September 2 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire

Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.

Pharaoh · Cleopatra VII · Egypt · Caesarion

Cicero launches the first of his Philippicae (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the following months.

Cicero · Philippicae · Mark Antony

Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

Final War of the Roman Republic · Battle of Actium · Augustus · Mark Antony · Cleopatra

The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade.

Treaty of Jaffa · Richard I of England · Saladin · Third Crusade

The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.

Castro, Lazio · Pope Innocent X · Wars of Castro

The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St Paul's Cathedral.

Great Fire of London · St Paul's Cathedral

Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.

Gregorian calendar · Western Europe

The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.

United States Department of the Treasury

During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic Church bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.

September Massacres · French Revolution · Roman Catholic Church · Bishop · Priest

A massive landslide destroys the town of Goldau, Switzerland, killing 457.

Goldau

The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.

Royal Navy · Battle of Copenhagen (1807) · Napoleon

The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.

Tianjing incident · Nanjing

American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

American Civil War · Abraham Lincoln · United States · General officer · George B. McClellan

American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city, ending the Atlanta Campaign.

Atlanta · Confederate States of America · Atlanta Campaign

Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō. The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko.

Emperor Meiji · Queen consort

Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.

Franco-Prussian War · Battle of Sedan · Prussia · Napoleon III of France

Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.

Rock Springs massacre · Rock Springs, Wyoming · Overseas Chinese

Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.

Battle of Omdurman · Sudan

Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.

Theodore Roosevelt · Big Stick ideology · Minnesota State Fair

Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.

Arthur Rose Eldred · Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) · Boy Scouts of America

World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.

Invasion of Poland · Free City of Danzig · Gdańsk · Nazi Germany

World War II: Combat ends in the Pacific Theater: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

Pacific War · Japanese Instrument of Surrender · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) · Mamoru Shigemitsu · USS Missouri (BB-63)

Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Vietnam · North Vietnam

The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.

Interim Government of India · Jawaharlal Nehru

President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.

Ngô Đình Diệm · South Vietnam · Ngo Dinh Diem presidential visit to Australia

United States Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan in Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed.

United States Air Force · C-130A-II · 1958 C-130 shootdown incident · Yerevan · Soviet Union

The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.

Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration · History of Tibet

CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.

CBS Evening News

Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War

Operation OAU · Nigerian Civil War

NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19.

NASA · Canceled Apollo missions · Apollo program · Apollo 15 · Canceled Apollo missions

Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.

Milperra massacre · Gang · Bandidos · Comanchero Motorcycle Club

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead.

Sri Lankan Civil War · M. Alalasundaram · V. Dharmalingam

In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.

Mathias Rust · Cessna · Red Square

Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void.

Transnistria · Soviet Union · Presidium of the Supreme Soviet · Mikhail Gorbachev

The 7.7 Mw Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms-Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3-8 meters (9.8-26.2 ft).

1992 Nicaragua earthquake · Seismic scale · Seismic scale · Tsunami earthquake

Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people onboard are killed.

Swissair Flight 111 · Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia

The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.

United Nations · International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda · Jean-Paul Akayesu · Mayor · Rwanda

The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash · Kurnool · Andhra Pradesh · India · Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 PM at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.

Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge · 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295)

Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester

Francis of Fabriano, Italian writer (d. 1322)

Francis of Fabriano

Francis I, Duke of Nevers (d. 1561)

Francis I, Duke of Nevers

Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Bishop of Fiesole (d. 1595)

Francesco Cattani da Diacceto (1531-1595)

Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)

Vincenzo Scamozzi

Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (d. 1733)

Georg Böhm

William Somervile, English poet and author (d. 1742)

William Somervile

Marie Joséphine of Savoy (d. 1810)

Marie Joséphine of Savoy

Louis Bonaparte, French-Dutch king (d. 1846)

Louis Bonaparte

Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (d. 1851)

Esteban Echeverría

Lysander Button, American engineer (d. 1898)

Lysander Button

William Seymour Tyler, American historian and educator (d. 1897)

William Seymour Tyler

William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1893)

William Fox (politician) · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist and historian (d. 1896)

Ernst Curtius

Lucretia Hale, American journalist and author (d. 1900)

Lucretia Hale

William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)

William P. Frye

Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 1914)

Bhaktivinoda Thakur

Liliuokalani of Hawaii (d. 1917)

Liliuokalani

Henry George, American economist and author (d. 1897)

Henry George

Eugene Field, American author and poet (d. 1895)

Eugene Field

Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the Spalding Sporting Goods Company (d. 1915)

Albert Spalding · Spalding (sports equipment)

Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (d. 1919)

Woldemar Voigt

Paul Bourget, French author and critic (d. 1935)

Paul Bourget

Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)

Wilhelm Ostwald · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (d. 1910)

Hans Jæger

John Bowser, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of Victoria (d. 1936)

John Bowser · Premier of Victoria

Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (d. 1881)

Franjo Krežma

Simeón Ola, Filipino general and politician (d. 1952)

Simeón Ola

Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1943)

Charles Vintcent

Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1897)

Lily Poulett-Harris

Frederick Soddy, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1956)

Frederick Soddy · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Herman, Estonian-Finnish archbishop (d. 1961)

Herman (Aav)

Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (d. 1920)

Ion Dragoumis

Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (d. 1946)

Werner von Blomberg

Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (d. 1963)

Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria

Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (d. 1970)

Frank Laubach

Dezső Kertész, Hungarian actor and film director (d. 1965)

Dezső Kertész

Joseph Roth, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1939)

Joseph Roth

Andreas Embirikos, Greek psychoanalyst and poet (d. 1975)

Andreas Embirikos

Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (d. 1977)

Adolph Rupp

August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (d. 1963)

August Jakobson

Pertev Naili Boratav, Turkish author and educator (d. 1998)

Pertev Naili Boratav

Ruth Bancroft, American landscape and garden designer

Ruth Bancroft

Paul Saagpakk, Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and academic (d. 1996)

Paul Saagpakk

Romare Bearden, American painter and author (d. 1988)

Romare Bearden

William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded the Caesars Entertainment Corporation (d. 1978)

William F. Harrah · Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)

Ernest Bromley (cricketer)

Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist (d. 2009)

Israel Gelfand

Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1981)

Bill Shankly

Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (d. 2007)

Benjamin Aaron

Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011)

Ömer Lütfi Akad

Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995)

Laurindo Almeida

Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (d. 1997)

Cleveland Amory

Allen Drury, American journalist and author (d. 1998)

Allen Drury

Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer

Marge Champion

Lance Macklin, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2002)

Lance Macklin

Leigh Kamman, American radio host (d. 2014)

Leigh Kamman

René Thom, French mathematician, biologist, and academic (d. 2002)

René Thom

Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya

Daniel arap Moi · President of Kenya

Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)

Hugo Montenegro

Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (d. 2015)

Milo Hamilton

Jim Jordan, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2012)

Jim Jordan (Canadian politician)

Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (d. 2014)

Horace Silver

Mel Stuart, American director and producer (d. 2012)

Mel Stuart

Hal Ashby, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)

Hal Ashby

Beulah Bewley, English physician and academic

Beulah Bewley

Rex Hartwig, Australian tennis player

Rex Hartwig

Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor and director (d. 2012)

Victor Spinetti

Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1993)

Clifford Jordan

Alan K. Simpson, American politician, senator of Wyoming

Alan K. Simpson

Walter Davis, Jr., American pianist (d. 1990)

Walter Davis, Jr.

Arnold Greenberg, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (d. 2012)

Arnold Greenberg (Snapple) · Snapple

Ed Conlin, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)

Ed Conlin

Mathieu Kérékou, Beninese soldier and politician, President of Benin (d. 2015)

Mathieu Kérékou · President of Benin

Sam Gooden, American soul singer (The Impressions)

Sam Gooden · The Impressions

Chuck McCann, American actor and screenwriter

Chuck McCann

Grady Nutt, American comedian, minister, and author (d. 1982)

Grady Nutt

D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer

D. Wayne Lukas

Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author (d. 2016)

Andrew Grove

Károly Krajczár, Hungarian-Slovene author and educator

Károly Krajczár

Len Carlson, Canadian voice actor (d. 2006)

Len Carlson

Peter Ueberroth, American businessman

Peter Ueberroth

Leonard Appleyard, English diplomat, British Ambassador to China

Leonard Appleyard · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to China

Jimmy Clanton, American pop singer-songwriter

Jimmy Clanton

Ernie Sigley, Australian television host

Ernie Sigley

Jyrki Otila, Finnish economist and politician (d. 2003)

Jyrki Otila

Sadhana Shivdasani, Indian actress (d. 2015)

Sadhana Shivdasani

John Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

John Thompson (basketball)

Rosalind Ashford, American singer

Rosalind Ashford

Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Glen Sather

Joe Simon, American singer-songwriter and producer

Joe Simon (musician)

Janet Simpson, English sprinter (d. 2010)

Janet Simpson

Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American actor (d. 2014)

Luis Ávalos

Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie, English humanitarian and politician

Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie

Marty Grebb, American keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, and music producer/arranger

Marty Grebb

Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2006)

Billy Preston

Walt Simonson, American author and illustrator

Walt Simonson

Dan White, American sergeant and politician (d. 1985)

Dan White

Louis Michel, Belgian educator and politician, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Louis Michel · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Belgium)

Jim Richards, New Zealand race car driver

Jim Richards (racing driver)

Nate Archibald, American basketball player and coach

Nate Archibald

Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor

Terry Bradshaw

Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (d. 1986)

Christa McAuliffe

Moira Stuart, Black British broadcaster

Moira Stuart

Rosanna DeSoto, American actress

Rosanna DeSoto

Michael Rother, German guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter

Michael Rother

Jim DeMint, American politician

Jim DeMint

Mark Harmon, American actor and producer

Mark Harmon

Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster

Jimmy Connors

Mihhail Lotman, Estonian linguist, scholar, and politician

Mihhail Lotman

Maurice Colclough, English rugby player (d. 2006)

Maurice Colclough

Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and politician, Afghan Minister of Defense (d. 2001)

Ahmad Shah Massoud · Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)

John Zorn, American saxophonist, composer, and producer

John Zorn

Billi Gordon, American neuroscientist, author, and actor

Billi Gordon

Gai Waterhouse, Scottish-Australian horse trainer and businesswoman

Gai Waterhouse

Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Mario Tremblay

Tony Alva, American skateboarder and bass player

Tony Alva

Steve Porcaro, American keyboard player and songwriter

Steve Porcaro

Olivier Grouillard, French race car driver

Olivier Grouillard

Lynne Kosky, Australian social worker and politician (d. 2014)

Lynne Kosky

Drungo Hazewood, American baseball player (d. 2013)

Drungo Hazewood

Guy Laliberté, Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and poker player, founded Cirque du Soleil

Guy Laliberté · Cirque du Soleil

Eric Dickerson, American football player and sportscaster

Eric Dickerson

Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance

Kristin Halvorsen · Minister of Finance (Norway)

Rex Hudler, American baseball player and sportscaster

Rex Hudler

Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer and manager

Carlos Valderrama

Ron Wasserman, American singer-songwriter and producer

Ron Wasserman

Eugenio Derbez, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Eugenio Derbez

Alonso Lujambio, Mexican academic and politician (d. 2012)

Alonso Lujambio

Prachya Pinkaew, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter

Prachya Pinkaew

Keir Starmer, English lawyer and politician

Keir Starmer

Sam Mitchell, American basketball player and coach

Sam Mitchell (basketball)

Andrea Illy, Italian businessman

Andrea Illy

Keanu Reeves, Lebanese-Canadian actor, singer, and producer

Keanu Reeves

Lennox Lewis, English-Canadian boxer

Lennox Lewis

Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian director and screenwriter

Partho Sen-Gupta

Dino Cazares, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Dino Cazares

Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby player and coach

Massimo Cuttitta

Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer

Salma Hayek

Olivier Panis, French race car driver

Olivier Panis

Tuc Watkins, American actor

Tuc Watkins

Frank Fontsere, American drummer and songwriter

Frank Fontsere

Andreas Möller, German footballer and manager

Andreas Möller

David Dinsmore, Scottish journalist

David Dinsmore

Cynthia Watros, American actress

Cynthia Watros

K-Ci, American R&B singer-songwriter

K-Ci (singer)

Stéphane Matteau, Canadian ice hockey player

Stéphane Matteau

Dave Naz, American photographer and director

Dave Naz

Kjetil André Aamodt, Norwegian skier

Kjetil André Aamodt

Tommy Maddox, American football player and coach

Tommy Maddox

César Sánchez, Spanish footballer

César Sánchez

Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist

Tom Steels

Pawan Kalyan, Tollywood actor, Indian politician

Pawan Kalyan · Tollywood (Telugu)

Robert Coles, English golfer

Robert Coles (golfer)

Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer

Matthew Dunn

Jason Blake, American ice hockey player

Jason Blake (ice hockey)

Indika de Saram, Sri Lankan cricketer

Indika de Saram

Steven Johnson, Australian race car driver

Steven Johnson (racing driver)

MC Chris, American rapper, actor, and screenwriter

MC Chris

Syleena Johnson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress

Syleena Johnson

Aziz Zakari, Ghanaian sprinter

Aziz Zakari

Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer

Frédéric Kanouté

Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer

Tomer Ben Yosef

Brian Westbrook, American football player

Brian Westbrook

Dany Sabourin, Canadian ice hockey player

Dany Sabourin

Danny Shittu, Nigerian footballer

Danny Shittu

Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese race car driver

Hiroki Yoshimoto

Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter

Fariborz Kamkari

Jennifer Hopkins, American tennis player

Jennifer Hopkins

Chris Tremlett, English cricketer

Chris Tremlett

Joey Barton, English footballer

Joey Barton

Jason Hammel, American baseball player

Jason Hammel

Mark Phillips, English footballer

Mark Phillips (footballer)

Rich Boy, American rapper and producer

Rich Boy

Mark Foster, English rugby player

Mark Foster (rugby union)

Jack Peñate, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jack Peñate

Keith Galloway, Australian rugby league player

Keith Galloway

Gélson Fernandes, Swiss footballer

Gélson Fernandes

Kyle Hines, American basketball player

Kyle Hines

Scott Moir, Canadian ice dancer

Scott Moir

Ibrahim Šehić, Bosnian footballer

Ibrahim Šehić

Keisuke Kato, Japanese actor and singer

Keisuke Kato

Javi Martínez, Spanish footballer

Javi Martínez

Ishant Sharma, Indian cricketer

Ishant Sharma

Ishmeet Singh, Indian singer (d. 2008)

Ishmeet Singh

Marcus Morris, American basketball player

Marcus Morris (basketball)

Markieff Morris, American basketball player

Markieff Morris

Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer

Alexandre Pato

Marcus Ericsson, Swedish race car driver

Marcus Ericsson

Shayla Worley, American gymnast

Shayla Worley

Gyasi Zardes, American footballer

Gyasi Zardes

Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player

Xenia Knoll

Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer

Nenad Lukić

Alberto Masi, Italian footballer

Alberto Masi

Tom Anderson, English footballer

Tom Anderson (footballer, born 1993)

Robert Rooba, Estonian ice hockey player

Robert Rooba

Kishen Velani, English cricketer

Kishen Velani

İbrahim Demir, Turkish footballer

İbrahim Demir

Deimantas Petravičius, Lithuanian footballer

Deimantas Petravičius

Lilla Barzó, Hungarian tennis player

Lilla Barzó

Constantius III, Roman emperor

Constantius III

Simeon Stylites, Byzantine saint (b. 390)

Simeon Stylites

John IV of Constantinople

John IV of Constantinople

Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, king of Mide and High King of Ireland

Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill · King of Mide · High King of Ireland

Saint Emeric of Hungary (b. 1000)

Saint Emeric of Hungary

King Munjong of Goryeo (b. 1019)

Munjong of Goryeo

Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242)

Prince Munetaka

Francesco Landini, Italian composer

Francesco Landini

Dawit II of Ethiopia (b. 1501)

Dawit II

Karel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (b. 1548)

Karel van Mander

Kosem Sultan, Ottoman Valide Sultan and regent (b.1589)

Kosem Sultan

Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of Sweden (b. 1602)

Per Brahe the Younger · Lord High Steward of Sweden

Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1631)

Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet · Lord Mayor of London

Philip William, Elector Palatine, German Count Palatine of Neuburg (b. 1615)

Philip William, Elector Palatine

Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1700)

Nathaniel Bliss

Henry Bouquet, Swiss-English colonel (b. 1719)

Henry Bouquet

Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1703)

Antoine Deparcieux

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (b. 1701)

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim

Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (b. 1763)

Jean Victor Marie Moreau

Jiaqing Emperor of China (b. 1760)

Jiaqing Emperor

Franz Xaver von Zach, Hungarian-French astronomer and academic (b. 1754)

Franz Xaver von Zach

Thomas Telford, Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (b. 1757)

Thomas Telford · Menai Suspension Bridge

William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1805)

William Rowan Hamilton

N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (b. 1783)

N. F. S. Grundtvig

Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1793)

Constantine Kanaris · List of Prime Ministers of Greece

Giuseppe Bonavia, Maltese architect (b. 1821)

Giuseppe Bonavia

Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)

Wilford Woodruff · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)

Henri Rousseau

John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)

John Forrest · Premier of Western Australia

Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840)

Henry Austin Dobson

Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (b. 1867)

Henry Lawson

Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)

Umegatani Tōtarō II · Makuuchi

James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860)

James Allan (rugby union)

Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)

Russ Columbo

Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1884)

Alcide Nunez · Original Dixieland Jass Band

Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)

Pierre de Coubertin · International Olympic Committee

Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)

Lloyd Seay

James Juvenal, American rower (b. 1874)

James Juvenal

Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (b. 1877)

Marsden Hartley

Bella Rosenfeld, Russian-American model and author (b. 1895)

Bella Rosenfeld

Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885)

Mason Phelps

Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)

Sylvanus Morley

Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875)

Hendrik Offerhaus

Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1883)

Jonathan M. Wainwright (general) · Medal of Honor

Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and political scientist (b. 1900)

Franz Leopold Neumann

William Wilkerson, American publisher and businessman (b. 1890)

William Wilkerson

Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900)

Glenn Albert Black

Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1887)

Alvin C. York · Medal of Honor

Johannes Bobrowski, German poet and author (b. 1917)

Johannes Bobrowski

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (b. 1890)

Ho Chi Minh · President of Vietnam

Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939)

Robert Mensah

Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)

Carl Dudley

J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (b. 1892)

J. R. R. Tolkien

Mabel Vernon, American activist (b. 1883)

Mabel Vernon

Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1934)

Stanisław Grochowiak

Stephen Dunne, American actor (b. 1918)

Stephen Dunne (actor)

Fred G. Meyer, American businessman, founded Fred Meyer (b. 1886)

Fred G. Meyer · Fred Meyer

Otto P. Weyland, American general (b. 1903)

Otto P. Weyland

Feri Cansel, Turkish-Cypriot actress (b. 1944)

Feri Cansel

Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908)

Manos Katrakis

M. Alalasundaram, Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician

M. Alalasundaram

Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (b. 1920)

Abe Lenstra

V. Dharmalingam, Sri Lankan Tamil politician (b. 1918)

V. Dharmalingam

Jay Youngblood, American wrestler (b. 1955)

Jay Youngblood

Brian Clay, Australian rugby league player (b. 1935)

Brian Clay

Robert Holmes à Court, South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (b. 1937)

Robert Holmes à Court

Alfonso García Robles, Mexican politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

Alfonso García Robles · Nobel Peace Prize

Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

Barbara McClintock · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Paddy Clift, Zimbabwean cricketer (b. 1953)

Paddy Clift

Rudolf Bing, Austrian-American manager (b. 1902)

Rudolf Bing

Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)

Viktor Frankl

Jackie Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1933)

Jackie Blanchflower

Allen Drury, American journalist and author (b. 1918)

Allen Drury

Elvera Sanchez, American dancer (b. 1905)

Elvera Sanchez

Curt Siodmak, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1907)

Curt Siodmak

Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (b. 1922)

Christiaan Barnard

Troy Donahue, American actor (b. 1936)

Troy Donahue

Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)

Dick Reynolds

Joan Oró, Catalan biochemist and academic (b. 1923)

Joan Oró

Bob Denver, American actor (b. 1935)

Bob Denver

Bob Mathias, American decathlete and politician (b. 1930)

Bob Mathias

Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)

Willi Ninja

Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (b. 1931)

Dewey Redman

Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer, created TransAmerica (b. 1957)

Franz-Benno Delonge · TransAmerica (board game)

Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)

Max McNab

Bill Melendez, Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (b. 1916)

Bill Melendez

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy · Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Roberto Bruce, Chilean journalist (b. 1979)

Roberto Bruce

Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean television presenter (b. 1966)

Felipe Camiroaga

Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (b. 1966)

Mark Abrahamian

Jack Boucher, American photographer and director (b. 1931)

Jack Boucher

John C. Marshall, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

John C. Marshall (musician)

Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (b. 1941)

Emmanuel Nunes

Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (b. 1965)

Valérie Benguigui

Terry Clawson, English rugby player and coach (b. 1940)

Terry Clawson

Ronald Coase, English-American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

Ronald Coase · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

David Jacobs, English radio and television host (b. 1926)

David Jacobs (broadcaster)

Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (b. 1919)

Frederik Pohl

Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (b. 1935)

Paul Scoon · Governor-General of Grenada

Peter Carter, Nigerian-English diplomat, British Ambassador to Estonia (b. 1956)

Peter Carter (diplomat) · British Ambassador to Estonia

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (b. 1930)

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick · District Attorney of Philadelphia

Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)

Norman Gordon

Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (b. 1921)

Helena Rakoczy

Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (b. 1949)

Goolam Essaji Vahanvati · Attorney General of India

Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (b. 1911)

Ephraim Engleman

Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (b. 1938)

Islam Karimov · President of Uzbekistan