June 6: what happened on this day in history

Events on June 6 include:

The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4) (2024)
Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collided with a US Marine Corps jet near Duarte, California, killing 50 people (1971)
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category (1966)

This page gathers 43 events, 120 births and 53 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 913 to 2024.

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Events · United States

2024
The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4) Wikipedia: Starship flight test 4 · 7 languages
1971
Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collided with a US Marine Corps jet near Duarte, California, killing 50 people. Wikipedia: Hughes Airwest Flight 706 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1966
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category. Wikipedia: March Against Fear · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 3 languages
1942
World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turning point in the Pacific Theater. All four Japanese fleet carriers taking part—Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū and Hiryū—are sunk, as is the heavy cruiser Mikuma. The American carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann are also sunk. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 291 languagesArchive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana
1934
New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Wikipedia: New Deal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languagesArchive: "New Deal" price list & order blank : prices effective March 7, 1934 — U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1934 · Europeana
1933
The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey. Wikipedia: Drive-in theater · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 28 languages
1925
The original Chrysler Corporation is founded by Walter Chrysler from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Company. Wikipedia: Chrysler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 63 languages
1918
World War I: U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties during the Battle of Belleau Wood while attempting to recapture the wood at Château-Thierry (the losses are exceeded at the Battle of Tarawa in November 1943). Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 265 languages
1912
The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century began, forming the volcano Novarupta in the Alaska Peninsula. Wikipedia: Novarupta · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 40 languages
1894
Governor Davis Hanson Waite ordered the Colorado state militia to protect and support miners engaged in a five-month strike in Cripple Creek. Wikipedia: Davis Hanson Waite · 8 languages
1892
The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation. Wikipedia: Chicago "L" · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1889
The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle. Wikipedia: Great Seattle Fire · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1862
American Civil War: The First Battle of Memphis, a naval engagement fought on the Mississippi River, results in the capture of Memphis, Tennessee by Union forces from the Confederates. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1813
War of 1812: The British ambushed an American encampment near present-day Stoney Creek, Ontario, capturing two senior officers. Wikipedia: War of 1812 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages

Around the world

2023
Russo-Ukrainian war: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed. Wikipedia: Russo-Ukrainian war · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
2021
A man rammed a pickup truck into Muslim Pakistani Canadian pedestrians in Ontario, Canada, killing four members of the same family. Wikipedia: 2021 London, Ontario truck attack · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2017
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces opened the Second Battle of Raqqa, the final phase of the Raqqa campaign, capturing the de facto capital of the Islamic State four months later. Wikipedia: Syrian civil war · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
2002
Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb. Wikipedia: 2002 Eastern Mediterranean event · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1994
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 crashes near Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, killing all 160 people on board. Wikipedia: China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1993
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat wins the first presidential election in Mongolia. Wikipedia: Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1992
Copa Airlines Flight 201 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes into the Darién Gap in Panama, killing all 47 aboard. Wikipedia: Copa Airlines Flight 201 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1985
The remains of Josef Mengele, a Nazi physician notorious for performing human experiments on Auschwitz inmates, were exhumed in Embu das Artes, Brazil. Wikipedia: Josef Mengele · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 78 languages
1982
Falklands War: The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cardiff engaged and destroyed a British Army helicopter in a friendly-fire incident. Wikipedia: Falklands War · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1982
1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut. Wikipedia: 1982 Lebanon War · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1976
A plane crashed near Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Malaysia, killing politicians Fuad Stephens (pictured) and Peter Joinud Mojuntin, along with nine others. Wikipedia: 1976 Sabah Air GAF Nomad crash · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1975
British referendum results in continued membership of the European Economic Community, with 67% of votes in favour. Wikipedia: Referendum · 115 languages
1971
Vietnam War: Australian forces attacked a heavily fortified North Vietnamese base camp at the Battle of Long Khánh. Wikipedia: Vietnam War · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1971
Soyuz 11 is launched. The mission ends in disaster when all three cosmonauts, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev are suffocated by uncontrolled decompression of the capsule during re-entry on 29 June. Wikipedia: Soyuz 11 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 42 languages
1944
World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1944
World War II: Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges by British paratroopers, also known as Operation Coup de Main (incorrectly referred to as Operation Deadstick.) Wikipedia: Capture of the Caen Canal and Orne River bridges · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1882
The Shewan army defeated Gojjame forces at the Battle of Embabo, an event that contributed to the supremacy of Shewa within the Ethiopian Empire. Wikipedia: Shewa · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1859
Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales. The date is still celebrated as Queensland Day. Wikipedia: Queensland · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 168 languages
1844
The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London. Wikipedia: YMCA · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1832
The June Rebellion in Paris is put down by the National Guard. Wikipedia: June Rebellion · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1822
Alexis St. Martin, a Canadian voyageur, was accidentally shot in the stomach; medical investigations of his injury led to a greater understanding of the processes of digestion. Wikipedia: Alexis St. Martin · 6 languages
1762
Seven Years' War: British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city. Wikipedia: Seven Years' War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1749
A plot by Muslim slaves in Malta to assassinate Manuel Pinto da Fonseca of the Knights Hospitaller was uncovered. Wikipedia: 1749 Muslim slave revolt plot in Malta · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 8 languages
1674
Shivaji, who led a resistance to free the Maratha from the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, was crowned the first chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. Wikipedia: Shivaji · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 70 languages
1654
Swedish Queen Christina abdicates her throne in favour of her cousin Charles Gustav and converts to Catholicism. Wikipedia: Christina, Queen of Sweden · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 86 languages
1523
Swedish regent Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden and, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union, 6 June is designated the country's national day. Wikipedia: Gustav Vasa · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 72 languages
1513
War of the League of Cambrai: Milanese forces with Swiss mercenaries defeated the French in Novara, forcing them to withdraw from the Duchy of Milan and Italy. Wikipedia: War of the League of Cambrai · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1505
The M8.2–8.8 Lo Mustang earthquake affects Tibet and Nepal, causing severe damage in Kathmandu and parts of the Indo-Gangetic plain. Wikipedia: 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
913
Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointed by Constantine's uncle Alexander on his deathbed. Wikipedia: Constantine VII · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages

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Technology

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Science

2024
The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4) Wikipedia: Starship flight test 4 · 7 languages
2002
Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb. Wikipedia: 2002 Eastern Mediterranean event · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1971
Soyuz 11 is launched. The mission ends in disaster when all three cosmonauts, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev are suffocated by uncontrolled decompression of the capsule during re-entry on 29 June. Wikipedia: Soyuz 11 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 42 languages

Today's news: Science ›

Business

1925
The original Chrysler Corporation is founded by Walter Chrysler from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Company. Wikipedia: Chrysler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 63 languages
1975
British referendum results in continued membership of the European Economic Community, with 67% of votes in favour. Wikipedia: Referendum · 115 languages

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Sport

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Culture

1942
World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turning point in the Pacific Theater. All four Japanese fleet carriers taking part—Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū and Hiryū—are sunk, as is the heavy cruiser Mikuma. The American carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann are also sunk. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 291 languages
1933
The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey. Wikipedia: Drive-in theater · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 28 languages

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Births

2001
Rayan Aït-Nouri, French-Algerian footballer Wikipedia: Rayan Aït-Nouri · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
2000
Haechan, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Haechan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1998
Kenny Pickett, American football player Wikipedia: Kenny Pickett · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1996
Jack Hetherington, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Jack Hetherington · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1995
Julian Green, American soccer player Wikipedia: Julian Green · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1994
Yvon Mvogo, Swiss footballer Wikipedia: Yvon Mvogo · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1993
Vic Mensa, American rapper and singer Wikipedia: Vic Mensa · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1992
DeAndre Hopkins, American football player Wikipedia: DeAndre Hopkins · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1990
Gavin Hoyte, English born footballer who represented Trinidad and Tobago Wikipedia: Gavin Hoyte · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1990
Anthony Rendon, American baseball player Wikipedia: Anthony Rendon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1990
Pape Souaré, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia: Pape Souaré · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1989
Jeanna Giese, American rabies survivor Wikipedia: Jeanna Giese · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1988
Anthony Pilkington, Irish footballer Wikipedia: Anthony Pilkington · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1986
Gin Wigmore, New Zealand singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Gin Wigmore · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1985
Sebastian Larsson, Swedish footballer Wikipedia: Sebastian Larsson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1985
Drew McIntyre, Scottish professional wrestler Wikipedia: Drew McIntyre · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1985
Becky Sauerbrunn, American footballer; twice a winner of the FIFA Women's World Cup, also an Olympic gold medallist Wikipedia: Becky Sauerbrunn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1983
Michael Krohn-Dehli, Danish footballer Wikipedia: Michael Krohn-Dehli · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1980
Pete Hegseth, American author, political commentator and 29th United States Secretary of Defense Wikipedia: Pete Hegseth · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1979
Roberto De Zerbi, Italian football manager Wikipedia: Roberto De Zerbi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1978
Mirko Šarić, Argentine footballer (died 2000) Wikipedia: Mirko Šarić · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1977
David Connolly, Irish footballer Wikipedia: David Connolly · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1974
Uncle Kracker, American musician Wikipedia: Uncle Kracker · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1974
Sonya Walger, British-American actress Wikipedia: Sonya Walger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1973
Jackie Arklöv, Swedish mercenary and convicted murderer Wikipedia: Jackie Arklöv · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1972
Natalie Morales, American television journalist and NBC News anchor Wikipedia: Natalie Morales (journalist) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1967
Paul Giamatti, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Paul Giamatti · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1966
Sophie Jamal, Canadian endocrinologist involved in scientific misconduct Wikipedia: Sophie Jamal · 3 languages
1966
Tony Yeboah, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia: Tony Yeboah · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1963
Jason Isaacs, English actor Wikipedia: Jason Isaacs · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
1962
Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japanese director Wikipedia: Hirokazu Kore-eda · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1960
Steve Vai, American musician Wikipedia: Steve Vai · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1960
Raudin Anwar, Indonesian diplomat Wikipedia: Raudin Anwar · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1959
Colin Quinn, American comedian and actor Wikipedia: Colin Quinn · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1956
Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons Wikipedia: Björn Borg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 82 languages
1955
Sam Simon, American director, producer and screenwriter; co-developer of The Simpsons (died 2015) Wikipedia: Sam Simon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1955
Sandra Bernhard, American stand-up comic and actress Wikipedia: Sandra Bernhard · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1955
Lee Smolin, American theoretical physicist Wikipedia: Lee Smolin · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1954
Władysław Żmuda, Polish footballer and manager; 91 caps for Poland and voted Best Young Player at the 1974 FIFA World Cup Wikipedia: Władysław Żmuda (born 1954) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1952
Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright; winner of four Tony Awards Wikipedia: Harvey Fierstein · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1951
Dwight Twilley, American pop/rock singer and songwriter (died 2023) Wikipedia: Dwight Twilley · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1949
Holly Near, American folk singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Holly Near · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1948
Arlene Harris, American entrepreneur, inventor, investor and policy advocate Wikipedia: Arlene Harris (inventor) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1947
David Blunkett, British Labour politician; Home Secretary 2001–2004 Wikipedia: David Blunkett · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1947
Robert Englund, American actor; best known for Nightmare on Elm Street Wikipedia: Robert Englund · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1947
Ada Kok, Dutch butterfly stroke swimmer; winner of three Olympic medals including gold in 1968 Wikipedia: Ada Kok · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1947
Keith Daniel Williams, American convicted rapist and triple murderer (died 1996) Wikipedia: Keith Daniel Williams · 1 language
1946
Tony Levin, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia: Tony Levin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1944
Monty Alexander, Jamaican jazz pianist Wikipedia: Monty Alexander · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1944
Phillip Allen Sharp, American molecular biologist; 1993 Nobel Prize laureate (Physiology or Medicine) Wikipedia: Phillip Allen Sharp · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1944
Tommie Smith, American sprinter and football player; winner of 1968 Olympic 200m gold medal in a world record time Wikipedia: Tommie Smith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1943
Richard Smalley, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate in 1996 for chemistry (died 2005) Wikipedia: Richard Smalley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1941
Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-born American journalist (died 2012) Wikipedia: Alexander Cockburn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1940
Willie John McBride, Northern Irish rugby player who toured with the British Lions five times Wikipedia: Willie John McBride · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1939
Louis Andriessen, Dutch pianist and composer (died 2021) Wikipedia: Louis Andriessen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1939
Gary U.S. Bonds, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Gary U.S. Bonds · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1939
Marian Wright Edelman, American child rights activist Wikipedia: Marian Wright Edelman · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1939
Eddie Giacomin, Canadian Hockey goaltender Wikipedia: Eddie Giacomin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1936
D. Ramanaidu, Indian actor, director, and producer, founded Suresh Productions (died 2015) Wikipedia: D. Ramanaidu · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1936
Levi Stubbs, American soul singer; lead vocalist of the Four Tops (died 2008) Wikipedia: Levi Stubbs · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1935
Jon Henricks, Australian swimmer; winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1956 Wikipedia: Jon Henricks · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1935
Grant Green, American jazz guitarist and composer (died 1979) Wikipedia: Grant Green · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1934
Albert II, King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 to 21 July 2013 (abdicated) Wikipedia: Albert II of Belgium · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
1934
Taichi Yamada, Japanese screenwriter and novelist (died 2023) Wikipedia: Taichi Yamada · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1933
Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013) Wikipedia: Heinrich Rohrer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
1932
David Scott, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut who was the commander of Apollo 15 Wikipedia: David Scott · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1931
Richard Hickock, American convicted murderer (died 1965) Wikipedia: Richard Hickock · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1930
Frank Tyson, English-Australian cricketer, coach and journalist (died 2015) Wikipedia: Frank Tyson · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1929
James Barnor, Ghanaian photographer Wikipedia: James Barnor · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1929
Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (died 2005) Wikipedia: Sunil Dutt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1926
Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (died 1998) Wikipedia: Klaus Tennstedt · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1925
Maxine Kumin, American poet and author (died 2014) Wikipedia: Maxine Kumin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1925
Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation and a noted code talker during World War II (died 2013) Wikipedia: Frank Chee Willeto · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1923
V. C. Andrews, American author, illustrator, and painter (died 1986) Wikipedia: V. C. Andrews · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1923
Jean Pouliot, Canadian broadcaster (died 2004) Wikipedia: Jean Pouliot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1920
Virginia Oliver (died 2026), American lobster fisherwoman Wikipedia: Virginia Oliver · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1919
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, English army officer and politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO (died 2018) Wikipedia: Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1918
Kenneth Connor, English comedy actor (died 1993) Wikipedia: Kenneth Connor · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1918
Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) Wikipedia: Edwin G. Krebs · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1917
Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (died 2015) Wikipedia: Kirk Kerkorian · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1916
Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (died 1989) Wikipedia: Hamani Diori · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1915
Vincent Persichetti, American pianist and composer (died 1987) Wikipedia: Vincent Persichetti · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1909
Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-English historian and philosopher (died 1997) Wikipedia: Isaiah Berlin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
1907
Bill Dickey, American baseball player and manager who played in eight World Series, winning seven (died 1993) Wikipedia: Bill Dickey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1906
Max August Zorn, German mathematician and academic who is noted for Zorn's lemma (died 1993) Wikipedia: Max August Zorn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1903
Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor (died 1978) Wikipedia: Aram Khachaturian · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
1902
Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 1947) Wikipedia: Jimmie Lunceford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1901
Jan Struther, English author, poet and hymnwriter who created the character Mrs Miniver (died 1953) Wikipedia: Jan Struther · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1901
Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia (died 1970) Wikipedia: Sukarno · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 127 languages
1900
Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician (died 1957) Wikipedia: Manfred Sakel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1898
Jacobus Johannes Fouché, South African politician, 2nd State President of South Africa (died 1980) Wikipedia: Jim Fouché · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1898
Ninette de Valois, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (died 2001) Wikipedia: Ninette de Valois · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1897
Joel Rinne, Finnish actor (died 1981) Wikipedia: Joel Rinne · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1896
Henry Allingham, English World War I soldier and supercentenarian (died 2009) Wikipedia: Henry Allingham · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1896
Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and fascist politician who played a key role in developing Mussolini's air force (died 1940) Wikipedia: Italo Balbo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1891
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Indian author and academic (died 1986) Wikipedia: Masti Venkatesha Iyengar · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1891
Erich Marcks, German general in WWII who planned Operation Barbarossa (died 1944) Wikipedia: Erich Marcks · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1890
Ted Lewis, American singer, clarinet player, and bandleader (died 1971) Wikipedia: Ted Lewis (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1875
Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955) Wikipedia: Thomas Mann · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 166 languages
1872
Alix of Hesse, German princess and Russian empress (died 1918) Wikipedia: Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
1872
Arthur Henry Adams, Australian journalist and author (died 1936) Wikipedia: Arthur Henry Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1868
Robert Falcon Scott, English sailor and explorer (died 1912) Wikipedia: Robert Falcon Scott · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 82 languages
1867
David T. Abercrombie, American entrepreneur and co-founder of lifestyle brand Abercrombie & Fitch (died 1931) Wikipedia: David T. Abercrombie · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1862
Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet (died 1938) Wikipedia: Henry Newbolt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1857
Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1918) Wikipedia: Aleksandr Lyapunov · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1851
Angelo Moriondo, Italian inventor of the espresso machine (died 1914) Wikipedia: Angelo Moriondo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1850
Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate in 1909 for physics (died 1918) Wikipedia: K. Ferdinand Braun · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 97 languages
1843
Henriette Wulfsberg, Norwegian school owner and writer (died 1906) Wikipedia: Henriette Wulfsberg · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1841
Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (died 1910) Wikipedia: Eliza Orzeszkowa · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1825
Friedrich Bayer, German pharmacist, founded Bayer (died 1880) Wikipedia: Friedrich Bayer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1810
Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German philologist and scholar (died 1856) Wikipedia: Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1799
Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet (died 1837) Wikipedia: Alexander Pushkin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 244 languages
1756
John Trumbull, American soldier and painter (died 1843) Wikipedia: John Trumbull · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1755
Nathan Hale, American soldier (died 1776) Wikipedia: Nathan Hale · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1714
Joseph I of Portugal, King of Portugal from 31 July 1750 until his death (died 1777) Wikipedia: Joseph I of Portugal · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1622
Claude-Jean Allouez, French-American missionary and explorer (died 1689) Wikipedia: Claude-Jean Allouez · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1606
Pierre Corneille, French playwright and producer (died 1684) Wikipedia: Pierre Corneille · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 108 languages
1599
Diego Velázquez (date of baptism), Spanish painter and educator (died 1660) Wikipedia: Diego Velázquez · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 167 languages
1519
Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (died 1603) Wikipedia: Andrea Cesalpino · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1436
Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller von Königsberg), German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop (died 1476) Wikipedia: Regiomontanus · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages

Deaths

2016
Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess grandmaster; arguably the best player never to become World Chess Champion (born 1931) Wikipedia: Viktor Korchnoi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
2016
Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter; works included Equus and Amadeus (born 1926) Wikipedia: Peter Shaffer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
2015
Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer and author; prosecuting attorney in the Tate–LaBianca murders case (born 1934) Wikipedia: Vincent Bugliosi · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2015
Ludvík Vaculík, Czech journalist and author; noted for The Two Thousand Words which inspired the Prague Spring (born 1926) Wikipedia: Ludvík Vaculík · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
2014
Lorna Wing, English psychiatrist and physician; pioneered studies of autism (born 1928) Wikipedia: Lorna Wing · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
2013
Jerome Karle, American crystallographer and academic; awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into the molecular structure of chemical compounds (born 1918) Wikipedia: Jerome Karle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
2013
Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (born 1921) Wikipedia: Esther Williams · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
2012
Vladimir Krutov, Russian ice hockey player; together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, formed the famed KLM Line. (born 1960) Wikipedia: Vladimir Krutov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
2009
Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic; awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his studies of the genetic basis of immunological reaction (born 1916) Wikipedia: Jean Dausset · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
2006
Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (born 1946) Wikipedia: Billy Preston · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
2005
Anne Bancroft, American film actress; winner of the 1963 Academy Award for Best Actress for The Miracle Worker (born 1931) Wikipedia: Anne Bancroft · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
1996
George Davis Snell, American geneticist and immunologist; awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 for his studies of histocompatibility (born 1903) Wikipedia: George Davis Snell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1994
Mark McManus, Scottish actor (born 1935) Wikipedia: Mark McManus · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1994
Barry Sullivan, American film actor (born 1912) Wikipedia: Barry Sullivan (American actor) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1991
Stan Getz, American saxophonist and jazz innovator (born 1927) Wikipedia: Stan Getz · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1983
Hans Leip, German author, poet, and playwright who wrote the lyrics of Lili Marleen (born 1893) Wikipedia: Hans Leip · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1982
Kenneth Rexroth, American poet and academic (born 1905) Wikipedia: Kenneth Rexroth · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1979
Jack Haley, American actor (born 1897) Wikipedia: Jack Haley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1976
J. Paul Getty, American businessman, founded the Getty Oil Company (born 1892) Wikipedia: J. Paul Getty · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1968
Robert F. Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (born 1925) Wikipedia: Robert F. Kennedy · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 98 languages
1963
William Baziotes, American painter and academic (born 1912) Wikipedia: William Baziotes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1962
Yves Klein, French painter (born 1928) Wikipedia: Yves Klein · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1962
Tom Phillis, Australian motorcycle racer (born 1934) Wikipedia: Tom Phillis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1961
Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (born 1875) Wikipedia: Carl Jung · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 153 languages
1955
Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter and educator (born 1875) Wikipedia: Max Meldrum · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1948
Louis Lumière, French film director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1864) Wikipedia: Lumière brothers · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 80 languages
1947
James Agate, English author and critic (born 1877) Wikipedia: James Agate · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1946
Gerhart Hauptmann, German novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1862) Wikipedia: Gerhart Hauptmann · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 123 languages
1941
Louis Chevrolet, American race car driver and businessman, founded Chevrolet and Frontenac Motor Corporation (born 1878) Wikipedia: Louis Chevrolet · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1939
Constantin Noe, Megleno-Romanian editor and professor (born 1883) Wikipedia: Constantin Noe · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1935
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor General of Canada (born 1862) Wikipedia: Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1922
Lillian Russell, American actress and singer (born 1860) Wikipedia: Lillian Russell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1916
Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1859) Wikipedia: Yuan Shikai · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
1891
John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (born 1815) Wikipedia: John A. Macdonald · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
1881
Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (born 1820) Wikipedia: Henri Vieuxtemps · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1878
Robert Stirling, Scottish minister and engineer, invented the stirling engine (born 1790) Wikipedia: Robert Stirling · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1865
William Quantrill, American Confederate guerrilla band leader (born 1837) Wikipedia: William Quantrill · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1861
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (born 1810) Wikipedia: Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
1832
Jeremy Bentham, English jurist and philosopher (born 1748) Wikipedia: Jeremy Bentham · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 106 languages
1813
Antonio Cachia, Maltese architect, engineer and archaeologist (born 1739) Wikipedia: Antonio Cachia · 2 languages
1799
Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (born 1736) Wikipedia: Patrick Henry · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1661
Martino Martini, Italian Jesuit missionary (born 1614) Wikipedia: Martino Martini · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1583
Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese daimyo (born 1556) Wikipedia: Nakagawa Kiyohide · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1548
João de Castro, Portuguese soldier and politician, Governor of Portuguese India (born 1500) Wikipedia: João de Castro · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1480
Vecchietta, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (born 1412) Wikipedia: Vecchietta · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1252
Robert Passelewe, Bishop of Chichester Wikipedia: Robert Passelewe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1251
William III of Dampierre, Count of Flanders Wikipedia: William II of Flanders · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1217
Henry I, King of Castile and Toledo (born 1204) Wikipedia: Henry I of Castile · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1134
Norbert of Xanten, German bishop and saint (born 1060) Wikipedia: Norbert of Xanten · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1097
Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre Wikipedia: Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
913
Alexander III, Byzantine emperor (born 870) Wikipedia: Alexander (Byzantine emperor) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
863
Abu Musa Utamish, vizier to the Abbasid Caliphate Wikipedia: Utamish · 6 languages
184
Qiao Xuan, Chinese official (born c. 110) Wikipedia: AD 184 · 124 languages

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