BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89

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The "King of the Blues", guitarist and singer BB King, has died aged 89.

King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas.

Born in Mississippi, King began performing in the 1940s, going on to influence a generation of musicians, and working with Eric Clapton and U2. 

Once ranked as the third greatest guitarist of all time, he had been suffering ill health in recent months.

He was recently taken to hospital with a diabetes-related illness.

Fellow musicians paid tribute to King including blues guitarist Buddy Guy, who often played with him.

"BB King was the greatest guy I ever met," he wrote on Instagram.

"The tone he got out of that guitar, the way he shook his left wrist, the way he squeezed the strings… man, he came out with that and it was all new to whole guitar playin' world. 

"He could play so smooth, he didn't have to put on a show. The way BB did it is the way we all do it now. He was my best friend and father to us all."

Lenny Kravitz who tweeted: "BB, anyone could play a thousand notes and never say what you said in one."

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora added: "My friend and legend BB King passed. I'm so so sad, he was so great to me. We've lost the King. My love and prayers to his family."

Former Beatle Ringo Starr tweeted: "God bless BB King, peace and love to his family."

Actor Hugh Laurie said: "Oh God. BB King. Let the sad times roll."

And singer Will Young added: "BB King- the most wonderful blues singer and guitarist. I suggest everyone gets one of his records to hear true soul and spirit."

A former farmhand, King was awarded his 15th Grammy award in 2009 for his album One Kind Favor.He was also inducted into both the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Rolling Stone magazine placed him behind only Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman in its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. 

Until recently, King performed in at least 100 concerts a year.

'Heartfelt vocals'

He fused together both jazz and blues on his beloved guitar, a Gibson ES-355 he lovingly dubbed "Lucille".

In the early part of his career, he played to exclusively black audiences, but his heartfelt vocals and undeniable talent saw him embraced by a much broader fanbase as time went on - touring Europe and topping the charts.

Younger musicians such as Clapton and Steve Miller, who admired his work, introduced him to a new generation of fans in the late '60s with hits like The Thrill is Gone.

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Albums such as Live at County Cook Jail and BB King in London followed.

His career was reignited in the late 1980s when he duetted with U2 on When Love Comes To Town.

At the turn of the millennium, aged 75, he once again achieved major commercial success with the Eric Clapton collaboration Riding With the King.

"King's is now the name most synonymous with the blues, much as Louis Armstrong's once was with jazz," critic Francis Davis wrote in his 1995 book The History of the Blues. "You don't have to be a blues fan to have heard of King."

Art 2 Rue, μια γιορτή σύγχρονης καλλιτεχνικής δημιουργίας και ελεύθερης έκφρασης! Ένα ξεχωριστό διήμερο γεμάτο γαλλική street art, ένταση, μουσική και χορό! Alors on danse...!

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• 218 – Julia Maesa, aunt of the assassinated Caracalla, is banished to her home in Syria by the self-proclaimed emperor Macrinus and declares her 14-year old grandson Elagabalus, emperor of Rome.
• 1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.
• 1527 – The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic.
• 1532 – Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
• 1568 – Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.
• 1584 – Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
• 1770 – A 14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.
• 1771 – The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
• 1811 – Peninsular War: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom, defeat the French at the Battle of Albuera.
• 1812 – Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War. Bessarabia is annexed by Imperial Russia.
• 1822 – Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli.
• 1834 – The Battle of Asseiceira is fought, the last and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal.
• 1843 – The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri.
• 1866 – The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece, or nickel.
• 1868 – United States President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in his impeachment trial by one vote in the United States Senate.
• 1874 – A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
• 1877 – May 1877 political crisis in France.
• 1888 – Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
• 1891 – The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electrical current (the most common form today).
• 1914 – The first ever National Challenge Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2–1.
• 1918 – The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
• 1919 – A naval Curtiss aircraft NC-4 commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
• 1920 – In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
• 1929 – In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards are awarded.
• 1943 – The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends.
• 1951 – The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.
• 1953 – American journalist William N. Oatis is released after serving 22 months of a ten-year prison sentence for espionage in Czechoslovakia.
• 1960 – Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
• 1961 – Park Chung-hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
• 1966 – The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
• 1969 – Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus.
• 1974 – Josip Broz Tito is re-elected president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This time he is elected for life.
• 1975 – India annexes Sikkim after the mountain state holds a referendum in which the popular vote is in favor of merging with India.
• 1975 – Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
• 1983 – Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement rebels against the Sudanese government.
• 1986 – The Seville Statement on Violence is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, in Seville, Spain.
• 1988 – A report by United States' Surgeon General C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
• 1991 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
• 1997 – Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country.
• 2003 – In Casablanca, Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks.
• 2005 – Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.
• 2007 – Nicolas Sarkozy takes office as President of France.
• 2011 – STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.
• 2014 – Twelve people are killed in two explosions in the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Births[edit]

• 1611 – Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
• 1641 – Dudley North, English economist and politician (d. 1691)
• 1710 – William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (d. 1782)
• 1718 – Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1799)
• 1763 – Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist (d. 1829)
• 1788 – Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator (d. 1866)
• 1801 – William H. Seward, American politician, 24th United States Secretary of State (d. 1872)
• 1819 – Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet (d. 1890)
• 1821 – Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)
• 1824 – Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (d. 1920)
• 1827 – Pierre Cuypers, Dutch architect, designed the Amsterdam Centraal railway station and Rijksmuseum (d. 1921)
• 1831 – David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (d. 1900)
• 1845 – Élie Metchnikoff, Ukrainian-French biologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
• 1861 – H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (d. 1896)
• 1879 – Pierre Gilliard, Swiss author and academic (d. 1962)
• 1882 – Simeon Price, American golfer (d. 1945)
• 1883 – Celâl Bayar, Turkish politician, statesman, and the third President of Turkey (d. 1986)
• 1888 – Royal Rife, American scientist (d. 1971)
• 1891 – Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor and actor (d. 1948)
• 1897 – Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist (d. 1994)
• 1898 – Tamara de Lempicka, Polish painter (d. 1980)
• 1898 – Desanka Maksimović, Serbian poet (d. 1993)
• 1898 – Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1956)
• 1905 – Henry Fonda, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1982)
• 1906 – Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter (d. 1988)
• 1906 – Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan lawyer, journalist, and author (d. 2001)
• 1906 – Margret Rey, German author and illustrator (d. 1996)
• 1907 – Bob Tisdall, Irish hurdler (d. 2004)
• 1907 – Luigi Villoresi, Italian race car driver (d. 1997)
• 1909 – Margaret Sullavan, American actress (d. 1960)
• 1910 – Olga Bergholz, Russian poet (d. 1975)
• 1910 – Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (d. 2014)
• 1910 – Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (d. 1972)
• 1912 – Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008)
• 1913 – Woody Herman, American singer, saxophonist, and clarinet player (d. 1987)
• 1914 – Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
• 1916 – Adriana Caselotti, American actress and singer (d. 1997)
• 1916 – Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009)
• 1917 – George Gaynes, Finnish-American actor and singer
• 1917 – James C. Murray, American lawyer and politician (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Juan Rulfo, Mexican author and photographer (d. 1986)
• 1918 – Wilf Mannion, English footballer (d. 2000)
• 1919 – Liberace, American singer, pianist, and actor (d. 1987)
• 1919 – Ramon Margalef, Spanish ecologist and biologist (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Martine Carol, French actress (d. 1967)
• 1921 – Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Eddie Bert, American trombonist (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Victoria Fromkin, American linguist and academic (d. 2000)
• 1923 – Merton Miller, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
• 1923 – Peter Underwood, English parapsychologist and author (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Nancy Roman, American astronomer
• 1925 – Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Ola Vincent, Nigerian banker and economist (d. 2012)
• 1925 – Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Billy Martin, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)
• 1929 – Betty Carter, American singer (d. 1998)
• 1929 – John Conyers, American lawyer and politician
• 1929 – Claude Morin, Canadian politician
• 1929 – Adrienne Rich, American poet and author (d. 2012)
• 1930 – Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 2000)
• 1931 – Hana Brady, Poland-born Holocaust victim (d. 1944)
• 1931 – Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
• 1931 – Jack Dodson, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1931 – Denise Filiatrault, Canadian actress and director
• 1931 – K. Natwar Singh, Indian politician, Minister of External Affairs for India
• 1931 – Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut
• 1934 – Kenneth O. Morgan, Welsh historian and author
• 1934 – Anthony Walker, English general
• 1935 – Floyd Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1936 – Roy Hudd, English actor
• 1936 – Karl Lehmann, German cardinal
• 1937 – Yvonne Craig, American actress and dancer
• 1938 – Stuart Bell, English politician (d. 2012)
• 1940 – Ole Ernst, Danish actor (d. 2013)
• 1941 – Denis Hart, Australian archbishop
• 1942 – David Penry-Davey, English judge
• 1943 – Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews, English politician
• 1943 – Dan Coats, American politician and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Germany
• 1943 – Marko Kravos, Italian-Slovenian poet
• 1944 – Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader (Mahavishnu Orchestra, New York Jazz Quartet, Jazz Is Dead, and Bobby and the Midnites)
• 1944 – Antal Nagy, Hungarian footballer
• 1944 – Danny Trejo, American actor and producer
• 1945 – Nicky Chinn, English songwriter and producer
• 1945 – Massimo Moratti, Italian businessman
• 1945 – Marta Beatriz Roque, Cuban economist
• 1946 – Roger Earl, English drummer (Savoy Brown and Foghat)
• 1946 – Robert Fripp, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1946 – John Law, British sociologist
• 1947 – Barbara Lee, American singer (The Chiffons) (d. 1992)
• 1947 – Bill Smitrovich, American actor
• 1947 – Darrell Sweet, English-Scottish drummer (Nazareth) (d. 1999)
• 1947 – Roch Thériault, Canadian religious leader (d. 2011)
• 1948 – Jesper Christensen, Danish actor
• 1948 – Katia Dandoulaki, Greek actress
• 1948 – Judy Finnigan, English talk show host and author
• 1948 – Emma Georgina Rothschild, English historian and academic
• 1948 – Staf Van Roosbroeck, Belgian cyclist
• 1949 – Rick Reuschel, American baseball player
• 1950 – Georg Bednorz, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1950 – Ray Condo, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)
• 1950 – Bruce Coville, American author
• 1951 – Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer
• 1951 – Jonathan Richman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Modern Lovers)
• 1951 – Janet Soskice, Canadian philosopher and theologian
• 1951 – Unshō Ishizuka, Japanese voice actor
• 1952 – James Herndon, American psychologist
• 1953 – Pierce Brosnan, Irish-American actor and producer
• 1953 – David Maclean, Scottish politician
• 1953 – Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna
• 1953 – Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman, Scottish judge and academic
• 1954 – Dafydd Williams, Canadian physician and astronaut
• 1955 – Olga Korbut, Belarusian gymnast
• 1955 – Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1955 – Hazel O'Connor, English-Irish singer-songwriter and actress
• 1955 – Páidí Ó Sé, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1955 – Debra Winger, American actress
• 1957 – Joan Benoit, American runner
• 1957 – Benjamin Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft, English politician
• 1957 – Yuri Shevchuk, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (DDT)
• 1957 – Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso, English lawyer and businessman
• 1957 – Bob Suter, American ice hockey player (d. 2014)
• 1957 – Nigel Twiston-Davies, English horse trainer
• 1958 – Gitane Demone, American singer-songwriter (Christian Death and Pompeii 99)
• 1958 – Glenn Gregory, English singer-songwriter (Heaven 17, Honeyroot, and ABC)
• 1959 – Mitch Webster, American baseball player
• 1959 – Mare Winningham, American actress and singer
• 1960 – Landon Deireragea, Nauruan politician
• 1960 – S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1998)
• 1961 – Kevin McDonald, Canadian actor and screenwriter
• 1961 – Charles Wright, American wrestler
• 1962 – Jimmy Hood, Scottish politician
• 1962 – Helga Radtke, German long jumper
• 1962 – Lisa Yuskavage, American visual artist
• 1963 – Jon Coffelt, American painter and sculptor
• 1963 – Mercedes Echerer, Austrian actress and politician
• 1963 – Serge Teyssot-Gay, French guitarist (Noir Désir)
• 1963 – David Wilkinson, English theologian and academic
• 1964 – John Salley, American basketball player and actor
• 1964 – Boyd Tinsley, American singer-songwriter and violinist (Dave Matthews Band)
• 1964 – Edit Bérces, Hungarian runner
• 1964 – Mary Anne Hobbs, English DJ and journalist
• 1964 – Milton Jones, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Krist Novoselic, American bass player and songwriter (Nirvana, Flipper, Sweet 75, The No WTO Combo, and Eyes Adrift)
• 1965 – Tanel Tammet, Estonian computer scientist and politician
• 1966 – Celia Ireland, Australian actress
• 1966 – Sommore, American comedian and actress
• 1966 – Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress
• 1966 – Scott Reeves, American singer-songwriter and actor (Blue County)
• 1966 – Metin Şentürk, Turkish pop singer
• 1966 – Thurman Thomas, American football player
• 1967 – Doug Brocail, American baseball player and coach
• 1968 – Ralph Tresvant, American singer, actor, and producer (New Edition and Heads of State)
• 1968 – Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress
• 1969 – David Boreanaz, American actor, director, and producer
• 1969 – Tucker Carlson, American journalist, co-founded The Daily Caller
• 1969 – Tracey Gold, American actress
• 1969 – Steve Lewis, American sprinter
• 1970 – Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian tennis player
• 1970 – Danielle Spencer, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
• 1971 – Phil Clarke, English rugby player and sportscaster
• 1971 – Rachel Goswell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Slowdive and Mojave 3)
• 1972 – Christian Califano, French rugby player
• 1972 – Khary Payton, American actor
• 1973 – Jason Acuña, American actor and stuntman
• 1973 – Special Ed, American rapper and actor (Crooklyn Dodgers)
• 1973 – Tori Spelling, American actress, reality television star, and author
• 1974 – Laura Pausini, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1974 – Adam Richman, American actor and television host
• 1974 – Sonny Sandoval, American singer-songwriter (P.O.D.)
• 1975 – B.Slade, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1975 – Tony Kakko, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sonata Arctica and Northern Kings)
• 1976 – Dirk Nannes, Australian-Dutch cricketer
• 1977 – Dolcenera, Italian singer-songwriter and actress
• 1977 – Claudia Albertario, Argentinian model and actress
• 1977 – Jean-Sébastien Giguère, retired Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress
• 1977 – Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriter (GusGus)
• 1978 – Scott Nicholls, English motorcycle racer
• 1978 – Lionel Scaloni, Argentinian footballer
• 1978 – Jim Sturgess, English singer-songwriter and actor
• 1979 – McKenzie Lee, English porn actress
• 1979 – Barbara Nedeljáková, Slovak actress
• 1980 – Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spanish tennis player
• 1981 – Ricardo Costa, Portuguese footballer
• 1981 – Joseph Morgan, English actor
• 1981 – Taavi Rähn, Estonian footballer
• 1982 – Billy Crawford, Filipino-American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1982 – Ju Ji-hoon, South Korean actor
• 1982 – Łukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player
• 1982 – Hanna Mariën, Belgian sprinter
• 1983 – Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
• 1983 – Daniel Kerr, Australian footballer
• 1983 – Kyle Wellwood, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Darío Cvitanich, Argentinian footballer
• 1984 – Tomáš Fleischmann, Czech ice hockey player
• 1984 – Mickie Knuckles, American wrestler
• 1984 – Jensen Lewis, American baseball player
• 1984 – Pania Rose, Australian fashion model
• 1984 – Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)
• 1985 – Stanislav Ianevski, Bulgarian actor
• 1985 – Anja Mittag, German footballer
• 1985 – Tadayoshi Okura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Kanjani Eight)
• 1985 – Rodrigo Peters Marques, Brazilian footballer
• 1985 – Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Emanuel Saldaño, Argentinian cyclist (d. 2014)
• 1985 – Kazuhito Tanaka, Japanese gymnast
• 1986 – Megan Fox, American actress
• 1986 – Andy Keogh, Irish footballer
• 1986 – Shamcey Supsup, Filipino arhitect, model, Miss Universe 2011 3rd runner-up
• 1987 – Can Bonomo, Turkish-Jewish singer
• 1987 – Tom Onslow-Cole, English race car driver
• 1988 – Abella Anderson, Cuban-American porn actress
• 1988 – Jesús Castillo, Mexican footballer
• 1988 – Martynas Gecevičius, Lithuanian basketball player
• 1988 – Jaak Põldma, Estonian tennis player
• 1989 – Behati Prinsloo, Namibian model
• 1990 – Amanda Carreras, Gibraltarian tennis player
• 1990 – Charlotte Crosby, English television personality
• 1990 – Thomas Sangster, English actor
• 1990 – Darko Šarović, Serbian sprinter
• 1990 – Omar Strong, American basketball player
• 1991 – Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player
• 1991 – Ashley Wagner, American figure skater
• 1992 – Davika Hoorne Thai actress
• 1992 – Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1993 – IU, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
• 1993 – Karol Mets, Estonian footballer
• 1994 – Miles Heizer, American actor
• 1994 – Aaron Moores, English swimmer
• 1994 – Kathinka von Deichmann, Liechtensteinerin tennis player
• 1995 – Elizabeth Ralston, Australian Football Player
• 1996 – Louisa Chirico, American tennis player
• 1998 – Ariel Waller, Canadian actress

Deaths[edit]

• 1182 – John Komnenos Vatatzes, Byzantine general (b. 1132)
• 1265 – Simon Stock, English-French saint (b. 1165)
• 1569 – Dirk Willems, Dutch anabaptist
• 1620 – William Adams, English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)
• 1657 – Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)
• 1667 – Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)
• 1669 – Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)
• 1691 – Jacob Leisler, German-American politician, 8th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1640)
• 1703 – Charles Perrault, French author (b. 1628)
• 1778 – Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)
• 1790 – Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)
• 1818 – Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (b. 1775)
• 1830 – Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1768)
• 1882 – Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (b. 1799)
• 1980 – Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)
• 1891 – Ion C. Brătianu, Romanian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1821)
• 1913 – Louis Perrier, Swiss politician (b. 1849)
• 1920 – Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824)
• 1926 – Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (b. 1861)
• 1936 – Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and senator (b. 1860)
• 1940 – Jacques Goudstikker, Dutch art dealer (b. 1897)
• 1943 – Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865)
• 1944 – George Ade, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1946 – Bruno Tesch, German chemist and Nazi war criminal (executed) (b. 1890)
• 1946 – Karl Weinbacher, German manager and war criminal (executed) (b. 1898)
• 1947 – Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
• 1947 – Zhang Lingfu, Chinese general (b. 1903)
• 1953 – Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (Quintette du Hot Club de France) (b. 1910)
• 1954 – Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (b. 1893)
• 1955 – James Agee, American author, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1909)
• 1956 – H. B. Reese, American candy-maker and businessman, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (b. 1876)
• 1957 – Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)
• 1959 – Elisha Scott, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1894)
• 1961 – George A. Malcolm, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1881)
• 1977 – Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915)
• 1979 – A. Philip Randolph, American union leader and activist (b. 1889)
• 1981 – Ernie Freeman, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)
• 1981 – Willy Hartner, German physician and educator (b. 1905)
• 1984 – Andy Kaufman, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1949)
• 1984 – Irwin Shaw, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 1985 – Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902)
• 1989 – Leila Kasra, Iranian poet and lyricist (b. 1939)
• 1990 – Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)
• 1990 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, screenwriter, and producer, created The Muppets (b. 1936)
• 1992 – Chalino Sánchez, Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1960)
• 1993 – Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1938)
• 1994 – Alain Cuny, French actor (b. 1908)
• 1996 – Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (b. 1939)
• 1997 – Elbridge Durbrow, American diplomat (b. 1903)
• 1998 – Sevim Tanürek, Turkish classical music artist (b. 1934)
• 2000 – Bodacious, American bull (b. 1988)
• 2002 – Alec Campbell, Australian soldier (b. 1899)
• 2003 – Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (b. 1930)
• 2005 – Andrew Goodpaster, American general (b. 1915)
• 2008 – Robert Mondavi, American winemaker, co-founded the Opus One Winery (b. 1913)
• 2010 – Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell, and Elf) (b. 1942)
• 2010 – Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)
• 2011 – Ralph Barker, English author (b. 1917)
• 2011 – Bob Davis, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)
• 2011 – Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)
• 2011 – Kiyoshi Kodama, Japanese actor (b. 1934)
• 2012 – Patricia Aakhus, American author (b. 1952)
• 2012 – James Abdnor, American politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Maria Bieşu, Moldovan opera singer (b. 1935)
• 2012 – Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936)
• 2012 – Ernie Chan, Filipino-American illustrator (b. 1940)
• 2012 – Kurt Felix, Swiss television host (b. 1941)
• 2012 – Kevin Hickey, American baseball player (b. 1956)
• 2013 – Angelo Errichetti, American politician (b. 1928)
• 2013 – Bryan Illerbrun, Canadian football player (b. 1957)
• 2013 – Frankie Librán, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1948)
• 2013 – Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1933)
• 2013 – Paul Shane, English actor and singer (b. 1940)
• 2013 – Dick Trickle, American race car driver (b. 1941)
• 2013 – Bernard Waber, American author and illustrator (b. 1921)
• 2014 – Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933)
• 2014 – Vito Favero, Italian cyclist (b. 1932)
• 2014 – Nicola Ghiuselev, Bulgarian actor and singer (b. 1936)
• 2014 – Bud Hollowell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1943)
• 2014 – Russi Mody, Indian businessman (b. 1918)
• 2014 – Clyde Snow, American anthropologist (b. 1928)

Μία παραλία στην Κρήτη ανάμεσα στις καλύτερες για γυμνιστές στον κόσμο 

Αν θέλετε να κάνετε μπάνιο και να ξαπλώσετε στην παραλία

 χωρίς τον περιορισμό από τα ρούχα ή το μαγιό, μπορείτε να 

επισκεφθείτε μία από τις ωραιότερες παραλίες γυμνιστών του

 κόσμου. Και αν δε θέλετε να πάτε μακριά, είστε τυχεροί, 

γιατί η μία από αυτές είναι στην Κρήτη.

Little Beach – Μάουι, Χαβάη
To Μάουι θεωρείται έτσι κι αλλιώς ένα από τα ωραιότερα τροπικά νησιά του 

κόσμου. Σε αυτό υπάρχει και ένας μικρός χώρος για τους γυμνιστές. Πρόκειται

 για τη Little Beach η οποία προσφέρει τη δυνατότητα για ηλιοθεραπεία, μπάνιο

 αλλά και σέρφινγκ.

Κόκκινη Αμμος – Κρήτη, Ελλάδα
Αν δεν θέλετε να πάτε μακριά, επισκεφθείτε την νότια πλευρά του νησιού της

 Κρήτης. Η παραλία είναι προσβάσιμη με βάρκα, ή με πεζοπορία από τα Μάταλα.

Παραλία Σαμουράι – Αυστραλία
Μία παραλία γυμνιστών που προσφέρει τη δυνατότητα να διασκεδάσετε στην

 παραλία, παίζοντας φρίσμπι, μπιτς βόλει ή κάνοντας σερφ.

Praia do Pinho – Βραζιλία
Η ομορφότερη παραλία γυμνιστών της Βραζιλίας περιλαμβάνει επίσης

 ξενοδοχείο, κάμπινγκ και μπαρ, όλα για γυμνιστές

Plage de Tahiti - Σαν Τροπέ
Στην πόλη του γκλάμουρ και του καλοκαιριού, δε θα μπορούσε να λείπει και

 ένας χώρος για γυμνιστές. Εχετε τα μάτια σας ανοιχτά ωστόσο, γιατί συχνά την 

επισκέπτονται και διάσημοι.

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• 1395 – Battle of Rovine, Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
• 1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
• 1536 – George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
• 1536 – The annulment of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s marriage.
• 1590 – Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
• 1642 – Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
• 1673 – Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
• 1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Quebec.
• 1792 – The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
• 1805 – Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
• 1808 – Napoleon I of France orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.
• 1814 – Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.
• 1814 – The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
• 1849 – A large fire nearly burns St. Louis, Missouri to the ground.
• 1863 – Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
• 1865 – The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
• 1869 – Imperial Japanese forces defeat the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Battle of Hakodate to end the Boshin War.
• 1875 – Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.
• 1880 – Ziya Pasha, Ottoman writer and translator (b. 1826)
• 1900 – Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
• 1902 – Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
• 1914 – The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
• 1915 – The last British Liberal Party government (led by Herbert Henry Asquith) falls.
• 1933 – Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.
• 1939 – The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
• 1940 – World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
• 1940 – World War II: the old city centre of the Dutch town of Middelburg is bombed by the German Luftwaffe, to force the surrender of the Dutch armies in Zeeland.
• 1943 – World War II: the Dambuster Raids by No. 617 Squadron RAF on German dams.
• 1954 – The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
• 1967 – Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
• 1969 – Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
• 1970 – Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat Ra II to sail the Atlantic Ocean.
• 1973 – Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
• 1974 – The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. It is the deadliest attack of the Troubles and the deadliest terrorist attack in the Republic's history. There are allegations that British state forces were involved.
• 1974 – Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
• 1980 – General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
• 1980 – On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in the town of Chuschi, Ayacucho, starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
• 1983 – The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.
• 1983 – Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
• 1984 – Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
• 1987 – An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
• 1990 – The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
• 1992 – Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, many disappearances, hundreds of injuries, and over 3,500 arrests.
• 1995 – Shawn Nelson steals a tank from a military installation and goes on a rampage in San Diego resulting in a 25 minute police chase. Nelson is killed by an officer after the tank got stuck on a concrete barrier and tried to break free.
• 1994 – Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.
• 1997 – Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• 2000 – Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen
• 2004 – The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
• 2006 – The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
• 2007 – Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.
• 2013 – Two Metro-North commuter trains collide near Bridgeport, Connecticut injuring at least 72 people.
• 2014 – A plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.

Births[edit]

• 1155 – Jien, Japanese monk, poet, and historian (d. 1225)
• 1443 – Edmund, Earl of Rutland (d. 1460)
• 1551 – Martin Delrio, Belgian theologian and occultist (d. 1601)
• 1628 – Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (d. 1662)
• 1682 – Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722)
• 1706 – Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)
• 1718 – Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1778)
• 1732 – Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1817)
• 1743 – Seth Warner, American colonel (d. 1784)
• 1749 – Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist (d. 1823)
• 1758 – Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician (d. 1839)
• 1768 – Caroline of Brunswick (d. 1821)
• 1768 – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1854)
• 1794 – Anna Brownell Jameson, Irish-English author (d. 1860)
• 1821 – Sebastian Kneipp, German priest (d. 1897)
• 1836 – Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (d. 1923)
• 1836 – Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian-American chess player (d. 1900)
• 1844 – Julius Wellhausen, German orientalist and scholar (d. 1918)
• 1845 – Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet and priest (d. 1902)
• 1860 – Martin Kukučín, Slovak author and playwright (d. 1928)
• 1863 – Léon Gérin, Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant (d. 1951)
• 1864 – Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter (d. 1923)
• 1864 – Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician, 27th Mayor of Split (d. 1938)
• 1866 – Erik Satie, French pianist and composer (d. 1925)
• 1868 – Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge (d. 1920)
• 1873 – Henri Barbusse, French author and journalist (d. 1935)
• 1873 – Dorothy Richardson, English author and journalist (d. 1957)
• 1874 – George Sheldon, American diver (d. 1907)
• 1882 – Karl Burman, Estonian architect and painter (d. 1965)
• 1886 – Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941)
• 1888 – Tich Freeman, English cricketer (d. 1965)
• 1889 – Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (d. 1946)
• 1891 – Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (d. 1959)
• 1891 – Napoleon Zervas, Greek general (d. 1957)
• 1895 – Saul Adler Belarusian-English captain and parasitologist (d. 1966)
• 1895 – Reinhold Saulmann, Estonian sprinter and bandy player (d. 1936)
• 1895 – Mary Josephine Ray, Canadian-American super-centenarian (d. 2010)
• 1897 – Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
• 1898 – A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)
• 1901 – Werner Egk, German composer (d. 1983)
• 1903 – Cool Papa Bell, American baseball player (d. 1991)
• 1904 – Marie-Anne Desmarest, French novelist (d. 1973)
• 1904 – Jean Gabin, French actor and singer (d. 1976)
• 1906 – Zinka Milanov, Croatian-American soprano (d. 1989)
• 1909 – Julius Sumner Miller, American physicist (d. 1987)
• 1911 – Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish model (d. 1992)
• 1911 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004)
• 1912 – Ace Parker, American baseball and football player (d. 2013)
• 1913 – Hans Ruesch, Swiss race car driver and author (d. 2007)
• 1914 – Robert N. Thompson, American-Canadian politician (d. 1997)
• 1918 – A. C. Lyles, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
• 1918 – Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano (d. 2005)
• 1919 – Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
• 1919 – Merle Miller, American author (d. 1986)
• 1919 – Gustav Naan, Soviet Estonian physicist and philosopher (d. 1994)
• 1919 – Vern Pyles, American politician (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Harry Männil, Estonian-Venezuelan businessman, co-founded ACO Group (d. 2010)
• 1921 – Dennis Brain, English horn player (d. 1957)
• 1921 – Bob Merrill, American composer and screenwriter (d. 1998)
• 1922 – Jean Rédélé, French racing driver and founded Alpine (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Michael Beetham, English pilot and marshal
• 1923 – Anthony Eyton, English painter and educator
• 1924 – Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English businessman and politician
• 1926 – Cicely Berry, English actor and director
• 1926 – David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish politician
• 1926 – Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Franz Sondheimer, German-English chemist and academic (d. 1981)
• 1931 – Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate (d. 1997)
• 1932 – Rodric Braithwaite, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
• 1933 – Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower (d. 2002)
• 1934 – Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German politician
• 1934 – Earl Morrall, American football player (d. 2014)
• 1934 – Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Inc.
• 1935 – Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 1936 – Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (d. 2010)
• 1937 – Hazel R. O'Leary, American politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy
• 1938 – Jason Bernard, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1938 – Pervis Jackson, American singer (The Spinners) (d. 2008)
• 1939 – Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes, English politician
• 1939 – Gary Paulsen, American author
• 1940 – Alan Kay, American computer scientist
• 1940 – Reynato Puno, Filipino jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• 1941 – David Cope, American composer and author
• 1941 – Ben Nelson, American politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska
• 1941 – Grace Zabriskie, American actress
• 1942 – Taj Mahal, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rising Sons)
• 1942 – Al White, American actor
• 1943 – Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2004)
• 1943 – David Simeon, English actor
• 1944 – Paul Crossley, English pianist
• 1944 – Peter Price, English bishop
• 1944 – Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)
• 1945 – B. S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer
• 1945 – Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach
• 1945 – Esin Engin, Turkish musician, composer, arranger and film actor (d. 1997)
• 1946 – Udo Lindenberg, German singer-songwriter and drummer (Passport)
• 1946 – F. Paul Wilson, American author
• 1947 – Andrew Latimer, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Camel)
• 1947 – Stephen Platten, English bishop
• 1947 – Ronald Poppo, American cannibal victim
• 1948 – Dick Gaughan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Boys of the Lough)
• 1948 – Marlene Willoughby, American porn actress
• 1949 – Bill Bruford, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (Yes, King Crimson, UK, Earthworks, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and National Health)
• 1950 – Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (d. 1991)
• 1950 – Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley, English politician
• 1950 – Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (d. 2008)
• 1950 – Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 1950 – Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (d. 2014)
• 1951 – Simon Hughes, English politician
• 1952 – Patricia Aakhus, American author and academic (d. 2012)
• 1952 – Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1953 – Luca Prodan, Italian-Argentinian singer-songwriter (Sumo and Hurlingham Reggae Band)
• 1953 – Kathleen Sullivan, American journalist
• 1954 – Michael Roberts, South African jockey
• 1955 – Bill Paxton, American actor and director
• 1955 – David Townsend, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Surface) (d. 2005)
• 1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer and actor
• 1956 – Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host
• 1956 – Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist
• 1957 – Anne Main, Welsh politician
• 1957 – Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (d. 2012)
• 1958 – Ivor Bolton, English harpsichord player and conductor
• 1958 – Paul Di'Anno, English singer-songwriter (Iron Maiden and Gogmagog)
• 1958 – Paul Whitehouse, Welsh-English actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1959 – Richard Barrons, English general
• 1959 – Marcelo Loffreda, Argentinian rugby player and coach
• 1959 – Jim Nantz, American sportscaster
• 1960 – Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter, actor, and producer
• 1960 – Simon Fuller, Cypriot-English talent manager and producer, created the Idols series
• 1961 – Enya, Irish singer-songwriter and producer (Clannad)
• 1961 – Jamil Azzaoui, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1961 – Justin King, English businessman
• 1962 – Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish author
• 1962 – Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host
• 1962 – Jane Moore, English journalist and author
• 1962 – Rosalind Picard, American computer scientist
• 1963 – Jon Koncak, American basketball player
• 1963 – Page McConnell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Phish, Vida Blue, and Phil Lesh and Friends)
• 1963 – Taimo Toomast, Estonian opera singer
• 1964 – Stratos Apostolakis, Greek footballer and coach
• 1964 – David Eigenberg, American actor
• 1964 – Mauro Martini, Italian race car driver
• 1964 – Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
• 1965 – Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter and producer (Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels, and Tapeworm)
• 1965 – Paige Turco, American actress
• 1965 – Jeremy Vine, English journalist and author
• 1966 – Hill Harper, American actor and producer
• 1966 – Qusay Hussein, Iraqi politician (d. 2003)
• 1966 – Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player and coach
• 1966 – Danny Manning, American basketball player and coach
• 1966 – Gilles Quénéhervé, French sprinter
• 1967 – Paul D'Amour, American bass player (Tool and Replicants)
• 1967 – Mohamed Nasheed, Maldivian politician 4th President of the Maldives
• 1969 – Tabatha Coffey, Australian hairstylist
• 1969 – Alan Doyle, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Great Big Sea)
• 1969 – Thom Filicia, American interior designer
• 1969 – Keith Hill, English footballer and manager.
• 1970 – Angelica Agurbash, Belarusian singer and model
• 1970 – Jeremy Browne, English politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
• 1970 – Hubert Davis, American basketball player and coach
• 1970 – Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter (New Kids on the Block)
• 1970 – Matt Lindland, American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician
• 1970 – René Vilbre, Estonian director and screenwriter
• 1971 – Martin Aunin, Estonian architect
• 1971 – Shaun Hart, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
• 1971 – Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
• 1972 – Roman Genn, Russian-American illustrator
• 1973 – Sasha Alexander, American actress and producer
• 1973 – Steve Barakatt, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1973 – Josh Homme, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Them Crooked Vultures, and Kyuss)
• 1973 – Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1973 – Tamsier Joof, British dancer, choreographer, actor, model and entrepreneur (of Senegalese and Gambian ancestry)
• 1974 – Andrea Corr, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (The Corrs)
• 1974 – Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1974 – Eddie Lewis, American soccer player
• 1974 – Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor
• 1974 – William Yiampoy, Kenyan runner
• 1975 – Cheick Kongo, French mixed martial artist and kick-boxer
• 1975 – Jonti Picking, English animator
• 1975 – Kostas Sommer, German-Greek actor
• 1975 – Laura Voutilainen, Finnish singer
• 1975 – Alex Wright, German-English wrestler and promoter
• 1976 – Kandi Burruss, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Xscape)
• 1976 – José Guillén, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1976 – Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner
• 1976 – Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
• 1976 – Mayte Martínez, Spanish runner
• 1978 – John Foster, American baseball player and coach
• 1978 – Paddy Kenny, English footballer
• 1978 – Carlos Peña, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1978 – Magdalena Zděnovcová, Czech tennis player
• 1979 – David Jarolím, Czech footballer
• 1979 – Wayne Thomas, English footballer
• 1980 – Davor Džalto, Bosnian historian and philosopher
• 1980 – Fredrik Kessiakoff, Swedish cyclist
• 1980 – Dallas Taylor, American singer-songwriter (Underoath and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster)
• 1981 – Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
• 1981 – Lim Jeong-hee, South Korean singer
• 1981 – Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer and actress
• 1981 – Leon Osman, English footballer
• 1981 – Chris Skidmore, English historian and politician
• 1981 – Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
• 1982 – Matt Cassel, American football player
• 1982 – Dan Hardy, English mixed martial artist
• 1982 – Reiko Nakamura, Japanese swimmer
• 1982 – Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
• 1982 – Chloe Smith, English politician
• 1982 – Kaye Abad, Filipino-American actress
• 1983 – Channing Frye, American basketball player
• 1983 – Chris Henry, American football player (d. 2009)
• 1983 – Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
• 1983 – Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
• 1983 – DJ Yonny, American DJ and producer
• 1984 – Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
• 1984 – Christine Ohuruogu, English runner
• 1984 – Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
• 1984 – Michael David Rosenberg, English folk-rock singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Teófilo Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer
• 1985 – Derek Hough, American dancer, singer, and actor (Ballas Hough Band)
• 1985 – Christine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater
• 1985 – Matt Ryan, American football player
• 1985 – Emil Sitoci, Dutch wrestler
• 1985 – Alyssa Stringfellow, New Zealand actress
• 1985 – Greg Van Avermaet, Belgian cyclist
• 1985 – Todd Redmond, American baseball player
• 1986 – Marius Činikas, Lithuanian footballer
• 1986 – Tahj Mowry, American actor
• 1986 – Timo Simonlatser, Estonian skier
• 1987 – Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norwegian cyclist
• 1987 – Ott Lepland, Estonian singer
• 1987 – Aleandro Rosi, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Soccer, American acting dog (d. 2001)
• 1988 – Nikki Reed, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
• 1988 – Jennison Myrie-Williams, English footballer
• 1989 – Kris Bernal, Filipino actress
• 1989 – Rain Raadik, Estonian basketball player
• 1989 – Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
• 1990 – Fabian Giefer, German footballer
• 1990 – Kree Harrison, American singer
• 1990 – Katrina Hart, English runner
• 1990 – Guido Pella, Argentinian tennis player
• 1990 – Leven Rambin, American actress
• 1991 – Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis player
• 1991 – Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor and rapper
• 1991 – Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper, producer, and actor
• 1994 – Julie Anne San Jose, Filipino singer and actress (Sugarpop)
• 1996 – Ryan Ochoa, American actor

Deaths[edit]

• 290 – Emperor Wu of Jin, Chinese emperor (b. 236)
• 1336 – Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)
• 1365 – Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)
• 1395 – Constantine Dragaš, Serbian ruler (b. 1355)
• 1464 – Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1427)
• 1510 – Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445)
• 1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1478)
• 1536 – George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat (b. 1504)
• 1536 – William Brereton, English courtier (b. 1487)
• 1536 – Henry Norris, English courtier (b. 1482)
• 1536 – Mark Smeaton, English lute player and dancer (b. 1512)
• 1536 – Francis Weston, English courtier (b. 1511)
• 1551 – Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)
• 1575 – Matthew Parker, English archbishop (b. 1504)
• 1626 – Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (b. 1570)
• 1643 – Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1571)
• 1727 – Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
• 1729 – Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)
• 1765 – Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)
• 1797 – Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright (b. 1719)
• 1801 – William Heberden, English physician (b. 1710)
• 1807 – John Gunby, American general (b. 1745)
• 1809 – Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (b. 1722)
• 1822 – Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1766)
• 1829 – John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
• 1838 – René Caillié, French explorer (b. 1799)
• 1838 – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1754)
• 1839 – Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (b. 1757)
• 1868 – Kondō Isami, Japanese commander (b. 1834)
• 1875 – John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States (b. 1821)
• 1879 – Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (b. 1805)
• 1886 – John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804)
• 1888 – Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)
• 1911 – Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (b. 1836)
• 1916 – Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (b. 1862)
• 1917 – Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (b. 1829)
• 1919 – Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (b. 1848)
• 1921 – Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (b. 1860)
• 1927 – Harold Geiger, American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1884)
• 1935 – Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, scholar, and educator (b. 1865)
• 1936 – Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)
• 1938 – Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian politician (b. 1877)
• 1943 – Johanna Elberskirchen, German activist (b. 1864)
• 1947 – George Forbes, New Zealand politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)
• 1951 – William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, Indian-English field marshal (b. 1865)
• 1960 – Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1884)
• 1963 – John Wilce, American football player, coach, and physician (b. 1888)
• 1964 – Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1895)
• 1966 – Randolph Turpin, English boxer (b. 1928)
• 1974 – Ernest Nash, German-American photographer (b. 1898)
• 1977 – Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral (b. 1892)
• 1980 – Gündüz Kılıç, Turkish football player and coach (b. 1918)
• 1985 – Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (b. 1910)
• 1986 – Lyudmila Pakhomova, Soviet ice dancer (b. 1946)
• 1987 – Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
• 1992 – Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903)
• 1995 – Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1912)
• 1996 – Scott Brayton, American race car driver (b. 1959)
• 1996 – Kevin Gilbert (musician), American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1966)
• 1996 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson, American singer and guitarist (b. 1935)
• 1997 – James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist (b. 1905)
• 1999 – Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian trumpet player and producer (b. 1949)
• 1999 – Lembit Oll, Estonian chess player (b. 1966)
• 2000 – Donald Coggan, English archbishop (b. 1909)
• 2001 – Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (b. 1908)
• 2002 – Dave Berg, American cartoonist (b. 1920)
• 2002 – László Kubala, Hungarian-Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1927)
• 2002 – Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, Turkish poet and composer (b. 1940)
• 2002 – Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter (b. 1940)
• 2003 – Pop Ivy, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1916)
• 2004 – Gunnar Graps, Estonian singer (Magnetic Band and Gunnar Graps Group) (b. 1951)
• 2004 – Jørgen Nash, Danish poet and painter (b. 1920)
• 2004 – Tony Randall, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)
• 2004 – Ezzedine Salim, Iraqi politician (b. 1943)
• 2004 – Vladislav Terzyul, Siberian mountaineer (b. 1953)
• 2005 – Frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934)
• 2006 – Cy Feuer, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1911)
• 2006 – Eric Forth, Scottish-English politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (b. 1944)
• 2006 – Nichola Goddard, Papua New Guinean-Canadian captain (b. 1980)
• 2007 – Lloyd Alexander, American author (b. 1924)
• 2007 – T. K. Doraiswamy, Indian poet and author (b. 1921)
• 2009 – Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (b. 1920)
• 2009 – Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (b. 1965)
• 2010 – Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1924)
• 2010 – Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (b. 1929)
• 2011 – Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1936)
• 2012 – Warda Al-Jazairia, French-Lebanese singer (b. 1939)
• 2012 – Herbert Breslin, American publicist and manager (b. 1924)
• 2012 – Gideon Ezra, Israeli politician (b. 1937)
• 2012 – Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (b. 1980)
• 2012 – Ron Shock, American comedian (b. 1942)
• 2012 – Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
• 2013 – Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (b. 1973)
• 2013 – Penne Hackforth-Jones, American-Australian actress (b. 1949)
• 2013 – Alan O'Day, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
• 2013 – Peter Schulz, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Albert Seedman, American police officer (b. 1918)
• 2013 – Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (b. 1931)
• 2013 – Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 42nd President of Argentina (b. 1925)
• 2014 – Miss Beazley, American dog of George W. Bush (b. 2004)
• 2014 – Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
• 2014 – Clarence Ellis, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1943)
• 2014 – C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)
• 2014 – Bob Odom, American soldier and politician (b. 1935)
• 2014 – Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (b. 1944)
• 2014 – Anna Pollatou, Greek rhythmic gymnast (b. 1983)
• 2014 – Thongbanh Sengaphone, Laotian politician (b. 1953)

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Αθήνα από ψηλά -Τα 10  καλύτερα μπαρ σε ταράτσες 

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A for Athens

Το roof bar του ξενοδοχείου «A for Athens» στο Μοναστηράκι προσφέρει... σφαιρική

 θέα της Αθήνας. Την Ακρόπολη νομίζεις ότι θα την... ακουμπήσεις με το χέρι σου,

 η θάλασσα αχνοφαίνεται στο βάθος, ενώ η βουή από την πλατεία από κάτω 

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(Μιαούλη 2-4, Μοναστηράκι, τηλ.: 210 3244244)

360 Cocktail Bar

Ακριβώς απέναντι από το A for Athens βρίσκεται μια άλλη εκπληκτική ταράτσα. 

Το σκηνικό παρόμοιο, αλλά με περισσότερο... πράσινο. 

(Ηφαίστου 2, Μοναστηράκι, τηλ.: 210 3210006)

Αthens Style Rooftop Bar

Η πιο πολυσυλλεκτική πολύχρωμη και φτηνή ταράτσα του κέντρου. 

(Αγίας Θέκλας 10, Ψυρρή, τηλ. 210 3225010)

Bios

Κλασική ταράτσα στην Αθήνα με σκηνικό ιδιαίτερο. Αγαπημένες οι χρωματιστές 

σεζλόνγκ. 

(Πειραιώς 84, τηλ.: 210 3425335)

White Noise

Μικρή αλλά ιδανική για μεγάλες παρέες. Ξεωρίζει γιατί οργανώνονται ειδικές

 βραδιάς με έμφαση στα soundtracks αγαπημένων ταινιών.

(Ευμολπιδών 20, Γκάζι, τηλ.: 690 777 8889)

45 Μοίρες

ΜΙα πιο... ροκ ταράτσα, με προβολή βιντεοκλίπ σε video wall, με θέα στην

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(Βουτάδων 18, Γκάζι, τηλ.: 210 3472729)

Λουκούμι Bar

Θέα την Ακρόπολη και το Αστεροσκοπείο στο πιάτο ανοιχτό όλη την ημέρα 

και με τιμές ιδιαίτερα χαμηλές. Η αγαπημένη των φοιτητών. 

(Πλατεία Αβησσυνίας 3, τηλ.: 210 3234814)

Ταράτσα bar (Χοροστάσιο)

Ατελείωτη θέα στην Αθήνα σε ένα σκηνικό εντελώς καλοκαιρινό: Καλαμιές,

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(Σκουλενίου 2, 4ος όροφος, Πλ. Κλαυθμώνος, τηλ.: 210 3314330)

Galaxy Bar

Kλασική ταράτσα της Αθήνας, στην οροφή του γνωστού ξενοδοχείου, με πραγματικά 

ατελείωτη θέα. Πίνοντας κανείς το ποτό του εκεί μπορεί πραγματικά να δει την 

Αθήνα αλλιώς...

(Βασ. Σοφίας 46, Ξενοδοχείο Hilton, Κέντρο, 210-7281402)

Skyfall

Χορός, λάτιν μουσική και υπέροχα κοκτέιλ. 

(Μάρκου Μουσούρου 1, Μετς, τηλ. 210 9210098)

Santa Botella

Θρυλική ταράτσα των Αθηνών, ανοιχτή από νωρίς το πρωί κάθε ημέρα για καφέ

 αλλά και φαγητό και για ανεπανάληπτα κοκτέιλ  και διασκέδαση το βράδυ.

(Πανόρμου 115, Αμπελόκηποι, τηλ.: 210 6981032)