February 2: what happened on this day in history

Events on February 2 include:

Slovenian NBA player Luka Doncic is traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis in one of the largest trades in American sports history (2025)
Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation (1980)
Leonarde Keeler administers polygraph tests to two murder suspects, the first time polygraph evidence was admitted in U.S. courts (1935)

This page gathers 61 events, 335 births and 155 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 506 to 2025.

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Events · United States

2025
Slovenian NBA player Luka Doncic is traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis in one of the largest trades in American sports history. Wikipedia: Slovenia Archive: Economics - Slovenia — GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Library Cologne, 2002 · Europeana
1980
Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation. Wikipedia: Federal Bureau of Investigation · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1935
Leonarde Keeler administers polygraph tests to two murder suspects, the first time polygraph evidence was admitted in U.S. courts. Wikipedia: Leonarde Keeler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1934
The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established. Wikipedia: Export–Import Bank of the United States
1909
The Paris Film Congress opens, an attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPPC cartel in the United States. Wikipedia: Paris Film Congress
1848
Mexican–American War: During the American occupation of Mexico City, diplomats signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the war and had Mexico cede 1.36 million square kilometres (530,000 sq mi) of territory and the United States pay US$15 million. Wikipedia: Mexican–American War · ✓ 5 WikipediasArchive: Mexican-American War from "The Memorial History of the City of New York from its first settlement to the year, 1892. Edited by J. G. Wilson. [With illustrations.]". — The British Library · Europeana

Around the world

2021
The Burmese military establishes the State Administration Council, the military junta, after deposing the democratically elected government in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. Wikipedia: Tatmadaw · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2012
The passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen capsized and sank in rough conditions in the Solomon Sea, resulting in at least 88 deaths. Wikipedia: MV Rabaul Queen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2009
Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was launched from Semnan Space Center. Wikipedia: Omid
2007
Following a Derby di Sicilia match in Catania, football violence caused the death of police officer Filippo Raciti, leading to new safety regulations at Italian sporting events. Wikipedia: Derby di Sicilia
2005
The Government of Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act. This legislation would become law on July 20, 2005, legalizing same-sex marriage. Wikipedia: Government of Canada
2004
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks. Wikipedia: Roger Federer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2000
First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments. Wikipedia: Digital cinema · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1998
Cebu Pacific Flight 387 crashes into Mount Sumagaya in the Philippines, killing all 104 people on board. Wikipedia: Cebu Pacific Flight 387 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1990
Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela. Wikipedia: Apartheid · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1989
Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul. Wikipedia: Soviet–Afghan War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1987
After the 1986 People Power Revolution, the Philippines enacts a new constitution. Wikipedia: People Power Revolution · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Hama massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama. Wikipedia: 1982 Hama massacre · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1974
The F-16 Fighting Falcon (pictured), the most numerous fixed-wing aircraft currently in military service, made its first flight. Wikipedia: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1972
The Troubles: Protestors burned the British Embassy in Ireland following the massacre of 14 civilians in Derry by British forces. Wikipedia: The Troubles
1971
Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda. Wikipedia: Idi Amin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1971
The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran. Wikipedia: Ramsar Convention · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1966
Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. Wikipedia: Kashmir · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1963
Cold War in Asia: 113 alleged communists were arrested and detained without trial by Singapore's security agencies. Wikipedia: Cold War in Asia
1959
Nine experienced ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union die under mysterious circumstances. Wikipedia: Ural Mountains · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1954
The Detroit Red Wings played in the first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team in an exhibition against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates in Marquette, Michigan. Wikipedia: Detroit Red Wings
1943
World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1942
The first act of the Norwegian resistance movement took place with the bombing of Oslo East Station by the Osvald Group to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling. Wikipedia: Norwegian resistance movement
1925
Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race. Wikipedia: 1925 serum run to Nome
1922
Ulysses by James Joyce is published. Wikipedia: Ulysses (novel) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1922
The uprising called the "pork mutiny" starts in the region between Kuolajärvi and Savukoski in Finland. Wikipedia: Pork mutiny
1920
The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia. Wikipedia: Treaty of Tartu (Estonia–Russia) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1913
New York City's Grand Central Terminal, the world's largest train station by number of platforms, opened immediately after midnight. Wikipedia: Grand Central Terminal · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1901
Funeral of Queen Victoria. Wikipedia: Queen Victoria · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1899
The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne. Wikipedia: Melbourne
1887
In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. Wikipedia: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1881
The sentences of the trial of the warlocks of Chiloé are imparted. Wikipedia: Sentence (law)
1876
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. Wikipedia: National League (baseball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1870
The Seven Brothers (Seitsemän veljestä), a novel by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi, is published first time in several thin booklets. Wikipedia: Seitsemän veljestä
1868
Pro-Imperial forces capture Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burn it to the ground. Wikipedia: Fall of Osaka Castle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1850
Brigham Young declares war on Timpanogos in the Battle at Fort Utah. Wikipedia: Brigham Young
1814
The last of the River Thames frost fairs comes to an end. Wikipedia: River Thames frost fairs · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1797
The siege of Mantua ends after eight months when Count Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser surrenders the fortress of Mantua to Napoleon Bonaparte. The fall of Mantua secures French control over Northern Italy and marks the beginning of the conclusion of the Italian campaign of 1796-1797, and sets the stage for the end of the War of the First Coalition. Wikipedia: Siege of Mantua (1796–1797) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1725
J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, based on Luther's paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis. Wikipedia: Johann Sebastian Bach
1709
Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by English captain Woodes Rogers and his crew after spending four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the Pacific, providing the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. Wikipedia: Alexander Selkirk · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1659
Jan van Riebeeck, the founder of Cape Town, produced the first bottle of South African wine. Wikipedia: Jan van Riebeeck
1653
New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated. Wikipedia: New Amsterdam · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1645
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: In Scotland, the Battle of Inverlochy results in a Royalist/Irish victory. Wikipedia: Wars of the Three Kingdoms
1594
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina dies at the age of 68. Wikipedia: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1536
Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. Wikipedia: Pedro de Mendoza · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1461
Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross results in the death of Owen Tudor. Wikipedia: Battle of Mortimer's Cross · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1438
Nine leaders of the Transylvanian peasant revolt were executed in Torda. Wikipedia: Transylvanian peasant revolt
1428
An intense earthquake struck the Principality of Catalonia, with the epicenter near Camprodon. Widespread destruction and heavy casualties were reported. Wikipedia: 1428 Catalonia earthquake · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1347
Byzantine Empress Anna convenes a synod to depose patriarch Joseph XIV in Constantinople. The same night, conspirators let in her rival John VI Kantakouzenos which ends the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347. Wikipedia: Anna of Savoy
1207
Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, was established as a principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Wikipedia: Terra Mariana · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1141
The Battle of Lincoln, at which Stephen, King of England is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda. Wikipedia: Battle of Lincoln (1141) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1033
An assembly at the Abbey of Payerne crowned Conrad II (pictured) king of Burgundy. Wikipedia: Payerne Priory · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1032
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes king of Burgundy. Wikipedia: Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
962
Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years. Wikipedia: Translatio imperii · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
880
Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King Louis III of France is defeated by the Norse Great Heathen Army at Lüneburg Heath in Saxony. Wikipedia: Battle of Lüneburg Heath · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
506
Alaric II, King of the Visigoths, promulgated a collection of Roman law known as the Breviary of Alaric (excerpt pictured). Wikipedia: Alaric II · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

World days

World Wetlands Day Wikipedia: World Wetlands Day

Technology

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Science

2009
Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was launched from Semnan Space Center. Wikipedia: Omid

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Business

1934
The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established. Wikipedia: Export–Import Bank of the United States

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Sport

2025
Slovenian NBA player Luka Doncic is traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis in one of the largest trades in American sports history. Wikipedia: Slovenia
2007
Following a Derby di Sicilia match in Catania, football violence caused the death of police officer Filippo Raciti, leading to new safety regulations at Italian sporting events. Wikipedia: Derby di Sicilia
2004
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks. Wikipedia: Roger Federer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1876
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. Wikipedia: National League (baseball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

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Culture

1909
The Paris Film Congress opens, an attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPPC cartel in the United States. Wikipedia: Paris Film Congress
2000
First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments. Wikipedia: Digital cinema · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1954
The Detroit Red Wings played in the first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team in an exhibition against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates in Marquette, Michigan. Wikipedia: Detroit Red Wings
1922
Ulysses by James Joyce is published. Wikipedia: Ulysses (novel) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1870
The Seven Brothers (Seitsemän veljestä), a novel by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi, is published first time in several thin booklets. Wikipedia: Seitsemän veljestä
1709
Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by English captain Woodes Rogers and his crew after spending four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the Pacific, providing the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. Wikipedia: Alexander Selkirk · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

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Births

2006
Lucas Bergvall, Swedish footballer Wikipedia: Lucas Bergvall · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2004
Eleonore Caburet, French rhythmic gymnast Wikipedia: Eleonore Caburet
2001
Westcol, Colombian online streamer Wikipedia: WestCOL
2000
Munetaka Murakami, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia: Munetaka Murakami · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1999
Jeff Okudah, American football player Wikipedia: Jeff Okudah
1998
Shiho Katō, Japanese singer and model Wikipedia: Shiho Katō
1997
Ellie Bamber, English actress Wikipedia: Ellie Bamber · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1996
Christian Dvorak, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Christian Dvorak
1996
Paul Mescal, Irish actor Wikipedia: Paul Mescal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1996
Harry Winks, English footballer Wikipedia: Harry Winks · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1995
Paul Digby, English footballer Wikipedia: Paul Digby
1995
Aleksander Jagiełło, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Aleksander Jagiełło
1995
Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy (died 2012) Wikipedia: Arfa Karim · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1995
Curtis Lazar, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Curtis Lazar
1995
Remilia, American professional gamer (died 2019) Wikipedia: Remilia
1994
Caterina Bosetti, Italian volleyball player Wikipedia: Caterina Bosetti
1993
Bobby De Cordova-Reid, English-Jamaican footballer Wikipedia: Bobby De Cordova-Reid
1993
Ravel Morrison, English footballer Wikipedia: Ravel Morrison
1992
Lammtarra, American race horse (died 2014) Wikipedia: Lammtarra
1992
Joonas Tamm, Estonian footballer Wikipedia: Joonas Tamm
1991
Nathan Delfouneso, English footballer Wikipedia: Nathan Delfouneso · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1991
Gregory Mertens, Belgian footballer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Gregory Mertens · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1991
Shohei Nanba, Japanese actor Wikipedia: Shohei Nanba
1989
Harrison Smith, American football player Wikipedia: Harrison Smith
1989
Southside, American record producer Wikipedia: Southside (music producer)
1988
JuJu Chan, Hong Kong-American actress, martial artist, singer, and writer Wikipedia: JuJu Chan
1988
Zosia Mamet, American actress Wikipedia: Zosia Mamet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1988
Brad Peacock, American baseball player Wikipedia: Brad Peacock
1987
Anthony Fainga'a, Australian rugby player Wikipedia: Anthony Fainga'a
1987
Saia Fainga'a, Australian rugby player Wikipedia: Saia Fainga'a
1987
Faydee, Australian singer Wikipedia: Faydee
1987
Athena Imperial, Filipino journalist, Miss Earth-Water 2011 Wikipedia: Athena Imperial
1987
Mimi Page, American singer-songwriter and composer Wikipedia: Mimi Page
1987
Gerard Piqué, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Gerard Piqué · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1987
Javon Ringer, American football player Wikipedia: Javon Ringer
1987
Jill Scott, English footballer Wikipedia: Jill Scott (footballer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1987
Martin Spanjers, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Martin Spanjers · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1986
Gemma Arterton, English actress and singer Wikipedia: Gemma Arterton · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1986
Miwa Asao, Japanese volleyball player Wikipedia: Miwa Asao
1985
Morris Almond, American basketball player Wikipedia: Morris Almond · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1985
Masoud Azizi, Afghan sprinter Wikipedia: Masoud Azizi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1985
Renn Kiriyama, Japanese actor Wikipedia: Renn Kiriyama
1985
Kristo Saage, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia: Kristo Saage
1985
Silvestre Varela, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Silvestre Varela · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1984
Brian Cage, American wrestler Wikipedia: Brian Cage
1984
Chin-Lung Hu, Taiwanese baseball player Wikipedia: Chin-Lung Hu
1984
Mao Miyaji, Japanese actress Wikipedia: Mao Miyaji
1984
Rudi Wulf, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Rudi Wulf
1983
Ronny Cedeño, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia: Ronny Cedeño · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1983
Carolina Klüft, Swedish heptathlete and jumper Wikipedia: Carolina Klüft · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1983
Jordin Tootoo, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jordin Tootoo
1983
Jason Vargas, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jason Vargas
1983
Vladimir Voskoboinikov, Estonian footballer Wikipedia: Vladimir Voskoboinikov
1983
Alex Westaway, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Alex Westaway · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Sergio Castaño Ortega, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Sergio Castaño · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player Wikipedia: Kelly Mazzante
1982
Kan Mi-youn, South Korean singer, model, and host Wikipedia: Kan Mi-youn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1981
Lance Allred, American basketball player and activist Wikipedia: Lance Allred
1981
Emre Aydın, Turkish singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Emre Aydın · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1981
Michelle Bass, English model and singer Wikipedia: Michelle Bass
1981
Salem al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (died 2001) Wikipedia: Salem al-Hazmi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1980
Teddy Hart, Canadian wrestler Wikipedia: Teddy Hart · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1980
Zhang Jingchu, Chinese actress Wikipedia: Zhang Jingchu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1980
Oleguer Presas, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Oleguer Presas · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1979
Urmo Aava, Estonian race car driver Wikipedia: Urmo Aava · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1979
Fani Chalkia, Greek hurdler and sprinter Wikipedia: Fani Chalkia · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1979
Christine Lampard, Irish television host Wikipedia: Christine Lampard
1979
Shamita Shetty, Indian actress Wikipedia: Shamita Shetty
1979
Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter Wikipedia: Irini Terzoglou
1978
Adam Christopher, New Zealand writer Wikipedia: Adam Christopher
1978
Barry Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Barry Ferguson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1978
Dan Gadzuric, Dutch basketball player Wikipedia: Dan Gadzuric · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1978
Lee Ji-ah, South Korean actress Wikipedia: Lee Ji-ah
1978
Rich Sommer, American actor Wikipedia: Rich Sommer
1978
Faye White, English footballer Wikipedia: Faye White
1977
Shakira, Colombian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Shakira · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1977
Libor Sionko, Czech footballer Wikipedia: Libor Sionko · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1976
Ryan Farquhar, Northern Irish motorcycle racer Wikipedia: Ryan Farquhar
1976
James Hickman, English swimmer Wikipedia: James Hickman
1976
Ana Roces, Filipino actress Wikipedia: Ana Roces
1975
Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Todd Bertuzzi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1975
Donald Driver, American football player Wikipedia: Donald Driver · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1975
Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Ieroklis Stoltidis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1973
Andrei Luzgin, Estonian tennis player and coach Wikipedia: Andrei Luzgin
1973
Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower Wikipedia: Aleksander Tammert · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1973
Marissa Jaret Winokur, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Marissa Jaret Winokur · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1972
Hisashi, Japanese musician Wikipedia: Hisashi (musician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1972
Melvin Mora, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia: Melvin Mora · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1972
Aleksey Naumov, Russian footballer Wikipedia: Aleksey Naumov (footballer)
1971
Michelle Gayle, English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Michelle Gayle
1971
Arly Jover, Spanish actress Wikipedia: Arly Jover
1971
Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer and sportscaster (died 2014) Wikipedia: Isaac Kungwane
1971
Rockwilder, American rapper and producer Wikipedia: Rockwilder
1971
Hwang Seok-jeong, South Korean actress Wikipedia: Hwang Seok-jeong
1971
Jason Taylor, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia: Jason Taylor (rugby league)
1970
Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia: Roar Strand · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1970
Erik ten Hag, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia: Erik ten Hag · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1970
Jennifer Westfeldt, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Jennifer Westfeldt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1969
Dana International, Israeli singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Dana International · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1969
Valeri Karpin, Estonian-Russian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Valery Karpin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1968
Kenny Albert, American sportscaster Wikipedia: Kenny Albert
1968
Sean Elliott, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Sean Elliott · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1968
Scott Erickson, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Scott Erickson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1967
Artūrs Irbe, Latvian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Artūrs Irbe
1967
Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general Wikipedia: Laurent Nkunda · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1966
Andrei Chesnokov, Russian tennis player and coach Wikipedia: Andrei Chesnokov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1966
Robert DeLeo, American bass player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Robert DeLeo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1966
Adam Ferrara, American actor and comedian Wikipedia: Adam Ferrara
1966
Michael Misick, Caicos Islander politician, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Wikipedia: Michael Misick · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1965
Carl Airey, English footballer Wikipedia: Carl Airey
1965
Naoki Sano, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist Wikipedia: Naoki Sano · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1963
Ilya Byakin, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Ilya Byakin
1963
Eva Cassidy, American singer and guitarist (died 1996) Wikipedia: Eva Cassidy · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1963
Kjell Dahlin, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Kjell Dahlin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1963
Andrej Kiska, Slovak entrepreneur and philanthropist, President of Slovakia Wikipedia: Andrej Kiska · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1963
Philip Laats, Belgian martial artist Wikipedia: Philip Laats · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1963
Stephen McGann, English actor Wikipedia: Stephen McGann
1963
Vigleik Storaas, Norwegian pianist Wikipedia: Vigleik Storaas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1962
Philippe Claudel, French author, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Philippe Claudel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1962
Andy Fordham, English darts player (died 2021) Wikipedia: Andy Fordham
1962
Luke Johnson, English businessman Wikipedia: Luke Johnson (businessman)
1962
Paul Kilgus, American baseball player Wikipedia: Paul Kilgus
1962
Kate Raison, Australian actress Wikipedia: Kate Raison
1962
Michael T. Weiss, American actor Wikipedia: Michael T. Weiss · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1961
Abraham Iyambo, Namibian politician (died 2013) Wikipedia: Abraham Iyambo
1961
Lauren Lane, American actress and academic Wikipedia: Lauren Lane · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1959
Dexter Manley, American football player Wikipedia: Dexter Manley
1958
Michel Marc Bouchard, Canadian playwright Wikipedia: Michel Marc Bouchard · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1957
Phil Barney, Algerian-French singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Phil Barney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1956
Adnan Oktar, Turkish cult leader Wikipedia: Adnan Oktar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1955
Leszek Engelking, Polish poet and author (died 2022) Wikipedia: Leszek Engelking · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1955
Bob Schreck, American author Wikipedia: Bob Schreck · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1955
Michael Talbott, American actor Wikipedia: Michael Talbott
1955
Kim Zimmer, American actress Wikipedia: Kim Zimmer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1955
Jean-Michel Dupuis, French actor (died 2024) Wikipedia: Jean-Michel Dupuis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1954
Christie Brinkley, American actress, model, and businesswoman Wikipedia: Christie Brinkley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1954
Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian skier and actor Wikipedia: Hansi Hinterseer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1954
Nelson Ne'e, Solomon Islander politician (died 2013) Wikipedia: Nelson Ne'e
1954
John Tudor, American baseball player Wikipedia: John Tudor (baseball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1953
Duane Chapman, American bounty hunter[citation needed] Wikipedia: Duane Chapman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1953
Jerry Sisk, Jr., American gemologist, co-founded Jewelry Television (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jerry Sisk Jr.
1952
Dave Casper, American football player Wikipedia: Dave Casper
1952
John Cornyn, American lawyer and politician, 49th Attorney General of Texas Wikipedia: John Cornyn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1952
Park Geun-hye, South Korean politician, 11th President of South Korea Wikipedia: Park Geun-hye · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1952
Ralph Merkle, American computer scientist and academic Wikipedia: Ralph Merkle · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1952
Carol Ann Susi, American actress (died 2014) Wikipedia: Carol Ann Susi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1951
Vangelis Alexandris, Greek basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Vangelis Alexandris
1951
Ken Bruce, Scottish radio host Wikipedia: Ken Bruce
1950
Osamu Kido, Japanese wrestler (died 2023) Wikipedia: Osamu Kido
1950
Libby Purves, British journalist and author Wikipedia: Libby Purves
1950
Bárbara Rey, Spanish singer and actress Wikipedia: Bárbara Rey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1950
Barbara Sukowa, German actress Wikipedia: Barbara Sukowa · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1950
Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia: Genichiro Tenryu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1949
Duncan Bannatyne, Scottish businessman and philanthropist Wikipedia: Duncan Bannatyne
1949
Jack McGee, American actor Wikipedia: Jack McGee (actor)
1949
Yasuko Namba, Japanese mountaineer (died 1996) Wikipedia: Yasuko Namba
1949
Brent Spiner, American actor and singer Wikipedia: Brent Spiner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1949
Ross Valory, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia: Ross Valory
1948
Ina Garten, American chef and author Wikipedia: Ina Garten · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1948
Al McKay, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Al McKay · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1948
Roger Williamson, English race car driver (died 1973) Wikipedia: Roger Williamson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1947
Greg Antonacci, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017) Wikipedia: Greg Antonacci · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1947
Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (died 2009) Wikipedia: Farrah Fawcett · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1946
John Armitt, English engineer and businessman Wikipedia: John Armitt
1946
Blake Clark, American comedian and actor Wikipedia: Blake Clark · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1946
Alpha Oumar Konaré, Malian academic and politician, 3rd President of Mali Wikipedia: Alpha Oumar Konaré · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1946
Constantine Papadakis, Greek-American businessman and academic (died 2009) Wikipedia: Constantine Papadakis
1945
John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell, English economist and academic Wikipedia: John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell
1944
Andrew Davis, English organist and conductor (died 2024) Wikipedia: Andrew Davis (conductor)
1944
Geoffrey Hughes, English actor (died 2012) Wikipedia: Geoffrey Hughes (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1944
Ursula Oppens, American pianist and educator Wikipedia: Ursula Oppens
1942
Graham Nash, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Graham Nash · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1941
Terry Biddlecombe, English jockey (died 2014) Wikipedia: Terry Biddlecombe
1941
Lee Redmond, American woman with the longest fingernails (died 2023) Wikipedia: Lee Redmond
1941
Cory Wells, American pop-rock singer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Cory Wells
1940
Alan Caddy, English guitarist and producer (died 2000) Wikipedia: Alan Caddy
1940
Thomas M. Disch, American author and poet (died 2008) Wikipedia: Thomas M. Disch · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1940
Wayne Fontes, American football player and coach Wikipedia: Wayne Fontes
1940
David Jason, English actor, director, and producer Wikipedia: David Jason · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1939
Jackie Burroughs, English-born Canadian actress (died 2010) Wikipedia: Jackie Burroughs · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1939
Mary-Dell Chilton, American chemist and inventor and one of the founders of modern plant biotechnology Wikipedia: Mary-Dell Chilton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1939
Dale T. Mortensen, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2014) Wikipedia: Dale T. Mortensen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1938
Norman Fowler, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport Wikipedia: Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler
1938
Bo Hopkins, American actor (died 2022) Wikipedia: Bo Hopkins
1938
Gene MacLellan, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 1995) Wikipedia: Gene MacLellan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1937
Don Buford, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Don Buford
1937
Eric Arturo Delvalle, Panamanian lawyer and politician, President of Panama (died 2015) Wikipedia: Eric Arturo Delvalle · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1937
Anthony Haden-Guest, British journalist, poet, and critic Wikipedia: Anthony Haden-Guest
1937
Remak Ramsay, American actor Wikipedia: Remak Ramsay
1937
Tom Smothers, American comedian, actor, and activist (died 2023) Wikipedia: Tom Smothers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1937
Alexandra Strelchenko, Ukrainian actress and singer (died 2019) Wikipedia: Alexandra Strelchenko
1936
Metin Oktay, Turkish footballer and manager (died 1991) Wikipedia: Metin Oktay
1935
Pete Brown, American golfer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Pete Brown (golfer)
1935
Evgeny Velikhov, Russian physicist and academic (died 2024) Wikipedia: Evgeny Velikhov
1934
Khalil Ullah Khan, Bangladeshi actor (died 2014) Wikipedia: Khalil Ullah Khan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1933
M'el Dowd, American actress and singer (died 2012) Wikipedia: M'el Dowd
1933
Tony Jay, English-American actor (died 2006) Wikipedia: Tony Jay · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1933
Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Cuban bassist and composer (died 2009) Wikipedia: Orlando "Cachaíto" López · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1933
Than Shwe, Burmese general and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Burma Wikipedia: Than Shwe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1932
Arthur Lyman, American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (died 2002) Wikipedia: Arthur Lyman
1932
Robert Mandan, American actor (died 2018) Wikipedia: Robert Mandan
1931
Les Dawson, English comedian and author (died 1993) Wikipedia: Les Dawson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1931
Glynn Edwards, Malaysian-English actor (died 2018) Wikipedia: Glynn Edwards
1931
John Paul Harney, Canadian educator and politician (died 2021) Wikipedia: John Paul Harney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1931
Dries van Agt, Dutch politician, diplomat and jurist, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2024) Wikipedia: Dries van Agt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1931
Judith Viorst, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Judith Viorst
1929
Sheila Matthews Allen, American actress and producer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Sheila Mathews Allen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1929
George Band, English engineer and mountaineer (died 2011) Wikipedia: George Band
1929
Věra Chytilová, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (died 2014) Wikipedia: Věra Chytilová · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1929
John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (died 2015) Wikipedia: John Henry Holland · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1929
Waldemar Kmentt, Austrian operatic tenor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Waldemar Kmentt
1928
Ciriaco De Mita, 47th Prime minister of Italy (died 2022) Wikipedia: Ciriaco De Mita · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1928
Gamal Hamdan, Egyptian scholar and geographer (died 1993) Wikipedia: Gamal Hamdan
1928
Jay Handlan, American basketball player and engineer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jay Handlan
1928
Tommy Harmer, English footballer and youth team coach (died 2007) Wikipedia: Tommy Harmer
1927
Stan Getz, American saxophonist (died 1991) Wikipedia: Stan Getz · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1927
Doris Sams, American baseball player (died 2012) Wikipedia: Doris Sams
1926
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French academic and politician, 20th President of France (died 2020) Wikipedia: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1925
Elaine Stritch, American actress and singer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Elaine Stritch · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1924
Sonny Stitt, American saxophonist and composer (died 1982) Wikipedia: Sonny Stitt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1924
Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American singer, pianist, producer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Elfi von Dassanowsky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1923
Jean Babilée, French dancer and choreographer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Jean Babilée
1923
James Dickey, American poet and novelist (died 1997) Wikipedia: James Dickey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1923
Svetozar Gligorić, Serbian and Yugoslav chess grandmaster (died 2012) Wikipedia: Svetozar Gligorić · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1923
Bonita Granville, American actress and producer (died 1988) Wikipedia: Bonita Granville · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1923
Red Schoendienst, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2018) Wikipedia: Red Schoendienst · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1923
Liz Smith, American journalist and author (died 2017) Wikipedia: Liz Smith (journalist)
1923
Clem Windsor, Australian rugby player and surgeon (died 2007) Wikipedia: Clem Windsor
1922
Kunwar Digvijay Singh, Indian field hockey player (died 1978) Wikipedia: K. D. Singh (field hockey)
1922
Robert Chef d'Hôtel, French athlete (died 2019) Wikipedia: Robert Chef d'Hôtel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1922
Stoyanka Mutafova, Bulgarian actress (died 2019) Wikipedia: Stoyanka Mutafova
1922
James L. Usry, American politician, first African-American mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey (died 2002) Wikipedia: Jim Usry
1920
George Hardwick, English footballer and coach (died 2004) Wikipedia: George Hardwick · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1920
John Russell, American Olympic equestrian (died 2020) Wikipedia: John Russell (equestrian)
1920
Arthur Willis, English football player-manager (died 1987) Wikipedia: Arthur Willis (footballer)
1919
Lisa Della Casa, Swiss soprano and actress (died 2012) Wikipedia: Lisa Della Casa · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1919
Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager (died 1999) Wikipedia: Georg Gawliczek · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1918
Hella Haasse, Indonesian-Dutch author (died 2011) Wikipedia: Hella Haasse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1917
Mary Ellis, British World War II ferry pilot (died 2018) Wikipedia: Mary Ellis (pilot) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1917
Đỗ Mười, Vietnamese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (died 2018) Wikipedia: Đỗ Mười · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1916
Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet and author (died 1985) Wikipedia: Xuân Diệu
1915
Abba Eban, South African-Israeli politician and diplomat, 1st Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2002) Wikipedia: Abba Eban · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1915
Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer (died 2005) Wikipedia: Stan Leonard
1915
Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (died 2014) Wikipedia: Khushwant Singh
1914
Eric Kierans, Canadian economist and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Communications (died 2004) Wikipedia: Eric Kierans · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1913
Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (died 1985) Wikipedia: Poul Reichhardt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1912
Millvina Dean, English civil servant and cartographer (died 2009) Wikipedia: Millvina Dean · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1912
Burton Lane, American songwriter and composer (died 1997) Wikipedia: Burton Lane · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1911
Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (died 1968) Wikipedia: Jack Pizzey
1909
Frank Albertson, American actor (died 1964) Wikipedia: Frank Albertson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1908
Wes Ferrell, American baseball player and manager (died 1976) Wikipedia: Wes Ferrell
1905
Ayn Rand, Russian-born American novelist and philosopher (died 1982) Wikipedia: Ayn Rand · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1904
Bozorg Alavi, Iranian author and activist (died 1997) Wikipedia: Bozorg Alavi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1902
Newbold Morris, American lawyer and politician (died 1966) Wikipedia: Newbold Morris
1902
John Tonkin, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Western Australia (died 1995) Wikipedia: John Tonkin
1901
Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian-American violinist and educator (died 1987) Wikipedia: Jascha Heifetz · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1900
Willie Kamm, American baseball player and manager (died 1988) Wikipedia: Willie Kamm
1897
Howard Deering Johnson, American businessman, founded Howard Johnson's (died 1972) Wikipedia: Howard Deering Johnson
1897
Gertrude Blanch, Russian-American mathematician (died 1996) Wikipedia: Gertrude Blanch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1896
Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician and logician (died 1980) Wikipedia: Kazimierz Kuratowski · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1895
George Halas, American football player and coach (died 1983) Wikipedia: George Halas · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1895
Robert Philipp, American painter (died 1981) Wikipedia: Robert Philipp
1895
George Sutcliffe, Australian public servant (died 1964) Wikipedia: George Sutcliffe
1893
Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician and physicist (died 1974) Wikipedia: Cornelius Lanczos · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1893
Raoul Riganti, Argentinian race car driver (died 1970) Wikipedia: Raúl Riganti
1893
Damdin Sükhbaatar, Mongolian soldier and politician (died 1924) Wikipedia: Damdin Sükhbaatar · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1892
Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (died 1959) Wikipedia: Tochigiyama Moriya
1890
Charles Correll, American actor and screenwriter (died 1972) Wikipedia: Charles Correll
1889
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general (died 1952) Wikipedia: Jean de Lattre de Tassigny · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1887
Ernst Hanfstaengl, German businessman (died 1975) Wikipedia: Ernst Hanfstaengl · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1886
William Rose Benét, American poet and author (died 1950) Wikipedia: William Rose Benét · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1885
Mikhail Frunze, Soviet revolutionary, politician, army officer and military theorist (died 1925) Wikipedia: Mikhail Frunze · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1883
Johnston McCulley, American author and screenwriter, created Zorro (died 1958) Wikipedia: Johnston McCulley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1883
Julia Nava de Ruisánchez, Mexican activist and writer (died 1964) Wikipedia: Julia Nava de Ruisánchez · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1882
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (died 1944) Wikipedia: Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1882
James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet (died 1941) Wikipedia: James Joyce · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1881
Orval Overall, American baseball player and manager (died 1947) Wikipedia: Orval Overall · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1880
Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (died 1969) Wikipedia: Frederick Lane · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1878
Joe Lydon, American boxer (died 1937) Wikipedia: Joe Lydon (boxer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1877
Frank L. Packard, Canadian author (died 1942) Wikipedia: Frank L. Packard
1875
Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (died 1962) Wikipedia: Fritz Kreisler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1873
Leo Fall, Austrian composer (died 1925) Wikipedia: Leo Fall · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1873
Konstantin von Neurath, German politician and diplomat, 13th German Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1956) Wikipedia: Konstantin von Neurath · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1872
Abul Kasem, Bengali politician (died 1936) Wikipedia: Abul Kasem (politician, born 1872)
1869
Alexander Atabekian, Armenian physician and anarchist publisher (died 1933) Wikipedia: Alexander Atabekian
1866
Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and academic (died 1927) Wikipedia: Enrique Simonet · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1862
Émile Coste, French fencer (died 1927) Wikipedia: Émile Coste · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1862
Cornelius McKane, American physician, educator, and hospital founder (died 1912) Wikipedia: Cornelius McKane
1861
Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (died 1949) Wikipedia: Solomon R. Guggenheim · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1860
Curtis Guild, Jr., American journalist and politician, 43rd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1915) Wikipedia: Curtis Guild Jr. · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1857
Jan Drozdowski, Polish pianist and music teacher (died 1918) Wikipedia: Jan Drozdowski · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1856
Frederick William Vanderbilt, American railway magnate (died 1938) Wikipedia: Frederick William Vanderbilt
1856
Makar Yekmalyan, Armenian composer (died 1905) Wikipedia: Makar Yekmalyan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1851
José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican illustrator and engraver (died 1913) Wikipedia: José Guadalupe Posada
1849
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet and playwright (died 1921) Wikipedia: Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1842
Julian Sochocki, Polish-Russian mathematician and academic (died 1927) Wikipedia: Julian Sochocki · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1841
François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss limnologist and hydrologist (died 1912) Wikipedia: François-Alphonse Forel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1829
Alfred Brehm, German zoologist and illustrator (died 1884) Wikipedia: Alfred Brehm · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1829
William Stanley, English engineer and philanthropist (died 1909) Wikipedia: William Stanley (inventor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1803
Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (died 1862) Wikipedia: Albert Sidney Johnston · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1802
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist and academic (died 1887) Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste Boussingault · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1786
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1856) Wikipedia: Jacques Philippe Marie Binet · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1782
Henri de Rigny, French admiral and politician, French Minister of War (died 1835) Wikipedia: Henri de Rigny · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1754
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1838) Wikipedia: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1717
Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (died 1790) Wikipedia: Ernst Gideon von Laudon
1714
Gottfried August Homilius, German organist and composer (died 1785) Wikipedia: Gottfried August Homilius · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1711
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (died 1794) Wikipedia: Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1700
Johann Christoph Gottsched, German author and critic (died 1766) Wikipedia: Johann Christoph Gottsched · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1695
William Borlase, English geologist and archaeologist (died 1772) Wikipedia: William Borlase
1695
François de Chevert, French general (died 1769) Wikipedia: François de Chevert · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1677
Jean-Baptiste Morin, French composer (died 1745) Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste Morin (composer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1669
Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (died 1732) Wikipedia: Louis Marchand · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1651
William Phips, Royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (died 1695) Wikipedia: William Phips · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1650
Pope Benedict XIII (died 1730) Wikipedia: Pope Benedict XIII · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1650
Nell Gwyn, English actress, mistress of King Charles II of England (died 1687) Wikipedia: Nell Gwyn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1621
Johannes Schefferus, Swedish author and hymn-writer (died 1679) Wikipedia: Johannes Schefferus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1613
Noël Chabanel, French missionary and saint (died 1649) Wikipedia: Noël Chabanel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1611
Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (died 1633) Wikipedia: Ulrik of Denmark (1611–1633) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1600
Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (died 1653) Wikipedia: Gabriel Naudé · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1588
Georg II of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl, German nobleman (died 1644) Wikipedia: Georg II of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl
1585
Judith Quiney, William Shakespeare's youngest daughter (died 1662) Wikipedia: Judith Quiney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1585
Hamnet Shakespeare, William Shakespeare's only son (baptised; died 1596) Wikipedia: Hamnet Shakespeare · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1576
Alix Le Clerc, French Canoness Regular and foundress (died 1622) Wikipedia: Alix Le Clerc · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1551
Nicolaus Reimers, German astronomer (died 1600) Wikipedia: Nicolaus Reimers
1536
Piotr Skarga, Polish writer (died 1612) Wikipedia: Piotr Skarga · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1522
Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1565) Wikipedia: Lodovico Ferrari · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1517
Gotthard Kettler, the last Master of the Livonian Order and the first Duke of Courland and Semigallia (died 1587) Wikipedia: Gotthard Kettler
1509
John of Leiden, Dutch Anabaptist leader (died 1536) Wikipedia: John of Leiden · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1502
Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher and historian (died 1574) Wikipedia: Damião de Góis · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1494
Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (died 1557) Wikipedia: Bona Sforza · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1467
Columba of Rieti, Italian Dominican sister (died 1501) Wikipedia: Columba of Rieti · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1457
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Italian-Spanish historian and author (died 1526) Wikipedia: Peter Martyr d'Anghiera · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1455
John, King of Denmark (died 1513) Wikipedia: Hans, King of Denmark · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1443
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (died 1486) Wikipedia: Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1208
James I of Aragon (died 1276) Wikipedia: James I of Aragon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

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2025
Brian Murphy, English comic actor (born 1932) Wikipedia: Brian Murphy (actor)
2024
Don Murray, American actor (born 1929) Wikipedia: Don Murray (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2024
Carl Weathers, American football player and actor (born 1948) Wikipedia: Carl Weathers
2023
K. Viswanath, Indian actor, director and screenwriter (born 1930) Wikipedia: K. Viswanath
2023
Butch Miles, American jazz drummer (born 1944) Wikipedia: Butch Miles
2021
Captain Sir Tom Moore, British Army officer and charity campaigner (born 1920) Wikipedia: Captain Tom Moore · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2020
Bernard Ebbers, Canadian businessman, the co-founder and CEO of WorldCom (born 1941) Wikipedia: Bernard Ebbers · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2020
Mad Mike Hoare, British-Irish military officer and mercenary (born 1919) Wikipedia: Mad Mike Hoare · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2016
Bob Elliott, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1923) Wikipedia: Bob Elliott (comedian)
2015
Joseph Alfidi, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1949) Wikipedia: Joseph Alfidi
2015
Dave Bergman, American baseball player (born 1953) Wikipedia: Dave Bergman
2015
Andriy Kuzmenko, Ukrainian singer-songwriter and actor (born 1968) Wikipedia: Andriy Kuzmenko
2015
Molade Okoya-Thomas, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1935) Wikipedia: Molade Okoya-Thomas
2015
Stewart Stern, American screenwriter (born 1922) Wikipedia: Stewart Stern
2015
The Jacka, American rapper and producer (born 1977) Wikipedia: The Jacka
2014
Gerd Albrecht, German conductor (born 1935) Wikipedia: Gerd Albrecht · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2014
Tommy Aquino, American motorcycle racer (born 1992) Wikipedia: Tommy Aquino
2014
Nicholas Brooks, English historian (born 1941) Wikipedia: Nicholas Brooks (historian)
2014
Eduardo Coutinho, Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1933) Wikipedia: Eduardo Coutinho · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1967) Wikipedia: Philip Seymour Hoffman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2014
Luis Raúl, Puerto Rican comedian and actor (born 1962) Wikipedia: Luis Raúl
2014
Bunny Rugs, Jamaican singer (born 1948) Wikipedia: Bunny Rugs
2014
Nigel Walker, English footballer (born 1959) Wikipedia: Nigel Walker (footballer)
2013
Abraham Iyambo, Namibian politician (born 1961) Wikipedia: Abraham Iyambo
2013
John Kerr, American actor and lawyer (born 1931) Wikipedia: John Kerr (actor) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2013
Chris Kyle, American soldier and sniper (born 1974) Wikipedia: Chris Kyle · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2013
Lino Oviedo, Paraguayan general and politician (born 1943) Wikipedia: Lino Oviedo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2013
Pepper Paire, American baseball player (born 1924) Wikipedia: Pepper Paire
2013
P. Shanmugam, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Puducherry (born 1927) Wikipedia: P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)
2013
Walt Sweeney, American football player (born 1941) Wikipedia: Walt Sweeney
2013
Guy F. Tozzoli, American architect (born 1922) Wikipedia: Guy F. Tozzoli
2012
Joyce Barkhouse, Canadian author (born 1913) Wikipedia: Joyce Barkhouse
2012
Frederick William Danker, American lexicographer and scholar (born 1920) Wikipedia: Frederick William Danker
2012
George Esper, American journalist and academic (born 1932) Wikipedia: George Esper
2012
Dorothy Gilman, American author (born 1923) Wikipedia: Dorothy Gilman
2012
James F. Lloyd, American pilot and politician (born 1922) Wikipedia: James F. Lloyd · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2011
Edward Amy, Canadian general (born 1918) Wikipedia: Edward Amy
2011
Defne Joy Foster, Turkish actress (born 1975) Wikipedia: Defne Joy Foster · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2011
Margaret John, Welsh actress (born 1926) Wikipedia: Margaret John · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2008
Barry Morse, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1918) Wikipedia: Barry Morse · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2008
Katoucha Niane, Guinean model and author (born 1960) Wikipedia: Katoucha Niane · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2007
Vijay Arora, Indian actor (born 1944) Wikipedia: Vijay Arora · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2007
Billy Henderson, American singer (born 1939) Wikipedia: Billy Henderson (American singer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2007
Joe Hunter, American pianist (born 1927) Wikipedia: Joe Hunter (musician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2007
Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (born 1967) Wikipedia: Catania football riot
2007
Eric Von Schmidt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1931) Wikipedia: Eric Von Schmidt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2007
Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (born 1919) Wikipedia: Masao Takemoto · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2005
Birgitte Federspiel, Danish actress (born 1925) Wikipedia: Birgitte Federspiel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2005
Max Schmeling, German boxer (born 1905) Wikipedia: Max Schmeling · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2004
Bernard McEveety, American director and producer (born 1924) Wikipedia: Bernard McEveety
2003
Lou Harrison, American composer and educator (born 1917) Wikipedia: Lou Harrison · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2002
Paul Baloff, American singer-songwriter (born 1960) Wikipedia: Paul Baloff · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2002
Claude Brown, American author (born 1937) Wikipedia: Claude Brown
1999
David McComb, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1962) Wikipedia: David McComb
1998
Haroun Tazieff, German-French geologist and cinematographer (born 1914) Wikipedia: Haroun Tazieff · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1997
Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (born 1913) Wikipedia: Erich Eliskases · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1997
Sanford Meisner, American actor and coach (born 1904) Wikipedia: Sanford Meisner · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1996
Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, dancer, and director (born 1912) Wikipedia: Gene Kelly · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1995
Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (born 1917) Wikipedia: Thomas Hayward (tenor)
1995
Fred Perry, English tennis player (born 1909) Wikipedia: Fred Perry · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1995
Donald Pleasence, English-French actor (born 1919) Wikipedia: Donald Pleasence · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1994
Marija Gimbutas, Lithuanian-American archeologist (born 1921) Wikipedia: Marija Gimbutas · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1993
François Reichenbach, French director and screenwriter (born 1921) Wikipedia: François Reichenbach · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1992
Bert Parks, American actor, singer, television personality; Miss America telecast presenter (born 1914) Wikipedia: Bert Parks · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1990
Paul Ariste, Estonian linguist and academic (born 1905) Wikipedia: Paul Ariste · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1990
Joe Erskine, Welsh boxer (born 1934) Wikipedia: Joe Erskine (Welsh boxer)
1989
Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (born 1951) Wikipedia: Ondrej Nepela · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1989
Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand minister and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Finance (born 1901) Wikipedia: Arnold Nordmeyer
1988
Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1929) Wikipedia: Marcel Bozzuffi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1987
Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1927) Wikipedia: Carlos Castilho · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1987
Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist and screenwriter (born 1922) Wikipedia: Alistair MacLean · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1986
Anita Cobby, Australian murder victim (born 1959) Wikipedia: Murder of Anita Cobby
1986
Gino Hernandez, American wrestler (born 1957) Wikipedia: Gino Hernandez
1983
Sam Chatmon, American singer and guitarist (born 1897) Wikipedia: Sam Chatmon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Paul Desruisseaux, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1905) Wikipedia: Paul Desruisseaux
1980
William Howard Stein, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) Wikipedia: William Howard Stein · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1979
Jim Burke, Australian cricketer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Jim Burke (cricketer)
1979
Sid Vicious, English singer and bass player (born 1957) Wikipedia: Sid Vicious · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1975
Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian and academic (born 1883) Wikipedia: Gustave Lanctot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Imre Lakatos, Hungarian-English mathematician and philosopher (born 1922) Wikipedia: Imre Lakatos · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1973
Hendrik Elias, Belgian academic and politician, 9th Mayor of Ghent (born 1902) Wikipedia: Hendrik Elias
1972
Natalie Clifford Barney, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1876) Wikipedia: Natalie Clifford Barney · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1970
Lawrence Gray, American actor (born 1898) Wikipedia: Lawrence Gray
1970
Bertrand Russell, English mathematician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1872) Wikipedia: Bertrand Russell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1970
Hannah Ryggen, Norwegian textile artist (born 1894) Wikipedia: Hannah Ryggen
1969
Boris Karloff, English actor (born 1887) Wikipedia: Boris Karloff · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1968
Tullio Serafin, Italian conductor and director (born 1878) Wikipedia: Tullio Serafin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1966
Hacı Ömer Sabancı, Turkish businessman (born 1906) Wikipedia: Hacı Ömer Sabancı
1962
Shlomo Hestrin, Canadian-Israeli biochemist and academic (born 1914) Wikipedia: Shlomo Hestrin
1957
Grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist and academic (born 1890) Wikipedia: Grigory Landsberg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1956
Charley Grapewin, American actor (born 1869) Wikipedia: Charley Grapewin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1956
Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (born 1878) Wikipedia: Truxtun Hare · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1956
Pyotr Konchalovsky, Russian painter (born 1876) Wikipedia: Pyotr Konchalovsky
1954
Hella Wuolijoki, Estonian-Finnish author and politician (born 1886) Wikipedia: Hella Wuolijoki
1952
Callistratus of Georgia, Georgian patriarch (born 1866) Wikipedia: Callistratus of Georgia
1950
Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician and academic (born 1873) Wikipedia: Constantin Carathéodory · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1948
Thomas W. Lamont, American banker and philanthropist (born 1870) Wikipedia: Thomas W. Lamont
1948
Bevil Rudd, South African runner and journalist (born 1894) Wikipedia: Bevil Rudd · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1945
Alfred Delp, German priest and philosopher (born 1907) Wikipedia: Alfred Delp · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1945
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German economist and politician (born 1884) Wikipedia: Carl Friedrich Goerdeler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1945
Johannes Popitz, German lawyer and politician (born 1884) Wikipedia: Johannes Popitz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1942
Ado Birk, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1883) Wikipedia: Ado Birk
1942
Daniil Kharms, Russian poet and playwright (born 1905) Wikipedia: Daniil Kharms · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1942
Hugh D. McIntosh, Australian businessman (born 1876) Wikipedia: Hugh D. McIntosh · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1939
Amanda McKittrick Ros, Irish author and poet (born 1860) Wikipedia: Amanda McKittrick Ros
1939
Bernhard Gregory, Estonian-German chess player (born 1879) Wikipedia: Bernhard Gregory
1932
Agha Petros, Assyrian general and politician (born 1880) Wikipedia: Agha Petros
1926
Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general and politician (born 1848) Wikipedia: Vladimir Sukhomlinov
1925
Antti Aarne, Finnish historian and academic (born 1867) Wikipedia: Antti Aarne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1925
Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist (born 1873) Wikipedia: Jaap Eden
1919
Julius Kuperjanov, Estonian lieutenant (born 1894) Wikipedia: Julius Kuperjanov
1918
John L. Sullivan, American boxer (born 1858) Wikipedia: John L. Sullivan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1913
Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer (born 1845) Wikipedia: Gustaf de Laval · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1909
Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (born 1829) Wikipedia: Carlo Acton
1907
Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (born 1834) Wikipedia: Dmitri Mendeleev · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1905
Henri Germain, French banker and politician, founded Le Crédit Lyonnais (born 1824) Wikipedia: Henri Germain · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1904
Ernest Cashel, American-Canadian criminal (born 1882) Wikipedia: Ernest Cashel
1904
William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1841) Wikipedia: William Collins Whitney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1881
Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (born 1808) Wikipedia: Henry Parker (Australian politician)
1861
Théophane Vénard, French Catholic missionary (born 1829) Wikipedia: Théophane Vénard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1836
Letizia Ramolino, Italian noblewoman (born 1750) Wikipedia: Letizia Bonaparte · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1831
Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (born 1768) Wikipedia: Vincenzo Dimech
1804
George Walton, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Georgia (born 1749) Wikipedia: George Walton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1802
Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, English politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (born 1713) Wikipedia: Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip
1798
Ferdinand Ashmall, English centenarian, Catholic priest, died in 73rd year of his ministry (born 1695) Wikipedia: Ferdinand Ashmall
1769
Pope Clement XIII (born 1693) Wikipedia: Pope Clement XIII · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1768
Robert Smith, English mathematician and theorist (born 1689) Wikipedia: Robert Smith (mathematician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1723
Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician (born 1666) Wikipedia: Antonio Maria Valsalva · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1714
John Sharp, English archbishop (born 1643) Wikipedia: John Sharp (bishop)
1712
Martin Lister, English physician and geologist (born 1639) Wikipedia: Martin Lister · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1704
Guillaume de l'Hôpital, French mathematician and academic (born 1661) Wikipedia: Guillaume de l'Hôpital · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1688
Abraham Duquesne, French admiral (born 1610) Wikipedia: Abraham Duquesne · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1675
Ivan Belostenec, Croatian linguist and lexicographer (born 1594) Wikipedia: Ivan Belostenec
1661
Lucas Holstenius, German geographer and historian (born 1596) Wikipedia: Lucas Holstenius
1660
Gaston, Duke of Orléans (born 1608) Wikipedia: Gaston, Duke of Orléans · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1660
Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (born 1615) Wikipedia: Govert Flinck · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1648
George Abbot, English author and politician (born 1603) Wikipedia: George Abbot (author) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1594
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer and educator (born 1525) Wikipedia: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1580
Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese daimyō (born 1558) Wikipedia: Bessho Nagaharu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1529
Baldassare Castiglione, Italian soldier and diplomat (born 1478) Wikipedia: Baldassare Castiglione · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1512
Hatuey, Caribbean tribal chief Wikipedia: Hatuey · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1461
Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty (born c. 1400) Wikipedia: Owen Tudor · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1448
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Egyptian jurist and scholar (born 1372) Wikipedia: Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
1446
Vittorino da Feltre, Italian humanist (born 1378) Wikipedia: Vittorino da Feltre · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1435
Joan II of Naples, Queen of Naples (born 1371) Wikipedia: Joanna II of Naples · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1416
Racek Kobyla of Dvorce Wikipedia: Racek Kobyla of Dvorce
1348
Narymunt, Prince of Pinsk Wikipedia: Narimantas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1347
Thomas Bek, Bishop of Lincoln, was the bishop of Lincoln (born 1282) Wikipedia: Thomas Bek (bishop of Lincoln)
1294
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (born 1229) Wikipedia: Louis II, Duke of Bavaria · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1250
Eric XI of Sweden (born 1216) Wikipedia: Erik Eriksson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1237
Joan, Lady of Wales Wikipedia: Joan, Lady of Wales
1218
Konstantin of Rostov (born 1186) Wikipedia: Konstantin of Rostov · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1124
Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia (born 1064) Wikipedia: Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
880
Bruno, duke of Saxony Wikipedia: Bruno, Duke of Saxony · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
619
Laurence of Canterbury, English archbishop and saint Wikipedia: Laurence of Canterbury · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

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