Ο Αιγύπτιος μεγιστάνας, το «αγγελάκι» και η Μύκονος

Στη Μύκονο ετοιμάζονται πυρετωδώς για άλλον έναν γάμο - υπερπαραγωγή που θα γίνει το διήμερο 8 και 9 Ιουλίου: του Ελληνοαιγύπτιου μεγιστάνα Καρίμ Ελ Σιάτι με το «αγγελάκι» της Victoria’s Secret Ανα Μπεατρίς Μπάρος.

Το κόστος του γάμου λέγεται ότι θα αγγίξει τα 5 εκατ. ευρώ και θα έχει τα πάντα: καλεσμένους από τον χώρο του διεθνούς jet set, κουμπάρα την Αλεσάντρα Αμπρόσιο, δύο τουλάχιστον μυθικά πάρτι με θεματολογία Ελλάδας και Αιγύπτου. ..

Σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες του Πρώτου Θέματος, τουλάχιστον 15 - κάποιοι λένε 20 - χλιδάτες βίλες έχουν κλειστεί για να φιλοξενήσουν τους υψηλούς καλεσμένους των δύο οικογενειών.

Τέσσερις απ’ αυτές βρίσκονται στην περιοχή του Ορνού και ανήκουν στην οικογένεια Αγγελόπουλου - πέρυσι είχε μείνει σε μία από αυτές ο Κριστιάνο Ρονάλντο - ενώ άλλες βρίσκονται στον Πάνορμο, στην Ψαρού και στο Καλό Λιβάδι. Όλες θα διαθέτουν προσωπικό το οποίο θα εξυπηρετεί 24 ώρες το 24ωρο τους υψηλούς καλεσμένους.

Εκτός από τις βίλες που έχουν κλείσει για καλεσμένους σαν τον Σταύρο Νιάρχο, τη σύντροφό του Τζέσικα Χαρτ, την αδελφή του Ευγενία και τον σύντροφό της Χρήστο Οικονόμου, υπάρχουν και κρατήσεις σε κάποια από τα καλύτερα ξενοδοχεία της Μυκόνου.

Το «Belvedere» και το «Cavo Tagoo» είναι ανάμεσα σε αυτά που θα φιλοξενήσουν κάποιους από τους φίλους του ζευγαριού αλλά και συγγενείς του.

Ο νεαρός δισεκατομμυριούχος με τις ελληνικές ρίζες (η μητέρα του Ντόρα Θεοδώρου έλκει την καταγωγή της από την ελληνική παροικία της Αιγύπτου) και η αρραβωνιαστικιά του λατρεύουν το Νησί των Ανέμων και το επισκέπτονται σχεδόν κάθε καλοκαίρι.

Ο πατέρας του γαμπρού Χαμίντ Ελ Σιάτι είναι ο ιδιοκτήτης του Travco Group, ενός ταξιδιωτικού κολοσσού με έδρα την Αίγυπτο. Πρόκειται για μία από τις μεγαλύτερες ταξιδιωτικές και τουριστικές εταιρείες της Μέσης Ανατολής, η οποία εξυπηρετεί ενάμισι εκατομμύριο τουρίστες σε ετήσια βάση.

Ο αριθμός των προσκεκλημένων αναμένεται να αγγίξει ή και να ξεπεράσει τα 400 άτομα. Για τη μεταφορά τους - εκτός από κάποιους στους οποίους η οικογένεια διαθέτει ακόμη και lear jet - οι πληροφορίες λένε ότι έχει ήδη ναυλωθεί ένα Airbus A-321. Όσοι επιθυμούν εκτός προγράμματος να κάνουν μια μικρή εκδρομή γύρω από το νησί θα έχουν στη διάθεσή τους τουλάχιστον πέντε ναυλωμένες θαλαμηγούς. 

Ο μεγιστάνας πατέρας του γαμπρού μπορεί να επιστρατεύσει για την περίσταση ένα από τα κρουαζιερόπλοια της εταιρείας του, το οποίο θα μεταφέρει καλεσμένους συγγενείς και φίλους της οικογένειας από την Αίγυπτο στη Μύκονο. 

Τουλάχιστον δύο μυθικά πάρτι έχουν προγραμματιστεί για τις ημέρες του γάμου. Το ένα αναμένεται να πραγματοποιηθεί στο «Scorpion» στην Παράγκα, ένα από τα περσινά hot spots της Μυκόνου, και το άλλο στην παραλία της Λιάς.

Το πρώτο θα είναι μια pre-wedding συγκέντρωση των καλεσμένων του ζευγαριού και οι πληροφορίες λένε ότι τη βραδιά θα ντύσει μουσικά διάσημος DJ από το εξωτερικό. Το δεύτερο θα είναι πιθανότατα η γαμήλια δεξίωση στη Λιά με πέντε διαφορετικές κουζίνες και mixologists, ενώ το σκηνικό θα παραπέμπει σε όαση ή ζούγκλα.

Κουμπάρα λέγεται ότι θα είναι η εκθαμβωτική Αλεσάντρα Αμπρόσιο, στενή φίλη του ζευγαριού εδώ και χρόνια και επίσης λάτρης της Μυκόνου

Σύμφωνα με τα όσα ακούγονται, το συνολικό κόστος του γάμου θα φτάσει τα 5 εκατ. ευρώ, Τα ποτά, όπως λένε οι πληροφορίες του Πρώτου Θέματος, θα είναι πανάκριβα γαλλικά κρασιά και συλλεκτικές σαμπάνιες των οίκων Armand de Brignac, Krug και Dom Perignon, τα οποία θα έρθουν από το εξωτερικό, όπως και κάποια εξωτικά φυτά και λουλούδια. Επίσης, θα επιστρατευτούν τουλάχιστον 100 σωματοφύλακες για την ασφάλεια των υψηλών καλεσμένων, αλλά και για να κρατήσουν μακριά τους αδιάκριτους παπαράτσι.

Ο γάμος του νεαρού μεγιστάνα με το «αγγελάκι» της Victoria’s Secret σε τρεις εβδομάδες από σήμερα, θα συγκεντρώσει για πολλοστή φορά ηχηρά ονόματα του διεθνούς jet set στη Μύκονο.

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• 229 – Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu.
• 1180 – First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan.
• 1280 – The Battle of Moclín takes place in the context of the Spanish Reconquista pitting the forces of the Kingdom of Castile against the Emirate of Granada. The battle resulted in a Granadian victory.
• 1305 – A peace treaty between the Flemish and the French is signed at Athis-sur-Orge.
• 1314 – First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn (south of Stirling) begins.
• 1532 – Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France sign a secret treaty against Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1565 – Dragut, commander of the Ottoman navy, dies during the Great Siege of Malta.
• 1611 – The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson's fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again.
• 1661 – Marriage contract between Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza.
• 1683 – William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
• 1713 – The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada.
• 1757 – Battle of Plassey: Three thousand British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey.
• 1758 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
• 1760 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia.
• 1780 – American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
• 1794 – Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kyiv.
• 1810 – John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company.
• 1812 – War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war.
• 1848 – Beginning of the June Days Uprising in Paris, France.
• 1860 – The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
• 1865 – American Civil War: At Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate, Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army.
• 1868 – Typewriter: Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer."
• 1887 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
• 1894 – The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
• 1913 – Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
• 1914 – Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
• 1917 – In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
• 1919 – Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis. This day is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
• 1926 – The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
• 1931 – Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
• 1938 – The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
• 1940 – Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city.
• 1941 – The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later.
• 1942 – World War II: The first selections for the gas chamber at Auschwitz take place on a train full of Jews from Paris.
• 1942 – World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales.
• 1943 – World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland.
• 1946 – The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
• 1946 – The National Democratic Front wins a landslide victory in the municipal elections in French India.
• 1947 – The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.
• 1956 – The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.
• 1958 – The Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers.
• 1959 – Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
• 1959 – A fire in a resort hotel in Stalheim (Norway) kills 34 people.
• 1960 – The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.
• 1961 – Cold War: The Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent, comes into force after the opening date for signature set for the December 1, 1959.
• 1967 – Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference.
• 1969 – Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.
• 1969 – IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry.
• 1972 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.
• 1972 – Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.
• 1973 – A fire at a house in Hull, England which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by arsonist Peter Dinsdale.
• 1982 – Chinese American Vincent Chin dies in a coma after being beaten in Highland Park, Michigan on June 19, by two auto workers who had mistaken him for Japanese and who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.
• 1985 – A terrorist bomb aboard Air India Flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.
• 2001 – The 8.4 Mw southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured.
• 2012 – Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.
• 2013 – Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
• 2013 – About 16 militants stormed a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan and killed ten climbers, as well as a local guide.
• 2014 – The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction.

Births[edit]

• 47 BC – Caesarion, Egyptian king (d. 30 BC)
• 1433 – Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)
• 1456 – Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (d. 1486)
• 1534 – Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)
• 1596 – Johan Banér, Swedish field marshal (d. 1641)
• 1612 – André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (d. 1660)
• 1668 – Giambattista Vico, Italian jurist, historian, and philosopher (d. 1744)
• 1683 – Étienne Fourmont, French orientalist and sinologist (d. 1745)
• 1685 – Antonio Bernacchi, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 1756)
• 1703 – Marie Leszczyńska, Polish wife of Louis XV of France (d. 1768)
• 1711 – Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Italian instrument maker (d. 1786)
• 1716 – Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (d. 1789)
• 1750 – Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist and academic (d. 1801)
• 1763 – Joséphine de Beauharnais, French wife of Napoleon I (d. 1814)
• 1799 – John Milton Bernhisel, American physician and politician (d. 1881)
• 1800 – Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (d. 1846)
• 1824 – Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1910)
• 1860 – Albert Giraud, Belgian poet and librarian (d. 1929)
• 1863 – Sándor Bródy, Hungarian author and journalist (d. 1924)
• 1877 – Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (d. 1929)
• 1884 – Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (d. 1979)
• 1888 – Bronson M. Cutting, American publisher and politician (d. 1935)
• 1888 – Lee Moran, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1961)
• 1889 – Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet and author (d. 1966)
• 1889 – Verena Holmes, English engineer (d. 1964)
• 1894 – Harold Barrowclough, New Zealand military leader, lawyer and Chief Justice (d. 1972)
• 1894 – Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (d. 1956)
• 1894 – Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (d. 1972)
• 1897 – Alexandru Giugaru, Romanian actor (d. 1986)
• 1898 – Karl Weinbacher, German war criminal (d. 1946)
• 1899 – Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (d. 1979)
• 1901 – Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (d. 1962)
• 1902 – Mathias Wieman, German-Swiss actor (d. 1969)
• 1903 – Paul Joseph James Martin, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1992)
• 1904 – Quintin McMillan, South African cricketer (d. 1938)
• 1905 – Jack Pickersgill, Canadian civil servant and politician, 35th Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1997)
• 1906 – Tribhuvan of Nepal (d. 1955)
• 1907 – Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian actress and singer (d. 2008)
• 1907 – James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
• 1909 – David Lewis, Russian-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1981)
• 1909 – Georges Rouquier, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
• 1910 – Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader, 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 2008)
• 1910 – Milt Hinton, American bassist and photographer (d. 2000)
• 1910 – Bill King, English commander and author (d. 2012)
• 1910 – Lawson Little, American golfer (d. 1968)
• 1912 – Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954)
• 1913 – William P. Rogers, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1990)
• 1916 – Irene Worth, American actress (d. 2002)
• 1919 – Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian politician, President of Algeria (d. 1992)
• 1922 – Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant and physicist (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1998)
• 1923 – Peter Corr, Irish-English footballer and manager (d. 2001)
• 1923 – Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
• 1923 – Tedi Thurman, American model and actress (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian activist (d. 1945)
• 1925 – Miriam Karlin, English actress (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Art Modell, American businessman (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, English microbiologist and parasitologist
• 1927 – Bob Fosse, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 1987)
• 1927 – John Habgood, Baron Habgood, English archbishop
• 1928 – Jean Cione, American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Michael Shaara, American author and academic (d. 1988)
• 1929 – June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter and actress (Carter Family and The Carter Sisters) (d. 2003)
• 1930 – Donn F. Eisele, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1987)
• 1930 – John Elliott, English historian and academic
• 1930 – Francis Newall, 2nd Baron Newall, English businessman and politician
• 1930 – Anthony Thwaite, English poet, critic, and academic
• 1931 – Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (d. 1981)
• 1932 – Peter Millett, Baron Millett, English lawyer and judge
• 1934 – Keith Sutton, English bishop
• 1934 – Bill Torrey, Canadian businessman
• 1935 – Maurice Ferré, Puerto Rican-American politician, 32nd Mayor of Miami
• 1935 – Keith Burkinshaw, English footballer and manager
• 1936 – Richard Bach, American pilot and author
• 1936 – Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, 180th Prime Minister of Greece
• 1937 – Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish captain and politician, 10th President of Finland, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1937 – Alan Haselhurst, English academic and politician
• 1937 – Niki Sullivan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Crickets) (d. 2004)
• 1938 – John Hayes, English politician, Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change
• 1940 – Adam Faith, English singer, actor, and journalist (d. 2003)
• 1940 – Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
• 1940 – Wilma Rudolph, American runner (d. 1994)
• 1940 – Mike Shrimpton, New Zealand cricketer and coach (d. 2015)
• 1940 – Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish bass player (The Beatles) (d. 1962)
• 1940 – Diana Trask, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1941 – Robert Hunter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Grateful Dead)
• 1941 – Roger McDonald, Australian author and screenwriter
• 1941 – Keith Newton, English footballer
• 1942 – Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, English cosmologist and astrophysicist
• 1943 – Patrick Bokanowski, French filmmaker
• 1943 – Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Inc.
• 1943 – Ellyn Kaschak, American psychologist and academic
• 1943 – James Levine, American pianist and conductor
• 1944 – Ingrīda Andriņa, Latvian actress (d. 2015)
• 1944 – Rosetta Hightower, American-English singer (The Orlons) (d. 2014)
• 1945 – Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author
• 1945 – John Garang, Sudanese colonel and politician, President of Southern Sudan (d. 2005)
• 1946 – Julian Hipwood, English polo player and coach
• 1946 – Ted Shackelford, American actor
• 1947 – Bryan Brown, Australian actor and producer
• 1948 – Myles Goodwyn, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (April Wine)
• 1948 – Luther Kent, American singer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 1948 – Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and judge
• 1949 – Gordon Bray, Australian journalist and sportscaster
• 1949 – Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes, English accountant and politician
• 1950 – Nicholas Cleobury, English organist and conductor
• 1950 – Pat Cleveland, American fashion model
• 1951 – Angelo Falcón, Puerto Rican-American political scientist and academic, founded the National Institute for Latino Policy
• 1951 – Michèle Mouton, French race car driver and manager
• 1952 – Anthony Jackson, American bass player
• 1955 – Pierre Corbeil, Canadian dentist and politician
• 1955 – Glenn Danzig, American singer-songwriter and producer (Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig)
• 1955 – Maggie Greenwald, American director and screenwriter
• 1955 – Jean Tigana, French footballer and manager
• 1956 – Daniel J. Drucker, Canadian academic and educator
• 1956 – Tony Hill, American football player and sportscaster
• 1956 – Randy Jackson, American bass player and producer (Journey)
• 1957 – Dave Houghton, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
• 1957 – Frances McDormand, American actress
• 1960 – Donald Harrison, American saxophonist, composer, and producer
• 1960 – Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese composer and programmer
• 1961 – Richard Arnold, English lawyer and judge
• 1961 – Zoran Janjetov, Serbian singer and illustrator (Heroina)
• 1961 – LaSalle Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and manager
• 1962 – Chuck Billy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Testament and Dublin Death Patrol)
• 1962 – Steve Shelley, American drummer and producer (The Crucifucks, Sonic Youth, Dim Stars, and Disappears)
• 1962 – Kari Takko, Finnish ice hockey player and scout
• 1963 – Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer
• 1963 – Wesley Warren, Jr., American elephantiasis victim (d. 2014)
• 1964 – Lou Yun, Chinese gymnast
• 1964 – Nicolas Marceau, Canadian economist and politician
• 1964 – Joss Whedon, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Paul Arthurs, English guitarist (Oasis and The Rain)
• 1965 – Mitch Longley, American actor and stuntman
• 1965 – Peter O'Malley, Australian golfer
• 1966 – Chico DeBarge, American singer and pianist (DeBarge)
• 1969 – Martin Klebba, American actor, producer, and stuntman
• 1970 – Robert Brooks, American football player
• 1970 – Martin Deschamps, Canadian singer-songwriter (Offenbach)
• 1970 – Yann Tiersen, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1971 – Fred Ewanuick, Canadian actor and producer
• 1971 – Félix Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1972 – Selma Blair, American actress
• 1972 – Louis Van Amstel, Dutch dancer and choreographer
• 1972 – Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager
• 1973 – Marija Naumova, Latvian singer-songwriter
• 1974 – Joel Edgerton, Australian actor
• 1974 – Mark Hendrickson, American basketball and baseball player
• 1975 – Kevin Dyson, American football player and coach
• 1975 – David Howell, English golfer
• 1975 – Mike James, American basketball player
• 1975 – Mik Kersten, Polish-Canadian computer scientist, created task-focused interface
• 1975 – KT Tunstall, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 – Mizchif, Zimbabwean-South African rapper (d. 2014)
• 1976 – Wade Barrett, American soccer player and manager
• 1976 – Joe Becker, American guitarist and composer
• 1976 – Savvas Poursaitidis, Greek-Cypriot footballer and scout
• 1976 – Aaron Ruell, American actor, director, and photographer
• 1976 – Brandon Stokley, American football player
• 1976 – Paola Suárez, Argentinian tennis player
• 1976 – Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actress and singer
• 1976 – Patrick Vieira, French footballer and manager
• 1977 – Miguel Ángel Angulo, Spanish footballer
• 1977 – Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer and manager
• 1977 – Jaan Jüris, Estonian ski jumper
• 1977 – Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1977 – Shaun O'Hara, American football player and sportscaster
• 1978 – Memphis Bleek, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1978 – Frédéric Leclercq, French singer-songwriter and bass player (DragonForce and Heavenly)
• 1978 – Matt Light, American football player and sportscaster
• 1979 – LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player
• 1979 – Susanna Wallumrød, Norwegian singer (Susanna and the Magical Orchestra)
• 1980 – Becky Cloonan, American author and illustrator
• 1980 – Melissa Rauch, American actress
• 1980 – Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer
• 1980 – Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player
• 1980 – Enrico Villanueva, Filipino basketball player
• 1980 – Stephan Wojcikiewicz, Canadian badminton player
• 1981 – Antony Costa, English singer-songwriter and actor (Blue)
• 1981 – Joe Taslim, Indonesian actor and martial artist
• 1981 – Rolf Wacha, German rugby player
• 1982 – Rafael Bejarano, Peruvian-American jockey
• 1982 – Derek Boogaard, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2011)
• 1983 – Jason Berrent, American actor and producer
• 1983 – Brooks Laich, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – José Manuel Rojas, Chilean footballer
• 1984 – Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter and actress
• 1984 – Tatjana Kivimägi, Russian-Estonian high jumper
• 1984 – Takeshi Matsuda, Japanese swimmer
• 1984 – Levern Spencer, Saint Lucian high jumper
• 1984 – J. T. Thomas, American reality show contestant on Survivor: Tocantins
• 1984 – Dave Walsh, American gamer
• 1985 – Kristo Aab, Estonian basketball player
• 1985 – Laarni Lozada, Filipino singer
• 1985 – Marcel Reece, American football player
• 1987 – Shandy Aulia, Indonesian actress
• 1987 – Alessia Filippi, Italian swimmer
• 1988 – Chet Faker, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1988 – Isabella Leong, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1988 – Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast
• 1989 – Lauren Bennett, English singer and dancer (G.R.L. and Paradiso Girls)
• 1989 – Marielle Jaffe, American model and actress
• 1989 – Jordan Nolan, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Ayana Taketatsu, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1990 – Clevid Dikamona, French footballer
• 1990 – Vasek Pospisil, Canadian tennis player
• 1991 – Katie Armiger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1991 – Damien Cook, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – Luiza Galiulina, Uzbekistani gymnast
• 1993 – Marvin Grumann, German footballer
• 1993 – Michelle Jenneke, Australian athlete and model
• 1995 – Lauren Aquilina, English singer-songwriter
• 1995 – Hao Yun, Chinese swimmer

Deaths[edit]

• 79 – Vespasian, Roman emperor (b. 9)
• 679 – Æthelthryth, English saint (b. 636)
• 1018 – Henry I, Margrave of Austria
• 1222 – Constance of Aragon (b. 1179)
• 1314 – Henry de Bohun, English knight
• 1565 – Dragut, Ottoman admiral (b. 1485)
• 1582 – Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese commander (b. 1537)
• 1615 – Mashita Nagamori, Japanese daimyo (b. 1545)
• 1677 – William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1647)
• 1686 – William Coventry, English politician (b. 1628)
• 1707 – John Mill, English theologian and author (b. 1645)
• 1733 – Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (b. 1672)
• 1770 – Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (b. 1721)
• 1775 – Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and author (b. 1692)
• 1779 – Mikael Sehul, Ethiopian warlord (b. 1691)
• 1806 – Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher (b. 1723)
• 1811 – Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese poet and author (b. 1740)
• 1832 – Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist (b. 1761)
• 1836 – James Mill, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1773)
• 1848 – Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este (b. 1776)
• 1856 – Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1806)
• 1881 – Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist and academic (b. 1804)
• 1891 – Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic (b. 1804)
• 1891 – Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (b. 1825)
• 1893 – William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1812)
• 1893 – Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (b. 1817)
• 1914 – Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1945 – Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1923)
• 1954 – Salih Omurtak, Turkish general (b. 1889)
• 1956 – Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and educator (b. 1875)
• 1959 – Boris Vian, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1969 – Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (b. 1907)
• 1970 – Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (b. 1895)
• 1973 – Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (b. 1944)
• 1980 – Sanjay Gandhi, Indian engineer and politician (b. 1946)
• 1980 – V. V. Giri, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (b. 1894)
• 1980 – Clyfford Still, American painter and academic (b. 1904)
• 1980 – Odile Versois, French actress (b. 1930)
• 1981 – Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1907)
• 1989 – Werner Best, German police officer and jurist (b. 1903)
• 1990 – Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor, and politician (b. 1898)
• 1991 – Lea Padovani, Italian actress (b. 1920)
• 1992 – Eric Andolsek, American football player (b. 1966)
• 1995 – Roger Grimsby, American journalist (b. 1928)
• 1995 – Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (b. 1914)
• 1995 – Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918)
• 1996 – Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, 174th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
• 1996 – Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and rugby player (b. 1921)
• 1997 – Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (b. 1936)
• 1998 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (b. 1911)
• 2000 – Peter Dubovský, Slovak footballer (b. 1972)
• 2000 – Peter L. Pond, American minister, activist, and philanthropist (b. 1933)
• 2002 – Pedro Alcázar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)
• 2005 – Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (b. 1926)
• 2005 – Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet and critic (b. 1925)
• 2006 – Luke Graham, American wrestler (b. 1940)
• 2006 – Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Spelling Television (b. 1923)
• 2007 – Rod Beck, American baseball player (b. 1968)
• 2008 – Claudio Capone, Italian-Scottish actor (b. 1952)
• 2008 – Arthur Chung, Guyanan surveyor and politician, 1st President of Guyana (b. 1918)
• 2008 – Marian Glinka, Polish actor and bodybuilder (b. 1943)
• 2008 – Judith Holzmeister, Austrian actress (b. 1920)
• 2009 – Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1931)
• 2009 – John Callaway, American journalist (b. 1936)
• 2009 – Hanne Hiob, German actress and screenwriter (b. 1923)
• 2009 – Ed McMahon, American game show host and announcer (b. 1923)
• 2009 – Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (b. 1952)
• 2010 – John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat (b. 1915)
• 2010 – Pete Quaife, English bass player (The Kinks) (b. 1943)
• 2011 – Peter Falk, American actor (b. 1927)
• 2011 – Dennis Marshall, Costa Rican footballer (b. 1985)
• 2011 – Fred Steiner, American composer and conductor (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Robin de La Lanne-Mirrlees, English soldier and author (b. 1925)
• 2012 – James Durbin, English economist and statistician (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Brigitte Engerer, French pianist and educator (b. 1952)
• 2012 – Alan McDonald, Northern Ireland footballer and manager (b. 1963)
• 2012 – Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation (b. 1925)
• 2012 – Walter J. Zable, American football player and businessman, founded the Cubic Corporation (b. 1915)
• 2013 – Bobby Bland, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Frank Kelso, American admiral and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1933)
• 2013 – Little Willie Littlefield, American-Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1931)
• 2013 – Kurt Leichtweiss, German mathematician and academic (b. 1927)
• 2013 – Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 2013 – Darryl Read, English singer-songwriter, drummer (with Crushed Butler) and actor (b. 1951)
• 2013 – Sharon Stouder, American swimmer (b. 1948)
• 2014 – Małgorzata Braunek, Polish-German actress (b. 1947)
• 2014 – Nancy Garden, American author (b. 1938)
• 2014 – Euros Lewis, Welsh cricketer (b. 1942)
• 2014 – Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (b. 1931)
• 2014 – Steve Viksten, American voice actor and screenwriter (b. 1960)
• 2015 – Miguel Facussé Barjum, Honduran businessman (b. 1924)
• 2015 – Nirmala Joshi, Indian nun, lawyer, and social worker (b. 1934)
• 2015 – Thé Lau, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)
• 2015 – Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor and director (b. 1933)
• 2015 – Magali Noël, Turkish-French actress (b. 1931)
• 2015 – Dick Van Patten, American actor (b. 1928)

το σπίτι του Ν. Αποστολόπουλου με θέα την Ακρόπολη

Πληµµυρισµένο από φως, µε θέα τον Ιερό Βράχο της Ακρόπολης, που αποπνέει δύναµη και θετική ενέργεια στο roof garden του και έχοντας χωρίσει το υπέροχο σπίτι του στον Κεραµεικό σε θερινά και χειµερινά διαµερίσµατα, ο Πατρινός σχεδιαστής Νίκος Αποστολόπουλος, όντας λάτρης του feng shui, µας ανοίγει την πόρτα του χαµογελαστός και ξεναγεί την ομάδα του You Weekly στο χώρο του που έφτιαξε µε πολύ µεράκι, γούστο αλλά και… έρωτα!

Τα αρχικά του Ν.Α. «έχτισαν» ένα ισχυρό brand name που διακρίθηκε και ξεχώρισε ακόµα και στο εξωτερικό, γι’ αυτό και υπάρχουν σε διάφορες γωνιές του σπιτιού… Το αγαπηµένο του δωµάτιο είναι η κρεβατοκάµαρά του όπου ξεκουράζεται και ηρεµεί, σκέπτεται… Λάτρης των ταξιδιών από κάθε χώρα που επισκέπτεται κουβαλάει και κάτι, αναµνήσεις από υπέροχες στιγµές που έζησε, αντικείµενα µοναδικά που όλα του θυµίζουν κάτι και ο ίδιος συνδέεται µε το καθένα από αυτά ξεχωριστά!

Ένα τεράστιο διπλό κρεβάτι, «για να χωράει πολλούς» όπως λέει ο ίδιος χιουµοριστικά, που το ονοµάζει «δωµάτιο Ζιµπάµπουε» (φωτ. επάνω), πολλά κλαδιά δέντρων, που τα χρησιµοποιεί σαν καλόγερους για τα αγαπηµένα του καπέλα, και ξυπνώντας µε θέα την πνιγµένη στο πράσινο µεγάλη βεράντα του, ο σχεδιαστής έχει προσέξει µέσα στο χώρο του και την παραµικρή λεπτοµέρεια και για καθένα αντικείµενο ξεχωριστά µπορεί να σου πει µια µεγάλη ιστορία… Με ρωµαϊκά µπάνια, jacuzzi-µπανιέρες, φυτά, σκαλιστούς τοίχους µε διάφορα σύµβολα, ο Νίκος Αποστολόπουλος µάς ξεναγεί στο «δωµάτιο του έρωτα» (φωτ. κάτω) και στο τεράστιο –επίσης– κρεβάτι του, γεµάτο από µεγάλες µαξιλάρες που φέρουν την υπογραφή του.

«Το τζάκι µου καίει όλον τον χειµώνα και αποπνέει µια ζεστασιά και µια ηρεµία ιδιαίτερη», λέει ο Νίκος Αποστολόπουλος στο Youweekly.gr, που του αρέσει ο συγκεκριµένος χώρος για να κάθεται µπροστά και να στοχάζεται… Το καλοκαίρι κυρίαρχο στοιχείο στο τζάκι (φωτ. κάτω) είναι η λευκή πέτρα που για τον σχεδιαστή συµβολίζει την ισορροπία. Μεγάλοι καθρέφτες µέσα στο χώρο, προσδίδουν βάθος και τον µεγαλώνουν, ενώ µέσα από αυτούς διακρίνουµε τη µεγάλη γκαρνταρόµπα του σχεδιαστή που λατρεύει το ιδιαίτερο αλλά και εκκεντρικό ντύσιµο.

Η βεράντα του είναι ο «παράδεισός» του, έπιπλα µπαµπού, σαλόνια, ανάκλιντρα, ο σχεδιαστής έχει ακόµα έναν ιδιαίτερα διακοσµηµένο χώρο για να ξεκουράζεται και να χαλαρώνει. Οι λευκές µαξιλάρες δίνουν ακόµα περισσότερο φως και το βράδυ, ανάβοντας τα τεράστια φανάρια του, γοητεύεται µε την παρέα του να µεταφέρει εικόνες από το αγαπηµένο του µέρος, το οποίο έχει επισκεφθεί επανειληµµένα, το Μπαλί. Παρόλο που του αρέσει το µαγείρεµα, η κουζίνα του είναι σχετικά µικρή για να µην πιάνει πολύ χώρο (φωτ. πάνω), ενώ κυρίαρχο χρώµα σε αυτήν είναι το µαύρο, µε µεγάλα αγάλµατα και τεράστια ψάθινα καλάθια να δηµιουργούν µια ιδιαίτερη ατµόσφαιρα «παντρεύοντας το µοντέρνο µε το κλασικό».

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• 217 BC – The Romans, led by Gaius Flaminius, are ambushed and defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.
• 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-west of Rome.
• 474 – Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
• 637 – The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland.
• 972 – Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.
• 1128 – Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba. After this battle, the future king calls himself "Prince of Portugal", the first step towards "official independence" that will be reached in 1139 after the Battle of Ourique.
• 1230 – The Siege of Jaén started in the context of the Spanish Reconquista.
• 1314 – First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce, though England did not recognize Scottish independence until 1328 with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton.
• 1340 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III.
• 1374 – A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.
• 1497 – John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
• 1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
• 1531 – The city of San Juan del Río, Mexico, is founded.
• 1535 – The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded.
• 1571 – Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines.
• 1597 – The first Dutch voyage to the East Indies reaches Banten (on Java).
• 1604 – Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
• 1622 – Battle of Macau: The Dutch attempt but fail to capture Macau.
• 1717 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England), is founded in London.
• 1762 – Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
• 1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• 1793 – The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.
• 1812 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia.
• 1813 – Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.
• 1821 – The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain.
• 1859 – Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
• 1866 – Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
• 1880 – First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français.
• 1894 – Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
• 1902 – King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
• 1913 – Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
• 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
• 1916 – World War I: The Battle of the Somme begins with a week-long artillery bombardment on the German Line.
• 1918 – First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
• 1932 – A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
• 1938 – Pieces of a meteor, estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded, land near Chicora, Pennsylvania.
• 1939 – Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
• 1940 – World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company.
• 1947 – Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington.
• 1948 – Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
• 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd.
• 1954 – First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê.
• 1957 – In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
• 1963 – The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government.
• 1967 – The worst caving disaster in British history takes six lives at Mossdale Caverns.
• 1973 – The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation.
• 1981 – The Humber Bridge is opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years.
• 1982 – "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
• 1989 – Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
• 1995 – "Rugby World Cup final": South Africa defeats New Zealand, Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb-Ellis trophy in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
• 2002 – The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
• 2004 – In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
• 2010 – John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
• 2010 – Julia Gillard assumed office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
• 2012 – Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise, dies.
• 2013 – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and having sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison.

Births[edit]

• 1244 – Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1308)
• 1257 – Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, England noblemen (d. 1331)
• 1314 – Philippa of Hainault (d. 1369)
• 1343 – Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)
• 1386 – John of Capistrano, Italian priest and saint (d. 1456)
• 1485 – Johannes Bugenhagen, Polish-German priest and reformer (d. 1558)
• 1519 – Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (d. 1605)
• 1532 – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire (d. 1588)
• 1532 – William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1573)
• 1535 – Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (d. 1573)
• 1542 – John of the Cross, Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1591)
• 1546 – Robert Persons, English-Italian priest and author (d. 1610)
• 1587 – William Arnold, English-American settler (d. 1675)
• 1661 – Hachisuka Tsunanori, Japanese daimyo (d. 1730)
• 1663 – Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop (d. 1742)
• 1687 – Johann Albrecht Bengel, German-Lutheran clergyman and scholar (d. 1757)
• 1694 – Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, Swiss author and theorist (d. 1748)
• 1704 – Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (d. 1771)
• 1753 – William Hull, American general and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan Territory (d. 1825)
• 1755 – Anacharsis Cloots, Prussian-French activist (d. 1794)
• 1767 – Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, French geographer and author (d. 1846)
• 1771 – Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, French chemist and businessman, founded DuPont (d. 1834)
• 1774 – Antonio González de Balcarce, Argentinian commander and politician, 5th Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (d. 1819)
• 1774 – François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo, French general and engineer (d. 1838)
• 1777 – John Ross, Scottish commander and explorer (d. 1856)
• 1782 – Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (d. 1847)
• 1783 – Johann Heinrich von Thünen, German economist and geographer (d. 1850)
• 1784 – Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Uruguayan general and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 1853)
• 1788 – Thomas Blanchard, American inventor (d. 1864)
• 1795 – Ernst Heinrich Weber, German physician and psychologist (d. 1878)
• 1797 – John Hughes, Irish-American archbishop (d. 1864)
• 1804 – Stephan Endlicher, Austrian botanist, numismatist, and sinologist (d. 1849)
• 1804 – Willard Richards, American religious leader (d. 1854)
• 1811 – John Archibald Campbell, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1889)
• 1813 – Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and reformer (d. 1887)
• 1813 – Francis Boott, American composer (d. 1904)
• 1821 – Guillermo Rawson, Argentinian physician and politician (d. 1890)
• 1825 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1844)
• 1826 – George Goyder, English-Australian surveyor (d. 1898)
• 1835 – Johannes Wislicenus, German chemist and academic (d. 1902)
• 1838 – Jan Matejko, Polish painter (d. 1893)
• 1839 – Gustavus Franklin Swift, American businessman (d. 1903)
• 1842 – Ambrose Bierce, American journalist and author (d. 1914)
• 1846 – Samuel Johnson, Nigerian priest and historian (d. 1901)
• 1850 – Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Sudan (d. 1916)
• 1852 – Friedrich Loeffler, German bacteriologist and academic (d. 1915)
• 1856 – Henry Chapman Mercer, American archaeologist and author (d. 1930)
• 1858 – Hastings Rashdall, English historian, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1924)
• 1860 – Mercedes of Orléans (d. 1878)
• 1865 – Robert Henri, American painter and educator (d. 1929)
• 1867 – Ruth Randall Edström, American educator and activist (d. 1944)
• 1869 – Prince George of Greece and Denmark (d. 1957)
• 1880 – Oswald Veblen, American mathematician and academic (g. 1960)
• 1882 – Athanase David, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1953)
• 1882 – Carl Diem, German businessman (d. 1962)
• 1883 – Victor Francis Hess, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
• 1883 – Arthur L. Newton, American runner (d. 1956)
• 1883 – Frank Verner, American runner (d. 1966)
• 1884 – Frank Waller, American runner (d. 1941)
• 1885 – Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist (d. 1975)
• 1886 – George Shiels, Irish-Canadian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1949)
• 1888 – Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect, designed the Rietveld Schröder House (d. 1964)
• 1893 – Roy O. Disney, American businessman, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (d. 1971)
• 1895 – Jack Dempsey, American boxer and soldier (d. 1983)
• 1897 – Daniel K. Ludwig, American businessman (d. 1992)
• 1897 – Omkarnath Thakur, Indian singer, musicologist, and academic (d. 1967)
• 1898 – Armin Öpik, Estonian-Australian paleontologist and geologist (d. 1983)
• 1898 – Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (d. 1958)
• 1900 – Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and engineer (d. 1945)
• 1901 – Marcel Mule, French saxophonist (d. 2001)
• 1901 – Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (d. 1974)
• 1901 – Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and salesman (d. 1969)
• 1904 – Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995)
• 1905 – Fred Alderman, American sprinter (d. 1998)
• 1906 – Pierre Fournier, French cellist and educator (d. 1986)
• 1906 – Willard Maas, American poet and educator (d. 1971)
• 1907 – Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet and translator (d. 1989)
• 1908 – Hugo Distler, German organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1942)
• 1908 – Alfons Rebane, Estonian colonel (d. 1976)
• 1909 – Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1978)
• 1909 – William Penney, Baron Penney, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1991)
• 1911 – Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1995)
• 1911 – Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist and academic (d. 2011)
• 1912 – Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994)
• 1912 – Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002)
• 1913 – Gustaaf Deloor, Belgian cyclist and soldier (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Jan Karski, Polish-American activist and academic (d. 2000)
• 1914 – Pearl Witherington, French secret agent (d. 2008)
• 1915 – Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (d. 2001)
• 1916 – William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010)
• 1917 – David Easton, Canadian-American political scientist and academic (d. 2014)
• 1917 – Ramblin' Tommy Scott, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)
• 1918 – Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2013)
• 1918 – Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean businessman and politician, Singaporean Minister for Education (d. 2012)
• 1919 – Al Molinaro, American actor (d. 2015)
• 1920 – John Coplans, British artist (d. 2003)
• 1922 – Jack Carter, American actor, singer, and director (d. 2015)
• 1922 – Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer-songwriter (Quartetto Cetra) (d. 1988)
• 1922 – John Postgate, English microbiologist, author, and academic (d. 2014)
• 1923 – Margaret Olley, Australian painter and philanthropist (d. 2011)
• 1924 – Kurt Furgler, Swiss politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2008)
• 1924 – Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (d. 2012)
• 1927 – Fernand Dumont, Canadian sociologist, philosopher, and poet (d. 1997)
• 1927 – James B. Edwards, American dentist, soldier, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Energy (d. 2014)
• 1927 – Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
• 1929 – Carolyn S. Shoemaker, American astronomer
• 1930 – Claude Chabrol, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Donald Gordon, South African businessman and philanthropist
• 1930 – William Bernard Ziff, Jr., American publisher (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Billy Casper, American golfer and architect (d. 2015)
• 1932 – David McTaggart, Canadian-Italian environmentalist (d. 2001)
• 1933 – Sam Jones, American basketball player and coach
• 1934 – Ferdinand Biwersi, German footballer and referee (d. 2013)
• 1934 – Jean-Pierre Ferland, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1935 – Terry Riley, American composer and educator
• 1937 – Anita Desai, Indian-American author and academic
• 1938 – Lawrence Block, American author
• 1938 – Ken Gray, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1992)
• 1940 – Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer
• 1941 – Erkin Koray, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1941 – Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and author
• 1941 – Graham McKenzie, Australian cricketer
• 1941 – Charles Whitman, American murderer (d. 1966)
• 1942 – Arthur Brown, English singer (Kingdom Come and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown)
• 1942 – Michele Lee, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1942 – Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean engineer and politician, 32nd President of Chile
• 1942 – Colin Groves, Australian academician and educator
• 1943 – Birgit Grodal, Danish economist and academic (d. 2004)
• 1944 – Jeff Beck, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, The Honeydrippers, and Beck, Bogert & Appice)
• 1944 – Nancy Cartwright, American philosopher and academic
• 1944 – Kathryn Lasky, American author
• 1944 – John "Charlie" Whitney, English guitarist (Family, Axis Point, and Streetwalkers)
• 1944 – Chris Wood, English saxophonist (Traffic and Ginger Baker's Air Force) (d. 1983)
• 1945 – Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter (The Zombies and Keats)
• 1945 – Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1945 – George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York
• 1945 – Betty Stöve, Dutch tennis player
• 1946 – David Collenette, Canadian civil servant and politician, 32nd Canadian Minister of National Defence
• 1946 – Ellison Onizuka, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)
• 1946 – Robert Reich, American economist and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor
• 1947 – Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (d. 2014)
• 1947 – Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer and actor (Fleetwood Mac and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
• 1947 – Peter Weller, American actor and director
• 1948 – Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player and songwriter (Yes, The Moody Blues, and Refugee)
• 1949 – John Illsley, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Dire Straits)
• 1949 – Betty Jackson, English fashion designer
• 1950 – Nancy Allen, American actress
• 1950 – Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish-born English photographer (d. 2006)
• 1950 – Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (d. 2015)
• 1950 – Mercedes Lackey, American author
• 1951 – Raelene Boyle, Australian sprinter
• 1951 – Leslie Cochran, American activist (d. 2012)
• 1951 – David Rodigan, German-English actor and radio host
• 1951 – Charles Sturridge, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1952 – Dianna Melrose, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Tanzania
• 1952 – Bob Neill, English lawyer and politician
• 1953 – William E. Moerner, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1953 – Michael Tuck, Australian footballer and coach
• 1955 – Chris Higgins, English geneticist and academic
• 1955 – Edmund Malura, German footballer and manager
• 1955 – Loren Roberts, American golfer
• 1956 – Michael Coleman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
• 1956 – Owen Paterson, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 1957 – Astro, English rapper (UB40)
• 1957 – Mark Parkinson, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas
• 1958 – Jean Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• 1958 – Silvio Mondinelli, Italian mountaineer
• 1958 – John Tortorella, American ice hockey player and coach
• 1958 – Mary Youngblood, Native American musician
• 1959 – Andy McCluskey, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Id, Dalek I Love You, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
• 1960 – Elish Angiolini, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland
• 1960 – Walter E. Ellis, American serial killer (d. 2013)
• 1960 – Siedah Garrett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Brand New Heavies)
• 1960 – Juli Inkster, American golfer
• 1960 – Karin Pilsäter, Swedish accountant and politician
• 1960 – Erik Poppe, Norwegian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
• 1961 – Dennis Danell, American singer and guitarist (Social Distortion) (d. 2000)
• 1961 – Iain Glen, Scottish actor
• 1961 – Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 – Ralph E. Reed, Jr., American journalist and activist
• 1961 – Curt Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tears for Fears and Graduate)
• 1963 – Yuri Kasparyan, Russian guitarist (Kino, U-Piter)
• 1963 – Preki, Serbian-American soccer player and coach
• 1963 – Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (d. 2007)
• 1964 – Jean-Luc Delarue, French television host and producer (d. 2012)
• 1964 – Kathryn Parminter, Baroness Parminter, English politician
• 1964 – Gary Suter, American ice hockey player and scout
• 1965 – Claude Bourbonnais, Canadian race car driver
• 1965 – Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player and coach
• 1966 – Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter (Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
• 1966 – Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 1967 – Jeff Cease, American guitarist (The Black Crowes)
• 1967 – Bill Huard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 – Richard Z. Kruspe, German guitarist (Rammstein, Emigrate, and First Arsch)
• 1967 – Janez Lapajne, Slovenian director and producer
• 1967 – John Limniatis, Greek-Canadian footballer and manager
• 1967 – Sherry Stringfield, American actress
• 1968 – Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1969 – Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian soprano and actress
• 1970 – Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter
• 1970 – David May, English footballer
• 1970 – Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2012)
• 1972 – Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
• 1972 – Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower
• 1973 – Alexis Gauthier, French chef
• 1973 – Jere Lehtinen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1974 – Dan Byles, English sailor, rower, and politician
• 1974 – Vinnie Fiorello, American drummer and songwriter (Less Than Jake)
• 1974 – Chris Guccione, American baseball player and umpire
• 1975 – Marek Malík, Czech ice hockey player
• 1975 – Federico Pucciariello, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
• 1976 – Brock Olivo, American football player and coach
• 1977 – Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball player and manager
• 1977 – Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Luis García, Spanish footballer
• 1978 – Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer
• 1978 – Ariel Pink, American singer-songwriter (Atheif)
• 1978 – Juan Román Riquelme, Argentinian footballer
• 1978 – Emppu Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist and songwriter (Nightwish, Brother Firetribe, Altaria, and Barilari)
• 1979 – Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer
• 1979 – Petra Němcová, Czech model and philanthropist
• 1980 – Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Nina Dübbers, German tennis player
• 1980 – Andrew Jones, Australian race car driver
• 1980 – Minka Kelly, American actress
• 1982 – Kevin Nolan, English footballer
• 1982 – Mark Penney, Canadian director and producer
• 1982 – Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Rebecca Cooke, English swimmer
• 1983 – Gianni Munari, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer (Puma, Bushman's Revenge)
• 1983 – David Shillington, Australian rugby league player
• 1984 – Andrea Raggi, Italian footballer
• 1984 – J.J. Redick, American basketball player
• 1985 – Diego Alves Carreira, Brazilian footballer
• 1985 – Tom Kennedy, English footballer
• 1985 – Nate Myles, Australian rugby league player
• 1985 – Vernon Philander, South African cricketer
• 1985 – Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model
• 1986 – Stuart Broad, English cricketer
• 1986 – Phil Hughes, American baseball player
• 1986 – Solange Knowles, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1987 – Simona Dobrá, Czech tennis player
• 1987 – Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer
• 1987 – Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
• 1987 – Arturo Lupoli, Italian footballer
• 1987 – Josh Lillis, English footballer
• 1987 – Lionel Messi, Argentinian footballer
• 1988 – Micah Richards, English footballer
• 1989 – Teklemariam Medhin, Eritrean runner
• 1990 – Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 – Richard Sukuta-Pasu, German footballer
• 1991 – Simone Nobili, Italian male model
• 1991 – Mutaz Essa Barshim, Qatari high jumper
• 1991 – Rie Kitahara, Japanese actress and singer (NGT48, AKB48, SKE48, and Not Yet)
• 1991 – Aidan Sezer, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – David Alaba, Austrian footballer

Deaths[edit]

• 803 – Higbald of Lindisfarne, English bishop
• 1314 – Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, English commander (b. 1291)
• 1314 – Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Marches (b. 1274)
• 1398 – Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)
• 1439 – Frederick IV, Duke of Austria (b. 1382)
• 1503 – Reginald Bray, English architect and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1440)
• 1519 – Lucrezia Borgia, Italian wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1480)
• 1520 – Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese commander (b. 1489)
• 1564 – Rani Durgavati, Indian queen (b. 1524)
• 1604 – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (b. 1550)
• 1637 – Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer and historian (b. 1580)
• 1643 – John Hampden, English politician (b. 1595)
• 1766 – Adrien Maurice de Noailles, French soldier and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1678)
• 1778 – Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1714)
• 1803 – Matthew Thornton, Irish-American judge and politician (b. 1714)
• 1817 – Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)
• 1835 – Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1769)
• 1908 – Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the United States (b. 1837)
• 1909 – Sarah Orne Jewett, American author and poet (b. 1849)
• 1922 – Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)
• 1931 – Otto Mears, Russian-American businessman (b. 1840)
• 1931 – Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1880)
• 1932 – Ernst Põdder, Estonian general (b. 1879)
• 1935 – Carlos Gardel, French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1890)
• 1943 – Camille Roy, Canadian priest and critic (b. 1870)
• 1946 – Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)
• 1947 – Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (b. 1864)
• 1964 – Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
• 1968 – Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
• 1969 – Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
• 1969 – Willy Ley, German-American historian and author (b. 1906)
• 1976 – Minor White, American photographer, critic, and academic (b. 1908)
• 1978 – Robert Charroux, French author and critic (b. 1909)
• 1984 – Clarence Campbell, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)
• 1987 – Jackie Gleason, American actor and producer (b. 1916)
• 1988 – Csaba Kesjár, Hungarian race car driver (b. 1962)
• 1991 – Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (b. 1917)
• 1991 – Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1899)
• 1994 – Jean Vallerand, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1915)
• 1997 – Brian Keith, American actor (b. 1921)
• 2000 – Rodrigo, Argentinian singer-songwriter (b. 1973)
• 2000 – Vera Atkins, British intelligence officer (b. 1908)
• 2002 – Pierre Werner, Luxembourgian banker and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)
• 2004 – Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter and author (b. 1957)
• 2005 – Paul Winchell, American voice actor and ventriloquist (b. 1922)
• 2007 – Chris Benoit, Canadian wrestler (b. 1967)
• 2007 – Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer and manager (b. 1938)
• 2008 – Gerhard Ringel, Austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1919)
• 2008 – Ira Tucker, American singer (The Dixie Hummingbirds) (b. 1925)
• 2009 – Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)
• 2010 – Fred Anderson, American jazz tenor saxophonist (b. 1929)
• 2011 – Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football coach and manager (b. 1933)
• 2012 – Darrel Akerfelds, American baseball player and coach (b. 1962)
• 2012 – Gad Beck, German author and educator (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Gu Chaohao, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
• 2012 – Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (b. 1988)
• 2012 – Ann C. Scales, American lawyer, educator, and activist (b. 1952)
• 2013 – Mick Aston, English archaeologist and academic (b. 1946)
• 2013 – Emilio Colombo, Italian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1920)
• 2013 – Jackie Fargo, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Joannes Gijsen, Dutch bishop (b. 1932)
• 2013 – William Hathaway, American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
• 2013 – Puff Johnson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1972)
• 2013 – James Martin, English-Bermudian computer scientist and author (b. 1933)
• 2013 – Alan Myers, American drummer (Devo and Swahili Blonde) (b. 1955)
• 2014 – John Clement, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
• 2014 – Olga Kotelko, Canadian runner and softball player (b. 1919)
• 2014 – Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1916)
• 2014 – Eli Wallach, American actor (b. 1915)
• 2015 – Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1986)
• 2015 – Mario Biaggi, American police officer, politician and criminal (b. 1917)
• 2015 – Walter Browne, Australian-American chess and poker player (b. 1949)
• 2015 – Marva Collins, American author and educator (b. 1936)
• 2015 – Susan Ahn Cuddy, American lieutenant (b. 1915)