July 2 — On This Day

Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome.

Valentinian III · Western Roman Empire · Galla Placidia · Regent · Politics

Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Li Shimin · Emperor Taizong of Tang · Li Yuanji · Li Jiancheng · Xuanwu Gate Incident

In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang inters the bodies of relatives in the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang outside Chang'an.

China · Emperor Zhongzong of Tang · Qianling Mausoleum · Mount Liang · Chang'an

Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army.

Battle of Brissarthe · Francia · Robert the Strong · Bretons · Vikings

King Henry the Fowler dies in his royal palace in Memleben. He is succeeded by his son Otto I, who becomes the ruler of East Francia.

Henry the Fowler · Kaiserpfalz · Memleben · Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor · East Francia

The imperial army proclaims Nikephoros II Phokas Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea.

Byzantine army · Nikephoros II Phokas · Byzantine emperor · Kayseri

The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.

Battle of Göllheim · Albert I of Habsburg · Adolf of Germany

The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.

Treaty of Tordesillas

Bogdan III the One-Eyed becomes Voivode of Moldavia.

Bogdan III the One-Eyed · Voivode · Moldavia

Ottoman Admiral Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.

Turgut Reis · Paola, Calabria

Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.

Menas of Ethiopia · Emfraz

Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.

Battle of Yamazaki · Toyotomi Hideyoshi · Akechi Mitsuhide

The first English expedition (from Virginia) against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place.

Virginia · Acadia · Samuel Argall

English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.

English Civil War · Battle of Marston Moor

Battle of Alford: Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

Battle of Alford · Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.

Thomas Savery · Steam engine

The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.

Second Continental Congress · Lee Resolution · Kingdom of Great Britain · United States Declaration of Independence · July 4

The French frigate Méduse struck the Bank of Arguin and 151 people on board had to be evacuated on an improvised raft, a case immortalised by Géricault's painting The Raft of the Medusa.

French frigate Méduse (1810) · Bay of Arguin · Théodore Géricault · The Raft of the Medusa

Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.

South Carolina · Denmark Vesey · Slave rebellion

Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.

Bahia · Portuguese rule in Brazil · Siege of Salvador

Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinqué take over the slave ship Amistad.

Cuba · Slaves · Joseph Cinqué · La Amistad

The Russian Army crossed the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that set off the Crimean War.

Danubian Principalities · Crimean War

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy · Papal States

Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James Garfield (who would die of complications from his wounds on September 19).

Charles J. Guiteau · James Garfield

The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.

United States Congress · Sherman Antitrust Act

British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.

Guglielmo Marconi · History of radio

The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Zeppelin · Lake Constance · Friedrichshafen

Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.

Jean Sibelius · Finlandia · Robert Kajanus

World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox-Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Imperial Germany.

Warren G. Harding · Knox-Porter Resolution · Imperial Germany

The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.

Night of the Long Knives · Ernst Röhm

Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.

Amelia Earhart · Fred Noonan

Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta.

Subhas Chandra Bose · Calcutta

The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.

Wal-Mart · Rogers, Arkansas

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.

Lyndon B. Johnson · Civil Rights Act of 1964

The French military explodes a nuclear test bomb code-named Aldébaran in Moruroa, their first nuclear test in the Pacific.

Moruroa

Fall of the Republic of Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam declares their union to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

South Vietnam · North Vietnam · Vietnam

Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.

Rodrigo Rojas DeNegri · Carmen Gloria Quintana · Military dictatorship of Chile (1973-90) · Augusto Pinochet · Chile

The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis

Baht · 1997 Asian financial crisis

Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional.

Vicente Fox Quesada · President of Mexico · National Action Party (Mexico) · Institutional Revolutionary Party

The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.

AbioCor

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.

Steve Fossett

The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.

Live 8 · G8

Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.

Íngrid Betancourt · Chamber of Representatives of Colombia · FARC

The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people.

2010 South Kivu tank truck explosion · Democratic Republic of the Congo

The International Astronomical Union names Pluto's fourth and fifth moons, Kerberos and Styx.

International Astronomical Union · Moons of Pluto · Kerberos (moon) · Styx (moon)

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.

2013 Aceh earthquake · Aceh · Indonesia

Suicide bombing of Karrada in Baghdad kills at least 341 people.

2016 Karrada bombing · Baghdad

Valentinian III, Roman emperor (d. 455)

Valentinian III

Maria, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)

Maria, Queen of Sicily

Louis V, Elector Palatine (d. 1544)

Louis V, Elector Palatine

Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1570)

Jacopo Sansovino

Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop, theologian, and saint (d. 1556)

Thomas Cranmer

Elizabeth Tudor, English daughter of Henry VII of England (d. 1495)

Elizabeth Tudor (1492-1495) · Henry VII of England

Federico Cesi (cardinal), Italian cardinal (d. 1565)

Federico Cesi (cardinal)

Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby, British businessman (d. 1627)

Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby

Theodoor Rombouts, Flemish painter (d. 1637)

Theodoor Rombouts

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1730)

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham · Lord President of the Council

Arp Schnitger, German organ builder (d. 1719)

Arp Schnitger

Samuel Penhallow, English-American soldier and historian (d. 1726)

Samuel Penhallow

Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal and art collector (d. 1740)

Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal)

Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer (d. 1787)

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet and author (d. 1803)

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

Charles-Louis Hanon, French pianist and composer (d. 1900)

Charles-Louis Hanon

George Law Curry, American publisher and politician, 5th Governor of the Oregon Territory (d. 1878)

George Law Curry · List of Governors of Oregon

Charles Tupper, Canadian physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1915)

Charles Tupper · Prime Minister of Canada

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (d. 1917)

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack

Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (d. 1919)

Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849-1919)

William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1942)

William Henry Bragg · Nobel Prize in Physics

Lily Braun, German author and publicist (d. 1916)

Lily Braun

Liane de Pougy, French-Swiss dancer and author (d. 1950)

Liane de Pougy

Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist and academic (d. 1933)

Harriet Brooks

Wilhelm Cuno, German businessman and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1933)

Wilhelm Cuno · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)

Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)

Hermann Hesse · Nobel Prize in Literature

Rinaldo Cuneo, American artist ("the painter of San Francisco") (d. 1939)

Rinaldo Cuneo

Royal Hurlburt Weller, American lawyer and politician (d. 1929)

Royal Hurlburt Weller

Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and author (d. 1931)

Alfons Maria Jakob

Ralph Hancock, Welsh gardener and author (d. 1950)

Ralph Hancock (landscape gardener)

Tyrone Guthrie, English actor and director (d. 1971)

Tyrone Guthrie

Sophie Harris, English costume and scenic designer for theatre and opera (d. 1966)

Sophie Harris

K. Kanapathypillai, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 1968)

K. Kanapathypillai

Germaine Thyssens-Valentin, Dutch-French pianist (d. 1987)

Germaine Thyssens-Valentin

Alec Douglas-Home, English cricketer and politician, 66th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995)

Alec Douglas-Home · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Olav V of Norway (d. 1991)

Olav V of Norway

René Lacoste, French tennis player and businessman, created the polo shirt (d. 1996)

René Lacoste · Polo shirt

Hans Bethe, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)

Hans Bethe · Nobel Prize in Physics

Károly Kárpáti, Hungarian Jewish wrestler (d. 1996)

Károly Kárpáti

Séra Martin, French middle-distance runner (d. 1993)

Séra Martin

Thurgood Marshall, American lawyer and jurist, 32nd Solicitor General of the United States (d. 1993)

Thurgood Marshall · Solicitor General of the United States

Reg Parnell, English race car driver and manager (d. 1964)

Reg Parnell

Max Beloff, Baron Beloff, English historian and academic (d. 1999)

Max Beloff, Baron Beloff

Frederick Fennell, American conductor and educator (d. 2004)

Frederick Fennell

Ethelreda Leopold, American actress (d. 1988)

Ethelreda Leopold

Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and engineer (d. 1990)

Mário Schenberg

Erich Topp, German admiral (d. 2005)

Erich Topp

Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, British peer, politician and soldier (d. 2014)

Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington

Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991)

Ken Curtis

Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (d. 1982)

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (d. 2010)

Reino Kangasmäki

Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008)

Zélia Gattai

Leonard J. Arrington, American author and academic, founded the Mormon History Association (d. 1999)

Leonard J. Arrington · Mormon History Association

Athos Bulcão, Brazilian painter and sculptor (d. 2008)

Athos Bulcão

Jean Craighead George, American author (d. 2012)

Jean Craighead George

John Kneubuhl, Samoan-American historian, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 1992)

John Kneubuhl

Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer

Pierre Cardin

Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (d. 1958)

Cyril M. Kornbluth

Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)

Wisława Szymborska · Nobel Prize in Literature

Medgar Evers, American soldier and activist (d. 1963)

Medgar Evers

Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1961)

Patrice Lumumba · Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Marvin Rainwater, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Marvin Rainwater

Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (d. 2007)

Octavian Paler

Lee Allen, American saxophone player (d. 1994)

Lee Allen (musician)

James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern · Lord Chancellor

Brock Peters, American actor (d. 2005)

Brock Peters

Imelda Marcos, Filipino politician; 10th First Lady of the Philippines

Imelda Marcos

Carlos Menem, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina

Carlos Menem · President of Argentina

Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (d. 2002)

Dave Thomas (businessman) · Wendy's

Peter Desbarats, Canadian journalist, author, and playwright

Peter Desbarats

Kenny Wharram, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)

Kenny Wharram

Tom Springfield, English singer-songwriter and producer

Tom Springfield

Gilbert Kalish, American pianist and educator

Gilbert Kalish

Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and politician, 16th Vice President of Egypt (d. 2012)

Omar Suleiman · Vice President of Egypt

Polly Holliday, American actress

Polly Holliday

Richard Petty, American race car driver and sportscaster

Richard Petty

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

David Owen · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (d. 1976)

Alexandros Panagoulis

John H. Sununu, American engineer and politician, 14th White House Chief of Staff

John H. Sununu · White House Chief of Staff

Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (d. 1973)

Paul Williams (The Temptations)

Kenneth Clarke, English politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Kenneth Clarke · Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

William Guest, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

William Guest (singer)

Wendell Mottley, Trinidadian sprinter, economist, and politician

Wendell Mottley

John Eekelaar, South African-English lawyer and scholar

John Eekelaar

Vicente Fox, Mexican businessman and politician, 35th President of Mexico

Vicente Fox · President of Mexico

Ivi Eenmaa, Estonian politician, 36th Mayor of Tallinn

Ivi Eenmaa · Mayor of Tallinn

Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (d. 2013)

Larry Lake (musician)

Richard Axel, American neuroscientist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

Richard Axel · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Ron Silver, American actor, director, and political activist (d. 2009)

Ron Silver

Larry David, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

Larry David

Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, English politician, Minister for International Security Strategy

Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton · Minister for International Security Strategy

Mutula Kilonzo, Kenyan lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Mutula Kilonzo

Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2006)

Gene McFadden

Greg Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Greg Brown (folk musician)

Robert Paquette, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Robert Paquette

Lynne Brindley, English librarian and academic

Lynne Brindley

Jon Trickett, English politician

Jon Trickett

Johnny Colla, American guitarist, saxophonist, and songwriter

Johnny Colla

Anatoliy Solomin, Ukrainian race walker and coach

Anatoliy Solomin

Jean-Claude Borelly, French trumpet player and composer

Jean-Claude Borelly

Pete Briquette, Irish bass player, songwriter, and producer

Pete Briquette

Chris Huhne, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Chris Huhne · Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Kim Carr, Australian educator and politician, 31st Australian Minister for Human Services

Kim Carr · Minister for Human Services (Australia)

Jerry Hall, American model and actress

Jerry Hall

Bret Hart, Canadian wrestler

Bret Hart

Jüri Raidla, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Justice

Jüri Raidla · Ministry of Justice (Estonia)

Purvis Short, American basketball player

Purvis Short

Maria Lourdes Sereno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 24th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Maria Lourdes Sereno · Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Clark Kellogg, American basketball player and sportscaster

Clark Kellogg

Neil Williams, English cricketer (d. 2006)

Neil Williams (cricketer)

Stéphan Bureau, Canadian journalist and producer

Stéphan Bureau

Jose Canseco, Cuban-American baseball player and mixed martial artist

Jose Canseco

Ozzie Canseco, Cuban-American baseball player, coach, and manager

Ozzie Canseco

Joe Magrane, American baseball player and sportscaster

Joe Magrane

Alan Tait, English-Scottish rugby player and coach

Alan Tait

Norbert Röttgen, German lawyer and politician

Norbert Röttgen

Jean-François Richet, French director, producer, and screenwriter

Jean-François Richet

Tim Rodber, English rugby player

Tim Rodber

Derrick Adkins, American hurdler

Derrick Adkins

Colin Edwin, Australian bass player

Colin Edwin

Steve Morrow, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Steve Morrow

Troy Brown, American football player and actor

Troy Brown

Evelyn Lau, Canadian poet and author

Evelyn Lau

Bryan Redpath, Scottish rugby player and coach

Bryan Redpath

Darren Shan, English author

Darren Shan

Peter Kay, English comedian, actor, director, and producer

Peter Kay

Sean Casey, American baseball player and sportscaster

Sean Casey (baseball)

Éric Dazé, Canadian ice hockey player

Éric Dazé

Kristen Michal, Estonian lawyer and politician

Kristen Michal

Erik Ohlsson, Swedish singer and guitarist

Erik Ohlsson (musician)

Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player

Stefan Terblanche

Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer

Krisztián Lisztes

Tomáš Vokoun, Czech-American ice hockey player

Tomáš Vokoun

Deniz Barış, Turkish footballer

Deniz Barış

Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician, 42nd Mayor of Tallinn

Jüri Ratas · Mayor of Tallinn

Owain Yeoman, Welsh actor

Owain Yeoman

Walter Davis, American triple jumper

Walter Davis (triple jumper)

Sam Hornish Jr., American race car driver

Sam Hornish Jr.

Joe Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player

Joe Thornton

Nicole Briscoe, American model and journalist

Nicole Briscoe

Nyjer Morgan, American baseball player

Nyjer Morgan

Nathan Ellington, English footballer

Nathan Ellington

Carlos Rogers, American football player

Carlos Rogers (American football)

Michelle Branch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Michelle Branch

Kyle Hogg, English cricketer

Kyle Hogg

Thomas Kortegaard, Danish footballer

Thomas Kortegaard

Johnny Weir, American figure skater

Johnny Weir

Rhett Bomar, American football player

Rhett Bomar

Chad Henne, American football player

Chad Henne

Ashley Tisdale, American actress

Ashley Tisdale

Brett Cecil, American baseball player

Brett Cecil

Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer

Lindsay Lohan

Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer

Esteban Granero

Lee Chung-yong, South Korean footballer

Lee Chung-yong

Nadezhda Grishaeva, Russian basketball player

Nadezhda Grishaeva

Alex Morgan, American soccer player

Alex Morgan

Merritt Mathias, American soccer player

Merritt Mathias

Danny Rose, English footballer

Danny Rose (footballer, born 1990)

Bill Tupou, New Zealand rugby league player

Bill Tupou

Margot Robbie, Australian actress and producer

Margot Robbie

Madison Chock, American ice dancer

Madison Chock

Ryan Murphy, American swimmer

Ryan Murphy (swimmer)

Julia Grabher, Austrian tennis player

Julia Grabher

Li Jiancheng, Chinese prince (b. 589)

Li Jiancheng

Li Yuanji, Chinese prince (b. 603)

Li Yuanji

Li Jing, Chinese general (b. 571)

Li Jing (Tang dynasty)

Swithun, English bishop and saint (b. 789)

Swithun

Robert the Strong, Frankish nobleman

Robert the Strong · Nobility

Henry the Fowler, German king (b. 876)

Henry the Fowler

Eisai, Japanese Buddhist priest (b. 1141)

Eisai

Adolf of Germany (b. 1220)

Adolf of Germany

Stephen III of Moldavia (b. 1434)

Stephen III of Moldavia

Nostradamus, French astrologer and author (b. 1503)

Nostradamus

Thomas Doughty, English explorer

Thomas Doughty (explorer)

Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1528)

Akechi Mitsuhide

Vincenzo Galilei, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1520)

Vincenzo Galilei · Lute

Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)

Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

Thomas Harriot, English astronomer, mathematician, and ethnographer (b. 1560)

Thomas Harriot

François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French general (b. 1611)

François-Marie, comte de Broglie

Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614)

Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1673)

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Thomas Baker, English antiquarian and author (b. 1656)

Thomas Baker (antiquarian)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and composer (b. 1712)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (b. 1757)

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas · Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

Samuel Hahnemann, German physician and academic (b. 1755)

Samuel Hahnemann

Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)

Robert Peel · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Carlo Pisacane, Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818)

Carlo Pisacane

Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. 1867)

Ed Delahanty

Tom Richardson, English cricketer (b. 1870)

Tom Richardson (cricketer)

Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1836)

Joseph Chamberlain · Secretary of State for the Colonies

Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (b. 1830)

Porfirio Díaz · President of Mexico

William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846)

William Louis Marshall

Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)

Émile Coué

Gladys Brockwell, American actress (b. 1894)

Gladys Brockwell

Manuel II of Portugal (b. 1889)

Manuel II of Portugal

Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872)

Thomas William Burgess

Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)

Edward Lawson (VC) · Victoria Cross

Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

Ernest Hemingway · Nobel Prize in Literature

Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1906)

Alicia Patterson · Newsday

Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1929)

Fireball Roberts

Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet and author (b. 1900)

Jan Brzechwa

Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1876)

Joseph Fielding Smith · List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)

Betty Grable

George McBride, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)

George McBride

Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (b. 1892)

Ferdinand Schörner

James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907)

James Robertson Justice

Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899)

Vladimir Nabokov

Aris Alexandrou, Greek author and poet (b. 1922)

Aris Alexandrou

Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)

Peanuts Lowrey

Vibert Douglas, Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1894)

Vibert Douglas

Andrei Gromyko, Soviet economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1909)

Andrei Gromyko · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union)

Snooky Lanson, American singer (b. 1914)

Snooky Lanson

Lee Remick, American actress (b. 1935)

Lee Remick

Fred Gwynne, American actor (b. 1926)

Fred Gwynne

Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (b. 1967)

Andrés Escobar

Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (b. 1920)

Lloyd MacPhail · Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island

James Stewart, American actor (b. 1908)

James Stewart

Mario Puzo, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Mario Puzo

Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1952)

Joey Dunlop

Ray Brown, American bassist and composer (b. 1926)

Ray Brown (musician)

Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1907)

Briggs Cunningham

Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author (b. 1922)

Mochtar Lubis

Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)

Ernest Lehman

Norm Prescott, American actor, composer, and producer, co-founded Filmation Studios (b. 1927)

Norm Prescott · Filmation

Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1916)

Jan Murray

Beverly Sills, American operatic soprano and television personality (b. 1929)

Beverly Sills

Natasha Shneider, Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (b. 1956)

Natasha Shneider

Elizabeth Spriggs, English actress and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Elizabeth Spriggs

Beryl Bainbridge, English screenwriter and author (b. 1932)

Beryl Bainbridge

Itamar Franco, Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rd President of Brazil (b. 1930)

Itamar Franco · President of Brazil

Maurice Chevit, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1923)

Maurice Chevit

Julian Goodman, American journalist (b. 1922)

Julian Goodman

Angelo Mangiarotti, Italian architect and academic (b. 1921)

Angelo Mangiarotti

Betty Meggers, American archaeologist and academic (b. 1921)

Betty Meggers

Ed Stroud, American baseball player (b. 1939)

Ed Stroud

Anthony G. Bosco, American bishop (b. 1927)

Anthony G. Bosco

Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist, invented the computer mouse (b. 1925)

Douglas Engelbart · Mouse (computing)

Armand Gaudreault, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1921)

Armand Gaudreault

Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American chemist, academic, and astronaut (b. 1933)

Anthony Llewellyn

Emilio Álvarez Montalván, Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and politician (b. 1919)

Emilio Álvarez Montalván

Manuel Cardona, Spanish physicist and academic (b. 1934)

Manuel Cardona

Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (b. 1915)

Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe

Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (b. 1925)

Harold W. Kuhn

Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (b. 1917)

Louis Zamperini

Ronald Davison, New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10th Chief Justice of New Zealand (b. 1920)

Ronald Davison · Chief Justice of New Zealand

Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1946)

Charlie Sanders

Jim Weaver, American football player and coach (b. 1945)

Jim Weaver (athletic director)

Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (b. 1928)

Jacobo Zabludovsky

Caroline Aherne, English actress and comedian (b. 1963)

Caroline Aherne

Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)

Michael Cimino

Patrick Manning, 4th & 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1946)

Patrick Manning

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (b. 1928)

Elie Wiesel