Events

2023

Exactly 5 years after the 2018 Jacksonville Landing shooting, there is another shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, leaving 3 people dead.

2021

During the 2021 Kabul airlift, a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport kills 13 US military personnel and at least 169 Afghan civilians.

2018

Three people are killed and eleven wounded during a mass shooting at a Madden NFL '19 video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.

2015

Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.

2014

The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.

2011

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.

2009

Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years. Her captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido, are apprehended.

2003

A Beechcraft 1900 operating as Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, killing both pilots on board.

1999

Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.

1998

The first flight of the Boeing Delta III ends in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the loss of the Galaxy X communications satellite.

1997

Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.

1993

Sakha Avia Flight 301 crashes on approach to Aldan Airport, killing all 24 aboard.

1980

After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.

1978

Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.

1977

The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec.

1972

The Games of the XX Olympiad open in Munich, West Germany.

1970

The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.

1969

Aeroflot Flight 1770 crashes while landing at Vnukovo International Airport, killing 16.

1966

The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.

1944

World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.

1942

The Holocaust in Ukraine: At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.

1940

World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.

1936

Spanish Civil War: Santander falls to the Nationalists and the Republican Interprovincial Council is dissolved.

1922

Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.

1920

The 19th amendment to United States Constitution, giving women the right to vote, is certified.

1914

World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign. Togoland is the first German colony to fall to Allied hands in World War I.

1914

World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fights a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.

1883

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.

1863

The Swedish-language liberal newspaper Helsingfors Dagblad proposed the current blue-and-white cross flag as the flag of Finland.

1849

President Faustin Soulouque of the First Republic of Haiti has the Senate and Chamber of Deputies proclaim him the Emperor of Haiti, abolishing the Republic and inaugurating the Second Empire of Haiti.

1833

The great 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake causes major damage in Nepal, northern India and Tibet, a total of 500 people perish.

1814

Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias.

1813

War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland).

1810

The former viceroy Santiago de Liniers of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata is executed after the defeat of his counter-revolution.

1791

John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.

1789

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.

1778

The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.

1768

Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour.

1767

Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.

1748

The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.

1648

The Fronde: First Fronde: In the wake of the successful Battle of Lens, Cardinal Mazarin, Chief Minister of France, suddenly orders the arrest of the leaders of the Parlement of Paris, provoking the rest of Paris to break into insurrection and barricade the streets the next day.

1642

Dutch–Portuguese War: Second Battle of San Salvador: The Dutch force the Spanish garrison at San Salvador (modern day Keelung, Taiwan) to surrender, ending the short-lived Spanish colony on Formosa and replacing it with a new Dutch administration.

1542

A year and a half after leaving Guayaquil on the Pacific coast, Francisco de Orellana finishes his overland journey across South America and reaches the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast.

1444

Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel.

1366

The Byzantine Empire retakes Gallipoli with the help of the Savoyard Crusade.

1346

Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size.

1303

Chittorgarh falls to the Delhi Sultanate.

1278

Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia.

1071

The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.

683

The Battle of al-Harrah concludes, with Yazid I's army killing 11,000 people of the city of Medina.

Births

2002

Lil Tecca, American rapper

2001

Patrick Williams, American basketball player

2000

Kyren Williams, American football player

1999

Naz Reid, American basketball player

1999

Kotoshoho Yoshinari, Japanese sumo wrestler

1998

Charlie Gillespie, Canadian actor and singer

1998

Jeon Soyeon, Korean rapper and record producer

1997

Cordae, American rapper

1995

Anthony Duclair, Canadian ice hockey player

1995

Ranger Suárez, Venezuelan baseball player

1994

Alex Collins, American football player (died 2023)

1994

Austin Gunn, American professional wrestler

1993

Keke Palmer, American actress and singer

1991

Jessie Diggins, American cross-country skier

1991

Dylan O'Brien, American actor

1990

Lorenzo Brown, American basketball player

1990

Irina-Camelia Begu, Romanian tennis player

1990

Mateo Musacchio, Argentine footballer

1989

James Harden, American basketball player

1988

Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan baseball player

1988

Evan Ross, American actor

1988

Danielle Savre, American actress

1988

Wayne Simmonds, Canadian ice hockey player

1988

Lars Stindl, German footballer

1987

Juan Joseph, American football player and coach (died 2014)

1986

Vladislav Gussev, Estonian footballer

1986

Saint Jhn, Guyanese-American rapper, singer, and songwriter

1986

Colin Kazim-Richards, Turkish footballer

1986

Cassie Ventura, American singer, dancer, actress and model

1985

Oleksiy Kasyanov, Ukrainian decathlete

1985

Brandon McDonald, American football player

1985

David Price, American baseball player

1983

Mattia Cassani, Italian footballer

1983

Félix Porteiro, Spanish race car driver

1983

Nicol David, Malaysian squash player

1982

Angelo Iorio, Italian footballer

1982

John Mulaney, American comedian, actor, writer, and producer

1982

Jayson Nix, American baseball player

1982

Noah Welch, American ice hockey player

1981

Tino Best, Barbadian cricketer

1981

Sebastian Bönig, German footballer

1981

Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player

1981

Vangelis Moras, Greek footballer

1981

Petey Williams, Canadian wrestler

1980

Macaulay Culkin, American actor

1980

Brendan Harris, American baseball player

1980

Manolis Papamakarios, Greek basketball player

1980

Chris Pine, American actor

1979

Jamal Lewis, American football player

1979

Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer

1979

Rubén Arriaza Pazos, Spanish footballer

1977

Therese Alshammar, Swedish swimmer

1977

Liam Botham, English rugby player and cricketer

1977

Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actress and singer

1977

Simone Motta, Italian footballer

1977

Morris Peterson, American basketball player

1976

Mike Colter, American actor

1976

Amaia Montero, Spanish singer-songwriter

1975

Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player and coach

1974

Kelvin Cato, American basketball player and coach

1974

Meredith Eaton, American actress

1973

Richard Evatt, English boxer (died 2012)

1971

Thalía, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and actress

1970

Jason Little, Australian rugby union player

1970

Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

1970

Brett Schultz, South African cricketer

1969

Adrian Young, American drummer and songwriter

1968

Chris Boardman, English cyclist

1967

Michael Gove, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Education

1966

Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player and coach

1966

Shirley Manson, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

1965

Marcus du Sautoy, English mathematician and academic

1965

Chris Burke, American actor

1964

Allegra Huston, English-American author and screenwriter

1964

Bobby Jurasin, American-Canadian football player and coach

1964

Chad Kreuter, American baseball player and manager

1964

Zadok Malka, Israeli footballer and manager

1964

Torsten Schmitz, German boxer

1964

Carsten Wolf, German cyclist

1964

Mehriban Aliyeva, 1st Vice President of Azerbaijan, goodwill ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO

1963

David Byas, English cricketer and umpire

1963

Stephen J. Dubner, American journalist and author

1963

Patrice Oppliger, American author, critic, and academic

1962

Roger Kingdom, American hurdler

1961

Daniel Lévi, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)

1961

Jeff Parrett, American baseball player

1960

Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader

1960

Ola Ray, American model and actress

1959

Oliver Colvile, English lawyer and politician

1959

Stan Van Gundy, American basketball player and coach

1958

Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist

1957

Nikky Finney, American poet and academic

1957

Dr. Alban, Swedish musician

1956

Sally Beamish, English viola player and composer

1956

Brett Cullen, American actor

1956

Mark Mangino, American football player and coach

1955

Ian Dejardin, English historian and curator

1955

Giuseppe Resnati, Italian chemist and educator

1954

Howard Clark, English golfer and sportscaster

1954

Tracy Krohn, American race car driver and businessman

1954

Hugh Pelham, British academic and educator

1953

David Hurley, Australian general and politician, 27th Governor General of Australia

1953

Andrea Saltelli, Italian statistician and sociologist

1953

Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer

1952

Bryon Baltimore, Canadian ice hockey player

1952

Michael Jeter, American actor (died 2003)

1952

Will Shortz, American journalist and puzzle creator

1951

Gerd Bonk, German weightlifter (died 2014)

1951

Bill Whitaker, American journalist

1951

Edward Witten, American physicist and academic

1949

Allahshukur Pashazadeh, Azerbaijani cleric

1949

Leon Redbone, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2019)

1947

Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer and manager (died 2007)

1946

Zhou Ji, Chinese engineer and politician, 14th Chinese Minister of Education

1946

Valerie Simpson, American singer-songwriter

1946

Mark Snow, American composer for film and television (died 2025)

1946

Alison Steadman, English actress

1945

Tom Ridge, American sergeant and politician, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security

1944

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

1944

Alan Parker, English guitarist and songwriter

1944

Judith Rees, English geographer and academic

1944

Maureen Tucker, American singer-songwriter and drummer

1943

Dori Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942

Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston, English lawyer and politician (died 2014)

1942

Chow Kwai Lam, Malaysian football coach and player (died 2018)

1942

Vic Dana, American dancer and singer

1941

Chris Curtis, English drummer and singer (died 2005)

1941

Jane Merrow, English actress, producer, and screenwriter

1941

Barbet Schroeder, French-Swiss director and producer

1940

Michael Cockerell, English journalist

1940

Don LaFontaine, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008)

1940

Nik Turner, English musician and songwriter (died 2022)

1939

Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli businessman and politician (died 2007)

1939

Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian banker and financier

1939

Bill White, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)

1938

Jet Black, English drummer (died 2022)

1937

Don Bowman, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)

1936

Benedict Anderson, American political scientist and academic (died 2015)

1935

Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (died 2011)

1935

Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (died 2007)

1934

Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2020)

1934

Kevin Ryan, Australian rugby player, coach, lawyer and politician

1932

Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player (died 2014)

1931

Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player (died 2009)

1930

Joe Solomon, Guyanese cricketer and coach (died 2023)

1929

Reuben Kamanga, Zambian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Zambia (died 1996)

1928

Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (died 2015)

1926

Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (died 1999)

1926

Robert Vickrey, American painter and author (died 2011)

1925

Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic (died 2005)

1925

Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, Minister of Justice for France (died 1999)

1925

Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 2013)

1925

Etelka Keserű, Hungarian economist and politician (died 2018)

1925

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean composer (died 2010)

1924

Alex Kellner, American baseball player (died 1996)

1923

Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (died 2013)

1922

Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (died 2009)

1921

Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and scholar (died 1994)

1921

Benjamin C. Bradlee, American journalist and author (died 2014)

1920

Brant Parker, American illustrator (died 2007)

1920

Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand (died 2019)

1919

Gerard Campbell, American priest and academic (died 2012)

1918

Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician (died 2020)

1915

Humphrey Searle, English composer and conductor (died 1982)

1914

Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and translator (died 1984)

1914

Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish soldier and poet (died 2008)

1912

John Tinniswood, British supercentenarian (died 2024)

1911

Otto Binder, American author and screenwriter (died 1974)

1910

Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)

1909

Eric Davies, South African cricketer and educator (died 1976)

1909

Jim Davis, American actor (died 1981)

1909

Gene Moore, American baseball player (died 1978)

1908

Walter Bruno Henning, Prussian-American linguist and scholar (died 1967)

1908

Aubrey Schenck, American screenwriter and producer (died 1999)

1906

Bunny Austin, English tennis player (died 2000)

1906

Albert Sabin, Polish-American physician and virologist, developed the polio vaccine (died 1993)

1905

Helen Sharsmith, American biologist and educator (died 1982)

1904

Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic (died 1986)

1904

Joe Hulme, English footballer and cricketer (died 1991)

1903

Caroline Pafford Miller, American author (died 1992)

1901

Eleanor Dark, Australian author and poet (died 1985)

1901

Hans Kammler, German SS officer and engineer (died 1945)

1901

Jimmy Rushing, American singer and bandleader (died 1972)

1901

Maxwell D. Taylor, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Vietnam (died 1987)

1901

Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (died 1972)

1900

Margaret Utinsky, American nurse, recipient of the Medal of Freedom (died 1970)

1900

Hellmuth Walter, German-American engineer and businessman (died 1980)

1898

Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector and philanthropist (died 1979)

1897

Yun Posun, South Korean activist and politician, 2nd President of South Korea (died 1990)

1896

Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian soldier and politician (died 1990)

1894

Sparky Adams, American baseball player and farmer (died 1989)

1891

Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Indian author and playwright (died 1960)

1888

Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer (died 1974)

1885

Jules Romains, French author and poet (died 1972)

1882

James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1964)

1882

Sam Hardy, English footballer (died 1966)

1880

Guillaume Apollinaire, Italian-French author, poet, playwright, and critic (died 1918)

1875

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, 15th Governor General of Canada (died 1940)

1874

Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1938)

1873

Lee de Forest, American engineer and academic, invented the Audion tube (died 1961)

1865

Arthur James Arnot, Scottish-Australian engineer, designed the Spencer Street Power Station (died 1946)

1862

Herbert Booth, Canadian songwriter and bandleader (died 1926)

1856

Clara Schønfeld, Danish actress (died 1939)

1854

Arnold Fothergill, English cricketer (died 1932)

1824

Martha Darley Mutrie, British painter (died 1885)

1819

Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (died 1861)

1797

Saint Innocent of Alaska, Russian Orthodox missionary priest, then the first Orthodox bishop and archbishop in the Americas, and finally the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia (died 1879)

1792

Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan soldier and politician, 4th President of Uruguay (died 1857)

1783

Federigo Zuccari, astronomer, director of the Astronomical Observatory of Naples (died 1817)

1775

William Joseph Behr, German publicist and academic (died 1851)

1751

Manuel Abad y Queipo, Spanish-born Mexican bishop (died 1825)

1743

Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (died 1794)

1740

Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon (died 1810)

1736

Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French mineralogist and geologist (died 1790)

1728

Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1777)

1695

Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, French singer-songwriter (died 1791)

1694

Elisha Williams, English colonial minister, academic, and politician (died 1755)

1676

Robert Walpole, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1745)

1596

Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Bohemian king (died 1632)

1582

Humilis of Bisignano, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (died 1637)

1548

Bernardino Poccetti, Italian painter (died 1612)

Deaths

2024

Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1948)

2024

Sid Eudy, American actor and professional wrestler (born 1960)

2023

Bob Barker, American television game show host (born 1923)

2020

Joe Ruby, American animator (born 1933)

2018

Neil Simon, American playwright and author (born 1927)

2017

Tobe Hooper, American film director (born 1943)

2015

Amelia Boynton Robinson, American activist (born 1905)

2015

Donald Eric Capps, American theologian, author, and academic (born 1939)

2015

P. J. Kavanagh, English poet and author (born 1931)

2015

Stefanos Manikas, Greek politician (born 1952)

2015

Francisco San Diego, Filipino bishop (born 1935)

2014

Christian Bourquin, French lawyer and politician (born 1954)

2014

Peter Bacon Hales, American historian, photographer, and author (born 1950)

2014

Caroline Kellett, English journalist (born 1960)

2014

Chūsei Sone, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)

2013

Hélie de Saint Marc, French soldier (born 1922)

2013

John J. Gilligan, American soldier and politician, 62nd Governor of Ohio (born 1921)

2013

Bill Schmitz, American football player and coach (born 1954)

2013

Jack Sinagra, American lawyer and politician (born 1950)

2013

Clyde A. Wheeler, American soldier and politician (born 1921)

2012

Russ Alben, American composer and businessman (born 1929)

2012

Reginald Bartholomew, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (born 1936)

2012

Jacques Bensimon, Canadian director and producer (born 1943)

2012

Krzysztof Wilmanski, Polish-German physicist and academic (born 1940)

2011

George Band, Taiwanese-English mountaineer and author (born 1929)

2011

Patrick C. Fischer, American computer scientist and academic (born 1935)

2011

John McAleese, Scottish sergeant (born 1949)

2010

Raimon Panikkar, Catalan priest and scholar (born 1918)

2009

Dominick Dunne, American journalist and novelist (born 1925)

2007

Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (born 1928)

2006

Rainer Barzel, Polish-German lawyer and politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations (born 1924)

2006

Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer and coach (born 1926)

2006

William Garnett, American landscape photographer (born 1916)

2005

Denis D'Amour, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (born 1960)

2005

Robert Denning, American art collector and interior designer (born 1927)

2005

Moondog King, Canadian wrestler and politician (born 1949)

2004

Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1952)

2003

Jim Wacker, American football player and coach (born 1937)

2001

Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (born 1904)

2001

Marita Petersen, Faroese educator and politician, 8th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (born 1940)

2000

Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and academic (born 1939)

2000

Bunny Austin, English tennis player (born 1906)

1998

Frederick Reines, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)

1995

John Brunner, English-Scottish author and poet (born 1934)

1993

Reima Pietilä, Finnish architect, co-designed the Kaleva Church (born 1923)

1992

Bob de Moor, Belgian author and illustrator (born 1925)

1991

Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (born 1905)

1990

Tang Chang, Thai artist (born 1934)

1989

Irving Stone, American author (born 1903)

1988

Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer-songwriter (born 1957)

1987

John Goddard, Barbadian-English cricketer and manager (born 1919)

1987

Georg Wittig, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897)

1986

Ted Knight, American actor (born 1923)

1981

Roger Nash Baldwin, American trade union leader, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (born 1884)

1981

Lee Hays, American singer-songwriter (born 1914)

1980

Rosa Albach-Retty, German-Austrian actress (born 1874)

1980

Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (born 1908)

1979

Mika Waltari, Finnish author, translator, and academic (born 1908)

1978

Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (born 1899)

1978

José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (born 1916)

1977

H. A. Rey, German-American author and illustrator, created Curious George (born 1898)

1976

Lotte Lehmann, German-American soprano (born 1888)

1975

Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist and academic (born 1885)

1974

Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (born 1902)

1972

Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (born 1901)

1968

Kay Francis, American actress (born 1905)

1966

W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (born 1894)

1958

Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (born 1872)

1956

Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (born 1881)

1946

Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (born 1887)

1945

Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (born 1890)

1944

Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (born 1909)

1943

Bîmen Şen, Turkish composer and songwriter (born 1873)

1930

Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1883)

1921

Matthias Erzberger, German publicist and politician (born 1875)

1921

Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1848)

1921

Petro Petrenko, Ukrainian anarchist military commander (born 1890)

1910

William James, American psychologist and philosopher (born 1842)

1878

Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (born 1846)

1865

Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (born 1791)

1850

Louis Philippe I of France (born 1773)

1813

Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (born 1791)

1810

Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (born 1753)

1785

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (born 1716)

1778

Johan Augustin Mannerheim, Swedish nobleman and military leader (born 1706)

1723

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist and biologist (born 1632)

1714

Constantin Brâncoveanu, Ruler of Wallachia (born 1654)

1714

Edward Fowler, English bishop and author (born 1632)

1666

Frans Hals, Dutch painter and educator (born 1580)

1595

António, Prior of Crato (born 1531)

1572

Petrus Ramus, French philosopher and logician (born 1515)

1551

Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (born 1516)

1500

Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (born 1449)

1486

Ernest, Elector of Saxony (born 1441)

1462

Catherine Zaccaria, Despotess of the Morea

1399

Mikhail II, Grand Prince of Tver (born 1333)

1349

Thomas Bradwardine, English archbishop, mathematician, and physicist (born 1290)

1346

Charles II, Count of Alençon (born 1297)

1346

Louis I, Count of Flanders (born 1304)

1346

Louis II, Count of Blois

1346

Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (born 1320)

1346

John of Bohemia (born 1296)

1278

Ottokar II of Bohemia (born 1233)

1214

Michael IV of Constantinople

887

Kōkō, emperor of Japan (born 830)

787

Arechis II, duke of Benevento

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