Events

2026

Shots are fired outside of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in the Washington Hilton where U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet are attending. One injury is reported and a suspect is taken into custody.

2015

At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.

2014

The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.

2007

Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.

2005

The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.

2005

A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station in Japan, killing 107, including the driver.

2005

Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union.

2004

The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.

1990

Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.

1983

Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.

1983

Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit.

1982

Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords.

1981

More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.

1980

One hundred forty-six people are killed when Dan-Air Flight 1008 crashes near Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands.

1974

Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime.

1972

Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.

1961

Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.

1960

The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

1959

The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.

1954

The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

1953

Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.

1951

Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.

1945

World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. This would be later known as Elbe Day.

1945

World War II: Liberation Day (Italy): The National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy calls for a general uprising against the German occupation and the Italian Social Republic.

1945

United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.

1945

World War II: The last German troops retreat from Finnish soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military actions of the Second World War end in Finland.

1944

The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.

1938

U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.

1933

Nazi Germany issues the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limiting the number of Jewish students able to attend public schools and universities.

1920

At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.

1916

Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.

1915

World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.

1901

New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.

1898

Spanish–American War: The United States Congress declares that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain has existed since April 21, when an American naval blockade of the Spanish colony of Cuba began.

1892

Véry bombing during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894).

1882

French and Vietnamese troops clash in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seizes the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.

1864

American Civil War: In the Battle of Marks' Mills, a force of 8,000 Confederate soldiers attacks 1,800 Union soldiers and a large number of wagon teamsters, killing or wounding 1,500 Union combatants.

1862

American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

1859

British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.

1849

The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.

1846

Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War.

1829

Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the British Empire.

1808

Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen takes place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops.

1792

Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.

1792

"La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.

1707

A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.

1644

Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.

1607

Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.

1464

A Yorkist army under the Baron Montagu defeats a Lancastrian army under the Duke of Somerset in the battle of Hedgeley Moor during the Wars of the Roses.

799

After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, Pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection.

775

The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over the South Caucasus is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire.

-404

Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion.

Births

2000

Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer

1998

Satou Sabally, German-American basketball player

1996

Mack Horton, Australian swimmer

1995

Lewis Baker, English footballer

1995

Packy Hanrahan, American bowler

1994

Omar McLeod, Jamaican hurdler

1994

Maggie Rogers, American musician

1994

Sam Fender, English singer-songwriter and musician

1993

Alex Bowman, American race car driver

1993

Daniel Norris, American baseball player

1993

Raphaël Varane, French footballer

1991

Jordan Poyer, American football player

1991

Alex Shibutani, American ice dancer

1990

Jean-Éric Vergne, French racing driver

1990

Taylor Walker, Australian footballer

1989

Marie-Michèle Gagnon, Canadian skier

1989

Michael van Gerwen, Dutch darts player

1989

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama

1988

Jonathan Bailey, English actor

1988

Sara Paxton, American actress

1988

James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player

1987

Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer

1987

Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

1986

Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player

1986

Gwen Jorgensen, American triathlete

1986

Claudia Rath, German heptathlete

1985

Giedo van der Garde, Dutch racing driver

1983

Johnathan Thurston, Australian rugby league player

1983

DeAngelo Williams, American football player

1982

Monty Panesar, English cricketer

1981

Felipe Massa, Brazilian racing driver

1981

John McFall, English sprinter

1981

Anja Pärson, Swedish skier

1981

Laura Birn, Finnish actress

1980

Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television host

1980

Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist

1978

Matt Walker, English swimmer

1977

Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter

1977

Marguerite Moreau, American actress and producer

1977

Matthew West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

1976

Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer

1976

Tim Duncan, American basketball player

1976

Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player

1976

Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach

1975

Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach

1973

Carlota Castrejana, Spanish triple jumper

1973

Barbara Rittner, German tennis player

1971

Sara Baras, Spanish dancer

1970

Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, comedian and producer

1969

Joe Buck, American sportscaster

1969

Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter

1969

Jon Olsen, American swimmer

1969

Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster

1969

Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer

1968

Thomas Strunz, German footballer

1967

Angel Martino, American swimmer

1966

Diego Domínguez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player

1966

Femke Halsema, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician

1966

Darren Holmes, American baseball player and coach

1965

Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter

1965

Mark Bryant, American basketball player and coach

1965

John Henson, American puppeteer and voice actor (died 2014)

1964

Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer

1964

Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter

1963

Joy Covey, American businesswoman (died 2013)

1963

David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager

1963

Paul Wassif, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1962

Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager

1961

Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American journalist and author

1961

Miran Tepeš, Slovenian ski jumper

1960

Paul Baloff, American singer (died 2002)

1960

Robert Peston, English journalist

1959

Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia

1959

Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director

1959

Tony Phillips, American baseball player (died 2016)

1958

Mike DeVault, American politician

1958

Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter

1958

Misha Glenny, British journalist

1957

Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager

1956

Dominique Blanc, French actress, director, and screenwriter

1956

Abdalla Uba Adamu, Nigerian professor, media scholar

1955

Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach

1955

Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer

1955

Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks

1954

Melvin Burgess, English author

1954

Randy Cross, American football player and sportscaster

1954

Róisín Shortall, Irish educator and politician

1953

Ron Clements, American animator, producer, and screenwriter

1953

Gary Cosier, Australian cricketer

1953

Anthony Venables, English economist, author, and academic

1952

Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer

1952

Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player and coach

1952

Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach

1951

Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade

1950

Donnell Deeny, Northern Irish lawyer and judge

1950

Steve Ferrone, English drummer

1950

Peter Hintze, German politician (died 2016)

1950

Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper

1949

Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver

1949

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance

1949

James Fenton, English poet, journalist and literary critic

1948

Mike Selvey, English cricketer and sportscaster

1948

Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician, 39th Premier of the Republic of China

1947

Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2016)

1947

Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor

1947

Cathy Smith, Canadian singer and drug dealer (died 2020)

1946

Talia Shire, American actress

1946

Peter Sutherland, Irish lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Ireland (died 2018)

1946

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 2022)

1945

Stu Cook, American bass player Creedence Clearwater Revival, songwriter, and producer

1945

Richard C. Hoagland, American theorist and author

1945

Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer

1944

Len Goodman, English dancer (died 2023)

1944

Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter

1944

Stephen Nickell, English economist and academic

1944

Bruce Ponder, English geneticist and cancer researcher

1943

Tony Christie, English singer-songwriter and actor

1942

Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician

1941

Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2021)

1941

Dorothy Shea, Australian librarian (died 2024)

1941

Lawrence J. Smith, American politician (died 2026)

1940

Al Pacino, American actor and director

1939

Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager (died 2021)

1939

Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat

1939

Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic (died 2026)

1939

Veronica Sutherland, English academic and British diplomat

1938

Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (died 2012)

1938

Ton Schulten, Dutch painter and graphic designer (died 2025)

1936

Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (died 2000)

1935

Bob Gutowski, American pole vaulter (died 1960)

1935

Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer (died 2018)

1934

Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager (died 2025)

1933

Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and producer (died 2011)

1933

Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (died 1992)

1932

Nikolai Kardashev, Russian astrophysicist (died 2019)

1932

Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (died 2015)

1932

Lia Manoliu, Romanian discus thrower and politician (died 1998)

1931

Felix Berezin, Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1980)

1931

David Shepherd, English painter and author (died 2017)

1930

Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014)

1930

Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral and surgeon (died 2012)

1930

Peter Schulz, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Hamburg (died 2013)

1929

Yvette Williams, New Zealand long jumper, shot putter, and discus thrower (died 2019)

1928

Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor (died 2011)

1927

Corín Tellado, Spanish author (died 2009)

1927

Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator (died 2020)

1926

Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (died 2001)

1926

Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (died 2008)

1926

Patricia Castell, Argentine actress (died 2013)

1925

Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, English trade union leader and businessman (died 2026)

1925

Sammy Drechsel, German comedian and journalist (died 1986)

1925

Louis O'Neil, Canadian academic and politician (died 2018)

1924

Ingemar Johansson, Swedish race walker (died 2009)

1924

Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (died 2005)

1924

Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (died 2013)

1923

Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer and academic (died 2025)

1923

Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (died 2006)

1923

Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1992)

1921

Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (died 2006)

1919

Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (died 2011)

1918

Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer (died 2005)

1918

Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French-American astronomer and academic (died 1995)

1918

Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (died 2006)

1917

Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (died 1996)

1917

Jean Lucas, French racing driver (died 2003)

1916

Jerry Barber, American golfer (died 1994)

1915

Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (died 1978)

1914

Ross Lockridge Jr., American author and academic (died 1948)

1913

Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (died 1944)

1912

Earl Bostic, American saxophonist (died 1965)

1911

Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (died 2014)

1911

George Roth, American gymnast (died 1997)

1910

Arapeta Awatere, New Zealand interpreter, military leader, politician, and murderer (died 1976)

1909

William Pereira, American architect, designed the Transamerica Pyramid (died 1985)

1908

Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (died 1965)

1906

Joel Brand, member of the Budapest Aid and Rescue Committee (died 1964)

1906

William J. Brennan Jr., American colonel and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (died 1997)

1905

George Nēpia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (died 1986)

1903

Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1987)

1902

Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist and academic (died 1964)

1902

Mary Miles Minter, American actress (died 1984)

1900

Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 1996)

1900

Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958)

1897

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (died 1965)

1896

Fred Haney, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1977)

1892

Maud Hart Lovelace, American author (died 1980)

1887

Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and critic (died 1936)

1882

Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (died 1976)

1878

William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (died 1946)

1876

Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (died 1958)

1874

Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937)

1874

Ernest Webb, English-Canadian race walker (died 1937)

1873

Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer, and novelist (died 1956)

1873

Howard Garis, American author, creator of the Uncle Wiggily series of children's stories (died 1962)

1872

C. B. Fry, English cricketer, footballer, educator, and politician (died 1956)

1871

Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (died 1926)

1868

John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (died 1910)

1862

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (died 1933)

1854

Charles Sumner Tainter, American engineer and inventor (died 1940)

1851

Leopoldo Alas, Spanish author, critic, and academic (died 1901)

1850

Luise Adolpha Le Beau, German composer and educator (died 1927)

1849

Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (died 1925)

1843

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (died 1878)

1776

Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (died 1857)

1770

Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian philologist and academic (died 1850)

1767

Nicolas Oudinot, French general (died 1847)

1725

Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (died 1786)

1723

Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer (died 1797)

1710

James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author (died 1776)

1694

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (died 1753)

1666

Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer (died 1727)

1621

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician (died 1679)

1599

Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (died 1658)

1529

Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist (died 1597)

1502

Georg Major, German theologian and academic (died 1574)

1287

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1330)

1284

Edward II of England (died 1327)

1228

Conrad IV of Germany (died 1254)

1214

Louis IX of France (died 1270)

Deaths

2026

Andrzej Olechowski, Polish politician (born 1947)

2025

Virginia Giuffre, American and Australian advocate (born 1983)

2024

Marla Adams, American television actress (born 1938)

2024

Laurent Cantet, French director, cinematographer and screenwriter (born 1961)

2023

Harry Belafonte, American singer, activist, and actor (born 1927)

2019

John Havlicek, American basketball player (born 1940)

2018

Madeeha Gauhar, Pakistani actress, playwright and director of social theater, and women's rights activist (born 1956)

2016

Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (born 1922)

2015

Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (born 1927)

2015

Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (born 1948)

2015

Don Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and novelist (born 1922)

2015

Mike Phillips, American basketball player (born 1956)

2014

Dan Heap, Canadian priest and politician (born 1925)

2014

William Judson Holloway Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1923)

2014

Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (born 1934)

2014

Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1968)

2014

Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (born 1932)

2013

Brian Adam, Scottish biochemist and politician (born 1948)

2013

Jacob Avshalomov, American composer and conductor (born 1919)

2013

György Berencsi, Hungarian virologist and academic (born 1941)

2013

Rick Camp, American baseball player (born 1953)

2012

Gerry Bahen, Australian footballer (born 1929)

2012

Denny Jones, American rancher and politician (born 1910)

2012

Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina and educator (born 1925)

2012

Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (born 1916)

2011

Poly Styrene, British musician (born 1957)

2010

Dorothy Provine, American actress and singer (born 1935)

2010

Alan Sillitoe, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (born 1928)

2009

Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (born 1922)

2008

Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (born 1921)

2007

Alan Ball Jr., English footballer and manager (born 1945)

2007

Arthur Milton, English footballer and cricketer (born 1928)

2007

Bobby Pickett, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)

2006

Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (born 1916)

2006

Peter Law, Welsh politician and independent member of parliament (born 1948)

2005

Jim Barker, American politician (born 1935)

2005

Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk and educator (born 1908)

2004

Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (born 1929)

2003

Samson Kitur, Kenyan runner (born 1966)

2002

Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (born 1971)

2001

Michele Alboreto, Italian racing driver (born 1956)

2000

Lucien Le Cam, French mathematician and statistician (born 1924)

2000

David Merrick, American director and producer (born 1911)

1999

Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author (born 1914)

1999

Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1951)

1998

Wright Morris, American author and photographer (born 1910)

1996

Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (born 1920)

1995

Art Fleming, American game show host (born 1925)

1995

Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1911)

1995

Lev Shankovsky, Ukrainian military historian (born 1903)

1992

Mamoru Nakamura, Palauan jurist (born 1939/1940)

1992

Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1965)

1990

Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (born 1923)

1988

Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (born 1944)

1988

Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (born 1904)

1983

William S. Bowdern, American priest and author (born 1897)

1982

John Cody, American cardinal (born 1907)

1976

Carol Reed, English director and producer (born 1906)

1976

Markus Reiner, Israeli engineer and educator (born 1886)

1975

Mike Brant, Israeli singer and songwriter (born 1947)

1974

Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer (born 1888)

1973

Olga Grey, Hungarian-American actress (born 1896)

1972

George Sanders, English actor (born 1906)

1970

Anita Louise, American actress (born 1915)

1961

Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (born 1875)

1950

John Ernest Adamson, English educationalist and Director of Education of the Colony of Transvaal (born 1867)

1945

Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (born 1903)

1944

George Herriman, American cartoonist (born 1880)

1944

Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player (born 1859)

1944

William Stephens, American engineer and politician, 24th Governor of California (born 1859)

1943

Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (born 1858)

1941

Salih Bozok, Turkish commander and politician (born 1881)

1936

Wajed Ali Khan Panni, Bengali aristocrat and philanthropist (born 1871)

1928

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (born 1878)

1923

Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (born 1840)

1921

Emmeline B. Wells, American journalist and women's rights advocate (born 1828)

1919

Augustus D. Juilliard, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1836)

1915

Frederick W. Seward, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (born 1830)

1913

Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (born 1859)

1911

Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (born 1862)

1906

John Knowles Paine, American composer and educator (born 1839)

1892

Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (born 1840)

1892

Karl von Ditmar, Estonian-German geologist and explorer (born 1822)

1891

Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (born 1811)

1890

Crowfoot, Canadian tribal chief (born 1830)

1883

Adolph Strauch, Prussian American landscape architect (born 1822)

1878

Anna Sewell, English author (born 1820)

1875

12th Dalai Lama (born 1857)

1873

Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter and sculptor (born 1783)

1840

Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (born 1781)

1800

William Cowper, English poet (born 1731)

1770

Jean-Antoine Nollet, French minister, physicist, and academic (born 1700)

1744

Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (born 1701)

1690

David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (born 1610)

1660

Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (born 1605)

1644

Chongzhen Emperor of China (born 1611)

1605

Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (born c. 1555)

1595

Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (born 1544)

1566

Louise Labé, French poet and author (born 1520)

1566

Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (born 1499)

1516

John Yonge, English diplomat (born 1467)

1472

Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (born 1404)

1397

Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, English nobleman

1342

Pope Benedict XII (born 1285)

1295

Sancho IV of Castile (born 1258)

1264

Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, medieval English nobleman; Earl of Winchester (born 1195)

1243

Boniface of Valperga, Bishop of Aosta

1228

Queen Isabella II of Jerusalem (born 1212)

1217

Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia

1185

Emperor Antoku of Japan (born 1178)

1077

Géza I of Hungary (born 1040)

1074

Herman I, Margrave of Baden

908

Zhang Wenwei, Chinese chancellor

775

Smbat VII Bagratuni, Armenian prince

775

Mushegh VI Mamikonian, Armenian prince

501

Rusticus, saint and archbishop of Lyon (born 455)

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