September 16 — On This Day

Emperor Severus II is captured and imprisoned at Tres Tabernae. He is later executed (or forced to commit suicide) after Galerius unsuccessfully invades Italy.

Flavius Valerius Severus · Three Taverns · Suicide · Galerius

Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers.

Owain Glyndŵr · Prince of Wales

Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.

Pilgrim Fathers · Mayflower

James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.

James Francis Edward Stuart · Jacobitism

In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two thirds of its inhabitants.

Campo Maior, Portugal

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Harlem Heights

American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.

Siege of Savannah

With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain.

Grito de Dolores · Miguel Hidalgo · Mexican War of Independence

Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.

Robert College · Istanbul · Christopher Robert

The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the nation's oldest, continuously-independent college daily.

The Cornell Daily Sun · Ithaca, New York

Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.

Land Run of 1893 · Cherokee Outlet · Oklahoma

The General Motors Corporation is founded.

General Motors Corporation

World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.

World War I · Siege of Przemyśl

The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.

Wall Street bombing · 23 Wall Street

World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.

World War II · Kingdom of Italy · Italian invasion of Egypt

World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno.

10th Army (Wehrmacht) · Allied invasion of Italy

World War II: The surrender of the Japanese troops in Hong Kong is accepted by Royal Navy Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt.

Royal Navy · Cecil Harcourt

Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama, Tokyo and Tone River area, at least 1,930 killed.

1940-49 Pacific typhoon seasons · Saitama, Saitama · Tone River

The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight.

Juan Perón

A Soviet Navy Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.

Soviet Navy · Zulu-class submarine · Submarine · R-11 Zemlya

TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.

TCN · Television station

The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.

Photocopier · Xerox 914

The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury.

National Hurricane Research Project · Silver iodide · Hurricane Esther · Project Stormfury

Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people.

Typhoon Nancy (1961) · Tropical cyclone · Osaka

Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.

Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission · Abdus Salam

Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country.

Malaysia · Federation of Malaya · Crown Colony of Singapore · Crown Colony of North Borneo · Sabah

The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.

Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) · Lincoln Center · Samuel Barber · Antony and Cleopatra (opera)

King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule following the hijacking of four civilian airliners by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). This results in the formation of the Black September Palestinian paramilitary unit.

King Hussein · Jordan · Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine · Black September Organization · Palestinians

Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia.

Papua New Guinea

Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations.

Cape Verde · Mozambique · São Tomé and Príncipe · United Nations

The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.

Mikoyan MiG-31

Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir.

Armenia · Shavarsh Karapetyan · Yerevan · Reservoir

The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed.

1978 Tabas earthquake · Tabas · Iran · Mercalli intensity scale

Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place.

1982 Lebanon War · Sabra and Shatila massacre · Lebanon

The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion.

Montreal Protocol · Ozone layer · Ozone depletion

The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge.

Kazakhstan · Dostyk · Eurasian Land Bridge

The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega ends in the United States with a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering.

Panama · Manuel Noriega

Black Wednesday: The pound is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark.

Black Wednesday · Pound sterling · European Exchange Rate Mechanism · Speculation · German mark

The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.

1988-94 British broadcasting voice restrictions · Sinn Féin

Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.

Hurricane Ivan · Landfall · Gulf Shores, Alabama · Category 3 hurricane

The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.

Camorra · Organized crime · Paolo Di Lauro · Naples

One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand killing 89 people.

One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 · Thailand

Mercenaries working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad

Mercenary · Blackwater Worldwide · Blackwater Baghdad shootings

A gunman kills twelve people at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.

Washington Navy Yard shooting · Washington Navy Yard

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian-Kurdish forces.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant · Siege of Kobanî

Julia Drusilla, Roman daughter of Germanicus (d. 38)

Julia Drusilla · Germanicus

Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang dynasty (d. 555)

Emperor Yuan of Liang · Liang dynasty

Elizabeth de Clare, English noblewoman (d. 1360)

Elizabeth de Clare

Pietro Pomponazzi, Italian philosopher (d. 1525)

Pietro Pomponazzi

Jiajing Emperor of China (d. 1567)

Jiajing Emperor

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, English nobleman (died 1576)

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex · 1576

Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)

Jacques Mauduit

Heinrich Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1692)

Heinrich Bach

Gregorio Barbarigo, Roman Catholic saint (d. 1697)

Gregorio Barbarigo

Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and botanist (d. 1716)

Engelbert Kaempfer

Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1716)

Antoine Parent

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1751)

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke · Secretary of State for the Southern Department

Angelo Maria Amorevoli, Italian tenor and actor (d. 1798)

Angelo Maria Amorevoli

Gabriel Christie, Scottish-Canadian general (d. 1799)

Gabriel Christie (British Army officer)

Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist, zoologist, and author (d. 1815)

Nicolas Desmarest

Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)

Mikhail Kutuzov

Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (d. 1836)

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

Daoguang Emperor of China (d. 1850)

Daoguang Emperor

Francis Parkman, American historian and author (d. 1893)

Francis Parkman

Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and paleontologist (d. 1908)

Jean Albert Gaudry

Per Pålsson, Swedish murderer (d. 1914)

Per Pålsson

Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (d. 1911)

Patrick Francis Moran

Pedro V of Portugal (d. 1861)

Pedro V of Portugal

James J. Hill, Canadian-American railroad executive (d. 1916)

James J. Hill

Paul Taffanel, French flute player and conductor (d. 1908)

Paul Taffanel

Anna Kingsford, English author, poet, and activist (d. 1888)

Anna Kingsford

Albrecht Kossel, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)

Albrecht Kossel · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (d. 1927)

Edward Marshall Hall

Bonar Law, Canadian-Scottish banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923)

Bonar Law · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1916)

Yuan Shikai · President of the Republic of China

Miriam Benjamin, African-American educator and inventor (d. 1947)

Miriam Benjamin

Georg Voigt, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1927)

Georg Voigt (politician) · List of mayors of Marburg

John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (d. 1958)

John Pius Boland

James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney (d. 1971)

James Cash Penney · J. C. Penney

Marvin Hart, American boxer (d. 1931)

Marvin Hart

Jacob Schick, American-Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Schick Razors (d. 1937)

Jacob Schick · Schick (razors)

Karl Albiker, German sculptor, lithographer, and educator (d. 1961)

Karl Albiker

Alfred Noyes, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1958)

Alfred Noyes

Clive Bell, English philosopher and critic (d. 1964)

Clive Bell

T. E. Hulme, English poet and critic (d. 1917)

T. E. Hulme

Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)

Jean Arp

Nadia Boulanger, French composer and educator (d. 1979)

Nadia Boulanger

W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (d. 1971)

W. O. Bentley · Bentley

Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)

Frans Eemil Sillanpää · Nobel Prize in Literature

Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (d. 1980)

Karl Dönitz · List of German presidents

Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-German spy (d. 1972)

Stephanie von Hohenlohe

Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwiter (d. 1956)

Alexander Korda

Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian-American physiologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)

Albert Szent-Györgyi · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Zainal Abidin Ahmad, Malaysian author and scholar (d. 1973)

Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer)

Milt Franklyn, American composer (d. 1962)

Milt Franklyn

H. A. Rey, American author and illustrator, co-created Curious George (d. 1977)

H. A. Rey · Curious George

Hans Swarowsky, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and educator (d. 1975)

Hans Swarowsky

Josef Schächter, Austrian rabbi and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1994)

Josef Schächter

Vladimír Holan, Czech poet and author (d. 1980)

Vladimír Holan

Jack Churchill, Sri Lankan-English colonel (d. 1996)

Jack Churchill

Erich Kempka, German colonel and chauffeur (d. 1975)

Erich Kempka

Karl Kling, German race car driver and manager (d. 2003)

Karl Kling

Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist and author (d. 1983)

Wilfred Burchett

Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)

Paul Henning

Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)

Allen Funt

Cy Walter, American pianist (d. 1968)

Cy Walter

Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978)

Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw · Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985)

Frank Farrell (rugby league)

M. S. Subbulakshmi, an Indian Carnatic Vocalist (d. 2004)

M. S. Subbulakshmi

Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999)

Frank Leslie Walcott

Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (d. 1968)

Władysław Kędra

Bill Daley, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)

Bill Daley (American football)

Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American hierarchiologist and educator (d. 1990)

Laurence J. Peter

Andy Russell, American singer and actor (d. 1992)

Andy Russell (singer)

Staryl C. Austin, American air force general (d. 2015)

Staryl C. Austin

Sheila Quinn, English nurse and educator (d. 2016)

Sheila Quinn

Art Sansom, American cartoonist (d. 1991)

Art Sansom

Ursula Franklin, German-Canadian metallurgist (d. 2016)

Ursula Franklin · Metallurgy

Jon Hendricks, American singer-songwriter

Jon Hendricks

Korla Pandit, American pianist and composer (d. 1998)

Korla Pandit

Guy Hamilton, French-English director and screenwriter (d. 2016)

Guy Hamilton

Janis Paige, American actress and singer

Janis Paige

Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2015)

Lee Kuan Yew · Prime Minister of Singapore

Lauren Bacall, American actress (d. 2014)

Lauren Bacall

Charlie Byrd, American singer and guitarist (d. 1999)

Charlie Byrd

Charles Haughey, Irish accountant, lawyer, and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 2006)

Charles Haughey · Taoiseach

B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2015)

B.B. King

Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (d. 2011)

Eric Gross

John Knowles, American novelist (d. 2001)

John Knowles

Rogers McKee, American baseball player (d. 2014)

Rogers McKee

Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (d. 2015)

Robert H. Schuller

Peter Falk, American actor (d. 2011)

Peter Falk

Jack Kelly, American actor and politician (d. 1992)

Jack Kelly (actor)

Sadako Ogata, Japanese academic and diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Sadako Ogata · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Rex Trailer, American television host, actor, and singer (d. 2013)

Rex Trailer

Lady Gwen Thompson, English author and educator (d. 1986)

Lady Gwen Thompson

Stan Stephens, American politician, 20th Governor of Montana

Stan Stephens · Governor · Montana

Anne Francis, American actress (d. 2011)

Anne Francis

K. D. Arulpragasam, Sri Lankan zoologist and academic (d. 2003)

K. D. Arulpragasam

Little Willie Littlefield, American-Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2013)

Little Willie Littlefield

Micky Stewart, English cricketer and coach

Micky Stewart

Steve Shirley, German-English businesswoman and philanthropist, founded Xansa

Steve Shirley · Xansa

Elgin Baylor, American basketball player and coach

Elgin Baylor

George Chakiris, American actor, singer, and dancer

George Chakiris

Ronnie Drew, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)

Ronnie Drew

Dick Heckstall-Smith, English saxophonist (d. 2004)

Dick Heckstall-Smith

Carl Andre, American sculptor

Carl Andre

Billy Boy Arnold, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Billy Boy Arnold

Jules Bass, American director, producer, composer, and author

Jules Bass

Bob Kiley, American-English businessman (d. 2016)

Bob Kiley

Esther Vilar, Argentinian-German author and playwright

Esther Vilar

Aleksandr Medved, Russian wrestler

Aleksandr Medved

Vince Naimoli, American businessman and philanthropist

Vince Naimoli

Breyten Breytenbach, South African-French poet and painter

Breyten Breytenbach

Bill McGill, American basketball player (d. 2014)

Bill McGill

Hamiet Bluiett, American saxophonist and composer

Hamiet Bluiett

Butch Buchholz, American tennis player

Butch Buchholz

Joe Butler, American singer, autoharp player, and drummer

Joe Butler · Autoharp

Richard Perle, American political scientist and politician

Richard Perle

Bernie Calvert, English bass player and keyboard player

Bernie Calvert

Susan L. Graham, American computer scientist and academic

Susan L. Graham

Wang Houjun, Chinese footballer and manager (d. 2012)

Wang Houjun

James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (d. 2016)

James Alan McPherson

Linda Kaye Henning, American actress

Linda Kaye Henning

Betty Kelly, American soul/R&B singer (Martha and the Vandellas)

Betty Kelly · Martha and the Vandellas

Sonny LeMaire, American country music singer-songwriter and bass player (Exile)

Sonny LeMaire · Exile (American band)

Mike Reynolds, Australian lawyer and politician

Mike Reynolds (politician)

Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer

Camilo Sesto

Dusty Hughes, English director and playwright

Dusty Hughes (playwright)

Ron Blair, American bass player

Ron Blair

Rosemary Casals, American tennis player and sportscaster

Rosemary Casals

Julia Donaldson, English author and playwright

Julia Donaldson

Kenney Jones, English drummer

Kenney Jones

Susan Ruttan, American actress

Susan Ruttan

Ed Begley Jr., American actor and environmental activist

Ed Begley Jr.

David Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

The Bellamy Brothers

Henry Louis Gates Jr., American historian, scholar, and journalist

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Loyd Grossman, American-English singer, guitarist, and television host

Loyd Grossman

Vince Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Vince Bell

Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby player and coach

Andy Irvine (rugby union)

Tony Cunningham, English educator and politician

Tony Cunningham

Česlovas Laurinavičius, Lithuanian historian

Česlovas Laurinavičius

Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (d. 2013)

Karen Muir

Mickey Rourke, American boxer and actor

Mickey Rourke

Kurt Fuller, American character actor

Kurt Fuller

Alan Barton, English singer and guitarist (d. 1995)

Alan Barton

Nancy Huston, Canadian-American author and translator

Nancy Huston

Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, English journalist and politician, 2nd Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown · Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Jerry Pate, American golfer and sportscaster

Jerry Pate

Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Eric Vail

Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Indian sitar player and composer

Sanjoy Bandopadhyay · Sitar

Earl Klugh, American guitarist and composer

Earl Klugh

William McKeen, American author and academic

William McKeen

Colin Newman, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

Colin Newman

Frank Reed, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

Frank Reed (singer)

Roger Woolley, Australian cricketer

Roger Woolley

Ron Brewer, American basketball player

Ron Brewer

Robin Yount, American baseball player and coach

Robin Yount

Maggie Atkinson, English educator and civil servant

Maggie Atkinson

David Copperfield, American magician and actor

David Copperfield (illusionist)

Ross Greenberg, American journalist and antivirus pioneer (d. 2017)

Ross Greenberg

Dave Schulthise, American bass player (d. 2004)

Dave Schulthise

Kazuharu Sonoda, Japanese wrestler (d. 1987)

Kazuharu Sonoda

DC Drake, American wrestler

DC Drake

Clara Furse, English businesswoman

Clara Furse

Norman Lamb, English lawyer and politician

Norman Lamb

David McCreery, Northern Irish footballer and manager

David McCreery

Anca Parghel, Romanian singer and pianist (d. 2008)

Anca Parghel

Orel Hershiser, American baseball player and coach

Orel Hershiser

Neville Southall, Welsh footballer and manager

Neville Southall

Jennifer Tilly, American actress and poker player

Jennifer Tilly

Peter Keleghan, Canadian actor and screenwriter

Peter Keleghan

Tim Raines, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Tim Raines

Dave Richardson, South African cricketer, manager, and lawyer

Dave Richardson (cricketer)

Victory Tischler-Blue, American bass player, director, and producer

Victory Tischler-Blue

Graham Haynes, American trumpet player and composer

Graham Haynes

Mike Mignola, American author and illustrator

Mike Mignola

Bilinda Butcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bilinda Butcher

Philip Lafon, Canadian wrestler

Philip Lafon

Annamária Szalai, Hungarian journalist, economist, and politician (d. 2013)

Annamária Szalai

Seth, Canadian author and illustrator

Seth (cartoonist)

Richard Marx, American singer-songwriter and producer

Richard Marx

Mary Coustas, Australian actress and screenwriter

Mary Coustas

Rossy de Palma, Spanish-French model and actress

Rossy de Palma

Dave Sabo, American guitarist and songwriter

Dave Sabo

Molly Shannon, American actress, comedian and producer

Molly Shannon

Katy Kurtzman, American actress and producer

Katy Kurtzman

Karl-Heinz Riedle, German footballer and manager

Karl-Heinz Riedle

John Bel Edwards, American attorney and politician

John Bel Edwards

Wil McCarthy, American author and playwright

Wil McCarthy

Scott Workman, American stuntman and actor (d. 2013)

Scott Workman

Kevin Young, American hurdler

Kevin Young (hurdler)

Hiroya Oku, Japanese author and illustrator

Hiroya Oku

Marc Anthony, American singer-songwriter, actor, and producer

Marc Anthony

Walt Becker, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Walt Becker

Tommy Keane, Irish footballer (d. 2012)

Tommy Keane

Justine Frischmann, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Justine Frischmann

Janno Gibbs, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor

Janno Gibbs

Mark Schultz, American singer-songwriter

Mark Schultz (musician)

Joel Heyman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Joel Heyman

Amy Poehler, American actress, comedian, and producer

Amy Poehler

Richard Slinger, American wrestler

Richard Slinger

Mark Bruener, American football player

Mark Bruener

Mike Doyle, American actor and producer

Mike Doyle (actor)

Alessandro Nunziati, Italian singer-songwriter and producer

Alessandro Nunziati

George Corrie, English footballer

George Corrie

Camiel Eurlings, Dutch businessman and member of the International Olympic Committee

Camiel Eurlings · International Olympic Committee

Justin Haythe, American author and screenwriter

Justin Haythe

Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist and manager

Alexander Vinokourov

Loona, Dutch singer-songwriter and dancer

Loona

Monique Brumby, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Monique Brumby

Joaquín Castro, American lawyer and politician

Joaquín Castro

Julian Castro, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Julian Castro · United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Jason Leffler, American race car driver (d. 2013)

Jason Leffler

Shannon Noll, Australian singer-songwriter

Shannon Noll

Elīna Garanča, Latvian soprano

Elīna Garanča

Tina Barrett, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Tina Barrett

Greg Buckner, American basketball player and coach

Greg Buckner

Gregory Ball, American captain and politician

Greg Ball (politician)

Musiq Soulchild, American singer-songwriter

Musiq Soulchild

Dan Dickau, American basketball player and coach

Dan Dickau

Claudia Marx, German runner

Claudia Marx

Sensei, Mexican wrestler

Sensei (wrestler)

Brian Sims, American lawyer, politician, and LGBT activist

Brian Sims

Fanny, French singer

Fanny (singer)

Bobby Korecky, American baseball player

Bobby Korecky

Patrik Štefan, Czech ice hockey player

Patrik Štefan

Kenny van Weeghel, Dutch wheelchair racer

Kenny van Weeghel

Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress, singer, and producer

Fan Bingbing

Alexis Bledel, American actress

Alexis Bledel

LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, Virgin Islander sprinter

LaVerne Jones-Ferrette

Leon Knight, English footballer

Leon Knight

Michele Rizzo, Italian rugby player

Michele Rizzo

Fiete Sykora, German footballer

Fiete Sykora

Ryan Thomson, Scottish footballer

Ryan Thomson (footballer, born 1982)

John Afoa, New Zealand rugby player

John Afoa

Katerine Avgoustakis, Belgian singer and pianist

Katerine Avgoustakis

Jennifer Blake, Canadian wrestler

Jennifer Blake (wrestler)

Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean swimmer

Kirsty Coventry

Brandon Moss, American baseball player

Brandon Moss

Legedu Naanee, American football player

Legedu Naanee

Sabrina Bryan, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Sabrina Bryan

Serginho Catarinense, Brazilian footballer

Serginho Catarinense

Katie Melua, Georgian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Katie Melua

Max Minghella, English actor

Max Minghella

Gordon Beckham, American baseball player

Gordon Beckham

Kyla Pratt, American actress and singer

Kyla Pratt

Merve Boluğur, Turkish actress

Merve Boluğur

Kyle Lafferty, Irish footballer

Kyle Lafferty

Louis Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian footballer

Louis Ngwat-Mahop

Burry Stander, South African cyclist (d. 2013)

Burry Stander

Travis Wall, American dancer and choreographer

Travis Wall

Teddy Geiger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Teddy Geiger

Lancelot Bravado, American wrestler

The Bravado Brothers

Braden Holtby, Canadian ice hockey player

Braden Holtby

José Salomón Rondón, Venezuelan footballer

José Salomón Rondón

Dustin Tokarski, Canadian ice hockey player

Dustin Tokarski

Diāna Bukājeva, Latvian tennis player

Diāna Bukājeva

Alexandra Paul, Canadian figure skater

Alexandra Paul (figure skater)

Kyle Smith, English motorcycle racer

Kyle Smith (motorcyclist)

Vytenis Čižauskas, Lithuanian basketball player

Vytenis Čižauskas

Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Nick Jonas

Jake Roche, English singer-songwriter and actor

Jake Roche

Sam Byram, English footballer

Sam Byram

Mitchell Moses, Australian rugby league player

Mitchell Moses

Flavius Valerius Severus, Roman emperor

Flavius Valerius Severus

Pope Martin I

Pope Martin I

Pope Victor III (b. 1026)

Pope Victor III

Bernold of Constance, German priest and historian (b. 1054)

Bernold of Constance

Pandulf Verraccio, Roman ecclesiastical politician

Pandulf Verraccio

Philip III of Navarre (b. 1306)

Philip III of Navarre

John IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295)

John IV, Duke of Brittany

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (b. 1319)

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton

Charles V of France (b. 1338)

Charles V of France

Antipope Clement VII (b. 1342)

Antipope Clement VII

Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow (b. 1336)

Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow

Tomás de Torquemada, Spanish friar (b. 1420)

Tomás de Torquemada

Peter Niers, notorious German bandit (date of birth unknown)

Peter Niers

Catherine Jagiellon, queen of John II of Sweden (b. 1526)

Catherine Jagiellon · John II of Sweden

Michael Baius, Belgian theologian and academic (b. 1513)

Michael Baius

Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (b. 1605)

Mary Stuart (1605-1607)

Anne Bradstreet, English poet (b. 1612)

Anne Bradstreet

James II of England (b. 1633)

James II of England

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-Dutch physicist and engineer, invented the thermometer (b. 1686)

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit · Mercury-in-glass thermometer

Nguyễn Huệ, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1753)

Nguyễn Huệ

Nicolas Baudin, French explorer, hydrographer, and cartographer (b. 1754)

Nicolas Baudin

John Jeffries, American physician and surgeon (b. 1744)

John Jeffries

Louis XVIII of France (b. 1755)

Louis XVIII of France

Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1770)

Ezekiel Hart

Thomas Davis, Irish poet and publisher (b. 1814)

Thomas Davis (Young Irelander)

Christian de Meza, Danish general (b. 1792)

Christian de Meza

Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (b. 1841)

Sakaigawa Namiemon · Makuuchi

Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian composer (b. 1836)

Antônio Carlos Gomes

Pavlos Kalligas, Greek jurist and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (b. 1814)

Pavlos Kalligas · List of foreign ministers of Greece

Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican surgeon and politician (b. 1827)

Ramón Emeterio Betances

Edward Whymper, English-French mountaineer, explorer, and author (b. 1840)

Edward Whymper

C. X. Larrabee, American businessman (b. 1843)

C. X. Larrabee

Leo Fall, Czech-Austrian composer (b. 1873)

Leo Fall

Alexander Friedmann, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1888)

Alexander Friedmann

Omar Mukhtar, Libyan theorist and educator (b. 1862)

Omar Mukhtar

Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)

Ronald Ross · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

George Gore, American baseball player and manager (b. 1857)

George Gore

Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French physician and explorer (b. 1867)

Jean-Baptiste Charcot

Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English-Scottish politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (b. 1860)

Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington · Governor of Queensland

Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1870)

Gustav Bauer · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)

John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (b. 1884)

John McCormack (tenor)

James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1877)

James Hopwood Jeans

Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (b. 1881)

Pedro de Cordoba

Leo Amery, Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1873)

Leo Amery · Secretary of State for the Colonies

Hasan Polatkan, Turkish politician, 15th Turkish Minister of Finance (b. 1915)

Hasan Polatkan · List of Finance Ministers of Turkey

Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, Turkish diplomat and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1910)

Fatin Rüştü Zorlu · List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey

Ahn Eak-tai, North Korean composer and conductor (b. 1906)

Ahn Eak-tai

Fred Quimby, American animator and producer (b. 1886)

Fred Quimby

Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, teacher and theatre director (b. 1932)

Víctor Jara

Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (b. 1894)

Bertha Lutz

Marc Bolan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)

Marc Bolan

Maria Callas, Greek operatic soprano (b. 1923)

Maria Callas

Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (b. 1896)

Jean Piaget

Louis Réard, French engineer and fashion designer, created the bikini (b. 1897)

Louis Réard · Bikini

Richard Brautigan, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (b. 1935)

Richard Brautigan

Christopher Soames, English soldier and politician, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (b. 1920)

Christopher Soames · Governor of Southern Rhodesia

Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (b. 1895)

Olga Spessivtseva

Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (b. 1910)

Millicent Fenwick

František Jílek, Czech conductor (b. 1913)

František Jílek

Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet and activist (b. 1920)

Oodgeroo Noonuccal

McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1919)

McGeorge Bundy · National Security Advisor (United States)

Gene Nelson, American actor, dancer, and director (b. 1920)

Gene Nelson

Samuel Z. Arkoff, American producer (b. 1918)

Samuel Z. Arkoff

James Gregory, American actor (b. 1911)

James Gregory (actor)

Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1921)

Sheb Wooley

Michael Donaghy, American-English poet and author (b. 1954)

Michael Donaghy

Harry Freedman, Canadian horn player, composer, and educator (b. 1922)

Harry Freedman

Gordon Gould, American physicist and academic, invented the laser (b. 1920)

Gordon Gould · Laser

Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)

Floyd Curry

Robert Jordan, American engineer and author (b. 1948)

Robert Jordan

Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (b. 1940)

Norman Whitfield

Myles Brand, American philosopher and academic (b. 1942)

Myles Brand

Ernst Märzendorfer, Austrian conductor (b. 1921)

Ernst Märzendorfer

Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)

Mary Travers

George N. Parks, American educator and bandleader (b. 1953)

George N. Parks

Jim Towers, English footballer (b. 1933)

Jim Towers

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and drummer (b. 1936)

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

Roman Kroitor, Canadian director and producer, co-founded IMAX (b. 1926)

Roman Kroitor · IMAX

Julien J. LeBourgeois, American admiral (b. 1923)

Julien J. LeBourgeois

Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (b. 1925)

Friedrich Zimmermann · Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)

Scott Adams, American football player (b. 1966)

Scott Adams (American football)

Ratiba El-Hefny, Egyptian soprano and director (b. 1931)

Ratiba El-Hefny

Patsy Swayze, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1927)

Patsy Swayze

H. M. Fowler American sergeant and politician (b. 1918)

H. M. Fowler

Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (b. 1930)

Guy Béart

Julio Brady, Virgin Islander lawyer, judge, and politician, 5th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (b. 1942)

Julio Brady · Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands

Kurt Oppelt, Austrian figure skater and coach (b. 1932)

Kurt Oppelt

Allan Wright, English captain and pilot (b. 1920)

Allan Wright

Edward Albee, American director and playwright (b. 1928)

Edward Albee

Gabriele Amorth, Italian priest and exorcist (b. 1925)

Gabriele Amorth

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy and 49th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1920)

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi · President of Italy · Prime Minister of Italy

W. P. Kinsella, American novelist (b. 1935)

W. P. Kinsella

António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cabo Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde (b. 1944)

António Mascarenhas Monteiro · President of Cape Verde

Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, French-born American businessman (b. 1932)

Gérard Louis-Dreyfus

Marcelo Rezende, Brazilian journalist (b. 1951)

Marcelo Rezende

Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force (b. 1919)

Arjan Singh