June 8 — Este Día en la Historia

Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. He flees, but is captured near Chalcedon and later executed in Cappadocia.

Battle of Antioch (218) · Roman legion · Elagabalus · Macrinus · Chalcedon

Muhammad, Islamic prophet, dies in Medina.

Muhammad · Prophet · Medina

Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, commonly accepted as the beginning of Norse activity in the British Isles.

Lindisfarne · Norse activity in the British Isles

Edward the Confessor becomes King of England, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England.

Edward the Confessor

Richard I arrives in Acre, beginning his crusade.

Richard I · Acre, Israel

Richard le Scrope, the Archbishop of York, and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, are executed in York on Henry IV's orders.

Richard le Scrope · Archbishop of York · Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk · Earl of Norfolk · York

American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Trois-Rivières

Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.

Laki · Volcano · Iceland · Famine

James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.

James Madison · United States Bill of Rights

Robespierre inaugurates the French Revolution's new state religion, the Cult of the Supreme Being, with large organized festivals all across France.

Maximilien Robespierre · French Revolution · Cult of the Supreme Being

A group of 194 Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the mutineers of HMS Bounty, arrives at Norfolk Island, commencing the Third Settlement of the Island.

Pitcairn Islands · HMS Bounty · Norfolk Island

American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.

American Civil War · Tennessee · Union (American Civil War)

American Civil War: Battle of Cross Keys: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan.

Battle of Cross Keys · Confederate States of America · Stonewall Jackson · Army of Northern Virginia · George B. McClellan

Coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian compromise (Ausgleich).

Franz Joseph I of Austria · King of Hungary · Ausgleich

Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.

Herman Hollerith · Patent · Punched card · Calculator

Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.

Theodore Roosevelt · Antiquities Act · Public land

Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.

Carl Laemmle · Universal Studios

A solar eclipse is observed at Baker City, Oregon by scientists and an artist hired by the United States Navy.

Solar eclipse of June 8, 1918 · Baker City, Oregon

Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").

Second Northern Expedition · National Revolutionary Army · Peking

Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

Margaret Bondfield · Secretary of State for Employment · Cabinet of the United Kingdom

World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian Campaign.

World War II · Operation Alphabet · Narvik · Norwegian Campaign

World War II: The Allies commence the Syria-Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant.

Allies of World War II · Syria-Lebanon Campaign · Vichy France · Levant

World War II: The Japanese imperial submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.

Japanese submarine I-21 · Newcastle, New South Wales

Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.

Helen Keller · Dorothy Parker · Danny Kaye · Fredric March · John Garfield

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.

George Orwell · Nineteen Eighty-Four

An F5 tornado hits Beecher, Michigan, killing 116, injuring 844, and destroying 340 homes.

1953 Flint-Beecher tornado · Beecher, Michigan

The United States Supreme Court rules that restaurants in Washington, D.C. cannot refuse to serve black patrons.

Supreme Court of the United States

The USS Barbero and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.

USS Barbero (SS-317) · United States Postal Service · Missile Mail

An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.

F-104 Starfighter · XB-70 Valkyrie · Edwards Air Force Base · Joseph A. Walker · NASA

Topeka, Kansas, is devastated by a tornado that registers as an "F5" on the Fujita scale: The first to exceed US$100 million in damages. Sixteen people are killed, hundreds more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed.

Topeka, Kansas · Fujita scale

The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970.

National Football League · American Football League

Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.

Six-Day War · USS Liberty incident

Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut moments later while the young girl is seen running down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo.

Vietnam War · Phan Thị Kim Phúc · Napalm · Associated Press · Nick Ut

Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on two landing ships, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram.

Bluff Cove Air Attacks · Falklands War · Argentine · RFA Sir Galahad · RFA Sir Tristram (L3505)

Homosexuality is declared legal in the Australian state of New South Wales.

Homosexuality · States and territories of Australia · New South Wales

New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.

New Zealand Labour Party · New Zealand nuclear-free zone · New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987

The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

World Oceans Day · Earth Summit · Rio de Janeiro

Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.

Captain (United States O-3) · Scott O'Grady · U.S. Marines · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.

Mamoru Takuma · Osaka school massacre · Osaka Prefecture · Japan

The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.

Transit of Venus, 2004 · 1882

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of a trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker.

Newcastle, New South Wales · MV Pasha Bulker

At least 37 miners go missing after an explosion in an Ukrainian coal mine causes it to collapse.

Ukraine · 2008 Ukraine coal mine collapse

At least seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.

Akihabara massacre · Tokyo · Japan

Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour.

Journalist · 2009 imprisonment of American journalists by North Korea · North Korea · Penal labour

At least 28 people are killed in an attack at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan.

2014 Jinnah International Airport attack

Emperor Xizong of Tang (d. 888)

Emperor Xizong of Tang

Violant of Aragon, queen consort of Castile and León (d. 1301)

Violant of Aragon

Eleanor of Woodstock, eldest daughter of King Edward II of England (d. 1355)

Eleanor of Woodstock · Edward II of England

Cangrande II della Scala, Lord of Verona (d. 1359)

Cangrande II della Scala

Primož Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer (d. 1586)

Primož Trubar

Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet and author (d. 1638)

Gabriello Chiabrera

George I Rákóczi, prince of Transylvania (d. 1648)

George I Rákóczi

Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1712)

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1751)

Tomaso Albinoni

John Collins, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1795)

John Collins (Continental Congress) · Governor of Rhode Island

John Smeaton, English engineer, designed the Coldstream Bridge and Perth Bridge (d. 1794)

John Smeaton · Coldstream Bridge · Perth Bridge

Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer (d. 1818)

Caspar Wessel

Ercole Consalvi, Italian cardinal (d. 1824)

Ercole Consalvi

Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (d. 1869)

Charles A. Wickliffe · Governor of Kentucky

Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (d. 1856)

Robert Schumann

John Everett Millais, English painter and illustrator (d. 1896)

John Everett Millais

Thomas J. Higgins, Canadian-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1917)

Thomas J. Higgins · Medal of Honor

John Q. A. Brackett, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918)

John Q. A. Brackett · Governor of Massachusetts

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physician and physicist (d. 1940)

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval

Guido Banti, Italian physician and pathologist (d. 1925)

Guido Banti

Douglas Cameron, Canadian politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 1921)

Douglas Cameron (politician) · Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (d. 1924)

George Charles Haité

Smith Wigglesworth, English evangelist (d. 1947)

Smith Wigglesworth

Alicia Boole Stott, Irish-English mathematician and theorist (d. 1940)

Alicia Boole Stott

Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater (d. 1959)

Frank Lloyd Wright · Price Tower · Fallingwater

Robert Robinson Taylor, American architect (d. 1942)

Robert Robinson Taylor

Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (d. 1949)

Jan Frans De Boever

Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and author (d. 1934)

Ernst Enno

Alexandre Tuffère, Greek-French triple jumper (d. 1958)

Alexandre Tuffère

Karl Genzken, German physician (d. 1957)

Karl Genzken

William Funnell, Australian public servant (d. 1962)

William Funnell (public servant)

Ernst Marcus, German zoologist (d. 1968)

Ernst Marcus

Gaby Morlay, French actress (d. 1964)

Gaby Morlay

Erwin Schulhoff, Czech composer and pianist (d. 1942)

Erwin Schulhoff

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1978)

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste

John G. Bennett, English mathematician and technologist (d. 1974)

John G. Bennett

Eugène Lapierre, Canadian organist, composer and arts administrator (d. 1970)

Eugène Lapierre

Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (d. 1945) [1]

Lena Baker

Ralph Yarborough, American colonel and politician (d. 1996)

Ralph Yarborough

Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-French author and poet (d. 1987)

Marguerite Yourcenar

C. C. Beck, American illustrator (d. 1989)

C. C. Beck

John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (d. 1971)

John W. Campbell

Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer, sculptor, and painter (d. 2003)

Fernand Fonssagrives

Edmundo Rivero, Argentinian singer-songwriter (d. 1986)

Edmundo Rivero

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004)

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)

Maurice Bellemare

Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987)

Harry Holtzman

Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (d. 2015)

Kayyar Kinhanna Rai

Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)

Francis Crick · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)

Luigi Comencini

Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992)

Richard Pousette-Dart

Byron White, American football player and judge (d. 2002)

Byron White

George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician (d. 1994)

George Edward Hughes

Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (d. 1987)

Robert Preston (actor)

John D. Roberts, American chemist and academic (d. 2016)

John D. Roberts

John H. Ross, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)

John H. Ross

John R. Deane, Jr., American general (d. 2013)

John R. Deane, Jr.

Gwen Harwood, Australian poet and playwright (d. 1995)

Gwen Harwood

Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster and businessman (d. 1986)

Gordon McLendon

Olga Nardone, American actress (d. 2010)

Olga C. Nardone

LeRoy Neiman, American soldier and painter (d. 2012)

LeRoy Neiman

Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress and singer (d. 1993)

Alexis Smith

Suharto, Indonesian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (d. 2008)

Suharto · President of Indonesia

Billie Dawe, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2013)

Billie Dawe

Kenneth Waltz, American political scientist and academic (d. 2013)

Kenneth Waltz

Barbara Bush, American wife of George H. W. Bush, 41st First Lady of the United States

Barbara Bush · George H. W. Bush · First Lady of the United States

Jerry Stiller, American actor, comedian and producer

Jerry Stiller

Nada Inada, Japanese psychiatrist and author (d. 2013)

Nada Inada

Robert Aumann, German-American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate

Robert Aumann · Nobel Prize in Economics

Marcel Léger, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1993)

Marcel Léger

James Goldstone, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999)

James Goldstone

Dana Wynter, British actress (d. 2011)

Dana Wynter

Ray Illingworth, English cricketer and sportscaster

Ray Illingworth

Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood, Scottish lawyer and judge (d. 2017)

Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood

Rommie Loudd, American football player and coach (d. 1998)

Rommie Loudd

Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (d. 2014)

Joan Rivers

Robert Stevens, English lawyer and academic

Robert Stevens (lawyer)

Millicent Martin, English actress and singer

Millicent Martin

Molade Okoya-Thomas, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2015)

Molade Okoya-Thomas

James Darren, American actor

James Darren

Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)

Kenneth G. Wilson · Nobel Prize in Physics

Gillian Clarke, Welsh poet and playwright

Gillian Clarke

Angelo Amato, Italian cardinal

Angelo Amato

Herb Adderley, American football player

Herb Adderley

Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress

Nancy Sinatra

Robert Bradford, Northern Irish politician and activist (d. 1981)

Robert Bradford (Northern Irish politician)

George Pell, Australian cardinal

George Pell

Nikos Konstantopoulos, Greek politician, Greek Minister of the Interior

Nikos Konstantopoulos · Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction

Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player

Doug Mountjoy

Colin Baker, English actor

Colin Baker

William Calley, American lieutenant

William Calley

Willie Davenport, American colonel and hurdler (d. 2002)

Willie Davenport

Peter Eggert, German footballer and manager

Peter Eggert

Pierre-André Fournier, Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 2015)

Pierre-André Fournier

Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. 1998)

Mark Belanger

Marc Ouellet, Canadian cardinal

Marc Ouellet

Boz Scaggs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Boz Scaggs

Steven Fromholz, American singer-songwriter, producer, and poet (d. 2014)

Steven Fromholz

Derek Underwood, English cricketer

Derek Underwood

Graham Henry, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Graham Henry

Annie Haslam, English singer-songwriter and painter

Annie Haslam

Sara Paretsky, American author

Sara Paretsky

Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, geneticist, and academic Nobel Prize laureate

Eric F. Wieschaus · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Emanuel Ax, Polish-American pianist and educator

Emanuel Ax

Hildegard Falck, German runner

Hildegard Falck

Kathy Baker, American actress

Kathy Baker

Sônia Braga, Brazilian actress and producer

Sônia Braga

Tony Rice, American guitarist and songwriter

Tony Rice

Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer-songwriter

Bonnie Tyler

Billy Hayes, English union leader

Billy Hayes (trade unionist)

Sandy Nairne, English historian and curator

Sandy Nairne

Ivo Sanader, Croatian historian and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Croatia

Ivo Sanader · Prime Minister of Croatia

Olav Stedje, Norwegian singer-songwriter

Olav Stedje

Greg Ginn, American punk rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (Black Flag)

Greg Ginn · Black Flag (band)

Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (d. 2013)

Kiril of Varna

Sergei Storchak, Ukrainian-Russian politician

Sergei Storchak

Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web

Tim Berners-Lee · World Wide Web

Griffin Dunne, American actor, director, and producer

Griffin Dunne

Udo Bullmann, German politician

Udo Bullmann

Jonathan Potter, English psychologist, sociolinguist, and academic

Jonathan Potter

Scott Adams, American author and illustrator

Scott Adams

Don Robinson, American baseball player and politician

Don Robinson (baseball)

Sonja Vectomov, Czech/Finnish sculptor

Sonja Vectomov (sculptor)

Louise Richardson, Irish political scientist and academic

Louise Richardson

Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Mohsen Kadivar, Iranian philosopher

Mohsen Kadivar

Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter

Mick Hucknall

Terje Gewelt, Norwegian bassist

Terje Gewelt

Thomas Steen, Swedish ice hockey player and coach

Thomas Steen

John Gibbons, American baseball player and manager

John Gibbons

Andreas Keim, German footballer

Andreas Keim

Nick Rhodes, English keyboard player and producer

Nick Rhodes

Karen Kingsbury, American journalist and author

Karen Kingsbury

Antoaneta Todorova, Bulgarian javelin thrower

Antoaneta Todorova

Butch Reynolds, American runner and coach

Butch Reynolds

Kevin Farley, American screenwriter

Kevin Farley

Rob Pilatus, German model, dancer and singer (Milli Vanilli) (d. 1998)

Rob Pilatus · Milli Vanilli

Julianna Margulies, American actress

Julianna Margulies

Doris Pearson, English singer-songwriter and choreographer

Doris Pearson

Russell E. Morris, Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of St Andrews

Russell E. Morris · University of St Andrews

Rob Ray, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Rob Ray

David Barnhill, Australian rugby league player and coach

David Barnhill

J. P. Manoux, American actor

J. P. Manoux

Marcos Siega, American director and producer

Marcos Siega

Gabrielle Giffords, American businesswoman and politician

Gabrielle Giffords

Kwame Kilpatrick, American educator and politician, 68th Mayor of Detroit

Kwame Kilpatrick · Mayor of Detroit

Steve Renouf, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Steve Renouf

Troy Vincent, American football player

Troy Vincent

Mark Feuerstein, American actor, director, and producer

Mark Feuerstein

Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer

Christian Mayrleb

Lexa Doig, Canadian model and actress

Lexa Doig

Bryant Reeves, American basketball player

Bryant Reeves

Pål Arne Fagernes, Norwegian javelin thrower (d. 2003)

Pål Arne Fagernes

Lauren Burns, Australian taekwondo practitioner

Lauren Burns

Alma Lepina, Latvian figure skater

Alma Lepina

Emm Gryner, Canadian singer-songwriter

Emm Gryner

Bryan McCabe, Canadian-American ice hockey player

Bryan McCabe

Mark Ricciuto, Australian footballer and sportscaster

Mark Ricciuto

Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress and producer

Shilpa Shetty

Lindsay Davenport, American tennis player and coach

Lindsay Davenport

Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball player

Kenji Johjima

Catherine McKinnell, English lawyer and politician

Catherine McKinnell

Kanye West, American rapper, producer, director, and fashion designer

Kanye West

Eun Ji-won, South Korean rapper, dancer, and producer

Eun Ji-won

Maria Menounos, American television journalist

Maria Menounos

Alexei Kozlov, Estonian figure skater

Alexei Kozlov (figure skater)

Pete Orr, Canadian-American baseball player

Pete Orr

Derek Trucks, American guitarist and songwriter

Derek Trucks

Adine Wilson, New Zealand netball player

Adine Wilson

Rob Holliday, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Rob Holliday

İpek Şenoğlu, Turkish tennis player

İpek Şenoğlu

Gustavo Manduca, Brazilian footballer

Gustavo Manduca

Jamie Spencer, Irish jockey

Jamie Spencer

Alex Band, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Alex Band

Matteo Meneghello, Italian race car driver

Matteo Meneghello

Sara Watkins, American singer-songwriter and fiddler

Sara Watkins

Matteo Barbini, Italian rugby player

Matteo Barbini

Michael Cammalleri, Canadian ice hockey player

Michael Cammalleri

Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian footballer

Dickson Etuhu

Irina Lăzăreanu, Romanian-Canadian model and singer

Irina Lăzăreanu

Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player

Nadia Petrova

Gaines Adams, American football player (d. 2010)

Gaines Adams

Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player

Kim Clijsters

Pantelis Kapetanos, Greek footballer

Pantelis Kapetanos

Coby Karl, American basketball player

Coby Karl

Javier Mascherano, Argentinian footballer

Javier Mascherano

Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver

Alexandre Despatie

Patrick Kaleta, American ice hockey player

Patrick Kaleta

Andrej Sekera, Slovak ice hockey player

Andrej Sekera

Coralie Balmy, French swimmer

Coralie Balmy

Issiar Dia, Senegalese footballer

Issiar Dia

Timea Bacsinszky, Swiss tennis player

Timea Bacsinszky

Mitchell Schwartz, American football player

Mitchell Schwartz

Todd Barclay, New Zealand politician

Todd Barclay

Mickey Bushell, English wheelchair racer

Mickey Bushell

Sebá, Brazilian footballer

Sebá

Doğanay Kılıç, Turkish footballer

Doğanay Kılıç

Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player

Jeļena Ostapenko

Francesca Capaldi, American actress

Francesca Capaldi

Muhammad, the central figure of Islam, widely regarded as its founder (b. 570/571)

Muhammad

Chlodulf, bishop of Metz (or 697)

Chlodulf of Metz · Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz

Zhao Ying, Chinese chancellor (b. 885)

Zhao Ying

Harthacnut, English-Danish king (b. 1018)

Harthacnut

William of York, English archbishop and saint

William of York

Beatrice Portinari, object of Dante Alighieri's adoration (b. 1266)

Beatrice Portinari · Dante Alighieri

Edward, the Black Prince, English son of Edward III of England (b. 1330)

Edward, the Black Prince · Edward III of England

Thomas de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1338)

Thomas de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros

Kan'ami, Japanese actor and playwright (b. 1333)

Kan'ami

Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York (b. c.1350)

Richard le Scrope

Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk (b. 1385)

Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk

George Neville, English archbishop and academic (b. 1432)

George Neville (bishop)

Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort of England (b. 1437)

Elizabeth Woodville

George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly, Earl of Huntly and Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1440)

George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly

Hongzhi Emperor of China (b. 1470)

Hongzhi Emperor

Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman (b. 1565)

Edward Fortunatus

Jean Bertaut, French bishop and poet (b. 1552)

Jean Bertaut

Hans Leo Hassler, German organist and composer (b. 1562)

Hans Leo Hassler

Anne de Xainctonge, French saint, founded the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin (b. 1567)

Anne de Xainctonge · Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin

Rudolph Goclenius, German lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1547)

Rudolph Goclenius

Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1604)

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Sophia of Hanover (b. 1630)

Sophia of Hanover

Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German son of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1658)

Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine · Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

August Hermann Francke, German-Lutheran pietist, philanthropist, and scholar (b. 1663)

August Hermann Francke

Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German archaeologist and scholar (b. 1717)

Johann Joachim Winckelmann

George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1716)

George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Louis XVII of France (b. 1785)

Louis XVII of France

Thomas Paine, English-American theorist and author (b. 1737)

Thomas Paine

Sarah Siddons, Welsh actress (b. 1755)

Sarah Siddons

Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian economist and jurist (b. 1761)

Gian Domenico Romagnosi

Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)

Andrew Jackson · President of the United States

Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist (b. 1799)

Rodolphe Töpffer

Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (b. 1803)

Douglas William Jerrold

Cochise, American tribal chief (b. 1805)

Cochise

George Sand, French author and playwright (b. 1804)

George Sand

Ignace Bourget, Canadian bishop (b. 1799)

Ignace Bourget

Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (b. 1844)

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (b. 1863)

Mary of the Divine Heart

Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1902)

Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)

George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer (b. 1886)

George Mallory

Bliss Carman, Canadian-American poet and playwright (b. 1861)

Bliss Carman

Karl Hanke, Polish-German soldier and politician (b. 1903)

Karl Hanke

Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1874)

Eugène Fiset · Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

Oswald Pohl, German SS officer (b. 1892)

Oswald Pohl · SS

Marie Laurencin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1883)

Marie Laurencin

Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (b. 1912)

Leslie Johnson (racing driver)

Edmondo Rossoni, Italian politician (b. 1884)

Edmondo Rossoni

Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and academic (b. 1890)

Anton Melik

Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (b. 1909)

Elizabeth Enright

Ludovico Scarfiotti, Italian race car driver (b. 1933)

Ludovico Scarfiotti

Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (b. 1885)

Arunachalam Mahadeva

Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (b. 1911)

Robert Taylor (actor)

Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (b. 1908)

Abraham Maslow

Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe, Norwegian zoologist and psychologist (b. 1894)

Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe

Satchel Paige, American baseball player and coach (b. 1906)

Satchel Paige

Gordon Jacob, English composer and academic (b. 1895)

Gordon Jacob

Alexander Iolas, Egyptian-American art collector (b. 1907)

Alexander Iolas

George Turner, Australian author and critic (b. 1916)

George Turner (writer)

Karen Wetterhahn, American chemist and academic (b. 1948)

Karen Wetterhahn

Sani Abacha, Nigerian general and politician, 10th President of Nigeria (b. 1943)

Sani Abacha · President of Nigeria

Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (b. 1903)

Maria Reiche

Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist (b. 1948)

Jeff MacNelly

Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (b. 1935)

Alex de Renzy

Charles Hyder, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1930)

Charles Hyder

Mack Jones, American baseball player (b. 1938)

Mack Jones

Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded Rip Off Press (b. 1941)

Jaxon · Rip Off Press

Matta El Meskeen, Egyptian monk, theologian, and author (b. 1919)

Matta El Meskeen

Šaban Bajramović, Serbian singer-songwriter (b. 1936)

Šaban Bajramović

Omar Bongo, Gabonese captain and politician, President of Gabon (b. 1935)

Omar Bongo · President of Gabon

Crispian St. Peters, English singer-songwriter (b. 1939)

Crispian St. Peters

Pete Brennan, American basketball player (b. 1936)

Pete Brennan

Charles E. M. Pearce, New Zealand-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1940)

Charles E. M. Pearce

Ghassan Tueni, Lebanese journalist, academic, and politician (b. 1926)

Ghassan Tueni

Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1948)

Paul Cellucci · Governor of Massachusetts

Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (b. 1930)

Yoram Kaniuk

Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (b. 1942)

Taufiq Kiemas · First Spouse of Indonesia

Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (b. 1903)

Alexander Imich

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (b. 1948)

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura

Chea Sim, Cambodian commander and politician (b. 1932)

Chea Sim