July 24 — Este Día en la Historia

Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.

Battle of Nocera · Ranulf II of Alife · Roger II of Sicily

Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.

Louis VII of France · Siege of Damascus (1148) · Second Crusade

Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.

Wars of Scottish Independence · Fall of Stirling Castle · Edward I of England · Warwolf

Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.

Battle of Harlaw

Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against a ban on foreign beer.

Leeuwarden · Beer

French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.

Jacques Cartier · Gaspé Peninsula · Francis I of France

Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.

Mary, Queen of Scots · James VI and I

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit.

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac · Fort Detroit · Detroit

The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk.

Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti · Russian Empire · Treaty of Georgievsk

War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward the Niagara River to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders.

War of 1812 · General officer · Phineas Riall · Niagara River · Jacob Brown

Slavery is abolished in Chile.

Slavery · Chile

In Maracaibo, Venezuela the naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo takes place, where Admiral José Prudencio Padilla, defeats the Spanish Navy, thus culminating the independence for the Gran Colombia.

Maracaibo · Venezuela · Battle of Lake Maracaibo · Gran Colombia

After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.

Brigham Young · Mormons · Salt Lake Valley · Salt Lake City

Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press.

Richard March Hoe

American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.

American Civil War · Second Battle of Kernstown · Confederate States of America · General (CSA) · Jubal Early

Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.

Reconstruction Era · Tennessee · U.S. state

O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.

O. Henry · Columbus, Ohio · Embezzlement

The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.

Ottoman Empire · Shkodër · Albanian Revolt of 1910

Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".

Hiram Bingham III · Machu Picchu · Inca Empire

The passenger ship S.S. Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.

SS Eastland · Great Lakes

The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.

Mandatory Palestine · League of Nations

The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.

Treaty of Lausanne · Turkey · Greece · Bulgaria · World War I

Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.

Themistoklis Sofoulis · Prime Minister of Greece

The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.

Menin Gate · Ypres

The Kellogg-Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928 by most leading world powers).

Kellogg-Briand Pact · Foreign policy

The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 °F (43 °C) in Chicago and 104 °F (40 °C) in Milwaukee.

Dust Bowl · Chicago · Milwaukee

Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".

Alabama · Scottsboro Boys

World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.

World War II · Bombing of Hamburg in World War II · Hamburg · November

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station · RTV-G-4 Bumper

At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".

American National Exhibition · Vice President of the United States · Richard Nixon · Premier · Nikita Khrushchev

The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.

Bluenose II · Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.

Michael Pelkey · BASE jumping · El Capitan

During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians.

Charles de Gaulle · Montreal · Vive le Québec libre · Anglophone Canadians

Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

Apollo program · Apollo 11

Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.

Watergate scandal · Supreme Court of the United States · President of the United States · White House · United States v. Nixon

End of a four-day-long Libyan-Egyptian War.

Libyan-Egyptian War

The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.

Quietly Confident Quartet · Australia at the 1980 Summer Olympics · Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay · 1980 Summer Olympics

Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299.

Nagasaki

The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Black July · Sri Lanka · Sri Lankan Civil War

George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".

George Brett · Kansas City Royals · New York Yankees · Pine Tar Incident

US supertanker SS Bridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker.

SS Bridgeton · Bridgeton incident · IRGC

Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Hulda became the oldest person to climb Japan’s highest peak.

Hulda Crooks

Russell Eugene Weston, Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.

United States Capitol shooting incident (1998) · United States Capitol

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha · List of Bulgarian monarchs · Bulgaria · Prime Minister of Bulgaria · Election

The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos. 11 civilian and military aircraft are destroyed and 15 are damaged. All 14 commandos are shot dead, while 7 soldiers from the Sri Lanka Air Force are killed. In addition, 3 civilians and an engineer die. This incident slowed down the Sri Lankan economy.

Bandaranaike Airport attack · Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam · Sri Lanka Air Force · Sri Lanka

A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.

Santiago de Compostela derailment · Spain

Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people onboard are killed.

Air Algérie Flight 5017 · Ouagadougou · Burkina Faso · Algiers · Mali

Blessed Christina von Stommeln, German Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic (d. 1312)

Christina von Stommeln

Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1524)

Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (d. 1577)

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern (d. 1589)

Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern

Thomas Platter the Younger, Swiss physician and author (d. 1628)

Thomas Platter the Younger

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1718)

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury · Lord High Treasurer

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne of Great Britain and Prince George of Denmark (d. 1700)

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester · Anne, Queen of Great Britain · Prince George of Denmark

John Newton, English sailor and priest (d. 1807)

John Newton

Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter (d. 1825)

Vladimir Borovikovsky

Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (d. 1830)

Simón Bolívar · President of Venezuela

Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843)

Joseph Nicollet

Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish mineralogist and geologist (d. 1865)

Johan Georg Forchhammer

Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (d. 1870)

Alexandre Dumas

Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (d. 1856)

Adolphe Adam

Alexander J. Davis, American architect (d. 1892)

Alexander Jackson Davis

William Poole, American boxer and gangster (d. 1855)

William Poole

Jan Gotlib Bloch, Polish theorist and activist (d. 1902)

Jan Gotlib Bloch

Friedrich Schottky, Polish-German mathematician and theorist (d. 1935)

Friedrich Schottky

Émile Picard, French mathematician and academic (d. 1941)

Émile Picard

Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)

Henrik Pontoppidan · Nobel Prize in Literature

Juan Vicente Gómez, Venezuelan general and politician, 27th President of Venezuela (d. 1935)

Juan Vicente Gómez · President of Venezuela

Princess Charlotte of Prussia (d. 1919)

Princess Charlotte of Prussia

Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1939)

Alphonse Mucha

Frank Wedekind, German actor and playwright (d. 1918)

Frank Wedekind

Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (d. 1908)

Vicente Acosta

E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author (d. 1940)

E. F. Benson

Fred Tate, English cricketer and coach (d. 1943)

Fred Tate

Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and author (d. 1917)

Oswald Chambers

Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (d. 1954)

Calogero Vizzini

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1957)

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany

Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and educator (d. 1959)

Ernest Bloch

Maria Caserini, Italian actress (d. 1969)

Maria Caserini

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese author (d. 1965)

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1973)

Arthur Richardson (Australian cricketer)

Agnes Meyer Driscoll, American cryptanalyst (d. 1971)

Agnes Meyer Driscoll

Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic (d. 1985)

Robert Graves

Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (d. 1937)

Amelia Earhart

Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (d. 1981)

Chief Dan George

Zelda Fitzgerald, American author and poet (d. 1948)

Zelda Fitzgerald

Leo Arnaud, French-American trombonist, composer, and conductor (d. 1991)

Leo Arnaud

Richard B. Morris, American historian and academic (d. 1989)

Richard B. Morris

Harry Horner, American director and production designer (d. 1994)

Harry Horner

Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998)

Essie Summers

Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (d. 2010)

Britton Chance

Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian pharmacologist and physician (d. 2015)

Frances Oldham Kelsey

Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2007)

Ed Mirvish

Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2004)

Enrique Fernando · Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986)

John D. MacDonald

Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)

Robert Farnon

Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (d. 1999)

Jack Moroney

Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (d. 2012)

Ruggiero Ricci

Robert Marsden Hope, Australian lawyer and judge (d. 1999)

Robert Marsden Hope

John Winkin, American baseball player, coach, and journalist (d. 2014)

John Winkin

Bella Abzug, American lawyer and politician (d. 1998)

Bella Abzug

Constance Dowling, American model and actress (d. 1969)

Constance Dowling

Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2008)

Giuseppe Di Stefano

Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (d. 2010)

Billy Taylor

Madeleine Ferron, Canadian radio host and author (d. 2010)

Madeleine Ferron

Wilfred Josephs, English composer (d. 1997)

Wilfred Josephs

Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist

Aris Poulianos

Alex Katz, American painter and sculptor

Alex Katz

Zara Mints, Russian-Estonian philologist and academic (d. 1990)

Zara Mints

Alfred Balk, American journalist and author (d. 2010)

Alfred Balk

Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician, 10th Chief Minister of Gujarat

Keshubhai Patel · Chief Minister of Gujarat

Ermanno Olmi, Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer

Ermanno Olmi

Éric Tabarly, French commander (d. 1998)

Éric Tabarly

Gustav Andreas Tammann, German astronomer and academic

Gustav Andreas Tammann

Doug Sanders, American golfer

Doug Sanders

P. S. Soosaithasan, Sri Lankan accountant and politician

P. S. Soosaithasan

Aaron Elkins, American author and academic

Aaron Elkins

Pat Oliphant, Australian cartoonist

Pat Oliphant

Mel Ramos, American painter, illustrator, and academic

Mel Ramos

Les Reed, English pianist, composer, and conductor

Les Reed (songwriter)

Derek Varnals, South African cricketer

Derek Varnals

Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedian

Ruth Buzzi

Manoj Kumar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Manoj Kumar

Quinlan Terry, English architect, designed the Brentwood Cathedral

Quinlan Terry · Brentwood Cathedral

Alexis Jacquemin, Belgian economist and academic (d. 2004)

Alexis Jacquemin

Eugene J. Martin, American painter (d. 2005)

Eugene J. Martin

John Sparling, New Zealand cricketer

John Sparling

Walt Bellamy, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

Walt Bellamy

David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury, English businessman and politician

David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury

Dan Hedaya, American actor

Dan Hedaya

John Bond, English banker and businessman

John Bond (banker)

Heinz, German-English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2000)

Heinz (singer)

David Miner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

David Miner (musician)

Chris Sarandon, American actor

Chris Sarandon

Jim Armstrong, Northern Irish guitarist

Jim Armstrong (guitarist)

Frank Close, English physicist and academic

Frank Close

Azim Premji, Indian businessman and philanthropist

Azim Premji

Hugh Ross, Canadian-American astrophysicist and astronomer

Hugh Ross (creationist)

Anthony Watts, English geologist, geophysicist, and academic

Anthony Watts (geologist)

Gallagher, American comedian and actor

Gallagher (comedian)

Friedhelm Haebermann, German footballer and manager

Friedhelm Haebermann

Hervé Vilard, French singer-songwriter

Hervé Vilard

Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer and manager

Zaheer Abbas

Geoff McQueen, English screenwriter and producer (d. 1994)

Geoff McQueen

Peter Serkin, American pianist and educator

Peter Serkin

Michael Coveney, English author and critic

Michael Coveney

Michael Richards, American actor and comedian

Michael Richards

Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

Jadranka Stojaković

Lynda Carter, American actress

Lynda Carter

Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, English politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury · Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Ian Cairns, Australian surfer

Ian Cairns

Gus Van Sant, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Gus Van Sant

Julian Brazier, English captain and politician

Julian Brazier

Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, composer, and conductor

Jon Faddis

Tadashi Kawamata, Japanese contemporary artist

Tadashi Kawamata

Claire McCaskill, American lawyer and politician

Claire McCaskill

James Newcome, English bishop

James Newcome

Erdoğan Arıca, Turkish footballer and manager (d. 2012)

Erdoğan Arıca

Brad Watson, American author and academic

Brad Watson (writer)

Charlie Crist, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida

Charlie Crist · Governor of Florida

Pam Tillis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Pam Tillis

Jim Leighton, Scottish footballer and coach

Jim Leighton

Catherine Destivelle, French rock climber and mountaineer

Catherine Destivelle

Kerry Dixon, English footballer and manager

Kerry Dixon

Johnny O'Connell, American race car driver and sportscaster

Johnny O'Connell

Louis Armary, French rugby player

Louis Armary

Karl Malone, American basketball player and coach

Karl Malone

Barry Bonds, American baseball player

Barry Bonds

Pedro Passos Coelho, Portuguese economist and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal

Pedro Passos Coelho · Prime Minister of Portugal

Urmas Kaljend, Estonian footballer

Urmas Kaljend

John Rosengren, American journalist and author

John Rosengren

Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player and sportscaster

Andrew Gaze

Kadeem Hardison, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Kadeem Hardison

Doug Liman, American director and producer

Doug Liman

Mo-Do, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Mo-Do

Martin Keown, English footballer and coach

Martin Keown

Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer

Kristin Chenoweth

Colleen Doran, American author and illustrator

Colleen Doran

Malcolm Ingram, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

Malcolm Ingram

Laura Leighton, American actress

Laura Leighton

Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player

Rick Fox

Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer

Jennifer Lopez

Dino Baggio, Italian footballer

Dino Baggio

Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler

Kaiō Hiroyuki

Russell Bawden, Australian rugby league player

Russell Bawden

Ana Cristina Oliveira, Portuguese model and actress

Ana Cristina Oliveira

Amanda Stretton, English race car driver and journalist

Amanda Stretton

Andy Gomarsall, English rugby player

Andy Gomarsall

Tracey Crouch, English politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics

Tracey Crouch · Minister for Sport and the Olympics

Jamie Langenbrunner, American ice hockey player

Jamie Langenbrunner

Torrie Wilson, American model, fitness competitor, actress and professional wrestler

Torrie Wilson

Eric Szmanda, American actor

Eric Szmanda

Rafer Alston, American basketball player

Rafer Alston

Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese race car driver and manager

Tiago Monteiro

Andy Irons, American surfer (d. 2010)

Andy Irons

Rose Byrne, Australian actress

Rose Byrne

Jerrod Niemann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jerrod Niemann

Valerio Scassellati, Italian race car driver

Valerio Scassellati

Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, French tennis player

Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

Mark Andrew Smith, American author

Mark Andrew Smith

Ryan Speier, American baseball player

Ryan Speier

Joel Stroetzel, American guitarist

Joel Stroetzel

Doug Bollinger, Australian cricketer

Doug Bollinger

Mark Robinson, English footballer

Mark Robinson (footballer, born 1981)

Chris Barrett, American director, producer, and author

Chris Barrett

Trevor Matthews, Canadian actor and producer, founded Brookstreet Pictures

Trevor Matthews · Brookstreet Pictures

Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian race car driver

Thiago Medeiros

Mewelde Moore, American football player

Mewelde Moore

Elisabeth Moss, American actress

Elisabeth Moss

Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress

Anna Paquin

Michael Poppmeier, South African-German rugby player

Michael Poppmeier

Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer

Daniele De Rossi

Asami Mizukawa, Japanese actress

Asami Mizukawa

Patrick Harvey, Australian actor

Patrick Harvey (actor)

Tyler Kyte, Canadian singer and drummer

Tyler Kyte

Patrice Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player

Patrice Bergeron

Aries Merritt, American hurdler

Aries Merritt

Lukáš Rosol, Czech tennis player

Lukáš Rosol

Eric Wright, American football player

Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1985)

Natalie Tran, Australian actress, online producer

Natalie Tran

Filipe Francisco dos Santos, Brazilian footballer

Filipe Francisco dos Santos

Nathan Gerbe, American ice hockey player

Nathan Gerbe

Zack Sabre, Jr., English wrestler

Zack Sabre, Jr.

Ricky Petterd, Australian footballer

Ricky Petterd

Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer and dancer

Han Seung-yeon

Maurkice Pouncey, American football player

Maurkice Pouncey

Kim Tae-hwan, South Korean footballer

Kim Tae-hwan

Travis Mahoney, Australian swimmer

Travis Mahoney

Jay McGuiness, English singer

Jay McGuiness

Dean Stoneman, English race car driver

Dean Stoneman

Manuel Fischnaller, Italian footballer

Manuel Fischnaller

Dmitry Abyzov, Russian footballer

Dmitry Abyzov

Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier

Mikaël Kingsbury

Alejandra Álvarez, Ecuadorian tennis player

Alejandra Álvarez

Valentine Holmes, Australian rugby league player

Valentine Holmes

Oswulf, king of Northumbria

Oswulf of Northumbria · Kingdom of Northumbria

Gao Ying, Chinese politician (b. 740)

Gao Ying

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Egyptian ruler (b. 882)

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid

Matilda of Tuscany (b. 1046)

Matilda of Tuscany

Emperor Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1053)

Emperor Shirakawa

Berthold of Hanover, Bishop of Livonia

Berthold of Hanover · Archbishopric of Riga

Jacob van Artevelde, Flemish statesman (b. 1290)

Jacob van Artevelde

Carlos, Prince of Asturias (b. 1545)

Carlos, Prince of Asturias

John Boste, English martyr and saint (b. 1544)

John Boste

Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish painter (b. 1542)

Joris Hoefnagel

John Salusbury, Welsh politician and poet (b. 1567)

John Salusbury (poet)

Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)

Benedetto Marcello

Nathaniel Lardner, English theologian and author (b. 1684)

Nathaniel Lardner

Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)

Martin Van Buren · President of the United States

Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)

Hermann Raster

Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)

Vicente Acosta

Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)

Arkhip Kuindzhi

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)

Sacha Guitry

Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)

Wilfrid Noyce

Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)

Constance Bennett

Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)

Tony Lema

Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)

Witold Gombrowicz

Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)

Peter de Noronha

James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)

James Chadwick · Nobel Prize in Physics

Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian (b. 1925)

Peter Sellers

Ezechiele Ramin, Italian missionary and martyr (b. 1953)

Ezechiele Ramin

Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

Fritz Albert Lipmann · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Qudrat Ullah Shahab, Pakistani civil servant and author (b. 1917)

Qudrat Ullah Shahab

Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

Isaac Bashevis Singer · Nobel Prize in Literature

Arletty, French actress and singer (b. 1898)

Arletty

Sam Berger, Canadian lawyer and businessman (b. 1900)

Sam Berger

Helen Cordero, Cochiti Pueblo (Native American) Pueblo potter (b. 1915)

Helen Cordero · Cochiti Pueblo

George Rodger, English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)

George Rodger

Alphonso Theodore Roberts, Vincentian cricketer and activist (b. 1937)

Alphonso Theodore Roberts

William J. Brennan, Jr., American colonel and jurist (b. 1906)

William J. Brennan, Jr.

Saw Maung, Burmese general and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1928)

Saw Maung · Prime Minister of Burma

Ahmad Shamloo, Iranian poet and journalist (b. 1925)

Ahmad Shamloo

Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (b. 1931)

Georges Dor

Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (b. 1912)

Richard Doll

Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author (b. 1913)

Albert Ellis

Nicola Zaccaria, Greek opera singer (b. 1923)

Nicola Zaccaria

Norman Dello Joio, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)

Norman Dello Joio

Frank Dietrich, German politician (b. 1966)

Frank Dietrich (politician)

Dan Peek, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)

Dan Peek

Harald Johnsen, Norwegian bassist and composer (b. 1970)

Harald Johnsen

David Servan-Schreiber, French physician, neuroscientist, and author (b. 1961)

David Servan-Schreiber

Skip Thomas, American football player (b. 1950)

Skip Thomas

Chad Everett, American actor and director (b. 1937)

Chad Everett

Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (b. 1938)

Sherman Hemsley

Larry Hoppen, American singer and guitarist (b. 1951)

Larry Hoppen

Robert Ledley, American physiologist and physicist, invented the CT scanner (b. 1926)

Robert Ledley · CT scanner

Themo Lobos, Chilean author and illustrator (b. 1928)

Themo Lobos

John Atta Mills, Ghanaian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Ghana (b. 1944)

John Atta Mills · President of Ghana

Gregorio Peces-Barba, Spanish jurist and politician (b. 1938)

Gregorio Peces-Barba

Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (b. 1921)

Garry Davis · World Passport

Fred Dretske, American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)

Fred Dretske

Virginia E. Johnson, American psychologist and sexologist (b. 1925)

Virginia E. Johnson

Pius Langa, South African lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1939)

Pius Langa · Chief Justice of South Africa

Ik-Hwan Bae, Korean-American violinist and educator (b. 1956)

Ik-Hwan Bae

Dale Schlueter, American basketball player (b. 1945)

Dale Schlueter

Hans-Hermann Sprado, German journalist and author (b. 1956)

Hans-Hermann Sprado

Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1916)

Peg Lynch

Jim Mitchell, American captain, lawyer, and judge (b. 1946)

Jim Mitchell (Louisiana judge) (page does not exist)

Ingrid Sischy, South African-American journalist and critic (b. 1952)

Ingrid Sischy

Marni Nixon, American actress and singer (b. 1930)

Marni Nixon

Harshida Raval, Indian Gujarati playback singer

Harshida Raval