North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test at Punggye-ri, causing a magnitude-6.3 earthquake.
The Troubles: Ulster loyalists resumed a picket outside a Catholic girls' primary school in the Protestant portion of Ardoyne, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
A fire killed 25 people locked inside a burning chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.
While he was abroad, Burundian president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza was deposed in a military coup d'état by Pierre Buyoya.
The Holocaust: In possibly the first Jewish ghetto uprising, residents of the Łachwa Ghetto in occupied Poland, informed of the upcoming "liquidation" of the ghetto, unsuccessfully fought against their Nazi captors.
The mass deportation of over 400,000 Volga Germans began on this day.
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America was founded in Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada.
On the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, British racing motorist Malcolm Campbell became the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph (480 km/h).
At the Royal Exhibition Building (pictured) in Melbourne, the flag of Australia flew for the first time.
The passenger steamship SS Princess Alice sank in the River Thames after colliding (pictured) with the collier Bywell Castle, killing more than 600 people.
American Revolutionary War: The British Army and their Hessian allies defeated an American militia at the Battle of Cooch's Bridge.
English Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell (pictured) won the Battle of Worcester, the final battle of the English Civil War.
Under Oliver Cromwell, the English New Model Army ambushed a poorly prepared Scottish force at the Battle of Dunbar, the first battle of the Third English Civil War.
The Treaty of Selymbria was concluded between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman prince Musa Çelebi.
Arab–Byzantine wars: The Byzantine Empire decisively defeated the Emirate of Melitene at the Battle of Lalakaon, beginning the era of Byzantine ascendancy.
The Sicilian revolt against the Second Triumvirate of the Roman Republic ended when the fleet of Sextus Pompey, the rebel leader, was defeated at the Battle of Naulochus.
North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.
After taking off from Dubai International Airport, UPS Airlines Flight 6 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold and crashes near Nad Al Sheba, killing both crew members on board.
Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls.
Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150.
Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12.
In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations.
During the Rhodesian Bush War a group of ZIPRA guerrillas shot down civilian Vickers Viscount aircraft (Air Rhodesia Flight 825) with a Soviet-made SAM Strela-2; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site.
Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
Qatar becomes an independent state.
Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
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.
World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days.
World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).
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.
World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
A fire that started on Fraser's Million Dollar Pier destroys six to eight square blocks of Ocean Park, California.
John Brallier becomes the first openly paid 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.
Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of 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.
Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
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.
King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.
Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.
American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.
The Battle of Worcester is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Victory over the royalists in the Battle of Dunbar opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War.
The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.
At the congress of Visegrád Charles I of Hungary mediates a reconciliation between two neighboring monarchs, John of Bohemia and Casimir III of Poland.
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.
Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.
Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.
King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne.
Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great).
San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.
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.
Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Nigerian-American chess player
Jack Dylan Grazer, American actor
Kaia Gerber, American model and actress
Brandon Williams, English footballer
Oskar Seuntjens, Belgian politician
Andrew Austin, Irish cricketer
Sulayman Bojang, Norwegian footballer
Reniece Boyce, West Indian cricketer
Carter Kieboom, American baseball player
Petar Krstić, Macedonian footballer
Salome Pazhava, Georgian rhythmic gymnast
Devin Singletary, American football player
Bernard Tekpetey, Ghanaian footballer
Christopher Udeh, Nigerian footballer
Joy, South Korean idol and actress
Adama Barro, Burkinabé footballer
Abrahm DeVine, American swimmer
Veronika Domjan, Slovenian athlete
William Eskelinen, Swedish footballer
Dwayne Green, Dutch footballer
D. J. Hogg, American basketball player
Nanda Kyaw, Burmese footballer
Florian Maitre, French cyclist
Callum Moore, Australian footballer
Neilson Powless, American cyclist
Osgar O'Hoisin, Irish tennis player
Zhang Tingting, Chinese handball player
Brad Walsh, Australian footballer
Yoane Wissa, French footballer
Myles Jack, American football player
Niklas Süle, German footballer
Francis Molo, New Zealand rugby league player
Glen Rea, English-Irish footballer
Lee So-jung, South Korean singer
Dominic Thiem, Austrian tennis player
Lee Seong-jong, South Korean singer
August Alsina, American singer-songwriter
Sakshi Malik, Indian wrestler
Mohammad Shami, Indian cricketer
Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer
Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer
Allie, Canadian wrestler
Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer
Dawid Malan, English cricketer
James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player
Shaun White, American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist
OMI, Jamaican singer
Scott Carson, English footballer
Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
Mason Crosby, American football player
Garrett Hedlund, American actor
T. J. Perkins, Filipino-American wrestler
Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver
Nicky Hunt, English footballer
Marcus McCauley, American football player
Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player
Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (died 2012)
Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
Kaori Natori, Japanese singer
Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer
Chris Wilcox, American basketball player
Fearne Cotton, English television and radio presenter
B.G., American rapper and actor
Daniel Bilos, Argentine footballer
Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer
Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
Júlio César, Brazilian footballer
Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist
Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (died 2004)
John Curtis, English footballer
Nichole Hiltz, American actress
Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player
Nick Wechsler, American actor
Casey Hampton, American football player
Rui Marques, Angolan footballer
Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer
Nate Robertson, American baseball player
Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian ice hockey player and coach
Ashley Jones, American actress
Jevon Kearse, American football player
Raheem Morris, American football player and coach
Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player
Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
Martin Gerber, Swiss ice hockey player
Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer
Jennifer Paige, American singer
Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach
Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater
Bob Evans, American wrestler and trainer
Robbie O'Davis, Australian rugby league player
Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player
Kiran Desai, Indian-American author
Glen Housman, Australian swimmer
Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist
Paolo Montero, Uruguayan footballer and manager
Jeremy Glick, American businessman (died 2001)
George Lynch, American basketball player and coach
Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager
Noah Baumbach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
John Fugelsang, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer
Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (died 2004)
Matthew Offord, English journalist and politician
John Picacio, American artist
Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician
Chris Gatling, American basketball player
Luis Gonzalez, American baseball player
Steven Johnson Leyba, American painter and author
Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician
Rachel Johnson, British journalist
Vaden Todd Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Costas Mandylor, Australian actor
Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer
Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio
Spike Feresten, American screenwriter and producer
Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist and naat khawan (died 2016)
Holt McCallany, American actor
Sam Adams, American politician, 51st Mayor of Portland
Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer
Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic
David De Roure, English computer scientist and academic
Andy Griffiths, Australian author
Nick Gibb, English accountant and politician
Garth Ancier, American businessman
Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach (died 2024)
Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer
Sadhguru, Indian yogi, mystic
Ivan Šramko, Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia
Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (died 2012)
Pat McGeown, Irish republican activist (died 1996)
Stephen Woolley, English director and producer
Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian triple jumper and coach
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director, producer, and screenwriter
George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician
Shakti Kapoor, Indian actor
Denys Hobson, South African cricketer
D. Rolland Jennings, American politician
Doug Pinnick, American rock singer-songwriter and bass player
José Pékerman, Argentine footballer, coach, and manager
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (died 2004)
Don Brewer, American drummer and singer-songwriter
Lyudmila Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer
Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (died 2008)
Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway
Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician
Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist
Gérard Houllier, French footballer and coach (died 2020)
Susan Milan, English flute player and composer
George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter
Peter Goddard, English physicist and mathematician
Martha Saxton, American Historian (died 2023)
Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach
Ray Groom, Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Tasmania
Valerie Perrine, American model and actress
Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (died 1990)
Frank Duffy, English architect
Pauline Collins, English actress
Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (died 2015)
Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2019)
Liliane Ackermann, French microbiologist, community leader, writer, and lecturer (died 2007)
Sarah Bradford, English historian and author
Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright
Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (died 2014)
Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (died 2019)
Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American actress
Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer
Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)
Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer (died 2019)
Tompall Glaser, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)
Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (died 2013)
Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973)
Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach
Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of Wallonia (died 2012)
Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author and poet (died 2002)
Whitey Bulger, American organized crime boss (died 2018)
Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (died 2007)
Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (died 2015)
Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter
Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 2007)
Alison Lurie, American author and academic (died 2020)
Irene Papas, Greek actress (died 2022)
Uttam Kumar, Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (died 1980)
Anne Jackson, American actress (died 2016)
Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (died 2008)
Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)
Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (died 2014)
Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (died 2010)
Alice Gibson, Belizean chief librarian and educator (died 2021)
Fred Hawkins, American golfer (died 2014)
Mort Walker, American cartoonist (died 2018)
John Aston Sr., English footballer (died 2003)
Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (died 1971)
Marguerite Higgins, American journalist and author (died 1966)
Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (died 2012)
Phil Stern, American soldier and photographer (died 2014)
Helen Wagner, American actress (died 2010)
Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1999)
Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (died 2014)
Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988)
Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (died 1994)
Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (died 1964)
Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (died 2000)
Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (died 2007)
Franz Jáchym, Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (died 1984)
Maurice Papon, French civil servant (died 2007)
Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1988)
Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (died 1977)
Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)
John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (died 1972)
Eduard van Beinum, Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (died 1959)
Percy Chapman, English cricketer (died 1961)
Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (died 1986)
Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)
Sally Benson, American author and screenwriter (died 1972)
Frank Christian, American trumpet player (died 1973)
Johnny Douglas, English cricketer and boxer (died 1930)
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player (died 1960)
Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (died 1951)
Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)
Louis Sullivan, American architect and educator, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (died 1924)
Charles Tatham, American fencer (died 1939)
Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen consort of the Hellenes (died 1926)
Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1909)
Tom Emmett, English cricketer (died 1904)
Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer (died 1919)
George Hearst, American businessman and politician (died 1891)
James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (died 1897)
John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (died 1886)
Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (died 1871)
Prudence Crandall, American educator (died 1890)
Eugène de Beauharnais, French general and politician (died 1824)
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (died 1808)
Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (died 1784)
Joseph de Jussieu, French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, (died 1779)
Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Italian violin player and composer (died 1764)
Charles Radclyffe, English captain and politician (died 1746)
Paul Dudley, American lawyer and jurist (died 1751)
Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (died 1634)
Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (died 1073)
Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Scottish peer (born 1930)
Wayne Graham, American baseball player and coach (born 1936)
Charley Johnson, American football player (born 1938)
Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer (born 1950)
John Ashbery, American poet (born 1927)
Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (born 1929)
Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (born 1939)
Carter Lay, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1971)
Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (born 1914)
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, world record holder for shortest man (born 1939)
Aarno Raninen, Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944)
A. P. Venkateswaran, Indian soldier and politician, 14th Foreign Secretary of India (born 1930)
Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (born 1914)
Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, Mexican-American journalist (born 1921)
José Ramón Larraz, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1929)
Janet Lembke, American author and scholar (born 1933)
Don Meineke, American basketball player (born 1930)
Lewis Morley, Hong Kong-Australian photographer (born 1925)
Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (born 1943)
Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (born 1933)
Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (born 1957)
Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (born 1917)
Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (born 1920)
Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (born 1939)
Noah Howard, American saxophonist (born 1943)
Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1950)
Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (born 1917)
Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (born 1973)
Syd Jackson, New Zealand trade union leader and activist (born 1939)
Jane Tomlinson, English runner (born 1964)
Steve Fossett, American aviator (born 1944)
R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (born 1913)
William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1924)
Alan Dugan, American soldier and poet (born 1923)
Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (born 1914)
Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (born 1919)
W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (born 1902)
Pauline Kael, American film critic and author (born 1919)
Edward Anhalt, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
Emma Bailey, American auctioneer and author (born 1910)
Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (born 1910)
Mary Adshead, English painter (born 1904)
James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (born 1918)
Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (born 1924)
David Brown, English businessman (born 1904)
Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1897)
Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (born 1953)
Ferit Melen, Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1906)
Morton Feldman, American composer and educator (born 1926)
Johnny Marks, American songwriter (born 1909)
Alec Waugh, English soldier and author (born 1898)
Barbara O'Neil, American actress (born 1910)
Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904)
Gianni Vella, Maltese artist (born 1885)
Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (born 1901)
Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1891)
Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach (born 1913)
Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943)
John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (born 1871)
Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (born 1893)
Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (born 1907)
E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright (born 1894)
Robert E. Gross, American businessman (born 1897)
Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (born 1887)
Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (born 1884)
John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (born 1869)
Will James, Canadian-American author and illustrator (born 1892)
Séraphine Louis, French painter (born 1864)
Rafailo Momčilović, Serbian Orthodox hegumen and painter (born 1875)
Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (born 1876)
John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (born 1840)
Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (born 1865)
Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (born 1846)
Evelyn Abbott, English classical scholar (born 1843)
James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (born 1816)
William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (born 1812)
Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (born 1818)
Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (born 1797)
Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (born 1830)
John McLoughlin, Canadian-American businessman (born 1784)
John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (born 1722)
Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (born 1686)
Jean Hardouin, French historian and scholar (born 1646)
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (born 1648)
Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician (born 1599)
Claudius Salmasius, French scholar and author (born 1588)
Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (born 1552)
Jean Richardot, Belgian diplomat (born 1540)
Robert Greene, English author and playwright (born 1558)
Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (born 1434)
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (born 1340)
Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Italian son of Galeazzo II Visconti (born 1351)
John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (born c. 1352)
Joanikije II, Serbian patriarch and saint
Anna of Bohemia (born 1290)
Alberto I della Scala, Lord of Verona
Jacob of Orléans, French Jewish scholar
Gerard Thom (The Blessed Gerard), founder of the Knights Hospitaller (born c. 1040)
Uda, emperor of Japan (born 867)
Umar al-Aqta, Arab emir
Xue Ju, emperor of Qin
Sun Xiu, Chinese emperor (born 235)
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