Events
Pre-1600
*
43 BC – Legions loyal to the
Roman Senate, commanded by
Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of
Mark Antony in the
Battle of Forum Gallorum.
*
69 –
Vitellius, commanding
Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor
Otho in the
First Battle of Bedriacum to take power over
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
.
*
966 – Following his marriage to the Christian
Doubravka of Bohemia, the
pagan ruler of the
Polans,
Mieszko I,
converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the
founding of the Polish state.
*
972 –
Otto II, Co-
Emperor
The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules ...
of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
, marries Byzantine princess
Theophanu. She is crowned empress by Pope
John XIII in Rome the same day.
*
1395 –
Tokhtamysh–Timur war: At the
Battle of the Terek River,
Timur defeats the army of the
Golden Horde, beginning the khanate's permanent military decline.
*
1471 – In England, the
Yorkists under
Edward IV defeat the
Lancastrians under the
Earl of Warwick at the
Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward resumes the throne.
*
1561 – A
celestial phenomenon is reported over
Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
1601–1900
*
1639 –
Thirty Years' War: Forces of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
and
Electorate of Saxony are defeated by the Swedes at the
Battle of Chemnitz, ending the military effectiveness of the Saxon army for the rest of the war and allowing the Swedes to advance into
Bohemia.
*
1775 – The
Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, the first
abolition society in North America, is organized in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
by
Benjamin Franklin and
Benjamin Rush.
*
1793 – The French troops led by
Léger-Félicité Sonthonax defeat the slaves settlers in the
Siege of Port-au-Prince.
*
1816 –
Bussa, a slave in British-ruled
Barbados
Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...
,
leads a slave rebellion, for which he is remembered as the country's first national hero.
*
1849 – Hungary
declares itself independent of
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
with
Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
*
1858 – The
1858 Christiania fire severely destroys several city blocks near
Stortorvet in
Christiania, Norway, and about 1,000 people lose their homes.
*
1865 – U.S. President
Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln dies the following day.
* 1865 –
William H. Seward, the
U.S. Secretary of State, and his family are
attacked at home by
Lewis Powell.
*
1881 – The
Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight occurs in
El Paso, Texas.
*
1890 – The
Pan-American Union is founded by the First
International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
*
1894 – The first ever commercial
motion picture house opens in New York City, United States. It uses ten
Kinetoscopes, devices for peep-show viewing of films.
*
1895 – The
1895 Ljubljana earthquake, both the most and last destructive earthquake in the area, occurs.
*
1900 – The world's fair
Exposition Universelle opens in Paris.
1901–present
*
1906 – The first meeting of the
Azusa Street Revival, which will launch
Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, is held in Los Angeles.
*
1908 –
Hauser Dam, a
steel dam on the
Missouri River in
Montana, fails, sending a surge of water high downstream.
*
1909 – Muslims in the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
begin
a massacre of
Armenians
Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...
in
Adana.
*
1912 – The British passenger liner hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink.
*
1929 – The
inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the
Principality of Monaco.
William Grover-Williams wins driving a
Bugatti Type 35.
*
1931 – The
Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and
King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
Alfonso XIII goes to exile. Meanwhile, in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
,
Francesc Macià proclaims the
Catalan Republic.
*
1935 – The
Black Sunday dust storm, considered one of the worst storms of the
Dust Bowl, sweeps across
the Oklahoma and
Texas panhandles and neighboring areas.
*
1940 –
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
:
Royal Marines
The Royal Marines provide the United Kingdom's amphibious warfare, amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the :Fighting Arms of the Royal Navy, five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, a Company (military unit), company str ...
land in
Namsos, Norway, preceding a larger force which will arrive two days later.
*
1941 – World War II: German and Italian forces
attack Tobruk, Libya.
*
1944 –
Bombay explosion: A massive explosion in
Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...
harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued at 20 million pounds.
*
1945 –
Razing of Friesoythe: The
4th Canadian (Armoured) Division deliberately destroys the German town of
Friesoythe on the orders of Major General
Christopher Vokes.
*
1958 – The
Soviet satellite
Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a
female dog named
Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
*
1967 –
Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows
Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new
President of Togo, a title he will hold for the next 38 years.
*
1978 –
Tbilisi demonstrations: Thousands of
Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the
Georgian language.
*
1979 – The
Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries.
*
1981 –
STS-1: The first operational
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable launch system, reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. ...
, ''
Columbia'' completes its first test flight.
*
1986 – The heaviest
hailstones ever recorded, each weighing , fall on the
Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
*
1988 – The strikes a
mine in the
Persian Gulf during
Operation Earnest Will.
* 1988 – In a
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
ceremony in
Geneva
Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...
, Switzerland, the
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
signs
an agreement pledging to
withdraw its troops from
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
.
*
1991 – The
Republic of Georgia introduces the post of
President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
*
1994 – In a
friendly fire incident during
Operation Provide Comfort in northern
Iraq, two
U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly
shoot-down two
U.S. Army helicopters, killing 26 people.
*
1997 –
Pai Hsiao-yen, daughter of Taiwanese artiste
Pai Bing-bing is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder.
*
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
–
NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic
Albanian refugees.
Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed.
* 1999 – A
severe hailstorm strikes
Sydney, Australia causing
A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.
*
2002 –
Venezuelan president
Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.
*
2003 – The
Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the
human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
* 2003 – U.S. troops in
Baghdad capture
Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner in
1985.
*
2005 – The
Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by
Multnomah County.
*
2006 –
Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during
Asr prayer in the
Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi injure 13 people.
*
2014 –
Two bombs detonate at a bus station in
Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds.
Boko Haram claims responsibility.
* 2014 – Boko Haram
abducts 276 girls from a school in
Chibok, Nigeria.
*
2016 – The
foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in
Kumamoto, Japan.
*
2022 –
Russian invasion of Ukraine:
The Russian warship ''Moskva'' sinks.
*
2023 – The
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the
European Space Agency.
*
2024 –
Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in
Oman.
Births
Pre-1600
*
1126 –
Averroes, Andalusian Arab physician and philosopher (died 1198)
*
1204 –
Henry I, king of
Castile (died 1217)
*
1331 –
Jeanne-Marie de Maille, French Roman Catholic saint (died 1414)
*
1527 –
Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (died 1598)
*
1572 –
Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician, philosopher, and academic (died 1632)
*
1578 –
Philip III of Spain (died 1621)
1601–1900
*
1629 –
Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (died 1695)
*
1669 –
Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (died 1741)
*
1678 –
Abraham Darby I, English iron master (died 1717)
*
1709 –
Charles Collé, French playwright and songwriter (died 1783)
*
1714 –
Adam Gib, Scottish minister and author (died 1788)
*
1738 –
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1809)
*
1769 –
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, French general (died 1799)
*
1773 –
Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician,
Prime Minister of France (died 1854)
*
1788 –
David G. Burnet, American politician, 2nd
Vice-president of Texas (died 1870)
*
1800 –
John Appold, English engineer (died 1865)
*
1812 –
George Grey, Portuguese-New Zealand soldier, explorer, and politician, 11th
Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1898)
*
1814 –
Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian publicist and author (died 1887)
*
1819 –
Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey, American educator, author, editor, and publisher (died 1901)
*
1827 –
Augustus Pitt Rivers, English general, ethnologist, and archaeologist (died 1900)
*
1852 –
Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (died 1941)
*
1854 –
Martin Lipp, Estonian pastor and poet (died 1923)
*
1857 –
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (died 1944)
*
1865 –
Alfred Hoare Powell, English architect, and designer and painter of pottery (died 1960)
*
1866 –
Anne Sullivan, American educator (died 1936)
*
1868 –
Peter Behrens, German architect, designed the
AEG turbine factory (died 1940)
*
1870 –
Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter and educator (died 1905)
* 1870 –
Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer and coach (died 1929)
*
1872 –
Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (died 1953)
*
1874 –
Matti Lonkainen, Finnish politician (died 1918)
*
1876 –
Cecil Chubb, English barrister and one time owner of
Stonehenge (died 1934)
*
1881 –
Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian poet and scholar (died 1948)
*
1882 –
Moritz Schlick, German-Austrian physicist and philosopher (died 1936)
*
1886 –
Ernst Robert Curtius, German philologist and scholar (died 1956)
* 1886 –
Árpád Tóth, Hungarian poet and translator (died 1928)
*
1889 –
Arnold J. Toynbee, English historian and academic (died 1975)
*
1891 –
B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist, jurist, and politician, 1st
Indian Minister of Law and Justice (died 1956)
* 1891 –
Otto Lasanen, Finnish wrestler (died 1958)
*
1892 –
Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (died 1962)
* 1892 –
V. Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist and philologist (died 1957)
* 1892 –
Claire Windsor, American actress (died 1972)
*
1900 –
Shivrampant Damle, Indian educationist (died 1977)
1901–present
*
1902 –
Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (died 1974)
*
1903 –
Henry Corbin, French philosopher and academic (died 1978)
* 1903 –
Ruth Svedberg, Swedish discus thrower and triathlete (died 2002)
*
1904 –
John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (died 2000)
*
1905 –
Elizabeth Huckaby, American author and educator (died 1999)
* 1905 –
Georg Lammers, German sprinter (died 1987)
* 1905 –
Jean Pierre-Bloch, French author and activist (died 1999)
*
1906 –
Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (died 1975)
*
1907 –
François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th
President of Haiti (died 1971)
*
1912 –
Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (died 1994)
* 1912 –
Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (died 1978)
*
1913 –
Jean Fournet, French conductor (died 2008)
*
1916 –
Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 2003)
*
1917 –
Valerie Hobson, English actress (died 1998)
* 1917 –
Marvin Miller, American baseball executive (died 2012)
*
1918 –
Mary Healy, American actress and singer (died 2015)
*
1919 –
Shamshad Begum, Pakistani-Indian singer (died 2013)
* 1919 –
K. Saraswathi Amma, Indian author and playwright (died 1975)
*
1920 –
Ivor Forbes Guest, English lawyer, historian, and author (died 2018)
* 1920 –
Eleonore Schönborn, Austrian politician (died 2022)
*
1921 –
Thomas Schelling, American economist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)
*
1922 –
Audrey Long, American actress (died 2014)
*
1923 –
Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentinian golfer (died 2017)
*
1924 –
Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (died 1994)
* 1924 –
Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (died 2013)
* 1924 –
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, English philosopher, and academic (died 2019)
*
1925 –
Abel Muzorewa, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st
Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (died 2010)
* 1925 –
Rod Steiger, American soldier and actor (died 2002)
*
1926 –
Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (died 2013)
* 1926 –
Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1996)
* 1926 –
Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (died 2018)
* 1926 –
Liz Renay, American actress and author (died 2007)
*
1927 –
Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)
* 1927 –
Dany Robin, French actress and singer (died 1995)
*
1929 –
Gerry Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
* 1929 –
Inez Andrews, African-American singer-songwriter (died 2012)
*
1930 –
Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (died 2013)
* 1930 –
Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st
United States Deputy Attorney General (died 2013)
* 1930 –
René Desmaison, French mountaineer (died 2007)
* 1930 –
Bradford Dillman, American actor and author (died 2018)
*
1931 –
Geoffrey Dalton, English admiral (died 2020)
* 1931 –
Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2024)
*
1932 –
Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th
Premier of British Columbia (died 2015)
* 1932 –
Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th
Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2014)
* 1932 –
Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022)
* 1932 –
Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman and politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
*
1933 –
Paddy Hopkirk, Northern Irish racing driver (died 2022)
* 1933 –
Boris Strugatsky, Russian author (died 2012)
* 1933 –
Yuri Oganessian, Armenian-Russian nuclear physicist
*
1934 –
Fredric Jameson, American philosopher and theorist (died 2024)
*
1935 –
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, English table tennis player, swimmer, and politician (died 2023)
* 1935 –
John Oliver, English bishop
* 1935 –
Erich von Däniken, Swiss
pseudohistorian and author
*
1936 –
Arlene Martel, American actress and singer (died 2014)
* 1936 –
Bobby Nichols, American golfer
* 1936 –
Frank Serpico, American-Italian soldier, police officer and lecturer
*
1937 –
Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the
Scailex Corporation (died 2013)
* 1937 –
Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (died 2012)
*
1938 –
Mahmud Esad Coşan, Turkish author and academic (died 2001)
* 1938 –
Ralph Willis, Australian politician
*
1940 –
Julie Christie, Indian-English actress and activist
* 1940 –
David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, English archbishop and academic
* 1940 –
Richard Thompson, English physician and academic
*
1941 –
Pete Rose, American baseball player and manager (died 2024)
*
1942 –
Valeriy Brumel, Soviet high jumper (died 2003)
* 1942 –
Valentin Lebedev, Russian engineer and astronaut
* 1942 –
Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician,
Swedish Minister of Enterprise and Innovation
*
1944 –
John Sergeant, English journalist
* 1945 –
Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter
* 1945 –
Roger Frappier, Canadian producer, director and screenwriter
*
1946
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
–
Mireille Guiliano, French-American author
* 1946 –
Michael Sarris, Cypriot economist and politician,
Cypriot Minister of Finance
* 1946 –
Knut Kristiansen, Norwegian pianist and orchestra leader
*
1947 –
Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (died 2014)
* 1947 –
Bob Massie, Australian cricketer
*
1948 –
Berry Berenson, American model, actress, and photographer (died 2001)
* 1948 –
Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician,
Greek Minister of Justice
*
1949 –
Dave Gibbons, English author and illustrator
* 1949 –
DeAnne Julius, American-British economist and academic
* 1949 –
Chris Langham, English actor and screenwriter
* 1949 –
Chas Mortimer, English motorcycle racer
* 1949 –
John Shea, American actor and director
*
1950 –
Francis Collins, American physician and geneticist
* 1950 –
Péter Esterházy, Hungarian author (died 2016)
*
1951 –
Milija Aleksic, English footballer (died 2012)
* 1951 –
José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician
* 1951 –
Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist, conductor, and educator
* 1951 –
Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, English politician
*
1952 –
Kenny Aaronson, American bass player
* 1952 –
Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish footballer and manager
* 1952 –
David Urquhart, Scottish bishop
*
1954 –
Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese director, screenwriter, and illustrator
*
1956 –
Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th
President of Croatian Parliament (died 2012)
*
1957 –
Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor
* 1957 –
Bobbi Brown, American make-up artist and author
* 1957 –
Marc Platt, American producer
* 1957 –
Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor
*
1958 –
Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor
* 1958 –
Jim Smith, English musician
*
1959 –
Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer (died 2015)
* 1959 –
Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Canadian actress
*
1960 –
Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian
* 1960 –
Myoma Myint Kywe, Burmese historian and journalist (died 2021)
* 1960 –
Osamu Sato, Japanese graphic artist, programmer, and composer
* 1960 –
Tina Rosenberg, American journalist and author
* 1960 –
Pat Symcox, South African cricketer
*
1961 –
Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor and director
*
1962 –
Guillaume Leblanc, Canadian athlete
*
1964 –
Brian Adams, American wrestler (died 2007)
* 1964 –
Jeff Andretti, American race car driver
* 1964 –
Jim Grabb, American tennis player
* 1964 –
Jeff Hopkins, Welsh international footballer and manager
* 1964 –
Gina McKee, English actress
*
1965 –
Tom Dey, American director and producer
* 1965 –
Alexandre Jardin, French author
* 1965 –
Craig McDermott, Australian cricketer and coach
*
1966 –
André Boisclair, Canadian lawyer and politician
* 1966 –
Jan Boklöv, Swedish ski jumper
* 1966 –
David Justice, American baseball player and sportscaster
* 1966 –
Greg Maddux, American baseball player, coach, and manager
*
1967 –
Nicola Berti, Italian international footballer
* 1967 –
Barrett Martin, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
* 1967 –
Julia Zemiro, French-Australian actress, comedian, singer and writer
*
1968 –
Anthony Michael Hall, American actor
*
1969 –
Brad Ausmus, American baseball player and manager
* 1969 –
Martyn LeNoble, Dutch-American bass player
* 1969 –
Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist
*
1970 –
Shizuka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress
*
1971 –
Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (died 2012)
* 1971 –
Carlos Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
* 1971 –
Gregg Zaun, American baseball player and sportscaster
*
1972 –
Paul Devlin, English-Scottish footballer and manager
* 1972 –
Roberto Mejía, Dominican baseball player
* 1972 –
Dean Potter, American rock climber and
BASE jumper (died 2015)
*
1973 –
Roberto Ayala, Argentinian footballer
* 1973 –
Adrien Brody, American actor
* 1973 –
Hidetaka Suehiro, Japanese video game director and writer
* 1973 –
David Miller, American tenor
*
1974 –
Da Brat, American rapper
*
1975 –
Lita, American wrestler
* 1975 –
Luciano Almeida, Brazilian footballer
* 1975 –
Avner Dorman, Israeli-American composer and academic
* 1975 –
Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer
*
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
–
Christian Älvestam, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1976 –
Georgina Chapman, English model, actress, and fashion designer, co-founded
Marchesa
* 1976 –
Anna DeForge, American basketball player
* 1976 –
Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player
* 1976 –
Nadine Faustin-Parker, Haitian hurdler
* 1976 –
Jason Wiemer, Canadian ice hockey player
*
1977 –
Nate Fox, American basketball player (died 2014)
* 1977 –
Martin Kaalma, Estonian footballer
* 1977 –
Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress and producer
* 1977 –
Rob McElhenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
* 1977 –
Luke Priddis, Australian rugby league player
*
1978 –
Roland Lessing, Estonian biathlete
*
1979 –
David Crisafulli, Australian politician, 41st
Premier of Queensland
*
1979 –
Rebecca DiPietro, American wrestler and model
* 1979 –
Marios Elia, Cypriot footballer
* 1979 –
Ross Filipo, New Zealand rugby player
* 1979 –
Noé Pamarot, French footballer
* 1979 –
Kerem Tunçeri, Turkish basketball player
*
1980 –
Win Butler, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1980 –
Jeremy Smith, New Zealand rugby league player
*
1981 –
Mustafa Güngör, German rugby player
* 1981 –
Amy Leach, English director and producer
*
1982 –
Uğur Boral, Turkish footballer
* 1982 –
Larissa França, Brazilian volleyball player
*
1983 –
Simona La Mantia, Italian triple jumper
* 1983 –
James McFadden, Scottish footballer
* 1983 –
William Obeng, Ghanaian-American football player
* 1983 –
Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player
*
1984 –
Blake Costanzo, American football player
* 1984 –
Charles Hamelin, Canadian speed skater
* 1984 –
Harumafuji Kōhei, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 70th
Yokozuna
* 1984 –
Tyler Thigpen, American football player
*
1986 –
Matt Derbyshire, English footballer
*
1987 –
Michael Baze, American jockey (died 2011)
* 1987 –
Erwin Hoffer, Austrian footballer
* 1987 –
Wilson Kiprop, Kenyan runner
*
1988 –
Eric Gryba, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1988 –
Eliška Klučinová, Czech heptathlete
* 1988 –
Brad Sinopoli, Canadian football player
* 1988 –
Anthony Modeste, French footballer
*
1989 –
Joe Haden, American football player
*
1995 –
Baker Mayfield, American football player
* 1995 –
Georgie Friedrichs, Australian rugby sevens player
*
1996 –
Abigail Breslin
Abigail Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an American actress. Following a string of film parts as a young child, she rose to prominence at age 10 after playing Olive Hoover in ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), for which Breslin received a nomin ...
, American actress
*
1997 –
D. J. Moore, American football player
*
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
–
Chase Young, American football player
*
2000 –
Patrick Surtain II, American football player
Deaths
Pre-1600
*
911 –
Pope Sergius III, pope of the Roman Catholic Church
*
1070 –
Gerard, Duke of Lorraine (born c. 1030)
*
1099 –
Conrad, Bishop of Utrecht (born before 1040)
*
1132 –
Mstislav I of Kiev (born 1076)
*
1279 –
Bolesław the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland (born 1224)
*
1322 –
Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere, English soldier and politician,
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1275)
*
1345 –
Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician,
Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom (born 1287)
*
1424 –
Lucia Visconti, English countess (born 1372)
*
1433 –
Lidwina, Dutch saint (born 1380)
*
1471 –
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman, known as "the Kingmaker" (born 1428)
* 1471 –
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (born 1431)
*
1480 –
Thomas de Spens, Scottish statesman and prelate (born c. 1415)
*
1488 –
Girolamo Riario, Lord of Imola and Forli (born 1443)
*
1574 –
Louis of Nassau (born 1538)
*
1578 –
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, English husband of
Mary, Queen of Scots (born 1534)
*
1587 –
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (born 1548)
*
1599 –
Henry Wallop, English politician (born 1540)
1601–1900
*
1609 –
Gasparo da Salò, Italian violin maker (born 1540)
*
1649 –
Tomás Treviño de Sobremonte, crypto-Jewish martyr
*
1662 –
William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (born 1582)
*
1682 –
Avvakum, Russian priest and saint (born 1620)
*
1721 –
Michel Chamillart, French politician,
Controller-General of Finances (born 1652)
*
1740 –
Lady Catherine Jones, English philanthropist (born 1672)
*
1759 –
George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (born 1685)
*
1785 –
William Whitehead, English poet and playwright (born 1715)
*
1792 –
Maximilian Hell, Slovak-Hungarian astronomer and priest (born 1720)
*
1843 –
Joseph Lanner, Austrian violinist and composer (born 1801)
*
1864 –
Charles Lot Church, American-Canadian politician (born 1777)
*
1886 –
Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Dutch novelist (born 1812)
*
1888 –
Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist (born 1824)
1901–present
*
1910 –
Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter and sculptor (born 1856)
*
1911 –
Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (born 1880)
* 1911 –
Henri Elzéar Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 4th
Chief Justice of Canada (born 1836)
*
1912 –
Henri Brisson, French politician, 50th
Prime Minister of France (born 1835)
*
1914 –
Hubert Bland, English activist, co-founded the
Fabian Society (born 1855)
*
1916 –
Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (born 1847)
*
1917 –
L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist, created
Esperanto (born 1859)
*
1919 –
Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1837)
*
1925 –
John Singer Sargent, American painter (born 1856)
*
1930 –
Vladimir Mayakovsky, Georgian-Russian actor, playwright, and poet (born 1893)
*
1931 –
Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (born 1851)
*
1935 –
Emmy Noether
Amalie Emmy Noether (23 March 1882 – 14 April 1935) was a German mathematician who made many important contributions to abstract algebra. She also proved Noether's theorem, Noether's first and Noether's second theorem, second theorems, which ...
, German-American mathematician and academic (born 1882)
*
1938 –
Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater and architect (born 1893)
*
1943 –
Yakov Dzhugashvili, Georgian-Russian lieutenant (born 1907)
*
1950 –
Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (born 1879)
*
1951 –
Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1881)
*
1962 –
M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer and scholar (born 1860)
*
1963 –
Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian monk and historian (born 1893)
*
1964 –
Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (born 1876)
* 1964 –
Rachel Carson, American biologist and author (born 1907)
*
1968 –
Al Benton, American baseball player (born 1911)
*
1969 –
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (born 1900)
*
1975 –
Günter Dyhrenfurth, German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist, and explorer (born 1886)
* 1975 –
Fredric March, American actor (born 1897)
*
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
–
José Revueltas, Mexican author and activist (born 1914)
*
1978 –
Joe Gordon, American baseball player and manager (born 1915)
* 1978 –
F. R. Leavis, English educator and critic (born 1895)
*
1983 –
Pete Farndon, English bassist (
The Pretenders) (born 1952)
* 1983 –
Gianni Rodari, Italian journalist and author (born 1920)
*1983 –
Ben Dunne, founder of Dunnes Stores (born 1908)
*
1986 –
Simone de Beauvoir, French novelist and philosopher (born 1908)
*
1990 –
Thurston Harris, American singer (born 1931)
* 1990 –
Olabisi Onabanjo, Nigerian politician, 3rd
Governor of Ogun State (born 1927)
*
1991 –
Randolfo Pacciardi, centre-left Italian politician (born 1899)
*
1992 –
Irene Greenwood, Australian radio broadcaster and feminist and peace activist (born 1898)
*
1994 –
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (born 1897)
*
1995 –
Burl Ives, American actor, folk singer, and writer (born 1909)
*
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
–
Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (born 1911)
* 1999 –
Anthony Newley, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1931)
* 1999 –
Bill Wendell, American television announcer (born 1924)
*
2000 –
Phil Katz, American computer programmer, co-created the
zip file format (born 1962)
* 2000 –
August R. Lindt, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1905)
* 2000 –
Wilf Mannion, English footballer (born 1918)
*
2001 –
Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (born 1939)
* 2001 –
Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1927)
*
2003 –
Jyrki Otila, Finnish politician (born 1941)
*
2004 –
Micheline Charest, English-Canadian television producer, co-founded the
Cookie Jar Group (born 1953)
*
2006 –
Mahmut Bakalli, Kosovo politician (born 1936)
*
2007 –
June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author, and activist (born 1924)
* 2007 –
Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (born 1930)
* 2007 –
René Rémond, French historian and economist (born 1918)
*
2008 –
Tommy Holmes, American baseball player and manager (born 1917)
* 2008 –
Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (born 1912)
*
2009 –
Maurice Druon, French author (born 1918)
*
2010 –
Israr Ahmed, Pakistani theologian and scholar (born 1932)
* 2010 –
Alice Miller, Polish-French psychologist and author (born 1923)
* 2010 –
Peter Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1962)
*
2011 –
Jean Gratton, Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (born 1924)
*
2012 –
Émile Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1919)
* 2012 –
Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (born 1924)
* 2012 –
Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (born 1986)
*
2013 –
Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the
Scailex Corporation (born 1937)
* 2013 –
Colin Davis, English conductor and educator (born 1927)
* 2013 –
R. P. Goenka, Indian businessman, founded
RPG Group (born 1930)
* 2013 –
George Jackson, American singer-songwriter (born 1945)
* 2013 –
Armando Villanueva, Peruvian politician, 121st
Prime Minister of Peru (born 1915)
* 2013 –
Charlie Wilson, American politician (born 1943)
*
2014 –
Nina Cassian, Romanian poet and critic (born 1924)
* 2014 –
Crad Kilodney, American-Canadian author (born 1948)
* 2014 –
Wally Olins, English businessman and academic (born 1930)
* 2014 –
Mick Staton, American soldier and politician (born 1940)
*
2015 –
Klaus Bednarz, German journalist and author (born 1942)
* 2015 –
Mark Reeds, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1960)
* 2015 –
Percy Sledge, American singer (born 1940)
* 2015 –
Roberto Tucci, Italian cardinal and theologian (born 1921)
*
2019 –
Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress (born1935)
*
2020 –
Carol D'Onofrio, American public health researcher (born 1936)
*
2021 –
Bernie Madoff, American mastermind of the world's largest
Ponzi scheme
A Ponzi scheme (, ) is a form of fraud that lures investors and pays Profit (accounting), profits to earlier investors with Funding, funds from more recent investors. Named after Italians, Italian confidence artist Charles Ponzi, this type of s ...
(born 1938)
*
2022 –
Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (born 1957)
* 2022 –
Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (born 1948)
* 2022 –
Orlando Julius, Nigerian saxophonist, singer (born 1943)
*
2023 –
Mark Sheehan, Irish guitarist (
The Script) (born 1976)
*
2024 –
Ken Holtzman, American baseball player (born 1945)
*
2025 –
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian civil servant and politician, 5th
Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1939)
Holidays and observances
*
Ambedkar Jayanti (India)
*
Bengali New Year (Bangladesh)
*
Black Day (South Korea)
*
Cake and Cunnilingus Day
*Christian Calendar of saints, feast day:
**Anthony, John, and Eustathius
**Bénézet
**Henry Beard Delany (Episcopal Church (United States), U.S. Episcopal Church)
**Domnina of Terni
**
Lidwina
**Peter González
**Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus
**April 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
*Public holidays in Iraq, Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan)
*Day of Mologa (Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)
*1978 Georgian demonstrations#Legacy, Day of the Georgian language (Georgia)
*Maldivian language#Dhivehi Language Day, Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)
*N'Ko script#History, N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande languages, Mande speakers)
*Pan American Day (several countries in the Americas)
*Takayama Festival, Takayama Spring Festival begins (Takayama, Gifu, Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan)
* Vaisakhi (Since 2011)
*Public holidays in Angola, Youth Day (Angola)
*World Quantum Day
References
Sources
*
External links
BBC: On This Day*
Historical Events on April 14
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Days of April