November 8 — В этот день в истории

Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla.

Battle of Andrassos · Byzantine Empire · Leo Phokas the Younger · Hamdanid · Emir of Aleppo

Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, decides to pass the throne to his crown prince Trần Khâm and take up the post of Retired Emperor.

Trần Thánh Tông · Trần dynasty · Trần Khâm · vi:Thái thượng hoàng

Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration.

Hernán Cortés · Tenochtitlán · Aztec · Moctezuma II

Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people.

Stockholm Bloodbath

Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation.

Eighty Years' War · Pacification of Ghent · States General of the Netherlands

The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford is opened to the public.

Bodleian Library · University of Oxford

Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed.

Robert Catesby · Gunpowder Plot

Japanese daimyō Dom Justo Takayama is exiled to the Philippines by shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu for being Christian.

Daimyō · Dom Justo Takayama · Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.

Battle of White Mountain · Prague · Catholic

The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.

Shunzhi Emperor · Qing dynasty · Ming dynasty

Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of ~5000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden.

Charles Edward Stuart · Battle of Culloden

Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College.

Mary Lyon · Mount Holyoke College

American Civil War: The "Trent Affair": The USS San Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US.

American Civil War · Trent Affair · USS San Jacinto (1850) · Confederate States of America

Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

Montana · U.S. state

The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time.

1892 New Orleans general strike · African American · White people · Trade union · Strike action

While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.

Wilhelm Röntgen · X-ray

Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek.

Gospel riots · Athens · Gospel · Demotic Greek

The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.

Council of People's Commissars · Vladimir Lenin · Leon Trotsky · Joseph Stalin

Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.

Beer Hall Putsch · Munich · Adolf Hitler · Nazism

Great Depression: New Deal: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed.

Great Depression · New Deal · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Civil Works Administration

Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.

Spanish Civil War · Francoist Spain · Madrid · Siege of Madrid

The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.

Nazism · The Eternal Jew (art exhibition) · Munich

Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.

Venlo Incident · Secret Intelligence Service

In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.

Munich · Adolf Hitler · Georg Elser · Beer Hall Putsch

Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas.

Greco-Italian War · Battle of Elaia-Kalamas

World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers.

World War II · French Resistance · Algiers · Vichy France · Operation Torch

Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.

Korean War · United States Air Force · F-80 Shooting Star · North Korea · Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

Pan Am Flight 7 disappears between San Francisco and Honolulu. Wreckage and bodies are discovered a week later.

Pan Am Flight 7 · San Francisco · Honolulu

Operation Grapple X, Round C1: The United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific.

Operation Grapple · Hydrogen bomb · Kiritimati

The British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands.

British Indian Ocean Territory · Chagos Archipelago · Aldabra · Farquhar Group · Des Roches

The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom, except in cases of high treason, "piracy with violence" (piracy with intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm), arson in royal dockyards and espionage, as well as other capital offences under military law. The death penalty would be abolished in all cases in 1998.

Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 · Death penalty

The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and the Viet Cong at the Battle of Gang Toi.

173rd Airborne · Viet Cong · Operation Hump · Vietnam War · 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.

Massachusetts · Edward Brooke · African American · United States Senate · Reconstruction Era

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League to merge with the upstart American Football League.

Lyndon B. Johnson · Antitrust · National Football League · AFL-NFL merger · American Football League

The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is signed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by standardising the uniform traffic rules among the signatories.

Vienna Convention on Road Traffic

HBO launches its programming, with the broadcast of the 1971 movie Sometimes a Great Notion, starring Paul Newman and Henry Fonda.

HBO · Sometimes a Great Notion (film) · Paul Newman · Henry Fonda

The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper together with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay US$2.9 million.

John Paul Getty III

Manolis Andronikos, a Greek archaeologist and professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, discovers the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina.

Manolis Andronikos · Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · Philip II of Macedon · Vergina

Remembrance Day bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wounded.

Remembrance Day bombing · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Enniskillen · Northern Ireland

Republican Revolution: On the night of the 1994 United States midterm elections, Republicans make historic electoral gains by securing massive majorities in both houses of congress (54 seats in the House and eight seats in the Senate, additionally). Thus bringing a close to four decades of Democratic domination.

Republican Revolution · United States elections, 1994 · Republican Party (United States) · United States Congress · United States House of Representatives

Bruce Miller is killed at his junkyard near Flint, Michigan. His wife Sharee Miller, who convinced her online lover Jerry Cassaday to kill him (before later killing himself) was convicted of the crime, in what became the world's first Internet murder.

Sharee Miller

Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".

Iraq disarmament crisis · UN Security Council Resolution 1441 · United Nations Security Council · Ba'athist Iraq · Saddam Hussein

Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.

Iraq War · Iraq · Fallujah

The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.

Potentially hazardous asteroid · 2005 YU55 · Lunar distance (astronomy) · Absolute magnitude · 2010 XC15

Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, strikes the Visayas region of the Philippines; the storm left at least 6,340 people dead with over 1,000 still missing, and caused $2.86 billion (2013 USD) in damage.

Typhoon Haiyan · List of tropical cyclone records · Visayas · Philippines · US dollar

Donald Trump is elected 45th President of the United States defeating Hillary Clinton. She is the fifth presidential candidate in U.S. history to win the popular vote but lose the election.

Donald Trump · President of the United States · Hillary Clinton

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 denomination banknotes effective midnight, making 86% of the currency in circulation invalid.

Prime Minister of India · Narendra Modi · 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation

Nerva, Roman emperor (d. 98)

Nerva

Julian of Norwich, English mystic and saint (d. 1416)

Julian of Norwich

Alain de Coëtivy, French cardinal (d. 1474)

Alain de Coëtivy

Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1458-1480) (d. 1480)

Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Queen Gonghye, Korean royal consort (d. 1474)

Queen Gonghye

Teofilo Folengo, Italian monk and poet (d. 1544)

Teofilo Folengo

Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex and lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England (d. 1634)

Lettice Knollys · Elizabeth I of England

Nyaungyan Min, King of Burma (d. 1605)

Nyaungyan Min

Henry I, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1624)

Henry I, Duke of Lorraine

John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1619)

John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg

Charles X Gustav of Sweden (d. 1660)

Charles X Gustav of Sweden

Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician (d. 1742)

Edmond Halley

Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German philosopher and judge (d. 1772)

Johann Ulrich von Cramer

Sarah Fielding, English author (d. 1768)

Sarah Fielding

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (d. 1797)

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern

John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1786)

John Byron · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador

Johann George Tromlitz, German flute player and composer (d. 1805)

Johann George Tromlitz

Otto Wilhelm Masing, German-Estonian linguist and author (d. 1832)

Otto Wilhelm Masing

Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)

Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom

William Wirt, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Attorney General (d. 1834)

William Wirt (Attorney General) · United States Attorney General

Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene poet and educator (d. 1853)

Mihály Bertalanits

Nikolaos Triantafyllakos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1939)

Nikolaos Triantafyllakos · Prime Minister of Greece

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, English poet and diplomat, 30th Governor-General of India (d. 1880)

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton · List of Governors-General of India

Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (d. 1911)

Milton Bradley · Milton Bradley Company

Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1907)

Ilia Chavchavadze

Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician, 6th President of France (d. 1907)

Jean Casimir-Perier · President of France

Bram Stoker, Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (d. 1912)

Bram Stoker · Count Dracula

Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1925)

Gottlob Frege

Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1919)

Johannes Rydberg

Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, English businessman, founded the Austin Motor Company (d. 1941)

Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin · Austin Motor Company

Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician and academic (d. 1942)

Felix Hausdorff

Dorothea Bate, English palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (d. 1951)

Dorothea Bate

Clarence Gagnon, Canadian painter and illustrator (d. 1942)

Clarence Gagnon

Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (d. 1953)

Arnold Bax

Charles Demuth, American painter (d. 1935)

Charles Demuth

Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d. 1922)

Hermann Rorschach

George Bouzianis, Greek painter (d. 1959)

George Bouzianis

Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (d. 1951)

Hans Cloos

Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect and academic (d. 1966)

Emil Fahrenkamp

Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general and politician, 4th Japanese Military Governors of the Philippines (d. 1946)

Tomoyuki Yamashita · Governor-General of the Philippines

David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1974)

David Monrad Johansen

Prajadhipok, Thai king (d. 1941)

Prajadhipok

Erika Abels d'Albert, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1975)

Erika Abels d'Albert

Bucky Harris, American baseball player and manager (d. 1977)

Bucky Harris

Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist (d. 1980)

Dorothy Day

Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 1937)

Marie Prevost

Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1949)

Margaret Mitchell

Cedric Belfrage, English-American journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian (d. 1990)

Cedric Belfrage · National Guardian

Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author (d. 1998)

Martha Gellhorn

James McCormack, American general (d. 1975)

James McCormack

Al Brosch, American golfer (d. 1975)

Al Brosch

Robert Jackson, Australian public servant and diplomat (d. 1991)

Robert Jackson (UN administrator)

June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010)

June Havoc

Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016)

Stylianos Pattakos · Deputy Prime Minister of Greece

Lou Ambers, American boxer (d. 1995)

Lou Ambers

Norman Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer

Norman Lloyd

Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (d. 1999)

Kazuo Sakamaki

Hermann Zapf, German typographer and calligrapher (d. 2015)

Hermann Zapf

James S. Ackerman, American historian and academic (d. 2016)

James S. Ackerman

Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Indian actor, screenwriter, and author (d. 2000)

Purushottam Laxman Deshpande

Sitara Devi, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)

Sitara Devi

Esther Rolle, American actress (d. 1998)

Esther Rolle

Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (d. 2012)

Eugênio Sales

Douglas Townsend, American composer, musicologist, and academic (d. 2012)

Douglas Townsend

Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (d. 2001)

Christiaan Barnard

Thea D. Hodge, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2008)

Thea D. Hodge

Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1996)

Ademir Marques de Menezes

Yisrael Friedman, Romanian-born Israeli rabbi (d. 2017)

Yisrael Friedman (Pashkaner Rebbe)

Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)

Jack Kilby · Nobel Prize in Physics

Johnny Bower, Canadian ice hockey player and soldier

Johnny Bower

Joe Flynn, American actor (d. 1974)

Joe Flynn (American actor)

Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and academic (d. 2014)

Robert V. Hogg

Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, South Korean archbishop

Victorinus Youn Kong-hi

Dmitry Yazov, Marshal of the Soviet Union

Dmitry Yazov · Marshal of the Soviet Union

Carroll E. Lanier, American sailor and politician (d. 2012)

Carroll E. Lanier

Darleane C. Hoffman, American nuclear chemist

Darleane C. Hoffman

L. K. Advani, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India

L. K. Advani · Deputy Prime Minister of India

Ken Dodd, English singer / comedian

Ken Dodd

Chris Connor, American singer (d. 2009)

Chris Connor

Nguyễn Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 2013)

Nguyễn Khánh · Leaders of South Vietnam

Patti Page, American singer and actress (d. 2013)

Patti Page

Des Corcoran, Australian politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (d. 2004)

Des Corcoran · Premier of South Australia

Bobby Bowden, American football player and coach

Bobby Bowden

António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese philosopher and academic

António Castanheira Neves

Jim Redman, English-Rhodesian motorcycle racer

Jim Redman

Morley Safer, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 2016)

Morley Safer

Stéphane Audran, French actress

Stéphane Audran

Ben Bova, American journalist and author

Ben Bova

Peter Arundell, English race car driver (d. 2009)

Peter Arundell

Alain Delon, French-Swiss actor, producer, screenwriter

Alain Delon

Stratos Dionysiou, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 1990)

Stratos Dionysiou

Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian cardinal (d. 2008)

Alfonso López Trujillo

Virna Lisi, Italian actress (d. 2014)

Virna Lisi

Driss Basri, Moroccan police officer and politician (d. 2007)

Driss Basri

Richard Stoker, English composer, author, and poet

Richard Stoker

Meg Wynn Owen, Welsh actress

Meg Wynn Owen

Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress

Nerys Hughes

Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican-American jockey

Angel Cordero Jr.

Sandro Mazzola, Italian footballer and sportscaster

Sandro Mazzola

Martin Peters, English footballer and manager

Martin Peters

Bonnie Bramlett, American singer and actress (Delaney & Bonnie)

Bonnie Bramlett · Delaney & Bonnie

Arduino Cantafora, Italian-Swiss architect, painter, and author

Arduino Cantafora

John Farrar, Australian-born music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist

John Farrar

Don Murray, American drummer (The Turtles) (d. 1996)

Don Murray (drummer) · The Turtles

Vincent Nichols, English cardinal

Vincent Nichols

Arnold Rosner, American composer (d. 2013)

Arnold Rosner

Guus Hiddink, Dutch footballer and manager

Guus Hiddink

Roy Wood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Roy Wood

Michael Perham, English bishop (d. 2017)

Michael Perham (bishop)

Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)

Minnie Riperton

Margaret Rhea Seddon, American physician and astronaut

Margaret Rhea Seddon

Lewis Yocum, American physician and surgeon (d. 2013)

Lewis Yocum

Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (d. 2014)

Dale Gardner

Wayne LaPierre, American businessman, author, and activist

Wayne LaPierre

Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bonnie Raitt

Mary Hart, American journalist and actress

Mary Hart

Gerald Alston, American R&B singer

Gerald Alston

Larry Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firefall)

Larry Burnett · Firefall

Alfredo Astiz, Argentinian captain

Alfredo Astiz

Laura Cox, English lawyer and judge

Laura Cox

Peter Suber, American philosopher and academic

Peter Suber

John Denny, American baseball player and coach

John Denny

Christie Hefner, American publisher and businesswoman

Christie Hefner

Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist

Jan Raas

Jerry Remy, American baseball player and sportscaster

Jerry Remy

Alfre Woodard, American actress

Alfre Woodard

Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager

Giorgos Foiros

John Musker, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter

John Musker

Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (d. 2013)

Nand Kumar Patel

David Bret, French-English journalist and author

David Bret

Michael D. Brown, American lawyer and radio host

Michael D. Brown

Timothy Egan, American journalist and author

Timothy Egan

Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter and producer

Rickie Lee Jones

Thanasis Pafilis, Greek jurist and politician

Thanasis Pafilis

Patricia Barber, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Patricia Barber

Jeffrey Ford, American author and educator

Jeffrey Ford

Mari Boine, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer

Mari Boine

Richard Curtis, New Zealand-English screenwriter, film and television producer, and film director

Richard Curtis

Steven Miller, American record producer and engineer

Steven Miller (record producer)

Alan Curbishley, English footballer and manager

Alan Curbishley

Tim Shaw, American swimmer

Tim Shaw (swimmer)

Porl Thompson, English guitarist and songwriter

Porl Thompson

Hardi Volmer, Estonian singer and director

Hardi Volmer

Don Byron, American clarinet player and composer

Don Byron

Ken Lamberton, American author and educator

Ken Lamberton

Selçuk Yula, Turkish footballer and journalist (d. 2013)

Selçuk Yula

Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Miroslav Janů

Chi Chi LaRue, American drag queen performer and director

Chi Chi LaRue · Drag queen

Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor, singer, and director

Oleg Menshikov

Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor and producer (d. 2017)

Michael Nyqvist

Micky Adams, English footballer and manager

Micky Adams

Leif Garrett, American singer, actor, and television personality

Leif Garrett

Paul McKenna, English hypnotist and author

Paul McKenna

Jeff Blauser, American baseball player and manager

Jeff Blauser

Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter

Craig Chester

Mike Matarazzo, American bodybuilder and boxer (d. 2014)

Mike Matarazzo

Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality

Gordon Ramsay

Henry Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player

Henry Rodríguez (outfielder)

Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Keith Jones, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Keith Jones (ice hockey)

José Offerman, Dominican baseball player and manager

José Offerman

Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer and manager

Sergio Porrini

Parker Posey, American actress

Parker Posey

Tom Anderson, American businessman, co-founded Myspace

Tom Anderson · Myspace

David Hemp, Bermudian cricketer

David Hemp

Michael Jackson, Canadian actor

Michael Jackson (actor)

Diana King, Jamaican singer-songwriter

Diana King

José Porras, Costa Rican footballer and coach

José Porras

Carlos Atanes, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter

Carlos Atanes

Chris Fydler, Australian swimmer

Chris Fydler

Gretchen Mol, American model and actress

Gretchen Mol

Sven Mikser, Estonian politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Defence

Sven Mikser · Minister of Defence (Estonia)

David Muir, American journalist

David Muir

Joshua Ferris, American author

Joshua Ferris

Penelope Heyns, South African swimmer

Penelope Heyns

Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese author and illustrator, created Naruto

Masashi Kishimoto · Naruto

Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese illustrator

Seishi Kishimoto

Brevin Knight, American basketball player and sportscaster

Brevin Knight

Tara Reid, American actress

Tara Reid

Alena Vašková, Czech tennis player

Alena Vašková

Brett Lee, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Brett Lee

Colin Strause, American director, producer, and visual effects designer

Brothers Strause

Jully Black, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Jully Black

Bucky Covington, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bucky Covington

Nick Punto, American baseball player

Nick Punto

Matthew Bulbeck, English cricketer

Matthew Bulbeck

Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer

Tim de Cler

Maurice Evans, American basketball player

Maurice Evans (basketball)

Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer and manager

Ali Karimi

Kensaku Kishida, Japanese actor and entertainer

Kensaku Kishida

Emma Lewell-Buck, English social worker and politician

Emma Lewell-Buck

Júlio Sérgio, Brazilian footballer and manager

Júlio Sérgio

Andrea Benatti, Italian rugby player

Andrea Benatti

Aaron Hughes, Irish footballer

Aaron Hughes

Luís Fabiano, Brazilian footballer

Luís Fabiano

Laura Jane Grace, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Laura Jane Grace

Holly Walsh, English radio and television host

Holly Walsh

Joe Cole, English footballer

Joe Cole

Yann Kermorgant, French footballer

Yann Kermorgant

Ted DiBiase, Jr., American wrestler and actor

Ted DiBiase, Jr.

Mika Kallio, Finnish motorcycle racer

Mika Kallio

Sam Sparro, Australian singer-songwriter and producer

Sam Sparro

Sinan Güler, Turkish basketball player

Sinan Güler

Katharina Molitor, German javelin thrower

Katharina Molitor

Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer

Remko Pasveer

Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russian footballer

Pavel Pogrebnyak

Nikola Rachelle, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer

Nikola Rachelle

Danielle Valore Evans American short story writer

Danielle Valore Evans

Kuntal Chandra, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2012)

Kuntal Chandra

Yoko Mitsuya, Japanese model and actress

Yoko Mitsuya

Steven Webb, English actor

Steven Webb

Magda Apanowicz, Canadian actress

Magda Apanowicz

Míchel, Spanish footballer

Miguel Marcos Madera

Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austrian tennis player

Patricia Mayr-Achleitner

Jamie Roberts, Welsh rugby player

Jamie Roberts

Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer and activist (d. 2013)

Aaron Swartz

Édgar Benítez, Paraguayan footballer

Édgar Benítez

Sam Bradford, American football player

Sam Bradford

Mohd Faiz Subri, Malaysian footballer

Mohd Faiz Subri

Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress and singer

Jessica Lowndes

Lucia Slaničková, Slovak heptathlete

Lucia Slaničková

Van Roxas, Filipino singer and actor

Van Roxas

Morgan Schneiderlin, French footballer

Morgan Schneiderlin

Giancarlo Stanton, American baseball player

Giancarlo Stanton

Ingrid Puusta, Estonian sailor

Ingrid Puusta

Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete

Aaron Fotheringham

Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player

Jack Littlejohn

Riker Lynch, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Riker Lynch

Dan Middleton, English YouTube personality and pro gamer

Dan Middleton

Christophe Vincent, French footballer

Christophe Vincent

Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player

Przemek Karnowski

Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer

Fraser Mullen

Martin of Tours, Frankish bishop and saint

Martin of Tours

Adeodatus I, pope of the Catholic Church

Pope Adeodatus I

Sawara, Japanese prince

Prince Sawara

Willehad, bishop of Bremen

Willehad

Duan Ning, Chinese general

Duan Ning

Yao Yi, Chinese chancellor (b. 866)

Yao Yi

Liu, empress of Qi (Ten Kingdoms) (b. 877)

Empress Liu (Li Maozhen's wife) · Qi (Li Maozhen's state) · Ten Kingdoms

Agapetus II, pope of the Catholic Church

Pope Agapetus II

Godfrey of Amiens, French bishop and saint (b. 1066)

Godfrey of Amiens

Ilghazi, Artuqid ruler of Mardin

Ilghazi · Artuqid · Mardin

Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (b. 1108)

Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut

Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine (b. 1135)

Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine

Louis VIII, king of France (b. 1187)

Louis VIII of France

Berengaria of Castile (b. 1179)

Berengaria of Castile

Matilda of Béthune, French countess

Matilda of Béthune

Duns Scotus, Scottish priest, philosopher, and academic (b. 1266)

Duns Scotus

Peter of Aragon, Aragonese infante (b. 1398)

Peter of Aragon (heir of Sicily)

Baeda Maryam I, emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1448)

Baeda Maryam I · Ethiopia

Melozzo da Forlì, Italian painter (b. c. 1438)

Melozzo da Forlì

Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, Spanish cardinal (b. 1436)

Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros

Jerome Emser, German theologian and reformer (b. 1477)

Jerome Emser

Francisco Guerrero, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1528)

Francisco Guerrero (composer)

Natsuka Masaie, Japanese daimyō (b. 1562)

Natsuka Masaie

Robert Catesby, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (b. 1573)

Robert Catesby · Gunpowder Plot

Girolamo Mercuriale, Italian philologist and physician (b. 1530)

Girolamo Mercuriale

Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch admiral (b. 1599)

Witte Corneliszoon de With

John Milton, English poet and philosopher (b. 1608)

John Milton

Michel Rolle, French mathematician and author (b. 1652)

Michel Rolle

Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721)

Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz

Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (b. 1754)

Andrea Appiani

Thomas Bewick, English engraver, illustrator and author (b.1753)

Thomas Bewick

Francis I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1777)

Francis I of the Two Sicilies

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1796)

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros

Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (b. 1851)

Doc Holliday

César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1822)

César Franck

Robert Battey, American surgeon and academic (b. 1828)

Robert Battey

James Agnew, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1815)

James Agnew · Premier of Tasmania

Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (b. 1870)

Victor Borisov-Musatov

Colin Blythe, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1879)

Colin Blythe

Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet and playwright (b. 1849)

Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav

Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1879)

Carlos Chagas

Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1920)

Walter Nowotny

August von Mackensen, German field marshal (b. 1849)

August von Mackensen

Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian-Austrian priest and activist (b. 1874)

Cyriel Verschaeve

Ivan Bunin, Russian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)

Ivan Bunin · Nobel Prize in Literature

John van Melle, Dutch-South African author and educator (b. 1887)

John van Melle

Frank S. Land, American activist, founded the DeMolay International (b. 1890)

Frank S. Land · DeMolay International

Subroto Mukerjee, Indian soldier; Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (b. 1911)

Subroto Mukerjee

Dorothy Kilgallen, American journalist, television personality, and game show panelist (b. 1913)

Dorothy Kilgallen

Wendell Corey, American actor and politician (b. 1914)

Wendell Corey

Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1898)

Peter Mohr Dam · Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

Huw T. Edwards, Welsh poet and politician (b. 1892)

Huw T. Edwards

Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Turkish poet, author, and politician (b. 1898)

Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel

Ivory Joe Hunter, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1914)

Ivory Joe Hunter

Jaime Montestrela, Portuguese-French poet and author (b. 1925)

Jaime Montestrela

Tasos Giannopoulos, Greek actor and producer (b. 1931)

Tasos Giannopoulos

Bucky Harris, American baseball player and manager (b. 1896)

Bucky Harris

Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator (b. 1894)

Norman Rockwell

James Booker, American singer and pianist (b. 1939)

James Booker

Mordecai Kaplan, Lithuanian-American rabbi and educator (b. 1881)

Mordecai Kaplan

Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1899)

Nicolas Frantz

Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1915)

Jacques Hnizdovsky

Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician and diplomat, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1890)

Vyacheslav Molotov · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union)

Michael O'Donoghue, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)

Michael O'Donoghue

Rumer Godden, English author and poet (b. 1907)

Rumer Godden

John Hunt, Baron Hunt, English colonel, mountaineer, and academic (b. 1910)

John Hunt, Baron Hunt

Jean Marais, French actor and director (b. 1913)

Jean Marais

Lester Bowie, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1941)

Lester Bowie

Leon Štukelj, Slovenian gymnast and judge (b. 1898)

Leon Štukelj

Aristidis Moschos, Greek santouri player and educator (b. 1930)

Aristidis Moschos · Santouri

Jon Elia, Pakistani poet, philosopher, and scholar (b. 1931)

Jon Elia

Bob Grant, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1932)

Bob Grant (actor)

C.Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, and author (b. 1920)

C.Z. Guest

Guy Speranza, American singer-songwriter (b. 1956)

Guy Speranza

Peter Mathers, English-Australian author and playwright (b. 1931)

Peter Mathers

Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor and director (b. 1928)

Alekos Alexandrakis

David Westheimer, American soldier and author (b. 1917)

David Westheimer

Basil Poledouris, American composer and conductor (b. 1945)

Basil Poledouris

Hannspeter Winter, Austrian physicist and academic (b. 1941)

Hannspeter Winter

Aad Nuis, Dutch journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1933)

Aad Nuis

Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician, 10th Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (b. 1943)

Dulce Saguisag · Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (Philippines)

Chad Varah, English priest, founded The Samaritans (b. 1911)

Chad Varah · Samaritans (charity)

Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and astrophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

Vitaly Ginzburg · Nobel Prize in Physics

Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (b. 1961)

Quintin Dailey

Jack Levine, American soldier and painter (b. 1915)

Jack Levine

Emilio Eduardo Massera, Argentinian admiral (b. 1925)

Emilio Eduardo Massera

Heavy D, Jamaican-American rapper, producer, and actor (b. 1967)

Heavy D

Bil Keane, American cartoonist (b. 1922)

Bil Keane

Lee MacPhail, American businessman (b. 1917)

Lee MacPhail

Pete Namlook, German composer and producer (b. 1960)

Pete Namlook

Peggy Vaughan, American author (b. 1936)

Peggy Vaughan

William C. Davidon, American physicist, mathematician, and academic (b. 1927)

William C. Davidon

Penn Kimball, American journalist and academic (b. 1915)

Penn Kimball

Arnold Rosner, American composer (b. 1945)

Arnold Rosner

Chiyoko Shimakura, Japanese singer and actress (b. 1938)

Chiyoko Shimakura

Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam, Indian journalist and actor (b. 1957)

Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam

Phil Crane, American academic and politician (b. 1930)

Phil Crane

Luigi Gorrini, Italian soldier and pilot (b. 1917)

Luigi Gorrini

Don Paul, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1925)

Don Paul (linebacker)

Hugo Sánchez Portugal, Spanish-Mexican footballer and sportscaster (b. 1984)

Hugo Sánchez Portugal

Ernie Vandeweghe, Canadian-American basketball player and physician (b. 1928)

Ernie Vandeweghe

Rhea Chiles, American philanthropist, founded the Polk Museum of Art (b. 1930)

Rhea Chiles · Polk Museum of Art

Joseph Cure, American ice hockey player and actor (b. 1984)

Joseph Cure

Rod Davies, Australian-English astronomer and academic (b. 1930)

Rod Davies

Om Prakash Mehra, Indian air marshal and politician (b. 1919)

Om Prakash Mehra

Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, Sri Lankan monk and activist (b. 1942)

Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero