December 31: what happened on this day in history

Events on December 31 include:

The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic (2019)
Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad — storming of the United States embassy in Baghdad, beginning starting on 31 December 2019 (2019)
NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon (2011)

This page gathers 78 events, 225 births and 129 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 406 to 2020.

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Events · United States

2019
The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wikipedia: World Health Organization · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 210 languagesArchive: Review of the World Health Organization classification of tumors of the nervous system — National Library of Serbia · Europeana
2019
Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad — storming of the United States embassy in Baghdad, beginning starting on 31 December 2019 Wikipedia: Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2011
NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon. Wikipedia: NASA · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 184 languagesArchive: Näsa — Vasa Museum · Europeana
2010
Tornadoes touch down in midwestern and southern United States, including Washington County, Arkansas; Greater St. Louis, Sunset Hills, Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma, with a few tornadoes in the early hours. A total of 36 tornadoes touched down, resulting in the deaths of nine people and $113 million in damages. Wikipedia: 2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak · 1 language
1999
In accordance with the Torrijos–Carter Treaties, Panama assumed full control of the Panama Canal Zone from the United States. Wikipedia: Torrijos–Carter Treaties · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 24 languages
1994
This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC−11:00 to UTC+13:00 and UTC−10:00 to UTC+14:00, respectively. Wikipedia: Kiribati · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 249 languages
1993
Brandon Teena, an American trans man, was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska; his death led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States. Wikipedia: Brandon Teena · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1986
Three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing more than 90 people and injuring 140 others, making it the second-deadliest hotel fire in American history. Wikipedia: Dupont Plaza Hotel arson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1983
The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government. Wikipedia: AT&T Corporation · 17 languages
1983
Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner. Wikipedia: Benjamin Ward · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 2 languages
1972
Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente (pictured) died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of that year's Nicaragua earthquake. Wikipedia: Roberto Clemente · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1955
General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year. Wikipedia: General Motors · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 90 languages
1951
Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe. Wikipedia: Cold War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 210 languages
1946
President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II. Wikipedia: Harry S. Truman · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1909
The Manhattan Bridge, connecting Lower Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn and considered to be the forerunner of modern suspension bridges, opened to traffic. Wikipedia: Manhattan Bridge · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 44 languages
1907
New York City held its first annual ball drop event in Times Square as part of New Year's Eve celebrations. Wikipedia: Times Square Ball · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 19 languages
1879
Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey. Wikipedia: Thomas Edison · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 254 languages
1862
The Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, began with an engagement in which both sides would suffer their highest casualty rates in the American Civil War. Wikipedia: Battle of Stones River · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1862
American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an enabling act that would admit West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two. Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 296 languages
1831
Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City. Wikipedia: Gramercy Park · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 26 languages
1796
The incorporation of Baltimore as a city. Wikipedia: Baltimore · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 159 languages
1775
American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Quebec, British forces repulsed an attempt by the Continental Army to capture Quebec City and enlist French Canadian support. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages

Around the world

2020
The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine. Wikipedia: COVID-19 vaccine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 84 languages
2018
Thirty-nine people are killed after a ten-story building collapses in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, Russia. Wikipedia: 2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2015
A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located near the Burj Khalifa, two hours before the fireworks display is due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries. Wikipedia: Downtown Dubai · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 15 languages
2015
2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults — overview about the 2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany Wikipedia: 2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
2014
A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others. Wikipedia: 2014 Shanghai stampede · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2009
Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur. Wikipedia: Blue moon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2009
Sello mall shooting — massacre in Espoo, Finland on 31 December 2009 Wikipedia: Sello mall shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2006
War in Somalia: Transitional Federal Government forces attacked the last stronghold of the Islamic Courts Union in the town of Jilib. Wikipedia: War in Somalia (2006–2009) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2004
Taipei 101 (pictured) in Taipei, Taiwan, opened to the public as the world's tallest building. Wikipedia: Taipei 101 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 85 languages
2001
Rwanda adopts a new national flag and anthem. Wikipedia: Flag of Rwanda · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 63 languages
1999
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin became acting president upon President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation. Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 315 languages
1999
Indian Airlines Flight 814 hijacking ends after seven days with the release of 190 survivors at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan. Wikipedia: Indian Airlines Flight 814 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 27 languages
1998
The European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the exchange rates of the legacy currencies in the eurozone, establishing the value of the euro. Wikipedia: European Exchange Rate Mechanism · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 39 languages
1995
The final comic of Calvin and Hobbes is published. Wikipedia: Calvin and Hobbes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 47 languages
1995
European Union–Turkey Customs Union — customs union between the European Union and Turkey Wikipedia: European Union–Turkey Customs Union · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1994
The First Chechen War: The Russian Ground Forces begin a New Year's storming of Grozny. Wikipedia: First Chechen War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1992
Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the Velvet Divorce, resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. Wikipedia: Czechoslovakia · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1991
All official Soviet Union institutions have ceased operations by this date, five days after the Soviet Union is officially dissolved. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 282 languages
1983
Two Australian biologists published an article titled "A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia", initiating the Wells and Wellington affair. Wikipedia: Wells and Wellington affair · 3 languages
1983
In Nigeria, a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic. Wikipedia: Nigeria · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1981
A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. Wikipedia: 1981 Ghanaian coup d'état · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1973
1973 Israeli legislative election — Elections for the eighth Knesset Wikipedia: 1973 Israeli legislative election · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1968
The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world. Wikipedia: Tupolev Tu-144 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 64 languages
1968
MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 crashes near Port Hedland, Western Australia, killing all 26 people on board. Wikipedia: MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1965
Central African military officers led by Jean-Bédel Bokassa began a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko. Wikipedia: Jean-Bédel Bokassa · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1963
The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. Wikipedia: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 47 languages
1961
RTÉ, Ireland's first television network, began broadcasting. Wikipedia: RTÉ · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 41 languages
1956
The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest. Wikipedia: TVR (TV network) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1950
Korean War: North Korean troops attacked United Nations forces in the first of two battles at Wonju. Wikipedia: Korean War · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1947
Balad al-Shaykh massacre — Massacre of Palestinian Arabs by Jewish militia in 1947-48 Wikipedia: Balad al-Shaykh massacre · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1944
World War II: Operation Nordwind, the last major Wehrmacht offensive on the Western Front, begins. Wikipedia: Operation Northwind (1944) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1942
USS Essex, first aircraft carrier of a 24-ship class, is commissioned. Wikipedia: USS Essex (CV-9) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 28 languages
1942
World War II: The Royal Navy defeats the Kriegsmarine at the Battle of the Barents Sea. This leads to the resignation of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder a month later. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1906
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906. Wikipedia: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 44 languages
1878
Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, files for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine. He was granted the patent in 1879. Wikipedia: Carl Benz · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 112 languages
1857
Queen Victoria announced the choice of Ottawa , then a small logging town, to be the capital of the British colony of Canada. Wikipedia: Queen Victoria · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 176 languages
1853
A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England. Wikipedia: Iguanodon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 68 languages
1844
The Philippines skipped this date in order to align the country with the rest of Asia, as the trading interest switched to China, Dutch East Indies and neighboring territories after Mexico gained independence from Spain on 27 September 1821. In the islands, Monday, 30 December 1844 was immediately followed by Wednesday, 1 January 1845. Wikipedia: Philippines · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 334 languages
1802
Treaty of Bassein (1802) — treaty between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II Wikipedia: Treaty of Bassein (1802) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1790
Efimeris, the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today, is published for the first time. Wikipedia: Efimeris · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 8 languages
1759
Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum to the St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin and began brewing Guinness. Wikipedia: Arthur Guinness · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 30 languages
1757
Empress Elizabeth I of Russia issues her ukase incorporating Königsberg into Russia. Wikipedia: Elizabeth of Russia · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 85 languages
1703
1703 Genroku earthquake — earthquake in Japan Wikipedia: 1703 Genroku earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1687
The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope. Wikipedia: Huguenots · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 88 languages
1670
The expedition of John Narborough leaves Corral Bay, having surveyed the coast and lost four hostages to the Spanish. Wikipedia: English expedition to Valdivia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 3 languages
1660
James, Duke of York is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France. Wikipedia: James II of England · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 89 languages
1621
Peace of Nikolsburg — 1621 peace treaty Wikipedia: Peace of Nikolsburg · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1600
The British East India Company is chartered. Wikipedia: East India Company · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
1501
The First Battle of Cannanore commences, seeing the first use of the naval line of battle.[citation needed] Wikipedia: First Battle of Cannanore · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1229
James I the Conqueror, King of Aragon, enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as Palma de Mallorca, Spain), thus consummating the Christian reconquest of the island of Mallorca. Wikipedia: James I of Aragon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 56 languages
1225
The Lý dynasty of Vietnam ends after 216 years by the enthronement of the boy emperor Trần Thái Tông, husband of the last Lý monarch, Lý Chiêu Hoàng, starting the Trần dynasty.[citation needed] Wikipedia: Lý dynasty · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 25 languages
1147
Battle of Ephesus (1147) — 1147 battle during the Second Crusade Wikipedia: Battle of Ephesus (1147) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1105
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV is forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Henry V, in Ingelheim. Wikipedia: Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 62 languages
870
Battle of Englefield: The Vikings clash with ealdorman Æthelwulf of Berkshire. The invaders are driven back to Reading (East Anglia); many Danes are killed. Wikipedia: Battle of Englefield · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
535
Byzantine general Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year. Wikipedia: Byzantine Empire · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 191 languages
406
Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul. Wikipedia: Vandals · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages

World days

International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan) Wikipedia: International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis · 10 languages
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: First Night (United States) Wikipedia: First Night · 4 languages

Technology

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Science

2011
NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon. Wikipedia: NASA · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 184 languages
2020
The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine. Wikipedia: COVID-19 vaccine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 84 languages
2009
Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur. Wikipedia: Blue moon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1983
Two Australian biologists published an article titled "A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia", initiating the Wells and Wellington affair. Wikipedia: Wells and Wellington affair · 3 languages

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Business

1983
The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government. Wikipedia: AT&T Corporation · 17 languages
1955
General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year. Wikipedia: General Motors · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 90 languages
1998
The European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the exchange rates of the legacy currencies in the eurozone, establishing the value of the euro. Wikipedia: European Exchange Rate Mechanism · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 39 languages
1802
Treaty of Bassein (1802) — treaty between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II Wikipedia: Treaty of Bassein (1802) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1600
The British East India Company is chartered. Wikipedia: East India Company · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages

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Sport

1972
Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente (pictured) died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of that year's Nicaragua earthquake. Wikipedia: Roberto Clemente · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages

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Culture

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Births

2002
Ryan Flamingo, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Ryan Flamingo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2002
Sophia Laforteza, Filipino-American singer Wikipedia: Sophia Laforteza · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2002
Joe Scally, American soccer player Wikipedia: Joe Scally · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
2001
Katie Volynets, American tennis player Wikipedia: Katie Volynets · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2000
Alycia Parks, American tennis player Wikipedia: Alycia Parks · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1999
Calvin Bassey, Italian-Nigerian footballer Wikipedia: Calvin Bassey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1999
Leif Davis, English footballer Wikipedia: Leif Davis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1997
Ludovic Blas, French footballer Wikipedia: Ludovic Blas · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1997
Cameron Carter-Vickers, English-American soccer player Wikipedia: Cameron Carter-Vickers · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1997
Bright Osayi-Samuel, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia: Bright Osayi-Samuel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1996
J. J. Arcega-Whiteside, Spanish-American football player Wikipedia: J. J. Arcega-Whiteside · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1995
Gabby Douglas, American gymnast Wikipedia: Gabby Douglas · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1995
Edmond Sumner, American basketball player Wikipedia: Edmond Sumner · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1992
Amy Cure, Australian track cyclist Wikipedia: Amy Cure · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1992
Karl Kruuda, Estonian racing driver Wikipedia: Karl Kruuda · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1991
Dennis Everberg, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Dennis Everberg · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1991
Djené, Togolese footballer Wikipedia: Djené · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1991
ND Stevenson, American cartoonist Wikipedia: ND Stevenson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1991
Brandon Tanev, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Brandon Tanev · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1989
Ryo Aitaka, Japanese kickboxer and professional wrestler Wikipedia: Ryo Aitaka · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1989
Kelvin Herrera, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Kelvin Herrera · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1988
Michal Řepík, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Michal Řepík · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1987
Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player Wikipedia: Javaris Crittenton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1987
Seydou Doumbia, Ivorian footballer Wikipedia: Seydou Doumbia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1987
Danny Holla, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Danny Holla · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1987
Nemanja Nikolić, Hungarian footballer Wikipedia: Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1987) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1986
Nate Freiman, American baseball player Wikipedia: Nate Freiman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1986
Kade Snowden, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Kade Snowden · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1985
Jonathan Horton, American gymnast Wikipedia: Jonathan Horton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1985
Jan Smit, Dutch singer and television host Wikipedia: Jan Smit (singer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1984
Corey Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Corey Crawford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1984
Ben Hannant, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Ben Hannant · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1984
Édgar Lugo, Mexican footballer Wikipedia: Gerardo Lugo (footballer, born 1984) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1984
Calvin Zola, Congolese footballer Wikipedia: Calvin Zola · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1983
Jana Veselá, Czech basketball player Wikipedia: Jana Veselá · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1982
Julio DePaula, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Julio DePaula · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1982
Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Craig Gordon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1982
Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player Wikipedia: Luke Schenscher · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1982
The Rocket Summer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: The Rocket Summer · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1981
Jason Campbell, American football player Wikipedia: Jason Campbell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1981
Francisco García, Dominican basketball player Wikipedia: Francisco García (basketball) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1981
Matthew Pavlich, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Matthew Pavlich · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1981
Margaret Simpson, Ghanaian heptathlete Wikipedia: Margaret Simpson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1980
Jesse Carlson, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jesse Carlson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1980
Matt Cross, American wrestler Wikipedia: Matt Cross (wrestler) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1980
Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Richie McCaw · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1980
Carsten Schlangen, German runner Wikipedia: Carsten Schlangen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1979
Paul O'Neill, English racing driver Wikipedia: Paul O'Neill (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1979
Jeff Waldstreicher, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Jeff Waldstreicher · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1979
Ricky Whittle, British actor Wikipedia: Ricky Whittle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 23 languages
1977
Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer and coach Wikipedia: Wardy Alfaro · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1976
Luís Carreira, Portuguese motorcycle racer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Luís Carreira · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1976
Matthew Hoggard, English cricketer Wikipedia: Matthew Hoggard · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1975
Rami Alanko, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Rami Alanko · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1975
Toni Kuivasto, Finnish footballer and coach Wikipedia: Toni Kuivasto · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1975
Rob Penders, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Rob Penders · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1975
Sander Schutgens, Dutch runner Wikipedia: Sander Schutgens · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1974
Mario Aerts, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia: Mario Aerts · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1974
Tony Kanaan, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia: Tony Kanaan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1974
Ryan Sakoda, Japanese-American wrestler and trainer Wikipedia: Ryan Sakoda · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 5 languages
1973
Shandon Anderson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Shandon Anderson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1973
Malcolm Middleton, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Malcolm Middleton · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1973
Curtis Myden, Canadian swimmer Wikipedia: Curtis Myden · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1972
Grégory Coupet, French footballer Wikipedia: Grégory Coupet · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1972
Scott Manley, Scottish YouTube personality Wikipedia: Scott Manley · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1971
Brent Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Brent Barry · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1971
Esteban Loaiza, Mexican baseball player Wikipedia: Esteban Loaiza · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1971
Heath Shuler, American football player and politician Wikipedia: Heath Shuler · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1970
Jorjão, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Jorjão (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1970
Danny McNamara, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Embrace (English band) · 13 languages
1970
Carlos Morales Quintana, Spanish-Danish architect and sailor Wikipedia: Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark · 36 languages
1970
Bryon Russell, American basketball player Wikipedia: Bryon Russell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1968
Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Gerry Dee · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1968
Junot Diaz, Dominican-born American novelist, short story writer, and essayist Wikipedia: Junot Díaz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1967
Paul McGregor, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia: Paul McGregor (rugby league) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1965
Tony Dorigo, Australian-English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Tony Dorigo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1965
Julie Doucet, Canadian cartoonist and author Wikipedia: Julie Doucet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1965
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Indian cricketer Wikipedia: Laxman Sivaramakrishnan · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1964
Winston Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer Wikipedia: Winston Benjamin · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1964
Michael McDonald, American comedian, actor, and director Wikipedia: Michael McDonald (comedian) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1962
Tyrone Corbin, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Tyrone Corbin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1962
Chris Hallam, English-Welsh swimmer and wheelchair racer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Chris Hallam · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1962
Jennifer Higdon, American composer Wikipedia: Jennifer Higdon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1961
Rick Aguilera, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Rick Aguilera · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1961
Jeremy Heywood, English economist and civil servant (died 2018) Wikipedia: Jeremy Heywood · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1961
Nina Li Chi, Hong Kong actress Wikipedia: Nina Li Chi · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1961
Fabian Nicieza, Argentine-American comic book writer and editor Wikipedia: Fabian Nicieza · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1960
Steve Bruce, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Steve Bruce · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1959
Liveris Andritsos, Greek basketball player Wikipedia: Liveris Andritsos · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1959
Val Kilmer, American actor (died 2025) Wikipedia: Val Kilmer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 86 languages
1959
Phill Kline, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Phill Kline · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1959
Baron Waqa, Nauruan composer and politician, 14th President of Nauru Wikipedia: Baron Waqa · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1959
Paul Westerberg, American musician, singer, and songwriter Wikipedia: Paul Westerberg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1958
Geoff Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Geoff Marsh · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1956
Robert Goodwill, English farmer and politician Wikipedia: Robert Goodwill · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1956
Helma Knorscheidt, German shot putter Wikipedia: Helma Knorscheidt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1956
Steve Rude, American author and illustrator Wikipedia: Steve Rude · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1955
Pula Nikolao Pula, 9th governor of American Samoa Wikipedia: Pula Nikolao Pula · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1954
Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician (died 2024) Wikipedia: Alex Salmond · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1954
Hermann Tilke, German racing driver, architect and engineer Wikipedia: Hermann Tilke · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1953
Jane Badler, American actress Wikipedia: Jane Badler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1952
Vaughan Jones, New Zealand mathematician and academic (died 2020) Wikipedia: Vaughan Jones · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1952
Jean-Pierre Rives, French rugby player, painter, and sculptor Wikipedia: Jean-Pierre Rives · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1951
Kenny Roberts, American motorcycle racer Wikipedia: Kenny Roberts · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1950
Bob Gilder, American golfer Wikipedia: Bob Gilder · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1950
Inge Helten, German sprinter Wikipedia: Inge Helten · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1950
Cheryl Womack, American businesswoman Wikipedia: Cheryl Womack · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1949
Ellen Datlow, American anthologist and author Wikipedia: Ellen Datlow · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1949
Flora Gomes, Bissau-Guinean filmmaker Wikipedia: Flora Gomes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1949
Susan Shwartz, American author Wikipedia: Susan Shwartz · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1948
Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2014) Wikipedia: Sandy Jardine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1948
René Robert, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2021) Wikipedia: René Robert · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1947
Rita Lee, Brazilian musician and author (died 2023) Wikipedia: Rita Lee · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1946
Roy Greenslade, English journalist and academic Wikipedia: Roy Greenslade · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1946
Bryan Hamilton, Northern Irish footballer and coach Wikipedia: Bryan Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1946
Raphael Kaplinsky, South African international development academic Wikipedia: Raphie Kaplinsky · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1946
Pius Ncube, Zimbabwean archbishop Wikipedia: Pius Ncube · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1946
Lyudmila Pakhomova, Russian ice dancer (died 1986) Wikipedia: Lyudmila Pakhomova · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1946
Cliff Richey, American tennis player Wikipedia: Cliff Richey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1946
Eric Robson, Scottish journalist and author Wikipedia: Eric Robson · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1946
Nigel Rudd, English businessman, founder of Williams Holdings Wikipedia: Nigel Rudd · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1946
Tim Stevens, English bishop Wikipedia: Tim Stevens · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1945
Connie Willis, American author Wikipedia: Connie Willis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1944
Taylor Hackford, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Taylor Hackford · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1941
Sir Alex Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Alex Ferguson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 113 languages
1940
Mani Neumeier, German drummer Wikipedia: Mani Neumeier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1939
Willye White, American sprinter and long jumper (died 2007) Wikipedia: Willye White · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1938
Rosalind Cash, American actress (died 1995) Wikipedia: Rosalind Cash · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1938
Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (died 2013) Wikipedia: Atje Keulen-Deelstra · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1937
Avram Hershko, Hungarian-Israeli biochemist and physician Wikipedia: Avram Hershko · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1937
Barry Hughes, Welsh footballer and manager (died 2019) Wikipedia: Barry Hughes · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1937
Tess Jaray, Austrian-English painter and educator Wikipedia: Tess Jaray · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1934
Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan, Indian author, poet, and scholar (died 2017) Wikipedia: Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1934
Maria Krushelnytska, Ukrainian pianist (died 2025) Wikipedia: Maria Krushelnytska · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1933
Edward Bunker, American author, screenwriter, and actor (died 2005) Wikipedia: Edward Bunker · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1932
Don James, American football player and coach (died 2013) Wikipedia: Don James (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1932
Felix Rexhausen, German journalist and author (died 1992) Wikipedia: Felix Rexhausen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1931
Bob Shaw, Northern Irish journalist and author (died 1996) Wikipedia: Bob Shaw · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1930
Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (died 2010) Wikipedia: Jaime Escalante · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1930
Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (died 2008) Wikipedia: Odetta · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1929
Mies Bouwman, Dutch television host (died 2018) Wikipedia: Mies Bouwman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1929
Peter May, English cricketer (died 1994) Wikipedia: Peter May (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1928
Ross Barbour, American pop singer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Ross Barbour (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1928
Hugh McElhenny, American football player (died 2022) Wikipedia: Hugh McElhenny · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1928
Veijo Meri, Finnish author and translator (died 2015) Wikipedia: Veijo Meri · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1928
Tatyana Shmyga, Russian actress and singer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Tatyana Shmyga · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1928
Siné, French cartoonist (died 2016) Wikipedia: Siné · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1927
Vishnudevananda Saraswati, Indian yoga guru (died 1993) Wikipedia: Vishnudevananda Saraswati · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1926
Valerie Pearl, English historian and academic (died 2016) Wikipedia: Valerie Pearl · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1926
Billy Snedden, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Attorney-General for Australia (died 1987) Wikipedia: Billy Snedden · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1925
Irina Korschunow, German author and screenwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia: Irina Korschunow · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1925
Sri Lal Sukla, Indian author (died 2011) Wikipedia: Shrilal Shukla · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1925
Daphne Oram, British composer and electronic musician (died 2003) Wikipedia: Daphne Oram · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1924
Taylor Mead, American actor and poet (died 2013) Wikipedia: Taylor Mead · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1923
Giannis Dalianidis, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010) Wikipedia: Giannis Dalianidis · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1922
Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (died 2014) Wikipedia: Tomás Balduino · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1922
Halina Czerny-Stefańska, Polish pianist and educator (died 2001) Wikipedia: Halina Czerny-Stefańska · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1922
Luis Zuloaga, Venezuelan baseball player (died 2013) Wikipedia: Luis Zuloaga · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1920
Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter (died 1999) Wikipedia: Rex Allen · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1919
Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician (died 2007) Wikipedia: Tommy Byrne (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1919
Carmen Contreras-Bozak, Puerto Rican-American soldier (died 2017) Wikipedia: Carmen Contreras Bozak · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1918
Ray Graves, American football player and coach (died 2015) Wikipedia: Ray Graves · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1917
Evelyn Knight, American singer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Evelyn Knight (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1917
Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (died 1962) Wikipedia: Wilfrid Noyce · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1915
Sam Ragan, American journalist, author, and poet (died 1996) Wikipedia: Sam Ragan · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1914
Mary Logan Reddick, American neuroembryologist (died 1966) Wikipedia: Mary Logan Reddick · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1912
John Frost, Indian-English general (died 1993) Wikipedia: John Frost (British Army officer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1911
Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (died 1997) Wikipedia: Dal Stivens · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1910
Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1973) Wikipedia: Carl Dudley · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1910
Enrique Maier, Spanish tennis player (died 1981) Wikipedia: Enrique Maier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1909
Jonah Jones, American trumpet player and saxophonist (died 2000) Wikipedia: Jonah Jones · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1908
Simon Wiesenthal, Ukrainian-Austrian Nazi hunter and author (died 2005) Wikipedia: Simon Wiesenthal · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
1905
Helen Dodson Prince, American astronomer and academic (died 2002) Wikipedia: Helen Dodson Prince · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1903
William Heynes, English engineer (died 1989) Wikipedia: William Heynes · 2 languages
1902
Lionel Daunais, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 1982) Wikipedia: Lionel Daunais · 6 languages
1902
Roy Goodall, English footballer (died 1982) Wikipedia: Roy Goodall · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1901
Karl-August Fagerholm, Finnish politician, 20th Prime Minister of Finland (died 1984) Wikipedia: Karl-August Fagerholm · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1901
Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek educator and politician (died 1954) Wikipedia: Nikos Ploumpidis · 6 languages
1899
Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1940) Wikipedia: Silvestre Revueltas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1885
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1970) Wikipedia: Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1884
Bobby Byrne, American baseball and soccer player (died 1964) Wikipedia: Bobby Byrne (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1884
Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director (died 1960) Wikipedia: Mihály Fekete · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1881
Max Pechstein, German painter and academic (died 1955) Wikipedia: Max Pechstein · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1880
Fred Beebe, American baseball player and coach (died 1957) Wikipedia: Fred Beebe · 3 languages
1880
George Marshall, American general and politician, 50th United States Secretary of State (died 1959) Wikipedia: George C. Marshall · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 105 languages
1878
Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (died 1966) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Arden · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1878
Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan-Argentinian author, poet, and playwright (died 1937) Wikipedia: Horacio Quiroga · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1877
Lawrence Beesley, English journalist and author (died 1967) Wikipedia: Lawrence Beesley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1874
Julius Meier, American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon (died 1937) Wikipedia: Julius Meier · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1873
Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (died 1936) Wikipedia: Konstantin Konik · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1872
Fred Marriott, American race car driver (died 1956) Wikipedia: Fred Marriott · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1869
Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (died 1954) Wikipedia: Henri Matisse · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 181 languages
1864
Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer and academic (died 1951) Wikipedia: Robert Grant Aitken · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1860
Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founder of Texaco (died 1937) Wikipedia: Joseph S. Cullinan · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1857
King Kelly, American baseball player and manager (died 1894) Wikipedia: King Kelly · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1855
Giovanni Pascoli, Italian poet and scholar (died 1912) Wikipedia: Giovanni Pascoli · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1851
Henry Carter Adams, American economist and academic (died 1921) Wikipedia: Henry Carter Adams · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1842
Giovanni Boldini, Italian painter (died 1931) Wikipedia: Giovanni Boldini · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1838
Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 7th President of France (died 1929) Wikipedia: Émile Loubet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1834
Queen Kapiolani of Hawaiʻi (died 1899) Wikipedia: Kapiʻolani · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1833
Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (died 1906) Wikipedia: Hugh Nelson (Australian politician) · 5 languages
1830
Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian ruler (died 1895) Wikipedia: Isma'il Pasha of Egypt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1830
Alexander Smith, Scottish poet and critic (died 1867) Wikipedia: Alexander Smith (poet) · 12 languages
1815
George Meade, American general and engineer (died 1872) Wikipedia: George Meade · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1805
Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author (died 1876) Wikipedia: Marie d'Agoult · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1798
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian physician, philologist, and academic (died 1850) Wikipedia: Friedrich Robert Faehlmann · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1776
Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist (died 1832) Wikipedia: Johann Spurzheim · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1774
James Bunbury White, American politician (died 1819) Wikipedia: James Bunbury White · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1763
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (died 1806) Wikipedia: Pierre-Charles Villeneuve · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1741
Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic (died 1794) Wikipedia: Gottfried August Bürger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 48 languages
1738
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India (died 1805) Wikipedia: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1720
Charles Edward Stuart, Scottish claimant to the throne of England (died 1788) Wikipedia: Charles Edward Stuart · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1714
Arima Yoriyuki, Japanese mathematician and educator (died 1783) Wikipedia: Arima Yoriyuki · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1668
Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician (died 1738) Wikipedia: Herman Boerhaave · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1585
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (died 1645) Wikipedia: Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585–1635) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1572
Emperor Go-Yōzei of Japan, (died 1617) Wikipedia: Emperor Go-Yōzei · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 36 languages
1552
Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (died 1611) Wikipedia: Simon Forman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1550
Henry I, Duke of Guise (died 1588) Wikipedia: Henri I, Duke of Guise · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1539
John Radcliffe, English politician (died 1568) Wikipedia: John Radcliffe (MP, died 1568) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1514
Andreas Vesalius, Belgian anatomist, physician, and author (died 1564) Wikipedia: Andreas Vesalius · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
1504
Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (died 1538) Wikipedia: Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1493
Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino (died 1570) Wikipedia: Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1491
Jacques Cartier, French navigator and explorer (died 1557) Wikipedia: Jacques Cartier · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 161 languages
1378
Pope Callixtus III (died 1458) Wikipedia: Pope Callixtus III · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 86 languages
695
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, Umayyad general (died 715) Wikipedia: Muhammad ibn al-Qasim · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages

Deaths

2024
Arnold Rüütel, Estonian politician, 3rd President of Estonia (born 1928) Wikipedia: Arnold Rüütel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
2024
Johnnie Walker, British radio DJ (born 1945) Wikipedia: Johnnie Walker (DJ) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2023
Cale Yarborough, American Hall of Fame racing driver and founder of Cale Yarborough Motorsports, NASCAR Cup Series champion (1976, 1977, 1978) (born 1939) Wikipedia: Cale Yarborough · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2022
Pope Benedict XVI, German Roman Catholic cardinal and theologian, pope (2005–2013) and archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977–1982) (born 1927) Wikipedia: Pope Benedict XVI · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 200 languages
2022
Barry Lane, English golfer (born 1960) Wikipedia: Barry Lane · 6 languages
2021
Betty White, American actress, comedian and producer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Betty White · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 82 languages
2018
Kader Khan, Indian actor (born 1937) Wikipedia: Kader Khan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
2016
William Christopher, American actor (born 1932) Wikipedia: William Christopher · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
2015
Natalie Cole, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1950) Wikipedia: Natalie Cole · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
2015
Wayne Rogers, American actor and investor (born 1933) Wikipedia: Wayne Rogers · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
2014
Edward Herrmann, American actor (born 1943) Wikipedia: Edward Herrmann · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2014
Abdullah Hussain, Malaysian author (born 1920) Wikipedia: Abdullah Hussain · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2014
Norm Phelps, American author and activist (born 1939) Wikipedia: Norm Phelps · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2014
S. Arthur Spiegel, American captain, lawyer, and judge (born 1920) Wikipedia: S. Arthur Spiegel · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2014
Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, British soldier and politician (born 1915) Wikipedia: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2013
James Avery, American actor (born 1945) Wikipedia: James Avery · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
2013
Roberto Ciotti, Italian guitarist and composer (born 1953) Wikipedia: Roberto Ciotti · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2013
Bob Grant, American radio host (born 1929) Wikipedia: Bob Grant (radio host) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2013
Irina Korschunow, German author and screenwriter (born 1925) Wikipedia: Irina Korschunow · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2012
Tarak Mekki, Tunisian businessman and politician (born 1958) Wikipedia: Tarak Mekki · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2012
Jovette Marchessault, Canadian author and playwright (born 1938) Wikipedia: Jovette Marchessault · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2012
Günter Rössler, German photographer and journalist (born 1926) Wikipedia: Günter Rössler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2010
Raymond Impanis, Belgian cyclist (born 1925) Wikipedia: Raymond Impanis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2010
Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1927) Wikipedia: Per Oscarsson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
2009
Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and philosopher, Archbishop of Armagh (born 1917) Wikipedia: Cahal Daly · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2009
Justin Keating, Irish surgeon, journalist, and politician, Minister for Industry and Commerce (born 1930) Wikipedia: Justin Keating · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2008
Donald E. Westlake, American author and screenwriter (born 1933) Wikipedia: Donald E. Westlake · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
2007
Roy Amara, American scientific researcher (born 1925) Wikipedia: Roy Amara · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2007
Michael Goldberg, American painter and educator (born 1924) Wikipedia: Michael Goldberg (painter) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2007
Bill Idelson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1919) Wikipedia: Bill Idelson · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2007
Milton L. Klein, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1910) Wikipedia: Milton L. Klein · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2007
Ettore Sottsass, Austrian-Italian architect and designer (born 1917) Wikipedia: Ettore Sottsass · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
2006
Ya'akov Hodorov, Israeli footballer (born 1927) Wikipedia: Ya'akov Hodorov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2006
Seymour Martin Lipset, American sociologist, author, and academic (born 1922) Wikipedia: Seymour Martin Lipset · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2006
George Sisler, Jr., American businessman (born 1917) Wikipedia: George Sisler Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2005
Enrico Di Giuseppe, American tenor and educator (born 1932) Wikipedia: Enrico Di Giuseppe · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2005
Phillip Whitehead, English screenwriter, producer, and politician (born 1937) Wikipedia: Phillip Whitehead · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2004
Gérard Debreu, French economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921) Wikipedia: Gérard Debreu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
2003
Arthur R. von Hippel German-American physicist and author (born 1898) Wikipedia: Arthur R. von Hippel · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2002
Kevin MacMichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1951) Wikipedia: Kevin MacMichael · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2001
Eileen Heckart, American actress (born 1919) Wikipedia: Eileen Heckart · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
2000
Alan Cranston, American journalist and politician (born 1914) Wikipedia: Alan Cranston · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2000
José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (born 1918) Wikipedia: José Greco · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2000
Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane, American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (born 1966) Wikipedia: Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1999
Elliot Richardson, American lawyer and politician, 69th United States Attorney General (born 1920) Wikipedia: Elliot Richardson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1999
Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Indian Muslim scholar and author (born 1914) Wikipedia: Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1998
Ted Glossop, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1934) Wikipedia: Ted Glossop · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1997
Floyd Cramer, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1933) Wikipedia: Floyd Cramer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1997
Billie Dove, American actress (born 1903) Wikipedia: Billie Dove · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1996
Wesley Addy, American actor (born 1913) Wikipedia: Wesley Addy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1994
Woody Strode, American football player, wrestler, and actor (born 1914) Wikipedia: Woody Strode · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1993
Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgian anthropologist and politician, 1st President of Georgia (born 1939) Wikipedia: Zviad Gamsakhurdia · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
1993
Brandon Teena, American murder victim (born 1972) Wikipedia: Brandon Teena · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1993
Big Bertha, Irish cattle and twice Guinness World Record holder (oldest cow, cow with most offspring) (born 1945) Wikipedia: Big Bertha (cow) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1990
George Allen, American football player and coach (born 1918) Wikipedia: George Allen (American football coach) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1990
Vasily Lazarev, Russian physician, colonel, and astronaut (born 1928) Wikipedia: Vasily Lazarev · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1990
Giovanni Michelucci, Italian architect and urban planner, designed the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station (born 1891) Wikipedia: Giovanni Michelucci · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1988
Nicolas Calas, Greek-American poet and critic (born 1907) Wikipedia: Nicolas Calas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1987
Jerry Turner, American journalist (born 1929) Wikipedia: Jerry Turner (anchorman) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1985
Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1940) Wikipedia: Ricky Nelson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1983
Sevim Burak, Turkish author and playwright (born 1931) Wikipedia: Sevim Burak · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1980
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian philosopher and theorist (born 1911) Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
1980
Raoul Walsh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1887) Wikipedia: Raoul Walsh · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1978
Basil Wolverton, American illustrator (born 1909) Wikipedia: Basil Wolverton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1972
Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and Marine (born 1934) Wikipedia: Roberto Clemente · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1972
Henry Gerber, German-American activist, founded the Society for Human Rights (born 1892) Wikipedia: Henry Gerber · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1970
Cyril Scott, English composer, writer, and poet (born 1879) Wikipedia: Cyril Scott · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1968
George Lewis, American clarinet player and composer (born 1900) Wikipedia: George Lewis (clarinetist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1964
Bobby Byrne, American baseball and soccer player (born 1884) Wikipedia: Bobby Byrne (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1964
Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (born 1892) Wikipedia: Ólafur Thors · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1964
Henry Maitland Wilson, English field marshal (born 1881) Wikipedia: Henry Maitland Wilson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1953
Albert Plesman, Dutch businessman, founded KLM (born 1889) Wikipedia: Albert Plesman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1951
Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri, Indian Muslim scholar (born 1868) Wikipedia: Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri · 6 languages
1950
Charles Koechlin, French composer and educator (born 1867) Wikipedia: Charles Koechlin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1949
Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish philosopher, poet, and politician (born 1869) Wikipedia: Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1949
Raimond Valgre, Estonian pianist and composer (born 1913) Wikipedia: Raimond Valgre · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1948
Malcolm Campbell, English racing driver and journalist (born 1885) Wikipedia: Malcolm Campbell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1936
Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher, author, and poet (born 1864) Wikipedia: Miguel de Unamuno · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
1934
Cornelia Clapp, American marine biologist (born 1849) Wikipedia: Cornelia Clapp · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1921
Boies Penrose, American lawyer and politician (born 1860) Wikipedia: Boies Penrose · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1910
Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot (born 1884) Wikipedia: Archibald Hoxsey · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1910
John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (born 1868) Wikipedia: John Moisant · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1909
Spencer Trask, American financier and philanthropist (born 1844) Wikipedia: Spencer Trask · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1894
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician and academic (born 1856) Wikipedia: Thomas Joannes Stieltjes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1891
Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Nigerian bishop and linguist (born 1809) Wikipedia: Samuel Ajayi Crowther · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1890
Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (born 1826) Wikipedia: Pancha Carrasco · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1889
Ion Creangă, Romanian author and educator (born 1837) Wikipedia: Ion Creangă · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1889
George Kerferd, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Victoria (born 1831) Wikipedia: George Kerferd · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1888
Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi and scholar (born 1808) Wikipedia: Samson Raphael Hirsch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1877
Gustave Courbet, French-Swiss painter and sculptor (born 1819) Wikipedia: Gustave Courbet · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
1876
Catherine Labouré, French nun and saint (born 1806) Wikipedia: Catherine Labouré · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1872
Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author and playwright (born 1834) Wikipedia: Aleksis Kivi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1818
Jean-Pierre Duport, French cellist (born 1741) Wikipedia: Jean-Pierre Duport · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1799
Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and author (born 1723) Wikipedia: Jean-François Marmontel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1775
Richard Montgomery, American general (born 1738) Wikipedia: Richard Montgomery · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1742
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (born 1661) Wikipedia: Charles III Philip · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1730
Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (born 1651) Wikipedia: Carlo Gimach · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1719
John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (born 1646) Wikipedia: John Flamsteed · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1705
Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (born 1638) Wikipedia: Catherine of Braganza · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1691
Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist (born 1627) Wikipedia: Robert Boyle · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 114 languages
1691
Dudley North, English merchant and economist (born 1641) Wikipedia: Dudley North (economist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1679
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (born 1608) Wikipedia: Giovanni Alfonso Borelli · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1673
Oliver St John, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (born 1598) Wikipedia: Oliver St John · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1655
Janusz Radziwiłł, Polish–Lithuanian politician (born 1612) Wikipedia: Janusz Radziwiłł (1612–1655) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1655
Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet, English politicians and Roundheads supporter (born 1586) Wikipedia: Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1650
Dorgon, Chinese emperor (born 1612) Wikipedia: Dorgon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1637
Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen, German count (born 1585) Wikipedia: Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1610
Ludolph van Ceulen, German-Dutch mathematician and academic (born 1540) Wikipedia: Ludolph van Ceulen · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1583
Thomas Erastus, Swiss physician and theologian (born 1524) Wikipedia: Thomas Erastus · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1575
Pierino Belli, Italian commander and jurist (born 1502) Wikipedia: Pierino Belli · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1568
Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese daimyō (born 1493) Wikipedia: Shimazu Tadayoshi · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1535
William Skeffington, English-Irish politician, Lord Deputy of Ireland (born 1465) Wikipedia: William Skeffington · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1510
Bianca Maria Sforza, Holy Roman Empress (born 1472) Wikipedia: Bianca Maria Sforza · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1460
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (born 1400) Wikipedia: Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 21 languages
1439
Margaret Holland, English noblewoman (born 1385) Wikipedia: Margaret Holland, Duchess of Clarence · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1426
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (born 1377) Wikipedia: Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1386
Johanna of Bavaria, Queen of Bohemia (born c. 1362) Wikipedia: Joanna of Bavaria · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1384
John Wycliffe, English philosopher, theologian, and translator (born 1331) Wikipedia: John Wycliffe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
1302
Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (born 1238) Wikipedia: Frederick III of Lorraine · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1299
Margaret, Countess of Anjou (born 1273) Wikipedia: Margaret, Countess of Anjou · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1298
Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1249) Wikipedia: Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1194
Leopold V, Duke of Austria (born 1157) Wikipedia: Leopold V, Duke of Austria · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1164
Ottokar III of Styria (born 1124) Wikipedia: Ottokar III of Styria · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1032
Ahmad Maymandi, Persian statesman, vizier of the Ghaznavid Empire Wikipedia: Ahmad Maymandi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
914
Ibn Hawshab, founder of the Isma'ili community in Yemen Wikipedia: Ibn Hawshab · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 11 languages
669
Li Shiji, Chinese general (born 594) Wikipedia: Li Shiji · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
335
Pope Sylvester I Wikipedia: Pope Sylvester I · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
192
Commodus, Roman emperor (born 161) Wikipedia: AD 192 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
45 BC
Quintus Fabius Maximus, consul suffectus Wikipedia: Quintus Fabius Maximus (consul 45 BC) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 15 languages

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