April 8 — 历史上的今天

Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated. He is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.

Roman Emperor · Caracalla · Praetorian Guard · Prefect · Marcus Opellius Macrinus

King Charibert II is assassinated at Blaye (Gironde), along with his infant son Chilperic.

Charibert II · Blaye · Gironde · Chilperic of Aquitaine

The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.

Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul · Baghdad · Saffarids

The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin.

Winchester Cathedral · Walkelin

Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated.

Roger II of Sicily

Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.

Pope Eugene III · Ptolemy II of Tusculum

Mongol-Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.

Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty · Mongol Empire · Mongol siege of Kaifeng · Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers.

Syria · Baibars · Krak des Chevaliers

English colonial patents are granted for the establishment of the Monmouth Tract, for what would eventually become Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey.

Monmouth Tract · Monmouth County, New Jersey · New Jersey

Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.

Shearith Israel · Synagogue

War of Jenkins' Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate Princesa, taken into service as HMS Princess.

War of Jenkins' Ear · Action of 8 April 1740 · Third-rate · HMS Princess (1740)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore is promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville

The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.

Venus de Milo · Aegean Sea · Milos

Black Hawk War: Around three-hundred United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.

Black Hawk War · St. Louis, Missouri · Sauk people · Native Americans in the United States

American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield: Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana.

American Civil War · Battle of Mansfield · Union (American Civil War) · Confederate States of America · Mansfield, Louisiana

Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.

Prussia · Austro-Prussian War · Austrian Empire

William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.

William Ewart Gladstone · Irish Government Bill 1886 · House of Commons of the United Kingdom

In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.

Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. · Supreme Court of the United States · Income tax · Constitutionality

The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.

French Third Republic · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Entente cordiale

British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law.

Aleister Crowley · The Book of the Law

Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.

Longacre Square · Midtown Manhattan · Times Square · The New York Times

Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.

Auguste Deter · Alzheimer's disease

Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.

Harvard University · Harvard Business School

Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.

Dutch people · Heike Kamerlingh Onnes · Superconductivity

The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.

17th Amendment to the United States Constitution · Election · United States Senate

In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.

Corona, California · Bob Burman

World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.

World War I · Douglas Fairbanks · Charlie Chaplin · War bond

Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.

Sharia · Turkey · Atatürk's Reforms

Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.

Indian independence movement · Bhagat Singh · Batukeshwar Dutt

The Works Progress Administration is formed when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 becomes law.

Works Progress Administration · Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935

World War II: Siege of Leningrad: Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad.

World War II · Siege of Leningrad · Soviet Union · Saint Petersburg

World War II: The Japanese take Bataan in the Philippines.

Empire of Japan · Bataan · Philippines

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases by common carriers and public utilities.

Franklin D. Roosevelt · Inflation · Common carrier · Public utilities

World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 Nazi concentration camp internees in Prussian Hanover, the survivors are massacred by Nazis.

Nazi concentration camp · Prussian Hanover · Celler Hasenjagd

Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.

Électricité de France · Utility company · Nationalisation

India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat-Nehru Pact.

India · Pakistan · Liaquat-Nehru Pact

U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike.

Harry Truman · Steel mill · Strike action

Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by British Kenya's rulers.

Mau Mau · Jomo Kenyatta · British Kenya

A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.

T-6 Texan · Trans-Canada Air Lines · Canadair North Star · Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.

South African Airways Flight 201 · De Havilland Comet

A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.

Grace Hopper · Programming language · COBOL

The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.

Organization of American States · Inter-American Development Bank

The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.

Netherlands · West Germany · Dutch annexation of German territory after World War II · German mark · Wiedergutmachung

A large explosion on board the MV Dara in the Persian Gulf kills 238.

MV Dara · Persian Gulf

The Gemini 1 test flight is conducted.

Gemini 1

BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after take off. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.

BOAC Flight 712 · Barbara Jane Harrison · George Cross

Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.

Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing

At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Hank Aaron · Home run · Babe Ruth

Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager.

Frank Robinson · Cleveland Indians · Baseball · African American

Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.

Los Angeles Dodgers · Al Campanis · Racism · Nightline

Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS, acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries.

Tennis · Arthur Ashe · AIDS · Blood transfusion

The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations.

Republic of Macedonia · United Nations

Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.

Haryana Gana Parishad · Haryana · Indian National Congress

War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.

War in Darfur · April 8 Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement · Sudan

Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.

Shedden massacre · Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario · Bandidos Motorcycle Club

The construction of the world's first building to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.

Bahrain World Trade Center · Bahrain

The Islamic State of Iraq enters the Syrian Civil War and begins by declaring a merger with the Al-Nusra Front under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham

Islamic State of Iraq · Syrian Civil War · Al-Nusra Front · Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)

Peter I of Portugal

Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (d. 1431)

Jadwiga of Lithuania

John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (d. 1461)

John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford

Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (d. 1604)

Claudio Merulo

Barbara of Hesse (d. 1597)

Barbara of Hesse

Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (d. 1593)

Michele Mercati

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (d. 1630)

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (d. 1631)

Juan van der Hamen

Philip IV of Spain (d. 1665)

Philip IV of Spain

Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (d. 1607)

Mary Stuart (1605-1607)

Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1704)

Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney · Secretary of State for the Northern Department

Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1770)

Giuseppe Tartini

Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (d. 1798)

Lewis Morris

David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1796)

David Rittenhouse

William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (d. 1850)

William Joseph Chaminade · Society of Mary (Marianists)

John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician (d. 1830)

John Thomas Campbell

Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (d. 1857)

Dionysios Solomos

Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1906)

Christian IX of Denmark

August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (d. 1892)

August Wilhelm von Hofmann

Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (d. 1890)

Pancha Carrasco

Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (d. 1898)

Ramón Emeterio Betances

Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (d. 1933)

Elizabeth Bacon Custer

Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1938)

Edmund Husserl

Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player (d. 1920)

Carlos Deltour

Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (d. 1908)

Allen Butler Talcott

Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (d. 1939)

Harvey Cushing

Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (d. 1925)

Clarence Hudson White

Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (d. 1929)

Manuel Díaz (fencer)

Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (d. 1960)

Stanisław Taczak

Albert I of Belgium (d. 1934)

Albert I of Belgium

R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (d. 1972)

R. P. Keigwin

Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (d. 1936)

Julius Seljamaa · Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia

Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (d. 1951)

Dimitrios Levidis

Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (d. 1967)

Margaret Ayer Barnes

Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (d. 1964)

Dennis Chávez

Adrian Boult, English conductor (d. 1983)

Adrian Boult

Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (d. 1970)

Richard Neutra · Los Angeles County Hall of Records

Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded United Artists (d. 1979)

Mary Pickford · United Artists

Yip Harburg, American composer (d. 1981)

Yip Harburg

Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1924)

Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)

Maria Maksakova, Sr., Russian soprano (d. 1974)

Maria Maksakova, Sr.

John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)

John Hicks · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (d. 1970)

Hirsch Jacobs

Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (d. 1978)

Joachim Büchner

Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (d. 1992)

Helen Joseph

Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (d. 1971)

Erwin Keller

Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (d. 1974)

Raoul Jobin

Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 1987)

Hugo Fregonese

John Fante, American author and screenwriter (d. 1983)

John Fante

George Musso, American football player and police officer (d. 2000)

George Musso

Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

Melvin Calvin · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (d. 1995)

Emil Cioran

Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010)

Alois Brunner · SS

Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969)

Sonja Henie

María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (d. 2002)

María Félix · Yaqui · Basques

Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (d. 2007)

Ivan Supek

Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2007)

Winifred Asprey

Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (d. 2004)

Lloyd Bott

Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017)

Hubertus Ernst

Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (d. 1988)

Grigori Kuzmin

Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (d. 2011)

Betty Ford · Gerald Ford · First Lady of the United States

Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (d. 1992)

Glendon Swarthout

Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (d. 2007)

Ian Smith · Prime Minister of Rhodesia

Carmen McRae, African-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (d. 1994)

Carmen McRae

Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2003)

Franco Corelli

Jan Novák, Czech composer (d. 1984)

Jan Novák (composer)

Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (d. 2013)

Herman van Raalte

George Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003)

George Fisher (cartoonist)

Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (d. 1997)

Edward Mulhare

Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Frédéric Back

Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (d. 2006)

Anthony Farrar-Hockley

Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (d. 1992)

Kumar Gandharva

Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (d. 1997)

Sara Northrup Hollister

Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

Henry N. Cobb · Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

Shecky Greene, American actor

Shecky Greene

Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic

Jürgen Moltmann

Tilly Armstrong, English author (d. 2010)

Tilly Armstrong

Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2013)

Ollie Mitchell

Fred Ebb, American lyricist (d. 2004)

Fred Ebb

Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1978)

Jacques Brel

Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (d. 1996)

Renzo De Felice

Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (d. 2010)

Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma

John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico

John Gavin · United States Ambassador to Mexico

Iskandar of Johor (d. 2010)

Iskandar of Johor

James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (d. 2014)

James Lockhart (historian) · Nahua people

Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (d. 2007)

Kisho Kurokawa · Nakagin Capsule Tower · Singapore Flyer

Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)

Oscar Zeta Acosta

Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician

Albert Bustamante

Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author

Seymour Hersh

Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (d. 2010)

Momo Kapor

Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations

Kofi Annan · Secretary-General of the United Nations

John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia

John Hamm · Premier of Nova Scotia

Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer

Mary W. Gray

John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic

John Arbuthnott (microbiologist)

Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)

Trina Schart Hyman

John Havlicek, American basketball player

John Havlicek

J. J. Jackson, American soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger

J. J. Jackson (singer)

Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer

Vivienne Westwood

Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (d. 2006)

Tony Banks, Baron Stratford · Minister for Sport and the Olympics

Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Roger Chapman

Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist

Douglas Trumbull

Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 1987)

Michael Bennett (theater)

Miller Farr, American football player

Miller Farr

James Herbert, English author and illustrator (d. 2013)

James Herbert

Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator

Chris Orr

Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor

Hywel Bennett

Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator

Odd Nerdrum

Deke Richards, American songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

Deke Richards

Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman

Derrick Walker

Jang Yong, South Korean actor

Jang Yong

Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (d. 1999)

Catfish Hunter

Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer

Tim Thomerson

Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician

Tom DeLay

Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Steve Howe (musician)

Robert Kiyosaki, American businessman, co-founded Cashflow Technologies

Robert Kiyosaki · Cashflow Technologies

Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade

Pascal Lamy · European Commissioner for Trade

Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (d. 2008)

Larry Norman

Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician

Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone

K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (d. 2007)

K. C. Kamalasabayson · Attorney General of Sri Lanka

John Madden, English director and producer

John Madden (director)

Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Brenda Russell

John Scott, English sociologist and academic

John Scott (sociologist)

Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach

Grzegorz Lato

Gerd Andres, German politician

Gerd Andres

Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland

Geir Haarde · Prime Minister of Iceland

Mel Schacher, American bass player

Mel Schacher

Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)

Joan Sebastian

Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician (d. 2004)

Ahmet Piriştina

Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)

Gary Carter

Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (d. 2012)

Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco

G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (d. 2007)

G.V. Loganathan

Ricky Bell, American football player (d. 1984)

Ricky Bell (running back)

Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer

Gerrie Coetzee

Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician

Ron Johnson (U.S. politician)

Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet.

Barbara Kingsolver

David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician

David Wu

Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic

Michael Benton

Christine Boisson, French actress

Christine Boisson

Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Roman Dragoun

Jim Piddock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Jim Piddock

Fred Smerlas, American football player and radio host

Fred Smerlas

Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer

Detlef Bruckhoff

Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach

Tom Petranoff

Alain Bondue, French cyclist

Alain Bondue

John Schneider, American actor and country singer

John Schneider (screen actor)

Richard Hatch, American reality contestant, winner of Survivor: Borneo

Richard Hatch (Survivor contestant) · Survivor: Borneo

Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager

Brian McDermott (footballer)

Paddy Lowe, English engineer

Paddy Lowe

Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter

Izzy Stradlin

Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist

Tine Asmundsen

Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter

Julian Lennon

Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach

Terry Porter

Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Donita Sparks

Alec Stewart, English cricketer

Alec Stewart

Seth Tobias, American businessman (d. 2007)

Seth Tobias

Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor

Biz Markie

John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager

John McGinlay

Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety

Steven Blaney · Minister of Public Safety

Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Michael Jones (rugby union)

Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (d. 2014)

Iveta Bartošová

Mark Blundell, English race car driver

Mark Blundell

Andy Currier, English rugby league player

Andy Currier

Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (d. 2014)

Charlotte Dawson

Dalton Grant, English high jumper

Dalton Grant

Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager

Mazinho

Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver

Harri Rovanperä

Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior

Evripidis Stylianidis · Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction

Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer

Robin Wright

Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer

Kenny Benjamin

Patricia Arquette, French-Canadian Russian/Polish Jewish-American actress and director

Patricia Arquette · French-Canadian

Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler

Patricia Girard

Care Santos, Catalan writer

Care Santos

Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tracy Grammer

Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer

Darren Jessee

Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2010)

Paul Gray (American musician)

Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (d. 2009)

Sergei Magnitsky

Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer

Khaled Badra

Emma Caulfield, American actress

Emma Caulfield

Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player

Toutai Kefu

Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator

Nnedi Okorafor

Anouk, Dutch singer

Anouk (singer)

Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer

Francesco Flachi

Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player

Timo Pérez

Funda Arar, Turkish singer

Funda Arar

Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (d. 2008)

Mehran Ghassemi

Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer

Mark Spencer (computer engineer)

Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor

Daigo (musician)

Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress

Ana de la Reguera

Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer

Bernt Haas

Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress

Rachel Roberts (model)

Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach

Jocelyn Robichaud

Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner

Evans Rutto

Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Alexi Laiho

Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter

Amit Trivedi

Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer

Manuel Ortega (singer)

Katee Sackhoff, American actress

Katee Sackhoff

Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model

Mariko Seyama

Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer

Frédérick Bousquet

Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter

Ofer Shechter

Brett White, Australian rugby league player

Brett White

Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner

Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova

Michelle Donelan, British politician

Michelle Donelan

Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ezra Koenig

Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor

Pablo Portillo

Taran Noah Smith, American actor

Taran Noah Smith

Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player

Patrick Schliwa

Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner

Yemane Tsegay

Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer

Igor Akinfeev

Félix Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player

Félix Hernández

Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer

Royston Drenthe

Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player

Jeremy Hellickson

Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player

Sam Rapira

Alexander Jarvey, American Painter

Alexander Jarvey (page does not exist)

Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player

Jenni Asserholt

Kim Myung-sung, South Korean baseball player

Kim Myung-sung

Matthew Healy, English singer-songwriter

Matthew Healy

Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer

Kim Jong-hyun (singer)

Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Viktor Arvidsson

Zac Santo, Australian rugby league player

Zac Santo

Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player

Josh Chudleigh

Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player

Cedi Osman

Arno Verschueren, Belgian professional football player

Arno Verschueren

Caracalla, Roman emperor (b. 188)

Caracalla

Shōtoku, Japanese prince (b. 572)

Prince Shōtoku

Charibert II, Frankish king (b. 607)

Charibert II

Adalelm, Frankish nobleman

Adalelm, Count of Troyes

Wang Yanxi, Chinese emperor

Wang Yanxi

Gilbert, Frankish nobleman

Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy

Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid emir (b. 915)

Mu'izz al-Dawla

John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1087)

John II Komnenos

Gertrude of Babenberg , duchess of Bohemia (b. 1118)

Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia

Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (b. c. 1255)

Thomas of Tolentino

Stephen Gravesend, bishop of London

Stephen Gravesend

John II, French king (b. 1319)

John II of France

Sejong the Great, Korean king (b. 1397)

Sejong the Great

Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)

Georg von Peuerbach

Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1449)

Lorenzo de' Medici

Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)

Oda Nobuhide

Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (b. 1522)

Martin Chemnitz

John Foxe, English author (b. 1516)

John Foxe

Magdalen Dacre, English noble (b. 1538)

Magdalen Dacre

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (b. 1575)

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg

Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (b. 1611)

Carlo Rainaldi · Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto

Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)

Niels Juel

Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)

Hiob Ludolf

Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)

Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (b. 1641)

Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen

John Wise, American minister (b. 1652)

John Wise (clergyman)

Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)

Francis II Rákóczi

Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)

Gaetano Donizetti

Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)

Elisha Otis · Otis Elevator Company

Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)

Charles Auguste de Bériot

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1838)

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (b. 1850)

Auguste Deter · Alzheimer's disease

Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1848)

Loránd Eötvös · Minister of Education (Hungary)

Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (b. 1884)

Charles Griffes

Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)

Erik Axel Karlfeldt · Nobel Prize in Literature

Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)

Róbert Bárány · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (b. 1873)

Božena Benešová

Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (b. 1862)

Marcel Prévost

Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (b. 1880)

Kostas Skarvelis

Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)

Olaf Frydenlund

Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)

Vaslav Nijinsky

Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)

Marios Makrionitis

Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (b. 1885)

Joseph Carrodus

Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1892)

Juan Belmonte

Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (b. 1886)

Lars Hanson

Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (b. 1900)

Zinaida Aksentyeva

Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881)

Pablo Picasso

James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)

James Charles McGuigan

Breece D'J Pancake American short story writer (b. 1952)

Breece D'J Pancake

Omar Bradley, American general (b. 1893)

Omar Bradley

Isamu Kosugi, Japanese actor and director (b. 1904)

Isamu Kosugi

Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1894)

Pyotr Kapitsa · Nobel Prize in Physics

John Frederick Coots, American pianist and composer (b. 1897)

John Frederick Coots

Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (b. 1971)

Ryan White · Ryan White Care Act

Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)

Daniel Bovet · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (b. 1897)

Marian Anderson

François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (b. 1899)

François Rozet

Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (b. 1918)

Ben Johnson (actor)

León Klimovsky, Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)

León Klimovsky

Mick Young, Australian politician (b. 1936)

Mick Young

Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1947)

Laura Nyro

František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer (b. 1927)

František Šťastný

Claire Trevor, American actress (b. 1910)

Claire Trevor

María Félix, Mexican actress (b. 1914)

María Félix

Harvey Quaytman, American painter (b. 1937)

Harvey Quaytman

Werner Schumacher, German actor (b. 1921)

Werner Schumacher

Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (b. 1922)

Onna White

Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (b. 1923)

Gerard Reve

Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (b. 1928)

Sol LeWitt

Kazuo Shiraga, Japanese painter (b. 1924)

Kazuo Shiraga

Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (b. 1922)

Richard de Mille

Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (b. 1976)

Piotr Morawski

Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

Malcolm McLaren

Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (b. 1926)

Teddy Scholten

Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (b. 1910)

Hedda Sterne

Blair Kiel, American football player and coach (b. 1961)

Blair Kiel

Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (b. 1928)

Jack Tramiel · Commodore International

Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (b. 1921)

Janusz K. Zawodny

Mikhail Beketov, Russian journalist (b. 1958)

Mikhail Beketov

Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (b. 1942)

Annette Funicello

Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (b. 1928)

Sara Montiel

José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (b. 1917)

José Luis Sampedro

Margaret Thatcher, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1925)

Margaret Thatcher · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1927)

Emmanuel III Delly

Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (b. 1924)

Karlheinz Deschner

Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (b. 1930)

Ivan Mercep · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (b. 1934)

Jayakanthan

Rayson Huang, Hong Kong chemist and academic (b. 1920)

Rayson Huang

Sergei Lashchenko, Ukrainian kick-boxer (b. 1987)

Sergei Lashchenko

David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (b. 1933)

David Laventhol

Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (b. 1936)

Jean-Claude Turcotte