August 16 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire

Wang Mang consolidates his power and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who had died the previous day, had no heirs.

Wang Mang · Emperor Ai of Han

Nikephoros II Phokas is crowned emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Nikephoros II Phokas · Byzantine Empire

The House of Gonzaga seizes power in the Duchy of Mantua, and will rule until 1708.

House of Gonzaga · Duchy of Mantua

Battle of the Spurs (Battle of Guinegate): King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.

Battle of the Spurs · Henry VIII of England · Holy Roman Empire

Battle of Plymouth: Inconclusive naval action between the fleets of Michiel de Ruyter and George Ayscue in the First Anglo-Dutch War.

Battle of Plymouth · Michiel de Ruyter · George Ayscue · First Anglo-Dutch War

American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.

American Revolutionary War · John Stark · Duchy of Brunswick · Friedrich Baum · Battle of Bennington

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.

Battle of Camden · Camden, South Carolina

Maximilien de Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a revolutionary tribunal.

Maximilien de Robespierre · Paris Commune (French Revolution) · Legislative Assembly (France) · Revolutionary Tribunal

French Revolution: A levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention.

French Revolution · Levée en masse · National Convention

War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.

War of 1812 · William Hull · Fort Shelby (Michigan) · Siege of Detroit

Peterloo Massacre: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England.

Peterloo Massacre · Cavalry · Manchester

U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.

President of the United States · John Tyler · Second Bank of the United States · Whig Party (United States) · White House

U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.

James Buchanan · Transatlantic telegraph cable · Queen Victoria

The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

House of Lorraine

The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country.

Dominican Restoration War · Gregorio Luperón · Flag of the Dominican Republic · Santo Domingo

Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War.

Battle of Acosta Ñu · Paraguay · Brazilian Army · Paraguayan War

Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.

Franco-Prussian War · Battle of Mars-la-Tour · Kingdom of Prussia

The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.

Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila

Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

Keish · George Carmack · Dawson Charlie · Klondike River · Klondike Gold Rush

The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.

Battle of Elands River (1900)

An estimated 8.2 MW earthquake hits Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,886 people.

1906 Valparaíso earthquake · Valparaíso

Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.

Tohoku University

Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary.

Royal Navy · Battlecruiser · HMS Queen Mary

The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States signed.

Migratory Bird Treaty

The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.

Battle of Lake Baikal · Czechoslovak Legion · Red Army

Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.

Ray Chapman · Cleveland Indians · Fastball · Carl Mays · New York Yankees

The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.

Communist Party of Bukhara

Polish-Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.

Polish-Soviet War · Battle of Radzymin (1920) · Red Army · Warsaw

The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.

Ross Dependency · Governor-General of New Zealand · Dominion of New Zealand

The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.

Dole Air Race · Oakland, California · Honolulu

The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.

1929 Palestine riots · Mandatory Palestine · Palestinian Arabs

The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.

Cartoon · Fiddlesticks (film) · Ub Iwerks

The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.

Commonwealth Games · Hamilton, Ontario · Governor General of Canada · Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon

World War II: The two-person crew of the U.S. naval blimp L-8 disappears without a trace on a routine anti-submarine patrol over the Pacific Ocean. The blimp drifts without her crew and crash-lands in Daly City, California.

World War II · Daly City, California

First flight of the Junkers Ju 287.

Junkers Ju 287

An assassination attempt is made on Japan's prime minister, Kantarō Suzuki.

Assassination · Prime minister · Kantarō Suzuki

The National Representatives' Congress, the precursor of the current National Assembly of Vietnam, convenes in Sơn Dương.

National Assembly of Vietnam · Sơn Dương

Mass riots in Kolkata begin; more than 4,000 people would be killed in 72 hours.

Direct Action Day · Kolkata

The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad.

All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress · Secunderabad

The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.

Sports Illustrated

Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

Cyprus

Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.

Joseph Kittinger · New Mexico · Free fall · Human

Eight years after the remaining French India territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.

French India

Pete Best is discharged from the Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.

Pete Best · Beatles · Ringo Starr

Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.

Vietnam War · Coup d'état · Dương Văn Minh · Nguyễn Khánh · South Vietnam

Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.

House Un-American Activities Committee · Viet Cong

In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.

Coup d'état · 1972 Moroccan coup attempt · Royal Moroccan Air Force · Hassan II of Morocco · Rabat

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes after take off in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 · McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Detroit

A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto's stock market.

Solar flare · Geomagnetic storm

The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.

Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) · Dwelling

South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg.

South African Police Service · Marikana miners' strike · Rustenburg

The ferry St. Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people with 59 others missing.

MV St. Thomas Aquinas · Cebu · Philippines

More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following a series of air-raids by the Syrian Arab Air Force on the rebel-held market town of Douma.

2015 Douma market massacre · Syrian Arab Air Force · Syrian opposition · Douma, Syria

Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force.

Minamata Convention on Mercury

Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (d. 1382)

Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster

Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)

Hongxi Emperor

Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (d. 1436)

Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut

Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and etcher (d. 1602)

Agostino Carracci

Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1637)

Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany

Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1598)

Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland

Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (d. 1706)

Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen

Jean de La Bruyère, French philosopher and author (d. 1696)

Jean de La Bruyère

Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (d. 1718)

Vincenzo Coronelli

Louis, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1712)

Louis, Dauphin of France (1682-1712)

Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor (d. 1804)

Pierre Méchain

Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1800)

Yevstigney Fomin

John Bosco, Italian priest and educator (d. 1888)

John Bosco

Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1892)

Andrew Rainsford Wetmore · Premier of New Brunswick

Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (d. 1895)

Arthur Cayley

John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (d. 1901)

John Jones Ross · Premier of Quebec

Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist (d. 1920)

Wilhelm Wundt

Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic (d. 1922)

Jakob Rosanes

Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1921)

Gabriel Lippmann · Nobel Prize in Physics

Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)

Vladimir Sukhomlinov

James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1922)

James McGowen · Premier of New South Wales

Aparicio Saravia, Uruguayan general and politician (d. 1904)

Aparicio Saravia

Arthur Achleitner, German author (d. 1927)

Arthur Achleitner

Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, English-Scottish cricketer (d. 1938)

Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke

Jules Laforgue, Uruguayan-French poet and author (d. 1887)

Jules Laforgue

Amos Alonzo Stagg, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)

Amos Alonzo Stagg

Mary Gilmore, Australian socialist, poet and journalist (d. 1962)

Mary Gilmore

Bernarr Macfadden, American bodybuilder and publisher, founded Macfadden Publications (d. 1955)

Bernarr Macfadden · Macfadden Publications

Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (d. 1942)

Ivan Bilibin

Roque Ruaño, Spanish priest and engineer (d. 1935)

Roque Ruaño

Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (d. 1968)

Désiré Mérchez

Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-American author and publisher (d. 1967)

Hugo Gernsback

T. E. Lawrence, British colonel, diplomat, writer and archaeologist (d. 1935)

T. E. Lawrence

Armand J. Piron, American violinist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1943)

Armand J. Piron

Hal Foster, Canadian-American author and illustrator (d. 1982)

Hal Foster

Otto Messmer, American cartoonist and animator, co-created Felix the Cat (d. 1983)

Otto Messmer · Felix the Cat

George Meany, American plumber and labor leader (d. 1980)

George Meany

Albert Cohen, Greek-Swiss author and playwright (d. 1981)

Albert Cohen

Liane Haid, Austrian-Swiss actress and singer (d. 2000)

Liane Haid

Ida Browne, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1976)

Ida Browne

Georgette Heyer, English author (d. 1974)

Georgette Heyer

Wallace Thurman, American author and playwright (d. 1934)

Wallace Thurman

Minoru Genda, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (d. 1989)

Minoru Genda

Wendell Meredith Stanley, American biochemist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)

Wendell Meredith Stanley · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (d. 2010)

Orlando Cole

William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2000)

William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.

Paul Callaway, American organist and conductor (d. 1995)

Paul Callaway

Gloria Blondell, American actress (d. 1986)

Gloria Blondell

Mae Clarke, American actress (d. 1992)

Mae Clarke

E. F. Schumacher, German economist and statistician (d. 1977)

E. F. Schumacher

Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995)

Ted Drake

Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli politician, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)

Menachem Begin · Prime Minister of Israel · Nobel Peace Prize

Al Hibbler, American baritone singer (d. 2001)

Al Hibbler

Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003)

Iggy Katona

Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997)

Matt Christopher

Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator (d. 2008)

Roque Cordero

Karl-Heinz Euling, German captain (d. 2014)

Karl-Heinz Euling

Charles Bukowski, German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1994)

Charles Bukowski

James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (d. 2011)

James Casey (variety artist)

Ernie Freeman, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)

Ernie Freeman

Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian journalist and playwright (d. 2012)

Millôr Fernandes

Fess Parker, American actor (d. 2010)

Fess Parker

Inez Voyce, American baseball player

Inez Voyce

Willie Jones, American baseball player (d. 1983)

Willie Jones (baseball)

Mal Waldron, American pianist and composer (d. 2002)

Mal Waldron

Lois Nettleton, American actress (d. 2008)

Lois Nettleton

Ann Blyth, American actress and singer

Ann Blyth

Eydie Gormé, American singer (d. 2013)

Eydie Gormé

Ara Güler, Turkish photographer and journalist

Ara Güler

Eddie Kirkland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

Eddie Kirkland

Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (d. 1980)

Bill Evans

Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)

Helmut Rahn

Fritz Von Erich, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1997)

Fritz Von Erich

Wyatt Tee Walker, American pastor, theologian, and activist

Wyatt Tee Walker

Robert Culp, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Robert Culp

Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)

Frank Gifford

Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (d. 2014)

Leslie Manigat · President of Haiti

Reiner Kunze, German poet and translator

Reiner Kunze

Tom Maschler, English author and publisher

Tom Maschler

Julie Newmar, American actress

Julie Newmar

Stuart Roosa, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1994)

Stuart Roosa

Donnie Dunagan, American actor and soldier

Donnie Dunagan

Diana Wynne Jones, English author (d. 2011)

Diana Wynne Jones

Ketty Lester, American singer and actress

Ketty Lester

Pierre Richard, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Pierre Richard

John Standing, English actor

John Standing

Dave Thomas, English-Welsh golfer and architect (d. 2013)

Dave Thomas (golfer)

Sam Trimble, Australian cricketer

Sam Trimble

Cliff Fletcher, Canadian businessman

Cliff Fletcher

Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach

Andreas Stamatiadis

Anita Gillette, American actress and singer

Anita Gillette

Alan Hodgkinson, English footballer and coach (d. 2015)

Alan Hodgkinson

David Anderson, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician

David Anderson (British Columbia politician)

David Behrman, American composer and producer

David Behrman

Ian Deans, Canadian politician (d. 2016)

Ian Deans

Boris Rõtov, Estonian chess player (d. 1987)

Boris Rõtov

Seán Brady, Irish cardinal

Seán Brady

Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic

Trevor McDonald

Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Billy Joe Shaver

Eric Weissberg, American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist

Eric Weissberg

Bruce Beresford, Australian director and producer

Bruce Beresford

Lesley Turner Bowrey, Australian tennis player

Lesley Turner Bowrey

Barbara George, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Barbara George

Robert Squirrel Lester, American soul singer (The Chi-Lites) (d. 2010)

Robert Squirrel Lester · The Chi-Lites

Woody Peoples, American football player (d. 2010)

Woody Peoples

Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

Kevin Ayers

Bob Balaban, American actor, director, and producer

Bob Balaban

Russell Brookes, English race car driver

Russell Brookes

Suzanne Farrell, American ballerina and educator

Suzanne Farrell

Gary Loizzo, American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer (d. 2016)

Gary Loizzo

Masoud Barzani, Iranian-Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan

Masoud Barzani · President of Iraqi Kurdistan

Lesley Ann Warren, American actress

Lesley Ann Warren

Carol Moseley Braun, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to New Zealand

Carol Moseley Braun · United States Ambassador to New Zealand

Katharine Hamnett, English fashion designer

Katharine Hamnett

Earl Blumenauer, American politician, U.S. Representative from Oregon

Earl Blumenauer

Barry Hay, Indian-born Dutch rock musician (Golden Earring)

Barry Hay · Golden Earring

Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player and manager

Mike Jorgensen

Pierre Reid, Canadian educator and politician

Pierre Reid

Joey Spampinato, American singer-songwriter and bass player (NRBQ)

Joey Spampinato · NRBQ

Scott Asheton, American drummer (d. 2014)

Scott Asheton

Paul Pasqualoni, American football player and coach

Paul Pasqualoni

Bill Spooner, American guitarist and songwriter (The Tubes)

Bill Spooner · The Tubes

Hasely Crawford, Trinidadian runner

Hasely Crawford

Stockwell Day, Canadian businessman and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of International Trade

Stockwell Day · Minister of International Trade (Canada)

Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer

Jeff Thomson

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian businessman and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (d. 2010)

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua · President of Nigeria

Kathie Lee Gifford, American talk show host, singer, and actress

Kathie Lee Gifford

James "J.T." Taylor, American R&B singer-songwriter

James "J.T." Taylor

James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

James Cameron

George Galloway, Scottish-English politician and broadcaster

George Galloway

James Reilly, Irish surgeon and politician, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

James Reilly (Irish politician) · Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian soldier and politician (d. 2014)

Vahan Hovhannisyan

Tim Farriss, Australian guitarist

Tim Farriss

Laura Innes, American actress and director

Laura Innes

R. R. Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2015)

R. R. Patil · Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Madonna, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director

Madonna (entertainer)

Angela Bassett, American actress

Angela Bassett

José Luis Clerc, Argentinian tennis player and coach

José Luis Clerc

Oscar Collodo, Swiss-Italian rugby player and coach

Oscar Collodo

Diane Dodds, Northern Irish educator and politician

Diane Dodds

Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist and manager

Marc Sergeant

Timothy Hutton, American actor, producer and director

Timothy Hutton

Franz Welser-Möst, Austrian-American conductor and director

Franz Welser-Möst

Paul van Ass, Dutch field hockey coach

Paul van Ass

Christian Okoye, American football player

Christian Okoye

Angela Smith, English academic and politician

Angela Smith (politician, born 1961)

Steve Carell, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Steve Carell

Aloísio Pires Alves, Brazilian footballer and manager

Aloísio Pires Alves

Christine Cavanaugh, American voice artist (d. 2014)

Christine Cavanaugh

Jimmy Arias, American tennis player and sportscaster

Jimmy Arias

Nigel Redman, English rugby player

Nigel Redman

Barry Venison, English footballer and journalist

Barry Venison

Eddie Olczyk, American ice hockey player, coach, and commentator

Eddie Olczyk

Mark Coyne, Australian rugby league player

Mark Coyne (rugby league)

Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish journalist, actress, and author

Ulrika Jonsson

Mateja Svet, Slovenian skier

Mateja Svet

Wolfgang Tillmans, German photographer

Wolfgang Tillmans

Arvind Kejriwal, Indian civil servant and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal · Chief Minister of Delhi

Bonnie Bernstein, American journalist and sportscaster

Bonnie Bernstein

Saif Ali Khan, Indian actor and producer

Saif Ali Khan

Manisha Koirala, Indian actress

Manisha Koirala

Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian and television host

Frankie Boyle

Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer

Stan Lazaridis

Emily Robison, American singer-songwriter and banjo player

Emily Robison

Damian Jackson, American baseball player

Damian Jackson

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Guyanese cricketer

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer

Krisztina Egerszegi

Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician

Iván Hurtado

Didier Agathe, French footballer

Didier Agathe

Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager

Jonatan Johansson (footballer)

Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer

Pantelis Konstantinidis

George Stults, American model and actor

George Stults

Álvaro Tardáguila, Uruguayan cyclist

Álvaro Tardáguila

Pavel Královec, Czech football referee

Pavel Královec

Ben Galea, Australian rugby league player and referee

Ben Galea

Paul Gallacher, Scottish footballer

Paul Gallacher

Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (d. 2012)

Eduardo Maiorino

Ian Moran, Australian cricketer

Ian Moran (cricketer)

Emerson Ramos Borges, Brazilian footballer

Emerson Ramos Borges

Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Vanessa Carlton

Bob Hardy, English bass player (Franz Ferdinand)

Bob Hardy (bassist) · Franz Ferdinand (band)

Piet Rooijakkers, Dutch cyclist

Piet Rooijakkers

Raniere Silva dos Santos, Brazilian footballer

Raniere Silva dos Santos

Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer

Roque Santa Cruz

Nikolaos Zisis, Greek basketball player

Nikolaos Zisis

Matteo Anesi, Italian speed skater

Matteo Anesi

Candice Dupree, American basketball player

Candice Dupree

Konstantin Vassiljev, Estonian footballer

Konstantin Vassiljev

Cristin Milioti, American actress

Cristin Milioti

Yu Darvish, Japanese baseball player

Yu Darvish

Carey Price, Canadian ice hockey player

Carey Price

Wang Hao, Chinese race walker

Wang Hao (racewalker)

Moussa Sissoko, French footballer

Moussa Sissoko

Godfrey Oboabona, Nigerian footballer

Godfrey Oboabona

José Eduardo de Araújo, Brazilian footballer

José Eduardo de Araújo

Evanna Lynch, Irish actress

Evanna Lynch

Young Thug, American rapper

Young Thug

Diego Schwartzman, Argentinian tennis player

Diego Schwartzman

Jesika Malečková, Czech tennis player

Jesika Malečková

Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer

Caeleb Dressel

Greyson Chance, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Greyson Chance

Karen Chen, American figure skater

Karen Chen

Empress Ma, Chinese Han dynasty consort (b. 40)

Empress Ma (Han dynasty)

Theutbald I, bishop of Langres

Theutbald I (bishop of Langres) · Roman Catholic Diocese of Langres

Marianos Argyros, Byzantine general (b. 944)

Marianos Argyros

George I of Georgia (b. 998)

George I of Georgia

Bernard de Tremelay, fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Bernard de Tremelay · Grand Masters of the Knights Templar

Hōjō Masako, Japanese regent and onna-bugeisha (b. 1156)

Hōjō Masako · Onna-bugeisha

Theodore II Laskaris, Byzantine-Greek emperor (b. 1222)

Theodore II Laskaris

Philip I, Count of Savoy (b. 1207)

Philip I, Count of Savoy

John II of Trebizond (b. 1262)

John II of Trebizond

Roch, French saint (b. 1295)

Saint Roch

Azzone Visconti, founder of the state of Milan (b. 1302)

Azzone Visconti

Albert II, Duke of Austria (b. 1298)

Albert II, Duke of Austria

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (b. 1361)

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia

Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)

Ashikaga Yoshikatsu

Loyset Compère, French composer (b. 1445)

Loyset Compère

John, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)

John, Elector of Saxony

Thomas Fuller, English historian and author (b. 1608)

Thomas Fuller

Andrew Marvell, English poet and author (b. 1621)

Andrew Marvell

Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)

Jacob Bernoulli

Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)

Matthew Tindal

Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)

Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec

Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)

Marc-Antoine Parseval

Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)

Henry Colburn

Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)

Richard Upjohn

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)

Ramakrishna

Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (b. 1837)

Webster Paulson

John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831)

John Pemberton · Coca-Cola

Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and academic (b. 1825)

Jean-Martin Charcot

Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (b. 1811)

Robert Bunsen

José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845)

José Maria de Eça de Queirós

Prentiss Ingraham, American soldier and author (b. 1843)

Prentiss Ingraham

Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (b. 1830)

Patrick Francis Moran

Carl Theodor Schulz, German-Norwegian gardener (b. 1835)

Carl Theodor Schulz

George Scott, English footballer (b. 1885)

George Scott (footballer, born 1885)

Henry Daglish, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)

Henry Daglish · Premier of Western Australia

Peter I of Serbia (b. 1844)

Peter I of Serbia

Andrej Hlinka, Slovak priest, journalist, and politician (b. 1864)

Andrej Hlinka

Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)

Robert Johnson (guitarist)

Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)

Takijirō Ōnishi

Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)

Babe Ruth

Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1900)

Margaret Mitchell

Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (b. 1866)

Lydia Field Emmet

Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)

Bela Lugosi

Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)

Irving Langmuir · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

William Halsey, Jr., American admiral (b. 1882)

William Halsey, Jr.

Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player (b. 1879)

Wanda Landowska · Harpsichord

Abdul Haq, Pakistani linguist and scholar (b. 1870)

Abdul Haq (Urdu scholar)

Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (b. 1893)

Spyros Skouras

Pierre Brasseur, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1905)

Pierre Brasseur

Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

Selman Waksman · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1935)

Elvis Presley

Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1888)

Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer · Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895)

John Diefenbaker · Prime Minister of Canada

Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)

Earl Averill

Duško Radović, Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922)

Duško Radović

Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (b. 1902)

Ronnie Aird

Jaime Sáenz, Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921)

Jaime Sáenz

Amanda Blake, American actress (b. 1929)

Amanda Blake

Pat O'Connor, New Zealand wrestler and trainer (b. 1925)

Pat O'Connor (wrestler)

Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1905)

Luigi Zampa

Mark Heard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1951)

Mark Heard

Stewart Granger, English-American actor (b. 1913)

Stewart Granger

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician and Qawwali singer (b. 1948)

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · Qawwali

Phil Leeds, American actor (b. 1916)

Phil Leeds

Dorothy West, American journalist and author (b. 1907)

Dorothy West

Abu Nidal, Palestinian terrorist leader (b. 1937)

Abu Nidal

Jeff Corey, American actor (b. 1914)

Jeff Corey

John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)

John Roseboro

Idi Amin, Ugandan field marshal and politician, 3rd President of Uganda (b. 1928)

Idi Amin · President of Uganda

Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player and coach (b. 1950)

Ivan Hlinka

Balanadarajah Iyer, Sri Lankan journalist and poet (b. 1957)

Balanadarajah Iyer

Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (b. 1907)

Carl Mydans

Robert Quiroga, American boxer (b. 1969)

Robert Quiroga

Vassar Clements, American fiddler (b. 1928)

Vassar Clements

Tonino Delli Colli, Italian cinematographer (b. 1922)

Tonino Delli Colli

William Corlett, English novelist and playwright (b. 1938)

William Corlett

Frère Roger, Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915)

Frère Roger

Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and dictator; 46th President of Paraguay (b. 1912)

Alfredo Stroessner · President of Paraguay

Bahaedin Adab, Iranian engineer and politician (b. 1945)

Bahaedin Adab

Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1914)

Dorival Caymmi

Masanobu Fukuoka, Japanese farmer and author (b. 1913)

Masanobu Fukuoka

Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (b. 1923)

Dimitrios Ioannidis

Mihri Belli, Turkish activist and politician (b. 1916)

Mihri Belli

Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (b. 1954)

Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco

Martine Franck, Belgian photographer and director (b. 1938)

Martine Franck

Abune Paulos, Ethiopian patriarch (b. 1935)

Abune Paulos

William Windom, American actor (b. 1923)

William Windom (actor)

David Rees, Welsh mathematician and academic (b. 1918)

David Rees (mathematician)

Patrick Aziza, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Kebbi State (b. 1947)

Patrick Aziza · List of Governors of Kebbi State

Vsevolod Nestayko, Ukrainian author (b. 1930)

Vsevolod Nestayko

Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, Italian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1960)

Mario Oriani-Ambrosini

Peter Scholl-Latour, German journalist, author, and academic (b. 1924)

Peter Scholl-Latour

Jacob Bekenstein, Mexican-American physicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1947)

Jacob Bekenstein

Anna Kashfi, British actress (b. 1934)

Anna Kashfi

Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician (b. 1943)

Shuja Khanzada

Mile Mrkšić, Serb general (b. 1947)

Mile Mrkšić

João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1916)

João Havelange

John McLaughlin, American television personality (b. 1927)

John McLaughlin (host)