** Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, the only completed ship of this class

** Admiral Karl Dönitz orders all U-boats to cease offensive operations and return to their bases.

** WWII ends: The final official surrender of Japan is accepted by the Supreme Allied Commander, General Douglas MacArthur, and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz for the United States, and delegates from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, China, and others from a Japanese delegation led by Mamoru Shigemitsu, on board the American battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

** Arthur L. Bristol becomes Rear Admiral for the U. S. Navy's Support Force, Atlantic Fleet.

** John D. Bulkeley, U. S. Navy Vice Admiral, and Medal of Honor recipient ( b. 1911 )

** American Civil War – Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.

** Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet in Scapa Flow, Scotland.

** Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

** The forces of Russian White Admiral Alexander Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk.

** Hungarian Admiral and statesman Miklós Horthy becomes the Regent of Hungary.

** The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov collides with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev in the Black Sea and sinks almost immediately, killing 398.

** Anglo-Spanish War: Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

** Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov

** Robert Blake ( admiral ) ( 1599 – 1657 ), English Admiral

** Paul McCartney ( arranger ) for " Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey " performed by Paul & Linda McCartney

** Admiral Cartwright ( Star Trek VI ; novel Section 31: Cloak )

** Admiral Dougherty ( Star Trek: Insurrection ; novel Section 31: Abyss )

** The Young Admiral

** Wilson Flagg, 62, former Rear Admiral.

** Admiral Ushakov ( 434 )

** Admiral Tributs ( 552 )

** Admiral Levchenko ( 605 )

** Admiral Vinogradov ( 572 )

** Admiral Panteleyev ( 548 )

** Richard of Chichester

** Richard Baxter ( US Episcopal Church )

** Prince Arthur by Richard Blackmore ( 1695 )

** King Arthur by Richard Blackmore ( 1697 )

** Eliza by Richard Blackmore ( 1705 )

** Redemption by Richard Blackmore ( 1722 )

** Alfred by Richard Blackmore ( 1723 )

** Leonidas by Richard Glover ( 1737 )

** Athenaid by Richard Glover ( 1787 )

** The Legend of Te Tuna by Richard Adams ( published 1982 )

** Overy, Richard " Germany, ' Domestic Crisis " and the War in 1939 " pp. 97 – 128

** " My Lisp Experiences and the Development of GNU Emacs " – ( a transcript of a speech Richard Stallman gave about Emacs, Lisp, and Lisp machines )

** Richard Gwyn

** QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter, a 1985 book adapting lectures by Richard Feynman on quantum electrodynamics

** Richard III ( 1912 film ), a silent film starring Frederick Warde

** Richard III ( 1955 film ), a film starring Laurence Olivier

** Richard III ( 1995 film ), a film starring Ian McKellen

** Richard III ( 2008 film )

** Richard III ( 1699 play ), a play by Colley Cibber

** Richard III ( 1852 play ), a Shakespeare-inspired French play by Victor Séjour

** Richard Butler ( album ), the singer's self-titled album released in 2006

** Christopher L. Gianos and C. Richard Hofstetter ; " Political Talk Radio: Actions Speak Louder Than Words ," Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.

** Richard Brautigan, American counter-culture author ( suicide ) ( b. 1935 )

** Richard D. Winters, U. S. Army officer ( d. 2011 )

** Richard Taylor, American Confederate general ( d. 1879 )