«Πωλητήριο» 6.900.000 ευρώ στη βίλα που νοίκιαζε ο τέως 

Πεθανε ηθοποιός Λίλη Παπαγιάννη 

Καμία δεν ήταν τόσο κομψή. Στον ρόλο της φίλης, της χήρας, 

της ερωμένης, υπήρξε πάντα απίστευτα κομψή και

 αριστοκρατική. Η Λίλη Παπαγιάννη έφυγε σήμερα από τη ζωή,

 σε ηλικία 80 ετών.

Υπήρξε απαράμιλλη στο πλευρό του Λάμπρου Κωνσταντάρα:

Είχε σπουδάσει στη σχολή του Θεάτρου Τέχνης και η πρώτη της εμφάνιση στο

 θέατρο ήταν το 1957, στον «Πλούτο» του Αριστοφάνη. Την ίδια χρονιά γνώρισε

 και παντρεύτηκε με τον ηθοποιό Ανδρέα Φιλιππίδη. Μαζί συγκρότησαν θίασο ως το

 1965. Στη συνέχεια και ως το 1969 συνεργάστηκε με το ΚΘΒΕ σε παραστάσεις, ενώ

 από το 1982 ως το 1988 έπαιξε στο Εθνικό Θέατρο.

Εγινε γνωστή και αγαπήθηκε από τη συμμετοχή της σε κινηματογραφικές ταινίες που

 έσπασαν τα ταμεία, όπως «Δεσποινίς διευθυντής», «Η δε γυνή να φοβήται τον

 άνδρα», «Η χαρτοπαίχτρα», «Μια τρελή τρελή οικογένεια».

Η Λίλη Παπαγιάννη τα τελευταία χρόνια έμενε μακριά απ'όλους. Εσωστρεφής,

 ανέκαθεν προτιμούσε τη συντροφιά του συζύγου της, διάσημου ηθοποιού

 Ανδρέα Φιλιππίδη και των ελάχιστων ανθρώπων του κύκλου τους. Ο Γολγοθάς

 της ξεκίνησε όταν έχασε τον σύζυγό της Ανδρέα Φιλιππίδη. Ηταν αχώριστοι,

 λάτρευαν ο ένας τον άλλον και ο χαμός του τη βύθισε σε λύπη που δεν την

 ξεπέρασε ως τον θάνατό της. Ο Ιανουάριος του 1989, που ο ηθοποιός έφυγε από

 τη ζωή, ήταν ο χειρότερος της ζωής της.

 Η δουλειά τους στο θέατρο τους εξασφάλισε τα απαραίτητα προς το ζην.

 Γι'αυτό η Λίλλη δεν αντιμετώπισε ποτέ οικονομικά προβλήματα. Αλλωστε, 

εργάστηκε για πολλά χρόνια στο Εθνικό Θέατρο, κάτι που της εξασφάλισε

 σταθερότητα και ασφάλεια στη ζωή της.

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• 1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions which are later transcribed in her Revelations of Divine Love.
• 1515 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk are officially married at Greenwich.
• 1568 – Battle of Langside: The forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother.
• 1619 – Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason.
• 1648 – Construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.
• 1779 – War of Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
• 1780 – The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in early Tennessee.
• 1787 – Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia.
• 1804 – Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city.
• 1830 – Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.
• 1846 – Mexican–American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
• 1848 – First performance of Finland's national anthem.
• 1861 – American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the breakaway states as having belligerent rights.
• 1861 – The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
• 1861 – Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.
• 1862 – The USS Planter, a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is passed to the Union, by a southern slave, Robert Smalls, who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship.
• 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta, Georgia.
• 1865 – American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, more than a month after Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.
• 1880 – In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
• 1888 – With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Brazil abolishes slavery.
• 1909 – The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
• 1912 – The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
• 1917 – Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
• 1923 – Robert Bellarmine, a Doctor of the Catholic Church, is beatified.
• 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.
• 1940 – World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
• 1940 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
• 1941 – World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting with German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.
• 1943 – World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.
• 1948 – 1948 Arab-Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before the declaration of independence of the state of Israel on May 14.
• 1950 – The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
• 1951 – The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.
• 1952 – The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
• 1954 – The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese Middle School students in Singapore, take place.
• 1954 – The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
• 1958 – During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
• 1958 – The trademark Velcro is registered.
• 1958 – May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.
• 1958 – Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey.
• 1960 – Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Thirty-one students are arrested, and the Free Speech Movement is born.
• 1963 – The U.S. Supreme Court case Brady v. Maryland is decided.
• 1967 – Dr. Zakir Hussain becomes the third President of India. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969.
• 1969 – Race riots, later known as the May 13 Incident, take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• 1972 – Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
• 1972 – The Troubles: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA, Ulster Volunteer Force and British Army. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured.
• 1980 – An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area.
• 1981 – Mehmet Ali Ağca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives.
• 1985 – Police release a bomb on MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing 11 MOVE members and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
• 1989 – Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike.
• 1992 – Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
• 1994 – Johnny Carson makes his last television appearance on Late Show with David Letterman.
• 1995 – Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, became the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
• 1996 – Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
• 1998 – Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped.
• 1998 – India carries out two nuclear tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
• 2000 – In Enschede, the Netherlands, a fireworks factory explodes, killing 22 people, wounding 950, and resulting in approximately €450 million in damage.
• 2005 – The Andijan Massacre occurs in Uzbekistan.
• 2005 – The Bính Bridge opens to traffic in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
• 2006 – São Paulo violence: A major rebellion occurs in several prisons in Brazil.
• 2008 – The Jaipur bombings in Rajasthan, India results in dozens of deaths.
• 2011 – Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others.
• 2014 – An explosion at an underground coal mine in south-western Turkey kills 301 miners.
• 2014 – Major floods in Southeast Europe kill at least 47 people.

Births[edit]

• 1024 – Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109)
• 1254 – Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (d. 1321)
• 1588 – Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)
• 1638 – Richard Simon, French priest (d. 1712)
• 1655 – Pope Innocent XIII (d. 1724)
• 1699 – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)
• 1712 – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician (d. 1772)
• 1713 – Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1765)
• 1717 – Maria Theresa, Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1780)
• 1730 – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1782)
• 1735 – Horace Coignet, French violinist and composer (d. 1821)
• 1742 – Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (d. 1798)
• 1753 – Lazare Carnot, French general, mathematician, and politician (d. 1823)
• 1759 – Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (d. 1824)
• 1792 – Pope Pius IX (d. 1878)
• 1794 – Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (d. 1835)
• 1795 – Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and chronologist (d. 1875)
• 1822 – Francis, Duke of Cádiz (d. 1902)
• 1830 – Zebulon Baird Vance, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1894)
• 1832 – Juris Alunāns, Latvian philologist (d. 1864)
• 1840 – Alphonse Daudet, French author (d. 1897)
• 1842 – Arthur Sullivan, English composer (d. 1900)
• 1856 – Tom O'Rourke, American boxer and manager (d. 1938)
• 1857 – Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
• 1868 – Sumner Paine, American target shooter (d. 1904)
• 1881 – Lima Barreto, Brazilian journalist and author (d. 1922)
• 1881 – Joe Forshaw, American runner (d. 1964)
• 1882 – Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor (d. 1963)
• 1883 – Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the pap smear (d. 1962)
• 1885 – Mikiel Gonzi, Maltese archbishop (d. 1984)
• 1894 – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972)
• 1895 – Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist, parapsychologist, and author (d. 1964)
• 1898 – Justin Tuveri, Italian-French soldier (d. 2007)
• 1901 – Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet (d. 1975)
• 1904 – Louis Duffus, Australian-South African cricketer and journalist (d. 1984)
• 1904 – Chishū Ryū, Japanese actor (d. 1993)
• 1905 – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (d. 1977)
• 1907 – Daphne du Maurier, English author and playwright (d. 1989)
• 1908 – Eugen Kapp, Estonian composer and educator (d. 1996)
• 1909 – Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (d. 1992)
• 1911 – Robert Middleton, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1911 – Maxine Sullivan, American singer and actress (d. 1987)
• 1912 – Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988)
• 1912 – Judah Nadich, American rabbi (d. 2007)
• 1913 – Robert Dorning, English musician, ballet dancer and actor (d. 1989)
• 1913 – William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (d. 1980)
• 1914 – Joe Louis, American boxer (d. 1981)
• 1914 – Johnnie Wright, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Johnnie & Jack) (d. 2011)
• 1918 – Balasaraswati, Indian dancer (d. 1984)
• 1918 – Gwyn Howells, Australian public servant (d. 1997)
• 1920 – Gareth Morris, English flute player (d. 2007)
• 1922 – Michael Ainsworth, English cricketer (d. 1978)
• 1922 – Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer (d. 1991)
• 1922 – Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (d. 2009)
• 1923 – Red Garland, American pianist (Miles Davis Quintet) (d.1984)
• 1924 – Theodore Mann, American director and producer (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Harry Schwarz, German-South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 13th South African Ambassador to the United States (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Conrad Swan, Canadian academic
• 1927 – Archie Scott Brown, Scottish race car driver (d. 1958)
• 1927 – Herbert Ross, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2001)
• 1928 – Enrique Bolaños, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua
• 1928 – Édouard Molinaro, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Theo Saat, Dutch sprinter
• 1928 – Jim Shoulders, American rodeo rider (d. 2007)
• 1928 – Augie Rodriguez, American dancer (d. 2014)
• 1930 – Mike Gravel, American lieutenant and politician
• 1930 – José Jiménez Lozano, Spanish journalist and author
• 1930 – Vernon Shaw, Dominican politician, 5th President of Dominica
• 1931 – Jim Jones, American cult leader, founder of the Peoples Temple (d. 1978)
• 1931 – Sydney Lipworth, South African businessman
• 1933 – John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (d. 2002)
• 1934 – Ehud Netzer, Israeli archaeologist (d. 2010)
• 1934 – Leon Wagner, American baseball player and actor (d. 2004)
• 1935 – Dominic Cossa, American opera singer
• 1935 – Teddy Randazzo, American singer-songwriter and accordion player (The Three Chuckles) (d. 2003)
• 1935 – Jan Saudek, Czech art photographer and painter
• 1936 – Bill Rompkey, Canadian educator and politician
• 1937 – Trevor Baylis, English inventor, invented the wind-up radio
• 1937 – Roch Carrier, Canadian author
• 1937 – John Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley, English politician
• 1937 – Zohra Lampert, American actress
• 1937 – Roger Zelazny, American author and poet (d. 1995)
• 1938 – Giuliano Amato, Italian politician, 48th Prime Minister of Italy
• 1938 – Laurent Beaudoin, Canadian businessman
• 1938 – Milton Johns, English actor
• 1938 – Francine Pascal, American author
• 1939 – Hildrun Claus, German long jumper
• 1939 – Peter Frenkel, German race walker
• 1939 – Harvey Keitel, American actor and producer
• 1940 – Bruce Chatwin, English author (d. 1989)
• 1940 – Kōkichi Tsuburaya, Japanese runner (d. 1968)
• 1941 – Senta Berger, Austrian actress, producer, and author
• 1941 – Joe Brown, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and game show host
• 1941 – Jody Conradt, American basketball player and coach
• 1941 – Ritchie Valens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)
• 1942 – Leighton Gage, American author (d. 2013)
• 1942 – Roger Young, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1943 – Anthony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, English lawyer and judge
• 1943 – Kurt Trampedach, Danish painter and sculptor
• 1943 – Mary Wells, American singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
• 1944 – Sir Crispin Agnew, 11th Baronet, Scottish judge and explorer
• 1944 – Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
• 1944 – Armistead Maupin, American author, screenwriter, and actor
• 1945 – Sam Anderson, American actor
• 1945 – Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1945 – Magic Dick, American harmonica player (The J. Geils Band)
• 1945 – Lou Marini, American saxophonist and composer (The Blues Brothers)
• 1946 – Waneta Hoyt, American murderer (d. 1998)
• 1946 – Tim Pigott-Smith, English actor
• 1946 – Jean Rondeau, French race car driver and constructor (d. 1985)
• 1946 – Marv Wolfman, American author
• 1947 – Edgar Burcksen, Dutch-American film editor
• 1948 – Sheila Jeffreys, Australian political scientist
• 1948 – Dean Meminger, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
• 1949 – Jane Glover, English conductor and scholar
• 1949 – Zoë Wanamaker, American-English actress
• 1950 – Danny Kirwan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1950 – Manning Marable, American author and academic (d. 2011)
• 1950 – Bobby Valentine, American baseball player and manager
• 1950 – Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1951 – Rosie Boycott, English journalist
• 1951 – Sharon Sayles Belton, American politician, 45th Mayor of Minneapolis
• 1951 – Anand Modak, Indian composer (d. 2014)
• 1951 – Herman Philipse, Dutch philosopher and academic
• 1951 – Selina Scott, English journalist, producer, and author
• 1951 – Paul Thompson, English drummer (Roxy Music, Concrete Blonde, and Angelic Upstarts)
• 1951 – James Whale, English radio and television host
• 1952 – John Kasich, American talk show host and politician, 69th Governor of Ohio
• 1952 – Mary Walsh, Canadian actress
• 1953 – Gerry Sutcliffe, English politician
• 1953 – David Voelker, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
• 1953 – Harm Wiersma, Dutch draughts player
• 1954 – Johnny Logan, Australian-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 – Steve Blackwood, American actor
• 1956 – Richard Madeley, English journalist
• 1957 – Alan Ball, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1957 – David Hill, English organist and conductor
• 1957 – Andrea Klump, German terrorist
• 1957 – Mar Roxas, Filipino economist and politician
• 1957 – Koji Suzuki, Japanese author
• 1958 – Frances Barber, English actress
• 1959 – Jerry Butler, American porn actor
• 1961 – Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor
• 1962 – Paul Burstow, English politician
• 1962 – Nick Hurd, English politician
• 1962 – Kathleen Jamie, Scottish poet and academic
• 1962 – Paul McDermott, Australian comedian, actor, and singer (Doug Anthony All Stars)
• 1962 – Sean McDonough, American sportscaster
• 1962 – Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (d. 2003)
• 1963 – Andrea Leadsom, English politician
• 1963 – Wally Masur, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1964 – Stephen Colbert, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
• 1964 – Ronnie Coleman, American bodybuilder
• 1964 – Chris Maitland, English drummer (Porcupine Tree and Nosound)
• 1964 – Tom Verica, American actor and director
• 1965 – José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountaineer (d. 2006)
• 1965 – Tasmin Little, English violinist
• 1965 – János Marozsán, Hungarian footballer
• 1965 – Hikari Ōta, Japanese comedian and actor
• 1965 – Lari White, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1966 – Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter and producer (Goldfrapp)
• 1966 – Darius Rucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hootie & the Blowfish)
• 1966 – Kamen Vodenicharov, Bulgarian actor and singer
• 1967 – Chuck Schuldiner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death, Control Denied, Slaughter, and Voodoocult) (d. 2001)
• 1967 – Melanie Thornton, American-German singer (La Bouche) (d. 2001)
• 1968 – PMD, American rapper (EPMD)
• 1968 – Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (d. 1997)
• 1968 – Susan Floyd, American actress
• 1968 – Dmitriy Shevchenko, Russian discus thrower
• 1968 – Sonja Zietlow, German television host
• 1969 – Buckethead, American guitarist and songwriter (Guns N' Roses, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Praxis, and Deli Creeps)
• 1969 – Nikos Aliagas, French-Greek journalist and television host
• 1970 – Doug Evans, American football player
• 1970 – Robert Maćkowiak, Polish sprinter
• 1971 – Imogen Boorman, English actress and martial artist
• 1971 – Rob Fredrickson, American football player
• 1971 – Espen Lind, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Espionage)
• 1971 – Fana Mokoena, South African actor
• 1971 – Tom Nalen, American football player
• 1972 – Stefaan Maene, Belgian swimmer
• 1972 – Darryl Sydor, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1972 – Pieta van Dishoeck, Dutch rower
• 1973 – Eric Lewis, American pianist
• 1973 – Bridgett Riley, American boxer and stuntwoman
• 1975 – Jamie Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Cristian Bezzi, Italian rugby player and coach
• 1975 – Itatí Cantoral, Mexican actress and singer
• 1975 – Brian Geraghty, American actor
• 1975 – Evelin Samuel, Estonian singer and actress
• 1976 – Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer and manager
• 1976 – Trajan Langdon, American basketball player
• 1976 – Ana Popović, Serbian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 – Magdalena Walach, Polish actress
• 1977 – Ilse DeLange, Dutch singer-songwriter (The Common Linnets)
• 1977 – Anthony Q. Farrell, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
• 1977 – Robby Hammock, American baseball player and coach
• 1977 – Neil Hopkins, American actor
• 1977 – Samantha Morton, English actress and director
• 1977 – Christopher Ralph, Canadian actor
• 1977 – Brian Thomas Smith, American actor and producer
• 1978 – Brooke Anderson, American journalist
• 1978 – Mike Bibby, American basketball player
• 1978 – Ryan Bukvich, American baseball player
• 1978 – Germán Magariños, Argentinian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1978 – Dilshan Vitharana, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1978 – Barry Zito, American baseball player
• 1979 – Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
• 1979 – Mickey Madden, American bass player (Maroon 5 and Kara's Flowers)
• 1979 – Steve Mildenhall, English footballer
• 1979 – Lauren Phoenix, Canadian porn actress
• 1979 – Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Ukrainian footballer
• 1979 – Jenny Winkler, German actress
• 1980 – Waka Inoue, Japanese model and actress
• 1980 – Mau Marcelo, Filipino singer
• 1980 – L. J. Smith, American football player
• 1981 – Luciana Berger, English politician
• 1981 – Nicolas Jeanjean, French rugby player
• 1981 – Sunny Leone, Indo-Canadian and American Bollywood actress, businesswoman, model, Penthouse Pet of the Year 2003
• 1981 – Rebecka Liljeberg, Swedish actress
• 1981 – Shaun Phillips, American football player
• 1981 – James Yun, American wrestler and actor
• 1982 – Albert Crusat, Spanish footballer
• 1982 – Yoko Kumada, Japanese model and singer
• 1982 – Oguchi Onyewu, American soccer player
• 1982 – Larry Fonacier, Filipino basketball player
• 1983 – Natalie Cassidy, English actress
• 1983 – Anita Görbicz, Hungarian handball player
• 1983 – Johnny Hoogerland, Dutch cyclist
• 1983 – Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (d. 2007)
• 1983 – Jacob Reynolds, American actor
• 1983 – Yaya Touré, Ivorian footballer
• 1984 – J. B. Cox, American baseball player
• 1984 – Benny Dayal, Indian singer (S5)
• 1984 – Dawn Harper, American hurdler
• 1984 – Ginger Orsi, American actress and singer
• 1984 – Caroline Rotich, Kenyan runner
• 1985 – Javier Balboa, Spanish-Equatoguinean footballer
• 1985 – Jaroslav Halák, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1985 – Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor and singer
• 1985 – Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Lena Dunham, American actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1986 – David Hernandez, American baseball player
• 1986 – Eun-Hee Ji, South Korean golfer
• 1986 – Giuliana Marino, German model
• 1986 – Robert Pattinson, English actor, singer, and producer
• 1986 – Alexander Rybak, Belarusian-Norwegian singer-songwriter, violinist, and actor
• 1986 – Scott Sutter, English footballer
• 1986 – Kris Versteeg, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 – Candice Accola, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1987 – Antonio Adán, Spanish footballer
• 1987 – Matt Doyle, American actor and singer
• 1987 – Laura Izibor, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1987 – Mei Kurokawa, Japanese actress and singer
• 1987 – Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer
• 1987 – Carrie Prejean, American model and author, Miss California USA 2009
• 1987 – Marianne Vos, Dutch cyclist
• 1988 – Paulo Avelino, Filipino actor and singer
• 1988 – Casey Donovan, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1989 – P. K. Subban, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1991 – Francisco Lachowski, Brazilian model
• 1992 – Egert Heintare, Estonian footballer
• 1993 – Romelu Lukaku, Belgian footballer
• 1993 – Bang Minah, South Korean singer and dancer (Girl's Day)
• 1993 – Debby Ryan, American actress and singer
• 1993 – Siim-Tanel Sammelselg, Estonian ski jumper

Deaths[edit]

• 1176 – Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)
• 1312 – Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)
• 1573 – Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyo (b. 1521)
• 1619 – Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch politician (b. 1547)
• 1704 – Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher (b. 1632)
• 1782 – Daniel Solander, Swedish botanist (b. 1736)
• 1807 – Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel,lawyer, and politician (b. 1721)
• 1809 – Beilby Porteus, English bishop (b. 1731)
• 1832 – Georges Cuvier, French zoologist (b. 1769)
• 1835 – John Nash, English architect, designed the Royal Pavilion (b. 1752)
• 1866 – Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1796)
• 1878 – Joseph Henry, American physicist (b. 1797)
• 1884 – Cyrus McCormick, American businessman, co-founded the International Harvester Company (b. 1809)
• 1885 – Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician, pathologist, and anatomist (b. 1809)
• 1903 – Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (b. 1864)
• 1916 – Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (b. 1859)
• 1921 – Jean Aicard, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)
• 1926 – Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian-American bishop (b. 1857)
• 1930 – Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
• 1938 – Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
• 1941 – Frederick Christian, English cricketer (b. 1877)
• 1941 – Ōnishiki Uichirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 26th Yokozuna (b. 1891)
• 1945 – Tubby Hall, American drummer (b. 1895)
• 1947 – Sukanta Bhattacharya, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1926)
• 1948 – Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (b. 1920)
• 1957 – Michael Fekete, Hungarian-Israeli mathematician (b. 1886)
• 1961 – Gary Cooper, American actor and singer (b. 1901)
• 1962 – Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (b. 1893)
• 1962 – Franz Kline, American painter (b. 1910)
• 1963 – Alois Hudal, Austrian-Italian bishop (b. 1885)
• 1972 – Dan Blocker, American actor (b. 1928)
• 1974 – Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican diplomat (b. 1902)
• 1974 – Arthur J. Burks, American colonel and author (b. 1898)
• 1975 – Bob Wills, American singer-songwriter and actor (Light Crust Doughboys) (b. 1905)
• 1977 – Mickey Spillane, American mobster (b. 1934)
• 1985 – Leatrice Joy, American actress (b. 1893)
• 1988 – Chet Baker, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1929)
• 1992 – F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor (b. 1909)
• 1994 – Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver (b. 1920)
• 1999 – Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Saudi Arabian scholar (b. 1910)
• 1999 – Gene Sarazen, American golfer (b. 1902)
• 2000 – Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
• 2000 – Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese wrestler (b. 1951)
• 2001 – Jason Miller, American actor and playwright (b. 1939)
• 2001 – R. K. Narayan, Indian author (b. 1906)
• 2002 – Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress (b. 1925)
• 2002 – Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1939)
• 2005 – Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (b. 1921)
• 2005 – George Dantzig, American mathematician and academic (b. 1914)
• 2005 – Michael Bruce Ross, American serial killer (b. 1959)
• 2006 – Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (b. 1923)
• 2006 – Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (Heatwave) (b. 1949)
• 2008 – Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1930)
• 2008 – Ron Stone, American journalist (b. 1936)
• 2009 – Frank Aletter, American actor (b. 1926)
• 2009 – Meir Brandsdorfer, Belgian rabbi (b. 1934)
• 2009 – Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (b. 1914)
• 2011 – Derek Boogaard, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1982)
• 2011 – Stephen De Staebler, American sculptor (b. 1933)
• 2011 – Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (b. 1930)
• 2011 – Bruce Ricker, American director and producer (b. 1942)
• 2011 – Alain Voss, Brazilian-French illustrator (b. 1946)
• 2012 – Arsala Rahmani Daulat, Afghan politician (b. 1937)
• 2012 – Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Blues Brothers, and The Mar-Keys) (b. 1941)
• 2012 – Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, Cuban-American theologian, author, and academic (b. 1943)
• 2012 – Lee Richardson, English motorcycle racer (b. 1979)
• 2012 – Don Ritchie, Australian humanitarian (b. 1925)
• 2012 – Nguyễn Văn Thiện, Vietnamese bishop (b. 1906)
• 2013 – Joyce Brothers, American psychologist, author, and actress (b. 1927)
• 2013 – Otto Herrigel, Namibian lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
• 2013 – Luciano Lutring, Italian criminal (b. 1937)
• 2013 – Jagdish Mali, Indian photographer (b. 1954)
• 2013 – Chuck Muncie, American football player (b. 1953)
• 2013 – Fyodor Tuvin, Russian footballer (b. 1973)
• 2013 – Lynne Woolstencroft, Canadian politician (b. 1943)
• 2014 – David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (b. 1926)
• 2014 – Malik Bendjelloul, Swedish director and producer (b. 1977)
• 2014 – J. F. Coleman, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
• 2014 – Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
• 2014 – Ivan Wingreen, South African cricketer (b. 1961)
• 2014 – Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, American occultist and author (b. 1948)

Avengers: Age of Ultron still ruling US box office

Avengers: Age of Ultron has topped the US and Canada box office for a second weekend, taking $77m (£50m) - more than five times the earnings of its closest rival, action comedy Hot Pursuit. 

The poorly-reviewed buddy movie, which stars Reese Witherspoon and Modern Family's Sofia Vergara, made $13.3m (£8.6m) to take second place.

The Avengers sequel has now taken $313m (£203m) in just 10 days in the US.

It is the joint second fastest film to pass $300m, tying with The Dark Knight.

The first film in the Avengers series, which features Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Black Widow, reached that mark in just nine days in 2012.

'Tough critics'

Warner Bros admitted Hot Pursuit's opening weekend total was "a little lighter" than it had hoped, with the studio having estimated takings of $18m (£11.7m) or higher.

"Critics were very tough on Hot Pursuit," said Paul Dergarabedian from box office analysts Rentrak.

"It was a formula [that] for whatever reason didn't resonate with the critics, and I think that had an impact on its box office."

Mr Dergarabedian added: "Ultron is just so big, it's such a behemoth, it's hard for a newcomer to get attention."

That should all change next week though, when Mad Max: Fury Road and Pitch Perfect 2 open.

Blake Lively's fantasy drama The Age of Adaline was this weekend's third placed film with takings of $5.6m (£3.6m), while Furious 7 took $5.2m (£3.4m) in fourth place. 

The action blockbuster, starring Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker, has earned $1.5bn (£970m) globally to date.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 completed the top five with takings of just under $5.2m (£3.4m).

US and Canada box office
1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - $77.2m (£50.1m)
2. Hot Pursuit - $13.3m (£8.6m)
3. The Age of Adaline - $5.6m (£3.6m)
4. Furious 7 - $5.2m (£3.4m)
5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 - $5.2m (£3.37m)
Friday-Sunday takings. Source: Rentrak

Στίχοι

 

 

Πολυτελής διαμονή για fashionistas

Η αντισυμβατική βρετανίδα σχεδιάστρια μόδας και ακτιβίστρια Βίβιεν Γουέστγουντ είναι πασίγνωστη σε όλον τον κόσμο για τις δημιουργίες της και τις προκλητικές και πρωτοποριακές της ιδέες.

Και απ’ ό,τι φαίνεται δεν υπάρχει κάτι που δε θα μπορούσε να… μεταμορφώσει.

Αυτό έκανε και στο ξενοδοχείο The London West Hollywood, βάζοντας τη δική της, προσωπική υπογραφή και ιδιαίτερο γούστο στην πολυτελέστατη σουίτα-ρετιρέ του 10ου ορόφου.

Η σουίτα εκτείνεται σε δύο επίπεδα, καλύπτει 1.020 τετραγωνικά μέτρα, αναμένεται να ανοίξει τις πόρτες της στους εκλεκτούς επισκέπτες της τον ερχόμενο Μάιο και διεκδικεί το ρεκόρ για τη μεγαλύτερη σουίτα στο Λος Άντζελες.

Η διαμονή σε αυτή θα στοιχίζει κάτι παραπάνω από 23.000 ευρώ τη βραδιά και οι ταξιδιώτες-fashionistas που θα την επιλέξουν θα φύγουν από αυτή με μια σακούλα δώρα με την υπογραφή της διάσημης σχεδιάστριας.

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• 1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.
• 1509 – Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Venetians.
• 1607 – Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
• 1608 – The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.
• 1610 – Henry IV of France is assassinated, bringing Louis XIII to the throne.
• 1643 – Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.
• 1747 – War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
• 1787 – In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.
• 1796 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation.
• 1804 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River.
• 1811 – Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor
• 1836 – The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
• 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
• 1868 – Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō.
• 1870 – The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
• 1879 – The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the  Leonidas.
• 1889 – The children's charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is launched in London.
• 1897 – The Stars and Stripes Forever is first performed in public near Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia.
• 1913 – Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
• 1925 – Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
• 1929 – Wilfred Rhodes takes his 4000th first-class wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton; he is the only player in history to have reached that number.
• 1931 – Ådalen shootings: Five people are killed in Ådalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.
• 1935 – The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.
• 1939 – Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
• 1940 – World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the German Luftwaffe.
• 1940 – World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands ends with the Netherlands surrendering to Germany.
• 1940 – The Yermolayev Yer-2, a long-range Soviet medium bomber, makes its first flight.
• 1943 – World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.
• 1948 – Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
• 1951 – Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
• 1955 – Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
• 1961 – American civil rights movement: The Freedom Riders bus is fire-bombed near Anniston, Alabama, and the civil rights protesters are beaten by an angry mob.
• 1963 – Kuwait joins the United Nations.
• 1970 – The Red Army Faction is established in West Germany.
• 1973 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
• 1988 – Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire.
• 2004 – The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
• 2012 – Agni Air Flight CHT crashes near Jomsom Airport in Jomsom, Nepal, after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.
• 2013 – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency in the northeast states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa due to the terrorist activities of Boko Haram.

Births[edit]

• 1316 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)
• 1553 – Margaret of Valois (d. 1615)
• 1574 – Francesco Rasi, Italian singer-songwriter, theorbo player, and poet (d. 1621)
• 1630 – Katakura Kagenaga, Japanese samurai (d. 1681)
• 1652 – Johann Philipp Förtsch, German composer (d. 1732)
• 1657 – Sambhaji, Indian emperor (d. 1689)
• 1666 – Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)
• 1679 – Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1764)
• 1699 – Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (d. 1786)
• 1701 – William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)
• 1710 – Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (d. 1771)
• 1725 – Ludovico Manin, French politician, Doge of Venice (d. 1802)
• 1727 – Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (d. 1788)
• 1737 – George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician, Governor of Grenada (d. 1806)
• 1752 – Timothy Dwight IV, American minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1817)
• 1752 – Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828)
• 1771 – Robert Owen, Welsh social reformer (d. 1858)
• 1781 – Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian and academic (d. 1873)
• 1814 – Charles Beyer, German-English engineer, co-founded the Beyer, Peacock and Company (d. 1876)
• 1817 – Alexander Kaufmann, German poet (d. 1893)
• 1832 – Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and educator (d. 1903)
• 1832 – Charles Peace, English criminal (d. 1879)
• 1852 – Henri Julien, Canadian illustrator (d. 1908)
• 1867 – Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Bavaria (d. 1919)
• 1868 – Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (d. 1935)
• 1869 – Arthur Rostron, English captain (d. 1940)
• 1872 – Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinal (d. 1961)
• 1874 – Polaire, French singer and actress (d. 1939)
• 1878 – J. L. Wilkinson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1964)
• 1879 – Fred Englehardt, American jumper (d. 1942)
• 1880 – Wilhelm List, German general (d. 1971)
• 1881 – George Murray Hulbert, American politician (d. 1950)
• 1881 – Ed Walsh, American baseball player and coach (d. 1959)
• 1885 – Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor (d. 1973)
• 1887 – Ants Kurvits, Estonian general (d. 1943)
• 1890 – Alex Pompez, American businessman (d. 1974)
• 1893 – Louis Verneuil, French actor and playwright (d. 1952)
• 1897 – Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1959)
• 1897 – Ed Ricketts, American biologist and ecologist (d. 1948)
• 1899 – Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (d. 1993)
• 1899 – Earle Combs, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976)
• 1900 – Hal Borland, American journalist and author (d. 1978)
• 1900 – Walter Rehberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1957)
• 1900 – Leo Smit, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1943)
• 1900 – Edgar Wind, German-English historian and educator (d. 1971)
• 1901 – Robert Ritter, German psychologist and physician (d. 1951)
• 1903 – Billie Dove, American actress (d. 1997)
• 1904 – Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American engineer and educator (d. 1973)
• 1904 – Marcel Junod, Swiss physician (d. 1961)
• 1905 – Jean Daniélou, French cardinal (d. 1974)
• 1905 – Herbert Morrison, American journalist (d. 1989)
• 1905 – Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (d. 1981)
• 1907 – Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 2nd President of Pakistan (d. 1974)
• 1907 – Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995)
• 1907 – Hans von der Groeben, German diplomat (d. 2005)
• 1908 – Betty Jeffrey, Australian nurse (d. 2000)
• 1909 – Godfrey Rampling, English sprinter and colonel (d. 2009)
• 1914 – Mir Gul Khan Nasir, Baloch politician, poet, historian and journalist from Pakistan (d. 1983)
• 1916 – Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)
• 1916 – Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005)
• 1916 – Del Moore, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1916 – Marco Zanuso, Italian architect (d. 2001)
• 1917 – Lou Harrison, American composer and critic (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Norman Luboff, American composer and conductor (d. 1987)
• 1919 – Solange Chaput-Rolland, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)
• 1919 – John Hope, American meteorologist (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Richard Deacon, American actor (d. 1984)
• 1921 – Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor and singer (d. 2007)
• 1922 – Franjo Tuđman, Croatian general and politician, 1st President of Croatia (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Foreign Minister of Iraq
• 1923 – Mrinal Sen, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1925 – Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Patrice Munsel, American soprano
• 1925 – Oona O'Neill, Bermudian-Swiss wife of Charlie Chaplin (d. 1991)
• 1925 – Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian composer (d. 1997)
• 1925 – Al Porcino, American trumpet player (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Eric Morecambe, English comedian and actor (d. 1984)
• 1927 – Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and author
• 1928 – Will "Dub" Jones, American singer (The Coasters and The Cadets) (d. 2000)
• 1928 – Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch scientist, author, and academic
• 1928 – Brian Macdonald, Canadian dancer and choreographer (d. 2014)
• 1929 – Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author (d. 2013)
• 1929 – Henry McGee, English actor (d. 2006)
• 1929 – Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
• 1931 – Alvin Lucier, American composer
• 1932 – Robert Bechtle, American painter
• 1932 – Mario Bichón, Chilean politician (d. 2013)
• 1932 – Richard Estes, American painter
• 1933 – Michael Chevalier, German actor
• 1933 – Frank Harte, Irish singer (d. 2005)
• 1933 – Siân Phillips, Welsh actress and singer
• 1935 – Rudi Šeligo, Slovenian playwright and politician (d. 2004)
• 1936 – Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1973)
• 1936 – Charlie Gracie, American singer and guitarist
• 1936 – Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)
• 1938 – Robert Boyd, English pediatrician and academic
• 1939 – Veruschka von Lehndorff, German model
• 1940 – Chay Blyth, Scottish sailor
• 1940 – H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1982)
• 1940 – George Mathewson, Scottish banker and businessman
• 1940 – Troy Shondell, American singer-songwriter
• 1941 – Ada den Haan, Dutch swimmer
• 1942 – Valeriy Brumel, Russian high jumper (d. 2003)
• 1942 – Byron Dorgan, American politician
• 1942 – Prentis Hancock, Scottish actor
• 1942 – Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (d. 2014)
• 1942 – Tony Pérez, Cuban-American baseball player and manager
• 1942 – Malise Ruthven, Irish author and academic
• 1942 – Rüdiger Vogler, German actor
• 1943 – Jack Bruce, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (Cream, Blues Incorporated, The Graham Bond Organisation, and West, Bruce and Laing) (d. 2014)
• 1943 – L. Denis Desautels, Canadian accountant and civil servant
• 1943 – Derek Leckenby, English guitarist (Herman's Hermits) (d. 1994)
• 1943 – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic politician, 5th President of Iceland
• 1943 – Richard Peto, English statistician and epidemiologist
• 1943 – Elizabeth Ray, American secretary
• 1944 – Gene Cornish, Canadian-American guitarist (The Rascals and Fotomaker)
• 1944 – George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm
• 1944 – Jaan Talts, Estonian weightlifter
• 1945 – Francesca Annis, English actress
• 1945 – George Nicholls, English rugby player
• 1945 – Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer
• 1946 – Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham, English economist and journalist
• 1947 – Tamara Dobson, American actress (d. 2006)
• 1948 – Timothy Stevenson, English lawyer and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
• 1948 – Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer and coach (d. 2007)
• 1949 – Sverre Årnes, Norwegian author
• 1949 – Walter Day, American game designer and businessman, founded Twin Galaxies
• 1949 – Johan Schans, Dutch swimmer
• 1949 – Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist
• 1950 – Adolfo Domínguez, Spanish fashion designer
• 1951 – Jay Beckenstein, American jazz musician (Spyro Gyra)
• 1951 – Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1952 – David Byrne, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Talking Heads)
• 1952 – Michael Fallon, Scottish politician
• 1952 – Orna Grumberg, Israeli computer scientist
• 1952 – Scott Irwin, American wrestler (d. 1987)
• 1952 – Raul Mälk, Estonian politician, 22nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
• 1952 – Donald R. McMonagle, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
• 1953 – Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Red Rider)
• 1953 – Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian king
• 1953 – Hywel Williams, Welsh politician
• 1955 – Marie Chouinard, Canadian dancer and choreographer
• 1955 – Kenth Eldebrink, Swedish javelin thrower
• 1955 – Alasdair Fraser, Scottish fiddler (Skyedance)
• 1955 – Peter Kirsten, South African cricketer
• 1955 – Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach
• 1955 – Jens Sparschuh, German author
• 1956 – Hazel Blears, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
• 1957 – Big Van Vader, American wrestler and actor
• 1958 – Christine Brennan, American journalist and author
• 1958 – Chris Evans, English-Australian politician
• 1958 – Jan Ravens, English actress
• 1958 – Wilma Rusman, Dutch runner
• 1958 – Andrus Vaarik, Estonian actor and director
• 1959 – Patrick Bruel, French actor, singer, and poker player
• 1959 – Markus Büchel, Liechtensteiner politician, 9th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (d. 2013)
• 1959 – Robert Greene, American author
• 1959 – Steve Hogarth, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Marillion, The Europeans, and How We Live)
• 1959 – John Holt, American football player (d. 2013)
• 1959 – Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1959 – Heather Wheeler, English politician
• 1960 – Anne Clark, English singer-songwriter and poet
• 1960 – Alec Dankworth, English bassist and composer
• 1960 – Ronan Tynan, Irish tenor (The Irish Tenors)
• 1960 – "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, American football player and wrestler (d. 2009)
• 1961 – Ulrike Folkerts, German actress
• 1961 – Jean Leloup, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1961 – David Quantick, English journalist and critic
• 1961 – Tim Roth, English actor and director
• 1961 – Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1962 – Ian Astbury, English-Canadian singer-songwriter (The Cult, The Wondergirls, Circus of Power, and Holy Barbarians)
• 1962 – C.C. DeVille, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (Poison and Samantha 7)
• 1962 – Danny Huston, Italian-American actor and director
• 1963 – Pat Borders, American baseball player and coach
• 1963 – David Yelland, English journalist
• 1964 – James M. Kelly, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
• 1964 – Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster and producer
• 1964 – Eric Peterson, American guitarist and songwriter (Testament and Dragonlord)
• 1965 – Eoin Colfer, Irish author
• 1965 – Emma Forbes, English radio and television host
• 1966 – Marianne Denicourt, French actress
• 1966 – Mike Inez, American bass player and songwriter (Alice in Chains, Black Label Society, Slash's Snakepit, and Spys4Darwin)
• 1966 – Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter and dancer (Milli Vanilli, Rob & Fab, and Empire Bizarre)
• 1966 – Raphael Saadiq, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tony! Toni! Toné! and Lucy Pearl)
• 1967 – Natasha Kaiser-Brown, American sprinter
• 1967 – Tony Siragusa, American football player and journalist
• 1968 – Greg Davies, Welsh comedian and actor
• 1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
• 1969 – Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver
• 1969 – Henry Smith, English politician
• 1969 – Danny Wood, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (New Kids on the Block and Upper Street)
• 1971 – Nasha Aziz, Malaysian model and actress
• 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971 – Martin Reim, Estonian footballer
• 1972 – Gabriel Mann, American actor
• 1972 – Mark Ruskell, Scottish politician
• 1973 – Shanice, American singer-songwriter
• 1973 – Chris Cleave, British author and journalist
• 1973 – Natalie Appleton, Canadian singer and actress (All Saints and Appleton)
• 1973 – Anais Granofsky, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1973 – Voshon Lenard, American basketball player
• 1973 – Fraser Nelson, Scottish journalist
• 1973 – Julian White, English rugby player
• 1974 – Jennifer Allan, American model
• 1974 – Krister Axel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1974 – Anu Välba, Estonian journalist
• 1975 – Nicki Sørensen, Danish cyclist
• 1976 – Hunter Burgan, American bass player (AFI, The Force, and The Frisk)
• 1976 – Brian Lawrence, American baseball player and coach
• 1976 – Martine McCutcheon, English actress and singer
• 1977 – Sophie Anderton, English model
• 1977 – Roy Halladay, American baseball player
• 1977 – Ada Nicodemou, Cypriot-Australian actress
• 1977 – Pusha T, American rapper (Clipse and Re-Up Gang)
• 1978 – Brent Harvey, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Eddie House, American basketball player
• 1978 – André Macanga, Angolan footballer
• 1978 – Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 – Dan Auerbach, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Black Keys)
• 1979 – Edwige Lawson-Wade, French basketball player
• 1979 – Clinton Morrison, English-Irish footballer
• 1979 – Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1980 – Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
• 1980 – Pavel Londak, Estonian footballer
• 1980 – Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete
• 1980 – Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater
• 1980 – Hugo Southwell, English-Scottish rugby player
• 1981 – Pranav Mistry, Indian computer scientist
• 1982 – Beardyman, English singer
• 1982 – Ai Shibata, Japanese swimmer
• 1982 – Stanimir Todorov, Bulgarian figure skater
• 1983 – Anahí, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (RBD)
• 1983 – Sarbel, English-Greek singer
• 1983 – Keeley Donovan, English journalist
• 1983 – Frank Gore, American football player
• 1983 – Uroš Slokar, Slovenian basketball player
• 1983 – Amber Tamblyn, American actress
• 1983 – Tom Welham, English singer and guitarist (Thirteen Senses)
• 1984 – Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian footballer
• 1984 – Luke Gregerson, American baseball player
• 1984 – Olly Murs, English singer-songwriter, musician and presenter
• 1984 – Michael Rensing, German footballer
• 1984 – Nigel Reo-Coker, English footballer
• 1984 – Indrek Siska, Estonian footballer
• 1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook
• 1985 – Dustin Lynch, American singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Bleona Qereti, International Recording artist and actress
• 1985 – Sally Martin, New Zealand actress
• 1985 – Simona Peycheva, Bulgarian gymnast
• 1985 – Zack Ryder, American wrestler
• 1985 – Georgia Salpa, Greek-Irish model
• 1986 – Alyosha, Ukrainian singer
• 1986 – Andrea Bovo, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Clay Matthews III, American football player
• 1986 – Marco Motta, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Camila Sodi, Mexican actress
• 1987 – Zarine Khan, Indian model and actress
• 1987 – Jeong Min-Hyeong, South Korean footballer (d. 2012)
• 1987 – Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
• 1987 – François Steyn, South African rugby player
• 1988 – Jayne Appel, American basketball player
• 1989 – Alina Talay, Belarusian hurdler
• 1990 – Olga Ikonnikova, Estonian figure skater
• 1990 – Emily Samuelson, American ice dancer
• 1993 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer
• 1993 – Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player
• 1993 – Bence Rakaczki, Hungarian footballer (d. 2014)
• 1994 – Marcos Aoás Corrêa, Brazilian footballer
• 1994 – Dennis Praet, Belgian footballer
• 1995 – Jonah Placid, Australian rugby player
• 1996 – Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ and producer
• 1998 – Taruni Sachdev, Indian actress (d. 2012)

Deaths[edit]

• 649 – Pope Theodore I
• 964 – Pope John XII (b. 927)
• 1219 – William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, English soldier and politician (b. 1147)
• 1470 – Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)
• 1608 – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)
• 1610 – Henry IV of France (b. 1553)
• 1643 – Louis XIII of France (b. 1601)
• 1649 – Friedrich Spanheim, Swiss theologian and academic (b. 1600)
• 1667 – Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1601)
• 1688 – Antoine Furetière, French clergyman and scholar (b. 1619)
• 1754 – Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright (b. 1692)
• 1761 – Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (b. 1710)
• 1847 – Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer (b. 1805)
• 1860 – Ludwig Bechstein, German author (b. 1801)
• 1873 – Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician (b. 1797)
• 1878 – Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1830)
• 1881 – Mary Seacole, Jamaican-English nurse (b. 1805)
• 1887 – Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)
• 1889 – Volney Howard, American lawyer and politician (b. 1809)
• 1893 – Ernst Kummer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1810)
• 1906 – Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1829)
• 1912 – Frederick VIII of Denmark (b. 1843)
• 1912 – August Strindberg, Swedish author and playwright (b. 1849)
• 1918 – James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher (b. 1841)
• 1919 – Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (b. 1844)
• 1923 – N. G. Chandavarkar, Indian politician (b. 1855)
• 1923 – Charles de Freycinet, French politician, 43rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
• 1925 – H. Rider Haggard, English author (b. 1856)
• 1931 – David Belasco, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853)
• 1931 – Denys Finch Hatton, English hunter (b. 1887)
• 1934 – Lou Criger, American baseball player (b. 1872)
• 1934 – Baikuntha Shukla, Indian revolutionist (b. 1907)
• 1935 – Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (b. 1868)
• 1936 – Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat (b. 1861)
• 1940 – Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-American activist (b. 1869)
• 1940 – Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (b. 1902)
• 1943 – Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1945 – Heber J. Grant, American religious leader, 7th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1856)
• 1945 – Isis Pogson, British astronomer and meteorologist. (b. 1852)
• 1945 – Wolfgang Lüth, German U-boat ace of World War II (b. 1913)
• 1953 – Yasuo Kuniyoshi, American painter (b.1893)
• 1954 – Heinz Guderian, Polish-German general (b. 1888)
• 1956 – Joan Malleson, English physician (b. 1889)
• 1957 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian painter (b. 1884)
• 1959 – Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1897)
• 1959 – Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (b. 1862)
• 1960 – Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano (b. 1887)
• 1962 – Florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880)
• 1968 – Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (b. 1882)
• 1969 – Enid Bennett, Australian actress (b. 1893)
• 1969 – Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (b. 1888)
• 1970 – Billie Burke, American actress and singer (b. 1884)
• 1973 – Jean Gebser, German linguist, philosopher, and poet (b. 1905)
• 1976 – Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and producer (The Yardbirds and Armageddon) (b. 1943)
• 1979 – Jean Rhys, Dominican-English author (b. 1890)
• 1980 – Hugh Griffith, Welsh-English actor (b. 1912)
• 1982 – Hugh Beaumont, American actor and director (b. 1909)
• 1983 – Roger J. Traynor, American jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (b. 1900)
• 1983 – Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican politician, 46th President of Mexico (b. 1900)
• 1984 – Ted Hicks, Australian public servant (b. 1910)
• 1984 – Walter Rauff, German SS officer (b. 1906)
• 1985 – Barbara Yung, Hong Kong-English actress (b. 1959)
• 1986 – Janne Aikala, Finnish murder victim (b. 1975)
• 1987 – Rita Hayworth, American actress and dancer (b. 1918)
• 1987 – Vitomil Zupan, Slovenian poet and playwright (b. 1914)
• 1988 – Willem Drees, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1886)
• 1989 – Mary Lalopoulou, Greek actress (b. 1926)
• 1991 – Jiang Qing, Chinese actress, 1st First Lady of China (b. 1914)
• 1992 – Lyle Alzado, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1949)
• 1992 – Nie Rongzhen, Chinese general and politician, Mayor of Beijing (b. 1899)
• 1993 – Patrick Haemers, Belgian criminal (b. 1953)
• 1993 – William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist (b. 1908)
• 1994 – W. Graham Claytor, Jr., American businessman, lieutenant, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1914)
• 1995 – Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
• 1997 – Harry Blackstone, Jr., American magician and author (b. 1934)
• 1997 – Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian composer (b. 1925)
• 1998 – Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist and environmentalist (b. 1890)
• 1998 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (b. 1915)
• 2000 – Keizō Obuchi, Japanese politician, 84th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
• 2001 – Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (b. 1919)
• 2003 – Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach (b. 1940)
• 2003 – Wendy Hiller, English-American actress (b. 1912)
• 2003 – Robert Stack, American actor (b. 1919)
• 2004 – Anna Lee, English actress (b. 1913)
• 2006 – Lew Anderson, American actor and saxophonist (b. 1922)
• 2006 – Stanley Kunitz, American poet (b. 1905)
• 2006 – Eva Norvind, Mexican actress, director, and producer (b. 1944)
• 2007 – Mary Scheier, American sculptor (b. 1908)
• 2007 – Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian and author (b. 1921)
• 2008 – Will Elder, American illustrator (b. 1921)
• 2010 – Norman Hand, American football player (b. 1972)
• 2010 – Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1918)
• 2012 – Mitchell Guist, American hunter (b. 1964)
• 2012 – Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and screenwriter (b. 1931)
• 2012 – Taruni Sachdev, Indian actress (b. 1998)
• 2012 – Mario Trejo, Argentinian poet, playwright, and journalist (b. 1926)
• 2012 – Belita Woods, American singer (Brainstorm and Parliament-Funkadelic) (b. 1948)
• 2013 – Joy Baluch, Australian politician (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Wayne Brown, American accountant and politician, 14th Mayor of Mesa (b. 1936)
• 2013 – Arsen Chilingaryan, Armenian footballer and manager (b. 1962)
• 2013 – Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian author and activist (b. 1939)
• 2013 – Billie Sol Estes, American businessman (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Ray Guy, Canadian journalist (b. 1939)
• 2014 – Jeffrey Kruger, English-American businessman (b. 1931)
• 2014 – Morvin Simon, New Zealand historian, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)
• 2014 – Stephen Sutton, English activist and blogger (b. 1994)