Events

2023

Worst floods hit major parts of Slovenia.

2019

Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.

2019

Twenty-three people are killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.

2018

Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.

2014

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.

2014

The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins.

2010

Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.

2007

Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.

2005

President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

2004

The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.

1997

Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.

1997

The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.

1981

Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi.

1977

Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.

1975

A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.

1972

The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

1960

Niger gains independence from France.

1959

Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.

1958

The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.

1949

The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.

1948

Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.

1946

Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.

1940

World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.

1936

Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.

1936

A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.

1921

Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.

1914

World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.

1907

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.

1903

Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.

1900

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.

1889

An Anglo-Eyptian army defeats a Mahdist-Sudanese army in the battle of Toski.

1859

The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.

1852

Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also known as the first ever American intercollegiate athletic event.

1829

The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River.

1811

First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.

1795

Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.

1778

The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.

1692

British-Dutch forces under William III defending the city of Brussels fight an inconclusive battle at Steenkerque against a French army under the duke of Luxembourg, with both sides suffering heavy casualties.

1678

Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.

1645

Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.

1601

Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.

1527

The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.

1492

Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.

1347

The city of Calais surrenders after a protracted siege to the English following the English defeat of a French relief fleet in the battle of Crotoy. It will remain in English hands for more than 200 years.

1342

The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista.

1057

Frederick of Lorraine elected as Pope Stephen IX.

1031

Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.

908

Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.

881

Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.

435

Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.

8

Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.

Births

1999

Zach Wilson, American football player

1999

Brahim Díaz, Spanish-Moroccan footballer

1999

Yoo Yeon-jung, South Korean singer

1997

Luis Robert Jr., Cuban baseball player

1996

Alec Bohm, American baseball player

1996

Bokondji Imama, Canadian ice hockey player

1996

Derwin James, American football player

1995

Zac Gallen, American baseball player

1995

Victoria Kan, Russian tennis player

1994

Kwon Alexander, American football player

1994

Manaia Cherrington, New Zealand rugby league player

1994

Esther Earl, American author, vlogger, and online personality (died 2010)

1994

Todd Gurley, American football player

1994

Younghoe Koo, South Korean-born American football player

1993

Ola Abidogun, English sprinter

1993

Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer

1992

Gamze Bulut, Turkish runner

1992

Gesa Felicitas Krause, German runner

1992

Diāna Marcinkēviča, Latvian tennis player

1992

Aljon Mariano, Filipino basketball player

1992

Lum Rexhepi, Finnish footballer

1992

Karlie Kloss, American fashion model

1990

Jourdan Dunn, English model

1990

Kang Min-kyung, South Korean singer

1989

Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (died 2015)

1989

Sam Hutchinson, English footballer

1989

Tyrod Taylor, American football player

1989

Nick Viergever, Dutch footballer

1988

Denny Cardin, Italian footballer

1988

Leigh Tiffin, American football player

1988

Sven Ulreich, German footballer

1987

Kim Hyung-jun, South Korean singer and dancer

1987

Chris McQueen, Australian-English rugby league player

1986

Charlotte Casiraghi, Monégasque journalist, co-founded Ever Manifesto

1986

Darya Domracheva, Belarusian biathlete

1985

Georgina Haig, Australian actress

1985

Brent Kutzle, American bass player and producer

1985

Ats Purje, Estonian footballer

1985

Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby player and boxer

1984

Yasin Avcı, Turkish footballer

1984

Sunil Chhetri, Indian footballer

1984

Matt Joyce, American baseball player

1984

Ryan Lochte, American swimmer

1984

Chris Maurer, former bassist of ska band Suburban Legends

1983

Ryan Carter, American ice hockey player

1983

Mark Reynolds, American baseball player

1982

Kaspar Kokk, Estonian skier

1982

Jesse Lumsden, Canadian bobsledder and football player

1982

Damien Sandow, American wrestler

1981

Fikirte Addis, Ethiopian fashion designer

1981

Travis Bowyer, American baseball player

1981

Pablo Ibáñez, Spanish footballer

1980

Nadia Ali, Libyan-American singer-songwriter

1980

Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player

1980

Tony Pashos, American football player

1980

Brandan Schieppati, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1980

Hannah Simone, Canadian television host and actress

1979

Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress

1978

Joi Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress

1978

Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer

1978

Jenny Tinmouth, English motorcycle racer

1978

Dimitrios Zografakis, Greek footballer

1977

Tom Brady, American football player

1977

Justin Lehr, American baseball player

1977

Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist and footballer

1976

Troy Glaus, American baseball player

1975

Wael Gomaa, Egyptian footballer

1975

Argyro Strataki, Greek heptathlete

1973

Jay Cutler, American bodybuilder

1973

Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer

1973

Michael Ealy, American actor

1973

Chris Murphy, American politician

1972

Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player and politician

1971

Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (died 2007)

1971

DJ Spinderella, American DJ, rapper, producer, and actress

1970

Stephen Carpenter, American guitarist and songwriter

1970

Gina G, Australian singer-songwriter

1970

Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game designer

1969

Doug Overton, American basketball player and coach

1968

Rod Beck, American baseball player (died 2007)

1967

Mathieu Kassovitz, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1967

Skin, English singer and guitarist

1966

Brent Butt, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

1966

Gizz Butt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1966

Eric Esch, American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist

1966

Robert Laimer, Austrian politician

1964

Lucky Dube, South African singer and keyboard player (died 2007)

1964

Ralph Knibbs, British rugby union player

1964

Nate McMillan, American basketball player and coach

1964

Kevin Sumlin, American football player and coach

1964

Abhisit Vejjajiva, English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand

1963

Tasmin Archer, English pop singer

1963

Frano Botica, New Zealand rugby player and coach

1963

James Hetfield, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1963

David Knox, Australian rugby player

1963

Ed Roland, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1963

Lisa Ann Walter, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

1963

Isaiah Washington, American actor and producer

1961

Molly Hagan, American actress

1961

Nick Harvey, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces

1961

Lee Rocker, American bassist

1960

Tim Mayotte, American tennis player and coach

1960

Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketer

1959

Martin Atkins, English drummer and producer

1959

Mike Gminski, American basketball player and sportscaster

1959

John C. McGinley, American actor and producer

1959

Koichi Tanaka, Japanese chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate

1958

Lindsey Hilsum, English journalist and author

1958

Ana Kokkinos, Australian director and screenwriter

1957

Bodo Rudwaleit, German footballer and manager

1957

Kate Wilkinson, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th New Zealand Minister of Conservation

1956

Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1956

Todd Christensen, American football player and sportscaster (died 2013)

1956

Dave Cloud, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015)

1956

Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer and coach

1956

Ian Crichton, Canadian guitarist

1954

Michael Arthur, English physician and academic

1954

Gary Peters, English footballer and manager

1953

Ian Bairnson, Scottish guitarist, songwriter and saxophonist (died 2023)

1953

Marlene Dumas, South African painter

1952

Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer and manager

1951

Marcel Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player

1951

Jay North, American actor (died 2025)

1950

Linda Howard, American author

1950

John Landis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1950

Jo Marie Payton, American actress and singer

1950

Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia

1949

Philip Casnoff, American actor and director

1949

B. B. Dickerson, American bass player and songwriter (died 2021)

1949

Sue Slipman, English politician

1948

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France

1947

Ralph Wright, English footballer (died 2020)

1946

Robert Ayling, English businessman

1946

Jack Straw, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1946

John York, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

1945

Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and journalist

1944

Morris Berman, American historian and social critic

1944

Nino Bravo, Spanish singer (died 1973)

1943

Béla Bollobás, Hungarian-English mathematician and academic

1943

Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson of Sweden

1943

Steven Millhauser, American novelist and short story writer

1941

Juanita Helms, American politician (died 2009)

1941

Beverly Lee, American singer

1941

Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

1940

Lance Alworth, American football player

1940

Martin Sheen, American actor and producer

1940

James Tyler, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2010)

1939

Jimmie Nicol, English drummer

1939

Apoorva Sengupta, Indian general and cricketer (died 2013)

1938

Terry Wogan, Irish radio and television host (died 2016)

1937

Steven Berkoff, English actor, director, and playwright

1937

Roland Burris, American lawyer and politician, 39th Illinois Attorney General

1937

Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani-Australian cricketer

1936

Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (died 2013)

1936

Edward Petherbridge, English actor

1935

John Erman, American actor, director, and producer (died 2021)

1935

Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 1997)

1935

Vic Vogel, Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2019)

1934

Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (died 1989)

1934

Michael Chapman, English bassoon player (died 2005)

1934

Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (died 2002)

1933

Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (died 2009)

1930

James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1997)

1928

Cécile Aubry, French actress, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)

1928

Henning Moritzen, Danish actor (died 2012)

1926

Rona Anderson, Scottish actress (died 2013)

1926

Tony Bennett, American singer and actor (died 2023)

1926

Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (died 2004)

1926

Gordon Scott, American actor (died 2007)

1926

Rushdy Abaza, Egyptian actor (died 1980)

1925

Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager

1925

Lewis Rowland, American neurologist (died 2017)

1924

Connie Converse, American musician and singer-songwriter (disappeared 1974)

1924

Leon Uris, American soldier and author (died 2003)

1923

Jean Hagen, American actress (died 1977)

1923

Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (died 2012)

1922

John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (died 2013)

1921

Richard Adler, American composer and producer (died 2012)

1921

Hayden Carruth, American poet and critic (died 2008)

1921

Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (died 1972)

1920

Norman Dewis, English test driver and engineer (died 2019)

1920

Max Fatchen, Australian journalist and author (died 2012)

1920

P. D. James, English author (died 2014)

1920

Charlie Shavers, American trumpet player and composer (died 1971)

1920

Elmar Tampõld, Estonian-Canadian architect (died 2013)

1918

James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (died 2014)

1918

Sidney Gottlieb, American chemist and theorist (died 1999)

1918

Larry Haines, American actor (died 2008)

1918

Eddie Jefferson, American singer-songwriter (died 1979)

1917

Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1995)

1916

Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (died 1970)

1916

José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1978)

1913

Mel Tolkin, Ukrainian-American screenwriter and producer (died 2007)

1912

Fritz Hellwig, German politician (died 2017)

1911

Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor and producer (died 1990)

1909

Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American author and educator (died 1971)

1907

Lawrence Brown, American trombonist and composer (died 1988)

1907

Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian general and politician, 29th President of Brazil (died 1996)

1907

Yang Shangkun, Chinese politician, and President of China (died 1998)

1905

Franz König, Austrian cardinal (died 2004)

1904

Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (died 1983)

1904

Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (died 1988)

1903

Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian journalist and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Tunisia (died 2000)

1902

Regina Jonas, German rabbi (died 1944)

1902

David Buttolph, American film composer (died 1983)

1901

John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (died 1995)

1901

Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal (died 1981)

1900

Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (died 1945)

1900

John T. Scopes, American educator (died 1970)

1899

Louis Chiron, Monegasque race car driver (died 1979)

1896

Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (died 1997)

1895

Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, English politician (died 1942)

1894

Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1951)

1890

Konstantin Melnikov, Russian architect, designed the Rusakov Workers' Club (died 1974)

1887

Rupert Brooke, English poet (died 1915)

1887

August Wesley, Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary (died ?)[citation needed]

1886

Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian poet and playwright (died 1964)

1872

Haakon VII of Norway (died 1957)

1871

Vernon Louis Parrington, American historian and scholar (died 1929)

1867

Stanley Baldwin, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1947)

1863

Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian author and journalist (died 1922)

1860

William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer (died 1935)

1856

Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (died 1919)

1850

Reginald Heber Roe, English-Australian swimmer, tennis player, and academic (died 1926)

1840

John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (died 1929)

1837

Julien Reverchon, French botanist (died 1905)

1832

Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and director (died 1914)

1823

Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana (died 1867)

1823

Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Spanish clarinetist, composer, and musicologist (died 1894)

1817

Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (died 1895)

1811

Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (died 1861)

1808

Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (died 1893)

1803

Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace (died 1865)

1770

Frederick William III of Prussia (died 1840)

1766

Aaron Chorin, Hungarian rabbi and author (died 1844)

1724

Alvise Foscari, Venetian admiral (died 1790)

1692

John Henley, English minister and poet (died 1759)

1622

Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, German field marshal (died 1698)

1509

Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (died 1546)

1491

Maria of Jülich-Berg, German noblewoman (died 1543)

1486

Imperia Cognati, Italian courtesan (died 1512)

1442

Galeotto I Pico, Duke of Mirandola (died 1499)

Deaths

2025

Loni Anderson, American actress (born 1945)

2024

Yamini Krishnamurthy, Indian dancer (born 1940)

2023

Mark Margolis, American actor (born 1939)

2023

Bram Moolenaar, Dutch software engineer (born 1961)

2022

Jackie Walorski, American politician (born 1963)

2020

John Hume, Northern Irish politician (born 1937)

2015

Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic (born 1917)

2015

Mel Farr, American football player and businessman (born 1944)

2015

Coleen Gray, American actress (born 1922)

2015

Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1918)

2015

Johanna Quandt, German businesswoman (born 1926)

2015

Jef Murray, American artist and author (born 1960)

2014

Miangul Aurangzeb, Pakistani captain and politician, 19th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (born 1928)

2014

Edward Clancy, Australian cardinal (born 1923)

2014

Dorothy Salisbury Davis, American author (born 1916)

2014

Kenny Drew, Jr., American pianist and composer (born 1958)

2014

Lydia Yu-Jose, Filipino political scientist and academic (born 1944)

2013

John Coombs, English-Monegasque race car driver and businessman (born 1922)

2013

Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (born 1926)

2013

Jack Hynes, Scottish-American soccer player and manager (born 1920)

2012

Frank Evans, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1921)

2012

Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist and academic (born 1927)

2012

Paul McCracken, American economist and academic (born 1915)

2012

John Pritchard, American basketball player (born 1927)

2012

George Shanard, American politician and agribusinessman (born 1926)

2011

William Sleator, American author (born 1945)

2011

Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (born 1945)

2010

Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)

2009

Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919)

2008

Skip Caray, American sportscaster (born 1939)

2008

Erik Darling, American singer-songwriter (born 1933)

2008

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)

2007

John Gardner, English author (born 1926)

2007

Peter Thorup, Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1948)

2006

Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945)

2006

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (born 1915)

2005

Françoise d'Eaubonne, French author and poet (born 1920)

2004

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (born 1908)

2003

Roger Voudouris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1954)

2001

Christopher Hewett, English actor and director (born 1922)

2000

Joann Lõssov, Estonian basketball player and coach (born 1921)

1999

Rod Ansell, Australian hunter (born 1953)

1999

Byron Farwell, American historian and author (born 1921)

1998

Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and journalist (born 1934)

1997

Pietro Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1934)

1996

Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (born 1939)

1995

Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (born 1918)

1995

Edward Whittemore, American soldier and author (born 1933)

1992

Wang Hongwen, Chinese labor activist and politician, member of the Gang of Four (born 1935)

1983

Carolyn Jones, American actress (born 1930)

1979

Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)

1979

Angelos Terzakis, Greek author and playwright (born 1907)

1977

Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (born 1913)

1977

Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (born 1892)

1975

Andreas Embirikos, Greek poet and photographer (born 1901)

1974

Edgar Johan Kuusik, Estonian architect and interior designer (born 1888)

1973

Richard Marshall, American general (born 1895)

1972

Giannis Papaioannou, Turkish-Greek composer (born 1913)

1969

Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (born 1889)

1968

Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)

1966

Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1925)

1964

Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (born 1925)

1963

Signe Salén, Swedish doctor (born 1871)

1961

Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (born 1884)

1959

Herb Byrne, Australian footballer (born 1887)

1958

Peter Collins, English race car driver (born 1931)

1954

Colette, French novelist and journalist (born 1873)

1949

Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (born 1869)

1943

Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)

1942

Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1872)

1936

Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (born 1873)

1929

Emile Berliner, German-American inventor and businessman, invented the phonograph (born 1851)

1929

Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist (born 1857)

1925

William Bruce, Australian cricketer (born 1864)

1924

Joseph Conrad, British novelist (born 1857)

1922

Ture Malmgren, Swedish journalist and politician (born 1851)

1920

Peeter Süda, Estonian organist and composer (born 1883)

1917

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (born 1849)

1916

Roger Casement, executed Irish poet and activist (born 1864)

1913

William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (born 1844)

1894

George Inness, American painter (born 1825)

1879

Joseph Severn, English painter (born 1793)

1877

William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (born 1805)

1867

August Böckh, German historian and scholar (born 1785)

1866

Gábor Klauzál, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (born 1804)

1857

Eugène Sue, French author and politician (born 1804)

1839

Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator (born 1763)

1835

Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (born 1767)

1805

Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (born 1724)

1797

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1717)

1792

Richard Arkwright, English engineer and businessman (born 1732)

1780

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemologist and philosopher (born 1715)

1773

Stanisław Konarski, Polish poet and playwright (born 1700)

1761

Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (born 1691)

1721

Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (born 1648)

1720

Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (born 1641)

1712

Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (born 1654)

1621

Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (born 1556)

1604

Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish commander and diplomat (born 1540)

1546

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace (born 1484)

1546

Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (born 1509)

1530

Francesco Ferruccio, Italian captain (born 1489)

1527

Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal

1460

James II, king of Scotland (born 1430)

1355

Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh, English nobleman

1003

At-Ta'i, Abbasid caliph (born 929)

979

Thietmar, margrave of Meissen

925

Cao, Chinese empress dowager

908

Burchard, duke of Thuringia

908

Egino, duke of Thuringia

908

Rudolf I, bishop of Würzburg

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