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• 1932 CEKhaled AsaadKhaled Mohamad al-Asaad (Arabic: خالد الأسعد; Arabic pronunciation: [ɐlʔæsʕæd]; 1 January 1932 – 18 August…
• 1965 CEKhaled HosseiniKhaled Hosseini or Khalid Husseini (Pashto/Persian: خالد حسینی, Dari: [ˈxɑːlɪd hʊˈsæjniː]; born March 4…
• 655 CEKhalid ibn YazidKhālid ibn Yazīd (full name Abū Hāshim Khālid ibn Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān, Arabic: أبو هاشم خالد بن…
• 592 CEKhalid ibn al-WalidKhalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi (died 642) was a 7th-century Arab military commander. He…
• 1911 CEKhalid of Saudi ArabiaKhalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia…
• 1943 CEKhalifa Belqasim HaftarKhalifa Haftar (Arabic: خليفة حفتر, romanized: Ḵalīfa Ḥaftar; born 7 November 1943) is a Libyan politician…
• 1590 CEKhalifa SultanSeyyed Alauddin Hossein (Persian: سید علاء الدین حسین; c.1592 – 5 March 1654), better known as Khalifeh…
• 1384 CEKhalil SultanKhalil Sultan (Persian: خلیل سلطان; 13 August 1384 – 3 November 1411) was the Timurid ruler of Transoxiana…
• 1963 CEKhaltmaagiin BattulgaKhaltmaagiin Battulga (Mongolian: Халтмаагийн Баттулга [χaɬtʰˈmaːɟiɴ ˈpat̚tʰʊɬq]; born 3 March 1963), also…
• 800 CEKhaydhar ibn Kawus al-AfshinḤaydar ibn Kāwūs (Arabic: حيدر بن كاوس, Persian: خِیذَر اِبنِ کاووس, romanized: Kheyzar ebn-e Kāvus), better…
• 1549 CEKhayr al-Nisa BegumKhayr al-Nisa Begum (Persian: خیرالنساء بیگم; known under the royal title Mahd-i Ulya (مهد علیا), "the…
• 1863 CEKhaz'al al-Ka'biKhazʽal bin Jabir bin Merdaw al-Kaʽbi (Arabic: خزعل بن جابر بن مرداو الكعبي، Persian: شیخ خزعل; 1861 – 27 May…
• 1895 CEKhorloogiin ChoibalsanKhorloogiin Choibalsan (8 February 1895 – 26 January 1952) was a Mongolian revolutionary and politician who…
• 1930 CEKhoshbakht YusifzadehKhoshbakht Baghir oglu Yusifzadeh (Azerbaijani: Xoşbəxt Bağır oğlu Yusifzadə; 14 January 1930 – 3 October…
• 501 CEKhosrow IKhosrow I (also spelled Khosrau, Khusro or Chosroes; Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩), traditionally known by…
• 570 CEKhosrow IIKhosrow II (spelled Chosroes II in classical sources; Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩, romanized…
• 1813 CEKhosrow MirzaPrince Khosrow Mirza Qajar (Persian: شاهزاده خسرو میرزا قاجار; 1813 – 21 October 1875) was the seventh son of…
• 1968 CEKhurelsukh UkhnaaUkhnaagiin Khürelsükh (born 14 June 1968) is a Mongolian politician and envoy who has been the sixth…
• 1587 CEKhusrau MirzaKhusrau Mirza (16 August 1587 – 26 January 1622) was the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and his…
• 1006 CEKhwaja Abdullah AnsariAbu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Harawi al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006–1089) (Persian: خواجه عبدالله…
• 1280 CEKhwaju KermaniKhwaju Kermani (Persian: خواجوی کرمانی; December 1290 – 1349) was a famous Persian poet and Sufi mystic from…
• 1885 CEKhải ĐịnhKhải Định (Vietnamese: [xa᷉ːj ɗîŋ̟ˀ]; chữ Hán: 啓定; born Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Đảo; 8 October 1885 – 6 November…
• 399 BCEKidinnuKidinnu (also Kidunnu; possibly fl. 4th century BC; possibly died 14 August 330 BC) was a Chaldean astronomer…
• 1991 CEKiki BertensKiki Bertens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkiki ˈbɛrtəns]; born 10 December 1991) is a Dutch former professional…
• 1947 CEKim CampbellAvril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician who was the 19th prime…
• 1983 CEKim ClijstersKim Antonie Lode Clijsters (Dutch pronunciation: [kɪm ˈklɛistərs]; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former…
• 1924 CEKim Dae-jungKim Dae-jung (Korean: 김대중; pronounced [kim.dɛ.dʑuŋ]; 8 January 1924 – 18 August 2009) was a South Korean…
• 1941 CEKim Jong-ilKim Jong Il (16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician and dictator who was…
• 1974 CEKim M. CobbKim M. Cobb (born 1974) is an American climate scientist, professor of Environment and Society and of Earth…
• 1886 CEKim Tu-bongKim Tu-bong (Korean: 김두봉; Hanja: 金枓奉; 16 February 1889 – March 1958 or later) was the first Chairman of the…
• 1987 CEKim Yo-jongKim Yo Jong (Korean: 김여정; born 26 September 1987) is a North Korean politician and diplomat, and sister of…
• 595 CEKim YushinKim Yu-sin (Korean: 김유신; Hanja: 金庾信; 595 – 21 August 673) was a Korean military general and politician in…
• 1864 CEKin YameiKin Yamei (金韻梅; 1864 – March 4, 1934) also seen as Chin Ya-mei or Jin Yunmei, or anglicized as Y. May King…
• 1670 CEKing AndriamasinavalonaAndriamasinavalona (1675–1710), also known as Andrianjakanavalondambo, was a King of Imerina in the central…
• 500 CEKing ArthurKing Arthur (Welsh: Brenin Arthur; Cornish: Arthur Gernow; Breton: Roue Arzhur; French: Roi Arthur) was a…
• 1855 CEKing Camp GilletteKing Camp Gillette (January 5, 1855 – July 9, 1932) was an American businessman who invented a bestselling…
• 57 BCEKing Dongmyeong of GoguryeoDongmyeong of Goguryeo (Korean: 동명성왕; Hanja: 東明聖王), personal name Ko Chumong (고주몽; 高朱蒙), was the founding…
• 1906 CEKing Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al SaudFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his…
• 400 BCEKing Nan of ZhouKing Nan of Zhou (?–256 BC), personal name Ji Yan, also less commonly known as King Yin of Zhou, was the last…
• 1780 CEKing Sobhuza I (Somhlolo)King Sobhuza I (also known as Ngwane IV, Somhlolo) (c. 1788–1836) was king of Eswatini, from 1815 to 1836.…
• 1150 BCEKing Wu of ZhouKing Wu of Zhou (died c. 1043 BC), personal name Ji Fa, was the founding king of the Zhou dynasty of China.…
• 1700 CEKingkitsaratChao Kingkitsarat (Lao: ເຈົ້າກິງກິດສະຣາດ; died 1713), also known as Kitsarat or Kitsarath, was the king of…
• 1940 CEKip S. ThorneKip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American astrophysicist and author. He shared the 2017 Nobel…
• 1897 CEKirill MeretskovKirill Afanasievich Meretskov (Russian: Кири́лл Афана́сьевич Мерецко́в; 7 June [O.S. 26 May] 1897 – 30…
• 1916 CEKirk DouglasKirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and…
• 1962 CEKirk HammettKirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician. Hammett has been the lead guitarist of…
• 1853 CEKitasato ShibasaburōBaron Kitasato Shibasaburō (北里 柴三郎; January 29 [O.S. 17 January], 1853 – June 13, 1931) was a Japanese…
• 1871 CEKiyoshi ShigaKiyoshi Shiga (志賀 潔, Shiga Kiyoshi; February 7, 1871 – January 25, 1957) was a Japanese physician and…
• 1869 CEKiến PhúcKiến Phúc (Hanoi: [kiən˧˦ fʊwk͡p̚˧˦], 12 February 1869 – 31 July 1884) was a child emperor of Vietnam, who…
• 1947 CEKjell Magne BondevikKjell Magne Bondevik (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈçɛlː ˈmɑ̀ŋnə ˈbʊ̀nːəviːk]; born 3 September 1947) is a…
• 1913 CEKlaus BarbieNiklaus Barbie (25 October 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a German officer of the Schutzstaffel and…
• 1964 CEKlaus EbnerKlaus Ebner (born 8 August 1964) is an Austrian writer, essayist, poet, and translator. Born and raised in…
• 1906 CEKlaus MannKlaus Heinrich Thomas Mann (18 November 1906 – 21 May 1949) was a German writer and anti-fascist activist. He…
• 1953 CEKlaus SchmidtKlaus Schmidt (11 December 1953 – 20 July 2014) was a German archaeologist and prehistorian who led the…
• 1938 CEKlaus SchwabKlaus Martin Schwab (German: [klaʊs ˈmaʁtiːn ʃvaːp]; born 30 March 1938) is a German mechanical engineer…
• 1943 CEKlaus von KlitzingKlaus von Klitzing (German: [ˈklaʊs fɔn ˈklɪtsɪŋ]; born 28 June 1943) is a German physicist, known for…
• 1773 CEKlemens von MetternichKlemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859)…
• 1843 CEKliment TimiryazevKliment Arkadievich Timiryazev, sometimes Timiriazev (Russian: Климент Аркадьевич Тимирязев; 22 May [O.S. 3…
• 1881 CEKliment VoroshilovKliment Yefremovich "Klim" Voroshilov (Russian: Климент Ефремович Ворошилов ) (4 February 1881 – 2 December…
• 1859 CEKnut HamsunKnut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in…
• 1763 CEKobayashi IssaKobayashi Issa (小林 一茶; June 15, 1763 – January 5, 1828) was a Japanese poet. He is known for his haiku poems…
• 1938 CEKofi AnnanKofi Atta Annan (8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as the…
• 1959 CEKoichi TanakaKoichi Tanaka (田中 耕一, Tanaka Kōichi; born August 3, 1959) is a Japanese electrical engineer who shared the…
• 1968 CEKolinda Grabar-KitarovićKolinda Grabar-Kitarović (pronounced [ɡrǎbar kitǎːroʋitɕ]; née Grabar; born 29 April 1968) is a Croatian…
• 1868 CEKoloman MoserKoloman Moser (German: [ˈkoːloman ˈmoːzɐ]; 30 March 1868 – 18 October 1918) was an Austrian artist, who…
• 1869 CEKomitasSoghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas (Armenian: Կոմիտաս; 8 October [O.S. 26…
• 153 CEKong RongKong Rong (151/153 – 26 September 208), courtesy name Wenju, was a Chinese poet, politician, and minor…
• 1876 CEKonrad AdenauerKonrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer (5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967) was a German statesman and politician who…
• 1829 CEKonrad DudenKonrad Alexander Friedrich Duden (3 January 1829 – 1 August 1911) was a German philologist and teacher. He…
• 1912 CEKonrad Emil BlochKonrad Emil Bloch (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈblɔx]; 21 January 1912 – 15 October 2000) was a…
• 1842 CEKonrad EubelKonrad Eubel or Conradus Eubel (19 January 1842 – 5 February 1923) was a German Franciscan historian. He is…
• 1366 CEKonrad KyeserKonrad Kyeser (26 August 1366 – after 1405) was a German military engineer and the author of Bellifortis (c.…
• 1903 CEKonrad LorenzKonrad Zacharias Lorenz (Austrian German: [ˈkɔnraːd tsaxaˈriːas ˈloːrɛnts]; 7 November 1903 – 27 February…
• 1465 CEKonrad PeutingerKonrad Peutinger (IPA: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈpɔʏtɪŋɐ]; 14 October 1465 – 28 December 1547) was a German humanist…
• 1400 CEKonrad WitzKonrad Witz (ca.1400/1410 – winter 1445/spring 1446) was a German and Swiss painter, active mainly in Basel.
• 1910 CEKonrad ZuseKonrad Ernst Otto Zuse (German: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈtsuːzə]; 22 June 1910 – 18 December 1995) was a German civil…
• 1220 CEKonrad von WürzburgKonrad von Würzburg (c.1220-1230 – 31 August 1287) was the chief German poet of the second half of the 13th…
• 1867 CEKonstantin BalmontKonstantin Dmitriyevich Balmont (Russian: Константин Дмитриевич Бальмонт; 15 June [O.S. 3 June] 1867 – 23…
• 1854 CEKonstantin JirečekKonstantin Josef Jireček (24 July 1854 – 10 January 1918) was an Austro-Hungarian Czech historian…
• 1974 CEKonstantin NovoselovSir Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov (Russian: Константи́н Серге́евич Новосёлов, IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin…
• 1889 CEKonstantin RokossovskyKonstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky (9 December [O.S. 21 December] 1896 – 3 August 1968) was a Soviet and…
• 1857 CEKonstantin TsiolkovskyKonstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (Russian: Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский, IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin…
• 1873 CEKonstantinos CarathéodoryConstantin Carathéodory (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Καραθεοδωρή, romanized: Konstantinos Karatheodori; 13 September…
• 1000 CEKonstantinos IX MonomachosConstantine IX Monomachos (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Μονομάχος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Monomachos; c. 980/c. 1000…
• 1170 CEKonstantinos LaskarisConstantine Laskaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κομνηνὸς Λάσκαρις, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Komnēnós Láskaris) may…
• 1130 CEKonstantinos ManassesConstantine Manasses (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Μανασσῆς; c. 1125 – c. 1187) was a Byzantine chronicler and poet…
• 1863 CEKonstantinos P. CavafyKonstantinos Petrou Kavafis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Πέτρου Καβάφης [ka'vafis]; 29 April (OS 17 April), 1863 – 29…
• 718 CEKonstantinos VConstantine V (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos; July 718 – 14 September 775) was Byzantine…
• 771 CEKonstantinos VIConstantine VI (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos, 14 January 771 – before 805), sometimes called…
• 905 CEKonstantinos VIIConstantine VII Porphyrogenitus (Medieval Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Πορφυρογέννητος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos…
• 960 CEKonstantinos VIIIConstantine VIII (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos; 960 – 11/12 November 1028) was de jure…
• 1006 CEKonstantinos X DoukasConstantine X Doukas or Ducas (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δούκας, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Doúkās; c. 1006 – 23 May…
• 1404 CEKonstantinos XI PalaiologosConstantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος…
• 1905 CEKonstanty Ildefons GałczyńskiKonstanty Ildefons Gałczyński (23 January 1905 – 6 December 1953), alias Karakuliambro, was a Polish poet. He…
• 1460 CEKonstanty OstrogskiKonstanty Iwanowicz Ostrogski (c. 1460 – 10 August 1530) was a Ruthenian prince and magnate of the Grand…
• 1978 CEKonstraktaAna Đurić (née Ignjatović; born 12 October 1978), known professionally as Konstrakta, is a Serbian singer and…
• 1949 CEKoppillil RadhakrishnanKoppillil Radhakrishnan (born 29 August 1949) is an Indian space scientist who headed ISRO as Chairman of…
• 1882 CEKorney ChukovskyKorney Ivanovich Chukovsky (Russian: Корней Иванович Чуковский, IPA: [kɐrˈnʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ tɕʊˈkofskʲɪj]; 31…
• 1948 CEKrešimir ĆosićKrešimir "Krešo" Ćosić (Croatian pronunciation: [krěʃimir t͡ɕɔ̌ːsit͡ɕ]; 26 November 1948 – 25 May 1995) was a…
• 1936 CEKris KristoffersonKristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American musician, songwriter, and…
• 3227 BCEKrishnaKrishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa Sanskrit: [ˈkr̩ʂɳɐ] ) also known as Govinda, Madhava, Gopala, and other…
• 1993 CEKristina MladenovicKristina "Kiki" Mladenovic (born 14 May 1993) is a French professional tennis player and a former world No. 1…
• 1872 CEKristine BonnevieKristine Elisabet Heuch Bonnevie (8 October 1872 – 30 August 1948) was a Norwegian biologist. She was the…
• 1916 CEKristján EldjárnKristján Eldjárn (Icelandic: [ˈkʰrɪstjaun ˈɛltjaurtn̥]; 6 December 1916 – 14 September 1982) was the third…
• 1874 CEKrste MisirkovKrste Petkov Misirkov (Macedonian: Крсте Петков Мисирков, pronounced ['kr̩stɛ 'pɛtkɔf mi'sirkɔf]; Bulgarian…
• 755 CEKrumKrum (Bulgarian: Крум, Greek: Κροῦμος/Kroumos), often referred to as Krum the Fearsome (c. mid 8th century –…
• 1972 CEKrzysztof CharamsaKrzysztof Olaf Charamsa (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf xaˈramsa]; born 5 August 1972) is a Polish…
• 1933 CEKrzysztof PendereckiKrzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (Polish: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf pɛndɛˈrɛt͡skʲi]; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a…
• 1398 CEKuai XiangKuai Xiang (Chinese: 蒯祥; pinyin: Kuǎi Xiáng; 1377–1451) was a Chinese architect and engineer widely known as…
• 344 CEKumārajīvaKumārajīva (Sanskrit: कुमारजीव; traditional Chinese: 鳩摩羅什; simplified Chinese: 鸠摩罗什; pinyin: Jiūmóluóshí…
• 700 CEKumārila BhaṭṭaKumarila Bhatta (IAST: Kumārila Bhaṭṭa; fl. roughly 7th century CE) was a Hindu philosopher and a scholar of…
• 1880 CEKuniaki KoisoKuniaki Koiso (小磯 國昭, Koiso Kuniaki; 22 March 1880 – 3 November 1950) was a Japanese politician and general…
• 1902 CEKurt AlderKurt Alder (German pronunciation: [ˈkʊʁt ˈaldɐ]; 10 July 1902 – 20 June 1958) was a German chemist and Nobel…
• 1967 CEKurt CobainKurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the…
• 1904 CEKurt Georg KiesingerKurt Georg Kiesinger (German: [ˈkʊʁt ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈkiːzɪŋɐ]; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician…
• 1906 CEKurt GödelKurt Friedrich Gödel ( GUR-dəl; German: [ˈkʊʁt ˈɡøːdl̩]; April 28, 1906 – January 14, 1978) was a logician…
• 1950 CEKurt KochKurt Koch (born 15 March 1950) is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since…
• 1887 CEKurt SchwittersKurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born…
• 1898 CEKurt TankKurt Waldemar Tank (24 February 1898 – 5 June 1983) was a German aeronautical engineer and test pilot who led…
• 1918 CEKurt WaldheimKurt Josef Waldheim (Austrian German: [kʊrt ˈvaldhaɪm]; 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian…
• 1938 CEKurt WüthrichKurt Wüthrich (born 4 October 1938 in Aarberg, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss chemist/biophysicist and Nobel…
• 1882 CEKurt von SchleicherKurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher (German: [ˈkʊʁt fɔn ˈʃlaɪçɐ]; 7 April 1882 – 30 June 1934)…
• 971 CEKushyar GilaniAbu l-Hasan Kūshyār ibn Labbān ibn Bashahrī al-Jīlī (Arabic: أبو الحسن كوشياربن لبّان بن باشهري الجيلي)…
• 1909 CEKwame NkrumahKwame Nkrumah (born Francis Nwia Kofi Ngonloma, /(ə)nˈkruːmə/ (ə)n-KROO-mə; 21 September 1909 – 27 April…
• 500 CEKyiKyi, Shchek and Khoryv were the three legendary brothers—often mentioned along with their sister Lybеd' —who…
• 1968 CEKylie MinogueKylie Ann Minogue (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to…
• 1609 CEKâtip ÇelebiKâtip Çelebi (كاتب جلبي) or Ḥājjī Khalīfa (حاجي خليفة) (1017 AH/1609 AD – 1068 AH/1657 AD) was a Turkish…
• 1882 CEKâzım KarabekirMusa Kâzım Karabekir (also Kiazim in English; Ottoman Turkish: موسی كاظم قره بكر, pronounced [ca:'zɯm…
• 1867 CEKäthe KollwitzKäthe Kollwitz (German pronunciation: [kɛːtə kɔlvɪt͡s] born Schmidt; 8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) was a…
• 1635 CEKöprülü Fazıl Ahmed PashaKöprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: كپرولى زاده فاضل احمد پاشا, Turkish: Köprülü Fazıl Ahmet…
• 1589 CEKösem SultanKösem Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: كسم سلطان; 1589 – 2 September 1651), also known as Mahpeyker Sultan (Ottoman…
• 1281 CEKülüg KhanKülüg Khan (Mongolian: Хүлэг Хаан; Mongolian script: ᠬᠥᠯᠥᠭ; Chinese: 曲律汗), born Khayishan (Mongolian: Хайсан…
• 190 BCEKātyāyanaKātyāyana (कात्यायन) also spelled as Katyayana (c. 3rd–4th century BCE) was a Sanskrit grammarian…
• 1924 CEKōbō AbeKimifusa Abe (安部 公房, Abe Kimifusa; March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993), known by his pen name Kōbō Abe (安部 公房…
• 1894 CEKōnosuke MatsushitaKōnosuke Matsushita (松下 幸之助, Matsushita Kōnosuke; 27 November 1894 – 27 April 1989) was a Japanese…
• 596 CEKōtokuEmperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇, Kōtoku-tennō; 596 – 24 November 654) was the 36th emperor of Japan, according to the…
• 774 CEKūkaiKūkai (空海; Japanese pronunciation: [kɯꜜː.kai], 27 July 774 – 22 April 835), born Saeki no Mao (佐伯 眞魚)…
• 550 BCEKṣemāKhema (Pali: Khemā; Sanskrit: Kṣemā) was a Buddhist bhikkhuni, or nun, who was one of the top female…

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• 1856 CEL. Frank BaumLyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy…
• 1859 CEL. L. ZamenhofL. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917) was the creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed international…
• 1911 CEL. Ron HubbardLafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of…
• 1935 CELa Monte YoungLa Monte Thornton Young (born October 14, 1935) is an American composer, musician, and performance artist…
• 1650 BCELabarna ILabarna was the traditional first king of the Hittites, c. early 17th century BC (middle chronology), the…
• 240 CELactantiusLucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius (c. 250 – c. 325) was an early Christian author who became an advisor…
• 300 BCELacydes of CyreneLacydes of Cyrene (Ancient Greek: Λακύδης ὁ Κυρηναῖος), Academic Skeptic philosopher, was head of the…
• 1040 CELadislaus I of HungaryLadislaus I (Hungarian: I. László, Croatian: Ladislav I., Slovak: Ladislav I., Polish: Władysław I; 27 June…
• 1199 CELadislaus III of HungaryLadislaus III (Hungarian: III. László, Croatian: Ladislav III., Slovak: Ladislav III.; c. 1200 – 7 May 1205)…
• 1262 CELadislaus IV of HungaryLadislaus IV of Hungary (Hungarian: IV. (Kun) László, Croatian: Ladislav IV. (Kumanac), Slovak: Ladislav IV.…
• 1440 CELadislaus von GielniówBlessed Ladislas of Gielniów (c. 1440 – 4 May 1505) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member…
• 192 CELady SunLady Sun (fl.180s – 211), also known as Sun Ren in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three…
• 1959 CELai Ching-teLai Ching-te (Chinese: 賴清德; pinyin: Lài Qīngdé; born 6 October 1959), also known as William Lai, is a…
• 1951 CELaimdota StraujumaLaimdota Straujuma (born 24 February 1951) is a Latvian economist who was the prime minister of Latvia from…
• 1802 CELajos KossuthLajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (Hungarian: [ˈlɒjoʃ ˈkoʃut]; Hungarian: udvardi és kossuthfalvi…
• 1500 CELala Kara Mustafa PaşaLala Mustafa Pasha (c. 1500 – 7 August 1580), also known by the additional epithet Kara, was an Ottoman…
• 468 BCELamachusLamachus (Ancient Greek: Λάμαχος) was an Athenian strategos or general in the Peloponnesian War. He commanded…
• 1931 CELamberto DiniLamberto Dini (Italian: [lamˈbɛrto ˈdiːni]; born 1 March 1931) is an Italian politician and economist. He was…
• 400 BCELamiscusLamiskos (4th century BC) was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher. Born in Tarentum in Magna Graecia…
• 1496 CELancelot BlondeelLancelot Blondeel, also Lanceloot (1498 – 4 March 1561), was a Flemish artist active in Bruges. He worked as…
• 1895 CELancelot HogbenLancelot Thomas Hogben FRS FRSE (9 December 1895 – 22 August 1975) was a British experimental zoologist and…
• 1483 CELancelotto PolitiLancelotto Politi (religious name Ambrosius Catharinus; 1483–1553) was an Italian Dominican canon lawyer…
• 1901 CELangston HughesJames Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist…
• 1934 CELansana ContéGeneral Lansana Conté (N'Ko: ߟߊ߲߭ߛߣߊ߬ ߞߐ߲ߕߋ߬; 30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008) was a Guinean politician…
• 200 BCELaodice IVLaodice IV (flourished second half 3rd century BC and first half 2nd century BC) was a Greek princess, head…
• 579 BCELaoziLaozi (variously spelled;, low-TSUH; Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ) was a legendary Chinese philosopher…
• 1968 CELara CroftLara Croft is a character and the main protagonist of the video game franchise Tomb Raider. She is presented…
• 1933 CELarry KingLarry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American TV and radio…
• 1938 CELarry NivenLaurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel Ringworld…
• 1973 CELarry PageLawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American businessman and computer scientist who co-founded…
• 1968 CELarry SangerLawrence Mark Sanger (born July 16, 1968) is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who…
• 1954 CELarry WallLarry Arnold Wall (born September 27, 1954) is an American computer programmer, linguist, and author known…
• 1907 CELars AhlforsLars Valerian Ahlfors (18 April 1907 – 11 October 1996) was a Finnish mathematician and the leading figure in…
• 1903 CELars OnsagerLars Onsager (27 November 1903 – 5 October 1976) was a Norwegian American physical chemist and theoretical…
• 1963 CELars UlrichLars Ulrich (Danish: [ˈlɑːs ˈulˀʁek]; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a…
• 1771 CELaskarina BouboulinaLaskarina Pinotsi, commonly known as Bouboulina (Greek: Λασκαρίνα (Μπουμπουλίνα) Πινότση; 1771 – 22 May…
• 1898 CELatife UşşakîLatife Uşaklıgil (born Fatıma-tüz Zehra Latife Uşakîzâde; with the honorifics, Latife Hanım; 17 June 1898 –…
• 495 CELatro of LaonSaint Latro (literally “Thief”; French: Latron, Larron; c. 499 AD—570 AD) was a Frankish bishop of Laon. He…
• 1711 CELaura BassiLaura Maria Caterina Bassi Veratti (29 October 1711 – 20 February 1778) was an Italian physicist and…
• 1959 CELaura ChinchillaLaura Chinchilla Miranda (Spanish: [ˈlawɾa tʃinˈtʃiʝa miˈɾanda]; born 28 March 1959) is a Costa Rican…
• 1921 CELaura ContiLaura Conti (31 March 1921 – 25 May 1993) was an Italian anti-fascist partisan, doctor, environmentalist…
• 1994 CELaura RobsonLaura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is a British former professional tennis player. She debuted on the ITF…
• 1961 CELaurel ClarkLaurel Blair Clark (née Salton; March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American NASA astronaut, medical…
• 1713 CELaurence SterneLaurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric. He is…
• 1946 CELaurent FabiusLaurent Pierre Emmanuel Fabius (French: [lɔʁɑ̃ fabjys]; born 20 August 1946) is a French politician who has…
• 1915 CELaurent SchwartzLaurent-Moïse Schwartz (French: [lɔʁɑ̃ mɔiz ʃvaʁts]; 5 March 1915 – 4 July 2002) was a French mathematician…
• 1796 CELaurent-Joseph-Marius ImbertLaurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert (Born: 23 March 1796 – Died: 21 September 1839), affectionately known in Korea…
• 1947 CELaurie AndersonLaura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, musician and…
• 1870 CELavr KornilovLavr Georgiyevich Kornilov (Russian: Лавр Георгиевич Корнилов, IPA: [ˈla͡ʊv ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ kɐrˈnʲiləf]; 30…
• 1899 CELavrentiy BeriaLavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (29 March [O.S. 17 March] 1899 – 23 December 1953) was a Soviet politician and one…
• 1919 CELawrence FerlinghettiLawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (né Ferling; March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021) was an American poet…
• 1954 CELawrence M. KraussLawrence Maxwell Krauss (born May 27, 1954) is a Canadian-American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who…
• 1954 CELawrence SummersLawrence Henry Summers (born November 30, 1954) is an American economist. He served as the 71st United States…
• 225 CELawrence of RomeSaint Lawrence or Laurence (Latin: Laurentius, lit. 'laurelled'; 31 December 225 – 10 August 258) was one of…
• 1982 CELayal AbboudLayal Mounir Abboud (Arabic: ليال منير عبود, pronounced [laˈjaːl ʕabˈbuːd]; born 15 May 1982) is a Lebanese…
• 1753 CELazare CarnotLazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot (English: kar-NOH, French: [lazaʁ nikɔla maʁɡəʁit kaʁno]; 13 May 1753…
• 1496 CELazare de BaïfLazare de Baïf (1496–1547) was a French diplomat and humanist. His natural son, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, was…
• 966 CELazaros of Mount GalesiosSaint Lazaros of Mount Galesios (Greek: Λάζαρος ὁ Γαλησιώτης, Lazaros ho Galēsiōtēs; c. 972/981 – 7 November…
• 1955 CELazarus ChakweraLazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian politician, theologian, and pastor who served as…
• 100 BCELazarus of BethanyLazarus of Bethany is a figure of the New Testament whose life is restored by Jesus four days after his…
• 1729 CELazzaro SpallanzaniLazzaro Spallanzani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈladdzaro spallanˈtsaːni]; 12 January 1729 – 11 February 1799)…
• 1887 CELe CorbusierCharles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier, was a French-Swiss…