9th of December
The December 9 is the 343rd day of the Gregorian calendar (the 344th in leap years ), thus remain 22 days by year end.
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events
Politics and world events
- 1315: In the Morgartenbrief , the original cantons of the Swiss Confederation affirm their federation .
- 1687: The Habsburg Joseph I becomes King of Hungary .
- 1714: Alleged illegality of Venetian merchants leads to the declaration of war by the Ottoman Empire against the Republic of Venice . However, military operations in the Venetian-Austrian Turkish War did not begin until the summer of 1715.
- 1775: The American patriots defeat the British at the Battle of Great Bridge and then drive them out of Virginia .
- 1797: The Rastatt Congress planned in the Peace of Campo Formio begins. It negotiates the cession of the areas on the left bank of the Rhine from the Holy Roman Empire to France after the defeat in the First Coalition War .
- 1824: The battle of Ayacucho decides the war of independence of the Spanish colonies in South America . The rebels under General Antonio José de Sucre defeat the troops of the Spanish viceroy José de la Serna and thus finally drive the Spaniards out of their colonies in South America .
- 1835: San Antonio is conquered by troops from the Republic of Texas, which was soon to be proclaimed, in an uprising against the Mexican regime of Antonio López de Santa Anna .
- 1872: In the state of Louisiana , Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback becomes the first African American governor in the USA .
- 1888: The statistician Herman Hollerith installs the punched card-controlled calculating machine he invented in the US War Department.
- 1893: In Paris, in protest against Prime Minister Jean Casimir-Perier's repressive policies , the anarchist Auguste Vaillant hurled a self-made explosive device from the spectator gallery into the Chamber of Deputies in the Palais Bourbon . 50 people are injured in the action . The perpetrator was later sentenced to death and executed on February 5, 1894.
- 1903: In Norway , a bill introducing women's suffrage is rejected.
- 1905: The law separating church and state establishes the principle of secularism that is still valid today in France . The separation of church and state worsened the relationship between the country and the Catholic Church for years .
- 1917: British troops take in the First World War until then the Ottoman Empire belonging Jerusalem one.
- 1917: In Brest-Litovsk , representatives of the belligerent parties of the Central Powers and the new Bolshevik government of Russia meet for the first time to negotiate peace . Meanwhile, a ceasefire for the Romanian front is agreed in Focşani .
- 1920: The independent economic and social politician Michael Hainisch is elected Federal President of the Republic of Austria by the Federal Assembly. He is assigned to the group of Fabians .
- 1922: In the presidential election in Poland , the engineer Gabriel Narutowicz is elected by the National Assembly as the first President of the Republic.
- 1927: The Kingdom of Bulgaria and Greece sign the Mollow-Kaphantaris Agreement , which regulates the exchange of people and the compensation of refugees and displaced persons, including the Thracian Bulgarians , between the two countries. The agreement bears the name of the two finance ministers, Vladimir Mollow and Georgios Kaphantaris .
- 1937: Japanese troops begin siege of Nanking in the Second Sino-Japanese War .
- 1946: Nuremberg Trials : The Nuremberg Doctors Trial begins before the First American Military Court .
- 1949: In the first trial of Soviet citizens in a communist country, a Yugoslav court convicts ten Soviet citizens of collaboration during the Second World War .
- 1951: In Württemberg-Baden , Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern, the eligible voters vote in a referendum for the unification of the three states into one federal state . The federal state of Baden-Württemberg was founded on April 25, 1952.
- 1958: The John Birch Society is founded in Indianapolis , whose political thinking is shaped by conspiracy theories .
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- 1961: The British trust territory Tanganyika , formerly part of German East Africa , gains independence from Great Britain .
- 1965: Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny succeeds Anastas Mikoyan as head of state in the Soviet Union . The office is exercised by the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet .
- 1967: In addition to his post as Central Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party, Nicolae Ceaușescu also becomes President of the Council of State of Romania .
- 1989: Gregor Gysi is elected as the new party leader of the SED at a special party conference in the GDR .
- 1990: In Poland , Lech Wałęsa wins the runoff election for the presidency clearly against the Polish-Canadian businessman Stanisław Tymiński .
- 1998: Ruth Dreifuss is the first woman to be elected President of Switzerland for 1999 by the United Federal Assembly in Bern .
- 2012: At the SPD party congress , Peer Steinbrück is elected as candidate for chancellor for the 2013 federal election.
- 2016: South Korean President Park Geun-hye is suspended from her post by the National Assembly as a result of a corruption scandal and weeks of popular demonstrations . Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn then took over the official business.
- 2017: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces the alleged end of IS in Baghdad .
business
- 1959: A planned takeover of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG by Daimler-Benz AG fails at the general meeting.
- 1987: Microsoft releases Windows 2.x , the second version of their DOS operating system Microsoft Windows 1.0 .
- 2005: The Routemaster era is coming to an end in London . The red double-decker buses no longer shape the cityscape.
- 2007: With the timetable change, regular train traffic begins through the Lötschberg base tunnel , an important link in the Alpine transversal .
- 2007: The founding treaty for the Bank of the South is signed by the heads of state of the seven South American member states.
science and technology
- 1425: The University of Leuven is a bull of Pope Martin V. founded.
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- 1744: The Dutch amateur astronomer Dirk Klinkenberg discovers the Great Comet C / 1743 X1 . The comet is later named Klinkenberg after its discoverer .
- 1954: The Rodenkirchen motorway bridge over the Rhine is opened. For several years it was the longest European suspension bridge .
- 1988: The Swedish Saab 39 multi- role fighter makes its maiden flight .
Culture
- 1811: The musicians of the court orchestra hold the first concert of the Musical Academy in Munich .
- 1828: In Paris, the place premiere of the opera Clari of Fromental Halévy at the Théâtre-Italien instead.
- 1836: The world premiere of the opera A Life for the Tsar (orig .: Iwan Susanin ) by Michail Iwanowitsch Glinka takes place in the Bolshoi Theater in Saint Petersburg .
- 1865: The opera Le Voyage en Chine by François Bazin premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris .
- 1905: The opera Salome by Richard Strauss is premiered at the Dresden Court Opera .
- 1918: Tristan Tzara publishes the 1918 Manifesto of Dadaism .
- 1922: The first performance of the Karl Valentin play The Firmling takes place in Munich .
- 1960: The first episode of the Lindenstrasse model Coronation Street is broadcast in Great Britain .
- 1982: The American science fiction film ET - The Extra Terrestrial starts in German cinemas.
- 1994: Astrid Lindgren receives the Right Livelihood Award (Honorary Award). In addition, part of Ken Saro-Wiwa to the awardees.
religion
- 1531: According to legend, the Virgin Mary appears to the Indio Juan Diego on Mount Tepeyac . Since then, the patroness of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been venerated here.
Disasters
2019: A total of 22 people are killed in the eruption of the Whakaari volcano on White Island . In addition, several people are injured.
Minor accidents are listed in the sub-articles of Disaster .
Sports
- 1892: Newcastle East End football club changes its name to Newcastle United .
- 1977: During the Los Angeles Lakers basketball game against the Houston Rockets , Rudy Tomjanovich suffers severe head injuries from a punch by Kermit Washington . The incident heralds the end of the Enforcer era in the NBA .
Entries of track and field world records can be found under the respective discipline under track and field .
Born
Before the 18th century
- 1392: Peter of Portugal , Portuguese prince regent
- 1447: Chenghua , Chinese emperor of the Ming Dynasty
- 1482: Friedrich II. , Elector Palatinate
- 1486: Philip III. , Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg
- 1508: Gemma R. Frisius , Flemish medic, astronomer, mathematician, cartographer and instrument maker
- 1516: Modestinus Pistoris , German legal scholar, city judge and mayor of Leipzig
- 1561: Edwin Sandys , English politician
- 1579: Martin de Porres , Peruvian saint, Dominican
- 1581: Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana of Orange-Nassau , Countess Palatine von Zweibrücken-Landsberg
- 1592: Krzysztof Arciszewski , Polish nobleman, military leader, engineer, ethnographer, general, vice-governor and admiral
- 1596: Mathias Gastritz , German organist and composer
- 1608: John Milton , English poet
- 1652: August Quirinus Rivinus , German medic and botanist
- 1658: Georg Christian Joannis , German Protestant theologian and historian
- 1674: Paul Heinecken , German painter, draftsman and architect
- 1684: Abraham father , German physician and philosopher
- 1687: Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga , Duke of Guastalla
- 1687: Johann Adam Delsenbach , German artist
18th century
- 1713: Jan Michał Budar , Sorbian manor owner, lawyer and founder
- 1715: Johann Casimir von Isenburg-Birstein , Hesse-Kassel general
- 1717: Johann Joachim Winckelmann , German archaeologist
- 1718: Wilhelm Christian Justus Chrysander , German Lutheran theologian, mathematician and orientalist
- 1728: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi , Italian composer
- 1728: Jan Tesánek , Czech scholar and author of scientific literature
- 1733: Sebastian Friedrich Trescho , German Protestant theologian
- 1737: Johann Ludwig von Eckardt , German legal scholar
- 1739: Ignaz Ablasser , Austrian painter
- 1743: Stephen Mix Mitchell , American politician
- 1748: Claude-Louis Berthollet , French chemist and doctor
- 1754: Heinrich Christoph Jussow , German architect
- 1760: Johann Melchior Möller , German Protestant clergyman
- 1762: Gotthelf Wilhelm Christoph Starke , German Protestant theologian and educator
- 1763: Nikolaus von Flüe , Swiss officer in the French service and governor
- 1764: Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond , British general and politician
- 1773: Armand de Caulaincourt , French general and statesman
- 1773: Karl Christian von Mann called Tiechler , German lawyer and editor
- 1778: Philipp Jakob Hoffmann , German architect and municipal building inspector
19th century
- 1802: Friedrich Wilhelm von Redern , Prussian Chamberlain, General Director for Drama and Music, composer and politician, Member of the State Parliament
- 1807: Christian Gottlieb Ziller , German builder
- 1809: Bertha Arndts , German writer
- 1809: Hermann Sauppe , German classical philologist and epigraphist
- 1813: Nicolas Adames , Bishop of Luxembourg
- 1824: Auguste Arens von Braunrasch , German writer
- 1831: Maurice de Hirsch , German entrepreneur and philanthropist
- 1831: Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander von Mechow , German officer and Africa explorer
- 1837: Robert Waldeck , German politician, MdL
- 1837: Émile Waldteufel , French musician and composer
- 1842: Peter Kropotkin , Russian revolutionary
- 1848: Gabriel von Seidl , German architect
- 1850: Emma Abbott , American opera singer
- 1854: Pekka Juhani Hannikainen , Finnish composer
- 1855: Stephan Ehses , German Roman Catholic pastor and church historian
- 1856: Ernst Brenner , Swiss politician, President of the National Council and Federal President, Minister of Justice
- 1857: Paul Arras , German teacher, archivist and local history researcher
- 1860: Adelaide Boddam-Whetham , British archer
- 1867: Lauritz Christiansen , Danish regatta sailor
- 1868: Fritz Haber , German chemist, Nobel Prize winner
- 1872: Thomas W. Hardwick , American lawyer and politician, House member, Senator, Governor of Georgia
- 1873: Henry Caulfield , American politician, member of the House of Representatives, governor of Missouri
- 1875: Harold Arminius Miller , American racing car and engine designer
- 1876: Pauline Iselin , American golfer
- 1876: Ōta Mizuho , Japanese writer
- 1878: John Holloway , Irish athlete
- 1878: Georges Malfait , French athlete
- 1880: Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain , Indian writer
- 1881: Johanna Sönnichsen , German landscape painter
- 1882: Joaquín Turina , Spanish composer
- 1883: Wilhelm Heinitz , German musicologist
- 1883: Alexandros Papagos , Greek officer and politician, Minister of War, Prime Minister
- 1885: Grete Wiesenthal , Austrian dancer
- 1886: Ernst Hollstein , German football player
- 1889: Hannes Kolehmainen , Finnish long-distance runner, Olympic champion
- 1890: Guillaume Gagnier , Canadian horn player and double bass player
- 1891: Maksim Bahdanovich , Belarusian poet, writer, translator and publicist
- 1891: Mathilde Saïman , French opera singer
- 1892: Beatrice Harrison , British cellist
- 1893: Albert Abicht , German farmer and politician, MdR
- 1893: Dom Paul Benoit , Luxembourg composer
- 1896: Goodwin Knight , American politician, governor of California
- 1899: Léonie Adams , American poet
20th century
1901-1925
- 1901: Ödön von Horváth , Austro-Hungarian writer
- 1901: Lawrence Edward Watkin , American novelist and screenwriter
- 1902: Henry Homburger , American bobsleigh athlete and civil engineer
- 1903: Werner Abegg , Swiss textile industrialist, collector of textiles and founder of the Abegg Foundation
- 1903: Zofia Adamska , Polish cellist and music teacher
- 1904: Cornelius Ysselstyn , Canadian cellist and music teacher
- 1905: Luke Johnsos , American football player and coach
- 1905: Hertha Nehve , German painter
- 1905: Dalton Trumbo , American screenwriter
- 1906: Grace Hopper , American computer scientist and computer pioneer
- 1906: Inés Puyó , Chilean painter
- 1906: Leocadio Vizcarrondo , Puerto Rican musician, arranger and composer
- 1908: Karl-Maria Schley , German actor and radio play speaker
- 1909: Roberto Beracochea , Argentine writer
- 1909: Douglas Fairbanks junior , American actor
- 1909: Leonhard Joa , German automobile racing driver
- 1910: Fritz A. Koeniger , German author
- 1913: Fritz Graßhoff , German draftsman, painter, writer and songwriter
- 1914: Herbert Hunger , Austrian Byzantinist
- 1914: Walter Jokisch , German actor
- 1914: Frances Reid , American actress
- 1915: Ilse Decho , German glass and porcelain designer
- 1915: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , German singer
- 1916: Dieter Andersen , German clergyman, state superintendent of the district of Lüneburg and bishop
- 1916: Wolfgang Hildesheimer , German writer
- 1916: Kirk Douglas , American actor
- 1917: James Jesus Angleton , American agent
- 1917: James Rainwater , American physicist
- 1918: Hanns-Heinz Bielefeld , German politician, MdL
- 1919: Johnny Albino , Puerto Rican bolero singer
- 1919: William Lipscomb , American physical chemist
- 1920: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi , Italian President
- 1920: Bruno Ruffo , Italian motorcycle racer
- 1921: Herbert Koschel , German javelin thrower
- 1923: Wolfgang Harich , German philosopher
- 1923: Guntram Hecht , German music teacher, organist and composer
- 1923: Karl Richard Tschon , German writer and radio play author
- 1924: Jean-Marc Chappuis , Swiss Protestant theologian and university professor
- 1924: Alexei Konstantinowitsch Lebedew , Russian tuba player and composer
1926-1950
- 1926: Ed Elisian , American racing car driver
- 1926: Erhard Eppler , German politician, Member of the Bundestag, Federal Minister, Member of the Bundestag
- 1926: Henry W. Kendall , American physicist
- 1927: Karin Andersen , German actress
- 1929: John Cassavetes , American director
- 1929: Robert Hawke , Australian lawyer, politician and head of government
- 1929: Harry Pietzsch , German actor
- 1930: Buck Henry , American screenwriter, director, and actor
- 1930: Felicia Langer , Israeli human rights lawyer and writer
- 1932: Donald Byrd , American musician
- 1934: Judi Dench , British actress
- 1934: Morten Grunwald , Danish actor
- 1934: Wayne Weiler , American racing car driver
- 1934: Junior Wells , American musician
- 1936: Emile Aiti Waro Leru'a , Congolese old bishop of Isiro-Niangara
- 1936: Christian Rischert , German director, screenwriter and producer
- 1938: David Houston , country singer and songwriter
- 1938: Deacon Jones , American football player
- 1938: William Thomas McKinley , American composer, jazz pianist and music teacher
- 1940: Josef Ambacher , German bank director and president of the German Schützenbund e. V.
- 1940: Clancy Eccles , Jamaican musician and producer
- 1941: Kirsti Møller Andersen , Danish mathematician
- 1941: Beau Bridges , American actor
- 1942: Dick Butkus , American football player
- 1942: Alex Gilady , Israeli journalist and sports official
- 1943: Michael Krüger , German writer and publisher
- 1943: Jimmy Owens , American jazz trumpeter
- 1944: William Christie , American conductor and harpsichordist
- 1944: Neil Innes , British musician, singer and songwriter ( Monty Python )
- 1945: Andrew Birkin , British screenwriter and director
- 1945: Michael Nouri , American actor
- 1946: Ahmadshah bin Abdullah , 9th ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sabah
- 1946: Erich Beer , German soccer player
- 1946: Mervyn Davies , Welsh rugby player
- 1946: Sonia Gandhi , Indian politician
- 1948: Gioconda Belli , Nicaraguan writer and poet
- 1950: Joan Armatrading , British singer and songwriter
- 1950: Wolfgang Fierek , German actor and pop singer
- 1950: Alan Sorrenti , Italian singer, guitarist and songwriter
1951-1975
- 1951: Pedro Estevan , Spanish percussionist
- 1951: Angelika Milster , German singer and actress
- 1951: Dragan Pantelić , Yugoslav football goalkeeper
- 1951: Dieter Rebsch , German soccer player
- 1952: Michael Dorn , American actor
- 1953: John Malkovich , American actor
- 1954: Kip Hanrahan , American music producer and percussionist
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- 1954: Jean-Claude Juncker , Luxembourg politician, Minister of Finance, Prime Minister and President of the European Commission
- 1955: Anne Haigis , German musician and singer
- 1956: Sylvia , American country singer
- 1956: Jean-Pierre Thiollet , French writer
- 1957: Donny Osmond , American musician and singer ( Osmonds )
- 1957: Kenny Washington , American jazz singer
- 1958: Peer Martiny , German director, actor and author
- 1958: Despina Pajanou , Greek actress
- 1960: Karl Nagel , German musician and politician
- 1961: Joe Lando , American actor
- 1961: David Anthony Higgins , American actor and screenwriter
- 1962: Felicity Huffman , American actress
- 1963: Zurab Schwania , Georgian politician, state and prime minister
- 1964: Damase Zinga Atangana , Cameroonian bishop
- 1964: Hape Kerkeling , German comedian, author and presenter, actor, singer and voice actor
- 1964: Johannes B. Kerner , German television presenter
- 1964: Jörg Kretzschmar , German soccer player
- 1964: Paul Landers , German musician
- 1964: Michael Müller , German politician, Member of the Bundestag, Senator, Governing Mayor of Berlin
- 1966: Dave Harold , English snooker player
- 1968: Milad Alexandre Mack Atala , Brazilian chef
- 1968: Kurt Angle , American wrestler and wrestler, Olympic champion
- 1968: Alexandre Tharaud , French pianist
- 1969: Jakob Dylan , American musician
- 1969: Gunther Gillian , Austrian actor
- 1969: Horst Heldt , German football player and official
- 1969: Bixente Lizarazu , French football player
- 1970: Agustin Amigo , Spanish guitarist and composer
- 1970: Anna Gavalda , French writer
- 1971: Víctor Aristizábal , Colombian football player
- 1972: Reiko Aylesworth , American actress
- 1972: Marcus Rominger , German handball goalkeeper
- 1972: Fabrice Santoro , French tennis player
- 1972: Tré Cool , American drummer ( Green Day )
- 1973: Pamenos Ballantyne , Vincentian athlete
- 1973: Sven Christ , Swiss football player
- 1973: Aleksej Demjanov , Croatian gymnast
- 1973: Vénuste Niyongabo , Burundian athlete, Olympic champion
- 1974: David Roy Akers , American football player
- 1974: Daniel Franck , Norwegian snowboarder
- 1974: Jason Heaver , English darts player
- 1974: Torsten Schmidt , German discus thrower
- 1975: Torsten Bugiel , German drummer
1976-2000
- 1975: Corinne Lagache , French soccer player
- 1976: Booba , French rapper
- 1977: Nina Gnädig , German actress
- 1977: Imogen Heap , British singer, musician and producer
- 1978: Gastón Gaudio , Argentinian tennis player
- 1978: Jesse Metcalfe , American actor
- 1978: Tamás Mocsai , Hungarian handball player
- 1979: Nicolas Alnoudji , Cameroonian football player
- 1979: King Orgasmus One , German rapper and porn producer
- 1980: Simon Helberg , American actor, screenwriter, and film producer
- 1980: Verónika Mendoza , Peruvian psychologist
- 1981: Mardy Fish , American tennis player
- 1982: Kevin Goldthwaite , American football player
- 1983: Jolene Purdy , American actress
- 1984: Michael Adam , German local politician
- 1985: Kristoffer Andersen , Belgian-Danish soccer player
- 1985: Ernesto Inarkiev , Russian chess player
- 1985: Sebastian Schneider , German handball player
- 1986: Daniel Pietta , German ice hockey player
- 1987: Hikaru Nakamura , American chess player
- 1987: Ádám Szalai , Hungarian football player
- 1987: Maria Voskania , German-Armenian singer
- 1988: Kwadwo Asamoah , Ghanaian soccer player
- 1988: Christoph Trinks , German handball goalkeeper
- 1988: Bosca , German rapper
- 1989: Eric Bledsoe , American basketball player
- 1989: Niklas Hartmann , German soccer player
- 1990: Debbie Bont , Dutch handball player
- 1990: Samuel Guy , French Nordic combined skier
- 1990: LaFee , German singer
- 1990: Marc Lauterbach , German handball player
- 1991: Johannes Rydzek , German Nordic combined athlete
- 1993: Hazel Brugger , Swiss cabaret artist
- 1994: Francisco Garrigós , Spanish judoka
- 1994: Fabrice Herzog , Swiss ice hockey player
- 1994: Andrea Olaya , Colombian wrestler
- 1994: Suthasini Sawettabut , Thai table tennis player
- 1994: Zach Veach , American racing car driver
- 1996: Pol Moya , Andorran athlete
21st century
- 2002: Sam Bolton , British ski jumper
Died
Before the 15th century
- 1048: Al-Biruni , Persian scholar and astronomer
- 1067: Severus , Bishop of Prague
- 1117: Gertrude the Younger of Braunschweig , Margravine of Meißen
- 1142: Eberwin , provost of the Berchtesgaden monastery
- 1165: Malcolm IV , King of Scotland
- 1217: Rainald von Bar , Bishop of Chartres
- 1235: Robert FitzWalter , Anglo-Norman nobleman and rebel
- 1268: Vaišelga , Grand Duke of Lithuania
- 1299: Boemund I von Warsberg , Archbishop and Elector of Trier
- 1303: Richard of Gravesend , Bishop of London
- 1309: Henry III. , Duke of Glogau, Steinau, Sprottau and Sagan
- 1331: John Stewart , Scottish nobleman
15th to 17th centuries
- 1411: John Darcy, 5th Baron Darcy de Knayth , English nobleman
- 1437: Sigismund of Luxemburg , Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and King of Hungary
- 1510: Hartmannus Hartmanni , German legal scholar and canon at the Heiliggeistkirche in Heidelberg
- 1538: Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter , English nobleman and courtier
- 1544: Teofilo Folengo , Benedictine, one of the main exponents of comic-burlesque poetry of the Italian Renaissance
- 1562: Johann II , Count von Rietberg
- 1565: Giovanni Angelo Medici, under the name of Pius IV Pope
- 1596: Mathias Gastritz , German organist and composer
- 1625: Ubbo Emmius , German theologian, historian and educator
- 1631: Liborius Wagner , Catholic priest; was beatified in 1974
- 1640: Pierre Fourier , French priest and Augustinian canon
- 1641: Anthony van Dyck , Flemish painter, master student of Peter Paul Rubens
- 1659: Barbara Ordeneck , victim of the witch hunt in Camberg
- 1669: Clement IX. , Pope
- 1674: Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon , English statesman and historian
- 1678: Robert Nanteuil , French engraver and pastel draftsman
- 1678: Jürgen Ovens , German painter
- 1697: Andreas Thamasch , Austrian sculptor
18th century
- 1704: Johann Rudolf von Wämpl , electoral Bavarian secret council chancellor and conference councilor
- 1706: Peter II King of Portugal
- 1712: Johann Achamer , Austrian metal and bell founder
- 1716: Friedrich Aly , Chamberlain at the court of Elector Friedrich III. of Brandenburg
- 1718: Vincenzo Coronelli , Italian cartographer and globe maker
- 1755: Francisco José de Ovando , Spanish soldier, Governor of Chile and the Philippines
- 1760: Josef Ferdinand Fromiller , Austrian painter
- 1763: Ludwig von Aulack , Prussian lieutenant colonel
- 1763: Christian Gottlieb Buder , German lawyer, historian and librarian
- 1767: Johann Jacob Haid , German engraver, mezzotint artist, portrait painter and publisher
- 1770: Gottlieb Muffat , Austrian organist and composer
- 1777: Charles Knowles , British admiral
- 1787: Bernhard Joachim Hagen , German composer, violinist and lutenist
- 1793: Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac , favorite of Marie Antoinette and governess of the royal children
- 1798: Johann Reinhold Forster , German naturalist and writer
- 1799: Bartolomeo Cavaceppi , Italian sculptor and restorer
19th century
- 1804: Leopold von Apfaltern , Jesuit and mathematician
- 1811: Johann Christian Friedrich Flemming , German organ builder
- 1824: Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson , French painter
- 1851: Ramón Freire y Serrano , Chilean officer and president
- 1854: Almeida Garrett , Portuguese novelist, poet, dramaturge and politician
- 1858: August Wilhelm Papen , German military engineer, geodesist and cartographer
- 1865: Auguste Stourm , French politician, director general of the Post
- 1867: Rudolf von Arthaber , Austrian textile manufacturer, art collector and patron
- 1867: Johannes Nicolaus von Dreyse , German inventor, designer and entrepreneur
- 1871: Josef Mánes , Czech painter and graphic artist
- 1881: Thomas François Burgers , President of the South African Republic
- 1881: Karl Culmann , civil engineer of German origin and professor in Switzerland
- 1882: Hugh Allan , Canadian entrepreneur
- 1885: Hermann Becker , German publicist and politician, Lord Mayor of Dortmund and Cologne
- 1888: Maria Brignole Sale De Ferrari , Italian aristocrat, salonière and patroness
- 1891: Count Anton August von Attems-Gilleis , Austrian KuK treasurer
20th century
1901-1950
- 1901: Auguste Arens von Braunrasch , German writer
- 1903: Adolph von Hansemann , German entrepreneur and banker
- 1903: Camille du Locle , French librettist
- 1905: Henry Holmes , British composer, violinist and music teacher
- 1909: Domingo Vásquez , President of Honduras
- 1912: Louis de Gramont , French journalist, playwright and librettist
- 1913: Franz Kullak , German pianist and composer
- 1914: John Andrew Arthur , Australian politician
- 1916: Sōseki Natsume , Japanese writer
- 1923: August Nattermann , German pharmacologist and entrepreneur
- 1923: John Herbert Turner , Canadian politician
- 1924: Iwan Iwanowitsch Krischanowski , Russian composer
- 1925: Eugène Gigout , French organist and composer
- 1927: Franz Rohr von Denta , Austrian field marshal
- 1930: Eugen Brandeis , German engineer and colonial official
- 1931: Agnes Willms-Wildermuth , German writer
- 1932: Karl Blossfeldt , German painter and art teacher
- 1932: Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain , Indian writer
- 1933: Julius Falkenstein , German film actor
- 1935: Minna Bollmann , German politician (SPD), member of the Weimar National Assembly and resistance fighter
- 1937: Nils Gustav Dalén , Swedish physicist and engineer
- 1941: Eduard Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli , Austrian field marshal and military leader
- 1943: Georges Dufrénoy , French painter
- 1944: Laird Cregar , American actor
- 1945: Hans Dominik , German writer, journalist and engineer
- 1947: Hanns Ludin , German diplomat, SA general and war criminal
1951-2000
- 1952: Alois Šmolík , Czechoslovak aircraft designer
- 1953: Issai Alexandrowitsch Dobrowen , Russian-Norwegian composer, conductor and pianist
- 1954: Josef Escher , Swiss politician
- 1962: Otto Lummitzsch , German officer, architect and civil engineer, founder of the technical emergency aid and the technical relief organization
- 1964: Viktor Agartz , German trade unionist and economic politician
- 1964: Edith Sitwell , British poet
- 1969: Stojko Stojkow , Bulgarian linguist, founder of Bulgarian dialectology
- 1970: Artyom Ivanovich Mikoyan , Soviet aircraft designer
- 1971: Giuseppe Agostini , Canadian conductor and composer
- 1971: Ralph Bunche , American diplomat and civil rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- 1972: Louella Parsons , American reporter
- 1973: Harry Isaacs , English pianist and music teacher
- 1975: William A. Wellman , American film director, actor, and producer
- 1977: Clarice Lispector , Ukrainian-Brazilian writer
- 1978: Waldemar Schweitzer , German journalist and publisher
- 1982: Ásmundur Sveinsson , Icelandic sculptor
- 1982: Paul Godwin , Polish-German violinist and orchestra leader
- 1983: János Flesch , Hungarian chess player
- 1983: Henriette Petit , Chilean painter
- 1985: Cees See , Dutch jazz drummer and percussionist
- 1990: Anton Graf Bossi Fedrigotti , Austrian author
- 1990: Edmond Jeanneret , Swiss Protestant clergyman and poet
- 1990: Mike Mazurki , American actor
- 1991: Berenice Abbott , American photographer
- 1992: Vincent Gardenia , American actor
- 1992: Franco Franchi , Italian comedian
- 1993: Carter Jefferson , American jazz saxophonist
- 1994: Antal Apró , Hungarian politician
- 1994: Max Bill , Swiss architect, sculptor and painter
- 1995: Gwen Harwood , Australian poet and librettist
- 1996: Wilhelm Hahn , German theologian and politician, MdB, MdL and State Minister, MEP
- 1996: Mary Leakey , British archaeologist
- 1996: Heinrich Schmidt-Barrien , German writer
- 1996: Gustav Sichelschmidt , German writer
- 1997: Hans Achim Gussone , German forest scientist
- 1998: Bill Looby , American football player
- 1998: Klaus Matthiesen , German politician, Member of the State Parliament and State Minister
21st century
- 2001: Willi Erzgräber , German Anglicist
- 2002: Randi Bratteli , Norwegian writer
- 2002: Jesús Torres Tejeda , Dominican broadcaster, producer and director
- 2004: Andrea Absolonová , Czech high diver
- 2004: Sergei Woitschenko , Belarusian artist and designer
- 2004: Lea De Mae , Czech porn actress, photo model and high diver
- 2005: Chung Kyu-Myung , Korean physicist
- 2005: Eunice Norton , American pianist
- 2005: Helmut Sakowski , German writer
- 2006: Anouk Nicklisch , German director
- 2008: Sigi Harreis , German journalist and presenter
- 2008: Władysław Ślesicki , Polish film director and screenwriter
- 2009: Gene Barry , American actor
- 2009: Bob Curtis , American dancer and choreographer
- 2010: Alexander Kerst , Austrian actor
- 2010: James Moody , American jazz musician
- 2010: Katesa Schlosser , German ethnologist
- 2010: Peter Spälti , Swiss politician and manager
- 2010: Boris Ivanovich Tishchenko , Russian composer
- 2012: Patrick Moore , British astronomer and author
- 2012: Kurt Neubauer , German politician
- 2012: Peter Proksch , Austrian painter and graphic artist
- 2013: Zahit Atakan , Turkish admiral
- 2013: Eleanor Parker , American actress
- 2014: José Feghali , Brazilian pianist and music teacher
- 2014: Jorge María Mejía , Argentine Curial Cardinal
- 2014: Karl Otto Pöhl , German State Secretary and President of the Bundesbank
- 2015: Carlo Furno , Italian cardinal
- 2015: Gheorghe Gruia , Romanian handball player, world champion
- 2015: Soshana , Austrian painter
- 2016: Klaus-Dieter Grosser , German doctor
- 2018: Riccardo Giacconi , Italian-American astrophysicist and Nobel Prize winner
- 2018: Heinz Weisenbach , German ice hockey player and coach
- 2019: Marie Fredriksson , Swedish musician and painter
- 2020: Vyachazlau Kebitsch , Belarusian politician
- 2020: Paolo Rossi , Italian soccer player
- 2020: Osvaldo Cochrane Filho , Brazilian water polo player
Holidays and memorial days
- Church memorial days
- Richard Baxter , English priest and writer (Protestant, Anglican Memorial Day is June 14th)
- Commemoration days of international organizations
- World Anti-Corruption Day ( UN ) (since 2003)
The list of commemorative and action days contains further entries .
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