May 21: what happened on this day in history

Events on May 21 include:

The Greenfield tornado, estimated to have produced winds in excess of 309 miles per hour (497 km/h), moved across Iowa (2024)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus perform their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2017)
Backlash (2017) — WWE pay-per-view event (2017)

This page gathers 101 events, 256 births and 116 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 293 to 2025.

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Events · United States

2024
The Greenfield tornado, estimated to have produced winds in excess of 309 miles per hour (497 km/h), moved across Iowa. Wikipedia: Greenfield tornado · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2017
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus perform their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Wikipedia: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus · 17 languages
2017
Backlash (2017) — WWE pay-per-view event Wikipedia: Backlash (2017) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2012
2012 Chicago NATO summit — NATO summit on May 20–21, 2012 Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago NATO summit · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2011
Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date. Wikipedia: Harold Camping · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2005
The world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, U.S. Wikipedia: Roller coaster · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 57 languagesArchive: Travel photos Denmark. Rummelplatz with roller coaster at a harbor basin — Deutsche Fotothek · Europeana
2000
Nineteen people are killed in a plane crash in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia: 2000 Executive Airlines British Aerospace Jetstream crash · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1998
In Miami, five abortion clinics are attacked by a butyric acid attacker. Wikipedia: Miami · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 203 languages
1992
After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosts his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show. Wikipedia: Johnny Carson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 56 languages
1981
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Wikipedia: Transamerica Corporation · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 8 languages
1979
White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. Wikipedia: White Night riots · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 14 languages
1976
Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California. Wikipedia: Yuba City bus disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1961
American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out. Wikipedia: Civil rights movement · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 60 languages
1951
The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School. Wikipedia: 9th Street Art Exhibition · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 2 languages
1946
While working with a mass of plutonium known as the demon core, Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin accidentally exposed himself to a lethal dose of hard radiation, making him the second victim of a criticality accident in history. Wikipedia: Plutonium · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1934
Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens. Wikipedia: Oskaloosa, Iowa · 47 languages
1932
Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia: Amelia Earhart · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 126 languages
1927
Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh (pictured) completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris–Le Bourget Airport. Wikipedia: Spirit of St. Louis · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 28 languages
1924
University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (both pictured) murdered a 14-year-old boy in a thrill killing out of a desire to commit a "perfect crime". Wikipedia: University of Chicago · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 87 languages
1917
The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack). Wikipedia: Great Atlanta fire of 1917 · 2 languages
1881
The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Dansville, New York. Wikipedia: American Red Cross · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1864
American Civil War: The inconclusive Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia ended with combined Union and Confederate casualties totaling around 31,000. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 170 languages
1864
Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning. Wikipedia: Russo–Circassian War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 20 languages
1863
American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1856
A crowd of about 800 pro-slavery Americans ransacked the town of Lawrence, Kansas. Wikipedia: Sacking of Lawrence · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1758
Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. She is returned six and a half years later. Wikipedia: Mary Campbell (colonial settler) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 1 language

Around the world

2025
2025 UEFA Europa League final — final of the 2024–25 edition of the UEFA Europa League Wikipedia: 2025 UEFA Europa League final · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
2024
A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator. Wikipedia: 2024 Taichung MRT attack · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2024
Singapore Airlines Flight 321 — aviation accident on 21 May 2024 Wikipedia: Singapore Airlines Flight 321 · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2023
May 2023 Greek parliamentary election — general election in Greece Wikipedia: May 2023 Greek parliamentary election · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2023
2023 East Timorese parliamentary election Wikipedia: 2023 East Timorese parliamentary election · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2022
2022 Australian federal election — election for the 47th Parliament of Australia Wikipedia: 2022 Australian federal election · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2019
2019 Malawian general election — Election in Malawi Wikipedia: 2019 Malawian general election · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2016
2016 FA Cup final — football match Wikipedia: 2016 FA Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2015
Islamic State militants entered the ancient city of Palmyra. Wikipedia: Islamic State · 160 languages
2014
A Taiwanese man carried out a stabbing spree on a Taipei Metro train, killing four people and injuring 24 others. Wikipedia: 2014 Taipei Metro attack · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2012
A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others. Wikipedia: Qafa e Vishës bus accident · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2012
A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sanaa, Yemen. Wikipedia: 2012 Unity Day parade rehearsal bombing · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2010
JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year. Wikipedia: JAXA · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 73 languages
2008
2008 UEFA Champions League final — association football match Wikipedia: 2008 UEFA Champions League final · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
2008
2008 Georgian parliamentary election — parliamentary election in Georgia Wikipedia: 2008 Georgian parliamentary election · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2006
The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence. Wikipedia: Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
2006
2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix — motorcycle race Wikipedia: 2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2005
2005 FA Cup final — football match Wikipedia: 2005 FA Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2003
The 6.8 Mw Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands. Wikipedia: 2003 Boumerdès earthquake · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2003
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control — treaty adopted by the 56th World Health Assembly Wikipedia: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
2001
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. Wikipedia: Christiane Taubira · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 40 languages
2000
2000 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2000 Wikipedia: 2000 European Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1998
Indonesian president Suharto resigned after a collapse of support for his presidency amid economic and political crises, ending 32 years in power. Wikipedia: Suharto · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 119 languages
1996
The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000. Wikipedia: MV Bukoba · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 8 languages
1996
The seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine who were abducted on March 27 are killed under uncertain circumstances. Wikipedia: Trappists · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 45 languages
1994
The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessfully attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out. Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of Yemen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1993
Miss Universe 1993 — 42nd Miss Universe pageant Wikipedia: Miss Universe 1993 · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1991
Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. Wikipedia: Rajiv Gandhi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 108 languages
1991
Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. Wikipedia: Mengistu Haile Mariam · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 71 languages
1988
Margaret Thatcher holds her controversial Sermon on the Mound before the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Wikipedia: Margaret Thatcher · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 208 languages
1986
1986 Dutch general election — election of the members of the House of Representatives Wikipedia: 1986 Dutch general election · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1982
Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos. Wikipedia: Falklands War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1981
The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries. Wikipedia: Propaganda Due · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 33 languages
1978
1978 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race Wikipedia: 1978 Belgian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1972
Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth. Wikipedia: Michelangelo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 259 languages
1971
1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final — football match Wikipedia: 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1969
Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student. Wikipedia: Rosario · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 115 languages
1969
1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final — association football match Wikipedia: 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1966
The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland. Wikipedia: Ulster Volunteer Force · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 32 languages
1960
1960 Valdivia earthquake — 9.4–9.6 magnitude earthquake in Chile Wikipedia: 1960 Valdivia earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1950
1950 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1950 Wikipedia: 1950 Monaco Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1940
Battle of Arras (1940) — 1940 World War II event Wikipedia: Battle of Arras (1940) · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1939
The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Wikipedia: National War Memorial (Canada) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1938
Tsuyama massacre — 1938 spree killing in Japan Wikipedia: Tsuyama massacre · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1937
A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean. Wikipedia: Drifting ice station · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 8 languages
1936
Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals. Wikipedia: Sada Abe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 29 languages
1925
The opera Doktor Faust, unfinished when composer Ferruccio Busoni (pictured) died, was premiered in Dresden. Wikipedia: Doktor Faust · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 8 languages
1917
The Imperial War Graves Commission was established by royal charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of British Empire military forces. Wikipedia: Commonwealth War Graves Commission · 24 languages
1911
Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco I. Madero signed the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to end hostilities between each other's forces, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution. Wikipedia: Porfirio Díaz · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 81 languages
1904
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. Wikipedia: FIFA · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 164 languages
1894
The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams. Wikipedia: Manchester Ship Canal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 33 languages
1879
War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique. Wikipedia: War of the Pacific · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1871
French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested. Wikipedia: Paris Commune · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1871
Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi. Wikipedia: Rack railway · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 38 languages
1864
The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece. Wikipedia: Ionian Islands · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 84 languages
1851
The Congress of Colombia passed a law abolishing slavery in the country, to take effect at the beginning of the new year. Wikipedia: Congress of Colombia · 20 languages
1809
The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held. Wikipedia: Battle of Aspern–Essling · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1799
The end of the Siege of Acre (1799): Napoleon Bonaparte abandons his siege of the Ottoman city of Acre after two months. This was the turning point of Bonaparte's Egyptian campaign and one of the first major defeats he suffered in his military career. Wikipedia: Siege of Acre (1799) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 24 languages
1792
A lava dome collapses on Mount Unzen, near the city of Shimbara on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, creating a deadly tsunami that killed nearly 15,000 people. Wikipedia: Lava dome · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1725
The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky. Wikipedia: Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1703
English writer Daniel Defoe was imprisoned for seditious libel after publishing a pamphlet that was perceived to satirise the Tory publications about Dissenters. Wikipedia: Daniel Defoe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 144 languages
1674
The nobility elect John Sobieski King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Wikipedia: Szlachta · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 45 languages
1660
The Battle of Long Sault concludes after five days in which French colonial militia, with their Huron and Algonquin allies, are defeated by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Wikipedia: Battle of Long Sault · 4 languages
1659
In the Concert of The Hague, the Dutch Republic, the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of France set out their views on how the Second Northern War should end. Wikipedia: Concert of The Hague (1659) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 5 languages
1554
Queen Mary I grants a royal charter to Derby School, as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England. Wikipedia: Mary I · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 102 languages
1424
Coronation of James I of Scotland at Scone. Wikipedia: James I of Scotland · 62 languages
1403
Henry III of Castile sends Ruy González de Clavijo as ambassador to Timur to discuss the possibility of an alliance between Timur and Castile against the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia: Henry III of Castile · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 45 languages
1349
Dušan's Code, the constitution of the Serbian Empire, is enacted by Dušan the Mighty. Wikipedia: Dušan's Code · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 20 languages
1347
Coronation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor by patriarch Isidore I of Constantinople at the Church of St. Mary of Blachernae. Wikipedia: John VI Kantakouzenos · 56 languages
1294
Coronation of Michael IX Palaiologos as Byzantine Emperor. Wikipedia: Michael IX Palaiologos · 46 languages
1138
The Crusades: The siege of Shaizar ended, and the Emir of Shaizar became a vassal of the Byzantine Empire. Wikipedia: Crusades · 169 languages
996
Sixteen-year-old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Wikipedia: Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 64 languages
879
Pope John VIII gives blessings to Branimir of Croatia and to the Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state. Wikipedia: Pope John VIII · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 82 languages
878
Arab–Byzantine wars: The city of Syracuse was captured by the Aghlabids (pictured) as part of the Muslim conquest of Sicily. Wikipedia: Arab–Byzantine wars · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 52 languages
293
Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy. Wikipedia: Diocletian · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 97 languages

World days

International Tea Day (International) Wikipedia: International Tea Day · 33 languages
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (International) Wikipedia: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development · 25 languages

Technology

1871
Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi. Wikipedia: Rack railway · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 38 languages

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Science

1946
While working with a mass of plutonium known as the demon core, Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin accidentally exposed himself to a lethal dose of hard radiation, making him the second victim of a criticality accident in history. Wikipedia: Plutonium · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
2010
JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year. Wikipedia: JAXA · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 73 languages
1937
A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean. Wikipedia: Drifting ice station · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 8 languages

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Business

1998
Indonesian president Suharto resigned after a collapse of support for his presidency amid economic and political crises, ending 32 years in power. Wikipedia: Suharto · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 119 languages

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Sport

2025
2025 UEFA Europa League final — final of the 2024–25 edition of the UEFA Europa League Wikipedia: 2025 UEFA Europa League final · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
2016
2016 FA Cup final — football match Wikipedia: 2016 FA Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2008
2008 UEFA Champions League final — association football match Wikipedia: 2008 UEFA Champions League final · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
2006
2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix — motorcycle race Wikipedia: 2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2005
2005 FA Cup final — football match Wikipedia: 2005 FA Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2000
2000 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2000 Wikipedia: 2000 European Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1978
1978 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race Wikipedia: 1978 Belgian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1971
1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final — football match Wikipedia: 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1969
1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final — association football match Wikipedia: 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1950
1950 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1950 Wikipedia: 1950 Monaco Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1904
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. Wikipedia: FIFA · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 164 languages

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Culture

1981
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Wikipedia: Transamerica Corporation · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 8 languages
1951
The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School. Wikipedia: 9th Street Art Exhibition · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 2 languages
1925
The opera Doktor Faust, unfinished when composer Ferruccio Busoni (pictured) died, was premiered in Dresden. Wikipedia: Doktor Faust · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 8 languages
1703
English writer Daniel Defoe was imprisoned for seditious libel after publishing a pamphlet that was perceived to satirise the Tory publications about Dissenters. Wikipedia: Daniel Defoe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 144 languages

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Births

2007
El Ma, Bulgarian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: El Ma · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2002
Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer (died 2023) Wikipedia: Elena Huelva · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1997
Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Ivan De Santis · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1997
Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Sisca Folkertsma · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1997
Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Viktoria Petryk · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1997
Kevin Quinn, American actor and singer Wikipedia: Kevin Quinn (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1996
Josh Allen, American football player Wikipedia: Josh Allen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1996
Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player Wikipedia: Indy de Vroome · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1996
Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player Wikipedia: Karen Khachanov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1995
Diego Loyzaga, Filipino actor Wikipedia: Diego Loyzaga · 6 languages
1994
Tom Daley, English diver Wikipedia: Tom Daley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
1993
Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete Wikipedia: Grete Gaim · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1993
Luke Garbutt, English footballer Wikipedia: Luke Garbutt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1993
Matías Kranevitter, Argentine footballer Wikipedia: Matías Kranevitter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1993
Lynn Williams, American soccer player Wikipedia: Lynn Biyendolo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1992
Hutch Dano, American actor Wikipedia: Hutch Dano · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1992
Lisa Evans, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Lisa Evans · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1992
Philipp Grüneberg, German footballer Wikipedia: Philipp Grüneberg · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1992
Olivia Olson, American singer and actress Wikipedia: Olivia Olson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1991
Guilherme, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Guilherme (footballer, born May 1991) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1990
Kierre Beckles, Barbadian athlete Wikipedia: Kierre Beckles · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1990
Rene Krhin, Slovenian footballer Wikipedia: Rene Krhin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1989
Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer Wikipedia: Emily Robins · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1989
Hal Robson-Kanu, Welsh footballer Wikipedia: Hal Robson-Kanu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1988
Claire Cashmore, English Paralympic swimmer Wikipedia: Claire Cashmore · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1988
Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Park Gyu-ri · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1988
Jonny Howson, English footballer Wikipedia: Jonny Howson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1988
Kaire Leibak, Estonian triple jumper Wikipedia: Kaire Leibak · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1987
Beau Falloon, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Beau Falloon · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1986
Mario Mandžukić, Croatian footballer Wikipedia: Mario Mandžukić · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
1986
Myra, American singer and actress Wikipedia: Myra (singer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1986
Eder Sánchez, Mexican race walker Wikipedia: Eder Sánchez · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1986
Park Sojin, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia: Park So-jin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1986
Greg Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Greg Stewart (ice hockey) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1986
Matt Wieters, American baseball player Wikipedia: Matt Wieters · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1985
Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist Wikipedia: Mark Cavendish · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1985
Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Alexander Dale Oen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1985
Isa Guha, English cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Isa Guha · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1985
Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player Wikipedia: Lucie Hradecká · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1985
Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia: Kano (British musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1985
Dušan Kuciak, Slovak footballer Wikipedia: Dušan Kuciak · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1985
Heath L'Estrange, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Heath L'Estrange · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1985
Andrew Miller, American baseball player Wikipedia: Andrew Miller (baseball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1984
Brandon Fields, American football player Wikipedia: Brandon Fields · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1984
Sara Goller, German volleyball player Wikipedia: Sara Goller · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1983
Līga Dekmeijere, Latvian tennis player Wikipedia: Līga Dekmeijere · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1983
Deidson Araújo Maia, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Veloso (Brazilian footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1981
Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Craig Anderson (ice hockey) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1981
Edson Buddle, American soccer player Wikipedia: Edson Buddle · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1981
Josh Hamilton, American baseball player Wikipedia: Josh Hamilton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1981
Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Max Mutzke · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1981
Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter Wikipedia: Anna Rogowska · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1980
Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Gotye · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1979
Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian-Mexican footballer Wikipedia: Damián Álvarez (footballer, born 1979) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1979
Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health Wikipedia: Jamie Hepburn · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1979
James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic Wikipedia: James Clancy Phelan · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1979
Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist Wikipedia: Scott Smith (fighter) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1978
Max B, American rapper and songwriter Wikipedia: Max B · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1978
Briana Banks, German-American porn actress and model Wikipedia: Briana Banks · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 36 languages
1978
Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Jamaal Magloire · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1977
Quinton Fortune, South African international footballer and coach Wikipedia: Quinton Fortune · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1977
Michael Fuß, German footballer Wikipedia: Michael Fuß · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1977
Ricky Williams, American football player Wikipedia: Ricky Williams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1976
Stuart Bingham, English snooker player Wikipedia: Stuart Bingham · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1976
Abderrahim Goumri, Moroccan runner (died 2013) Wikipedia: Abderrahim Goumri · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1976
Deron Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Deron Miller · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1975
Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian footballer (died 2003) Wikipedia: Marc-Vivien Foé · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1975
Anthony Mundine, Australian rugby league player and boxer Wikipedia: Anthony Mundine · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1974
Brad Arthur, Australian rugby league coach Wikipedia: Brad Arthur · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1974
Fairuza Balk, American actress Wikipedia: Fairuza Balk · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1974
Havoc, American rapper and producer Wikipedia: Havoc (musician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1973
Stewart Cink, American golfer Wikipedia: Stewart Cink · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1973
Noel Fielding, English comedian, musician and television presenter Wikipedia: Noel Fielding · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1972
The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (died 1997) Wikipedia: The Notorious B.I.G. · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
1971
Shane Cloete, Zimbabwean-British ex-cricketer and teacher Wikipedia: Shane Cloete · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1970
Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler Wikipedia: Brigita Bukovec · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1970
Dorsey Levens, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Dorsey Levens · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1970
Pauline Menczer, Australian surfer Wikipedia: Pauline Menczer · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1970
Carl Veart, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Carl Veart · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1969
Pierluigi Brivio, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Pierluigi Brivio · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1969
Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (died 2000) Wikipedia: Georgiy Gongadze · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1969
Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress and singer Wikipedia: Masayo Kurata · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1969
George LeMieux, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: George LeMieux · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1969
Brian Statham, Rhodesian born English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Brian Statham (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1968
Ilmar Raag, Estonian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Ilmar Raag · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1968
Matthias Ungemach, German-Australian rower Wikipedia: Matthias Ungemach · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1968
Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (died 1985) Wikipedia: Julie Vega · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1967
Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (died 2007) Wikipedia: Chris Benoit · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1967
Alain Yzermans, Belgian politician Wikipedia: Alain Yzermans · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1966
Lisa Edelstein, American actress and playwright Wikipedia: Lisa Edelstein · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1966
Tatyana Ledovskaya, Belarusian hurdler Wikipedia: Tatyana Ledovskaya · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1964
Danny Bailey, English footballer and coach Wikipedia: Danny Bailey · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1964
Pete Sandoval, Salvadoran-American drummer Wikipedia: Pete Sandoval · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 16 languages
1963
Richard Appel, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia: Richard Appel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1963
Patrick Grant, American musician and producer Wikipedia: Patrick Grant (composer) · 2 languages
1963
David Lonsdale, English actor Wikipedia: David Lonsdale · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1963
Dave Specter, American guitarist Wikipedia: Dave Specter · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1963
Laurie Spina, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Laurie Spina · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1962
David Crumb, American composer and educator Wikipedia: David Crumb · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1960
Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (died 1994) Wikipedia: Jeffrey Dahmer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
1960
Kent Hrbek, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Kent Hrbek · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1960
Mohanlal, Indian actor Wikipedia: Mohanlal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1960
Mark Ridgway, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Mark Ridgway · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1960
Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer Wikipedia: Vladimir Salnikov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1959
Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Nick Cassavetes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1959
Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives Wikipedia: Abdulla Yameen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1958
Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Christian Audigier · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1958
Muffy Calder, Canadian-Scottish computer scientist and academic Wikipedia: Muffy Calder · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1958
Michael Crick, English journalist and author Wikipedia: Michael Crick · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1958
Naeem Khan, Indian-American fashion designer Wikipedia: Naeem Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1958
Jefery Levy, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Jefery Levy · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1958
Curtis T. McMullen, American mathematician, 1998 Fields medalist Wikipedia: Curtis T. McMullen · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1957
James Bailey, American basketball player Wikipedia: James Bailey (basketball) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1957
Nadine Dorries, English politician Wikipedia: Nadine Dorries · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1957
Judge Reinhold, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Judge Reinhold · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1957
Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress Wikipedia: Renée Soutendijk · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1955
Paul Barber, English field hockey player Wikipedia: Paul Barber (field hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1955
Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Stan Lynch · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1954
Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer Wikipedia: Marc Ribot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1953
Nora Aunor, Filipino actress and recording artist (died 2025) Wikipedia: Nora Aunor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1953
Jim Devine, British politician Wikipedia: Jim Devine · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1952
Mr. T, American actor and wrestler Wikipedia: Mr. T · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1951
Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician Wikipedia: Al Franken · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1951
Adrian Hardiman, Irish lawyer and judge (died 2016) Wikipedia: Adrian Hardiman · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1950
Will Hutton, English economist and journalist Wikipedia: Will Hutton · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1949
Andrew Neil, Scottish journalist and academic Wikipedia: Andrew Neil · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1949
Denis O'Connor, British police officer Wikipedia: Denis O'Connor (police officer) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1949
Rosalind Plowright, English soprano Wikipedia: Rosalind Plowright · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1948
Elizabeth Buchan, English author and critic Wikipedia: Elizabeth Buchan · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1948
Joe Camilleri, Maltese-Australian singer-songwriter and saxophonist Wikipedia: Joe Camilleri · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1948
Jonathan Hyde, Australian-English actor Wikipedia: Jonathan Hyde · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1948
Denis MacShane, Scottish journalist and politician, UK Minister of State for Europe Wikipedia: Denis MacShane · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1948
Leo Sayer, English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia: Leo Sayer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1947
Bill Champlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Bill Champlin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1947
Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (died 1992) Wikipedia: Linda Laubenstein · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1947
İlber Ortaylı, Turkish historian and academic (died 2026) Wikipedia: İlber Ortaylı · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1946
Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Allan McKeown · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1946
Wayne Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider and coach Wikipedia: Wayne Roycroft · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1945
Ernst Messerschmid, German physicist and astronaut Wikipedia: Ernst Messerschmid · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1945
Richard Hatch, American actor, writer, and producer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Richard Hatch (actor) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1944
Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Iranian-English academic and politician (died 2022) Wikipedia: Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1944
Marcie Blane, American singer Wikipedia: Marcie Blane · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1944
Janet Dailey, American author and entrepreneur (died 2013) Wikipedia: Janet Dailey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1944
Mary Robinson, Irish lawyer and politician, President of Ireland Wikipedia: Mary Robinson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
1943
Vincent Crane, English pianist and composer (died 1989) Wikipedia: Vincent Crane · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1943
John Dalton, English bass player Wikipedia: John Dalton (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1943
Hilton Valentine, English guitarist and songwriter (died 2021) Wikipedia: Hilton Valentine · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1942
David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales Wikipedia: David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1942
John Konrads, Australian swimmer (died 2021) Wikipedia: John Konrads · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1942
Danny Ongais, American race car driver (died 2022) Wikipedia: Danny Ongais · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1941
Martin Carthy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Martin Carthy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1941
Bobby Cox, American baseball player and manager (died 2026) Wikipedia: Bobby Cox · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1941
Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway, English photographer and politician Wikipedia: Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1941
Ronald Isley, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Ronald Isley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1940
Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Tony Sheridan · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1939
Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor Wikipedia: Heinz Holliger · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1938
Lee "Shot" Williams, American singer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Lee "Shot" Williams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1936
Günter Blobel, Polish-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) Wikipedia: Günter Blobel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1935
Terry Lightfoot, English clarinet player and bandleader (died 2013) Wikipedia: Terry Lightfoot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1934
Jocasta Innes, Chinese-English journalist and author (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jocasta Innes · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1934
Bob Northern, American horn player and bandleader (died 2020) Wikipedia: Bob Northern · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1934
Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024) Wikipedia: Bengt I. Samuelsson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1933
Maurice André, French trumpet player (died 2012) Wikipedia: Maurice André · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1933
Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (died 1993) Wikipedia: Yevgeny Minayev · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1932
Inese Jaunzeme, Latvian javelin thrower and surgeon (died 2011) Wikipedia: Inese Jaunzeme · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1932
Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, Greek admiral and intelligence chief (died 2014) Wikipedia: Leonidas Vasilikopoulos · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1930
Tommy Bryant, American bassist (died 1982) Wikipedia: Tommy Bryant · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1930
Keith Davis, New Zealand rugby player (died 2019) Wikipedia: Keith Davis (rugby union) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1930
Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (died 2015) Wikipedia: Malcolm Fraser · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1929
Larance Marable, American drummer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Larance Marable · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1929
Robert Welch, English silversmith and industrial designer (died 2000) Wikipedia: Robert Welch (designer) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1928
Tom Donahue, American radio host and producer (died 1975) Wikipedia: Tom Donahue (DJ) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1928
Alice Drummond, American actress (died 2016) Wikipedia: Alice Drummond · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1927
Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (died 1959) Wikipedia: Kay Kendall · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1927
Péter Zwack, Hungarian businessman and diplomat (died 2012) Wikipedia: Péter Zwack · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1926
Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2005) Wikipedia: Robert Creeley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1926
Albert Grossman, American music manager (died 1986) Wikipedia: Albert Grossman · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1924
Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (died 1999) Wikipedia: Peggy Cass · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1923
Vernon Biever, American photographer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Vernon Biever · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1923
Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (died 2003) Wikipedia: Armand Borel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1923
Ara Parseghian, American football player and coach (died 2017) Wikipedia: Ara Parseghian · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1923
Dorothy Hewett, Australian feminist poet, novelist and playwright (died 2002) Wikipedia: Dorothy Hewett · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1923
Evelyn Ward, American actress (died 2012) Wikipedia: Evelyn Ward · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1921
Sandy Douglas, English computer scientist and academic, designed OXO (died 2010) Wikipedia: Sandy Douglas · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1921
Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989) Wikipedia: Andrei Sakharov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 114 languages
1920
Bill Barber, American tuba player and educator (died 2007) Wikipedia: Bill Barber (musician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1920
Forrest White, American businessman, co-founded the Music Man Company (died 1994) Wikipedia: Forrest White · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1919
George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013) Wikipedia: George P. Mitchell · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1917
Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (died 1993) Wikipedia: Raymond Burr · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1916
Dennis Day, American singer and actor (died 1988) Wikipedia: Dennis Day · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1916
Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (died 2002) Wikipedia: Tinus Osendarp · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1916
Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (died 1997) Wikipedia: Harold Robbins · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1915
Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan, Indian Civil Service Officer and former Under Secretary-General of the UN (died 2003) Wikipedia: Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1914
Romain Gary, French novelist, diplomat, film director, aviator (died 1980) Wikipedia: Romain Gary · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1913
Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (died 1976) Wikipedia: Gina Bachauer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1912
Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (died 2001) Wikipedia: Chen Dayu · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1912
John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (died 1986) Wikipedia: John Curtis Gowan · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1912
Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (died 1982) Wikipedia: Monty Stratton · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1907
John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (died 1979) Wikipedia: John C. Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1904
Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (died 1981) Wikipedia: Robert Montgomery (actor) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1904
Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1943) Wikipedia: Fats Waller · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1903
Manly Wade Wellman, American author (died 1986) Wikipedia: Manly Wade Wellman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1902
Earl Averill, American baseball player (died 1983) Wikipedia: Earl Averill · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1902
Marcel Breuer, Hungarian-American architect and academic, designed the Ameritrust Tower (died 1981) Wikipedia: Marcel Breuer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1902
Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1974) Wikipedia: Anatole Litvak · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1901
Regina M. Anderson, Multiracial playwright and librarian (died 1993) Wikipedia: Regina M. Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1901
Horace Heidt, American pianist, bandleader, and radio host (died 1986) Wikipedia: Horace Heidt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1901
Sam Jaffe, American film producer and agent (died 2000) Wikipedia: Sam Jaffe (producer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1901
Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (died 1992) Wikipedia: Suzanne Lilar · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1898
Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (died 1990) Wikipedia: Armand Hammer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1898
Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge (died 1967) Wikipedia: Charles-Léon Hammes · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1898
Carl Johnson, American long jumper (died 1932) Wikipedia: Carl Johnson (long jumper) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1898
John McLaughlin, American painter and translator (died 1976) Wikipedia: John McLaughlin (artist) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1895
Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican general, president (1934–1940) and father of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (died 1970) Wikipedia: Lázaro Cárdenas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1893
Arthur Carr, English cricketer (died 1963) Wikipedia: Arthur Carr (cricketer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1893
Giles Chippindall, Australian public servant (died 1969) Wikipedia: Giles Chippindall · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1885
Princess Sophie of Albania, (Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg) (died 1936) Wikipedia: Sophie, Princess of Albania · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1884
Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet and publisher (died 1920) Wikipedia: Manuel Pérez y Curis · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1880
Tudor Arghezi, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (died 1967) Wikipedia: Tudor Arghezi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1878
Glenn Curtiss, American cyclist and engineer (died 1930) Wikipedia: Glenn Curtiss · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1873
Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (died 1941) Wikipedia: Hans Berger · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1867
Anne Walter Fearn, American physician (died 1939) Wikipedia: Anne Walter Fearn · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1864
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (died 1945) Wikipedia: Princess Stéphanie of Belgium · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1863
Archduke Eugen of Austria (died 1954) Wikipedia: Archduke Eugen of Austria · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1861
Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic (died 1918) Wikipedia: Abel Ayerza · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1860
Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physician, physiologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1927) Wikipedia: Willem Einthoven · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
1858
Édouard Goursat, French mathematician (died 1936) Wikipedia: Édouard Goursat · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1856
José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay (died 1929) Wikipedia: José Batlle y Ordóñez · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1855
Ella Stewart Udall, American telegraphist (died 1937) Wikipedia: Ella Stewart Udall · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1853
Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (died 1905) Wikipedia: Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1851
Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1925) Wikipedia: Léon Bourgeois · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1850
Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (died 1914) Wikipedia: Giuseppe Mercalli · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1849
Édouard-Henri Avril, French painter (died 1928) Wikipedia: Édouard-Henri Avril · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1844
Henri Rousseau, French painter (died 1910) Wikipedia: Henri Rousseau · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
1843
Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 1914) Wikipedia: Charles Albert Gobat · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
1843
Louis Renault, French jurist, educator, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 1918) Wikipedia: Louis Renault (jurist) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1837
Itagaki Taisuke, Japanese soldier and politician (died 1919) Wikipedia: Itagaki Taisuke · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1835
František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian physician and academic (died 1884) Wikipedia: František Chvostek · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1828
Rudolf Koller, Swiss painter (died 1905) Wikipedia: Rudolf Koller · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1827
William P. Sprague, American banker and politician (died 1899) Wikipedia: William P. Sprague · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1808
David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo, Dutch Talmudist (died 1890) Wikipedia: David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo · 2 languages
1806
Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, English duchess (died 1868) Wikipedia: Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1801
Princess Sophie of Sweden, Swedish princess (died 1865) Wikipedia: Princess Sophie of Sweden · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1799
Mary Anning, English paleontologist (died 1847) Wikipedia: Mary Anning · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
1792
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician and engineer (died 1843) Wikipedia: Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1790
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (died 1858) Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1780
Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, philanthropist and Quaker (died 1845) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Fry · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1775
Lucien Bonaparte, French soldier and politician (died 1840) Wikipedia: Lucien Bonaparte · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1759
Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician (died 1820) Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1756
William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist (died 1833) Wikipedia: William Babington (physician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1755
Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge (died 1810) Wikipedia: Alfred Moore · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1688
(O.S.) Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (died 1744) Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 122 languages
1653
Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland (died 1697) Wikipedia: Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1527
Philip II of Spain, King of Spain, Portugal, England and Ireland (died 1598) Wikipedia: Philip II of Spain · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 111 languages
1497
Al-Hattab, Muslim jurist (died 1547) Wikipedia: Al-Hattab · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1471
Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (died 1528) Wikipedia: Albrecht Dürer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 187 languages

Deaths

2026
Kyle Busch, American race car driver and owner (born 1985) Wikipedia: Kyle Busch · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
2025
Gerry Connolly, American politician, U.S. Representative from Virginia's 11th congressional district (born 1950) Wikipedia: Gerry Connolly · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2024
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Polish composer (born 1953) Wikipedia: Jan A. P. Kaczmarek · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
2020
Alan Merten, fifth President of George Mason University (born 1941) Wikipedia: Alan Merten · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2019
Rik Kuypers, Belgian film director (born 1925) Wikipedia: Rik Kuypers · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2019
Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan writer (born 1971) Wikipedia: Binyavanga Wainaina · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
2016
Nick Menza, American drummer and songwriter (born 1964) Wikipedia: Nick Menza · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
2015
Annarita Sidoti, Italian race walker (born 1969) Wikipedia: Annarita Sidoti · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2015
Twinkle, English singer-songwriter (born 1948) Wikipedia: Twinkle (singer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2015
Jassem Al-Kharafi, Kuwaiti businessman and politician, 8th Kuwaiti Speaker of the National Assembly (born 1940) Wikipedia: Jassem Al-Kharafi · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2015
Fred Gladding, American baseball player and coach (born 1936) Wikipedia: Fred Gladding · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2015
Louis Johnson, American bass player and producer (born 1955) Wikipedia: Louis Johnson (bassist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2014
Tunku Annuar, Malaysian son of Badlishah of Kedah (born 1939) Wikipedia: Tunku Annuar · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2014
Johnny Gray, American baseball player (born 1926) Wikipedia: Johnny Gray (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2014
Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1924) Wikipedia: Jaime Lusinchi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
2014
Alireza Soleimani, Iranian wrestler (born 1956) Wikipedia: Alireza Soleimani · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2013
Count Christian of Rosenborg, member of the Danish royal family (born 1942) Wikipedia: Count Christian of Rosenborg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2013
Frank Comstock, American trombonist, composer, and conductor (born 1922) Wikipedia: Frank Comstock · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2013
Cot Deal, American baseball player and coach (born 1923) Wikipedia: Cot Deal · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2013
Leonard Marsh, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (born 1933) Wikipedia: Leonard Marsh (businessman) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2013
Bob Thompson, American pianist and composer (born 1924) Wikipedia: Bob Thompson (musician, born 1924) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2013
Dominique Venner, French journalist and historian (born 1935) Wikipedia: Dominique Venner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
2012
Eddie Blazonczyk, American singer-songwriter (born 1941) Wikipedia: Eddie Blazonczyk · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2012
Otis Clark, American butler and preacher, survivor of the Tulsa race massacre (born 1903) Wikipedia: Otis Clark · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2012
Constantine of Irinoupolis, Metropolitan of Irinoupolis and Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (born 1936) Wikipedia: Constantine Buggan · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2012
Roman Dumbadze, Georgian commander (born 1964) Wikipedia: Roman Dumbadze · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2012
Douglas Rodríguez, Cuban boxer (born 1950) Wikipedia: Douglas Rodríguez (boxer) · 14 languages
2012
Bill Stewart, American football player and coach (born 1952) Wikipedia: Bill Stewart (gridiron football) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2012
Alan Thorne, Australian anthropologist and academic (born 1939) Wikipedia: Alan Thorne · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2006
Spencer Clark, American race car driver (born 1987) Wikipedia: Spencer Clark (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2006
Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, and author (born 1909) Wikipedia: Katherine Dunham · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
2006
Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1931) Wikipedia: Cherd Songsri · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2006
Billy Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1929) Wikipedia: Billy Walker (musician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2005
Deborah Berger, American outsider artist (born 1956) Wikipedia: Deborah Berger · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2005
Stephen Elliott, American actor (born 1918) Wikipedia: Stephen Elliott (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2005
Howard Morris, American actor and director (born 1919) Wikipedia: Howard Morris · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2003
Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (born 1928) Wikipedia: Alejandro de Tomaso · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2003
Frank D. White, American captain, banker, and politician, 41st Governor of Arkansas (born 1933) Wikipedia: Frank D. White · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2002
Niki de Saint Phalle, French-American sculptor and painter (born 1930) Wikipedia: Niki de Saint Phalle · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
2000
Barbara Cartland, English author (born 1901) Wikipedia: Barbara Cartland · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
2000
John Gielgud, English actor (born 1904) Wikipedia: John Gielgud · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
2000
Mark R. Hughes, American businessman, founded Herbalife (born 1956) Wikipedia: Mark R. Hughes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1998
Robert Gist, American actor and director (born 1917) Wikipedia: Robert Gist · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1996
Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1957) Wikipedia: Paul Delph · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1996
Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (born 1917) Wikipedia: Lash LaRue · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1996
Villem Raam, Estonian art historian, art critic and conservator (born 1910) Wikipedia: Villem Raam · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1995
Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1938) Wikipedia: Les Aspin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1991
Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (born 1944) Wikipedia: Rajiv Gandhi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 108 languages
1988
Sammy Davis Sr., American actor and dancer (born 1900) Wikipedia: Sammy Davis Sr. · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1984
Ann Little, American actress (born 1891) Wikipedia: Ann Little · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1983
Kenneth Clark, English historian and author (born 1903) Wikipedia: Kenneth Clark · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1981
Raymond McCreesh, PIRA volunteer, died on hunger strike (born 1957) Wikipedia: Raymond McCreesh · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1981
Patsy O'Hara, INLA volunteer, died on hunger strike (born 1957) Wikipedia: Patsy O'Hara · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1973
Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (born 1911) Wikipedia: Vaughn Monroe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1973
Ivan Konev, Soviet Marshal and general (born 1897) Wikipedia: Ivan Konev · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
1970
E. L. Grant Watson, English-Australian biologist and author (born 1885) Wikipedia: E. L. Grant Watson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1968
Doris Lloyd, English actress (born 1896) Wikipedia: Doris Lloyd · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1965
Marguerite Bise, French chef (born 1898) Wikipedia: Marguerite Bise · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1965
Geoffrey de Havilland, English pilot and engineer, designed the de Havilland Mosquito (born 1882) Wikipedia: Geoffrey de Havilland · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1964
James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1882) Wikipedia: James Franck · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
1957
Alexander Vertinsky, Ukrainian-Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (born 1889) Wikipedia: Alexander Vertinsky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1956
Harry Bensley, English businessman and adventurer (born 1877) Wikipedia: Harry Bensley · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1952
John Garfield, American actor (born 1913) Wikipedia: John Garfield · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1949
Klaus Mann, German-American novelist, playwright, and critic (born 1906) Wikipedia: Klaus Mann · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1940
Billy Minter, English footballer and manager (born 1888) Wikipedia: Billy Minter · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1935
Jane Addams, American activist and author, co-founded Hull House, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1860) Wikipedia: Jane Addams · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 100 languages
1935
Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist and geneticist (born 1848) Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1932
Marcel Boulenger, French fencer and author (born 1873) Wikipedia: Marcel Boulenger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1929
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1847) Wikipedia: Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1926
Ronald Firbank, English-Italian author (born 1886) Wikipedia: Ronald Firbank · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1925
Hidesaburō Ueno, Japanese agriculturalist, guardian of Hachikō (born 1871) Wikipedia: Hidesaburō Ueno · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1920
Venustiano Carranza, Mexican politician, 54th President of Mexico (born 1859) Wikipedia: Venustiano Carranza · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1919
Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (born 1853) Wikipedia: Evgraf Fedorov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1915
Leonid Gobyato, Russian general and engineer (born 1875) Wikipedia: Leonid Gobyato · 7 languages
1911
Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (born 1857) Wikipedia: Williamina Fleming · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1901
Joseph Olivier, French rugby player (born 1874) Wikipedia: Joseph Olivier (rugby union) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1895
Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (born 1819) Wikipedia: Franz von Suppé · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1894
Émile Henry, French anarchist (born 1872) Wikipedia: Émile Henry (anarchist) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1894
August Kundt, German physicist and academic (born 1839) Wikipedia: August Kundt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1879
Arturo Prat, Chilean lawyer and commander (born 1848) Wikipedia: Arturo Prat · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1862
John Drew, Irish-American actor and manager (born 1827) Wikipedia: John Drew Sr. · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1858
José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (born 1783) Wikipedia: José de la Riva Agüero · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1844
Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest and composer (born 1775) Wikipedia: Giuseppe Baini · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1829
Sikandar Jah, 3rd Nizam (born 1768) Wikipedia: Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1810
Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (born 1728) Wikipedia: Chevalière d'Éon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1790
Thomas Warton, English poet and critic (born 1728) Wikipedia: Thomas Warton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1786
Carl Wilhelm Scheele, German-Swedish chemist and pharmacist (born 1742) Wikipedia: Carl Wilhelm Scheele · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
1771
Christopher Smart, English actor, playwright, and poet (born 1722) Wikipedia: Christopher Smart · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1762
Alexander Joseph Sulkowski, Polish and Saxon general (born 1695) Wikipedia: Aleksander Józef Sułkowski · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1742
Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (born 1664) Wikipedia: Lars Roberg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1724
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1661) Wikipedia: Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1719
Pierre Poiret, French mystic and philosopher (born 1646) Wikipedia: Pierre Poiret · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1690
John Eliot, English-American minister and missionary (born 1604) Wikipedia: John Eliot (missionary) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1686
Otto von Guericke, German physicist and inventor of the Magdeburg Hemispheres (born 1602) Wikipedia: Otto von Guericke · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
1670
Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (born 1586) Wikipedia: Niccolò Zucchi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1664
Elizabeth Poole, English settler, founded Taunton, Massachusetts (born 1588) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Poole · 3 languages
1650
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (born 1612) Wikipedia: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1647
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch poet and playwright (born 1581) Wikipedia: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1639
Tommaso Campanella, Italian astrologer, theologian, and poet (born 1568) Wikipedia: Tommaso Campanella · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
1619
Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist (born 1537) Wikipedia: Hieronymus Fabricius · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1617
Luis Fajardo, Spanish admiral and nobleman (born c. 1556) Wikipedia: Luis Fajardo (Spanish Navy officer) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1607
John Rainolds, English scholar and academic (born 1549) Wikipedia: John Rainolds · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1563
Martynas Mažvydas, Lithuanian writer (born 1510) Wikipedia: Martynas Mažvydas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 21 languages
1542
Hernando de Soto, Spanish-American explorer (born 1496) Wikipedia: Hernando de Soto · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
1524
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier and politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1443) Wikipedia: Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1512
Pandolfo Petrucci, Italian ruler (born 1452) Wikipedia: Pandolfo Petrucci · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1481
Christian I, king of Denmark (born 1426) Wikipedia: Christian I of Denmark · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1471
Henry VI, king of England (born 1421) Wikipedia: Henry VI of England · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
1416
Anna of Celje, queen consort of Poland (born 1386) Wikipedia: Anna of Cilli · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1254
Conrad IV, king of Germany (born 1228) Wikipedia: Conrad IV of Germany · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1237
Olaf the Black, Manx son of Godred II Olafsson Wikipedia: Olaf the Black · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1086
Wang Anshi, Chinese statesman and poet (born 1021) Wikipedia: Wang Anshi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1075
Richeza of Poland, queen of Hungary (born 1013) Wikipedia: Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
987
Louis V, king of West Francia (born c. 966) Wikipedia: Louis V of France · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 56 languages
954
Feng Dao, Chinese prince and chancellor (born 882) Wikipedia: Feng Dao · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
252
Sun Quan, Chinese emperor of Eastern Wu (born 182) Wikipedia: Sun Quan · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages

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