July 4 — On This Day

Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans.

Battle of Mantinea (362 BC) · Thebes, Greece · Epaminondas · Sparta

Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Theodosius II · Pulcheria · Regent · Augusta (honorific) · Byzantine Empire

Pactum Sicardi, a peace treaty between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples, is signed.

Pactum Sicardi · Duchy of Benevento · Duchy of Naples

Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized as a saint.

Ulrich of Augsburg · Canonization

A supernova, called SN 1054, is seen by Chinese Song dynasty, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula.

SN 1054 · Song dynasty · Arab · Indigenous Peoples of the Americas · Zeta Tauri

Jordan II of Capua is anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death.

Jordan II of Capua

The Crusades: Battle of Hattin: Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem.

Crusades · Battle of Hattin · Saladin · Guy of Lusignan · Kings of Jerusalem

Battle of West-Capelle: John I of Avesnes defeats Guy of Dampierre.

John I of Avesnes · Guy of Dampierre

Francesco II Ordelaffi of Forlì surrenders to the Papal commander Gil de Albornoz.

Francesco II Ordelaffi · Forlì · Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz

Ottoman wars in Europe: The Siege of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) begins.

Ottoman wars in Europe · Siege of Belgrade (1456)

Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.

Election of Christian III · Old Rye

Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island

Philip Amadas · Arthur Barlowe · Roanoke Island

The Battle of Klushino is fought between forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia during the Polish-Muscovite War.

Battle of Klushino · Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth · Tsardom of Russia · Polish-Muscovite War (1605-18)

The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).

Trois-Rivières · New France

The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cedes lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Treaty of Lancaster · Iroquois · Allegheny Mountains · Ohio River · Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts

Orangetown Resolutions · Province of New York · Parliament of Great Britain · Coercive Acts

American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

American Revolution · United States Declaration of Independence · Second Continental Congress

American Revolutionary War: American forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.

American Revolutionary War · George Rogers Clark · Kaskaskia, Illinois · Illinois campaign

At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opens.

West Point, New York · United States Military Academy

The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.

Louisiana Purchase

In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins.

Rome, New York · Erie Canal

Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, dies the same day as John Adams, second president of the United States, on the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson · John Adams · United States Declaration of Independence

Slavery is abolished in New York State.

Slavery · New York State

Samuel Francis Smith writes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities.

Samuel Francis Smith · My Country, 'Tis of Thee

Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.

Grand Junction Railway · Birmingham · Liverpool

The Iowa Territory is organized.

Iowa Territory

The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published In Brooklyn.

Walt Whitman · Leaves of Grass · Brooklyn, New York

Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.

Lewis Carroll · Alice Liddell · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. One hundred fifty miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate Army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.

American Civil War · Siege of Vicksburg · Vicksburg, Mississippi · Ulysses S. Grant · Battle of Helena

American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Southern invasion of the North.

Army of Northern Virginia · Battle of Gettysburg · Battle of Gettysburg · Confederate States of America · Gettysburg Campaign

Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.

Anglo-Zulu War · Ulundi · Cetshwayo

In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.

Alabama · Tuskegee Institute

The first scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia.

Port Moody · British Columbia

The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.

Pakistan · Jinnah · Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam · Karachi

Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, causing Monday (July 4) to occur twice, resulting in a year with 367 days.

Western Samoa · International Date Line

The first double-decked street car service was inaugurated in San Diego, California.

The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.

Republic of Hawaii · Sanford B. Dole

En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.

Le Havre · SS La Bourgogne · Sable Island

William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.

William Howard Taft

Philippine-American War is officially concluded.

Philippine-American War

African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States.

African-American · Jack Johnson (boxer) · James J. Jeffries · Boxing · Race riot

A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities.

1911 Eastern North America heat wave

President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.

President of the United States · Woodrow Wilson · American Civil War · Great Reunion of 1913

The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria · Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg · Vienna · Sarajevo

Mehmed V died at the age of 73 and Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI ascends to the throne.

Mehmed V · Ottoman sultan · Mehmed VI

World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.

World War I · Battle of Hamel · Australian Corps · Le Hamel, Somme · Western Front (World War I)

Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).

Bolshevik · Nicholas II of Russia · Julian calendar

First flight of the Lockheed Vega.

Lockheed Vega

Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design that would later be used in the atomic bomb.

Leo Szilard · Atomic bomb

Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball.

Lou Gehrig · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis · Yankee Stadium (1923) · Baseball

Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Nazi Germany · Massacre of Lwów professors · Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic · Lviv

World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German occupied Riga is burnt with 300 Jews locked in the basement.

World War II · Burning of the Riga synagogues · Riga

World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces.

Siege of Sevastopol (1941-42) · Crimea · Axis powers

World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka.

Battle of Kursk · Prokhorovka

World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general Władysław Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives.

Gibraltar · Royal Air Force · Consolidated B-24 Liberator · 1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash

The Kielce pogrom against Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland.

Kielce pogrom

After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.

Philippines

The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.

House of Commons of the United Kingdom · Presidencies and provinces of British India · Pakistan

Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.

Radio Free Europe

A court in Czechoslovakia sentences American journalist William N. Oatis to ten years in prison on charges of espionage.

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic · William N. Oatis

William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.

William Shockley · Bipolar junction transistor

President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Rivers and Harbors Flood Control Bill.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Act).

U.S. state · August 21 · Flag of the United States · Philadelphia

On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of radiation poisoning over the following two years.

Soviet submarine K-19 · Radiation poisoning

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act went into effect the next year.

Lyndon B. Johnson · Freedom of Information Act (United States)

Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.

Israel Defense Forces · Operation Entebbe · Uganda · Air France

The U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial.

United States Bicentennial

The George Jackson Brigade plants a bomb at the main power substation for the Washington state capitol in Olympia, in solidarity with a prison strike at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary Intensive Security Unit

George Jackson Brigade · Washington (state) · Olympia, Washington · Walla Walla State Penitentiary

Three Iranian diplomats and a journalist are kidnapped in Lebanon by Phalange forces, and their fate remains unknown.

Iranian diplomats kidnapping (1982) · Kataeb Party

In France, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (a.k.a. the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Gestapo · Klaus Barbie · Crimes against humanity

Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the city.

Rwandan genocide · Kigali · Rwandan Patriotic Front

NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.

NASA · Mars Pathfinder · Mars

Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.

Nozomi (spacecraft) · Mars · Outer space

The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.

One World Trade Center · World Trade Center site

The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.

Deep Impact (spacecraft) · Comet · Tempel 1

The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.

Statue of Liberty · September 11 attacks

The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao.

July 2009 Mindanao bombings · Philippines · Mindanao

The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.

Higgs boson · Large Hadron Collider · CERN

Salonina Matidia, Roman daughter of Ulpia Marciana (d. 119)

Salonina Matidia · Ulpia Marciana

Usama ibn Munqidh, Muslim poet, author and faris (Knight) (d. 1188)

Usama ibn Munqidh

Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)

Ashikaga Yoshiakira

Johannes Aventinus, Bavarian historian and philologist (d. 1534)

Johannes Aventinus

Murad III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1595)

Murad III

John Leake, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1720)

John Leake

Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (d. 1772)

Louis-Claude Daquin

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and academic (d. 1769)

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright (d. 1797)

Michel-Jean Sedaine

Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (d. 1809)

Jean-Pierre Blanchard

George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor (d. 1866)

George Everest

Oscar I of Sweden (d. 1859)

Oscar I of Sweden

Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1864)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (d. 1882)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian club whiskey (d. 1899)

Hiram Walker · Canadian Club

Stephen Foster, American songwriter and composer (d. 1864)

Stephen Foster

Thomas John Barnardo, Irish philanthropist and humanitarian (d. 1905)

Thomas John Barnardo

James Anthony Bailey, American circus ringmaster, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1906)

James Anthony Bailey · Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Victor Babeș, Romanian physician and biologist (d. 1926)

Victor Babeș

Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (d. 1921)

Henrietta Swan Leavitt

Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)

Calvin Coolidge · President of the United States

John McPhee, Australian journalist and politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1952)

John McPhee (politician) · Premier of Tasmania

Victor Kraft, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1975)

Victor Kraft

Ulysses S. Grant III, American general (d. 1968)

Ulysses S. Grant III

Rube Goldberg, American sculptor, cartoonist, and engineer (d. 1970)

Rube Goldberg

Pio Pion, Italian engineer and businessman (d. 1965)

Pio Pion

Henry Armetta, Italian-American actor and singer (d. 1945)

Henry Armetta

Irving Caesar, American songwriter and composer (d. 1996)

Irving Caesar

Mao Dun, Chinese journalist, author, and critic (d. 1981)

Mao Dun

Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (d. 1924)

Alluri Sitarama Raju

Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican-American historian and activist (d. 1997)

Pilar Barbosa

Gertrude Lawrence, British actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1952)

Gertrude Lawrence

Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian politician (d. 1998)

Gulzarilal Nanda

Gertrude Weaver, American supercentenarian (d. 2015)

Gertrude Weaver

Belinda Dann, Indigenous Australian who was one of the Stolen Generation, reunited with family aged 107 (d. 2007)

Belinda Dann · Stolen Generation

Nellie Mae Rowe, African-American folk artist (d. 1982)

Nellie Mae Rowe

Meyer Lansky, American gangster (d. 1983)

Meyer Lansky

George Murphy, American actor and politician (d. 1992)

George Murphy

Flor Peeters, Belgian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1986)

Flor Peeters

Angela Baddeley, English actress (d. 1976)

Angela Baddeley

Irving Johnson, American sailor and author (d. 1991)

Irving Johnson

Lionel Trilling, American critic, essayist, short story writer, and educator (d. 1975)

Lionel Trilling

Vincent Schaefer, American chemist and meteorologist (d. 1993)

Vincent Schaefer

John Anderson, American discus thrower (d. 1948)

John Anderson (athlete)

Howard Taubman, American author and critic (d. 1996)

Howard Taubman

Alec Templeton, Welsh composer, pianist and satirist (d. 1963)

Alec Templeton

Robert K. Merton, American sociologist and scholar (d. 2003)

Robert K. Merton

Gloria Stuart, American actress (d. 2010)

Gloria Stuart

Bruce Hamilton, Australian public servant (d. 1989)

Bruce Hamilton (public servant)

Mitch Miller, American singer and producer (d. 2010)

Mitch Miller

Nuccio Bertone, Italian automobile designer (d. 1997)

Nuccio Bertone

Timmie Rogers, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Timmie Rogers

Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American typist and broadcaster (d. 2006)

Iva Toguri D'Aquino

Eppie Lederer, American journalist and radio host (d. 2002)

Eppie Lederer

Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver (d. 1984)

Johnnie Parsons

Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (d. 2006)

Taufa'ahau Tupou IV

Eric Bedser and Alec Bedser, English cricketers (d. 2006) and (d. 2010)

Eric Bedser · Alec Bedser

Pauline Phillips, American journalist and radio host, created Dear Abby (d. 2013)

Pauline Phillips · Dear Abby

Norm Drucker, American basketball player and referee (d. 2015)

Norm Drucker

Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (d. 2007)

Leona Helmsley

Fritz Wilde, German footballer and manager (d. 1977)

Fritz Wilde

Gérard Debreu, French economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)

Gérard Debreu · Nobel Prize in Economics

Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut (d. 2014)

Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut

Philip Rose, American actor, playwright, and producer (d. 2011)

Philip Rose (theatrical producer)

Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (d. 2003)

Tibor Varga (violinist)

Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Rudolf Friedrich

Eva Marie Saint, American actress

Eva Marie Saint

Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (d. 2014)

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Lake Underwood, American race car driver and businessman (d. 2008)

Lake Underwood

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress and photographer

Gina Lollobrigida

Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter

Neil Simon

Giampiero Boniperti, Italian footballer and politician

Giampiero Boniperti

Shan Ratnam, Sri Lankan physician and academic (d. 2001)

Shan Ratnam

Chuck Tanner, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)

Chuck Tanner

Al Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 2011)

Al Davis

Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. 1998)

Bill Tuttle

Ron Casey, Australian journalist and sportscaster

Ron Casey (Sydney broadcaster)

George Steinbrenner, American businessman (d. 2010)

George Steinbrenner

Stephen Boyd, Northern Ireland-born American actor (d. 1977)

Stephen Boyd

Rick Casares, American football player and soldier (d. 2013)

Rick Casares

Sébastien Japrisot, French author, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)

Sébastien Japrisot

Peter Richardson, English cricketer (d. 2017)

Peter Richardson (cricketer)

Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian runner

Aurèle Vandendriessche

Yvonne B. Miller, American academic and politician (d. 2012)

Yvonne B. Miller

Colin Welland, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Colin Welland

Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (d. 2013)

Paul Scoon · Governor-General of Grenada

Zdzisława Donat, Polish soprano and actress

Zdzisława Donat

Thomas Nagel, American philosopher and academic

Thomas Nagel

Queen Sonja of Norway

Queen Sonja of Norway

Richard Rhodes, American journalist and historian

Richard Rhodes

Eric Walters, Australian journalist (d. 2010)

Eric Walters (newsreader)

Steven Rose, English biologist and academic

Steven Rose

Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and producer

Bill Withers

Pat Stapleton, Canadian ice hockey player

Pat Stapleton (ice hockey)

Sam Farr, American politician

Sam Farr

Tomaž Šalamun, Croatian-Slovenian poet and academic (d. 2014)

Tomaž Šalamun

Pavel Sedláček, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist

Pavel Sedláček (musician)

Brian Willson, American soldier, lawyer, and activist

Brian Willson

Hal Lanier, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Hal Lanier

Floyd Little, American football player and coach

Floyd Little

Stefan Meller, French-Polish academic and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2008)

Stefan Meller · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)

Prince Michael of Kent

Prince Michael of Kent

Peter Rowan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Peter Rowan

Conny Bauer, German trombonist

Conny Bauer

Emerson Boozer, American football player and sportscaster

Emerson Boozer

Adam Hart-Davis, English historian, author, and photographer

Adam Hart-Davis

Geraldo Rivera, American lawyer, journalist, and author

Geraldo Rivera

Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1970)

Alan Wilson (musician)

Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (d. 1972)

Andre Spitzer

Ron Kovic, American author and activist

Ron Kovic

Michael Milken, American businessman and philanthropist

Michael Milken

Lembit Ulfsak, Estonian actor and director (d. 2017)

Lembit Ulfsak

René Arnoux, French race car driver

René Arnoux

Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor

Tommy Körberg

Jeremy Spencer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jeremy Spencer

Philip Craven, English basketball player and swimmer

Philip Craven

David Jensen, Canadian-English radio and television host

David Jensen

John Alexander, Australian tennis player and politician

John Alexander (Australian politician)

Ralph Johnson, American R&B drummer and percussionist

Ralph Johnson (musician)

Vladimir Tismăneanu, Romanian-American political scientist, sociologist, and academic

Vladimir Tismăneanu

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American lawyer and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend · Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

Paul Rogat Loeb, American author and activist

Paul Rogat Loeb

Álvaro Uribe, Colombian lawyer and politician, 39th President of Colombia

Álvaro Uribe · President of Colombia

John Waite, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Waite

Francis Maude, English lawyer and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

Francis Maude · Minister for the Cabinet Office

Jim Beattie, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Jim Beattie (baseball)

Morganna, American model, actress, and dancer

Morganna

Kevin Nichols, Australian cyclist

Kevin Nichols

Robert Sinclair MacKay, British academic and educator

Robert Sinclair MacKay

Rein Lang, Estonian politician and diplomat, 25th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Rein Lang · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)

Kirk Pengilly, Australian guitarist, saxophonist, and songwriter

Kirk Pengilly

Carl Valentine, English-Canadian footballer, coach, and manager

Carl Valentine

Victoria Abril, Spanish actress and singer

Victoria Abril

Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (d. 1994)

Roland Ratzenberger

Richard Garriott, English-American video game designer, created the Ultima series

Richard Garriott · Ultima (series)

Pam Shriver, American tennis player and sportscaster

Pam Shriver

Henri Leconte, French tennis player and sportscaster

Henri Leconte

Laureano Márquez, Spanish-Venezuelan political scientist and journalist

Laureano Márquez

José Oquendo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach

José Oquendo

Cle Kooiman, American soccer player and manager

Cle Kooiman

Elie Saab, Lebanese fashion designer

Elie Saab

Edi Rama, Albanian politician

Edi Rama

Mark Slaughter, American singer-songwriter and producer

Mark Slaughter

Mark Whiting, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Mark Whiting

Harvey Grant, American basketball player and coach

Harvey Grant

Horace Grant, American basketball player and coach

Horace Grant

Kiriakos Karataidis, Greek footballer and manager

Kiriakos Karataidis

Gérard Watkins, English actor and playwright

Gérard Watkins

Minas Hantzidis, German-Greek footballer

Minas Hantzidis

Lee Reherman, American actor (d. 2016)

Lee Reherman

Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball player and manager

Vinny Castilla

Sébastien Deleigne, French athlete

Sébastien Deleigne

Andy Walker, English-Canadian journalist

Andy Walker (journalist)

Ronni Ancona, Scottish actress and screenwriter

Ronni Ancona

Jack Frost, American guitarist and songwriter

Jack Frost (musician)

Al Golden, American football player and coach

Al Golden (American football)

Todd Marinovich, American football player and coach

Todd Marinovich

Wilfred Mugeyi, Zimbabwean footballer and coach

Wilfred Mugeyi

Stephen Giles, Canadian canoe racer and engineer

Stephen Giles

William Goldsmith, American drummer

William Goldsmith

Mike Knuble, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

Mike Knuble

Keiko Ihara, Japanese race car driver

Keiko Ihara

Michael Johnson, English-Jamaican footballer and manager

Michael Johnson (footballer, born 1973)

Anjelika Krylova, Russian ice dancer and coach

Anjelika Krylova

Jan Magnussen, Danish race car driver

Jan Magnussen

Tony Popovic, Australian footballer and manager

Tony Popovic

Jill Craybas, American tennis player

Jill Craybas

La'Roi Glover, American football player and sportscaster

La'Roi Glover

Adrian Griffin, American basketball player and coach

Adrian Griffin

Vince Spadea, American tennis player

Vince Spadea

Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2003)

Daijiro Kato

Yevgeniya Medvedeva, Russian skier

Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova

Zoe Naylor, Australian actress, journalist, and producer

Zoe Naylor

Marcos Daniel, Brazilian tennis player

Marcos Daniel

Andrea Gabriel, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Andrea Gabriel

Stephen McNally, English singer-songwriter

Stephen McNally (musician)

Émile Mpenza, Belgian footballer

Émile Mpenza

Dumas, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dumas (musician)

Siim Kabrits, Estonian politician

Siim Kabrits

Josh McCown, American football player

Josh McCown

Renny Vega, Venezuelan footballer

Renny Vega

Kwame Steede, Bermudan footballer

Kwame Steede

Dedé, Angolan footballer

Dedé (Angolan footballer)

Brock Berlin, American football player

Brock Berlin

Christoph Preuß, German footballer

Christoph Preuß

Francisco Cruceta, Dominican baseball player

Francisco Cruceta

Will Smith, American football player (d. 2016)

Will Smith (American football)

Vladimir Boisa, Georgian basketball player

Vladimir Boisa

Vladimir Gusev, Russian cyclist

Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)

Jeff Lima, New Zealand rugby league player

Jeff Lima

Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, American model, author and television personality

Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino

Melanie Fiona, Canadian singer-songwriter

Melanie Fiona

Ben Jorgensen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ben Jorgensen

Amantle Montsho, Botswanan sprinter

Amantle Montsho

Andrew Mrotek, American drummer

Andrew Mrotek

Miguel Pinto, Chilean footballer

Miguel Pinto

Amol Rajan, Indian-English journalist

Amol Rajan

Mattia Serafini, Italian footballer

Mattia Serafini

Jin Akanishi, Japanese singer-songwriter

Jin Akanishi

Miguel Santos Soares, Timorese footballer

Miguel Santos Soares

Kane Tenace, Australian footballer

Kane Tenace

Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Greek basketball player

Dimitrios Mavroeidis

Wason Rentería, Colombian footballer

Wason Rentería

Ömer Aşık, Turkish basketball player

Ömer Aşık

Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer

Takahisa Masuda

Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Vietnamese footballer

Nguyen Ngoc Duy

Rafael Arévalo, Salvadoran tennis player

Rafael Arévalo

Willem Janssen, Dutch footballer

Willem Janssen (footballer, born 1986)

Fanny Valette, French actress

Fanny Valette

Terrance Knighton, American football player

Terrance Knighton

Marte Elden, Norwegian skier

Marte Elden

Wude Ayalew, Ethiopian runner

Wude Ayalew

Guram Kashia, Georgian footballer

Guram Kashia

Benjamin Büchel, English footballer

Benjamin Büchel

Jake Gardiner, American ice hockey player

Jake Gardiner

Richard Mpong, Ghanaian footballer

Richard Mpong

Naoki Yamada, Japanese footballer

Naoki Yamada

Ihar Yasinski, Belarusian footballer

Ihar Yasinski

Tom Barkhuizen, English footballer

Tom Barkhuizen

Ecgberht of Kent

Ecgberht of Kent

Luitpold, margrave of Bavaria

Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria · Duchy of Bavaria

Dietmar I, archbishop of Salzburg

Dietmar I (archbishop of Salzburg) · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg

Luo Shaowei, Chinese warlord (b. 877)

Luo Shaowei

Wang Jianli, Chinese general (b. 871)

Wang Jianli

Taejo of Goryeo, Korean king (b. 877)

Taejo of Goryeo

Zhuo Yanming, Chinese Buddhist monk and emperor

Zhuo Yanming · Bhikkhu

Benedict V, pope of the Catholic Church

Pope Benedict V

Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop and saint (b. 890)

Ulrich of Augsburg

Raynald of Châtillon, French knight (b. 1125)

Raynald of Châtillon

Rudolf I of Bohemia (b. 1281)

Rudolf I of Bohemia

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (b. 1271)

Elizabeth of Portugal

Carlo I Tocco, ruler of Epirus (b. 1372)

Carlo I Tocco

John Frith, English priest, writer, and martyr (b. 1503)

John Frith

Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish general and explorer (b. 1495)

Pedro de Alvarado

Hayreddin Barbarossa, Greek-Turkish admiral (b. 1478)

Hayreddin Barbarossa

Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, English politician (b. 1514)

Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell

Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1521)

Philippe de Monte

William Byrd, English composer (b. c. 1540)

William Byrd

Brian Twyne, English academic, antiquarian and archivist (b. 1581)

Brian Twyne

Antoine Daniel, French missionary and saint (b. 1601)

Antoine Daniel

Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1671)

Luigi Guido Grandi

Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright and author (b. 1680)

Philippe Néricault Destouches

Samuel Richardson, English author and painter (b. 1689)

Samuel Richardson

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (b. 1712)

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine

Charles, Prince of Soubise, Marshal of France (b. 1715)

Charles, Prince of Soubise

Richard Cosway, English painter and academic (b. 1742)

Richard Cosway

John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (b. 1735)

John Adams · President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson, American architect, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of the United States (b. 1743)

Thomas Jefferson · President of the United States

James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (b. 1758)

James Monroe · President of the United States

François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician (b. 1768)

François-René de Chateaubriand

William Kirby, English entomologist and author (b. 1759)

William Kirby (entomologist)

Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German academic and jurist (b. 1781)

Karl Friedrich Eichhorn

William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (b. 1786)

William L. Marcy · United States Secretary of State

Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (b. 1806)

Johan Vilhelm Snellman

Joseph Brackett, American composer and author (b. 1797)

Joseph Brackett

Poundmaker, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1797)

Poundmaker

Hannibal Hamlin, American lawyer and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (b. 1809)

Hannibal Hamlin · Vice President of the United States

Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (b. 1843)

Johannes Schmidt (linguist)

Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (b. 1863)

Vivekananda

Élisée Reclus, French geographer and author (b. 1830)

Élisée Reclus

Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1833)

Melville Fuller · Chief Justice of the United States

Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer and historian (b. 1835)

Giovanni Schiaparelli

Alan Seeger, American soldier and poet (b. 1888)

Alan Seeger

Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1894)

Lothar von Richthofen

Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist and saint (b. 1901)

Pier Giorgio Frassati

Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)

Marie Curie · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1881)

Otto Bauer · Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs

Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (b. 1899)

Suzanne Lenglen

Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1881)

Antoni Łomnicki

Władysław Sikorski, Polish general and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland (b. 1881)

Władysław Sikorski · List of Prime Ministers of Poland

Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (b. 1906)

Taffy O'Callaghan

Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian journalist and author (b. 1882)

Monteiro Lobato

François Brandt, Dutch rower and engineer (b. 1874)

François Brandt

Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1889)

Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg · Governor-General of New Zealand

Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (b. 1927)

Clyde Kennard

Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (b. 1876)

Pingali Venkayya · Flag of India

Gaby Morlay, French actress and singer (b. 1893)

Gaby Morlay

Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (b. 1890)

Henri Decoin

Barnett Newman, American painter and illustrator (b. 1905)

Barnett Newman

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American sailor and businessman (b. 1884)

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt

August Derleth, American anthologist and author (b. 1909)

August Derleth

Thomas C. Hart, American admiral and politician (b. 1877)

Thomas C. Hart

Georgette Heyer, English author (b. 1902)

Georgette Heyer

André Randall, French actor (b. 1892)

André Randall

Yonatan Netanyahu, Israeli colonel (b. 1946)

Yonatan Netanyahu

Antoni Słonimski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1895)

Antoni Słonimski

Gersh Budker, Ukrainian physicist and academic (b. 1918)

Gersh Budker

Lee Wai Tong, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1905)

Lee Wai Tong

Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author (b. 1895)

Maurice Grevisse

Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (b. 1949)

Jimmie Spheeris

Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (b. 1933)

Paul-Gilbert Langevin

Flor Peeters, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1903)

Flor Peeters

Oscar Zariski, Belarusian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1899)

Oscar Zariski

Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (b. 1954)

Adrian Adonis

Olive Ann Burns, American journalist and author (b. 1924)

Olive Ann Burns

Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon and physician (b. 1936)

Victor Chang

Art Sansom, American cartoonist (b. 1920)

Art Sansom

Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian bandoneon player and composer (b. 1921)

Astor Piazzolla · Bandoneon

Bona Arsenault, Canadian historian, genealogist, and politician (b. 1903)

Bona Arsenault

Joey Marella, American wrestling referee (b. 1964)

Joey Marella

Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and singer (b. 1919)

Eva Gabor

Bob Ross, American painter and television host (b. 1942)

Bob Ross

Charles Kuralt, American journalist (b. 1934)

Charles Kuralt

John Zachary Young, English zoologist and neurophysiologist (b. 1907)

John Zachary Young

Leo Garel, American illustrator and educator (b. 1917)

Leo Garel

Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Polish journalist and author (b. 1919)

Gustaw Herling-Grudziński

Gerald Bales, Canadian organist and composer (b. 1919)

Gerald Bales

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general (b. 1912)

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

Larry Burkett, American author and radio host (b. 1939)

Larry Burkett

André Claveau, French singer (b. 1915)

André Claveau

Barry White, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1944)

Barry White

Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1920)

Jean-Marie Auberson

Cliff Goupille, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1915)

Cliff Goupille

Hank Stram, American football player and coach (b. 1923)

Hank Stram

Bill Pinkney, American singer (b. 1925)

Bill Pinkney

Thomas M. Disch, American author and poet (b. 1940)

Thomas M. Disch

Jesse Helms, American politician (b. 1921)

Jesse Helms

Evelyn Keyes, American actress (b. 1916)

Evelyn Keyes

Terrence Kiel, American football player (b. 1980)

Terrence Kiel

Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (b. 1923)

Charles Wheeler (journalist)

Brenda Joyce, American actress (b. 1917)

Brenda Joyce (actress)

Allen Klein, American businessman and talent agent, founded ABKCO Records (b. 1931)

Allen Klein · ABKCO Records

Drake Levin, American guitarist (b. 1946)

Drake Levin

Steve McNair, American football player (b. 1973)

Steve McNair

Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author and actor (b. 1935)

Lasse Strömstedt

Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard, Congolese poet and politician (b. 1938)

Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard

Robert Neil Butler, American physician and author (b. 1927)

Robert Neil Butler

Hiren Bhattacharyya, Indian poet and author (b. 1932)

Hiren Bhattacharyya

Jimmy Bivins, American boxer (b. 1919)

Jimmy Bivins

Jeong Min-hyeong, South Korean footballer (b. 1987)

Jeong Min-hyeong

Eric Sykes, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)

Eric Sykes

Onllwyn Brace, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1932)

Onllwyn Brace

Jack Crompton, English footballer and manager (b. 1921)

Jack Crompton

James Fulton, American dermatologist and academic (b. 1940)

James Fulton (dermatologist)

Charles A. Hines, American general (b. 1935)

Charles A. Hines

Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (b. 1960)

Bernie Nolan

Giorgio Faletti, Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1950)

Giorgio Faletti

C. J. Henderson, American author and critic (b. 1951)

C. J. Henderson

Earl Robinson, American baseball player (b. 1936)

Earl Robinson (baseball)

Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (b. 1932)

Richard Mellon Scaife

Nedelcho Beronov, Bulgarian judge and politician (b. 1928)

Nedelcho Beronov

William Conrad Gibbons, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1926)

William Conrad Gibbons