June 9 — On This Day

The Athenian coup succeeds, forming a short-lived oligarchy.

Athenian coup of 411 BC · Oligarchy

The Roman emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia.

Roman emperor · Nero · Claudia Octavia

Nero commits suicide, after quoting Homer's Iliad, thus ending the Julio-Claudian dynasty and starting the civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors.

Nero · Homer · Iliad · Julio-Claudian dynasty · Year of the Four Emperors

Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in the Battle of Toulouse.

Odo of Aquitaine · Moors · Battle of Toulouse (721)

Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard.

Abbasid Revolution · Abu Muslim Khorasani · Umayyad Caliphate · Black Standard

Duccio's Maestà, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy.

Duccio · Maestà (Duccio) · Italian Renaissance · Siena Cathedral · Siena

French Parliament fines Simon de Colines for publishing the Biblical commentary Commentarii initiatorr in quatuor Evangelia by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples.

Simon de Colines · Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples

Jacques Cartier is the first European to discover the Saint Lawrence River.

Jacques Cartier · Saint Lawrence River

Second Anglo-Dutch War: The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.

Second Anglo-Dutch War · Raid on the Medway · Royal Navy

James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia.

James Oglethorpe · Royal charter · Georgia (U.S. state)

British forces begin the Siege of Havana and capture the city during the Seven Years' War.

Kingdom of Great Britain · Battle of Havana (1762) · Seven Years' War

The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

Kingdom of Great Britain · Schooner · Gaspee Affair · Rhode Island

Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battles of Arklow and Saintfield.

Irish Rebellion of 1798 · Battle of Arklow · Battle of Saintfield

End of the Congress of Vienna: The new European political situation is set.

Congress of Vienna

Luxembourg declares independence from the French Empire.

Luxembourg · First French Empire

Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.

Mormon handcart pioneers · Iowa City, Iowa · Mormon Trail

American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world.

American Civil War · Stonewall Jackson · Jackson's Valley Campaign · Battle of Port Republic

American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.

Battle of Brandy Station · Virginia

Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam - most of present-day Vietnam - to France.

Treaty of Tientsin (1885) · Sino-French War · Qing dynasty · Tonkin · Annam (Chinese province)

Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies in a British prison of cholera

Birsa Munda · Cholera

William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

William Jennings Bryan · Woodrow Wilson · United States Secretary of State · RMS Lusitania

Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.

Bulgaria · Bulgarian coup d'état of 1923

Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.

Charles Kingsford Smith · Fokker F.VII · Southern Cross (aircraft)

A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.

Chicago Tribune · Jake Lingle · Illinois · Leo Vincent Brothers · Al Capone

Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen.

Donald Duck · The Wise Little Hen

World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.

World War II · Tulle massacre · Tulle · Maquis du Limousin

World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941.

Soviet Union · East Karelia · Karelia (historical province of Finland) · 1941

Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO.

International Council on Archives

The Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence kills 94 people in Massachusetts.

Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence · Massachusetts

McCarthyism: Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during hearings on whether Communism has infiltrated the Army giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"

McCarthyism · Joseph Welch · United States Senate · Joseph McCarthy · Communism

First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.

Broad Peak · Fritz Wintersteller · Marcus Schmuck · Kurt Diemberger · Hermann Buhl

The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.

USS George Washington (SSBN-598) · Nuclear power · Ballistic missile submarine

The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.

South Vietnam · Phan Huy Quát · Nguyễn Cao Kỳ

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.

Vietnam War · Viet Cong · Army of the Republic of Vietnam · Battle of Dong Xoai

Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.

Six-Day War · Israel · Golan Heights · Syria

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Lyndon B. Johnson · Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy

Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160 million in damage.

Black Hills · South Dakota · 1972 Black Hills flood

In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.

Secretariat (horse) · Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Priesthood (Latter Day Saints)

The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.

1979 Sydney Ghost Train fire · Luna Park Sydney

Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.

Kosovo War · Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · NATO · Peace treaty

Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.

2008 Beni Amrane bombings · Algiers

An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Pearl Continental hotel bombing · Peshawar · Pakistan

At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar.

Nadahan wedding bombing · Arghandab District · Kandahar

Deokjong of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 1034)

Deokjong of Goryeo

Blanche II of Navarre (d. 1464)

Blanche II of Navarre

Daniel Heinsius, Belgian poet and scholar (d. 1655)

Daniel Heinsius

Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer and theorist (d. 1666)

Johann Andreas Herbst

Władysław IV Vasa, Polish king (d. 1648)

Władysław IV Vasa

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (d. 1665)

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1705)

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

Feodor III of Russia (d. 1682)

Feodor III of Russia

Peter the Great, Russian emperor (d. 1725)

Peter the Great

Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1747)

Andrey Osterman · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)

Giuseppe Demachi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1791)

Giuseppe Demachi

Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, English general and politician, Governor of Barbados (d. 1815)

Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth · List of Governors of Barbados

Samuel Slater, English-American engineer and businessman (d. 1835)

Samuel Slater

George Stephenson, English engineer, designed the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (d. 1848)

George Stephenson · Liverpool and Manchester Railway

Otto Nicolai, German composer and conductor (d. 1849)

Otto Nicolai

Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer and academic (d. 1910)

Johann Gottfried Galle

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and politician (d. 1917)

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie, English author (d. 1919)

Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie

Hazard Stevens, American military officer, mountaineer, politician and writer (d. 1918)

Hazard Stevens

Bertha von Suttner, Austrian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)

Bertha von Suttner · Nobel Peace Prize

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, English soldier, academic, and politician, 36th Governor-General of India (d. 1914)

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto · Governor-General of India

Frank Norton, American baseball player (d. 1920)

Frank Norton

Michael Ancher, Danish painter and academic (d. 1927)

Michael Ancher

Charles Joseph Bonaparte, American lawyer and politician, 46th United States Attorney General (d. 1921)

Charles Joseph Bonaparte · United States Attorney General

Pierre Duhem, French physicist, mathematician, and historian (d. 1916)

Pierre Duhem

Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann, Russian-German chemist and physicist (d. 1938)

Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann

Jeanne Bérangère, French actress (d. 1928)

Jeanne Bérangère

Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (d. 1914)

Albéric Magnard

Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1931)

Carl Nielsen

Jane Avril, French model and dancer (d. 1943)

Jane Avril

Launceston Elliot, Scottish weightlifter and wrestler (d. 1930)

Launceston Elliot

Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)

Henry Hallett Dale · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Harry DeBaecke, American rower (d. 1961)

Harry DeBaecke

Robert Kerr, Irish-Canadian sprinter and coach (d. 1963)

Robert Kerr (athlete)

Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Polish general and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Poland (d. 1962)

Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski · Prime Minister of Poland

Leslie Banks, English actor, director, and producer (d. 1952)

Leslie Banks

Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (d. 1964)

Cole Porter

Irish Meusel, American baseball player and coach (d. 1963)

Irish Meusel

Archie Weston, American football player and journalist (d. 1981)

Archie Weston

Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (d. 1952)

Luigi Fagioli

Fred Waring, American singer, bandleader, and television host (d. 1984)

Fred Waring

Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1969)

Skip James

Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver (d. 1953)

Felice Bonetto

Marcia Davenport, American author and critic (d. 1996)

Marcia Davenport

Robert Klark Graham, American eugenicist and businessman, founded Repository for Germinal Choice (d. 1997)

Robert Klark Graham · Repository for Germinal Choice

Luis Kutner, American lawyer, author, and activist (d. 1993)

Luis Kutner

Branch McCracken, American basketball player and coach (d. 1970)

Branch McCracken

Robert Cummings, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1990)

Robert Cummings

Ted Hicks, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (d. 1984)

Ted Hicks · List of Australian High Commissioners to New Zealand

Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970)

Ingolf Dahl

Jim McDonald, American football player and coach (d. 1997)

Jim McDonald (American football)

Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009)

Les Paul

Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author (d. 2006)

Jurij Brězan

Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943)

Siegfried Graetschus · SS

Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2009)

Robert McNamara · United States Secretary of Defense

Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (d. 2012)

Eric Hobsbawm

John Hospers, American philosopher and politician (d. 2011)

John Hospers

Arthur Hertzberg, American rabbi and scholar (d. 2006)

Arthur Hertzberg

Jean Lacouture, French journalist, historian, and author (d. 2015)

Jean Lacouture

George Axelrod, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003)

George Axelrod

John Gillespie Magee, Jr., Chinese-American pilot and poet (d. 1941)

John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

Fernand Seguin, Canadian biochemist and academic (d. 1988)

Fernand Seguin

Gerald Götting, German politician (d. 2015)

Gerald Götting

Ed Farhat, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003)

Ed Farhat

Keith Laumer, American soldier and author (d. 1993)

Keith Laumer

Herman Sarkowsky, German-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Seattle Seahawks (d. 2014)

Herman Sarkowsky · Seattle Seahawks

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (d. 2010)

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones

Happy Rockefeller, American philanthropist, 31st Second Lady of the United States (d. 2015)

Happy Rockefeller · Second Lady of the United States

Jim Nolan, American basketball player (d. 1983)

Jim Nolan (basketball)

R. Geraint Gruffydd, Welsh critic and academic (d. 2015)

R. Geraint Gruffydd

Johnny Ace, American singer and pianist (d. 1954)

Johnny Ace

Barbara, French singer (d. 1997)

Barbara (singer)

Jordi Pujol, Spanish physician and politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya

Jordi Pujol · List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya

Jackie Mason, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Jackie Mason

Nandini Satpathy, Indian author and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Odisha (d. 2006)

Nandini Satpathy · List of Chief Ministers of Odisha

Bill Virdon, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Bill Virdon

Al Cantello, American javelin thrower and coach

Al Cantello

Michael Mates, English colonel and politician

Michael Mates

Jackie Wilson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)

Jackie Wilson

Dutch Savage, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2013)

Dutch Savage

Mick O'Dwyer, Irish Gaelic footballer and manager

Mick O'Dwyer

George Radda, Hungarian chemist and academic

George Radda

Harald Rosenthal, German hydrobiologist and academic

Harald Rosenthal

Jeremy Hardie, English economist and businessman

Jeremy Hardie

Giles Havergal, Scottish actor, director, and playwright

Giles Havergal

Charles Wuorinen, American composer and educator

Charles Wuorinen

Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian soprano and actress

Ileana Cotrubaș

Eric Fernie, Scottish historian and academic

Eric Fernie

David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster

David Hobbs (racing driver)

Dick Vitale, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Dick Vitale

Charles Webb, American author

Charles Webb (author)

André Vallerand, Canadian businessman and politician

André Vallerand

Jon Lord, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2012)

Jon Lord

Anton Burghardt, German footballer and manager

Anton Burghardt

Nicholas Lloyd, English journalist

Nicholas Lloyd

John Fitzpatrick, English race car driver

John Fitzpatrick (racing driver)

Charles Saatchi, Iraqi-English businessman, co-founded Saatchi & Saatchi

Charles Saatchi · Saatchi & Saatchi

Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, English accountant and politician

Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon

Wally Gabler, American football player and sportscaster

Wally Gabler

Deyda Hydara, Gambian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Point (d. 2004)

Deyda Hydara · The Point (the Gambia)

James Kelman, Scottish author and playwright

James Kelman

Peter Kilfoyle, English politician

Peter Kilfoyle

Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Italian politician and diplomat, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Italy)

Robert Indermaur, Swiss painter

Robert Indermaur

Robbie Vincent, UK disc jockey and radio presenter

Robbie Vincent

Jim Bailey, American football player

Jim Bailey (American football)

Gudrun Schyman, Swedish social worker and politician

Gudrun Schyman

Kiran Bedi, Indian police officer and activist

Kiran Bedi

Trevor Bolder, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2013)

Trevor Bolder

Fred Jackson, American football player and coach

Fred Jackson (American football coach)

Giorgos Kastrinakis, Greek-American basketball player

Giorgos Kastrinakis

Michael Patrick Cronan, American graphic designer and academic (d. 2013)

Michael Patrick Cronan

James Newton Howard, American composer, conductor, and producer

James Newton Howard

Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach

Dave Parker

Brian Taylor, American basketball player

Brian Taylor (basketball)

Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (d. 2004)

Uzi Hitman

Billy Knight, American basketball player

Billy Knight

Ken Navarro, Italian-American guitarist and composer

Ken Navarro

Pete Byrne, English singer-songwriter (Naked Eyes)

Pete Byrne · Naked Eyes

Paul Chapman, Welsh guitarist and songwriter

Paul Chapman (musician)

Gregory Maguire, American author

Gregory Maguire

Elizabeth May, American-Canadian environmentalist, lawyer, and politician

Elizabeth May

George Pérez, American author and illustrator

George Pérez

Patricia Cornwell, American journalist and author

Patricia Cornwell

Randy Read, English crystallographer and academic

Randy Read

David Ancrum, American basketball player and coach

David Ancrum

Peter Fowler, Australian golfer

Peter Fowler

Steve Paikin, Canadian journalist and author

Steve Paikin

Thomas Benson, American football player

Thomas Benson (American football)

Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author

Michael J. Fox

Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright

Aaron Sorkin

Yuval Banay, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist

Yuval Banay

Ken Rose, American football player

Ken Rose (American football)

David Trewhella, Australian rugby league player

David Trewhella

Gilad Atzmon, Israeli-English saxophonist, author, and activist

Gilad Atzmon

Johnny Depp, American actor

Johnny Depp

David Koepp, American director, producer, and screenwriter

David Koepp

Slaid Cleaves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Slaid Cleaves

Gloria Reuben, Canadian-American actress

Gloria Reuben

Elisabeth Frerot Södergren, Swedish journalist

Elisabeth Frerot Södergren

Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (d. 2009)

Wayman Tisdale

Dean Dinning, American rock musician (Toad the Wet Sprocket)

Dean Dinning · Toad the Wet Sprocket

Jian Ghomeshi, English-Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and radio host

Jian Ghomeshi

Rubén Maza, Venezuelan runner

Rubén Maza

Niki Bakoyianni, Greek high jumper and coach

Niki Bakoyianni

André Racicot, Canadian ice hockey player

André Racicot

Eric Wynalda, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster

Eric Wynalda

Erika Miklósa, Hungarian soprano

Erika Miklósa

Gilles De Bilde, Belgian footballer and sportscaster

Gilles De Bilde

Jean Galfione, French pole vaulter and sportscaster

Jean Galfione

Jackie McKeown, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jackie McKeown

Matt Horsley, Australian footballer and coach

Matt Horsley

Aigars Apinis, Latvian discus thrower and shot putter

Aigars Apinis

Tedy Bruschi, American football player and sportscaster

Tedy Bruschi

Frédéric Choffat, Swiss director, producer, and cinematographer

Frédéric Choffat

Grant Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player

Grant Marshall

Samoth, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Samoth

Otto Addo, German-Ghanaian footballer and manager

Otto Addo

Ameesha Patel, Indian actress and producer

Ameesha Patel

Andrew Symonds, English-Australian cricketer

Andrew Symonds

Usman Afzaal, Pakistani-English cricketer

Usman Afzaal

Paul Hutchison, English cricketer

Paul Hutchison (English cricketer)

Olin Kreutz, American football player

Olin Kreutz

Peja Stojaković, Serbian basketball player

Peja Stojaković

Matthew Bellamy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Matthew Bellamy

Shandi Finnessey, American model and actress, Miss USA 2004

Shandi Finnessey · Miss USA

Miroslav Klose, German footballer

Miroslav Klose

Heather Mitts, American soccer player

Heather Mitts

Hayden Schlossberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Hayden Schlossberg

Dario Dainelli, Italian footballer

Dario Dainelli

Amanda Lassiter, American basketball player

Amanda Lassiter

D'banj, Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player

D'banj

Mike Fontenot, American baseball player

Mike Fontenot

Timothy Glanfield, English journalist and author

Timothy Glanfield

Udonis Haslem, American basketball player

Udonis Haslem

Lehlohonolo Seema, South African footballer

Lehlohonolo Seema

Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress, director, and producer

Natalie Portman

Anoushka Shankar, English-Indian sitar player and composer

Anoushka Shankar · Sitar

Thomas Aldridge, English actor

Thomas Aldridge

Yoshito Ōkubo, Japanese footballer

Yoshito Ōkubo

Christina Stürmer, Austrian singer-songwriter

Christina Stürmer

Firas Al-Khatib, Syrian footballer

Firas Al-Khatib

Josh Cribbs, American football player

Josh Cribbs

Dwayne Jones, American basketball player

Dwayne Jones (basketball)

Danny Richar, Dominican-American baseball player

Danny Richar

Alex Templeton-Ward, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and poet

Alex Templeton-Ward

Yulieski Gourriel, Cuban baseball player

Yulieski Gourriel

Jake Newton, Guyanese footballer

Jake Newton (footballer)

Asko Paade, Estonian basketball player

Asko Paade

Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer

Masoud Shojaei

Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer

Wesley Sneijder

Richard Kahui, New Zealand rugby player

Richard Kahui

Sonam Kapoor, Indian model and actress

Sonam Kapoor

Sebastian Telfair, American basketball player

Sebastian Telfair

Doug Legursky, American football player

Doug Legursky

Yadier Pedroso, Cuban baseball player (d. 2013)

Yadier Pedroso

Ashley Postell, American gymnast

Ashley Postell

Jaan Mölder, Estonian race car driver

Jaan Mölder

Jason Demers, Canadian ice hockey defenseman

Jason Demers

Sara Isaković, Slovenian swimmer

Sara Isaković

Chloë Agnew, Irish singer

Chloë Agnew

Dídac Vilà, Spanish footballer

Dídac Vilà

Zach Hyman, Canadian ice hockey player

Zach Hyman

Yannick Agnel, French swimmer

Yannick Agnel

Boyd Cordner, Australian rugby league player

Boyd Cordner

George Jennings, Australian rugby league player

George Jennings (rugby league)

Nero, Roman emperor (b. 37)

Nero

Ephrem the Syrian, Turkish hymnographer and theologian (b. 306)

Ephrem the Syrian

Columba, Irish missionary and saint (b. 521)

Columba

Shahrbaraz, king of the Persian Empire

Shahrbaraz

Aimoin, Frankish monk and archivist

Aimoin of Saint-Germain-des-Prés · Archivist

Yang Wo, Prince of Hongnong

Yang Wo

Gebhard of Supplinburg, Saxon count

Gebhard of Supplinburg

Otto I of Olomouc (b. 1045)

Otto I of Olomouc

Peter des Roches, bishop of Winchester

Peter des Roches

Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Sienese painter (b. 1290)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Philippe de Vitry, French composer and poet (b. 1291)

Philippe de Vitry

William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1506)

William Paget, 1st Baron Paget · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Jeanne d'Albret, Navarrese queen and Huguenot leader (b. 1528)

Jeanne d'Albret · Huguenots

Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1525)

Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

José de Anchieta, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1534)

José de Anchieta

Leonard Calvert, Colonial governor of Maryland (b. 1606)

Leonard Calvert · List of colonial governors of Maryland

Thomas Tomkins, Welsh-English composer (b. 1572)

Thomas Tomkins

Banda Singh Bahadur, Indian commander (b. 1670)

Banda Singh Bahadur

Jeanne Guyon, French mystic and author (b. 1648)

Jeanne Guyon

William Carey, English minister and missionary (b. 1761)

William Carey (missionary)

Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (b. 1812)

Charles Dickens

Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and conchologist (b. 1795)

Gérard Paul Deshayes

Mike Burke, American baseball player (b. 1854)

Mike Burke (shortstop)

William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (b. 1863)

William Grant Stairs

Adolf Bötticher, German historian and author (b. 1842)

Adolf Bötticher

Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (b. 1846)

Princess Helena of the United Kingdom

Margaret Lawrence, American actress (b. 1889)

Margaret Lawrence (actress)

František Erben, Czech gymnast (b. 1874)

František Erben

Adolf Busch, German-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1891)

Adolf Busch

Ernest Graves, Sr., American football player, coach, and general (b. 1880)

Ernest Graves, Sr.

Robert Donat, English actor (b. 1905)

Robert Donat

Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)

Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Harry S. Hammond, American football player and businessman (b. 1884)

Harry S. Hammond

Camille Guérin, French veterinarian, bacteriologist and immunologist (b. 1872)

Camille Guérin

Jacques Villon, French painter (b.1875)

Jacques Villon

Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, British businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1879)

Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (b. 1884)

Bernard Cronin

Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1940)

Gilberto Parlotti

Chuck Bennett, American football player and coach (b. 1907)

Chuck Bennett

John Creasey, English author and politician (b. 1908)

John Creasey

Erich von Manstein, German general (b. 1887)

Erich von Manstein

Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

Miguel Ángel Asturias · Nobel Prize in Literature

Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player and civil servant (b. 1884)

Cyclone Taylor

Allen Ludden, American game show host (b. 1917)

Allen Ludden

Helen Hardin, American painter (b. 1943)

Helen Hardin

George Wells Beadle, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)

George Wells Beadle · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Claudio Arrau, Chilean-American pianist and educator (b. 1903)

Claudio Arrau

Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress (b. 1921)

Alexis Smith

Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)

Jan Tinbergen · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Stanley Knowles, American-Canadian academic and politician (b. 1908)

Stanley Knowles

Lois Mailou Jones, American painter and academic (b. 1905)

Lois Mailou Jones

John Abramovic, American basketball player (b. 1919)

John Abramovic

Jacob Lawrence, American painter and academic (b. 1917)

Jacob Lawrence

Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (b. 1932)

Rosey Brown

Brian Williamson, Jamaican activist, co-founded J-FLAG (b. 1945)

Brian Williamson · J-FLAG

Drafi Deutscher, German singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

Drafi Deutscher

Frankie Abernathy, American purse designer, cast-member on The Real World: San Diego (b. 1981)

Frankie Abernathy · The Real World: San Diego

Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (b. 1931)

Algis Budrys

Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (b. 1919)

Suleiman Mousa

Dick May, American race car driver (b. 1930)

Dick May

M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (b. 1915)

M. F. Husain

Tomoko Kawakami, Japanese voice actress (b. 1970)

Tomoko Kawakami

Mike Mitchell, American basketball player (b. 1956)

Mike Mitchell (basketball, born 1956)

Régis Clère, French cyclist (b. 1956)

Régis Clère

John Maples, Baron Maples, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (b. 1943)

John Maples, Baron Maples · Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Ivan Minatti, Slovene poet and translator (b. 1924)

Ivan Minatti

Hawk Taylor, American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)

Hawk Taylor

Abram Wilson, American-English trumpet player and educator (b. 1973)

Abram Wilson

Iain Banks, Scottish author (b. 1954)

Iain Banks

Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (b. 1926)

Bruno Bartoletti

John Burke, English rugby player (b. 1948)

John Burke (rugby league)

Walter Jens, German philologist, historian, and academic (b. 1923)

Walter Jens

Zdeněk Rotrekl, Czech poet and historian (b. 1920)

Zdeněk Rotrekl

Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (b. 1926)

Bernard Agré

Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1958)

Rik Mayall

Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (b. 1910)

Elsie Quarterman

Alicemarie Huber Stotler, American lawyer and judge (b. 1942)

Alicemarie Huber Stotler

Gustave Tassell, American fashion designer (b. 1926)

Gustave Tassell

Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (b. 1956)

Bob Welch (baseball)

Pumpkinhead, American rapper (b. 1975)

Pumpkinhead (rapper)

Pedro Zerolo, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1960)

Pedro Zerolo

Adam West, American actor and investor (b. 1928)

Adam West