Events

2025

US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the first such summit since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

2021

Kabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign nationals, effectively reestablishing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

2020

Russia begins production on the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.

2015

North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time, 81⁄2 hours ahead of UTC.

2013

At least 27 people are killed and 226 injured in an explosion in southern Beirut near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. A previously unknown Syrian Sunni group claims responsibility in an online video.

2013

The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years.

2007

An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090.

2005

Israel's unilateral disengagement plan to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank begins.

2005

The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending almost three decades of fighting.

1999

Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria: Some 29 people are killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco.

1998

Northern Ireland: Omagh bombing takes place; 29 people (including a woman pregnant with twins) killed and some 220 others injured.

1998

Apple introduces the iMac computer.

1995

In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later).

1995

Tomiichi Murayama, Prime Minister of Japan, releases the Murayama Statement, which formally expresses remorse for Japanese war crimes committed during World War II.

1989

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 crashes after takeoff from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, killing 34 of the 40 people on board.

1985

Signing of the Assam Accord, an agreement between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement to end the movement.

1984

The Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish Armed Forces with an attack on police and gendarmerie bases in Şemdinli and Eruh.

1977

The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.

1976

SAETA Flight 011 crashes into the Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador, killing all 59 people on board; the wreckage is not discovered until 2002.

1975

Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.

1975

Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.

1974

Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung Hee.

1973

Vietnam War: The US Air Force bombing of Cambodia ends.

1971

President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.

1971

Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.

1970

Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.

1969

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in Bethel, New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era.

1965

The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock.

1963

Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.

1963

President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.

1962

James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.

1961

Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.

1960

Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.

1959

American Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 707, crashes near the Calverton Executive Airpark in Calverton, New York, killing all five people on board.

1954

Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay.

1952

A flash flood devastates the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.

1950

Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.

1948

The First Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established in the southern half of the peninsula.

1947

India gains independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.

1947

Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.

1945

Emperor Hirohito broadcasts his declaration of surrender following the effective surrender of Japan in World War II; Korea gains independence from the Empire of Japan.

1944

World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.

1943

World War II: Battle of Trahili: Superior German forces surround Cretan partisans, who manage to escape against all odds.

1942

World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses.

1941

Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad for espionage at the Tower of London at 07:12, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower.

1940

An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiser Elli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.

1939

Twenty-six Junkers Ju 87 bombers commanded by Walter Sigel meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing demonstration for Luftwaffe generals at Neuhammer. Thirteen of them crash and burn.

1939

The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.

1935

Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.

1920

Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.

1915

A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.

1914

A servant of American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, and murders seven people there.

1914

The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon.

1914

World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.

1914

World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.

1907

Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.

1899

Fratton Park football ground in Portsmouth, England is officially first opened.

1893

Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.

1882

Start of the second part of the Montceau-les-Mines troubles by the Black Band, groups of anarchist miners.

1863

The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).

1843

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.

1843

Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1824

The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states.

1814

War of 1812: British forces launch a costly and unsuccessful night attack against American defenders during the siege of Fort Erie.

1760

Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.

1695

French forces end the bombardment of Brussels.

1684

Emperor Leopold I and French king Louis XIV agree to an armistice in the truce of Ratisbon.

1645

A Royalist army under the Marquess of Montrose defeats a Covenanter army in the battle of Kilsyth.

1599

Nine Years' War: Battle of Curlew Pass: Irish forces led by Hugh Roe O'Donnell successfully ambush English forces, led by Sir Conyers Clifford, sent to relieve Collooney Castle.

1592

Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Ŏkki, and Wŏn Kyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.

1549

Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: 22 July 1549).

1540

Arequipa, Peru is founded.

1537

Asunción, Paraguay is founded.

1534

Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.

1519

Panama City, Panama is founded.

1517

Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary.

1511

Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Malacca Sultanate.

1483

Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel.

1461

The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.

1430

Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquers Lucca.

1310

The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights establish their headquarters on the island and rename themselves the Knights of Rhodes.

1281

Mongol invasion of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a "divine wind" for the second time in the Battle of Kōan.

1261

Michael VIII Palaiologos leads triumphal procession into Constantinople following its recapture and is crowned Byzantine emperor.

1248

The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. (Construction is eventually completed in 1880.)

1237

Spanish Reconquista: The Battle of the Puig between the Moorish forces of Taifa of Valencia against the Crown of Aragon culminates in an Aragonese victory.

1224

The Livonian Brothers of the Sword, a Catholic military order, occupy Tarbatu (today Tartu) as part of the Livonian Crusade.

1209

Albigensian Crusade: The Cathar stronghold of Carcassonne falls to the crusaders.

1185

The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.

1136

Seljuk Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud enters Baghdad after he besieged it for fifty days and the flight of Abbasid caliph al-Rashid Billah the day before.

1096

Starting date of the First Crusade as set by Pope Urban II.

1070

The Pavian-born Benedictine Lanfranc is appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury in England.

1057

King Macbeth of Scotland is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada.

1038

King Stephen I, the first king of Hungary, dies; his nephew, Peter Orseolo, succeeds him.

1018

Byzantine general Eustathios Daphnomeles blinds and captures Ibatzes of Bulgaria by a ruse, thereby ending Bulgarian resistance against Emperor Basil II's conquest of Bulgaria.

982

Holy Roman Emperor Otto II is defeated by the Saracens in the Battle of Capo Colonna, in Calabria.

927

The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.

838

The Arabs under Caliph al-Mu'tasim storm and sack the city of Amorium, killing half the population and enslaving the other.

805

Noble Erchana of Dahauua grants the Bavarian town of Dachau to the Diocese of Freising

778

The Battle of Roncevaux Pass takes place between the army of Charlemagne and a Basque army.

747

Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, renounces his position as majordomo and retires to a monastery near Rome. His brother, Pepin the Short, becomes the sole ruler (de facto) of the Frankish Kingdom.

718

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Arabs abandond the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople due to failure to secure enough supplies, defeat of their relief army by the Byzantines and an outbreak of plague in the camp.

717

Arab–Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, which will last for nearly a year.

636

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate begins.

Births

2003

Juanlu Sánchez, Spanish footballer

1999

Paola Reis, BMX rider

1995

Chief Keef, American rapper

1995

Setyana Mapasa, Indonesian-Australian badminton player

1994

Lasse Vigen Christensen, Danish footballer

1994

Kosuke Hagino, Japanese swimmer

1993

Clinton N'Jie, Cameroonian footballer

1993

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, English footballer

1992

Baskaran Adhiban, Indian chess player

1992

Matthew Judon, American football player

1991

Petja Piiroinen, Finnish snowboarder

1990

Jennifer Lawrence, American actress and producer

1989

Joe Jonas, American singer, songwriter, and actor

1989

Ryan McGowan, Australian footballer

1989

Carlos PenaVega, American actor and singer

1989

Jordan Rapana, New Zealand rugby league player

1988

Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer

1988

Boban Marjanović, Serbian basketball player

1987

Ryan D'Imperio, American football player

1987

Michel Kreder, Dutch cyclist

1987

Sean McAllister, English footballer

1985

Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (died 2019)

1984

Jarrod Dyson, American baseball player

1984

Emily Kinney, American actress and singer-songwriter

1983

Siobhan Chamberlain, English association football goalkeeper

1983

Rachel Haot, American businesswoman

1982

Casey Burgener, American weightlifter

1982

David Harrison, American basketball player

1981

Brendan Hansen, American swimmer

1981

Óliver Pérez, American baseball player

1980

Fiann Paul, Icelandic explorer

1979

Carl Edwards, American race car driver

1978

Waleed Aly, Australian journalist and television host

1978

Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast

1978

Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer

1978

Kerri Walsh Jennings, American volleyball player

1977

Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey player

1977

Anthony Rocca, Australian footballer and coach

1976

Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch footballer and manager

1975

Bertrand Berry, American football player and radio host

1975

Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer and coach

1975

Brendan Morrison, Canadian ice hockey player

1975

Kara Wolters, American basketball player

1974

Natasha Henstridge, Canadian model and actress

1974

Tomasz Suwary, Polish footballer

1972

Ben Affleck, American actor and filmmaker

1972

Jennifer Alexander, Canadian ballerina (died 2007)

1972

Mikey Graham, Irish singer

1971

Adnan Sami, Indian singer, musician, music composer, pianist and actor

1970

Anthony Anderson, American comedian, actor, and producer

1970

Ben Silverman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Electus Studios

1969

Bernard Fanning, Australian singer-songwriter

1969

Carlos Roa, Argentine footballer

1968

Debra Messing, American actress

1967

Tony Hand, Scottish ice hockey player and coach

1967

Peter Hermann, American actor

1966

Scott Brosius, American baseball player and coach

1966

Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach

1965

Rob Thomas, American author, screenwriter, and producer

1964

Jane Ellison, English lawyer and politician

1964

Melinda French Gates, American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the Gates Foundation

1963

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican filmmaker

1963

Simon Hart, Welsh soldier and politician

1963

Jack Russell, English cricketer and coach

1962

Tom Colicchio, American chef and author

1962

Rıdvan Dilmen, Turkish footballer and manager

1962

Inês Pedrosa, Portuguese writer

1962

Vilja Savisaar-Toomast, Estonian lawyer and politician

1961

Ed Gillespie, American political strategist

1961

Matt Johnson, English singer-songwriter and musician

1961

Gary Kubiak, American football player and coach

1961

Suhasini Maniratnam, Indian actress and screenwriter

1959

Scott Altman, American captain, pilot, and astronaut

1958

Simon Baron-Cohen, English-Canadian psychiatrist and author

1958

Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1958

Simple Kapadia, Indian actress and costume designer (died 2009)

1958

Victor Shenderovich, Russian journalist and radio host

1958

Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian

1957

Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor

1956

Lorraine Desmarais, Canadian pianist and composer

1956

Freedom Neruda, Ivorian journalist

1956

Robert Syms, English businessman and politician

1954

Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and author (died 2004)

1953

Carol Thatcher, English journalist and author

1953

Mark Thatcher, English businessman

1953

Wolfgang Hohlbein, German author

1952

Chuck Burgi, American drummer

1951

Ann Biderman, American screenwriter and producer

1951

Bobby Caldwell, American singer-songwriter (died 2023)

1951

John Childs, English cricketer

1950

Tommy Aldridge, American drummer

1950

Tess Harper, American actress

1950

Tom Kelly, American baseball player

1950

Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom

1949

Phyllis Smith, American actress

1948

Patsy Gallant, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

1948

Tom Johnston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1947

Rakhee Gulzar, Indian film actress

1946

Jimmy Webb, American singer-songwriter and pianist

1945

Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (died 2025)

1944

Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health (died 2019)

1943

Eileen Bell, Northern Irish civil servant and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly

1942

Pete York, English rock drummer

1941

Jim Brothers, American sculptor (died 2013)

1941

Don Rich, American country musician (died 1974)

1940

Gudrun Ensslin, German militant leader, founded Red Army Faction (died 1977)

1938

Stephen Breyer, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

1938

Stix Hooper, American jazz drummer

1938

Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist (died 2014)

1938

Maxine Waters, American educator and politician

1938

Janusz Zajdel, Polish engineer and author (died 1985)

1936

Pat Priest, American actress

1936

Rita Shane, American soprano and educator (died 2014)

1935

Jim Dale, English actor, narrator, singer, director, and composer

1935

Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (died 2014)

1934

Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2007)

1934

Purushottam Upadhyay, Indian musician, singer and composer (died 2024)

1934

Reginald Scarlett, Jamaican cricketer and coach (died 2019)

1934

Darrell K. Sweet, American illustrator (died 2011)

1934

Valentin Varlamov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor (died 1980)

1933

Bobby Helms, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997)

1933

Stanley Milgram, American social psychologist (died 1984)

1933

Mike Seeger, American folk musician and folklorist (died 2009)

1932

Abby Dalton, American actress (died 2020)

1932

Robert L. Forward, American physicist and engineer (died 2002)

1932

Jim Lange, American game show host and DJ (died 2014)

1932

Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn, South African-English lawyer and judge (died 2017)

1931

Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (died 2014)

1931

Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)

1928

Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (died 2013)

1928

Malcolm Glazer, American businessman and sports team owner (died 2014)

1928

Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer (died 2018)

1927

Eddie Leadbeater, English cricketer (died 2011)

1927

Oliver Popplewell, English cricketer and judge (died 2024)

1926

Julius Katchen, American pianist and composer (died 1969)

1926

Eddie Little Sky, American actor (died 1997)

1926

Sami Michael, Iraqi-Israeli author and playwright (died 2024)

1926

John Silber, American philosopher and academic (died 2012)

1926

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, 6th President of Greece (died 2016)

1925

Mike Connors, American actor and producer (died 2017)

1925

Rose Maddox, American singer-songwriter and fiddle player (died 1998)

1925

Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (died 2007)

1925

Bill Pinkney, American singer (died 2007)

1925

Erik Schmidt, Swedish-Estonian painter and author (died 2014)

1924

Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (died 1995)

1924

Hedy Epstein, German-American Holocaust survivor and activist (died 2016)

1924

Yoshirō Muraki, Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (died 2009)

1924

Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (died 2016)

1923

Rose Marie, American actress and singer (died 2017)

1922

Leonard Baskin, American sculptor and illustrator (died 2000)

1922

Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (died 2005)

1922

Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (died 1988)

1921

August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (died 2012)

1920

Judy Cassab, Austrian-Australian painter (died 2008)

1919

Huntz Hall, American actor (died 1999)

1919

Benedict Kiely, Irish journalist and author (died 2007)

1917

Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 1999)

1917

Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (died 1980)

1916

Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (died 1989)

1915

Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (died 2002)

1914

Paul Rand, American graphic designer and art director (died 1996)

1912

Julia Child, American chef and author (died 2004)

1912

Wendy Hiller, English actress (died 2003)

1909

Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader (died 1973)

1904

George Klein, Canadian inventor, invented the motorized wheelchair (died 1992)

1902

Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (died 1943)

1901

Arnulfo Arias Madrid, Panamanian politician, 21st President of Panamá (died 1988)

1901

Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1975)

1900

Estelle Brody, American silent film actress (died 1995)

1900

Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator (died 1982)

1898

Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet (died 1966)

1896

Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957)

1896

Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (died 1985)

1896

Paul Outerbridge, American photographer and educator (died 1958)

1893

Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and academic (died 1950)

1892

Louis de Broglie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)

1892

Abraham Wachner, New Zealand politician, 35th Mayor of Invercargill (died 1950)

1890

Jacques Ibert, French composer and educator (died 1962)

1886

Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer (died 1974)

1885

Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1968)

1883

Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect (died 1962)

1882

Marion Bauer, American composer and critic (died 1955)

1882

Gisela Richter, English archaeologist and art historian (died 1972)

1881

Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist and politician (died 1956)

1879

Ethel Barrymore, American actress (died 1959)

1877

Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (died 1941)

1876

Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1966)

1875

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer (died 1912)

1873

Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian (died 1942)

1872

Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (died 1950)

1866

Italo Santelli, Italian fencer (died 1945)

1865

Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (died 1926)

1863

Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (died 1945)

1860

Florence Harding, American publisher, 31st First Lady of the United States (died 1924)

1859

Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (died 1931)

1858

E. Nesbit, English author and poet (died 1924)

1857

Albert Ballin, German businessman (died 1918)

1856

Keir Hardie, Scottish politician and trade unionist (died 1915)

1845

Walter Crane, English artist and book illustrator (died 1915)

1844

Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1908)

1839

Antonín Petrof, Czech piano maker (died 1915)

1824

John Chisum, American businessman (died 1884)

1810

Louise Colet, French poet (died 1876)

1807

Jules Grévy, French lawyer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (died 1891)

1798

Sangolli Rayanna, Indian warrior (died 1831)

1787

Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, American writer, editor, abolitionist (died 1860)

1785

Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (died 1859)

1771

Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (died 1832)

1769

Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and emperor (died 1821)

1740

Matthias Claudius, German poet and author (died 1815)

1736

Johann Christoph Kellner, German organist and composer (died 1803)

1717

Blind Jack, English engineer (died 1810)

1702

Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and Royal Academician (died 1788)

1652

John Grubb, American politician (died 1708)

1615

Marie de Lorraine, duchess of Guise (died 1688)

1613

Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (died 1692)

1608

Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, English politician (died 1652)

1607

Herman IV, landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (died 1658)

1589

Gabriel Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (died 1613)

1575

Bartol Kašić, Croatian linguist and lexicographer (died 1650)

1507

George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince (died 1553)

1455

George, duke of Bavaria (died 1503)

1432

Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (died 1484)

1385

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, English commander (died 1417)

1195

Anthony of Padua, Portuguese priest and saint (died 1231)

1171

Alfonso IX, king of León and Galicia (died 1230)

1013

Teishi, empress of Japan (died 1094)

Deaths

2024

Peter Marshall, American game show host, performer, and singer (born 1926)

2021

Gerd Müller, German footballer (born 1945)

2020

Robert Trump, American real-estate developer, business executive (born 1948)

2017

Gunnar Birkerts, Latvian-American architect (born 1925)

2015

Julian Bond, American academic, leader of the civil rights movement, and politician (born 1940)

2015

Hamid Gul, Pakistani general (born 1936)

2014

Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress (born 1909)

2013

Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (born 1944)

2013

Sławomir Mrożek, Polish-French author and playwright (born 1930)

2013

Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Nepali politician, 28th Prime Minister of Nepal (born 1942)

2013

August Schellenberg, Canadian actor (born 1936)

2012

Bob Birch, American bass player and saxophonist (born 1956)

2012

Altamiro Carrilho, Brazilian flute player and composer (born 1924)

2012

Harry Harrison, American author and illustrator (born 1925)

2011

Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1984)

2009

Mary Catherine Lamb, American textile artist (born 1949)

2008

Vic Toweel, South African-Australian boxer (born 1929)

2008

Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (born 1917)

2007

Richard Bradshaw, English conductor and director (born 1944)

2007

John Gofman, American biologist, chemist, and physicist (born 1918)

2007

Geoffrey Orbell, New Zealand physician (born 1908)

2007

Sam Pollock, Canadian businessman (born 1925)

2006

Te Atairangikaahu, New Zealand Māori queen (born 1931)

2006

Rick Bourke, Australian rugby league player (born 1955)

2006

Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer and manager (born 1923)

2005

Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana, Indian dermatologist and academic (born 1927)

2004

Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)

2004

Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister of Gujarat (born 1941)

2001

Yavuz Çetin, Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1970)

2001

Richard Chelimo, Kenyan runner (born 1972)

2001

Kateryna Yushchenko, Ukrainian computer scientist and academic (born 1919)

2000

Lancelot Ware, English barrister and biochemist, co-founder of Mensa (born 1915)

1999

Hugh Casson, English architect and interior designer (born 1910)

1997

Ida Gerhardt, Dutch poet and educator (born 1905)

1995

John Cameron Swayze, American journalist and actor (born 1906)

1994

Wout Wagtmans, Dutch cyclist (born 1929)

1992

Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (born 1947)

1990

Viktor Tsoi, Russian musician and actor (born 1962)

1989

Minoru Genda, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (born 1904)

1989

Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek general and diplomat (born 1897)

1982

Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (born 1905)

1982

Jock Taylor, Scottish motorcycle sidecar racer (born 1954)

1982

Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)

1981

Carol Ryrie Brink, American author (born 1895)

1981

Jørgen Løvset, Norwegian gynaecologist and academic (born 1896)

1977

Raymond A. Palmer, American author and magazine editor (born 1910)

1975

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (born 1920)

1975

Harun Karadeniz, Turkish political activist and author (born 1942)

1974

Clay Shaw, American businessman (born 1913)

1971

Paul Lukas, Hungarian-American actor (born 1887)

1967

René Magritte, Belgian painter (born 1898)

1962

Lei Feng, Chinese soldier (born 1940)

1953

Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (born 1875)

1951

Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (born 1882)

1945

Korechika Anami, Japanese general and politician, 54th Japanese Minister of the Army (born 1887)

1945

Fred Hockley, English lieutenant and pilot (born 1923)

1942

Mahadev Desai, Indian activist and author (born 1892)

1936

Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1871)

1935

Wiley Post, American pilot (born 1898)

1935

Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1879)

1935

Paul Signac, French painter and author (born 1863)

1928

Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (born 1854)

1925

Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (born 1878)

1917

Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1831)

1909

Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (born 1866)

1907

Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1831)

1859

Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (born 1777)

1852

Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (born 1760)

1844

José María Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (born 1733)

1799

Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and author (born 1729)

1758

Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (born 1698)

1728

Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (born 1656)

1714

Constantin Brâncoveanu, Romanian prince (born 1654)

1666

Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (born 1591)

1621

John Barclay, Scottish poet and author (born 1582)

1594

Thomas Kyd, English playwright (born 1558)

1552

Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (born 1477)

1528

Odet of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec, French general (born 1485)

1507

John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (born 1439)

1506

Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (born c. 1445)

1496

Infanta Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile and León (born 1428)

1399

Ide Pedersdatter Falk, Danish noblewoman (born 1358)

1388

Adalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio, Bohemian theologian and rector of the University of Paris (born circa 1320)

1369

Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England (born 1314)

1328

Yesün Temür, emperor of the Yuan dynasty (born 1293)

1275

Lorenzo Tiepolo, Doge of Venice

1274

Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and educator, founded the College of Sorbonne (born 1201)

1257

Saint Hyacinth of Poland

1224

Marie of France, Duchess of Brabant (born 1198)

1196

Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (born 1173)

1118

Alexios I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1048)

1057

Macbeth, King of Scotland

1038

Stephen I, Hungarian king (born 975)

1022

Nikephoros Phokas Barytrachelos, Byzantine rebel

986

Minnborinus, Irish missionary and abbot

978

Li Yu, ruler ('king') of Southern Tang

955

Bulcsú, Hungarian tribal chieftain (harka)

955

Lehel, Hungarian tribal chieftain

955

Súr, Hungarian tribal chieftain

932

Ma Xisheng, Chinese governor and king (born 899)

912

Han Jian, Chinese warlord (born 855)

874

Altfrid, bishop of Hildesheim

873

Yi Zong, Chinese emperor (born 833)

778

Roland, Frankish military leader

767

Abu Hanifa, Iraqi scholar and educator (born 699)

698

Theodotus of Amida, Syrian Orthodox holy man

465

Libius Severus, Roman emperor (born 420)

423

Honorius, Roman emperor (born 384)

398

Lan Han, official of the Xianbei state Later Yan

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