Την περίοδο της παραμονής του στην Πόλη εκδηλώνονται οι πρώτες συστηματικές προσπάθειές του στην ποίηση. Η ατμόσφαιρα και το τοπίο της φαίνεται να τον εμπνέουν και αυτό διαπιστώνεται στα ποιήματά του Ο Βεϊζαδές προς την ερωμένη του (1884), Dünya Güzeli (1884), Νιχώρι (1885) και το πρώτο του πεζό Μια νυξ στο Καλντέρι (1884).

Αυτοβιογραφικό σημείωμα του Κ. Π. Καβάφη

Είμαι Κωνσταντινουπολίτης την καταγωγήν, αλλά εγεννήθηκα στην Αλεξάνδρεια - σ'ένα σπίτι της οδού Σερίφ· μικρός πολύ έφυγα, και αρκετό μέρος της παιδικής μου ηλικίας το πέρασα στην Αγγλία. Κατόπιν επισκέφθην την χώραν αυτήν μεγάλος, αλλά για μικρόν χρονικόν διάστημα. Διέμεινα και στη Γαλλία. Στην εφηβικήν μου ηλικίαν κατοίκησα υπέρ τα δύο έτη στην Κωνσταντινούπολη. Στην Ελλάδα είναι πολλά χρόνια που δεν επήγα. Η τελευταία μου εργασία ήταν υπαλλήλου εις ένα κυβερνητικόν γραφείον εξαρτώμενον από το υπουργείον των Δημοσίων Έργων της Αιγύπτου. Ξέρω Αγγλικά, Γαλλικά και ολίγα Ιταλικά.

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• 311 – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends.
• 313 – Battle of Tzirallum: Emperor Licinius defeats Maximinus II and unifies the Eastern Roman Empire.
• 642 – Chindasuinth is proclaimed king by the Visigothic nobility and bishops.
• 1315 – Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon.
• 1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.
• 1513 – Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.
• 1517 – Evil May Day xenophobic riots in London begin
• 1557 – Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.
• 1598 – Juan de Oñate makes a formal declaration of his Conquest of New Mexico.
• 1636 – Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.
• 1671 – Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.
• 1789 – On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
• 1803 – Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
• 1812 – The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.
• 1838 – Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.
• 1863 – A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.
• 1871 – The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
• 1885 – Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
• 1894 – Coxey's Army reaches Washington, D.C. to protest the unemployment caused by the Panic of 1893.
• 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
• 1900 – Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughan, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express.
• 1904 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1907 – Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.
• 1920 – Peru becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1925 – Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146 million plus $50 million for charity.
• 1927 – The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
• 1927 – Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
• 1937 – The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
• 1938 – The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).
• 1938 – The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.
• 1939 – The 1939-40 New York World's Fair opens.
• 1939 – NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
• 1943 – World War II: Operation Mincemeat: The submarine HMS Seraph surfaces in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a British military intelligence officer.
• 1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.
• 1947 – In Nevada, the Boulder Dam is renamed the Hoover Dam a second time.
• 1948 – In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.
• 1953 – In Warner Robins, Georgia, an F4 tornado kills 18 people.
• 1956 – Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia. He collapses after proclaiming "I would rather be a servant in the house of the lord than sit in the seats of the mighty."
• 1957 – Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force.
• 1961 – K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned.
• 1963 – The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
• 1966 – The Church of Satan is established at the Black House in San Francisco.
• 1967 – The Aldene Connection opened in Roselle Park, NJ, shutting down the CNJ's Jersey City waterfront terminal and transferring commuters to Newark Penn Station.
• 1973 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, have resigned.
• 1975 – Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
• 1980 – Beatrix becomes Queen of the Netherlands.
• 1980 – The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.
• 1982 – The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta.
• 1993 – CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
• 1993 – Monica Seles is stabbed by Günter Parche, an obsessed fan, during a quarterfinal match of the 1993 Citizen Cup in Hamburg, Germany
• 1994 – Formula One racing driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the San Marino Grand Prix run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari outside Imola, Italy.
• 1995 – U.S. President Bill Clinton becomes the first President to visit Northern Ireland.
• 2000 – Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.
• 2004 – U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
• 2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia, are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, one of his sisters.
• 2009 – Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• 2009 – Seven people are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.
• 2009 – Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shooting: Twelve people were killed (students and staff members) by an armed attacker.
• 2012 – An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.
• 2013 – Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates and Willem-Alexander becomes King of the Netherlands.
• 2014 – A bomb blast in Ürümqi kills three people and injures 79 others.

Births[edit]

• 1245 – Philip III of France (d. 1285)
• 1331 – Gaston III, Count of Foix (d. 1391)
• 1425 – William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (d. 1482)
• 1553 – Louise of Lorraine (d. 1601)
• 1623 – François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop and saint (d. 1708)
• 1651 – Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint (d. 1719)
• 1662 – Mary II of England (d. 1694)
• 1664 – François Louis, Prince of Conti (d. 1709)
• 1710 – Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
• 1723 – Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher (d. 1806)
• 1758 – Emmanuel Vitale, Maltese commander and politician (d. 1802)
• 1770 – David Thompson, English-Canadian cartographer and explorer (d. 1857)
• 1777 – Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1855)
• 1803 – Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (d. 1879)
• 1812 – Kaspar Hauser, German feral child (d. 1833)
• 1829 – Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist and academic (d. 1884)
• 1850 – George Gibb, Scottish-English businessman (d. 1925)
• 1857 – Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist (d. 1940)
• 1857 – Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920)
• 1864 – Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (d. 1912)
• 1864 – Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet and author (d. 1913)
• 1865 – Max Nettlau, German historian and academic (d. 1944)
• 1869 – Hans Poelzig, German architect, designed the IG Farben Building and Großes Schauspielhaus (d. 1936)
• 1870 – Franz Lehár, Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1948)
• 1870 – Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
• 1874 – Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish priest and author (d. 1949)
• 1876 – Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (d. 1937)
• 1877 – Léon Flameng, French cyclist (d. 1917)
• 1877 – Alice B. Toklas, American memoirist (d. 1967)
• 1880 – Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie, Scottish cartoonist (d. 1967)
• 1883 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech soldier and author (d. 1923)
• 1883 – Luigi Russolo, Italian painter and composer (d. 1947)
• 1884 – Olof Sandborg, Swedish actor (d. 1965)
• 1888 – John Crowe Ransom, American poet, critic, and academic (d. 1974)
• 1893 – Harold Breen, Australian public servant (d. 1966)
• 1893 – Joachim von Ribbentrop, German soldier and politician, 14th German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1946)
• 1895 – Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1960)
• 1896 – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer and guitarist (d. 1972)
• 1896 – Hans List, Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company (d. 1996)
• 1897 – Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (d. 1983)
• 1900 – Erni Krusten, Estonian author and poet (d. 1984)
• 1900 – David Manners, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1998)
• 1901 – Simon Kuznets, Belarusian-American economist, statistician, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
• 1902 – Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 1905 – Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2012)
• 1908 – Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1908 – Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1970)
• 1908 – Frank Robert Miller, Canadian air marshal and politician (d. 1997)
• 1909 – F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor and educator (d. 1992)
• 1909 – Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)
• 1910 – Levi Celerio, Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (d. 2002)
• 1910 – Sri Sri, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1983)
• 1913 – Ilmar Raud, Estonian chess player (d. 1941)
• 1914 – Charles Beetham, American middle-distance runner (d. 1997)
• 1914 – Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2003)
• 1916 – Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Bea Wain, American singer
• 1920 – Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver and pilot (d. 1994)
• 1921 – Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (d. 2014)
• 1921 – Tove Maës, Danish actress (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Anton Murray, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
• 1923 – Percy Heath, American bassist (Heath Brothers and Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (d. 2004)
• 1923 – Al Lewis, American actor and politician (d. 2006)
• 1923 – Francis Tucker, South African race car driver (d. 2008)
• 1924 – Uno Laht, Estonian KGB officer and author (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Corinne Calvet, French-American actress (d. 2001)
• 1925 – Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1960)
• 1926 – Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011)
• 1926 – Cloris Leachman, American actress
• 1928 – Hugh Hood, Canadian author and academic (d. 2000)
• 1930 – Félix Guattari, French psychotherapist and philosopher (d. 1992)
• 1933 – Dickie Davies, English television host
• 1933 – Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, English politician
• 1934 – Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter (d. 1995)
• 1934 – Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1937 – Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright
• 1938 – Gary Collins, American actor and talk show host (d. 2012)
• 1938 – Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director and screenwriter
• 1938 – Larry Niven, American author and screenwriter
• 1940 – Michael Cleary, Australian rugby player and politician
• 1940 – Burt Young, American actor and painter
• 1941 – Stavros Dimas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1941 – Johnny Farina, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Santo & Johnny)
• 1942 – Maurizio Arcieri, Italian singer (The New Dada and Krisma) (d. 2015)
• 1943 – Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (d. 2011)
• 1943 – Bobby Vee, American singer
• 1944 – Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (d. 2014)
• 1944 – Jill Clayburgh, American actress and singer (d. 2010)
• 1944 – Graham Upton, English-Australian academic
• 1945 – J. Michael Brady, British radiologist
• 1945 – Annie Dillard, American novelist, essayist, and poet
• 1945 – Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (d. 2001)
• 1945 – Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)
• 1946 – Lee Bollinger, American lawyer and academic
• 1946 – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• 1946 – Bill Plympton, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
• 1946 – Don Schollander, American swimmer
• 1947 – Paul Fiddes, English theologian and academic
• 1947 – Leslie Grantham, English actor and producer
• 1947 – Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947 – Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer and manager
• 1947 – Mats Odell, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Financial Markets
• 1948 – Perry King, American actor
• 1948 – Alexander Onassis, American-Greek businessman (d. 1973)
• 1948 – Pierre Pagé, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1948 – Margit Papp, Hungarian athlete
• 1949 – Phil Garner, American baseball player and manager
• 1949 – António Guterres, Portuguese academic and politician, 114th Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1949 – Karl Meiler, German tennis player (d. 2014)
• 1952 – Jacques Audiard, French director and screenwriter
• 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American singer, bass player, and actor (The Osmonds)
• 1954 – Thom Bray, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1954 – Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1954 – Kim Darroch, English diplomat, UK Permanent Representative to the European Union
• 1954 – Frank-Michael Marczewski, German footballer
• 1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and environmentalist
• 1955 – David Kitchin, English lawyer and judge
• 1955 – Zlatko Topčić, Bosnian writer and screenwriter
• 1956 – Jorge Chaminé, Portuguese opera singer
• 1956 – Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter
• 1958 – Charles Berling, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1959 – Paul Gross, Canadian actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
• 1959 – Stephen Harper, Canadian economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
• 1959 – W. Thomas Smith, Jr., American journalist and author
• 1960 – Geoffrey Cox, English lawyer and politician
• 1960 – Kerry Healey, American academic and politician, 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
• 1960 – David Miscavige, American religious leader
• 1961 – Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1963 – Andrew Carwood, English tenor and conductor
• 1963 – Michael Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster
• 1964 – Tony Fernandes, Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group
• 1964 – Ian Healy, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
• 1964 – Barrington Levy, Jamaican rapper
• 1964 – Lorenzo Staelens, Belgian footballer and manager
• 1965 – Daniela Costian, Romanian-Australian discus thrower
• 1965 – Steven Klein, American photographer
• 1965 – Adrian Pasdar, American actor and director
• 1966 – Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1966 – Dave Meggett, American football player and coach
• 1967 – Christine Jacob, Filipino-American actress, swimmer, and journalist
• 1967 – Philipp Kirkorov, Bulgarian-Russian singer, actor, and producer
• 1967 – Steven Mackintosh, English actor
• 1968 – Dave Halili, American illustrator and graphic designer
• 1969 – Warren Defever, American bass player and producer (His Name Is Alive and Elvis Hitler)
• 1969 – Justine Greening, English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development
• 1969 – Paulo Jr., Brazilian bass player and songwriter (Sepultura)
• 1971 – John Boyne, Irish author
• 1971 – Darren Emerson, English DJ and producer (Underworld)
• 1972 – J. R. Richards, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dishwalla)
• 1973 – Leigh Francis, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1973 – Kinna McInroe, American actress and screenwriter
• 1973 – Naomi Novik, American computer programmer and author
• 1973 – Jamie Staff, English cyclist and coach
• 1973 – Jeff Timmons, American singer-songwriter and producer (98 Degrees)
• 1975 – Johnny Galecki, American actor
• 1975 – Tomi Joutsen, Finnish singer-songwriter (Amorphis)
• 1975 – Elliott Sadler, American race car driver
• 1976 – Davian Clarke, Jamaican sprinter
• 1976 – Amanda Palmer, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Dresden Dolls and Evelyn Evelyn)
• 1976 – Daniel Wagon, Australian rugby league player
• 1977 – Jeannie Haddaway, American politician
• 1977 – Meredith L. Patterson, American technologist, journalist, and author
• 1979 – Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
• 1979 – Sean Mackin, American singer and violinist (Yellowcard)
• 1980 – Atsushi, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (Exile)
• 1980 – Luis Scola, Argentinian basketball player
• 1980 – Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer
• 1981 – Tom Goss, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1981 – Nicole Kaczmarski, American basketball player
• 1981 – Kunal Nayyar, English-American actor
• 1981 – John O'Shea, Irish footballer
• 1981 – Ali Williams, New Zealand rugby player
• 1982 – Lloyd Banks, American rapper and actor (G-Unit)
• 1982 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter
• 1982 – Cleo Higgins, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Cleopatra)
• 1982 – Drew Seeley, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1983 – Chris Carr, American football player
• 1983 – Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
• 1983 – Marina Tomić, Slovenian hurdler
• 1983 – Troy Williamson, American football player
• 1984 – Shawn Daivari, American wrestler and manager
• 1984 – Risto Mätas, Estonian javelin thrower
• 1984 – Lee Roache, English footballer
• 1984 – Sophie Turner, Australian model and lawyer
• 1985 – Brandon Bass, American basketball player
• 1985 – Gal Gadot, Israeli model and actress, Miss Israel 2004
• 1986 – Dianna Agron, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1986 – Martten Kaldvee, Estonian biathlete
• 1987 – Alipate Carlile, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Chris Morris, South African cricketer
• 1987 – Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
• 1987 – Robbin Söderlund, Swedish DJ and music producer
• 1988 – Andy Allen, Australian chef
• 1989 – Baauer, American DJ and producer
• 1989 – Jang Wooyoung, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (2PM)
• 1990 – Mac DeMarco, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1990 – Kaarel Kiidron, Estonian footballer
• 1991 – Chris Kreider, American ice hockey player
• 1991 – Kaarel Nurmsalu, Estonian ski jumper
• 1992 – Travis Scott, American rapper and producer
• 1992 – Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
• 1994 – Wang Yafan, Chinese tennis player
• 1997 – Adam Ryczkowski, Polish footballer

Deaths[edit]

• 65 – Lucan, Roman poet (b. 39)
• 535 – Amalasuntha, Italian daughter of Theoderic the Great (b. 495)
• 783 – Hildegard of the Vinzgau (b. 758)
• 1030 – Mahmud of Ghazni (b. 971)
• 1063 – Emperor Renzong of Song (b. 1010)
• 1131 – Adjutor, French knight and saint
• 1341 – John III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1285)
• 1439 – Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English commander (b. 1382)
• 1513 – Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, English son of Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk (b. 1472)
• 1524 – Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, French soldier (b. 1473)
• 1544 – Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1488)
• 1550 – Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (b. 1516)
• 1632 – Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Bavarian general (b. 1559)
• 1632 – Sigismund III Vasa, Swedish-Polish son of John III of Sweden (b. 1566)
• 1637 – Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyo (b. 1571)
• 1642 – Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (b. 1578)
• 1655 – Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)
• 1660 – Petrus Scriverius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1576)
• 1672 – Marie of the Incarnation, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Ursulines of Quebec (b. 1599)
• 1696 – Robert Plot, English chemist and academic (b. 1640)
• 1712 – Philipp van Limborch, Dutch theologian and author (b. 1633)
• 1736 – Johann Albert Fabricius, German scholar and author (b. 1668)
• 1758 – François d'Agincourt, French organist and composer (b. 1684)
• 1792 – John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1718)
• 1795 – Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and author (b. 1716)
• 1806 – Onogawa Kisaburō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th Yokozuna (b. 1758)
• 1841 – Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author (b. 1758)
• 1847 – Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (b. 1771)
• 1863 – Jean Danjou, French captain (b. 1828)
• 1865 – Robert FitzRoy, English admiral, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (b. 1805)
• 1870 – Thomas Cooke, Canadian bishop and missionary (b. 1792)
• 1875 – Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)
• 1879 – Emma Smith, American religious leader (b. 1804)
• 1883 – Édouard Manet, French painter (b. 1832)
• 1891 – Joseph Leidy, American paleontologist and author (b. 1823)
• 1900 – Casey Jones, American engineer (b. 1863)
• 1903 – Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (b. 1831)
• 1910 – Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (b. 1856)
• 1936 – A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
• 1939 – Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)
• 1943 – Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1943 – Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
• 1945 – Eva Braun, German wife of Adolf Hitler (b. 1912)
• 1945 – Adolf Hitler, Austrian-German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1889)
• 1953 – Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1874)
• 1956 – Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)
• 1966 – Richard Fariña, American author and singer (b. 1937)
• 1970 – Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (b. 1934)
• 1972 – Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (b. 1934)
• 1973 – Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (b. 1911)
• 1974 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress and singer (b. 1900)
• 1980 – Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican journalist and politician, 1st Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1898)
• 1982 – Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (b. 1949)
• 1983 – George Balanchine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)
• 1983 – Muddy Waters, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader (b. 1913)
• 1983 – Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (b. 1897)
• 1986 – Robert Stevenson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1905)
• 1989 – Yi Bangja, Japanese daughter of Prince Nashimoto Morimasa (b. 1901)
• 1989 – Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 1993 – Tommy Caton, English footballer (b. 1962)
• 1994 – Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (b. 1960)
• 1994 – Richard Scarry, American author and illustrator (b. 1919)
• 1995 – Maung Maung Kha, Burmese colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1920)
• 1996 – David Opatoshu, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1918)
• 1998 – Nizar Qabbani, Syrian-English poet, publisher, and diplomat (b. 1926)
• 1999 – Darrell Sweet, English drummer (Nazareth) (b. 1947)
• 2000 – Poul Hartling, Danish politician, 36th Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1914)
• 2002 – Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, German philanthropist, founded the Gründerzeit Museum (b. 1928)
• 2003 – Mark Berger, American economist and academic (b. 1955)
• 2003 – Possum Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1956)
• 2005 – Phil Rasmussen, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1918)
• 2005 – Ron Todd, English union leader (b. 1927)
• 2006 – Lawrence Patrick, American mechanic and educator (b. 1920)
• 2006 – Jean-François Revel, French journalist and author (b. 1924)
• 2006 – Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (b. 1934)
• 2006 – Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian author and academic (b. 1925)
• 2007 – Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (b. 1983)
• 2007 – Kevin Mitchell, American football player (b. 1971)
• 2007 – Tom Poston, American actor, comedian and game show panelist (b. 1921)
• 2007 – Gordon Scott, American actor (b. 1927)
• 2007 – Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (b. 1938)
• 2008 – John Cargher, English-Australian journalist and author (b. 1919)
• 2009 – Venetia Burney, English girl who named Pluto (b. 1918)
• 2009 – Henk Nijdam, Dutch cyclist (b. 1935)
• 2011 – Dorjee Khandu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (b. 1955)
• 2011 – Evald Okas, Estonian painter (b. 1915)
• 2011 – Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (b. 1911)
• 2012 – Ernst Bolldén, Swedish table tennis player (b. 1966)
• 2012 – Tomás Borge, Nicaraguan poet and politician, co-founded the Sandinista National Liberation Front (b. 1930)
• 2012 – Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (b. 1985)
• 2012 – Giannis Gravanis, Greek footballer (b. 1958)
• 2012 – George Murdock, American actor (b. 1930)
• 2012 – Benzion Netanyahu, Russian-Israeli historian and academic (b. 1910)
• 2012 – Sicelo Shiceka, South African politician (b. 1966)
• 2013 – Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1937)
• 2013 – Shirley Firth, Canadian skier (b. 1953)
• 2013 – Viviane Forrester, French author and critic (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Emil Frei, American physician and oncologist (b. 1924)
• 2013 – Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1935)
• 2013 – Andrew J. Offutt, American author (b. 1934)
• 2014 – Khaled Choudhury, Indian painter and set designer (b. 1919)
• 2014 – Chris Harris, English actor and director (b. 1942)
• 2014 – Julian Lewis, English biologist and academic (b. 1946)
• 2014 – Carl E. Moses, American businessman and politician (b. 1929)
• 2014 – Ian Ross, Australian journalist (b. 1940)
• 2015 – Lennart Bodström, Swedish politician (b. 1928)
• 2015 – Steven Goldmann, Canadian director and producer (b. 1961)
• 2015 – Rutger Gunnarsson, Swedish musician (b. 1946)
• 2015 – Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Drifters) (b. 1938)
• 2015 – Gregory Mertens, Belgian footballer (b. 1991)
• 2015 – Patachou, French singer and actress (b. 1918)

Υμνοι της Telegraph για τον Πόρο -Πηγαίνετε εκεί θα γίνετε καλύτεροι μάγειρες 

Το νησί του Πόρου συμπεριλαμβάνει στη λίστα με τις «10 

διακοπές που θα σας κάνουν καλύτερο μάγειρα»

 η βρετανική εφημερίδα Telegraph.

«Είναι εξίσου όμορφο με το σκηνικό της ταινίας Mamma Mia, απέχει λιγότερο 

από μία ώρα από το κέντρο της Αθήνας και 3 λεπτά δια θαλάσσης από την

 Πελοπόννησο» αναφέρει η εφημερίδα.

 

Τα Odyssey Apartments και η σεφ Κατερίνα παραδίδει μαθήματα με έμφαση στα 

κλασικά ελληνικά πιάτα, όπως ο μουσακάς, μεζέδες αλλά και εποχιακή μαγειρική.

Ο ενδιαφερόμενος μπορεί να παρακολουθήσει ένα μάθημα ή το πλήρες

 εβδομαδιαίο πρόγραμμα το οποίο συμπεριλαμβάνει και εκδρομές στην Ύδρα, 

στην ιστορική πόλη του Πόρου αλλά και στις τοπικές αγορές.

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• 305 – Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman emperor.
• 524 – King Sigismund of Burgundy is executed at Orléans after an 8-year reign and is succeeded by his brother Godomar.
• 880 – The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches.
• 1169 – Norman mercenaries land at Bannow Bay in Leinster, marking the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland.
• 1328 – Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton the Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state.
• 1455 – Battle of Arkinholm, Royal forces end the Black Douglas hegemony in Scotland.
• 1576 – Stephen Báthory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become co-rulers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• 1707 – The Act of Union joins the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• 1753 – Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
• 1759 – Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
• 1776 – Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
• 1778 – American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
• 1785 – Kamehameha I, the king of Hawaiʻi, defeats Kalanikūpule and establishes the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.
• 1786 – In Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time.
• 1794 – War of the Pyrenees: The Battle of Boulou ends, in which French forces defeat the Spanish and regain nearly all the land they lost to Spain in 1793.
• 1820 – Execution of the Cato Street Conspirators
• 1840 – The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
• 1844 – Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established.
• 1846 – The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple.
• 1851 – Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition in London.
• 1852 – The Philippine peso is introduced into circulation.
• 1856 – The Province of Isabela was created in the Philippines in honor of the Queen Isabela II.
• 1862 – American Civil War: The Union Army completes its capture of New Orleans.
• 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
• 1865 – The Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple Alliance.
• 1866 – The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
• 1869 – The Folies Bergère opens in Paris.
• 1875 – Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
• 1884 – Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States.
• 1884 – Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
• 1885 – The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
• 1886 – Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
• 1893 – The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
• 1894 – Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
• 1898 – Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The United States Navy destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first major battle of the war.
• 1900 – The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
• 1901 – The Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York.
• 1915 – The RMS Lusitania departs from New York City on her two hundred and second, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
• 1925 – The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members.
• 1925 – The first Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer is held at the University of Toronto, Canada.
• 1927 – The first cooked meals on a scheduled flight are introduced on an Imperial Airways flight from London to Paris.
• 1927 – The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
• 1930 – The dwarf planet Pluto is officially named.
• 1931 – The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
• 1933 – The Roca–Runciman Treaty between Argentina and Great Britain is signed by Julio Argentino Roca, Jr., and Sir Walter Runciman.
• 1933 – The Humanist Manifesto I published.
• 1933 – The Catholic Worker begins publishing
• 1940 – The 1940 Summer Olympics are cancelled due to war.
• 1941 – World War II: German forces launch a major attack on Tobruk.
• 1944 – World War II: Two hundred Communist prisoners are shot by the Germans at Kaisariani in Athens, Greece in reprisal for the killing of General Franz Krech by partisans at Molaoi.
• 1945 – World War II: A German newsreader officially announces that Adolf Hitler has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin.
• 1945 – World War II: Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and his wife Magda commit suicide in the Reich Garden outside the Führerbunker. Their children are also killed by having cyanide pills inserted into their mouths by their mother, Magda.
• 1945 – World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army.
• 1945 – World War II: Yugoslav Partisans free Trieste.
• 1946 – Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.
• 1946 – The Paris Peace Conference concludes that the islands of the Dodecanese should be returned to Greece by Italy.
• 1947 – Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
• 1948 – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) is established, with Kim Il-sung as leader.
• 1950 – Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth.
• 1956 – The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• 1956 – A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
• 1957 – Thirty-four people are killed when a Vickers Viking airliner crashes in Hampshire England.
• 1960 – Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Also known as "Maharashtra Day".
• 1960 – Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.
• 1961 – The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
• 1965 – Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, takes place.
• 1970 – Protests erupt in Seattle, following the announcement by U.S. President Richard Nixon that U.S. Forces in Vietnam would pursue enemy troops into Cambodia, a neutral country.
• 1971 – Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service.
• 1974 – The Argentine terrorist organization Montoneros is expelled from Plaza de Mayo by president Juan Perón.
• 1977 – Thirty-six people are killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations.
• 1978 – Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
• 1982 – The 1982 World's Fair opens in Knoxville, Tennessee.
• 1982 – Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War.
• 1983 – Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis is awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.
• 1987 – Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish-born Carmelite nun who was gassed in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz.
• 1989 – Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
• 1990 – The former Philippine Episcopal Church (supervised by the Episcopal Church of the United States of America) is granted full autonomy and raised to the status of an Autocephalous Anglican Province and renamed the Episcopal Church of the Philippines.
• 1991 – Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics steals his 939th base, making him the all-time leader in this category. However, his accomplishment is overshadowed later that evening by Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers, when he pitches his seventh career no-hitter, breaking his own record.
• 1993 – Dingiri Banda Wijetunga became president of Sri Lanka automatically after killing of R Premadasa in LTTE bomb explosion
• 1994 – Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola.
• 1995 – Croatian forces launch Operation Flash during the Croatian War of Independence.
• 1999 – The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.
• 1999 – Spongebob SquarePants premieres on Nickelodeon after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards.
• 2001 – Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares the existence of "a state of rebellion", hours after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, Joseph Estrada, storm towards the presidential palace at the height of the EDSA III rebellion.
• 2003 – Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
• 2004 – Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
• 2006 – The Puerto Rican government closes the Department of Education and 42 other government agencies due to significant shortages in cash flow.
• 2007 – The Los Angeles May Day mêlée occurs, in which the Los Angeles Police Department's response to a May Day pro-immigration rally become a matter of controversy.
• 2008 – The London Agreement on translation of European patents, concluded in 2000, enters into force in 14 of the 34 Contracting States to the European Patent Convention.
• 2009 – Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.
• 2011 – Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
• 2011 – Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks has been killed by United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Due to the time difference between the United States and Pakistan, bin Laden was actually killed on May 2.

Births[edit]

• 1218 – John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)
• 1218 – Rudolf I of Germany (d. 1291)
• 1225 – Jean de Joinville, French historian and author (d. 1317)
• 1285 – Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)
• 1579 – Wolphert Gerretse, Dutch-American farmer, co-founded New Netherland (d. 1662)
• 1582 – Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer (d. 1643)
• 1585 – Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Belarusian saint (d. 1612)
• 1591 – Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (d. 1666)
• 1594 – John Haynes, English-American politician, 1st Governor of the Colony of Connecticut (d. 1653)
• 1672 – Joseph Addison, English journalist and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (d. 1719)
• 1730 – Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Baronet, English admiral (d. 1790)
• 1735 – Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist (d. 1819)
• 1751 – Judith Sargent Murray, American poet and playwright (d. 1820)
• 1764 – Benjamin Henry Latrobe, English-American architect, designed the United States Capitol (d. 1820)
• 1769 – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1852)
• 1803 – James Clarence Mangan, Irish poet and author (d. 1849)
• 1824 – Alexander William Williamson, English chemist and academic (d. 1904)
• 1825 – Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1898)
• 1825 – George Inness, American painter and educator (d. 1894)
• 1827 – Jules Breton, French painter (d. 1906)
• 1829 – José de Alencar, Brazilian author and playwright (d. 1877)
• 1829 – Frederick Sandys, English painter and illustrator (d. 1904)
• 1830 – Guido Gezelle, Belgian priest and poet (d. 1899)
• 1831 – Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (d. 1903)
• 1847 – Henry Demarest Lloyd, American journalist and politician (d. 1903)
• 1848 – Adelsteen Normann, Norwegian painter (d. 1919)
• 1850 – Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (d. 1942)
• 1851 – Laza Lazarević, Serbian psychiatrist and neurologist (d. 1891)
• 1852 – Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman and professional scout (d. 1903)
• 1852 – Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1934)
• 1853 – Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin, Ukrainian-American journalist, actor, and playwright (d. 1909)
• 1855 – Cecilia Beaux, American painter and academic (d. 1942)
• 1857 – Theo van Gogh, Dutch art dealer (d. 1891)
• 1859 – Jacqueline Comerre-Paton, French painter and sculptor (d. 1955)
• 1862 – Marcel Prévost, French author and playwright (d. 1941)
• 1864 – Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day (d. 1948)
• 1871 – Seakle Greijdanus, Dutch theologian and scholar (d. 1948)
• 1872 – Hugo Alfvén, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (d. 1960)
• 1872 – Sidónio Pais, Portuguese soldier and politician, 4th President of Portugal (d. 1918)
• 1872 – Harry Leon Wilson, American author and playwright (d. 1939)
• 1874 – Romaine Brooks, American-French painter and illustrator (d. 1970)
• 1874 – Paul Van Asbroeck, Belgian target shooter (d. 1959)
• 1875 – Dave Hall, American runner (d. 1972)
• 1881 – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (d. 1955)
• 1884 – Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (d. 1964)
• 1885 – Clément Pansaers, Belgian poet (d. 1922)
• 1885 – Ralph Stackpole, American sculptor and painter (d. 1973)
• 1887 – Alan Cunningham, Anglo-Irish general and diplomat, High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan (d. 1983)
• 1896 – Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (d. 1947)
• 1896 – Mark W. Clark, American general (d. 1984)
• 1896 – J. Lawton Collins, American general (d. 1987)
• 1898 – Alfred Schmidt, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1972)
• 1900 – Ignazio Silone, Italian journalist and politician (d. 1978)
• 1900 – Aleksander Wat, Polish poet, writer, art theoretician and memorialist (d. 1967)
• 1901 – Sterling Allen Brown, American poet, academic, and critic (d. 1989)
• 1901 – Heinz Eric Roemheld, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)
• 1901 – Antal Szerb, Hungarian scholar and author (d. 1945)
• 1905 – Paul Desruisseaux, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1982)
• 1905 – Henry Koster, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
• 1906 – Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician (d. 1983)
• 1907 – Hayes Alvis, American bassist (Mills Blue Rhythm Band) (d. 1972)
• 1907 – Kate Smith, American singer and actress (d. 1986)
• 1908 – Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and author (d. 1968)
• 1908 – Morris Kline, American mathematician and academic (d. 1992)
• 1909 – Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (d. 1996)
• 1909 – Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1990)
• 1910 – Behice Boran, Turkish sociologist and politician (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Dirk Andries Flentrop, Dutch organ builder (d. 2003)
• 1910 – J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer and ufologist (d. 1986)
• 1910 – Nejdet Sançar, Turkish literature teacher (d. 1975)
• 1911 – Wilfred Watson, English-Canadian poet, playwright and educator (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Otto Kretschmer, Polish-German admiral (d. 1998)
• 1913 – Louis Nye, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Walter Susskind, Czech-English pianist, conductor, and educator (d. 1980)
• 1914 – Jaap van der Poll, Dutch javelin thrower (d. 2010)
• 1915 – Hanns Martin Schleyer, German businessman (d. 1977)
• 1916 – Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006)
• 1917 – John Beradino, American baseball player and actor (d. 1996)
• 1917 – Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (d. 2013)
• 1917 – Danielle Darrieux, French actress and singer
• 1917 – Ahron Soloveichik, Russian rabbi and scholar (d. 2001)
• 1918 – Gersh Budker, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (d. 1977)
• 1918 – Raymond Mailloux, Canadian captain and politician (d. 1995)
• 1918 – Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (d. 2004)
• 1919 – Lewis Hill, American broadcaster, co-founded Pacifica Radio (d. 1957)
• 1919 – Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Morocco
• 1919 – Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (d. 2005)
• 1921 – Vladimir Colin, Romanian journalist and author (d. 1991)
• 1921 – Boo Morcom, American pole vaulter and jumper (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Alastair Gillespie, Canadian scholar and politician
• 1923 – Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Antônio Maria Mucciolo, Italian-Brazilian archbishop (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Marcel Rayman, Polish soldier (d. 1944)
• 1924 – Art Fleming, American actor and game show host (d. 1995)
• 1924 – Evelyn Boyd Granville, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic
• 1924 – Big Maybelle, American singer and pianist (d. 1972)
• 1924 – Karel Kachyňa, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Terry Southern, American author and screenwriter (d. 1995)
• 1925 – Helen Bamber, English psychotherapist and academic (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (d. 2015)
• 1925 – Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Sardar Fazlul Karim, Bangladeshi philosopher, scholar, and academic (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic
• 1927 – Gary Bertini, Israeli conductor and composer (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Laura Betti, Italian actress (d. 2004)
• 1927 – Bernard Vukas, Yugoslav-Croatian footballer (d. 1983)
• 1928 – Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
• 1929 – Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (d. 2009)
• 1929 – Sonny Ramadhin, Trinidadian cricketer
• 1930 – Ollie Matson, American sprinter and football player (d. 2011)
• 1930 – Richard Riordan, American lieutenant and politician, 39th Mayor of Los Angeles
• 1931 – Naim Attallah, Palestinian author and publisher
• 1932 – Sandy Woodward, English admiral (d. 2013)
• 1934 – Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician
• 1934 – Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (d. 2005)
• 1934 – Phillip King, Tunisian-English sculptor
• 1934 – John Meillon, Australian actor (d. 1989)
• 1935 – Ian Curteis, English director and playwright
• 1935 – Julian Mitchell, English playwright and screenwriter
• 1936 – Danièle Huillet, French filmmaker (d. 2006)
• 1936 – Jerry Mander, American author and activist
• 1936 – Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer (d. 2014)
• 1937 – Tamsyn Imison, English illustrator and educator
• 1937 – Una Stubbs, English actress and dancer
• 1939 – Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1939 – Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch model (d. 1980)
• 1939 – Victor Davies, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1939 – Max Robinson, American journalist and academic (d. 1988)
• 1940 – Jüri Kukk, Estonian chemist and Soviet dissident (d. 1981)
• 1940 – John Wheeler, British politician
• 1940 – Yury Yershov, Russian mathematician and academic
• 1941 – Asil Nadir, Cypriot-English businessman
• 1942 – Stephen Macht, American actor
• 1943 – Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan politician (d. 2004)
• 1943 – Joe Walsh, Irish politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (d. 2014)
• 1944 – Suresh Kalmadi, Indian businessman and politician
• 1945 – Rita Coolidge, American singer-songwriter
• 1945 – Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (The Imperial Show Band and Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (d. 2007)
• 1946 – Joanna Lumley, English actress, voice-over artist, author and activist
• 1946 – John Woo, Hong Kong director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 – Jacob Bekenstein, Mexican-born Israeli-American theoretical physicist (d. 2015)
• 1947 – Sergio Infante, Chilean-Swedish poet and author
• 1948 – Györgyi Balogh, Hungarian sprinter
• 1948 – Patricia Hill Collins, American sociologist and scholar
• 1948 – Conrad Palmisano, American stuntman and director
• 1949 – Jim Clench, Canadian bass player (April Wine and Bachman–Turner Overdrive) (d. 2010)
• 1949 – Tim Hodgkinson, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
• 1949 – Paul Teutul, Sr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers
• 1950 – John Diehl, American actor and producer
• 1950 – Dann Florek, American actor and director
• 1950 – Danny McGrain, Scottish footballer and coach
• 1951 – Gordon Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer and coach
• 1951 – Geoff Lees, English race car driver
• 1952 – Richard Blundell, English economist and academic
• 1952 – Kim Lewison, English lawyer and judge
• 1952 – Peter Smith, Malaysian-born English academic and judge
• 1953 – Glen Ballard, American songwriter and producer
• 1953 – Naoya Uchida, Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer
• 1954 – Ray Parker, Jr., American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Raydio)
• 1954 – Joel Rosenberg, Canadian-American author and activist (d. 2011)
• 1955 – Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician
• 1955 – Martin O'Donnell, American composer
• 1956 – Phil Foglio, American illustrator
• 1956 – Frank Szymanski, German educator and politician
• 1957 – Rick Darling, Australian cricketer
• 1957 – Kow Otani, Japanese pianist and composer
• 1957 – Uberto Pasolini, Italian banker, director, and producer
• 1959 – Yasmina Reza, French actress and playwright
• 1959 – Lawrence Seeff, South African cricketer and basket weaver
• 1960 – Steve Cauthen, American jockey and sportscaster
• 1961 – Clint Malarchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 – Marilyn Milian, American judge
• 1961 – Vasiliy Sidorenko, Russian hammer thrower
• 1962 – Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress
• 1962 – Ted Sundquist, American football player, coach, and manager
• 1964 – Lady Sarah Chatto, English daughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
• 1964 – Will Kimbrough, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1964 – Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
• 1967 – Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1968 – Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer and manager
• 1968 – Johnny Colt, American bass player (The Black Crowes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Train, and Rock Star Supernova)
• 1968 – Kelly Killoren Bensimon, American model, television personality and author
• 1969 – Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1969 – Billy Owens, American basketball player
• 1970 – Bernard Butler, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Suede, The Tears, and McAlmont and Butler)
• 1971 – Ethan Albright, American football player
• 1971 – Stuart Appleby, Australian golfer
• 1971 – Kim Grant, South African tennis player
• 1971 – Artur Kohutek, Polish hurdler and soldier
• 1972 – Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Yemeni terrorist
• 1972 – Julie Benz, American actress
• 1973 – Mike Jesse, German footballer
• 1973 – Curtis Martin, American football player
• 1973 – Oliver Neuville, German footballer
• 1975 – Austin Croshere, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1975 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2003)
• 1975 – Nina Hossain, English journalist
• 1975 – Alexey Smertin, Russian footballer
• 1976 – Darius McCrary, American actor and singer
• 1976 – Patricia Stokkers, Dutch swimmer
• 1977 – Vera Lischka, Austrian swimmer and politician
• 1978 – James Badge Dale, American actor
• 1978 – Sachie Hara, Japanese model and actress
• 1978 – John Linehan, American basketball player
• 1978 – Nick Traina, American singer-songwriter (Link 80) (d. 1997)
• 1979 – Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
• 1980 – Marvin Cabrera, Mexican footballer
• 1980 – Jan Heylen, Belgian race car driver
• 1980 – Jay Reatard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
• 1981 – Derek Asamoah, Ghanaian footballer
• 1981 – Alexander Hleb, Belarusian footballer
• 1981 – Wes Welker, American football player
• 1982 – Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor
• 1982 – Mark Farren, Irish footballer (d. 2016)
• 1982 – Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player
• 1983 – Alain Bernard, French swimmer
• 1983 – Human Tornado, American wrestler
• 1984 – David Backes, American ice hockey player
• 1984 – Patrick Eaves, American ice hockey player
• 1984 – Alexander Farnerud, Swedish footballer
• 1984 – Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese singer and actor (News)
• 1984 – Víctor Montaño, Colombian footballer
• 1984 – Mark Seaby, Australian footballer
• 1985 – Shahriar Nafees, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1986 – Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2013)
• 1986 – Adam Casey, Australian footballer
• 1986 – Brent Stanton, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Leonardo Bonucci, Italian footballer
• 1987 – Glen Coffee, American football player
• 1987 – Matt Di Angelo, English actor and singer
• 1987 – Marcus Drum, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Amir Johnson, American basketball player
• 1987 – Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player
• 1988 – Maria Balaba, Latvian figure skater
• 1988 – Anushka Sharma, Indian model, actress, and producer
• 1989 – Alejandro Arribas, Spanish footballer
• 1989 – Poļina Jeļizarova, Latvian runner
• 1989 – Tim Urban, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1990 – Uriel Álvarez, Mexican footballer
• 1990 – Diego Contento, German footballer
• 1991 – Creagen Dow, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1991 – Bartosz Salamon, Polish footballer
• 1991 – Marcus Stroman, American baseball player
• 1992 – Hani, South Korean singer and television personality (EXID)
• 1992 – James Hasson, English-Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – You Kikkawa, Japanese singer (MilkyWay)
• 1992 – Matěj Vydra, Czech footballer
• 1993 – Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, French footballer
• 1994 – Wallace, Brazilian footballer
• 1994 – Antoine Bibeau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1996 – William Nylander, Swedish ice hockey player

Deaths[edit]

• 408 – Arcadius, Byzantine emperor (b. 337)
• 1118 – Matilda of Scotland (b. 1080)
• 1277 – Stephen Uroš I of Serbia (b. 1223)
• 1308 – Albert I of Germany (b. 1255)
• 1539 – Isabella of Portugal (b. 1503)
• 1555 – Pope Marcellus II (b. 1501)
• 1572 – Pope Pius V (b. 1504)
• 1731 – Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (b. 1677)
• 1738 – Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1669)
• 1772 – Gottfried Achenwall, Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1719)
• 1813 – Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (b. 1768)
• 1838 – Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (b. 1797)
• 1856 – John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (b. 1774)
• 1873 – David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (b. 1813)
• 1899 – Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist and physician (b. 1824)
• 1904 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (b. 1841)
• 1913 – John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (b. 1850)
• 1920 – Princess Margaret of Connaught (b. 1882)
• 1935 – Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. 1889)
• 1937 – Snitz Edwards, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1868)
• 1943 – Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian religious leader, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (b. 1871)
• 1945 – Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
• 1945 – Magda Goebbels, German wife of Joseph Goebbels (b. 1901)
• 1953 – Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (b. 1876)
• 1956 – LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (b. 1883)
• 1960 – Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (b. 1875)
• 1963 – Lope K. Santos, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1965 – Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (b. 1911)
• 1968 – Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1895)
• 1968 – Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (b. 1886)
• 1970 – Yi Un, Korean prince (b. 1897)
• 1973 – Asger Jorn, Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1914)
• 1976 – T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (b. 1908)
• 1976 – Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (b. 1939)
• 1978 – Aram Khachaturian, Georgian-Armenian composer and conductor (b. 1903)
• 1982 – William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (b. 1903)
• 1984 – Jüri Lossmann, Estonian-Swedish runner (b. 1891)
• 1985 – Denise Robins, English journalist and author (b. 1897)
• 1986 – Hylda Baker, English actress and singer (b. 1905)
• 1986 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (b. 1916)
• 1988 – Ben Lexcen, Australian sailor and architect (b. 1936)
• 1989 – Sally Kirkland, American journalist (b. 1912)
• 1989 – V. M. Panchalingam, Sri Lankan civil servant (b. 1930)
• 1989 – Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (b. 1904)
• 1989 – Douglass Watson, American actor (b. 1921)
• 1990 – Sergio Franchi, Italian-American tenor and actor (b. 1926)
• 1991 – Richard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
• 1993 – Pierre Bérégovoy, French metallurgist and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1925)
• 1993 – Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lankan politician, 3rd President of Sri Lanka (b. 1924)
• 1994 – Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1960)
• 1995 – Antonio Salemme, Italian-American painter (b. 1892)
• 1996 – Luana Patten, American actress and singer (b. 1938)
• 1997 – Fernand Dumont, Canadian sociologist, philosopher, and poet (b. 1927)
• 1998 – Eldridge Cleaver, American author and activist (b. 1935)
• 1999 – Jos LeDuc, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1944)
• 2000 – Steve Reeves, American bodybuilder and actor (b. 1926)
• 2002 – Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, Indian poet and author (b. 1908)
• 2000 – Jukka Tapanimäki, Finnish game programmer (b. 1961)
• 2002 – John Nathan-Turner, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1947)
• 2003 – Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler and manager (b. 1960)
• 2003 – Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (b. 1923)
• 2004 – Nelson Gidding, American screenwriter (b. 1919)
• 2004 – Larkin Kerwin, Canadian physicist and academic (b. 1924)
• 2005 – Kenneth Clark, American psychologist and academic (b. 1914)
• 2006 – Big Hawk, American rapper (Screwed Up Click) (b. 1969)
• 2006 – Rob Lacey, English actor and author (b. 1962)
• 2008 – Anthony Mamo, Maltese judge and politician, 1st President of Malta (b. 1909)
• 2008 – Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American madam (b. 1956)
• 2008 – Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist (b. 1917)
• 2009 – Danny Gans, American singer and comedian (b. 1956)
• 2010 – Rob McConnell, Canadian trombonist, composer, and educator (b. 1935)
• 2010 – Helen Wagner, American actress (b. 1918)
• 2010 – Danny Aiello III; American stunt performer, stunt coordinator, director, and film and television actor (b. 1957)
• 2011 – Henry Cooper, English soldier and boxer (b. 1934)
• 2011 – Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Shanmugasundari, Indian actress (b. 1937)
• 2012 – John Spencer Hardy, American general (b. 1913)
• 2012 – James Kinley, Canadian engineer and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (b. 1925)
• 2012 – Charles Pitts, American guitarist (The Bo-Keys) (b. 1947)
• 2012 – Earl Rose, American pathologist and academic (b. 1926)
• 2012 – Mordechai Virshubski, German-Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Chris Kelly, American rapper (Kris Kross) (b. 1978)
• 2013 – Pierre Pleimelding, French footballer and manager (b. 1952)
• 2013 – Gregory Rogers, Australian author and illustrator (b. 1957)
• 2013 – Stuart Wilde, English author and educator (b. 1946)
• 2014 – Adamu Atta, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Kwara State (b. 1927)
• 2014 – Radhia Cousot, Tunisian-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1947)
• 2014 – Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1945)
• 2014 – Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican footballer and coach (b. 1951)
• 2014 – Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (Los Van Van) (b. 1942)
• 2014 – Spike Maynard, American lawyer and judge (b. 1942)
• 2014 – Howard Smith, American journalist, director, and producer (b. 1936)
• 2015 – Stephen Milburn Anderson, American director and screenwriter (b. 1948)
• 2015 – Pete Brown, American golfer (b. 1935)
• 2015 – Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (b. 1923)
• 2015 – Vafa Guluzade, Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (b. 1940)
• 2015 – María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
• 2015 – Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer (b. 1930)

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