February 17: what happened on this day in history

Events on February 17 include:

Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti (2015)
In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match (1996)
NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros (1996)

This page gathers 52 events, 176 births and 98 deaths recorded on this day, from 1370 to 2016.

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Events · United States

2015
Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti. Wikipedia: 2015 Haiti Carnival stampede · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1996
In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. Wikipedia: Philadelphia · 205 languagesArchive: Rosa 'Philadelphia' — Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste · Europeana
1996
NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languagesArchive: Näsa — Vasa Museum · Europeana
1995
The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN. Wikipedia: Cenepa War · 16 languages
1991
Ryan International Airlines Flight 590 crashes during takeoff from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, killing both pilots, the aircraft's only occupants. Wikipedia: Ryan International Airlines Flight 590 · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1974
A U.S. Army soldier stole a Bell UH-1 helicopter (pictured) and landed it on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia: Bell UH-1 Iroquois · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1970
The family of Jeffrey R. MacDonald, United States Army captain, is found murdered in their home in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US. Eventually, MacDonald was charged with and convicted of the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters. Wikipedia: Jeffrey R. MacDonald · 4 languages
1969
American aquanaut Berry L. Cannon dies of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair a leak in the SEALAB III underwater habitat. The SEALAB project was subsequently abandoned. Wikipedia: Berry L. Cannon · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1965
Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the crewed Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Wikipedia: Ranger program · 46 languages
1964
In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population. Wikipedia: Wesberry v. Sanders · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1944
World War II: The U.S. Navy began Operation Hailstone, a massive naval air and surface attack against the Japanese naval and air base at Chuuk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1919
The Ukrainian People's Republic asks the Entente and the United States for help fighting the Bolsheviks. Wikipedia: Ukrainian People's Republic · 65 languages
1913
The Armory Show (commemorative button pictured), the first large modern-art exhibition in the United States, opened at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City. Wikipedia: Armory Show · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1865
American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. Wikipedia: Columbia, South Carolina · 128 languages
1864
American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic. Wikipedia: American Civil War · 170 languages
1819
The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time. Wikipedia: United States House of Representatives · 100 languages
1815
The United States ratifies the Treaty of Ghent – signed in late 1814 – formally ending the War of 1812. Wikipedia: Treaty of Ghent · 32 languages
1801
United States presidential election: A tie in the Electoral College between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives. Wikipedia: 1800 United States presidential election · 31 languages

Around the world

2016
Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others. Wikipedia: February 2016 Ankara bombing · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
2011
Arab Spring: Bahraini security forces killed four protesters in a pre-dawn raid at the Pearl Roundabout in Manama, while the "Day of Rage" took place in Libya with nationwide protests against Muammar Gaddafi's government. Wikipedia: Arab Spring · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2008
Kosovo declares independence from Serbia. Wikipedia: Kosovo · ✓ Wikidata · 283 languages
2006
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. Wikipedia: 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1996
An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 8.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) occurred in the New Guinea Trench, which generated a tsunami that killed 108 people. Wikipedia: 1996 Biak earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1992
First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops massacre more than 20 Azerbaijani civilians during the Capture of Garadaghly. Wikipedia: First Nagorno-Karabakh War · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1980
First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy. Wikipedia: Mount Everest · 237 languages
1979
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. Wikipedia: Sino-Vietnamese War · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1978
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army carried out a bombing of a restaurant near Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing twelve people and injuring thirty others. Wikipedia: The Troubles · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1972
Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T. Wikipedia: Volkswagen Beetle · 64 languages
1966
Aeroflot Flight 065 crashes during take-off from Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing 21. Wikipedia: Aeroflot Flight 065 · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1964
Gabonese military officers overthrew President Léon M'ba, but French forces, honouring a 1960 treaty, forcibly reinstated him two days later. Wikipedia: 1964 Gabonese coup d'état · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1959
Vanguard 2 (model pictured), the first weather satellite, was launched to measure cloud cover distribution. Wikipedia: Vanguard 2 · 20 languages
1959
A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash. Wikipedia: Turkish Airlines · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1949
Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel. Wikipedia: Chaim Weizmann · 70 languages
1948
The Al-Waziri coup briefly ousts the ruling Hamidaddin dynasty of Yemen; Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din is killed. Wikipedia: Al-Waziri coup · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1905
Russian Revolution of 1905: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia is assassinated in the Moscow Kremlin by Socialist Revolutionary Ivan Kalyayev. Wikipedia: Russian Revolution of 1905 · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1904
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan to poor reviews, forcing him to revise the opera. Wikipedia: Giacomo Puccini · 147 languages
1894
Rudolf Diesel's first working diesel engine ran for one minute. Wikipedia: Rudolf Diesel · 95 languages
1863
A group of citizens of Geneva found an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross. Wikipedia: Geneva · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
1859
Cochinchina campaign: French Navy forces captured the Citadel of Saigon, defended by 1,000 Vietnamese soldiers of the Nguyễn dynasty. Wikipedia: Cochinchina campaign · 18 languages
1854
The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State. Wikipedia: Orange Free State · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1838
Great Trek: Zulu impis massacred about 532 Voortrekkers, Khoekhoe, and Basuto near present-day Weenen, South Africa. Wikipedia: Great Trek · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1814
War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormant. Wikipedia: War of the Sixth Coalition · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1753
In Sweden, February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. Wikipedia: March 1 · 238 languages
1739
The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory. Wikipedia: Battle of Vasai · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1676
Sixteen men of Pascual de Iriate's expedition are lost at Evangelistas Islets at the western end of the Strait of Magellan. Wikipedia: Antonio de Vea expedition · 4 languages
1674
An earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Ambon. It triggers a 100 m (330 ft) megatsunami which drowns over 2,300 people. Wikipedia: 1674 Ambon earthquake and megatsunami · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1621
Myles Standish was elected the first commander of the militia of Plymouth Colony. Wikipedia: Myles Standish · 11 languages
1616
Nurhaci proclaims himself Khan of the Later Jin, precursor to the Qing Dynasty. Wikipedia: Nurhaci · 54 languages
1600
On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak. Wikipedia: Campo de' Fiori · ✓ Wikidata · 151 languages
1500
Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein and King John of Denmark attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt. Wikipedia: Frederick I of Denmark · 48 languages
1411
Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia. Wikipedia: Ottoman Interregnum · 46 languages
1370
Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. Wikipedia: Northern Crusades · 49 languages

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Technology

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Science

1996
NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languages
1965
Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the crewed Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Wikipedia: Ranger program · 46 languages
1959
Vanguard 2 (model pictured), the first weather satellite, was launched to measure cloud cover distribution. Wikipedia: Vanguard 2 · 20 languages

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Business

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Sport

1996
In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. Wikipedia: Philadelphia · 205 languages

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Culture

1913
The Armory Show (commemorative button pictured), the first large modern-art exhibition in the United States, opened at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City. Wikipedia: Armory Show · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1904
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan to poor reviews, forcing him to revise the opera. Wikipedia: Giacomo Puccini · 147 languages

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Births

1998
Devin White, American football player Wikipedia: Devin White · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1997
Gaetano Castrovilli, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Gaetano Castrovilli · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1996
Sebastian Aho, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Sebastian Aho (ice hockey, born 1996) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1996
Sasha Pieterse, South African-American actress and singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Sasha Pieterse · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1995
Madison Keys, American tennis player Wikipedia: Madison Keys · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1994
Mason Jobst, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Mason Jobst · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1993
Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer Wikipedia: Marc Márquez · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1992
Meaghan Martin, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Meaghan Martin · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1991
Phil Pressey, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Phil Pressey · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1991
Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Ed Sheeran · ✓ Wikidata · 94 languages
1991
Jeremy Allen White, American actor Wikipedia: Jeremy Allen White · 40 languages
1991
Bonnie Wright, English actress, filmmaker, and activist Wikipedia: Bonnie Wright · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1990
Marianne St-Gelais, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia: Marianne St-Gelais · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1990
Edin Višća, Bosnian footballer Wikipedia: Edin Višća · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1989
Rebecca Adlington, English swimmer Wikipedia: Rebecca Adlington · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1989
Chord Overstreet, American actor and singer Wikipedia: Chord Overstreet · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1988
Michael Frolík, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Michael Frolík · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1988
Case Keenum, American football player Wikipedia: Case Keenum · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1988
Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer Wikipedia: Vasiliy Lomachenko · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1987
Ísis Valverde, Brazilian actress Wikipedia: Ísis Valverde · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1986
Brett Kern, American football player Wikipedia: Brett Kern · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1985
Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian ski jumper Wikipedia: Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper) · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1984
AB de Villiers, South African cricketer Wikipedia: AB de Villiers · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1984
Marcin Gortat, Polish basketball player Wikipedia: Marcin Gortat · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1984
Katie Hill, Australian 3.0 point wheelchair basketball player Wikipedia: Katie Hill (basketball) · 6 languages
1982
Adriano, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Adriano (footballer, born February 1982) · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1982
Brian Bruney, American baseball player Wikipedia: Brian Bruney · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1981
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia: Joseph Gordon-Levitt · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
1981
Paris Hilton, American model, media personality, actress, singer, DJ, author and businesswoman Wikipedia: Paris Hilton · ✓ Wikidata · 111 languages
1981
Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Pontus Segerström · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1980
Al Harrington, American basketball player Wikipedia: Al Harrington · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1980
Jason Ritter, American actor Wikipedia: Jason Ritter · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1980
Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer Wikipedia: Klemi Saban · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1979
Conrad Ricamora, American actor Wikipedia: Conrad Ricamora · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1979
Josh Willingham, American baseball player Wikipedia: Josh Willingham · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1978
Rory Kinnear, English actor and playwright Wikipedia: Rory Kinnear · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1976
Kelly Carlson, American actress and model Wikipedia: Kelly Carlson · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1975
Kaspars Astašenko, Latvian ice hockey player (died 2012) Wikipedia: Kaspars Astašenko · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1975
Václav Prospal, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Václav Prospal · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1974
Kaoru, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Dir En Grey · 34 languages
1974
Jerry O'Connell, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia: Jerry O'Connell · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1973
Drew Barry, American basketball player Wikipedia: Drew Barry · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1973
Goran Bunjevčević, Serbian footballer (died 2018) Wikipedia: Goran Bunjevčević · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1973
Raphaël Ibañez, French rugby player Wikipedia: Raphaël Ibañez · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1972
Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer Wikipedia: Billie Joe Armstrong · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
1972
Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater Wikipedia: Philippe Candeloro · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1972
Taylor Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022) Wikipedia: Taylor Hawkins · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1972
Valeria Mazza, Argentine model and businesswoman Wikipedia: Valeria Mazza · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1971
Denise Richards, American model and actress Wikipedia: Denise Richards · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1970
Dominic Purcell, English-Australian actor and producer Wikipedia: Dominic Purcell · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1969
David Douillet, French martial artist and politician Wikipedia: David Douillet · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1969
Vasily Kudinov, Russian handball player (died 2017) Wikipedia: Vasily Kudinov · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1968
Giuseppe Signori, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Giuseppe Signori · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1968
Wu'erkaixi, Chinese journalist and activist Wikipedia: Wu'er Kaixi · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1966
Luc Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and actor Wikipedia: Luc Robitaille · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1965
Michael Bay, American director and producer Wikipedia: Michael Bay · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
1964
Sherry Hawco, Canadian gymnast (died 1991) Wikipedia: Sherry Hawco · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1963
Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian and voice actor Wikipedia: Larry the Cable Guy · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1963
Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (died 1995) Wikipedia: Alison Hargreaves · 20 languages
1963
Jen-Hsun Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia Wikipedia: Jensen Huang · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1963
Michael Jordan, American basketball player, executive, and businessman Wikipedia: Michael Jordan · ✓ Wikidata · 139 languages
1962
Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director Wikipedia: Lou Diamond Phillips · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1961
Angela Eagle, English politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Wikipedia: Angela Eagle · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1961
Maria Eagle, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Wikipedia: Maria Eagle · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1961
Andrey Korotayev, Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist Wikipedia: Andrey Korotayev · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1960
Lindy Ruff, Canadian hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Lindy Ruff · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1959
Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs Wikipedia: Aryeh Deri · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1959
Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Rowdy Gaines · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1957
Loreena McKennitt, Canadian singer-songwriter, accordion player, and pianist Wikipedia: Loreena McKennitt · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1956
Richard Karn, American actor and game show host Wikipedia: Richard Karn · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1955
Mo Yan, Chinese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Mo Yan · ✓ Wikidata · 109 languages
1954
Lou Ann Barton, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Lou Ann Barton · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1954
Miki Berkovich, Israeli basketball player Wikipedia: Miki Berkovich · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1954
Rene Russo, American actress Wikipedia: Rene Russo · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1953
Becky Ann Baker, American actress Wikipedia: Becky Ann Baker · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1952
Karin Büttner-Janz, German gymnast and physician Wikipedia: Karin Büttner-Janz · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1952
Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech musician (died 1991) Wikipedia: Vladimír Padrůněk · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1951
Rashid Minhas, Pakistani soldier and pilot (died 1971) Wikipedia: Rashid Minhas · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1949
Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Fred Frith · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1949
Dennis Green, American football player and coach (died 2016) Wikipedia: Dennis Green · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1948
José José, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2019) Wikipedia: José José · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1946
Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian-American author and academic Wikipedia: Shahrnush Parsipur · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1945
Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Zina Bethune · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1945
Brenda Fricker, Irish actress (died 2026) Wikipedia: Brenda Fricker · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1944
Karl Jenkins, Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer Wikipedia: Karl Jenkins · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1942
Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (died 1989) Wikipedia: Huey P. Newton · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1941
Julia McKenzie, English actress, singer, and director Wikipedia: Julia McKenzie · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1940
Vicente Fernández, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and producer (died 2021) Wikipedia: Vicente Fernández · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1940
Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter (died 2006) Wikipedia: Gene Pitney · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1937
Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, Miss America 1959 (died 2014) Wikipedia: Mary Ann Mobley · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1936
Jim Brown, American football player and actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Jim Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1935
Christina Pickles, English-American actress Wikipedia: Christina Pickles · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1934
Alan Bates, English actor (died 2003) Wikipedia: Alan Bates · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1934
Barry Humphries, Australian comedian, actor, and author (died 2023) Wikipedia: Barry Humphries · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1933
Craig L. Thomas, American captain and politician (died 2007) Wikipedia: Craig L. Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1931
Jiřina Jirásková, Czech actress and singer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jiřina Jirásková · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1931
Buddy Ryan, American football coach (died 2016) Wikipedia: Buddy Ryan · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1930
Roger Craig, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2023) Wikipedia: Roger Craig (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1930
Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia: Benjamin Fain · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1930
Ruth Rendell, English author (died 2015) Wikipedia: Ruth Rendell · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1929
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-French director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Alejandro Jodorowsky · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1929
Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author (died 2002) Wikipedia: Chaim Potok · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1929
Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (died 1993) Wikipedia: Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1929
Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer (died 2025) Wikipedia: Patricia Routledge · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1928
Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress and singer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Marta Romero · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1928
Michiaki Takahashi, Japanese virologist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Michiaki Takahashi · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1925
Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (died 2003) Wikipedia: Ron Goodwin · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1925
Hal Holbrook, American actor and director (died 2021) Wikipedia: Hal Holbrook · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
1924
Margaret Truman, American singer and author (died 2008) Wikipedia: Margaret Truman · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1923
Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player and bandleader (died 2014) Wikipedia: Buddy DeFranco · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1922
Tommy Edwards, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 1969) Wikipedia: Tommy Edwards · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1921
Duane Gish, American biochemist and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia: Duane Gish · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1920
Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (died 2001) Wikipedia: Ivo Caprino · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1920
Annie Glenn, American disability and communication disorder advocate (died 2020) Wikipedia: Annie Glenn · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1920
Curt Swan, American illustrator (died 1996) Wikipedia: Curt Swan · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1919
J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (died 2009) Wikipedia: J. M. S. Careless · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1919
Kathleen Freeman, American actress and singer (died 2001) Wikipedia: Kathleen Freeman · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1919
Joe Hunt, American tennis player (died 1945) Wikipedia: Joe Hunt · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1918
William Bronk, American poet and academic (died 1999) Wikipedia: William Bronk · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1918
Jacqueline Ferrand, French mathematician (died 2014) Wikipedia: Jacqueline Ferrand · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1916
Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (died 1940) Wikipedia: Alexander Obolensky · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1916
Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (died 1984) Wikipedia: Don Tallon · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1916
Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (died 2002) Wikipedia: Raf Vallone · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1914
Arthur Kennedy, American actor (died 1990) Wikipedia: Arthur Kennedy · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1912
Andre Norton, American author (died 2005) Wikipedia: Andre Norton · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1911
Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar (died 1984) Wikipedia: Oskar Seidlin · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1910
Marc Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005) Wikipedia: Marc Lawrence · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1908
Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 2007) Wikipedia: Bo Yibo · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1906
Mary Brian, American actress (died 2002) Wikipedia: Mary Brian · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1905
Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (died 1977) Wikipedia: Rózsa Péter · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1904
Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (died 1980) Wikipedia: Hans Morgenthau · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1903
Sadegh Hedayat, Iranian-French author and translator (died 1951) Wikipedia: Sadegh Hedayat · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1903
Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega, known as "Cagancho", Spanish bullfighter (died 1984) Wikipedia: Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1900
Ruth Clifford, American actress (died 1998) Wikipedia: Ruth Clifford · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1899
Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author (died 1954) Wikipedia: Jibanananda Das · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1893
Wally Pipp, American baseball player and journalist (died 1965) Wikipedia: Wally Pipp · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1891
Abraham Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician and academic (died 1965) Wikipedia: Abraham Fraenkel · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1890
Ronald Fisher, English-Australian statistician, biologist, and geneticist (died 1962) Wikipedia: Ronald Fisher · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1888
Ronald Knox, English Catholic priest (died 1957) Wikipedia: Ronald Knox · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1888
Otto Stern, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1969) Wikipedia: Otto Stern · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
1887
Joseph Bech, Luxembourgish lawyer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 1975) Wikipedia: Joseph Bech · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1887
Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (died 1947) Wikipedia: Leevi Madetoja · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1881
Mary Carson Breckinridge, American nurse midwife, founded Frontier Nursing Service (died 1965) Wikipedia: Mary Carson Breckinridge · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1879
Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American educational reformer, social activist and author (died 1958) Wikipedia: Dorothy Canfield Fisher · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1877
Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and author (died 1904) Wikipedia: Isabelle Eberhardt · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1877
André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (died 1932) Wikipedia: André Maginot · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1874
Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (died 1956) Wikipedia: Thomas J. Watson · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1864
Jozef Murgaš, Slovak priest, botanist, and painter (died 1929) Wikipedia: Jozef Murgaš · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1864
Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (died 1941) Wikipedia: Banjo Paterson · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1862
Mori Ōgai, Japanese general, author, and poet (died 1922) Wikipedia: Mori Ōgai · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1861
Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, duchess of Albany (died 1922) Wikipedia: Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1854
Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German businessman (died 1902) Wikipedia: Friedrich Alfred Krupp · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1849
Joseph Favre, Swiss chef (died 1903) Wikipedia: Joseph Favre · 8 languages
1848
Louisa Lawson, Australian poet and publisher (died 1920) Wikipedia: Louisa Lawson · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1843
Aaron Montgomery Ward, American businessman, founded Montgomery Ward (died 1913) Wikipedia: Aaron Montgomery Ward · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1836
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (died 1870) Wikipedia: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
1832
Richard Henry Park, American sculptor (died 1902) Wikipedia: Richard Henry Park · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1821
Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer (died 1861) Wikipedia: Lola Montez · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1820
Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (died 1881) Wikipedia: Henri Vieuxtemps · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1817
Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgish jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 1904) Wikipedia: Édouard Thilges · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1799
Carl Julian (von) Graba, German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (died 1874) Wikipedia: Carl Julian (von) Graba · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1796
Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist (died 1866) Wikipedia: Philipp Franz von Siebold · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1781
René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope (died 1826) Wikipedia: René Laennec · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1762
John Cooke, English captain (died 1805) Wikipedia: John Cooke (Royal Navy officer) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1758
John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian (died 1826) Wikipedia: John Pinkerton · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1754
Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer (died 1803) Wikipedia: Nicolas Baudin · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1752
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright (died 1831) Wikipedia: Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1740
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist (died 1799) Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1723
Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (died 1762) Wikipedia: Tobias Mayer · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1653
Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (died 1713) Wikipedia: Arcangelo Corelli · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
1646
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (died 1714) Wikipedia: Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1524
Charles de Lorraine, French cardinal (died 1574) Wikipedia: Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine · 22 languages
1519
Francis, French Grand Chamberlain (died 1563) Wikipedia: François, Duke of Guise · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1490
Charles III, duke of Bourbon (died 1527) Wikipedia: Charles III, Duke of Bourbon · 32 languages
1028
Al-Juwayni, Persian scholar and imam (died 1085) Wikipedia: Al-Juwayni · 25 languages
624
Wu Zetian, Chinese empress consort (died 705) Wikipedia: Wu Zetian · 74 languages

Deaths

2026
Jesse Jackson, American civil rights leader, activist, and politician (born 1941) Wikipedia: Jesse Jackson · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
2026
Shinya Yamada, Japanese musician (born 1970) Wikipedia: Shinya (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2025
Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer, songwriter and actress (born 1947) Wikipedia: Paquita la del Barrio · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2025
Frits Bolkestein, Dutch politician (born 1933) Wikipedia: Frits Bolkestein · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
2025
Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1955) Wikipedia: Rick Buckler · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2025
James Harrison, Australian blood plasma donor (born 1936) Wikipedia: James Harrison (blood donor) · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
2024
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (born 1941) Wikipedia: Gamini Jayawickrama Perera · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2024
Josette Molland, WWII French Resistance member and artist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Josette Molland · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2021
Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author (born 1951) Wikipedia: Rush Limbaugh · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
2021
Seif Sharif Hamad, Tanzanian politician (born 1943) Wikipedia: Seif Sharif Hamad · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2017
Robert H. Michel, American politician (born 1923) Wikipedia: Robert H. Michel · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2017
Michael Novak, American Roman Catholic theologian (born 1933) Wikipedia: Michael Novak · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
2016
Andy Ganteaume, Trinidadian cricketer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Andy Ganteaume · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2016
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egyptian journalist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Mohamed Hassanein Heikal · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
2016
Claude Jeancolas, French historian, author, and journalist (born 1949) Wikipedia: Claude Jeancolas · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2016
Tony Phillips, American baseball player (born 1959) Wikipedia: Tony Phillips · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2016
Andrzej Żuławski, Polish film director (born 1940) Wikipedia: Andrzej Żuławski · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
2015
John Barrow, American-Canadian football player and manager (born 1935) Wikipedia: John Barrow (Canadian football) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2015
Cathy Ubels-Veen, Dutch politician (born 1928) Wikipedia: Cathy Ubels-Veen · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2015
Liu Yudi, Chinese general and pilot (born 1923) Wikipedia: Liu Yudi · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2014
Bob Casale, American guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (born 1952) Wikipedia: Bob Casale · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2014
Peter Florin, German politician and diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (born 1921) Wikipedia: Peter Florin · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2014
Wayne Smith, Jamaican singer (born 1965) Wikipedia: Wayne Smith (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2013
Richard Briers, English actor (born 1934) Wikipedia: Richard Briers · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2013
Shmulik Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (born 1935) Wikipedia: Shmulik Kraus · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2013
Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (born 1925) Wikipedia: Sophie Kurys · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2013
Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (born 1975) Wikipedia: Mindy McCready · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2012
Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1916) Wikipedia: Robert Carr · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2012
Michael Davis, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1943) Wikipedia: Michael Davis (bassist) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2012
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and theorist (born 1918) Wikipedia: Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2012
Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist and academic (born 1928) Wikipedia: Ulric Neisser · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2010
Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Kathryn Grayson · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
2009
Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter and journalist (born 1922) Wikipedia: Conchita Cintrón · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2006
Ray Barretto, American drummer (born 1929) Wikipedia: Ray Barretto · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2005
Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (born 1919) Wikipedia: Dan O'Herlihy · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
2005
Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (born 1935) Wikipedia: Omar Sívori · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
2004
José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico (born 1920) Wikipedia: José López Portillo · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
2003
Steve Bechler, American baseball player (born 1979) Wikipedia: Steve Bechler · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1998
Ernst Jünger, German soldier, philosopher, and author (born 1895) Wikipedia: Ernst Jünger · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
1994
Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (born 1951) Wikipedia: Randy Shilts · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1990
Jean-Marc Boivin, French mountaineer, skier, and pilot (born 1951) Wikipedia: Jean-Marc Boivin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1989
Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (born 1908) Wikipedia: Lefty Gomez · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1988
John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar (born 1923) Wikipedia: John M. Allegro · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1988
Karpoori Thakur, Indian educator and politician, 11th Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1924) Wikipedia: Karpoori Thakur · 13 languages
1986
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (born 1895) Wikipedia: Jiddu Krishnamurti · ✓ Wikidata · 106 languages
1982
Nestor Chylak, American baseball player and umpire (born 1922) Wikipedia: Nestor Chylak · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1982
Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (born 1917) Wikipedia: Thelonious Monk · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1982
Lee Strasberg, American actor and director (born 1901) Wikipedia: Lee Strasberg · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1979
William Gargan, American actor (born 1905) Wikipedia: William Gargan · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1977
Janani Luwum, Ugandan archbishop and saint (born 1922) Wikipedia: Janani Luwum · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1972
Friday Hassler, American race car driver (born 1935) Wikipedia: Friday Hassler · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1970
Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888) Wikipedia: Shmuel Yosef Agnon · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
1970
Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (born 1900) Wikipedia: Alfred Newman · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1969
Berry L. Cannon, American aquanaut (born 1935) Wikipedia: Berry L. Cannon · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1966
Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (born 1880) Wikipedia: Hans Hofmann · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1963
Mijo Mirković, Croatian economist and author (born 1898) Wikipedia: Mate Balota · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1962
Joseph Kearns, American actor (born 1907) Wikipedia: Joseph Kearns · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1962
Bruno Walter, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1876) Wikipedia: Bruno Walter · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1961
Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (born 1887) Wikipedia: Lütfi Kırdar · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1961
Nita Naldi, American actress (born 1894) Wikipedia: Nita Naldi · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1948
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Imam of Yemen (born 1904) Wikipedia: Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1946
Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (born 1889) Wikipedia: Dorothy Gibson · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1939
Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (born 1859) Wikipedia: Willy Hess (violinist) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1934
Albert I of Belgium (born 1875) Wikipedia: Albert I of Belgium · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
1934
Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (born 1862) Wikipedia: Siegbert Tarrasch · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1924
Oskar Merikanto, Finnish composer (born 1868) Wikipedia: Oskar Merikanto · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1919
Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1841) Wikipedia: Wilfrid Laurier · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1912
Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (born 1876) Wikipedia: Edgar Evans · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1909
Geronimo, American tribal leader (born 1829) Wikipedia: Geronimo · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
1905
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, fifth son and seventh child of Tsar Alexander II (born 1857) Wikipedia: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1905
William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (born 1815) Wikipedia: William Bickerton · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1890
Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (born 1819) Wikipedia: Christopher Latham Sholes · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1874
Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (born 1796) Wikipedia: Adolphe Quetelet · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1872
Gomburza, Filipino priests: Wikipedia: José Burgos · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1872
Gomburza, Filipino priests: Wikipedia: Mariano Gomez (priest) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1872
Gomburza, Filipino priests: Wikipedia: Jacinto Zamora · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1856
Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (born 1797) Wikipedia: Heinrich Heine · ✓ Wikidata · 168 languages
1854
John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (born 1789) Wikipedia: John Martin (painter) · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1849
María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (born 1773) Wikipedia: María de las Mercedes Barbudo · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1841
Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (born 1770) Wikipedia: Ferdinando Carulli · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1768
Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1691) Wikipedia: Arthur Onslow · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1732
Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (born 1669) Wikipedia: Louis Marchand · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1715
Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (born 1646) Wikipedia: Antoine Galland · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1680
Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (born 1599) Wikipedia: Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles · 8 languages
1680
Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (born 1637) Wikipedia: Jan Swammerdam · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1673
Molière, French actor and playwright (born 1622) Wikipedia: Molière · ✓ Wikidata · 226 languages
1659
Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (born 1593) Wikipedia: Abel Servien · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1624
Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (born 1536) Wikipedia: Juan de Mariana · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1609
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1549) Wikipedia: Ferdinando I de' Medici · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1600
Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (born 1548) Wikipedia: Giordano Bruno · ✓ Wikidata · 151 languages
1500
Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst, German noble (born before 1463) Wikipedia: Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1371
Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria Wikipedia: Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria · 32 languages
1339
Otto, Duke of Austria (born 1301) Wikipedia: Otto, Duke of Austria · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1220
Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine Wikipedia: Theobald I of Lorraine · 16 languages
1178
Evermode of Ratzeburg, bishop of Ratzeburg Wikipedia: Evermode of Ratzeburg · 8 languages
923
Al-Tabari, Persian scholar (born 839) Wikipedia: Al-Tabari · 68 languages
440
Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, linguist, and theologian (born 360) Wikipedia: Mesrop Mashtots · 70 languages
364
Jovian, Roman emperor (born 331) Wikipedia: Jovian (emperor) · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages

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