13 January: what happened on this day in history

Events on 13 January include:

British rock band Led Zeppelin released their first album, Led Zeppelin, in the United States (1969)
British submarine HMS Truculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men (1950)
A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to no more being a "region occupied and governed by the United Kingdom and France" (1935)

This page gathers 64 events, 229 births and 112 deaths recorded on this day, from 27 BC to 2021.

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Events · United Kingdom

1969
British rock band Led Zeppelin released their first album, Led Zeppelin, in the United States. Wikipedia: Rock music · 161 languages
1950
British submarine HMS Truculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men. Wikipedia: HMS Truculent (P315) · 8 languages
1935
A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to no more being a "region occupied and governed by the United Kingdom and France". Wikipedia: 1935 Saar status referendum · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1893
The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting. Wikipedia: Independent Labour Party · 25 languages
1884
Welsh physician William Price (pictured) was arrested for attempting to cremate his deceased infant son; this eventually led to the passing of the Cremation Act 1902 by Parliament. Wikipedia: William Price (physician) · 9 languages
1849
Second Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Chillianwala: British forces retreat from the Sikhs. Wikipedia: Battle of Chillianwala · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1842
First Anglo-Afghan War: William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British Army, was the sole European of the 14,000 people retreating from Kabul to Jalalabad who evaded capture or death. Wikipedia: First Anglo-Afghan War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 50 languages
1815
British troops captured Fort Peter in St. Marys, in the only battle of the War of 1812 to take place in the state of Georgia. Wikipedia: Battle of Fort Peter · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1797
French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle off the coast of Brittany between two British frigates and a French ship of the line ended with hundreds of deaths when the latter ran aground. Wikipedia: French Revolutionary Wars · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1547
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death for treason, on the grounds of having quartered his arms to make them similar to those of the King, Henry VIII of England. Wikipedia: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 30 languages

Around the world

2021
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is impeached for a second time on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the January 6 United States Capitol attack one week prior. Wikipedia: President of the United States · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2020
The Thai Ministry of Public Health confirms the first case of COVID-19 outside China. Wikipedia: Ministry of Public Health (Thailand) · 13 languages
2018
A false emergency alert warning of an impending missile strike in Hawaii causes widespread panic in the state. Wikipedia: 2018 Hawaii false missile alert · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2012
The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia (pictured) ran aground on a reef and capsized off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany. Wikipedia: Costa Concordia · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
2004
Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154 crashes while landing at Tashkent International Airport, killing 37. Wikipedia: Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154 · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2003
The trans-Neptunian object 208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory, California. Wikipedia: 208996 Achlys · 24 languages
2001
The first of two large earthquakes in the span of a month struck El Salvador, killing at least 944 people and destroying over 100,000 homes. Wikipedia: January 2001 El Salvador earthquake · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2000
Steve Ballmer replaced Bill Gates as the chief executive officer of Microsoft. Wikipedia: Steve Ballmer · 76 languages
2000
A Short 360 aircraft chartered by the Sirte Oil Company crashes off the coast of Brega, Libya, killing 21. Wikipedia: Short 360 · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1998
Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia. Wikipedia: Alfredo Ormando · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 15 languages
1993
Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 35 languages
1993
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is signed. Wikipedia: Chemical Weapons Convention · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1993
Operation Southern Watch: U.S.A.F., U.S.N., R.A.F. and French Air Force jets attack AAA and SAM sites in Southern Iraq. Wikipedia: Operation Southern Watch · 16 languages
1991
Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1,000 others. Wikipedia: January Events · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1990
Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office as Governor of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. Wikipedia: Douglas Wilder · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 18 languages
1988
Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China. Wikipedia: Lee Teng-hui · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 57 languages
1986
A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties. Wikipedia: Aden · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1985
A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa. Wikipedia: Awash rail disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1982
Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. Wikipedia: Air Florida Flight 90 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1978
United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors. Wikipedia: Food and Drug Administration · 57 languages
1977
Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045, a Douglas DC-8 jet, crashes onto the runway during takeoff from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, killing five. Wikipedia: Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045 · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1972
Ghanaian military officer Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led a coup to overthrow Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo. Wikipedia: Ignatius Kutu Acheampong · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 31 languages
1972
Bernice Gera won a sex-discrimination lawsuit against the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, allowing her to become the first female professional baseball umpire. Wikipedia: Bernice Gera · 2 languages
1968
American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom Prison live at Folsom State Prison in California. Wikipedia: Johnny Cash · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 118 languages
1966
Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Wikipedia: Robert C. Weaver · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 13 languages
1964
Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, in response to anti-Hindu riots in East Pakistan. About one hundred people are killed. Wikipedia: Violence against Muslims in India · 13 languages
1964
In Manchester, New Hampshire, fourteen-year-old Pamela Mason is murdered. Edward Coolidge is tried and convicted of the crime, but the conviction is set aside by the landmark Fourth Amendment case Coolidge v. New Hampshire (1971). Wikipedia: Manchester, New Hampshire · 87 languages
1963
Togo's first president, Sylvanus Olympio (pictured), was assassinated by military officers in a coup d'état led by Emmanuel Bodjollé, Étienne Eyadéma, and Kléber Dadjo. Wikipedia: Sylvanus Olympio · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1958
The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera. Wikipedia: Moroccan Army of Liberation · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 9 languages
1953
Nine Moscow doctors were accused of a plot to poison members of the Soviet political and military leadership. Wikipedia: Doctors' plot · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 26 languages
1951
First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins. Wikipedia: First Indochina War · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1950
Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Wikipedia: China–Finland relations · 7 languages
1949
In the first recorded instance of strike action by Catholic laity against the clergy, gravediggers at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York City, went on strike. Wikipedia: Strike action · 97 languages
1942
Henry Ford patents a soybean car, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. Wikipedia: Henry Ford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 202 languages
1942
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 291 languages
1939
The Black Friday bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi) of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. Wikipedia: Black Friday bushfires · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1920
The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history. Wikipedia: Reichstag Bloodbath · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1916
The first Feminist Congress of Yucatán (delegates pictured) began in Mérida, Mexico, to propose reforms for women's social, educational, and legal rights. Wikipedia: First Feminist Congress of Yucatán · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1915
About 30,000 people were killed when an earthquake struck the Province of L'Aquila in Italy. Wikipedia: 1915 Avezzano earthquake · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1908
The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people. Wikipedia: Rhoads Opera House fire · 2 languages
1900
To combat Czech nationalism, Emperor Franz Joseph decrees German will be language of the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces. Wikipedia: Czech nationalism · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 6 languages
1898
Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair. Wikipedia: Émile Zola · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1895
First Italo-Ethiopian War: The war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory. Wikipedia: First Italo-Ethiopian War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1893
U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. Wikipedia: United States Marine Corps · 67 languages
1888
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia: National Geographic Society · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 67 languages
1849
Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island. Wikipedia: Colony of Vancouver Island · 9 languages
1847
The Treaty of Cahuenga was signed, informally ending the fighting of the Mexican–American War in California. Wikipedia: Treaty of Cahuenga · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1840
The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives. Wikipedia: Lexington (steamship) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 4 languages
1833
United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President elect Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis. Wikipedia: Andrew Jackson · 165 languages
1822
The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. Wikipedia: Flag of Greece · 73 languages
1793
Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, representative of Revolutionary France, is lynched by a mob in Rome. Wikipedia: Nicolas Jean Hugou de Basseville · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1435
Pope Eugene IV promulgated the papal bull Sicut dudum, forbidding the enslavement of the native Guanche of the Canary Islands by the Spanish. Wikipedia: Pope Eugene IV · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
532
The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I. Wikipedia: Nika riots · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 49 languages
27 BC
Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. Wikipedia: Augustus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 245 languages

World days

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Technology

2000
Steve Ballmer replaced Bill Gates as the chief executive officer of Microsoft. Wikipedia: Steve Ballmer · 76 languages
1985
A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa. Wikipedia: Awash rail disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages

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Science

1993
Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 35 languages

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Business

2000
A Short 360 aircraft chartered by the Sirte Oil Company crashes off the coast of Brega, Libya, killing 21. Wikipedia: Short 360 · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages

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Sport

1972
Bernice Gera won a sex-discrimination lawsuit against the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, allowing her to become the first female professional baseball umpire. Wikipedia: Bernice Gera · 2 languages

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Culture

1969
British rock band Led Zeppelin released their first album, Led Zeppelin, in the United States. Wikipedia: Rock music · 161 languages
1968
American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom Prison live at Folsom State Prison in California. Wikipedia: Johnny Cash · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 118 languages
1908
The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people. Wikipedia: Rhoads Opera House fire · 2 languages

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Births

2005
Iker Bravo, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Iker Bravo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2003
Oksana Selekhmeteva, Russian tennis player Wikipedia: Oksana Selekhmeteva · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2000
Harley Smith-Shields, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Harley Smith-Shields · 1 language
1997
Douglas Augusto, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Douglas Augusto · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1997
Egan Bernal, Colombian cyclist Wikipedia: Egan Bernal · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1997
Luis Díaz, Colombian footballer Wikipedia: Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1997
Henry Ellenson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Henry Ellenson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1997
Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Connor McDavid · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1997
Ivan Provorov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Ivan Provorov · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1995
Natalia Dyer, American actress Wikipedia: Natalia Dyer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1995
Maxim Mamin, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Maxim Mamin (ice hockey, born 1995) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1995
Eros Vlahos, English actor and comedian Wikipedia: Eros Vlahos · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1994
Vasilije Micić, Serbian basketball player Wikipedia: Vasilije Micić · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1993
Max Whitlock, English artistic gymnast Wikipedia: Max Whitlock · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1992
Adam Matthews, Welsh footballer Wikipedia: Adam Matthews · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1992
Dinah Pfizenmaier, German tennis player Wikipedia: Dinah Pfizenmaier · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1992
Austin Watson, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Austin Watson · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1991
Rob Kiernan, English-Irish footballer Wikipedia: Rob Kiernan · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1991
Kyle Clifford, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Kyle Clifford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1990
Vincenzo Fiorillo, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Vincenzo Fiorillo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1990
Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor Wikipedia: Liam Hemsworth · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1989
Morgan Burnett, American football player Wikipedia: Morgan Burnett · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1989
Heath Hembree, American baseball player Wikipedia: Heath Hembree · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1989
Doug Martin, American football player (died 2025) Wikipedia: Doug Martin (running back) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1989
Beau Mirchoff, Canadian-American actor Wikipedia: Beau Mirchoff · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1988
Josh Freeman, American football player Wikipedia: Josh Freeman · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1987
Stefano Del Sante, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Stefano Del Sante · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1987
Jack Johnson, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jack Johnson (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1987
Florica Leonida, Romanian gymnast Wikipedia: Florica Leonida · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1987
Steven Michaels, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Steven Michaels · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1987
Daniel Oss, Italian cyclist Wikipedia: Daniel Oss · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1987
Marc Staal, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Marc Staal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1986
Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater Wikipedia: Joannie Rochette · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1984
Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Matteo Cavagna (footballer, born 1984) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1984
Kamghe Gaba, German sprinter Wikipedia: Kamghe Gaba · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1984
Nick Mangold, American football player (died 2025) Wikipedia: Nick Mangold · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1983
Ender Arslan, Turkish basketball player Wikipedia: Ender Arslan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1983
Sebastian Kneißl, German footballer Wikipedia: Sebastian Kneißl · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1983
Julian Morris, English actor Wikipedia: Julian Morris · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1983
Mauricio Romero, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia: Mauricio Romero (Argentine footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1983
Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player Wikipedia: Ronny Turiaf · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1982
Kamran Akmal, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia: Kamran Akmal · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1982
Guillermo Coria, Argentinian tennis player Wikipedia: Guillermo Coria · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1982
Constantinos Makrides, Cypriot footballer Wikipedia: Constantinos Makrides · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1982
Ruth Wilson, English actress Wikipedia: Ruth Wilson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1981
Shad Gaspard, American wrestler and actor (died 2020) Wikipedia: Shad Gaspard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1980
Krzysztof Czerwiński, Polish organist and conductor Wikipedia: Krzysztof Czerwiński · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1980
Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer Wikipedia: Nils-Eric Johansson · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1980
Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer Wikipedia: Akira Kaji · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1980
Wolfgang Loitzl, Austrian ski jumper Wikipedia: Wolfgang Loitzl · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1980
Mirko Soltau, German footballer Wikipedia: Mirko Soltau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1980
Mike Rupp, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Mike Rupp · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1979
Katy Brand, English actress and screenwriter Wikipedia: Katy Brand · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1978
Mohit Sharma, Indian soldier (died 2009) Wikipedia: Mohit Sharma (soldier) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1978
Nate Silver, American journalist and statistician, developed PECOTA Wikipedia: Nate Silver · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1977
Orlando Bloom, English actor Wikipedia: Orlando Bloom · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
1977
Mi-Hyun Kim, South Korean golfer Wikipedia: Mi-Hyun Kim · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1977
Elliot Mason, English trombonist and keyboard player Wikipedia: Elliot Mason · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1977
James Posey, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: James Posey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1976
Ross McCall, Scottish actor Wikipedia: Ross McCall · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1976
Michael Peña, American actor Wikipedia: Michael Peña · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1976
Mario Yepes, Colombian footballer Wikipedia: Mario Yepes · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1975
Rune Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer Wikipedia: Rune Eriksen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1975
Mailis Reps, Estonian academic and politician, 31st Estonian Minister of Education and Research Wikipedia: Mailis Reps · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1975
Andrew Yang, American entrepreneur, founder of Venture for America, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Wikipedia: Andrew Yang · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1974
Sergei Brylin, Russian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Sergei Brylin · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1974
Jason Sasser, American basketball player Wikipedia: Jason Sasser · 11 languages
1973
Gigi Galli, Italian race driver Wikipedia: Gigi Galli · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1973
Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Nikolai Khabibulin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1972
Mark Bosnich, Australian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Mark Bosnich · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1972
Nicole Eggert, American actress Wikipedia: Nicole Eggert · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1972
Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast Wikipedia: Vitaly Scherbo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1970
Keith Coogan, American actor Wikipedia: Keith Coogan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1970
Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Frank Kooiman · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1970
Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (died 2004) Wikipedia: Marco Pantani · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1970
Shonda Rhimes, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Shonda Rhimes · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1969
Stefania Belmondo, Italian skier Wikipedia: Stefania Belmondo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1969
Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player and journalist Wikipedia: Stephen Hendry · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1968
Traci Bingham, American actress, model, and television personality Wikipedia: Traci Bingham · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1968
Mike Whitlow, English footballer and coach Wikipedia: Mike Whitlow · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1967
Suzanne Cryer, American actress Wikipedia: Suzanne Cryer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1966
Patrick Dempsey, American actor and race car driver Wikipedia: Patrick Dempsey · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
1966
Leo Visser, Dutch speed skater and pilot Wikipedia: Leo Visser · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1965
Bill Bailey, English musician and comedian Wikipedia: Bill Bailey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1964
Penelope Ann Miller, American actress Wikipedia: Penelope Ann Miller · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1962
Trace Adkins, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia: Trace Adkins · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1962
Paul Higgins, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Paul Higgins (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1962
Kevin Mitchell, American baseball player Wikipedia: Kevin Mitchell (baseball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1961
Wayne Coyne, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia: Wayne Coyne · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1961
Kelly Hrudey, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Kelly Hrudey · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1961
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress, comedian, and producer Wikipedia: Julia Louis-Dreyfus · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1961
Suggs, English singer-songwriter, musician, and actor Wikipedia: Suggs · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1960
Kevin Anderson, American actor Wikipedia: Kevin Anderson (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1960
Eric Betzig, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Eric Betzig · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1960
Matthew Bourne, English choreographer and director Wikipedia: Matthew Bourne · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1959
Winnie Byanyima, Ugandan engineer, politician, and diplomat Wikipedia: Winnie Byanyima · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1958
Francisco Buyo, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Francisco Buyo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1958
Juan Pedro de Miguel, Spanish handball player (died 2016) Wikipedia: Juan Pedro de Miguel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1957
Claudia Emerson, American poet and academic (died 2014) Wikipedia: Claudia Emerson · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1957
Mary Glindon, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Mary Glindon · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1957
Lorrie Moore, American author Wikipedia: Lorrie Moore · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1957
Mark O'Meara, American golfer Wikipedia: Mark O'Meara · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1955
Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Paul Kelly (Australian musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1955
Jay McInerney, American novelist and critic Wikipedia: Jay McInerney · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1955
Anne Pringle, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia Wikipedia: Anne Pringle · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1954
Richard Blackford, English composer Wikipedia: Richard Blackford · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1954
Trevor Rabin, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Trevor Rabin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1953
Silvana Gallardo, American actress and producer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Silvana Gallardo · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1952
Stephen Glover, English journalist, co-founded The Independent Wikipedia: Stephen Glover (columnist) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1950
Clive Betts, English economist and politician Wikipedia: Clive Betts · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1950
Bob Forsch, American baseball player (died 2011) Wikipedia: Bob Forsch · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1950
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Iranian footballer and manager (died 2014) Wikipedia: Gholamhossein Mazloumi · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1949
Rakesh Sharma, Indian commander, pilot, and cosmonaut Wikipedia: Rakesh Sharma · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1949
Brandon Tartikoff, American screenwriter and producer (died 1997) Wikipedia: Brandon Tartikoff · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1948
Gaj Singh, Indian lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Gaj Singh · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1947
Jacek Majchrowski, Polish historian, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia: Jacek Majchrowski · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1947
Carles Rexach, Spanish footballer and coach Wikipedia: Carles Rexach · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1946
Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (died 2004) Wikipedia: Ordal Demokan · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1946
Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish saxophonist, composer, and conductor Wikipedia: Eero Koivistoinen · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1945
Gordon McVie, English oncologist and author (died 2021) Wikipedia: Gordon McVie · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1945
Peter Simpson, English footballer Wikipedia: Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1945) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1943
William Duckworth, American composer and author (died 2012) Wikipedia: William Duckworth (composer) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1943
Richard Moll, American actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Richard Moll · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1941
Pasqual Maragall, Spanish academic and politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Wikipedia: Pasqual Maragall · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1941
Meinhard Nehmer, German bobsledder Wikipedia: Meinhard Nehmer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1940
Edmund White, American novelist, memoirist, and essayist (died 2025) Wikipedia: Edmund White · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1939
Edgardo Cozarinsky, Argentinian author, screenwriter, and director (died 2024) Wikipedia: Edgardo Cozarinsky · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1939
Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach Wikipedia: Jacek Gmoch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1939
Cesare Maniago, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Cesare Maniago · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1938
Daevid Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015) Wikipedia: Daevid Allen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1938
Richard Anthony, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (died 2015) Wikipedia: Richard Anthony (singer) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1938
Charlie Brill, American actor, voice artist, and comedian Wikipedia: Charlie Brill · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1938
Cabu, French cartoonist (died 2015) Wikipedia: Cabu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1938
Dave Edwards, American captain and politician (died 2013) Wikipedia: Dave Edwards (Wyoming politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1938
Billy Gray, American actor, competitive motorcycle racer and inventor Wikipedia: Billy Gray (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1938
Tord Grip, Swedish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Tord Grip · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1938
Anna Home, English children's television executive and producer Wikipedia: Anna Home · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1937
Guy Dodson, New Zealand-English biochemist and academic (died 2012) Wikipedia: Guy Dodson · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1936
Renato Bruson, Italian opera singer Wikipedia: Renato Bruson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1933
Tom Gola, American basketball player, coach, and politician (died 2014) Wikipedia: Tom Gola · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1932
Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (died 1994) Wikipedia: Barry Bishop (mountaineer) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1931
Ian Hendry, English actor (died 1984) Wikipedia: Ian Hendry · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1931
Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian, director, game show panelist, and television personality (died 2007) Wikipedia: Charles Nelson Reilly · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1931
Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (died 2019) Wikipedia: Rip Taylor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1931
Chris Wiggins, English-born Canadian actor (died 2017) Wikipedia: Chris Wiggins · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1930
Frances Sternhagen, American actress (died 2023) Wikipedia: Frances Sternhagen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1929
Joe Pass, American guitarist and composer (died 1994) Wikipedia: Joe Pass · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1927
Brock Adams, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (died 2004) Wikipedia: Brock Adams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1927
Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (died 2011) Wikipedia: Liz Anderson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1927
Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019) Wikipedia: Sydney Brenner · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
1926
Michael Bond, English author, created Paddington Bear (died 2017) Wikipedia: Michael Bond · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1926
Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American author and academic (died 2003) Wikipedia: Carolyn Gold Heilbrun · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1926
Melba Liston, American trombonist and composer (died 1999) Wikipedia: Melba Liston · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1925
Rosemary Murphy, American actress (died 2014) Wikipedia: Rosemary Murphy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1925
Vanita Smythe, American singer and actress (died 1994) Wikipedia: Vanita Smythe · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1925
Ron Tauranac, Australian engineer and businessman (died 2020) Wikipedia: Ron Tauranac · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1925
Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (died 2000) Wikipedia: Gwen Verdon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1924
Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (died 1994) Wikipedia: Paul Feyerabend · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1924
Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Roland Petit · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1923
Daniil Shafran, Russian cellist (died 1997) Wikipedia: Daniil Shafran · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1923
Willem Slijkhuis, Dutch runner (died 2003) Wikipedia: Willem Slijkhuis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1923
Jack Watling, English actor (died 2001) Wikipedia: Jack Watling · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1922
Albert Lamorisse, French director and producer (died 1970) Wikipedia: Albert Lamorisse · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1921
Necati Cumalı, Greek-Turkish author and poet (died 2001) Wikipedia: Necati Cumalı · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1921
Dachine Rainer, American-English author and poet (died 2000) Wikipedia: Dachine Rainer · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1921
Arthur Stevens, English footballer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Arthur Stevens (English footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1919
Robert Stack, American actor (died 2003) Wikipedia: Robert Stack · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1914
Osa Massen, Danish-American actress (died 2006) Wikipedia: Osa Massen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1914
Ted Willis, Baron Willis, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1992) Wikipedia: Ted Willis, Baron Willis · 6 languages
1911
Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (died 2005) Wikipedia: Joh Bjelke-Petersen · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1910
Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter and illustrator (died 1989) Wikipedia: Yannis Tsarouchis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1909
Helm Glöckler, German race car driver (died 1993) Wikipedia: Helm Glöckler · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1906
Zhou Youguang, Chinese linguist, sinologist, and academic (died 2017) Wikipedia: Zhou Youguang · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1905
Kay Francis, American actress (died 1968) Wikipedia: Kay Francis · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1905
Jack London, English sprinter and pianist (died 1966) Wikipedia: Jack London (athlete) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1904
Richard Addinsell, English composer (died 1977) Wikipedia: Richard Addinsell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1904
Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian-American violinist and composer (died 1992) Wikipedia: Nathan Milstein · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 28 languages
1904
Dick Rowley, Irish footballer (died 1984) Wikipedia: Dick Rowley · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1902
Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (died 1985) Wikipedia: Karl Menger · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1901
A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American novelist, screenwriter, historian (died 1991) Wikipedia: A. B. Guthrie Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1901
Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish priest and historian (died 1978) Wikipedia: Mieczysław Żywczyński · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1900
Shimizugawa Motokichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 1967) Wikipedia: Shimizugawa Motokichi · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1900
Gertrude Mary Cox, American mathematician (died 1978) Wikipedia: Gertrude Mary Cox · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 20 languages
1893
Charles Arnison, English lieutenant and pilot (died 1974) Wikipedia: Charles Arnison · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1893
Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach (died 1963) Wikipedia: Roy Cazaly · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1893
Clark Ashton Smith, American poet, sculptor, painter, and author (died 1961) Wikipedia: Clark Ashton Smith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1893
Chaïm Soutine, Belarusian-French painter (died 1943) Wikipedia: Chaïm Soutine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1892
Ermanno Aebi, Italian-Swiss footballer (died 1976) Wikipedia: Ermanno Aebi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1890
Jüri Uluots, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1945) Wikipedia: Jüri Uluots · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1886
Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1964) Wikipedia: Art Ross · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1886
Sophie Tucker, Russian-born American singer and actress (died 1966) Wikipedia: Sophie Tucker · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1885
Alfred Fuller, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Fuller Brush Company (died 1973) Wikipedia: Alfred Fuller · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1883
Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach (died 1967) Wikipedia: Nathaniel Cartmell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1881
Essington Lewis, Australian engineer and businessman (died 1961) Wikipedia: Essington Lewis · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1878
Lionel Groulx, Canadian priest and historian (died 1967) Wikipedia: Lionel Groulx · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1870
Ross Granville Harrison, American biologist and anatomist (died 1959) Wikipedia: Ross Granville Harrison · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1869
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (died 1931) Wikipedia: Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1866
Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian bassoon player and composer (died 1901) Wikipedia: Vasily Kalinnikov · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1865
Princess Marie of Orléans (died 1908) Wikipedia: Princess Marie of Orléans (1865–1909) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1864
Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Wien · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
1861
Max Nonne, German neurologist and academic (died 1959) Wikipedia: Max Nonne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1859
Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (died 1943) Wikipedia: Kostis Palamas · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1858
Oskar Minkowski, Lithuanian-German biologist and academic (died 1931) Wikipedia: Oskar Minkowski · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1845
Félix Tisserand, French astronomer and academic (died 1896) Wikipedia: Félix Tisserand · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1832
Horatio Alger, Jr., American novelist and journalist (died 1899) Wikipedia: Horatio Alger · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1812
Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (died 1883) Wikipedia: Victor de Laprade · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1810
Ernestine Rose, American suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker (died 1892) Wikipedia: Ernestine Rose · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1808
Salmon P. Chase, American jurist and politician, 6th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1873) Wikipedia: Salmon P. Chase · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1805
Thomas Dyer, American lawyer and politician, 18th Mayor of Chicago (died 1862) Wikipedia: Thomas Dyer · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1804
Paul Gavarni, French illustrator (died 1866) Wikipedia: Paul Gavarni · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1787
John Davis, American lawyer and politician, 14th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1854) Wikipedia: John Davis (Massachusetts politician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1749
Maler Müller, German poet, painter, and playwright (died 1825) Wikipedia: Maler Müller · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1720
Richard Hurd, English bishop (died 1808) Wikipedia: Richard Hurd (bishop) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1683
Christoph Graupner, German harpsichord player and composer (died 1760) Wikipedia: Christoph Graupner · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1672
Lucy Filippini, Italian teacher and saint (died 1732) Wikipedia: Lucy Filippini · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1651
Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1694) Wikipedia: Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington · 7 languages
1616
Antoinette Bourignon, French-Flemish mystic and author (died 1680) Wikipedia: Antoinette Bourignon · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1610
Maria Anna of Bavaria, archduchess of Austria (died 1665) Wikipedia: Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (born 1610) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1596
Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (died 1656) Wikipedia: Jan van Goyen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1562
Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet and soldier (died 1601) Wikipedia: Mark Alexander Boyd · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1505
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1571) Wikipedia: Joachim II Hector · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1477
Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland (died 1527) Wikipedia: Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland · 10 languages
1400
Infante John, Constable of Portugal (died 1442) Wikipedia: John, Constable of Portugal · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1381
Colette of Corbie, French abbess and saint in the Catholic Church (died 1447) Wikipedia: Colette of Corbie · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1338
Chŏng Mong-ju, Korean civil minister, diplomat and scholar (died 1392) Wikipedia: Chŏng Mongju · 25 languages
1334
Henry II, king of Castile and León (died 1379) Wikipedia: Henry II of Castile · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
915
Al-Hakam II, Umayyad caliph (died 976) Wikipedia: Al-Hakam II · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
101
Lucius Aelius, Roman adopted son of Hadrian (died 138) Wikipedia: AD 101 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
5 BC
Guangwu of Han, Chinese emperor (died 57) Wikipedia: Emperor Guangwu of Han · 38 languages

Deaths

2026
Scott Adams, American author and illustrator (born 1957) Wikipedia: Scott Adams · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
2026
David Webb, British activist shareholder (born 1965) Wikipedia: David Webb (Hong Kong activist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2025
Oliviero Toscani, Italian photographer (born 1942) Wikipedia: Oliviero Toscani · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
2024
Joyce Randolph, American actress (born 1924) Wikipedia: Joyce Randolph · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2020
Bryan Monroe, American journalist and educator, (born 1965) Wikipedia: Bryan Monroe · 2 languages
2020
Philip Tartaglia, Scottish prelate, Catholic archbishop of Glasgow (born 1951) Wikipedia: Philip Tartaglia · 18 languages
2019
Phil Masinga, South African footballer (born 1969) Wikipedia: Phil Masinga · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2017
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and a former member of the British royal family (born 1930) Wikipedia: Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
2017
Dick Gautier, American actor (born 1931) Wikipedia: Dick Gautier · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2017
Magic Alex, Greek electronics engineer (born 1942) Wikipedia: Magic Alex · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2016
Brian Bedford, English-American actor and director (born 1935) Wikipedia: Brian Bedford · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2016
Giorgio Gomelsky, Georgian-American director, producer, songwriter, and manager (born 1934) Wikipedia: Giorgio Gomelsky · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2016
Lawrence Phillips, American football player (born 1975) Wikipedia: Lawrence Phillips · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2015
Mark Juddery, Australian journalist and author (born 1971) Wikipedia: Mark Juddery · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2015
Robert White, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Paraguay (born 1926) Wikipedia: Robert E. White · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2014
Bobby Collins, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1931) Wikipedia: Bobby Collins (footballer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
2014
Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (born 1978) Wikipedia: Randal Tye Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2014
Waldemar von Gazen, German general and lawyer (born 1917) Wikipedia: Waldemar von Gazen · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2013
Diogenes Allen, American philosopher and theologian (born 1932) Wikipedia: Diogenes Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2013
Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., American lieutenant and politician (born 1924) Wikipedia: Rodney Mims Cook Sr. · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2013
Chia-Chiao Lin, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (born 1916) Wikipedia: Chia-Chiao Lin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2012
Rauf Denktaş, Turkish-Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (born 1924) Wikipedia: Rauf Denktaş · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
2012
Guido Dessauer, German physicist and engineer (born 1915) Wikipedia: Guido Dessauer · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2012
Miljan Miljanić, Serbian footballer and manager (born 1930) Wikipedia: Miljan Miljanić · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
2011
Albert Heijn, Dutch businessman (born 1927) Wikipedia: Albert Heijn Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2010
Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (born 1950) Wikipedia: Teddy Pendergrass · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
2009
Dai Llewellyn, Welsh socialite and politician (born 1946) Wikipedia: Dai Llewellyn · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2009
Patrick McGoohan, Irish-American actor, director, and producer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Patrick McGoohan · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
2009
Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese poet, composer, and producer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Mansour Rahbani · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2009
W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (born 1926) Wikipedia: W. D. Snodgrass · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2009
Nancy Bird Walton, Australian pilot (born 1915) Wikipedia: Nancy Bird Walton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2008
Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (born 1932) Wikipedia: Johnny Podres · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2007
Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (born 1949) Wikipedia: Michael Brecker · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
2007
Danny Oakes, American race car driver (born 1911) Wikipedia: Danny Oakes · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2006
Frank Fixaris, American journalist and sportscaster (born 1934) Wikipedia: Frank Fixaris · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2006
Marc Potvin, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1967) Wikipedia: Marc Potvin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2005
Earl Cameron, Canadian journalist (born 1915) Wikipedia: Earl Cameron (broadcaster) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2005
Nell Rankin, American soprano and actress (born 1924) Wikipedia: Nell Rankin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2004
Arne Næss, Jr., Norwegian businessman and mountaineer (born 1937) Wikipedia: Arne Næss Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2003
Norman Panama, American director and screenwriter (born 1914) Wikipedia: Norman Panama · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2002
Frank Shuster, Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1916) Wikipedia: Frank Shuster · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1995
Max Harris, Australian journalist, poet, and author (born 1921) Wikipedia: Max Harris (poet) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1993
Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer and conductor (born 1907) Wikipedia: Camargo Guarnieri · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1988
Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, President of the Republic of China (born 1910) Wikipedia: Chiang Ching-kuo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1986
Abdul Fattah Ismail, Yemeni educator and politician, 4th President of South Yemen (born 1939) Wikipedia: Abdul Fattah Ismail · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1986
Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league player (born 1940) Wikipedia: Kevin Longbottom · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1983
René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (born 1904) Wikipedia: René Bonnet (businessman) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1982
Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (born 1912) Wikipedia: Marcel Camus · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1980
Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor (born 1901) Wikipedia: Andre Kostelanetz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1979
Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1945) Wikipedia: Donny Hathaway · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1979
Marjorie Lawrence, Australian-American soprano (born 1907) Wikipedia: Marjorie Lawrence · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1978
Hubert Humphrey, American pharmacist, academic, and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (born 1911) Wikipedia: Hubert Humphrey · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
1978
Joe McCarthy, American baseball player and manager (born 1887) Wikipedia: Joe McCarthy (baseball manager) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1977
Henri Langlois, Turkish-French historian, co-founded the Cinémathèque Française (born 1914) Wikipedia: Henri Langlois · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1976
Margaret Leighton, English actress (born 1922) Wikipedia: Margaret Leighton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1974
Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (born 1906) Wikipedia: Raoul Jobin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1974
Salvador Novo, Mexican playwright and poet (born 1904) Wikipedia: Salvador Novo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1973
Sabahattin Eyüboğlu, Turkish screenwriter and producer (born 1908) Wikipedia: Sabahattin Eyüboğlu · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1971
Robert Still, English composer and educator (born 1910) Wikipedia: Robert Still · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1967
Anatole de Grunwald, Russian-English screenwriter and producer (born 1910) Wikipedia: Anatole de Grunwald · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1963
Sylvanus Olympio, Togolese businessman and politician, President of Togo (born 1902) Wikipedia: Sylvanus Olympio · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1962
Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (born 1919) Wikipedia: Ernie Kovacs · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1958
Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (born 1880) Wikipedia: Jesse L. Lasky · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1958
Edna Purviance, American actress (born 1895) Wikipedia: Edna Purviance · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1957
A. E. Coppard English poet and short story writer (born 1878) Wikipedia: A. E. Coppard · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1956
Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (born 1871) Wikipedia: Lyonel Feininger · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1949
Aino Aalto, Finnish architect and designer (born 1894) Wikipedia: Aino Aalto · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1943
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (born 1889) Wikipedia: Sophie Taeuber-Arp · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1941
James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet (born 1882) Wikipedia: James Joyce · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 207 languages
1934
Paul Ulrich Villard, French physicist and chemist (born 1860) Wikipedia: Paul Ulrich Villard · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1929
Wyatt Earp, American police officer (born 1848) Wikipedia: Wyatt Earp · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1929
H. B. Higgins, Irish-Australian judge and politician, 3rd Attorney-General for Australia (born 1851) Wikipedia: H. B. Higgins · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1928
Earle Nelson, American serial killer Wikipedia: Earle Nelson · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1924
Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist and academic (born 1834) Wikipedia: Georg Hermann Quincke · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1923
Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1842) Wikipedia: Alexandre Ribot · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1916
Victoriano Huerta, Mexican military officer and president, 1913–1914 (born 1850) Wikipedia: Victoriano Huerta · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1915
Mary Slessor, Scottish-Nigerian missionary (born 1848) Wikipedia: Mary Slessor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1907
Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (born 1839) Wikipedia: Jakob Hurt · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1906
Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (born 1859) Wikipedia: Aleksandr Popov (physicist) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1889
Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (born 1823) Wikipedia: Solomon Bundy · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1885
Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (born 1823) Wikipedia: Schuyler Colfax · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
1882
Juraj Dobrila, Croatian bishop and national revivalist (born 1812) Wikipedia: Juraj Dobrila · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1882
Wilhelm Mauser, German engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mauser Company (born 1834) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Mauser · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1872
William Scamp, English architect and engineer (born 1801) Wikipedia: William Scamp · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1864
Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (born 1826) Wikipedia: Stephen Foster · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1860
William Mason, American surgeon and politician (born 1786) Wikipedia: William Mason (New York politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1838
Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (born 1784) Wikipedia: Ferdinand Ries · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1832
Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founded Lord's Cricket Ground (born 1755) Wikipedia: Thomas Lord · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1796
John Anderson, Scottish philosopher and educator (born 1726) Wikipedia: John Anderson (natural philosopher) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1790
Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, French admiral (born 1712) Wikipedia: Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1775
Johann Georg Walch, German theologian and author (born 1693) Wikipedia: Johann Georg Walch · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1717
Maria Sibylla Merian, German entomologist and illustrator (born 1647) Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
1691
George Fox, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (born 1624) Wikipedia: George Fox · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1684
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, English nobleman (born 1628) Wikipedia: Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1625
Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter (born 1568) Wikipedia: Jan Brueghel the Elder · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1612
Jane Dormer, English lady-in-waiting (born 1538) Wikipedia: Jane Dormer · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1599
Edmund Spenser, English poet, Chief Secretary for Ireland (born 1552) Wikipedia: Edmund Spenser · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
1400
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (born 1373) Wikipedia: Thomas Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1363
Meinhard III, German nobleman (born 1344) Wikipedia: Meinhard, Duke of Upper Bavaria · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1330
Frederick I, duke and king of Germany Wikipedia: Frederick the Fair · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1321
Bonacossa Borri, Italian noblewoman (born 1254) Wikipedia: Bonacossa Borri · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1177
Henry II, count palatine and duke of Austria (born 1107) Wikipedia: Henry II of Austria · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1151
Suger, French historian and politician (born 1081) Wikipedia: Suger · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1147
Robert de Craon, Grand Master of the Knights Templar Wikipedia: Robert de Craon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 26 languages
1001
Fujiwara no Teishi, Japanese empress (born 977) Wikipedia: Fujiwara no Teishi · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
927
Berno of Cluny, Frankish monk and abbot Wikipedia: Berno of Cluny · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
888
Charles the Fat, Frankish king and emperor (born 839) Wikipedia: AD 888 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
858
Æthelwulf, king of Wessex Wikipedia: Æthelwulf, King of Wessex · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
703
Jitō, Japanese empress (born 645) Wikipedia: Empress Jitō · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
614
Mungo, English-Scottish bishop and saint Wikipedia: Saint Mungo · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
533
Remigius, French bishop and saint (born 437) Wikipedia: Saint Remigius · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
86 BC
Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (born 157 BC) Wikipedia: Gaius Marius · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 72 languages

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