August 12 — On This Day

First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade.

First Crusade · Battle of Ascalon · Godfrey of Bouillon · Fatimid Caliphate · Al-Afdal Shahanshah

Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

Battle of Didgori · Georgia (country) · David IV of Georgia · Seljuq dynasty · Ilghazi

Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.

Battle of Harim · Nur ad-Din Zangi · Crusades · County of Tripoli · Principality of Antioch

Signature of the Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic, that regulates the border between the two countries for the first time.

Treaty of Nöteborg · Novgorod Republic

Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.

Christopher Columbus · Canary Islands

First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets.

Battle of Zonchio · Republic of Venice · Ottoman Empire

The president of Louis XIII of France's royal council is arrested, leaving Cardinal Richelieu in the role of the King's principal minister.

Louis XIII of France · Cardinal Richelieu

Praying Indian John Alderman shoots and kills Metacomet, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip's War.

Praying Indian · John Alderman · Metacomet · Wampanoag people · King Philip's War

Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.

Battle of Mohács (1687) · Charles V, Duke of Lorraine · Ottoman Empire

Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India.

Treaty of Allahabad · Company rule in India

The Rhône and Loire départments are created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two.

Rhône (department) · Loire (department) · Departments of France · Rhône-et-Loire

Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires re-takes the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina after the first British invasion.

Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires · Buenos Aires · Argentina · British invasions of the River Plate

French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.

William I of the Netherlands · Ten Days' Campaign · Belgian Revolution

Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.

Isaac Singer · Sewing machine

Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.

Joseph Lister

The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Quagga · Natura Artis Magistra · Amsterdam

The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.

Flag of Hawaii · ʻIolani Palace · Flag of the United States · Republic of Hawaii

World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.

World War I · Austria-Hungary · British Empire

World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.

Battle of Halen · Cavalry · Halen

Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.

Waffen-SS · Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre

Nazi German troops end the week-long Wola massacre, during which time at least 40,000 people were killed indiscriminately or in mass executions.

Nazi Germany · Wola massacre

Alençon is liberated by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces.

Alençon · Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque · Nazism

Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.

Korean War · Bloody Gulch massacre · Korean People's Army

The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.

Night of the Murdered Poets

The first testing of a real thermonuclear weapon (not test devices): The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4), the first Soviet thermonuclear bomb.

Nuclear weapons testing · Thermonuclear weapon · Soviet atomic bomb project · Joe 4

The 7.2 Ms Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 445 and 800 people were killed.

1953 Ionian earthquake · Ionian Islands · Mercalli intensity scale

Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched.

Echo 1A · Communications satellite

South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.

South Africa · Olympic Games · Apartheid in South Africa

Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.

Apprentice Boys of Derry · Derry · Battle of the Bogside

Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War

Palestinians · Tel al-Zaatar massacre · Lebanese Civil War

The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.

Approach and Landing Tests · Space Shuttle Enterprise

The Sri Lanka Riots:, targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed.

1977 riots in Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · Tamils · United National Party

The IBM Personal Computer is released.

IBM Personal Computer

Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster.

Japan Airlines Flight 123 · Mount Osutaka · Gunma Prefecture

Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.

Sue (dinosaur) · Tyrannosaurus Rex · Sue Hendrickson · South Dakota

Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

North American Free Trade Agreement

Major League Baseball players go on strike, forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

Major League Baseball · 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike · 1994 World Series

The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.

Russian Navy · Russian submarine Kursk (K-141) · Kursk submarine disaster · Barents Sea · Military exercise

At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China.

2015 Tianjin explosions · Tianjin

Abraham Zacuto, Jewish astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, rabbi and historian (d. 1515)

Abraham Zacuto

Christian III of Denmark (d. 1559)

Christian III of Denmark

Franciscus Sonnius, Dutch counter-Reformation theologian (d. 1576)

Franciscus Sonnius

Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Daughters of Charity (d. 1660)

Louise de Marillac · Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

Sir William Curtius FRS, German magistrate, English baronet (d. 1678).

William Curtius

Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer (d. 1690)

Giovanni Legrenzi

Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess (d. 1685)

Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1704)

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

John Balguy, English philosopher and author (d. 1748)

John Balguy

Maurice Greene, English organist and composer (d. 1755)

Maurice Greene (composer)

George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)

George IV of the United Kingdom

Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic (d. 1853)

Karl Faber

Robert Southey, English poet and author (d. 1843)

Robert Southey

Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar (d. 1891)

Helena Blavatsky

Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (d. 1890)

Michael J. McGivney · Knights of Columbus

Diamond Jim Brady, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1917)

Diamond Jim Brady

Ernestine von Kirchsberg, Austrian painter and educator (d. 1924)

Ernestine von Kirchsberg

Katharine Lee Bates, American poet and author (d. 1929)

Katharine Lee Bates

Klara Hitler, Austrian mother of Adolf Hitler (d. 1907)

Klara Hitler · Adolf Hitler

Jacinto Benavente, Spanish playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)

Jacinto Benavente · Nobel Prize in Literature

Henrik Sillem, Dutch target shooter, mountaineer, and jurist (d. 1907)

Henrik Sillem

Edith Hamilton, German-American author and educator (d. 1963)

Edith Hamilton

Henry Reuterdahl, Swedish-American artist (d. 1925)

Henry Reuterdahl

Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian politician, 2nd President of Latvia (d. 1939)

Gustavs Zemgals · President of Latvia

Mary Roberts Rinehart, American author and playwright (d. 1958)

Mary Roberts Rinehart

Albert Bartha, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (d. 1960)

Albert Bartha · Ministry of Defence (Hungary)

Radclyffe Hall, English poet, author, and activist (d. 1943)

Radclyffe Hall

Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1925)

Christy Mathewson

Cecil B. DeMille, American director and producer (d. 1959)

Cecil B. DeMille

Martha Hedman, Swedish-American actress and playwright (d. 1974)

Martha Hedman

Marion Lorne, American actress (d. 1968)

Marion Lorne

Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (d. 1959)

Jean Cabannes

Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist (d. 1952)

Keith Murdoch

Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (d. 1959)

Juhan Simm

Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)

Erwin Schrödinger · Nobel Prize in Physics

Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (d. 1981)

Zerna Sharp

C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and academic (d. 1953)

C. E. M. Joad

John McDermott, American golfer (d. 1971)

John McDermott (golfer)

Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (d. 1977)

Alfred Lunt

Maurice Fernandes, Guyanese cricketer (d. 1981)

Maurice Fernandes

Ben Sealey, Trinidadian cricketer (d. 1963)

Ben Sealey

Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician, 1st Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1980)

Mohammad Hatta · List of Vice Presidents of Indonesia

Idel Jakobson, Latvian-Estonian NKVD officer (d. 1997)

Idel Jakobson · NKVD

Tamás Lossonczy, Hungarian painter (d. 2009)

Tamás Lossonczy

Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (d. 1918)

Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia

Harry Hopman, Australian tennis player and coach (d. 1985)

Harry Hopman

Tedd Pierce, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1972)

Tedd Pierce

Gladys Bentley, American blues singer (d. 1960)

Gladys Bentley

Joe Besser, American actor (d. 1988)

Joe Besser

Boy Charlton, Australian swimmer (d. 1975)

Boy Charlton

Benjamin Sheares, Singaporean physician and politician, 2nd President of Singapore (d. 1981)

Benjamin Sheares · President of Singapore

Bruce Matthews, Canadian general and businessman (d. 1991)

Bruce Matthews (Canadian Army officer)

Yusof bin Ishak, Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore (d. 1970)

Yusof bin Ishak · President of Singapore

Jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006)

Jane Wyatt

Cantinflas, Mexican actor, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1993)

Cantinflas

Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997)

Samuel Fuller

Richard L. Bare, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Richard L. Bare

Gerd Buchdahl, German-English philosopher and author (d. 2001)

Gerd Buchdahl

Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and songwriter (d. 1981)

Ruth Lowe

Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2007)

Michael Kidd

Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012)

Ioan Dicezare

Edward Pinkowski, American writer, journalist and Polonia historian

Edward Pinkowski

Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (d. 2008)

Oliver Crawford

Sid Bernstein, American record producer (d. 2013)

Sid Bernstein

Guy Gibson, Anglo-Indian commander and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944)

Guy Gibson · Victoria Cross

Margaret Burbidge, English-American astrophysicist and academic

Margaret Burbidge

Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (d. 1971)

Vikram Sarabhai

Charles Gibson, American ethnohistorian (d. 1985)

Charles Gibson (historian)

Percy Mayfield, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1984)

Percy Mayfield

Fulton Mackay, Scottish actor and playwright (d. 1987)

Fulton Mackay

Miloš Jakeš, Czech communist politician

Miloš Jakeš

John Holt, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1997)

John Holt (cricketer)

Derek Shackleton, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (d. 2007)

Derek Shackleton

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (d. 1988)

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq · President of Pakistan

Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas (d. 2016)

Dale Bumpers · Governor of Arkansas

Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (d. 1986)

Guillermo Cano Isaza

Donald Justice, American poet and writing teacher (d. 2004)

Donald Justice

Norris McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 2004)

Norris McWhirter · Guinness World Records

Ross McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist, co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 1975)

Ross McWhirter · Guinness World Records

George Wetherill, American physicist and academic (d. 2006)

George Wetherill

John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998)

John Derek

Joe Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)

Joe Jones (singer)

Porter Wagoner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)

Porter Wagoner

Charles Blackman, Australian painter and illustrator

Charles Blackman

Bob Buhl, American baseball player (d. 2001)

Bob Buhl

Dan Curtis, American director and producer (d. 2006)

Dan Curtis

Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)

Buck Owens

George Soros, Hungarian-American businessman and investor, founded the Soros Fund Management

George Soros · Soros Fund Management

Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan engineer and civil servant (d. 2010)

Kanagaratnam Sriskandan

Jacques Tits, Belgian-French mathematician and academic

Jacques Tits

William Goldman, American author, playwright, and screenwriter

William Goldman

Dallin H. Oaks, American lawyer, jurist, and religious leader

Dallin H. Oaks

Charlie O'Donnell, American radio and television announcer (d. 2010)

Charlie O'Donnell

Sirikit, Queen mother of Thailand

Sirikit · Thailand

Parnelli Jones, American race car driver and businessman

Parnelli Jones

Frederic Lindsay, Scottish author and educator (d. 2013)

Frederic Lindsay

Robin Nicholson, English metallurgist and academic

Robin Nicholson (metallurgist)

John Cazale, American actor (d. 1978)

John Cazale

Kjell Grede, Swedish director and screenwriter

Kjell Grede

Walter Dean Myers, American author and poet (d. 2014)

Walter Dean Myers

Jean-Paul L'Allier, Canadian journalist and politician, 38th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2016)

Jean-Paul L'Allier · List of mayors of Quebec City

George Hamilton, American actor

George Hamilton (actor)

Pam Kilborn, Australian track and field athlete

Pam Kilborn

David King, South African chemist and academic

David King (chemist)

Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2016)

Sushil Koirala · Prime Minister of Nepal

Roy Romanow, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Saskatchewan

Roy Romanow · Premier of Saskatchewan

Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach (d. 2005)

Eddie Barlow

L. M. Kit Carson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

L. M. Kit Carson

Réjean Ducharme, Canadian author and playwright

Réjean Ducharme

Dana Ivey, American actress

Dana Ivey

Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, German physician and author

Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt

Dorothy E. Denning, American computer scientist and academic

Dorothy E. Denning

Ron Mael, American keyboard player and songwriter

Ron Mael

Terry Nutkins, English television host and author (d. 2012)

Terry Nutkins

Siddaramaiah, Indian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka

Siddaramaiah · Chief Minister of Karnataka

Graham J. Zellick, English academic and jurist

Graham J. Zellick

Panagiotis Chinofotis, Greek admiral and politician

Panagiotis Chinofotis

Mark Knopfler, Scottish-English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Mark Knopfler

Lou Martin, Northern Irish pianist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2012)

Lou Martin

Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

Alex Naumik

Rick Ridgeway, American mountaineer and photographer

Rick Ridgeway

Jim Beaver, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Jim Beaver

August "Kid Creole" Darnell, American musician, bandleader, singer-songwriter, and record producer

August Darnell

Klaus Toppmöller, German football manager and former player

Klaus Toppmöller

Daniel Biles, American associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court

Daniel Biles · Kansas Supreme Court

Rob Borbidge, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Queensland

Rob Borbidge · Premier of Queensland

Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong businessman and politician, 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong

Leung Chun-ying · Chief Executive of Hong Kong

Ibolya Dávid, Hungarian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Hungary

Ibolya Dávid · Minister of Justice of Hungary

François Hollande, French lawyer and politician, 24th President of France

François Hollande · President of France

Pat Metheny, American jazz guitarist and composer

Pat Metheny

Lee Freedman, Australian horse trainer

Lee Freedman

Bruce Greenwood, Canadian actor and producer

Bruce Greenwood

Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricketer

Sidath Wettimuny

Friedhelm Schütte, German footballer

Friedhelm Schütte

Jürgen Dehmel, German bass player and songwriter

Jürgen Dehmel

Kerry Boustead, Australian rugby league player

Kerry Boustead

Amanda Redman, English actress

Amanda Redman

Laurent Fignon, French cyclist and sportscaster (d. 2010)

Laurent Fignon

Greg Thomas, Welsh-English cricketer

Greg Thomas

Roy Hay, English guitarist, keyboard player, and composer

Roy Hay (musician)

Mark Priest, New Zealand cricketer

Mark Priest

Kōji Kitao, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 60th Yokozuna

Kōji Kitao · Makuuchi

Campbell Newman, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Queensland

Campbell Newman · Premier of Queensland

Sir Mix-a-Lot, American rapper, producer, and actor

Sir Mix-a-Lot

Michael Hagan, Australian rugby league player and coach

Michael Hagan

Peter Krause, American actor

Peter Krause

Tobias Ellwood, American-English captain and politician

Tobias Ellwood

Andy Hui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor

Andy Hui

Andrey Plotnikov, Russian race walker

Andrey Plotnikov

Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer

Regilio Tuur

Thorsten Boer, German footballer and manager

Thorsten Boer

Ülar Mark, Estonian architect

Ülar Mark

Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor and politician

Aga Muhlach

Stuart Williams, Nevisian cricketer

Stuart Williams (cricketer)

Aleksandar Đurić, Bosnian footballer

Aleksandar Đurić

Charles Mesure, English-Australian actor and screenwriter

Charles Mesure

Toby Perkins, English businessman and politician

Toby Perkins

Jim Schlossnagle, American baseball player and coach

Jim Schlossnagle

Anthony Swofford, American soldier and author

Anthony Swofford

Michael Ian Black, American comedian, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Michael Ian Black

Rebecca Gayheart, American actress

Rebecca Gayheart

Pete Sampras, American tennis player

Pete Sampras

Demir Demirkan, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer

Demir Demirkan

Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer and manager

Mark Kinsella

Takanohana Kōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 65th Yokozuna

Takanohana Kōji · Makuuchi

Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer

Gyanendra Pandey

Jonathan Coachman, American basketball player, wrestler, and sportscaster

Jonathan Coachman

Todd Marchant, American ice hockey player and coach

Todd Marchant

Matt Clement, American baseball player and coach

Matt Clement

Karl Stefanovic, Australian television host

Karl Stefanovic

Casey Affleck, American actor

Casey Affleck

Pedro Collins, Barbadian cricketer

Pedro Collins

Mikko Lindström, Finnish guitarist

Mikko Lindström

Henry Tuilagi, Samoan rugby player

Henry Tuilagi

Antoine Walker, American basketball player

Antoine Walker

Plaxico Burress, American football player

Plaxico Burress

Jesper Grønkjær, Danish footballer

Jesper Grønkjær

Chris Chambers, American football player

Chris Chambers

Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player

Hayley Wickenheiser

D. J. Houlton, American baseball player

D. J. Houlton

Ian Hutchinson, English motorcycle racer

Ian Hutchinson (motorcycle racer)

Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater

Cindy Klassen

Austra Skujytė, Lithuanian pentathlete

Austra Skujytė

Javier Chevantón, Uruguayan footballer

Javier Chevantón

Maggie Lawson, American actress

Maggie Lawson

Dominique Swain, American actress

Dominique Swain

Matt Thiessen, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Matt Thiessen

Tony Capaldi, Norwegian-Northern Irish footballer

Tony Capaldi

Djibril Cissé, French footballer

Djibril Cissé

Boban Grnčarov, Macedonian footballer

Boban Grnčarov

Alexandros Tzorvas, Greek footballer

Alexandros Tzorvas

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas, Brazilian footballer

Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas

Manoa Vosawai, Italian rugby player

Manoa Vosawai

Bryan Pata, American football player (d. 2006)

Bryan Pata

Danny Graham, English footballer

Danny Graham (footballer)

Franck Moutsinga, German rugby player

Franck Moutsinga

Andrei Agius, Maltese footballer

Andrei Agius

Kyle Arrington, American football player

Kyle Arrington

Vanessa Watts, West Indian cricketer

Vanessa Watts

Tyson Fury, English boxer

Tyson Fury

Matt Gillett, Australian rugby league player

Matt Gillett

Tom Cleverley, English footballer

Tom Cleverley

Hong Jeong-ho, South Korean footballer

Hong Jeong-ho

Mario Balotelli, Italian footballer

Mario Balotelli

Marvin Zeegelaar, Dutch footballer

Marvin Zeegelaar

Martin Zurawsky, German footballer

Martin Zurawsky

Jesinta Campbell, Australian model

Jesinta Campbell

Sam Hoare, Australian rugby league player

Sam Hoare (rugby league, born 1991)

Cara Delevingne, English model and actress

Cara Delevingne

Isabella Escobar, Guatemalan tennis player

Isabella Escobar

Jacob Loko, Australian rugby player

Jacob Loko

Teo Gheorghiu, Swiss pianist and actor

Teo Gheorghiu

Ewa Farna, Czech singer-songwriter

Ewa Farna

Julio Urías, Mexican baseball player

Julio Urías

Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch footballer

Matthijs de Ligt

Jænberht, archbishop of Canterbury

Jænberht

Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 825)

Louis II of Italy

Li Gu, chancellor of Later Zhou (b. 903)

Li Gu (Later Zhou)

Yuan Zong, emperor of Southern Tang (b. 916)

Li Jing (Southern Tang)

Vladislaus III, duke of Bohemia

Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia

Charles Martel, king of Hungary (b. 1271)

Charles Martel of Anjou

Rudolf I, duke of Bavaria (b. 1274)

Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria

Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman

Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick

Prince Moriyoshi, Japanese shogun (b. 1308)

Prince Moriyoshi

Yongle, emperor of the Ming Empire (b. 1360)

Yongle Emperor

Sixtus IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1414)

Pope Sixtus IV

Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theologian (b. 1492)

Francisco de Vitoria

Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (b. 1513)

Thomas Smith (diplomat)

Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, Italian-English composer (b. 1543)

Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Mughal vizier and historian (b. 1551)

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1557)

Giovanni Gabrieli

Johannes Althusius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1557)

Johannes Althusius

Philippe de Champaigne, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1602)

Philippe de Champaigne

Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)

Pope Innocent XI

Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)

Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven · Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire

Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)

Mikhail Kamensky

Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)

Étienne Louis Geoffroy

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1769)

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh · Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

William Blake, English poet and painter (b. 1757)

William Blake

Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (b. 1760)

Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie

George Stephenson, English engineer and academic (b. 1781)

George Stephenson

Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)

Albert Gallatin · United States Secretary of the Treasury

John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, British lawyer and activist (b. 1801)

John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune

Eliphalet Remington, American inventor and businessman, founded Remington Arms (b. 1793)

Eliphalet Remington · Remington Arms

Sakuma Shōzan, Japanese scholar and politician (b. 1811)

Sakuma Shōzan

William Jackson Hooker, English botanist and academic (b. 1785)

William Jackson Hooker

James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1819)

James Russell Lowell

Thomas Chamberlain, American colonel (b. 1841)

Thomas Chamberlain (soldier)

Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player and theoretician (b. 1836)

Wilhelm Steinitz

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish botanist, geologist, mineralogist, and explorer (b. 1832)

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

William Renshaw, English tennis player (b. 1861)

William Renshaw

John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed the HMS Holland 1 (b. 1840)

John Philip Holland · HMS Holland 1

William Thompson, American archer (b. 1848)

William Thompson (archer)

Pyotr Boborykin, Russian playwright and journalist (b. 1836)

Pyotr Boborykin

Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1871)

Arthur Griffith · President of Dáil Éireann

Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (b. 1863)

Sándor Bródy (writer)

Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)

Leoš Janáček

Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Dutch architect, designed the Beurs van Berlage (b. 1856)

Hendrik Petrus Berlage · Beurs van Berlage

Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician and academic (b. 1851)

Friedrich Schottky

Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1884)

Nikolai Triik

Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English soldier and politician, 56th Governor General of Canada (b. 1866)

Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon · Governor General of Canada

Bobby Peel, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1857)

Bobby Peel

Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer and mountaineer (b. 1859)

Vittorio Sella

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.

David Bergelson, Ukrainian author and playwright (b. 1884)

David Bergelson

Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)

Thomas Mann · Nobel Prize in Literature

James B. Sumner, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)

James B. Sumner · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)

Mike O'Neill (baseball)

Ian Fleming, English spy, journalist, and author (b. 1908)

Ian Fleming

Artur Alliksaar, Estonian poet and author (b. 1923)

Artur Alliksaar

Esther Forbes, American historian and author (b. 1891)

Esther Forbes

Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)

Walter Rudolf Hess · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Karl Ziegler, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)

Karl Ziegler · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

John Williams, English motorcycle racer (b. 1946)

John Williams (motorcyclist)

Ernst Boris Chain, German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)

Ernst Boris Chain · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Henry Fonda, American actor (b. 1905)

Henry Fonda

Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer (b. 1959)

Salvador Sánchez

Theodor Burchardi, German admiral (b. 1892)

Theodor Burchardi

Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1941)

Kyu Sakamoto

Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (b. 1951)

Manfred Winkelhock

Evaline Ness, American author and illustrator (b. 1911)

Evaline Ness

Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter (b. 1960)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

William Shockley, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

William Shockley · Nobel Prize in Physics

Dorothy Mackaill, English-American actress (b. 1903)

Dorothy Mackaill

John Cage, American composer and theorist (b. 1912)

John Cage

Victor Ambartsumian, Georgian-Armenian astrophysicist and academic (b. 1908)

Victor Ambartsumian

Mark Gruenwald, American author and illustrator (b. 1953)

Mark Gruenwald

Jack Delano, American photographer and composer (b. 1914)

Jack Delano

Jean Drapeau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1916)

Jean Drapeau · Mayor of Montreal

Gennady Lyachin, Russian captain (b. 1955)

Gennady Lyachin

Loretta Young, American actress (b. 1913)

Loretta Young

Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)

Enos Slaughter

Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)

Godfrey Hounsfield · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

John Loder, English sound engineer and producer, founded Southern Studios (b. 1946)

John Loder (sound engineer) · Southern Studios

Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune (b. 1925)

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

Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (b. 1963)

Mike Wieringo

Christie Allen, English-Australian singer (b. 1954)

Christie Allen

Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1915)

Les Paul

Isaac Bonewits, American Druid, author, and activist; founded Ár nDraíocht Féin (b. 1949)

Isaac Bonewits · Druid · Ár nDraíocht Féin

Guido de Marco, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th President of Malta (b. 1931)

Guido de Marco · President of Malta

Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (b. 1946)

Richie Hayward

André Kim, South Korean fashion designer (b. 1935)

André Kim

Robert Robinson, English journalist and author (b. 1927)

Robert Robinson (broadcaster)

Jimmy Carr, American football player and coach (b. 1933)

Jimmy Carr (American football)

Jerry Grant, American race car driver (b. 1935)

Jerry Grant

Joe Kubert, Polish-American illustrator, founded The Kubert School (b. 1926)

Joe Kubert · The Kubert School

Édgar Morales Pérez, Mexican engineer and politician

Édgar Morales Pérez

Alf Morris, English politician and activist (b. 1928)

Alf Morris

Tereza de Arriaga, Portuguese painter (b. 1915)

Tereza de Arriaga

Hans-Ekkehard Bob, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)

Hans-Ekkehard Bob

Pauline Maier, American historian and academic (b. 1938)

Pauline Maier

David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician (b. 1952)

David McLetchie

Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov, Russian ecologist and journalist (b. 1930)

Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov

Lauren Bacall, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1924)

Lauren Bacall

Futatsuryū Jun'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1950)

Futatsuryū Jun'ichi

Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948)

Kongō Masahiro

Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and academic (b. 1929)

Jaakko Hintikka

Stephen Lewis, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Stephen Lewis (actor)

Meshulim Feish Lowy, Hungarian-Canadian rabbi and author (b. 1921)

Meshulim Feish Lowy

John Scott, English organist and conductor (b. 1956)

John Scott (organist)

Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (b. 1942)

Bryan Murray (ice hockey)