Events

2017

Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break.

2013

The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.

2010

Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.

2009

A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.

2005

The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.

2004

Google Inc. has its initial public offering on Nasdaq.

2003

A truck-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.

2003

Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing: A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children.

2002

Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.

1999

In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.

1991

Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The August Coup begins when Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.

1991

Crown Heights riot in New York City begins.

1989

Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years.

1989

Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

1987

Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.

1981

Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States F-14A Tomcat fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra.

1980

Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at Riyadh International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.

1980

Otłoczyn railway accident: In Poland's worst post-war railway accident, 67 people lose their lives and a further 62 are injured.

1978

In Iran, the Cinema Rex fire causes more than 300 deaths.

1965

Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.

1964

Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics.

1960

Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.

1960

Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.

1955

In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.

1953

Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

1945

August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.

1944

World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.

1942

World War II: Operation Jubilee (The Dieppe Raid): The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails.

1941

Germany and Romania sign the Tiraspol Agreement, rendering the region of Transnistria under control of the latter.

1940

First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.

1936

The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.

1934

The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.

1934

The German referendum of 1934 approves Adolf Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.

1927

Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.

1920

The Tambov Rebellion breaks out, in response to the Bolshevik policy of Prodrazvyorstka.

1909

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens for automobile racing. William Bourque and his mechanic are killed during the first day's events.

1903

The Transfiguration Uprising breaks out in East Thrace, resulting in the establishment of the Strandzha Commune.

1862

Dakota War: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.

1861

First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.

1854

The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.

1848

California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).

1839

The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world".

1813

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's Second Triumvirate.

1812

War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".

1782

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.

1772

Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.

1759

Battle of Lagos: Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.

1745

Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan: The start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as "the 45".

1745

Ottoman–Persian War: In the Battle of Kars, the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by Nader Shah.

1725

J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137, a cantata setting the unchanged text of Neander's hymn.

1692

Salem witch trials: In Salem, province of Massachusetts Bay, Martha Carrier, George Jacobs Sr., John Proctor, John Willard, and clergyman George Burroughs are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.

1666

Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 116 to 160 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".

1604

Eighty Years War: a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange forces the Spanish garrison of Sluis to capitulate.

1561

Mary, Queen of Scots, aged 18, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.

1504

In Ireland, the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs (Burkes) and Cambro-Norman Fitzgeralds fight in the Battle of Knockdoe.

1458

Pope Pius II is elected the 211th Pope.

1153

After a six month siege, Baldwin III of Jerusalem captures Ascalon, obtaining a vast amount of plunder and securing the southern border of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

947

Abu Yazid, a Kharijite rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the Hodna Mountains in modern-day Algeria by Fatimid forces.

-43

In the wake of the murder of Julius Caesar, his nephew and heir, Octavian, uses the threat of military force to compel the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.

-295

The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War.

Births

2004

Chae Hyun-woo, South Korean football player

2001

Awak Kuier, Finnish basketball player

2000

Keegan Murray, American basketball player

1999

Ethan Cutkosky, American actor and musician

1999

Thomas Flegler, Australian rugby league player

1999

Florentino Luís, Portuguese footballer

1996

Jung Ye-rin, South Korean singer and actress

1996

Lachlan Lewis, Australian rugby league player

1994

Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian pentathlete and heptathlete

1994

Fernando Gaviria, Colombian cyclist

1993

Pio Seci, Fijian rugby league player

1992

David Rittich, Czech ice hockey player

1991

Salem Al-Dawsari, Saudi Arabian footballer

1990

Danny Galbraith, Scottish footballer

1989

Romeo Miller, American basketball player, rapper, actor

1988

Kirk Cousins, American football player

1988

Veronica Roth, American author

1987

Patrick Chung, Jamaican-American football player

1987

Nick Driebergen, Dutch swimmer

1987

Nico Hülkenberg, German racing driver

1986

Sotiris Balafas, Greek footballer

1986

Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player

1986

Christina Perri, American singer and songwriter

1985

Lindsey Jacobellis, American snowboarder

1984

Simon Bird, English actor and screenwriter

1984

Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer

1984

Ryan Taylor, English footballer

1983

Mike Conway, English racing driver

1983

Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter

1983

Tammin Sursok, South African-Australian actress and singer

1982

Erika Christensen, American actress

1982

Melissa Fumero, American actress

1982

J. J. Hardy, American baseball player

1982

Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter

1982

Stipe Miocic, American professional mixed martial artist

1982

Steve Ott, Canadian ice hockey player

1981

Nick Kennedy, English rugby player

1981

Taylor Pyatt, Canadian ice hockey player

1981

Percy Watson, American football player and wrestler

1980

Darius Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2022)

1980

Craig Frawley, Australian rugby league player

1980

Jun Jin, South Korean singer

1980

Paul Parry, Welsh footballer

1980

Michael Todd, American bass player

1979

Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer

1978

Chris Capuano, American baseball player

1978

Jakub Dvorský, Czech game designer

1978

Thomas Jones, American football player

1977

Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist

1976

Régine Chassagne, Canadian singer-songwriter

1975

Tracie Thoms, American actress

1973

Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer and manager

1973

Roy Rogers, American basketball player and coach

1973

Tasma Walton, Australian actress

1972

Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentinian footballer and manager

1972

Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer-songwriter

1971

Mary Joe Fernández, Dominican-American tennis player and coach

1971

João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer

1970

Fat Joe, American rapper

1969

Douglas Allen Tunstall Jr., American professional wrestler and politician

1969

Nate Dogg, American rapper (died 2011)

1969

Matthew Perry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)

1969

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player and coach

1969

Clay Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1967

Satya Nadella, Indian-American business executive, chairman and CEO of Microsoft

1966

Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter

1965

Kevin Dillon, American actor

1965

Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer

1965

James Tomkins, Australian rower

1963

John Stamos, American actor

1961

Jonathan Coe, English author and academic

1960

Morten Andersen, Danish-American football player

1960

Ron Darling, American baseball player and commentator

1959

Chris Mortimer, Australian rugby league player

1959

Ivan Neville, American singer-songwriter

1959

Ricky Pierce, American basketball player

1958

Gary Gaetti, American baseball player, coach, and manager

1958

Anthony Muñoz, American football player and sportscaster

1958

Brendan Nelson, Australian physician and politician, 47th Minister for Defence for Australia

1958

Rick Snyder, American politician and businessman, 48th Governor of Michigan

1958

Darryl Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1957

Paul-Jan Bakker, Dutch cricketer

1957

Gary Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1957

Martin Donovan, American actor and director

1957

Ian Gould, English cricketer and umpire

1957

Cesare Prandelli, Italian footballer and manager

1957

Christine Soetewey, Belgian high jumper

1957

Gerda Verburg, Dutch trade union leader and politician, Dutch Minister of Agriculture

1956

Adam Arkin, American actor, director, and producer

1956

José Rubén Zamora, Guatemalan journalist

1955

Mary-Anne Fahey, Australian actress

1955

Peter Gallagher, American actor

1955

Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Dominica-born English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

1955

Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager

1954

Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian racing driver

1952

Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director

1952

Gabriela Grillo, German equestrian (died 2024)

1952

Jimmy Watson, Canadian ice hockey player

1951

John Deacon, English bass player and songwriter

1951

Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1950

Jennie Bond, English journalist and author

1950

Sudha Murty, Indian author and teacher, head of Infosys Foundation

1949

Michael Nazir-Ali, Pakistani-English bishop

1948

Jim Carter, English actor

1948

Tipper Gore, American activist and author, former Second Lady of the United States

1948

Robert Hughes, Australian actor

1948

Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (died 2016)

1947

Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter

1947

Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (died 2007)

1947

Gerald McRaney, American actor

1947

Gerard Schwarz, American conductor and director

1947

Anuška Ferligoj, Slovenian mathematician

1946

Charles Bolden, American general and astronaut

1946

Bill Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas, 42nd President of the United States

1946

Dawn Steel, American film producer (died 1997)

1945

Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (died 2015)

1945

Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, English politician

1945

Ian Gillan, English singer-songwriter

1944

Jack Canfield, American author

1944

Stew Johnson, American basketball player

1944

Bodil Malmsten, Swedish author and poet (died 2016)

1944

Eddy Raven, American country music singer-songwriter

1944

Charles Wang, Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Computer Associates International (died 2018)

1943

Don Fardon, English pop singer

1943

Sid Going, New Zealand rugby player (died 2024)

1943

Billy J. Kramer, English pop singer

1942

Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (died 2015)

1941

John Cootes, Australian rugby league player, priest, and businessman

1941

Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek educator and politician (died 2009)

1940

Roger Cook, English songwriter, singer, and producer

1940

Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (died 2020)

1940

Jill St. John, American model and actress

1939

Ginger Baker, English drummer and songwriter (died 2019)

1938

Diana Muldaur, American actress

1938

Nelly Vuksic, Argentine conductor and musician

1937

Richard Ingrams, English journalist, founded The Oldie

1937

William Motzing, American composer and conductor (died 2014)

1936

Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic (died 2015)

1935

Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach

1934

David Durenberger, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2023)

1934

Renée Richards, American tennis player and ophthalmologist

1933

Bettina Cirone, American model and photographer

1933

David Hopwood, English microbiologist and geneticist

1933

Debra Paget, American actress

1932

Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont

1932

Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996) (died 2016)

1931

Bill Shoemaker, American jockey and author (died 2003)

1930

Frank McCourt, American author and educator (died 2009)

1929

Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (died 2016)

1929

Ion N. Petrovici, Romanian-German neurologist and academic (died 2021)

1928

Shiv Prasaad Singh, Indian Hindi writer (died 1998)

1928

Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (died 2004)

1926

Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (died 2016)

1925

Claude Gauvreau, Canadian poet and playwright (died 1971)

1924

Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)

1924

William Marshall, American actor, director, and opera singer (died 2003)

1923

Edgar F. Codd, English computer scientist, inventor of relational model of data (died 2003)

1922

Jack Holland, Australian rugby league player (died 1994)

1921

Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter and producer (died 1991)

1919

Malcolm Forbes, American publisher and politician (died 1990)

1918

Jimmy Rowles, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1996)

1916

Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (died 1987)

1915

Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (died 2000)

1915

Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (died 1985)

1915

Peter Kemp, British soldier, mercenary, and writer (died 1993)

1914

Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2005)

1914

Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (died 1955)

1914

Rose Heilbron, British barrister and judge (died 2005)

1913

John Argyris, Greek engineer and academic (died 2004)

1913

Peter Kemp, Indian-English soldier and author (died 1993)

1913

Richard Simmons, American actor (died 2003)

1912

Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (died 1958)

1911

Anna Terruwe, Dutch psychiatrist and author (died 2004)

1910

Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (died 1946)

1909

Ronald King, New Zealand rugby player (died 1988)

1907

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Indian historian, author, and scholar (died 1979)

1906

Philo Farnsworth, American inventor, invented the Fusor, key figure in the invention of television (died 1971)

1904

Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (died 1963)

1903

James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (died 1978)

1902

Ogden Nash, American poet (died 1971)

1900

Gontran de Poncins, French author and adventurer (died 1962)

1900

Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher, author, and academic (died 1976)

1900

Dorothy Burr Thompson, American archaeologist and art historian (died 2001)

1899

Colleen Moore, American actress (died 1988)

1895

C. Suntharalingam, Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (died 1985)

1887

S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician (died 1943)

1885

Grace Hutchins, American labor reformer and researcher (died 1969)

1883

Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (died 1971)

1883

José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (died 1965)

1881

George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1955)

1881

George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (died 1954)

1878

Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (died 1944)

1873

Fred Stone, American actor and producer (died 1959)

1871

Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company (died 1948)

1870

Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1965)

1858

Ellen Willmott, English horticulturalist (died 1934)

1849

Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian politician and diplomat (died 1910)

1848

Gustave Caillebotte, French painter and engineer (died 1894)

1846

Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1906)

1843

C. I. Scofield, American minister and theologian (died 1921)

1835

Tom Wills, Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football (died 1880)

1830

Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist (died 1895)

1819

Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1894)

1815

Harriette Newell Woods Baker, American editor and children's book writer (died 1893)

1777

Francis I, king of the Two Sicilies (died 1830)

1743

Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV (died 1793)

1719

Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (died 1781)

1711

Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (died 1761)

1686

Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (died 1737)

1674

František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (died 1766)

1646

John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (died 1719)

1631

John Dryden, English poet, literary critic and playwright (died 1700)

1621

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (died 1674)

1609

Jan Fyt, Flemish painter (died 1661)

1596

Elizabeth Stuart, queen of Bohemia (died 1662)

1590

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (died 1649)

1583

Daišan, Chinese prince and statesman (died 1648)

1570

Salamone Rossi, Italian violinist and composer (probable; (died 1630)

1398

Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (died 1458)

1342

Catherine of Bohemia, duchess of Austria (died 1395)

232

Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman emperor (died 282)

Deaths

2024

Maria Branyas, American-Spanish supercentenarian (born 1907)

2023

Václav Patejdl, Slovak musician (born 1954)

2022

Tekla Juniewicz, Polish supercentenarian (born 1906)

2021

Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor (born 1939)

2019

Lars Larsen, Danish businessman and billionaire, founder and owner of the Danish retail chain JYSK (born 1948)

2017

Dick Gregory, American comedian, author and activist (born 1932)

2016

Jack Riley, American actor and voice artist (born 1935)

2015

George Houser, American minister and activist (born 1916)

2015

Sanat Mehta, Indian activist and politician (born 1935)

2014

Samih al-Qasim, Palestinian poet and journalist (born 1939)

2014

Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (born 1927)

2014

James Foley, American photographer and journalist (born 1973)

2014

Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (born 1942)

2013

Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (born 1923)

2013

Russell S. Doughten, American director and producer (born 1927)

2013

Abdul Rahim Hatif, Afghan politician, 8th President of Afghanistan (born 1926)

2013

Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (born 1926)

2012

Donal Henahan, American journalist and critic (born 1921)

2012

Ivar Iversen, Norwegian canoe racer (born 1914)

2012

Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (born 1944)

2012

Edmund Skellings, American poet and academic (born 1932)

2011

Raúl Ruiz, Chilean director and producer (born 1941)

2009

Don Hewitt, American television producer, created 60 Minutes (born 1922)

2008

Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (born 1948)

2005

Mo Mowlam, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1949)

2003

Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (born 1926)

2003

Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (born 1948)

2001

Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (born 1933)

2000

Bineshwar Brahma, Indian poet, author, and educator (born 1948)

1995

Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and musicologist (born 1910)

1994

Linus Pauling, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)

1993

Utpal Dutt, Bangladeshi actor, director, and playwright (born 1929)

1986

Hermione Baddeley, English actress (born 1906)

1986

Viv Thicknesse, Australian rugby player (born 1910)

1982

August Neo, Estonian wrestler (born 1908)

1981

Jessie Matthews, English actress, singer, and dancer (born 1907)

1980

Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman, father of Anne Frank (born 1889)

1977

Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (born 1914)

1977

Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (born 1890)

1976

Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (born 1900)

1976

Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (born 1946)

1975

Mark Donohue, American race car driver and engineer (born 1937)

1970

Paweł Jasienica, Polish soldier and historian (born 1909)

1968

George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (born 1904)

1967

Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (born 1884)

1967

Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English journalist and historian (born 1907)

1957

David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (born 1890)

1954

Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1881)

1950

Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (born 1871)

1945

Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (born 1875)

1944

Henry Wood, English conductor (born 1869)

1942

Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (born 1901)

1942

Heinrich Rauchinger, Kraków-born painter (born 1858)

1936

Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (born 1898)

1932

Louis Anquetin, French painter (born 1861)

1929

Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (born 1872)

1928

Stefanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1838)

1923

Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (born 1845)

1915

Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (born 1867)

1914

Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (born 1844)

1900

Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1833)

1895

John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (born 1853)

1889

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1838)

1883

Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (born 1810)

1822

Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (born 1749)

1808

Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (born 1721)

1753

Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (born 1687)

1702

Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (born 1645)

1691

Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1637)

1680

Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (born 1601)

1662

Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1623)

1654

Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (born 1579)

1646

Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and academic (born 1583)

1580

Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore (born 1508)

1541

Vincenzo Cappello, Venetian admiral and statesman (born 1469)

1506

King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (born 1461)

1493

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1415)

1470

Richard Olivier de Longueil, French cardinal (born 1406)

1457

Andrea del Castagno, Italian painter (born 1421)

1297

Louis of Toulouse, French bishop and saint (born 1274)

1284

Alphonso, Earl of Chester (born 1273)

1245

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (born 1195)

1186

Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (born 1158)

1085

Al-Juwayni, Muslim scholar and imam (born 1028)

1072

Hawise, Duchess of Brittany (born 1037)

998

Fujiwara no Sukemasa, Japanese noble, statesman and calligrapher (born 944)

947

Abu Yazid, Kharijite rebel leader (born 873)

780

Credan, English abbot and saint

14

Augustus, Roman emperor (born 63 BC)

-607

Duke Ling of Jin, Chinese monarch

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