August 3 — On This Day

Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna

Roman Empire · General officer · Tiberius · Dalmatae · Bosna (river)

Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple are extinguished.

Second Temple

Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople · Nestorius · Nestorianism · List of Byzantine emperors · Theodosius II

Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.

Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu · Louis III of France · Vikings · Ludwigslied

Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.

Battle of Eisenach (908) · Principality of Hungary · East Francia · Burchard, Duke of Thuringia · Thuringia

Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.

Olaf II of Norway · Grimketel · Bishop of Selsey

Frederik van Lotharingen elected as first Belgian Pope Stephen IX.

Pope Stephen IX

The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista.

Siege of Algeciras (1342-44) · Reconquista

Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.

Christopher Columbus · Palos de la Frontera

The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.

John Rut · St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.

Long Turkish War · Habsburg Monarchy · Transylvania · Battle of Goroszló

Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.

Thirty Years' War · Battle of Nördlingen (1645) · Holy Roman Empire

Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle · Le Griffon · Great Lakes

The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.

La Scala

Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.

Treaty of Greenville · Northwest Indian War · Ohio Country

First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.

Jungfrau · Bernese Alps

Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event

Harvard University · Harvard-Yale Regatta · Yale University

The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.

American Dental Association · Niagara Falls, New York

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists only for ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.

Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization · Kruševo · Kruševo Republic · Ottoman Empire

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis · Amoco

World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.

World War I · Romania during World War I

Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.

Commissioner of Baseball · Kenesaw Mountain Landis · Black Sox Scandal

Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.

Jesse Owens · Ralph Metcalfe · 1936 Summer Olympics

A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.

Kursha-2 · Meshchera Lowlands · Ryazan Oblast · Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.

World War II · Kingdom of Italy · Italian conquest of British Somaliland

Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.

Holiday World & Splashin' Safari · Amusement park · Santa Claus, Indiana

Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.

Whittaker Chambers · Alger Hiss · Communism · Espionage · Soviet Union

The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger, that would create the National Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America · National Basketball League (United States) · National Basketball Association

US Nuclear submarine, Nautiluss, the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole.

Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.

PIDE · Pidjiguiti massacre · Bissau · Portuguese Guinea

Niger gains independence from France.

Niger

The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

United States Senate · Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.

Boeing 707 · Agadir air disaster · Agadir · Morocco

Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.

Tandy Corporation · TRS-80 · Personal computer

Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front - Suxxali Reew Mi.

Senegal · Mamadou Dia · Antiimperialist Action Front - Suxxali Reew Mi

Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.

Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre · Algeria

The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.

Statue of Liberty · September 11 attacks

President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

List of heads of state of Mauritania · Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya · Coup d'état · Fahd of Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia

Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.

Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional · Raúl Iturriaga · Kidnapping

Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.

2010 Karachi riots · Karachi · Pakistan · Pakistani rupee · United States dollar

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.

2014 Ludian earthquake · Yunnan

Imperia Cognati, Italian courtesan (d. 1512)

Imperia Cognati

Maria of Jülich-Berg, German noblewoman (d. 1543)

Maria of Jülich-Berg

Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (d. 1546)

Étienne Dolet

Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, German field marshal (d. 1698)

Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein

John Henley, English minister and poet (d. 1759)

John Henley (clergyman)

Naungdawgyi, Burmese king (d. 1763)

Naungdawgyi

Aaron Chorin, Hungarian rabbi and author (d. 1844)

Aaron Chorin

Frederick William III of Prussia (d. 1840)

Frederick William III of Prussia

Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace (d. 1865)

Joseph Paxton · The Crystal Palace

Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (d. 1893)

Hamilton Fish · United States Secretary of State

Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (d. 1861)

Elisha Otis · Otis Elevator Company

Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (d. 1895)

Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen

Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana (d. 1867)

Thomas Francis Meagher

Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and director (d. 1914)

Ivan Zajc

John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (d. 1929)

John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey

Reginald Heber Roe, English-Australian swimmer, tennis player, and academic (d. 1926)

Reginald Heber Roe

Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)

Alfred Deakin · Prime Minister of Australia

William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer (d. 1935)

William Kennedy Dickson

Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian author and journalist (d. 1922)

Géza Gárdonyi

Stanley Baldwin, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1947)

Stanley Baldwin · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Vernon Louis Parrington, American historian and scholar (d. 1929)

Vernon Louis Parrington

Haakon VII of Norway (d. 1957)

Haakon VII of Norway

Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian poet and playwright (d. 1964)

Maithili Sharan Gupt

Rupert Brooke, English poet (d. 1915)

Rupert Brooke

Konstantin Melnikov, Russian architect, designed the Rusakov Workers' Club (d. 1974)

Konstantin Melnikov · Rusakov Workers' Club

Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1951)

Harry Heilmann

Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, English politician (d. 1942)

Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley

Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (d. 1997)

Ralph Horween

Louis Chiron, Monacan race car driver (d. 1979)

Louis Chiron

Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945)

Ernie Pyle

John T. Scopes, American educator (d. 1970)

John T. Scopes

John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (d. 1995)

John C. Stennis

Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal (d. 1981)

Stefan Wyszyński

Regina Jonas, German rabbi (d. 1944)

Regina Jonas

David Buttolph, American film composer (d. 1983)

David Buttolph

Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian journalist and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Tunisia (d. 2000)

Habib Bourguiba · List of Presidents of Tunisia

Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (d. 1983)

Dolores del Río

Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (d. 1988)

Clifford D. Simak

Franz König, Austrian cardinal (d. 2004)

Franz König

Lawrence Brown, American trombonist and composer (d. 1988)

Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist)

Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian general and politician, 29th President of Brazil (d. 1996)

Ernesto Geisel · President of Brazil

Yang Shangkun, Chinese politician, and 4th President of China (d.1998)

Yang Shangkun · President of the People's Republic of China

Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American author and educator (d. 1971)

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor and producer (d. 1990)

Alex McCrindle

Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017)

Fritz Hellwig

Mel Tolkin, Ukrainian-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2007)

Mel Tolkin

Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970)

Shakeel Badayuni

José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978)

José Manuel Moreno

Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1995)

Les Elgart

James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (d. 2014)

James MacGregor Burns

Sidney Gottlieb, American chemist and theorist (d. 1999)

Sidney Gottlieb

Larry Haines, American actor (d. 2008)

Larry Haines

Eddie Jefferson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)

Eddie Jefferson

Max Fatchen, Australian journalist and author (d. 2012)

Max Fatchen

P. D. James, English author (d. 2014)

P. D. James

Charlie Shavers, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1971)

Charlie Shavers

Elmar Tampõld, Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2013)

Elmar Tampõld

Richard Adler, American composer and producer (d. 2012)

Richard Adler

Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (d. 1972)

Marilyn Maxwell

John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (d. 2013)

John Eisenhower · United States Ambassador to Belgium

Jean Hagen, American actress (d. 1977)

Jean Hagen

Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (d. 2012)

Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria

Leon Uris, American soldier and author (d. 2003)

Leon Uris

Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager

Marv Levy

Rona Anderson, Scottish-English actress (d. 2013)

Rona Anderson

Tony Bennett, American singer and actor

Tony Bennett

Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (d. 2004)

Anthony Sampson

Gordon Scott, American actor (d. 2007)

Gordon Scott

Cécile Aubry, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Cécile Aubry

Henning Moritzen, Danish actor (d. 2012)

Henning Moritzen

James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)

James Komack

Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (d. 2009)

Pat Crawford

Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (d. 1989)

Haystacks Calhoun

Michael Chapman, English bassoon player (d. 2005)

Michael Chapman (bassoonist) · Bassoon

Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (d. 2002)

Jonas Savimbi · UNITA

John Erman, American actor, director, and producer

John Erman

Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1997)

Georgy Shonin

Vic Vogel, Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader

Vic Vogel

Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (d. 2013)

Jerry G. Bishop

Edward Petherbridge, English actor

Edward Petherbridge

Steven Berkoff, English actor, director, and playwright

Steven Berkoff

Roland Burris, American lawyer and politician, 39th Illinois Attorney General

Roland Burris · Illinois Attorney General

Tom Georgeson, English actor

Tom Georgeson

Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani-Australian cricketer

Duncan Sharpe

Terry Wogan, Irish-English radio and television host (d. 2016)

Terry Wogan

Jimmie Nicol, English drummer

Jimmie Nicol

Apoorva Sengupta, Indian general and cricketer

Apoorva Sengupta

Lance Alworth, American football player

Lance Alworth

Martin Sheen, American actor and producer

Martin Sheen

James Tyler, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2010)

James Tyler (music)

Beverly Lee, American singer

Beverly Lee

Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Martha Stewart · Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Béla Bollobás, Hungarian-English mathematician and academic

Béla Bollobás

Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson of Sweden

Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson

Steven Millhauser, American novelist and short story writer

Steven Millhauser

Nino Bravo, Spanish singer (d. 1973)

Nino Bravo

Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and journalist

Eamon Dunphy

Robert Ayling, English businessman

Robert Ayling

Jack Straw, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Jack Straw · Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)

Syreeta Wright

John York, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

John York (musician)

Ralph Wright, English footballer

Ralph Wright (footballer)

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France

Jean-Pierre Raffarin · Prime Minister of France

Philip Casnoff, American actor and director

Philip Casnoff

B. B. Dickerson, American bass player and songwriter

B. B. Dickerson

Sue Slipman, English politician

Sue Slipman

Linda Howard, American author

Linda Howard

John Landis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

John Landis

Jo Marie Payton, American actress and singer

Jo Marie Payton

Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia

Ernesto Samper · President of Colombia

Marcel Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player

Marcel Dionne

Jay North, American actor

Jay North

Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer and manager

Osvaldo Ardiles

Ian Bairnson, Scottish saxophonist and keyboard player

Ian Bairnson

Marlene Dumas, South African painter

Marlene Dumas

Michael Arthur, English physician and academic

Michael Arthur (physician)

Gary Peters, English footballer and manager

Gary Peters (footballer)

Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Kirk Brandon

Todd Christensen, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)

Todd Christensen

Dave Cloud, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)

Dave Cloud

Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer and coach

Balwinder Sandhu

Bodo Rudwaleit, German footballer and manager

Bodo Rudwaleit

Kate Wilkinson, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th New Zealand Minister of Conservation

Kate Wilkinson (politician) · Minister of Conservation (New Zealand)

Lindsey Hilsum, English journalist and author

Lindsey Hilsum

Ana Kokkinos, Australian director and screenwriter

Ana Kokkinos

Martin Atkins, English drummer and producer

Martin Atkins

Mike Gminski, American basketball player and sportscaster

Mike Gminski

John C. McGinley, American actor and producer

John C. McGinley

Koichi Tanaka, Japanese chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate

Koichi Tanaka · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Tim Mayotte, American tennis player and coach

Tim Mayotte

Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketer

Gopal Sharma

Molly Hagan, American actress

Molly Hagan

Nick Harvey, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces

Nick Harvey · Minister of State for the Armed Forces

Lee Rocker, American bassist

Lee Rocker

Frano Botica, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Frano Botica

James Hetfield, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

James Hetfield

David Knox, Australian rugby player

David Knox (rugby union)

Ed Roland, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Ed Roland

Lisa Ann Walter, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Lisa Ann Walter

Isaiah Washington, American actor and producer

Isaiah Washington

Lucky Dube, South African singer and keyboard player (d. 2007)

Lucky Dube

Nate McMillan, American basketball player and coach

Nate McMillan

Kevin Sumlin, American football player and coach

Kevin Sumlin

Abhisit Vejjajiva, English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand

Abhisit Vejjajiva · Prime Minister of Thailand

Brent Butt, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Brent Butt

Gizz Butt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gizz Butt

Eric Esch, American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist

Eric Esch

Mathieu Kassovitz, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, founded MNP Entreprise

Mathieu Kassovitz · MNP Entreprise

Skin, English singer and guitarist

Skin (musician)

Rod Beck, American baseball player (d. 2007)

Rod Beck

Doug Overton, American basketball player and coach

Doug Overton

Stephen Carpenter, American guitarist and songwriter

Stephen Carpenter

Gina G, Australian singer-songwriter

Gina G

Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game designer

Masahiro Sakurai

Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (d. 2007)

Forbes Johnston

DJ Spinderella, American DJ, rapper, producer, and actress

DJ Spinderella

Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player and politician

Sandis Ozoliņš

Jay Cutler, American bodybuilder

Jay Cutler (bodybuilder)

Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer

Nikos Dabizas

Chris Murphy, American politician, junior senator of Connecticut

Chris Murphy (Connecticut politician)

Wael Gomaa, Egyptian footballer

Wael Gomaa

Argyro Strataki, Greek heptathlete

Argyro Strataki

Troy Glaus, American baseball player

Troy Glaus

Tom Brady, American football player

Tom Brady

Justin Lehr, American baseball player

Justin Lehr

Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist and footballer

Óscar Pereiro

Joi Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress

Joi Chua

Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer

Mariusz Jop

Jenny Tinmouth, English motorcycle racer

Jenny Tinmouth

Dimitrios Zografakis, Greek footballer

Dimitrios Zografakis

Evangeline Lilly, Canadian model and actress

Evangeline Lilly

Nadia Ali, Libyan-American singer-songwriter

Nadia Ali (singer)

Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player

Dominic Moore

Tony Pashos, American football player

Tony Pashos

Brandan Schieppati, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brandan Schieppati

Hannah Simone, Canadian television host and actress

Hannah Simone

Fikirte Addis, Ethiopian fashion designer

Fikirte Addis

Travis Bowyer, American baseball player

Travis Bowyer

Pablo Ibáñez, Spanish footballer

Pablo Ibáñez

Kaspar Kokk, Estonian skier

Kaspar Kokk

Jesse Lumsden, Canadian bobsledder and football player

Jesse Lumsden

Damien Sandow, American wrestler

Damien Sandow

Ryan Carter, American ice hockey player

Ryan Carter

Mark Reynolds, American baseball player

Mark Reynolds (baseball)

Yasin Avcı, Turkish footballer

Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1984)

Sunil Chhetri, Indian footballer

Sunil Chhetri

Matt Joyce, American baseball player

Matt Joyce (baseball)

Ryan Lochte, American swimmer

Ryan Lochte

Chris Maurer, American singer and bass player

Chris Maurer

Brent Kutzle, American bass player and producer

Brent Kutzle

Ats Purje, Estonian footballer

Ats Purje

Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby player and boxer

Sonny Bill Williams

Charlotte Casiraghi, Monégasque journalist, co-founded Ever Manifesto

Charlotte Casiraghi · Ever Manifesto

Darya Domracheva, Belarusian biathlete

Darya Domracheva

Kim Hyung-jun, South Korean singer and dancer

Kim Hyung-jun

Chris McQueen, Australian-English rugby league player

Chris McQueen

Denny Cardin, Italian footballer

Denny Cardin

Leigh Tiffin, American football player

Leigh Tiffin

Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (d. 2015)

Jules Bianchi

Sam Hutchinson, English footballer

Sam Hutchinson

Tyrod Taylor, American football player

Tyrod Taylor

Nick Viergever, Dutch footballer

Nick Viergever

Gamze Bulut, Turkish runner

Gamze Bulut

Gesa Felicitas Krause, German runner

Gesa Felicitas Krause

Diāna Marcinkēviča, Latvian tennis player

Diāna Marcinkēviča

Aljon Mariano, Filipino basketball player

Aljon Mariano

Lum Rexhepi, Finnish footballer

Lum Rexhepi

Ola Abidogun, English sprinter

Ola Abidogun

Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer

Yurina Kumai

Manaia Cherrington, New Zealand rugby league player

Manaia Cherrington

Todd Gurley, American football player

Todd Gurley

Victoria Kan, Russian tennis player

Victoria Kan

Burchard, Duke of Thuringia

Burchard, Duke of Thuringia

Egino, Duke of Thuringia

Egino, Duke of Thuringia

Rudolf I, bishop of Würzburg

Rudolf I (bishop of Würzburg)

Cao, Chinese empress dowager

Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother) · Empress dowager

Thietmar, Margrave of Meissen

Thietmar, Margrave of Meissen · List of margraves of Meissen

At-Ta'i, the Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad

At-Ta'i · Abbasid

Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh

Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh

James II of Scotland (b. 1430)

James II of Scotland

Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal

Scaramuccia Trivulzio

Francesco Ferruccio, Florentine captain (b. 1489)

Francesco Ferruccio

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace (b. 1484)

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger · Apostolic Palace

Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (b. 1509)

Étienne Dolet

Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish commander and diplomat (b. 1540)

Bernardino de Mendoza

Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (b. 1556)

Guillaume du Vair

Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (b. 1654)

Joshua Barnes

Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (b. 1641)

Anthonie Heinsius

Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1648)

Grinling Gibbons

Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (b. 1691)

Johann Matthias Gesner

Stanisław Konarski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1700)

Stanisław Konarski

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemiologist and philosopher (b. 1715)

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac

Richard Arkwright, English engineer and businessman (b. 1732)

Richard Arkwright

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1717)

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst · List of colonial governors of Virginia

Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (b. 1724)

Christopher Anstey

Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1767)

Wenzel Müller

Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator (b. 1763)

Dorothea von Schlegel

Eugène Sue, French author and politician (b. 1804)

Eugène Sue

Gábor Klauzál, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1804)

Gábor Klauzál · Minister of Agriculture (Hungary)

Philipp August Böckh, German historian and scholar (b. 1785)

Philipp August Böckh

William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)

William B. Ogden · Mayor of Chicago

Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)

Joseph Severn

George Inness, American painter (b. 1825)

George Inness

William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1844)

William Lyne · Premier of New South Wales

Roger Casement, Irish poet and activist (b. 1864)

Roger Casement

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (b. 1849)

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius

Peeter Süda, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1883)

Peeter Süda

Ture Malmgren, Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1851)

Ture Malmgren

Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British novelist (b. 1857)

Joseph Conrad

William Bruce, Australian cricketer (b. 1864)

William Bruce (cricketer)

Emile Berliner, German-American inventor and businessman, invented the phonograph (b. 1851)

Emile Berliner · Phonograph

Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist (b. 1857)

Thorstein Veblen

Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1873)

Konstantin Konik · Estonian Minister of Education

Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1872)

Richard Willstätter · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1869)

Ignotus

Colette, French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)

Colette

Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)

Peter Collins (racing driver)

Herb Byrne, Australian footballer (b. 1887)

Herb Byrne

Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (b. 1884)

Hilda Rix Nicholas

Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1925)

Flannery O'Connor

Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

Lenny Bruce

Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (b. 1896)

Konstantin Rokossovsky · Marshal of the Soviet Union

Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1889)

Alexander Mair · Premier of New South Wales

Giannis Papaioannou, Turkish-Greek composer (b. 1913)

Giannis Papaioannou

Richard Marshall, American general (b. 1895)

Richard Marshall (general)

Edgar Johan Kuusik, Estonian architect and interior designer (b. 1888)

Edgar Johan Kuusik

Andreas Embirikos, Greek poet and photographer (b. 1901)

Andreas Embirikos

Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (b. 1913)

Makarios III · President of the Republic of Cyprus

Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (b. 1892)

Alfred Lunt

Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

Bertil Ohlin · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Angelos Terzakis, Greek author and playwright (b. 1907)

Angelos Terzakis

Carolyn Jones, American actress (b. 1930)

Carolyn Jones

Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (b. 1918)

Ida Lupino

Edward Whittemore, American soldier and author (b. 1933)

Edward Whittemore

Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (b. 1939)

Jørgen Garde

Pietro Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)

Pietro Rizzuto

Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and journalist (b. 1934)

Alfred Schnittke

Rod Ansell, Australian hunter (b. 1953)

Rod Ansell

Byron Farwell, American historian and author (b. 1921)

Byron Farwell

Joann Lõssov, Estonian basketball player and coach (b. 1921)

Joann Lõssov

Christopher Hewett, English actor and director (b. 1922)

Christopher Hewett

Roger Voudouris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1954)

Roger Voudouris

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (b. 1908)

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Françoise d'Eaubonne, French author and poet (b. 1920)

Françoise d'Eaubonne

Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1945)

Arthur Lee (musician)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (b. 1915)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

John Gardner, English author (b. 1926)

John Gardner (British writer)

Peter Thorup, Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1948)

Peter Thorup

Skip Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1939)

Skip Caray

Erik Darling, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)

Erik Darling

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn · Nobel Prize in Literature

Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)

Nikolaos Makarezos · Deputy Prime Minister of Greece

Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

Bobby Hebb

William Sleator, American author (b. 1945)

William Sleator

Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (b. 1945)

Bubba Smith

Frank Evans, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1921)

Frank Evans (baseball)

Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist and academic (b. 1927)

Martin Fleischmann

Paul McCracken, American economist and academic (b. 1915)

Paul McCracken (economist)

John Pritchard, American basketball player (b. 1927)

John Pritchard (basketball)

John Coombs, English-Monacan race car driver and businessman (b. 1922)

John Coombs

Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)

Jack English Hightower

Jack Hynes, Scottish-American soccer player and manager (b. 1920)

Jack Hynes

Miangul Aurangzeb, Pakistani captain and politician, 19th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (b. 1928)

Miangul Aurangzeb · Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Edward Clancy, Australian cardinal (b. 1923)

Edward Clancy (cardinal)

Dorothy Salisbury Davis, American author (b. 1916)

Dorothy Salisbury Davis

Kenny Drew, Jr., American pianist and composer (b. 1958)

Kenny Drew, Jr.

Lydia Yu-Jose, Filipino political scientist and academic (b. 1944)

Lydia Yu-Jose

Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic (b. 1917)

Robert Conquest

Mel Farr, American football player and businessman (b. 1944)

Mel Farr

Coleen Gray, American actress (b. 1922)

Coleen Gray

Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)

Margot Loyola

Johanna Quandt, German businesswoman (b. 1926)

Johanna Quandt

Jef Murray, Australian artist and author (b. 1960)

Jef Murray