Events

2025

Rory McIlroy wins the Masters Tournament, becoming just the sixth person to complete the Grand Slam in golf.

2024

Six people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in a mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Australia.

2023

The house of Jack Teixeira is raided in an investigation into leaked Pentagon documents; he is arrested on the same day.

2014

Three people are killed in a shooting in Overland Park, Kansas.

2013

Salam Fayyad resigns as Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority following an ongoing dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas.

2013

Lion Air Flight 904 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Indonesia, injuring 40 people.

2009

A fire destroys a homeless hostel and kills at least 22 people in Kamień Pomorski, Poland.

2006

The United Front for Democratic Change's attack on the Chadian capital of N'Djamena is repelled by the Chadian army

1997

Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.

1996

Two women and four children are killed after an Israeli helicopter fires rockets at an ambulance in Mansouri, Lebanon.

1976

The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.

1976

Forty workers die in the Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion, the deadliest industrial accident in modern Finnish history.

1975

Beirut bus massacre: A confrontation between Phalangist paramilitaries and PLO militia marks the start of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War.

1972

The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan.

1972

Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.

1970

At 10:08 PM EST an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.

1964

At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American man to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.

1960

The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.

1953

CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKUltra.

1948

In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah. This event came to be known as the Hadassah medical convoy massacre.

1945

World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany.

1945

World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna.

1943

World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility.

1943

The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth.

1941

A pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed.

1924

A.E.K., a major Greek multi-sport club, is established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople.

1919

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops led by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer kill approximately 379–1,000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India. Approximately 1,500 are injured.

1909

The 31 March Incident leads to the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

1873

The Colfax massacre: More than 60 to 150 black men are murdered in Colfax, Louisiana, while surrendering to a mob of former Confederate soldiers and members of the Ku Klux Klan.

1870

The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.

1865

American Civil War: Raleigh, North Carolina is occupied by Union forces.

1861

American Civil War: Union forces surrender Fort Sumter to Confederate forces.

1849

Lajos Kossuth presents the Hungarian Declaration of Independence in a closed session of the National Assembly.

1829

The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 gives Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom the right to vote and to sit in Parliament.

1777

American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.

1742

George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland.

1699

The Sikh religion is formalised as the Khalsa – the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints – by Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.

1613

Samuel Argall, having captured Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia, sets off with her to Jamestown with the intention of exchanging her for English prisoners held by her father.

1612

Samurai Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō in a duel at Funajima island.

1455

Thirteen Years' War: the beginning of the Battle for Kneiphof.

1204

Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire.

1175

Saladin routs his Muslim opponents, the Zengids, in the battle of the Horns of Hama, consolidating his control over Syria except for Aleppo.

1111

Henry V, King of Germany, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by pope Paschal II.

1055

Election of Pope Victor II following the death of Pope Leo IX in the previous year.

989

The death of Bardas Phokas the Younger in the battle of Abydos ends his second rebellion against Byzantine Emperor Basil II.

Births

2002

Karl Hein, Estonian footballer

2001

Neco Williams, Welsh footballer

2000

Rasmus Dahlin, Swedish ice hockey player

2000

Facundo Torres, Uruguayan footballer

1999

Alessandro Bastoni, Italian footballer

1999

András Schäfer, Hungarian footballer

1997

Mateo Cassierra, Colombian footballer

1997

Kyle Walker-Peters, English footballer

1996

Marko Grujić, Serbian footballer

1994

Kahraba, Egyptian footballer

1993

Melvin Gordon, American football player

1993

Darrun Hilliard, American basketball player

1992

Jordan Silk, Australian cricketer

1991

Josh Gordon, American football player

1989

Josh Reynolds, Australian rugby league player

1988

Allison Williams, American actress and singer

1988

Anderson, Brazilian footballer

1987

Steven De Vuyst, Belgian politician

1986

Lorenzo Cain, American baseball player

1984

Anders Lindegaard, Danish footballer

1983

Claudio Bravo, Chilean footballer

1983

Hunter Pence, American baseball player

1982

Nellie McKay, British-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress

1982

Ty Dolla Sign, American singer, songwriter, and musician

1980

Kelli Giddish, American actress

1980

Quentin Richardson, American basketball player

1979

Baron Davis, American basketball player

1978

Carles Puyol, Spanish footballer

1977

Margus Tsahkna, Estonian lawyer and politician

1976

Jonathan Brandis, American actor (died 2003)

1976

Dan Campbell, American football player and coach

1976

Glenn Howerton, American actor

1975

Lou Bega, German singer

1973

Bokeem Woodbine, American actor

1972

Aaron Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1971

Franck Esposito, French swimmer

1971

Danie Mellor, Australian painter and sculptor

1971

Bo Outlaw, American basketball player

1970

Ricky Schroder, American actor

1967

Dana Barros, American basketball player and coach

1967

Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter

1966

Mando, Greek singer

1965

Patricio Pouchulu, Argentinian architect and educator

1964

Davis Love III, American golfer and sportscaster

1963

Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player and author

1960

Rudi Völler, German footballer and manager

1959

John Middendorf, American mountain climber (died 2024)

1958

Jean-Marc Pilorget, French footballer and manager

1956

César, Brazilian footballer (died 2024)

1955

Steve Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1955

Muwenda Mutebi II, current King of Buganda Kingdom

1955

Safet Sušić, Bosnian footballer and manager

1952

Gabrielle Gourdeau, Canadian writer (died 2006)

1952

Sam Bush, American mandolinist

1952

Jonjo O'Neill, Irish jockey and trainer

1951

Leszek Borysiewicz, Welsh immunologist and academic

1951

Peabo Bryson, American singer (died 2026)

1951

Peter Davison, English actor

1951

Joachim Streich, German footballer (died 2022)

1951

Max Weinberg, American musician and bandleader

1950

Ron Perlman, American actor

1950

Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2021)

1950

William Sadler, American actor

1949

Len Cook, New Zealand-English mathematician and statistician

1949

Christopher Hitchens, English-American essayist, literary critic, and journalist (died 2011)

1948

Nam Hae-il, South Korean admiral

1948

Drago Jančar, Slovenian author and playwright

1948

Mikhail Shufutinsky, Soviet and Russian singer, actor, TV presenter

1947

Rae Armantrout, American poet and academic

1947

Mike Chapman, Australian-English songwriter and producer

1947

Jean-Jacques Laffont, French economist and academic (died 2004)

1947

Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer and politician (died 2019)

1946

Al Green, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor

1945

Judy Nunn, Australian actress and author

1945

Lowell George, American singer-songwriter and founder of Little Feat

1944

Susan Davis, Russian-American social worker and politician

1943

Alan Jones, Australian rugby coach and radio host

1943

Tim Krabbé, Dutch journalist and author

1942

Bill Conti, American composer and conductor

1941

Michael Stuart Brown, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1941

Jean-Marc Reiser, French author and illustrator (died 1983)

1940

J. M. G. Le Clézio, Breton French-Mauritian author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1940

Vladimir Cosma, French composer, conductor and violinist[citation needed]

1940

Max Mosley, English racing driver and engineer, co-founded March Engineering, former president of the FIA (died 2021)

1940

Ruby Puryear Hearn, African-American biophysicist

1939

Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)

1939

Paul Sorvino, American actor and singer (died 2022)

1938

Klaus Lehnertz, German pole vaulter (died 2026)

1937

Col Joye, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)

1937

Edward Fox, English actor

1937

Lanford Wilson, American playwright, co-founded the Circle Repertory Company (died 2011)

1934

John Muckler, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2021)

1932

Orlando Letelier, Chilean-American economist and politician, Chilean Minister of National Defense (died 1976)

1931

Anita Cerquetti, Italian soprano (died 2014)

1931

Robert Enrico, French director and screenwriter (died 2001)

1931

Dan Gurney, American race car driver and engineer (died 2018)

1931

Jon Stone, American composer, producer, and screenwriter (died 1997)

1929

Marilynn Smith, American golfer (died 2019)

1928

Alan Clark, English historian and politician, Minister of State for Trade (died 1999)

1928

Gianni Marzotto, Italian racing driver and businessman (died 2012)

1927

Rosemary Haughton, English philosopher, theologian, and author (died 2024)

1927

Maurice Ronet, French actor and director (died 1983)

1926

Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (died 1983)

1926

John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (died 2014)

1924

John T. Biggers, American painter (died 2001)

1924

Jack T. Chick, American author, illustrator, and publisher (died 2016)

1924

Stanley Donen, American film director and choreographer (died 2019)

1923

Don Adams, American actor and director (died 2005)

1923

A. H. Halsey, English sociologist and academic (died 2014)

1922

Heinz Baas, German footballer and manager (died 1994)

1922

John Braine, English librarian and author (died 1986)

1922

Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician and teacher, 1st President of Tanzania (died 1999)

1922

Valve Pormeister, Estonian architect (died 2002)

1920

Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (died 1982)

1920

Claude Cheysson, French lieutenant and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2012)

1920

Liam Cosgrave, Irish lawyer and politician, 6th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2017)

1920

Theodore L. Thomas, American chemical engineer, Patent attorney and writer (died 2005)

1919

Roland Gaucher, French journalist and politician (died 2007)

1919

Howard Keel, American actor and singer (died 2004)

1919

Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American activist, founded American Atheists (died 1995)

1917

Robert Orville Anderson, American businessman, founded Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. (died 2007)

1917

Bill Clements, American soldier, engineer, and politician, 15th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (died 2011)

1916

Phyllis Fraser, Welsh-American actress, journalist, and publisher, co-founded Beginner Books (died 2006)

1914

Orhan Veli Kanık, Turkish poet and author (died 1950)

1913

Dave Albritton, American high jumper and coach (died 1994)

1913

Kermit Tyler, American lieutenant and pilot (died 2010)

1911

Ico Hitrec, Croatian footballer and manager (died 1946)

1911

Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 1994)

1911

Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer (died 1983)

1909

Eudora Welty, American short story writer and novelist (died 2001)

1907

Harold Stassen, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota (died 2001)

1906

Samuel Beckett, Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)

1906

Bud Freeman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1991)

1905

Rae Johnstone, Australian jockey (died 1964)

1904

David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (died 1987)

1902

Philippe de Rothschild, French Grand Prix driver, playwright, and producer (died 1988)

1902

Marguerite Henry, American author (died 1997)

1901

Jacques Lacan, French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (died 1981)

1901

Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (died 1988)

1900

Sorcha Boru, American potter and ceramic sculptor (died 2006)

1900

Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (died 1976)

1899

Alfred Mosher Butts, American architect and game designer, created Scrabble (died 1993)

1899

Harold Osborn, American high jumper and decathlete (died 1975)

1897

Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot (died 1917)

1896

Fred Barnett, English footballer (died 1982)

1894

Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1973)

1894

May Brodney, Australian labour activist (died 1973)

1892

Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, English air marshal, head of RAF Bomber Command during World War II (died 1984)

1892

Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, invented Radar (died 1973)

1891

Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1921)

1891

Nella Larsen, Danish/African-American nurse, librarian, and author (died 1964)

1891

Robert Scholl, German accountant and politician (died 1973)

1890

Frank Murphy, American jurist and politician, 56th United States Attorney General (died 1949)

1890

Dadasaheb Torne, Indian director and producer (died 1960)

1889

Herbert Yardley, American cryptologist and author (died 1958)

1887

Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician and golfer (died 1995)

1885

Vean Gregg, American baseball player (died 1964)

1885

Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, Head of State of Estonia (died 1942)

1885

György Lukács, Hungarian philosopher and critic (died 1971)

1885

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Dutch politician (died 1961)

1880

Charles Christie, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded the Christie Film Company (died 1955)

1879

Edward Bruce, American lawyer and painter (died 1943)

1879

Oswald Bruce Cooper, American type designer, lettering artist, graphic designer, and educator (died 1940)

1875

Ray Lyman Wilbur, American physician, academic, and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Interior (died 1949)

1873

John W. Davis, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Solicitor General (died 1955)

1872

John Cameron, Scottish international footballer and manager (died 1935)

1872

Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian-Croatian journalist and author (died 1945)

1866

Butch Cassidy, American criminal (died 1908)

1865

Lucie Lagerbielke, Swedish writer and painter (died 1931).

1860

James Ensor, English-Belgian painter, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism (died 1949)

1857

Fanny Ingvoldstad, Norwegian painter (died 1935)

1856

Urania Marquard Olsen, Danish-Norwegian actress and theatre director (died 1932)

1854

Lucy Craft Laney, American founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial School, Augusta, Georgia (died 1933)

1852

Frank Winfield Woolworth, American businessman, founded the F. W. Woolworth Company (died 1919)

1851

Robert Abbe, American surgeon and radiologist (died 1928)

1851

William Quan Judge, Irish occultist and theosophist (died 1896)

1850

Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, Irish astronomer (died 1917)

1841

Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (died 1905)

1832

Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author and diplomat (died 1889)

1828

Josephine Butler, English feminist and social reformer (died 1906)

1828

Joseph Lightfoot, English bishop and theologian (died 1889)

1825

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Irish-Canadian journalist and politician (died 1868)

1824

William Alexander, Irish archbishop, poet, and theologian (died 1911)

1810

Félicien David, French composer (died 1876)

1808

Antonio Meucci, Italian-American engineer (died 1889)

1802

Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist and herpetologist (died 1884)

1794

Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic (died 1867)

1787

John Robertson, American lawyer and politician (died 1873)

1784

Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (died 1877)

1780

Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer, invented the Screw-pile lighthouse (died 1868)

1771

Richard Trevithick, Cornish-English engineer and explorer (died 1833)

1769

Thomas Lawrence, English painter and educator (died 1830)

1764

Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War (died 1830)

1747

Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (died 1793)

1743

Thomas Jefferson, American lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the United States (died 1826)

1735

Isaac Low, American merchant and politician, founded the New York Chamber of Commerce (died 1791)

1732

Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1792)

1729

Thomas Percy, Irish bishop and poet (died 1811)

1713

Pierre Jélyotte, French tenor (died 1797)

1648

Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic (died 1717)

1636

Hendrik van Rheede, Dutch botanist (died 1691)

1618

Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author (died 1693)

1593

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1641)

1573

Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (died 1625)

1570

Guy Fawkes, English soldier, member of the Gunpowder Plot (probable; died 1606)

1519

Catherine de' Medici, Italian-French wife of Henry II of France (died 1589)

1506

Peter Faber, French priest and theologian, co-founded the Society of Jesus (died 1546)

1350

Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (died 1405)

1229

Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (died 1294)

Deaths

2026

Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player (born 1952)

2026

Dave McGinnis, American football player and coach (born 1951)

2025

Richard Armitage, American diplomat and government official (born 1945)

2025

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936)

2025

Jean Marsh, English actress and screenwriter (born 1934)

2024

Faith Ringgold, American artist and author (born 1930)

2022

Michel Bouquet, French stage and film actor (born 1925)

2022

Gloria Parker, American musician and bandleader (born 1921)

2018

Art Bell, American radio host (born 1945)

2017

Dan Rooney, American football executive and former United States Ambassador to Ireland (born 1932)

2015

Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (born 1940)

2015

Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)

2015

Herb Trimpe, American author and illustrator (born 1939)

2014

Ernesto Laclau, Argentinian-Spanish philosopher and theorist (born 1935)

2014

Michael Ruppert, American journalist and author (born 1951)

2013

Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (born 1924)

2012

Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani pilot, academic, and activist (born 1941)

2012

Shūichi Higurashi, Japanese illustrator (born 1936)

2008

John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and academic (born 1911)

2006

Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist, poet, and critic (born 1918)

2005

Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (born 1924)

2005

Phillip Pavia, American painter and sculptor (born 1912)

2004

Caron Keating, Northern Irish television host (born 1962)

2000

Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (born 1916)

2000

Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (born 1910)

1999

Ortvin Sarapu, Estonian-New Zealand chess player and author (born 1924)

1999

Willi Stoph, German engineer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of East Germany (born 1914)

1998

Patrick de Gayardon, French skydiver and base jumper (born 1960)

1997

Bryant Bowles, American soldier and white supremacist, founded the National Association for the Advancement of White People (born 1920)

1997

Alan Cooley, Australian public servant (born 1920)

1997

Dorothy Frooks, American author and actress (born 1896)

1997

Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler (born 1903)

1996

Leila Mackinlay, English author and educator (born 1910)

1993

Wallace Stegner, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1909)

1992

Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist and politician (born 1923)

1992

Feza Gürsey, Turkish mathematician and physicist (born 1921)

1992

Daniel Pollock, Australian actor (born 1968)

1988

Jean Gascon, Canadian actor and director (born 1920)

1984

Ralph Kirkpatrick, American harpsichordist and musicologist (born 1911)

1984

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Greek actor (born 1912)

1983

Gerry Hitchens, English footballer (born 1934)

1983

Theodore Stephanides, Greek physician, author, and poet (born 1896)

1980

Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (born 1956)

1978

Jack Chambers, Canadian painter and director (born 1931)

1978

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator and women's rights activist (born 1900)

1975

Larry Parks, American actor and singer (born 1914)

1975

François Tombalbaye, Chadian soldier, academic, and politician, 1st President of Chad (born 1918)

1973

Henry Darger, American janitor and author (born 1892)

1971

Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1949)

1971

Juhan Smuul, Estonian author, poet, and screenwriter (born 1921)

1969

Ambrogio Gianotti, Italian partigiano and priest (born 1901)

1969

Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer (born 1901)

1967

Nicole Berger, French actress (born 1934)

1966

Abdul Salam Arif, Iraqi colonel and politician, 2nd President of Iraq (born 1921)

1966

Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (born 1881)

1966

Georges Duhamel, French soldier and author (born 1884)

1964

Kristian Krefting, Norwegian footballer and chemical engineer (born 1891)

1962

Culbert Olson, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of California (born 1876)

1961

John A. Bennett, American soldier (born 1936)

1959

Eduard van Beinum, Dutch pianist, violinist, and conductor (born 1901)

1956

Emil Nolde, Danish-German painter and educator (born 1867)

1954

Samuel Jones, American high jumper (born 1880)

1954

Angus Lewis Macdonald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Nova Scotia (born 1890)

1945

Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic (born 1874)

1944

Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and composer (born 1857)

1942

Henk Sneevliet, Dutch politician (born 1883)

1942

Anton Uesson, Estonian engineer and politician, 17th Mayor of Tallinn (born 1879)

1941

Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic (born 1863)

1941

William Twaits, Canadian soccer player (born 1879)

1938

Grey Owl, English-Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1888)

1936

Konstantinos Demertzis, Greek politician 129th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1876)

1927

Georg Voigt, German politician, Mayor of Frankfurt (born 1866)

1927

Sabás Reyes Salazar, Mexican Catholic priest (born 1888)

1920

Stefanos Streit, Greek jurist, banker and politician (born 1896)

1918

Lavr Kornilov, Russian general (born 1870)

1917

Diamond Jim Brady, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1856)

1912

Takuboku Ishikawa, Japanese poet and author (born 1886)

1911

John McLane, Scottish-American politician, 50th Governor of New Hampshire (born 1852)

1911

George Washington Glick, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Kansas (born 1827)

1910

William Quiller Orchardson, Scottish-English painter and educator (born 1835)

1909

Whitley Stokes, Anglo-Irish lawyer and scholar (born 1830)

1890

Samuel J. Randall, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 33rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1828)

1886

John Humphrey Noyes, American religious leader, founded the Oneida Community (born 1811)

1882

Bruno Bauer, German historian and philosopher (born 1809)

1880

Robert Fortune, Scottish botanist and author (born 1813)

1878

Bezalel HaKohen, Russian rabbi (born 1820)

1868

Tewodros II of Ethiopia (born 1818)

1855

Henry De la Beche, English geologist and palaeontologist (born 1796)

1853

Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (born 1788)

1853

James Iredell, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of North Carolina (born 1788)

1826

Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (born 1763)

1794

Nicolas Chamfort, French playwright and poet (born 1741)

1793

Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French botanist, lawyer, and politician (born 1763)

1722

Charles Leslie, Irish priest and theologian (born 1650)

1716

Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, English admiral and politician (born 1648)

1695

Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (born 1621)

1641

Richard Montagu, English bishop (born 1577)

1638

Henri, Duke of Rohan (born 1579)

1635

Fakhr-al-Din II, Ottoman prince (born 1572)

1612

Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai (born 1585)

1605

Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (born 1551)

1592

Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor (born 1511)

1367

John Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tibetot (born 1313)

1275

Eleanor of England (born 1215)

1213

Guy of Thouars, regent of Brittany

1138

Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (born 1076)

1113

Ida of Lorraine, saint and noblewoman (born c. 1040)

1093

Vsevolod I of Kiev (born 1030)

1035

Herbert I, Count of Maine

989

Bardas Phokas, Byzantine general

862

Donald I, king of the Picts (born 812)

814

Krum, khan of the Bulgarian Khanate

799

Paul the Deacon, Italian monk and historian (born 720)

585

Hermenegild, Visigothic prince and saint

548

Lý Nam Đế, Vietnamese emperor (born 503)

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