August 2 — On This Day

A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.

Ancient Macedonian army · Philip II of Macedon · Athens · Thebes, Greece · Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)

The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.

Carthage · Hannibal · Roman Republic · Battle of Cannae

The armies of Titus destroy the Second Temple as the final blow of the Siege of Jerusalem.

Titus · Second Temple · Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70)

Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer as puppet emperor.

Majorian · Tortona · Suebi · Ricimer · Puppet monarch

Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen days later.

Edward I of England · Ninth Crusade

After the execution of her husband, Jeanne de Clisson sells her estates and raises a force of men with which to attack French shipping and ports.

Jeanne de Clisson

Russian troops are defeated by forces of the Blue Horde Khan Arapsha in the Battle on Pyana River.

Blue Horde · Khan (title) · Battle on Pyana River

Thomas Grey, conspirator against King Henry V, beheaded.

Thomas Grey (1384-1415)

During Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay.

Henry Hudson · Northwest Passage · Hudson Bay

The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.

United States Declaration of Independence

The first United States Census is conducted.

United States Census

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.

French Revolutionary Wars · Battle of the Nile

Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.

Charles X of France · Henri, Count of Chambord

Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.

Edo society · Meiji Restoration

Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.

Tower Subway · Rapid transit

The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.

Clay Street Hill Railroad · Cable car (railway) · San Francisco cable car system

Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.

Anglo-Afghan War · Siege of Malakand · British Indian Army · Malakand Agency

The Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.

Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising · Ottoman Empire

The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.

German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I

World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.

World War I · Austria-Hungary · Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci · Taranto

The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.

General strike · 1918 Vancouver general strike

A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people.

1922 Swatow typhoon · Shantou · Taiwan

Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.

Calvin Coolidge · President of the United States · Warren G. Harding

The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.

Positron · Antiparticle · Electron · Carl David Anderson

Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.

Gleichschaltung · Adolf Hitler · Führer · Paul von Hindenburg

The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.

Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 · Cannabis (drug)

Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.

Albert Einstein · Leo Szilard · Einstein-Szilárd letter · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Manhattan Project

Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months.

Treblinka extermination camp · Nazism · Extermination camp

World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.

World War II · Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 · Imperial Japanese Navy · Japanese destroyer Amagiri (1930) · John F. Kennedy

ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in the Republic of Macedonia.

ASNOM · Socialist Republic of Macedonia · Republic Day (Republic of Macedonia) · Republic of Macedonia

World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.

Convoy HX 300 · Western Approaches

World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.

Potsdam Conference

A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.

British South American Airways · Avro Lancastrian · 1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident · Buenos Aires · Santiago, Chile

An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.

1968 Casiguran earthquake · Casiguran, Aurora · Philippines

A flash fire kills 51 people at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.

Summerland disaster · Douglas, Isle of Man

A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.

Bologna massacre · Bologna Centrale railway station

Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137.

Delta Air Lines Flight 191 · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar · Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.

Pakistan · Commonwealth of Nations

A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.

1989 Valvettiturai massacre · Indian Peace Keeping Force · Sri Lanka · Tamils

Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.

Invasion of Kuwait · Gulf War

The Gaisal train disaster claims 285 lives in Assam, India.

Gaisal train disaster · Assam

Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.

Air France Flight 358 · Toronto Pearson International Airport

At least 146 people were killed and more than 114 injured in a factory explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.

2014 Kunshan explosion

Kyawswa of Pagan, last ruler of the Pagan Kingdom (d. 1299)

Kyawswa of Pagan

John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1499)

John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg

Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar (d. 1588)

Theodor Zwinger

Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, Polish nobleman (d. 1616)

Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł

Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn (d. 1642)

Saskia van Uylenburgh · Rembrandt van Rijn

Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (d. 1678)

Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten

Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch (d. 1704)

Estephan El Douaihy

Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer (d. 1715)

Jean-Baptiste du Casse

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (d. 1733)

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1723)

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1754)

Mahmud I

Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1769)

Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau

Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1775)

Lorenzo Ricci · Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (d. 1817)

Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux

Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (d. 1825)

Pierre Charles L'Enfant · Washington, D.C.

Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (d. 1853)

Leopold Gmelin

Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian (d. 1894)

Adolf Friedrich von Schack

John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer (d. 1893)

John Tyndall

Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)

Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (d. 1904)

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi · Statue of Liberty

Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric (d. 1901)

Elisha Gray · Western Electric

Prafulla Chandra Ray Indian chemist and academic (d. 1944)

Prafulla Chandra Ray

Irving Babbitt, American academic and critic (d. 1933)

Irving Babbitt

John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)

John Radecki · Stained glass

Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1900)

Ernest Dowson

Constantine I of Greece (d. 1923)

Constantine I of Greece

Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (d. 1954)

Marianne Weber

John French Sloan, American painter and illustrator (d. 1951)

John French Sloan

George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)

George E. Stewart · Medal of Honor

Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)

Pingali Venkayya · Flag of India

Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (d. 1956)

Ravishankar Shukla · List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh

Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (d. 1956)

Aino Kallas

Arthur Dove, American painter and educator (d. 1946)

Arthur Dove

Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (d. 1936)

Red Ames

Albert Bloch, American painter and academic (d. 1961)

Albert Bloch

Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)

Rómulo Gallegos · List of Presidents of Venezuela

John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Canadian pilot and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (d. 1961)

John Alexander Douglas McCurdy · Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (d. 1960)

Oskar Anderson

Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (d. 1975)

Arthur Bliss

Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (d. 1971)

Viktor Zhirmunsky

Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (d. 1978)

Jack L. Warner · Warner Bros.

Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist

Bertha Lutz

Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1970)

Matt Henderson (cricketer)

Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (d. 1945)

Karl-Otto Koch · SS

Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1974)

Max Weber (Swiss politician)

Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer (d. 1977)

Ernő Nagy

Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter (d. 1995)

Charles Bennett (screenwriter)

Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)

Holling C. Holling

Helen Morgan, American actress and singer (d. 1941)

Helen Morgan

Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (d. 1971)

Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (d. 1963)

Karl Amadeus Hartmann

Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)

Myrna Loy

Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (d. 1984)

Mary Hamman

Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1993)

Roger MacDougall

Ann Dvorak, American actress (d. 1979)

Ann Dvorak

Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)

Palle Huld

Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)

Håkon Stenstadvold

Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001)

Vladimir Žerjavić

Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (d. 1980)

Xavier Thaninayagam

Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (d. 1988)

Félix Leclerc

Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)

Big Walter Price

Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001)

Beatrice Straight

Gary Merrill, American actor (d. 1990)

Gary Merrill

Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (d. 1990)

Alfonso A. Ossorio

Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor

Nehemiah Persoff

Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (d. 1997)

Louis Pauwels

Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)

Augustus Rowe

Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (d. 2013)

Alan Whicker

Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (d. 2016)

Betsy Bloomingdale

Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (d. 1998)

Geoffrey Dutton

Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (d. 2016)

Shimon Peres · President of Israel

Ike Williams, American boxer (d. 1994)

Ike Williams

James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1987)

James Baldwin

Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)

Joe Harnell

Carroll O'Connor, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

Carroll O'Connor

K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (d. 2004)

K. Arulanandan

John Dexter, English director and producer (d. 1990)

John Dexter

John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)

John McCormack (ice hockey)

Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (d. 2013)

Jorge Rafael Videla · President of Argentina

Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic

Peter Swinnerton-Dyer

Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (d. 1990)

Malcolm Hilton

Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (d. 2014)

Roy Crimmins

John Gale, English director and producer

John Gale (theatre producer)

Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2013)

Vidya Charan Shukla · Minister of External Affairs (India)

David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (d. 2017)

David Waddington, Baron Waddington · Governor of Bermuda

Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (d. 2003)

Vali Myers

Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic

Pierre DuMaine

Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (d. 2008)

Eddie Fuller

Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (d. 2014)

Karl Miller

Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (d. 2007)

Viliam Schrojf

Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (d. 2006)

Lamar Hunt · American Football League · World Championship Tennis

Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (d. 2013)

Peter O'Toole

Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence

Ioannis Varvitsiotis · List of defence ministers of Greece

Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and astronaut

Valery Bykovsky

Hank Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

Hank Cochran

Anthony Payne, English composer and author

Anthony Payne

Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman

Ron Brierley

Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist

Billy Cannon

Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Garth Hudson

Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)

Dave Balon

Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician

Pierre de Bané

Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (d. 2006)

Terry Peck

Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic

Benjamin Barber

Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Wes Craven

John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury

John W. Snow · United States Secretary of the Treasury

Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop

Angel Lagdameo

Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (d. 2006)

Beko Ransome-Kuti

Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Will Tura

Doris Coley, American singer (d. 2000)

Doris Coley

Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgian-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Jules A. Hoffmann · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

François Weyergans, Belgian director and screenwriter

François Weyergans

Isabel Allende, Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist

Isabel Allende

Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)

Juan Formell

Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian

Nell Irvin Painter

Herbert M. Allison, American lieutenant and businessman (d. 2013)

Herbert M. Allison

Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player and coach

Tom Burgmeier

Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)

Jon R. Cavaiani · Medal of Honor

Rose Tremain, English novelist and short story writer

Rose Tremain

Jim Capaldi, English drummer and singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

Jim Capaldi

Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016)

Naná Vasconcelos · Berimbau

Joanna Cassidy, American actress

Joanna Cassidy

Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach

Alex Jesaulenko

Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist

Bunker Roy

Eric Simms, Australian rugby league player and coach

Eric Simms (rugby league)

James Howe, American journalist and author

James Howe

Ruth Bakke, Norwegian organist and composer

Ruth Bakke

Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter

Lawrence Wright

Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Andy Fairweather Low

Dennis Prager, American radio host and author

Dennis Prager

James Street, American football and baseball player (d. 2013)

James Street (American football)

Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Snoo Wilson

James Fallows, American journalist and author

James Fallows

Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and astronaut

Bertalan Farkas

Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher

Jussi Adler-Olsen

Ted Turner, British guitarist (Wishbone Ash)

Ted Turner (guitarist) · Wishbone Ash

Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

Andrew Gold

Steve Hillage, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Steve Hillage

Joe Lynn Turner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Joe Lynn Turner

Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden

Per Westerberg · Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden

Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist

Donnie Munro

Anthony Seldon, English historian and author

Anthony Seldon

Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Sammy McIlroy

Caleb Carr, American historian and author

Caleb Carr

Tony Godden, English footballer and manager

Tony Godden

Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer

Butch Vig

Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author

Fulvio Melia

Victoria Jackson, American actress and singer

Victoria Jackson

Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

Johnny Kemp

Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress

Apollonia Kotero

Linda Fratianne, American figure skater

Linda Fratianne

Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player

Neal Morse

David Yow, American singer-songwriter

David Yow

Pete de Freitas, Spanish drummer and producer (d. 1989)

Pete de Freitas

Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist

Lee Mavers

Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer

Laura Bennett

Uğur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager

Uğur Tütüneker

Frank Biela, German race car driver

Frank Biela

Mary-Louise Parker, American actress

Mary-Louise Parker

Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia

Joe Hockey · Treasurer of Australia

Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach

Hisanobu Watanabe

Takashi Iizuka, Japanese wrestler

Takashi Iizuka

Grainne Leahy, Irish cricketer

Grainne Leahy

Tim Wakefield, American baseball player and sportscaster

Tim Wakefield

Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player

Aaron Krickstein

Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer

Aline Brosh McKenna

Stefan Effenberg, German footballer and sportscaster

Stefan Effenberg

John Stanier, American drummer

John Stanier (drummer)

Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian drummer and songwriter

Jan Axel Blomberg

Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player

Cedric Ceballos

Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager

Fernando Couto

Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach

Tony Amonte

Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Kevin Smith

Philo Wallace, Barbadian cricketer

Philo Wallace

Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player

Jason Bell (rugby league)

Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager

Michael Hughes (footballer)

Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer

Mohamed Al-Deayea

Jacinda Barrett, Australian model and actress

Jacinda Barrett

Hiroyuki Goto, Japanese game designer, created Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan

Hiroyuki Goto · Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan

Danie Keulder, Namibian cricketer

Danie Keulder

Miguel Mendonca, Zimbabwean journalist and author

Miguel Mendonca

Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer

Susie O'Neill

Phil Williams, English journalist and radio host

Phil Williams (presenter)

Mineiro, Brazilian footballer

Mineiro (footballer)

Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-German badminton player and coach

Xu Huaiwen

Tamás Molnár, Hungarian water polo player

Tamás Molnár

Reyes Estévez, Spanish runner

Reyes Estévez

Jay Heaps, American soccer player and coach

Jay Heaps

Michael Weiss, American figure skater

Michael Weiss (figure skater)

Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer

Sam Worthington

Mohammad Zahid, Pakistani cricketer

Mohammad Zahid (cricketer, born 1976)

Edward Furlong, American actor

Edward Furlong

Mark Velasquez, American photographer

Mark Velasquez

Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer

Goran Gavrančić

Matt Guerrier, American baseball player

Matt Guerrier

Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer

Deividas Šemberas

Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer

Dragan Vukmir

Marco Bonura, Italian footballer

Marco Bonura

Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan runner

Reuben Kosgei

Ivica Banović, Croatian footballer

Ivica Banović

Dingdong Dantes, Filipino actor, singer, director, and producer

Dingdong Dantes

Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer

Alexander Emelianenko

Tim Murtagh, English cricketer

Tim Murtagh

Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer

Hélder Postiga

Kerry Rhodes, American football player

Kerry Rhodes

Grady Sizemore, American baseball player

Grady Sizemore

Michel Bastos, Brazilian footballer

Michel Bastos

Kim Jung-ah, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress

Kim Jung-ah

Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer

Giampaolo Pazzini

Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player

Stephen Ferris

David Hart Smith, Canadian wrestler

David Hart Smith

Britt Nicole (Brittany Nicole Waddell), American Christian pop artist

Britt Nicole

Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier

Mathieu Razanakolona

Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player

Rob Kwiet

Alice Moran, Canadian actress and screenwriter

Alice Moran

Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer

Nacer Chadli

Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player

Ima Bohush

Hallie Eisenberg, American actress

Hallie Eisenberg

Charli XCX, English singer and songwriter

Charli XCX

Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player

Laura Pigossi

Laremy Tunsil, American football player

Laremy Tunsil

Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player

Kristaps Porziņģis

Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Roman consul

Gnaeus Servilius Geminus · Roman consul

Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul and general

Lucius Aemilius Paullus (consul 219 BC) · Roman consul

Marcus Minucius Rufus, Roman consul

Marcus Minucius Rufus · Roman consul

Pope Stephen I

Pope Stephen I

Pope Severinus

Pope Severinus

Pope John V (b. 635)

Pope John V

Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Arab theologian and jurist (b. 780)

Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Ælfweard of Wessex (b. 904)

Ælfweard of Wessex

Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople

John VIII of Constantinople

William II of England (b. 1056)

William II of England

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (b. 1156)

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse

Mu'in al-Din Sulaiman Pervane, Chancellor and Regent of the Sultanate of Rum

Pervâne · Sultanate of Rum

Louis of Burgundy (b. 1297)

Louis of Burgundy

King Christopher II of Denmark (b. 1276)

Christopher II of Denmark

Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian poet and composer (b. 1376)

Oswald von Wolkenstein

Elizabeth of Görlitz (b. 1390)

Elizabeth of Görlitz

Andrew Barton, Scottish admiral (b. 1466)

Andrew Barton (privateer)

Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1463)

Alessandro Achillini

Peter Faber, French priest and theologian, co-founded the Society of Jesus (b. 1506)

Peter Faber · Society of Jesus

Henry III of France (b. 1551)

Henry III of France

Richard Leveson, English admiral (b. c. 1570)

Richard Leveson (admiral)

Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1562)

Katō Kiyomasa

Francesco Borromini, Swiss architect, designed San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (b. 1599)

Francesco Borromini · San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane · Sant'Agnese in Agone

Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630)

Robert Campbell of Glenlyon

Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)

Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea · Lord President of the Council

Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727)

Thomas Gainsborough

Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1745)

Montgolfier brothers · Hot air balloon

Guillaume Brune, French general and politician (b. 1763)

Guillaume Brune

Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (b. 1753)

Lazare Carnot · President of the National Convention

Harriet Arbuthnot, English diarist (b. 1793)

Harriet Arbuthnot

Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Ottoman Albanian commander (b. 1769)

Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Heinrich Clauren, German author (b. 1771)

Heinrich Clauren

Horace Mann, American educator and politician (b. 1796)

Horace Mann

"Wild Bill" Hickok, American sheriff (b. 1837)

"Wild Bill" Hickok

Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851)

Eduardo Gutiérrez

Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (b. 1813)

Louise-Victorine Ackermann

Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847)

Eduard Magnus Jakobson

Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian and microbiologist (b. 1850)

Edmond Nocard

Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)

Ferenc Pfaff · Zagreb Central Station

John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)

John Downer · Premier of South Australia

Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)

Jaan Mahlapuu

Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1873)

Enrico Caruso

Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)

Alexander Graham Bell · Telephone

Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)

Warren G. Harding · President of the United States

Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847)

Paul von Hindenburg · President of Germany

Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900)

Artur Sirk

Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (b. 1883)

Harvey Spencer Lewis

Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and educator (b. 1863)

Pietro Mascagni

Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1901)

Alfred Lépine

Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (b. 1879)

Wallace Stevens

Oliver La Farge, American anthropologist and author (b. 1901)

Oliver La Farge

Walter Terence Stace, English-American epistemologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1886)

Walter Terence Stace

Angus MacFarlane-Grieve, English academic, mathematician, rower, and soldier (b. 1891)

Angus MacFarlane-Grieve

Brian Cole, American bass player (b. 1942)

Brian Cole

Paul Goodman, American psychotherapist and author (b. 1911)

Paul Goodman

Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (b. 1887)

Helen Hoyt

Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)

Jean-Pierre Melville

Douglas Hawkes, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1893)

Douglas Hawkes

László Kalmár, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1905)

László Kalmár

Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1890)

Fritz Lang

Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (b. 1899)

Carlos Chávez

Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (b. 1890)

Antony Noghès · Monaco Grand Prix

Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. 1947)

Thurman Munson

Stefanie Clausen, Danish diver (b. 1900)

Stefanie Clausen

Roy Cohn, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)

Roy Cohn

Joe Carcione, American activist and author (b. 1914)

Joe Carcione

Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (b. 1938)

Raymond Carver

Norman Maclean, American short story writer and essayist (b. 1902)

Norman Maclean

Edwin Richfield, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Edwin Richfield

Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)

Michel Berger

Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, 150th Prime Minister of France (b. 1912)

Michel Debré · Prime Minister of France

Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1917)

Obdulio Varela

William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1914)

William S. Burroughs

Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1938)

Fela Kuti

Shari Lewis, American television host and puppeteer (b. 1933)

Shari Lewis

Willie Morris, American writer (b. 1934)

Willie Morris

Peter Safar, Austrian-American physician and academic (b. 1924)

Peter Safar

Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1929)

Ferenc Berényi

François Craenhals, Belgian illustrator (b. 1926)

François Craenhals

Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1911)

Heinrich Mark · Prime Minister of Estonia in exile

Steven Vincent, American journalist and author (b. 1955)

Steven Vincent

Chauncey Bailey, American journalist (b. 1950)

Chauncey Bailey

Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese illustrator (b. 1935)

Fujio Akatsuka

José Sanchis Grau, Spanish author and illustrator (b. 1932)

José Sanchis Grau

Gabriel Horn, English biologist and academic (b. 1927)

Gabriel Horn

Magnus Isacsson, Canadian director and producer (b. 1948)

Magnus Isacsson

Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)

Jimmy Jones (singer)

John Keegan, English historian and journalist (b. 1934)

John Keegan

Bernd Meier, German footballer (b. 1972)

Bernd Meier

Marguerite Piazza, American soprano (b. 1920)

Marguerite Piazza

Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer and activist (b. 1936)

Julius L. Chambers

Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (b. 1942)

Richard E. Dauch · American Axle

Alla Kushnir, Russian-Israeli chess player (b. 1941)

Alla Kushnir

Ed Joyce, American journalist (b. 1932)

Ed Joyce (journalist)

Billie Letts, American author and educator (b. 1938)

Billie Letts

Barbara Prammer, Austrian social worker and politician (b. 1954)

Barbara Prammer

James Thompson, American-Finnish author (b. 1964)

James Thompson (crime writer)

Forrest Bird, American pilot and engineer (b. 1921)

Forrest Bird

Giovanni Conso, Italian jurist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1922)

Giovanni Conso · Italian Minister of Justice

Piet Fransen, Dutch footballer (b. 1936)

Piet Fransen

Jack Spring, American baseball player (b. 1933)

Jack Spring

Terence Bayler, New Zealand actor (b. 1930)

Terence Bayler

David Huddleston, American actor (b. 1930)

David Huddleston

Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (b. 1927)

Franciszek Macharski

Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1946)

Ahmed Zewail · Nobel Prize