February 18 — В этот день в истории

The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy.

Sixth Crusade · Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor · Truce · Al-Kamil · Jerusalem

The Livonian Order is defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakvere.

Livonian Order · Daumantas of Pskov · Pskov · Battle of Wesenberg (1268)

Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces.

Amda Seyon I · Emperor of Ethiopia · Muslim

George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London.

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence · Treason · Edward IV of England · Execution (legal) · Tower of London

Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, England, a Spanish fleet intercepts an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six warships, destroying or capturing 20 of them.

Eighty Years' War · Cornwall · Spanish Empire · Battle off Lizard Point · Kingdom of England

The city of Surakarta, Central Java is founded on the banks of Bengawan Solo River, and becomes the capital of the Sunanate of Surakarta Hadiningrat.

Surakarta · Central Java · Solo River · Sunanate of Surakarta

A mutiny by captive Malagasy begins at sea on the slave ship Meermin, leading to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.

Malagasy people · Meermin slave mutiny · Cape Agulhas

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: Captain Thomas Shirley opens his expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa (present-day Ghana).

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War · Shirley's Gold Coast expedition · Dutch Gold Coast · Gold Coast (British colony) · Ghana

Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state.

Admission to the Union · Vermont

French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad.

French Revolutionary Wars · Ralph Abercromby · Kingdom of Great Britain · Invasion of Trinidad (1797) · Trinidad

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Montereau.

Napoleonic Wars · Battle of Montereau

In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.

Montgomery, Alabama · Jefferson Davis · Confederate States of America

With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy.

Italian unification · Victor Emmanuel II of Italy · Piedmont · Savoy · Sardinia

American Civil War: Union forces under Major General William T. Sherman set the South Carolina State House on fire during the burning of Columbia.

American Civil War · Union Army · Major General · William T. Sherman · South Carolina State House

Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.

Bulgaria · Vasil Levski · Hanging · Sofia · Ottoman Empire

John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.

John Tunstall · Outlaw · Jesse Evans · Lincoln County War · Lincoln County, New Mexico

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · Mark Twain

Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg.

Second Boer War · Bloody Sunday (1900) · Battle of Paardeberg

Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels.

Édouard de Laveleye · Belgian Olympic Committee · Brussels

The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.

Airmail · Allahabad · United Provinces of Agra and Oudh · British India · Henri Pequet

While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.

January · Clyde Tombaugh · Pluto

Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.

Elm Farm Ollie · Cattle · Fixed-wing aircraft

The Empire of Japan declares a puppet state of Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) independent from the Republic of China and installed former Chinese Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi as Chief Executive of the State.

Empire of Japan · Manzhouguo · Manchuria · Republic of China (1912-49) · Emperor of China

Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee" and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.

Second Sino-Japanese War · Nanking Massacre · Nanjing

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army begins the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore.

World War II · Imperial Japanese Army · Sook Ching · Chinese in Singapore

World War II: The Nazis arrest the members of the White Rose movement.

Nazism · White Rose

World War II: Joseph Goebbels delivers his Sportpalast speech.

Joseph Goebbels · Sportpalast speech

Sailors of the Royal Indian Navy mutiny in Bombay harbour, from where the action spreads throughout the Provinces of British India, involving 78 ships, twenty shore establishments and 20,000 sailors

Royal Indian Navy mutiny · Mumbai · Presidencies and provinces of British India

First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.

First Indochina War · Battle of Hanoi · Hanoi · Viet Minh

The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.

Church of Scientology · Los Angeles

Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.

Operation Teapot · Nevada Test Site · Effects of nuclear explosions

Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.

Kenya · Dedan Kimathi

Walter James Bolton becomes the last person legally executed in New Zealand.

Walter James Bolton · Capital punishment in New Zealand

The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

The Gambia

The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Chicago Seven · 1968 Democratic National Convention

The California Supreme Court in the case of People v. Anderson, (6 Cal.3d 628) invalidates the state's death penalty and commutes the sentences of all death row inmates to life imprisonment.

California Supreme Court · People v. Anderson · Capital punishment · Death row

The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747.

Space Shuttle Enterprise · Boeing 747

Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history.

Wah Mee massacre · Seattle

The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at Paddington station and Victoria station in London.

Provisional Irish Republican Army · Paddington station · London Victoria station

FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Federal Bureau of Investigation · Robert Hanssen · Soviet Union

Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.

NASCAR · Sprint Cup Series · Dale Earnhardt · Death of Dale Earnhardt · Daytona 500

Sampit conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, ultimately resulting in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes.

Sampit conflict · Dayak people · Madura Island · Sampit · Central Kalimantan

Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea.

Daegu subway fire

Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Nishapur, Iran when a runaway freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertilizer catches fire and explodes.

Nishapur · Sulfur · Petrol · Fertilizer · Nishapur train disaster

WikiLeaks publishes the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by the soldier now known as Chelsea Manning.

WikiLeaks · Classified information · Chelsea Manning

Armed robbers steal a haul of diamonds worth $50 million during a raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium.

Brussels Airport diamond heist · Brussels Airport · Belgium

At least 76 people are killed and hundreds are injured in clashes between riot police and demonstrators in Kiev, Ukraine.

February 2014 Euromaidan riots · Kiev

Qin Shi Huang, Chinese emperor (d. 210 BC)

Qin Shi Huang

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Persian scientist and writer (d. 1274)

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Egyptian jurist and scholar (d. 1448)

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Indian monk and saint (d. 1534)

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Mary I of England (d. 1558)

Mary I of England

Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese daimyo (d. 1578)

Uesugi Kenshin

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, founder of Isfahan School of Islamic Philosophy (d. 1621)

Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī

Isaac Casaubon, Swiss philologist and scholar (d. 1614)

Isaac Casaubon

Henry Vane the Elder, English politician (d. 1655)

Henry Vane the Elder

Maarten Gerritsz Vries, Dutch explorer (d. 1646)

Maarten Gerritsz Vries

Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (d. 1680)

Per Brahe the Younger · Governor-General of Finland

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1674)

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Francesco Redi, Italian physician (d. 1697)

Francesco Redi

Giovanni Battista Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1692)

Giovanni Battista Vitali

Marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698)

Marie Champmeslé

Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French philosopher and author (d. 1743)

Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre

Johann Christian Kittel, German organist and composer (d. 1809)

Johann Christian Kittel

Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist, invented the battery (d. 1827)

Alessandro Volta · Battery (electricity)

Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (d. 1900)

Samuel Fenton Cary

Lewis Armistead, American general (d. 1863)

Lewis Armistead

Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher (d. 1916)

Ernst Mach

Wilson Barrett, English actor, playwright, and manager (d. 1904)

Wilson Barrett

Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (d. 1933)

Louis Comfort Tiffany · Stained glass

Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician (d. 1906)

Alexander Kielland

George Henschel, German-English singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (d. 1934)

George Henschel

Jean Jules Jusserand, French historian, author, and diplomat, French Ambassador to the United States (d. 1932)

Jean Jules Jusserand · List of French ambassadors to the United States

Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (d. 1920)

Anders Zorn

Charles M. Schwab, American businessman, co-founded Bethlehem Steel (d. 1939)

Charles M. Schwab · Bethlehem Steel

William Laurel Harris, American painter and author (d. 1924)

William Laurel Harris

Harry Brearley, English inventor (d. 1948)

Harry Brearley

Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (d. 1957)

Nikos Kazantzakis

Henri Laurens, French sculptor and illustrator (d. 1954)

Henri Laurens

Maksim Haretski, Belarusian prose writer, journalist and activist (d. 1938)

Maksim Haretski

Edward Arnold, American actor (d. 1956)

Edward Arnold (actor)

Adolphe Menjou, American actor (d. 1963)

Adolphe Menjou

Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 1944)

Wendell Willkie

Enzo Ferrari, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded Ferrari (d. 1988)

Enzo Ferrari · Ferrari

Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet and politician, 1st Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (d. 1980)

Luis Muñoz Marín · Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Arthur Bryant, English historian and journalist (d. 1985)

Arthur Bryant

Nikolai Podgorny, Ukrainian engineer and politician (d. 1983)

Nikolai Podgorny

Queenie Leonard, English actress (d. 2002)

Queenie Leonard

Hans Asperger, Austrian pediatrician and academic (d. 1980)

Hans Asperger

Wallace Stegner, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1993)

Wallace Stegner

Pee Wee King, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2000)

Pee Wee King

Phyllis Calvert, English actress (d. 2002)

Phyllis Calvert

Jean Drapeau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1999)

Jean Drapeau · Mayor of Montreal

Jack Palance, American boxer and actor (d. 2006)

Jack Palance

Bill Cullen, American game show panelist and host (d. 1990)

Bill Cullen

Rolande Falcinelli, French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. (d. 2006)

Rolande Falcinelli

Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher (d. 1998)

Mary Amdur · Toxicology · Public health

Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer (d. 2013)

Oscar Feltsman

Eric Gairy, Grenadan politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (d. 1997)

Eric Gairy · Prime Minister of Grenada

Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author (d. 2012)

Helen Gurley Brown

Allan Melvin, American actor (d. 2008)

Allan Melvin

Joe Tipton, American baseball player and soldier (d. 1994)

Joe Tipton

Connie Wisniewski, American baseball player (d. 1995)

Connie Wisniewski

George Kennedy, American actor (d. 2016)

George Kennedy

Halit Kıvanç, Turkish journalist and sportscaster

Halit Kıvanç

A. R. Ammons, American poet and critic (d. 2001)

A. R. Ammons

Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (d. 1976)

Wallace Berman

Len Ford, American football player (d. 1972)

Len Ford

Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, manager, and scout (d. 2016)

Luis Arroyo

Fazal Mahmood, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2005)

Fazal Mahmood

John Warner, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Navy

John Warner · United States Secretary of the Navy

Rex Mossop, Australian rugby player and sportscaster (d. 2011)

Rex Mossop

Len Deighton, English historian and author

Len Deighton

André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 1968)

André Mathieu

Johnny Hart, American cartoonist, co-created The Wizard of Id (d. 2007)

Johnny Hart · The Wizard of Id

Toni Morrison, American novelist and editor, Nobel Prize laureate

Toni Morrison · Nobel Prize in Literature

Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, Indian-English businessman and philanthropist

Swraj Paul, Baron Paul

Bob St. Clair, American football player (d. 2015)

Bob St. Clair

Miloš Forman, Czech-American actor, director, and screenwriter

Miloš Forman

Yoko Ono, Japanese-American singer-songwriter

Yoko Ono

Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (d. 2009)

Bobby Robson

Mary Ure, Scottish-English actress (d. 1975)

Mary Ure

Skip Battin, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2003)

Skip Battin

Audre Lorde, American poet, essayist, memoirist, and activist (d. 1992)

Audre Lorde

Paco Rabanne, Spanish-French fashion designer

Paco Rabanne

Jean M. Auel, American author

Jean M. Auel

Peter Dimond, Australian rugby league player

Peter Dimond

Manny Mota, Dominican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

Manny Mota

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 50th Yokozuna

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu · Yokozuna

István Szabó, Hungarian director and screenwriter

István Szabó

Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist and academic (d. 1996)

Claude Ake

Bobby Hart, American singer-songwriter

Bobby Hart (songwriter)

Marlos Nobre, Brazilian composer

Marlos Nobre

Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)

Fabrizio De André

Herman Santiago, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter

Herman Santiago

Irma Thomas, American singer

Irma Thomas

Graeme Garden, Scottish comedian, actor, and author

Graeme Garden

Pat Bowlen, American businessman

Pat Bowlen

Judy Rankin, American golfer and sportscaster

Judy Rankin

Michael Buerk, English journalist

Michael Buerk

Dennis DeYoung, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Dennis DeYoung

Eliot Engel, American educator and politician

Eliot Engel

Sinéad Cusack, Irish actress

Sinéad Cusack

Bruce Francis, Australian cricketer

Bruce Francis

Keith Knudsen, American singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2005)

Keith Knudsen

Gary Ridgway, American criminal, Green River Killer

Gary Ridgway

Cristina Ferrare, American model, actress, author, and television host

Cristina Ferrare

John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)

John Hughes (filmmaker)

Cybill Shepherd, American actress and singer

Cybill Shepherd

Queen Komal of Nepal

Queen Komal of Nepal

Isabel Preysler, Filipino-Spanish journalist

Isabel Preysler

Randy Crawford, American jazz and R&B singer

Randy Crawford

Maurice Lucas, American basketball player and coach (d. 2010)

Maurice Lucas

Juice Newton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Juice Newton

Bernard Valcourt, Canadian lawyer and politician

Bernard Valcourt

Robbie Bachman, Canadian rock drummer

Robbie Bachman

Derek Pellicci, English-Australian drummer

Derek Pellicci

Charlie Fowler, American mountaineer, author, and photographer (d. 2006)

Charlie Fowler

Paul Rendall, English rugby player

Paul Rendall

John Travolta, American actor and producer

John Travolta

Cheetah Chrome, American musician

Cheetah Chrome

Miles Tredinnick, English singer-songwriter and playwright

Miles Tredinnick

Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer-songwriter (d. 1997)

Ted Gärdestad

Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian businessman and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Georgia

Bidzina Ivanishvili · Prime Minister of Georgia

Marita Koch, German sprinter

Marita Koch

Vanna White, American model and game show host

Vanna White

Jayne Atkinson, English-American actress

Jayne Atkinson

James Metzger, American businessman and philanthropist

James Metzger

Andy Moog, Canadian ice hockey player

Andy Moog

Greta Scacchi, Italian-Australian actress

Greta Scacchi

Rob Andrew, English rugby player and cricketer

Rob Andrew

Matt Dillon, American actor and director

Matt Dillon

Paul Hanley, English drummer and songwriter

Paul Hanley (musician)

Dr. Dre, American rapper, producer, and actor

Dr. Dre

Phillip DeFreitas, Dominican-English cricketer

Phillip DeFreitas

Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer

Roberto Baggio

Colin Jackson, Welsh sprinter and hurdler

Colin Jackson

John Valentin, American baseball player and coach

John Valentin

Molly Ringwald, American actress

Molly Ringwald

Tomaž Humar, Slovenian mountaineer (d. 2009)

Tomaž Humar

Alexander Mogilny, Russian-American ice hockey player

Alexander Mogilny

Susan Egan, American actress and singer

Susan Egan

James H. Fowler, American political scientist and author

James H. Fowler

Raine Maida, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Raine Maida

Thomas Bjorn, Danish golfer

Thomas Bjorn

Merritt Gant, American guitarist

Merritt Gant

Fabian Picardo, Gibraltarian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Gibraltar

Fabian Picardo · Chief Minister of Gibraltar

Shawn Estes, American baseball player and sportscaster

Shawn Estes

Claude Makélélé, French footballer and manager

Claude Makélélé

Carrie Ann Baade, American painter and academic

Carrie Ann Baade

Jamey Carroll, American baseball player

Jamey Carroll

Radek Černý, Czech footballer

Radek Černý

Ruby Dhalla, Canadian chiropractor and politician

Ruby Dhalla

Julia Butterfly Hill, American environmentalist and author

Julia Butterfly Hill

Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russian tennis player

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Jillian Michaels, American fitness trainer and author

Jillian Michaels

Gary Neville, English footballer and coach

Gary Neville

Leilani Munter, American race car driver and environmentalist

Leilani Munter

Chanda Rubin, American tennis player

Chanda Rubin

Bernadette Sembrano, Filipino journalist

Bernadette Sembrano

Ike Barinholtz, American actor and comedian

Ike Barinholtz

Sean Watkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Sean Watkins

Chrissie Wellington, English triathlete

Chrissie Wellington

Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer

Josip Šimunić

Tinu Yohannan, Indian cricketer

Tinu Yohannan

Aivar Anniste, Estonian footballer

Aivar Anniste

Nik Antropov, Kazakhstani-Canadian ice hockey player

Nik Antropov

Regina Spektor, Russian-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Regina Spektor

Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball player

Andrei Kirilenko

Alex Ríos, American baseball player

Alex Ríos

Ivan Sproule, Northern Irish footballer

Ivan Sproule

Larry Sweeney, American wrestler and manager (d. 2011)

Larry Sweeney

Juelz Santana, American rapper and actor

Juelz Santana

Christian Tiffert, German footballer

Christian Tiffert

Jermaine Jenas, English footballer

Jermaine Jenas

Jason Maxiell, American basketball player

Jason Maxiell

Carlos Kameni, Cameroonian footballer

Carlos Kameni

Anton Ferdinand, English footballer

Anton Ferdinand

Lee Boyd Malvo, Jamaican-American murderer

Lee Boyd Malvo

Jos van Emden, Dutch cyclist

Jos van Emden

Robert DeLong, American singer-songwriter

Robert DeLong

Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer

Marc Torrejón

Cristian Tănase, Romanian footballer

Cristian Tănase

Changmin, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

Changmin

Didi Gregorius, Dutch baseball player

Didi Gregorius

Cody Hodgson, Canadian ice hockey player

Cody Hodgson

Sebastian Neumann, German footballer

Sebastian Neumann

Henry Surtees, English race car driver (d. 2009)

Henry Surtees

Jake Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player

Jake Trbojevic

Colmán, bishop of Lindisfarne

Colmán of Lindisfarne · Lindisfarne

Angilbert, Frankish monk and diplomat (b. 760)

Angilbert

Thābit ibn Qurra, Iraqi physician, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 826)

Thābit ibn Qurra

Pope Gregory V (b. 972)

Pope Gregory V

Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)

Yaropolk II of Kiev

Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen (b. 1160)

Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen

Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk (b. 1186)

Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk

Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor (b. 1215)

Kublai Khan

Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)

Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg

Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy (b. 1340)

Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy

Timur, Mongol ruler (b. 1336)

Timur

Fra Angelico, Italian priest and painter (b. 1395)

Fra Angelico

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (b. 1449)

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence

Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria (b. 1457)

Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German magician, astrologer, and theologian (b. 1486)

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

Martin Luther, German priest and theologian, leader of the Protestant Reformation (b. 1483)

Martin Luther · Protestant Reformation

Michelangelo, Italian sculptor and painter (b. 1475)

Michelangelo

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French author (b. 1594)

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (b. 1620)

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem

Sir William Phips, governor of Massachusetts (b. 1650)

William Phips

Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1682)

Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician (b. 1712)

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff

Joseph Marie Terray, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1715)

Joseph Marie Terray · Controller-General of Finances

Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet (b. 1714)

Kristijonas Donelaitis

John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (b. 1713)

John Whitehurst

Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet and educator (b. 1719)

Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician and academic (b. 1804)

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi

Vasil Levski, Bulgarian activist, founded the Internal Revolutionary Organization (b. 1837)

Vasil Levski · Internal Revolutionary Organization

Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist (b. 1812)

Nikolay Zinin

Serranus Clinton Hastings, American lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Justice of California (b. 1814)

Serranus Clinton Hastings · Chief Justice of California

Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman, founded Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)

Charles Lewis Tiffany · Tiffany & Co.

John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (b. 1830)

John Batterson Stetson · John B. Stetson Company

Lucy Stanton, American activist (b. 1831)

Lucy Stanton (abolitionist)

Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)

Billy Murdoch

Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)

Frank James

Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)

Alois Rašín

Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)

Milan Šufflay

Louis Wolheim, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1880)

Louis Wolheim

James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)

James J. Corbett

David King Udall, American missionary and politician (b. 1851)

David King Udall

Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (b. 1872)

Albert Payson Terhune

Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)

Ivan Chernyakhovsky

Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)

Gustave Charpentier

Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)

Dedan Kimathi

Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and academic (b. 1877)

Henry Norris Russell

Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (b. 1907)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier · Bombardier Inc.

Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

Robert Rossen

J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (b. 1904)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Dragiša Cvetković, Serbian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1893)

Dragiša Cvetković · Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

Frank Costello, Italian-American gangster (b. 1891)

Frank Costello

Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (b. 1926)

Wallace Berman

Andy Devine, American actor (b. 1905)

Andy Devine

Maggie McNamara, American actress (b. 1928)

Maggie McNamara

Jack Northrop, American engineer and businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (b. 1895)

Jack Northrop · Northrop Corporation

Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author (b. 1895)

Ngaio Marsh

Mildred Burke, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1915)

Mildred Burke

Richard de Zoysa, Sri Lankan journalist (b. 1958)

Richard de Zoysa

Jacqueline Hill, English actress (b. 1929)

Jacqueline Hill

Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler (b. 1961)

Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)

Bob Stinson, American guitarist (b. 1959)

Bob Stinson

Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (b. 1905)

Emily Hahn

Harry Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1914)

Harry Caray

Balthus, Polish-Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1908)

Balthus

Dale Earnhardt, American stock car racer and team owner

Dale Earnhardt

Eddie Mathews, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

Eddie Mathews

Isser Harel, Belarusian-Israeli intelligence officer (b. 1912)

Isser Harel

Bill Cowsill, American singer and guitarist (b. 1948)

Bill Cowsill

Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director, screenwriter, and novelist (b. 1922)

Alain Robbe-Grillet

Tayeb Salih, Sudanese journalist and author (b. 1929)

Tayeb Salih

Miika Tenkula, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1974)

Miika Tenkula

John Babcock, Canadian soldier (b. 1900)

John Babcock

George Brizan, Grenadian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1942)

George Brizan · Prime Minister of Grenada

Elizabeth Connell, South African-English soprano (b. 1946)

Elizabeth Connell

Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)

Kevin Ayers

Jerry Buss, American chemist and businessman (b. 1933)

Jerry Buss

Mavis Gallant, Canadian-French author and playwright (b. 1922)

Mavis Gallant

Kristof Goddaert, Belgian cyclist (b. 1986)

Kristof Goddaert

Nikhil Baran Sengupta, Indian art director and production designer (b. 1943)

Nikhil Baran Sengupta

Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (b. 1914)

Maria Franziska von Trapp

Cass Ballenger, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)

Cass Ballenger

Jerome Kersey, American basketball player and coach (b. 1962)

Jerome Kersey

Abdul Rashid Khan, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1908)

Abdul Rashid Khan

Pantelis Pantelidis, Greek singer (b. 1983)

Pantelis Pantelidis

Clyde Stubblefield, American drummer (b. 1943)

Clyde Stubblefield

Norma McCorvey, American abortion rights activist; Plaintiff, Roe vs. Wade (b. 1947)

Norma McCorvey · Roe vs. Wade