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Gallo-Roman chronicler and bishop (History of the Franks), born in Auvergne, Austrasia, Gaul

1340 John, Duke of Berry, French art collector and third son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg, born in Château de Vincennes, France (d. 1416)
1364 John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English nobleman and soldier, born in Buckland, England (d. 1390)
1427 Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland (1447-92), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1492)
1466 Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman and admiral, born in Oneglia, Duchy of Milan (d. 1560)
1485 Veronica Gambara, Italian poet, born in Pralboino, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1550)
1508 Andrea Palladio [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], Italian architect (Il Redentore, Venice), born in Padua, Italy (d. 1580)
1554 Philip Sidney, English Elizabethan era poet (Arcadia) and soldier, born in Penshurst, Kent, England (d. 1586)
1593 Johann Dilliger, German composer, born in Eisfeld, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1647)
1594 John Cosin, English clergyman, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1672)
1602 Otto von Guericke, German scientist, inventor, and politician, born in Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)
1622 Thomas van Apshoven, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1664)
1625 Jean Domat, French jurist, born in Clermont, Auvergne (d. 1696)
1634 Andrés de Sola, Spanish organist and composer, baptized in Tudela, Spain (d. 1696)
1637 Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French ecclesiastical historian, born in Paris (d. 1698)
1645 Andreas Werkmeister, German organist, musical theorist, and Baroque composer, born in Benneckenstein, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1706)

Irish author and satirist (Gulliver’s Travels, A Modest Proposal), born in Dublin, Ireland

1670 John Toland, Irish rationalist philosopher, born in Ardagh, County Donegal, Ireland (d. 1722)
1683 Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal, born in Linz, Austria (d. 1744)
1693 Christoph Förster, German composer, born in Bibra, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1745)
1699 Christian VI, King of Denmark and Norway, born in Copenhagen Castle, Denmark (d. 1746)
1719 Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales by marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales, born in Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Germany (d. 1772)
1722 Théodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1761)
1723 William Livingston, American politician and 1st revolutionary Governor of New Jersey, born in Albany, Province of New York (d. 1790)
1726 Jacques Aliamet, French etcher and engraver, born in Abbeville, France (d. 1788)
1753 Johann Baptist Schenk, Austrian composer, born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1836)
1756 Ernst Chladni, German physicist (Chladni’s law – estimating the speed of sound), instrument inventor (euphon; clavicylinder), and musician, born in Wittenberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)
1764 Franz Xaver Gerl, composer, born in Andorf, Austria (d. 1827)
1768 Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish writer, physician, chemist (creation of modern Polish terminology in the field of chemistry), born in Żnin, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1838)
1781 Alexander Berry, Scottish surgeon and adventurer (established the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia), born in Hilltarvit Mains Farmhouse, Cupar, Fife, Scotland (d. 1873)
1796 Carl Loewe, German composer, born in Löbejün, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1869)
1809 Thomas Molleson Mudie, English composer, born in London (d. 1876)
1810 Oliver Winchester, American politician and rifle maker (Winchester Repeating Arms Company), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1880)
1813 Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1888)
1813 Hermann Kurz, German poet and novelist (Schillers Heimatjahre), born in Reutlingen, Germany (d. 1873)
1813 Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (works characterized by a deep sense of pessimism), born in Paris (d. 1890)

German historian and scholar (A History of Rome) who won the 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature, born in Garding, Duchy of Schleswig

1821 Frederick Temple, 95th Archbishop of Canterbury, born in Levkás, Greece (d. 1902)
1821 Gustavus Woodson Smith, American Major General (Confederate States Army), born in Georgetown, Kentucky (d. 1896)
1826 George Washington Deitzler, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania (d. 1884)
1827 Henri Ernest Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), born in Calais, France (d. 1895)
1828 Jedediah Hotchkiss, American topographer and cartographer, born in Windsor, New York (d. 1899)

American author (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), born in Florida, Missouri

1836 Lord Frederick Cavendish, English politician who was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in May 1882 and murdered only hours after his arrival in Dublin, born in Compton Place, Eastbourne, Sussex (d. 1882)
1840 Henry Birks, Canadian businessman and founder of Henri Birks and Sons, born in Montreal, Lower Canada (d. 1928)
1843 József Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok), born in Mezőcsát, Hungary (d. 1921)
1847 August Klughardt, German composer, born in Köthen, Anhalt-Köthen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1902)
1855 Willem Treub, Dutch economist and politician, born in Voorschoten, Netherlands (d. 1931)
1857 Bobby Abel, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 132no; Surrey CCC), born in Rotherhithe, England (d. 1936)
1858 Jagadish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist, polymath and writer, born in Munshiganj, British India (d. 1937)
1859 Sergei Lyapunov, Russian pianist and composer (Lezghinka), born in Yaroslavl, Russian Empire (d. 1924)
1861 Franz Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1932)
1861 Ludwig Thuille, Austrian composer (Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet), born in Bozen, County of Tyrol, Austrian Empire (d. 1907)
1863 Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1897)
1863 Gellio Benevenuto Coronaro, Italian pianist and composer, born in Vicenza, Italy (d. 1916)
1866 Robert Broom, Scottish-South African palaeontologist whose finds confirmed existence of Australopithecus africanus, born in Paisley, Scotland (d. 1951)

Swedish physicist and industrialist (AGA, Nobel Prize in Physics 1912), born in Stenstorp, Sweden

1870 Cecil Forsyth, English composer, born in Greenwich, England (d. 1941)
1870 Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme and Alençon, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1948)

Canadian physician, soldier and poet (In Flanders Fields), born in Guelph, Ontario

Canadian author (Anne of Green Gables), born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island

British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1940-45, 1951-55) during World War II, and writer (Nobel Prize in Literature, 1953), born in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

1880 Herbert Jones, British thoroughbred jockey (British Triple Crown [Diamond Jubilee] 1900; 8 x British Classic Race wins), born in Epsom, England (d. 1951)
1884 Ture Rangström, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 1947)

German general during World War II (Commander-in-Chief South and West), born in Marktsteft, German Empire

1889 Edgar Adrian, English physiologist (Nobel 1932-function of neurons), born in Hampstead, London (d. 1977)
1890 John Tasker Howard, American composer and music historian, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1964)
1893 Titanic Thompson, American gambler and hustler, born in Monett, Missouri (d. 1974)
1895 Johann Nepomuk David, Austrian-German composer, born in Eferding, Austria (d. 1977)
1897 Andreas Nezertis, Greek composer, born in Patras, Greece (d. 1980)
1897 Quinto Maganini, American composer (The Argonauts), born in Fairfield, California (d. 1974)
1898 Roy “Link” Lyman, American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (4 × NFL C’ship; First-team All-Pro 1930, 34; Chicago Bears), born in Table Rock, Nebraska (d. 1972)
1900 Corneel Goossens, Flemish literary figure and art historian, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1971)
1903 Madame Grès [Germaine Emilie Krebs], French haute couturier (Grès), born in Paris, France (d. 1993)
1904 Clyfford Still, American abstract painter and leading figure of the Abstract Expressionists, born in Grandin, North Dakota (d. 1980)
1904 Philip Burton, Welsh theater director, acting teacher and mentor to Richard Burton, born in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire (d. 1995)
1906 Marina, Princess of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Kent, husband of English Prince George, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1968)
1907 Gyorgy Ranki, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1992)
1907 Jacques Barzun, French author (The House of Intellect), born in Créteil, France (d. 2012)
1907 Johnny Arnold, English cricket batsman (1 Test, HS 34; Hampshire CCC) and soccer winger (1 cap; Oxford City, Southampton, Fulham), born in Cowley, England (d. 1984)
1909 Robert Nighthawk [McCollum], American blues singer, electric slide guitarist, and harmonica player (“Annie Lee Blues”), born in Helena, Arkansas (d. 1967)
1911 Jorge Negrete [Moreno], Mexican singer and actor (The Rebel, La madrina del diablo), born in Guanajuato, Mexico (d. 1953)
1912 Constant Stotijn, Dutch cellist (Residence Orchestra), oboe player, and timpanist, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1975)
1912 Gordon Parks, American film pioneering black director, photographer and author (Learning Tree), born in Fort Scott, Kansas (d. 2006)
1913 John K. M. McCaffery, American TV host (One Minute Please), born in Moscow, Idaho (d. 1983)
1914 Charles Hawtrey [Hartree], English actor (Carry On films), born in Hounslow, England (d. 1988)
1915 (Walter) “Brownie” McGhee, American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist (Sonny Terry), born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 1996)
1915 Angier Biddle Duke, American diplomat and the youngest American ambassador in history, born in New York City (d. 1995)
1915 Henry Taube, Canadian-born American chemist (Nobel Prize 1983 – mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions), born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
1915 Robert Lax, American poet (The Circus of the Sun; The Peacemaker’s Handbook), born in Olean, New York (d. 2000)
1916 Michael Gwynn, English actor (Village of Damned, Question 7), born in Bath, England (d. 1976)
1918 Efrem Zimbalist Jr, American actor (77 Sunset Strip; Scruples; The F.B.I.), born in New York City (d. 2014)
1918 Johnnie Jones, American attorney, civil rights activist (1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott), and US Army veteran (Normandy Invasion – Purple Heart; Battle of the Bulge), born in Laurel Hill, Louisiana (d. 2022) [1]
1919 Anne Wadman, Dutch writer who wrote in Frisian (Fioele & faem, Smearlappen), born in Langweer (d. 1997)
1919 Jan Elburg, Dutch poet (Through the Night), born in Wemeldinge, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1920 Virginia Mayo [Jones], American actress (The Best Years of Our Lives, Out of the Blue, White Heat), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2005)
1922 Graham Crowden, Scottish stage, screen, and radio actor (O Lucky Man!; A Very Peculiar Practice), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2010)
1922 Robert Evett, American composer, writer, editor, and music critic, born in Loveland, Colorado (d. 1975)
1922 Weston Noble, American music educator and conductor (Luther College, 1948-2005), born in Riceville, Iowa (d. 2016)
1924 Allan Sherman, American parody singer and songwriter (“Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah”), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973)
1924 Klaus Huber, Swiss composer (Tenebrae) and academic, born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 2017)

1st African American congresswoman (Rep-D-NY) and presidential candidate, born in Brooklyn, New York

1925 Sanpei Hayashiya [Eizaburō Ebina], Japanese comedian, born in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan (d. 1980)
1926 Richard Crenna, American actor (Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
1927 Odvar Nordli, 21st Prime Minister of Norway (Labour: 1976-81), born in Tangen, Norway (d. 2018)
1927 Robert Guillaume [Williams], American actor (Rafiki in “The Lion King”; Soap; Benson; Sports Night), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2017)
1928 Chic Hecht, American Republican politician and Senator from Nevada (1983-89), born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (d. 2006)
1928 Elmira Nazirova, Azerbaijani-Israeli classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Baku, USSR (d. 2014)
1928 Joe B. Hall, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA Division I C’ship 1978; University of Kentucky 1972-85), born in Cynthiana, Kentucky (d. 2022)

American radio and television personality (American Bandstand), born in Mount Vernon, New York

1929 Joan Ganz Cooney, American educational television writer and producer (co-founder of the Children’s Television Workshop; Sesame Street), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1930 G. Gordon Liddy, American Watergate felon and radio host, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021)
1930 Jim Boyd, American boxer (Olympic gold light-heavyweight, 1956), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1997)
1931 (Beryl) “Jack” Sheldon, American jazz trumpeter (Merv Griffin), singer (Schoolhouse Rock), and actor (Run Buddy Run), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2019)

American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1981, 84, 88; NFL Coach of the Year 1981; SF 49ers; Stanford University 1977–78), born in Los Angeles, California

1931 Cotton Davidson, American football quarterback & punter (AFL All-Star 1961, 63; AFL All-Star Game MVP 1961; Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders), born in Gatesville, Texas (d. 2022)
1931 Günther Herbig, German conductor (Detroit Symphony, 1984-90; Toronto Symphony, 1988-94; Berlin Symphony, 1977-83; Dresden Philharmonic, 1972-77), born in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
1931 Jack Ging, American character actor (11th Hour; Ripcord; Tales of Wells Fargo), born in Alva, Oklahoma (d. 2022)
1932 Bob Moore, American session double bassist (Patsy Cline; Elvis Presley; Roger Miller), and orchestra leader (“Mexico”), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2021)
1932 Cho Namchul, South Korean professional Go player, born in Buan, Korea (d. 2006)
1932 David Lightbown, British politician and government whip, born in Derby, England (d. 1995)
1933 Norman Deeley, English soccer forward (FA Cup Final MVP 1960; English Div 1 C’ship 1954, 58, 59 Wolverhampton Wanderers), born in Wednesbury, England (d. 2007)
1934 Lansana Conté, Guinean politician, born in Dubreka, Guinea (d. 2008)
1934 Steve Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers), born in Columbia, Kentucky (d. 1997)
1935 Derek Morgan, English rugby union executive (President RFU 2023-24) and No. 8 (9 Tests; Northumberland RU), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2024)

1936 Abbie Hoffman, American political activist, co-founder of the Yippies and author (Steal this Book), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1989)
1936 Alfa-Betty Olsen, American recording secretary and confidant of Mel Brooks, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2025)
1937 Abdelmajid Tlemçani, Tunisian soccer striker (54 caps; Espérance Sportive de Tunis), born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 2020)
1937 Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese-American writer (Falling Leaves) and physician, born in Tianjin, Republic of China
1937 Jesús del Muro, Mexican soccer defender (40 caps; Atlas FC, CF Cruz Azul) and manager (Toluca FC, CF Pachuca, Jalisco AC), born in Guadalajara, Mexico (d. 2022)
1937 Jimmy Bowen, American rockabilly singer-songwriter (“I’m Stickin’ With You”), and Grammy Award-winning pop and country music record producer (Dean Martin, Glen Campbell, Mel Tillis, Sammy Davis, Jr.), born in Santa Rita, New Mexico
1937 Richard Threlkeld, American newscaster (CBS News), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 2012)

1937 Robert Widlar, American engineer and inventor of linear integrated circuits, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1991) [1]
1937 Tom Simpson, English road cyclist (World C’ship gold road race 1965; Olympic bronze 1956), born in Haswell, England (d. 1967)
1938 Jean Eustache, French filmmaker (La maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore); Mes petites amoureuses (My Little Loves), born in Pessac, France (d. 1981)

Nepali weaver and world’s shortest man, born in Salyan, Nepal

1940 Glenn English, American politician (Rep-D-OK, 1975-94), born in Cordell, Oklahoma
1940 Pauli Nevala, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold men’s javelin 1964), born in Pohja, Finland (d. 2025)
1943 (James Jay) “J.J.” Barnes, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter (“Please Let Me In”; “Baby Please Come Back Home”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2022)
1943 Jerry Hunt, American experimental composer and video artist, born in Waco, Texas (d. 1993)
1943 Leo Lyons, British blues-rock bassist (Ten Years After – “Love Like a Man”; “Choo Choo Mama”), born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
1943 Oscar Harris, Surinames-Dutch pop and soul singer (“Try A Little Love”), born in Albina, Suriname
1943 Terrence Malick, American film director (Badlands; The Tree of Life), born in Ottawa, Illinois
1944 Dian Parkinson [Dianna Lynn Batts], American model (The Price Is Right) and Miss USA 1965, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
1944 Luther Ingram, American R&B singer-songwriter (“(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right”; “I’ll Be Your Shelter”), born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 2007)
1944 Rob Grill, American rock bassist/vocalist (Grass Roots), born in Los Angeles, California
1945 Michael Joyce, Irish stage manager and theatre director, born in Galway, Ireland (d. 1994)
1945 Radu Lupu, Romanian Grammy Award-winning concert pianist (Van Cliburn Competition – gold, 1966; George Enescu Competition – 1st prize, 1967), born in Galati Romania (d. 2022)
1945 Roger Glover, British hard rock bassist (Episode Six; Deep Purple – “Smoke On The Water”; Rainbow), born near Brecon, Wales
1946 Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper and batsman (33 Tests, 96 dismissals, 5 x 50s; Central Districts CA), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d. 1976)
1946 Marina Abramović, Serbian American performance artist, born in Belgrade, Serbia

1947 American playwright (Speed the Plow, House of Games), born in Chicago, Illinois

1947 Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean poet, born in Valparaiso, Chile

1949 Arthur Lee Washington Jr, murderer (FBI Most Wanted), born in Neptune Township, New Jersey
1949 Bill Reichenbach Jr., American jazz and session trombonist, and euphonium player, born in Takoma Park, Maryland
1949 Billy Drago, American character actor, specializing in roles as a villain (Pale Rider; The Untouchables), born in Hugoton, Kansas (d. 2019)
1949 Margaret Whitton, American actress (Good & Evil; Major League), born in Meade, Maryland (d. 2016)
1949 Ruby Starr [Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak], American rock singer (Black Oak Arkansas), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1995)
1950 Kathryn Witt, American actress (Lenny; Flying High – “Pam”), born in Miami, Florida
1950 Paul Westphal, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard (NBA C’ship 1974; NBA All-Star 1977–81; Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns) and coach (Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, Sacramento Kings), born in Torrance, California (d. 2021)
1952 Keith Giffen, American comic book writer and artist (Legion of Super-Heroes, Justice League), born in Queens, New York (d. 2023)

1952 American stage and screen actor (Yentl; The Princess Bride; Homeland), and singer (Sunday in the Park with George; Evita), born in Chicago, Illinois

1953 (Alphonso) Mike Espy, American lawyer and politician (US Representative for Mississippi, 1987-93 (D); Secretary of Agriculture, 1993-94), born in Yazoo City, Mississippi
1953 (Johnny) “Shuggie” Otis [Veliotes], American rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (“Strawberry Letter 23”; “Inspiration Information”), born in Los Angeles California
1953 David Sancious, American session and touring keyboardist (E Street Band, 1972-74; Peter Gabriel; Stanley Clarke; Zuccchero), born in Asbury Park, New Jersey
1954 George McArdle, Australian rock bassist (Little River Band), born in Melbourne, Australia
1954 June Pointer, American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters – “Fire”; “He’s So Shy”; “Jump (For My Love)’; “Slow Hand”), born in Oakland, California (d. 2006)
1954 Simonetta Stefanelli, Italian Actress (The Godfather), born in Rome
1955 Andy Gray, Scottish soccer striker (20 caps; Dundee Utd, Aston Villa, Wolves, Everton) and broadcaster (ITV, BBC, Sky Sports, beIN Sports), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1955 Billy Idol [William Broad], British-American pop-punk singer (“White Wedding”; “Dancing With Myself”), born in Stanmore, England
1955 Kevin Conroy, American actor (Tour of Duty: Batman- The Animated Series), born in Westport, Connecticut (d. 2022)
1955 Richard Burr, American politician (Senator-R-North Carolina 2005-, Rep-R-North Carolina 1995-2005), born in Charlottesville, North Carolina
1957 Andrew Calhoun, American folk singer-songwriter, born in New Haven, Connecticut
1957 Colin Mochrie, Canadian improvisational comedian and producer (Whose Line is it Anyway?), born in Kilmarnock, Scotland
1957 Gary Lewis (né Stevenson), Scottish character actor (Billy Elliot; Joyeux Noël; Outlander, born in Easterhouse, Glasgow, Scotland
1957 Joël Champetier, French Canadian science fiction author (La Taupe et le Dragon; Survie sur Mars), born in La Corne, Quebec (d. 2015)
1957 John Ashton, English-American rock guitarist (Psychedelic Furs, 1977-2008), and record producer, born in London
1957 Richard Barbieri, English progressive rock keyboardist, and composer (Porcupine Tree; Japan), born in London
1958 Juliette Bergmann, Dutch bodybuilder (Ms Olympia 20001-03), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
1958 Miodrag Ješić, Serbian soccer defender (8 caps Yugoslavia; FK Partizan, Altay) and manager (FK Partizan, CSKA Sofia, FK Sarajevo), born in Osečenica, Serbia (d. 2022)
1958 Stacey Q [Swain], American singer (“Two of Hearts”), born in Fullerton, California
1959 Lorraine Kelly, Scottish presenter and journalist (GMTV, Lorraine), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1959 Randy Gane, American session and touring heavy metal keyboardist, born in Mount Clemens, Michigan

1960 Bob Tewksbury, American MLB pitcher, 1986-98 (New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), broadcaster, and sports psychologist, born in Concord, New Hampshire
1960 Gary Lineker, English soccer striker (80 caps; Leicester City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur) and broadcaster (BBC, BT Sport, ITV), born in Leicester, England
1960 Rich Fields, American television personality ( The Price Is Right), born in Bay Village, Ohio
1961 Tony Armatrading, British stage and screen actor (Colour Blind; Notting Hill), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2021)

1962 American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Heisman Trophy 1985, Auburn; Pro Bowl 1990, LA Raiders) and baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1989, KC Royals), born in Bessemer, Alabama

1962 Daniel Keys Moran, American sci-fi writer (The Great Wheel of Existence), born in Los Angeles, California
1964 Emmanuel Lubezki, Mexican cinematographer (Children of Men, Gravity), born in Mexico City
1964 Michael Cudlitz, American actor known for “The Walking Dead” and “Band of Brothers”, born in Long Island, New York
1965 Aldair, Brazilian soccer centre-back (81 caps; AS Roma 330 games), born in Ilhéus, Brazil

1965 American actor (Ben Stiller Show, Next of Kin, Cable Guy), born in New York City

1965 Fumihito, Crown prince of Japan, born in Tokyo, Japan
1966 David Nicholls, English novelist and screenwriter (One Day), born in Eastleigh, England
1967 Gary Jones, American NFL football safety (Pittsburgh Steelers, NY Jets), born in St. Augustine, Texas

722 Boniface is consecrated bishop by Pope Gregory II

Cnut Claims Throne

1016 King of Denmark, Cnut the Great [Canute], claims the English throne after the death of Edmund Ironside

1215 Pope Innocent III formally closes the Fourth Council of the Lateran
1406 Angelo Corraro is elected Pope Gregory XII following the death of Pope Innocent VII

Order of the Golden Fleece

1431 The first chapter of the Order of the Golden Fleece, established by Philip the Good in 1430, meets at Saint-Pierre’s Collegiate Church in Lille, Duchy of Burgundy

1487 The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, stating that beer should be brewed from only three ingredients: water, malt, and hops

1523 Amsterdam bans the assembly of heretics

England Reconciles with the Catholic Church

1554 The Kingdom of England formally reconciles with Pope Julius III and the Roman Catholic Church

1630 An estimated 46,000 inhabitants of Venice die in November 1630 from the plague
1678 Roman Catholics are banned from the English Parliament

Battle at Narva

1700 Battle of Narva: Swedish forces under King Charles XII defeat the Russian army

1731 Beijing is hit by a major earthquake, causing an estimated 100,000 deaths
1735 States of Holland forbids Freemasonry

Copley Medal

1753 Benjamin Franklin receives the Godfrey Copley medal “on account of his curious Experiments and Observations on Electricity”

1782 The Treaty of Paris is drafted, a step towards US independence

Death Penalty First Abolished

1786 Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II promulgates a penal reform, making Tuscany the first state to abolish the death penalty; November 30 is now commemorated as Cities for Life Day

1787 Spanish Governor-General José Basco y Vargas resigns and leaves the Philippines
1803 Spain transfers its power over the Louisiana Territory to France
1804 The Senate begins preparations for an impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase
1813 Prince Willem Frederik returns to Netherlands after exile in Britain
1824 Ground is first broken at Allanburg for the building of the original Welland Canal
1829 First Welland Canal opens for a trial run five years to the day from the groundbreaking
1838 Mexico declares war on France
1854 Rebellion of miners at Eureka Stockade at Ballarat in Victoria who swear allegiance to the Southern Cross Flag, angry at the colonial government – landmark event in Australian labor relations [1]
1861 Harper’s Weekly publishes a poem called “The Picket-Guard” attributed to ‘E,B.”; the poet is later identified as Ethel Beers, and the title “All quiet along the Potomac tonight” [1]
1863 Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas
1864 Battle of Franklin, Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualties
1864 Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina (Broad River) 96 dead, 665 wounded
1866 Work begins on the first US underwater highway tunnel in Chicago
1868 Statue of King Charles XII of Sweden dedicated at the King’s garden in Stockholm
1872 First international soccer game, Scotland draws with England (0-0) in Glasgow

1876 Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers the gold Mask of Agamemnon at Mycenae in modern Greece, known as “the Mona Lisa of prehistory”

1885 Opera “El Cid” premieres (Paris)
1886 First commercially successful AC electric power plant opens in Buffalo, New York
1886 The Folies Bergère stages its first revue
1887 1st indoor softball game in Chicago

Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor

1891 Pope Leo XIII puclishes encyclical “Rerum novarum” (Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor) addressing the condition of the working class

1900 A German engineer patents front-wheel drive for automobiles
1900 The First Isthmian Canal Commission, appointed by the President having examined possible routes for a canal, issues its report favoring that through Nicaragua over the Panama route
1902 American Old West: Second-in-command of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch gang Kid Curry Logan sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor
1907 Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle
1908 The US Secretary of State and Japan’s ambassador to the US exchange notes in what becomes known as the Root-Takahira Agreement: they affirm support for an independent China with an ‘open door’ policy and for the status quo in the Pacific

People’s Budget

1909 British House of Lords rejects David Lloyd George‘s ‘People’s Budget’, which tried to shift tax burden to the wealthy. Leads to the Parliament Act, designed to stop the unelected house from overruling the will of the elected house.

1915 St John Ervine’s “John Ferguson” premieres in Dublin
1916 Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
1922 First speed test of the first genuine Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
1923 Dutch Catholic minority government of Wilhelm Marx forms
1924 French and Belgium troops withdrawn from their occupation of the Rurh
1924 The first transatlantic radio photo facsimile is transmitted, when a photograph of President Calvin Coolidge is sent from New York to London via the Radio Corporation of America (RCA)

Bradman’s Test Debut

1928 Australian cricket legend Don Bradman makes an inauspicious Test debut; scores 18 and 1 vs England in 1st Test in Brisbane; dropped to 12th man for 2nd Test

1931 His Master’s Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI
1933 CCC Camps are established in Cleveland Park District
1936 London’s Crystal Palace (built 1851) destroyed by fire
1937 3rd Heisman Trophy Award: Clint Frank, Yale (HB)
1938 Fascist coup in Romania fails
1938 Germany bans Jews being lawyers

Mannerheim Defends Finland

1939 Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim appointed Commander-in-Chief of all Finnish armed services as Soviet forces invade and bomb Helsinki

1939 Paul Osborn’s “Mornings at 7” premieres in NYC
1941 101-year-old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes its last run

Hirohito Discusses War Plans

1941 Japanese Emperor Hirohito consults with admirals Shimada and Nagano

1942 -Dec 1st: Sea battle at Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal
1942 Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of NY Giants minor league system
1942 German supply vessel Uckermark (formerly called the Altmark) explodes & sinks off Yokohama
1942 U-boats sink and damage 142 allied ships this month (877,774 tons)
1944 Biggest & last British battleship HMS Vanguard launched
1947 Day after UN decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked
1948 Baseball’s Negro National League disbands
1948 Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected American League MVP
1948 Soviets set up a separate municipal government in East Berlin
1949 Chinese Communists capture Chongqing
1949 KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma (CBS) begins broadcasting

Grotewohl Urges Reunification

1950 East German Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl calls for German reunification in a letter to West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, stressing that details should be a German affair not guided by outside nations

1950 US President Harry Truman threatens China with atom bomb

Robinson Accuses Yankees of Bias

1952 Jackie Robinson accuses the NY Yankees of racial bias on national television

1953 Edward Mutesa II, kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda
1953 French parachutist under Colonel De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu
1954 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB)
1954 Ann Hodges is bruised by a meteor at Sylacauga, Alabama, in the first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human
1954 John Strydom succeeds D. F. Malan as premier of South Africa
1955 Argentine government disbands Peronistic party
1955 Thriller novel “The Talented Mr Ripley” by Patricia Highsmith is published in the US

Patterson vs. Moore

1956 At 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, and 5 days, Floyd Patterson becomes the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion by knocking out Archie Moore in the 5th round in Chicago, becoming the first Olympic gold medalist to win a professional heavyweight title

Cuthbert Wins Sprint Double

1956 Australian Betty Cuthbert takes Olympic sprint double when she runs OR equalling 23.4s to win the 200m gold medal at the Melbourne Games; beats Christa Stubnick in repeat of 100m final 4 days earlier

1956 Gert Fredriksson of Sweden wins his 2nd straight K-1 10,000m canoeing gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; last time event held in the Summer Olympics; also wins 3rd consecutive K-1 1,000m gold
1956 Jon Henricks swims world record 55.4 to win the men’s 100m at the Melbourne Olympics; rare Australian 1-2-3 with John Devitt and Gary Chapman taking the minor medals
1956 Milt Campbell sets Olympic record total of 7,937 points to upset fellow American and world record holder Rafer Johnson, and win the decathlon gold medal at the Melbourne Games
1956 The first use of videotape on TV for a broadcast of “Douglas Edwards with the News”

Assassination Attempt on President Sukarno

1957 Assassination attempt on Indonesian President Sukarno, kills 8

1958 1st US guided missile destroyer launched – the Dewey at Bath Iron Works, Maine
1958 WKBW TV channel 7 in Buffalo, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
1959 1960 NFL Draft: Billy Cannon from LSU first pick by Los Angeles Rams
1959 Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL
1960 French Senate condemns building own nuclear weapons
1960 Tad Mosels “All the Way Home” premieres in NYC
1961 Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year

Secretary-General U Thant

1961 U Thant of Burma becomes the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations

1961 USSR vetoes Kuwaits application for UN membership
1963 Martin Walser‘s “Überlebensgross Herr Krott” premieres in Stuttgart
1964 USSR launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned
1966 Barbados gains independence from Great Britain (National Day)
1966 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Maryland
1967 British troops leave Aden and the rest of the Federation of South Arabia (FSA) ending British colonial rule; National Liberation Front (NLF) assumes power and renames the state as the People’s Republic of South Yemen
1967 British troops withdraw from Aden and South Yemen
1967 Julie Nixon (daughter of former Vice-President Richard Nixon) and David Eisenhower (grandson of former President Dwight D, Eisenhower), announce their engagement
1967 Kuria Muria Islands ceded by Britain to Oman

McCarthy Runs for President

1967 Senator Eugene McCarthy (D-Minnesota) announces he will run for the US presidency on an anti-Vietnam war platform

1967 The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who becomes its first Chairman later as the Head of state and Head of government after the 1971 Civil War

Marches in Armagh

1968 A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Armagh is stopped by Royal Ulster Constabulary because of the presence of a Loyalist counter demonstration led by Ian Paisley and Ronald Bunting

1969 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond makes his only appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, singing “Sweet Caroline” and “Holly, Holy”
1969 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan

Brian’s Song

1971 Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV movie “Brian’s Song”, about the friendship of Chicago Bears football teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers (based on Sayers’ autobiography) premieres on ABC, starring James Caan and Billie Dee Williams

1971 The government of the Republic of Ireland states that it will take the allegations of brutality against the security forces in Northern Ireland to the European Court of Human Rights
1972 BBC bans Wings’ “Hi, Hi, Hi”
1972 Illegal fireworks factory explodes killing 15 in Rome, Italy
1973 Firestone Professional Bowling World Tournament of Champions won by Jim Godman
1974 20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks)
1975 Dahomey renamed People’s Republic of Benin
1976 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB)
1978 France performs nuclear test

The Wall

1979 Pink Floyd‘s album “The Wall” is released and sells six million copies in two weeks

1979 Ted Koppel becomes anchor of late nightly news on Iran “America Held Hostage” (ABC)
1979 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
1980 Uruguay’s new constitution rejected by referendum
1981 Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe (the meetings ended inconclusively on December 17)
1981 NY Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award
1981 South Africa anti-apartheid advocate Bulelani Ngcuka arrested

Thriller

1982 “Thriller,” the sixth studio album by Michael Jackson is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1984, best-selling album of all time, Billboard Album of the Year 1983)

1982 NASA STS-6 space shuttle vehicle moves to launch pad
1982 Ottumwa, Iowa, is declared the “Video Game Capital of the World” by Mayor Jerry Parker
1982 US Navy submarine Thomas Edison collides with US Navy destroyer in South China Sea
1982 USSR performs nuclear test
1983 Denver Nuggets coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advises team to let Blazers break their scoring record
1983 Police free kidnapped beer magnate Alfred Heineken in Amsterdam
1983 Radio Shack announces Tandy Model 2000 computer (80186 chip)
1983 Raúl Alfonsín wins Argentine presidential election
1983 Sam Shepards “Fool for love” premieres in NYC

Lendl First to Make $10m

1986 American-based Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl is first player to make over $10 million in career earnings

1987 Afghanistan’s Constitution adopted
1988 Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed
1988 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island
1988 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. buys RJR Nabisco for $25 billion
1988 NYC furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase
1988 Soviets stop jamming Radio Liberty for the first time in 38 years
1988 UN General Assembly (151-2) censures US for refusing PLO’s Arafat visa
1989 Deutsche Bank board member Alfred Herrhausen is killed by a Red Army Faction terrorist bomb
1990 American actor Burt Lancaster suffers a stroke

1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China: Michelle Akers scores twice as US beats Norway, 2-1
1991 Rob Pilatus, 27, of disgraced pop duo Milli Vanilli attempts suicide
1991 San Diego State’s Marshall Faulk is 1st freshman to capture national rushing and scoring titles
1992 Intercity-train derailed at Village chief, 5 die

1993 NFL announces 30th franchise – Jacksonville Jaguars

1994 Cruise ship Achille Lauro destroyed by fire at Somalia, 4 die
1994 First Beatles album in 25 years, “Live at the BBC,” is released in Britain
1994 Man Mohan Adhikari is sworn in as the first communist Prime Minister of Nepal
1995 Official end of Operation Desert Storm
1996 South African cricket opening batsman Gary Kirsten follows his 1st innings 102 with 133 in the Proteas’ 329 run 2nd Test win v India in Kolkata
1997 “Eugene Onegin” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC
1998 Deutsche Bank announces a US$10 billion deal to buy Bankers Trust, thus creating the largest financial institution in the world
1999 British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe’s largest defence contractor and fourth largest aerospace firm in the world
1999 In Seattle, Washington, United States, protests against the WTO meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies

Barefoot Contessa

2002 Ina Garten‘s cooking TV show “Barefoot Contessa” premieres on the Food Network

2004 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge resigns
2004 Lion Air Flight 538 crash lands in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, killing 26

Jeopardy Champion Finally Loses

2004 Longtime “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings from Salt Lake City, Utah, finally loses, leaving him with $2,520,700, television’s all-time biggest game show haul

Breakaway

2004 RCA releases “Breakaway”, Kelly Clarkson‘s 2nd studio album; wins 2 Grammy Awards and becomes her best selling album to date with over 12 million units sold

2005 John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York
2005 The Boston Bruins trade captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks

Grandma Moses

2006 American folk artist “Grandma” Moses’ 1943 painting “Sugaring Off” sells for a record $1.3 million for the artist, by Christie’s in New York

2006 South Africa’s Civil Union Act of 2006 legalizes same-sex marriage, becomes fifth country in the world and first in Africa to do so

Clinton Office Hostage Crisis

2007 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office hostage crisis: Leeland Eisenberg enters campaign office of Hillary Clinton in Rochester, New Hampshire with suspected bomb and holds three people hostage for 5 hours

2009 Canada begins its recovery from the recession; economic growth is at 0.4% after 14 months of economic stagnation

José Mujica Elected

2009 José Mujica is announced as the winner of the runoff election in Uruguay held the day before and named president-elect

2012 32 people are killed and 14 injured in an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crash in Congo
2014 Australia experiences its hottest spring and second-hottest November recorded
2014 Tabaré Vázquez is re-elected President of Uruguay
2015 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP21, begins in Paris

Francis Urges Peace in Africa

2015 Pope Francis urges peace while visiting controversial mosque in Bangui’s PK5 district in the Central African Republic

2016 UNESCO adds Belgian beer to its Cultural Heritage List
2017 Def Jam founder Russell Simmons steps down from his companies after allegations of sexual misconduct
2017 Disney announces it has cast Chinese actress Liu Yifei to play Mulan in the upcoming live-action film
2017 World’s longest recorded rainbow lasts for 8 hours and 58 minutes in Taipei’s Yangmingshan Mountain Range
2018 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska
2018 Marriott Hotels reveals a massive data breach with 500 million guests affected in one of the largest-ever company hacks
2019 Australian cricket batsman David Warner smashes 335 not out in the 2nd Test against Pakistan; second-highest Test score by an Australian (Matt Hayden 380); highest Test score at Adelaide Oval
2019 Gun battle between suspected cartel and security forces at Villa Unión city hall, northern Mexico, kills 21
2019 On the way to 36 in the 2nd Test against Pakistan, Australian cricket batsman Steve Smith overtakes Don Bradman’s run tally of 6,996 Test runs; he becomes the fastest batsman to 7,000 in terms of innings (126)
2020 Australia condemns a fabricated photo of an Australian soldier threatening an Afghan child with a knife on a Chinese official’s Twitter, representing a new low in the two countries’ relationship
2020 DeepMind’s AlphaFold AI program achieves a scientific breakthrough by accurately predicting the 3D structures of proteins from their amino acid sequences, a task that had challenged scientists for 50 years

2020 Los Angeles County begins three-week stay-at-home order for 10 million people to combat COVID-19 surge
2020 Newly discovered rock art is announced in the Serranía La Lindosa, Colombian Amazon, dating back 12,600 to 11,800 years ago, with thousands of paintings of now-extinct Ice Age animals [1]
2021 15-year-old student shoots four dead and injures seven at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan

Barbados becomes a Republic

2021 Barbados becomes a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state in a ceremony where Sandra Mason is sworn in as the first president, with Rihanna declared a national hero

2021 El Chapo‘s wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, is sentenced to three years in the US for helping run her husband’s drug conglomerate and aiding his escape from prison

Josephine Baker Honored

2021 Josephine Baker becomes the first Black woman inducted into the Panthéon in Paris, France’s highest honor

2022 Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT prototype is released by AI lab OpenAI and is able to answer complex questions, write poetry, and mimic some human emotions [1]
2022 Chinese authorities ease some COVID-19 restrictions in cities, including Guangzhou, following days of protests [1]

Spotify Most Streamed

2022 Harry Styles‘ single “As It Was” is the most-streamed song globally on Spotify in 2022, with Bad Bunny as the most-listened-to artist [1]

2022 Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine, arrive in Boston for a US royal visit the same day a former lady-in-waiting resigns amid a racism controversy [1]
2022 UNESCO announces new additions to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, including the French Baguette, oral traditions of calling camels in the Middle East, and tea practices in China [1] [2]

Hakeem Jeffries Replaces Pelosi

2022 US House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as the first Black House Minority leader, replacing Nancy Pelosi [1]

2023 Russia’s Supreme Court labels LGBTQ+ ‘movement’ an extremist organization, effectively outlawing it [1]
2023 The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) opens in Dubai with nations pledging a draft resolution for a $400 million fund to help countries most affected by climate change [1]

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