Events

2023

Chandrayaan-3 mission initiated first Moon landing in Indian history.

2023

A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.

2013

A riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia kills 31 people.

2012

A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others.

2011

A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million–300 million USD.

2011

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.

2010

The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others.

2007

The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.

2006

Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.

2000

Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.

1994

Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

1991

The World Wide Web is opened to the public.

1990

Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.

1990

Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.

1990

West and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3.

1989

Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius–Tallinn road, holding hands.

1985

Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany.

1975

The start of the Wave Hill walk-off by Gurindji people in Australia, lasting eight years, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 Paul Kelly song and an annual celebration.

1975

The Pontiac Silverdome opens in Pontiac, Michigan, 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Detroit, Michigan

1973

A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome".

1970

Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins.

1966

Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.

1958

Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy.

1954

The first flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft takes place.

1954

The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departs from Marseille, France.

1948

The World Council of Churches is formed by 147 churches from 44 countries.

1946

Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein.

1945

World War II: Soviet–Japanese War: The USSR State Defense Committee issues Decree no. 9898cc "About Receiving, Accommodation, and Labor Utilization of the Japanese Army Prisoners of War".

1944

World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allied forces.

1944

World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is later arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies.

1944

Freckleton air disaster: A United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into a school in Freckleton, England, killing 61 people.

1943

World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk.

1942

World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.

1939

World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are divided into German and Soviet "spheres of influence".

1929

Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine occur, continuing until the next day, resulting in the death of 65–68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.

1927

Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.

1923

Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter perform the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.

1921

British airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber Estuary; of her 49 British and American training crew, only four survive.

1914

World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.

1914

World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.

1904

The automobile tire chain is patented.

1898

The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.

1873

The Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.

1866

The Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.

1864

American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.

1839

The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares for the First Opium War with Qing China.

1831

Nat Turner's rebellion of enslaved Virginians is suppressed.

1813

At the Battle of Großbeeren, the Prussians under Von Bülow repulse the French army.

1799

Napoleon Bonaparte leaves Egypt for France en route to seizing power.

1784

Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.

1782

British forces under Edward Despard complete the reconquest of the Black River settlements on the Mosquito Coast from the Spanish.

1775

American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.

1703

Edirne event: Sultan Mustafa II of the Ottoman Empire is dethroned.

1655

Battle of Sobota: The Swedish Empire led by Charles X Gustav defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

1628

George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, is assassinated by John Felton.

1600

Battle of Gifu Castle: The eastern forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu defeat the western Japanese clans loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, leading to the destruction of Gifu Castle and serving as a prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara.

1595

Long Turkish War: Wallachian prince Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Călugăreni and achieves a tactical victory.

1572

French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

1541

French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.

1521

Christian II of Denmark is deposed as king of Sweden and Gustav Vasa is elected regent.

1514

The Battle of Chaldiran ends with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I, founder of the Safavid dynasty.

1382

The Golden Horde, led by Khan Tokhtamysh, begins the Siege of Moscow, which ends four days later with the storming of the city and the death of Muscovite Prince Ostei.

1328

Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers.

1268

The Battle of Tagliacozzo: The army of Prince Conradin is nearly destroyed by Charles of Anjou, ending Hohenstaufen control over the Kingdom of Sicily and leaving the Angevins in control.

1244

Siege of Jerusalem: The city surrenders to the Khwarazmiyya, ending Christian control of the Jerusalem for the next 672 years.

476

Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic – Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy") by his troops.

79

Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.

Births

2000

Boryana Kaleyn, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and Olympic silver medalist

1998

P. J. Washington, American basketball player

1997

Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer

1996

Alejo Igoa, Argentine YouTuber

1995

Gabriela Lee, Romanian tennis player

1995

Cameron Norrie, British tennis player

1994

August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (died 2017)

1994

Jusuf Nurkić, Bosnian basketball player

1993

Taylor Decker, American football player

1993

Tyler Glasnow, American baseball player

1993

Iván López, Spanish professional footballer

1992

Nicola Docherty, Scottish footballer

1992

Will Toledo, American singer-songwriter

1990

Seth Curry, American basketball player

1990

Mike Yastrzemski, American baseball player

1989

Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

1989

Trixie Mattel, American drag queen, actor, and country singer

1989

Heiko Schwarz, German footballer

1989

TeddyLoid, Japanese musician

1988

Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player

1988

Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player

1988

Jeremy Lin, American basketball player

1988

Kim Matula, American actress

1988

Miles Mikolas, American baseball player

1987

Darren Collison, American basketball player

1986

Sky Blu, American rapper and DJ

1986

Neil Cicierega, American comedian and musician

1986

Ayron Jones, American musician

1986

Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player

1986

Josh Morris, Australian rugby league player

1985

Valeria Lukyanova, Moldovan-Ukrainian model and singer

1984

Glen Johnson, English footballer

1984

Eric Tai, New Zealand rugby player and actor

1983

James Collins, Welsh footballer

1983

Athena Farrokhzad, Iranian-Swedish poet, playwright, and critic

1983

Sun Mingming, Chinese basketball player

1983

Tony Moll, American football player

1983

Fiona Onasanya, British politician and criminal

1983

Bruno Spengler, Canadian race car driver

1982

Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer

1982

Scott Palguta, American soccer player

1982

Cristian Tudor, Romanian footballer (died 2012)

1981

Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer

1981

Jaime Lee Kirchner, American actress

1981

Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer

1980

Denny Bautista, Dominican baseball player

1980

Nadine Jolie Courtney, American journalist, reality personality and author

1980

Joanne Froggatt, English actress

1980

Rex Grossman, American football player

1980

Nenad Vučković, Serbian handball player

1979

Jessica Bibby, Australian basketball player

1979

Saskia Clark, English sailor

1979

Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer

1979

Zuzana Váleková, Slovak tennis player

1978

Kobe Bryant, American basketball player and businessman (died 2020)

1978

Julian Casablancas, American singer-songwriter and producer

1978

Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (died 2014)

1978

Andrew Rannells, American actor and singer

1977

Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer and manager

1977

Jared Fogle, American spokesman and criminal

1976

Scott Caan, American actor

1976

Pat Garrity, American basketball player and executive

1975

Eliza Carthy, English folk musician

1975

Sean Marks, New Zealand basketball player and manager

1975

Jarkko Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey player

1974

Lexi Alexander, American film and television director

1974

Mark Bellhorn, American baseball player

1974

Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner

1974

Konstantin Novoselov, Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1974

Ray Park, Scottish actor and stuntman

1973

Casey Blake, American baseball player

1973

Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer

1972

Mark Butcher, English cricketer and singer

1972

Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

1972

Anthony Calvillo, Canadian football player

1972

Martin Grainger, English footballer and manager

1972

Manuel Vidrio, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager

1971

Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer and manager

1971

Tim Gutberlet, German footballer

1971

Gretchen Whitmer, 49th Governor of Michigan

1970

Lawrence Frank, American basketball player and coach

1970

Jason Hetherington, Australian rugby league player

1970

Jay Mohr, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

1970

River Phoenix, American actor (died 1993)

1969

Tinus Linee, South African rugby player and coach (died 2014)

1969

Jack Lopresti, English soldier and politician

1969

Jeremy Schaap, American journalist and author

1969

Keith Tyson, English painter and illustrator

1968

Laura Claycomb, American soprano

1968

Chris DiMarco, American golfer

1968

Cortez Kennedy, American football player (died 2017)

1967

Jim Murphy, Scottish lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Europe

1967

Richard Petrie, New Zealand cricketer

1966

Rik Smits, Dutch-American basketball player

1965

Roger Avary, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

1964

Ray Ferraro, Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster

1964

Kong Hee, Singaporean minister and criminal

1963

Park Chan-wook, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter

1963

Glória Pires, Brazilian actress

1963

Richard Illingworth, English cricketer and umpire

1963

Kenny Wallace, American race car driver

1962

Martin Cauchon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 46th Canadian Minister of Justice

1962

Shaun Ryder, English singer-songwriter and actor

1961

Dean DeLeo, American guitarist and songwriter

1961

Alexandre Desplat, French composer and conductor

1961

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian commander and politician, 54th Mayor of Tehran

1961

Gary Mabbutt, English footballer

1961

Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese actress

1960

Gary Hoey, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

1959

Edwyn Collins, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1959

George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player and coach

1958

Julio Franco, Dominican baseball player and manager

1957

Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician

1956

Andreas Floer, German mathematician and academic (died 1991)

1956

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian educator and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture

1956

Skipp Sudduth, American actor

1955

David Learner, British actor

1954

Charles Busch, American actor and screenwriter

1954

Halimah Yacob, Singaporean unionist and politician, 9th Speaker and 8th President of Singapore

1953

Bobby G, English singer-songwriter

1952

Santillana, Spanish footballer

1952

Georgios Paraschos, Greek footballer and manager

1951

Mark Hudson, American record producer and musician

1951

Jimi Jamison, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2014)

1951

Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen cleric and politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic (died 2004)

1951

Queen Noor of Jordan

1950

Luigi Delneri, Italian footballer and manager

1949

Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician

1949

Shelley Long, American actress

1949

Rick Springfield, Australian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

1948

Atef Bseiso, Palestinian intelligence officer (died 1992)

1948

Andrei Pleșu, Romanian journalist and politician, 95th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1948

Rudy Ruettiger, American football player

1948

Lev Zeleny, Russian physicist and academic

1947

David Robb, Scottish actor

1947

Willy Russell, English playwright and composer

1947

Linda Thompson, English folk-rock singer-songwriter

1946

Keith Moon, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 1978)

1945

Rayfield Wright, American football player and coach (died 2022)

1944

Antonia Novello, Puerto Rican-American physician and admiral, 14th Surgeon General of the United States

1943

Dale Campbell-Savours, Baron Campbell-Savours, English businessman and politician

1943

Nelson DeMille, American lieutenant and author (died 2024)

1943

Peter Lilley, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1943

Pino Presti, Italian bass player, composer, conductor, and producer

1943

Rodney Alcala, American serial killer, rapist, and kidnapper (died 2021)

1942

Nancy Richey, American tennis player

1941

Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, British philosopher, academic, and politician

1940

Galen Rowell, American mountaineer and photographer (died 2002)

1940

Richard Sanders, American actor and screenwriter

1938

Giacomo Bini, Italian priest and missionary (died 2014)

1938

Roger Greenaway, English singer-songwriter and producer

1936

Rudy Lewis, American R&B singer (died 1964)

1936

Henry Lee Lucas, American murderer (died 2001)

1935

Roy Strong, English historian, curator, and author

1934

Sonny Jurgensen, American football player and sportscaster (died 2026)

1933

Robert Curl, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022)

1933

Don Talbot, Australian swim coach and administrator (died 2020)

1933

Pete Wilson, American commander and politician, 36th Governor of California

1932

Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (died 1978)

1932

Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (died 2013)

1932

Mark Russell, American comedian and pianist (died 2023)

1931

Barbara Eden, American actress and singer

1931

Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2025)

1930

Michel Rocard, French civil servant and politician, 160th Prime Minister of France (died 2016)

1930

Vera Miles, American actress

1929

Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (died 2009)

1929

Zoltán Czibor, Hungarian footballer (died 1997)

1929

Peter Thomson, Australian golfer (died 2018)

1928

Marian Seldes, American actress (died 2014)

1927

Dick Bruna, Dutch author and illustrator (died 2017)

1927

Allan Kaprow, American painter and author (died 2006)

1927

Martial Solal, Algerian-French pianist and composer (died 2024)

1926

Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and academic (died 2006)

1926

Gyula Hernádi, Hungarian author and screenwriter (died 2005)

1925

Robert Mulligan, American director and producer (died 2008)

1924

Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (died 2005)

1924

Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (died 2024)

1924

Robert Solow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)

1922

Nazik Al-Malaika, Iraqi poet and academic (died 2007)

1922

Jean Darling, American actress and singer (died 2015)

1922

George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)

1921

Kenneth Arrow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)

1921

Sam Cook, English cricketer and umpire (died 1996)

1919

Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani mathematician and theorist (died 1984)

1917

Tex Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1985)

1913

Bob Crosby, American swing singer and bandleader (died 1993)

1912

Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1996)

1912

Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (died 2008)

1911

Betty Robinson, American sprinter (died 1999)

1911

J.V. Cunningham, American poet, literary critic, and translator (died 1985)

1910

Lonny Frey, American baseball player and soldier (died 2009)

1910

Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (died 1979)

1909

Syd Buller, English cricketer and umpire (died 1970)

1908

Hannah Frank, Scottish sculptor and illustrator (died 2008)

1906

Zoltan Sarosy, Hungarian-Canadian chess master (died 2017)

1905

Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (died 1982)

1905

Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (died 1951)

1904

William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (died 1982)

1901

Guy Bush, American baseball player and manager (died 1985)

1901

John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany (died 1991)

1900

Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist (died 2001)

1900

Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator (died 1991)

1900

Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist (died 1978)

1897

Henry F. Pringle, American historian and journalist (died 1958)

1894

John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (died 1959)

1891

Roy Agnew, Australian pianist and composer (died 1944)

1891

Minna Craucher, Finnish socialite and spy (died 1932)

1890

Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (died 1971)

1884

Will Cuppy, American author and critic (died 1949)

1884

Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937)

1883

Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1953)

1882

Volin, Russia anarchist intellectual (died 1945)

1880

Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author (died 1932)

1877

István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic (died 1959)

1875

William Eccles, English physicist and engineer (died 1966)

1875

Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor (died 1946)

1872

Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra (died 1957)

1868

Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright (died 1950)

1867

Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic (died 1948)

1864

Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936)

1854

Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer (died 1925)

1852

Radha Gobinda Kar, Indian physician and philanthropist (died 1918)

1852

Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia (died 1913)

1852

Arnold Toynbee, English economist and historian (died 1883)

1850

John Cockburn, Scottish-Australian politician, 18th Premier of South Australia (died 1929)

1849

William Ernest Henley, English poet and critic (died 1903)

1847

Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (died 1927)

1846

Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor (died 1923)

1843

William Southam, Canadian publisher (died 1932)

1829

Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (died 1920)

1814

James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (died 1877)

1805

Anton von Schmerling, Austrian judge and politician (died 1893)

1800

Evangelos Zappas, Greek patriot, philanthropist, and businessman (died 1865)

1785

Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (died 1819)

1783

William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (died 1852)

1769

Georges Cuvier, French biologist and academic (died 1832)

1768

Astley Cooper, British surgeon and anatomist (died 1841)

1754

Louis XVI of France (died 1793)

1741

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer (died 1788)

1724

Abraham Yates Jr., American lawyer and civil servant (died 1796)

1623

Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian (died 1675)

1579

Thomas Dempster, Scottish scholar and historian (died 1625)

1524

François Hotman, French lawyer and jurist (died 1590)

1498

Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal (died 1500)

1486

Sigismund von Herberstein, Slovenian historian and diplomat (died 1566)

1482

Cho Kwangjo, Korean philosopher (died 1520)

Deaths

2023

Dmitry Utkin, Russian army officer, founder of Wagner Group (born 1970)

2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian businessman, chief of Wagner Group (born 1961)

2023

Terry Funk, American professional wrestler (born 1944)

2021

Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and printmaker (born 1931)

2015

Augusta Chiwy, Congolese-Belgian nurse (born 1921)

2015

Guy Ligier, French rugby player and race car driver (born 1930)

2015

Enrique Reneau, Honduran footballer (born 1971)

2015

Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot (born 1914)

2014

Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (born 1989)

2014

Annefleur Kalvenhaar, Dutch cyclist (born 1994)

2014

Birgitta Stenberg, Swedish author and illustrator (born 1932)

2014

Jaume Vallcorba Plana, Spanish philologist and publisher (born 1949)

2013

Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (born 1955)

2013

William Glasser, American psychiatrist and author (born 1925)

2013

Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (born 1924)

2013

Konstanty Miodowicz, Polish ethnographer and politician (born 1951)

2013

Vesna Rožič, Slovenian chess player (born 1987)

2013

Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Russian sociologist and economist (born 1927)

2012

Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer and voice actor (born 1934)

2012

Josepha Sherman, American anthologist and author (born 1946)

2008

John Russell, English-American author and critic (born 1919)

2006

Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (born 1928)

2005

Brock Peters, American actor (born 1927)

2003

Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (born 1946)

2003

Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (born 1913)

2003

Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (born 1917)

2003

Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (born 1944)

2002

Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (born 1922)

2001

Kathleen Freeman, American actress (born 1919)

2001

Peter Maas, American journalist and author (born 1929)

2000

John Anthony Kaiser, American priest and missionary (born 1932)

1999

Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (born 1926)

1999

James White, Irish author (born 1928)

1997

Eric Gairy, Grenadian educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (born 1922)

1997

John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)

1996

Margaret Tucker, Australian author and activist (born 1904)

1995

Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (born 1898)

1994

Zoltán Fábri, Hungarian director and screenwriter (born 1917)

1990

David Rose, American pianist and composer (born 1910)

1989

Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese poet and academic (born 1944)

1989

R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist and author (born 1927)

1987

Didier Pironi, French race car and boat driver (born 1952)

1982

Stanford Moore, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)

1977

Naum Gabo, Russian sculptor and academic (born 1890)

1975

Faruk Gürler, Turkish general (born 1913)

1974

Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist and author (born 1888)

1967

Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (born 1918)

1967

Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach (born 1883)

1966

Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1883)

1964

Edmond Hogan, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Victoria (born 1883)

1962

Walter Anderson, Russian-German ethnologist and academic (born 1885)

1962

Hoot Gibson, American actor, director, and producer (born 1892)

1960

Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and composer (born 1895)

1954

Jaan Sarv, Estonian mathematician and scholar (born 1877)

1949

Helen Churchill Candee, American geographer, journalist, and author (born 1858)

1944

Abdülmecid II, Ottoman caliph (born 1868)

1944

Stefan Filipkiewicz, Polish painter and illustrator (born 1879)

1937

Albert Roussel, French composer (born 1869)

1933

Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller (born 1870)

1927

Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (born 1891)

1927

Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (born 1888)

1926

Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (born 1895)

1924

Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (born 1856)

1900

Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1840)

1892

Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (born 1827)

1880

William Thompson, British boxer (born 1811)

1867

Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (born 1796)

1853

Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (born 1806)

1845

Thomas R. Gray, American author and diplomat (born 1800)

1831

Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (born 1759)

1831

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (born 1760)

1819

Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (born 1785)

1813

Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (born 1766)

1806

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (born 1736)

1723

Increase Mather, American minister and author (born 1639)

1706

Edward Nott, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1654)

1652

John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (born 1600)

1628

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (born 1592)

1618

Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (born 1585)

1591

Luis de León, Spanish poet and academic (born 1527)

1574

Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (born 1490)

1568

Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (born 1495)

1540

Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (born 1467)

1519

Philibert Berthelier, Swiss soldier (born 1465)

1507

Jean Molinet, French poet and composer (born 1435)

1498

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, eldest daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (born 1470)

1481

Thomas de Littleton, English judge and legal author (born c. 1407)

1478

Johannes Pullois, Franco-Flemish composer (born c. 1420?)

1367

Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz, Spanish cardinal (born 1310)

1363

Chen Youliang, founder of the Dahan regime (born 1320)

1348

John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury

1335

Heilwige Bloemardinne, Christian mystic (born c. 1265)

1329

Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (born 1282)

1328

Nicolaas Zannekin, Flemish peasant leader (in the battle of Cassel)

1305

William Wallace, Scottish knight and rebel leader (born c.1270)

1176

Emperor Rokujō of Japan (born 1164)

1106

Magnus, Duke of Saxony (born 1045)

992

Volkold, bishop of Meissen

634

Abu Bakr, Arabian caliph (born 573)

406

Radagaisus, Gothic king

93

Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general and politician (born AD 40)

-30

Caesarion, Egyptian king (born 47 BC)

-30

Marcus Antonius Antyllus, Roman soldier (born 47 BC)

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