August 31 — On This Day

After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.

Byzantine Empress · Theodora (11th century) · Macedonian dynasty

Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year.

Michael VI Bringas

Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.

Al-Kamil · Sultan · Ayyubid dynasty

King Haakon V of Norway moves the capital from Bergen to Oslo.

Haakon V of Norway · Bergen · Oslo

King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.

Henry V of England · Dysentery · Henry VI of England

William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.

William Livingston · Governor of New Jersey

War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.

War of the First Coalition · Capture of Trincomalee (1795) · Sri Lanka

Irish Rebellion of 1798: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.

Irish Rebellion of 1798 · Republic of Connacht

At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town. Elsewhere, Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.

Peninsular War · San Sebastián · Siege of San Sebastián · Battle of San Marcial

During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.

American Civil War · Union Army · William T. Sherman · Battle of Jonesborough · Atlanta

Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.

Ottoman Sultan · Murad V · Abdul Hamid II

The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme); 60 people killed with damage estimated at $5-6 million.

1886 Charleston earthquake · Mercalli intensity scale · United States dollar

Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.

Mary Ann Nichols · Jack the Ripper

German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.

Ferdinand von Zeppelin · Zeppelin

Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.

Thomas Edison · Kinetoscope

Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the Triple Entente alliance.

Alexander Izvolsky · Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock · Anglo-Russian Entente · Triple Entente · Military alliance

World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.

Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin · Australian Corps · Hundred Days Offensive

Polish-Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.

Polish-Soviet War · Battle of Komarów

The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit.

WWJ (AM) · Detroit

In an attempt to stay out of the growing turmoil in Europe, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.

Neutrality Acts of 1930s

Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.

Radio Prague · International broadcasting

Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.

Nazi Germany · False flag · Gleiwitz incident · European theatre of World War II

Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.

Lovettsville air disaster · Lovettsville, Virginia · Civil Aeronautics Authority · Bureau of Air Commerce

World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.

Chetniks · Battle of Loznica (1941)

USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.

USS Harmon (DE-678)

The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.

Democratic Army of Greece · Albania · Gramos · Greek Civil War

The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

Federation of Malaya · Malaysia

A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.

Parcel bomb · Ngô Đình Nhu · South Vietnam · Ngô Đình Diệm · Norodom Sihanouk

Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.

Trinidad and Tobago

Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance.

Crown Colony of North Borneo · Sabah · Self governance

Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.

Aeroméxico Flight 498 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee · Cerritos, California

The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.

Soviet Union · SS Admiral Nakhimov · Black Sea

Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.

Thai Airways Flight 365 · Phuket Province

Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.

Kyrgyzstan · Soviet Union

Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.

Lithuania

Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.

Saddam Hussein · Masoud Barzani · Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.

Diana, Princess of Wales · Dodi Fayed · Henri Paul · Death of Diana, Princess of Wales

The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.

Russian apartment bombings

A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground.

Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas · Boeing 737-200 · LAPA Flight 3142 · Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Buenos Aires

The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.

2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede · Baghdad

Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.

Edvard Munch · The Scream

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.

Dilma Rousseff · Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff

Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41)

Caligula

Commodus, Roman emperor (d. 192)

Commodus

Jeongjong II of Goryeo, Korean ruler (d. 1046)

Jeongjong, 10th Monarch of Goryeo

Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, (d. 1208)

Emperor Zhangzong of Jin

Isabella de' Medici, Italian princess (d. 1576)

Isabella de' Medici

Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1627)

Jahangir

Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (d. 1708)

Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)

Guillaume Amontons

George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1775)

George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator (d. 1816)

Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright (d. 1820)

Jean-Étienne Despréaux

Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen (d. 1798)

Henry Joy McCracken · Society of United Irishmen

Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author (d. 1836)

Agnes Bulmer

Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (d. 1834)

Husein Gradaščević

Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (d. 1894)

Hermann von Helmholtz

Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1907)

Galusha A. Grow · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and educator (d. 1886)

Amilcare Ponchielli

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924)

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1919)

Georg von Hertling · Chancellor of the German Empire

Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator (d. 1952)

Maria Montessori

James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas (d. 1944)

James E. Ferguson · List of Governors of Texas

Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer (d. 1933)

Frank Jarvis

Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author (d. 1964)

Alma Mahler

Emperor Taishō of Japan (d. 1926)

Emperor Taishō

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (d. 1962)

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science (d. 1956)

George Sarton

DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright (d. 1940)

DuBose Heyward

August Alle, Estonian poet and author (d. 1952)

August Alle

Lily Laskine, French harp player (d. 1988)

Lily Laskine

Albert Facey, Australian soldier and author (d. 1982)

Albert Facey

Brian Edmund Baker, English Air Marshal (d. 1979)

Brian Edmund Baker · Air Marshal

Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (d. 1982)

Félix-Antoine Savard

Fredric March, American lieutenant, actor, and singer (d. 1975)

Fredric March

Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of Benito Mussolini (d. 1943)

Gino Lucetti · Benito Mussolini

Géza Révész, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (d. 1977)

Géza Révész · Ministry of Defence (Hungary)

Arthur Godfrey, American radio and television host (d. 1983)

Arthur Godfrey

Vladimir Jankélévitch, French musicologist and philosopher (d. 1985)

Vladimir Jankélévitch

Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (d. 2004)

Robert Bacher

Sanford Meisner, American actor and educator (d. 1997)

Sanford Meisner

Valter Biiber, Estonian footballer (d. 1977)

Valter Biiber

Augustus F. Hawkins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)

Augustus F. Hawkins

Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (d. 1957)

Ramon Magsaysay · President of the Philippines

William Shawn, American journalist (d. 1992)

William Shawn

Altiero Spinelli, Italian theorist and politician (d. 1986)

Altiero Spinelli

William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1981)

William Saroyan

Ferenc Fejtő, Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (d. 2008)

Ferenc Fejtő

Edward Brongersma, Dutch journalist and politician (d. 1998)

Edward Brongersma

Arsenio Rodríguez, Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1970)

Arsenio Rodríguez · Tres (instrument)

Helen Levitt, American photographer and cinematographer (d. 2009)

Helen Levitt

Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)

Bernard Lovell

Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984)

Richard Basehart

Pete Newell, American basketball player and coach (d. 2008)

Pete Newell

Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011)

Danny Litwhiler

Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010)

Daniel Schorr

John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017)

John S. Wold

Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986)

Alan Jay Lerner

Amrita Preetam, Indian poet and author (d. 2005)

Amrita Preetam

Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (d. 2014)

Otis G. Pike

Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (d. 1988)

Raymond Williams

John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012)

John Davidson (Illinois politician)

Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (d. 2003)

Buddy Hackett

Herbert Wise, Austrian-English director and producer (d. 2015)

Herbert Wise

Moran Campbell, English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (d. 2004)

Moran Campbell · Venturi mask

Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)

Maurice Pialat

James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)

James Coburn

Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (d. 2005)

Jaime Sin

Big Tiny Little, American pianist (d. 2010)

Big Tiny Little

Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)

Jean Béliveau

Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004)

Noble Willingham

Allan Fotheringham, Canadian journalist

Allan Fotheringham

Roy Castle, English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician (d. 1994)

Roy Castle

Eldridge Cleaver, American activist and author (d. 1998)

Eldridge Cleaver

Bryan Organ, English painter

Bryan Organ

Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager

Frank Robinson

Vladimir Orlov, Russian journalist and author (d. 2014)

Vladimir Orlov (author)

Warren Berlinger, American actor

Warren Berlinger

Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

Bobby Parker (guitarist)

Martin Bell, English journalist and politician

Martin Bell

Jerry Allison, American drummer and songwriter

Jerry Allison

Robbie Basho, American guitarist, pianist, and composer (d. 1986)

Robbie Basho

Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bass player (d. 2015)

Wilton Felder

Larry Hankin, American actor, director, and producer

Larry Hankin

Roger Newman, English-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Roger Newman

Jack Thompson, Australian actor

Jack Thompson (actor)

William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman

William DeWitt, Jr.

Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (d. 2012)

Emmanuel Nunes

Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer

Isao Aoki

Leonid Ivashov, Russian general

Leonid Ivashov

Roger Dean, English illustrator and publisher

Roger Dean (artist)

Liz Forgan, English journalist

Liz Forgan

Christine King, English historian and academic

Christine King

Clive Lloyd, Guyanese cricketer

Clive Lloyd

Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter

Van Morrison

Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American violinist and conductor

Itzhak Perlman

Bob Welch, American singer and guitarist (d. 2012)

Bob Welch (musician)

Ann Coffey, Scottish social worker and politician

Ann Coffey

Jerome Corsi, American theorist and author

Jerome Corsi

Tom Coughlin, American football player and coach

Tom Coughlin

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Italian businessman

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese author and illustrator

Yumiko Ōshima

Somchai Wongsawat, Thai lawyer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Thailand

Somchai Wongsawat · Prime Minister of Thailand

Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver and journalist (d. 1982)

Harald Ertl

Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter and producer

Lowell Ganz

Ken McMullen, English director, producer, and screenwriter

Ken McMullen (film director)

Holger Osieck, German footballer and manager

Holger Osieck

Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist and songwriter

Rudolf Schenker

Richard Gere, American actor and producer

Richard Gere

Hugh David Politzer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Hugh David Politzer · Nobel Prize in Physics

Rick Roberts, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

Rick Roberts (musician)

Grant Batty, New Zealand rugby player

Grant Batty

Sirje Tamul, Estonian historian, author, and academic

Sirje Tamul

Kim Kashkashian, American viola player and educator

Kim Kashkashian

Herbert Reul, German politician

Herbert Reul

Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentinian race car driver

Miguel Ángel Guerra

György Károly, Hungarian poet and author

György Károly

Pavel Vinogradov, Russian astronaut and engineer

Pavel Vinogradov

Julie Brown, American actress and screenwriter

Julie Brown

Aleksander Krupa, Polish-American actor

Aleksander Krupa

Julie Maxton, Scottish lawyer and academic

Julie Maxton

Edwin Moses, American hurdler

Edwin Moses

Anthony Thistlethwaite, English saxophonist and bass player

Anthony Thistlethwaite

Gary Webb, American journalist and author (d. 2004)

Gary Webb

Mária Balážová, Slovak painter and illustrator

Mária Balážová

Masashi Tashiro, Japanese singer, actor, and director

Masashi Tashiro

Colm O'Rourke, Irish footballer and sportscaster

Colm O'Rourke

Gina Schock, American rock drummer (The Go-Go's)

Gina Schock · The Go-Go's

Glenn Tilbrook, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Glenn Tilbrook

Serge Blanco, Venezuelan-French rugby player and businessman

Serge Blanco

Stephen Cottrell, English bishop

Stephen Cottrell

Ralph Krueger, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Ralph Krueger

Jessica Upshaw, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Jessica Upshaw

Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper

Vali Ionescu

Chris Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)

Chris Whitley

Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah

Hassan Nasrallah · Secretary-General of Hezbollah

Kieran Crowley, New Zealand rugby player

Kieran Crowley

Magnus Ilmjärv, Estonian historian and author

Magnus Ilmjärv

Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor

Dee Bradley Baker

Reb Beach, American guitarist

Reb Beach

Rituparno Ghosh, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Rituparno Ghosh

Sonny Silooy, Dutch footballer and manager

Sonny Silooy

Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and critic

Raymond P. Hammond

Zsolt Borkai, Hungarian gymnast and politician

Zsolt Borkai

Susan Gritton, English soprano and actress

Susan Gritton

Gene Hoglan, American drummer

Gene Hoglan

Anita Moen, Norwegian skier

Anita Moen

Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician

Valdon Dowiyogo

Hideo Nomo, Japanese-American baseball player

Hideo Nomo

Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player

Jolene Watanabe

Nathalie Bouvier, French skier

Nathalie Bouvier

Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor and physician

Jonathan LaPaglia

Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer and referee

Javagal Srinath

Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Debbie Gibson

Nikola Gruevski, Macedonian economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia

Nikola Gruevski · Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia

Greg Mulholland, English politician

Greg Mulholland

Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Rania of Jordan

Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer and manager

Arie van Lent

Zack Ward, Canadian actor and producer

Zack Ward

Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer

Pádraig Harrington

Vadim Repin, Belgian-Russian violinist

Vadim Repin

Chris Tucker, American comedian and actor

Chris Tucker

Scott Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Scott Niedermayer

Andriy Medvedev, Ukrainian-Monacan tennis player

Andriy Medvedev

Craig Cumming, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster

Craig Cumming

John Grahame, American ice hockey player and coach

John Grahame

Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter and pianist

Vincent Delerm

Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer and manager

Roque Júnior

Radek Martínek, Czech ice hockey player

Radek Martínek

Jeff Hardy, American wrestler and singer

Jeff Hardy

Ian Harte, Irish footballer

Ian Harte

Craig Nicholls, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Craig Nicholls

Philippe Christanval, French footballer

Philippe Christanval

Ido Pariente, Israeli mixed martial artist and trainer

Ido Pariente

Craig Stapleton, Australian rugby league player

Craig Stapleton (rugby league)

Sandis Valters, Latvian basketball player

Sandis Valters

Morten Qvenild, Norwegian pianist and composer

Morten Qvenild

Clay Hensley, American baseball player

Clay Hensley

Mark Johnston, Canadian swimmer

Mark Johnston (swimmer)

Simon Neil, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Simon Neil

Yuvan Shankar Raja, Indian singer-songwriter and producer

Yuvan Shankar Raja

Ramón Santiago, Dominican baseball player

Ramón Santiago

Mickie James, American wrestler

Mickie James

Joe Budden, American rapper

Joe Budden

Ahmad Al Harthy, Omani race car driver

Ahmad Al Harthy

Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby player

Dwayne Peel

Steve Saviano, American ice hockey player

Steve Saviano

Ian Crocker, American swimmer

Ian Crocker

Chris Duhon, American basketball player

Chris Duhon

Lien Huyghebaert, Belgian sprinter

Lien Huyghebaert

Christopher Katongo, Zambian footballer

Christopher Katongo

Josh Kroeger, American baseball player

Josh Kroeger

Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player

Alexei Mikhnov

Pepe Reina, Spanish footballer

Pepe Reina

Michele Rugolo, Italian race car driver

Michele Rugolo

G. Willow Wilson, American journalist and author

G. Willow Wilson

Deniz Aydoğdu, German-Turkish footballer

Deniz Aydoğdu

Milan Biševac, Serbian footballer

Milan Biševac

Larry Fitzgerald, American football player

Larry Fitzgerald

Matti Breschel, Danish cyclist

Matti Breschel

Ryan Kesler, American ice hockey player

Ryan Kesler

Ted Ligety, American skier

Ted Ligety

Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer

Charl Schwartzel

Rolando, Portuguese footballer

Rolando (footballer)

Andrew Foster, Australian footballer

Andrew Foster (footballer)

Xavi Annunziata, Spanish footballer

Xavi Annunziata

Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer

Petros Kravaritis

Ondřej Pavelec, Czech ice hockey player

Ondřej Pavelec

Trent Hodkinson, Australian rugby league player

Trent Hodkinson

David Ospina, Colombian footballer

David Ospina

Dezmon Briscoe, American football player

Dezmon Briscoe

Tadeja Majerič, Slovenian tennis player

Tadeja Majerič

António Félix da Costa, Portuguese race car driver

António Félix da Costa

Cédric Soares, Portuguese footballer

Cédric Soares

Tyler Randell, Australian rugby league player

Tyler Randell

Pablo Marí, Spanish football player

Pablo Marí

Ilnur Alshin, Russian football player

Ilnur Alshin

Anna Karnaukh, Russian water polo player

Anna Karnaukh

Alex Harris, Scottish footballer

Alex Harris (footballer)

Liu Cong, emperor of the Xiongnu state

Liu Cong (Han Zhao)

John Scholasticus, Byzantine patriarch and saint

John Scholasticus

Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint

Aidan of Lindisfarne

Ōtomo no Tabito, Japanese poet (b. 665)

Ōtomo no Tabito

Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i, Muslim governor

Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i

Kunigunde of Altdorf, Frankish noblewoman (b. c. 1020)

Kunigunde of Altdorf

Theodora, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire (b. 981)

Theodora (11th century) · Eastern Roman Empire

Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134)

Sancho III of Castile

Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)

Emperor Go-Horikawa

Konrad von Würzburg, German poet

Konrad von Würzburg

Henry II of Jerusalem (b. 1271)

Henry II of Jerusalem

Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)

Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford

Henry V of England (b. 1386)

Henry V of England

Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac (b. 1395)

Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac

Thomas Wode, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Thomas Wode

Matthias Grünewald, German artist (b. 1470)

Matthias Grünewald

Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)

Francesco Bracciolini

Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)

Ole Worm

John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)

John Bunyan

Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)

Gottfried Finger · Viol

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius

William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)

William Borlase

François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)

François-André Danican Philidor

Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)

Nicolas-Henri Jardin · Bernstorff Palace · Marienlyst Castle

Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)

Louis Antoine de Bougainville

Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)

Arthur Phillip · Governor of New South Wales

Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)

Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador

Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)

Charles Baudelaire

Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)

Mary Ward (scientist)

Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)

Robert Torrens · Premier of South Australia

Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)

Leslie Green

Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)

Emīls Dārziņš

Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)

Jean, duc Decazes

Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)

Wilhelm Wundt

Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)

Todor Aleksandrov

Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)

Andranik

Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (b. 1871)

Georges Gauthier

Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1874)

Thomas Bavin · Premier of New South Wales

Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (b. 1892)

Marina Tsvetaeva

Andrei Zhdanov, Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1896)

Andrei Zhdanov

Paul Demel, Czech actor (b. 1903)

Paul Demel

Henri Bourassa, Canadian publisher and politician (b. 1868)

Henri Bourassa

Elsa Barker, American author and poet (b. 1869)

Elsa Barker

Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor (b. 1882)

Georges Braque

E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (b. 1890)

E. E. Smith

Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian journalist and author (b. 1891)

Ilya Ehrenburg

John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (b. 1933)

John Hartle

Rocky Marciano, American boxer (b. 1923)

Rocky Marciano

John Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)

John Ford

William Pershing Benedict, American soldier and pilot (b. 1928)

William Pershing Benedict

Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1923)

Norman Kirk · Prime Minister of New Zealand

John Wrathall, Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)

John Wrathall · President of Rhodesia

Sally Rand, American actress and dancer (b. 1904)

Sally Rand

Tiger Smith, English cricketer and coach (b. 1886)

Tiger Smith

Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (b. 1927)

Audrey Wagner

Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

Frank Macfarlane Burnet · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Elizabeth Coatsworth, American author and poet (b. 1893)

Elizabeth Coatsworth

Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (b. 1900)

Urho Kekkonen · President of Finland

Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator (b. 1898)

Henry Moore

Nathaniel Clifton, American basketball player and coach (b. 1922)

Nathaniel Clifton

Cliff Lumsdon, Canadian swimmer and coach (b. 1931)

Cliff Lumsdon

Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)

Dodi Fayed

Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961)

Diana, Princess of Wales

Lucille Fletcher, American screenwriter (b. 1912)

Lucille Fletcher

Dolores Moore, American baseball player and educator (b. 1932)

Dolores Moore

Lionel Hampton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1908)

Lionel Hampton

Farhad Mehrad, Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (b. 1944)

Farhad Mehrad

George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)

George Porter · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)

Joseph Rotblat · Nobel Peace Prize

Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (b. 1983)

Mohamed Abdelwahab

Tom Delaney, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)

Tom Delaney

Gay Brewer, American golfer (b. 1932)

Gay Brewer

Jean Jacques Paradis Canadian general (b. 1928)

Jean Jacques Paradis

Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (b. 1926)

Sulev Vahtre

Ken Campbell, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)

Ken Campbell

Ike Pappas, American journalist (b. 1933)

Ike Pappas

Victor Yates, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939)

Victor Yates (rugby)

Laurent Fignon, French cyclist (b. 1960)

Laurent Fignon

Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1976)

Wade Belak

Max Bygraves, English actor (b. 1922)

Max Bygraves

Joe Lewis, American martial artist and actor (b. 1944)

Joe Lewis (martial artist)

Carlo Maria Martini, Italian cardinal (b. 1927)

Carlo Maria Martini

Kashiram Rana, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)

Kashiram Rana

John C. Shabaz, American judge and politician (b. 1931)

John C. Shabaz

Sergey Sokolov, Russian commander and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for The Soviet Union (b. 1911)

Sergey Sokolov (commander) · Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)

Alan Carrington, English chemist and academic (b. 1934)

Alan Carrington

David Frost, English journalist and game show host (b. 1939)

David Frost

Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (b. 1923)

Jimmy Greenhalgh

Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1939)

Jan Camiel Willems

Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)

Bapu (film director)

Ștefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1931)

Ștefan Andrei · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)

Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (b. 1932)

Stan Goldberg

Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)

Carol Vadnais

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, English politician, founded the National Motor Museum (b. 1926)

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu · National Motor Museum, Beaulieu

Tom Scott, American football player (b. 1930)

Tom Scott (linebacker)