April 9 — 历史上的今天

Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground.

Dong Zhuo · Luoyang

Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position.

Byzantine Emperor · Basiliscus · Monophysitism · Christological

Siege of Rome: The Byzantine general Belisarius receives his promised reinforcements, 1,600 cavalry, mostly of Hunnic or Slavic origin and expert bowmen. He starts, despite shortages, raids against the Gothic camps and Vitiges is forced into a stalemate.

Siege of Rome (537-38) · Belisarius · Huns · Slavs · Archery

Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies.

Battle of Legnica · Mongol Empire

Mongol invasions of Vietnam: Yuan forces are defeated by Trần forces in the Battle of Bach Dang in present-day northern Vietnam.

Mongol invasions of Vietnam · Yuan dynasty · Trần dynasty · Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288)

Despite being outnumbered 16 to 1, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious over the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Näfels.

Old Swiss Confederacy · Archduchy of Austria · Battle of Näfels

Henry V is crowned King of England.

Henry V of England · Kingdom of England

Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark.

Christopher of Bavaria · Kalmar Union

The Treaty of Lodi is signed, establishing a balance of power among northern Italian city-states for almost 50 years.

Treaty of Lodi

St John's College, Cambridge, England, founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, receives its charter.

St John's College, Cambridge · Lady Margaret Beaufort

The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony.

Walter Raleigh · Roanoke Island · North Carolina · Roanoke Colony

Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce.

Eighty Years' War · Spanish Empire · Dutch Republic · Treaty of Antwerp (1609)

Philip III of Spain issues the decree of the "Expulsion of the Moriscos".

Philip III of Spain · Expulsion of the Moriscos

Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle · Mississippi River · Louisiana (New France)

American War of Independence: Battle of the Saintes begins.

American War of Independence · Battle of the Saintes

On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.

Phonautograph · Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville · History of sound recording

American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the war.

American Civil War · Robert E. Lee · Army of Northern Virginia · Ulysses S. Grant · Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

The U.S. Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.

United States Congress · Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act

Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.

Mexican Revolution · Action of 9 April 1914

World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.

World War I · Battle of Verdun

World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.

Battle of Arras (1917) · Canadian Corps · Vimy Ridge

World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.

Battle of the Lys (1918) · Portuguese Expeditionary Corps · Spring Offensive · Flanders

The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania.

Bessarabia · Union of Bessarabia with Romania · Kingdom of Romania

The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.

Kamikaze (1937 aircraft) · Croydon Airport

Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial, after being denied the right to sing at the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall.

Marian Anderson · Lincoln Memorial · Daughters of the American Revolution · Constitution Hall

World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

World War II · Operation Weserübung · Nazi Germany

Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.

Vidkun Quisling

World War II: The Battle of Bataan/Bataan Death March: United States forces surrender on the Bataan Peninsula. The Japanese Navy launches an air raid on Trincomalee in Ceylon (Sri Lanka); Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Vampire are sunk off the island's east coast.

Battle of Bataan · Bataan Death March · Bataan Peninsula · Imperial Japanese Navy · Trincomalee

Execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, anti-Nazi dissident and spy, by the Nazi regime.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

World War II: The German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force

German cruiser Admiral Scheer · Royal Air Force

World War II: The Battle of Königsberg, in East Prussia, ends.

Battle of Königsberg · East Prussia

The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed.

United States Atomic Energy Commission

The Glazier-Higgins-Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

Glazier-Higgins-Woodward tornadoes · Texas · Oklahoma · Kansas

The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.

Journey of Reconciliation · Freedom Ride · Southern United States · Jim Crow laws · United States Supreme Court

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán · Bogotá · Bogotazo · Colombia

Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100.

Irgun · Lehi (group) · Zionist · Deir Yassin · Jerusalem

Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines

Hugo Ballivián · History of Bolivia (1920-64) · Agrarian reform · Universal suffrage · Nationalization

The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping.

Suez Canal · Egypt

Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".

Project Mercury · NASA · Astronaut · Mercury Seven

Dr Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg.

Hendrik Verwoerd · Apartheid · David Pratt (assassin) · Johannesburg

The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations.

Pacific Electric Railway

Astrodome opens. First indoor baseball game is played.

Astrodome · Baseball

The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.

Boeing 737

The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.

Concorde · Filton · RAF Fairford

The first game of the Philippine Basketball Association, the second oldest professional basketball league in the world.

Philippine Basketball Association

The EMD F40PH diesel locomotive enters revenue service with Amtrak.

EMD F40PH · Amtrak

The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.

Iraq · Saddam Hussein · Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr · Bint al-Huda

The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS George Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it.

USS George Washington (SSBN-598)

Tbilisi massacre: an anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

April 9 tragedy · Anti-Sovietism · Tbilisi · April 9 tragedy

Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union

Georgia (country) · Soviet Union

A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.

United States federal courts · Panama · Manuel Noriega

Kosovo War: The Battle of Košare begins.

Kosovo War · Battle of Košare

Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces; Iraqis turn on symbols of their former leader Saddam Hussein, pulling down a grand statue of him and tearing it to pieces.

Iraq War · Baghdad · Iraqis · Saddam Hussein

Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall.

Charles, Prince of Wales · Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker Bowles · Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall · Windsor, Berkshire

In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.

Tbilisi · Georgia (country) · 2009 Georgian demonstrations · Mikheil Saakashvili

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people.

2013 Bushehr earthquake · Iran

At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the Serbian village of Velika Ivanča.

Velika Ivanča shooting · Velika Ivanča

A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

Franklin Regional High School stabbing · Franklin Regional High School · Murrysville, Pennsylvania

Palm Sunday church bombings at Coptic Churches in Tanta and Alexandria take place.

2017 Palm Sunday church bombings · Tanta · Alexandria

Margaret, Maid of Norway, Queen of Scotland (d. 1290)

Margaret, Maid of Norway

Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Emperor Renzong of Yuan (d. 1320)

Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Emperor Renzong of Yuan

Camilla Battista da Varano, Italian saint (d. 1524)

Camilla Battista da Varano

Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (d. 1550)

Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine

Julius Henry, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1665)

Julius Henry, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

John Davenport, English minister, co-founded the New Haven Colony (d. 1670)

John Davenport (minister) · New Haven Colony

Johann Crüger, Sorbian-German composer and theorist (d. 1662)

Johann Crüger · Sorbs

Henrik Rysensteen, Dutch military engineer (d. 1679)

Henrik Rysensteen

Johann Caspar Kerll, German organist and composer (d. 1693)

Johann Caspar Kerll

Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (d. 1696)

Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Dutch-English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (d. 1685)

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth · Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire

Samuel Fritz, Czech Jesuit missionary to South America (d. 1725?)

Samuel Fritz

Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright (d. 1754)

Philippe Néricault Destouches

James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1721)

James Craggs the Younger · Secretary of State for the Southern Department

Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (d. 1761)

Johann Matthias Gesner

Georg Matthias Monn, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1750)

Georg Matthias Monn

Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist and academic (d. 1831)

Thomas Johann Seebeck

Étienne Aignan, French author and academic (d. 1824)

Étienne Aignan

Theobald Boehm, German flute player and composer (d. 1881)

Theobald Boehm

Elias Lönnrot, Finnish physician and philologist (d. 1884)

Elias Lönnrot

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge (d. 1859)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel · Clifton Suspension Bridge

James Bannerman, Scottish theologian and academic (d. 1868)

James Bannerman (theologian)

Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (d. 1867)

Charles Baudelaire

Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer and cinematographer (d. 1904)

Eadweard Muybridge

Leopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)

Leopold II of Belgium

Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (d. 1913)

Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore

Paolo Tosti, Italian-English composer and educator (d. 1916)

Paolo Tosti

Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, Spanish Augustinian Recollect priest and saint (d. 1906)

Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz

Erich Ludendorff, German general and politician (d. 1937)

Erich Ludendorff

Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Polish-American mathematician and engineer (d. 1923)

Charles Proteus Steinmetz

Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)

Chris Watson · Prime Minister of Australia

Charles Winckler, Danish tug of war competitor, discus thrower, and shot putter (d. 1932)

Charles Winckler · Tug of war

Léon Blum, Jewish-French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1950)

Léon Blum · Prime Minister of France

Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (d. 1912)

Jacques Futrelle

Jan Letzel, Czech architect (d. 1925)

Jan Letzel

Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1946)

Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Otz Tollen, German actor (d. 1965)

Otz Tollen

Frank King, American cartoonist (d. 1969)

Frank King (cartoonist)

Konrad Tom, Polish actor, writer, singer, and director (d. 1957)

Konrad Tom

Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American talent manager (d. 1974)

Sol Hurok

Charles E. Burchfield, American painter (d.1967)

Charles E. Burchfield

Victor Gollancz, English publisher, founded Victor Gollancz Ltd (d. 1967)

Victor Gollancz · Victor Gollancz Ltd

Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian linguist, author, and scholar (d. 1963)

Rahul Sankrityayan

Mance Lipscomb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)

Mance Lipscomb

Michel Simon, Swiss-French actor (d. 1975)

Michel Simon

John B. Gambling, American radio host (d. 1974)

John B. Gambling

Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach (d. 1965)

Curly Lambeau

Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist (d. 1976)

Paul Robeson

Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer (d. 1974)

Allen Jenkins

Jean Bruchési, Canadian historian and author (d. 1979)

Jean Bruchési

Paul Willis, American actor and director (d. 1960)

Paul Willis (actor)

Théodore Monod, French explorer and scholar (d. 2000)

Théodore Monod

Ward Bond, American actor (d. 1960)

Ward Bond

Sharkey Bonano, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (d. 1972)

Sharkey Bonano

J. William Fulbright, American lawyer and politician (d. 1995)

J. William Fulbright

Rafaela Aparicio, Spanish actress (d. 1996)

Rafaela Aparicio

Antal Doráti, Hungarian-American conductor and composer (d. 1988)

Antal Doráti

Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (d. 1980)

Joseph Krumgold

Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter (d. 1997)

Victor Vasarely

Robert Helpmann, Australian dancer, actor, and choreographer (d. 1986)

Robert Helpmann

Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (d. 1998)

Abraham A. Ribicoff · United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997)

Lev Kopelev

Daniel Johnson, Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (d. 1968)

Daniel Johnson, Sr. · Premier of Quebec

Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974)

Julian Dash

Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger during World War II (d. 1987)

Heinz Meyer

Bill Leonard, American journalist (d. 1994)

Bill Leonard (journalist)

Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (d. 1965)

Johannes Bobrowski

Ronnie Burgess, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2005)

Ron Burgess (footballer)

Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002)

Brad Dexter

Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (d. 2008)

Jørn Utzon · Sydney Opera House

J. Presper Eckert, American engineer, invented the ENIAC (d. 1995)

J. Presper Eckert · ENIAC

Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (d. 2008)

Jean-Marie Balestre

Yitzhak Navon, Israeli politician (d. 2015)

Yitzhak Navon

Frankie Thomas, American actor (d. 2006)

Frankie Thomas

Mary Jackson, African American mathematician and aerospace engineer (d. 2005)

Mary Jackson (engineer)

Carl Amery, German author and activist (d. 2005)

Carl Amery

Leonard Levy, American historian and author (d. 2006)

Leonard Levy

Arthur Shaw, English professional footballer (d. 2015)

Arthur Shaw (footballer, born 1924)

Virginia Gibson, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2013)

Virginia Gibson

Art Kane, American photographer (d. 1995)

Art Kane

Gerry Fitt, Northern Irish soldier and politician; British life peer (d. 2005)

Gerry Fitt

Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (d. 2017)

Hugh Hefner · Playboy Enterprises

Tiny Hill, New Zealand rugby player

Tiny Hill (rugby union)

Paul Arizin, American basketball player (d. 2006)

Paul Arizin

Tom Lehrer, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and mathematician

Tom Lehrer

Sharan Rani Backliwal, Indian sarod player and scholar (d. 2008)

Sharan Rani Backliwal · Sarod

Fred Hollows, New Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist (d. 1993)

Fred Hollows

Paule Marshall, American author and academic

Paule Marshall

Nathaniel Branden, Canadian-American psychotherapist and author (d. 2014)

Nathaniel Branden

F. Albert Cotton, American chemist and academic (d. 2007)

F. Albert Cotton

Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, founded McCain Foods (d. 2011)

Wallace McCain · McCain Foods

Richard Hatfield, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1991)

Richard Hatfield · Premier of New Brunswick

Jim Fowler, American zoologist and television host

Jim Fowler

Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (d. 2006)

Armin Jordan

Peter Moores, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)

Peter Moores (businessman)

Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)

Carl Perkins

Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor and producer

Jean-Paul Belmondo

René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (d. 2014)

René Burri

Fern Michaels, American author

Fern Michaels

Richard Rose, American political scientist and academic

Richard Rose (political scientist)

Gian Maria Volontè, Italian actor (d. 1994)

Gian Maria Volontè

Bill Birch, New Zealand surveyor and politician, 38th New Zealand Minister of Finance

Bill Birch · Minister of Finance (New Zealand)

Tom Phillis, Australian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)

Tom Phillis

Mariya Pisareva, Russian high jumper

Mariya Pisareva

Aulis Sallinen, Finnish composer and academic

Aulis Sallinen

Avery Schreiber, American actor and comedian (d. 2002)

Avery Schreiber

Jerzy Maksymiuk, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor

Jerzy Maksymiuk

Valerie Solanas, American radical feminist author, attempted murderer (d. 1988)

Valerie Solanas

Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge

Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood

Marty Krofft, Canadian screenwriter and producer

Sid and Marty Krofft

Valerie Singleton, English television and radio host

Valerie Singleton

Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian businessman and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2010)

Viktor Chernomyrdin · Prime Minister of Russia

Michael Learned, American actress

Michael Learned

Hans-Joachim Reske, German sprinter

Hans-Joachim Reske

Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)

Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940)

Kay Adams, American singer-songwriter

Kay Adams (singer)

Brandon deWilde, American actor (d. 1972)

Brandon deWilde

Margo Smith, American singer-songwriter

Margo Smith

Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)

Terry Knight

Joe Brinkman, American baseball player and umpire

Joe Brinkman

Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg, German shot putter

Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg

Steve Gadd, American drummer and percussionist

Steve Gadd

Peter Gammons, American journalist

Peter Gammons

Nate Colbert, American baseball player

Nate Colbert

Mike Hancock, English politician

Mike Hancock (British politician)

Alan Knott, English cricketer

Alan Knott

Sara Parkin, Scottish activist and politician

Sara Parkin

David Webb, English footballer, coach, and manager

David Webb (footballer)

Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Italian economist and academic

Giovanni Andrea Cornia

Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician

Jaya Bachchan

Michel Parizeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Michel Parizeau

Patty Pravo, Italian singer

Patty Pravo

Tony Cragg, English sculptor

Tony Cragg

Nathan Cook, American actor (d. 1998)

Nathan Cook (actor)

Robert Clark, American author

Robert Clark (author)

Bruce Robertson, New Zealand rugby player

Bruce Robertson (rugby)

Tania Tsanaklidou, Greek singer and actress

Tania Tsanaklidou

John Howard, English singer-songwriter and pianist

John Howard (singer-songwriter)

Hal Ketchum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Hal Ketchum

Ken Kalfus, American journalist and author

Ken Kalfus

Dennis Quaid, American actor

Dennis Quaid

Iain Duncan Smith, British soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Iain Duncan Smith · Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Yamina Benguigui, Algerian-French director and politician

Yamina Benguigui

Joolz Denby, English poet and author

Joolz Denby

Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentinian footballer and coach

Miguel Ángel Russo

Nigel Shadbolt, English computer scientist and academic

Nigel Shadbolt

Vahur Sova, Estonian architect

Vahur Sova

Marina Zueva, Russian ice dancer and coach

Marina Zueva

Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer and architect (d. 2011)

Seve Ballesteros

Martin Margiela, Belgian fashion designer

Martin Margiela

Jamie Redfern English-born Australian television presenter and pop singer

Jamie Redfern

Tony Sibson, English boxer

Tony Sibson

Nigel Slater, English journalist and author

Nigel Slater

Bernard Jenkin, English businessman and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Bernard Jenkin · Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Jaak Aab, Estonian educator and politician, Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia

Jaak Aab · Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia

Mark Kelly, Irish keyboard player

Mark Kelly (keyboardist)

Kirk McCaskill, Canadian-American baseball and hockey player

Kirk McCaskill

John Eaves, American production designer and illustrator

John Eaves

Ihor Podolchak, Ukrainian director, producer, and screenwriter

Ihor Podolchak

Imran Sherwani, English field hockey player

Imran Sherwani

Jeff Turner, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Jeff Turner

Marc Jacobs, American-French fashion designer

Marc Jacobs

Joe Scarborough, American journalist, lawyer, and politician

Joe Scarborough

Rob Awalt, German-American football player

Rob Awalt

Juliet Cuthbert, Jamaican sprinter

Juliet Cuthbert

Peter Penashue, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Peter Penashue · Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (Canada)

Margaret Peterson Haddix, American author

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Rick Tocchet, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

Rick Tocchet

Helen Alfredsson, Swedish golfer

Helen Alfredsson

Paulina Porizkova, Czech-born Swedish-American model and actress

Paulina Porizkova

Jeff Zucker, American businessman

Jeff Zucker

John Hammond, English weather forecaster

John Hammond (weather forecaster)

Cynthia Nixon, American actress

Cynthia Nixon

Natascha Engel, German-English translator and politician

Natascha Engel

Sam Harris, American author, philosopher, and neuroscientist

Sam Harris

Jay Chandrasekhar, American actor, comedian, writer and director

Jay Chandrasekhar

Linda Kisabaka, German runner

Linda Kisabaka

Chorão, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Chorão

Peter Canavan, Irish footballer and manager

Peter Canavan

Leo Fortune-West, English footballer and manager

Leo Fortune-West

Austin Peck, American actor

Austin Peck

Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver

Jacques Villeneuve

Bernard Ackah, German-Japanese martial artist and kick-boxer

Bernard Ackah

Siiri Vallner, Estonian architect

Siiri Vallner

Spencer Rice, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Spencer Rice

Megan Connolly, Australian actress (d. 2001)

Megan Connolly (actress)

Jenna Jameson, American actress and pornographic performer

Jenna Jameson

Robbie Fowler, English footballer and manager

Robbie Fowler

David Gordon Green, American director and screenwriter

David Gordon Green

Kyle Peterson, American baseball player and sportscaster

Kyle Peterson

Gerard Way, American singer-songwriter and comic book writer

Gerard Way

Kousei Amano, Japanese actor

Kousei Amano

Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer

Jorge Andrade

Rachel Stevens, Jewish-English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Rachel Stevens

Albert Hammond, Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Albert Hammond, Jr.

Jeff Reed, American football player

Jeff Reed (American football)

Sarah Ayton, English sailor

Sarah Ayton

Luciano Galletti, Argentinian footballer

Luciano Galletti

Milan Bartovič, Czech ice hockey player

Milan Bartovič

A. J. Ellis, American baseball player

A. J. Ellis

Ireneusz Jeleń, Polish footballer

Ireneusz Jeleń

Dennis Sarfate, American baseball player

Dennis Sarfate

Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor

Jay Baruchel

Carlos Hernández, Costa Rican footballer

Carlos Hernández (footballer)

Kathleen Munroe, Canadian-American actress

Kathleen Munroe

Ryan Clark, Australian actor

Ryan Clark (actor)

Willie Colon, American football player

Willie Colon (American football)

Habiba Ghribi, Tunisian runner

Habiba Ghribi

Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player

Adam Loewen

Óscar Razo, Mexican footballer

Óscar Razo

Antonio Nocerino, Italian footballer

Antonio Nocerino

David Robertson, American baseball player

David Robertson (baseball)

Mike Hart, American football player

Mike Hart (American football)

Leighton Meester, American actress

Leighton Meester

Kassim Abdallah, French-Comorian footballer

Kassim Abdallah

Graham Gano, American football player

Graham Gano

Craig Mabbitt, American singer

Craig Mabbitt

Jesse McCartney, American singer-songwriter and actor

Jesse McCartney

Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league player

Jarrod Mullen

Jazmine Sullivan, American singer-songwriter

Jazmine Sullivan

Michel Alves Baroni, Brazilian footballer

Michel Alves Baroni

Jeremy Metcalfe, English race car driver

Jeremy Metcalfe

Danielle Kahle, American figure skater

Danielle Kahle

Kristen Stewart, American actress

Kristen Stewart

Ryan Williams, American football player

Ryan Williams (American football)

Ryan Kelly, American basketball player

Ryan Kelly (basketball)

Mary Killman, American synchronized swimmer

Mary Killman

Joshua Ledet, American singer

Joshua Ledet

Joey Pollari, American actor

Joey Pollari

Domagoj Bošnjak, Croatian basketball player

Domagoj Bošnjak

Robert Bauer, German-Kazakhstani footballer

Robert Bauer (footballer)

Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player

Jayden Brailey

Emerson Hyndman, American soccer player

Emerson Hyndman

Elle Fanning, American actress

Elle Fanning

Jackie Evancho, American singer

Jackie Evancho

Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan (b. 711 BC)

Emperor Jimmu · Emperor of Japan

Yuan An, Chinese scholar and politician

Yuan An

Tan Daoji, Chinese general and politician

Tan Daoji

Zeno, Byzantine emperor (b. 425)

Zeno (emperor)

Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari, Egyptian politician, Governor of Egypt (b. 616)

Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari · List of governors of Islamic Egypt

Pope Constantine (b. 664)

Pope Constantine

Pope Benedict VIII (b. 980)

Pope Benedict VIII

William X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)

William X, Duke of Aquitaine

Duke Henry II of Poland

Henry II the Pious

Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (b. 1261; childbirth)

Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway

Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland (ca. 1296)

Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland

Edward IV of England (b. 1442)

Edward IV of England

Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)

Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales

François Rabelais, French monk and scholar (b. 1494)

François Rabelais

Mikael Agricola, Finnish priest and scholar (b. 1510)

Mikael Agricola

Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1561)

Francis Bacon · Attorney General for England and Wales

Matei Basarab, Romanian prince (b. 1588)

Matei Basarab

Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author (b. 1618)

Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy

Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1667)

Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat

Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (b. 1679)

Christian Wolff (philosopher)

William Law, English priest and theologian (b. 1686)

William Law

Sarah Fielding, English author (b. 1710)

Sarah Fielding

Jacques Necker, Swiss-French politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (b. 1732)

Jacques Necker · List of Prime Ministers of France

William V, Prince of Orange (b. 1748)

William V, Prince of Orange

Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)

Erastus Corning

Charles Goodyear, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1804)

Charles Goodyear (politician)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (b. 1828)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Michel Eugène Chevreul, French chemist and academic (b. 1786)

Michel Eugène Chevreul

Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (b. 1840)

Helena Modjeska

Raymond Whittindale, English rugby player (b. 1883)

Raymond Whittindale

James Hope Moulton, English philologist and scholar (b. 1863)

James Hope Moulton

Hans Fruhstorfer, German entomologist and explorer (b. 1866)

Hans Fruhstorfer

Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (b. 1857)

Zip the Pinhead · Freak show

Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1855)

Ferdinand Tönnies

Mrs. Patrick Campbell, English actress (b. 1865)

Mrs. Patrick Campbell

Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)

Yevgeniya Rudneva

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (b. 1906)

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (b. 1887)

Wilhelm Canaris

Johann Georg Elser, German carpenter (b. 1903)

Johann Georg Elser

Hans Oster, German general (b. 1887)

Hans Oster

Karl Sack, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1896)

Karl Sack

Hans von Dohnányi, Austrian-German lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)

Hans von Dohnányi

George Carpenter, Australian 5th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1872)

George Carpenter (Salvation Army) · General of The Salvation Army

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian lawyer and politician, 16th Colombian Minister of National Education (b. 1903)

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán · Ministry of National Education (Colombia)

Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (b. 1862)

Vilhelm Bjerknes

Eddie Cochems, American football player and coach (b. 1877)

Eddie Cochems

C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and television host (b. 1891)

C. E. M. Joad

Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1891)

Hans Reichenbach

Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater (b. 1867)

Frank Lloyd Wright · Price Tower · Fallingwater

Zog I of Albania (b. 1895)

Zog I of Albania

Eddie Edwards, American trombonist (b. 1891)

Eddie Edwards (musician)

Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor (b. 1887)

Xul Solar

Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American illustrator and animator (b. 1896)

Gustaf Tenggren

Dagmar Nordstrom, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1903)

Dagmar Nordstrom

Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)

Phil Ochs

Renato Petronio, Italian rower (b. 1891)

Renato Petronio

Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed Portmeirion (b. 1883)

Clough Williams-Ellis · Portmeirion

Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric and philosopher (b. 1935)

Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr

Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1896)

Wilfrid Pelletier

Brook Benton, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1931)

Brook Benton

Hans Berndt, German footballer (b. 1913)

Hans Berndt

Dave Prater, American singer (b. 1937)

Dave Prater

Forrest Towns, American hurdler and coach (b. 1914)

Forrest Towns

Joseph B. Soloveitchik, American rabbi and philosopher (b. 1903)

Joseph B. Soloveitchik

Richard Condon, American author and publicist (b. 1915)

Richard Condon

Mae Boren Axton, American singer-songwriter (b. 1914)

Mae Boren Axton

Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (b. 1916)

Helene Hanff

Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (b. 1953)

Tom Cora

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Nigerien general and politician, President of Niger (b. 1949)

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara · Niger · President of Niger

Willie Stargell, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)

Willie Stargell

Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (b. 1926)

Pat Flaherty (racing driver)

Leopold Vietoris, Austrian soldier, mathematician, and academic (b. 1891)

Leopold Vietoris

Jerry Bittle, American cartoonist (b. 1949)

Jerry Bittle

Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, manager (b. 1916)

Billy Hitchcock

Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish director and screenwriter (b. 1924)

Vilgot Sjöman

Egon Bondy, Czech philosopher and poet (b. 1930)

Egon Bondy

Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer and academic (b. 1907)

Dorrit Hoffleit

Nick Adenhart, American baseball player (b. 1986)

Nick Adenhart

Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1945)

Zoltán Varga (footballer)

Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri, Bahraini journalist (b. 1971)

Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri

Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

Sidney Lumet

Malcolm Thomas, Welsh rugby player and cricketer (b. 1929)

Malcolm Thomas (rugby union player)

David Hayes, American sculptor and painter (b. 1931)

David Hayes (sculptor)

Greg McCrary, American football player (b. 1952)

Greg McCrary

Mordechai Mishani, Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1945)

Mordechai Mishani

McCandlish Phillips, American journalist and author (b. 1927)

McCandlish Phillips

Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (b. 1919)

Paolo Soleri · Cosanti

Gil Askey, American trumpet player, composer, and producer (b. 1925)

Gil Askey

Chris Banks, American football player (b. 1973)

Chris Banks (American football)

Rory Ellinger, American lawyer and politician (b. 1941)

Rory Ellinger

Norman Girvan, Jamaican economist, academic, and politician (b. 1941)

Norman Girvan

Aelay Narendra, Indian politician (b. 1946)

Aelay Narendra

A. N. R. Robinson, Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1926)

A. N. R. Robinson · President of Trinidad and Tobago

Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Serbian author (b. 1933)

Svetlana Velmar-Janković

Paul Almond, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)

Paul Almond

Margaret Rule, British marine archaeologist (b. 1928)

Margaret Rule

Nina Companeez, French director and screenwriter (b. 1937)

Nina Companeez

Alexander Dalgarno, English physicist and academic (b. 1928)

Alexander Dalgarno

Ivan Doig, American journalist and author (b. 1939)

Ivan Doig

Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, Chinese-American academic (b. 1909)

Tsien Tsuen-hsuin

Duane Clarridge, American spy (b. 1932)

Duane Clarridge

Will Smith, American football player (b. 1981)

Will Smith (defensive end)

John Clarke, Comedian, Writer, Satirist (b. 1948)

John Clarke (satirist)