Ο Ψινάκης βράβευσε τον Τομ Χανκς 

και τη σύζυγό του 

Ταξίδι στη Σελήνη

• Να καταβάλει τα δεδουλευμένα που οφείλει στους εργαζόμενους.

• Να είναι εφεξής συνεπής στις υποχρεώσεις της έναντι των εργαζομένων και του νόμου.

Στο Ρέθυμνο το Διεθνές βραβείο «Νταϊάνα» -Τιμήθηκαν 30 μαθητές 

Τριάντα μαθητές από το Ρέθυμνο, μέλη της Ομάδας Εθελοντών Anti - Bullying

 τιμήθηκαν, στη βρετανική πρεσβεία, με το διεθνές βραβείο «Νταιάνα». 

Το βραβείο απονεμήθηκε για πρώτη φορά σε ελληνική ομάδα και έχει ως σκοπό

 «να αναγνωρίζει και να τιμά δράσεις νέων που αλλάζουν την κοινωνία προς το 

καλύτερο», αναφέρει σε ανακοίνωσή της η βρετανική πρεσβεία.

«Είναι η πρώτη φορά που αυτή η μεγάλη διεθνής διάκριση πηγαίνει σε ελληνικό 

σχολείο. Συγχαίρω θερμά όλους τους μαθητές για τα επιτεύγματά τους», δήλωσε

 κατά το σύντομο χαιρετισμό του, ο Βρετανός πρέσβης Τζον Κίτμερ, 

προσθέτοντας, ότι «αυτοί οι 30 μαθητές κατάφεραν να αντιμετωπίσουν το πολύ

 σοβαρό ζήτημα του εκφοβισμού και της βίας στην τοπική τους κοινωνία. Με μία

 σειρά από δράσεις, απέδειξαν ότι το να πάρουμε θέση κατά του εκφοβισμού

 και της βίας είναι σημαντικό και δυνατό».

Το βραβείο απένειμε σε ειδική εκδήλωση χθες στην πρεσβευτική κατοικία,

 ο κ. Κίτμερ. Παρών στην τελετή βράβευσης ήταν ο δήμαρχος Ρεθύμνου 

Γιώργης Μαρινάκης, ο οποίος έχει σταθεί διαχρονικά αρωγός στη δράση των 

μαθητών. «Είναι ένας έπαινος που θα τα συνοδεύσει σε όλη τους τη ζωή ως δικαίωση

 μιας ανθρωποκεντρικής, συλλογικής δράσης που δείχνει την αγάπη τους για τον

 άνθρωπο, τη διαφορετικότητα και τις σύγχρονες αξίες του πολιτισμού μας», 

πρόσθεσε ο δήμαρχος Ρεθύμνου, Γεώργιος Μαρινάκης. 

Το διεθνές βραβείο «Νταιάνα», αποτελεί αναγνώριση της κοινωνικής δράσης και

 έχει στόχο να αποτελέσει έμπνευση και παράδειγμα και για άλλους.

 Απευθύνεται σε νέους ανθρώπους, όπως τα μέλη της Ομάδας Εθελοντών 

Anti - Bullying των κέντρων Αγγλικών "Ασημένια Φίταμ", που διαθέτουν την

 αυτοπεποίθηση και το θάρρος να υπερασπιστούν τα πιστεύω τους και να

 προσφέρουν εθελοντικά για να βελτιώσουν τις ζωές των άλλων στα σχολεία

 και στις κοινότητες τους.

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• 44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
• 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the following months.
• 31 BC – Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
• 421 – Galla Placidia, wife of the Emperor Constantius III, becomes a widow for the second time when her husband dies suddenly of an illness.
• 1192 – The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade.
• 1649 – The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
• 1666 – The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St Paul's Cathedral.
• 1752 – Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
• 1789 – The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
• 1792 – During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic Church bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
• 1806 – A massive landslide destroys the town of Goldau, Switzerland, killing 457.
• 1807 – The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
• 1811 – The University of Oslo is founded as The Royal Fredericks University, after Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway.
• 1833 – Oberlin College is founded by John Jay Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart in Oberlin, Ohio.
• 1856 – The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.
• 1859 – A solar super storm affects electrical telegraph service.
• 1862 – American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
• 1864 – American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city, ending the Atlanta Campaign.
• 1867 – Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō. The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko. Since her death in 1914, she is called by the posthumous name Empress Shōken.
• 1870 – Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
• 1885 – Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
• 1898 – Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
• 1901 – Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
• 1912 – Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
• 1935 – The 1935 Labor Day hurricane hits the Florida Keys, killing 423.
• 1939 – World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.
• 1945 – World War II: Combat ends in the Pacific Theater: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
• 1945 – Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
• 1946 – The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.
• 1957 – President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
• 1958 – United States Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan in Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed.
• 1960 – The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.
• 1963 – CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
• 1968 – Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War
• 1970 – NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19.
• 1984 – Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.
• 1985 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead.
• 1987 – In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.
• 1990 – Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void.
• 1992 – An earthquake in Nicaragua kills at least 116 people.
• 1998 – Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people on board are killed.
• 1998 – The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.

Births[edit]

• 1661 – Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (d. 1733)
• 1675 – William Somervile, English poet and author (d. 1742)
• 1753 – Marie Joséphine of Savoy (d. 1810)
• 1778 – Louis Bonaparte, French-Dutch king (d. 1846)
• 1805 – Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (d. 1851)
• 1810 – Lysander Button, American engineer (d. 1898)
• 1810 – William Seymour Tyler, American historian and educator (d. 1897)
• 1812 – William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1893)
• 1820 – Lucretia Hale, American journalist and author (d. 1900)
• 1830 – William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
• 1838 – Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 1914)
• 1838 – Liliuokalani of Hawaii (d. 1917)
• 1839 – Henry George, American economist and author (d. 1897)
• 1850 – Eugene Field American author and poet (d. 1895)
• 1850 – Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the Spalding Sporting Goods Company (d. 1915)
• 1850 – Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (d. 1919)
• 1852 – Paul Bourget, French author and critic (d. 1935)
• 1853 – Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
• 1854 – Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (d. 1910)
• 1862 – Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (d. 1881)
• 1865 – Simeón Ola, Filipino general and politician (d. 1952)
• 1866 – Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1943)
• 1873 – Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1897)
• 1877 – Frederick Soddy, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1956)
• 1878 – Herman, Estonian-Finnish archbishop (d. 1961)
• 1878 – Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (d. 1920)
• 1878 – Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (d. 1946)
• 1879 – An Jung-geun, Korean activist, assassin of Itō Hirobumi (d. 1910)
• 1883 – Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (d. 1963)
• 1884 – Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (d. 1970)
• 1892 – Dezső Kertész, Hungarian actor and film director (d. 1965)
• 1894 – Joseph Roth, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1939)
• 1901 – Andreas Embirikos, Greek psychoanalyst and poet (d. 1975)
• 1901 – Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (d. 1977)
• 1904 – August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (d. 1963)
• 1907 – Pertev Naili Boratav, Turkish author and educator (d. 1998)
• 1910 – Paul Saagpakk, Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and academic (d. 1996)
• 1911 – Romare Bearden, American painter and author (d. 1988)
• 1911 – William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded the Caesars Entertainment Corporation (d. 1978)
• 1912 – Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)
• 1913 – Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist (d. 2009)
• 1913 – Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1981)
• 1914 – Tom Glazer, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
• 1915 – Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (d. 2007)
• 1915 – Meinhardt Raabe, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1916 – Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011)
• 1917 – Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
• 1917 – Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (d. 1997)
• 1918 – Allen Drury, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
• 1919 – Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
• 1919 – Lance Macklin, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2002)
• 1922 – Leigh Kamman, American radio host (d. 2014)
• 1923 – René Thom, French mathematician, biologist, and academic (d. 2002)
• 1924 – Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya
• 1925 – Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
• 1927 – Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (d. 2015)
• 1928 – Jim Jordan, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2012)
• 1928 – Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (d. 2014)
• 1928 – Mel Stuart, American director and producer (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Hal Ashby, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)
• 1929 – Beulah Bewley, English physician and academic
• 1929 – Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor and director (d. 2012)
• 1931 – Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1993)
• 1932 – Walter Davis, Jr., American pianist (d. 1990)
• 1932 – Arnold Greenberg, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (d. 2012)
• 1933 – Ed Conlin, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
• 1933 – Mathieu Kérékou, Beninese soldier and politician, President of Benin (d. 2015)
• 1934 – Sam Gooden, American singer (The Impressions)
• 1934 – Chuck McCann, American actor and screenwriter
• 1934 – Grady Nutt, American comedian, minister, and author (d. 1982)
• 1935 – D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer
• 1936 – Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author
• 1936 – Károly Krajczár, Hungarian-Slovene author and educator
• 1937 – Len Carlson, Canadian voice actor (d. 2006)
• 1937 – Peter Ueberroth, American businessman
• 1938 – Leonard Appleyard, English diplomat, British Ambassador to China
• 1938 – Mary Jo Catlett, American actress and singer
• 1938 – Clarence Felder, American actor
• 1938 – Giuliano Gemma, Italian actor (d. 2013)
• 1938 – Ernie Sigley, Australian television host
• 1939 – Bobby Purify, American singer (d. 2011)
• 1940 – Jimmy Clanton, American singer
• 1941 – Jyrki Otila, Finnish economist and politician (d. 2003)
• 1941 – Sadhana Shivdasani, Indian actress (d. 2015)
• 1941 – John Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1943 – Rosalind Ashford, American singer
• 1943 – Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1943 – Joe Simon, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1944 – Janet Simpson, English sprinter (d. 2010)
• 1946 – Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American actor (d. 2014)
• 1946 – Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie, English humanitarian and politician
• 1946 – Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2006)
• 1946 – Walt Simonson, American author and illustrator
• 1946 – Dan White, American sergeant and politician (d. 1985)
• 1946 – Joe Yamanaka, Japanese singer (d. 2011)
• 1947 – Richard Coughlan, English drummer (d. 2013)
• 1947 – Louis Michel, Belgian educator and politician, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1947 – Jim Richards, New Zealand race car driver
• 1948 – Nate Archibald, American basketball player and coach
• 1948 – Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
• 1948 – Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (d. 1986)
• 1949 – Moira Stuart, English journalist
• 1950 – Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
• 1950 – Michael Rother, German guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
• 1950 – Yuen Wah, Chinese actor, martial artist, and stuntman
• 1951 – Jim DeMint, American politician
• 1951 – Michael Gray, American actor
• 1951 – Mark Harmon, American actor, director, and producer
• 1951 – Mik Kaminski, English violinist
• 1952 – Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1952 – Mihhail Lotman, Estonian linguist, scholar, and politician
• 1953 – Maurice Colclough, English rugby player (d. 2006)
• 1953 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and politician, Afghan Minister of Defense (d. 2001)
• 1953 – John Zorn, American saxophonist, composer, and producer
• 1954 – Billi Gordon, American neuroscientist, author, and actor
• 1954 – Gai Waterhouse, Scottish-Australian horse trainer and businesswoman
• 1956 – Paul Goodwin, English oboe player and conductor
• 1956 – Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1957 – Tony Alva, American skateboarder and bass player
• 1957 – Steve Porcaro, American keyboard player and songwriter (Toto)
• 1958 – Olivier Grouillard, French race car driver
• 1958 – Lynne Kosky, Australian social worker and politician (d. 2014)
• 1959 – Drungo Hazewood, American baseball player (d. 2013)
• 1959 – Guy Laliberté, Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and poker player, founded Cirque du Soleil
• 1960 – Eric Dickerson, American football player and sportscaster
• 1960 – Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance
• 1960 – Rex Hudler, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1961 – Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer and manager
• 1961 – Ron Wasserman, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1962 – Eugenio Derbez, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1962 – Alonso Lujambio, Mexican academic and politician (d. 2012)
• 1962 – Prachya Pinkaew, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1962 – Keir Starmer, English lawyer and politician
• 1963 – Sam Mitchell, American basketball player and coach
• 1964 – Andrea Illy, Italian businessman
• 1964 – Keanu Reeves, Lebanese-Canadian actor, singer, and producer
• 1965 – Lennox Lewis, English-Canadian boxer
• 1965 – Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian director and screenwriter
• 1966 – Dino Cazares, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1966 – Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby player and coach
• 1966 – Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer
• 1966 – Olivier Panis, French race car driver
• 1966 – Tuc Watkins, American actor
• 1967 – Frank Fontsere, American drummer and songwriter
• 1967 – Andreas Möller, German footballer and manager
• 1968 – Kristen Cloke, American actress
• 1968 – David Dinsmore, Scottish journalist
• 1968 – Cynthia Watros, American actress
• 1969 – Stéphane Matteau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Dave Naz, American photographer and director
• 1971 – Kjetil André Aamodt, Norwegian skier
• 1971 – Tommy Maddox, American football player and coach
• 1971 – César Sánchez, Spanish footballer
• 1971 – Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist
• 1972 – Robert Coles, English golfer
• 1973 – Sudeep, Indian actor, director, producer, singer, cricketer
• 1973 – Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
• 1973 – Jason Blake, American ice hockey player
• 1973 – Indika de Saram, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1974 – Steven Johnson, Australian race car driver
• 1975 – MC Chris, American rapper, actor, and screenwriter
• 1976 – Aziz Zakari, Ghanaian sprinter
• 1977 – Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer
• 1977 – Amanda Marcotte, American blogger and academic
• 1979 – Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer
• 1979 – Brian Westbrook, American football player
• 1980 – Dany Sabourin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Danny Shittu, Nigerian footballer
• 1980 – Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese race car driver
• 1981 – Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1981 – Jennifer Hopkins, American tennis player
• 1981 – Chris Tremlett, English cricketer
• 1982 – Joey Barton, English footballer
• 1982 – Jason Hammel, American baseball player
• 1982 – Mark Phillips, English footballer
• 1983 – Rich Boy, American rapper and producer
• 1983 – Mark Foster, English rugby player
• 1984 – Jack Peñate, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1985 – Keith Galloway, Australian rugby league player
• 1985 – Eugenia Mandzhieva, Russian model
• 1986 – Gélson Fernandes, Swiss footballer
• 1986 – Kyle Hines, American basketball player
• 1986 – Ryuji Imaichi, Japanese singer
• 1987 – Scott Moir, Canadian ice dancer
• 1987 – Spencer Smith, American drummer
• 1988 – Keisuke Kato, Japanese actor and singer
• 1988 – Javi Martínez, Spanish footballer
• 1988 – Ishant Sharma, Indian cricketer
• 1988 – Ishmeet Singh, Indian singer (d. 2008)
• 1989 – Marcus Morris, American basketball player
• 1989 – Markieff Morris, American basketball player
• 1989 – Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer
• 1990 – Marcus Ericsson, Swedish race car driver
• 1990 – Shayla Worley, American gymnast
• 1991 – Gyasi Zardes, American footballer
• 1992 – Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player
• 1992 – Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer
• 1992 – Alberto Masi, Italian footballer
• 1993 – Tom Anderson, English footballer
• 1993 – Robert Rooba, Estonian ice hockey player
• 1994 – Kishen Velani, English cricketer
• 1995 – İbrahim Demir, Turkish footballer
• 1995 – Deimantas Petravičius, Lithuanian footballer
• 1996 – Lilla Barzó, Hungarian tennis player

Deaths[edit]

• 421 – Constantius III, Roman emperor
• 459 – Simeon Stylites, Byzantine saint (b. 390)
• 595 – John IV of Constantinople
• 1031 – Saint Emeric of Hungary (b. 1000)
• 1274 – Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242)
• 1397 – Francesco Landini, Italian singer-songwriter, organist, and poet (b. 1335)
• 1540 – Dawit II of Ethiopia (b. 1501)
• 1680 – Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of Sweden (b. 1602)
• 1688 – Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1631)
• 1690 – Philip William, Elector Palatine, German husband of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1615)
• 1764 – Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1700)
• 1765 – Henry Bouquet, Swiss-English colonel (b. 1719)
• 1768 – Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1703)
• 1790 – Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (b. 1701)
• 1813 – Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (b. 1763)
• 1820 – Jiaqing Emperor of China (b. 1760)
• 1832 – Franz Xaver von Zach, Hungarian-French astronomer and academic (b. 1754)
• 1834 – Thomas Telford, Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (b. 1757)
• 1865 – William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1805)
• 1872 – N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (b. 1783)
• 1877 – Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1793)
• 1885 – Giuseppe Bonavia, Maltese architect (b. 1821)
• 1898 – Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
• 1910 – Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
• 1921 – Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
• 1921 – Anthony Francis Lucas Croatian-American engineer and businessman (b. 1855)
• 1922 – Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (b. 1867)
• 1927 – Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)
• 1932 – Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian weightlifter (b. 1896)
• 1934 – James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860)
• 1934 – Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)
• 1934 – Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1884)
• 1937 – Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)
• 1941 – Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)
• 1942 – James Juvenal, American rower (b. 1874)
• 1942 – Tom Williams, Irish soldier (b. 1924)
• 1943 – Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (b. 1877)
• 1944 – Bella Rosenfeld, Russian-American model and author (b. 1895)
• 1944 – Shirō Takasu, Japanese career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (b. 1884)
• 1945 – Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885)
• 1948 – Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)
• 1953 – Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875)
• 1953 – Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1883)
• 1954 – Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and political scientist (b. 1900)
• 1962 – William Wilkerson, American businessman, founded The Hollywood Reporter and the Flamingo Hotel (b. 1890)
• 1964 – Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900)
• 1964 – Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1887)
• 1965 – Johannes Bobrowski, German poet and author (b. 1917)
• 1969 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (b. 1890)
• 1969 – Sue Williams, American actress and model (b. 1945)
• 1971 – Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939)
• 1973 – Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
• 1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (b. 1892)
• 1975 – Mabel Vernon, American activist (b. 1883)
• 1976 – Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1934)
• 1977 – Stephen Dunne, American actor (b. 1918)
• 1978 – Fred G. Meyer, American businessman, founded Fred Meyer (b. 1886)
• 1979 – Otto P. Weyland, American general (b. 1903)
• 1983 – Feri Cansel, Turkish-Cypriot actress (b. 1944)
• 1984 – Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908)
• 1985 – M. Alalasundaram, Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician
• 1985 – Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (b. 1920)
• 1985 – V. Dharmalingam, Sri Lankan Tamil politician (b. 1918)
• 1985 – Jay Youngblood, American wrestler (b. 1955)
• 1990 – Robert Holmes à Court, South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (b. 1937)
• 1991 – Alfonso García Robles, Mexican politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
• 1992 – Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1993 – Russel B. Nye, American author and educator (b. 1913)
• 1994 – Roy Castle, English actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)
• 1996 – Paddy Clift, Zimbabwean cricketer (b. 1953)
• 1997 – Rudolf Bing, Austrian-American manager (b. 1902)
• 1997 – Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)
• 1998 – Jackie Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1933)
• 1998 – Allen Drury, American journalist and author (b. 1918)
• 2000 – Elvera Sanchez, American dancer (b. 1905)
• 2000 – Curt Siodmak, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1907)
• 2001 – Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (b. 1922)
• 2001 – Troy Donahue, American actor (b. 1936)
• 2002 – Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
• 2004 – Joan Oró, Catalan biochemist and academic (b. 1923)
• 2005 – Bob Denver, American actor (b. 1935)
• 2006 – Bob Mathias, American decathlete and politician (b. 1930)
• 2006 – Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
• 2007 – Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer, created TransAmerica (b. 1957)
• 2007 – Esther Hoffe, Czech-Israeli mistress of Max Brod (b. 1906)
• 2007 – Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)
• 2008 – Bill Melendez, Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (b. 1916)
• 2009 – Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)
• 2011 – Roberto Bruce, Chilean journalist (b. 1979)
• 2012 – Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (b. 1966)
• 2012 – Jack Boucher, American photographer and director (b. 1931)
• 2012 – John C. Marshall, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
• 2012 – Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (b. 1941)
• 2013 – Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (b. 1965)
• 2013 – Terry Clawson, English rugby player and coach (b. 1940)
• 2013 – Ronald Coase, English-American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
• 2013 – David Jacobs, English radio and television host (b. 1926)
• 2013 – Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (b. 1919)
• 2013 – Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (b. 1935)
• 2014 – Peter Carter, Nigerian-English diplomat, British Ambassador to Estonia (b. 1956)
• 2014 – F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (b. 1930)
• 2014 – Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
• 2014 – Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (b. 1921)
• 2014 – Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (b. 1949)
• 2015 – Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (b. 1911)
• 2015 – Stan Kane, Scottish-Canadian actor, singer, and painter (b. 1929)
• 2015 – Brianna Lea Pruett, American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter (b. 1983)

Jackie Chan awarded honorary Oscar

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Action movie star, writer, director and martial artist Jackie Chan is to be given an honorary Oscar for his "extraordinary achievements" in film.

The US film academy also voted to give the awards to editor Anne Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary maker Frederick Wiseman.

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs described the four as "true pioneers and legends in their crafts".

Chan, 62, starred in dozens of martial arts films in his native Hong Kong.

He went on to huge international success with hits like Rumble in the Bronx, the Rush Hour franchise, and the animation film Kung Fu Panda.

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The other three honorary winners have all had long careers in film. 

Anne Coates spent more than 60 years in movie editing, winning an Oscar for her work on Lawrence of Arabia; Lynn Stalmaster was involved with more than 200 feature films, including The Graduate and Deliverance; and Frederick Wiseman has made almost a film a year since 1967.

Their statuettes will be presented at the Governors Awards ceremony in November.

Ελένη Ζαφειρίου 
1916 – 2004

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• 36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.
• 301 – San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.
• 590 – Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great).
• 673 – King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne.
• 863 – Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.
• 1189 – Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.
• 1260 – The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.
• 1650 – Third English Civil War: In the Battle of Dunbar, English Parliamentarian forces led by Oliver Cromwell defeat an army loyal to King Charles II of England and led by David Leslie, Lord Newark.
• 1651 – Third English Civil War: Battle of Worcester: Charles II of England is defeated in the last main battle of the war.
• 1658 – Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.
• 1666 – The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
• 1777 – American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
• 1783 – American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• 1798 – The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.
• 1802 – William Wordsworth composes the sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.
• 1812 – Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
• 1838 – Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
• 1843 – King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.
• 1855 – American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
• 1861 – American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
• 1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
• 1874 – The congress of the State of Mexico elevates Naucalpan to the category of villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez".
• 1875 – The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
• 1878 – Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
• 1879 – Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the The Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
• 1895 – John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
• 1914 – William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
• 1914 – French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
• 1914 – World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
• 1916 – World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
• 1925 – USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.
• 1933 – Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m).
• 1935 – Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.
• 1939 – World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
• 1939 – World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
• 1941 – The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.
• 1942 – World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva, in present-day Belarus.
• 1943 – World War II: The Allied invasion of Italy begins on the same day that U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign the Armistice of Cassibile aboard the Royal Navy battleship HMS Nelson off Malta.
• 1944 – Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.
• 1945 – A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
• 1950 – "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
• 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, airs its first episode on the CBS network.
• 1954 – The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
• 1954 – The German submarine U-505 begins its move from a specially constructed dock to its site at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
• 1967 – Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
• 1971 – Qatar becomes an independent state.
• 1976 – Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
• 1981 – Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women enters into force.
• 1987 – In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
• 1994 – Sino-Soviet split: Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.
• 1997 – Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
• 2001 – In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, some of whom hurl missiles and abuse. The protest sparks fierce rioting and grabs world headlines.
• 2014 – Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods leave over 200 people dead across India and Pakistan.

Births[edit]

• 1034 – Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073)
• 1499 – Diane de Poitiers, French mistress of Henry II of France (d. 1566)
• 1568 – Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (d. 1634)
• 1675 – Paul Dudley, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1751)
• 1693 – Charles Radclyffe, English captain and politician (d. 1746)
• 1695 – Pietro Locatelli, Italian viola player and composer (d. 1764)
• 1704 – Joseph de Jussieu, French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, (d. 1779)
• 1710 – Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (d. 1784)
• 1724 – Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (d. 1808)
• 1781 – Eugène de Beauharnais, French general and politician (d. 1824)
• 1803 – Prudence Crandall, American educator (d. 1890)
• 1810 – Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (d. 1871)
• 1811 – John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (d. 1886)
• 1814 – James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (d. 1897)
• 1820 – George Hearst, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)
• 1840 – Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer (d. 1919)
• 1841 – Tom Emmett, English cricketer (d. 1904)
• 1849 – Sarah Orne Jewett, American author and poet (d. 1909)
• 1851 – Olga Constantinovna of Russia (d. 1926)
• 1854 – Charles Tatham, American fencer (d. 1939)
• 1856 – Louis Sullivan, American architect and educator, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (d. 1924)
• 1869 – Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
• 1875 – Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (d. 1951)
• 1878 – Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player (d. 1960)
• 1880 – Gwynne Evans, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1965)
• 1882 – Johnny Douglas, English cricketer and boxer (d. 1930)
• 1887 – Frank Christian, American trumpet player (d. 1973)
• 1893 – Andrey Dikiy, Russian-American journalist, historian, and politician (d. 1977)
• 1897 – Sally Benson, American author and screenwriter (d. 1972)
• 1899 – Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
• 1900 – Percy Chapman, English cricketer (d. 1961)
• 1900 – Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (d. 1986)
• 1901 – Eduard van Beinum, Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 1959)
• 1905 – Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
• 1905 – John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1972)
• 1907 – Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (d. 1977)
• 1908 – Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1988)
• 1910 – Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (d. 2007)
• 1910 – Maurice Papon, French civil servant (d. 2007)
• 1911 – Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (d. 2000)
• 1913 – Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (d. 1964)
• 1914 – Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (d. 1994)
• 1915 – Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (d. 2014)
• 1915 – Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1988)
• 1916 – Trigger Alpert, American bassist (d. 2013)
• 1916 – Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)
• 1918 – Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1919 – Phil Stern, American soldier and photographer (d. 2014)
• 1920 – Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (d. 2012)
• 1921 – John Aston Sr., English footballer (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (d. 1971)
• 1921 – Marguerite Higgins, American journalist and author (d. 1966)
• 1923 – Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (d. 2010)
• 1923 – Fred Hawkins, American golfer (d. 2014)
• 1923 – Mort Walker, American cartoonist
• 1923 – Kishan Maharaj, Indian Tabla player (d.2008)
• 1924 – Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Anne Jackson, American actress (d. 2016)
• 1925 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Shoista Mullojonova, Tajikistan singer (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Uttam Kumar, Indian actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1980)
• 1926 – Alison Lurie, American author and academic
• 1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress
• 1927 – Nora Denney, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Whitey Bulger, American gangster and murderer
• 1929 – Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter
• 1930 – Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2002)
• 1931 – Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer (d. 1973)
• 1931 – Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach
• 1931 – Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of the Walloon Region (d. 2012)
• 1932 – Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 1933 – Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer
• 1933 – Tompall Glaser, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
• 1934 – Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
• 1935 – Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer
• 1936 – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia
• 1936 – Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American actress
• 1938 – Sarah Bradford, English historian and author
• 1938 – Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright
• 1938 – Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (d. 2014)
• 1938 – Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1940 – Frank Duffy, English architect
• 1940 – Pauline Collins, English actress
• 1940 – Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2015)
• 1940 – Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1941 – Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (d. 1990)
• 1942 – Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1943 – Valerie Perrine, American model and actress
• 1944 – Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach
• 1945 – George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter
• 1945 – Peter Goddard, English physicist, mathematician, and academic
• 1947 – Eric Bell, Northern Irish guitarist and songwriter
• 1947 – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway
• 1947 – Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician
• 1947 – Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist
• 1947 – Gerard Houllier, French footballer and coach
• 1947 – Susan Milan, English flute player and composer
• 1948 – Don Brewer, American singer-songwriter and drummer
• 1948 – Lyudmila Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer
• 1948 – Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
• 1948 – Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008)
• 1949 – José Pékerman, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1949 – Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (d. 2004)
• 1950 – Doug Pinnick, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1951 – Denys Hobson, South African cricketer
• 1951 – Prince Jazzbo, Jamaican DJ and producer (d. 2013)
• 1952 – Şehrazat, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer
• 1953 – Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1953 – George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby player and physician
• 1954 – Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian triple jumper and coach
• 1955 – Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 – Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (d. 2012)
• 1956 – Pat McGeown, Northern Irish republican activist (d. 1996)
• 1956 – Stephen Woolley, English director and producer
• 1957 – Garth Ancier, American businessman
• 1957 – Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach
• 1957 – Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer
• 1960 – Nick Gibb, English accountant and politician
• 1962 – David De Roure, English computer scientist and academic
• 1963 – Sam Adams, American politician, 51st Mayor of Portland
• 1963 – Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer
• 1963 – Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist and author
• 1964 – Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio
• 1964 – Spike Feresten, American screenwriter and producer
• 1964 – Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer
• 1966 – Steven Johnson Leyba, American painter and author
• 1966 – Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician
• 1967 – Chris Gatling, American basketball player
• 1967 – Luis Gonzalez, Cuban-American baseball player
• 1968 – Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician
• 1969 – Noah Baumbach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1969 – John Fugelsang, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
• 1969 – Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer
• 1969 – Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (d. 2004)
• 1969 – Matthew Offord, English journalist and politician
• 1970 – Jeremy Glick, American businessman (d. 2001)
• 1970 – George Lynch, American basketball player and manager
• 1970 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager
• 1971 – Kiran Desai, Indian-American author
• 1971 – Glen Housman, Australian swimmer
• 1971 – Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist
• 1972 – Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater
• 1972 – Bob Evans, American wrestler and trainer
• 1972 – Robbie O'Davis, Australian rugby league player
• 1972 – Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player
• 1973 – Norihiko Hibino, Japanese saxophonist and composer
• 1973 – Jennifer Paige, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1973 – Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach
• 1974 – Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1974 – Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer
• 1975 – Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
• 1975 – Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player
• 1975 – Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
• 1976 – Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian ice hockey player and coach
• 1976 – Jevon Kearse, American football player
• 1976 – Raheem Morris, American football player and coach
• 1977 – Rui Marques, Angolan footballer
• 1977 – Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer
• 1977 – Nate Robertson, American baseball player
• 1978 – Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
• 1978 – John Curtis, English footballer
• 1978 – Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player
• 1978 – Nick Wechsler, American actor
• 1979 – Júlio César, Brazilian footballer
• 1979 – Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist
• 1980 – B.G., American rapper and actor
• 1980 – Daniel Bilos, Argentinian footballer
• 1980 – Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer
• 1980 – Jennie Finch, American softball player
• 1980 – Justin Halpern, American blogger and author
• 1980 – Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
• 1981 – Fearne Cotton, English radio and television host
• 1982 – Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (d. 2012)
• 1982 – Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1982 – Kaori Natori, Japanese singer
• 1982 – Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer
• 1983 – Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver
• 1983 – Nicky Hunt, English footballer
• 1983 – Marcus McCauley, American football player
• 1983 – Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player
• 1984 – Garrett Hedlund, American actor
• 1984 – Seo In-young, South Korean singer and dancer
• 1985 – Scott Carson, English footballer
• 1985 – Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
• 1986 – Shaun White, American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist
• 1987 – Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer
• 1987 – Dawid Malan, English cricketer
• 1987 – James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer
• 1988 – Marine Debauve, French gymnast
• 1988 – Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer
• 1992 – August Alsina, American singer-songwriter
• 1994 – Francis Molo, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1994 – Glen Rea, English-Irish footballer

Deaths[edit]

• 264 – Sun Xiu, Chinese emperor (b. 235)
• 863 – Umar al-Aqta, Arab emir
• 931 – Emperor Uda of Japan (b. 867)
• 1354 – Joanikije II, Serbian patriarch and saint
• 1402 – Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Italian son of Galeazzo II Visconti (b. 1351)
• 1420 – Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (b. 1340)
• 1467 – Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1434)
• 1592 – Robert Greene, English author and playwright (b. 1558)
• 1634 – Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1552)
• 1653 – Claudius Salmasius, French scholar and author (b. 1588)
• 1658 – Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician (b. 1599)
• 1720 – Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (b. 1648)
• 1729 – Jean Hardouin, French historian and scholar (b. 1646)
• 1766 – Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (b. 1686)
• 1808 – John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (b. 1722)
• 1850 – Ikey Solomon, English criminal (b. 1787)
• 1857 – John McLoughlin, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1784)
• 1866 – Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (b. 1830)
• 1877 – Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (b. 1797)
• 1883 – Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1818)
• 1886 – William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (b. 1812)
• 1893 – James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (b. 1816)
• 1906 – Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1846)
• 1914 – Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (b. 1865)
• 1929 – John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (b. 1840)
• 1936 – Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (b. 1876)
• 1942 – Will James, Canadian-American author and illustrator (b. 1892)
• 1944 – John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (b. 1869)
• 1948 – Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1884)
• 1954 – Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (b. 1887)
• 1961 – Robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)
• 1962 – E. E. Cummings, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1894)
• 1963 – Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (b. 1907)
• 1967 – Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (b. 1893)
• 1969 – John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (b. 1871)
• 1970 – Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)
• 1970 – Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach (b. 1913)
• 1970 – Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
• 1974 – Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (b. 1901)
• 1980 – Barbara O'Neil, American actress (b. 1910)
• 1980 – Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
• 1981 – Alec Waugh, English soldier and author (b. 1898)
• 1985 – Johnny Marks, American songwriter (b. 1909)
• 1986 – Beryl Markham, English-Kenyan pilot, horse trainer, and author (b. 1902)
• 1987 – Morton Feldman, American composer and educator (b. 1926)
• 1988 – Ferit Melen, Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1906)
• 1989 – Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (b. 1953)
• 1991 – Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
• 1993 – David Brown, English businessman (b. 1904)
• 1994 – James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
• 1994 – Major Lance, American singer (b. 1939)
• 1994 – Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (b. 1924)
• 1996 – Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (b. 1910)
• 2000 – Edward Anhalt, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
• 2001 – Pauline Kael, American film critic and author (b. 1919)
• 2002 – Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (b. 1919)
• 2002 – W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (b. 1902)
• 2003 – Alan Dugan, American soldier and poet (b. 1923)
• 2003 – Paul Jennings Hill, American murderer (b. 1954)
• 2003 – Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (b. 1914)
• 2005 – R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (b. 1913)
• 2005 – William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)
• 2007 – Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (b. 1973)
• 2007 – Syd Jackson, New Zealand trade union leader and activist (b. 1939)
• 2007 – Jane Tomlinson, English runner (b. 1964)
• 2008 – Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (b. 1917)
• 2010 – Noah Howard, American saxophonist (b. 1943)
• 2010 – Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1950)
• 2012 – Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (b. 1943)
• 2012 – Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (b. 1933)
• 2012 – Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (b. 1957)
• 2012 – Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
• 2012 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (b. 1939)
• 2013 – Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (b. 1914)
• 2013 – Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, Mexican-American journalist (b. 1921)
• 2013 – José Ramón Larraz, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 2013 – Janet Lembke, American author and scholar (b. 1933)
• 2013 – Don Meineke, American basketball player (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Lewis Morley, Hong Kong-Australian photographer (b. 1925)
• 2014 – Aarno Raninen, Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)
• 2014 – A. P. Venkateswaran, Indian soldier and politician, 14th Foreign Secretary of India (b. 1930)
• 2015 – Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (b. 1929)
• 2015 – Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (b. 1939)
• 2015 – Carter Lay, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1971)
• 2015 – Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (b. 1914)

Barbra Streisand beats Britney Spears to UK album top spot

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Glory, Britney Spears' latest release, has been beaten to the top of the UK album chart by the 35th studio album from US music veteran Barbra Streisand.

Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, a collection of show tune duets featuring Hugh Jackman, Jamie Foxx and others, is her seventh number one album in the UK.

Encore recorded 20,000 combined sales, the Official Charts Company said.

In the singles chart, The Chainsmokers go top with Closer, the DJ duo's collaboration with US singer Halsey.

The Chainsmokers, aka Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, said they were "beyond grateful at all the support from our UK fans".

"As a relatively new artist, it means a lot to us and gives us a lot of confidence in the music we have coming up," they said,

DJ Snake and Justin Bieber's Let Me Love You remains at two for the fourth straight week, one place above last week's number one record.

Top five albums
1) Barbra Streisand	Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway
2) Britney Spears	Glory
3) Frank Ocean	Blonde
4) Dolly Parton	Pure and Simple
5) Twenty One Pilots	Blurryface
Top five singles
1) The Chainsmokers feat Halsey	Cold Water
2) DJ Snake feat Justin Bieber	Let Me Love You
3) Major Lazer feat Justin Bieber and MØ	Dancing On My Own
4) Calum Scott	Closer
5) Twenty One Pilots	Heathens

After five unassailable weeks in pole position, Cold Water - from Major Lazer and featuring Justin Bieber and MØ - drops to number three.

Calum Scott's Dancing On My Own and Twenty One Pilots' Heathens are non-movers at four and five respectively.

Twenty One Pilots occupy the same spot in the album chart, thanks to the US duo's fourth album Blurryface jumping six places to five.

The remainder of the top five is made up of Frank Ocean's Blonde at three, and Dolly Parton's Pure and Simple at four.