August 26 — On This Day

Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.

Yazid I · Medina · Sahaba · Battle of al-Harrah

The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.

Seljuq Turks · Byzantine army · Battle of Manzikert · Anatolia

Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia.

Ladislaus IV of Hungary · Rudolf I of Germany · Ottokar II of Bohemia · Battle on the Marchfeld · Dürnkrut, Austria

Alauddin Khalji captures Chittorgarh.

Alauddin Khalji · Chittor Fort

Hundred Years' War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy.

Hundred Years' War · Longbow · Crossbow · Knight · Battle of Crécy

Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel.

Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs · Louis XI of France · Basel

Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.

Michelangelo · Pietà (Michelangelo)

Francisco de Orellana navigated the Amazon River, reaching the Atlantic Ocean.

Francisco de Orellana

The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.

Lutheran · Pennsylvania Ministerium · Philadelphia

Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour.

James Cook · First voyage of James Cook · HMS Endeavour

The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.

Triglav · Slovenia

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.

John Fitch (inventor) · Steamboat

The former viceroy Santiago de Liniers of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata is executed after the defeat of his counter-revolution.

Santiago de Liniers · Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata · Liniers Counter-revolution

War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland).

War of the Sixth Coalition · Battle of Katzbach · Liegnitz

Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias.

Chilean War of Independence · José Miguel Carrera · Bernardo O'Higgins · Battle of Las Tres Acequias

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.

1883 eruption of Krakatoa

World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.

World War I · Colony · Togoland · Togoland Campaign

World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.

World War I · Battle of Mons · Horace Smith-Dorrien · Battle of Le Cateau

The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.

Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution · United States Constitution

Greco-Turkish War (1919-22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the "Great Offensive" (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.

Greco-Turkish War (1919-22)

Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.

Chad · Colony · Félix Éboué · Governor

At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.

Chortkiv · Schutzpolizei (Nazi Germany) · Bełżec extermination camp

World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.

World War II · Charles de Gaulle

The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.

South African Border War · Omugulugwombashe

A new feminist movement leads a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.

Feminist movement in the United States (1963-82) · Women's Strike for Equality

The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec

Charter of the French Language · National Assembly of Quebec

Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.

Papal conclave, August 1978 · Pope John Paul I

After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.

Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing · Harvey's Resort Hotel · Stateline, Nevada

Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.

Beni Ali massacre · Algeria

Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.

Second Chechen War · Invasion of Dagestan · Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade

Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.

Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner · European Aviation Safety Agency · Federal Aviation Administration

Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.

Murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward · Moneta, Virginia

Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)

Ferdinand II of Naples

Bernardino Poccetti, Italian painter (d. 1612)

Bernardino Poccetti

Humilis of Bisignano, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (d. 1637)

Humilis of Bisignano

Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Bohemian king (d. 1632)

Frederick V, Elector Palatine

Robert Walpole, English scholar and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745)

Robert Walpole · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Elisha Williams, English colonial minister, academic, and politician (d. 1755)

Elisha Williams

Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, French singer-songwriter (d. 1791)

Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault

Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1777)

Johann Heinrich Lambert

Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1790)

Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle

Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon (d. 1810)

Montgolfier brothers · Hot air balloon

Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (d. 1794)

Antoine Lavoisier

Manuel Abad y Queipo, Spanish-born Mexican bishop (d. 1825)

Manuel Abad y Queipo

William Joseph Behr, German publicist and academic (d. 1851)

William Joseph Behr

Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan soldier and politician, 4th President of Uruguay (d. 1857)

Manuel Oribe · President of Uruguay

Saint Innocent of Alaska, Russian Orthodox missionary priest, then the first Orthodox bishop and archbishop in the Americas, and finally the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia (d. 1879)

Saint Innocent of Alaska · Russian Orthodox · Missionary · Priesthood (Orthodox Church) · Metropolitan bishop

Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1861)

Albert, Prince Consort

Arnold Fothergill, English cricketer (d. 1932)

Arnold Fothergill

Clara Schønfeld, Danish actress (d. 1939)

Clara Schønfeld

Herbert Booth, Canadian songwriter and bandleader (d. 1926)

Herbert Booth

Arthur James Arnot, Scottish-Australian engineer, designed the Spencer Street Power Station (d. 1946)

Arthur James Arnot · Spencer Street Power Station

Lee de Forest, American engineer and academic, invented the Audion tube (d. 1961)

Lee de Forest · Audion tube

Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1938)

Zona Gale

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, 15th Governor General of Canada (d. 1940)

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir · Governor General of Canada

Guillaume Apollinaire, Italian-French author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1918)

Guillaume Apollinaire

James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)

James Franck · Nobel Prize in Physics

Sam Hardy, English footballer (d. 1966)

Sam Hardy

Jules Romains, French author and poet (d. 1972)

Jules Romains

Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Indian author and playwright (d. 1960)

Acharya Chatursen Shastri

Sparky Adams, American baseball player and farmer (d. 1989)

Sparky Adams

Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian soldier and politician (d. 1990)

Ivan Mihailov

Yun Posun, South Korean activist and politician, 2nd President of South Korea (d. 1990)

Yun Posun · President of South Korea

Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector and philanthropist (d. 1979)

Peggy Guggenheim

Margaret Utinsky, American nurse, recipient of the Medal of Freedom (d. 1970)

Margaret Utinsky · Medal of Freedom

Hellmuth Walter, German-American engineer and businessman (d. 1980)

Hellmuth Walter

Eleanor Dark, Australian author and poet (d. 1985)

Eleanor Dark

Hans Kammler, German SS officer and engineer (d. 1945)

Hans Kammler · SS

Jimmy Rushing, American singer and bandleader (d. 1972)

Jimmy Rushing

Maxwell D. Taylor, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Vietnam (d. 1987)

Maxwell D. Taylor · United States Ambassador to South Vietnam

Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (d. 1972)

Chen Yi (marshal) · Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China

Caroline Pafford Miller, American author (d. 1992)

Caroline Pafford Miller

Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic (d. 1986)

Christopher Isherwood

Joe Hulme, English footballer and cricketer (d. 1991)

Joe Hulme

Albert Sabin, Polish-American physician and virologist, developed the polio vaccine (d. 1993)

Albert Sabin · Polio vaccine

Walter Bruno Henning, Prussian-American linguist and scholar (d. 1967)

Walter Bruno Henning

Aubrey Schenck, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1999)

Aubrey Schenck

Eric Davies, South African cricketer and educator (d. 1976)

Eric Davies

Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)

Jim Davis (actor)

Gene Moore, American baseball player (d. 1978)

Gene Moore (outfielder)

Mother Teresa, Macedonian-Indian nun and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

Mother Teresa · Nobel Peace Prize

Otto Binder, American author and screenwriter (d. 1974)

Otto Binder

Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and translator (d. 1984)

Julio Cortázar

Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish soldier and poet (d. 2008)

Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca

Humphrey Searle, English composer and conductor (d. 1982)

Humphrey Searle

Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician

Katherine Johnson

Gerard Campbell, American priest and academic (d. 2012)

Gerard Campbell

Brant Parker, American illustrator (d. 2007)

Brant Parker

Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand

Prem Tinsulanonda · Prime Minister of Thailand

Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and scholar (d. 1994)

Shimshon Amitsur

Benjamin C. Bradlee, American journalist and author (d. 2014)

Benjamin C. Bradlee

Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (d. 2009)

Irving R. Levine

Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (d. 2013)

Wolfgang Sawallisch

Alex Kellner, American baseball player (d. 1996)

Alex Kellner

Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic (d. 2005)

Jack Hirshleifer

Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, Minister of Justice for France (d. 1999)

Alain Peyrefitte · Ministry of Justice (France)

Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 2013)

Pyotr Todorovsky

Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (d. 1999)

Anahit Tsitsikian

Robert Vickrey, American painter and author (d. 2011)

Robert Vickrey

Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (d. 2015)

Om Prakash Munjal · Hero Cycles

Reuben Kamanga, Zambian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Zambia (d. 1996)

Reuben Kamanga · Vice President of Zambia

Joe Solomon, Guyanese cricketer and coach

Joe Solomon

Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player (d. 2009)

Kálmán Markovits

Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player (d. 2014)

Luis Salvadores Salvi

Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Tom Heinsohn

Kevin Ryan, Australian rugby player, coach, lawyer and politician

Kevin Ryan (rugby)

Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)

Geraldine Ferraro

Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (d. 2007)

Karen Spärck Jones

Benedict Anderson, American political scientist and academic (d. 2015)

Benedict Anderson

Don Bowman, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Don Bowman (singer)

Jet Black, English drummer

Jet Black

Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli businessman and politician (d. 2007)

Pinchas Goldstein

Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian banker and financier

Jorge Paulo Lemann

Michael Cockerell, English journalist

Michael Cockerell

Vic Dana, American dancer and singer

Vic Dana

Don LaFontaine, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

Don LaFontaine

Nik Turner, English musician and songwriter (Hawkwind)

Nik Turner · Hawkwind

Chris Curtis, English drummer and singer (The Searchers) (d. 2005)

Chris Curtis · The Searchers (band)

Jane Merrow, English actress, producer, and screenwriter

Jane Merrow

Barbet Schroeder, French-Swiss director and producer

Barbet Schroeder

Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston, English lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston

Dori Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dori Caymmi

Alan Parker, English guitarist and songwriter

Alan Parker (musician)

Judith Rees, English geographer and academic

Judith Rees

Maureen Tucker, American singer-songwriter and drummer

Maureen Tucker

Tom Ridge, American sergeant and politician, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security

Tom Ridge · Secretary of Homeland Security

Zhou Ji, Chinese engineer and politician, 14th Chinese Minister of Education

Zhou Ji · Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

Valerie Simpson, American singer-songwriter

Valerie Simpson

Alison Steadman, English actress

Alison Steadman

Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 2007)

Nicolae Dobrin

Allahshukur Pashazadeh, Azerbaijani cleric

Allahshukur Pashazadeh

Leon Redbone, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Leon Redbone

Gerd Bonk, German weightlifter (d. 2014)

Gerd Bonk

Edward Witten, American physicist and academic

Edward Witten

Bryon Baltimore, Canadian ice hockey player

Bryon Baltimore

Michael Jeter, American actor (d. 2003)

Michael Jeter

Will Shortz, American journalist and puzzle creator

Will Shortz

Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer

Pat Sharkey

Howard Clark, English golfer and sportscaster

Howard Clark (golfer)

Tracy Krohn, American race car driver and businessman

Tracy Krohn

Hugh Pelham, British academic and educator

Hugh Pelham

Ian Dejardin, English historian and curator

Ian Dejardin

Giuseppe Resnati, Italian chemist and educator

Giuseppe Resnati

Sally Beamish, English viola player and composer

Sally Beamish

Mark Mangino, American football player and coach

Mark Mangino

Nikky Finney, American poet and academic

Nikky Finney

Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist

Jan Nevens

Oliver Colvile, English lawyer and politician

Oliver Colvile

Stan Van Gundy, American basketball player and coach

Stan Van Gundy

Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader

Branford Marsalis

Daniel Lévi, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and pianist

Daniel Lévi

Jeff Parrett, American baseball player

Jeff Parrett

Roger Kingdom, American hurdler

Roger Kingdom

David Byas, English cricketer and umpire

David Byas

Stephen J. Dubner, American journalist and author

Stephen J. Dubner

Patrice Oppliger, American author, critic, and academic

Patrice Oppliger

Allegra Huston, English-American author and screenwriter

Allegra Huston

Bobby Jurasin, American-Canadian football player and coach

Bobby Jurasin

Chad Kreuter, American baseball player and manager

Chad Kreuter

Zadok Malka, Israeli footballer and manager

Zadok Malka

Torsten Schmitz, German boxer

Torsten Schmitz

Carsten Wolf, German cyclist

Carsten Wolf

Mehriban Aliyeva, 1st Vice President of Azerbaijan, goodwill ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO.

Mehriban Aliyeva · UNESCO · ISESCO

Marcus du Sautoy, English mathematician and academic

Marcus du Sautoy

Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player and coach

Jacques Brinkman

Shirley Manson, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

Shirley Manson

René Higuita, Colombian footballer

René Higuita

Michael Gove, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Education

Michael Gove · Secretary of State for Education

Chris Boardman, English cyclist

Chris Boardman

Adrian Young, American drummer and songwriter (No Doubt)

Adrian Young · No Doubt

Jason Little, Australian rugby player

Jason Little (rugby union)

Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

Melissa McCarthy

Brett Schultz, South African cricketer

Brett Schultz

Thalía, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and actress

Thalía

Richard Evatt, English boxer (d. 2012)

Richard Evatt

Kelvin Cato, American basketball player and coach

Kelvin Cato

Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player and coach

Morgan Ensberg

Amaia Montero, Spanish singer-songwriter

Amaia Montero

Therese Alshammar, Swedish swimmer

Therese Alshammar

Liam Botham, English rugby player and cricketer

Liam Botham

Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actress and singer

Saeko Chiba

Simone Motta, Italian footballer

Simone Motta

Jamal Lewis, American football player

Jamal Lewis

Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer

Cristian Mora

Rubén Arriaza Pazos, Spanish footballer

Rubén Arriaza Pazos

Macaulay Culkin, American actor

Macaulay Culkin

Brendan Harris, American baseball player

Brendan Harris

Manolis Papamakarios, Greek basketball player

Manolis Papamakarios

Chris Pine, American actor

Chris Pine

Tino Best, Barbadian cricketer

Tino Best

Sebastian Bönig, German footballer

Sebastian Bönig

Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player

Andreas Glyniadakis

Vangelis Moras, Greek footballer

Vangelis Moras

Petey Williams, Canadian wrestler

Petey Williams

Angelo Iorio, Italian footballer

Angelo Iorio

John Mulaney, American comedian, actor, writer, and producer

John Mulaney

Jayson Nix, American baseball player

Jayson Nix

Noah Welch, American ice hockey player

Noah Welch

Mattia Cassani, Italian footballer

Mattia Cassani

Félix Porteiro, Spanish race car driver

Félix Porteiro

Oleksiy Kasyanov, Ukrainian decathlete

Oleksiy Kasyanov

Brandon McDonald, American football player

Brandon McDonald (gridiron football)

David Price, American baseball player

David Price (baseball)

Vladislav Gussev, Estonian footballer

Vladislav Gussev

Colin Kazim-Richards, Turkish footballer

Colin Kazim-Richards

Juan Joseph, American football player and coach (d. 2014)

Juan Joseph

Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan baseball player

Elvis Andrus

Wayne Simmonds, Canadian ice hockey player

Wayne Simmonds

Lars Stindl, German football player

Lars Stindl

James Harden, American basketball player

James Harden

Dylan O'Brien, American actor

Dylan O'Brien

Mateo Musacchio, Argentinian footballer

Mateo Musacchio

Keke Palmer, American singer-songwriter, presenter and television personality

Keke Palmer

Arechis II, duke of Benevento

Arechis II of Benevento · Duchy of Benevento

Kōkō, emperor of Japan (b. 830)

Emperor Kōkō

Michael IV of Constantinople

Michael IV of Constantinople

Ottokar II of Bohemia (b. 1233)

Ottokar II of Bohemia

Charles II, Count of Alençon (b. 1297)

Charles II, Count of Alençon

Louis I, Count of Flanders (b. 1304)

Louis I, Count of Flanders

Louis II, Count of Blois

Louis II, Count of Blois

Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1320)

Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine

John of Bohemia (b. 1296)

John of Bohemia

Thomas Bradwardine, English archbishop, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1290)

Thomas Bradwardine

Catherine Zaccaria, Despotess of the Morea

Catherine Zaccaria

Ernest, Elector of Saxony (b. 1441)

Ernest, Elector of Saxony

Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (b. 1449)

Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)

Margaret Leijonhufvud · Gustav I of Sweden

Petrus Ramus, French philosopher and logician (b. 1515)

Petrus Ramus

António, Prior of Crato (b. 1531)

António, Prior of Crato

Frans Hals, Dutch painter and educator (b. 1580)

Frans Hals

Constantin Brâncoveanu, Ruler of Wallachia (b. 1654)

Constantin Brâncoveanu · Wallachia

Edward Fowler, English bishop and author (b. 1632)

Edward Fowler

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist and biologist (b. 1632)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716)

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville · Secretary of State for the Colonies

Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (b. 1753)

Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires · Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata

Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (b. 1791)

Theodor Körner (author)

Louis Philippe I of France (b. 1773)

Louis Philippe I

Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (b. 1791)

Johann Franz Encke

Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (b. 1846)

Mariam Baouardy

William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)

William James

Matthias Erzberger, German publicist and politician (b. 1875)

Matthias Erzberger

Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1848)

Sándor Wekerle · Prime Minister of Hungary

Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)

Lon Chaney

Bîmen Şen, Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873)

Bîmen Şen

Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (b. 1909)

Adam von Trott zu Solz

Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890)

Franz Werfel

Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887)

Jeanie MacPherson

Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881)

Alfred Wagenknecht

Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (b. 1872)

Ralph Vaughan Williams

W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (b. 1894)

W. W. E. Ross

Kay Francis, American actress (b. 1905)

Kay Francis

Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901)

Francis Chichester

Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (b. 1902)

Charles Lindbergh

Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist and academic (b. 1885)

Olaf Holtedahl

Lotte Lehmann, German-American soprano (b. 1888)

Lotte Lehmann

H. A. Rey, German-American author and illustrator, created Curious George (b. 1898)

H. A. Rey · Curious George

Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1899)

Charles Boyer

José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1916)

José Manuel Moreno

Mika Waltari, Finnish author, translator, and academic (b. 1908)

Mika Waltari

Rosa Albach-Retty, German-Austrian actress (b. 1874)

Rosa Albach-Retty

Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (b. 1908)

Tex Avery

Roger Nash Baldwin, American trade union leader, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (b. 1884)

Roger Nash Baldwin · American Civil Liberties Union

Lee Hays, American singer-songwriter (b. 1914)

Lee Hays

Ted Knight, American actor (b. 1923)

Ted Knight

John Goddard, Barbadian-English cricketer and manager (b. 1919)

John Goddard (cricketer)

Georg Wittig, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

Georg Wittig · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer-songwriter (b. 1957)

Carlos Paião

Irving Stone, American author (b. 1903)

Irving Stone

Bob de Moor, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1925)

Bob de Moor

Reima Pietilä, Finnish architect, co-designed the Kaleva Church (b. 1923)

Reima Pietilä · Kaleva Church

John Brunner, English-Scottish author and poet (b. 1934)

John Brunner (novelist)

Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Frederick Reines · Nobel Prize in Physics

Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and academic (b. 1939)

Akbar Adibi

Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1904)

Louis Muhlstock

Marita Petersen, Faroese educator and politician, 8th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1940)

Marita Petersen · Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

Jim Wacker, American football player and coach (b. 1937)

Jim Wacker

Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1952)

Laura Branigan

Denis D'Amour, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (b. 1960)

Denis D'Amour

Robert Denning, American art collector and interior designer (b. 1927)

Robert Denning

Moondog King, Canadian wrestler and politician (b. 1949)

Moondog King

Rainer Barzel, Polish-German lawyer and politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations (b. 1924)

Rainer Barzel · Minister of Intra-German Relations

Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer and coach (b. 1926)

Clyde Walcott

Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1928)

Gaston Thorn · Prime Minister of Luxembourg

Dominick Dunne, American journalist and novelist (b. 1925)

Dominick Dunne

Raimon Panikkar, Catalan priest and scholar (b. 1918)

Raimon Panikkar

George Band, Taiwanese-English mountaineer and author (b. 1929)

George Band

Patrick C. Fischer, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)

Patrick C. Fischer

John McAleese, Scottish sergeant (b. 1949)

John McAleese

Russ Alben, American composer and businessman (b. 1929)

Russ Alben

Reginald Bartholomew, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (b. 1936)

Reginald Bartholomew · United States Ambassador to Italy

Jacques Bensimon, Canadian director and producer (b. 1943)

Jacques Bensimon

Krzysztof Wilmanski, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1940)

Krzysztof Wilmanski

Hélie de Saint Marc, French soldier (b. 1922)

Hélie de Saint Marc

John J. Gilligan, American soldier and politician, 62nd Governor of Ohio (b. 1921)

John J. Gilligan · Governor of Ohio

Bill Schmitz, American football player and coach (b. 1954)

Bill Schmitz

Jack Sinagra, American lawyer and politician (b. 1950)

Jack Sinagra

Clyde A. Wheeler, American soldier and politician (b. 1921)

Clyde A. Wheeler

Christian Bourquin, French lawyer and politician (b. 1954)

Christian Bourquin

Peter Bacon Hales, American historian, photographer, and author (b. 1950)

Peter Bacon Hales

Caroline Kellett, English journalist (b. 1960)

Caroline Kellett

Chūsei Sone, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

Chūsei Sone

Amelia Boynton Robinson, American activist (b. 1911)

Amelia Boynton Robinson

Donald Eric Capps, American theologian, author, and academic (b. 1939)

Donald Eric Capps

P. J. Kavanagh, English poet and author (b. 1931)

P. J. Kavanagh

Stefanos Manikas, Greek politician (b. 1952)

Stefanos Manikas

Francisco San Diego, Filipino bishop (b. 1935)

Francisco San Diego

Tobe Hooper, American film director (b. 1943)

Tobe Hooper