August 20 — On This Day

Agrippa Postumus, adopted son of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards under mysterious circumstances while in exile.

Agrippa Postumus · Roman emperor · Augustus

Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of the Levant away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia.

Battle of Yarmouk · Arabs · Khalid ibn al-Walid · Levant · Byzantine Empire

Battle of Acheloos: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria decisively defeats a Byzantine army.

Battle of Achelous (917) · Simeon I of Bulgaria · Byzantine Empire

The foundation of the Hungarian state by Saint Stephen, celebrated as a National Day in Hungary.

Stephen I of Hungary

Canonization of the first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen and his son Saint Emeric.

King of Hungary · Stephen I of Hungary · Saint Emeric of Hungary

Richard I of England initiates the Massacre at Ayyadieh, leaving 2,600-3,000 Muslim hostages dead.

Richard I of England · Massacre at Ayyadieh

Pope Clement V pardons Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, absolving him of charges of heresy.

Pope Clement V · Jacques de Molay · Grand Masters of the Knights Templar · Heresy

Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.

Konrad von Wallenrode · Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

The Second Battle of Olmedo takes places as part of a succession conflict between Henry IV of Castile and his half-brother Alfonso, Prince of Asturias.

Second Battle of Olmedo · Henry IV of Castile · Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1453-1468)

Philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning rebellion against the reign of the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor.

Wang Yangming · Zhu Chenhao · Prince of Ning rebellion · Ming dynasty · Zhengde Emperor

Battle of Lens: French Duc d'Enghien defeats Spaniards

Battle of Lens

Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague.

Grand Pensionary · Johan de Witt · Cornelis de Witt · The Hague

The first Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.

Siege of Pensacola (1707) · Pensacola, Florida

War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.

War of the Spanish Succession · Guido Starhemberg · Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay · Battle of Saragossa

The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.

Presidio San Augustin del Tucson · Tucson, Arizona

Battle of Fallen Timbers: American troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat.

Battle of Fallen Timbers · Shawnee · Mingo · Lenape · Wyandot people

Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.

Atlantic (1848)

Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.

Charles Darwin · Evolution · Natural selection · Alfred Russel Wallace

President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.

President of the United States · Andrew Johnson · American Civil War

Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1812 Overture

Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary, forms the first chapter of T'ung Meng Hui, a union of all secret societies determined to bringing down the Manchus.

Sun Yat-sen

The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the "Big Blowup" or the "Big Burn") occurs in northeast Washington, northern Idaho (the panhandle), and western Montana, burning approximately 3 million acres (12,000 km2).

Great Fire of 1910 · Washington (state)

World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.

World War I · Brussels · German invasion of Belgium

The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.

WWJ (AM) · Detroit

The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio

National Football League · Canton, Ohio

Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.

Public broadcasting · NHK

Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.

Lou Gehrig · Alex Rodriguez

In Mexico City, Mexico exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.

Leon Trotsky · Ramón Mercader

World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".

World War II · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Winston Churchill · Never was so much owed by so many to so few

World War II: 168 captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.

KLB Club · Phil Lamason · Gestapo · Buchenwald concentration camp

World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.

Battle of Romania · Soviet Union

Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.

Korean War · United Nations · Battle of Taegu · North Korea · Nakdong River

Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.

Battle of Philippeville · Morocco · Berbers · Atlas Mountains · Algeria

Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.

Senegal · Mali Federation

The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.

NS Savannah · Nuclear marine propulsion · Maiden voyage

Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring.

Warsaw Pact · Czechoslovakia · Prague Spring

Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.

Viking program · NASA · Viking 1 · Mars

Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.

Voyager program · Voyager 2

In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide.

Edmond, Oklahoma · United States Postal Service · Patrick Sherrill

"Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone fires of 1988 · Yellowstone National Park

Iran-Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.

Iran-Iraq War

The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone.

The Troubles · Ballygawley bus bombing · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Ballygawley, County Tyrone

The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed.

Marchioness disaster · River Thames

Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.

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

Estonia, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of historical continuity of its pre-World War II statehood.

Estonia

After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Accords are signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month.

Oslo Accords

The Firozabad rail disaster claimed 358 lives in Firozabad, India.

Firozabad rail disaster · Firozabad · India

Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.

Souhane massacre · Algeria

The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.

Supreme Court of Canada · Reference Re Secession of Quebec · Quebec

U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical weapons plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

1998 United States embassy bombings · Operation Infinite Reach · Al-Qaeda · Afghan training camp · Afghanistan

A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.

Iraq · Saddam Hussein · Diplomatic mission

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.

Sri Lankan Civil War · S. Sivamaharajah · Tellippalai

China Airlines Flight 120 caught fire and exploded after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.

China Airlines Flight 120 · Naha Airport · Okinawa Prefecture

Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash.

Spanair Flight 5022 · Madrid · Gran Canaria · Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport

A prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people.

Yare prison riot · Venezuela · Caracas

Seventy-two people are killed in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture by a series of landslides caused by a month's worth of rain that fell in one day.

Hiroshima Prefecture · 2014 Hiroshima landslides

54 people are killed when a suicide bomber detonates himself at a Kurdish wedding party in Gaziantep, Turkey.

August 2016 Gaziantep bombing · Gaziantep · Turkey

Bolesław III Wrymouth, Prince of Poland (d. 1138)

Bolesław III Wrymouth

Shahrukh Mirza, ruler of Persia and Transoxiania (d. 1447)

Shahrukh Mirza

Seongjong of Joseon, King of Joseon (d. 1494)

Seongjong of Joseon

Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and art collector (d. 1586)

Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle

Jacopo Peri, Italian singer and composer (d. 1633)

Jacopo Peri

Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (d. 1709)

Thomas Corneille

Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic (d. 1704)

Louis Bourdaloue

Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1761)

Thomas Simpson

Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (d. 1783)

Christian Mayer (astronomer)

Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer (d. 1785)

Bernard de Bury · Harpsichord

Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile (d. 1842)

Bernardo O'Higgins · Supreme Director of Chile

Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1848)

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar (d. 1840)

James Prinsep

Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States (d. 1901)

Benjamin Harrison · President of the United States

Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (d. 1916)

Albert Chmielowski · Albertine Brothers

Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer (d. 1889)

Andrew Greenwood

Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (d. 1912)

Bolesław Prus

Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright (d. 1909)

Jakub Bart-Ćišinski

Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (d. 1934)

Raymond Poincaré · President of France

Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer and lawyer (d. 1911)

Bernard Tancred

Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954)

Ellen Roosevelt

Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect and academic, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (d. 1950)

Eliel Saarinen · National Museum of Finland

Edgar Guest, English-American poet and author (d. 1959)

Edgar Guest

Aleksander Hellat, Estonian politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1943)

Aleksander Hellat · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)

Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg (d. 1976)

Rudolf Bultmann · Lutheran · Theologian · New Testament · University of Marburg

Dino Campana, Italian poet and author (d. 1932)

Dino Campana

Paul Tillich, German-American philosopher and theologian (d. 1965)

Paul Tillich

Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and scholar (d. 1959)

Phan Khôi

Tôn Đức Thắng, Vietnamese politician, 2nd President of Vietnam (d. 1980)

Tôn Đức Thắng · List of Presidents of Vietnam

H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, novelist (d. 1937)

H. P. Lovecraft

Gostha Pal, Indian footballer (d. 1976)

Gostha Pal

Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (d. 1970)

Tarjei Vesaas

Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1973)

Vilhelm Moberg

Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)

Salvatore Quasimodo · Nobel Prize in Literature

Jean Gebser, German linguist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1973)

Jean Gebser

Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (d. 1964)

Jack Teagarden

Bunny Austin, English tennis player (d. 2000)

Bunny Austin

Vidrik Rootare, Estonian chess player (d. 1981)

Vidrik Rootare

Al López, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)

Al López

Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (d. 1978)

Alby Roberts

Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect and furniture designer, designed the Gateway Arch (d. 1961)

Eero Saarinen · Gateway Arch

John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985)

John H. Michaelis

Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)

Roger Wolcott Sperry · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian-German chess player and chemist (d. 1984)

Paul Felix Schmidt

Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author (d. 1974)

Jacqueline Susann

Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer

Walter Bernstein

Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Greek lawyer, educator and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2000)

Adamantios Androutsopoulos · Prime Minister of Greece

Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (d. 1985)

Jack Wilson (Australian cricketer)

Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)

Jim Reeves

George Zuverink, American baseball player (d. 2014)

George Zuverink

Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978)

Frank Rosolino

Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2014)

Nobby Wirkowski

John Boardman, English archaeologist and historian

John Boardman (art historian)

Yootha Joyce, English actress (d. 1980)

Yootha Joyce

Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (d. 2013)

Fred Kavli · Kavli Foundation (United States)

Peter Oakley, English soldier and blogger (d. 2014)

Peter Oakley

Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer)

Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (d. 2013)

Mario Bernardi

Peter Randall, English sergeant (d. 2007)

Peter Randall (GM)

Don King, American boxing promoter

Don King (boxing promoter)

Vasily Aksyonov, Russian physician, author, and academic (d. 2009)

Vasily Aksyonov

Atholl McKinnon, South African cricketer (d. 1983)

Atholl McKinnon

George J. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician

George J. Mitchell

Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American country-rock pedal-steel guitarist and songwriter (d. 2007)

Sneaky Pete Kleinow

Tom Mangold, German-English journalist and author

Tom Mangold

Ron Paul, American captain, physician, and politician

Ron Paul

Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Hideki Shirakawa · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Stelvio Cipriani, Italian composer

Stelvio Cipriani

Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian director, producer, and screenwriter

Andrei Konchalovsky

Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter and bassist (d. 2009)

Sky Saxon

Peter Day, English chemist and academic

Peter Day (chemist)

Alain Vivien, French politician

Alain Vivien

Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004)

Fernando Poe Jr.

Rubén Hinojosa, American businessman and politician

Rubén Hinojosa

Gus Macdonald, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

Gus Macdonald · Minister for the Cabinet Office

Rex Sellers, Indian-Australian cricketer

Rex Sellers (cricketer)

Dave Brock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dave Brock

Rich Brooks, American football player and coach

Rich Brooks

Anne Evans, English soprano and actress

Anne Evans

William H. Gray, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

William H. Gray (Pennsylvania politician)

Slobodan Milošević, Serbian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Serbia (d. 2006)

Slobodan Milošević · President of Serbia

Robin Oakley, English journalist and author

Robin Oakley

Jo Ramírez, Mexican race car driver and manager

Jo Ramírez

Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 2008)

Isaac Hayes

Fred Norman, American baseball player

Fred Norman

Roger Gale, English journalist and politician

Roger Gale

Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor

Sylvester McCoy

Rajiv Gandhi, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (d. 1991)

Rajiv Gandhi · Prime Minister of India

Graig Nettles, American baseball player and manager

Graig Nettles

Roy Gardner, English businessman

Roy Gardner (businessman)

Mufaddal Saifuddin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Fatimid Caliphate الدولة الفاطمية

Mufaddal Saifuddin · Da'i al-Mutlaq · Fatimid Caliphate

Henryk Broder, Polish-German journalist and author

Henryk Broder

Connie Chung, American journalist

Connie Chung

Laurent Fabius, French politician, 158th Prime Minister of France

Laurent Fabius · Prime Minister of France

Ralf Hütter, German singer and keyboard player

Ralf Hütter

N. R. Narayana Murthy, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys

N. R. Narayana Murthy · Infosys

Alan Lee, English painter and illustrator

Alan Lee (illustrator)

James Pankow, American trombone player, songwriter, and singer (Chicago)

James Pankow · Chicago (band)

Ray Wise, American actor

Ray Wise

John Noble, Australian actor and director

John Noble

Robert Plant, English singer-songwriter

Robert Plant

Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)

Nikolas Asimos

Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1986)

Phil Lynott

Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian engineer and politician, 5th President of Egypt

Mohamed Morsi · President of Egypt

DeForest Soaries, American minister and politician, 30th Secretary of State of New Jersey

DeForest Soaries · Secretary of State of New Jersey

John Emburey, English cricketer and coach

John Emburey

Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

Doug Fieger

John Hiatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Hiatt

Ric Menello, American director and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Ric Menello

Gerry Bertier, American football player (d. 1981)

Gerry Bertier

Peter Horton, American actor and director

Peter Horton

Mike Jackson, American politician

Mike Jackson (Texas politician)

Jim Trenton, American radio host and actor

Jim Trenton

Leroy Burgess, American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, recording artist, and record producer

Leroy Burgess

Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach

Quinn Buckner

Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (d. 2007)

Tawn Mastrey

Al Roker, American news anchor, television personality, and author

Al Roker

Agnes Chan, Hong Kong singer and author

Agnes Chan

Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Joan Allen, American actress

Joan Allen

Alvin Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer

Alvin Greenidge

Desmond Swayne, English soldier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household

Desmond Swayne · Vice-Chamberlain of the Household

Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player

Finlay Calder

Jim Calder, Scottish rugby player

Jim Calder (rugby union)

Simon Donaldson, English mathematician and academic

Simon Donaldson

Sorin Antohi, Romanian journalist and historian

Sorin Antohi

Paul Johnson, American football coach

Paul Johnson (American football coach)

Nigel Dodds, Northern Irish lawyer and politician

Nigel Dodds

Patricia Rozema, Canadian director and screenwriter

Patricia Rozema

David O. Russell, American director and screenwriter

David O. Russell

John Stehr, American journalist

John Stehr

Dom Duff, Breton singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer

Dom Duff

Mark Langston, American baseball player

Mark Langston

Amanda Sonia Berry, English businesswoman

Amanda Sonia Berry

James Marsters, American actor

James Marsters

Uwe Bialon, German footballer and manager

Uwe Bialon

Kal Daniels, American baseball player

Kal Daniels

José Cecena, Mexican baseball player

José Cecena

Azarias Ruberwa, Congolese lawyer and politician, Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Azarias Ruberwa · Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

KRS-One, American rapper and producer

KRS-One

Miguel Albaladejo, Spanish director and screenwriter

Miguel Albaladejo

Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004)

Dimebag Darrell

Enrico Letta, Italian lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Italy

Enrico Letta · Prime Minister of Italy

Andy Benes, American baseball player

Andy Benes

Brett Angell, English footballer and coach

Brett Angell

Abdelatif Benazzi, Moroccan-French rugby player

Abdelatif Benazzi

Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (d. 2014)

Klas Ingesson

Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer

Yuri Shiratori

Billy Gardell, American comedian, actor, and producer

Billy Gardell

Mark Holzemer, American baseball player and scout

Mark Holzemer

Els Callens, Belgian tennis player and sportscaster

Els Callens

Fred Durst, American singer-songwriter

Fred Durst

Nenad Bjelica, Croatian footballer and manager

Nenad Bjelica

Matt Calland, English rugby player and coach

Matt Calland

Steve Stone, English footballer and coach

Steve Stone (footballer)

David Walliams, English comedian, actor, and author

David Walliams

Derrick Alston, American basketball player

Derrick Alston

Melvin Booker, American basketball player

Melvin Booker

Chaney Kley, American actor, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)

Chaney Kley

Scott Quinnell, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster

Scott Quinnell

Anna Umemiya, Japanese model and actress

Anna Umemiya

Alban Bushi, Albanian footballer

Alban Bushi

Alexandre Finazzi, Brazilian footballer

Alexandre Finazzi

Scott Goodman, Australian swimmer

Scott Goodman

Todd Helton, American baseball player

Todd Helton

Cameron Mather, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster

Cameron Mather

José Paniagua, Dominican baseball player

José Paniagua

Donn Swaby, American actor and screenwriter

Donn Swaby

Juan Becerra Acosta, Mexican journalist

Juan Becerra Acosta

Amy Adams, American actress and singer

Amy Adams

Misha Collins, American actor

Misha Collins

Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer and coach

Szabolcs Sáfár

Andy Strachan, Australian drummer and songwriter

Andy Strachan

Maxim Vengerov, Russian violinist and conductor

Maxim Vengerov

Marcin Adamski, Polish footballer and manager

Marcin Adamski

Marko Martin, Estonian pianist and educator

Marko Martin

Shaun Newton, English footballer

Shaun Newton

Elijah Williams, American football player and coach

Elijah Williams (American football)

Chris Drury, American ice hockey player

Chris Drury

Cornel Frăsineanu, Romanian footballer

Cornel Frăsineanu

Tony Grant, Irish footballer

Tony Grant (Irish footballer)

Kristen Miller, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Kristen Miller

Marcel Podszus, German footballer

Marcel Podszus

Fabio Ulloa, Honduran footballer

Fabio Ulloa

Paolo Bianco, Italian footballer

Paolo Bianco

Wayne Brown, English footballer

Wayne Brown (footballer, born August 1977)

Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player, coach, and physician

Felipe Contepomi

Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player

Manuel Contepomi

Shockmain Davis, American football player

Shockmain Davis

A. M. Esmonde, Welsh author, director, and producer

A. M. Esmonde

Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgian footballer

Stéphane Gillet

Aaron Hamill, Australian footballer and coach

Aaron Hamill

Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer

Ívar Ingimarsson

James Ormond, English cricketer

James Ormond (cricketer)

Josh Pearce, American baseball player

Josh Pearce

Aaron Taylor, American baseball player

Aaron Taylor (baseball)

Alberto Martín, Spanish tennis player

Alberto Martín

Emir Mkademi, Tunisian footballer

Emir Mkademi

Chris Schroder, American baseball player

Chris Schroder

Sarah Borwell, English tennis player

Sarah Borwell

Jamie Cullum, English singer-songwriter and pianist

Jamie Cullum

Cory Sullivan, American baseball player

Cory Sullivan

Ben Barnes, English actor

Ben Barnes (actor)

Brett Finch, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Brett Finch

Artur Kotenko, Estonian footballer

Artur Kotenko

Bernard Mendy, French footballer

Bernard Mendy

Craig Ochs, American football player

Craig Ochs

Byron Saxton, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster

Byron Saxton

Cléber Luis Alberti, Brazilian footballer

Cléber Luis Alberti

Aleksandr Amisulashvili, Georgian footballer

Aleksandr Amisulashvili

Monty Dumond, South African rugby player

Monty Dumond

Youssouf Hersi, Ethiopian footballer

Youssouf Hersi

Joshua Kennedy, Australian footballer

Joshua Kennedy

Mijaín López, Cuban wrestler

Mijaín López

Richard Petiot, Canadian ice hockey player

Richard Petiot

Barney Rogers, Zimbabwean cricketer

Barney Rogers

Enyelbert Soto, Venezuelan-Japanese baseball player

Enyelbert Soto

Hamza Abdullah, American football player

Hamza Abdullah

Paulo André Cren Benini, Brazilian footballer

Paulo André Cren Benini

Andrew Garfield, American-English actor

Andrew Garfield

Héctor Landazuri, Colombian footballer

Héctor Landazuri

Mladen Pelaić, Croatian footballer

Mladen Pelaić

Brian Schaefering, American football player

Brian Schaefering

Yuri Zhirkov, Russian footballer

Yuri Zhirkov

Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer

Aílton José Almeida

Pavel Eismann, Czech footballer

Pavel Eismann

Laura Georges, French footballer

Laura Georges

Jamie Hoffmann, American baseball player

Jamie Hoffmann

Ingrid Lukas, Estonian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist

Ingrid Lukas

Brant Daugherty, American actor

Brant Daugherty

Glen Buttriss, Australian rugby league player

Glen Buttriss

Blake DeWitt, American baseball player

Blake DeWitt

Thomas Domingo, French rugby player

Thomas Domingo

Matt Hague, American baseball player

Matt Hague

Jack King, English footballer

Jack King (footballer, born 1985)

Álvaro Negredo, Spanish footballer

Álvaro Negredo

Willie Ripia, New Zealand rugby player

Willie Ripia

Joe Vitale, American ice hockey player

Joe Vitale (ice hockey)

Stephen Ward, Irish footballer

Stephen Ward (footballer)

Mark Washington, American football player

Mark Washington (linebacker)

Andrew Surman, South African-English footballer

Andrew Surman

Steven Zalewski, American ice hockey player

Steven Zalewski

Stefan Aigner, German footballer

Stefan Aigner

Vedran Janjetović, Croatian-Australian footballer

Vedran Janjetović

Sido Jombati, Portuguese footballer

Sido Jombati

Egon Kaur, Estonian race car driver

Egon Kaur

Jerryd Bayless, American basketball player

Jerryd Bayless

Sarah R, Lotfi, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Sarah R, Lotfi

José Zamora, Spanish footballer

José Zamora

Kirko Bangz, American rapper and producer

Kirko Bangz

Nebil Gahwagi, Hungarian footballer

Nebil Gahwagi

Silas Kiplagat, Kenyan runner

Silas Kiplagat

Slavcho Shokolarov, Bulgarian footballer

Slavcho Shokolarov

Judd Trump, English snooker player

Judd Trump

Dean Winnard, English footballer

Dean Winnard

Culoe De Song, South African Music producer and DJ

Culoe De Song

Macauley Chrisantus, Nigerian footballer

Macauley Chrisantus

Venelin Filipov, Bulgarian footballer

Venelin Filipov

Leigh Griffiths, Scottish footballer

Leigh Griffiths

Fabien Jarsalé, French footballer

Fabien Jarsalé

Bradley Klahn, American tennis player

Bradley Klahn

Marko Djokovic, Serbian tennis player

Marko Djokovic

Jyrki Jokipakka, Finnish hockey player

Jyrki Jokipakka

Arseny Logashov, Russian footballer

Arseny Logashov

Luke O'Neill, English footballer

Luke O'Neill

Mario Tičinović, Croatian footballer

Mario Tičinović

Matt Eisenhuth, Australian rugby league player

Matt Eisenhuth

Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress

Demi Lovato

Andrei Peteleu, Romanian footballer

Andrei Peteleu

Deniss Rakels, Latvian footballer

Deniss Rakels

Callum Skinner, Scottish track cyclist

Callum Skinner

Mario Jelavic, Croatian footballer

Mario Jelavic

Liana Liberato, American television and film actress

Liana Liberato

Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player

Bunty Afoa

Agrippa Postumus, Roman son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (b. 12 BC)

Agrippa Postumus · Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

Mochta, Irish missionary and saint

Mochta

Oswine of Deira

Oswine of Deira

Eadberht of Northumbria

Eadberht of Northumbria

Constantine Lips, Byzantine admiral

Constantine Lips · Byzantine

Pope John XIV

Pope John XIV

Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian and saint (b. 1090)

Bernard of Clairvaux

Rögnvald Kali Kolsson (b. 1100), Earl of Orkney and Saint

Rögnvald Kali Kolsson

William Fraser, bishop and Guardian of Scotland

William Fraser (bishop of St Andrews)

Geert Groote, Dutch preacher, founded the Brethren of the Common Life (b. 1340)

Geert Groote · Brethren of the Common Life

Bo Jonsson, royal marshal of Sweden

Bo Jonsson (Grip)

Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1413)

Borso d'Este

Georg von Frundsberg, German knight and landowner (b. 1473)

Georg von Frundsberg

Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician, 1st Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1502)

Miguel López de Legazpi · Governor-General of the Philippines

Jerónimo Osório, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1506)

Jerónimo Osório

Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1548)

Tomás Luis de Victoria

Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)

Martin Opitz

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman (b. 1612)

Jeremi Wiśniowiecki

Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)

Cornelis de Witt

Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (b. 1625)

Johan de Witt

William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)

William Bedloe

Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)

Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet · Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)

Nicolas Gigault

Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)

Enrique Flórez

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)

Pope Pius VII

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador

Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)

Agnes Bulmer

Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)

Shiranui Dakuemon · Makuuchi

James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)

James Whyte (Australian politician) · Premier of Tasmania

Jules Laforgue, French poet and author (b. 1860)

Jules Laforgue

Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827)

Alexander Wassilko von Serecki

Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827)

Charles Lilley · Premier of Queensland

William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)

William Booth · The Salvation Army

Pope Pius X (b. 1835)

Pope Pius X

Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)

Paul Ehrlich · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)

Adolf von Baeyer · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)

Gregor MacGregor (sportsman)

Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)

Charles Bannerman

Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850)

Edward Weston

Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845)

Agnes Giberne

István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904)

István Horthy

William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (b. 1858)

William Irvine (Australian politician) · Premier of Victoria

İzzettin Çalışlar, Turkish general (b. 1882)

İzzettin Çalışlar

Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)

Percy Williams Bridgman · Nobel Prize in Physics

Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)

Joan Voûte

Jonathan Daniels, American seminarian and civil rights activist (b. 1939)

Jonathan Daniels

Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951)

Rashid Minhas

Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922)

Christian Dotremont

Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

Joe Dassin

Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929)

Ulla Jacobsson

Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1904)

Donald O. Hebb

Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken, German admiral (b. 1897)

Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken

Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923)

Milton Acorn

Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian-Polish basketball player and coach (b. 1909)

Walenty Kłyszejko

Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (b. 1912)

Bernard Delfgaauw

Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927)

Hugo Pratt

Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (b. 1950)

Rio Reiser

Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)

Norris Bradbury

Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922)

Léon Dion

Bunny Austin, English tennis player (b. 1906)

Bunny Austin

Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915)

Fred Hoyle

Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925)

Kim Stanley

Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)

Thomas Herrion

Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (b. 1970)

Krzysztof Raczkowski

Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1977)

Bryan Budd · Victoria Cross

Joe Rosenthal, American photographer and journalist (b. 1911)

Joe Rosenthal

S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (b. 1938)

S. Sivamaharajah

Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920)

Leona Helmsley

Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927)

Ed Freeman · Medal of Honor

Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1921)

Hua Guofeng · Premier of the People's Republic of China

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Gene Upshaw, American football player (b. 1945)

Gene Upshaw

Larry Knechtel, American keyboardist and bass player (b. 1940)

Larry Knechtel

Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)

Karla Kuskin

Đặng Phong, Vietnamese economist and historian (b. 1937)

Đặng Phong

Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (b. 1919)

Ram Sharan Sharma

Phyllis Diller, American actress and comedian (b. 1917)

Phyllis Diller

Daryl Hine, Canadian-American poet and academic (b. 1936)

Daryl Hine

Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1916)

Dom Mintoff · Prime Minister of Malta

Len Quested, English footballer and manager (b. 1925)

Len Quested

Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (b. 1967)

Mika Yamamoto

Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1955)

Meles Zenawi · Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1936)

Sathima Bea Benjamin

Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist (b. 1945)

Narendra Dabholkar

Don Hassler, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1929)

Don Hassler

Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

Elmore Leonard

Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (b. 1918)

Marian McPartland

John W. Morris, American general (b. 1921)

John W. Morris

Ted Post, American director and screenwriter (b. 1918)

Ted Post

Anton Buslov, Russian astrophysicist and journalist (b. 1983)

Anton Buslov

Lois Mai Chan, Taiwanese-American librarian, author, and academic (b. 1934)

Lois Mai Chan

Boris Dubin, Russian sociologist and academic (b. 1946)

Boris Dubin

B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (b. 1918)

B. K. S. Iyengar · Iyengar Yoga

Buddy MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler (b. 1924)

Buddy MacMaster

Sava Stojkov, Serbian painter and educator (b. 1925)

Sava Stojkov

Edmund Szoka, American cardinal (b. 1927)

Edmund Szoka

Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (b. 1922)

Egon Bahr · Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany

Paul Kibblewhite, New Zealand chemist and engineer (b. 1941)

Paul Kibblewhite

Frank Wilkes, Australian soldier and politician (b. 1922)

Frank Wilkes

Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (b. 1926)

Jerry Lewis