July 6 — On This Day

The Battle of Leuctra, where Epaminondas defeated Cleombrotus I, takes place

Battle of Leuctra · Epaminondas · Cleombrotus I

Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt).

Battle of Heliopolis · 'Amr ibn al-'As · Byzantine Empire · Heliopolis (Ancient Egypt) · Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity)

The Battle of Ménfő between troops led by Emperor Henry III and Magyar forces led by Samuel Aba, King of Hungary, takes place.

Battle of Ménfő · Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor · Hungarians · Samuel Aba, King of Hungary

Richard I "the Lionheart" accedes to the English throne.

Richard I of England

Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania.

Mindaugas · Lithuania

Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death.

Pope Clement VI · Papal bull · Antisemitism · Jews in the Middle Ages · Black Death

Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming-Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor.

Ming dynasty · Zheng He · Nanjing · Treasure voyages · Sinhala people

Jan Hus is condemned as a heretic and then burned at the stake.

Jan Hus

A temporary compromise between the rebellious Transylvanian peasants and the noblemen is signed in Kolozsmonostor Abbey.

Transylvanian peasant revolt · Kolozsmonostor Abbey

Richard III is crowned King of England.

Richard III of England

Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.

Diogo Cão · Congo River

First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo: Charles VIII defeats the Holy League.

First Italian War · Battle of Fornovo · Charles VIII of France · Italian War of 1494-98

Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.

Thomas More · Treason · Henry VIII of England

King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.

Philip II of Spain · Mary I of England · Dover · Calais · Countries of the United Kingdom

The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England.

Treaty of Edinburgh

Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.

Córdoba, Argentina · Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera

French Wars of Religion: Siege of La Rochelle ends.

French Wars of Religion · Siege of La Rochelle (1572-73)

Żejtun and the surrounding villages suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta.

Żejtun · Raid of Żejtun · Ottoman Empire · Malta

Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.

Thirty Years' War · Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden · Pomerania

Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.

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

Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia.

Pope Benedict XIV · Patriarchate of Aquileia · Diocese · Udine · Gorizia

American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.

American Revolutionary War · Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) · Artillery · John Burgoyne · United States

Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.

Battle of Grenada · American Revolutionary War

First Battle of Algeciras: Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras.

First Battle of Algeciras · French Navy · Royal Navy · Algeciras

The second day of the Battle of Wagram; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars.

Battle of Wagram

In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held.

Jackson, Michigan · United States Republican Party

The first issue of The Nation magazine is published.

The Nation

Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.

Louis Pasteur · Vaccine · Rabies · Joseph Meister

David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

David Kalākaua · Kingdom of Hawaii · Bayonet Constitution · Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.

Dadabhai Naoroji · British House of Commons

Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.

Strike action · Pinkerton National Detective Agency · Homestead Strike

World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.

World War I · Arab · T. E. Lawrence · Auda ibu Tayi · Battle of Aqaba

The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.

R34 (airship)

The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4-2.

Major League Baseball All-Star Game · Comiskey Park · American League · National League

A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell.

Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal · River Irwell

Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.

Spanish Civil War · Battle of Brunete

Holocaust: The last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed.

The Holocaust

Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.

Story Bridge · Brisbane

Nazi Germany launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.

Nazi Germany · Battle of Smolensk (1941) · Smolensk

Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.

Anne Frank · Anne Frank House · Amsterdam

Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial.

Jackie Robinson · Court-martial

The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Hartford circus fire · List of fires · Hartford, Connecticut

The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.

AK-47 · Soviet Union

Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.

Althea Gibson · Wimbledon championships

John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.

John Lennon · Paul McCartney

As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.

Operation Plowshare · Sedan (nuclear test)

The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.

The Late Late Show (Ireland) · Talk show · RTÉ One

Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.

Malawi

Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.

Republic · Hastings Banda · President of Malawi

Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.

Nigerian Civil War · Nigeria · Biafra

The Comoros declares independence from France.

Comoros

Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.

Davis Phinney · Tour de France

The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.

Piper Alpha · North Sea

The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff.

Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is founded.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.

Bosnian War · Ratko Mladić · Srebrenica

The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.

The Troubles · Drumcree conflict · 1997 nationalist riots in Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland

Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.

Hong Kong International Airport · Chek Lap Kok · Hong Kong · Kai Tak Airport

The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.

Yevpatoria · Message to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence · Cosmic Call 2 · Cassiopeia (constellation) · Orion (constellation)

The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.

Nathu La · Sino-Indian War

At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.

Yobe State school shooting · Yobe State · Nigeria

A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board.

Boeing 777 · Asiana Airlines Flight 214 · San Francisco International Airport

A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area.

Lac-Mégantic derailment · Lac-Mégantic, Quebec

Queen Blanche I of Navarre (d. 1441)

Blanche I of Navarre

Antonio Manetti, Italian mathematician and architect (d. 1497)

Antonio Manetti

James III of Cyprus, son of James II of Cyprus and Catherine Cornaro, king of Cyprus (d. 1474)

James III of Cyprus · James II of Cyprus · Catherine Cornaro · Cyprus

Johann Stobäus, German lute player and composer (d. 1646)

Johann Stobäus · Lute

Jacopo Melani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1676)

Jacopo Melani

Nicola Francesco Haym, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1729)

Nicola Francesco Haym

Antoine de Jussieu, French biologist and academic (d. 1758)

Antoine de Jussieu

Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (d. 1802)

Daniel Morgan

John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (d. 1792)

John Paul Jones

Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (d. 1813)

Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)

Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (d. 1826)

Stamford Raffles · Singapore

Maria Luisa of Spain (d. 1824)

Maria Luisa of Spain

William Hooker, English botanist and academic (d. 1865)

William Jackson Hooker

María Isabella of Spain (d. 1846)

María Isabella of Spain

Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1855)

Nicholas I of Russia

Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (d. 1905)

Albert von Kölliker

Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (d. 1879)

Adolf Anderssen

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1880)

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Sylvester Pennoyer, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Oregon (d. 1902)

Sylvester Pennoyer · Governor of Oregon

Maximilian I of Mexico (d. 1867)

Maximilian I of Mexico

R. G. Bhandarkar, Indian orientalist and scholar (d. 1925)

R. G. Bhandarkar

Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian philologist and scholar (d. 1923)

Vatroslav Jagić

José María Velasco Gómez, Mexican painter and academic (d. 1912)

José María Velasco Gómez

John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (d. 1915)

John Downer · Premier of South Australia

George Howard Earle, Jr., American lawyer and businessman (d. 1928)

George Howard Earle, Jr.

William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (d. 1943)

William Irvine (Australian politician) · Premier of Victoria

Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

Verner von Heidenstam · Nobel Prize in Literature

Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (d. 1950)

Émile Jaques-Dalcroze

Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1935)

Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom

Dimitrios Maximos, Greek banker and politician, 140th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1955)

Dimitrios Maximos · Prime Minister of Greece

Arnaud Massy, French golfer (d. 1950)

Arnaud Massy

Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (d. 1926)

Eino Leino

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American businessman and sailor (d. 1970)

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt

Ernst Busch, German field marshal (d. 1945)

Ernst Busch (field marshal)

Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (d. 1944)

Marc Bloch

Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter and poet (d. 1985)

Marc Chagall

Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer and actress (d. 1975)

Annette Kellerman

Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian-American author and scholar (d. 1936)

Dhan Gopal Mukerji

Will James, American author and illustrator (d. 1942)

Will James (artist)

Richard Krautheimer, German-American historian and scholar (d. 1994)

Richard Krautheimer

Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian soldier and composer (d. 1962)

Hanns Eisler

Susannah Mushatt Jones, American supercentarian (d. 2016)

Susannah Mushatt Jones · Supercentarian

Frederica Sagor Maas, American author and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Frederica Sagor Maas

Elfriede Wever, German Olympic runner (d. 1941)

Elfriede Wever

Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)

Hugo Theorell · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Robert Whitney, American conductor and composer (d. 1986)

Robert Whitney (conductor)

Erik Wickberg, Swedish 9th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1996)

Erik Wickberg · General of The Salvation Army

Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator (d. 1954)

Frida Kahlo

George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (d. 2002)

George Stanley · Flag of Canada

Anton Muttukumaru, Sri Lankan general and diplomat (d. 2001)

Anton Muttukumaru

Eric Reece, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania (d. 1999)

Eric Reece · Premier of Tasmania

René Le Grèves, French cyclist (d. 1946)

René Le Grèves

Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006)

Heinrich Harrer

Vance Trimble, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author

Vance Trimble

Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter, founded WWE (d. 1984)

Vince McMahon Sr. · WWE

Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009)

Harold Norse

Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (d. 2004)

Arthur Lydiard

Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor (d. 1977)

Sebastian Cabot (actor)

Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor and educator (d. 2007)

Ernst Haefliger

Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2017)

Allan MacEachen · Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

Billy Mauch, American actor (d. 2006)

Billy and Bobby Mauch

Bobby Mauch, American actor (d. 2007)

Billy and Bobby Mauch

Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (d. 2016)

Nancy Reagan · List of First Ladies of the United States

William Schallert, American actor; president (1979-81) of the Screen Actors Guild (d. 2016)

William Schallert · Screen Actors Guild

Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (d. 2014)

Wojciech Jaruzelski · President of Poland

Louie Bellson, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2009)

Louie Bellson

Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress (d. 2002)

Ruth Cracknell

Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (d. 2007)

Merv Griffin · Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) · Jeopardy!

Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. 1981)

Bill Haley · Bill Haley & His Comets

Gazi Yaşargil, Turkish neurosurgeon and academic

Gazi Yaşargil

Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (d. 2007)

Sulev Vahtre

Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player and journalist (d. 1988)

Jan Hein Donner

Janet Leigh, American actress and author (d. 2004)

Janet Leigh

Pat Paulsen, American comedian and actor (d. 1997)

Pat Paulsen

George Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

George Armstrong (ice hockey)

Ian Burgess, English racing driver (d. 2012)

Ian Burgess

Jean Campeau, Canadian businessman and politician

Jean Campeau

Della Reese, American actress and singer

Della Reese

László Tábori, Hungarian runner and coach

László Tábori

Herman Hertzberger, Dutch architect and academic

Herman Hertzberger

Candy Barr, American model, dancer, and actress (d. 2005)

Candy Barr

Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

Tenzin Gyatso · 14th Dalai Lama

Dave Allen, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2005)

Dave Allen (comedian)

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Ned Beatty, American actor

Ned Beatty

Gene Chandler, American singer-songwriter and producer

Gene Chandler

Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (d. 2014)

Michael Sata · President of Zambia

Jet Harris, English bass player (The Shadows, The Jeff Beck Group, and The Vipers Skiffle Group) (d. 2011)

Jet Harris · The Shadows · The Jeff Beck Group · The Vipers Skiffle Group

Mary Peters, English-Irish pentathlete and shot putter

Mary Peters (athlete)

Jeannie Seely, Grammy Award-winning country music singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member

Jeannie Seely · Country music · Grand Ole Opry

Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan

Nursultan Nazarbayev · President of Kazakhstan

David Crystal, British linguist, author, and academic

David Crystal

Randall Robinson, American lawyer and author

Randall Robinson

Reinhard Roder, German footballer and manager

Reinhard Roder

Tamara Sinyavskaya, Russian soprano

Tamara Sinyavskaya

Gunhild Hoffmeister, German runner

Gunhild Hoffmeister

Lair Ribeiro, Brazilian cardiologist

Lair Ribeiro

George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States

George W. Bush · President of the United States

Fred Dryer, American football player and actor

Fred Dryer

Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic

Peter Singer

Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Sylvester Stallone

Jamie Wyeth, American painter

Jamie Wyeth

Roy Señeres, Filipino diplomat and politician (d. 2016)

Roy Señeres

Nathalie Baye, French actress

Nathalie Baye

Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canadian academic and politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs

Jean-Pierre Blackburn · Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)

Brad Park, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

Brad Park

Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines

Noli de Castro · Vice President of the Philippines

Phyllis Hyman, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1995)

Phyllis Hyman

Michael Shrieve, American composer, drummer, and percussionist

Michael Shrieve

John Byrne, English-American author and illustrator

John Byrne (comics)

Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer

Geoffrey Rush

Hilary Mantel, English author and critic

Hilary Mantel

Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Nanci Griffith

Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer and manager (d. 2014)

Kaiser Kalambo

Robert Ménard, French politician and former journalist

Robert Ménard

Allyce Beasley, American actress

Allyce Beasley

Willie Randolph, American baseball player and manager

Willie Randolph

Jennifer Saunders, English actress, comedian and screenwriter

Jennifer Saunders

Richard Dacoury, French basketball player

Richard Dacoury

Maria Wasiak, Polish businesswoman and politician, Polish Minister of Infrastructure and Development

Maria Wasiak · Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (Poland)

Robin Antin, American dancer, choreographer, and businesswoman

Robin Antin

Todd Bennett, English runner and coach (d. 2013)

Todd Bennett

Peter Hedges, American author, screenwriter, and director

Peter Hedges

Heather Nova, Bermudian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Heather Nova

Inspectah Deck, American rapper and producer

Inspectah Deck

Martin Smith, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Martin Smith (English musician)

Daniel Andrews, Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria

Daniel Andrews · Premier of Victoria

Laurent Gaudé, French author and playwright

Laurent Gaudé

Greg Norton, American baseball player and coach

Greg Norton (baseball)

Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukrainian sprinter

Zhanna Pintusevich-Block

Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer

Zé Roberto

50 Cent, American rapper, producer, and actor (G-Unit)

50 Cent · G-Unit

Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist

Amir-Abbas Fakhravar

Ioana Dumitriu, Romanian-American mathematician and academic

Ioana Dumitriu

Max Mirnyi, Belarusian tennis player

Max Mirnyi

Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer

Makhaya Ntini

Adam Busch, American actor, director, and producer

Adam Busch

Tamera Mowry, American actress and producer

Tamera Mowry

Tia Mowry, American actress and producer

Tia Mowry

Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player

Kevin Senio

Matthew Barnson, American viola player and composer

Matthew Barnson

Nic Cester, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Nic Cester

Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

Kevin Hart

Kenny Deuchar, Scottish footballer

Kenny Deuchar

Joell Ortiz, American rapper

Joell Ortiz

Eva Green, French actress and model

Eva Green

Roman Shirokov, Russian footballer

Roman Shirokov

Brandon Jacobs, American football player

Brandon Jacobs

Misty Upham, American actress (d. 2014)

Misty Upham

Gregory Smith, Canadian actor, director, and producer

Gregory Smith (actor)

Zhang Hao, Chinese figure skater

Zhang Hao (figure skater)

Diamond Rings, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Diamond Rings (musician)

Sarah Gronert, German tennis player

Sarah Gronert

David Karp, American businessman, founded Tumblr

David Karp · Tumblr

Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress

Sophie Auster

Manteo Mitchell, American runner

Manteo Mitchell

Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Kate Nash

Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model

Caroline Trentini

Kevin Fickentscher, Swiss footballer

Kevin Fickentscher

Magaye Gueye, French footballer

Magaye Gueye

Justin Schultz, Canadian ice hockey player

Justin Schultz

Manny Machado, American baseball player

Manny Machado

Cleombrotus I, Spartan king

Cleombrotus I

Goar of Aquitaine, French-German bishop and saint (b. 585)

Goar of Aquitaine

Wang Chongrong, Chinese warlord

Wang Chongrong · Warlord

William I, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 875)

William I, Duke of Aquitaine

Genshin, Japanese monk and scholar (b. 942)

Genshin

Godelieve, Flemish saint (b. 1049)

Godelieve

Henry II of England (b. 1133)

Henry II of England

Odo III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)

Odo III, Duke of Burgundy

Alexander II of Scotland (b. 1198)

Alexander II of Scotland

Jan Hus, Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (b. 1369)

Jan Hus

Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (b. 1436)

Regiomontanus

Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (b. 1416)

Antonio Squarcialupi

Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet and playwright (b. 1474)

Ludovico Ariosto

Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1478)

Thomas More · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Edward VI of England (b. 1537)

Edward VI of England

Edmund Grindal, English archbishop (b. 1519)

Edmund Grindal

Thomas Aufield, English priest and martyr (b. 1552)

Thomas Aufield

Man Singh I, Rajput Raja of Amer (b. 1550)

Man Singh I

Peter Gunning, English bishop (b. 1614)

Peter Gunning

George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, English general and politician (b. 1725)

George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe

Conrad Beissel, German-American religious leader (b. 1690)

Conrad Beissel

Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (b. 1736)

Daniel Morgan

Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (b. 1775)

Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle

Granville Sharp, English activist (b. 1735)

Granville Sharp

Samuel Whitbread, English politician (b. 1764)

Samuel Whitbread (1764-1815)

John Marshall, American captain and politician, 4th United States Secretary of State (b. 1755)

John Marshall · United States Secretary of State

Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1789)

Georg Ohm

Harada Sanosuke, Japanese captain (b. 1840)

Harada Sanosuke

Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (b. 1850)

Guy de Maupassant

Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (b. 1819)

Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (b. 1890)

Maria Goretti

Abai Qunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet and philosopher (b. 1845)

Abai Qunanbaiuli

August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German linguist and theologian (b. 1826)

August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein

Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (b. 1840)

Odilon Redon

Maria Teresia Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and missionary (b. 1863)

Maria Teresia Ledóchowska

Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English author (b. 1859)

Kenneth Grahame

Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian commander (b. 1888)

Nestor Makhno

Horace Pippin, American painter (b. 1888)

Horace Pippin

Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (b. 1862)

Adolfo Müller-Ury

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (b. 1867)

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau · Premier of Quebec

George Grosz, German painter and illustrator (b. 1893)

George Grosz

Aneurin Bevan, Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (b. 1897)

Aneurin Bevan · Secretary of State for Health

Scott LaFaro, American bassist (b. 1936)

Scott LaFaro

Woodall Rodgers, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1890)

Woodall Rodgers · Mayor of Dallas

Paul Boffa, Maltese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1890)

Paul Boffa · Prime Minister of Malta

William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

William Faulkner · Nobel Prize in Literature

Archduke Joseph August of Austria (b. 1872)

Archduke Joseph August of Austria

George, Duke of Mecklenburg (b. 1899)

George, Duke of Mecklenburg

Claude V. Ricketts, American admiral (b. 1906)

Claude V. Ricketts

Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (b. 1892)

Sad Sam Jones

Hilda Taba, Estonian architect and educator (b. 1902)

Hilda Taba

Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1901)

Louis Armstrong

Otto Klemperer, German-American conductor and composer (b. 1885)

Otto Klemperer

Reşat Ekrem Koçu, Turkish historian, scholar, and poet (b. 1905)

Reşat Ekrem Koçu

Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (b. 1886)

Zhu De · Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Fritz Lenz, German geneticist and physician (b. 1887)

Fritz Lenz

Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (b. 1907)

Ödön Pártos

Babe Paley, American socialite and fashion style icon (b. 1915)

Babe Paley

Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)

Van McCoy

Jagjivan Ram, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1908)

Jagjivan Ram · Deputy Prime Minister of India

János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, Hungarian Minister of the Interior (b. 1912)

János Kádár · Ministry of Interior (Hungary)

Mudashiru Lawal, Nigerian footballer (b. 1954)

Mudashiru Lawal

Marsha P. Johnson, American drag queen performer and activist (b. 1945)

Marsha P. Johnson · Drag queen

Ahmet Haxhiu, Kosovan activist (b. 1932)

Ahmet Haxhiu

Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (b. 1915)

Aziz Nesin

Chetan Anand, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Chetan Anand (director)

Roy Rogers, American cowboy, actor, and singer (b. 1911)

Roy Rogers

Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1901)

Joaquín Rodrigo

Barry Winchell, American soldier (b. 1977)

Barry Winchell

Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1911)

Władysław Szpilman

Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (b. 1932)

Dhirubhai Ambani · Reliance Industries

John Frankenheimer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

John Frankenheimer

Buddy Ebsen, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1908)

Buddy Ebsen

Çelik Gülersoy, Turkish lawyer, historical preservationist, writer and poet (b. 1930)

Çelik Gülersoy

Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician, 10th President of Austria (b. 1932)

Thomas Klestil · List of Federal Presidents of Austria

Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

Syreeta Wright

Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Ed McBain

Claude Simon, Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)

Claude Simon · Nobel Prize in Literature

Kasey Rogers, American actress (b. 1925)

Kasey Rogers

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, American author (b. 1939)

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Vasily Aksyonov, Russian author and academic (b. 1932)

Vasily Aksyonov

Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1916)

Robert McNamara · United States Secretary of Defense

Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1929)

Harvey Fuqua

Hani al-Hassan, Palestinian engineer and politician (b. 1939)

Hani al-Hassan

Lo Hsing Han, Burmese businessman, co-founded Asia World (b. 1935)

Lo Hsing Han · Asia World

Alan J. Dixon, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Illinois Secretary of State (b. 1927)

Alan J. Dixon · Illinois Secretary of State

Jerry Weintraub, American film producer, and talent agent (b. 1937)

Jerry Weintraub