January 30 — Este Día en la Historia

The Second Temple of Jerusalem finishes construction.

Second Temple

Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen.

Poland · Peace of Bautzen

An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.

Bristol Channel · Severn Estuary · Bristol Channel floods, 1607

Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.

Eighty Years' War · Peace of Münster

King Charles I of England is beheaded.

Charles I of England

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.

Oliver Cromwell · Lord Protector · Commonwealth of England · Posthumous execution · Charles I of England

The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master.

Forty-seven Ronin · Ōishi Kuranosuke

Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.

Tây Sơn dynasty · Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa · Qing dynasty · Thăng Long

The original Lower Trenton Bridge (also called the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened.

Lower Trenton Bridge · Delaware River · Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania · Trenton, New Jersey

Edward Bransfield sights the Trinity Peninsula and claims the discovery of Antarctica.

Edward Bransfield · Trinity Peninsula · Antarctica

The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.

Menai Suspension Bridge · Isle of Anglesey

In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen as well as Jackson himself.

Richard Lawrence (failed assassin) · Andrew Jackson

Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, California.

Yerba Buena, California · San Francisco, California

The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of The Hallé orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra.

Manchester · The Hallé

The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.

Ironclad warship · USS Monitor

Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.

Archduke · Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria · Austria-Hungary · Baroness Mary Vetsera · Mayerling Incident

The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.

Anglo-Japanese Alliance · London

Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.

Mahatma Gandhi · Jan C. Smuts

The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.

USS Terry (DD-25) · Airplane · John Alexander Douglas McCurdy · Havana, Cuba

The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy.

Royal Canadian Navy

The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence between Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and the British official Henry McMahon concerning the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire ends.

McMahon-Hussein Correspondence · Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca · Henry McMahon (diplomat) · Arab revolt · Ottoman Empire

The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul.

Turkey · Constantine VI of Constantinople · Istanbul

The Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the extermination of the Kulaks.

Politburo · Kulaks

Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.

Adolf Hitler · Machtergreifung · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)

World War II: Battle of Ambon. Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are massacred at Laha airfield. Three-fourths of remaining POWs did not survive at the end of the war, including 250 men who were shipped to Hainan Island in South China Sea and never returned.

World War II · Battle of Ambon · Empire of Japan · Battle of Ambon · Ambon Island

World War II: Second day of the Battle of Rennell Island. The USS Chicago is sunk and a U.S. destroyer is heavily damaged by Japanese torpedoes.

Battle of Rennell Island · USS Chicago (CA-29) · Torpedo

World War II: The Battle of Cisterna, part of Operation Shingle, begins in central Italy.

Battle of Cisterna · Operation Shingle

World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, killing approximately 9,500 people.

KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff · Refugee · Baltic Sea · Torpedo · Soviet Union

World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp.

Raid at Cabanatuan

Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.

Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi · Nathuram Godse

African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Martin Luther King, Jr. · Montgomery Bus Boycott

MS Hans Hedtoft, said to be the safest ship afloat and "unsinkable" like the RMS Titanic, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard.

MS Hans Hedtoft · RMS Titanic · Iceberg

The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.

African National Party · Chad

In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam.

Nguyễn Khánh · 1964 South Vietnamese coup · Dương Văn Minh · South Vietnam

Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.

Vietnam War · Tet Offensive · Viet Cong · People's Army of Vietnam

The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.

The Beatles · Apple Records

The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained.

The Troubles · Bloody Sunday (1972) · Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) · Derry · Northern Ireland

The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary.

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary · United States National Marine Sanctuary

A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo.

Varig · Boeing 707-323C · Varig Flight 820 · 1979 Boeing 707-323C disappearance

Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner".

Richard Skrenta · Computer virus · Apple Inc. · Elk Cloner

Closure of the American embassy in Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

Embassy · Kabul · Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.

National Institutes of Health · Sickle-cell disease

Off the coast of Ivory Coast, Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169.

Ivory Coast · Kenya Airways Flight 431

The Kingdom of Belgium officially recognizes same-sex marriages.

Belgium · Same-sex marriage

Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea.

Naro-1 · Launch vehicle

Livia, Roman wife of Augustus (d. 29)

Livia · Augustus

Didius Julianus, Roman emperor (d. 193)

Didius Julianus

William Calthorpe, English knight (d. 1494)

William Calthorpe

William More, English courtier (d. 1600)

William More (died 1600)

Franciscus Gomarus, Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1641)

Franciscus Gomarus

Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (d. 1638)

Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Gundakar, Prince of Liechtenstein, court official in Vienna (d. 1658)

Gundakar, Prince of Liechtenstein

Lady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford (d. 1676)

Lady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d. 1687)

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

Charles Rollin, French historian and educator (d. 1741)

Charles Rollin

Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer (d. 1773)

Johann Joachim Quantz

François Bigot, French politician (d. 1778)

François Bigot

Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist (d. 1778)

Charles De Geer

John Lansing, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1829)

John Lansing, Jr.

Walter Savage Landor, English poet and author (d. 1864)

Walter Savage Landor

Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (d. 1838)

Adelbert von Chamisso

Nathaniel P. Banks, American general and politician, 24th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1894)

Nathaniel P. Banks · Governor of Massachusetts

Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and curator (d. 1899)

Franz Ritter von Hauer

Félix Faure, French politician, 7th President of France (d. 1899)

Félix Faure · President of France

Richard Theodore Greener, American lawyer, academic, and diplomat (d. 1922)

Richard Theodore Greener

Angela of the Cross, Spanish nun and saint (d. 1932)

Angela of the Cross

Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian poet and playwright (d. 1912)

Ion Luca Caragiale

Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1944)

Tony Mullane

Charles Martin Loeffler, French-American violinist and composer (d. 1935)

Charles Martin Loeffler

Walter Damrosch, German-American conductor and composer (d. 1950)

Walter Damrosch

Gelett Burgess, American author, poet, and critic (d. 1951)

Gelett Burgess

Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940)

Anton Hansen Tammsaare

Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (d. 1945)

Franklin D. Roosevelt · President of the United States

Peeter Süda, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1920)

Peeter Süda

Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet and playwright (d. 1937)

Jaishankar Prasad

Bruno Kastner, German actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1932)

Bruno Kastner

Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)

Max Theiler · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (d. 1959)

Rudolf Caracciola

Nikolaus Pevsner, German-English historian and scholar (d. 1983)

Nikolaus Pevsner

Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (d. 2000)

Chidambaram Subramaniam · Minister of Defence (India)

Roy Eldridge, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1989)

Roy Eldridge

Werner Hartmann, German physicist and academic (d. 1988)

Werner Hartmann (physicist)

Francis Schaeffer, American pastor and theologian (d. 1984)

Francis Schaeffer

Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (d. 1989)

Barbara W. Tuchman

Alfrēds Riekstiņš, Latvian soldier (d. 1952)

Alfrēds Riekstiņš

Luc-Marie Bayle, French commander and painter (d. 2000)

Luc-Marie Bayle

John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1992)

John Ireland (actor)

David Wayne, American actor (d. 1995)

David Wayne

Joachim Peiper, German SS officer (d. 1976)

Joachim Peiper · SS

John Profumo, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 2006)

John Profumo · Secretary of State for War

Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and journalist (d. 2008)

Paul Frère

David Opatoshu, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1996)

David Opatoshu

Fred Korematsu, American activist (d. 2005)

Fred Korematsu

Michael Anderson, English director and producer

Michael Anderson (director)

Patrick Heron, British painter (d. 1999)

Patrick Heron

Delbert Mann, American director and producer (d. 2007)

Delbert Mann

Dick Martin, American comedian, actor, and director (d. 2008)

Dick Martin (comedian)

Marianne Ferber, Czech-American economist and author (d. 2013)

Marianne Ferber

S. N. Goenka, Burmese-Indian author and educator (d. 2013)

S. N. Goenka

Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (d. 2007)

Lloyd Alexander

Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist, invented the computer mouse (d. 2013)

Douglas Engelbart · Mouse (computing)

Dorothy Malone, American actress

Dorothy Malone

Olof Palme, Swedish captain and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986)

Olof Palme · Prime Minister of Sweden

Harold Prince, American director and producer

Harold Prince

Lois Hole, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (d. 2005)

Lois Hole · Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

Hugh Tayfield, South African cricketer (d. 1994)

Hugh Tayfield

Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian-Italian physician and humanitarian (d. 1996)

Lucille Teasdale-Corti

Gene Hackman, American actor

Gene Hackman

Magnus Malan, South African general and politician, South African Minister of Defence (d. 2011)

Magnus Malan · Minister of Defence (South Africa)

John Crosbie, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Canadian Minister of Justice

John Crosbie · Minister of Justice (Canada)

Shirley Hazzard, Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2016)

Shirley Hazzard

Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician (d. 2007)

Knock Yokoyama

Tammy Grimes, American actress and singer (d. 2016)

Tammy Grimes

Richard Brautigan, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 1984)

Richard Brautigan

Tubby Hayes, English saxophonist and composer (d. 1973)

Tubby Hayes

Horst Jankowski, German pianist and composer (d. 1998)

Horst Jankowski

Vanessa Redgrave, English actress

Vanessa Redgrave

Boris Spassky, Russian chess player and theoretician

Boris Spassky

Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (d. 2016)

Islam Karimov · President of Uzbekistan

Gregory Benford, American astrophysicist and author

Gregory Benford

Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States

Dick Cheney · Vice President of the United States

Tineke Lagerberg, Dutch swimmer

Tineke Lagerberg

Marty Balin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Marty Balin

Davey Johnson, American baseball player and manager

Davey Johnson

Lynn Harrell, American cellist and academic

Lynn Harrell

Colin Rimer, English lawyer and judge

Colin Rimer

Meir Dagan, Israeli military officer and intelligence official, Director of Mossad (2002-11) (d. 2016)

Meir Dagan

Michael Dorris, American author and scholar (d. 1997)

Michael Dorris

John Bird, Baron Bird, English publisher, founded The Big Issue

John Bird, Baron Bird · The Big Issue

Les Barker, English poet and author

Les Barker

Steve Marriott, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)

Steve Marriott

Nick Broomfield, English director and producer

Nick Broomfield

Miles Reid, English mathematician and academic

Miles Reid

Peter Agre, American physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

Peter Agre · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Jack Newton, Australian golfer

Jack Newton

Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Phil Collins

Charles S. Dutton, American actor and director

Charles S. Dutton

Bobby Stokes, English footballer (d. 1995)

Bobby Stokes

Doug Falconer, Canadian football player and producer

Doug Falconer (Canadian football)

Fred Hembeck, American author and illustrator

Fred Hembeck

John Baldacci, American politician, 73rd Governor of Maine

John Baldacci · Governor of Maine

Tom Izzo, American basketball player and coach

Tom Izzo

Curtis Strange, American golfer and sportscaster

Curtis Strange

Payne Stewart, American golfer (d. 1999)

Payne Stewart

Derek White, Scottish rugby player

Derek White (rugby union)

Cynthia Carter, Welsh journalist, author, and academic

Cynthia Carter

Steve Folkes, Australian rugby league player and coach

Steve Folkes

Jody Watley, American singer-songwriter and producer

Jody Watley

Abdullah II of Jordan

Abdullah II of Jordan

Otis Smith, American basketball player, coach, and manager

Otis Smith (basketball)

Kevin Moore, Australian rugby league player and coach

Kevin Moore (rugby league)

Neal Chase, American educator

Neal Chase

Danielle Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Danielle Goyette

Jay Gordon, American singer-songwriter and producer

Jay Gordon

Felipe VI of Spain

Felipe VI of Spain

Kimo von Oelhoffen, American football player

Kimo von Oelhoffen

Jill McGill, American golfer

Jill McGill

Lupillo Rivera, Mexican-American singer-songwriter

Lupillo Rivera

Chris Simon, Canadian ice hockey player

Chris Simon

Jalen Rose, American basketball player and sportscaster

Jalen Rose

Christian Bale, British actor

Christian Bale

Juninho Pernambucano, Brazilian footballer

Juninho Pernambucano

Yumi Yoshimura, Japanese musician and singer

Yumi Yoshimura

Andy Milonakis, American actor and rapper

Andy Milonakis

Dan Hinote, American ice hockey player and coach

Dan Hinote

Carmen Küng, Swiss curler

Carmen Küng

John Patterson, American baseball player

John Patterson (pitcher)

Trevor Gillies, Canadian ice hockey player

Trevor Gillies

João Soares de Almeida Neto, Brazilian footballer

João Soares de Almeida Neto

Georgios Vakouftsis, Greek footballer

Georgios Vakouftsis

Wilmer Valderrama, American actor and producer

Wilmer Valderrama

Jonathan Bender, American basketball player

Jonathan Bender

Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian footballer

Dimitar Berbatov

Peter Crouch, English footballer

Peter Crouch

Mathias Lauda, Austrian race car driver

Mathias Lauda

Jorge Cantú, Mexican baseball player

Jorge Cantú

Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro, Japanese sumo wrestler

Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro

Torrey Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player

Torrey Mitchell

Trae Williams, American football player

Trae Williams

Nick Evans, American baseball player

Nick Evans (baseball)

Ben Cutting, Australian cricketer

Ben Cutting

Phil Lester, English Internet celebrity

Phil Lester

Lance Franklin, Australian footballer

Lance Franklin

Becky Lynch, Irish wrestler

Becky Lynch

Renato Santos, Brazilian footballer

Renato Santos

Arda Turan, Turkish footballer

Arda Turan

Maksim Krychanov, Russian footballer

Maksim Krychanov

Rob Pinkston, American actor and director

Rob Pinkston

Jahvid Best, former American football player

Jahvid Best

Tomás Mejías, Spanish footballer

Tomás Mejías

Baek Sung-hyun, South Korean actor

Baek Sung-hyun

Yoon Bo-ra, South Korean singer

Yoon Bo-ra

Joe Colborne, Canadian ice hockey player

Joe Colborne

Andrew McCullough, Australian rugby league player

Andrew McCullough

Nils Miatke, German footballer

Nils Miatke

Luca Sbisa, Swiss ice hockey player

Luca Sbisa

Mitchell Starc, Australian cricketer

Mitchell Starc

Stefan Elliott, Canadian ice hockey player

Stefan Elliott

Matthew Wright, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player

Matthew Wright (rugby league)

Katy Marchant, English track cyclist

Katy Marchant

Jack Laugher, English diver

Jack Laugher

Danielle Campbell, American actress

Danielle Campbell

Víctor Sánchez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2015)

Víctor Sánchez (baseball)

Balthild, Frankish queen (b. 626)

Balthild

Peter I of Bulgaria

Peter I of Bulgaria

William V, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 969)

William V, Duke of Aquitaine

Emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161)

Emperor Takakura

Pelagio Galvani, Leonese lawyer and cardinal (b. 1165)

Pelagio Galvani

Nicholas III of Saint Omer

Nicholas III of Saint Omer

William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury (b.1301)

William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury · 1301

Louis II, Count of Flanders (b. 1330)

Louis II, Count of Flanders

Lê Thánh Tông, King of Vietnam (b. 1442)

Lê Thánh Tông

Damião de Góis, Portuguese historian and philosopher (b. 1502)

Damião de Góis

Everard Digby, English criminal (b. 1578)

Everard Digby

John Grant, English conspirator (b. 1570)

John Grant (Gunpowder Plot)

Robert Wintour, English conspirator (b. 1565)

Robert Wintour

Charles I of England (b. 1600)

Charles I of England

Cornelis de Graeff, Dutch mayor (b. 1599)

Cornelis de Graeff

Peter II of Russia (b. 1715)

Peter II of Russia

Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis, Maltese linguist, historian and cleric (b. 1712)

Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis

Betsy Ross, American seamstress, said to have designed the American Flag (b. 1752)

Betsy Ross · Flag of the United States

Osceola, American tribal leader (b. 1804)

Osceola

Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist and ornithologist (b. 1778)

Coenraad Jacob Temminck

Emperor Kōmei of Japan (b. 1831)

Emperor Kōmei

William Carleton, Irish author (b. 1794)

William Carleton

Arthur O'Shaughnessy, English poet and herpetologist (b. 1844)

Arthur O'Shaughnessy

Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896)

Barbara La Marr

Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)

Johannes Fibiger · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

La Goulue, French model and dancer (b. 1866)

La Goulue

Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company (b. 1862)

Frank Nelson Doubleday · Doubleday (publisher)

Frederick Blackman, English botanist and physiologist (b. 1866)

Frederick Blackman

Arthur Coningham, Australian air marshal (b. 1895)

Arthur Coningham (RAF officer)

Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule (b. 1869)

Mahatma Gandhi · Indian independence movement · British Raj

Orville Wright, American pilot and engineer, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1871)

Wright brothers · Wright Company

Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (b. 1875)

Ferdinand Porsche · Porsche

Jean Crotti, Swiss painter (b. 1878)

Jean Crotti

Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman; founded the Heinkel Aircraft Company (b. 1888)

Ernst Heinkel · Heinkel

Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician and engineer (b. 1894)

Manuel de Abreu

Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (b. 1899)

Francis Poulenc

Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (b. 1912)

Jaan Hargel

Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian poet, playwright, and journalist (b. 1889)

Makhanlal Chaturvedi

Dominique Pire, Belgian friar, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

Dominique Pire · Nobel Peace Prize

Olav Roots, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1910)

Olav Roots

Paul Marais de Beauchamp, French zoologist (b. 1883)

Paul Marais de Beauchamp

Lightnin' Hopkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1912)

Lightnin' Hopkins

John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)

John Bardeen · Nobel Prize in Physics

Clifton C. Edom, American photographer and educator (b. 1907)

Clifton C. Edom

Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (b. 1912)

Pierre Boulle

Huntz Hall, American actor (b. 1919)

Huntz Hall

Ed Herlihy, American journalist (b. 1909)

Ed Herlihy

Jean-Pierre Aumont, French soldier and actor (b. 1911)

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Johnnie Johnson, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1915)

Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer)

Joseph Ransohoff, American surgeon and educator (b. 1915)

Joseph Ransohoff

Martyn Bennett, Canadian-Scottish violinist (b. 1971)

Martyn Bennett

Coretta Scott King, American author and activist (b. 1927)

Coretta Scott King

Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright and academic (b. 1950)

Wendy Wasserstein

Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917)

Sidney Sheldon

Marcial Maciel, Mexican-American priest, founded the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi (b. 1920)

Marcial Maciel · Legion of Christ · Regnum Christi

H. Guy Hunt, American soldier, pastor, and politician, 49th Governor of Alabama (b. 1933)

H. Guy Hunt · Governor of Alabama

Fadil Ferati, Kosovar accountant and politician (b. 1960)

Fadil Ferati

John Barry, English composer and conductor (b. 1933)

John Barry (composer)

Frank Aschenbrenner, American football player and soldier (b. 1925)

Frank Aschenbrenner

Doeschka Meijsing, Dutch author (b. 1947)

Doeschka Meijsing

Gamal al-Banna, Egyptian author and scholar (b. 1920)

Gamal al-Banna

Patty Andrews, American singer (b. 1918)

Patty Andrews

George Witt, American baseball player and coach (b. 1931)

George Witt

Stefan Bałuk, Polish general ad photographer (b. 1914)

Stefan Bałuk

The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939)

The Mighty Hannibal

William Motzing, American composer and conductor (b. 1937)

William Motzing

Arthur Rankin, Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Carl Djerassi, Austrian-American chemist, author, and playwright (b. 1923)

Carl Djerassi

Ülo Kaevats, Estonian academic, philosopher, and politician (b. 1947)

Ülo Kaevats

Geraldine McEwan, English actress (b. 1932)

Geraldine McEwan

Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (b. 1923)

Gerrit Voorting

Zhelyu Zhelev, Bulgarian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of Bulgaria (b. 1935)

Zhelyu Zhelev · List of heads of state of Bulgaria

Frank Finlay, English actor (b. 1926)

Frank Finlay

Francisco Flores Pérez, Salvadorian politician, President of El Salvador (b. 1959)

Francisco Flores Pérez · President of El Salvador

Georgia Davis Powers, American activist and politician (b. 1923)

Georgia Davis Powers