May 9 — Este Día en la Historia

Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated.

Lincoln Cathedral

England and Portugal formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force.

Anglo-Portuguese Alliance · Treaty of Windsor (1386)

'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated.

Abdal-Latif Mirza · Timurid dynasty

Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.

Hernando de Alarcón · Gulf of California

The figure who later became Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England.

Punch and Judy

Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.

Thomas Blood · Clergyman · Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom · Tower of London

Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.

Margaret Clap · Molly house · Tyburn, London

The Siege of Fort Detroit begins during Pontiac's War against British forces.

Siege of Fort Detroit · Pontiac's War

Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.

Second Schleswig War · Austrian Empire · Kingdom of Prussia · Battle of Heligoland (1864)

American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama.

American Civil War · Nathan Bedford Forrest · Gainesville, Alabama

American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.

President Andrew Johnson · Conclusion of the American Civil War

Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.

Panic of 1873 · Vienna · Long Depression

The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.

Bus · Mumbai

Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.

Mihail Kogălniceanu · Chamber of Deputies (Romania) · Romania

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.

1877 Iquique earthquake · Peru

Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.

Buffalo Bill Cody

Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.

Parliament of Australia · Melbourne

The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100 mph (160 km/h).

GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro

The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.

Gabriele D'Annunzio · Index of Forbidden Books · Holy See

World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.

World War I · Second Battle of Artois

World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.

Second Ostend Raid · Ostend

Polish-Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.

Polish-Soviet War · Edward Rydz-Śmigły · Kiev Offensive (1920) · Victory parade · Khreshchatyk

Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)

Richard E. Byrd · Floyd Bennett · North Pole

Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.

Ethiopia · Addis Ababa · May 5

World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.

World War II · Nazi Germany · German submarine U-9 (1935) · French submarine Doris (Q 135) · Den Helder

World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.

German submarine U-110 (1940) · Royal Navy · Enigma machine · Allies of World War II · Cryptographer

Holocaust: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast, Ukraine). The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported.

The Holocaust · SS · Podolia · Zinkiv · Khmelnytska oblast

World War II: The final German Instrument of Surrender is signed at the Soviet headquarters in Berlin-Karlshorst.

German Instrument of Surrender · Karlshorst

World War II: The Channel Islands are liberated by the British after five years of German occupation.

Channel Islands

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II.

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy · Umberto II of Italy

Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.

Czechoslovakia · Ninth-of-May Constitution

Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco · Prince of Monaco

Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.

Robert Schuman · Schuman Declaration · European Union

Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.

Cold War · NATO

Film: Vertigo has world premiere in San Francisco.

Vertigo (film) · San Francisco

The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.

Food and Drug Administration · Birth control · Indication (medicine) · G. D. Searle & Company · Combined oral contraceptive pill

FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow gives his Wasteland Speech.

Newton N. Minow · Wasteland Speech

Ngô Đình Cẩn, de facto ruler of central Vietnam under his brother President Ngô Đình Diệm before the family's toppling, is executed.

Ngô Đình Cẩn · Vietnam · Ngo Dinh Diem

Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks.

Carlos Lamarca · Brazilian military government · Brazil · São Paulo

Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House.

Vietnam War · White House

Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.

Watergate scandal · United States House Committee on the Judiciary · Impeachment in the United States · Richard Nixon

Hotel Polen fire: A disastrous fire burns down the Hotel Polen in Amsterdam causing 33 deaths and 21 severe injuries.

Hotel Polen fire · Amsterdam

Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran.

Persian Jews · Habib Elghanian

In Florida, Liberian freighter MV Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150 ft. into the water and die.

Florida · Liberia · MV Summit Venture · Sunshine Skyway Bridge · Tampa Bay

In Norco, California, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase.

Norco, California · Norco shootout · History of California

LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.

LOT Flight 5055 · Warsaw

Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Armenia · Shusha · Nagorno-Karabakh War

Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Westray Mine disaster · Nova Scotia

In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of teargas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.

Ghana · Accra Sports Stadium disaster

The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.

Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem · Church of the Nativity · Bethlehem · Palestinians

A Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft crashes into Mount Salak in West Java, Indonesia, killing 45 people.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 · Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash · Mount Salak · West Java · Indonesia

An Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft crashes near the Spanish city of Seville with three people on board killed.

Airbus A400M Atlas · 2015 Seville A400M crash · Seville

Russia stages its biggest ever military parade in Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory Day.

2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade · Red Square · Victory Day (9 May)

Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)

Minamoto no Yoritomo

Valdemar II of Denmark (d. 1241) (alternative date is June 28)

Valdemar II of Denmark

Maharana Pratap, Indian ruler (d. 1597)

Maharana Pratap

Jerónima de la Asunción, Catholic nun and founder of the first monastery in Manila (d. 1630)

Jerónima de la Asunción

Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, Military leader in the Thirty Years' War (d. 1662)

Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (d. 1655)

Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege

Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (d. 1816)

Giovanni Paisiello

Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1818)

Gaspard Monge

János Batsányi, Hungarian-Austrian poet and author (d. 1845)

János Batsányi

John Brown, American activist (d. 1859)

John Brown (abolitionist)

Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded the town of Fleetwood (d. 1866)

Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood · Fleetwood

John Brougham, Irish-American actor and playwright (d. 1880)

John Brougham

Frederick Weld, English-New Zealand politician, 6th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1891)

Frederick Weld · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Jacob ben Moses Bachrach, Polish apologist and author (d. 1896)

Jacob ben Moses Bachrach

James Collinson, Victorian painter (d. 1881)

James Collinson

Ferdinand Monoyer, French ophthalmologist, invented the Monoyer chart (d. 1912)

Ferdinand Monoyer · Monoyer chart

Adam Opel, German engineer, founded the Opel Company (d. 1895)

Adam Opel · Opel

Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer and businessman (d. 1913)

Gustaf de Laval

Edward Weston (chemist), English-American chemist (d. 1936)

Edward Weston (chemist)

Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer (d. 1932)

Julius Röntgen

J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright (d. 1937)

J. M. Barrie

Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian economist and politician (d. 1915)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Harry Vardon, British golfer (d. 1937)

Harry Vardon

Anton Cermak, Czech-American captain and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933)

Anton Cermak · Mayor of Chicago

Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (d. 1939)

Howard Carter

George Barker, American painter (d. 1965)

George Barker (painter)

Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder and businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards (d. 1967)

Henry J. Kaiser · Kaiser Shipyards

José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, author, and critic (d. 1955)

José Ortega y Gasset

Valdemar Psilander, Danish actor (d. 1917)

Valdemar Psilander

Francesco Baracca, Italian fighter pilot (d. 1918)

Francesco Baracca

William Moulton Marston, American psychologist and author (d. 1947)

William Moulton Marston

Richard Barthelmess, American actor (d. 1963)

Richard Barthelmess

Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (d. 1961)

Lucian Blaga

Frank Foss, American pole vaulter (d. 1989)

Frank Foss (athlete)

Richard Day, Canadian-American art director and set decorator (d. 1972)

Richard Day (art director)

Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector (d. 1964)

Rolf de Maré

Maria Malicka, Polish stage and film actress (d. 1992) [1]

Maria Malicka

Conrad Bernier, Canadian-American organist, composer, and educator (d. 1988)

Conrad Bernier

Eleanor Estes, American librarian, author, and illustrator (d. 1988)

Eleanor Estes

Jackie Grant, Trinidadian cricketer (d. 1978)

Jackie Grant

Kathryn Kuhlman, American evangelist and author (d. 1976)

Kathryn Kuhlman

Baldur von Schirach, German politician (d. 1974)

Baldur von Schirach

Don Messer, Canadian violinist (d. 1973)

Don Messer

Gordon Bunshaft, American architect, designed the Solow Building (d. 1990)

Gordon Bunshaft · Solow Building

Harry Simeone, American music arranger, conductor, and composer (d. 2005)

Harry Simeone

Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (d. 1963)

Pedro Armendáriz

Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943)

Per Imerslund

Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990)

Géza Ottlik

Denham Fouts, American prostitute (d. 1948)

Denham Fouts

Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (d. 2005)

Carlo Maria Giulini

Hank Snow, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)

Hank Snow

William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993)

William Pène du Bois

Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)

Fay Kanin

Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek soldier and educator (d. 2011)

Moisis Michail Bourlas

Orville Freeman, American soldier and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2003)

Orville Freeman · United States Secretary of Agriculture

Mike Wallace, American journalist, media personality and one-time game show host (d. 2012)

Mike Wallace

Clifford Chadderton, Canadian soldier and journalist (d. 2013)

Clifford Chadderton

William Tenn, English-American author and academic (d. 2010)

William Tenn

Richard Adams, English novelist (d. 2016)

Richard Adams

Daniel Berrigan, American priest, poet, and activist (d. 2016)

Daniel Berrigan

Sophie Scholl, German activist (d. 1943)

Sophie Scholl

Mona Van Duyn, American poet and academic (d. 2004)

Mona Van Duyn

Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (d. 2008)

Johnny Grant (radio personality)

Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer, poet, and author (d. 1997)

Bulat Okudzhava

John Middleton Murry, Jr., English soldier, pilot, and author (d. 2002)

John Middleton Murry, Jr.

Manfred Eigen, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Manfred Eigen · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Ralph Goings, American painter

Ralph Goings

Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (d. 1995)

Pancho Gonzales

Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (d. 2012)

Barbara Ann Scott

Joan Sims, English actress (d. 2001)

Joan Sims

Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan historian and linguist (d. 2010)

Kalifa Tillisi

Vance D. Brand, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut

Vance D. Brand

Conrad Hunte, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1999)

Conrad Hunte

Alan Bennett, English screenwriter, playwright, and novelist

Alan Bennett

Nokie Edwards, American guitarist

Nokie Edwards

Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (d. 1988)

Roger Hargreaves

Terry Downes, British boxer and former world middle-weight champion

Terry Downes

Albert Finney, English actor

Albert Finney

Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician

Glenda Jackson

Sonny Curtis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Sonny Curtis

Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect, designed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and Valladolid Science Museum

Rafael Moneo · Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels · Valladolid Science Museum

Dave Prater, American singer (d. 1988)

Dave Prater

Charles Simic, Serbian-American poet and editor

Charles Simić

Ralph Boston, American long jumper

Ralph Boston

Pierre Desproges, French journalist and actor (d. 1988)

Pierre Desproges

Ion Țiriac, Romanian tennis player and manager

Ion Țiriac

Ken Warby, Australian motorboat racer

Ken Warby

Giorgio Zancanaro, Italian baritone

Giorgio Zancanaro

John Ogbu, Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor (d. 2003)

John Ogbu

James L. Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter

James L. Brooks

Dorothy Hyman, English sprinter

Dorothy Hyman

Danny Rapp, American rock & roll singer (Danny & the Juniors) (d. 1983)

Danny Rapp · Danny & the Juniors

John Ashcroft, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General

John Ashcroft · United States Attorney General

Tommy Roe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tommy Roe

Vince Cable, English economist and politician, former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Vince Cable · Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Anders Isaksson, Swedish historian and journalist (d. 2009)

Anders Isaksson

Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (d. 2014)

Colin Pillinger

Richie Furay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Richie Furay

Gamal El-Ghitani, Egyptian journalist and author (d. 2015)

Gamal El-Ghitani

Jupp Heynckes, German footballer and manager

Jupp Heynckes

Steve Katz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Steve Katz (musician)

Candice Bergen, American actress and producer

Candice Bergen

Ayşe Nur Zarakolu, Turkish author and activist (d. 2002)

Ayşe Nur Zarakolu

Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat

Yukiya Amano

Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic

Hans Georg Bock

John Mahaffey, American golfer

John Mahaffey

Steven W. Mosher, American social scientist and author

Steven W. Mosher

Calvin Murphy, American basketball player and radio host

Calvin Murphy

Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Billy Joel

Richard S. Williamson, American lawyer and diplomat, 17th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (d. 2013)

Richard S. Williamson · Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

James Butts, American triple jumper

James Butts

Tom Petersson, American bass player and songwriter

Tom Petersson

Alley Mills, American actress

Alley Mills

Bruno Brokken, Belgian high jumper

Bruno Brokken

Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (d. 2012)

Meles Zenawi · Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano and actress

Anne Sofie von Otter

Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress and producer

Wendy Crewson

Jana Wendt, Australian television host

Jana Wendt

Graham Smith, Canadian swimmer

Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)

Andrew Jones, New Zealand cricketer

Andrew Jones (New Zealand cricketer)

Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)

Tony Gwynn

Sean Altman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Sean Altman

John Corbett, American actor

John Corbett

Dave Gahan, English singer-songwriter

Dave Gahan

Paul Heaton, English singer-songwriter

Paul Heaton

Joe Cirella, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Joe Cirella

Ken Nomura, Japanese race car driver and sportscaster

Ken Nomura

Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Steve Yzerman

Mark Tinordi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Mark Tinordi

David Benoit, American basketball player

David Benoit (basketball)

Graham Harman, American philosopher and academic

Graham Harman

Ruth Kelly, British economist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

Ruth Kelly · Secretary of State for Transport

Doug Christie, American basketball player

Doug Christie (basketball)

Ghostface Killah, American rapper and actor

Ghostface Killah

Jason Lee, English footballer and manager

Jason Lee (footballer)

Dan Chiasson, American poet and critic

Dan Chiasson

Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and singer

Megumi Odaka

Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan runner

Tegla Loroupe

Leonard Myles-Mills, Ghanaian sprinter

Leonard Myles-Mills

Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Tamia

Brian Deegan, American motocross rider

Brian Deegan (rider) · Motocross

Averno, Mexican wrestler

Averno (wrestler)

Svein Tuft, Canadian cyclist

Svein Tuft

Leandro Cufré, Argentinian footballer

Leandro Cufré

Santiago Dellapè, Argentinian-Italian rugby player

Santiago Dellapè

Aaron Harang, American baseball player

Aaron Harang

Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Pierre Bouvier

Rosario Dawson, American actress

Rosario Dawson

Andrew W.K., American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, motivational speaker, and music producer

Andrew W.K.

Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer

Grant Hackett

Angela Nikodinov, American figure skater

Angela Nikodinov

Tony Schmidt, German race car driver

Tony Schmidt

Jo Hyun-jae, South Korean actor

Jo Hyun-jae

Bill Murphy, American baseball player

Bill Murphy (baseball)

Evangelos Tsiolis, Greek footballer

Evangelos Tsiolis

Giacomo Brichetto, Italian footballer

Giacomo Brichetto

Alan Campbell, British sculler

Alan Campbell (rower)

Christos Marangos, Cypriot footballer

Christos Marangos

Ryuhei Matsuda, Japanese actor

Ryuhei Matsuda

Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player

Gilles Müller

Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player

Tyler Lumsden

Leandro Rinaudo, Italian footballer

Leandro Rinaudo

Prince Fielder, American baseball player

Prince Fielder

Chase Headley, American baseball player

Chase Headley

Jake Long, American football player

Jake Long

Henrique Andrade Silva, Brazilian footballer

Henrique Andrade Silva

Scott Bolton, Australian rugby league player

Scott Bolton

Vitaliy Pushkar, Ukrainian race car driver

Vitaliy Pushkar

J. R. Fitzpatrick, Canadian race car driver

J. R. Fitzpatrick

Ellen White, English footballer

Ellen White (footballer)

Majlinda Kelmendi, Kosovar judoka

Majlinda Kelmendi

Stasija Rage, Latvian figure skater

Stasija Rage

Dan Burn, English footballer

Dan Burn

William Hopoate, Australian rugby league player

William Hopoate

Ryosuke Yamada, Japanese idol

Ryosuke Yamada

Ryan Auger, English footballer

Ryan Auger

Saron Läänmäe, Estonian footballer

Saron Läänmäe

Osric, king of Northumbria

Osric of Northumbria · Northumbria

Shi Pu, warlord of the Tang Dynasty

Shi Pu

Adalgar, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen

Adalgar

Wang Sitong, Chinese general and governor (b. 892)

Wang Sitong

Magnus VI of Norway

Magnus VI of Norway

Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)

Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy

John Drokensford, Bishop of Bath and Wells

John Drokensford

Niccolò Albergati, Italian Cardinal and diplomat (b. 1373)

Niccolò Albergati

Mary of Enghien (b. 1368)

Mary of Enghien

Charles de Bourbon French cardinal and pretender to the throne (b. 1523)

Charles de Bourbon (cardinal)

William Bradford, English-American politician, 2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony (b. 1590)

William Bradford (Plymouth Colony governor) · Governor of Plymouth Colony

Dieterich Buxtehude, German-Danish organist and composer (b. 1637)

Dieterich Buxtehude

Diogo de Mendonça Corte-Real, Portuguese judge and politician (b. 1658)

Diogo de Mendonça Corte-Real

Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1663)

Tomaso Antonio Vitali

John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish field marshal and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (b. 1673)

John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair · List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France

Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint (b. 1700)

Nicolaus Zinzendorf

Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French general and engineer (b. 1715)

Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval

William Clingan, American politician (b. 1721)

William Clingan

Francis Hopkinson, American judge and politician (b. 1737)

Francis Hopkinson

Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759)

Friedrich Schiller

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (b. 1778)

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

Garlieb Merkel, Estonian author and activist (b. 1769)

Garlieb Merkel

Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (b. 1805)

Peter Ernst von Lasaulx

John Sedgwick, American general and educator (b. 1813)

John Sedgwick

William S. Harney, American general (b. 1800)

William S. Harney

Oscar von Gebhardt, German theologian and academic (b. 1844)

Oscar von Gebhardt

C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (b. 1854)

C. W. Post · Post Foods

François Faber, Luxembourgian-French cyclist and soldier (b. 1887)

François Faber

Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player and cricketer (b. 1883)

Anthony Wilding

George Coșbuc, Romanian journalist and poet (b. 1866)

George Coșbuc

Albert Abraham Michelson, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)

Albert Abraham Michelson · Nobel Prize in Physics

John Arthur Jarvis, English swimmer (b. 1872)

John Arthur Jarvis

Ernst Bresslau, German zoologist (b. 1877)

Ernst Bresslau

Thomas B. Thrige, Danish businessman (b. 1866)

Thomas B. Thrige

Józef Cebula, Polish priest and saint (b. 1902)

Józef Cebula

Han Yong-un, Korean poet and social reformer (b. 1879)

Han Yong-un

Louis II, Prince of Monaco (b. 1870)

Louis II, Prince of Monaco

Esteban Terradas i Illa, Spanish mathematician and engineer (b. 1883)

Esteban Terradas i Illa

Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan banker and businessman (b. 1887)

Ernest de Silva

Ezio Pinza, Italian actor and singer (b. 1892)

Ezio Pinza

Bhaurao Patil, Indian activist and educator (b. 1887)

Bhaurao Patil

Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (b. 1902)

Leopold Figl · Chancellor of Austria

Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)

Mercedes de Acosta

Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (b. 1894)

Harold Gray · Little Orphan Annie

Marion Lorne, American actress (b. 1883)

Marion Lorne

Walter Reuther, American union leader (b. 1907)

Walter Reuther

Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)

Jens Bjørneboe

Ulrike Meinhof, German militant, co-founded the Red Army Faction (b. 1934)

Ulrike Meinhof · Red Army Faction

James Jones, American novelist (b. 1921)

James Jones (author)

Giuseppe Impastato, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1948)

Giuseppe Impastato

Aldo Moro, Italian lawyer and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1916)

Aldo Moro · Prime Minister of Italy

Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American banker, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1883)

Cyrus S. Eaton

Eddie Jefferson, American singer and lyricist (b. 1918)

Eddie Jefferson

Kate Molale, South African activist (b. 1928)

Kate Molale

Nelson Algren, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1909)

Nelson Algren

Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (b. 1891)

Henry Bachtold

Edmond O'Brien, American actor and director (b. 1915)

Edmond O'Brien

Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese mountaineer (b. 1914)

Tenzing Norgay

Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)

Obafemi Awolowo

Penelope Gilliatt, English novelist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1932)

Penelope Gilliatt

Elias Motsoaledi, South African activist (b. 1924)

Elias Motsoaledi

Rawya Ateya, Egyptian captain and politician (b. 1926)

Rawya Ateya

Marco Ferreri, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Marco Ferreri

Alice Faye, American actress and singer (b. 1915)

Alice Faye

Talat Mahmood, Indian singer and actor (b. 1924)

Talat Mahmood

Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1918)

Russell B. Long

Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen cleric and politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic (b. 1951)

Akhmad Kadyrov · President of the Chechen Republic

Alan King, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)

Alan King (comedian)

Brenda Fassie, South African singer (b. 1964)

Brenda Fassie

Dwight Wilson, Canadian soldier (b. 1901)

Dwight Wilson (veteran)

Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1929)

Jack Gibson (rugby league)

Baptiste Manzini, American football player (b. 1920)

Baptiste Manzini

Nuala O'Faolain, Irish journalist and producer (b. 1942)

Nuala O'Faolain

Pascal Sevran, French singer, television host, and author (b. 1945)

Pascal Sevran

Chuck Daly, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

Chuck Daly

Lena Horne, American singer, actress, and activist (b. 1917)

Lena Horne

Otakar Motejl, Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1932)

Otakar Motejl

Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist (b. 1984)

Wouter Weylandt

Bertram Cohler, American psychologist, psychoanalyst, and academic (b. 1938)

Bertram Cohler

Geoffrey Henry, Cook Islander lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (b. 1940)

Geoffrey Henry · Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman (b. 1928)

Vidal Sassoon

Ramón Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1952)

Ramón Blanco Rodríguez

George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1918)

George M. Leader · Governor of Pennsylvania

Humberto Lugo Gil, Mexican lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of Hidalgo (b. 1933)

Humberto Lugo Gil · Governor of Hidalgo

Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (b. 1921)

Ottavio Missoni · Missoni

Giacomo Bini, Italian priest and missionary (b. 1938)

Giacomo Bini

Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)

Harlan Mathews

Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy, Indian politician, 12th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1935)

Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy · Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Mary Stewart, English-Scottish author and poet (b. 1916)

Mary Stewart (novelist)

Edward W. Estlow, American football player and journalist (b. 1920)

Edward W. Estlow

Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (b. 1917)

Kenan Evren · President of Turkey

Elizabeth Wilson, American actress (b. 1921)

Elizabeth Wilson