Events

2024

The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

2019

The April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers, with at least 50 others missing and presumed dead.

2018

A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.

2013

At least 111 people are killed and 233 injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.

2005

The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim.

1999

NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

1993

Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.

1993

Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.

1990

Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

1985

Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.

1979

SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984.

1979

Blair Peach, a British activist, is fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.

1971

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

1968

Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.

1967

Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1), a crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov, is launched into orbit.

1966

Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people.

1961

During the Algiers putsch by French generals, President Charles de Gaulle announces he has assumed emergency powers, and calls on troops and civilians to support him.

1951

Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.

1949

Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

1946

Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of Nazi Germany. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Göring that the telegram is treasonous.

1942

World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.

1941

World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.

1940

The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.

1935

The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.

1927

Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.

1920

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.

1919

The Estonian Constituent Assembly is held in Estonia, which marks the birth of the Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu.

1918

World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.

1909

In Portugal, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people and injuring 75.

1891

Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats.

1879

Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.

1815

The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.

1724

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.

1661

King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.

1660

Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.

1655

The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.

1635

The first public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, is founded.

1521

Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.

1516

The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.

1500

Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reaches new coastline (Brazil).

1348

The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day.

1343

St. George's Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia.

1016

Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.

1014

Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.

711

Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks.

599

Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.

-215

A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.

Births

2018

Prince Louis of Wales, British royal

2000

Chloe Kim, American snowboarder

2000

Lee Jeno, South Korean rapper, vocalist and dancer

1999

Son Chaeyoung, South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter

1999

Laufey, Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician

1997

Zach Apple, American swimmer

1996

Carolina Alves, Brazilian tennis player

1995

Gigi Hadid, American fashion model and television personality

1995

Jamie Hayter, English professional wrestler

1994

Patrick Olsen, Danish footballer

1994

Song Kang, South Korean actor

1991

Britt Baker, American professional wrestler

1991

Nathan Baker, English footballer

1991

Caleb Johnson, American singer-songwriter

1991

Kyle Juszczyk, American football player

1991

Paul Vaughan, Australian-Italian rugby league player

1990

Rui Fonte, Portuguese footballer

1990

Dev Patel, English actor

1989

Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player

1988

Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer

1988

Sandra Borch, Norwegian politician

1988

Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete

1988

Patrick Maroon, American ice hockey player

1988

Signe Ronka, Canadian figure skater

1988

Lenka Wienerová, Slovak tennis player

1987

Michael Arroyo, Ecuadorian footballer

1987

John Boye, Ghanaian footballer

1987

Emily Fox, American basketball player

1986

Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater

1986

Alysia Montaño, American runner

1986

Rafael Fernandes, Brazilian baseball player

1985

Angel Locsin, Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer

1984

Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess player

1984

Moose, American professional wrestler and football player

1984

Jesse Lee Soffer, American actor

1983

Leon Andreasen, Danish international footballer

1983

Daniela Hantuchová, Slovak tennis player

1983

Ian Henderson, English rugby league player

1982

Kyle Beckerman, American footballer

1982

Tony Sunshine, American singer-songwriter

1980

Nicole den Dulk, Dutch Paralympic equestrian

1979

Barry Hawkins, English snooker player

1979

Jaime King, American actress and model

1979

Joanna Krupa, Polish-American model and television personality

1979

Samppa Lajunen, Finnish skier

1978

Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian runner

1977

John Cena, American professional wrestler and actor

1977

Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player

1977

David Kidwell, New Zealand rugby league player and coach

1977

Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player

1977

John Oliver, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

1977

Kal Penn, Indian-American actor

1977

Bram Schmitz, Dutch cyclist

1977

Lee Young-pyo, South Korean international footballer

1976

Gabriel Damon, American actor

1976

Aaron Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

1975

Bobby Shaw, American football player

1974

Carlos Dengler, American bass player

1974

Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player

1973

Patrick Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player

1972

Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet and playwright

1972

Peter Dench, English photographer and journalist

1972

Amira Medunjanin, Bosnian singer

1971

Uli Herzner, German-American fashion designer

1970

Egemen Bağış, Turkish politician, 1st Minister of European Union Affairs

1970

Dennis Culp, American singer-songwriter and trombonist

1970

Andrew Gee, Australian rugby league player and manager

1970

Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author

1970

Tayfur Havutçu, Turkish international footballer and manager

1969

Martín López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer and coach

1969

Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (died 2018)

1968

Bas Haring, Dutch philosopher, writer, television presenter and professor.

1968

Ken McRae, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1968

Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator (died 2001)

1967

Rhéal Cormier, Canadian baseball player (died 2021)

1967

Melina Kanakaredes, American actress

1966

Jörg Deisinger, German bass player

1966

Matt Freeman, American bass player

1966

Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (died 1999)

1965

Leni Robredo, Filipina human rights lawyer, 14th Vice President of the Philippines

1964

Gianandrea Noseda, Italian pianist and conductor

1963

Paul Belmondo, French race car driver

1963

Robby Naish, American windsurfer

1962

John Hannah, Scottish actor and producer

1962

Shaun Spiers, English businessman and politician

1961

George Lopez, American comedian, actor, and talk show host

1961

Pierluigi Martini, Italian race car driver

1960

Valerie Bertinelli, American actress

1960

Steve Clark, English guitarist and songwriter (died 1991)

1960

Barry Douglas, Irish pianist and conductor

1960

Léo Jaime, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

1960

Claude Julien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1959

Unity Dow, Botswanan judge, author, and rights activist

1958

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic composer and producer

1958

Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1957

Neville Brody, English graphic designer, typographer, and art director

1957

Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian (died 2014)

1955

Judy Davis, Australian actress

1955

Tony Miles, English chess player (died 2001)

1955

Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (died 2008)

1955

Serge Vohor, Vanuatuan politician, 4th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (died 2024)

1954

Stephen Dalton, English air marshal

1954

Michael Moore, American director, producer, and activist

1953

James Russo, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1952

Narada Michael Walden, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer

1951

Martin Bayerle, American treasure hunter

1950

Rowley Leigh, English chef and journalist

1950

Barbara McIlvaine Smith, Sac and Fox Nation Native American politician

1949

Paul Collier, English economist and academic

1949

David Cross, English violinist

1949

John Miles, British rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist (died 2021)

1948

Pascal Quignard, French author and screenwriter

1948

Serge Thériault, Canadian actor

1947

Robert Burgess, English sociologist and academic (died 2022)

1947

Glenn Cornick, English bass player (died 2014)

1947

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Irish civil rights leader and politician

1946

Blair Brown, American actress

1946

Carlton Sherwood, American soldier and journalist (died 2014)

1944

Jean-François Stévenin, French actor and director (died 2021)

1943

Gail Goodrich, American basketball player and coach

1943

Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2021)

1943

Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter

1943

Hervé Villechaize, French actor (died 1993)

1942

Sandra Dee, American model and actress (died 2005)

1941

Jacqueline Boyer, French singer and actress

1941

Arie den Hartog, Dutch road bicycle racer (died 2018)

1941

Paavo Lipponen, Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland

1941

Michael Lynne, American film producer, co-founded New Line Cinema (died 2019)

1941

Ed Stewart, English radio and television host (died 2016)

1941

Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer and engineer (died 2016)

1940

Michael Copps, American academic and politician

1940

Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter (died 2007)

1940

Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (died 2014)

1939

Jorge Fons, Mexican director and screenwriter (died 2022)

1939

Bill Hagerty, English journalist (died 2025)

1939

Lee Majors, American actor

1939

Ray Peterson, American pop singer (died 2005)

1937

Victoria Glendinning, English author and critic

1937

David Mills, English cricketer (died 2013)

1937

Barry Shepherd, Australian cricketer (died 2001)

1936

Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (died 1988)

1934

George Canseco, Filipino composer and producer (died 2004)

1933

Annie Easley, American computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer (died 2011)

1932

Halston, American fashion designer (died 1990)

1932

Jim Fixx, American runner and author (died 1984)

1932

Rafał Gan-Ganowicz, Polish mercenary, activist, and journalist (died 2002)

1929

George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic (died 2020)

1928

Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (died 2014)

1926

J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (died 2017)

1926

Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (died 1990)

1924

Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (died 2019)

1924

Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (died 2007)

1923

Dolph Briscoe, American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas (died 2010)

1923

Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (died 1993)

1921

Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States (died 2012)

1921

Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (died 2013)

1921

Janet Blair, American actress and singer (died 2007)

1921

Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (died 2003)

1920

Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, English businessman (died 2018)

1919

Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (died 1963)

1918

Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (died 2009)

1917

Dorian Leigh, American model (died 2008)

1917

Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (died 2004)

1916

Ivo Lola Ribar, Yugoslav communist politician, military leader, and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (died 1943)

1916

Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (died 2009)

1916

Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (died 1982)

1915

Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer, academic, and businessman (died 2000)

1913

Diosa Costello, Puerto Rican-American entertainer, producer, and club owner (died 2013)

1911

Ronald Neame, English-American director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)

1910

Sheila Scott Macintyre, Scottish mathematician (died 1960)

1910

Simone Simon, French actress (died 2005)

1908

Myron Waldman, American animator and director (died 2006)

1907

Lee Miller, American model and photographer (died 1977)

1907

Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor, designed the Wotruba Church (died 1975)

1904

Clifford Bricker, Canadian long-distance runner (died 1980)

1904

Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter (died 2001)

1904

Duncan Renaldo, American actor (died 1985)

1903

Guy Simonds, English-Canadian general (died 1974)

1902

Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)

1901

E. B. Ford, English biologist and geneticist (died 1988)

1900

Jim Bottomley, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1959)

1900

Joseph Green, Polish-American actor and director (died 1996)

1899

Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)

1899

Minoru Shirota, Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (died 1982)

1898

Lucius D. Clay, American general (died 1978)

1897

Folke Jansson, Swedish athlete (died 1965)

1897

Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (died 1972)

1895

Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author and director (died 1982)

1894

Frank Borzage, American actor and director (died 1962)

1889

Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (died 1942)

1888

Georges Vanier, Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (died 1967)

1882

Albert Coates, English composer and conductor (died 1953)

1880

Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 1942)

1876

Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (died 1925)

1867

Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)

1865

Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (died 1943)

1861

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (died 1936)

1861

John Peltz, American baseball player and manager (died 1906)

1860

Justinian Oxenham, Australian public servant (died 1932)

1858

Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)

1857

Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (died 1919)

1856

Granville Woods, American inventor and engineer (died 1910)

1853

Winthrop M. Crane, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1920)

1819

Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1901)

1818

James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (died 1894)

1813

Stephen A. Douglas, American educator and politician, 7th Illinois Secretary of State (died 1861)

1813

Frédéric Ozanam, Italian-French historian and scholar (died 1853)

1812

Frederick Whitaker, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1891)

1805

Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher and academic (died 1879)

1794

Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and author (died 1856)

1792

Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (died 1882)

1791

James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States (died 1868)

1748

Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (died 1794)

1744

Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (died 1770)

1720

Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author (died 1797)

1715

Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor (died 1797)

1661

Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat (died 1730)

1628

Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician (died 1704)

1621

William Penn, English admiral and politician (died 1670)

1598

Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (died 1653)

1564

William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (died 1616)

1516

Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (died 1571)

1512

Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (died 1580)

1500

Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (died 1565)

1500

Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer (died 1576)

1484

Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician and scholar (died 1558)

1464

Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (died 1505)

1464

Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (died 1521)

1420

George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (died 1471)

1408

John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (died 1462)

1185

Afonso II of Portugal (died 1223)

Deaths

2026

Łukasz Litewka, Polish Parliament Member (born 1989)

2024

Frank Field, British politician (born 1942)

2024

Helen Vendler, American Literary Critic (born 1933)

2022

Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (born 1934)

2021

Dan Kaminsky, American internet security researcher (born 1979)

2019

Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, American soprano singer and presenter (born 1983)

2019

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1921)

2016

Inge King, German-born Australian sculptor (born 1915)

2016

Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister from 1995 to 1996 (born 1932)

2015

Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (born 1944)

2015

Ray Jackson, Australian activist (born 1941)

2015

Pierre Claude Nolin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian Senate (born 1950)

2015

Jim Steffen, American football player (born 1936)

2015

Francis Tsai, American author and illustrator (born 1967)

2014

Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (born 1946)

2014

Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1959)

2014

Jaap Havekotte, Dutch speed skater and producer of ice skates (born 1912)

2014

Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (born 1911)

2014

F. Michael Rogers, American general (born 1921)

2014

Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (born 1951)

2014

Patric Standford, English composer and educator (born 1939)

2013

Bob Brozman, American guitarist (born 1954)

2013

Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (born 1943)

2013

Tony Grealish, English footballer (born 1956)

2013

Antonio Maccanico, Italian banker and politician (born 1924)

2013

Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (born 1924)

2013

Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist and scholar (born 1907)

2012

Lillemor Arvidsson, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 34th Governor of Gotland (born 1943)

2012

Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (born 1947)

2012

Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (born 1947)

2012

Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist and paleontologist (born 1921)

2012

LeRoy T. Walker, American football player and coach (born 1918)

2011

James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (born 1922)

2011

Tom King, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1943)

2011

Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, English businessman and politician (born 1921)

2011

Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of State (born 1924)

2011

John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (born 1946)

2010

Peter Porter, Australian-born British poet (born 1929)

2007

Paul Erdman, Canadian-American economist and author (born 1932)

2007

David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (born 1934)

2007

Peter Randall, English sergeant (born 1930)

2007

Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (born 1931)

2006

Phil Walden, American record producer and manager, co-founder of Capricorn Records (born 1940)

2005

Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (born 1911)

2005

Robert Farnon, Canadian-English trumpet player, composer and conductor (born 1917)

2005

Al Grassby, Australian journalist and politician (born 1928)

2005

John Mills, English actor (born 1908)

2005

Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (born 1927)

2005

Earl Wilson, American baseball player, coach and educator (born 1934)

2004

Herman Veenstra, Dutch water polo player (born 1911)

2003

Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer (born 1910)

1998

Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1907)

1998

James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (born 1928)

1998

Thanassis Skordalos, Greek singer-songwriter and lyra player (born 1920)

1997

Denis Compton, English cricketer and footballer (born 1918)

1996

Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (born 1913)

1996

P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (born 1899)

1995

Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (born 1895)

1995

Howard Cosell, American lawyer and journalist (born 1918)

1995

Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist (born 1904)

1995

John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (born 1904)

1993

Cesar Chavez, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers (born 1927)

1992

Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)

1992

Tanka Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician, 27th Prime Minister of Nepal (born 1912)

1991

Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)

1990

Paulette Goddard, American actress (born 1910)

1986

Harold Arlen, American composer (born 1905)

1986

Jim Laker, English international cricketer and sportscaster; holder of world record for most wickets taken in a match (born 1922)

1986

Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (born 1905)

1985

Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (born 1896)

1985

Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (born 1916)

1984

Red Garland, American pianist (born 1923)

1983

Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (born 1908)

1981

Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (born 1897)

1966

George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (born 1893)

1965

George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (born 1891)

1959

Bak Jungyang, Korean politician (born 1872)

1951

Jules Berry, French actor and director (born 1883)

1951

Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1865)

1936

Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (born 1889)

1915

Rupert Brooke, English poet (born 1887)

1907

Alferd Packer, American prospector and convicted cannibal (born 1842)

1905

Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (born 1823)

1895

Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (born 1815)

1889

Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (born 1808)

1865

Silas Soule, American soldier and whistleblower of the Sand Creek Massacre (born 1838)

1850

William Wordsworth, English poet and author (born 1770)

1850

John Joel Glanton, American outlaw, soldier, mercenary, and Texas ranger (born ~1819)

1839

Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (born 1768)

1827

Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (born 1780)

1794

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (born 1721)

1792

Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (born 1741)

1784

Solomon I of Imereti (born 1735)

1781

James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (born 1706)

1702

Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (born 1614)

1695

Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (born 1621)

1625

Maurice, Prince of Orange (born 1567)

1620

Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Jewish scholar (born 1542)

1616

William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (born 1564)

1616

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish writer and historian (born 1539)

1605

Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (born 1551)

1554

Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (born 1523)

1501

Domenico della Rovere, Catholic cardinal (born 1442)

1407

Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (born 1326)

1400

Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, English politician and nobleman (born c. 1338)

1307

Joan of Acre (born 1272)

1266

Gilles of Saumur, French archbishop

1262

Aegidius of Assisi, companion of Saint Francis of Assisi

1217

Inge II of Norway (born 1185)

1200

Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher (born 1130)

1196

Béla III of Hungary (born c. 1148)

1170

Minamoto no Tametomo, Japanese samurai (born 1139)

1151

Adeliza of Louvain (born 1103)

1124

Alexander I of Scotland (born 1078)

1016

Æthelred the Unready, English son of Edgar the Peaceful (born 968)

1014

Brian Boru, Irish king (born 941)

1014

Domnall mac Eimín, Mormaer of Mar

997

Adalbert of Prague, Czech bishop, missionary, and saint (born 956)

990

Ekkehard II, Swiss monk and abbot

944

Wichmann the Elder, Saxon nobleman

915

Yang Shihou, Chinese general

871

Æthelred of Wessex (born 837)

725

Wihtred of Kent

711

Childebert III, Frankish king (born 670)

303

Saint George, Roman soldier and martyr

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