January 2nd
The Jan. 2 (in Austria and South Tyrol : January 2 ) is the second day of the Gregorian calendar , thus remain 363 (in leap years 364) day by year end.
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events
Politics and world events
- four emperors , Aulus Vitellius in Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium has his legions proclaim himself Roman emperor, although Galba is already ruling Rome. 69: In the year of the
- 1200: In the Peace of Perónne , the French King Philip II and Count Balduin IX come to an agreement . of Flanders on contested property claims in the Artois .
- 1452: Duke Wartislaw IX. von Pommern-Wolgast grants the cities of Stralsund , Greifswald , Demmin and Anklam certain rights in the Golden Privilege .
- 1492: With the surrender of the last Sultan of Granada , Boabdil , to the army of the Catholic Kings Ferdinand of Aragón and Isabella of Castile , the Moorish rule on the Iberian Peninsula finally ends and the Reconquista is over.
- 1547: Under the leadership of Fiesco , an uprising breaks out against the rule of Doge Andrea Doria in Genoa . The conspiracy fails and Fiesco himself dies when he falls in heavy armor into the harbor basin and drowns.
- 1584: In the Truchsessian War , the Protestant side suffers a defeat in the Battle of the Agger . An ambush by Spanish-Bavarian troops leads to great losses among the allies of the Cologne elector Gebhard I von Waldburg, who has converted to the Protestant faith .
- 1757: British troops under Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive conquer the Seven Years' War , the lost until 19 June of the previous year to the local Mogul gone Calcutta in India for the British East India Company back.
- 1776: In Austria is by Empress Maria Theresa , the torture abolished.
- 1788: Georgia becomes the 4th US state to ratify the United States Constitution .
- 1819: The Allgemeine Prussische Staatszeitung appears for the first time and publishes for 126 years as the state newspaper of Prussia and from 1871 as the Deutscher Reichsanzeiger also official and non-official news of the German Reich.
- 1820: In Prussia , gymnastics is forbidden because of the political goals of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn's gymnastics movement, as dangerous to the state.
- 1833: A British warship arrives in Puerto Louis, Falkland Islands . The captain asks the Argentine island crew to withdraw, which happens three days later.
- 1861: Wilhelm I becomes King of Prussia after the death of his brother Friedrich Wilhelm IV .
- 1863: In the Battle of the Stones River during the Civil War , which began on December 31 of the previous year, the Union troops under William Starke Rosecrans are victorious .
- 1871: Amadeus I , ruler of the House of Savoy , elected by the Cortes , is proclaimed King of Spain after his arrival in Madrid .
- 1896: The Jameson Raid , an incursion by British troops under Leander Jameson into the territory of the South African Republic , ends in failure after resistance by the Boers .
- 1905: The Russian fortress of Port Arthur surrenders after months of siege by Japanese troops in the Russo-Japanese War .
- 1933: One day after the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Juan Bautista Sacasa , the last units of the US troops left Nicaragua after 20 years of occupation .
- 1942: During World War II, Japanese troops occupy Manila , the capital of the Philippines .
- 1942: The largest espionage case in US history ends with the sentencing of 33 German agents of the Duquesne spy ring to prison terms that add up to over 300 years.
- 1945: Nuremberg is largely destroyed in an Allied air raid in World War II. Above all, the historically valuable old town is practically razed to the ground.
- 1955: Panama 's President José Antonio Remón Cantera dies in an assassination attempt on him in Panama City , which subsequently remains unexplained.
- 1956: With about 1000 volunteers are in Germany , the first three locations of the newly established Bundeswehr commissioned.
- 1968: Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah , former head of government of Kashmir , is released by the Indian government.
- 1982: Husni Mubarak resigns from the office of Prime Minister of Egypt and only holds the office of President. His successor as Prime Minister will be Ahmad Fuad Muhi ad-Din .
- 2001: In the German Bundeswehr , 244 women soldiers begin their military career with basic training on a voluntary basis. Until then, only men were allowed to use the weapon by law.
- 2002: In an election that EU observers describe as chaotic and not entirely fair , Levy Mwanawasa is elected President of Zambia .
- 2002: Eduardo Duhalde takes office as President of Argentina . This makes him the fifth president of Argentina in just 13 days .
business
- 1733: The French newspaper Courrier d'Avignon is published for the first time.
- 1882: John D. Rockefeller merges the Standard Oil Company to form the Standard Oil Trust .
- 1900: The first edition of the Kronen Zeitung appears in Vienna . The editor of the new daily magazine is Gustav Davis .
- 1909: In Berlin , the Deutsche Reichspost introduces cashless payments using postal checks .
- 1914: In Sweden a regulation comes into force, according to which residents are only allowed to buy twelve liters of spirits per quarter.
- 1939: The postal savings bank service is introduced throughout the German Reich . It can now be paid in at all post offices.
- 1958: The Federal Cartel Office begins its work in Berlin .
- 1978: For the first time are issues of the day in the ARD sent. They replace the late edition of the Tagesschau .
- 1978: ZDF broadcasts the first edition of heute-journal .
- 1984: The private broadcaster RTL plus starts broadcasting from Luxembourg .
- 2001: The Volvo Group acquires the commercial vehicle division of Renault . Europe's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer is created.
- 2007: The Munich District Court opens insolvency proceedings against the cell phone manufacturer BenQ Mobile , which has largely ceased operations.
- 2008: For the first time, the oil price temporarily exceeds the mark of 100 US dollars per barrel .
science and technology
- 1860: In a lecture in Paris, the astronomer and mathematician Urbain Le Verrier takes the well-founded opinion that there must be a planet that he calls Vulcan within Mercury's orbit. Astronomers then begin their search.
- 1901: Sigmund Freud publishes his work on the psychopathology of everyday life .
- 1905: The astronomer Charles Dillon Perrine discovers Jupiter's moon Elara .
- 1918: As a researcher, Reinhard Maack climbs the Königstein in the Brandberg massif , the highest mountain in today's Namibia .
- 1959: The Soviet space probe Lunik 1 starts in the direction of the moon . It is the first probe to overcome the earth's gravitational field.
- 1968: Christiaan Barnard performs the second successful heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa . The patient Philip Blaiberg lived for 19 months after the operation.
- 2004: NASA 's Stardust probe captures cometary dust in space for the first time. Collected particles from comet Wild 2 were brought to Earth on January 15, 2006.
- 2010: The worldwide unique mixed operation of conventional and automatic subway in Nuremberg is completely converted to automatic operation .
Culture
- 1635: The Académie française is founded by the French King Louis XIII. elevated to a state institution.
- 1678: The opera on the Gänsemarkt in Hamburg is inaugurated with the sacred opera Adam and Eva by Johann Theile . The Hamburg State Opera later developed from the first and most important civic urban theater in the German-speaking area . The opening is accompanied by the first Hamburg theater dispute.
- 1716: The founding decree on the Spanish National Library is only now being announced. After it was founded by King Philip V, it began operations as early as 1712.
- 1788: The Guide to Tackle People of Adolph Knigge first appears.
- 1793: The first performance of the complete works of the Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart took place in the Jahn Restoration Hall in Vienna .
- 1843: The opera The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner is premiered in Dresden with moderate success. It is removed from the program again after just four performances.
- 1891: The first performance of the opera Traum auf der Wolga ( Son na Volge ) by Anton Stepanowitsch Arensky takes place in the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow .
- 1908: The world premiere of the opera Ein Wintermärchen by Karl Goldmark takes place at the Court Opera in Vienna.
- 1936: The world premiere of the operetta The Great Sinner by Eduard Künneke takes place in the State Opera Unter den Linden .
- 1955: The guessing game What am I? with Robert Lembke will be broadcast on German television for the first time.
- 1960: The horse of the cartoon duo Äffle and Pferdle appears for the first time on the television channel SDR
- 1969: The Beatles begin filming the documentary Let It Be at Twickenham Film Studios .
- 1972: In the 18th episode of the cartoon series by Loriot , his animated film Auf der Rennbahn and his sketch The Astronaut are shown for the first time .
- 1976: In the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence , unknown frescoes are uncovered, possibly by Michelangelo .
- 1981: The joint morning program of ARD and ZDF is broadcast nationwide for the first time.
society
- 1954: The Bharat Ratna , the Padma Vibhushan , the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri , the four highest civil merit orders, are introduced in India and are awarded annually by the President on January 26th, Republic Day .
- 1958: At the Federal Motor Transport Authority in Flensburg - Mürwik , the central traffic register , the "card index for traffic offenders ", is put into operation.
religion
- Pope John II . He is the first Catholic head of the church to use a new name after his election because he does not want to bear the name of the Roman god Mercurius as pope. 533: Mercurius takes over the official business as
- 1525: As part of the Memmingen Reformation , the Memmingen disputation is held, at the end of which, unlike other discussions, an agreement is reached.
- 1817: Marcellin Champagnat founds the Marist School Brothers in France with the aim of religious education for young people.
- 1907: In France , the law separating religion and state comes into force. France becomes a secular state.
Disasters
- 1921: When the Spanish steamship Santa Isabel sank in the Ría de Arousa in Galicia , 213 people are killed and 56 are saved.
- 1971: In Glasgow's football stadium Ibrox Stadium it comes to the second Ibrox disaster . 66 football fans die when, towards the end of the derby game between Celtic Glasgow and the Glasgow Rangers, a barricade broke through crowded spectators and led to mass panic .
- 2003: The oil spill caused by the Prestige oil tanker reaches France .
- 2006: When the roof of the ice rink in Bad Reichenhall collapsed , 15 people died and 34 were injured, some seriously.
Minor accidents are listed in the sub-articles of Disaster .
nature and environment
- 1868: On Tenerife near La Orotava, a centuries-old dragon tree falls in a storm. The plant was a famous sight for travelers.
- 1996: On the peninsula of Kamchatka it comes to the only known historical eruption of the stratovolcano Akademija Nauk .
Sports
- 1981: In triangular flight, the German Hans-Werner Grosse sets a new world record in gliding with 1,306 km.
- 2009: The Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld is the first dart player to throw a nine-darter at a PDC World Championship .
Entries of track and field world records can be found under the respective discipline under track and field .
Born
Before the 18th century
- Yōzei , Japanese emperor 869:
- 1338: Jean d'Outremeuse , Liège cleric and chronicler
- 1462: Piero di Cosimo , Italian painter and draftsman
- 1493: Louis de Bourbon-Vendôme , Bishop of Laon, cardinal and papal legate in Savoy
- 1509: Heinrich zu Stolberg , German regent
- 1521: Hermann tom Ring , German painter
- 1533: Johann Major , German Lutheran theologian, humanist and poet
- 1621: Kaspar Unternährer , Swiss peasant leader
- 1622: Peter Appelmann , Swedish governor and landlord
- 1629: Christian Scriver , German theologian and hymn poet
- 1635: Wilhelmus à Brakel , Dutch preacher
- 1636: Ulrich Hipparchos von Promnitz , cabinet minister of Kurbrandenburg and Electoral Saxony
- 1642: Mehmed IV , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- 1643: Rudolf Wilhelm von Stubenberg , Hungarian-Austrian baroque poet
- 1670: Octavio Broggio , Bohemian architect and builder of the High Baroque
- 1670: Heinrich Pipping , German Lutheran theologian and court preacher in Dresden
- 1676: Jean-Baptiste Anet , French violinist and composer
- 1699: Osman III. , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
18th century
- 1713: Marie Dumesnil , French actress
- 1717: Michael Angstenberger , Austrian hymn composer
- 1719: Friedrich Christoph von Saldern , Prussian general and war theorist
- 1720: José de Gálvez y Gallardo , Spanish nobleman and civil servant, colonial minister
- 1723: David Ruhnken , Dutch scholar
- 1727: James Wolfe , British general
- 1729: Johann Daniel Titius , Prussian astronomer, physicist and biologist
- 1732: František Xaver Brixi , Czech composer, organist and conductor
- 1735: Paul Revere (baptized date), American officer and freedom fighter
- 1736: Leopold von Clary and Aldringen , Bohemian-Austrian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice
- 1752: Philip Freneau , American poet
- 1752: Charlotte Christine Wilhelmine von Gilsa , abbess of the Wallenstein Monastery in Homberg
- 1752: Jean Joseph Tranchot , French geographer
- 1761: August Heinrich Gruner , German local politician and mineralogist
- 1764: Genovefa Weber , German opera singer and actress
- 1777: Christian Daniel Rauch , German sculptor
- 1778: Friedrich August Gotthold , German educator and school director
- 1779: Gerhard Friederich , German Evangelical Lutheran pastor and writer
- 1783: Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg , Danish painter
- 1784: Ernst I , Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Prussian general
- 1798: Désiré-Alexandre Batton , French composer
- 1800: Carl Friedrich Plattner , German metallurgical expert and chemist
19th century
1801-1850
- 1801: Ferdinand Laeisz , German merchant and shipowner
- 1806: Henri Herz , Austrian pianist and composer, piano teacher and piano maker
- 1807: Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki , Polish composer
- 1807: Wilhelm Zimmermann , German theologian, poet and historian
- 1810: Hugo Haniel , German entrepreneur
- 1814: Luise Mühlbach , German writer
- 1816: August Fritzsche , German social reformer
- 1817: François Chabas , French Egyptologist
- 1821: James Croll , British self-taught
- 1821: Cornelius S. Hamilton , American politician, member of the House of Representatives
- 1822: Rudolf Clausius , German physicist
- 1822: William E. Simms , American politician, House member, Confederation Senator
- 1823: Théodore Deck , French ceramist
- 1825: Hans von Specht , German-American officer, farmer, carter and postmaster
- 1827: Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen , Prussian general and military writer
- 1829: Carl Rosenberg , Danish publicist and historian
- 1830: Ernst Ludwig Dümmler , German historian
- 1830: Henry Morrison Flagler , American entrepreneur
- 1830: Balthasar Pröbstl , German organ builder
- 1831: Augustus Matthiessen , British chemist and physicist
- 1834: Friedrich Louis Dobermann , German breeder, namesake of the Dobermann dog breed
- 1834: Joseph Steiner von Steinstätten , Austrian officer
- 1834: Wassili Grigoryevich Perow , Russian painter, founding member of the Peredwischniki
- 1836: Mendele Moicher Sforim , Belarusian writer
- 1837: Mili Alexejewitsch Balakirew , Russian composer, pianist and conductor
- 1838: Jules Brunet , French officer, Army Chief of Staff
- 1841: Henri Vuilleumier , Swiss Protestant clergyman and university professor
- 1843: Moritz Fleischer , German agricultural chemist and author
- 1846: Wilhelm Diek , German clergyman
- 1847: Otakar Hostinský , Czech aesthetician and musicologist
- 1847: Julija Vsevolodowna Lermontowa , Russian chemist
- 1847: Hermann Riedel , German composer and conductor
- 1849: Heinrich von Mendel-Steinfels , Prussian State Economics Council, MdL
- 1850: Elisabeth Gnauck-Kühne , German women's rights activist
1851-1900
- 1854: Theodor Kösser , German architect
- 1855: Rudolf Dittrich , German politician, Lord Mayor of Leipzig, MdL
- 1857: Frederick Burr Opper , American comic book artist and illustrator
- 1858: Carl Cranz , German mathematician, physicist and ballistic scientist
- 1858: Josef Kainz , Austrian actor
- 1859: Fritz Riemann , German chess player
- 1859: Anna Sacher , Austrian hotel owner
- 1861: Wilhelm Bölsche , German writer and naturalist
- 1862: Michail Ossipowitsch Doliwo-Dobrowolski , Polish-Russian engineer
- 1867: Paul Knobbe , German architect
- 1967: Wilhelm Schüffner , Dutch microbiologist and immunologist
- 1868: Robert Luther , German chemist
- 1869: Karl Orth , German painter
- 1870: Ernst Barlach , German sculptor, writer, poet, draftsman and graphic artist
- 1870: Camillo Müller , Austrian fencer and sports official
- 1871: Johann Gottfried Bischoff , German clergyman, Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church
- 1871: Nikolaus Welter , Luxembourgish writer, playwright, poet, professor, literary scholar and statesman
- 1872: Albert C. Barnes , American physician, pharmacist, art collector, author, and philanthropist, founder of the Barnes Foundation
- 1873: Therese von Lisieux , French Carmelite and saint
- 1873: Anton Pannekoek , Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist
- 1877: Walter Bertelsmann , German landscape painter
- 1878: Paul Frankl , German art historian
- 1879: Rudolf Bauer , Hungarian athlete, Olympic champion
- 1879: Adam Fosshag , German teacher and local researcher
- 1880: Wassili Alexejewitsch Degtjarjow , Russian weapons designer
- 1881: Rodolfo Groth , German businessman
- 1882: Fernand Canelle , French football player
- 1884: Oscar Micheaux , American writer and film director
- 1885: Anna Hübler , German figure skater, Olympic champion, world champion
- 1885: Eddy de Neve , Dutch football player
- 1886: Apsley Cherry-Garrard , British polar explorer
- 1886: Florence Lawrence , Canadian actress
- 1886: Lupu Pick , Romanian-German actor and director
- 1886: Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel , German general, resistance fighter of July 20, 1944
- 1887: Jules Moriceau , French racing car driver
- 1889: Roger Adams , American chemist
- 1890: Henrik Visnapuu , Estonian poet
- 1892: Edoardo Agnelli , Italian industrialist and football president
- 1892: Luigi Brentani , Swiss lawyer, teacher and local researcher
- 1892: Philipp Zoch , German general
- 1893: Ernst Marischka , Austrian film director
- 1893: Johann Jakob Mezger , Swiss Protestant clergyman and local researcher
- 1895: Folke Bernadotte , Swedish officer and philanthropist, Vice President of the Swedish Red Cross
- 1895: Wilhelm Techmeier , German-Brazilian painter
- 1896: Dsiga Wertow , Soviet filmmaker
- 1897: Hansi Bochow-Blüthgen , German translator
- 1898: Gerard Pieter Adolfs , Dutch-East Indian painter and architect
- 1899: Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski , German major general
- 1899: Hermann Schwann , German politician, Member of the Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag
- 1899: Karl Wiechert , German politician, journalist and administrative officer, Member of the State Parliament
- 1900: Gustav Fuchs , German politician, Member of the Bavarian Senate
- 1900: Itami Mansaku , Japanese director and screenwriter
- 1900: Leslie Copus Peltier , American astronomer
20th century
1901-1925
- 1903: Pyotr Michailowitsch Stefanowski , Soviet test pilot
- 1903: Tanaka Kane , Japanese supercentenarian, oldest living person
- 1904: Hilde Broër , German sculptor and medalist
- 1904: Walter Heitler , German physicist
- 1904: Walter Hewel , German State Secretary and diplomat, standard bearer in the Hitler putsch
- 1904: Genia Nikolajewa , Russian actress
- 1905: Auguste Lechner , Austrian writer and author of books for young people
- 1905: Max Niedermayer , German publisher and author
- 1905: Michael Tippett , British composer
- 1908: Lise Gast , German author
- 1908: Robert Planel , French composer
- 1909: Riccardo Cassin , Italian mountaineer
- 1909: Barry Goldwater , American politician, senator, presidential candidate
- 1910: Ulrich Becher , German writer and playwright
- 1910: Hans Wildberger , Swiss clergyman, university professor and author
- 1912: André Amellér , French composer and music teacher
- 1912: Renato Guttuso , Italian painter
- 1912: Jaspar von Oertzen , German actor, director, author and politician, founding member of the Greens
- 1912: Barbara Pentland , Canadian composer
- 1913: Gardner Read , American composer
- 1913: Johnny Simone , French entrepreneur and racing car driver
- 1914: Max Aebischer , Swiss politician, member of the National Council
- 1915: John Hope Franklin , American historian
- 1916: Arturo Dominici , Italian actor
- 1916: Osa Massen , Danish actress
- 1918: Willi Graf , German student, resistance fighter against National Socialism ( White Rose )
- 1918: Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse , German typographer and bookbinder
- 1919: Josef Moser , Austrian politician, member of the National Council, Federal Minister
- 1919: Charles Willeford , American crime novel writer
- 1920: Isaac Asimov , American biochemist, medical doctor, and science fiction writer
- 1920: Čestmír Císař , Czechoslovak politician, President of the National Council
- 1920: Bob Feerick , American basketball player
- 1920: George Howard Herbig , American astronomer
- 1920: Albert Tönjes , German politician, Member of the Bundestag
- 1921: Bob Bruce Ashton , American composer and music teacher
- 1921: Peter-Heinz Müller-Link , German politician, Member of the Bundestag
- 1922: Marie Bayerová , Czech translator and philosopher
- 1922: Blaga Dimitrova , Bulgarian writer
- 1922: Eddie Zack , American country musician
- 1923: Mário-Henrique Leiria , Portuguese writer and painter
- 1924: Horst Egon Kalinowski , German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- 1925: Irina Konstantinowna Archipowa , Soviet-Russian opera singer
- 1925: Wolfgang Köllmann , German historian, university professor and local politician
- 1925: Heinz te Laake , German artist of painting, kinetics and sculpture
- 1925: Andrzej Nikodemowicz , Polish composer, pianist and music teacher
1926-1950
- 1926: Howard Caine , American actor
- 1927: Gino Marchetti , American football player
- 1927: Herbert Sczepan , German Baptist pastor and evangelist
- 1928: Gerhard Amanshauser , Austrian writer
- 1928: Daisaku Ikeda , Japanese philosopher and Buddhist author
- 1928: Tamio Ōki , Japanese voice actor
- 1928: Tiberiu Olah , Romanian composer
- 1928: Wolfgang Sauer , German jazz and pop singer and composer
- 1929: Horst Drescher , German writer
- 1929: Ulrich Dübber , German journalist and politician, Member of the Bundestag
- 1929: Anton Lehmden , Austrian painter and graphic artist
- 1929: Sol Tolchinsky , Canadian basketball player
- 1930: Manuel Marino Miniño , Dominican composer, conductor and music teacher
- 1931: František Šafránek , Czechoslovak football player
- 1932: Marcello Agnoletto , Italian football player
- 1933: Ian Axford , New Zealand astrophysicist
- 1933: Eva Kerbler , Austrian actress
- 1933: Peter Ulmer , German lawyer and university professor
- 1933: Ulrich Wolf , German human geneticist
- 1936: Iván Eröd , Austro-Hungarian composer
- 1936: Paul Freeman , American conductor
- 1936: Maria Gąsienica Bukowa-Kowalska , Polish cross-country skier
- 1936: Claus T. Helmig , German baseball player
- 1936: Josef Huchler , German entrepreneur and politician
- 1936: Roger Miller , American country singer and songwriter
- 1937: Anders Andersson , Swedish ice hockey player, world champion, Olympic medalist
- 1937: Martin Lauer , German athlete, Olympic champion
- 1938: Hermann Avenarius , German lawyer
- 1938: Ian Brady , British serial killer (Moor Murderer)
- 1938: Goh Kun , South Korean politician, Prime Minister
- 1938: Hans Herbjørnsrud , Norwegian writer
- 1938: Robert Smithson , American landscape artist
- 1939: Franz Hummel , German composer and pianist
- 1939: Konstanze Vernon , German dancer, choreographer and professor
- 1940: Nanni Galli , Italian racing car driver
- 1940: Horst Rankl , German writer and actor
- 1941: Johannes Gerster , German politician, MdB, MdL
- 1942: Thomas Hammarberg , Swedish diplomat and human rights activist
- 1942: Dennis Hastert , American politician, member and speaker of the House of Representatives
- 1942: Jake McCoy , American ice hockey player
- 1942: Hans Werner Schmöle , German politician, Member of the Bundestag
- 1943: Filiz Akın , Turkish actress
- 1943: Barış Manço , Turkish singer, composer and television presenter
- 1944: Arpat Avanesjan , Armenian politician
- 1944: Ari Brown , American jazz musician
- 1944: Péter Eötvös , Hungarian composer
- 1944: Karlheinz Küting , German business economist and university professor
- 1945: Philippe Dagoreau , French racing car driver
- 1945: Frank Laufenberg , German presenter and music journalist
- 1945: Peter Patzak , Austrian filmmaker and actor
- 1945: Mary Jane Reoch , American racing cyclist
- 1945: Adolf Seger , German wrestler, Olympic medalist, world champion
- 1946: Ilma Rakusa , Swiss literary scholar
- 1947: Ute Erdsiek-Rave , German politician, Member of the State Parliament, State Minister
- 1947: Eberhard Figgemeier , German reporter and sports editor
- 1947: Calvin Hill , American football player
- 1947: Alexander Sergejewitsch Jakuschew , Russian-Soviet ice hockey player and coach, Olympic champion
- 1947: Klaus Müllen , German chemist
- 1947: Valeryj Scharyj , Soviet weightlifter, world champion, Olympic champion
- 1947: Thomas Zacharias , German athlete
- 1948: Kazimierz Bendkowski , Polish photo and film artist
- 1948: Tony Judt , British-American historian
- 1948: Kerry Minnear , British musician
- 1948: Engelbert von Nordhausen , German actor
- 1949: Nadia Cassini , Italian actress and singer
- 1949: Christopher Durang , American playwright and actor
- 1949: Peter Seum , German actor
- 1950: Johannes Riedl , German soccer player
- 1950: David Shifrin , American clarinetist and music teacher
- 1950: Heidi Weigelt , German actress
1951-1975
- 1951: André Aciman , Egyptian author and professor
- 1951: Volker Blumenthaler , German composer
- 1951: Eckart Sackmann , German comic publisher, literary historian and translator
- 1951: Jörg Wiele , German sculptor
- 1952: Hartmut Büttner , German politician, Member of the Bundestag
- 1952: Indulis Emsis , Latvian biologist and politician, Prime Minister
- 1952: Hans Schenker , Swiss actor, author and director
- 1953: Jürgen Rohde , German handball player and coach
- 1954: Milovan Rajevac , Serbian football player and coach
- 1955: Lars Bock , Danish handball player
- 1956: Peter-John Lee , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1956: Kevin Siembieda , American role-playing game developer, co-founder of Palladium Books
- 1957: Joanna Pacuła , Polish-American actress
- 1958: Jean-Baptiste Barrière , French composer
- 1958: Igor Sokolow , Soviet-Russian sports shooter, Olympic champion, world champion
- 1959: Ines Müller , German athlete
- 1959: David Villalpando , Mexican actor
- 1960: Naoki Urasawa , Japanese mangaka
- 1961: Neil Dudgeon , British actor
- 1961: Todd Haynes , American actor and director, screenwriter, and producer
- 1961: Ingo Lenßen , German lawyer and actor
- 1962: Iván Palazzese , Venezuelan motorcycle racer
- 1963: Gert Anhalt , German journalist and author
- 1963: Luis d'Antin , Spanish motorcycle racer and team boss
- 1963: Tzimon Barto , American concert pianist
- 1963: Andreas Hutter , Austrian journalist and non-fiction author
- 1963: Harry Nuttall, 4th Baronet , British motorsport official and racing car driver
- 1963: Jelena Alexandrovna Walowa , Russian figure skater and figure skating trainer, world champion, Olympic champion
- 1964: Ingo Anderbrügge , German soccer player
- 1964: Wolfgang de Beer , German soccer player
- 1964: Christian Welp , German basketball player
- 1965: Andy Ashurst , British pole vaulter
- 1965: Veronika Meduna , German biologist, radio journalist and writer of Czech origin
- 1965: Antonio Paradiso , Italian actor
- 1965: Waldemar Reinfelder , German lawyer, judge at the Federal Labor Court
- 1966: Artur Wladimirowitsch Akojew , Russian weightlifter, world champion, Olympic medalist
- 1966: Matthias Epple , German chemist
- 1967: Marcelo Andrade , Brazilian serial killer
- 1967: Tia Carrere , American actress
- 1967: Astrid Mannes , German author, historian and politician, Member of the Bundestag
- 1967: Francois Pienaar , South African rugby union player
- 1968: DJ Deep , German DJ and remixer
- 1968: Cuba Gooding junior , American actor
- 1968: Anky van Grunsven , Dutch dressage rider, world champion, Olympic champion
- 1968: Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón , Spanish nobleman and racing team owner
- 1968: Oliver Strohmaier , Austrian ski jumper
- 1968: Ali-Rıza Yılmaz , Turkish soccer player
- 1969: Chalid al-'Aid , Saudi Arabian show jumper, Olympic medalist
- 1969: István Bagyula , Hungarian athlete
- 1969: Lorenz Funk jr. , German ice hockey player
- 1969: Robby Gordon , American racing car driver
- 1969: Karl-Heinz Grasser , Austrian politician, Federal Minister
- 1969: Patrick Huard , Canadian actor
- 1969: Tommy Morrison , American boxer, world champion
- 1969: Domingos Paciência , Portuguese football player and coach
- 1969: Christy Turlington , American model
- 1970: Martin Driller , German soccer player
- 1970: Isabella Parkinson , Brazilian actress
- 1970: Yoskar Sarante , Dominican Bachata singer
- 1970: Andreas Wecker , German gymnast, Olympic champion, world champion
- 1971: Markus Hoffmann , German actor
- 1971: Slobodan Komljenović , German football player
- 1971: Vasile Sănduleac , Moldovan chess player
- 1972: Luís Pérez Companc , Argentine racing car driver and entrepreneur
- 1972: Taye Diggs , American musical and film actor
- 1972: Arif Erdem , Turkish soccer player
- 1972: Hanno Girke , German game inventor
- 1972: Britt Hagedorn , German television presenter
- 1973: Lucy Davis , British actress
- 1973: Roman Alexandrowitsch Karmasin , Russian boxer
- 1974: Torsten Abel , German triathlete
- 1974: Birgit Muggenthaler-Schmack , German folk musician
- 1974: Jean Nuttli , Swiss cyclist
- 1974: Abdoul Wahab Sawadogo , Burkinabe racing cyclist
- 1974: Deborah Sengl , Austrian artist
- 1974: Anika Ziercke , German handball player
- 1975: Emanuel Augustus , American boxer
- 1975: Douglas Robb , American singer and guitarist
- 1975: Oleksandr Schowkowskyj , Ukrainian football player
- 1975: Dax Shepard , American actor
- 1975: Wladyslav Vashchuk , Ukrainian football player
1976-2000
- 1976: Zafer Biryol , Turkish soccer player
- 1976: Eva Brenner , German television presenter
- 1976: Chrysopigí Devetzí , Greek athlete, Olympic medalist
- 1976: Danilo Di Luca , Italian racing cyclist
- 1976: Burgi Heckmair , German snowboarder
- 1976: Paz Vega , Spanish film actress
- 1977: Rosemar Coelho Neto , Brazilian athlete, Olympic medalist
- 1978: Aimo Diana , Italian football player
- 1978: Froylán Ledezma , Costa Rican soccer player
- 1978: Dawit Mudjiri , Georgian football player
- 1979: Allessa , Austrian pop singer
- 1979: Knut Andreas , German musicologist and conductor
- 1979: Jonathan Greening , English soccer player
- 1980: Catherine Bailey , British actress
- 1980: Jérôme Pineau , French cyclist
- 1980: Sarah Winkenstette , German director and screenwriter
- 1981: Hanno Balitsch , German soccer player
- 1981: Marielle Bohm , German handball player and trainer
- 1981: Maxi Rodríguez , Argentine football player
- 1982: Athanasia Tsoumeleka , Greek athlete, Olympic champion
- 1983: Fuad Aslanov , Azerbaijani boxer and referee, Olympic medalist
- 1983: Kate Bosworth , American actress
- 1984: Olesja Belugina , Russian gymnast, Olympic champion, world champion
- 1985: Florian Busch , German ice hockey player
- 1985: Nicole Dinkel , Swiss handball player
- 1985: Ivan Dodig , Croatian tennis player
- 1985: Henrik Møllgaard Jensen , Danish handball player, world champion
- 1986: Mehmet Akyüz , Turkish football player
- 1986: Michael Jakobsen , Danish football player
- 1986: Nicole Reinhardt , German canoeist, world champion, Olympic champion
- 1987: Vitaly Sergejewitsch Anikejenko , Russian ice hockey player
- 1987: Sören Halfar , German soccer player
- 1987: Loïc Rémy , French football player
- 1987: Meredith Stepien , American actress
- 1988: Julian Baumgartlinger , Austrian soccer player
- 1988: Nadia Nadim , Danish soccer player
- 1989: Valentin Crețu , Romanian football player
- 1989: Romain Dedola , French soccer player
- 1990: Karel Abraham , Czech motorcycle racer
- 1990: Elisabeth Aßmann , German agricultural economist and politician, MdL
- 1990: Jiří Mazoch , Czech ski jumper
- 1990: Géraldine Raths , German actress
- 1991: Davide Santon , Italian soccer player
- 1991: Marcel Schliedermann , German handball player
- 1992: Bienvenue Basala-Mazana , German football player
- 1992: Viktor Claesson , Swedish football player
- 1993: Rebekka Haase , German athlete
- 1993: Marcel Schrötter , German motorcycle racer
- 1994: Mona Ameziane , German presenter
- 1994: Adam Masina , Italian soccer player
- 1994: Sophie Fasold , American handball player
- 1995: Antonio José , Spanish pop singer
- 1996: Laila Youssifou , Dutch rower
- 1997: Carlos Soler , Spanish soccer player
- 1999: Jakub Bednarczyk , Polish-German football player
Died
Before the 18th century
- Adalhard , Carolingian monk 826:
- Thietmar , Bishop of Prague 982:
- 1096: William of St Calais , Anglo-Norman clergyman and Bishop of Durham
- 1114: Hartmann I , abbot of Göttweig Abbey
- 1169: Bertrand de Blanquefort , Grand Master of the Templar Order
- 1184: Theodora Komnena , Duchess of Austria
- 1295: Agnes of Baden-Austria , Duchess of Carinthia and Countess of Heunburg
- 1302: Heinrich I , Lord of Mecklenburg
- 1377: Casimir IV , Duke of Pomerania
- 1386: Tilo von Stobenhain , German bishop
- 1470: Heinrich Reuss von Plauen , Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
- 1497: Beatrice d'Este , Princess of Milan
- 1512: Svante Sture , Swedish general and imperial administrator
- 1530: Stephana Quinzani , beatified Terziarin in the Dominican order
- 1547: Giovanni Luigi de Fieschi , Count of Lavagna, Genoese politician
- 1554: Johann Manuel , heir to the Portuguese throne
- 1557: Jacopo da Pontormo , Italian mannerist painter
- 1587: Andrzej Patrycy Nidecki , Polish humanist, philologist, publisher, royal secretary and bishop
- 1595: Barbara von Brandenburg , Duchess von Brieg
- 1620: Johann Sigismund , Elector of Brandenburg
- 1651: Gregor Francke , German Protestant theologian
- 1654: Antoine Brun , diplomat in the Spanish service
- 1664: Dietrich von Ahlefeldt , bailiff zu Schwabstedt, lord of Osterrade and Kluvensiek and monastery provost of Uetersen
- 1665: Friedrich von Ahlefeldt , Holstein landlord, Prince Gottorff governor and monastery provost of Uetersen
- 1692: Heinrich Bacmeister , German senior justice advisor and chamber procurator
18th century
- 1711: Ludwig Gebhard von Hoym , royal Polish and electoral Saxon privy councilor and administrative officer
- 1716: Michelangelo Fardella , Sicilian scholar
- 1724: Anselm Schnaus , abbot of the Waldsassen monastery
- 1726: Domenico Zipoli , Italian baroque composer and missionary
- 1732: Peter Hohmann , merchant and councilor in Leipzig
- 1736: Johann Riedel , German sculptor and member of the Jesuit order
- 1747: Jean-Féry Rebel , French violinist and composer
- 1753: Ólafur Gíslason , Evangelical Lutheran bishop of Skálholt in the south of Iceland
- 1763: John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville , English statesman
- 1763: Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg , Swedish field and country marshal
- 1767: Karl Lwowitsch von Frauendorf , imperial Russian officer, first governor of Irkutsk
- 1767: Joachim Johann Daniel Zimmermann , German theologian and church poet
- 1768: Johann Simonis , German theologian and orientalist
- 1770: Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer , German plasterer and Rococo sculptor
- 1771: Louis-Charles-César Le Tellier , French general, Marshal of France
- 1784: Caspar Anton von Belderbusch , German nobleman, Teutonic Knight, Prime Minister in Kurköln
- 1792: Philipp Friedrich Welker , German civil servant
- 1793: Ludwig Benjamin Martin Schmid , German clergyman and university professor
19th century
- 1801: Johann Caspar Lavater , Swiss pastor, philosopher and writer
- 1803: Ignaz von Beecke , German composer and pianist
- 1816: Louis Bernard Guyton de Morveau , French chemist and politician
- 1829: Christian Gottlieb von Arndt , German historian and philologist
- 1829: Louis-Simon Auger , French journalist and writer
- 1831: Barthold Georg Niebuhr , Danish-German historian, co-founder of philological-critical history
- 1833: Adrien-Marie Legendre , French mathematician
- 1835: August Friedrich Ernst Langbein , German poet and writer
- 1838: Jacob Salentin von Zuccalmaglio , German lawyer and local politician
- 1839: Josef Krasoslav Chmelenský , Czech critic, poet, librettist and educator
- 1850: Manuel de la Peña y Peña , Mexican lawyer and politician, minister, president
- 1853: Carl Heinrich Behn , Holstein politician, royal Danish budget adviser
- 1854: Herman Johan Royaards , Dutch Reformed theologian and church historian
- 1854: Gustav Adolf Harald Stenzel , German historical researcher
- 1857: Andrew Ure , British medic and professor of natural history and chemistry
- 1861: Friedrich Wilhelm IV. , King of Prussia
- 1872: Wilhelm Löhe , German Protestant theologian
- 1875: Carl Nipperdey , German classical philologist
- 1877: Alexander Bain , British inventor and watchmaker
- 1879: Caleb Cushing , American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Member of the House of Representatives, Attorney General
- 1883: Samuel Read Anderson , American general
- 1884: Margarethe von Bülow , German writer
- 1884: Daniel Harrwitz , German chess master
- 1884: Johann Gerhard Oncken , German Baptist pastor, founder of the German Baptist congregations
- 1886: Georg Adolf Demmler , German architect
- 1892: George Biddell Airy , British astronomer
- 1898: Edward Mounier Boxer , British officer and inventor in the field of weapons technology
20th century
1901-1950
- 1904: Ferdinand Bonaventura Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau , Bohemian nobleman
- 1904: James Longstreet , American officer and diplomat, Confederate general in the Civil War
- 1907: Otto Benndorf , German archaeologist
- 1913: Julius Euting , German librarian
- 1913: Léon-Philippe Teisserenc de Bort , French meteorologist and discoverer of the stratosphere
- 1915: Karl Goldmark , Austrian composer
- 1917: Heinrich von Abel , German lawyer and politician, MdL
- 1917: Edward Tylor , British anthropologist, is considered the founder of social anthropology
- 1920: Paul Adam , French writer
- 1921: Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg , German administrative officer and politician, minister, Reich Chancellor
- 1921: Franz Defregger , Austrian painter
- 1923: Hedwig Blesi , Swiss educator and dialect writer
- 1927: Achad Ha'am , Zionist activist and journalist, main exponent of cultural Zionism
- 1928: Loïe Fuller , American dancer and actress
- 1930: Therese Malten , German opera singer (soprano)
- 1936: Philipp Jakob Manz , German industrial architect
- 1936: Harry B. Smith , American poet and librettist
- 1937: André d'Erlanger , French racing car driver
- 1938: Emil Göttisheim , Swiss lawyer and politician, member of the National Council
- 1939: Roman Dmowski , Polish politician and author, minister
- 1940: Albert Richter , German cyclist, amateur world champion
- 1941: Mischa Levitzki , American pianist
- 1941: Josef Strzygowski , Austrian art historian
- 1943: Max Augustin , Austrian teacher and politician, LAbg
- 1946: Eduard Kado , German painter, draftsman, sculptor and craftsman
- 1948: Vicente Huidobro , Chilean poet
- 1950: Emil Jannings , German actor, Oscar winner
1951-2000
- 1951: Paul Münch , German teacher and Palatinate dialect poet
- 1954: Harald Abatz , German politician, Member of the Bundestag
- 1955: José Antonio Remón Cantera , Panamanian police chief and president
- 1960: Fausto Coppi , Italian cyclist, world champion
- 1961: Daniel Chanis Pinzón , Panamanian doctor and politician, President
- 1962: Faris al-Churi , Syrian politician, minister, speaker of parliament, prime minister
- 1962: Kurt Seligmann , Swiss-American surrealist painter, graphic artist and writer
- 1963: Dick Powell , American actor
- 1964: Jutta Sika , Austrian craftsperson
- 1967: Marcello Bertinetti , Italian fencer, football player and coach, Olympic champion
- 1968: Cuno Hoffmeister , German astronomer and geophysicist
- 1970: András Kuttik , Hungarian football player and coach
- 1970: Piotr Rytel , Polish composer, music teacher and critic
- 1971: Clemens Konermann , German clergyman, Dean of Werne
- 1974: Mark Fax , American composer and music teacher
- 1974: Heinrich Glasmeyer , German politician, Member of the Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag
- 1974: Tex Ritter , American musician and actor
- 1974: Alex Willenberg , German trade unionist, journalist and politician, Member of the Bundestag
- 1975: Fritz Polcar , Austrian politician, regional party chairman, member of the National Council
- 1976: Dan Kazuo , Japanese writer
- 1977: Erroll Garner , American jazz pianist and composer
- 1980: Alexandra Illmer Forsythe , American computer scientist
- 1980: Roland Lebrun , Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1983: Rudolf Petersen , German naval officer
- 1984: Sebastià Juan Arbó , Spanish novelist and dramaturge
- 1984: Klaus Mehnert , German publicist, political scientist and university professor
- 1984: Roberto Porta , Uruguayan-Italian soccer player and coach
- 1985: Jacques de Lacretelle , French writer
- 1988: Luise Glowinski-Taubert , German painter
- 1988: Anna Gottburgsen , German flower and landscape painter
- 1989: Eddie Heywood , American jazz pianist and composer
- 1990: Juan Urteaga Loidi , Spanish organist, choir director, music teacher and composer
- 1991: Noma Hiroshi , Japanese writer
- 1992: Ginette Leclerc , French actress
- 1995: Siad Barre , Somali officer and politician, President
- 1996: Theodor Joedicke , German doctor, first inspector of the medical and health services of the Bundeswehr
- 1997: Randy California , American guitarist
- 1998: Max Colpet , German songwriter
- 1998: Fred Naumetz , American football player
- 1999: Karl-Heinz Bringer , German engineer and rocket technician, co-developer of the V2
- 1999: Sebastian Haffner , German author and journalist
- 1999: Rolf Liebermann , Swiss composer and artistic director
- 1999: Harvey Perrin , Canadian violinist, violist, choir conductor and music teacher
- 2000: Nat Adderley , American jazz cornet player and trumpeter
- 2000: Patrick O'Brian , British author
- 2000: Clemens Heselhaus , German Germanist and literary scholar
21st century
- 2001: William P. Rogers , American Politician, Attorney General, Secretary of State
- 2004: Mihai Ivăncescu , Romanian football player
- 2005: Arnold Denker , American chess player
- 2005: Frank Kelly Freas , American SF and fantasy artist
- 2005: Maclyn McCarty , American biochemist and DNA researcher
- 2005: Edo Murtić , Croatian painter
- 2005: Charles Paul Wilp , German artist, photographer and short film director
- 2006: Toni Hilti , Liechtenstein entrepreneur, co-founder of Hilcona
- 2007: Teddy Kollek , Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem
- 2007: Paek Nam-sun , North Korean diplomat and politician, Foreign Minister
- 2007: Wiard Popkes , German theologian and university professor
- 2008: George MacDonald Fraser , British author
- 2008: Moon Kim , American rock and roll singer
- 2008: Günter Schubert , German actor
- 2008: OG Style , American rapper
- 2009: Inger Christensen , Danish writer
- 2009: Steven Gilborn , American actor
- 2010: Alexandru Ionitza , Romanian opera singer
- 2010: Hannie Pollmann-Zaal , Dutch diplomat
- 2011: Ernst Bruun Olsen , Danish actor, playwright, radio play writer and director
- 2011: Anne Francis , American actress
- 2011: Pete Postlethwaite , British actor
- 2011: Richard Winters , American officer
- 2012: Kristian Anderson , Australian blogger and video editor
- 2012: Ian Bargh , British-Canadian jazz pianist
- 2012: Ivan Calin , Soviet and Moldovan politician, Prime Minister
- 2014: Thomas Kurzhals , German composer and musician
- 2014: Dirk Sager , German journalist
- 2015: Per-Olof Åstrand , Swedish physiologist and sports scientist
- 2016: Michel Delpech , French chansonnier
- 2016: Nimr an-Nimr , Saudi Arabian clergyman and civil rights activist
- 2016: Wilfried Wessel , German local politician
- 2017: John Berger , British writer and art critic
- 2018: Thomas S. Monson , American clergyman
- 2020: Veronika Fitz , German folk actress
- 2021: Paul Westphal , American basketball player and coach
Holidays and memorial days
- Church memorial days
- St. Basil the Great , ascetic and bishop, doctor of the church and patron saint (Protestant, Catholic)
- St. Gregory of Nazianzen , Doctor of the Church and Archbishop of Constantinople (Anglican, Catholic)
- Wilhelm Löhe , pastor and founder of the Diakonissenanstalt in Neuendettelsau (Protestant)
- Name days
- regional customs
- Germany : Waldmännchentag
- Switzerland : Berchtoldstag (in areas with Alemannic population)
The list of commemorative and action days contains further entries .
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