Events

2024

Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in Oman.

2023

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.

2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian warship Moskva is struck by two anti-ship missiles and sinks into the Black Sea.

2016

The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan.

2014

Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. Boko Haram claims responsibility.

2014

Boko Haram abducts 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria.

2006

Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi injure 13 people.

2005

The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.

2003

The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.

2003

U.S. troops in Baghdad capture Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner MS Achille Lauro in 1985.

2002

Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.

2001

Series of bombings at Ramna Park in Dhaka during the Bengali New Year celebrations leave 10 people dead and dozens other injured.

1999

NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees. Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed.

1999

A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.

1997

Pai Hsiao-yen, daughter of Taiwanese artiste Pai Bing-bing, is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder.

1994

In a friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two U.S. Army helicopters, killing 26 people.

1991

The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

1988

The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.

1988

In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.

1986

The heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.

1981

STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight.

1979

The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries.

1978

Tbilisi demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language.

1967

Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new President of Togo, a title he will hold for the next 38 years.

1958

The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.

1945

World War II: In what becomes known as the Razing of Friesoythe, the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division deliberately destroys the German town of Friesoythe on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes.

1941

World War II: German and Italian forces attack Tobruk, Libya.

1940

World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway, preceding a larger force which will arrive two days later.

1935

The Black Sunday dust storm, considered one of the worst storms of the Dust Bowl, sweeps across the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and neighboring areas.

1931

The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes into exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic.

1929

The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the Principality of Monaco. William Grover-Williams wins driving a Bugatti Type 35.

1912

The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink.

1909

Muslims in the Ottoman Empire begin a massacre of Armenians in Adana.

1908

Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) high downstream.

1906

The first meeting of the Azusa Street Revival, which will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, is held in Los Angeles.

1900

The world's fair Exposition Universelle opens in Paris.

1895

The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake, both the most and last destructive earthquake in the area, occurs.

1894

The first ever commercial motion picture house opens in New York City, United States. It uses ten Kinetoscopes, devices for peep-show viewing of films.

1890

The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.

1881

The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight occurs in El Paso, Texas.

1865

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln dies the following day.

1865

William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State, and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell.

1858

The 1858 Christiania fire severely destroys several city blocks near Stortorvet in Christiania, Norway, and about 1,000 people lose their homes.

1849

Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.

1816

Bussa, a slave in British-ruled Barbados, leads a slave rebellion, for which he is remembered as the country's first national hero.

1793

The French troops led by Léger-Félicité Sonthonax defeat the slaves settlers in the Siege of Port-au-Prince.

1775

The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, the first abolition society in North America, is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.

1639

Thirty Years' War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Electorate of Saxony are defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz, ending the military effectiveness of the Saxon army for the rest of the war and allowing the Swedes to advance into Bohemia.

1561

A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.

1471

In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward resumes the throne.

1395

Tokhtamysh–Timur war: At the Battle of the Terek River, Timur defeats the army of the Golden Horde, beginning the khanate's permanent military decline.

1205

Combined Bulgarian and Cuman army under Kalojan ambushes and defeats forces of the Latin Empire of Constantinople in the Battle of Adrianople.

972

Otto II, Co-Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, marries Byzantine princess Theophanu. She is crowned empress by Pope John XIII in Rome the same day.

966

Following his marriage to the Christian Doubravka of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state.

69

Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho in the First Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome.

-43

Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum.

Births

2001

Jalen Williams, American basketball player

2000

Patrick Surtain II, American football player

1999

Chase Young, American football player

1997

D. J. Moore, American football player

1996

Abigail Breslin, American actress

1995

Baker Mayfield, American football player

1995

Georgie Friedrichs, Australian rugby sevens player

1989

Joe Haden, American football player

1988

Eric Gryba, Canadian ice hockey player

1988

Eliška Klučinová, Czech heptathlete

1988

Brad Sinopoli, Canadian football player

1988

Anthony Modeste, French footballer

1987

Michael Baze, American jockey (died 2011)

1987

Erwin Hoffer, Austrian footballer

1987

Wilson Kiprop, Kenyan runner

1986

Matt Derbyshire, English footballer

1984

Blake Costanzo, American football player

1984

Charles Hamelin, Canadian speed skater

1984

Harumafuji Kōhei, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 70th Yokozuna

1984

Tyler Thigpen, American football player

1983

Simona La Mantia, Italian triple jumper

1983

James McFadden, Scottish footballer

1983

William Obeng, Ghanaian-American football player

1983

Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player

1982

Uğur Boral, Turkish footballer

1982

Larissa França, Brazilian volleyball player

1981

Mustafa Güngör, German rugby player

1981

Amy Leach, English director and producer

1980

Win Butler, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1980

Jeremy Smith, New Zealand rugby league player

1979

David Crisafulli, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Queensland

1979

Rebecca DiPietro, American wrestler and model

1979

Marios Elia, Cypriot footballer

1979

Ross Filipo, New Zealand rugby player

1979

Noé Pamarot, French footballer

1979

Kerem Tunçeri, Turkish basketball player

1978

Roland Lessing, Estonian biathlete

1977

Nate Fox, American basketball player (died 2014)

1977

Martin Kaalma, Estonian footballer

1977

Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress

1977

Rob McElhenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

1977

Luke Priddis, Australian rugby league player

1976

Christian Älvestam, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1976

Georgina Chapman, English model, actress, and fashion designer, co-founded Marchesa

1976

Anna DeForge, American basketball player

1976

Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player

1976

Nadine Faustin-Parker, Haitian hurdler

1976

Jason Wiemer, Canadian ice hockey player

1975

Lita, American wrestler

1975

Luciano Almeida, Brazilian footballer

1975

Avner Dorman, Israeli-American composer and academic

1975

Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer

1974

Da Brat, American rapper

1973

Roberto Ayala, Argentinian footballer

1973

Adrien Brody, American actor

1973

Hidetaka Suehiro, Japanese video game director and writer

1973

David Miller, American tenor

1972

Paul Devlin, English-Scottish footballer and manager

1972

Roberto Mejía, Dominican baseball player

1972

Dean Potter, American rock climber and BASE jumper (died 2015)

1971

Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (died 2012)

1971

Carlos Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player

1971

Gregg Zaun, American baseball player and sportscaster

1970

Shizuka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress

1969

Brad Ausmus, American baseball player and manager

1969

Martyn LeNoble, Dutch-American bass player

1969

Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist

1968

Anthony Michael Hall, American actor

1967

Nicola Berti, Italian international footballer

1967

Barrett Martin, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

1967

Julia Zemiro, French-Australian actress, comedian, singer and writer

1966

André Boisclair, Canadian lawyer and politician

1966

Jan Boklöv, Swedish ski jumper

1966

David Justice, American baseball player and sportscaster

1966

Greg Maddux, American baseball player, coach, and manager

1965

Tom Dey, American director and producer

1965

Alexandre Jardin, French author

1965

Craig McDermott, Australian cricketer and coach

1964

Brian Adams, American wrestler (died 2007)

1964

Jeff Andretti, American race car driver

1964

Jim Grabb, American tennis player

1964

Jeff Hopkins, Welsh international footballer and manager

1964

Gina McKee, English actress

1962

Guillaume Leblanc, Canadian athlete

1961

Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor and director

1960

Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian

1960

Myoma Myint Kywe, Burmese historian and journalist (died 2021)

1960

Osamu Sato, Japanese graphic artist, programmer, and composer

1960

Tina Rosenberg, American journalist and author

1960

Pat Symcox, South African cricketer

1959

Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer (died 2015)

1959

Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Canadian actress

1958

Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor

1958

Jim Smith, English musician

1957

Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor

1957

Bobbi Brown, American make-up artist and author

1957

Marc Platt, American producer

1957

Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor

1956

Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Croatian Parliament (died 2012)

1954

Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese director, screenwriter, and illustrator

1952

Kenny Aaronson, American bass player

1952

Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish footballer and manager

1952

David Urquhart, Scottish bishop

1951

Milija Aleksic, English footballer (died 2012)

1951

José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician

1951

Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist, conductor, and educator

1951

Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, English politician

1950

Francis Collins, American physician and geneticist

1950

Péter Esterházy, Hungarian author (died 2016)

1949

Dave Gibbons, English author and illustrator

1949

DeAnne Julius, American-British economist and academic

1949

Chris Langham, English actor and screenwriter

1949

Chas Mortimer, English motorcycle racer

1949

John Shea, American actor and director

1948

Berry Berenson, American model, actress, and photographer (died 2001)

1948

Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice

1947

Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (died 2014)

1947

Bob Massie, Australian cricketer

1946

Mireille Guiliano, French-American author

1946

Michael Sarris, Cypriot economist and politician, Cypriot Minister of Finance

1946

Knut Kristiansen, Norwegian pianist and orchestra leader

1945

Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter

1945

Roger Frappier, Canadian producer, director and screenwriter

1944

John Sergeant, English journalist

1942

Valeriy Brumel, Soviet high jumper (died 2003)

1942

Valentin Lebedev, Russian engineer and astronaut

1942

Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister of Enterprise and Innovation

1941

Pete Rose, American baseball player and manager (died 2024)

1940

Julie Christie, Indian-English actress and activist

1940

David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, English archbishop and academic

1940

Richard Thompson, English physician and academic

1938

Mahmud Esad Coşan, Turkish author and academic (died 2001)

1938

Ralph Willis, Australian politician

1937

Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (died 2013)

1937

Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (died 2012)

1936

Arlene Martel, American actress and singer (died 2014)

1936

Bobby Nichols, American golfer

1936

Frank Serpico, American-Italian soldier, police officer and lecturer

1935

Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, English table tennis player, swimmer, and politician (died 2023)

1935

John Oliver, English bishop

1935

Erich von Däniken, Swiss pseudohistorian and author (died 2026)

1934

Fredric Jameson, American philosopher and theorist (died 2024)

1933

Paddy Hopkirk, Northern Irish racing driver (died 2022)

1933

Boris Strugatsky, Russian author (died 2012)

1933

Yuri Oganessian, Armenian-Russian nuclear physicist

1932

Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (died 2015)

1932

Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2014)

1932

Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022)

1932

Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

1931

Geoffrey Dalton, English admiral (died 2020)

1931

Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2024)

1930

Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (died 2013)

1930

Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (died 2013)

1930

René Desmaison, French mountaineer (died 2007)

1930

Bradford Dillman, American actor and author (died 2018)

1929

Gerry Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)

1929

Inez Andrews, African-American singer-songwriter (died 2012)

1927

Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)

1927

Dany Robin, French actress and singer (died 1995)

1926

Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (died 2013)

1926

Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1996)

1926

Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (died 2018)

1926

Liz Renay, American actress and author (died 2007)

1925

Abel Muzorewa, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (died 2010)

1925

Gene Ammons, American tenor saxophonist (died 1974)

1925

Rod Steiger, American soldier and actor (died 2002)

1924

Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (died 1994)

1924

Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (died 2013)

1924

Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, English philosopher, and academic (died 2019)

1923

Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentinian golfer (died 2017)

1922

Audrey Long, American actress (died 2014)

1922

Ali Akbar Khan, Hindustani musician (died 2009)

1921

Thomas Schelling, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)

1920

Ivor Forbes Guest, English lawyer, historian, and author (died 2018)

1920

Eleonore Schönborn, Austrian politician (died 2022)

1919

Shamshad Begum, Pakistani-Indian singer (died 2013)

1919

K. Saraswathi Amma, Indian author and playwright (died 1975)

1918

Mary Healy, American actress and singer (died 2015)

1917

Valerie Hobson, English actress (died 1998)

1917

Marvin Miller, American baseball executive (died 2012)

1916

Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 2003)

1913

Jean Fournet, French conductor (died 2008)

1912

Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (died 1994)

1912

Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (died 1978)

1907

François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (died 1971)

1906

Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (died 1975)

1905

Elizabeth Huckaby, American author and educator (died 1999)

1905

Georg Lammers, German sprinter (died 1987)

1905

Jean Pierre-Bloch, French author and activist (died 1999)

1904

John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (died 2000)

1903

Henry Corbin, French philosopher and academic (died 1978)

1903

Ruth Svedberg, Swedish discus thrower and triathlete (died 2002)

1902

Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (died 1974)

1900

Shivrampant Damle, Indian educationist (died 1977)

1892

Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (died 1962)

1892

V. Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist and philologist (died 1957)

1892

Claire Windsor, American actress (died 1972)

1891

B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist, jurist, and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Law and Justice (died 1956)

1891

Otto Lasanen, Finnish wrestler (died 1958)

1889

Arnold J. Toynbee, English historian and academic (died 1975)

1889

Efim Bogoljubow, Russian-German chess grandmaster (1889–1952)

1886

Ernst Robert Curtius, German philologist and scholar (died 1956)

1886

Edward C. Tolman, American psychologist (died 1959)

1886

Árpád Tóth, Hungarian poet and translator (died 1928)

1882

Moritz Schlick, German-Austrian physicist and philosopher (died 1936)

1881

Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian poet and scholar (died 1948)

1876

Cecil Chubb, English barrister and one time owner of Stonehenge (died 1934)

1874

Matti Lonkainen, Finnish politician (died 1918)

1872

Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (died 1953)

1870

Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter and educator (died 1905)

1870

Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer and coach (died 1929)

1868

Peter Behrens, German architect, designed the AEG turbine factory (died 1940)

1866

Anne Sullivan, American educator (died 1936)

1865

Alfred Hoare Powell, English architect, and designer and painter of pottery (died 1960)

1857

Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (died 1944)

1854

Martin Lipp, Estonian pastor and poet (died 1923)

1852

Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (died 1941)

1827

Augustus Pitt Rivers, English general, ethnologist, and archaeologist (died 1900)

1819

Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey, American educator, author, editor, and publisher (died 1901)

1814

Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian publicist and author (died 1887)

1812

George Grey, Portuguese-New Zealand soldier, explorer, and politician, 11th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1898)

1800

John Appold, English engineer (died 1865)

1788

David G. Burnet, American politician, 2nd Vice-president of Texas (died 1870)

1773

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1854)

1769

Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, French general (died 1799)

1738

William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1809)

1714

Adam Gib, Scottish minister and author (died 1788)

1709

Charles Collé, French playwright and songwriter (died 1783)

1678

Abraham Darby I, English iron master (died 1717)

1669

Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (died 1741)

1629

Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (died 1695)

1578

Philip III of Spain (died 1621)

1572

Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician, philosopher, and academic (died 1632)

1527

Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (died 1598)

1331

Jeanne-Marie de Maille, French Roman Catholic saint (died 1414)

1204

Henry I, king of Castile (died 1217)

1126

Averroes, Andalusian Arab physician and philosopher (died 1198)

Deaths

2025

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian civil servant and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1939)

2024

Ken Holtzman, American baseball player (born 1945)

2023

Mark Sheehan, Irish guitarist (The Script) (born 1976)

2022

Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (born 1957)

2022

Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (born 1948)

2022

Orlando Julius, Nigerian saxophonist, singer (born 1943)

2021

Bernie Madoff, American mastermind of the world's largest Ponzi scheme (born 1938)

2020

Carol D'Onofrio, American public health researcher (born 1936)

2019

Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress (born 1935)

2015

Klaus Bednarz, German journalist and author (born 1942)

2015

Mark Reeds, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1960)

2015

Percy Sledge, American singer (born 1940)

2015

Roberto Tucci, Italian cardinal and theologian (born 1921)

2014

Nina Cassian, Romanian poet and critic (born 1924)

2014

Crad Kilodney, American-Canadian author (born 1948)

2014

Wally Olins, English businessman and academic (born 1930)

2014

Mick Staton, American soldier and politician (born 1940)

2013

Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (born 1937)

2013

Colin Davis, English conductor and educator (born 1927)

2013

R. P. Goenka, Indian businessman, founded RPG Group (born 1930)

2013

George Jackson, American singer-songwriter (born 1945)

2013

Armando Villanueva, Peruvian politician, 121st Prime Minister of Peru (born 1915)

2013

Charlie Wilson, American politician (born 1943)

2012

Émile Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1919)

2012

Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (born 1924)

2012

Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (born 1986)

2011

Jean Gratton, Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (born 1924)

2010

Israr Ahmed, Pakistani theologian and scholar (born 1932)

2010

Alice Miller, Polish-French psychologist and author (born 1923)

2010

Peter Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1962)

2009

Maurice Druon, French author (born 1918)

2008

Tommy Holmes, American baseball player and manager (born 1917)

2008

Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (born 1912)

2007

June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author, and activist (born 1924)

2007

Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (born 1930)

2007

René Rémond, French historian and economist (born 1918)

2006

Mahmut Bakalli, Kosovo politician (born 1936)

2004

Micheline Charest, English-Canadian television producer, co-founded the Cookie Jar Group (born 1953)

2003

Jyrki Otila, Finnish politician (born 1941)

2001

Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (born 1939)

2001

Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1927)

2000

Phil Katz, American computer programmer, co-created the zip file format (born 1962)

2000

August R. Lindt, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1905)

2000

Wilf Mannion, English footballer (born 1918)

1999

Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (born 1911)

1999

Anthony Newley, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1931)

1999

Bill Wendell, American television announcer (born 1924)

1995

Burl Ives, American actor, folk singer, and writer (born 1909)

1994

Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (born 1897)

1992

Irene Greenwood, Australian radio broadcaster and feminist and peace activist (born 1898)

1991

Randolfo Pacciardi, centre-left Italian politician (born 1899)

1990

Thurston Harris, American singer (born 1931)

1990

Olabisi Onabanjo, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ogun State (born 1927)

1986

Simone de Beauvoir, French novelist and philosopher (born 1908)

1983

Pete Farndon, English bassist (The Pretenders) (born 1952)

1983

Gianni Rodari, Italian journalist and author (born 1920)

1983

Ben Dunne, founder of Dunnes Stores (born 1908)

1978

Joe Gordon, American baseball player and manager (born 1915)

1978

F. R. Leavis, English educator and critic (born 1895)

1976

José Revueltas, Mexican author and activist (born 1914)

1975

Günter Dyhrenfurth, German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist, and explorer (born 1886)

1975

Fredric March, American actor (born 1897)

1969

Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (born 1900)

1968

Al Benton, American baseball player (born 1911)

1964

Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (born 1876)

1964

Rachel Carson, American biologist and author (born 1907)

1963

Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian monk and historian (born 1893)

1962

M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer and scholar (born 1860)

1951

Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1881)

1950

Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (born 1879)

1943

Yakov Dzhugashvili, Georgian-Russian lieutenant (born 1907)

1938

Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater and architect (born 1893)

1935

Emmy Noether, German-American mathematician and academic (born 1882)

1931

Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (born 1851)

1930

Vladimir Mayakovsky, Georgian-Russian actor, playwright, and poet (born 1893)

1925

John Singer Sargent, American painter (born 1856)

1919

Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1837)

1917

L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist, created Esperanto (born 1859)

1916

Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (born 1847)

1914

Hubert Bland, English activist, co-founded the Fabian Society (born 1855)

1912

Henri Brisson, French politician, 50th Prime Minister of France (born 1835)

1911

Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (born 1880)

1911

Henri Elzéar Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 4th Chief Justice of Canada (born 1836)

1910

Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter and sculptor (born 1856)

1888

Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist (born 1824)

1886

Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Dutch novelist (born 1812)

1864

Charles Lot Church, American-Canadian politician (born 1777)

1843

Joseph Lanner, Austrian violinist and composer (born 1801)

1792

Maximilian Hell, Slovak-Hungarian astronomer and priest (born 1720)

1785

William Whitehead, English poet and playwright (born 1715)

1759

George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (born 1685)

1740

Lady Catherine Jones, English philanthropist (born 1672)

1721

Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (born 1652)

1682

Avvakum, Russian priest and saint (born 1620)

1662

William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (born 1582)

1649

Tomás Treviño de Sobremonte, crypto-Jewish martyr

1609

Gasparo da Salò, Italian violin maker (born 1540)

1599

Henry Wallop, English politician (born 1540)

1587

Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (born 1548)

1578

James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, English husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (born 1534)

1574

Louis of Nassau (born 1538)

1488

Girolamo Riario, Lord of Imola and Forli (born 1443)

1480

Thomas de Spens, Scottish statesman and prelate (born c. 1415)

1471

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman, known as "the Kingmaker" (born 1428)

1471

John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (born 1431)

1433

Lidwina, Dutch saint (born 1380)

1424

Lucia Visconti, English countess (born 1372)

1345

Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom (born 1287)

1322

Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere, English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1275)

1279

Bolesław the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland (born 1224)

1132

Mstislav I of Kiev (born 1076)

1099

Conrad, Bishop of Utrecht (born before 1040)

1070

Gerard, Duke of Lorraine (born c. 1030)

911

Pope Sergius III, pope of the Roman Catholic Church

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