July 29 — В этот день в истории

The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.

Neo-Babylonian Empire · Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) · First Temple

The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day, Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed emperor.

Praetorian Guard · Pupienus and Balbinus · Ancient Rome · Gordian III

Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12.

K'inich Janaab' Pakal · Palenque

Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessaloniki, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week.

Sack of Thessalonica (904) · Leo of Tripoli · Thessaloniki · Byzantine Empire

Battle of Firenzuola: Lombard forces under King Rudolph II and Adalbert I, margrave of Ivrea, defeat the dethroned Emperor Berengar I of Italy at Firenzuola (Tuscany).

Battle of Firenzuola · Rudolph II of Burgundy · Adalbert I of Ivrea · March of Ivrea · Berengar I of Italy

Byzantine-Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6.

Byzantine-Bulgarian wars · Battle of Kleidion · List of Byzantine emperors · Basil II · Bulgaria

Count Dirk III defeats an army sent by Emperor Henry II in the Battle of Vlaardingen.

Dirk III, Count of Holland · Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor · Battle of Vlaardingen

Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes.

Earls of Lade · Hereditary Kingdom of Norway · Battle of Stiklestad · Olaf II of Norway · List of Norwegian monarchs

The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.

Siege of Damascus (1148) · Second Crusade

The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Mary, Queen of Scots · Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley · Duke of Albany · Holyrood Palace

James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.

James VI and I · Kingdom of Scotland · Stirling

Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.

Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604) · Spanish Armada · Royal Navy · Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham · Francis Drake

War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.

Nine Years' War · Battle of Landen · Pyrrhic victory

Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.

Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army · George Washington · William Tudor · Continental Army

Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.

Arc de Triomphe

Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt: In Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.

Great Famine (Ireland) · Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 · Tipperary · Irish nationalism

Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.

Annibale de Gasparis · Asteroid · 15 Eunomia

United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.

Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States-Japan)

American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.

American Civil War · Confederate States of America · Belle Boyd · Union (American Civil War) · Old Capitol Prison

The First Hague Convention is signed.

Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907

In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.

Umberto I of Italy · Anarchism · Gaetano Bresci

Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell · Brownsea Island Scout camp · Poole Harbour · Scouting

The Cape Cod Canal opened.

Cape Cod Canal

Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.

Link River Dam · Klamath Project

Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.

Adolf Hitler · Nazi Party

Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.

Great Depression · Bonus Army

Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.

Tungchow Mutiny · Tongzhou District, Beijing · East Hopei Army

The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.

BBC Light Programme

Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.

Olympic Games · 1948 Summer Olympics · Summer Olympic Games · 1936 Summer Olympics

Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.

Korean War · No Gun Ri Massacre · 7th Cavalry Regiment

The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.

International Atomic Energy Agency

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Dwight D. Eisenhower · National Aeronautics and Space Act · NASA

First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.

United States Congress

Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.

Vietnam War · 101st Airborne Division · Vietnam · Cam Ranh Bay

Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.

North Vietnam · USS Forrestal (CV-59) · 1967 USS Forrestal fire

During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.

Caracas · 1967 Caracas earthquake

Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.

Greek republic referendum, 1973 · Metapolitefsi

During the Dutch Grand Prix driver Roger Williamson was killed in the race, after a suspected tire failure caused the car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.

1973 Dutch Grand Prix · Roger Williamson

In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.

David Berkowitz

Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.

Flag of Iran · Islamic Revolution

A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer · St Paul's Cathedral · London

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).

Margaret Thatcher · François Mitterrand · English Channel · Eurotunnel

Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.

Rajiv Gandhi · J. R. Jayewardene · Indo-Sri Lanka Accord

The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.

Supreme Court of Israel · Nazism · John Demjanjuk

The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.

Communications Decency Act · United States federal courts

Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

Eris (dwarf planet)

An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.

Kasai River disaster · Kasai River · Bandundu Province · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.

Granges-près-Marnand train crash · Granges-près-Marnand · Lausanne

Microsoft releases Windows 10.

Microsoft · Windows 10

Muhammad al-Mahdi, Iraqi 12th Imam (d. 941)

Muhammad al-Mahdi · The Twelve Imams

Fujiwara no Norimichi, a kugyo of the Heian period

Fujiwara no Norimichi · Kugyo · Heian period

Henry II, Count of Champagne (d. 1197)

Henry II, Count of Champagne

Martin of Aragon (d. 1410)

Martin of Aragon

Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna (d. 1590)

Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna

Philip II, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (d. 1618)

Philip II, Duke of Pomerania

Francesco Mochi, Italian sculptor (d. 1654)

Francesco Mochi

Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer (d. 1659)

Simon Dach

Johann Theile, German organist and composer (d. 1724)

Johann Theile

Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal (d. 1830)

Giulio Maria della Somaglia

Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1845)

Philip Charles Durham

Daniel Drew, American businessman and financier (d. 1879)

Daniel Drew

George Bradshaw, English cartographer and publisher (d. 1853)

George Bradshaw

Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher (d. 1859)

Alexis de Tocqueville

Horace Abbott, American businessman and banker (d. 1887)

Horace Abbott

Ivan Aivazovsky, Armenian-Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1900)

Ivan Aivazovsky

Martin Körber, Baltic German pastor, composer, and conductor (d. 1893)

Martin Körber

Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (d. 1912)

Gerhard Armauer Hansen

Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (d. 1901)

Johannes Schmidt (linguist)

Sophie Menter, German pianist and composer (d. 1918)

Sophie Menter

Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (d. 1921)

Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil

Max Nordau, Hungarian physician, author, and critic, co-founded the World Zionist Organization (d. 1923)

Max Nordau · World Zionist Organization

Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (d. 1940)

Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington · Governor of Queensland

Berthold Oppenheim, Moravian rabbi (d. 1942)

Berthold Oppenheim

Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (d. 1946)

Booth Tarkington

Jakob Mändmets, Estonian writer and journalist (d. 1930)

Jakob Mändmets

Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, lawyer, and politician (d. 1957)

Eric Alfred Knudsen

J. S. Woodsworth, Canadian minister and politician (d. 1942)

J. S. Woodsworth

Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and acting teacher (d. 1949)

Maria Ouspenskaya

Don Marquis, American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)

Don Marquis

John Meyers, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1971)

John Meyers (swimmer)

Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (d. 1942)

Porfirio Barba-Jacob

Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1945)

Benito Mussolini · Prime Minister of Italy

Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy (d. 1975)

Ralph Austin Bard · Under Secretary of the Navy

Theda Bara, American actress (d. 1955)

Theda Bara

Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer (d. 1951)

Sigmund Romberg

Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope (d. 1982)

Vladimir K. Zworykin · Iconoscope

Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic (d. 1966)

Bernhard Zondek

William Powell, American actor and singer (d. 1984)

William Powell

Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (d. 1983)

Neil Ritchie

Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1988)

Isidor Isaac Rabi · Nobel Prize in Physics

Walter Beall, American baseball player (d. 1959)

Walter Beall

Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist (d. 1986)

Mary V. Austin

Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1976)

Eyvind Johnson · Nobel Prize in Literature

Teresa Noce, Italian labor leader, activist, and journalist (d. 1980)

Teresa Noce

Don Redman, American composer, and bandleader (d. 1964)

Don Redman

Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (d. 1982)

Mahasi Sayadaw

J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (d. 1993)

J. R. D. Tata · Tata Motors · Tata Global Beverages

Clara Bow, American actress (d. 1965)

Clara Bow

Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1961)

Dag Hammarskjöld · Secretary-General of the United Nations · Nobel Peace Prize

Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (d. 2006)

Stanley Kunitz

Thelma Todd, American actress and singer (d. 1935)

Thelma Todd

Melvin Belli, American lawyer (d. 1996)

Melvin Belli

Samm Sinclair Baker, American author (d. 1997)

Samm Sinclair Baker

Chester Himes, American-Spanish author (d. 1984)

Chester Himes

Gale Page, American actress (d. 1983)

Gale Page

Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1995)

Foster Furcolo · Governor of Massachusetts

Archbishop Iakovos of America (d. 2005)

Archbishop Iakovos of America

Erich Priebke, German captain (d. 2013)

Erich Priebke

Irwin Corey, American actor and activist (d. 2017)

Irwin Corey

Bruce R. McConkie, American colonel and religious leader (d. 1985)

Bruce R. McConkie

Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1998)

Francis W. Sargent · Governor of Massachusetts

Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

Budd Boetticher

Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942)

Charlie Christian

Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (d. 2004)

Rupert Hamer · Premier of Victoria

Rochus Misch, German SS officer (d. 2013)

Rochus Misch · SS

Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (d. 2014)

Don Ingalls

Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (d. 1968)

Edwin O'Connor

Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (d. 2005)

Mary Lee Settle

Neville Jeffress, Australian businessman (d. 2007)

Neville Jeffress

Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987)

Richard Egan (actor)

Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (d. 2012)

Chris Marker

George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)

George Burditt (writer)

Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)

Edgar Cortright

Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (d. 2012)

Jim Marshall (businessman) · Marshall Amplification

Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2003)

Gordon Mitchell

Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005)

Lloyd Bochner

Robert Horton, American actor (d. 2016)

Robert Horton (actor)

Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (d. 2014)

Harold W. Kuhn

Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster

Ted Lindsay

Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer

Mikis Theodorakis

Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (d. 2015)

Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig

Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (d. 2010)

Harry Mulisch

Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer

Paul Taylor (choreographer)

Kjell Karlsen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and bandleader

Kjell Karlsen

Leslie Fielding, English diplomat

Leslie Fielding

Nancy Kassebaum, American businesswoman and politician

Nancy Kassebaum

Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (d. 2009)

Lou Albano

Colin Davis, English race car driver (d. 2012)

Colin Davis (racing driver)

Robert Fuller, American actor and rancher

Robert Fuller (actor)

Randy Sparks, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (The New Christy Minstrels)

Randy Sparks · The New Christy Minstrels

Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor

Peter Schreier

Elizabeth Dole, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Labor

Elizabeth Dole · United States Secretary of Labor

Daniel McFadden, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate

Daniel McFadden · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 2005)

Peter Jennings

Jean Rochon, Canadian physician and politician

Jean Rochon

Betty Harris, American chemist

Betty Harris (scientist)

Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator

Winnie Monsod

Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (d. 2007)

Jennifer Dunn (politician)

Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright

Goenawan Mohamad

David Warner, English actor

David Warner (actor)

Doug Ashdown, Australian singer-songwriter

Doug Ashdown

David Taylor, English snooker player and sportscaster

David Taylor (snooker player)

Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer

Jim Bridwell

Sharon Creech, American author and educator

Sharon Creech

Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager

Mircea Lucescu

Ximena Armas, Chilean painter

Ximena Armas

Stig Blomqvist, Swedish race car driver

Stig Blomqvist

Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Neal Doughty

Alessandro Gogna, Italian mountaineer and adventurer

Alessandro Gogna

Diane Keen, English actress

Diane Keen

Aleksei Tammiste, Estonian basketball player

Aleksei Tammiste

Dick Harmon, American golfer and coach (d. 2006)

Dick Harmon

John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

John Clarke (satirist)

Leslie Easterbrook, American actress

Leslie Easterbrook

Jamil Mahuad, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Ecuador

Jamil Mahuad · List of heads of state of Ecuador

Jenny Holzer, American painter, author, and dancer

Jenny Holzer

Susan Blackmore, English psychologist and theorist

Susan Blackmore

Dan Driessen, American baseball player and coach

Dan Driessen

Dean Pitchford, American actor, director, screenwriter, and composer

Dean Pitchford

Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell, English businessman and politician

Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell

Joe Johnson, English snooker player and sportscaster

Joe Johnson (snooker player)

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou

Ken Burns, American director and producer

Ken Burns

Geddy Lee, Canadian musician

Geddy Lee

Frank McGuinness, Irish poet and playwright

Frank McGuinness

Tim Gunn, American television host and actor

Tim Gunn

Patti Scialfa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Patti Scialfa

Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Dave Stevens, American illustrator (d. 2008)

Dave Stevens

Stephen Timms, English politician, Minister of State for Competitiveness

Stephen Timms · Minister of State for Competitiveness

Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster

Teddy Atlas

Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi

Ronnie Musgrove · List of Governors of Mississippi

Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist

Faustino Rupérez

Liam Davison, Australian author and educator (d. 2014)

Liam Davison

Viktor Gavrikov, Lithuanian-Swiss chess player (d. 2016)

Viktor Gavrikov

Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast and coach

Nellie Kim

Gail Dines, English-American author, activist, and academic

Gail Dines

Simon Nye, English screenwriter and producer

Simon Nye

Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer

Cynthia Rowley

Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor, singer, and producer

Sanjay Dutt

Ruud Janssen, Dutch blogger and illustrator

Ruud Janssen

Dave LaPoint, American baseball player and manager

Dave LaPoint

John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Sykes

Didier Van Cauwelaert, French author

Didier Van Cauwelaert

Carl Cox, English DJ and producer

Carl Cox

Frank Neubarth, German footballer and manager

Frank Neubarth

Scott Steiner, American wrestler

Scott Steiner

Vincent Rousseau, Belgian runner

Vincent Rousseau

Hans-Holger Albrecht, Belgian-German businessman

Hans-Holger Albrecht

Jim Beglin, Irish footballer and sportscaster

Jim Beglin

Julie Elliott, English politician

Julie Elliott

Azeem Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer

Azeem Hafeez

Alexandra Paul, American actress and producer

Alexandra Paul

Graham Poll, English footballer, referee, and journalist

Graham Poll

Jaanus Veensalu, Estonian footballer

Jaanus Veensalu

Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach

Luis Alicea

Dean Haglund, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Dean Haglund

Adam Holloway, English captain and politician

Adam Holloway

Stan Koziol, American soccer player (d. 2014)

Stan Koziol

Chang-Rae Lee, South Korean-American author and academic

Chang-Rae Lee

Woody Weatherman, American guitarist and songwriter

Woody Weatherman

Sally Gunnell, English hurdler and sportscaster

Sally Gunnell

Stuart Lampitt, English cricketer

Stuart Lampitt

Martina McBride, American singer-songwriter and producer

Martina McBride

Gideon Henderson, English geologist and academic

Gideon Henderson

Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish cellist and educator

Paavo Lötjönen

Adele Griffin, American author

Adele Griffin

Andi Peters, English journalist, actor, and producer

Andi Peters

John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer

John Rennie (cricketer)

Andrea Philipp, German sprinter

Andrea Philipp

Wil Wheaton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Wil Wheaton

Stephen Dorff, American actor and producer

Stephen Dorff

Wanya Morris, American singer

Wanya Morris

Denis Urubko, Kazakh mountaineer

Denis Urubko

Akram Khan, English dancer and choreographer

Akram Khan (dancer)

Josh Radnor, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Josh Radnor

Yoshihiro Akiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist

Yoshihiro Akiyama

Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer

Lanka de Silva

Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer

Corrado Grabbi

Jaanus Sirel, Estonian footballer

Jaanus Sirel

Rodney Jerkins, American rapper and producer

Rodney Jerkins

Danger Mouse, American keyboard player, drummer, and producer

Danger Mouse (musician)

Bidisha, English journalist, author, and critic

Bidisha

Mike Adams, American baseball player

Mike Adams (pitcher)

Marina Lazarovska, Macedonian tennis player

Marina Lazarovska

Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer

Karim Essediri

Ronald Murray, American basketball player

Ronald Murray

Juris Umbraško, Latvian basketball player

Juris Umbraško

Ryan Braun, Canadian-American baseball player

Ryan Braun (pitcher)

Fernando González, Chilean tennis player

Fernando González

Ben Koller, American drummer

Ben Koller

John Morris, Australian rugby league player

John Morris (rugby league)

Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver

Fernando Alonso

Andrés Madrid, Argentinian footballer

Andrés Madrid

Troy Perkins, American soccer player

Troy Perkins

Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer

Janez Aljančič

Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer

Jônatas Domingos

Jason Belmonte, Australian bowler

Jason Belmonte

Inés Gómez Mont, Mexican journalist and actress

Inés Gómez Mont

Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian ice hockey player

Alexei Kaigorodov

Jerious Norwood, American football player

Jerious Norwood

Elise Testone, American singer-songwriter

Elise Testone

Oh Beom-seok, South Korean footballer

Oh Beom-seok

Chad Billingsley, American baseball player

Chad Billingsley

Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer

Wilson Palacios

Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer

Besart Berisha

Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler

Okinoumi Ayumi

Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player

Simon Santoso

Alice Dellal, Brazilian-English model

Alice Dellal

Alexander Lee Eusebio, Hong Kong-South Korean singer

Alexander Lee Eusebio

Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete

Tarjei Bø

Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete

Grit Šadeiko

Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player

Dale Copley

Miki Ishikawa, American actress and singer

Miki Ishikawa

Irakli Logua, Russian footballer

Irakli Logua

Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer

Karen Torrez

Nicole Melichar, American tennis player

Nicole Melichar

Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player

Liam O'Brien (ice hockey)

Anna Murashige, Japanese singer

Anna Murashige

Lino Facioli, Austro-Brazilian-English Actor

Lino Facioli

Balbinus, Roman emperor (b. 165)

Balbinus · Roman emperor

Pupienus, Roman emperor (b. 178)

Pupienus · Roman emperor

Tuoba Huang, prince of Northern Wei (b. 428)

Tuoba Huang · Northern Wei

Offa of Mercia (b. 730)

Offa of Mercia

Li Shen, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Li Shen · Chancellor of the Tang dynasty

Olaf II of Norway (b. 995)

Olaf II of Norway

Ladislaus I of Hungary (b. 1040)

Ladislaus I of Hungary

Pope Urban II (b. 1042)

Pope Urban II

Philip I of France (b. 1052)

Philip I of France

Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (b. 1175)

Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France

Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (b. 1259)

Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (b. 1435)

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby

Martin Behaim, German-Bohemian geographer and astronomer (b. 1459)

Martin Behaim

John Caius, English physician and academic (b. 1510)

John Caius

Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554)

Jacques Bongars

Pope Urban VIII (b. 1568)

Pope Urban VIII

Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (b. 1703)

Peter Warren (Royal Navy officer)

Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)

Johann Kies

René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1714)

René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou · Chancellor of France

Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (b. 1771)

Jean-Andoche Junot

William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1759)

William Wilberforce

Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1755)

Gaspard de Prony

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1791)

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart

Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (b. 1810)

Robert Schumann

Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (b. 1774)

Thomas Dick (scientist)

Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1813)

Agostino Depretis · Prime Minister of Italy

Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)

Vincent van Gogh

Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (b. 1839)

Floriano Peixoto · President of Brazil

Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)

Umberto I of Italy

Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)

Tobias Asser · Nobel Peace Prize

Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (b. 1863)

Ernest William Christmas

Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)

Sotirios Krokidas · Prime Minister of Greece

Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)

Didier Pitre

Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (b. 1885)

Nikolai Krylenko · List of Prosecutor Generals of Russia and the Soviet Union

Joe Fry, English race car driver (b. 1915)

Joe Fry

Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (b. 1886)

Ali Sami Yen · Galatasaray S.K.

Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)

Coen de Koning

Hasan Saka, Turkish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1885)

Hasan Saka · Prime Minister of Turkey

Ronald Fisher, English biologist and statistician (b. 1890)

Ronald Fisher

Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875)

Leonardo De Lorenzo

Vean Gregg, American baseball player (b. 1885)

Vean Gregg

Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian general and politician, 2nd Head of State of Nigeria (b. 1924)

Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi · List of heads of state of Nigeria

Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian colonel (b. 1926)

Adekunle Fajuyi

John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (b. 1899)

John Barbirolli

Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)

Norm Smith

Roger Williamson, English race car driver (b. 1948)

Roger Williamson

Cass Elliot, American singer (b. 1941)

Cass Elliot

Erich Kästner, German author and poet (b. 1899)

Erich Kästner

Mickey Cohen, American gangster (b. 1913)

Mickey Cohen

Andrzej Bogucki, Polish actor, operetta singer, and songwriter (b. 1904)

Andrzej Bogucki

Herbert Marcuse, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1898)

Herbert Marcuse

Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1916)

Bill Todman

Robert Moses, American urban planner, designed the Northern State Parkway and Southern State Parkway (b. 1888)

Robert Moses · Northern State Parkway · Southern State Parkway

Harold Sakata, American wrestler and actor (b. 1920)

Harold Sakata

Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope (b. 1889)

Vladimir K. Zworykin · Iconoscope

Luis Buñuel, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)

Luis Buñuel

Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)

Raymond Massey

David Niven, English military officer and actor (b. 1910)

David Niven

Fred Waring, American television host and bandleader (b. 1900)

Fred Waring

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1894)

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay

Bruno Kreisky, Austrian academic and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (b. 1911)

Bruno Kreisky · Chancellor of Austria

Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1952)

Michel Larocque

John Britton, American physician (b. 1925)

John Britton (doctor)

Dorothy Hodgkin, Egyptian-English biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

Dorothy Hodgkin · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1917)

Les Elgart

Ric Nordman, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1919)

Ric Nordman

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1920)

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger

Jason Thirsk, American singer and bass player (b. 1967)

Jason Thirsk

Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (b. 1918)

Jerome Robbins

Edward Gierek, Polish soldier and politician (b. 1913)

Edward Gierek

Wau Holland, German computer scientist, co-founded Chaos Computer Club (b. 1951)

Wau Holland · Chaos Computer Club

Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean soldier, founded the Revolutionary United Front (b. 1937)

Foday Sankoh · Revolutionary United Front

Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (b. 1923)

Rena Vlahopoulou

Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (b. 1940)

Mike Reid (actor)

Michel Serrault, French actor (b. 1928)

Michel Serrault

Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (b. 1936)

Tom Snyder

Marvin Zindler, American journalist (b. 1921)

Marvin Zindler

Bruce Edward Ivins, American scientist and bio-defense researcher (b. 1946)

Bruce Edward Ivins

Charles E. Wicks, American chemist and academic (b. 1925)

Charles E. Wicks

Tatiana Egorova, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1970)

Tatiana Egorova

August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (b. 1921)

August Kowalczyk

Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (b. 1921)

Chris Marker

James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (b. 1925)

James Mellaart

John Stampe, Danish footballer and coach (b. 1957)

John Stampe

Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1986)

Christian Benítez

Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (b. 1923)

Peter Flanigan

Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (b. 1920)

Tony Gaze

Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1929)

Munir Hussain (commentator)

M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1925)

M. Caldwell Butler

Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1943)

Jon R. Cavaiani · Medal of Honor

Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1929)

Giorgio Gaslini

María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1945)

María Antonia Iglesias

Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (b. 1959)

Péter Kiss

Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (b. 1939)

Idris Muhammad

Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (b. 1919)

Thomas R. St. George

Antony Holland, English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1920)

Antony Holland

Peter O'Sullevan, Anglo-Irish sportscaster (b. 1918)

Peter O'Sullevan

Mike Pyle, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1939)

Mike Pyle

Franklin H. Westervelt, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1930)

Franklin H. Westervelt