Events

2024

Following the non-cooperation movement against the government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country, ending her rule of 15 consecutive years and a total of almost two decades. The date is also known as 36 July.

2021

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

2019

The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh).

2015

The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.

2012

The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.

2010

The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.

2010

Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.

2008

The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.

2003

A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.

1995

Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.

1984

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.

1981

President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.

1979

In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.

1974

Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely.

1973

Mars 6 is launched from the USSR.

1971

The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.

1969

The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.

1966

A group of red guards at Experimental High in Beijing, including Deng Rong and Liu Pingping, daughters of Deng Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqi respectively, beat the deputy vice principal, Bian Zhongyun, to death with sticks after accusing her of counter-revolutionary revisionism, producing one of the first fatalities of the Cultural Revolution.

1965

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.

1964

Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.

1963

Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

1962

Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.

1962

American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.

1960

Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.

1957

American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.

1949

In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.

1949

In Montana, 12 smokejumper firefighters and 1 US Forest Service fire guard are killed in the Mann Gulch Fire.

1944

World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.

1944

World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.

1944

World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.

1940

World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.

1939

The Thirteen Roses: Thirteen female members of the Unified Socialist Youth are executed by Francoist forces in Madrid, Spain.

1931

Judge and Nazi Party member Werner Best drews the Boxheim Documents, which described a violent takeover of the government by the NSDAP.

1926

Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.

1925

Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.

1916

World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.

1914

World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion.

1914

World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.

1914

In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.

1906

Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.

1901

Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years.

1888

Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.

1884

The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.

1882

Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, today known as ExxonMobil, is established officially. The company would later grow to become the holder of all Standard Oil companies and the entity at the center of the breakup of Standard Oil.

1874

Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.

1864

American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.

1862

American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.

1861

American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872).

1861

The United States Army abolishes flogging.

1860

Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.

1858

Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.

1824

Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.

1816

The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.

1796

The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars results in a French victory.

1781

The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.

1772

First Partition of Poland: The representatives of Austria, Prussia, and Russia sign three bilateral conventions condemning the "anarchy" of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and imputing to the three powers "ancient and legitimate rights" to the territories of the Commonwealth. The conventions allow each of the three great powers to annex a part of the Commonwealth, which they proceed to do over the course of the following two months.

1763

Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.

1735

Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.

1716

Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718):The Austrians defeat the Ottomans in the Battle of Petrovaradin. One-fifth of a Turkish army and the Grand Vizier are killed.

1689

Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.

1620

The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.

1600

The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place at Gowrie House (Perth, Scotland).

1583

Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

1506

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk.

1460

The Kingdom of Scotland captures Roxburgh, one of the last English strongholds in Scotland, following a siege.

1388

The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn.

1305

First Scottish War of Independence: Sir John Stewart of Menteith, the pro-English Sheriff of Dumbarton, successfully manages to capture Sir William Wallace of Scotland, leading to Wallace's subsequent execution by hanging, evisceration, drawing and quartering, and beheading 18 days later.

1278

Spanish Reconquista: the forces of the Kingdom of Castile initiate the ultimately futile Siege of Algeciras against the Emirate of Granada.

1192

Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the battle of Jaffa, which enables him to conclude a favourable treaty for the crusaders.

1100

Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.

1068

Byzantine–Norman wars: Italo-Normans begin a nearly-three-year siege of Bari.

974

Abbasid Caliph al-Muti' is forced to abdicate by his Turkic general Sabuktakin and succeeded by his son al-Ta'i'.

939

The Battle of Alhandic is fought between Ramiro II of León and Abd-ar-Rahman III at Zamora in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Córdoba.

910

The last major Danish army to raid England for nearly a century is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians.

642

Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.

70

Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished.

25

Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty.

Births

2008

Hudson Meek, American actor (died 2024)

2004

Gavi, Spanish footballer

2003

Toni Shaw, British Paralympic swimmer

2001

Anthony Edwards, American basketball player

2000

Tom Gilbert, Australian rugby league player

1999

Kim Si-hyeon, South Korean singer

1998

Adam Doueihi, Australian-Lebanese rugby league player

1997

Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player

1997

Olivia Holt, American actress and singer

1997

Wang Yibo, Chinese dancer, singer and actor

1997

Yungblud, English musician and actor

1996

Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler

1996

Cho Seung-youn, South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper

1995

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Danish footballer

1994

Natalia García, Spanish rhythmic gymnast

1991

Esteban Gutiérrez, Mexican race car driver

1991

Wi Ha-joon, South Korean actor

1991

Konrad Hurrell, Tongan rugby league player

1991

Daniëlle van de Donk, Dutch footballer

1991

Andreas Weimann, Austrian footballer

1989

Ryan Bertrand, English footballer

1989

Mathieu Manset, French footballer

1988

Michael Jamieson, Scottish-English swimmer

1988

Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer

1987

Orce Gjorgjievski, Macedonian politician

1986

Paula Creamer, American golfer

1986

Kathrin Zettel, Austrian skier

1985

Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer

1985

Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer

1985

Gil Vermouth, Israeli footballer

1985

Erkan Zengin, Swedish footballer

1984

Steve Matai, New Zealand rugby league player

1982

Jamie Houston, English-German rugby player

1982

Lolo Jones, American hurdler

1982

Michele Pazienza, Italian footballer

1982

Jeff Robson, Australian rugby league player

1982

Pete Sell, American mixed martial artist

1981

David Clarke, English ice hockey player

1981

Carl Crawford, American baseball player

1981

Maik Franz, German footballer

1981

Erik Guay, Canadian skier

1981

Travie McCoy, American rapper, singer, and songwriter

1981

Anna Rawson, Australian golfer

1981

Rachel Scott, American murder victim, inspired the Rachel's Challenge (died 1999)

1980

Wayne Bridge, English footballer

1980

Salvador Cabañas, Paraguayan footballer

1980

Jason Culina, Australian footballer

1980

Jesse Williams, American actor, director, producer, and political activist

1979

David Healy, Irish footballer

1978

Cosmin Bărcăuan, Romanian footballer and manager

1978

Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter

1978

Harel Levy, Israeli tennis player

1977

Eric Hinske, American baseball player and coach

1977

Mark Mulder, American baseball player and sportscaster

1977

Michael Walsh, English footballer

1976

Jeff Friesen, Canadian ice hockey player

1976

Marians Pahars, Latvian footballer and manager

1976

Remi Sølvberg, Norwegian politician

1976

Eugen Trică, Romanian footballer and manager

1975

Dan Hipgrave, English guitarist and journalist

1975

Josep Jufré, Spanish cyclist

1975

Eicca Toppinen, Finnish cellist and composer

1974

Alvin Ceccoli, Australian footballer

1974

Kajol, Indian film actress

1974

Olle Kullinger, Swedish footballer

1974

Antoine Sibierski, French footballer

1973

Paul Carige, Australian rugby league player

1973

Justin Marshall, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster

1972

Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese wrestler

1972

Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and coach

1972

Darren Shahlavi, English-American actor and martial artist (died 2015)

1972

Jon Sleightholme, English rugby player

1972

Theodore Whitmore, Jamaican footballer and manager

1972

Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

1971

Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia

1969

Jackie Doyle-Price, English politician

1969

Vasbert Drakes, Barbadian cricketer

1969

Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer and coach

1969

Rob Scott, Australian rower

1968

Terri Clark, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1968

Funkmaster Flex, American DJ, radio and television host, rapper, and record producer

1968

Kendo Kashin, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

1968

Marine Le Pen, French lawyer and politician

1968

Oleh Luzhnyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager

1968

Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (died 2007)

1968

John Olerud, American baseball player

1967

Matthew Caws, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1967

Vladyslav Gorai, Ukrainian tenor

1966

James Gunn, American filmmaker

1966

Jennifer Finch, American singer, bass player, and photographer

1966

Jonathan Silverman, American actor and producer

1965

Jeff Coffin, American saxophonist and composer

1965

Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboard player and composer

1964

Rory Morrison, English journalist (died 2013)

1964

Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (died 2012)

1963

Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (died 2010)

1963

Ingmar De Vos, Belgian sports administrator

1963

Mark Strong, English actor

1962

Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-American basketball player and coach

1962

Otis Thorpe, American basketball player

1961

Janet McTeer, English actress

1961

Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach

1961

Mark O'Connor, American violinist/fiddler and composer

1961

Tim Wilson, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (died 2014)

1960

David Baldacci, American lawyer and author

1959

Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (died 2016)

1959

Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter

1958

Ulla Salzgeber, German equestrian

1957

Larry Corowa, Australian rugby league player

1957

David Gill, English businessman

1956

Christopher Chessun, English Anglican bishop

1956

Jerry Ciccoritti, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1956

Maureen McCormick, American actress

1955

Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter

1953

Rick Mahler, American baseball player and coach (died 2005)

1952

Tamás Faragó, Hungarian water polo player

1952

John Jarratt, Australian actor and producer

1952

Louis Walsh, Irish talent manager

1951

Samantha Sang, Australian pop singer

1950

Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian trade union leader and politician (died 2013)

1950

Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (died 2013)

1948

Ray Clemence, English footballer and manager (died 2020)

1948

Barbara Flynn, English actress

1948

David Hungate, American bass guitarist, producer, and arranger

1948

Shin Takamatsu, Japanese architect and academic

1947

Angry Anderson, Australian singer and actor

1947

Bernie Carbo, American baseball player

1947

France A. Córdova, American astrophysicist and academic

1947

Rick Derringer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2025)

1947

Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist and songwriter

1946

Bruce Coslet, American football player and coach

1946

Shirley Ann Jackson, American physicist

1946

Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboard player and songwriter (died 2006)

1946

Bob McCarthy, Australian rugby league player and coach

1946

Erika Slezak, American actress

1946

Xavier Trias, Spanish pediatrician and politician, 118th Mayor of Barcelona

1945

Loni Anderson, American actress (died 2025)

1944

Christopher Gunning, English composer (died 2023)

1943

Nelson Briles, American baseball player (died 2005)

1943

Sammi Smith, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2005)

1942

Joe Boyd, American record producer, founded Hannibal Records

1941

Bob Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)

1941

Leonid Kizim, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2010)

1941

Airto Moreira, Brazilian-American drummer and composer

1940

Bobby Braddock, American country music songwriter, musician, and producer

1940

Roman Gabriel, American football player, coach, and actor (died 2024)

1940

Rick Huxley, English bass player (died 2013)

1939

Roger Clark, English race car driver (died 1998)

1939

Carmen Salinas, Mexican actress and politician (died 2021)

1937

Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (died 2003)

1937

Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (died 2010)

1936

Nikolai Baturin, Estonian author and playwright (died 2019)

1936

John Saxon, American actor (died 2020)

1935

Michael Ballhaus, German director and cinematographer (died 2017)

1935

Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal (died 2022)

1935

Roy Benavidez, American soldier, Medal of Honor Winner (died 1998)

1934

Karl Johan Åström, Swedish engineer and theorist

1934

Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist

1934

Gay Byrne, Irish radio and television host (died 2019)

1932

Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (died 1996)

1932

Vladimir Fedoseyev, Russian conductor

1931

Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (died 2014)

1930

Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut, first man to walk on the Moon (died 2012)

1930

Damita Jo DeBlanc, American comedian, actress, and singer (died 1998)

1930

Richie Ginther, American race car driver (died 1989)

1930

Michal Kováč, Slovak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Slovakia (died 2016)

1929

Don Matheson, American soldier, police officer, and actor (died 2014)

1929

John H. Moore II, American lawyer and judge (died 2013)

1926

Betsy Jolas, French composer

1926

Jeri Southern, American jazz singer and pianist (died 1991)

1923

Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (died 2005)

1922

L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (died 2015)

1922

Frank Stranahan, American golfer (died 2013)

1921

Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (died 2014)

1920

George Tooker, American painter and academic (died 2011)

1919

Rosalind Hicks, British literary guardian and the only child of author, Agatha Christie (died 2004)

1918

Tom Drake, American actor and singer (died 1982)

1918

Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded Canada's National Ballet School (died 2004)

1916

Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (died 2006)

1914

Parley Baer, American actor (died 2002)

1912

Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (died 2007)

1911

Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (died 1969)

1910

Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and manager (died 1979)

1910

Herminio Masantonio, Argentinian footballer (died 1956)

1908

Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1967)

1908

Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (died 1997)

1906

Joan Hickson, English actress (died 1998)

1906

John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1987)

1905

Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)

1904

Kenneth V. Thimann, English-American botanist and microbiologist (died 1997)

1901

Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (died 2000)

1900

Rudolf Schottlaender, German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (died 1988)

1897

Roberta Dodd Crawford, American soprano and educator (died 1954)

1897

Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (died 1972)

1890

Naum Gabo, Russian-American sculptor (died 1977)

1890

Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (died 1956)

1889

Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (died 1973)

1887

Reginald Owen, English-American actor and singer (died 1972)

1882

Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (died 1962)

1880

Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist (died 1962)

1880

Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator (died 1970)

1877

Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (died 1917)

1876

Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (died 1958)

1874

Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic (died 1948)

1874

Horace Rawlins, English golfer (died 1935)

1872

Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (died 1917)

1868

Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer (died 1924)

1866

Carl Harries, German chemist and academic (died 1923)

1866

Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (died 1917)

1862

Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (died 1890)

1860

Louis Wain, English artist (died 1939)

1850

Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (died 1893)

1844

Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (died 1930)

1843

James Scott Skinner, Scottish violinist and composer (died 1927)

1833

Carola of Vasa (died 1907)

1828

Louise of the Netherlands (died 1871)

1827

Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (died 1892)

1815

Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (died 1901)

1813

Ivar Aasen, Norwegian poet and linguist (died 1896)

1811

Ambroise Thomas, French composer (died 1896)

1802

Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (died 1829)

1797

Friedrich August Kummer, German cellist and composer (died 1879)

1749

Thomas Lynch Jr., American commander and politician (died 1779)

1694

Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (died 1744)

1681

Vitus Bering, Danish-born Russian explorer (died 1741)

1662

James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (died 1728)

1626

Richard Ottley, English politician (died 1670)

1623

Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (died 1669)

1607

Antonio Barberini, Italian cardinal (died 1671)

1540

Joseph Justus Scaliger, French philologist and historian (died 1609)

1461

Alexander Jagiellon, Polish king (died 1506)

1397

Guillaume Du Fay, Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (died 1474)

1301

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1330)

1262

Ladislaus IV of Hungary (died 1290)

-79

Tullia, Roman daughter of Cicero (died 45 BC)

Deaths

2025

Col Joye, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)

2022

Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1943)

2022

Cherie Gil, Filipino actress (born 1963)

2022

Ali Haydar, Syrian army officer (born 1932)

2022

Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (born 1938)

2022

Dillon Quirke, Irish hurler (born 1998)

2020

Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (born 1947)

2019

Toni Morrison, American author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Nobel laureate (born 1931).

2018

Alan Rabinowitz, American zoologist (born 1953)

2015

Arthur Walter James, English journalist and politician (born 1912)

2015

Tony Millington, Welsh footballer (born 1943)

2014

Harold J. Greene, American general (born 1962)

2014

Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (born 1936)

2014

Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (born 1914)

2014

Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (born 1927)

2013

Ruth Asawa, American sculptor and educator (born 1926)

2013

Shawn Burr, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1966)

2013

Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942)

2013

Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (born 1925)

2013

May Song Vang, American activist (born 1951)

2013

Rob Wyda, American commander and judge (born 1959)

2012

Erwin Axer, Polish director and screenwriter (born 1917)

2012

Michel Daerden, Belgian lawyer and politician (born 1949)

2012

Fred Matua, American football player (born 1984)

2012

Martin E. Segal, Russian-American businessman, co-founded Film Society of Lincoln Center (born 1916)

2012

Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (born 1919)

2012

Roland Charles Wagner, French author and translator (born 1960)

2011

Andrzej Lepper, Polish farmer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (born 1954)

2011

Aziz Shavershian, Australian bodybuilder (born 1989)

2009

Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (born 1914)

2008

Neil Bartlett, English-American chemist and academic (born 1932)

2008

Reg Lindsay, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1929)

2007

Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (born 1926)

2007

Florian Pittiș, Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (born 1943)

2005

Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast and coach (born 1936)

2005

Jim O'Hora, American football player and coach (born 1915)

2005

Raul Roco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 31st Filipino Secretary of Education (born 1941)

2005

Eddie Jenkins, Welsh footballer (born 1909)

2002

Josh Ryan Evans, American actor (born 1982)

2002

Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (born 1916)

2002

Franco Lucentini, Italian journalist and author (born 1920)

2002

Darrell Porter, American baseball player (born 1952)

2002

Matt Robinson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)

2001

Otema Allimadi, Ugandan politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uganda (born 1929)

2001

Christopher Skase, Australian-Spanish businessman (born 1948)

2000

Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (born 1920)

2000

Tullio Crali, Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (born 1910)

2000

Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer (born 1911)

2000

Alec Guinness, English actor (born 1914)

1998

Otto Kretschmer, German naval officer and submariner (born 1912)

1998

Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian commander and politician, 36th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (born 1911)

1994

Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (born 1908)

1994

Alain de Changy, Belgian race car driver (born 1922)

1992

Robert Muldoon, New Zealand politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1921)

1991

Paul Brown, American football player and coach (born 1908)

1991

Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, founded Honda (born 1906)

1987

Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (born 1910)

1985

Arnold Horween, American football player and coach (born 1898)

1984

Richard Burton, Welsh actor (born 1925)

1983

Judy Canova, American actress and comedian (born 1913)

1983

Joan Robinson, English economist and author (born 1903)

1980

Harold L. Runnels, American soldier and politician (born 1924)

1978

Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach (born 1893)

1968

Luther Perkins, American guitarist (born 1928)

1964

Moa Martinson, Swedish author (born 1890)

1964

Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1886)

1963

Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (born 1898)

1960

Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1874)

1959

Edgar Guest, English-American journalist and poet (born 1881)

1957

Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)

1955

Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (born 1909)

1952

Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (born 1917)

1948

Montagu Toller, English cricketer and lawyer (born 1871)

1946

Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (born 1863)

1944

Maurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (born 1906)

1939

Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (born 1865)

1935

David Townsend, American art director and set designer (born 1891)

1933

Charles Harold Davis, American painter and academic (born 1856)

1929

Millicent Fawcett, English trade union leader and activist (born 1847)

1921

Dimitrios Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1844)

1916

George Butterworth, British composer (born 1885)

1911

Bob Caruthers, American baseball player and umpire (born 1864)

1904

George Dibbs, Australian politician, 10th Premier of New South Wales (born 1834)

1901

Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom and German Empress (born 1840)

1895

Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (born 1820)

1881

Spotted Tail, American tribal chief (born 1823)

1880

Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (born 1816)

1877

Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (born 1830)

1868

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (born 1788)

1799

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician (born 1726)

1792

Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1732)

1778

Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (born 1703)

1778

Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (born 1756)

1743

John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (born 1696)

1729

Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the eponymous Newcomen atmospheric engine (born 1664)

1678

Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (born 1619)

1633

George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (born 1562)

1610

Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and politician, Royal Governor of Chile (born 1552)

1600

John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, Scottish conspirator (born 1577)

1579

Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (born 1504)

1447

John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (born 1395)

1415

Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (born 1375)

1415

Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (born 1370)

1364

Kōgon, Japanese emperor (born 1313)

1063

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd

940

Li Decheng, Chinese general (born 863)

917

Euthymius I of Constantinople (born 834)

910

Eowils and Halfdan, joint kings of Northumbria

910

Ingwær, king of Northumbria

890

Ranulf II, duke of Aquitaine (born 850)

882

Louis III, Frankish king (born 863)

877

Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan, Abbasid vizier

824

Heizei, Japanese emperor (born 773)

642

Eowa, king of Mercia

642

Oswald, king of Northumbria

553

Xiao Ji, prince of the Liang dynasty (born 508)

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