February 8 — この日付の歴史

Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

Constantius III · Western Roman Empire

The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.

Mongol Empire · Vladimir, Russia

Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.

Seventh Crusade · Ayyubid dynasty · Battle of Al Mansurah

The Byzantine civil war of 1341-47 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos.

Byzantine civil war of 1341-47 · John VI Kantakouzenos · John V Palaiologos

Leiden University is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis.

Leiden University

Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

Mary, Queen of Scots · Babington Plot · Elizabeth I of England

Luis de Carabajal the younger is tortured by the Inquisition in Mexico City.

Luis de Carabajal the younger · Mexico City

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I and the revolt is quickly crushed.

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.

College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, Virginia · William III of England · Mary II of England

After two days of bitter fighting, the Russians under Bennigsen and the Prussians under L'Estocq concede the Battle of Eylau to Napoleon.

Levin August, Count von Bennigsen · Prussia · Anton Wilhelm von L'Estocq · Battle of Eylau

Las Heras crosses the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.

Juan Gregorio de las Heras · Crossing of the Andes · José de San Martín · Chile

Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.

Richard Mentor Johnson · Vice President of the United States · United States Senate

Delaware refuses to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Slavery was outlawed in the United States, including Delaware, when the Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states on December 6, 1865. Delaware ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on February 12, 1901, which was the ninety-second anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

Delaware · Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution · Abraham Lincoln

Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.

Sandford Fleming · Universal Standard Time · Royal Canadian Institute

The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney.

England cricket team · George Harris, 4th Baron Harris · Sydney Riot of 1879

The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.

Japanese in Hawaii

The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.

Dawes Act · President of the United States · Native Americans in the United States

Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.

Battle of Port Arthur · Torpedo · Lushun · Russo-Japanese War

Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.

Aceh War · Royal Netherlands East Indies Army · Korps Marechaussee te voet · General officer · Gotfried Coenraad Ernst van Daalen

The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

Boy Scouts of America · William D. Boyce

D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.

D. W. Griffith · The Birth of a Nation · Los Angeles

United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.

Warren G. Harding · Radio set · White House

Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.

Capital punishment · Gas chamber · Gee Jon · Nevada

World War II: Japan invades Singapore.

World War II · Empire of Japan · Battle of Singapore · Singapore

World War II: Dutch Colonial Army General Destruction Unit (AVC, Algemene Vernielings Corps) burns Banjarmasin, South Borneo to avoid Japanese capture.

World War II · Royal Netherlands East Indies Army · Banjarmasin · South Borneo

World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.

Operation Veritable · Rhine

The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.

Revised Standard Version · Bible · Authorized King James Version

The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.

Stasi · East Germany

Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.

Elizabeth II · Queen regnant

The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km2) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.

Sindh · Feudalism in Pakistan · Peasant

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issues an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor.

Order-in-Council · House of Windsor · Mountbatten-Windsor

Charonne massacre. Nine trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Paris Prefecture of Police.

Charonne massacre · Nazi · Maurice Papon · Prefecture of Police

Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.

Cuba · John F. Kennedy

The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq, Brigadier General Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party.

Prime Minister of Iraq · Abd al-Karim Qasim · Ramadan Revolution · Ba'ath Party

Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard.

Eastern Air Lines Flight 663

American civil rights movement: The Orangeburg massacre: An attack on black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation at the town's only bowling alley, leaves three or four dead in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

American civil rights movement · Orangeburg massacre · South Carolina State University · Racial segregation · Orangeburg, South Carolina

The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.

NASDAQ · Stock market index

South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.

Army of the Republic of Vietnam · Operation Lam Son 719 · Laos · Ho Chi Minh trail · People's Army of Vietnam

After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.

Outer space · Skylab 4 · Space station · Skylab

Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.

United States Senate

Twenty-one association football spectators are trampled to death at Karaiskakis Stadium in Neo Faliro, Greece, after a football match between Olympiacos F.C. and AEK Athens F.C.

Association football · Karaiskakis Stadium disaster · Karaiskakis Stadium · Faliro · Olympiacos F.C.

The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 metres (1,050 ft) deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.

Melbourne dust storm

Hinton train collision: Twenty-three people are killed when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a 118-car Canadian National freight train near the town of Hinton, Alberta, west of Edmonton. It is the worst rail accident in Canada until the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec derailment in 2013 which killed forty-seven people.

Hinton train collision

Independent Air Flight 1851 strikes Pico Alto mountain while on approach to Santa Maria Airport (Azores) killing all 144 passengers on board.

Independent Air Flight 1851 · Pico Alto (Santa Maria) · Santa Maria Airport (Azores)

General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.

General Motors · NBC · Dateline NBC

The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.

United States Congress · Communications Decency Act

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.

Sri Lankan Civil War · A. Chandranehru

A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers.

Hindu Kush · Afghanistan · 2010 Salang avalanches

A blizzard disrupts transportation and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada.

February 2013 nor'easter

A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.

2014 Medina hotel fire · Medina, Saudi Arabia · Egypt

Vettius Valens, Greek astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer (d. 175)

Vettius Valens

Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (d. 485)

Proclus

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Egyptian commander and politician, Abbasid Governor of Egypt (d. 946)

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid · List of governors of Islamic Egypt

Yaroslav II of Vladimir (d. 1246)

Yaroslav II of Vladimir

Afonso IV of Portugal (d. 1357)

Afonso IV of Portugal

Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1453)

Constantine XI Palaiologos

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg

Daniele Barbaro, Venetian churchman, diplomat and scholar (d. 1570)

Daniele Barbaro

Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)

Agrippa d'Aubigné

Robert Burton, English priest, physician, and scholar (d. 1640)

Robert Burton (scholar)

Guercino, Italian painter (d. 1666)

Guercino

Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author (d. 1770)

Charles-Jean-François Hénault

Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1782)

Daniel Bernoulli

Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)

Emperor Sakuramachi

André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer (d. 1813)

André Grétry

Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1820)

Gia Long

Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1846)

Joseph Leopold Eybler

Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1873)

Caroline Augusta of Bavaria

Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia (d. 1849)

Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist (d. 1889)

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

Richard S. Ewell, American general (d. 1872)

Richard S. Ewell

John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic (d. 1900)

John Ruskin

William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (d. 1891)

William Tecumseh Sherman

Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist (d. 1894)

Maxime Du Camp

Henry Walter Bates, English geographer, biologist, and explorer (d. 1892)

Henry Walter Bates

Jules Verne, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1905)

Jules Verne

Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary (d. 1902)

Vital-Justin Grandin

Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1876)

Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire

Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (d. 1907)

Dmitri Mendeleev

Kate Chopin, American author (d. 1904)

Kate Chopin

Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (d. 1947)

Moses Gomberg

Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and academic (d. 1965)

Martin Buber

Franz Marc, German soldier and painter (d. 1916)

Franz Marc

Viktor Schwanneke, German actor and director (d. 1931)

Viktor Schwanneke

Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1908)

Thomas Selfridge

Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist (d. 1950)

Joseph Schumpeter

Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor (d. 1953)

Snowy Baker

Charlie Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970)

Charlie Ruggles

Edith Evans, English actress (d. 1976)

Edith Evans

Claro M. Recto, Filipino lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1960)

Claro M. Recto

Ba Maw, Burmese lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Burma (d. 1977)

Ba Maw · Prime Minister of Burma

King Vidor, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)

King Vidor

Zakir Hussain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd president of India (d. 1969)

Zakir Hussain (politician) · President of India

Lonnie Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1970)

Lonnie Johnson (musician)

Greta Keller, Austrian-American singer and actress (d. 1977)

Greta Keller

Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer, invented Xerography (d. 1968)

Chester Carlson · Xerography

Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (d. 2012)

Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist)

Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and author (d. 1979)

Elizabeth Bishop

Betty Field, American actress (d. 1973)

Betty Field

Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2009)

Danai Stratigopoulou

Bill Finger, American author and screenwriter, co-created Batman (d. 1974)

Bill Finger · Batman

Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French singer, dancer, and actor (d. 1997)

Georges Guétary

Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003)

Freddie Blassie

George W. George, American theater, Broadway, and film producer (d. 2007)

George W. George

Barney Danson, Canadian colonel and politician, 21st Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2011)

Barney Danson · Minister of National Defence (Canada)

Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)

Lana Turner

Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker (d. 1996)

Audrey Meadows

Jack Lemmon, American actor (d. 2001)

Jack Lemmon

Neal Cassady, American author and poet (d. 1968)

Neal Cassady

Birgitte Reimer, Danish film actress

Birgitte Reimer

Roger Byrne, English footballer (d. 1958)

Roger Byrne

Claude Rich, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2017)

Claude Rich

Alejandro Rey, Argentinian-American actor and director (d. 1987)

Alejandro Rey

Arlan Stangeland, American farmer and politician (d. 2013)

Arlan Stangeland

James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)

James Dean

Cliff Allison, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2005)

Cliff Allison

John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor

John Williams

Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano

Elly Ameling

Joe Raposo, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)

Joe Raposo

Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (d. 2016)

Harry Wu

Jose Maria Sison, Filipino activist and theorist

Jose Maria Sison

Ted Koppel, English-American journalist

Ted Koppel

Nick Nolte, American actor and producer

Nick Nolte

Tom Rush, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Tom Rush

Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

Jagjit Singh

Robert Klein, American comedian, actor, and singer

Robert Klein

Terry Melcher, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)

Terry Melcher

Creed Bratton, American actor

Creed Bratton

Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani poet and academic

Pirzada Qasim

Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (d. 2014)

Roger Lloyd-Pack

Tony Minson, English virologist and academic

Tony Minson

Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian photographer and journalist

Sebastião Salgado

Kerrie Biddell, Australian singer and pianist (d. 2014)

Kerrie Biddell

J. Richard Gott, American astronomer and academic

J. Richard Gott

Dan Seals, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)

Dan Seals

Brooke Adams, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Brooke Adams (actress)

Niels Arestrup, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Niels Arestrup

Cristina Ferrare, American model and actress

Cristina Ferrare

Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2014)

Marinho Chagas

Mary Steenburgen, American actress

Mary Steenburgen

Joe Maddon, American baseball coach and manager

Joe Maddon

John Grisham, American lawyer and author

John Grisham

Jim Neidhart, American wrestler

Jim Neidhart

Marques Johnson, American basketball player and sportscaster

Marques Johnson

Dave Meros, American bass player

Dave Meros

Sherri Martel, American wrestler and manager (d. 2007)

Sherri Martel

Marina Silva, Brazilian environmentalist and politician

Marina Silva

Karine Chemla, French historian of mathematics and sinologist

Karine Chemla

Heinz Gunthardt, Swiss tennis player

Heinz Gunthardt

Andrew Hoy, Australian equestrian rider

Andrew Hoy

Mauricio Macri, Argentinian businessman and politician, President of Argentina

Mauricio Macri · President of Argentina

Benigno Aquino III, Filipino politician, 15th President of the Philippines

Benigno Aquino III · President of the Philippines

Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player

Dino Ciccarelli

Vince Neil, American singer-songwriter and actor

Vince Neil

Daniel Levy, English businessman

Daniel Levy (businessman)

Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer and politician

Mohammad Azharuddin

Trinny Woodall, English fashion designer and author

Trinny Woodall

Arlie Petters, Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic

Arlie Petters

Alex Antonitsch, Austrian tennis player

Alex Antonitsch

Bruno Labbadia, German footballer and manager

Bruno Labbadia

Sarah Montague, English journalist and radio host

Sarah Montague

Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Kirk Muller

Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer and manager

Hristo Stoichkov

Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)

Gary Coleman

Pauly Fuemana, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

Pauly Fuemana

Mary Robinette Kowal, American puppeteer and author

Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary McCormack, American actress and producer

Mary McCormack

John Filan, Australian footballer and coach

John Filan

Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player

Alonzo Mourning

Aidy Boothroyd, English footballer and manager

Aidy Boothroyd

Mika Karppinen, Swedish-Finnish drummer and songwriter

Mika Karppinen

Big Show, American wrestler, actor

Big Show

Seth Green, American actor, voice artist, comedian, producer, writer, and director

Seth Green

Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer

Khaled Mashud

Nicolas Vouilloz, French race car driver and biker

Nicolas Vouilloz

Barry Hall, Australian footballer

Barry Hall

Roman Kostomarov, Russian ice dancer

Roman Kostomarov

Mick de Brenni, Australian politician

Mick de Brenni

Aaron Cook, American baseball player

Aaron Cook (baseball)

Steve Gohouri, Ivorian footballer (d. 2015)

Steve Gohouri

Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer

Myriam Montemayor Cruz

Jermaine Anderson, Canadian basketball player

Jermaine Anderson

Cory Jane, New Zealand rugby player

Cory Jane

Jim Verraros, American singer and actor

Jim Verraros

Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Canadian skier

Manuel Osborne-Paradis

Cecily Strong, American actress

Cecily Strong

Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player

Panagiotis Vasilopoulos

Petra Cetkovská, Czech tennis player

Petra Cetkovská

Jeremy Davis, American bass player and songwriter

Jeremy Davis

Javi García, Spanish footballer

Javi García

Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater

Carolina Kostner

Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer

Keegan Meth

Zac Guildford, New Zealand rugby player

Zac Guildford

Julio Jones, American football player

Julio Jones

Courtney Vandersloot, American basketball player

Courtney Vandersloot

Emily Scarratt, English former teacher and centre or fullback rugby union player

Emily Scarratt

Klay Thompson, American professional basketball player

Klay Thompson

Aristidis Soiledis, Greek footballer

Aristidis Soiledis

Roberto Soriano, Italian footballer

Roberto Soriano

Bruno Martins Indi, Portuguese-Dutch footballer

Bruno Martins Indi

Carl Jenkinson, English-Finnish footballer

Carl Jenkinson

Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer

Hakan Çalhanoğlu

Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer-songwriter

Nikki Yanofsky

Joshua Kimmich, German footballer

Joshua Kimmich

Kenedy, Brazilian footballer

Kenedy (footballer)

Severus of Antioch, patriarch of Antioch

Severus of Antioch · Patriarch of Antioch

Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (b.c. 1100)

Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily

Alexios IV Angelos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1182)

Alexios IV Angelos

Robert I, Count of Artois (b. 1216)

Robert I, Count of Artois

William II Longespée, English martyr (b. 1212)

William II Longespée

Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)

Hulagu Khan

Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257)

Przemysł II

Helen of Anjou, queen of Serbia (b. 1236)

Helen of Anjou

Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans (b. 1328)

Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans

Saint Gerolamo Emiliani, Italian humanitarian (b. 1481)

Gerolamo Emiliani

Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)

Mary, Queen of Scots

Robert Rollock, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1555)

Robert Rollock

Alexis of Russia (b. 1629)

Alexis of Russia

Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (b. 1546)

Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter · Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire

Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)

Ivan V of Russia

Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)

Giuseppe Torelli

Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)

Peter the Great

Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)

Jan van Huysum

Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)

Aaron Hill (writer)

George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)

George Dance the Elder · St Leonard's, Shoreditch · St Botolph's Aldgate

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (b. 1719)

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)

François Habeneck

France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)

France Prešeren

Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)

Agostino Bassi

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1854)

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom

Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)

Hans Jæger

François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)

François Langelier · Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)

George Formby Sr

Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)

Peter Kropotkin

Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)

Theodor Curtius

Yordan Milanov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (b. 1867)

Yordan Milanov · Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church

Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)

Eemil Nestor Setälä · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland)

Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (b. 1860)

Charles Curtis · Vice President of the United States

Italo Santelli, Italian fencer and coach (b. 1866)

Italo Santelli

Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (b. 1862)

Connie Mack

Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)

Walther Bothe · Nobel Prize in Physics

John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1903)

John von Neumann

J. L. Austin, English philosopher and academic (b. 1911)

J. L. Austin

Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect and engineer, designed the Red telephone box and Liverpool Cathedral (b. 1880)

Giles Gilbert Scott · Red telephone box · Liverpool Cathedral

George Dolenz, Italian-American actor (b. 1908)

George Dolenz

Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (b. 1888)

Ernst Kretschmer

Maurice Maillot, French actor (b. 1906)

Maurice Maillot

Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1905)

Markos Vamvakaris · Bouzouki

Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)

Robert Robinson (organic chemist) · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and theorist (b. 1901)

Eivind Groven

Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)

Dennis Gabor · Nobel Prize in Physics

Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1936)

Nikos Xilouris

John Hay Whitney, American financier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1904)

John Hay Whitney · United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

William Lyons, English businessman, co-founded Swallow Sidecar Company (b. 1901)

William Lyons · Swallow Sidecar Company

Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (b. 1905)

Harriet E. MacGibbon

Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)

Del Shannon

Stanley Armour Dunham, American sergeant (b. 1918)

Stanley Armour Dunham

Denny Wright, British guitarist (b. 1924)

Denny Wright

Raymond Scott, American pianist and composer (b. 1908)

Raymond Scott

Del Ennis, American baseball player (b. 1925)

Del Ennis

Corey Scott, American motorcycle stunt rider (b. 1968)

Corey Scott

Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

Halldór Laxness · Nobel Prize in Literature

Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (b. 1912)

Enoch Powell · Secretary of State for Health

Julian Simon, American economist and author (b. 1932)

Julian Simon

Iris Murdoch, Irish-born British novelist and philosopher (b. 1919)

Iris Murdoch

Sid Abel, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1918)

Sid Abel

Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)

Derrick Thomas

Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Ivo Caprino

Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (b. 1936)

Ong Teng Cheong · President of Singapore

Julius Schwartz, American journalist and author (b. 1915)

Julius Schwartz

A. Chandranehru, Sri Lankan sailor and politician (b. 1944)

A. Chandranehru

Keith Knudsen, American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1948)

Keith Knudsen

Elton Dean, English saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1945)

Elton Dean

Thierry Fortineau, French actor (b. 1953)

Thierry Fortineau

Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. 1914)

Akira Ifukube

Anna Nicole Smith, American model and actress (b. 1967)

Anna Nicole Smith

Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1918)

Ian Stevenson

John Murtha, American colonel and politician (b. 1932)

John Murtha

Tony Malinosky, American baseball player and soldier (b. 1909)

Tony Malinosky

Wando, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1945)

Wando (singer)

Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (b. 1912)

Gunther Plaut

Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian singer-songwriter (b. 1950)

Luis Alberto Spinetta

Giovanni Cheli, Italian cardinal (b. 1918)

Giovanni Cheli

James DePreist, American conductor and educator (b. 1936)

James DePreist

Maureen Dragone, American journalist and author (b. 1920)

Maureen Dragone

Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist (b. 1918)

Nevin Scrimshaw

Els Borst, Dutch physician and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1932)

Els Borst · Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (b. 1988)

Maicon Pereira de Oliveira

Nancy Holt, American sculptor and painter (b. 1938)

Nancy Holt

Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist (b. 1939)

Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde

Andrew Rosenfeld, English businessman, co-founded Minerva (b. 1962)

Andrew Rosenfeld · Minerva (property firm)

Amelia Bence, Argentine actress (b. 1914)

Amelia Bence

Nida Fazli, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1938)

Nida Fazli

Margaret Forster, English historian, author, and critic (b. 1938)

Margaret Forster

Roy Señeres, Filipino businessman, lawyer, and politician (b. 1947)

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