Исторические события и даты: Хроника событий

537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius. 630 – Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem. 717 – Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid. 1152 – Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. 1180 – Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan. 1556 – On the day of his execution in Oxford, former archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine."

1788 – A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins. 1800 – With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier mâché. 1801 – The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis near Alexandria in Egypt. 1804 – Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law. 1814 – Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis sur Aube. 1821 – Greek War of Independence: Greek revolutionaries seize Kalavryta. 1844 – The Baháʼí calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Baháʼí calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Baháʼí Faith as the Baháʼí New Year or Náw Rúz. 1861 – Alexander H. Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech. 1871 – Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire. 1871 – Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

927 – Emperor Taizu of Song (d. 976)
1474 – Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint (d. 1540)
1501 – Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, English noble (d. 1558)
1521 – Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)
1527 – Hermann Finck, German composer and educator (d. 1558)
1555 – John Leveson, English politician (d. 1615)
1557 – Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet (d. 1630)

1626 – Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary (d. 1667)
1672 – Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (d. 1742)
1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer and musician (d. 1750)
1713 – Francis Lewis, Welsh American merchant and politician (d. 1803)
1716 – Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1782)
1752 – Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor (d. 1837)
1763 – Jean Paul, German journalist and author (d. 1825)
1768 – Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1830)
1779 – José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, Marquis of Torre Tagle, Peruvian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Peru (d. 1825)
1802 – Augusta Waddington, Welsh writer and patron of the arts (d. 1896)
1806 – Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico (d. 1872)
1811 – Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (d. 1891)
1825 – Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier and engineer (d. 1890)
1831 – Dorothea Beale, English suffragist, educational reformer and author (d. 1906)
1835 – Thomas Hayward, English cricketer (d. 1876)
1839 – Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1881)
1854 – Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1924)
1857 – Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist (d. 1943)
1859 – Daria Pratt, American golfer (d. 1938)
1865 – George Owen Squier, American general (d. 1934)
1866 – Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1952)
1867 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (d. 1932)
1869 – David Robertson, Scottish English golfer and rugby player (d. 1937)
1874 – Alfred Tysoe, English runner (d. 1901)
1876 – Walter Tewksbury, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)
1877 – Maurice Farman, French race car driver and pilot (d. 1964)
1878 – Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (d. 1944)
1880 – Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1971)
1880 – Hans Hofmann, German American painter and academic (d. 1966)
1882 – Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (d. 1963)
1884 – George David Birkhoff, American mathematician (d. 1944)
1885 – Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (d. 1952)
1886 – Walter Dray, American pole vaulter (d. 1973)
1887 – Clarice Beckett, Australian painter (d. 1935)
1887 – Lajos Kassák, Hungarian poet, novelist and painter (d. 1967)
1887 – M. N. Roy, Indian philosopher and politician (d. 1954)
1889 – Jock Sutherland, American football player and coach (d. 1948)
1894 – Hannah Ryggen, Norwegian textile artist (d. 1970)
1896 – Friedrich Waismann, Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1959)
1897 – Sim Gokkes, Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1943)
1897 – Salvador Lutteroth, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (d. 1987)
1899 – Panagiotis Pipinelis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1970)

1915 – Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)
1920 – Evelina Haverfield, British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867)
1927 – Thomas Oikonomou, Greek actor (b. 1864)
1934 – Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
1934 – Lilyan Tashman, American actress (b. 1896)
1936 – Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)
1939 – Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)
1939 – Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)
1943 – Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
1945 – Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894)
1946 – Henry Hanna, Irish Judge, photographer and author (b. 1871)
1951 – Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)
1953 – Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)
1956 – Hatı Çırpan, Turkish politician (b. 1890)
1958 – Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (b. 1923)
1970 – Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1920)
1975 – Joe Medwick, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)
1978 – Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, President of Ireland (b. 1911)
1980 – Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1888)
1985 – Michael Redgrave, English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908)
1987 – Walter L. Gordon, Canadian accountant, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1906)
1987 – Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (b. 1918)
1991 – Vedat Dalokay, Turkish architect and politician, Mayor of Ankara (b. 1927)
1991 – Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (b. 1909)
1992 – John Ireland, Canadian American actor and director (b. 1914)
1992 – Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)
1994 – Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)
1994 – Lili Damita, French American actress and singer (b. 1904)
1994 – Aleksandrs Laime, Latvian born explorer (b. 1911)
1997 – Wilbert Awdry, English cleric and author, created The Railway Series, the basis for Thomas the Tank Engine (b. 1911)
1998 – Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina (b. 1910)
1999 – Jean Guitton, French philosopher and author (b. 1905)
1999 – Ernie Wise, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)
2001 – Chung Ju yung, South Korean businessman, founded Hyundai (b. 1915)
2001 – Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (b. 1920)
2002 – Herman Talmadge, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 70th Governor of Georgia (b. 1913)
2003 – Shivani, Indian author (b. 1923)
2003 – Umar Wirahadikusumah, Indonesian general and politician, 4th Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)
2004 – Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1924)
2005 – Barney Martin, American police officer and actor (b. 1923)
2005 – Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
2007 – Drew Hayes, American author and illustrator (b. 1969)
2007 – Sven O. Høiby, Norwegian hurdler and journalist (b. 1936)
2008 – Denis Cosgrove, English American geographer and academic (b. 1948)
2008 – Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente, Chilean architect and academic (b. 1931)
2008 – John List, American murderer (b. 1925)
2009 – Mohit Sharma, Indian army officer (b. 1978)
2009 – Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)
2010 – Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1919)
2011 – Loleatta Holloway, American singer songwriter (b. 1946)
2011 – Gerd Klier, German footballer (b. 1944)
2011 – Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1931)
2011 – Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (b. 1913)
2012 – Albrecht Dietz, German economist and businessman (b. 1926)
2012 – Ron Erhardt, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
2012 – Robert Fuest, English director, screenwriter, and production designer (b. 1927)
2012 – Tonino Guerra, Italian poet and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2012 – Irving Louis Horowitz, American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1929)
2012 – Yuri Razuvaev, Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1945)
2012 – Marina Salye, Russian geologist and politician (b. 1934)
2013 – Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1930)
2013 – Rick Hautala, American author and screenwriter (b. 1949)
2013 – Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
2013 – Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (b. 1952)
2013 – Giancarlo Zagni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2014 – Qoriniasi Bale, Fijian lawyer and politician, 25th Attorney General of Fiji (b. 1929)
2014 – Bill Boedeker, American football player and soldier (b. 1924)
2014 – Jack Fleck, American golfer (b. 1921)
2014 – Simeon Oduoye, Nigerian police officer and politician (b. 1945)
2014 – James Rebhorn, American actor (b. 1948)
2014 – Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1933)
2015 – Ishaya Bakut, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Benue State (b. 1947)
2015 – Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (b. 1925)
2015 – James C. Binnicker, American sergeant (b. 1938)
2015 – Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1909)
2015 – Jørgen Ingmann, Danish singer and guitarist (b. 1925)
2015 – Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (b. 1955)
2017 – Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (b. 1929)
2017 – Colin Dexter, English author (b. 1930)
2017 – Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1950)
2017 – Mike Hall, British cyclist (b. 1981)
2019 – Victor Hochhauser CBE, British music promoter (b. 1923)
2019 – Gonzalo Portocarrero, Peruvian sociologist (b. 1949)
2021 – Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian secularist, feminist (b. 1931)
2023 – Willis Reed, American basketball player (b. 1942)