December 1: what happened on this day in history

Events on December 1 include:

Two Boeing 727s, TWA Flight 514 and Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, crashed in the eastern United States in unrelated circumstances, killing 95 people on board both aircraft (1974)
Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II (1969)
The Pit, one of U.S. college basketball's premier arenas, opened on the campus of the University of New Mexico (1966)

This page gathers 70 events, 221 births and 118 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 800 to 2020.

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Events · United States

1974
Two Boeing 727s, TWA Flight 514 and Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, crashed in the eastern United States in unrelated circumstances, killing 95 people on board both aircraft. Wikipedia: Boeing 727 · ✓ 3 WikipediasArchive: Genf, Flughafen, Flugzeugmodell Boeing 727 — Media library of Art and Visual History of Humboldt University of Berlin · Europeana
1969
Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II. Wikipedia: Vietnam War draft
1966
The Pit, one of U.S. college basketball's premier arenas, opened on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Wikipedia: The Pit (arena)
1964
Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam. Wikipedia: Vietnam War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1955
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. Wikipedia: Rosa Parks · ✓ 5 WikipediasArchive: Rosa 'Parks' Yellow Tea-scented China' — Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste · Europeana
1953
American men's magazine Playboy was founded in Chicago by Hugh Hefner and his associates. Wikipedia: Playboy · ✓ 3 WikipediasArchive: Regele playboy — Costache Sturza Library · Europeana
1941
The Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, was founded. Wikipedia: Civil Air Patrol
1941
World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives his tacit approval to the decision of the imperial council to initiate war against the United States. Wikipedia: Hirohito · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1924
The National Hockey League's first United States–based franchise, the Boston Bruins, plays their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility. Wikipedia: National Hockey League
1900
Nicaragua sells canal rights to U.S. for $5 million. The canal agreement fails in March 1901. Great Britain rejects the amended treaty.
1865
Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina. Wikipedia: Shaw University
1862
American Civil War: In his second State of the Union Address, President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1824
United States presidential election: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Wikipedia: 1824 United States presidential election

Around the world

2020
The Arecibo Telescope collapses. Wikipedia: Arecibo Telescope · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2019
Vivianne Miedema scored six goals and had four assists for Arsenal W.F.C. in their 11–1 victory over Bristol City W.F.C., which broke the record for the most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match. Wikipedia: Vivianne Miedema
2019
The outbreak of coronavirus infection begins in Wuhan. Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2018
The Oulu Police informed the public about the first offence of the much larger child sexual exploitation in Oulu, Finland. Wikipedia: Oulu child sexual exploitation scandal
2011
The Alma-Ata Metro was opened. Wikipedia: Almaty Metro
2009
The Treaty of Lisbon entered into force in the European Union. Wikipedia: Treaty of Lisbon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2006
The law on same-sex marriage comes into force in South Africa, legalizing same-sex marriage for the first time on the African continent. Wikipedia: Same-sex marriage in South Africa
2005
As a result of the merger of the Perm Oblast and the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, a new subject of the Russian Federation, the Perm Krai, was created. Wikipedia: Perm Oblast
2001
The United Russia political party was founded. Wikipedia: United Russia
2000
Vicente Fox Quesada is inaugurated as the president of Mexico, marking the first peaceful transfer of executive federal power to an opposing political party following a free and democratic election in Mexico's history. Wikipedia: Vicente Fox · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1997
In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacks the CPI (ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people. Wikipedia: Bihar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1997
Fourteen-year-old Michael Carneal opens fire at a group of students in Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, killing three and injuring five. Wikipedia: 1997 Heath High School shooting
1991
A referendum held to ratify the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine passed with more than 92 percent of the vote. Wikipedia: 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1990
Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed. Wikipedia: Channel Tunnel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1989
Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état. Wikipedia: 1989 Philippine coup attempt · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1989
Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state. Wikipedia: Cold War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1988
Five armed men hijacked a bus carrying schoolchildren and a teacher in Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz, Russia), and were later given an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft and ransom for the release of the hostages. Wikipedia: 1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking
1988
World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states. Wikipedia: World AIDS Day · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1988
Benazir Bhutto, is named as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first female leader to lead a Muslim nation. Wikipedia: Benazir Bhutto · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1984
NASA conducts the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes. Wikipedia: NASA · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1981
Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, crashes in Corsica, killing all 180 people on board. Wikipedia: Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1973
Papua New Guinea gains self-government from Australia. Wikipedia: Papua New Guinea · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1971
A period of political and economic reforms in the Socialist Republic of Croatia came to an end as the League of Communists of Yugoslavia decided to purge the state's reformist leadership. Wikipedia: Croatian Spring · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1971
Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray. Wikipedia: Cambodian Civil War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1966
The first Gävle goat, a Swedish Yule goat tradition, was constructed in Gävle and then burned to the ground on New Year's Eve. Wikipedia: Gävle goat
1963
Nagaland, became the 16th state of India. Wikipedia: Nagaland · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1960
Patrice Lumumba is arrested by Mobutu Sese Seko's men on the banks of the Sankuru River, for inciting the army to rebellion. Wikipedia: Patrice Lumumba
1959
Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, banning military activity in the Antarctic and setting the continent aside as a scientific preserve. Wikipedia: Antarctic Treaty System · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1958
The musical Flower Drum Song by Rodgers and Hammerstein premiered on Broadway. Wikipedia: Flower Drum Song
1958
The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union. Wikipedia: Central African Republic · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1958
The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns. Wikipedia: Our Lady of the Angels School fire · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1952
The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery. Wikipedia: New York Daily News · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1948
In "one of Australia's most profound mysteries", the body of an unidentified man was found on Somerton beach in Adelaide, a case which remains unsolved. Wikipedia: Somerton Man · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1939
World War II: A day after the beginning of the Winter War in Finland, the Cajander III Cabinet resigns and is replaced by the Ryti I Cabinet, while the Finnish Parliament move from Helsinki to Kauhajoki to escape the Soviet airstrikes. Wikipedia: World War II
1939
The Soviet Union establishes the Finnish Democratic Republic puppet state in Terijoki. Wikipedia: Finnish Democratic Republic
1934
Soviet politician Sergei Kirov was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad. Wikipedia: Sergei Kirov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1924
A Soviet-backed communist 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt fails in Estonia. Wikipedia: 1924 Estonian coup attempt
1923
The Gleno Dam in the Italian province of Bergamo failed due to poor workmanship, flooding the downstream valley and killing at least 356 people. Wikipedia: Gleno Dam · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1919
Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament (MP) to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.) Wikipedia: Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1918
With the signing of the Act of Union, Denmark recognized the Kingdom of Iceland as a fully sovereign state in personal union through a common monarch. Wikipedia: Danish–Icelandic Act of Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1918
Transylvania unites with Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28) and thus concluding the Great Union. Wikipedia: Transylvania · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1918
The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed. Wikipedia: Kingdom of Yugoslavia · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1916
An armed confrontation in Athens between the Kingdom of Greece and the Allied Powers, arising from a dispute over Greece's neutrality in World War I, followed by reprisals and riots against Greek supporters of the Allies marking the height of the National Schism. Wikipedia: Noemvriana
1913
The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation. Wikipedia: Buenos Aires Underground · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1913
Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece. Wikipedia: Crete · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1878
President Rutherford B. Hayes gets the first telephone installed in the White House. Wikipedia: Rutherford B. Hayes
1834
Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. Wikipedia: Cape Colony · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1828
Returning to Buenos Aires with troops who fought in the Cisplatine War, Juan Lavalle (pictured) deposed provincial governor Manuel Dorrego, reigniting the Argentine Civil Wars. Wikipedia: Cisplatine War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1822
Pedro I was crowned the first emperor of Brazil, seven weeks after his reign began on his 24th birthday. Wikipedia: Pedro I of Brazil · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1821
José Núñez de Cáceres wins the independence of the Dominican Republic from Spain and names the new territory the Republic of Spanish Haiti. Wikipedia: José Núñez de Cáceres · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1800
French Revolutionary Wars: Austrian forces, led by Archduke John of Austria, defeated two divisions of the French First Republic, led by Paul Grenier, at the Battle of Ampfing. Wikipedia: French Revolutionary Wars
1768
The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya in Norway. Wikipedia: Slave ship · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1662
Diarist John Evelyn records skating on the frozen lake in St James's Park, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine. Wikipedia: John Evelyn
1640
End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty. Wikipedia: Iberian Union · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1577
English Courtiers Christopher Hatton and Thomas Heneage are knighted by Queen Elizabeth I. Wikipedia: Christopher Hatton
1420
Henry V of England enters Paris alongside his father-in-law King Charles VI of France. Wikipedia: Henry V of England · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
800
A council is convened in the Vatican, at which Charlemagne is to judge the accusations against Pope Leo III. Wikipedia: Apostolic Palace · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

World days

World AIDS Day, and its related observances: Day Without Art Wikipedia: Day Without Art

Technology

1913
The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation. Wikipedia: Buenos Aires Underground · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

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Science

2020
The Arecibo Telescope collapses. Wikipedia: Arecibo Telescope · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1984
NASA conducts the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes. Wikipedia: NASA · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1959
Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, banning military activity in the Antarctic and setting the continent aside as a scientific preserve. Wikipedia: Antarctic Treaty System · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

Today's news: Science ›

Business

1971
A period of political and economic reforms in the Socialist Republic of Croatia came to an end as the League of Communists of Yugoslavia decided to purge the state's reformist leadership. Wikipedia: Croatian Spring · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

Today's news: Business ›

Sport

1966
The Pit, one of U.S. college basketball's premier arenas, opened on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Wikipedia: The Pit (arena)

Today's news: Sport ›

Culture

1958
The musical Flower Drum Song by Rodgers and Hammerstein premiered on Broadway. Wikipedia: Flower Drum Song

Today's news: Culture ›

Births

2008
Ella Gross, American singer, model and actress Wikipedia: Ella Gross
2003
Robert Irwin, Australian conservationist and television personality Wikipedia: Robert Irwin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2001
Carole Monnet, French tennis player Wikipedia: Carole Monnet
1999
Lloyd Pope, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Lloyd Pope
1999
Nico Schlotterbeck, German footballer Wikipedia: Nico Schlotterbeck · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1997
Sada Williams, Barbadian sprinter Wikipedia: Sada Williams
1997
Jung Chae-yeon, South Korean actress and singer Wikipedia: Jung Chae-yeon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1995
Agnė Čepelytė, Lithuanian tennis player Wikipedia: Agnė Čepelytė
1995
Jenna Fife, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Jenna Fife
1995
James Wilson, English footballer Wikipedia: James Wilson (footballer, born 1995) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1994
Seedy Njie, English footballer Wikipedia: Seedy Njie (footballer)
1993
Beau Webster, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Beau Webster
1992
Masahudu Alhassan, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia: Masahudu Alhassan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1992
Javier Báez, Puerto Rican baseball player Wikipedia: Javier Báez
1992
Linos Chrysikopoulos, Greek basketball player Wikipedia: Linos Chrysikopoulos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1992
Gary Payton II, American basketball player Wikipedia: Gary Payton II
1992
Marco van Ginkel, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Marco van Ginkel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1991
Rakeem Christmas, American basketball player Wikipedia: Rakeem Christmas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1991
Hilda Melander, Swedish tennis player Wikipedia: Hilda Melander
1991
Sun Yang, Chinese swimmer Wikipedia: Sun Yang · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1990
Tomáš Tatar, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Tomáš Tatar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1989
Sotelúm, Mexican trumpet player, composer, and producer Wikipedia: Sotelúm
1988
Tyler Joseph, American musician and singer Wikipedia: Tyler Joseph · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1988
Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model Wikipedia: Zoë Kravitz · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1988
Dan Mavraides, Greek-American basketball player Wikipedia: Dan Mavraides
1988
Michael Raffl, Austrian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Michael Raffl
1987
Tabarie Henry, Virgin Islander sprinter Wikipedia: Tabarie Henry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1987
Vance Joy, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Vance Joy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1986
DeSean Jackson, American football player Wikipedia: DeSean Jackson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1985
Philip DeFranco, American media host and YouTube personality Wikipedia: Philip DeFranco
1985
Ilfenesh Hadera, American actress Wikipedia: Ilfenesh Hadera · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1985
Janelle Monáe, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Janelle Monáe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1985
Emiliano Viviano, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Emiliano Viviano · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1984
Charles Michael Davis, American actor Wikipedia: Charles Michael Davis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1984
Yolandi Visser, South African rapper and actress Wikipedia: Yolandi Visser · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper Wikipedia: Riz Ahmed · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1982
Christos Kalantzis, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Christos Kalantzis
1982
Christos Melissis, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Christos Melissis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1981
Park Hyo-shin, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia: Park Hyo-shin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1981
I Made Wirawan, Indonesian footballer Wikipedia: I Made Wirawan
1980
Iftikhar Anjum, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia: Iftikhar Anjum
1980
Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer and politician Wikipedia: Mohammad Kaif
1980
Mubarak Hassan Shami, Kenyan-Qatari runner Wikipedia: Mubarak Hassan Shami · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1980
Gianna Terzi, Greek singer Wikipedia: Yianna Terzi
1979
Stephanie Brown Trafton, American discus thrower Wikipedia: Stephanie Brown Trafton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1979
Ryan Malone, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Ryan Malone · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1979
Richard James, Jamaican sprinter Wikipedia: Richard James (sprinter, born 1979)
1978
Mat Kearney, American musician Wikipedia: Mat Kearney
1977
Brad Delson, American guitarist and producer Wikipedia: Brad Delson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1977
Sophie Guillemin, French actress Wikipedia: Sophie Guillemin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1977
Lee McKenzie, Scottish journalist Wikipedia: Lee McKenzie
1977
Nate Torrence, American actor and comedian Wikipedia: Nate Torrence · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1976
Tomasz Adamek, Polish boxer Wikipedia: Tomasz Adamek · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1976
Laura Ling, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Laura Ling · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1976
Dean O'Gorman, New Zealand actor, artist, and photographer Wikipedia: Dean O'Gorman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1976
Matthew Shepard, American hate crime victim (died 1998) Wikipedia: Matthew Shepard · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1976
Evangelos Sklavos, Greek basketball player Wikipedia: Vangelis Sklavos
1975
Matt Fraction, American author Wikipedia: Matt Fraction · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1975
Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboard player and producer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Ikey Owens
1975
Thomas Schie, Norwegian racing driver and sportscaster Wikipedia: Thomas Schie
1975
Farah Shah, Pakistani actress and host Wikipedia: Farah Shah
1975
Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer Wikipedia: Sophia Skou
1974
Costinha, Portuguese footballer and manager Wikipedia: Costinha · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1973
Steve Gibb, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Steve Gibb
1972
Stanton Barrett, American race car driver and stuntman Wikipedia: Stanton Barrett · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1972
Bart Millard, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Bart Millard
1971
Christian Pescatori, Italian race car driver Wikipedia: Christian Pescatori · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1971
Mika Pohjola, Finnish-American pianist and composer Wikipedia: Mika Pohjola
1971
John Schlimm, American author and educator Wikipedia: John Schlimm
1970
Golden Brooks, American actress Wikipedia: Golden Brooks · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1970
Jonathan Coulton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Jonathan Coulton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1970
Kirk Rueter, American baseball player Wikipedia: Kirk Rueter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1970
Sarah Silverman, American comedian, actress, and singer Wikipedia: Sarah Silverman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1970
Tisha Waller, American high jumper and educator Wikipedia: Tisha Waller · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1969
Richard Carrier, American author and blogger Wikipedia: Richard Carrier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1968
Justin Chadwick, English actor and director Wikipedia: Justin Chadwick · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1968
Sarah Fitzgerald, Australian squash player Wikipedia: Sarah Fitz-Gerald · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1968
Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer Wikipedia: Anders Holmertz · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1967
Nestor Carbonell, American actor Wikipedia: Néstor Carbonell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1967
Reggie Sanders, American baseball player Wikipedia: Reggie Sanders
1966
Andrew Adamson, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Andrew Adamson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1966
Katherine LaNasa, American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer Wikipedia: Katherine LaNasa · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1966
Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Larry Walker · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1965
Henry Honiball, South African rugby player Wikipedia: Henry Honiball · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1965
Magnifico, Slovenian singer Wikipedia: Magnifico (musician)
1964
Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer (died 2024) Wikipedia: Salvatore Schillaci · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1964
Jo Walton, Welsh-Canadian author and poet Wikipedia: Jo Walton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1963
Marco Greco, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia: Marco Greco · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1963
Nathalie Lambert, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia: Nathalie Lambert · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1963
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician Wikipedia: Arjuna Ranatunga
1962
Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia: Sylvie Daigle · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1962
Pamela McGee, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Pamela McGee · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1961
Safra Catz, Israeli-American businesswoman and boss of Oracle Wikipedia: Safra Catz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1961
Raymond E. Goldstein, American biophysicist and academic Wikipedia: Raymond E. Goldstein
1961
Jeremy Northam, English actor Wikipedia: Jeremy Northam · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1960
Carol Alt, American model and actress Wikipedia: Carol Alt · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1960
Jane Turner, Australian actress and producer Wikipedia: Jane Turner
1959
Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia: Wally Lewis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1958
Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and manager Wikipedia: Javier Aguirre · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1958
Candace Bushnell, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Candace Bushnell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1958
Alberto Cova, Italian runner Wikipedia: Alberto Cova · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1958
Gary Peters, American politician Wikipedia: Gary Peters · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1958
Charlene Tilton, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Charlene Tilton · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1957
Chris Poland, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Chris Poland · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1957
Deep Roy, Kenyan-British actor Wikipedia: Deep Roy · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1957
Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2011) Wikipedia: Vesta Williams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1956
Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (died 2022) Wikipedia: Julee Cruise · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1955
Veikko Aaltonen, Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Veikko Aaltonen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1955
Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress (died 2021) Wikipedia: Verónica Forqué · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1955
Udit Narayan, Indian playback singer Wikipedia: Udit Narayan
1955
Pat Spillane, Irish footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Pat Spillane · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1954
Judith Hackitt, English chemist and engineer Wikipedia: Judith Hackitt
1954
François Van der Elst, Belgian footballer (died 2017) Wikipedia: François Van der Elst · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1952
Stephen Poliakoff, English director, producer, and playwright Wikipedia: Stephen Poliakoff · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1952
Rick Scott, American politician and businessman Wikipedia: Rick Scott · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1951
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov, Bulgarian cosmonaut Wikipedia: Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1951
Obba Babatundé, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia: Obba Babatundé · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1951
Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 1987) Wikipedia: Jaco Pastorius · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1951
Nozipho Schroeder, South African lawn bowler Wikipedia: Nozipho Schroeder
1951
Treat Williams, American actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Treat Williams · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1950
Manju Bansal, Indian biologist and academic Wikipedia: Manju Bansal
1950
Ross Hannaford, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016) Wikipedia: Ross Hannaford
1950
Filippos Petsalnikos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice (died 2020) Wikipedia: Filippos Petsalnikos
1949
Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist (died 1993) Wikipedia: Pablo Escobar · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1949
Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and politician, 35th President of Chile (died 2024) Wikipedia: Sebastián Piñera · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1948
Geraint Davies, Welsh politician Wikipedia: Geraint Davies (Plaid Cymru politician)
1948
George Foster, American baseball player and radio host Wikipedia: George Foster (baseball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1948
Sarfraz Nawaz, Pakistani cricketer and politician Wikipedia: Sarfraz Nawaz
1948
John Roskelley, American mountaineer and author Wikipedia: John Roskelley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1948
Neil Warnock, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Neil Warnock · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1948
N. T. Wright, English bishop and scholar Wikipedia: N. T. Wright · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1948
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Nigerian civil servant and politician, Governor of Kaduna State (died 2012) Wikipedia: Patrick Yakowa · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1947
Alain Bashung, French singer-songwriter and actor (died 2009) Wikipedia: Alain Bashung · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1947
Bob Fulton, English-Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021) Wikipedia: Bob Fulton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1946
Jonathan Katz, American comedian and actor Wikipedia: Jonathan Katz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1946
Kemal Kurspahić, Bosnian journalist and author (died 2021) Wikipedia: Kemal Kurspahić
1946
Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia: Gilbert O'Sullivan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1945
Ásta B. Þorsteinsdóttir, Icelandic politician Wikipedia: Ásta B. Þorsteinsdóttir
1945
Lyle Bien, American vice admiral in the United States Navy Wikipedia: Lyle Bien
1945
Bette Midler, American singer-songwriter, actress and producer Wikipedia: Bette Midler · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1944
Eric Bloom, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Eric Bloom · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1944
John Densmore, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia: John Densmore · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1944
Tahar Ben Jelloun, Moroccan author and poet Wikipedia: Tahar Ben Jelloun · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1943
Kenny Moore, American runner and journalist (died 2022) Wikipedia: Kenny Moore (runner) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1942
Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egyptian politician, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia: Mohamed Kamel Amr · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1942
John Crowley, American author and academic Wikipedia: John Crowley (author) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1942
Ross Edwards, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Ross Edwards (cricketer)
1940
Mike Denness, Scottish cricketer and referee (died 2013) Wikipedia: Mike Denness
1940
Jerry Lawson, American electronic engineer and inventor (died 2011) Wikipedia: Jerry Lawson (engineer)
1940
Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005) Wikipedia: Richard Pryor · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1939
Lee Trevino, American golfer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Lee Trevino · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1938
Sandy Nelson, American rock and roll drummer (died 2022) Wikipedia: Sandy Nelson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1937
Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano and actress (died 2005) Wikipedia: Muriel Costa-Greenspon
1937
Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic (died 2021) Wikipedia: Gordon Crosse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1937
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, President of Latvia Wikipedia: Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1936
Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence (died 2014) Wikipedia: Igor Rodionov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1935
Sola Sierra, Chilean human rights activist (died 1999) Wikipedia: Sola Sierra
1934
Billy Paul, American soul singer (died 2016) Wikipedia: Billy Paul · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1933
Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2006) Wikipedia: Lou Rawls · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1933
Violette Verdy, French ballerina (died 2016) Wikipedia: Violette Verdy · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1931
George Maxwell Richards, Trinidadian politician, 4th President of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2018) Wikipedia: George Maxwell Richards · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1930
Marie Bashir, Australian psychiatrist, academic, and politician, 37th Governor of New South Wales (died 2026) Wikipedia: Marie Bashir · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1930
Joachim Hoffmann, German historian and author (died 2002) Wikipedia: Joachim Hoffmann · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1929
David Doyle, American actor (died 1997) Wikipedia: David Doyle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1928
Malachi Throne, American actor (died 2013) Wikipedia: Malachi Throne · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1927
Micheline Bernardini, French dancer and model Wikipedia: Micheline Bernardini · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1926
Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Antonia Brenner
1926
Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2018) Wikipedia: Allyn Ann McLerie · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1926
Keith Michell, Australian actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Keith Michell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1925
Martin Rodbell, American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998) Wikipedia: Martin Rodbell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1924
Masao Horiba, Japanese businessman, founded Horiba (died 2015) Wikipedia: Masao Horiba · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1923
Dick Shawn, American actor (died 1987) Wikipedia: Dick Shawn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1923
Stansfield Turner, American admiral and academic, 12th Director of Central Intelligence (died 2018) Wikipedia: Stansfield Turner · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1922
Vsevolod Bobrov, Russian ice hockey player, footballer, and manager (died 1979) Wikipedia: Vsevolod Bobrov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1920
Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, Japanese priest, 1st Bishop of Naha (died 2014) Wikipedia: Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami
1917
Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager (died 2011) Wikipedia: Marty Marion
1916
Wan Li, Chinese educator and politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 2015) Wikipedia: Wan Li · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1913
Mary Martin, American actress and singer (died 1990) Wikipedia: Mary Martin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1912
Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (died 2010) Wikipedia: Billy Raimondi
1912
Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (died 1986) Wikipedia: Minoru Yamasaki · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1911
Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (died 1984) Wikipedia: Walter Alston · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1911
Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (died 1999) Wikipedia: Calvin Griffith
1910
Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Alicia Markova · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1905
Alex Wilson, Canadian sprinter and coach (died 1994) Wikipedia: Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1903
Nikolai Voznesensky, Soviet economic planner, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 1950) Wikipedia: Nikolai Voznesensky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1901
Ilona Fehér, Hungarian-Israeli violinist and educator (died 1988) Wikipedia: Ilona Fehér · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1900
Karna Maria Birmingham, Australian artist, illustrator and print maker (died 1987) Wikipedia: Karna Birmingham
1898
Stuart Garson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Manitoba (died 1977) Wikipedia: Stuart Garson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1898
Cyril Ritchard, Australian-American actor and singer (died 1977) Wikipedia: Cyril Ritchard
1896
Georgy Zhukov, Russian general and politician, 2nd Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (died 1974) Wikipedia: Georgy Zhukov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1895
Henry Williamson, English farmer, soldier, and author (died 1977) Wikipedia: Henry Williamson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1894
Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral, Brazilian herpetologist (died 1982) Wikipedia: Afrânio do Amaral · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1886
Rex Stout, American detective novelist (died 1975) Wikipedia: Rex Stout · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1886
Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, 1st Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (died 1976) Wikipedia: Zhu De · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1884
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter and etcher (died 1976) Wikipedia: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1883
Henry Cadbury, American historian, scholar, and academic (died 1974) Wikipedia: Henry Cadbury · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1871
Archie MacLaren, English cricketer (died 1944) Wikipedia: Archie MacLaren · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1869
Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (died 1923) Wikipedia: Eligiusz Niewiadomski · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1855
John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (died 1943) Wikipedia: John Evans (Australian politician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1847
Julia A. Moore, American poet (died 1920) Wikipedia: Julia A. Moore
1846
Ledi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (died 1923) Wikipedia: Ledi Sayadaw · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1844
Alexandra of Denmark, Queen Consort of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Empress Consort of India (died 1925) Wikipedia: Alexandra of Denmark · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1805
9th Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader (died 1815) Wikipedia: 9th Dalai Lama
1800
Mihály Vörösmarty, Hungarian poet (died 1855) Wikipedia: Mihály Vörösmarty · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1792
Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and geometer (died 1856) Wikipedia: Nikolai Lobachevsky · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1761
Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (died 1850) Wikipedia: Marie Tussaud · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1743
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (died 1817) Wikipedia: Martin Heinrich Klaproth · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1716
Étienne Maurice Falconet, French sculptor (died 1791) Wikipedia: Étienne Maurice Falconet · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1709
Franz Xaver Richter, Czech composer, violinist, and conductor (died 1789) Wikipedia: Franz Xaver Richter · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1690
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (died 1764) Wikipedia: Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1580
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer and historian (died 1637) Wikipedia: Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1561
Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess consort of Pomerania-Wolgast (died 1631) Wikipedia: Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1561–1631) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1530
Bernardino Realino, Italian Jesuit (died 1616) Wikipedia: Bernardino Realino · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1525
Tadeáš Hájek, Czech medical doctor and astronomer (died 1600) Wikipedia: Tadeáš Hájek · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1521
Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyō (died 1573) Wikipedia: Takeda Shingen · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1443
Magdalena of France, French princess (died 1495) Wikipedia: Madeleine of Valois (1443–1495) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1438
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, son of Charles I (died 1503) Wikipedia: Peter II, Duke of Bourbon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1415
Jan Długosz, Polish historian (died 1480) Wikipedia: Jan Długosz · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1083
Anna Komnene, Byzantine medical doctor and scholar (died 1153) Wikipedia: Anna Komnene · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1081
Louis VI, French king (died 1137) Wikipedia: Louis VI of France · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
624
Hasan ibn Ali, the second Shia Imam (died 670) Wikipedia: Hasan ibn Ali

Deaths

2024
Terry Griffiths, Welsh snooker player and coach (born 1947) Wikipedia: Terry Griffiths · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2024
Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1941) Wikipedia: Ian Redpath
2023
Sandra Day O'Connor, first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1981–2006) (born 1930) Wikipedia: Sandra Day O'Connor · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2022
Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach (born 1938) Wikipedia: Gaylord Perry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2020
Arnie Robinson, American athlete (born 1948) Wikipedia: Arnie Robinson
2019
Paula Tilbrook, English actress (born 1930) Wikipedia: Paula Tilbrook
2018
Vivian Lynn, New Zealand artist (born 1931) Wikipedia: Vivian Lynn
2018
Ken Berry, American actor, dancer, and singer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Ken Berry · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2015
Rob Blokzijl, Dutch physicist and computer scientist (born 1943) Wikipedia: Rob Blokzijl · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2015
Joseph Engelberger, American physicist and engineer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Joseph Engelberger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2015
Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player (born 1930) Wikipedia: Jim Loscutoff · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2015
Trevor Obst, Australian footballer and coach (born 1940) Wikipedia: Trevor Obst
2014
Mario Abramovich, Argentinian violinist and composer (born 1926) Wikipedia: Mario Abramovich · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2014
Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (born 1938) Wikipedia: Dimitrios Trichopoulos
2014
Rocky Wood, New Zealand-Australian author (born 1959) Wikipedia: Rocky Wood
2013
Richard Coughlan, English drummer (born 1947) Wikipedia: Richard Coughlan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2013
Stirling Colgate, American physicist and academic (born 1925) Wikipedia: Stirling Colgate
2013
Edward Heffron, American soldier (born 1923) Wikipedia: Edward Heffron · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2013
Martin Sharp, Australian cartoonist and songwriter (born 1942) Wikipedia: Martin Sharp · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2012
Jovan Belcher, American football player (born 1987) Wikipedia: Jovan Belcher · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2012
Arthur Chaskalson, South African lawyer and judge, 18th Chief Justice of South Africa (born 1931) Wikipedia: Arthur Chaskalson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2012
Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (born 1948) Wikipedia: Rick Majerus
2012
Ed Price, American soldier, pilot, and politician (born 1918) Wikipedia: Ed Price (Florida politician)
2012
Israel Keyes, American serial killer (born 1978) Wikipedia: Israel Keyes
2011
Christa Wolf, German author and critic (born 1929) Wikipedia: Christa Wolf · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2010
Adriaan Blaauw, Dutch astronomer and academic (born 1914) Wikipedia: Adriaan Blaauw · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2010
Hillard Elkins, American actor and producer (born 1929) Wikipedia: Hillard Elkins · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2008
Paul Benedict, American actor (born 1938) Wikipedia: Paul Benedict · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2008
Joseph B. Wirthlin, American businessman and religious leader (born 1917) Wikipedia: Joseph B. Wirthlin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2007
Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player and footballer (born 1929) Wikipedia: Ken McGregor · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2007
Anton Rodgers, British actor (born 1933) Wikipedia: Anton Rodgers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2007
Ivo Rojnica, Croatian-Argentine war crimes suspect, businessman, diplomat, and intelligence agent (born 1915) Wikipedia: Ivo Rojnica
2006
Claude Jade, French actress (born 1948) Wikipedia: Claude Jade · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2006
Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (born 1937) Wikipedia: Bruce Trigger · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2005
Gust Avrakotos, American CIA officer (born 1938) Wikipedia: Gust Avrakotos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2005
Mary Hayley Bell, English actress and playwright (born 1911) Wikipedia: Mary Hayley Bell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2005
Freeman V. Horner, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1922) Wikipedia: Freeman V. Horner
2004
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (born 1911) Wikipedia: Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2004
Bill Brown, Scottish footballer (born 1931) Wikipedia: Bill Brown (footballer, born 1931) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2004
Norman Newell, English record producer and lyricist (born 1919) Wikipedia: Norman Newell
2003
Clark Kerr, American economist and academic (born 1911) Wikipedia: Clark Kerr
2003
Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder (born 1928) Wikipedia: Eugenio Monti · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2002
Edward L. Beach Jr., American captain and author (born 1918) Wikipedia: Edward L. Beach Jr. · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2002
Dave McNally, American baseball player (born 1942) Wikipedia: Dave McNally · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2001
Ellis R. Dungan, American director and producer (born 1909) Wikipedia: Ellis R. Dungan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1998
Janet Lewis, American poet and novelist (born 1899) Wikipedia: Janet Lewis
1997
Michel Bélanger, Canadian banker and businessman (born 1929) Wikipedia: Michel Bélanger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1997
Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (born 1908) Wikipedia: Stéphane Grappelli · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1997
Endicott Peabody, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (born 1920) Wikipedia: Endicott Peabody · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1996
Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (born 1928) Wikipedia: Peter Bronfman
1995
Hopper Levett, English cricketer (born 1908) Wikipedia: Hopper Levett
1995
Colin Tapley, New Zealand-English actor (born 1907) Wikipedia: Colin Tapley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1995
Maxwell R. Thurman, American general (born 1931) Wikipedia: Maxwell R. Thurman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1993
Ray Gillen, American singer-songwriter (born 1959) Wikipedia: Ray Gillen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1991
Pat O'Callaghan, Irish athlete (born 1906) Wikipedia: Pat O'Callaghan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1991
George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) Wikipedia: George Stigler · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1990
Carla Lehmann, Canadian-English actress (born 1917) Wikipedia: Carla Lehmann · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1989
Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer (born 1931) Wikipedia: Alvin Ailey · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1988
J. Vernon McGee, American pastor and theologian (born 1904) Wikipedia: J. Vernon McGee
1987
James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (born 1924) Wikipedia: James Baldwin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1987
Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1918) Wikipedia: Punch Imlach · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1986
Frank McCarthy, American general and film producer (born 1912) Wikipedia: Frank McCarthy (producer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1984
Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter and photographer (born 1911) Wikipedia: Roelof Frankot · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1981
Russ Manning, American author and illustrator (born 1929) Wikipedia: Russ Manning · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1975
Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (born 1927) Wikipedia: Nellie Fox · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1975
Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (born 1898) Wikipedia: Ernesto Maserati · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1975
Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist (born 1906) Wikipedia: Anna Roosevelt Halsted · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1973
David Ben-Gurion, Israeli politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (born 1886) Wikipedia: David Ben-Gurion · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1968
Nicolae Bretan, Romanian opera singer, composer, and conductor (born 1887) Wikipedia: Nicolae Bretan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1968
Darío Moreno, Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1921) Wikipedia: Dario Moreno · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1964
J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist (born 1892) Wikipedia: J. B. S. Haldane · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1964
Charilaos Vasilakos, Greek runner (born 1877) Wikipedia: Charilaos Vasilakos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1958
Elizabeth Peratrovich, American civil rights activist (born 1911) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Peratrovich
1954
Fred Rose, American pianist, composer, and publisher (born 1898) Wikipedia: Fred Rose (songwriter) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1950
Ernest John Moeran, English pianist and composer (born 1894) Wikipedia: Ernest John Moeran · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1947
Aleister Crowley, English magician, poet, and mountaineer (born 1875) Wikipedia: Aleister Crowley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1947
G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and theorist (born 1877) Wikipedia: G. H. Hardy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1944
Charlie Kerins, Irish Republican executed by hanging (born 1918) Wikipedia: Charlie Kerins
1943
Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and educator (born 1862) Wikipedia: Damrong Rajanubhab · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1942
Leon Wachholz, Polish scientist and medical examiner (born 1867) Wikipedia: Leon Wachholz
1935
Bernhard Schmidt, Estonian-German optician, invented the Schmidt camera (born 1879) Wikipedia: Bernhard Schmidt · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1934
Sergey Kirov, Russian engineer and politician (born 1886) Wikipedia: Sergei Kirov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1933
Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter (born 1865) Wikipedia: Pekka Halonen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1928
José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian-American lawyer and poet (born 1888) Wikipedia: José Eustasio Rivera · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1923
Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (born 1836) Wikipedia: Virginie Loveling · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1916
Charles de Foucauld, French priest and martyr (born 1858) Wikipedia: Charles de Foucauld · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1914
Alfred Thayer Mahan, American captain and historian (born 1840) Wikipedia: Alfred Thayer Mahan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1913
Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet and author (born 1864) Wikipedia: Juhan Liiv · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1884
William Swainson, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (born 1809) Wikipedia: William Swainson (lawyer)
1867
Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician (born 1797) Wikipedia: Charles Gray Round
1866
George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor (born 1790) Wikipedia: George Everest · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1865
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss pastor, poet, and educator (born 1796) Wikipedia: Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1825
Alexander I, emperor and autocrat of Russia (born 1777) Wikipedia: Alexander I of Russia · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1767
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (born 1710) Wikipedia: Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1755
Maurice Greene, English organist and composer (born 1696) Wikipedia: Maurice Greene (composer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1750
Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (born 1671) Wikipedia: Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1729
Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (born 1665) Wikipedia: Giacomo F. Maraldi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1660
Pierre d'Hozier, French genealogist and historian (born 1592) Wikipedia: Pierre d'Hozier · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1640
Miguel de Vasconcelos, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1590) Wikipedia: Miguel de Vasconcelos · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1633
Isabella Clara Eugenia, infanta of Spain (born 1566) Wikipedia: Isabella Clara Eugenia · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1581
Alexander Briant, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr and saint (born 1556) Wikipedia: Alexander Briant · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1581
Edmund Campion, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr, and saint (born 1540) Wikipedia: Edmund Campion · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1581
Ralph Sherwin, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr, and saint (born 1550) Wikipedia: Ralph Sherwin (priest) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1580
Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (born 1509) Wikipedia: Giovanni Morone · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1530
Margaret of Austria, duchess of Savoy (born 1480) Wikipedia: Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1521
Leo X, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1475) Wikipedia: Pope Leo X · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1455
Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian goldsmith and sculptor (born 1378) Wikipedia: Lorenzo Ghiberti · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1433
Go-Komatsu, emperor of Japan (born 1377) Wikipedia: Emperor Go-Komatsu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1374
Magnus Eriksson, king of Sweden (born 1316) Wikipedia: Magnus Eriksson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1335
Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate (born 1305) Wikipedia: Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1255
Muhammad III of Alamut, Nizari Ismaili Imam Wikipedia: Muhammad III of Alamut · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1241
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress (born 1214) Wikipedia: Isabella of England · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1135
Henry I, king of England (born 1068) Wikipedia: Henry I of England · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1018
Thietmar of Merseburg, German bishop (born 975) Wikipedia: Thietmar of Merseburg · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
969
Fujiwara no Morotada, Japanese statesman (born 920) Wikipedia: Fujiwara no Morotada · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
948
Gao Conghui, Chinese governor and prince (born 891) Wikipedia: Gao Conghui
660
Eligius, Frankish bishop and saint (born 588) Wikipedia: Saint Eligius · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
217
Yehudah HaNasi, 'Nasi', Rabbi and editor of the Mishnah (born 135) Wikipedia: Judah ha-Nasi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

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