September 28 — В этот день в истории

Pompey the Great is assassinated on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.

Pompey · Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator · Egypt · Egypt

Pope Pontian resigns. He and Hippolytus, church leader of Rome, are exiled to the mines of Sardinia.

Pope Pontian · Hippolytus of Rome · Ancient Rome · Mining · Sardinia

Battle of Mursa Major: The Roman emperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius.

Battle of Mursa Major · Roman emperor · Constantius II · Roman usurper · Magnentius

Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself Roman emperor.

Procopius (usurper) · Roman legion · Constantinople · Roman emperor

Duke Wenceslaus I of Bohemia is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I, who succeeds him.

Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia · Duchy of Bohemia · Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia

Members of the Slavník dynasty: Spytimír, Pobraslav, Pořej and Čáslav are murdered by Boleslaus's son, Boleslaus II the Pious.

Slavník dynasty · Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia

William the Conqueror invades England beginning the Norman conquest of England.

William the Conqueror · Norman conquest of England

Battle of Tinchebray: Henry I of England defeats his brother, Robert Curthose.

Battle of Tinchebray · Henry I of England · Robert Curthose

Muslim Valencia surrenders to the besieging King James I of Aragon the Conqueror.

Valencia · James I of Aragon

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Frederick I of Austria in the Battle of Mühldorf.

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor · Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg) · Battle of Mühldorf

Ottoman-Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.

Ottoman-Venetian War (1537-40) · Ottoman Navy · Holy League (1571) · Battle of Preveza

Navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, United States.

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo · San Diego

American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

American Revolution · Samuel Huntington (statesman) · President of the Continental Congress · John Jay

American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War.

Siege of Yorktown · Virginia · American Revolutionary War

The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly-written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.

Congress of the Confederation · History of the United States Constitution · United States Constitution · State legislature (United States)

France becomes the first country to emancipate its Jewish population.

Jewish emancipation

The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is drafted. It will be made public on 13 October.

Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire

Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden.

Oscar I of Sweden · Sweden-Norway

Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.

Toronto · Ontario

Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.

Battle of Alcolea (1868) · Isabella II of Spain

The Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of the Free Womb, granting freedom to all new children born to slaves, the first major step in the eradication of slavery in Brazil.

Brazilian Parliament · Slavery in Brazil

The first General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter as the distance between two lines on a standard bar of an alloy of platinum with ten percent iridium, measured at the melting point of ice.

General Conference on Weights and Measures · Platinum · Iridium

The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.

Night game · American football · 1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game · Wyoming Seminary · Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Philippine-American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own, in a surprise attack in Balangiga, Eastern Samar.

Philippine-American War · Balangiga massacre · Balangiga, Eastern Samar

The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Protestant Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.

Ulster Covenant · Third Irish Home Rule Bill

Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash. He and pilot Lt. Lewis C. Rockwell are killed in the crash of an Army Wright Model B at College Park, Maryland.

Frank S. Scott · Wright Model B · College Park, Maryland

World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.

World War I · Fifth Battle of Ypres

Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, US.

Omaha race riot of 1919 · Omaha, Nebraska

First round-the-world flight completed.

First aerial circumnavigation

Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.

Alexander Fleming · Bacteria · Mold · Penicillin

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland after their invasion during World War II.

Nazi Germany · Soviet Union · German-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Demarcation · World War II

Warsaw surrenders to Nazi Germany during World War II.

Warsaw

The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.

Drama uprising · Bulgaria · Axis occupation of Greece · Greece

Ted Williams, playing for the Boston Red Sox in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics on the final day of the season, gets six hits in eight appearances at the plate, resulting in .406 batting average for the year, and became the last major league player to bat .400 in a season.

Ted Williams · Boston Red Sox · Philadelphia Athletics

Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Klooga, Estonia.

Soviet Army · Klooga concentration camp · Klooga

CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.

CBS · Color television

France ratifies a new Constitution of France; the French Fifth Republic is then formed upon the formal adoption of the new constitution on October 4. Guinea rejects the new constitution, voting for independence instead.

Constitution of France · French Fifth Republic · Constitution · October 4 · Guinea

A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria.

Military coup · Damascus · United Arab Republic · Egypt · Syria

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.

President of Egypt · Gamal Abdel Nasser · Myocardial infarction · Cairo · Anwar Sadat

The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 banning the medicinal use of cannabis.

Parliament of the United Kingdom · Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the September 11, 1973 coup d'état in Chile.

ITT Corporation · 1973 Chilean coup d'état · Chile

The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.

Spaghetti House siege

The Democratic Progressive Party was established under the martial law in Taiwan, becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.

Democratic Progressive Party · Martial law in Taiwan · Taiwan

SAC stands down from alert all ICBMs scheduled for deactivation under START I, as well as its strategic bomber force.

Strategic Air Command · ICBM · START I · Strategic bomber

A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A300 crashes in a hill in Kathmandu, Nepal killing all 167 passengers and crew.

Pakistan International Airlines · Airbus A300 · PIA Flight 268 · Kathmandu, Nepal

The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.

MS Estonia · Baltic Sea

Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of the Comoros in a coup.

Bob Denard · Comoros · History of the Comoros

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Yitzhak Rabin · Yasser Arafat · Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Former president of Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah is tortured and murdered by the Taliban.

Mohammad Najibullah · Taliban

Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Al-Aqsa Intifada · Ariel Sharon · Al-Aqsa Mosque · Temple Mount · Jerusalem

SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.

SpaceX · Spacecraft · Falcon 1

The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, raped, killed, and wounded protesters during a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre.

Guinea · Moussa Dadis Camara · 2009 Guinea protest · Stade du 28 Septembre

Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port city of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.

Somali Armed Forces · African Union Mission to Somalia · Battle of Kismayo (2012) · Kismayo · Al-Shabaab (militant group)

Hong Kong protests: Benny Tai announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong's government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters. Hong Kong police resort to tear gas to disperse protesters but thousands remain.

2014 Hong Kong protests · Benny Tai · Occupy Central with Love and Peace · Hong Kong · Tear gas

Confucius, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (d. 479 BC)

Confucius

Javanshir, King of Caucasian Albania (d. 680)

Javanshir · Caucasian Albania

Agnolo Firenzuola, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1545)

Agnolo Firenzuola

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Marshal of France (d. 1623)

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, duc de Bouillon

Théodore de Mayerne, Swiss physician (d. 1654)

Théodore de Mayerne

Ismaël Bullialdus, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1694)

Ismaël Bullialdus

Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat (d. 1764)

Johann Mattheson

Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1774)

Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland · Secretary of State for the Southern Department

Johann Peter Kellner, German organist and composer (d. 1772)

Johann Peter Kellner

Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1811)

Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

William Jones, English-Welsh philologist and scholar (d. 1794)

William Jones (philologist)

Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (d. 1814)

Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author (d. 1870)

Prosper Mérimée

Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (d. 1899)

Alvan Wentworth Chapman

Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer and publisher (d. 1885)

Narcís Monturiol

Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (d. 1874)

Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs

Alexandre Cabanel, French painter and educator (d. 1889)

Alexandre Cabanel

Francis Turner Palgrave, English poet and critic (d. 1897)

Francis Turner Palgrave

Thomas Crapper, English plumber, invented the ballcock (d. 1910)

Thomas Crapper · Ballcock

Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France (d. 1929)

Georges Clemenceau · Prime Minister of France

Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)

Robert Stout · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)

Henri Moissan · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Isis Pogson, British astronomer and meteorologist (d. 1945)

Isis Pogson

Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (d. 1923)

Kate Douglas Wiggin

Paul Ulrich Villard, French chemist and physicist (d. 1934)

Paul Ulrich Villard

Amélie of Orléans (d. 1951)

Amélie of Orléans

Hiranuma Kiichirō, Japanese lawyer and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1952)

Hiranuma Kiichirō · Prime Minister of Japan

James Edwin Campbell, American poet, editor, short story writer and educator (d. 1896)

James Edwin Campbell (poet)

Albert Young, American boxer and promoter (d. 1940)

Albert Young (boxer)

Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1962)

Joseph Ruddy

Florent Schmitt, French composer and critic (d. 1958)

Florent Schmitt

Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (d. 1950)

Pedro de Cordoba

Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1963)

Mart Saar

Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, coach, and referee (d. 1974)

Emil Väre

Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 1975)

Avery Brundage · President of the International Olympic Committee

Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (d. 1973)

Jack Fournier

Florence Violet McKenzie, Australian electrical engineer (d. 1982)

Florence Violet McKenzie

Elmer Rice, American playwright (d. 1967)

Elmer Rice

Giannis Skarimpas, Greek author, poet, and playwright (d. 1984)

Giannis Skarimpas

Carl Clauberg, German physician (d. 1957)

Carl Clauberg

Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII (d. 1951)

Isabel Pell · French Resistance

William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS (d. 1990)

William S. Paley · CBS

Ed Sullivan, American television host (d. 1974)

Ed Sullivan

Haywood S. Hansell, American general (d. 1988)

Haywood S. Hansell

Max Schmeling, German boxer (d. 2005)

Max Schmeling

Heikki Savolainen, Finnish gymnast and physician (d. 1997)

Heikki Savolainen (gymnast)

Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (d. 1931)

Bhagat Singh

Al Capp, American author and illustrator (d. 1979)

Al Capp

Diosdado Macapagal, Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th President of the Philippines (d. 1997)

Diosdado Macapagal · President of the Philippines

Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 1942)

Wenceslao Vinzons

Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (d. 2007)

Warja Honegger-Lavater

Alice Marble, American tennis player (d. 1990)

Alice Marble

Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American refugee and singer (d. 2014)

Maria Franziska von Trapp

Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (d. 1953)

Ethel Rosenberg

Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977)

Peter Finch

Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2008)

Olga Lepeshinskaya (dancer)

Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1983)

Ángel Labruna

Arnold Stang, American actor (d. 2009)

Arnold Stang

Doris Singleton, American actress (d. 2012)

Doris Singleton

Tuli Kupferberg, American singer, poet, and writer (d. 2010)

Tuli Kupferberg

John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire (d. 2007)

John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch · Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire

William Windom, American actor (d. 2012)

William Windom (actor)

Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor (d. 2010)

Rudolf Barshai

Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1996)

Marcello Mastroianni

Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company (d. 1996)

Seymour Cray · Cray

Cromwell Everson, South African composer (d. 1991)

Cromwell Everson

Martin David Kruskal, American physicist and mathematician (d. 2006)

Martin David Kruskal

Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (d. 1998)

Jerry Clower

Koko Taylor, American singer (d. 2009)

Koko Taylor

Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer and composer

Lata Mangeshkar

Tommy Collins, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2000)

Tommy Collins (singer)

Immanuel Wallerstein, American sociologist, author, and academic

Immanuel Wallerstein

Jeremy Isaacs, Scottish screenwriter and producer

Jeremy Isaacs

Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 1973)

Víctor Jara

Joe Benton, English soldier and politician

Joe Benton

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor and educator (d. 2006)

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal

Johnny "Country" Mathis, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

Johnny "Country" Mathis

Brigitte Bardot, French actress

Brigitte Bardot

Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer

Bruce Crampton

David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations

David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick · Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations

Ronald Lacey, English actor (d. 1991)

Ronald Lacey

Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick

Emmett Chapman · Chapman Stick

Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player

Eddie Lumsden

Alice Mahon, English trade union leader and politician

Alice Mahon

Glenn Sutton, American country music songwriter and record producer (d. 2007)

Glenn Sutton

Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

Ben E. King

Stuart Kauffman, American biologist and academic

Stuart Kauffman

David Lewis, American philosopher and academic (d. 2001)

David Lewis (philosopher)

Edmund Stoiber, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Bavaria

Edmund Stoiber · Minister President of Bavaria

Pierre Clémenti, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)

Pierre Clémenti

Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)

Edward "Little Buster" Forehand

Warren Lieberfarb, American businessman

Warren Lieberfarb

George W. S. Trow, American novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 2006)

George W. S. Trow

Nick St. Nicholas, German-Canadian bass player

Nick St. Nicholas

Richie Karl, American golfer

Richie Karl

Marcia Muller, American journalist and author

Marcia Muller

Marielle Goitschel, French skier

Marielle Goitschel

Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2011)

Manolis Rasoulis

Fusako Shigenobu, Japanese activist, founded the Japanese Red Army

Fusako Shigenobu · Japanese Red Army

Tom Bower, English journalist and author

Tom Bower

Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketer

Majid Khan (cricketer, born 1946)

Bob Carr, Australian journalist and politician, 37th Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Bob Carr · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina · Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Jon Snow, English journalist and academic

Jon Snow (journalist)

Rhonda Hughes, American mathematician and academic

Rhonda Hughes

Jim Henshaw, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Jim Henshaw

Paul Burgess, English drummer

Paul Burgess (musician)

Christina Hoff Sommers, American author and philosopher

Christina Hoff Sommers

John Sayles, American novelist, director, and screenwriter

John Sayles

Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2015)

Jim Diamond (singer)

Christopher Buckley, American satirical novelist

Christopher Buckley (novelist)

Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Greek basketball player and coach

Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou

Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model and actress (d. 2012)

Sylvia Kristel

Andy Ward, English drummer

Andy Ward (musician)

Otmar Hasler, Liechtensteiner educator and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein

Otmar Hasler · Prime Minister of Liechtenstein

Steve Largent, American football player and politician

Steve Largent

George Lynch, American guitarist and songwriter

George Lynch (musician)

John Scott, English rugby player

John Scott (rugby union)

Margot Wallström, Swedish politician and diplomat, 42nd Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs

Margot Wallström · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

Stéphane Dion, Canadian sociologist and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment

Stéphane Dion · Minister of the Environment (Canada)

Kenny Kirkland, American pianist (d. 1998)

Kenny Kirkland

Martha Isabel Fandiño Pinilla, Colombian-Italian mathematician and author

Martha Isabel Fandiño Pinilla

Ron Fellows, Canadian race car driver

Ron Fellows

Gary Ayres, Australian footballer and coach

Gary Ayres

Tom Byrum, American golfer

Tom Byrum

Frank Hammerschlag, German footballer and manager

Frank Hammerschlag

Gus Logie, Trinidadian cricketer

Gus Logie

Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, English politician

Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford

Jennifer Rush, American singer-songwriter

Jennifer Rush

Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop

Socrates Villegas

Helen Grant, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics

Helen Grant (politician) · Minister for Sport and the Olympics

Gregory Jbara, American actor and singer

Gregory Jbara

Quentin Kawānanakoa, American lawyer and politician

Quentin Kawānanakoa

Grant Fuhr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Grant Fuhr

Laurie Rinker, American golfer

Laurie Rinker

Dietmar Schacht, German footballer and manager

Dietmar Schacht

Chuck Taylor, American journalist

Chuck Taylor (writer and editor)

Steve Blackman, American wrestler and martial artist

Steve Blackman

Érik Comas, French race car driver

Érik Comas

Greg Weisman, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter

Greg Weisman

Claudio Borghi, Argentinian footballer and manager

Claudio Borghi

Gregor Fisken, Scottish race car driver

Gregor Fisken

Janeane Garofalo, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter

Janeane Garofalo

Paul Jewell, English footballer and manager

Paul Jewell

Mārtiņš Roze, Latvian lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

Mārtiņš Roze

Scott Adams, American football player (d. 2013)

Scott Adams (American football)

Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter

Puri Jagannadh

Mira Sorvino, American actress

Mira Sorvino

Moon Zappa, American actress and author

Moon Zappa

Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist

Francois Botha

Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver

Mika Häkkinen

Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

Trish Keenan

Sean Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor (d 2008)

Sean Levert

Rob Moroso, American race car driver (d. 1990)

Rob Moroso

Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer

Naomi Watts

Marcel Dost, Dutch decathlete

Marcel Dost

Ben Greenman, American journalist and author

Ben Greenman

Piper Kerman, American author and memoirist

Piper Kerman

Éric Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Éric Lapointe (singer)

Sascha Maassen, German race car driver

Sascha Maassen

Angus Robertson, Scottish politician

Angus Robertson

Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer

Nico Vaesen

Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japanese tennis player

Kimiko Date-Krumm

Mike DeJean, American baseball player

Mike DeJean

Gualter Salles, Brazilian race car driver

Gualter Salles

Joseph Arthur, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Joseph Arthur

George Eustice, English lawyer and politician

George Eustice

Braam van Straaten, South African rugby player

Braam van Straaten

Alan Wright, English footballer and manager

Alan Wright

Dita Von Teese, American model and dancer

Dita Von Teese

Brian Rafalski, American ice hockey player

Brian Rafalski

Marco Di Loreto, Italian footballer and manager

Marco Di Loreto

Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer

Mariya Kiselyova

Joonas Kolkka, Finnish footballer and coach

Joonas Kolkka

Shane Webcke, Australian rugby league player and coach

Shane Webcke

Stuart Clark, Australian cricketer and manager

Stuart Clark

Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (d. 2013)

Isamu Jordan

Lenny Krayzelburg, Russian-American swimmer

Lenny Krayzelburg

Fedor Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and politician

Fedor Emelianenko

Ireneusz Marcinkowski, Polish footballer

Ireneusz Marcinkowski

Pak Se-ri, South Korean golfer

Pak Se-ri

Young Jeezy, American rapper

Young Jeezy

Ben Edmondson, Australian cricketer

Ben Edmondson

Bam Margera, American skateboarder, actor, and stuntman

Bam Margera

Taki Tsan, American-Greek rapper and producer

Taki Tsan

Marlon Parmer, American basketball player

Marlon Parmer

Greg Anderson, American pianist and composer

Greg Anderson (pianist)

José Calderón, Spanish basketball player

José Calderón (basketball)

Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer

Jorge Guagua

Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian bass player

Iracema Trevisan

Aleksandr Anyukov, Russian footballer

Aleksandr Anyukov

Abhinav Bindra, Indian target shooter

Abhinav Bindra

Ray Emery, Canadian ice hockey player

Ray Emery

Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director

Ranbir Kapoor

Nolwenn Leroy, French singer-songwriter and actress

Nolwenn Leroy

Emeka Okafor, American basketball player

Emeka Okafor

Dustin Penner, Canadian ice hockey player

Dustin Penner

Aivar Rehemaa, Estonian skier

Aivar Rehemaa

Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player

Anderson Varejão

St. Vincent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

St. Vincent (musician)

Stefan Moore, English footballer

Stefan Moore

John Schwalger, New Zealand rugby player

John Schwalger

Jenny Omnichord, Canadian singer-songwriter

Jenny Omnichord

Luke Pomersbach, Australian cricketer

Luke Pomersbach

Naim Terbunja, Kosovan-Swedish boxer

Naim Terbunja

Melody Thornton, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Melody Thornton

Mathieu Valbuena, French footballer

Mathieu Valbuena

Ryan Zimmerman, American baseball player

Ryan Zimmerman

Shindong, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

Shindong

Alina Ibragimova, Russian-English violinist

Alina Ibragimova

Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer

Andrés Guardado

Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (d. 2013)

Meskerem Legesse

Dominic Waters, American basketball player

Dominic Waters

Pierre Becken, German footballer

Pierre Becken

Gary Deegan, Irish footballer

Gary Deegan

Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress

Hilary Duff

Chloë Hanslip, English violinist

Chloë Hanslip

Viktoria Leks, Estonian high jumper

Viktoria Leks

Marin Čilić, Croatian tennis player

Marin Čilić

Esmée Denters, Dutch singer-songwriter

Esmée Denters

Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer

Aleks Vrteski

Çağla Büyükakçay, Turkish tennis player

Çağla Büyükakçay

Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player

Darius Johnson-Odom

Mark Randall, English footballer

Mark Randall (footballer)

Phoenix Battye, Australian rugby player

Phoenix Battye

Khem Birch, Canadian professional basketball player

Khem Birch

Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer

Adam Thompson

Kōko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast

Kōko Tsurumi

Jodie Williams, English sprinter

Jodie Williams

Jason Williams, English footballer

Jason Williams (footballer)

Pompey, Roman general and politician (b. 106 BC)

Pompey

Leoba, Anglo-Saxon nun

Leoba · Nun

Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (b. 907)

Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1165)

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Gertrude of Merania (b. 1185)

Gertrude of Merania

Cymburgis of Masovia (b. 1394)

Cymburgis of Masovia

George Buchanan, Scottish historian and scholar (b. 1506)

George Buchanan

Margaret Stanley, Countess of Derby (b. 1540)

Margaret Stanley, Countess of Derby

Josuah Sylvester, English poet and translator (b. 1563)

Josuah Sylvester

Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian theologian and academic (b. 1623)

Francis Turretin

Gabriel Mouton, French mathematician and theologian (b. 1618)

Gabriel Mouton

Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, French-English lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1640)

Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland · Lord President of the Council

Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop (b. 1663)

Jean Baptiste Massillon

Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and politician (b. 1771)

Nikolay Raevsky

Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy, Russian general and politician (b. 1769)

Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy

Émile Gaboriau, French journalist and author (b. 1832)

Émile Gaboriau

Herman Melville, American author and poet (b. 1819)

Herman Melville

Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (b. 1822)

Louis Pasteur

Giovanni Segantini, Austrian painter (b. 1858)

Giovanni Segantini

Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (b. 1863)

Richard Warren Sears · Sears

Saitō Hajime, Japanese samurai (b. 1844)

Saitō Hajime

Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1858)

Georg Simmel

Freddie Stowers, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1896)

Freddie Stowers · Medal of Honor

Paul Vermoyal, French actor (b. 1888)

Paul Vermoyal

William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer, invented the Kinetoscope (b. 1860)

William Kennedy Dickson · Kinetoscope

Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (b. 1861)

Charles Duryea · Duryea Motor Wagon Company

Sam Ruben, American chemist and academic (b. 1913)

Sam Ruben

Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens (b. 1881)

Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens

Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and scholar (b. 1889)

Edwin Hubble

William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (b. 1881)

William Boeing · Boeing

Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan violinist and composer (b. 1888)

Luis Cluzeau Mortet

Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (b. 1901)

Rudolf Caracciola

Roger Nimier, French soldier and author (b. 1925)

Roger Nimier

Harpo Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1888)

Harpo Marx

André Breton, French author and poet (b. 1896)

André Breton

John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (b. 1896)

John Dos Passos

Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (b. 1918)

Gamal Abdel Nasser · President of Egypt

Pope John Paul I (b. 1912)

Pope John Paul I

John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (b. 1921)

John Herbert Chapman

Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan journalist and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1908)

Rómulo Betancourt · President of Venezuela

Mabel Albertson, American actress (b. 1901)

Mabel Albertson

Cihad Baban, Turkish journalist, author, and politician (b. 1911)

Cihad Baban

Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (b. 1917)

Ferdinand Marcos · President of the Philippines

Larry O'Brien, American businessman and politician, 57th United States Postmaster General (b. 1917)

Larry O'Brien · United States Postmaster General

Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1926)

Miles Davis

Peter De Vries, American editor and novelist (b. 1910)

Peter De Vries

Alexander A. Drabik, American sergeant (b. 1910)

Alexander A. Drabik

Urmas Alender, Estonian singer (b. 1953)

Urmas Alender

José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Guerrero (b. 1946)

José Francisco Ruiz Massieu · Governor of Guerrero

Harry Saltzman, Canadian production manager and producer (b. 1915)

Harry Saltzman

K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (b. 1917)

K. A. Thangavelu

Escott Reid, Canadian academic and diplomat (b. 1905)

Escott Reid

Pierre Trudeau, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1919)

Pierre Trudeau · Prime Minister of Canada

Patsy Mink, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)

Patsy Mink

Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (b. 1907)

Hartland Molson

Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (b. 1927)

Althea Gibson

Elia Kazan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1909)

Elia Kazan

George Odlum, Saint Lucian politician and diplomat (b. 1934)

George Odlum

Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (b. 1924)

Geoffrey Beene

Constance Baker Motley, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1921)

Constance Baker Motley

René Desmaison, French mountaineer (b. 1930)

René Desmaison

Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (b. 1913)

Wally Parks · National Hot Rod Association

Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (b. 1936)

Guillermo Endara · President of Panama

Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and director (b. 1956)

Ulf Larsson

Kurt Albert, German mountaineer and photographer (b. 1954)

Kurt Albert

Arthur Penn, American director and producer (b. 1922)

Arthur Penn

Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (b. 1928)

Dolores Wilson

Avraham Adan, Israeli general (b. 1926)

Avraham Adan

Chris Economaki, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1920)

Chris Economaki

Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (b. 1928)

Brajesh Mishra · National Security Advisor (India)

James Emanuel, American-French poet and scholar (b. 1921)

James Emanuel

Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricketer and rugby player (b. 1932)

Jonathan Fellows-Smith

George Amon Webster, American singer and pianist (b. 1945)

George Amon Webster

Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (b. 1923)

Dannie Abse

Joseph H. Alexander, American colonel and historian (b. 1938)

Joseph H. Alexander

Sheila Faith, English dentist and politician (b. 1928)

Sheila Faith

Tim Rawlings, English footballer and manager (b. 1932)

Tim Rawlings

Petr Skoumal, Czech pianist and composer (b. 1938)

Petr Skoumal

Alexander Faris, Irish composer and conductor (b. 1921)

Alexander Faris

Walter Dale Miller, American rancher and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1925)

Walter Dale Miller · Governor of South Dakota

Ignacio Zoco, Spanish footballer (b. 1939)

Ignacio Zoco

Agnes Nixon, American television writer and director (b. 1922)

Agnes Nixon

Gary Glasberg, American television writer and producer (b. 1966)

Gary Glasberg

Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli statesman and politician, 9th President of Israel (b. 1923)

Shimon Peres · President of Israel

Gloria Naylor, American novelist (b. 1950)

Gloria Naylor

Daniel Pe'er, Israeli television host and newsreader (b. 1943)

Daniel Pe'er