February 16 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire

Emperor Trajan sends laureatae to the Roman Senate at Rome on account of his victories and being conqueror of Parthia.

Trajan · Laureate · Roman Senate · Ancient Rome · Parthia

Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire.

André de Longjumeau · Louis IX of France · Ambassador · Khagan · Mongol Empire

Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Karuse.

Grand Duchy of Lithuania · Livonian Order · Battle of Karuse

Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil.

Hendrick Lonck · Olinda · Dutch Brazil

Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the first English Civil War.

Battle of Torrington · English Civil War

First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania.

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor · Holy Roman Emperor · Greek Catholic · Roman Catholic · Principality of Transylvania (1570-1711)

Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington · Earl of Wilmington · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia.

First Barbary War · Stephen Decatur · Pirate · USS Philadelphia (1799)

Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.

Studebaker

American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.

American Civil War · Ulysses S. Grant · Battle of Fort Donelson · Fort Donelson · Tennessee

Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.

Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire · Secretary of State for War

Silver Dollar becomes legal US tender.

Dollar coin (United States)

The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).

Canadian Pacific Railway

Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.

Iceland · Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur

The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state.

Council of Lithuania · Act of Independence of Lithuania · Lithuania

Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Howard Carter · Burial chamber · Pharaoh · Tutankhamun

The Romanian Football Federation joins FIFA.

Romanian Football Federation · FIFA

The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States.

Blaine Act · Prohibition in the United States

The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund.

Austrian Civil War · Social Democratic Party of Austria · Republikanischer Schutzbund

Elections bring the Popular Front to power in Spain.

Popular Front (Spain)

Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.

Wallace H. Carothers · Patent · Nylon

World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.

World War II · Altmark Incident · German tanker Altmark · Destroyer · HMS Cossack

World War II: In the early phases of the Third Battle of Kharkov, Red Army troops re-enter the city.

Third Battle of Kharkov · Red Army

World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.

Battle of Corregidor (1945) · Corregidor Island · Philippines

Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.

Fidel Castro · Cuba · Fulgencio Batista · January 1

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

USS Triton (SSRN-586) · Operation Sandblast · New London, Connecticut

Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.

Explorer program · Explorer 9

Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.

North Sea flood of 1962

In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.

Haleyville, Alabama · 9-1-1

The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).

Bulletin board system · CBBS · Chicago

The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.

Ash Wednesday bushfires · Victoria (Australia) · South Australia

Hezbollah is founded.

Hezbollah

The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.

Soviet Union · MS Mikhail Lermontov · Marlborough Sounds

The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed "Ivan the Terrible" in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.

John Demjanjuk · Nazism · Treblinka extermination camp · Jerusalem

Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.

Nicaragua · Contras · Enrique Bermúdez · Managua

A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.

Amtrak · Capitol Limited (Amtrak train) · 1996 Maryland train collision · MARC Train

China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and seven more on the ground.

China Airlines Flight 676 · Chiang Kai-shek International Airport · Taiwan

The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.

Kyoto Protocol · Ratification

The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-05 regular season and playoffs.

National Hockey League · 2004-05 NHL lockout

The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

Mobile army surgical hospital (US)

A bomb blast at a market in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan kills more than 80 people and injures 190 others.

February 2013 Quetta bombing · Hazara Town · Quetta

Emperor Yingzong of Song (d. 1067)

Emperor Yingzong of Song

Nichiren, founder of Nichiren Buddhism (d. 1282)

Nichiren

Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Chinese emperor (d. 1332)

Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür

Coluccio Salutati, Florentine political leader (d. 1406)

Coluccio Salutati

John I, Duke of Cleves (d. 1481)

John I, Duke of Cleves

Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Calenberg (1491-1540) (d. 1540)

Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Philip Melanchthon, German astronomer, theologian, and academic (d. 1560)

Philip Melanchthon

Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian cartographer and instrument maker (d. 1574)

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (d. 1572)

Gaspard II de Coligny

Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter and educator (d. 1590)

Kanō Eitoku

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1688)

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg

John Sharp, English archbishop (d. 1714)

John Sharp (bishop)

Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (d. 1758)

Pierre Bouguer

Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist (d. 1817)

Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver (d. 1813)

Giambattista Bodoni

Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)

Jean-Charles Pichegru

Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer (d. 1830)

Pierre Rode

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786-1859)

Phineas Quimby, American mystic and philosopher (d. 1866)

Phineas Quimby

Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist (d. 1885)

Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold

Henry Wilson, American colonel and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States (d. 1875)

Henry Wilson · Vice President of the United States

Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar (d. 1865)

Heinrich Barth

Francis Galton, English biologist and statistician (d. 1911)

Francis Galton

Peter Kosler, Slovenian lawyer, geographer, and cartographer (d. 1879)

Peter Kosler

Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet and author (d. 1886)

Joseph Victor von Scheffel

Nikolai Leskov, Russian author, playwright, and journalist (d. 1895)

Nikolai Leskov

Ernst Haeckel, German biologist, physician, and philosopher (d. 1919)

Ernst Haeckel

Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (d. 1918)

Henry Adams

Henry M. Leland, American engineer and businessman, founded Cadillac and Lincoln (d. 1932)

Henry M. Leland · Cadillac · Lincoln (automobile)

George Kennan, American journalist and explorer (d. 1924)

George Kennan (explorer)

Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist, geneticist, and academic (d. 1935)

Hugo de Vries

Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright (d. 1917)

Octave Mirbeau

Ossian Everett Mills, American academic, founded Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (d. 1920)

Ossian Everett Mills · Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager (d. 1940)

Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)

Radoje Domanović, Serbian journalist and author (d. 1908)

Radoje Domanović

Edward S. Curtis, American ethnologist and photographer (d. 1952)

Edward S. Curtis

G. M. Trevelyan, English historian and academic (d. 1962)

G. M. Trevelyan

Pamela Colman Smith, English occultist and illustrator (d. 1951)

Pamela Colman Smith

James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1920)

James Colosimo

Robert J. Flaherty, German-Irish American director and producer (d. 1951)

Robert J. Flaherty

Kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. 1962)

Kathleen Clifford

Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist and academic (d. 1967)

Hans F. K. Günther

Eugénie Blanchard, French super-centenarian (d. 2010)

Eugénie Blanchard

Katharine Cornell, American actress and producer (d. 1974)

Katharine Cornell

Wayne King, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 1985)

Wayne King

Chester Morris, American actor (d. 1970)

Chester Morris

Cyril Vincent, South African cricketer (d. 1968)

Cyril Vincent

Edgar Bergen, Swedish-American ventriloquist and actor (d. 1978)

Edgar Bergen

James Baskett, African-American actor and singer (d. 1948)

James Baskett

George F. Kennan, Scotch-Irish American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (d. 2005)

George F. Kennan · Scotch-Irish Americans · United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union

Vera Menchik, Russian-English chess player (d. 1944)

Vera Menchik

Hugh Beaumont, American actor and director (d. 1982)

Hugh Beaumont

Jeffrey Lynn, American actor (d. 1995)

Jeffrey Lynn

Richard McDonald, Irish-American businessman, co-founded McDonald's (d. 1998)

Richard McDonald · McDonald's

Jimmy Wakely, American country music singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1982)

Jimmy Wakely

Bill Doggett, African-American pianist and composer (d. 1996)

Bill Doggett

Georges Ulmer, Danish-French actor and composer (d. 1989)

Georges Ulmer

Anna Mae Hays, American general

Anna Mae Hays

Vera-Ellen, German-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1981)

Vera-Ellen

Jean Behra, French race car driver (d. 1959)

Jean Behra

John Galbraith Graham, English priest and academic (d. 2013)

John Galbraith Graham

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German soldier and pilot (d. 1950)

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer

Samuel Willenberg, Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (d. 2016)

Samuel Willenberg

Margot Frank, German-Dutch holocaust victim (d. 1945)

Margot Frank · Holocaust

John Schlesinger, English actor and director (d. 2003)

John Schlesinger

June Brown, English actress

June Brown

Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer and architect (d. 1980)

Gerhard Hanappi

Peter Porter, Australian-English poet and educator (d. 2010)

Peter Porter (poet)

Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2002)

Otis Blackwell

Ken Takakura, Japanese actor and singer (d. 2014)

Ken Takakura

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2014)

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah · President of Sierra Leone

Gretchen Wyler, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2007)

Gretchen Wyler

August Coppola, American author and academic (d. 2009)

August Coppola

Marlene Hagge, American golfer

Marlene Hagge

Brian Bedford, English-American actor and director (d. 2016)

Brian Bedford

Sonny Bono, American actor, singer, and politician (d. 1998)

Sonny Bono

Stephen Gaskin, American activist, co-founded The Farm (d. 2014)

Stephen Gaskin · The Farm (Tennessee)

Bradford Parkinson, American colonel and engineer

Bradford Parkinson

Kenneth Price, American painter and sculptor (d. 2012)

Kenneth Price

Paul Bailey, British novelist, critic, and biographer

Paul Bailey (British writer)

Yuri Manin, Russian-German mathematician and academic

Yuri Manin

John Corigliano, American composer and academic

John Corigliano

Adolfo Azcuna, Filipino lawyer and judge

Adolfo Azcuna

Hannelore Schmatz, German mountaineer (d. 1979)

Hannelore Schmatz

Kim Jong-il, North Korean commander and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 2011)

Kim Jong-il · List of leaders of North Korea

Richard Williams, American tennis player and coach

Richard Williams (tennis coach)

Glyn Davies, Welsh farmer and politician

Glyn Davies (British politician)

Richard Ford, American novelist and short story writer

Richard Ford

António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde (d. 2016)

António Mascarenhas Monteiro · List of heads of state of Cape Verde

Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler and coach (d. 2014)

Kaiketsu Masateru

Bob O'Reilly, Australian rugby league player

Bob O'Reilly

Peter Hain, Kenyan-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales

Peter Hain · Secretary of State for Wales

Barry Foote, American baseball player and coach

Barry Foote

William Katt, American actor, director, and screenwriter

William Katt

James Ingram, American singer-songwriter and producer

James Ingram

John Bradbury, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 2015)

John Bradbury (drummer)

Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Lanny McDonald

Roberta Williams, American video game designer, co-founded Sierra Entertainment

Roberta Williams · Sierra Entertainment

Iain Banks, Scottish author and playwright (d. 2013)

Iain Banks

Margaux Hemingway, American model and actress (d. 1996)

Margaux Hemingway

Michael Holding, Jamaican cricketer and sportscaster

Michael Holding

Vincent Ward, New Zealand director and screenwriter

Vincent Ward (director)

LeVar Burton, German-American actor, director, and producer

LeVar Burton

Natalie Angier, American author

Natalie Angier

Ice-T, American rapper and actor

Ice-T

Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player

Oscar Schmidt

Herb Williams, American basketball player and coach

Herb Williams

John McEnroe, German-American tennis player and sportscaster

John McEnroe

Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player and sportscaster

Kelly Tripucka

Pete Willis, English guitarist and songwriter

Pete Willis

Des Hasler, Australian rugby league player and coach

Des Hasler

Liu Kang, Chinese footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Liu Kang (football manager)

Andy Taylor, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Andy Taylor (guitarist)

John Balance, English singer-songwriter (d. 2004)

John Balance

Bebeto, Brazilian footballer and manager

Bebeto

Christopher Eccleston, English actor

Christopher Eccleston

Dave Lombardo, Cuban American drummer

Dave Lombardo

Keith Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Keith Gretzky

Warren Ellis, English author and screenwriter

Warren Ellis

Craig Laundy, Australian politician

Craig Laundy

Jerome Bettis, American football player and sportscaster

Jerome Bettis

Zoran Čampara, Bosnian football player

Zoran Čampara

Sarah Clarke, American actress

Sarah Clarke

Naomi Nishida, Japanese actress

Naomi Nishida

Darrell Trindall, Australian rugby league player

Darrell Trindall

Cathy Freeman, Australian sprinter

Cathy Freeman

Mahershala Ali, actor

Mahershala Ali

Eric Byrnes, American baseball player and sportscaster

Eric Byrnes

Kyo, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

Kyo (musician)

Ian Clarke, Irish-American computer scientist, founded Freenet

Ian Clarke (computer scientist) · Freenet

Ahman Green, American football player

Ahman Green

Tia Hellebaut, Belgian high jumper and chemist

Tia Hellebaut

Wasim Jaffer, Indian cricketer

Wasim Jaffer

John Tartaglia, American actor, singer, and puppeteer

John Tartaglia

Eric Mun, American-South Korean singer and actor

Eric Mun

Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer

Valentino Rossi

Longineu W. Parsons III, French-American drummer

Longineu W. Parsons III

Jay Howard, English race car driver

Jay Howard

Jerry Owens, American baseball player

Jerry Owens

Qyntel Woods, American basketball player

Qyntel Woods

Aleksandr Dmitrijev, Estonian footballer

Aleksandr Dmitrijev

Rickie Lambert, English footballer

Rickie Lambert

Lupe Fiasco, American rapper

Lupe Fiasco

Agyness Deyn, English model, actress, and singer

Agyness Deyn

Sofia Arvidsson, Swedish tennis player

Sofia Arvidsson

Oussama Mellouli, Tunisian swimmer

Oussama Mellouli

Simon Francis, English footballer

Simon Francis (footballer)

Stacy Lewis, American golfer

Stacy Lewis

Ron Vlaar, Dutch footballer

Ron Vlaar

Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)

Luc Bourdon

Theresa Goh, Singaporean swimmer

Theresa Goh

Hasheem Thabeet, Tanzanian basketball player

Hasheem Thabeet

Diego Capel, Spanish footballer

Diego Capel

Zhang Jike, Chinese table tennis player

Zhang Jike

Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer

Denílson Pereira Neves

Andrea Ranocchia, Italian footballer

Andrea Ranocchia

Kim Soo-hyun, South Korean actor and singer

Kim Soo-hyun

Elizabeth Olsen, American actress

Elizabeth Olsen

Dunamis Lui, Australian-Samoan rugby league player

Dunamis Lui

The Weeknd, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

The Weeknd

Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer

Sergio Canales

Nicolai Boilesen, Danish footballer

Nicolai Boilesen

Zsófia Susányi, Hungarian tennis player

Zsófia Susányi

Annika Beck, German tennis player

Annika Beck

Federico Bernardeschi, Italian footballer

Federico Bernardeschi

Katy Dunne, English tennis player

Katy Dunne

Carina Witthöft, German tennis player

Carina Witthöft

Pardeep Narwal, Indian Kabaddi athlete

Pardeep Narwal

Zhu Yi, Chinese general (b. 483)

Zhu Yi (Liang Dynasty)

Mary the Younger, Byzantine saint (b. 875)

Mary the Younger

Richard of Dover, Archbishop of Canterbury

Richard of Dover

Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)

Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia

Afonso III of Portugal (b. 1210)

Afonso III of Portugal

Gertrude of Hohenburg, queen consort of Germany (b. c.1225)

Gertrude of Hohenburg

Rupert I, Elector Palatine (b. 1309)

Rupert I, Elector Palatine

John V Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1332)

John V Palaiologos

Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)

Johannes Stöffler

Jean du Bellay, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1493)

Jean du Bellay

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (b. 1509)

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585-1645) · Governor of the Duchy of Milan

Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)

Esprit Fléchier

James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)

James Craggs the Younger · Secretary of State for the Southern Department

Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)

Richard Mead

Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)

Georg Carl von Döbeln

William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1796)

William Pennington · Governor of New Jersey · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)

Thomas Bracken

Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (b. 1841)

Félix Faure · President of France

Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)

Giosuè Carducci · Nobel Prize in Literature

Nicholas of Japan, Russian-Japanese monk and saint (b. 1836)

Nicholas of Japan

Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright ( (b. 1848)

Octave Mirbeau

Vera Kholodnaya, Ukrainian actress (b. 1893)

Vera Kholodnaya

Eddie Foy, Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1856)

Eddie Foy, Sr.

Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1841)

Ferdinand Buisson · Nobel Peace Prize

Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (b. 1862)

Edgar Speyer

Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)

Dadasaheb Phalke

Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1876)

Josef Hofmann

Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891)

Dazzy Vance

Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1911)

Smiley Burnette

John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand Rifle(b. 1888)

John Garand · M1 Garand

Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (b. 1903)

Morgan Taylor

Janani Luwum, bishop, Church of Uganda, martyr (b. c.1922)

Janani Luwum

Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1905)

Rózsa Péter

Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (b. 1895)

Erich Hückel

M. A. G. Osmani, Bangladeshi general (b. 1918)

M. A. G. Osmani

Keith Haring, American painter and activist (b. 1958)

Keith Haring

Enrique Bermúdez, Nicaraguan lieutenant and engineer (b. 1932)

Enrique Bermúdez

Angela Carter, English novelist, short story writer (b. 1940)

Angela Carter

Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician, 22nd President of Brazil (b. 1917)

Jânio Quadros · President of Brazil

Herman Wold, Norwegian-Swedish economist and statistician (b. 1908)

Herman Wold

Roberto Aizenberg, Argentinian painter and sculptor (b. 1922)

Roberto Aizenberg

Roger Bowen, American actor and author (b. 1932)

Roger Bowen

Pat Brown, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (b. 1905)

Pat Brown · Governor of California

Brownie McGhee, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1915)

Brownie McGhee

Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American physicist and academic (b. 1912)

Chien-Shiung Wu

Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher (b. 1908)

Mary Amdur · Toxicology · Public health

Marceline Day, American actress (b. 1908)

Marceline Day

Lila Kedrova, Russian-French actress and singer

Lila Kedrova

Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-American businessman, founded PING (b. 1911)

Karsten Solheim · Ping (golf)

Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (b. 1916)

Howard W. Koch

William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (b. 1915)

William Masters

Walter Winterbottom, English footballer and manager (b. 1913)

Walter Winterbottom

Rusty Magee, American actor and composer (b. 1955)

Rusty Magee

Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

Doris Troy

Johnny Grunge, American wrestler (b. 1966)

Johnny Grunge

Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (b. 1925)

Ernie Stautner

Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, South Korean cardinal (b. 1921)

Stephen Kim Sou-hwan

Len Lesser, American actor (b. 1922)

Len Lesser

Justinas Marcinkevičius, Lithuanian poet and playwright (b. 1930)

Justinas Marcinkevičius

Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (b. 1954)

Gary Carter

Elyse Knox, American model, actress, and fashion designer (b. 1917)

Elyse Knox

John Macionis, American swimmer and lieutenant (b. 1916)

John Macionis

Anthony Shadid, American journalist (b. 1968)

Anthony Shadid

Colin Edwards, Guyanese footballer (b. 1991)

Colin Edwards (footballer)

Grigory Pomerants, Russian philosopher and author (b. 1918)

Grigory Pomerants

Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)

Tony Sheridan

Ken Farragut, American football player (b. 1928)

Ken Farragut

Gert Krawinkel, German guitarist (b. 1947)

Gert Krawinkel

Michael Shea, American author (b. 1946)

Michael Shea (author)

Lasse Braun, Algerian-Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)

Lasse Braun

Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

Lesley Gore

R. R. Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1957)

R. R. Patil · Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Lorena Rojas, Mexican actress and singer (b. 1971)

Lorena Rojas

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (b. 1922)

Boutros Boutros-Ghali · Secretary-General of the United Nations