September 3 — On This Day

In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.

Battle of Naulochus · Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa · Admiral · Caesar Augustus · Sextus Pompey

San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.

San Marino · List of countries by area · Republic · Saint Marinus

Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great).

Pope Gregory I

King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne.

Wamba (king) · Visigoths · Hilderic of Nîmes · Nîmes

Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.

Byzantine Empire · Battle of Lalakaon

Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.

Richard I of England · Westminster Abbey

The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.

Mamluk · Mongols · Battle of Ain Jalut · Palestine (region) · Mongol Empire

The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

Treaty of Selymbria · Ottoman Empire · Republic of Venice

Third English Civil War: In the Battle of Dunbar, English Parliamentarian forces led by Oliver Cromwell defeat an army loyal to King Charles II of England and led by David Leslie, Lord Newark.

Third English Civil War · Battle of Dunbar (1650) · Roundhead · Oliver Cromwell · Charles II of England

Third English Civil War: Battle of Worcester: Charles II of England is defeated in the last main battle of the war.

Battle of Worcester · Charles II of England

The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.

Oliver Cromwell · Richard Cromwell · Lord Protector

The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.

Royal Exchange, London · Great Fire of London

American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Cooch's Bridge · Flag of the United States

American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Treaty of Paris (1783) · Kingdom of Great Britain

The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.

Battle of St. George's Caye · Kingdom of Great Britain · Belize

William Wordsworth composes the sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.

William Wordsworth · Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802

Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.

Pigeon Roost State Historic Site · Indiana

Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.

Abolitionism in the United States · Frederick Douglass · Slavery

King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.

Otto of Greece · Greek Constitution of 1844 · 3 September 1843 Revolution

American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.

American Indian Wars · Nebraska · William S. Harney · Grattan massacre · Sioux

American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.

American Civil War · Confederate States of America · Leonidas Polk · Kentucky · United States

Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.

Franco-Prussian War · Siege of Metz (1870) · Kingdom of Prussia

The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.

Polo · Argentina

Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.

SS Princess Alice (1865) · Bywell Castle · River Thames

Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.

Siege of the British Residency in Kabul · Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari · Corps of Guides (India) · Kabul · British Empire

John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.

John Brallier · American football · Dave Berry (American football) · Latrobe Athletic Association · Jeanette Athletic Association

William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.

William, Prince of Albania

French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.

Albéric Magnard

World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

World War I · Battle of Grand Couronné · Nancy, France

World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.

Leefe Robinson · Airship · Schütte-Lanz SL 11 · Cuffley

USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.

USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) · Squall line · Noble County, Ohio · Zachary Lansdowne

Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m).

Yevgeniy Abalakov · Soviet Union · Ismoil Somoni Peak · Tajikistan

Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.

Malcolm Campbell · Bonneville Salt Flats · Utah · Automobile

World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.

World War II · Invasion of Poland · Allies of World War II

World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.

Blockade of Germany (1939-45) · Battle of the Atlantic

The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.

The Holocaust · Karl Fritzsch · Auschwitz concentration camp · Zyklon B

World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).

Dov Lopatyn · Łachwa Ghetto · Lakhva · Belarus

World War II: The Allied invasion of Italy begins on the same day that U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign the Armistice of Cassibile aboard the Royal Navy battleship HMS Nelson off Malta.

Allied invasion of Italy · Dwight D. Eisenhower · Pietro Badoglio · Armistice of Cassibile · Royal Navy

Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.

Diarist · Anne Frank · Westerbork transit camp · Auschwitz concentration camp

A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.

Victory over Japan Day

"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.

Giuseppe Farina · List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions · 1950 Italian Grand Prix

The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.

People's Liberation Army · Republic of China · Quemoy · First Taiwan Strait Crisis

The German submarine U-505 begins its move from a specially constructed dock to its site at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.

German submarine U-505 · Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.

Dagen H

Qatar becomes an independent state.

Qatar

Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.

Viking program · Viking 2 · Utopia Planitia · Mars

In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.

1987 Burundian coup d'état · Jean-Baptiste Bagaza · Pierre Buyoya

Sino-Soviet split: Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.

Sino-Soviet split · Nuclear weapon

Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.

Vietnam Airlines · Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 · Tupolev Tu-134 · Phnom Penh

In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, some of whom hurl missiles and abuse. The protest sparks fierce rioting and grabs world headlines.

Belfast · Ulster loyalism · Holy Cross dispute · Primary school

The US and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally joined the Paris global climate agreement.

North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test

Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073)

Emperor Go-Sanjō

Diane de Poitiers, French mistress of Henry II of France (d. 1566)

Diane de Poitiers · Henry II of France

Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (d. 1634)

Adriano Banchieri

Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (d. 1684)

Nicola Amati

Paul Dudley, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1751)

Paul Dudley (jurist)

Charles Radclyffe, English captain and politician (d. 1746)

Charles Radclyffe

Pietro Locatelli, Italian viola player and composer (d. 1764)

Pietro Locatelli

Joseph de Jussieu, French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, (d. 1779)

Joseph de Jussieu

Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (d. 1784)

Abraham Trembley

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (d. 1808)

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester · List of Governors General of Canada

Eugène de Beauharnais, French general and politician (d. 1824)

Eugène de Beauharnais

Prudence Crandall, American educator (d. 1890)

Prudence Crandall

Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (d. 1871)

Paul Kane

John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (d. 1886)

John Humphrey Noyes · Oneida Community

James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (d. 1897)

James Joseph Sylvester

George Hearst, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)

George Hearst

Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer (d. 1919)

Jacob Christian Fabricius

Tom Emmett, English cricketer (d. 1904)

Tom Emmett

Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (d. 1909)

Sarah Orne Jewett

Charles Tatham, American fencer (d. 1939)

Charles Tatham (fencer)

Louis Sullivan, American architect and educator, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (d. 1924)

Louis Sullivan · Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building

Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)

Fritz Pregl · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (d. 1951)

Ferdinand Porsche · Porsche

Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player (d. 1960)

Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers

Johnny Douglas, English cricketer and boxer (d. 1930)

Johnny Douglas

Frank Christian, American trumpet player (d. 1973)

Frank Christian (trumpeter)

Andrey Dikiy, Russian-American journalist, historian, and politician (d. 1977)

Andrey Dikiy

Sally Benson, American author and screenwriter (d. 1972)

Sally Benson

Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)

Frank Macfarlane Burnet · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Percy Chapman, English cricketer (d. 1961)

Percy Chapman

Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (d. 1986)

Urho Kekkonen · President of Finland

Eduard van Beinum, Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 1959)

Eduard van Beinum

Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)

Carl David Anderson · Nobel Prize in Physics

John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1972)

John Mills (cricketer, born 1905)

Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (d. 1977)

Loren Eiseley

Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1988)

Lev Pontryagin

Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (d. 2007)

Kitty Carlisle

Franz Jáchym, Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (d.1984)

Franz Jáchym

Maurice Papon, French civil servant (d. 2007)

Maurice Papon

Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (d. 2000)

Bernard Mammes

Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (d. 1964)

Alan Ladd

Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (d. 1994)

Dixy Lee Ray · Governor of Washington

Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (d. 2014)

Knut Nystedt

Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1988)

Memphis Slim

Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)

Eddie Stanky

Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)

Helen Wagner

Phil Stern, American soldier and photographer (d. 2014)

Phil Stern

Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (d. 2012)

Tereska Torrès

John Aston Sr., English footballer (d. 2003)

John Aston Sr.

Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (d. 1971)

Thurston Dart

Marguerite Higgins, American journalist and author (d. 1966)

Marguerite Higgins

Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (d. 2010)

Glen Bell · Taco Bell

Fred Hawkins, American golfer (d. 2014)

Fred Hawkins

Mort Walker, American cartoonist

Mort Walker

Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (d. 2014)

Mary Grace Canfield

Anne Jackson, American actress (d. 2016)

Anne Jackson

Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (d. 2008)

Bengt Lindström

Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)

Hank Thompson (musician)

Alison Lurie, American author and academic

Alison Lurie

Irene Papas, Greek actress

Irene Papas

Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 2007)

Gaston Thorn · List of Prime Ministers of Luxembourg

Whitey Bulger, American gangster and murderer

Whitey Bulger

Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (d. 2007)

Carlo Clerici

Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (d. 2015)

Steve Rickard

Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter

Armand Vaillancourt

Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2002)

Cherry Wilder

Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach

Dick Motta

Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of the Walloon Region (d. 2012)

Guy Spitaels · Minister-President of the Walloon Region

Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (d. 2013)

Eileen Brennan

Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer

Basil Butcher

Tompall Glaser, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Tompall Glaser

Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)

Freddie King

Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer

Helmut Clasen

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali · President of Tunisia

Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American actress

Pilar Pallete

Liliane Ackermann, Jewish-French microbiologist, community leader, writer, and lecturer (d. 2007)

Liliane Ackermann

Sarah Bradford, English historian and author

Sarah Bradford

Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright

Caryl Churchill

Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (d. 2014)

Richard MacCormac · MJP Architects

Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Ryōji Noyori · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Frank Duffy, English architect

Frank Duffy (architect)

Pauline Collins, English actress

Pauline Collins

Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2015)

Eduardo Galeano

Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Brian Lochore

Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (d. 1990)

Sergei Dovlatov

Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Al Jardine

Valerie Perrine, American model and actress

Valerie Perrine

Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach

Geoff Arnold

Ray Groom, Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Tasmania

Ray Groom · Premier of Tasmania

George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter

George Biondo

Peter Goddard, English physicist and mathematician

Peter Goddard (physicist)

Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway

Kjell Magne Bondevik · List of heads of government of Norway

Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician

Michael Connarty

Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist

Mario Draghi

Gérard Houllier, French footballer and coach

Gérard Houllier

Susan Milan, English flute player and composer

Susan Milan

Don Brewer, American drummer and singer-songwriter (Grand Funk Railroad)

Don Brewer · Grand Funk Railroad

Lyudmila Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer

Lyudmila Karachkina

Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice

Fotis Kouvelis · Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greece)

Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008)

Levy Mwanawasa · President of Zambia

José Pékerman, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager

José Pékerman

Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (d. 2004)

Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria

Doug Pinnick, American rock singer-songwriter and bass player (King's X)

Doug Pinnick · King's X

Denys Hobson, South African cricketer

Denys Hobson

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director, producer, and screenwriter

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician

George Peponis

Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian triple jumper and coach

Jaak Uudmäe

Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Steve Jones (musician)

Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (d. 2012)

Jishu Dasgupta

Pat McGeown, Irish republican activist (d. 1996)

Pat McGeown

Stephen Woolley, English director and producer

Stephen Woolley

Garth Ancier, American businessman

Garth Ancier

Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach

Earl Cureton

Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer

Steve Schirripa

Nick Gibb, English accountant and politician

Nick Gibb

David De Roure, English computer scientist and academic

David De Roure

Sam Adams, American politician, 51st Mayor of Portland

Sam Adams (Oregon politician) · List of mayors of Portland, Oregon

Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer

Mubarak Ghanim

Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic

Malcolm Gladwell

Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio

Adam Curry · Mevio

Spike Feresten, American screenwriter and producer

Spike Feresten

Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

Junaid Jamshed

Vaden Todd Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Toadies, Burden Brothers)

Vaden Todd Lewis · Toadies · Burden Brothers

Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer

Charlie Sheen

Steven Johnson Leyba, American painter and author

Steven Johnson Leyba

Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician

Vladimir Ryzhkov

Chris Gatling, American basketball player

Chris Gatling

Luis Gonzalez, Cuban-American baseball player

Luis Gonzalez (outfielder)

Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician

Grace Poe

Noah Baumbach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Noah Baumbach

John Fugelsang, American comedian, actor, and talk show host

John Fugelsang

Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer

Robert Karlsson

Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (d. 2004)

Marianna Komlos

Matthew Offord, English journalist and politician

Matthew Offord

Jeremy Glick, American businessman (d. 2001)

Jeremy Glick

George Lynch, American basketball player and manager

George Lynch (basketball)

Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager

Gareth Southgate

Kiran Desai, Indian-American author

Kiran Desai

Glen Housman, Australian swimmer

Glen Housman

Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist

Chabeli Iglesias

Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater

Christine Boudrias

Bob Evans, American wrestler and trainer

Bob Evans (wrestler)

Robbie O'Davis, Australian rugby league player

Robbie O'Davis

Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player

Martin Straka

Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach

Damon Stoudamire

Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Clare Kramer

Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer

Rahul Sanghvi

Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor

Daniel Chan

Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player

Cristobal Huet

Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer

Redfoo

Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian ice hockey player and coach

Valery V. Afanasyev

Jevon Kearse, American football player

Jevon Kearse

Raheem Morris, American football player and coach

Raheem Morris

Rui Marques, Angolan footballer

Rui Marques

Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer

Olof Mellberg

Nate Robertson, American baseball player

Nate Robertson

Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (d. 2004)

Terje Bakken

John Curtis, English footballer

John Curtis (footballer, born 1978)

Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player

Michal Rozsíval

Nick Wechsler, American actor

Nick Wechsler (actor)

Júlio César, Brazilian footballer

Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)

Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist

Tomo Miličević

B.G., American rapper and actor

B.G. (rapper)

Daniel Bilos, Argentinian footballer

Daniel Bilos

Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer

Cindy Burger (footballer)

Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Jason McCaslin

Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (d. 2012)

Sarah Burke

Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Andrew McMahon

Kaori Natori, Japanese singer

Kaori Natori

Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer

Tiago Rannow

Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver

Augusto Farfus

Nicky Hunt, English footballer

Nicky Hunt

Marcus McCauley, American football player

Marcus McCauley

Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player

Valdas Vasylius

Garrett Hedlund, American actor

Garrett Hedlund

T.J. Perkins, Filipino-American wrestler

T.J. Perkins

Scott Carson, English footballer

Scott Carson

Kelvin Wilson, English footballer

Kelvin Wilson

Shaun White, American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist

Shaun White

OMI, Jamaican singer

OMI (singer)

Allie, Canadian wrestler

Allie (wrestler)

Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer

Modibo Maïga

Dawid Malan, English cricketer

Dawid Malan

James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player

James Neal (ice hockey)

Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer

Jérôme Boateng

Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer

Hana Makhmalbaf

August Alsina, American singer-songwriter

August Alsina

Francis Molo, New Zealand rugby league player

Francis Molo

Glen Rea, English-Irish footballer

Glen Rea

Sun Xiu, Chinese emperor (b. 235)

Sun Xiu

Xue Ju, emperor of Qin

Xue Ju

Umar al-Aqta, Arab emir

Umar al-Aqta

Uda, emperor of Japan (b. 867)

Emperor Uda

Gerard Thom (The Blessed Gerard), founder of the Knights Hospitaller (b. c. 1040)

Blessed Gerard · Knights Hospitaller

Alberto I della Scala, Lord of Verona

Alberto I della Scala

Anna of Bohemia (b. 1290)

Anne of Bohemia (1290-1313)

Joanikije II, Serbian patriarch and saint

Joanikije II

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (b. c. 1352)

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter

Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Italian son of Galeazzo II Visconti (b. 1351)

Gian Galeazzo Visconti · Galeazzo II Visconti

Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (b. 1340)

Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany

Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1434)

Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress

Robert Greene, English author and playwright (b. 1558)

Robert Greene (dramatist)

Jean Richardot, Belgian diplomat (b. 1540)

Jean Richardot

Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1552)

Edward Coke · Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Claudius Salmasius, French scholar and author (b. 1588)

Claudius Salmasius

Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician (b. 1599)

Oliver Cromwell

Kösem Sultan, regent of the Ottoman Empire (b. c.1590)

Kösem Sultan

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (b. 1648)

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway

Jean Hardouin, French historian and scholar (b. 1646)

Jean Hardouin

Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (b. 1686)

Archibald Bower

John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (b. 1722)

John Montgomery (delegate)

John McLoughlin, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1784)

John McLoughlin

Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (b. 1830)

Konstantin Flavitsky

Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (b. 1797)

Adolphe Thiers · President of France

Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1818)

Ivan Turgenev

William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (b. 1812)

William W. Snow

James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (b. 1816)

James Harrison (engineer)

Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1846)

Mihály Kolossa

Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (b. 1865)

Albéric Magnard

John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (b. 1840)

John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey

Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (b. 1876)

Nikita Balieff

Will James, Canadian-American author and illustrator (b. 1892)

Will James (artist)

John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (b. 1869)

John Lumsden · St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland

Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1884)

Edvard Beneš · List of Presidents of Czechoslovakia

Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (b. 1887)

Marika Kotopouli

Robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)

Robert E. Gross (businessman)

E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright (b. 1894)

E. E. Cummings

Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (b. 1907)

Louis MacNeice

Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (b. 1893)

Francis Ouimet

John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (b. 1871)

John Lester

Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)

Vasil Gendov

Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach (b. 1913)

Vince Lombardi

Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)

Alan Wilson (musician)

Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (b. 1901)

Harry Partch

Barbara O'Neil, American actress (b. 1910)

Barbara O'Neil

Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)

Duncan Renaldo

Alec Waugh, English soldier and author (b. 1898)

Alec Waugh

Johnny Marks, American songwriter (b. 1909)

Johnny Marks

Beryl Markham, English-Kenyan pilot, horse trainer, and author (b. 1902)

Beryl Markham

Morton Feldman, American composer and educator (b. 1926)

Morton Feldman

Ferit Melen, Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1906)

Ferit Melen · List of Prime Ministers of Turkey

Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (b. 1953)

Gaetano Scirea

Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)

Frank Capra

David Brown, English businessman (b. 1904)

David Brown (entrepreneur)

James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)

James Thomas Aubrey, Jr.

Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (b. 1924)

Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (b. 1910)

Emily Kame Kngwarreye

Edward Anhalt, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)

Edward Anhalt

Pauline Kael, American film critic and author (b. 1919)

Pauline Kael

Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (b. 1919)

Kenneth Hare

W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (b. 1902)

W. Clement Stone

Alan Dugan, American soldier and poet (b. 1923)

Alan Dugan

Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (b. 1914)

Rudolf Leiding

R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (b. 1913)

R. S. R. Fitter

William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)

William Rehnquist · Chief Justice of the United States

Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (b. 1973)

Carter Albrecht

Syd Jackson, New Zealand trade union leader and activist (b. 1939)

Syd Jackson (Māori activist)

Jane Tomlinson, English runner (b. 1964)

Jane Tomlinson

Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (b. 1917)

Donald Blakeslee

Noah Howard, American saxophonist (b. 1943)

Noah Howard

Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1950)

Robert Schimmel

Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (b. 1943)

Griselda Blanco

Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (b. 1933)

Harold Dunaway

Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (b. 1957)

Michael Clarke Duncan

Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)

Siegfried Jamrowski

Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (b. 1920)

Sun Myung Moon · Unification Church

Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (b. 1939)

Charlie Rose (congressman)

Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (b. 1914)

Ralph M. Holman

Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, Mexican-American journalist (b. 1921)

Pedro Ferriz Santacruz

José Ramón Larraz, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1929)

José Ramón Larraz

Janet Lembke, American author and scholar (b. 1933)

Janet Lembke

Don Meineke, American basketball player (b. 1930)

Don Meineke

Lewis Morley, Hong Kong-Australian photographer (b. 1925)

Lewis Morley

Aarno Raninen, Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)

Aarno Raninen

A. P. Venkateswaran, Indian soldier and politician, 14th Foreign Secretary of India (b. 1930)

A. P. Venkateswaran · Foreign Secretary (India)

Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (b. 1929)

Adrian Cadbury

Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (b. 1939)

Judy Carne

Carter Lay, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1971)

Carter Lay

Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (b. 1914)

Zhang Zhen (general)

Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer (b. 1950)

Walter Becker