Events

2025

The crash of Harmony Jets Flight 185 killed all eight people on board, including the Libyan Army chief Mohammed al-Haddad in Ankara, Turkey.

2023

A series of massacres targeting Berom civilians unfold in the Plateau State in Nigeria, killing over 200 people and further injuring over 500. No group claims responsibility.

2015

A bomb explodes at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing one airport cleaner. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claim responsibility for the attack four days later.

2008

A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.

2007

An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.

2005

An Antonov An-140, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Aktau, Kazakhstan, heading across the Caspian Sea, crashes, killing 23 people.

2003

An explosion at the PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field in Kai County, Chongqing, China, kills at least 234.

2002

A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft.

1990

History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.

1986

Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.

1984

After experiencing an engine fire, Aeroflot Flight 3519 attempts to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport but crashes, killing 110 of the 111 people on board.

1979

Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.

1978

Alitalia Flight 4128 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Falcone Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Italy, killing 108.

1972

The Immaculate Reception is caught by Franco Harris to win the Pittsburgh Steelers their first ever playoff victory, after defeating the Oakland Raiders.

1972

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.

1972

The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism.

1970

The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 417 metres (1,368 ft), making it the tallest building in the world.

1970

The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state.

1968

The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.

1960

Hilkka Saarinen née Pylkkänen is murdered in the so-called "oven homicide" case in Krootila, Kokemäki, Finland.

1955

The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.

1954

First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.

1950

Korean War: General Walton Walker dies in a jeep accident and is replaced by General Matthew Ridgway in the Eighth United States Army.

1948

Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.

1947

The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.

1941

World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.

1936

Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

1936

Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.

1919

Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom, allowing women to serve as lawyers, civil servants, and in other professions, as well as to serve on juries.

1916

World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.

1914

World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

1914

World War I: During the Battle of Sarikamish, Ottoman forces mistook one another for Russian troops. The following friendly fire incident leaves 2,000 Ottomans dead and many more wounded.

1913

The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

1905

The Tampere conference, where Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin meet for the first time, is held in Tampere, Finland.

1893

The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

1876

First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

1823

The poem "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," is published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel.

1815

The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published.

1793

The Battle of Savenay: A decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution.

1783

George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.

1773

Moscow State Academy of Choreography is founded under the reign of Catherine II. It is the second ballet school in Russia after Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.

1688

As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris after being deposed in favor of his son-in-law and nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.

1598

Arauco War: Governor of Chile Martín García Óñez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru.

1299

The Ilkhanate ruler Ghazan defeats a Mamluk army that opposes his invasion into Syria in the Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar near Homs.

962

The Sack of Aleppo as part of the Arab–Byzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo.

583

Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque.

558

Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks.

484

The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity.

Births

2002

Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor and musician

2000

Victor Boniface, Nigerian footballer

1999

Samuel Lino, Brazilian footballer

1996

Bartosz Kapustka, Polish footballer

1994

Reed Alexander, American actor

1992

Spencer Daniels, American actor

1992

Mbwana Samatta, Tanzanian footballer

1992

Jeff Schlupp, German footballer

1991

Kyren Wilson, English snooker player

1990

Brice Dja Djédjé, Ivorian footballer

1990

Mitch Haniger, American baseball player

1990

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress and singer

1989

David Szymanski, American video game developer

1988

Mallory Hagan, American beauty queen, Miss America 2013

1987

Tommaso Bellazzini, Italian footballer

1987

Owen Franks, New Zealand rugby player

1987

Jori Lehterä, Finnish ice hockey player

1986

Thomas Bourgin, French motorcycle racer (died 2013)

1986

Beau Champion, Australian rugby league player

1986

Balázs Dzsudzsák, Hungarian footballer

1986

T. J. Oshie, American ice hockey player

1985

Dev Hynes (also known as Blood Orange and formerly Lightspeed Champion), English singer, songwriter, producer, and composer

1985

Harry Judd, English drummer and songwriter

1985

Alison Sudol, American actress and singer-songwriter

1984

Dudu Aharon, Israeli singer-songwriter

1984

Bernard Pollard, American football player

1984

Josh Satin, American baseball player

1984

Sebastian Werle, German rugby player

1983

Michael Chopra, English footballer

1983

Lisa Dobriskey, English runner

1983

Hanley Ramírez, Dominican baseball player

1982

Zbyněk Michálek, Czech ice hockey player

1982

Shaone Morrisonn, Canadian-Croatian ice hockey player

1982

Thomas Rohregger, Austrian cyclist

1981

Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican-American swimmer

1981

Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer

1981

Hiro Fujiwara, Japanese manga artist

1981

Agnes Milowka, Polish-Australian diver, explorer, photographer, and author (died 2011)

1981

Mario Santana, Argentine footballer

1980

Cody Ross, American baseball player

1979

Johan Franzén, Swedish ice hockey player

1979

Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player

1979

Holly Madison, American model, television personality, and actress

1979

Megan Mayhew Bergman, American author and educator

1979

Kenny Miller, Scottish footballer

1979

Yukifumi Murakami, Japanese javelin thrower

1978

Esthero, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer

1978

Aleš Kotalík, Czech ice hockey player

1978

Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player

1977

Matt Baker, English television presenter

1977

Alge Crumpler, American football player

1977

Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer

1977

Jari Mäenpää, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1976

Joanna Hayes, American hurdler and coach

1976

Brad Lidge, American baseball player

1976

Jamie Noble, American wrestler and producer

1976

Mikael Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player

1975

Lady Starlight, American singer-songwriter

1974

Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician

1974

Mieszko Talarczyk, Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2004)

1972

Morgan, Italian singer-songwriter and composer

1972

Christian Potenza, Canadian actor, voice actor and singer

1971

Corey Haim, Canadian actor (died 2010)

1971

Jo Johnson, English banker, journalist, and politician

1971

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, English model, actress, and author (died 2017)

1970

Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater and sportscaster

1970

Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1968

Karyn Bryant, American journalist, actress, producer, and screenwriter

1968

Barry Kooser, American painter and animator

1968

Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, Puerto Rican-American photographer

1968

René Tretschok, German footballer and manager

1967

Carla Bruni, Italian-French singer-songwriter and model

1967

Otis Grant, Jamaican-Canadian boxer, coach, and manager

1966

Badi Assad, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1964

Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1963

Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach

1963

Jess Harnell, American singer-songwriter and voice actor

1963

Donna Tartt, American author

1963

Ante Zelck, German businessman

1962

Bertrand Gachot, Belgian race car driver

1962

Stefan Hell, Romanian-German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1962

Kang Je-gyu, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter

1962

Keiji Mutoh, Japanese wrestler and actor

1961

Ezzat el Kamhawi, Egyptian journalist and author

1961

Ketan J. Patel, Kenyan-English biologist and academic

1961

Carol Smillie, Scottish model and actress

1961

Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress and producer

1958

Joan Severance, American actress

1958

Victoria Williams, American singer-songwriter

1957

Dan Bigras, Canadian singer-songwriter

1957

Peter Wynn, Australian rugby league player and businessman

1956

Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (died 2001)

1956

Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter

1955

Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright

1955

Grace Knight, English-Australian singer-songwriter

1954

Raivo Järvi, Estonian radio host and politician (died 2012)

1954

Brian Teacher, American tennis player

1953

Andres Alver, Estonian architect and academic

1953

Gerrit W. Gong, American religious leader and academic

1952

William Kristol, American journalist, publisher, activist, and pundit

1951

Anthony Phillips, English guitarist and songwriter

1950

Michael C. Burgess, American obstetrician and politician

1950

Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, English general

1950

Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and manager

1950

Ilchi Lee, South Korean author and educator

1949

Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949

Reinhold Weege, American screenwriter and producer (died 2012)

1948

David Davis, English politician, Minister of State for Europe

1948

Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, and journalist

1948

Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster

1948

Rick Wohlhuter, American runner

1947

Bill Rodgers, American runner

1946

Robbie Dupree, American singer-songwriter

1946

Edita Gruberová, Slovak soprano and actress (died 2021)

1946

Susan Lucci, American actress

1946

John Sullivan, English screenwriter, producer, and composer (died 2011)

1945

Adly Mansour, Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt

1945

Geoffrey Wheatcroft, English journalist and author

1944

Wesley Clark, American general

1943

Ron Allen, American baseball player

1943

Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Russian-French mathematician and academic

1943

Terry Peder Rasmussen, American serial killer (died 2010)

1943

Harry Shearer, American actor, voice artist, and comedian

1943

Queen Silvia of Sweden

1942

Quentin Bryce, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Governor-General of Australia

1941

Peter Davis, English businessman

1941

Tim Hardin, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 1980)

1940

Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani businessman and politician, 12th President of Pakistan (died 2021)

1940

Jorma Kaukonen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1940

Robert Labine, Canadian politician (died 2021)

1940

Jeanie Lambe, Scottish jazz singer (died 2020)

1940

Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league player (died 1986)

1940

Eugene Record, American soul singer-songwriter (died 2005)

1939

Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter (died 1995)

1938

Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol

1937

Barney Rosenzweig, American screenwriter and producer

1937

Nelson Shanks, American painter, historian, and educator (died 2015)

1936

Frederic Forrest, American actor (died 2023)

1936

Bobby Ross, American football player and coach

1936

Willie Wood, American football player (died 2020)

1935

Paul Hornung, American football player and sportscaster (died 2020)

1935

Johnny Kidd, English singer-songwriter (died 1966)

1935

Abdul Ghani Minhat, Malaysian footballer and manager (died 2012)

1935

Esther Phillips, American R&B singer (died 1984)

1933

Akihito, Emperor of Japan

1933

Noella Leduc, American baseball player (died 2014)

1932

Richard Clark Barkley, American soldier, academic, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to East Germany (died 2015)

1931

Ronnie Schell, American comedian and actor (died 2026)

1929

Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player, flugelhorn player, and singer (died 1988)

1929

Dick Weber, American professional bowler (died 2005)

1926

Robert Bly, American poet and essayist (died 2021)

1926

Harold Dorman, American singer-songwriter (died 1988)

1925

Duncan Hallas, English author and politician (died 2002)

1925

Rayner Unwin, English publisher (died 2000)

1924

Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (died 2013)

1923

Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (died 1954)

1923

Günther Schifter, Austrian journalist and radio host (died 2008)

1923

James Stockdale, American admiral and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2005)

1922

Micheline Ostermeyer, French discus thrower, shot putter, and pianist (died 2001)

1921

Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (died 2001)

1919

Kenneth M. Taylor, American general and pilot (died 2006)

1918

José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (died 2000)

1918

Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (died 2015)

1916

Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2008)

1912

Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (died 1998)

1911

James Gregory, American actor (died 2002)

1911

Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

1910

Kurt Meyer, German SS general and convicted war criminal (died 1961)

1908

Gertrude Bancroft, American economist (died 1985)

1908

Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer (died 2002)

1907

Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (died 2005)

1907

James Roosevelt, American general and politician (died 1991)

1907

Avraham Stern, Polish Zionist leader (died 1942)

1902

Norman Maclean, American author and academic (died 1990)

1902

Charan Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (died 1987)

1901

Viktor Gutić, Croatian fascist official (died 1947)

1900

Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian (died 2014)

1900

Marie Bell, French actress and stage director (died 1985)

1900

Otto Soglow, American cartoonist (died 1975)

1896

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Italian lieutenant and author (died 1957)

1895

Nola Luxford, New Zealand-American actress and broadcaster (died 1994)

1894

Arthur Gilligan, English cricketer (died 1976)

1885

Pierre Brissaud, French illustrator, painter, and engraver (died 1964)

1878

Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (died 1972)

1870

John Marin, American painter (died 1953)

1867

Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 1919)

1865

James M. Canty, American educator, school administrator, and businessperson (died 1964)

1861

Edgar P. Rucker, American lawyer, politician, and businessman (died 1908)

1854

Henry B. Guppy, English botanist and author (died 1926)

1843

Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1924)

1839

János Murkovics, Slovene-Hungarian author and educator (died 1917)

1828

Mathilde Wesendonck, German poet and author (died 1902)

1822

Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (died 1875)

1819

Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (died 1889)

1812

Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (died 1904)

1812

Henri-Alexandre Wallon, French historian and statesman (died 1904)

1810

Edward Blyth, English zoologist (died 1873)

1810

Karl Richard Lepsius, German Egyptologist (died 1884)

1807

Anthony Mary Claret, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary (died 1870)

1805

Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (died 1844)

1804

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French author, critic, and academic (died 1869)

1793

Dost Mohammad Khan, emir of Afghanistan (died 1863)

1790

Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (died 1832)

1782

William Armstrong, American lawyer, civil servant, politician, and businessperson (died 1865)

1777

Alexander I of Russia (died 1825)

1766

Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and chemist (died 1852)

1758

Nathan Wilson, American soldier and politician (died 1834)

1750

Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (died 1827)

1732

Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame (died 1792)

1713

Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (died 1749)

1690

Pamheiba, Indian emperor (died 1751)

1689

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (died 1755)

1621

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (died 1682)

1621

Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (died 1678)

1613

Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (died 1676)

1605

Tianqi Emperor, Chinese emperor (died 1627)

1597

Martin Opitz, German poet and composer (died 1639)

1582

Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (died 1663)

1573

Giovanni Battista Crespi, Italian painter, sculptor and architect (died 1632)

1544

Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony (died 1577)

1525

John Albert I, duke of Mecklenburg (died 1576)

1513

Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (died 1577)

1173

Louis I, duke of Bavaria (died 1231)

968

Emperor Zhenzong of Song, emperor of the Song dynasty (died 1022)

Deaths

2024

Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1934)

2024

Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (born 1945)

2024

Sophie Hediger, Swiss snowboarder (born 1998)

2023

William Pope.L, American performance artist (born 1955)

2022

Brandon Montrell, American TikTok personality and stand-up comedian (born 1979)

2021

Joan Didion, American writer (born 1934)

2020

Leslie West, American singer and guitarist (born 1945)

2017

Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician (born 1927)

2015

Alfred G. Gilman, American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1941)

2015

Don Howe, English footballer and manager (born 1935)

2015

Jean-Marie Pelt, French biologist, pharmacist, and academic (born 1933)

2015

Bülent Ulusu, Turkish admiral and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1923)

2014

Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (born 1944)

2014

Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and academic (born 1924)

2013

Chryssa, Greek-American sculptor (born 1933)

2013

Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and weapons designer, designed the AK-47 rifle (born 1919)

2013

Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist, composer, and educator (born 1920)

2013

Ricky Lawson, American drummer and composer (born 1954)

2013

G. S. Shivarudrappa, Indian poet and educator (born 1926)

2013

Robert W. Wilson, American philanthropist and art collector (born 1928)

2012

Jean Harris, American educator and murderer (born 1923)

2012

Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (born 1979)

2011

Aydın Menderes, Turkish economist and politician (born 1946)

2010

Fred Hargesheimer, American soldier and pilot (born 1916)

2010

K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (born 1918)

2009

Robert L. Howard, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1939)

2009

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan general and politician (born 1910)

2009

Edward Schillebeeckx, Belgian theologian and academic (born 1914)

2007

William Francis Ganong, Jr., American physiologist and academic (born 1924)

2007

Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (born 1915)

2007

Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (born 1925)

2006

Charlie Drake, English actor (born 1925)

2006

Timothy J. Tobias, American pianist and composer (born 1952)

2006

Johnny Vincent, English footballer (born 1947)

2005

Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1914)

2005

Yao Wenyuan, Chinese writer and politician, member of the Gang of Four (born 1931)

2004

P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (born 1921)

2001

Bola Ige, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Oyo State (born 1930)

2000

Billy Barty, American actor (born 1924)

2000

Victor Borge, Danish-American comedian, pianist, and conductor (born 1909)

1998

Joe Orlando, Italian-American author and illustrator (born 1927)

1995

Patric Knowles, English actor (born 1911)

1994

Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright (born 1905)

1992

Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (born 1934)

1984

Joan Lindsay, Australian author and playwright (born 1896)

1983

Colin Middleton, Irish painter and illustrator (born 1910)

1982

Jack Webb, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1920)

1979

Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector (born 1898)

1973

Irna Phillips, American screenwriter, created Guiding Light and As the World Turns (born 1901)

1972

Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (born 1888)

1970

Charles Ruggles, American actor (born 1886)

1970

Aleksander Warma, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (born 1890)

1961

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author (born 1875)

1961

Kurt Meyer, German SS general and convicted war criminal (born 1910)

1954

René Iché, French soldier and sculptor (born 1897)

1953

Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet general and politician, head of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (born 1899)

1950

Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (born 1878)

1948

Executions resulting from convictions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

1948

Executions resulting from convictions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

1948

Executions resulting from convictions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

1948

Executions resulting from convictions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

1948

Executions resulting from convictions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

1948

Executions resulting from convictions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

1948

Executions resulting from convictions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

1946

John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (born 1873)

1939

Anthony Fokker, Indonesia-born Dutch pilot and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (born 1890)

1931

Wilson Bentley, American meteorologist and photographer (born 1865)

1930

Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay, Turkish lieutenant and educator (born 1906)

1926

Swami Shraddhanand, Indian monk, missionary, and educator (born 1856)

1912

Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (born 1850)

1906

Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, last emperor of the Gaza Empire (born c.1850)

1902

Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic (born 1821)

1892

Frederick Tracy Dent, Brigadier General in the Regular United States Army, brother in law to President Ulysses S. Grant.

1889

Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (born 1858)

1884

John Chisum, American businessman and poker player (born 1824)

1834

Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and demographer (born 1766)

1805

Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and author (born 1723)

1795

Henry Clinton, English general and politician (born 1730)

1789

Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French priest and educator (born 1712)

1779

Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (born 1724)

1771

Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (born 1701)

1761

Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (born 1725)

1722

Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (born 1654)

1675

Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French general and diplomat (born 1602)

1652

John Cotton, English minister and theologian (born 1585)

1646

François Maynard, French poet and academic (born 1582)

1638

Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (born 1552)

1631

Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright (born 1563)

1588

Henry I, duke of Guise (born 1550)

1575

Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese samurai (born 1531)

1572

Johann Sylvan, German theologian (executed; date of birth unknown)

1556

Nicholas Udall, English cleric, playwright, and educator (born 1504)

1392

Isabella of Castile, duchess of York (born 1355)

1384

Thomas Preljubović, ruler of Epirus

1383

Beatrice of Bourbon, Queen of Bohemia (born 1320)

1304

Matilda of Habsburg, duchess regent of Bavaria (born 1253)

1230

Berengaria of Navarre, queen of England (born 1165)

1193

Thorlak, patron saint of Iceland (born 1133)

1172

Ugo Ventimiglia, Italian cardinal

940

Ar-Radi, Abbasid caliph (born 909)

918

Conrad I, king of East Francia (born 890)

910

Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian missionary and scholar

889

Solomon II, bishop of Constance

761

Gaubald, Frankish bishop (born 700)

679

Dagobert II, Frankish king (probable; b. 650)

668

Gabriel of Beth Qustan, bishop and saint (born 594)

484

Huneric, Vandal king

423

Ming Yuan Di, ruler of Northern Wei (born 392)

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