July 28 — On This Day

Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.

Republic of Pisa · Republic of Florence · Battle of Cascina

Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.

Thomas Cromwell · Henry VIII of England · Treason · Catherine Howard

La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country.

Encomienda · Laguna (province) · Philippines

In the Eighty Years' War the Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans.

Eighty Years' War · Siege of Schenkenschans

Battle of Warsaw begins.

Battle of Warsaw (1656)

Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.

Province of Cantabria · es:Puente San Miguel (Reocín)

French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.

French Revolution · Maximilien Robespierre · Louis Antoine de Saint-Just · Guillotine · Paris

Mahmud II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.

Mahmud II · Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · Caliph of Islam

Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte.

Peninsular War · Battle of Talavera · Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington · Joseph Bonaparte

José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain.

José de San Martín · Peru

USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy, is commissioned.

USS Constellation (1854)

American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.

American Civil War · Battle of Ezra Church · Confederate States of America · Union (American Civil War) · Atlanta

At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).

Vinnie Ream · Abraham Lincoln

The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.

Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution · United States Constitution · African American · Due process

The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.

Miami

In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.

July Crisis · Austria-Hungary · Serbia · World War I

The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.

United States occupation of Haiti

The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.

Silent Parade · New York City · African Americans

U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.

Herbert Hoover · Bonus Army

First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.

Hawaii Clipper · Guam · Manila · China Clipper

The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.

Sutton Hoo helmet

World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution.

World War II · Joseph Stalin · Order No. 227 · Nazi Germany · Shtrafbat

World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.

Bombing of Hamburg in World War II · Hamburg · Firestorm

A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.

North American B-25 Mitchell · B-25 Empire State Building crash · Empire State Building

Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.

Isahaya, Nagasaki · Kyushu

Margaret of Durazzo, Queen of Naples and Hungary (d. 1412)

Margaret of Durazzo

William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, German nobleman (d. 1592)

William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Judith Leyster, Dutch painter (d. 1660)

Judith Leyster

Robert Hooke, English physicist and chemist (d. 1703)

Robert Hooke

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, French princess (d. 1721)

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans

Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (d. 1715)

Charles Ancillon

Thomas Heyward, Jr., American judge and politician (d. 1809)

Thomas Heyward, Jr.

Fabre d'Églantine, French actor, playwright, and politician (d. 1794)

Fabre d'Églantine

Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer (d. 1860)

Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck

Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian businessman, founded the Bösendorfer Company (d. 1859)

Ignaz Bösendorfer · Bösendorfer

Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher (d. 1872)

Ludwig Feuerbach

Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel (d. 1889)

Stefan Dunjov

Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (d. 1889)

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded Volunteers of America (d. 1940)

Ballington Booth · Volunteers of America

Elias M. Ammons, American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Colorado (d. 1925)

Elias M. Ammons · Governor of Colorado

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1922)

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia

Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, Russian general (d. 1919)

Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski

Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (d. 1943)

Beatrix Potter

Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer (d. 1938)

Albertson Van Zo Post

Charles Dillon Perrine, American-Argentinian astronomer (d. 1951)

Charles Dillon Perrine

Albert Sarraut, French journalist and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (d. 1962)

Albert Sarraut · Prime Minister of France

Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic (d. 1945)

Ernst Cassirer

Lucy Burns, American activist, co-founded the National Woman's Party (d. 1966)

Lucy Burns · National Woman's Party

Stefan Filipkiewicz, Polish painter (d. 1944)

Stefan Filipkiewicz

Marcel Duchamp, French-American painter and sculptor (d. 1968)

Marcel Duchamp

Willard Price, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 1983)

Willard Price

Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer (d. 1952)

Rued Langgaard

Barbara La Marr, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1926)

Barbara La Marr

Lawrence Gray, American actor (d. 1970)

Lawrence Gray

Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1979)

Freddie Fitzsimmons

Rudy Vallée, American actor, singer, and saxophonist (d. 1986)

Rudy Vallée

Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (d. 1959)

Albert Namatjira

Sir Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1994)

Sir Karl Popper

Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded Tupperware Brands (d. 1983)

Earl Tupper · Tupperware Brands

Aenne Burda, German publisher (d. 2005)

Aenne Burda

Malcolm Lowry, English novelist and poet (d. 1957)

Malcolm Lowry

Carmen Dragon, American conductor and composer (d. 1984)

Carmen Dragon

Charles Hard Townes, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)

Charles Hard Townes · Nobel Prize in Physics

Dick Sprang, American illustrator (d. 2000)

Dick Sprang

Frankie Yankovic, American polka musician (d. 1998)

Frankie Yankovic

David Brown, American journalist and producer (d. 2010)

David Brown (producer)

Andrew V. McLaglen, English-American director and producer (d. 2014)

Andrew V. McLaglen

Jacques Piccard, Belgian-Swiss oceanographer and engineer (d. 2008)

Jacques Piccard

Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (d. 2008)

Ray Ellis

Luigi Musso, Italian race car driver (d. 1958)

Luigi Musso

C. T. Vivian, American minister, author, and activist

C. T. Vivian

Baruch Samuel Blumberg, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)

Baruch Samuel Blumberg · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Charlie Biddle, American-Canadian bassist (d. 2003)

Charlie Biddle

John Ashbery, American poet (d. 2017)

John Ashbery

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (d. 1994)

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis · List of First Ladies of the United States

Shirley Ann Grau, American novelist and short story writer

Shirley Ann Grau

Firoza Begum, Bangladeshi singer (d. 2014)

Firoza Begum (singer)

Junior Kimbrough, American singer and guitarist (d. 1998)

Junior Kimbrough

Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 2006)

Jean Roba

Ramsey Muir Withers, Canadian general (d. 2014)

Ramsey Muir Withers

Alan Brownjohn, English poet and author

Alan Brownjohn

Johnny Martin, Australian cricketer (d. 1992)

Johnny Martin (cricketer)

Natalie Babbitt, American author and illustrator (d. 2016)

Natalie Babbitt

Charlie Hodge, Canadian ice hockey player and scout

Charlie Hodge (ice hockey)

Jacques d'Amboise, American dancer and choreographer

Jacques d'Amboise (dancer)

Neil McKendrick, English historian and academic

Neil McKendrick

Russ Jackson, Canadian football player and coach

Russ Jackson

Garfield Sobers, Barbadian cricketer

Garfield Sobers

Francis Veber, French director and screenwriter

Francis Veber

Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2014)

Luis Aragonés

Arsen Dedić, Croatian singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2015)

Arsen Dedić

Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, 90th President of Peru

Alberto Fujimori · President of Peru

Chuan Leekpai, Thai lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Thailand

Chuan Leekpai · Prime Minister of Thailand

Richard Johns, English air marshal

Richard Johns

Philip Proctor, American voice actor and screenwriter

Philip Proctor

Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor and educator

Riccardo Muti

Susan Roces, Filipino actress and producer

Susan Roces

Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster

Marty Brennaman

Tonia Marketaki, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 1994)

Tonia Marketaki

Mike Bloomfield, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1981)

Mike Bloomfield

Bill Bradley, American basketball player and politician

Bill Bradley

Richard Wright, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2008)

Richard Wright (musician)

Jim Davis, American cartoonist, created Garfield

Jim Davis (cartoonist) · Garfield

Jonathan Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jonathan Edwards (musician)

Linda Kelsey, American actress

Linda Kelsey

Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist

Fahmida Riaz

Peter Cosgrove, Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia

Peter Cosgrove · Governor General of Australia

Sally Struthers, American actress

Sally Struthers

Gerald Casale, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director

Gerald Casale

Georgia Engel, American actress

Georgia Engel

Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

Eiichi Ohtaki

Vida Blue, American baseball player and sportscaster

Vida Blue

Peter Doyle, Australian singer and guitarist (d. 2001)

Peter Doyle (singer)

Simon Kirke, English drummer

Simon Kirke

Steve Peregrin Took, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1980)

Steve Peregrin Took

Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and producer

Randall Wallace

Shahyar Ghanbari, Iranian singer-songwriter

Shahyar Ghanbari

Tapley Seaton, Kittitian politician, 4th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Tapley Seaton · Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Santiago Calatrava, Spanish architect and engineer, designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex

Santiago Calatrava · Athens Olympic Sports Complex

Doug Collins, American basketball player and coach

Doug Collins (basketball)

Gregg Giuffria, American rock musician and businessman

Gregg Giuffria

Ray Kennedy, English footballer

Ray Kennedy

Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand

Vajiralongkorn

Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2013)

Hugo Chávez · President of Venezuela

Gerd Faltings, German mathematician and academic

Gerd Faltings

Steve Morse, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Steve Morse

Mikey Sheehy, Irish footballer

Mikey Sheehy

Nikolay Zimyatov, Russian skier

Nikolay Zimyatov

John Feinstein, American journalist and author

John Feinstein

Robert Swan, English explorer

Robert Swan

Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (d. 1981)

Terry Fox

Michael Hitchcock, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Michael Hitchcock

William T. Vollmann, American novelist, short story writer and journalist

William T. Vollmann

Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter

Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Jon J. Muth, American author and illustrator

Jon J. Muth

Yōichi Takahashi, Japanese illustrator

Yōichi Takahashi

Yannick Dalmas, French race car driver

Yannick Dalmas

Rachel Sweet, American singer, television writer, and actress

Rachel Sweet

Lori Loughlin, American actress

Lori Loughlin

Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer

Priscilla Chan (singer)

Jimmy Pardo, American stand-up comedian, actor, and host

Jimmy Pardo

Shikao Suga, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist

Shikao Suga

Taka Hirose, Japanese bass player

Taka Hirose

Garth Snow, American ice hockey player and manager

Garth Snow

Alexis Arquette, American actress (d. 2016)

Alexis Arquette

Michael Amott, Swedish guitarist and songwriter

Michael Amott

Isabelle Brasseur, Canadian figure skater

Isabelle Brasseur

Paul Strang, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Paul Strang

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi · Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Ludmilla Lacueva Canut, Andorran writer

Ludmilla Lacueva Canut

Stephen Lynch, American singer-songwriter and actor

Stephen Lynch (musician)

Annie Perreault, Canadian speed skater

Annie Perreault

Robert Chapman, English cricketer

Robert Chapman (cricketer)

Marc Dupré, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Marc Dupré

Steve Staios, Canadian ice hockey player

Steve Staios

Alexis Tsipras, Greek engineer and politician, 186th Prime Minister of Greece

Alexis Tsipras · List of Prime Ministers of Greece

Elizabeth Berkley, American actress

Elizabeth Berkley

Leonor Watling, Spanish actress

Leonor Watling

Jacoby Shaddix, American singer-songwriter

Jacoby Shaddix

Aki Berg, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player

Aki Berg

Manu Ginóbili, Argentinian basketball player

Manu Ginóbili

Miyabiyama Tetsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler

Miyabiyama Tetsushi

Kārlis Vērdiņš, Latvian poet

Kārlis Vērdiņš

Hitomi Yaida, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist

Hitomi Yaida

Henrik Hansen, Danish footballer

Henrik Hansen (footballer)

Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer-songwriter and producer

Birgitta Haukdal

Lee Min-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

Lee Min-woo

Alena Popchanka, Belarusian-French swimmer and coach

Alena Popchanka

Stephen Christian, American singer-songwriter

Stephen Christian

Anthony Weaver, American football player

Anthony Weaver

Michael Carrick, English footballer

Michael Carrick

Sam Dastyari, Iranian-Australian politician

Sam Dastyari

Cody Hay, Canadian figure skater

Cody Hay

Zach Parise, American ice hockey player

Zach Parise

Mathieu Debuchy, French footballer

Mathieu Debuchy

Dustin Milligan, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Dustin Milligan

Darren Murphy, Irish footballer

Darren Murphy

Alexandra Chando, American actress

Alexandra Chando

Lauri Korpikoski, Finnish ice hockey player

Lauri Korpikoski

Dulquer Salmaan, Indian actor

Dulquer Salmaan

Yasser Corona, Mexican footballer

Yasser Corona

Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian-Greek footballer

Yevhen Khacheridi

Pedro, Spanish footballer

Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)

Greg Hardy, American football player

Greg Hardy

Felipe Kitadai, Brazilian martial artist

Felipe Kitadai

Soulja Boy, American rapper, producer, and actor

Soulja Boy

Simone Pizzuti, Italian footballer

Simone Pizzuti

Harry Kane, English footballer

Harry Kane

Moses Odubajo, English footballer

Moses Odubajo

Cher Lloyd, English singer-songwriter

Cher Lloyd

Josh Addo-Carr, Australian rugby league player

Josh Addo-Carr

Theodosius II, Roman emperor (b. 401)

Theodosius II

Thankmar, half-brother of Otto I (during Siege of Eresburg) (b. c. 908)

Thankmar · Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor · Eresburg

Shi Jingtang, emperor of Later Jin (b. 892)

Shi Jingtang · Later Jin (Five Dynasties)

Victor II, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1018)

Pope Victor II

William Clito, English son of Sybilla of Conversano (b. 1102)

William Clito · Sybilla of Conversano

Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (b. 1176)

Leopold VI, Duke of Austria

Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (b. 1220)

Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster

Keran, Queen of Armenia

Keran, Queen of Armenia

Guy VIII of Viennois, Dauphin of Vienne (b. 1309)

Guy VIII of Viennois

Sancia of Majorca, queen regent of Naples (b. c. 1285)

Sancia of Majorca

John II, king of Cyprus and Armenia

John II of Cyprus

Edward Woodville, Lord Scales (at the Battle of St. Aubin-du-Cormier)

Edward Woodville, Lord Scales

Robert Blackadder, bishop of Glasgow

Robert Blackadder

Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish explorer, founded the city of Santa Marta (b. 1460)

Rodrigo de Bastidas · Santa Marta

Thomas Cromwell, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1495)

Thomas Cromwell · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (b. 1527)

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford

Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Spanish playwright (b. 1569)

Guillén de Castro y Bellvis

Cyrano de Bergerac, French poet and playwright (b. 1619)

Cyrano de Bergerac

Abraham Cowley, English poet and author (b. 1618)

Abraham Cowley

Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer and politician (b. 1605)

Bulstrode Whitelocke

Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1618)

Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington · Secretary of State for the Southern Department

Étienne Baluze, French scholar and academic (b. 1630)

Étienne Baluze

Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1678)

Antonio Vivaldi

Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer (b. 1685)

Johann Sebastian Bach

George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (b. 1691)

George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe · Lord Lieutenant of Somerset

Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Committee of Public Safety (b. 1758)

Maximilien Robespierre · List of Presidents of France

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (b. 1767)

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

Selim III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1761)

Selim III

Richard Beckett, English cricketer and captain (b.1772)

Richard Beckett (cricketer)

Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1746)

Gaspard Monge

Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France (b. 1768)

Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise · Prime Minister of France

Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (b. 1777)

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

Clemens Brentano, German author and poet (b. 1778)

Clemens Brentano

Joseph Bonaparte, French brother of Napoleon (b. 1768)

Joseph Bonaparte · Napoleon

Charles Albert of Sardinia (b. 1798)

Charles Albert of Sardinia

Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist and physiologist (b. 1787)

Jan Evangelista Purkyně

George Law Curry, American publisher and politician (b. 1820)

George Law Curry

Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker (b. 1784)

Moses Montefiore

Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (b. 1803)

Edward Beecher

John DeWitt, American hammer thrower (b. 1881)

John DeWitt (athlete)

Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)

Allvar Gullstrand · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, 30th yokozuna (b. 1890)

Nishinoumi Kajirō III · Yokozuna

Marie Dressler, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1868)

Marie Dressler

Louis Tancred, South African cricketer and pilot (b. 1876)

Louis Tancred

Meletius IV of Constantinople (b. 1871)

Meletius IV of Constantinople

Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (b. 1853)

Flinders Petrie

Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be Canonization as a saint by the Catholic Church (b. 1910)

Saint Alphonsa · Canonized · Catholic Church

Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (b. 1876)

Edith Abbott

Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1876)

Isaac Heinemann

Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (b. 1894)

Edogawa Ranpo

Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (b. 1875)

Attallah Suheimat

Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1942)

Karl W. Richter

Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)

Otto Hahn · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (b. 1882)

Ramón Grau · President of Cuba

Frank Loesser, American composer (b. 1910)

Frank Loesser

Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canadian colonel and diplomat (b. 1890)

Lawrence Moore Cosgrave

Myril Hoag, American baseball player (b. 1908)

Myril Hoag

Charles E. Pont, French-American minister and painter (b. 1898)

Charles E. Pont

Helen Traubel, American soprano and actress (b. 1903)

Helen Traubel

Don Miller, American football player and coach (b. 1902)

Don Miller (American football)

Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (b. 1898)

Charles Shadwell (musician)

Rose Rand, Austrian-born American logician and philosopher (b. 1903)

Rose Rand

Stanley Rother, American priest and missionary (b. 1935)

Stanley Rother

Keith Green, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1953)

Keith Green

Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1909)

Jack Renshaw · Premier of New South Wales

Jill Esmond, English actress (b. 1908)

Jill Esmond

Sulev Nõmmik, Estonian actor and director (b. 1931)

Sulev Nõmmik

Stanley Woods, Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1903)

Stanley Woods

Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and academic (b. 1908)

Roger Tory Peterson

Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (b. 1920)

Rosalie Crutchley

Seni Pramoj, Thai lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1905)

Seni Pramoj · Prime Minister of Thailand

Zbigniew Herbert, Polish poet and author (b. 1924)

Zbigniew Herbert

Lenny McLean, English boxer, actor, and author (b. 1949)

Lenny McLean

Consalvo Sanesi, Italian race car driver (b. 1911)

Consalvo Sanesi

Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

Trygve Haavelmo · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist and historian (b. 1918)

Abraham Pais

Ahmed Sofa, Bangladeshi poet, author, and critic (b. 1943)

Ahmed Sofa

Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

Archer John Porter Martin · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Valerie Goulding, Irish activist and politician (b. 1918)

Valerie Goulding

Francis Crick, English biologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

Francis Crick · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Tiziano Terzani, Italian journalist and author (b. 1938)

Tiziano Terzani

David Gemmell, English author (b. 1948)

David Gemmell

Karl Gotch, Belgian-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1924)

Karl Gotch

Jim LeRoy, American soldier and pilot (b. 1961)

Jim LeRoy

Jim Johnson, American football player and coach (b. 1941)

Jim Johnson (American football)

Abdul Fatah Younis, Libyan general (b. 1944)

Abdul Fatah Younis

Colin Horsley, New Zealand-English pianist and educator (b. 1920)

Colin Horsley

Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1937)

Sepp Mayerl

William F. Milliken Jr., American race car driver and engineer (b. 1911)

William F. Milliken Jr.

Mustafa Adrisi, Ugandan general and politician, 3rd Vice President of Uganda (b. 1922)

Mustafa Adrisi · Vice President of Uganda

Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (b. 1932)

Eileen Brennan

William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1917)

William Scranton · United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal (b. 1914)

Ersilio Tonini

Margot Adler, American journalist and author (b. 1946)

Margot Adler

Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1925)

Alex Forbes

Alakbar Mammadov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager (b. 1930)

Alakbar Mammadov

Theodore Van Kirk, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (b. 1921)

Theodore Van Kirk

Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (b. 1950)

Jan Kulczyk

Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1954)

Edward Natapei · Prime Minister of Vanuatu

Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (b. 1949)

Clive Rice

Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (b. 1918)

Émile Derlin Zinsou