August 19 — On This Day

The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War.

Roman temple · Venus (mythology) · Roman mythology · Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 292 BC) · Third Samnite War

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.

Augustus · Roman Senate · Roman consul

Abu Yazid, a Kharijite rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the Hodna Mountains in modern-day Algeria by Fatimid forces.

Abu Yazid · Hodna Mountains · Algeria · Fatimid Caliphate

Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Melisende, and also captures Ascalon.

Baldwin III of Jerusalem · Kingdom of Jerusalem · Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem · Siege of Ascalon

In Ireland, the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs (Burkes) and Anglo-Norman Fitzgeralds fight in the Battle of Knockdoe.

Hiberno-Normans · Anglo-Norman · Battle of Knockdoe

Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.

Mary, Queen of Scots · Kingdom of Scotland · France

The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in British history.

Samlesbury witches · Lancashire · Samlesbury · Kingdom of England · Witchcraft

Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".

Second Anglo-Dutch War · Robert Holmes (Royal Navy officer) · Terschelling · Holmes's Bonfire

Salem witch trials: In Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.

Salem witch trials · Salem, Massachusetts · Clergy · Witchcraft

Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan: The start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as "the 45".

Charles Edward Stuart · Glenfinnan · Jacobite rising of 1745

Ottoman-Persian War: In the Battle of Kars, the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by Nader Shah.

Ottoman-Persian War (1743-46) · Battle of Kars (1745) · Nader Shah

Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.

Battle of Lagos · Seven Years' War

Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.

Gustav III of Sweden · Coup d'état · Riksdag of the Estates

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Blue Licks · Commander · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis · Siege of Yorktown

War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".

War of 1812 · USS Constitution · USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere · HMS Guerriere (1806) · Nova Scotia

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's Second Triumvirate.

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas · Second Triumvirate (Argentina)

The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world".

Louis Daguerre · Daguerreotype

California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).

California Gold Rush · New York Herald · Gold rush · California

The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.

First Sioux War · Lakota people · Conquering Bear · Grattan massacre

First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.

Weisshorn

American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.

American Indian Wars · Minnesota · Lakota people · Fort Ridgely · New Ulm, Minnesota

The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Afghanistan gains full independence from the United Kingdom.

Afghanistan

Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.

Patriarch Sergius of Moscow · Russian Orthodox Church · Soviet Union

The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.

Soap Box Derby · Dayton, Ohio

The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.

German referendum, 1934 · Führer

First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.

North American B-25 Mitchell · Medium bomber

World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.

World War II · Dieppe Raid · 2nd Canadian Infantry Division · Amphibious warfare · Allies of World War II

World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.

Liberation of Paris · Nazi Germany

August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.

August Revolution · Viet Minh · Ho Chi Minh · Hanoi

Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Cold War · Central Intelligence Agency · Secret Intelligence Service · 1953 Iranian coup d'état · Mohammad Mosaddegh

In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.

Hurricane Diane

Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.

Lockheed U-2 · Francis Gary Powers · Espionage

Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.

List of spacecraft called Sputnik · Korabl-Sputnik 2 · Dog · Soviet space dogs

Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, was launched.

Syncom 3 · Geostationary orbit

Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.

Prime Minister of Japan · Eisaku Satō · Okinawa Prefecture

In Iran, Cinema Rex fire caused more than 400 deaths.

Cinema Rex fire

Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.

Saudia Flight 163 · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar · King Khalid International Airport · Riyadh · Saudi Arabia

Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra.

Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) · Libyan Air Force (1951-2011) · Sukhoi Su-17 · Gulf of Sidra

Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.

Hungerford massacre · Semi-automatic rifle

Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years.

Wojciech Jaruzelski · Solidarity (Polish trade union) · Tadeusz Mazowiecki · Communism · Prime minister

Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

East Germany · Pan-European Picnic · Fall of the Berlin Wall

Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.

Dissolution of the Soviet Union · 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt · President of the Soviet Union · Mikhail Gorbachev · House arrest

In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.

Belgrade · Serbia and Montenegro · Serbia · President of Serbia and Montenegro · Slobodan Milošević

Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.

Khankala Mi-26 crash · Mil Mi-26 · Chechens · Grozny

A car-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.

Canal Hotel bombing · United Nations · Iraq · Sérgio Vieira de Mello

A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, Israel, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children, in the Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing.

Jerusalem · Hamas · Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing

The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.

Peace Mission 2005

A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.

August 2009 Baghdad bombings · Baghdad

Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.

Iraq War · Brigade · Kuwait

The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.

Dhamara Ghat train accident · Bihar

Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman emperor (d. 282)

Marcus Aurelius Probus

Catherine of Bohemia (d. 1395)

Catherine of Bohemia

Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (d. 1458)

Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana

Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)

Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg

Salamone Rossi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1630)

Salamone Rossi

Daišan, Manchu politician (d. 1648)

Daišan

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1649)

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland · Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (d. 1674)

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout

John Dryden, English writer (d. 1700)

John Dryden

John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (d. 1719)

John Flamsteed

Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (d. 1737)

Eustace Budgell

Samuel Richardson, English author and publisher (d. 1761)

Samuel Richardson

Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (d. 1761)

Edward Boscawen

Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791)

Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec

Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV of France (d. 1793)

Madame du Barry · Louis XV of France

Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)

Francis I of the Two Sicilies

Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1894)

Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt · Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist (d. 1895)

Julius Lothar Meyer

Tom Wills, Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football (d. 1880)

Tom Wills · Australian rules football

C. I. Scofield, American minister and theologian (d. 1921)

C. I. Scofield

Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)

Luis Martín · Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Gustave Caillebotte, French painter and engineer (d. 1894)

Gustave Caillebotte

Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian politician and diplomat (d. 1910)

Joaquim Nabuco

Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)

Aleksei Brusilov

Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1965)

Bernard Baruch

Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company (d. 1948)

Orville Wright · Wright Company

Albert C. Campbell, American popular music singer (d. 1947)

Albert Campbell (singer)

Fred Stone, American actor and producer (d. 1959)

Fred Stone

Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (d. 1944)

Manuel L. Quezon · President of the Philippines

George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1955)

George Enescu

George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (d. 1954)

George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd

Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (d. 1971)

Coco Chanel · Chanel

José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (d. 1965)

José Mendes Cabeçadas · President of Portugal

S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1943)

S. Satyamurti

C. Suntharalingam, Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1985)

C. Suntharalingam

Colleen Moore, American actress (d. 1988)

Colleen Moore

Gontran de Poncins, French author and adventurer (d. 1962)

Gontran de Poncins

Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1976)

Gilbert Ryle

Dorothy Burr Thompson, American archaeologist and art historian (d. 2001)

Dorothy Burr Thompson

Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)

Ogden Nash

James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1978)

James Gould Cozzens

Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1963)

Maurice Wilks

Philo Farnsworth, American inventor, invented the Fusor (d. 1971)

Philo Farnsworth · Fusor

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Indian historian, author, and scholar (d. 1979)

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

Thruston Ballard Morton, American soldier and politician (d. 1982)

Thruston Ballard Morton

Ronald King, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988)

Ronald King

Quentin Bell, English historian and author (d. 1996)

Quentin Bell

Anna Terruwe, Dutch psychiatrist and author (d. 2004)

Anna Terruwe

John Argyris, Greek engineer and academic (d. 2004)

John Argyris

Peter Kemp, Indian-English soldier and author (d. 1993)

Peter Kemp (writer)

Richard Simmons, American actor (d. 2003)

Richard Simmons (actor)

Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2005)

Lajos Baróti

Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (d. 1955)

Fumio Hayasaka

Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (d. 2000)

Ring Lardner, Jr.

Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (d. 1985)

Alfred Rouleau

Dennis Poore, English race car driver and businessman (d. 1987)

Dennis Poore

Jimmy Rowles, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1996)

Jimmy Rowles

Malcolm Forbes, American publisher and politician (d. 1990)

Malcolm Forbes

Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1991)

Gene Roddenberry

Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)

Willard Boyle · Nobel Prize in Physics

Claude Gauvreau, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1971)

Claude Gauvreau

Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (d. 2016)

Angus Scrimm

Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004)

Bernard Levin

Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)

Bill Foster (basketball, born 1929)

Ion N. Petrovici, Romanian-German neurologist and academic

Ion N. Petrovici

Frank McCourt, American author and educator (d. 2009)

Frank McCourt

Bill Shoemaker, American jockey and author (d. 2003)

Bill Shoemaker

Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont

Thomas P. Salmon · Governor of Vermont

Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995-1996) (d. 2016)

Banharn Silpa-archa · Prime Minister of Thailand

Bettina Cirone, American model and photographer

Bettina Cirone

David Hopwood, English microbiologist and geneticist

David Hopwood

Debra Paget, American actress

Debra Paget

David Durenberger, American soldier, lawyer, and politician

David Durenberger

Renée Richards, American tennis player and ophthalmologist

Renée Richards

Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach

Bobby Richardson

Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015)

Richard McBrien

Richard Ingrams, English journalist, founded The Oldie

Richard Ingrams · The Oldie

William Motzing, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)

William Motzing

Diana Muldaur, American actress

Diana Muldaur

Nelly Vuksic, Argentine conductor and musician

Nelly Vuksic

Ginger Baker, English drummer and songwriter

Ginger Baker

Roger Cook, English songwriter, singer, and producer

Roger Cook (songwriter)

Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter

Johnny Nash

Jill St. John, American model and actress

Jill St. John

Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek educator and politician (d. 2009)

Mihalis Papagiannakis

Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)

Fred Thompson

Don Fardon, English pop singer

Don Fardon

Sid Going, New Zealand rugby player

Sid Going

Billy J. Kramer, English pop singer

Billy J. Kramer

Jack Canfield, American author

Jack Canfield

Bodil Malmsten, Swedish author and poet

Bodil Malmsten

Eddy Raven, American country music singer-songwriter

Eddy Raven

Charles Wang, Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Computer Associates International

Charles Wang · Computer Associates International

Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)

Dennis Eichhorn

Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, English politician

Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington

Ian Gillan, English singer-songwriter (Deep Purple and Black Sabbath)

Ian Gillan · Deep Purple · Black Sabbath

Charles Bolden, American general and astronaut

Charles Bolden

Bill Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 42nd President of the United States

Bill Clinton · President of the United States

Dawn Steel, American film producer (d. 1997)

Dawn Steel

Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter

Dave Dutton

Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (d. 2007)

Terry Hoeppner

Gerard Schwarz, American conductor and director

Gerard Schwarz

Anuška Ferligoj, Slovenian mathematician

Anuška Ferligoj

Robert Hughes, Australian actor

Robert Hughes (Australian actor)

Elliot Lurie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Elliot Lurie

Gerald McRaney, American actor, director, and producer

Gerald McRaney

Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (d. 2016)

Christy O'Connor Jnr

Michael Nazir-Ali, Pakistani-English bishop

Michael Nazir-Ali

Graeme Beard, Australian cricketer

Graeme Beard

Jennie Bond, English journalist and author

Jennie Bond

John Deacon, English bass player and songwriter

John Deacon

Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Gustavo Santaolalla

Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director

Jonathan Frakes

Mary Matalin, American political consultant

Mary Matalin

Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian race car driver

Oscar Larrauri

Mary-Anne Fahey, Australian actress

Mary-Anne Fahey

Peter Gallagher, American actor

Peter Gallagher

Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Dominica-born English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal · Dominica · Attorney General for England and Wales

Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager

Ned Yost

Adam Arkin, American actor, director, and producer

Adam Arkin

José Rubén Zamora, Guatemalan journalist

José Rubén Zamora

Paul-Jan Bakker, Dutch cricketer

Paul-Jan Bakker

Gary Chapman, American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gary Chapman (musician)

Martin Donovan, American actor and director

Martin Donovan

Ian Gould, English cricketer and umpire

Ian Gould

Christine Soetewey, Belgian high jumper

Christine Soetewey

Gerda Verburg, Dutch trade union leader and politician, Dutch Minister of Agriculture

Gerda Verburg · Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Netherlands)

Gary Gaetti, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Gary Gaetti

Anthony Muñoz, American football player and sportscaster

Anthony Muñoz

Brendan Nelson, Australian physician and politician, 47th Minister for Defence for Australia

Brendan Nelson · Minister for Defence (Australia)

Rick Snyder, American politician and businessman, 48th Governor of Michigan

Rick Snyder · Governor of Michigan

Darryl Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Darryl Sutter

Ricky Pierce, American basketball player

Ricky Pierce

Morten Andersen, Danish-American football player

Morten Andersen

Ron Darling, American baseball player and sportscaster

Ron Darling

Jonathan Coe, English author and academic

Jonathan Coe

John Stamos, American actor

John Stamos

Joey Tempest, Swedish rock singer-songwriter and musician (Europe)

Joey Tempest · Europe (band)

Kevin Dillon, American actor

Kevin Dillon

Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer

Kyra Sedgwick

Hemant Birje, Indian actor

Hemant Birje

Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter

Lee Ann Womack

Khandro Rinpoche, Indian spiritual leader

Khandro Rinpoche

Nate Dogg, American rapper (d. 2011)

Nate Dogg

Matthew Perry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Matthew Perry

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player and coach

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami

Clay Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Clay Walker

Jeff Tam, American baseball player

Jeff Tam

Mary Joe Fernández, Dominican-American tennis player and coach

Mary Joe Fernández

João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer

João Vieira Pinto

Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentinian footballer and manager

Roberto Abbondanzieri

Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer-songwriter

Chihiro Yonekura

Carl Bulfin, New Zealand cricketer

Carl Bulfin

Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer and manager

Marco Materazzi

Anja Knippel, German runner

Anja Knippel

Andy Neate, English racing driver

Andy Neate

Chynna Clugston, American illustrator

Chynna Clugston

Régine Chassagne, Canadian singer-songwriter

Régine Chassagne

Stephan Schmidt, German footballer and manager

Stephan Schmidt (footballer)

Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist

Iban Mayo

Chris Capuano, American baseball player

Chris Capuano

Qais Al Khonji, Omani entrepreneur

Qais Al Khonji

Dave Douglas, American singer-songwriter and drummer

Dave Douglas (drummer)

Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer

Oumar Kondé

Darius Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Darius Campbell

Jun Jin, South Korean singer

Jun Jin

Paul Parry, Welsh footballer

Paul Parry

Michael Todd, American bass player

Michael Todd (musician)

Nick Kennedy, English rugby player

Nick Kennedy

Percy Watson, American football player and wrestler

Percy Watson

J. J. Hardy, American baseball player

J. J. Hardy

Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter

Kevin Rans

Mike Conway, English race car driver

Mike Conway

Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter

Missy Higgins

John McCargo, American football player

John McCargo

Simon Bird, English actor and screenwriter

Simon Bird

Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer

Alessandro Matri

Ryan Taylor, English footballer

Ryan Taylor (footballer, born 1984)

David A. Gregory, American actor

David A. Gregory

Gavin Cooper, Australian rugby league player

Gavin Cooper

Lindsey Jacobellis, American snowboarder

Lindsey Jacobellis

Sotiris Balafas, Greek footballer

Sotiris Balafas

Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player

Saori Kimura

Nick Driebergen, Dutch swimmer

Nick Driebergen

Nico Hülkenberg, German race car driver

Nico Hülkenberg

Anaïs Lameche, French-Swedish singer

Anaïs Lameche

Richard Stearman, English footballer

Richard Stearman

Hoodie Allen, American rapper

Hoodie Allen

Kirk Cousins, American football player

Kirk Cousins

Veronica Roth, American author

Veronica Roth

Romeo Miller, American basketball player, rapper, actor

Romeo Miller

Danny Galbraith, Scottish footballer

Danny Galbraith

Guadalupe Pérez Rojas, Argentinian tennis player

Guadalupe Pérez Rojas

Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian pentathlete

Nafissatou Thiam

Dylan Phythian, Australian rugby league player

Dylan Phythian

Hsu Ching-wen, Taiwanese tennis player

Hsu Ching-wen

Augustus, Roman emperor (b. 63 BC)

Augustus

Credan, English abbot and saint

Credan

Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, Arab religious and political leader (b. 859)

Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya · Arabian Peninsula

Abu Yazid, Kharijite rebel leader (b. 873)

Abu Yazid

Fujiwara no Sukemasa, Japanese noble, statesman and calligrapher (b. 944)

Fujiwara no Sukemasa

Hawise, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1037)

Hawise, Duchess of Brittany

Al-Juwayni , Muslim scholar and imam (b. 1028)

Al-Juwayni

Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)

Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence

Alphonso, Earl of Chester (b. 1273)

Alphonso, Earl of Chester

Louis of Toulouse, French bishop and saint (b. 1274)

Louis of Toulouse

Andrea del Castagno, Italian painter (b. 1421)

Andrea del Castagno

Richard Olivier de Longueil, French cardinal (b. 1406)

Richard Olivier de Longueil · Cardinal (Catholic Church)

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1415)

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (b. 1461)

Alexander Jagiellon

Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore (b. 1508)

Andrea Palladio · Church of San Giorgio Maggiore · Il Redentore

Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1583)

Alexander Henderson (theologian)

Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579)

Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller

Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)

Blaise Pascal

Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (b. 1601)

Jean Eudes · Congregation of Jesus and Mary

Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1637)

Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha · List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)

Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent

Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (b. 1687)

Johann Balthasar Neumann · Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers

Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1721)

Fredrik Henrik af Chapman

Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)

Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre

Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)

Jeremiah S. Black · United States Attorney General

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)

Jean-Baptiste Accolay

Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)

Franz Xavier Wernz · Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)

Tevfik Fikret

Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)

Vilfredo Pareto

Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)

Stephanos Skouloudis · Prime Minister of Greece

Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)

Sergei Diaghilev · Ballets Russes

Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)

Louis Anquetin

Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)

Federico García Lorca

Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (b. 1901)

Harald Kaarmann

Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875)

Tomás Burgos

Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871)

Giovanni Giorgi

Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1881)

Alcide De Gasperi · Prime Minister of Italy

David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (b. 1890)

David Bomberg

Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (b. 1884)

Hugo Gernsback

Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English journalist and historian (b. 1907)

Isaac Deutscher

George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (b. 1904)

George Gamow

Paweł Jasienica, Polish soldier and historian (b. 1909)

Paweł Jasienica

Mark Donohue, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1937)

Mark Donohue

Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (b. 1900)

Alastair Sim

Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1946)

Ken Wadsworth

Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1914)

Aleksander Kreek

Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (b. 1890)

Groucho Marx

Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman, father of Anne Frank (b. 1889)

Otto Frank · Anne Frank

Jessie Matthews, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1907)

Jessie Matthews

August Neo, Estonian wrestler (b. 1908)

August Neo

Hermione Baddeley, English actress (b. 1906)

Hermione Baddeley

Utpal Dutt, Bangladeshi actor, director, and playwright (b. 1929)

Utpal Dutt

Linus Pauling, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)

Linus Pauling · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and musicologist (b. 1910)

Pierre Schaeffer

Bineshwar Brahma, Indian poet, author, and educator (b. 1948)

Bineshwar Brahma

Theodore Trautwein, American lawyer and judge (b. 1920)

Theodore Trautwein

Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (b. 1933)

Donald Woods

Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (b. 1926)

Carlos Roberto Reina · President of Honduras

Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (b. 1948)

Sérgio Vieira de Mello

Mo Mowlam, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1949)

Mo Mowlam · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (b. 1948)

Levy Mwanawasa · President of Zambia

Don Hewitt, American television producer, created 60 Minutes (b. 1922)

Don Hewitt · 60 Minutes

Raúl Ruiz, Chilean director and producer (b. 1941)

Raúl Ruiz (director)

Donal Henahan, American journalist and critic (b. 1921)

Donal Henahan

Ivar Iversen, Norwegian canoe racer (b. 1914)

Ivar Iversen

Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (b. 1944)

Tony Scott

Edmund Skellings, American poet and academic (b. 1932)

Edmund Skellings

Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1923)

Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Russell S. Doughten, American director and producer (b. 1927)

Russell S. Doughten

Abdul Rahim Hatif, Afghan politician, 8th President of Afghanistan (b. 1926)

Abdul Rahim Hatif · President of Afghanistan

Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)

Donna Hightower

Samih al-Qasim, Palestinian poet and journalist (b. 1939)

Samih al-Qasim

Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (b. 1927)

Simin Behbahani

James Foley, American photographer and journalist (b. 1973)

James Foley (journalist)

Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (b. 1942)

Candida Lycett Green

George Houser, American minister and activist (b. 1916)

George Houser

Sanat Mehta, Indian activist and politician (b. 1935)

Sanat Mehta

Jack Riley, American actor and voice artist (b. 1935)

Jack Riley (actor)