Events

2026

At least 45 people are killed and 292 others injured after two trains collide in Adamuz in the worst railway disaster in over a decade in Spain.

2025

The popular social media app, TikTok, is banned in the United States, after the passing of PAFACA.

2023

A helicopter crash in Ukraine leaves 14 people dead, including the country's Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky.

2019

An oil pipeline explosion near Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico, kills 137 people.

2018

A bus catches fire on the Samara–Shymkent road in Yrgyz District, Aktobe, Kazakhstan. The fire kills 52 passengers, with three passengers and two drivers escaping.

2012

More than 115,000 websites engage in an online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act in the US.[citation needed] The websites involved viewed the laws as infringing on the right to free speech and many of them temporarily shut down in protest.

2008

The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in Rome after being returned to Italy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

2007

The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people and Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Cyclone Kyrill causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe.

2005

The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France

2003

A bushfire kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.

2002

The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over.

1993

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 US states.

1990

Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.

1988

China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 crashes near Chongqing Baishiyi Airport, killing all 98 passengers and 10 crew members.

1986

An Aerovías Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes on approach to Mundo Maya International Airport in Flores, Petén, Guatemala, killing all 94 people on board.

1983

The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.

1981

Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs).

1978

The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.

1977

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announce they have identified a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease.

1977

Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney, killing 83.

1977

SFR Yugoslavia's Prime minister, Džemal Bijedić, his wife and six others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1976

Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut.

1974

A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.

1972

Members of the Mukti Bahini lay down their arms to the government of the newly independent Bangladesh, a month after winning the war against the occupying Pakistan Army.

1969

United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.

1967

Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.

1960

Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes into a farm in Charles City County, Virginia, killing all 50 aboard, the third fatal Capital Airlines crash in as many years.

1958

Willie O'Ree, the first Black Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins.

1945

World War II: Liberation of Kraków, Poland by the Red Army.

1943

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.

1941

World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.

1932

Alt Llobregat insurrection breaks out in Central Catalonia, Spain.

1919

World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.

1919

Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.

1915

Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.

1913

First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.

1911

Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.

1896

An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.

1886

Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.

1871

Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.

1866

Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.

1806

Jan Willem Janssens surrenders the Dutch Cape Colony to the British.

1788

The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.

1778

James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".

1701

Frederick I crowns himself King in Prussia in Königsberg.

1670

Henry Morgan captures Panama.

1586

The magnitude 7.9 Tenshō earthquake strikes Honshu, Japan, killing 8,000 people and triggering a tsunami.

1562

Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.

1486

King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, uniting the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

1126

Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.

532

Nika riots in Constantinople fail.

474

Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.

350

General Magnentius is proclaimed emperor by Roman aristocrats discontent with the rule of emperor Constans.

Births

2010

Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Canadian actress and dancer

2009

Lumi Pollack, American actress

2003

Wendy Shongwe, South African sprinter and soccer player

2002

Anastasia Zakharova, Russian tennis player

2002

Ki-Jana Hoever, Dutch footballer

2002

Karim Adeyemi, German footballer

1999

Karan Brar, American actor

1999

Tee Higgins, American football player

1999

Djorkaeff Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer

1999

Gary Trent Jr., American basketball player

1999

Mateus Ward, American actor

1998

Aitana Bonmatí, Spanish footballer

1998

Lisandro Martínez, Argentinian footballer

1998

Éder Militão, Brazilian footballer

1997

Emil Audero, Indonesian footballer

1997

Denis Malgin, Swiss ice hockey player

1996

Sarah Gilman, American actress

1995

Bryce Alford, American basketball player

1995

Leonard Fournette, American football player

1995

Samu Castillejo, Spanish footballer

1994

Max Fried, American baseball player

1994

Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer

1994

Ilona Kremen, Belarusian tennis player

1993

Sean Keenan, Australian actor

1993

Juan Fernando Quintero, Colombian footballer

1992

Francesco Bardi, Italian footballer

1991

Douglas Wreden, a.k.a. DougDoug, American streamer

1990

Gorgui Dieng, Senegalese basketball player

1990

Hayle Ibrahimov, Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner

1990

Brett Lawrie, Canadian baseball player

1990

Nacho, Spanish footballer

1990

Gift Ngoepe, South African baseball player

1990

Alex Pietrangelo, Canadian ice hockey player

1990

Zeeko Zaki, Egyptian-American actor

1989

Rubén Miño, Spanish footballer

1989

Michael Pineda, Dominican baseball player

1988

Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter

1988

Angelique Kerber, German tennis player

1988

Anastasios Kissas, Greek footballer

1988

Ashleigh Murray, American actress and singer

1988

Boy van Poppel, Dutch cyclist

1987

Johan Djourou, Swiss footballer

1987

Christopher Liebig, German rugby player

1987

Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer

1986

Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter

1986

Becca Tobin, American actress, singer, and dancer

1986

Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Japanese actor and singer

1986

Eugene Lee Yang, Korean-American actor, filmmaker, and activist

1985

Dale Begg-Smith, Canadian-Australian skier

1985

Mark Briscoe, American wrestler

1985

Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer

1985

Hyun Woo, South Korean actor

1984

Seung-Hui Cho, South Korean mass murderer (died 2007)

1984

Kristy Lee Cook, American singer-songwriter

1984

Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer

1984

Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer

1984

Michael Kearney, American biochemist and academic

1984

Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer

1984

Viktoria Shklover, Estonian figure skater

1983

Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter

1983

Samantha Mumba, Irish singer-songwriter and actress

1983

Joel Stallworth, American sprinter

1982

Quinn Allman, American guitarist and producer

1982

Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Kenyan runner

1981

Gang Dong-won, South Korean actor

1981

Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player

1981

Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer

1980

Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer

1980

Robert Green, English footballer

1980

Kert Haavistu, Estonian footballer and manager

1980

Julius Peppers, American football player

1980

Jason Segel, American actor and screenwriter

1979

Ruslan Fedotenko, Ukrainian ice hockey player

1979

Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer

1979

Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player

1979

Kenyatta Jones, American football player (died 2018)

1979

Wandy Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player

1978

Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player

1978

Thor Hushovd, Norwegian cyclist

1978

Bogdan Lobonț, Romanian footballer

1977

Richard Archer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1976

Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player

1976

Marcelo Gallardo, Argentinian footballer and coach

1976

Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1976

Derek Richardson, American actor

1974

Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter

1973

Burnie Burns, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions

1973

Luke Goodwin, Australian rugby league player and coach

1973

Benjamin Jealous, American civic leader and activist

1973

Joe Kehoskie, American baseball executive

1973

Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer

1973

Crispian Mills, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director

1973

Rolando Schiavi, Argentinian footballer and coach

1972

Vinod Kambli, Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor

1972

Mike Lieberthal, American baseball player

1972

Kjersti Plätzer, Norwegian race walker

1971

Amy Barger, American astronomer

1971

Jonathan Davis, American singer-songwriter

1971

Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver

1971

Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager

1971

Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan writer (died 2019)

1970

DJ Quik, American rapper and producer

1970

Peter Van Petegem, Belgian cyclist

1969

Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor

1969

Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer

1969

Jim O'Rourke, American guitarist and producer

1967

Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (died 2014)

1967

Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer

1966

Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player and author

1966

Kazufumi Miyazawa, Japanese singer

1966

André Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver (died 2021)

1964

Brady Anderson, American baseball player

1964

Richard Dunwoody, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster

1964

Virgil Hill, American boxer

1964

Jane Horrocks, English actress and singer

1963

Maxime Bernier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada

1963

Ian Crook, English footballer and manager

1963

Carl McCoy, English singer-songwriter

1963

Martin O'Malley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61st Governor of Maryland

1962

Alison Arngrim, Canadian-American actress

1961

Peter Beardsley, English footballer and manager

1961

Bob Hansen, American basketball player and sportscaster

1961

Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster

1961

Jeff Yagher, American actor and sculptor

1960

Mark Rylance, English actor, director, and playwright

1956

Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton, English banker and politician

1955

Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer

1954

Ted DiBiase, American wrestler

1953

Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer

1953

B. K. Misra, Indian neurosurgeon

1953

Peter Moon, Australian comedian and actor

1952

Michael Behe, American biochemist, author, and academic

1952

R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951

Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and activist (died 1982)

1951

Bob Latchford, English footballer

1950

Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian race car driver

1950

Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (died 1982)

1949

Bill Keller, American journalist

1949

Philippe Starck, French interior designer

1947

Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player and journalist (died 2018)

1947

Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director

1946

Perro Aguayo, Mexican wrestler (died 2019)

1946

Joseph Deiss, Swiss economist and politician, 156th President of the Swiss Confederation

1946

Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (died 2013)

1945

Rocco Forte, English businessman and philanthropist

1944

Paul Keating, Australian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia

1944

Carl Morton, American baseball player (died 1983)

1944

Kei Ogura, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer

1944

Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria

1943

Paul Freeman, English actor

1943

Kay Granger, American educator and politician

1943

Dave Greenslade, English keyboard player and composer

1943

Charlie Wilson, American businessman and politician (died 2013)

1941

Denise Bombardier, Canadian journalist and author (died 2023)

1941

Bobby Goldsboro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1941

David Ruffin, American singer (died 1991)

1940

Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican race car driver (died 1971)

1938

Curt Flood, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1997)

1938

Anthony Giddens, English sociologist and academic

1938

Werner Olk, German footballer and manager

1938

Hargus "Pig" Robbins, American musician (died 2022)

1937

John Hume, Northern Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)

1936

Tim Barlow, English actor (died 2023)

1936

David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

1935

Eddie Jones, British illustrator (died 1999)

1935

Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director (died 2018)

1935

Jon Stallworthy, English poet, critic, and academic (died 2014)

1935

Gad Yaacobi, Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2007)

1934

Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator (died 2022)

1933

Emeka Anyaoku, Nigerian politician, 8th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1933

David Bellamy, English botanist, author and academic (died 2019)

1933

John Boorman, English director, producer, and screenwriter

1933

Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (died 2013)

1933

William Goodhart, Baron Goodhart, English lawyer and politician (died 2017)

1933

Frank McMullen, New Zealand rugby player (died 2004)

1933

Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (died 2017)

1932

Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (died 2007)

1931

Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea (died 2021)

1930

Esther Coopersmith, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (died 2024)

1928

Alexander Gomelsky, Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach (died 2005)

1927

S. Balachander, Indian actor, singer, and veena player (died 1990)

1926

Randolph Bromery, American geologist and academic (died 2013)

1925

Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (died 1995)

1925

John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (died 2014)

1925

Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (died 2013)

1923

John Graham, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Wales (died 2012)

1923

Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (died 2015)

1921

Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)

1919

Toni Turek, German footballer (died 1984)

1918

Gustave Gingras, Canadian-English physician and educator (died 1996)

1917

Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2013)

1917

Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (died 2008)

1915

Syl Apps, Canadian pole vaulter, ice hockey player, and politician (died 1998)

1915

Santiago Carrillo, Spanish soldier and politician (died 2012)

1915

Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (died 1984)

1914

Arno Schmidt, German author and translator (died 1979)

1914

Vitomil Zupan, Slovene author, poet, and playwright (died 1987)

1913

Carroll Cloar, American artist (died 1993)

1913

Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (died 1972)

1911

José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (died 1969)

1911

Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1987)

1910

Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist and academic (died 1993)

1908

Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (died 1974)

1907

János Ferencsik, Hungarian conductor (died 1984)

1905

Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (died 2002)

1904

Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (died 2006)

1904

Cary Grant, English-American actor (died 1986)

1903

Berthold Goldschmidt, German pianist and composer (died 1996)

1901

Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1973)

1898

Albert Kivikas, Estonian journalist and author (died 1978)

1896

C. M. Eddy Jr., American author (died 1967)

1896

Ville Ritola, Finnish-American runner (died 1982)

1894

Toots Mondt, American wrestler and promoter (died 1976)

1893

Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet, critic, and academic (died 1984)

1892

Oliver Hardy, American actor and comedian (died 1957)

1892

Bill Meanix, American hurdler and coach (died 1957)

1892

Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (died 1956)

1888

Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (died 1989)

1886

Clara Nordström, Swedish-German author and translator (died 1962)

1882

A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright (died 1956)

1881

Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (died 1975)

1880

Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian-Dutch physicist and academic (died 1933)

1880

Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Italian cardinal (died 1954)

1879

Henri Giraud, French general and politician (died 1949)

1877

Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company (died 1961)

1868

Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1948)

1867

Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (died 1916)

1856

Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon and cardiologist (died 1931)

1854

Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (died 1934)

1850

Seth Low, American academic and politician, 92nd Mayor of New York City (died 1916)

1849

Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (died 1920)

1848

Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (died 1925)

1843

Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker (died 1900)

1842

A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (died 1911)

1841

Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (died 1894)

1840

Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and author (died 1921)

1835

César Cui, Russian general, composer, and critic (died 1918)

1815

Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian and scholar (died 1874)

1793

Pratap Singh Bhosle, Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire (died 1847)

1782

Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (died 1852)

1779

Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian (died 1869)

1764

Samuel Whitbread, English politician (died 1815)

1752

John Nash, English architect (died 1835)

1751

Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1831)

1743

Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher (died 1803)

1734

Caspar Friedrich Wolff, German physiologist and embryologist (died 1794)

1701

Johann Jakob Moser, German jurist (died 1785)

1689

Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher (died 1755)

1688

Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1765)

1672

Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author (died 1731)

1659

Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher and theologian (died 1708)

1641

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (died 1691)

1540

Catherine, Duchess of Braganza (died 1614)

1519

Isabella Jagiellon, Queen of Hungary (died 1559)

1457

Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1508)

1404

Sir Philip Courtenay, English noble (died 1463)

Deaths

2025

Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (born 1953)

2023

David Crosby, American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

2022

Francisco Gento, Spanish football player (born 1933)

2022

Yvette Mimieux, American actress (born 1942)

2022

André Leon Talley, American fashion journalist (born 1948)

2019

John Coughlin, American figure skater (born 1985)

2019

Lamia Al-Gailani Werr, Iraqi archaeologist (born 1938)

2017

Peter Abrahams, South African-Jamaican writer (born 1919)

2017

Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer, businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1939)

2017

Roberta Peters, American coloratura soprano (born 1930)

2016

Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach (born 1924)

2016

Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1948)

2016

T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore (born 1930)

2016

Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (born 1924)

2015

Alberto Nisman, Argentinian lawyer and prosecutor (born 1963)

2015

Christine Valmy, Romanian cosmetologist and author (born 1926)

2015

Piet van der Sanden, Dutch journalist and politician (born 1924)

2015

Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (born 1933)

2014

Kathryn Abbe, American photographer and author (born 1919)

2014

Michael Botmang, Nigerian politician, 17th Governor of Plateau State (born 1938)

2014

Dennis Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter (born 1951)

2014

Andy Graver, English footballer (born 1927)

2014

Sarah Marshall, English actress (born 1933)

2014

Eugenio Cruz Vargas, Chilean poet and painter (born 1923)

2013

Sean Fallon, Irish footballer and manager (born 1922)

2013

Jim Horning, American computer scientist and academic (born 1942)

2013

Jon Mannah, Australian rugby league player (born 1989)

2013

Lewis Marnell, Australian skateboarder (born 1982)

2013

Ron Nachman, Israeli lawyer and politician (born 1942)

2012

Anthony Gonsalves, Indian composer and educator (born 1927)

2012

Georg Lassen, German captain (born 1915)

2012

Yuri Rasovsky, American playwright and producer, founded The National Radio Theater of Chicago (born 1944)

2011

Sargent Shriver, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to France (born 1915)

2010

Kate McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (born 1946)

2010

Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (born 1932)

2009

Tony Hart, English painter and television host (born 1925)

2009

Nora Kovach, Hungarian-American ballerina (born 1931)

2009

Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (born 1913)

2009

Grigore Vieru, Romanian poet and author (born 1935)

2008

Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1927)

2008

Frank Lewin, American composer and theorist (born 1925)

2008

Lois Nettleton, American actress (born 1927)

2008

John Stroger, American politician (born 1929)

2007

Brent Liles, American bass player (born 1963)

2006

Jan Twardowski, Polish priest and poet (born 1915)

2005

Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (born 1973)

2004

Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova, Russian-born Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion (born 1935)

2003

Ed Farhat, American wrestler and trainer (born 1924)

2003

Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet and author (born 1907)

2001

Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (born 1939)

2000

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (born 1897)

1998

Dan Georgiadis, Greek footballer and manager (born 1922)

1997

Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (born 1941)

1996

N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (born 1923)

1995

Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)

1995

Ron Luciano, American baseball player and umpire (born 1937)

1993

Dionysios Zakythinos, Greek historian, academic, and politician (born 1905)

1990

Melanie Appleby, English singer (born 1966)

1990

Rusty Hamer, American actor (born 1947)

1989

Bruce Chatwin, English-French author (born 1940)

1984

Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Belarusian general and politician (born 1902)

1984

Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (born 1915)

1980

Cecil Beaton, English fashion designer and photographer (born 1904)

1978

Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher and author (born 1919)

1975

Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (born 1897)

1973

Irina Nikolaevna Levchenko, Russian tank commander (born 1924)

1971

Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (born 1914)

1970

David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1873)

1969

Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1887)

1967

Goose Tatum, American basketball player and soldier (born 1921)

1966

Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (born 1880)

1963

Hugh Gaitskell, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1906)

1956

Makbule Atadan, Turkish lawyer and politician (born 1885)

1956

Konstantin Päts, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Estonia (born 1874)

1955

Saadat Hasan Manto, Pakistani author and screenwriter (born 1912)

1954

Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (born 1879)

1952

Curly Howard, American actor (born 1903)

1951

Amy Carmichael, Irish missionary and humanitarian (born 1867)

1940

Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Polish author, poet, and playwright (born 1865)

1936

Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (born 1871)

1936

Rudyard Kipling, English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1865)

1934

Joseph Devlin, Northern Irish political leader of the Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) (born 1871)

1929

Harry Coulby, American businessman (born 1865)

1923

Wallace Reid, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1891)

1919

Prince John of the United Kingdom, Youngest son of George V and Mary of Teck (born 1905)

1896

Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (born 1828)

1892

Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (born 1819)

1886

Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (born 1819)

1878

Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and academic (born 1788)

1873

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, poet, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (born 1803)

1862

John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the United States (born 1790)

1849

Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (born 1752)

1803

Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet and academic (born 1743)

1783

Jeanne Quinault, French actress and playwright (born 1699)

1756

Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (born 1682)

1677

Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch politician, founded Cape Town (born 1619)

1589

Magnus Heinason, Faroese naval hero (born 1545)

1586

Margaret of Parma (born 1522)

1547

Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal and scholar (born 1470)

1479

Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria (born 1417)

1471

Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (born 1419)

1451

Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1442–1451) (born 1414)

1425

Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (born 1391)

1411

Jobst of Moravia, ruler of Moravia, King of the Romans

1367

Peter I of Portugal (born 1320)

1357

Maria of Portugal, infanta (born 1313)

1326

Robert FitzWalter, 1st Baron FitzWalter, English baron (born 1247)

1271

Saint Margaret of Hungary (born 1242)

1253

King Henry I of Cyprus (born 1217)

1213

Tamar of Georgia (born 1160)

896

Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, ruler of the Tulunids, murdered (born 864)

748

Odilo, duke of Bavaria

474

Leo I, Byzantine emperor (born 401)

-52

Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman politician (born 93 BC)

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