January 17 — В этот день в истории

Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.

Octavian · Scribonia · Livia Drusilla · Second Triumvirate · Sextus Pompey

Upon the death of Emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is permanently divided into the Eastern Roman Empire under Arcadius, and the Western Roman Empire under Honorius.

Theodosius I · Roman Empire · Byzantine Empire · Arcadius · Western Roman Empire

King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Menorca.

Alfonso III of Aragon · Menorca

Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon.

Pope Gregory XI · Avignon

Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.

Giovanni da Verrazzano · Madeira

France recognizes the Huguenots by the Edict of Saint-Germain.

Huguenot · Edict of Saint-Germain

During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain.

French Wars of Religion · Henry IV of France

Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men.

Susenyos I · Oromo people

England's Long Parliament passes the "Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.

Long Parliament · Vote of No Addresses · Charles I of England · English Civil War

Captain James Cook commands the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.

Second voyage of James Cook · Antarctic Circle

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.

American Revolutionary War · Battle of Cowpens · Daniel Morgan · Banastre Tarleton · South Carolina

Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed.

Malta · Dun Mikiel Xerri

Mexican War of Independence: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries.

Mexican War of Independence · Battle of Calderón Bridge · History of Spain (1810-73)

The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.

Sand River Convention · South African Republic

A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.

Modoc people · United States Army · First Battle of the Stronghold · Modoc War

A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.

Dervish · Battle of Abu Klea · Sudan

Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.

Lorrin A. Thurston · Committee of Safety (Hawaii) · Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii · Liliuokalani

The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

Wake Island

El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.

El Yunque National Forest · Puerto Rico · National Forest System

Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.

Anton Chekhov · The Cherry Orchard · Moscow Art Theatre

Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.

Robert Falcon Scott · Terra Nova Expedition · Roald Amundsen

Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.

Russia · Ottoman Empire · Battle of Sarikamish · Caucasus Campaign · World War I

The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.

United States Virgin Islands

Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.

Finnish Civil War · Red Guards (Finland) · White Guard (Finland)

Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.

Popeye · Cartoon character · E. C. Segar · Thimble Theatre · Comic strip

Franco-Thai War: French forces inflict a decisive defeat over the Royal Thai Navy.

Franco-Thai War · Vichy France · Battle of Ko Chang · Royal Thai Navy

World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis captures the 200-ton sailing vessel Agios Stefanos and mans her with part of her crew.

Greek submarine Papanikolis (Y-2)

World War II: Allied forces launch the first of four assaults on Monte Cassino with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome, an effort that would ultimately take four months and cost 105,000 Allied casualties.

Allies of World War II · Battle of Monte Cassino · Monte Cassino · Winter Line

World War II: The Vistula-Oder Offensive forces German troops out of Warsaw.

Vistula-Oder Offensive · Warsaw

The SS-Totenkopfverbände begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as Soviet forces close in.

SS-Totenkopfverbände · Auschwitz concentration camp

Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again.

Raoul Wallenberg · Soviet Union

The UN Security Council holds its first session.

UN Security Council

The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia is ratified.

Renville Agreement · Netherlands · Indonesia

The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.

Great Brink's Robbery · Boston

United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 · Arms control

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military-industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending.

Dwight D. Eisenhower · Eisenhower's farewell address · Military-industrial complex

Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.

Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) · Patrice Lumumba

Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.

1966 Palomares B-52 crash · Boeing B-52 Stratofortress · KC-135 Stratotanker · B28 nuclear bomb · Palomares, Almería

Black Panther Party members Bunchy Carter and John Huggins are killed during a meeting in Campbell Hall on the campus of UCLA.

Black Panther Party · Bunchy Carter · John Huggins · UCLA

Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah.

Capital punishment in the United States · Gary Gilmore · Execution by firing squad

President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it.

President of the Philippines · Ferdinand Marcos · Martial law in the Philippines

Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.

Gulf War · Operation Desert Storm · Iraq · Scud · Israel

During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.

Prime Minister of Japan · Kiichi Miyazawa · Comfort women

The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.

1994 Northridge earthquake · Greater Los Angeles Area · Mercalli intensity scale

The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502-6,434 people dead, and 251,301-310,000 displaced.

Great Hanshin earthquake · Hyōgo Prefecture · Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale

The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.

European Union

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying a GPS2R satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad.

Delta II · Global Positioning System

Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website.

Lewinsky scandal · Matt Drudge · Bill Clinton · Monica Lewinsky · Drudge Report

Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.

Mount Nyiragongo · Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing.

Doomsday Clock · North Korea

Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, results in at least 200 deaths.

2010 Jos riots · Jos

Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1404)

Philip II, Duke of Burgundy

Skanderbeg, Albanian nobleman and military commander (d. 1468)

Skanderbeg

Antonio del Pollaiolo, Italian artist (d.c. 1498)

Antonio del Pollaiolo · 1498

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1525)

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony

Antoine Duprat, French cardinal (d. 1535)

Antoine Duprat

Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Italian captain (d. 1508)

Guidobaldo da Montefeltro

George Spalatin, German priest and reformer (d. 1545)

George Spalatin

Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (d. 1566)

Leonhart Fuchs

Pope Pius V (d. 1572)

Pope Pius V

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English Duke (d. 1554)

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk

Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist, physician, and academic (d. 1624)

Gaspard Bauhin

Robert Fludd, English physician, astrologer, and mathematician (d. 1637)

Robert Fludd

Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright and poet (d. 1681)

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (d. 1671)

Thomas Fairfax

Jonathan Singletary Dunham, American settler (d. 1724)

Jonathan Singletary Dunham

Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1745)

Antonio Veracini

Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician (d. 1723)

Antonio Maria Valsalva

Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (d. 1766)

Archibald Bower

Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (d. 1790)

Benjamin Franklin · List of Governors of Pennsylvania

John Stanley, English organist and composer (d. 1786)

John Stanley (composer)

William Vernon, American businessman (d. 1806)

William Vernon

Johann Gottfried Müthel, German pianist and composer (d. 1788)

Johann Gottfried Müthel

Stanisław August Poniatowski, Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1798)

Stanisław August Poniatowski

François-Joseph Gossec, French composer and conductor (d. 1829)

François-Joseph Gossec

Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist (d. 1832)

Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet

August Neander, German historian and theologian (d. 1850)

August Neander

Antonio José Martínez, Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician (d. 1867)

Antonio José Martínez

Ellen Wood, English author (d. 1887)

Ellen Wood (author)

Anne Brontë, English author and poet (d. 1849)

Anne Brontë

Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918)

Lewis A. Grant · Medal of Honor

Ede Reményi, Hungarian violinist and composer (d. 1898)

Ede Reményi

Henry Martyn Baird, American historian and academic (d. 1906)

Henry Martyn Baird

August Weismann, German biologist, zoologist, and geneticist (d. 1914)

August Weismann

Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, Brazilian cardinal (d. 1930)

Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti

Alexander Taneyev, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1918)

Alexander Taneyev

A. B. Frost, American author and illustrator (d. 1928)

A. B. Frost

T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and academic (d. 1930)

T. Alexander Harrison

Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1941)

Wilhelm Kienzl

Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American engineer (d. 1935)

Eugene Augustin Lauste

Tomás Carrasquilla, Colombian author (d. 1940)

Tomás Carrasquilla

Douglas Hyde, Irish academic and politician, 1st President of Ireland (d. 1949)

Douglas Hyde · President of Ireland

David Lloyd George, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1945)

David Lloyd George · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Konstantin Stanislavski, Russian actor and director (d. 1938)

Konstantin Stanislavski

Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)

Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet · Governor-General of New Zealand

Carl Laemmle, German-born American film producer, co-founded Universal Studios (d. 1939)

Carl Laemmle · Universal Studios

Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel, pilot, and polo player (d. 1934)

Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty English admiral (d. 1936)

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1940)

Nicolae Iorga · Prime Minister of Romania

Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan journalist and playwright (d. 1910)

Florencio Sánchez

Frank Hague, American lawyer and politician, 30th Mayor of Jersey City (d. 1956)

Frank Hague · Mayor of Jersey City

May Gibbs, English-Australian author and illustrator (d. 1969)

May Gibbs

Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1960)

Mack Sennett

Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1941)

Antoni Łomnicki

Harry Price, English psychologist and author (d. 1948)

Harry Price

Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (d. 1946)

Noah Beery, Sr.

Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1972)

Compton Mackenzie

Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (d. 1955)

Glenn L. Martin · Glenn L. Martin Company

Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)

Ola Raknes

Babu Gulabrai, Indian philosopher and author (d. 1963)

Babu Gulabrai

Marcel Petiot, French physician and serial killer (d. 1946)

Marcel Petiot

Al Capone, American mob boss (d. 1947)

Al Capone

Robert Maynard Hutchins, American philosopher and academic (d. 1977)

Robert Maynard Hutchins

Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (d. 1960)

Nevil Shute

Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-American philosopher and author (d. 1973)

Aron Gurwitsch

Hem Vejakorn, Thai painter and illustrator (d. 1969)

Hem Vejakorn

Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (d. 2005)

Ray Cunningham

Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2007)

Peggy Gilbert

Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, educator, and critic (d. 1950)

Eduard Oja

Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1966)

Guillermo Stábile

Jan Zahradníček, Czech poet and translator (d. 1960)

Jan Zahradníček

Henk Badings, Indonesian-Dutch composer and engineer (d. 1987)

Henk Badings

Alfred Wainwright, British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator (d. 1991)

Alfred Wainwright

Cus D'Amato, American boxing manager and trainer (d. 1985)

Cus D'Amato

Busher Jackson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1966)

Busher Jackson

John S. McCain Jr., American admiral (d. 1981)

John S. McCain Jr.

George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)

George Stigler · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Anacleto Angelini, Italian-Chilean businessman (d. 2007)

Anacleto Angelini

Irving Brecher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

Irving Brecher

Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot (d. 2015)

Paul Royle

William Stafford, American poet and author (d. 1993)

William Stafford (poet)

Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., American lieutenant and politician (d. 2011)

Peter Frelinghuysen Jr.

M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987)

M. G. Ramachandran · Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994)

Keith Joseph · Secretary of State for Education

George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 2013)

George M. Leader · Governor of Pennsylvania

Georges Pichard, French author and illustrator (d. 2003)

Georges Pichard

Asghar Khan, Pakistani general and politician

Asghar Khan

Antonio Prohías, Cuban cartoonist (d. 1998)

Antonio Prohías

Luis Echeverría, Mexican academic and politician, 50th President of Mexico

Luis Echeverría · President of Mexico

Nicholas Katzenbach, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 65th United States Attorney General (d. 2012)

Nicholas Katzenbach · United States Attorney General

Betty White, American actress, game show panelist, television personality, and animal rights activist

Betty White

Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright (d. 1962)

Rangeya Raghav

Rik De Saedeleer, Belgian footballer and journalist (d. 2013)

Rik De Saedeleer

Jewel Plummer Cobb, American biologist, cancer researcher, and academic (d. 2017)

Jewel Plummer Cobb

Gunnar Birkerts, Latvian-American architect (d. 2017)

Gunnar Birkerts

Robert Cormier, American author and journalist (d. 2000)

Robert Cormier

Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and author (d. 1996)

Abdul Hafeez Kardar

Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and politician

Newton N. Minow

Moira Shearer, Scottish-English ballerina and actress (d. 2006)

Moira Shearer

Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer (d. 2006)

Clyde Walcott

Thomas Anthony Dooley III, American physician and humanitarian (d. 1961)

Thomas Anthony Dooley III

Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (d. 2008)

Eartha Kitt

Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

Harlan Mathews

E. W. Swackhamer, American director and producer (d. 1994)

E. W. Swackhamer

Jean Barraqué, French composer (d. 1973)

Jean Barraqué

Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman (d. 2012)

Vidal Sassoon

Jacques Plante, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1986)

Jacques Plante

Tan Boon Teik, Malaysian-Singaporean lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Singapore (d. 2012)

Tan Boon Teik · Attorney-General of Singapore

James Earl Jones, American actor

James Earl Jones

Douglas Wilder, American sergeant and politician, 66th Governor of Virginia

Douglas Wilder · Governor of Virginia

Don Zimmer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)

Don Zimmer

Sheree North, American actress and dancer (d. 2005)

Sheree North

Dalida, Egyptian-French singer and actress (d. 1987)

Dalida

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-Pakistani diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (d. 2003)

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Shari Lewis, American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, and television host (d. 1998)

Shari Lewis

Donald Cammell, Scottish-American director and screenwriter (d. 1996)

Donald Cammell

Ruth Ann Minner, American businesswoman and politician, 72nd Governor of Delaware

Ruth Ann Minner · Governor of Delaware

John Boyd, English academic and diplomat, British ambassador to Japan

John Boyd (diplomat) · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Japan

A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (d. 1997)

A. Thangathurai

Alain Badiou, French philosopher and academic

Alain Badiou

John Bellairs, American author and academic (d. 1991)

John Bellairs

Toini Gustafsson, Swedish cross country skier

Toini Gustafsson

Christodoulos of Athens, Greek archbishop (d. 2008)

Christodoulos of Athens

Maury Povich, American talk show host and producer

Maury Povich

Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (d. 2015)

Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni

Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th President of Uruguay

Tabaré Vázquez · President of Uruguay

István Horthy, Jr., Hungarian physicist and architect

István Horthy, Jr.

Muhammad Ali, American boxer and activist (d. 2016)

Muhammad Ali

Ita Buttrose, Australian journalist and author

Ita Buttrose

Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist and educator

Ulf Hoelscher

Nigel McCulloch, English bishop

Nigel McCulloch

Chris Montez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Chris Montez

René Préval, Haitian agronomist and politician, 52nd President of Haiti (d. 2017)

René Préval · President of Haiti

Ann Oakley, English sociologist, author, and academic

Ann Oakley

Javed Akhtar, Indian poet, playwright, and composer

Javed Akhtar

Anne Cutler, Australian psychologist and academic

Anne Cutler

Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland

Davíð Oddsson · Prime Minister of Iceland

Anita Borg, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2003)

Anita Borg

Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (d. 2014)

Gyude Bryant

Augustin Dumay, French violinist and conductor

Augustin Dumay

Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian (d. 1984)

Andy Kaufman

Mick Taylor, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mick Taylor

Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican-American author and academic

Luis López Nieves

Darrell Porter, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2002)

Darrell Porter

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pianist, composer, and producer

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Jeff Berlin, American bass player and educator

Jeff Berlin

Carlos Johnson, American singer and guitarist

Carlos Johnson (blues musician)

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer, radio host, activist, and environmentalist

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Steve Earle, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, author and actor

Steve Earle

Pietro Parolin, Italian cardinal

Pietro Parolin

Steve Javie, American basketball player and referee

Steve Javie

Damian Green, English journalist and politician, Minister of State for Immigration

Damian Green · Minister of State for Immigration

Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Paul Young

Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian, television personality and game show host

Steve Harvey

Ann Nocenti, American journalist and author

Ann Nocenti

Tony Kouzarides, English biologist, cancer researcher

Tony Kouzarides

Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Susanna Hoffs

John Crawford, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Crawford (musician)

Chili Davis, Jamaican-American baseball player and coach

Chili Davis

Brian Helgeland, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Brian Helgeland

Jun Azumi, Japanese broadcaster and politician, 46th Japanese Minister of Finance

Jun Azumi · Minister of Finance (Japan)

Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor and producer

Jim Carrey

Sebastian Junger, American journalist and author

Sebastian Junger

Kai Hansen, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Kai Hansen

Michelle Fairley, Northern Irish actress

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Obama, American lawyer and activist, 46th First Lady of the United States

Michelle Obama · List of First Ladies of the United States

John Schuster, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player

John Schuster

Sylvain Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player

Sylvain Turgeon

Trish Johnson, English golfer

Trish Johnson

Joshua Malina, American actor

Joshua Malina

Richard Hawley, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Richard Hawley

Rowan Pelling, English journalist and author

Rowan Pelling

Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch author, poet, and scholar

Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer

Naveen Andrews, English actor

Naveen Andrews

Lukas Moodysson, Swedish director, screenwriter, and author

Lukas Moodysson

Tiësto, Dutch DJ and producer

Tiësto

Cássio Alves de Barros, Brazilian footballer

Cássio Alves de Barros

Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player and actor

Jeremy Roenick

Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator, director, and producer

Genndy Tartakovsky

Giorgos Balogiannis, Greek basketball player

Giorgos Balogiannis

Richard Burns, English race car driver (d. 2005)

Richard Burns

Kid Rock, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Kid Rock

Sylvie Testud, French actress, director, and screenwriter

Sylvie Testud

Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer and actor

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Chris Bowen, Australian politician, 37th Treasurer of Australia

Chris Bowen · Treasurer of Australia

Liz Ellis, Australian netball player and sportscaster

Liz Ellis

Aaron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Aaron Ward (ice hockey)

Yang Chen, Chinese footballer and manager

Yang Chen (footballer, born 1974)

Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian viola player, composer, and producer

Vesko Kountchev

Derrick Mason, American football player

Derrick Mason

Freddy Rodriguez, American actor

Freddy Rodriguez (actor)

Ricky Wilson, English singer-songwriter

Ricky Wilson (English singer)

Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American dancer and choreographer

Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Zooey Deschanel, American singer-songwriter and actress

Zooey Deschanel

Modestas Stonys, Lithuanian footballer

Modestas Stonys

Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Warren Feeney

Dwyane Wade, American basketball player

Dwyane Wade

Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer

Amanda Wilkinson

Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer

Álvaro Arbeloa

Johannes Herber, German basketball player

Johannes Herber

Rick Kelly, Australian race car driver

Rick Kelly

Marcelo Garcia, Brazilian martial artist

Marcelo Garcia (grappler)

Calvin Harris, Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer

Calvin Harris

Pablo Barrientos, Argentinian footballer

Pablo Barrientos

Betsy Ruth, American wrestler and manager

Betsy Ruth

Simone Simons, Dutch singer-songwriter

Simone Simons

Cody Decker, American major league baseball player

Cody Decker

Andrea Antonelli, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2013)

Andrea Antonelli

Will Genia, Australian rugby player

Will Genia

Héctor Moreno, Mexican footballer

Héctor Moreno (footballer)

Taylor Jordan, American baseball player

Taylor Jordan

Santiago Tréllez, Colombian footballer

Santiago Tréllez

Trevor Bauer, American baseball player

Trevor Bauer

Slade Griffin, Australian rugby league player

Slade Griffin

Alise Post, American BMX rider

Alise Post

Mark Steketee, Australian cricketer

Mark Steketee

Jeff Reine-Adelaide, French footballer

Jeff Reine-Adelaide

Sophie Molineux, Australian cricketer

Sophie Molineux

Theodosius I, Roman emperor (b. 347)

Theodosius I

Sulpitius the Pious, French bishop and saint

Sulpitius the Pious

Joseph of Freising, German bishop

Joseph of Freising

Mas'ud I of Ghazni, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire (b. 998)

Mas'ud I of Ghazni · Ghaznavids

André de Montbard, fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar

André de Montbard · Grand Masters of the Knights Templar

Thierry, Count of Flanders (b. 1099)

Thierry, Count of Flanders

Albert of Riga, German bishop (b. 1165)

Albert of Riga

Saint Roseline, Carthusian nun (b. 1263)

Saint Roseline

John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (b. 1266)

John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond

Henry of Asti, Greek patriarch

Henry of Asti

Martino Zaccaria, Genoese Lord of Chios

Martino Zaccaria · Lord of Chios

Peter I of Cyprus (b. 1328)

Peter I of Cyprus

Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont, French translator (b. 1395)

Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont

Skanderbeg, Albanian soldier and politician (b. 1405)

Skanderbeg

Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)

Qi Jiguang

Feodor I of Russia (b. 1557)

Feodor I of Russia

Fausto Veranzio, Croatian bishop and lexicographer (b. 1551)

Fausto Veranzio

John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)

John Ray

Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)

Benjamin Church (ranger)

Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)

Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann

Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)

Jean-François Dandrieu

Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1671)

Tomaso Albinoni

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish-French composer (b. 1806)

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga

Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1762)

Giovanni Aldini

Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)

Lola Montez

Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)

Horace Vernet

Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)

Alexander Dargomyzhsky

Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (b. 1812)

Edward Shepherd Creasy

Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (b. 1804)

Hermann Schlegel

William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)

William Giblin · Premier of Tasmania

Big Bear, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1825)

Big Bear

George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1800)

George Bancroft · United States Secretary of the Navy

Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)

Rutherford B. Hayes · President of the United States

Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)

Ignaz Wechselmann

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)

Francis Smith (Australian politician) · Premier of Tasmania

Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822)

Francis Galton

Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)

Juliette Gordon Low · Girl Scouts of the USA

Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)

Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia

Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)

Ahmet Derviş

Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)

Albert Jacka · Victoria Cross

Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)

Louis Comfort Tiffany · Stained glass

Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)

Mateiu Caragiale

Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)

Walther von Reichenau

Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)

Pyotr Krasnov

Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)

Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)

Walter Briggs Sr.

Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)

Patrice Lumumba · Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)

Simon Kovar · Bassoon

Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)

Betty Smith

Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)

Dougal Haston

Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)

Gary Gilmore

Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer and lawyer (b. 1899)

Loukas Panourgias

Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1903)

Kostas Giannidis

Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1908)

Hugo Fregonese

Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (b. 1938)

Percy Qoboza

Olav V of Norway (b. 1903)

Olav V of Norway

Frank Pullen, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)

Frank Pullen

Albert Hourani, English-Lebanese historian and academic (b. 1915)

Albert Hourani

Yevgeni Ivanov, Russian spy (b. 1926)

Yevgeny Ivanov (spy)

Helen Stephens, American runner, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1918)

Helen Stephens

Barbara Jordan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936)

Barbara Jordan

Bert Kelly, Australian farmer and politician, 20th Australian Minister for the Navy (b. 1912)

Bert Kelly · Minister for Defence (Australia)

Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto (b. 1906)

Clyde Tombaugh · Pluto

Philip Jones, English trumpet player and educator (b. 1928)

Philip Jones (musician)

Ion Rațiu, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1917)

Ion Rațiu

Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

Camilo José Cela · Nobel Prize in Literature

Roman Personov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1932)

Roman Personov

Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926)

Richard Crenna

Raymond Bonham Carter, English banker (b. 1929)

Raymond Bonham Carter

Harry Brecheen, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)

Harry Brecheen

Ray Stark, American film producer (b. 1915)

Ray Stark

Noble Willingham, American actor (b. 1931)

Noble Willingham

Charlie Bell, Australian businessman (b. 1960)

Charlie Bell (businessman)

Virginia Mayo, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1920)

Virginia Mayo

Albert Schatz, American microbiologist and academic (b. 1920)

Albert Schatz (scientist)

Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician, 3rd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)

Zhao Ziyang · Premier of the People's Republic of China

Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon (b. 1925)

Pierre Grondin

Art Buchwald, American journalist and author (b. 1925)

Art Buchwald

Yevhen Kushnaryov, Ukrainian engineer and politician (b. 1951)

Yevhen Kushnaryov

Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (b. 1943)

Bobby Fischer

Ernie Holmes, American football player, wrestler, and actor (b. 1948)

Ernie Holmes

Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist and historian (b. 1943)

Anders Isaksson

Gaines Adams, American football player (b. 1983)

Gaines Adams

Jyoti Basu, Indian politician and CM of West Bengal for 23 years (b. 1914)

Jyoti Basu

Michalis Papakonstantinou, Greek journalist and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (b. 1919)

Michalis Papakonstantinou · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)

Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (b. 1937)

Erich Segal

Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (b. 1934)

Don Kirshner

Ernie Alexander, American educator and politician (b. 1933)

Ernie Alexander

Julius Meimberg, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)

Julius Meimberg

Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1921)

Johnny Otis

Marty Springstead, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1937)

Marty Springstead

Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1941)

Mehmet Ali Birand

Jakob Arjouni, German author (b. 1964)

Jakob Arjouni

Yves Debay, Belgian journalist (b. 1954)

Yves Debay

John Nkomo, Zimbabwean politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (b. 1934)

John Nkomo · Vice President of Zimbabwe

Lizbeth Webb, English soprano and actress (b. 1926)

Lizbeth Webb

Harvey Shapiro (poet), American poet (b. 1924)

Harvey Shapiro (poet)

Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (b. 1915)

Mohammed Burhanuddin · Da'i al-Mutlaq

Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1940)

Francine Lalonde

Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (b. 1942)

Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green

John J. McGinty III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1940)

John J. McGinty III · Medal of Honor

Sunanda Pushkar, Indian-Canadian businesswoman (b. 1962)

Sunanda Pushkar

Ken Furphy, English footballer and manager (b. 1931)

Ken Furphy

Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (b. 1931)

Faten Hamama

Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1924)

Don Harron

Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939)

Blowfly (musician)

Melvin Day, New Zealand painter and historian (b. 1923)

Melvin Day

V. Rama Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Sikkim (b. 1935)

V. Rama Rao · Governor of Sikkim

Sudhindra Thirtha, Indian religious leader (b. 1926)

Sudhindra Thirtha

Tirrel Burton, American football player and coach (b. 1929)

Tirrel Burton