τα χειρότερα αεροδρόμια του κόσμου σύμφωνα με τους πιλότους!

Τααεροδρόμια μπορεί να αποδειχτούν περίεργα μέρη! Ενώ κάποια είναι ''προκλητικά''καλά -όπως αυτό της Σιγκαπούρης, υπάρχουν και κάποια άλλα που μάλλον είναι πολύ χειρότερα απ'όσο νομίζουμε!

Σύμφωνα λοιπόν με τους πλέον ειδικούς, τους πιλότους, τα χειρότερα αεροδρόμια στο κόσμο είναι τα εξής:

1.Λος Άντζελες (LAX), ΗΠΑ

Το έβδομο πιο πολυσύχναστο αεροδρόμιο από άποψη επιβατικής κίνησης στον κόσμο, που άνοιξε το 1930, στο οποίο επικρατεί χάος!

2.  Kathmandu (KTM), Νεπάλ

Κανονικά ονομάζεται Tribhuvan International Airport προς τιμήν του πατέρα του βασιλιά και είναι ένα μικρό αεροδρόμιο στη κοιλάδα  Kathmandu έξω από το κέντρο της πόλης. Οι πιλότοι υποστηρίζουν ότι είναι μακράν το χειρότερο αεροδρόμιο στο κόσμο χωρίς ανέσεις αλλά και με μεγάλη σύγχυση στην ασφάλεια όσο και στους ελέγχους.

3.  Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Γαλλία

Το δεύτερο πιο πολυσύχναστο αεροδρόμιο της Ευρώπης μετά το Χίθροου άνοιξε το 1974 και έγινε τόσο γνωστό που ο σκηνοθέτης Ρόμαν Πολάνσκι το χρησιμοποίησε για μια από τις ταινίες του.Αλλά δυστυχώς η συμπεριφορά προς του επιβάτες, οι συχνές απώλειες αποσκευών, η έλλειψη ασφάλειας και ελέγχων το έχουν τοποθετήσει στα χειρότερα του κόσμου!

4. Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), Φιλιππίνες

Το αεροδρόμιο πήρε το όνομα του από έναν πολιτικό αντίπαλο του προέδρου που δολοφονήθηκε εκεί το 1983. Χτισμένο το 1935 και ενώ αρκετές φορές αντιμετώπισε πυρκαγιές, τώρα πια είναι σαν να παραμένει σε μηχανή του χρόνου. Οι πιλότοι, τονίζουν πως είναι κρίμα να βρίσκεται σε αυτή την κατάσταση όταν ειδικά όλα τα άλλα αεροδρόμαι της Ασίας είναι σκέτα παλάτια!

5. Chicago (ORD), ΗΠΑ

Κανονικά ονομάζεται O'Hare International Airport. Χαρακτηρίζεται από τα χειρότερα λόγω των κακών καιρικών συνθηκών που επικρατούν συνήθως εκεί αλλά και από τους ελλιπείς τρόπους αντιμετώπισης του προβλήματος.

6. Heathrow (LHR), Αγγλία

Ο τερματικός 4 είναι κυρίως ο χειρότερος παρά το γεγονός ότι από το 1986 που άνοιξε έχουν δαπανηθεί για αυτόν περισσότερα από 200 εκατομμύρια δολάρια!Οι πιλότοι, δεν αναφέρουν απαραίτητα κάτι συγκεκριμένο αλλά όταν τους ρωτήσεις για τα χειρότερα αεροδρόμια του κόσμου το Heathrow είναι σχεδόν αυθόρμητη απάντηση!

7. Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), Βόρεια Κορέα

Ένα ιδιαίτερο είδος απέχθειας φαίνεται να έχουν οι πιλότοι για το αεροδρόμιο της Βόρειας Κορέας που έχει την ίδια πύλη για αφίξεις και αναχωρήσεις! Οι επιβάτες παραπονούνται για την υποτιθέμενη αίθουσα internet χωρίς πραγματική σύνδεση με τον υπόλοιπο κόσμο αλλά και για τους λεπτομερείς ελέγχους που τους γίνονται πριν τους επιτραπεί να φύγουν!

8. Sao Paulo-Congonhas Airport (CGH), Βραζιλία

Ο καιρός είναι ένα από τα χειρότερα προβλήματα του αεροδρομίου αυτού το οποίο μάλιστα είναι χτισμένο σε μια πυκνοκατοικημένη περιοχή εξαιτίας των πολλών βουνών που υπάρχουν κοντά.Ένας ολισθηρός διάδρομος μάλιστα το 2007 οδήγησε ένα αεροπλάνο σε υπέρβαση ταχύτητας με αποτέλεσμα να προσκρούσει σε μια αποθήκη οδηγώντας στο θάνατο όλους τους επιβάτες και το προσωπικό. Και παρόλο τις κινήσεις αποκατάστασης και αντιμετώπισης που έγιναν μετά το τραγικό συμβάν, πολύ πρόσφατα το αεροδρόμιο αναγκάστηκε να κλείσει για 6 ώρες λόγω έντονων βροχοπτώσεων!

9. La Guardia Airport (LGA), Νέα Υόρκη

Πολλοί Αμερικανοί πιλότοι θυμούνται τις εμπειρίες προσγειωσης σε αυτό το αεροδρόμιο, το οποίο η πλειοψηφία τους χαρακτηρίζει ''απαίσιο''. Άνοιξε το 1939 και κατ΄ακοινή ομολογία είναι ώρα να ''αναβαθμιστεί'', καθώς είναι πολλά εκείνα τα σημεία του, που έχουν ξεμείνει στο χρόνο!

10.  Madrid-Bajaras (MAD), Ισπανία

Το ολόκληρο όνομα του πιο πολυσύχναστου αεροδρομίου είναι Adolfo Suarez  Madrid-Bajaras Airport, προς τιμήν του πρώτου πρωθυπουργού της χώρας μετά τη δικτατορία του Φράνκο. Ωστόσο δεν φαίνεται από πολλούς να χαίρει εκτίμησης. ''Είναι ένα απίσιο μέρος που ο στενός τερματικός του σημαίνει ότι πρέπει να κάνεις χιλιόμετρα με τα πόδια! Από την άλλη οι τιμές στα εστιατόρια είναι εξωφρενικές ενώ η σήμανση σπάνια, χαοτική και χωρίς λογική!''είναι κάποια από τις χαρακτηριστικές κριτικές για το εν λόγω αεροδρόμιο!

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• 597 BC – Babylonians capture Jerusalem, and replace Jeconiah with Zedekiah as king.
• 455 – Emperor Valentinian III is assassinated by two Hunnic retainers while training with the bow on the Campus Martius (Rome).
• 934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.
• 1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.
• 1244 – Over 200 Cathars are burned after the Fall of Montségur.
• 1322 – The Battle of Boroughbridge take place in the Despenser Wars.
• 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan, reached the island of Homonhon, in the Philippines, with 150 crew. Members of his expedition became the first Spaniards to reach the Philippine archipelago, but were not the first Europeans. He landed with three small ships, Concepcion, Trinidad and Victoria and called the place the Arcigelago de San Lazaro since it was the feast day of Saint Lazarus of Bethany.
• 1621 – Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
• 1660 – The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.
• 1689 – The 23rd Regiment of Foot or Royal Welch Fusiliers is founded.
• 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.
• 1792 – King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
• 1802 – The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
• 1812 – Siege of Badajoz begins: British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison during the Peninsular War.
• 1815 – Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.
• 1818 – In the Second Battle of Cancha Rayada, Spanish forces defeated Chileans under José de San Martín.
• 1864 – American Civil War: During the Red River Campaign, Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
• 1865 – American Civil War: The Battle of Averasborough began as Confederate forces suffer irreplaceable casualties in the final months of the war.
• 1870 – The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.
• 1872 – The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
• 1894 – Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.
• 1900 – Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
• 1916 – The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
• 1924 – In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
• 1926 – History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
• 1935 – Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
• 1936 – Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers and lead to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
• 1939 – From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
• 1939 – Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran.
• 1940 – First person killed in a German bombing raid on the UK in World War II during a raid on Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, James Isbister.
• 1942 – The first V-2 rocket test launch. It exploded at lift-off.
• 1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persisted.
• 1945 – Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers. Five thousand are killed.
• 1950 – Communist Czechoslovakia's ministry of foreign affairs asks nuncios of Vatican to leave the country.
• 1958 – The Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.
• 1962 – A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
• 1966 – Launch of Gemini 8, the 12th manned American space flight and first space docking with the Agena target vehicle.
• 1968 – Vietnam War: In the My Lai Massacre, between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.
• 1968 – General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
• 1969 – A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.
• 1976 – British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns, citing personal reasons.
• 1977 – Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.
• 1978 – Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped and later killed by his captors.
• 1978 – Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the largest oil spill in history at that time.
• 1979 – Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.
• 1980 – Formation of the Irish Army Ranger Wing.
• 1983 – Demolition of the Ismaning radio transmitter, the last wooden radio tower in Germany.
• 1984 – William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists and later died in captivity.
• 1985 – Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut. He is released on December 4, 1991.
• 1988 – Iran–Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
• 1988 – Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5000 people and injuring about 10000 people.
• 1988 – The Troubles: Ulster loyalist militant Michael Stone attacks a Provisional IRA funeral in Belfast with pistols and grenades. Three people are killed and more than 60 wounded. The attack was filmed by news crews.
• 1989 – In Egypt, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found near the Pyramid of Cheops.
• 1995 – Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
• 2003 – Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American woman involved with the International Solidarity Movement, is killed trying to prevent a Palestinian home from being destroyed by a bulldozer in Rafah.
• 2005 – Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
• 2014 – Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.

Births[edit]

• 1338 – Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, English son of Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick (d. 1401)
• 1399 – Xuande Emperor of China (d. 1435)
• 1445 – Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss priest and theologian (d. 1510)
• 1473 – Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)
• 1581 – Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and poet (d. 1647)
• 1585 – Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (d. 1618)
• 1631 – René Le Bossu, French author and critic (d. 1680)
• 1654 – Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist and scholar (d. 1704)
• 1663 – Jean-Baptiste Matho, French composer and educator (d. 1743)
• 1729 – Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg (d. 1818)
• 1750 – Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (d. 1848)
• 1751 – James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)
• 1771 – Antoine-Jean Gros, French painter (d. 1835)
• 1773 – Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentinian general and politician, 6th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (d. 1836)
• 1774 – Matthew Flinders, English navigator and cartographer (d. 1814)
• 1789 – Francis Chesney, English general and explorer (d. 1872)
• 1789 – Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (d. 1854)
• 1794 – Ami Boué, Austrian geologist and ethnographer (d. 1881)
• 1797 – Alaric Alexander Watts, English poet and journalist (d. 1864)
• 1799 – Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer (d. 1871)
• 1800 – Emperor Ninkō of Japan (d. 1846)
• 1805 – Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (d. 1861)
• 1821 – Eduard Heine, German mathematician and academic (d. 1881)
• 1822 – Rosa Bonheur, French painter and sculptor (d. 1899)
• 1822 – John Pope, American general (d. 1892)
• 1823 – William Henry Monk, English organist and composer (d. 1889)
• 1834 – James Hector, Scottish geologist and surgeon (d. 1907)
• 1836 – Andrew Smith Hallidie, English-American engineer and businessman (d. 1900)
• 1839 – Sully Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)
• 1839 – John Butler Yeats, Irish painter (d. 1922)
• 1840 – Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese businessman (d. 1931)
• 1845 – Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (d. 1928)
• 1846 – Jurgis Bielinis, Lithuanian book smuggler (d. 1918)
• 1846 – Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician and academic (d. 1927)
• 1848 – Axel Heiberg, Norwegian financier and diplomat (d. 1932)
• 1851 – Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (d. 1931)
• 1853 – Heinrich Kayser, German physicist and spectroscopist (d. 1940)
• 1856 – Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France (d. 1879)
• 1857 – Charles Harding Firth, English historian and academic (d. 1936)
• 1859 – Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1906)
• 1865 – Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1953)
• 1869 – Willy Burmester, German violinist (d. 1933)
• 1869 – F. A. Forbes, Scottish nun and author (d. 1936)
• 1871 – Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (d. 1951)
• 1871 – Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (d. 1932)
• 1876 – Charles Halton, American actor (d. 1959)
• 1877 – Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer (d. 1972)
• 1878 – Clemens August Graf von Galen, German cardinal (d. 1946)
• 1882 – James Lightbody, American runner (d. 1953)
• 1883 – Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (d. 1958)
• 1884 – John Aglionby, English born Bishop of Accra and soldier (d. 1963)
• 1884 – Eric P. Kelly, American journalist and author (d. 1960)
• 1885 – Giacomo Benvenuti, Italian composer and musicologist (d. 1943)
• 1885 – Emory Holloway, American author (d. 1977)
• 1887 – Emilio Lunghi, Italian runner (d. 1925)
• 1889 – Reggie Walker, South African runner and coach (d. 1951)
• 1890 – Solomon Mikhoels, Latvian actor and director (d. 1948)
• 1890 – Robert Natus, Estonian architect (d. 1950)
• 1892 – James Petrillo, American union leader (d. 1984)
• 1892 – César Vallejo, Peruvian poet, playwright, and journalist (d. 1938)
• 1897 – Conrad Nagel, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1899 – Alberto Gainza Paz, Argentinian journalist and activist (d. 1977)
• 1901 – Edward Pawley, American actor (d. 1988)
• 1901 – Potti Sreeramulu, Indian activist (d. 1952)
• 1902 – Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1943)
• 1903 – Mike Mansfield, American politician and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to Japan (d. 2001)
• 1905 – Elisabeth Flickenschildt, German actress, producer, and author (d. 1977)
• 1906 – Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and translator (d. 2009)
• 1906 – Maurice Turnbull, Welsh-English criketer (d. 1944)
• 1906 – Henny Youngman, English-American violinist and comedian (d. 1998)
• 1908 – René Daumal, French author and poet (d. 1944)
• 1908 – Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966)
• 1909 – Nubar Terziyan, Turkish actor (d. 1994)
• 1910 – Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian-English cricketer, 8th Nawab of Pataudi (d. 1952)
• 1911 – Pierre Harmel, Belgian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2009)
• 1911 – Josef Mengele, German physician and SS officer (d. 1979)
• 1912 – Pat Nixon, American educator, 39th First Lady of the United States (d. 1993)
• 1915 – Kunihiko Kodaira, Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 1997)
• 1915 – Haldun Taner, Turkish playwright and author (d. 1986)
• 1916 – Sapru, Indian actor (d. 1979)
• 1916 – Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004)
• 1916 – Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer and businessman (d. 2010)
• 1917 – Louis C. Wyman, American lawyer and politician (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 1920 – John Addison, English-American soldier and composer (d. 1998)
• 1920 – Dorothea Binz, German SS officer (d. 1947)
• 1920 – Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Tonino Guerra, Italian poet, writer and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Traudl Junge, German secretary and journalist (d. 2002)
• 1920 – Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Grover Klemmer, American sprinter (d. 2015)
• 1922 – Harding Lemay, American screenwriter and playwright
• 1924 – Beryl Davis, English-American singer (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress and singer (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Mary Hinkson, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Ervin Kassai, Hungarian basketball player and referee (d. 2012)
• 1925 – Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist and engineer (d. 2004)
• 1926 – Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (d. 1987)
• 1926 – Jerry Lewis, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1927 – Ruby Braff, American trumpet player and cornet player (d. 2003)
• 1927 – Vladimir Komarov, Russian pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1967)
• 1927 – Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2003)
• 1927 – Olga San Juan, American actress and dancer (d. 2009)
• 1928 – Wakanohana Kanji I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Christa Ludwig, German soprano and actress
• 1929 – Betty Johnson, American singer (The Johnson Family Singers)
• 1929 – Tihomir Novakov, Serbian-American physicist and academic (d. 2015)
• 1930 – Tommy Flanagan, American pianist and composer (d. 2001)
• 1931 – Alan Heyman, American-South Korean musicologist and composer (d. 2014)
• 1931 – Anthony Kenny, English philosopher and academic
• 1931 – John Munro, Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Don Blasingame, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
• 1932 – Walter Cunningham, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
• 1932 – Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and author
• 1932 – Herbert Marx, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician
• 1933 – Keith Critchlow, English architect and academic, co-founded Temenos Academy
• 1933 – Sanford I. Weill, American banker, financier, and philanthropist
• 1934 – Jean Cournoyer, Canadian journalist and politician
• 1934 – Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (d. 2002)
• 1934 – Mack McInnis, American soldier and politician (d. 2013)
• 1934 – Roger Norrington, English violinist and conductor
• 1934 – Ray Walker, American singer (The Jordanaires)
• 1935 – Teresa Berganza, Spanish soprano and actress
• 1936 – Thelma Hopkins, Northern Irish high jumper
• 1936 – Fred Neil, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
• 1936 – Raymond Vahan Damadian, Armenian-American inventor, invented the MRI
• 1936 – Elisabeth Volkmann, German actress and singer (d. 2006)
• 1937 – David Frith, English historian, journalist, and author
• 1938 – Ray Pickrell, English motorcycle racer (d. 2006)
• 1939 – Carlos Bilardo, Argentinian footballer and coach
• 1939 – Koos Van Den Akker, Dutch-American fashion designer (d. 2015)
• 1940 – Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director and screenwriter
• 1940 – Vagif Mustafazadeh, Azerbaijani pianist and composer (d. 1979)
• 1940 – Jan Pronk, Dutch academic and politician, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
• 1940 – Keith Rowe, English guitarist (AMM and M.I.M.E.O.)
• 1941 – Robert Guéï, Ivorian soldier and politician, 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire (d. 2002)
• 1941 – Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality
• 1942 – Roger Crozier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)
• 1942 – James Soong, Chinese-Taiwanese politician, Governor of Taiwan Province
• 1942 – Gijs van Lennep, Dutch race car driver
• 1942 – Jerry Jeff Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lost Gonzo Band)
• 1943 – Ursula Goodenough, American biologist, zoologist, and author
• 1943 – Kim Mu-saeng, South Korean actor (d. 2005)
• 1944 – John Kipkurgat, Kenyan runner
• 1944 – Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American computer scientist and academic
• 1946 – Michael Basman, English chess player and author
• 1946 – Sigmund Groven, Norwegian harmonica player and composer
• 1946 – Mary Kaldor, English economist and academic
• 1946 – Hubert Soudant, Dutch horn player and conductor
• 1947 – Ramzan Paskayev, Kazakh accordion player and composer
• 1947 – Trevor Hartley, English footballer and manager
• 1948 – Michael Owen Bruce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alice Cooper)
• 1948 – Richard Desjardins, Canadian singer-songwriter and director
• 1948 – Margaret Weis, American author and game designer
• 1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor and producer
• 1949 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor and singer
• 1949 – Elliott Murphy, American-French singer-songwriter and journalist
• 1950 – Peter Forster, English bishop
• 1950 – Kate Nelligan, Canadian actress
• 1951 – Ray Benson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Asleep at the Wheel)
• 1951 – Erich Cviertna, Czech footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 1951 – Joe DeLamielleure, American football player
• 1952 – Alice Hoffman, American author
• 1952 – Philippe Kahn, French businessman, co-founded Fullpower Technologies
• 1952 – Irwin Keyes, American actor and comedian (d. 2015)
• 1952 – Scott Simon, American journalist and author
• 1953 – Isabelle Huppert, French actress
• 1953 – Óscar Ramírez, Peruvian terrorist
• 1953 – Richard Stallman, American computer scientist and programmer
• 1954 – David Heath, English politician
• 1954 – Jimmy Nail, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1954 – Tim O'Brien, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hot Rize)
• 1954 – Dav Whatmore, Sri Lankan-Australian cricketer and coach
• 1954 – Nancy Wilson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress (Heart)
• 1955 – Svetlana Alexeeva, Russian ice dancer and coach
• 1955 – Bruno Barreto, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1955 – Jiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer
• 1956 – Michael Dixon, English zoologist and curator
• 1956 – Ozzie Newsome, American football player and manager
• 1956 – Clifton Powell, American actor, director, and producer
• 1957 – Matthew Bannister, English broadcaster
• 1958 – Phillip Wilcher, Australian pianist and composer
• 1958 – Kate Worley, American author (d. 2004)
• 1959 – Sebastian Currier, American composer and educator
• 1959 – Greg Dyer, Australian cricketer
• 1959 – Flavor Flav, American rapper and actor (Public Enemy)
• 1959 – Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Norway
• 1960 – John Hemming, English businessman and politician
• 1960 – Duane Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 – Brett Kenny, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1961 – Todd McFarlane, Canadian author, illustrator, and businessman, founded McFarlane Toys
• 1961 – Michiru Ōshima, Japanese composer and producer
• 1963 – Jimmy DeGrasso, American drummer (Megadeth, Black Star Riders, F5, Y&T, and Suicidal Tendencies)
• 1963 – Jerome Flynn, English actor
• 1963 – Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor and musician (d. 2002)
• 1964 – H.P. Baxxter, German singer-songwriter (Scooter and Celebrate the Nun)
• 1964 – Henry O. Godwinn, American wrestler
• 1964 – Patty Griffin, American singer-songwriter (Band of Joy)
• 1964 – Gore Verbinski, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Mark Carney, Canadian-English economist and banker
• 1965 – Richard Daniel Roman, English-Spanish songwriter and producer
• 1966 – David Liss, American novelist
• 1967 – Tracy Bonham, American singer and violinist
• 1967 – John Darnielle, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mountain Goats, The Extra Lens, and The Bloody Hawaiians)
• 1967 – Lauren Graham, American actress
• 1968 – Trevor Wilson, American basketball player and police officer
• 1969 – Judah Friedlander, American comedian and actor
• 1969 – Ottis Gibson, Barbadian cricketer and coach
• 1969 – Evangelos Koronios, Greek basketball player and coach
• 1970 – Joakim Berg, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kent)
• 1971 – Alan Tudyk, American actor and voice artist
• 1971 – Tae Kimura, Japanese actress
• 1972 – Veiko Õunpuu, Estonian director and screenwriter
• 1972 – Velibor Radović, Serbian basketball player and coach
• 1973 – Tim Kang, American actor
• 1973 – Ahmet Kutsi Karadoğan, Turkish singer-songwriter
• 1973 – Patrick N. Millsaps, American lawyer and businessman
• 1973 – Vonda Ward, American boxer and basketball player
• 1974 – Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer and politician
• 1974 – Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1974 – Fotini Vavatsi, Greek archer
• 1975 – Sienna Guillory, English model and actress
• 1975 – Hidekazu Ichinose, Japanese voice actor
• 1976 – Blu Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1976 – Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 – Paul Schneider, American actor and director
• 1977 – Donal Óg Cusack, Irish hurler
• 1977 – Hiroki Yasumoto, Japanese voice actor
• 1978 – Brooke Burns, American model and actress
• 1978 – Ayesha Dharker, Indian actress
• 1979 – Édison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1979 – Rashad Moore, American football player
• 1979 – Leena Peisa, Finnish keyboard player and songwriter (Lordi and Dolchamar)
• 1979 – Andrei Stepanov, Estonian footballer
• 1980 – Todd Heap, American football player
• 1980 – Aubrey Miles, Filipino actress and singer
• 1980 – Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
• 1980 – Bahri Tanrıkulu, Turkish martial artist
• 1981 – Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer
• 1981 – Danny Brown, American rapper
• 1981 – Curtis Granderson, American baseball player
• 1981 – Fabiana Murer, Brazilian pole vaulter
• 1981 – Shin Yazawa, Japanese actress and entertainer
• 1981 – Yoav Ziv, Israeli footballer
• 1982 – Riley Cote, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1982 – Dian Sastrowardoyo, Indonesian model and actress
• 1982 – Brian Wilson, American baseball player
• 1983 – Brandon League, American baseball player
• 1983 – Stephen Drew, American baseball player
• 1983 – Vitali Gussev, Estonian footballer
• 1983 – Joe Mande, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1983 – Tramon Williams, American football player
• 1984 – Levi Brown, American football player
• 1984 – Michael Ennis, Australian rugby league player
• 1984 – Hosea Gear, New Zealand rugby player
• 1984 – Brandon Prust, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Nele-Liis Vaiksoo, Estonian singer and actress
• 1985 – Eddy Lover, Panamanian singer-songwriter
• 1986 – Alexandra Daddario, American actress and model
• 1986 – Kenny Dykstra, American wrestler
• 1986 – T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
• 1986 – Boaz Solossa, Indonesian footballer
• 1986 – Daisuke Takahashi, Japanese figure skater
• 1988 – Jhené Aiko, American singer-songwriter (Cocaine 80s)
• 1988 – Brett DiBiase, American wrestler and referee
• 1988 – Jessica Gregg, Canadian speed skater
• 1988 – Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
• 1989 – Blake Griffin, American basketball player
• 1989 – Theo Walcott, English footballer
• 1991 – Wolfgang Van Halen, American bass player (Van Halen)
• 1995 – Inga Janulevičiūtė, Lithuanian figure skater
• 1997 – Tyrel Jackson Williams, American actor and singer
• 1999 – Bailie Key, American gymnast

Deaths[edit]

• 37 – Tiberius, Roman emperor (b. 42 BC)
• 455 – Heraclius, Roman servant
• 455 – Valentinian III, Roman emperor (b. 419)
• 933 – Takin al-Khazari, Egyptian commander and politician, Abbasid Governor of Egypt
• 1021 – Heribert of Cologne, German archbishop and saint (b. 970)
• 1072 – Adalbert of Hamburg, German archbishop (b. 1000)
• 1322 – Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English general and politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1276)
• 1410 – John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, French-English admiral and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1373)
• 1457 – Ladislaus Hunyadi, Hungarian politician (b. 1433)
• 1485 – Anne Neville, English wife of Richard III of England (b. 1456)
• 1559 – Anthony St. Leger, Anglo-Irish politician Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1496)
• 1649 – Jean de Brébeuf, French-Canadian missionary and saint (b. 1593)
• 1679 – John Leverett, English general and politician, 19th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)
• 1721 – James Craggs the Elder, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1657)
• 1736 – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1710)
• 1737 – Benjamin Wadsworth, English clergyman and academic in colonial America (b. 1670)
• 1738 – George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (b. 1666)
• 1747 – Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1690)
• 1838 – Nathaniel Bowditch, American captain and mathematician (b. 1773)
• 1841 – Félix Savart, French physicist and psychologist (d. 1791)
• 1888 – Hippolyte Carnot, French politician (b. 1801)
• 1890 – Princess Zorka of Montenegro (b. 1864)
• 1892 – Samuel F. Miller, American lawyer and politician (b. 1827)
• 1898 – Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator (b. 1872)
• 1899 – Joseph Medill, American journalist and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1823)
• 1903 – Roy Bean, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1825)
• 1907 – John O'Leary, rebel, Irish Republican Brotherhood volunteer (b. 1830)
• 1914 – Gaston Calmette, French journalist (b. 1858)
• 1914 – Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
• 1914 – John Murray, Scottish oceanographer, biologist, and limnologist (b. 1841)
• 1925 – August von Wassermann, German bacteriologist and hygienist (b. 1866)
• 1927 – William Exshaw, French-English sailor (b. 1866)
• 1930 – Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1870)
• 1935 – John James Rickard Macleod, Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
• 1935 – Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-Danish chess player (b. 1886)
• 1936 – Marguerite Durand, French journalist and activist (b. 1864)
• 1937 – Alexander von Staël-Holstein, Estonian orientalist and sinologist (b. 1877)
• 1940 – Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
• 1945 – Simeon Price, American golfer (b. 1882)
• 1945 – Börries von Münchhausen, German poet and activist (b. 1874)
• 1955 – Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (b. 1914)
• 1957 – Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (b. 1876)
• 1961 – Chen Geng, Chinese general and politician (b. 1903)
• 1961 – Václav Talich, Czech violinist and conductor (b. 1883)
• 1963 – Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer (b. 1874)
• 1968 – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian-American pianist and composer (b. 1895)
• 1968 – Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and translator (b. 1907)
• 1970 – Tammi Terrell, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
• 1971 – Bebe Daniels, American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer (b. 1901)
• 1971 – Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of New York (b. 1902)
• 1975 – Richard W. DeKorte, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936)
• 1975 – T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1910)
• 1977 – Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
• 1979 – Jean-Guy Cardinal, Canadian politician (b. 1925)
• 1979 – Jean Monnet, French economist and politician (b. 1888)
• 1979 – Carmen de Icaza, Spanish writer (b. 1899)
• 1980 – Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-American painter (b. 1898)
• 1983 – Arthur Godfrey, American actor and television host (b. 1903)
• 1983 – Fred Rose, Polish-Canadian politician (b. 1907)
• 1984 – John Hoagland, American photographer and journalist (b. 1947)
• 1985 – Roger Sessions, American composer, critic, and educator (b. 1896)
• 1985 – Eddie Shore, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1902)
• 1988 – Mickey Thompson, American racing driver (b. 1928)
• 1990 – Ernst Bacon, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1898)
• 1992 – Roger Lemelin, Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1919)
• 1992 – Yves Rocard, French physicist and engineer (b. 1903)
• 1993 – Johnny Cymbal, Scottish-American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1945)
• 1996 – Charlie Barnett, American actor (b. 1954)
• 1998 – Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
• 1998 – Esther Bubley, American photographer (b. 1921)
• 1999 – Gratien Gélinas, Canadian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1909)
• 2000 – Thomas Ferebee, American colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
• 2000 – Pavel Prudnikau, Belarusian poet and author (b. 1911)
• 2000 – Michael Starr, Canadian judge and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of Labour (b. 1910)
• 2001 – Norma MacMillan, Canadian voice actress (b. 1921)
• 2001 – Bob Wollek, French race car driver (b. 1943)
• 2003 – Rachel Corrie, American activist (b. 1979)
• 2003 – Ronald Ferguson, English captain, polo player, and manager (b. 1931)
• 2004 – Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (b. 1910)
• 2005 – Todd Bell, American football player (b. 1958)
• 2005 – Timofei Dokschitzer, Russian trumpet player and educator (b. 1921)
• 2005 – Ralph Erskine, English architect, designed The London Ark (b. 1914)
• 2005 – Allan Hendrickse, South African educator and politician (b. 1927)
• 2005 – Dick Radatz, American baseball player (b. 1937)
• 2006 – David Feintuch, American lawyer and author (b. 1944)
• 2007 – Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. 1984)
• 2008 – Bill Brown, Australian cricketer and soldier (b. 1912)
• 2008 – Ola Brunkert, Swedish musician (ABBA) (b. 1946)
• 2008 – Ivan Dixon, American actor, director and producer (b. 1931)
• 2008 – Daniel MacMaster, Canadian singer (Bonham) (b. 1968)
• 2011 – Richard Wirthlin, American religious leader (b. 1931)
• 2012 – Aziz Ab'Sáber, Brazilian geologist and environmentalist (b. 1924)
• 2012 – M. A. R. Barker, American linguist, author, and academic (b. 1929)
• 2012 – Estanislau Basora, Spanish footballer (b. 1926)
• 2012 – John Ghindia, American football player and coach (b. 1925)
• 2012 – Donald E. Hillman, American colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
• 2012 – Peter Serracino Inglott, Maltese priest, philosopher, and academic (b. 1936)
• 2012 – Anita Steckel, American artist (b. 1930)
• 2012 – Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (b. 1924)
• 2013 – Trond Brænne, Norwegian actor and author (b. 1953)
• 2013 – Larcenia Bullard, American politician (b. 1947)
• 2013 – Jamal Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi physicist and cosmologist (b. 1939)
• 2013 – José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Argentinian economist and politician, Minister of Economy of Argentina (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Jason Molina, American singer-songwriter (b. 1973)
• 2013 – Yadier Pedroso, Cuban baseball player (b. 1986)
• 2013 – Bobby Smith, American singer (The Spinners) (b. 1936)
• 2013 – Marina Solodkin, Russian-Israeli academic and politician (b. 1952)
• 2013 – Frank Thornton, English actor (b. 1921)
• 2014 – Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (b. 1941)
• 2014 – Donald Crothers, Indian-American chemist and academic (b. 1937)
• 2014 – Lapiro de Mbanga, Cameroonian singer and guitarist (b. 1957)
• 2014 – Mitch Leigh, American composer and producer (b. 1928)
• 2014 – Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy, Sierra Leonean author, poet, and playwright (b. 1936)
• 2014 – Steve Moore, English author and illustrator (b. 1949)
• 2014 – Alexander Pochinok, Russian economist and politician (b. 1958)
• 2015 – Bruce Crump, American drummer (Molly Hatchet and Gator Country) (b. 1957)
• 2015 – Andy Fraser, English-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Free, Sharks, and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (b. 1952)
• 2015 – Jack Haley, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1964)
• 2015 – Don Robertson, American pianist and composer (b. 1922)

Sony buys out Michael Jackson music venture stake

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Sony is paying Michael Jackson's estate $750m (£526m) for the late pop star's share of a joint music publishing venture that it does not already own.

Jackson held a 50% stake in Sony ATV Music Publishing as part of a business partnership that began in 1995.

The purchase will give Sony the rights to about three million songs, including works by the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift.

However, the deal does not include Jackson's master recordings.

His estate will maintain its holdings in Mijac Music, which owns all the songs written by Jackson, as well as EMI Music Publishing.

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The agreement will reportedly help reduce the Jackson estate's remaining $250m debt and give the late musician's three children more financial flexibility.

The purchase of Jackson's stake also strengthens Sony's US entertainment business, which includes a film studio and music recording company.

"The entertainment businesses have long been a core part of Sony and are a key driver of our future growth," Kazuo Hirai, Sony's president and chief executive, said in a statement.

"These businesses will continue to contribute to our success for years to come."

John Branca and John McClain, co-executors of the Jackson estate, said the deal "further validates Michael's foresight and genius in investing in music publishing".

"His ATV catalogue, purchased in 1985 for a net acquisition cost of $41.5m, was the cornerstone of the joint venture and, as evidenced by the value of this transaction, is considered one of the smartest investments in music history."

Indiana Jones: Harrison Ford to appear in fifth film

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Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg are teaming up for a new Indiana Jones film, The Walt Disney Company has announced.

The fifth episode of the franchise will be released in July 2019. 

The as-yet-untitled film will come 11 years after the most recent Indiana Jones film, 2008's Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. 

Ford and Spielberg first worked together on Indiana Jones film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 1981. 

In the first outing, archaeologist Jones raced around the world to find the Ark of the Covenant before it fell into the hands of the Nazis.

It was followed three years later by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade coming in 1989.

'Perfect combination'

Ford, also known for his work as Han Solo in the Star Wars films, will be 77 when the new instalment arrives in cinemas. 

Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said: "Indiana Jones is one of the greatest heroes in cinematic history, and we can't wait to bring him back to the screen in 2019.

"It's rare to have such a perfect combination of director, producers, actor and role, and we couldn't be more excited to embark on this adventure with Harrison and Steven." 

The four films have made nearly $2bn (£1.41bn) at the box office so far. 

Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall are to produce the new film.

Το μεσημέρι στην Ειδομένη η Αντζελίνα Τζολί -Ματαιώθηκε η επίσκεψη στη Λέσβο

Την Ειδομένη και όχι τη Λέσβο θα επισκεφθεί τελικά η

 Αντζελίνα Τζολί. Η χολιγουντιανή σταρ και ειδική

 απεσταλμένη της Ύπατης Αρμοστείας του ΟΗΕ για τους

 Πρόσφυγες αναμένεται να φθάσει στον καταυλισμό

 στις 14:45. 

Από τον Λίβανο

Ο πόλεμος στη Συρία, που διαρκεί 5 χρόνια, έχει στοιχίσει τη ζωή σε 250.000

 ανθρώπους. «Δεν μπορούμε να διαχειριστούμε την κατάσταση παρέχοντας

 ανθρωπιστική βοήθεια αντί για διπλωματικές λύσεις», είπε η ηθοποιός, που

 επισκέφθηκε τον προσφυγικό καταυλισμό του Σααντνάγιελ, περίπου 15 

χιλιόμετρα από τα σύνορα με τη Συρία. 

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 έκανε αμέσως μετά. Η Τζολί τόνισε ότι οι κυβερνήσεις θα πρέπει να

 αναλύσουν την κατάσταση και να κατανοήσουν με ακρίβεια το τι μπορεί να

 κάνει η χώρα τους, πόσους πρόσφυγες μπορεί να βοηθήσει και με ποιον τρόπο.

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• 45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda.
• 180 – Marcus Aurelius dies leaving Commodus the sole emperor of the Roman Empire.
• 455 – Petronius Maximus becomes, with support of the Roman Senate, emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
• 624 – Led by Muhammad, the Muslims of Medina defeat the Quraysh of Mecca in the Battle of Badr.
• 1001 – The King of Butuan in the Philippines sends a tributary mission to the Song dynasty of China.
• 1337 – Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England.
• 1452 – The Battle of Los Alporchones is fought in the context of the Spanish Reconquista between the Emirate of Granada and the combined forces of the Kingdom of Castile and Murcia resulting in a Christian victory.
• 1560 – Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island in Rio de Janeiro is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique.
• 1677 – The Siege of Valenciennes, during the Franco-Dutch War, ends with France's taking of the city.
• 1776 – American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
• 1780 – American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
• 1805 – The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King.
• 1842 – The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed;
• 1860 – The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand land wars.
• 1861 – The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
• 1891 – SS Utopia collides with HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
• 1921 – The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
• 1939 – Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins,
• 1941 – In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• 1942 – Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland.
• 1945 – The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture.
• 1947 – First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
• 1948 – The Benelux, France, and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.
• 1950 – Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
• 1957 – A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.
• 1958 – The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
• 1959 – Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
• 1960 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
• 1963 – Mount Agung erupted on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
• 1966 – Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.
• 1968 – As a result of nerve gas testing in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.
• 1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
• 1970 – My Lai Massacre: The United States Army charges 14 officers with suppressing information related to the incident.
• 1973 – The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
• 1976 – The Troubles: Four civilians are killed when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates a car bomb outside a pub crowded with people celebrating Saint Patrick's Day in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.
• 1979 – The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
• 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.
• 1988 – A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143.
• 1988 – Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet.
• 1992 – Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Suicide car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
• 1992 – A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
• 2000 – Five hundred thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead.
• 2003 – Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
• 2004 – Unrest in Kosovo: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Thirty-five Serbian Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in Belgrade and Niš are destroyed.
• 2013 – The largest meteorite (since NASA started observing the Moon in 2005) hit the Moon.

Births[edit]

• 1231 – Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)
• 1473 – James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)
• 1628 – François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715)
• 1665 – Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer (d. 1729)
• 1676 – Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian (d. 1732)
• 1686 – Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver (d. 1755)
• 1725 – Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (d. 1806)
• 1747 – Johannes Jährig, German linguist (d. 1795)
• 1777 – Patrick Brontë, English priest and author (d. 1861)
• 1777 – Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1864)
• 1780 – Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator (d. 1847)
• 1781 – Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator (d. 1849)
• 1804 – Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer (d. 1881)
• 1820 – Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (d. 1897)
• 1834 – Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (d. 1900)
• 1839 – Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer (d. 1901)
• 1846 – Kate Greenaway, English author and illustrator (d. 1901)
• 1849 – Charles F. Brush, American inventor, co-invented the Arc lamp (d. 1929)
• 1856 – Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)
• 1862 – Silvio Gesell, Belgian merchant and economist (d. 1930)
• 1864 – Joseph Baptista, Indian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1930)
• 1866 – Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1939)
• 1870 – Horace Donisthorpe, English entomologist and myrmecologist (d. 1951)
• 1872 – Konstantinos Skarlatos, Greek general and target shooter (d. 1969)
• 1876 – Frederick Ayres, American composer (d. 1926)
• 1877 – Frank Castleman, American football player and coach (d. 1946)
• 1877 – Otto Gross, Austrian-German psychoanalyst and philosopher (d. 1920)
• 1880 – Patrick Hastings, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1952)
• 1880 – Lawrence Oates, English lieutenant and explorer (d. 1912)
• 1881 – Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
• 1883 – Urmuz, Romanian lawyer and judge (d. 1923)
• 1884 – Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band and Louisiana Five) (d. 1934)
• 1885 – Ralph Rose, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (d. 1913)
• 1886 – Princess Patricia of Connaught (d. 1974)
• 1888 – Arthur Edward Barstow, Scottish Major-General in the British Indian Army (d. 1942)
• 1888 – Paul Ramadier, French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1961)
• 1890 – Ted Adams, American film actor (d. 1973)
• 1892 – Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1923)
• 1894 – Paul Green, American playwright and academic (d. 1981)
• 1895 – Lloyd Rees, Australian painter (d. 1988)
• 1897 – Jozef Mazur, American painter and sculptor (d. 1970)
• 1900 – Manuel Plaza, Chilean runner (d. 1969)
• 1901 – Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (d. 1970)
• 1902 – Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (d. 1971)
• 1904 – Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991)
• 1906 – Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (d. 1996)
• 1907 – Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1991)
• 1907 – Takeo Miki, Japanese politician, 41st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1988)
• 1910 – Sonny Werblin, American businessman (d. 1991)
• 1911 – Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (d. 1965)
• 1911 – John Patrick Spiegel, American psychiatrist and academic (d. 1991)
• 1912 – Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987)
• 1914 – Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach (d. 2008)
• 1915 – Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (d. 2006)
• 1915 – Ray Ellington, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (d. 1985)
• 1915 – Hans Namuth, German-American photographer (d. 1990)
• 1915 – Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider (d. 2011)
• 1917 – Takis Sinopoulos, Greek poet and critic (d. 1981)
• 1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host (d. 1965)
• 1920 – John La Montaine, American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (d. 1975)
• 1921 – Meir Amit, Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications (d. 2009)
• 1922 – Patrick Suppes, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 2014)
• 1924 – Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor (d. 2015)
• 1926 – Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Marjory Shedd, Canadian badminton player (d. 2008)
• 1927 – Betty Allen, American soprano (d. 2009)
• 1927 – Rudy Ray Moore, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2008)
• 1928 – William John McKeag, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Florence Howe, American historian, author, and publisher, founded The Feminist Press
• 1930 – Paul Horn, American-Canadian flute player and saxophonist (d. 2014)
• 1930 – James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1991)
• 1931 – Patricia Breslin, American actress (d. 2011)
• 1931 – David Peakall, English-American chemist and toxicologist (d. 2001)
• 1932 – Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist and academic
• 1933 – Myrlie Evers-Williams, American journalist and activist
• 1933 – Pat Galvin, Australian public servant
• 1933 – Penelope Lively, English author
• 1933 – Sándor Rácz, Hungarian politician (d. 2013)
• 1935 – Frederick T. Mackenzie, American sedimentary and global biogeochemist
• 1935 – Patrick Etolu, Ugandan high jumper (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Ladislav Kupkovič, Slovakian composer and conductor
• 1936 – Patty Maloney, American actress and puppeteer
• 1936 – Ken Mattingly, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut
• 1937 – Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor
• 1937 – Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina
• 1938 – David Dilks, English historian and academic
• 1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
• 1938 – Keith O'Brien, Irish-Scottish cardinal
• 1938 – Izold Pustõlnik, Estonian astronomer and academic (d. 2008)
• 1938 – Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006)
• 1939 – Bill Graham, Canadian academic and politician, 4th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor
• 1939 – Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager
• 1940 – Mark White, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Texas
• 1941 – Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese soldier and politician
• 1941 – Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and KBC Band) (d. 2016)
• 1941 – Max Stafford-Clark, English director and academic
• 1942 – John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (d. 1994)
• 1942 – Yoko Yamamoto, Japanese actress
• 1943 – Jeff Banks, Welsh fashion designer
• 1943 – Andrew Brook, Canadian philosopher, author, and academic
• 1943 – Don Mitchell, American actor (d. 2013)
• 1943 – Jim Weatherly, American singer-songwriter
• 1944 – Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer
• 1944 – Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
• 1944 – John Lill, English pianist
• 1944 – John Sebastian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lovin' Spoonful, Even Dozen Jug Band, and The Mugwumps)
• 1945 – Michael Hayden, American general, 20th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• 1945 – Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982)
• 1945 – Dennis Joseph Sullivan, American bishop
• 1946 – John Baines, English historian and academic
• 1946 – Harold Ray Brown, American drummer (War and Lowrider Band)
• 1946 – Gavin Campbell, English actor and television host
• 1946 – Michael Finnissy, English pianist and composer
• 1947 – Jan Andersson, Swedish educator and politician
• 1947 – Yury Chernavsky, Russian-American songwriter and producer
• 1947 – Tony Cole, Australian public servant
• 1947 – James K. Morrow, American author
• 1948 – William Gibson, American-Canadian author
• 1948 – Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1949 – Hartmut Briesenick, German shot putter (d. 2013)
• 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor and director
• 1949 – Daniel Lavoie, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
• 1949 – Pat Rice, Irish footballer and coach
• 1949 – Stuart Rose, English businessman
• 1949 – Shih Wing-ching, Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
• 1950 – Patrick Adams, American songwriter and producer
• 1950 – Michael Been, American singer-songwriter (The Call) (d. 2010)
• 1950 – Mehmet Ali İrtemçelik, Turkish diplomat
• 1951 – Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer and academic
• 1951 – Scott Gorham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thin Lizzy, 21 Guns, and Black Star Riders)
• 1951 – Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor and producer
• 1952 – Susie Allanson, American singer and actress
• 1952 – Barry Horne, English activist (d. 2001)
• 1952 – Nikos Xydakis, Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1953 – Filemon Lagman, Filipino activist (d. 2001)
• 1953 – Ken Lyons, American bass guitarist, (38 Special) (d. 2012)
• 1953 – Chuck Muncie, American football player (d. 2013)
• 1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress
• 1954 – Jüri Pihl, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
• 1955 – Jyunichi Haruta, Japanese actor
• 1955 – Mark Boone Junior, American actor
• 1955 – Cynthia McKinney, American educator and politician
• 1955 – Paul Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (S-K-O)
• 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor, director, and bass player (Lt. Dan Band)
• 1956 – Patrick McDonnell, American author and illustrator
• 1957 – Michael Kelly, American journalist and author (d. 2003)
• 1958 – José Manuel Abascal, Spanish runner
• 1958 – Christian Clemenson, American actor
• 1958 – Jorge Ramos, Mexican-American journalist and author
• 1959 – Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach
• 1959 – Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer (L.A. Guns)
• 1960 – Vicki Lewis, American actress and singer
• 1961 – Sam Bowie, American basketball player
• 1961 – Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2006)
• 1961 – Casey Siemaszko, American actor
• 1961 – Alexander Bard, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (Army of Lovers, Vacuum, and Bodies Without Organs)
• 1962 – Ank Bijleveld, Dutch politician
• 1962 – Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (d. 2003)
• 1962 – Janet Gardner, American singer and guitarist (Vixen)
• 1962 – Clare Grogan, Scottish singer and actress (Altered Images)
• 1962 – Roxy Petrucci, American drummer (Madam X and Vixen)
• 1962 – Rob Sitch, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1963 – Roger Harper, Guyanese cricketer
• 1963 – Nick Peros, Canadian guitarist and composer
• 1964 – Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (d. 2013)
• 1964 – Lee Dixon, English footballer and journalist
• 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor and producer
• 1964 – Sulev Oll, Estonian journalist and poet
• 1964 – Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer and coach
• 1965 – Andrew Hudson, South African cricketer
• 1966 – Espen Hammer, Norwegian philosopher
• 1966 – Andrew Rosindell, English journalist and politician
• 1966 – Jeremy Sheffield, English actor and dancer
• 1967 – Van Conner, American bass player (Screaming Trees)
• 1967 – Billy Corgan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, Spirits in the Sky, and Starchildren)
• 1967 – Barry Minkow, American pastor and businessman
• 1968 – Eri Nitta, Japanese singer, actress, and lyricist (Onyanko Club)
• 1969 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founded Alexander McQueen (d. 2010)
• 1969 – Hugo Speer, English actor
• 1969 – Hanna Stjärne, Swedish journalist
• 1970 – Juliet Campbell, Jamaican sprinter
• 1970 – Patrick Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Gene Ween, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ween)
• 1971 – Bill Mueller, American baseball player and coach
• 1972 – Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Tinker)
• 1972 – Torquil Campbell, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor (Stars and Memphis)
• 1972 – Marc Gunn, American harp player (Brobdingnagian Bards)
• 1972 – Mia Hamm, American soccer player
• 1972 – Sean Price, American rapper and producer (Boot Camp Clik and Heltah Skeltah) (d. 2015)
• 1973 – Rico Blanco, Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Rivermaya)
• 1973 – Caroline Corr, Irish singer and drummer (The Corrs)
• 1973 – Amelia Heinle, American actress
• 1973 – Vance Wilson, American baseball player and manager
• 1973 – Jerome Woods, American football player
• 1974 – Marisa Coughlan, American actress
• 1974 – Mark Dolan, English comedian and television host
• 1974 – Tõnis Kasemets, Estonian race car driver
• 1974 – Oliver Palotai, German keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Kamelot, Circle II Circle, and Sons of Seasons)
• 1975 – Test, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2009)
• 1975 – Justin Hawkins, English singer-songwriter (The Darkness, British Whale, and Hot Leg)
• 1975 – Gina Holden, Canadian actress
• 1975 – Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer
• 1976 – Brittany Daniel, American actress and producer
• 1976 – Cynthia Daniel, American actress and photographer
• 1976 – Scott Downs, American baseball player
• 1976 – Stephen Gately, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Boyzone) (d. 2009)
• 1976 – Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
• 1977 – Tamar Braxton, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Braxtons)
• 1978 – Jason M. Burns, American author and publisher
• 1978 – Zachery Kouwe, American journalist
• 1978 – Saša Stanišić, Bosnian-German author
• 1979 – Lollipop, American wrestler and manager
• 1979 – Coco Austin, American model and actress
• 1979 – Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Stephen Kramer Glickman, Canadian actor, director, producer, and fashion designer
• 1979 – Million Wolde, Ethiopian runner
• 1981 – Aaron Baddeley, American-Australian golfer
• 1981 – Servet Çetin, Turkish footballer
• 1981 – Eva Fislová, Slovak tennis player
• 1981 – Kyle Korver, American basketball player
• 1981 – Thorsten Stuckmann, German footballer
• 1982 – Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
• 1983 – Raul Meireles, Portuguese footballer
• 1984 – Ryan Rottman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1985 – Vassiliki Arvaniti, Greek volleyball player
• 1985 – Tuğba Karademir, Turkish-Canadian figure skater
• 1986 – Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer
• 1986 – Miles Kane, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Little Flames, The Rascals, and The Last Shadow Puppets)
• 1986 – Nick Newell, American mixed martial artist
• 1986 – Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress and singer
• 1986 – Silke Spiegelburg, German pole vaulter
• 1987 – Federico Fazio, Argentinian footballer
• 1987 – Krisnan Inu, New Zealand rugby player
• 1987 – Rob Kardashian, American model and businessman
• 1987 – Ryan Parent, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 – Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player
• 1988 – Grimes, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1988 – Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer
• 1988 – Fraser Forster, English footballer
• 1988 – Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer
• 1989 – Mason Musso, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Metro Station)
• 1990 – Saina Nehwal, Indian Badminton player
• 1990 – Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1991 – Jack De Belin, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 – Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer
• 1995 – Akari Hayami, Japanese actress, model, and singer (Momoiro Clover Z)
• 1995 – Ashley Taylor, Australian rugby league player
• 1997 – Katie Ledecky, American swimmer

Deaths[edit]

• 45 BC – Titus Labienus, Roman lieutenant (b. 100 BC)
• 180 – Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (b. 121)
• 659 – Gertrude of Nivelles, Belgian nun and saint (b. 626)
• 836 – Haito, German monk and bishop (b. 763)
• 1040 – Harold Harefoot, English king (b. 1015)
• 1058 – Lulach, Scottish son of Gille Coemgáin of Moray (b. 1030)
• 1199 – Jocelin of Glasgow, Scottish monk and bishop (b. 1130)
• 1272 – Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)
• 1425 – Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)
• 1516 – Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (b. 1479)
• 1565 – Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500)
• 1573 – Reginald Grey, 5th Earl of Kent, English peer
• 1620 – John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
• 1640 – Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
• 1649 – Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and martyr (b. 1610)
• 1680 – François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
• 1704 – Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
• 1715 – Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
• 1741 – Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
• 1764 – George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
• 1782 – Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
• 1828 – James Edward Smith, English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society (b. 1759)
• 1830 – Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1764)
• 1846 – Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1784)
• 1849 – William II of the Netherlands (b. 1792)
• 1853 – Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
• 1871 – Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
• 1875 – Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
• 1893 – Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
• 1917 – Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
• 1926 – Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
• 1937 – Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
• 1941 – Marguerite Nichols, American actress (b. 1895)
• 1946 – Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)
• 1946 – William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1878)
• 1949 – Aleksandra Ekster, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882)
• 1956 – Fred Allen, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1894)
• 1956 – Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
• 1957 – Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
• 1958 – John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870)
• 1961 – Susanna M. Salter, American politician (b. 1860)
• 1962 – Pat Clayton, English soldier and surveyor (b. 1896)
• 1965 – Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football player and coach (b. 1862)
• 1969 – Frederick Garfield Gilmore, American boxer (b. 1887)
• 1974 – Louis Kahn, American architect, designed Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (b. 1901)
• 1976 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
• 1981 – Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)
• 1983 – Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
• 1987 – Santo Trafficante, Jr., American mob boss (b. 1914)
• 1988 – Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1949)
• 1989 – Merritt Butrick, American actor (b. 1959)
• 1990 – Capucine, French model and actress (b. 1928)
• 1990 – Ric Grech, Ukrainian-English bass player (Family, Blind Faith, and Traffic) (b. 1946)
• 1992 – Grace Stafford, American actress (b. 1903)
• 1993 – Helen Hayes, American actress (b. 1900)
• 1994 – Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director (b. 1925)
• 1995 – Rick Aviles, American actor (b. 1952)
• 1995 – Ronald Kray, English gangster (b. 1933)
• 1996 – René Clément, French director and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 1996 – Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
• 1997 – Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1957)
• 1998 – Harold Copp, Canadian biochemist and academic (b. 1915)
• 1999 – Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer (b. 1921)
• 1999 – Rod Hull, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
• 1999 – Jean Pierre-Bloch, French activist (b. 1905)
• 2002 – Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (b. 1911)
• 2002 – Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (b. 1917)
• 2002 – Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, American broadcaster, created the Today Show and The Tonight Show (b. 1908)
• 2003 – Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1902)
• 2004 – Rachel Hudson, English murder victim (b. 1984)
• 2004 – J.J. Jackson, American radio and television host (b. 1941)
• 2005 – Royce Frith, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (b. 1923)
• 2005 – George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
• 2005 – Andre Norton, American author (b. 1912)
• 2006 – Bob Blue, American songwriter and educator (b. 1948)
• 2006 – Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)
• 2006 – Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)
• 2006 – İstemihan Taviloğlu, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)
• 2007 – John Backus, American mathematician and computer scientist, designed Fortran (b. 1924)
• 2007 – Roger Bennett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Legacy Five and Cathedral Quartet) (b. 1959)
• 2007 – Jim Cronin, English zoo keeper and activist, founded Monkey World (b. 1951)
• 2008 – Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939)
• 2009 – Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937)
• 2009 – Fernand Lindsay, Canadian organist and educator (b. 1929)
• 2010 – Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Box Tops and Big Star) (b. 1950)
• 2010 – Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 2010 – Charlie Gillett, English musicologist and radio host (b. 1942)
• 2011 – Michael Gough, English actor (b. 1916)
• 2011 – Ferlin Husky, American singer and guitarist (b. 1925)
• 2012 – Paul Boyer, American historian and academic (b. 1935)
• 2012 – John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian Nazi guard (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)
• 2013 – Rudolf Battěk, Czech sociologist and politician (b. 1924)
• 2013 – William B. Caldwell, III, American general (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Steve Davis, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1952)
• 2013 – André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (b. 1921)
• 2013 – Olivier Metzner, French lawyer (b. 1949)
• 2013 – Jan van Houwelingen, Dutch politician (b. 1939)
• 2014 – Mercy Edirisinghe, Sri Lankan actress (b. 1945)
• 2014 – Gene Feist, American director and playwright, co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company (b. 1923)
• 2014 – Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (b. 1974)
• 2014 – Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)
• 2014 – Rachel Lambert Mellon, American heiress, philanthropist, gardener, and art collector (b. 1910)
• 2014 – Paddy McGuigan, Irish singer-songwriter (The Barleycorn) (b. 1939)
• 2014 – Oswald Morris, English cinematographer (b. 1915)
• 2014 – L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (b. 1964)
• 2015 – Ashley Adams, Australian target shooter (b. 1955)
• 2015 – Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (b. 1924)
• 2015 – Raymond D. Fowler, American psychologist and academic (b. 1930)
• 2015 – Kuniyoshi Kaneko, Japanese painter, photographer and illustrator (b. 1936)
• 2015 – Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)
• 2015 – Guido Zappa, Italian mathematician and theorist (b. 1915)

Τονωτικές ενέσεις με ρυθμούς της τζαζ
στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης 

Σε ασυνήθιστες και πρωτότυπες διαδρομές θρυλικών έργων της τζαζ  προσκαλεί το κοινό της Θεσσαλονίκης το Zz Jazz Quartet, το οποίο θα εμφανιστεί στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής την προσεχή Δευτέρα 21 Μαρτίου, στις 9 μ.μ.

Συμμετέχοντας στην ενότητα εκδηλώσεων «Jazz στο Μέγαρο», το  τετραμελές σχήμα θα παρουσιάσει στο χώρο του μπαρ του κτηρίου Μ2 συνθέσεις του Μάιλ Ντέιβις (Miles Davis), του Ντίζι Γκιλέσπι (Dizzy Gillespie), του Φρέντι Χάμπαρντ (Freddy Hubbard), του Ντιουκ Έλινγκτον (Duke Ellington) και άλλων διάσημων μορφών της τζαζ, οι οποίες έχουν διασκευαστεί από τον ιδρυτή του, Χρήστο Αναστασιάδη, μουσικό και τρομπετίστα.

Με ύφος επιθετικό, το κουαρτέτο επιχειρεί να προσδώσει νέα, διαφορετική πνοή σε κλασικά μουσικά θέματα, όπως «Μια Νύχτα στην Τυνησία» (A Night in Tunisia) και «Όλα τα Μπλουζ» (All Blues), που αποτελούν σηματωρούς στην ιστορία της τζαζ. Παράλληλα, το σχήμα παρουσιάζει αυθεντικές συνθέσεις του ίδιου του ιδρυτή του, οι οποίες διακρίνονται για τον περιγραφικό χαρακτήρα τους («Ανάμνηση» / Remerberance, «Άτλας» / Atlas κ.ά.).

Αυτοσχεδιασμοί και ρυθμός

«Όσοι θα έρθουν στη συναυλία, θα ακούσουν κάτι διαφορετικό. Έχουμε προσαρμόσει γνωστά έργα της τζαζ στους ήχους της σημερινής εποχής, όπως εμείς τους αντιλαμβανόμαστε, και τα παρουσιάζουμε σε πιο groovy ή funky εκτέλεση, δηλαδή με πιο ευχάριστο και σύγχρονο στιλ. Η μουσική μας είναι αυτοσχεδιαστική και ρυθμική, έχει πολλά στοιχεία "μαύρου"παιξίματος και αντλεί σημαντικές επιρροές από τη μουσική σκηνή της Νέας Υόρκης, του Σικάγο και της Βοστόνης, αλλά και της Δυτικής Ακτής των ΗΠΑ, του Λος Άντζελες και του Μαϊάμι», λέει ο Χρήστος Αναστασιάδης, εξερχόμενος για λίγο από το στούντιο, όπου προετοιμάζεται εντατικά με τους συνεργάτες του.  
Τα μέλη του Zz Jazz Quartet εντάσσουν τη μουσική τους στην κατηγορία του bebop, είδος της τζαζ με γρήγορο ρυθμό και ταχείες εναλλαγές, ενώ στις εμφανίσεις τους η τρομπέτα κατέχει πάντα κυρίαρχο ρόλο.  

«Χρειάζεται λίγο φως»

«Η εποχή μας είναι σκοτεινή και χρειάζεται λίγο φως, λίγη δύναμη. Με τη συναυλία μας θέλουμε να διεγείρουμε, να τονώσουμε ψυχολογικά τους θεατές που θα μας προτιμήσουν. Το πλέον σημαντικό είναι το κοινό να χαρεί και να σταθεί στα πόδια του. Αυτό, όπως πιστεύουμε, μπορεί να γίνει με τον ενθουσιασμό που μεταδίδει το φανταχτερό παίξιμό μας», σημειώνει ο επικεφαλής του σχήματος.
Σκοπός του Zz Music Project, όπως αποκαλείται το σύνολο των συνθέσεων που θα παρουσιαστούν, είναι, μεταξύ άλλων, η αφύπνιση των εσωτερικών διλημμάτων του κοινού, ώστε ο καθένας να αντικρίσει κατάματα τα συναισθήματα και τις ιδέες που συγκρατεί στον εσωτερικό κόσμο του.

Στο δρόμο της αποφασιστικότητας

«Σήμερα οι περισσότεροι άνθρωποι έχουν κλειστεί στον εαυτό τους. Περπατούν σκυφτοί στο δρόμο και σπάνια ο ένας μιλάει στον άλλο. Διακατέχονται από αμφιθυμία. Διστάζουν να αποφασίσουν. Εμείς, όμως, ως μουσικοί έχουν συμφωνήσει να τολμήσουμε. Αποφασίζουμε να προσεγγίσουμε ένα μουσικό θέμα και το κάνουμε. Αναλαμβάνουμε τον κίνδυνο και δείχνουμε στους θεατές έναν άλλο δρόμο, αυτόν της αποφασιστικότητας. Το παίξιμό μας προκαλεί έξαρση της διάθεσης και είναι απελευθερωμένο. Ακριβώς το ίδιο συναίσθημα, αυτό της απελευθέρωσης, θέλουμε να μεταφέρουμε και στο κοινό που θα μας ακούσει», αναφέρει ο Χρήστος Αναστασιάδης.

«Η τζαζ είναι ελευθερία»
Ο ίδιος υπενθυμίζει την περίφημη φράση του Τελόνιους Μονκ (Thelonious Monk), σύμφωνα με την οποία «η τζαζ είναι ελευθερία» και εξηγεί: «Ο κάθε καλλιτέχνης μπορεί να πει αυτό που θέλει με τον τρόπο που επιθυμεί. Βεβαίως, υπάρχουν κανόνες, για να ακουστεί κάτι με ωραίο τρόπο, αλλά κι αυτοί συχνά καταργούνται».

Η ταυτότητα του κουαρτέτου

Το Zz Jazz Quartet ιδρύθηκε το 2014 στη Θεσσαλονίκη με πρωτοβουλία του  Χρήστου Αναστασιάδη, ο οποίος, έπειτα από αρκετές συνεργασίες με πολλά καταξιωμένα σχήματα, όπως τους Aroma Caribe, Seven of a King και Aperito, κατέληξε να επιλέξει παλαιούς φίλους και ταλαντούχους νέους μουσικούς, για να συνεχίσει την πορεία του. Εκτός του ιδρυτή του, που παίζει τρομπέτα και φλούγκελχορν (φλικόρνο, πνευστό όργανο παρόμοιο της τρομπέτας), στο σχήμα συμμετέχουν ο Κώστας Αντωνόπουλος (ηλεκτρική κιθάρα), ο Νίκος Πανταζόγλου (ηλεκτρικό μπάσο) και ο Γιώργος Μπαϊράμης (ντραμς). Το μουσικό σύνολο έχει ήδη κάνει αρκετές εμφανίσεις σε διάφορες πόλεις της Ελλάδας, ενώ προετοιμάζει νέες μουσικές εκπλήξεις.

Ο Σύλλογος «Φίλοι της Τζαζ & Δημιουργικής Μουσικής»

Η συναυλία της προσεχούς Δευτέρας 21 Μαρτίου διοργανώνεται σε συνεργασία με το Σύλλογο «Φίλοι της Τζαζ & Δημιουργικής Μουσικής». Ο εν λόγω σύλλογος ιδρύθηκε το 2001 στη Θεσσαλονίκη και διατηρεί δυναμική παρουσία στα μουσικά δρώμενα της πόλης, συμμετέχοντας σε σημαντικές διοργανώσεις και αναλαμβάνοντας ποιοτικές εκδηλώσεις, φεστιβάλ και σεμινάρια. Είναι μη κερδοσκοπικός οργανισμός και βασίζεται στον εθελοντισμό και τη συμμετοχή των μελών του.

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 η νέα  βίλα των 1.000 τ.μ. της Μενεγάκη 

Στο Καστρί, σε μια βίλα 1.000 τ.μ., ετοιμάζονται να 

μετακομίσουν το επόμενο διάστημα η Ελένη Μενεγάκη με τον

 σύζυγό της Ματέο Παντζόπουλο. 

Το ζευγάρι με τα τέσσερα παιδιά του ετοιμάζεται το επόμενο διάστημα να

 μετακομίσει από τη βίλα των Μελισσίων, που είχε χτίσει η Ελένη Μενεγάκη μαζί

 με τον Γιάννη Λάτσιο και αποτελεί σημείο τριβής μεταξύ τους ακόμη και σήμερα,

 χρόνια μετά την έκδοση του διαζύγιου τους, στο Καστρί, στο υπερπολυτελές

 σπίτι που ετοιμάζουν. 

Πρόκειται για μια βίλα εντελώς διαφορετικής αισθητικής από αυτή που μένει αυτή 

τη στιγμή το ζευγάρι, καθώς η βίλα των Μελισσίων είναι σε κλασικές γραμμές με

 παραδοσιακά στοιχεία, ενώ αυτή στο Καστρί με εμφανείς μίνιμαλ επιρροές. 

Η δεύτερη διαφορά εντοπίζεται στο γεγονός ότι ναι μεν η μητέρα, ο πατριός και ο

 αδελφός της παρουσιάστριας θα πάνε και αυτοί στο Καστρί, ωστόσο δεν θα 

μείνουν στο ίδιο σπίτι με το ζευγάρι, αλλά σε άλλο που χτίζεται ταυτόχρονα, στο

 ίδιο πάντα οικόπεδο. 

 βρίσκεται  στην Εκάλη, ωστόσο δεν διευκρινίζεται το πότε έχει χτιστεί κτλ. 

Το περιοδικό Yes πριν καιρό είχε γράψει ότι δεν πρόκειται για ένα σπίτι που το

 ζευγάρι έχτισε εξαρχής αλλά ένα ήδη υπάρχον σπίτι που έχει φτιάξει ο γνωστός

 αρχιτέκτονας, το οποίο το ζευγάρι αγόρασε και ανακαίνισε πλήρως.