré (footballer, born 1984)

Yusuf Guney, Turkish singer

Yusuf Guney

Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater

Jeremy Abbott

Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player

Ekaterina Bychkova

Dave Bolland, Canadian ice hockey player

Dave Bolland

Vernon Gholston, American football player

Vernon Gholston

Marcus Thornton, American basketball player

Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1987)

Alessandro Salvi, Italian footballer

Alessandro Salvi

Sam Slocombe, English footballer

Sam Slocombe

Cam Atkinson, American ice hockey player

Cam Atkinson

Megumi Nakajima, Japanese voice actress and singer

Megumi Nakajima

Radko Gudas, Czech ice hockey defenceman

Radko Gudas

Junior Hoilett, Canadian soccer player

Junior Hoilett

DJ Mustard, American record producer and songwriter

DJ Mustard

Sören Bertram, German footballer

Sören Bertram

Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer

Joazhiño Arroe

Sam Rainbird, Australian cricketer

Sam Rainbird

Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer

Emily Seebohm

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

Troye Sivan, South African-born Australian singer, songwriter, actor, and YouTube personality

Troye Sivan

Ross Wilson, English table tennis player

Ross Wilson (table tennis)

Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater

Yulia Lipnitskaya

Sima Lun, Chinese emperor (b. 249)

Sima Lun

Epiphanius of Constantinople

Epiphanius of Constantinople

Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria

Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria

Jacob of Edessa, Syrian bishop and author (b. 640)

Jacob of Edessa

Eoban, bishop of Utrecht

Eoban · Bishopric of Utrecht

Saint Boniface, English missionary, bishop, and martyr (b. 675)

Saint Boniface

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth, Persian emir (b. 840)

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

Louis the Blind, King of Provence

Louis the Blind

Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)

Emperor Sanjō

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, English soldier and politician (b. 1049)

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester

Edmund Crouchback, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1245)

Edmund Crouchback · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Amalric, Prince of Tyre (b. c. 1272)

Amalric, Prince of Tyre

Louis X of France (b. 1289)

Louis X of France

Dmitry of Suzdal (b. 1324)

Dmitry of Suzdal

Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. c. 1357)

Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Braccio da Montone, Italian condottiero

Braccio da Montone · Condottiero

Yuri IV, Russian grand prince (b. 1374)

Yuri IV

Ferdinand the Holy Prince of Portugal (b. 1402)

Ferdinand the Holy Prince

Leonel Power, English composer

Leonel Power

Mercurino Gattinara, Italian statesman and jurist (b. 1465)

Mercurino Gattinara

Lamoral, Count of Egmont (b. 1522)

Lamoral, Count of Egmont

Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (b. 1583)

Orlando Gibbons

Pietro Sforza Pallavicino, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1607)

Pietro Sforza Pallavicino

Roger Cotes, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)

Roger Cotes

Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (b. 1660)

Johann Kuhnau

Isaac de Beausobre, French pastor and theologian (b. 1659)

Isaac de Beausobre

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, English politician and courtier (b. 1671)

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent

Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-Canadian general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (b. 1718)

Frederick Haldimand · List of Governors General of Canada

Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)

Giovanni Paisiello

Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (b. 1788)

Odysseas Androutsos

Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1786)

Carl Maria von Weber

John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (b. 1815)

John McDouall Stuart

Antonio Luna, Filipino general (b. 1866)

Antonio Luna

Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1871)

Stephen Crane

Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (b. 1842)

Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann

O. Henry, American short story writer (b. 1862)

O. Henry

Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (b. 1851)

Chris von der Ahe

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1850)

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener · Secretary of State for War

Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (b. 1840)

Rhoda Broughton

Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (b. 1852)

Will Crooks

Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)

Georges Feydeau

Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1885)

Pascin

William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1871)

William Holman · Premier of New South Wales

Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (b. 1884)

Nils Olaf Chrisander

Arthur Biram, Israeli philologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1878)

Arthur Biram

Harry Brown, Australian public servant (b. 1878)

Harry Brown (public servant)

Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)

Conway Twitty

Acharya Kuber Nath Rai, Indian poet and scholar (b. 1933)

Acharya Kuber Nath Rai

J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist and author (b. 1933)

J. Anthony Lukas

Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. 1911)

Jeanette Nolan

Sam Yorty, American soldier and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (b. 1909)

Sam Yorty · Mayor of Los Angeles

Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)

Mel Tormé

Don Liddle, American baseball player (b. 1925)

Don Liddle

Dee Dee Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1951)

Dee Dee Ramone

Jürgen Möllemann, German soldier and politician, 10th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1945)

Jürgen Möllemann · Vice-Chancellor of Germany

Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (b. 1904)

Manuel Rosenthal

Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (b. 1941)

Iona Brown

Ronald Reagan, American actor turned politician, 40th President of the United States (b. 1911)

Ronald Reagan · President of the United States

Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican scholar and politician (b. 1949)

Adolfo Aguilar Zínser

Frederick Franck, Dutch-American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1909)

Frederick Franck

Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (b. 1928)

Edward L. Moyers

Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1978)

Jeff Hanson

Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Ray Bradbury

Hal Keller, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)

Hal Keller

Mihai Pătrașcu, Romanian-American computer scientist (b. 1982)

Mihai Pătrașcu

Charlie Sutton, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1924)

Charlie Sutton

Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (b. 1933)

Helen McElhone

Stanisław Nagy, Polish cardinal (b. 1921)

Stanisław Nagy

Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish republican activist and politician (b. 1932)

Ruairí Ó Brádaigh

Michel Ostyn, Belgian physiologist and physician (b. 1924)

Michel Ostyn

Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, Iraqi commander (b. 1971)

Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi

Don Davis, American songwriter and producer (b. 1938)

Don Davis (record producer)

Reiulf Steen, Norwegian journalist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications (b. 1933)

Reiulf Steen · Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway)

Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1936)

Tariq Aziz · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iraq)

Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (b. 1938)

Alan Bond (businessman)

Richard Johnson, English actor (b. 1927)

Richard Johnson (actor)

Roger Vergé, French chef and author (b. 1930)

Roger Vergé

Jerome Bruner, American psychologist (b. 1915)

Jerome Bruner