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Today In History
  October 1st
 
Events
 
331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
959 – Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England.
1553 – Coronation of Queen Mary I of England.
1787 – Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
1791 – First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
1795 – Belgium is conquered by France.
1800 – Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso.
1811 – The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans.
1814 – Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw Europe's political map after the defeat of Napolιon the previous spring.
1827 – Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.
1829 – South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; it will later separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools.
1832 – Texian political delegates convened at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Mexican Texas.
1843 – The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.
1854 – The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing.
1880 – John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.
1880 – First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.
1887 – Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
1890 – Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
1891 – In California, Stanford University opens its doors.
1898 – The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
1903 – Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
1905 – František Pavlνk is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring Leoš Janαcek to the piano composition 1. X. 1905.
1908 – Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.
1910 – Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles, killing 21.
1918 – World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia", capture Damascus.
1920 – Sir Percy Cox lands in Basra to assume his responsibilities as High Commissioner in Iraq.
1928 – The Soviet Union introduces its First five-year plan.
1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens.
1931 – Spain adopted women's suffrage.
1936 – Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
1937 – The Japanese city Handa is founded in Aichi Prefecture.
1938 – Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
1939 – After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile Nazi forces enter the city.
1940 – The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
1942 – USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru not knowing she is carrying British PoWs from Hong Kong
1942 – First flight of the Bell XP-59 "Aircomet".
1943 – World War II: Naples falls to Allied soldiers.
1946 – Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg trials.
1946 – Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied occupied Korea.
1946 – Mensa International is founded in the United Kingdom.
1947 – The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
1949 – The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
1957 – First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
1958 – NASA is created to replace NACA.
1960 – Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1961 – The United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military espionage organization.
1961 – East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
1962 – First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
1964 – The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.
1964 – Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
1965 – General Suharto puts down an apparent coup attempt by the 30 September Movement in Indonesia.
1966 – West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatalities and no survivors 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9.
1968 – The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS).
1969 – Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
1971 – Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.
1971 – The first brain-scan using x-ray computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) is performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London.
1975 – The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.
1975 – Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
1975 – Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T. & the M.G.'s), was shot fatally five times in the back in his own home.
1978 – Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1978 – The Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party is founded.
1979 – Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States.
1979 – The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong, opens.
1979 – The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama Canal to Panama.
1982 – Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence.
1982 – Epcot opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
1982 – Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).
1985 – The Israeli Air Force bombs Palestine Liberation Organization Headquarters in Tunis.
1987 – The Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley, registering as magnitude 5.9.
1989 – Denmark introduces the world's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership".
1991 – The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.
1992 – Cartoon Network begins broadcasting.
1994 – Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America).
2009 – The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
2012 – A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.
2012 – Domestic and International flights of Thai AirAsia transferred all operations from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Don Mueang International Airport .
2013 – The U.S. federal government shuts down non-essential services after it is unable to pass a budget measure.
 
Births
 
208 – Alexander Severus, Roman emperor (d. 235)
1207 – Henry III of England (d. 1272)
1507 – Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect, designed the Church of the Gesω (d. 1573)
1540 – Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss clergyman and theologian (d. 1617)
1620 – Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)
1671 – Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (d. 1742)
1685 – Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)
1691 – Arthur Onslow, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons for the United Kingdom (d. 1768)
1712 – William Shippen, American physician and politician (d. 1801)
1724 – Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1808)
1729 – Anton Cajetan Adlgasser, German organist and composer (d. 1777)
1730 – Richard Stockton, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1781)
1760 – William Thomas Beckford, English author and politician (d. 1844)
1762 – Anton Bernolαk, Slovak priest and linguist (d. 1813)
1771 – Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. 1842)
1791 – Sergey Aksakov, Russian author (d. 1859)
1808 – Mary Anna Custis Lee, American wife of Robert E. Lee (d. 1873)
1832 – Caroline Harrison, American educator, 24th First Lady of the United States (d. 1892)
1832 – Henry Clay Work, American composer and songwriter (d. 1884)
1835 – Αdαm Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician (d. 1920)
1842 – S. Subramania Iyer, Indian lawyer and jurist (d. 1924)
1842 – Charles Cros, French poet and author (d. 1888)
1846 – Nectarios of Aegina, Greek metropolitan and saint (d. 1920)
1847 – Annie Besant, English-Indian activist and author (d. 1933)
1865 – Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic (d. 1935)
1877 – Clement Deykin, English rugby player (d. 1969)
1878 – Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1950)
1881 – William Boeing, American engineer and businessman, founded the Boeing Company (d. 1956)
1885 – Louis Untermeyer, American anthologist, author, and critic (d. 1977)
1887 – Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (d. 1945)
1888 – Charles Jordan, American magician (d. 1944)
1890 – Stanley Holloway, English actor and singer (d. 1982)
1893 – Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter (d. 1974)
1893 – Yip Man, Chinese martial artist (d. 1972)
1894 – Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic (d. 1961)
1896 – Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1951)
1896 – Ted Healy, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1937)
1899 – Ernest Haycox, American author (d. 1950)
1900 – Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)
1903 – Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
1903 – Pierre Veyron, French racing driver (d. 1970)
1904 – Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1979)
1904 – A. K. Gopalan, Indian politician (d. 1977)
1906 – S. D. Burman, Bangladeshi-Indian singer-songwriter (d. 1975)
1907 – Maurice Bardθche, French journalist, author, and critic (d. 1998)
1907 – Φdφn Pαrtos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (d. 1977)
1908 – Herman David Koppel, Danish pianist and composer (d. 1998)
1909 – Sam Yorty, American captain and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998)
1910 – Bonnie Parker, American criminal (d. 1934)
1910 – Fritz Kφberle, Austrian-Brazilian physician and pathologist (d. 1983)
1910 – Josι Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist and engineer (d. 1998)
1910 – Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2012)
1911 – Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (d. 1994)
1911 – Heinrich Mark, Estonian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 2004)
1912 – Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014)
1913 – Hιlio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009)
1913 – Harry Lookofsky, American violinist and producer (d. 1998)
1914 – Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, and author, 12th Librarian of Congress (d. 2004)
1915 – Jerome Bruner, American psychologist and author
1917 – Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal (d. 2009)
1917 – Robert Gist, American actor and director (d. 1998)
1919 – Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2000)
1920 – David Herbert Donald, American historian and author (d. 2009)
1920 – Walter Matthau, American actor and singer (d. 2000)
1921 – James Whitmore, American actor and singer (d. 2009)
1922 – Chen-Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1924 – Jimmy Carter, American lieutenant and politician, 39th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate
1924 – Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)
1924 – William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005)
1924 – Roger Williams, American pianist (d. 2011)
1925 – Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1927 – Tom Bosley, American actor and singer (d. 2010)
1927 – Sherman Glenn Finesilver, American lawyer and judge (d. 2006)
1927 – Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author
1928 – Sivaji Ganesan, Indian actor (d. 2001)
1928 – Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-English actor, director, and producer (d. 1973)
1928 – Willy Mairesse, Belgian race car driver (d. 1969)
1928 – George Peppard, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1994)
1928 – Zhu Rongji, Chinese engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the People's Republic of China
1929 – Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby player and coach
1929 – Grady Chapman, American singer (The Robins) (d. 2011)
1929 – Bonnie Owens, American singer-songwriter (The Strangers) (d. 2006)
1930 – Frank Gardner, Australian race car driver (d. 2009)
1930 – Richard Harris, Irish actor, singer, and producer (d. 2002)
1930 – Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Mayor of Karachi
1930 – Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)
1931 – Sylvano Bussotti, Italian violinist and composer
1931 – Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (d. 2013)
1931 – Alan Wagner, American radio host and critic (d. 2007)
1932 – Albert Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
1934 – Emilio Botνn, Spanish banker and businessman (d. 2014)
1934 – Geoff Stephens, English songwriter and producer
1935 – Julie Andrews, English actress and singer
1935 – Walter De Maria, American sculptor and drummer (The Druds) (d. 2013)
1936 – Duncan Edwards, English footballer (d. 1958)
1937 – Larry Poons, American painter
1938 – Tony Epper, American actor and stuntman (d. 2012)
1938 – Mary McFadden, American fashion designer
1938 – Stella Stevens, American actress, singer, and director
1939 – George Archer, American golfer (d. 2005)
1939 – Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor
1940 – Steve O'Rourke, English race car driver and manager (d. 2003)
1940 – Marc Savoy, American accordion player, created the Cajun accordion
1942 – Herb Fame, American singer (Peaches & Herb)
1942 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver
1942 – Robert Leliθvre, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)
1942 – David Stancliffe, English bishop
1942 – Gόnter Wallraff, German journalist
1943 – Jean-Jacques Annaud, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1943 – Angθle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1943 – Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone and Rubicon)
1945 – Rod Carew, Panamanian-American baseball player and coach
1945 – Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1979)
1945 – Carrie Lucas, American singer
1945 – Ellen McIlwaine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)
1945 – Patty Shepard, American-Spanish actress (d. 2013)
1946 – Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader (Gateway)
1946 – Tim O'Brien, American soldier and author
1947 – Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (d. 2009)
1947 – Dalveer Bhandari, Indian lawyer and judge
1947 – Buzz Capra, American baseball player and coach
1947 – Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 – Stephen Collins, American actor, singer, and director
1947 – Nevill Drury, English-Australian journalist and publisher (d. 2013)
1947 – Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
1947 – Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Wishbone Ash and Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash)
1947 – Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue) (d. 2006)
1948 – Cub Koda, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Brownsville Station) (d. 2000)
1949 – Isaac Bonewits, American singer-songwriter, liturgist, and author (d. 2010)
1949 – Sheila Gilmore, Scottish lawyer and politician
1949 – Andrι Rieu, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor
1950 – Elpida, Greek singer-songwriter
1950 – Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, English neuroscientist, academic, and politician
1950 – Mark Helias, American bassist and composer
1950 – Sigbjψrn Johnsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance
1950 – Jeane Manson, American model, singer, and actress
1950 – Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (d. 2015)
1950 – Natalia Nogulich, American actress
1950 – Randy Quaid, American actor and producer
1951 – Brian Greenway, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (April Wine and Mashmakhan)
1952 – Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1952 – Bob Myrick, American baseball player (d. 2012)
1952 – Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (Abraxas) (d. 2012)
1953 – Pete Falcone, American baseball player
1953 – John Hegley, English comedian and poet
1953 – Viljar Loor, Estonian volleyball player (d. 2011)
1953 – Miguel Lopez, Salvadorian-American soccer player
1953 – Grete Waitz, Norwegian runner (d. 2011)
1953 – Klaus Wowereit, German politician, Governing Mayor of Berlin
1954 – Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer
1955 – Howard Hewett, American singer (Shalamar)
1955 – Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
1955 – Jeff Reardon, American baseball player
1956 – Andrus Ansip, Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia
1956 – Theresa May, English politician, Secretary of State for the Home Department
1957 – Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
1958 – Martin Cooper, English saxophonist, composer, and painter (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Godot)
1958 – Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player and producer (Dreams Come True)
1959 – Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer and manager
1959 – Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet
1959 – Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer-songwriter, actor, and politician
1960 – Gerald Scheunemann, German footballer
1961 – Gary Ablett, Sr., Australian footballer
1961 – Rico Constantino, American wrestler and manager
1961 – Robert Rey, Brazilian-American surgeon
1961 – Corrie van Zyl, South African cricketer and coach
1962 – Attaphol Buspakom, Thai footballer and manager (d. 2015)
1962 – Nico Claesen, Belgian footballer and coach
1962 – Esai Morales, American actor, director, and producer
1962 – Paul Walsh, English footballer and sportscaster
1963 – Jean-Denis Dιlιtraz, Swiss race car driver
1963 – Mark McGwire, American baseball player and coach
1964 – Harry Hill, English comedian, actor, and author
1964 – Max Matsuura, Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager
1964 – Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-New Zealand chess player and author
1964 – Christopher Titus, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Andreas Keller, German field hockey player
1965 – Ted King, American actor
1965 – Cindy Margolis, American model and actress
1965 – Chris Reason, Australian journalist
1965 – Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1966 – George Weah, Liberian footballer and politician
1966 – Josι Αngel Ziganda, Spanish footballer and manager
1967 – Mike Pringle, American-Canadian football player
1967 – Scott Young, American ice hockey player
1968 – Sacha Dean Biyan, Canadian photographer and journalist
1968 – Rob Collard, English race car driver
1968 – Phil de Glanville, English rugby player
1968 – Kevin Griffin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Better Than Ezra)
1968 – Jon Guenther, American author
1968 – Jay Underwood, American actor and pastor
1969 – Zach Galifianakis, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Ori Kaplan, Israeli-American saxophonist (Balkan Beat Box, Gogol Bordello, and Firewater)
1969 – Marcus Stephen, Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27th President of Nauru
1969 – Igor Ulanov, Russian ice hockey player
1970 – Simon Davey, Welsh footballer and manager
1970 – Jung Joon-ho, South Korean actor and singer
1970 – Kam Woo-sung, South Korean actor
1970 – Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player and manager
1971 – Song Il-gook, South Korean actor
1971 – Yvette Hermundstad, Swedish journalist
1971 – Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress and singer
1971 – Andrew O'Keefe, Australian lawyer and television host
1971 – Jim Serdaris, Australian rugby league player
1972 – Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli author and poet
1972 – Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
1972 – Leila Hatami, Iranian actress
1972 – Esa Holopainen, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Amorphis)
1972 – Guna Zarina, Latvian actress
1973 – Rachid Chιkhιmani, French runner
1973 – Jana Henke, German swimmer
1973 – John Mackey, American composer
1973 – John Thomson, American baseball player and coach
1974 – Christian Borle, American actor, singer, and dancer
1974 – Keith Duffy, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Boyzone)
1974 – Nick Graham, Australian rugby league player
1974 – Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1974 – Sherri Saum, American actress
1975 – Didem Erol, Australian-American model and actress
1975 – Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
1975 – Zoltαn Sebescen, German footballer
1975 – Kim Sun-a, South Korean actress
1976 – Nasir al-Wuhayshi, Yemeni terrorist (d. 2015)
1976 – Danielle Bisutti, American actress and singer
1976 – Kona Carmack, American model and actress
1976 – Denis Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – άmit Karan, German-Turkish footballer
1976 – Richard Oakes, English guitarist (Suede)
1976 – Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
1976 – Mark Švets, Estonian footballer
1976 – Dora Venter, Hungarian porn actress
1977 – Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver
1977 – Christel Takigawa, Japanese announcer and news presenter
1978 – Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter
1978 – Leticia Cline, American model and journalist
1978 – Joe Keith, English footballer
1978 – Dominic Thornely, Australian cricketer
1979 – Curtis Axel, American wrestler
1979 – Rudi Johnson, American football player
1979 – Gilberto Martνnez, Costa Rican footballer
1979 – Ryan Pontbriand, American football player
1979 – Marko Stanojevic, English-Italian rugby player
1980 – Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer
1980 – Phoemela Baranda, Filipino model and host
1981 – Jϊlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Tom Donnelly, New Zealand rugby player
1981 – Rupert Friend, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1981 – Gaby Mudingayi, Belgian footballer
1981 – Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player
1981 – Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer
1981 – David Yelldell, German-American soccer player
1982 – Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
1982 – Aleksandar Πuricic, Serbian author and playwright
1982 – Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer
1982 – Reese Rideout, American porn actor and model
1983 – Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (d. 2006)
1983 – Mirko Vucinic, Montenegrin footballer
1984 – Beck Bennett, American actor
1984 – Matt Cain, American baseball player
1984 – Daniel Guillιn Ruiz, Spanish footballer
1984 – Mσnica Spear, Venezuelan model and actress, Miss Venezuela 2004 (d. 2014)
1985 – Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
1985 – Porcelain Black, American singer-songwriter
1985 – Tim Deasy, English footballer
1985 – Maikel Nabil Sanad, Egyptian activist and blogger
1985 – Revazi Zintiridis, Greek martial artist
1985 – Isis King, American model and fashion designer
1986 – Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer
1986 – Jurnee Smollett, American actress
1986 – Ricardo Vaz Tκ, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Justin Westhoff, Australian footballer
1987 – Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer
1987 – Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
1987 – Mitchell Aubusson, Australian rugby league player
1988 – Cariba Heine, South African-Australian actress and dancer
1989 – Brie Larson, American actress and singer
1990 – Jan Kirchhoff, German footballer
1990 – Charlie McDonnell, English blogger
1990 – Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1990 – Albert Prosa, Estonian footballer
1991 – Conor Clifford, Irish footballer
1991 – Rain Veideman, Estonian basketball player
1995 – Lauren Hill, American basketball player (d. 2015)
1996 – Melanie Stokke, Norwegian tennis player
 
Deaths
 
686 – Emperor Tenmu of Japan (b. 631)
959 – Eadwig, English king (b. 941)
1040 – Alan III, Duke of Brittany (b. 997)
1310 – Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)
1404 – Pope Boniface IX (b. 1356)
1416 – Yaqub Spata, Albanian ruler
1499 – Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (b. 1433)
1500 – John Alcock, English bishop (b. 1430)
1567 – Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)
1570 – Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)
1574 – Maarten van Heemskerck, Dutch painter (b. 1498)
1578 – John of Austria (b. 1547)
1588 – Edward James, English priest and martyr (b. 1557)
1602 – Hernando de Cabezσn, Spanish organist and composer (b. 1541)
1609 – Giammateo Asola, Italian composer (b. 1532)
1684 – Pierre Corneille, French playwright (b. 1606)
1693 – Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian and academic (b. 1619)
1708 – John Blow, English organist and composer (b. 1649)
1768 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1687)
1788 – William Brodie, Scottish cabinet maker, deacon and burglar (b.1741)
1837 – Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)
1838 – Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)
1864 – Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817)
1878 – Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)
1885 – John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
1901 – Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)
1913 – Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
1919 – Princess Charlotte of Prussia (b. 1860)
1929 – Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)
1930 – Paul Wiesner, German sailor (b. 1855)
1942 – Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
1947 – Olive Borden, American actress (b. 1906)
1951 – Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
1953 – John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
1955 – Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880)
1958 – Robert Falk, Russian painter and educator (b. 1886)
1959 – Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877)
1961 – Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898)
1970 – Raϊl Riganti, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893)
1972 – Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English archaeologist and paleontologist (b. 1903)
1974 – Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1901)
1975 – Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (b. 1935)
1984 – Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
1985 – Ninian Sanderson, Scottish racing driver (b. 1925)
1985 – E. B. White, American journalist and author (b. 1899)
1986 – Archie League, American air traffic controller (b. 1907)
1988 – Sacheverell Sitwell, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1897)
1990 – Curtis LeMay, American general (b. 1906)
1992 – Petra Kelly, German politician (b. 1947)
1994 – Paul Lorenzen, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1915)
1996 – Pat McGeown, Irish activist (b. 1956)
1997 – Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer (b. 1923)
1999 – Lena Zavaroni, Scottish singer (b. 1963)
2000 – Reginald Kray, English gangster (b. 1933)
2001 – Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (b. 1921)
2002 – Walter Annenberg, American publisher and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1908)
2004 – Richard Avedon, American sailor and photographer (b. 1923)
2004 – Bruce Palmer, Canadian bass player (Buffalo Springfield and The Mynah Birds) (b. 1946)
2004 – Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1921)
2006 – Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979)
2006 – Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (b. 1938)
2006 – Andrι Viger, Canadian wheelchair racer (b. 1952)
2007 – Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (b. 1928)
2007 – Harry Lee, American police officer and lawyer (b. 1932)
2007 – Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (b. 1965)
2007 – Al Oerter, American discus thrower (b. 1936)
2007 – Ned Sherrin, English radio host and director (b. 1931)
2008 – John Biddle, American sailor and cinematographer (b. 1925)
2009 – Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (b. 1921)
2010 – Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1938)
2011 – Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (b. 1931)
2012 – Dirk Bach, German actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1961)
2012 – Sahara Davenport, American drag queen performer (b. 1984)
2012 – Abdelkader Frιha, Algerian footballer (b. 1942)
2012 – Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
2012 – Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (b. 1917)
2012 – Mark R. Kravitz, American lawyer and judge (b. 1950)
2012 – Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (b. 1926)
2012 – Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian holocaust survivor and author (b. 1923)
2013 – Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1930)
2013 – Tom Clancy, American historian and author (b. 1947)
2013 – Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (b. 1928)
2013 – Giuliano Gemma, Italian actor (b. 1938)
2013 – Israel Gutman, Polish-Israeli historian and author (b. 1923)
2013 – Ole Danbolt Mjψs, Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (b. 1939)
2013 – Jim Rountree, American football player and coach (b. 1936)
2014 – Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (b. 1950)
2014 – Shlomo Lahat, Israeli general and politician (b. 1927)
2014 – Josι Martνnez, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (b. 1942)

 

 
 
 
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