September 11 — 历史上的今天

Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.

Isaac II Angelos · Stephen Hagiochristophorites · Andronikos I Komnenos · Byzantine Empire

The first recorded instance of the Catholic practice of perpetual Eucharistic adoration formally begins in Avignon, France.

Catholic Church · Eucharistic adoration

Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.

Battle of Stirling Bridge · William Wallace · Andrew Moray

Lithuanian Civil War (1389-92): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.

Lithuanian Civil War (1389-92) · Teutonic Knights · Vilnius

Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco.

Santiago · Michimalonco

Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.

Ottoman Empire · Malta · Great Siege of Malta

Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.

Henry Hudson · Manhattan Island

Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.

Siege of Drogheda · Oliver Cromwell · Roundhead

Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683-1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.

Battle of Zenta · Great Turkish War · Ottoman Empire

Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.

Charles XII of Sweden · Smolensk · Great Northern War · Battle of Poltava · Swedish Empire

Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.

Battle of Malplaquet

Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Siege of Barcelona (1713-14) · Barcelona · Catalonia · Philip V of Spain · War of the Spanish Succession

Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.

Battle of Saint Cast · Seven Years' War

Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec · Cambridge, Massachusetts

British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.

Staten Island Peace Conference · Staten Island · American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Battle of Brandywine · Chester County, Pennsylvania

American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf Massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.

Sugarloaf Massacre · Northampton County, Pennsylvania · Loyalist (American Revolution) · Little Nescopeck Creek

The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.

Annapolis Convention (1786)

Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Alexander Hamilton · United States Secretary of the Treasury

The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.

Hope Diamond

The Maltese National Congress Battalions are disbanded by British Civil Commissioner Alexander Ball.

National Congress Battalions · List of Civil Commissioners of Malta · Alexander Ball

France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.

Kingdom of Sardinia

Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia's army under General Louis Bourquin.

Battle of Delhi (1803) · Second Anglo-Maratha War · Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake · Maratha · Scindia

War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C..

War of 1812 · Mount Vernon · Washington, D.C.

War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.

Battle of Plattsburgh

Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.

William Morgan (anti-Mason) · Freemason · Batavia, New York · Freemasonry · William Morgan (anti-Mason)

Surrender of the expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown in order to retake Mexico. This was the consummation of Mexico's campaign for independence.

Isidro Barradas · Tampico

Anti-Masonic Party convention; one of the first American political party conventions.

Anti-Masonic Party

The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.

Riograndense Republic · Empire of Brazil · Ragamuffin War

Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves stand against their former owner in armed resistance in Christiana, Pennsylvania, creating a rallying cry for the abolitionist movement.

Christiana Resistance

The State of Buenos Aires secedes from the Argentine Federal government, rejoining on September 17, 1861. Several places are named Once de Septiembre after this event.

State of Buenos Aires · Federales (Argentina)

The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.

Mountain Meadows massacre · Mormon · Paiute · Mountain Meadows, Utah

After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.

Menelik II of Ethiopia · Gaki Sherocho · Kingdom of Kaffa

The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.

Milwaukee Mile · West Allis, Wisconsin

The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.

Ninth Avenue derailment

Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.

New Britain · Battle of Bita Paka

The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.

Quebec Bridge · August 29 · 1907

United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.

History of Honduras

Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.

Nahalal · Moshav · Mandatory Palestine · Zionist · Israel

The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.

Treaty of Kars · Yerevan · Armenia

The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.

The Sun News-Pictorial · Melbourne

Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR's administration of pressing for war with Germany.

Charles Lindbergh · Franklin D. Roosevelt

World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.

World War II · Wehrmacht · Corsica · Kosovo · Metohija

World War II: Start of the Nazi liquidation of the Minsk and Lida ghettos.

Minsk · Lida · Ghetto

World War II: The Western Allied invasion of Germany begins near the city of Aachen.

Western Allied invasion of Germany · Battle of Aachen

World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.

RAF · Darmstadt

World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.

9th Division (Australia) · Batu Lintang camp · Borneo

Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38th parallel.

Korean War · Harry S. Truman

Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.

Hurricane Edna · New England · Category 2 hurricane

Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.

Hurricane Carla · Texas

Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 · Indian Army · Battle of Burki · Barki, Pakistan · Lahore

Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.

Air France Flight 1611 · Nice

The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.

Dawson's Field hijackings · September 25

The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.

History of the Egyptian Constitution

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.

Bay Area Rapid Transit

A coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet exercises dictatorial power until ousted in a referendum in 1988, staying in power until 1990.

1973 Chilean coup d'état · Chile · Augusto Pinochet · Salvador Allende · Chilean national plebiscite, 1988

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 · Charlotte, North Carolina · North Carolina

A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Bušić, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it.

Zvonko Bušić · Grand Central Terminal · NYPD

Voters approve a new Constitution of Chile, later amended after the departure of President Pinochet.

Constitution of Chile

The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces.

Palestinian refugees · Israel · 1982 Invasion of Lebanon · Beirut · Sabra and Shatila massacre

Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's baseball record for most career hits with his 4,192nd hit.

Pete Rose · Ty Cobb · Baseball

Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.

East Germany

Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.

Hurricane Iniki · Kauai · Oahu

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.

NASA · Mars Global Surveyor · Mars

After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.

Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 · Scottish Parliament

Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. A total of 2,996 people are killed.

World Trade Center (1973-2001) · The Pentagon · Arlington County, Virginia · Shanksville, Pennsylvania · September 11 attacks

Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.

Conventional weapon · Father of All Bombs

A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.

2008 Channel Tunnel fire · Channel Tunnel

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is open on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attack

National September 11 Memorial & Museum · September 11 attacks

A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.

2012 Pakistan garment factory fires · Pakistan

The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.

Benghazi · 2012 Benghazi attack

A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.

Mecca crane collapse · Masjid al-Haram · Saudi Arabia

Yuknoom Ch'een II, Mayan ruler

Yuknoom Ch'een II

Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (d. 1204)

Minamoto no Yoriie

Eleanor of Lancaster, countess of Arundel (d. 1372)

Eleanor of Lancaster

Bernardo Accolti, Italian poet (d. 1536)

Bernardo Accolti

Martin Waldseemüller, German mapmaker (d. 1520)

Martin Waldseemüller

Louise of Savoy (d. 1531)

Louise of Savoy

Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duchess of Guelders (1518-1538) (d. 1572)

Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duchess of Guelders

Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian ornithologist and botanist (d. 1605)

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Pierre de Ronsard, French poet and author (d. 1585)

Pierre de Ronsard

John George, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1598)

John George, Elector of Brandenburg

Joseph Calasanz, Spanish priest and founder of Piarists (d. 1648)

Joseph Calasanz · Piarists

Daniyal, Imperial Prince of the Royal House of Timur (d. 1604)

Daniyal (Mughal prince)

Vincenzo Maculani, Catholic cardinal (d. 1667)

Vincenzo Maculani

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, French general (d. 1675)

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (d. 1741)

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius

James Thomson, Scottish poet and playwright (d. 1748)

James Thomson (poet, born 1700)

William Boyce, English organist and composer (d. 1779)

William Boyce (composer)

Johann Bernhard Basedow, German author and educator (d. 1790)

Johann Bernhard Basedow

Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1827)

Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen

Valentino Fioravanti, Italian organist and composer (d. 1837)

Valentino Fioravanti

Mungo Park, Scottish surgeon and explorer (d. 1806)

Mungo Park (explorer)

Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish pianist and composer (d. 1832)

Friedrich Kuhlau

Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (d. 1895)

Franz Ernst Neumann

Daniel S. Dickinson, American lawyer and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of New York (d. 1866)

Daniel S. Dickinson · Lieutenant Governor of New York

Carl Zeiss, German lens maker, created the Optical instrument (d. 1888)

Carl Zeiss · Optical instrument

Eduard Hanslick, Bohemian-Austrian musicologist and critic (d. 1904)

Eduard Hanslick

Thomas Hill, American painter (d. 1908)

Thomas Hill (painter)

Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American journalist, author, and explorer (d. 1870)

Fitz Hugh Ludlow

John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop (d. 1918)

John Ireland (bishop)

Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (d. 1921)

Mary Watson Whitney

Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian author and playwright (d. 1905)

Vjenceslav Novak

James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1934)

James Allan (rugby union)

Juhani Aho, Finnish author and journalist (d. 1921)

Juhani Aho

Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor General of Canada (d. 1935)

Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy · Governor General of Canada

Hawley Harvey Crippen, American physician (d. 1910)

Hawley Harvey Crippen

O. Henry, American short story writer (d. 1910)

O. Henry

Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright (d. 1929)

Rainis

Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona, Italian race car driver, mountaineer, and politician (d. 1927)

Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona

Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (d. 1924)

Stan Rowley

Felix Dzerzhinsky, Polish-Russian academic and politician (d. 1926)

Felix Dzerzhinsky

James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1946)

James Hopwood Jeans

Louis Coatalen, French engineer (d. 1962)

Louis Coatalen

Sudhamoy Pramanick, Indian activist and politician (d. 1974)

Sudhamoy Pramanick

D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1930)

D. H. Lawrence

Herbert Stothart, American composer and conductor (d. 1949)

Herbert Stothart

William Thomas Walsh, American historian, author, and educator (d. 1949)

William Thomas Walsh

Douglas Hawkes, English-Greek race car driver and engineer (d. 1974)

Douglas Hawkes

Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandian, Bharat Ratna Awardee (d. 1982)

Vinoba Bhave · Bharat Ratna

Gerald Templer, English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya (d. 1979)

Gerald Templer · British High Commissioner in Malaya

Philipp Bouhler, German politician (d. 1945)

Philipp Bouhler

Jimmie Davis, American singer-songwriter and politician, 47th Governor of Louisiana (d. 2000)

Jimmie Davis · Governor of Louisiana

Anton Koolmann, Estonian wrestler and coach (d. 1953)

Anton Koolmann

D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman, founded Gold Kist (d. 1999)

D. W. Brooks · Gold Kist

Theodor Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1969)

Theodor Adorno

Stephen Etnier, American lieutenant and painter (d. 1984)

Stephen Etnier

Karl Plutus, Estonian lawyer and jurist (d. 2010)

Karl Plutus

Lev Oborin, Russian pianist and educator (d. 1974)

Lev Oborin

Alvar Lidell, English journalist (d. 1981)

Alvar Lidell

Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer (d. 2000)

Lala Amarnath

Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1971)

Bola de Nieve

Bear Bryant, American football player and coach (d. 1983)

Bear Bryant

Jacinto Convit, Venezuelan physician and academic (d. 2014)

Jacinto Convit

Serbian Patriarch Pavle II (d. 2009)

Serbian Patriarch Pavle II

Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2015)

Ed Sabol · NFL Films

Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (d. 2008)

Donald Blakeslee

Herbert Lom, Czech-born English actor (d. 2012)

Herbert Lom

Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (d. 1989)

Ferdinand Marcos · President of the Philippines

Jessica Mitford, English-American journalist and author (d. 1996)

Jessica Mitford

Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and horse breeder (d. 2001)

Daniel Wildenstein

Leaford Bearskin, American tribal leader and colonel (d. 2012)

Leaford Bearskin

Edwin Richfield, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1990)

Edwin Richfield

Betsy Drake, American actress (d. 2015)

Betsy Drake

Vasilije Mokranjac, Serbian composer and academic (d. 1984)

Vasilije Mokranjac

Daniel Akaka, American soldier, engineer, and politician

Daniel Akaka

Tom Landry, American football player and coach (d. 2000)

Tom Landry

Rudolf Vrba, Czech-Canadian pharmacologist and educator (d. 2006)

Rudolf Vrba

Harry Somers, Canadian soldier and composer (d. 1999)

Harry Somers

Eddie Miksis, American baseball player (d. 2005)

Eddie Miksis

Keith Holman, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2011)

Keith Holman

G. David Schine, American soldier and businessman (d. 1996)

G. David Schine

Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (d. 2014)

Reubin Askew · Governor of Florida

Earl Holliman, American actor

Earl Holliman

William X. Kienzle, American priest and author (d. 2001)

William X. Kienzle

Luis García, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2014)

Luis García (third baseman)

Primož Kozak, Slovenian playwright (d. 1981)

Primož Kozak

Patrick Mayhew, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Patrick Mayhew · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Cathryn Damon, American actress and dancer (d. 1987)

Cathryn Damon

Jean-Claude Forest, French author and illustrator (d. 1998)

Jean-Claude Forest

Saleh Selim, Egyptian footballer, manager, and actor (d. 2002)

Saleh Selim

John Reger, American football player (d. 2013)

John Reger

Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (d. 2014)

Hans-Ulrich Wehler

Peter Anderson, English footballer

Peter Anderson (footballer, born 1932)

Bob Packwood, American politician

Bob Packwood

Margaret Booth, English lawyer and judge

Margaret Booth (judge)

William Luther Pierce, American author and activist (d. 2002)

William Luther Pierce

Nicola Pietrangeli, Italian tennis player

Nicola Pietrangeli

Oliver Jones, Canadian pianist and composer

Oliver Jones (pianist)

Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer

Arvo Pärt

Gherman Titov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2000)

Gherman Titov

Pavel Landovský, Czech actor, director, and playwright (d. 2014)

Pavel Landovský

Robert Crippen, American captain, pilot, and astronaut

Robert Crippen

Queen Paola of Belgium

Queen Paola of Belgium

David Higgins, English composer and conductor (d. 2006)

David Higgins (composer)

Brian F. G. Johnson, English chemist and academic

Brian F. G. Johnson

Charles Geschke, American businessman, co-founded Adobe Systems

Charles Geschke · Adobe Systems

Brian De Palma, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Brian De Palma

Nông Đức Mạnh, Vietnamese politician

Nông Đức Mạnh

Thomas K. McCraw, American historian and author (d. 2012)

Thomas K. McCraw

Theodore Olson, American lawyer and politician, United States Solicitor General

Theodore Olson · United States Solicitor General

Robert Palmer, American businessman, co-founded Mostek

Robert Palmer (computer businessman) · Mostek

Lola Falana, American actress, singer, and dancer

Lola Falana

André Caillé, Canadian chemist and businessman

André Caillé

Jack Ely, American singer and guitarist (d. 2015)

Jack Ely

Mickey Hart, American drummer, percussionist and musicologist (Grateful Dead)

Mickey Hart · Grateful Dead

Brian Perkins, New Zealand-English journalist and actor

Brian Perkins

Everaldo, Brazilian footballer (d. 1974)

Everaldo

Phil May, English rock singer-songwriter

Phil May (singer)

Freddy Thielemans, Belgian educator and politician, Mayor of Brussels

Freddy Thielemans · List of mayors of the City of Brussels

Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager

Franz Beckenbauer

Gianluigi Gelmetti, Italian composer and conductor

Gianluigi Gelmetti

Leo Kottke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Leo Kottke

Anthony Browne, English author and illustrator

Anthony Browne (author)

John Roberts, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2016)

John Roberts (footballer, born 1946)

Jim Shoulder, English footballer and manager

Jim Shoulder

Dennis Tufano, American rock singer

Dennis Tufano

John Martyn, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)

John Martyn

Roger Uttley, English rugby player and coach

Roger Uttley

Bill Whittington, American race car driver

Bill Whittington

Anne Dell, Australian biochemist and academic

Anne Dell

Bruce Doull, Australian footballer

Bruce Doull

Amy Madigan, American actress

Amy Madigan

Barry Sheene, English motorcycle racer and sportscaster (d. 2003)

Barry Sheene

Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2008)

Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey)

Richard D. Gill, English-Dutch mathematician and academic

Richard D. Gill

Hugo Porta, Argentinian rugby player

Hugo Porta

Catherine Bott, English soprano

Catherine Bott

Jani Allan, English-South African journalist and author

Jani Allan

Renée Geyer, Australian singer-songwriter

Renée Geyer

Tommy Shaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tommy Shaw

Sharon Lamb, American psychologist and academic

Sharon Lamb

Tony Gilroy, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Tony Gilroy

Jon Moss, English drummer

Jon Moss

Jeff Sluman, American golfer

Jeff Sluman

Jeh Johnson, American political appointee; Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Jeh Johnson · U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Brad Lesley, American baseball player (d. 2013)

Brad Lesley

Scott Patterson, American actor

Scott Patterson

Phoef Sutton, American screenwriter and producer

Phoef Sutton

Andre Dubus III, American novelist and short story writer

Andre Dubus III

David Frost, South African golfer

David Frost (golfer)

Robert Wrenn, American golfer and sportscaster

Robert Wrenn

Hiroshi Amano, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Hiroshi Amano · Nobel Prize in Physics

Michael P. Leavitt, American soldier

Michael P. Leavitt

Philip Ardagh, English author

Philip Ardagh

Elizabeth Daily, American actress

Elizabeth Daily

Virginia Madsen, American actress

Virginia Madsen

Samina Raja, Pakistani poet and educator (d. 2012)

Samina Raja

Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician

Filip Dewinter

Kristy McNichol, American actress

Kristy McNichol

Victoria Poleva, Ukrainian pianist and composer

Victoria Poleva

Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer

Julio Salinas

Jenny Sanford, American banker and businesswoman

Jenny Sanford

Dave Bidini, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dave Bidini

Ellis Burks, American baseball player and manager

Ellis Burks

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian marshal and politician, 21st President of Syria

Bashar al-Assad · President of Syria

Paul Heyman, American wrestling promoter, manager, and journalist

Paul Heyman

Moby, American singer-songwriter, musician and DJ

Moby

Maria Bartiromo, American financial journalist and television personality

Maria Bartiromo

Harry Connick Jr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and talk show host

Harry Connick Jr.

Sung Jae-gi, South Korean activist, founded Man of Korea (d. 2013)

Sung Jae-gi · Man of Korea

Charles Walker, English politician

Charles Walker (British politician)

Allan Alaküla, Estonian journalist

Allan Alaküla

Paul Mayeda Berges, American director and screenwriter

Paul Mayeda Berges

Stefano Cagol, Italian photographer and director

Stefano Cagol

Eduardo Pérez, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster

Eduardo Pérez

Taraji P. Henson, American actress

Taraji P. Henson

William Joppy, American boxer and coach

William Joppy

Ted Leo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ted Leo

Antonio Gómez Medina, Mexican wrestler

Antonio Gómez Medina

Richard Ashcroft, English singer-songwriter and musician

Richard Ashcroft

Markos Moulitsas, American soldier, activist, blogger, and author

Markos Moulitsas

Shelton Quarles, American football player and scout

Shelton Quarles

DeLisha Milton-Jones, American basketball player and coach

DeLisha Milton-Jones

Juan Cobián, Argentinian footballer

Juan Cobián

Pierre Issa, South African footballer

Pierre Issa

Tomáš Enge, Czech race car driver

Tomáš Enge

Murali Kartik, Indian cricketer

Murali Kartik

Jonny Buckland, English guitarist

Jonny Buckland

Ludacris, American rapper and producer

Ludacris

Matthew Stevens, Welsh snooker player

Matthew Stevens

Tobias Zellner, German footballer

Tobias Zellner

Ben Lee, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Ben Lee

Ed Reed, American football player

Ed Reed

Dejan Stanković, Serbian footballer and manager

Dejan Stanković

Éric Abidal, French footballer

Éric Abidal

Leon Cort, English footballer

Leon Cort

Frank Francisco, Dominican baseball player

Frank Francisco

Steve Hofstetter, American comedian, journalist, and author

Steve Hofstetter

David Pizarro, Chilean footballer

David Pizarro

Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player

Mike Comrie

Dawit Kebede, Ethiopian journalist and publisher

Dawit Kebede

Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver

Antônio Pizzonia

Andrea Dossena, Italian footballer

Andrea Dossena

Hallowicked, American wrestler

Hallowicked

Charles Kelley, American singer-songwriter

Charles Kelley

Dylan Klebold, American spree killer and mass murderer, responsible for the Columbine High School massacre (d. 1999)

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold · Columbine High School massacre

Elvan Abeylegesse, Ethiopian-Turkish runner

Elvan Abeylegesse

Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenyan sprinter

Vivian Cheruiyot

Ike Diogu, American basketball player

Ike Diogu

Jacoby Ellsbury, American baseball player

Jacoby Ellsbury

Aled de Malmanche, New Zealand rugby player

Aled de Malmanche

Benson Stanley, New Zealand rugby player

Benson Stanley

Shaun Livingston, American basketball player

Shaun Livingston

Zack Stortini, Canadian ice hockey player

Zack Stortini

Dwayne Jarrett, American football player

Dwayne Jarrett

Chiliboy Ralepelle, South African rugby player

Chiliboy Ralepelle

Robert Acquafresca, Italian footballer

Robert Acquafresca

Tyler Hoechlin, American actor

Tyler Hoechlin

Mike Moustakas, American baseball player

Mike Moustakas

Jo Inge Berget, Norwegian footballer

Jo Inge Berget

Jarrod Croker, Australian rugby league player

Jarrod Croker

Jordan Ayew, Ghanaian footballer

Jordan Ayew

Rhema Obed, English footballer

Rhema Obed

Jonathan Adams, English discus thrower

Jonathan Adams (athlete)

Farrah Moan, American drag queen and entertainer

Farrah Moan

Kesta Styppiotes, Byzantine general

Kesta Styppiotes

Béla I of Hungary (b. 1016)

Béla I of Hungary

Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (b. 1105)

Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem

Stephen Hagiochristophorites, Byzantine courtier (b. 1130)

Stephen Hagiochristophorites

Robert Kilwardby, English cardinal (b. 1215)

Robert Kilwardby

Hugh de Cressingham, English Treasurer

Hugh de Cressingham · Treasurer

Philip of Artois, Lord of Conches, Nonancourt, and Domfront (b. 1269)

Philip of Artois · Conches-en-Ouche · Nonancourt · Château de Domfront

Bonne of Bohemia (b. 1315)

Bonne of Bohemia

Vincenza Armani, Italian actress (b. 1530)

Vincenza Armani

Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (b. 1577)

Beatrice Cenci

James Harrington, English philosopher and author (b. 1611)

James Harrington (author)

Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (b. 1596)

Emperor Go-Mizunoo

Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (b. 1665)

Rudolf Jakob Camerarius

François Couperin, French organist and composer (b. 1668)

François Couperin

Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (b. 1704)

Louis Godin

David Ricardo, English economist and politician (b. 1772)

David Ricardo

Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (b. 1786)

Joseph Nicollet

Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (b. 1806)

Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentinian journalist and politician, 7th President of Argentina (b. 1811)

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento · President of Argentina

Francis James Child, American scholar and educator (b. 1825)

Francis James Child

Louis Henri Boussenard, French explorer and author (b. 1847)

Louis Henri Boussenard

William Sprague IV, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1830)

William Sprague IV · Governor of Rhode Island

Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (b. 1894)

Georges Guynemer

Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (b. 1882)

Subramania Bharati

Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director (b. 1875)

Matsunosuke Onoe

Stanisław Wigura, Polish pilot and businessman, co-founded the RWD Company (b. 1901)

Stanisław Wigura · RWD (aircraft manufacturer)

Franciszek Żwirko, Polish soldier and pilot (b. 1895)

Franciszek Żwirko

Charles Norris, American coroner (b. 1867)

Charles Norris (medical examiner)

Konstantin Korovin, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1861)

Konstantin Korovin

Christian Rakovsky, Bulgarian physician, journalist, and politician, Soviet Ambassador to France (b. 1873)

Christian Rakovsky · Soviet Ambassador to France

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (b. 1876)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah · Governor-General of Pakistan

Henri Rabaud, French composer and conductor (b. 1873)

Henri Rabaud

Jan Smuts, South African field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1870)

Jan Smuts · Prime Minister of South Africa

Alfrēds Riekstiņš, Latvian military officer and freedom fighter (d. 1913)

Alfrēds Riekstiņš

Billy Bishop, Canadian colonel and pilot (b. 1894)

Billy Bishop

James Burns, English cricketer (b. 1866)

James Burns (cricketer)

Mary Proctor, American astronomer (b. 1862)

Mary Proctor

Camillien Houde, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1889)

Camillien Houde · Mayor of Montreal

Robert W. Service, English-French poet and author (b. 1874)

Robert W. Service

Paul Douglas, American actor (b. 1907)

Paul Douglas (actor)

Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Indian poet and critic (b. 1917)

Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh

Ralph C. Smedley, American educator, founded Toastmasters International (b. 1878)

Ralph C. Smedley · Toastmasters International

Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (b. 1889)

Collett E. Woolman · Delta Air Lines

Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer and academic (b. 1904)

Tadeusz Żyliński

René Cogny, French general (b. 1904)

René Cogny

Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician (b. 1894)

Nikita Khrushchev

Max Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1883)

Max Fleischer

Salvador Allende, Chilean physician and politician, 29th President of Chile (b. 1908)

Salvador Allende · President of Chile

Neem Karoli Baba, Indian philosopher and guru

Neem Karoli Baba

Lois Lenski, American author and illustrator (b. 1893)

Lois Lenski

Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (b. 1895)

Mike Gazella

Georgi Markov, Bulgarian author and playwright (b. 1929)

Georgi Markov

Janet Parker, English photographer (b. 1938)

Janet Parker

Ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1944)

Ronnie Peterson

Albert Soboul, French historian and academic (b. 1914)

Albert Soboul

Jerry Voorhis, American politician (b. 1901)

Jerry Voorhis

William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1905)

William Alwyn

Eleanor Dark, Australian author (b. 1901)

Eleanor Dark

Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek academic and politician, 138th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1902)

Panagiotis Kanellopoulos · Prime Minister of Greece

Noel Streatfeild, English author (b. 1895)

Noel Streatfeild

Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (b. 1915)

Lorne Greene

Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)

Peter Tosh

Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and educator (b. 1907)

Mahadevi Varma

Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (b. 1935)

Roger Hargreaves

Myrna Mack, Guatemalan anthropologist and activist (b. 1949)

Myrna Mack

Ernst Herbeck, Austrian-German poet (b. 1920)

Ernst Herbeck

Antoine Izméry, Haitian businessman and activist

Antoine Izméry

Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-American conductor (b. 1912)

Erich Leinsdorf

Luciano Sgrizzi, Italian harpsichordist, pianist, and composer (b. 1910)

Luciano Sgrizzi · Harpsichord

Jessica Tandy, English-American actress (b. 1909)

Jessica Tandy

Anita Harding, English neurologist and academic (b. 1952)

Anita Harding

Camille Henry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933)

Camille Henry

Hannah Weiner, American poet (b. 1928)

Hannah Weiner

Dane Clark, American actor (b. 1913)

Dane Clark

Belkis Ayón, Cuban painter and lithographer (b. 1967)

Belkis Ayón

Gonzalo Rodríguez, Uruguayan race car driver (b. 1972)

Gonzalo Rodríguez (racing driver)

Alice Stewart Trillin, American author and educator (b. 1938) Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (b. 1968) David Angell, American screenwriter and television producer (b. 1946) Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1948) Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948) Carolyn Beug, American director and producer (b. 1952) Bill Biggart, American photographer and journalist (b. 1947) Ronald Paul Bucca, American fire marshal (b. 1954) Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (b. 1949) Kevin Cosgrove, American business executive (b. 1955) Wilson Flagg, American admiral (b. 1938) Mychal Judge, American priest and chaplain (b. 1933) Daniel M. Lewin, American mathematician and businessman, co-founded Akamai Technologies (b. 1970) Timothy Maude, American general (b. 1947) Eamon McEneaney, American lacrosse player and poet (b. 1954) John P. O'Neill, American FBI agent (b. 1952) Barbara Olson, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1955) Rick Rescorla, Cornish-American colonel (b. 1939)

Alice Stewart Trillin · Casualties of the September 11 attacks · September 11 attacks · Mohamed Atta · David Angell

Kim Hunter, American actress (b. 1922)

Kim Hunter

Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1933)

Johnny Unitas

David Wisniewski, American author and illustrator (b. 1953)

David Wisniewski

Anna Lindh, Swedish politician, 39th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Sweden (b. 1957)

Anna Lindh · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

John Ritter, American actor (b. 1948)

John Ritter

Fred Ebb, American songwriter (b. 1928)

Fred Ebb

David Mann, American painter and illustrator (b. 1939)

David Mann (artist)

Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (b. 1949)

Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria

William Auld, Scottish poet and author (b. 1924)

William Auld

Joachim Fest, German journalist and author (b. 1926)

Joachim Fest

Ian Porterfield, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1946)

Ian Porterfield

Gene Savoy, American explorer, theologian, and author (b. 1927)

Gene Savoy

Jean Séguy, French sociologist and author (b. 1925)

Jean Séguy

Joe Zawinul, Austrian keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1932)

Joe Zawinul

Jim Carroll, American author, poet and musician (b. 1949)

Jim Carroll

Pierre Cossette, Canadian producer and manager (b. 1923)

Pierre Cossette

Larry Gelbart, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Larry Gelbart

Yoshito Usui, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1958)

Yoshito Usui

Harold Gould, American actor (b. 1923)

Harold Gould

Kevin McCarthy, American actor (b. 1914)

Kevin McCarthy (actor)

Christian Bakkerud, Danish race car driver (b. 1984)

Christian Bakkerud

Ralph Gubbins, English footballer (b. 1932)

Ralph Gubbins

Anjali Gupta, Indian soldier and pilot (b. 1975)

Anjali Gupta

Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor and model (b. 1971)

Andy Whitfield

Finn Bergesen, Norwegian civil servant and businessman (b. 1945)

Finn Bergesen

Tomas Evjen, Norwegian cinematographer and producer (b. 1972)

Tomas Evjen

J. Christopher Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat, 10th United States Ambassador to Libya (b. 1960)

J. Christopher Stevens · United States Ambassador to Libya

Marshall Berman, American philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1940)

Marshall Berman

Francisco Chavez, Filipino lawyer and politician, Solicitor General of the Philippines (b. 1947)

Francisco Chavez · Solicitor General of the Philippines

Keith Dunstan, American-Australian journalist and author (b. 1925)

Keith Dunstan

Albert Jacquard, French geneticist and biologist (b. 1925)

Albert Jacquard

Virgil A. Richard, American general (b. 1937)

Virgil A. Richard

Andrzej Trybulec, Polish mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1941)

Andrzej Trybulec

Bob Crewe, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1930)

Bob Crewe

Antoine Duhamel, French composer and conductor (b. 1925)

Antoine Duhamel

Donald Sinden, English actor (b. 1923)

Donald Sinden

Dennis Paul Hebert, American businessman and politician (b. 1926)

Dennis Paul Hebert

Alexis Arquette, American actress, musician and cabaret performer (b. 1969)

Alexis Arquette