April 30 — В этот день в истории

The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends.

Diocletianic Persecution · Roman Empire

Battle of Tzirallum: Emperor Licinius defeats Maximinus II and unifies the Eastern Roman Empire.

Battle of Tzirallum · Licinius · Maximinus II · Eastern Roman Empire

Chindasuinth is proclaimed king by the Visigothic nobility and bishops.

Chindasuinth · Visigoths

Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged at the instigation of Charles, Count of Valois.

Enguerrand de Marigny · Charles, Count of Valois

Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.

Christopher Columbus

Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.

Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk · Henry VIII of England

Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.

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

Juan de Oñate makes a formal declaration of his Conquest of New Mexico.

Juan de Oñate

Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.

Henry IV of France · Edict of Nantes · Freedom of religion · Huguenot

Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.

Eighty Years' War · Dutch Republic · Siege of Schenkenschans

Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.

Petar Zrinski · Croatia · Ban (title) · Zrinski · Capital punishment

On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.

Federal Hall · Wall Street · George Washington · First inauguration of George Washington · President of the United States

Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.

Louisiana Purchase · Louisiana Territory

The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.

Territory of Orleans · U.S. state · Louisiana

Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.

Nicaragua · Central American Federation

A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.

French Foreign Legion · Battle of Camarón

The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.

Camp Grant massacre · Arizona Territory

Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.

Governor of New York · David B. Hill · Niagara Reservation State Park · Niagara Falls

J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.[1]

J. J. Thomson · Cavendish Laboratory · Electron · Subatomic particle · Proton

Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.

Sanford B. Dole · Governor of Hawaii

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.

Louisiana Purchase Exposition · World's Fair · St. Louis, Missouri

Albert Einstein writes his thesis Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen ("A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions").

Albert Einstein

Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146 million plus $50 million for charity.

Dodge Brothers, Inc · Dillon, Read & Co.

The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.

Federal Industrial Institute for Women · Alderson, West Virginia

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Douglas Fairbanks · Mary Pickford · Grauman's Chinese Theater · Hollywood

The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.

Commonwealth of the Philippines · Philippine women's suffrage plebiscite, 1937

The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).

Animated cartoon · Porky's Hare Hunt · Happy Rabbit · Evolution of Bugs Bunny

The 1939-40 New York World's Fair opens.

1939 New York World's Fair

NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.

NBC · History of television · Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1939 New York World's Fair

World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans.

World War II · HMS Seraph (P219) · Huelva · Operation Mincemeat

World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.

Führerbunker · Adolf Hitler · Eva Braun · Soviet Union · Victory Banner

World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9000 American and British airmen.

Stalag Luft I

In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam for the second time.

Nevada · Hoover Dam

In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.

Bogotá, Colombia · Organization of American States

Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.

Alben Barkley · Virginia

Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force.

Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery

K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned.

Soviet submarine K-19 · Soviet Union · Nuclear submarine · Submarine-launched ballistic missile · Ship commissioning

The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.

Bristol Bus Boycott · Bristol · Bristol Omnibus Company

Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, have resigned.

Watergate scandal · Richard Nixon · White House · John Dean · H. R. Haldeman

Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.

Fall of Saigon · Communist · Saigon · Vietnam War · South Vietnam

The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.

Iranian Embassy siege

The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta.

Bijon Setu massacre · Calcutta

Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida bury a time capsule to be opened in 2042; 50 years after its burial.

Nickelodeon Studios

CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.

CERN · World Wide Web

Formula One racing driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the San Marino Grand Prix run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari outside Imola, Italy.

Formula One · Roland Ratzenberger · San Marino Grand Prix · Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · Imola

Ellen DeGeneres came out as gay. Her sitcom, Ellen, became one of first major television shows featuring an openly gay main character.

Ellen DeGeneres · Coming out · Ellen (TV series)

Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.

Canonization · Faustina Kowalska · Divine Mercy Sunday

U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

Iraq · Abu Ghraib

Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks.

Yekaterinburg · Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia · Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia · Yekaterinburg

Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Chrysler · Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code

Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.

2009 attack on the Dutch Royal Family · Koninginnedag · Apeldoorn · Beatrix of the Netherlands

An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.

Assam ferry sinking · Brahmaputra River

A bomb blast in Ürümqi kills three people and injures 79 others.

April 2014 Ürümqi attack · Ürümqi

Philip III of France (d. 1285)

Philip III of France

King Casimir III of Poland (d. 1368)

Casimir III of Poland

Gaston III, Count of Foix (d. 1391)

Gaston III, Count of Foix

William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (d. 1482)

William III, Landgrave of Thuringia

Francesco Primaticcio, Italian painter (d. 1570)

Francesco Primaticcio

Louise of Lorraine (d. 1601)

Louise of Lorraine

François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop and saint (d. 1708)

François de Laval

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint (d. 1719)

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle

Mary II of England (d. 1694)

Mary II of England

François Louis, Prince of Conti (d. 1709)

François Louis, Prince of Conti

Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)

Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée

Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher (d. 1806)

Mathurin Jacques Brisson

Emmanuel Vitale, Maltese commander and politician (d. 1802)

Emmanuel Vitale

David Thompson, English-Canadian cartographer and explorer (d. 1857)

David Thompson (explorer)

Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1855)

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (d. 1879)

Albrecht von Roon · Minister President of Prussia

Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist and academic (d. 1884)

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist (d. 1940)

Eugen Bleuler

Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920)

Walter Simon (philanthropist)

Max Nettlau, German historian and academic (d. 1944)

Max Nettlau

Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel, American pioneer dentist (d. 1936)

Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel

Hans Poelzig, German architect, designed the IG Farben Building and Großes Schauspielhaus (d. 1936)

Hans Poelzig · IG Farben Building · Großes Schauspielhaus

Franz Lehár, Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1948)

Franz Lehár

Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1944)

Dadasaheb Phalke

Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish priest and author (d. 1949)

Cyriel Verschaeve

Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (d. 1937)

Orso Mario Corbino

Léon Flameng, French cyclist (d. 1917)

Léon Flameng

Alice B. Toklas, American memoirist (d. 1967)

Alice B. Toklas

Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie, Scottish cartoonist (d. 1967)

Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie

Jaroslav Hašek, Czech soldier and author (d. 1923)

Jaroslav Hašek

Luigi Russolo, Italian painter and composer (d. 1947)

Luigi Russolo

Olof Sandborg, Swedish actor (d. 1965)

Olof Sandborg

John Crowe Ransom, American poet, critic, and academic (d. 1974)

John Crowe Ransom

Harold Breen, Australian public servant (d. 1966)

Harold Breen

Joachim von Ribbentrop, German soldier and politician, 14th German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1946)

Joachim von Ribbentrop · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)

Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1960)

Philippe Panneton

Reverend Gary Davis, American singer and guitarist (d. 1972)

Reverend Gary Davis

Hans List, Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company (d. 1996)

Hans List · AVL (engineering company)

Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (d. 1983)

Humberto Mauro

Erni Krusten, Estonian author and poet (d. 1984)

Erni Krusten

Simon Kuznets, Belarusian-American economist, statistician, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)

Simon Kuznets · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)

Theodore Schultz · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2012)

Sergey Nikolsky

Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)

Eve Arden

Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1970)

Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908) · Prime Minister of Iceland

Frank Robert Miller, Canadian air marshal and politician (d. 1997)

Frank Robert Miller

F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor and educator (d. 1992)

F. E. McWilliam

Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)

Juliana of the Netherlands

Levi Celerio, Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (d. 2002)

Levi Celerio

Charles Beetham, American middle-distance runner (d. 1997)

Charles Beetham

Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (d. 2008)

Dorival Caymmi

Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)

Claude Shannon

Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2003)

Paul Kuusberg

Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)

Robert Shaw (conductor)

Bea Wain, American singer (d. 2017)

Bea Wain

Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver and pilot (d. 1994)

Duncan Hamilton (racing driver)

Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (d. 2014)

Roger L. Easton · Global Positioning System

Anton Murray, South African cricketer (d. 1995)

Anton Murray

Percy Heath, American bassist (d. 2005)

Percy Heath

Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (d. 2004)

Kagamisato Kiyoji · Makuuchi

Uno Laht, Estonian KGB officer and author (d. 2008)

Uno Laht · KGB

Corinne Calvet, French actress (d. 2001)

Corinne Calvet

Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1960)

Johnny Horton

Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011)

Shrinivas Khale

Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian

Cloris Leachman

Hugh Hood, Canadian author and academic (d. 2000)

Hugh Hood

Orlando Sirola, Italian tennis player (d. 1995)

Orlando Sirola

Félix Guattari, French psychotherapist and philosopher (d. 1992)

Félix Guattari

Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, English politician

Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden

Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter (d. 1995)

Jerry Lordan

Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Don McKenney

Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright

Tony Harrison

Gary Collins, American actor and talk show host (d. 2012)

Gary Collins (actor)

Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director and screenwriter

Juraj Jakubisko

Larry Niven, American author and screenwriter

Larry Niven

Jeroen Brouwers, Dutch journalist and writer

Jeroen Brouwers

Michael Cleary, Australian rugby player and politician

Michael Cleary (rugby)

Stavros Dimas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs

Stavros Dimas · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)

Sallehuddin of Kedah, Sultan of Kedah

Sallehuddin of Kedah

Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (d. 2011)

Frederick Chiluba · President of Zambia

Bobby Vee, American pop singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

Bobby Vee

Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (d. 2014)

Jon Bing

Jill Clayburgh, American actress (d. 2010)

Jill Clayburgh

J. Michael Brady, British radiologist

J. Michael Brady

Annie Dillard, American novelist, essayist, and poet

Annie Dillard

Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (d. 2001)

Mimi Fariña

Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)

Michael J. Smith (astronaut)

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Bill Plympton, American animator, producer, and screenwriter

Bill Plympton

Don Schollander, American swimmer

Don Schollander

Paul Fiddes, English theologian and academic

Paul Fiddes

Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Finn Kalvik

Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer and manager

Tom Køhlert

Mats Odell, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Financial Markets

Mats Odell · Ministry of Finance (Sweden)

Wayne Kramer, American guitarist and singer-songwriter

Wayne Kramer (guitarist)

Pierre Pagé, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Pierre Pagé

Margit Papp, Hungarian athlete

Margit Papp

Phil Garner, American baseball player and manager

Phil Garner

António Guterres, Portuguese academic and politician, 114th Prime Minister of Portugal

António Guterres · Prime Minister of Portugal

Karl Meiler, German tennis player (d. 2014)

Karl Meiler

Jacques Audiard, French director and screenwriter

Jacques Audiard

Jack Middelburg, Dutch professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer (d. 1984)

Jack Middelburg

Merrill Osmond, American singer and bass player

Merrill Osmond

Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter

Jane Campion

Kim Darroch, English diplomat, UK Permanent Representative to the European Union

Kim Darroch · List of Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to the European Union

Frank-Michael Marczewski, German footballer

Frank-Michael Marczewski

Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and environmentalist

Nicolas Hulot

David Kitchin, English lawyer and judge

David Kitchin

Zlatko Topčić, Bosnian writer and screenwriter

Zlatko Topčić

Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter

Lars von Trier

Charles Berling, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Charles Berling

Wonder Mike, American rapper and songwriter

Wonder Mike

Stephen Harper, Canadian economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada

Stephen Harper · Prime Minister of Canada

Geoffrey Cox, English lawyer and politician

Geoffrey Cox (British politician)

Kerry Healey, American academic and politician, 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Kerry Healey · Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Isiah Thomas

Andrew Carwood, English tenor and conductor

Andrew Carwood

Michael Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster

Michael Waltrip

Tony Fernandes, Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group

Tony Fernandes · Tune Group

Ian Healy, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

Ian Healy

Lorenzo Staelens, Belgian footballer and manager

Lorenzo Staelens

Daniela Costian, Romanian-Australian discus thrower

Daniela Costian

Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Jeff Brown (ice hockey b. 1966)

Dave Meggett, American football player and coach

Dave Meggett

Warren Defever, American bass player and producer

Warren Defever

Justine Greening, English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development

Justine Greening · Secretary of State for International Development

Paulo Jr., Brazilian bass player

Paulo Jr.

Christian Tamminga, Dutch athlete

Christian Tamminga

Johnny Galecki, American actor

Johnny Galecki

Davian Clarke, Jamaican sprinter

Davian Clarke

Amanda Palmer, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Amanda Palmer

Daniel Wagon, Australian rugby league player

Daniel Wagon

Jeannie Haddaway, American politician

Jeannie Haddaway

Meredith L. Patterson, American technologist, journalist, and author

Meredith L. Patterson

Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer

Gerardo Torrado

Luis Scola, Argentinian basketball player

Luis Scola

Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer

Jeroen Verhoeven

Nicole Kaczmarski, American basketball player

Nicole Kaczmarski

John O'Shea, Irish footballer

John O'Shea

Kunal Nayyar, British-Indian actor

Kunal Nayyar

Justin Vernon, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer

Justin Vernon

Kirsten Dunst, American actress

Kirsten Dunst

Drew Seeley, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

Drew Seeley

Chris Carr, American football player

Chris Carr (American football)

Tatjana Hüfner, German luger

Tatjana Hüfner

Marina Tomić, Slovenian hurdler

Marina Tomić

Troy Williamson, American football player

Troy Williamson

Shawn Daivari, American wrestler and manager

Shawn Daivari

Risto Mätas, Estonian javelin thrower

Risto Mätas

Lee Roache, English footballer

Lee Roache

Brandon Bass, American basketball player

Brandon Bass

Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model

Gal Gadot

Dianna Agron, American actress and singer

Dianna Agron

Martten Kaldvee, Estonian biathlete

Martten Kaldvee

Alipate Carlile, Australian footballer

Alipate Carlile

Chris Morris, South African cricketer

Chris Morris (cricketer)

Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer

Rohit Sharma

Andy Allen, Australian chef

Andy Allen (chef)

Sander Baart, Dutch field hockey player

Sander Baart

Oh Hye-ri, South Korean taekwondo athlete

Oh Hye-ri

Jonny Brownlee, English triathlete

Jonny Brownlee

Mac DeMarco, Canadian singer-songwriter

Mac DeMarco

Kaarel Kiidron, Estonian footballer

Kaarel Kiidron

Chris Kreider, American ice hockey player

Chris Kreider

Travis Scott, American rapper and producer

Travis Scott (musician)

Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer

Marc-André ter Stegen

Dion Dreesens, Dutch swimmer

Dion Dreesens

Wang Yafan, Chinese tennis player

Wang Yafan

Luke Friend, English singer

Luke Friend

Adam Ryczkowski, Polish footballer

Adam Ryczkowski

Jorden van Foreest, Dutch chess grandmaster

Jorden van Foreest

Lucan, Roman poet (b. 39)

Lucan

Emperor An of Han of the Chinese Han Dynasty (b. 94)

Emperor An of Han · Han Dynasty

Amalasuntha, Italian daughter of Theoderic the Great (b. 495)

Amalasuntha · Theoderic the Great

Hildegard of the Vinzgau (b. 758)

Hildegard of the Vinzgau

Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen

Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen

Mahmud of Ghazni (b. 971)

Mahmud of Ghazni

Emperor Renzong of Song (b. 1010)

Emperor Renzong of Song

Adjutor, French knight and saint

Adjutor

Roger de Flor, Italian military adventurer

Roger de Flor

John III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1285)

John III, Duke of Brittany

Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English commander (b. 1382)

Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, French soldier (b. 1473)

Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard

Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1488)

Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden · Lord Chancellor

Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (b. 1516)

Tabinshwehti

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Bavarian general (b. 1559)

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly

Sigismund III Vasa, Swedish-Polish son of John III of Sweden (b. 1566)

Sigismund III Vasa · John III of Sweden

Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyo (b. 1571)

Niwa Nagashige

Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)

Eustache Le Sueur

Petrus Scriverius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1576)

Petrus Scriverius

Marie of the Incarnation, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Ursulines of Quebec (b. 1599)

Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline) · Ursulines of Quebec

Robert Plot, English chemist and academic (b. 1640)

Robert Plot

Philipp van Limborch, Dutch theologian and author (b. 1633)

Philipp van Limborch

Johann Albert Fabricius, German scholar and author (b. 1668)

Johann Albert Fabricius

François d'Agincourt, French organist and composer (b. 1684)

François d'Agincourt

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1718)

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich · Secretary of State for the Northern Department

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and author (b. 1716)

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

Onogawa Kisaburō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th Yokozuna (b. 1758)

Onogawa Kisaburō · Makuuchi

Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author (b. 1758)

Peter Andreas Heiberg

Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (b. 1771)

Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen

Jean Danjou, French captain (b. 1828)

Jean Danjou

Robert FitzRoy, English admiral, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (b. 1805)

Robert FitzRoy · Governor of New Zealand

Thomas Cooke, Canadian bishop and missionary (b. 1792)

Thomas Cooke (bishop)

Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)

Jean-Frédéric Waldeck

Emma Smith, American religious leader (b. 1804)

Emma Smith

Édouard Manet, French painter (b. 1832)

Édouard Manet

Joseph Leidy, American paleontologist and author (b. 1823)

Joseph Leidy

Casey Jones, American engineer (b. 1863)

Casey Jones

Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (b. 1831)

Emily Stowe

Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (b. 1856)

Jean Moréas

A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (b. 1859)

A. E. Housman

Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)

Frank Haller

Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860)

Otto Jespersen

Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)

Beatrice Webb

Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1874)

Jacob Linzbach

Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)

Alben W. Barkley · Vice President of the United States

Jacques Presser, Dutch historian, writer and poet (b. 1899)

Jacques Presser

Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (b. 1934)

Inger Stevens

Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (b. 1934)

Gia Scala

Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (b. 1911)

Václav Renč

Agnes Moorehead, American actress (b. 1900)

Agnes Moorehead

Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican journalist and politician, 1st Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1898)

Luis Muñoz Marín · Governor of Puerto Rico

Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (b. 1949)

Lester Bangs

George Balanchine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)

George Balanchine

Muddy Waters, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader (b. 1913)

Muddy Waters

Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (b. 1897)

Edouard Wyss-Dunant

Robert Stevenson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1905)

Robert Stevenson (director)

Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Sergio Leone

Tommy Caton, English footballer (b. 1962)

Tommy Caton

Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (b. 1960)

Roland Ratzenberger

Richard Scarry, American author and illustrator (b. 1919)

Richard Scarry

Maung Maung Kha, Burmese colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1920)

Maung Maung Kha · Prime Minister of Burma

Nizar Qabbani, Syrian-English poet, publisher, and diplomat (b. 1926)

Nizar Qabbani

Poul Hartling, Danish politician, 36th Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1914)

Poul Hartling · Prime Minister of Denmark

Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, German philanthropist, founded the Gründerzeit Museum (b. 1928)

Charlotte von Mahlsdorf · Gründerzeit

Mark Berger, American economist and academic (b. 1955)

Mark Berger (economist)

Possum Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1956)

Possum Bourne

Phil Rasmussen, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1918)

Phil Rasmussen

Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (b. 1924)

Jean-François Revel

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian author and academic (b. 1925)

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Kevin Mitchell, American football player (b. 1971)

Kevin Mitchell (linebacker)

Tom Poston, American actor, comedian, and game show panelist (b. 1921)

Tom Poston

John Cargher, English-Australian journalist and author (b. 1919)

John Cargher

Juancho Evertsz, Dutch Antillean politician (b. 1923)

Juancho Evertsz

Henk Nijdam, Dutch cyclist (b. 1935)

Henk Nijdam

Dorjee Khandu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (b. 1955)

Dorjee Khandu · Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Evald Okas, Estonian painter (b. 1915)

Evald Okas

Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (b. 1911)

Ernesto Sabato

Tomás Borge, Nicaraguan poet and politician, co-founded the Sandinista National Liberation Front (b. 1930)

Tomás Borge · Sandinista National Liberation Front

Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (b. 1985)

Alexander Dale Oen

Giannis Gravanis, Greek footballer (b. 1958)

Giannis Gravanis

Benzion Netanyahu, Russian-Israeli historian and academic (b. 1910)

Benzion Netanyahu

Sicelo Shiceka, South African politician (b. 1966)

Sicelo Shiceka

Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1937)

Roberto Chabet

Shirley Firth, Canadian skier (b. 1953)

Shirley Firth

Viviane Forrester, French author and critic (b. 1925)

Viviane Forrester

Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1935)

Mike Gray

Khaled Choudhury, Indian painter and set designer (b. 1919)

Khaled Choudhury

Julian Lewis, English biologist and academic (b. 1946)

Julian Lewis (biologist)

Carl E. Moses, American businessman and politician (b. 1929)

Carl E. Moses

Ian Ross, Australian journalist (b. 1940)

Ian Ross (newsreader)

Lennart Bodström, Swedish politician (b. 1928)

Lennart Bodström

Steven Goldmann, Canadian director and producer (b. 1961)

Steven Goldmann

Daniel Berrigan, American priest and activist (b. 1921)

Daniel Berrigan

Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1939)

Harry Kroto · Nobel Prize in Chemistry