24 May: what happened on this day in history

Events on 24 May include:

Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, effective as of June 7 (2019)
While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick, North Yorkshire, killing all 12 people on board (1995)
Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act of 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, was enacted (1988)

This page gathers 65 events, 194 births and 102 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 919 to 2026.

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Events · United Kingdom

2019
Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, effective as of June 7. Wikipedia: Brexit · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 125 languagesArchive: Brexit: current situation and outlook — Repositorio Institucional del Banco de España · Europeana
1995
While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick, North Yorkshire, killing all 12 people on board. Wikipedia: Leeds Bradford Airport · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1988
Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act of 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, was enacted. Wikipedia: Section 28 · 15 languagesArchive: Plan von Breslau. Section 28 — Library of the Wroclaw University, 1866 · Europeana
1941
Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languagesArchive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana
1930
English aviator Amy Johnson landed in Darwin, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Wikipedia: Amy Johnson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 52 languages
1900
Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State. Wikipedia: Second Boer War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 66 languages
1832
The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference. Wikipedia: Kingdom of Greece · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 62 languages
1738
At a Moravian meeting in Aldersgate, London, John Wesley (pictured) experienced a spiritual rebirth, leading him to launch the Methodist movement. Wikipedia: Moravian Church · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 42 languages
1689
The Act of Toleration became law, granting freedom of worship to English nonconformists under certain circumstances, but deliberately excluding Catholics. Wikipedia: Toleration Act 1688 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1683
Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum, the world's first university museum, opened. Wikipedia: University of Oxford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 149 languages
1607
Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America, is founded. Wikipedia: Jamestown · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 60 languages
1487
The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII's reign. Wikipedia: Lambert Simnel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 18 languages

Around the world

2026
A suicide bombing targeting a shuttle train in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, kills at least 47 people. Wikipedia: 2026 Quetta train bombing · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2022
An 18-year old gunman shot and killed nineteen students and two teachers in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Wikipedia: Uvalde school shooting · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
2019
Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India). Wikipedia: 2019 Surat fire · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2014
A gunman involved in Islamic extremism opened fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, killing four people. Wikipedia: Islamic extremism · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2014
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people. Wikipedia: 2014 Aegean Sea earthquake · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2006
An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary film that has been credited for raising international public awareness of climate change and re-energizing the environmental movement, was released. Wikipedia: An Inconvenient Truth · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
2002
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty. Wikipedia: Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2000
Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation. Wikipedia: Southern Lebanon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 35 languages
1999
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo. Wikipedia: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 60 languages
1994
Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison. Wikipedia: 1993 World Trade Center bombing · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 36 languages
1993
Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia. Wikipedia: Eritrea · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 307 languages
1993
Roman Catholic Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo and five other people are assassinated in a shootout at Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport in Mexico. Wikipedia: Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1992
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests. Wikipedia: Thailand · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 355 languages
1992
The ethnic cleansing in Kozarac, Bosnia and Herzegovina begins when Serbian militia and police forces enter the town. Wikipedia: Kozarac · 16 languages
1991
The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Solomon, a covert operation to bring thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel (evacuees pictured). Wikipedia: Israel Defense Forces · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1986
A stationary front began over the central Caribbean Sea, leading to severe floods that over two weeks killed dozens of people in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. Wikipedia: Stationary front · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1982
Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War. Wikipedia: Battle of Khorramshahr (1982) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 14 languages
1981
Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha. Wikipedia: Jaime Roldós Aguilera · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1976
In a wine competition in Paris (wine bottle pictured), French judges shocked the wine industry by rating California wines higher than French ones. Wikipedia: Wine competition · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1970
On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which eventually reached a depth of 12,262 metres (40,230 ft), making it the deepest borehole ever drilled and the lowest artificial point on Earth. Wikipedia: Kola Peninsula · 84 languages
1967
Egypt imposes a blockade and siege of the Red Sea coast of Israel. Wikipedia: Egypt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 391 languages
1967
Belle de Jour, directed by Luis Buñuel, is released. Wikipedia: Belle de Jour (film) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 43 languages
1963
United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy met with African American author James Baldwin in an unsuccessful attempt to improve race relations. Wikipedia: Robert F. Kennedy · 98 languages
1962
Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule. Wikipedia: Project Mercury · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 55 languages
1961
American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus. Wikipedia: Civil rights movement · 60 languages
1960
Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt. Wikipedia: 1960 Valdivia earthquake · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 53 languages
1958
United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service. Wikipedia: United Press International · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 40 languages
1956
The first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland. Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1956 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
1948
Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the defenders had abandoned it. Wikipedia: 1948 Arab–Israeli War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 50 languages
1944
Börse Berlin building burns down after being hit in an air raid during World War II. Wikipedia: Börse Berlin · 12 languages
1944
Congress of Përmet occurs which establishes a provisional government in Albania in areas under partisan control, the first independent Albanian government since 1939. In honor of this the national emblem of Albania inscribed this date from 1946 until 1992. Wikipedia: Congress of Përmet · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1940
Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight. Wikipedia: Igor Sikorsky · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 66 languages
1940
Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 282 languages
1935
The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field. Wikipedia: Night game · 4 languages
1913
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia married Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover; the occasion was one of the last great social events of European royalty before World War I began. Wikipedia: Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia · 36 languages
1883
New York City's Brooklyn Bridge opened as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time. Wikipedia: Brooklyn Bridge · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 84 languages
1873
Patrick Francis Healy becomes the first black president of a predominantly white university in the United States. Wikipedia: Patrick Francis Healy · 8 languages
1861
American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia, with Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth becoming the first Union officer to be killed during the war. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1856
John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas. Wikipedia: John Brown (abolitionist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 64 languages
1844
Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C. Wikipedia: Samuel Morse · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 98 languages
1830
The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was first published as a poem by Sarah Josepha Hale. Wikipedia: Nursery rhyme · 36 languages
1822
Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito. Wikipedia: Battle of Pichincha · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1813
South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator"). Wikipedia: Simón Bolívar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 175 languages
1798
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 began, with battles beginning in County Kildare and fighting later spreading across the country. Wikipedia: Irish Rebellion of 1798 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1667
Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution. Wikipedia: Louis XIV · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1667
The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance. Wikipedia: French Royal Army · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1626
Peter Minuit buys Manhattan. Wikipedia: Peter Minuit · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 35 languages
1621
The Protestant Union is formally dissolved. Wikipedia: Protestant Union · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 30 languages
1595
Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library. Wikipedia: Leiden University Library · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 18 languages
1567
The mentally ill King Erik XIV of Sweden (pictured) and his guards murdered five incarcerated nobles, including some members of the influential Sture family. Wikipedia: Erik XIV · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1276
Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral. Wikipedia: Magnus Ladulås · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 38 languages
1218
The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. Wikipedia: Fifth Crusade · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 56 languages
919
The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom. Wikipedia: Franconia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 65 languages

World days

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Technology

1844
Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C. Wikipedia: Samuel Morse · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 98 languages

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Science

1962
Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule. Wikipedia: Project Mercury · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 55 languages

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Business

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Sport

1935
The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field. Wikipedia: Night game · 4 languages

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Culture

1683
Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum, the world's first university museum, opened. Wikipedia: University of Oxford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 149 languages
2014
A gunman involved in Islamic extremism opened fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, killing four people. Wikipedia: Islamic extremism · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2006
An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary film that has been credited for raising international public awareness of climate change and re-energizing the environmental movement, was released. Wikipedia: An Inconvenient Truth · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1967
Belle de Jour, directed by Luis Buñuel, is released. Wikipedia: Belle de Jour (film) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 43 languages
1830
The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was first published as a poem by Sarah Josepha Hale. Wikipedia: Nursery rhyme · 36 languages

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Births

2002
Saim Ayub, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia: Saim Ayub · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2001
Emily Austin, journalist and social media influencer Wikipedia: Emily Austin · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1999
Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Norwegian actor Wikipedia: Tarjei Sandvik Moe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1996
Shu Uchida, Japanese voice actress Wikipedia: Shu Uchida · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1994
Rodrigo De Paul, Argentine footballer Wikipedia: Rodrigo De Paul · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1994
Jarell Martin, American basketball player Wikipedia: Jarell Martin · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1994
Emma McKeon, Australian swimmer Wikipedia: Emma McKeon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1994
Emily Nicholl, Scottish netball player Wikipedia: Emily Nicholl · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1994
Daiya Seto, Japanese swimmer Wikipedia: Daiya Seto · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1994
Emily Temple Wood, American 2016 Wikipedian of the Year award Wikipedia: Emily Temple-Wood · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1992
Marcus Bettinelli, English footballer Wikipedia: Marcus Bettinelli · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1991
Aled Davies, Welsh discus thrower Wikipedia: Aled Davies (field athlete) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1991
Cody Eakin, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Cody Eakin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1990
Mattias Ekholm, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Mattias Ekholm · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1990
Joey Logano, American race car driver Wikipedia: Joey Logano · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1989
G-Eazy, American rapper Wikipedia: G-Eazy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1989
Andrew Jordan, English race car driver Wikipedia: Andrew Jordan (racing driver) · 6 languages
1989
Kalin Lucas, American basketball player Wikipedia: Kalin Lucas · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1988
Artem Anisimov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Artem Anisimov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1988
Monica Lin Brown, American sergeant Wikipedia: Monica Lin Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1988
Billy Gilman, American musician Wikipedia: Billy Gilman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1988
Lucian Wintrich, American political artist and White House correspondent Wikipedia: Lucian Wintrich · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1988
Denis Petrić, Slovenian footballer Wikipedia: Denis Petrić · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1987
Guillaume Latendresse, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Guillaume Latendresse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1986
Mark Ballas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, dancer, and actor Wikipedia: Mark Ballas · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1986
Giannis Kontoes, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Giannis Kontoes · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1985
Tim Bridgman, English race car driver Wikipedia: Tim Bridgman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1984
Sarah Hagan, American actress Wikipedia: Sarah Hagan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1984
Dmitri Kruglov, Estonian footballer Wikipedia: Dmitri Kruglov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1984
Masaya Takahashi, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia: Masaya Takahashi · 4 languages
1983
Custódio Castro, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Custódio Castro · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1983
Pedram Javaheri, Iranian-American meteorologist and journalist Wikipedia: Pedram Javaheri · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1983
Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (died 2009) Wikipedia: Woo Seung-yeon · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1982
Issah Gabriel Ahmed, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia: Issah Gabriel Ahmed · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1982
Rian Wallace, American football player Wikipedia: Rian Wallace · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1981
Andy Lee, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Andy Lee (comedian) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1980
Jason Babin, American football player Wikipedia: Jason Babin · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1980
Anthony Minichiello, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Anthony Minichiello · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1979
Tracy McGrady, American basketball player Wikipedia: Tracy McGrady · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1979
Kareem McKenzie, American football player Wikipedia: Kareem McKenzie · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1978
Elijah Burke, American wrestler Wikipedia: Elijah Burke · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1978
Johan Holmqvist, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Johan Holmqvist · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1978
Brad Penny, American baseball player Wikipedia: Brad Penny · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1978
Rose, French singer, songwriter and composer Wikipedia: Rose (French singer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1977
Jeet Gannguli, Indian score composer, music director and singer Wikipedia: Jeet Gannguli · 12 languages
1976
Alessandro Cortini, Italian-American singer and keyboard player Wikipedia: Alessandro Cortini · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1976
Catherine Cox, New Zealand-Australian netball player Wikipedia: Catherine Cox (netball) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1976
Silje Vige, Norwegian singer Wikipedia: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 · 4 languages
1975
Will Sasso, Canadian actor and comedian Wikipedia: Will Sasso · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1975
Marc Gagnon, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia: Marc Gagnon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1975
Giannis Goumas, Greek footballer and coach Wikipedia: Giannis Goumas · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1975
Maria Lawson, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Maria Lawson · 6 languages
1974
Sébastien Foucan, French runner and actor Wikipedia: Sébastien Foucan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 18 languages
1974
Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Masahide Kobayashi · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1974
Magnus Manske, German biochemist and computer programmer, developed MediaWiki Wikipedia: Magnus Manske · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1973
Rodrigo, Argentinian singer-songwriter (died 2000) Wikipedia: Rodrigo (musician) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1973
Bartolo Colón, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia: Bartolo Colón · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1973
Shirish Kunder, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Shirish Kunder · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1973
Vladimír Šmicer, Czech footballer and manager Wikipedia: Vladimír Šmicer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1972
Greg Berlanti, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Greg Berlanti · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1971
Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia: Kris Draper · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1969
Martin McCague, Northern Irish-English cricketer Wikipedia: Martin McCague · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1969
Jacob Rees-Mogg, English politician Wikipedia: Jacob Rees-Mogg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1969
Rich Robinson, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Rich Robinson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1969
Mandar Agashe, Indian music director and businessman Wikipedia: Mandar Agashe · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1967
Tamer Karadağlı, Turkish actor Wikipedia: Tamer Karadağlı · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1967
Andrey Borodin, Russian-English economist and businessman Wikipedia: Andrey Borodin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1967
Eric Close, American actor Wikipedia: Eric Close · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1967
Heavy D, Jamaican-American rapper, producer, and actor (died 2011) Wikipedia: Heavy D · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1967
Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Carlos Hernández (catcher) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1966
Eric Cantona, French footballer and actor Wikipedia: Eric Cantona · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
1966
Ricky Craven, American race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia: Ricky Craven · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1965
John C. Reilly, American actor Wikipedia: John C. Reilly · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1965
Shinichirō Watanabe, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Shinichirō Watanabe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1964
Liz McColgan, Scottish educator and runner Wikipedia: Liz McColgan · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1964
Adrian Moorhouse, English swimmer Wikipedia: Adrian Moorhouse · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1964
Isidro Pérez, Mexican boxer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Isidro Pérez · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1964
Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia: Pat Verbeek · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1963
Ivan Capelli, Italian race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia: Ivan Capelli · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1963
Michael Chabon, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Michael Chabon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1963
Joe Dumars, American basketball player Wikipedia: Joe Dumars · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1963
Rich Rodriguez, American football player and coach Wikipedia: Rich Rodriguez · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1963
Valerie Taylor, American computer scientist and educator Wikipedia: Valerie Taylor (computer scientist) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1962
Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican-American boxer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Héctor Camacho · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1962
Gene Anthony Ray, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (died 2003) Wikipedia: Gene Anthony Ray · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1961
Lorella Cedroni, Italian philosopher and theorist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Lorella Cedroni · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1961
Alain Lemieux, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Alain Lemieux · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1960
Guy Fletcher, English keyboard player, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Guy Fletcher · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1960
Bill Harrigan, Australian rugby league referee and sportscaster Wikipedia: Bill Harrigan · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1960
Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress Wikipedia: Kristin Scott Thomas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1959
Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish-American ice hockey player (died 1985) Wikipedia: Pelle Lindbergh · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1959
Barry O'Farrell, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of New South Wales Wikipedia: Barry O'Farrell · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1958
Chip Ganassi, American race car driver, team owner and businessman Wikipedia: Chip Ganassi · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1956
R. B. Bernstein, American constitutional historian (died 2023) Wikipedia: Richard B. Bernstein · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1956
Dominic Grieve, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales Wikipedia: Dominic Grieve · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1956
Michael Jackson, Irish archbishop Wikipedia: Michael Jackson (bishop) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1955
Rosanne Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Rosanne Cash · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1955
Philippe Lafontaine, Belgian singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Philippe Lafontaine · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1955
Rajesh Roshan, Indian composer Wikipedia: Rajesh Roshan · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1953
Alfred Molina, English actor Wikipedia: Alfred Molina · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1949
Jim Broadbent, English actor Wikipedia: Jim Broadbent · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1949
Roger Deakins, English cinematographer Wikipedia: Roger Deakins · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1948
Richard Dembo, French director and screenwriter (died 2004) Wikipedia: Richard Dembo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1947
Albert Bouchard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer Wikipedia: Albert Bouchard · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1947
Mike De Leon, Filipino director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer Wikipedia: Mike de Leon · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1947
Mike Reid, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and American football player Wikipedia: Mike Reid (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1947
Waddy Wachtel, American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer Wikipedia: Waddy Wachtel · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1947
Martin Winterkorn, German businessman Wikipedia: Martin Winterkorn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1946
Tansu Çiller, Turkish politician, Prime Minister of Turkey Wikipedia: Tansu Çiller · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
1946
Jesualdo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer and manager Wikipedia: Jesualdo Ferreira · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1946
Irena Szewińska, Russian-Polish sprinter (died 2018) Wikipedia: Irena Szewińska · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1945
Terry Callier, American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 2012) Wikipedia: Terry Callier · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1945
Steven Norris, English engineer and politician Wikipedia: Steven Norris · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1945
Richard Ottaway, English lieutenant and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Wikipedia: Richard Ottaway · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1945
Priscilla Presley, American actress and businesswoman Wikipedia: Priscilla Presley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1944
Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Patti LaBelle · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1944
Dominique Lavanant, French actress Wikipedia: Dominique Lavanant · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1943
Gary Burghoff, American actor Wikipedia: Gary Burghoff · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1942
Ali Bacher, South African cricketer and manager Wikipedia: Ali Bacher · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1942
Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver (died 2021) Wikipedia: Hannu Mikkola · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1942
Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs Wikipedia: Ichirō Ozawa · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1941
Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Bob Dylan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 185 languages
1941
Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, English academic and politician (died 2018) Wikipedia: Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1940
Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996) Wikipedia: Joseph Brodsky · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 125 languages
1938
Prince Buster, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016) Wikipedia: Prince Buster · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1938
Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Tommy Chong · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1937
Maryvonne Dupureur, French runner and educator (died 2008) Wikipedia: Maryvonne Dupureur · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1937
Archie Shepp, American saxophonist and composer Wikipedia: Archie Shepp · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1936
Harold Budd, American composer and poet (died 2020) Wikipedia: Harold Budd · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1935
Joan Micklin Silver, American director and screenwriter (died 2020) Wikipedia: Joan Micklin Silver · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1933
Jane Byrne, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Chicago (died 2014) Wikipedia: Jane Byrne · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1933
Réal Giguère, Canadian television host and actor (died 2019) Wikipedia: Réal Giguère · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1933
Aharon Lichtenstein, French-Israeli rabbi and author (died 2015) Wikipedia: Aharon Lichtenstein · 11 languages
1932
Arnold Wesker, English playwright and producer (died 2016) Wikipedia: Arnold Wesker · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1930
Robert Bateman, Canadian naturalist and painter Wikipedia: Robert Bateman (painter) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1928
William Trevor, Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer (died 2016) Wikipedia: William Trevor · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1926
Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor and screenwriter (died 2025) Wikipedia: Stanley Baxter · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1925
Carmine Infantino, American illustrator and educator (died 2013) Wikipedia: Carmine Infantino · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1925
Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director (died 1994) Wikipedia: Mai Zetterling · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1924
Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter (died 2022) Wikipedia: Philip Pearlstein · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1922
Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (died 1986) Wikipedia: Siobhán McKenna · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1921
Gertraud Gruber, German beautician and businesswoman (died 2022) Wikipedia: Gertraud Gruber · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1918
Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (died 1997) Wikipedia: Coleman Young · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1917
Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (died 2013) Wikipedia: Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1916
Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (died 2002) Wikipedia: Roden Cutler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1914
Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (died 1986) Wikipedia: Lilli Palmer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1913
Joe Abreu, American baseball player and soldier (died 1993) Wikipedia: Joe Abreu · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1910
Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (died 1983) Wikipedia: Jimmy Demaret · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1909
Wilbur Mills, American banker and politician (died 1992) Wikipedia: Wilbur Mills · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1905
George Nakashima, American woodworker and architect (died 1990) Wikipedia: George Nakashima · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1905
Mikhail Sholokhov, Russian novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984) Wikipedia: Mikhail Sholokhov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 117 languages
1904
Chūhei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist (died 1997) Wikipedia: Chūhei Nambu · 24 languages
1902
Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (died 1954) Wikipedia: Lionel Conacher · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1902
Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor (died 2004) Wikipedia: Sylvia Daoust · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1901
José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 1968) Wikipedia: José Nasazzi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1900
Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (died 1984) Wikipedia: Eduardo De Filippo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1899
Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (died 1938) Wikipedia: Suzanne Lenglen · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1899
Henri Michaux, Belgian-French poet and painter (died 1984) Wikipedia: Henri Michaux · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1895
Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., American publisher, founded Advance Publications (died 1979) Wikipedia: Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1893
Walter Baade, German astronomer (died 1960) Wikipedia: Walter Baade · 59 languages
1892
Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, American author and educator (died 1958) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Foreman Lewis · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1891
William F. Albright, American archaeologist, philologist, and scholar (died 1971) Wikipedia: William F. Albright · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1887
Mick Mannock, Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1918) Wikipedia: Mick Mannock · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1886
Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor (died 1979) Wikipedia: Paul Paray · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1879
H. B. Reese, American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (died 1956) Wikipedia: H. B. Reese · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1878
Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American psychologist and engineer (died 1972) Wikipedia: Lillian Moller Gilbreth · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1875
Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (died 1961) Wikipedia: Robert Garrett · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1874
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (died 1878) Wikipedia: Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1870
Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and judge (died 1938) Wikipedia: Benjamin N. Cardozo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1870
Jan Smuts, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (died 1950) Wikipedia: Jan Smuts · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1868
Charlie Taylor, American engineer and mechanic (died 1956) Wikipedia: Charlie Taylor (mechanic) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1863
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (died 1938) Wikipedia: George Grey Barnard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1861
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1940) Wikipedia: Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1855
Arthur Wing Pinero, English actor, director, and playwright (died 1934) Wikipedia: Arthur Wing Pinero · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1830
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (died 1897) Wikipedia: Alexei Savrasov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1819
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (died 1901) Wikipedia: Queen Victoria · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 176 languages
1816
Emanuel Leutze, German-American painter (died 1868) Wikipedia: Emanuel Leutze · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1810
Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (died 1874) Wikipedia: Abraham Geiger · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1803
Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist and paleontologist (died 1866) Wikipedia: Alexander von Nordmann · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1794
William Whewell, English priest and philosopher (died 1866) Wikipedia: William Whewell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1789
Cathinka Buchwieser, German operatic singer and actress (died 1828) Wikipedia: Cathinka Buchwieser · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1743
Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician (died 1793) Wikipedia: Jean-Paul Marat · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
1689
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1769) Wikipedia: Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1686
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale (died 1736) Wikipedia: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
1671
Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1737) Wikipedia: Gian Gastone de' Medici · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 33 languages
1669
Emerentia von Düben, Swedish royal favorite (died 1743) Wikipedia: Emerentia von Düben · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1628
Marek Sobieski, Polish noble (died 1652) Wikipedia: Marek Sobieski (1628–1652) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1616
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland (died 1682) Wikipedia: John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1576
Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier (died 1635) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1544
William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1603) Wikipedia: William Gilbert (physicist) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
1522
John Jewel, English bishop (died 1571) Wikipedia: John Jewel · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1494
Pontormo, Italian painter (died 1557) Wikipedia: Pontormo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1335
Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary (died 1349) Wikipedia: Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
15 BC
Germanicus, Roman general (died 19) Wikipedia: Germanicus · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 61 languages

Deaths

2025
Gary Pierce, English footballer (born 1951) Wikipedia: Gary Pierce (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2024
Doug Ingle, American musician (born 1945) Wikipedia: Doug Ingle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2024
Kabosu, Japanese dog and Internet meme celebrity (born 2005) Wikipedia: Kabosu (dog) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2023
Tina Turner, American-Swiss rock and pop singer, dancer, actress and author (born 1939) Wikipedia: Tina Turner · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 112 languages
2018
John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, English gaming commentator and critic (born 1984) Wikipedia: TotalBiscuit · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2018
Gudrun Burwitz, daughter of Margarete Himmler and Heinrich Himmler (born 1929) Wikipedia: Gudrun Burwitz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
2015
Dean Carroll, English rugby player (born 1962) Wikipedia: Dean Carroll · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2015
Kenneth Jacobs, Australian lawyer and judge (born 1917) Wikipedia: Kenneth Jacobs (judge) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2015
Tanith Lee, English author (born 1947) Wikipedia: Tanith Lee · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
2014
David Allen, English cricketer (born 1935) Wikipedia: David Allen (cricketer) · 8 languages
2014
Stormé DeLarverie, known as the "Rosa Parks of the lesbian community" (born 1920) Wikipedia: Stormé DeLarverie · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2014
Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, Iranian businessman (born 1969) Wikipedia: Mahafarid Amir Khosravi · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2014
Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (born 1927) Wikipedia: Knowlton Nash · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2014
John Vasconcellos, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (born 1932) Wikipedia: John Vasconcellos · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2013
Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (born 1929) Wikipedia: Helmut Braunlich · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2013
Ron Davies, Welsh footballer (born 1942) Wikipedia: Ron Davies (footballer, born 1942) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2013
Gotthard Graubner, German painter (born 1930) Wikipedia: Gotthard Graubner · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2013
Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (born 1931) Wikipedia: Haynes Johnson · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2013
Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (born 1925) Wikipedia: Pyotr Todorovsky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
2012
Klaas Carel Faber, Dutch-German SS officer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Klaas Carel Faber · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2012
Kathi Kamen Goldmark, American journalist and author (born 1948) Wikipedia: Kathi Kamen Goldmark · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2012
Jacqueline Harpman, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (born 1929) Wikipedia: Jacqueline Harpman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2012
Juan Francisco Lombardo, Argentinian footballer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Francisco Lombardo · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2012
Lee Rich, American production manager and producer (born 1918) Wikipedia: Lee Rich · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2011
Huguette Clark, American heiress, painter, and philanthropist (born 1906) Wikipedia: Huguette Clark · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2011
Hakim Ali Zardari, Indian-Pakistani businessman and politician (born 1930) Wikipedia: Hakim Ali Zardari · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2010
Ray Alan, English ventriloquist, actor, and screenwriter (born 1930) Wikipedia: Ray Alan · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2010
Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (born 1972) Wikipedia: Paul Gray (American musician) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2010
Raymond V. Haysbert, American businessman and activist (born 1920) Wikipedia: Raymond V. Haysbert · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2010
Petr Muk, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1965) Wikipedia: Petr Muk · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2010
Anneliese Rothenberger, German soprano and actress (born 1926) Wikipedia: Anneliese Rothenberger · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2009
Jay Bennett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1963) Wikipedia: Jay Bennett · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2008
Dick Martin, American actor, comedian, and director (born 1922) Wikipedia: Dick Martin · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2008
Jimmy McGriff, American organist and bandleader (born 1936) Wikipedia: Jimmy McGriff · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2008
Andrew Stephen Wilson, British-American astronomer (born 1947) Wikipedia: Andrew Stephen Wilson · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2006
Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (born 1915) Wikipedia: Henry Bumstead · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2006
Claude Piéplu, French actor (born 1923) Wikipedia: Claude Piéplu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2005
Carl Amery, German activist and author (born 1922) Wikipedia: Carl Amery · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2005
Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (born 1913) Wikipedia: Arthur Haulot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2005
Guy Tardif, Canadian academic and politician (born 1935) Wikipedia: Guy Tardif · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2004
Henry Ries, German-American photographer (born 1917) Wikipedia: Henry Ries · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2004
Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (born 1913) Wikipedia: Milton Shulman · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2004
Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (born 1900) Wikipedia: Edward Wagenknecht · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2003
Rachel Kempson, English actress (born 1910) Wikipedia: Rachel Kempson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
2002
Wallace Markfield, American author (born 1926) Wikipedia: Wallace Markfield · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2000
Kurt Schork, American journalist and scholar (born 1947) Wikipedia: Kurt Schork · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2000
Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (born 1919) Wikipedia: Majrooh Sultanpuri · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1997
Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (born 1923) Wikipedia: Edward Mulhare · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1996
Thomas F. Connolly, American admiral (born 1909) Wikipedia: Thomas F. Connolly · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1996
Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (born 1934) Wikipedia: Enrique Álvarez Félix · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1996
Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (born 1908) Wikipedia: Joseph Mitchell (writer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1995
Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1916) Wikipedia: Harold Wilson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 94 languages
1992
Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese race car driver (born 1956) Wikipedia: Hitoshi Ogawa · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1991
Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944) Wikipedia: Gene Clark · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1990
Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (born 1910) Wikipedia: Arthur Villeneuve · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1988
Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (born 1909) Wikipedia: Freddie Frith · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1984
Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter and businessman, founded WWE (born 1914) Wikipedia: Vincent J. McMahon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1981
Herbert Müller, Swiss race car driver (born 1940) Wikipedia: Herbert Müller (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1979
Ernest Bullock, English organist, composer, and educator (born 1890) Wikipedia: Ernest Bullock · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1976
Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (born 1923) Wikipedia: Denise Pelletier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1974
Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (born 1899) Wikipedia: Duke Ellington · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
1965
Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (born 1908) Wikipedia: Sonny Boy Williamson II · 25 languages
1963
Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1918) Wikipedia: Elmore James · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1959
John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (born 1888) Wikipedia: John Foster Dulles · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1958
Frank Rowe, Australian public servant (born 1895) Wikipedia: Frank Rowe (public servant) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1956
Martha Annie Whiteley, English chemist and mathematician (born 1866) Wikipedia: Martha Annie Whiteley · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1951
Thomas N. Heffron, American actor, director, screenwriter (born 1872) Wikipedia: Thomas N. Heffron · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1950
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (born 1883) Wikipedia: Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1949
Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect, designed Lenin's Mausoleum and Moscow Kazanskaya railway station (born 1873) Wikipedia: Alexei Shchusev · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1948
Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1885) Wikipedia: Jacques Feyder · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1945
Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal and pilot (born 1892) Wikipedia: Robert Ritter von Greim · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1941
Lancelot Holland, English admiral (born 1887) Wikipedia: Lancelot Holland · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1939
Fanny Searls, American biologist (born 1851) Wikipedia: Fanny Searls · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1929
Nikolai von Meck, Russian engineer (born 1863) Wikipedia: Nikolai von Meck · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1923
Rolf Skår, Norwegian engineer (born 1941) Wikipedia: Rolf Skår · 3 languages
1919
Amado Nervo, Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (born 1870) Wikipedia: Amado Nervo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1915
John Condon, Irish-English soldier (born 1896) Wikipedia: John Condon (British Army soldier) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1908
Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (born 1821) Wikipedia: Old Tom Morris · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1901
Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (born 1824) Wikipedia: Louis-Zéphirin Moreau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1881
Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (born 1805) Wikipedia: Samuel Palmer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1879
William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (born 1805) Wikipedia: William Lloyd Garrison · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1872
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (born 1794) Wikipedia: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1861
Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (born 1837) Wikipedia: Elmer E. Ellsworth · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1848
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (born 1797) Wikipedia: Annette von Droste-Hülshoff · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1843
Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (born 1765) Wikipedia: Sylvestre François Lacroix · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1806
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (born 1723) Wikipedia: John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1792
George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (born 1718) Wikipedia: George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1734
Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (born 1660) Wikipedia: Georg Ernst Stahl · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 34 languages
1665
Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (born 1602) Wikipedia: Mary of Jesus of Ágreda · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1632
Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (born 1553) Wikipedia: Robert Hues · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1627
Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (born 1561) Wikipedia: Luis de Góngora · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 64 languages
1612
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1563) Wikipedia: Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (born 1473) Wikipedia: Nicolaus Copernicus · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 214 languages
1456
Ambroise de Loré, French commander (born 1396) Wikipedia: Ambroise de Loré · 3 languages
1425
Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (born 1362) Wikipedia: Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1408
Taejo of Joseon (born 1335) Wikipedia: Taejo of Joseon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1351
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman, Moroccan sultan (born 1297) Wikipedia: Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Uthman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1201
Theobald III, Count of Champagne (born 1179) Wikipedia: Theobald III of Champagne · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1153
David I of Scotland (born 1083) Wikipedia: David I of Scotland · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1136
Hugues de Payens, first Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born c. 1070) Wikipedia: Hugues de Payens · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1089
Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury Wikipedia: Lanfranc · 29 languages
688
Ségéne, bishop of Armagh (born c. 610) Wikipedia: Ségéne · 1 language

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