July 9 — On This Day

The military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

Avitus · Emperor · Western Roman Empire

Odoacer makes a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forces Odoacer back into Ravenna.

Odoacer · Heruli · Theoderic the Great · Ravenna

Korean forces under general Kim Yu-sin of Silla defeat the army of Baekje in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.

Kim Yu-sin · Baekje · Battle of Hwangsanbeol

The 8.4-9.0 Mw Sanriku earthquake strikes the area around Sendai in northern Honshu, Japan. Inundation from the tsunami extended several kilometers inland.

869 Sanriku earthquake · Sendai · Honshu

Emperor Charles IV assists in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague.

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor · Cornerstone · Charles Bridge · Prague

The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach.

Old Swiss Confederacy · Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy · Archduchy of Austria · Battle of Sempach

Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000.

King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.

Henry VIII of England · Anne of Cleves

Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.

Martyrs of Gorkum · Gorinchem

Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II.

Bohemia · Freedom of religion · Letter of Majesty · Rudolf II

A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi.

House of Bourbon · Nicolas Catinat · Habsburg Monarchy · Prince Eugene of Savoy · Battle of Carpi

French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.

Battle of Melle · Ghent

The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.

Braddock Expedition · Battle of the Monongahela · Native Americans in the United States · Fort Duquesne · Downtown Pittsburgh

George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.

George Washington · United States Declaration of Independence · Continental Army · Manhattan · Staten Island

In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.

Versailles, Yvelines · National Assembly (French Revolution) · National Constituent Assembly (France) · Constitution of France

The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet.

Swedish Navy · Battle of Svensksund · Russian Navy

The Act Against Slavery in Upper Canada bans the importation of slaves and will free those who are born into slavery after the passage of the Act at 25 years of age.

Act Against Slavery · Upper Canada

The Treaties of Tilsit are signed by Napoleon I of France and Alexander I of Russia.

Treaties of Tilsit · Napoleon · Alexander I of Russia

Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.

Kingdom of Holland · First French Empire

Explorer David Thompson posts a sign near what is now Sacajawea State Park in Washington state, claiming the Columbia District for the United Kingdom.

David Thompson (explorer) · Sacajawea State Park · Washington (state) · Columbia District

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord · Prime Minister of France

Argentina declares independence from Spain.

Argentina · Argentine Declaration of Independence

Four hundred and seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos are executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence

Cyprus · Kyprianos · Greek War of Independence

U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk, he is succeeded in office by Vice President Millard Fillmore.

Zachary Taylor · Millard Fillmore

Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Persia.

Báb · Tabriz · Iran

The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.

Siege of Port Hudson · Union (American Civil War) · Mississippi River

The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.

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

The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.

Herzegovina Uprising (1875-77) · Ottoman Empire

The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.

1877 Wimbledon Championship · The Championships, Wimbledon

Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs 1st successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.

Daniel Hale Williams

William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

William Jennings Bryan · Cross of Gold speech · Bimetallism · 1896 Democratic National Convention · Chicago

The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.

Federation of Australia · Royal assent

The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.

Shanxi · North China · Taiyuan massacre

In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.

Nashville, Tennessee · Great Train Wreck of 1918

Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.

Johnny Weissmuller · Freestyle swimming · Swimming (sport)

The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.

São Paulo (state) · Brazil · Constitutionalist Revolution

The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.

Fox Film Corporation · 1937 Fox vault fire

The Allied invasion of Sicily soon causes the downfall of Mussolini and forces Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk.

Allied invasion of Sicily · 25 Luglio · Battle of Kursk

American forces take Saipan, bringing the Japanese archipelago within range of B-29 raids, and causing the downfall of the Tojo government.

Battle of Saipan · Japanese archipelago · Boeing B-29 Superfortress · Hideki Tojo

Finland wins the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive.

Battle of Tali-Ihantala · Red Army · Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive

The Russell-Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.

Russell-Einstein Manifesto · Nuclear warfare

The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Agean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock.

1956 Amorgos earthquake · Cyclades · Agean Sea · Mercalli intensity scale

A 7.8 Mw strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed.

1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami · Landslide · Megatsunami · Lituya Bay

Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.

Starfish Prime · High-altitude nuclear explosion

A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt.

Renault · Nazi hunter · Serge and Beate Klarsfeld

Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.

Pan Am Flight 759 · Kenner, Louisiana

The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament · Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 · LGBT rights in New Zealand

The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.

Parliament of Canada · Nunavut · Northwest Territories · Inuit · Dene

The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.

Navaly church bombing · Sri Lanka Air Force · Tamil people

Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.

Iran student protests, July 1999 · Iran · University of Tehran

The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; its first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.

African Union · Ethiopia · Thabo Mbeki · South Africa

One hundred twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, a Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.

S7 Airlines Flight 778 · Airbus A310 · International Airport Irkutsk · Siberia

South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.

South Sudan · Sudan

Emperor Kameyama of Japan (d. 1305)

Emperor Kameyama

Frederick IV of Baden, Dutch bishop (d. 1517)

Frederick IV of Baden

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1571)

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

Elizabeth of Austria, Polish noble (d. 1545)

Elizabeth of Austria (1526-1545)

Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English-American soldier and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1618)

Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr · List of colonial governors of Virginia

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)

Emperor Reigen

Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (d. 1749)

Philip Livingston (1686-1749)

Alexis Piron, French epigrammatist and playwright (d. 1773)

Alexis Piron

Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet and author (d. 1781)

Johann Nikolaus Götz

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1825)

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock · Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland

Ann Radcliffe, English author and poet (d. 1823)

Ann Radcliffe

Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (d. 1818)

Matthew Lewis (writer)

Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician, pathologist, and anatomist (d. 1885)

Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle

Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and colonel (d. 1887)

Alexander William Doniphan

Elias Howe, American inventor, invented the sewing machine (d. 1867)

Elias Howe · Sewing machine

A. C. Gibbs, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Oregon (d. 1886)

A. C. Gibbs · Governor of Oregon

Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (d. 1913)

Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano

Jan Neruda, Czech journalist and poet (d. 1891)

Jan Neruda

Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (d. 1904)

Camille of Renesse-Breidbach

Robert I, Duke of Parma (d. 1907)

Robert I, Duke of Parma

William Turner Dannat, American painter (d. 1929)

William Turner Dannat

John Verran, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of South Australia (d. 1932)

John Verran · Premier of South Australia

Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (d. 1942)

Franz Boas

Georges Lecomte, French author and playwright (d. 1958)

Georges Lecomte

Eduard Sõrmus, Estonian violinist (d. 1940)

Eduard Sõrmus

Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and parasitologist (d. 1934)

Carlos Chagas

Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1936)

Ottorino Respighi

James Ormsbee Chapin, American-Canadian painter and illustrator (d. 1975)

James Ormsbee Chapin

Saturnino Herrán, Mexican painter (d. 1918)

Saturnino Herrán

Samuel Eliot Morison, American admiral and historian (d. 1976)

Samuel Eliot Morison

Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (d. 1964)

Léo Dandurand

George Geary, English cricketer and coach (d. 1981)

George Geary

Maria Gomes Valentim, Brazilian super-centenarian (d. 2011)

Maria Gomes Valentim

Barbara Cartland, English author and singer (d. 2000)

Barbara Cartland

Peter Acland, English soldier (d. 1993)

Peter Acland

Clarence Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 1984)

Clarence Campbell

Eddie Dean, American singer-songwriter (d. 1999)

Eddie Dean (singer)

Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani philosopher and scholar (d. 1973)

Allamah Rasheed Turabi

Minor White, American photographer, critic, and educator (d. 1976)

Minor White

Basil Wolverton, American author and illustrator (d. 1978)

Basil Wolverton

Govan Mbeki, The South African anti-apartheid and ANC leader and activist (d. 2001)

Govan Mbeki · African National Congress

Mervyn Peake, English author and illustrator (d. 1968)

Mervyn Peake

John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and author (d. 2008)

John Archibald Wheeler

Willi Stoph, German engineer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of East Germany (d. 1999)

Willi Stoph · Leadership of East Germany

David Diamond, American composer and educator (d. 2005)

David Diamond (composer)

Lee Embree, American sergeant and photographer (d. 2008)

Lee Embree

Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)

Dean Goffin

Edward Heath, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)

Edward Heath

Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and academic (d. 2012)

Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn

Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)

Jarl Wahlström · General of The Salvation Army

David C. Jones, American general (d. 2013)

David C. Jones

Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (d. 1984)

Pierre Cochereau

Guru Dutt, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1964)

Guru Dutt

Charles E. Wicks, American engineer, author, and academic (d. 2010)

Charles E. Wicks

Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (d. 2015)

Murphy Anderson

Ben Roy Mottelson, American-Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Ben Roy Mottelson · Nobel Prize in Physics

Ed Ames, American singer and actor

Ed Ames

Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician

Red Kelly

Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist

Federico Bahamontes

Vince Edwards, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1996)

Vince Edwards

Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2007)

Lee Hazlewood

Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolin player

Jesse McReynolds

Hassan II of Morocco (d. 1999)

Hassan II of Morocco

K. Balachander, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

K. Balachander

Buddy Bregman, American composer and conductor (d. 2017)

Buddy Bregman

Janice Lourie, American computer scientist and graphic artist

Janice Lourie

Roy McLean, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 2007)

Roy McLean

Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (d. 2013)

Haynes Johnson

Donald Rumsfeld, American captain and politician, 13th United States Secretary of Defense

Donald Rumsfeld · United States Secretary of Defense

Amitzur Shapira, Israeli sprinter and long jumper (d. 1972)

Amitzur Shapira

Oliver Sacks, English-American neurologist, author, and academic (d. 2015)

Oliver Sacks

Michael Graves, American architect, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (d. 2015)

Michael Graves · Portland Building · Humana Building

Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Finance (d. 2005)

Wim Duisenberg · Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)

Mercedes Sosa, Argentinian singer and activist (d. 2009)

Mercedes Sosa

Michael Williams, English actor (d. 2001)

Michael Williams (actor)

June Jordan, American poet and educator (d. 2002)

June Jordan

David Zinman, American violinist and conductor

David Zinman

David Hockney, English painter and photographer

David Hockney

Brian Dennehy, American actor

Brian Dennehy

David B. Frohnmayer, American lawyer and politician, 12th Oregon Attorney General (d. 2015)

David B. Frohnmayer · Oregon Attorney General

Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American psychoanalyst and theorist (d. 2010)

Eugene Victor Wolfenstein

Mac MacLeod, English musician

Mac MacLeod

David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, English engineer and politician

David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey

Richard Roundtree, American actor

Richard Roundtree

John Casper, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

John Casper

Judith M. Brown, Indian-English historian and academic

Judith M. Brown

John Cunniff, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002)

John Cunniff

Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter

Dean Koontz

Root Boy Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)

Root Boy Slim

Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1980)

Bon Scott

Haruomi Hosono, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Haruomi Hosono

Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (d. 2008)

Mitch Mitchell

O. J. Simpson, American football player and actor

O. J. Simpson

Patrick Wormald, English historian (d. 2004)

Patrick Wormald

Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian lawyer and politician, 15th Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Hassan Wirajuda · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia)

Amal ibn Idris al-Alami, Moroccan physician and neurosurgeon

Amal ibn Idris al-Alami

Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player and sailor

Adriano Panatta

Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 4th President of Ukraine

Viktor Yanukovych · President of Ukraine

Chris Cooper, American actor

Chris Cooper

Māris Gailis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia

Māris Gailis · Prime Minister of Latvia

John Tesh, American pianist, composer, and radio and television host

John Tesh

Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer

Margie Gillis

Thomas Ligotti, American author

Thomas Ligotti

Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer and politician (d. 2012)

Théophile Abega

Kevin O'Leary, Canadian journalist and businessman

Kevin O'Leary

Steve Coppell, English footballer and manager

Steve Coppell

Lindsey Graham, American colonel, lawyer, and politician

Lindsey Graham

Jimmy Smits, American actor and producer

Jimmy Smits

Willie Wilson, American baseball player and manager

Willie Wilson (baseball)

Tom Hanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Tom Hanks

Michael Lederer, American author, poet, and playwright

Michael Lederer

Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter

Marc Almond

Tim Kring, American screenwriter and producer

Tim Kring

Kelly McGillis, American actress

Kelly McGillis

Paul Merton, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Paul Merton

Jim Kerr, Scottish singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Jim Kerr

Kevin Nash, American wrestler

Kevin Nash

Clive Stafford Smith, English lawyer and author

Clive Stafford Smith

Yūko Asano, Japanese actress and singer

Yūko Asano

Wally Fullerton Smith, Australian rugby league player

Wally Fullerton Smith

Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Argentinian journalist, photographer, and author

Eduardo Montes-Bradley

Klaus Theiss, German footballer

Klaus Theiss

Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Courtney Love

Gianluca Vialli, Italian footballer and coach

Gianluca Vialli

Frank Bello, American bass player

Frank Bello

Thomas Jahn, German director and screenwriter

Thomas Jahn

Jason Rhoades, American sculptor (d. 2006)

Jason Rhoades

Pamela Adlon, American actress and voice artist

Pamela Adlon

Zheng Cao, Chinese-American soprano and actress (d. 2013)

Zheng Cao

Gary Glasberg, American television writer and producer (d. 2016)

Gary Glasberg

Marco Pennette, American screenwriter and producer

Marco Pennette

Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician

Gunnar Axén

Mark Stoops, American football player and coach

Mark Stoops

Paolo Di Canio, Italian footballer and manager

Paolo Di Canio

Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish historian and author

Lars Gyllenhaal

Nicklas Barker, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Nicklas Barker

Jason Kearton, Australian footballer and coach

Jason Kearton

Trent Green, American football player and sportscaster

Trent Green

Masami Tsuda, Japanese author and illustrator

Masami Tsuda

Marc Andreessen, American software developer, co-founded Netscape

Marc Andreessen · Netscape

Ara Babajian, American drummer and songwriter

Ara Babajian

Kelly Holcomb, American football player and sportscaster

Kelly Holcomb

Enrique Murciano, American actor

Enrique Murciano

Siân Berry, English environmentalist and politician

Siân Berry

Ian Bradshaw, Barbadian cricketer

Ian Bradshaw

Gary Kelly, Irish footballer

Gary Kelly (footballer, born 1974)

Nikola Šarčević, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player

Nikola Šarčević

Shelton Benjamin, American wrestler

Shelton Benjamin

Isaac Brock, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Isaac Brock (musician)

Robert Koenig, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Robert Koenig (filmmaker)

Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player

Craig Quinnell

Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Jack White

Thomas Cichon, Polish-German footballer and manager

Thomas Cichon

Fred Savage, American actor, director, and producer

Fred Savage

Radike Samo, Fijian-Australian rugby player

Radike Samo

Kara Goucher, American runner

Kara Goucher

Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer

Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1978)

Lee Chun-soo, South Korean footballer

Lee Chun-soo

Alecko Eskandarian, American soccer player and manager

Alecko Eskandarian

Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race car driver

Sakon Yamamoto

Lucia Micarelli, American violinist and actress

Lucia Micarelli

Chris Campoli, Canadian ice hockey player

Chris Campoli

Gianni Fabiano, Italian footballer

Gianni Fabiano

Jacob Hoggard, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jacob Hoggard

Ave Pajo, Estonian footballer

Ave Pajo

Piia Suomalainen, Finnish tennis player

Piia Suomalainen

LA Tenorio, Filipino basketball player

LA Tenorio

Lee Hee-ah, South Korean pianist

Lee Hee-ah

Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer

Paweł Korzeniowski

Ashley Young, English footballer

Ashley Young

Sébastien Bassong, Cameroonian footballer

Sébastien Bassong

Dominic Cervi, American soccer player

Dominic Cervi

Simon Dumont, American skier

Simon Dumont

Kiely Williams, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Kiely Williams

Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist

Gert Jõeäär

Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter

Rebecca Sugar

Raul Rusescu, Romanian footballer

Raul Rusescu

Earl Bamber, New Zealand race car driver

Earl Bamber

Fábio Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer

Fábio Pereira da Silva

Rafael, Brazilian footballer

Rafael (footballer, born 1990)

Mitchel Musso, American singer and actor

Mitchel Musso

Suzanitta, Bulgarian singer

Suzanitta

Empress Dowager Bian, Cao Cao's wife (b. 159)

Empress Dowager Bian · Cao Cao

Anastasius I Dicorus, Byzantine emperor (b. 430)

Anastasius I Dicorus

Naga, Japanese prince

Prince Naga

Guido of Ravenna, Italian cartographer, entomologist and historian

Guido of Pisa

Stephen Langton, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1150)

Stephen Langton

Leopold III, Duke of Austria (b. 1351)

Leopold III, Duke of Austria

Jan van Eyck, Dutch painter

Jan van Eyck

Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell, Scottish statesman (b. c. 1493)

Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell

Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)

Maurice, Elector of Saxony

Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (b. 1633)

Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain and explorer (b. 1661)

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1671)

Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

John Oldmixon, English historian, poet, and playwright (b. 1673)

John Oldmixon

Philip V of Spain (b. 1683)

Philip V of Spain

Giovanni Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1670)

Giovanni Bononcini

Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (b. 1720)

Jonathan Mayhew

Henry Seymour Conway, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1721)

Henry Seymour Conway · Secretary of State for the Northern Department

Edmund Burke, Irish-English philosopher, academic, and politician (b. 1729)

Edmund Burke

Báb, Persian religious leader, founded Bábism (b. 1819)

Báb · Bábism

Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States (b. 1784)

Zachary Taylor · President of the United States

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1794)

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan · United States Secretary of the Interior

Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist and academic (b. 1776)

Amedeo Avogadro

James Strang, American religious leader and politician (b. 1813)

James Strang

Paul Broca, French physician and anatomist (b. 1824)

Paul Broca

Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean captain (b. 1848)

Ignacio Carrera Pinto

Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist and photographer (b. 1842)

Alphonse François Renard

John Drew, Jr., American actor (b. 1853)

John Drew, Jr.

King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (b. 1855)

King Camp Gillette · Gillette Company

Oliver Law, American commander (b. 1899)

Oliver Law

Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1870)

Benjamin N. Cardozo

Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish-Lithuanian general and politician (b. 1865)

Lucjan Żeligowski

Fritz Hart, English-Australian composer and conductor (b. 1874)

Fritz Hart

Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1894)

Harry Heilmann

Don Beauman, English race car driver (b. 1928)

Don Beauman

Ferenc Talányi, Slovene journalist and painter (b. 1883)

Ferenc Talányi

Georges Bataille, French philosopher, novelist, and poet (b. 1897)

Georges Bataille

Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (b. 1874)

Eugen Fischer

Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani dentist and politician (b. 1893)

Fatima Jinnah

Sigrid Holmquist, Swedish actress (b. 1899)

Sigrid Holmquist

Karl Ast, Estonian author and politician (b. 1886)

Karl Ast

Robert Weede, American opera singer (b. 1903)

Robert Weede

Earl Warren, American jurist and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1891)

Earl Warren · Chief Justice of the United States

Alice Paul, American activist (b. 1885)

Alice Paul

Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (b. 1899)

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1913)

Vinicius de Moraes

Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1896)

Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Jimmy Kinnon, Scottish-American activist, founded Narcotics Anonymous (b. 1911)

Jimmy Kinnon · Narcotics Anonymous

Patriarch Nicholas VI of Alexandria (b. 1915)

Patriarch Nicholas VI of Alexandria

Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (b. 1946)

Kelvin Coe

Eric Sevareid, American journalist (b. 1912)

Eric Sevareid

Metin Altıok, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1940)

Metin Altıok

Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1921)

Bill Mosienko

Melvin Belli, American lawyer (b. 1907)

Melvin Belli

Robert de Cotret, Canadian politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1944)

Robert de Cotret · Secretary of State for Canada

Doug Fisher, English actor (b. 1941)

Doug Fisher (actor)

Mayo Kaan, American bodybuilder (b. 1914)

Mayo Kaan

Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925)

Rod Steiger

Paul Klebnikov, American journalist and historian (b. 1963)

Paul Klebnikov

Isabel Sanford, American actress (b. 1917)

Isabel Sanford

Chuck Cadman, Canadian engineer and politician (b. 1948)

Chuck Cadman

Yevgeny Grishin, Russian speed skater (b. 1931)

Yevgeny Grishin (speed skater)

Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)

Alex Shibicky

Milan Williams, American keyboard player and producer (b. 1948)

Milan Williams

Charles Lane, American actor (b. 1905)

Charles Lane (actor)

Séamus Brennan, Irish accountant and politician, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (b. 1948)

Séamus Brennan · Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (b. 1916)

Jessica Anderson

Don Ackerman, American basketball player (b. 1930)

Don Ackerman

Facundo Cabral, Argentinian singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

Facundo Cabral

Shin Jae-chul, South Korean-American martial artist (b. 1936)

Shin Jae-chul

Chick King, American baseball player (b. 1930)

Chick King

Terepai Maoate, Cook Islander physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (b. 1934)

Terepai Maoate · Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (b. 1920)

Eugênio Sales

Markus Büchel, Liechtensteiner politician, 9th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (b. 1959)

Markus Büchel · Prime Minister of Liechtenstein

Andrew Nori, Solomon lawyer and politician (b. 1952)

Andrew Nori

Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (b. 1954)

Kiril of Varna

Barbara Robinson, American author and poet (b. 1927)

Barbara Robinson (author)

Toshi Seeger, American activist, co-founded the Clearwater Festival (b. 1922)

Toshi Seeger · Clearwater Festival

Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín, Paraguayan violinist and composer (b. 1926)

Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín

David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)

David Azrieli

Eileen Ford, American businesswoman, co-founded Ford Models (b. 1922)

Eileen Ford · Ford Models

Don Lenhardt, American baseball player and coach (b. 1922)

Don Lenhardt

John Spinks, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1953)

John Spinks (musician)

Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (b. 1958)

Christian Audigier

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1940)

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)

Jim Bede, American aircraft designer (b. 1933)

Jim Bede