February 14 — Este Día en la Historia

Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.

Abbasid Revolution · Kaysanites Shia · Abu Muslim Khorasani · Merv · Umayyad Caliphate

Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages.

Charles the Bald · Louis the German · Oaths of Strasbourg

Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.

Pope Benedict VIII · Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor · Monarchy · Holy Roman Emperor

Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

Pope Gregory VII · Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Pope Innocent II is elected.

Pope Innocent II

Several hundred Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remaining Jews are forcibly removed from Strasbourg.

Strasbourg massacre · Strasbourg

Richard II of England dies, most probably from starvation, in Pontefract Castle, on the orders of Henry Bolingbroke.

Richard II of England · Pontefract Castle · Henry Bolingbroke

Spanish Inquisition: The Catholic Monarchs issue a decree forcing Muslims in Granada to convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.

Spanish Inquisition · Catholic Monarchs · Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile)

Spanish conquistadores, led by Nuño de Guzmán, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico.

Nuño de Guzmán · Tangaxuan II · Tarascan state

Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic.

Thomas Cranmer · Christian heresy

Coronation of Akbar.

Akbar

Arauco War: The Mapuche under their elected military leader, Clentaru, rise up against the Spanish in an insurrection in present-day central Chile.

Arauco War · Mapuche · Toqui

The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.

United States flag · Admiral · Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte · USS Ranger (1777) · John Paul Jones

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Kettle Creek · Georgia (U.S. state)

James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.

James Cook · Native Hawaiians · Kealakekua · Hawaii (island)

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent: John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.

French Revolutionary Wars · Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) · John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent · Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson · Royal Navy

Karađorđe leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.

Karađorđe · First Serbian Uprising · Ottoman Empire

Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay.

Marye of Yejju · Tigray Province · Sabagadis · Battle of Debre Abbay

The original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in the Latter Day Saint movement, is formed in Kirtland, Ohio.

Quorum of the Twelve · Latter Day Saint movement · Kirtland, Ohio

In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.

James Knox Polk

Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.

Great Ormond Street Hospital

Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.

Texas · Telegraphy · New Orleans · Marshall, Texas

Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.

Oregon · U.S. state

Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.

Alexander Graham Bell · Patent · Elisha Gray

The War of the Pacific breaks out when Chilean armed forces occupy the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.

War of the Pacific · Chile · Bolivia · Antofagasta

Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.

Voting machine · United States Congress · Election

British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.

Battle of the Tugela Heights · Siege of Ladysmith

The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).

United States Department of Commerce · United States Department of Labor

Arizona is admitted as the 48th U.S. state.

Arizona · U.S. state

The US Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.

United States E-class submarine

The Soviet Union adopts the Gregorian calendar (on 1 February according to the Julian calendar).

Soviet Union · Gregorian calendar · 1 February · Julian calendar

The Polish-Soviet War begins.

Polish-Soviet War

The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.

League of Women Voters · Chicago

The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

International Business Machines

Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago.

Saint Valentine's Day Massacre · Gangster · Al Capone · Chicago

Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.

Battle of Pasir Panjang · Singapore

World War II: Rostov-on-Don, Russia is liberated.

World War II · Rostov-on-Don

World War II: Tunisia Campaign: General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army launches a concerted attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.

Tunisia Campaign · Hans-Jürgen von Arnim · 5th Panzer Army · Battle of Sidi Bou Zid · Allies of World War II

World War II: In the Action of 14 February 1944, a British submarine sinks a German-controlled Italian submarine in the Strait of Malacca.

Action of 14 February 1944 · Strait of Malacca

World War II: On the first day of the bombing of Dresden, the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces begin fire-bombing Dresden.

Bombing of Dresden in World War II · Royal Air Force · United States Army Air Forces · Fire-bombing · Dresden

World War II: Navigational error leads to the mistaken bombing of Prague, Czechoslovakia by an American squadron of B-17s assisting in the Soviet's Vistula-Oder Offensive.

Bombing of Prague in World War II · Czechoslovakia · Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress · Vistula-Oder Offensive

World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans

Mostar · Yugoslavs · Partisans (Yugoslavia)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia aboard the USS Quincy, officially beginning U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relations.

Franklin D. Roosevelt · Ibn Saud · Saudi Arabia · USS Quincy (CA-71) · Saudi

The Bank of England is nationalized.

Bank of England

The Knesset (Israeli parliament) convenes for the first time.

Knesset

The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.

Asbestos Strike · Quiet Revolution · Quebec

Chinese Civil War: The National Revolutionary Army instigates the unsuccessful Battle of Tianquan against the People's Liberation Army.

Chinese Civil War · National Revolutionary Army · Battle of Tianquan · People's Liberation Army

The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union begins in Moscow. On the last night of the meeting, Premier Nikita Khrushchev condemns Joseph Stalin's crimes in a secret speech.

20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union · Nikita Khrushchev · Joseph Stalin · On the Personality Cult and its Consequences

Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.

Discovery of the chemical elements · Lawrencium · University of California, Berkeley

Australian currency is decimalized.

Decimalisation

In Kabul, Setami Milli militants kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.

Kabul · Setami Milli · Ambassador · Afghanistan · Adolph Dubs

United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.

Knoxville, Tennessee · Jake Butcher · Fraud

Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster.

Union Carbide · 1984 · Bhopal disaster

Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.

Iran · Ruhollah Khomeini · Fatwa · Salman Rushdie · The Satanic Verses

Ninety-two people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes in Bangalore, India.

Indian Airlines Flight 605 · Bangalore

The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later become famous as Pale Blue Dot.

Voyager 1 · Pale Blue Dot

An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which kills 120.

Yaoundé · Cameroon · Fuel oil · Yaoundé train explosion

The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.

NEAR Shoemaker · 433 Eros

In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 25 people, and wounding more than 100 others.

Transvaal Park

Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon Rafic Hariri is assassinated in Beirut, along with 21 other people, when the equivalent of around 1,000 kg of TNT is detonated as his motorcade drove near the St. George Hotel.

Billionaire · Tycoon · Rafic Hariri · Assassination of Rafic Hariri · Beirut

Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit Makati, Davao City, and General Santos City, all in the Philippines.

Al-Qaeda · Makati · Davao City · General Santos City

YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.

YouTube · Video sharing · Viral video

Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opened fire in a lecture hall of the DeKalb County, Illinois university resulting in six fatalities (including gunman) and 21 injuries.

Northern Illinois University shooting · DeKalb County, Illinois

As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a 'Day of Rage'.

Arab Spring · Day of Rage (Bahrain)

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1437)

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

Leon Battista Alberti, Italian painter, poet, and philosopher (d. 1472)

Leon Battista Alberti

John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel (d. 1435)

John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel

Pandolfo Petrucci, tyrant of Siena (d. 1512)

Pandolfo Petrucci

Johannes Werner, German priest and mathematician (d. 1522)

Johannes Werner

Babur, Moghul emperor (d. 1530)

Babur

Valentin Friedland, German scholar and educationist of the Reformation (d. 1556)

Valentin Friedland

Domenico Ferrabosco, Italian composer (d. 1573)

Domenico Ferrabosco

Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (d. 1561)

Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara

Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (d. 1676)

Francesco Cavalli

John Wilkins, English bishop, academic and natural philosopher (d. 1672)

John Wilkins

Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken, Swedish princess (d. 1687)

Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken

Valentine Greatrakes, Irish faith healer (d. 1683)

Valentine Greatrakes

Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (d. 1693)

Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German organist and composer (d. 1735)

Georg Friedrich Kauffmann

Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French author and playwright (d. 1754)

Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée

Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (d. 1773)

Enrique Flórez

Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813)

Jean Victor Marie Moreau

Walenty Wańkowicz, Polish painter and illustrator (d. 1842)

Walenty Wańkowicz

Emory Washburn, American historian, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877)

Emory Washburn · Governor of Massachusetts

Michael Costa, Italian-English conductor and composer (d. 1884)

Michael Costa (conductor)

Christopher Latham Sholes, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter (d. 1890)

Christopher Latham Sholes · Typewriter

Winfield Scott Hancock, American general and politician (d. 1886)

Winfield Scott Hancock

Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (d. 1885)

Edmond François Valentin About

Piet Paaltjens, Dutch minister and poet (d. 1894)

Piet Paaltjens

Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (d. 1914)

Margaret E. Knight

Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1901)

Julian Scott · Medal of Honor

Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist (d. 1919)

Anna Howard Shaw

Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (d. 1934)

Benjamin Baillaud

Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist (d. 1931)

Frank Harris

George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel (d. 1896)

George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. · Ferris wheel

Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 1954)

Eugen Schiffer · Vice-Chancellor of Germany

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson · Nobel Prize in Physics

Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic (d. 1936)

Julius Nieuwland

John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942)

John Barrymore

Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish actor and director (d. 1947)

Nils Olaf Chrisander

Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1974)

Kostas Varnalis

Nina Hamnett, Welsh-English painter and author (d. 1956)

Nina Hamnett

Katherine Stinson, American aviator (d. 1977)

Katherine Stinson

Radola Gajda, Czech commander and politician (d. 1948)

Radola Gajda

Jack Benny, American actor and producer (d. 1974)

Jack Benny

Wilhelm Burgdorf, German general (d. 1945)

Wilhelm Burgdorf

Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (d. 1973)

Max Horkheimer

Bill Tilman, English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1977)

Bill Tilman

Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer (d. 1974)

Fritz Zwicky

Jessica Dragonette, American singer (d. 1980)

Jessica Dragonette

Stuart Erwin, American actor (d. 1967)

Stuart Erwin

Thelma Ritter, American actress and singer (d. 1969)

Thelma Ritter

Johnny Longden, English-American jockey and trainer (d. 2003)

Johnny Longden

Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch physician and inventor (d. 2009)

Willem Johan Kolff

Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author (d. 1988)

Tibor Sekelj

Mel Allen, American sportscaster (d. 1996)

Mel Allen

Woody Hayes, American football player and coach (d. 1987)

Woody Hayes

Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (d. 1975)

Jimmy Hoffa

James Pike, American bishop (d. 1969)

James Pike

Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010)

Marcel Bigeard

Sally Gray, English actress and singer (d. 2006)

Sally Gray

Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996)

Masaki Kobayashi

Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974)

Edward Platt

Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)

Herbert A. Hauptman · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Hugh Downs, American journalist, game show host, and producer

Hugh Downs

Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 3rd Mayor of Mississauga

Hazel McCallion · Mayor of Mississauga

Jay Hebert, American golfer (d. 1997)

Jay Hebert

Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (d. 2017)

Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma

Lois Maxwell, Canadian-Australian model and actress (d. 2007)

Lois Maxwell

William Allain, American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (d. 2013)

William Allain · Governor of Mississippi

Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (d. 2014)

Vicente T. Blaz

Vic Morrow, American actor and director (d. 1982)

Vic Morrow

Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2006)

Bernie Geoffrion

Brian Kelly, American actor and director (d. 2005)

Brian Kelly (actor)

Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress

Harriet Andersson

Florence Henderson, American actress and singer (d. 2016)

Florence Henderson

David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Scottish academic and diplomat, 27th Governor of Hong Kong

David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn · Governor of Hong Kong

John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport

John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market · Secretary of State for Transport

Magic Sam, American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)

Magic Sam

Razzy Bailey, American country music singer-songwriter ans musician

Razzy Bailey

Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)

Blowfly (musician)

Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Eugene Fama · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

James Maynard, American businessman, co-founded Golden Corral

James Maynard · Golden Corral

Donna Shalala, American academic and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

Donna Shalala · United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (d. 1997)

Paul Tsongas

Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City

Michael Bloomberg · Mayor of New York City

Andrew Robinson, American actor and director

Andrew Robinson (actor)

Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican race car driver (d. 1962)

Ricardo Rodríguez (racing driver)

Eric Andersen, American singer-songwriter

Eric Andersen

Maceo Parker, American saxophonist

Maceo Parker

Aaron Russo, American director and producer (d. 2007)

Aaron Russo

Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author

Carl Bernstein

Alan Parker, English director, producer, and screenwriter

Alan Parker

Ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (d. 1978)

Ronnie Peterson

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Rod Masterson, American lieutenant and actor (d. 2013)

Rod Masterson

Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician, President of Nauru (d. 2003)

Bernard Dowiyogo · President of Nauru

Gregory Hines, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2003)

Gregory Hines

Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)

Tim Buckley

Judd Gregg, American lawyer and politician, 76th Governor of New Hampshire

Judd Gregg · Governor of New Hampshire

Kitten Natividad, Mexican-American actress and dancer

Kitten Natividad

Pat O'Brien, American journalist and author

Pat O'Brien (radio and television personality)

Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

Wally Tax

Teller, American magician and actor

Teller (magician)

Roger Fisher, American guitarist and songwriter

Roger Fisher (guitarist)

Terry Gross, American radio host and producer

Terry Gross

Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager

Kevin Keegan

Sushma Swaraj, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs

Sushma Swaraj · Minister of External Affairs (India)

Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (d. 2013)

Jam Mohammad Yousaf · Chief Minister of Balochistan

Carol Kalish, American publisher (d. 1991)

Carol Kalish

Howard Davis, Jr., American boxer and trainer (d. 2015)

Howard Davis, Jr.

Dave Dravecky, American baseball player

Dave Dravecky

Katharina Fritsch, German sculptor and academic

Katharina Fritsch

Alan Hunter, American television host and actor

Alan Hunter (VJ)

Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano and actress

Soile Isokoski

Alan Smith, English bishop

Alan Smith (bishop)

Grant Thomas, Australian footballer and coach

Grant Thomas (footballer)

Renée Fleming, American soprano and actress

Renée Fleming

Philip Jones, English admiral

Philip Jones (Royal Navy officer)

Jim Kelly, American football player and businessman

Jim Kelly

Meg Tilly, American actress and author

Meg Tilly

Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor, director, and producer

Enrico Colantoni

John Marzano, American baseball player (d. 2008)

John Marzano

Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist and sportscaster

Gianni Bugno

Valente Rodriguez, American actor and producer

Valente Rodriguez

Petr Svoboda, Czech ice hockey player and agent

Petr Svoboda

Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Greek-English businessman, founded easyJet

Stelios Haji-Ioannou · EasyJet

Manuela Maleeva, Bulgarian-Swiss tennis player

Manuela Maleeva

Mark Rutte, Dutch businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Mark Rutte · Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Jules Asner, American model and television host

Jules Asner

Chris Lewis, Guyanese-English cricketer

Chris Lewis (cricketer)

Scott McClellan, American civil servant and author, 25th White House Press Secretary

Scott McClellan · White House Press Secretary

Meg Hillier, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Meg Hillier · Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist

Giuseppe Guerini

Sean Hill, American ice hockey player

Sean Hill

Simon Pegg, English actor, director, and producer

Simon Pegg

Kris Aquino, Filipino talk show host, actress, and producer

Kris Aquino

Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball player

Gheorghe Mureșan

Drew Bledsoe, American football player and coach

Drew Bledsoe

Musōyama Masashi, Japanese sumo wrestler

Musōyama Masashi

Jaan Tallinn, Estonian computer programmer, co-developed Skype

Jaan Tallinn · Skype

Rob Thomas, American singer-songwriter

Rob Thomas (musician)

H. D. Ackerman, South African cricketer

H. D. Ackerman

Tyus Edney, American basketball player and coach

Tyus Edney

Steve McNair, American football player (d. 2009)

Steve McNair

Annalisa Buffa, Italian mathematician

Annalisa Buffa

Valentina Vezzali, Italian fencer and politician

Valentina Vezzali

Liv Kristine, Norwegian singer-songwriter

Liv Kristine

Rie Rasmussen, Danish model, film director, writer, photographer, and actress

Rie Rasmussen

Cadel Evans, Australian cyclist

Cadel Evans

Jim Jefferies, Australian comedian and actor

Jim Jefferies (comedian)

Darren Purse, English footballer

Darren Purse

Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (d. 2007)

Elmer Symons

Anna Erschler, Russian mathematician

Anna Erschler

Robert J. Jackson Jr., American Corporate & Securities Law Professor

Robert J. Jackson Jr.

Richard Hamilton, American basketball player

Richard Hamilton (basketball)

Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

Darius Songaila

Josh Senter, American screenwriter and producer

Josh Senter

Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress and producer

Michelle Ye

Matteo Brighi, Italian footballer

Matteo Brighi

Randy de Puniet, French motorcycle racer

Randy de Puniet

Brad Halsey, American baseball player (d. 2014)

Brad Halsey

Marián Gáborík, Slovak ice hockey player

Marián Gáborík

John Halls, English footballer and model

John Halls

Lenka Tvarošková, Slovak tennis player

Lenka Tvarošková

Callix Crabbe, Virgin Islander baseball player

Callix Crabbe

Rocky Elsom, Australian rugby player

Rocky Elsom

Bacary Sagna, French footballer

Bacary Sagna

Karima Adebibe, English model and actress

Karima Adebibe

Tyler Clippard, American baseball player

Tyler Clippard

Heart Evangelista, Filipino singer and actress

Heart Evangelista

Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer

Philippe Senderos

Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress

Miki Yeung

Michael Ammermüller, German race car driver

Michael Ammermüller

Oliver Lee, English actor, director, and screenwriter

Oliver Lee (actor)

Gao Lin, Chinese footballer

Gao Lin

Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer

Edinson Cavani

Tom Pyatt, Canadian ice hockey player

Tom Pyatt

David Wheater, English footballer

David Wheater

Katie Boland, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter

Katie Boland

Ángel Di María, Argentinian footballer

Ángel Di María

Siim Liivik, Estonian ice hockey player

Siim Liivik

Asia Nitollano, American singer and dancer

Asia Nitollano

Néstor Calderón, Mexican footballer

Néstor Calderón

Adam Matuszczyk, Polish footballer

Adam Matuszczyk

Emma Miskew, Canadian curler

Emma Miskew

Brandon Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player

Brandon Sutter

Kristian Thomas, English gymnast

Kristian Thomas

Sefa Yılmaz, German-Turkish footballer

Sefa Yılmaz

Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballer

Daniela Mona Lambin

Chris Rowney, English footballer

Chris Rowney

Rilwan Waheed, Maldivian footballer

Rilwan Waheed

Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer

Christian Eriksen

Freddie Highmore, English actor

Freddie Highmore

Shane Harper, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Shane Harper

Saint Cyril, Greek bishop, linguist, and scholar (b. 827)

Saints Cyril and Methodius

Lian Chongyu, Chinese general

Lian Chongyu

Zhu Wenjin, emperor of Min (Ten Kingdoms)

Zhu Wenjin · Min (Ten Kingdoms) · Ten Kingdoms

Gisela of Swabia, Holy Roman Empress (b. 990)

Gisela of Swabia

Leo I, Prince of Armenia

Leo I, Prince of Armenia

Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia

Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia

Prince Sviatoslav Olgovich of Novgorod-Seversky

Sviatoslav Olgovich · Novgorod-Seversky

Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles

Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson

Margaret of France, Queen of England (b. 1282)

Margaret of France, Queen of England

Richard II of England (b. 1367)

Richard II of England

Timur, Turco-Mongol monarch and conqueror (b.1336)

Timur · Turco-Mongol · 1336

Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, German noble (b.c. 1398)

Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg

Nicolaus von Tüngen, bishop of Warmia

Nicolaus von Tüngen

Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (b. 1462)

Edzard I, Count of East Frisia

Il Sodoma, Italian painter (b. 1477)

Il Sodoma

Odet de Coligny, French cardinal (b. 1517)

Odet de Coligny

Abraham Bosse, French engraver and illustrator (b. 1602)

Abraham Bosse

Maria Luisa of Savoy (b. 1688)

Maria Luisa of Savoy

Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, English lawyer and politician Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)

Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot · Lord Chancellor

John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (b. 1682)

John Hadley · Octant (instrument)

James Cook, English captain, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1728)

James Cook

William Blackstone, English jurist and politician (b. 1723)

William Blackstone

Singu Min, Burmese king (b. 1756)

Singu Min

John Dickinson, American lawyer and politician 5th Governor of Delaware (b. 1732)

John Dickinson (Pennsylvania and Delaware) · Governor of Delaware

Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)

Vicente Guerrero · President of Mexico

Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)

Henry Maudslay

St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)

St. John Richardson Liddell

Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1812)

Fernando Wood · Mayor of New York City

Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)

Jules Vallès

William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)

William Tecumseh Sherman

Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)

Eugène Charles Catalan

Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1819)

Edward Stafford (politician) · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849)

Giovanni Passannante

Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1880)

Heikki Ritavuori

Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (b. 1875)

Thomas Burke (athlete)

Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1853)

Thomas Mackenzie · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (b. 1864)

Carl Correns

Adnan Saidi, Malayan lieutenant (b. 1915)

Adnan Saidi

Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (b. 1899)

Dora Gerson

David Hilbert, Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1862)

David Hilbert

Mordecai Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1876)

Mordecai Brown

Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi politician (b. 1901)

Yusuf Salman Yusuf

Karl Guthe Jansky, American physicist and engineer (b. 1905)

Karl Guthe Jansky

Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)

Maurice De Waele

Abdur Rab Nishtar, Pakistani politician, 2nd Governor of Punjab (b. 1899)

Abdur Rab Nishtar · Governor of Punjab, Pakistan

Baby Dodds, American drummer (b. 1898)

Baby Dodds

Sig Ruman, German-American actor (b. 1884)

Sig Ruman

Vito Genovese, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1897)

Vito Genovese

Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach (b. 1880)

Herbert Strudwick

Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer and coach (b. 1903)

Stewie Dempster

Julian Huxley, English biologist and eugenicist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (b. 1887)

Julian Huxley · World Wide Fund for Nature

P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright (b. 1881)

P. G. Wodehouse

Adolph Dubs, American lieutenant and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (b. 1920)

Adolph Dubs · United States Ambassador to Afghanistan

Lina Radke, German runner and coach (b. 1903)

Lina Radke

Edmund Rubbra, English composer and conductor (b. 1901)

Edmund Rubbra

Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1904)

Dmitry Kabalevsky

Frederick Loewe, German-American composer (b. 1901)

Frederick Loewe

James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1900)

James Bond (ornithologist)

Vincent Crane, English pianist (b. 1943)

Vincent Crane

Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (b. 1932)

Christopher Lasch

Michael V. Gazzo, American actor and playwright (b. 1923)

Michael V. Gazzo

U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1907)

U Nu · Prime Minister of Burma

Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (b. 1919)

Bob Paisley

John Ehrlichman, American lawyer and politician, 12th White House Counsel (b. 1925)

John Ehrlichman · White House Counsel

Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)

Buddy Knox

Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1922)

Nándor Hidegkuti

Mick Tucker, English drummer (b. 1947)

Mick Tucker

Johnny Longden, English jockey and trainer (b. 1907)

Johnny Longden

Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (b. 1970)

Marco Pantani

Rafic Hariri, Lebanese businessman and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1944)

Rafic Hariri · Prime Minister of Lebanon

Lynden David Hall, English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1974)

Lynden David Hall

Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator and director (b. 1943)

Ryan Larkin

Gareth Morris, English flute player and educator (b. 1920)

Gareth Morris

Bernard Ashley, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1926)

Bernard Ashley (businessperson) · Laura Ashley plc

Louie Bellson, American drummer and composer (b. 1924)

Louie Bellson

Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)

Doug Fieger

Dick Francis, Welsh jockey and author (b. 1920)

Dick Francis

Linnart Mäll, Estonian historian, orientalist, and translator (b. 1938)

Linnart Mäll

George Shearing, English-American pianist and composer (b. 1919)

George Shearing

Mike Bernardo, South African boxer and martial artist (b. 1969)

Mike Bernardo

Tonmi Lillman, Finnish drummer and producer (b. 1973)

Tonmi Lillman

Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)

Dory Previn

Péter Rusorán, Hungarian swimmer, water polo player, and coach (b. 1940)

Péter Rusorán

Glenn Boyer, American historian and author (b. 1924)

Glenn Boyer

Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher and scholar (b. 1931)

Ronald Dworkin

T.L. Osborn, American evangelist and author (b. 1923)

T.L. Osborn

Tom Finney, English footballer (b. 1922)

Tom Finney

Jim Fregosi, American baseball player and manager (b. 1942)

Jim Fregosi

Chris Pearson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (b. 1931)

Chris Pearson (politician) · Premier of Yukon

Mike Stepovich, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Alaska Territory (b. 1919)

Mike Stepovich · List of Governors of Alaska

Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (b. 1921)

Louis Jourdan

Philip Levine, American poet and academic (b. 1928)

Philip Levine (poet)

Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (b. 1920)

Franjo Mihalić

Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (b. 1928)

Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury

Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (b. 1949)

Steven Stucky