December 5 — この日付の歴史

Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations.

Cicero · Catiline Orations

Fourth Council of Toledo takes place.

Fourth Council of Toledo

Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated.

Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona

Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.

Edigu · Golden Horde

Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany.

Pope Innocent VIII · Summis desiderantes affectibus · Papal bull · Heinrich Kramer · Jacob Sprenger

Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

Christopher Columbus · Hispaniola · Haiti · Dominican Republic

King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree ordering the expulsion of "heretics" from the country.

Manuel I of Portugal

Charles IX becomes king of France.

Charles IX of France

Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen - Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.

Seven Years' War · Battle of Leuthen · Frederick II of Prussia · Prussia · Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine

In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale.

James Christie (auctioneer)

At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Fort Ticonderoga · Henry Knox · Noble train of artillery · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives.

John Quincy Adams · United States House of Representatives

Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. Senate.

Jefferson Davis

California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

California Gold Rush · United States Congress · James K. Polk · California

Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.

Chincha Islands War · Peru · Chile

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour · Moscow · Joseph Stalin

German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.

Physicist · Albert Einstein · Visa (document)

The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.

Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution

Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.

Abyssinia Crisis · Kingdom of Italy · Ethiopia

The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.

Soviet Union · 1936 Soviet Constitution · Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic · Republics of the Soviet Union · Soviet Union

World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army.

World War II · Battle of Moscow · Georgy Zhukov

World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania.

Romania

World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.

Operation Crossbow

Great Smog: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.

Great Smog

The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL-CIO.

American Federation of Labor · Congress of Industrial Organizations · AFL-CIO

E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

E. D. Nixon · Rosa Parks · Montgomery Bus Boycott

Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh.

Subscriber trunk dialling · Elizabeth II · Lord Provost · Bristol · Edinburgh

The Preston By-pass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. (It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.)

Preston By-pass · Motorway · M6 motorway · M55 motorway

Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

Vietnam War · Roger Donlon · Medal of Honor

Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response.

Lloyd J. Old · Major histocompatibility complex

Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.

Egypt · Syria · Libya · Algeria · Iraq

Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina.

National Reorganization Process · Argentina

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lanka's government announces the conquest of the Tamil stronghold of Jaffna.

Sri Lankan Civil War · Sri Lanka · Tamil people · Jaffna

The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.

Civil Partnership Act 2004 · Civil partnership in the United Kingdom

The 6.8 Mw Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people.

2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Mercalli intensity scale

Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.

Frank Bainimarama · Fiji

Militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sana'a, Yemen, killing at least 56 people and injuring 200 others.

2013 Sana'a attack · Sana'a · Yemen

Zhu Wen, Chinese emperor (d. 912)

Zhu Wen

Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)

Jianwen Emperor

Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Polish cardinal and statesman (d. 1455)

Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)

Pope Julius II (d. 1513)

Pope Julius II

Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (d. 1530)

Willibald Pirckheimer

Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish philologist and lexicographer (d. 1542)

Nicolas Cleynaerts

Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)

Ashikaga Yoshiaki

Fausto Sozzini, Italian theologian and author (d. 1604)

Fausto Sozzini

Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (d. 1625)

Ubbo Emmius

Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford, English countess (d. 1588)

Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford

Henry Lawes, English composer (d. 1662)

Henry Lawes

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1724)

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer · Secretary of State for the Northern Department

Francesco Scarlatti, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1741)

Francesco Scarlatti

Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1762)

Francesco Geminiani

Giuseppe de Majo, Italian organist and composer (d. 1771)

Giuseppe de Majo

Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (d. 1862)

Martin Van Buren · President of the United States

George Shepherd, English illustrator and painter (d. 1862)

George Shepherd (artist)

Fyodor Tyutchev, Russian poet and diplomat (d. 1873)

Fyodor Tyutchev

Afanasy Fet, Russian poet and author (d. 1892)

Afanasy Fet

Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American philosopher and academic, co-founded Radcliffe College (d. 1907)

Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz · Radcliffe College

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec (d. 1908)

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière · Premier of Quebec

Christina Rossetti, English poet and author (d. 1894)

Christina Rossetti

George Armstrong Custer, American general (d. 1876)

George Armstrong Custer

Marcus Daly, Irish-American businessman (d. 1900)

Marcus Daly

Eduard Seler, German anthropologist, ethnohistorian, linguist, and academic (d. 1922)

Eduard Seler

Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist, ornithologist, entomologist, and ethnographer (d. 1942)

Clinton Hart Merriam

John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, English admiral and politician, 2nd Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1935)

John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe · Governor-General of New Zealand

Konstantin Korovin, Russian-French painter and set designer (d. 1939)

Konstantin Korovin

Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France (d. 1933)

Paul Painlevé · Prime Minister of France

John Beresford, Irish polo player (d. 1944)

John Beresford (polo player)

Traian Demetrescu, Romanian poet and author (d. 1896)

Traian Demetrescu

Antti Aarne, Finnish author and academic (d. 1925)

Antti Aarne

Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (d. 1935)

Józef Piłsudski · List of Prime Ministers of Poland

Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic (d. 1951)

Arnold Sommerfeld

Ellis Parker Butler, American author and poet (d. 1937)

Ellis Parker Butler

Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer and educator (d. 1949)

Vítězslav Novák

Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player (d. 1906)

Harry Nelson Pillsbury

Arthur Currie, Canadian general (d. 1933)

Arthur Currie

Clyde Vernon Cessna, American pilot and businessman, founded the Cessna Aircraft Corporation (d. 1954)

Clyde Vernon Cessna · Cessna

René Cresté, French actor and director (d. 1922)

René Cresté

Rose Wilder Lane, American journalist and author (d. 1968)

Rose Wilder Lane

Pieter Oud, Dutch historian, academic, and politician, Minister of Finance of the Netherlands (d. 1968)

Pieter Oud · Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)

Nikolai Uglanov, Soviet politician (d. 1937)

Nikolai Uglanov

David Bomberg, English painter, illustrator, and academic (d. 1957)

David Bomberg

Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1976)

Fritz Lang

Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and academic (d. 1951)

Paul Kogerman

Charles Robberts Swart, South African lawyer and politician, 1st State President of South Africa (d. 1982)

Charles Robberts Swart · State President of South Africa

Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician and academic (d. 1969)

Elbert Frank Cox

Ann Nolan Clark, American historian, author, and educator (d. 1995)

Ann Nolan Clark

Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)

Carl Ferdinand Cori · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Nunnally Johnson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1977)

Nunnally Johnson

Gershom Scholem, German-Israeli philosopher and historian (d. 1982)

Gershom Scholem

Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and translator (d. 1982)

Josh Malihabadi

Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (d. 1947)

Grace Moore

Jimmy Dimmock, English footballer (d. 1972)

Jimmy Dimmock

Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (d. 1966)

Walt Disney · The Walt Disney Company

Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and author (d. 1980)

Milton H. Erickson

Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)

Werner Heisenberg · Nobel Prize in Physics

Emeric Pressburger, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)

Emeric Pressburger

Strom Thurmond, American educator, general, and politician, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (d. 2003)

Strom Thurmond · Governor of South Carolina

Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German actor and singer (d. 2011)

Johannes Heesters

C. F. Powell, English-Italian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969)

C. F. Powell · Nobel Prize in Physics

Gus Mancuso, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1984)

Gus Mancuso

Otto Preminger, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1986)

Otto Preminger

Francisco Javier Arana, Guatemalan Army colonel and briefly Guatemalan head of state (d.1949)

Francisco Javier Arana

Lin Biao, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1971)

Lin Biao · Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian-French physicist and academic (d. 1993)

Giuseppe Occhialini

Abraham Polonsky, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999)

Abraham Polonsky

Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and composer (d. 2000)

Władysław Szpilman

Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965)

Sonny Boy Williamson II

Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (d. 2013)

Esther Borja

Hans Hellmut Kirst, German lieutenant and author (d. 1989)

Hans Hellmut Kirst

Hilary Koprowski, Polish-American virologist and immunologist, created the world's first effective live polio vaccine (d. 2013)

Hilary Koprowski · Polio vaccine

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

Walt McPherson

Ken Downing, English race car driver (d. 2004)

Ken Downing

Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, English historian and politician

Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont

Alvy Moore, American actor and producer (d. 1997)

Alvy Moore

Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (d. 2011)

Casey Ribicoff

Robert Sobukwe, South African banker and politician (d. 1978)

Robert Sobukwe

Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 73rd President of Nicaragua (d. 1980)

Anastasio Somoza Debayle · President of Nicaragua

Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thai king (d. 2016)

Bhumibol Adulyadej

W.D. Amaradeva, Sri Lankan musician and composer (d. 2016)

W.D. Amaradeva

Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (d. 2014)

Madis Kõiv

Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (d. 2011)

Ladislav Novák

Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs, British politician

Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs

Sheldon Lee Glashow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Sheldon Lee Glashow · Nobel Prize in Physics

Jim Hurtubise, American race car driver (d. 1989)

Jim Hurtubise

Little Richard, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor

Little Richard

Gennadiy Agapov, Russian race walker (d. 1999)

Gennadiy Agapov

Joan Didion, American novelist and screenwriter

Joan Didion

Calvin Trillin, American novelist, humorist, and journalist

Calvin Trillin

Yury Vlasov, Ukrainian-Russian weightlifter and politician

Yury Vlasov

James Lee Burke, American journalist, author, and academic

James Lee Burke

Tony Crafter, Australian cricket umpire

Tony Crafter

Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager

Boris Ignatyev

Peter Pohl, Swedish author, director, and screenwriter

Peter Pohl

Frank Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)

Frank Wilson (musician)

Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (d. 2017)

Bryan Murray (ice hockey)

Eva Joly, Norwegian-French judge and politician

Eva Joly

Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, South Korean cardinal

Andrew Yeom Soo-jung

Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor, director, and producer

Jeroen Krabbé

Serge Chapleau, Canadian cartoonist

Serge Chapleau

Moshe Katsav, Iranian-Israeli educator and politician, 8th President of Israel

Moshe Katsav · President of Israel

José Carreras, Spanish tenor and actor

José Carreras

Sarel van der Merwe, South African race car driver

Sarel van der Merwe

Rudy Fernandez, Filipino triathlete

Rudy Fernandez (triathlete)

Bruce Golding, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica

Bruce Golding · Prime Minister of Jamaica

Tony Gregory, Irish activist and politician (d. 2009)

Tony Gregory

Jim Messina, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Jim Messina (musician)

Jim Plunkett, American football player and radio host

Jim Plunkett

Kim Simmonds, Welsh blues-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Savoy Brown)

Kim Simmonds · Savoy Brown

Don Touhig, Welsh journalist and politician

Don Touhig

Denise Drysdale, Australian television host and actress

Denise Drysdale

John Altman, English composer and conductor

John Altman (composer)

David Manning, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States

David Manning · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States

Link Byfield, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2015)

Link Byfield

Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Belgian painter and illustrator

Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven

Gwen Lister, South African-Namibian journalist, publisher, and activist

Gwen Lister

Hanif Kureishi, English author and playwright

Hanif Kureishi

Gary Roenicke, American baseball player and scout

Gary Roenicke

Miyuki Kawanaka, Japanese singer

Miyuki Kawanaka

Juha Tiainen, Finnish hammer thrower (d. 2003)

Juha Tiainen

Klaus Allofs, German footballer and manager

Klaus Allofs

Adam Thorpe, French-English author, poet, and playwright

Adam Thorpe

Krystian Zimerman, Polish virtuoso pianist

Krystian Zimerman

Raquel Argandoña, Chilean model, actress, and politician

Raquel Argandoña

Lee Chapman, English footballer

Lee Chapman

Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, Ukrainian businessman

Oleksandr Yaroslavsky

Frans Adelaar, Dutch footballer and manager

Frans Adelaar

Osvaldo Golijov, Argentinian-American composer and educator

Osvaldo Golijov

Jack Russell, American singer-songwriter and producer

Jack Russell (musician)

Matthew Taylor, English businessman and politician

Matthew Taylor (Labour politician)

Ralf Dujmovits, German mountaineer

Ralf Dujmovits

Laura Flanders, British journalist

Laura Flanders

José Cura, Argentinian tenor, conductor, and director

José Cura

Pablo Morales, American swimmer and coach

Pablo Morales

Nivek Ogre, Canadian singer-songwriter

Nivek Ogre

Fred Rutten, Dutch footballer and manager

Fred Rutten

Doctor Dré, American television and radio host

Doctor Dré

Carrie Hamilton, American actress and playwright (d. 2002)

Carrie Hamilton

Alberto Nisman, Argentinian lawyer (d. 2015)

Alberto Nisman

Martin Vinnicombe, Australian cyclist

Martin Vinnicombe

Manish Malhotra, Indian fashion designer

Manish Malhotra

John Rzeznik, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

John Rzeznik

Wayne Smith, Jamaican rapper (d. 2014)

Wayne Smith (musician)

Valeriy Spitsyn, Russian race walker

Valeriy Spitsyn

Gary Allan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gary Allan

Margaret Cho, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter

Margaret Cho

Lisa Marie, American model and actress

Lisa Marie (actress)

Lydia Millet, American novelist

Lydia Millet

Falilat Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter

Falilat Ogunkoya

Eric Etebari, American actor, director, and producer

Eric Etebari

Morgan J. Freeman, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Morgan J. Freeman

Sajid Javid, English banker and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Sajid Javid · Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Lewis Pugh, English swimmer and lawyer

Lewis Pugh

Ramón Ramírez, Mexican footballer

Ramón Ramírez (footballer)

Michel'le, American singer-songwriter

Michel'le

Kevin Haller, Canadian ice hockey player

Kevin Haller

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, German businessman and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg · Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)

Ashia Hansen, American-English triple jumper

Ashia Hansen

Gabriel Hjertstedt, Swedish golfer

Gabriel Hjertstedt

Cliff Floyd, American baseball player and sportscaster

Cliff Floyd

Mike Mahoney, American baseball player

Mike Mahoney (catcher)

Duane Ross, American hurdler and coach

Duane Ross

Argo Arbeiter, Estonian footballer

Argo Arbeiter

Andrei Krasnopjorov, Estonian footballer

Andrei Krasnopjorov

Mikelangelo Loconte, Italian singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Mikelangelo Loconte

Luboš Motl, Czech physicist and academic

Luboš Motl

Charlie Batch, American football player and sportscaster

Charlie Batch

Ravish Kumar, Indian journalist and author

Ravish Kumar

Brian Lewis, American sprinter

Brian Lewis (athlete)

Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player and radio host

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Paula Patton, American actress

Paula Patton

Amy Acker, American actress

Amy Acker

Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby player

Xavier Garbajosa

Sachiko Kokubu, Japanese actress and model

Sachiko Kokubu

Rachel Komisarz, American swimmer and coach

Rachel Komisarz

Peter van der Vlag, Dutch footballer

Peter van der Vlag

Neil Druckmann, American video game designer and author

Neil Druckmann

Olli Jokinen, Finnish ice hockey player

Olli Jokinen

Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer

Marcelo Zalayeta

Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer

Matteo Ferrari

Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player

Niklas Hagman

Gareth McAuley, Northern Irish footballer

Gareth McAuley

Nick Stahl, American actor and producer

Nick Stahl

Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-French trumpet player and composer

Ibrahim Maalouf

Eddy Curry, American basketball player

Eddy Curry

Trai Essex, American football player

Trai Essex

Cooper Cronk, Australian rugby league player

Cooper Cronk

Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer

Shikhar Dhawan

Frankie Muniz, American actor, drummer, and race car driver

Frankie Muniz

Nico Verdonck, Belgian race car driver

Nico Verdonck

Danny Wicks, Australian rugby league player

Danny Wicks

LeGarrette Blount, American football player

LeGarrette Blount

James Hinchcliffe, Canadian race car driver

James Hinchcliffe

Justin Smoak, American baseball player

Justin Smoak

Tommy Fraser, English footballer

Tommy Fraser

Joanna Rowsell, English cyclist

Joanna Rowsell

Montee Ball, American football player

Montee Ball

Jacopo Sala, Italian footballer

Jacopo Sala

Ilja Antonov, Estonian footballer

Ilja Antonov

Ross Barkley, English footballer

Ross Barkley

Ondrej Duda, Slovak footballer

Ondrej Duda

Grant Ward, English footballer

Grant Ward

Danny Levi, New Zealand rugby league player

Danny Levi

Anthony Martial, French footballer

Anthony Martial

Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura, Roman politician (b. 114 BC)

Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura

Li Ban, emperor of Chang Han (b. 288)

Li Ban · Chang Han

Ealhswith, queen consort and wife of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex

Ealhswith · Queen consort · Alfred the Great · Wessex

Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona (b. 1053)

Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona

Dirk van Are, bishop and lord of Utrecht

Dirk van Are

Joan, Countess of Flanders and Hainault(b. 1199 or 1200)

Joan, Countess of Flanders · County of Hainaut

John III, Duke of Brabant (b. 1300)

John III, Duke of Brabant

Francis II of France (b. 1544)

Francis II of France

Johan Friis, Danish politician (b. 1494)

Johan Friis

Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist and physician (b. 1560)

Gaspard Bauhin

Jean François Sarrazin, French author and poet (b. 1611)

Jean François Sarrazin

Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1582)

Severo Bonini

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, Canadian commander and explorer (b. 1685)

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye

Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer (b. 1688)

Johann Friedrich Fasch

James Stirling, Scottish mathematician and surveyor (b. 1692)

James Stirling (mathematician)

Phillis Wheatley, Senegal-born slave, later American poet (b. 1753)

Phillis Wheatley

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer and musician (b. 1756)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (b. 1750)

Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg

Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (b. 1802)

Alexandre Dumas

Eliza R. Snow, American poet and songwriter (b. 1804)

Eliza R. Snow

Pedro II of Brazil (b. 1825)

Pedro II of Brazil

Schalk Willem Burger, South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of the South African Republic (b. 1852)

Schalk Willem Burger · List of Presidents of the South African Republic

Władysław Reymont, Polish noelist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)

Władysław Reymont · Nobel Prize in Literature

Claude Monet, French painter (b. 1840)

Claude Monet

Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)

Vachel Lindsay

Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1880)

Jan Kubelík

Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungarian-Pakistani painter (b. 1913)

Amrita Sher-Gil

Jock Delves Broughton, English captain (b. 1883)

Jock Delves Broughton

Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1872)

Louis Dewis

Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter, author, and academic (b. 1871)

Abanindranath Tagore

William Sterling Parsons, American admiral (b. 1901)

William Sterling Parsons

Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (b. 1886)

Glenn L. Martin · Glenn L. Martin Company

Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (b. 1878)

Emil Fuchs (baseball)

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer and educator (b. 1905)

Karl Amadeus Hartmann

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1892)

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy · Prime Minister of Pakistan

V. Veerasingam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (b. 1892)

V. Veerasingam

Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, neuroscientist, and academic Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)

Joseph Erlanger · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Fred Clark, American actor (b. 1914)

Fred Clark

Claude Dornier, German engineer and businessman, founded Dornier Flugzeugwerke (b. 1884)

Claude Dornier · Dornier Flugzeugwerke

Princess Alice of Battenberg (b. 1885)

Princess Alice of Battenberg

Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, invented the radar (b. 1892)

Robert Watson-Watt · Radar

Constance McLaughlin Green, American historian and author (b. 1897)

Constance McLaughlin Green

Katherine Milhous, American author and illustrator (b. 1894)

Katherine Milhous

Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Russian marshal and politician, Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (b. 1895)

Aleksandr Vasilevsky · Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)

Jesse Pearson, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

Jesse Pearson (actor)

Robert Aldrich, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1918)

Robert Aldrich

Cecil M. Harden, American politician (b. 1894)

Cecil M. Harden

Edward Youde, Welsh-Chinese sinologist and diplomat, 26th Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1924)

Edward Youde · Governor of Hong Kong

John Pritchard, English conductor and director (b. 1921)

John Pritchard (conductor)

Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (b. 1916)

Alfonso A. Ossorio

Harry Horner, Czech-American director, producer, and production designer (b. 1910)

Harry Horner

L. B. Cole, American illustrator and publisher (b. 1918)

L. B. Cole

Charles Evans, English mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (b. 1918)

Charles Evans (mountaineer)

Gwen Harwood, Australian poet and playwright (b. 1920)

Gwen Harwood

Clair Cameron Patterson, American scientist (b. 1922)

Clair Cameron Patterson

Eugen Cicero, Romanian-German jazz pianist (b. 1940)

Eugen Cicero

Albert Gore, Sr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1907)

Albert Gore, Sr.

Franco Rasetti, Italian-American physicist and academic (b. 1901)

Franco Rasetti

Roone Arledge, American sportscaster and producer (b. 1931)

Roone Arledge

Ne Win, Burmese general and politician, 4th President of Burma (b. 1911)

Ne Win · President of Burma

Edward L. Masry, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)

Edward L. Masry

David Bronstein, Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player and theoretician (b. 1924)

David Bronstein

Andrew Imbrie, American composer and academic (b. 1921)

Andrew Imbrie

George Paraskevaides, Greek-Cypriot businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Joannou & Paraskevaides (b. 1916)

George Paraskevaides · Joannou & Paraskevaides

Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (b. 1928)

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (b. 1929)

Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow

George Brecht, American chemist and composer (b. 1926)

George Brecht

Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (b. 1924)

Nina Foch

Beverly Garland, American actress and businesswoman (b. 1926)

Beverly Garland

Anca Parghel, Romanian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1957)

Anca Parghel

William Lederer, American soldier and author (b. 1912)

William Lederer

Alan Armer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Alan Armer

Don Meredith, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1938)

Don Meredith

Peter Gethin, English race car driver (b. 1940)

Peter Gethin

Gennady Logofet, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1942)

Gennady Logofet

Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)

Dave Brubeck

Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (b. 1909)

Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist)

Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and Cathedral of Brasília (b. 1907)

Oscar Niemeyer · United Nations Headquarters · Cathedral of Brasília

Ignatius IV of Antioch, Syrian patriarch (b. 1920)

Ignatius IV of Antioch

Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (b. 1917)

Fred Bassetti · Bassetti Architects

William B. Edmondson, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Africa (b. 1927)

William B. Edmondson · United States Ambassador to South Africa

Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Nelson Mandela · President of South Africa · Nobel Peace Prize

Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (b. 1931)

Ernest C. Brace

Fabiola, Queen of Belgium (b. 1928)

Queen Fabiola of Belgium

Talât Sait Halman, Turkish poet, translator, and historian (b. 1931)

Talât Sait Halman

Jackie Healy-Rae, Irish hurdler and politician (b. 1931)

Jackie Healy-Rae

Silvio Zavala, Mexican historian and author (b. 1909)

Silvio Zavala

Vic Eliason, American clergyman and radio host, founded VCY America (b. 1936)

Vic Eliason · VCY America

Tibor Rubin, Hungarian-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1929)

Tibor Rubin · Medal of Honor

Chuck Williams, American businessman and author, founded Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (b. 1915)

Chuck Williams (author) · Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Jayalalithaa, Indian politician, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1948)

Jayalalithaa · Tamil Nadu