September 24 — On This Day

Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembled at the church of Hagia Sophia.

Second Council of Nicaea · Hagia Sophia

Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies.

Manuel I Komnenos

Battle of Rowton Heath, Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles.

Battle of Rowton Heath · Roundhead · Cavalier · Charles I of England

The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.

Dutch Republic · New Amsterdam

Second Tantrik Coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold's plot to surrender West Point.

Benedict Arnold · John André · West Point

The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.

United States Congress · Judiciary Act of 1789 · United States Attorney General · Supreme Court of the United States

Belgian Revolution: A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium.

Belgian Revolution · Provisional Government of Belgium

The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.

Sultanate of Brunei · Kingdom of Sarawak

Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.

Mexican-American War · Zachary Taylor · Monterrey

The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.

Airship · Henri Giffard · Trappes

Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.

Auguste Febvrier Despointes · New Caledonia

"Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.

Black Friday (1869) · Gold · Ulysses S. Grant · United States Department of the Treasury · Jay Gould

Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion

Battle of Shiroyama · Imperial Japanese Army · Satsuma Rebellion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · 1890 Manifesto · Mormonism and polygamy

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.

Theodore Roosevelt · Devils Tower National Monument · Wyoming · U.S. National Monument

His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.

HMA No. 1 · Rigid airship · Barrow-in-Furness

Jimmy Doolittle performs the first blind flight from Mitchel Field proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.

Jimmy Doolittle · Mitchel Field · Instrument flight rules

Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).

Mohandas K. Gandhi · B. R. Ambedkar · Poona Pact · Dalits

Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi.

Earl W. Bascom · Rodeo · Columbia, Mississippi

Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.

Cathay Pacific Airways

Clark Clifford and George Elsey, military advisers to U.S. President Harry S. Truman, present him with a top-secret report on the Soviet Union that first recommends the containment policy.

Clark Clifford · George Elsey · Harry S. Truman · Containment

The Honda Motor Company is founded.

Honda

Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A blue moon is seen as far away as Europe.

New England · Blue moon

President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 101st Airborne Division · Little Rock, Arkansas · Little Rock Nine

USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) · Aircraft carrier

60 Minutes debuts on CBS.

60 Minutes · CBS

Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.

Japan Airlines Flight 472 (1972) · Douglas DC-8 · Juhu Aerodrome · Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport · Mumbai

Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.

Guinea-Bissau

Dougal Haston and Doug Scott on the Southwest Face expedition become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces.

Dougal Haston · Doug Scott · 1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expedition · Mount Everest

CompuServe launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.

CompuServe · Electronic mail

The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.

Norodom Sihanouk

Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty · United Nations

Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.

Hurricane Rita · Louisiana · Texas

Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.

2007 Burmese anti-government protests · Yangon

The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. It marks the first use of Long-Range Acoustic Devices in U.S. history.

2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit · Pittsburgh · LRAD

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing more than 327 people.

Moment magnitude scale · 2013 Balochistan earthquakes · Pakistan

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), a Mars orbiter launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), successfully inserted into orbit of Mars.

Mars Orbiter Mission · Indian Space Research Organisation

At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

2015 Mina disaster · Hajj · Saudi Arabia

Vitellius, Roman emperor (d. 69)

Vitellius

'Adud al-Dawla, Buyid king (d. 983)

'Adud al-Dawla

Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)

Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford

Anne of Cyprus, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1462)

Anne of Cyprus

Shekha of Amarsar, Rajput chieftain (d. 1488)

Shekha of Amarsar

Georg von Frundsberg, German Knight and landowner (d. 1528)

Georg von Frundsberg

Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (d. 1576)

Gerolamo Cardano

Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)

Guru Ram Das · Sikh Guru

William Adams, English sailor and navigator (d. 1620)

William Adams (sailor)

Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian general (d. 1634)

Albrecht von Wallenstein

Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1672)

Johan de Witt

Jean-Louis Lully, French composer (d. 1688)

Jean-Louis Lully

Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)

Count Leopold Joseph von Daun

Alaungpaya, King of Burma (d. 1760)

Alaungpaya

Horace Walpole, English historian, author, and politician (d. 1797)

Horace Walpole

John Marshall, American captain, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1835)

John Marshall · Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

F.L.Æ. Kunzen, German-Danish composer and conductor (d. 1817)

F.L.Æ. Kunzen

Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor and educator (d. 1875)

Antoine-Louis Barye

Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1862)

Mikhail Ostrogradsky

Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)

Adolphe d'Archiac

Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)

Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio

Charles S. West, American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (d. 1885)

Charles S. West · Secretary of State of Texas

Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author (d. 1905)

Nikolai Anderson

Eugene Foss, American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)

Eugene Foss · Governor of Massachusetts

Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer (d. 1933)

Julius Klengel

Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist (d. 1936)

Bhikaiji Cama

Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting (d. 1960)

Georges Claude · Neon lighting

Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (d. 1960)

Lottie Dod

Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia (d. 1941)

Jaan Teemant · State Elder of Estonia

María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1957)

María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui

Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (d. 1947)

Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz

Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian (d. 1999)

Sarah Knauss

Max Decugis, French tennis player (d. 1978)

Max Decugis

Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated (d. 1934)

Franklin Clarence Mars · Mars, Incorporated

Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American high jumper and coach (d. 1951)

Lawson Robertson

Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)

Gustave Garrigou

İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (d. 1973)

İsmet İnönü · President of Turkey

Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer and engineer (d. 1953)

Hugo Schmeisser

Artur Lemba, Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1963)

Artur Lemba

Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)

Mike González (catcher)

A. P. Herbert, English author and playwright (d. 1971)

A. P. Herbert

Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec (d. 1956)

Adélard Godbout · List of Quebec premiers

Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1929)

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1968)

Tommy Armour

Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)

Billy Bletcher

André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)

André Frédéric Cournand · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1940)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Howard Florey, Australian pharmacologist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)

Howard Florey · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Charlotte Moore Sitterly, American astronomer (d. 1990)

Charlotte Moore Sitterly

William Dobell, Australian painter (d. 1970)

William Dobell

Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)

Ham Fisher

Alexandra Adler, Austrian neurologist and psychologist (d.2001)

Alexandra Adler

Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran (d. 1989)

Ruhollah Khomeini · Supreme Leader of Iran

Severo Ochoa, Spanish-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)

Severo Ochoa · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Leonard Marsh, Canadian sociologist and academic (d. 1982)

Leonard Marsh

Józef Nawrot, Polish footballer (d. 1982)

Józef Nawrot

Ben Oakland, American pianist, composer, and songwriter (d. 1979)

Ben Oakland

Gerard Antoni Ciołek, Polish historian and architect (d. 1966)

Gerard Antoni Ciołek

Jean Servais, Belgian-French actor (d. 1976)

Jean Servais

Konstantin Chernenko, Russian politician (d. 1985)

Konstantin Chernenko

Robert Lewis Taylor, American soldier and author (d. 1998)

Robert Lewis Taylor

Herb Jeffries, American singer (d. 2014)

Herb Jeffries

John Kerr, Australian politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)

John Kerr (governor-general) · Governor-General of Australia

Andrzej Panufnik, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1991)

Andrzej Panufnik

Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004)

Ruth Leach Amonette

Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model (d. 1997)

Michael J. S. Dewar · Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model

Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)

Audra Lindley

Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)

Richard Bong · Medal of Honor

Jan Carew, Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 2012)

Jan Carew

Ovadia Yosef, Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2013)

Ovadia Yosef

Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008)

Jim McKay

Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)

Sheila MacRae

Ettore Bastianini, Italian actor and singer (d. 1967)

Ettore Bastianini

Bert I. Gordon, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Bert I. Gordon

Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (d. 1998)

Theresa Merritt

John Moffatt, English actor and playwright (d. 2012)

John Moffatt (actor)

Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)

Louis Edmonds

Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1950)

Fats Navarro

Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2005)

Raoul Bott

Nina Bocharova, Ukrainian gymnast

Nina Bocharova

Voula Zouboulaki, Egyptian-Greek actress (d. 2015)

Voula Zouboulaki

Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and academic (d. 2004)

Autar Singh Paintal

Arthur Malet, English-American actor and singer (d. 2013)

Arthur Malet

John Carter, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and flute player (d. 1991)

John Carter (jazz musician)

Józef Krupiński, Polish poet and author (d. 1998)

Józef Krupiński

Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor (d. 1977)

Angelo Muscat

Benjamin Romualdez, Filipino politician and diplomat (d. 2012)

Benjamin Romualdez

John W. Young, American captain, engineer, and astronaut

John Young (astronaut)

Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and educator

Elizabeth Blackadder

Cardiss Collins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Cardiss Collins

Brian Glanville, English journalist and author

Brian Glanville

Anthony Newley, English singer and actor (d. 1999)

Anthony Newley

Mike Parkes, English race car driver (d. 1977)

Mike Parkes

Miguel Montuori, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1998)

Miguel Montuori

Walter Wallmann, German politician, Minister-President of Hesse (d. 2013)

Walter Wallmann · List of Ministers-President of Hesse

Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal

Raffaele Farina

Mel Taylor, American drummer (d. 1996)

Mel Taylor

Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer and manager

Tommy Anderson (footballer)

John Brunner, English-Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 1995)

John Brunner (novelist)

John Kasmin, English art dealer

John Kasmin

Bernard Nevill, English painter, designer, and academic

Bernard Nevill

Chick Willis, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)

Chick Willis

Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat, 7th Secretary General of NATO (d. 1994)

Manfred Wörner · Secretary General of NATO

Donald Wrye, American director, screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)

Donald Wrye

Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (d. 2013)

Sivanthi Adithan

Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer and screenwriter, created The Muppets (d. 1990)

Jim Henson · The Muppets

Steve Douglas, American saxophonist, flute player, and producer (d. 1993)

Steve Douglas (saxophonist)

Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (d. 2014)

Wayne Henderson (musician)

Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (d. 2015)

Moti Kirschenbaum

Jacques Vallée, French ufologist

Jacques Vallée

Yves Navarre, French author (d. 1994)

Yves Navarre

John Mackey, American football player (d. 2011)

John Mackey (American football)

Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (d. 1998)

Linda McCartney

Gerry Marsden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gerry Marsden

Eavan Boland, Irish poet and academic

Eavan Boland

Sven-Ole Thorsen, Danish bodybuilder and stuntman

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author

Lou Dobbs

Carson Van Osten, American comics creator and musician (d. 2015)

Carson Van Osten

John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer

John Rutter

Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer

Jerry Donahue

Joe Greene, American football player, coach, and actor

Joe Greene (American football)

Lars Emil Johansen, Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland

Lars Emil Johansen · Prime Minister of Greenland

César Pedroso, Cuban pianist and songwriter

César Pedroso

Pat Pocock, Welsh-English cricketer

Pat Pocock

María Teresa Ruiz, Chilean astronomer

María Teresa Ruiz

Stephen Mueller, American painter (d. 2011)

Stephen Mueller

Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 1998)

Phil Hartman

Garth Porter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer

Garth Porter

Baleka Mbete, South African politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa

Baleka Mbete · Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa

Anders Arborelius, Swedish cardinal

Anders Arborelius

Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

Mohinder Amarnath

John Kessel, American author, poet, and playwright

John Kessel

Harriet Walter, English actress

Harriet Walter

Douglas Kmiec, American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Malta

Douglas Kmiec · United States Ambassador to Malta

Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager

Dieter Hochheimer

Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)

Mark Sandman

Peter Halley, American painter and educator

Peter Halley

Marco Tardelli, Italian footballer and coach

Marco Tardelli

Riccardo Illy, Italian businessman and politician, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia

Riccardo Illy · List of Presidents of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Hubie Brooks, American baseball player

Hubie Brooks

Brad Bird, American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and actor

Brad Bird

Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager

Wolfgang Wolf

Kevin Sorbo, American actor and producer

Kevin Sorbo

Theo Paphitis, Cypriot-English businessman

Theo Paphitis

Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer

Steve Whitmire

Tony Juniper, English environmentalist and politician

Tony Juniper

Amy Sky, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Amy Sky

Christopher L. Eisgruber, American lawyer and academic

Christopher L. Eisgruber

John Logan, American screenwriter and producer

John Logan (writer)

Luc Picard, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

Luc Picard

Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer and manager

Ally McCoist

Mike Phelan, English footballer, coach, and manager

Mike Phelan

Tim Supple, English director and producer

Tim Supple

Nia Vardalos, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter

Nia Vardalos

Ilgvars Zalāns, Latvian painter

Ilgvars Zalāns

Michael Potter, Australian rugby player and coach

Michael Potter

Ben Preston, English journalist

Ben Preston

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-American baseball player

Rafael Palmeiro

Marko Pomerants, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior

Marko Pomerants · Minister of the Interior (Estonia)

Ronald van der Kemp, Dutch fashion designer

Ronald van der Kemp

Robert Irvine, English chef and television host

Robert Irvine

Njål Ølnes, Norwegian saxophonist and composer

Njål Ølnes

Sean McNabb, American singer and bass player

Sean McNabb

Janet Weiss, American drummer

Janet Weiss

Christophe Bouchut, French racing driver

Christophe Bouchut

Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player

Bernard Gilkey

Stefan Molyneux, Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger

Stefan Molyneux

Michael O. Varhola, American journalist and author

Michael O. Varhola

Noreena Hertz, English economist, author, and academic

Noreena Hertz

Shawn Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

Shawn Crahan

Christopher Pincher, English politician

Christopher Pincher

Shamim Sarif, English author, director, and screenwriter

Shamim Sarif

Paul Ray Smith, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2003)

Paul Ray Smith · Medal of Honor

Megan Ward, American actress

Megan Ward

Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist

Michael S. Engel

Mike Michalowicz, American businessman and author

Mike Michalowicz

Kevin Millar, American baseball player and sportscaster

Kevin Millar

Peter Salisbury, English drummer

Peter Salisbury

Conor Burns, British politician

Conor Burns

Kate Fleetwood, English actress

Kate Fleetwood

Eddie George, American football player and sportscaster

Eddie George

Rodrick Rhodes, American basketball player and coach

Rodrick Rhodes

John McDonald, American baseball player

John McDonald (infielder)

Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player

Carlos Almeida

Stephanie McMahon, American wrestler and businesswoman

Stephanie McMahon

Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer (d. 2013)

Yakkun Sakurazuka

Vahur Vahtramäe, Estonian footballer

Vahur Vahtramäe

Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer and manager

Frank Fahrenhorst

Casey Rabach, American football player

Casey Rabach

Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer

Wietse van Alten

Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer

Fábio Aurélio

Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer

Kim Jong-min

Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist

Daniele Bennati

Dean Canto, Australian race car driver

Dean Canto

Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer

Petri Pasanen

Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist

Victoria Pendleton

John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer

John Arne Riise

Ryan Briscoe, Australian race car driver

Ryan Briscoe

Drew Gooden, American basketball player

Drew Gooden

Morgan Hamm, American gymnast

Morgan Hamm

Paul Hamm, American gymnast

Paul Hamm

Jeff Karstens, American baseball player

Jeff Karstens

Liam Finn, Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist

Liam Finn

Randy Foye, American basketball player

Randy Foye

Ben Harris, Australian rugby league player

Ben Harris

Taylor Eigsti, American pianist and composer

Taylor Eigsti

Senzo Meyiwa, South African footballer (d. 2014)

Senzo Meyiwa

Eric Adjetey Anang, Ghanaian sculptor and carpenter

Eric Adjetey Anang

Eleanor Catton, Canadian-New Zealand author

Eleanor Catton

Cameron Price, Australian news journalist

Cameron Price

Matthew Connolly, English footballer

Matthew Connolly

Gürhan Gürsoy, Turkish footballer

Gürhan Gürsoy

Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player

Karl Alzner

Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and Miss Universe 2015 titleholder

Pia Wurtzbach · Miss Universe 2015

Maximiliano Uggè, Italian footballer

Maximiliano Uggè

Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer

Oriol Romeu

Ben Platt, American actor

Ben Platt (actor)

Pope Liberius

Pope Liberius

Pepin the Short, Frankish king (b. 714)

Pepin the Short

Gao Pian, general of the Tang Dynasty

Gao Pian

Hermann of Reichenau, German composer, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1013)

Hermann of Reichenau

Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)

Welf II, Duke of Bavaria

Agnes of Germany (b. 1072)

Agnes of Germany

Pope Innocent II

Pope Innocent II

Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1118)

Manuel I Komnenos

Robert of Knaresborough (b. 1160)

Robert of Knaresborough

Stefan the First-Crowned, Serbian king (b. 1165)

Stefan the First-Crowned

Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres

Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres

Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1208)

Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford · Lord High Constable of England

Isabeau of Bavaria (b. 1370)

Isabeau of Bavaria

Eric of Pomerania, King of Norway, Denmark and Sweden (b. 1382)

Eric of Pomerania

Poliziano, Italian poet and scholar (b. 1454)

Poliziano

Michael Glinski, Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1470)

Michael Glinski

Paracelsus, German-Swiss physician, botanist, and chemist (b. 1493)

Paracelsus

Albert of Mainz, German cardinal (b. 1490)

Albert of Mainz

Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1495)

Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent

Túpac Amaru, last of the Incas

Túpac Amaru

Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1547)

Manuel Mendes

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish commander (b. 1560)

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz

Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1565)

Duarte Lobo

Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet and author (b. 1642)

Vincenzo da Filicaja

Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)

Emperor Reigen

Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1684)

Johann Matthias Hase

John Keyse Sherwin, English engraver (b. 1751)

John Keyse Sherwin

Alexander Radishchev, Russian author and critic (b. 1749)

Alexander Radishchev

Pedro I of Brazil (b. 1798)

Pedro I of Brazil

Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)

Branwell Brontë

William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)

William Debenham · Debenhams

D. H. Hill, American general and academic (b. 1821)

D. H. Hill

Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (b. 1856)

Charles Leroux

Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American soldier and composer (b. 1829)

Patrick Gilmore

Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1818)

Louis Gerhard De Geer · Prime Minister of Sweden

Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)

Niels Ryberg Finsen · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Mahidol Adulyadej, Thai prince (b. 1892)

Mahidol Adulyadej

William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)

William A. MacCorkle · Governor of West Virginia

Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor (b. 1878)

Mike Donlin

Alice Muriel Williamson, English author (b. 1869)

Alice Muriel Williamson

József Klekl, Slovene priest and journalist (b. 1879)

József Klekl (writer)

Lev Schnirelmann, Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1900)

Lev Schnirelmann

Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)

Carl Laemmle · Universal Studios

Charles Tatham, American fencer (b. 1854)

Charles Tatham (fencer)

Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882)

Hans Geiger · Geiger counter

Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (b. 1861)

Andrew C. McLaughlin

Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)

Warren William

Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)

Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine

Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)

Charles Reisner

August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887)

August Kippasto

Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908)

Josué de Castro

Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906)

Earle Cabell · List of mayors of Dallas

Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904)

Philip Gbeho

James Bassett, American journalist and author (b. 1912)

James Bassett (author)

Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (b. 1897)

Hasso von Manteuffel

Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896)

Theodor Luts

Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (b. 1910)

Patsy Kelly

Sarah Churchill, English actress (b. 1914)

Sarah Churchill (actress)

Józef Nawrot, Polish-English footballer (b. 1906)

Józef Nawrot

Neil Hamilton, American actor (b. 1899)

Neil Hamilton (actor)

Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)

Dr. Seuss

Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)

Ian Stuart Donaldson

Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1913)

Bruno Pontecorvo

Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (b. 1932)

Barry Bishop (mountaineer)

Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1931)

Zeki Müren

Jeff Moss, American composer and screenwriter (b. 1942)

Jeff Moss

Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian politician (b. 1953)

Youssouf Togoïmi

Mike Webster, American football player (b. 1952)

Mike Webster

Rosalie Allen, American singer and radio host (b. 1924)

Rosalie Allen

Lyle Bettger, American actor (b. 1915)

Lyle Bettger

Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter (b. 1935)

Françoise Sagan

Michael Ferguson, PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician (b. 1953)

Michael Ferguson (Irish politician) · PIRA

Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner (b. 1909)

Phil Latulippe

Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (b. 1917)

Oliver Crawford

Irene Dailey, American actress (b. 1920)

Irene Dailey

Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (b. 1918)

Mickey Vernon

Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (b. 1975)

Nelly Arcan

Gennady Yanayev, Russian engineer and politician, Vice President of the Soviet Union (b. 1937)

Gennady Yanayev · List of heads of state of the Soviet Union

Stephen Mueller, American painter (b. 1947)

Stephen Mueller

Pierre Adam, French cyclist (b. 1924)

Pierre Adam

Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1923)

Bruno Bobak

Pedro Vázquez Colmenares, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Oaxaca (b. 1934)

Pedro Vázquez Colmenares · Governor of Oaxaca

Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (b. 1924)

Paul Dietzel

Margaret Feilman, Australian architect and urban planner (b. 1921)

Margaret Feilman

Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (b. 1931)

Boris Karvasarsky

Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author (b. 1912)

Anthony Lawrence (journalist)

Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Kazakh general and politician (b. 1924)

Sagadat Nurmagambetov

Paul Oliver, American football player (b. 1984)

Paul Oliver (American football)

Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (b. 1920)

Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (b. 1941)

Christopher Hogwood · Harpsichord · Academy of Ancient Music

Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1929)

Madis Kõiv

Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (b. 1914)

Alan Moore (war artist)

Wang Zhongshu, Chinese archaeologist and academic (b. 1925)

Wang Zhongshu

Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1935)

Mel Charles

Vladimir Kuzmichyov, Russian footballer (b. 1979)

Vladimir Kuzmichyov

Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (b. 1928)

Bill Mollison

Bill Nunn, American actor (b. 1953)

Bill Nunn

Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (b. 1947)

Buckwheat Zydeco