Events

2012

Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths.

2007

The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history.

2006

Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.

2006

Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal.

2004

Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.

2003

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Roy Moore is suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court building.

1999

China Airlines Flight 642 crashes at Hong Kong International Airport, killing three people and injuring 208 more.

1992

FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.

1991

Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states.

1989

Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.

1985

British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation.

1981

Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. All 110 people on board are killed.

1978

Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages.

1978

The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress, although it is never ratified by a sufficient number of states.

1973

The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.

1972

Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.

1971

J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28.

1968

Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America.

1966

Labor movements NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), the predecessor of the United Farm Workers.

1965

Juan Marichal, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, strikes John Roseboro, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, on the head with a bat, sparking a 14-minute brawl, one of the most violent on-field incidents in sports history.

1963

X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)).

1962

The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle.

1953

The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.

1949

The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.

1944

World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces.

1942

Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.

1934

Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.

1922

Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.

1902

The Cadillac Motor Company is founded.

1902

Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.

1902

At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 Kashgar earthquake in the Tien Shan mountains.

1894

Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.

1875

The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.

1864

Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.

1851

The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.

1849

Passaleão incident: João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, the governor of Portuguese Macau, is assassinated by a group of Chinese locals, triggering a military confrontation between China and Portugal at the Battle of Passaleão three days after.

1846

The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established.

1827

José de La Mar becomes President of Peru.

1798

French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion.

1791

The Haitian slave revolution begins in Saint-Domingue, Haiti.

1780

James Cook's ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).

1777

British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.

1770

James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.

1717

Spanish troops land on Sardinia.

1711

Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais.

1654

Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.

1642

Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.

1639

Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.

1614

Fettmilch Uprising: Jews are expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, following the plundering of the Judengasse.

1559

Spanish archbishop Bartolomé Carranza is arrested for heresy.

1485

The Battle of Bosworth Field occurs; King Richard III of England's death in battle marks the end of the reigning Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of the Tudors under Henry VII.

1153

Crusader–Fatimid wars: The fortress of Ascalon was surrendered by Fatimid Egypt to an army of crusaders, Templars, and Hospitallers led by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem.

1138

Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England.

851

Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland, halting the expansion of West Francia.

392

Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.

Births

2005

Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast

2003

Cooper Connolly, Australian cricketer

2001

LaMelo Ball, American basketball player

1997

Maxx Crosby, American football player

1997

Fanum, American streamer

1997

Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer

1996

Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer

1996

Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter

1995

Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter

1994

Israel Broussard, American actor

1994

Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player

1993

Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete (died 2025)

1993

Dillon Danis, American mixed martial artist

1992

Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player

1991

Federico Macheda, Italian footballer

1991

Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player

1990

Randall Cobb, American football player

1990

Drew Hutchison, American baseball player

1990

Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player

1990

Adam Thielen, American football player

1989

Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer

1987

Apollo Crews, American wrestler

1986

Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer

1986

Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler

1985

Luke Russert, American journalist

1985

Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

1985

Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

1985

Salih Yoluç, Turkish race car driver

1984

Lee Camp, English footballer

1984

Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer

1983

Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist

1983

Jahri Evans, American football player

1982

Sean Rash, American bowler

1981

Alex Holmes, American football player

1981

Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (died 2012)

1981

Christina Obergföll, German javelin athlete

1980

Roland Benschneider, German footballer

1980

Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter

1980

Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler

1979

Brandon Adams, American actor

1979

Matt Walters, American football player

1978

James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter

1978

Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player

1977

Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer

1977

Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer

1976

Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer

1976

Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist

1976

Laurent Hernu, French decathlete

1976

Jeff Weaver, American baseball player

1976

Randy Wolf, American baseball player

1975

Clint Bolton, Australian footballer

1975

Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor

1974

Cory Gardner, American politician

1974

Jenna Leigh Green, American actress and singer

1974

Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player

1973

Roslina Bakar, Malaysian sport shooter

1973

Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer

1973

Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

1973

Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player

1972

Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter

1972

Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer

1972

Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver

1971

Richard Armitage, English actor

1971

Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1971

Rick Yune, American actor

1970

Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster

1970

Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author

1970

Tímea Nagy, Hungarian fencer

1968

Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter

1968

Aleksandr Mostovoi, Russian footballer

1968

Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman

1968

Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (died 2008)

1967

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, English actor

1967

Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian

1967

Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1967

Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (died 2002)

1966

GZA, American rapper and producer

1966

Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager

1965

Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer

1965

David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (died 2004)

1964

Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach

1963

Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

1963

James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer

1962

Stefano Tilli, Italian sprinter

1961

Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1961

Roland Orzabal, English singer and musician

1960

Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager

1960

Collin Raye, American country music singer

1960

Regina Taylor, American actress and playwright

1959

Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

1959

Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance

1959

Mark Williams, English actor

1958

Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor

1958

Stevie Ray, American wrestler

1958

Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter

1957

Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author

1957

Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016)

1956

Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach

1956

Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer

1955

Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician

1953

Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager

1952

Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977)

1950

Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach

1950

Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States

1949

Joop Donkervoort, Dutch businessman

1949

Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author

1948

David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948

Carolyn L. Mazloomi, American art historian and quilter

1947

Cindy Williams, American actress and producer (died 2023)

1945

David Chase, American screenwriter and producer

1945

Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer

1944

Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic

1943

Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales

1943

Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004

1941

Bill Parcells, American football player and coach

1940

Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (died 2025)

1939

Valerie Harper, American actress (died 2019)

1939

Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player

1938

Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (died 2013)

1936

Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2012)

1936

John Callaway, American journalist and producer (died 2009)

1936

Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)

1936

Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick roller coaster

1935

Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist

1934

Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (died 2012)

1933

Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (died 1994)

1932

Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut (died 2020)

1930

Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (died 2013)

1929

Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (died 1991)

1929

Roy Clay, American computer scientist (died 2024)

1929

Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general (died 2017)

1928

Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (died 2015)

1928

Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (died 2007)

1926

Marc Bohan, French fashion designer (died 2023)

1926

Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (died 2011)

1925

Honor Blackman, English actress and republican (died 2020)

1924

James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (died 1989)

1924

Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (died 1995)

1922

Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (died 1996)

1922

Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (died 2011)

1922

Frank Kelly Freas, American science fiction and fantasy artist (died 2005)

1921

Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (died 2003)

1921

Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (died 2012)

1920

Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 2012)

1920

Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (died 2016)

1918

Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (died 2004)

1917

John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001)

1915

David Dellinger, American activist (died 2004)

1915

James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (died 2007)

1915

Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (died 2005)

1914

Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (died 1992)

1914

Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (died 1989)

1913

Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (died 2008)

1913

Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (died 1993)

1909

Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (died 2000)

1909

Mel Hein, American football player and coach (died 1992)

1908

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (died 2004)

1908

Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (died 1993)

1904

Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, paramount leader and 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 1997)

1903

Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger (died 1990)

1902

Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (died 1973)

1902

Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist (died 2003)

1902

Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (died 1982)

1900

Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (died 1999)

1897

Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (died 1965)

1896

Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (died 1995)

1895

László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (died 1951)

1895

Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1966)

1893

Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (died 1977)

1893

Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (died 1967)

1893

Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist (died 1992)

1891

Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (died 1983)

1891

Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (died 1973)

1890

Cecil Kellaway, South African actor (died 1973)

1887

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1977)

1882

Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot (died 1919)

1881

Bede Jarrett, English Dominican priest (died 1934)

1881

James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (died 1949)

1880

Gorch Fock, German author and poet (died 1916)

1880

George Herriman, American cartoonist (died 1944)

1874

Max Scheler, German philosopher and author (died 1928)

1873

Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (died 1928)

1868

Willis R. Whitney, American chemist (died 1958)

1867

Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (died 1939)

1867

Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor (died 1934)

1862

Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (died 1918)

1860

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk (died 1940)

1860

Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (died 1940)

1857

Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (died 1937)

1854

Milan I of Serbia (died 1901)

1848

Melville Elijah Stone, American publisher, founded the Chicago Daily News (died 1929)

1847

John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (died 1918)

1845

William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1924)

1844

George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (died 1881)

1836

Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (died 1918)

1834

Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (died 1906)

1827

Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1906)

1818

Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (died 1892)

1800

Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (died 1865)

1778

James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1860)

1773

Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (died 1858)

1771

Henry Maudslay, English engineer (died 1831)

1764

Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer (died 1838)

1760

Pope Leo XII (died 1829)

1679

Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (died 1758)

1647

Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking (died 1712)

1624

Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (died 1701)

1601

Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1667)

1599

Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (died 1636)

1570

Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (died 1636)

1412

Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (died 1464)

Deaths

2024

Arthur J. Gregg, American military officer (born 1928)

2023

Toto Cutugno, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943)

2021

Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941)

2018

Ed King, American musician (born 1949)

2018

Krishna Reddy, Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925)

2017

Michael J. C. Gordon, British Computer scientist (born 1948)

2016

S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (born 1924)

2016

Toots Thielemans, Belgian and American jazz musician (born 1922)

2015

Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1922)

2015

Ieng Thirith, Cambodian academic and politician (born 1932)

2015

Eric Thompson, English race car driver and book dealer (born 1919)

2014

U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1932)

2014

Emmanuel Kriaras, Greek lexicographer and philologist (born 1906)

2014

Pete Ladygo, American football player and coach (born 1928)

2014

Noella Leduc, American baseball player (born 1933)

2014

John Sperling, American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (born 1921)

2014

John S. Waugh, American chemist and academic (born 1929)

2013

Paul Poberezny, American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (born 1921)

2012

Nina Bawden, English author (born 1925)

2012

Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Taiwanese cardinal (born 1923)

2012

Jeffrey Stone, American actor and screenwriter (born 1926)

2011

Nick Ashford, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942)

2011

Jack Layton, Canadian academic and politician (born 1950)

2011

Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (born 1922)

2011

Yao Yuanjun, Chinese border police officer (born 1993)

2010

Stjepan Bobek, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1923)

2009

Muriel Duckworth, Canadian pacifist, feminist, and activist (born 1908)

2009

Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (born 1926)

2008

Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (born 1899)

2007

Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (born 1922)

2005

Luc Ferrari, French-Italian director and composer (born 1929)

2005

Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (born 1914)

2004

Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (born 1960)

2004

Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (born 1908)

2004

Daniel Petrie, Canadian director and producer (born 1920)

2003

Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater and coach (born 1914)

2000

Abulfaz Elchibey, 2nd President of Azerbaijan (born 1938)

1996

Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (born 1904)

1995

Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager (born 1919)

1994

Gilles Groulx, Canadian director and screenwriter (born 1931)

1994

Allan Houser, American sculptor and painter (born 1914)

1991

Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (born 1924)

1991

Boris Pugo, Russian soldier and politician, Soviet Minister of Interior (born 1937)

1989

Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (born 1933)

1989

Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (born 1942)

1987

Joseph P. Lash, American author and journalist (born 1909)

1986

Celâl Bayar, Turkish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Turkey (born 1883)

1985

Charles Gibson, historian of Mexico and its Indians, president of the American Historical Association (born 1920)

1981

Vicente Manansala, Filipino painter (born 1910)

1980

James Smith McDonnell, American pilot, engineer, and businessman, founded McDonnell Aircraft (born 1899)

1979

James T. Farrell, American novelist, short-story writer, and poet (born 1904)

1978

Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 1st President of Kenya (born 1894)

1977

Sebastian Cabot, English actor (born 1918)

1977

Chunseong, Korean monk, philosopher and writer (born 1891)

1977

Rex Connor, Australian politician (born 1907)

1976

Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (born 1913)

1976

Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (born 1902)

1974

Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, biologist, and author (born 1908)

1971

Birger Nerman, Swedish archaeologist (born 1888)

1970

Vladimir Propp, Russian philologist and scholar (born 1895)

1967

Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American biologist and academic, co-created the birth-control pill (born 1903)

1963

William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (born 1877)

1960

Johannes Sikkar, Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (born 1897)

1958

Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881)

1953

Jim Tabor, American baseball player (born 1916)

1951

Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1884)

1950

Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (born 1888)

1946

Döme Sztójay, Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1883)

1942

Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (born 1880)

1940

Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (born 1851)

1940

Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1861)

1937

Pedro Durruti, Spanish anarchist and Falangist revolutionary (born 1911)

1933

Alexandros Kontoulis, Greek general and diplomat (born 1858)

1926

Charles William Eliot, American academic (born 1834)

1922

Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (born 1890)

1920

Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (born 1860)

1918

Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (born 1868)

1914

Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Italian bishop and academic (born 1859)

1909

Henry Radcliffe Crocker, English dermatologist and author (born 1846)

1904

Kate Chopin, American novelist and poet (born 1850)

1903

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1830)

1891

Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (born 1834)

1888

Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1817)

1861

Xianfeng, Emperor of China (born 1831)

1850

Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (born 1802)

1828

Franz Joseph Gall, Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (born 1758)

1818

Warren Hastings, English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (born 1732)

1806

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (born 1732)

1797

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (born 1724)

1793

Louis de Noailles, French general (born 1713)

1773

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1709)

1752

William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (born 1667)

1711

Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (born 1644)

1701

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1628)

1681

Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (born 1602)

1680

John George II, Elector of Saxony (born 1613)

1664

Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (born 1610)

1652

Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (born 1583)

1607

Bartholomew Gosnold, English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (born 1572)

1599

Luca Marenzio, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1553)

1584

Jan Kochanowski, Polish poet and playwright (born 1530)

1572

Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, English leader of the Rising of the North (born 1528)

1553

John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English admiral and politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1504)

1545

Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician and husband of Mary Tudor (born c. 1484)

1532

William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1450)

1485

Richard III of England (born 1452)

1485

James Harrington, Yorkist knight

1485

John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (born 1430)

1485

Richard Ratcliffe, supporter of Richard III

1485

William Brandon, supporter of Henry VII (born 1426)

1456

Vladislav II of Wallachia

1425

Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (born 1423)

1358

Isabella of France, Queen Consort of England (born 1295)

1350

Philip VI of France (born 1293)

1338

William II, Duke of Athens (born 1312)

1304

John II, Count of Holland (born 1247)

1280

Pope Nicholas III (born 1225)

1241

Pope Gregory IX, (born 1143)

1155

Emperor Konoe of Japan (born 1139)

408

Stilicho, Roman general (born 359)

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