July 15 — On This Day

Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome

Temple of Castor and Pollux · Ancient Rome

Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).

Titus · Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70) · 17th of Tammuz

An Lushan Rebellion: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang is ordered by his Imperial Guards to execute chancellor Yang Guozhong by forcing him to commit suicide or face a mutiny. General An Lushan has other members of the emperor's family killed.

An Lushan Rebellion · Emperor Xuanzong of Tang · Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty) · Yang Guozhong · An Lushan

First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege.

First Crusade · Church of the Holy Sepulchre · Jerusalem · Siege of Jerusalem (1099)

The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.

John, King of England · Canterbury · Archbishop of Canterbury · Stephen Langton

Swedish-Novgorodian Wars: A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva.

Swedish-Novgorodian Wars · Veliky Novgorod · Alexander Nevsky · Sweden · Battle of the Neva

John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.

John Ball (priest) · Peasants' Revolt · Hanged, drawn and quartered · Richard II of England

Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the army of the Teutonic Order.

Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War · Battle of Grunwald · History of Poland during the Jagiellonian dynasty · Grand Duchy of Lithuania · Teutonic Knights

Muhammad XII is crowned the twenty-second and last Nasrid king of Granada.

Muhammad XII of Granada · Nasrid dynasty · Emirate of Granada

Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill, England after his defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685.

Monmouth Rebellion · James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth · Tower Hill · Battle of Sedgemoor

Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.

Aleksei Chirikov

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette · Colonel General · National Guard (France)

The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.

Rosetta Stone · Egypt · Rosetta · Captain (armed forces) · Pierre-François Bouchard

Pike expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.

Pike expedition · United States Army · Lieutenant · Zebulon Pike · Fort Bellefontaine

Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.

Napoleonic Wars · Napoleon Bonaparte · HMS Bellerophon (1786)

A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.

Spanish Inquisition

Ralph Waldo Emerson delivers the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, discounting Biblical miracles and declaring Jesus a great man, but not God. The Protestant community reacts with outrage.

Ralph Waldo Emerson · Divinity School Address · Harvard Divinity School

The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union ships commanded by Admiral David Farragut, severely damaging three ships and sustaining heavy damage herself. The encounter changed the complexion of warfare on the Mississippi and helped to reverse Rebel fortunes on the river in the summer of 1862.

CSS Arkansas · Mississippi River · Admiral David Farragut (page does not exist)

Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.

Reconstruction Era of the United States · Georgia (U.S. state) · Confederate States of America · Union (American Civil War)

Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.

Rupert's Land · North-Western Territory · Hudson's Bay Company · Manitoba · Northwest Territories

The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Stratovolcano · Mount Bandai · 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai · Fukushima Prefecture

In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.

Emil Kraepelin · Alzheimer's disease · Alois Alzheimer

In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

Seattle · William Boeing · George Conrad Westervelt · Boeing

World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.

World War I · Second Battle of the Marne · Marne (river)

The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.

Second Polish Republic · Silesian Voivodeship (1920-39) · Upper Silesia plebiscite

Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.

Japanese Communist Party

Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by the Austrian police in Vienna.

July Revolt of 1927 · Vienna

State of North Borneo, today in Sabah, Malaysia, annexed by the United Kingdom.

North Borneo · Sabah · Malaysia · United Kingdom

First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.

Boeing 367-80 · Boeing 707 · Boeing C-135 Stratolifter

Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.

Nobel Prize · Mainau Declaration · Nuclear weapon

The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.

Steel strike of 1959 · Steel

Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.

Vietnam War · Operation Hastings · Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone

The United Red Army is founded in Japan.

United Red Army

In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.

Nicosia · Cyprus · Greek military junta of 1967-74 · Coup d'état · Makarios III

Space Race: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was both the last launch of an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.

Space Race · Apollo-Soyuz Test Project · Apollo program · Soyuz (spacecraft) · Saturn (rocket family)

U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".

President of the United States · Jimmy Carter · Malaise speech

An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA; leaving eight people dead and 55 injured.

1983 Orly Airport attack · Orly Airport · Paris · Armenia · Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia

A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.

Belgian Air Component · Lockheed C-130 Hercules · Royal Netherlands Army · Eindhoven Airport

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.

Sri Lankan Civil War · S. Shanmuganathan (Sri Lankan politician) · Claymore mine

"American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and to possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.

Taliban · John Walker Lindh · Felony

Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Pakistan · Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh · The Wall Street Journal · Daniel Pearl

AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.

Time Warner · Netscape · Mozilla Foundation

Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.

Twitter · Social media

A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.

2014 Moscow Metro derailment · Moscow Metro

Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.

Turkish Armed Forces · 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt

Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and saint (d. 1352)

Ewostatewos

Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)

Vladimir the Bold

Antonio Correr, cardinal (d. 1445)

Antonio Correr (cardinal)

Boček IV of Poděbrady, Bohemian nobleman (d. 1496)

Boček IV of Poděbrady

Queen Yun, Korean Queen (d. 1482)

Deposed Queen Lady Yun

Eskender, Ethiopian emperor (d. 1494)

Eskender

Barbara Jagiellon, Duchess consort of Saxony and Margravine consort of Meissen (d. 1534)

Barbara Jagiellon

Inigo Jones, English architect, designed the Queen's House (d. 1652)

Inigo Jones · Queen's House

Jan Cossiers, Flemish painter (d. 1671)

Jan Cossiers

John Bradshaw, English judge (d. 1659)

John Bradshaw (judge)

Jai Singh I, Maharaja of Jaipur (d. 1667)

Jai Singh I

Gu Yanwu, Chinese philologist and geographer (d. 1682)

Gu Yanwu

Rembrandt, Dutch painter and etcher (d. 1669)

Rembrandt

Jens Juel, Danish politician and diplomat, Governor-general of Norway (d. 1700)

Jens Juel (diplomat) · Governor-general of Norway

Richard Cumberland, English philosopher (d. 1718)

Richard Cumberland (philosopher)

Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1693)

Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French founder of the colony of Louisiana (d. 1706)

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German bishop and theologian (d. 1792)

August Gottlieb Spangenberg

Clement Clarke Moore, American author, poet, and educator (d. 1863)

Clement Clarke Moore

Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist (d. 1867)

Thomas Bulfinch

Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (d. 1882)

Reuben Chapman · Governor of Alabama

Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (d. 1878)

Sidney Breese

Henry Edward Manning, English cardinal (d. 1892)

Henry Edward Manning

James Hope-Scott, English lawyer and academic (d. 1873)

James Hope-Scott

Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge (d. 1898)

Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet · Forth Bridge

W. W. Thayer American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Oregon (d. 1899)

W. W. Thayer · Governor of Oregon

Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923)

Vilfredo Pareto

Francesca S. Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (d. 1917)

Francesca S. Cabrini

Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist (d. 1928)

Emmeline Pankhurst

Marie Tempest, English actress and singer (d. 1942)

Marie Tempest

Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Irish-English publisher, founded the Amalgamated Press (d. 1922)

Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe · Amalgamated Press

Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian-German mathematician and theorist (d. 1945)

Wilhelm Wirtinger

Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French physician and explorer (d. 1936)

Jean-Baptiste Charcot

Doppo Kunikida, Japanese journalist, author, and poet (d. 1908)

Doppo Kunikida

Enrique Mosca, Argentinian lawyer and politician (d. 1950)

Enrique Mosca

Wharton Esherick, American sculptor (d. 1970)

Wharton Esherick

Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic (d. 1940)

Walter Benjamin

Enid Bennett, Australian-American actress (d. 1969)

Enid Bennett

Dick Rauch, American football player and coach (d. 1970)

Dick Rauch

Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer (d. 1989)

Tadeusz Sendzimir

Seán Lemass, Irish soldier and politician, 4th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1971)

Seán Lemass · Taoiseach

Jean Rey, Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (d. 1983)

Jean Rey (politician) · President of the European Commission

Walter D. Edmonds, American journalist and author (d. 1998)

Walter D. Edmonds

K. Kamaraj, Indian journalist and politician (d. 1975)

K. Kamaraj

Rudolf Arnheim, German-American psychologist and author (d. 2007)

Rudolf Arnheim

Dorothy Fields, American songwriter (d. 1974)

Dorothy Fields

R. S. Mugali, Indian poet and academic (d. 1993)

R. S. Mugali

Rudolf Uhlenhaut, English-German engineer (d. 1989)

Rudolf Uhlenhaut

Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (d. 1992)

Jean Hamburger

Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, English geographer and politician, Secretary of State for Air (d. 1994)

Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton · Secretary of State for Air

Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963)

Cowboy Copas

Hammond Innes, English journalist and author (d. 1998)

Hammond Innes

Abraham Sutzkever, Russian poet and author (d. 2010)

Abraham Sutzkever

Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani economist, scholar, and activist (d. 1999)

Akhtar Hameed Khan

Howard Vernon, Swiss-French actor (d. 1996)

Howard Vernon

Albert Ghiorso, American chemist and academic (d. 2010)

Albert Ghiorso

Kashmir Singh Katoch, Indian army officer

Kashmir Singh Katoch

Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (d. 2004)

Sumner Gerard · 2004

Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic (d. 2015)

Robert Conquest

Joan Roberts, American actress and singer (d. 2012)

Joan Roberts

Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician (d. 1979)

Nur Muhammad Taraki

Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)

Bertram Brockhouse · Nobel Prize in Physics

Brenda Milner, English-Canadian neuropsychologist and academic

Brenda Milner

Fritz Langanke, German lieutenant (d. 2012)

Fritz Langanke

Iris Murdoch, Irish-born British novelist and philosopher (d. 1999)

Iris Murdoch

Jack Beeson, American pianist and composer (d. 2010)

Jack Beeson

Henri Colpi, Swiss-French director and screenwriter (d. 2006)

Henri Colpi

Robert Bruce Merrifield, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006)

Robert Bruce Merrifield · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Leon M. Lederman, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate

Leon M. Lederman · Nobel Prize in Physics

Jeremiah Denton, American admiral and politician (d. 2014)

Jeremiah Denton

Philip Carey, American actor (d. 2009)

Philip Carey

Taylor Hardwick, American architect, designed Haydon Burns Library and Friendship Fountain Park (d. 2014)

Taylor Hardwick · Haydon Burns Library · Friendship Fountain Park

Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan-French journalist and author (d. 2007)

Driss Chraïbi

Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (d. 2003)

Leopoldo Galtieri · List of heads of state of Argentina

Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (d. 2015)

Raymond Gosling

Nan Martin, American actress (d. 2010)

Nan Martin

Carmen Zapata, American actress (d. 2014)

Carmen Zapata

Carl Woese, American microbiologist and biophysicist (d. 2012)

Carl Woese

Charles Anthony, American tenor and actor (d. 2012)

Charles Anthony (tenor)

Francis Bebey, Cameroonian-French guitarist (d. 2001)

Francis Bebey

Ian Stewart, Scottish racing driver

Ian Stewart (racing driver)

Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (d. 2004)

Jacques Derrida

Richard Garneau, Canadian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2013)

Richard Garneau

Stephen Smale, American mathematician and computer scientist

Stephen Smale

Clive Cussler, American archaeologist and author

Clive Cussler

Joanna Merlin, American actress and casting director

Joanna Merlin

Jacques-Yvan Morin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec

Jacques-Yvan Morin · Deputy Premier of Quebec

Ed Litzenberger, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2010)

Ed Litzenberger

Guido Crepax, Italian author and illustrator (d. 2003)

Guido Crepax

M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Indian author and screenwriter

M. T. Vasudevan Nair

Harrison Birtwistle, English composer and academic

Harrison Birtwistle

Risto Jarva, Finnish director and producer (d. 1977)

Risto Jarva

Donn Clendenon, American baseball player and lawyer (d. 2005)

Donn Clendenon

Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (d. 2012)

Alex Karras

Ken Kercheval, American actor and director

Ken Kercheval

George Voinovich, American lawyer and politician, 65th Governor of Ohio (d. 2016)

George Voinovich · Governor of Ohio

Prabhash Joshi, Indian journalist (d. 2009)

Prabhash Joshi

Ernie Barnes, American football player, actor, and painter (d. 2009)

Ernie Barnes

Carmen Callil, Australian publisher, founded Virago Press

Carmen Callil · Virago Press

Barry Goldwater, Jr., American lawyer and politician

Barry Goldwater, Jr.

Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Portuguese economist and politician, 19th President of the Portuguese Republic

Aníbal Cavaco Silva · President of the Portuguese Republic

Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer (d. 2015)

Denis Héroux

Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and convicted murderer (d. 1990)

Ronald Gene Simmons

Robert Winston, English surgeon, academic, and politician

Robert Winston

Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (d. 2005)

Vivian Malone Jones

Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Northern Irish astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Millie Jackson, American singer-songwriter

Millie Jackson

Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor

Jan-Michael Vincent

Peter Lewis (musician), American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Peter Lewis (musician)

Jürgen Möllemann, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2003)

Jürgen Möllemann · Vice-Chancellor of Germany

Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Linda Ronstadt

Peter Banks, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 2013)

Peter Banks

Lydia Davis, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist

Lydia Davis

Pridiyathorn Devakula, Thai economist and politician, Thai Minister of Finance

Pridiyathorn Devakula · Ministry of Finance (Thailand)

Roky Erickson, American singer-songwriter and musician

Roky Erickson

Twinkle, English singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Twinkle (singer)

Dimosthenis Kourtovik, Greek anthropologist and critic

Dimosthenis Kourtovik

Artimus Pyle, American rock drummer and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Artimus Pyle · Lynyrd Skynyrd

Carl Bildt, Swedish politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Sweden

Carl Bildt · Prime Minister of Sweden

Trevor Horn, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Trevor Horn

Richard Russo, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter

Richard Russo

Colin Barnett, Australian economist and politician, 29th Premier of Western Australia

Colin Barnett · Premier of Western Australia

Arianna Huffington, Greek-American journalist and publisher (The Huffington Post)

Arianna Huffington · The Huffington Post

Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

Gregory Isaacs

Jesse Ventura, American wrestler, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of Minnesota

Jesse Ventura · Governor of Minnesota

David Pack, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

David Pack

Celia Imrie, English actress

Celia Imrie

Terry O'Quinn, American actor

Terry O'Quinn

Marky Ramone, American drummer and songwriter

Marky Ramone

Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)

Johnny Thunders

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian priest and politician, 49th President of Haiti

Jean-Bertrand Aristide · President of Haiti

Alicia Bridges, American singer-songwriter

Alicia Bridges

John Ferguson, Australian rugby league player

John Ferguson (rugby league)

Jeff Jarvis, American journalist and blogger

Jeff Jarvis

Giorgos Kaminis, American-Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Mayor of Athens

Giorgos Kaminis · Mayor of Athens

Mario Kempes, Argentinian footballer and manager

Mario Kempes

Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Joy Division)

Ian Curtis · Joy Division

Nicholas Harberd, British botanist, educator and academician

Nicholas Harberd

Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster

Barry Melrose

Steve Mortimer, Australian rugby league player, coach, and administrator

Steve Mortimer

Joe Satriani, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Joe Satriani

Wayne Taylor, South African race car driver

Wayne Taylor

Gary Heale, English footballer and coach

Gary Heale

Mac Thornberry, American lawyer and politician

Mac Thornberry

Vincent Lindon, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Vincent Lindon

Kim Alexis, American fashion model

Kim Alexis

Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress

Lolita Davidovich

Jean-Christophe Grangé, French journalist and screenwriter

Jean-Christophe Grangé

Scott Ritter, American soldier and international weapons inspector

Scott Ritter

Forest Whitaker, American actor

Forest Whitaker

Nikos Filippou, Greek basketball player and manager

Nikos Filippou

Michelle Ford, Australian swimmer

Michelle Ford

Steve Thomas, English-Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Steve Thomas (ice hockey)

Alistair Carmichael, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland

Alistair Carmichael · Secretary of State for Scotland

Gero Miesenböck, Austrian neuroscientist and educator

Gero Miesenböck

David Miliband, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

David Miliband · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Jason Bonham, English singer-songwriter and drummer

Jason Bonham

Irène Jacob, French-Swiss actress

Irène Jacob

Adam Savage, American actor and special effects designer

Adam Savage

Elbert West, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Elbert West

Eddie Griffin, American comedian, actor, and producer

Eddie Griffin

Ain Tammus, Estonian footballer and coach

Ain Tammus

Tarkan Gözübüyük, Turkish bass player and producer

Tarkan Gözübüyük

Scott Foley, American actor

Scott Foley

Brian Austin Green, American actor

Brian Austin Green

Cherry, American wrestler and manager

Cherry (wrestler)

Danny Law, English cricketer

Danny Law

Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player

Ben Pepper

Steve Cunningham, American boxer

Steve Cunningham

Diane Kruger, German actress and model

Diane Kruger

Gabriel Iglesias, Mexican-American comedian and voice actor

Gabriel Iglesias

André Nel, South African cricketer

André Nel

Lana Parrilla, American actress

Lana Parrilla

John St. Clair, American football player

John St. Clair

Ray Toro, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ray Toro

Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player

Miguel Olivo

Laura Benanti, American actress and singer

Laura Benanti

Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer

Alexander Frei

Edda Garðarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer

Edda Garðarsdóttir

Renata Kučerová, Czech tennis player

Renata Kučerová

Reggie Abercrombie, American baseball player

Reggie Abercrombie

Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian ice hockey player

Jonathan Cheechoo

Kelli Martin, American fashion designer

Kelli Martin

Julia Perez, Indonesian singer and actress (d. 2017)

Julia Perez

Alou Diarra, French footballer

Alou Diarra

Petros Klampanis, Greek bassist and composer

Petros Klampanis

Marius Stankevičius, Lithuanian footballer

Marius Stankevičius

Alan Pérez, Spanish cyclist

Alan Pérez

Neemia Tialata, New Zealand rugby player

Neemia Tialata

Aída Yéspica, Venezuelan model and actress

Aída Yéspica

Nelson Merlo, Brazilian race car driver

Nelson Merlo

Will Rudge, English cricketer

Will Rudge

Heath Slater, American wrestler

Heath Slater

Alex Boyd, German-Scottish photographer

Alex Boyd (photographer)

Angelo Siniscalchi, Italian footballer

Angelo Siniscalchi

Veronika Velez-Zuzulová, Slovak skier

Veronika Velez-Zuzulová

Tyler Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player

Tyler Kennedy

Riki Christodoulou, English racing driver

Riki Christodoulou

Steven Jahn, German footballer

Steven Jahn

Alisa Kleybanova, Russian tennis player

Alisa Kleybanova

Anthony Randolph, American basketball player

Anthony Randolph

Tristan Wilds, American actor, singer-songwriter and producer

Tristan Wilds

Olly Alexander, English singer-songwriter

Olly Alexander

Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player

Zach Bogosian

Damian Lillard, American basketball player

Damian Lillard

Danilo, Brazilian footballer

Danilo (footballer, born 1991)

Derrick Favors, American basketball player

Derrick Favors

Evgeny Tishchenko, Russian boxer

Evgeny Tishchenko

Tobias Harris, American basketball player

Tobias Harris

Hokutōfuji Daiki, Japanese sumo wrestler

Hokutōfuji Daiki

Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter

Wayde van Niekerk

Håvard Nielsen, Norwegian footballer

Håvard Nielsen

Yang Guifei, consort of Xuan Zong (b. 719)

Yang Guifei · Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

Abū al-Wafā' Būzjānī, Persian mathematician and astronomer (b. 940)

Abū al-Wafā' Būzjānī

Vladimir the Great, Grand prince of Kievan Rus' (b. c. 958)

Vladimir the Great · Grand prince · Kievan Rus' · 958

Bonaventure, Italian bishop and saint (b. 1221)

Bonaventure

Rudolf I of Germany (b. 1218)

Rudolf I of Germany

King Eric II of Norway (b. c. 1268)

Eric II of Norway

John Ball, English Lollard priest

John Ball (priest) · Lollardy

William, Duke of Austria

William, Duke of Austria

Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (b. 1360)

Ulrich von Jungingen

Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland

Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland

Lisa del Giocondo, subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa (b. 1479)

Lisa del Giocondo · Mona Lisa

René of Châlon (b. 1519)

René of Châlon

Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1514)

Shimazu Takahisa

Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1560)

Annibale Carracci

Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French soldier, historian, and author (b. 1540)

Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme

Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)

Girolamo Rainaldi

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Dutch-English general and politician, Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull (b. 1649)

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth · Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull

Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician (b. 1686)

Vasily Tatishchev

Charles-André van Loo, French painter (b. 1705)

Charles-André van Loo

Michael Bruce, Scottish poet and composer (b. 1746)

Michael Bruce (poet)

Jacques Duphly, French harpsichord player and composer (b. 1715)

Jacques Duphly · Harpsichord

Jean-Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (b. 1741)

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Winthrop Mackworth Praed, English poet and politician (b. 1802)

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

Claude Charles Fauriel, French philologist and historian (b. 1772)

Claude Charles Fauriel

Juan Felipe Ibarra, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1787)

Juan Felipe Ibarra

Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1791)

Carl Czerny

Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, Russian painter (b. 1806)

Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov

Rosalía de Castro, Spanish author and poet (b. 1837)

Rosalía de Castro

Gottfried Keller, Swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1819)

Gottfried Keller

Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop (d. 1825)

Jean-Baptiste Salpointe

Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (b. 1860)

Anton Chekhov

Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)

Hermann Emil Fischer · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1874)

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1845)

Leopold Auer

Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian-German economist and mathematician (b. 1868)

Ladislaus Bortkiewicz

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, South African poet and politician (b. 1873)

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven

Irving Babbitt, American scholar, critic, and academic (b. 1865)

Irving Babbitt

Freddie Keppard, American cornet player (b. 1890)

Freddie Keppard

Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and physician (b. 1857)

Eugen Bleuler

Robert Wadlow, American giant, 8"11' 271 cm (b.1918)

Robert Wadlow

Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1910)

Wenceslao Vinzons

Marie-Victorin Kirouac, Canadian botanist and academic (b. 1885)

Marie-Victorin Kirouac

Razor Smith, English cricketer and coach (b. 1877)

Razor Smith

Walter Donaldson, American soldier and songwriter (b. 1893)

Walter Donaldson

John J. Pershing, American general (b. 1860)

John J. Pershing

Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Indian archbishop, founded the Order of the Imitation of Christ (b. 1882)

Geevarghese Mar Ivanios · Order of the Imitation of Christ

James M. Cox, American publisher and politician, 46th Governor of Ohio (b. 1870)

James M. Cox · Governor of Ohio

Vasily Maklakov, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1869)

Vasily Maklakov

Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and academic (b. 1880)

Ernest Bloch

Vance Palmer, Australian author and critic (b. 1885)

Vance Palmer

Set Persson, Swedish politician (b. 1897)

Set Persson

Lawrence Tibbett, American singer and actor (b. 1896)

Lawrence Tibbett

John Edward Brownlee, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Alberta (b. 1884)

John Edward Brownlee · Premier of Alberta

Francis Cherry, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1908)

Francis Cherry (governor) · Governor of Arkansas

Seyfi Arkan, Turkish architect (b. 1903)

Seyfi Arkan

Christine Chubbuck, American journalist (b. 1944)

Christine Chubbuck

Paul Gallico, American journalist and author (b. 1897)

Paul Gallico

Donald Mackay, Australian businessman and activist (b. 1933)

Donald Mackay (anti-drugs campaigner)

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 29th President of Mexico (b. 1911)

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz · President of Mexico

Frédéric Dorion, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1898)

Frédéric Dorion

Bill Justis, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1926)

Bill Justis

Billy Haughton, American harness racer and trainer (b. 1923)

Billy Haughton

Eleanor Estes, American librarian, author, and illustrator (b. 1906)

Eleanor Estes

Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956)

Laurie Cunningham

Zaim Topčić, Yugoslav and Bosnian writer (b. 1920)

Zaim Topčić

Margaret Lockwood, English actress (b. 1916)

Margaret Lockwood

Omar Abu Risha, Syrian poet and diplomat, 4th Syrian Ambassador to the United States (b. 1910)

Omar Abu Risha · Ambassador of Syria to the United States

Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (b. 1933)

Bert Convy

Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruan educator and politician, 1st President of Nauru (b. 1922)

Hammer DeRoburt · President of Nauru

Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijani journalist and author (b. 1960)

Chingiz Mustafayev

Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player (b. 1924)

Justinas Lagunavičius

Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (b. 1946)

Gianni Versace · Versace

S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1960)

S. Shanmuganathan (Sri Lankan politician)

Louis Quilico, Canadian opera singer and educator (b. 1925)

Louis Quilico

C. Balasingham, Sri Lankan lawyer and civil servant (b. 1917)

C. Balasingham

Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist (b. 1953)

Roberto Bolaño

Elisabeth Welch, American actress and singer (b. 1904)

Elisabeth Welch

Robert H. Brooks, American businessman, founder of Hooters and Naturally Fresh, Inc. (b. 1937)

Robert H. Brooks · Hooters · Naturally Fresh, Inc.

Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist and academic (b. 1942)

Alireza Shapour Shahbazi

György Kolonics, Hungarian canoe racer (b. 1972)

György Kolonics

James E. Akins, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (b. 1926)

James E. Akins · United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Googie Withers, British-Australian actress (b. 1917)

Googie Withers

Boris Cebotari, Moldovan footballer (b. 1975)

Boris Cebotari

Tsilla Chelton, Israeli-French actress (b. 1919)

Tsilla Chelton

Grant Feasel, American football player (b. 1960)

Grant Feasel

David Fraser, English general (b. 1920)

David Fraser (British Army officer)

Celeste Holm, American actress and singer (b. 1917)

Celeste Holm

Yoichi Takabayashi, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1931)

Yoichi Takabayashi

Ninos Aho, Syrian-American poet and activist (b. 1945)

Ninos Aho

Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (b. 1944)

Henry Braden

Tom Greenwell, American lawyer and judge (b. 1956)

Tom Greenwell

Earl Gros, American football player (b. 1940)

Earl Gros

Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer (b. 1924)

Noël Lee

Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (b. 1986)

Meskerem Legesse

John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1962)

John T. Riedl

Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933)

Óscar Acosta

James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (b. 1918)

James MacGregor Burns

Saúl Lara, Spanish footballer (b. 1982)

Saúl Lara

Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1926)

Edward Perl

Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)

Robert A. Roe

Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (b. 1938)

Masahiko Aoki

Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1916)

Wan Li · List of vice premiers of the People's Republic of China

Aubrey Morris, British actor (b. 1926)

Aubrey Morris

Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (b. 1933)

Dave Somerville

Martin Landau, American film and television actor (b. 1928)

Martin Landau