July 13th
The July 13 is the 194th day of the Gregorian calendar (the 195th in leap years ), thus remain 171 days by year end.
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Events
Politics and world events
- 982: In the Battle of Crotone in Calabria , Emperor Otto II is subject to the Saracens , which subsequently leads to a weakening of the imperial authority. However, the Saracens suffer such heavy losses that they retreat to Sicily.
- 1254: The first Rhenish city federation is founded in Mainz .
- 1260: In the Battle of the Durbe an army of the Teutonic Order is defeated by Shamaite Lithuanians , which ultimately triggers the Great Prussian Uprising.
- 1501: Basel joins the Swiss Confederation as a canton .
- 1524: Thomas Müntzer gives his prince sermon before the later Saxon Elector Johann and his son Johann Friedrich , in which he denounces social grievances and calls for the introduction of the Reformation.
- 1558: The troops of Philip II of Spain defeat those of Henry II of France in the Battle of Gravelines , paving the way for Spain to fight the Protestants in the Netherlands .
- 1633: The occupation of the city of Hameln , captured by imperial units in the Thirty Years' War in 1625, surrenders to Protestant-Swedish troops under Duke Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg after around four months of siege .
- 1793: French Revolution : Jean Paul Marat is stabbed to death in the bathtub by Charlotte Corday .
- 1814: By decree of Victor Emanuel I , King of Sardinia-Piedmont , the Carabinieri are brought into being as a branch of arms with military and police tasks.
- 1841: In the Straits Treaty of the European great powers with the Ottoman Empire , the passage of warships through the Dardanelles is forbidden, with the exception of Turkish warships and - in the event of war - ships of the allies of the Sultan .
- 1854: Workers ' and workers' education associations are exposed to intensified persecution in the German Confederation by resolution of the Bundestag .
- 1854: The small Nicaraguan town of Greytown is completely destroyed by fire from the US warship USS Cyane . The reason for the bombing is the arrest of a US citizen.
- 1863: Beginning of the Draft Riots in New York City against the newly introduced general conscription and the liberation of the slaves.
- 1870: Otto von Bismarck had the Emser Depesche published, which subsequently led to the Franco-German War .
- 1878: The Berlin Congress ends. He rearranges the political situation in the Balkans and in Armenia after the Russo-Turkish War : Romania , Serbia and Montenegro become sovereign, Cyprus is leased to Great Britain by the Ottoman Empire .
- 1893: During the Franco-Siamese War there is an exchange of fire between the Siamese fort in Pak Nam and French gunboats sailing the Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ) towards the Siamese capital Bangkok
- 1900: Boer fighters bring the UK in the South African Boer War in Nitralsnek and Derdepoort two defeats at where the Britons suffer huge losses.
- 1909: Constitutionalists fighting against the absolutist restoration efforts of the Shah of Persia, Mohammed Ali Shah , reach the capital Tehran .
- 1920: In Trieste perpetrate Italian fascists set fire to the cultural center Narodni dom of the Slovenian population. After the forced Italianization that had begun, tensions prevail in the city .
- 1936: The Spanish opposition politician José Calvo Sotelo is murdered by members of the Guardia de Asalto and the Guardia Civil . The Spanish Civil War begins four days after his death .
- 1941: Hitler proposes a comprehensive offensive alliance to Japan with the aim that Germans and Japanese together “destroy” the Soviet Union and the USA .
- 1943: The sea battle at Kolombangara during the Second World War ends with a victory for the Japanese.
- 1943: The Citadel company , the battle for Kursk during the Russian campaign in World War II , is broken off by German troops after a Soviet counter-offensive.
- 1992: The Federal Constitutional Court confirms the recognition of the Oder-Neisse Line as constitutional.
- 2000: The Hamburg judge Ronald Schill , known for his harsh judgments , founds the Rule of Law Offensive party .
- 2006: After the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah militias, Israel imposes a sea blockade and air strikes against Lebanon .
- 2008: With a ceremony in Paris, the Union for the Mediterranean , a community between the member states of the European Union and the countries bordering the Mediterranean , is founded. The Union replaces the previous Barcelona Process .
- 2009: The Munich I Public Prosecutor's Office brings charges against John Demjanjuk for aiding and abetting murder in 27,900 cases. The Ukrainian worked as an overseer in the Sobibor extermination camp during the Second World War .
- 2016: Following the resignation of David Cameron , Queen Elizabeth II appoints former Home Secretary Theresa May as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
economy
- 1709: The G. B. Farina shop is founded in Cologne , from which, after the invention of "Eau de Cologne" by Johann Maria Farina, the perfume manufacturer Johann Maria Farina emerged opposite Jülichs-Platz , today the oldest perfume factory in the world.
- 1923: A brokerage company advertises real estate purchases in Los Angeles with the logo "Hollywoodlands" . The well-known Hollywood sign was finally retained from 1949 onwards.
- 1931: The Darmstädter und Nationalbank collapses. A wave of withdrawals from depositors is triggered, the German Reich has to cope with a financial crisis.
- 1960: The Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt am Main grants the World Bank the highest loan it has taken out to date outside the USA . The loan of 240 million US dollars (about 1 billion DM), repayable in twelve years at an interest rate of 4.5%, is used for the economic promotion of underdeveloped countries.
- 1977: All of New York City and Westchester County areas suffered a major blackout during the night due to lightning strikes .
- 1990: As the legal successor of Gosbank is Bank Rossii as Central Bank of Russia established.
- 2005: The Danish Billund reports that the American Blackstone Group is acquiring the four Legoland parks from the Lego group for 375 million euros . They will be incorporated into the new Merlin Entertainments Group , in which the Lego owners have a 30 percent stake.
- 2005: The EU approves the takeover of VA Technologie , the largest Austrian technology group, by the German Siemens AG .
science and technology
- 1772: James Cook begins his second South Seas voyage from Plymouth .
- 1832: Henry Rowe Schoolcraft finds Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River .
- 1895: The Niebüll – Dagebüll small railway is opened as a narrow-gauge line.
- 1897: After only two days in the air, the gas balloon of the polar expedition with the Swedish polar explorers Salomon August Andrée , Nils Strindberg and Knut Frænkel on board had to make an emergency landing. You set out on foot across the ice.
- 1910: The Erbslöh impact airship crashes near Pattscheid, near Leverkusen. All five people on board die, including the aviation pioneer and namesake Oskar Erbslöh .
- 1919: The British rigid airship R34 completes the first non-stop transatlantic voyage in both directions. Started on July 2nd for the outward journey to the USA, the aircraft is now anchored in Norfolk after a 75-hour return journey .
- 1956: The First Dartmouth Conference begins. On it coined John McCarthy the term artificial intelligence ( " AI ").
- 1957: The Max Planck Institute for History is opened in Göttingen . Since April 2007 it has been called "MPI for Research into Multi-Religious and Multi-Ethnic Societies"
- 1980: The European Space Agency (ESA) approves the Giotto project in Paris : a space probe launched with the Ariane rocket is supposed to cross the trajectory of Halley's comet , which crossed our solar system in 1986 .
- 2000: During excavations in Veliky Novgorod , the Novgorod Codex is found. The wax tablet book is so far the oldest discovered book of Rus .
Culture
- 1656: The premiere of the opera Theti by Antonio Bertali takes place at the Hofburg in Vienna.
- 1954: The doctor film Sauerbruch - That Was My Life is premiered in Germany with Ewald Balser in the role of Professor Ferdinand Sauerbruch .
- 1985: The Live Aid concert initiated by Bob Geldof takes place in Great Britain and the USA at the same time.
- 1989: The Opéra Bastille on the Place de la Bastille in Paris is inaugurated with the play La nuit avant le jour ( The night before the day ) directed by Robert Wilson in the presence of numerous heads of state.
society
- 1837: With the arrival of Queen Victoria, Buckingham Palace officially becomes the future main residence of the British monarchs .
- 1846: King Karl I of Württemberg marries Olga Nikolajewna Romanowa , the daughter of the Russian Tsar Nicholas I.
- 1955: The 28-year-old Ruth Ellis , the last woman in Britain, as murderess on the line is executed.
religion
- 1876: The praying and singing pilgrims gathered on the occasion of the Marpingen apparitions of Mary are forcibly dissolved by the Prussian military.
- 1949: Pope Pius XII. threatens to excommunicate those Catholics who join a communist party, publish, read or write communist books or magazines. In Italy in particular, this triggers reactions from those affected.
Disasters
- 2000: A mudslide buries an entire village in the Chinese province of Shaanxi . 120 people die.
- 2000: A landslide triggered by heavy rains buries the poor district of Bombay , India , killing around 250 people.
Minor accidents are listed in the sub-articles of Disaster .
Sports
- 1861: Founding of the Thuringian Schützenbund in Gotha .
- 1908: At the beginning of the two “stadium weeks” of the IV Summer Olympics in London, which actually started on April 27, a festive opening ceremony takes place.
- 1930: The first soccer world championship opens in Uruguay . In the opening match defeat before 1,000 spectators France Team Mexico with 4: 1. The Frenchman Lucien Laurent scored the first goal of the tournament .
- 1977: The previously unclimbed Ogre (7285 m) in the Karakoram is conquered by Chris Bonington and Doug Scott.
- 1985: In Paris, the Ukrainian pole vaulter Serhij Bubka (starting for the Soviet Union) is the first in his sport to cross the six-meter mark in an indoor competition.
- 2001: The People's Republic of China wins the 2008 Summer Olympics .
- 2014: The German national soccer team wins the soccer world championship for the fourth time with a 1-0 draw .
Entries of track and field world records can be found under the respective discipline under track and field . Entries on football world championship games can be found in the sub-pages of football world championships . The same goes for European football championships .
Born
Before the 18th century
- 100 BC Chr .: Gaius Iulius Caesar , Roman statesman, proconsul, consul, dictator, general and author
- 1519: Ulrich von Mordeisen , Saxon politician and diplomat
- 1522: Sophia Jagiellonica , Polish princess, Duchess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
- 1527: John Dee , English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, mystic, and alchemist
- 1579: Arthur Dee , English physician and alchemist
- 1590: Clement X. , Pope
- 1607: Wenceslaus Hollar , Bohemian engraver, etcher and draftsman
- 1608: Ferdinand III. von Habsburg , German Emperor
- 1677: Johann Georg , Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels and Prince of Saxe-Querfurt
18th century
- 1707: Jakob Emele , south German builder
- 1721: Felix Joseph de Abreu y Bertodano , Spanish ambassador
- 1724: Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann , Holstein-Danish count, merchant and slave trader
- 1733: Charles of Saxony , Duke of Courland and Semigallia
- 1741: Carl Friedrich Hindenburg , German mathematician, physicist and philosopher
- 1754: Johann August von Veltheim , German officer in British service
- 1757: Thomas Rowlandson , British painter and caricaturist
- 1758: Heinrich Ludwig Smalian , German head forester
- 1764: Maria Catharina Tismar , German foundation founder
- 1767: Friedrich Adolf Krummacher , German theologian
- 1767: Josef Speckbacher , Tyrolean freedom fighter
- 1768: Peter Joseph Imhoff , German sculptor
- 1773: Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder , German writer
- 1776: Amalie Christiane , Princess of Baden
- 1776: Karoline von Baden , Queen of the Kingdom of Bavaria
- 1779: William Hedley , British mine manager
- 1783: August I , Grand Duke of Oldenburg
- 1783: James Tannock , Scottish portrait painter
- 1787: Alois Schertzinger , German watchmaker, co-founder of the Sarata settlement
- 1793: John Clare , British nature poet
- 1796: Johann Jakob Kirchhoff , German painter, illustrator and lithographer
- 1798: Charlotte of Prussia , Russian tsarina
19th century
1801-1850
- 1808: Antonio Arenas Merino , President of Peru
- 1809: Jacob Aicher von Aichenegg , Austrian lawyer and politician
- 1811: George Gilbert Scott , British architect
- 1813: Theophil von Hansen , Danish-Austrian builder and architect of classicism and historicism
- 1816: Gustav Freytag , German poet, historian and journalist
- 1817: Franz Leopold Sonnenschein , German chemist
- 1825: Anton Springer , German art historian
- 1821: Nathan Bedford Forrest , American plantation owner, Confederate General in the Civil War, Ku Klux Klan leader
- 1834: Konrad Beyer , German poet and literary historian
- 1835: Franz Umpfenbach , German classical philologist
- 1841: Otto Wagner , Austrian architect, architectural theorist and city planner of Vienna
- 1846: Jelisaweta Fjodorovna Zwanziger , German-Russian soprano and vocal teacher
- 1847: Leopoldina of Brazil , Princess of Brazil
1851-1900
- 1856: Gustav Hauser , German pathologist and bacteriologist
- 1858: Cesare Pollini , Italian pianist, composer, conductor, music teacher and concert organizer
- 1858: Otto Rossbach , German classical philologist and archaeologist
- 1858: Emil Strub , Swiss designer, engineer, railway builder and inventor
- 1859: Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield , British social scientist and politician, multiple minister
- 1861: Ludwig Edenhofer junior , German organ builder and cellist
- 1861: Maria Anna of Portugal , Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
- 1864: John Jacob Astor IV , American businessman, inventor, and writer
- 1866: Anacleto de Medeiros , Brazilian musician and composer
- 1870: Eduard Clausnitzer , German theologian, educator and writer
- 1870: Georg Hartmann , German manufacturer
- 1873: Alfons Breska , Czech poet and translator
- 1874: Ludwig Gruber , Austrian composer, singer, writer and conductor
- 1877: Erik Scavenius , Danish politician and statesman
- 1883: Kurt Assmann , German naval officer
- 1883: Phra Chenduriyang , German-Thai composer
- 1884: Caroline Reuss zu Greiz , Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- 1885: Margarete Adam , German university professor
- 1885: Adolf Behne , German architect, art politician and scientist
- 1886: Edward Flanagan , American priest
- 1887: Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt , German general
- 1887: Robert Land , Austrian-Czech film director
- 1889: Louise Mountbatten , British-German princess, queen of Sweden
- 1889: Adam Scharrer , German writer
- 1891: Marguerite Boulc'h , French chanson singer
- 1892: Léo-Pol Morin , Canadian pianist, music critic and composer
- 1892: Hans Streuli , Swiss politician and Federal Councilor
- 1894: Isaak Emmanuilowitsch Babel , Russian journalist and author
- 1895: Sidney Blackmer , American actor
- 1895: Bradley Kincaid , American folk and old-time musician
- 1896: Mordecai Ardon , Israeli artist
- 1897: Wilhelm Braun , German cross-country skier
- 1900: Teresa de Los Andes , Chilean nun, saint of the Roman Catholic Church
- 1900: Simon Janaschia , Georgian historian
20th century
1901-1925
- 1901: Ernst Müller , German football player
- 1904: Robert Minton , American bobsledder
- 1905: Bosley Crowther , American film critic
- 1906: Jack Chertok , American film and television producer
- 1907: Herman Geiger-Torel , Canadian opera director and music teacher
- 1909: Washington Castro , Argentine composer and conductor
- 1909: Souphanouvong , Laotian politician, president
- 1909: Baruch Harold Wood , English chess master and author
- 1910: Jeanne Hersch , Swiss philosopher
- 1910: Olga Iliwicka-Dąbrowska , Polish pianist and music teacher
- 1911: Bruno Buzek , Austrian architect
- 1913: Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller , Danish shipowner and industrialist
- 1915: Harry McKibbin , Irish rugby player and official
- 1915: Paul Williams , American saxophonist, composer and band leader
- 1918: Alberto Ascari , Italian racing car driver
- 1918: Marcia Brown , American children's author and illustrator
- 1920: Hans Blumenberg , German philosopher
- 1920: Wilhelm Kümpel , German organist
- 1921: Ernest Gold , American composer
- 1921: Friedrich Peter , Austrian politician
- 1923: Alexandre Astruc , French film director, critic, screenwriter and writer
- 1924: Donald Edward Osterbrock , American astronomer
- 1924: Carlo Bergonzi , Italian tenor
- 1925: Suzanne Edwards , American swimmer
- 1925: Horst Muys , German pop singer and Cologne carnivalist
1926-1950
- 1927: Silvio Francesco , Italian musician and singer
- 1927: Simone Veil , French politician, President of the EU Parliament
- 1928: Bob Crane , American actor
- 1929: Sofja Ivanovna Muratova , Soviet-Russian gymnast, Olympic champion
- 1930: Fritz Aigner , Austrian painter
- 1930: Jesús López Pacheco , Spanish writer
- 1932: Hubert Reeves , Canadian astrophysicist and non-fiction author
- 1932: Giorgio Stivanello , Italian football player
- 1934: Agnes Auffinger , German painter and sculptor
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- 1934: Wole Soyinka , Nigerian writer, first winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature from Africa
- 1935: Monique Wittig , French writer
- 1936: Albert Ayler , American jazz musician
- 1936: Ernst Hirsch , German cameraman and director
- 1938: Manfred Beilharz , German dramaturge and theater director
- 1938: Helga Königsdorf , German mathematician and writer
- 1938: Myroslaw Skoryk , Ukrainian composer
- 1938: Michael Verhoeven , German film director
- 1940: Patrick Stewart , British actor
- 1941: Diethelm Ferner , German soccer player and coach
- 1941: Robert Forster , American film actor
- 1941: Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera , Uruguayan politician, President
- 1941: Jacques Perrin , French actor and producer
- 1942: Harrison Ford , American actor
- 1942: Rudolf Albrecht , German pastor, representative of the church peace movement in the GDR
- 1942: Gerhard Hetz , German swimmer
- 1943: Fabrizio Poletti , Italian football player
- 1944: Lorenz Böllinger , German legal scholar
- 1944: Egon Coordes , former German soccer player and coach
- 1944: Ernő Rubik , Hungarian sculptor, architect and designer
- 1945: Ini Assmann , German actress
- 1945: Jürg Marquard , Swiss publisher
- 1946: Gabriele Gysi , German actress and director
- 1946: Albert Hartinger , Austrian singer (bass-baritone) and conductor
- 1946: Wolfgang Heubisch , German politician
- 1946: Ignaz Kirchner , German actor
- 1946: Larry Sultan , American artist and photographer
- 1947: Claire Beyer , German writer
- 1948: Catherine Breillat , French film director
- 1950: Ma Ying-jeou , Chinese politician
- 1950: Leonid Jakowlewitsch Gosman , Russian politician
1951-1975
- 1951: Gertrude Aubauer , Austrian journalist and politician
- 1951: Sonia Seymour Mikich , German journalist
- 1953: Violeta Dinescu , Romanian pianist and composer
- 1953: Pavle Vujčić , Serbian violinist
- 1954: Florencio Abad , Filipino politician
- 1954: Sezen Aksu , Turkish pop singer
- 1954: Roberto Aussel , Argentinian guitarist
- 1954: Jean-Louis Costes , French performance artist
- 1954: Louise Mandrell , American country singer and musician
- 1955: Christian Tramitz , German actor, comedian, voice actor and author
- 1956: Günther Jauch , German television presenter and journalist
- 1956: Michael Spinks , American boxer
- 1957: Thierry Boutsen , Belgian racing driver
- 1957: Cameron Crowe , American director and actor
- 1957: Rinat Faisrachmanowitsch Dassajew , Russian football player
- 1957: Renate Wolf , German handball player and trainer
- 1961: Anders Järryd , Swedish tennis player
- 1962: Sören von Rönne , German show jumper
- 1963: Peter Benedict , Austrian actor
- 1964: Thomas Ammann , Swiss politician
- 1964: Andreas Boltz , German church musician and composer
- 1966: Sebastian Gramss , German double bass player, cellist and composer
- 1967: Benny Benassi , Italian singer and DJ
- 1969: Gesine Dreyer , German harpist
- 1970: Andrei Tivontschik , German pole vaulter, Olympic medalist
- 1970: Katharina Zapatka , German actress
- 1971: Antonio Francisco Astiazarán Gutiérrez , Mexican politician
- 1971: Daniel Dumile , American hip hop artist
- 1971: Richard Groenendaal , Dutch cyclist
- 1973: Thomas Paulwitz , German historian and journalist
- 1973: Astrid Retzke , German heptathlete
- 1974: Deborah Cox , Canadian singer
- 1974: Oriol Servià , Spanish racing driver
- 1974: Jarno Trulli , Italian Formula 1 racing driver
1976-2000
- 1976: Austrofred , Austrian singer
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- 1976: Oleh Sentsow , Ukrainian film director
- 1976: Diana Viktorovna Vishnyova , Russian ballet dancer
- 1977: Kathleen Friedrich , German athlete
- 1977: Ashley Scott , American actress
- 1978: Jessica Barth , American actress
- 1979: Daniel Alberto Díaz , Argentine soccer player
- 1979: Panagiota Petridou , German TV presenter and car saleswoman
- 1980: Karolina Gruszka , Polish actress
- 1981: Marius Bilașco , Romanian football player
- 1981: Helgi Valur Daníelsson , Icelandic football player
- 1981: Michael Mando , Canadian actor
- 1981: João Paulo de Oliveira , Brazilian racing car driver
- 1981: Ineta Radēviča , Latvian long jumper
- 1982: Ion Ansotegi , Spanish soccer player
- 1982: Snježana Pejčić , Croatian sports shooter
- 1983: Natalja Sergejewna Schljapina , Russian football player
- 1983: Liu Xiang , Chinese athlete
- 1984: Ida Maria , Norwegian rock singer
- 1984: Sven Schaffrath , German soccer player
- 1985: Benjamin Alard , French harpsichordist and organist
- 1985: Silvio Bankert , German soccer player
- 1985: Guillermo Ochoa , Mexican soccer player
- 1987: Ulrika Toft Hansen , Swedish handball player
- 1987: Michael Seewald , German Roman Catholic theologian, professor of dogmatics and the history of dogma in Münster
- 1988: Emely Neubert , German actress
- 1988: Steven R. McQueen , American actor
- 1989: Kristina Kristiansen , Danish handball player
- 1990: Murat Akça , Turkish football player
- 1990: Alizé Lim , French tennis player
- 1990: Jonathan Mensah , Ghanaian soccer player
- 1991: MacKenzie Boyd-Clowes , Canadian ski jumper
- 1991: Edin Pepic , German soccer player
- 1992: Airinė Palšytė , Lithuanian high jumper
- 1992: Dylan Patton , American actor
- 1993: Danny da Costa , German soccer player
- 1993: Takehiro Watanabe , Japanese Nordic combined athlete
- 1996: Andreas Obst , German basketball player
- 1998: Paulina Hobratschk , German actress
Died
Before the 17th century
- 734: Mildred von Minster , English Catholic abbess
- 892: Arn , Bishop of Würzburg
- 939: Leo VII , Pope
- 945: Herluin , Count of Montreuil
- 982: Heinrich I , Bishop of Augsburg
- 982: Abū l-Qāsim Alī ibn al-Hasan , Emir of Sicily
- 1024: Heinrich II. , Holy Roman Emperor
- 1061: Beatrix I , abbess in the Gandersheim monastery and in the Quedlinburg monastery
- 1105: Rashi , rabbi and Talmud commentator
- 1110: Johann I , Bishop of Osnabrück
- 1169: Hilary , Bishop of Chichester
- 1205: Hubert Walter , Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1207: Heinrich IV. Von Heßberg , Bishop of Würzburg
- 1220: Berthold of Neuchâtel , Bishop of Lausanne
- 1234: Florens IV , Count of Holland and Zeeland
- 1253: Amadeus IV , Count of Maurienne and Savoy
- 1260: Burkhard von Hornhausen , Landmeister of Livonia of the Teutonic Order
- 1262: Henry of Wingham , Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of London
- 1275: John of Toledo , English Cistercian and cardinal
- 1299: Erik II , King of Norway
- 1302: Alexander Lüneburg , councilor and mayor of Lübeck
- 1309: John I , deposed bishop of Utrecht
- 1318: Heinrich II. Von Woldenberg , Bishop of Hildesheim
- 1337: Heinrich von Burghausen , Bishop of Seckau
- 1357: Bartolus de Saxoferrato , Italian legal scholar
- 1361: Pierre Bertrand de Colombier , French cardinal and diplomat
- 1374: John Cherleton, 3rd Baron Cherleton , Welsh Marcher Lord
- 1380: Bertrand du Guesclin , French general
- 1393: Helene von Beichlingen , Countess of Meißen, Countess of Beichlingen-Wiehe
- 1399: Peter Parler , German architect, sculptor, engineer and master builder of the cathedral
- 1402: Jianwen , Chinese emperor of the Ming dynasty
- 1491: Johann Koerbecke , Westphalian late Gothic painter
- 1491: Alfonso, Infanta of Portugal , heir to the throne and son of King Joao II.
- 1501: Margaret , Princess of Saxony
- 1584: Armgard , Countess von Rietberg
17./18. century
- 1616: Peter Tilicki , Bishop of Kulm, Warmia, Kujawy and Cracow
- 1617: Adam Wenzel , Duke of Teschen
- 1626: Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester , English statesman and patron of the arts
- 1640: Heinrich Casimir I , Count of Nassau-Dietz, governor of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe
- 1643: Johannes Kromayer , German Lutheran clergyman and school reformer in Thuringia in the age of Lutheran orthodoxy
- 1644: Per Banér , Swedish statesman
- 1645: Marie de Gournay , French writer, philosopher and suffragette
- 1689: Johann Volkmar Bechmann , German legal scholar
- 1689: Abraham Wild , Swiss Protestant clergyman
- 1706: Johann Franz Peickhardt , Austrian politician
- 1722: Heinrich Leonhard Schurzfleisch , German lawyer, historian and librarian
- 1755: Edward Braddock , British Commander in Chief of the Forces in North America
- 1761: Tokugawa Ieshige , Japanese Shogun
- 1762: James Bradley , British astronomer and Anglican theologian
- 1774: Otto von Münchhausen , German botanist
- 1784: Johann Baptist Straub , German Rococo sculptor
- 1793: Jean Paul Marat , Swiss-French doctor and journalist during the French Revolution ( Ami du Peuple )
- 1795: Johann Gottlieb Waldin , German university professor
19th century
- 1813: Johann Friedrich Peter , American composer
- 1816: Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe , German architect and engraver
- 1831: Julius von Soden , German writer
- 1844: Johann Gänsbacher , Austrian composer and conductor
- 1854: Abbas I , Wali (governor) of Egypt
- 1861: Jan Ackersdijck , Dutch lawyer, statistician and economist
- 1861: James Hopkins Adams , American politician and governor of South Carolina
- 1863: Heinrich Schacht , German writer and worker poet
- 1869: Henry Labouchère, 1st Baron Taunton , British statesman
- 1870: Johan Fredrik Eckersberg , Norwegian national romantic painter
- 1875: Simon Joel Arnheim , German entrepreneur
- 1876: Karl von der Groeben , Prussian general of the cavalry
- 1881: John C. Pemberton , Confederate General in the American Civil War
- 1884: Ernst Carstanjen , German chemist
- 1889: Robert Hamerling , Austrian writer
- 1890: John C. Frémont , American explorer, major general, and politician
- 1896: August Kekulé , German chemist and scientist
20th century
1901-1950
- 1902: Benjamin Bilse , German conductor and composer
- 1902: Emanuel Herrmann , Austrian economist and co-inventor of the postcard
- 1910: Oskar Erbslöh , German aviation pioneer
- 1911: William B. Shattuc , American politician, Member of Congress for Ohio
- 1912: Ernst Goll , Austrian poet
- 1912: Marc Ruchet , Swiss politician, Federal Councilor
- 1912: Robert Stock , Berlin entrepreneur, German telecommunications pioneer
- 1917: Oskar Telke , German medic
- 1918: Gilles van Overbeek de Meijer , Dutch medic
- 1922: Rosa Bloch , Swiss labor movement politician and women's rights activist
- 1923: Asger Hamerik , Danish composer and conductor
- 1923: Charles Dwight Sigsbee , American naval officer
- 1923: Ernst Beckmann , German chemist
- 1924: Alfred Marshall , British economist
- 1924: Robert Kidston , British botanist from Scotland
- 1927: Marcel Michelot , French racing car driver
- 1929: Wilhelm Ashoff , German entrepreneur
- 1929: Eusebius Mandyczewski , Austrian musicologist and composer
- 1929: Leo Sontag , Prussian infantry general
- 1930: Joseph Anglade , French Romanist, Provençalist and Medievalist
- 1930: Eugen von Finckh , German politician, Prime Minister of the Free State of Oldenburg
- 1937: Henry Edward Armstrong , English chemist
- 1938: Emil Kirdorf , German industrialist and protégé of Adolf Hitler
- 1940: Hubert Flohr , German pianist, music teacher and music director
- 1941: Eduard Norden , German classical philologist and historian of religion
- 1943: Kurt Huber , German musicologist, folk song researcher and psychologist, member of the White Rose resistance group , victim of National Socialism
- 1943: Alexander Schmorell , German student and artist, co-founder of the White Rose resistance group , victim of National Socialism
- 1944: José André , Argentine composer and music critic
- 1944: Sergei Nikolajewitsch Bulgakow , Russian economist and Orthodox theologian
- 1945: Emmanuel Bove , French writer
- 1946: Franz Arczynski , German trade union official and politician
- 1946: Alfred Stieglitz , American photographer, gallery owner, publisher and patron of avant-garde art
- 1949: Walt Kuhn , American painter, cartoonist, and lithographer
- 1949: Walther Wadehn , German major general
1951-2000
- 1951: Arnold Schönberg , Austrian composer
- 1954: Anton Arnold , Austrian opera singer
- 1954: Frida Kahlo , Mexican painter of popular surrealism and the new objectivity
- 1954: Irving Pichel , American actor and film director
- 1958: Paul Ash , American violinist, pianist, composer and big band leader
- 1958: Keith Campbell , Australian motorcycle racer
- 1960: Hans Loch , German party functionary, finance minister of the GDR, member of the Presidium of the National Front
- 1963: Albert Steffen , Swiss anthroposophist and man of letters
- 1964: Hermann von Beckerath , German cellist
- 1964: Pablo Burchard Eggeling , Chilean painter
- 1964: Kurt Diebner , German nuclear physicist
- 1967: Tom Simpson , English cyclist
- 1967: Yoshino Hideo , Japanese writer
- 1970: Leslie R. Groves , American general, military director in the Manhattan Project
- 1970: Gonzalo Roig , Cuban composer
- 1973: Lon Chaney Jr. , American theater, film, and television actor
- 1973: Willy Fritsch , German actor
- 1974: Lily Abegg , Swiss journalist and author
- 1974: Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett , British physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- 1975: Latife Uşşaki , wife of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
- 1975: Hertha Vogel-Voll , German book and theater author
- 1976: Carl Dreher , American sound engineer of Austrian origin
- 1976: Max Butting , German composer
- 1977: Hermann Kemper , German engineer, inventor of the magnetic levitation train
- 1978: Waldemar Fritsch , German sculptor
- 1979: Ludwig Merwart , Austrian painter and graphic artist
- 1980: Juan García Oliver , Spanish anarchist and syndicalist
- 1980: Seretse Khama , first President of Botswana
- 1982: Barbara Allen Rainey , US pilot and first female pilot in the US armed forces
- 1982: Edith Heerdegen , German actress
- 1984: Werner Abegg , Swiss textile industrialist, collector of textiles and founder of the Abegg Foundation
- 1985: Matthias Hoogen , German politician, Member of the Bundestag, Defense Commissioner of the German Bundestag
- 1988: Luis Benjamín , Puerto Rican pianist
- 1989: Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou , Kurdish politician, chairman of the Kurdistan-Iran Democratic Party
- 1991: Fritz Duda , German painter and graphic artist
- 1992: Alex Wojciechowicz , American football player
- 1993: Jürgen Frohriep , German actor
- 1994: Eddie Boyd , American blues musician
- 1995: Aimé Barelli , French jazz trumpeter and band leader
- 1995: Matti Pellonpää , Finnish actor
- 1996: Käte van Tricht , German organist, pianist, harpsichordist and music teacher
- 1998: Watkins Moorman Abbitt , American politician, Congressman for Virginia
- 1998: Ernst Strachwitz , Austrian politician
- 2000: Jan Karski , Polish officer and courier of the Polish Home Army
- 2000: Ursula Langrock , German actress
21st century
- 2001: Willy Andergassen , Italian artist
- 2002: Yousuf Karsh , Canadian photographer
- 2002: Robert Schwan , German football manager
- 2003: Werner Goez , German historian
- 2004: Carlos Kleiber , Austrian conductor
- 2004: Timofei Wassiljewitsch Prokhorov , German hermit ("Father Timofei")
- 2005: Axel Strøbye , Danish actor
- 2006: Red Buttons , American actor
- 2006: Ángel Suquía Goicoechea , Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela and Madrid, cardinal
- 2008: Bronisław Geremek , Polish historian and politician, Foreign Minister, Charlemagne Prize laureate
- 2009: Abdullah Ibn Jibreen , Islamic religious scholar
- 2009: Harry Källström , Swedish rally driver
- 2010: Karl-Heinz Heimann , German sports journalist
- 2011: Heinz Reincke , German actor
- 2012: Bucky Adams , Canadian jazz saxophonist and band leader
- 2012: Richard D. Zanuck , American film producer
- 2013: Inge Lange , German functionary of the FDJ, member of the Central Committee of the SED, candidate of the Politburo
- 2013: Cory Monteith , Canadian actor and singer
- 2014: Nadine Gordimer , South African writer, Nobel Prize winner
- 2014: Lorin Maazel , American conductor and composer
- 2014: Gert Voss , German actor
- 2015: Philipp Missfelder , German politician
- 2015: Gerhard Zwerenz , German writer
- 2016: Héctor Babenco , Argentinian-Brazilian film director
- 2016: Bernardo Provenzano , Italian criminal
- 2017: Clara (Cuqui) Nicola , Cuban classical guitarist and professor
- 2017: Liu Xiaobo , Chinese writer, system critic and human rights activist
- 2018: Annemarie Esche , German Burmanist
- 2018: Thorvald Stoltenberg , Norwegian politician
- 2019: Eberhard Köditz , German soccer player
- 2019: Paolo Sardi , Italian cardinal
- 2020: Grant Imahara , American engineer and television presenter
- 2020: Zindzi Mandela , South African poet and politician
Holidays and memorial days
- Church memorial days
- St. Sarah the Hermit , Egyptian Hermit and God-seeker (Orthodox)
- St. Heinrich II. , Roman-German Emperor (Protestant, Catholic)
- St. Kunigunde of Luxembourg , Roman-German empress and founder of a monastery (Protestant, Roman-Catholic: mandatory day of remembrance in Luxembourg, non-mandatory day of remembrance in German-speaking countries)
- St. Mildred von Minster , English Abbess (Catholic)
- St. Silas , Palestinian Bishop (Catholic)
- Name days
- Others
See also
The list of days of remembrance and action contains further entries .
Web links
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