το μεγαλύτερο ξενοδοχείο του κόσμου  ανοίγει τις πύλες του το 2017! 

Συνώνυμο της χλιδής και της πολυτέλειας πρόκειται να αποτελέσει το ξενοδοχείο Abraj Kudai hotel, στην ιερή πόλη της Μέκκας, στη Σαουδική Αραβία. Πρόκειται για ένα ιδιαίτερα φιλοδοξο και δαπανηρό project του Υπουργείου Οικονομικών του βασιλείου, που βρίσκεται στο τελικό στάδιο κατασκευής του και θα ανοίξει τις πόρτες του στο κοινό το 2017.

Το μέγεθός του είναι ασύλληπτο, με 45 ορόφους, 10.000 δωμάτια, 70 εστιατόρια και 4 ελικοδρόμια. Το ίδιο ασύλληπτο είναι και το ποσό που θα δαπανηθεί για την κατασκευή του, που αγγίζει τα 3,5 δισ. δολάρια.

Το απαιτητικό κομμάτι της εσωτερικής διακόσμησης έχε αναλάβει να φέρει σε πέρας μέχρι το 2017, η εταιρεία Areen Hospitality, που έχει την έδρα της στο  Λονδίνο. Το τεράστιο αυτό εγχείρημα αναμένεται να αποτελέσει ένα ακόμη παράγοντα που θα προσελκύσει τη high society του πλανήτη στη γενέτειρα του Μωμάμεθ.

Η χλιδή και η άνεση φτάνουν στο αποκορύφωμά τους στο εν λόγω ξενοδοχείο, καθώς πέντε από τους ορόφους του σχεδιάζονται αποκλειστικά για τα μέλη της βασιλικής οικογένειας της Σαουδικής Αραβίας, ενώ προβλέπονται ξεχωριστοί όροφοι για γαλαζοαίματους επισκέπτες.

Παρόλο που έχει ανακοινωθεί ότι το ξενοδοχείο θα ανοίξει τις πύλες του το 2017, η πτώση της τιμής του πετρελαίου και τα προβλήματα που αυτή δημιούργησε στην οικονομία της Σαουδικής Αραβίας, θέτουν εν αμφιβόλω την ακριβή ημερομηνία των εγκαινίων του μεγαλοπρεπούς καταλύματος.

Όταν το Abraj Kudai hotel ανοίξει τις πύλες του, θα είναι το μεγαλύτερο ξενοδοχείο στον κόσμο «ρίχνοντας» στην δεύτερη θέση του βάθρου το First World Hotel στη  Μαλαισία, το μεγαλύτερο, προς το παρόν ξενοδοχείο στον πλανήτη, που αριθμεί 7.351 δωμάτια.

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΙΝΟΓΑΣΤΡΟΝΟΜΙΑ

H SantoWines (Ένωση Συνεταιρισμών Θηραϊκών Προϊόντων) στηρίζει την πρωτοβουλία CruiseINN, έναν πρωτότυπο διαγωνισμό που θα πραγματοποιηθεί 17-21 Οκτωβρίου. Τον διαγωνισμό, που φέτος έχει θέμα "Τουρισμός και Οινογαστρονομία", διοργανώνει το ThinkBiz, ο πρώτος φοιτητικός οργανισμός επιχειρηματικότητας στην Ελλάδα σε συνεργασία με τη Celestyal Cruises, με στόχο την προώθηση της νεανικής επιχειρηματικότητας.
Τριάντα συμμετέχοντες, φοιτητές και νέοι επαγγελματίες έως 30 ετών, οι οποίοι προέρχονται από τους κλάδους software development & engineering, διοίκησης επιχειρήσεων, marketing και creative design καλούνται κατά τη διάρκεια τετραήμερης κρουαζιέρας να παρουσιάσουν τις ιδέες τους, να δημιουργήσουν ομάδες, να αναπτύξουν καινοτόμα επιχειρηματικά σχέδια και να αρχίσουν την δική τους βιώσιμη επιχείρηση με την βοήθεια μεντόρων και επιχειρηματιών.
Ο τελευταίος σταθμός της κρουαζιέρας είναι η Σαντορίνη. Την Πέμπτη 20 Οκτωβρίου 2016 στο Οινοποιείο της SantoWines θα πραγματοποιηθεί η παρουσίαση των επιχειρηματικών σχεδίων των ομάδων, η αξιολόγησή τους από κριτική επιτροπή που θα απαρτίζεται από σημαντικά πρόσωπα του χώρου του επιχειρείν, της τεχνολογίας, της ανάπτυξης προϊόντων και των επενδύσεων και, τέλος, η απονομή βραβείων με κορυφαίο χρηματικό έπαθλο 3.500 ευρώ.
Ο πρόεδρος δ.σ. της SantoWines κύριος Μάρκος Καφούρος, ο οποίος θα είναι μέλος της κριτικής επιτροπής δηλώνει: «Δεν θα μπορούσε η SantoWines να μην υποστηρίξει μια τέτοια λαμπρή πρωτοβουλία που γίνεται μη κερδοσκοπικά και οργανώνεται από φοιτητές, για φοιτητές και νέους επαγγελματίες. Είναι μια ακόμα ευκαιρία να υπηρετήσουμε δύο αρχές που βρίσκονται στην καρδιά της φιλοσοφίας και της καθημερινής πρακτικής της Ένωσής μας. Από τη μια πλευρά, τη στήριξη των νέων μέσα από τη δημιουργία ευκαιριών και την παροχή ουσιαστικών κινήτρων, και από την άλλη την προώθηση της συνέργιας μεταξύ του τουρισμού και της οινογαστρονομίας, δύο τομέων που με στρατηγική και καινοτόμο διαχείριση, μπορούν να καθιερωθούν ως βασικοί μοχλοί ανάπτυξης της ελληνικής επιχειρηματικότητας και οικονομίας. Είναι τιμή μας να φιλοξενούμε τους συμμετέχοντες στη Σαντορίνη και ανυπομονούμε να ακούσουμε τις ιδέες τους».
Στο τέλος της εκδήλωσης, οι συμμετέχοντες θα παρακολουθήσουν σεμινάριο γευσιγνωσίας των πολυβραβευμένων κρασιών της SantoWines και των παραδοσιακών προϊόντων του νησιού (ΠΟΠ τοματάκι Σαντορίνης, φάβα, κάπαρη), καθώς και μια παρουσίαση του επιχειρηματικού μοντέλου της Ένωσης.
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Το CruiseINN αποτελεί τον πρώτο εν πλω επιχειρηματικό διαγωνισμό που διοργανώνουν το ThinkBiz, ο πρώτος φοιτητικός οργανισμός επιχειρηματικότητας στην Ελλάδας, σε συνεργασία με τη Celestyal Cruises της μοναδικής εταιρείας κρουαζιέρας με αφετηρία τα ελληνικά λιμάνια, η οποία έχει αναγνωρίσει την γαστρονομία ως ένα από τους τρεις κύριους «πυλώνες» της επιχειρηματικής της δράσης. Την αιγίδα τους στο CruiseIΝΝ 2016 προσφέρουν μεταξύ άλλων το υπουργείο Οικονομίας, Ανάπτυξης & Τουρισμού, το Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου, το Πανόραμα Επιχειρηματικότητας και Σταδιοδρομίας και το Ελληνικό Δίκτυο Επαγγελματιών Πληροφορικής.
Η οργάνωση και η συνολική πρωτοβουλία έχει μη-κερδοσκοπικό χαρακτήρα. Το CruiseIΝΝ έχει βραβευθεί ήδη με το Startup Greece Award 2016 και Bronze Event Award 2016, καθώς αποτελεί το “hackathon” επιχειρηματικότητας στην Ελλάδα, συνδυάζοντας ένα εντατικό πρόγραμμα επιχειρηματικής εκπαίδευσης και την απολαυστική εμπειρία διασκέδασης μίας κρουαζιέρας στο Αιγαίo.
Το φετινό CruiseINN θα πραγματοποιηθεί από τις 17 έως τις 21 Οκτωβρίου, με τους συμμετέχοντες να ταξιδεύουν σε Μύκονο, Κουσάντασι, Πάτμο, Ρόδο, Ηράκλειο και Σαντορίνη.

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Cliff Richard says 'cloud has lifted'

Media captionSir Cliff Richard speaks to Radio 2's Ken Bruce

Sir Cliff Richard says "a cloud lifted" when he was informed he would not be prosecuted over claims of historical sex offences.

"It's not been the best two years of my life but it's all gone," he told Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2. 

"Even though I knew it couldn't go anywhere [because] these things never happened, there is always the fear and the embarrassment of being talked about in those terms.

"I'm moving on with my life."

The singer was the subject of a long-running investigation by South Yorkshire police, which centred on accusations made by four men.

He was never arrested or charged, and always maintained his innocence.

The claims against the singer were dropped on 16 June on the grounds of insufficient evidence. The CPS reviewed the case following an application by one of his accusers but concluded this week that their decision has been correct.

New album

Sir Cliff was speaking to BBC Radio 2 after announcing the release of a new album, Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll which will feature a duet with Elvis Presley.

Recorded in Nashville, it is Sir Cliff's 45th studio album, and his 101st overall, and comprises new versions of classic rock tracks like Wake Up Little Susie, Rave On and his own debut single, Move It.

He said it was time to return to "the thing I love best" on the record, which celebrates "a more innocent time".

"There is an audience out there of a certain age group, and they're not going to stop loving the music they liked when they were 14," he told Radio 2. "And I'm one of those people." 

"Yes, every now and then I hear something that I like from today but, for me, it never really stands up to the music of the Everly Brothers and Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis." 

Elvis appears on a new version of Blue Suede Shoes, with Sir Cliff's voice mixed with archival recordings of "The King". The track was made with the approval of Presley's estate.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC

September 30th: On this Day

1964, The Beatles continued recording sessions at Abbey Road for their fourth UK album Beatles For Sale, recording various takes of 'Every Little Thing', 'What You're Doing' and 'No Reply', which became the opening track on Beatles For Sale.

1965, Donovan made his US television debut on Shindig! along with The Hollies, The Turtles and the Dave Clark Five.

1965, The Rolling Stones performed at the Gaumont Theatre in Hanley, Staffordshire, UK. Also on the bill were The Moody Blues, The Spencer Davis Group, The End and The Habits. Bill Wyman produced singles and the debut album of The End, for Decca Records.

1967, The UK's first National pop radio station, BBC Radio 1 was launched in the UK to take over from the very successful pirate radio stations, which had been forced off-air by the Government. Former pirate DJ Tony Blackburn, from Radio Caroline, was the first presenter on air, with The Move's Flowers In The Rain the first record to be played.

1967, Pink Floyd appeared at The Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, England. The Imperial was a regular venue in the North West of England during the 1960s that saw many acts appearing, including The Beatles, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream.

1972, David Cassidy was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'How Can I Be Sure.' It was the star from the US TV series the Partridge Family's first UK No.1. It was originally recorded by The Young Rascals in 1967.

1974, Police were called to a Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blue Oyster Cult concert after a fight broke out between two sound engineers. The Skynyrd roadie claimed that the sound had been deliberately turned off during the bands set.

1977, Mary Ford died from cancer after being in a diabetic coma for 54 days. One-half of the husband-and-wife musical team, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits; in 1951 alone, they sold six million records.

1978, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John had their second UK No.1 from the film 'Grease' with 'Summer Nights.' Seven weeks at No.1 it became the second best selling single of 1978, beaten by 'Saturday Night Fever'.

1984, The music division of Thorn EMI once said to be the greatest recording organisation in the world reported a world-wide loss of almost $5 million during the last six months.

1992, US singer Steve Earle was arrested in Nashville after he failed to report for jury service.

1993, Kate Pierson from The B-52's was charged with criminal mischief and trespassing during an anti-fur protest at 'Vogue's' New York City offices.

1994, T.A.F.K.A.P. launched music channel VH1 in the UK, which gave the first airing of his new video 'Dolphin.'

1995, Mariah Carey made chart history when she started an eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Fantasy', making her the first female act to enter the chart in pole position.

1995, Simply Red scored their first UK No.1 single when 'Fairground' started a four-week run at the top of the charts. It was their 15th UK Top 40 hit.

1999, Chris de Burgh's web site was closed down after countless obscene messages were posted on the guestbook. One message consisted entirely of two four-letter words repeated 3500 times.

2003, An auction of the contents of Sir Elton John's London home raised more than £1.4 million. An oil painting, entitled Madison Square Park, sold for £67,200, and a 19th Century portrait of Lieutenant George Dyer, painted by James Northcote in 1817, fetched £55,200. Sir Elton sold off the items so he could redecorate his home in a more modern style.

2004, Mick Jagger held a press conference with Dave Stewart at Essex House in New York City, USA, to promote the soundtrack to the movie Alfie. The re-make of the 1966 film also featured Joss Stone, Sheryl Crow and Nadirah Nadz Seid. The track 'Old Habits Die Hard' from the soundtack by Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart won the BFCA Award, Golden Globe, Sierra Award and the World Soundtrack Award.

2006, Justin Timberlake started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with his second solo album 'FutureSex/LoveSounds' which also became the biggest album ever for pre-orders on iTunes.

2007, Country music singer Keith Urban crashed his motorcycle on the way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. The 39-year-old, who was not injured, said he was being followed by a photographer when the accident happened near his home in Sydney, Australia.

2007, Foo Fighters went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Echoes Silence Patience & Grace' the bands sixth studio album and second UK No.1. Reba McEntire was at No.1 on the US album chart with Reba: Duets.

2011, American guitarist and songwriter Marv Tarplin died aged 70. He was best known as the guitarist for the Miracles from the 1950s through the early 1970s who co-wrote several of their biggest hits, including the 1965 Grammy Hall Of Fame inducted 'The Tracks of My Tears'. Tarplin also worked with Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes and The Supremes.

September 30th: Born on this day

1933, Born on this day, Soul singer Cissy Houston, and mother of Whitney Houston.Member of Sweet Inspirations, The Drinkard Singers, (with Dionne Warwick), back-up singer with Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross.

1935, Born on this day, Johnny Mathis, US singer, 1976 UK No.1 single 'When A Child Is Born', plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles. 1978 US No.1 single 'Too Much Too Little Too Late' and over 15 other Top 40 singles). His Greatest Hits album spent over nine years on the US chart.

1942, Born on this day, Dewey Martin, The Dillards and Buffalo Springfield, who had the 1967 US No.17 single 'For What It's Worth'. Martin died on 31st Jan 2009, aged 68.

1942, Born on this day, Frankie Lymon, singer, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, (1956 UK No.1 & US No.6 single 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love'). He died from a drug overdose on 28th February 1968 aged 25.

1942, Born on this day, Gus Dudgeon, producer. Best known for his work with Elton John. Also produced David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Zombies, Kiki Dee, Strawbs, XTC and Joan Armatrading. Dudgeon was killed in a car accident on 21st July 2002, his wife, Sheila, was also killed in the accident.

1943, Born on this day, Marilyn McCoo, singer, 1977 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'You Don't Have To Be A Star'. Also a member of The 5th Dimension.

1946, Born on this day, Sylvia Peterson, The Chiffons, (1963 US No.1 single 'He's So Fine', 1972 UK No.4 single 'Sweet Talking Guy', first released in 1966).

1947, Born on this day, Marc Bolan , guitarist, UK singer, songwriter, T Rex, (1971 UK No.1 single 'Hot Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles, 1972 US No.10 single Bang A Gong, (Get It On). Bolan was killed in a car accident on 16th September 1977.

1952, Born on this day, John Lombardo, 10,000 Maniacs, (1993 UK No.47 single 'Candy Everybody Wants').

1954, Born on this day, Lesley Beach, sax, Amazulu, (1986 UK No.5 single 'Too Good To Forgotten').

1959, Born on this day, Basia Trzetrzelewska, singer, Matt Bianco, (1988 UK No.11 single 'Don't Blame It On That Girl').

1964, Born on this day, Robby Takac, bass, Goo Goo Dolls (1999 UK No. 26 single 'Iris', 2002 US No.3 album ‘Gutterflower’).

1964, Born on this day, Trey Anastasio, American guitarist, and singer with Phish.

1984, Born on this day, Keisha Buchanan, singer, Sugababes, (2002 UK No.1 single, 'Round Round', 2002 UK No.2 album 'Angels With Dirty Faces').

1986, Born on this day, Ben Lovett, English musician,who plays guitar, accordion, percussion, keyboard and piano with Mumford & Sons. Their second studio album 'Babel' released in 2012 debuted at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It became the fastest selling album of 2012 in the UK.

EVENTS OF THIS DAY IN THE PAST 30/9

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• 489 – Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under king Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time at Verona (Northern Italy).
• 737 – Battle of the Baggage: Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus and capture their baggage train.
• 1399 – Henry IV is proclaimed King of England.
• 1541 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.
• 1744 – France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.
• 1791 – The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria.
• 1791 – The National Constituent Assembly in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as "incorruptible patriots".
• 1813 – Battle of Bárbula: Simón Bolívar defeats Santiago Bobadilla.
• 1860 – Britain's first tram service begins in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
• 1882 – Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.
• 1888 – Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
• 1895 – Madagascar becomes a French protectorate.
• 1903 – The new Gresham's School is officially opened by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood.
• 1906 – The Royal Galician Academy, Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in Havana.
• 1907 – McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
• 1915 – A Serbian Army private becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.
• 1927 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
• 1931 – Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
• 1935 – The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
• 1938 – Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, allowing Germany to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
• 1938 – The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
• 1939 – General Władysław Sikorski becomes commander-in-chief of the Polish Government in exile.
• 1939 – NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game between the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and the Fordham Rams. Fordham won the game 34–7.
• 1941 – World War II: Holocaust in Kiev, Ukraine: German Einsatzgruppe C complete Babi Yar massacre.
• 1943 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• 1945 – The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43
• 1947 – Pakistan and Yemen join the United Nations.
• 1947 – The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.
• 1949 – The Berlin Airlift ends.
• 1954 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear reactor powered vessel.
• 1955 – Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.
• 1962 – Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the National Farm Workers Association, which later becomes United Farm Workers.
• 1962 – James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying segregation.
• 1965 – The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced.
• 1965 – The 30 September Movement attempts a coup against the Indonesian government, which is crushed by the military under Suharto and leads to a mass anti-communist purge, with over 500,000 people killed.
• 1966 – The British protectorate of Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Seretse Khama takes office as the first President.
• 1967 – BBC Light Programme, Third Programme and Home Service are replaced with BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 Respectively, BBC Radio 1 is also launched with Tony Blackburn presenting its first show.
• 1968 – The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time at the Boeing Everett Factory.
• 1970 – Jordan makes a deal with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.
• 1972 – Roberto Clemente records the 3,000th and final hit of his career.
• 1975 – The Hughes (later McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing) AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. 8 years later, the first production model rolled out of the assembly line.
• 1977 – Because of US budget cuts and dwindling power reserves, the Apollo program's ALSEP experiment packages left on the Moon are shut down.
• 1979 – The Hong Kong MTR commences service with the opening of its Modified Initial System (aka. Kwun Tong Line).
• 1980 – Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
• 1982 – Cyanide-laced Tylenol kills six people in the Chicago area. Seven are killed in all.
• 1986 – Mordechai Vanunu, who revealed details of Israel's covert nuclear program to British media, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy by the Israeli Mossad.
• 1988 – Al Holbert was fatally injured when his privately owned propeller driven Piper PA-60 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff near Columbus, Ohio when a clamshell door was not closed.
• 1990 – The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital city of Ottawa.
• 1993 – The 6.2 Mw Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
• 1994 – Aldwych tube station (originally Strand Station) of the London Underground closes after eighty-eight years in service.
• 1994 – Ongar railway station, the furthest London Underground from Central London, closes.
• 1999 – The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
• 2004 – The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat is retired.
• 2005 – The controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
• 2009 – The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake shakes central Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This dip-slip (reverse) earthquake left 1,115 people dead, and was followed several days later by a 6.6 Mw strike-slip event.

Births[edit]

• 1207 – Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273)
• 1227 – Pope Nicholas IV (d. 1292)
• 1530 – Girolamo Mercuriale, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)
• 1550 – Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1631)
• 1689 – Jacques Aubert, French violinist and composer (d. 1753)
• 1700 – Stanisław Konarski, Polish monk, poet, and playwright (d. 1773)
• 1710 – John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1771)
• 1714 – Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemologist and philosopher (d. 1780)
• 1732 – Jacques Necker, Swiss-French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1804)
• 1743 – Christian Ehregott Weinlig, German cantor and composer (d. 1813)
• 1760 – Michele Cachia, Maltese architect and engineer (d. 1839)
• 1765 – José María Morelos, Mexican priest and general (d. 1815)
• 1800 – Decimus Burton, English architect, designed the Pharos Lighthouse (d. 1881)
• 1801 – Jerónimo Espejo, Argentinian general (d. 1889)
• 1811 – Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (d. 1890)
• 1813 – John Rae, Scottish physician and explorer (d. 1893)
• 1827 – Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States (d. 1918)
• 1832 – Ann Jarvis, American activist, co-founded Mother's Day (d. 1905)
• 1836 – Remigio Morales Bermúdez, Peruvian politician, 56th President of Peru (d. 1894)
• 1852 – Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1924)
• 1861 – William Wrigley, Jr., American businessman, founded Wrigley Company (d. 1932)
• 1863 – Reinhard Scheer, German admiral (d. 1928)
• 1870 – Thomas W. Lamont, American banker and philanthropist (d. 1948)
• 1870 – Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1942)
• 1882 – Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic (d. 1945)
• 1883 – Bernhard Rust, German educator and politician (d. 1945)
• 1887 – Lil Dagover, Indonesian-German actress (d. 1980)
• 1893 – Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1964)
• 1895 – Lewis Milestone, Moldovan-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1980)
• 1897 – Gaspar Cassadó, Spanish cellist and composer (d. 1966)
• 1897 – Alfred Wintle, Russian-English soldier and politician (d. 1966)
• 1897 – Charlotte Wolff, German-English physician and psychotherapist (d. 1986)
• 1898 – Renée Adorée, French-American actress (d. 1933)
• 1898 – Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (d. 1977)
• 1898 – Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, German-American author and illustrator (d. 1986)
• 1901 – Thelma Terry, American bassist and bandleader (d. 1966)
• 1904 – Waldo Williams, Welsh poet and academic (d. 1971)
• 1905 – Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
• 1905 – Michael Powell, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
• 1906 – Mireille Hartuch, French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996)
• 1908 – David Oistrakh, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (d. 1974)
• 1910 – Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain (d. 1962)
• 1912 – Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985)
• 1913 – Bill Walsh, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1975)
• 1915 – Lester Maddox, American businessman and politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Yuri Lyubimov, Russian actor and director (d. 2014)
• 1917 – Buddy Rich, American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987)
• 1918 – Lewis Nixon, American captain (d. 1995)
• 1918 – René Rémond, French historian and economist (d. 2007)
• 1919 – Roberto Bonomi, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1992)
• 1919 – Elizabeth Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (d. 2008)
• 1919 – William L. Guy, American lieutenant and politician, 26th Governor of North Dakota (d. 2013)
• 1919 – Patricia Neway, American soprano and actress (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American cellist and educator
• 1921 – Deborah Kerr, Scottish-English actress (d. 2007)
• 1922 – Lamont Johnson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Alan Stretton, Australian general (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Donald Swann, Welsh-English pianist and composer (d. 1994)
• 1924 – Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
• 1925 – Arkady Ostashev, Russian engineer and educator (d. 1998)
• 1926 – Heino Kruus, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2010)
• 1927 – W. S. Merwin, American poet and translator
• 1928 – Elie Wiesel, Romanian-American author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
• 1928 – Ray Willsey, Canadian-American football player and coach (d. 2013)
• 1929 – Carol Fenner, American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
• 1929 – Vassilis Papazachos, Greek seismologist and academic
• 1931 – Angie Dickinson, American actress
• 1931 – Teresa Gorman, English educator and politician (d. 2015)
• 1932 – Anthony Hawkins, English-Australian actor (d. 2013)
• 1932 – Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author, playwright, and politician, Governor of Tokyo
• 1932 – Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (d. 2008)
• 1933 – Michel Aoun, Lebanese general and politician, President of Lebanon
• 1933 – Cissy Houston, American singer
• 1933 – Barbara Knox, English actress
• 1934 – Alan A'Court, English footballer and manager (d. 2009)
• 1934 – Udo Jürgens, Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2014)
• 1934 – Anna Kashfi, British actress (d. 2015)
• 1935 – Z. Z. Hill, American singer and guitarist (d. 1984)
• 1935 – Johnny Mathis, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1936 – Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China
• 1936 – Sevgi Soysal, Turkish author (d. 1976)
• 1937 – Jurek Becker, Polish-German author (d. 1997)
• 1937 – Valentyn Sylvestrov, Ukrainian pianist and composer
• 1937 – Gary Hocking, Rhodesian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)
• 1938 – Alan Hacker, English clarinet player and educator (d. 2012)
• 1939 – Len Cariou, Canadian actor and singer
• 1939 – Anthony Green, English painter and academic
• 1939 – Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1940 – Claudia Card, American philosopher and academic (d. 2015)
• 1940 – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Leader of the House of Lords
• 1940 – Harry Jerome, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)
• 1940 – Dewey Martin, Canadian-American drummer (d. 2009)
• 1941 – Samuel F. Pickering, Jr., American author and educator
• 1941 – Kamalesh Sharma, Indian academic and diplomat, 5th Commonwealth Secretary General
• 1941 – Reine Wisell, Swedish race car driver
• 1942 – Gus Dudgeon, English record producer (d. 2002)
• 1942 – Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968)
• 1943 – Johann Deisenhofer, German-American biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 – Marilyn McCoo, American singer
• 1943 – Philip Moore, English organist and composer
• 1943 – Ian Ogilvy, English-American actor, playwright, and author
• 1944 – Diane Dufresne, Canadian singer and painter
• 1944 – Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (d. 2006)
• 1944 – Red Robbins, American basketball player (d. 2009)
• 1945 – Richard Edwin Hills, English astronomer and academic
• 1945 – Ehud Olmert, Israeli lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Israel
• 1946 – Fran Brill, American actress, singer, and puppeteer
• 1946 – Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (d. 1993)
• 1946 – Jochen Mass, German race car driver
• 1946 – Paul Sheahan, Australian cricketer and educator
• 1946 – Claude Vorilhon, French journalist, founded Raëlism
• 1947 – Marc Bolan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)
• 1948 – Craig Kusick, American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)
• 1950 – Laura Esquivel, Mexican author and screenwriter
• 1950 – Victoria Tennant, English actress and dancer
• 1951 – John Lloyd, English screenwriter and producer
• 1951 – Barry Marshall, Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1951 – Simon White, English astrophysicist and academic
• 1952 – Darrell Hair, Australian cricket umpire
• 1952 – John Lombardo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1953 – Matt Abts, American drummer
• 1953 – Deborah Allen, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1953 – Keith Burnett, Welsh physicist and academic
• 1953 – Hilton Dawson, English social worker and politician
• 1953 – S. M. Stirling, French-American author
• 1954 – Basia, Polish singer-songwriter
• 1954 – Scott Fields, American guitarist and composer
• 1954 – Patrice Rushen, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1954 – Barry Williams, American actor and singer
• 1955 – Andy Bechtolsheim, German engineer, co-founded Sun Microsystems
• 1955 – Frankie Kennedy, Northern Irish flute player (d. 1994)
• 1955 – Desmond Shawe-Taylor, English historian and academic
• 1956 – Trevor Morgan, English footballer and manager
• 1957 – Fran Drescher, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1958 – Marty Stuart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1959 – Ettore Messina, Italian basketball player and coach
• 1960 – Julia Adamson, Canadian-English keyboard player, composer, and producer
• 1960 – Nicola Griffith, English-American author
• 1960 – Miki Howard, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1960 – Blanche Lincoln, American politician
• 1961 – Crystal Bernard, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1961 – Gary Coyne, Australian rugby league player
• 1961 – Eric Stoltz, American actor, director, and producer
• 1961 – Mel Stride, English politician
• 1961 – Eric van de Poele, Belgian race car driver
• 1962 – Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indian actor, director, and producer
• 1962 – Marley Marl, American rapper and producer
• 1962 – Frank Rijkaard, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1963 – David Barbe, American bass player and producer
• 1964 – Trey Anastasio, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 – Monica Bellucci, Italian model and actress
• 1964 – Mike McKay, Australian rower
• 1964 – Robby Takac, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1965 – Omid Djalili, English comedian, actor, and producer
• 1965 – Kathleen Madigan, American actress
• 1966 – Gary Armstrong, Scottish rugby player
• 1966 – Shankar Balasubramanian, Indian-English chemist and academic
• 1966 – Markus Burger, German pianist, composer, and educator
• 1966 – Kerry G. Johnson, American graphic designer and illustrator
• 1967 – Emmanuelle Houdart, Swiss-French author and illustrator
• 1967 – Magnus Falkehed, Swedish journalist and author
• 1969 – Gintaras Einikis, Lithuanian basketball player
• 1969 – Chris Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1991)
• 1970 – Tony Hale, American actor and producer
• 1970 – Eric Piatkowski, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1971 – Jenna Elfman, American actress and producer
• 1972 – Jamal Anderson, American football player and sportscaster
• 1972 – Ari Behn, Danish-Norwegian author and playwright
• 1972 – John Campbell, American bass player and songwriter
• 1972 – Mayumi Kojima, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1972 – José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1972 – Martine Wright, English volleyball player
• 1974 – Jeremy Giambi, American baseball player
• 1974 – Tom Greatrex, English politician
• 1974 – Ben Phillips, English cricketer
• 1974 – Daniel Wu, American–born Hong Kong actor, director, and producer
• 1975 – Jay Asher, American author
• 1975 – Marion Cotillard, French-American actress and singer
• 1975 – Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1975 – Sammy Igoe, English footballer
• 1977 – Roy Carroll, Irish footballer and manager
• 1977 – Nick Curran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)
• 1979 – Cameron Bruce, Australian footballer and coach
• 1979 – Vince Chong, Malaysian singer-songwriter
• 1979 – Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer
• 1980 – Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player
• 1980 – Simon Little, English bass player
• 1980 – Shelley Olds, American cyclist
• 1980 – Milagros Sequera, Venezuelan tennis player
• 1981 – Cecelia Ahern, Irish author
• 1981 – Kristina Barrois, German tennis player
• 1981 – Dmytro Boyko, Ukrainian footballer
• 1981 – Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast
• 1981 – Brandon Watson, American baseball player
• 1982 – Lacey Chabert, American actress
• 1982 – Ryane Clowe, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Seth Smith, American baseball player
• 1982 – Yan Stastny, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Ryan Stout, American comedian and television host
• 1983 – Boniek Forbes, Guinea-Bissau footballer
• 1983 – Adam Jones, American football player
• 1983 – Andreea Răducan, Romanian gymnast
• 1983 – Reiko Shiota, Japanese badminton player
• 1984 – Keisha Buchanan, English singer-songwriter
• 1984 – Georgios Eleftheriou, Greek footballer
• 1985 – T-Pain, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1985 – Olcan Adın, Turkish footballer
• 1985 – Adam Cooney, Australian footballer
• 1985 – David Gower, Australian rugby league player
• 1985 – Téa Obreht, Serbian-American author
• 1985 – Cristian Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
• 1986 – Olivier Giroud, French footballer
• 1986 – Martin Guptill, New Zealand cricketer
• 1986 – Quinn Johnson, American football player
• 1986 – Cemil Mengi, Turkish footballer
• 1986 – Takahiro Nishijima, Japanese singer
• 1986 – Rene Ranger, New Zealand rugby player
• 1986 – Cristián Zapata, Colombian footballer
• 1987 – Rumi Hanai, Japanese actress, model, and gymnast
• 1987 – Lauren Holiday, American soccer player
• 1988 – Eglė Staišiūnaitė, Lithuanian hurdler
• 1989 – André Weis, German footballer
• 1992 – Bria Hartley, American basketball player
• 1992 – Ezra Miller, American actor and singer
• 1993 – Jovana Jakšić, Serbian tennis player
• 1994 – Aliya Mustafina, Russian gymnast
• 1997 – Max Verstappen, Dutch race car driver

Deaths[edit]

• 420 – Jerome, Roman priest, theologian, and saint (b. 347)
• 653 – Honorius of Canterbury, Italian archbishop and saint
• 954 – Louis IV of France (b. 920)
• 1101 – Anselm IV, Italian archbishop
• 1246 – Yaroslav II of Vladimir (b. 1191)
• 1440 – Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn, Welsh soldier and politician (b. 1362)
• 1487 – John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1400)
• 1551 – Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (b. 1507)
• 1560 – Melchior Cano, Spanish theologian (b. 1525)
• 1572 – Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1510)
• 1581 – Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518)
• 1626 – Nurhaci, Chinese emperor (b. 1559)
• 1628 – Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1554)
• 1770 – Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1695)
• 1770 – George Whitefield, English-American priest and theologian (b. 1714)
• 1865 – Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (b. 1800)
• 1888 – Catherine Eddowes, English victim of Jack the Ripper (b. 1842)
• 1888 – Elizabeth Stride, Swedish victim of Jack the Ripper (b. 1843)
• 1891 – Georges Ernest Boulanger, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1837)
• 1897 – Thérèse of Lisieux, French nun and saint (b. 1873)
• 1910 – Maurice Lévy, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1838)
• 1942 – Hans-Joachim Marseille, German captain and pilot (b. 1919)
• 1943 – Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (b. 1864)
• 1946 – Takashi Sakai, Japanese general and politician, Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1887)
• 1955 – James Dean, American actor (b. 1931)
• 1961 – Onésime Gagnon, Canadian scholar and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1888)
• 1973 – Peter Pitseolak, Canadian photographer and author (b. 1902)
• 1974 – Carlos Prats, Chilean general and politician, Chilean Minister of Defense (b. 1915)
• 1977 – Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (b. 1924)
• 1978 – Edgar Bergen, American actor and ventriloquist (b. 1903)
• 1985 – Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist and physicist (b. 1900)
• 1985 – Simone Signoret, French actress (b. 1921)
• 1987 – Alfred Bester, American author and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 1988 – Al Holbert, American race car driver (b. 1946)
• 1989 – Virgil Thomson, American composer and critic (b. 1896)
• 1990 – Rob Moroso, American race car driver (b. 1968)
• 1990 – Alice Parizeau, Polish-Canadian journalist and author (b. 1930)
• 1990 – Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
• 1991 – Toma Zdravković, Serbian singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
• 1994 – André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1998 – Marius Goring, English actor (b. 1912)
• 1998 – Dan Quisenberry, American baseball player and poet (b. 1953)
• 1998 – Robert Lewis Taylor, American soldier and author (b. 1912)
• 2002 – Göran Kropp, Swedish race car driver and mountaineer (b. 1966)
• 2002 – Hans-Peter Tschudi, Swiss lawyer and politician, 63rd President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1913)
• 2003 – Yusuf Bey, American activist, founded Your Black Muslim Bakery (b. 1935)
• 2003 – Ronnie Dawson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
• 2003 – Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (b. 1944)
• 2004 – Gamini Fonseka, Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician (b. 1936)
• 2004 – Jacques Levy, American director and songwriter (b. 1935)
• 2004 – Michael Relph, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
• 2008 – J. B. Jeyaretnam, Singaporean lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
• 2010 – Stephen J. Cannell, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1941)
• 2011 – Anwar al-Awlaki, American-Yemeni terrorist (b. 1971)
• 2011 – Ralph M. Steinman, Canadian-American immunologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1943)
• 2012 – Turhan Bey, Austrian actor and producer (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (b. 1917)
• 2012 – Bobby Jaggers, American wrestler and engineer (b. 1948)
• 2012 – Clara Stanton Jones, American librarian (b. 1913)
• 2012 – Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian-American figure skater (b. 1928)
• 2012 – Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (b. 1956)
• 2013 – Zulema, American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
• 2013 – Kazys Bobelis, Lithuanian surgeon and politician (b. 1923)
• 2013 – Ruth Maleczech, American actress (b. 1939)
• 2013 – Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (b. 1942)
• 2013 – Rangel Valchanov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 2014 – Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Indian cleric and politician (b. 1940)
• 2014 – Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
• 2015 – Guido Altarelli, Italian-Swiss physicist and academic (b. 1941)
• 2015 – Claude Dauphin, French businessman (b. 1951)
• 2015 – Göran Hägg, Swedish author and critic (b. 1947)