April 6 — Este Día en la Historia

Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) in the battle of Thapsus.

Julius Caesar · Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica · Cato the Younger · Battle of Thapsus

Stilicho stymies the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia.

Stilicho · Visigoths · Alaric I · Battle of Pollentia

King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder.

Richard I of England

Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.

Seventh Crusade · Ayyubid dynasty · Louis IX of France · Battle of Fariskur

The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.

Declaration of Arbroath

The poet Petrarch first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon.

Petrarch · Clare of Assisi · Avignon

John, Master of the Order of Aviz, is made king John I of Portugal.

Order of Aviz · John I of Portugal

Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Istanbul), which falls on May 29.

Mehmed II · Constantinople · May 29

One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.

1580 Dover Straits earthquake

At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.

Cape of Good Hope · Jan van Riebeeck · Cape Town

The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.

New York Slave Revolt of 1712 · Broadway (Manhattan)

American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.

American Revolutionary War · Continental Navy · Battle of Block Island · Royal Navy · Dispatch boat

King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke · Thailand

During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.

French Revolution · Committee of Public Safety

John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.

John Jacob Astor · American Fur Company

British forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of Badajoz. This would be the turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon-led France.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington · Siege of Badajoz (1812) · Peninsular War · Napoleon

Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.

Bourbon Restoration · Elba

Church of Christ, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith and others at either Fayette or Manchester, New York.

Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) · Latter Day Saint movement · Joseph Smith · Fayette, New York · Manchester, New York

U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.

John Tyler · William Henry Harrison

The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · Community of Christ · Joseph Smith III · Amboy, Illinois

First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

Arthur Sullivan · Incidental music · The Tempest (Sullivan) · Gilbert and Sullivan

American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.

American Civil War · Battle of Shiloh · Tennessee · Union (American Civil War) · Ulysses S. Grant

American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign.

Battle of Sailor's Creek · Robert E. Lee · Army of Northern Virginia · Richmond, Virginia · Appomattox Campaign

The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.

Grand Army of the Republic

Celluloid is patented.

Celluloid

Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.

Thomas Green Clemson · South Carolina · Clemson University

Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.

Salt Lake Temple · Wilford Woodruff

Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.

Oscar Wilde · Cadogan Hotel · Libel · John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry

In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.

Athens · 1896 Summer Olympics · Roman emperor · Theodosius I

Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole.

Robert Peary · Matthew Henson · North Pole

During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).

Battle of Deçiq · Ded Gjo Luli · Malësori · Albania · Tuzi

World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).

World War I · United States in World War I · s:Woodrow Wilson declares war on Germany

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a general strike.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · General strike

Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).

Varney Airlines · United Airlines

Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Huey P. Long · Governor of Louisiana · Impeach · Louisiana House of Representatives

Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire," beginning the Salt Satyagraha.

British Empire · Salt Satyagraha

Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.

1936 Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak · Gainesville, Georgia

World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).

World War II · Nazi Germany · Invasion of Yugoslavia · Operation Marita

World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.

Sarajevo · Nazi Germany · Independent State of Croatia · Yugoslav Partisans

World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.

Battle of Slater's Knoll

The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.

Tony Award

Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.

Aristotle Onassis · Olympic Airlines

Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.

Intelsat I · Satellite · Geosynchronous orbit

In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.

Richmond, Indiana · Richmond, Indiana explosion

Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau · Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 1968

Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.

Newhall massacre · California Highway Patrol

Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.

Vietnam War · Easter Offensive

Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.

Pioneer 11 · Spacecraft

The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.

American League · Major League Baseball · Designated hitter

The Swedish pop band ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo", launching their international career.

ABBA · Eurovision Song Contest 1974 · Waterloo (ABBA song)

Student protests break out in Nepal.

1979 Nepalese student protests · Nepal

Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.

Cameroon · Forms of government · Paul Biya

The Bosnian War begins.

Bosnian War

The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.

Rwandan Genocide · Rwanda · President · Juvénal Habyarimana · Burundi

Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.

Pakistan

Travelers Group announces an agreement to undertake the $76 billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, and the merger is completed on October 8, of that year, forming Citibank.

Travelers Group · Citicorp · October 8 · Citibank

Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.

Rolandas Paksas · Lithuania · Impeachment

Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.

Jalal Talabani · Iraq · Premier

The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.

2008 Egyptian general strike · Egypt · April 6 Youth Movement · Egypt

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.

2009 L'Aquila earthquake · L'Aquila

Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.

Communist Party of India (Maoist) · April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada · Central Reserve Police Force · Dantewada district

In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.

San Fernando, Tamaulipas · 2011 San Fernando massacre

Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.

Azawad · Azawadi declaration of independence · Republic of Mali

Maimonides, (March 30 also proposed, d. 1204)

Maimonides · March 30

Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa

Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa

Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)

Raphael

Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg, German noble (d. 1643)

Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Maria Leopoldine of Austria (d. 1649)

Maria Leopoldine of Austria

André Dacier, French scholar and academic (d. 1722)

André Dacier

Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (d. 1722)

Johann Kuhnau

Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician, Governor of Västerbotten County (d. 1742)

Arvid Horn · List of governors of Västerbotten County

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (d. 1741)

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

André Cardinal Destouches, French composer (d. 1749)

André Cardinal Destouches

Louis de Cahusac, French playwright and composer (d. 1759)

Louis de Cahusac

Johann Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1772)

Johann Georg Reutter

Pasquale Paoli, French soldier and politician (d. 1807)

Pasquale Paoli

Gerard Majella, Italian saint (d. 1755)

Gerard Majella

Nicolas Chamfort, French author and playwright (d. 1794)

Nicolas Chamfort

Wilhelm von Kobell, German painter and educator (d. 1853)

Wilhelm von Kobell

James Mill, Scottish historian, economist, and philosopher (d. 1836)

James Mill

Philip Henry Gosse, English biologist and academic (d. 1888)

Philip Henry Gosse

Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author (d. 1870)

Alexander Herzen

Robert Volkmann, German organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1883)

Robert Volkmann

Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian journalist and poet (d. 1870)

Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (d. 1910)

Nadar (photographer)

Joseph Medill, Canadian-American publisher and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1899)

Joseph Medill · Mayor of Chicago

George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1906)

George Waterhouse (politician) · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (d. 1898)

Gustave Moreau

William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1913)

William Lyne · Premier of New South Wales

Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (d. 1932)

Guillaume Bigourdan

Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (d. 1921)

Will Crooks

Charles Huot, Canadian painter and illustrator (d. 1930)

Charles Huot

Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer (d. 1922)

Arthur Wesley Dow

René Lalique, French sculptor and jewellery designer (d. 1945)

René Lalique

Stanislas de Guaita, French poet and author (d. 1897)

Stanislas de Guaita

William Bate Hardy, English biologist and academic (d. 1934)

William Bate Hardy

Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (d. 1931)

Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau

Levon Shant, Armenian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1951)

Levon Shant

Erich Mühsam, Jewish-German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1934)

Erich Mühsam

Karl Staaf, Swedish pole vaulter and hammer thrower (d. 1953)

Karl Staaf

J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (d. 1927)

J. G. Parry-Thomas

Athenagoras I of Constantinople (d. 1972)

Athenagoras I of Constantinople

Walter Dandy, American physician and neurosurgeon (d. 1946)

Walter Dandy

Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, Indian ruler (d. 1967)

Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII

Hans Richter, Swiss painter, illustrator, and director (d. 1976)

Hans Richter (artist)

Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic (d. 1967)

Gerhard Ritter

Anthony Fokker, Dutch engineer and businessman, founded Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer (d. 1939)

Anthony Fokker · Fokker

Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (d. 1981)

Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. · Douglas Aircraft Company

Lowell Thomas, American journalist and author (d. 1981)

Lowell Thomas

Gertrude Baines, African-American super-centenarian (d. 2009)

Gertrude Baines

Dudley Nichols, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1960)

Dudley Nichols

Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter and author (d. 1920)

Jeanne Hébuterne

Leo Robin, American composer and songwriter (d. 1984)

Leo Robin

Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist (d. 1925)

Pier Giorgio Frassati

Julien Torma, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1933)

Julien Torma

Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (d. 1962)

Mickey Cochrane

Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (d. 1990)

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer and politician, 3rd Chancellor of Germany (d. 1988)

Kurt Georg Kiesinger · Chancellor of Germany

Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (d. 1966)

Erwin Komenda

Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Canadian preacher, missionary, and author (d. 1994)

Marcel-Marie Desmarais

William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (d. 1965)

William M. Branham

Hermann Lang, German race car driver (d. 1987)

Hermann Lang

Barys Kit, Belarusian-American rocket scientist

Barys Kit · Belarusian Americans

Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)

Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune, American geographer and academic (d. 1993)

Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune

Tadeusz Kantor, Polish director, painter, and set designer (d. 1990)

Tadeusz Kantor

Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998)

Phil Leeds

Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987)

Vincent Ellis McKelvey

Leonora Carrington, English-Mexican painter and author (d. 2011)

Leonora Carrington

Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (d. 1982)

Alfredo Ovando Candía · President of Bolivia

Georgios Mylonas, Greek politician, 11th Greek Minister of Culture (d. 1998)

Georgios Mylonas · Ministry of Culture and Sport (Greece)

Jack Cover, American pilot and physicist, invented the Taser gun (d. 2009)

Jack Cover · Taser

Edmond H. Fischer, Chinese-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Edmond H. Fischer · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Wilbur Thompson, American shot putter (d. 2013)

Wilbur Thompson

Gordon Chater, English-Australian comedian and actor (d. 1999)

Gordon Chater

Herb Thomas, American race car driver (d. 2000)

Herb Thomas

Sergio Franchi, Italian-American singer and actor (d. 1990)

Sergio Franchi

Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (d. 2000)

Gil Kane

Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical minister and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2014)

Ian Paisley · First Minister of Northern Ireland

Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer

Randy Weston

Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1996)

Gerry Mulligan

James Watson, American biologist, geneticist, and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate

James Watson · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Willis Hall, English playwright and author (d. 2005)

Willis Hall

Joi Lansing, American model, actress and nightclub singer (d. 1972)

Joi Lansing

André Previn, American pianist, composer, and conductor

André Previn

Ram Dass, American author and educator

Ram Dass

Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)

Ivan Dixon

Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2013)

Connie Broden

Helmut Griem, German actor and director (d. 2004)

Helmut Griem

Roy Goode, English lawyer and academic

Roy Goode

Tom C. Korologos, American journalist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Belgium

Tom C. Korologos · United States Ambassador to Belgium

Eduardo Malapit, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Kauai (d. 2007)

Eduardo Malapit · Mayor of Kauai

Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (d. 1996)

Enrique Álvarez Félix

Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist and wrestler (d. 2010)

Anton Geesink

Guy Peellaert, Belgian painter, illustrator, and photographer (d. 2008)

Guy Peellaert

Douglas Hill, Canadian author and critic (d. 2007)

Douglas Hill

Helen Berman, Dutch-Israeli painter and illustrator

Helen Berman

Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist, biologist, and academic

Jean-Pierre Changeux

Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

Merle Haggard

Tom Veivers, Australian cricketer and politician

Tom Veivers

Billy Dee Williams, American actor, singer, and writer

Billy Dee Williams

Paul Daniels, English magician and television host (d. 2016)

Paul Daniels

André Ouellet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs

André Ouellet · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)

John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive

John Sculley · Zeta Interactive

Homero Aridjis, Mexican journalist, author, and poet

Homero Aridjis

Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Mexican-American actor and producer (d. 2011)

Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.

Christopher Allsopp, English economist and academic

Christopher Allsopp

Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Phil Austin

Hans W. Geißendörfer, German director and producer

Hans W. Geißendörfer

Don Prudhomme, American race car driver and manager

Don Prudhomme

Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian flute player and composer

Gheorghe Zamfir

Barry Levinson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Barry Levinson

Max Clifford, English journalist and publicist

Max Clifford

Roger Cook, New Zealand-English journalist and academic

Roger Cook (journalist)

Ian MacRae, New Zealand rugby player

Ian MacRae

Mitchell Melton, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Mitchell Melton

Anita Pallenberg, Italian-English model, actress, and fashion designer

Anita Pallenberg

Felicity Palmer, English operatic soprano

Felicity Palmer

Rodney Bickerstaffe, English trade union leader

Rodney Bickerstaffe

Peter Hill, English journalist

Peter Hill (journalist)

Paul Beresford, New Zealand-English dentist and politician

Paul Beresford

John Ratzenberger, American actor and director

John Ratzenberger

André Weinfeld, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter

André Weinfeld

Mike Worboys, English mathematician and computer scientist

Mike Worboys

Alyson Bailes, English academic and diplomat (d. 2016)

Alyson Bailes

Patrick Hernandez, French singer-songwriter

Patrick Hernandez

Ng Ser Miang, Singaporean athlete, entrepreneur and diplomat

Ng Ser Miang

Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Horst Ludwig Störmer · Nobel Prize in Physics

Claire Morissette, Canadian cycling activist (d. 2007)

Claire Morissette

Cleo Odzer, Jewish-American anthropologist and author (d. 2001)

Cleo Odzer

Bert Blyleven, Dutch-American baseball player and sportscaster

Bert Blyleven

Jean-Marc Boivin, French skier, mountaineer, and pilot (d. 1990)

Jean-Marc Boivin

Pascal Rogé, French pianist

Pascal Rogé

Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian

Phil Schaap

Udo Dirkschneider, German singer-songwriter

Udo Dirkschneider

Marilu Henner, Greek-Polish American actress and author

Marilu Henner

Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 1992)

Michel Larocque

Patrick Doyle, Scottish actor and composer

Patrick Doyle

Christopher Franke, German-American drummer and songwriter

Christopher Franke

Rob Epstein, American director and producer

Rob Epstein

Michael Rooker, American actor, director, and producer

Michael Rooker

Cathy Jones, Canadian actress, comedian, and writer

Cathy Jones

Michele Bachmann, American lawyer and politician

Michele Bachmann

Normand Corbeil, Canadian composer (d. 2013)

Normand Corbeil

Mudassar Nazar, Pakistani cricketer

Mudassar Nazar

Lee Scott, Jewish-English politician

Lee Scott (politician)

Sebastian Spreng, Argentinian-American painter and journalist

Sebastian Spreng

Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and coach

Dilip Vengsarkar

Giorgio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach

Giorgio Damilano

Maurizio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach

Maurizio Damilano

Jaroslava Maxová, Czech soprano and educator

Jaroslava Maxová

Paolo Nespoli, Italian soldier, engineer, and astronaut

Paolo Nespoli

Graeme Base, Australian author and illustrator

Graeme Base

Sophie Muller, English music video director

Sophie Muller

Gail Shea, Canadian politician

Gail Shea

Warren Haynes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Warren Haynes

Richard Loe, New Zealand rugby player

Richard Loe

John Pizzarelli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Pizzarelli

Rory Bremner, Scottish actor and screenwriter

Rory Bremner

Peter Jackson, English footballer and manager

Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1961)

Iris Häussler, German sculptor and academic

Iris Häussler

Marco Schällibaum, Swiss footballer, coach, and manager

Marco Schällibaum

Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian economist and politician, 54th President of Ecuador

Rafael Correa · President of Ecuador

Derrick May, American electronic musician

Derrick May (musician)

Phil Gayle, English journalist

Phil Gayle

Black Francis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Black Francis

Sterling Sharpe, American football player and sportscaster

Sterling Sharpe

Vince Flynn, American author (d. 2013)

Vince Flynn

Young Man Kang, South Korean-American director and producer

Young Man Kang

Julian Anderson, English composer and educator

Julian Anderson

Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress and singer

Kathleen Barr

Tanya Byron, English psychologist and academic

Tanya Byron

Jonathan Firth, English actor

Jonathan Firth

Archon Fung, American political scientist, author, and academic

Archon Fung

Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver

Affonso Giaffone

Bret Boone, American baseball player and manager

Bret Boone

Bison Dele, American basketball player (d. 2002)

Bison Dele

Philipp Peter, Austrian race car driver

Philipp Peter

Paul Rudd, American actor

Paul Rudd

Spencer Wells, American geneticist and anthropologist

Spencer Wells

Olaf Kölzig, South African-German ice hockey player and coach

Olaf Kölzig

Roy Mayorga, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

Roy Mayorga

Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer

Huang Xiaomin

Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish director and screenwriter

Anders Thomas Jensen

Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player and sportscaster

Dickey Simpkins

Donnie Edwards, American football player

Donnie Edwards

Randall Godfrey, American football player

Randall Godfrey

Rie Miyazawa, Japanese model and actress

Rie Miyazawa

Sun Wen, Chinese footballer

Sun Wen (footballer)

Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Zach Braff

Hal Gill, American ice hockey player

Hal Gill

Candace Cameron Bure, American actress and talk show panelist

Candace Cameron Bure

James Fox, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

James Fox (singer)

Chris Hoke, American football player

Chris Hoke

Georg Hólm, Icelandic bass player

Georg Hólm

Hirotada Ototake, Japanese author and educator

Hirotada Ototake

Ville Nieminen, Finnish ice hockey player

Ville Nieminen

Andy Phillips, American baseball player and coach

Andy Phillips

Imani Coppola, Italian/African-American singer-songwriter and violinist

Imani Coppola

Tim Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster

Tim Hasselbeck

Myleene Klass, Austrian/Filipino-English singer, pianist, and model

Myleene Klass

Martín Méndez, Uruguayan bass player and songwriter

Martín Méndez

Blaine Neal, American baseball player

Blaine Neal

Igor Semshov, Russian footballer

Igor Semshov

Lord Frederick Windsor, English journalist and financier

Lord Frederick Windsor

Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper

Tommi Evilä

Antonio Thomas, American wrestler

Antonio Thomas (wrestler)

Robert Earnshaw, Welsh footballer

Robert Earnshaw

Jeff Faine, American football player

Jeff Faine

Alex Suarez, American bass player

Alex Suarez

Travis Moen, Canadian ice hockey player

Travis Moen

Mehdi Ballouchy, Moroccan footballer

Mehdi Ballouchy

Jerome Kaino, New Zealand rugby player

Jerome Kaino

Mitsuru Nagata, Japanese footballer

Mitsuru Nagata

Remi Nicole, English singer-songwriter and actress

Remi Nicole

James Wade, English darts player

James Wade

Katie Weatherston, Canadian ice hockey player

Katie Weatherston

Max Bemis, American singer-songwriter

Max Bemis

Michaël Ciani, French footballer

Michaël Ciani

Siboniso Gaxa, South African footballer

Siboniso Gaxa

Clarke MacArthur, Canadian ice hockey player

Clarke MacArthur

Frank Ongfiang, Cameroonian footballer

Frank Ongfiang

Sinqua Walls, French/Native American/Jamaican-American basketball player and actor

Sinqua Walls

Nikolas Asprogenis, Cypriot footballer

Nikolas Asprogenis

Aaron Curry, American football player

Aaron Curry (American football)

Goeido Gotaro, Japanese sumo wrestler

Goeido Gotaro

Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer

Ryota Moriwaki

Benjamin Corgnet, French footballer

Benjamin Corgnet

Heidi Mount, American model

Heidi Mount

Juan Adriel Ochoa, Mexican footballer

Juan Adriel Ochoa

Levi Porter, English footballer

Levi Porter

Hilary Rhoda, American model

Hilary Rhoda

Jucilei, Brazilian footballer

Jucilei

Leigh Adams, Australian footballer

Leigh Adams (footballer)

Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer

Daniele Gasparetto

Carlton Mitchell, American football player

Carlton Mitchell

Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer

Fabrice Muamba

Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican-American model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008

Ivonne Orsini · Miss World Puerto Rico 2008

Rigard van Klooster, Dutch cyclist and speed skater

Rigard van Klooster

Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player

Lachlan Coote

Charlie McDermott, American actor

Charlie McDermott

Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer

Andrei Veis

Ken (singer), South Korean singer

Ken (singer)

Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor

Adrián Alonso

Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player

Darya Lebesheva

Prudentius, bishop of Troyes

Prudentius of Troyes · Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes

Saint Methodius, Byzantine missionary and saint (b. 815)

Saints Cyril and Methodius

Pei Che, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Pei Che · Chancellor of the Tang dynasty

Liu Churang, Chinese general and chief of staff (b. 881)

Liu Churang

Nasr II, ruler (amir) of the Samanid Empire (b. 906)

Nasr II · Emir · Samanid Empire

Frederick II, duke of Swabia (b. 1090)

Frederick II, Duke of Swabia · Duchy of Swabia

Richard I, king of England (b. 1157)

Richard I of England · Kingdom of England

William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

Guillaume de Sonnac, Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Guillaume de Sonnac

Peter of Verona, Italian priest and saint (b. 1206)

Peter of Verona

Basil, emperor of Trebizond (Turkey)

Basil of Trebizond · Empire of Trebizond · Turkey

James I, count of La Marche (b. 1319)

James I, Count of La Marche · County of La Marche

Matthias Corvinus, Romanian-Hungarian husband of Beatrice of Naples (b. 1443)

Matthias Corvinus · Beatrice of Naples

Raphael, Italian painter and architect (b. 1483)

Raphael

Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (b. 1479)

Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire

Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (b. 1471)

Albrecht Dürer

Joachim Vadian, Swiss scholar and politician (b. 1484)

Joachim Vadian

John Hamilton, Scottish archbishop and academic (b. 1512)

John Hamilton (archbishop of St Andrews)

Francis Walsingham, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1532)

Francis Walsingham · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

John Stow, English historian and author (b. 1525)

John Stow

Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (b. 1539)

Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford

Domenico Zampieri (Domenichino), Italian painter (b. 1581)

Domenichino

David Blondel, French minister, historian, and scholar (b. 1591)

David Blondel

John Winthrop the Younger, English politician, 1st Governor of Connecticut (b. 1606)

John Winthrop the Younger · List of colonial governors of Connecticut

Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, Irish-English politician (b. 1614)

Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey

Willem van de Velde the Younger, Dutch-English painter (b. 1633)

Willem van de Velde the Younger

Richard Rawlinson, English minister and historian (b. 1690)

Richard Rawlinson

Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719)

Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter and educator (b. 1757)

Vladimir Borovikovsky

Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (b. 1802)

Niels Henrik Abel

Adamantios Korais, Greek philosopher and scholar (b. 1748)

Adamantios Korais

José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian poet, academic, and politician (b. 1763)

José Bonifácio de Andrada

James Kirke Paulding, American author and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1778)

James Kirke Paulding · United States Secretary of the Navy

Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (b. 1803)

Albert Sidney Johnston

Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (b. 1801)

Benjamin Wright Raymond · Mayor of Chicago

William Edward Forster, English businessman, philanthropist, and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1818)

William Edward Forster · Chief Secretary for Ireland

Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (b. 1809)

Alvan Wentworth Chapman

Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (b. 1849)

Alexander Kielland · List of County Governors of Møre og Romsdal

Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (b. 1835)

Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore

Florence Earle Coates, American poet (b. 1850)

Florence Earle Coates

Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (b. 1869)

Edwin Arlington Robinson

Rose O'Neill, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (b. 1874)

Rose O'Neill · Cartoonist

Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (b. 1896)

Herbert Backe

Louis Wilkins, American pole vaulter (b. 1882)

Louis Wilkins

Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (b. 1905)

Idris Davies

Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1895)

Leo Aryeh Mayer

Jules Bordet, Belgian microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)

Jules Bordet · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Otto Struve, Ukrainian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1897)

Otto Struve

Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. 1933)

Maurice Stokes

Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1882)

Igor Stravinsky

Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch architect (b. 1884)

Willem Marinus Dudok

Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited (b. 1895)

Hudson Fysh · Qantas

Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (b. 1889)

Kōichi Kido · Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan

Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect, designed the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library (b. 1893)

Ivan Vasilyov · SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library

Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, Indian General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. (b. 1908)

Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri

Isaac Asimov, American science fiction writer (b. 1920)

Isaac Asimov

Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan banker and politician, 3rd President of Rwanda (b. 1937)

Juvénal Habyarimana · President of Rwanda

Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician, 5th President of Burundi (b. 1955)

Cyprien Ntaryamira · President of Burundi

Ioannis Alevras, Greek banker and politician, President of Greece (b. 1912)

Ioannis Alevras · President of Greece

Greer Garson, English-American actress (b. 1904)

Greer Garson

Norbert Schmitz, German footballer (b. 1958)

Norbert Schmitz

Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)

Tammy Wynette

Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (b. 1908)

Red Norvo

Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician, 1st President of Tunisia (b. 1903)

Habib Bourguiba · President of Tunisia

Charles Pettigrew, American singer-songwriter (Charles & Eddie) (b. 1963)

Charles Pettigrew · Charles & Eddie

David Bloom, American journalist (b. 1963)

David Bloom

Anita Borg, American computer scientist and educator; founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (b. 1949)

Anita Borg · Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)

Gerald Emmett Carter

Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (b. 1927)

Babatunde Olatunji

Lou Berberet, American baseball player (b. 1929)

Lou Berberet

Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (b. 1929)

Larisa Bogoraz

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (b. 1923)

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Maggie Dixon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1977)

Maggie Dixon

Francis L. Kellogg, American soldier and diplomat (b. 1917)

Francis L. Kellogg

Stefanos Stratigos, Greek actor and director (b. 1926)

Stefanos Stratigos

Luigi Comencini, Italian director and producer (b. 1916)

Luigi Comencini

J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1919)

J. M. S. Careless

Shawn Mackay, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1982)

Shawn Mackay

Wilma Mankiller, American tribal leader (b. 1945)

Wilma Mankiller

Corin Redgrave, English actor (b. 1939)

Corin Redgrave

Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (b. 1931)

Gerald Finnerman

Roland Guilbault, American admiral (b. 1934)

Roland Guilbault

Thomas Kinkade, American painter and illustrator (b. 1958)

Thomas Kinkade

Fang Lizhi, Chinese astrophysicist and academic (b. 1936)

Fang Lizhi

Sheila Scotter, Australian fashion designer and journalist (b. 1920)

Sheila Scotter

Reed Whittemore, American poet and critic (b. 1919)

Reed Whittemore

Hilda Bynoe, Grenadian physician and politician, 2nd Governor of Grenada (b. 1921)

Hilda Bynoe · Governor of Grenada

Bill Guttridge, English footballer and manager (b. 1931)

Bill Guttridge

Bigas Luna, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1946)

Bigas Luna

Ottmar Schreiner, German lawyer and politician (b. 1946)

Ottmar Schreiner

Mary Anderson, American actress (b. 1918)

Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918)

Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (b. 1926)

Jacques Castérède

Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (b. 1922)

Liv Dommersnes

Mickey Rooney, American soldier, actor, and dancer (b. 1920)

Mickey Rooney

Chuck Stone, American soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1924)

Chuck Stone

Massimo Tamburini, Italian motorcycle designer, co-founded Bimota (b. 1943)

Massimo Tamburini · Bimota

Giovanni Berlinguer, Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)

Giovanni Berlinguer

James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

James Best

Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1918)

Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)

Dollard St. Laurent

Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)

Merle Haggard

Don Rickles, American actor and comedian (b. 1926)

Don Rickles