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• 428 – Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.
• 837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
• 879 – Louis III and Carloman II become Kings of the Western Franks.
• 1407 – The lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".
• 1500 – Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
• 1606 – The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
• 1710 – The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
• 1741 – War of the Austrian Succession (10 April 1755 – 2 July 1843): defeat for Austria at Mollwitz on this date.
• 1809 – Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.
• 1815 – The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
• 1816 – The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
• 1821 – Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
• 1826 – The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
• 1856 – The Theta Chi fraternity is founded at Norwich University in Vermont.
• 1858 – After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
• 1864 – Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
• 1865 – American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
• 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
• 1868 – At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
• 1872 – The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
• 1887 – On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of The Catholic University of America.
• 1904 – British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of The Book of the Law.
• 1912 – RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
• 1916 – The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
• 1919 – Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
• 1925 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
• 1941 – World War II: The Axis powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustaše fascist insurgents in power.
• 1944 – Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from the Birkenau death camp.
• 1953 – Warner Bros. premieres the first 3-D film from a major American studio, entitled House of Wax.
• 1957 – The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
• 1959 – Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, marries Michiko.
• 1963 – One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
• 1968 – New Zealand inter-island ferry TEV Wahine founders and sinks at the mouth of Wellington Harbour.
• 1970 – Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
• 1971 – Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
• 1972 – Twenty days after he is kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is murdered by communist guerrillas.
• 1972 – Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are accidentally discovered by construction workers in Shandong.
• 1972 – Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
• 1972 – 74 nations sign the Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of biological weapons.
• 1973 – A British Vickers Vanguard turboprop aircraft crashes in a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104 people.
• 1979 – Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
• 1988 – The Ojhri Camp disaster: Killing more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad as a result of rockets and other munitions expelled by the blast.
• 1991 – Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.
• 1991 – A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
• 1998 – Northern Ireland peace deal reached (Good Friday Agreement).
• 2009 – President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces he has abrogated the constitution and assume all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.
• 2010 – Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński and dozens of other senior officials

Births[edit]

• 401 – Theodosius II, Roman emperor (d. 450)
• 1512 – James V of Scotland (d. 1542)
• 1583 – Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist (d. 1645)
• 1651 – Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1708)
• 1656 – René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian settler, founded Rimouski (d. 1718)
• 1704 – Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (d. 1766)
• 1707 – Michel Corrette, French organist, composer, and author (d. 1795)
• 1713 – John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (d. 1788)
• 1755 – Samuel Hahnemann, German-French physician and academic (d. 1843)
• 1762 – Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1834)
• 1778 – William Hazlitt, English painter and critic (d. 1830)
• 1783 – Hortense de Beauharnais, French-Dutch wife of Louis Bonaparte (d. 1837)
• 1794 – Matthew C. Perry, American commander (d. 1858)
• 1806 – Juliette Drouet, French actress (d. 1883)
• 1827 – Lew Wallace, American general, lawyer, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (d. 1905)
• 1829 – William Booth, English minister, founded The Salvation Army (d. 1912)
• 1837 – Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867)
• 1847 – Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (d. 1911)
• 1864 – Eugen d'Albert, Scottish-German pianist and composer (d. 1932)
• 1865 – Jack Miner, American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist (d. 1944)
• 1867 – George William Russell, Irish author, poet, and painter (d. 1935)
• 1868 – George Arliss, English actor and playwright (d. 1946)
• 1873 – Kyösti Kallio, Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th President of Finland (d. 1940)
• 1877 – Alfred Kubin, Austrian author and illustrator (d. 1959)
• 1879 – Bernhard Gregory, Estonian-German chess player (d. 1939)
• 1879 – Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (d. 1921)
• 1880 – Frances Perkins, American sociologist, academic, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 1965)
• 1880 – Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (d. 1948)
• 1886 – Johnny Hayes, American runner and trainer (d. 1965)
• 1887 – Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
• 1891 – Frank Barson, English footballer and coach (d. 1968)
• 1893 – Otto Steinböck, Austrian zoologist (d. 1969)
• 1894 – Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian businessman (d. 1983)
• 1894 – Ben Nicholson, British painter (d. 1982)
• 1897 – Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 1990)
• 1897 – Ross Youngs, American baseball player (d. 1927)
• 1900 – Arnold Orville Beckman, American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (d. 2004)
• 1903 – Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator (d. 1970)
• 1906 – Steve Anderson, American hurdler (d. 1988)
• 1910 – Margaret Clapp, American scholar and academic (d. 1974)
• 1910 – Helenio Herrera, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1997)
• 1910 – Paul Sweezy, American economist and publisher, founded the Monthly Review (d. 2004)
• 1911 – Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
• 1911 – Maurice Schumann, French journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign for France (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 1953)
• 1913 – Stefan Heym, German-American soldier and author (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Jack Badcock, Australian cricketer (d. 1982)
• 1915 – Harry Morgan, American actor and director (d. 2011)
• 1915 – Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (d. 2014)
• 1916 – Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956)
• 1917 – Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (d. 2013)
• 1917 – Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
• 1918 – Lee Bergere, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1919 – John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (d. 2014)
• 1921 – Chuck Connors, American baseball player and actor (d. 1992)
• 1921 – Jake Warren, Canadian soldier and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (d. 2008)
• 1921 – Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer (d. 2003)
• 1922 – Vesna Parun, Croatian poet (d. 2010)
• 1923 – Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and author (d. 2000)
• 1923 – Jane Kean, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 1923 – Floyd Simmons, American decathlete and actor (d. 2008)
• 1924 – Kenneth Noland, American soldier and painter (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Linda Goodman, American astrologer and author (d. 1995)
• 1925 – Angelo Poffo, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Junior Samples, American actor (d. 1983)
• 1927 – Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
• 1929 – Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (d. 1959)
• 1929 – Liz Sheridan, American actress
• 1929 – Max von Sydow, Swedish-French actor
• 1930 – Claude Bolling, French pianist, composer, and actor
• 1930 – Dolores Huerta, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers
• 1930 – Spede Pasanen, Finnish actor, director, and producer (d. 2001)
• 1930 – Lee Weaver, American actor
• 1932 – Delphine Seyrig, Lebanese-American actress and director (d. 1990)
• 1932 – Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
• 1933 – Rokusuke Ei, Japanese composer and author
• 1933 – Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (d. 2013)
• 1933 – Poncie Ponce, American actor and singer (d. 2013)
• 1934 – David Halberstam, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Richard Peck, American author and academic
• 1935 – John A. Bennett, American soldier (d. 1961)
• 1935 – Patrick Garland, English actor and director (d. 2013)
• 1936 – John Howell, English long jumper
• 1936 – John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1936 – Bobbie Smith, American singer (The Spinners) (d. 2013)
• 1937 – Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet and author (d. 2010)
• 1938 – Don Meredith, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator
• 1940 – Gloria Hunniford, Irish radio and television host
• 1941 – Harold Long, Canadian politician (d. 2013)
• 1941 – Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer
• 1942 – Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)
• 1942 – Ian Callaghan, English footballer
• 1942 – Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
• 1943 – Andrzej Badeński, Polish-German sprinter (d. 2008)
• 1943 – Margaret Pemberton, English author
• 1945 – Kevin Berry, Australian swimmer (d. 2006)
• 1946 – David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2001)
• 1946 – Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager
• 1946 – Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 – David A. Adler. American author and educator
• 1947 – William Castell, English businessman
• 1947 – Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
• 1948 – Mel Blount, American football player
• 1949 – Daniel Mangeas, French banker and sportscaster
• 1950 – Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player and manager
• 1950 – Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (Parliament-Funkadelic, and The Parliaments) (d. 1992)
• 1951 – David Helvarg, American journalist and activist
• 1952 – Narayan Rane, Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• 1952 – Masashi Sada, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer
• 1952 – Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist
• 1953 – David Moorcroft, English runner and businessman
• 1953 – Pamela Wallin, Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
• 1954 – Paul Bearer, American wrestler and manager (d. 2013)
• 1954 – Anne Lamott, American author and educator
• 1954 – Peter MacNicol, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1954 – Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author
• 1955 – Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress
• 1956 – Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic
• 1957 – Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group
• 1957 – John M. Ford, American author and poet (d. 2006)
• 1957 – Steve Gustafson, Spanish-American bass player (10,000 Maniacs)
• 1957 – Rosemary Hill, English historian and author
• 1958 – Bob Bell, Northern Irish engineer
• 1958 – Yefim Bronfman, Uzbek-American pianist
• 1958 – Brigitte Holzapfel, German high jumper
• 1959 – Babyface, American singer-songwriter and producer (After 7, The Deele, and Manchild)
• 1959 – Uwe Behrens, German footballer and manager
• 1959 – Davy Carton, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Saw Doctors and Blaze X)
• 1959 – Yvan Loubier, Canadian economist and politician
• 1959 – Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stray Cats, The Tomcats, and The Brian Setzer Orchestra)
• 1960 – Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group
• 1960 – Katrina Leskanich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Katrina and the Waves)
• 1960 – Terry Teagle, American basketball player
• 1961 – Nicky Campbell, Scottish journalist and game show host
• 1961 – Joe Cole, American roadie and author (d. 1991)
• 1961 – Carole Goble, English computer scientist and academic
• 1961 – Mark Jones, American basketball player
• 1962 – Steve Tasker, American football player and sportscaster
• 1962 – Viktor Zuikov, Estonian fencer
• 1963 – Warren DeMartini, American guitarist and songwriter (Ratt)
• 1963 – Jeff Gray, American baseball player and coach
• 1963 – Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1964 – Manon Bollegraf, Dutch tennis player
• 1964 – Felicia Collins, American singer and guitarist (CBS Orchestra)
• 1964 – Gopinath Muthukad, Indian magician and stuntman
• 1965 – Tim Alexander, American drummer and songwriter (Primus and Major Lingo)
• 1966 – Steve Claridge, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
• 1967 – Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1967 – David Rovics, American singer-songwriter
• 1968 – Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (d. 1996)
• 1968 – Orlando Jones, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1969 – Billy Jayne, American actor and musician
• 1969 – Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
• 1970 – Q-Tip, American rapper, producer, and actor (A Tribe Called Quest)
• 1970 – Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Leonard Doroftei, Romanian-Canadian boxer
• 1970 – Kenny Lattimore, American singer-songwriter
• 1971 – Brad William Henke, American football player and actor
• 1971 – Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer and coach
• 1971 – Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1971 – Nana Smith, American-Japanese tennis player
• 1972 – Ed Byrne, Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1972 – Ian Harvey, Australian cricketer
• 1972 – Priit Kasesalu, Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype
• 1973 – Guillaume Canet, French actor and director
• 1973 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1973 – Aidan Moffat, Scottish singer-songwriter (Arab Strap and The Reindeer Section)
• 1973 – Christopher Simmons, Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic
• 1974 – Eric Greitens, American lieutenant
• 1974 – Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
• 1975 – Chris Carrabba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever, and Twin Forks)
• 1975 – Terrence Lewis, Indian dancer and choreographer
• 1975 – Matthew Phillips, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
• 1976 – Clare Buckfield, English actress
• 1976 – Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer
• 1976 – Sara Renner, Canadian skier
• 1977 – Stephanie Sheh, American voice actress, director, and producer
• 1978 – Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist (Negative)
• 1979 – Iván Alonso, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 – Kenyon Coleman, American football player
• 1979 – Rachel Corrie, American author and activist (d. 2003)
• 1979 – Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (KinKi Kids, J-Friends, and Toraji Haiji)
• 1979 – Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer-songwriter (Theaudience)
• 1979 – Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
• 1980 – Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player and model
• 1980 – Charlie Hunnam, English actor
• 1980 – Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer
• 1980 – Kasey Kahne, American race car driver
• 1980 – Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Lifehouse and AM Radio)
• 1981 – Gretchen Bleiler, American snowboarder
• 1981 – Anis Boussaïdi, Tunisian footballer
• 1981 – Laura Bell Bundy, American actress and singer
• 1981 – Liz McClarnon, English singer and dancer (Atomic Kitten)
• 1981 – Michael Pitt, American actor, singer, and guitarist (Pagoda)
• 1981 – Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Andre Ethier, American baseball player
• 1982 – Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1983 – Jamie Chung, American actress
• 1983 – Andrew Dost, American guitarist and songwriter (Fun and Anathallo)
• 1983 – Ryan Merriman, American actor
• 1983 – Hannes Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1984 – Faustina Agolley, English-Australian television host and producer
• 1984 – Jeremy Barrett, American figure skater
• 1984 – Mandy Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1984 – David Obua, Ugandan footballer
• 1984 – Damien Perquis, French-Polish footballer
• 1984 – Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
• 1985 – Barkhad Abdi, Somali-American actor and director
• 1985 – Willo Flood, Irish footballer
• 1985 – Jesús Gámez, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Olivia Borlée, Belgian sprinter
• 1986 – Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer
• 1986 – Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
• 1986 – Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer
• 1986 – Andrei Strelnikov, Russian footballer
• 1987 – Vladimir Ivanov, Estonian tennis player
• 1987 – Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano (Celtic Woman)
• 1988 – Haley Joel Osment, American actor
• 1989 – Michael Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer
• 1990 – Ben Amos, English footballer
• 1990 – Andile Jali, South African footballer
• 1990 – Ricky Leutele, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
• 1990 – Lulinha, Brazilian footballer
• 1990 – Alex Pettyfer, English actor
• 1991 – AJ Michalka, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (78violet)
• 1991 – Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor
• 1992 – Jack Buchanan, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – Daisy Ridley, English actress
• 1994 – Nerlens Noel, American basketball player

Deaths[edit]

• 879 – Louis the Stammerer, French son of Ermentrude of Orléans (b. 846)
• 948 – Hugh of Italy (b. 885)
• 1533 – Frederick I of Denmark (b. 1471)
• 1545 – Costanzo Festa, Italian composer (b. 1485)
• 1585 – Pope Gregory XIII (b. 1502)
• 1599 – Gabrielle d'Estrées, French mistress of Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
• 1601 – Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish soldier and poet (b. 1562)
• 1619 – Thomas Jones, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1550)
• 1640 – Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1578)
• 1646 – Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576)
• 1667 – Jan Marek Marci, Czech physician and author (b. 1595)
• 1704 – William Egon of Fürstenberg, German cardinal (b. 1629)
• 1706 – Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish general and politician (b. 1666)
• 1756 – Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (b. 1661)
• 1760 – Jean Lebeuf, French historian and author (b. 1687)
• 1786 – John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1723)
• 1806 – Horatio Gates, English-American general (b. 1727)
• 1813 – Joseph Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1736)
• 1823 – Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (b. 1757)
• 1871 – Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1789)
• 1904 – Isabella II of Spain (b. 1830)
• 1909 – Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (b. 1837)
• 1919 – Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (b. 1879)
• 1920 – Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (b. 1829)
• 1931 – Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (b. 1883)
• 1938 – King Oliver, American cornet player and bandleader (b. 1885)
• 1942 – Carl Schenstrøm, Danish actor and director (b. 1881)
• 1943 – Andreas Faehlmann, Estonian-German sailor and engineer (b. 1898)
• 1945 – Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer and typographer (b. 1882)
• 1947 – Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant and author (b. 1887)
• 1950 – Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1876)
• 1954 – Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (b. 1862)
• 1954 – Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)
• 1955 – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1881)
• 1958 – Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
• 1960 – André Berthomieu, French director and screenwriter (b. 1903)
• 1962 – Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886)
• 1962 – Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish bass player (The Beatles) (b. 1940)
• 1965 – Lloyd Casner, American race car driver, founded Casner Motor Racing Division (b. 1928)
• 1965 – Linda Darnell, American actress (b. 1923)
• 1966 – Evelyn Waugh, English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (b. 1903)
• 1967 – Aage Winther-Jørgensen, Danish actor (b. 1900)
• 1968 – Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian lieutenant and politician (b. 1899)
• 1969 – Harley Earl, American businessman (b. 1893)
• 1975 – Walker Evans, American photographer (b. 1903)
• 1975 – Marjorie Main, American actress (b. 1890)
• 1978 – Hjalmar Mäe, Estonian politician (b. 1901)
• 1979 – Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911)
• 1980 – Kay Medford, American actress and singer (b. 1919)
• 1983 – Issam Sartawi, Palestinian activist (b. 1935)
• 1986 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
• 1991 – Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955)
• 1991 – Martin Hannett, English guitarist and producer (The Invisible Girls) (b. 1948)
• 1991 – Natalie Schafer, American actress (b. 1900)
• 1992 – Sam Kinison, American comedian and actor (b. 1953)
• 1993 – Chris Hani, South African activist and politician (b. 1942)
• 1993 – Villu Toots, Estonian calligrapher, book designer, educator, paleograph and author (b. 1916)
• 1994 – Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1924)
• 1995 – Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (b. 1896)
• 1997 – Michael Dorris, American author and academic (b. 1945)
• 1998 – Seraphim of Athens, Greek archbishop (b. 1913)
• 1999 – Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-American biochemist and physician (b. 1910)
• 1999 – Jean Vander Pyl, American actress and voice artist (b. 1919)
• 2000 – Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 2000 – Larry Linville, American actor (b. 1939)
• 2003 – Little Eva, American singer (b. 1943)
• 2004 – Jacek Kaczmarski, Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (b. 1957)
• 2004 – Sakıp Sabancı, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Sabancı Holding (b. 1933)
• 2005 – Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (Amadeus Quartet) (b. 1923)
• 2005 – Scott Gottlieb, American drummer (Bleed the Dream) (b. 1970)
• 2005 – Archbishop Iakovos of America (b. 1911)
• 2005 – Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)
• 2005 – Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (The Outsiders and Tax Free) (b. 1948)
• 2007 – Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (b. 1910)
• 2007 – Dakota Staton, American singer (b. 1930)
• 2009 – Deborah Digges, American poet and educator (b. 1950)
• 2010 – Passengers in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash:
  • Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish soldier and politician, 6th President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1919)
  • Maria Kaczyńska, Polish economist, First Lady of Poland (b. 1942)
  • Lech Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 4th President of Poland (b. 1949)
  • Anna Walentynowicz, Ukrainian-Polish journalist and activist (b. 1929)
  • Janusz Zakrzeński, Polish actor (b. 1936)
• 2010 – Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1939)
• 2010 – Arthur Mercante, Sr., American boxer and referee (b. 1920)
• 2011 – Mikhail Rusyayev, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1964)
• 2011 – Homer Smith, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
• 2012 – Raymond Aubrac, French engineer and activist (b. 1914)
• 2012 – Barbara Buchholz, German theremin player and composer (b. 1959)
• 2012 – Virginia Spencer Carr, American author and academic (b. 1929)
• 2012 – Lili Chookasian, Armenian-American operatic singer (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Akin Omoboriowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
• 2012 – Grant Tilly, Australian-New Zealand actor (b. 1937)
• 2012 – Carlos Truan, American businessman and politician (b. 1935)
• 2012 – John Weaver, American-Canadian sculptor (b. 1920)
• 2013 – Lorenzo Antonetti, Italian cardinal (b. 1922)
• 2013 – Raymond Boudon, French sociologist and academic (b. 1934)
• 2013 – Karol Castillo, Peruvian model, Miss Perú Universo 2008 (b. 1989)
• 2013 – Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Bangladeshi activist (b. 1911)
• 2013 – Jimmy Dawkins, American singer and guitarist (b. 1936)
• 2013 – Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Dick Hart, American golfer (b. 1935)
• 2013 – Olive Lewin, Jamaican anthropologist, musicologist, and author (b. 1927)
• 2013 – Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
• 2013 – Gordon Thomas, English cyclist (b. 1921)
• 2013 – Angela Voigt, German long jumper (b. 1951)
• 2014 – Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (b. 1947)
• 2014 – Joe Dini, American businessman and politician (b. 1929)
• 2014 – Bill Doolittle, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
• 2014 – Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1949)
• 2014 – Phyllis Frelich, American actress (b. 1944)
• 2014 – Richard Hoggart, English author and academic (b. 1918)
• 2014 – Sue Townsend, English author and playwright (b. 1946)
• 2015 – Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1930)
• 2015 – Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (b. 1916)
• 2015 – Ray Graves, American football player and coach (b. 1918)
• 2015 – Jin Youzhi, Chinese son of Zaifeng, Prince Chun (b. 1918)
• 2015 – Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (b. 1926)
• 2015 – Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (b. 1942)
• 2015 – Peter Walsh, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Australian Minister for Finance (b. 1935)

Kylie Minogue and Jess Glynne among stars to perform at Queen's 90th birthday

Kylie Minogue, Jess Glynne and classical singer Katherine Jenkins will be among the stars to perform at the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations. 

The event, which is part of a four-night celebration, will be hosted by Ant and Dec in May on the private grounds of Windsor Castle.

Also performing will be soul singer Beverley Knight, actor Martin Clunes and Wolf Hall star Damian Lewis.

Ant and Dec said they were "honoured to be hosting the special celebration". 

The celebration will tell the story of the Queen's life, from her birth in 1926 to her coronation in 1953, and her reign spanning more than 60 years.

Other stars making an appearance will be singer Alfie Boe, Star Wars leading man John Boyega, singer-songwriter James Blunt and Downton Abbey star Jim Carter.

Absolutely Fabulous comedian Jennifer Saunders, stage and screen actress Imelda Staunton and presenter Alan Titchmarsh will also participate in the celebration.

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Hosts Ant and Dec said: "This spectacular evening will bring together some of the best known names in the entertainment world who will perform with 900 horses and 1,500 participants to mark this very special birthday."

The event will be broadcast by ITV on 15 May.

Billboard number-one singles of 1951

Το μυθικό ξενοδοχείο της Ινδίας όπου θα μείνουν Ουίλιαμ και Κέιτ 

Ο πρίγκιπας Ουίλιαμ και η δούκισσα του Κέμπιριτζ Κέιτ 

Μίντλεντον δεν θα μπορούσαν, κατά την διάρκεια των

 ταξιδιών τους, να μένουν σε κάτι λιγότερο από τα πιο γνωστά

 ξενοδοχεία του κόσμου.

Το πριγκιπικό ζευγάρι, το οποίο ξεκινά την περιοδεία του από την Ινδία και το

 Μπουτάν θα μείνει στο πεντάστερο ξενοδοχείο Taj Mahal Palace.

Το ξενοδοχείο, που μοιάζει με παλάτι, άνοιξε το 1903 και είναι γνωστό για τον

 επαγγελματισμό του και την πλούσια ιστορία του.

Με εκπληκτική θέα στην Αραβική θάλασσα και την Πύλη της Ινδίας, το ξενοδοχείο

 με τα 560 δωμάτια, περιλαμβάνει πτέρυγα-ανάκτορο και πύργο, που χτίστηκε το

 1973.

Εχει φιλοξενήσει προέδρους, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του Μπάρακ Ομπάμα,

 βασιλιάδες και χολιγουντιανούς σταρ, όπως ο Μπραντ Πιτ και η Αντζελίνα Τζολί.

Μαύρη σελίδα για την φήμη του ξενοδοχείου αποτέλεσε η τρομοκρατική

 επίθεση του 2008, από ισλαμιστές τζιχαντιστές. Μέλη της ομάδας Lashkar-e-Taiba

 πήραν ομήρους, σε μια πολιορκία που κράτησε 4 ημέρες. Κομάντος, τελικά,

 εισέβαλλαν στο ξενοδοχείο σκοτώνοντας τους τρομοκράτες. Τριάντα δύο άνθρωποι 

έχασαν τη ζωή τους, συμπεριλαμβανομένου ενός κομάντο.

Κατά την περιοδεία τους, Ουίλιαμ και Κέιτ θα καταθέσουν στεφάνι στη μνήμη των

 θυμάτων και θα παρακολουθήσουν φιλανθρωπικό γκαλά με άρωμα Μπόλιγουντ.

Λέγεται πως η πιο πολυπόθητη σουίτα της Βομβάης, προσφέρει πανοραμική θέα

 στην πόλη.

Η προεδρική σουίτα είναι διακοσμημένη με ανεκτίμητα έργα Τέχνης, αυθεντικά

 έπιπλα αποικιοκρατίας, κρυστάλλινους πολυελαίους, υφαντά και κουρτίνες από

 μετάξι. Διαθέτει μαρμάρινα δάπεδα, ιδιωτικό σπα, μπάτλερ και σεφ που

 ικανοποιούν τις ανάγκες του πελάτη.

Κάθε βραδιά εκεί στοιχίζει περίπου 13.000 ευρώ.

Από την άλλη πλευρά, η Rajput Suite, των 140 τ.μ., αναπαριστά πολυτελές

 παλάτι του Ρατζαστάν με μαρμάρινα δάπεδα, καμάρες, βασιλική παλέτα χρωμάτων

 και ένα παγόνι στο σαλόνι.

Το κόστος οικοδόμησης του Taj Mahal Palace άγγιξε περίπου τα 34 εκατ. ευρώ 

στις αρχές του 1900, ενώ έχει υποβληθεί σε δεκάδες ανακαινίσεις από

 βομβαρδισμούς και επιθέσεις.

Το πριγκιπικό ζεύγος θα ταξιδέψει υπό δρακόντεια μέτρα ασφαλείας, καθώς

 η αστυνομία της Ινδίας έχει εκδώσει προειδοποίηση για τρεις τζιχαντιστές, 

οι οποίοι μπορεί να έχουν εισέλθει στη χώρα.

ΝΤΑΝΝΥ ΚΑΙΗ ΑΥΡΙΟ ΣΤΟ ΜΕΓΑΡΟ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ

Αφιερωμα στον πολυταλαντο ηθοποιο,κωμικο,τραγουδιστη,χορευτη Νταννυ Καιη (1913-87) θα παρουσιασει στο Μεγαρο Μουσικης Θεσσαλονικης(Μ2) ΑΥΡΙΟ, Δευτερα 11 Απριλιου,8 μμ,ο δημοσιογραφος Λευτερης Κογκαλιδης με υλικο απο το προσωπικο του κινηματογραφικο αρχειο .

Το προγραμμα εχει χαρακτηριστικα αποσπασματα-τραγουδια,χορευτικα και κωμικα νουμερα- απο 13 ταινιες,οπως "Σκανδαλα στην Ριβιερα","Ο Μιττυ ταχει 400","Ο κυριος Επιθεωρητης","Τα παραμυθια του Αντερσεν"."Λευκα Χριστουγεννα""Ο γελωτοποιος του βασιλεως","Πεντε δεκαρες",,κ.α.

Ο David Daniel Kamisky,οπως ηταν το πραγματικο του ονομα,που πεθανε 74 χρονων απο καρδιακη προσβολη,ηταν για πολλα χρονια πρεσβης καλης θελησεως της UNICEF  για τα παιδια.

Οργανωτες Μεγαρο Μουσικης Θεσσαλονικης,Συλλογος Φιλων Μουσικης Θεσσαλονικης.Χορηγος επικοινωνιας Πρακτορειο FM 104,9.

Η επομενη εκδηλωση και τελευταια της χειμερινης περιοδου 2015-16 ειναι αφιερωμενη στην Εσθερ Γουηλλιαμς.Την Δευτερα 9 Μαιου,ωρα 8 μμ.

ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΗ.

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• 491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
• 1079 – Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland.
• 1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi.
• 1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.
• 1544 – French forces defeat a Spanish army at the Battle of Ceresole.
• 1689 – William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.
• 1713 – War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
• 1727 – Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
• 1809 – Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom
• 1814 – The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time.
• 1856 – Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaría burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up.
• 1868 – Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
• 1876 – The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
• 1881 – Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
• 1888 – The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated.
• 1908 – SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, launches.
• 1909 – The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
• 1913 – The Nevill Ground's pavilion is destroyed in a suffragette arson attack becoming the only cricket ground to be attacked by suffragettes.
• 1919 – The International Labour Organization is founded.
• 1921 – Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
• 1945 – World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
• 1951 – Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
• 1951 – The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
• 1952 – The Battle of Nanri Island takes place.
• 1955 – The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
• 1957 – United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
• 1961 – The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
• 1963 – Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all instead of to Catholics alone.
• 1965 – The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.
• 1968 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
• 1970 – Apollo 13 is launched.
• 1972 – First edition of the BBC comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue is broadcast, one of the longest-running British radio shows in history.
• 1976 – The Apple I is created.
• 1977 – London Transport's Silver Jubilee buses are launched.
• 1979 – Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
• 1981 – A massive riot in Brixton, south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
• 1987 – The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
• 1989 – Ron Hextall becomes the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal in the playoffs.
• 1990 – Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, say they have seized what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
• 1993 – Four hundred fifty prisoners rioted at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and continued to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions, as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis) against their religious beliefs.
• 2001 – The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released.
• 2002 – The Ghriba synagogue bombing by al-Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia.
• 2002 – Over two hundred thousand people marched in Caracas towards the Presidential Palace of Miraflores, to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez. 19 of the protesters are killed, and the Minister of Defense Gral. Lucas Rincon announces Hugo Chávez resignation on national TV.
• 2006 – Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium.
• 2007 – 2007 Algiers bombings: Two bombings in the Algerian capital of Algiers kill 33 people and wound a further 222 others.
• 2011 – An explosion in the Minsk Metro, Belarus kills 15 people and injures 204 others.
• 2012 – An 8.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, off northern Sumatra at a depth of 16.4 km. A tsunami hits the island of Nias at Indonesia.

Births[edit]

• 145 – Septimius Severus, Roman emperor (d. 211)
• 1357 – John I of Portugal (d. 1433)
• 1374 – Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, English husband of Alianore Holland, Countess of March (d. 1398)
• 1492 – Marguerite de Navarre, French wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)
• 1592 – John Eliot, English lawyer and politician (d. 1632)
• 1683 – Jean-Joseph Mouret, French composer and conductor (d. 1738)
• 1715 – John Alcock, English organist and composer (d. 1806)
• 1721 – David Zeisberger, Czech-American clergyman and missionary (d. 1808)
• 1722 – Christopher Smart, English actor, playwright, and poet (d. 1771)
• 1755 – James Parkinson, English surgeon, geologist, and paleontologist (d. 1824)
• 1770 – George Canning, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1827)
• 1794 – Edward Everett, American educator and politician, 15th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1865)
• 1798 – Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1854)
• 1819 – Charles Hallé, German-English pianist and conductor (d. 1895)
• 1825 – Ferdinand Lassalle, German philosopher and jurist (d. 1864)
• 1827 – Jyotirao Phule, Indian scholar, philosopher, and activist (d. 1890)
• 1854 – Hugh Massie, Australian cricketer (d. 1938)
• 1856 – Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1903)
• 1859 – Stefanos Thomopoulos, Greek historian and author (d. 1939)
• 1862 – William Wallace Campbell, American astronomer and academic (d. 1938)
• 1862 – Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 44th United States Secretary of State (d. 1948)
• 1864 – Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (d. 1943)
• 1866 – Bernard O'Dowd, Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1953)
• 1867 – Mark Keppel, American educator (d. 1928)
• 1869 – Kasturba Gandhi, Indian wife of Mahatma Gandhi (d. 1944)
• 1869 – Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor, designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal (d. 1943)
• 1871 – Gyula Kellner, Hungarian runner (d. 1940)
• 1873 – Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1955)
• 1876 – Paul Henry, Irish painter (d. 1958)
• 1876 – Ivane Javakhishvili, Georgian historian and academic (d. 1940)
• 1879 – Bernhard Schmidt, Estonian-German astronomer and optician (d. 1935)
• 1887 – Jack Phillips, English sailor and telegraphist (d. 1912)
• 1887 – Jamini Roy, Indian painter (d. 1972)
• 1888 – Donald Calthrop, English actor (d. 1940)
• 1889 – Nick LaRocca, American trumpet player and bandleader (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (d. 1961)
• 1890 – Rachele Mussolini, Italian wife of Benito Mussolini (d. 1979)
• 1893 – Dean Acheson, American lawyer and politician, 51st United States Secretary of State (d. 1971)
• 1896 – Léo-Paul Desrosiers, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1967)
• 1899 – Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist and academic (d. 1975)
• 1900 – Sándor Márai, Hungarian journalist and author (d. 1989)
• 1904 – Kundan Lal Saigal, Indian singer and actor (d. 1947)
• 1905 – Attila József, Hungarian poet and educator (d. 1937)
• 1906 – Dale Messick, American author and illustrator (d. 2005)
• 1907 – Paul Douglas, American actor (d. 1959)
• 1907 – Ivor Spencer-Thomas, Welsh farmer and businessman (d. 2001)
• 1908 – Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge (d. 2007)
• 1908 – Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1997)
• 1908 – Dan Maskell, English tennis player and sportscaster (d. 1992)
• 1908 – Leo Rosten, Polish-American author and academic (d. 1997)
• 1910 – António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal (d. 1996)
• 1912 – John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012)
• 1913 – Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (d. 2006)
• 1914 – Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator, director, and producer (d. 1987)
• 1914 – Robert Stanfield, Canadian economist, lawyer, and politician, 17th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 2003)
• 1916 – Alberto Ginastera, Argentinian-Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1983)
• 1916 – Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001)
• 1917 – Danny Gallivan, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1993)
• 1917 – David Westheimer, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Richard Wainwright, English soldier and politician (d. 2003)
• 1919 – Raymond Carr, English historian and academic (d. 2015)
• 1920 – Emilio Colombo, Italian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Peter O'Donnell, English soldier and author (d. 2010)
• 1920 – William Royer, American soldier and politician (d. 2013)
• 1921 – Jim Hearn, American baseball player (d. 1998)
• 1922 – Arved Viirlaid, Estonian-Canadian soldier and author (d. 2015)
• 1923 – George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (d. 1980)
• 1924 – Mohammad Naseem, Pakistani-English activist and politician (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Yuriy Lituyev, Russian hurdler and commander (d. 2000)
• 1925 – Viktor Masing, Estonian botanist and ecologist (d. 2001)
• 1925 – Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (d. 1997)
• 1925 – Emil Mangelsdorff, German jazz saxophonist
• 1926 – David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2011)
• 1926 – Ernest Chapman, Australian rower (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Gervase de Peyer, English clarinet player and conductor
• 1926 – Karl Rebane, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2007)
• 1928 – Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist; wife of Robert F. Kennedy
• 1928 – Edwin Pope, American journalist and author
• 1928 – Tommy Tycho, Hungarian-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2013)
• 1930 – Nicholas F. Brady, American businessman and politician, 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1930 – Walter Krüger, German javelin thrower
• 1930 – Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (d. 1997)
• 1931 – Lewis Jones, Welsh rugby player and coach
• 1931 – Johnny Sheffield, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1931 – Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer and conductor
• 1932 – Joel Grey, American actor, singer, and dancer
• 1933 – Tony Brown, American journalist and academic
• 1934 – Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet, essayist, and translator (d. 2014)
• 1934 – Ron Pember, English actor, director and playwright
• 1935 – Richard Berry, American singer-songwriter (The Flairs) (d. 1997)
• 1935 – Richard Kuklinski, American murderer (d. 2006)
• 1936 – Brian Noble, English bishop
• 1937 – Jill Gascoine, English actress and author
• 1938 – Gerry Baker, American soccer player and manager (d. 2013)
• 1938 – Michael Deaver, American politician, Deputy White House Chief of Staff (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Luther Johnson, American singer and guitarist
• 1939 – Louise Lasser, American actress and screenwriter
• 1940 – Col Firmin, Australian politician (d. 2013)
• 1940 – Thomas Harris, American author and screenwriter
• 1940 – Władysław Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (d. 1998)
• 1941 – Ellen Goodman, American journalist and author
• 1941 – Shirley Stelfox, English actress (d. 2015)
• 1942 – Anatoly Berezovoy, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2014)
• 1942 – James Underwood, English pathologist and academic
• 1943 – John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich, English businessman and politician
• 1943 – Harley Race, American wrestler and trainer
• 1944 – Peter Barfuß, German footballer
• 1945 – John Krebs, Baron Krebs, English zoologist and academic
• 1944 – John Milius, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1946 – Chris Burden, American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (d. 2015)
• 1946 – Bob Harris, English journalist and radio host
• 1947 – Lev Bulat, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic
• 1947 – Uli Edel, German director and screenwriter
• 1947 – Frank Mantooth, American pianist and composer (d. 2004)
• 1947 – Peter Riegert, American actor
• 1947 – Meshach Taylor, American actor (d. 2014)
• 1947 – Michael T. Wright, English engineer and academic
• 1949 – Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (d. 2011)
• 1949 – Carl Franklin, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1949 – Tetsuya Takeda, Japanese singer and actor
• 1950 – Bill Irwin, American actor and clown
• 1951 – Paul Fox, English singer and guitarist (The Ruts) (d. 2007)
• 1951 – James Patrick Kelly, American author and academic
• 1952 – Nancy Honeytree, American singer and guitarist
• 1952 – Indira Samarasekera, Sri Lankan engineer and academic
• 1952 – Peter Windsor, English-Australian journalist and sportscaster
• 1953 – Guy Verhofstadt, Belgian politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium
• 1953 – Andrew Wiles, English mathematician and academic
• 1954 – Abdullah Atalar, Turkish engineer and academic
• 1954 – Aleksandr Averin Azerbaijani cyclist and coach
• 1954 – Francis Lickerish, English guitarist and composer (The Enid and Secret Green)
• 1954 – David Perrett, Scottish psychologist and academic
• 1954 – Ian Redmond, English biologist and conservationist
• 1954 – Willie Royster, American baseball player (d. 2015)
• 1955 – Kevin Brady, American lawyer and politician
• 1955 – Michael Callen, American singer-songwriter and AIDS activist (d. 1993)
• 1955 – Micheal Ray Richardson, American basketball player and coach
• 1955 – Neville Staple, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (The Specials, Fun Boy Three, and Special Beat)
• 1957 – Michael Card, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and radio host
• 1957 – Richard Sévigny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1958 – Stuart Adamson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Skids, Big Country) (d. 2001)
• 1958 – Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Russian sprinter
• 1959 – Pierre Lacroix, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1959 – Ana María Polo, Cuban-American lawyer and judge
• 1960 – Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television presenter
• 1961 – Vincent Gallo, American actor, director, producer, and musician
• 1961 – Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms) (d. 1993)
• 1961 – Nobuaki Kakuda, Japanese martial artist
• 1962 – Franck Ducheix, French fencer
• 1962 – Mark Lawson, English journalist and author
• 1963 – Billy Bowden, New Zealand cricketer and umpire
• 1963 – Chris Ferguson, American poker player
• 1963 – Waldemar Fornalik, Polish footballer and manager
• 1963 – Nigel Pulsford, English guitarist (Bush)
• 1963 – Elizabeth Smylie, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
• 1964 – Steve Azar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 – John Cryer, English journalist and politician
• 1964 – Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist
• 1964 – Bret Saberhagen, American baseball player and coach
• 1964 – Patrick Sang, Kenyan runner
• 1965 – Lynn Ferguson, Scottish actress, comedian and presenter
• 1965 – Tom Hunting, American drummer (Exodus)
• 1966 – Steve Scarsone, American baseball player and manager
• 1966 – Lisa Stansfield, English singer-songwriter and actress (Blue Zone)
• 1968 – Sergei Lukyanenko, Kazakh-Russian journalist and author
• 1969 – Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer-songwriter (Catatonia)
• 1969 – Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
• 1969 – Michael von Grünigen, Swiss skier
• 1970 – Whigfield, Danish-Italian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1970 – Dylan Keefe, American bass player (Marcy Playground)
• 1970 – Trevor Linden, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1970 – Johnny Messner, American actor
• 1970 – Delroy Pearson, English singer-songwriter and producer (Five Star)
• 1971 – John Leech, English politician
• 1971 – Oliver Riedel, German bass player (Rammstein and The Inchtabokatables)
• 1972 – Balls Mahoney, American wrestler
• 1972 – Allan Théo, French singer
• 1972 – Jason Varitek, American baseball player and manager
• 1973 – Jennifer Esposito, American actress
• 1973 – Olivier Magne, French rugby player
• 1974 – Àlex Corretja, Spanish tennis player and coach
• 1974 – Ashot Danielyan, Armenian weightlifter
• 1974 – David Jassy, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (Navigators)
• 1974 – Zöe Lucker, English actress
• 1974 – Trot Nixon, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1975 – Olga Hostáková, Czech tennis player
• 1975 – Walid Soliman, Tunisian author and translator
• 1976 – Kelvim Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1977 – Ivonne Teichmann, German runner
• 1978 – Josh Hancock, American baseball player (d. 2007)
• 1978 – Tom Thacker, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Gob, Sum 41, and The McRackins)
• 1979 – Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Iranian-Canadian model, singer, and activist, Miss World Canada 2003
• 1979 – Malcolm Christie, English footballer
• 1979 – Sebastien Grainger, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death from Above 1979)
• 1979 – Martin Padar, Estonian martial artist
• 1979 – Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1980 – Festus Baise, Nigerian-Hong Kong footballer
• 1980 – Keiji Tamada, Japanese footballer
• 1980 – Mark Teixeira, American baseball player
• 1981 – Alessandra Ambrosio, Brazilian model and actress
• 1981 – Alexandre Burrows, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Ian Bell, English cricketer
• 1982 – Peeter Kümmel, Estonian skier
• 1983 – Jennifer Heil, Canadian skier
• 1983 – Rubén Palazuelos, Spanish footballer
• 1983 – Nicky Pastorelli, Dutch race car driver
• 1984 – Kelli Garner, American actress
• 1984 – Nikola Karabatić, French handball player
• 1985 – Pablo Hernández Domínguez, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Will Minson, Australian footballer
• 1986 – Dai Greene, Welsh hurdler
• 1986 – Stephanie Pratt, American model
• 1986 – Lena Schöneborn, German pentathlete
• 1987 – Lights, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1987 – Giuseppe Caccavallo, Italian footballer
• 1987 – Michelle Phan, American make-up artist and blogger
• 1987 – Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter, and actress (SuperHeavy)
• 1988 – Leland Irving, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Oleh Kovalenko, Ukrainian footballer
• 1989 – Zola Jesus, American singer-songwriter (Former Ghosts)
• 1989 – Torrin Lawrence, American sprinter (d. 2014)
• 1990 – Dimitrios Anastasopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1990 – Thulani Serero, South African footballer
• 1991 – Thiago Alcântara, Spanish footballer
• 1991 – Andreea Grigore, Romanian gymnast
• 1991 – James Magnussen, Australian swimmer
• 1991 – Erina Mano, Japanese singer and actress (Ongaku Gatas and Petitmoni)
• 1991 – James Roberts, Australian swimmer
• 1991 – Niall Canavan, English-born Irish footballer
• 1993 – Yuji Takahashi, Japanese footballer
• 1994 – Dakota Blue Richards, English actress
• 1996 – Dele Alli, English footballer
• 1997 – Miriam Kolodziejová, Czech tennis player

Deaths[edit]

• 1034 – Romanos III Argyros, Byzantine emperor (b. 968)
• 1165 – Stephen IV of Hungary (b. 1133)
• 1240 – Llywelyn the Great, Welsh prince (b. 1172)
• 1554 – Thomas Wyatt the Younger, English rebel leader (b. 1521)
• 1612 – Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian and author (b. 1535)
• 1612 – Edward Wightman, English minister and martyr (b. 1566)
• 1626 – Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician and physicist (b. 1568)
• 1712 – Richard Simon, French priest and critic (b. 1638)
• 1723 – John Robinson, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1650)
• 1783 – Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Polish-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1718)
• 1798 – Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet and academic (b. 1725)
• 1856 – Juan Santamaría, Costa Rican soldier (b. 1831)
• 1861 – Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet and composer (b. 1824)
• 1873 – Edward Canby, American general (b. 1817)
• 1890 – Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (b. 1862)
• 1894 – Constantin Lipsius, German architect and theorist (b. 1832)
• 1903 – Gemma Galgani, Italian mystic and saint (b. 1878)
• 1906 – James Anthony Bailey, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1847)
• 1906 – Francis Pharcellus Church, American journalist and publisher, co-founded Armed Forces Journal and The Galaxy Magazine (b. 1839)
• 1908 – Henry Bird, English chess player and author (b. 1829)
• 1916 – Richard Harding Davis, American journalist and author (b. 1864)
• 1926 – Luther Burbank, American botanist and academic (b. 1849)
• 1938 – Eddie Morton, American singer (b. 1870)
• 1939 – Kurtdereli Mehmet, Turkish wrestler (b. 1864)
• 1947 – Louise Peete, American murderer (b. 1880)
• 1953 – Kid Nichols, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1954 – Paul Specht, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1895)
• 1958 – Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and educator (b. 1875)
• 1960 – Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1878)
• 1962 – Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1900)
• 1962 – George Poage, American hurdler and educator (b. 1880)
• 1967 – Thomas Farrell, American general (b. 1891)
• 1967 – Donald Sangster, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1911)
• 1970 – Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (b. 1923)
• 1970 – John O'Hara, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1905)
• 1974 – Ernst Ziegler, German actor (b. 1894)
• 1977 – Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)
• 1977 – Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', Indian author and activist (b. 1921)
• 1980 – Ümit Kaftancıoğlu, Turkish journalist and producer (b. 1935)
• 1981 – Caroline Gordon, American author and critic (b. 1895)
• 1983 – Dolores del Río, Mexican-American actress and singer (b. 1905)
• 1983 – Ahmed Rushdi, Pakistani singer and actor (b. 1934)
• 1984 – Edgar V. Saks, Estonian historian and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1910)
• 1985 – Bunny Ahearne, Irish-English businessman (b. 1900)
• 1985 – John Gilroy, English artist and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 1985 – Enver Hoxha, Albanian educator and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Albania (b. 1908)
• 1987 – Erskine Caldwell, American author (b. 1903)
• 1987 – Primo Levi, Italian chemist and author (b. 1919)
• 1990 – Harold Ballard, Canadian businessman (b. 1903)
• 1991 – Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager (b. 1915)
• 1991 – Bruno Hoffmann. German glass harp player (b. 1913)
• 1992 – James Brown, American actor and singer (b. 1920)
• 1992 – Eve Merriam, American author and poet (b. 1916)
• 1992 – Alejandro Obregón, Colombian painter, sculptor, and engraver (b. 1920)
• 1996 – Jessica Dubroff, American pilot (b. 1988)
• 1997 – Muriel McQueen Fergusson, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (b. 1899)
• 1999 – William H. Armstrong, American author and educator (b. 1911)
• 2001 – Sandy Bull, American singer and guitarist (b. 1941)
• 2001 – Harry Secombe, Welsh-English actor and singer (b. 1921)
• 2003 – Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, founded Texas Instruments (b. 1900)
• 2005 – André François, Romanian-French cartoonist, painter, and sculptor (b. 1915)
• 2005 – Lucien Laurent, French footballer and coach (b. 1907)
• 2006 – Proof, American rapper and actor (D12) (b. 1973)
• 2006 – June Pointer, American singer and actress (The Pointer Sisters) (b. 1953)
• 2007 – Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (b. 1922)
• 2007 – Loïc Leferme, French diver (b. 1970)
• 2007 – Janet McDonald, American lawyer and author (b. 1954)
• 2007 – Ronald Speirs, Scottish-American colonel (b. 1920)
• 2007 – Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1922)
• 2008 – Merlin German, American sergeant (b. 1985)
• 2009 – Gerda Gilboe, Danish actress and singer (b. 1914)
• 2009 – Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (b. 1912)
• 2009 – Corín Tellado, Spanish author (b. 1927)
• 2010 – Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian pianist and composer (b. 1948)
• 2011 – La Esterella, Belgian singer and actress (b. 1919)
• 2011 – Jean S. MacLeod, Scottish-English author (b. 1908)
• 2011 – Larry Sweeney, American wrestler and manager (b. 1981)
• 2012 – Julio Alemán, Mexican actor and producer (b. 1933)
• 2012 – Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (b. 1916)
• 2012 – Roger Caron, Canadian criminal and author (b. 1938)
• 2012 – Tippy Dye, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
• 2012 – Hal McKusick, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player (b. 1924)
• 2012 – Agustin Roman, American bishop (b. 1928)
• 2013 – Don Blackman, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Twennynine) (b. 1953)
• 2013 – Grady Hatton, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1922)
• 2013 – Thomas Hemsley, English actor and singer (b. 1927)
• 2013 – Hilary Koprowski, Polish-American virologist and immunologist (b. 1916)
• 2013 – Gilles Marchal, French singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
• 2013 – Maria Tallchief, American ballerina (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Clorindo Testa, Italian-Argentinian architect, designed the National Library of the Argentine Republic and Marriott Plaza Hotel (b. 1923)
• 2013 – Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 2014 – Alfredo Alcón, Argentinian actor (b. 1930)
• 2014 – Rolf Brem, Swiss sculptor and illustrator (b. 1926)
• 2014 – Edna Doré, English actress (b. 1921)
• 2014 – Bill Henry, American baseball player (b. 1927)
• 2014 – Lou Hudson, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1944)
• 2014 – Myer S. Kripke, American rabbi and scholar (b. 1914)
• 2014 – Sergey Nepobedimy, Russian engineer (b. 1921)
• 2014 – Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)
• 2015 – Jimmy Gunn, American football player (b. 1948)
• 2015 – Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (b. 1952)
• 2015 – François Maspero, French journalist and author (b. 1932)
• 2015 – Hanut Singh Rathore, Indian general (b. 1933)
• 2015 – Tekena Tamuno, Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1932)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes top MTV Movie award

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens was named movie of the year at the 25th MTV Movie Awards on Saturday.

The film was nominated for 11 awards going into the Los Angeles ceremony, but only won three including prizes for its stars Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver.

Following on from his Oscar win in February, Leonardo DiCaprio won best male performance for his role in The Revenant.

Mad Max: Fury Road's Charlize Theron won best female performance.

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Will Smith was given the MTV Generation award, recognising his film career. Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, who presented Smith with his award, praised the star as "a champion for diversity in Hollywood".

"[He] blazes a path for actors by showing that someone of any colour can play any role, and can open any movie and win any award and be the biggest freaking movie star in the whole world," she said.

Accepting his award, Smith joked the honour was "code for the old dude award".

He added: "This is absolutely beautiful. I released my first record when I was 17. I'm 47 years old now. This June marks 30 years in this business."

British actress Ridley beat her Star Wars co-star John Boyega to win the breakthrough performance award, while Driver was voted best villain for his role in the franchise.

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Chris Pratt and Amy Poehler also collected awards for best action and best virtual performance respectively, while Oscar-winning Amy Winehouse film Amy was voted best documentary and Straight Outta Compton won best true story.

Bridesmaid's star Melissa McCarthy received the comedic genius award and said although she was the first woman to achieve the feat, she was "certainly not the first one to deserve it".

Ryan Reynolds collected two awards - best comedic performance for his role in comic book movie Deadpool, and best fight for a sequence in the film with Ed Skrein.

Among the other quirky category winners were Pitch Perfect 2's Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine for best kiss, and Jennifer Lawrence for best hero for her part in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.

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