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1947

January 15, 2023

1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1947th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 947th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1940s decade.

1947 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1947
MCMXLVII
Ab urbe condita2700
Armenian calendar1396
ԹՎ ՌՅՂԶ
Assyrian calendar6697
Baháʼí calendar103–104
Balinese saka calendar1868–1869
Bengali calendar1354
Berber calendar2897
British Regnal year11 Geo. 6 – 12 Geo. 6
Buddhist calendar2491
Burmese calendar1309
Byzantine calendar7455–7456
Chinese calendar丙戌年 (Fire Dog)
4643 or 4583
    — to —
丁亥年 (Fire Pig)
4644 or 4584
Coptic calendar1663–1664
Discordian calendar3113
Ethiopian calendar1939–1940
Hebrew calendar5707–5708
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2003–2004
 - Shaka Samvat1868–1869
 - Kali Yuga5047–5048
Holocene calendar11947
Igbo calendar947–948
Iranian calendar1325–1326
Islamic calendar1366–1367
Japanese calendarShōwa 22
(昭和２２年)
Javanese calendar1878–1879
Juche calendar36
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4280
Minguo calendarROC 36
民國36年
Nanakshahi calendar479
Thai solar calendar2490
Tibetan calendar阳火狗年
(male Fire-Dog)
2073 or 1692 or 920
    — to —
阴火猪年
(female Fire-Pig)
2074 or 1693 or 921
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1947.

It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Events

January

Main article: January 1947

February

Main article: February 1947

March

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April

Main article: April 1947

May

Main article: May 1947

June

Main article: June 1947

July

Main article: July 1947

August

Main article: August 1947
 
Flag of Pakistan, the country that gained independence on August 14, 1947
 
Flag of India, the country that gained independence on August 15, 1947

September

Main article: September 1947
 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), officially born September 18, 1947

October

Main article: October 1947

November

Main article: November 1947

December

Main article: December 1947

Date unknown

Births

Births
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Date unknown

Deaths

Deaths
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Date unknown

Nobel Prizes

 
Nobel medal awarded to Edward Victor Appleton

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External links

  • Pathe newsreel, 1947. Experimental snowplough. Pathe says 'Grantham' but the station name 'Dowlais top' in Wales can be clearly seen October 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  • Personal testimony of the winter of 1947 July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  • Stories from the winter of 1947

January 15, 2023
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6 12 Geo 6Buddhist calendar2491Burmese calendar1309Byzantine calendar7455 7456Chinese calendar丙戌年 Fire Dog 4643 or 4583 to 丁亥年 Fire Pig 4644 or 4584Coptic calendar1663 1664Discordian calendar3113Ethiopian calendar1939 1940Hebrew calendar5707 5708Hindu calendars Vikram Samvat2003 2004 Shaka Samvat1868 1869 Kali Yuga5047 5048Holocene calendar11947Igbo calendar947 948Iranian calendar1325 1326Islamic calendar1366 1367Japanese calendarShōwa 22 昭和２２年 Javanese calendar1878 1879Juche calendar36Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 daysKorean calendar4280Minguo calendarROC 36民國36年Nanakshahi calendar479Thai solar calendar2490Tibetan calendar阳火狗年 male Fire Dog 2073 or 1692 or 920 to 阴火猪年 female Fire Pig 2074 or 1693 or 921Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1947 It was the first year of the Cold War which would last until 1991 ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union Contents 1 Events 1 1 January 1 2 February 1 3 March 1 4 April 1 5 May 1 6 June 1 7 July 1 8 August 1 9 September 1 10 October 1 11 November 1 12 December 1 13 Date unknown 2 Births 2 1 January 2 2 February 2 3 March 2 4 April 2 5 May 2 6 June 2 7 July 2 8 August 2 9 September 2 10 October 2 11 November 2 12 December 2 13 Date unknown 3 Deaths 3 1 January 3 2 February 3 3 March 3 4 April 3 5 May 3 6 June 3 7 July 3 8 August 3 9 September 3 10 October 3 11 November 3 12 December 3 13 Date unknown 4 Nobel Prizes 5 References 6 External linksEvents EditJanuary Edit Main article January 1947 January 1 Nigeria gains autonomy January February Winter of 1946 47 in the United Kingdom The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel 1 Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network 2 January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect January 4 First issue of weekly magazine Der Spiegel published in Hanover Germany edited by Rudolf Augstein 3 January 10 The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste 4 January 15 Elizabeth Short an aspiring actress nicknamed the Black Dahlia is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles the mysterious case is never solved January 16 Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France January 19 Ferry SS Heimara sinks in the South Euboean Gulf of Greece killing 392 January 24 In the third phase of the Greek Civil War Dimitrios Maximos forms a monarchist government in Athens and begins a brief term as prime minister 5 January 26 A KLM Douglas DC 3 aircraft crashes soon after taking off from Kastrup Airport Copenhagen killing all 22 people on board including Prince Gustaf Adolf second in line to the Swedish throne and American opera singer Grace Moore 6 January 31 The Communists take power in the Polish People s Republic February Edit Main article February 1947 February 3 The lowest air temperature in North America 63 degrees Celsius is recorded in Snag in the Yukon Territory Percival Prattis becomes the first African American news correspondent allowed in the United States House of Representatives and Senate press galleries February 5 Boleslaw Bierut becomes the President of Poland The Government of the United Kingdom announces the 25 million Tanganyika groundnut scheme for cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory 7 February 7 The South Pacific Commission SPC is founded February 8 The Karlslust dance hall fire in Berlin Germany kills over 80 people February 10 In Paris France peace treaties are signed between the World War II Allies and Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Finland Italy cedes most of Istria to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia later Croatia February 12 A meteorite creates an impact crater in Sikhote Alin in the Soviet Union In Burma the Panglong Agreement is reached between the Burmese government under its leader General Aung San and the Shan Kachin and Chin ethnic peoples at the Panglong Conference U Aung Zan Wai Pe Khin Major Aung Sir Maung Gyi Dr Sein Mya Maung and Myoma U Than Kywe are among the negotiators February 17 Cold War The Voice of America begins to transmit radio broadcasts into Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union February 20 An explosion at the O Connor Electro Plating Company in Los Angeles leaves 17 dead 100 buildings damaged and a 22 foot deep 6 7 m crater in the ground The U S Army Ordnance Corps Hermes program V 2 rocket Blossom I is launched into space carrying plant material and fruitflies the first living things to enter space February 21 In New York City Edwin Land demonstrates the first instant camera his Polaroid Land Camera to a meeting of the Optical Society of America February 22 The Tom and Jerry cartoon Cat Fishin is released February 23 The International Organization for Standardization ISO is founded February 25 The German state of Prussia is officially abolished by the Allied Control Council 8 Hachikō Line derailment The worst ever train accident in Japan kills 184 people John C Hennessy Jr brings the first Volkswagen Beetle to the United States He purchased the 1946 automobile from the U S Army Post Exchange in Frankfurt Germany while serving in the U S Army The Beetle is shipped from Bremerhaven arriving in New York this day 9 February 28 The United States grants France a military base in Casablanca In Taiwan civil disorder is put down with large loss of civilian lives March Edit Main article March 1947 March 1 The International Monetary Fund begins to operate German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun marries his first cousin 18 year old Maria von Quirstorp March 4 The Treaty of Dunkirk effective September 8 is signed between the United Kingdom and France providing for mutual assistance in the event of attack March 12 The Cold War begins The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism March 14 The Thames flood and other widespread flooding occurs as the exceptionally harsh British winter of 1946 1947 ends in a thaw 10 11 March 15 Hindus and Muslims clash in Punjab March 19 The 19th Academy Awards Ceremony is held The movie The Best Years of Our Lives wins the Academy Award for Best Picture along with several other Academy Awards March 25 A coal mine explosion in Centralia Illinois United States 111 miners are killed March 28 A World War II Japanese booby trap explodes on Corregidor Island killing 28 people March 29 A rebellion against French rule erupts in Madagascar March 31 The leaders of the Kurdish People s Republic of Mahabad the second Kurdish state in the history of Iran are hanged at Chuwarchira Square in Mahabad after the state has been overrun by the Iranian army April Edit Main article April 1947 April The previous discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Qumran Caves above the northwest shore of the Dead Sea by Bedouin shepherds becomes known 12 April 1 Jackie Robinson the first African American in Major League Baseball since the 1880s signs a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers Paul I becomes King of Greece aged 45 following the death of his brother King George II 13 The 1947 Royal New Zealand Navy mutinies begin April 4 The International Civil Aviation Organization begins operations April 7 The Arab Ba ath Party is established by merger in Damascus Edaville Railroad opens in Massachusetts as the first railway theme park The largest recorded sunspot group appears on the solar surface 14 April 9 Multiple tornadoes strike Texas Oklahoma and Kansas killing 184 and injuring 970 The Journey of Reconciliation in the Southern United States begins organized by the Congress of Racial Equality April 15 Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play Major League Baseball since the 1880s April 16 Texas City disaster The ammonium nitrate cargo of French registered Liberty ship SS Grandcamp explodes in Texas City Texas in one of the largest man made non nuclear explosions in history killing at least 581 including all but one member of the city fire department injuring at least 5 000 and destroying 20 city blocks Of the dead remains of 113 are never found and 62 are unidentifiable American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch describes the post World War II tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as a Cold War April 18 The British Royal Navy detonates 6 800 tons of explosives in an attempt to demolish the fortified island of Heligoland Germany in another of the largest man made non nuclear explosions in history 15 Mrs Ples an Australopithecus africanus skull is discovered in the Sterkfontein area in Transvaal South Africa April 20 King Frederik IX succeeds his father Christian X on the throne of Denmark 16 April 26 Academy Award winning Tom and Jerry cartoon The Cat Concerto is released to theatres May Edit Main article May 1947 May 1 Portella della Ginestra massacre The Salvatore Giuliano gang of Sicilian separatists opens fire on a Labour Day parade at Portella della Ginestra Sicily killing 11 people and wounding 27 May 2 The movie Miracle on 34th Street a Christmastime classic is first shown in theaters May 3 The new post war Constitution of Japan goes into effect May 11 The Ferrari 125 S the first car to bear the Ferrari name debuts May 22 The Cold War begins In an effort to fight the spread of Communism President Harry S Truman signs an Act of Congress that implements the Truman Doctrine This Act grants 400 million in military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece The Cold War ends in 1991 David Lean s film Great Expectations based on the novel by Charles Dickens opens in the United States Critics call it the finest film ever made from a Charles Dickens novel May 25 Hyundai Togun the initial name of the Hyundai Group is founded by Chung Ju young 17 May 29 An Air Iceland Douglas C 47 on a domestic flight in Iceland crashes into a mountainside killing all 25 people on board A United States Army Air Forces Douglas C 54 Skymaster crashes on approach to Naval Air Station Atsugi Japan killing all 41 on board in the worst aviation accident in Japanese history up to this time Douglas DC 4 Mainliner Lake Tahoe operating as United Airlines Flight 521 fails to become airborne while attempting to take off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City runs off the end of the runway and slams into an embankment killing 42 of the 48 people on board in the worst aviation disaster in American history until the following day May 30 Eastern Air Lines Flight 605 A Douglas C 54 Skymaster crashes near Bainbridge Maryland killing all 53 aboard 49 passengers 4 crew in America s worst commercial aviation disaster to that date May 31 Ferenc Nagy the democratically elected prime Minister of Hungary is forced into resign and go exile under pressure from the Soviet backed Hungarian Communist Party led by Matyas Rakosi The fellow traveler Lajos Dinnyes replaces him which grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government Alcide de Gasperi forms a new government in Italy the first postwar Italian government not to include members of the Italian Communist Party June Edit Main article June 1947 Marshall Plan June The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is introduced June 5 U S Secretary of State George Marshall outlines the Marshall Plan for American reconstruction and relief aid to Europe in a speech at Harvard University June 7 The Romanian Army founds the association football club CCA Clubul Central al Armatei The Army s Central Club which will become the most successful Romanian football team during its time as CSA Steaua București 18 June 10 SAAB in Sweden produces its first automobile June 11 15 The first Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is held in Wales 19 June 15 The Estado Novo in Portugal orders 11 military officers and 19 university professors who are accused of revolutionary activity to resign June 21 The Parliament of Canada votes unanimously to pass several laws regarding displaced foreign refugees June 23 The United States Senate follows the House of Representatives in overriding President Harry S Truman s veto of the Taft Hartley Act June 24 Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier Washington Over 800 copycat sightings are reported throughout the US in the coming following weeks June 25 The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is published for the first time as Het Achterhuis Dagboekbrieven 14 juni 1942 1 augustus 1944 The Annex Diary Notes from 14 June 1942 1 August 1944 in Amsterdam two years after the writer s death in Bergen Belsen concentration camp July Edit Main article July 1947 July 1 The United States begins the National Malaria Eradication Program successfully eradicating malaria in 1951 July 6 1947 Sylhet referendum A referendum is held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India 20 The first prototype AK 47 assault rifles are built to the design of Mikhail Kalashnikov July 8 Roswell UFO incident A supposedly downed extraterrestrial spacecraft is reportedly found near Roswell New Mexico July 9 King George VI of the United Kingdom announces the engagement of his daughter Princess Elizabeth to Lt Philip Mountbatten July 11 The ship Exodus leaves France for Palestine with 4 500 Jewish Holocaust survivor refugees on board July 17 Indian passenger ship SS Ramdas is capsized by a cyclone at Mumbai India with 625 people killed Alleged date when Raoul Wallenberg dies in a Soviet prison It is not announced until February 6 1957 There will be reported sightings of him until 1987 July 18 Following wide media and UNSCOP coverage the Exodus is captured by British troops and refused entry into Palestine at the port of Haifa President Harry S Truman signs the Presidential Succession Act into law which places the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate next in the line of succession after the vice president July 19 Burmese nationalist Aung San and six members of his newly formed cabinet are assassinated during a cabinet meeting July 26 Cold War U S President Harry S Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into law to create the Central Intelligence Agency the Department of Defense the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the National Security Council July 27 28 English endurance swimmer Tom Blower becomes the first person to swim the North Channel from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland July 29 After being shut down on November 9 1946 for a refurbishment the ENIAC computer in the United States is turned back on again and remains in continuous operation until October 2 1955 Original flying saucer witness Kenneth Arnold interviews Fred Crisman and Harold Dahl who claims to have recovered material dropped from a flying saucer Dahl also reports the first modern so called Men in Black encounter August Edit Main article August 1947 Flag of Pakistan the country that gained independence on August 14 1947 Flag of India the country that gained independence on August 15 1947 August 1 Indonesian airline Garuda Indonesia is established August 2 1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires Argentina to Santiago Chile the wreckage will not be found until 1998 August 5 The Netherlands ends Operation Product the first of its major politionele acties military police actions in Indonesia August 7 Thor Heyerdahl s balsa wood raft the Kon Tiki smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101 day 4 300 mile voyage across the Eastern Pacific Ocean demonstrating that prehistoric peoples could have traveled to the Central Pacific islands from South America The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport BEST August 14 The Muslim majority regions formed by the Partition of India gain independence from the British Empire as the Dominion of Pakistan While the transition is officially at midnight on this day Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14 compared with India on the 15th because the Pakistan Standard Time is 30 minutes behind the standard time of India Muhammad Ali Jinnah becomes the first governor general of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan takes office as the first prime minister of Pakistan August 15 The greater Indian subcontinent with a mixed population of Hindu Sikhs Buddhists Jains Zoroasters Jews Christians Muslims and others formed by the Partition of India gains independence from the British Empire as the Dominion of India Jawaharlal Nehru takes office as the first prime minister of India taking his oath from Louis Mountbatten Viscount Mountbatten of Burma Governor General of India but no longer viceroy August 16 In Greece General Markos Vafiadis takes over the government until 1949 August 23 The prime minister of Greece Dimitrios Maximos resigns August 27 The French government lowers the daily bread ration to 200 grams causing riots in Verdun and Le Mans August 30 A fire at a movie theater in Rueil a suburb of Paris France kills 83 people August 31 In Hungary communists fail to gain a majority in parliamentary elections despite widespread fraud and turn to direct action as part of the country s transition to Communism 1944 1949 September Edit Main article September 1947 The Central Intelligence Agency CIA officially born September 18 1947 September 9 Women s suffrage is agreed by Argentina s Congress A moth lodged in a relay is found to be the cause of a malfunction in the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer logged as the First actual case of bug being found 21 22 September 13 Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru suggests the exchange of four million Hindus and Muslims between India and Pakistan September 15 16 Typhoon Kathleen strikes the Bōsō Peninsula and the entire Kantō region in Japan Heavy rains cause the Arakawa and Tone Rivers to overflow and embankment collapse The resulting floods and debris flow kill between 1 077 and 1 920 people injuring 1 547 23 and leaving 853 missing 24 September 17 21 The 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane in southeastern Florida and also in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana causes widespread damage and kills 50 people September 18 In the United States The National Security Act of 1947 becomes effective on this day creating the United States Air Force National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency The Department of War becomes the Department of the Army a branch of the new Department of Defense September 22 The Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers Parties Cominform is founded by the International Communist Movement September 30 Pakistan and Yemen join the United Nations October Edit Main article October 1947 October The House Un American Activities Committee begins its investigations into communism in Hollywood First recorded use of the word computer in its modern sense referring to an electronic digital machine 25 October 1 The North American F 86 Sabre jet fighter aircraft makes its first flight October 5 President Harry S Truman delivers the first televised White House address speaking on the world food crises October 14 1947 Jammu massacres Riots Alleged 20 000 100 000 people killed in princely state of Jammu and Kashmir United States Air Force test pilot Captain Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X 1 rocket plane faster than the speed of sound the first time it has been accomplished October 20 A war begins in Kashmir along the border between India and Pakistan initiating the Indo Pakistani War of 1947 1948 Also Pakistan establishes diplomatic relations with the United States of America October 24 The first Azad Kashmir Government is established within Pakistan headed by Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan as its first President supported by the government of Pakistan October 30 The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT the foundation of the World Trade Organization WTO is established November Edit Main article November 1947 November 2 In Long Beach California designer and airplane pilot Howard Hughes carries out the one and only flight of the Hughes H 4 Hercules Spruce Goose the largest fixed wing aircraft ever built and flown This flight only lasts 8 minutes November 6 The television program Meet the Press makes its debut on the NBC TV network in the United States November 9 Junagadh is invaded by the Indian army November 10 The arrest of four steel workers in Marseille begins a French communist riot that also spreads to Paris November 13 Wataru Misaka makes the roster of the New York Knicks to become the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball just months after Jackie Robinson has broken the color barrier in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers Misaka has led the Utah Utes to the 1944 NCAA and 1947 NIT championships 26 The Soviet Union completes development of the AK 47 assault rifle it will be adopted by the Soviet Army in 1949 and become the most produced assault rifle in history November 15 The International Telecommunication Union becomes a specialized agency of the United Nations The Universal Postal Union UPU becomes a specialized agency of the United Nations effective July 1 1948 November 16 In Brussels 15 000 people demonstrate against the relatively short prison sentences of Belgian Nazi criminals Great Britain begins withdrawing its troops from Palestine November 17 December 23 John Bardeen and Walter Brattain working under William Shockley at AT amp T s Bell Labs in the United States demonstrate the transistor effect a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century 27 November 17 The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti Communist loyalty oath November 18 Ballantyne s fire A fire in Ballantynes department store in Christchurch New Zealand kills 41 people November 20 Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten Duke of Edinburgh Princess Elizabeth later Elizabeth II the daughter of George VI of the United Kingdom marries The Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey in London Paul Ramadier resigns as Prime Minister of France He is succeeded by Robert Schuman who calls in 80 000 army reservists to quell rioting miners in France November 21 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment begins in Havana Cuba This conference ends in 1948 when its members complete the Havana Charter November 24 McCarthyism The United States House of Representatives votes 346 17 to approve citations of Contempt of Congress against the Hollywood Ten after the screenwriters and directors refuse to co operate with the House Un American Activities Committee concerning allegations of communist influences in the movie business The ten men are blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios on the following day 28 November 25 The New Zealand Parliament ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the Parliament of the United Kingdom The new Pakistan Army and Pashtun mercenaries overrun Mirpur in Kashmir resulting in the death of 20 000 Hindus and Sikhs 29 November 27 In Paris France police occupy the editorial offices of the communist newspapers November 29 The United Nations General Assembly votes for the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine which will partition Mandatory Palestine between Arab and Jewish regions resulting in the creation of the State of Israel December Edit Main article December 1947 December 1947 anti Jewish riots in Aleppo organised by the new Syrian government result in some 75 Jews murdered and a Jewish exodus December 2 4 1947 Aden riots Yemeni Arabs attack Mizrahi Jews December 2 1947 Jerusalem riots Arabs protest against the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine December 3 French communist strikers derail the Paris Tourcoing express train because of false rumors that it is transporting soldiers 21 people are killed The Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire starring Marlon Brando in his first great role opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway in New York City Jessica Tandy also stars as Blanche Du Bois 30 December 4 French Interior Minister Jules S Moch takes emergency measures against his country s rioters after six days of violent arguments in the National Assembly December 6 Arturo Toscanini conducts a concert performance of the first half of Giuseppe Verdi s opera Otello for a broadcast on NBC Radio in the United States The second half of the opera is broadcast a week later 31 Women are admitted to full membership of the University of Cambridge in England 32 following a vote in September 33 December 9 French labor unions call off the general strike and re commence negotiations with the French government December 12 The Iranian Royal Army takes back power in the Azerbaijan province December 14 Santiago Bernabeu Stadium is officially inaugurated in Madrid and hosts its first match 34 December 21 During the mass migration of Hindus and Muslims between the new states of India and Pakistan 400 000 are slaughtered December 22 The Italian Constituent Assembly votes to accept the new Constitution of Italy December 30 The Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 15 jet fighter aircraft NATO reporting name Fagot makes its first flight in the Soviet Union King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate and the Romanian monarchy is abolished 35 Date unknown Edit Raytheon produces the first commercial microwave oven in the United States Global casual fashion brand H amp M Hennes amp Mauritz is founded and a first Hennes outlet store opens in Vastmanland Sweden 36 Births EditBirthsJanuary February March April May June July August September October November December January Edit David Bowie Andrea Martin Megawati Sukarnoputri Michio Kaku Jonathan Banks January 1 F R David Tunisian born French singer 37 Vladimir Titov Russian cosmonaut 38 Frances Yip Hong Kong singer January 6 Sandy Denny British singer d 1978 Ian Millar Canadian dressage rider 39 January 8 David Bowie English singer songwriter and actor d 2016 Samuel Schmid Swiss Federal Councillor January 10 Peer Steinbruck German politician January 13 Carles Rexach Spanish Catalan footballer and coach January 15 Andrea Martin Canadian American actress Second City Television January 16 Juliet Berto French actress director and screenwriter d 1990 Apasra Hongsakula Thai model Miss Universe 1965 Harvey Proctor British Conservative politician 40 January 18 Takeshi Kitano Japanese film director actor January 20 Cyrille Guimard French road racing cyclist January 21 Jill Eikenberry American actress January 23 Tom Carper American politician Megawati Sukarnoputri 5th President of Indonesia 41 January 24 Giorgio Chinaglia Italian footballer d 2012 Michio Kaku American theoretical physicist 42 Warren Zevon American rock musician Werewolves of London d 2003 January 25 Tostao Eduardo Goncalves de Andrade Brazilian footballer January 26 Michel Sardou French singer and actor January 27 Bjorn Afzelius Swedish singer songwriter and guitarist Hoola Bandoola Band d 1999 January 29 Linda B Buck American biologist recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 43 January 30 Steve Marriott British rock musician d 1991 January 31 Jonathan Banks American actor 44 February Edit Farrah Fawcett Yukio Hatoyama Edward James Olmos Lee Evans February 1 Mike Brant Israeli singer and songwriter d 1975 February 2 Farrah Fawcett American actress Charlie s Angels d 2009 February 3 Paul Auster American novelist Dave Davies English musician The Kinks Melanie Safka American rock singer 45 February 4 Halina Aszkielowicz Wojno Polish volleyball player d 2018 Dennis C Blair American admiral Director of National Intelligence John Campbell Brown Scottish astronomer d 2019 February 5 Regina Duarte Brazilian actress former Special Secretary of Culture of Brazil February 7 Wayne Allwine American voice actor d 2009 February 10 Louise Arbour Canadian jurist February 11 Yukio Hatoyama 60th Prime Minister of Japan Roy Moore American politician Derek Shulman Scottish musician Gentle Giant February 13 Mike Krzyzewski American basketball player and coach February 15 John Adams American composer Wenche Myhre Norwegian actress singer Adam Nadasdy Hungarian linguist and poet February 16 Verissimo Correia Seabra Bissau Guinean military commander d 2004 February 18 Princess Christina of the Netherlands d 2019 Jose Luis Cuerda Spanish filmmaker screenwriter and producer d 2020 February 19 Gustavo Rodriguez Venezuelan actor d 2014 February 20 Peter Osgood English footballer d 2006 Peter Strauss American actor February 21 Victor Sokolov Russian dissident journalist and priest d 2006 Renata Sorrah Brazilian actress February 24 Rupert Holmes British born American singer songwriter The Pina Colada Song Edward James Olmos Hispanic American actor director producer and activist Juval Aviv Israeli American security consultant and former Mossad agent February 25 Lee Evans American Olympic athlete d 2021 Doug Yule American rock singer The Velvet Underground February 26 Sandie Shaw British singer February 27 Gidon Kremer Latvian violinist February 28 Stephanie Beacham English actressMarch Edit Rob Reiner Kim Campbell Glenn Close Ali Abdullah Saleh Elton John March 1 Alan Thicke Canadian actor and television host d 2016 46 March 2 Yuri Bogatyryov Soviet actor d 1989 March 3 oscar Washington Tabarez Uruguayan football manager and former player citation needed March 4 Jan Garbarek Norwegian musician Gunnar Hansen Icelandic actor d 2015 March 6 Kiki Dee English pop singer Don t Go Breaking My Heart Dick Fosbury American athlete Teru Miyamoto Japanese author Rob Reiner American actor comedian producer director and activist All in the Family John Stossel American journalist March 7 Walter Rohrl German racing driver March 8 Carole Bayer Sager American singer songwriter Michael S Hart American author inventor d 2011 March 9 Ryszard Peryt Polish conductor librettist d 2019 March 10 Kim Campbell Prime Minister of Canada 47 March 11 Geoff Hunt Australian squash player 48 March 12 Kalervo Palsa Finnish artist Mitt Romney American businessman politician Governor of Massachusetts 2012 presidential candidate and US Senator R Ut March 13 Beat Richner Swiss pediatrician cellist d 2018 March 15 Ry Cooder American guitarist 49 March 16 Baek Yoon sik South Korean actor Ramzan Paskayev Chechen accordionist March 17 Yury Chernavsky Russian born composer producer Zhandra Rodriguez Venezuelan ballet dancer March 18 Tamara Griesser Pecar Slovenian historian March 19 Glenn Close American actress 50 March 21 Ali Abdullah Saleh President of Yemen d 2017 March 22 James Patterson American author March 24 Mike Kellie English rock musician d 2017 Louise Lanctot Canadian terrorist and writer Alan Sugar English entrepreneur March 25 Elton John English singer songwriter and composer March 26 Subhash Kak Indian American author March 31 Wong Choon Wah Malaysian footballer d 2014 Cesar Gaviria Colombian economist politician and 28th President of ColombiaApril Edit John Ratzenberger Florian Schneider Tom Clancy Kareem Abdul Jabbar Iggy Pop April 1 Alain Connes French mathematician Ingrid Steeger German actress comedian Tzipi Shavit Israeli actress April 2 Paquita la del Barrio Mexican singer actress Emmylou Harris American singer songwriter 51 Camille Paglia American literary critic 52 April 5 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 14th President of the Philippines daughter of president Diosdado Macapagal 53 April 6 John Ratzenberger American actor Cheers April 7 Florian Schneider German musician d 2020 54 April 10 Bunny Wailer Jamaican reggae musician d 2021 April 12 Tom Clancy American author d 2013 David Letterman American talk show host April 13 Mike Chapman Australian born songwriter record producer April 15 Lois Chiles American actress April 16 Kareem Abdul Jabbar African American basketball player actor Airplane 55 Gerry Rafferty Scottish singer songwriter Baker Street d 2011 April 18 Kathy Acker American author d 1997 Jerzy Stuhr Polish actor director James Woods American actor April 19 Murray Perahia American pianist April 20 Daud Ibrahim Malaysian cyclist d 2010 Hector Finnish rock musician April 21 Iggy Pop American rock musician 56 April 24 Josep Borrell Spanish minister MEP and EU High Representative April 25 Johan Cruyff Dutch footballer and coach d 2016 57 Jeffrey DeMunn American actor April 27 Pete Ham Welsh rock singer songwriter and guitarist suicide 1975 April 29 Olavo de Carvalho Brazilian journalist essayist and professor of philosophy Tommy James American rock singer producer Jim Ryun American middle distance runnerMay Edit May 1 Jacob Bekenstein Mexico born Israeli American theoretical physicist d 2015 May 4 Theda Skocpol American sociologist 58 May 5 Malam Bacai Sanha Guinea Bissau politician d 2012 May 6 Martha Nussbaum American philosopher 59 May 8 H Robert Horvitz American biologist recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine May 9 Yukiya Amano Japanese international civil servant d 2019 May 10 Caroline B Cooney American author May 11 Walter Selke German physicist Butch Trucks American drummer The Allman Brothers Band d 2017 May 12 Michael Ignatieff Canadian politician philosopher and historian 60 May 13 Stephen R Donaldson American novelist May 14 Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha Colombian drug lord d 1989 Tamara Dobson African American actress fashion model d 2006 Ana Martin Mexican actress singer producer and former model Miss Mexico 1963 61 May 15 Muhyiddin Yassin Prime Minister of Malaysia May 17 Hawa Abdi Somali activist and doctor d 2020 May 18 John Bruton 10th Taoiseach of Ireland May 19 Paul Brady Northern Irish singer songwriter May 21 Lolit Solis Filipina talent manager host of Startalk CelebriTV May 24 Maude Barlow Canadian author activist and National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians May 26 Glenn Turner New Zealand cricket captain May 27 Peter DeFazio American politician Branko Oblak Slovenian football player and coach May 28 Pedro Giachino Argentine Navy officer d 1982 June Edit Ronnie Wood Viktor Klima Robert Englund Shirin Ebadi Jerry Rawlings Mick Fleetwood Jimmie Walker June 1 Jonathan Pryce Welsh actor 62 Ronnie Wood English rock musician The Faces The Rolling Stones June 2 Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Punjabi saint Sikh theologian military leader d 1984 June 3 Dave Alexander American musician d 1975 June 4 Viktor Klima Chancellor of Austria June 5 Laurie Anderson American experimental performance artist composer and musician Jojon Indonesian comedian actor d 2014 June 6 David Blunkett British politician 63 Robert Englund American actor V A Nightmare on Elm Street 64 Ada Kok Dutch swimmer June 8 Eric F Wieschaus American biologist recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine June 9 Francoise Demulder French war photographer d 2008 Robert Indermaur Swiss painter and sculptor June 10 Ken Singleton American baseball player June 15 Alain Aspect French quantum physicist recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics 65 John Hoagland American war photographer d 1984 June 19 Paula Koivuniemi Finnish singer Salman Rushdie Indian born British author The Satanic Verses 66 June 20 Candy Clark American actress June 21 Rachel Adato Israeli gynaecologist lawyer and politician Shirin Ebadi Iranian activist Nobel Peace Prize recipient 67 Fernando Savater Spanish philosopher author June 22 Bruno Latour French philosopher anthropologist and sociologist 68 d 2022 Natalya Varley Soviet Russian film theater actress Murray Webb New Zealand caricature artist test cricketer David Jones Northern Irish European Tour golfer Octavia E Butler American author d 2006 Trevor Blades English cricketer Pete Maravich American basketball player d 1988 69 Jerry John Rawlings 2 time President of Ghana d 2020 June 23 Zvi Rosen Israeli international footballer Bryan Brown Australian actor Thor Hansen Norwegian born professional poker player Ed Werenich Canadian curler June 24 Mick Fleetwood British musician Fleetwood Mac Helena Vondrackova Czech singer Peter Weller American actor and director June 25 Jimmie Walker African American actor Good Times June 26 Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Afghan politician June 27 Hans Ooft Dutch football player manager Abdel Djaadaoui Algerian footballer June 29 David Chiang Hong Kong actor June 30 Jean Yves Le Drian French ministerJuly Edit Larry David O J Simpson Brian May Albert Brooks Su Tseng chang Arnold Schwarzenegger Francoise Barre Sinoussi July 1 Marc Benno American singer songwriter and guitarist Arantxa Urretabizkaia Basque writer screenwriter and actress Sharad Yadav Indian politician July 2 Larry David American actor writer producer and director Curb Your Enthusiasm July 3 Betty Buckley American actress singer Mike Burton American swimmer 70 Rob Rensenbrink Dutch football player d 2020 Jana Svandova Czech actress July 4 Francisco Fernandez de Cevallos Mexican politician Eva Goes Swedish politician Carla Panerai Italian sprinter July 5 Toos Beumer Dutch swimmer July 6 Shelley Hack American model actress producer political and media advisor July 7 Richard Beckinsale English actor d 1979 King Gyanendra of Nepal Felix Standaert Belgian diplomat July 9 Haruomi Hosono Japanese musician Yellow Magic Orchestra O J Simpson African American football player and actor July 10 Allen Fong Hong Kong film director Arlo Guthrie American folk singer Alice s Restaurant July 11 Riad Ismat Syrian writer critic and theatre director July 12 Gareth Edwards Welsh rugby union player 71 Wilko Johnson English rock musician d 2022 72 Lenka Termerova Czech actress July 14 Navin Ramgoolam Prime Minister of Mauritius July 15 Roky Erickson American singer songwriter d 2019 July 16 Roelf Meyer South African politician businessman July 17 Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom royal consort July 19 Brian May English rock guitarist Queen 73 July 20 Gerd Binnig German physicist Nobel Prize laureate Carlos Santana Mexican born rock guitarist July 21 Co Adriaanse Dutch football manager July 22 Albert Brooks American actor comedian director and novelist Erica Gavin American actress Don Henley American singer songwriter and musician July 24 Peter Serkin American classical pianist d 2020 July 25 Scott Shannon American disc jockey July 27 Bob Klein American football player Kazuyoshi Miura Japanese businessman d 2008 Giora Spiegel Israeli footballer and coach 74 July 28 Su Tseng chang Taiwanese politician 41st and 50th Premier of the Republic of China July 30 William Atherton American actor Francoise Barre Sinoussi French virologist Nobel Prize laureate Arnold Schwarzenegger Austrian American actor bodybuilder and 38th Governor of California July 31 Richard Griffiths English actor d 2013 August Edit Cindy Williams Barbara Bach Temple Grandin Somchai Wongsawat August 1 Lorna Goodison Jamaican poet Leoluca Orlando Italian politician August 4 Hubert Ingraham Bahamian politician 75 August 5 Graham Lovett English footballer d 2018 August 7 Franciscus Henri Dutch born Australian children s entertainer composer and artist August 8 Terangi Adam Nauruan politician George Costigan British actor screenwriter Ken Dryden Canadian NHL goaltender author and politician August 9 John Varley American science fiction author August 10 Ian Anderson British rock musician Jethro Tull Drupi Italian singer Anwar Ibrahim Malaysian politician August 11 Diether Krebs German actor cabaret artist and comedian d 2000 Wilma van den Berg Dutch sprinter 76 August 14 Maddy Prior English folk singer Danielle Steel American romance novelist 77 August 15 Sonny Carter American astronaut d 1991 Raakhee Indian actress August 16 Carol Moseley Braun African American politician Marc Messier Canadian actor August 17 Mohamed Abdelaziz Sahrawi politician August 20 Jose Wilker Brazilian actor d 2014 August 21 Mary Simon Governor General of Canada August 22 Cindy Williams American actress Laverne and Shirley Peter Irniq Canadian Commissioner of Nunavut August 23 Willy Russell British playwright August 24 Roger De Vlaeminck Belgian cyclist August 26 Nicolae Dobrin Romanian footballer d 2007 August 27 Barbara Bach American actress August 28 Emlyn Hughes English footballer d 2004 Liza Wang Hong Kong actress Alice Playten American actress d 2011 August 29 James Hunt British 1976 Formula 1 world champion d 1993 Temple Grandin American animal welfare and autism expert Jah Lloyd Jamaican reggae singer deejay and producer d 1999 August 30 Allan Rock Canadian politician diplomat August 31 Ramon Castellano de Torres Spanish painter Somchai Wongsawat 26th Prime Minister of ThailandSeptember Edit Kjell Magne Bondevik Amos Biwott Sam Neill Stephen King Marc Bolan September 3 Kjell Magne Bondevik Prime Minister of Norway Gerard Houllier French football manager d 2020 September 5 Danny Florencio Filipino basketball player d 2018 Buddy Miles African American drummer singer and composer d 2008 Kiyoshi Takayama Japanese yakuza boss September 6 Jane Curtin American actress comedian Saturday Night Live Bruce Rioch Scottish footballer coach Jacob Rubinovitz Israeli scientist September 8 Amos Biwott Kenyan Olympic athlete 78 September 13 Ajib Ahmad Malaysian politician d 2011 September 14 Sam Neill British born New Zealand actor Jerzy Popieluszko Polish Roman Catholic priest and blessed d 1984 September 16 Russ Abbot British comedian actor and singer September 17 Tessa Jowell British politician d 2018 September 19 Tanith Lee British author d 2015 September 21 Don Felder American musician and songwriter 79 Stephen King American writer and novelist specializing in the horror genre September 22 Jo Beverley Anglo Canadian writer d 2016 September 23 Mary Kay Place American actress September 25 Cheryl Tiegs American model actress Cecil Womack African American singer songwriter Womack amp Womack d 2013 September 26 Lynn Anderson American country music singer d 2015 September 27 Dick Advocaat Dutch football manager Meat Loaf American rock singer actor d 2022 Denis Lawson Scottish actor and director September 28 Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan Indonesian politician and former military officer Marcelo Guinle Argentine politician d 2017 Sheikh Hasina 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh September 30 Marc Bolan English rock musician d 1977 Rula Lenska English actressOctober Edit Brian Johnson Kevin Kline Richard Dreyfuss Herman Van Rompuy October 1 Aaron Ciechanover Israeli biologist Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Stephen Collins American actor Mariska Veres Dutch singer d 2006 October 2 Ward Churchill American author activist October 3 Alain Mucchielli French physician Fred DeLuca American entrepreneur co founder of Subway d 2015 John Perry Barlow American internet activist writer and lyricist d 2018 October 4 Ann Widdecombe British politician October 5 Brian Johnson English rock singer AC DC October 9 France Gall French singer d 2018 October 13 Sammy Hagar American rock musician Montrose and Van Halen October 14 Nikolai Volkoff Croatian Russian professional wrestler d 2018 October 17 Simi Garewal Indian actress producer director and talk show host October 18 James H Fallon American neuroscientist Job Cohen Dutch politician October 19 Giorgio Cavazzano Italian comics artist and illustrator Gunnar Staalesen Norwegian author October 20 Abdul Hadi Awang Malaysian politician October 24 Kevin Kline American actor October 26 Hillary Clinton American politician First Lady US Senator D Ny Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Ene Jarvis Estonian actress October 28 Henri Michel French football player and coach d 2018 October 29 Richard Dreyfuss American actor October 30 Timothy B Schmit American musician October 31 Carmen Alborch Spanish feminist writer and politician d 2018 Herman Van Rompuy Belgian politician 66th Prime Minister of BelgiumNovember Edit Joe Mantegna Dwight Schultz November 1 Taizo Ichinose Japanese war photographer d 1973 Bob Weston British musician d 2012 Salleh Ibrahim Malaysian footballer d 2020 November 4 Rod Marsh Australian cricketer d 2022 November 5 Ruben Juarez Argentine bandoneonist singer and songwriter of tango d 2010 November 6 E Lee Spence German born American pioneer underwater archaeologist treasure hunter November 7 Yutaka Fukumoto Japanese professional baseball player Usha Uthup Indian singer Sondhi Limthongkul Thai journalist writer and founder of Manager Daily Sefi Rivlin Israeli actor footballer and comedian d 2013 November 8 Minnie Riperton African American singer d 1979 November 10 Glen Buxton American rock guitarist d 1997 Greg Lake English musician producer King Crimson Emerson Lake amp Palmer d 2016 November 12 Carlos Ezquerra Spanish comics artist d 2018 November 13 Joe Mantegna American actor producer and director November 14 P J O Rourke American journalist satirist d 2022 November 15 Steven G Kellman American author critic Bill Richardson American politician and diplomat United States Ambassador to the United Nations 80 November 17 Will Vinton American animator filmmaker d 2018 Inky Mark Canadian politician November 18 Ali Bakar Malaysian football player d 2003 November 19 Anfinn Kallsberg Faroese Prime Minister November 20 Joe Walsh American rock singer songwriter and guitarist Nurlan Balgimbayev Kazakh politician d 2015 November 21 Alcione Brazilian singer Nickolas Grace British actor Chua Ek Kay Singaporean painter d 2008 November 22 Terje Rod Larsen Norwegian diplomat politician and sociologist November 24 Dwight Schultz American actor The A Team November 25 John Larroquette American actor Night Court November 29 Mirza Khazar Azerbaijani author November 30 Sergio Badilla Castillo Chilean poet Stuart Baird English film editor producer and director Veronique Le Flaguais Canadian actress David Mamet American playwright 81 Moses Nagamootoo 8th Prime Minister of GuyanaDecember Edit Gregg Allman Vincent Matthews Porfirio Lobo Ted Danson Jeff Lynne December 1 Bob Fulton English Australian rugby league player d 2021 December 2 Isaac Bitton French rock drummer December 6 RR Soares Brazilian televangelist missionary author singer businessman and composer December 7 Oliver Dragojevic Croatian singer d 2018 Johnny Bench American baseball player Wendy Padbury British actress Jeff Maxwell American actor M A S H December 8 Gregg Allman American singer songwriter and musician d 2017 Gerard Blanc French singer Thomas R Cech American chemist Nobel Prize laureate December 9 Tom Daschle U S Senator December 10 Rainer Seifert German field hockey player December 11 David E Stone American sound editor December 12 Will Alsop English architect December 14 Christopher Parkening American guitarist Dilma Rousseff 36th President of Brazil December 16 Ben Cross English actor d 2020 Vincent Matthews American athlete Trevor Zahra Maltese novelist poet and illustrator 82 December 18 Leonid Yuzefovich Russian crime fiction writer December 21 Paco de Lucia Spanish guitarist d 2014 December 22 Mitsuo Tsukahara Japanese gymnast Porfirio Lobo 54th President of Honduras December 25 Pepe Smith Filipino rock musician d 2019 December 26 Mariella Mehr Swiss novelist d 2022 December 27 Johann Henrich Krummacher German politician and clergyman d 2008 December 28 Aurelio Rodriguez Mexican Major League Baseball player d 2000 December 29 Ted Danson American actor Cheers Cozy Powell English drummer d 1998 December 30 Jeff Lynne British musician Electric Light Orchestra December 31 Rita Lee Brazilian rock singer composer Tim Matheson American actor film director and producerDate unknown Edit Marouf al Bakhit twice Prime Minister of JordanDeaths EditDeathsJanuary February March April May June July August September October November December January Edit Blessed Hryhoriy Khomyshyn Blessed Maria Giovanna Fasce Al Capone Prince Gustaf Adolf Duke of Vasterbotten January 3 Al Herpin French born American insomniac The Man Who Never Slept b 1862 January 5 Osami Nagano Japanese admiral b 1880 January 8 Tadeusz Kutrzeba Polish general b 1885 January 9 Herman Bing German actor b 1889 Karl Mannheim Hungarian sociologist b 1893 January 10 Arthur E Andersen American accountant b 1885 Hanns Sachs Austrian psychoanalyst b 1881 January 11 Eva Tanguay Canadian born vaudeville performer b 1878 83 January 12 Zdenko Blazekovic Yugoslavian politician b 1915 Julio Afranio Peixoto Brazilian physician writer politician and historian b 1876 January 13 Sixto Maria Duran Cardenas Ecuadorian pianist composer and lawyer b 1875 Ignazio Lupo Italian born American gangster b 1877 January 14 Bill Hewitt American football player Chicago Bears Pro Football Hall of Fame member b 1909 January 17 Hryhoriy Khomyshyn Ukrainian Roman Catholic bishop martyr and blessed b 1867 January 18 Maria Giovanna Fasce Italian Roman Catholic religious professed Augustinian nun and blessed b 1881 January 19 Manuel Machado Spanish poet b 1874 January 20 Josh Gibson African American baseball player MLB Hall of Fame member b 1911 Andrew Volstead American politician b 1860 January 22 Vivienne Haigh Wood Eliot British writer b 1888 January 23 Pierre Bonnard French painter b 1867 Roy Geiger American general b 1885 January 24 August Meyszner Austrian born SS officer executed b 1886 January 25 Al Capone American gangster b 1899 January 26 Grace Moore American opera singer actress b 1898 6 Prince Gustaf Adolf Duke of Vasterbotten b 1906 6 January 27 Vassily Balabanov Soviet administrator Provincial Governor of Imperial Russia b 1873 January 28 Reynaldo Hahn Venezuelan born French composer b 1874 January 30 Frederick Blackman British plant physiologist b 1866 February Edit Petar Zivkovic Luigi Russolo Joachim Ernst Duke of Anhalt February 3 Petar Zivkovic Yugoslavian politician 11th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia b 1879 February 4 Luigi Russolo Italian painter composer b 1885 February 6 O Max Gardner Governor of North Carolina b 1882 Luigi Russolo Italian Futurist painter composer b 1885 February 11 Martin Klein Estonian wrestler b 1884 February 12 Kurt Lewin German born American psychologist b 1890 Sidney Toler American actor b 1874 February 14 Celestina Boninsegna Italian soprano b 1877 February 15 Mustafa Abdel Razek Egyptian Islamic philosopher b 1885 February 16 Pedro de Repide Gallegos Spanish journalist writer b 1853 Bertha Schwarz German soprano b 1855 February 18 Valentina Dmitryeva Soviet writer teacher and doctor b 1859 Joachim Ernst Duke of Anhalt b 1901 February 20 Henry Herbert British actor b 1879 February 23 Hakim Habibur Rahman Indian physician writer journalist and politician b 1881 February 24 Morinosuke Chiwaki Japanese dentist b 1870 Pierre Janet French psychologist b 1859 February 26 Antonino D Agata Italian politician b 1882 Heinrich Haberlin Swiss politician president of the Federal Council b 1868 84 Ben Webster British born American actor b 1864 February 27 Heinrich Haberlin Swiss Federal Councilor b 1868 March Edit Carrie Chapman Catt March 2 Whately Carington British parapsychologist b 1892 March 5 Alfredo Casella Italian composer b 1883 March 9 Carrie Chapman Catt American suffrage leader b 1859 Jhaverchand Meghani Indian poet writer b 1897 March 10 Harukichi Hyakutake Japanese general b 1888 March 11 Victor Lustig Austrian born con artist b 1890 Wilhelm Heye German general b 1869 March 12 Walter Samuel Goodland Governor of Wisconsin b 1862 March 15 Arthur Machen British born author b 1863 Jean Richard Bloch French critic novelist and playwright b 1884 March 18 William C Durant American automobile pioneer b 1861 March 19 James A Gilmore American businessman and baseball executive b 1887 85 Prudence Heward Canadian painter b 1896 March 20 Victor Goldschmidt Swiss geochemist b 1888 March 21 Homer Lusk Collyer American hermit brother Collyer brothers b 1881 March 23 Archduchess Louise of Austria Princess of Tuscany b 1870 Ferdinand Zecca French actor producer director and screenwriter b 1864 March 25 Chen Cheng po Taiwanese painter b 1895 March 28 Johnny Evers American baseball player Chicago Cubs MLB Hall of Fame member b 1881 Karol Swierczewski Polish military leader b 1897 March 29 Manuel de Adalid y Gamero Honduran composer b 1872 April Edit King George II of Greece Henry Ford King Christian X of Denmark Gheorghe Ciuhandu April 1 King George II of Greece b 1890 April 5 Petro Trad Lebanese lawyer politician 14th Prime Minister of Lebanon and 5th President of Lebanon b 1876 April 6 Herbert Backe German Nazi general b 1896 April 7 Henry Ford American industrialist automobile manufacturer b 1863 Savvas the New of Kalymnos Greek Orthodox priest and saint b 1862 April 8 Langley Collyer American hermit brother b 1885 April 9 William Foden American composer b 1860 April 10 Charles Bally Swiss linguist b 1865 John Ince American actor b 1878 April 12 Duke Robert of Wurttemberg b 1873 April 14 Ayoub Tabet 6th Prime Minister of Lebanon b 1884 Salvador Toscano Mexican director producer and filmmaker b 1872 April 15 Georg Friederici German ethnologist b 1866 April 16 Guido Donegani Italian engineer businessman and politician b 1877 Rudolf Hoss German commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp executed b 1900 April 18 Jozef Tiso Slovak politician Roman Catholic priest 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia and President of Slovakia b 1887 April 20 King Christian X of Denmark b 1870 April 21 Heitor da Silva Costa Brazilian engineer designer and constructor b 1873 April 23 Gyula Karolyi Hungarian politician 29th Prime Minister of Hungary b 1871 April 24 Willa Cather American novelist b 1873 April 25 Jose Maria Reina Andrade acting president of Guatemala b 1860 Ana Cumpănaș Austro Hungarian prostitute b 1889 April 26 Francesco Paolo Finocchiaro Italian painter b 1868 April 29 Gheorghie Ciuhandu Romanian Orthodox priest theologian historian and advocate b 1875 Irving Fisher American economist b 1867 Karel Curda Czech soldier and parachutist b 1911 April 30 Francesc Cambo Andorran politician b 1876 Sir Almroth Wright British bacteriologist and immunologist b 1861 May Edit Miguel Abadia Mendez George William Forbes May 8 Harry Gordon Selfridge American department store magnate b 1858 May 13 Sukanta Bhattacharya Bengali poet b 1926 May 14 John R Sinnock 8th Chief Engraver of the United States Mint b 1888 May 15 Miguel Abadia Mendez Colombian politician 12th President of Colombia b 1867 May 16 Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins British biochemist recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine b 1861 Michael Joseph Curley American Roman Catholic bishop and reverend b 1879 Zhang Lingfu Chinese general of the National Revolutionary Army b 1903 May 17 George Forbes 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand b 1869 Seabiscuit thoroughbred racehorse b 1933 May 18 Lucile Gleason American actress b 1888 May 20 Philipp Lenard Austrian physicist Nobel Prize laureate b 1862 May 23 Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Swiss writer b 1878 May 28 August Eigruber Nazi war criminal executed b 1907 May 30 Georg Ludwig von Trapp Austrian sailor patriarch of the Von Trapp Family of The Sound of Music fame b 1880 May 31 Adrienne Ames American actress b 1907 June Edit Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz Richard Bedford Bennett June 6 S H Dudley American urban singer b 1864 Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz Polish politician lawyer diplomat and 5th President of Poland b 1885 Jose Marques da Silva Portuguese architect b 1869 June 9 Augusto Giacometti Italian painter b 1877 J Warren Kerrigan American actor b 1879 June 11 Richard Honigswald Hungarian born American philosopher b 1875 June 14 Albert Marquet French painter b 1875 June 17 Maxwell Perkins American literary editor b 1884 June 18 Alfred Allen American actor b 1866 Richard Cooper British actor b 1893 Shigematsu Sakaibara Japanese rear admiral convicted war criminal executed b 1898 John Henry Patteron Anglo Irish soldier hunter and author b 1867 June 19 Kōsō Abe Japanese admiral convicted war criminal executed b 1892 June 20 Bugsy Siegel American gangster assassinated b 1906 June 22 Jim Tully American vagabond pugilist and writer b 1891 June 24 Bartolome Pagano Italian actor b 1878 June 26 R B Bennett 11th Prime Minister of Canada b 1870 June 28 Franciszek Maczynski Polish architect b 1874 July Edit Raoul Wallenberg Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas Joseph Cook July 7 Jose Luis Tamayo 20th President of Ecuador b 1858 July 12 Jimmie Lunceford American jazz musician b 1902 July 15 Walter Donaldson American songwriter b 1893 Brandon Hurst American stage screen veteran b 1866 Henry Kolker American actor b 1874 86 July 17 Raoul Wallenberg Swedish diplomat humanitarian presumed dead on this date b 1912 Prince Sisowath Youtevong 4th Prime Minister of Cambodia b 1913 July 18 Fumio Hayashi Japanese physician b 1900 July 19 Aung San Burmese nationalist assassinated b 1915 July 21 Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas b 1852 July 23 Alice Fischer American actress b 1869 Angel Roffo Argentine doctor b 1882 July 25 Kathleen Scott British sculptor and wife of explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott b 1878 July 26 Archbishop Leontios of Cyprus b 1896 July 29 Leo Stein American art collector critic b 1872 George Bausewine American baseball player umpire b 1869 July 30 Sir Joseph Cook 6th Prime Minister of Australia b 1860 Fedir Krychevsky Ukrainian painter b 1879 August Edit Blessed Claudio Granzotto Prince Eugen Duke of Narke August Teresa Magbanua Filipino general b 1868 August 3 Jose Pardo y Barreda Peruvian politician 51st Prime Minister of Peru and 2 time President of Peru b 1864 Vic Willis American baseball player Boston Braves MLB Hall of Fame member b 1876 August 7 Anton Denikin Russian military leader b 1872 August 9 Carlo Romanelli Italian sculptor b 1872 August 10 Antonio Sciortino Maltese sculptor b 1879 August 15 Claudio Granzotto Italian Roman Catholic religious professed and blessed b 1900 August 17 Prince Eugen Duke of Narke b 1865 August 20 Franz Cumont Belgian archaeologist historian b 1868 James Harbord American general b 1866 August 21 Ettore Bugatti Italian car designer founder of Bugatti b 1881 87 August 23 Hasmik Soviet actress b 1878 August 29 Manolete Spanish bullfighter gored b 1917 Kōtarō Nakamura General of the Imperial Japanese Army b 1881 September Edit September 1 Frederick Russell Burnham American Scout father of the international Scouting movement b 1861 September 8 Victor Horta Belgian Art Nouveau architect b 1861 September 9 Ananda Coomaraswamy Ceylonese born American philosopher b 1877 September 10 Hatazō Adachi Japanese general suicide b 1890 September 11 Robert Lee Bullard American general b 1861 Alice Keppel mistress of Edward VII b 1868 September 20 Fiorello H La Guardia Mayor of New York b 1882 Jantina Tammes Dutch plant biologist b 1871 September 21 Harry Carey American film actor b 1878 Vasily Glagolev Soviet general b 1896 September 26 Hugh Lofting British born writer b 1886 September 27 Luigi Barlassina Patriarch of Jerusalem b 1872 October Edit Max Planck October 1 Olive Borden American actress b 1906 Gregorio Martinez Sierra Spanish writer poet dramatist and director b 1881 October 2 P D Ouspensky Soviet mathematician b 1878 October 3 Ernest L Riebau American politician 1895 October 4 Max Planck German physicist Nobel Prize laureate b 1858 October 6 Leevi Madetoja Finnish composer b 1887 October 10 Jo Mora Uruguayan born American cartoonist b 1876 October 12 James Farley American actor b 1882 Sir Ian Hamilton British general b 1853 October 13 Sidney Webb 1st Baron Passfield British economist social reformer b 1859 October 16 Anna B Eckstein German peace campaigner b 1868 October 17 John Halliday American actor b 1880 October 18 Harry C Bradley American actor b 1869 Massimo Terzano Italian cinematographer b 1892 October 20 Sir Albert Howard English botanist and organic farming pioneer b 1873 October 23 Carl Shelton American gangster b 1888 October 24 Dudley Digges Irish actor b 1879 October 27 Maria Teresalina Sanchez Spanish Franciscan religious sister missionary and martyr b 1918 October 29 Frances Cleveland First Lady of the United States b 1864 November Edit Constantin Sănătescu Blessed Josaphat Kotsylovsky Ernst Lubitsch November 6 Ernie Adams American actor b 1885 88 November 7 Sandor Garbai Prime Minister of Hungary b 1879 89 November 8 Mariano Benlliure Spanish sculptor b 1862 Constantin Sănătescu Romanian general statesman and 44th Prime Minister of Romania b 1885 90 November 15 Eduard Ritter von Schleich German fighter ace air force general b 1888 November 16 Giuseppe Volpi Italian businessman politician b 1877 November 17 Josaphat Kotsylovsky Ukrainian Roman Catholic bishop martyr and blessed b 1876 November 20 Georg Kolbe German sculptor b 1877 November 28 W E Lawrence American actor b 1896 Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque French general b 1902 November 30 Ernst Lubitsch German film director b 1892 December Edit Stanley Baldwin King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy December 1 Aleister Crowley British occultist b 1875 G H Hardy British mathematician b 1877 December 2 Franz Xaver Schwarz German Nazi politician executed b 1875 December 3 Heinrich Hetsch German physician microbiologist b 1873 December 4 Margaret Butler New Zealand sculptor b 1883 Walter Walker American actor b 1864 December 6 Tadashige Daigo Japanese admiral executed b 1891 December 7 Tristan Bernard French writer lawyer b 1866 Nicholas Murray Butler American president of Columbia University Nobel Peace Prize recipient b 1862 Henry Page Croft 1st Baron Croft British politician b 1881 December 9 John Kelly American actor b 1901 December 10 Pierre Petit de Julleville French Roman Catholic priest bishop and eminence b 1876 December 12 Huda Sha arawi Egyptian feminist b 1879 December 13 Nicholas Roerich Russian painter b 1874 Juan Bautista Vargas Arreola Mexican general during Mexican Revolution b 1890 December 14 Stanley Baldwin British Conservative politician 3 time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom b 1867 Edward Higgins General of The Salvation Army b 1864 December 15 Arthur Machen British 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