January 6 — 历史上的今天

Cnut the Great is crowned King of England.

Cnut the Great · King of England

Harold Godwinson (or Harold II) is crowned King of England.

Harold Godwinson

Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans.

Philip of Swabia · King of the Romans

Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia.

Stephen Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia · Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)

Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor · Iron Crown of Lombardy · King of Italy · Milan

Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mystras.

Constantine XI Palaiologos · List of Byzantine emperors · Mystras

The Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella enter Granada, completing the Reconquista.

Ferdinand and Isabella · Granada · Reconquista

King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.

Henry VIII of England · Anne of Cleves

The Union of Arras is signed.

Union of Arras

English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England.

Restoration (England) · Fifth Monarchists · London

Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans.

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor · Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings.

South Sea Company

In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey.

Battle of Jersey

Combined British, Portuguese and colonial Brazilian forces begin the Invasion of Cayenne during the Napoleonic Wars.

Invasion of Cayenne (1809) · Napoleonic Wars

Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).

Alfred Vail · Telegraphy · Morse code

The most damaging storm in 300 years sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.

Night of the Big Wind · Dublin

The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.

Musikverein · Vienna

The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.

Washington National Cathedral · United States Congress · President of the United States · Benjamin Harrison

Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.

Second Boer War · Siege of Ladysmith · Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal · Boer · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.

Maria Montessori · Working class · Rome

New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.

New Mexico · U.S. state

German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.

Geophysics · Alfred Wegener · Continental drift

King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).

Alexander I of Yugoslavia · Kingdom of Yugoslavia · 6 January Dictatorship

Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.

Mother Teresa · Kolkata

The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.

Diesel engine · Automobile · Indianapolis · New York City

Thomas Edison signs his last patent application.

Thomas Edison · Patent

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.

Franklin D. Roosevelt · Four Freedoms · State of the Union address

The first general election ever in Vietnam is held.

North Vietnamese parliamentary election, 1946 · Vietnam

Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.

Pan American World Airways · Round-the-world ticket

The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.

Republic of China

Korean War: An estimated 200-1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered in what becomes the Ganghwa massacre.

Korean War · Ganghwa massacre

National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami.

National Airlines Flight 2511 · Miami

The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.

Associations Law · Iraq

Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.

Vietnam War · United States Marine Corps · Army of the Republic of Vietnam · Operation Deckhouse Five · Mekong

In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.

1973 oil crisis · Daylight saving time

The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II.

Holy Crown of Hungary · World War II

Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day.

Satwant Singh · Kehar Singh · Indira Gandhi

President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.

President of Georgia · Zviad Gamsakhurdia · Coup d'état

Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.

Border Security Force · Sopore massacre · Sopore · Jammu and Kashmir

A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.

Manila · Bojinka plot

Congress certifies George W. Bush winner of 2000 elections.

George W. Bush

American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner.

American Civil Rights Movement · Edgar Ray Killen · Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner

A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas.

Graniteville, South Carolina, train crash · Graniteville, South Carolina · Chlorine

Twenty-six people are killed and 63 wounded when a suicide bomber blows himself up at a police station in Damascus.

January 2012 al-Midan bombing · Damascus

5 people are killed and 6 others injured in a mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida.

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport · Broward County, Florida

Gertrude the Great, German mystic (d. 1302)

Gertrude the Great

Richard II of England (d. 1400)

Richard II of England

Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (d. 1408)

Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent

Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (d. 1431)

Joan of Arc

Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (d. 1556)

Martin Agricola

Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)

Helius Eobanus Hessus

Olaus Petri, Swedish clergyman (d. 1552)

Olaus Petri

John of Ávila, Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1569)

John of Ávila

Caspar Peucer, German physician and scholar (d. 1602)

Caspar Peucer

Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (d. 1612)

Jane Dormer

Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656)

Thomas Fincke

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (d. 1645)

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares

Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French educator and courtier (d. 1650)

Claude Favre de Vaugelas

Christoffer Gabel, Danish politician (d. 1673)

Christoffer Gabel

Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (d. 1709)

Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen

Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (d. 1720)

Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg

Alexander Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (d. 1752)

Alexander Gordon (general)

James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (d. 1744)

James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos · Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire

Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian oboe player and composer (d. 1750)

Giuseppe Sammartini · Oboe

José de Nebra, Spanish composer (d. 1768)

José de Nebra

Percivall Pott, English surgeon (d. 1788)

Percivall Pott

Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French co-inventor of the hot air balloon (d. 1799)

Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier

Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist (d. 1860)

Andreas Moustoxydis

James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (d. 1862)

James Madison Porter · United States Secretary of War

Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (d. 1871)

Anselme Payen

Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (d. 1831)

Jedediah Smith

Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1888)

Henri Herz

Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (d. 1891)

Joseph Petzval

Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American oncologist and paleontologist (d. 1864)

Joseph Pitty Couthouy

Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (d. 1874)

Charles Sumner

Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)

Baldassare Verazzi

Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist and businessman (d. 1890)

Heinrich Schliemann

Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)

Gustave Doré

Ludwig Schüler, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1930)

Ludwig Schüler · List of mayors of Marburg

Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (d. 1920)

Max Bruch

Clarence King, American geologist, mountaineer, and critic (d. 1901)

Clarence King

Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (d. 1876)

Hristo Botev

Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1909)

Giuseppe Martucci

Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1931)

Hugh Mahon · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

William Russell, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)

William Russell (governor) · Governor of Massachusetts

Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1938)

Samuel Alexander

Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (d. 1947)

Victor Horta · Hôtel van Eetvelde

George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (d. 1940)

George Lloyd (bishop of Saskatchewan)

János Zsupánek, Slovene-Hungarian author and poet (d. 1951)

János Zsupánek

Ștefan Luchian, Romanian painter and illustrator (d. 1917)

Ștefan Luchian

Vittorio Monti, Italian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1922)

Vittorio Monti

Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)

Gustav Bauer · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)

Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1915)

Alexander Scriabin

Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1948)

Fred Niblo

Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina (d. 1970)

Adeline Genée

Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967)

Carl Sandburg

Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor (d. 1940)

Tom Mix

Ion Minulescu, Romanian author, poet, and critic (d. 1944)

Ion Minulescu

Aleksandra Ekster, Polish-French painter and set designer (d. 1949)

Aleksandra Ekster

Fan S. Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1965)

Fan S. Noli · Prime Minister of Albania

Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961)

Sam Rayburn · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (d. 1931)

Kahlil Gibran

Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer (d. 1937)

Ted McDonald

Péter Veres, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Defense (d. 1970)

Péter Veres (politician) · Ministry of Defence (Hungary)

James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (d. 1965)

James Fitzmaurice (pilot)

Alphonse Castex, French rugby union player (d. 1969)

Alphonse Castex

Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)

Phyllis Haver

Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (d. 1968)

Heinrich Nordhoff

Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen of Yugoslavia from 1922 to 1934 (d. 1961) [1]

Maria of Yugoslavia

Helmut Poppendick, German physician (d. 1994)

Helmut Poppendick

Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (d. 1993)

Maurice Abravanel

Francis L. Sullivan, English-American actor (d. 1956)

Francis L. Sullivan

Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (d. 1953)

Idris Davies

David Fleay, Australian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1993)

David Fleay

Kid Chocolate, Cuban boxer (d. 1988)

Kid Chocolate

Wright Morris, American author and photographer (d. 1998)

Wright Morris

Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (d. 1989)

Yiannis Papaioannou

Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic (d. 1994)

Jacques Ellul

Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer and humanitarian; founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (d. 1991)

Danny Thomas · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)

Edward Gierek

Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)

Loretta Young

Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-American physician and academic (d. 1989)

Godfrey Edward Arnold

Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)

Don Edwards

John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher (d. 2001)

John C. Lilly

Alan Watts, English-American philosopher and author (d. 1973)

Alan Watts

Eugene Thomas Maleska, American journalist (d. 1993)

Eugene Thomas Maleska

Vincent Serventy, Australian ornithologist and author (d. 2007)

Vincent Serventy

Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)

Koo Chen-fu

John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (d. 2004)

John Maynard Smith

Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1999)

Early Wynn

Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Russian-French biochemist and academic (d. 2013)

Marianne Grunberg-Manago

Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1998)

Cary Middlecoff

Hugo Broch, German lieutenant and pilot

Hugo Broch

Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner (d. 2007)

Vladimir Kazantsev (athlete)

Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1974)

Norman Kirk · Prime Minister of New Zealand

Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)

Jacobo Timerman

Kim Dae-jung, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 8th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)

Kim Dae-jung · President of South Korea · Nobel Peace Prize

Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (d. 2012)

Earl Scruggs

John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005)

John DeLorean · DeLorean Motor Company

Ralph Branca, American baseball player (d. 2016)

Ralph Branca

Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (d. 2002)

Pat Flaherty (racing driver)

Kid Gavilán, Cuban-American boxer (d. 2003)

Kid Gavilán

Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)

Mickey Hargitay

Günter Rössler, German photographer and journalist (d. 2012)

Günter Rössler

Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 2014)

Jesse Leonard Steinfeld · Surgeon General of the United States

Capucine, French actress and model (d. 1990)

Capucine

W. Wallace Cleland, American biochemist and educator (d. 2013)

W. Wallace Cleland

Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)

Vic Tayback

E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 2015)

E. L. Doctorow

Juan Goytisolo, Spanish poet and author

Juan Goytisolo

Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer (d. 1990)

Graeme Hole

P. J. Kavanagh, English poet and author (d. 2015)

P. J. Kavanagh

Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (d. 2015)

Dickie Moore (ice hockey)

Stuart A. Rice, American chemist and academic

Stuart A. Rice

John Clive, English author and actor (d. 2012)

John Clive

Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2003)

Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov

Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich, English surgeon and academic

Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich

Emil Steinberger, Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter

Emil Steinberger (actor)

Fred L. Turner, American businessman (d. 2013)

Fred L. Turner

Harry M. Miller, Australian talent agent and publicist

Harry M. Miller

Sylvia Syms, English actress

Sylvia Syms

Ian Meckiff, Australian cricketer

Ian Meckiff

Joseph Rotman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2015)

Joseph Rotman

Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor

Nino Tempo

Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player and scout

Rubén Amaro, Sr.

Darlene Hard, American tennis player

Darlene Hard

Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguayan journalist, lawyer, and politician, 29th President of Uruguay

Julio María Sanguinetti · President of Uruguay

Paolo Conte, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist

Paolo Conte

Ludvík Daněk, Czech discus thrower (d. 1998)

Ludvík Daněk

Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Lou Holtz

Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)

Doris Troy

Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director

Adriano Celentano

Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic

Adrienne Clarke

Mario Rodríguez Cobos, Argentinian philosopher and author (d. 2010)

Mario Rodríguez Cobos

William E. Connolly, American political scientist, theorist, and academic

William E. Connolly

Georgios Babiniotis, Greek linguist and philologist

Georgios Babiniotis

Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2002)

Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Murray Rose, English-Australian swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2012)

Murray Rose

Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (d. 1989)

Penny Lernoux

Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1979)

Van McCoy

Terry Venables, English footballer and manager

Terry Venables

Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (d. 2013)

Bonnie Franklin

Alan Stivell, French singer-songwriter and harp player

Alan Stivell

Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Rolf M. Zinkernagel · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Allen Appel, American author, illustrator, and photographer

Allen Appel

Barry John, Welsh rugby player

Barry John

Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)

Syd Barrett

Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut

Guy Gardner (astronaut)

Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer

Dayle Hadlee

Mike Boit, Kenyan runner and academic

Mike Boit

Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic

Carolyn D. Wright

Louis Freeh, American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Louis Freeh · Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Don Gullett, American baseball player and coach

Don Gullett

Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player

Kim Wilson

Moondog Spot, American wrestler (d. 2003)

Moondog Spot

Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Malcolm Young

Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer, created Dragon Quest

Yuji Horii · Dragon Quest

Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (d. 2008)

Anthony Minghella

Trudie Styler, English actress and activist

Trudie Styler

Ajayi Agbebaku, Nigerian triple jumper

Ajayi Agbebaku

Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Rowan Atkinson

Alex Forsyth, American ice hockey player

Alex Forsyth (ice hockey)

Susan B. Horwitz, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2014)

Susan B. Horwitz

Graham Murray, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2013)

Graham Murray

Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer

Elizabeth Strout

Justin Welby, English archbishop

Justin Welby

Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach

Clive Woodward

Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut

Michael Foale

Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster

Nancy Lopez

Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist and economist

Themos Anastasiadis

Scott Bryce, American actor, director, and producer

Scott Bryce

Margus Hanson, Estonian lawyer and politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Defence

Margus Hanson · Minister of Defence (Estonia)

Mohsen Rastani, Iranian photographer and journalist

Mohsen Rastani

Kapil Dev, Indian Cricketer

Kapil Dev

Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster

Paul Azinger

Eric Grothe, Sr., Australian rugby league player

Eric Grothe, Sr.

Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach

Kari Jalonen

Nigella Lawson, English chef and author

Nigella Lawson

Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator

Howie Long

Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012)

Georges Jobé

Nigel Melville, English rugby player

Nigel Melville

Michael Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)

Michael Houser

Kevin Rosier, American mixed martial artist and boxer (d. 2015)

Kevin Rosier

Vangelis Vlachos, Greek footballer and manager

Vangelis Vlachos

Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach

Norm Charlton

Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (d. 1995)

Paul Kipkoech

Ian Lavery, English miner and politician

Ian Lavery

Charles Haley, American football player and coach

Charles Haley

Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager

Jacqueline Moore

Laurence Hurst, English biologist and academic

Laurence Hurst

Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic

Bjørn Lomborg

Murray McLachlan, Scottish pianist

Murray McLachlan (musician)

Christine Wachtel, German runner

Christine Wachtel

Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress

Sharon Cuneta

Craig Perks, New Zealand golfer

Craig Perks

A. R. Rahman, An Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist

A. R. Rahman

John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter

John Singleton

Norman Reedus, American actor and model

Norman Reedus

Julie Chen, American television journalist, presenter, and producer

Julie Chen

Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress

Gabrielle Reece

Karin Slaughter, American author

Karin Slaughter

Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Scott Ferguson

Vasso Karantasiou, Greek volleyball player

Vasso Karantasiou

Daniel Cordone, Argentinian footballer

Daniel Cordone

Paul Grant, American basketball player and coach

Paul Grant (basketball)

James Farrior, American football player

James Farrior

Jason King, English radio and television host

Jason King (radio)

Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor, voice artist, martial artist, and musician

Johnny Yong Bosch

Danny Pintauro, American actor

Danny Pintauro

Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player

Richard Zedník

Shane Rigon, Australian rugby league player

Shane Rigon

Nikki Einfeld, Canadian soprano and actress

Nikki Einfeld

Casey Fossum, American baseball player

Casey Fossum

Bubba Franks, American football player

Bubba Franks

Camila Grey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Camila Grey

Steed Malbranque, Belgian-French footballer

Steed Malbranque

Mike Jones, American rapper and actor

Mike Jones (rapper)

Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress and director

Rinko Kikuchi

Jérémie Renier, Belgian-French actor

Jérémie Renier

Asante Samuel, American football player

Asante Samuel

Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player

Gilbert Arenas

Brian Bass, American baseball player

Brian Bass

Eddie Redmayne, English actor and model

Eddie Redmayne

Adam Burish, American ice hockey player

Adam Burish

Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian

Kate McKinnon

Nathan McIver, Canadian ice hockey player

Nathan McIver

Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (d. 2015)

Inge Vermeulen

Paul McShane, Irish footballer

Paul McShane (footballer)

Petter Northug, Norwegian skier

Petter Northug

Benjamin Simm, German rugby player

Benjamin Simm

Mike Teel, American football player

Mike Teel

Alex Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Alex Turner (musician)

Gemma Gibbons, English-Scottish martial artist

Gemma Gibbons

Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer

Bongani Khumalo

Zhang Lin, Chinese swimmer

Zhang Lin (swimmer)

Ndamukong Suh, American football player

Ndamukong Suh

Andy Carroll, English footballer

Andy Carroll

Derrick Morgan, American football player

Derrick Morgan (American football)

Jameis Winston, American football player

Jameis Winston

Will Butcher, American hockey player

Will Butcher

Elena Radionova, Russian figure skater

Elena Radionova

Honoratus, French archbishop and saint (b. 350)

Honoratus

'Amr ibn al-'As, Arabian general and politician, Governor of Egypt (b. 583)

'Amr ibn al-'As · List of governors of Islamic Egypt

Abo of Tiflis, Iraqi martyr and saint (b. 756)

Abo of Tiflis

Hasan ibn Zayd, Tabaristan ruler

Hasan ibn Zayd

Berengar of Tours, French scholar and theologian (b. 999)

Berengar of Tours

Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1100)

Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke

William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey

William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey

Raymond of Penyafort, Catalan archbishop and saint (b. 1175)

Raymond of Penyafort

Giovanni I di Murta, second doge of the Republic of Genoa

Giovanni I di Murta

Gertrude van der Oosten, beguine

Gertrude van der Oosten

Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319)

Peter IV of Aragon

Roger Walden, English bishop

Roger Walden

Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (b. 1418)

Christopher of Bavaria · King of Denmark

Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme

Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme

Ahmed Khan bin Küchük, Mongolian ruler

Ahmed Khan bin Küchük

Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (b. 1510)

Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence

Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, designed the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne (b. 1481)

Baldassare Peruzzi · Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne

Philip Henslowe, English businessman (b. 1550)

Philip Henslowe

Elias Holl, German architect, designed the Augsburg Town Hall (b. 1573)

Elias Holl · Augsburg Town Hall

Seth Ward, English bishop, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1617)

Seth Ward (bishop of Salisbury)

Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)

Mehmed IV

Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. 1646)

Philips van Almonde

Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1664)

Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina

Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese actor and playwright (b. 1653)

Chikamatsu Monzaemon

Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (b. 1672)

Étienne François Geoffroy

John Dennis, English playwright and critic (b. 1657)

John Dennis (dramatist)

Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764)

Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers

Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)

Josef Dobrovský

Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)

Rodolphe Kreutzer

Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)

Frances Burney

Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)

Louis Braille · Braille

Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)

Giacomo Beltrami

Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)

Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)

Gregor Mendel

Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)

Bharatendu Harishchandra

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (b. 1812)

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)

Thomas W. Knox

George Van Cleaf, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1880)

George Van Cleaf

Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)

Frederick Hitch · Victoria Cross

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack

Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)

Georg Cantor

Max Heindel, Danish-American astrologer and mystic (b. 1865)

Max Heindel

Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)

Theodore Roosevelt · President of the United States

Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)

Devil Anse Hatfield · Guerrilla warfare

Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (b. 1842)

Jakob Rosanes

Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876)

Alvin Kraenzlein

Vladimir de Pachmann, Ukrainian-German pianist (b. 1848)

Vladimir de Pachmann

Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)

Herbert Chapman

André Bessette, Canadian saint (b. 1845)

André Bessette

Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian journalist and politician, 2nd President of Latvia (b. 1871)

Gustavs Zemgals · President of Latvia

Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach (b. 1882)

Charley O'Leary

Emma Calvé, French soprano and actress (b. 1858)

Emma Calvé

Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876)

Henri de Baillet-Latour · President of the International Olympic Committee

Jacques Rosenbaum, Estonian-German architect (b. 1878)

Jacques Rosenbaum

Ida Tarbell, American journalist, reformer, and educator (b. 1857)

Ida Tarbell

Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863)

Vladimir Vernadsky

Victor Fleming, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1883)

Victor Fleming

Sofoklis Dousmanis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1868)

Sofoklis Dousmanis

Jean Lurçat, French painter (b. 1892)

Jean Lurçat

Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901)

Chen Yi (general) · Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China

David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1899)

Burt Munro

Raymond Mays, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1899)

Raymond Mays

A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and author (b. 1896)

A. J. Cronin

Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898)

Ernest Laszlo

Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor (b. 1949)

Ian Charleson

Pavel Cherenkov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)

Pavel Cherenkov · Nobel Prize in Physics

Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Turkish composer and musicologist (b. 1907)

Ahmed Adnan Saygun

Dizzy Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (b. 1917)

Dizzy Gillespie

Richard Mortensen, Danish painter and educator (b. 1910)

Richard Mortensen

Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (b. 1938)

Rudolf Nureyev

Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1926)

Joe Slovo

Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (b. 1962)

Michel Petrucciani

Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)

Don Martin (cartoonist)

Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1949)

Hirini Melbourne

Pierre Charles, Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1954)

Pierre Charles · Prime Minister of Dominica

Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921)

Francesco Scavullo

Eileen Desmond, Irish civil servant and politician, 12th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1932)

Eileen Desmond · Minister for Health (Ireland)

Lois Hole, Canadian academic and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1929)

Lois Hole · Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1933)

Tarquinio Provini

Louis Robichaud, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)

Louis Robichaud · Premier of New Brunswick

Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)

Lou Rawls

Hugh Thompson, Jr., American soldier and pilot (b. 1943)

Hugh Thompson, Jr.

Mario Danelo, American football player (b. 1985)

Mario Danelo

Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1934)

Sneaky Pete Kleinow

Roberta Wohlstetter, American political scientist, historian, and academic (b. 1912)

Roberta Wohlstetter

Ron Asheton, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (b. 1948)

Ron Asheton

Uche Okafor, Nigerian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1967)

Uche Okafor

Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (b. 1938)

Roger Boisjoly

John Celardo, American illustrator (b. 1918)

John Celardo

Bob Holness, South African-English radio and television host (b. 1928)

Bob Holness

Spike Pola, Australian footballer and soldier (b. 1914)

Spike Pola

Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1938)

Qazi Hussain Ahmad

Ruth Carter Stevenson, American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (b. 1923)

Ruth Carter Stevenson · Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Gerard Helders, Dutch jurist and politician (b. 1905)

Gerard Helders

John Ingram, American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)

John Ingram (politician)

Cho Sung-min, South Korean baseball player (b. 1973)

Cho Sung-min

Bob Bolen, American businessman and politician (b. 1926)

Bob Bolen

Marina Ginestà, French Resistance soldier and photographer (b. 1919)

Marina Ginestà

Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

Nelson Ned

Julian Rotter, American psychologist and academic (b. 1916)

Julian Rotter

Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (b. 1918)

Arthur Jackson (sport shooter)

Basil John Mason, English meteorologist and academic (b. 1923)

Basil John Mason

Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Pat Harrington, Jr.

Florence King, American journalist and author (b. 1936)

Florence King

Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (b. 1948)

Christy O'Connor Jnr

Silvana Pampanini, Italian model, actress, and director, Miss Italy 1946 (b. 1925)

Silvana Pampanini · Miss Italia

Ioannis Petridis, Greek politician (b. 1931)

Ioannis Petridis

Octavio Lepage, Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1923)

Octavio Lepage · President of Venezuela

Om Puri, Indian actor (b. 1950)

Om Puri

Tilikum, American-held orca (b. ca. 1981)

Tilikum (orca)