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Acontecimientos (52)

  1. 240Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I.
  2. 467Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  3. 627King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, Bishop of York.
  4. 806Nikephoros I of Constantinople is consecrated as patriarch of Constantinople.
  5. 1159Having received the submission of the prince of Antioch, Raynald of Châtillon, Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos enters triumphantly the city of Antioch.
  6. 1204The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day.
  7. 1588The Instruction of 12 April 1588 was enacted, which is widely regarded as the formal establishment of the Dutch Republic.
  8. 1606The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
  9. 1776American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
  10. 1782American Revolution: A Royal Navy fleet led by Admiral George Rodney defeats a French fleet led by the Comte de Grasse at the Battle of the Saintes off Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
  11. 1796War of the First Coalition: Napoleon Bonaparte wins his first victory as an army commander at the Battle of Montenotte, splitting the Austrian and Piedmontese armies away from each other, and marking the beginning of the Piedmontese surrender in the war.
  12. 1807The Froberg mutiny on Malta ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.
  13. 1820Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.
  14. 1831Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England, cause it to collapse.
  15. 1861American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
  16. 1862American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
  17. 1864American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
  18. 1865American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
  19. 1877The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
  20. 1900One day after its enactment by the Congress, President William McKinley signs the Foraker Act into law, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
  21. 1910, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched.
  22. 1917World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
  23. 1927Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
  24. 1927Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople, and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
  25. 1928The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
  26. 1934The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
  27. 1934The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.
  28. 1937Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
  29. 1945U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeds him.
  30. 1945World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only from Berlin.
  31. 1955The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
  32. 1961Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1.
  33. 1963The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.
  34. 1970Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.
  35. 1980The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.
  36. 1980Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.
  37. 1980Canadian runner and athlete Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF
  38. 1981The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.
  39. 1983Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.
  40. 1985Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-51D to deploy two communications satellites.
  41. 1990Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there.
  42. 1990Widerøe Flight 839 crashes after takeoff from Værøy Airport in Norway, killing five people.
  43. 1992The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Resort Paris.
  44. 1999United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.
  45. 1999During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, an American McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle shoots a passenger train, killing between 20 and 60 people.
  46. 2002A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104.
  47. 2007A suicide bomber penetrates the Green Zone and detonates in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people.
  48. 2009Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.
  49. 2010Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28.
  50. 2013Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali.
  51. 2014The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16 people, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying more than 2,500 homes.
  52. 2026The Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar wins the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, defeating Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, which had ruled the country for 16 years, marking the first change in government in Hungary for over a decade.

Nacimientos (255)

  1. 811Muhammad al-Jawad, the ninth Imam of Shia Islam (died 835)
  2. 959En'yū, emperor of Japan (died 991)
  3. 1116Richeza of Poland, queen of Sweden and Grand Princess of Minsk (died 1156)
  4. 1432Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (died 1462)
  5. 1484Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace and St. Peter's Basilica (died 1546)
  6. 1484Maharana Sangram Singh, Rana of Mewar (died 1527)
  7. 1500Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (died 1574)
  8. 1526Muretus, French philosopher and author (died 1585)
  9. 1550Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier and politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (died 1604)
  10. 1577Christian IV of Denmark (died 1648)
  11. 1612Simone Cantarini, Italian painter and engraver (died 1648)
  12. 1639Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician (died 1712)
  13. 1656Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian (died 1738)
  14. 1705William Cookworthy, English minister and pharmacist (died 1780)
  15. 1710Caffarelli, Italian actor and singer (died 1783)
  16. 1713Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French historian and author (died 1796)
  17. 1716Felice Giardini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1796)
  18. 1722Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1793)
  19. 1724Lyman Hall, American physician, clergyman, and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (died 1790)
  20. 1748Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author (died 1836)
  21. 1777Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State (died 1852)
  22. 1792John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English soldier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (died 1840)
  23. 1794Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (died 1847)
  24. 1796George N. Briggs, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1861)
  25. 1799Henri Druey, Swiss lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1855)
  26. 1801Joseph Lanner, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1843)
  27. 1816Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria (died 1903)
  28. 1823Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian playwright and translator (died 1886)
  29. 1839Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (died 1888)
  30. 1845Gustaf Cederström, Swedish painter (died 1933)
  31. 1851José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican soldier and poet (died 1880)
  32. 1851Edward Walter Maunder, English astronomer and author (died 1928)
  33. 1852Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician and academic (died 1939)
  34. 1856Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English mountaineer, cartographer, and politician (died 1937)
  35. 1863Raul Pompeia, Brazilian writer (died 1895)
  36. 1868Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese admiral (died 1918)
  37. 1869Henri Désiré Landru, French serial killer (died 1922)
  38. 1871Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1941)
  39. 1874William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1940)
  40. 1880Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (died 1911)
  41. 1883Imogen Cunningham, American photographer and educator (died 1976)
  42. 1883Dally Messenger, Australian rugby player, cricketer, and sailor (died 1959)
  43. 1884Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (died 1932)
  44. 1884Otto Meyerhof, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1951)
  45. 1885Robert Delaunay, French painter (died 1941)
  46. 1887Harold Lockwood, American actor and director (died 1918)
  47. 1888Dan Ahearn, Irish-American long jumper and police officer (died 1942)
  48. 1888Cecil Kimber, English automobile engineer (died 1945)
  49. 1892Henry Darger, American writer and artist (died 1973)
  50. 1894Dorothy Cumming, Australian-American actress (died 1983)
  51. 1894Francisco Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 13th President of Portugal (died 1964)
  52. 1898Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (died 1976)
  53. 1901Lowell Stockman, American farmer and politician (died 1962)
  54. 1902Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, 36th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1977)
  55. 1903Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)
  56. 1907Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (died 2003)
  57. 1907Zawgyi, Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic (died 1990)
  58. 1908Ida Pollock, English author and painter (died 2013)
  59. 1908Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American pilot and general (died 2006)
  60. 1910Gillo Dorfles, Italian art critic, painter and philosopher (died 2018)
  61. 1910Irma Rapuzzi, French politician (died 2018)
  62. 1911Mahmoud Younis, Egyptian engineer (died 1976)
  63. 1912Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (died 1997)
  64. 1912Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (died 1988)
  65. 1912Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)
  66. 1913Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist (died 2013)
  67. 1914Armen Alchian, American economist and academic (died 2013)
  68. 1916Beverly Cleary, American author (died 2021)
  69. 1916Russell Garcia, American-New Zealand composer and conductor (died 2011)
  70. 1916Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic (died 2007)
  71. 1917Helen Forrest, American singer and actress (died 1999)
  72. 1917Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer (died 1978)
  73. 1917Robert Manzon, French racing driver (died 2015)
  74. 1919István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer and educator (died 2012)
  75. 1919Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader (died 1991)
  76. 1921Robert Cliche, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1978)
  77. 1922Simon Kapwepwe, Zambian politician, 2nd Vice President of Zambia (died 1980)
  78. 1923Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2004)
  79. 1924Raymond Barre, French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 2007)
  80. 1924Peter Safar, Austrian physician and academic (died 2003)
  81. 1924Curtis Turner, American race car driver (died 1970)
  82. 1925Evelyn Berezin, American computer scientist and engineer (died 2018)
  83. 1925Ned Miller, American country music singer and songwriter (died 2016)
  84. 1925Oliver Postgate, English animator, puppeteer, and screenwriter (died 2008)
  85. 1926Jane Withers, American actress (died 2021)
  86. 1927Thomas Hemsley, English baritone (died 2013)
  87. 1927Alvin Sargent, American screenwriter (died 2019)
  88. 1928Hardy Krüger, German actor (died 2022)
  89. 1928Jean-François Paillard, French conductor (died 2013)
  90. 1929Elspet Gray, Scottish actress (died 2013)
  91. 1929Mukhran Machavariani, Georgian poet and educator (died 2010)
  92. 1930John Landy, Australian runner and politician, 26th Governor of Victoria (died 2022)
  93. 1930Bryan Magee, English philosopher and politician (died 2019)
  94. 1930Manuel Neri, American sculptor and painter (died 2021)
  95. 1930Pythagoras Papastamatiou, Greek lyricist and playwright (died 1979)
  96. 1930Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician and educator (died 2006)
  97. 1931Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet and songwriter (died 1995)
  98. 1932Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 5th Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2005)
  99. 1932Herbert Butros Khaury, American singer and ukulele player (died 1996)
  100. 1932Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor (died 2019)
  101. 1933Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano and actress (died 2018)
  102. 1934Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer and manager (died 2017)
  103. 1935Jimmy Makulis, Greek singer (died 2007)
  104. 1936Tony Earl, American politician, 40th Governor of Wisconsin (died 2023)
  105. 1936Charles Napier, American actor (died 2011)
  106. 1936Kennedy Simmonds, Kittitian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
  107. 1937Dennis Banks, American author and activist (died 2017)
  108. 1937Igor Volk, Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2017)
  109. 1939Alan Ayckbourn, English director and playwright
  110. 1939Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2022)
  111. 1940Woodie Fryman, American baseball player (died 2011)
  112. 1940Herbie Hancock, American pianist, composer, and bandleader
  113. 1941Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (died 1993)
  114. 1942Bill Bryden, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2022)
  115. 1942Carlos Reutemann, Argentinian race car driver and politician (died 2021)
  116. 1942Jacob Zuma, South African politician, 4th President of South Africa
  117. 1943Sumitra Mahajan, Indian politician, 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  118. 1944Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (died 2015)
  119. 1944John Kay, German-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  120. 1945Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (died 2006)
  121. 1946John Dunsworth, Canadian actor and comedian (died 2017)
  122. 1946Ed O'Neill, American actor and comedian
  123. 1946George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Scottish politician and diplomat, 10th Secretary General of NATO
  124. 1947Roy M. Anderson, English epidemiologist, zoologist, and academic
  125. 1947Martin Brasier, English palaeontologist, biologist, and academic (died 2014)
  126. 1947Tom Clancy, American historian and author (died 2013)
  127. 1947David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host
  128. 1947Wayne Northrop, American actor (died 2024)
  129. 1948Jeremy Beadle, English television host and producer (died 2008)
  130. 1948Joschka Fischer, German academic and politician
  131. 1948Christos Iakovou, Greek weightlifter
  132. 1948Marcello Lippi, Italian footballer, manager, and coach
  133. 1949Scott Turow, American lawyer and author
  134. 1949Pravin Gordhan, South African politician (died 2024)
  135. 1950Joyce Banda, Malawian politician, 4th president of Malawi
  136. 1950Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman
  137. 1950David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
  138. 1950Nicholas Sackman, English composer and educator
  139. 1951Tom Noonan, American actor (died 2026)
  140. 1952Reuben Gant, American football player
  141. 1952Leicester Rutledge, New Zealand rugby player
  142. 1952Gary Soto, American poet, novelist, and memoirist
  143. 1952Ralph Wiley, American journalist (died 2004)
  144. 1953Tanino Liberatore, Italian author and illustrator
  145. 1954John Faulkner, Australian educator and politician, 52nd Australian Minister for Defence
  146. 1954Steve Stevaert, Belgian businessman and politician (died 2015)
  147. 1954Pat Travers, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  148. 1955Fabian Hamilton, English graphic designer, engineer, and politician
  149. 1956Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor, director, and producer
  150. 1956Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer-songwriter and actor
  151. 1957Greg Child, Australian mountaineer and author
  152. 1957Vince Gill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  153. 1957Tama Janowitz, American novelist and short story writer
  154. 1958Will Sergeant, English guitarist
  155. 1958Klaus Tafelmeier, German javelin thrower
  156. 1958Ginka Zagorcheva, Bulgarian hurdler
  157. 1960David Thirdkill, American basketball player
  158. 1961Corrado Fabi, Italian racing driver
  159. 1961Charles Mann, American football player and sportscaster
  160. 1961Magda Szubanski, English-Australian actress, comedian and writer
  161. 1962Art Alexakis, American singer-songwriter and musician
  162. 1962Carlos Sainz, Spanish racing driver
  163. 1962Nobuhiko Takada, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler, founded Hustle
  164. 1963Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist and author
  165. 1964Chris Fairclough, English footballer and coach
  166. 1964Amy Ray, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
  167. 1965Kim Bodnia, Danish actor and director
  168. 1965Chi Onwurah, English politician
  169. 1965Gervais Rufyikiri, Burundian politician
  170. 1965Mihai Stoica, Romanian footballer and manager
  171. 1966Nils-Olav Johansen, Norwegian guitarist and singer
  172. 1966Lorenzo White, American football player
  173. 1967Sarah Cracknell, English singer-songwriter
  174. 1968Alicia Coppola, American actress
  175. 1968Toby Gad, German songwriter and producer
  176. 1968Adam Graves, Canadian ice hockey player
  177. 1969Michael Jackson, American football player and politician (died 2017)
  178. 1969Jörn Lenz, German footballer and manager
  179. 1969Lucas Radebe, South African footballer and sportscaster
  180. 1970Sylvain Bouchard, Canadian speed skater
  181. 1971Nicholas Brendon, American actor (died 2026)
  182. 1971Shannen Doherty, American actress, director, and producer (died 2024)
  183. 1972Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player and sportscaster
  184. 1973J. Scott Campbell, American author and illustrator
  185. 1973Ryan Kisor, American trumpet player and composer
  186. 1973Antonio Osuna, Mexican-American baseball player
  187. 1973Christian Panucci, Italian footballer and manager
  188. 1974Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (died 2006)
  189. 1974Bryan Fletcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
  190. 1974Roman Hamrlík, Czech ice hockey player
  191. 1974Marley Shelton, American actress
  192. 1974Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
  193. 1976Olga Kotlyarova, Russian runner
  194. 1976Brad Miller, American basketball player
  195. 1977Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer
  196. 1977Sarah Monahan, Australian actress
  197. 1977Jason Price, Welsh footballer
  198. 1977Glenn Rogers, Australian-Scottish cricketer
  199. 1978Guy Berryman, Scottish bassist (Coldplay)
  200. 1978Scott Crary, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  201. 1978Svetlana Lapina, Russian high jumper
  202. 1978Robin Walker, English businessman and politician
  203. 1979Claire Danes, American actress
  204. 1979Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast
  205. 1979Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer
  206. 1979Jennifer Morrison, American actress
  207. 1979Sergio Pellissier, Italian footballer
  208. 1979Cristian Ranalli, Italian footballer
  209. 1979Lee Soo-young, South Korean singer
  210. 1980Sara Head, Welsh Paralympic table tennis champion
  211. 1980Brian McFadden, Irish singer-songwriter
  212. 1981Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russian runner
  213. 1981Nicolás Burdisso, Argentinian footballer
  214. 1981Tulsi Gabbard, American politician
  215. 1981Grant Holt, English footballer and professional wrestler
  216. 1981Hisashi Iwakuma, Japanese baseball pitcher
  217. 1983Jelena Dokic, Serbian-Australian tennis player
  218. 1983Luke Kibet, Kenyan runner
  219. 1984Aleksey Dmitrik, Russian high jumper
  220. 1985Brennan Boesch, American baseball player
  221. 1985Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese singer
  222. 1986Blerim Džemaili, Swiss footballer
  223. 1986Marcel Granollers, Spanish tennis player
  224. 1986Jonathan Pitroipa, Burkinabé footballer
  225. 1987Luiz Adriano, Brazilian professional footballer
  226. 1987Brooklyn Decker, American model and actress
  227. 1987Shawn Gore, Canadian football player
  228. 1987Brendon Urie, American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist
  229. 1988Ricky Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
  230. 1988Stephen Brogan, English footballer
  231. 1988Amedeo Calliari, Italian footballer
  232. 1988Jessie James Decker, American singer-songwriter
  233. 1988Moamen Zakaria, Egyptian footballer
  234. 1989Bethan Dainton, Welsh rugby union player
  235. 1989Ádám Hanga, Hungarian basketball player
  236. 1989Miguel Ángel Ponce, American-Mexican footballer
  237. 1989Valentin Stocker, Swiss footballer
  238. 1989Kaitlyn Weaver, Canadian-American ice dancer
  239. 1990Hiroki Sakai, Japanese footballer
  240. 1991Lionel Carole, French professional footballer
  241. 1991Oliver Norwood, English-born Northern Irish international footballer
  242. 1991Magnus Pääjärvi, Swedish ice hockey player
  243. 1991Jazz Richards, Welsh international footballer
  244. 1992Chad le Clos, South African swimmer
  245. 1992The Vivienne, Welsh drag queen (died 2025)
  246. 1993Robin Anderson, American tennis player
  247. 1993Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Canadian ice hockey player
  248. 1994Eric Bailly, Ivorian professional footballer
  249. 1994Isabelle Drummond, Brazilian actress and singer
  250. 1994Guido Rodríguez, Argentine footballer
  251. 1994Saoirse Ronan, American-born Irish actress
  252. 1994Sehun, South Korean musician
  253. 1995Pedro Cachin, Argentine tennis player
  254. 1996Jan Bednarek, Polish footballer
  255. 1996Matteo Berrettini, Italian tennis player

Fallecimientos (104)

  1. 45 a. C.Gnaeus Pompeius, Roman general and politician (born 75 BC)
  2. 352Julius I, pope of the Catholic Church
  3. 434Maximianus, archbishop of Constantinople
  4. 901Eudokia Baïana, Byzantine empress and wife of Leo VI
  5. 1125Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (born 1065)
  6. 1167Charles VII, king of Sweden (born c. 1130)
  7. 1256Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre, regent of Navarre (born c. 1217)
  8. 1443Henry Chichele, English archbishop (born 1364)
  9. 1500Leonhard of Gorizia, Count of Gorz (born 1440)
  10. 1530Joanna La Beltraneja, Princess of Castile (born 1462)
  11. 1550Claude, Duke of Guise (born 1496)
  12. 1555Joanna, Queen of Castile and Aragon (born 1479)
  13. 1675Richard Bennett, English politician, colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1609)
  14. 1684Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (born 1596)
  15. 1687Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (born 1619)
  16. 1704Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (born 1627)
  17. 1748William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (born 1685)
  18. 1782Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (born 1698)
  19. 1788Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (born 1719)
  20. 1795Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (born 1710)
  21. 1814Charles Burney, English composer and historian (born 1726)
  22. 1817Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (born 1730)
  23. 1850Adoniram Judson, American lexicographer and missionary (born 1788)
  24. 1866Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded Fleetwood (born 1801)
  25. 1872Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (born 1795)
  26. 1878William M. Tweed, American lawyer and politician (born 1823)
  27. 1879Richard Taylor, Confederate general (born 1826)
  28. 1885William Crowther, Dutch-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Tasmania (born 1817)
  29. 1898Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (born 1820)
  30. 1902Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (born 1842)
  31. 1906Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (born 1836)
  32. 1912Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (born 1821)
  33. 1920Vlasis Gavriilidis, Greek jourtnalist (born 1848)
  34. 1933Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (born 1835)
  35. 1937Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (born 1852)
  36. 1938Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (born 1873)
  37. 1943Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (born 1889)
  38. 1945Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (born 1882)
  39. 1953Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (born 1880)
  40. 1962Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (born 1923)
  41. 1966Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (born 1910)
  42. 1968Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (born 1899)
  43. 1971Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and dentist (born 1886)
  44. 1973Arthur Freed, American songwriter and producer (born 1894)
  45. 1975Josephine Baker, French actress, activist, and humanitarian (born 1906)
  46. 1976Christos Kakkalos, Greek mountain guide (born 1882)
  47. 1977Philip K. Wrigley, American businessman, co-founded Lincoln Park Gun Club (born 1894)
  48. 1980William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (born 1913)
  49. 1981Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (born 1887)
  50. 1981Joe Louis, American boxer and wrestler (born 1914)
  51. 1981Little River attacks in Durham, North Carolina
  52. 1983Jørgen Juve, Norwegian football player and journalist (born 1906)
  53. 1983Carl Morton, American baseball player (born 1944)
  54. 1984Edwin T. Layton, American admiral and cryptanalyst (born 1903)
  55. 1986Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (born 1897)
  56. 1988Colette Deréal, French singer and actress (born 1927)
  57. 1988Alan Paton, South African historian and author (born 1903)
  58. 1989Abbie Hoffman, American activist, co-founded Youth International Party (born 1936)
  59. 1989Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (born 1921)
  60. 1992Ilario Bandini, Italian racing driver and businessman (born 1911)
  61. 1997George Wald, American neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906)
  62. 1998Robert Ford, Canadian poet and diplomat (born 1915)
  63. 1999Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter (born 1931)
  64. 2001Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the smiley (born 1921)
  65. 2002George Shevelov, Ukrainian-American linguist and philologist (born 1908)
  66. 2004Moran Campbell, Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (born 1925)
  67. 2006William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (born 1924)
  68. 2007Kevin Crease, Australian journalist (born 1936)
  69. 2008Cecilia Colledge, English-American figure skater and coach (born 1920)
  70. 2008Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (born 1923)
  71. 2008Jerry Zucker, Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist (born 1949)
  72. 2009Marilyn Chambers, American actress
  73. 2010Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader (born 1916)
  74. 2010Werner Schroeter, German director and screenwriter (born 1945)
  75. 2011Karim Fakhrawi, Bahraini journalist, co-founded Al-Wasat (born 1962)
  76. 2012Mohit Chattopadhyay, Indian poet and playwright (born 1934)
  77. 2012Rodgers Grant, American pianist and composer (born 1935)
  78. 2013Robert Byrne, American chess player and author (born 1928)
  79. 2013Johnny du Plooy, South African boxer (born 1964)
  80. 2013Michael France, American screenwriter (born 1962)
  81. 2013Brennan Manning, American priest and author (born 1934)
  82. 2013Annamária Szalai, Hungarian journalist and politician (born 1961)
  83. 2013Ya'akov Yosef, Israeli rabbi and politician (born 1946)
  84. 2014Pierre Autin-Grenier, French author and poet (born 1947)
  85. 2014Pierre-Henri Menthéour, French cyclist (born 1960)
  86. 2014Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (born 1990)
  87. 2014Hal Smith, American baseball player and coach (born 1931)
  88. 2014Billy Standridge, American race car driver (born 1953)
  89. 2015Paulo Brossard, Brazilian jurist and politician (born 1924)
  90. 2015Patrice Dominguez, Algerian-French tennis player and trainer (born 1950)
  91. 2015Alfred Eick, German commander (born 1916)
  92. 2015André Mba Obame, Gabonese politician (born 1957)
  93. 2016Mohammad Al Gaz, Emirati politician & diplomat (born 1930)
  94. 2016Anne Jackson, American actress (born 1925)
  95. 2017Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (born 1959)
  96. 2020Tarvaris Jackson, American football player (born 1983)
  97. 2021Joseph Siravo, American actor and producer (born 1955)
  98. 2022Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1955)
  99. 2024Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer and inventor (born 1940)
  100. 2024Eleanor Coppola, American filmmaker (born 1936)
  101. 2024Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author (born 1931)
  102. 2025Pilita Corrales, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress (born 1939)
  103. 2026Asha Bhosle, Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality (born 1933)
  104. 2026Chris Payton-Jones American football player (born 1995)

Celebraciones (7)

  1. Children's Day (Bolivia)
  2. Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin:
  3. Cosmonautics Day (Russia)
  4. International Day of Human Space Flight
  5. Yuri's Night (International observance)
  6. Halifax Day (North Carolina)
  7. National Redemption Day (Liberia)

Santoral (9)

  1. Adoniram Judson (Episcopal Church)
  2. Alferius
  3. Blessed Angelo Carletti di Chivasso
  4. Erkembode
  5. Pope Julius I
  6. Sabbas the Goth
  7. Teresa of the Andes
  8. Zeno of Verona
  9. April 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)