Το παρακάτω κείμενο είναι ένα ντοκουμέντο. Πρόκειται για την αστυνομική διαταγή που εξέδωσε ο διοικητής του αστυνομικού τμήματος Ματαράγκας Καρδίτσας, στις 8 Δεκεμβρίου 1907, και είναι αποκαλυπτική για τα ήθη της επαρχίας εκείνης της εποχής. 

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• 38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
• 395 – Upon the death of Emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is permanently divided into the Eastern Roman Empire under Arcadius, and the Western Roman Empire under Honorius.
• 1287 – King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca.
• 1377 – Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon.
• 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.
• 1562 – France recognizes the Huguenots by the Edict of Saint-Germain.
• 1595 – During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain.
• 1608 – Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men.
• 1648 – England's Long Parliament passes the "Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.
• 1773 – Captain James Cook commands the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.
• 1781 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
• 1799 – Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed.
• 1811 – Mexican War of Independence: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries.
• 1852 – The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.
• 1873 – A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
• 1885 – A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
• 1893 – Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
• 1899 – The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
• 1903 – El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
• 1904 – Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
• 1912 – Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
• 1915 – Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.
• 1917 – The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
• 1918 – Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
• 1929 – Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
• 1941 – Franco-Thai War: French forces inflict a decisive defeat over the Royal Thai Navy.
• 1943 – World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis captures the 200-ton sailing vessel Agios Stefanos and mans her with part of her crew.
• 1944 – World War II: Allied forces launch the first of four assaults on Monte Cassino with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome, an effort that would ultimately take four months and cost 105,000 Allied casualties.
• 1945 – World War II: The Vistula–Oder Offensive forces German troops out of Warsaw.
• 1945 – The SS-Totenkopfverbände begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as Soviet forces close in.
• 1945 – Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again.
• 1946 – The UN Security Council holds its first session.
• 1948 – The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia is ratified.
• 1950 – The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
• 1961 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending.
• 1961 – Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.
• 1966 – Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
• 1969 – Black Panther Party members Bunchy Carter and John Huggins are killed during a meeting in Campbell Hall on the campus of UCLA.
• 1981 – President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it.
• 1991 – Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.
• 1992 – During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
• 1994 – The 6.5–6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.
• 1995 – The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced.
• 1996 – The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
• 1997 – Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying a GPS2R satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad.
• 1998 – Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website.
• 2002 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.
• 2007 – The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing.
• 2010 – Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, results in at least 200 deaths.

Births[edit]

• 1463 – Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1525)
• 1472 – Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Italian captain (d. 1508)
• 1484 – George Spalatin, German priest and reformer (d. 1545)
• 1501 – Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (d. 1566)
• 1504 – Pope Pius V (d. 1572)
• 1560 – Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist, physician, and academic (d. 1624)
• 1574 – Robert Fludd, English physician, astrologer, and mathematician (d. 1637)
• 1600 – Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright and poet (d. 1681)
• 1612 – Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (d. 1671)
• 1640 – Jonathan Singletary Dunham, American settler (d. 1724)
• 1659 – Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1745)
• 1666 – Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician (d. 1723)
• 1686 – Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (d. 1766)
• 1706 – Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (d. 1790)
• 1712 – John Stanley, English organist and composer (d. 1786)
• 1719 – William Vernon, American businessman (d. 1806)
• 1728 – Johann Gottfried Müthel, German pianist and composer (d. 1788)
• 1732 – Stanisław August Poniatowski, Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1798)
• 1734 – François-Joseph Gossec, French composer and conductor (d. 1829)
• 1761 – Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist (d. 1832)
• 1789 – August Neander, German historian and theologian (d. 1850)
• 1793 – Antonio José Martínez, Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician (d. 1867)
• 1814 – Ellen Wood, English author (d. 1887)
• 1820 – Anne Brontë, English author and poet (d. 1849)
• 1828 – Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918)
• 1828 – Ede Reményi, Hungarian violinist and composer (d. 1898)
• 1832 – Henry Martyn Baird, American historian and academic (d. 1906)
• 1834 – August Weismann, German biologist, zoologist, and geneticist (d. 1914)
• 1850 – Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, Brazilian cardinal (d. 1930)
• 1850 – Alexander Taneyev, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1918)
• 1851 – A. B. Frost, American author and illustrator (d. 1928)
• 1853 – T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and academic (d. 1930)
• 1857 – Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1941)
• 1857 – Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American engineer (d. 1935)
• 1858 – Tomás Carrasquilla, Colombian author (d. 1940)
• 1860 – Douglas Hyde, Irish academic and politician, 1st President of Ireland (d. 1949)
• 1863 – David Lloyd George, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1945)
• 1863 – Konstantin Stanislavski, Russian actor and director (d. 1938)
• 1865 – Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)
• 1867 – Carl Laemmle, German-born American film producer, co-founded Universal Studios (d. 1939)
• 1867 – Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel, pilot, and polo player (d. 1934)
• 1871 – David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty English admiral (d. 1936)
• 1871 – Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1940)
• 1875 – Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan journalist and playwright (d. 1910)
• 1876 – Frank Hague, American lawyer and politician, 30th Mayor of Jersey City (d. 1956)
• 1877 – May Gibbs, English-Australian author and illustrator (d. 1969)
• 1880 – Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1960)
• 1881 – Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1941)
• 1881 – Harry Price, English psychologist and author (d. 1948)
• 1882 – Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (d. 1946)
• 1883 – Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1972)
• 1886 – Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (d. 1955)
• 1887 – Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)
• 1888 – Babu Gulabrai, Indian philosopher and author (d. 1963)
• 1895 – John Duff, Chinese-Canadian race car driver (d. 1958)
• 1897 – Marcel Petiot, French physician and serial killer (d. 1946)
• 1899 – Al Capone, American mob boss (d. 1947)
• 1899 – Robert Maynard Hutchins, American philosopher and academic (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (d. 1960)
• 1901 – Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-American philosopher and author (d. 1973)
• 1904 – Hem Vejakorn, Thai painter and illustrator (d. 1969)
• 1905 – Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1905 – Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2007)
• 1905 – Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, educator, and critic (d. 1950)
• 1905 – Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1966)
• 1905 – Jan Zahradníček, Czech poet and translator (d. 1960)
• 1907 – Henk Badings, Indonesian-Dutch composer and engineer (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Cus D'Amato, American boxing manager and trainer (d. 1985)
• 1911 – Busher Jackson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1966)
• 1911 – John S. McCain Jr., American admiral (d. 1981)
• 1911 – George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
• 1914 – Anacleto Angelini, Italian-Chilean businessman (d. 2007)
• 1914 – Irving Brecher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 1914 – Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot (d. 2015)
• 1914 – William Stafford, American poet and author (d. 1993)
• 1916 – Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., American lieutenant and politician (d. 2011)
• 1917 – M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987)
• 1918 – Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994)
• 1918 – George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Georges Pichard, French author and illustrator (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Lorna Cooke deVaron, American conductor and educator
• 1921 – Herbert Ellis, American actor
• 1921 – Asghar Khan, Pakistani general and politician
• 1921 – Antonio Prohías, Cuban cartoonist (d. 1998)
• 1922 – Luis Echeverría, Mexican academic and politician, 50th President of Mexico
• 1922 – Nicholas Katzenbach, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 65th United States Attorney General (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Betty White, American actress, game show panelist, television personality, and animal rights activist
• 1923 – Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright (d. 1962)
• 1924 – Rik De Saedeleer, Belgian footballer and journalist (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Robert Cormier, American author and journalist (d. 2000)
• 1925 – Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and author (d. 1996)
• 1926 – Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and politician
• 1926 – Moira Shearer, Scottish-English ballerina and actress (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Thomas Anthony Dooley III, American physician and humanitarian (d. 1961)
• 1927 – Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
• 1927 – Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
• 1927 – E. W. Swackhamer, American director and producer (d. 1994)
• 1928 – Jean Barraqué, French composer (d. 1973)
• 1928 – Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Jacques Plante, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1986)
• 1929 – Tan Boon Teik, Malaysian-Singaporean lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Singapore (d. 2012)
• 1931 – James Earl Jones, American actor
• 1931 – Douglas Wilder, American sergeant and politician, 66th Governor of Virginia
• 1931 – Don Zimmer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
• 1932 – Sheree North, American actress and dancer (d. 2005)
• 1933 – Dalida, Egyptian-French singer and actress (d. 1987)
• 1933 – Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-Pakistani diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (d. 2003)
• 1933 – Shari Lewis, American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, and television host (d. 1998)
• 1934 – Donald Cammell, Scottish-American director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 1935 – Ruth Ann Minner, American businesswoman and politician, 72nd Governor of Delaware
• 1936 – John Boyd, English academic and diplomat, British ambassador to Japan
• 1936 – A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (d. 1997)
• 1937 – Alain Badiou, French philosopher and academic
• 1938 – John Bellairs, American author and academic (d. 1991)
• 1938 – Toini Gustafsson, Swedish cross country skier
• 1938 – Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (d. 1988)
• 1939 – Christodoulos of Athens, Greek archbishop (d. 2008)
• 1939 – Maury Povich, American talk show host and producer
• 1940 – Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (d. 2015)
• 1940 – Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th President of Uruguay
• 1941 – István Horthy, Jr., Hungarian physicist and architect
• 1941 – Gillian Weir, New Zealand-English organist and educator
• 1942 – Muhammad Ali, American boxer and activist (d. 2016)
• 1942 – Ita Buttrose, Australian journalist and author
• 1942 – Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist and educator
• 1942 – Nigel McCulloch, English bishop
• 1943 – Chris Montez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1943 – René Préval, Haitian agronomist and politician, 52nd President of Haiti
• 1944 – Ann Oakley, English sociologist, author, and academic
• 1945 – Javed Akhtar, Indian poet, playwright, and composer
• 1945 – Anne Cutler, Australian psychologist and academic
• 1948 – Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland
• 1949 – Anita Borg, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2003)
• 1949 – Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (d. 2014)
• 1949 – Augustin Dumay, French violinist and conductor
• 1949 – Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian (d. 1984)
• 1949 – Dick Nanninga, Dutch footballer (d. 2015)
• 1949 – Mick Taylor, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1950 – Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican-American author and academic
• 1950 – Lee Young-ha South Korean actor
• 1952 – Darrell Porter, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2002)
• 1952 – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pianist, composer, and producer
• 1953 – Jeff Berlin, American bass player and educator
• 1953 – Carlos Johnson, American singer and guitarist
• 1954 – Cheryl Bentyne, American jazz singer
• 1954 – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer, radio host, and environmentalist
• 1955 – Steve Earle, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, author and actor
• 1955 – Pietro Parolin, Italian cardinal
• 1955 – Steve Javie, American basketball player and referee
• 1956 – Damian Green, English journalist and politician, Minister of State for Immigration
• 1956 – Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 – Steve Harvey, American comedian, actor, and game show host
• 1957 – Ann Nocenti, American journalist and author
• 1957 – Michel Vaarten, Belgian cyclist
• 1958 – Tony Kouzarides, English biologist, cancer researcher
• 1959 – Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
• 1960 – John Crawford, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1960 – Chili Davis, Jamaican-American baseball player and coach
• 1961 – Brian Helgeland, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1962 – Jun Azumi, Japanese broadcaster and politician, 46th Japanese Minister of Finance
• 1962 – Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor and producer
• 1962 – Sebastian Junger, American journalist and author
• 1963 – Kai Hansen, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1964 – Michelle Fairley, Northern Irish actress
• 1964 – Michelle Obama, American lawyer and activist, 46th First Lady of the United States (2008-16)
• 1964 – Andy Rourke, English bass player and musician
• 1964 – John Schuster, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player
• 1965 – Sylvain Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Trish Johnson, English golfer
• 1966 – Joshua Malina, American actor
• 1967 – Richard Hawley, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1967 – Song Kang-ho, South Korean actor
• 1968 – Rowan Pelling, English journalist and author
• 1968 – Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch author, poet, and scholar
• 1969 – Naveen Andrews, English actor
• 1969 – Lukas Moodysson, Swedish director, screenwriter, and author
• 1970 – Cássio Alves de Barros, Brazilian footballer
• 1970 – Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player and actor
• 1970 – Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator, director, and producer
• 1971 – Giorgos Balogiannis, Greek basketball player
• 1971 – Richard Burns, English race car driver (d. 2005)
• 1971 – Lil Jon, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1971 – Kid Rock, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1971 – Sylvie Testud, French actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1973 – Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer and actor
• 1973 – Chris Bowen, Australian politician, 37th Treasurer of Australia
• 1973 – Liz Ellis, Australian netball player and sportscaster
• 1973 – Aaron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1974 – Yang Chen, Chinese footballer and manager
• 1974 – Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian viola player, composer, and producer
• 1974 – Derrick Mason, American football player
• 1975 – Freddy Rodriguez, American actor
• 1978 – Ricky Wilson, English singer-songwriter
• 1980 – Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American dancer and choreographer
• 1980 – Zooey Deschanel, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1980 – Modestas Stonys, Lithuanian footballer
• 1981 – Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1982 – Dwyane Wade, American basketball player
• 1982 – Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer
• 1983 – Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer
• 1983 – Johannes Herber, German basketball player
• 1983 – Rick Kelly, Australian race car driver
• 1983 – Marcelo Garcia, Brazilian martial artist
• 1984 – Calvin Harris, Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer
• 1985 – Pablo Barrientos, Argentinian footballer
• 1985 – Betsy Ruth, American wrestler and manager
• 1985 – Simone Simons, Dutch singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Kangin, South Korean singer
• 1987 – Cody Decker, American major league baseball player
• 1987 – Oleksandr Usyk, Ukrainian boxer
• 1988 – Andrea Antonelli, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2013)
• 1988 – Will Genia, Australian rugby player
• 1988 – Héctor Moreno, Mexican footballer
• 1989 – Hollie-Jay Bowes, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1989 – Björn Dreyer, German footballer
• 1989 – Taylor Jordan, American baseball player
• 1990 – Santiago Tréllez, Colombian footballer
• 1991 – Trevor Bauer, American baseball player
• 1991 – Slade Griffin, Australian rugby league player

Deaths[edit]

• 395 – Theodosius I, Roman emperor (b. 347)
• 1156 – André de Montbard, fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar
• 1168 – Thierry, Count of Flanders (b. 1099)
• 1229 – Albert of Riga, German bishop (b. 1165)
• 1334 – John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (b. 1266)
• 1345 – Henry of Asti, Greek patriarch
• 1345 – Martino Zaccaria, Aegean ruler
• 1369 – Peter I of Cyprus (b. 1328)
• 1468 – Skanderbeg, Albanian soldier and politician (b. 1405)
• 1598 – Feodor I of Russia (b. 1557)
• 1617 – Fausto Veranzio, Croatian bishop and lexicographer (b. 1551)
• 1705 – John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)
• 1718 – Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)
• 1737 – Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)
• 1738 – Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
• 1751 – Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1671)
• 1826 – Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish-French composer (b. 1806)
• 1834 – Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1762)
• 1861 – Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)
• 1863 – Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
• 1869 – Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
• 1874 – Chang and Eng Bunker, Thai conjoined twins (b. 1811)
• 1878 – Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (b. 1812)
• 1884 – Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (b. 1804)
• 1887 – William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
• 1888 – Big Bear, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1825)
• 1891 – George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1800)
• 1893 – Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)
• 1903 – Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
• 1908 – Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
• 1909 – Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
• 1911 – Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822)
• 1927 – Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
• 1931 – Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
• 1932 – Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
• 1932 – Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
• 1933 – Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
• 1936 – Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
• 1942 – Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 – Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
• 1947 – Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1951 – Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
• 1952 – Walter Briggs, Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
• 1961 – Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
• 1964 – T. H. White, Indian-English author (b. 1906)
• 1970 – Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
• 1972 – Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)
• 1977 – Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
• 1980 – Barbara Britton, American actress (b. 1919)
• 1981 – Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer and lawyer (b. 1899)
• 1984 – Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1903)
• 1987 – Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1988 – Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (b. 1938)
• 1991 – Olav V of Norway (b. 1903)
• 1992 – Frank Pullen, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)
• 1993 – Albert Hourani, English-Lebanese historian and academic (b. 1915)
• 1994 – Yevgeni Ivanov, Russian spy (b. 1926)
• 1994 – Helen Stephens, American runner, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1918)
• 1996 – Barbara Jordan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936)
• 1997 – Bert Kelly, Australian farmer and politician, 20th Australian Minister for the Navy (b. 1912)
• 1997 – Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto (b. 1906)
• 2000 – Philip Jones, English trumpet player and educator (b. 1928)
• 2000 – Ion Rațiu, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
• 2002 – Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
• 2002 – Eddie Meduza, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
• 2002 – Roman Personov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1932)
• 2003 – Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926)
• 2004 – Raymond Bonham Carter, English banker (b. 1929)
• 2004 – Harry Brecheen, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)
• 2004 – Ray Stark, American film producer (b. 1915)
• 2004 – Noble Willingham, American actor (b. 1931)
• 2005 – Charlie Bell, Australian businessman (b. 1960)
• 2005 – Virginia Mayo, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1920)
• 2005 – Albert Schatz, American microbiologist and academic (b. 1920)
• 2005 – Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician, 3rd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)
• 2006 – Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon (b. 1925)
• 2007 – Art Buchwald, American journalist and author (b. 1925)
• 2007 – Yevhen Kushnaryov, Ukrainian engineer and politician (b. 1951)
• 2008 – Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (b. 1943)
• 2008 – Ernie Holmes, American football player, wrestler, and actor (b. 1948)
• 2009 – Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist and historian (b. 1943)
• 2010 – Gaines Adams, American football player (b. 1983)
• 2010 – Jyoti Basu, Indian politician and CM of West Bengal for 23 years (b. 1914)
• 2010 – Michalis Papakonstantinou, Greek journalist and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
• 2010 – Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (b. 1937)
• 2011 – Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (b. 1934)
• 2012 – Ernie Alexander, American educator and politician (b. 1933)
• 2012 – Aengus Fanning, Irish journalist (b. 1942)
• 2012 – Carlos Guirao, Spanish guitarist, keyboard player, and composer (b. 1954)
• 2012 – Julius Meimberg, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
• 2012 – Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Marty Springstead, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1937)
• 2013 – Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1941)
• 2013 – Jakob Arjouni, German author (b. 1964)
• 2013 – Yves Debay, Belgian journalist (b. 1954)
• 2013 – John Nkomo, Zimbabwean politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (b. 1934)
• 2013 – Lizbeth Webb, English soprano and actress (b. 1926)
• 2014 – Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (b. 1915)
• 2014 – Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1940)
• 2014 – Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (b. 1942)
• 2014 – John J. McGinty III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1940)
• 2014 – Sunanda Pushkar, Indian-Canadian businesswoman (b. 1962)
• 2015 – Ken Furphy, English footballer and manager (b. 1931)
• 2015 – Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (b. 1931)
• 2015 – Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1924)
• 2016 – Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939)
• 2016 – Melvin Day, New Zealand painter and historian (b. 1923)
• 2016 – V. Rama Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Sikkim (b. 1935)
• 2016 – Sudhindra Thirtha, Indian religious leader (b. 1926)

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• 350 – General Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor.
• 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.
• 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
• 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.
• 1486 – King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV.
• 1535 – Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founds Lima, the capital of Peru.
• 1562 – Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.
• 1591 – King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Mingyi Swa of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.
• 1670 – Henry Morgan captures Panama.
• 1701 – Frederick I crowns himself King of Prussia in Königsberg.
• 1778 – James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
• 1788 – The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
• 1866 – Wesley College, Melbourne, is established.
• 1871 – Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
• 1884 – Dr. William Price attempts to cremate the body of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the United Kingdom.
• 1886 – Modern hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
• 1896 – An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
• 1903 – A transmitter in Wellfleet, Massachusetts sends the first transatlantic radio transmission to originate in the United States.^{[citation needed]}
• 1911 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
• 1913 – First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.
• 1915 – Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
• 1919 – World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.
• 1919 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
• 1941 – World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.
• 1943 – Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
• 1945 – World War II: Liberation of Kraków, Poland by the Red Army.
• 1958 – Willie O'Ree, the first African Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins.
• 1960 – Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes into a farm in Charles City County, Virginia, killing all 50 aboard, the third fatal Capital Airlines crash in as many years.
• 1967 – Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
• 1969 – United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.
• 1974 – A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
• 1976 – Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut.
• 1977 – Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease.
• 1977 – Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney killing 83.
• 1977 – SFR Yugoslavia's Prime minister, Džemal Bijedić, his wife and six others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• 1978 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
• 1981 – Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs).
• 1983 – The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.
• 1990 – Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.
• 1993 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 states.
• 2002 – Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over.
• 2003 – A bushfire kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.
• 2005 – The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
• 2007 – The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people and Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe.
• 2009 – Gaza War: Hamas announces they will accept Israel Defense Forces' offer of a ceasefire, ending the assault.

Births[edit]

• 1404 – Sir Philip Courtenay, British noble (d. 1463)
• 1457 – Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1508)
• 1543 – Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, Italian-English composer (d. 1588)
• 1641 – François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 1691)
• 1659 – Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher and theologian (d. 1708)
• 1672 – Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author (d. 1731)
• 1688 – Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)
• 1689 – Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher (d. 1755)
• 1743 – Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher (d. 1803)
• 1751 – Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1831)
• 1764 – Samuel Whitbread, English politician (d. 1815)
• 1779 – Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian (d. 1869)
• 1782 – Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)
• 1815 – Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian and scholar (d. 1874)
• 1835 – César Cui, Russian general, composer, and critic (d. 1918)
• 1840 – Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and author (d. 1921)
• 1841 – Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (d. 1894)
• 1842 – A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911)
• 1848 – Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (d. 1925)
• 1849 – Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1920)
• 1850 – Seth Low, American academic and politician, 92nd Mayor of New York City (d. 1916)
• 1853 – Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker (d. 1900)
• 1854 – Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (d. 1934)
• 1856 – Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon and cardiologist (d. 1931)
• 1867 – Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (d. 1916)
• 1868 – Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
• 1877 – Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company (d. 1961)
• 1879 – Henri Giraud, French general and politician (d. 1949)
• 1880 – Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian-Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1933)
• 1880 – Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Italian cardinal (d. 1954)
• 1881 – Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (d. 1975)
• 1882 – A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)
• 1884 – John Eisele, American runner (d. 1933)
• 1884 – Elena Arizmendi Mejia, Mexican journalist and activist, founded the Neutral White Cross (d. 1949)
• 1886 – Clara Nordström, Swedish-German author and translator (d. 1962)
• 1888 – Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (d. 1989)
• 1892 – Oliver Hardy, American actor and comedian (d. 1957)
• 1892 – Bill Meanix, American hurdler and coach (d. 1957)
• 1892 – Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (d. 1956)
• 1893 – Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet, critic, and academic (d. 1984)
• 1894 – Toots Mondt, American wrestler and promoter (d. 1976)
• 1896 – C. M. Eddy, Jr., American author (d. 1967)
• 1896 – Ville Ritola, Finnish-American runner (d. 1982)
• 1898 – Albert Kivikas, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1978)
• 1901 – Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1973)
• 1903 – Berthold Goldschmidt, German pianist and composer (d. 1996)
• 1904 – Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (d. 2006)
• 1904 – Cary Grant, English-American actor (d. 1986)
• 1907 – János Ferencsik, Hungarian conductor (d. 1984)
• 1908 – Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (d. 1974)
• 1908 – Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1972)
• 1910 – Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist and academic (d. 1993)
• 1911 – José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (d. 1969)
• 1911 – Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)
• 1913 – Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972)
• 1914 – Arno Schmidt, German author and translator (d. 1979)
• 1914 – Vitomil Zupan, Slovene author, poet, and playwright (d. 1987)
• 1915 – Syl Apps, Canadian pole vaulter, ice hockey player, and politician (d. 1998)
• 1915 – Santiago Carrillo, Spanish soldier and politician (d. 2012)
• 1915 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1984)
• 1917 – Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008)
• 1918 – Gustave Gingras, Canadian-English physician and educator (d. 1996)
• 1918 – Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
• 1919 – Toni Turek, German footballer (d. 1984)
• 1921 – Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
• 1923 – John Graham, Welsh general (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (d. 2015)
• 1925 – Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (d. 1995)
• 1925 – John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Randolph Bromery, American geologist and academic (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Sundaram Balachander, Indian actor, singer, and veena player (d. 1990)
• 1931 – Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea
• 1932 – Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Emeka Anyaoku, Nigerian politician, 8th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1933 – David Bellamy, English botanist, author and academic
• 1933 – John Boorman, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1933 – Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (d. 2013)
• 1933 – William Goodhart, Baron Goodhart, English lawyer and politician
• 1933 – Frank McMullen, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2004)
• 1934 – Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator
• 1935 – Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director
• 1935 – Jon Stallworthy, English poet, critic, and academic (d. 2014)
• 1935 – Gad Yaacobi, Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2007)
• 1936 – David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
• 1937 – John Hume, Northern Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1938 – Curt Flood, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1997)
• 1938 – Werner Olk, German footballer and manager
• 1940 – Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican race car driver (d. 1971)
• 1941 – Denise Bombardier, Canadian journalist and author
• 1941 – Bobby Goldsboro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1941 – David Ruffin, American soul singer (d. 1991)
• 1943 – Paul Freeman, English actor
• 1943 – Kay Granger, American educator and politician
• 1943 – Dave Greenslade, English keyboard player and composer
• 1943 – Charlie Wilson, American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
• 1944 – Paul Keating, Australian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1944 – Carl Morton, American baseball player (d. 1983)
• 1944 – Kei Ogura, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
• 1945 – Rocco Forte, English businessman and philanthropist
• 1946 – Perro Aguayo, Mexican wrestler
• 1946 – Joseph Deiss, Swiss economist and politician, 156th President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1946 – Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (d. 2013)
• 1947 – Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player and journalist
• 1947 – Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director
• 1949 – Bill Keller, American journalist
• 1949 – Philippe Starck, French interior designer
• 1950 – Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian race car driver
• 1950 – Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (d. 1982)
• 1951 – Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and activist (d. 1982)
• 1951 – Bob Latchford, English footballer
• 1952 – Michael Behe, American biochemist, author, and academic
• 1952 – R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1953 – Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1953 – Peter Moon, Australian comedian and actor
• 1954 – Tom Bailey, English singer-songwriter
• 1954 – Ted DiBiase, American wrestler and manager
• 1954 – Jagdish Mali, Indian photographer (d. 2013)
• 1954 – Kiki Smith, German-American sculptor and illustrator
• 1955 – Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer
• 1956 – Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton, English banker and politician
• 1960 – Mark Rylance, English actor, director, and playwright
• 1961 – Peter Beardsley, English footballer and manager
• 1961 – Bob Hansen, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1961 – Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1961 – Jeff Yagher, American actor and sculptor
• 1963 – Maxime Bernier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
• 1963 – Carl McCoy, English singer-songwriter
• 1963 – Martin O'Malley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61st Governor of Maryland
• 1963 – Vera Pauw, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1963 – Yury Zakharevich, Russian weightlifter
• 1964 – Brady Anderson, American baseball player
• 1964 – Richard Dunwoody, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster
• 1964 – Virgil Hill, American boxer
• 1964 – Jane Horrocks, English actress and singer
• 1966 – Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player and author
• 1966 – Kazufumi Miyazawa, Japanese singer
• 1966 – André Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
• 1967 – Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
• 1967 – Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer
• 1969 – Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
• 1969 – Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer
• 1969 – Jim O'Rourke, American guitarist and producer
• 1970 – DJ Quik, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1970 – Peter Van Petegem, Belgian cyclist
• 1971 – Amy Barger, American astronomer
• 1971 – Jonathan Davis, American singer-songwriter
• 1971 – Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver
• 1971 – Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and coach
• 1971 – Seamus O'Regan, Canadian journalist and politician
• 1972 – Vinod Kambli, Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor
• 1972 – Mike Lieberthal, American baseball player
• 1972 – Kjersti Plätzer, Norwegian race walker
• 1973 – Burnie Burns, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions
• 1973 – Luther Dickinson, American singer and guitarist
• 1973 – Luke Goodwin, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1973 – Benjamin Jealous, American businessman
• 1973 – Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer
• 1973 – Crispian Mills, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
• 1973 – Rolando Schiavi, Argentinian footballer and coach
• 1974 – Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter
• 1976 – Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player
• 1976 – Marcelo Gallardo, Argentinian footballer and coach
• 1976 – Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1977 – Richard Archer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1977 – Alina Jidkova, Russian-American tennis player
• 1978 – Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player
• 1978 – Thor Hushovd, Norwegian cyclist
• 1978 – Bogdan Lobonț, Romanian footballer
• 1979 – Ruslan Fedotenko, Ukrainian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer
• 1979 – Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player
• 1979 – Anastasia Grebenkina, Russian ice dancer and coach
• 1979 – Kenyatta Jones, American football player
• 1979 – Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer
• 1980 – Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1980 – Robert Green, English footballer
• 1980 – Kert Haavistu, Estonian footballer and manager
• 1980 – Julius Peppers, American football player
• 1980 – Jason Segel, American actor and screenwriter
• 1981 – Otgonbayar Ershuu, Mongolian painter and illustrator
• 1981 – Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player
• 1981 – Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer
• 1981 – Kang Dong-won, South Korean actor
• 1982 – Quinn Allman, American guitarist and producer
• 1982 – Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Kenyan runner
• 1982 – Joanna Newsom, American singer-songwriter and harp player
• 1982 – Atacan Öztürk, Turkish footballer
• 1983 – Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1983 – Samantha Mumba, Irish singer-songwriter and actress
• 1984 – Kristy Lee Cook, American singer-songwriter
• 1984 – Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer
• 1984 – Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer
• 1984 – Michael Kearney, American biochemist and academic
• 1984 – Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer
• 1984 – Viktoria Shklover, Estonian figure skater
• 1985 – Dale Begg-Smith, Australian skier
• 1985 – Mark Briscoe, American wrestler
• 1985 – Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer
• 1985 – Hyun Woo, South Korean actor
• 1986 – Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter
• 1986 – Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Japanese actor and singer
• 1987 – Johan Djourou, Swiss footballer
• 1987 – Christopher Liebig, German rugby player
• 1987 – Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer
• 1988 – Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter
• 1988 – Angelique Kerber, German tennis player
• 1988 – Anastasios Kissas, Greek footballer
• 1988 – Boy van Poppel, Dutch cyclist
• 1989 – Rubén Miño, Spanish footballer
• 1989 – Chen Long, Chinese badminton player
• 1990 – Nacho, Spanish footballer
• 1990 – Hayle Ibrahimov, Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner
• 1990 – Brett Lawrie, Canadian baseball player
• 1990 – Alex Pietrangelo, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1991 – Britt McKillip, Canadian singer and actress
• 1991 – Diego Simões, Brazilian footballer
• 1992 – Francesco Bardi, Italian footballer
• 1992 – Cheyse Blair, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – Kieran Tscherniawsky, English discus thrower
• 1994 – Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer
• 1994 – Ilona Kremen, Belarusian tennis player

Deaths[edit]

• 52 BC – Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman politician (b. 93 BC)
• 474 – Leo I, Byzantine emperor (b. 401)
• 748 – Odilo, duke of Bavaria
• 896 – Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, ruler of the Tulunids, murdered (b. 864)
• 1213 – Tamar of Georgia (b. 1160)
• 1253 – King Henry I of Cyprus (b. 1217)
• 1271 – Saint Margaret of Hungary (b. 1242)
• 1367 – Peter I of Portugal (b. 1320)
• 1425 – Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)
• 1471 – Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)
• 1586 – Margaret of Parma (b. 1522)
• 1677 – Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch politician, founded Cape Town (b. 1619)
• 1803 – Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet and academic (b. 1743)
• 1849 – Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (b. 1752)
• 1862 – John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)
• 1873 – Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, poet, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1803)
• 1878 – Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1788)
• 1886 – Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (b. 1819)
• 1892 – Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819)
• 1896 – Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
• 1923 – Wallace Reid, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)
• 1936 – Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (b. 1871)
• 1936 – Rudyard Kipling, English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1940 – Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Polish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1865)
• 1951 – Amy Carmichael, Irish missionary and humanitarian (b. 1867)
• 1952 – Curly Howard, American actor (b. 1903)
• 1954 – Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (b. 1879)
• 1955 – Saadat Hasan Manto, Pakistani author and screenwriter (b. 1912)
• 1956 – Makbule Atadan, Turkish lawyer and politician (b. 1885)
• 1956 – Konstantin Päts, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Estonia (b. 1874)
• 1963 – Hugh Gaitskell, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1906)
• 1966 – Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (b. 1880)
• 1967 – Goose Tatum, American basketball player and soldier (b. 1921)
• 1969 – Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1887)
• 1969 – Dada Lekhraj, Indian guru (b. 1884)
• 1970 – David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1873)
• 1971 – Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (b. 1914)
• 1975 – Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (b. 1897)
• 1978 – Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher and author (b. 1919)
• 1978 – Walter H. Thompson, English police officer and bodyguard (b. 1890)
• 1980 – Cecil Beaton, English fashion designer and photographer (b. 1904)
• 1984 – Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Belarusian general and politician (b. 1902)
• 1984 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1915)
• 1989 – Bruce Chatwin, English-French author (b. 1940)
• 1990 – Melanie Appleby, English singer (b. 1966)
• 1993 – Dionysios Zakythinos, Greek historian, academic, and politician (b. 1905)
• 1995 – Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
• 1995 – Ron Luciano, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1937)
• 1996 – N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1923)
• 1997 – Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (b. 1941)
• 1997 – Adriana Caselotti, American voice actress and singer (b. 1916)
• 1998 – Dan Georgiadis, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1922)
• 2000 – Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (b. 1897)
• 2003 – Ed Farhat, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1924)
• 2003 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet and author (b. 1907)
• 2005 – Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (b. 1973)
• 2006 – Jan Twardowski, Polish priest and poet (b. 1915)
• 2007 – Brent Liles, American bass player (b. 1963)
• 2008 – Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
• 2008 – Frank Lewin, American composer and theorist (b. 1925)
• 2008 – Lois Nettleton, American actress (b. 1927)
• 2008 – John Stroger, American politician (b. 1929)
• 2009 – Tony Hart, English painter and television host (b. 1925)
• 2009 – Nora Kovach, Hungarian-American ballerina (b. 1931)
• 2009 – Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
• 2009 – Grigore Vieru, Romanian poet and author (b. 1935)
• 2010 – Kate McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
• 2010 – Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (b. 1932)
• 2011 – Sargent Shriver, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to France (b. 1915)
• 2012 – Anthony Gonsalves, Indian composer and educator (b. 1927)
• 2012 – Georg Lassen, German captain (b. 1915)
• 2012 – Yuri Rasovsky, American playwright and producer, founded The National Radio Theater of Chicago (b. 1944)
• 2013 – Sean Fallon, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1922)
• 2013 – Jim Horning, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1942)
• 2013 – Jon Mannah, Australian rugby player (b. 1989)
• 2013 – Lewis Marnell, Australian skateboarder (b. 1982)
• 2013 – Ron Nachman, Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1942)
• 2014 – Kathryn Abbe, American photographer and author (b. 1919)
• 2014 – Michael Botmang, Nigerian politician, 17th Governor of Plateau State (b. 1938)
• 2014 – Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (b. 1972)
• 2014 – Dennis Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
• 2014 – Andy Graver, English footballer (b. 1927)
• 2014 – Sarah Marshall, English actress (b. 1933)
• 2014 – Eugenio Cruz Vargas, Chilean poet and painter (b. 1923)
• 2015 – Cynthia Layne, American singer-songwriter (b. 1963)
• 2015 – Dallas Taylor, American drummer (b. 1948)
• 2015 – Christine Valmy, Romanian cosmetologist and author (b. 1926)
• 2015 – Piet van der Sanden, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1924)
• 2015 – Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (b. 1933)
• 2016 – Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach (b. 1924)
• 2016 – Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1948)
• 2016 – Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (b. 1924)
• 2016 – T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore (b. 1930)
• 2016 – Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (b. 1924)

Στις 17/02 θα επανέλθει στη γραμμή Λαύριο-Αγιος Ευστράτιος-Λήμνος-Καβάλα το πλοίο «Εξπρές Πήγασος»

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• 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to Augustus, and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
• 639 – Clovis II, king of Neustria and Burgundy, is crowned.
• 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender after a forty-day siege led by Tang dynasty general Ashina She'er, establishing Tang control over the northern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang.
• 1419 – Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, completing his reconquest of Normandy.
• 1511 – Mirandola surrenders to the French.
• 1520 – Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund.
• 1607 – San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
• 1661 – Thomas Venner is hanged, drawn and quartered in London.
• 1764 – John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel.
• 1788 – The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
• 1795 – The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands, bringing to an end the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
• 1806 – Britain occupies the Dutch Cape Colony after the Battle of Blaauwberg.
• 1812 – Peninsular War: After a ten-day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of the Light and third divisions to storm Ciudad Rodrigo.
• 1817 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
• 1829 – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy receives its premiere performance.
• 1839 – The British East India Company captures Aden.
• 1853 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
• 1861 – American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
• 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
• 1871 – Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
• 1883 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
• 1899 – Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
• 1915 – Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
• 1915 – World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
• 1917 – Seventy-three people are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in London.
• 1920 – The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
• 1937 – Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in seven hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
• 1940 – You Nazty Spy!, the very first Hollywood film of any kind to satirize Adolf Hitler and the Nazis premieres, starring The Three Stooges, with Moe Howard as the character "Moe Hailstone" satirizing Hitler.
• 1941 – World War II: The Greek Triton (Y-5) sinks the Italian submarine Neghelli in Otranto.
• 1942 – World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
• 1945 – World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, less than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation.
• 1946 – General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
• 1949 – Cuba recognizes Israel.
• 1953 – Almost 72% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
• 1956 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 111 relating to UNTSO in Palestine is adopted.
• 1960 – Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty
• 1969 – Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire three days earlier in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest about the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turns into another major protest.
• 1974 – China gain control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of the People's Republic of China and Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
• 1977 – President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose").
• 1978 – The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003.
• 1981 – Iran hostage crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
• 1983 – Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia.
• 1983 – The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced.
• 1986 – The first IBM PC computer virus is released into the wild. A boot sector virus dubbed (c)Brain, it was created by the Farooq Alvi Brothers in Lahore, Pakistan, reportedly to deter unauthorized copying of the software they had written.
• 1991 – Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.
• 1993 – Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
• 1995 – After being struck by lightning the crew of Bristow Flight 56C are forced to ditch. All 18 aboard are later rescued.
• 1996 – The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
• 1997 – Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
• 1999 – British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
• 2007 – Turkish-Armenian Journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated in front of his newspaper's Istanbul office by 17-year-old Turkish ultra-nationalist Ogün Samast.
• 2012 – The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI.
• 2014 – A bomb attack on an army convoy in the city of Bannu kills at least 26 soldiers and injures 38 others.

Births[edit]

• 398 – Pulcheria, Byzantine empress and saint (d. 453)
• 840 – Michael III, Byzantine emperor (d. 867)
• 1200 – Dōgen Zenji, founder of Sōtō Zen (d. 1253)
• 1544 – Francis II of France (d. 1560)
• 1676 – John Weldon, English organist and composer (d. 1736)
• 1721 – Jean-Philippe Baratier, German scholar and author (d. 1740)
• 1736 – James Watt, Scottish-English chemist and engineer (d. 1819)
• 1737 – Giuseppe Millico, Italian soprano, composer, and educator (d. 1802)
• 1739 – Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect, designed Longford Hall and Barrells Hall (d. 1808)
• 1752 – James Morris III, American captain (d. 1820)
• 1757 – Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (d. 1831)
• 1788 – Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)
• 1790 – Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet and academic (d. 1855)
• 1798 – Auguste Comte, French economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1857)
• 1807 – Robert E. Lee, American general and academic (d. 1870)
• 1808 – Lysander Spooner, American philosopher and author (d. 1887)
• 1809 – Edgar Allan Poe, American short story witer, poet, and critic (d. 1849)
• 1810 – Talhaiarn, Welsh poet and architect (d.1869)
• 1813 – Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (d. 1898)
• 1832 – Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1875)
• 1833 – Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic (d. 1872)
• 1839 – Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)
• 1848 – John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1904)
• 1848 – Matthew Webb, English swimmer and diver (d. 1883)
• 1851 – Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 1922)
• 1863 – Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (d. 1941)
• 1871 – Dame Gruev, Bulgarian educator and activist, co-founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (d. 1906)
• 1874 – Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (d. 1922)
• 1876 – Wakashima Gonshirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Yokozuna (d. 1943)
• 1876 – Dragotin Kette, Slovenian poet and author (d. 1899)
• 1878 – Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1934)
• 1879 – Boris Savinkov, Russian soldier and author (d. 1925)
• 1883 – Hermann Abendroth, German conductor (d. 1956)
• 1887 – Alexander Woollcott, American actor, playwright, and critic (d. 1943)
• 1889 – Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (d. 1943)
• 1892 – Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1964)
• 1893 – Magda Tagliaferro, Brazilian pianist and educator (d. 1986)
• 1903 – Boris Blacher, German composer and playwright (d. 1975)
• 1905 – Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (d. 1991)
• 1907 – Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver, sailor, and businessman (d. 2003)
• 1908 – Ish Kabibble, American comedian and cornet player (d. 1994)
• 1908 – Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1971)
• 1911 – Choor Singh, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (d. 2009)
• 1912 – Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
• 1913 – Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955)
• 1913 – Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996)
• 1914 – Lester Flatt, American bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolin player (d. 1979)
• 1918 – John H. Johnson, American publisher, founded the Johnson Publishing Company (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Bernard Dunstan, English painter and educator
• 1920 – Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian politician and diplomat, 135th Prime Minister of Peru
• 1920 – Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (d. 2015)
• 1921 – Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1995)
• 1922 – Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 2015)
• 1923 – Jean Stapleton, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 1924 – Nicholas Colasanto, American actor and director (d. 1985)
• 1924 – Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Nina Bawden, English author (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Hans Massaquoi, German-American journalist and author (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Fritz Weaver, American actor (d. 2016)
• 1930 – Tippi Hedren, American model, actress, and animal rights-welfare activist
• 1930 – John Waite, South African cricketer (d. 2011)
• 1931 – Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author
• 1932 – Russ Hamilton, English singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
• 1932 – Richard Lester, American-English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1932 – Harry Lonsdale, American chemist, businessman, and politician (d. 2014)
• 1933 – George Coyne, American priest, astronomer, and theologian
• 1935 – Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1978)
• 1936 – Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (d. 1981)
• 1936 – Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer, harmonica player, and drummer (d. 2011)
• 1937 – Fred J. Lincoln, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 1937 – John Lions, Australian computer scientist and academic (d. 1998)
• 1939 – Phil Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Everly Brothers) (d. 2014)
• 1940 – Paolo Borsellino, Italian lawyer and judge (d. 1992)
• 1940 – Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (d. 2007)
• 1941 – Colin Gunton, English theologian and academic (d. 2003)
• 1941 – Pat Patterson, Canadian wrestler, trainer, and referee
• 1942 – Michael Crawford, English actor and singer
• 1942 – Paul-Eerik Rummo, Estonian poet and politician
• 1943 – Larry Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1943 – Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1970)
• 1943 – Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
• 1944 – Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer
• 1944 – Thom Mayne, American architect and academic, designed the San Francisco Federal Building and Phare Tower
• 1944 – Dan Reeves, American football player and coach
• 1945 – Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1946 – Julian Barnes, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic
• 1946 – Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1947 – Frank Aarebrot, Norwegian political scientist and academic
• 1947 – Paula Deen, American chef and author
• 1947 – Rod Evans, English singer-songwriter
• 1948 – Nancy Lynch, American computer scientist and academic
• 1948 – Frank McKenna, Canadian politician and diplomat, 27th Premier of New Brunswick
• 1948 – Mal Reilly, English rugby league player and coach
• 1949 – Arend Langenberg, Dutch voice actor and radio host (d. 2012)
• 1949 – Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
• 1950 – Sébastien Dhavernas, Canadian actor
• 1950 – Jon Matlack, American baseball player and coach
• 1951 – Martha Davis, American singer
• 1952 – Dewey Bunnell, British-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1952 – Nadiuska, German television actresses
• 1952 – Bruce Jay Nelson, American computer scientists (d. 1999)
• 1952 – Michel Plante, Canadian ice hockey left wingers
• 1952 – Beau Weaver, American male voice actors
• 1953 – Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor and singer
• 1953 – Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician
• 1953 – Wayne Schimmelbusch, Australian footballer and coach
• 1954 – Katey Sagal, American actress and singer
• 1954 – Cindy Sherman, American photographer and director
• 1954 – Clifford Tabin, American geneticist and academic
• 1955 – Tony Mansfield, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1955 – Paul Rodriguez, Mexican-American comedian and actor
• 1956 – Carman, American singer-songwriter, actor, and television host
• 1957 – Ottis Anderson, American football player and sportscaster
• 1957 – Roger Ashton-Griffiths, English actor, screenwriter and film director
• 1957 – Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican public servant and politician, 22nd Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
• 1958 – Thomas Kinkade, American painter (d. 2012)
• 1959 – Danese Cooper, American computer scientist and programmer
• 1959 – Jeff Pilson, American bass player, songwriter, and actor
• 1961 – William Ragsdale, American actor
• 1961 – Wayne Hemingway, English fashion designer, co-founded Red or Dead
• 1962 – Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist
• 1962 – Chris Sabo, American baseball player and coach
• 1962 – Jeff Van Gundy, American basketball player and coach
• 1963 – Michael Adams, American basketball player and coach
• 1963 – Martin Bashir, English journalist
• 1963 – John Bercow, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons
• 1964 – Janine Antoni, Bahamian sculptor and photographer
• 1964 – Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer-songwriter and basketball player
• 1966 – Floris Jan Bovelander, Dutch field hockey player
• 1966 – Yukiko Duke, Swedish journalist and translator
• 1966 – Sylvain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Stefan Edberg, Swedish tennis player and coach
• 1966 – Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1968 – Whitfield Crane, American singer-songwriter
• 1969 – Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American novelist and short story writer.
• 1969 – Luc Longley, Australian basketball player and coach
• 1969 – Predrag Mijatović, Montenegrin footballer and manager
• 1969 – Junior Seau, American football player (d. 2012)
• 1969 – Casey Sherman, American journalist and author
• 1969 – Steve Staunton, Irish footballer and manager
• 1970 – Steffen Freund, German footballer and manager
• 1970 – Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete
• 1970 – Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian and singer
• 1971 – Shawn Wayans, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971 – John Wozniak, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1972 – Jon Fisher, American businessman and author
• 1972 – Ron Killings, American wrestler and rapper
• 1972 – Troy Wilson, Australian footballer and race car driver
• 1972 – Sergei Zjukin, Estonian chess player and coach
• 1972 – Yoon Hae-young, South Korean actress
• 1972 – Tyrone Wheatley, American football player and college football coach
• 1973 – Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist
• 1973 – Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer and coach
• 1974 – Dainius Adomaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
• 1974 – Frank Caliendo, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1974 – Ian Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1974 – Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer and manager
• 1975 – Natalie Cook, Australian volleyball player
• 1975 – Noah Georgeson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1975 – Zdeňka Málková, Czech tennis player
• 1976 – Natale Gonnella, Italian footballer
• 1976 – Tarso Marques, Brazilian race car driver
• 1977 – Benjamin Ayres, Canadian actor, director, and photographer
• 1979 – Wiley, English rapper and producer
• 1979 – Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast and sportscaster
• 1979 – Josu Sarriegi, Spanish footballer
• 1980 – Jenson Button, English race car driver
• 1980 – Pasha Kovalev, Russian-American dancer and choreographer
• 1980 – Luke Macfarlane, Canadian-American actor and singer
• 1980 – Arvydas Macijauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
• 1980 – Michael Vandort, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1981 – Paolo Bugia, Filipino basketball player
• 1981 – Asier del Horno, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Lucho González, Argentinian footballer
• 1982 – Mike Komisarek, American ice hockey player
• 1982 – Shane Tronc, Australian rugby league player
• 1983 – Hikaru Utada, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
• 1984 – Fabio Catacchini, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Karun Chandhok, Indian race car driver
• 1984 – Jimmy Kébé, Malian footballer
• 1984 – Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Jake Allen, American football player
• 1985 – Pascal Behrenbruch, German decathlete
• 1985 – Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player
• 1985 – Esteban Guerrieri, Argentinian race car driver
• 1985 – Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer and actress
• 1985 – Elliott Ward, English footballer
• 1985 – Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Nikulin, Russian footballer
• 1986 – Claudio Marchisio, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Oleksandr Miroshnychenko, Ukrainian footballer
• 1986 – Moussa Sow, Senegalese footballer
• 1987 – Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
• 1987 – Angus Monfries, Australian footballer
• 1988 – JaVale McGee, American basketball player
• 1988 – Tyler Breeze, Canadian wrestler
• 1990 – Tatiana Búa, Argentine tennis player
• 1990 – Kerry-Anne Tomlinson, New Zealand cricketer
• 1991 – Corinna Harrer, German runner
• 1991 – Petra Martić, Croatian tennis player
• 1992 – Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
• 1993 – Erick Torres Padilla, Mexican footballer
• 1994 – Matthias Ginter, German footballer

Deaths[edit]

• 520 – John of Cappadocia
• 639 – Dagobert I, Frankish king (b. 603)
• 1302 – Al-Hakim I, Caliph of Cairo
• 1526 – Isabella of Austria (b. 1501)
• 1547 – Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, English poet (b. 1516)
• 1576 – Hans Sachs, German poet and playwright (b. 1494)
• 1636 – Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Flemish painter (b.1561)
• 1661 – Thomas Venner, English rebel leader (b. 1599)
• 1729 – William Congreve, English playwright and poet (b. 1670)
• 1755 – Jean-Pierre Christin, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1683)
• 1757 – Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish scholar and academic (b. 1674)
• 1766 – Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French architect and painter (b. 1695)
• 1785 – Jonathan Toup, English scholar and critic (b. 1713)
• 1833 – Ferdinand Hérold, French pianist and composer (b. 1791)
• 1847 – Charles Bent, American soldier and politician, 1st Governor of New Mexico (b. 1799)
• 1847 – Athanasios Christopoulos, Greek poet (b. 1772)
• 1851 – Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (b. 1805)
• 1853 – Karl Faber, German historian and academic (b. 1773)
• 1865 – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and politician (b. 1809)
• 1869 – Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (b. 1788)
• 1874 – August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet and scholar (b. 1798)
• 1878 – Henri Victor Regnault French physicist and chemist (b. 1810)
• 1905 – Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1817)
• 1906 – Bartolomé Mitre, Argentinian historian and politician, 6th President of Argentina (b. 1821)
• 1908 – Roberto Bompiani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1821)
• 1929 – Liang Qichao, Chinese journalist, philosopher, and scholar (b. 1873)
• 1930 – Frank P. Ramsey, British mathematician, philosopher and economist (b. 1903)
• 1938 – Branislav Nušić, Serbian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1864)
• 1945 – Gustave Mesny, French general (b. 1886)
• 1948 – Tony Garnier, French architect and urban planner, designed the Stade de Gerland (b. 1869)
• 1954 – Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1885)
• 1957 – József Dudás, Romanian-Hungarian activist and politician (b. 1912)
• 1963 – Clement Smoot, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 1964 – Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (b. 1886)
• 1965 – Arnold Luhaäär, Estonian weightlifter (b. 1905)
• 1968 – Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1879)
• 1972 – Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936)
• 1973 – Max Adrian, Irish-English actor (b. 1903)
• 1975 – Thomas Hart Benton, American painter and educator (b. 1889)
• 1976 – Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese engineer and academic (b. 1886)
• 1979 – Moritz Jahn, German novelist and poet (b. 1884)
• 1980 – William O. Douglas, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1898)
• 1981 – Francesca Woodman, American photographer (b. 1958)
• 1982 – Elis Regina, Brazilian soprano (b. 1945)
• 1984 – Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1920)
• 1987 – Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist and academic (b. 1927)
• 1990 – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Indian guru and mystic (b. 1931)
• 1990 – Alberto Semprini, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1908)
• 1990 – Herbert Wehner, German politician, 6th Minister of Intra-German Relations (b. 1906)
• 1991 – Marcel Chaput, Canadian biochemist and journalist (b. 1918)
• 1995 – Gene MacLellan, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
• 1996 – Don Simpson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1943)
• 1997 – James Dickey, American poet and novelist (b. 1923)
• 1998 – Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)
• 1999 – Ivan Francescato, Italian rugby player (b. 1967)
• 2000 – Bettino Craxi, Italian lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1934)
• 2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician (b. 1913)
• 2001 – Dario Vittori, Italian-Argentinian actor and producer (b. 1921)
• 2003 – Milton Flores, Honduran footballer (b. 1974)
• 2003 – Françoise Giroud, French journalist, screenwriter, and politician, French Minister of Culture (b. 1916)
• 2004 – Harry E. Claiborne, American lawyer and judge (b. 1917)
• 2004 – David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1955)
• 2005 – K. Sello Duiker, South African author and screenwriter (b. 1974)
• 2006 – Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
• 2006 – Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
• 2006 – Awn Alsharif Qasim, Sudanese author and scholar (b. 1933)
• 2006 – Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer and pilot (b. 1921)
• 2007 – Hrant Dink, Turkish journalist and activist (b. 1954)
• 2007 – Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
• 2007 – Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1969)
• 2008 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. 1937)
• 2008 – John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
• 2008 – Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1936)
• 2010 – Bill McLaren, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Peter Åslin, Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1962)
• 2012 – Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (b. 1982)
• 2012 – Peter de Francia, French-English painter and illustrator (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Gene Methvin, American pilot and journalist (b. 1934)
• 2012 – Winston Riley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1943)
• 2012 – Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1933)
• 2013 – Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Taihō Kōki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna (b. 1940)
• 2013 – Stan Musial, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
• 2013 – Frank Pooler, American conductor and composer (b. 1926)
• 2013 – Earl Weaver, American baseball player and manager (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Toktamış Ateş, Turkish academician, political commentator, columnist and writer (b. 1944)
• 2014 – Azaria Alon, Ukrainian-Israeli environmentalist, co-founded the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (b. 1918)
• 2014 – Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician (b. 1931)
• 2014 – Steven Fromholz, American singer-songwriter, producer, and poet (b. 1945)
• 2014 – Al Lerner, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1919)
• 2014 – Ben Starr, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1921)
• 2014 – Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Sri Lankan-American anthropologist and academic (b. 1929)
• 2015 – Justin Capră, Romanian engineer and academic (b. 1933)
• 2015 – Michel Guimond, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1953)
• 2015 – Ward Swingle, American-French singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1927)
• 2016 – Robert M. Carter, English paleontologist and geologist (b. 1942)
• 2016 – Richard Levins, American ecologist and geneticist (b. 1930)
• 2016 – Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1931)
• 2016 – Sheila Sim, English actress (b. 1922)

Who will host the Brit Awards, as Michael Buble takes time off for his ill son?

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With only five weeks to go, it looks like the Brit Awards have no host.

Canadian crooner Michael Buble was due to present - but that's been in doubt since his three-year-old son Noah was diagnosed with cancer last year.

At the time, the distraught singer cancelled all future engagements, saying he was determined to focus on caring for his eldest child. 

It was hoped he'd be able to return for the Brit Awards, but media reports are suggesting he's pulled out for good - and understandably so.

So, who could take the helm at the O2 Arena on 22 February?