Ερμηνεία και θέση του σύγχρονου λαϊκού τραγουδιού

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• 314 – Pope Sylvester I succeeds Pope Miltiades.
• 1504 – France cedes Naples to Aragon.
• 1578 – The Battle of Gembloux takes place.
• 1606 – Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for plotting against Parliament and King James.
• 1747 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
• 1801 – John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States.
• 1814 – Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (present-day Argentina).
• 1846 – After the Milwaukee Bridge War, Juneautown and Kilbourntown unify as the City of Milwaukee.
• 1848 – John C. Frémont is court-martialed for mutiny and disobeying orders.
• 1849 – Corn Laws are abolished in the United Kingdom pursuant to legislation in 1846.
• 1862 – Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5-inch (47 cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University.
• 1865 – American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
• 1865 – American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
• 1867 – Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Bey Karam leaves Lebanon on board a French ship bound for Algeria.
• 1897 – Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
• 1891 – History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto.
• 1900 – Datu Muhammad Salleh is assassinated in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion.
• 1915 – World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
• 1917 – World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
• 1918 – A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
• 1919 – The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland.
• 1929 – The Soviet Union exiles Leon Trotsky.
• 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.
• 1942 – World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to the island of Singapore.
• 1943 – World War II: German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed 2 days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles.
• 1944 – World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
• 1944 – World War II: During the Anzio campaign the 1st Ranger Battalion (Darby's Rangers) is destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Battle of Cisterna, Italy.
• 1945 – US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War.
• 1945 – World War II: About 3,000 inmates from the Stutthof concentration camp are forcibly marched into the Baltic Sea at Palmnicken (now Yantarny, Russia) and executed.
• 1945 – World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula.
• 1946 – Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).
• 1946 – The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par.
• 1949 – These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
• 1950 – United States President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
• 1953 – A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in the United Kingdom
• 1957 – Eight people on the ground in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.
• 1958 – The first successful American satellite detects the Van Allen radiation belt.
• 1961 – Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: Ham the Chimp travels into outer space.
• 1966 – The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program.
• 1968 – Vietnam War: Viet Cong attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive.
• 1968 – Nauru gains independence from Australia.
• 1971 – Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon.
• 1971 – The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize war crimes and atrocities by Americans and allies in Vietnam, begins in Detroit.
• 1990 – The first McDonald's in the Soviet Union opens in Moscow.
• 1995 – President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.
• 1996 – An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing at least 86 and injuring 1,400.
• 1996 – Comet Hyakutake is discovered by Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake.
• 2000 – Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash: An MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 aboard.
• 2001 – In the Netherlands, a Scottish court convicts Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and acquits another Libyan citizen for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.
• 2003 – The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia.
• 2007 – Suspects are arrested in Birmingham in the UK, accused of plotting the kidnap, holding and eventual beheading of a serving Muslim British soldier in Iraq.
• 2009 – In Kenya, at least 113 people are killed and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at least 25 people.
• 2010 – Avatar becomes the first film to gross over $2 billion worldwide.
• 2011 – A winter storm hits North America for the second time in the same month, causing $1.8 billion in damage across the United States and Canada and killing 24 people.
• 2013 – An explosion at the Pemex Executive Tower in Mexico City kills at least 33 people and injures more than 100.

Births[edit]

• 36 BC – Antonia Minor, Greek daughter of Mark Antony (d. 38 AD)
• 877 – Taejo of Goryeo (d. 943)
• 1512 – Henry, King of Portugal (d. 1580)
• 1543 – Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1616)
• 1550 – Henry I, Duke of Guise (d. 1588)
• 1597 – John Francis Regis, French priest and saint (d. 1640)
• 1624 – Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher and academic (d. 1669)
• 1673 – Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (d. 1716)
• 1686 – Hans Egede, Norwegian missionary and explorer (d. 1758)
• 1752 – Gouverneur Morris, American politician (d. 1816)
• 1759 – François Devienne, French flute player and composer (d. 1803)
• 1797 – Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1828)
• 1820 – William B. Washburn, American politician, 28th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1887)
• 1825 – Miska Magyarics, Hungarian-Slovenian poet (d. 1883)
• 1835 – Lunalilo of Hawaii (d. 1874)
• 1854 – David Emmanuel, Romanian mathematician and academic (d. 1941)
• 1857 – George Jackson Churchward, English engineer (d. 1933)
• 1865 – Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist (d. 1940)
• 1865 – Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded BAPS (d. 1951)
• 1868 – Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)
• 1872 – Zane Grey, American dentist and author (d. 1939)
• 1881 – Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
• 1884 – Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1963)
• 1884 – Nathaniel Moore, American golfer (d. 1910)
• 1884 – Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (d. 1955)
• 1889 – Frank Foster, English cricketer (d. 1958)
• 1892 – Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer (d. 1964)
• 1894 – Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1956)
• 1896 – Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian (d. 1966)
• 1902 – Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman; founded White Spot (d. 1978)
• 1902 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (d. 1968)
• 1902 – Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician; Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
• 1905 – Diana Napier, English actress (d. 1982)
• 1905 – John O'Hara, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1970)
• 1906 – Roosevelt Sykes, American singer and pianist (d. 1983)
• 1909 – Miron Grindea, Romanian-English journalist (d. 1995)
• 1911 – Eddie Byrne, Irish actor (d. 1981)
• 1913 – Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997)
• 1914 – Carey Loftin, American actor and stuntman (d. 1997)
• 1914 – Daya Mata, American religious leader (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer and police officer (d. 1994)
• 1915 – Bobby Hackett, American trumpet player and cornet player (d. 1976)
• 1915 – Alan Lomax, American historian, author, and scholar (d. 2002)
• 1915 – Thomas Merton, American monk and author (d. 1968)
• 1915 – Garry Moore, American comedian and game show host (d. 1993)
• 1917 – Fred Bassetti, American architect, founded Bassetti Architects (d. 2013)
• 1919 – Jackie Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1972)
• 1920 – Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2010)
• 1921 – John Agar, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Carol Channing, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1921 – E. Fay Jones, American architect, designed the Thorncrown Chapel (d. 2004)
• 1921 – Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (d. 1959)
• 1921 – Bill Pritchett, Australian public servant (d. 2014)
• 1922 – Joanne Dru, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1923 – Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
• 1925 – Benjamin Hooks, American minister, lawyer, and activist (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Tom Alston, American baseball player (d. 1993)
• 1927 – Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation Studios (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Eric Ash, German-English engineer and academic
• 1928 – Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (d. 1958)
• 1928 – Irma Wyman, American computer scientist and engineer
• 1929 – Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
• 1929 – Jean Simmons, British-American actress (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Joakim Bonnier, Swedish race car driver (d. 1972)
• 1930 – Lynn Carlin, American actress
• 1930 – Al De Lory, American record producer, arranger, conductor and musician (d. 2012)
• 1931 – Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)
• 1931 – Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician (d. 2014)
• 1932 – Miron Babiak, Polish captain (d. 2013)
• 1933 – Camille Henry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1997)
• 1933 – Bernardo Provenzano, Italian mobster
• 1934 – Ernesto Brambilla, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver
• 1934 – Gene DeWeese, American writer (d. 2012)
• 1934 – James Franciscus, American actor and producer (d. 1991)
• 1934 – Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese author and academic; Nobel Prize laureate
• 1936 – Can Bartu, Turkish former basketball and football player
• 1937 – Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor
• 1937 – Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2007)
• 1937 – Philip Glass, American composer
• 1937 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
• 1938 – Beatrix of the Netherlands
• 1938 – Lynn Carlin, American actress
• 1938 – James G. Watt, American lawyer and politician, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior
• 1939 – Claude Gauthier, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
• 1940 – Kitch Christie, South African rugby player and coach (d. 1998)
• 1941 – Dick Gephardt, American lawyer and politician
• 1941 – Gerald McDermott, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)
• 1941 – Jessica Walter, American actress
• 1942 – Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress
• 1942 – Derek Jarman, English director, stage designer, and author (d. 1994)
• 1944 – Connie Booth, American-English actress and psychotherapist
• 1944 – John Inverarity, Australian cricketer
• 1944 – Charlie Musselwhite, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
• 1945 – Rynn Berry, American historian and author (d. 2014)
• 1945 – Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, English lawyer, judge, and academic
• 1945 – Joseph Kosuth, American photographer and illustrator
• 1946 – Sylvia Hitchcock, American model, Miss Universe 1967 (d. 2015)
• 1946 – Terry Kath, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1978)
• 1946 – Glynn Turman, American actor, director, and producer
• 1947 – Jonathan Banks, American actor
• 1947 – Nolan Ryan, American baseball player
• 1947 – Matt Minglewood, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1948 – Volkmar Groß, German footballer
• 1948 – Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician
• 1949 – Johan Derksen, Dutch footballer and journalist
• 1949 – Norris Church Mailer, American model and educator (d. 2010)
• 1949 – Ken Wilber, American sociologist, philosopher, and author
• 1950 – Denise Fleming, American author and illustrator
• 1950 – Alexander Korzhakov, Russian general and bodyguard
• 1950 – Janice Rebibo, American-Israeli author and poet (d. 2015)
• 1951 – Dave Benton, Aruban-Estonian singer and drummer
• 1951 – Harry Wayne Casey, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1951 – Phil Manzanera, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1951 – Won Sei-hoon, South Korean intelligence officer
• 1952 – Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter (d. 1969)
• 1953 – Ovidiu Lipan, Romanian drummer
• 1954 – Faoud Bacchus, Guyanese cricketer
• 1954 – Mark Slavin, Israeli wrestler (d. 1972)
• 1954 – Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch guitarist
• 1955 – Virginia Ruzici, Romanian tennis player and manager
• 1956 – John Lydon, English singer-songwriter
• 1956 – Stefan Majewski, Polish footballer and coach
• 1957 – Shirley Babashoff, American swimmer
• 1958 – Armin Reichel, German footballer and manager
• 1959 – Anthony LaPaglia, Australian footballer, actor, and producer
• 1959 – Kelly Lynch, American model and actress
• 1959 – Kelly Moore, American race car driver
• 1959 – Mickey Simmonds, English keyboard player and songwriter
• 1960 – George Benjamin, British composer of classical music
• 1960 – Akbar Ganji, Iranian journalist and author
• 1960 – Grant Morrison, Scottish author and screenwriter
• 1960 – Željko Šturanović, Montenegrin politician; 31st Prime Minister of Montenegro (d. 2014)
• 1961 – Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker, English politician
• 1961 – Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer and judge
• 1961 – Lloyd Cole, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions)
• 1961 – Mako Ishino, Japanese singer and actress
• 1961 – Fatih Kısaparmak, Turkish singer-songwriter
• 1962 – Bruce McGuire, Australian rugby league player
• 1963 – John Dye, American actor (d. 2011)
• 1963 – Madis Eek, Estonian architect
• 1964 – Sylvie Bernier, Canadian diver
• 1964 – Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist and songwriter (Slayer) (d. 2013)
• 1964 – Martha MacCallum, American journalist
• 1964 – Miki Maya, Japanese actress
• 1964 – Dawn Prince-Hughes, American anthropologist and ethologist
• 1964 – Billey Shamrock, Swedish singer-songwriter and actor
• 1965 – Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player and coach
• 1965 – Ofra Harnoy, Canadian cellist.
• 1966 – Umar Alisha, Indian journalist and philanthropist
• 1966 – Dexter Fletcher, English actor and director
• 1966 – Jorge González, Argentinian basketball player and wrestler (d. 2010)
• 1966 – Ken Ishiguro, Japanese actor and voice actor
• 1966 – JJ Lehto, Finnish race car driver
• 1967 – Chad Channing, American singer and drummer
• 1967 – Fat Mike, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
• 1967 – Irene Wan, Hong Kong actress
• 1967 – Michelle Ruff, American voice actress
• 1967 – Joey Wong, Taiwanese-Hong Kong actress
• 1968 – Matt King, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1968 – Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician; 2nd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure
• 1968 – Patrick Stevens, Belgian sprinter
• 1970 – Minnie Driver, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1971 – Patrick Kielty, Northern Irish comedian and television host/presenter
• 1971 – Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan model, actress, and producer
• 1971 – Lee Young-ae, South Korean actress
• 1973 – Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress
• 1974 – Wil Anderson, Australian comedian and radio host
• 1974 – Othella Harrington, American basketball player and coach
• 1974 – Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player
• 1975 – Fred Coleman, American football player and coach
• 1975 – Jackie O, Australian radio and television host
• 1975 – Preity Zinta, Indian actress
• 1976 – Traianos Dellas, Greek footballer and manager
• 1976 – Buddy Rice, American race car driver
• 1976 – Paul Scheer, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1977 – Shingo Katori, Japanese singer and actor
• 1977 – Jim Kleinsasser, American football player
• 1977 – Bobby Moynihan, American actor
• 1977 – Sergei Pareiko, Estonian footballer
• 1977 – Katherine Shindle, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1977 – David Terbrugge, South African cricketer
• 1977 – Kerry Washington, American actress
• 1978 – Fabián Caballero, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 1978 – Brad Rutter, American game show contestant; highest winning champion in Jeopardy! history
• 1978 – Ellen Stagg, American photographer
• 1978 – Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro
• 1979 – Daniel Tammet, English author and educator
• 1979 – Emmett J. Scanlan, Irish actor and producer
• 1980 – James Adomian, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1980 – Tiffany Limos, American actress
• 1981 – Julio Arca, Argentinian footballer
• 1981 – Amrita Arora, Indian actress
• 1981 – Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1982 – Maret Ani, Estonian tennis player
• 1982 – Yuniesky Betancourt, Cuban baseball player
• 1982 – Andreas Görlitz, German footballer
• 1982 – Salvatore Masiello, Italian footballer
• 1982 – Allan McGregor, Scottish footballer
• 1982 – Bruno Nogueira, Portuguese comedian and actor
• 1982 – Elena Paparizou, Swedish-Greek singer-songwriter (Antique)
• 1982 – Jānis Sprukts, Latvian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Yukimi Nagano, Swedish singer-songwriter (Little Dragon)
• 1982 – Brad Thompson, American baseball player
• 1983 – James Sutton, English actor
• 1983 – Fabio Quagliarella, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Vernon Davis, American football player
• 1984 – Josh Johnson, Canadian-American baseball player
• 1984 – Jeremy Wariner, American runner
• 1984 – Alessandro Zanni, Italian rugby player
• 1985 – Adam Federici, Australian footballer
• 1985 – Mario Williams, American football player
• 1986 – Megan Ellison, American film producer; founded Annapurna Pictures
• 1986 – George Elokobi, Cameroonian footballer
• 1986 – Yves Ma-Kalambay, Belgian footballer
• 1986 – Pauline Parmentier, French tennis player
• 1987 – Tyler Hubbard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Florida Georgia Line)
• 1987 – Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter
• 1987 – Raúl Richter, German actor
• 1988 – Justine Ozga, German tennis player
• 1988 – Brett Pitman, English footballer
• 1988 – Taijo Teniste, Estonian footballer
• 1990 – Kota Yabu, Japanese singer and actor
• 1992 – Tyler Seguin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1994 – Kenneth Zohore, Danish footballer
• 1996 – Joel Courtney, American actor

Deaths[edit]

• 632 – Máedóc of Ferns, Irish bishop and saint (b. 550)
• 1216 – Theodore II of Constantinople
• 1398 – Emperor Sukō of Japan (b. 1334)
• 1418 – Mircea I of Wallachia (b. 1355)
• 1435 – Xuande Emperor of China (b. 1398)
• 1561 – Bairam Khan, Mughalan general (b. 1501)
• 1561 – Menno Simons, Dutch minister and theologian (b. 1496)
• 1580 – Henry, King of Portugal (b. 1512)
• 1606 – Guy Fawkes, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (b. 1570)
• 1606 – Ambrose Rookwood, English conspirator (b. 1578)
• 1606 – Thomas Wintour, English conspirator (b. 1571)
• 1615 – Claudio Acquaviva, Italian priest, 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1543)
• 1615 – Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent, English peer (b. 1541)
• 1632 – Jost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)
• 1665 – Johannes Clauberg, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1622)
• 1686 – Jean Mairet, French playwright (b. 1604)
• 1720 – Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1654)
• 1729 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (b. 1659)
• 1736 – Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect, designed the Basilica of Superga (b. 1678)
• 1788 – Charles Edward Stuart, Italian husband of Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern (b. 1720)
• 1790 – Thomas Lewis, Irish-American lawyer and surveyor (b. 1718)
• 1794 – Mariot Arbuthnot, English admiral and politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (b. 1711)
• 1811 – Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (b. 1763)
• 1815 – José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan soldier (b. 1775)
• 1828 – Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (b. 1792)
• 1836 – John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777)
• 1844 – Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
• 1856 – 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
• 1870 – Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
• 1888 – John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
• 1892 – Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
• 1907 – Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
• 1923 – Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
• 1933 – John Galsworthy, English author and playwright; Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
• 1942 – Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
• 1942 – Rolf Wenkhaus, German actor (b. 1917)
• 1944 – Jean Giraudoux, French novelist and playwright(b. 1882)
• 1945 – Eddie Slovik, American soldier (b. 1920)
• 1954 – Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (b. 1890)
• 1954 – Vivian Woodward, English captain and footballer (b. 1879)
• 1955 – John Mott, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1956 – A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright; wrote Winnie-the-Pooh (b. 1882)
• 1958 – Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1898)
• 1960 – Auguste Herbin, French cubist and abstract painter (b. 1882)
• 1961 – Krishna Singh, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)
• 1966 – Arthur Percival, English general (b. 1887)
• 1967 – Eddie Tolan, American sprinter (b. 1908)
• 1969 – Meher Baba, Indian guru and mystic (b. 1894)
• 1970 – Slim Harpo, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1924)
• 1971 – Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian historian and linguist (b. 1891)
• 1973 – Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and academic; Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
• 1974 – Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-born American film producer; co-founded Goldwyn Pictures (b. 1882)
• 1974 – Glenn Morris, American decathlete and actor (b. 1912)
• 1974 – Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, referee, and coach (b. 1885)
• 1976 – Ernesto Miranda, American criminal, inspired the Miranda rights (b. 1941)
• 1976 – Evert Taube, Swedish author and composer (b. 1890)
• 1985 – Reginald Baker, English film producer (b. 1896)
• 1985 – Tatsuzō Ishikawa, Japanese author (b. 1905)
• 1987 – Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907)
• 1989 – William Stephenson, Canadian captain and spy (b. 1896)
• 1990 – Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German zoologist (b. 1901)
• 1990 – Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian-American biochemist and academic (b. 1935)
• 1990 – Muammer Aksoy, Turkish academic of law, politician, columnist and intellectual (b. 1917)
• 1991 – Kostas Mountakis, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
• 1995 – George Abbott, American director and producer (b. 1887)
• 1997 – John Joseph Scanlan, Irish-American bishop (b. 1930)
• 1998 – Leho Laurine, Estonian chess player (b. 1904)
• 1999 – Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler; co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (b. 1938)
• 1999 – Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (b. 1929)
• 2000 – Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (b. 1926)
• 2000 – Ralph Manza, American actor (b. 1921)
• 2001 – Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American author (b. 1923)
• 2002 – Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (b. 1919)
• 2004 – Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (b. 1913)
• 2006 – Paul Regina, American actor (b. 1956)
• 2006 – Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina (b. 1926)
• 2007 – Kirka, Finnish singer (b. 1950)
• 2007 – Lee Bergere, American actor (b. 1924)
• 2007 – Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (b. 1944)
• 2007 – Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman (b. 1957)
• 2007 – Olevi Kull, Estonian ecologist and academic (b. 1955)
• 2007 – Adelaide Tambo, South African activist and politician (b. 1929)
• 2008 – Zeltim Odie Peterson, American dog (b. 1997)
• 2009 – Nagesh, Indian actor (b. 1933)
• 2011 – Bartolomeu Anania, Romanian bishop and poet (b. 1921)
• 2011 – Mark Ryan, English guitarist (b. 1959)
• 2012 – Mani Ram Bagri, Indian politician (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Anthony Bevilacqua, American cardinal (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Leslie Carter, American singer-songwriter (b. 1986)
• 2012 – Tristram Potter Coffin, American author, scholar, and academic (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Mike Kelley (artist), American artist (b. 1954)
• 2012 – Dorothea Tanning, American painter and sculptor (b. 1910)
• 2013 – Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1923)
• 2013 – Hassan Habibi, Iranian lawyer and politician; 1st Vice President of Iran (b. 1937)
• 2013 – Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer (b. 1987)
• 2013 – Tony Pierce, American baseball player (b. 1946)
• 2013 – Ingo Swann, American psychic and author (b. 1933)
• 2013 – Shail Upadhya; Nepalese diplomat, United Nations disarmament expert and "one of a kind" fashion designer (b. 1936 0r 1937)
• 2014 – Francis M. Fesmire, American cardiologist and physician (b. 1959)
• 2014 – Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer; co-founded Anna Records (b. 1922)
• 2014 – Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian politician; 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (b. 1924)
• 2014 – Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian director and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 2014 – Joseph Willcox Jenkins, American composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1928)
• 2014 – Christopher Jones, American actor (b. 1941)
• 2015 – Tomás Bulat, Argentinian economist, journalist, and academic (b. 1964)
• 2015 – Don Covay, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
• 2015 – Vic Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
• 2015 – William Klinger, Croatian historian and author (b. 1972)
• 2015 – Udo Lattek, German football coach (b. 1935)
• 2015 – Lizabeth Scott, American actress (b. 1922)
• 2015 – Richard von Weizsäcker, German politician; 6th President of Germany (b. 1920)

TZHN KEΛΛΥ-8 ΦΕΒΡΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ ΣΤΟ ΜΕΓΑΡΟ

Ο Χορος ειν’ η ζωη μου’ τιτλοφορειται το αφιερωμα στον σπουδαιο χορευτη,χορογραφο,ηθοποιο,τραγουδιστη και σκηνοθετη Τζην Κελλυ

   που θα παρουσιασει στο Μεγαρο Μουσικης Θεσσαλονικης με υλικο απο το προσωπικο του αρχειο ο δημοσιογραφος Λευτερης 

Κογκαλιδης.

Το 80λεπτο προγραμμα οργανωνουν το Μεγαρο Μουσικης Θεσσαλονικης και ο Συλλογος Φιλων Μουσικης Θεσσαλονικης.Η εισοδος ειναι ελευθερη.

Χορηγος επικοινωνιας ειναι το Πρακτορειο ,FM 104,9.

Η εκδηλωση που θα πραγματοποιηθει την Δευτερα  8 Φεβρουαριου,8μμ,στον πεμπτο οροφο του Μ2(αιθουσα Μωρις Σαλτιελ) περιλαμβανει

αποσπασματα απο τα 18 πιο σημαντικα μιουζικαλ στα οποια πρωταγωνιστει ο Κελλυ,απο το 1942-67.Στα αποσπασματα εμφανιζονται  οι

 Τζουντυ Γκαρλαντ,Ριτα Χαιηγουωρθ,Καθρυν Γκραιησον ,Βερα Ελλεν,Μιτσι Γκαιηνορ,Λεσλι Καρον κι ακομα οι Φρεντ Ασταιρ,Φρανκ Σινατρα,

Βαν Τζονσον,Νταν Νταιηλυ,ο αδελφος του  Φρεντ Κελλυ,κ.α.

Το αφιερωμα ολοκληρωνεται με το μπαλετο-φιναλε της ταινιας “Ενας Αμερικανος στο Παρισι” και το τραγουδι μεσα στην βροχη που 

συμβολιζει την πιο εμβληματικη σκηνη στην ιστορια των μιουζικαλ.

Την Δευτερα 7 Μαρτιου το προγραμμα ειναι αφιρωμενο στην Κατερινα Βαλεντε

Θλίψη στη Βρετανία για το θάνατο του θρυλικού παρουσιαστή του BBC Τέρι Βόγκαν

• 481 – Vandal king Huneric organises a conference between Catholic and Arian bishops at Carthage.
• 1327 – Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
• 1329 – King John of Bohemia captures Medvėgalis, an important fortress of the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and baptizes 6,000 of its defenders
• 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn, Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).
• 1662 – The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
• 1713 – The Kalabalik or Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
• 1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
• 1796 – The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
• 1814 – Mayon Volcano in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
• 1835 – Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.
• 1861 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
• 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
• 1876 – A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Pennsylvanian Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband.
• 1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
• 1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
• 1895 – Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
• 1897 – Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
• 1908 – King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, Prince Luis Filipe, are killed in Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon.
• 1918 – Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.
• 1924 – The United Kingdom recognizes the USSR.
• 1942 – World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
• 1942 – World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls–Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
• 1942 – Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
• 1946 – Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
• 1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
• 1953 – North Sea flood of 1953 (Dutch, Watersnoodramp, literally "flood disaster") was a major flood caused by a heavy storm, that occurred on the night of Saturday, 31 January 1953 and morning of Sunday, 1 February 1953. The floods struck the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom.
• 1957 – Felix Wankel's first working prototype (DKM 54) of the Wankel engine runs at the NSU research and development department Versuchsabteilung TX in Germany
• 1960 – Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
• 1964 – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
• 1965 – The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed the Churchill River in honour of Winston Churchill.
• 1968 – Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams. This image helped build opposition to the Vietnam War.
• 1968 – Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
• 1968 – The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
• 1972 – Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
• 1974 – A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
• 1974 – Kuala Lumpur is declared a Federal Territory.
• 1978 – Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
• 1979 – The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
• 1981 – The Underarm bowling incident of 1981 occurred when Trevor Chappell bowls underarm on the final delivery of a game between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
• 1982 – Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia.
• 1989 – The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder.
• 1990 – Humanitas publishing house is founded in Bucharest, shortly after the Romanian Revolution, by the philosopher Gabriel Liiceanu.
• 1991 – A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.
• 1992 – The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
• 1993 – Gary Bettman becomes the NHL's first commissioner
• 1994 – Punk rock band Green Day releases their album Dookie, which would eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide.
• 1996 – The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
• 1998 – Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
• 2001 – Putrajaya, the Malaysian administrative city, is declared a Federal Territory.
• 2002 – Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
• 2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
• 2004 – 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
• 2004 – Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines.
• 2005 – King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
• 2009 – The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly LGBT head of government.
• 2012 – At least 72 people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al-Masry and Al-Ahly in the city of Port Said.
• 2013 – The Shard, the tallest building in the European Union, is opened to the public.

Births[edit]

• 1261 – Walter de Stapledon, English bishop and politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1326)
• 1402 – Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (d. 1445)
• 1459 – Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (d. 1508)
• 1462 – Johannes Trithemius, German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer (d. 1516)
• 1501 – Queen Munjeong of Korea (d. 1565)
• 1552 – Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1634)
• 1635 – Marquard Gude, German archaeologist and scholar (d. 1689)
• 1648 – Elkanah Settle, English poet and playwright (d. 1724)
• 1659 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
• 1663 – Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary (d. 1748)
• 1687 – Johann Adam Birkenstock, German violinist and composer (d. 1733)
• 1690 – Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1768)
• 1701 – Johan Agrell, Swedish-German pianist and composer (d. 1765)
• 1710 – Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor (d. 1771)
• 1761 – Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (d. 1836)
• 1763 – Thomas Campbell, Irish minister and theologian (d. 1854)
• 1764 – George Duff, Scottish captain (d. 1805)
• 1796 – Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss minister, poet, and educator (d. 1865)
• 1801 – Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (d. 1881)
• 1820 – George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman and theologian (d. 1897)
• 1836 – Emil Hartmann, Danish organist and composer (d. 1898)
• 1841 – William Davenport, American magician (d. 1877)
• 1844 – G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (d. 1924)
• 1851 – Durham Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat (d. 1908)
• 1858 – Ignacio Bonillas, Mexican diplomat chosen by Venustiano Carranza to succeed him (d. 1942)
• 1859 – Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1924)
• 1871 – Hellmer Hermandsen, Norwegian target shooter (d. 1958)
• 1872 – Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer and politician (d. 1949)
• 1872 – Andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer (d. 1927)
• 1873 – Joseph Allard, Canadian fiddler and composer (d. 1947)
• 1873 – John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1901)
• 1874 – Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1929)
• 1878 – Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (d. 1955)
• 1878 – Milan Hodža, Slovak journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (d. 1944)
• 1881 – Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (d. 1966)
• 1882 – Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973)
• 1884 – Bradbury Robinson, American football player and physician (d. 1949)
• 1884 – Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (d. 1937)
• 1887 – Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant, pilot, and author (d. 1947)
• 1888 – Charles January, American soccer player (d. 1970)
• 1890 – Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1942)
• 1894 – John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973)
• 1894 – James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (d. 1955)
• 1895 – Conn Smythe, Canadian businessman (d. 1980)
• 1897 – Denise Robins, English journalist and author (d. 1985)
• 1898 – Leila Denmark, American pediatrician and author (d. 2012)
• 1901 – Frank Buckles, American soldier (d. 2011)
• 1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
• 1902 – Therese Brandl, German concentration camp guard (d. 1947)
• 1902 – Langston Hughes, American poet, novelist, playwright (d. 1967)
• 1904 – S.J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (d. 1979)
• 1905 – Joan Morgan, English actress (d. 2004)
• 1905 – Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
• 1906 – Hildegarde, American singer (d. 2005)
• 1906 – Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (d. 1993)
• 1907 – Günter Eich, German author and songwriter (d. 1972)
• 1907 – Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1993)
• 1908 – George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (d. 1980)
• 1908 – Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist and banker (d. 1998)
• 1909 – George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
• 1910 – Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Chinese general and politician (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
• 1915 – Alicia Rhett, American actress and painter (d. 2014)
• 1917 – A. K. Hangal, Indian actor (d. 2012)
• 1917 – José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (d. 2013)
• 1917 – Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (d. 1944)
• 1918 – Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist, poet, and critc (d. 2006)
• 1918 – Ignacy Tokarczuk, Polish archbishop (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Mike Scarry, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
• 1921 – Patricia Robins, English author
• 1921 – Peter Sallis, English entertainer
• 1922 – Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano (d. 2004)
• 1923 – Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2008)
• 1924 – Richard Hooker, American novelist (d. 1997)
• 1924 – Emmanuel Scheffer, German-Israeli footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2012)
• 1925 – Giovanni Riggi, American mob boss (d. 2015)
• 1927 – Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (d. 2014)
• 1928 – Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic (d. 2015)
• 1928 – Tom Lantos, Hungarian-American politician (d. 2008)
• 1928 – Stuart Whitman, American actor
• 1930 – Shahabuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12th President of Bangladesh
• 1930 – Mario Beaulieu, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1998)
• 1930 – Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Indian-Bangladeshi general and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh
• 1930 – Peter Tapsell, English soldier and politician
• 1931 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Nicolae Breban, Romanian author, poet, and playwright
• 1936 – Tuncel Kurtiz, Turkish actor, playwright, and director (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Azie Taylor Morton, American educator and politician, 36th Treasurer of the United States (d. 2003)
• 1937 – Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1937 – Garrett Morris, American comedian and actor
• 1938 – Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (d. 2012)
• 1939 – Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist, author, and academic
• 1939 – Claude François, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1978)
• 1939 – Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Ekaterina Maximova, Soviet and Russian ballerina (d. 2009)
• 1939 – Yuri Rost, Russian photographer, journalist, and traveler
• 1939 – Joe Sample, American musician and composer (d. 2014)
• 1941 – Jerry Spinelli, American author
• 1942 – Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)
• 1942 – Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1942 – Masa Saito, Japanese wrestler and manager
• 1942 – David Sincock, Australian cricketer
• 1943 – Rosemarie Frankland, Welsh actress, model and 1961 Miss World (d. 2000)
• 1944 – Mike Enzi, American soldier, accountant, and politician
• 1944 – Petru Popescu, Romanian-American director, producer, and author
• 1944 – Dick Snyder, American basketball player
• 1944 – Burkhard Ziese, German footballer and manager (d. 2010)
• 1945 – Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1946 – Chris Clark, American singer
• 1946 – Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (d. 2011)
• 1947 – Mike Brant, Israeli singer (d. 1975)
• 1947 – Adam Ingram, Scottish politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
• 1947 – Normie Rowe, Australian singer
• 1947 – Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)
• 1948 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
• 1948 – Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 1950 – Mike Campbell, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch)
• 1951 – Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1951 – Andrew Smith, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• 1952 – Owoye Andrew Azazi, Nigerian general (d. 2012)
• 1952 – Jenő Jandó, Hungarian pianist and educator
• 1957 – Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman (d. 2007)
• 1957 – Gilbert Hernandez, American cartoonist
• 1958 – Luther Blissett, Jamaican-English footballer and manager
• 1958 – Ryō Horikawa, Japanese voice actor
• 1958 – Eleanor Laing, Scottish lawyer and politician
• 1958 – Jackie Shroff, Indian actor, singer, and producer
• 1961 – Volker Fried, German field hockey player and coach
• 1961 – Daniel M. Tani, American engineer and astronaut
• 1962 – José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
• 1962 – Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Boøwy and Complex)
• 1962 – Takashi Murakami, Japanese painter and sculptor
• 1964 – Kiriko Isono, Japanese comedian, entertainer, and actress
• 1964 – Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter (Warrant) (d. 2011)
• 1964 – Mario Pelchat, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1964 – Bugge Wesseltoft, Norwegian pianist and record producer (Jazzland Recordings)
• 1964 – Linus Roache, English actor
• 1965 – Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
• 1965 – Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993)
• 1965 – Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
• 1966 – Michelle Akers, American soccer player
• 1967 – Meg Cabot, American author and screenwriter
• 1968 – Cheb Hasni, Algerian musician
• 1968 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter
• 1968 – Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1968 – Pauly Shore, American comedian, actor, director, and producer
• 1969 – Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian footballer
• 1969 – Andrew Breitbart, American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 2012)
• 1969 – Brian Krause, American actor and screenwriter
• 1969 – Franklyn Rose, Jamaican cricketer
• 1970 – Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese race car driver
• 1970 – Malik Sealy, American basketball player and actor (d. 2000)
• 1971 – Harald Brattbakk, Norwegian footballer and pilot
• 1971 – Michael C. Hall, American actor
• 1971 – Tomomi Hayashi, Japanese-Estonian architect
• 1971 – Ajay Jadeja, Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor
• 1972 – Kami, Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer) (d. 1999)
• 1973 – Andrew DeClercq, American basketball player and coach
• 1973 – Yuri Landman, Dutch instrument maker
• 1973 – Makiko Ohmoto, Japanese voice actress
• 1973 – Óscar Pérez Rojas, Mexican footballer
• 1974 – Walter McCarty, American basketball player and coach
• 1975 – Big Boi, American rapper and producer
• 1975 – Martijn Reuser, Dutch footballer
• 1976 – Phil Ivey, American poker player
• 1976 – Mat Rogers, Australian rugby player
• 1977 – Lari Ketner, American football player (d. 2014)
• 1977 – Kevin Kilbane, English-Irish footballer and sportscaster
• 1977 – Robert Traylor, American basketball player (d. 2011)
• 1978 – Tim Harding, Australian singer and actor (Hi-5)
• 1979 – Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
• 1979 – Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Héctor Luna, Dominican baseball player
• 1980 – Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
• 1980 – Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
• 1981 – Rob Austin, English race car driver
• 1981 – Christian Giménez, Argentinian footballer
• 1981 – Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
• 1982 – Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player
• 1982 – Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
• 1983 – Kevin Martin, American basketball player
• 1983 – Anna Suzuki, Japanese actress and model
• 1983 – Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
• 1984 – Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
• 1984 – Abbi Jacobson, American comedian, writer, actress, and illustrator
• 1984 – Sandra Seifert, Filipino model and activist, Miss Earth-Air 2009
• 1984 – Lee Thompson Young, American actor (d. 2013)
• 1985 – Dean Shiels, Irish footballer
• 1986 – Jorrit Bergsma, Dutch speed skater
• 1986 – Lauren Conrad, American fashion designer and author
• 1987 – Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer
• 1987 – Moises Henriques, Portuguese-Australian cricketer
• 1987 – Wu Jingyu, Chinese martial artist
• 1987 – Heather Morris, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1987 – Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer
• 1987 – Ronda Rousey, American mixed martial artist and actress
• 1988 – Brett Anderson, American baseball player
• 1988 – Masahiro Higashide, Japanese actor and model
• 1989 – Ricky Pinheiro, Portuguese footballer
• 1990 – Dan Gosling, English footballer
• 1991 – Luca Caldirola, Italian footballer
• 1992 – Mao Ichimichi, Japanese actress and model
• 1993 – Diego Mella, Italian footballer
• 1994 – Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player
• 1994 – Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter (One Direction)
• 1994 – Ryo Yoshizawa, Japanese actor
• 1995 – Márton Lorentz, Hungarian footballer
• 1995 – Jay Lelliott, English freestyle swimmer
• 1995 – Amy Kwan, Malaysian rhythmic gymnast

Deaths[edit]

• 772 – Pope Stephen III (b. 720)
• 1248 – Henry II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1207)
• 1328 – Charles IV of France (b. 1294)
• 1542 – Girolamo Aleandro, Italian cardinal (b. 1480)
• 1563 – Menas of Ethiopia (b. 1559)
• 1590 – Lawrence Humphrey, English theologian and academic (b. 1527)
• 1691 – Pope Alexander VIII (b. 1610)
• 1718 – Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1660)
• 1733 – Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (b. 1670)
• 1734 – John Floyer, English physician and author (b. 1649)
• 1743 – Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (b. 1657)
• 1750 – Bakar of Georgia (b. 1699)
• 1761 – Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French priest and historian (b. 1682)
• 1768 – Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician (b. 1685)
• 1793 – William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1717)
• 1832 – Archibald Murphey, American judge and politician (b. 1777)
• 1851 – Mary Shelley, English author and playwright (b. 1797)
• 1871 – Alexander Serov, Russian composer and music critic (b. 1820)
• 1893 – George Henry Sanderson, American politician, 22nd Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824)
• 1897 – Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (b. 1826)
• 1903 – Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Irish-English physicist, mathematician, and politician (b. 1819)
• 1907 – Léon Serpollet, French industrialist and pioneer of steam automobiles (b. 1858)
• 1908 – Carlos I of Portugal (b. 1863)
• 1922 – William Desmond Taylor, American actor and director (b. 1872)
• 1924 – Maurice Prendergast, American painter (b. 1858)
• 1928 – Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1936 – Georgios Kondylis, Greek general and politician, 128th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
• 1940 – Philip Francis Nowlan, American author, created Buck Rogers (b. 1888)
• 1940 – Zacharias Papantoniou, Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877)
• 1944 – Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
• 1945 – Prince Kiril of Bulgaria (b. 1895)
• 1946 – Jenő Törzs, Hungarian actor (b. 1887)
• 1949 – Nicolae Dumitru Cocea, Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1949 – Herbert Stothart, American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
• 1954 – Yvonne de Bray, French actress (b. 1889)
• 1957 – Friedrich Paulus, German general (b. 1890)
• 1958 – Clinton Davisson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1959 – Madame Sul-Te-Wan, American actress (b. 1873)
• 1966 – Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (b. 1885)
• 1966 – Buster Keaton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
• 1968 – Jacob van der Hoeden, Dutch-Israeli scientist and academic (b. 1891)
• 1970 – Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
• 1976 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
• 1976 – George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
• 1979 – Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (b. 1929)
• 1980 – Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist and painter (b. 1930)
• 1981 – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (b. 1892)
• 1981 – Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1908)
• 1986 – Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1987 – Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
• 1988 – Heather O'Rourke, American child actress (b. 1975)
• 1989 – Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (b. 1918)
• 1991 – Jimmy MacDonald, Scottish-American sound effects artist, voice actor (b. 1906)
• 1992 – Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (b. 1909)
• 1996 – Ray Crawford, American racing driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (b. 1915)
• 1997 – Herb Caen, American journalist and author (b. 1916)
• 1999 – Barış Manço, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer (Moğollar and Kurtalan Ekspres) (b. 1943)
• 1999 – Paul Mellon, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907)
• 2001 – André D'Allemagne, Canadian political scientist and educator (b. 1929)
• 2002 – Aykut Barka, Turkish geologist and academic (b. 1951)
• 2002 – Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (b. 1925)
• 2003 – crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia
  • – Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1959)
  • – David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1956)
  • – Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (b. 1961)
  • – Laurel Clark, American captain, surgeon, and astronaut (b. 1961)
  • – Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1957)
  • – William C. McCool, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1961)
  • – Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1954)
• 2003 – Mongo Santamaría, Cuban-American drummer and bandleader (b. 1922)
• 2004 – Suha Arın, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
• 2005 – John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1932)
• 2006 – Bryce Harland, New Zealand academic and diplomat (b. 1931)
• 2007 – Ahmad Abu Laban, Egyptian-Danish religious leader, founded The Islamic Society in Denmark (b. 1946)
• 2007 – Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American playwright and composer (b. 1911)
• 2007 – Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dancer and choreographer (b. 1937)
• 2008 – Beto Carrero, Brazilian actor and businessman (b. 1937)
• 2010 – Jack Brisco, American wrestler and manager (b. 1941)
• 2010 – Justin Mentell, American actor (b. 1982)
• 2012 – Gerlando Alberti, Italian mobster (b. 1927)
• 2012 – Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (b. 1936)
• 2012 – Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)
• 2013 – Ed Koch, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (b. 1924)
• 2013 – Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Valentinos and Womack & Womack) (b. 1947)
• 2014 – Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1938)
• 2014 – Vasily Petrov, Russian marshal (b. 1917)
• 2014 – Rene Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (b. 1946)
• 2014 – Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
• 2015 – Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (b. 1925)
• 2015 – Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981)

'World's best chef' Benoit Violier dies aged 44

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Chef Benoit Violier, whose Swiss restaurant was named the best in the world in December, has been found dead at his home.

Mr Violier, 44, ran the Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville in Crissier, near the city of Lausanne.

It earned three Michelin stars and came top in France's La Liste ranking of the world's 1,000 best eateries.

Swiss police said Mr Violier, who was born in France, is believed to have killed himself.

The Swiss news website 24 Heures said (in French) that Mr Violier had been due to attend the launch of the new Michelin guide in Paris on Monday.

His death comes some six months after that of Philippe Rochat, his mentor and predecessor at the Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville.

Having worked at the restaurant since 1996, Mr Violier took it over along with his wife Brigitte in 2012, before obtaining Swiss nationality.

A keen hunter, he was known for signature dishes including game and produced a weighty book on game meat last year.

Image copyrightAP

Accepting the French award, given by France's foreign ministry as an alternative to the World's Best 50 Restaurants prize, he said it was an "exceptional" honour.

Swiss chef Fredy Girardet, who also received three Michelin stars, told 24 Heures that he was "dumbfounded" by the news.

"He was a brilliant man," he said. "Such talent, and an amazing capacity for work. He was so kind, with so many qualities. He gave the impression of being perfect."

French chef Pierre Gagnaire tweeted: "My thoughts go out to Benoit Violier's family. Very sad news about an extremely talented chef."

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