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Important events in history
on July 3 rd

Events

  1. 2013

    1. General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état, suspending the constitution.

      1. Sixth President of Egypt, since 2014

        Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

        Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has served as the sixth and current president of Egypt since 2014. Before retiring as a general in the Egyptian military in 2014, Sisi served as Egypt’s deputy prime minister from 2013 to 2014, as its minister of defense from 2012 to 2013, and as its director of military intelligence from 2010 to 2012. He was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in January 2014.

      2. 5th President of Egypt (2012–13)

        Mohamed Morsi

        Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa al-Ayyat was an Egyptian politician, engineer and professor who served as the fifth president of Egypt, from 30 June 2012 to 3 July 2013, when General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi removed him from office in a coup d'état after protests in June. An Islamist affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood organisation, Morsi led the Freedom and Justice Party from 2011 to 2012.

      3. Coup d'etat against President Mohamed Morsi

        2013 Egyptian coup d'état

        The 2013 Egyptian coup d'etat took place on 3 July 2013. Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led a coalition to remove the democratically elected President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, from power and suspended the Egyptian constitution of 2012. The move came after the military's ultimatum for the government to "resolve its differences" with protesters during widespread national protests. The military arrested Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and declared Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court Adly Mansour as the interim president of Egypt. The announcement was followed by demonstrations and clashes between supporters and opponents of the move throughout Egypt.

      4. Fundamental law of Egypt from 2012 to 2014

        Egyptian Constitution of 2012

        The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt was the former fundamental law of Egypt. It was signed into law by President Mohamed Morsi on 26 December 2012, after it was approved by the Constituent Assembly on 30 November 2012 and passed in a referendum held 15–22 December 2012 with 64% support, and a turnout of 33%. It replaced the 2011 Provisional Constitution of Egypt, adopted in 2011 following the Egyptian revolution. On 3 July 2013, the constitution was suspended by order of the Egyptian army. On 8 July 2013, acting President Adly Mansour issued a decree that envisaged the introduction of amendments to the constitution and put them to a referendum; if approved, the suspended-constitution would be restored into law. The current constitutional declaration has the power of a constitution; it outlines the authorities of the president and establishes many rights.

    2. Egyptian coup d'état: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is overthrown by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for Morsi's resignation, to which he did not respond. President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt Adly Mansour is declared acting president.

      1. Coup d'etat against President Mohamed Morsi

        2013 Egyptian coup d'état

        The 2013 Egyptian coup d'etat took place on 3 July 2013. Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led a coalition to remove the democratically elected President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, from power and suspended the Egyptian constitution of 2012. The move came after the military's ultimatum for the government to "resolve its differences" with protesters during widespread national protests. The military arrested Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and declared Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court Adly Mansour as the interim president of Egypt. The announcement was followed by demonstrations and clashes between supporters and opponents of the move throughout Egypt.

      2. Head of state and government of Egypt

        President of Egypt

        The president of Egypt is the executive head of state of Egypt and the de facto appointer of the official head of government under the Egyptian Constitution of 2014. Under the various iterations of the Constitution of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the president is also the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government. The current president is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has been in office since 8 June 2014.

      3. 5th President of Egypt (2012–13)

        Mohamed Morsi

        Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa al-Ayyat was an Egyptian politician, engineer and professor who served as the fifth president of Egypt, from 30 June 2012 to 3 July 2013, when General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi removed him from office in a coup d'état after protests in June. An Islamist affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood organisation, Morsi led the Freedom and Justice Party from 2011 to 2012.

      4. Combined military forces of Egypt

        Egyptian Armed Forces

        The Egyptian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They consist of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptian Air Force and Egyptian Air Defense Forces.

      5. Highest judiciary body in Egypt

        Supreme Constitutional Court (Egypt)

        The Supreme Constitutional Court is an independent judicial body in Egypt, located in the Cairo suburb of Maadi.

      6. Egyptian judge and statesman; former interim President of Egypt

        Adly Mansour

        Adly Mahmoud Mansour is an Egyptian judge and politician who served as the president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt. He also served as interim president of Egypt from 4 July 2013 to 8 June 2014 following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état by the military which deposed President Mohamed Morsi. Several secular and religious figures, such as the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, the Coptic Pope, and Mohamed ElBaradei supported the coup against President Morsi and the military appointed Mansour interim-president until an election could take place. Morsi refused to acknowledge his removal as valid and continued to maintain that only he could be considered the legitimate President of Egypt. Mansour was sworn into office in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court on 4 July 2013.

  2. 2005

    1. Same-sex marriage became legal in Spain with the coming into effect of a law passed by the Cortes Generales.

      1. Marriage of persons of the same sex or gender

        Same-sex marriage

        Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. As of 2022, marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting some 1.35 billion people. In Andorra, a law allowing same-sex marriage will come into force on 17 February 2023.

      2. Legal history of same-sex marriage in Spain

        Same-sex marriage in Spain

        Same-sex marriage in Spain has been legal since July 3, 2005. In 2004, the nation's newly elected government, led by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of the Socialist Workers' Party, began a campaign to legalize same-sex marriage, including the right of adoption by same-sex couples. After much debate, a law permitting same-sex marriage was passed by the Cortes Generales by a vote of 187–147 on June 30, 2005, and published on July 2. The law took effect the next day, making Spain the third country in the world to allow same-sex couples to marry on a national level, after the Netherlands and Belgium, and 17 days ahead of the right being extended across all of Canada.

      3. Legislature of Spain

        Cortes Generales

        The Cortes Generales are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain, consisting of the Congress of Deputies, and the Senate.

  3. 1996

    1. British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.

      1. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997

        John Major

        Sir John Major is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997, and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon, formerly Huntingdonshire, from 1979 to 2001. Prior to becoming prime minister, he served as Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the third Thatcher government.

      2. Historic Scottish artefact used in coronations for centuries

        Stone of Scone

        The Stone of Scone —also known as the Stone of Destiny, and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone—is an oblong block of red sandstone that has been used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland. It is also known as Jacob's Pillow Stone and the Tanist Stone, and as clach-na-cinneamhain in Scottish Gaelic.

  4. 1988

    1. The U.S. Navy warship Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.

      1. Maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces

        United States Navy

        The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the United States as of 2015. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the United States Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,623 operational aircraft as of June 2019.

      2. Ticonderoga-class cruiser

        USS Vincennes (CG-49)

        USS Vincennes (CG-49) was a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser outfitted with the Aegis combat system that was in service with the United States Navy from July 1985 to June 2005. She was one of 27 ships of the Ticonderoga class constructed for the United States Navy, and one of five equipped with the Mark 26 Guided Missile Launching System.

      3. 1988 scheduled civilian flight shot down by the United States Navy en route to Dubai from Tehran

        Iran Air Flight 655

        Iran Air Flight 655 was a scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by two SM-2MR surface-to-air missiles fired by the USS Vincennes, a guided-missile cruiser of the United States Navy. The aircraft, an Airbus A300, was destroyed and all 290 people on board were killed. The jet was hit while flying over Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, along the flight's usual route, shortly after departing Bandar Abbas International Airport, the flight's stopover location. The attack occurred during the Iran–Iraq War, which had been continuing for nearly eight years. Vincennes had entered Iranian territory after one of its helicopters drew warning fire from Iranian speedboats operating within Iranian territorial limits.

      4. Arm of the Indian Ocean in western Asia

        Persian Gulf

        The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.

    2. United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.

      1. Maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces

        United States Navy

        The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the United States as of 2015. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the United States Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,623 operational aircraft as of June 2019.

      2. Ticonderoga-class cruiser

        USS Vincennes (CG-49)

        USS Vincennes (CG-49) was a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser outfitted with the Aegis combat system that was in service with the United States Navy from July 1985 to June 2005. She was one of 27 ships of the Ticonderoga class constructed for the United States Navy, and one of five equipped with the Mark 26 Guided Missile Launching System.

      3. 1988 scheduled civilian flight shot down by the United States Navy en route to Dubai from Tehran

        Iran Air Flight 655

        Iran Air Flight 655 was a scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by two SM-2MR surface-to-air missiles fired by the USS Vincennes, a guided-missile cruiser of the United States Navy. The aircraft, an Airbus A300, was destroyed and all 290 people on board were killed. The jet was hit while flying over Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, along the flight's usual route, shortly after departing Bandar Abbas International Airport, the flight's stopover location. The attack occurred during the Iran–Iraq War, which had been continuing for nearly eight years. Vincennes had entered Iranian territory after one of its helicopters drew warning fire from Iranian speedboats operating within Iranian territorial limits.

      4. Arm of the Indian Ocean in western Asia

        Persian Gulf

        The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.

    3. The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.

      1. Suspension bridge in Istanbul, Turkey

        Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

        The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge, is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait. When completed in 1988, it was the 5th-longest suspension bridge span in the world.

      2. Narrow strait in northwestern Turkey

        Bosporus

        The Bosporus Strait or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe, and divides Turkey by separating Anatolia from Thrace. It is the world's narrowest strait used for international navigation.

  5. 1979

    1. U.S. president Jimmy Carter signed a presidential finding, authorizing the CIA to secretly aid the mujahideen of Afghanistan in their war against the Soviet Union.

      1. President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

        Jimmy Carter

        James Earl Carter Jr. is an American former politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and as a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967. Since leaving office, Carter has remained engaged in political and social projects, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his humanitarian work.

      2. Presidential finding

        In the United States, a presidential finding, more formally known as a Memorandum of Notification (MON), is a presidential directive required by statute to be delivered to certain Congressional committees to justify the commencement of covert operations by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

      3. 1979–1992 CIA program to fund Islamic jihadists in the Soviet–Afghan War

        Operation Cyclone

        Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992, prior to and during the military intervention by the USSR in support of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The mujahideen were also supported by Britain's MI6, who conducted their own separate covert actions. The program leaned heavily towards supporting militant Islamic groups, including groups with jihadist ties, that were favored by the regime of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in neighboring Pakistan, rather than other, less ideological Afghan resistance groups that had also been fighting the Soviet-oriented Democratic Republic of Afghanistan administration since before the Soviet intervention.

      4. Arabic term for people engaged in jihad ("struggle")

        Mujahideen

        Mujahideen, or Mujahidin, is the plural form of mujahid, an Arabic term that broadly refers to people who engage in jihad, interpreted in a jurisprudence of Islam as the fight on behalf of God, religion or the community (ummah).

      5. 1979–1989 war between the Soviet Union and Afghan insurgents

        Soviet–Afghan War

        The Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989) was a nine-year guerrilla war fought by insurgent groups known collectively as the Mujahideen, as well as smaller Maoist groups, against the military occupation of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union and their satellite state, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA). The conflict lasted throughout the 1980s and fighting took place mostly in the Afghan countryside.

    2. U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.

      1. President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

        Jimmy Carter

        James Earl Carter Jr. is an American former politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and as a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967. Since leaving office, Carter has remained engaged in political and social projects, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his humanitarian work.

      2. 1979–1992 CIA program to fund Islamic jihadists in the Soviet–Afghan War

        Operation Cyclone

        Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992, prior to and during the military intervention by the USSR in support of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The mujahideen were also supported by Britain's MI6, who conducted their own separate covert actions. The program leaned heavily towards supporting militant Islamic groups, including groups with jihadist ties, that were favored by the regime of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in neighboring Pakistan, rather than other, less ideological Afghan resistance groups that had also been fighting the Soviet-oriented Democratic Republic of Afghanistan administration since before the Soviet intervention.

  6. 1973

    1. David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it was "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour

      1. English singer-songwriter and actor (1947–2016)

        David Bowie

        David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music.

      2. Character created by David Bowie in 1971

        Ziggy Stardust (character)

        Ziggy Stardust is a fictional character created by English musician David Bowie, and was Bowie's stage persona during 1972 and 1973. The eponymous character of the song "Ziggy Stardust" and its parent album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Ziggy Stardust was retained for Bowie's subsequent concert tour through the United Kingdom, Japan and North America, during which Bowie performed as the character backed by his band The Spiders from Mars. Bowie continued the character in his next album Aladdin Sane (1973), which he described as "Ziggy goes to America". Bowie retired the character on 3 July 1973 at a concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, which was filmed and released on the documentary Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

      3. 1972–1973 concert tour by David Bowie

        Ziggy Stardust Tour

        The Ziggy Stardust Tour was a concert tour by David Bowie during 1972–73, to promote the studio albums Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Aladdin Sane. Bowie was accompanied by his backing group, the Spiders from Mars, and integrated choreography, costumes and make-up into the live shows to make them a wider entertainment package. The tour generated significant press coverage, drawing positive reviews and launching Bowie to stardom.

    2. David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour.

      1. English singer-songwriter and actor (1947–2016)

        David Bowie

        David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music.

      2. Character created by David Bowie in 1971

        Ziggy Stardust (character)

        Ziggy Stardust is a fictional character created by English musician David Bowie, and was Bowie's stage persona during 1972 and 1973. The eponymous character of the song "Ziggy Stardust" and its parent album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Ziggy Stardust was retained for Bowie's subsequent concert tour through the United Kingdom, Japan and North America, during which Bowie performed as the character backed by his band The Spiders from Mars. Bowie continued the character in his next album Aladdin Sane (1973), which he described as "Ziggy goes to America". Bowie retired the character on 3 July 1973 at a concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, which was filmed and released on the documentary Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

      3. 1972–1973 concert tour by David Bowie

        Ziggy Stardust Tour

        The Ziggy Stardust Tour was a concert tour by David Bowie during 1972–73, to promote the studio albums Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Aladdin Sane. Bowie was accompanied by his backing group, the Spiders from Mars, and integrated choreography, costumes and make-up into the live shows to make them a wider entertainment package. The tour generated significant press coverage, drawing positive reviews and launching Bowie to stardom.

  7. 1970

    1. The Troubles: The British Army began the Falls Curfew in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which resulted in greater Irish republican resistance.

      1. 1960s–1990s conflict in Northern Ireland

        The Troubles

        The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "low-level war". The conflict began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles mostly took place in Northern Ireland, at times violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England and mainland Europe.

      2. Land warfare force of the United Kingdom

        British Army

        The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. As of 2022, the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkhas, and 28,330 volunteer reserve personnel.

      3. British Army operation in Belfast in 1970

        Falls Curfew

        The Falls Curfew, also called the Battle of the Falls, was a British Army operation during 3–5 July 1970 in the Falls district of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The operation began as a search for weapons in the staunchly Irish nationalist district. As the search ended, local youths attacked the British soldiers with stones and petrol bombs and the soldiers responded with CS gas. This quickly developed into gun battles between British soldiers and the Irish Republican Army (IRA). After four hours of continuous clashes, the British commander sealed off the area, which comprised 3,000 homes, and imposed a curfew which would last for 36 hours. Thousands of British troops moved into the curfew zone and carried out house-to-house searches for weapons, while coming under intermittent attack from the IRA and rioters. The searches caused much destruction, and a large amount of CS gas was fired into the area. Many residents complained of suffering abuse at the hands of the soldiers. On 5 July, the curfew was brought to an end when thousands of women and children from Andersonstown marched into the curfew zone with food and other supplies for the locals.

      4. Capital of Northern Ireland

        Belfast

        Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 in 2021.

      5. Political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland

        Irish republicanism

        Irish republicanism is the political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland under a republic. Irish republicans view British rule in any part of Ireland as inherently illegitimate.

    2. Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashed into the slopes of the Montseny Massif in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard.

      1. 1970 aviation accident

        Dan-Air Flight 1903

        Dan-Air Flight 1903 was an unscheduled international passenger service from Manchester to Barcelona, operated by Dan Air Services Limited under contract with British tour operator Clarksons Holidays, which arranged for the flight to carry a group of holidaymakers who had booked an all-inclusive package holiday with the operator.

      2. Mountain range in Catalonia, Spain

        Montseny Massif

        Montseny is a mountain range west of the coastal hills north of Barcelona. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.

      3. Autonomous community in northeastern Spain

        Catalonia

        Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

    3. The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

      1. 1960s–1990s conflict in Northern Ireland

        The Troubles

        The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "low-level war". The conflict began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles mostly took place in Northern Ireland, at times violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England and mainland Europe.

      2. British Army operation in Belfast in 1970

        Falls Curfew

        The Falls Curfew, also called the Battle of the Falls, was a British Army operation during 3–5 July 1970 in the Falls district of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The operation began as a search for weapons in the staunchly Irish nationalist district. As the search ended, local youths attacked the British soldiers with stones and petrol bombs and the soldiers responded with CS gas. This quickly developed into gun battles between British soldiers and the Irish Republican Army (IRA). After four hours of continuous clashes, the British commander sealed off the area, which comprised 3,000 homes, and imposed a curfew which would last for 36 hours. Thousands of British troops moved into the curfew zone and carried out house-to-house searches for weapons, while coming under intermittent attack from the IRA and rioters. The searches caused much destruction, and a large amount of CS gas was fired into the area. Many residents complained of suffering abuse at the hands of the soldiers. On 5 July, the curfew was brought to an end when thousands of women and children from Andersonstown marched into the curfew zone with food and other supplies for the locals.

      3. Capital of Northern Ireland

        Belfast

        Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 in 2021.

      4. Part of the United Kingdom on the island of Ireland

        Northern Ireland

        Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2021, its population was 1,903,100, making up about 27% of Ireland's population and about 3% of the UK's population. The Northern Ireland Assembly, established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the UK Government. Northern Ireland cooperates with the Republic of Ireland in several areas.

    4. Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard.

      1. 1970 aviation accident

        Dan-Air Flight 1903

        Dan-Air Flight 1903 was an unscheduled international passenger service from Manchester to Barcelona, operated by Dan Air Services Limited under contract with British tour operator Clarksons Holidays, which arranged for the flight to carry a group of holidaymakers who had booked an all-inclusive package holiday with the operator.

      2. Mountain in Catalonia, Spain

        Les Agudes

        Les Agudes is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. It has an elevation of 1,706 metres above sea level. It is straddling the municipalities of Arbúcies in the Selva comarca and Fogars de Montclús and Montseny in the Vallès Oriental.

      3. Mountain range in Catalonia, Spain

        Montseny Massif

        Montseny is a mountain range west of the coastal hills north of Barcelona. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.

      4. Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

        Arbúcies

        Arbúcies is a village in the province of Girona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 86.24 square kilometres (33.30 sq mi) with a population of 6481 in 2014.

      5. Autonomous community in northeastern Spain

        Catalonia

        Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

      6. Country in southwestern Europe

        Spain

        Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country primarily located in southwestern Europe with parts of territory in the Atlantic Ocean and across the Mediterranean Sea. The largest part of Spain is situated on the Iberian Peninsula; its territory also includes the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla in Africa. The country's mainland is bordered to the south by Gibraltar; to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea; to the north by France, Andorra and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. With an area of 505,990 km2 (195,360 sq mi), Spain is the second-largest country in the European Union (EU) and, with a population exceeding 47.4 million, the fourth-most populous EU member state. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid; other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Bilbao.

  8. 1967

    1. The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny.

      1. 1963–1967 South Yemeni insurgency against British rule

        Aden Emergency

        The Aden Emergency, also known as the Radfan Uprising, was an armed rebellion by NLF and FLOSY during the Cold War against the Federation of South Arabia, a protectorate of the United Kingdom, which now forms part of Yemen.

      2. 1967 battle during the Aden Emergency

        Battle of Crater (Aden)

        The Battle of Crater or Operation Stirling Castle was an encounter during the Aden Emergency. Following the ambush of British troops by the Arab Armed Police the Crater district in Aden was abandoned by British troops. The British decided to enter Crater and retrieve the bodies of British soldiers.

      3. Line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 2006

        Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

        The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006.

      4. District in Aden Governorate, Yemen

        Crater (Aden)

        Crater, also Kraytar, is a district of the Aden Governorate, Yemen. Its official name is Seera. It is situated in a crater of an ancient volcano which forms the Shamsan Mountains. In 1991, the population was 70,319. As of 2003, the district had a population of 76,723 people.

      5. 1967 rebellion among Arab police and soldiers against British rule of the South Arabia Federation

        Arab Police mutiny

        The Arab Police mutiny was an incident during the Aden Emergency where Arab soldiers and police mutinied against British troops. While the mutiny itself was localized and quickly suppressed, it undermined the South Arabian Federation which had been organized by Britain in 1959 as an intended successor to direct colonial rule.

  9. 1952

    1. SS United States (pictured) departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic.

      1. 1950s ocean liner

        SS United States

        SS United States is a retired ocean liner built in 1950–51 for the United States Lines at a cost of US$79.4 million. The ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952 and still holds title today. She was designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs and could be converted into a troopship if required by the Navy in time of war. United States maintained an uninterrupted schedule of transatlantic passenger service until 1969 and was never used as a troopship.

      2. Harbor in New York City metropolitan area

        New York Harbor

        New York Harbor is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into New York Bay near the East River tidal estuary, and then into the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of the United States. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world, and is frequently named the best natural harbor in the world. It is also known as Upper New York Bay, which is enclosed by the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island and the Hudson County, New Jersey, municipalities of Jersey City and Bayonne. The name may also refer to the entirety of New York Bay including Lower New York Bay. Although the United States Board on Geographic Names does not use the term, New York Harbor has important historical, governmental, commercial, and ecological usages.

      3. Unofficial award given to passenger liners with the fastest westbound transatlantic crossings

        Blue Riband

        The Blue Riband is an unofficial accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest average speed. The term was borrowed from horse racing and was not widely used until after 1910. The record is based on average speed rather than passage time because ships follow different routes. Also, eastbound and westbound speed records are reckoned separately, as the more difficult westbound record voyage, against the Gulf Stream and the prevailing weather systems, typically results in lower average speeds.

    2. The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.

      1. Constitution of the commonwealth and unincorporated U.S. territory

        Constitution of Puerto Rico

        The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the controlling government document of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government as well as the function of several of its institutions. The document also contains an extensive and specific bill of rights. It was ratified by Puerto Rico's electorate in a referendum on March 3, 1952, and on July 25, 1952, Governor Luis Muñoz Marín proclaimed that the constitution was in effect. July 25 is known as Constitution Day.

      2. Branch of the United States federal government

        United States Congress

        The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. Congress has 535 voting members: 100 senators and 435 representatives. The vice president of the United States has a vote in the Senate only when senators are evenly divided. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members.

    3. The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMS Queen Mary.

      1. 1950s ocean liner

        SS United States

        SS United States is a retired ocean liner built in 1950–51 for the United States Lines at a cost of US$79.4 million. The ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952 and still holds title today. She was designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs and could be converted into a troopship if required by the Navy in time of war. United States maintained an uninterrupted schedule of transatlantic passenger service until 1969 and was never used as a troopship.

      2. City and unitary authority area in England

        Southampton

        Southampton is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately 70 mi (110 km) south-west of London and 15 mi (24 km) west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Portsmouth and the towns of Havant, Waterlooville, Eastleigh, Fareham and Gosport.

      3. Unofficial award given to passenger liners with the fastest westbound transatlantic crossings

        Blue Riband

        The Blue Riband is an unofficial accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest average speed. The term was borrowed from horse racing and was not widely used until after 1910. The record is based on average speed rather than passage time because ships follow different routes. Also, eastbound and westbound speed records are reckoned separately, as the more difficult westbound record voyage, against the Gulf Stream and the prevailing weather systems, typically results in lower average speeds.

      4. Retired British ocean liner

        RMS Queen Mary

        RMS Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard-White Star Line and was built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. Queen Mary, along with RMS Queen Elizabeth, were built as part of Cunard's planned two-ship weekly express service between Southampton, Cherbourg and New York. The two ships were a British response to the express superliners built by German, Italian and French companies in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

  10. 1944

    1. World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city.

      1. 1944 battle on the Eastern Front of World War II

        Minsk offensive

        The Minsk offensive was part of the second phase of the Belorussian strategic offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration.

  11. 1940

    1. Second World War: The Royal Navy attacked the French fleet at Mers El Kébir, fearing that the ships would fall into Axis hands after the French–German armistice.

      1. Global war, 1939–1945

        World War II

        World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries.

      2. Naval warfare force of the United Kingdom

        Royal Navy

        The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service.

      3. Battle during the Second World War

        Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

        The Attack on Mers-el-Kébir on 3 July 1940, during the Second World War, was a British naval attack on neutral French Navy ships at the naval base at Mers El Kébir, near Oran, on the coast of French Algeria. The attack was the main part of Operation Catapult, a British plan to neutralise or destroy neutral French ships to prevent them from falling into German hands after the Allied defeat in the Battle of France. The British bombardment of the base killed 1,297 French servicemen, sank a battleship and damaged five other ships, for a British loss of five aircraft shot down and two crewmen killed.

      4. Municipality in Oran, Algeria

        Mers El Kébir

        Mers El Kébir is a port on the Mediterranean Sea, near Oran in Oran Province, northwest Algeria. It is famous for the attack on the French fleet in 1940, in the Second World War.

      5. Alliance defeated in World War II

        Axis powers

        The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy, and the Empire of Japan. The Axis were united in their opposition to the Allies, but otherwise lacked comparable coordination and ideological cohesion.

      6. Armistice between France and Nazi Germany in World War II

        Armistice of 22 June 1940

        The Armistice of 22 June 1940 was signed at 18:36 near Compiègne, France, by officials of Nazi Germany and the Third French Republic. It did not come into effect until after midnight on 25 June.

    2. World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.

      1. Global war, 1939–1945

        World War II

        World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries.

      2. Battle during the Second World War

        Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

        The Attack on Mers-el-Kébir on 3 July 1940, during the Second World War, was a British naval attack on neutral French Navy ships at the naval base at Mers El Kébir, near Oran, on the coast of French Algeria. The attack was the main part of Operation Catapult, a British plan to neutralise or destroy neutral French ships to prevent them from falling into German hands after the Allied defeat in the Battle of France. The British bombardment of the base killed 1,297 French servicemen, sank a battleship and damaged five other ships, for a British loss of five aircraft shot down and two crewmen killed.

  12. 1938

    1. On the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace Memorial.

      1. American Civil War veterans reunion

        1938 Gettysburg reunion

        The 1938 Gettysburg reunion was an encampment of American Civil War veterans on the Gettysburg Battlefield for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The gathering included approximately 25 veterans of the battle with a further 1,359 Federal and 486 Confederate attendees out of the 8,000 living veterans of the war. The veterans averaged 94 years of age. Transportation, quarters, and subsistence was federally funded for each veteran and their accompanying attendant. If an attendant was needed it was provided. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's July 3 reunion address preceded the unveiling of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial; a newsreel with part of the address was included in the Westinghouse Time Capsule for the 1939 New York World's Fair.

      2. Battle of the American Civil War (1863)

        Battle of Gettysburg

        The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the battle, Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee's invasion of the North. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point due to the Union's decisive victory and concurrence with the Siege of Vicksburg.

      3. President of the United States from 1933 to 1945

        Franklin D. Roosevelt

        Franklin Delano Roosevelt, often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the leader of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. He built the New Deal Coalition, which defined modern liberalism in the United States throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended in victory shortly after he died in office.

      4. 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument

        Eternal Light Peace Memorial

        The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument dedicated on July 3, 1938, commemorating the 1913 Gettysburg reunion for the 50th anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1913. The natural gas flame in a one-ton bronze urn is atop a tower on a stone pedestrian terrace with views from the terraced hill summit over about 400 sq mi (1,000 km2), and the flame is visible from 20 mi (32 km) away.

    2. World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h).

      1. Railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine

        Steam locomotive

        A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material to heat water in the locomotive's boiler to the point where it becomes gaseous and its volume increases 1,700 times. Functionally, it is a steam engine on wheels.

      2. Preserved British steam locomotive

        LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard

        LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is a 4-6-2 ("Pacific") steam locomotive built in 1938 for operation on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. Its streamlined, wind tunnel tested design allowed it to haul long distance express passenger services at high speeds. On 3 July 1938, Mallard broke the world speed record for steam locomotives at 126 mph (203 km/h), which still stands.

    3. United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.

      1. President of the United States from 1933 to 1945

        Franklin D. Roosevelt

        Franklin Delano Roosevelt, often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the leader of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. He built the New Deal Coalition, which defined modern liberalism in the United States throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended in victory shortly after he died in office.

      2. 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument

        Eternal Light Peace Memorial

        The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument dedicated on July 3, 1938, commemorating the 1913 Gettysburg reunion for the 50th anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1913. The natural gas flame in a one-ton bronze urn is atop a tower on a stone pedestrian terrace with views from the terraced hill summit over about 400 sq mi (1,000 km2), and the flame is visible from 20 mi (32 km) away.

      3. Site of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War

        Gettysburg Battlefield

        The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4-acre (1.6 ha) site of the first shot at Knoxlyn Ridge on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east. A military engagement prior to the battle was conducted at the Gettysburg Railroad trestle over Rock Creek, which was burned on June 27.

  13. 1913

    1. Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.

      1. Former North American state (1861–65)

        Confederate States of America

        The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States, the Confederacy, or "the South", was an unrecognized breakaway republic in North America that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. The Confederacy comprised U.S. states that declared secession and warred against the United States during the American Civil War. Eleven U.S. states, nicknamed Dixie, declared secession and formed the main part of the CSA. They were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Kentucky, and Missouri also had declarations of secession and full representation in the Confederate Congress during their Union army occupation.

      2. American Civil War veterans reunion

        1913 Gettysburg reunion

        The 1913 Gettysburg reunion was a Gettysburg Battlefield encampment of American Civil War veterans for the Battle of Gettysburg's 50th anniversary. The June 29–July 4 gathering of 53,407 veterans was the largest ever Civil War veteran reunion. All honorably discharged veterans in the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans were invited, and veterans from 46 of the 48 states attended.

      3. Hobbyist or actor attempts to recreate battles or events from the American Civil War

        American Civil War reenactment

        American Civil War reenactment is an effort to recreate the appearance of a particular battle or other event associated with the American Civil War by hobbyists known as Civil War reenactors, or living historians.

      4. Confederate infantry assault during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War

        Pickett's Charge

        Pickett's Charge, also known as the Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble Charge, was an infantry assault ordered by Confederate General Robert E. Lee against Major General George G. Meade's Union positions on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the Civil War. Confederate troops made a frontal assault towards the center of Union lines, ultimately being repulsed with heavy casualties. Suffering from a lack of preparation and problems from the onset, the attack was a costly mistake that decisively ended Lee's invasion of the north and forced a retreat back to Virginia.

      5. Area in Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg

        High-water mark of the Confederacy

        The high-water mark of the Confederacy or high tide of the Confederacy refers to an area on Cemetery Ridge near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, marking the farthest point reached by Confederate forces during Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863. Similar to a high water mark of water, the term is a reference to arguably the Confederate Army's best chance of achieving victory in the war. The line of advance was east of "The Angle" stone wall.

      6. Federal government of Lincoln's “North” U.S

        Union (American Civil War)

        During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln. It was opposed by the secessionist Confederate States of America (CSA), informally called "the Confederacy" or "the South". The Union is named after its declared goal of preserving the United States as a constitutional union. "Union" is used in the U.S. Constitution to refer to the founding formation of the people, and to the states in union. In the context of the Civil War, it has also often been used as a synonym for "the northern states loyal to the United States government;" in this meaning, the Union consisted of 20 free states and five border states.

  14. 1898

    1. A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

      1. Spanish admiral

        Pascual Cervera y Topete

        Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete was a prominent Spanish naval officer with the rank of Almirante (admiral) who served in a number of high positions within the Spanish Navy and had fought in several wars during the 19th century. Having served in Morocco, the Philippines, and Cuba, he went on to be Spain's naval minister, chief of naval staff, naval attaché in London, the captain of several warships, and most notably, commander of the Cuba Squadron during the Spanish–American War. Although he believed that the Spanish Navy was suffering from multiple problems and that there was no chance for victory over the United States Navy, Cervera took command of the squadron and fought in a last stand during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

      2. US naval officer

        William T. Sampson

        William Thomas Sampson was a United States Navy rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.

      3. Naval battle near Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War

        Battle of Santiago de Cuba

        The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a decisive naval engagement that occurred on July 3, 1898 between an American fleet, led by William T. Sampson and Winfield Scott Schley, against a Spanish fleet led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, which occurred during the Spanish–American War. The significantly more powerful US Navy squadron, consisting of four battleships and two armored cruisers, decisively defeated an outgunned squadron of the Royal Spanish Navy, which consisted of four armored cruisers and two destroyers. All of the Spanish ships were sunk and no American ship was lost. The crushing loss sealed American victory in the Cuban theater of the war ensuring the independence of Cuba from Spanish rule.

  15. 1890

    1. Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.

      1. U.S. state

        Idaho

        Idaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of 83,570 square miles (216,400 km2), Idaho is the 14th largest state by land area, but with a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the 13th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states.

      2. Constituent political entity of the United States

        U.S. state

        In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders.

  16. 1886

    1. Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.

      1. Automotive and engine designer and manufacturer (1844–1929)

        Carl Benz

        Carl Friedrich Benz, sometimes also Karl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and first car put into series production. He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886.

      2. Vehicle widely regarded as the first automobile

        Benz Patent-Motorwagen

        The Benz Patent-Motorwagen, built in 1885 by the German Carl Benz, is widely regarded as the world's first practical modern automobile and was the first car put into series production. It was patented and unveiled in 1886. The original cost of the vehicle in 1886 was 600 imperial German marks, approximately 150 US dollars.

    2. The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.

      1. Defunct American newspaper

        New-York Tribune

        The New-York Tribune was an American newspaper founded in 1841 by editor Horace Greeley. It bore the moniker New-York Daily Tribune from 1842 to 1866 before returning to its original name. From the 1840s through the 1860s it was the dominant newspaper first of the American Whig Party, then of the Republican Party. The paper achieved a circulation of approximately 200,000 in the 1850s, making it the largest daily paper in New York City at the time. The Tribune's editorials were widely read, shared, and copied in other city newspapers, helping to shape national opinion. It was one of the first papers in the north to send reporters, correspondents, and illustrators to cover the campaigns of the American Civil War. It continued as an independent daily newspaper until 1924, when it merged with the New York Herald. The resulting New York Herald Tribune remained in publication until 1966.

      2. Printing machine used in hot type

        Linotype machine

        The Linotype machine is a "line casting" machine used in printing; manufactured and sold by the former Mergenthaler Linotype Company and related companies. It was a hot metal typesetting system that cast lines of metal type for individual uses. Linotype became one of the mainstay methods to set type, especially small-size body text, for newspapers, magazines, and posters from the late 19th century to the 1970s and 1980s, when it was largely replaced by phototypesetting and digital typesetting. The name of the machine comes from the fact that it produces an entire line of metal type at once, hence a line-o'-type. It was a significant improvement over the previous industry standard of manual, letter-by-letter typesetting using a composing stick and shallow subdivided trays, called "cases".

      3. Composition of text by means of arranging physical types or digital equivalents

        Typesetting

        Typesetting is the composition of text by means of arranging physical type in mechanical systems or glyphs in digital systems representing characters. Stored types are retrieved and ordered according to a language's orthography for visual display. Typesetting requires one or more fonts. One significant effect of typesetting was that authorship of works could be spotted more easily, making it difficult for copiers who have not gained permission.

  17. 1884

    1. Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.

      1. American publishing and financial information company

        Dow Jones & Company

        Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is an American publishing firm owned by News Corp and led by CEO Almar Latour.

  18. 1866

    1. Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgrätz, enabling Prussia to exclude Austria from German affairs.

      1. Conflict between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire (1866)

        Austro-Prussian War

        The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as Deutscher Krieg, Deutscher Bruderkrieg and by a variety of other names, was fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation. Prussia had also allied with the Kingdom of Italy, linking this conflict to the Third Independence War of Italian unification. The Austro-Prussian War was part of the wider rivalry between Austria and Prussia, and resulted in Prussian dominance over the German states.

      2. Decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War

        Battle of Königgrätz

        The Battle of Königgrätz was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. It took place on 3 July 1866, near the Bohemian city of Hradec Králové and village of Sadová, now in the Czech Republic.

  19. 1863

    1. Pickett's Charge, a futile Confederate infantry assault against Union Army positions, occurred during the final day of fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg, marking a turning point in the American Civil War.

      1. Confederate infantry assault during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War

        Pickett's Charge

        Pickett's Charge, also known as the Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble Charge, was an infantry assault ordered by Confederate General Robert E. Lee against Major General George G. Meade's Union positions on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the Civil War. Confederate troops made a frontal assault towards the center of Union lines, ultimately being repulsed with heavy casualties. Suffering from a lack of preparation and problems from the onset, the attack was a costly mistake that decisively ended Lee's invasion of the north and forced a retreat back to Virginia.

      2. Southern army in the American Civil War

        Confederate States Army

        The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces in order to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold the institution of slavery. On February 28, 1861, the Provisional Confederate Congress established a provisional volunteer army and gave control over military operations and authority for mustering state forces and volunteers to the newly chosen Confederate president, Jefferson Davis. Davis was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, and colonel of a volunteer regiment during the Mexican–American War. He had also been a United States senator from Mississippi and U.S. Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. On March 1, 1861, on behalf of the Confederate government, Davis assumed control of the military situation at Charleston, South Carolina, where South Carolina state militia besieged Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, held by a small U.S. Army garrison. By March 1861, the Provisional Confederate Congress expanded the provisional forces and established a more permanent Confederate States Army.

      3. Land force that fought for the Union (the north) during the American Civil War

        Union Army

        During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to the preservation of the United States as a working, viable republic.

      4. Battle of the American Civil War (1863)

        Battle of Gettysburg

        The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the battle, Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee's invasion of the North. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point due to the Union's decisive victory and concurrence with the Siege of Vicksburg.

      5. 1861–1865 conflict in the United States

        American Civil War

        The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy, the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction.

    2. American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.

      1. 1861–1865 conflict in the United States

        American Civil War

        The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy, the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction.

      2. Battle of the American Civil War (1863)

        Battle of Gettysburg

        The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the battle, Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee's invasion of the North. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point due to the Union's decisive victory and concurrence with the Siege of Vicksburg.

      3. Confederate infantry assault during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War

        Pickett's Charge

        Pickett's Charge, also known as the Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble Charge, was an infantry assault ordered by Confederate General Robert E. Lee against Major General George G. Meade's Union positions on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the Civil War. Confederate troops made a frontal assault towards the center of Union lines, ultimately being repulsed with heavy casualties. Suffering from a lack of preparation and problems from the onset, the attack was a costly mistake that decisively ended Lee's invasion of the north and forced a retreat back to Virginia.

  20. 1852

    1. Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in San Francisco.

      1. United States historic place

        San Francisco Mint

        The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint. Opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California Gold Rush, in twenty years its operations exceeded the capacity of the first building. It moved into a new one in 1874, now known as the Old San Francisco Mint. In 1937 Mint operations moved into a third building, the current one, completed that year.

      2. Consolidated city and county in California, United States

        San Francisco

        San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of 46.9 square miles, at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 331 U.S. cities proper with more than 100,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income and fifth by aggregate income as of 2019. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include SF, San Fran, The City, Frisco, and Baghdad by the Bay.

  21. 1849

    1. France invades the Roman Republic and restores the Papal States.

      1. Two-month republican government in the Papal States

        Roman Republic (1849)

        The Roman Republic was a short-lived state declared on 9 February 1849, when the government of the Papal States was temporarily replaced by a republican government due to Pope Pius IX's departure to Gaeta. The republic was led by Carlo Armellini, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Aurelio Saffi. Together they formed a triumvirate, a reflection of a form of government during the first century BC crisis of the Roman Republic.

      2. Catholic state in Italy (756–1870)

        Papal States

        The Papal States, officially the State of the Church, were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope from 756 until 1870. They were among the major states of Italy from the 8th century until the unification of Italy, between 1859 and 1870.

  22. 1848

    1. Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in the Danish West Indies.

      1. Danish colonial governor

        Peter von Scholten

        Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848.

  23. 1839

    1. The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State University, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with three students.

      1. Educational institution to train teachers

        Normal school

        A normal school or normal college is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. In the 19th century in the United States, instruction in normal schools was at the high school level, turning out primary school teachers. Most such schools now called teacher training colleges or teachers' colleges, currently require a high school diploma for entry, and may be part of a comprehensive university. Normal schools in the United States, Canada and Argentina trained teachers for primary schools, while in Europe, the equivalent colleges typically educated teachers for primary schools and later extended the curriculum to cover secondary schools also.

      2. Public university in Massachusetts, U.S.

        Framingham State University

        Framingham State University (Framingham State or FSU) is a public university in Framingham, Massachusetts. It offers undergraduate programs as well as graduate programs, including MBA, MEd, and MS.

      3. Town in Massachusetts, United States

        Lexington, Massachusetts

        Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was first settled by Europeans in 1641 as a farming community. Lexington is well known as the site of the first shots of the American Revolutionary War, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775, where the "Shot heard 'round the world" took place. It is home to Minute Man National Historical Park.

  24. 1819

    1. The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.

      1. First savings bank in New York City (1819–1982)

        The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York

        The Bank for Savings in the City of New York (1819–1982) was one of the earliest banks in the United States and the first savings bank in New York City. Founded in 1816, it was first advertised as "a bank for the poor". It was merged with the Buffalo Savings Bank in 1982. It failed in 1991 and is no longer in existence.

  25. 1778

    1. American Revolutionary War: Loyalists and Iroquois killed over 300 Patriots at the Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania.

      1. 1775–1783 war of independence

        American Revolutionary War

        The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.

      2. Colonists loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution

        Loyalist (American Revolution)

        Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as Tories, Royalists or King's Men at the time. They were opposed by the Patriots, who supported the revolution, and called them "persons inimical to the liberties of America."

      3. Indigenous confederacy in North America

        Iroquois

        The Iroquois, officially the Haudenosaunee, are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of First Nations peoples in northeast North America/Turtle Island. They were known during the colonial years to the French as the Iroquois League, and later as the Iroquois Confederacy. The English called them the Five Nations, comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. After 1722, the Iroquoian-speaking Tuscarora people from the southeast were accepted into the confederacy, which became known as the Six Nations.

      4. Colonists who rejected British rule

        Patriot (American Revolution)

        Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs, were the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution, and declared the United States of America an independent nation in July 1776. Their decision was based on the political philosophy of republicanism—as expressed by such spokesmen as Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Thomas Paine. They were opposed by the Loyalists, who supported continued British rule.

      5. 1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War

        Battle of Wyoming

        The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militiamen and a mixed force of Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois raiders. The clash took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778, in Exeter and Wyoming, Pennsylvania. More than 300 Patriots were killed in the battle. After the battle, Patriot settlers claimed that the Iroquois raiders had hunted and killed fleeing Patriots, and had then ritually tortured 30 to 40 who had surrendered until they died. In the massacre that followed, which was committed entirely by the Iroquois raiders, 360 American men, women, and children died, and many who escaped to the forests subsequently expired of starvation or exposure.

    2. American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.

      1. 1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War

        Battle of Wyoming

        The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militiamen and a mixed force of Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois raiders. The clash took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778, in Exeter and Wyoming, Pennsylvania. More than 300 Patriots were killed in the battle. After the battle, Patriot settlers claimed that the Iroquois raiders had hunted and killed fleeing Patriots, and had then ritually tortured 30 to 40 who had surrendered until they died. In the massacre that followed, which was committed entirely by the Iroquois raiders, 360 American men, women, and children died, and many who escaped to the forests subsequently expired of starvation or exposure.

  26. 1775

    1. American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

      1. 1775–1783 war of independence

        American Revolutionary War

        The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.

      2. President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

        George Washington

        George Washington was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the "Father of his Country" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country.

      3. Colonial army during the American Revolutionary War

        Continental Army

        The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was established by a resolution of Congress on June 14, 1775. The Continental Army was created to coordinate military efforts of the Colonies in their war for independence against the British, who sought to keep their American lands under control. General George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the army throughout the war.

      4. City in Eastern Massachusetts

        Cambridge, Massachusetts

        Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Part of the Boston metropolitan area, at the 2020 U.S. Census the city's population was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. It is one of two de jure county seats of Middlesex County, although the county's executive government was abolished in 1997. Situated directly north of Boston, across the Charles River, it was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, once also an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders.

  27. 1767

    1. Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.

      1. Only inhabited island in the Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territories

        Pitcairn Island

        Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited island of the Pitcairn Islands, of which many inhabitants are descendants of mutineers of HMS Bounty.

      2. Officer cadet

        Midshipman

        A midshipman is an officer of the lowest rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Canada, Australia, Bangladesh, Namibia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Kenya.

      3. 18th-century British naval officer and explorer

        Philip Carteret

        Rear-Admiral Philip Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in two of the Royal Navy's circumnavigation expeditions in 1764–66 and 1766–69.

    2. Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.

      1. Norwegian newspaper

        Adresseavisen

        Adresseavisen is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. The paper has been in circulation since 1767 and is one of the oldest newspapers after Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler which was launched in 1763.

  28. 1754

    1. French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his career.

      1. North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War

        French and Indian War

        The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the start of the war, the French colonies had a population of roughly 60,000 settlers, compared with 2 million in the British colonies. The outnumbered French particularly depended on their native allies.

      2. President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

        George Washington

        George Washington was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the "Father of his Country" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country.

      3. Battle site of the Battle of Fort Necessity (1754)

        Fort Necessity National Battlefield

        Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a National Battlefield in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, which preserves the site of the Battle of Fort Necessity. The battle, which took place on July 3, 1754, was an early battle of the French and Indian War, and resulted in the surrender of British colonial forces under Colonel George Washington, to the French and Indians, under Louis Coulon de Villiers.

      4. Early battle in the French and Indian War

        Battle of Fort Necessity

        The Battle of Fort Necessity, also known as the Battle of the Great Meadows, took place on July 3, 1754, in what is now Farmington in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The engagement, along with the May 28 skirmish known as the Battle of Jumonville Glen, was George Washington's first military experience. The Battle of Fort Necessity began the French and Indian War, which later spiraled into the global conflict known as the Seven Years' War. Washington built Fort Necessity on an alpine meadow west of the summit of a pass through the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. Another pass nearby leads to Confluence, Pennsylvania; to the west, Nemacolin's Trail begins its descent to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and other parts of Fayette County along the relatively low altitudes of the Allegheny Plateau.

    2. French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.

      1. North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War

        French and Indian War

        The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the start of the war, the French colonies had a population of roughly 60,000 settlers, compared with 2 million in the British colonies. The outnumbered French particularly depended on their native allies.

      2. President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

        George Washington

        George Washington was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the "Father of his Country" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country.

      3. Early battle in the French and Indian War

        Battle of Fort Necessity

        The Battle of Fort Necessity, also known as the Battle of the Great Meadows, took place on July 3, 1754, in what is now Farmington in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The engagement, along with the May 28 skirmish known as the Battle of Jumonville Glen, was George Washington's first military experience. The Battle of Fort Necessity began the French and Indian War, which later spiraled into the global conflict known as the Seven Years' War. Washington built Fort Necessity on an alpine meadow west of the summit of a pass through the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. Another pass nearby leads to Confluence, Pennsylvania; to the west, Nemacolin's Trail begins its descent to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and other parts of Fayette County along the relatively low altitudes of the Allegheny Plateau.

      4. Aspect of French history

        Military history of France

        The military history of France encompasses an immense panorama of conflicts and struggles extending for more than 2,000 years across areas including modern France, Europe, and a variety of regions throughout the world.

  29. 1608

    1. Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.

      1. Provincial capital of Quebec, Canada

        Quebec City

        Quebec City, officially Québec, is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the eleventh-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the second-largest city in the province after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters.

      2. French explorer of North America (1567–1635)

        Samuel de Champlain

        Samuel de Champlain was a French colonist, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He made between 21 and 29 trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and founded Quebec, and New France, on 3 July 1608. An important figure in Canadian history, Champlain created the first accurate coastal map during his explorations, and founded various colonial settlements.

  30. 1035

    1. William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigns until 1087.

      1. King of England, Duke of Normandy (c. 1028 – 1087)

        William the Conqueror

        William I, usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle to establish his throne, his hold on Normandy was secure. In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading an army of Normans to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands, and by difficulties with his eldest son, Robert Curthose.

      2. Medieval ruler of the Duchy of Normandy

        Duke of Normandy

        In the Middle Ages, the duke of Normandy was the ruler of the Duchy of Normandy in north-western France. The duchy arose out of a grant of land to the Viking leader Rollo by the French king Charles III in 911. In 924 and again in 933, Normandy was expanded by royal grant. Rollo's male-line descendants continued to rule it until 1135. In 1202 the French king Philip II declared Normandy a forfeited fief and by 1204 his army had conquered it. It remained a French royal province thereafter, still called the Duchy of Normandy, but only occasionally granted to a duke of the royal house as an apanage.

  31. 987

    1. Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792.

      1. King of the Franks, Founder of the Capetian Dynasty

        Hugh Capet

        Hugh Capet was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as the successor of the last Carolingian king, Louis V. Hugh was descended from Charlemagne's sons Louis the Pious and Pepin of Italy through his mother and paternal grandmother, respectively, and was also a nephew of Otto the Great.

      2. European royal house of French origin

        Capetian dynasty

        The Capetian dynasty, also known as the House of France, is a dynasty of Frankish origin, and a branch of the Robertians. It is among the largest and oldest royal houses in Europe and the world, and consists of Hugh Capet, the founder of the dynasty, and his male-line descendants, who ruled in France without interruption from 987 to 1792, and again from 1814 to 1848. The senior line ruled in France as the House of Capet from the election of Hugh Capet in 987 until the death of Charles IV in 1328. That line was succeeded by cadet branches, the Houses of Valois and then Bourbon, which ruled without interruption until the French Revolution abolished the monarchy in 1792. The Bourbons were restored in 1814 in the aftermath of Napoleon's defeat, but had to vacate the throne again in 1830 in favor of the last Capetian monarch of France, Louis Philippe I, who belonged to the House of Orléans. Cadet branches of the Capetian House of Bourbon house are still ruling over Spain and Luxembourg.

      3. Revolution in France from 1789 to 1799

        French Revolution

        The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while phrases like liberté, égalité, fraternité reappeared in other revolts, such as the 1917 Russian Revolution, and inspired campaigns for the abolition of slavery and universal suffrage. The values and institutions it created dominate French politics to this day.

      4. Calendar year

        1792

        1792 (MDCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1792nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 792nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 92nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1792, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

  32. 324

    1. Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: Roman emperor Constantine the Great defeated his former colleague Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople.

      1. Conflict between Roman co-emperors from 306 to 324 AD

        Civil wars of the Tetrarchy

        The Civil Wars of the Tetrarchy were a series of conflicts between the co-emperors of the Roman Empire, starting in 306 AD with the usurpation of Maxentius and the defeat of Severus and ending with the defeat of Licinius at the hands of Constantine I in 324 AD.

      2. Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity

        Constantine the Great

        Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, and the first to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterranea, he was the son of Flavius Constantius, a Roman army officer of Illyrian origin who had been one of the four rulers of the Tetrarchy. His mother, Helena, was a Greek Christian of low birth. She was a saint and is attributed with the conversion of her son. Constantine served with distinction under the Roman emperors Diocletian and Galerius. He began his career by campaigning in the eastern provinces before being recalled in the west to fight alongside his father in Britain. After his father's death in 306, Constantine became emperor. He was acclaimed by his army at Eboracum, and eventually emerged victorious in the civil wars against emperors Maxentius and Licinius to become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire by 324.

      3. Roman emperor from 308 to 324

        Licinius

        Valerius Licinianus Licinius was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan, AD 313, that granted official toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire. He was finally defeated at the Battle of Chrysopolis, and was later executed on the orders of Constantine I.

      4. Battle between Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius (324 AD)

        Battle of Adrianople (324)

        The Battle of Adrianople was fought in Thrace on July 3, 324, during a Roman civil war, the second to be waged between the two emperors Constantine I and Licinius. Licinius was soundly defeated, his army suffering heavy casualties as a result. Constantine built up military momentum, winning further battles on land and sea, eventually leading to the final defeat of Licinius at Chrysopolis.

    2. Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.

      1. Battle between Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius (324 AD)

        Battle of Adrianople (324)

        The Battle of Adrianople was fought in Thrace on July 3, 324, during a Roman civil war, the second to be waged between the two emperors Constantine I and Licinius. Licinius was soundly defeated, his army suffering heavy casualties as a result. Constantine built up military momentum, winning further battles on land and sea, eventually leading to the final defeat of Licinius at Chrysopolis.

      2. Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity

        Constantine the Great

        Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, and the first to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterranea, he was the son of Flavius Constantius, a Roman army officer of Illyrian origin who had been one of the four rulers of the Tetrarchy. His mother, Helena, was a Greek Christian of low birth. She was a saint and is attributed with the conversion of her son. Constantine served with distinction under the Roman emperors Diocletian and Galerius. He began his career by campaigning in the eastern provinces before being recalled in the west to fight alongside his father in Britain. After his father's death in 306, Constantine became emperor. He was acclaimed by his army at Eboracum, and eventually emerged victorious in the civil wars against emperors Maxentius and Licinius to become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire by 324.

      3. Roman emperor from 308 to 324

        Licinius

        Valerius Licinianus Licinius was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan, AD 313, that granted official toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire. He was finally defeated at the Battle of Chrysopolis, and was later executed on the orders of Constantine I.

      4. Ancient Greek city, forerunner of Constantinople

        Byzantium

        Byzantium or Byzantion was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. The Greek name Byzantion and its Latinization Byzantium continued to be used as a name of Constantinople sporadically and to varying degrees during the thousand year existence of the Byzantine Empire. Byzantium was colonized by Greeks from Megara in the 7th century BC and remained primarily Greek-speaking until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in AD 1453.

Births & Deaths

  1. 2020

    1. Saroj Khan, Indian dance choreographer (b. 1948) deaths

      1. Indian dancer and choreographer (1948–2020)

        Saroj Khan

        Saroj Khan was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema. She was born in Bombay State, India. She was best known for the dance form mujra and the first woman choreographer in Bollywood. With a career spanning over forty years, she choreographed more than 3000 songs. She died on 3 July 2020 of a sudden cardiac arrest.

  2. 2015

    1. Diana Douglas, British-American actress (b. 1923) deaths

      1. American actress (1923–2015)

        Diana Douglas

        Diana Love Webster was an American actress who was known for her marriage to actor Kirk Douglas from 1943 until their divorce in 1951. She was the mother of Michael and Joel Douglas.

    2. Boyd K. Packer, American religious leader and educator (b. 1924) deaths

      1. American religious leader in the LDS Church

        Boyd K. Packer

        Boyd Kenneth Packer was an American religious leader and educator who served as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2008 until his death. He also served as the quorum's acting president from 1994 to 2008, and was an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve from 1970 until his death. He served as a general authority of the church from 1961 until his death.

    3. Wayne Townsend, American farmer and politician (b. 1926) deaths

      1. American politician

        Wayne Townsend

        W. Wayne Townsend was an American politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. A Democrat, he was his party's gubernatorial nominee in 1984. Townsend was defeated by the incumbent Republican Governor Robert D. Orr.

    4. Phil Walsh, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1960) deaths

      1. Australian rules footballer and coach

        Phil Walsh (Australian footballer)

        Phillip Walsh was an Australian rules footballer and coach. Walsh played for Collingwood, Richmond and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1983 and 1990. Upon ending his playing career, Walsh held assistant coaching roles at Geelong, West Coast and Port Adelaide before being appointed as the head coach of the Adelaide Football Club for a three-season contract beginning in 2015.

  3. 2014

    1. Jini Dellaccio, American photographer (b. 1917) deaths

      1. American photographer

        Jini Dellaccio

        Jini Dellaccio was an American photographer best known for her images of rock and pop acts of the 1960s, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Her photographs of the Sonics, the Wailers, Merrilee Rush, the Daily Flash and many others were frequently used for album covers, posters, and publicity stills, and - along with her shots of major acts such as Neil Young, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, and The Who - have been widely reproduced in books, CDs, articles, and gallery exhibitions.

    2. Tim Flood, Irish hurler and coach (b. 1927) deaths

      1. Irish hurler

        Tim Flood (hurler)

        Timothy Flood was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Wexford senior team.

    3. Volkmar Groß, German footballer (b. 1948) deaths

      1. German footballer (1948–2014)

        Volkmar Groß

        Volkmar Groß was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with Hertha BSC, Tennis Borussia Berlin and FC Schalke 04. He represented Germany once in a friendly against Greece. He scored one goal in the Bundesliga from a penalty kick.

    4. Ira Ruskin, American politician (b. 1943) deaths

      1. American politician

        Ira Ruskin

        Ira Ruskin was an American politician from Redwood City, California. A Democrat, he is a former member of the California State Assembly and of Redwood City Council. He and his wife Cheryl resided in Redwood City, California; the couple had no children.

    5. Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (b. 1924) deaths

      1. American writer and activist, Jewish Renewal movement pioneer

        Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

        Meshullam Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, commonly called "Reb Zalman", was one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement and an innovator in ecumenical dialogue.

  4. 2013

    1. Roman Bengez, Slovenian footballer and manager (b. 1964) deaths

      1. Slovenian footballer and manager

        Roman Bengez

        Roman Bengez was a Slovenian footballer and manager.

    2. Francis Ray, American author (b. 1944) deaths

      1. American novelist

        Francis Ray

        Francis Ray was a New York Times and USA Today bestselling African-American writer of romance novels. Her literary fiction series – Taggart and Falcon, the Invincible Women, Grayson Family of New Mexico, and Grayson Friends – consistently made bestsellers' lists. She lived in Dallas, Texas.

    3. PJ Torokvei, Canadian actress and screenwriter (b. 1951) deaths

      1. PJ Torokvei

        PJ Torokvei was a Canadian screenwriter, actor, and television producer. A trans woman, her professional credits are generally under her deadname. In 2001, she announced to friends and family her intention to transition from her sex assigned at birth and undergo sex reassignment surgery.

    4. Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1942) deaths

      1. Prime Minister of Romania (1942–2013)

        Radu Vasile

        Radu Vasile was a Romanian politician, historian, and poet.

      2. Head of the Government of Romania

        Prime Minister of Romania

        The prime minister of Romania, officially the prime minister of the Government of Romania, is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was styled President of the Council of Ministers, when the term "Government" included more than the Cabinet, and the Cabinet was called the Council of Ministers. The title was officially changed to Prime Minister by the 1965 Constitution of Romania during the communist regime.

    5. Bernard Vitet, French trumpet player and composer (b. 1934) deaths

      1. Bernard Vitet

        Bernard Vitet was a French trumpeter, multi-instrumentist and composer, co-founder of the first free jazz band in France (1964) together with François Tusques, Michel Portal Unit (1972) and Un Drame Musical Instantané with Jean-Jacques Birgé and Francis Gorgé in 1976.

    6. Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1948) deaths

      1. Snoo Wilson

        Andrew James Wilson, better known as Snoo Wilson, was an English playwright, screenwriter and director. His early plays such as Blow-Job (1971) were overtly political, often combining harsh social comment with comedy. In his later works he moved away from purely political themes, embracing a range of surrealist, magical, philosophical and madcap, darkly comic subjects.

  5. 2012

    1. Nguyễn Hữu Có, Vietnamese general and politician (b. 1925) deaths

      1. Lieutenant General in the army of The Republic of Vietnam

        Nguyễn Hữu Có

        Nguyễn Hữu Có was a South Vietnamese soldier and politician who served in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, rising to the rank of lieutenant general. He was prominent in several coups and juntas in the 1960s.

    2. Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1926) deaths

      1. American actor, television producer, Southern-gospel singer, and writer (1926–2012)

        Andy Griffith

        Andy Samuel Griffith was an American actor, comedian, television producer, southern gospel singer and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, as well as his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) and No Time for Sergeants (1958) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) and Ben Matlock in the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995).

    3. Yvonne B. Miller, American educator and politician (b. 1934) deaths

      1. American politician

        Yvonne B. Miller

        Yvonne Bond Miller was a Virginia educator and American politician who became the first African-American woman to serve in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. A Democrat, in 1983 Miller became the first African-American woman elected to the state house, where she served for four years before winning election to the state Senate, where she consistently won re-election until her death in office. Miller taught in the Norfolk Public schools, and later taught early and childhood education at one of her alma maters, which had become Norfolk State University during her lifetime.

    4. Sergio Pininfarina, Italian engineer and politician (b. 1926) deaths

      1. Italian politician

        Sergio Pininfarina

        Sergio Pininfarina, born Sergio Farina, was an Italian automobile designer and Senator for life.

    5. Richard Alvin Tonry, American lawyer and politician (b. 1935) deaths

      1. American politician

        Richard Alvin Tonry

        Richard Alvin "Rick" Tonry was a Democratic Party politician from New Orleans, Louisiana.

  6. 2011

    1. Ali Bahar, Bahraini singer and guitarist (b. 1960) deaths

      1. Musical artist

        Ali Bahar

        Ali Bahar was a Bahraini singer, guitarist and organ player known for his music band Al Ekhwa. He was nicknamed the "Bob Marley of the Gulf" and has been called as being "the best musician in Bahrain's and Arab’s history". He sang and performed in national concerts and multiple international music festival and was renowned around the gulf especially in Bahrain and Oman.

  7. 2010

    1. Abu Daoud, Palestinian terrorist, planned the Munich massacre (b. 1937) deaths

      1. Palestinian militant; teacher, lawyer

        Abu Daoud

        Mohammad Daoud Oudeh, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Daoud or Abu Dawud was a Palestinian militant, teacher and lawyer known as the planner, architect and mastermind of the Munich massacre. He served in a number of commanding functions in Fatah's armed units in Lebanon and Jordan.

      2. 1972 Summer Olympics murder of Israeli athletes

        Munich massacre

        The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine others hostage. Black September called the operation "Iqrit and Biram", after two Palestinian Christian villages whose inhabitants were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The Black September commander was Luttif Afif, who was also their negotiator. West German neo-Nazis gave the group logistical assistance.

  8. 2009

    1. Alauddin Al-Azad, Bangladeshi author and poet (b.1932) deaths

      1. Alauddin Al-Azad

        Alauddin Al-Azad was a modern Bangladeshi author, novelist, and poet.

    2. John Keel, American journalist and author (b. 1930) deaths

      1. John Keel

        John Alva Keel, born Alva John Kiehle was an American journalist and influential UFOlogist who is best known as author of The Mothman Prophecies.

  9. 2008

    1. Clive Hornby, English actor and drummer (b. 1944) deaths

      1. British actor

        Clive Hornby

        Clive William Hornby was an English actor, best known for his role as Jack Sugden in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He first appeared in the programme in 1980, and remained in the role for 28 years.

    2. Oliver Schroer, Canadian fiddler, composer, and producer (b. 1956) deaths

      1. Musical artist

        Oliver Schroer

        Oliver Schroer was a Canadian fiddler, composer, and music producer.

  10. 2007

    1. Boots Randolph, American saxophonist (b. 1927) deaths

      1. American musician

        Boots Randolph

        Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax". Randolph was a major part of the "Nashville sound" for most of his professional career.

  11. 2006

    1. Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist, developed the OBJ programming language (b. 1941) deaths

      1. American computer scientist

        Joseph Goguen

        Joseph Amadee Goguen was an American computer scientist. He was professor of Computer Science at the University of California and University of Oxford, and held research positions at IBM and SRI International.

      2. OBJ (programming language)

        OBJ is a programming language family introduced by Joseph Goguen in 1976, and further worked on by Jose Meseguer.

  12. 2005

    1. Alberto Lattuada, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1914) deaths

      1. Italian film director

        Alberto Lattuada

        Alberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.

    2. Gaylord Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1916) deaths

      1. American politician and environmentalist (1916–2005)

        Gaylord Nelson

        Gaylord Anton Nelson was an American politician and environmentalist from Wisconsin who served as a United States senator and governor. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the founder of Earth Day, which launched a new wave of environmental activism.

      2. Head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin

        Governor of Wisconsin

        The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wisconsin Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state. Prior to statehood, there were four governors of Wisconsin Territory.

  13. 2004

    1. Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1929) deaths

      1. Soviet cosmonaut (1929–2004)

        Andriyan Nikolayev

        Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash and is considered as the first Turkic person who flew into space.

  14. 2001

    1. Mordecai Richler, Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1931) deaths

      1. Canadian writer (1931-2001)

        Mordecai Richler

        Mordecai Richler was a Canadian writer. His best known works are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1959) and Barney's Version (1997). His 1970 novel St. Urbain's Horseman and 1989 novel Solomon Gursky Was Here. He is also well known for the Jacob Two-Two fantasy series for children. In addition to his fiction, Richler wrote numerous essays about the Jewish community in Canada, and about Canadian and Quebec nationalism. Richler's Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! (1992), a collection of essays about nationalism and anti-Semitism, generated considerable controversy.

    2. Johnny Russell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940) deaths

      1. American singer-songwriter

        Johnny Russell (singer)

        John Bright Russell was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian best known for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965. His songs have been recorded by Burl Ives, Jim Reeves, Jerry Garcia, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Loretta Lynn and Linda Ronstadt.

  15. 1999

    1. Nefisa Berberović, Bosnian tennis player births

      1. Bosnian tennis player

        Nefisa Berberović

        Nefisa Berberović is a Bosnian tennis player.

    2. Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1952) deaths

      1. Indie-rock musician, lead singer for band Morphine

        Mark Sandman

        Mark Sandman was an American singer, songwriter, musical instrument inventor, multi-instrumentalist and comic writer. Sandman possessed a distinctive, deep bass-baritone voice and a mysterious demeanour. He was an indie rock icon and longtime fixture in the Boston/Cambridge music scene, best known as the lead singer and slide bass player of the band Morphine. Sandman was also a member of the blues-rock band Treat Her Right and founder of Hi-n-Dry, a recording studio and independent record label.

    3. Pelageya Polubarinova-Kochina, Russian mathematician (b. 1899) deaths

      1. Russian mathematician

        Pelageya Polubarinova-Kochina

        Pelageya Yakovlevna Polubarinova-Kochina was a Soviet applied mathematician, known for her work on fluid mechanics and hydrodynamics, particularly, the application of Fuchsian equations, as well in the history of mathematics. She was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in 1946 and full member (academician) in 1958.

  16. 1998

    1. Danielle Bunten Berry, American game designer and programmer (b. 1949) deaths

      1. American game designer and programmer

        Danielle Bunten Berry

        Danielle Bunten Berry, formerly known as Dan Bunten, was an American game designer and programmer, known for the 1983 game M.U.L.E., one of the first influential multiplayer video games, and 1984's The Seven Cities of Gold.

  17. 1995

    1. Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (b. 1928) deaths

      1. American tennis player (1928–1995)

        Pancho Gonzales

        Ricardo Alonso "Pancho" González, known sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He won 15 major singles titles, including two U.S. National Singles Championships in 1948 and 1949, and 13 Professional Grand Slam titles. He also won three Tournament of Champions professional events in 1957, 1958, and 1959. He was ranked world amateur No. 1 in 1948 by Ned Potter and in 1949 by Potter and John Olliff. Gonzales was a prominent professional champion in the 1950s and 1960s, winning world professional championship tours between 1954 and 1961; he was ranked world No. 1 professional in some rankings between 1952 and 1961.

    2. Eddie Mazur, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929) deaths

      1. Canadian ice hockey player

        Eddie Mazur

        Edward Joseph "Spider" Mazur was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks between 1951 and 1956. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1966, was spent in the minor leagues.

  18. 1994

    1. Lew Hoad, Australian tennis player and coach (b. 1934) deaths

      1. Australian tennis player

        Lew Hoad

        Lewis Alan Hoad was an Australian tennis player whose career ran from 1950 to 1973. Hoad won four Major singles tournaments as an amateur. He was a member of the Australian team that won the Davis Cup four times between 1952 and 1956. Hoad turned professional in July 1957. He won the Kooyong Tournament of Champions in 1958 and the Forest Hills Tournament of Champions in 1959. He won the Ampol Open Trophy world series of tournaments in 1959, which included the Kooyong tournament that concluded in early January 1960. Hoad's men's singles tournament victories spanned from 1951 to 1971.

  19. 1993

    1. Don Drysdale, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1936) deaths

      1. American baseball player and broadcaster (1936–1993)

        Don Drysdale

        Donald Scott Drysdale was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. A right-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers for his entire career in Major League Baseball, Drysdale was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.

  20. 1992

    1. Crystal Dunn, American footballer births

      1. American soccer player

        Crystal Dunn

        Crystal Alyssia Soubrier is an American soccer player for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team. She first appeared for the United States national team during an international friendly against Scotland on February 13, 2013. She has since made more than 100 total appearances for the team.

  21. 1991

    1. Alison Howie, Scottish field hockey player births

      1. Scottish field hockey player

        Alison Howie

        Alison Howie is a Scottish female field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Scotland women's national field hockey team. She has represented Scotland in few international competitions including the 2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, 2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

    2. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russian tennis player births

      1. Russian tennis player

        Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

        Anastasia Sergeyevna "Nastia" Pavlyuchenkova is an inactive Russian professional tennis player. A junior prodigy, Pavlyuchenkova won three junior Grand Slam titles and became the junior world No. 1, in January 2006, at the age of 14. She continued her success after turning professional, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 on 8 November 2021.

  22. 1990

    1. Nathan Gardner, Australian rugby league player births

      1. Australian rugby league footballer

        Nathan Gardner

        Nathan Gardner, also known by the nickname of "Gards", is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He has played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, usually as a fullback, but also as a wing. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels Toyota Cup (Under-20s) team and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He made his National Rugby League (NRL) premiership début in the 2010 season against the Penrith Panthers.

    2. Bobby Hopkinson, English footballer births

      1. English footballer

        Bobby Hopkinson

        Bobby Thomas Hopkinson is a professional English footballer.

    3. Lucas Mendes, Brazilian footballer births

      1. Brazilian footballer

        Lucas Mendes (footballer, born 1990)

        Lucas Michel Mendes is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back but can also play as left back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah.

    4. Alison Riske-Amritraj, American tennis player births

      1. American tennis player

        Alison Riske-Amritraj

        Alison Riske-Amritraj is an American professional tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 2019 and won her first WTA Tour title in October 2014 at the Tianjin Open.

  23. 1989

    1. Mitchell Dodds, Australian rugby league player births

      1. Australian rugby league footballer

        Mitchell Dodds

        Mitchell Dodds is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.

    2. Elle King, American singer, songwriter, and actress births

      1. American singer and musician

        Elle King

        Tanner Elle Schneider, known professionally as Elle King, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Her musical style encompasses country, soul, rock and blues.

    3. Jim Backus, American actor and voice artist (b. 1913) deaths

      1. American actor (1913–1989)

        Jim Backus

        James Gilmore Backus was an American actor. Among his most famous roles were Thurston Howell III on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island, the father of James Dean's character in Rebel Without a Cause, the voice of the nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of The Alan Young Show, and Joan Davis' character's husband on TV's I Married Joan. He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot Off the Wire.

  24. 1988

    1. Winston Reid, New Zealand-Danish footballer births

      1. New Zealand association football player

        Winston Reid

        Winston Wiremu Reid is a New Zealand professional footballer who last played as a defender for Premier League club West Ham United. He captained the New Zealand national team. He has also played for Midtjylland with loan periods at Sporting Kansas City and Brentford.

    2. Vladislav Sesganov, Russian figure skater births

      1. Russian figure skater

        Vladislav Sesganov

        Vladislav Dmitriyevich Sezganov or Sesganov is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2012 Golden Spin of Zagreb and 2011 Gardena Spring Trophy champion.

    3. James Troisi, Australian footballer births

      1. Australian soccer player

        James Troisi

        James Troisi is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Western United.

  25. 1987

    1. Sebastian Vettel, German race car driver births

      1. German racing driver (born 1987)

        Sebastian Vettel

        Sebastian Vettel is a German racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2022 for BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari, and Aston Martin. Vettel is one of the most successful drivers in Formula One history and has won four World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2010 to 2013. Vettel holds the record for being the youngest World Champion in Formula One. He also has the third-most race victories (53) and podium finishes (122), and fourth-most pole positions (57).

  26. 1986

    1. Marco Antônio de Mattos Filho, Brazilian footballer births

      1. Brazilian footballer

        Marquinho (footballer, born July 1986)

        Marco Antonio de Mattos Filho, commonly known as Marquinho, is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly an attacking midfielder who plays for Figueirense, he can also play as a left wingback.

    2. Kisenosato Yutaka, Japanese sumo wrestler births

      1. Japanese sumo wrestler

        Kisenosato Yutaka

        Kisenosato Yutaka born July 3, 1986, as Yutaka Hagiwara is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Ibaraki. He made his professional debut in 2002, and reached the top makuuchi division in 2004 at the age of just 18. After many years in the junior san'yaku ranks, he reached the second highest rank of ōzeki in January 2012. He earned three kinboshi or gold stars by defeating yokozuna in his career leading up to ōzeki and nine special prizes. He scored more than 20 double-digit winning records at the ōzeki rank. In 2016, he secured the most wins in the calendar year, the first wrestler to do so without winning a tournament in that year.

    3. Rudy Vallée, American singer, saxophonist, and actor (b. 1901) deaths

      1. American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer (1901–1986)

        Rudy Vallée

        Hubert Prior Vallée, known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.

  27. 1985

    1. Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1893) deaths

      1. Frank J. Selke

        Francis Joseph Aloysius Selke was a Canadian professional ice hockey executive in the National Hockey League. He was a nine-time Stanley Cup champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens and a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.

  28. 1984

    1. Manny Lawson, American football player births

      1. American football player (born 1984)

        Manny Lawson

        Manny Lawson is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football at North Carolina State, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Lawson also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills.

    2. Churandy Martina, Dutch sprinter births

      1. Dutch sprinter (born 1984)

        Churandy Martina

        Churandy Thomas Martina is a Dutch sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. Previously, he represented the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution in 2010. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.91 seconds, a Dutch record, achieved in a 2012 London Olympic Games semi-final. In addition, he holds the 200 metres national record with a time of 19.81 seconds, achieved at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. He originally finished second in the 200 m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing but was disqualified due to a lane violation.

    3. Corey Sevier, Canadian actor and producer births

      1. Canadian actor

        Corey Sevier

        Corey Daniel Sevier is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his role on the Fox television series North Shore as Gabriel McKay and as Timmy Cabot in Lassie.

  29. 1983

    1. Edinson Vólquez, Dominican baseball player births

      1. Dominican baseball player (born 1983)

        Edinson Vólquez

        Edinson Vólquez is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and Miami Marlins.

  30. 1981

    1. Ross Martin, American actor and director (b. 1920) deaths

      1. American actor

        Ross Martin

        Ross Martin was an American radio, voice, stage, film and television actor. Martin was best known for portraying Artemus Gordon on the CBS Western series The Wild Wild West, which aired from 1965 to 1969. He was the voice of Doctor Paul Williams in 1972's Sealab 2020, additional characters in 1973's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and additional character voices in 1978's Jana of the Jungle.

  31. 1980

    1. Mazharul Haque, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2013) births

      1. Bangladeshi cricketer

        Mazharul Haque

        Mohammad Mazharul Haque Chowdhuri was a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one One Day International in 2002. He was born in Narayanganj, Dhaka.

    2. Roland Schoeman, South African swimmer births

      1. South African American swimmer

        Roland Schoeman

        Roland Mark Schoeman OIS is a South African American swimmer and was a member of the South African swimming team at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. In May 2022, he officially became United States citizen.

    3. Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketer births

      1. Indian cricketer and politician

        Harbhajan Singh

        Harbhajan Singh is a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha and an Indian retired cricketer and cricket commentator, who played for the Indian national cricket team from 1998 - 2016. Singh was a right-arm spin bowler. In Indian domestic cricket he played for Punjab cricket team, in IPL for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders franchise.

  32. 1979

    1. Jamie Grove, English cricketer births

      1. English cricketer

        Jamie Grove

        Jamie Oliver Grove is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Essex, Somerset and Leicestershire during his career which spanned from 1998 to 2003.

    2. Louis Durey, French pianist and composer (b. 1888) deaths

      1. French composer

        Louis Durey

        Louis Edmond Durey was a French composer.

  33. 1978

    1. Mizuki Noguchi, Japanese runner births

      1. Japanese marathon runner

        Mizuki Noguchi

        Mizuki Noguchi is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance.

    2. James Daly, American actor (b. 1918) deaths

      1. American actor

        James Daly (actor)

        James Firman Daly was an American theater, film, and television actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Paul Lochner in the hospital drama series Medical Center, in which he played Chad Everett's superior.

  34. 1977

    1. David Bowens, American football player births

      1. American football player (born 1977)

        David Bowens

        David Walter Bowens is a former American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan.

    2. Alexander Volkov, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1891) deaths

      1. Soviet writer

        Alexander Volkov (writer)

        Alexander Melentyevich Volkov was a Soviet novelist, playwright, university lecturer. Аuthor of novels, short stories, plays and poems for children, mostly remembered for the Magic Land series of books, based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

  35. 1976

    1. Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011) births

      1. Canadian ice hockey player

        Wade Belak

        Wade William Belak was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman. He was drafted 12th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, and the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). Belak was best known for his role as an enforcer.

    2. Henry Olonga, Zimbabwean cricketer and sportscaster births

      1. Former Zimbabwean cricketer

        Henry Olonga

        Henry Khaaba Olonga is a Zimbabwean former cricketer, who played Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket for Zimbabwe. In domestic first-class cricket in Zimbabwe, Olonga played for Matabeleland, Mashonaland and Manicaland. When he made his Test debut in January 1995, he was the first black cricketer and the youngest person to play for Zimbabwe. He was a regular member of the Zimbabwe team from 1998 to 2003. He featured in three World Cup tournaments in 1996, 1999 and 2003. During his playing days, he formed a rivalry against former Indian veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar whenever Zimbabwe and India played against each other in international cricket. He was also regarded as Zimbabwe cricket's poster boy.

    3. Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian-American mixed martial artist births

      1. Brazilian mixed martial artist

        Wanderlei Silva

        Wanderlei César da Silva is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American-based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the record for the most wins, knockouts, title defenses and longest winning streak in PRIDE history. He is the former PRIDE Middleweight Champion and the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion. He most recently competed for Bellator MMA in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.

    4. Bobby Skinstad, Zimbabwean-South African rugby union player births

      1. Rugby player

        Bobby Skinstad

        Robert Brian Skinstad is a former rugby union professional player who has represented the South African national team, the Springboks. He played in the positions of flanker and number eight.

  36. 1974

    1. John Crowe Ransom, American poet and critic (b. 1888) deaths

      1. American writer and literary critic

        John Crowe Ransom

        John Crowe Ransom was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism. As a faculty member at Kenyon College, he was the first editor of the widely regarded Kenyon Review. Highly respected as a teacher and mentor to a generation of accomplished students, he also was a prize-winning poet and essayist.

  37. 1973

    1. Paul Rauhihi, New Zealand rugby league player births

      1. New Zealand international rugby league footballer

        Paul Rauhihi

        Paul Rauhihi is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. Rauhihi played in both the National Rugby League and Super League as a prop.

    2. Ólafur Stefánsson, Icelandic handball player births

      1. Icelandic handball player

        Ólafur Stefánsson

        Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson is a former Icelandic handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics. His position was right back. At his peak he was considered to be one of the very best handball players in the world.

    3. Fyodor Tuvin, Russian footballer (d. 2013) births

      1. Russian footballer

        Fyodor Tuvin

        Fyodor Vladimirovich Tuvin was a Russian football midfielder.

  38. 1971

    1. Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks births

      1. Australian publisher and activist (born 1971)

        Julian Assange

        Julian Paul Assange is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. WikiLeaks came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. These leaks included the Baghdad airstrike Collateral Murder video, the Afghanistan war logs, the Iraq war logs, and Cablegate. After the 2010 leaks, the United States government launched a criminal investigation into WikiLeaks.

      2. News leak publishing organisation

        WikiLeaks

        WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organisation that publishes news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous sources. Its website stated in 2015 that it had released online 10 million documents since beginning in 2006 in Iceland. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activist, is generally described as its founder and director and is currently fighting extradition to the United States over his work with WikiLeaks. Since September 2018, Kristinn Hrafnsson has served as its editor-in-chief.

    2. Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943) deaths

      1. American singer; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

        Jim Morrison

        James Douglas Morrison was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and erratic performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most influential frontmen in rock history. Since his death, Morrison's fame has endured as one of popular culture's top rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing the generation gap and youth counterculture.

  39. 1970

    1. Serhiy Honchar, Ukrainian cyclist births

      1. Ukrainian cyclist

        Serhiy Honchar

        Serhiy Gonchar is a Ukrainian former professional road racing cyclist. He won the World Time Trial Championship in 2000. Due to a temporary spelling error in his passport, he is often incorrectly called Honchar.

    2. Audra McDonald, American actress and singer births

      1. American actress and singer

        Audra McDonald

        Audra Ann McDonald is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win all four acting categories. She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas such as A Moon for the Misbegotten, 110 in the Shade, Carousel, Ragtime, Master Class, and Porgy and Bess.

    3. Teemu Selänne, Finnish ice hockey player births

      1. Finnish ice hockey player

        Teemu Selänne

        Teemu Ilmari Selänne is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger. He began his professional career in 1989–90 with Jokerit of the SM-liiga and played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche. Nicknamed "the Finnish Flash", Selänne is the highest scoring Finn in NHL history, and one of the highest overall; he retired in 2014 11th all-time with 684 goals and 15th with 1,457 points. He holds numerous team scoring records for both the Winnipeg/Arizona franchise and the Anaheim Ducks. His jersey number 8 was retired by the Ducks in 2015. In 2017 Selänne was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. On June 26, 2017, Selänne was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as the second Finn after Jari Kurri.

  40. 1969

    1. Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1942) deaths

      1. British musician, founding member of the Rolling Stones (1942–1969)

        Brian Jones

        Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones was an English multi-instrumentalist and singer best known as the founder, rhythm/lead guitarist, and original leader of the Rolling Stones. Initially a guitarist, he went on to provide backing vocals and played a wide variety of instruments on Rolling Stones recordings and in concerts.

  41. 1968

    1. Ramush Haradinaj, Kosovo-Albanian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Kosovo births

      1. Kosovar soldier and Prime Minister of Kosovo

        Ramush Haradinaj

        Ramush Haradinaj is a Kosovo Albanian politician, leader of the AAK party, and the third prime minister of Kosovo. He is a former officer and leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), and previously served as Prime Minister of Kosovo between 2004 and 2005.

      2. Head of Government of Kosovo

        Prime Minister of Kosovo

        The prime minister of the Republic of Kosovo is the head of government of Kosovo.

  42. 1967

    1. Katy Clark, Scottish lawyer and politician births

      1. British Labour Party politician and life peer

        Katy Clark

        Kathryn Sloan Clark, Baroness Clark of Kilwinning is a British politician and life peer who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Ayrshire and Arran from 2005 to 2015.

  43. 1966

    1. Moisés Alou, American baseball player births

      1. American baseball player

        Moisés Alou

        Moisés Rojas-Alou Beltré is a Dominican-American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 17 seasons in the National League. In 1,942 career games, Alou had a batting average of .303 with 2,134 hits, 421 doubles, 332 home runs, and 1,287 runs batted in.

  44. 1965

    1. Shinya Hashimoto, Japanese wrestler (d. 2005) births

      1. Japanese professional wrestler (1965–2005)

        Shinya Hashimoto

        Shinya Hashimoto was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and actor. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in the mid-1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s.

    2. Connie Nielsen, Danish-American actress births

      1. Danish actress

        Connie Nielsen

        Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen is a Danish actress. She has starred as Lucilla in the film Gladiator (2000) and as Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe, and in the films Wonder Woman (2017), Justice League (2017), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).

    3. Komsan Pohkong, Thai lawyer and academic births

      1. Komsan Pohkong

        Komsan Pohkong is a lawyer from Thailand. He teach in faculty of law at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. In 2007, he was a member of Thai Constitution Drafting Committee 2007. He is also a member of Siam Prachapiwat in Thailand.

    4. Christophe Ruer, French pentathlete (d. 2007) births

      1. French modern pentathlete

        Christophe Ruer

        Christophe Ruer was a French modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He was killed in a motorcycle accident.

  45. 1964

    1. Yeardley Smith, American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer births

      1. American actress, artist and writer

        Yeardley Smith

        Martha Maria Yeardley Smith is an American actress, artist and writer. She currently stars as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the long-running animated television series The Simpsons.

  46. 1962

    1. Scott Borchetta, American record executive and entrepreneur births

      1. Businessperson

        Scott Borchetta

        Scott Borchetta is an American record executive and founder of the Big Machine Label Group. He started the label in 2005 with 13 employees, as its president/CEO and encompasses four imprints: Big Machine Records, BMLG Records, The Valory Music Co. and Nash Icon Records. In 2015, he became an in-house mentor on American Idol in the program's 14th and 15th seasons. He is also a sports car racing driver in the Trans-Am Series and owner of NASCAR Xfinity Series team Big Machine Racing.

    2. Tom Cruise, American actor and producer births

      1. American actor and producer (born 1962)

        Tom Cruise

        Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $4 billion in North America and over $11.1 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing box-office stars of all time.

    3. Thomas Gibson, American actor and director births

      1. American actor and director

        Thomas Gibson

        Thomas Ellis Gibson is an American actor and director. He is best known for his television roles as Daniel Nyland on Chicago Hope (1994–1997), Greg Montgomery on Dharma & Greg (1997–2002) and Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds (2005–2016).

  47. 1960

    1. Vince Clarke, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer births

      1. English synth-pop musician

        Vince Clarke

        Vincent John Martin, known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously the main songwriter of several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and the Assembly. In Erasure he is known for his deadpan and low-key onstage demeanour, often remaining motionless over his keyboard, in sharp contrast to lead vocalist Andy Bell's animated and hyperactive frontman antics.

  48. 1959

    1. Julie Burchill, English journalist and author births

      1. English writer

        Julie Burchill

        Julie Burchill is an English writer. Beginning as a staff writer at the New Musical Express at the age of 17, she has since contributed to newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times and The Guardian. Her writing, which was described by The Observer in 2002 as "outrageously outspoken" and "usually offensive," has been the subject of legal action on several occasions. Burchill is also a novelist, and her 2004 novel Sugar Rush was adapted for television.

    2. Ian Maxtone-Graham, American screenwriter and producer births

      1. American television writer and producer

        Ian Maxtone-Graham

        Ian Howes Maxtone-Graham is an American television writer and producer. He has formerly written for Saturday Night Live (1992–1995) and The Simpsons (1995–2012), as well as serving as a co-executive producer and consulting producer for the latter.

    3. Stephen Pearcy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist births

      1. American musician (born 1956)

        Stephen Pearcy

        Stephen Eric Pearcy is an American musician. He is best known as the founder, singer, songwriter and sole remaining original member of the heavy metal band Ratt. He has also created the bands Firedome, Crystal Pystal, Arcade (band), Vicious Delite, and Vertex. He has also recorded seven albums as a solo artist.

    4. David Shore, Canadian screenwriter and producer births

      1. Canadian television writer

        David Shore

        David Shore is a Canadian television writer. Shore worked on Family Law, NYPD Blue and Due South, also producing many episodes of the latter. He created the critically acclaimed series House and more recently, Battle Creek and The Good Doctor.

  49. 1958

    1. Matthew Fraser, Canadian-English journalist and academic births

      1. Canadian academic, author and journalist

        Matthew Fraser (journalist)

        Matthew William Fraser is a British-Canadian academic, author and journalist.

    2. Charlie Higson, English actor, singer, and author births

      1. British actor, comedian and author

        Charlie Higson

        Charles Murray Higson is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer. He has also written and produced for television and is the author of the Enemy book series, as well as the first five novels in the Young Bond series.

    3. Siân Lloyd, Welsh meteorologist and journalist births

      1. Welsh television presenter and meteorologist

        Siân Lloyd

        Siân Mary Lloyd is a Welsh television presenter and meteorologist from Maesteg. She was the United Kingdom's longest-serving female weather forecaster, having appeared on ITV Weather for 24 years, from 1990 until 2014.

    4. Didier Mouron, Swiss-Canadian painter births

      1. Didier Mouron

        Didier Mouron is a Swiss artist. He was born on July 3, 1958 in Vevey. Didier Mouron has been called "The king of the pencil". He lives in Switzerland.

    5. Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer births

      1. American country musician and record producer

        Aaron Tippin

        Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Nashville in 1990. His debut single, "You've Got to Stand for Something" became a popular anthem for American soldiers fighting in the Gulf War and helped to establish him as a neotraditionalist country act with songs that catered primarily to the American working class. Under RCA's tenure, he recorded five studio albums and a Greatest Hits package. Tippin switched to Lyric Street Records in 1998, where he recorded four more studio albums, counting a compilation of Christmas music. After leaving Lyric Street in 2006, he founded a personal label known as Nippit Records, on which he issued the compilation album Now & Then. A concept album, In Overdrive, was released in 2009.

    6. Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1867) deaths

      1. British Conservative politician and colonial governor

        Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe

        Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, was a British Conservative politician and colonial governor. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935.

      2. Representative of the monarch of New Zealand

        Governor-General of New Zealand

        The governor-general of New Zealand is the viceregal representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently King Charles III. As the King is concurrently the monarch of 14 other Commonwealth realms and lives in the United Kingdom, he, on the advice of his New Zealand prime minister, appoints a governor-general to carry out his constitutional and ceremonial duties within the Realm of New Zealand.

  50. 1957

    1. Poly Styrene, British musician (d. 2011) births

      1. Punk musician

        Poly Styrene

        Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex.

    2. Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager (b. 1890) deaths

      1. Cuban baseball player (1890-1957)

        Dolf Luque

        Adolfo Domingo De Guzmán "Dolf" Luque was a Cuban starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1914 to 1935. Luque was enshrined in the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957 and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1967, as well as in the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. Luque was not only the first Latino pitcher in MLB, but also the first to win a World Series victory, and the first to lead the Leagues in wins and shutouts.

    3. Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (b. 1904) deaths

      1. German composer and Kapellmeister

        Richard Mohaupt

        Richard Mohaupt was a German composer and Kapellmeister.

  51. 1956

    1. Montel Williams, American talk show host and television personality births

      1. American television host, actor and motivational speaker

        Montel Williams

        Montel Brian Anthony Williams is an American television host, actor and motivational speaker. He is known for hosting the long-running daytime tabloid talk show The Montel Williams Show, which ran in syndication from 1991 to 2008. He currently hosts Military Makeover: Operation Career on Lifetime. Williams is active with the nonprofit MS Foundation, which he founded after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999. Additionally, he is noted for his service in both the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy, from which he retired after 22 years of service.

  52. 1955

    1. Claude Rajotte, Canadian radio and television host births

      1. Claude Rajotte

        Claude Rajotte is a well-known Canadian DJ/VJ/music critic from Montreal, Quebec.

  53. 1954

    1. Les Cusworth, English rugby player births

      1. England international rugby union player

        Les Cusworth

        Les Cusworth is a former English rugby union footballer and current Argentine Director of Rugby.

    2. Siegfried Handloser, German physician and general (b. 1895) deaths

      1. Siegfried Handloser

        Siegfried Adolf Handloser was a Doctor, Prof. of Medicine, Generaloberstabsarzt of the German Armed Forces Medical Services, Chief of the German Armed Forces Medical Services. He was convicted at the Doctors' Trial during the subsequent Nuremberg trials and sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence was ultimately reduced to a 20-year term, though Handloser was released in 1954 and died of cancer the same year.

    3. Reginald Marsh, French-American painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1898) deaths

      1. American painter

        Reginald Marsh (artist)

        Reginald Marsh was an American painter, born in Paris, most notable for his depictions of life in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Crowded Coney Island beach scenes, popular entertainments such as vaudeville and burlesque, women, and jobless men on the Bowery are subjects that reappear throughout his work. He painted in egg tempera and in oils, and produced many watercolors, ink and ink wash drawings, and prints.

  54. 1953

    1. Lotta Sollander, Swedish alpine skier births

      1. Swedish alpine skier

        Lotta Sollander

        Lotta Sollander is a Swedish former alpine skier, who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics. She is the daughter of Stig Sollander.

  55. 1952

    1. Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004) births

      1. American singer and actress (1952–2004)

        Laura Branigan

        Laura Ann Branigan was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. 2. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. Branigan's "Gloria" was a cover of a song written by Italian singer-songwriters Giancarlo Bigazzi and Umberto Tozzi. In 1984, she reached number one in Canada and Germany with the U.S. No. 4 hit "Self Control", which was released by Italian singer and songwriter Raf the same year. Both "Gloria" and "Self Control" were successful in the United Kingdom, making the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.

    2. Lu Colombo, Italian singer births

      1. Italian singer

        Lu Colombo

        Lu Colombo, best known as Lou Colombo, pseudonym of Maria Luisa Colombo, is an Italian singer-songwriter, producer and publisher, widely known for the song Maracaibo.

    3. Andy Fraser, English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015) births

      1. British bass guitarist (1952–2015)

        Andy Fraser

        Andrew McIan Fraser was a British musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist and co-composer for the rock band Free, which he helped found in 1968 when he was 15. He also founded the rock band Sharks after Free disbanded 1972.

    4. Carla Olson, American singer-songwriter and music producer births

      1. American singer

        Carla Olson

        Carla Olson is a Los Angeles-based songwriter, performer and record producer.

    5. Wasim Raja, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2006) births

      1. Pakistani cricketer (1952–2006)

        Wasim Raja

        Wasim Hasan Raja was a British Pakistani schoolteacher, match referee, cricket coach and cricketer who played in 57 Test matches and 54 One Day Internationals for the Pakistani national cricket team from 1973 to 1985.

    6. Amit Kumar, Indian film playback singer, actor, director, music director and musician births

      1. Indian singer (born 1952)

        Amit Kumar

        Amit Kumar is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer. Kumar launched his own music production company, named Kumar Brothers Music. He predominantly worked in Bollywood and regional film songs since the 1970s, including 150 Hindi and Bengali compositions by R. D. Burman. After Burman's death in 1994, citing a lack of quality music composition, Kumar withdrew from playback singing and concentrated on live orchestra shows. In addition to singing in Hindi, has also performed in Bengali, Bhojpuri, Odia, Assamese, Marathi and Konkani. He is the eldest son of singer-actor Kishore Kumar.

  56. 1951

    1. Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (d. 2014) births

      1. President of Haiti from 1971 to 1986

        Jean-Claude Duvalier

        Jean-Claude Duvalier, nicknamed "Baby Doc", was a Haitian politician who was the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986. He succeeded his father François "Papa Doc" Duvalier as the ruler of Haiti after his death in 1971. After assuming power, he introduced cosmetic changes to his father's regime and delegated much authority to his advisors. Thousands of Haitians were killed or tortured, and hundreds of thousands fled the country during his presidency. He maintained a notoriously lavish lifestyle while poverty among his people remained the most widespread of any country in the Western Hemisphere.

      2. Head of state of Haiti

        President of Haiti

        The president of Haiti, officially called the president of the Republic of Haiti, is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government, which is headed by the prime minister of Haiti. There is currently no president in Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July 2021.

    2. Richard Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer and footballer births

      1. New Zealand cricketer

        Richard Hadlee

        Sir Richard John Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer. Hadlee is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, and amongst the very finest fast bowlers.

  57. 1950

    1. Ewen Chatfield, New Zealand cricketer births

      1. New Zealand cricketer

        Ewen Chatfield

        Ewen John Chatfield is a former New Zealand cricketer. A medium-pace bowler, though Chatfield played 43 Tests and 114 One Day Internationals for his country, he is also remembered for having been hit in the head by a ball while batting, causing him to collapse and need resuscitation.

    2. James Hahn, American judge and politician, 40th Mayor of Los Angeles births

      1. American lawyer and politician

        James Hahn

        James Kenneth Hahn is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Hahn was elected the 40th mayor of Los Angeles in 2001. He served until 2005, at which time he was defeated in his bid for re-election. Prior to his term as Mayor, Hahn served in several other capacities for the city of Los Angeles, including deputy city attorney (1975–1979), city controller (1981–1985) and city attorney (1985–2001). Hahn is the only individual in the city's history to have been elected to all three citywide offices. He is currently a sitting judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

      2. American politician

        Mayor of Los Angeles

        The mayor of the City of Los Angeles is the official head and chief executive officer of Los Angeles. The officeholder is elected for a four-year term and is limited to serving no more than two terms.

  58. 1949

    1. Susan Penhaligon, English actress births

      1. British actress and writer (born 1949)

        Susan Penhaligon

        Susan Penhaligon is a British actress and writer known for her role in the drama series Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976), and for playing Helen Barker in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981–1984).

    2. John Verity, English guitarist births

      1. John Verity

        John Verity is an English guitarist and singer. Best known for as a member of Argent, a band formed by Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent. He joined the band alongside John Grimaldi, replacing Russ Ballard.

    3. Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (d. 2006) births

      1. Musical artist

        Johnnie Wilder Jr.

        Johnnie James Wilder Jr. was the co-founder and lead vocalist of the international R&B/funk group Heatwave, who were popular during the late 1970s with hits such as "Boogie Nights", "Mind Blowing Decisions", "Always and Forever", and "The Groove Line", on which Wilder sang co-lead vocals.

    4. Bo Xilai, Chinese politician, Chinese Minister of Commerce births

      1. Former Chinese politician, born 1949

        Bo Xilai

        Bo Xilai is a Chinese former politician who was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges. He came to prominence through his tenures as Mayor of Dalian and then the governor of Liaoning. From 2004 to November 2007, he served as Minister of Commerce. Between 2007 and 2012, he served as a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing, a major interior municipality. He was generally considered the main political rival of Xi Jinping before Xi was elected to be the Paramount Leader of China.

      2. Government ministry

        Ministry of Commerce (China)

        The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) is a cabinet-level executive agency of the State Council of China. It is responsible for formulating policy on foreign trade, export and import regulations, foreign direct investments, consumer protection, market competition and negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. It is in charge of the administration of foreign trade pursuant to the Foreign Trade Law. The current Commerce minister is Wang Wentao.

  59. 1948

    1. Paul Barrere, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019) births

      1. American musician (1948–2019)

        Paul Barrere

        Paul Barrere was an American musician most prominent as a member of the band Little Feat, which he joined in 1972 some three years after the band was created by Lowell George.

    2. Tarmo Koivisto, Finnish author and illustrator births

      1. Tarmo Koivisto

        Tarmo Koivisto is a Finnish comics artist and writer, cartoonist, and graphic artist. He is best known for his ongoing comic strip Mämmilä. Koivisto is also known by his artist name Tape.

  60. 1947

    1. Dave Barry, American journalist and author births

      1. American author (born 1947)

        Dave Barry

        David McAlister Barry is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic novels and children's novels. Barry's honors include the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1988) and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2005).

    2. Betty Buckley, American actress and singer births

      1. American actress and singer (born 1947)

        Betty Buckley

        Betty Lynn Buckley is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

    3. Mike Burton, American swimmer births

      1. American swimmer

        Mike Burton (swimmer)

        Michael Jay Burton is an American swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two freestyle distance events.

  61. 1946

    1. Johnny Lee, American singer and guitarist births

      1. American country music singer (born 1946)

        Johnny Lee (singer)

        Johnny Lee is an American country music singer. His 1980 single "Lookin' for Love" became a crossover hit, spending three weeks at number 1 on the Billboard country singles chart while also appearing in the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. He racked up 17 top 40 country hits in the early and mid-1980s.

    2. Leszek Miller, Polish political scientist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Poland births

      1. Polish politician

        Leszek Miller

        Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish politician. He has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since July 2019.

      2. Head of Government of Poland

        Prime Minister of Poland

        The President of the Council of Ministers, colloquially referred to as the prime minister, is the head of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland. The responsibilities and traditions of the office stem from the creation of the contemporary Polish state, and the office is defined in the Constitution of 1997. According to the Constitution, the president nominates and appoints the prime minister, who will then propose the composition of the Cabinet. Fourteen days following their appointment, the prime minister must submit a programme outlining the government's agenda to the Sejm, requiring a vote of confidence. Conflicts stemming from both interest and powers have arisen between the offices of President and Prime Minister in the past.

    3. Michael Shea, American author (d. 2014) births

      1. American writer

        Michael Shea (American author)

        Michael Shea was an American fantasy, horror, and science fiction author. His novel Nifft the Lean won the World Fantasy Award, as did his novella Growlimb.

  62. 1945

    1. Michael Cole, American actor births

      1. American actor

        Michael Cole (actor)

        Michael Cole is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Pete Cochran on the television crime drama The Mod Squad (1968–1973).

    2. Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, Scottish politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (d. 2018) births

      1. British politician (1945–2018)

        Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn

        Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, was a British politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 2000 and 2009. A member of the Labour Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005 and for Glasgow North East until 2009. He was elected as Speaker of the House of Commons in 2000, remaining in the office for nine years until his involuntary resignation in 2009.

      2. Presiding officer of the House of Commons

        Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

        The speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker on 4 November 2019, following the retirement of John Bercow. Hoyle began his first full parliamentary term in the role on 17 December 2019, having been unanimously re-elected after the 2019 general election.

  63. 1943

    1. Gary Waldhorn, British actor (d. 2022) births

      1. English actor and comedian (1943–2022)

        Gary Waldhorn

        Gary Peter Waldhorn was an English actor and comedian known for his roles in British television and theatre. He is particularly remembered for his work in the main casts of several British sitcoms. Notable roles and characters played by him included Councillor David Horton in The Vicar of Dibley and Lionel Bainbridge in Brush Strokes.

    2. Judith Durham, Australian folk-pop singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2022) births

      1. Australian singer, songwriter and musician (1943–2022)

        Judith Durham

        Judith Durham was an Australian singer, songwriter and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1963.

    3. Kurtwood Smith, American actor births

      1. American television and film actor

        Kurtwood Smith

        Kurtwood Larson Smith is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop (1987), Robert Griggs in Rambo III (1988), and Red Forman in That '70s Show (1998–2006), as well as for his many appearances in science fiction films and television programs. He also starred in the seventh season of 24. He voiced Gene on Regular Show (2012–2017), Leslie Claret on Patriot (2015–2018), and Old Man Peterson on The Ranch (2017–2020).

    4. Norman E. Thagard, American astronaut births

      1. American astronaut, scientist, and Marine Corps officer

        Norman Thagard

        Norman Earl Thagard, M.D., is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, and can be considered the first American cosmonaut. He did this on March 14, 1995, in the Soyuz TM-21 spacecraft for the Russian Mir-18 mission.

  64. 1942

    1. Eddy Mitchell, French singer-songwriter births

      1. French singer and actor

        Eddy Mitchell

        Claude Moine, known professionally as Eddy Mitchell, is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires. He took the name Eddy from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine, and chose Mitchell as his last name simply because it sounds American. The band performed at the Parisian nightclub Golf-Drouot before signing to Barclay Records and finding almost instant success; in 1961 it sold two million records.

  65. 1941

    1. Gloria Allred, American lawyer and activist births

      1. American attorney

        Gloria Allred

        Gloria Rachel Allred is an American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving the protection of women's rights. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

    2. Liamine Zéroual, Algerian politician, 4th President of Algeria births

      1. Liamine Zéroual

        Liamine Zéroual is an Algerian politician who was the sixth President of Algeria from 31 January 1994 to 27 April 1999.

    3. Friedrich Akel, Estonian physician and politician, Head of State of Estonia (b. 1871) deaths

      1. Estonian diplomat and politician

        Friedrich Akel

        Friedrich Karl Akel was an Estonian diplomat and politician, a member of the International Olympic Committee, and Head of State of Estonia in 1924.

      2. Head of State of Estonia, 1920-1937

        Head of State of Estonia

        The Head of State of Estonia or State Elder was the official title of the Estonian head of state from 1920 to 1937. He combined some of the functions held by a president and prime minister in most other democracies.

  66. 1940

    1. Lamar Alexander, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Education births

      1. American politician

        Lamar Alexander

        Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993, where he helped the implementation of Education 2000.

      2. Head of the United States Department of Education

        United States Secretary of Education

        The United States secretary of education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all education in the United States. As a member of the Cabinet of the United States, the secretary is sixteenth in the line of succession to the presidency.

    2. Jerzy Buzek, Polish engineer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Poland births

      1. Prime Minister of Poland (1997-2001) President of the European Parliament (2009-2012)

        Jerzy Buzek

        Jerzy Karol Buzek (listen) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament from Poland. He has served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001, since being elected to the European Parliament in 2004, he served as President of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2012. He is married to Ludgarda Buzek and is the father of Polish actress Agata Buzek.

      2. Head of Government of Poland

        Prime Minister of Poland

        The President of the Council of Ministers, colloquially referred to as the prime minister, is the head of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland. The responsibilities and traditions of the office stem from the creation of the contemporary Polish state, and the office is defined in the Constitution of 1997. According to the Constitution, the president nominates and appoints the prime minister, who will then propose the composition of the Cabinet. Fourteen days following their appointment, the prime minister must submit a programme outlining the government's agenda to the Sejm, requiring a vote of confidence. Conflicts stemming from both interest and powers have arisen between the offices of President and Prime Minister in the past.

    3. Lance Larson, American swimmer births

      1. American swimmer

        Lance Larson

        Lance Melvin Larson is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events.

    4. César Tovar, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1994) births

      1. Venezuelan baseball player (1940-1994)

        César Tovar

        César Leonardo Tovar, nicknamed "Pepito" and "Mr. Versatility", was a Venezuelan professional baseball player, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (1965–1972), Philadelphia Phillies (1973), Texas Rangers (1974–1975), Oakland Athletics (1975–1976), and New York Yankees (1976). Tovar was an extremely versatile player capable of playing various defensive positions on the field. In 1968, he became only the second player in MLB history to play all nine field positions during a single game, a feat first accomplished by Bert Campaneris, in 1965. Tovar also had a prolific career in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (VPBL), where he played 26 seasons – second only to the 30 seasons played by Vic Davalillo.

  67. 1939

    1. Brigitte Fassbaender, German soprano and director births

      1. German mezzo-soprano

        Brigitte Fassbaender

        Brigitte Fassbaender, is a German mezzo-soprano opera singer and a stage director. From 1999 to 2012 she was intendant of the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck, Austria. She holds the title Kammersängerin from the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the Vienna Staatsoper.

    2. László Kovács, Hungarian politician and diplomat, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs births

      1. Hungarian politician (born 1939)

        László Kovács (politician)

        László Kovács is a Hungarian politician and diplomat, former European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union. He was the foreign minister of Hungary twice, from 1994 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2004. He also served as chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) from 1998 to 2004.

      2. Wikipedia list article

        Minister of Foreign Affairs (Hungary)

        The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is Péter Szijjártó.

    3. Coco Laboy, Puerto Rican baseball player births

      1. Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1940)

        Coco Laboy

        José Alberto "Coco" Laboy is a former Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1959 but remained mired in the minor leagues, playing for a while in North Carolina with the Raleigh Cardinals, until the 1969 expansion of major league baseball, which added two teams to both leagues. The expansion Montreal Expos drafted Laboy from the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

  68. 1938

    1. Jean Aitchison, English linguist and academic births

      1. British linguist and writer, born 1938

        Jean Aitchison

        Jean Margaret Aitchison is a Professor Emerita of Language and Communication in the Faculty of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Her main areas of interest include socio-historical linguistics; language and the mind; and language and the media.

    2. Sjaak Swart, Dutch footballer births

      1. Dutch footballer (born 1938)

        Sjaak Swart

        Jesaia Swart, commonly known as Sjaak Swart, is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger for Ajax. During his career at Ajax, he amassed a total of almost 600 matches, a record for the club.

  69. 1937

    1. Nicholas Maxwell, English philosopher and academic births

      1. British philosopher (born 1937)

        Nicholas Maxwell

        Nicholas Maxwell is a British philosopher.

    2. Tom Stoppard, Czech-English playwright and screenwriter births

      1. Czech-born British playwright (born 1937)

        Tom Stoppard

        Sir Tom Stoppard is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical thematics of society. Stoppard has been a playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation. Stoppard was knighted for his contribution to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.

    3. Jacob Schick, American-Canadian captain and businessman, invented the electric razor (b. 1877) deaths

      1. American businessman (1877–1937)

        Jacob Schick

        Jacob Schick was an American inventor and entrepreneur who patented an early electric razor and started the Schick Dry Shaver, Inc. razor company. He is the father of electric razors. Schick became a Canadian citizen in 1935 to avoid an investigation by the Joint Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion & Avoidance after he moved most of his wealth to a series of holding companies in the Bahamas.

      2. Razor with an electrically powered rotating or oscillating blade

        Electric shaver

        An electric shaver is a razor with an electrically powered rotating or oscillating blade. The electric shaver usually does not require the use of shaving cream, soap, or water. The razor may be powered by a small DC motor, which is either powered by batteries or mains electricity. Many modern ones are powered using rechargeable batteries. Alternatively, an electro-mechanical oscillator driven by an AC-energized solenoid may be used. Some very early mechanical shavers had no electric motor and had to be powered by hand, for example by pulling a cord to drive a flywheel.

  70. 1936

    1. Anthony Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill, English lawyer and politician (d. 2020) births

      1. British politician and barrister (1936–2020)

        Anthony Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill

        Anthony Paul Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill, QC was a British barrister and member of the House of Lords. He was at different times a member of the Labour Party, Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Democrats. Lester was best known for his influence on race relations legislation in the United Kingdom and as a founder-member of groups such as the Institute of Race Relations, the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination and the Runnymede Trust. Lester was also a prominent figure in promoting birth control and abortion through the Family Planning Association, particularly in Northern Ireland. Lester resigned from the House of Lords after accusations of historic sexual harassment were made by Jasvinder Sanghera.

    2. Baard Owe, Norwegian-Danish actor (d. 2017) births

      1. Baard Owe

        Baard Arne Owe, sometimes credited Bård Owe, was a Norwegian-born Danish actor who has acted in many Scandinavian films and TV series. He moved to Denmark in 1956, and there he lived and worked right up to his death.

  71. 1935

    1. Cheo Feliciano, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (d. 2014) births

      1. Puerto Rican musician

        Cheo Feliciano

        Cheo Feliciano was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music. Feliciano was the owner of a recording company called "Coche Records". He was the first tropical singer to perform at the "Amira de la Rosa Theater" in Barranquilla, Colombia, and in 1987 he played the role of Roberto Clemente's father in the musical Clemente.

    2. Harrison Schmitt, American geologist, astronaut, and politician births

      1. American politician and astronaut (born 1935)

        Harrison Schmitt

        Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt is an American geologist, retired NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. senator from New Mexico, and the most recent living person—and only person without a background in military aviation—to have walked on the Moon.

    3. André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded the Citroën Company (b. 1878) deaths

      1. French industrialist and Citroën car brand founder

        André Citroën

        André-Gustave Citroën was a French industrialist and the founder of French automaker Citroën. He is remembered chiefly for the make of car named after him, but also for his application of double helical gears.

      2. French car brand of Stellantis

        Citroën

        Citroën is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded in March 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën is owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part of the PSA Group after Peugeot acquired 89.95% share in 1976. Citroën's head office is located in the Stellantis Poissy Plant in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine since 2021 and its offices studies and research in Vélizy-Villacoublay, Poissy (CEMR), Carrières-sous-Poissy and Sochaux-Montbéliard.

  72. 1933

    1. Edward Brandt, Jr., American physician and mathematician (d. 2007) births

      1. American physician

        Edward Brandt Jr.

        Edward Newman Brandt Jr. MD was an American physician, mathematician, and public health administrator. He was appointed acting Surgeon General of the United States from 1981 to 1982, and served as the United States Assistant Secretary for Health from 1981 to 1984.

    2. Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian educator and politician, 19th President of Argentina (b. 1852) deaths

      1. 14th and 16th President of Argentina (1916–22, 1928–30)

        Hipólito Yrigoyen

        Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen was an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union and two-time President of Argentina, who served his first term from 1916 to 1922 and his second term from 1928 to 1930. He was the first president elected democratically by means of the secret and mandatory male suffrage established by the Sáenz Peña Law of 1912. His activism was the prime impetus behind the passage of that law in Argentina.

      2. Head of state and government of Argentina

        President of Argentina

        The president of Argentina, officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation, is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under the national constitution, the president is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

  73. 1932

    1. Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (d. 2014) births

      1. American Mellon family heir, and newspaper owner (1932–2014)

        Richard Mellon Scaife

        Richard Mellon Scaife was an American billionaire, a principal heir to the Mellon banking, oil, and aluminum fortune, and the owner and publisher of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. In 2005, Scaife was number 238 on the Forbes 400, with a personal fortune of $1.2 billion. By 2013, Scaife had dropped to number 371 on the listing, with a personal fortune of $1.4 billion.

  74. 1930

    1. Pete Fountain, American clarinet player (d. 2016) births

      1. American clarinetist (1930–2016)

        Pete Fountain

        Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr., known professionally as Pete Fountain, was an American jazz clarinetist.

    2. Carlos Kleiber, German-Austrian conductor (d. 2004) births

      1. Austrian music conductor (1930–2004)

        Carlos Kleiber

        Carlos Luis Bonifacio Kleiber was an Austrian conductor who is widely regarded as among the greatest conductors of all time.

    3. Tommy Tedesco, American guitarist (d. 1997) births

      1. American guitarist and studio musician

        Tommy Tedesco

        Thomas Joseph Tedesco was an American guitarist and studio musician in Los Angeles and Hollywood. He was part of the loose collective of the area's leading session musicians later popularly known as The Wrecking Crew, who played on thousands of studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including several hundred Top 40 hits.

  75. 1929

    1. Clément Perron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999) births

      1. Canadian film director and screenwriter

        Clément Perron

        Clément Perron was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.

    2. Joanne Herring, American socialite, businesswoman, political activist, philanthropist, diplomat, and television talk show host births

      1. American businesswoman, activist and diplomat

        Joanne Herring

        Joanne King Herring is an American socialite, businesswoman, political activist, philanthropist, diplomat, and former television talk show host.

  76. 1928

    1. Evelyn Anthony, English author (d. 2018) births

      1. British writer

        Evelyn Anthony

        Evelyn Bridgett Patricia Ward-Thomas, née Stephens, better known by the pen name Evelyn Anthony, was a British writer. Anthony was born in the Lambeth district of London.

  77. 1927

    1. Ken Russell, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2011) births

      1. British film director (1927–2011)

        Ken Russell

        Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios.

    2. Tim O'Connor, American actor (d. 2018) births

      1. American actor (1927–2018)

        Tim O'Connor (actor)

        Timothy Joseph O'Connor was an American character actor known for his prolific work in television, although he made only a few appearances after the early 1990s. Before moving to California, he lived on an island in the middle of Glen Wild Lake, located in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, 30 miles from Manhattan. O'Connor specialized in playing officials, military men, and police officers.

    3. Gérard de Courcelles, French race car driver deaths

      1. French racing driver

        Gérard de Courcelles

        Gérard de Courcelles was a French racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the French Lorraine-Dietrich automobile company, along with teammate André Rossignol.

  78. 1926

    1. Johnny Coles, American trumpet player (d. 1997) births

      1. American jazz trumpeter

        Johnny Coles

        John Coles was an American jazz trumpeter.

    2. Rae Allen, American actress, singer, and director (d. 2022) births

      1. American actress (1926–2022)

        Rae Allen

        Rae Julia Theresa Abruzzo, professionally known as Rae Allen, was an American actress of stage, film and television, director, and singer, and also opened her own drama school's and was an acting coach, her career spanned some seventy years and eight decades.

    3. Laurence Street, Australian jurist and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (d. 2018) births

      1. Australian judge

        Laurence Street

        Sir Laurence Whistler Street, was the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was the youngest to serve in these viceregal offices since 1844 and the third consecutive generation of the Street family to do so. Street fought in the Second World War and went on to become a commander in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve and an honorary colonel in the Australian Army Reserve.

  79. 1925

    1. Terry Moriarty, Australian rules footballer (d. 2011) births

      1. Australian rules footballer

        Terry Moriarty

        Terrence Brian "Terry" Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Perth Football Club in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL). Having won the club's fairest and best trophy in his first two seasons, Moriarty went on to play 253 games over a 15-season career, which remains a club record. He also played nine interstate matches for Western Australia. Having also served in the Australian Army during World War II, he was the winner of the 1943 Sandover Medal as the best player in the competition, and was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

    2. Danny Nardico, American professional boxer (d. 2010) births

      1. American boxer and wrestler

        Danny Nardico

        Daniel Richard (Danny) Nardico was an American professional boxer who was once ranked the fifth-best light heavyweight boxer by The Ring magazine. He was the only fighter to knock down Jake LaMotta. Nardico briefly entered wrestling after his boxing career.

    3. Philip Jamison, American artist (d. 2021) births

      1. American artist (1925–2021)

        Philip Jamison

        Philip Jamison was an American artist working primarily with watercolor as a medium. Typical scenes are landscapes, seascapes, interiors and flower arrangements.

  80. 1924

    1. Amalia Aguilar, Cuban-Mexican film actress and dancer (d. 2021) births

      1. Cuban-born Mexican dancer (1924–2021)

        Amalia Aguilar

        Amalia Isabel Rodríguez Carriera, known professionally as Amalia Aguilar, was a Cuban-Mexican dancer, actress and comedian.

    2. S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (d. 2016) births

      1. 6th President of Singapore (1924–2016)

        S. R. Nathan

        Sellapan Ramanathan, often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean politician who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. He was also the longest-serving president in Singapore's history.

      2. Head of state of the Republic of Singapore

        President of Singapore

        The president of the Republic of Singapore is the head of state of the Republic of Singapore. The role of the president is to safeguard the reserves and the integrity of the public service. The presidency is largely ceremonial, with the Cabinet led by the prime minister, having the general direction and control of the government. The incumbent president is Halimah Yacob, who took office on 14 September 2017. She is also the first female president in the country's history.

  81. 1922

    1. Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, Belgian painter and sculptor (d. 2010) births

      1. Dutch artist

        Corneille Guillaume Beverloo

        Corneille – Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, better known under his pseudonym Corneille, was a Dutch artist.

    2. Theo Brokmann Jr., Dutch football player (d. 2003) births

      1. Dutch footballer

        Theo Brokmann Jr.

        Theodorus Johannes Franciscus Brokmann Jr., better known as Theo Brokmann, was a Dutch football player.

  82. 1921

    1. Flor María Chalbaud, First Lady of Venezuela (d. 2013) births

      1. First Lady of Venezuela

        Flor María Chalbaud

        Flor María Chalbaud Castro was First Lady of Venezuela between 2 December 1952 and 23 January 1958 and one of the founders of the Bolivarian Ladies Society.

    2. Susan Peters, American actress (d. 1952) births

      1. American actress

        Susan Peters

        Susan Peters was an American actress who appeared in over twenty films over the course of her decade-long career. Though she began her career in uncredited and ingénue roles, she would establish herself as a serious dramatic actress in the mid-1940s.

    3. François Reichenbach, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993) births

      1. French film director

        François Reichenbach

        François Reichenbach was a French film director, cinematographer producer and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993.

    4. James Mitchel, Irish-American weight thrower (b. 1864) deaths

      1. American athlete

        James Mitchel

        James Sarsfield "Jim" Mitchel was an Irish-born American field athlete who competed in the 1904 Olympics. He was one a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales."

  83. 1920

    1. Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (d. 2012) births

      1. Eddy Paape

        Edouard Paape, commonly known as Eddy Paape, was a Belgian comics artist best known for illustrating the series Luc Orient.

    2. Paul O'Dea, American baseball player and manager (d. 1978) births

      1. American baseball player

        Paul O'Dea

        Paul O'Dea was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. He saw Major League service during World War II for the 1944 and 1945 Cleveland Indians. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).

  84. 1919

    1. Cecil FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Orkney (d. 1998) births

      1. Cecil FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Orkney

        Cecil O'Bryen Fitz-Maurice, 8th Earl of Orkney was a Scottish peer. He held the subsidiary titles of Viscount of Kirkwall and Baron of Dechmont.

    2. Gerald W. Thomas, American soldier and academic (d. 2013) births

      1. American academic, author, and veteran

        Gerald W. Thomas

        Gerald Waylett Thomas was President Emeritus of New Mexico State University, a veteran of World War II, and an author.

  85. 1918

    1. S. V. Ranga Rao, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1974) births

      1. Indian actor

        S. V. Ranga Rao

        S. V. Ranga Rao, popularly known as SVR, was an Indian film actor, producer, and director known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the history of Indian cinema. He is known by the epithet "Viswa Nata Chakravarthi". He was the earliest known character actor to have enjoyed a star status in South Indian cinema. In a career spanning nearly three decades, Ranga Rao garnered various national and international honours.

    2. Johnny Palmer, American golfer (d. 2006) births

      1. American golfer

        Johnny Palmer

        John Cornelius Palmer was an American professional golfer.

    3. Mehmed V, Ottoman sultan (b. 1844) deaths

      1. 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 to 1918

        Mehmed V

        Mehmed V Reşâd reigned as the 35th and penultimate Ottoman Sultan. He was the son of Sultan Abdulmejid I. He succeeded his half-brother Abdul Hamid II after the 31 March Incident. He was succeeded by his half-brother Mehmed VI.

  86. 1917

    1. João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (d. 1990) births

      1. Brazilian journalist and football manager

        João Saldanha

        João Alves Jobin Saldanha was a Brazilian journalist and football manager. He coached the Brazil national football team during the South American Qualifying to the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Nicknamed João Sem Medo by Nelson Rodrigues, Saldanha played for Botafogo. He then started a career in journalism and became one of Brazil's most prolific sports columnists. He often criticised players, managers and teams, and was a member of then-illegal Brazilian Communist Party.

  87. 1916

    1. John Kundla, American basketball player and coach (d. 2017) births

      1. American basketball player and coach (1916–2017)

        John Kundla

        John Albert Kundla was an American college and professional basketball coach. He was the first head coach for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its predecessors, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL), serving 12 seasons, from 1947 to 1959. His teams won six league championships, one in the NBL, one in the BAA, and four in the NBA. Kundla was the head basketball coach at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul for one season in 1946–47, and at the University of Minnesota for ten seasons, from 1959 to 1968. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

    2. Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (b. 1834) deaths

      1. American financier (1834–1916)

        Hetty Green

        Hetty Green, nicknamed the Witch of Wall Street, was an American businesswoman and financier known as "the richest woman in America" during the Gilded Age. She was named by the Guinness Book of World Records the "greatest miser". Despite her wealth, she was a renowned cheapskate, refusing to buy expensive clothes or pay for hot water, and wearing a single dress that was only replaced when it was worn out. She amassed a fortune as a financier at a time when nearly all major financiers were men. After her death, The New York Times wrote, "It was the fact that Mrs. Green was a woman that made her career the subject of endless curiosity, comment and astonishment."

  88. 1913

    1. Dorothy Kilgallen, American journalist, actress, and author (d. 1965) births

      1. American journalist and TV personality (1913–1965)

        Dorothy Kilgallen

        Dorothy Mae Kilgallen was an American columnist, journalist, and television game show panelist. After spending two semesters at the College of New Rochelle, she started her career shortly before her 18th birthday as a reporter for the Hearst Corporation's New York Evening Journal. In 1938, she began her newspaper column "The Voice of Broadway", which was eventually syndicated to more than 140 papers. In 1950, she became a regular panelist on the television game show What's My Line?, continuing in the role until her death.

  89. 1911

    1. Joe Hardstaff Jr., English cricketer (d. 1990) births

      1. English cricketer

        Joe Hardstaff Jr

        Joseph Hardstaff Jr was an English cricketer, who played in twenty three Test matches for England from 1935 to 1948. Hardstaff's father, Joe senior played for Nottinghamshire and England and his son, also named Joe, played first-class cricket as well.

  90. 1910

    1. Fritz Kasparek, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1954) births

      1. Fritz Kasparek

        Fritz Kasparek was an Austrian mountaineer who was on the team that made the first successful ascent of the Eiger north face.

  91. 1909

    1. Stavros Niarchos, Greek shipping magnate (d.1996) births

      1. Greek businessman

        Stavros Niarchos

        Stavros Spyrou Niarchos was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon. Starting in 1952, he had the world's biggest supertankers built for his fleet. Propelled by both the Suez Crisis and increasing demand for oil, he and rival Aristotle Onassis became giants in global petroleum shipping.

  92. 1908

    1. M. F. K. Fisher, American author (d. 1992) births

      1. American food writer

        M. F. K. Fisher

        Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was an American food writer. She was a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library. Over her lifetime she wrote 27 books, including a translation of The Physiology of Taste by Brillat-Savarin. Fisher believed that eating well was just one of the "arts of life" and explored this in her writing. W. H. Auden once remarked, "I do not know of anyone in the United States who writes better prose."

    2. Robert B. Meyner, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1990) births

      1. American politician

        Robert B. Meyner

        Robert Baumle Meyner was an American Democratic Party politician and attorney who served as the 44th governor of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962. Before being elected governor, Meyner represented Warren County in the New Jersey Senate from 1948 to 1951.

      2. Head of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey

        Governor of New Jersey

        The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official residence of the governor is Drumthwacket, a mansion located in Princeton, New Jersey. The governor’s office is located inside of the New Jersey State House in Trenton, making New Jersey notable as the executive’s office is located in the same building as the legislature. New Jersey is also notable for being one of the few states in which the governor’s official residence is not located in the state capital.

    3. Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (b. 1845) deaths

      1. American writer and journalist (1848–1908)

        Joel Chandler Harris

        Joel Chandler Harris was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years, Harris spent most of his adult life in Atlanta working as an associate editor at The Atlanta Constitution.

  93. 1906

    1. George Sanders, Russian-born British actor (d. 1972) births

      1. British actor and singer (1906–1972)

        George Sanders

        George Henry Sanders was a British actor and singer whose career spanned over 40 years. His heavy, upper-class English accent and smooth, bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is remembered for his roles as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent, The Saran of Gaza in Samson and Delilah (1949), the most popular film of the year, Addison DeWitt in All About Eve, Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe (1952), King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of Batman (1966), and the voice of Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967). Fans of detective stories know Sanders as Simon Templar, The Saint, (1939–41), and the suave crimefighter The Falcon (1941–42).

  94. 1905

    1. Johnny Gibson, American hurdler and coach (d. 2006) births

      1. Johnny Gibson

        John A. Gibson was a runner and Olympic athlete.

  95. 1904

    1. Édouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (b. 1881) deaths

      1. Canadian wrestler, strongman, and circus giant

        Édouard Beaupré

        Édouard Beaupré, was a Canadian circus and freak show giant, professional wrestler, strongman, and star of Barnum and Bailey's circus. He was one of the tallest men in recorded history, with a reported height of 2.51 m.

    2. Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist, playwright, and father of modern political Zionism (b. 1860) deaths

      1. Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)

        Theodor Herzl

        Theodor Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish lawyer, journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer who was the father of modern political Zionism. Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish immigration to Palestine in an effort to form a Jewish state.

  96. 1903

    1. Ace Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1992) births

      1. Canadian ice hockey player (1903–1992)

        Ace Bailey

        Irvine Wallace "Ace" Bailey was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs for eight seasons, from 1926–1933. His playing career ended with a fight he encountered during a game against the Boston Bruins; he was severely injured in the resulting scrum. He is the first professional sports player to have a jersey number retired in his honour. Bailey led the NHL in scoring in 1929, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.

  97. 1901

    1. Ruth Crawford Seeger, American composer (d. 1953) births

      1. American composer (1901–1953)

        Ruth Crawford Seeger

        Ruth Crawford Seeger was an American composer and folk music specialist. Her music was a prominent exponent of the emerging modernist aesthetic and she became a central member of a group of American composers known as the "ultramoderns". Though she composed primarily during the 1920s and 1930s, Seeger turned towards studies on folk music from the late 1930s until her death. Her music influenced later composers, particularly Elliott Carter.

  98. 1900

    1. Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1987) births

      1. Italian film director

        Alessandro Blasetti

        Alessandro Blasetti was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Quattro passi fra le nuvole. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era. He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s.

  99. 1898

    1. Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1982) births

      1. Greek politician

        Stefanos Stefanopoulos

        Stefanos Stefanopoulos was a Greek politician, and served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1965 to 1966.

      2. Head of government of Greece

        Prime Minister of Greece

        The prime minister of the Hellenic Republic, colloquially referred to as the prime minister of Greece, is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek Cabinet. The incumbent prime minister is Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who took office on 8 July 2019 from Alexis Tsipras.

  100. 1897

    1. Jesse Douglas, American mathematician and academic (d. 1965) births

      1. American differential geometer

        Jesse Douglas

        Jesse Douglas was an American mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his general solution to Plateau's problem.

  101. 1896

    1. Doris Lloyd, English actress (d. 1968) births

      1. English-born American actress

        Doris Lloyd

        Hessy Doris Lloyd was an English–American film and stage actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in The Time Machine (1960) and The Sound of Music (1965). Lloyd appeared in two Academy Award winners and four other nominees.

  102. 1893

    1. Sándor Bortnyik, Hungarian painter and graphic designer (d. 1976) births

      1. Hungarian painter and graphic designer

        Sándor Bortnyik

        Sándor Bortnyik was a Hungarian painter and graphic designer. His work was greatly influenced by Cubism, Expressionism and Constructivism.

  103. 1889

    1. Richard Cramer, American actor (d. 1960) births

      1. American actor (1889–1960)

        Richard Cramer

        Richard Earl Cramer was an American actor in films from the late 1920s to the early 1950s.

  104. 1888

    1. Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Spanish author and playwright (d. 1963) births

      1. Spanish writer

        Ramón Gómez de la Serna

        Ramón Gómez de la Serna y Puig was a Spanish writer, dramatist and avant-garde agitator. He strongly influenced surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel.

    2. Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet and author (b. 1822) deaths

      1. Vietnamese poet

        Nguyễn Đình Chiểu

        Nguyễn Đình Chiểu was a Vietnamese poet who was known for his nationalist and anti-colonial writings against the French colonization of Cochinchina, the European name for the southern part of Vietnam.

  105. 1887

    1. Clay Allison, American rancher (b. 1841) deaths

      1. Texas cattle rancher and gunfighter

        Clay Allison

        Robert A. Clay Allison was a cattle rancher, cattle broker, and sometimes gunfighter of the American Old West. He fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Allison had a reputation for violence, having survived several one-on-one knife and gunfights, as well as being implicated in a number of vigilante jail break-ins and lynchings. A drunken Allison once rode his horse through town nearly naked—wearing only his gunbelt. Later most reports stated that he was not only dangerous to others but himself, accidentally shooting himself in the foot.

  106. 1886

    1. Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (d. 1969) births

      1. United States admiral (1886–1969)

        Raymond A. Spruance

        Raymond Ames Spruance was a United States Navy admiral during World War II. He commanded U.S. naval forces during one of the most significant naval battles that took place in the Pacific Theatre: the Battle of the Philippine Sea. He also commanded Task Force 16 at the Battle of Midway, comprising the carriers Enterprise and Hornet. At Midway, dive bombers from the Enterprise crippled two carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Kaga and the flagship Akagi. Most historians consider Midway the turning point of the Pacific War.

      2. List of ambassadors of the United States to the Philippines

        The ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines was established on July 4, 1946, after the Philippines gained its independence from the United States.

  107. 1885

    1. Anna Dickie Olesen, American politician (d. 1971) births

      1. American politician

        Anna Dickie Olesen

        Anna Dickie Olesen was an American politician from the state of Minnesota who was the first woman to be nominated by a major party for the United States Senate.

  108. 1883

    1. Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian author (d. 1924) births

      1. Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)

        Franz Kafka

        Franz Kafka was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic powers. It has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity. His best known works include the short story "The Metamorphosis" and novels The Trial and The Castle. The term Kafkaesque has entered English to describe absurd situations, like those depicted in his writing.

  109. 1881

    1. Hasan Tahsini, Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1811) deaths

      1. Albanian astronomer, mathematician, rector and philosopher

        Hasan Tahsini

        Hoxhë Hasan Tahsini or simply Hoxha Tahsim was an Albanian alim, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was the first rector of Istanbul University and one of the founders of the Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights. Tahsini is regarded as one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.

  110. 1880

    1. Carl Schuricht, Polish-German conductor (d. 1967) births

      1. German conductor

        Carl Schuricht

        Carl Adolph Schuricht was a German conductor.

  111. 1879

    1. Alfred Korzybski, Polish-American mathematician, linguist, and philosopher (d. 1950) births

      1. Polish-American scholar and philosopher (1879–1950)

        Alfred Korzybski

        Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American independent scholar who developed a field called general semantics, which he viewed as both distinct from, and more encompassing than, the field of semantics. He argued that human knowledge of the world is limited both by the human nervous system and the languages humans have developed, and thus no one can have direct access to reality, given that the most we can know is that which is filtered through the brain's responses to reality. His best known dictum is "The map is not the territory".

  112. 1878

    1. George M. Cohan, American songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1942) births

      1. American actor, singer, composer and playwright (1878–1942)

        George M. Cohan

        George Michael Cohan was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer.

  113. 1876

    1. Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher and academic (d. 1957) births

      1. American philosopher (1876-1957)

        Ralph Barton Perry

        Ralph Barton Perry was an American philosopher. He was a strident moral idealist who stated in 1909 that, to him, idealism meant "to interpret life consistently with ethical, scientific, and metaphysical truth." Perry's viewpoints on religion stressed the notion that religious thinking possessed legitimacy should it exist within a framework accepting of human reason and social progress.

  114. 1875

    1. Ferdinand Sauerbruch, German surgeon and academic (d. 1951) births

      1. German surgeon

        Ferdinand Sauerbruch

        Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch was a German surgeon.

  115. 1874

    1. Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (d. 1928) births

      1. French rugby union player

        Jean Collas

        Jean Collas was a French rugby union player and tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. He also participated in the tug of war competition and won a silver medal as a member of the French team.

      2. Sport in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope

        Tug of war

        Tug of war is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.

  116. 1871

    1. William Henry Davies, Welsh poet and writer (d.1940) births

      1. Welsh poet and writer (1871–1940)

        W. H. Davies

        William Henry Davies was a Welsh poet and writer, who spent much of his life as a tramp or hobo in the United Kingdom and the United States, yet became one of the most popular poets of his time. His themes included observations on life's hardships, the ways the human condition is reflected in nature, his tramping adventures and the characters he met. He is usually classed as a Georgian Poet, though much of his work is not typical of the group in style or theme.

  117. 1870

    1. R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1947) births

      1. 11th Prime minister of Canada (1930–1935)

        R. B. Bennett

        Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett,, was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935.

      2. Head of government of Canada

        Prime Minister of Canada

        The prime minister of Canada is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority the elected House of Commons; as such, the prime minister typically sits as a member of Parliament (MP) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties. As first minister, the prime minister selects ministers to form the Cabinet, and serves as its chair. Constitutionally, the Crown exercises executive power on the advice of the Cabinet, which is collectively responsible to the House of Commons.

  118. 1869

    1. Svend Kornbeck, Danish actor (d. 1933) births

      1. Danish actor

        Svend Kornbeck

        Svend Kornbeck was a Danish stage and film actor.

  119. 1866

    1. Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (d. 1906) births

      1. Danish painter

        Albert Gottschalk

        Albert Gottschalk was a Danish painter. He had a close connection, personally and artistically, to the poets Johannes Jørgensen, Viggo Stuckenberg and Sophus Claussen.

  120. 1863

    1. George Hull Ward, American general (b. 1826) deaths

      1. George Hull Ward

        George Hull Ward was a soldier and Union officer in the American Civil War.

    2. Little Crow, American tribal leader (b. 1810) deaths

      1. Chief of Kaposia band of Mdewakantons

        Little Crow

        Little Crow III was a Mdewakanton Dakota chief who led a faction of the Dakota in a five-week war against the United States in 1862.

  121. 1860

    1. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (d. 1935) births

      1. American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer

        Charlotte Perkins Gilman

        Charlotte Perkins Gilman, also known by her first married name Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate for social reform, and eugenicist. She was a utopian feminist and served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis.

  122. 1854

    1. Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and theorist (d. 1928) births

      1. Czech composer (1854–1928)

        Leoš Janáček

        Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic musics, including Eastern European folk music, to create an original, modern musical style.

  123. 1851

    1. Charles Bannerman, English-Australian cricketer and umpire (d. 1930) births

      1. Australian cricketer

        Charles Bannerman

        Charles Bannerman was an English-born Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he represented Australia in three Test matches between 1877 and 1879. At the domestic level, he played for the New South Wales cricket team. Later, he became an umpire.

  124. 1846

    1. Achilles Alferaki, Russian composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (d. 1919) births

      1. Russian composer

        Achilles Alferaki

        Achilles Nikolayevich Alferaki was a Russian composer and mayor of Greek descent. His brother was Sergei Alphéraky.

      2. Governor of Taganrog

        The Governor of Taganrog was the head of the Taganrog borough or governorate, between October 8, 1802 and May 19, 1887.

  125. 1844

    1. Dankmar Adler, German-born American architect and engineer (d. 1900) births

      1. American architect

        Dankmar Adler

        Dankmar Adler was a German-born American architect and civil engineer. He is best known for his fifteen-year partnership with Louis Sullivan, during which they designed influential skyscrapers that boldly addressed their steel skeleton through their exterior design: the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri (1891), the Chicago Stock Exchange Building (1894), and the Guaranty Building in Buffalo, New York (1896).

  126. 1823

    1. Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Greek-Ottoman statesman, diplomat, playwright, and translator (d. 1891) births

      1. Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar and playwright (1823–1891)

        Ahmed Vefik Pasha

        Ahmed Vefik Pasha was an Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar, playwright, and translator during the Tanzimat and First Constitutional Era periods. He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including presiding over the first Ottoman Parliament in 1877. He also served as Grand Vizier for two brief periods. Vefik also established the first Ottoman theatre and initiated the first Western style theatre plays in Bursa and translated Molière's major works. His portrait was depicted on a former Turkish postcard stamp.

  127. 1814

    1. Ferdinand Didrichsen, Danish botanist and physicist (d. 1887) births

      1. Danish botanist and physicist

        Ferdinand Didrichsen

        Didrik Ferdinand Didrichsen was a Danish botanist and physicist.

  128. 1809

    1. Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian composer and playwright (b. 1746) deaths

      1. Joseph Quesnel

        Joseph Quesnel was a French Canadian composer, poet, playwright and slave-trader. Among his works were two operas, Colas et Colinette and Lucas et Cécile; the former is considered to be the first Canadian opera and probably of North America.

  129. 1795

    1. Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French scholar and author (b. 1714) deaths

      1. French scholar

        Louis-Georges de Bréquigny

        Louis-Georges-Oudard-Feudrix de Bréquigny, French scholar, was born at Granville, Manche in Normandy.

    2. Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general, astronomer, and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1716) deaths

      1. 18th-century Spanish naval officer, scientist, and colonial administrator

        Antonio de Ulloa

        Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giralt, FRS, FRSA, KOS was a Spanish naval officer, scientist, and administrator. At the age of nineteen, he joined the French Geodesic Mission to what is now the country of Ecuador. That mission took more than eight years to complete its work, during which time Ulloa made many astronomical, natural, and social observations in South America. The reports of Ulloa's findings earned him an international reputation as a leading savant. Those reports include the first published observations of the metal platinum, later identified as a new chemical element. Ulloa was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1746, and as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1751.

      2. List of colonial governors of Louisiana

        This is a list of the colonial governors of Louisiana, from the founding of the first settlement by the French in 1699 to the territory's acquisition by the United States in 1803.

  130. 1790

    1. Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1736) deaths

      1. Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle

        Jean-Baptiste Louis Romé de l'Isle was a French mineralogist, considered one of the creators of modern crystallography.

  131. 1789