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Article 13
Έφυγε από τη ζωή ο «φαρμακοποιός» του Ρετιρέ, Νίκος Κούρος
Έφυγε από τη ζωή σε ηλικία 90 ετών ο Νίκος Κούρος, ο ηθοποιός που έγινε ευρέως γνωστός από τον ρόλο του φαρμακοποιού στη σειρά του Mega, «Ρετιρέ». Η κηδεία του ηθοποιού θα γίνει σημερα, Πέμπτη, στις 15:00, στο νεκροταφείο του Παλαιού Φαλήρου.
Ο Νίκος Κούρος γεννήθηκε στη Χαλκίδα στις 20 Μαρτίου του 1928. Σπούδασε Νομικά στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, πιάνο και τραγούδι στο Ωδείο Αθηνών και θέατρο στη δραματική σχολή του Ελληνικού Ωδείου. Στο θέατρο εμφανίστηκε για πρώτη φορά το 1957 με το θίασο Άννας Λώρη- Άλκη Παπά (θέατρο «Διονύσια», Καλλιθέα).
Για αρκετά χρόνια υπήρξε μέλος του Θεάτρου Τέχνης «Καρόλου Κουν». Εκτός από το θέατρο, την τηλεόραση και τον κινηματογράφο, είχε εργαστεί και ως εκφωνητής θεατρικών και λογοτεχνικών εκπομπών στο Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Ραδιοφωνίας. Ο Νίκος Κούρος είχε ασχοληθεί, μεταξύ άλλων με τη σκηνοθεσία και τη λογοτεχνία ενώ εξέδωσε και τέσσερις ποιητικές συλλογές.
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Article 11
2400 επαγγελματικές συναντήσεις για το συνεδριακό τουρισμό στη Θεσσαλονίκη
Το EuropeCongress - MCE South Europe 2018, η αναγνωρισμένη συνάντηση επαγγελματιώνυψηλού επιπέδου της βιομηχανίας των συναντήσεων, πραγματοποιήθηκε στη Θεσσαλονίκη από τις 21 έως τις 23 Οκτωβρίου 2018 στο ξενοδοχείο Makedonia Palace.
Το Europe Congress - MCE South Europeαποτελεί την κορυφαία ετήσια Β2Β συνάντηση προμηθευτών και αγοραστών MICE (Meeting - Incentives - Conferences - Exhibitions) από την περιοχή της Νοτίου Ευρώπης. Μετά την Κωνσταντινούπολη, τη Ρώμη και τη Σικελία, η υψηλού επιπέδου αυτή Β2Β διοργάνωση ήρθε στη Θεσσαλονίκη και έδωσε τη δυνατότητα να προβληθεί στοχευμένα ο προορισμός, οι υποδομές και οι υπηρεσίες που προσφέρει, σε συνολικά 80 hosted buyers από όλο τον κόσμο. Οι 160 συμμετέχοντες είχαν τη ευκαιρία να αναπτύξουν εταιρικές συνεργασίες μέσα από τις 2400 προκαθορισμένες συναντήσεις - B2B meetings που πραγματοποιήθηκαν και να ανταλλάξουν γνώσεις μέσα από εκπαιδευτικές δράσεις και networking activities.
Το πρόγραμμα παράλληλων εκδηλώσεων της διοργάνωσης ανέδειξε τη Θεσσαλονίκη ως τον ιδανικό προορισμό διοργάνωσης συνεδρίων και εκδηλώσεων. Η Φιλαρμονική ορχήστρα του Δήμου Θεσσαλονίκης υποδέχτηκε το κοινόστην Προβλήτα 1 του ΟΛΘ, το οποίο επισκέφτηκε στη συνέχεια το Μουσείο Κινηματογράφου και το Κέντρο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης. Ακόμη, οι συμμετέχοντες ξεναγήθηκαν από μέλη του Συνδέσμου Ξεναγών Θεσσαλονίκης στην Άνω Πόλη και τα κάστρα, ενώ οι χορευτές της Swing Academy, μια σύγχρονη και νεανική ομάδα της πόλης, ξεσήκωσε το κοινό στους ρυθμούς της.
Η φιλοξενία του MCE South Europe στη Θεσσαλονίκη ήταν μία μοναδική ευκαιρία ανάδειξης του προορισμού σε ένα αναγνωρισμένο κοινό επαγγελματιών παγκοσμίως και συνέβαλε ουσιαστικά στη προσέλκυση διοργανώσεων ΜΙCE για την πόλη.
Το Thessaloniki Convention Bureau ευχαριστεί τα μέλη του Makedonia Palace και Aegean Airlines για τη συμβολή τους στην επιτυχημένη διεξαγωγή της διοργάνωσης, καθώς και την Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας και τον Οργανισμό Τουρισμού Θεσσαλονίκης για την υποστήριξή τους.
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Article 8
Οι ειδικές εορταστικές
εκπομπές της ΕΡΤ3
Ειδικές εκπομπές, απευθείας συνδέσεις, ντοκιμαντέρ αρχείου και ειδικά αφιερώματα περιλαμβάνει το επετειακό πρόγραμμα της ΕΡΤ3 για τον τριήμερο εορτασμό του πολιούχου Αγίου Δημητρίου, της απελευθέρωσης της Θεσσαλονίκης και της εθνικής επετείου της 28ης Οκτωβρίου.
Οι απευθείας μεταδόσεις της ΕΡΤ3 για την κάλυψη του τριπλού εορτασμού αρχίζουν την Παρασκευή, 26 Οκτωβρίου 2018, στις 8 το πρωί, με τη σύνδεση με τον Ιερό Ναό Αγίου Δημητρίου όπου τελείται πολυαρχιερατικό συλλείτουργο. Η σκηνοθεσία είναι του Τηλέμαχου Κοεμτζόπουλου και η παραγωγή του Θέμη Μαυροπεραστή. Στις 13:30 η ΕΡΤ3 μεταδίδει την προσφώνηση του διοικητή του Γ΄ Σώματος Στρατού και την αντιφώνηση του Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας στο πλαίσιο γεύματος που παρατίθεται προς τιμήν του στη Λέσχη Αξιωματικών. Η σκηνοθεσία είναι της Τάνιας Χατζηγεωργίου και η παραγωγή της Ευθυμίας Γκούντα.
Την Κυριακή, 28 Οκτωβρίου 2018, στις 10:20 προγραμματίζεται ειδική εκπομπή στη διάρκεια της οποίας μεταδίδεται σε απευθείας σύνδεση η τελετή κατάθεσης στεφάνων στο Ηρώο του Γ’ Σώµατος Στρατού και η επίσημη υποδοχή του Προέδρου της ιταλικής ∆ηµοκρατίας από τον Έλληνα ομόλογό του. Στην παρουσίαση είναι η Κατερίνα Τσαβέα και στη σκηνοθεσία η Χρύσα Νίκου. Η εκπομπή διαρκεί έως την έναρξη της στρατιωτικής παρέλασης, στις 11:00, με την οποία κορυφώνονται οι τριήμερες εκδηλώσεις για την επέτειο. Η ΕΡΤ3 είναι και φέτος παρούσα με τον Νίκο Λαδιανό στην περιγραφή, τον Γιώργο Μπότσο στη σκηνοθεσία και τον Αργύρη Δούμπλατζη στην παραγωγή.
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Article 7
Μια αρχαία πολιτεία κάτω από
τις ανασκαφές του μετρό
στη Θεσσαλονίκη
Εντυπωσιακές είναι οι φωτογραφίες από τα ευρήματα που έφερε στο φως η αρχαιολογική σκαπάνη, κατά τη διάρκεια των ανασκαφών, για την κατασκευή του μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης από την Αττικό Μετρό.
Τα αρχαία πρόκειται να παρουσιαστούν σε εκδήλωση με τίτλο «Και αρχαία και μετρό».
Τα ευρήματα θα παρουσιαστούν από τις Στέλλα Βασιλειάδου, Κρινώ Κωνσταντινίδου, Ελένη Λαμπροθανάση, Τάνια Πρωτοψάλτη, Σταυρούλα Τζεβρένη, Αρχαιολόγους Εφορείας Αρχαιοτήτων Πόλης Θεσσαλονίκης.
Ακολουθούν οι περιλήψεις με τις περιγραφές των ευρημάτων και οι φωτογραφίες:
1.ΠΡΟΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΕΙΟ ΠΟΛΙΣΜΑ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΚΡΟΤΑΦΕΙΟ ΡΩΜΑΪΚΩΝ ΧΡΟΝΩΝ ΣΤΙΣ ΠΑΡΥΦΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΡΧΑΙΑΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Αμαξοστάσιο Πυλαίας, Σταθμός Φλέμινγκ)
Το 2012, με αφορμή τις εκσκαφές που πραγματοποιήθηκαν στο «Αμαξοστάσιο» της βασικής γραμμής του Μετρό, στην Πυλαία, ήρθε στο φως προκασσάνδρειο πόλισμα του 4ου αι. π.Χ. Ερευνήθηκε έκταση 31 στρεμμάτων και αποκαλύφθηκε τμήμα της πόλης, η οποία ήταν οργανωμένη με το ιπποδάμειο πολεοδομικό σύστημα, στα πρότυπα των μεγάλων πόλεων της Μακεδονίας, Όλυνθο και Πέλλα.
Τα πολυάριθμα ευρήματα παραπέμπουν σε ένα ακμαίο οικισμό με ισχυρή οικονομία και αναπτυγμένες κοινωνικοπολιτικές δομές. Η μεγάλη ανάπτυξή του τοποθετείται στο δεύτερο μισό του 4ου αι. π.Χ., η οποία όμως διακόπτεται από την ίδρυση της πόλης της Θεσσαλονίκης από τον Κάσσανδρο το 315 π.Χ., οπότε και εγκαταλείπεται.
Ένα άλλο ενδιαφέρον εύρημα αποτελεί το νεκροταφείο ρωμαϊκών χρόνων (2ος -4ος αι. μ.Χ.) που ερευνήθηκε στα όρια του Σταθμού Φλέμινγκ και μας αποκάλυψε πτυχές ενός άγνωστου μέχρι τώρα οικισμού, στις παρυφές της αρχαίας Θεσσαλονίκης.
2. Η ΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΚΗ ΝΕΚΡΟΠΟΛΗ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Σταθμός Σιντριβάνι)
Στο πλαίσιο των εργασιών της κατασκευής του ΜΕΤΡΟ Θεσσαλονίκης, στους σταθμούς Σιντριβάνι, Διασταύρωση Τροχιογραμμών και Πανεπιστήμιο,η αρχαιολογική έρευνα αποκάλυψε μεγάλο τμήμα του ανατολικού νεκροταφείου της πόλης, όπως επίσης και τρίκιλιτη κοιμητηριακή Βασιλική στη θέση παλαιότερου κτηρίου με ψηφιδωτά δάπεδα. Συγκεκριμένα έφερε στο φως χιλιάδες ταφικά μνημεία (3000) τα οποία ήρθαν να εμπλουτίσουν την μέχρι τώρα γνώση μας για την οργάνωση και τη συνεχή χρήση του χώρου από την Ελληνιστική περίοδο έως και την Ύστερη αρχαιότητα. Οι τάφοι ανήκουν σε διαφόρους τύπους, λακκοειδείς, κιβωτιόσχημοι, εγχυτρισμοί, βωμοί, βωμοειδείς κατασκευές, καμαροσκεπείς απλοί ή δίδυμοι, ήταν κτερισμένοι με αγγεία πήλινα και γυάλινα, πήλινα ειδώλια, χρυσά και αργυρά κοσμήματα και νομίσματα.
3. Η ΟΡΓΑΝΩΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΑΣΤΙΚΟΥ ΧΩΡΟΥ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΙΔΡΥΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΕΩΣ ΤΟ ΤΕΛΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΨΙΜΗΣ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΤΗΤΑΣ (Σταθμός Αγίας Σοφίας και Σταθμός Βενιζέλου)
Oι ανασκαφές που διεξάγονται στους δύο σταθμούς εντός του ιστορικού κέντρου της Θεσσαλονίκης, στον Σταθμό Αγίας Σοφίας και στον Σταθμό Βενιζέλου, συμπληρώνουν τον τοπογραφικό χάρτη της πόλης, στο ύψος της διαχρονικά κύριας οδικής αρτηρίας, της σημερινής οδού Εγνατίας. Τα ευρήματα σκιαγραφούν την πολεοδομική οργάνωση του αστικού χώρου της Θεσσαλονίκης από την ίδρυσή της έως το τέλος της όψιμης αρχαιότητας.
Η πόλη σχεδιάστηκε στα πεδινά της τμήματα με το ιπποδάμειο πολεοδομικό σύστημα. Δρόμοι, κάθετοι μεταξύ τους, διαμορφώνουν οικοδομικές νησίδες με κτίσματα οικιστικής και εργαστηριακής χρήσης.
Ο ίδιος σχεδιασμός διατηρείται και στους ρωμαϊκούς χρόνους, με μετασκευές μικρής κλίμακας στην κάτοψη των κτισμάτων. Στον 4ο αι. μ.Χ. οι μαρμαρόστρωτοι πλέον δρόμοι πλαισιώνονται από κιονοστήρικτες στοές και εκατέρωθεν αυτών ανεγείρονται μεγάλα κτηριακά συγκροτήματα με πολυτελή ψηφιδωτά δάπεδα, εντοίχιο γραπτό διάκοσμο, ορθομαρμαρώσεις και opus sectile. Την ίδια εποχή, βορείως του decumanus, στη συμβολή με τον cardo της οδού της Αγίας Σοφίας, κατασκευάζεται κρηναίο οικοδόμημα/νυμφαίο που εμφανίζει επάλληλες οικοδομικές φάσεις. Δραστική επέμβαση στον πολεοδομικό σχεδιασμό της πόλης συντελείται στον 6ου αι.: ο μαρμαρόστρωτος decumanus διαπλατύνεται, τα παλαιότερα οικοδομήματα ισοπεδώνονται και στη θέση τους διαμορφώνονται πλακόστρωτες πλατείες στα κεντρικά σταυροδρόμια της πόλης.
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Article 6
THE ΜODERNIST
Επιτομή 5άστερης ξενοδοχειακής αισθητικής στην Αριστοτέλους
Συνδυάζοντας διαχρονική χάρη και ανέμελη πολυτέλεια στο Κέντρο της Θεσσαλονίκης
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Article 5
Απαλλάσσονται οριστικά από τη βίζα
για τις ΗΠΑ οι Έλληνες πολίτες
Οριστικά χωρίς βίζα θα ταξιδεύουν οι Έλληνες πολίτες στις ΗΠΑ, καθώς παύει η περιοδική αξιολόγηση της διαδικασίας, που ίσχυε μέχρι τώρα.
Σύμφωνα με επιστολή, των αρμόδιων αμερικανικών αρχών προς την υπουργό Προστασίας του Πολίτη Όλγα Γεροβασίλη, η χώρα μας δεν χρειάζεται βίζα καθώς παραμένει στο Πρόγραμμα Απαλλαγής θεώρησης Εισόδου στις ΗΠΑ (Visa Waiver Program).
Το σημαντικότερο όμως είναι πως ενώ μέχρι τώρα και ειδικά μετά την έκδοση των νέων διαβατηρίων, που θεωρούνται πολύ υψηλής ασφάλειας, οι Έλληνες πολίτες δεν χρειάζονταν μεν βίζα, αλλά κάθε χρόνο γινόταν αξιολόγηση από τις ΗΠΑ της όλης διαδικασίας, σύμφωνα με την τελευταία απόφαση, δεν θα γίνεται ούτε η ετήσια αξιολόγηση που γινόταν.
Αυτό σημαίνει ότι οι ΗΠΑ δέχονται στην Ελλάδα τηρούνται αυστηρά όσα απαιτούνται από το αμερικανικό κράτος και θεωρούν ότι θα συνεχίσουν να γίνονται χωρίς παρακλήσεις.
Όπως αναφέρεται από το υπουργείο Προστασίας του Πολίτη, «η απόφαση αυτή συνιστά μια ακόμη σημαντική επιβεβαίωση του ρόλου της Ελλάδας ως πυλώνα ασφάλειας και σταθερότητας στην περιοχή, ενώ αντανακλά το εξαιρετικό επίπεδο της διμερούς συνεργασίας με τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες στον τομέα της Προστασίας του Πολίτη».
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EVENTS OF THIS DAY IN THE PAST. 25/10
- 285 (or 286) – Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers.
- 473 – Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II as Caesar of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1147 – Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum.
- 1147 – Reconquista: After a siege of four months, crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon.
- 1415 – Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England and his lightly armoured infantry and archers defeat the heavily armoured French cavalry in the Battle of Agincourt on Saint Crispin's Day.
- 1616 – Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog makes second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at the later-named Dirk Hartog Island off the West Australian coast.
- 1747 – British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.
- 1760 – George III becomes King of Great Britain.
- 1812 – War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian.
- 1822 – Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins.
- 1828 – St Katharine Docks open in London.
- 1854 – The Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade).
- 1861 – The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
- 1900 – The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
- 1917 – Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia
- 1918 – SS Princess Sophia sinks north of Juneau, Alaska with loss of all 343 passengers and crew.
- 1920 – After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies.
- 1924 – The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win.
- 1927 – The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
- 1940 – Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.
- 1944 – Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich.
- 1944 – The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine captain of World War II) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.
- 1944 – World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf: The largest naval battle in history, takes place in and around the Philippines between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the U.S. Third and U.S. Seventh Fleets. Afterward is the first Kamikaze attack of the war.
- 1945 – The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.
- 1949 – The Battle of Guningtou initiated by the Chinese communist invasion of Kinmen begins.
- 1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council proving that Soviet missiles are installed in Cuba.
- 1971 – The United Nations seats the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations).
- 1973 – Yom Kippur War officially ends with a ceasefire.
- 1977 – Digital Equipment Corporation releases OpenVMS V1.0.
- 1980 – Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague.
- 1983 – Operation Urgent Fury: The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état.
- 1995 – A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
- 1997 – After a brief civil war which has driven President Pascal Lissouba out of Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself the President of the Republic of the Congo.
- 2009 – The October 2009 Baghdad bombings kills 155 and wounds at least 721.
- 2017 – At the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping assumes his second term as General Secretary (China's paramount leader), and the political theory Xi Jinping Thought is written into the party's constitution.
- 840 – Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, founder of the Saffarid dynasty (d. 879)
- 1102 – William Clito, French son of Sybilla of Conversano (d. 1128)
- 1330 – Louis II, Count of Flanders, (d. 1384)
- 1510 – Renée of France (d. 1574)
- 1574 – François de Sourdis, French Catholic prelate (d. 1628)
- 1589 – Jan Stanisław Sapieha, Polish-Lithuanian noble (d. 1635)
- 1612 – James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish soldier (d. 1650)
- 1667 – Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (d. 1718)
- 1683 – Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English-Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1757)
- 1692 – Elisabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain (d. 1766)
- 1709 – Georg Gebel, German organist and composer (d. 1753)
- 1714 – James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish judge (d. 1799)
- 1736 – Thomas Mullins, 1st Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (d. 1824)
- 1743 – Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (d. 1812)
- 1749 – Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein, Swedish chamberlain (d. 1802)
- 1754 – Richard Howell, 3rd Governor of New Jersey (d. 1802)
- 1755 – François Joseph Lefebvre, French military commander (d. 1820)
- 1757 – Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, Prussian statesman (d. 1831)
- 1759 – Maria Feodorovna, Russian wife of Paul I of Russia (d. 1828)
- 1759 – William Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1834)
- 1760 – Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren, German historian (d. 1842)
- 1767 – Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French philosopher and politician (d. 1830)
- 1768 – Frederick William, ruler of Nassau-Weilburg (d. 1816)
- 1772 – Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein, French memoirist (d. 1857)
- 1772 – Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (d. 1813)
- 1779 – Pedro Velarde y Santillán, Spanish artillery captain (d. 1808)
- 1781 – Friedrich von Berchtold, Bohemian physician and botanist (d. 1876)
- 1782 – Levi Lincoln Jr., American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1868)
- 1789 – Carlos María de Alvear, Argentine soldier and statesman (d. 1852)
- 1789 – Heinrich Schwabe, German astronomer (d. 1875)
- 1790 – Robert Stirling, Scottish clergyman and inventor (d. 1878)
- 1791 – Friedrich Parrot, Baltic German naturalist (d. 1841)
- 1792 – Jeanne Jugan, French nun (d. 1879)
- 1795 – John P. Kennedy, American novelist and Whig politician (d. 1870)
- 1800 – Maria Jane Jewsbury, English writer, poet, literary reviewer (d. 1833)[1]
- 1800 – Thomas Babington Macaulay, English poet, historian, and politician, Secretary at War (d. 1859)
- 1800 – Jacques Paul Migne, French priest (d. 1875)
- 1800 – Julius von Mohl, German orientalist (d. 1876)
- 1802 – Richard Parkes Bonington, English painter (d. 1828)
- 1802 – Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (d. 1864)
- 1806 – Max Stirner, German philosopher and author (d. 1856)
- 1811 – Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1832)
- 1814 – Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours (d. 1896)
- 1815 – Camillo Sivori, Italian virtuoso violinist and composer (d. 1894)
- 1819 – Christian August Friedrich Garcke, German botanist (d. 1904)
- 1821 – Antonio Ciseri, Swiss-Italian painter (d. 1891)
- 1825 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1899)
- 1825 – Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, German astronomer and geophysicist (d. 1884)
- 1827 – Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician (d. 1907)
- 1832 – Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (d. 1909)
- 1838 – Georges Bizet, French pianist and composer (d. 1875)
- 1838 – James Maybrick, cotton merchant (d. 1889)
- 1844 – Philip Wicksteed, English economist (d. 1927)
- 1848 – Carlo Emery, Italian entomologist (d. 1925)
- 1848 – Karl Emil Franzos, Austrian novelist (d. 1904)
- 1852 – Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, Russian author
- 1853 – Karl August Otto Hoffmann, German botanist (d. 1909)
- 1856 – Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and archaeologist (d. 1936)
- 1858 – Take Ionescu, Romanian politician, diplomat, journalist and lawyer (d. 1922)
- 1864 – John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Company (d. 1920)
- 1864 – Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 1956)
- 1864 – Toktogul Satylganov, Kyrgyz Akyn, poet and singer (d. 1933)
- 1866 – Thomas Armat, American mechanic and inventor (d. 1948)
- 1866 – Norbert Klein, Bishop of Brno (d. 1933)
- 1866 – Georg Schumann, German composer (d. 1952)
- 1867 – Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (d. 1937)
- 1868 – Dan Burke, American baseball player (d. 1933)
- 1868 – Oskar Kallas, Estonian linguist and diplomat (d. 1946)
- 1874 – Emma Gramatica, Italian actress (d. 1965)
- 1874 – Victor Sonnemans, Belgian water polo player (d. 1962)
- 1874 – Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (d. 1916)
- 1875 – Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author and educator (d. 1961)
- 1875 – Arthur Birkett, British cricketer (d. 1941)
- 1877 – Adolf Moller, German rower (d. 1968)
- 1877 – Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer (d. 1957)
- 1879 – Fritz Haarmann, German serial killer (d. 1925)
- 1880 – Bohumír Šmeral, Czech politician (d. 1941)
- 1881 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)
- 1882 – John T. Flynn, American journalist and author (d. 1964)
- 1882 – Tony Jackson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1921)
- 1882 – André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien, French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1964)
- 1883 – Nikolay Krestinsky, Russian revolutionary and politician
- 1884 – Maria Czaplicka, Polish cultural anthropologist (d. 1921)
- 1885 – Sam M. Lewis, American singer (d. 1959)
- 1885 – Xavier Lesage, French equestrian (d. 1968)
- 1886 – Leo G. Carroll, English-American actor (d. 1972)
- 1886 – Karl Polanyi, Austro-Hungarian economist and historian (d. 1964)
- 1887 – Alexander McCulloch, British rower (d. 1951)
- 1888 – Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and pilot (d. 1957)
- 1888 – Nils Dardel, Swedish-American painter (d. 1943)
- 1888 – Jan Palouš, Czechoslovak ice hockey player (d. 1971)
- 1888 – Léon Tom, Belgian fencer and bobsledder
- 1889 – Abel Gance, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
- 1890 – Floyd Bennett, American aviator (d. 1928)
- 1890 – Kōtarō Tanaka, Japanese jurist and politician (d. 1974)
- 1891 – Charles Coughlin, Canadian-American priest and radio host (d. 1979)
- 1891 – Karl Elmendorff, German conductor (d. 1962)
- 1892 – Nell Shipman, Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1970)
- 1894 – Claude Cahun, French photographer and sculptor (d. 1954)
- 1894 – Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu, Turkish poet and songwriter (d. 1973)
- 1894 – Johan Wilhelm Rangell, Prime Minister of Finland (d. 1982)
- 1895 – Levi Eshkol, Ukrainian-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969)
- 1895 – Vsevolod Merkulov, Russian head of the NKGB (d. 1953)
- 1895 – Arthur Schmidt, German officer (d. 1987)
- 1896 – Nils Backlund, Swedish water polo player (d. 1964)
- 1897 – Erwin von Lahousen, German Abwehr official (d. 1955)
- 1897 – Karl Olivecrona, Swedish lawyer and philosopher (d. 1980)
- 1897 – Luigi Pavese, Italian actor (d. 1969)
- 1898 – Karl Anton, German director, screenwriter and producer (d. 1979)
- 1899 – Armand Thirard, French cinematographer (d. 1973)
- 1900 – Johan Greter, Dutch equestrian (d. 1975)
- 1900 – William Stevenson, American track and fielder (d. 1985)
- 1900 – Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator and activist (d. 1978)
- 1902 – Henry Steele Commager, American historian and author (d. 1998)
- 1902 – Carlo Gnocchi, Italian priest, educator and writer (d. 1956)
- 1902 – Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933)
- 1903 – Piet van der Horst, Dutch cyclist (d. 1983)
- 1904 – Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)
- 1904 – Denny Shute, American golfer (d. 1974)
- 1904 – Bill Tytla, Ukrainian-American animator (d. 1968)
- 1905 – Bob McPhail, Scottish footballer (d. 2000)
- 1906 – Karl Humenberger, Austrian footballer (d. 1989)
- 1908 – Carmen Dillon, English film and production designer (d. 2000)
- 1908 – Gotthard Handrick, German fighter pilot and Olympic athlete (d. 1978)
- 1908 – Polly Ann Young, American actress (d. 1997)
- 1909 – Whit Bissell, American actor (d. 1996)
- 1909 – Jean-Paul Le Chanois, French actor, director and screenwriter (d. 1985)
- 1909 – Ken Domon, Japanese photographer (d. 1990)
- 1909 – Edward Flynn, American boxer (d. 1976)
- 1910 – William Higinbotham, American physicist and video game designer (d. 1994)
- 1910 – Johnny Mauro, American race car driver (d. 2003)
- 1910 – Tyrus Wong, Chinese-American artist (d. 2016)
- 1912 – Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997)
- 1912 – Alfred Klingler, German field handbaler
- 1912 – Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996)
- 1912 – Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975)
- 1913 – Klaus Barbie, German SS captain (d. 1991)
- 1913 – Anton Kochinyan, Soviet-Armenian politician (d. 1990)
- 1914 – John Berryman, American poet and scholar (d. 1972)
- 1915 – Ivan M. Niven, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1999)
- 1916 – Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (d. 1971)
- 1917 – Carl Forssell, Swedish fencer (d. 2005)
- 1917 – Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2001)
- 1918 – David Ausubel, American psychologist (d. 2008)
- 1919 – Beate Uhse-Rotermund, German pilot and entrepreneur (d. 2001)
- 1919 – Raoul Remy, French cyclist (d. 2002)
- 1920 – Megan Taylor, British figure skater (d. 1993)
- 1921 – Michael I of Romania (d. 2017)
- 1922 – Gloria Lasso, Spanish singer (d. 2005)
- 1923 – Achille Silvestrini, Italian prelate
- 1923 – Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 2012)
- 1923 – Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player (d. 2010)
- 1924 – Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1924 – Earl Palmer, American Hall of Fame drummer (d. 2008)
- 1925 – Oralia Dominguez, Mexican operatic mezzo-soprano singer (d. 2013)
- 1925 – Joseph Michel, Belgian politician (d. 2016)
- 1926 – Bo Carpelan, Finnish poet and author (d. 2011)
- 1926 – Jimmy Heath, American saxophonist and composer
- 1926 – Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian-American soprano and actress (d. 2012)
- 1927 – Barbara Cook, American singer and actress (d. 2017)
- 1927 – Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Uruguay (d. 2016)
- 1927 – Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist and author (d. 1987)
- 1927 – Lauretta Masiero, Italian actress and singer (d. 2010)
- 1928 – Jeanne Cooper, American actress (d. 2013)
- 1928 – Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Brazilian architect
- 1928 – Anthony Franciosa, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1928 – Adolphe Gesché, Belgian Catholic priest and theologian (d. 2003)
- 1928 – Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (d. 2016)
- 1928 – Marion Ross, American actress
- 1928 – Yakov Rylsky, Soviet Jewish sabre fencer (d. 1999)
- 1929 – Michel Knuysen, Belgian rower (d. 2013)
- 1929 – Zdravko Milev, Bulgarian chess player (d. 1984)
- 1929 – Claude Rouer, French cyclist
- 1929 – Peter Rühmkorf, German writer (d. 2008)
- 1930 – Harold Brodkey, American author and academic (d. 1996)
- 1930 – Karoly Honfi, Hungarian chess player (d. 1996)
- 1931 – Annie Girardot, French actress and singer (d. 2011)
- 1931 – Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2018)
- 1932 – Vitold Fokin, Ukrainian first deputy prime minister
- 1932 – Jerzy Pawłowski, Polish fencer and double agent (d. 2005)
- 1932 – Theodor Pištěk, Czech costume designer
- 1933 – René Brodmann, Swiss footballer
- 1933 – Martti Mansikka, Finnish gymnast
- 1934 – Carlos Sherman, (d. 2005)
- 1935 – Rusty Schweickart, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut
- 1936 – Martin Gilbert, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015)
- 1936 – Arnfinn Nesset, Norwegian nurse and convicted serial killer
- 1936 – Masako Nozawa, Japanese actress and singer
- 1937 – Vendramino Bariviera, Italian cyclist (d. 2001)
- 1937 – Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, Spanish prelate
- 1937 – Roberto Menescal, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1938 – Bob Webster, American diver
- 1939 – Zelmo Beaty, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
- 1939 – Sara Dylan, first wife of Bob Dylan
- 1939 – Nikolay Kiselyov, Soviet Nordic combined athlete (d. 2005)
- 1939 – Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
- 1939 – Dave Simmonds, British motorcycle racer (d. 1972)
- 1939 – Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
- 1940 – Jimmy Herman, Canadian actor (d. 2013)
- 1940 – Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach
- 1941 – Lynda Benglis, American sculptor and painter
- 1941 – Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1941 – Gordon Tootoosis, Aboriginal Canadian actor (d. 2011)
- 1941 – Anne Tyler, American author and critic
- 1941 – Dave Weill, American discus thrower
- 1942 – Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria
- 1942 – Terumasa Hino, Japanese jazz trumpeter
- 1942 – Gloria Katz, American screenwriter and producer
- 1942 – Franklin Loufrani, French President of the Smiley Company
- 1943 – Orso Maria Guerrini, Italian actor
- 1944 – Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (d. 2013)
- 1944 – Jon Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1944 – James Carville, American lawyer and political consultant
- 1944 – Donald Ford, Scottish footballer
- 1944 – Fred Housego, Scottish-English taxi driver and game show host
- 1944 – Kati Kovács, Hungarian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1944 – Ren Zhengfei, Chinese businessman
- 1945 – Peter Ledger, Australian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1994)
- 1945 – Roy Lynes, English keyboardist and singer
- 1945 – Yuriy Meshkov, Ukrainian politician and Russian separatist
- 1945 – Phil "Fang" Volk, American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer
- 1945 – Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician
- 1945 – Francisco Sá, Argentine footballer
- 1945 – David S. Ward, American director and screenwriter
- 1945 – Keaton Yamada, Japanese voice actor
- 1946 – Yazzie Johnson, Navajo artist
- 1946 – Elías Figueroa, Chilean footballer
- 1946 – Peter Lieberson, American composer
- 1947 – Requena Nozal, Spanish artist
- 1947 – Glenn Tipton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1948 – Dave Cowens, American basketball player and coach
- 1948 – Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach
- 1948 – Dan Issel, American basketball player and coach
- 1948 – Sigleif Johansen, Norwegian biathlete
- 1949 – Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
- 1949 – Walter Hyatt, American singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
- 1949 – Brian Kerwin, American actor
- 1949 – Wilfried Louis, Haitian footballer
- 1950 – Anne Alvaro, French actress
- 1950 – Fernando Arêas Rifan, Brazilian bishop
- 1950 – Roger Davies, English footballer
- 1950 – John Matuszak, American footballer (d. 1989)
- 1950 – Francisco Oscar Lamolina, Argentine football referee
- 1950 – Chris Norman, English singer-songwriter
- 1951 – Richard Lloyd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1952 – Samir Geagea, Lebanese commander and politician
- 1952 – Wendy Hall, English computer scientist, mathematician, and academic
- 1952 – Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)
- 1952 – Tove Nilsen, Norwegian author
- 1953 – Daniele Bagnoli, Italian volleyball coach
- 1953 – Jasem Yaqoub, Kuwaiti footballer
- 1954 – Mike Eruzione, American ice hockey player and coach
- 1954 – Ed Powers, American founder of the Ed Powers Productions
- 1955 – Glynis Barber, South African-English actress
- 1955 – Robin Eubanks, American trombonist and educator
- 1955 – Gale Anne Hurd, American producer
- 1955 – Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter
- 1955 – Leena Lander, Finnish author
- 1955 – Lito Lapid, Filipino actor
- 1956 – Stephen Leather, British author
- 1957 – Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress
- 1957 – Enrique López Zarza, Mexican footballer
- 1957 – Robbie McIntosh, English guitarist
- 1957 – Piet Wildschut, Dutch footballer
- 1958 – Kornelia Ender, East German swimmer
- 1958 – Kjell Inge Røkke, Norwegian businessman and philanthropist
- 1959 – Óscar Aguirregaray, Uruguayan footballer
- 1959 – Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2013)
- 1960 – Hong Sang-soo, South Korean director and screenwriter
- 1961 – John Sivebæk, Danish footballer
- 1961 – Chad Smith, American drummer
- 1962 – David Furnish, Canadian filmmaker
- 1962 – Steve Gainer, American cinematographer and director
- 1962 – Steve Hodge, English footballer and manager
- 1962 – John Stollmeyer, American soccer player
- 1963 – John Levén, Swedish bass player and songwriter
- 1963 – Michael Lynagh, Australian rugby union footballer
- 1963 – Melinda McGraw, American actress
- 1963 – José Ortiz, Puerto Rican basketball player
- 1963 – Tracy Nelson, American actress
- 1964 – Michael Boatman, American actor
- 1964 – Johan de Kock, Dutch footballer
- 1964 – Nicole, German singer
- 1964 – Kevin Michael Richardson, American voice actor and singer
- 1965 – 2 Cold Scorpio, American wrestler
- 1965 – Mathieu Amalric, French actor and director
- 1965 – Valdir Benedito, Brazilian footballer
- 1965 – Claire Colebrook, Australian philosopher, theorist, and academic
- 1965 – Dominique Herr, Swiss footballer
- 1965 – Derrick Rostagno, American tennis player
- 1965 – Rainer Strecker, German actor
- 1966 – Zana Briski, British photographer and filmmaker
- 1966 – Lionel Charbonnier, French footballer
- 1966 – Wendel Clark, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1966 – Perry Saturn, American wrestler
- 1967 – Martin Marinov, Australian canoeist
- 1967 – Taiyō Matsumoto, Japanese manga artist
- 1967 – Gary Sundgren, Swedish footballer
- 1968 – Doris Fitschen, German footballer
- 1968 – Speech, American rapper
- 1969 – Samantha Bee, Canadian-American comedian and television host
- 1969 – Josef Beránek, Czech ice hockey player and coach
- 1969 – Slavko Cicak, Swedish chess Grandmaster
- 1969 – Nika Futterman, American voice actress, comedian and singer
- 1969 – Ibragim Gasanbekov, Azerbaijani fiootballer
- 1969 – Oleg Salenko, Russian footballer
- 1969 – Alex Webster, American bass player
- 1970 – J. A. Adande, American journalist and academic
- 1970 – Peter Aerts, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist
- 1970 – Adam Goldberg, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1970 – Damir Mršić, Bosnian basketball player
- 1970 – Adam Pascal, American actor and singer
- 1970 – Rafael González Robles, Spanish footballer
- 1970 – Ed Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1970 – Daniel Scheinhardt, German footballer
- 1970 – Chely Wright, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1971 – Simon Charlton, English footballer and manager
- 1971 – Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer
- 1971 – Neil Fallon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1971 – Midori Gotō, Japanese-American violinist and educator
- 1971 – Leslie Grossman, American actress
- 1971 – Rosie Ledet, American singer-songwriter and accordion player
- 1971 – Pedro Martínez, Dominican-American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1971 – Craig Robinson, American actor and singer
- 1971 – Elif Şafak, French-Turkish journalist, author, and academic
- 1972 – Cristian Dulca, Romanian footballer
- 1972 – Rodolfo Falcón, Cuban swimmer
- 1972 – Maxi Mounds, American nude big-bust model and pornographic actress
- 1972 – Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1972 – Persia White, American actress
- 1973 – Fırat Aydınus, Turkish football referee
- 1973 – Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (d. 2005)
- 1973 – Michael Weston, American actor
- 1974 – Lee Byung-kyu, South Korean baseball player
- 1974 – Yoo Yong-sung, South Korean badminton player
- 1975 – Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1975 – Ryan Clement, American football player
- 1975 – Agustín Julio, Colombian footballer
- 1975 – Zadie Smith, English author and academic
- 1975 – Antony Starr, New Zealand actor
- 1976 – Deon Burton, Jamaican footballer
- 1976 – Ahmed Dokhi, Saudi Arabian footballer
- 1976 – Akihisa Ikeda, Japanese manga artist
- 1976 – Steve Jones, Irish footballer
- 1976 – Brett Kirk, Australian footballer and coach
- 1976 – Anton Sikharulidze, Russian pair skater
- 1977 – The Alchemist, American rapper, DJ, and producer
- 1977 – Yeho, Israeli singer and actor
- 1977 – Rodolfo Bodipo, Equatoguinean retired footballer
- 1977 – Mitică Pricop, Romanian sprint canoer
- 1977 – Birgit Prinz, German footballer and psychologist
- 1977 – Rakan Rushaidat, Croatian actor
- 1977 – Kateryna Serebrianska, Ukrainian gymnast
- 1977 – Mihai Tararache, Romanian footballer
- 1978 – Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer
- 1978 – Zachary Knighton, American actor
- 1978 – Bobby Madden, Scottish football referee
- 1978 – Robert Mambo Mumba, Kenyan footballer
- 1978 – Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish sprinter
- 1978 – An Yong-hak, North Korean footballer
- 1979 – Bat for Lashes, English singer
- 1979 – Rob Hulse, English footballer
- 1979 – Mariana Klaveno, American actress
- 1979 – João Lucas, Portuguese footballer (d. 2015)
- 1979 – Rosa Mendes, Canadian-American wrestler and model
- 1980 – Mehcad Brooks, American model and actor
- 1980 – Félicien Singbo, Beninois footballer
- 1981 – Hiroshi Aoyama, Japanese motorcycle racer
- 1981 – Josh Henderson, American actor and singer
- 1981 – Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer
- 1982 – Devin Green, American basketball player
- 1982 – Guido Grünheid, German basketball player
- 1982 – Victoria Francés, Spanish illustrator
- 1982 – Camilla Jensen, Danish curler
- 1982 – Michael Sweetney, American basketball player
- 1982 – Mickaël Tavares, Senegalese footballer
- 1983 – Princess Yōko of Mikasa
- 1983 – Hotaru Akane, Japanese actress and activist
- 1983 – Stanislav Bohush, Ukrainian footballer
- 1983 – Daniele Mannini, Italian footballer
- 1983 – Han Yeo-reum, South Korean actress
- 1984 – Nicolas Besch, French ice hockey player
- 1984 – Ticia Gara, Hungarian chess player
- 1984 – Sara Lumholdt, Swedish singer and dancer
- 1984 – Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1984 – Iván Ramis, Spanish footballer
- 1984 – Karolina Šprem, Croatian tennis player
- 1985 – Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
- 1985 – Reanne Evans, English snooker player
- 1985 – Isah Eliakwu, Nigerian footballer
- 1985 – Nicola Fontanive, Italian ice hockey player
- 1985 – Óscar Granados, Costa Rican footballer
- 1985 – Michael Liendl, Austrian footballer
- 1985 – Kara Lynn Joyce, American swimmer
- 1985 – Juan Manuel Martinez, Argentine footballer
- 1985 – Arkadij Naiditsch, Azerbaijani chess player
- 1985 – Ihor Oshchypko, Ukrainian footballer
- 1985 – Daniele Padelli, Italian footballer
- 1985 – Hrvoje Perić, Croatian basketball player
- 1985 – John Robinson, American actor
- 1985 – Ayahi Takagaki, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1985 – Vlad Topalov, Russian singer and dancer
- 1986 – Tweety Carter, American basketball player
- 1986 – Roger Espinoza, Honduran footballer
- 1986 – Eddie Gaven, American soccer player
- 1986 – Kristian Sarkies, Australian footballer
- 1986 – Ekaterina Shumilova, Russian biathlete
- 1987 – Bill Amis, American basketball player
- 1987 – Black Angelika, Romanian pornographic actress
- 1987 – Darron Gibson, Irish footballer
- 1987 – Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast
- 1988 – Robson Conceição, Brazilian boxer
- 1988 – Lewis McGugan, English professional footballer
- 1988 – Chandler Parsons, American basketball player
- 1988 – Kaz Patafta, Australian footballer
- 1988 – Karim Yoda, French footballer
- 1989 – Filip Grgić, Croatian taekwondo practitioner
- 1989 – Sten Grytebust, Norwegian footballer
- 1989 – David Hala, Australian rugby league player
- 1989 – Ivan Marconi, Italian footballer
- 1990 – Mattia Cattaneo, Italian cyclist
- 1990 – Sara Chafak, Finnish beauty pageant winner
- 1990 – Asha Philip, British athlete
- 1990 – Milena Rašić, Serbian volleyball player
- 1990 – Dzina Sazanavets, Belarusian weightlifter
- 1991 – Davide Faraoni, Italian footballer
- 1991 – Isabella Shinikova, Bulgarian tennis player
- 1992 – Clarisse Agbegnenou, French judoka
- 1992 – Davide Formolo, Italian cyclist
- 1992 – Sergey Ridzik, Russian freestyle skier
- 1993 – Isaiah Austin, American basketball player
- 1993 – Iván Garcia, Mexican diver
- 1994 – Richard Jouve, French cross-country skier
- 1994 – Jefferson Lerma, Colombian footballer
- 1994 – Matteo Lodo, Italian rower
- 1994 – Gor Minasyan, Armenian weightlifter
- 1994 – Ray Robson, American chess Grandmaster
- 1995 – Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress
- 1995 – Patrick McCaw, American basketball player
- 1997 – Federico Chiesa, Italian footballer
- 2000 – Vincent Zhou, American figure skater
- 2001 – Princess Elisabeth, Belgian princess
- 625 – Pope Boniface V
- 686 – Prince Ōtsu of Japan (b. 663)
- 912 – Rudolph I, king of Burgundy (b. 859)
- 1047 – Magnus the Good, Norwegian king (b. 1024)
- 1053 – Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu
- 1154 – Stephen, King of England (b. 1096)
- 1180 – John of Salisbury, French bishop (b. c. 1120)
- 1200 – Conrad of Wittelsbach, German cardinal (b. 1120)
- 1230 – Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (b. 1180)
- 1292 – Robert Burnell, Lord Chancellor of England
- 1349 – James III of Majorca (b. 1315)
- 1359 – Beatrice of Castile, queen consort of Portugal (b. 1293)
- 1400 – Geoffrey Chaucer, English philosopher, poet, and author (b. 1343)
- 1415 – Charles I of Albret
- 1415 – Philip II, Count of Nevers (b. 1389)
- 1415 – Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont (b. 1371)
- 1415 – Jean I, Duke of Alençon (b. 1385)
- 1415 – Anthony, Duke of Brabant (b. 1384)
- 1415 – Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk, English soldier (b. 1394)
- 1415 – Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, English politician (b. 1373)
- 1415 – Dafydd Gam, Welsh nobleman (b. c. 1380)
- 1478 – Catherine of Bosnia (b. 1425)
- 1492 – Thaddeus McCarthy, Irish bishop (b. 1455)
- 1495 – John II of Portugal (b. 1455)
- 1514 – William Elphinstone, Scottish bishop and academic, founded University of Aberdeen (b. 1431)
- 1557 – William Cavendish, English courtier and civil servant (b. 1505)
- 1647 – Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (b. 1608)
- 1651 – Saint Job of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian saint (b. 1551)
- 1683 – William Scroggs, English judge and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1623)
- 1733 – Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Italian priest, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1667)
- 1757 – Antoine Augustin Calmet, French monk and theologian (b. 1672)
- 1760 – George II of Great Britain (b. 1683)
- 1806 – Henry Knox, American general and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of War (b. 1750)
- 1826 – Philippe Pinel, French physician and psychiatrist (b. 1745)
- 1833 – Abbas Mirza, Persian prince (b. 1789)
- 1852 – John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (b. 1793)
- 1889 – Émile Augier, French playwright (b. 1820)
- 1895 – Charles Hallé, German-English pianist and conductor (b. 1819)
- 1902 – Frank Norris, American journalist and novelist (b. 1870)
- 1910 – Willie Anderson, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1878)
- 1916 – William Merritt Chase, American painter and educator (b. 1849)
- 1919 – William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (b. 1849)
- 1920 – Alexander of Greece (b. 1893)
- 1920 – Terence MacSwiney, Irish playwright and politician, Lord Mayor of Cork (b. 1879)
- 1921 – Bat Masterson, American lawman, buffalo hunter, and sport writer (b. 1853)
- 1924 – Ziya Gökalp, Turkish sociologist, poet, and activist (b. 1876)
- 1938 – Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (b. 1892)
- 1940 – Thomas Waddell, Irish-Australian politician, 15th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1854)
- 1941 – Franz von Werra, Swiss-German captain and pilot (b. 1914)
- 1945 – Robert Ley, German politician (b. 1890)
- 1949 – Mary Ackworth Orr Evershed, English astronomer and Dante scholar (b. 1867)
- 1953 – Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1867)
- 1955 – Sadako Sasaki, Japanese girl (b. 1943)
- 1957 – Albert Anastasia, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1902)
- 1957 – Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, English-Irish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878)
- 1960 – Harry Ferguson, Irish-English engineer, founded the Ferguson Company (b. 1884)
- 1963 – Roger Désormière, French conductor and composer (b. 1898)
- 1967 – Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (b. 1886)
- 1969 – Ellinor Aiki, Estonian painter (b. 1893)
- 1970 – Ülo Sooster, Estonian painter (b. 1924)
- 1971 – Mikhail Yangel, Soviet missile designer (b. 1911)
- 1972 – Johnny Mantz, American racing driver (b. 1918)
- 1973 – Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)
- 1973 – Cleo Moore, American actress (b. 1928)
- 1973 – Robert Scholl, German accountant and politician (b. 1891)
- 1975 – Vladimir Herzog, Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1937)
- 1976 – Raymond Queneau, French poet and author (b. 1903)
- 1977 – Félix Gouin, French politician (b. 1884)
- 1979 – Gerald Templer, English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya (b. 1898)
- 1980 – Virgil Fox, American organist and educator (b. 1912)
- 1980 – Víctor Galíndez, Argentine boxer (b. 1948)
- 1980 – Sahir Ludhianvi, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1921)
- 1982 – Bill Eckersley, English footballer (b. 1925)
- 1982 – Arvid Wallman, Swedish diver (b. 1901)
- 1985 – Gary Holton, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
- 1986 – Forrest Tucker, American actor (b. 1919)
- 1989 – Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (b. 1912)
- 1990 – Alberto da Costa Pereira, Portuguese footballer (b. 1929)
- 1991 – Bill Graham, German-American concert promoter (b. 1931)
- 1992 – Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936)
- 1992 – Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (b. 1916)
- 1993 – Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1958)
- 1993 – Vincent Price, American actor (b. 1911)
- 1994 – Kara Hultgreen, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1965)
- 1994 – Mildred Natwick, American actress (b. 1905)
- 1995 – Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (b. 1920)
- 1995 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (b. 1918)
- 1999 – Payne Stewart, American golfer (b. 1957)
- 2000 – Mochitsura Hashimoto, Japanese commander (b. 1909)
- 2002 – Richard Harris, Irish actor and singer (b. 1930)
- 2002 – René Thom, French mathematician and biologist (b. 1923)
- 2002 – Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (b. 1944)
- 2003 – Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian spiritual leader and philosopher (b. 1920)
- 2003 – Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (b. 1925)
- 2004 – John Peel, English radio host and producer (b. 1939)
- 2010 – Lisa Blount, American actress (b. 1957)
- 2010 – Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
- 2010 – Vesna Parun, Croatian poet and author (b. 1922)
- 2012 – Jacques Barzun, French-American historian and author (b. 1907)
- 2012 – Jaspal Bhatti, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)
- 2012 – John Connelly, English footballer (b. 1938)
- 2012 – Emanuel Steward, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster (b. 1944)
- 2013 – Ron Ackland, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1934)
- 2013 – Arthur Danto, American philosopher and critic (b. 1924)
- 2013 – Nicholas Hunt, Welsh-English admiral (b. 1930)
- 2013 – Hal Needham, American actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
- 2013 – Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (b. 1930)
- 2013 – Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
- 2013 – Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (b. 1942)
- 2014 – Jack Bruce, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943)
- 2014 – Carlos Morales Troncoso, Dominican lawyer and politician, 34th Vice President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1940)
- 2015 – David Cesarani, English historian and author (b. 1956)
- 2015 – Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (b. 1944)
- 2015 – Cecil Lolo, South African footballer (b. 1988)
- 2015 – Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach (b. 1955)
- 2016 – Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian football player and manager (b. 1944)
- 2016 – Bob Hoover, USAF, Test, and Airshow pilot (b. 1922)
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Harry Potter to 'inspire' budding India lawyers
GETTY IMAGESA top Indian law university in the eastern state of West Bengal has introduced a course based on the fictional world of Harry Potter.
The course uses the role of law in the series to draw parallels between the stories and real-life situations.
Professor Shouvik Kumar Guha, who designed it, says it is an "experiment" to "encourage creative thinking."
Several universities in the US and at least one in the UK also offer courses inspired by the famous series.
The course in India, which is entitled "An interface between Fantasy Fiction Literature and Law: Special focus on Rowling's Potterverse", is expected to include a total of 45 hours of discussion-based teaching.
Some of the topics mentioned in the course module point out how social and class rights in India can be equated with the "enslavement of house-elves and the marginalisation of werewolves" in the fantasy series.
Mr Guha said the course, which begins in December, has already reached its capacity of 40 students and many other students have since approached him with requests to increase the class size.
Harry Potter's unmatched popularity in India is the reason Mr Guha decided to pick the series as opposed to Game of Thrones or Star Trek, he said.
The course will be offered as an elective to senior students at Kolkata's National University of Juridical Sciences.
GETTY IMAGES"In our current system, we simply tell students the black letter of law," Mr Guha told the BBC.
"Will they be able to apply pre-existing laws to situations that have never come up before?"
He added that he wanted to use fictional examples to let students look at situations that can arise especially when "our country is going through massive changes".
Mr Guha said that the course was an experiment in pushing law students to "come out of their comfort zones" and to learn from a fantasy series that most of them grew up reading.
"You can also see so many examples of how media is subverted by political institutions in the Potter books and see parallels in the real world," he said.
"[Harry Potter author JK] Rowling's universe talks a lot about how legal institutions are failing in some scenarios."
The course module opens with two lines from one of the books in the series:
"Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?" asked Scrimgeour.
"No, I'm not," retorted Hermione. "I'm hoping to do some good in the world!"
GETTY IMAGESThis is the second Indian law school to offer such a course.
More than 500 million copies of the seven original Harry Potter books have been sold worldwide in 79 languages.
The UK's Durham university is believed to have been the first to offer a Harry Potter-themed course - it used the series to examine prejudice, citizenship and bullying.
Many universities in the US, including top institutions such as Yale and Georgetown, did the same, but none of them offered courses in law. Their offerings ranged from courses in theology to the "scientific means" of magic.
The curriculum for the "Potterverse" law course includes some of the following topics:
- Legal traditions and institutions, including liberty and the rule of law in a magical society, and bureaucracy in the ministry of magic
- Unforgivable curses, Wizengamot trials, the innocence of Sirius Black and the persecution of Tom Riddle
- Social values, identity and class rights as seen in the enslavement of house elves or the marginalisation of werewolves, giants and centaurs
- Contracts and agency - for instance, unbreakable vows and Snape and the order of Phoenix
- Quidditch and sports law at Hogwarts
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Επίσκεψη Δημάρχου στην Κολωνία
Το πρωτόκολλο συνεργασίας μεταξύ των Δήμων Θεσσαλονίκης και Κολωνίας σε θέματα νεολαίας υπέγραψε ο Δήμαρχος Γιάννης Μπουτάρης, κατά την επίσκεψη που πραγματοποίησε στην αδελφοποιημένη πόλη της Γερμανίας από τις 21 έως τις 23 Οκτωβρίου. Το πρωτόκολλο υπογράφηκε από τον Γιάννη Μπουτάρη και τη Δήμαρχο Κολωνίας, Henriette Reker, με την ευκαιρία της 30ης επετείου από την αδελφοποίηση των δύο πόλεων και τη διεξαγωγή του 3ου Φόρουμ Νεολαίας Ελλάδος – Γερμανίας στην Κολωνία, στο οποίο συμμετείχε η Πρόεδρος της ΚΕΔΗΘ, Μαρία Πασχαλίδου και υπηρεσιακοί παράγοντες του Δήμου.
Στόχος του μνημονίου είναι να οικοδομηθεί κοινή πολιτική για τη νεολαία και στην κατεύθυνση αυτή συμφωνήθηκε μεταξύ άλλων:
- η συνεργασία για την πληροφόρηση και την ενεργοποίηση των νέων για συμμετοχή στα κοινά
- κοινές δράσεις κατά του ρατσισμού, της ξενοφοβίας και της διάχυσης της μισαλλοδοξίας
- ενθάρρυνση της πρωτοβουλίας για τη νεανική επιχειρηματικότητα και την καινοτομία
- υποστήριξη της πολιτιστικής και καλλιτεχνικής συνεργασίας,
- η δημιουργία κοινής ομάδας συνεργασίας για τη νεολαία
- η κατάρτιση σχεδίου για κοινές εφαρμογές και πρωτοβουλίες για τη δημιουργία πολιτικής για τη νεολαία σε διεθνείς οργανισμούς, και ιδρύματα
Στις ομιλίες τους ο Γιάννης Μπουτάρης και η Henriette Reker επισήμαναν ότι είναι υποχρέωση των δήμων να συμβάλουν στη σταθερότητα της κοινωνίας προσφέροντας στις επόμενες γενιές εκείνα τα εφόδια, που θα αποτελέσουν τα θεμέλια ώστε να αντιμετωπίσουν τα προβλήματα και τις προκλήσεις.
Η υπογραφή του πρωτοκόλλου, που σηματοδότησε και την έναρξη του Φόρουμ Νεολαίας, πραγματοποιήθηκε στο ιστορικό Δημαρχείο Κολωνίας παρουσία του Γενικού Γραμματέα Νέας Γενιάς, Παυσανία Παπαγεωργίου και της προϊσταμένης της Διεύθυνσης Νεολαίας και Παιδιών, Bettina Bundszus, οι οποίοι τόνισαν τη σημασία της πρόσφατης ίδρυσης του Ελληνογερμανικού Ιδρύματος Νεολαίας, το οποίο θα κινηθεί προς την ίδια κατεύθυνση συνεργασίας μεταξύ των νέων των δύο χωρών.
Στη διάρκεια της παραμονής του στην Κολωνία, ο Δήμαρχος Θεσσαλονίκης ξεναγήθηκε στο Πραιτώριο, τον ενιαίο, κλειστό αρχαιολογικό χώρο της πόλης στον οποίο εκτίθενται ευρήματα της ρωμαϊκής εποχής και της εβραϊκής συνοικίας που διαμορφώθηκε με το πέρασμα των χρόνων στο ίδιο σημείο όπου υπήρχε η κατοικία του Ρωμαίου κυβερνήτη. Επίσης, ενημερώθηκε για το υπό ανέγερση εβραϊκό μουσείο της Κολωνίας, το οποίο άρχισε να κατασκευάζεται επάνω από τον συγκεκριμένο αρχαιολογικό χώρο και αναμένεται να ανοίξει το 2019, στο οποίο θα εκτίθενται κειμήλια από την παρουσία της ισραηλιτικής κοινότητας επί 17 αιώνες στην πόλη.
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