September 6 — On This Day

Battle of the Frigidus: Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later.

Battle of the Frigidus · Roman Emperor · Theodosius I · Eugenius · Franks

Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.

Christopher Columbus · La Gomera · Canary Islands

The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first ship to circumnavigate the world.

Victoria (ship) · Sanlúcar de Barrameda · Ferdinand Magellan · Circumnavigate

The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)

Pilgrim Fathers · Plymouth · Mayflower · Old Style · September 16

Puritans settle Salem which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Puritans · Salem, Massachusetts · Massachusetts Bay Colony

Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.

Thirty Years' War · Battle of Nördlingen (1634)

England's Long Parliament suppresses all stage plays in theatres.

Long Parliament

The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.

Battle of Groton Heights

British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.

John Dalton

Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts.

Henry David Thoreau · Walden Pond · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Concord, Massachusetts

American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.

American Civil War · Union (American Civil War) · Ulysses S. Grant · Paducah, Kentucky · Tennessee River

American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.

Confederate States of America · Fort Wagner · Morris Island · South Carolina

Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.

Louisa Ann Swain · Laramie, Wyoming · 1807

Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.

Eastern Rumelia · Bulgaria · Bulgarian unification

Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

Leon Czolgosz · Anarchism · President of the United States · William McKinley · Pan-American Exposition

The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.

Piggly Wiggly · Memphis, Tennessee · Clarence Saunders (grocer)

Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.

Argentina · Hipólito Yrigoyen · History of Argentina

World War II: Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.

World War II · Battle of Barking Creek

World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.

Union of South Africa · Nazi Germany

King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael.

Carol II of Romania · Michael I of Romania

The Monterrey Institute of Technology is founded in Monterrey, Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America.

Monterrey Institute of Technology · Monterrey

Pennsylvania Railroad's premier train derails at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, killing 79 people and injuring 117 others.

Pennsylvania Railroad · 1943 Frankford Junction train wreck · Frankford Junction · Philadelphia

World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.

Ypres

World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia.

Tartu Offensive · Tartu · Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic

United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany.

United States Secretary of State · James F. Byrnes · Restatement of Policy on Germany · Economic reconstruction

Allied military authorities relinquish control of former Nazi Germany assets back to German control.

Allies of World War II · Nazi Germany

A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.

1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash · Farnborough Airshow · Hampshire

Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.

Istanbul · Armenians · Istanbul pogrom

The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.

Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus

Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the 2nd century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London.

Blackfriars Ships · Blackfriars, London · River Thames

India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate and follows the signing of the Tashkent Declaration.

Operation Grand Slam · Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 · Tashkent Declaration

Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting.

Prime Minister of South Africa · Hendrik Verwoerd · Apartheid · Cape Town

Swaziland becomes independent.

Swaziland

Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked by Palestinian terrorist members of the PFLP and taken to Dawson's Field, Jordan.

Palestinians · Terrorism · Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine · Dawson's Field hijackings

Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group after being taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day.

Munich massacre · Israel · Palestinians · Black September Organization · Munich Olympic Games

Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted.

Cold War · Soviet Air Defence Forces · Viktor Belenko · Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 · Hakodate

The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.

Soviet Union · Korean Air Lines Flight 007

In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six congregants inside the Neve Shalom Synagogue during Shabbat services.

Istanbul · Terrorist · Abu Nidal · Neve Shalom Synagogue · Shabbat

The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Soviet Union · Baltic state · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania

The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, which had been known as Leningrad since 1924.

Saint Petersburg · 1924

Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.

Cal Ripken, Jr. · Baltimore Orioles

The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.

Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales

Israel executes the air strike Operation Orchard to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria.

Israel · Operation Orchard · Syria

The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.

Roll-on/roll-off · SuperFerry 9 · Zamboanga Peninsula

Sixty-one people die after a fishing boat capsizes off the İzmir Province coast of Turkey, near the Greek Aegean islands.

September 2012 Baradan Bay, Turkey migrant boat disaster · İzmir Province · Turkey · North Aegean islands

Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy, French nobleman and politician (d. 1519)

Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy

Sebastiano Serlio, Italian Mannerist architect (d. 1554)

Sebastiano Serlio

Francisco de Holanda, Portuguese artist (d. 1585)

Francisco de Holanda

Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian and author (d. 1612)

Emanuel van Meteren

Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Italian noble (d. 1658)

Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena

Isabella Leonarda, Italian composer and educator (d. 1704)

Isabella Leonarda

Charles Porter, English-born judge (d. 1696)

Charles Porter (Lord Chancellor of Ireland)

Sebastian Knüpfer, German cantor and composer (d. 1676)

Sebastian Knüpfer

Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and politician (d. 1723)

Guillaume Dubois

Ivan V of Russia, Russian tsar (d. 1696)

Ivan V of Russia

Henry Muhlenberg, German-American pastor and missionary (d. 1787)

Henry Muhlenberg

Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1786)

Moses Mendelssohn

Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1796)

Johan Wilcke

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (d. 1834)

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

John Dalton, English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (d. 1844)

John Dalton

Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (d. 1861)

Vincent Novello

Frances Wright, Scottish-American author and activist (d. 1852)

Frances Wright

Catharine Beecher, American educator and activist (d. 1878)

Catharine Beecher

Alcide d'Orbigny, French zoologist, palaeontologist, and geologist (d. 1857)

Alcide d'Orbigny

George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (d. 1873)

George-Étienne Cartier · List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada

St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (d. 1870)

St. John Richardson Liddell

Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian businessman and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Finance (d. 1893)

Alexander Tilloch Galt · Canadian Minister of Finance

William Rosecrans, American general, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (d. 1898)

William Rosecrans · United States Ambassador to Mexico

Samuel Arnold, American conspirator (d. 1906)

Samuel Arnold (conspirator)

Schalk Willem Burger, South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of the South African Republic (d. 1918)

Schalk Willem Burger · President of the South African Republic

Ferdinand Hummel, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1928)

Ferdinand Hummel

Zelia Nuttall, American archeologist and historian (d. 1933)

Zelia Nuttall

Macpherson Robertson, Australian businessman and philanthropist, founded MacRobertson's (d. 1945)

Macpherson Robertson · MacRobertson's

Jane Addams, American sociologist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)

Jane Addams · Nobel Peace Prize

William Lane, English-Australian journalist, founded New Australia (d. 1917)

William Lane · New Australia

Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (d. 1935)

Jessie Willcox Smith · Illustrator

Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss judge and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (d. 1947)

Heinrich Häberlin · List of Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland

Walford Davies, English organist and composer (d. 1941)

Walford Davies

Felix Salten, Austrian-Swiss author and critic (d. 1945)

Felix Salten

John Macleod, Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)

John Macleod (physiologist) · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Max Schreck, German actor (d. 1936)

Max Schreck

Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1956)

Joseph Wirth · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 1969)

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. · United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Louis Silvers, American composer (d. 1954)

Louis Silvers

Clara Kimball Young, American actress and producer (d. 1960)

Clara Kimball Young

Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)

Edward Victor Appleton · Nobel Prize in Physics

Claire Lee Chennault, American general and pilot (d. 1958)

Claire Lee Chennault

Billy Rose, American composer and manager (d. 1966)

Billy Rose

W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (d. 1979)

W. A. C. Bennett · Premier of British Columbia

Julien Green, French-American author (d. 1998)

Julien Green

Luis Federico Leloir, French-Argentinian physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)

Luis Federico Leloir · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Anthony Wagner, English genealogist and academic (d. 1995)

Anthony Wagner

Korczak Ziolkowski, American sculptor, designed the Crazy Horse Memorial (d. 1982)

Korczak Ziolkowski · Crazy Horse Memorial

Michael Gordon, American actor and director (d. 1993)

Michael Gordon (film director)

Walter Giesler, American soccer player, referee, and coach (d. 1976)

Walter Giesler

Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004)

Harry Danning

Charles Deutsch, French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, co-founder of the brand "DB (d. 1980)

Charles Deutsch · Aerodynamics · Engineer · DB (car)

Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996)

Wayne Barlow

Julie Gibson, American actress and singer

Julie Gibson

Leônidas, Brazilian footballer (d. 2004)

Leônidas

Ed Oliver, American golfer (d. 1961)

Ed Oliver

Franz Josef Strauss, German lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (d. 1988)

Franz Josef Strauss · Minister President of Bavaria

John Berry, American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)

John Berry (film director)

George Mann, English cricketer (d. 2001)

George Mann (cricketer)

Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist (d. 2008)

Philipp von Boeselager

Wilson Greatbatch, American engineer and philanthropist (d. 2011)

Wilson Greatbatch

Elvira Pagã, Brazilian actress, singer, and author (d. 2003)

Elvira Pagã

Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (d. 2004)

Carmen Laforet

Norman Joseph Woodland, American inventor, co-created the bar code (d. 2012)

Norman Joseph Woodland · Bar code

Peter II of Yugoslavia (d. 1970)

Peter II of Yugoslavia

John Melcher, American veterinarian and politician

John Melcher

Andrea Camilleri, Italian author, screenwriter, and director

Andrea Camilleri

Jimmy Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)

Jimmy Reed

Prince Claus of the Netherlands (d. 2002)

Prince Claus of the Netherlands

Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Jack English Hightower

Arthur Oldham, English composer and conductor (d. 2003)

Arthur Oldham

Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (d. 2001)

Maurice Prather

Fumihiko Maki, Japanese architect and academic, designed the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Makuhari Messe

Fumihiko Maki · Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium · Makuhari Messe

Robert M. Pirsig, American novelist and philosopher (d. 2017)

Robert M. Pirsig

Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (d. 2002)

Yevgeny Svetlanov

Sid Watkins, English neurosurgeon and academic (d. 2012)

Sid Watkins

Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (d. 2005)

Yash Johar · Dharma Productions

Ljubov Rebane, Estonian physicist and mathematician (d. 1991)

Ljubov Rebane

Charles Foley, American game designer, co-created Twister (d. 2013)

Charles Foley (inventor) · Twister (game)

Helmut Piirimäe, Estonian historian and academic

Helmut Piirimäe

Bud Shrake, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2009)

Bud Shrake

Colin McColl, English intelligence officer

Colin McColl

Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer and educator

Gilles Tremblay (composer)

Isabelle Collin Dufresne, French actress and author (d. 2014)

Isabelle Collin Dufresne

Jock Wallace, Jr., Scottish footballer and coach (d. 1996)

Jock Wallace, Jr.

Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-Mexican author and illustrator

Sergio Aragonés

Janusz Kurczab, Polish fencer and mountaineer (d. 2015)

Janusz Kurczab

Jo Anne Worley, American actress, comedian, and singer

Jo Anne Worley

Joan Tower, American pianist, composer, and conductor

Joan Tower

Brigid Berlin, American actress, painter, and photographer

Brigid Berlin

David Allan Coe, American outlaw country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

David Allan Coe

Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate

Susumu Tonegawa · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

John M. Hayes, American scientist

John M. Hayes (scientist)

Elizabeth Murray, American painter and illustrator (d. 2007)

Elizabeth Murray (artist)

Jackie Trent, English-Spanish singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2015)

Jackie Trent

Roger Law, English illustrator

Roger Law

Monica Mason, South African ballerina and director

Monica Mason

Dave Bargeron, American trombonist and tuba player

Dave Bargeron

Richard Hutton, English cricketer

Richard Hutton (cricketer)

Mel McDaniel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

Mel McDaniel

Gordon Birtwistle, English engineer and politician

Gordon Birtwistle

Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

Richard J. Roberts · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Roger Waters

Donna Haraway, American author, academic, and activist

Donna Haraway

Swoosie Kurtz, American actress

Swoosie Kurtz

Roger Knight, English cricketer and educator

Roger Knight

Shirley M. Malcom, American scientist, academic and educator

Shirley M. Malcom

Jane Curtin, American actress and comedian

Jane Curtin

Bruce Rioch, English footballer and manager

Bruce Rioch

Jacob Rubinovitz, Polish-Israeli engineer and academic

Jacob Rubinovitz

Sylvester, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988)

Sylvester (singer)

Claydes Charles Smith, American guitarist (d. 2006)

Claydes Charles Smith

Iris Robinson, Northern Irish politician

Iris Robinson

Melih Kibar, Turkish composer (d. 2005)

Melih Kibar

Simon Burns, English politician, Minister of State for Transport

Simon Burns · Minister of State for Transport

Vladimir Kazachyonok, Russian footballer, coach, and manager

Vladimir Kazachyonok

Buddy Miller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Buddy Miller

Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman and activist

Carly Fiorina

Demetris Kizas, Cypriot footballer

Demetris Kizas

Patrick O'Hearn, American bassist and composer

Patrick O'Hearn

John Sauven, English economist and environmentalist

John Sauven

Raymond Benson, American author and playwright

Raymond Benson

Bill Ritter, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Colorado

Bill Ritter · Governor of Colorado

Steven Yearley, English sociologist and academic

Steven Yearley

Ali Divandari, Iranian painter, sculptor, and journalist

Ali Divandari

Michaëlle Jean, Haitian-Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Governor-General of Canada

Michaëlle Jean · Governor-General of Canada

José Sócrates, Portuguese engineer and politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal

José Sócrates · List of Prime Ministers of Portugal

Buster Bloodvessel, English singer-songwriter

Buster Bloodvessel

Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

Jeff Foxworthy

Nigel Westlake, Australian composer and conductor

Nigel Westlake

Michael Winslow, American actor

Michael Winslow

The Barbarian, Tongan wrestler

The Barbarian (wrestler)

Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player

Bill Root

Simon Reeve, Australian journalist and game show host

Simon Reeve (Australian TV presenter)

Wendi Richter, American wrestler

Wendi Richter

Scott Travis, American rock drummer (Judas Priest, Racer X)

Scott Travis · Judas Priest · Racer X (band)

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Norwegian musician and songwriter (A-ha)

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy · A-ha

Chris Christie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey

Chris Christie · Governor of New Jersey

Marina Kaljurand, Estonian badminton player and diplomat, Estonia Ambassador to Russia

Marina Kaljurand · List of Ambassadors of Estonia to Russia

Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist

Elizabeth Vargas

Kevin Willis, American basketball player and fashion designer

Kevin Willis

Mark Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mark Chesnutt

Pat Nevin, Scottish footballer and sportscaster

Pat Nevin

Alice Sebold, American author

Alice Sebold

Bryan Simonaire, American engineer and politician

Bryan Simonaire

Geert Wilders, Dutch lawyer and politician

Geert Wilders

Rosie Perez, American actress, dancer, and director

Rosie Perez

Terry Bickers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Terry Bickers

Darren Clark, Australian sprinter

Darren Clark

Christopher Nolan, Irish author and poet (d. 2009)

Christopher Nolan (author)

Van Tiffin, American football player

Van Tiffin

William DuVall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

William DuVall

Macy Gray, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Macy Gray

Kalli Kalde, Estonian painter and illustrator

Kalli Kalde

Igor Štimac, Croatian footballer and manager

Igor Štimac

Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer

Saeed Anwar

Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish author

Christopher Brookmyre

Paul Rea, American journalist

Paul Rea

Tony DiTerlizzi, American author and illustrator

Tony DiTerlizzi

Ben Finegold, American chess player and educator

Ben Finegold

Michellie Jones, Australian-American triathlete

Michellie Jones

CeCe Peniston, American singer-songwriter, actress, and former beauty pageant winner

CeCe Peniston

Cheyne Coates, Australian singer-songwriter and producer

Cheyne Coates

Emily Maitlis, Canadian-English journalist

Emily Maitlis

Rhett Miller, American alternative country singer-songwriter and guitarist

Rhett Miller

Devang Gandhi, Indian cricketer

Devang Gandhi

Asko Künnap, Estonian poet and illustrator

Asko Künnap

Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter

Dolores O'Riordan

Idris Elba, English actor

Idris Elba

Saulius Mikalajūnas, Lithuanian footballer

Saulius Mikalajūnas

Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer

Anika Noni Rose

Carlo Cudicini, Italian footballer

Carlo Cudicini

Greg Rusedski, Canadian-English tennis player and sportscaster

Greg Rusedski

Alessandro Troncon, Italian rugby player and coach

Alessandro Troncon

Tim Henman, English tennis player and sportscaster

Tim Henman

Nina Persson, Swedish singer-songwriter

Nina Persson

Derrek Lee, American baseball player and coach

Derrek Lee

Ryoko Tani, Japanese judoka and politician

Ryoko Tani

Rodrigo Amarante, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Rodrigo Amarante

Jon Ander López, Spanish footballer (d. 2013)

Jon Ander López

Tom Pappas, American decathlete and coach

Tom Pappas

Cisco Adler, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Cisco Adler

Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player

Alex Escobar

Mathew Horne, English actor and screenwriter

Mathew Horne

Homare Sawa, Japanese footballer

Homare Sawa

Mike Arnaoutis, Greek boxer

Mike Arnaoutis

Foxy Brown, American rapper

Foxy Brown (rapper)

Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer

Massimo Maccarone

Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican footballer

Carlos Adrián Morales

Low Ki, American wrestler

Low Ki

Jillian Hall, American wrestler and singer

Jillian Hall

Kerry Katona, English singer and actress

Kerry Katona

Samuel Peter, Nigerian boxer

Samuel Peter

Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer

Joseph Yobo

Yuki Abe, Japanese footballer

Yuki Abe

Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer and actress

Yumiko Cheng

Andrew Richardson, Jamaican cricketer

Andrew Richardson (West Indian cricketer)

Mark Teahen, American baseball player

Mark Teahen

Braun Strowman, American wrestler and strongman

Braun Strowman

Helena Ekholm, Swedish skier

Helena Ekholm

William Porterfield, Northern Irish cricketer

William Porterfield

Mitch Moreland, American baseball player

Mitch Moreland

Matt Keating, Australian rugby league player

Matt Keating

Ramiele Malubay, Saudi Arabian-American singer

Ramiele Malubay

Emir Preldžić, Turkish basketball player

Emir Preldžić

Ray Fujita, French-Japanese actor and singer

Ray Fujita

Max George, English singer-songwriter and actor

Max George (singer)

Denis Tonucci, Italian footballer

Denis Tonucci

Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer

Nikos Boutzikos

Kim So-eun, South Korean actress

Kim So-eun

Matt McAndrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Matt McAndrew

John Wall, American basketball player

John Wall (basketball)

Young Tonumaipea, Samoan rugby league player

Young Tonumaipea

Mattia Valoti, Italian footballer

Mattia Valoti

Andrés Tello, Colombian footballer

Andrés Tello

Jai Field, Australian rugby league player

Jai Field

Tsukushi, Japanese wrestler

Tsukushi (wrestler)

Michele Perniola, Italian singer

Michele Perniola

Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer-songwriter

Patrick Brasca

Eugenius, Roman usurper

Eugenius

Taizu of Liao, Khitan ruler (b. 872)

Abaoji

Suzaku, emperor of Japan (b. 923)

Emperor Suzaku · Japan

Liudolf, duke of Swabia (b. 930)

Liudolf, Duke of Swabia · Duchy of Swabia

John XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 930)

Pope John XIII · Catholic Church

Vicedomino de Vicedominis, Italian cardinal (b. 1210)

Vicedomino de Vicedominis

Demetrios Laskaris Leontares, Byzantine admiral and diplomat

Demetrios Laskaris Leontares

Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1481)

Ashikaga Yoshizumi

Juan de Homedes y Coscon, 47th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. c.1477)

Juan de Homedes y Coscon · Knights Hospitaller

Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman sultan (b. 1494)

Suleiman the Magnificent

Thomas Dempster, Scottish historian and scholar (b. 1579)

Thomas Dempster

Metius, Dutch mathematician and astronomer (b. 1571)

Metius

Robert Dudley, English geographer and explorer (b. 1574)

Robert Dudley (explorer)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, French Controller-General of Finances (b. 1619)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert · List of Finance Ministers of France

Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet, English merchant and philanthropist, founded Morden College (b. 1623)

Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet · Morden College

Edmund Gibson, English bishop and scholar (b. 1669)

Edmund Gibson

Carlo Bertinazzi, Italian actor and author (b. 1710)

Carlo Bertinazzi

Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian and author (b. 1723)

Louis-Pierre Anquetil

Pierre Adolphe Rost, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1797)

Pierre Adolphe Rost

Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer, designed the Ictineo I and Ictineo II (b. 1819)

Narcís Monturiol · Ictineo I · Ictineo II

Charles Jamrach, German-English businessman (b. 1815)

Charles Jamrach

Frederick Abel, English chemist and engineer (b. 1827)

Frederick Abel

Sully Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1839)

Sully Prudhomme · Nobel Prize in Literature

Lord Charles Beresford, English admiral and politician (b. 1846)

Lord Charles Beresford

William Libbey, American target shooter and geographer (b. 1855)

William Libbey

John Stuart Hindmarsh, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1907)

John Stuart Hindmarsh

Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (b. 1867)

Arthur Rackham

John S. McCain Sr., American admiral (b. 1884)

John S. McCain Sr.

Walter Widdop, English tenor and actor (b. 1892)

Walter Widdop

Olaf Stapledon, English philosopher and author (b. 1886)

Olaf Stapledon

James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (b. 1867)

James W. Gerard · United States Ambassador to Germany

Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1898)

Gertrude Lawrence

Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (b. 1904)

Witold Hurewicz

Lee Jung-seob, North Korean painter (b. 1916)

Lee Jung-seob

Edmund Gwenn, English actor (b. 1877)

Edmund Gwenn

Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (b. 1927)

Kay Kendall

Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian composer (b. 1898)

Hanns Eisler

Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (b. 1892)

Seiichiro Kashio

Margaret Sanger, American nurse, educator, and activist (b. 1879)

Margaret Sanger

Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1901)

Hendrik Verwoerd · Prime Minister of South Africa

Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (b. 1892)

Arthur Friedenreich

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre Luttif Afif, Palestinian terrorist (b. 1945) David Mark Berger, American-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944) Ze'ev Friedman, Polish-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944) Yossef Gutfreund, Israeli wrestling judge (b. 1931) Eliezer Halfin, Russian-Israeli wrestler (b. 1948) Amitzur Shapira, Russian-Israeli runner and coach (b. 1932) Kehat Shorr, Romanian shooting coach (b. 1919) Mark Slavin, Israeli wrestler (b. 1954) Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (b. 1945) Yakov Springer, Polish-Israeli wrestler and coach (b. 1921)

Munich massacre · Luttif Afif · David Mark Berger · Ze'ev Friedman · Yossef Gutfreund

Olga Baclanova, Russian-Swiss actress and ballerina (b. 1896)

Olga Baclanova

Max Decugis, French tennis player (b. 1882)

Max Decugis

Tom Wilson, American record producer (b. 1931)

Tom Wilson (record producer)

Ronald Binge, English organist and composer (b. 1910)

Ronald Binge

Azra Erhat, Turkish archaeologist, author, and academic (b. 1915)

Azra Erhat

Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)

Ernest Tubb

Franco Ferrara, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1911)

Franco Ferrara

Blanche Sweet, American actress (b. 1896)

Blanche Sweet

Quinn Martin, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1922)

Quinn Martin

Leroy Brown, American wrestler (b. 1950)

Leroy Brown (wrestler)

Bill Northam, Australian sailor and businessman (b. 1905)

Bill Northam

Tom Fogerty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

Tom Fogerty

Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1916)

Len Hutton

Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1922)

Bob Goldham

Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1912)

Henry Ephron

James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

James Clavell

Nicky Hopkins, English pianist (b. 1944)

Nicky Hopkins

Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1908)

Max Kaminsky (musician)

P. H. Newby, English author and broadcaster (b. 1918)

P. H. Newby

Akira Kurosawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)

Akira Kurosawa

Ric Segreto, American-Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and journalist (b. 1952)

Ric Segreto

Lagumot Harris, Nauruan politician, 3rd President of Nauru (b. 1938)

Lagumot Harris · President of Nauru

René Lecavalier, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1918)

René Lecavalier

Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (b. 1929)

Hasan Abidi

Eugenia Charles, Dominican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1919)

Eugenia Charles · Prime Minister of Dominica

Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (b. 1918)

Madeleine L'Engle

Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (b. 1935)

Luciano Pavarotti

Anita Page, American actress (b. 1910)

Anita Page

Catherine Gaskin, Irish-Australian author (b. 1929)

Catherine Gaskin

Boris Chetkov, Russian painter (b. 1926)

Boris Chetkov

Clive Donner, English director and editor (b. 1926)

Clive Donner

Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (b. 1947)

Michael S. Hart · Project Gutenberg

Elisabeth Böhm, German architect (b. 1921)

Elisabeth Böhm

Lawrie Dring, Scottish scout leader, founded World Federation of Independent Scouts (b. 1931)

Lawrie Dring · World Federation of Independent Scouts

Jerome Kilty, American actor and playwright (b. 1922)

Jerome Kilty

Art Modell, American businessman (b. 1925)

Art Modell

Oscar Rossi, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1930)

Oscar Rossi

Terry Nutkins, English naturalist, television presenter and author (b. 1946)

Terry Nutkins

Ann C. Crispin, American author (b. 1950)

Ann C. Crispin

Khin Maung Kyi, Burmese economist and scholar (b. 1926)

Khin Maung Kyi

Santiago Rosario, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)

Santiago Rosario

Odd Bondevik, Norwegian bishop and theologian (b. 1941)

Odd Bondevik

Cirilo Flores, American bishop (b. 1948)

Cirilo Flores

Seth Martin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933)

Seth Martin

Kira Zvorykina, Belarusian chess player and educator (b. 1919)

Kira Zvorykina

Ralph Milne, Scottish footballer (b. 1961)

Ralph Milne

Martin Milner, American actor (b. 1931)

Martin Milner

Barney Schultz, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)

Barney Schultz

Calvin J. Spann, American general and pilot (b. 1924)

Calvin J. Spann

Peter Luck, Australian journalist and television host (b. 1944)

Peter Luck