September 17 — Este Día en la Historia

Remistus, Roman general (magister militum), is besieged by a Gothic force at Ravenna and later executed in the Palace in Classis, outside the city.

Remistus · Magister militum · Siege · Goths · Ravenna

Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia".

Pedro Fróilaz de Traba · Diego Gelmírez · Alfonso VII of León and Castile · Kingdom of Galicia

The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.

Battle of Myriokephalon · Byzantine Empire · Anatolia · Seljuk Turks

Louis the Great's daughter, Mary, is crowned "king" of Hungary.

Louis the Great · Mary, Queen of Hungary · King of Hungary

A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino.

Piotr Dunin · Teutonic Order · Battle of Świecino

The Treaty of Bergerac is signed between Henry III of France and the Huguenots.

Treaty of Bergerac · Henry III of France · Huguenot

The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.

Ottoman Empire · Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth · Battle of Cecora (1620)

The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.

Boston · Massachusetts

Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.

Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) · Holy Roman Empire · Thirty Years' War

The Battle of Vilanova is fought between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War.

Battle of Vilanova · Portuguese Restoration War

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules": the first known description of protozoa.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · Royal Society · Animalcule · Protozoa

American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.

American Revolutionary War · Invasion of Canada (1775) · Siege of Fort St. Jean

The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.

Presidio of San Francisco · New Spain

The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe (the Lenape or Delaware Indians).

Treaty of Fort Pitt · Native Americans in the United States · Lenape

The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.

United States Constitution · Philadelphia

France's Army of the Eastern Pyrenees defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes.

Army of the Eastern Pyrenees · Battle of Peyrestortes

France completes its conquest of the Austrian Netherlands at the Battle of Sprimont.

Austrian Netherlands · Battle of Sprimont

Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War; the territory that will become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.

Finnish War · Finland · Treaty of Fredrikshamn

American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.

Abolitionism in the United States · Harriet Tubman · Slavery

Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."

Joshua A. Norton

Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.

Argentine Civil Wars · Battle of Pavón

American Civil War: George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history.

American Civil War · George B. McClellan · Robert E. Lee · Confederate Army · Battle of Antietam

American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.

Allegheny Arsenal

Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.

Battle of the Yalu River (1894) · First Sino-Japanese War

Philippine-American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.

Philippine-American War · Filipino people · Juan Cailles · Colonel (United States) · Battle of Mabitac

Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.

Second Boer War · Battle of Blood River Poort

Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.

17th Lancers · Battle of Elands River (1901)

The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.

Wright Model A · Orville Wright · Lieutenant · Thomas Selfridge

Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.

Andrew Fisher · Prime Minister of Australia

World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.

Race to the Sea

World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.

Manfred von Richthofen · Flying ace · Luftwaffe · Cambrai

The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.

Border Protection Corps · Second Polish Republic · Soviet Union

Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art

Frida Kahlo

The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.

1928 Okeechobee hurricane · Florida

The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks.

Ararat rebellion

A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.

Laureano Gómez · Leticia Incident

World War II: The Soviet Union joins Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland during the Polish Defensive War of 1939.

Soviet Union · Nazi Germany · Invasion of Poland

World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous.

German submarine U-29 (1936) · HMS Courageous (50)

World War II: Following Nazi Germany's defeat in the Battle of Britain, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion indefinitely.

Nazi Germany · Battle of Britain · Adolf Hitler · Operation Sea Lion

World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense, restoring Vsevobuch in the face of the Great Patriotic War, is issued.

Soviet Union · Vsevobuch · Great Patriotic War

World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran marking the end of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.

Tehran · Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

World War II: Allied Airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden.

Allies of World War II · Operation Market Garden

World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro independence Estonian units.

Tallinn Offensive

World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.

Battle of San Marino

The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.

Lehi (group) · Folke Bernadotte · United Nations · Israel

The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.

Nizam of Hyderabad · Hyderabad State · Indian Union

The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.

SS Noronic · Toronto Harbour

The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is first published.

Lord of the Flies · William Golding

The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Retractable roof · Civic Arena (Pittsburgh) · Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania

The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India.

Battle of Chawinda

Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.

Bangladesh · Grenada · Guinea-Bissau · United Nations

The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, is unveiled by NASA.

Space Shuttle · Space Shuttle Enterprise · NASA

The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.

Camp David Accords · Israel · Egypt

After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established.

Lenin Shipyard · Gdańsk · Solidarity (Polish trade union)

Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay.

Nicaragua · Anastasio Somoza Debayle · Asunción

Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America.

Vanessa Williams · Miss America

Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.

Estonia · North Korea · South Korea · Latvia · Lithuania

The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.

Linux · Internet

An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin, Germany.

Iranian Kurdistan · Mykonos restaurant assassinations · Berlin

The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.

New York Stock Exchange · September 11 attacks · Great Depression

Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the long-dormant volcano in at least 10,000 years.

Fourpeaked Mountain

An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country.

Őszöd speech · Ferenc Gyurcsány · Hungarian Socialist Party · Hungarian parliamentary election, 2006 · 2006 protests in Hungary

Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.

Occupy Wall Street · Zuccotti Park

Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan, New York. 31 people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.

2016 New York and New Jersey bombings · Seaside Park, New Jersey · Manhattan

Charles the Simple, Frankish king (d. 929)

Charles the Simple

Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)

Minamoto no Sanetomo

James of Portugal, Portuguese cardinal (d. 1459)

James of Portugal

Celio Calcagnini, Italian astronomer (d. 1541)

Celio Calcagnini

Pope Paul V (d. 1621)

Pope Paul V

Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman (d. 1600)

Edward Fortunatus

John Prideaux, Academic administrator and bishop (d. 1650)

John Prideaux

Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer (d. 1650)

Francesco Sacrati

Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet, Irish nobleman (d. 1665)

Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet

Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)

Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma

Hans Herr, Swiss bishop (d. 1725)

Hans Herr

Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (d. 1728)

Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany

Stephen Hales, English physiologist and chemist, invented Forceps (d. 1761)

Stephen Hales · Forceps

Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian and scholar (d. 1772)

Durastante Natalucci

Maria Luisa of Savoy (d. 1714)

Maria Luisa of Savoy

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general (d. 1794)

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

John Rutledge, American judge and politician, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)

John Rutledge · Chief Justice of the United States

Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and political scientist (d. 1794)

Marquis de Condorcet

Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (d. 1816)

Johann August Apel

Jonathan Alder, American captain and farmer (d. 1849)

Jonathan Alder

Nadezhda Durova, Russian soldier (d. 1866)

Nadezhda Durova

Heinrich Kuhl, German naturalist and zoologist (d. 1821)

Heinrich Kuhl

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (d. 1901)

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius · President of the South African Republic

Émile Augier, French playwright (d. 1889)

Émile Augier

Arthur Saint-Léon, French playwright (d. 1870)

Arthur Saint-Léon

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American jurist and politician, 16th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1893)

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II · United States Secretary of the Interior

Bernhard Riemann, German-Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1866)

Bernhard Riemann

Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1923)

Guerra Junqueiro

David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American businessman, founded Buick Motor Company (d. 1929)

David Dunbar Buick · Buick

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (d. 1935)

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Frank Dawson Adams, Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1942)

Frank Dawson Adams

Billy the Kid, American gunman (d. 1881)

Billy the Kid

I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (d. 1929)

I. L. Patterson · Governor of Oregon

Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (d. 1934)

Mihkel Martna

Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Ukrainian writer (d. 1913)

Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky

James Tancred, English admiral (d. 1943)

James Tancred

William Murray McPherson, Australian politician, 31st Premier of Victoria (d. 1932)

William Murray McPherson · Premier of Victoria

Vera Yevstafievna Popova, Russian chemist (d. 1896)

Vera Yevstafievna Popova

James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (d. 1956)

James Alexander Calder · Minister of Militia and Defence (Canada)

Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian political scientist, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)

Christian Lous Lange · Nobel Peace Prize

Walter Murdoch, Australian author and academic (d. 1970)

Walter Murdoch

Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (d. 1950)

Vincenzo Tommasini

Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (d. 1930)

Rube Foster

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Indian businessman and politician (d. 1973)

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1955)

Alfred Carpenter · Victoria Cross

William Carlos Williams, American poet, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1963)

William Carlos Williams

Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (d. 1920)

Charles Griffes

Anton Irv, Estonian captain (d. 1919)

Anton Irv

Earl Webb, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)

Earl Webb

Hughie Critz, American baseball player (d. 1980)

Hughie Critz

Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (d. 1986)

Lena Frances Edwards · Presidential Medal of Freedom

J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (d. 1985)

J. Willard Marriott · Marriott Corporation

Martha Ostenso, Canadian screenwriter and novelist (d. 1963)

Martha Ostenso

Hedwig Ross, New Zealand-born educator and political activist, founding member of the Communist Party of New Zealand (d. 1971)

Hedwig Ross · Communist Party of New Zealand

Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (d. 1972)

Francis Chichester

Bea Miles, Australian author (d. 1973)

Bea Miles

Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (d. 1984)

Karel Miljon

Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1966)

Frank O'Connor

Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (d. 1971)

Minanogawa Tōzō · Yokozuna (sumo)

J. R. Jayewardene, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (d. 1996)

J. R. Jayewardene · President of Sri Lanka

Edgar Wayburn, American physician and environmentalist (d. 2010)

Edgar Wayburn

Warren E. Burger, American lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1995)

Warren E. Burger · Chief Justice of the United States

John Creasey, English author and politician (d. 1973)

John Creasey

Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (d. 1973)

Rafael Israelyan · Sardarapat Memorial · St. Vartan Cathedral

Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (d. 1968)

Elizabeth Enright

Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011)

Irena Kwiatkowska

Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995)

Maksim Tank

Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (d. 2008)

Thomas J. Bata

William Grut, Swedish pentathlete (d. 2012)

William Grut

Shin Kanemaru, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1996)

Shin Kanemaru · Deputy Prime Minister of Japan

M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (d. 2011)

M. F. Husain

Mary Stewart, English-Scottish author and poet (d. 2014)

Mary Stewart (novelist)

Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Ib Melchior

Isang Yun, South Korean-German composer and educator (d. 1995)

Isang Yun

Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (d. 2012)

Lea Gottlieb · Gottex

Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (d. 1997)

Chaim Herzog · President of Israel

Dinah Sheridan, English actress (d. 2012)

Dinah Sheridan

Agostinho Neto, Angolan poet and politician, 1st President of Angola (d. 1979)

Agostinho Neto · President of Angola

Ralph Sharon, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)

Ralph Sharon

Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1953)

Hank Williams

Dorothy Loudon, American actress and singer (d. 2003)

Dorothy Loudon

Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (d. 1965)

Bill Black

Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

Curtis Harrington

Hovie Lister, American minister and pianist (d. 2001)

Hovie Lister

Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007)

Jean-Marie Lustiger

Jack McDuff, American singer and organist (d. 2001)

Jack McDuff

George Blanda, American football player (d. 2010)

George Blanda

Park Honan, American author and academic (d. 2014)

Park Honan

Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (d. 1998)

Roddy McDowall

Sil Austin, American saxophonist (d. 2001)

Sil Austin

David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, Northern Irish air marshal and politician

David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley

Stirling Moss, English race car driver and sportscaster

Stirling Moss

David Huddleston, American actor (d. 2016)

David Huddleston

Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer (d. 2013)

Lalgudi Jayaraman

Theo Loevendie, Dutch clarinet player and composer

Theo Loevendie

Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2016)

Edgar Mitchell

Jim Rohn, American philosopher and author (d. 2009)

Jim Rohn

Thomas P. Stafford, American general, pilot, and astronaut

Thomas P. Stafford

Anne Bancroft, American actress (d. 2005)

Anne Bancroft

Jean-Claude Carrière, French actor and screenwriter

Jean-Claude Carrière

Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, emir of Qatar (d. 2016)

Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani

Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (d. 2010)

Robert B. Parker

Indarjit Singh, Indian-English journalist

Indarjit Singh

Samuel Ogbemudia, Nigerian army officer and politician (d. 2017)

Samuel Ogbemudia

Bulldog Brower, American wrestler (d. 1997)

Bulldog Brower

Chuck Grassley, American lawyer and politician

Chuck Grassley

Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1984)

Claude Provost

Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (d. 1969)

Maureen Connolly

Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)

Ken Kesey

Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (d. 2014)

Gerald Guralnik

Michael Hennagin, American composer and educator (d. 1993)

Michael Hennagin

Nigel Boocock, English-Australian motorcycle racer (d. 2015)

Nigel Boocock

Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

Orlando Cepeda

Sitakant Mahapatra, Indian poet and literary critic

Sitakant Mahapatra

Paul Benedict, American actor (d. 2008)

Paul Benedict

Perry Robinson, American clarinet player and composer

Perry Robinson

Bobby Wine, American baseball player and coach

Bobby Wine

Carl Dennis, American poet and educator

Carl Dennis

Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter and voice actress

Shelby Flint

David Souter, American lawyer and jurist

David Souter

Jan Eliasson, Swedish politician and diplomat, 4th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Jan Eliasson · Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Peter Lever, English cricketer

Peter Lever

Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1972)

Gilberto Parlotti

Bob Matsui, American lawyer and politician (d. 2005)

Bob Matsui

Robert Graysmith, American author and illustrator

Robert Graysmith

Des Lynam, Irish-English journalist and author

Des Lynam

Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (d. 2012)

Lupe Ontiveros

Les Emmerson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Les Emmerson

Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer

Reinhold Messner

Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic

Jean Taylor

David Emerson, Canadian economist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada

David Emerson · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)

Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach

Phil Jackson

Bhakti Charu Swami, Indian religious leader

Bhakti Charu Swami

Billy Bonds, English footballer and manager

Billy Bonds

Heimar Lenk, Estonian journalist and politician

Heimar Lenk

Tessa Jowell, English social worker and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

Tessa Jowell · Minister for the Cabinet Office

Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian, critic, and publisher

Enrique Krauze

Gail Carson Levine, American author

Gail Carson Levine

Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist (d. 2000)

Jeff MacNelly

Raphy Leavitt, Puerto Rican-American accordion player and composer (d. 2015)

Raphy Leavitt

Kemal Monteno, Bosnian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Kemal Monteno

John Ritter, American actor and producer (d. 2003)

John Ritter

Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

Ron Stevens

Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, India (2001-14) and politician, 15th Prime Minister of India

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister of India

Fee Waybill, American singer-songwriter and producer

Fee Waybill

Russell Brown, Scottish politician

Russell Brown (Scottish politician)

Piet Kleine, Dutch speed skater and coach

Piet Kleine

Cassandra Peterson, American actress, television host, and producer

Cassandra Peterson

Harold Solomon, American tennis player and coach

Harold Solomon

Luís Amado, Portuguese politician, former minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs

Luís Amado

Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author

Tamasin Day-Lewis

Altaf Hussain, Pakistani-English soldier and politician

Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician)

Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

Rita Rudner

Joël-François Durand, French pianist and composer

Joël-François Durand

Bill Irwin, American wrestler

Bill Irwin (wrestler)

Brendan O'Carroll, Irish actor, director, and screenwriter

Brendan O'Carroll

Scott Simpson, American golfer

Scott Simpson (golfer)

Charles Martinet, American actor

Charles Martinet

Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyz politician, 4th President of Kyrgyzstan

Almazbek Atambayev · President of Kyrgyzstan

Thad Bosley, American baseball player and coach

Thad Bosley

Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

Mandawuy Yunupingu

David Bintley, English ballet dancer and director

David Bintley

Steve Bryles, American businessman and politician (d. 2012)

Steve Bryles

Janez Janša, Slovenian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Slovenia

Janez Janša · Prime Minister of Slovenia

Tom Waddell, Scottish-American baseball player

Tom Waddell (baseball)

John Bottomley, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

John Bottomley

John Franco, American baseball player

John Franco

Damon Hill, English race car driver and guitarist

Damon Hill

Alan Krueger, American economist and academic

Alan Krueger

Jim Cornette, American wrestling manager and sportscaster

Jim Cornette

Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Greek politician

Giorgos Koumoutsakos

Ty Tabor, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (King's X)

Ty Tabor · King's X

Baz Luhrmann, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter

Baz Luhrmann

Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Dustin Nguyen

Hesham Qandil, Egyptian engineer and politician, 51st Prime Minister of Egypt

Hesham Qandil · Prime Minister of Egypt

Wayne Riley, Australian golfer

Wayne Riley

BeBe Winans, American singer-songwriter and producer

BeBe Winans

Masahiro Chono, American-Japanese wrestler and manager

Masahiro Chono

James Urbaniak, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

James Urbaniak

Kyle Chandler, American actor

Kyle Chandler

Yuji Naka, Japanese video game designer, created Sonic the Hedgehog

Yuji Naka · Sonic the Hedgehog (series)

Guy Picciotto, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Guy Picciotto

Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Bryan Singer

Doug E. Fresh, American rapper and producer

Doug E. Fresh

Michael Carbajal, American boxer

Michael Carbajal

Cheryl Strayed, American author

Cheryl Strayed

Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2014)

Tito Vilanova

Adam Devlin, English guitarist and songwriter

Adam Devlin

Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player

Ken Doherty

Keith Flint, English singer-songwriter

Keith Flint

Greg King, New Zealand lawyer and television host (d. 2012)

Greg King (lawyer)

Tarvo Seeman, Estonian chess player

Tarvo Seeman

Paul Varelans, American MMA fighter and wrestler

Paul Varelans

Mark Brunell, American football player and coach

Mark Brunell

Nate Berkus, American interior designer and television host

Nate Berkus

Mike Catt, South African-English rugby player and coach

Mike Catt

Andy Edwards, English footballer

Andy Edwards (footballer)

Steve Kerrigan, American businessman and politician

Steve Kerrigan

Mauro Milanese, Italian footballer and manager

Mauro Milanese

Bobby Lee, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Bobby Lee

Diego Albanese, Argentine rugby player

Diego Albanese

Demis Nikolaidis, Greek footballer

Demis Nikolaidis

Tormod Granheim, Norwegian skier and explorer

Tormod Granheim

Mirah, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mirah

Craig Spence, Australian golfer

Craig Spence (golfer)

Rasheed Wallace, American basketball player and coach

Rasheed Wallace

Wilko de Vogt, Dutch footballer

Wilko de Vogt

Jade Esteban Estrada, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Jade Esteban Estrada

Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver

Jimmie Johnson

Pumpkinhead, American rapper (d. 2015)

Pumpkinhead (rapper)

Sam Esmail, American screenwriter

Sam Esmail

Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer

Simone Perrotta

Sheeri Cabral, American computer scientist and blogger

Sheeri Cabral

Shawn Horcoff, Canadian ice hockey player

Shawn Horcoff

Steffen Algreen, Danish footballer

Steffen Algreen

Akin Ayodele, American football player

Akin Ayodele

Flo Rida, American rapper

Flo Rida

Dan Haren, American baseball player

Dan Haren

Shabana Mahmood, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Shabana Mahmood · Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Oliver Risser, Namibian footballer

Oliver Risser

Casey Janssen, American baseball player

Casey Janssen

Bakari Koné, Ivorian footballer

Bakari Koné

Francis Manioru, Solomon sprinter

Francis Manioru

Hope Larson, American illustrator

Hope Larson

Garth Murray, Canadian ice hockey player

Garth Murray

Domenico Citro, Italian footballer

Domenico Citro

Mary DeScenza, American swimmer

Mary DeScenza

John Kucera, Canadian skier

John Kucera

Patrick van Luijk, Dutch sprinter

Patrick van Luijk

Eugenia Volodina, Russian model

Eugenia Volodina

Tomáš Berdych, Czech tennis player

Tomáš Berdych

Brendan Clarke, Irish footballer

Brendan Clarke

José Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer

José Gonçalves (footballer)

Brendan Oake, Australian rugby league player

Brendan Oake

Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player

Alexander Ovechkin

Mason Raymond, Canadian ice hockey player

Mason Raymond

Jon Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jon Walker

Ravichandran Ashwin, Indian cricketer

Ravichandran Ashwin

Paolo De Ceglie, Italian footballer

Paolo De Ceglie

Yussef Suleiman, Syrian footballer (d. 2013)

Yussef Suleiman

Paul Huntington, English footballer

Paul Huntington

Kate Deines, American soccer player

Kate Deines

Sean Scannell, English footballer

Sean Scannell

Pixie Geldof, English model and singer

Pixie Geldof

Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer

Ryo Ishikawa

Justyna Jegiołka, Polish tennis player

Justyna Jegiołka

Cameron King, Australian rugby league player

Cameron King

Sanne Wevers, Dutch gymnast

Sanne Wevers

Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer

Sofiane Boufal

Ella Purnell, British actress

Ella Purnell

Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player

Auston Matthews

Remistus, Roman general

Remistus

Unni, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen

Unni (bishop) · Hamburg-Bremen

Li Jingsui, Chinese prince (b. 920)

Li Jingsui

Hugh Magnus, co-king of France (b. 1007)

Hugh Magnus

Conan III, duke of Brittany (b. 1070)

Conan III, Duke of Brittany · Duchy of Brittany

Hildegard of Bingen, German mystic, composer, and saint (b. 1098)

Hildegard of Bingen

Robert III, Count of Flanders (b. 1249)

Robert III, Count of Flanders

Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (b. 1367)

Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

Constantine II of Bulgaria (b. 1370)

Constantine II of Bulgaria

William III, Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1430)

William III, Duke of Luxembourg

Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier (b. 1526)

Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer, founded St. Augustine, Florida (b. 1519)

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés · St. Augustine, Florida

Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1504)

Heinrich Bullinger

Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (b. 1520)

Judah Loew ben Bezalel

Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1542)

Robert Bellarmine

Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, German cleric and politician, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (b. 1553)

Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg

Thomas Lake, English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1567)

Thomas Lake · Secretary of State (England)

Philip IV, king of Spain (b. 1605)

Philip IV of Spain

Sabbatai Zevi, Turkish rabbi and scholar (b. 1626)

Sabbatai Zevi

John of Austria the Younger, Spanish general and politician, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (b. 1629)

John of Austria the Younger · List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands

Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1687)

Francesco Geminiani

Tobias Smollett, Scottish-Italian author and poet (b. 1721)

Tobias Smollett

Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Austrian composer and director (b. 1766)

Franz Xaver Süssmayr

Benjamin Bourne, American judge and politician (b. 1755)

Benjamin Bourne

Jacques Bernard d'Anselme, French general (b. 1740)

Jacques Bernard d'Anselme

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author (b. 1748)

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

Dred Scott, American slave (b. 1795)

Dred Scott

Charles Robert Cockerell, English archaeologist and architect (b. 1788)

Charles Robert Cockerell

Alfred de Vigny, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1797)

Alfred de Vigny

Walter Savage Landor, English author and poet (b. 1775)

Walter Savage Landor

Roman Nose, Native American warrior (b. circa 1823)

Roman Nose

Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer, developed the Calotype Process (b. 1800)

Henry Fox Talbot · Calotype

Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and adventurer (b. 1825)

Orélie-Antoine de Tounens

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect and theorist (b. 1814)

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Deng Shichang, Chinese captain (b. 1849)

Deng Shichang

Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, co-founded the Pillsbury Company (b. 1842)

Charles Alfred Pillsbury · Pillsbury Company

Ignaz Brüll, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1846)

Ignaz Brüll

Henri Julien, Canadian cartoonist (b. 1852)

Henri Julien

Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)

Thomas Selfridge

Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1838)

Thomas Bent · Premier of Victoria

Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (b. 1844)

Edmonia Lewis

Stefanos Dragoumis, Greek judge and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1842)

Stefanos Dragoumis · Prime Minister of Greece

Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862)

Carl Eytel

Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877)

Joseph De Piro

Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand author and activist (b. 1877)

Ettie Annie Rout

Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (b. 1895)

Walter Dubislav

Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author (b. 1901)

Bruno Jasieński

Friedrich Zickwolff, German general (b. 1893)

Friedrich Zickwolff

Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)

Ruth Benedict

Folke Bernadotte, Swedish soldier and diplomat (b. 1895)

Folke Bernadotte

Jimmy Yancey, American pianist and composer (b. 1898)

Jimmy Yancey

David Munson, American runner (b. 1884)

David Munson

Hans Feige, German general (Wehrmacht) (b. 1880)

Hans Feige

Adnan Menderes, Turkish lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1899)

Adnan Menderes · List of Prime Ministers of Turkey

Alejandro Casona, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1903)

Alejandro Casona

Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor and actor (b. 1930)

Fritz Wunderlich

Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian captain (b. 1937)

Carlos Lamarca

Akim Tamiroff, American actor (b. 1899)

Akim Tamiroff

Hugo Winterhalter, American bandleader and composer (b. 1909)

Hugo Winterhalter

Nicola Moscona, Greek-American singer-songwriter (b. 1907)

Nicola Moscona

Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan commander and politician, 73rd President of Nicaragua (b. 1925)

Anastasio Somoza Debayle · President of Nicaragua

Manos Loïzos, Egyptian-Greek composer (b. 1937)

Manos Loïzos

Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal (b. 1915)

Humberto Sousa Medeiros

Richard Basehart, American actor and director (b. 1914)

Richard Basehart

Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1925)

Laura Ashley · Laura Ashley plc

Harry Locke, English actor (b. 1913)

Harry Locke

Zino Francescatti, French violinist and composer (b. 1902)

Zino Francescatti

Roger Wagner, American conductor and educator (b. 1914)

Roger Wagner

Willie Mosconi, American pool player and actor (b. 1913)

Willie Mosconi · Pool (cue sports)

Christian Nyby, American director and producer (b. 1913)

Christian Nyby

John Delafose, American accordion player (b. 1939)

John Delafose

Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (b. 1954)

Vitas Gerulaitis

Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1902)

Karl Popper

Isadore Epstein, Estonian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1919)

Isadore Epstein

Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)

Lucien Victor

Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (b. 1918)

Spiro Agnew · Vice President of the United States

Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b. 1913)

Red Skelton

Ted Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1943)

Ted Binion

Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (b. 1922)

Geoffrey Dutton

Frankie Vaughan, English singer and actor (b. 1928)

Frankie Vaughan

Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (b. 1969)

Georgiy Gongadze

Erich Hallhuber, German actor (b. 1951)

Erich Hallhuber

Jacques Lacarrière, French journalist and critic (b. 1925)

Jacques Lacarrière

Alfred Reed, American composer and educator (b. 1921)

Alfred Reed

Dick Durock, American stuntman and actor (b. 1937)

Dick Durock

Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian terrorist (b. 1968)

Noordin Mohammad Top

Colin Madigan, Australian architect and author, designed the National Gallery of Australia (b. 1921)

Colin Madigan · National Gallery of Australia

Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect (b. 1935)

Melvin Charney

Lou Kenton, English soldier and potter (b. 1908)

Lou Kenton

Russell E. Train, American soldier and civil servant (b. 1920)

Russell E. Train

Kristian Gidlund, Swedish drummer and journalist (b. 1983)

Kristian Gidlund

Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (b. 1943)

Larry Lake (musician)

Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (b. 1937)

Bernie McGann

Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949)

Alex Naumik

Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Irish Minister of Defence (b. 1935)

Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil) · Minister for Defence (Ireland)

Marvin Rainwater, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)

Marvin Rainwater

Eiji Toyoda, Japanese businessman (b. 1913)

Eiji Toyoda

George Hamilton IV, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)

George Hamilton IV

Andriy Husin, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1972)

Andriy Husin

Wakachichibu Komei, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1939)

Wakachichibu Komei

Charles Read, Australian air marshal (b. 1918)

Charles Read (RAAF officer)

Peter von Bagh, Finnish historian, director, and screenwriter (b. 1943)

Peter von Bagh

China Zorrilla, Uruguayan actress (b. 1922)

China Zorrilla

Ingrīda Andriņa, Latvian actress (b. 1944)

Ingrīda Andriņa

Dettmar Cramer, German footballer and manager (b. 1925)

Dettmar Cramer

Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (b. 1927)

Milo Hamilton

Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1937)

Vadim Kuzmin (physicist)

David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1919)

David Willcocks

Bahman Golbarnezhad, Iranian racing cyclist (b. 1968)

Bahman Golbarnezhad

Sigge Parling, Swedish footballer (b. 1936)

Sigge Parling