December 23, 2061 Day of The Week

Q: What is the Western Astrological sign and season for December 23, 2061?

On this date, the sun is in Capricorn (Aries in the Tropical Zodiac), occurring during the Winter season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Q: What is the Chinese Zodiac and Eastern Astrology for December 23, 2061?

The Chinese Zodiac animal for this period is the Fire Snake. In BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny), the pillar is Xin Si Year.

Q: What is the Moon Phase and Eclipse Cycle for December 23, 2061?

The lunar phase is Waxing Gibbous, part of the Saros Series 67 Saros eclipse family.

Q: What is the Islamic Hijri calendar date for December 23, 2061?

In the Islamic Hijri calendar, this date corresponds to 10 Sha'ban 1484 AH.

Q: What are the Esoteric and Metaphysical traits for December 23, 2061?

Esoteric systems assign the Tarot Birth Cards as The Star, the Human Design BodyGraph as Generator Profile, and the Celtic Tree sign as Reed Tree.

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December 2061

Core Information

Day of the Year

Day 357

Out of 365 Days

Days Left in Year

8 Days

Until end of 2061

ISO Week Number

Week 51

European Standard (ISO-8601)

Business Day

Status

Financial Quarter

Of 2061

Leap Year

365 days in 2061

ISO 8601 Format

2061-12-23

International Standard

US Date Format

12/23/2061

Month/Day/Year

Global Date Format

23/12/2061

Day/Month/Year

Unix Timestamp

2902521600

Epoch Time (Since 1970)

RFC 2822 Format

Fri, 23 Dec 2061

Email & RSS Standard

ISO Ordinal Date

2061-357

Year & Day Number

Excel Serial Date

59163

Days since Jan 1, 1900

Asian Date Format

2061/12/23

Year/Month/Day

Century

21st Century

Historical Era

Millennium

3rd Millennium

1,000-Year Epoch

Daylight Saving (DST)

Standard Time

Time Configuration

Swatch Internet Time

@041 .beats

Universal Decimal Time

ISO Week Type

Odd Week

Week Parity

Unix Hex Time

0xAD00F700

Epoch in Hexadecimal

Eastern Astrology

Chinese Zodiac

Fire Snake

Chinese Zodiac

BaZi

Xin Si Year

Four Pillars of Destiny

Saju

Year, Month, Day Pillars

Korean Four Pillars

Zi Wei Dou Shu

Treasury Star

Purple Star Astrology

Nine Star Ki

Principal Star: 9 Purple Fire

Japanese Feng Shui Astrology

Qi Men Dun Jia

Fear Door

Strategic Destiny Map

Tibetan Mewa & Parkha

Mewa: 7 Red

Tibetan Astrology

Mahabote

Born under Jupiter

Myanmar Astrology

Chinese Yin Yang

Yin (Passive)

Annual Polarity

Vedic Astrology

Nakshatra: Bharani

Jyotish, Nakshatra & D9

Vedic Divisional Charts

Nakshatra: Bharani

Shodashvarga D1–D60

Nadi Astrology

Agastya Nadi Leaf 94

Bhrigu Samhita & Agastya Nadi

Yuga & Kalpa Cycles

Kali Yuga Cycle

Hindu Cosmology

Western Astrology

Zodiac Sign

Capricorn

Astrological Sign

Zodiac Element

Earth

Triplicity

Zodiac Modality

Cardinal

Quadruplicity

Zodiac Ruler

Saturn

Ruling Planet

Western Tropical Zodiac

Aries

Western Tropical Zodiac

Natal Chart & Horoscope

Sun in Taurus, Moon in Aries

Birth Chart

Transit Planet

Sun trine Jupiter

Solar Return Chart

Saturn Return Cycle

Phase 3

Saturn Cycle

Annual Profections

Time-Lord: Mercury

Time-Lord Systems

Zodiacal Releasing

L1: Libra, L2: Aquarius

Astrological Timing

Secondary Progressions

Solar Arc Venus conj Sun

Solar Arc Directions

Draconic Chart

Draconic Sun in Aries

Nodal Zodiac

Heliocentric Astrology

Earth in Gemini

Sun-Centered

Uranian Astrology

Cupido active

Hamburg School

Astrocartography

Jupiter Ascendant Line

Astrogeography

Asteroid Archetypes

Chiron in

Centaurs

Behenian Fixed Stars

Algol Paran

Parans

Galactic Alignment

Aligned with Galactic Center

Great Attractor

Egyptian Decans

Decan 3

Monomoiria

Sabian Symbols

Symbol: A Butterfly Emerging

Astrological Symbols

Chaldean Planetary

Hour of Mercury

Angelic Guardians

Zodiac Cusp

Sagittarius-Capricorn Cusp

Transitional Sign

Numerology & Patterns

Pythagorean Numerology

Life Path 8

Life Path Number

Chaldean Numerology

Vibration 20

Vibration Number

Psychomatrix

Strong Willpower Line

Pythagorean Square

Lo Shu Grid

Missing Element: Earth

Magic Square

Ilm al-Jafr

Abjad Value: 354

Hisab al-Jummal

Matrix of Destiny

Core Energy: 19

Destiny Matrix

Personal Cycle

Personal Year 8

Year, Month & Day Cycle

Palindrome Date

Symmetrical Number Pattern

Friday the 13th

Superstition Indicator

Fibonacci Date

Golden Ratio Sequence

Esoteric & Mysticism

Birthstone

Turquoise

For December

Birth Flower

Narcissus

For December

Tarot Birth Cards

The Star

Personality Cards

Celtic Tree Astrology

Reed Tree

Tree Sign

Native American Medicine Wheel

Owl Totem

Birth Animal Totem

Human Design

Generator Profile

BodyGraph

Gene Keys

Gene Key 34

Hologenetic Profile

Kabbalah Astrology

Tikkun in Netzach

Tree of Life (Tikkun)

Law of Vibration

Frequency 3 Hz

Date

Biorhythm

Ph: 64%, Em: 46%

Physical, Emotional, Intellectual

Arabic Parts

Lot of Fortune: 18°

Hermetic Lots

Iatromathematics

Vitality Focus

Ancient Medical Astrology

Herbal Astrology

Rosemary

Birthstone & Flower

Celtic Cross-Quarter

None

Pagan Festival Day

Day of the Week Ruler

Venus

Planetary Day

Astronomical & Biological Cycles

Season

Winter

Northern Hemisphere

Julian Day

2474182

Astronomical Standard

Lilian Date

175022

Days since Gregorian

Moon Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Void of Course Moon

Saros Cycle

Saros Series 67

Eclipse Family

Solar Cycle Phase

Cycle 25 Ascending

Solar Imprinting

Geomagnetic Activity

Kp-Index: 5

Birth Kp-Index

Seasonal Imprinting

Equinox Influence

Photoperiod Effect

Circadian Chronotype

Morning Lark

Genesis

Global Calendars

Hijri Calendar

10 Sha'ban 1484 AH

Islamic Calendar

Mayan Calendar

Kin 86

Tzolk'in / Dreamspell

Roman Calendar

Days before next Kalends

Kalends, Nones & Ides

Discordian Calendar

Boomtime, 65 The Aftermath

Erisian Calendar

Javanese & Balinese Systems

Javanese Calendar & Weton

Friday Wage

Javanese Calendar

Pawukon & 30 Javanese Wuku

Bala

Javanese Cycles

Pranata Mangsa

Mangsa Kanem

Javanese Seasons

Pal Srigati

Fortune Cycle 5

Javanese 6-Year Fortune Chart

Pancasuda & Pangarasan

Sri

Javanese Divination

Wariga & Balinese Multi-Wara

Triwara: Pasah, Beteng, Kajeng

Triwara to Dasawara

Rajah Kala Cakra

Kala Cakra Active

Watak Sadana

Curated Highlights

2008

The Guinean military engineered a coup d'état, announcing that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.

1997

The Pioneer Helmet, one of only six Anglo-Saxon helmets to be discovered, was first placed on public display.

1990

About 88 percent of eligible voters in Slovenia voted to secede from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

1984

An engine fire caused Aeroflot Flight 3519 to crash shortly after takeoff from Krasnoyarsk, USSR, killing all but one of the 111 people on board.

1958

Tokyo Tower, then the world's tallest freestanding tower, opened.

1957

Leading the Australia national cricket team, Ian Craig became the youngest-ever Test cricket captain at the time.

1919

The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was enacted, lifting most of the existing common-law restrictions on women in the United Kingdom.

1916

First World War: Allied forces gained a strategic victory at the Battle of Magdhaba on the Sinai Peninsula.

1888

During a bout of mental illness, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (pictured) severed part of his left ear and gave it to a woman in a brothel in Arles, France.

1815

Jane Austen's novel Emma was first published, the last novel released during her lifetime.

1783

George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis (painting shown).

1776

American Revolutionary War: American troops, overwhelmed by British reinforcements, retreated from the Battle of Iron Works Hill.

583

Yohl Ikʼnal (signature pictured) acceded to the throne of the Maya city-state of Palenque.

Historical Events

2025

The crash of Harmony Jets Flight 185 killed all eight people on board, including the Libyan Army chief Mohammed al-Haddad in Ankara, Turkey.

2023

A series of massacres targeting Berom civilians unfold in the Plateau State in Nigeria, killing over 200 people and further injuring over 500. No group claims responsibility.

2015

A bomb explodes at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing one airport cleaner. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claim responsibility for the attack four days later.

2008

A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.

2007

An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.

2005

An Antonov An-140, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Aktau, Kazakhstan, heading across the Caspian Sea, crashes, killing 23 people.

2003

An explosion at the PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field in Kai County, Chongqing, China, kills at least 234.

2002

A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft.

1990

History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.

1986

Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.

1984

After experiencing an engine fire, Aeroflot Flight 3519 attempts to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport but crashes, killing 110 of the 111 people on board.

1979

Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.

1978

Alitalia Flight 4128 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Falcone Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Italy, killing 108.

1972

The Immaculate Reception is caught by Franco Harris to win the Pittsburgh Steelers their first ever playoff victory, after defeating the Oakland Raiders.

1972

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.

1972

The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism.

1970

The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 417 metres (1,368 ft), making it the tallest building in the world.

1970

The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state.

1968

The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.

1960

Hilkka Saarinen née Pylkkänen is murdered in the so-called "oven homicide" case in Krootila, Kokemäki, Finland.

1955

The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.

1954

First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.

1950

Korean War: General Walton Walker dies in a jeep accident and is replaced by General Matthew Ridgway in the Eighth United States Army.

1948

Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.

1947

The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.

1941

World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.

1936

Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

1936

Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.

1919

Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom, allowing women to serve as lawyers, civil servants, and in other professions, as well as to serve on juries.

1916

World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.

1914

World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

1914

World War I: During the Battle of Sarikamish, Ottoman forces mistook one another for Russian troops. The following friendly fire incident leaves 2,000 Ottomans dead and many more wounded.

1913

The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

1905

The Tampere conference, where Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin meet for the first time, is held in Tampere, Finland.

1893

The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

1876

First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

1823

The poem "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," is published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel.

1815

The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published.

1793

The Battle of Savenay: A decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution.

1783

George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.

1773

Moscow State Academy of Choreography is founded under the reign of Catherine II. It is the second ballet school in Russia after Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.

1688

As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris after being deposed in favor of his son-in-law and nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.

1598

Arauco War: Governor of Chile Martín García Óñez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru.

1299

The Ilkhanate ruler Ghazan defeats a Mamluk army that opposes his invasion into Syria in the Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar near Homs.

962

The Sack of Aleppo as part of the Arab–Byzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo.

583

Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque.

558

Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks.

484

The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity.

Global Holidays

Birthday of the Queen Silvia, an official flag flying day (Sweden)

Children's Day (South Sudan and Sudan)

Christian Feast Day: Abassad (Coptic Church)

Christian Feast Day: Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Coptic Church)

Christian Feast Day: Dagobert II

Christian Feast Day: John Cantius

Christian Feast Day: O Emmanuel

Christian Feast Day: Psote (Coptic Church)

Christian Feast Day: Thorlac Thorhallsson, patron saint of Iceland; The last day of preparations before Christmas.

Christian Feast Day: Victoria

Christian Feast Day: December 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of all level operational control structures servicemen (Ukraine)

Festivus, a secular holiday made popular by the sitcom Seinfeld

HumanLight (Secular humanism in United States)

Kisan Diwas (Uttar Pradesh, India)

Night of the Radishes (Oaxaca City, Mexico)

Tibb's Eve (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Tom Bawcock's Eve (Mousehole, Cornwall)

Victory Day (Egypt)

Famous Birthdays

2002

Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor and musician

2000

Victor Boniface, Nigerian footballer

1999

Samuel Lino, Brazilian footballer

1996

Bartosz Kapustka, Polish footballer

1994

Reed Alexander, American actor

1992

Spencer Daniels, American actor

1992

Mbwana Samatta, Tanzanian footballer

1992

Jeff Schlupp, German footballer

1991

Kyren Wilson, English snooker player

1990

Brice Dja Djédjé, Ivorian footballer

1990

Mitch Haniger, American baseball player

1990

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress and singer

1989

David Szymanski, American video game developer

1988

Mallory Hagan, American beauty queen, Miss America 2013

1987

Tommaso Bellazzini, Italian footballer

1987

Owen Franks, New Zealand rugby player

1987

Jori Lehterä, Finnish ice hockey player

1986

Thomas Bourgin, French motorcycle racer (died 2013)

1986

Beau Champion, Australian rugby league player

1986

Balázs Dzsudzsák, Hungarian footballer

1986

T. J. Oshie, American ice hockey player

1985

Dev Hynes (also known as Blood Orange and formerly Lightspeed Champion), English singer, songwriter, producer, and composer

1985

Harry Judd, English drummer and songwriter

1985

Alison Sudol, American actress and singer-songwriter

1984

Dudu Aharon, Israeli singer-songwriter

1984

Bernard Pollard, American football player

1984

Josh Satin, American baseball player

1984

Sebastian Werle, German rugby player

1983

Michael Chopra, English footballer

1983

Lisa Dobriskey, English runner

1983

Hanley Ramírez, Dominican baseball player

1982

Zbyněk Michálek, Czech ice hockey player

1982

Shaone Morrisonn, Canadian-Croatian ice hockey player

1982

Thomas Rohregger, Austrian cyclist

1981

Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican-American swimmer

1981

Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer

1981

Hiro Fujiwara, Japanese manga artist

1981

Agnes Milowka, Polish-Australian diver, explorer, photographer, and author (died 2011)

1981

Mario Santana, Argentine footballer

1980

Cody Ross, American baseball player

1979

Johan Franzén, Swedish ice hockey player

1979

Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player

1979

Holly Madison, American model, television personality, and actress

1979

Megan Mayhew Bergman, American author and educator

1979

Kenny Miller, Scottish footballer

1979

Yukifumi Murakami, Japanese javelin thrower

1978

Esthero, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer

1978

Aleš Kotalík, Czech ice hockey player

1978

Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player

1977

Matt Baker, English television presenter

1977

Alge Crumpler, American football player

1977

Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer

1977

Jari Mäenpää, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1976

Joanna Hayes, American hurdler and coach

1976

Brad Lidge, American baseball player

1976

Jamie Noble, American wrestler and producer

1976

Mikael Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player

1975

Lady Starlight, American singer-songwriter

1974

Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician

1974

Mieszko Talarczyk, Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2004)

1972

Morgan, Italian singer-songwriter and composer

1972

Christian Potenza, Canadian actor, voice actor and singer

1971

Corey Haim, Canadian actor (died 2010)

1971

Jo Johnson, English banker, journalist, and politician

1971

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, English model, actress, and author (died 2017)

1970

Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater and sportscaster

1970

Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1968

Karyn Bryant, American journalist, actress, producer, and screenwriter

1968

Barry Kooser, American painter and animator

1968

Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, Puerto Rican-American photographer

1968

René Tretschok, German footballer and manager

1967

Carla Bruni, Italian-French singer-songwriter and model

1967

Otis Grant, Jamaican-Canadian boxer, coach, and manager

1966

Badi Assad, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1964

Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1963

Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach

1963

Jess Harnell, American singer-songwriter and voice actor

1963

Donna Tartt, American author

1963

Ante Zelck, German businessman

1962

Bertrand Gachot, Belgian race car driver

1962

Stefan Hell, Romanian-German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1962

Kang Je-gyu, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter

1962

Keiji Mutoh, Japanese wrestler and actor

1961

Ezzat el Kamhawi, Egyptian journalist and author

1961

Ketan J. Patel, Kenyan-English biologist and academic

1961

Carol Smillie, Scottish model and actress

1961

Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress and producer

1958

Joan Severance, American actress

1958

Victoria Williams, American singer-songwriter

1957

Dan Bigras, Canadian singer-songwriter

1957

Peter Wynn, Australian rugby league player and businessman

1956

Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (died 2001)

1956

Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter

1955

Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright

1955

Grace Knight, English-Australian singer-songwriter

1954

Raivo Järvi, Estonian radio host and politician (died 2012)

1954

Brian Teacher, American tennis player

1953

Andres Alver, Estonian architect and academic

1953

Gerrit W. Gong, American religious leader and academic

1952

William Kristol, American journalist, publisher, activist, and pundit

1951

Anthony Phillips, English guitarist and songwriter

1950

Michael C. Burgess, American obstetrician and politician

1950

Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, English general

1950

Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and manager

1950

Ilchi Lee, South Korean author and educator

1949

Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949

Reinhold Weege, American screenwriter and producer (died 2012)

1948

David Davis, English politician, Minister of State for Europe

1948

Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, and journalist

1948

Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster

1948

Rick Wohlhuter, American runner

1947

Bill Rodgers, American runner

1946

Robbie Dupree, American singer-songwriter

1946

Edita Gruberová, Slovak soprano and actress (died 2021)

1946

Susan Lucci, American actress

1946

John Sullivan, English screenwriter, producer, and composer (died 2011)

1945

Adly Mansour, Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt

1945

Geoffrey Wheatcroft, English journalist and author

1944

Wesley Clark, American general

1943

Ron Allen, American baseball player

1943

Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Russian-French mathematician and academic

1943

Terry Peder Rasmussen, American serial killer (died 2010)

1943

Harry Shearer, American actor, voice artist, and comedian

1943

Queen Silvia of Sweden

1942

Quentin Bryce, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Governor-General of Australia

1941

Peter Davis, English businessman

1941

Tim Hardin, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 1980)

1940

Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani businessman and politician, 12th President of Pakistan (died 2021)

1940

Jorma Kaukonen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1940

Robert Labine, Canadian politician (died 2021)

1940

Jeanie Lambe, Scottish jazz singer (died 2020)

1940

Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league player (died 1986)

1940

Eugene Record, American soul singer-songwriter (died 2005)

1939

Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter (died 1995)

1938

Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol

1937

Barney Rosenzweig, American screenwriter and producer

1937

Nelson Shanks, American painter, historian, and educator (died 2015)

1936

Frederic Forrest, American actor (died 2023)

1936

Bobby Ross, American football player and coach

1936

Willie Wood, American football player (died 2020)

1935

Paul Hornung, American football player and sportscaster (died 2020)

1935

Johnny Kidd, English singer-songwriter (died 1966)

1935

Abdul Ghani Minhat, Malaysian footballer and manager (died 2012)

1935

Esther Phillips, American R&B singer (died 1984)

1933

Akihito, Emperor of Japan

1933

Noella Leduc, American baseball player (died 2014)

1932

Richard Clark Barkley, American soldier, academic, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to East Germany (died 2015)

1931

Ronnie Schell, American comedian and actor (died 2026)

1929

Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player, flugelhorn player, and singer (died 1988)

1929

Dick Weber, American professional bowler (died 2005)

1926

Robert Bly, American poet and essayist (died 2021)

1926

Harold Dorman, American singer-songwriter (died 1988)

1925

Duncan Hallas, English author and politician (died 2002)

1925

Rayner Unwin, English publisher (died 2000)

1924

Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (died 2013)

1923

Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (died 1954)

1923

Günther Schifter, Austrian journalist and radio host (died 2008)

1923

James Stockdale, American admiral and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2005)

1922

Micheline Ostermeyer, French discus thrower, shot putter, and pianist (died 2001)

1921

Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (died 2001)

1919

Kenneth M. Taylor, American general and pilot (died 2006)

1918

José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (died 2000)

1918

Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (died 2015)

1916

Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2008)

1912

Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (died 1998)

1911

James Gregory, American actor (died 2002)

1911

Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

1910

Kurt Meyer, German SS general and convicted war criminal (died 1961)

1908

Gertrude Bancroft, American economist (died 1985)

1908

Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer (died 2002)

1907

Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (died 2005)

1907

James Roosevelt, American general and politician (died 1991)

1907

Avraham Stern, Polish Zionist leader (died 1942)

1902

Norman Maclean, American author and academic (died 1990)

1902

Charan Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (died 1987)

1901

Viktor Gutić, Croatian fascist official (died 1947)

1900

Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian (died 2014)

1900

Marie Bell, French actress and stage director (died 1985)

1900

Otto Soglow, American cartoonist (died 1975)

1896

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Italian lieutenant and author (died 1957)

1895

Nola Luxford, New Zealand-American actress and broadcaster (died 1994)

1894

Arthur Gilligan, English cricketer (died 1976)

1885

Pierre Brissaud, French illustrator, painter, and engraver (died 1964)

1878

Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (died 1972)

1870

John Marin, American painter (died 1953)

1867

Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 1919)

1865

James M. Canty, American educator, school administrator, and businessperson (died 1964)

1861

Edgar P. Rucker, American lawyer, politician, and businessman (died 1908)

1854

Henry B. Guppy, English botanist and author (died 1926)

1843

Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1924)

1839

János Murkovics, Slovene-Hungarian author and educator (died 1917)

1828

Mathilde Wesendonck, German poet and author (died 1902)

1822

Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (died 1875)

1819

Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (died 1889)

1812

Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (died 1904)

1812

Henri-Alexandre Wallon, French historian and statesman (died 1904)

1810

Edward Blyth, English zoologist (died 1873)

1810

Karl Richard Lepsius, German Egyptologist (died 1884)

1807

Anthony Mary Claret, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary (died 1870)

1805

Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (died 1844)

1804

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French author, critic, and academic (died 1869)

1793

Dost Mohammad Khan, emir of Afghanistan (died 1863)

1790

Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (died 1832)

1782

William Armstrong, American lawyer, civil servant, politician, and businessperson (died 1865)

1777

Alexander I of Russia (died 1825)

1766

Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and chemist (died 1852)

1758

Nathan Wilson, American soldier and politician (died 1834)

1750

Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (died 1827)

1732

Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame (died 1792)

1713

Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (died 1749)

1690

Pamheiba, Indian emperor (died 1751)

1689

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (died 1755)

1621

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (died 1682)

1621

Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (died 1678)

1613

Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (died 1676)

1605

Tianqi Emperor, Chinese emperor (died 1627)

1597

Martin Opitz, German poet and composer (died 1639)

1582

Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (died 1663)

1573

Giovanni Battista Crespi, Italian painter, sculptor and architect (died 1632)

1544

Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony (died 1577)

1525

John Albert I, duke of Mecklenburg (died 1576)

1513

Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (died 1577)

1173

Louis I, duke of Bavaria (died 1231)

968

Emperor Zhenzong of Song, emperor of the Song dynasty (died 1022)

Famous Deaths

2024

Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1934)

2024

Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (born 1945)

2024

Sophie Hediger, Swiss snowboarder (born 1998)

2023

William Pope.L, American performance artist (born 1955)

2022

Brandon Montrell, American TikTok personality and stand-up comedian (born 1979)

2021

Joan Didion, American writer (born 1934)

2020

Leslie West, American singer and guitarist (born 1945)

2017

Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician (born 1927)

2015

Alfred G. Gilman, American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1941)

2015

Don Howe, English footballer and manager (born 1935)

2015

Jean-Marie Pelt, French biologist, pharmacist, and academic (born 1933)

2015

Bülent Ulusu, Turkish admiral and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1923)

2014

Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (born 1944)

2014

Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and academic (born 1924)

2013

Chryssa, Greek-American sculptor (born 1933)

2013

Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and weapons designer, designed the AK-47 rifle (born 1919)

2013

Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist, composer, and educator (born 1920)

2013

Ricky Lawson, American drummer and composer (born 1954)

2013

G. S. Shivarudrappa, Indian poet and educator (born 1926)

2013

Robert W. Wilson, American philanthropist and art collector (born 1928)

2012

Jean Harris, American educator and murderer (born 1923)

2012

Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (born 1979)

2011

Aydın Menderes, Turkish economist and politician (born 1946)

2010

Fred Hargesheimer, American soldier and pilot (born 1916)

2010

K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (born 1918)

2009

Robert L. Howard, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1939)

2009

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan general and politician (born 1910)

2009

Edward Schillebeeckx, Belgian theologian and academic (born 1914)

2007

William Francis Ganong, Jr., American physiologist and academic (born 1924)

2007

Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (born 1915)

2007

Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (born 1925)

2006

Charlie Drake, English actor (born 1925)

2006

Timothy J. Tobias, American pianist and composer (born 1952)

2006

Johnny Vincent, English footballer (born 1947)

2005

Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1914)

2005

Yao Wenyuan, Chinese writer and politician, member of the Gang of Four (born 1931)

2004

P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (born 1921)

2001

Bola Ige, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Oyo State (born 1930)

2000

Billy Barty, American actor (born 1924)

2000

Victor Borge, Danish-American comedian, pianist, and conductor (born 1909)

1998

Joe Orlando, Italian-American author and illustrator (born 1927)

1995

Patric Knowles, English actor (born 1911)

1994

Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright (born 1905)

1992

Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (born 1934)

1984

Joan Lindsay, Australian author and playwright (born 1896)

1983

Colin Middleton, Irish painter and illustrator (born 1910)

1982

Jack Webb, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1920)

1979

Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector (born 1898)

1973

Irna Phillips, American screenwriter, created Guiding Light and As the World Turns (born 1901)

1972

Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (born 1888)

1970

Charles Ruggles, American actor (born 1886)

1970

Aleksander Warma, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (born 1890)

1961

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author (born 1875)

1961

Kurt Meyer, German SS general and convicted war criminal (born 1910)

1954

René Iché, French soldier and sculptor (born 1897)

1953

Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet general and politician, head of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (born 1899)

1950

Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (born 1878)

1948