Events

2023

Japan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.

2020

Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

2017

The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.

2016

An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence. Around 300 people are killed.

2016

Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the European Southern Observatory.

2014

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the largest in that area since 1989.

2012

Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, is sentenced to 21 years of preventive detention.

2010

In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.

2010

Henan Airlines Flight 8387 crashes at Yichun Lindu Airport in Yichun, Heilongjiang, China, killing 44 out of the 96 people on board.

2010

Agni Air Flight 101 crashes near Shikharpur, Makwanpur, Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.

2008

Sixty-five passengers are killed when Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 crashes during an emergency landing at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

2008

A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes in Cabañas, Zacapa, Guatemala, killing 11 people.

2006

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.

2004

Ninety passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya.

2001

Air Transat Flight 236 loses all engine power over the Atlantic Ocean, forcing the pilots to conduct an emergency landing in the Azores.

1998

First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.

1995

Microsoft releases Windows 95 to the public in North America.

1992

Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.

1991

Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

1991

Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.

1989

Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.

1989

Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe.

1981

Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.

1970

Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators.

1967

Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.

1963

Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.

1954

The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.

1954

Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas.

1951

United Air Lines Flight 615 crashes near Decoto, California, killing 50 people.

1950

Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.

1949

The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.

1944

World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.

1942

World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged.

1941

The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler orders the cessation of Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and the handicapped due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.

1938

Kweilin incident: A Japanese warplane shoots down the Kweilin, a Chinese civilian airliner, killing 14. It is the first recorded instance of a civilian airliner being shot down.

1937

Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.

1937

Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.

1936

The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.

1933

The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane.

1932

Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).

1931

Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.

1929

Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.

1914

World War I: German troops capture Namur.

1914

World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.

1911

Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn in as the first President of Portugal.

1909

Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.

1898

Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.

1870

The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.

1857

The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.

1821

The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.

1820

Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.

1816

The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri.

1815

The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed.

1814

British troops capture Washington, D.C. and set the Presidential Mansion, Capitol, Navy Yard and many other public buildings ablaze.

1812

Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz.

1789

The first naval battle of the Svensksund began in the Gulf of Finland.

1781

American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.

1743

The War of the Hats: The Swedish army surrenders to the Russians in Helsinki, ending the war and starting Lesser Wrath.

1690

Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).

1682

William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania.

1662

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great Ejection of Dissenter ministers from their benefices.

1643

A Dutch fleet establishes a new colony in the ruins of Valdivia in southern Chile.

1608

The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.

1561

Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.

1516

The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.

1482

The town and castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured from Scotland by an English army.

1349

Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.

1215

Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid.

1200

King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angoulême in Angoulême Cathedral.

1185

Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans.

410

The Visigoths under King Alaric I begin to pillage Rome.

394

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written.

367

Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father.

Births

2001

Mildred Maldonado, Mexican rhythmic gymnast

2000

Griffin Gluck, American actor

1998

Sofia Richie, American model and social media personality

1997

Alan Walker, British-Norwegian DJ and record producer

1997

Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary

1995

Noah Vonleh, American basketball player

1995

Lady Amelia Windsor, member of the British royal family

1994

Kelsey Plum, American basketball player

1993

Maryna Zanevska, Belgian tennis player

1992

Jemerson, Brazilian footballer

1991

Enrique Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player

1991

Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker

1990

Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer

1989

Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer

1989

Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer

1988

Rupert Grint, English actor

1988

Brad Hunt, Canadian ice hockey player

1988

Manu Ma'u, New Zealand rugby league player

1988

Maya Yoshida, Japanese footballer

1987

Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player

1986

Joseph Akpala, Nigerian footballer

1986

Arian Foster, American football player, rapper, and actor

1984

Erin Molan, Australian journalist and sportscaster

1984

Charlie Villanueva, Dominican-American basketball player

1984

Yesung, South Korean singer

1983

Brett Gardner, American baseball player

1983

Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player

1982

José Bosingwa, Portuguese footballer

1982

Kim Källström, Swedish footballer

1981

Chad Michael Murray, American actor, model, and author

1979

Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet

1979

Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer

1979

Michael Redd, American basketball player

1978

Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player

1977

Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer

1977

Robert Enke, German footballer (died 2009)

1977

Per Gade, Danish footballer

1977

John Green, American author and vlogger

1977

Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer

1976

Simon Dennis, English rower and academic

1976

Alex O'Loughlin, Australian actor, writer, director, and producer

1975

Roberto Colombo, Italian footballer

1975

Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer

1974

Jennifer Lien, American actress

1973

Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1973

Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter

1973

James D'Arcy, English actor

1973

Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer

1973

Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor

1972

Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier and radio host

1972

Ava DuVernay, American director and screenwriter

1972

Todd Young, American politician

1970

Rich Beem, American golfer

1970

David Gregory, American journalist

1970

Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer and manager

1969

Jans Koerts, Dutch cyclist

1968

Benoît Brunet, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

1968

Shoichi Funaki, Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster

1968

Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

1968

Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster

1967

Michael Thomas, English footballer

1965

Marlee Matlin, American actress and producer

1965

Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster

1965

Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer

1964

Éric Bernard, French racing driver

1964

Mark Cerny, American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive

1964

Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut

1963

John Bush, American singer-songwriter

1963

Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer

1963

Peter Rufai, Nigerian footballer (died 2025)

1962

Craig Kilborn, American television host

1962

Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician

1961

Jared Harris, English actor

1960

Cal Ripken Jr., American baseball player and coach

1958

Steve Guttenberg, American actor and producer

1957

Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer

1957

Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter

1956

Gerry Cooney, American boxer

1955

Kevin Dunn, American actor

1955

Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas

1954

Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player

1954

Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager

1953

Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster

1952

Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter

1952

Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican dub poet

1951

Danny Joe Brown, American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (died 2005)

1951

Orson Scott Card, American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist

1951

Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (died 2013)

1949

Stephen Paulus, American composer and educator (died 2014)

1949

Joe Regalbuto, American actor and director

1948

Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot

1948

Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer

1948

Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland

1948

Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator

1947

Anne Archer, American actress and producer

1947

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter

1947

Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach

1947

Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia

1947

Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral

1945

Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

1945

Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (died 2019)

1945

Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (died 2020)

1945

Marsha P. Johnson, American gay liberation activist and drag queen (died 1992)

1945

Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWE

1944

Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1996)

1944

Gregory Jarvis, American engineer, and astronaut (died 1986)

1944

Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2020)

1943

John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (died 1989)

1942

Max Cleland, American captain and politician (died 2021)

1942

Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (died 1988)

1942

Karen Uhlenbeck, American mathematician

1942

Hans Peter Korff, German actor (died 2025)

1941

Alan M. Roberts, English academic, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol

1940

Madsen Pirie, British academic, President and co-founder of the Adam Smith Institute

1940

Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (died 2014)

1940

Keith Savage, English rugby player

1938

David Freiberg, American singer and bass player

1938

Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer

1937

Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician (died 1998)

1937

Susan Sheehan, Austrian-American journalist and author (died 2026)

1936

A. S. Byatt, English novelist and poet (died 2023)

1936

Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (died 2010)

1936

Arthur B. C. Walker Jr., American physicist and academic (died 2001)

1934

Kenny Baker, English actor (died 2016)

1933

Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English banker and manager (died 2014)

1932

Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader (died 2017)

1932

Richard Meale, Australian pianist and composer (died 2009)

1932

Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal (died 2017)

1930

Jackie Brenston, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (died 1979)

1930

Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (died 1993)

1929

Betty Dodson, American author and educator (died 2020)

1929

Pierre Mazeaud, French jurist, politician and alpinist

1927

Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (died 2014)

1927

David Ireland, Australian author and playwright (died 2022)

1927

Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)

1926

Nancy Spero, American painter and academic (died 2009)

1924

Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (died 1990)

1924

Louis Teicher, American pianist (died 2008)

1923

Arthur Jensen, American psychologist and academic (died 2012)

1922

René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (died 1987)

1922

Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (died 2010)

1921

Eric Simms, English ornithologist and conservationist (died 2009)

1920

Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (died 2013)

1919

Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (died 1943)

1919

J. Gordon Edwards, American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (died 2004)

1919

Enrique Llanes, Mexican wrestler (died 2004)

1919

Niels Viggo Bentzon, Danish composer and pianist (died 2000)

1918

Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2004)

1915

Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist (died 1969)

1915

James Tiptree Jr. (Alice Bradley Sheldon), American psychologist and science fiction author (died 1987)

1913

Charles Snead Houston, American physician and mountaineer (died 2009)

1909

Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1998)

1908

Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (died 1931)

1907

Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect, designed the Hallenstadion (died 2012)

1905

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1974)

1905

Siaka Stevens, Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1st President of Sierra Leone (died 1988)

1904

Ida Cook, English campaigner for Jewish refugees, and romantic novelist as Mary Burchell (died 1986)

1903

Karl Hanke, German businessman and politician (died 1945)

1902

Fernand Braudel, French historian and academic (died 1985)

1902

Carlo Gambino, Italian-American mob boss (died 1976)

1900

Preston Foster, American actor (died 1970)

1899

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (died 1986)

1899

Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983)

1898

Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic (died 1989)

1897

Fred Rose, American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (died 1954)

1895

Richard Cushing, American cardinal (died 1970)

1893

Haim Ernst Wertheimer, German-Israeli biochemist and academic (died 1978)

1890

Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer (died 1968)

1890

Jean Rhys, Dominican-British novelist (died 1979)

1888

Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (died 1942)

1887

Harry Hooper, American baseball player (died 1974)

1884

Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright (died 1933)

1872

Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (died 1956)

1865

Ferdinand I of Romania (died 1927)

1863

Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (died 1918)

1862

Zonia Baber, American geographer and geologist (died 1956)

1860

David Bowman, Australian lawyer and politician (died 1916)

1852

Agnes Marshall, English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef (died 1905)

1851

Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist (died 1924)

1845

James Calhoun, American lieutenant (died 1876)

1843

Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (died 1905)

1837

Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (died 1924)

1824

Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (died 1891)

1787

James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer (died 1834)

1772

William I of the Netherlands (died 1840)

1759

William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (died 1833)

1758

Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (died 1794)

1714

Alaungpaya, Burmese king (died 1760)

1684

Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician (died 1746)

1635

Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (died 1699)

1631

Philip Henry, English minister (died 1696)

1591

Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (died 1674)

1578

John Taylor, English poet and author (died 1653)

1561

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (died 1626)

1556

Sophia Brahe, Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (died 1643)

1552

Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator (died 1614)

1510

Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (died 1558)

1498

John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (died 1537)

1423

Thomas Rotherham, English cleric (died 1500)

1393

Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (died 1458)

1358

John I of Castile (died 1390)

1198

Alexander II of Scotland (died 1249)

1113

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (died 1151)

1016

Fujiwara no Genshi, Japanese empress consort (died 1039)[citation needed]

Deaths

2024

Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager (born 1953)

2023

Bray Wyatt, American wrestler (born 1987)

2021

Charlie Watts, English musician (born 1941)

2020

Gail Sheehy, American author, journalist, and lecturer (born 1936)

2017

Jay Thomas, American actor, comedian, and radio talk show host (born 1948)

2016

Walter Scheel, German politician, 4th President of Germany (born 1919)

2015

Charlie Coffey, American football player and coach (born 1934)

2015

Joseph F. Traub, German-American computer scientist and academic (born 1932)

2015

Justin Wilson, English racing driver (born 1978)

2014

Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, producer, and politician (born 1923)

2014

Antônio Ermírio de Moraes, Brazilian businessman (born 1928)

2013

Gerry Baker, American soccer player and manager (born 1938)

2013

Nílton de Sordi, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1931)

2013

Julie Harris, American actress (born 1925)

2013

Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1928)

2012

Dadullah, Pakistani Taliban leader (born 1965)

2012

Pauli Ellefsen, Faroese surveyor and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (born 1936)

2012

Steve Franken, American actor (born 1932)

2012

Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1937)

2011

Seyhan Erözçelik, Turkish poet and author (born 1962)

2011

Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1951)

2010

Satoshi Kon, Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1963)

2007

Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (born 1937)

2007

Aaron Russo, American director and producer (born 1943)

2006

Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (born 1926)

2006

Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and educator (born 1916)

2005

Jamshed Ansari, Pakistani film, television and radio actor (born 1942)

2004

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and academic (born 1926)

2003

Wilfred Thesiger, Ethiopian-English explorer and author (born 1910)

2002

Nikolay Guryanov, Russian priest and mystic (born 1909)

2001

Jane Greer, American actress (born 1924)

2001

Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (born 1917)

2000

Andy Hug, Swiss martial artist and kick-boxer (born 1964)

1999

Mary Jane Croft, American actress (born 1916)

1999

Alexandre Lagoya, Egyptian guitarist and composer (born 1929)

1998

E. G. Marshall, American actor (born 1910)

1997

Luigi Villoresi, Italian racing driver (born 1907)

1992

André Donner, Dutch academic and judge (born 1918)

1991

Bernard Castro, Italian-American inventor (born 1904)

1990

Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (born 1941)

1990

Gely Abdel Rahman, Sudanese-Egyptian poet and academic (born 1931)

1987

Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (born 1936)

1985

Paul Creston, American composer and educator (born 1906)

1983

Kalevi Kotkas, Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (born 1913)

1983

Scott Nearing, American economist, educator, and activist (born 1883)

1982

Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (born 1896)

1980

Yootha Joyce, English actress (born 1927)

1979

Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (born 1912)

1978

Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (born 1910)

1977

Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1916)

1974

Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-founded Republic Aviation (born 1894)

1967

Henry J. Kaiser, American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (born 1882)

1958

Paul Henry, Irish painter and educator (born 1876)

1957

Ronald Knox, English Catholic priest (born 1888)

1956

Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1898)

1954

Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (born 1882)

1946

James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (born 1862)

1943

Antonio Alice, Argentinian painter and educator (born 1886)

1943

Ettore Muti Italian aviator, adventurer and politician (born 1902)

1943

Simone Weil, French philosopher and activist (born 1909)

1940

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the Nipkow disk (born 1860)

1939

Frederick Carl Frieseke, American painter and educator (born 1874)

1932

Kate M. Gordon, American activist (born 1861)

1930

Tom Norman, English businessman and showman (born 1860)

1923

Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (born 1856)

1895

Albert F. Mummery, English mountaineer and author (born 1855)

1888

Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician (born 1822)

1841

Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (born 1788)

1841

John Ordronaux, French-American soldier (born 1778)

1838

Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (born 1790)

1832

Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (born 1796)

1832

Richard Weymouth, British Royal Navy commander (born 1780/81)

1821

John William Polidori, English writer and physician (born 1795)

1818

James Carr, American lawyer and politician (born 1777)

1804

Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (born 1760)

1798

Thomas Alcock, English priest and author (born 1709)

1779

Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (born 1714)

1770

Thomas Chatterton, English poet and prodigy (born 1752)

1759

Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (born 1715)

1683

John Owen, English theologian and academic (born 1616)

1680

Thomas Blood, Irish colonel (born 1618)

1680

Ferdinand Bol, Dutch painter and etcher (born 1616)

1679

Jean François Paul de Gondi, French cardinal and author (born 1614)

1647

Nicholas Stone, English sculptor and architect (born 1586)

1617

Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (born 1586)

1595

Thomas Digges, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1546)

1572

Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (born 1519)

1572

Charles de Téligny, French soldier and diplomat (born 1535)

1542

Gasparo Contarini, Italian cardinal (born 1483)

1540

Parmigianino, Italian painter and etcher (born 1503)

1507

Cecily of York, English princess (born 1469)

1497

Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania (born 1435)

1372

Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania (born 1348)

1313

Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1275)

1217

Eustace the Monk, French pirate (born 1170)

1103

Magnus Barefoot, Norwegian king (born 1073)

1042

Michael V Kalaphates, Byzantine emperor (born 1015)

948

Zhang Ye, Chinese general and chancellor

942

Liu, empress dowager of Later Jin

927

Doulu Ge, chancellor of Later Tang

927

Wei Yue, chancellor of Later Tang

895

Guthred, king of Northumbria

842

Saga, Japanese emperor (born 786)

691

Fu Youyi, official of the Tang Dynasty

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