August 27 — On This Day

The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

Sack of Rome (410) · Ancient Rome · Visigoths

King Henry II of England crowns his heirs, Henry the Young King and Queen Margaret, but gives them no actual authority.

Henry II of England · Henry the Young King · Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary

The Battle of St. Quentin comes to an end.

Battle of St. Quentin (1557)

Pierre Barrière fails in his attempt to assassinate King Henry IV of France.

Pierre Barrière · Henry IV of France

The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).

Treaty of Nerchinsk · Tsardom of Russia · Qing Empire · Julian calendar

Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.

Battle of Long Island · Brooklyn · William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe · George Washington

French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.

French Revolutionary Wars · Toulon · French First Republic · Military port of Toulon · Siege of Toulon

Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.

Wolfe Tone · Society of United Irishmen · French Revolutionary Army · British Army · Battle of Castlebar

Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.

Napoleonic Wars · Battle of Grand Port · Grand Port District · Mauritius

French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.

Napoleon I · Austrian Empire · Russian Empire · Prussia · Battle of Dresden

Uruguay is formally proclaimed independent at preliminary peace talks brokered by the United Kingdom between Brazil and Argentina during the Cisplatine War.

Uruguay · Brazil · Argentina · Cisplatine War

Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.

Black Hawk (Sauk leader) · Sauk people · Black Hawk War

Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.

Petroleum · Titusville, Pennsylvania · Oil well

The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.

1881 Atlantic hurricane season · Savannah, Georgia

Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.

1883 eruption of Krakatoa

The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000-2,000 people.

1893 Sea Islands hurricane · Savannah, Georgia

Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.

Anglo-Zanzibar War · Zanzibar

Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.

Battle of Étreux · Royal Munster Fusiliers · Great Retreat

The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations.

Kingdom of Romania · Austria-Hungary · Allies of World War I

Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.

Mexican Revolution · Battle of Ambos Nogales · United States Army · Carrancistas · World War I

Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.

Greco-Turkish War (1919-22) · Aegean Region · Afyonkarahisar · Kingdom of Greece

Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"

The Famous Five (Canada) · Supreme Court of Canada · British North America Act

The Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.

Kellogg-Briand Pact

The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.

Bible translations into Afrikaans · Bloemfontein

First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.

Turbojet · Heinkel He 178 · Jet aircraft

First day of the Sarny Massacre.

Sarny Massacre

World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

World War II · Empire of Japan · New Georgia · Asiatic-Pacific Theater

World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.

World War II · Luftwaffe · Razing of Vorizia · Crete

The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.

Calder Hall

The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.

Mariner 2 · Venus · NASA

South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh.

Army of the Republic of Vietnam · Nguyễn Khánh · Triumvirate · Trần Thiện Khiêm · Dương Văn Minh

An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.

Coup d'état · Chad · Government of Chad · Egypt · Diplomatic relations

The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.

Portuguese Timor · Dili · Atauro Island

A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British retired admiral Lord Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Shortly after, 18 British Army soldiers are killed in an ambush near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland.

Provisional Irish Republican Army · Admiral · Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma · Sligo · Republic of Ireland

A massive bomb planted by extortionist John Birges explodes at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada after a failed disarming attempt by the FBI. Although the hotel is damaged, no one is injured.

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

Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian Genocide.

Military attaché · Atilla Altıkat · Ottawa · Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide · Armenian Genocide

The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.

Nigeria · Ibrahim Babangida

The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

European Community · Baltic states · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania

Moldova declares independence from the USSR.

Moldova · Soviet Union

Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.

Mars

The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.

Six-party talks · North Korea and weapons of mass destruction

Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.

Comair Flight 5191 · Takeoff · Blue Grass Airport · Lexington, Kentucky · Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Internal conflict in Burma: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.

Internal conflict in Burma · State Peace and Development Council · 2009 Kokang incident · Kokang Special Region

Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.

Hurricane Irene

Rhazes, Persian polymath (d. 925)

Rhazes

Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)

Ashikaga Yoshikazu

George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)

George, Duke of Saxony

Anna of Brandenburg (d. 1514)

Anna of Brandenburg

Friedrich Staphylus, German theologian (d. 1564)

Friedrich Staphylus

John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania and Protestant Bishop of Cammin (d. 1600)

John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1592)

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

Koxinga, Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist (d. 1662)

Koxinga

Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (d. 1715)

Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore · List of Proprietors of Maryland

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751)

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol

Anne Marie d'Orléans, French wife of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1728)

Anne Marie d'Orléans · Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian general (d. 1748)

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun

John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician (d. 1781)

John Joachim Zubly

Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (d. 1788)

Johann Georg Hamann

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and academic (d. 1831)

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (d. 1895)

Edward Beecher

Hannibal Hamlin, American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891)

Hannibal Hamlin · Vice President of the United States

Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1869)

Bertalan Szemere · Prime Minister of Hungary

Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (d. 1897)

Charles Lilley · Premier of Queensland

Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St Elisabeth (d. 1914)

Ödön Lechner · Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest) · Church of St. Elisabeth (Bratislava)

Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)

Friedrich Martens

Ivan Franko, Ukrainian author and poet (d. 1916)

Ivan Franko

Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1932)

Giuseppe Peano

Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (d. 1919)

Hermann Weingärtner

James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (d. 1935)

James Henry Breasted

Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)

Charles G. Dawes · Vice President of the United States · Nobel Peace Prize

Hong Beom-do, Korean general and activist (d. 1943)

Hong Beom-do

Amado Nervo, Mexican journalist, poet, and diplomat (d. 1919)

Amado Nervo

Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (d. 1945)

Theodore Dreiser

Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

Carl Bosch · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (d. 1967)

Katharine McCormick

Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910)

Charles Rolls · Rolls-Royce Limited

Ernst Wetter, Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1963)

Ernst Wetter · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (d. 1928)

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel

Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (d. 1966)

Vincent Auriol · President of the French Republic

Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (d. 1979)

Rebecca Clarke (composer)

Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (d. 1976)

Man Ray

Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian archaeologist and historian (d. 1981)

Andreas Alföldi

Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (d. 1933)

Kenji Miyazawa

Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (d. 1993)

Léon Theremin · Theremin

Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1963)

Gaspard Fauteux · Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

C. S. Forester, English novelist (d. 1966)

C. S. Forester

Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (d. 1963)

Alar Kotli

Norah Lofts, English author (d. 1983)

Norah Lofts

John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982)

John Hay Whitney · J.H. Whitney & Company

Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier (d. 1945)

Aris Velouchiotis

Ed Gein, American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (d. 1982)

Ed Gein

Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager (d. 2001)

Don Bradman

Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973)

Lyndon B. Johnson · President of the United States

Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966)

Sylvère Maes

Charles Pozzi, French race car driver (d. 2001)

Charles Pozzi

Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1959)

Lester Young

Kay Walsh, English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2005)

Kay Walsh

Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980)

Gloria Guinness

Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)

Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. · Nobel Prize in Physics

Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (d. 1991)

Gordon Bashford · Range Rover Classic

Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993)

Tony Harris (cricketer)

Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994)

Martha Raye

Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1986)

Peanuts Lowrey

Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001)

Jelle Zijlstra · Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Pee Wee Butts, American baseball player and coach (d. 1972)

Pee Wee Butts

Murray Grand, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2007)

Murray Grand

Baptiste Manzini, American football player (d. 2008)

Baptiste Manzini

James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (d. 2015)

James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead

Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1996)

Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg

Leo Penn, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1998)

Leo Penn

Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (d. 2012)

Roelof Kruisinga · List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands

Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Jimmy Greenhalgh

David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010)

David Rowbotham

Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)

Rosalie E. Wahl

Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal

Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo

Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (d. 2011)

Nat Lofthouse

Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic (d. 2012)

Saiichi Maruya

Bill Neilson, Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1989)

Bill Neilson · Premier of Tasmania

Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic (d. 2015)

Jaswant Singh Neki

Carter Stanley, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)

Carter Stanley

George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (d. 2008)

George Brecht

Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (d. 2002)

Kristen Nygaard

Péter Boross, Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary

Péter Boross · List of Prime Ministers of Hungary

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu

Mangosuthu Buthelezi · Chief Minister of KwaZulu

Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (d. 2003)

Joan Kroc

Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (d. 2007)

Ira Levin

George Scott, Canadian-American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)

George Scott (wrestler)

Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler and politician (d. 1968)

Gholamreza Takhti

Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (d. 2007)

Sri Chinmoy

Joe Cunningham, American baseball player and coach

Joe Cunningham

Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2008)

Cor Brom

Antonia Fraser, English historian and author

Antonia Fraser

Ernie Broglio, American baseball player

Ernie Broglio

Michael Holroyd, English author

Michael Holroyd

Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2014)

Frank Yablans

Joel Kovel, American scholar and author

Joel Kovel

Lien Chan, Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China

Lien Chan · Vice President of the Republic of China

Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (d. 2007)

Alice Coltrane

Tommy Sands, American pop singer and actor

Tommy Sands (American singer)

William Least Heat-Moon, American travel writer and historian

William Least Heat-Moon

Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)

Edward Patten

Nikola Pilić, Yugoslav tennis player and coach

Nikola Pilić

Fernest Arceneaux, American singer and accordion player (d. 2008)

Fernest Arceneaux

Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (d. 1994)

Sonny Sharrock

Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (d. 2011)

Cesária Évora

János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (d. 2014)

János Konrád

Harrison Page, American actor

Harrison Page

Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter

Daryl Dragon

Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Brian Peckford · Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Chuck Girard

Bob Kerrey, American lieutenant and politician, 35th Governor of Nebraska

Bob Kerrey · Governor of Nebraska

Tuesday Weld, American model and actress

Tuesday Weld

Tim Bogert, American singer and bass player

Tim Bogert

Douglas R. Campbell, Canadian lawyer and judge

Douglas R. Campbell

Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer and manager

Tony Howard

Barbara Bach, American model and actress

Barbara Bach

Halil Berktay, Turkish historian and academic

Halil Berktay

Kirk Francis, American engineer and producer

Kirk Francis

Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)

Peter Krieg

John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and politician

John Morrison (cricketer)

Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2002)

Gavin Pfuhl

John Mehler, American drummer

John Mehler

Deborah Swallow, English historian and curator

Deborah Swallow

Philippe Vallois, French director and screenwriter

Philippe Vallois

Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jeff Cook

Leah Jamieson, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic

Leah Jamieson

Ann Murray, Irish soprano

Ann Murray

Charles Fleischer, American comedian and actor

Charles Fleischer

Neil Murray, Scottish bass player and songwriter

Neil Murray (British musician)

Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author

Edmund Weiner

Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager

Buddy Bell

Mack Brown, American football player and coach

Mack Brown

Randall Garrison, American-Canadian criminologist and politician

Randall Garrison

Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian

Paul Reubens

Tom Berryhill, American businessman and politician

Tom Berryhill

Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Alex Lifeson

Joan Smith, English journalist and author

Joan Smith

Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright

Peter Stormare

John Lloyd, English tennis player and sportscaster

John Lloyd (tennis)

Rajesh Thakker, English physician and academic

Rajesh Thakker

Derek Warwick, English race car driver

Derek Warwick

Robert Richardson, American cinematographer

Robert Richardson (cinematographer)

Diana Scarwid, American actress

Diana Scarwid

Glen Matlock, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Glen Matlock

Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author

Jeff Grubb

Bernhard Langer, German golfer

Bernhard Langer

Sergei Krikalev, Russian engineer and astronaut

Sergei Krikalev

Tom Lanoye, Belgian author, poet, and playwright

Tom Lanoye

Hugh Orde, British police officer

Hugh Orde

Daniela Romo, Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess

Daniela Romo

Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver

Gerhard Berger

Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor

Juan Fernando Cobo

Denice Denton, American engineer and academic (d. 2006)

Denice Denton

Frode Fjellheim, Norwegian pianist and composer

Frode Fjellheim

András Petőcz, Hungarian author and poet

András Petőcz

Jeanette Winterson, English journalist and novelist

Jeanette Winterson

Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress

Yolanda Adams

Mark Curry, English television host and actor

Mark Curry (television presenter)

Tom Ford, American fashion designer

Tom Ford

Steve McDowall, English rugby player

Steve McDowall

Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer

Helmut Winklhofer

Stephan Elliott, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter

Stephan Elliott

Scott Dibble, American lawyer and politician

Scott Dibble (politician)

Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Wayne James

Ange Postecoglou, Greek-Australian footballer and coach

Ange Postecoglou

Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower

Jeroen Duyster

Juhan Parts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia

Juhan Parts · Prime Minister of Estonia

Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Ogie Alcasid

Rob Burnett, American football player and sportscaster

Rob Burnett (American football)

Daphne Koller, Israeli-American computer scientist and academic

Daphne Koller

Michael Long, New Zealand golfer

Michael Long (golfer)

Matthew Ridge, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster

Matthew Ridge

Mark Ealham, English cricketer

Mark Ealham

Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer, television personality, and author

Cesar Millan

Chandra Wilson, American actress and director

Chandra Wilson

Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and coach

Andy Bichel

Mark Ilott, English cricketer

Mark Ilott

Tony Kanal, British-American bass player. songwriter, and record producer (No Doubt)

Tony Kanal · No Doubt

Jim Thome, American baseball player and manager

Jim Thome

Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (d. 2008)

Karl Unterkircher

Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and manager

Ernest Faber

Kyung Lah, South Korean-American journalist

Kyung Lah

Hisayuki Okawa, Japanese runner

Hisayuki Okawa

Aygül Özkan, German lawyer and politician

Aygül Özkan

Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player

Jaap-Derk Buma

Denise Lewis, English heptathlete

Denise Lewis

Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jimmy Pop

Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer

Danny Coyne

Dietmar Hamann, German footballer and manager

Dietmar Hamann

Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter

Burak Kut

Johan Norberg, Swedish historian and author

Johan Norberg

Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer

Michael Mason (cricketer)

José Vidro, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

José Vidro

Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer

Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer, born 1974)

Blake Adams, American golfer

Blake Adams

Mase, American rapper, songwriter and pastor

Mase

Jonny Moseley, Puerto Rican-American skier and television host

Jonny Moseley

Mark Rudan, Australian footballer and manager

Mark Rudan

Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress

Sarah Chalke

Audrey C. Delsanti, French astronomer and biologist

Audrey C. Delsanti

Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler

Milano Collection A.T.

Carlos Moyá, Spanish-Swiss tennis player

Carlos Moyá

Mark Webber, Australian race car driver

Mark Webber

Justin Miller, American baseball player (d. 2013)

Justin Miller (baseball, born 1977)

Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist

Sarah Neufeld

Aaron Paul, American actor and producer

Aaron Paul

Rusty Smith, American speed skater

Rusty Smith (speed skater)

Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor

Patrick J. Adams

Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Brazilian footballer

Maxwell Cabelino Andrade

Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer

Alessandro Gamberini

Joanna McGilchrist, English rugby player and physiotherapist

Joanna McGilchrist

David Bentley, English footballer

David Bentley

Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer

Sulley Muntari

Kevan Hurst, English footballer

Kevan Hurst

Nikica Jelavić, Croatian footballer

Nikica Jelavić

Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter and sculptor

Alexandra Nechita

Sebastian Kurz, Austrian politician, 36th Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sebastian Kurz · Foreign Minister of Austria

Joel Grant, English-Jamaican footballer

Joel Grant

Darren McFadden, American football player

Darren McFadden

Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer

Alexa PenaVega

Romain Amalfitano, French footballer

Romain Amalfitano

Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress

Juliana Cannarozzo

Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer

Luuk de Jong

Lee Sung-yeol, South Korean actor and singer

Lee Sung-yeol

Blake Jenner, American actor and singer

Blake Jenner

Stephen Morris, American football player

Stephen Morris (American football)

Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter

Kim Petras

Sarah Hecken, German figure skater

Sarah Hecken

Olivier Le Gac, French cyclist

Olivier Le Gac

Caesarius of Arles, French bishop and saint (b. 470)

Caesarius of Arles

Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i, Persian general

Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i

Pope Eugene II

Pope Eugene II

Ageltrude, queen of Italy and Holy Roman Empress

Ageltrude · Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire) · Holy Roman Empire

King Eric III of Denmark

Eric III of Denmark

Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln (b. 1247)

Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln

Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1261)

Arthur II, Duke of Brittany

Emperor Chōkei of Japan (b. 1343)

Emperor Chōkei

Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)

Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr

Josquin des Prez, Flemish composer (b. 1450)

Josquin des Prez

Piotr Gamrat, Polish archbishop (b. 1487)

Piotr Gamrat

Titian, Italian painter and educator (b. 1488)

Titian

Pope Sixtus V (b. 1521)

Pope Sixtus V

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

Tomás Luis de Victoria

Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1562)

Lope de Vega

Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1598)

Francisco de Zurbarán

James Thomson, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1700)

James Thomson (poet, born 1700)

John Laurens, American Revolutionary and Congressman (b.1754)

John Laurens

Eise Eisinga, Dutch astronomer and academic, built the Eisinga Planetarium (b. 1744)

Eise Eisinga · Eisinga Planetarium

Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American anthologist, poet, and critic (b. 1815)

Rufus Wilmot Griswold

Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (b. 1796)

Thomas Chandler Haliburton

William Whiting Boardman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1794)

William Whiting Boardman

William Chapman Ralston, American businessman and financier, founded the Bank of California (b. 1826)

William Chapman Ralston · Bank of California

Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (b. 1816)

Samuel C. Pomeroy

Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (b. 1842)

Emil Christian Hansen

Reşat Çiğiltepe, Turkish colonel (b. 1879)

Reşat Çiğiltepe

Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (b. 1892)

Herman Potočnik

Frank Harris, Irish-American journalist and author (b. 1856)

Frank Harris

Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860)

Willem Hubert Nolens

Francis Marion Smith, American miner and businessman (b. 1846)

Francis Marion Smith

Childe Hassam, American painter and academic (b. 1859)

Childe Hassam

Georg von Boeselager, German soldier (b. 1915)

Georg von Boeselager

Hubert Pál Álgyay, Hungarian engineer, designed the Petőfi Bridge (b. 1894)

Hubert Pál Álgyay · Petőfi Bridge

Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1862)

Charles Evans Hughes · Chief Justice of the United States

Cesare Pavese, Italian author, poet, and critic (b. 1908)

Cesare Pavese

Pelageya Shajn, Russian astronomer and academic (b. 1894)

Pelageya Shajn

Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)

Ernest Lawrence · Nobel Prize in Physics

W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (b. 1868)

W. E. B. Du Bois

Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, Pakistani mathematician and scholar (b. 1888)

Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi

Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (b. 1895)

Gracie Allen

Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect and urban planner, designed the Philips Pavilion (b. 1887)

Le Corbusier · Philips Pavilion

Brian Epstein, English businessman and manager (b. 1934)

Brian Epstein

Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (b. 1906)

Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark

Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (b. 1884)

Ivy Compton-Burnett

Erika Mann, German actress and author (b. 1905)

Erika Mann

Bennett Cerf, American publisher, co-founded Random House (b. 1898)

Bennett Cerf · Random House

Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (b. 1906)

Margaret Bourke-White

Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1892)

Haile Selassie

Gordon Matta-Clark, American painter and illustrator (b. 1943)

Gordon Matta-Clark

Ieva Simonaitytė, Lithuanian author and poet (b. 1897)

Ieva Simonaitytė

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (b. 1900)

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma · Governor-General of India

Douglas Kenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)

Douglas Kenney

Valeri Kharlamov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1948)

Valeri Kharlamov

Avdy Andresson, Estonian soldier and diplomat (b. 1899)

Avdy Andresson

Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1954) (Double Trouble)

Stevie Ray Vaughan · Double Trouble (band)

Frank Jeske, German footballer (b. 1960)

Frank Jeske

Greg Morris, American actor (b. 1933)

Greg Morris

Essie Summers, New Zealand author (b. 1912)

Essie Summers

Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop and theologian (b. 1909)

Hélder Câmara

Michael Dertouzos, Greek-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1936)

Michael Dertouzos

Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian politician (b. 1938)

Abu Ali Mustafa

Edwin Louis Cole, American religious leader and author (b. 1922)

Edwin Louis Cole

Pierre Poujade, French soldier and politician (b. 1920)

Pierre Poujade

Willie Crawford, American baseball player (b. 1946)

Willie Crawford

Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)

Giorgos Mouzakis

Seán Purcell, Irish footballer (b. 1929)

Seán Purcell

Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (b. 1969) (Napalm Death)

Jesse Pintado · Napalm Death

Emma Penella, Spanish actress (b. 1930)

Emma Penella

Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and poet (b. 1913)

Sergey Mikhalkov

Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist (b. 1934)

Anton Geesink

Luna Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1962)

Luna Vachon

Neville Alexander, South African linguist and activist (b. 1936)

Neville Alexander

Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (b. 1931)

Malcolm Browne

Art Heyman, American basketball player (b. 1941)

Art Heyman

Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1926)

Ivica Horvat

Richard Kingsland, Australian captain and pilot (b. 1916)

Richard Kingsland

Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (b. 1910)

Chen Liting

Bill Peach, Australian journalist (b. 1935)

Bill Peach

Dave Thomas, Welsh golfer and architect (b. 1934)

Dave Thomas (golfer)

Jacques Friedel, French physicist and academic (b. 1921)

Jacques Friedel

Valeri Petrov, Bulgarian poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Valeri Petrov

Benno Pludra, German author (b. 1925)

Benno Pludra

Kazi Zafar Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1939)

Kazi Zafar Ahmed · List of Prime Ministers of Bangladesh

Pascal Chaumeil, French director and screenwriter (b. 1961)

Pascal Chaumeil

Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (b. 1957)

Darryl Dawkins