"Ευρωπαϊκές Ημέρες Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς"στα νησιά μας

Ο πιανίστας του πολέμου

Καθόταν μπροστά στο πιάνο του και από τα χέρια του

 «ξεχύνονταν» μελωδίες. Μόνο που πίσω του, είχε χαλάσματα

 από βόμβες. Είναι ο πιανίστας του Γιαρμούκ, όπως έγινε γνωστός.

Ο Αϊχάμ αλ- Αχμάντ ήταν μία σπάνια αχτίδα ελπίδας, μέσα στην καταστροφή του

 πολέμου στη Συρία, παίζοντας πιάνο στο ρημαγμένο Γιαρμούκ, έναν προσφυγικό

 καταυλισμό στα προάστια της Δαμασκού. Στο διαδίκτυο έχουν κυκλοφορήσει 

αμέτρητα βίντεο με εκείνον να παίζει πιάνο στους διαλυμένους δρόμους, με τα

 παιδιά γύρω του να τραγουδούν. Τώρα όμως, αναγκάστηκε και εκείνος να γίνει

 ένας από τα εκατομμύρια ανθρώπων που εγκαταλείπουν τη Συρία. Ο πιανίστας του

 πολέμου μίλησε στο BBC και διηγήθηκε όλο το επικίνδυνο ταξίδι του μέχρι να

 φτάσει στην Ελλάδα.

«Εξι μήνες μετά από το μερικό αποκλεισμό του Γιαρμούκ, το αλεύρι και το ψωμί

 απαγορεύθηκαν στον καταυλισμό. Απαγορεύονταν να έρθει το οτιδήποτε εκεί.

 Συνηθίζαμε να λέμε ότι αν μπορούσαν, θα είχαν σταματήσει ακόμη και τον αέρα.

Εκείνη την εποχή, άρχισα να αναρωτιέμαι τι να πω στα παιδιά μου, τι να κάνω. 

Οι σκληρότερες στιγμές ήταν όταν άκουγα τον Αχμάντ, τον γιο μο, να κλαίει στις

 2 τα ξημερώματα. Πεινούσε και δεν υπήρχε γάλα. Είχα κάποια χρήματα, αλλά δεν

 μπορούσα να αγοράσω τίποτα για εκείνον. Αυτές ήταν οι πιο σκληρές στιγμές της 

ζωής μου, ποτέ δεν έχω αντιμετωπίσει κάτι χειρότερο.

Στα γενέθλιά μου, τον περασμένο Απρίλιο, αποφάσισα να φύγω από τον καταυλισμό.

 Δεν μπορούσα πλέον να παίζω πιάνο εκεί καθώς θα ήταν επικίνδυνο. Ετσι, έβαλα 

το πιάνο στο φορτηγό, το κάλυψα με χαρτόνι και προσπάθησα να φύγω. Ομως,

 υπήρχε ένα μέλος του Ισλαμικού Κράτους στο σημείο ελέγχου που με σταμάτησε

 και με ρώτησε ''Δεν ξέρεις ότι απαγορεύονται τα μουσικά όργανα;''. Και έκαψαν το

 πιάνο μου.  

Το ταξίδι μου προς την Τουρκία ήταν πολύ επικίνδυνο. Περπατούσα για τέσσερις

 ώρες μέσα στα φίδια. Ευχαρίστησα τον Αλλάχ που δεν είχα πάρει μαζί μου τα

 παιδιά μου, γιατί ακόμη και οι άνδρες έπεφταν και βοήθησα μερικούς από αυτούς.

 Φοβόμουν πολύ το ταξίδι στη θάλασσα. Πλησιάζοντας στη Σμύρνη ανησυχούσα

 για αυτό. Θα ήταν η θάλασσα όπως την είχα δει τελευταία φορά, το 2007 στη Λατάκια;

 Θα είναι καλή ή θα είναι σαν τη θάλασσα που πήρε τη ζωή του παιδιού πριν από λίγες 

ημέρες;

Μόλις θα έφτανα στη Σμύρνη, θα συναντούσα το θείο μου και θα αρχίζαμε να

 σχεδιάζουμε το πέρασμα. Ηθελα να βεβαιωθώ ότι δεν θα με ''γδύσουν'', γιατί είχα

 πολύ λίγα χρήματα. Ηθελα να κάνω το ταξίδι το συντομότερο δυνατό, για να

 μπορέσω να πάρω τα παιδιά μου και τη μητέρα τους από τη Δαμασκό στη

 Γερμανία και να μπορέσω να τους ξαναδώ. Καθ΄οδόν στην Τουρκία, πέσαμε σε

 αμμοθύελλα. Ο άνεμος γινόταν χειρότερος και πιο κρύος, τα κύματα ψηλότερα.

 Είδα ανθρώπους να τρέμουν μέσα στις σκηνές τους στην Ευρώπη. Αν και ήμουν 

τόσο κουρασμένος, ήθελα να διασχίσω τη θάλασσα το συντομότερο δυνατό.

 Μπορεί να να μην πνιγώ, αλλά μπορεί να πεθάνω από το κρύο στην Ευρώπη, 

σκεφτόμουν.

Ξεμείναμε δύο ημέρες στην Τουρκία, γιατί χάλασε η μηχανή του σκάφους.

 Ευχαριστούσα το Θεό που ήμουν εκεί. Ενιωθα ότι νέα ελπίδα ανέβλυζε μόλις

 περνούσα κάθε περιοχή. Οταν πέρασα από τη Συρία στην Τουρκία, αυτό ήταν

 μεγάλη διαφορά για εμένα. Στη Σμύρνη είδα τρεχούμενο νερό και ηλεκτρικό

 ρεύμα χωρίς διακοπές. Ενιωθα τη διαφορά σε σύγκριση με τον καταυλισμό

. Είδα δάση, απίστευτη φύση, μία καθαρή ακτογραμμή. Ημουν πραγματικά νευρικός 

γιατί δεν περίμενα να είναι τόσο μακριά. Κάποια στιγμή ήθελα απλά να βάλω το 

σωσίβιο και να κολυμπήσω απέναντι.

Ημουν πολύ κουρασμένος. Οι άνθρωποι στη βάρκα ήταν εξαιρετικά νευρικοί, 

παρανοϊκοί, φοβισμένοι. Ομως το ταξίδι μας ήταν ομαλό, η θάλασσα ήρεμη.

 Πίστευα ότι οι λιμενικοί κοιμούνταν. Τώρα έχω διαφύγει τον κίνδυνο. Τον κίνδυνο 

να πνιγώ. Και ελπίζω ότι θα μπορέσω να φτάσω σε σημείο ασφάλειας, όπου θα 

μπορώ να φέρω την οικογένειά μου. Γιατί οπουδήποτε θα ήταν πιο όμορφα με

 τον Αχμάντ, την Κινάν και τη μητέρα τους. Ελπίζω ότι θα φτάσω στη Γερμανία και 

θα ξαναβρώ τα παιδιά και τη σύζυγό μου...».

• 622 – Muhammad and Abu Bakr arrived in Medina
• 1058 – Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border-zone in present-day Burgenland.
• 1066 – Battle of Fulford, Viking Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin
• 1187 – Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
• 1260 – the Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.
• 1378 – Cardinal Robert of Geneva, called by some the "Butcher of Cesena", is elected as Avignon Pope Clement VII, beginning the Papal schism.
• 1498 – The 1498 Nankai earthquake generates a tsunami that washes away the building housing the statue of the Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; since then the Buddha has sat in the open air.
• 1519 – Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
• 1596 – Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in New Spain.
• 1697 – The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic ending the Nine Years' War (1688–97).
• 1737 – The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860 km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
• 1792 – French troops stop allied invasion of France, during the War of the First Coalition at Valmy.
• 1835 – Ragamuffin rebels capture Porto Alegre, then capital of the Brazilian imperial province of Rio Grande do Sul, triggering the start of ten-year-long Ragamuffin War.
• 1848 – The American Association for the Advancement of Science is created.
• 1854 – Battle of Alma: British and French troops defeat Russians in the Crimea.
• 1857 – The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
• 1860 – The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits the United States.
• 1863 – American Civil War: The conclusion of the Battle of Chickamauga in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
• 1870 – Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia and complete the unification of Italy, ending de facto the temporal power of popes.
• 1871 – Bishop John Coleridge Patteson is martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. He is the first bishop of Melanesia.
• 1881 – U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
• 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
• 1906 – Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
• 1909 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the South Africa Act 1909, creating the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal Colony.
• 1910 – The ocean liner SS France, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
• 1911 – White Star Line's RMS Olympic collides with British warship HMS Hawke.
• 1920 – Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
• 1930 – Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios.
• 1942 – Holocaust in Letychiv, Ukraine. In the course of two days the German SS murders at least 3,000 Jews.
• 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
• 1961 – Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
• 1962 – James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
• 1967 – RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland. It is operated by the Cunard Line.
• 1970 – Syrian tanks roll into Jordan in response to continued fighting between Jordan and the fedayeen.
• 1971 – Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
• 1973 – Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.
• 1977 – The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations.
• 1979 – A coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokasa I.
• 1982 – The National Football League players begin a 57-day strike.
• 1984 – A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.
• 1985 – Capital gains tax is introduced in Australia, one of a number of tax reforms by the Hawke/Keating government.
• 1990 – South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.
• 2000 – The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. The perpetrators remain unidentified.
• 2001 – In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
• 2002 – The Kolka-Karmadon rock/ice slide.
• 2003 – Maldives civil unrest: the death of prisoner Hassan Evan Naseem sparks a day of rioting in Malé.
• 2007 – Between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters marched on Jena, Louisiana, in support of six black youths who had been convicted of assaulting a white classmate.
• 2008 – A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.
• 2011 – The United States military ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.

Births[edit]

• 524 – Kan B'alam I, Mayan ruler (d. 583)
• 1161 – Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)
• 1486 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (d. 1502)
• 1593 – Gottfried Scheidt, German organist and composer (d. 1661)
• 1599 – Christian the Younger of Brunswick (d. 1623)
• 1608 – Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest and mystic, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (d. 1657)
• 1685 – Giuseppe Matteo Alberti, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1751)
• 1746 – Maurice Benyovszky, Slovak-Hungarian explorer (d. 1786)
• 1758 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian emperor (d. 1806)
• 1778 – Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (d. 1852)
• 1800 – Benjamin Franklin White, American singer (d. 1879)
• 1820 – John F. Reynolds, American general (d. 1863)
• 1831 – Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (d. 1917)
• 1833 – Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian soldier and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
• 1842 – James Dewar, Scottish-English chemist and physicist (d. 1923)
• 1844 – William H. Illingworth, American photographer (d. 1893)
• 1851 – Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (d. 1929)
• 1853 – Chulalongkorn, Thai king (d. 1910)
• 1861 – Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, 8th Librarian of Congress (d. 1955)
• 1872 – Maurice Gamelin, French general (d. 1958)
• 1873 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1949)
• 1873 – Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Upton Sinclair, American novelist and journalist, (d. 1968)
• 1880 – Louise Peete, American murderer (d. 1947)
• 1880 – Ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, musicologist and critic (d. 1968)
• 1884 – Maxwell Perkins, American editor (d. 1947)
• 1885 – Enrico Mizzi, Maltese politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1950)
• 1886 – Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1945)
• 1889 – Oskar Kaplur, Estonian wrestler (d. 1962)
• 1889 – Charles Reidpath, American runner and general (d. 1975)
• 1890 – Linda Eenpalu, Estonian politician and activist (d. 1967)
• 1892 – Roy Turk, American songwriter (d. 1934)
• 1893 – Colin Fraser Barron, Scottish-Canadian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1958)
• 1893 – Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager (d. 1962)
• 1899 – Leo Strauss, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1973)
• 1902 – Stevie Smith, English author and poet (d. 1971)
• 1906 – Jean Dréville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
• 1911 – Shriram Sharma, Indian philosopher and activist (d. 1991)
• 1913 – John Collins, American guitarist (d. 2001)
• 1913 – Sidney Dillon Ripley, American ornithologist (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Johannes Hint, Estonian building engineer (d. 1985)
• 1914 – Kenneth More, English actor and singer (d. 1982)
• 1915 – K. H. Ting, Chinese bishop (d. 2012)
• 1916 – Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (d. 1994)
• 1917 – Don Starr, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1917 – Clarice Taylor, American actress (d. 2011)
• 1920 – Alberto de Lacerda, Mozambican-Portuguese poet and radio host (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (d. 1989)
• 1921 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2013)
• 1922 – William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953)
• 1923 – Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-American poet and author (d. 1997)
• 1923 – Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Indian actor and producer (d. 2014)
• 1923 – Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
• 1924 – Gogi Grant, American singer and actress
• 1924 – Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Jackie Paris, American singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
• 1925 – James Bernard, English composer and screenwriter (d. 2001)
• 1925 – Ananda Mahidol, Thai king (d. 1946)
• 1925 – Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters and The Robins) (d. 1986)
• 1926 – Libero Liberati, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)
• 1927 – Colette Bonheur, Canadian singer (d. 1966)
• 1927 – John Dankworth, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Red Mitchell, American bassist, composer, and poet (d. 1992)
• 1927 – Rachel Roberts, Welsh-American actress and singer (d. 1980)
• 1928 – Olga Ferri, Argentinian dancer and choreographer (d. 2012)
• 1928 – Donald Hall, American poet, editor, and literary critic
• 1928 – Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (d. 2000)
• 1929 – Anne Meara, American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Joe Temperley, Scottish saxophonist and clarinet player
• 1930 – Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)
• 1931 – Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 1933 – W.B. Brydon, English actor
• 1933 – Steve McCall, American drummer (Air) (d. 1989)
• 1933 – Dennis Viollet, English footballer and manager (d. 1999)
• 1934 – Takayuki Kubota, Japanese-American martial artist and actor
• 1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian-Swiss actress and singer
• 1934 – David Marquand, English academic and politician
• 1934 – Jeff Morris, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1934 – Rajinder Puri, Indian cartoonist, veteran columnist and political activist (d. 2015)
• 1935 – David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)
• 1935 – Keith Roberts, English author and illustrator (d. 2000)
• 1935 – Jim Taylor, American football player and sportscaster
• 1936 – Andrew Davies, Welsh author, screenwriter, and producer
• 1936 – Salvador Reyes Monteón, Mexican footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1937 – Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for the Environment
• 1937 – Geoffrey Dear, Baron Dear, English police officer
• 1937 – Garry Johnson, English general
• 1937 – Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)
• 1938 – Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer (Stuff) (d. 1994)
• 1938 – Jane Manning, English soprano
• 1939 – Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman
• 1940 – Tarō Asō, Japanese politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
• 1940 – William Finley, American actor (d. 2012)
• 1940 – Anna Pavord, Welsh-English journalist and author
• 1941 – Dale Chihuly, American sculptor and educator
• 1941 – Jim Cullum, Jr., American cornet player (Jim Cullum Jazz Band)
• 1941 – Alix de Lannoy, Belgian mother of Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 2012)
• 1941 – Sammy McMillan, Irish footballer
• 1942 – Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (d. 2015)
• 1942 – Gérald Tremblay, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Montreal
• 1944 – Jeremy Child, English actor
• 1946 – Pete Coors, American businessman and politician
• 1946 – Markandey Katju, Indian judge
• 1947 – Billy Bang, American violinist and composer (d. 2011)
• 1947 – Jude Deveraux, American author
• 1947 – Steve Gerber, American author (d. 2008)
• 1947 – Wojciech Kurtyka, Polish mountaineer
• 1947 – Mia Martini, Italian singer and actress (d. 1995)
• 1947 – Chris Ortloff, American journalist and politician
• 1947 – Bruce Pasternack, American businessman
• 1947 – Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, French journalist and author
• 1948 – Rey Langit, Filipino journalist and radio host
• 1948 – Victoria Mallory, American singer and actress (d. 2014)
• 1948 – George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer
• 1948 – Chuck Panozzo, American bass player (Styx)
• 1948 – John Panozzo, American drummer (Styx) (d. 1996)
• 1949 – Mahesh Bhatt, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1949 – Anthony Denison, American actor
• 1951 – Cornelia Behm, German politician
• 1951 – Joanna Cameron, American actress
• 1951 – Mike Graham, American wrestler (d. 2012)
• 1951 – Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1951 – Javier Marías, Spanish journalist, author, and academic
• 1954 – Anne McIntosh, Scottish politician
• 1954 – Henry Samueli, American businessman, co-founded Broadcom
• 1954 – Brinke Stevens, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1955 – Betsy Brantley, American actress
• 1955 – José Rivero, Spanish golfer
• 1956 – Jennifer Tour Chayes, American mathematician and computer scientist
• 1956 – Gary Cole, American actor
• 1956 – Steve Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
• 1956 – John Harle, English saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
• 1956 – Debbi Morgan, American actress
• 1957 – Alannah Currie, New Zealand singer-songwriter (Thompson Twins)
• 1957 – Michael Hurst, New Zealand actor and director
• 1958 – Arn Anderson, American wrestler and trainer
• 1959 – Joseph Alessi, American classical trombonist and principal trombonist for the New York Philharmonic
• 1959 – Joanna Domańska, Polish pianist and educator
• 1959 – Meral Okay, Turkish actress, film producer and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 1960 – Lee Hall, English playwright and screenwriter
• 1960 – Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter (The Beautiful South and The Housemartins)
• 1960 – Deborah Roberts, American journalist
• 1961 – Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and journalist
• 1961 – Caroline Flint, English politician, Minister of State for Europe
• 1962 – Jim Al-Khalili, Iraqi-English physicist, author, and academic
• 1963 – Robert LaSardo, American actor and producer
• 1964 – Randy Bradbury, American bass player (Pennywise and One Hit Wonder)
• 1964 – Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
• 1965 – Robert Rusler, American actor and producer
• 1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist (Extreme, Satellite Party, DramaGods, and Mourning Widows)
• 1966 – Douglas Gordon, Scottish photographer
• 1967 – Martin Harrison, American football player
• 1967 – Kristen Johnston, American actress
• 1967 – Alex Jordan, American porn actress and director (d. 1995)
• 1967 – Gunnar Nelson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nelson)
• 1967 – Matthew Nelson, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Nelson)
• 1968 – Van Jones, American lawyer and activist
• 1968 – Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
• 1968 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
• 1968 – Ben Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Soundgarden, Hater, and Wellwater Conspiracy)
• 1968 – Michelle Visage, American singer and radio host (Seduction)
• 1969 – Victoria Dillard, American actress
• 1969 – Megumi Kudo, Japanese wrestler
• 1969 – Patrick Pentland, Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sloan)
• 1969 – Tim Rogers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (You Am I)
• 1969 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer
• 1971 – Todd Blackadder, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1971 – Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer
• 1971 – Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer and manager
• 1971 – Dominika Peczynski, Swedish singer (Army of Lovers and Nouveau Riche)
• 1972 – Sergio Di Zio, Canadian actor
• 1972 – Victor Ponta, Romanian jurist and politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Romania
• 1972 – Sawa Suzuki, Japanese actress
• 1973 – Ronald McKinnon, American football player
• 1973 – Jo Pavey, English runner
• 1973 – Cansel Elçin, Turkish actor
• 1975 – Asia Argento, Italian actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1975 – Moon Bloodgood, American actress
• 1975 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
• 1975 – Jason Robinson, American saxophonist and composer (Cosmologic, Cross Border Trio, Groundation, and Trummerflora Collective)
• 1976 – Jon Bernthal, American actor
• 1976 – Agata Buzek, Polish actress
• 1976 – Yo Hitoto, Japanese singer
• 1976 – Yui Horie, Japanese voice actress and singer (Aice5)
• 1976 – Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress
• 1976 – Reuben Singh, English businessman
• 1977 – Namie Amuro, Japanese singer, dancer, and actress (Super Monkey's and Suite Chic)
• 1977 – Martin Horntveth, Norwegian drummer (Jaga Jazzist)
• 1977 – Chris Mooney, American journalist and academic
• 1977 – The-Dream, American singer and record producer
• 1978 – Jason Bay, Canadian-American baseball player
• 1978 – Patrizio Buanne, Austrian-Italian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1978 – Héctor Camacho, Jr., Puerto Rican-American boxer
• 1978 – Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer
• 1978 – Dante Hall, American football player
• 1978 – T. J. Tucker, American baseball player
• 1978 – Charlie Weber, American actor
• 1979 – Sean Davis, English footballer
• 1979 – Rakel Liekki, Finnish porn actress and journalist
• 1979 – Dan Gillespie Sells, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Feeling and Speedway)
• 1979 – Wilfried Tevoedjre, Beninese swimmer
• 1980 – Mariacarla Boscono, Italian model
• 1980 – Ryan Donowho, American actor and producer
• 1980 – Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
• 1980 – Jonathan Le Billon, English actor
• 1980 – Mehrzad Marashi, Iranian-German singer
• 1980 – Madison Young, American porn actress and director, founded Femina Potens Art Gallery
• 1981 – Joanie Dodds, American model
• 1981 – Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
• 1981 – David McMillan, American football player (d. 2013)
• 1981 – Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (d. 2014)
• 1981 – Jordan Tata, American baseball player
• 1982 – Jason Bacashihua, American ice hockey player
• 1982 – Aaron Burkart, German race car driver
• 1982 – Brian Fortuna, American dancer and choreographer
• 1982 – Sarah Glendening, American actress and singer
• 1982 – Costa Pantazis, Cypriot-English songwriter and producer
• 1982 – Athanasios Tsigas, Greek footballer
• 1983 – A-Lin, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• 1983 – Jon Barnes, English racing driver
• 1983 – Jessica Alonso Bernardo, Spanish handball player
• 1983 – Yuna Ito, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
• 1983 – Freya Ross, Scottish runner
• 1983 – Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1984 – Brian Joubert, French figure skater
• 1984 – Belén Rodríguez, Argentinian model, actress, and television host
• 1985 – Tessanne Chin, Jamaican-American singer
• 1985 – Ian Desmond, American baseball player
• 1985 – Mami Yamasaki, Japanese model and actress
• 1986 – Aldis Hodge, American actor
• 1986 – İbrahim Kaş, Turkish footballer
• 1987 – Gain, South Korean singer and actress (Brown Eyed Girls)
• 1987 – Jack Lawless, American drummer (Ocean Grove)
• 1987 – Sarah Natochenny, American voice actress
• 1987 – Tito Tebaldi, Italian rugby player
• 1988 – Sergei Bobrovsky, Russian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Arisa Sato, Japanese model and weather caster
• 1990 – Marilou, Canadian singer
• 1990 – Erich Gonzales, Filipino actress
• 1990 – Phillip Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1990 – John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1991 – Génesis Carmona, Venezuelan model (d. 2014)
• 1991 – Isaac Cofie, Ghanaian footballer
• 1991 – Spencer Locke, American actress
• 1992 – Amidu Salifu, Ghanaian footballer
• 1992 – Michał Żyro, Polish footballer
• 1995 – Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor
• 1995 – Sammi Hanratty, American actress and singer
• 1996 – Ioana Loredana Roșca, Romanian tennis player

Deaths[edit]

• 1246 – Michael of Chernigov (b. 1185)
• 1328 – Ibn Taymiyyah, Syrian theologian and scholar (b. 1263)
• 1384 – Louis I, Duke of Anjou (b. 1339)
• 1460 – Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer (b. 1400)
• 1586 – John Ballard, English priest
• 1586 – Chidiock Tichborne, English poet (b. 1558)
• 1590 – Lodovico Agostini, Italian priest, composer, and scholar (b. 1534)
• 1625 – Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (b. 1555)
• 1627 – Jan Gruter, Dutch critic and scholar (b. 1560)
• 1630 – Claudio Saracini, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1586)
• 1639 – Johannes Meursius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1579)
• 1643 – Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for England (b. 1610)
• 1684 – Kim Seok-ju, Korean scholar and politician (b. 1634)
• 1721 – Thomas Doggett, Irish actor (b. 1640)
• 1793 – Fletcher Christian, English lieutenant (b. 1764)
• 1803 – Robert Emmet, Irish commander (b. 1780)
• 1815 – Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist and scholar (b. 1725)
• 1839 – Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, English admiral (b. 1769)
• 1840 – José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, Consul of Paraguay (b. 1766)
• 1845 – Matvei Gedenschtrom, Russian explorer (b. 1780)
• 1852 – Philander Chase, American bishop and educator, founded Kenyon College (b. 1775)
• 1855 – José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran priest and educator (b. 1797)
• 1855 – Harvey Putnam, American lawyer and politician (b. 1793)
• 1863 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist, jurist, and author (b. 1785)
• 1884 – Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist and author (b. 1802)
• 1898 – Theodor Fontane, German author and poet (b. 1819)
• 1906 – Robert R. Hitt, American politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1834)
• 1908 – Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (b. 1844)
• 1927 – George Nichols, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1864)
• 1930 – Gombojab Tsybikov, Russian anthropologist and explorer (b. 1873)
• 1932 – John Ellis, English hairdresser and newsagent who served as one of the United Kingdom's executioners (b. 1874)
• 1932 – Wovoka, American religious leader, founded the Ghost Dance Movement (b. 1856)
• 1933 – Annie Besant, English theosophist and activist (b. 1847)
• 1939 – Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (b. 1855)
• 1945 – Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian politician (b. 1869)
• 1945 – William Seabrook, American occultist, journalist, and explorer (b. 1884)
• 1945 – Jack Thayer, American survivor of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic (b. 1894)
• 1945 – Eduard Wirths, German physician (b. 1909)
• 1946 – Raimu, French actor (b. 1883)
• 1947 – Fiorello H. La Guardia, American politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (b. 1882)
• 1947 – Jantina Tammes, Dutch plant biologist (b. 1871)
• 1948 – Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian poet and scholar (b. 1881)
• 1957 – Heino Kaski, Finnish pianist and composer (b. 1885)
• 1957 – Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (b. 1865)
• 1958 – Oscar O'Brien, Canadian priest, pianist, and composer (b. 1892)
• 1962 – Oskar Kaplur, Estonian wrestler (b. 1889)
• 1970 – Alexandros Othonaios, Greek general and politician, 126h Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1879)
• 1971 – Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 1972 – Pierre-Henri Simon, French historian and author (b. 1903)
• 1973 – Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
• 1973 – Ben Webster, American saxophonist (b. 1909)
• 1975 – Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
• 1979 – Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1895)
• 1980 – Hayashiya Sanpei I, Japanese actor (b. 1925)
• 1984 – Steve Goodman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
• 1985 – Helen MacInnes, Scottish-American librarian and author (b. 1907)
• 1985 – Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter and bağlama player (b. 1912)
• 1987 – Michael Stewart, American playwright and composer (b. 1924)
• 1989 – Richie Ginther, American race car driver (b. 1930)
• 1992 – Reuben Kadish, American artist and educator (b. 1913)
• 1992 – Musa Anter, Kurdish-Turkish dissident writer and activist (b. 1920)
• 1993 – Erich Hartmann, German soldier and pilot (b. 1922)
• 1994 – Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1924)
• 1994 – Jule Styne, English-American composer (b. 1905)
• 1996 – Paul Erdős, Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1913)
• 1996 – Reuben Kamanga, Zambian politician, 1st Vice President of Zambia (b. 1929)
• 1996 – Max Manus, Norwegian lieutenant (b. 1914)
• 1996 – Paul Weston, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1912)
• 1997 – Matt Christopher, American author (b. 1917)
• 1997 – Nick Traina, American singer-songwriter (Link 80) (b. 1978)
• 1998 – Muriel Humphrey Brown, American politician, 28th Second Lady of the United States (b. 1912)
• 1999 – Raisa Gorbachova, Russian wife of Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1932)
• 1999 – Robert Lebel, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)
• 2000 – Gherman Titov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1935)
• 2002 – Sergei Bodrov, Jr., Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1971)
• 2002 – Necdet Kent, Turkish diplomat (b. 1911)
• 2003 – Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (b. 1923)
• 2003 – Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician, 1st Vice President of Zimbabwe (b. 1922)
• 2003 – Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn, Welsh lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1941)
• 2004 – Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)
• 2004 – Townsend Hoopes, American soldier and historian (b. 1922)
• 2004 – Kalmer Tennosaar, Estonian singer and journalist (b. 1928)
• 2005 – Simon Wiesenthal, Ukrainian-Austrian holocaust survivor (b. 1908)
• 2006 – Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932)
• 2006 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1922)
• 2006 – John W. Peterson, American pilot and songwriter (b. 1921)
• 2007 – Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (b. 1928)
• 2010 – Kenny McKinley, American football player (b. 1987)
• 2010 – Leonard Skinner, American soldier and educator (b. 1933)
• 2011 – Oscar Handlin, American historian and author (b. 1915)
• 2011 – Burhanuddin Rabbani, Afghan politician, 10th President of Afghanistan (b. 1940)
• 2012 – Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (b. 1935)
• 2012 – Richard H. Cracroft, American academic and author (b. 1936)
• 2012 – Ulla Lock, Danish actress (b. 1934)
• 2012 – Dinesh Thakur, Indian actor and director (b. 1947)
• 2012 – Tereska Torrès, French author (b. 1920)
• 2013 – Carolyn Cassady, American-English author (b. 1923)
• 2013 – Robert W. Ford, English diplomat (b. 1923)
• 2013 – Robert L. Reymond, American theologian and author (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Angelo Savoldi, Italian-American wrestler and promoter (b. 1914)
• 2013 – James B. Vaught, American general (b. 1926)
• 2013 – Gilles Verlant, Belgian journalist and critic (b. 1957)
• 2014 – Anatoly Berezovoy, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1942)
• 2014 – Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (b. 1930)
• 2014 – Rob Bironas, American football player (b. 1978)
• 2014 – Pino Cerami, Italian-Belgian cyclist (b. 1922)
• 2014 – Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician (b. 1928)
• 2014 – Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg (b. 1923)
• 2014 – Eric the Midget, American radio host and actor (b. 1975)
• 2014 – George Sluizer, French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)

• 1954 – "Three Coins in the Fountain" (music by Jule Styne) introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film Three Coins in the Fountain.
• 1957 – "All the Way" (music by Jimmy Van Heusen) introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film The Joker Is Wild.
• 1959 – "High Hopes" (music by Van Heusen) introduced by Frank Sinatra and Eddie Hodges in the film A Hole in the Head.
• 1963 – "Call Me Irresponsible" (music by Van Heusen) introduced by Jackie Gleason in the film Papa's Delicate Condition.

• 1942 – "I've Heard That Song Before" (music by Styne) from the film Youth on Parade.
• 1944 – "I'll Walk Alone" (music by Styne) from the film Follow the Boys.^[13]
• 1945 – "Anywhere" (music by Styne) from the film Tonight and Every Night.
• 1945 – "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (music by Styne) introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film Anchors Aweigh.
• 1948 – "It's Magic" (music by Styne) introduced by Doris Day in the film Romance on the High Seas.
• 1949 – "It's a Great Feeling" (music by Styne) introduced by Doris Day in the film It's a Great Feeling.
• 1950 – "Be My Love" (music by Nicholas Brodszky) introduced by Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson in the film The Toast of New Orleans.
• 1951 – "Wonder Why" (music by Brodszky) introduced by Jane Powell and Vic Damone in the film Rich, Young and Pretty.
• 1952 – "Because You're Mine" (music by Brodszky) introduced by Mario Lanza in the film Because You're Mine.
• 1955 – "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (music by Brodszky) introduced by Doris Day in the film Love Me or Leave Me.
• 1955 – "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (music by Van Heusen) introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film The Tender Trap.
• 1956 – "Written on the Wind" (music by Victor Young) for the film Written on the Wind.
• 1958 – "To Love and Be Loved" (music by Van Heusen) for the film Some Came Running.
• 1959 – "The Best of Everything" (music by Alfred Newman) for the film The Best of Everything.
• 1960 – "The Second Time Around" (music by Van Heusen) for the film High Time.
• 1960 – "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (music by Van Heusen) for the film Ocean's 11
• 1961 – "Pocketful of Miracles" (music by Van Heusen) for the film Pocketful of Miracles.
• 1964 – "Where Love Has Gone" (music by Van Heusen) for the film Where Love Has Gone. (Also Golden Globe nominee)
• 1964 – "My Kind of Town" (music by Van Heusen) for the film Robin and the 7 Hoods.
• 1967 – "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (music by Van Heusen) for the film Thoroughly Modern Millie. (Also Golden Globe nominee)
• 1968 – "Star" (music by Van Heusen) for the film Star!. (Also Golden Globe nominee)
• 1973 – "All That Love Went to Waste" (music by George Barrie) for the film A Touch of Class. (Also Golden Globe nominee)
• 1974 – "Now That We're In Love" (music by Barrie) for the film Whiffs. (Also Golden Globe nominee)

• "All My Tomorrows" (with Jimmy Van Heusen)
• "Bei mir bist du schoen" (English version, with Saul Chaplin) (music by Sholom Secunda)
• "Christmas Is For Children" (with Gary Bruce)
• "The Christmas Waltz" (with Jule Styne)
• "Come Dance with Me" (with Van Heusen)
• "Come Fly with Me" (with Van Heusen)
• "Day by Day" (with Paul Weston and Axel Stordahl)
• "Five Minutes More" (with Styne)
• "Home in the Meadow", lyrics to the tune of Greensleeves for the movie How the West Was Won (1962)
• "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" (with Styne)
• "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (with Nicholas Brodzsky)
• "I Should Care" (with Paul Weston and Axel Stordahl)
• "I Still Get Jealous" (with Styne)
• "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (with Styne)
• "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" (with Styne)
• "Let Me Try Again" (with Paul Anka and Caravelli)
• "Look to Your Heart" (with Van Heusen)
• "Love and Marriage" (with Van Heusen)
• "Mr. Booze" (with Van Heusen)
• "Papa, Won't You Dance with Me" (with Styne)
• "Please Be Kind" (with Saul Chaplin)
• "Rhythm Is Our Business" (with Chaplin)
• "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (with Styne)
• "Teach Me Tonight" (with Gene de Paul)
• "The Things We Did Last Summer" (with Styne)
• "The Secret of Christmas" (with Van Heusen)
• "Time After Time" (with Styne)
• "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" (with Saul Chaplin, Alberta Nichols, Mann Holiner, E.F. Freeman)
• "You're a Lucky Guy" (with Chaplin)
• "You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!" from Peter Pan (1953 film) (with Sammy Fain)
• "Only Trust Your Heart" (1964), with Benny Carter

• 1944 – Glad to See You music by Jule Styne
• 1947 – High Button Shoes music by Styne
• 1965 – Skyscraper music by Jimmy Van Heusen
• 1966 – Walking Happy music by Van Heusen
• 1970 – Look to the Lilies music by Jule Styne

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• 455 – Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.
• 1170 – Combined English and Irish forces, under the command of Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster seize Norse-Gaelic Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin into exile.
• 1217 – Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in Battle of Matthew's Day.
• 1435 – The Congress of Arras causes Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.
• 1619 –Alingsås was granted its Royal charter by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden which made it the oldest town Västra Götaland County.
• 1745 – Battle of Prestonpans: A Hanoverian army under the command of Sir John Cope is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
• 1776 – Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
• 1780 – American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
• 1792 – French Revolution: the National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the absolute monarchy.
• 1843 – John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the newly independent Chilean government.
• 1860 – Second Opium War: an Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
• 1896 – Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.
• 1897 – The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial is published in the New York Sun.
• 1898 – Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
• 1921 – A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
• 1933 – Salvador Lutteroth ran the first ever EMLL (now CMLL) show in Mexico, marking the birth of Lucha Libre
• 1934 – A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people.
• 1937 – J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
• 1938 – The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
• 1939 – Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by far-right legionnaires of the fascist paramilitary organization Iron Guard.
• 1942 – The Holocaust: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaytsi (west Ukraine) to Belzec extermination camp.
• 1942 – In Poland, at the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów and move to the Ghetto in Biała Podlaska, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski, Rossosz and Terespol.
• 1942 – In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.
• 1942 – The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
• 1953 – Lieutenant No Kum-Sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea and is associated with Operation Moolah.
• 1961 – Maiden flight of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook transportation helicopter.
• 1964 – Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1964 – The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
• 1965 – Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.
• 1971 – Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
• 1972 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.
• 1976 – Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet.
• 1976 – Seychelles joins the United Nations.
• 1977 – A nuclear non-proliferation pact is signed by 15 countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union.
• 1981 – Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.
• 1984 – Brunei joins the United Nations.
• 1991 – Armenia is granted independence from Soviet Union.
• 1993 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993.
• 1999 – Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead.
• 2001 – Deep Space 1 flies within 2,200 km of Comet Borrelly.
• 2001 – America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
• 2003 – Galileo mission is terminated by sending the probe into Jupiter's atmosphere, where it is crushed by the pressure at the lower altitudes.
• 2005 – Hurricane Rita becomes the third most intense hurricane (dropped to 4th on October 19, 2005).
• 2013 – al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people.

Births[edit]

• 1051 – Bertha of Savoy (d. 1087)
• 1411 – Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, English politician, Lord Protector of England (d. 1460)
• 1415 – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1493)
• 1428 – Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)
• 1433 – Guillaume Fichet, French scholar and academic (d. 1480)
• 1452 – Girolamo Savonarola, Italian priest and philosopher (d. 1498)
• 1559 – Cigoli, Italian painter and architect (d. 1613)
• 1629 – Philip Howard, English cardinal (d. 1694)
• 1645 – Louis Jolliet, Canadian explorer (d. 1700)
• 1706 – Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (d. 1735)
• 1756 – John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer (d. 1836)
• 1758 – Christopher Gore, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1827)
• 1760 – Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Minister of Justice for Imperial Russia (d. 1837)
• 1819 – Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois (d. 1864)
• 1840 – Murad V, Ottoman sultan (d. 1904)
• 1846 – Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (d. 1906)
• 1849 – Maurice Barrymore, Indian-American actor (d. 1905)
• 1853 – Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)
• 1859 – Francesc Macià i Llussà, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (d. 1933)
• 1860 – Wilson Kettle, Canadian centenarian (d. 1963)
• 1862 – James E. Talmage, English-American religious leader and author (d. 1933)
• 1863 – John Bunny, American actor (d. 1915)
• 1866 – Charles Nicolle, French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
• 1866 – H. G. Wells, English journalist, historian, and author (d. 1946)
• 1867 – Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (d. 1950)
• 1872 – Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
• 1873 – Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (d. 1966)
• 1874 – Gustav Holst, English composer and educator (d. 1934)
• 1878 – Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (d. 1951)
• 1882 – Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Indian metropolitan (d. 1953)
• 1884 – Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1944)
• 1890 – Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1916)
• 1890 – Charles William Train, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1965)
• 1892 – Olof Ås, Swedish actor and production manager (d. 1949)
• 1894 – Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer, son-in-law of Ferdinand Porsche (d. 1952)
• 1896 – Walter Breuning, American super-centenarian (d. 2011)
• 1899 – Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986)
• 1902 – Luis Cernuda, Spanish-American poet, critic, and academic (d. 1963)
• 1902 – Allen Lane, English publisher, founded Penguin Books (d. 1970)
• 1902 – Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1937)
• 1903 – Preston Tucker, American automobile designer, designed the Tucker Sedan (d. 1956)
• 1905 – Robert Lebel, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1999)
• 1906 – Henry Beachell, American biologist and botanist (d. 2006)
• 1909 – Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana (d. 1972)
• 1912 – Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
• 1912 – György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
• 1914 – Slam Stewart, American bassist and composer (d. 1987)
• 1916 – Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1968)
• 1917 – Jakob "Jackie" Gerlich, Austrian-American actor (d. 1960)
• 1918 – Rand Brooks, American actor and producer (d. 2003)
• 1918 – John Gofman, American physicist, chemist, and biologist (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Karl Slover, Slovak-American actor (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Mario Bunge, Argentinian-Canadian physicist and philosopher
• 1919 – Herman Fowlkes, Jr., American trumpet player and educator (d. 1993)
• 1919 – Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher and scholar (d. 1988)
• 1921 – John McHale, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008)
• 1921 – Jimmy Young, English singer and radio host
• 1924 – Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957)
• 1926 – Don Dunstan, Australian politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999)
• 1926 – Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Noor Jehan, Pakistani actress and singer (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Fereydoon Moshiri, Iranian poet and critic (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Reies Tijerina, American pastor and activist (d. 2015)
• 1927 – Ward Swingle, American-French singer-songwriter and conductor (Les Double Six) (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Héctor Alterio, Argentinian actor and singer
• 1929 – Shafi Hadi, American saxophonist
• 1929 – Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1979)
• 1929 – Edgar Valter, Estonian author and illustrator (d. 2006)
• 1929 – Bernard Williams, English-Italian philosopher and academic (d. 2003)
• 1930 – John Morgan, Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Bob Stokoe, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
• 1931 – Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
• 1932 – Shirley Conran, English journalist and author
• 1932 – Don Preston, American musician and composer
• 1933 – Allan Jeans, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2011)
• 1933 – Dick Simon, American race car driver
• 1934 – Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet
• 1935 – Jimmy Armfield, English footballer and manager
• 1935 – Henry Gibson, American actor and singer (d. 2009)
• 1936 – Ian Albery, English manager and producer
• 1936 – Dickey Lee, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1936 – Yury Luzhkov, Russian soldier and politician, 2nd Mayor of Moscow
• 1936 – Sunny Murray, American drummer
• 1936 – Diane Rehm, American radio host
• 1937 – John D'Amico, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 2005)
• 1938 – Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach
• 1939 – Agnivesh, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician
• 1940 – Ron Fenton, English footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
• 1940 – Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian engineer and engineer
• 1940 – Bill Kurtis, American journalist and producer
• 1941 – Jack Brisco, American wrestler and manager (d. 2010)
• 1941 – R. James Woolsey, Jr., American diplomat, 16th Director of Central Intelligence
• 1942 – U-Roy, Jamaican singer-songwriter and DJ
• 1944 – Steve Beshear, American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky
• 1944 – Marcus Binney, English historian and author
• 1944 – Fannie Flagg, American actress and author
• 1944 – Hamilton Jordan, American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2008)
• 1944 – Bobby Tench, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gass, Hummingbird, Humble Pie, and Streetwalkers)
• 1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
• 1945 – G. C. Cameron, American singer (The Spinners and The Temptations)
• 1945 – Richard Childress, American race car driver
• 1945 – Shaw Clifton, Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army
• 1945 – Kay Ryan, American poet and educator
• 1946 – Rose Garrard, English sculptor and author
• 1946 – Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss lawyer and politician, 87th President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1946 – Ed Nimmervoll, Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (d. 2014)
• 1946 – Mart Siimann, Estonian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1947 – Don Felder, American guitarist and songwriter (Eagles)
• 1947 – Keith Harris, English ventriloquist and singer (d. 2015)
• 1947 – Stephen King, American author and screenwriter
• 1947 – Marsha Norman, American playwright and author
• 1948 – Jack Dromey, English union leader and politician
• 1949 – Henry Butler, American pianist and photographer
• 1949 – Artis Gilmore, American basketball player and radio host
• 1949 – Yusaku Matsuda, Japanese actor (d. 1989)
• 1949 – Odilo Scherer, Brazilian cardinal
• 1950 – Charles Clarke, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education
• 1950 – Bill Murray, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1951 – Bruce Arena, American soccer player and manager
• 1951 – DeWayne Jessie, American actor
• 1951 – Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (d. 2005)
• 1952 – Dave Gregory, English guitarist (XTC and Big Big Train)
• 1952 – Anneliese Michel, German woman believed to be possessed by demons (d. 1976)
• 1952 – John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick, English lawyer and politician
• 1953 – Sunny Johnson, American actress (d. 1984)
• 1953 – Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver
• 1954 – Shinzō Abe, Japanese politician, 90th Prime Minister of Japan
• 1954 – Thomas S. Ray, American ecologist
• 1954 – Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, English drummer (Motörhead and Waysted)
• 1955 – François Cluzet, French actor
• 1955 – Gulshan Grover, Indian actor and singer
• 1955 – Richard Hieb, American engineer and astronaut
• 1955 – Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1956 – Jack Givens, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1956 – Marta Kauffman, American screenwriter and producer
• 1956 – Ricky Morton, American wrestler
• 1957 – Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1957 – Mark Levin, American lawyer, radio host, and author
• 1957 – Sidney Moncrief, American basketball player and coach
• 1957 – Kevin Rudd, Australian politician, 26th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1957 – Penny Smith, English journalist and actress
• 1958 – Bruno Fitoussi, French poker player and architect
• 1958 – Rick Mahorn, American basketball player and coach
• 1958 – Simon Mayo, English radio host
• 1959 – Crin Antonescu, Romanian politician, President of Romania
• 1959 – Andrzej Buncol, Polish footballer
• 1959 – Dave Coulier, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1959 – Danny Cox, English-American baseball player and coach
• 1959 – Corinne Drewery, English singer-songwriter (Swing Out Sister and Working Week)
• 1959 – André Hennicke, German actor and screenwriter
• 1960 – David James Elliott, Canadian-American actor and director
• 1960 – Kelley Eskridge, American author
• 1960 – Sikandar Sanam, Pakistani actor and singer (d. 2012)
• 1960 – Graham Southern, English art dealer and gallery owner
• 1961 – Billy Collins, Jr., American boxer (d. 1984)
• 1961 – Dan Borislow, American businessman, invented the magicJack (d. 2014)
• 1961 – Nancy Travis, American actress
• 1962 – Rob Morrow, American actor, singer, and director
• 1963 – Curtly Ambrose, Antiguan cricketer and bass player
• 1963 – Cecil Fielder, American baseball player and manager
• 1963 – Angus Macfadyen, Scottish actor
• 1963 – Mamoru Samuragochi, Japanese composer
• 1964 – Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actor
• 1964 – Lester Quitzau, Canadian guitarist
• 1965 – Frédéric Beigbeder, French author and critic
• 1965 – Cheryl Hines, American actress, director, and producer
• 1965 – Juanjo Mena, Spanish conductor
• 1965 – Johanna Vuoksenmaa, Finnish director and screenwriter
• 1965 – David Wenham, Australian actor and producer
• 1966 – Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Canadian skier
• 1966 – Ronna Reeves, American singer
• 1967 – Glen Benton, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Deicide and Vital Remains)
• 1967 – Faith Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1967 – Suman Pokhrel, Nepali poet and songwriter
• 1967 – Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer (Barenaked Ladies)
• 1968 – David Jude Jolicoeur, American rapper and producer (De La Soul)
• 1968 – Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and talk show host
• 1969 – Anne Burrell, American chef and television host
• 1969 – Jason Christiansen, American baseball player
• 1969 – Curtis Leschyshyn, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1970 – John Cudia, American actor
• 1970 – Melissa Ferrick, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1970 – James Lesure, American actor
• 1970 – Samantha Power, Irish-American journalist, academic, and diplomat, 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• 1971 – John Crawley, English cricketer and academic
• 1971 – Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor and director
• 1971 – David Vetter, American victim of SCID (d. 1984)
• 1971 – Luke Wilson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1972 – Olivia Bonamy, French actress
• 1972 – Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter (Oasis, Beady Eye, The Rain)
• 1972 – Jon Kitna, American football player and coach
• 1972 – David Silveria, American drummer and songwriter (Korn and L.A.P.D.)
• 1972 – Scott Spiezio, American baseball player
• 1973 – Derek Brewer, American model
• 1973 – Heather Brewer, American author
• 1973 – Keith Brewer, American model
• 1973 – Vanessa Grigoriadis, American journalist and author
• 1973 – Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spanish tennis player
• 1973 – Oswaldo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
• 1974 – Bryce Drew, American basketball player and coach
• 1974 – Taral Hicks, American actress and singer
• 1974 – Jana Kandarr, German tennis player
• 1974 – Andy Todd, English footballer and manager
• 1975 – Doug Davis, American baseball player
• 1976 – Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mew and Apparatjik)
• 1976 – Poul Hübertz, Danish footballer
• 1977 – Andre Pärn, Estonian basketball player
• 1977 – Brian Tallet, American baseball player
• 1978 – Paulo Costanzo, Canadian actor, director, and producer
• 1978 – Luke Godden, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Doug Howlett, New Zealand rugby player
• 1978 – Mario Miranda, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1979 – James Allan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Glasvegas)
• 1979 – Bradford Anderson, American actor
• 1979 – Richard Dunne, Irish footballer
• 1979 – Chris Gayle, Jamaican cricketer
• 1979 – Julian Gray, English footballer
• 1979 – Monika Merl, German runner
• 1979 – Jaymee Ong, Australian model and actress
• 1980 – Stacy Clark, American singer-songwriter
• 1980 – Robert Hoffman, American actor, dancer, and choreographer
• 1980 – Kareena Kapoor Khan, Indian actress and singer
• 1980 – Nyree Kindred, Welsh swimmer
• 1980 – Aleksa Palladino, American actress and singer
• 1980 – Autumn Reeser, American actress
• 1980 – Tomas Scheckter, South African race car driver
• 1981 – Nicole Richie, American actress, singer, fashion designer, and author
• 1981 – Rimi Sen, Indian actress
• 1982 – Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian race car driver
• 1982 – Marat Izmailov, Russian footballer
• 1982 – Danny Kass, American snowboarder
• 1982 – Parvati Shallow, American reality show contestant, winner of Survivor: Micronesia
• 1982 – Christos Tapoutos, Greek basketball player
• 1982 – Rowan Vine, English footballer
• 1983 – Fernando Cavenaghi, Argentinian footballer
• 1983 – Kristian Gidlund, Swedish drummer and journalist (Sugarplum Fairy) (d. 2013)
• 1983 – Maggie Grace, American actress
• 1983 – Greg Jennings, American football player
• 1983 – Joseph Mazzello, American actor
• 1983 – Anna Meares, Australian cyclist
• 1984 – Wale, American rapper
• 1984 – Ben Wildman-Tobriner, American swimmer
• 1985 – Justin Durant, American football player
• 1985 – Maryam Hassouni, Dutch actress
• 1986 – Faris Badwan, English singer-songwriter (The Horrors and Cat's Eyes)
• 1986 – Lindsey Stirling, American violinist and composer
• 1987 – Jimmy Clausen, American football player
• 1987 – Marcelo Estigarribia, Paraguayan footballer
• 1987 – Murilo Maccari, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 – Ashley Paris, American basketball player
• 1987 – Courtney Paris, American basketball player
• 1987 – Ryan Guzman, American actor
• 1987 – Michał Pazdan, Polish footballer
• 1988 – Doug Baldwin, American football player
• 1988 – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician
• 1989 – Jason Derulo, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1989 – Sandor Earl, Australian rugby league player
• 1989 – Jef Gaitan, Filipino actress
• 1989 – Emma Watkins, Australian singer (The Wiggles)
• 1990 – Al-Farouq Aminu, American basketball player
• 1990 – Danny Batth, English footballer
• 1990 – Allison Scagliotti, American actress
• 1990 – Christian Serratos, American actress
• 1990 – Ivan Dorschner, Filipino-American actor and model
• 1991 – Anastassia Kovalenko, Estonian motorcycle racer
• 1992 – Rodrigo Godínez, Mexican footballer
• 1993 – Kwon Mina, South Korean singer and actress (AOA)
• 1993 – Derik Osede, Spanish footballer
• 1994 – Fumi Nikaidō, Japanese actress and model
• 1994 – Ben Proud, English swimmer

Deaths[edit]

• 19 BC – Virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC)
• 454 – Flavius Aetius, Roman general (b. 396)
• 687 – Pope Conon (b. 630)
• 1217 – Lembitu, Estonian soldier
• 1217 – Caupo of Turaida
• 1235 – Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1175)
• 1327 – Edward II of England (b. 1284)
• 1397 – Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English admiral (b. 1346)
• 1558 – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1500)
• 1576 – Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (b. 1501)
• 1586 – Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal (b. 1517)
• 1626 – François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières (b. 1543)
• 1719 – Johann Heinrich Acker, German historian and academic (b. 1647)
• 1743 – Jai Singh II, Indian king (b. 1688)
• 1748 – John Balguy, English philosopher and author (b. 1686)
• 1796 – François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (b. 1769)
• 1798 – George Read, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Delaware (b. 1733)
• 1812 – Emanuel Schikaneder, German actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1751)
• 1832 – Walter Scott, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1771)
• 1860 – Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (b. 1788)
• 1874 – Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist and engineer (b. 1794)
• 1875 – Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (b. 1826)
• 1880 – Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (b. 1809)
• 1904 – Chief Joseph, American tribal leader (b. 1840)
• 1906 – Samuel Arnold, American conspirator (b. 1838)
• 1926 – Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (b. 1857)
• 1930 – Juhan Maaker, Estonian torupill player (b. 1845)
• 1933 – Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (b. 1896)
• 1938 – Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian author and poet (b. 1874)
• 1939 – Armand Călinescu, Romanian economist and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1893)
• 1942 – John Symes, English cricketer (b. 1879)
• 1944 – Artur Phleps, Romanian general (b. 1881)
• 1946 – Olga Engl, Austrian-German actress (b. 1871)
• 1947 – Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)
• 1953 – Necmettin Sadak, Turkish politician, former minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey (b. 1890)
• 1954 – Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (b. 1858)
• 1956 – Bill Struth, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1875)
• 1957 – Haakon VII of Norway (b. 1872)
• 1958 – Peter Whitehead, English motor racing (b. 1914)
• 1962 – Bo Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mississippi Sheiks) (b. 1892)
• 1963 – Paulino Masip, Spanish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1899)
• 1966 – Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France (b. 1878)
• 1971 – Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
• 1972 – Henry de Montherlant, French author and playwright (b. 1896)
• 1974 – Walter Brennan, American actor and singer (b. 1894)
• 1974 – Jacqueline Susann, American author and actress (b. 1918)
• 1975 – Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Turkish painter and poet (b. 1911)
• 1976 – Orlando Letelier, Chilean economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Chile (b. 1932)
• 1982 – Ivan Bagramyan, Russian general (b. 1897)
• 1985 – Gu Long, Chinese author and screenwriter (b. 1937)
• 1987 – Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, composer, and producer (Weather Report and Trio of Doom) (b. 1951)
• 1988 – Glenn Robert Davis, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1914)
• 1989 – Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (b. 1954)
• 1989 – Ertem Eğilmez, Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 1990 – Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
• 1991 – Gordon Bashford, English engineer (b. 1916)
• 1992 – Tarachand Barjatya, Indian film producer, founded Rajshri Productions (b. 1914)
• 1995 – Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1928)
• 1997 – Jennifer Holt, American-English actress and singer (b. 1920)
• 1998 – Florence Griffith Joyner, American sprinter (b. 1959)
• 2000 – Jacques Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1915)
• 2000 – Leonid Rogozov, Russian physician and surgeon (b. 1934)
• 2002 – Robert L. Forward, American physicist and engineer (b. 1932)
• 2002 – Rocco Rock, American wrestler (b. 1953)
• 2004 – Bob Mason, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1952)
• 2006 – Tasos Athanasiadis, Greek author (b. 1913)
• 2006 – Boz Burrell, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Bad Company and King Crimson) (b. 1946)
• 2007 – Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian skier (b. 1929)
• 2007 – Alice Ghostley, American actress and singer (b. 1926)
• 2007 – Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (b. 1919)
• 2009 – Robert Ginty, American actor (b. 1948)
• 2011 – Troy Davis, American murderer (b. 1968)
• 2011 – John Du Cann, English guitarist (The Attack, Andromeda, Atomic Rooster, and Hard Stuff) (b. 1946)
• 2011 – Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (b. 1939)
• 2011 – Pamela Ann Rymer, American judge (b. 1941)
• 2012 – José Curbelo, Cuban-American pianist and manager (b. 1917)
• 2012 – Yehuda Elkana, Israeli historian and philosopher (b. 1934)
• 2012 – Sven Hassel, Danish-German soldier and author (b. 1917)
• 2012 – Bill King, English commander, sailor, and author (b. 1910)
• 2012 – Michael Rye, American voice actor (b. 1918)
• 2012 – Tom Umphlett, American baseball player and manager (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (b. 1982)
• 2013 – Kofi Awoonor, Ghanaian author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1935)
• 2013 – Michel Brault, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 2013 – Harl H. Haas, Jr., American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Taro Ishida, Japanese actor (b. 1944)
• 2013 – Walter Wallmann, German politician, Minister-President of Hesse (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Ko Wierenga, Dutch politician (b. 1933)
• 2014 – Cecilia Cenci, Argentinian actress (b. 1942)
• 2014 – Linda Griffiths, Canadian actress and playwright (b. 1953)
• 2014 – Michael Harari, Israeli intelligence officer (b. 1927)
• 2014 – Caldwell Jones, American basketball player (b. 1950)
• 2014 – Sheldon Patinkin, American director and playwright (b. 1935)
• 2014 – Frieda Szwillus, German supercentenarian (b. 1902)

 σπίτια φτιαγμένα από κοντέινερ αξίας 2.000 ευρώ!

Το να έχετε ένα όμορφο, πολυτελές σπίτι δεν προϋποθέτει οπωσδήποτε το να είστε ιδιοκτήτες μιας έπαυλης με θέα τον ωκεανό, ή χιλιάδες στρέμματα γης.

Δείτε τα σπίτια που έχουν δημιουργηθει από απλά κοντέινερ, τα οποία θα συμφωνήσετε ότι είναι ιδιαίτερα εντυπωσιακά.

Και το καλύτερο απ'όλα είναι ότι για να δημιουργήσετε το σπιτιο των ονείρων σας, χρειάζεστε αρχικά μόλις 2.000 ευρώ (αναλόγως με το αν θα είναι καινούργιο ή μεταχειρισμένο). Τόσο κοστίζει ένα κοντέινερ, το οποίο σιγά σιγά (και με αρκετή εργασία) θα μπορέσετε να το μεταμορφώσετε στο σπίτι που πάντα ονειρευόσασταν!

Δείτε παρακάτω, τα ωραιότερα σπίτια κατασκευασμένα από κοντέινερ.

1. Σάο Πάολο, Βραζιλία

2. Flagstaff, Αριζόνα

3. Σαν Χοσέ, Κόστα Ρίκα

4. San Antonio, Τέξας

5. Santiago, Χιλή

6. Ιερουσαλήμ

7. Pont-Péan, Γαλλία

8. Κολοράντο

9. Curacaví, Χιλή

10. Trebnie, Σλοβενία

11. Coromandel, Νέα Ζηλανδία

12. Shadow Mountain, Καλιφόρνια

13. Rosneath Peninsula, Σκωτία

14. Amagansett, Νέα Υόρκη

15. New Plymouth, Νέα Ζηλανδία

 5 μπαρ στη Θεσσαλονίκη που θα σε «ταξιδέψουν»

Μπορεί το καλοκαίρι να αποχώρησε, αλλά αυτό δεν σημαίνει ότι μαζί του έφυγε και η καλή διάθεση. Ό, τι καιρό και να έχει θες να βγεις έξω με την παρέα, να πιείς το ποτάκι σου, να ακούσεις την μουσικούλα σου, να περάσεις καλά. Τα κοκτέιλ μπορεί να έχουν καθιερωθεί ως καλοκαιρινές απολαύσεις, αλλά είναι παντός εποχής.
Αν έχεις όρεξη, κάθε τι μπορείς να το μετατρέψεις σε αφορμή για έξοδο. Με φίλους ή με το έτερον ήμισυ, με χαλαρή διάθεση για κουτσομπολιό ή με σούπερ ενέργεια για πάρτι, η Θεσσαλονίκη έχει να σου προσφέρει διέξοδο σε ό, τι κι αν διαλέξεις.

Στη Μητροπόλεως θα βρεις το Sinatra espresso wine bar. Από τα μαγαζιά που έδωσαν πνοή σε αυτήν την περιοχή του κέντρου. Αν πας απογευματάκι θα δοκιμάσεις τον υπέροχο καφέ του. Αργότερα, σε περιμένει μια μεγάλη γκάμα κρασιών που δεν θα σε αφήσει ανικανοποίητο, όποια κι αν είναι τα γούστα σου.

Μπορείς να επιλέξεις και την αγαπημένη σου μπύρα από τον κατάλογο ή ένα κοκτέιλ. Αλλά wine bar είναι, μην αφήσεις την ευκαιρία να δοκιμάσεις καλό κρασί να πάει χαμένη. Ο χώρος είναι καλαίσθητος, με ρετρό διάθεση. Περιτριγυρισμένο από νεοκλασικά κτίρια, σου προσφέρει και όμορφη θέα. Κατάφερε να τραβήξει κόσμο σε σημείο που δεν θεωρείται «εμπορικό» και να γίνει το νέο hot spot της πόλης. Καλές τιμές, ωραία μουσική, ζεστό και φιλικό κλίμα. Η βραδιά σου θα είναι εγγυημένα καλή εκεί.

Το Froyd’s cocktail bar είναι ένα άλλο εκπληκτικό coctail bar στη Θεσσαλονίκη, στον πεζόδρομο της Καλαποθάκη. Τον δεύτερο πιο γνωστό πεζόδρομο της Θεσσαλονίκης, με την όμορφη ατμόσφαιρα του. Είναι ένα θεματικό κοκτεϊλάδικο που σε γοητεύσει. Θα βρεις κοκτέιλ με ονόματα όπως lemon pie, Black forest, Caipiroska Strawberry, Lila pause. Το πιάνεις το κόνσεπτ.

Κάθε μήνα η λίστα των κοκτέιλ ανανεώνεται. Πάντα θα έχεις να δοκιμάσεις κάτι καινούργιο. Κι αν για κάποιο λόγο δεν μπορείς να καταναλώσεις αλκοόλ μην απογοητεύεσαι. Τα virgin κοκτέιλ είναι καταπληκτικά. Ωραία ατμόσφαιρα με χαλαρή μουσικούλα. Στα μπόνους η τοποθεσία. Το κλίμα που προσφέρει το στενάκι ομορφαίνει περισσότερο το μαγαζί.

Όσοι το έχουν επισκεφθεί το έχουν ερωτευτεί. Κάποιοι το συγκαταλέγουν και στα καλύτερα κοκτεϊλάδικα της Ελλάδας! Ο λόγος για το Cocktail Bar στην οδό Πολυτεχνείου. Σίγουρα θα βρεις ένα κοκτέιλ που θα σε ενθουσιάσει. Είναι self service. Μην βιαστείς να καταμετρήσεις το χαρακτηριστικό αυτό στα αρνητικά. Έτσι έχεις την δυνατότητα να πιάσεις κουβεντούλα με τον bar tender, να του πεις τι σου αρέσει και να φτιάξει ένα κοκτέιλ μόνο για σένα. Δεν περιορίζονται στον κατάλογο.

Η διακόσμηση θυμίζει κάτι από Νέα Υόρκη με τα neon lights και τις προβολές στον τοίχο. Επίσης, μπορεί να πετύχεις αρκετά events. Ανεβαστική μουσική για να περάσεις καλά με την παρέα. Αν δεν είσαι της υψηλής έντασης, ίσως προτιμήσεις κάποια μέρα που δεν μαζεύει πολύ κόσμο και τα πράγματα είναι πιο ήρεμα.

Είσαι έτοιμος για ένα ταξίδι στο χρόνο; Η πύλη της χρονομηχανής σε περιμένει στο House of misfits στην Παύλου Μελά 30. Μια εναλλακτική πρόταση που ανταποκρίνεται άψογα στο κόνσεπτ ενός σύγχρονου cocktail bar. Κάνε μια στάση στις δεκαετίες ’50 και ’60 το απογευματάκι για καφέ ή τσάι στο βρετανικό σαλόνι με pop μουσική και γλυκές λιχουδιές.

Το βράδυ προχώρα στο δεύτερο επίπεδο, το μπαρ του παρόντος. Εδώ θα βρεις τα καλύτερα ποτά της βραδιάς και – φυσικά – ιδιαίτερα κοκτέιλ. Για σίγουρη επιτυχία δοκίμασε Pornstar Martini και Sipsmith Gin, ένα χειροποίητο gin με παραγωγή 1000 μόνο φιαλών κάθε χρόνο. Θα βρεις όμως και κρασί και γνωστές βρετανικές μπίρες με πλούσια πιάτα αλλαντικών, τυριών και φρούτων, αλλά και σαμπάνιες, για πιο ιδιαίτερες περιστάσεις.

Από Πέμπτη έως Σάββατο στο υπόγειο θα βρεις το club του μέλλοντος με dance βρετανική μουσική και θεματικά parties. Αν ψάχνεις κάτι εντελώς διαφορετικό από ό, τι έχεις δει αυτό είναι το κατάλληλο μέρος. Σημείωσε το happy hour, κάθε μέρα 18.00 - 21.00, με μπύρα 3 ευρώ, κοκτέιλ 6 και απλό ποτό 5.

Θες να γυρίσεις στις εποχές που ο κόσμος είχε λιγότερες επιθυμίες και περνούσε καλύτερα; Το RE Take me there, στην Ικτίνου είναι το μέρος για σένα. Με rock στυλ, διάθεση και φιλοσοφία περιμένει να σας ταξιδέψει. Αν πας πρωί ή απόγευμα δοκίμασε οπωσδήποτε την μπίτερ σοκολάτα με πορτοκάλι κ κανέλα, είναι απίστευτη! Αν πας βραδάκι, αλλάζει το πράγμα. Είναι ώρα για κοκτέιλ. Εμπιστευτείτε την barmaid και ζητήστε να σας φτιάξει κάτι πρωτότυπο. Δεν αλλάζει πάντα τα συστατικά των κλασσικών κοκτέιλ, αλλά προσθέτει κάποιες μικρές διαφορετικές λεπτομέρειες που ξέρει μόνο εκείνη. Αλλά προετοιμαστείτε. Αυτές οι λεπτομέρειες «χτυπάνε».

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• 480 BC – Battle of Salamis: The Greek fleet under Themistocles defeats the Persian fleet under Xerxes I.
• 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
• 1236 – The Lithuanians and Semigallians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule.
• 1499 – Treaty of Basel
• 1586 – Battle of Zutphen: Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
• 1598 – English playwright Ben Jonson kills an actor in a duel and is indicted for manslaughter.
• 1692 – The last people hanged for witchcraft in England's North American colonies takes place.
• 1711 – The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina.
• 1761 – George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• 1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution.
• 1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
• 1789 – Battle of Rymnik establishes Alexander Suvorov as a pre-eminent Russian military commander after his allied army defeat superior Ottoman Empire forces.
• 1792 – Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.
• 1823 – Joseph Smith states he found the Golden plates on this date after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
• 1857 – The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.
• 1862 – Slavery in the United States: A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.
• 1866 – Battle of Curupayty in the Paraguayan War.
• 1869 – Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold premieres in Munich.
• 1885 – Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule.
• 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
• 1896 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
• 1908 – The Bulgarian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
• 1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
• 1914 – German submarine SM U-9 torpedoes and sinks the British cruisers HMS Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy on the Broad Fourteens off the Dutch coast with the loss of over 1,400 men.
• 1919 – The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
• 1927 – Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
• 1934 – An explosion takes place at Gresford Colliery in Wales, leading to the deaths of 266 miners and rescuers.
• 1937 – Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken; the end of the Battle of El Mazuco.
• 1939 – Joint victory parade of Wehrmacht and Red Army in Brest-Litovsk at the end of the Invasion of Poland.
• 1941 – World War II: On Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
• 1955 – In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.
• 1957 – In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
• 1960 – The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
• 1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (also known as the Second Kashmir War) between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the UN calls for a ceasefire.
• 1975 – Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple.
• 1979 – The Vela Incident (also known as the South Atlantic Flash) is observed near Bouvet Island, thought to be a nuclear weapons test.
• 1980 – Iraq invades Iran.
• 1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library.
• 1993 – A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
• 1993 – A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
• 1995 – An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.
• 1995 – Nagerkovil school bombing, is carried out by Sri Lankan Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil school children.
• 2013 – At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a church in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Births[edit]

• 1515 – Anne of Cleves (d. 1557)
• 1547 – Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist, mathematician, astronomer, and poet (d. 1590)
• 1593 – Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and cartographer (d. 1650)
• 1601 – Anne of Austria (d. 1666)
• 1606 – Li Zicheng, Chinese emperor (d. 1645)
• 1680 – Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (d. 1747)
• 1694 – Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1773)
• 1715 – Jean-Étienne Guettard, French mineralogist and botanist (d. 1786)
• 1741 – Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist (d. 1811)
• 1743 – Quintin Craufurd, Scottish author (d. 1819)
• 1762 – Elizabeth Simcoe, English-Canadian painter and author (d. 1850)
• 1765 – Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1822)
• 1788 – Theodore Hook, English composer and educator (d. 1841)
• 1791 – Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist (d. 1867)
• 1819 – Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian and academic (d. 1897)
• 1829 – Tự Đức, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1883)
• 1835 – Alexander Potebnja, Ukrainian linguist and philosopher (d. 1891)
• 1841 – Andrejs Pumpurs, Latvian soldier and poet (d. 1902)
• 1842 – Abdul Hamid II, 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1918)
• 1868 – Louise McKinney, Canadian educator and politician (d. 1931)
• 1869 – Adrien de Noailles, French son of Jules Charles Victurnien de Noailles (d. 1953)
• 1870 – Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (d. 1966)
• 1870 – Arthur Pryor American trombone player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1942)
• 1875 – Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer (d. 1911)
• 1876 – André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 97th Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)
• 1878 – Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician, 51st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1967)
• 1880 – Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (d. 1958)
• 1882 – Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal (d. 1946)
• 1883 – Ferenc Oslay, Hungarian-Slovene historian and author (d. 1932)
• 1883 – Frank George Woollard, English engineer (d. 1957)
• 1885 – Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect, designed the Stockholm Public Library (d. 1940)
• 1885 – Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)
• 1885 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1957)
• 1887 – Bhaurao Patil, Indian educator and activist (d. 1959)
• 1889 – Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (d. 1963)
• 1891 – Hans Albers, German actor and singer (d. 1960)
• 1891 – Alma Thomas, American painter (d. 1978)
• 1892 – Billy West, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1975)
• 1894 – Elisabeth Rethberg, German soprano (d. 1976)
• 1895 – Paul Muni, Ukrainian-American actor and singer (d. 1967)
• 1896 – Uri Zvi Grinberg, Ukrainian-Israeli poet and journalist (d. 1981)
• 1896 – Henry Segrave, American-English race car driver (d. 1930)
• 1898 – Katharine Alexander, American actress and singer (d. 1981)
• 1900 – Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer (d. 1985)
• 1900 – Sergey Ozhegov, Russian lexicographer (d. 1964)
• 1900 – William Spratling, American-Mexican silversmith and educator (d. 1967)
• 1901 – Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
• 1902 – John Houseman, Romanian-American actor and producer (d. 1988)
• 1903 – Joseph Valachi, American gangster (d. 1971)
• 1904 – Ellen Church, American flight attendant (d. 1965)
• 1905 – Haakon Lie, Norwegian politician (d. 2009)
• 1905 – Eugen Sänger, Czech-Austrian engineer (d. 1964)
• 1906 – Ilse Koch, German wife of Karl-Otto Koch (d. 1967)
• 1907 – Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (d. 2003)
• 1907 – Philip Fotheringham-Parker, English race car driver (d. 1981)
• 1907 – Hermann Schlichting, German engineer and academic (d. 1982)
• 1908 – Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
• 1909 – John Engstead, American photographer and journalist (d. 1983)
• 1910 – György Faludy, Hungarian poet and author (d. 2006)
• 1912 – Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011)
• 1912 – Martha Scott, American actress and producer (d. 2003)
• 1913 – Lillian Chestney, American painter and illustrator (d. 2000)
• 1915 – Grigory Frid, Russian composer (d. 2012)
• 1915 – Arthur Lowe, English actor (d. 1982)
• 1918 – Hans Scholl, German activist (d. 1943)
• 1918 – Henryk Szeryng, Polish-Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988)
• 1920 – Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (d. 1976)
• 1920 – Anders Lassen, Danish-English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1945)
• 1920 – Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)
• 1920 – William H. Riker, American political scientist and academic (d. 1993)
• 1921 – Will Elder, American illustrator (d. 2008)
• 1922 – David Sive, American environmentalist and lawyer (d. 2014)
• 1923 – Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (d. 2014)
• 1924 – Bernard Gauthier, French cyclist
• 1924 – Charles Keeping, English author and illustrator (d. 1988)
• 1924 – Rosamunde Pilcher, English author
• 1924 – Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2013)
• 1924 – Ray Wetzel, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1951)
• 1925 – Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (d. 2004)
• 1926 – Maria Charles, English actress and director
• 1926 – Leila Hadley, American author (d. 2009)
• 1926 – Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer
• 1927 – Gordon Astall, English footballer and coach
• 1927 – Colette Deréal, French singer and actress (d. 1988)
• 1927 – Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 1928 – Eric Broadley, English engineer and businessman, founded Lola Cars
• 1928 – James Lawson, American activist, author, and academic
• 1928 – Eugene Roche, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1929 – Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 1986)
• 1930 – Joni James, American singer
• 1930 – P. B. Sreenivas, Indian singer (d. 2013)
• 1931 – Ashoka Mitran, Indian author
• 1931 – Fay Weldon, English author and playwright
• 1931 – George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (d. 2010)
• 1932 – Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer (d. 2009)
• 1933 – Leonardo Balada, Spanish-American composer and educator
• 1933 – T. Cullen Davis, American businessman
• 1933 – Carmelo Simeone, Argentinian footballer (d. 2014)
• 1933 – Jesco von Puttkamer, German-American engineer (d. 2012)
• 1934 – Jack McGregor, American captain, lawyer, and politician
• 1934 – Lute Olson, American basketball player and coach
• 1934 – T. Somasekaram, Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (d. 2010)
• 1936 – Maurice Evans, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
• 1938 – Gene Mingo, American football player
• 1939 – Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian economist and engineer (d. 2012)
• 1939 – Deborah Lavin, South African-English historian and academic
• 1939 – Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer
• 1940 – Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1941 – Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Bulgarian soprano
• 1941 – Jeremiah Wright, American pastor and theologian
• 1942 – Candida Lycett Green, Irish-English journalist and author (d. 2014)
• 1942 – Wu Ma, Chinese actor, director, producer and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 1942 – George Erik Rupp, American theologian and academic
• 1942 – Rubén Salazar Gómez, Colombian cardinal
• 1942 – Marlena Shaw, American singer
• 1942 – David Stern, American businessman
• 1943 – Toni Basil, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1943 – Barry Cable, Australian footballer and coach
• 1943 – Paul Hoffert, American keyboard player, composer, and academic (Lighthouse)
• 1944 – Brian Gibson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 1946 – King Sunny Adé, Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946 – Dan Baker, American sportscaster
• 1946 – Larry Dierker, American baseball player and manager
• 1947 – Jo Beverley, English-Canadian author
• 1947 – David Drewry, English glaciologist and geophysicist
• 1947 – Robert Morace, American author
• 1948 – Denis Burke, Australian soldier and politician, 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
• 1948 – Jim Byrnes, American guitarist and actor
• 1948 – Mark Phillips, English horse rider and journalist
• 1949 – James Cartwright, American general
• 1949 – Jim McGinty, Australian politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia
• 1950 – Kirka, Finnish singer (d. 2007)
• 1951 – David Coverdale, English singer-songwriter (Whitesnake, Deep Purple, and Coverdale and Page)
• 1951 – Bobby Radcliff, American singer and guitarist
• 1952 – Bob Goodlatte, American lawyer and politician
• 1952 – Gary Holton, English singer-songwriter and actor (Heavy Metal Kids) (d. 1985)
• 1952 – Paul Le Mat, American actor
• 1952 – Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean singer-songwriter and actor
• 1952 – Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok
• 1953 – Richard Fairbrass, English singer-songwriter (Right Said Fred)
• 1953 – Ségolène Royal, Senegalese-French politician
• 1953 – David Wohl, American actor
• 1954 – Shari Belafonte, American actress and singer
• 1954 – Randy Lanier, American race car driver and drug trafficker
• 1955 – Jeffrey Leonard, American baseball player and coach
• 1956 – Debby Boone, American singer, actress, and author
• 1956 – Robert Bowlin, American guitarist and fiddler (The Time Jumpers)
• 1956 – Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star)
• 1956 – Doug Wimbish, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Living Colour and Tackhead)
• 1957 – Steve Carney, English footballer (d. 2013)
• 1957 – Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter and actor (The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Grinderman)
• 1957 – Johnette Napolitano, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Concrete Blonde)
• 1957 – Giuseppe Saronni, Italian cyclist and manager
• 1958 – Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1958 – Neil Cavuto, American journalist
• 1958 – Christian Dozzler, Austrian-American singer-songwriter
• 1958 – Lynn Herring, American model and actress, Miss Virginia USA 1977
• 1958 – Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress (The Runaways)
• 1958 – Mark Patton, American actor
• 1959 – Tai Babilonia, American figure skater
• 1959 – Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
• 1960 – Scott Baio, American actor, director, and producer
• 1960 – Ernest Martin, American murderer (d. 2003)
• 1961 – Vince Coleman, American baseball player
• 1961 – Liam Fox, Scottish physician and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
• 1961 – Bonnie Hunt, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1961 – Diane Lemieux, Canadian politician
• 1961 – Catherine Oxenberg, American-English actress
• 1961 – Michael Torke, American composer
• 1962 – Normand D'Amour, Canadian actor
• 1962 – Diogo Mainardi, Brazilian journalist
• 1962 – Marq Torien, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (BulletBoys and Ratt)
• 1964 – Juha Turunen, Finnish lawyer and politician
• 1964 – Ken Vandermark, American saxophonist and composer
• 1965 – Dan Bucatinsky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Andy Cairns, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Therapy?)
• 1965 – Andrii Deshchytsia, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1965 – Tony Drago, Maltese snooker player
• 1965 – Mark Guthrie, American baseball player
• 1965 – Robert Satcher, American physician, engineer, and astronaut
• 1966 – Ruth Jones, Welsh actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1966 – Wes Platt, American game designer, created OtherSpace
• 1966 – Stefan Rehn, Swedish footballer and manager
• 1966 – Mike Richter, American ice hockey player
• 1966 – Erdoğan Atalay, Turkish-born German player
• 1967 – Matt Besser, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1967 – Rickard Rydell, Swedish race car driver
• 1967 – Félix Savón, Cuban boxer
• 1967 – Kim Watkins, Australian television host
• 1969 – Sue Perkins, English comedian, actress, and radio host
• 1969 – Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composer
• 1969 – Matt Sharp, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Weezer, The Rentals, and Goldenboy)
• 1970 – Mystikal, American rapper and actor
• 1970 – Mike Matheny, American baseball player and manager
• 1970 – Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor
• 1970 – Emmanuel Petit, French footballer
• 1971 – Elizabeth Bear, American author and poet
• 1971 – Chesney Hawkes, English singer-songwriter and actor
• 1971 – Toomas Krõm, Estonian footballer
• 1971 – Ted Leonard, American singer-songwriter (Enchant, Spock's Beard, and Thought Chamber)
• 1971 – Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
• 1972 – Dana Vespoli, American porn actress and director
• 1973 – Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2014)
• 1973 – Blake Sennett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Rilo Kiley and The Elected)
• 1973 – Stéfan Louw, South African Opera tenor and producer of Opera.
• 1974 – Kostas Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer and manager
• 1975 – Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Angelique Morgan, French television personality
• 1975 – Svilen Noev, Bulgarian singer-songwriter (Ostava)
• 1975 – Bob Sapp, American football player, wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
• 1976 – David Berkeley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 – Mo Collins, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
• 1976 – Xiao Huang-Chi, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• 1976 – Martin Solveig, French DJ and producer
• 1976 – Wowie de Guzman, Filipino actor and dancer
• 1977 – Thu Minh, Vietnamese singer, dancer, and actress
• 1977 – Paul Sculthorpe, English rugby player
• 1978 – Ed Joyce, Irish cricketer
• 1978 – Harry Kewell, Australian footballer
• 1979 – Emilie Autumn, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and poet
• 1979 – Jericho Rosales, Filipino actor and singer
• 1979 – Swin Cash, American basketball player
• 1979 – Michael Graziadei, German-American actor
• 1980 – Francesco D'Isa, Italian painter and journalist
• 1980 – Ray Foley, Irish radio and television host
• 1980 – Fernanda Tavares, Brazilian model and actress
• 1980 – Svenja Weidemann, German tennis player
• 1981 – Ashley Eckstein, American actress
• 1981 – Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Kanjani Eight)
• 1981 – Ingrid Vetlesen, Norwegian soprano
• 1982 – Domenic Cassisi, Australian footballer
• 1982 – Mandy Chiang, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1982 – Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer
• 1982 – Billie Piper, English actress and singer
• 1982 – Maarten Stekelenburg, Dutch footballer
• 1982 – Katie Lowes, American actress
• 1983 – Rianti Cartwright, Indonesian actress, model and presenter
• 1983 – Will Farquarson English bass player (Bastille)
• 1983 – Eriko Imai, Japanese singer (Speed)
• 1983 – Şeref Tüfenk, Turkish amateur Greco-Roman wrestler
• 1984 – Theresa Fu, Chinese singer and actress (Cookies)
• 1984 – Ross Jarman, English drummer and songwriter (The Cribs)
• 1984 – Eduardo Rubio, Chilean footballer
• 1984 – Thiago Silva, Brazilian footballer
• 1984 – Laura Vandervoort, Canadian actress
• 1985 – Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer
• 1985 – Rima Fakih, Lebanese-American model and wrestler, Miss USA 2010
• 1985 – Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer
• 1985 – Jamie Mackie, Scottish footballer
• 1985 – Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress
• 1985 – Ibragim Todashev, Russian-American mixed martial artist (d. 2013)
• 1987 – Derick Brassard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 – Stefan Denifl, Austrian cyclist
• 1987 – Tom Felton, English actor and singer
• 1987 – Zdravko Kuzmanović, Serbian footballer
• 1987 – Alfred Rainer, Austrian soldier and skier (d. 2008)
• 1988 – Nikita Andreev, Russian footballer
• 1988 – Bethany Dillon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1988 – Mohamed Faisal, Maldivian footballer
• 1988 – Ali Fasir, Maldivian footballer
• 1989 – Kim Hyo-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, model and actress (Girls' Generation and Younique Unit)
• 1989 – Sabine Lisicki, German tennis player
• 1989 – Cœur de pirate, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist (Armistice and Bonjour Brumaire)
• 1990 – Denard Robinson, American football player
• 1990 – Senem Kuyucuoğlu, Turkish model and television presenter
• 1991 – Khairul Anuar Mohamad, Malaysian archer
• 1993 – Chase Ellison, American actor
• 1994 – Jr., South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Got7 and JJ Project)
• 1994 – Ralf Tribuntsov, Estonian swimmer
• 1999 – Tallan Latz, American guitarist
• 1999 – Kim Yoo-jung, South Korean actress