December 17th

The December 17 is the 351st day of the Gregorian calendar (352nd in leap years ), so stay 14 days until the end of the year.

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Politics and world events

• 0546: In the struggle against Eastern Rome , the Ostrogoths under Totila recapture Rome , which had been captured by the Eastern Roman general Belisarius almost seven years earlier . The economic and social consequences of the war herald the end of ancient times in Italy .

King's seal of Otto I.

• 0954: King Otto I holds a Reichstag in Arnstadt , to which his rebellious son Liudolf formally submits. His eldest son Wilhelm is also elected Archbishop of Mainz . This created the domestic political prerequisites for the victorious battle on the Lechfeld against the Hungarians in 955.
• 1282: King Rudolf I enfeoffs his sons Albrecht and Rudolf "in common hand" with the duchies of Austria and Styria at the Reichstag in Augsburg , which establishes the Austrian ownership of the Habsburgs . The solemn certificate will be issued on December 27th.
• 1513: Appenzell becomes the 13th canton to become a member of the thirteen-member Confederation .
• 1583: In the Sewer War mercenaries conquer the new Elector Ernst of Bavaria , the Godesburg , by a force of its predecessor Gebhard I von Waldenburg is defended.
• 1607: Bavarian troops occupy the predominantly Protestant and imperial banned Donauwörth . The cause of the punitive action commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II was the disruption of two Catholic processions . The free imperial city is kept by the Bavarian Duke Maximilian I as a pledge. The Catholic occupation of the city contributes to the establishment of the Protestant Union .

1637: Jizo statues beheaded by the rebels

• 1637: During the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu of the Tokugawa dynasty, Japanese peasants converted to Christianity rise up against Matsukura Katsuie , the local daimyo known for his cruelty . The Shimabara uprising begins.
• 1638: Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar conquered the imperial fortress of Breisach am Rhein from the imperial family during the Thirty Years' War with French money , but kept it as his own possession.
• 1718: After Spain rejects the terms of the Quadruple Alliance of Great Britain, France, Austria and the Netherlands , Great Britain declares war on Spain .

1763: Elector Friedrich August

• 1763: Due to the death of his father Friedrich Christian , Friedrich August III. Saxon Elector .
• 1777: France recognizes the independence of the United States .
• 1792: In the Bishopric of Basel is Rauracian Republic as a French sister republic established.
• 1807: In the second Milanese decree, Napoleon Bonaparte tightened the continental block against Great Britain . Ships from neutral states are threatened with confiscation in trade with the British.

1819: Simón Bolívar

• 1819: Simón Bolívar declares the formation of the Republic of Colombia and thus independence from Spain at the Angostura Congress in what is now Ciudad Bolívar .
• 1907: The previous British governor Ugyen Wangchuk is crowned the first king of Bhutan in Punakha .
• 1909: With the death of Leopold II , his nephew Albert I becomes King of Belgium .
• 1915: The Fourth Isonzo Battle , started by the Italians, is declared over by the Austro-Hungarian General Staff. Despite great human and material efforts, Italy could not achieve any success worth mentioning.
• 1918: In an article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung , the British general Frederick Maurice founded the stab in the back legend .
• 1919: The constituent national assembly of the Republic of Austria passes a law introducing the eight-hour day .
• 1922: The last British troops leave the free part of Ireland .

1939: The wreck of the Admiral Graf Spee

• 1939: The crew of the ironclad Admiral Graf Spee sank their ship off Montevideo during World War II due to British superiority.
• 1943: With the Magnuson Act drawn up by Senator Warren G. Magnuson , the racist Chinese Exclusion Act of May 6, 1882 is repealed. As a result, Chinese citizens can re-enter the United States.
• 1944: In an air raid on Ulm during World War II , 81 percent of the city center is destroyed in one fell swoop. However, the Ulm Minster remains intact.

1944: dead after the Malmedy massacre

• 1944: On the second day of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II , German SS soldiers murder around 80 American prisoners of war in the Malmedy massacre .
• 1959: The Federal Council elections in Switzerland result in the “ magic formula ” for the composition of the Swiss Federal Council , which will last until 2003.
• 1963: The first pass agreement is concluded between the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR as part of the new Ostpolitik . This means that for the first time since the construction of the Berlin Wall , West Berliners can visit their relatives in East Berlin between December 19 and January 5 .
• 1963: The General Assembly of the United Nations resolves with Resolution 1991 (XVIII) to increase the number of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council from six to ten.

1967: Harold Holt

• 1967: Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears without a trace while swimming south of Melbourne.
• 1969: In Chile , parties and groups from the left-wing political spectrum join forces to form the Unidad Popular electoral alliance in order to seek a change of power.

1970: Flag of Oman

• 1970: Oman officially receives its flag .
• 1971: FRG and GDR sign the transit agreement as part of the German Ostpolitik, which makes travel easier between the Federal Republic and West Berlin .
• 1971: After the final end of the Bangladesh war through a ceasefire between India and West Pakistan, East Pakistan becomes finally independent from Pakistan under the name Bangladesh .
• 1981: Senegal and Gambia sign a treaty that regulates the formation of the Senegambia Confederation from February 1, 1982. However, the confederation failed a few years later.
• 1982: Due to a controversial vote of confidence , the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl reaches new elections just two months after taking office.
• 1983: Six people die in the second bomb attack by the terrorist IRA on Harrods department store in London .
• 1995: Five parties move into the National Council in the National Council election in Austria . The SPÖ under Chancellor Franz Vranitzky becomes the party with the largest number of votes.
• 1996: In Peru , left-wing rebels from the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru attacked the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima and took 483 people hostage, of whom around 200 were released on the same day. The hostage-taking lasted until April 22, 1997.
• 2004: Bhutan is the first country in the world to ban the sale of tobacco products for religious, health and economic reasons.
• 2010: The Tunisian greengrocer Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after repeated problems with the authorities, triggering the revolutionary Arab Spring starting in Tunisia .
• 2011: North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il dies during a train ride due to physical fatigue.
• 2014: Barack Obama and Raúl Castro announce a rapprochement in relations between Cuba and the United States after more than 50 years of official diplomatic silence . The remaining Miami Five and Alan Gross were released from custody.

business

1906: The Wiener Postsparkasse

• 1906: The kk Postsparcassen office designed by Otto Wagner opens in Vienna.
• 1953: The Hassel coking plant in Gelsenkirchen-Nord , Germany's first new coking plant after the war, goes into operation.
• 1966: By resolution of the UN General Assembly , the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is founded.

2001: German starter kit

• 2001: European Economic and Monetary Union : Two weeks before the introduction of the euro , the first euro coins are issued in Germany, Greece and Portugal in the form of foil-sealed so-called starter kits .

science and technology

1790: Piedra del Sol

• 1790: In Mexico City is in construction work of the Piedra del Sol , a calendar stone of the Aztecs , excavated.

1903: The first flight

• 1903: The Wright brothers take off with the Wright Flyer for the first controlled powered flight.
• 1908: Frank Wild discovered during the Nimrod expedition first coal in the Antarctic .
• 1935: On the 32nd anniversary of the Wright brothers' first motorized flight , the first flight of a Douglas DC-3 takes place. The DC-3 later became known as the " Raisin Bomber " at the time of the Berlin Airlift .
• 1938: Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann discovered the fission of the uranium atom in Berlin - the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy .
• 1947: The Boeing B-47 strategic bomber is tested in its first flight .
• 1981: McDonnell Douglas NOTAR , a system for torque compensation in helicopters that does not require a tail rotor , is tested in flight for the first time.
• 2003: SpaceShipOne with pilot Brian Binnie breaks the sound barrier as the first aircraft built by a private company without public funding .

Culture

• 1793: Balthasar Gerhard Schumacher publishes the text Heil dir im Siegerkranz with the subtitle God Save the King in the Berliner Spenersche Zeitung . From 1871 onwards, the song developed into a popular representational song for the German Empire .
• 1864: The operetta La belle Hélène ( The beautiful Helena ) by Jacques Offenbach based on a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy with Hortense Schneider in the title role is premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris. Offenbach can thus build on his success Orpheus in the underworld .
• 1865: The Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert is premiered 37 years after his death in the great Redoutensaal of the Vienna Hofburg .
• 1907: The operetta Die Försterchristl by Georg Jarno with Johanna Niese in the title role is premiered at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna .
• 1938: American writer Eric Knight publishes the short story Lassie in The Saturday Evening Post . The story, published two years later as a book, immediately became a bestseller .
• 1951: The film She danced only one summer is shown for the first time in Sweden . A nude bathing scene is a topic of conversation around the world.
• 1961: The premiere of the opera The Long Christmas Supper by Paul Hindemith takes place at the Nationaltheater Mannheim .
• 1965: The West German Broadcasting Corporation ( WDR ) goes on air on television .
• 1988: In Berlin, the Otto Hahn Peace Medal is awarded for the first time for outstanding services to peace and international understanding (to the former Italian President Sandro Pertini ).
• 1989: In the US, the first independent sequence that will Simpsons by Matt Groening broadcast.

society

• 1498: After the accession of Louis XII. in France with the knowledge of Pope Alexander VI. the marriage to Jeanne de Valois, which had existed for 22 years, was ecclesiastically annulled .
• 1600: The French King Henry IV and Maria de 'Medici marry in the Cathedral of Lyon . Henry's childless marriage to Margaret of Valois was annulled in 1599 by Pope Clement VIII .
• 1962: Beate Uhse opens the world's first sex shop at Angelburger Strasse 58 in Flensburg .

religion

• 0283: Cajus becomes Pope.
• 0954: Wilhelm becomes Archbishop of Mainz .

1538:
Pope Paul III.

• 1538: Pope Paul III. excommunicated the English King Henry VIII.
• 1961: The rebuilt Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin is inaugurated.

Disasters

• 1859: In Frederiksborg Castle , the Danish royal residence, a major fire raged the day before and destroyed the furnishings in the entire main building.
• 1961: In Niterói , Brazil , dissatisfied employees set a circus tent on fire during a performance . 323 people die and around 500 are injured.

Minor accidents are listed in the sub-articles of Disaster .

Sports

• 1911: The German Fencing Association is founded in Frankfurt am Main .
• 1937: The exiled Russian Alexander Alekhine fights back the world chess title with a 15.5: 9.5 victory over Max Euwe , which he had lost to the Dutchman in 1935.
• 1989: Germany beat Sweden 3-2 in the 78th Davis Cup .
• 2004: In the newly built multi-purpose hall in Krefeld, the KönigPALAST , a DEL game takes place for the first time . The Krefeld Penguins play against the Eisbären Berlin .

Entries of track and field world records can be found under the respective discipline under track and field .

Born

Before the 18th century

• 1239: Kujō Yoritsugu , fifth Shogun of Japan
• 1267: Go-Uda , 91st Emperor of Japan
• 1489: Peter V. von Rosenberg , Bohemian nobleman
• 1514: Johann Basilius Herold , German printer, humanist, historian, publicist and forger
• 1518: Ernst III. , Duke of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen
• 1554: Ernst of Bavaria , Archbishop of Cologne, Bishop of Freising, Hildesheim, Liège and Munster
• 1616: Roger L'Estrange , English author, pamphlet writer
• 1620: Henri Charles de La Trémoille , leading figure in the Fronde
• 1626: Christina I , Queen of Sweden
• 1638: Anna Sophia II , Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt and Abbess of the Quedlinburg Monastery
• 1644: Nikolaus Alard , German theologian
• 1650: Christoph Arnold , German astronomer
• 1669: Friedrich Wilhelm von Dossow , Prussian Field Marshal General, Governor of Wesel
• 1679: August Müller , German Evangelical Lutheran theologian

18th century

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  Émilie du Châtelet
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  Nathaniel Macon
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  Ludwig van Beethoven
  (* 1770)

• 1701: Mang Anton Stapf , South German Rococo sculptor
• 1702: Philipp von Imhoff , lieutenant general in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
• 1706: Émilie du Châtelet , French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, translator and salonière
• 1707: Ernst Friedrich II , Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
• 1722: Johann Paul Reinhard , German university professor and historian
• 1724: Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae , natural scientist, chemist and court pharmacist in Hanover
• 1734: William Floyd , New York State delegate to the Continental Congress
• 1734: Maria I , Queen of Portugal and Brazil
• 1748: James Mitchell Varnum , American general in the War of Independence
• 1749: Domenico Cimarosa , Italian opera composer
• 1750: Elizabeth Craven , British writer
• 1750: Joseph Franz Xaver Stark , German Catholic theologian
• 1752: Peter Josef Cramer von Clausagh , Prussian official in Cologne
• 1757: Nathaniel Macon , American politician, House of Representatives, Senator
• 1769: Christian Friedrich von Cochenhausen , Hessian lieutenant general and minister of war, founder of the library
• 1770: Ludwig van Beethoven , German composer, finisher of the Viennese classical period and pioneer of the Romantic period (date of baptism)
• 1773: Johann Hartmann Bernhard , German organ builder
• 1773: Silvain Charles Graf Valee , French Governor General and Marshal of France
• 1775: François-Marius Granet , French painter
• 1776: Friedrich Ludwig Wilhelm Christian Karl von Tabor , Belgian general
• 1778: Humphry Davy , British chemist
• 1784: Georg Ludolf Dissen , German classical philologist
• 1788: Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves , German architect, civil engineer and town planner
• 1789: Clement Comer Clay , American politician ,. Alabama Governor Senator
• 1791: Samuel Amsler , Swiss engraver
• 1793: Georg Ludwig Dörell , German mountain master and inventor of the art of driving
• 1794: Johann Jakob Langen , German sugar manufacturer
• 1795: Benjamin Franklin Butler , American lawyer and politician, Attorney General
• 1797: Joseph Henry , American physicist

19th century

1801-1850

• 1808: Thuisko von Stieglitz , Royal Saxon Lieutenant General
• 1813: Carl Gottfried Eybe , German painter
• 1820: Berthold von Freydorf , Baden officer
• 1820: Otto Hendel , German printer and publisher
• 1821: Alexander Ferdinand Ludwig Andrae , German farmer and politician
• 1821: Josef Krejčí , Czech composer
• 1824: John Kerr , British physicist and theologian
• 1827: Alexander Wassilko von Serecki , Austrian-Romanian politician, governor of the Duchy of Bukovina
• 1830: Jules de Goncourt , French writer
• 1832: Thomas McKenny Hughes , British geologist and paleontologist
• 1835: Alexander Emanuel Agassiz , Swiss-American geologist and anatomist
• 1840: Ernst von Heynitz , German officer, farmer and landowner
• 1840: Christian Horneman , Danish composer
• 1841: Wilhelm Brambach , German classical philologist, music historian and librarian
• 1842: Sophus Lie , Norwegian mathematician

1851-1900

• 1851: Ernest Lavigne , Canadian composer and conductor, cornetist and music publisher
• 1851: Otto Schott , German chemist and glass technician
• 1854: William Ezekiel Andrews , American politician, member of the House of Representatives
• 1854: Philipp Wolfrum , German composer and organist

Hope Bridges Adams Lehmann (* 1855)

• 1855: Hope Bridges Adams Lehmann , first German woman to graduate from medical school with a state examination
• 1857: Niccolò van Westerhout , Italian composer
• 1865: Paul Oskar Höcker , German editor and writer
• 1867: Richard Kandt , German doctor and Africa explorer
• 1868: Bernd von Arnim , Prussian politician and landowner, MdL
• 1873: Ford Madox Ford , English writer
• 1874: William Lyon Mackenzie King , Canadian politician
• 1875: Ernst Pfeiffer , German author and journalist
• 1878: Noma Seiji , Japanese publisher
• 1879: Luigi Durante , Italian football player
• 1882: Hanns Sassmann , Austrian writer
• 1884: Robert John Armstrong , American bishop
• 1887: Josef Lada , Czech illustrator and children's book author
• 1887: Hermine Reuss older line , second wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
• 1888: Rudolf Martin Argus , German politician, Member of the Bundestag
• 1889: Vaslav Nijinsky , Polish-Russian choreographer and dancer
• 1890: Pierre Chami , Lebanese Archbishop
• 1893: Erwin Piscator , German director
• 1893: Petre Sergescu , Romanian mathematician and mathematician
• 1894: Arthur Fiedler , American conductor and violinist
• 1894: Hans Henny Jahnn , German writer
• 1895: Wells Coates , Canadian architect, town planner, and designer
• 1899: Paul Minick , American football player
• 1900: George Lambert , Canadian singer and music educator
• 1900: Luis Martínez Serrano , Mexican pianist, composer and conductor of Spanish origin

20th century

1901-1925

• 1901: Friedrich Damann Andam , German writer, screenwriter and film manager
• 1902: Albert Drach , Austrian writer and lawyer
• 1903: Erskine Caldwell , American author
• 1903: Tommy Thistlethwayte , British racing car driver
• 1905: Gilbert Auvergne , French sprinter and soccer player
• 1905: Jan Valtin , German communist and writer
• 1906: Alfred Roßner , German entrepreneur and rescuer of the Jews
• 1907: Helene Blum-Gliewe , German stage designer and architectural painter
• 1907: Christianna Brand , British writer
• 1907: Géza von Radványi , Hungarian director
• 1907: Heinz-Günter Stamm , German actor, radio play and theater director
• 1908: Willard Frank Libby , American physicist
• 1910: Spade Cooley , American country musician and band leader
• 1911: Gilbert de Rudder , pseudonym Grizzly , Belgian motorcycle racer
• 1912: Mary Henderson , Canadian singer and music educator
• 1912: Wilhelm Studer , Swiss entrepreneur
• 1913: Emilio Villoresi , Italian racing car driver
• 1914: Oktay Aslanapa , Turkish art historian
• 1915: André Claveau , French singer
• 1917: Kriangsak Chomanan , Thai general and politician
• 1918: Dusty Anderson , American actress and model
• 1920: Kenneth E. Iverson , Canadian mathematician
• 1922: Mario Rigamonti , Italian football player
• 1923: Michel d'Aillières , French politician
• 1923: Jürgen Ponto , German bank manager and terrorist victim of the RAF
• 1925: Rijk de Gooyer , Dutch actor

1926-1950

• 1926: Eveline Bartlitz , German librarian
• 1926: Kurt Goth , German football goalkeeper
• 1926: Jean Assaad Haddad , Lebanese Archbishop
• 1926: José Lutzenberger , German-Brazilian politician and environmental activist, winner of the alternative Nobel Prize
• 1927: Richard Long , American actor
• 1928: Gerhard Füssmann , German rower
• 1929: Adolf Giele , German handball player and coach
• 1929: Jaan Koha , Estonian composer
• 1930: Makoto Moroi , Japanese composer
• 1930: Armin Mueller-Stahl , German actor
• 1931: John Read Arthur Junior , American chemist and materials scientist
• 1931: Constantin Freiherr Heereman , German farmer and forest manager and politician
• 1931: Frankie Miller , American country musician
• 1932: Tinka Kurti , Albanian actress
• 1932: Konrad Bayer , Austrian writer
• 1933: Walter Buczynski , Canadian pianist, composer and music teacher
• 1934: Ray Wilson , English football player

Pope Francis (* 1936)

• 1936: Francis , Pope
• 1936: Klaus Kinkel , German politician, Member of the Bundestag, Federal Minister
• 1936: Tommy Steele , British singer
• 1937: Martín Aguirre Gomensoro , Uruguayan journalist
• 1938: John Semmelink , Canadian ski racer
• 1939: Renate Bauer , German TV announcer
• 1939: James Booker , American pianist, organist and singer
• 1939: Eddie Kendricks , American soul singer
• 1940: Anna Prucnal , Polish singer and actress
• 1941: Dave Dee , British singer
• 1942: Paul Butterfield , American musician, singer, and songwriter
• 1942: Jeffrey Wigand , American tobacco industry manager, non-smoking expert
• 1943: Christopher Cazenove , British actor
• 1943: Kurt Reusch , German handball trainer
• 1943: Gyula Márfi , Hungarian Roman Catholic Archbishop
• 1943: Bernhard HF Taureck , German philosopher
• 1944: Bernard Hill , British actor
• 1945: Raban Graf von Westphalen , German political scientist, lawyer and university professor
• 1945: Wolfgang Kubin , German sinologist, translator and writer
• 1946: Martin Smith , British drummer
• 1946: Eugene Levy , Canadian actor and comedian
• 1947: Mykola Azarov , Ukrainian politician
• 1947: Marilyn Hassett , American actress
• 1949: Wolfgang Böhme , German handball player and coach
• 1949: Paul Rodgers , British singer and songwriter
• 1950: Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu , Nigerian Bishop of Okigwe
• 1950: Carlton Barrett , Jamaican drummer

1951-1975

• 1951: Radu Ardevan , Romanian classical scholar
• 1951: Tatjana Kasankina , Russian athlete, Olympic champion
• 1951: Luigi Weiss , Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer
• 1952: Hubert Schmalix , Austrian visual artist
• 1952: Ed Starink , Dutch composer, musician and producer
• 1953: Maya Homburger , Swiss violinist
• 1953: Sally Menke , American film editor and producer
• 1953: Bill Pullman , American actor
• 1954: Simon Aeby , Swiss director, producer and screenwriter
• 1957: Hanne Adsbøl , Danish badminton player
• 1958: Bernhard Antener , Swiss politician
• 1958: Penelope Houston , American folk and rock singer
• 1958: Mike Mills , American musician ( REM )
• 1958: Gerhard Waibel , German motorcycle racer
• 1959: Phillip Aspinall , Australian Archbishop
• 1960: Moreno Argentin , Italian racing cyclist
• 1960: Jürgen Tarrach , German actor
• 1962: Galina Maltschugina , Russian athlete
• 1963: Frank Lieberam , German soccer player
• 1964: Ivan Korade , Croatian general
• 1964: Peter Nagy , Slovak canoeist
• 1964: Peter Trawny , German philosopher
• 1965: Clive Robertson , British actor
• 1966: Yūko Arimori , Japanese long-distance runner
• 1966: Marie Arena , Belgian politician, Prime Minister of the French Community, MEP
• 1966: Juliet Aubrey , British actress
• 1966: Alexei Lapin , Russian jazz pianist
• 1967: Jean Baruth , German handball player
• 1967: Gigi D'Agostino , Italian musician and DJ
• 1967: Karsten Neitzel , German soccer player
• 1968: Oliver Dieckmann , German film producer, film director and dramaturge
• 1968: Claudia Kemfert , German economist
• 1968: Roseli Machado , Brazilian athlete
• 1968: Claudio Suárez , Mexican soccer player
• 1968: Paul Tracy , Canadian racing driver
• 1969: Wolfram Grandezka , German actor
• 1969: Scott Player , American football player
• 1970: Sinan Akkuş , German-Turkish director, actor, film producer and screenwriter
• 1971: Claire Forlani , British actress
• 1971: Artur Petrosyan , Armenian football player
• 1971: Tony Richardson , American football player
• 1972: John Abraham , Indian actor and model
• 1973: Claudia Biene , German athlete
• 1973: Antanas Guoga , Lithuanian-Australian poker player, entrepreneur and politician
• 1973: Paula Radcliffe , British marathon runner
• 1974: Christian Ahlmann , German show jumper
• 1974: Matthias Albrecht , German rapper
• 1974: Giovanni Ribisi , American actor
• 1974: Michael Stolle , German athlete
• 1974: Sarah Paulson , American actress
• 1975: Susanthika Jayasinghe , Sri Lankan athlete

Milla Jovovich (* 1975)

• 1975: Milla Jovovich , American model, actress, musician and fashion designer of Serbian-Russian origin
• 1975: Nina Juraga , German actress

1976-2000

• 1976: Natalie O'Hara , German actress
• 1976: Stefan Strack , German handball player
• 1977: Arnaud Clément , French tennis player
• 1977: Jan Kaňka , Czech composer, trombonist and music teacher
• 1977: Liédson , Brazilian soccer player
• 1978: Kirill Ladygin , Russian racing car driver
• 1978: Manny Pacquiao , Filipino boxer
• 1979: Epaminonda Nicu , Romanian football player
• 1979: Aleksandar Radenković , German actor
• 1980: Carmen Casanova , Swiss ski racer
• 1980: Tomonobu Fujii , Japanese racing car driver
• 1980: Ryan Hunter-Reay , American racing driver
• 1981: Katrin Löbbert , German musical actress and singer
• 1981: Tim Wiese , German soccer player
• 1982: Boubacar Sanogo , Ivorian football player
• 1983: Nicole Büchler , Swiss athlete
• 1983: Thor-Christian Ebbesvik , Norwegian racing driver
• 1983: Chidi Odiah , Nigerian soccer player
• 1983: Sébastien Ogier , French rally driver
• 1984: Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir , Icelandic football player
• 1984: Shannon Woodward , American actress
• 1985: Seymur Məmmədov , Azerbaijani billiards player
• 1985: Tine Mikkelsen , Danish handball player
• 1986: Tyler Dueck , Canadian racing driver
• 1986: Besart Ibraimi , Macedonian football player
• 1987: Maryna Arsamassawa , Belarusian middle distance runner
• 1987: Fabrizio Crestani , Italian racing driver
• 1987: Chelsea Manning , US IT specialist and member of the US armed forces
• 1988: Mikkel Andersen , Danish football player
• 1988: Left Boy , Austrian rapper
• 1988: Yann Sommer , Swiss soccer player
• 1988: Thaisa , Brazilian soccer player
• 1989: André Ayew , Franco-Ghanaian soccer player
• 1990: Folashade Abugan , Nigerian athlete
• 1990: Felix Adjei , Ghanaian soccer player
• 1990: Henri Anier , Estonian football player
• 1990: Abderrazak Hamdallah , Moroccan football player
• 1991: Lena Andersch , German hockey player
• 1992: Buddy Hield , Bahamian basketball player
• 1994: Jackie Groenen , Dutch soccer player
• 1994: Raffaele Marciello , Italian racing driver
• 1994: Nat Wolff , American actor
• 1996: Paul Falk , German musician, actor, musical actor and voice actor
• 1997: Shōma Uno , Japanese figure skater
• 1998: Martin Ødegaard , Norwegian football player
• 1998: Anthony Petrifke , German actor
• 1999: Laura Meriano , Italian rower
• 1999: Weronika Zawistowska , Polish soccer player

21st century

• 2002: Stefania Liberakakis , Greek-Dutch singer and actress

Died

Before the 19th century

• 0942: William I long sword , Norman Jarl and Count of Rouen
• 0952: Hugo the Black , Duke of Burgundy and Margrave of Provence
• 1187: Gregory VIII , Pope
• 1195: Baldwin V , Count of Flanders and Count of Hainaut
• 1210: Siegfried IV. , Count of Lebenau
• 1213: Johannes von Matha , founder of the Trinitarian order and saint of the Roman Catholic Church
• 1228: Geoffrey de Burgh , Bishop of Ely
• 1273: Jalal ad-Din Rumi , Islamic mystic, founder of the Mevlevi order
• 1282: Wichard von Pohlheim , Bishop of Passau
• 1283: Yolanda von Vianden , prioress of the Marienthal monastery
• 1288: Ibn an-Nafīs , Muslim polymath and doctor from Syria
• 1365: Hermann Gallin , businessman and mayor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck
• 1367: Dietrich Kagelwit , Archbishop of Magdeburg
• 1380: Johann II , Count of Habsburg-Laufenburg and Neu-Rapperswil
• 1443: Georg von Stubai , Prince-Bishop of Brixen
• 1471: Isabel de Portugal , Duchess of Burgundy
• 1484: Gebhard von Hoym , Bishop of Halberstadt
• 1562: Eleonora of Toledo , Duchess of Florence
• 1584: Matthäus Blöchinger , German mathematician, philologist and Lutheran theologian
• 1586: Bartholomäus Rosinus , German Lutheran theologian and reformer
• 1591: Elisabeth von Doberschütz , victim of the witch hunt in Neustettin
• 1597: Friedrich , Count Palatine and Duke of Pfalz-Parkstein
• 1621: Cornelius Martini , German-Flemish Lutheran theologian
• 1639: Nils Turesson Bielke , Swedish statesman
• 1650: Agnes Schmitt , victim of the witch hunt in Friesenhagen
• 1651: Ennemond Gaultier , French lutenist and composer
• 1663: Nzinga , Queen of Ndongo and Matamba
• 1672: Giovanni Antonio Boretti , Italian singer and composer
• 1697: Eleanor of Austria , Queen of Poland and Duchess of Lorraine
• 1697: Nicholas Greenberry , English colonial governor of Maryland
• 1699: Johann Franz Desideratus , Prince of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez, Baron of Beilstein and Ronse
• 1713: Nicolò Beregan , Italian lawyer, poet and librettist
• 1729: Johann Ernst , founder of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
• 1732: Josef Johann Adam , Prince of Liechtenstein
• 1732: Carlo Archinto , Italian nobleman
• 1744: Johanna Magdalena von Gersdorf , German hymn poet
• 1763: Friedrich Christian , Elector of Saxony
• 1763: George Bogislaus Staël von Holstein , Swedish baron and field marshal
• 1765: Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch , German composer
• 1767: Johann Michael Klein , German carpenter
• 1797: Jean-Baptiste Annibal Aubert du Bayet , French politician and general (* 1757)

19th century

• 1802: Johannes Wiedewelt , Danish sculptor
• 1812: Joachim Thomas Schuhbauer , German Benedictine priest and educator
• 1813: Johann Nicolaus Anton , German Lutheran theologian
• 1815: Anna Pestalozzi , wife of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
• 1818: Abdallah I ibn Saud , Imam of the Wahhabis
• 1828: William Jackson , American lawyer

Simón Bolívar († 1830)

• 1830: Simón Bolívar , Latin American politician, leader of the Latin American independence movement
• 1833: Kaspar Hauser , German foundling
• 1835: Pierre-Louis Roederer , French statesman and publicist, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor
• 1842: Amandus Augustus Abendroth , Hamburg Senator and Mayor
• 1848: Louis Michel Auguste Thévenet , French general
• 1852: August von Legat , Prussian lieutenant general and director of the Potsdam military orphanage.
• 1850: Friedrich Ammensdörfer , Franconian beer brewer, innkeeper and politician
• 1857: Francis Beaufort , Irish-British admiral and hydrographer
• 1860: Friedrich Heinrich Thielo Apel , German politician
• 1860: Désirée Clary , Queen of Sweden
• 1861: Ignaz Maria Graf von Attems-Heiligenkreuz , Austrian Privy Councilor and Governor of Styria
• 1862: Karl Arnold-Obrist , Swiss bishop
• 1869: Christoph Eberhard Finckh , German classical philologist
• 1875: Theodor von Zwehl , German politician, Bavarian State Minister, District President
• 1877: Louis Jean Baptiste d'Aurelle de Paladines , French general
• 1881: Isaac Israel Hayes , American physician and polar explorer
• 1881: Lewis Henry Morgan , American ethnologist

Georg von Wyss († 1893)

• 1893: Georg von Wyss , Swiss politician and historian
• 1896: Franz Valentin Zillner , Austrian doctor, historian and ethnographer
• 1898: Giovan Battista Buzzi-Cantone , Swiss educator and editor

20th century

1901-1950

• 1901: Josep Manyanet i Vives , Spanish priest and founder of the order
• 1907: William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), British physicist
• 1909: Leopold II , Belgian king
• 1909: Matthäus Much , Austrian conservationist and archaeologist
• 1909: Nicolaas Wilhelm Pieter Rauwenhoff , Dutch biologist
• 1914: Julius Preller , landscape painter, factory director
• 1919: José Cos y Macho , Spanish clergyman, Archbishop of Valladolid, cardinal
• 1921: Gabriela Zapolska , Polish writer
• 1922: Antonín Kalina , Czech politician
• 1926: Klemens Brosch , Austrian graphic artist
• 1933: Richard von Hagn , German painter
• 1934: William L. Harding , American politician, governor of Iowa
• 1935: Juan Vicente Gómez , Venezuelan dictator
• 1937: Forrest Lamont , Canadian singer and music educator
• 1947: Friedrich Attenhuber , German painter
• 1949: David Stanley Smith , American composer

1951-2000

• 1951: Karl Meinhardt , German architect of the new building in Erfurt
• 1951: Charlotte Andrews Stephens , American educator, first African American teacher in Little Rock School District
• 1953: Jules-Henri Addor , Swiss politician
• 1957: Dorothy L. Sayers , British writer
• 1958: Richard Ungewitter , German pioneer and organizer of the nudist movement
• 1963: Amedée Rossi , French racing car driver
• 1964: Victor Franz Hess , Austrian physicist and Nobel Prize winner
• 1965: Max Hinrichsen , German-British music publisher
• 1970: Albrecht Köstlin , German agricultural economist, agricultural labor scientist and construction technologist
• 1971: Albert Lieven , German actor
• 1973: Charles Greeley Abbot , American astrophysicist
• 1973: Amleto Giovanni Cicognani , Italian clergyman, Vatican diplomat, cardinal to the Curia
• 1973: Josef Klein , German motorcycle racer
• 1973: Willi Trinne , German local politician
• 1975: Hound Dog Taylor , American singer, pianist, and guitarist
• 1977: Benny de Weille , German clarinetist, composer, arranger and orchestra leader
• 1978: Don Ellis , American musician
• 1978: Joseph Cardinal Frings , German clergyman, Archbishop of Cologne
• 1978: Walter Vesper , German politician
• 1981: Edwin Erich Dwinger , German writer
• 1981: Børge Ralov , Danish ballet dancer and choreographer
• 1981: Mehmet Shehu , Albanian politician
• 1982: Philipp Jarnach , German composer and music teacher
• 1983: Hashikawa Bunzō , Japanese historian and political scientist
• 1983: Hal Pereira , American set designer
• 1985: Otto Erich Strasser , Swiss Protestant clergyman and university professor
• 1987: Bernard Jan Alfrink , Dutch clergyman, Archbishop of Utrecht, cardinal
• 1987: Horst Käsler , German handball player and trainer as well as professor of sports didactics
• 1987: Marguerite Yourcenar , French writer
• 1991: Aida Mitsuo , Japanese poet and calligrapher
• 1992: Günther Anders , Austrian writer and philosopher
• 1992: Dana Andrews , American actor
• 1994: Jean-Jacques von Allmen , Swiss Protestant clergyman and university professor
• 1995: Jörg König , German politician
• 1996: Armando Luis Gallop , American DJ and music producer
• 1996: Magda Rose-Weingardt , German painter
• 1999: Rex Allen , American singer and actor
• 1999: Cardinal Paolo Dezza , Italian clergyman
• 1999: Grover Washington Jr. , American jazz musician
• 2000: Joan Maxwell , Canadian singer and music educator
• 2000: Harold Rhodes , American instrument maker

21st century

• 2001: Doğan Seyfi Atlı , Turkish football player
• 2001: Jeanne Mandello , German photographer
• 2001: Martha Mödl , German opera singer
• 2003: Otto Graham , American basketball player, American football player and coach
• 2004: Erich Auer , Austrian actor
• 2004: Dick Heckstall-Smith , British blues, rock and jazz saxophonist
• 2004: Dietrich Schwanitz , German literature professor and author
• 2004: Tom Wesselmann , American pop artist
• 2005: Jack Anderson , American journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• 2006: Albert Hetterle , German actor, director and theater director
• 2007: Karl-Emil Schade , German pastor and Bible translator
• 2008: Sammy Baugh , American football player and coach
• 2008: Freddy Breck , German pop singer, composer, producer and presenter
• 2008: Henry Ashby Turner , American historian
• 2010: Captain Beefheart , American musician
• 2010: Celia von Bismarck , Swiss consultant
• 2011: Cesária Évora , Cape Verdean singer
• 2011: Kim Jong-il , North Korean politician
• 2011: Richard Rudolf Klein , German composer
• 2012: Daniel Inouye , American politician
• 2013: Leland Smith , American composer, bassoonist and music teacher
• 2014: Fritz Rudolf Fries , German writer and translator
• 2018: Penny Marshall , American film actress and director
• 2019: Karin Balzer , German athlete
• 2020: Namat Abdullah , Malaysian soccer player
• 2020: Karl Otwin Becker , German economist and mathematician
• 2020: Jean Blaton , Belgian racing car driver and musician
• 2020: Jeremy Bulloch , British actor
• 2020: Pierre Buyoya , Burundian politician
• 2020: Srđan Savić , Yugoslav athlete
• 2020: Per Svensson , Swedish wrestler and lawyer, Olympic medalist, world champion
• 2020: Peter Kneißl , German ancient historian

Holidays and memorial days

• Church memorial days
  • St. Sturmius , German abbot, missionary and theologian, founder of a monastery and patron saint (Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox)
  • St. Daniel , Israelite prophet (Armenian, Orthodox, Evangelical: LCMS )
  • Schadrach, Meschach and Abed-Nego , Israelite youths and witnesses of faith (Armenian, Orthodox, Protestant: LCMS )

• Name days
  • Jolanta , Lazarus

The list of commemorative and action days contains further entries .

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