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==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *74 BC &ndash; A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sima |first=Guang |title=Zizhi Tongjian |year=1084 |language=zh |chapter=卷 024 |chapter-url=https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E8%B3%87%E6%B2%BB%E9%80%9A%E9%91%91/%E5%8D%B7024}}</ref> *29 BC &ndash; Octavian holds the second of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.<ref>{{cite book|author1=William Michael Murray|author2=Phōtios Michaēl Petsas|title=Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ciALAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA128|year=1989|publisher=American Philosophical Society|isbn=978-0-87169-794-3|page=128}}</ref> *1040 &ndash; King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.<ref>{{cite book|author=Edward Peck|title=North-east Scotland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mm0nAQAAMAAJ|year=1981|publisher=J. Bartholomew & Son|page=16|isbn=9780702880216}}</ref> *1183 &ndash; Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brinkley |first1=Frank & Kikuchi |title=A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era |year=1912 |publisher=Library of Alexandria |isbn=978-1-4655-1304-5 |page=530 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzRen1dcdTwC&pg=PT530 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Antoku {{!}} Emperor of Japan |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antoku |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1264 &ndash; After tricking the Venetian galley fleet into sailing east to the Levant, the Genoese capture an entire Venetian trade convoy at the Battle of Saseno.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Dotson | first = John E. | title = Fleet Operations in the First Genoese-Venetian War, 1264–1266 | pages = 165–180 | journal = Viator. Medieval and Renaissance Studies | volume = 30 | year = 1999 | issn = 0083-5897 | doi = 10.1484/J.VIATOR.2.300833 }}</ref> *1352 &ndash; War of the Breton Succession: Anglo-Bretons defeat the French in the Battle of Mauron.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wagner |first1=John A. |title=Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War |year=2006 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-32736-0 |page=214 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uVZ893wOWgoC&pg=PA214 |language=en}}</ref> *1370 &ndash; Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, grants city privileges to Karlovy Vary.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Matoušek |first1=Václav |last2=Mautner |first2=Pavel |last3=Pavelka |first3=Tomáš |title=Text, Speech and Dialogue: 8th International Conference, TSD 2005, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, September 12–15, 2005, Proceedings |date=25 August 2005 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-540-31817-0 |page=9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnUFCAAAQBAJ&pg=PR9 |language=en}}</ref> *1385 &ndash; Portuguese Crisis of 1383–85: Battle of Aljubarrota: Portuguese forces commanded by John I of Portugal defeat the Castilian army of John I of Castile.<ref>{{cite web |title=Battle of Aljubarrota {{!}} Portugal [1385] |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Aljubarrota |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1592 &ndash; The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Purdy |first1=John |title=The New Sailing Directory for the Ethiopic Or Southern Atlantic Ocean ... |year=1855 |publisher=Richard Holmes Laurie |page=137 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0WYDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA137 |language=en}}</ref> *1598 &ndash; Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeat an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grant |first1=R. G. |title=1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History |date=2017 |publisher=Book Sales |isbn=978-0-7858-3553-0 |page=307 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZNADwAAQBAJ&pg=PA307 |language=en}}</ref>

===1601–1900=== *1720 &ndash; The Spanish military Villasur expedition is defeated by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=Spencer |last2=Arnold |first2=James R. |last3=Wiener |first3=Roberta |title=The Encyclopedia of North American Indian Wars, 1607–1890: A Political, Social, and Military History |date= 2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-85109-697-8 |page=559 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JsM4A0GSO34C&pg=PA559 |language=en}}</ref> *1784 &ndash; Russian colonization of North America: Awa'uq Massacre: The Russian fur trader Grigory Shelikhov storms a Kodiak Island Alutiit refuge rock on Sitkalidak Island, killing 500+ Alutiit.<ref name="Knechthaakansondickson">Richard A. Knecht, Sven Haakanson, and Shawn Dickson (2002). "[https://www.academia.edu/1108002/Awauq_discovery_and_excavation_of_an_18th_century_Alutiiq_refuge_rock_in_the_Kodiak_Archipelago Awa'uq: discovery and excavation of an 18th century Alutiiq refuge rock in the Kodiak Archipelago]". In ''To the Aleutians and Beyond'':, Bruno Frohlich, Albert S. Harper, and Rolf Gilberg, editors, pp. 177–191. Publications of the National Museum Ethnographical Series, Vol. 20. Department of Ethnography, National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. the Anthropology of William S. Laughlin.</ref> *1790 &ndash; The Treaty of Wereloe ended the 1788–1790 Russo-Swedish War.<ref>{{cite book|last=Haythornwaite|first=Philip J.|title=The Napoleonic Source Book|year=1990|publisher=Guild Publishing|location=London|isbn=978-1854092878|page=68}}</ref> *1791 &ndash; Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Haitian Revolution 1791 |url=https://library.brown.edu/haitihistory/5.html |website=library.brown.edu |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1814 &ndash; A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish–Norwegian War.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thelocal.se/20140814/sweden-and-norway-celebrate-200-years-of-peace/ |title=Sweden and Norway celebrate peace treaty |work=The Local |date=14 August 2021 |access-date=14 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1816 &ndash; The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Occupation of Tristan da Cunha |url=https://snr.org.uk/the-occupation-of-tristan-da-cunha/ |website=SNR |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en |date=1 February 1935}}</ref> *1842 &ndash; American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida.<ref>{{cite web |title=Second Seminole War {{!}} Background, Battles, & Outcome |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Seminole-War |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1848 &ndash; Oregon Territory is organized by act of Congress.<ref>{{cite web |title=Washington State Archives – Territorial Timeline |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/timeline/detail.aspx?id=199 |website=Office of the Secretary of State |access-date=16 March 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *1880 &ndash; Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenman |first1=Robin |title=Artists and Society in Germany, 1850–1914 |year=1997 |publisher=Manchester University Press |isbn=978-0-7190-3636-1 |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IDPoAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA16 |language=en}}</ref> *1885 &ndash; Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goel |first1=Deepa |last2=Parashar |first2=Shomini |title=IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics |year=2013 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-93-325-1424-9 |page=43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6T08BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA43 |language=en}}</ref> *1893 &ndash; France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.<ref>{{cite web |title=When was the first driving licence issued? |url=https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/ufaqs/when-was-the-first-driving-licence-issued/ |website=The National Motor Museum Trust |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209110311/https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/ufaqs/when-was-the-first-driving-licence-issued/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *1900 &ndash; Battle of Peking: The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boxer Rebellion {{!}} Significance, Combatants, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Boxer-Rebellion |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

===1901–present=== *1901 &ndash; The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hussey |first1=Kristin |title=First in Flight? Connecticut Stakes a Claim (Published 2015) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/nyregion/where-was-modern-flight-invented-connecticut-believes-it-holds-the-answer.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/nyregion/where-was-modern-flight-invented-connecticut-believes-it-holds-the-answer.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |access-date=16 March 2021 |date=17 April 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *1914 &ndash; World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive.<ref>{{cite web |title=World War I – The war in the west, 1914 |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I/The-war-in-the-west-1914 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1917 &ndash; World War I: The Republic of China, which had heretofore been shipping labourers to Europe to assist in the war effort, officially declares war on the Central Powers, although it will continue to send to Europe labourers instead of combatants for the remaining duration of the war.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=LaFrague |first=Thomas E. |date=September 1936 |title=The Entrance of China into the World War |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3634027 |journal=Pacific Historical Review |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=222–223 |doi=10.2307/3634027 |jstor=3634027 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> *1920 &ndash; The 1920 Summer Olympics, having started four months earlier, officially open in Antwerp, Belgium, with the newly adopted Olympic flag and the Olympic oath being raised and taken at the Opening Ceremony for the first time in Olympic history.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Findling |first1=John E. |title=Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement |date=2004 |publisher=Greenwood |isbn=9780313322785 |page=74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QmXi_-Jujj0C&q=olympic+games+1920+antwerp+opening+ceremony&pg=PA74}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=International Olympic Committee |title=Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/antwerp-1920 |access-date=13 August 2022 |website=olympics.com}}</ref> *1921 &ndash; Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoch |first1=Tomáš |last2=Kopeček |first2=Vincenc |title=De Facto States in Eurasia |date=2019 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-429-53425-6 |page=92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QRGjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT92 |language=en}}</ref> *1933 &ndash; Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; destroying {{convert|240,000|acre|km2}} of land.<ref>{{cite web |title=Logging accident sparks forest fire in Oregon Coast Range – August 14, 1933 {{!}} The NAFI Blog |url=https://www.nafi.org/blog/logging-accident-sparks-forest-fire-in-oregon-coast-range-august-14-1933/ |website=www.nafi.org |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1935 &ndash; Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.<ref>{{cite web |title=Social Security Act {{!}} History & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Social-Security-Act-United-States-1935 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1936 &ndash; Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Last Hanging: There Was a Reason They Outlawed Public Executions (Published 2001) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/06/weekinreview/the-last-hanging-there-was-a-reason-they-outlawed-public.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=16 March 2021 |date=6 May 2001}}</ref> *1941 &ndash; World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlantic Charter {{!}} History & Definition |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Atlantic-Charter |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1947 &ndash; Pakistan gains independence from the British Empire as the Dominion of Pakistan, due to the partition of India.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |title=In pictures: Pakistan marks Independence Day |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40922732 |website=BBC News |access-date=16 March 2021 |date=14 August 2017}}</ref> *1948 &ndash; An Idaho Department of Fish and Game program to relocate beavers known as Beaver drop occurred. This program relocated beavers from Northwestern Idaho to Central Idaho by airplane and then parachuting the beavers into the Chamberlain Basin.<ref name="Ngeo">{{cite news |last1=Sherriff |first1=Lucy |date=September 16, 2021 |title=Why beavers were parachuted into the Idaho wilderness 73 years ago |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/why-beavers-were-parachuted-into-the-idaho-wilderness |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916145417/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/why-beavers-were-parachuted-into-the-idaho-wilderness |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |work=National Geographic |access-date=February 25, 2023 |quote=The traditional way of relocating 'nuisance' beavers in the 1940s wasn't working. To increase the survival rate, one conservation officer turned to—yes—parachutes.}}</ref> *1959 &ndash; Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nelson |first1=Murry R. |title=American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [4 volumes]: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas |date=2013 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-39753-0 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tfTXAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 |language=en}}</ref> *1967 &ndash; UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967 declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Part 1: The Pirates |url=https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/100-voices/radio-reinvented/the-pirates |website=www.bbc.com |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1969 &ndash; The Troubles: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland as political and sectarian violence breaks out, marking the start of the 37-year Operation Banner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Service in Staffordshire marks 50 years since start of Operation Banner |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-49348406 |website=BBC News |access-date=15 March 2021 |date=14 August 2019}}</ref> *1971 &ndash; Bahrain declares independence from Britain.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Salgaocar |first1=V. M. |last2=D'Souza |first2=Anthony |title=World Constitutionalism |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |isbn=978-1-4438-0910-8 |page=181 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQIZBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA181 |year=2009|location=College of Law & Dean of Faculty of Law}}</ref> *1972 &ndash; An Ilyushin Il-62 airliner crashes near Königs Wusterhausen, East Germany killing 156 people.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Haine |first1=Edgar A. |title=Disaster in the Air |year=2000 |publisher=Associated University Presses |isbn=978-0-8453-4777-5 |page=123 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=twKfXowAigIC&pg=PA123 |language=en}}</ref> *1974 &ndash; Turkey launches the second phase of the invasion of Cyprus, which eventually resulted in the Turkish occupation of 37% of Cyprus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Half a century since the second phase of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus |url=https://www.cbn.com.cy/article/107052/half-a-century-since-the-second-phase-of-the-turkish-invasion-in-cyprus |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=cbn.com.cy |language=en}}</ref> *1980 &ndash; Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lech Walesa {{!}} Biography, Solidarity, Nobel Prize, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lech-Walesa |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1994 &ndash; Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlos the Jackal Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/26/americas/carlos-the-jackal-fast-facts/index.html |website=CNN |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1996 &ndash; Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Protester is killed as Turkish soldiers open fire during attempt to tear down flag British troops shot in Cyprus |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12039247.protester-is-killed-as-turkish-soldiers-open-fire-during-attempt-to-tear-down-flag-british-troops-shot-in-cyprus/ |website=Herald Scotland |date=15 August 1996 |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *2003 &ndash; A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Alan |title=Photos: 15 Years Since the 2003 Northeast Blackout |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/08/photos-15-years-since-the-2003-northeast-blackout/567410/ |website=www.theatlantic.com |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *2005 &ndash; Helios Airways Flight 522, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew.<ref>{{cite web |title=In 2005, Helios flight 522 crashed into a Greek hillside. Was it because one man forgot to flip a switch? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/19/in-2005-helios-flight-522-crashed-into-a-greek-hillside-was-it-because-one-man-forgot-to-flip-a-switch |website=The Guardian |access-date=15 March 2021 |language=en |date=19 September 2020}}</ref> *2006 &ndash; Lebanon War: A ceasefire takes effect three days after the United Nations Security Council's approval of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, formally ending hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lebanon truce holds despite clashes|date=14 August 2006|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/14/mideast.main/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613073546/http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/14/mideast.main/index.html|archive-date=13 June 2008}}</ref> *2006 &ndash; Sri Lankan Civil War: Sixty-one schoolgirls killed in Chencholai bombing by Sri Lanka Air Force air strike.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sri Lankan government clashes with Tamil rebels |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/15/davidfickling |website=The Guardian |access-date=15 March 2021 |language=en |date=15 August 2006}}</ref> *2007 &ndash; The Kahtaniya bombings kill at least 500 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iraq sees worst bombing since invasion with 250 deaths |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36720720 |website=BBC News |access-date=15 March 2021 |date=6 July 2016}}</ref> *2013 &ndash; Egypt declares a state of emergency as security forces kill hundreds of demonstrators supporting former president Mohamed Morsi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Egypt declares national emergency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23700663 |website=BBC News |access-date=15 March 2021 |date=14 August 2013}}</ref> * 2013 &ndash; UPS Airlines Flight 1354 crashes short of the runway at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, killing both crew members on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130814-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300F4-622R N155UP Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, AL (BHM)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> *2015 &ndash; The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off.<ref>{{cite web |title=US embassy in Cuba formally reopens: 'A day for pushing aside old barriers' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/14/us-embassy-cuba-formally-reopens |website=The Guardian |access-date=15 March 2021 |date=14 August 2015}}</ref> *2018 &ndash; The collapse of the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy, left 16 people injured and 43 people killed.<ref>{{cite web |title=At least 39 people are dead after a huge highway bridge collapsed in Italy |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/genoa-italy-bridge-collapse-dozens-reported-dead-2018-8 |website=Business Insider |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Genoa bridge: Hopes for new Italy as disaster trial opens |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62076262 |website=BBC News|date=7 July 2022 |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref> *2021 &ndash; A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=M 7.2 – Nippes, Haiti|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f65h/executive|url-status=live|access-date=14 September 2021|website=earthquake.usgs.gov|publisher=United States Geological Survey|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814142823/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f65h/executive}}</ref> *2022 &ndash; An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2022 |title=Fireworks explosion in Armenia's capital kills at least 2, injures dozens |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/armenia-fireworks-explosion-1.6551090 |website=CBC News}}</ref> *2023 &ndash; Former U.S. president Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2022 |title=Trump and 18 codefendants charged with racketeering in Georgia 2020 election probe |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-indicted-georgia-racketeering-rcna74912|website=NBC News}}</ref>

==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *1479 &ndash; Catherine of York (died 1527)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Panton |first1=James |title=Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy |year=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7497-8 |page=92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiyyueBTpaMC&pg=PA92 |language=en}}</ref> *1499 &ndash; John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, English politician (died 1526)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Somerset |first1=J. A. B. |title=Shropshire |date=1994 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=978-0-8020-0648-6 |page=712 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gPSNsR2NGAgC&pg=PA712 |language=en}}</ref> *1502 &ndash; Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter (died 1550)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pieter Coecke van Aelst I {{!}} British Museum |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG34043 |website=www.britishmuseum.org |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1530 &ndash; Giambattista Benedetti, Italian mathematician and physicist (died 1590)<ref>{{cite web |title=Giambattista Benedetti |url=http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/benedeti.html |website=galileo.rice.edu |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1552 &ndash; Paolo Sarpi, Italian writer (died 1623)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paolo Sarpi {{!}} Italian theologian |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paolo-Sarpi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1599 &ndash; Méric Casaubon, Swiss-English scholar and author (died 1671)<ref>{{cite web |title=Méric Casaubon (1599–1671) |url=https://data.bnf.fr/fr/12237777/meric_casaubon/ |website=data.bnf.fr |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>

===1601–1900=== *1642 &ndash; Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1723)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cosimo III {{!}} grand duke of Tuscany |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cosimo-III |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1653 &ndash; Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (died 1688)<ref>{{cite book |title=The House of Commons, 1660–1690 |year=1983 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer |isbn=978-0-436-19274-6 |page=73 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HW1_upECKUwC&pg=RA2-PA73 |language=en}}</ref> *1688 &ndash; Frederick William I of Prussia (died 1740)<ref>{{cite web |title=Frederick William I {{!}} king of Prussia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-William-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1714 &ndash; Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (died 1789)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Vernet {{!}} French painter |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Vernet |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1738 &ndash; Leopold Hofmann, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1793)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Boer |first1=Bertil van |title=Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period |date=2012 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7386-5 |page=278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GchjwmUnmoC&pg=PA278 |language=en}}</ref> *1742 &ndash; Pope Pius VII (died 1823)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pius VII {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pius-VII |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=14 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *1758 &ndash; Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer (died 1836)<ref>{{cite web |title=Carle Vernet {{!}} French painter |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carle-Vernet |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=17 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1777 &ndash; Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (died 1851)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hans Christian Ørsted {{!}} Danish physicist and chemist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hans-Christian-Orsted |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *1802 &ndash; Letitia Elizabeth Landon, English poet and novelist (died 1838)<ref>{{cite web |title=Letitia Elizabeth Landon {{!}} British author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Letitia-Elizabeth-Landon |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=17 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1814 &ndash; Charlotte Fowler Wells, American phrenologist and publisher (died 1901)<ref name="Logan1912">{{cite book|last=Logan|first=Mrs. John A.|title=The Part Taken by Women in American History|url=https://archive.org/details/parttakenbywome00logagoog|edition=Public domain|year=1912|publisher=Perry-Nalle publishing Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/parttakenbywome00logagoog/page/n949 902]–}}</ref> *1817 &ndash; Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1874)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lanman |first1=Charles |title=Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States: From Original and Official Sources |year=1887 |publisher=J.M. Morrison |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pp9GAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA19 |language=en}}</ref> *1840 &ndash; Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychologist and author (died 1902)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard, baron von Krafft-Ebing {{!}} German psychologist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Freiherr-von-Krafft-Ebing |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1847 &ndash; Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician (died 1922)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Justice |first1=United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of |title=Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1987: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First and Second Sessions, H.R. 1623 ... June 17, July 23, September 16 and 30, 1987, February 9 and 10, 1988 |year=1988 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=1369 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0CKb55p3k0C&pg=PA1369 |language=en}}</ref> *1848 &ndash; Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer and author (died 1915)<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Member: William Huggins |url=https://www.rasc.ca/honorary-member-william-huggins |website=Royal Astronomical Society of Canada |date=3 April 2013 |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> *1851 &ndash; Doc Holliday, American dentist and gambler (died 1887)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Agnew |first1=Jeremy |title=The Old West in Fact and Film: History Versus Hollywood |date= 2012 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-6888-1 |page=113 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_x6_Od3gVzoC&pg=PA113 |language=en}}</ref> *1860 &ndash; Ernest Thompson Seton, American author, artist, and naturalist (died 1946)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ernest Thompson Seton {{!}} American writer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Thompson-Seton |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1863 &ndash; Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (died 1940)<ref>{{cite web |title=About Ernest Lawrence Thayer {{!}} Academy of American Poets |url=https://poets.org/poet/ernest-lawrence-thayer |website=Academy of American Poets |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> *1865 &ndash; Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1952)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chang |first1=Sooyoung |title=Academic Genealogy of Mathematicians |year=2011 |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=978-981-4282-29-1 |page=286 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4siw31DPONUC&pg=PA286 |language=en}}</ref> *1866 &ndash; Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician and academic (died 1962)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Süli |first1=Endre |last2=Mayers |first2=David F. |title=An Introduction to Numerical Analysis |date=2003 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-00794-8 |page=232 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hj9weaqJTbQC&pg=PA232 |language=en}}</ref> *1867 &ndash; Cupid Childs, American baseball player (died 1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cupid Childs |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/cupid-childs/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> * 1867 &ndash; John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1933)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Galsworthy {{!}} British writer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Galsworthy |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1871 &ndash; Guangxu Emperor of China (died 1908)<ref>{{cite web |title=Guangxu {{!}} emperor of Qing dynasty |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guangxu |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1875 &ndash; Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-Lithuanian painter and illustrator (died 1957)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leek |first1=Peter |title=Russian Painting |date= 2012 |publisher=Parkstone International |isbn=978-1-78042-975-5 |page=258 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ePYhUnX4vgUC&pg=PA258 |language=en}}</ref> *1876 &ndash; Alexander I of Serbia (died 1903)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander {{!}} King of Serbia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-king-of-Serbia |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1881 &ndash; Francis Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1953)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mayer |first1=Geoff |title=Encyclopedia of American Film Serials |date= 2017 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-7762-3 |page=127 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CYSDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA127 |language=en}}</ref> *1883 &ndash; Ernest Everett Just, American biologist and academic (died 1941)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ernest Everett Just (1883–1941) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/just-ernest-everett-1883-1941/ |website=blackpast.org |access-date=18 March 2021 |date=30 January 2007}}</ref> *1886 &ndash; Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, Canadian-American physicist and academic (died 1950)<ref>{{cite web |title=Arthur Jeffrey Dempster {{!}} American physicist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arthur-Jeffrey-Dempster |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=17 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1889 &ndash; Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1976)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roszkowski |first1=Wojciech |last2=Kofman |first2=Jan |title=Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century |date= 2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-47593-4 |page=2682 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RnKlDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2682 |language=en}}</ref> *1890 &ndash; Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman (died 1946)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bartrop |first1=Paul R. |last2=Grimm |first2=Eve E. |title=Perpetrating the Holocaust: Leaders, Enablers, and Collaborators |date=2019 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-5897-0 |page=283 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SymBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA283 |language=en}}</ref> *1892 &ndash; Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic (died 1988)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji {{!}} British composer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kaikhosru-Shapurji-Sorabji |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1894 &ndash; Frank Burge, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1958)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/frank-burge/summary.html|title=Frank Burge – Career Stats & Summary |website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> *1895 &ndash; Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (died 1973)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Andrews |first1=B. G. |title=Jack Gregory |chapter=Gregory, Jack Morrison (1895–1973) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gregory-jack-morrison-6478 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> * 1895 &ndash; Amaza Lee Meredith, American architect (died 1984)<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title=Amaza Lee Meredith (1895-1984) |url=https://www.vsuaaonline.com/azurest-south/amaza-lee-meredith-1895-1984 |website=www.vsuaaonline.com/ |location= |publisher=Virginia State University Alumni Association |access-date=July 21, 2025}}</ref> *1896 &ndash; Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (died 1917)<ref>{{cite web |title=Statue of Captain Albert Ball, Nottingham Castle, Non Civil Parish – 1246929 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1246929 |website=historicengland.org.uk |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1896 &ndash; Theodor Luts, Estonian director and cinematographer (died 1980)<ref>{{cite web |title=Theodor Luts |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1841cf8 |website=BFI |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> *1900 &ndash; Margret Boveri, German journalist (died 1975)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fell |first1=Karolina Dorothea |title=Kalkuliertes Abenteuer: Reiseberichte deutschsprachiger Frauen 1920–1945 |date=2016 |publisher=Springer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-476-03752-7 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5RW1DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 |language=de}}</ref>

===1901–present=== *1910 &ndash; Nüzhet Gökdoğan, Turkish astronomer and mathematician (died 2003)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nüzhet Gökdoğan|url=https://www.tad.org.tr/ani-defteri/nuzhet-gokdogan|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Turkish Astronomy Association|language=tr}}</ref> * 1910 &ndash; Willy Ronis, French photographer (died 2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Willy Ronis obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/sep/16/willy-ronis-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en |date=16 September 2009}}</ref> * 1910 &ndash; Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and producer (died 1995)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pierre Schaeffer {{!}} French composer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Schaeffer |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1912 &ndash; Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (died 1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=Collection: Frank Oppenheimer papers {{!}} University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides |url=https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/14/resources/1604 |website=archives.lib.umn.edu |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> *1913 &ndash; Hector Crawford, Australian director and producer (died 1991)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bazzani |first1=Rozzi |title=Hector Crawford |chapter=Crawford, Hector William (1913–1991) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/crawford-hector-william-14950 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> * 1913 &ndash; Paul Dean, American baseball player (died 1981)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Dean |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/paul-dean/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> *1914 &ndash; Herman Branson, American physicist, chemist, and academic (died 1995)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chase |first1=Anna |title=Herman Branson (1914–1995) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/herman-branson-1914-1995/ |website=blackpast.org |access-date=18 March 2021 |date=16 December 2020}}</ref> *1915 &ndash; B. A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and publisher (died 1998)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: B. A. Santamaria |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-b-a-santamaria-1149763.html |website=The Independent |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en |date=22 October 2011}}</ref> *1916 &ndash; Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Craighead, Jr. and John Craighead – Conservation Heritage |url=https://paconservationheritage.org/stories/john-craighead-and-frank-craighead-jr/ |website=paconservationheritage.org |date=15 January 2017 |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> * 1916 &ndash; Wellington Mara, American businessman (died 2005)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of New York Giants, Is Dead at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/sports/football/wellington-mara-coowner-of-new-york-giants-is-dead-at-89.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=18 March 2021 |date=25 October 2005}}</ref> *1923 &ndash; Alice Ghostley, American actress (died 2007)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alice Ghostley |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba30ec87f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013115218/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba30ec87f |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |website=BFI |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1924 &ndash; Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum (died 2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sverre Fehn {{!}} Norwegian architect |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sverre-Fehn |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1924 &ndash; Georges Prêtre, French conductor (died 2017)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nichols |first1=Roger |title=Georges Prêtre obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/05/georges-pretre-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en |date=5 January 2017}}</ref> *1925 &ndash; Russell Baker, American critic and essayist (died 2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Russell Baker {{!}} American journalist and humorist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Russell-Baker |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1926 &ndash; René Goscinny, French author and illustrator (died 1977)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bendazzi |first1=Giannalberto |title=Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style – The Three Markets |date= 2015 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-317-51990-4 |page=547 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=razMCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT547 |language=en}}</ref> * 1926 &ndash; Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist (died 2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Buddy Greco obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/13/buddy-greco-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en |date=13 January 2017}}</ref> *1928 &ndash; Lina Wertmüller, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lina Wertmuller {{!}} Biography, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lina-Wertmuller |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1929 &ndash; Giacomo Capuzzi, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi from 1989 to 2005 (died 2021).<ref>{{Cite web|title=È morto monsignor Giacomo Capuzzi, vescovo di Lodi dal 1989 al 2005. Fu Il Vescovo Del Papa A Lodi|url=https://www.ilcittadino.it/stories/Cronaca/e-morto-monsignor-giacomo-capuzzi-vescovo-di-lodi-dal-1989-al-2005_73256_96/|access-date=2021-12-26|website=www.ilcittadino.it|date=26 December 2021 |language=it}}</ref> * 1929 &ndash; Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (died 1971)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dick Tiger {{!}} Nigerian boxer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dick-Tiger |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1930 &ndash; Arthur Latham, British politician and Member of Parliament (died 2016)<ref name="whoswho">{{cite web |title=Latham, Arthur Charles, (14 Aug. 1930–3 Dec. 2016), Member (Lab), Havering Council (formerly Romford Borough Council), 1952–78 and 1986–98 |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U23853 |website=Who's Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=1 April 2021 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u23853 |date=1 December 2007}}</ref> * 1930 &ndash; Earl Weaver, American baseball player and manager (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Earl Weaver {{!}} American baseball player and manager |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Earl-Weaver |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1931 &ndash; Frederic Raphael, American journalist, author, and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Frederic Raphael |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba64f0606 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624174848/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba64f0606 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1932 &ndash; Lee Hoffman, American author (died 2007)<ref>{{cite web |title=Authors : Hoffman, Lee : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hoffman_lee |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> *1933 &ndash; Richard R. Ernst, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard R. Ernst {{!}} Biography, Nobel Prize, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-R-Ernst |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1935 &ndash; John Brodie, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=John Brodie Facts & Stats |url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/John-Brodie |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1938 &ndash; Bennie Muller, Dutch footballer (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bennie Muller – Player Profile – Football |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/bennie-muller_prs192867/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1941 &ndash; David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Chris |title=David Crosby, Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Co-Founder, Dies at 81 |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/david-crosby-dead-dies-byrds-crosby-stills-nash-1235495467/ |website=Variety |access-date=January 19, 2023 |date=January 19, 2023}}</ref> * 1941 &ndash; Connie Smith, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCall |first1=Michael |last2=Rumble |first2=John |last3=Kingsbury |first3=Paul |title=The Encyclopedia of Country Music |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-992083-9 |page=490 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLZz02EzmBYC&pg=PA490 |language=en}}</ref> *1942 &ndash; Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Willie Dunn {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/william-lawrence-dunn |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> *1943 &ndash; Ronnie Campbell, English miner and politician (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ronnie Campbell |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2053987.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=18 March 2021 |date=21 October 2002}}</ref> * 1943 &ndash; Ben Sidran, American jazz and rock keyboardist<ref>{{cite book |last1=Masino |first1=Susan |title=Famous Wisconsin Musicians |year=2003 |publisher=Badger Books Inc. |isbn=978-1-878569-88-2 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CQiOWL9N9moC&pg=PA49 |language=en}}</ref> * 1944 – Ahad Hosseini, Iranian Azerbaijani artist<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-08-31 |title=Childhood memoirs of Tabrizi sculptor Hosseini to appear on book |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/202328/Childhood-memoirs-of-Tabrizi-sculptor-Hosseini-to-appear-on-book |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250701200551/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/202328/Childhood-memoirs-of-Tabrizi-sculptor-Hosseini-to-appear-on-book |archive-date=2025-07-01 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Tehran Times |language=en}}</ref> *1945 &ndash; Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Martin {{!}} Biography, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steve-Martin |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1945 &ndash; Wim Wenders, German director, producer, and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Wim Wenders {{!}} Biography, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wim-Wenders |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1946 &ndash; Antonio Fargas, American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1946 &ndash; Larry Graham, American soul/funk bass player and singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Sly and the Family Stone {{!}} American music group |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sly-and-the-Family-Stone |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1946 &ndash; Susan Saint James, American actress<ref name=Chase2017>{{cite book |title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2017: The Ultimate Go-To Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months |date=2016 |publisher=Bernan Press |isbn=978-1-59888-859-1 |page=412 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-xrDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA412 |language=en}}</ref> * 1946 &ndash; Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver and businessman (died 2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Walkinshaw: Motor racing team owner who won the world title with |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tom-walkinshaw-motor-racing-team-owner-who-won-world-title-michael-schumacher-and-branched-out-rugby-union-2161604.html |website=The Independent |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en |date=22 October 2011}}</ref> *1947 &ndash; Maddy Prior, English folk singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Steeleye Span |url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000046276 |website=Grove Music Online |year=2001 |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46276|last1=Laing |first1=Dave |isbn=978-1-56159-263-0 }}</ref> * 1947 &ndash; Danielle Steel, American author<ref>{{cite web |title=Danielle Steel {{!}} Biography, Books, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Danielle-Steel |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1947 &ndash; Joop van Daele, Dutch footballer (died 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joop van Daele – Player Profile – Fotbal |url=https://www.eurosport.ro/fotbal/joop-van-daele_prs192610/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=ro}}</ref> *1949 &ndash; Bob Backlund, American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mueller |first1=Chris |title=WWE Forgotten Legends 5: Bob Backlund |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/402609-wwe-forgotten-legends-5-bob-backlund |publisher=Bleacher Report |access-date=12 August 2023 |date=7 June 2010}}</ref> * 1949 &ndash; Morten Olsen, Danish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Morten Olsen – UEL |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/12--morten-olsen/ |website=UEFA |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1950 &ndash; Gary Larson, American cartoonist<ref name=Chase2017 /> *1951 &ndash; Slim Dunlap, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=December 19, 2024 |title=Slim Dunlap, Former Replacements Guitarist, Dies at 73 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/slim-dunlap-former-replacements-guitarist-dies-at-73/ |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> * 1951 &ndash; Carl Lumbly, American actor<ref name="AP" /> *1952 &ndash; Debbie Meyer, American swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Debbie Meyer |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51124 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1953 &ndash; James Horner, American composer and conductor (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=James Horner, 1953–2015 {{!}} Obituary {{!}} Sight & Sound |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/obituaries/james-horner-1953-2015 |website=British Film Institute |date=27 June 2015 |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1954 &ndash; Mark Fidrych, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Fidrych |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mark-fidrych/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> * 1954 &ndash; Stanley A. McChrystal, American general<ref>{{cite web |title=Stanley McChrystal {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stanley-McChrystal |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1956 &ndash; Jackée Harry, American actress and television personality<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCann |first1=Bob |title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television |date= 2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5804-2 |page=172 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&pg=PA172 |language=en}}</ref> * 1956 &ndash; Andy King, English footballer and manager (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy King: Cultured Everton midfielder remembered by Toffees fans for |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/andy-king-cultured-everton-midfielder-remembered-toffees-fans-glorious-merseyside-derby-winner-1978-10285662.html |website=The Independent |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en |date=29 May 2015}}</ref> * 1956 &ndash; Rusty Wallace, American race car driver<ref name=Chase2017 /> *1957 &ndash; Peter Costello, Australian lawyer and politician<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carroll |first1=Brian |title=Australia's Prime Ministers: From Barton to Howard |year=2004 |publisher=Rosenberg Publishing Pty, Ltd. |isbn=978-1-877058-22-6 |page=317 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W8PUBuw4idYC&pg=PA317 |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *1959 &ndash; Frank Brickowski, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Brickowski |url=https://www.espn.com.au/nba/player/_/id/3653/frank-brickowski |website=ESPN |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> * 1959 &ndash; Marcia Gay Harden, American actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcia Gay Harden {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcia-Gay-Harden |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1959 &ndash; Magic Johnson, American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Magic Johnson {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Magic-Johnson |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1960 &ndash; Sarah Brightman, English singer and actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah Brightman |url=http://www.bfi-staging.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2324841 |website=BFI |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * 1960 &ndash; Fred Roberts, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Fred Roberts Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3828/fred-roberts |website=ESPN |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1961 &ndash; Susan Olsen, American actress and radio host<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 14, 2022 includes celebrities Steve Martin, Halle Berry |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-14-2022-includes-celebrities-steve-martin-halle-berry.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=12 August 2023 |date=14 August 2022}}</ref> *1962 &ndash; Mark Gubicza, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Gubicza |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mark-gubicza/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> *1963 &ndash; José Cóceres, Argentinian golfer<ref>{{cite web |title=José Coceres PGA Tour Profile – News, Stats, and Videos |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.19972.jose-coceres.html |website=PGATour |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1964 &ndash; Neal Anderson, American football player and coach<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cohen |first1=Robert W. |title=The 50 Greatest Players in Chicago Bears History |date= 2020 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4930-4699-7 |page=199 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sAPzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA199 |language=en}}</ref> * 1964 &ndash; Jason Dunstall, Australian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Dunstall |url=https://collection.australiansportsmuseum.org.au/persons/18586/jason-dunstall |website=Australian Sports Museum Collection Online |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1965 &ndash; Paul Broadhurst, English golfer<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Broadhurst PGA Tour Champions Profile – News, Stats, and Videos |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.08191.paul-broadhurst.html |website=PGATour |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1966 &ndash; Halle Berry, American model, actress, and producer<ref>{{cite web |title=Halle Berry {{!}} Biography, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Halle-Berry |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1966 &ndash; Karl Petter Løken, Swedish-Norwegian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Karl-Petter Løken – Player Profile – Football |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/karl-petter-loken_prs191149/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1968 &ndash; Ben Bass, American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1968 &ndash; Catherine Bell, English-American actress and producer<ref name=Chase2017 /> * 1968 &ndash; Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer<ref>{{cite web |title=If Darren Clarke could... |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/golf/features/newsid_3873000/3873631.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=18 March 2021 |date=7 July 2004}}</ref> * 1968 &ndash; Jason Leonard, English rugby player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Leonard {{!}} Rugby Union {{!}} Players and Officials |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/blogs/rugby/player/10878.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926155720/http://en.espn.co.uk/blogs/rugby/player/10878.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> *1969 &ndash; Tracy Caldwell Dyson, American chemist and astronaut<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cavallaro |first1=Umberto |title=Women Spacefarers: Sixty Different Paths to Space |date=2017 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-34048-7 |page=309 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VCNBDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA309 |language=en}}</ref> * 1969 &ndash; Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Tofting gets jail term |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/2329505.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=18 March 2021 |date=15 October 2002}}</ref> *1970 &ndash; Kevin Cadogan, American rock guitarist{{r|larkin|p=2005}} *1971 &ndash; Raoul Bova, Italian actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Raoul Bova |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bae029773 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723061304/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bae029773 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2018 |website=BFI |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1971 &ndash; Benito Carbone, Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Benito Carbone Forward, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1240/Benito-Carbone/overview |website=www.premierleague.com |access-date=13 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1971 &ndash; Peter Franzén, Finnish actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Franzén – Discogs |website=Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1967069-Peter-Franz%C3%A9n |access-date=14 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Viihde: Peter Franzén |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/julkkisarkisto/a/201003170125949 |work=Iltalehti|access-date=14 August 2021 |language=fi}}</ref> * 1971 &ndash; Mark Loretta, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Loretta Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.milb.com/player/mark-loretta-117928 |website=MiLB.com |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1972 &ndash; Laurent Lamothe, Haitian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Haiti<ref>{{cite book |last1=Janssen |first1=Sarah |title=The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2013 |date= 2012 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-60057-175-6 |page=1995 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yt4yY51DXIC&pg=PA1995 |language=en}}</ref> *1973 &ndash; Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jared Borgetti – UEL |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/64646--jared-borgetti/ |website=UEFA |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1973 &ndash; Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Kieren Perkins |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45268 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> *1974 &ndash; Chucky Atkins, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=ESPN.com: Detroit Pistons Roster |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nba/rosters/det.html |website=a.espncdn.com |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> * 1974 &ndash; Christopher Gorham, American actor<ref name="AP" /> *1975 &ndash; Mike Vrabel, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Vrabel Stats |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/1257/mike-vrabel |website=ESPN |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1976 &ndash; Fabrizio Donato, Italian triple jumper<ref>{{cite web |title=Fabrizio Donato {{!}} Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/italy/fabrizio-donato-14200237 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> *1977 &ndash; Juan Pierre, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Juan Pierre Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.milb.com/player/juan-pierre-334393 |website=MiLB.com |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1978 &ndash; Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Anastasios Kyriakos – Player Profile – Football |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/anastasios-kyriakos_prs207052/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1978 &ndash; Greg Rawlinson, New Zealand rugby player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gregory Paul Rawlinson |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/timeline/rugby/player/15273.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=17 March 2021 |archive-date=25 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925142250/http://en.espn.co.uk/timeline/rugby/player/15273.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> *1979 &ndash; Paul Burgess, Australian pole vaulter<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul BURGESS {{!}} Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/paul-burgess-14180019 |website=www.worldathletics.org |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> *1980 &ndash; Peter Malinauskas, Australian politician, 47th Premier of South Australia<ref name="crouch">{{cite news|last1=Crouch|first1=Brad|title=Meet Peter Malinauskas: South Australia's political wishmaker|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/meet-peter-malinauskas-south-australias-political-wishmaker/news-story/86ec7b55d18e8209b09e3025c283566f|access-date=20 March 2022|work=Sunday Mail|date=20 August 2011}}</ref> *1981 &ndash; Earl Barron, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Earl Barron |url=https://gleague.nba.com/player/earl-barron/ |website=NBA G League |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> * 1981 &ndash; Paul Gallen, Australian rugby league player, boxer, and sportscaster<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/paul-gallen/summary.html|title=Paul Gallen – Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=2016-07-16}}</ref> * 1981 &ndash; Julius Jones, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Julius Jones |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/player/_/id/5568/julius-jones |website=ESPN |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> * 1981 &ndash; Kofi Kingston, Ghanaian-American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Kofi Kingston |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17173532/wwe-profile-page-kofi-kingston |publisher=ESPN |access-date=12 August 2023 |date=15 September 2019}}</ref> * 1981 &ndash; Scott Lipsky, American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/scott-lipsky/l580/overview|title=Scott Lipsky {{pipe}} Overview {{pipe}} ATP Tour {{pipe}} Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref> *1983 &ndash; Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (died 2014)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elena Baltacha obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/05/elena-baltacha |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en |date=5 May 2014}}</ref> * 1983 &ndash; Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-American actress<ref name=Chase2017 /> * 1983 &ndash; Lamorne Morris, American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" /> * 1983 &ndash; Spencer Pratt, American television personality<ref name="AP" /> *1984 &ndash; Eva Birnerová, Czech tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Eva Birnerova – ESPN |url=http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=322&src=desktop&rand=ref~%257B%2522ref%2522%253A%2522https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F%2522%257D |website=m.espn.com |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1984 &ndash; Clay Buchholz, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Clay Buchholz Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.milb.com/player/clay-buchholz-453329 |website=MiLB.com |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1984 &ndash; Giorgio Chiellini, Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pellizzari |first1=Tommaso |title=World Cup 2014: Italy profile – Giorgio Chiellini {{!}} Tommaso Pellizzari |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/02/world-cup-2014-italy-profile-giorgio-chiellini |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en |date=2 June 2014}}</ref> * 1984 &ndash; Josh Gorges, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Gorges Stats and News |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/josh-gorges-8470324 |website=NHL.com |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> * 1984 &ndash; Nick Grimshaw, English radio and television host<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Grimshaw |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bde925ee6 |website=BFI |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * 1984 &ndash; Nicola Slater, Scottish tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicola Slater – Player Profile – Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/nicola-slater_prs356163/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1984 &ndash; Robin Söderling, Swedish tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Robin Soderling |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/paperroundfootball/sport/player/27049.html |website=ESPN.co.uk |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926155710/http://en.espn.co.uk/paperroundfootball/sport/player/27049.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> *1985 &ndash; Christian Gentner, German footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Christian Gentner |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/84755/christian-gentner |website=ESPN.com |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1985 &ndash; Shea Weber, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Shea Weber |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/shea-weber/ |website=Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website |date=18 September 2011 |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1986 &ndash; Braian Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryan Rodríguez – Player Profile – Fotball |url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/bryan-rodriguez_prs416945/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=no}}</ref> *1987 &ndash; Johnny Gargano, American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Jeremy |title=WWE News: NXT Wishes Johnny Gargano a Happy Birthday, Stock Bumps Up |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-news-nxt-wishes-johnny-gargano-a-happy-birthday-stock-bumps-up/ |publisher=411Mania |access-date=12 August 2023 |date=14 August 2019}}</ref> *1987 &ndash; David Peralta, Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=David Peralta |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/david-peralta-444482 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=12 August 2023}}</ref> *1987 &ndash; Tim Tebow, American football and baseball player and sportscaster<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Tebow Facts & Stats |url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/Tim-Tebow |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1989 &ndash; Ander Herrera, Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Ander Herrera |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/125651 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> * 1989 &ndash; Kyle Turris, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Turris |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/gamelog/_/id/3892/kyle-turris |website=ESPN.com |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1991 &ndash; Richard Freitag, German ski jumper<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Richard Freitag |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/127864 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> *1991 &ndash; Giovanny Gallegos, Mexican baseball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Giovanny Gallegos|website=MLB.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/giovanny-gallegos-606149}}</ref> *1994 &ndash; Maya Jama, British TV presenter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maya Jama on turning 30, birthday plans and how to handle hosting pressure|website=www.cosmopolitan.com/ |date=12 August 2024 |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a61838548/maya-jama-turning-30-pressure-birthday/}}</ref> *1995 &ndash; Léolia Jeanjean, French tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leolia Jeanjean {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/320313/leolia-jeanjean |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *1997 &ndash; Greet Minnen, Belgian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greet Minnen {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/321454/greet-minnen |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *1998 &ndash; Doechii, American rapper<ref>{{cite news |last1=Norman |first1=Lianna |last2=Neely |first2=Samantha |title=Where, when is Coachella? Florida's Doechii could still be a surprise guest. What to know |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/2025/04/14/when-where-coachella-lineup-weekends-will-doechii-perform-florida-artist-rapper-awards-festivals/83078163007/ |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=April 14, 2025 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref> *2000 &ndash; Johan Rojas, Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Johan Rojas Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/johan-rojas-679032 |website=MLB.com |publisher=MLB Advanced Media |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref> *2004 &ndash; Marsai Martin, American actress and producer<ref>{{cite web |last=Delgado |first=Sara |title=Marsai Martin Threw a Shrek-Themed, Star-Studded Party for Her 18th Birthday |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/marsai-martin-threw-a-shrek-themed-party-for-her-18th-birthday |date=August 16, 2022 |website=Teen Vogue |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>

==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * 582 &ndash; Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine emperor<ref>{{cite web |title=Tiberius II Constantinus {{!}} Facts, Reign, & Biography |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tiberius-II-Constantinus |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1040 &ndash; Duncan I of Scotland<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cannon |first1=John |last2=Hargreaves |first2=Anne |title=The Kings and Queens of Britain |date= 2009 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-158028-4 |page=131 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FKhB1kiXq7YC&pg=PT131 |language=en}}</ref> *1167 &ndash; Rainald of Dassel, Italian archbishop<ref>{{cite web |title=Rainald Of Dassel {{!}} German statesman |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rainald-of-Dassel |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1204 &ndash; Minamoto no Yoriie, second Shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~micro-8/toshio/azuma/120407.html |title=Azuma Kagami |language=ja |chapter=18}}: 7月18日 ［愚管抄］ 修善寺にて、また頼家入道をば指ころしてけり。とみにえとりつめざりければ、頸に 緒をつけ、ふぐりを取などしてころしてけりと聞えき。人はいみじくたけきも力及ば ぬことなりけり。ひきは其郡に父の党とて、みせやの大夫行時と云う者のむすめを妻 にして、一万御前が母をばもうけたるなり。その行時は又兒玉党にしたるなり。</ref> *1433 &ndash; John I of Portugal (born 1357)<ref>{{cite web |title=John I {{!}} king of Portugal |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-I-king-of-Portugal |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1464 &ndash; Pope Pius II (born 1405)<ref>{{cite book |title=Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge |year=1891 |publisher=J.B. Lippincott & Company |page=208 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GJlAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA208 |language=en}}</ref> *1573 &ndash; Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese daimyō (born 1548)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Koike |first1=Kazuo |last2=Kojima |first2=Goseki |title=Shinobi with Extending Fists |year=2006 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics |isbn=978-1-59307-509-5 |page=293 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3H0EDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA293 |language=en}}</ref>

===1601–1900=== *1691 &ndash; Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, Irish soldier and politician (born 1630)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell {{!}} Irish Jacobite |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Talbot-earl-of-Tyrconnell |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1716 &ndash; Madre María Rosa, Capuchin nun from Spain, to Peru (born 1660)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sisters and workers in the middle ages|last=Bennett|first=Judith M|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=1989|location=Chicago}}</ref> *1727 &ndash; William Croft, English organist and composer (born 1678)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Croft {{!}} English musician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Croft |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1774 &ndash; Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar (born 1716)<ref>{{cite web |title=Johann Jakob Reiske {{!}} German scholar |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johann-Jakob-Reiske |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1784 &ndash; Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-born English painter and academic (born 1718)<ref>{{cite web |title=Self-portrait of Nathaniel Hone, R.A. {{!}} Works of Art {{!}} RA Collection {{!}} Royal Academy of Arts |url=https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/self-portrait-of-nathaniel-hone-r-a |website=www.royalacademy.org.uk |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> *1852 &ndash; Margaret Taylor, First Lady of the United States (born 1788)<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Taylor {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Taylor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1854 &ndash; Carl Carl, Polish-born actor and theatre director (born 1787)<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Bernbrunn, Carl|chapter-url=http://www.literature.at/viewer.alo?objid=12537&page=341&scale=3.33&viewmode=fullscreen|title=Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich|language=de|page=327|access-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref> *1860 &ndash; André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and entomologist (born 1774)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Damkaer |first1=David M. |title=The Copepodologist's Cabinet: A Biographical and Bibliographical History |year=2002 |publisher=American Philosophical Society |isbn=978-0-87169-240-5 |page=140 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TgUNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA140 |language=en}}</ref> *1870 &ndash; David Farragut, American admiral (born 1801)<ref>{{cite web |title=David Farragut {{!}} United States admiral |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Farragut |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1890 &ndash; Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (born 1852)<ref>{{cite web |title=McGivney, Michael J. (1852–1890), Catholic priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus |url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-0800959 |website=American National Biography |year=2000 |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0800959|last1=Kauffman |first1=Christopher J. |isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 }}</ref> *1891 &ndash; Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (born 1803)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah Polk {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Polk |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

===1901–present=== *1905 &ndash; Simeon Solomon, English soldier and painter (born 1840)<ref>{{cite web |title=Simeon Solomon {{!}} Artist {{!}} Royal Academy of Arts |url=https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/simeon-solomon |website=www.royalacademy.org.uk |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> *1909 &ndash; William Stanley, British engineer and author (born 1829)<ref>{{cite web |title=Authors : Stanley, William : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stanley_william |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> *1922 &ndash; Rebecca Cole, American physician and social reformer (born 1846)<ref>{{cite book|first=Darryl|last=Lyman|title=Great African-American Women|location=New York|publisher=J David|year=2005|isbn=978-0-82460-459-2|page=279}}</ref> *1928 &ndash; Klabund, German author and poet (born 1890)<ref>{{cite web |title=Klabund {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Klabund |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1938 &ndash; Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (born 1876)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pierce |first1=Peter |title=Hugh Trumble |chapter=Trumble, Hugh (1867–1938) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/trumble-hugh-8860 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> *1941 &ndash; Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (born 1894)<ref name="britannica.com">{{cite web |title=Saint Maksymilian Maria Kolbe {{!}} Biography, Facts, & Death |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Maksymilian-Maria-Kolbe |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1941 &ndash; Paul Sabatier, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1854)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Sabatier {{!}} French chemist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Sabatier-French-chemist |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1943 &ndash; Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (born 1871)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Kelley |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/joe-kelley/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> *1948 &ndash; Eliška Misáková, Czech gymnast (born 1926)<ref>{{cite web |title=Czech Girl Gymnast Dies in London of Polio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/82987441/czech-girl-gymnast-dies-in-london-of/ |website=The Boston Globe |access-date=14 August 2023 |pages=29 |date=15 August 1948}}</ref> *1951 &ndash; William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (born 1863)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Randolph Hearst {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Randolph-Hearst |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1954 &ndash; Hugo Eckener, German pilot and airship designer (born 1868)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hugo Eckener {{!}} German aeronautical engineer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugo-Eckener |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1955 &ndash; Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (born 1861)<ref>{{cite web |title=Herbert Putnam {{!}} American librarian |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Herbert-Putnam |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1956 &ndash; Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and director (born 1898)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bertolt Brecht {{!}} Biography, Plays, Epic Theater, Poems, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bertolt-Brecht |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1956 &ndash; Konstantin von Neurath, German lawyer and politician, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1873)<ref>{{cite web |title=Konstantin, baron von Neurath {{!}} German official |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Konstantin-Freiherr-von-Neurath |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1958 &ndash; Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1900)<ref>{{cite web |title=Frédéric and Irène Joliot-Curie {{!}} French chemists |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederic-and-Irene-Joliot-Curie |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1963 &ndash; Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1906)<ref>{{cite web |title=Clifford Odets {{!}} American dramatist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clifford-Odets |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1964 &ndash; Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (born 1934)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morrison |first1=Craig |title=Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers |year=1996 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=978-0-252-06538-5 |page=103 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qAHvUO5GknMC&pg=PA103 |language=en}}</ref> *1965 &ndash; Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (born 1911)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Vello Kaaristo |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/88602 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> *1967 &ndash; Bob Anderson, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (born 1931)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Anderson |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/brabham/motorsport/driver/851.html |website=ESPN UK |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |archive-date=25 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225215741/http://en.espn.co.uk/brabham/motorsport/driver/851.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> *1972 &ndash; Oscar Levant, American actor, pianist, and composer (born 1906)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rayno |first1=Don |title=Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music, 1930–1967 |date= 2012 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-8322-2 |page=407 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n-hYmPstZmIC&pg=PA407 |language=en}}</ref> * 1972 &ndash; Jules Romains, French author and poet (born 1885)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jules Romains {{!}} French author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jules-Romains |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1973 &ndash; Fred Gipson, American journalist and author (born 1908)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Scott |title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons|edition= 3rd |date=2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2599-7 |page=281 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA281 |language=en}}</ref> *1978 &ndash; Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (born 1907)<ref>{{cite book |last1=NA |first1=NA |title=Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers |date=2015 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-81366-7 |page=106 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_U6vCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA106 |language=en}}</ref> *1980 &ndash; Dorothy Stratten, Canadian-American model and actress (born 1960)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Flowers |first1=R. Barri |last2=Flowers |first2=H. Loraine |title=Murders in the United States: Crimes, Killers and Victims of the Twentieth Century |date= 2004 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-2075-9 |page=47 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gh6q_-Vzc0YC&pg=PA47 |language=en}}</ref> *1981 &ndash; Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor and director (born 1894)<ref>{{cite web |title=Karl Böhm {{!}} Austrian musician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Bohm |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1981 &ndash; Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (born 1910)<ref>{{cite web |title=All-round records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/46589.html?class=1;type=allround |website=Cricinfo |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> *1982 &ndash; Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (born 1904)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Melton |first1=J. Gordon |last2=Baumann |first2=Martin |title=Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices|edition =2nd [6 vol.] |date= 2010 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-59884-204-3 |page=418 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2yiyLLOj88C&pg=PA418 |language=en}}</ref> *1984 &ndash; Spud Davis, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1904)<ref>{{cite web |title=Spud Davis |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/spud-davis/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> * 1984 &ndash; J. B. Priestley, English novelist and playwright (born 1894)<ref>{{cite web |title=J. B. Priestley {{!}} British writer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-B-Priestley |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1985 &ndash; Gale Sondergaard, American actress (born 1899)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gale Sondergaard Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/Gale-Sondergaard |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1988 &ndash; Roy Buchanan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1939)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Prown |first1=Pete |last2=Newquist |first2=Harvey P. |title=Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists |year=1997 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=978-0-7935-4042-6 |page=92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=60Jde3l7WNwC&pg=PA92 |language=en}}</ref> * 1988 &ndash; Robert Calvert, South African-English singer-songwriter and playwright (born 1945){{r|larkin|p=1712}} * 1988 &ndash; Enzo Ferrari, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded Ferrari (born 1898)<ref>{{cite web |title=Enzo Ferrari {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Enzo-Ferrari |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1991 &ndash; Alberto Crespo, Argentinian race car driver (born 1920)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alberto Crespo |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/617.html |website=ESPN UK |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117191943/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/617.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> *1992 &ndash; John Sirica, American lawyer and judge (born 1904)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Sirica {{!}} Biography, Facts, & Watergate Trial |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Sirica |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1994 &ndash; Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-Swiss author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Elias Canetti |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-elias-canetti-1377364.html |website=The Independent |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |date=18 September 2011}}</ref> * 1994 &ndash; Alice Childress, American actress, playwright, and author (born 1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alice Childress {{!}} American writer and actress |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alice-Childress |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1996 &ndash; Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (born 1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Sergiu Celibidache |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sergiu-celibidache-1309910.html |website=The Independent |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |date=23 October 2011}}</ref> *1999 &ndash; Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1918)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pee Wee Reese {{!}} American baseball player and broadcaster |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pee-Wee-Reese |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *2002 &ndash; Larry Rivers, American painter and sculptor (born 1923)<ref>{{cite web |title=Larry Rivers {{!}} American painter |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Larry-Rivers |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *2003 &ndash; Helmut Rahn, German footballer (born 1929)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Helmut Rahn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/aug/15/guardianobituaries.football |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |date=15 August 2003}}</ref> *2004 &ndash; Czesław Miłosz, Polish-born American novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Czerniawski |first1=Adam |title=Obituary: Czeslaw Milosz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/aug/16/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |date=15 August 2004}}</ref> * 2004 &ndash; Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (born 1918)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Critchley |first1=Julian |title=Obituary: Sir Trevor Skeet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/aug/19/guardianobituaries.conservatives |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |date=18 August 2004}}</ref> *2006 &ndash; Bruno Kirby, American actor (born 1949)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Obituary: Bruno Kirby |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/30/guardianobituaries.usa |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 March 2021 |date=29 August 2006}}</ref> *2007 &ndash; Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian pianist and composer (born 1913)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kozinn |first1=Allan |title=Tikhon Khrennikov, Prolific Soviet Composer, Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/15/arts/music/15khrennikov.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=19 March 2021 |date=15 August 2007}}</ref> *2010 &ndash; Herman Leonard, American photographer (born 1923)<ref>{{cite web |title=Herman Leonard obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/aug/17/herman-leonard-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |date=17 August 2010}}</ref> *2012 &ndash; Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1945)<ref>{{cite news |title=Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh passes away |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/union-minister-vilasrao-deshmukh-passes-away/articleshow/15491218.cms |website=The Economic Times |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> * 2012 &ndash; Svetozar Gligorić, Serbian chess player (born 1923)<ref>{{cite web |title=Svetozar Gligoric obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/22/svetozar-gligoric |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en |date=22 August 2012}}</ref> * 2012 &ndash; Phyllis Thaxter, American actress (born 1919)<ref>{{cite web |title=Phyllis Thaxter obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/17/phyllis-thaxter |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en |date=17 August 2012}}</ref> *2013 &ndash; Jack Germond, American journalist and author (born 1928)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Jack Germond, Political Reporter of the Old School, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/us/jack-germond-political-reporter-of-the-old-school-dies-at-85.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/us/jack-germond-political-reporter-of-the-old-school-dies-at-85.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |access-date=19 March 2021 |date=15 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2014 &ndash; Leonard Fein, American journalist and academic, co-founded ''Moment Magazine'' (born 1934)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Leonard Fein, Provocative Writer on Jewish Affairs, Dies at 80 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/us/leonard-fein-80-provocative-writer-on-jewish-affairs-dies.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/us/leonard-fein-80-provocative-writer-on-jewish-affairs-dies.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |access-date=19 March 2021 |date=16 August 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 2014 &ndash; George V. Hansen, American politician (born 1930)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vitello |first1=Paul |title=George Hansen, Idaho Congressman and Convicted Swindler, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/us/george-v-hansen-seven-term-idaho-congressman-dies-at-83.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/us/george-v-hansen-seven-term-idaho-congressman-dies-at-83.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |access-date=19 March 2021 |date=20 August 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2015 &ndash; Bob Johnston, American songwriter and producer (born 1932)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Johnston |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13625837.bob-johnston/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=26 August 2015 |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *2016 &ndash; Fyvush Finkel, American actor (born 1922)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berger |first1=Joseph |title=Fyvush Finkel, Pillar of Yiddish Theater Who Crossed Into TV, Dies at 93 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/theater/fyvush-finkel-pillar-of-yiddish-theater-dies-at-93.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/theater/fyvush-finkel-pillar-of-yiddish-theater-dies-at-93.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |access-date=19 March 2021 |date=15 August 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2018 &ndash; Jill Janus, American singer (born 1975)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/jill-janus-frontwoman-huntress-dead-43/|title=Jill Janus, Frontwoman of Heavy Metal Rock Band Huntress, Dies By Suicide at 43|website=People|date=16 August 2018|last=Fernandez|first=Alexia|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref> *2019 &ndash; Polly Farmer, Australian footballer and coach (born 1935)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/graham+%27polly%27+farmer/9390|title=Australian Football – Graham 'Polly' Farmer – Player Bio|website=australianfootball.com}}{{Dead link|date=May 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> *2020 &ndash; Julian Bream, English classical guitarist and lutenist (born 1933)<ref>{{cite web |title=Julian Bream {{!}} Biography, Music, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julian-Bream |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 2020 &ndash; Angela Buxton, British tennis player (born 1934)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/sports/tennis/angela-buxton-dead.html|title=Angela Buxton, Half of an Outcast Duo in Tennis History, Dies at 85|first=Katharine Q.|last=Seelye|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> * 2020 &ndash; James R. Thompson, American politician, Governor of Illinois (born 1936)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2020?p=3|title=Famous People Who Died in 2020|website=On This Day|access-date=2020-08-22}}</ref> *2021 &ndash; Michael Aung-Thwin, American historian and scholar of Burmese and Southeast Asian history (born 1946)<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=In Memoriam |url=https://manoa.hawaii.edu/asianstudies/people/emeritus/michael-arthur-aung-thwin/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Department of Asian Studies |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208184908/https://manoa.hawaii.edu/asianstudies/people/emeritus/michael-arthur-aung-thwin/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *2023 &ndash; Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Bangladeshi Islamic lecturer, politician (born 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladeshi religious leader buried after violent protests |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/15/bangladeshi-religious-leader-buried-after-violent-protests |access-date=22 November 2023 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> *2024 &ndash; Gena Rowlands, American actress (born 1930)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=2024-08-15 |title=Gena Rowlands Dies: 'The Notebook', 'Gloria' And 'A Woman Under the Influence' Star Was 94 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/gena-rowlands-dead-actress-the-notebook-obituary-1236040898/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> *2025 &ndash; Mike Castle, American politician, 69th Governor of Delaware (born 1939)<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2025/08/14/michael-castle-former-delaware-governor-congressman-dies-86/74996880007/|title = For decades, he was Delaware's most popular politician. Mike Castle dies at age 86|last1 = Talorico|first1 = Patricia|last2 = Cormier|first2 = Ryan|date = August 14, 2025|accessdate = August 14, 2025|work = The News Journal}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances== *Christian feast day: **Arnold of Soissons<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foley |first1=Michael P. |title=Drinking with the Saints: The Sinner's Guide to a Holy Happy Hour |date=4 May 2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-62157-383-8 |page=272 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e4ipBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT272 |language=en}}</ref> **Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia<ref>{{cite book |last1=Butler |first1=Alban |last2=Burns |first2=Paul |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints: September |date=January 1995 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-86012-258-6 |page=259 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-KKc-SzyoEUC&pg=PA259 |language=en}}</ref> **Eusebius of Rome<ref>{{cite book |last1=Butler |first1=Alban |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints |date=January 1995 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-8146-2388-6 |page=312 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u32OUS4-yd0C&pg=PA312 |language=en}}</ref> **Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Portaro |first1=Sam |title=Brightest and Best: A Companion to the Lesser Feasts and Fasts |date=25 January 1998 |publisher=Cowley Publications |isbn=978-1-4616-6051-4 |page=141 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yp3wPBN8QyQC&pg=PA141 |language=en}}</ref> **Maximilian Kolbe<ref name="britannica.com"/> *National Navajo Code Talkers Day is a holiday in the United States honoring Navajo code talkers in the military.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lapahie.com/Navajo_Reagan.cfm |title=National Navaho Code Talkers Day |website=Lapahie.com |date=August 14, 1982 |access-date=March 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206234222/http://www.lapahie.com/Navajo_Reagan.cfm |archive-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2008-featured-story-archive/navajo-code-talkers/index.html |title=Navajo Code Talkers and the Unbreakable Code |work=Central Intelligence Agency |date=November 6, 2008 |access-date=March 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327055830/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2008-featured-story-archive/navajo-code-talkers/index.html |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/video/the-warrior-tradition-fkaz4h/|title=The Warrior Tradition|website=pbs.org|access-date=March 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115052715/https://www.pbs.org/video/the-warrior-tradition-fkaz4h/|archive-date=November 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2013/08/19/falklands-day-celebrated-on-14-august-remembers-first-recorded-sighting-by-john-davis-in-1592|title=Falklands' Day celebrated on 14 August remembers first recorded sighting by John Davis in 1592|website=MercoPress|access-date=2017-05-31}}</ref> *Independence Day celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.<ref name="BBC"/> *Partition Horrors Remembrance Day commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India in 1947.<ref>{{cite web |title=Learning, not avenging history – Why India needs rethink on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day |date=14 August 2021 |publisher=The Print |url=https://theprint.in/campus-voice/learning-not-avenging-history-why-india-needs-rethink-on-partition-horrors-remembrance-day/721611/ |language=en}}</ref>

==References== <references> <ref name="larkin">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2011 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=RA21-PA2005-IA3 |language=en}}</ref> </references>

==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/14/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=14}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/14 |title=Historical Events on August 14 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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