February 23 — В этот день в истории

Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution.

Roman emperor · Diocletian · Nicomedia · Diocletianic Persecution

Byzantine emperor Justinian I orders the building of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople - the Hagia Sophia.

Byzantine emperor · Justinian I · Eastern Orthodox Church · Basilica · Constantinople

Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.

Gutenberg Bible · Western culture · Book · Movable type

Mapuche forces, under the leadership of Lautaro, score a victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Marihueñu in Chile.

Mapuche · Lautaro · Spanish Empire · Battle of Marihueñu · Chile

At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.

York Castle · Dick Turpin

American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.

American Revolutionary War · Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben · Valley Forge, Pennsylvania · Continental Army

Cato Street Conspiracy: A plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers is exposed.

Cato Street Conspiracy

Texas Revolution: The Siege of the Alamo (prelude to the Battle of the Alamo) begins in San Antonio, Texas.

Texas Revolution · Siege of the Alamo · Battle of the Alamo · San Antonio, Texas

Mexican-American War: Battle of Buena Vista: In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

Mexican-American War · Battle of Buena Vista · Zachary Taylor · Antonio López de Santa Anna

The official independence of the Orange Free State is declared.

Orange Free State

President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.

Abraham Lincoln · Baltimore Plot · Baltimore · Maryland

Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.

Reconstruction Era · American Civil War · Mississippi · Union (American Civil War)

Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.

Alabama · U.S. state · Competition law

Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.

Sino-French War · Battle of Đồng Đăng (1885) · Tonkin

Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.

Charles Martin Hall · Aluminum · Julia Brainerd Hall

The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.

French Riviera

Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing "J'accuse", a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.

Émile Zola · J'accuse · Antisemitism · Captain (OF-2) · Alfred Dreyfus

Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails.

Second Boer War · Battle of the Tugela Heights

Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".

Cuba · Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.

Paul P. Harris · Rotary Club · Service club

The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.

AEA Silver Dart · British Empire

First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).

Saint Petersburg · February Revolution · Gregorian calendar

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.

Calvin Coolidge · United States Congress · Federal Radio Commission · Federal Communications Commission

German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.

Theoretical physics · Werner Heisenberg · Wolfgang Pauli · Uncertainty principle

Leopold III becomes King of Belgium.

Leopold III of Belgium · Belgium

Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.

Plutonium · Glenn T. Seaborg

World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California.

World War II · Empire of Japan · Bombardment of Ellwood · Santa Barbara, California

A fire breaks out at Saint Joseph's Orphanage, County Cavan, Ireland, killing 35 children and one adult.

County Cavan

Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece.

Greek Resistance · United Panhellenic Organization of Youth

The Soviet Union begins the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people from the North Caucasus to Central Asia.

Soviet Union · Operation Lentil (Caucasus) · Chechens · Ingush people · North Caucasus

World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines and a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag.

Battle of Iwo Jima · United States Marine · Hospital corpsman · Mount Suribachi · Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free the captives of the Los Baños internment camp.

11th Airborne Division (United States) · Filipinos · Los Baños, Laguna

World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.

Philippines · Manila

World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznań. The city is liberated by Soviet and Polish forces.

Nazi Germany · Poznań · Soviet Union · History of Poland (1939-45)

World War II: The German town of Pforzheim is annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.

Pforzheim · Bombing of Pforzheim in World War II

The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.

Poliomyelitis · Jonas Salk · Vaccine · Pittsburgh

In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist.

Syria · Ba'ath Party · Salah Jadid · Coup · Amin al-Hafiz

The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.

Symbionese Liberation Army · Patty Hearst

Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.

Iran hostage crisis · Supreme Leader of Iran · Ayatollah · Ruhollah Khomeini

In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies.

Antonio Tejero · 23-F · Congress of Deputies (Spain)

The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.

United States Environmental Protection Agency · Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins · Times Beach, Missouri

Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Supernova 1987a · Large Magellanic Cloud

In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan.

Thailand · Sunthorn Kongsompong · Coup d'état · Chatichai Choonhavan

In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people.

1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak

Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.

Kurds · Abdullah Öcalan · Treason · Ankara

A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 88. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents.

Grayrigg derailment · Grayrigg · Cumbria

A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2.

United States Air Force · B-2 Spirit · 2008 Andersen Air Force Base B-2 accident

Unknown criminals pour more than 2.5 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster.

Diesel oil · Hydrocarbon · Lambro · Environmental disaster

A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.

23 February 2012 Iraq attacks · Iraq

The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL.

Free Syrian Army · Battle of al-Bab · Al-Bab · ISIL

Pope Paul II (d. 1471)

Pope Paul II

Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1479)

Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria

Matthias Corvinus, Hungarian king (d. 1490)

Matthias Corvinus

Onofrio Panvinio, Italian historian (d. 1568)

Onofrio Panvinio

Henry XI of Legnica, thrice Duke of Legnica (d. 1588)

Henry XI of Legnica

Salima Sultan Begum, Empress of the Mughal Empire (d. 1612)

Salima Sultan Begum

Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (d. 1656)

Jean-Baptiste Morin (mathematician)

Balthazar Gerbier, Dutch painter (d. 1663)

Balthazar Gerbier

Samuel Pepys, English diarist and politician (d. 1703)

Samuel Pepys

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician, 2nd Colonial Governor of Louisiana (d. 1767)

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville · List of colonial governors of Louisiana

George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (d. 1759)

George Frideric Handel

Richard Price, Welsh-English minister and philosopher (d. 1791)

Richard Price

Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker and businessman (d. 1812)

Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Dutch painter (d. 1915)

Hendrik Willem Mesdag

Carl Menger, Austrian economist and educator (d. 1921)

Carl Menger

Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (d. 1906)

Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann

César Ritz, Swiss businessman, founded The Ritz Hotel, London and Hôtel Ritz Paris (d. 1918)

César Ritz · The Ritz Hotel, London · Hôtel Ritz Paris

Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1883)

Dục Đức

W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (d. 1963)

W. E. B. Du Bois

Anna Hofman-Uddgren, Swedish actress, singer, and director (d. 1947)

Anna Hofman-Uddgren

Liang Qichao, Chinese journalist, philosopher, and scholar (d. 1929)

Liang Qichao

Konstantin Päts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Estonia (d. 1956)

Konstantin Päts · President of Estonia

Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and theorist (d. 1935)

Kazimir Malevich

Karl Jaspers, German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (d. 1969)

Karl Jaspers

Guy C. Wiggins, American painter (d. 1962)

Guy C. Wiggins

Musidora, French actress and director (d. 1957)

Musidora

Cyril Delevanti, English-American actor (d. 1975)

Cyril Delevanti

Victor Fleming, American director, cinematographer, and producer (d. 1949)

Victor Fleming

John Gilbert Winant, American captain, pilot, and politician, 60th Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1947)

John Gilbert Winant · Governor of New Hampshire

Kathleen Harrison, English actress (d. 1995)

Kathleen Harrison

Harold Horder, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1978)

Harold Horder

Erich Kästner, German author and poet (d. 1974)

Erich Kästner

Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter (d. 1981)

Norman Taurog

Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter (d. 1980)

Terence Fisher

William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (d. 1993)

William L. Shirer

William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1988)

William McMahon · Prime Minister of Australia

Jon Hall, American actor and director (d. 1979)

Jon Hall (actor)

Paul Tibbets, American general and pilot (d. 2007)

Paul Tibbets

Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager (d. 1995)

Johnny Carey

Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Canadian lawyer and politician

Paul Gérin-Lajoie

Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 2014)

Rafael Addiego Bruno · President of Uruguay

Ioannis Grivas, Greek judge and politician, 176th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016)

Ioannis Grivas · Prime Minister of Greece

Dante Lavelli, American football player (d. 2009)

Dante Lavelli

Mary Francis Shura, American author (d. 1991)

Mary Francis Shura

Allan McLeod Cormack, South-African-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)

Allan McLeod Cormack · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Louis Stokes, American lawyer and politician (d. 2015)

Louis Stokes

Régine Crespin, French soprano and actress (d. 2007)

Régine Crespin

Hans Herrmann, German race car driver

Hans Herrmann

Vasily Lazarev, Russian colonel, physician, and astronaut (d. 1990)

Vasily Lazarev

Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (d. 2008)

Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow

Elston Howard, American baseball player and coach (d. 1980)

Elston Howard

Paul West, English-American author, poet, and academic (d. 2015)

Paul West (writer)

Tom Wesselmann, American painter and sculptor (d. 2004)

Tom Wesselmann

Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (d. 2008)

Majel Barrett

Tom Osborne, American football player, coach, and politician

Tom Osborne

Paul Morrissey, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Paul Morrissey

Diane Varsi, American actress (d. 1992)

Diane Varsi

Peter Fonda, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Peter Fonda

Jackie Smith, American football player

Jackie Smith

Ron Hunt, American baseball player

Ron Hunt

Fred Biletnikoff, American football player and coach

Fred Biletnikoff

Bobby Mitchell, American golfer

Bobby Mitchell (golfer)

Bernard Cornwell, English author and educator

Bernard Cornwell

Florian Fricke, German keyboard player and composer (d. 2001)

Florian Fricke

Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)

Johnny Winter

Allan Boesak, South African cleric and politician

Allan Boesak

Rusty Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Rusty Young (musician)

Pia Kjærsgaard, Danish politician, Speaker of the Danish Parliament

Pia Kjærsgaard · List of Speakers of the Folketing

Anton Mosimann, Swiss chef and author

Anton Mosimann

Bill Alexander, English director and producer

Bill Alexander (director)

Trevor Cherry, English footballer

Trevor Cherry

Steve Priest, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Steve Priest

César Aira, Argentinian author and translator

César Aira

Marc Garneau, Canadian engineer, astronaut, and politician

Marc Garneau

Rebecca Goldstein, American philosopher and author

Rebecca Goldstein

Eddie Dibbs, American tennis player

Eddie Dibbs

Ed "Too Tall" Jones, American football player and boxer

Ed "Too Tall" Jones

Patricia Richardson, American actress

Patricia Richardson

Brad Whitford, American guitarist and songwriter

Brad Whitford

Kenny Bee, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Kenny Bee

Satoru Nakajima, Japanese race car driver

Satoru Nakajima

Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (d. 1989)

Rajini Thiranagama

Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian captain and politician, 3rd President of Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko · President of Ukraine

Howard Jones, English singer-songwriter

Howard Jones (musician)

Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)

Flip Saunders

Sandra Osborne, Scottish politician

Sandra Osborne

David Sylvian, English singer-songwriter

David Sylvian

Clayton Anderson, American engineer and astronaut

Clayton Anderson

Nick de Bois, English politician

Nick de Bois

Ian Liddell-Grainger, Scottish soldier and politician

Ian Liddell-Grainger

Linda Nolan, Irish singer and actress

Linda Nolan

Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan

Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan

Michael Wilton, American guitarist

Michael Wilton

Bobby Bonilla, American baseball player

Bobby Bonilla

Radosław Sikorski, Polish journalist and politician, 11th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland

Radosław Sikorski · Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland

John Norum, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter

John Norum

Michael Dell, American businessman

Michael Dell

Helena Suková, Czech-Monacan tennis player

Helena Suková

Steve Stricker, American golfer

Steve Stricker

Chris Vrenna, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

Chris Vrenna

Michael Campbell, New Zealand-Australian golfer

Michael Campbell

Martine Croxall, English journalist and television news presenter

Martine Croxall

Daymond John, American fashion designer and businessman, founded FUBU

Daymond John · FUBU

Niecy Nash, American actress and producer

Niecy Nash

Carin Koch, Swedish golfer

Carin Koch

Melinda Messenger, English model and television host

Melinda Messenger

Joe-Max Moore, American soccer player

Joe-Max Moore

Alessandro Sturba, Italian footballer

Alessandro Sturba

Rondell White, American baseball player

Rondell White

Jeff Nordgaard, American-Polish basketball player

Jeff Nordgaard

Herschelle Gibbs, South African cricketer

Herschelle Gibbs

Robbi Kempson, South African rugby player

Robbi Kempson

Michael Cornacchia, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Michael Cornacchia

Scott Elarton, American baseball player and coach

Scott Elarton

Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress

Kelly Macdonald

Jeff O'Neill, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Jeff O'Neill

Kristina Šmigun-Vähi, Estonian skier

Kristina Šmigun-Vähi

Residente, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter

Residente

Dan Snyder, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2003)

Dan Snyder (ice hockey)

S. E. Cupp, American journalist and author

S. E. Cupp

Gareth Barry, English footballer

Gareth Barry

Josh Gad, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Josh Gad

Charles Tillman, American football player

Charles Tillman

Adam Hann-Byrd, American actor and screenwriter

Adam Hann-Byrd

Mido, Egyptian footballer and sportscaster

Mido (footballer)

Aziz Ansari, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

Aziz Ansari

Emily Blunt, English actress

Emily Blunt

Emerson Conceição, Brazilian footballer

Emerson Conceição

Skylar Grey, American singer-songwriter

Skylar Grey

Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor

Kazuya Kamenashi

Jerod Mayo, American football player

Jerod Mayo

Ola Svensson, Swedish singer-songwriter

Ola Svensson

Ab-Soul, American rapper

Ab-Soul

Theophilus London, Trinidadian-American singer-songwriter and producer

Theophilus London

Nicolás Gaitán, Argentinian footballer

Nicolás Gaitán

Evan Bates, American ice dancer

Evan Bates

Jérémy Pied, French footballer

Jérémy Pied

Kevin Connauton, Canadian ice hockey player

Kevin Connauton

Terry Hawkridge, English footballer

Terry Hawkridge

Marco Scandella, Canadian ice hockey player

Marco Scandella

Casemiro, Brazilian footballer

Casemiro

Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Greek footballer

Kyriakos Papadopoulos

Chris Grevsmuhl, Australian rugby league player

Chris Grevsmuhl

Dakota Fanning, American actress

Dakota Fanning

Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball player

Andrew Wiggins

Al-Walid I, Umayyad caliph (b. 668)

Al-Walid I · Umayyad Caliphate

Li Keyong, Shatuo military governor during the Tang Dynasty in China (b. 856)

Li Keyong · Shatuo · Tang Dynasty · China

Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, (b. 884)

Herbert II, Count of Vermandois

David I, prince of Tao-Klarjeti (Georgia)

David I of Klarjeti · Principality of Tao-Klarjeti · Georgia (country)

Willigis, German archbishop (b. 940)

Willigis

Emperor Zhezong of Song (b. 1076)

Emperor Zhezong

Isabel of France (b. 1225)

Isabelle of France (saint)

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1390)

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Pope Eugene IV (b. 1383)

Pope Eugene IV

Emperor Yingzong of Ming (b. 1427)

Emperor Yingzong of Ming

Arnold, Duke of Gelderland (b. 1410)

Arnold, Duke of Gelderland

Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies (b. c. 1479)

Diego Colón

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire (b. 1515)

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk · Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire

Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519)

Andrea Cesalpino

Franciscus Vieta, French mathematician (b. 1540)

Franciscus Vieta

Nicholas Fuller, English politician (b. 1543)

Nicholas Fuller (lawyer)

Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (b. 1653)

Georg Muffat

Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (b. 1677)

Stanisław Leszczyński

George Taylor, Irish-American blacksmith and politician (b. 1716)

George Taylor (delegate)

Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (b. 1723)

Joshua Reynolds

John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)

John Keats

John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)

John Quincy Adams · President of the United States

Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1777)

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812)

Zygmunt Krasiński

Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)

Albrecht von Roon · Minister President of Prussia

Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)

Woldemar Bargiel

Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1867)

Ernest Dowson

Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)

Friedrich von Esmarch

Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1882)

Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907)

Horst Wessel · Sturmabteilung

Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861)

Nellie Melba

Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857)

Edward Elgar

Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)

Leo Baekeland

Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885)

Tomoyuki Yamashita

John Robert Gregg, Irish-American publisher and educator (b. 1866)

John Robert Gregg

Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)

Paul Claudel

Stan Laurel, English actor and comedian (b. 1890)

Stan Laurel

Madhubala, Indian actress and producer (b. 1933)

Madhubala

Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 2nd King of Saudi Arabia (b. 1902)

Saud of Saudi Arabia · King of Saudi Arabia

Dickinson W. Richards, American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)

Dickinson W. Richards · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (b. 1895)

Harry Ruby

L. S. Lowry, English painter (b. 1887)

L. S. Lowry

W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (b. 1900)

W. A. C. Bennett · Premier of British Columbia

Herbert Howells, English organist and composer (b. 1892)

Herbert Howells

José Napoleón Duarte, Salvadoran engineer and politician, President of El Salvador (b. 1925)

José Napoleón Duarte · President of El Salvador

James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (b. 1916)

James Herriot

Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer (b. 1945)

Tony Williams (drummer)

Philip Abbott, American actor and director (b. 1924)

Philip Abbott

The Renegade, American wrestler (b. 1965)

The Renegade (wrestler)

Ofra Haza, Israeli singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1957)

Ofra Haza

Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (b. 1915)

Stanley Matthews

Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1955)

Howie Epstein

Robert K. Merton, American sociologist and academic (b. 1910)

Robert K. Merton

Vijay Anand, Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1934)

Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)

Sikander Bakht, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (b. 1918)

Sikander Bakht · Minister of External Affairs (India)

Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)

Telmo Zarra

John Ritchie, English footballer (b. 1941)

John Ritchie (footballer, born 1941)

Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (b. 1950)

Janez Drnovšek · President of Slovenia

Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and journalist (b. 1917)

Paul Frère

Orlando Zapata, Cuban plumber and activist (b. 1967)

Orlando Zapata

Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (b. 1923)

Nirmala Srivastava · Sahaja Yoga

William Raggio, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)

William Raggio

David Sayre, American physicist and mathematician (b. 1924)

David Sayre

Kazimierz Żygulski, Polish sociologist and activist (b. 1919)

Kazimierz Żygulski

Eugene Bookhammer, American soldier and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (b. 1918)

Eugene Bookhammer · Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Julien Ries, Belgian cardinal (b. 1920)

Julien Ries

Lotika Sarkar, Indian lawyer and academic (b. 1945)

Lotika Sarkar

Alice Herz-Sommer, Czech-English Holocaust survivor, pianist and educator (b. 1903)

Alice Herz-Sommer · Holocaust survivor

Roger Hilsman, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1919)

Roger Hilsman

James Aldridge, Australian-English journalist and author (b. 1918)

James Aldridge

Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistani lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan (b. 1942)

Rana Bhagwandas · Chief Justice of Pakistan

W. E. "Bill" Dykes, American soldier and politician (b. 1925)

W. E. "Bill" Dykes

Peter Lustig, German television host and author (b. 1937)

Peter Lustig

Jacqueline Mattson, American baseball player (b. 1928)

Jacqueline Mattson