January 27: what happened on this day in history

Events on January 27 include:

Protests and public outrage spark across the U.S. after the release of multiple videos by the Memphis Police Department showing officers punching, kicking, and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols as a result of running away from a traffic stop, which resulted him dying in the hospital three days later after the incident (2023)
A naming ceremony for the chemical element tennessine takes place in the United States (2017)
Apple announces the iPad (2010)

This page gathers 55 events, 200 births and 110 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 98 to 2023.

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Events · United States

2023
Protests and public outrage spark across the U.S. after the release of multiple videos by the Memphis Police Department showing officers punching, kicking, and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols as a result of running away from a traffic stop, which resulted him dying in the hospital three days later after the incident. Wikipedia: Tyre Nichols protests · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2017
A naming ceremony for the chemical element tennessine takes place in the United States. Wikipedia: Tennessine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 124 languages
2010
Apple announces the iPad. Wikipedia: Apple Inc. · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 183 languagesArchive: Valoración de Apple Inc. mediante el Método de Flujos de Caja Descontados: Un Análisis Práctico — Polytechnic University of Valencia · Europeana
2003
The first selections for the United States National Recording Registry were announced by the Library of Congress. Wikipedia: National Recording Registry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1980
Six American diplomats who had evaded capture in the Iran hostage crisis escaped with the help of Canadian government officials to Zürich, Switzerland. Wikipedia: Iran hostage crisis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 48 languages
1973
The Paris Peace Accords officially ends the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty. Wikipedia: Paris Peace Accords · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1967
A fire during a launch simulation for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. Wikipedia: Apollo 1 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1967
Cold War: The Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting the usage of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes. Wikipedia: Cold War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1951
Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger. Wikipedia: Nuclear weapons testing · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 48 languages
1943
World War II: The Eighth Air Force sorties ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 291 languages
1880
Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp. Wikipedia: Thomas Edison · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 254 languages
1825
On the advice of John C. Calhoun, President James Monroe asked Congress to organize Indian Territory (map pictured) west of the Mississippi River, laying the groundwork for Indian removal in the United States. Wikipedia: John C. Calhoun · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 74 languages
1825
The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears". Wikipedia: United States Congress · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 113 languages
1785
The University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered public university in the United States, was founded. Wikipedia: University of Georgia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 38 languages
1776
American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War · 115 languages

Around the world

2023
A shooting at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, kills seven people and injures three others. Wikipedia: 2023 Neve Yaakov shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2023
An attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Pasdaran, Tehran, kills one person and injures three others. Wikipedia: 2023 attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2019
MBC Newsdesk reported on a nightclub assault in Seoul, South Korea, leading to the Burning Sun scandal, which involved several Korean idols and police officials. Wikipedia: MBC Newsdesk · 10 languages
2014
Rojava conflict: The Kobanî Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic. Wikipedia: Rojava Revolution · 25 languages
2013
Two hundred and forty-two people die in a nightclub fire in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. Wikipedia: Kiss nightclub fire · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2011
Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution began as more than 16,000 protesters demonstrated in Sanaa to demand governmental changes. Wikipedia: Arab Spring · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
2011
Astronomers documented H1504+65, a white dwarf in Ursa Minor (chart pictured) with the hottest surface temperature known at the time, at 200,000 kelvins (360,000 °F). Wikipedia: H1504+65 · 5 languages
2010
Porfirio Lobo Sosa became the new president of Honduras, ending a constitutional crisis that had begun in 2009 when Manuel Zelaya was forcibly removed from office. Wikipedia: Porfirio Lobo Sosa · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 45 languages
2002
An explosion at a military storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria, kills at least 1,100 people and displaces over 20,000 others. Wikipedia: 2002 Lagos armoury explosion · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1996
Mahamane Ousmane, the first democratically elected president of Niger, was deposed by Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara in a military coup d'état. Wikipedia: Mahamane Ousmane · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 35 languages
1996
Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Wikipedia: International Holocaust Remembrance Day · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 55 languages
1983
The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō, breaks through. Wikipedia: Seikan Tunnel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 59 languages
1965
South Vietnamese prime minister Trần Văn Hương was removed by the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh. Wikipedia: Trần Văn Hương · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 16 languages
1961
The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat. Wikipedia: Soviet submarine S-80 · 5 languages
1945
The Soviet Red Army liberated about 7,000 prisoners left behind by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp. Wikipedia: Red Army · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1945
World War II: The Soviet 322nd Rifle Division liberates the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Wikipedia: 322nd Rifle Division · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1944
World War II: The 872-day Siege of Leningrad is lifted. Wikipedia: Siege of Leningrad · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 73 languages
1939
First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Wikipedia: Lockheed P-38 Lightning · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 52 languages
1928
Bundaberg tragedy: a diphtheria vaccine is contaminated with Staph. aureus bacterium, resulting in the deaths of twelve children in the Australian town of Bundaberg. Wikipedia: Bundaberg tragedy · 1 language
1927
A contaminated diphtheria vaccine was used in an Australian immunisation program, leading to the deaths of twelve children and the suspension of immunisation programs in several countries. Wikipedia: Bundaberg tragedy · 1 language
1927
Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd. Wikipedia: Ibn Saud · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 95 languages
1924
Six days after his death, Vladimir Lenin's body is carried into a specially erected mausoleum. Wikipedia: Death and state funeral of Vladimir Lenin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 13 languages
1918
Beginning of the Finnish Civil War. Wikipedia: Finnish Civil War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1916
World War I: The British government passes the Military Service Act that introduces conscription in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 265 languages
1874
Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov premieres in Mariinsky Theatre in St.Petersburg. Wikipedia: Modest Mussorgsky · 89 languages
1869
Former members of the overthrown Tokugawa shogunate proclaimed Japan's second-largest island, Hokkaido, to be the independent Republic of Ezo. Wikipedia: Tokugawa shogunate · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1868
Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration. Wikipedia: Boshin War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
1820
A Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev discovers the Antarctic continent, approaching the Antarctic coast. Wikipedia: Russian Empire · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 156 languages
1799
French Revolutionary Wars: In the Macau Incident, French and Spanish warships encountered a British Royal Navy escort squadron in the Wanshan Archipelago; subsequent events, including which side retreated, were disputed by the commanders present. Wikipedia: French Revolutionary Wars · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1759
Spanish forces clash with indigenous Huilliches of southern Chile in the battle of Río Bueno. Wikipedia: Huilliche people · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1726
J. S. Bach led the first performance of Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72, concluding his third Christmas season in Leipzig on the Third Sunday after Epiphany. Wikipedia: Johann Sebastian Bach · 259 languages
1695
Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan and Caliph of Islam in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703. Wikipedia: Mustafa II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
1606
Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31. Wikipedia: Gunpowder Plot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 56 languages
1343
Clement VI issued the papal bull Unigenitus, justifying the power of the pope and the use of indulgences. Wikipedia: Pope Clement VI · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 76 languages
1302
Dante Alighieri is condemned in absentia and exiled from Florence. Wikipedia: Dante Alighieri · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 271 languages
1186
Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, marries Constance of Sicily. Wikipedia: Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 58 languages
945
The brothers Stephen and Constantine Lekapenos, having deposed their father as Byzantine emperor a few weeks earlier, were themselves overthrown by Constantine VII, their co-emperor. Wikipedia: Stephen Lekapenos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 25 languages
532
Nika riots in Constantinople fail. Wikipedia: Nika riots · 49 languages
417
Pope Innocent I declares Pelagius and his follower Caelestius excommunicated unless they return to orthodoxy. Wikipedia: Pope Innocent I · 79 languages
98
Trajan succeeded his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; the Roman Empire reached its maximum extent under his rule. Wikipedia: AD 98 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages

World days

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Technology

2010
Apple announces the iPad. Wikipedia: Apple Inc. · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 183 languages

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Science

1967
A fire during a launch simulation for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. Wikipedia: Apollo 1 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
2011
Astronomers documented H1504+65, a white dwarf in Ursa Minor (chart pictured) with the hottest surface temperature known at the time, at 200,000 kelvins (360,000 °F). Wikipedia: H1504+65 · 5 languages
1928
Bundaberg tragedy: a diphtheria vaccine is contaminated with Staph. aureus bacterium, resulting in the deaths of twelve children in the Australian town of Bundaberg. Wikipedia: Bundaberg tragedy · 1 language
1927
A contaminated diphtheria vaccine was used in an Australian immunisation program, leading to the deaths of twelve children and the suspension of immunisation programs in several countries. Wikipedia: Bundaberg tragedy · 1 language

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Business

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Sport

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Culture

1874
Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov premieres in Mariinsky Theatre in St.Petersburg. Wikipedia: Modest Mussorgsky · 89 languages

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Births

2003
Park Seong-hoon, South Korean footballer Wikipedia: Park Seong-hoon (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2000
Morgan Gibbs-White, English footballer Wikipedia: Morgan Gibbs-White · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2000
Aurélien Tchouaméni, French footballer Wikipedia: Aurélien Tchouaméni · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1998
Devin Druid, American actor Wikipedia: Devin Druid · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1996
Braeden Lemasters, American actor, musician, and singer Wikipedia: Braeden Lemasters · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1995
Harrison Reed, English footballer Wikipedia: Harrison Reed (footballer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1994
Desiree Becker, German politician Wikipedia: Desiree Becker · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1994
Jack Stephens, English footballer Wikipedia: Jack Stephens (footballer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1992
Stefano Pettinari, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Stefano Pettinari · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1991
Christian Bickel, German footballer Wikipedia: Christian Bickel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1991
Julio Teherán, Colombian baseball player Wikipedia: Julio Teherán · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1990
Tim Beckham, American baseball player Wikipedia: Tim Beckham · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1989
Alberto Botía, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Alberto Botía · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1988
Kerlon, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Kerlon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1987
Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Katy Rose · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1987
Anton Shunin, Russian footballer Wikipedia: Anton Shunin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1986
Johan Petro, French basketball player Wikipedia: Johan Petro · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1985
Ruben Amorim, Portuguese footballer and manager Wikipedia: Ruben Amorim · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1983
Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Carlo Colaiacovo · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1983
Paulo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Paulo Colaiacovo · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1983
Gavin Floyd, American baseball player Wikipedia: Gavin Floyd · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1983
Lee Grant, English footballer Wikipedia: Lee Grant (footballer, born 1983) · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1982
Eva Asderaki, Greek tennis umpire Wikipedia: Eva Asderaki · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1981
Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Alicia Molik · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1981
Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Tony Woodcock (rugby union) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1980
Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Chanda Gunn · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1980
Marat Safin, Russian tennis player and politician Wikipedia: Marat Safin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
1980
Jiří Welsch, Czech basketball player Wikipedia: Jiří Welsch · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1979
Lonny Baxter, American basketball player Wikipedia: Lonny Baxter · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1979
Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Daniel Vettori · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1977
Tomi Kallio, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Tomi Kallio · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1976
Clint Ford, American screenwriter and voice actor Wikipedia: Clint Ford · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1976
Danielle George, American professor Wikipedia: Danielle George · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 10 languages
1976
Ahn Jung-hwan, South Korean footballer Wikipedia: Ahn Jung-hwan · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1976
Fred Taylor, American football player Wikipedia: Fred Taylor (running back) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1974
Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian skier and biathlete Wikipedia: Ole Einar Bjørndalen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1974
Andrei Pavel, Romanian tennis player and coach Wikipedia: Andrei Pavel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1974
Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Chaminda Vaas · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1973
Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (died 2014) Wikipedia: Valyantsin Byalkevich · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1972
Bibi Gaytán, Mexican singer and actress Wikipedia: Bibi Gaytán · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1972
Josh Randall, American actor Wikipedia: Josh Randall · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1972
Bryant Young, American football player and coach Wikipedia: Bryant Young · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1971
Patrice Brisebois, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Patrice Brisebois · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1970
Bradley Clyde, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Bradley Clyde · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1970
Dean Headley, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Dean Headley · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1969
Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Michael Kulas · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1969
Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor Wikipedia: Patton Oswalt · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1969
Shane Thomson, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia: Shane Thomson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1968
Tracy Lawrence, American country singer Wikipedia: Tracy Lawrence · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1968
Mike Patton, American singer, composer, and voice artist Wikipedia: Mike Patton · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1968
Matt Stover, American football player Wikipedia: Matt Stover · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1968
Tricky, English rapper and producer Wikipedia: Tricky (rapper) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1967
Dave Manson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Dave Manson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1966
Tamlyn Tomita, Japanese-American actress and singer Wikipedia: Tamlyn Tomita · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor Wikipedia: Alan Cumming · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1965
Mike Newell, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Mike Newell (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1965
Ignacio Noé, Argentinian author and illustrator Wikipedia: Ignacio Noé · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1965
Attila Sekerlioglu, Austrian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Attila Sekerlioglu · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1964
Bridget Fonda, American actress Wikipedia: Bridget Fonda · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
1964
Jack Haley, American basketball player (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jack Haley (basketball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1964
Patrick van Deurzen, Dutch composer and academic Wikipedia: Patrick van Deurzen · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1963
George Monbiot, English-Welsh author and activist Wikipedia: George Monbiot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1962
Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer Wikipedia: Roberto Paci Dalò · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1961
Gillian Gilbert, English musician, songwriter, and singer Wikipedia: Gillian Gilbert · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1961
Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer Wikipedia: Narciso Rodriguez · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1961
Margo Timmins, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Margo Timmins · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1960
Fiona O'Donnell, Canadian-Scottish politician Wikipedia: Fiona O'Donnell · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1959
Cris Collinsworth, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Cris Collinsworth · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1959
Göran Hägglund, Swedish lawyer and politician, 28th Swedish Minister for Social Affairs Wikipedia: Göran Hägglund · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1959
Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Keith Olbermann · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1958
James Grippando, American lawyer and author Wikipedia: James Grippando · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1958
Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Wikipedia: Alan Milburn · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1958
Susanna Thompson, American actress Wikipedia: Susanna Thompson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1957
Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Janick Gers · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1957
Frank Miller, American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Frank Miller · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1956
Mimi Rogers, American actress Wikipedia: Mimi Rogers · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1955
Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Brian Engblom · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1955
John Roberts, American lawyer and judge, 17th Chief Justice of the United States Wikipedia: John Roberts · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1954
Peter Laird, American author and illustrator Wikipedia: Peter Laird · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1954
Ed Schultz, American talk show host and sportscaster (died 2018) Wikipedia: Ed Schultz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1952
Brian Gottfried, American tennis player Wikipedia: Brian Gottfried · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1952
Billy Johnson, American football player and coach Wikipedia: Billy "White Shoes" Johnson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1952
Tam O'Shaughnessy, American tennis player, psychologist, and academic Wikipedia: Tam O'Shaughnessy · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1952
G. E. Smith, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: G. E. Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1951
Seth Justman, American keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia: Seth Justman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1951
Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician Wikipedia: Cees van der Knaap · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1950
Jiří Bubla, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jiří Bubla · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1948
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor Wikipedia: Mikhail Baryshnikov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1948
Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist Wikipedia: Jean-Philippe Collard · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1947
Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999) Wikipedia: Björn Afzelius · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1947
Vyron Polydoras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for Public Order Wikipedia: Vyron Polydoras · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1947
Cal Schenkel, American painter and illustrator Wikipedia: Cal Schenkel · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1947
Philip Sugden, English historian and author (died 2014) Wikipedia: Philip Sugden · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1947
Perfecto Yasay Jr., Filipino lawyer and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines (died 2020) Wikipedia: Perfecto Yasay Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1946
Christopher Hum, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to China Wikipedia: Christopher Hum · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1946
Nedra Talley, American singer Wikipedia: Nedra Talley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1945
Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2005) Wikipedia: Harold Cardinal · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1944
Peter Akinola, Nigerian archbishop Wikipedia: Peter Akinola · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1944
Mairead Maguire, Northern Irish activist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Mairead Maguire · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
1944
Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Nick Mason · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1943
Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, English businesswoman and politician Wikipedia: Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1942
Maki Asakawa, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Maki Asakawa · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1942
Tasuku Honjo, Japanese immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine Wikipedia: Tasuku Honjo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1942
John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (died 2019) Wikipedia: John Witherspoon (actor) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1942
Kate Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1986) Wikipedia: Kate Wolf · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1941
Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (died 1981) Wikipedia: Beatrice Tinsley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1940
Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, Turkish engineer and politician, 35th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia: Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1940
James Cromwell, American actor Wikipedia: James Cromwell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1940
Terry Harper, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Terry Harper · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1940
Petru Lucinschi, Romanian activist and politician, 2nd President of Moldova Wikipedia: Petru Lucinschi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1940
Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (died 2015) Wikipedia: Reynaldo Rey · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1937
Fred Åkerström, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1985) Wikipedia: Fred Åkerström · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1936
Troy Donahue, American actor (died 2001) Wikipedia: Troy Donahue · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1936
Samuel C. C. Ting, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Samuel C. C. Ting · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
1935
Steve Demeter, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2013) Wikipedia: Steve Demeter · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1934
Édith Cresson, French politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of France Wikipedia: Édith Cresson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1934
George Follmer, American race car driver Wikipedia: George Follmer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1933
Jerry Buss, American chemist and businessman (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jerry Buss · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1932
Boris Shakhlin, Russian-Ukrainian gymnast (died 2008) Wikipedia: Boris Shakhlin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1931
Mordecai Richler, Canadian author and screenwriter (died 2001) Wikipedia: Mordecai Richler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1931
Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson, English lieutenant and businessman Wikipedia: Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1930
Bobby Bland, American blues singer-songwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia: Bobby Bland · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1929
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egyptian-Swiss businessman (died 2023) Wikipedia: Mohamed Al-Fayed · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1929
Michael Craig, Indian-English actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Michael Craig (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1929
Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (died 1984) Wikipedia: Gastón Suárez · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1928
Hans Modrow, Polish-German lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of East Germany (died 2023) Wikipedia: Hans Modrow · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1926
Fritz Spiegl, Austrian flute player and journalist (died 2003) Wikipedia: Fritz Spiegl · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1926
Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (died 2004) Wikipedia: Ingrid Thulin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 43 languages
1924
Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (died 2012) Wikipedia: Rauf Denktaş · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1924
Brian Rix, English actor, producer, and politician (died 2016) Wikipedia: Brian Rix · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1924
Harvey Shapiro, American poet (died 2013) Wikipedia: Harvey Shapiro (poet) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1921
Donna Reed, American actress (died 1986) Wikipedia: Donna Reed · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1920
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (died 1944) Wikipedia: Hiroyoshi Nishizawa · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1920
Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (died 2002) Wikipedia: Helmut Zacharias · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1919
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (died 1972) Wikipedia: Ross Bagdasarian · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1918
Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2005) Wikipedia: Skitch Henderson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1918
Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1963) Wikipedia: Elmore James · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1918
William Seawell, American general (died 2005) Wikipedia: William Seawell · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1915
Jules Archer, American historian and author (died 2008) Wikipedia: Jules Archer · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1915
Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1985) Wikipedia: Jacques Hnizdovsky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1913
Michael Ripper, English actor (died 2000) Wikipedia: Michael Ripper · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1912
Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher and environmentalist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Arne Næss · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1912
Francis Rogallo, American engineer, invented the Rogallo wing (died 2009) Wikipedia: Francis Rogallo · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1910
Edvard Kardelj, Slovene general, economist, and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia (died 1979) Wikipedia: Edvard Kardelj · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1908
William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher (died 1993) Wikipedia: William Randolph Hearst Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1905
Howard McNear, American actor (died 1969) Wikipedia: Howard McNear · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1904
James J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (died 1979) Wikipedia: James J. Gibson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1903
John Eccles, Australian-Swiss neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997) Wikipedia: John Eccles (neurophysiologist) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1901
Willy Fritsch, German actor (died 1973) Wikipedia: Willy Fritsch · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1901
Art Rooney, American football player, coach and owner (died 1988) Wikipedia: Art Rooney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1900
Hyman G. Rickover, American admiral, leader in the development of nuclear propulsion in the US Navy (died 1986) Wikipedia: Hyman G. Rickover · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1895
Joseph Rosenstock, Polish-American conductor and manager (died 1985) Wikipedia: Joseph Rosenstock · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1895
Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (died 1974) Wikipedia: Harry Ruby · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1893
Soong Ching-ling, Chinese politician, Honorary President of the People's Republic of China (died 1981) Wikipedia: Soong Ching-ling · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1889
Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist and academic (died 1959) Wikipedia: Balthasar van der Pol · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1886
Radhabinod Pal, Indian academic and jurist (died 1967) Wikipedia: Radhabinod Pal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1885
Jerome Kern, American composer and songwriter (died 1945) Wikipedia: Jerome Kern · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1885
Seison Maeda, Japanese painter (died 1977) Wikipedia: Seison Maeda · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1878
Dorothy Scarborough, American author (died 1935) Wikipedia: Dorothy Scarborough · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1869
Will Marion Cook, American violinist and composer (died 1944) Wikipedia: Will Marion Cook · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1859
Wilhelm II, German Emperor during World War I (died 1941) Wikipedia: Wilhelm II · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 130 languages
1858
Neel Doff, Dutch-Belgian author (died 1942) Wikipedia: Neel Doff · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1850
John Collier, English painter and author (died 1934) Wikipedia: John Collier (painter) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1850
Samuel Gompers, English-American labor leader (died 1924) Wikipedia: Samuel Gompers · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1850
Edward Smith, English captain (died 1912) Wikipedia: Edward Smith (sea captain) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1848
Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (died 1934) Wikipedia: Tōgō Heihachirō · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
1842
Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (died 1910) Wikipedia: Arkhip Kuindzhi · 50 languages
1836
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (died 1895) Wikipedia: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1832
Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (died 1898) Wikipedia: Lewis Carroll · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 157 languages
1832
Carl Friedrich Schmidt, Estonian-Russian geologist and botanist (died 1908) Wikipedia: Carl Friedrich Schmidt (geologist) · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1826
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist and author (died 1889) Wikipedia: Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
1826
Richard Taylor, American general, historian, and politician (died 1879) Wikipedia: Richard Taylor (Confederate general) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1824
Urbain Johnson, Canadian farmer and political figure (died 1917) Wikipedia: Urbain Johnson · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1823
Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (died 1892) Wikipedia: Édouard Lalo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1821
John Chivington, American colonel and pastor (died 1892) Wikipedia: John Chivington · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1814
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect, designed the Lausanne Cathedral (died 1879) Wikipedia: Eugène Viollet-le-Duc · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
1808
David Strauss, German theologian and author (died 1874) Wikipedia: David Strauss · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1806
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer and educator (died 1826) Wikipedia: Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1805
Maria Anna of Bavaria (died 1877) Wikipedia: Maria Anna of Bavaria, Queen of Saxony · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1805
Samuel Palmer, English painter and etcher (died 1881) Wikipedia: Samuel Palmer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1803
Eunice Hale Waite Cobb, American writer, public speaker, and activist (died 1880) Wikipedia: Eunice Hale Cobb · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1795
Eli Whitney Blake, American engineer, invented the Mortise lock (died 1886) Wikipedia: Eli Whitney Blake · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1790
Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) (died 1867) Wikipedia: Juan Álvarez · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1782
Titumir, Bengali revolutionary (died 1831) Wikipedia: Titumir · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1775
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, German-Swiss philosopher and academic (died 1854) Wikipedia: Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
1756
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1791) Wikipedia: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 274 languages
1741
Hester Thrale, Welsh author (died 1821) Wikipedia: Hester Thrale · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1708
Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (died 1728) Wikipedia: Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1701
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (died 1790) Wikipedia: Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1687
Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Würzburg Residence and Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (died 1753) Wikipedia: Balthasar Neumann · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1663
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Royal Navy admiral (died 1733) Wikipedia: George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1662
Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian (died 1742) Wikipedia: Richard Bentley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1621
Thomas Willis, English physician and anatomist (died 1675) Wikipedia: Thomas Willis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1603
Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (died 1685) Wikipedia: Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1603
Humphrey Mackworth, English politician, lawyer and judge (died 1654) Wikipedia: Humphrey Mackworth (Parliamentarian) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1585
Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (died 1634) Wikipedia: Hendrick Avercamp · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1571
Abbas I of Persia (died 1629) Wikipedia: Abbas the Great · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
1546
Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1608) Wikipedia: Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1443
Albert III, Duke of Saxony (died 1500) Wikipedia: Albert III of Saxony · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 29 languages
1365
Edward of Angoulême, English noble (died 1370) Wikipedia: Edward of Angoulême · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages

Deaths

2022
Andy Devine, British TV actor (born 1942) Wikipedia: Andy Devine (English actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2021
Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (born 1926) Wikipedia: Cloris Leachman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
2021
Nunuk Nuraini, Indonesian food scientist (born 1961) Wikipedia: Nunuk Nuraini · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2020
Lina Ben Mhenni, Tunisian Internet activist and blogger (born 1983) Wikipedia: Lina Ben Mhenni · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
2019
Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau, German socialite (born 1958) Wikipedia: Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2018
Ingvar Kamprad, Founder of IKEA (born 1926) Wikipedia: Ingvar Kamprad · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
2018
Mort Walker, American cartoonist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Mort Walker · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2017
Emmanuelle Riva, French actress (born 1927) Wikipedia: Emmanuelle Riva · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
2017
Arthur H. Rosenfeld, American physicist (born 1926) Wikipedia: Arthur H. Rosenfeld · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2016
Carlos Loyzaga, Filipino basketball player and coach (born 1930) Wikipedia: Carlos Loyzaga · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2015
Rocky Bridges, American baseball player and coach (born 1927) Wikipedia: Rocky Bridges · 5 languages
2015
David Landau, English-Israeli journalist (born 1947) Wikipedia: David Landau (journalist) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2015
Joseph Rotman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1935) Wikipedia: Joseph Rotman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2015
Charles Hard Townes, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1915) Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
2015
Larry Winters, American wrestler and trainer (born 1956) Wikipedia: Larry Winters · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2014
Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist (born 1919) Wikipedia: Pete Seeger · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
2014
Epimaco Velasco, Filipino lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (born 1935) Wikipedia: Epimaco Velasco · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2014
Paul Zorner, German soldier and pilot (born 1920) Wikipedia: Paul Zorner · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2013
Ivan Bodiul, Ukrainian-Russian politician (born 1918) Wikipedia: Ivan Bodiul · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2013
Stanley Karnow, American journalist and historian (born 1925) Wikipedia: Stanley Karnow · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2012
Greg Cook, American football player and sportscaster (born 1946) Wikipedia: Greg Cook · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2012
Ted Dicks, English composer and screenwriter (born 1928) Wikipedia: Ted Dicks · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2012
Jeannette Hamby, American nurse and politician (born 1933) Wikipedia: Jeannette Hamby · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2012
Kevin White, American politician, 51st Mayor of Boston (born 1929) Wikipedia: Kevin White (politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2011
Charlie Callas, American comedian and musician (born 1927) Wikipedia: Charlie Callas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2010
Zelda Rubinstein, American actress (born 1933) Wikipedia: Zelda Rubinstein · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2010
J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (born 1919) Wikipedia: J. D. Salinger · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 117 languages
2010
Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (born 1922) Wikipedia: Howard Zinn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
2009
John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (born 1932) Wikipedia: John Updike · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 91 languages
2009
R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th President of India (born 1910) Wikipedia: Ramaswamy Venkataraman · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
2008
Suharto, Indonesian general and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (born 1921) Wikipedia: Suharto · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 119 languages
2008
Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader and author, 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1910) Wikipedia: Gordon B. Hinckley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
2008
Louie Welch, American businessman and politician, 54th Mayor of Houston (born 1918) Wikipedia: Louie Welch · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2007
Yang Chuan-kwang, Taiwanese decathlete, long jumper, and hurdler (born 1933) Wikipedia: Yang Chuan-kwang · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
2006
Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1948) Wikipedia: Gene McFadden · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2006
Johannes Rau, German journalist and politician, 8th President of Germany (born 1931) Wikipedia: Johannes Rau · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
2004
Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Vice President of the Philippines (born 1928) Wikipedia: Salvador Laurel · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2004
Jack Paar, American talk show host and author (born 1918) Wikipedia: Jack Paar · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2003
Henryk Jabłoński, Polish historian and politician, President of Poland (born 1909) Wikipedia: Henryk Jabłoński · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
2000
Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Friedrich Gulda · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1996
Ralph Yarborough, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1903) Wikipedia: Ralph Yarborough · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1994
Claude Akins, American actor (born 1918) Wikipedia: Claude Akins · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1993
André the Giant, French professional wrestler and actor (born 1946) Wikipedia: André the Giant · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 47 languages
1989
Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player and pilot (born 1888) Wikipedia: Thomas Sopwith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1988
Massa Makan Diabaté, Malian historian, author, and playwright (born 1938) Wikipedia: Massa Makan Diabaté · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1987
Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator and director (born 1914) Wikipedia: Norman McLaren · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1986
Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (born 1914) Wikipedia: Lilli Palmer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1983
Louis de Funès, French actor and screenwriter (born 1914) Wikipedia: Louis de Funès · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 97 languages
1982
Trần Văn Hương, South Vietnamese politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam, 3rd Vice President of South Vietnam, and 3rd Prime Minister of South Vietnam (born 1902) Wikipedia: Trần Văn Hương · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1979
Victoria Ocampo. Argentine writer (born 1890) Wikipedia: Victoria Ocampo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1975
Bill Walsh, American screenwriter and producer (born 1913) Wikipedia: Bill Walsh (producer) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1974
Georgios Grivas, Cypriot general (born 1898) Wikipedia: Georgios Grivas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1973
William Nolde, American colonel (born 1929) Wikipedia: William Nolde · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1972
Mahalia Jackson, American singer (born 1911) Wikipedia: Mahalia Jackson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1971
Jacobo Árbenz, Guatemalan captain and politician, President of Guatemala (born 1913) Wikipedia: Jacobo Árbenz · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1970
Rocco D'Assunta, Italian actor, comedian and playwright (born 1904) Wikipedia: Rocco D'Assunta · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1970
Marietta Blau, Austrian physicist and academic (born 1894) Wikipedia: Marietta Blau · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1967
Crew of Apollo 1 Wikipedia: Roger B. Chaffee · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1967
Crew of Apollo 1 Wikipedia: Gus Grissom · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1967
Crew of Apollo 1 Wikipedia: Ed White (astronaut) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1967
Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general (born 1888) Wikipedia: Alphonse Juin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1965
Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (born 1878) Wikipedia: Abraham Walkowitz · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1963
John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904) Wikipedia: John Farrow · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1961
Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (born 1876) Wikipedia: Bernard Friedberg · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1956
Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (born 1890) Wikipedia: Erich Kleiber · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1951
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (born 1867) Wikipedia: Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
1942
Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1888) Wikipedia: Kaarel Eenpalu · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1940
Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (born 1894) Wikipedia: Isaac Babel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
1931
Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (born 1880) Wikipedia: Nishinoumi Kajirō II · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1927
Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Lithuanian bishop (born 1871) Wikipedia: Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1922
Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (born 1864) Wikipedia: Nellie Bly · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
1921
Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant (born 1891) Wikipedia: Maurice Buckley · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1919
Endre Ady, Hungarian poet and journalist (born 1877) Wikipedia: Endre Ady · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1917
Ernst Sars, Norwegian historian (born 1835) Wikipedia: Ernst Sars · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1910
Thomas Crapper, English plumber and businessman (born 1836) Wikipedia: Thomas Crapper · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1901
Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (born 1813) Wikipedia: Giuseppe Verdi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 179 languages
1880
Edward Middleton Barry, English architect and academic, co-designed the Halifax Town Hall and the Royal Opera House (born 1830) Wikipedia: Edward Middleton Barry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1873
Adam Sedgwick, British geologist, Anglican priest and doctoral advisor to Charles Darwin (born 1785) Wikipedia: Adam Sedgwick · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1860
János Bolyai, Romanian-Hungarian mathematician and academic (born 1802) Wikipedia: János Bolyai · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1852
Paavo Ruotsalainen, Finnish farmer and lay preacher (born 1777) Wikipedia: Paavo Ruotsalainen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1851
John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter (born 1789) Wikipedia: John James Audubon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
1816
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (born 1724) Wikipedia: Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1814
Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic (born 1762) Wikipedia: Johann Gottlieb Fichte · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 114 languages
1812
John Perkins, Anglo-Jamaican captain Wikipedia: John Perkins (Royal Navy officer) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1794
Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille, French general (born 1765) Wikipedia: Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1770
Philippe Macquer, French historian (born 1720) Wikipedia: Philippe Macquer · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1740
Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (born 1692) Wikipedia: Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1733
Thomas Woolston, English theologian and author (born 1669) Wikipedia: Thomas Woolston · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1731
Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the piano (born 1655) Wikipedia: Bartolomeo Cristofori · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1689
Robert Aske, English merchant and philanthropist (born 1619) Wikipedia: Robert Aske (merchant) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1688
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China (born 1613) Wikipedia: Empress Xiaozhuangwen · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1651
Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1566) Wikipedia: Abraham Bloemaert · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1638
Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish author and poet (born 1585) Wikipedia: Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1629
Hieronymus Praetorius, German organist and composer (born 1560) Wikipedia: Hieronymus Praetorius · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1596
Francis Drake, English captain and explorer (born 1540) Wikipedia: Francis Drake · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 121 languages
1592
Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (born 1538) Wikipedia: Gian Paolo Lomazzo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1540
Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint, founded the Company of St. Ursula (born 1474) Wikipedia: Angela Merici · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1504
Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo (born 1438) Wikipedia: Ludovico II of Saluzzo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1490
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shōgun (born 1435) Wikipedia: Ashikaga Yoshimasa · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1377
Frederick the Simple, King of Sicily Wikipedia: Frederick the Simple · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1311
Külüg Khan, Emperor Wuzong of Yuan Wikipedia: Külüg Khan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1062
Adelaide of Hungary, (born c. 1040) Wikipedia: Adelaide of Hungary · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
947
Zhang Yanze, Chinese general and governor Wikipedia: Zhang Yanze · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
931
Ruotger, archbishop of Trier Wikipedia: Ruotger of Trier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
906
Liu Can, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty Wikipedia: Liu Can (Tang dynasty) · 5 languages
847
Pope Sergius II (born 790) Wikipedia: Pope Sergius II · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
672
Pope Vitalian Wikipedia: Pope Vitalian · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 75 languages
555
Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang Dynasty (born 508) Wikipedia: Emperor Yuan of Liang · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
457
Marcian, Byzantine emperor (born 392) Wikipedia: Marcian · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
98
Nerva, Roman emperor (born 35) Wikipedia: AD 98 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages

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