October 12: what happened on this day in history

Events on October 12 include:

The Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which is under construction, collapses, killing three workers and injuring 30 others (2019)
The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows (2017)
The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program airs controversial Homoilta episode (literally "gay night"), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000 Finns from the Evangelical Lutheran Church (2010)

This page gathers 73 events, 256 births and 132 deaths recorded on this day, from 539 BC to 2022.

Events · United States

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2019
The Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which is under construction, collapses, killing three workers and injuring 30 others. Wikipedia: 1031 Canal Street · 2 languages
2017
The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows. Wikipedia: UNESCO · 221 languagesArchive: Unesco — KB, National Library of the Netherlands · Europeana
2010
The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program airs controversial Homoilta episode (literally "gay night"), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000 Finns from the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Wikipedia: Yle TV2 · 21 languages
2000
The USS Cole, a US Navy destroyer, is badly damaged by two al-Qaeda suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39. Wikipedia: USS Cole (DDG-67) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1983
Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from the Lockheed Corporation, and is sentenced to four years in jail. Wikipedia: Kakuei Tanaka · 54 languages
1978
While in prison for murder, boxer James Scott defeated Eddie "The Flame" Gregory, a leading light heavyweight. Wikipedia: James Scott (boxer) · 4 languages
1973
President Nixon nominates House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as the successor to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. Wikipedia: Gerald Ford · 175 languages
1970
Vietnam War: Vietnamization continues as President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas. Wikipedia: Vietnamization · 18 languages
1963
After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Walter Ciszek · 14 languages
1962
The Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities. There was at least U.S. $230 million in damages and 46 people died. Wikipedia: Columbus Day storm of 1962 · 4 languages
1959
At the national congress of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance in Peru, a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party who later form APRA Rebelde. Wikipedia: APRA Rebelde · 2 languages
1945
World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. Wikipedia: Desmond Doss · 47 languages
1933
The United States Department of Justice acquired a military prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, to be transformed into the last-resort Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Wikipedia: United States Department of Justice · 54 languages
1933
The military Alcatraz Citadel becomes the civilian Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Wikipedia: Fort Alcatraz · 3 languages
1928
The iron lung (example pictured), a type of medical ventilator, was used for the first time at the Boston Children's Hospital to treat an eight-year-old girl paralyzed by polio. Wikipedia: Iron lung · 28 languages
1918
A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota. Wikipedia: Cloquet Fire · 7 languages
1901
President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House. Wikipedia: Theodore Roosevelt · 192 languages
1898
A statue of Austin Blair (pictured) was dedicated in a ceremony that attracted up to 30,000 people to Lansing, Michigan. Wikipedia: Statue of Austin Blair · 2 languages
1892
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States was first used in public schools to coincide with the opening of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Wikipedia: Pledge of Allegiance · 37 languages
1793
The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wikipedia: Old East · 4 languages
1792
The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City. Wikipedia: Columbus Day · 37 languages
1773
America's first insane asylum opens. Wikipedia: Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) · 1 language
1692
The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Province of Massachusetts Bay Governor William Phips. Wikipedia: Salem witch trials · 52 languages

Around the world

2022
2022 Bratislava shooting, killing 3 (including the perpetrator) and injuring one. The shooting occurred outside of a gay bar in Bratislava known as Tepláreň. Two people (excluding the perpetrator) died as a result of the shooting: Juraj Vankulič, a non-binary person, and Matúš Horváth, a bisexual man. The perpetrator (Juraj Krajčík) was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot the morning after the attack. Wikipedia: 2022 Bratislava shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2019
Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people. Wikipedia: Typhoon Hagibis · 24 languages
2019
Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna. Wikipedia: Eliud Kipchoge · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2013
Twelve people were killed in an apartment-building collapse (pictured) in Medellín, leading to new construction laws being passed in Colombia. Wikipedia: Collapse of the Space Building · 2 languages
2012
The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. Wikipedia: European Union · 291 languages
2005
The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days. Wikipedia: Shenzhou 6 · 35 languages
2002
Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200. Wikipedia: 2002 Bali bombings · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
2000
Two Israeli reservists are lynched by a Palestinian mob at the police station of Ramallah. Wikipedia: 2000 Ramallah lynching · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1999
Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup. Wikipedia: Pervez Musharraf · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1999
The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of Abkhazia declares its independence from Georgia. Wikipedia: Abkhazia · 211 languages
1997
The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock. Wikipedia: List of massacres in Algeria · 2 languages
1996
New Zealand holds its first general election under the new mixed-member proportional representation system, which led to Jim Bolger's National Party forming a coalition government with Winston Peters's New Zealand First. Wikipedia: New Zealand · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1994
The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus. Wikipedia: Magellan (spacecraft) · 45 languages
1994
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 crashes near Natanz, Iran, killing all 66 people on board. Wikipedia: Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1992
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 or 5.9 struck south of Cairo, Egypt, killing 545 people. Wikipedia: Seismic magnitude scales · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1988
Two officers of the Victoria Police are gunned down execution-style in the Walsh Street police shootings, Australia. Wikipedia: Victoria Police · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1984
The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England, in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. Wikipedia: Provisional Irish Republican Army · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1979
Typhoon Tip, the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded, reached a worldwide record-low sea-level pressure of 870 mbar (25.69 inHg) in the western Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia: Typhoon Tip · 26 languages
1977
Hua Guofeng succeeds Mao Zedong as paramount leader of China. Wikipedia: Hua Guofeng · 68 languages
1976
Indian Airlines Flight 171 crashes at Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, killing 95. Wikipedia: Indian Airlines Flight 171 · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1971
The 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire begins. Wikipedia: 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1968
Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain. Wikipedia: Equatorial Guinea · ✓ Wikidata · 284 languages
1967
A bomb explodes on board Cyprus Airways Flight 284 while flying over the Mediterranean Sea, killing 66. Wikipedia: Cyprus Airways Flight 284 · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1964
The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits. Wikipedia: Voskhod 1 · 31 languages
1960
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reportedly pounded his shoe on a desk during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in protest at a speech by Philippine delegate Lorenzo Sumulong. Wikipedia: Nikita Khrushchev · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1960
Japan Socialist Party leader Inejirō Asanuma (pictured) was assassinated during a live television recording by a far-right ultra-nationalist using a short sword. Wikipedia: Japan Socialist Party · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1946
Il Canto degli Italiani is adopted as national anthem by the newly formed Italian Republic. Wikipedia: Canto degli italiani · 80 languages
1945
The Lao Issara took control of Laos' government and reaffirmed the country's independence. Wikipedia: Lao Issara · 13 languages
1944
World War II: The Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
1917
First World War: New Zealand troops suffered more than 2,000 casualties, including more than 800 deaths, in the First Battle of Passchendaele, making it the nation's largest loss of life in one day. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1915
World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from occupied Belgium. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1909
Foundation of Coritiba Foot Ball Club. Wikipedia: Coritiba Foot Ball Club · 126 languages
1890
The Uddevalla Suffrage Association was founded in Uddevalla, Sweden, with the purpose of bringing about universal suffrage. Wikipedia: Uddevalla Suffrage Association · 1 language
1871
The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes". Wikipedia: Criminal Tribes Act · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1856
An M 7.7–8.3 earthquake off the Greek island of Crete causes major damage as far as Egypt and Malta. Wikipedia: 1856 Heraklion earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1849
The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'. Wikipedia: Manizales · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
1822
Pedro I of Brazil is proclaimed the emperor. Wikipedia: Pedro I of Brazil · 83 languages
1810
The citizens of Munich hold the first Oktoberfest in celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Louis of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Wikipedia: Munich · 241 languages
1799
Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin became the first woman to make a parachute descent, falling 900 metres (3,000 ft) in the gondola of a hot air balloon. Wikipedia: Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin · 15 languages
1798
The Peasants' War began in Overmere, Southern Netherlands, with peasants taking up arms against the French occupiers. Wikipedia: Peasants' War (1798) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1748
War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana. Wikipedia: War of Jenkins' Ear · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1654
The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people. Wikipedia: Delft · 106 languages
1492
Believing he had reached the East Indies, Christopher Columbus made landfall on an island in the Caribbean, sparking a series of events that led to the European colonization of the Americas. Wikipedia: East Indies · 58 languages
1428
The English and their Burgundian allies begin the Siege of Orleans, the most pivotal investiture of the Hundred Years' War. Wikipedia: Battle of Orléans · 5 languages
1406
Chen Yanxiang, the only person from Indonesia known to have visited dynastic Korea, reached Seoul after having set out from Java four months before. Wikipedia: Chen Yanxiang · 4 languages
1398
In the Treaty of Salynas, Lithuania cedes Samogitia to the Teutonic Knights. Wikipedia: Treaty of Salynas · 14 languages
1279
The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan. Wikipedia: Nichiren Shōshū · 18 languages
633
Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed by an alliance under Penda of Mercia and Cadwallon of Gwynedd. Wikipedia: Battle of Hatfield Chase · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
166
Roman emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus celebrate a triumph in Rome for the successful completion of their war with the Partians. Wikipedia: AD 166 · 123 languages
539 BC
The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia conquer Babylon, ending the Babylonian empire. (Julian calendar) Wikipedia: Cyrus the Great · 151 languages

World days

International Day Against DRM Wikipedia: International Day Against DRM · 2 languages

Technology

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Science

2005
The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days. Wikipedia: Shenzhou 6 · 35 languages
1994
The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus. Wikipedia: Magellan (spacecraft) · 45 languages
1964
The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits. Wikipedia: Voskhod 1 · 31 languages

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Business

1983
Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from the Lockheed Corporation, and is sentenced to four years in jail. Wikipedia: Kakuei Tanaka · 54 languages

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Sport

1978
While in prison for murder, boxer James Scott defeated Eddie "The Flame" Gregory, a leading light heavyweight. Wikipedia: James Scott (boxer) · 4 languages
1945
World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. Wikipedia: Desmond Doss · 47 languages
2019
Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna. Wikipedia: Eliud Kipchoge · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages

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Culture

2017
The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows. Wikipedia: UNESCO · 221 languages

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Births

2004
Darci Lynne, American ventriloquist Wikipedia: Darci Lynne · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2002
Iris Apatow, American actress Wikipedia: Iris Apatow · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
2001
Brett Cooper, American political commentator, actress, and social media personality Wikipedia: Brett Cooper (commentator) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2000
Jongho, South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia: Jongho · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2000
Mia Threapleton, British actress Wikipedia: Mia Threapleton · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1999
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Irish actor and musician Wikipedia: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1997
Curtis Scott, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Curtis Scott · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1996
James Graham, British singer Wikipedia: James Graham (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1996
Owen Watkin, Welsh rugby player Wikipedia: Owen Watkin · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1995
Jessica Hogg, Welsh artistic gymnast Wikipedia: Jessica Hogg · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1994
Sean Monahan, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Sean Monahan · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1994
Olivia Smoliga, American swimmer Wikipedia: Olivia Smoliga · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1993
Ketel Marte, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Ketel Marte · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1993
Jake McCabe, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jake McCabe · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1992
Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Josh Hutcherson · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
1991
Nicolao Dumitru, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Nicolao Dumitru · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1990
Henri Lansbury, English footballer Wikipedia: Henri Lansbury · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1989
Anna Ohmiya, Japanese curler Wikipedia: Anna Ohmiya · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1988
Sam Whitelock, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Sam Whitelock · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1988
Calum Scott, British singer Wikipedia: Calum Scott · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1987
Marvin Ogunjimi, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Marvin Ogunjimi · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1986
Ioannis Maniatis, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Giannis Maniatis · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1986
Sergio Peter, German footballer Wikipedia: Sergio Peter · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1986
Cristhian Stuani, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia: Cristhian Stuani · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1986
Tyler Blackburn, American actor Wikipedia: Tyler Blackburn · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1985
Michelle Carter, American shot putter Wikipedia: Michelle Carter (athlete) · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1985
Mike Green, Canadian hockey player Wikipedia: Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1985
Anna Iljuštšenko, Estonian high jumper Wikipedia: Anna Iljuštšenko · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1985
Greig Laidlaw, Scottish rugby player Wikipedia: Greig Laidlaw · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1985
Carl Söderberg, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Carl Söderberg · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1983
Alex Brosque, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Alex Brosque · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1983
Carlton Cole, English footballer Wikipedia: Carlton Cole · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1983
Katie Piper, English philanthropist, broadcaster, and acid violence survivor Wikipedia: Katie Piper · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1983
Mariko Yamamoto, Japanese cricketer Wikipedia: Mariko Yamamoto · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1981
Tom Guiry, American actor Wikipedia: Tom Guiry · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1981
Marcel Hossa, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Marcel Hossa · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1981
Brian Kerr, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Brian Kerr (Scottish footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1981
Giuseppe Lanzone, American rower Wikipedia: Giuseppe Lanzone · 7 languages
1981
Brian J. Smith, American actor Wikipedia: Brian J. Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1981
Conrad Smith, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Conrad Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1981
Sun Tiantian, Chinese tennis player Wikipedia: Sun Tiantian · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1980
Ledley King, English footballer Wikipedia: Ledley King · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1980
Ann Wauters, Belgian basketball player Wikipedia: Ann Wauters · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1979
Steven Agnew, Northern Irish politician Wikipedia: Steven Agnew · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1979
Steve Borthwick, English rugby player and coach Wikipedia: Steve Borthwick · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1979
Jordan Pundik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Jordan Pundik · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1978
Stefan Binder, German footballer Wikipedia: Stefan Binder · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1978
Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist Wikipedia: Baden Cooke · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1978
Marko Jarić, Serbian basketball player Wikipedia: Marko Jarić · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1977
Cristie Kerr, American golfer Wikipedia: Cristie Kerr · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1977
Bode Miller, American skier Wikipedia: Bode Miller · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1977
Javier Toyo, Venezuelan footballer Wikipedia: Javier Toyo · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1976
Simon Bridges, New Zealand politician Wikipedia: Simon Bridges · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1975
Susana Félix, Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Susana Félix · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1975
Marion Jones, American basketball player and runner Wikipedia: Marion Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1975
Randy Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Randy Robitaille · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1974
Stephen Lee, English snooker player Wikipedia: Stephen Lee (snooker player) · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1973
Lesli Brea, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Lesli Brea · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1973
Martin Corry, English rugby player Wikipedia: Martin Corry (rugby union) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1972
Juan Manuel Silva, Argentinian race car driver Wikipedia: Juan Manuel Silva · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1972
Tom Van Mol, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Tom Van Mol · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1971
Tony Fiore, American baseball player Wikipedia: Tony Fiore · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1971
Steve Johnston, Australian motorcycle racer Wikipedia: Steve Johnston · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1971
Bronzell Miller, American football player and actor (died 2013) Wikipedia: Bronzell Miller · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1970
Kirk Cameron, American actor, screenwriter, and Christian evangelical/anti-evolution activist Wikipedia: Kirk Cameron · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1970
Patrick Musimu, Belgian diver and physiotherapist (died 2011) Wikipedia: Patrick Musimu · 6 languages
1970
Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player Wikipedia: Tanyon Sturtze · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1970
Charlie Ward, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Charlie Ward · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1969
Martie Maguire, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer Wikipedia: Martie Maguire · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1969
Željko Milinovič, Slovenian footballer Wikipedia: Željko Milinovič · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1969
Dwayne Roloson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Dwayne Roloson · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1969
José Valentín, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: José Valentín · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1968
Bill Auberlen, American race car driver Wikipedia: Bill Auberlen · 8 languages
1968
Paul Harragon, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Paul Harragon · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1968
Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer Wikipedia: Hugh Jackman · ✓ Wikidata · 106 languages
1968
Leon Lett, American football player Wikipedia: Leon Lett · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1968
Adam Rich, American actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Adam Rich · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1967
Becky Iverson, American golfer Wikipedia: Becky Iverson · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1966
Jonathan Crombie, Canadian actor and voice over artist (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jonathan Crombie · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1966
Wim Jonk, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Wim Jonk · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1966
Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Brian Kennedy (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1966
Brenda Romero, American game designer Wikipedia: Brenda Romero · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1965
Dan Abnett, English author Wikipedia: Dan Abnett · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1965
Chris Chandler, American football player Wikipedia: Chris Chandler (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1965
J. J. Daigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: J. J. Daigneault · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1965
Scott O'Grady, American captain and pilot Wikipedia: Scott O'Grady · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1963
Raimond Aumann, German footballer Wikipedia: Raimond Aumann · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1963
Hideki Fujisawa, Japanese composer Wikipedia: Dance Man · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1963
Satoshi Kon, Japanese animator and screenwriter (died 2010) Wikipedia: Satoshi Kon · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1963
Dave Legeno, English actor and mixed martial artist (died 2014) Wikipedia: Dave Legeno · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1963
Alan McDonald, Irish footballer and manager (died 2012) Wikipedia: Alan McDonald (Northern Ireland footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1963
Luis Polonia, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Luis Polonia · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1962
Carlos Bernard, American actor and director Wikipedia: Carlos Bernard · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1962
Michelle Botes, South African actress (died 2024) Wikipedia: Michelle Botes · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1962
Chris Botti, American trumpet player and composer Wikipedia: Chris Botti · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1962
John Coleman, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: John Coleman (footballer, born 1962) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1962
Branko Crvenkovski, Macedonian engineer and politician, 3rd President of the Republic of Macedonia Wikipedia: Branko Crvenkovski · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1962
Deborah Foreman, American actress and photographer Wikipedia: Deborah Foreman · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1962
Mads Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer Wikipedia: Mads Eriksen (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1961
Chendo, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Chendo · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1960
Steve Lowery, American golfer Wikipedia: Steve Lowery · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1960
Carlo Perrone, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Carlo Perrone (footballer, born October 1960) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1960
Hiroyuki Sanada, Japanese actor and martial artist Wikipedia: Hiroyuki Sanada · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1960
Dorothee Vieth, German Paralympic cyclist Wikipedia: Dorothee Vieth · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1959
Anna Escobedo Cabral, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Treasurer of the United States Wikipedia: Anna Escobedo Cabral · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1958
Steve Austria, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Steve Austria · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1958
Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, Portuguese historian, author, and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia: Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1958
Jeff Keith, American rock singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Tesla (band) · 20 languages
1958
Bryn Merrick, Welsh bass player (died 2015) Wikipedia: Bryn Merrick · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1957
Clémentine Célarié, French actress, singer, and director Wikipedia: Clémentine Célarié · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1957
Serge Clerc, French comic book artist and illustrator Wikipedia: Serge Clerc · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1957
Mike Dowler, Welsh footballer Wikipedia: Mike Dowler · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1957
Annik Honoré, Belgian journalist and music promoter (died 2014) Wikipedia: Annik Honoré · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1957
William F. Laurance, Australian biologist Wikipedia: William F. Laurance · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1956
Rafael Ábalos, Spanish author Wikipedia: Rafael Ábalos · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1956
Allan Evans, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Allan Evans (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1956
Lutz Haueisen, German cyclist Wikipedia: Lutz Haueisen · 9 languages
1956
Catherine Holmes, Australian judge Wikipedia: Catherine Holmes · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1956
Gerti Schanderl, German figure skater Wikipedia: Gerti Schanderl · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1956
David Vanian, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia: David Vanian · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1955
Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia: Einar Jan Aas · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1955
Pat DiNizio, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Pat DiNizio · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1955
Ante Gotovina, Croatian general Wikipedia: Ante Gotovina · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1955
Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Jane Siberry · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1954
Evalie A. Bradley, Anguillian politician and member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla Wikipedia: Evalie A. Bradley · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1954
Massimo Ghini, Italian actor Wikipedia: Massimo Ghini · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1954
Michael Roe, American singer, songwriter, and record producer Wikipedia: Michael Roe · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1954
Linval Thompson, Jamaican singer and producer Wikipedia: Linval Thompson · 6 languages
1953
Les Dennis, English comedian and actor Wikipedia: Les Dennis · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1953
David Threlfall, English actor and director Wikipedia: David Threlfall · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1952
Trevor Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Trevor Chappell · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1952
Béla Csécsei, Hungarian educator and politician (died 2012) Wikipedia: Béla Csécsei · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1952
Roger Heath-Brown, English mathematician and theorist Wikipedia: Roger Heath-Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1951
Sally Little, South African-American golfer Wikipedia: Sally Little · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1951
Ed Royce, American businessman and politician Wikipedia: Ed Royce (politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1951
Norio Suzuki, Japanese golfer Wikipedia: Norio Suzuki (golfer) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1950
Susan Anton, American actress and model Wikipedia: Susan Anton · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1950
Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming Wikipedia: Dave Freudenthal · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1949
Dave Lloyd, English cyclist and coach Wikipedia: Dave Lloyd (cyclist) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1949
Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist Wikipedia: Carlos the Jackal · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1949
Barclay Shaw, American artist Wikipedia: Barclay Shaw · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1949
Paul Went, English footballer and manager (died 2017) Wikipedia: Paul Went · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1948
John Engler, American businessman and politician, 46th Governor of Michigan Wikipedia: John Engler · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1948
Rick Parfitt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016) Wikipedia: Rick Parfitt · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1947
Chris Wallace, American journalist Wikipedia: Chris Wallace · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1946
Drew Edmondson, American politician Wikipedia: Drew Edmondson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1946
Ashok Mankad, Indian cricketer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Ashok Mankad · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1946
Daryl Runswick, English bassist and composer Wikipedia: Daryl Runswick · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1945
Aurore Clément, French actress Wikipedia: Aurore Clément · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1945
Dusty Rhodes, American wrestler (died 2015) Wikipedia: Dusty Rhodes · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1944
Angela Rippon, English journalist and author Wikipedia: Angela Rippon · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1944
Jack Marin, American basketball player Wikipedia: Jack Marin · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1943
Kostas Tsakonas, Greek actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Kostas Tsakonas · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1943
Lin Shaye, American actress Wikipedia: Lin Shaye · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1942
Melvin Franklin, American soul bass singer (died 1995) Wikipedia: Melvin Franklin · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1941
Michael Mansfield, English lawyer, academic, and republican Wikipedia: Michael Mansfield · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1937
Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (died 1969) Wikipedia: Paul Hawkins (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1937
Robert Mangold, American painter Wikipedia: Robert Mangold · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1935
Don Howe, English footballer and manager (died 2015) Wikipedia: Don Howe · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1935
Tony Kubek, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Tony Kubek · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1935
Sam Moore, American soul singer-songwriter (died 2025) Wikipedia: Sam Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1935
Shivraj Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence Wikipedia: Shivraj Patil · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1935
Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor and actor (died 2007) Wikipedia: Luciano Pavarotti · ✓ Wikidata · 117 languages
1934
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012) Wikipedia: James "Sugar Boy" Crawford · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1934
Richard Meier, American architect, designed the Getty Center and City Tower Wikipedia: Richard Meier · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1934
Albert Shiryaev, Russian mathematician and academic Wikipedia: Albert Shiryaev · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1934
Oğuz Atay, Turkish engineer and author (died 1977) Wikipedia: Oğuz Atay · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1934
Constantine Manos, Greek-born American photographer (died 2025) Wikipedia: Constantine Manos · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1933
Guido Molinari, Canadian painter and art collector (died 2004) Wikipedia: Guido Molinari · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1932
Dick Gregory, American comedian, actor, and author (died 2017) Wikipedia: Dick Gregory · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1932
Ned Jarrett, American race car driver and sportscaster (died 2026) Wikipedia: Ned Jarrett · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1931
Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist and academic, co-developed Simula (died 2002) Wikipedia: Ole-Johan Dahl · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1930
Denis Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Denis Brodeur · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1930
Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian and author (died 2021) Wikipedia: Milica Kacin Wohinz · 6 languages
1929
Nappy Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2008) Wikipedia: Nappy Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1929
Robert Coles, American psychologist, author, and academic Wikipedia: Robert Coles (psychiatrist) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1929
Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic journalist and academic (died 2007) Wikipedia: Magnus Magnusson · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1928
Al Held, American painter and academic (died 2005) Wikipedia: Al Held · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1928
Domna Samiou, Greek singer and musicologist (died 2012) Wikipedia: Domna Samiou · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1926
Eliška Misáková, Czech gymnast (died 1948) Wikipedia: Eliška Misáková · 13 languages
1925
Denis Lazure, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (died 2008) Wikipedia: Denis Lazure · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1924
Leonidas Kyrkos, Greek politician (died 2011) Wikipedia: Leonidas Kyrkos · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1923
Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jean Nidetch · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1923
Goody Petronelli, American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2012) Wikipedia: Goody Petronelli · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1922
William H. Sullivan, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (died 2013) Wikipedia: William H. Sullivan · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1921
Art Clokey, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created Gumby (died 2010) Wikipedia: Art Clokey · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1921
Jaroslav Drobný, Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (died 2001) Wikipedia: Jaroslav Drobný · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1921
Logie Bruce Lockhart, Scottish rugby player and journalist (died 2020) Wikipedia: Logie Bruce Lockhart · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1920
Christopher Soames, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (died 1987) Wikipedia: Christopher Soames · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1920
Steve Conway, British singer (died 1952) Wikipedia: Steve Conway (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1919
Gilles Beaudoin, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Trois-Rivières (died 2007) Wikipedia: Gilles Beaudoin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1919
Doris Miller, American cook and soldier (died 1943) Wikipedia: Doris Miller · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1917
Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2004) Wikipedia: Roque Máspoli · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1917
James Phillip McAuley, Australian Poet (died 1976) Wikipedia: James McAuley · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1916
Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (died 1994) Wikipedia: Alice Childress · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1916
Lock Martin, American actor (died 1959) Wikipedia: Lock Martin · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1914
John E. Hodge, African-American chemist (died 1996) Wikipedia: John E. Hodge · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1913
Alice Chetwynd Ley, English author and educator (died 2004) Wikipedia: Alice Chetwynd Ley · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1912
Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2006) Wikipedia: Muhammad Shamsul Huq · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1911
Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (died 1987) Wikipedia: Vijay Merchant · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1910
Robert Fitzgerald, American poet, critic, and translator (died 1985) Wikipedia: Robert Fitzgerald · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1910
Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia: Malcolm Renfrew · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1909
Dorothy Livesay, Canadian poet (died 1996) Wikipedia: Dorothy Livesay · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1908
Paul Engle, American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (died 1991) Wikipedia: Paul Engle · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1908
Ann Petry, American novelist (died 1997) Wikipedia: Ann Petry · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1906
Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (died 1984) Wikipedia: Joe Cronin · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1906
John Murray, American playwright and producer (died 1984) Wikipedia: John Murray (playwright) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1906
Piero Taruffi, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (died 1988) Wikipedia: Piero Taruffi · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1905
Rick Ferrell, American baseball player (died 1995) Wikipedia: Rick Ferrell · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1904
Lester Dent, American journalist and author (died 1959) Wikipedia: Lester Dent · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1904
Anthony F. DePalma, American orthopedic surgeon and professor (died 2005) Wikipedia: Anthony F. DePalma · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1904
Ding Ling, Chinese author and educator (died 1986) Wikipedia: Ding Ling · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1903
Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (died 1998) Wikipedia: Josephine Hutchinson · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1896
Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981) Wikipedia: Eugenio Montale · ✓ Wikidata · 94 languages
1894
Elisabeth of Romania, queen consort of Greece (died 1956) Wikipedia: Elisabeth of Romania · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1893
Velvalee Dickinson, American spy (died 1980) Wikipedia: Velvalee Dickinson · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1892
Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (died 1975) Wikipedia: Gilda dalla Rizza · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1891
Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (died 1942) Wikipedia: Edith Stein · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
1891
Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese soldier and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1945) Wikipedia: Fumimaro Konoe · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1889
Dietrich von Hildebrand, German Catholic philosopher and author (died 1977) Wikipedia: Dietrich von Hildebrand · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1882
Pete Hill, American baseball player Wikipedia: Pete Hill · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1880
Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (died 1913) Wikipedia: Louis Hémon · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1880
Kullervo Manner, Finnish Speaker of the Parliament, the Prime Minister of the FSWR and the Supreme Commander of the Red Guards (died 1939) Wikipedia: Kullervo Manner · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1878
Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (died 1956) Wikipedia: Truxtun Hare · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1875
Aleister Crowley, English magician and author (died 1947) Wikipedia: Aleister Crowley · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
1874
Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (died 1942) Wikipedia: Jimmy Burke (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1872
Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (died 1958) Wikipedia: Ralph Vaughan Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1868
August Horch, German engineer and businessman, founded Audi (died 1951) Wikipedia: August Horch · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1868
Mariano Trías, Filipino general and politician, 1st Vice President of the Philippines (died 1914) Wikipedia: Mariano Trías · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1866
Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1937) Wikipedia: Ramsay MacDonald · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
1865
Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940) Wikipedia: Arthur Harden · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
1864
Kamini Roy, British India's first female graduate, Bengali poet, social activist, and feminist writer (died 1933) Wikipedia: Kamini Roy · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1860
Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass (died 1930) Wikipedia: Elmer Ambrose Sperry · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1855
Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (died 1922) Wikipedia: Arthur Nikisch · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1840
Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (died 1909) Wikipedia: Helena Modjeska · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1838
George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (died 1905) Wikipedia: George Thorn · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1826
Kathinka Kraft, Norwegian memoirist (died 1895) Wikipedia: Kathinka Kraft · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1815
William J. Hardee, American general (died 1873) Wikipedia: William J. Hardee · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1801
Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1873) Wikipedia: Friedrich Frey-Herosé · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1798
Pedro I, emperor of Brazil (died 1834) Wikipedia: Pedro I of Brazil · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
1792
Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist (died 1860) Wikipedia: Christian Gmelin · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1725
Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (died 1810) Wikipedia: Étienne Louis Geoffroy · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1710
Jonathan Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (died 1785) Wikipedia: Jonathan Trumbull · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1687
Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (died 1750) Wikipedia: Silvius Leopold Weiss · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1614
Henry More, English philosopher (died 1687) Wikipedia: Henry More · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1602
William Chillingworth, English scholar and theologian (died 1644) Wikipedia: William Chillingworth · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1576
Thomas Dudley, English-American soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (died 1653) Wikipedia: Thomas Dudley · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1559
Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (died 1651) Wikipedia: Jacques Sirmond · 13 languages
1558
Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (died 1618) Wikipedia: Maximilian III of Austria · 34 languages
1555
Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, English diplomat (died 1601) Wikipedia: Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby · 6 languages
1537
Edward VI, king of England (died 1553) Wikipedia: Edward VI · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
1533
Asakura Yoshikage, Japanese ruler (died 1573) Wikipedia: Asakura Yoshikage · 18 languages
1490
Bernardo Pisano, Italian composer and priest (died 1548) Wikipedia: Bernardo Pisano · 9 languages
1350
Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Duke of Moscow (died 1389) Wikipedia: Dmitry Donskoy · 61 languages
1240
Trần Thánh Tông, emperor of Vietnam (then Đại Việt) (died 1290) Wikipedia: Trần Thánh Tông · 15 languages
1008
Go-Ichijō, emperor of Japan (died 1036) Wikipedia: Emperor Go-Ichijō · 30 languages

Deaths

2025
Jackie Burch, American casting director (born 1951) Wikipedia: Jackie Burch · 2 languages
2024
Jackmaster, Scottish DJ and record producer (born 1986) Wikipedia: Jackmaster · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2024
Ka, American rapper (born 1972) Wikipedia: Ka (rapper) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2024
Lilly Ledbetter, American activist (born 1938) Wikipedia: Lilly Ledbetter · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2024
Tito Mboweni, South African politician (born 1959) Wikipedia: Tito Mboweni · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2024
Alvin Rakoff, Canadian film and television director (born 1927) Wikipedia: Alvin Rakoff · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2024
Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, First Minister of Scotland (born 1954) Wikipedia: Alex Salmond · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
2024
Baba Siddique, Indian politician (born 1958) Wikipedia: Baba Siddique · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2023
Luis Garavito, Colombian serial killer (born 1957) Wikipedia: Luis Garavito · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
2020
Conchata Ferrell, American actress (born 1943) Wikipedia: Conchata Ferrell · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
2020
Roberta McCain, American socialite and oil heiress (born 1912) Wikipedia: Roberta McCain · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2017
Margarita D'Amico, Venezuelan journalist (born 1938) Wikipedia: Margarita D'Amico · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2015
Abdallah Kigoda, Tanzanian politician, 8th Tanzanian Minister of Industry and Trade (born 1953) Wikipedia: Abdallah Kigoda · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2015
Joan Leslie, American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian (born 1925) Wikipedia: Joan Leslie · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
2014
Ali Mazrui, Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (born 1933) Wikipedia: Ali Mazrui · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2014
Graham Miles, English snooker player (born 1941) Wikipedia: Graham Miles · 9 languages
2014
Roberto Telch, Argentinian footballer and coach (born 1943) Wikipedia: Roberto Telch · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2013
George Herbig, American astronomer and academic (born 1920) Wikipedia: George Herbig · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
2013
Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (born 1951) Wikipedia: Oscar Hijuelos · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
2013
Hans Wilhelm Longva, Norwegian diplomat (born 1942) Wikipedia: Hans Wilhelm Longva · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2013
Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and academic (born 1910) Wikipedia: Malcolm Renfrew · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2012
James Coyne, Canadian lawyer and banker, 2nd Governor of the Bank of Canada (born 1910) Wikipedia: James Elliott Coyne · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2012
Norm Grabowski, American hot rod builder and actor (born 1933) Wikipedia: Norm Grabowski · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2012
Sukhdev Singh Kang, Indian judge and politician, 14th Governor of Kerala (born 1931) Wikipedia: Sukhdev Singh Kang · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2012
Torkom Manoogian, Iraqi-Armenian patriarch (born 1919) Wikipedia: Torkom Manoogian · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2012
Erik Moseholm, Danish bassist, composer, and bandleader (born 1930) Wikipedia: Erik Moseholm · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2012
Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1923) Wikipedia: Břetislav Pojar · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2011
Patricia Breslin, American actress (born 1931) Wikipedia: Patricia Breslin · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2011
Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist, created the C programming language (born 1941) Wikipedia: Dennis Ritchie · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
2010
Austin Ardill, Northern Irish soldier and politician (born 1917) Wikipedia: Austin Ardill · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2010
Woody Peoples, American football player (born 1943) Wikipedia: Woody Peoples · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2010
Belva Plain, American author (born 1919) Wikipedia: Belva Plain · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2009
Dickie Peterson American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1948) Wikipedia: Dickie Peterson · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2009
Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (born 1974) Wikipedia: Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist) · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
2008
Karl Chircop, Maltese physician and politician (born 1965) Wikipedia: Karl Chircop · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2007
Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower (born 1934) Wikipedia: Kisho Kurokawa · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
2006
Angelika Machinek, German glider pilot (born 1956) Wikipedia: Angelika Machinek · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2006
Eugène Martin, French race car driver (born 1915) Wikipedia: Eugène Martin · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
2006
Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1919) Wikipedia: Gillo Pontecorvo · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2006
Carlo Acutis, Italian programmer, known for his devotion to the Eucharist (born 1991) Wikipedia: Carlo Acutis · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
2005
C. Delores Tucker, American activist and politician (born 1927) Wikipedia: C. Delores Tucker · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2003
Jim Cairns, Australian economist and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (born 1914) Wikipedia: Jim Cairns · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2003
Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (born 1928) Wikipedia: Joan Kroc · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2003
Bill Shoemaker, American jockey (born 1931) Wikipedia: Bill Shoemaker · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2002
Ray Conniff, American bandleader and composer (born 1916) Wikipedia: Ray Conniff · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
2002
Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (born 1974) Wikipedia: Audrey Mestre · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2002
Hilaire du Berrier, American-French aviator, mercenary, and writer (born 1906) Wikipedia: Hilaire du Berrier · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2001
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English academic and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1907) Wikipedia: Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2001
Hikmet Şimşek, Turkish conductor (born 1924) Wikipedia: Hikmet Şimşek · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2001
Richard Buckle, Ballet critic and writer (born 1916) Wikipedia: Richard Buckle · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1999
Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (born 1936) Wikipedia: Wilt Chamberlain · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
1999
Robert Marsden Hope, Australian lawyer and judge (born 1919) Wikipedia: Robert Marsden Hope · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1998
Mario Beaulieu, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1930) Wikipedia: Mario Beaulieu (senator) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1998
Matthew Shepard, American murder victim (born 1976) Wikipedia: Matthew Shepard · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1997
John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1943) Wikipedia: John Denver · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1996
René Lacoste, French tennis player and fashion designer, co-founded Lacoste (born 1904) Wikipedia: René Lacoste · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1996
Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (born 1911) Wikipedia: Roger Lapébie · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1994
Gérald Godin, Canadian journalist and politician (born 1938) Wikipedia: Gérald Godin · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1993
Leon Ames, American actor (born 1902) Wikipedia: Leon Ames · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1991
Sheila Florance, Australian actress (born 1916) Wikipedia: Sheila Florance · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1991
Arkady Strugatsky, Russian author and translator (born 1925) Wikipedia: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky · 46 languages
1991
Regis Toomey, American actor (born 1898) Wikipedia: Regis Toomey · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1990
Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (born 1926) Wikipedia: Rifaat el-Mahgoub · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1990
Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian physician, mountaineer, and author (born 1899) Wikipedia: Peter Wessel Zapffe · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1989
Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (born 1920) Wikipedia: Jay Ward · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1988
Ruth Manning-Sanders, Welsh-English poet and author (born 1886) Wikipedia: Ruth Manning-Sanders · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1988
Coby Whitmore, American painter and illustrator (born 1913) Wikipedia: Coby Whitmore · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1987
Alf Landon, American lieutenant and politician, 26th Governor of Kansas (born 1887) Wikipedia: Alf Landon · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1987
Fahri Korutürk, Turkish commander and politician, 6th President of Turkey (born 1903) Wikipedia: Fahri Korutürk · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
1985
Johnny Olson, American radio host and game show announcer (born 1910) Wikipedia: Johnny Olson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1985
Ricky Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953) Wikipedia: Ricky Wilson (guitarist) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1984
Anthony Berry, English politician (born 1925) Wikipedia: Anthony Berry · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1978
Nancy Spungen, American figure of the 1970s punk rock scene (born 1958) Wikipedia: Nancy Spungen · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1973
Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (born 1899) Wikipedia: Peter Aufschnaiter · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1972
Robert Le Vigan, French-Argentinian actor and politician (born 1900) Wikipedia: Robert Le Vigan · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1971
Dean Acheson, American lawyer and politician, 51st United States Secretary of State (born 1893) Wikipedia: Dean Acheson · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1971
Gene Vincent, American musician (born 1935) Wikipedia: Gene Vincent · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1970
Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, Russian-American illustrator and painter (born 1891) Wikipedia: Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1970
Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet and academic (born 1930) Wikipedia: Mustafa Zaidi · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1969
Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater and actress (born 1912) Wikipedia: Sonja Henie · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1969
Serge Poliakoff, Russian-French painter and academic (born 1906) Wikipedia: Serge Poliakoff · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1969
Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (born 1891) Wikipedia: Julius Saaristo · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1967
Ram Manohar Lohia, Indian activist and politician (born 1910) Wikipedia: Ram Manohar Lohia · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1965
Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899) Wikipedia: Paul Hermann Müller · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1960
Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese lawyer and politician (born 1898) Wikipedia: Inejirō Asanuma · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1958
Gordon Griffith, American actor, director, and producer (born 1907) Wikipedia: Gordon Griffith · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1957
Arie de Jong, Indonesian-Dutch linguist and physician (born 1865) Wikipedia: Arie de Jong · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1956
Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer and painter (born 1872) Wikipedia: Lorenzo Perosi · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1954
George Welch, American soldier and pilot (born 1918) Wikipedia: George Welch (pilot) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1948
Susan Sutherland Isaacs, English psychologist and psychoanalyst (born 1885) Wikipedia: Susan Sutherland Isaacs · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1946
Joseph Stilwell, American general (born 1883) Wikipedia: Joseph Stilwell · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1940
Tom Mix, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880) Wikipedia: Tom Mix · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1933
John Lister, English philanthropist and politician (born 1847) Wikipedia: John Lister (philanthropist) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1926
Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian and author (born 1838) Wikipedia: Edwin Abbott Abbott · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1924
Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1844) Wikipedia: Anatole France · ✓ Wikidata · 161 languages
1923
Bunny Lucas, English cricketer (born 1857) Wikipedia: A. P. Lucas · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1915
Edith Cavell, English nurse (born 1865) Wikipedia: Edith Cavell · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1914
Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (born 1838) Wikipedia: Margaret E. Knight · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1898
Calvin Fairbank, American minister and activist (born 1816) Wikipedia: Calvin Fairbank · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1896
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish lawyer and politician, 9th Council President of Denmark (born 1817) Wikipedia: Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1875
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (born 1827) Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1870
Robert E. Lee, American general (born 1807) Wikipedia: Robert E. Lee · ✓ Wikidata · 103 languages
1858
Hiroshige, Japanese painter (born 1797) Wikipedia: Hiroshige · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
1845
Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist (born 1780) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Fry · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1828
Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus, Aromanian physician and noble (born 1737) Wikipedia: Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1812
Juan José Castelli, Argentinian lawyer and politician (born 1764) Wikipedia: Juan José Castelli · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1758
Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, Irish field marshal and politician (born 1680) Wikipedia: Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1730
Frederick IV, king of Denmark and Norway (born 1671) Wikipedia: Frederick IV of Denmark · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1685
Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian lawyer and jurist (born 1628) Wikipedia: Christoph Ignaz Abele · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1679
William Gurnall, English minister, theologian, and author (born 1617) Wikipedia: William Gurnall · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1678
Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (born 1621) Wikipedia: Edmund Berry Godfrey · 4 languages
1654
Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter (born 1622) Wikipedia: Carel Fabritius · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1646
François de Bassompierre, French general and courtier (born 1579) Wikipedia: François de Bassompierre · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1632
Kutsuki Mototsuna, Japanese commander (born 1549) Wikipedia: Kutsuki Mototsuna · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1601
Nicholas Brend, English landowner (born 1560) Wikipedia: Nicholas Brend · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1600
Luis de Molina, Spanish priest and philosopher (born 1535) Wikipedia: Luis de Molina · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1590
Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter and educator (born 1543) Wikipedia: Kanō Eitoku · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1576
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1527) Wikipedia: Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
1565
Jean Ribault, French-American lieutenant and navigator (born 1520) Wikipedia: Jean Ribault · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1492
Piero della Francesca, Italian mathematician and painter (born 1415) Wikipedia: Piero della Francesca · 68 languages
1491
Fritz Herlen, German painter (born 1449) Wikipedia: Fritz Herlen · 1 language
1448
Zhu Quan, Chinese prince, historian and playwright (born 1378) Wikipedia: Zhu Quan · 15 languages
1328
Clementia of Hungary, queen consort of France and Navarre (born 1293) Wikipedia: Clementia of Hungary · 37 languages
1320
Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1277) Wikipedia: Michael IX Palaiologos · 46 languages
1176
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1152
Adolf III of Berg, German nobleman (born 1080) Wikipedia: Adolf III of Berg · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1095
Leopold II, margrave of Austria (born 1050) Wikipedia: Leopold II, Margrave of Austria · 27 languages
974
Al-Muti, Abbasid caliph (born 913/14) Wikipedia: Al-Muti' · 33 languages
884
Tsunesada, Japanese prince (born 825) Wikipedia: Prince Tsunesada · 4 languages
642
John IV, pope of the Catholic Church Wikipedia: Pope John IV · 77 languages
638
Honorius I, pope of the Catholic Church Wikipedia: Pope Honorius I · 83 languages
322 BC
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