Events

2018

The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.

2014

Gunmen in Egypt's western desert province of New Valley Governorate attack a military checkpoint, killing at least 21 soldiers. Egypt reportedly declares a state of emergency on its border with Sudan.

2012

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.

2011

Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.

1997

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.

1994

Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón, Panama, killing 21.

1992

A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort.

1989

United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 111.

1985

The Val di Stava dam collapses, killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.

1983

The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.

1982

In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.

1981

In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.

1980

Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.

1979

The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.

1979

The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill.

1977

The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal is transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41 a.m. Eastern time (ET).

1976

Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created.

1972

Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.

1969

Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.

1967

Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727-22, and a twin-engine Cessna 310 collide over Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. Both aircraft are destroyed and all passengers and crew are killed, including John T. McNaughton, an advisor to Robert McNamara.

1964

Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam.

1963

Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.

1961

Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later.

1957

The largely autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold by Evelyn Waugh is published.

1952

Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

1947

Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.

1947

Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.

1943

World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.

1942

World War II: The Second Happy Time of Hitler's submarines comes to an end, as the increasingly effective American convoy system compels them to return to the central Atlantic.

1940

World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties.

1940

Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements.

1940

World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.

1936

Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain – mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces. People's Olympiad of Barcelona cancelled.

1934

The rigid airship USS Macon surprises the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, demonstrating its potential for tracking ships at sea.

1916

World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.

1903

Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.

1900

The first line of the Paris Metro opens for operation.

1870

Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.

1864

Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

1863

American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.

1848

Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.

1845

Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.

1843

Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.

1832

The British Medical Association is founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir Charles Hastings at a meeting in the Board Room of the Worcester Infirmary.

1821

Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom.

1817

Unsuccessful in his attempt to conquer the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi for the Russian-American Company, Georg Anton Schäffer is forced to admit defeat and leave Kauaʻi.

1733

The Ottoman army defeats the Iranian army under Nader Shah in the battle of Baghdad.

1702

Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.

1701

Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.

1588

Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.

1553

The attempt to install Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England collapses after only nine days.

1545

The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.

1544

Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins.

1333

Wars of Scottish Independence: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots in the battle of Halidon Hill.

998

Arab–Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea.

939

Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas.

803

Bardanes Tourkos is proclaimed emperor by rebellious Byzantine troops.

711

Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.

484

Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.

64

The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city.

Births

2006

Dani Muñoz, Spanish footballer

2003

Tyler Downs, American diver

1999

Kim So-hye, South Korean actress and singer

1998

Erin Cuthbert, Scottish footballer

1998

Karl Jacobs, American YouTuber and streamer

1998

Ronaldo Vieira, Bissau-Guinean footballer

1997

Zach Werenski, American ice hockey player

1996

Paul Momirovski, Australian rugby league player

1995

Romee Strijd, Dutch model

1994

Christian Welch, Australian rugby league player

1992

Jake Nicholson, English footballer

1991

Eray İşcan, Turkish footballer

1989

Patrick Corbin, American baseball player

1989

Sam McKendry, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player

1989

James Austin Johnson, American actor and comedian

1988

Shane Dawson, American comedian and actor

1988

Kevin Großkreutz, German footballer

1988

Jakub Kovář, Czech ice hockey player

1988

Trent Williams, American football player

1987

Yan Gomes, Brazilian-American baseball player

1987

Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist

1987

Marc Murphy, Australian footballer

1986

Leandro Greco, Italian footballer

1986

Jinder Mahal, Canadian wrestler

1985

LaMarcus Aldridge, American basketball player

1985

Zhou Haibin, Chinese footballer

1985

Marina Kuzina, Russian basketball player

1985

Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (died 2015)

1984

Andrea Libman, Canadian voice actress

1984

Adam Morrison, American basketball player

1984

Ryan O'Byrne, Canadian ice hockey player

1984

Lewis Price, Welsh footballer

1983

Helen Skelton, English television host and actress

1983

Fedor Tyutin, Russian ice hockey player

1982

Christopher Bear, American drummer

1982

Phil Coke, American baseball player

1982

Jared Padalecki, American actor

1982

Jess Vanstrattan, Australian footballer

1981

Nenê, Brazilian footballer

1981

David Bernard, Jamaican cricketer

1981

Mark Gasnier, Australian rugby player and sportscaster

1981

Jimmy Gobble, American baseball player

1981

Grégory Vignal, French footballer

1980

Xavier Malisse, Belgian tennis player

1980

Giorgio Mondini, Italian race car driver

1980

Chris Sullivan, American actor

1979

Rick Ankiel, American baseball player

1979

Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer

1979

Dilhara Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer

1979

Luke Young, English footballer

1977

Jean-Sébastien Aubin, Canadian ice hockey player

1977

Tony Mamaluke, American wrestler and manager

1977

Ed Smith, English cricketer and journalist

1976

Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor

1976

Gonzalo de los Santos, Uruguayan footballer and manager

1976

Vinessa Shaw, American actress

1975

Luca Castellazzi, Italian footballer

1974

Rey Bucanero, Mexican wrestler

1974

Francisco Copado, German footballer and manager

1974

Josée Piché, Canadian ice dancer

1974

Vince Spadea, American tennis player

1974

Preston Wilson, American baseball player and sportscaster

1974

Jason McGerr, American drummer

1973

Martin Powell, English keyboard player and songwriter

1973

Scott Walker, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1972

Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer and manager

1972

Tully Bevilaqua, Australian basketball player

1971

Rene Busch, Estonian tennis player and coach

1971

Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer and politician, Mayor of Kyiv

1971

Michael Modest, American wrestler

1971

Catriona Rowntree, Australian television host

1971

Lesroy Weekes, Montserratian cricketer

1970

Bill Chen, American poker player and software designer

1970

Christopher Luxon, New Zealand politician, 42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand

1970

Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland

1969

Matthew Libatique, American cinematographer

1968

Robb Flynn, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1968

Pavel Kuka, Czech footballer and manager

1968

Jim Norton, American comedian, actor, and author

1967

Yael Abecassis, Israeli model and actress

1967

Jean-François Mercier, Canadian comedian, screenwriter, and television host

1966

David Segui, American baseball player

1965

Evelyn Glennie, Scottish musician

1965

Claus-Dieter Wollitz, German footballer and manager

1965

Stuart Scott, American sportscaster (died 2015)

1965

Clea Lewis, American actress

1964

Teresa Edwards, American basketball player

1964

Masahiko Kondō, Japanese singer-songwriter and race car driver

1963

Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Swiss musician

1963

Garth Nix, Australian author

1962

Anthony Edwards, American actor and director

1962

Craig Muni, Canadian ice hockey player

1961

Harsha Bhogle, Indian journalist and author

1961

Maria Filatova, Russian gymnast

1961

Lisa Lampanelli, American comedian, actress, and author

1961

Benoît Mariage, Belgian director and screenwriter

1961

Hideo Nakata, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter

1961

Campbell Scott, American actor, director, and producer

1960

Atom Egoyan, Egyptian-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

1960

Kevin Haskins, English drummer and songwriter

1959

Juan J. Campanella, Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter

1958

Brad Drewett, Australian tennis player and sportscaster (died 2013)

1958

Robert Gibson, American wrestler

1958

David Robertson, American conductor

1956

Mark Crispin, American computer scientist, designed the IMAP (died 2012)

1955

Roger Binny, Indian cricketer and sportscaster

1955

Dalton McGuinty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Premier of Ontario

1954

Mark O'Donnell, American playwright (died 2012)

1954

Steve O'Donnell, American screenwriter and producer

1954

Srđa Trifković, Serbian-American journalist and historian

1954

Alvan Adams, American basketball player

1953

Howard Schultz, American businessman and author

1952

Allen Collins, American guitarist and songwriter (died 1990)

1952

Jayne Anne Phillips American novelist and short story writer

1951

Abel Ferrara, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1950

Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance

1950

Freddy Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)

1950

Adrian Noble, English director and screenwriter

1949

Kgalema Motlanthe, South African politician, 3rd President of South Africa

1948

Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (died 1980)

1947

André Forcier, Canadian director and screenwriter

1947

Hans-Jürgen Kreische, German footballer and manager (died 2026)

1947

Bernie Leadon, American guitarist and songwriter

1947

Brian May, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and astrophysicist

1946

Alan Gorrie, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician

1946

Ilie Năstase, Romanian tennis player and politician

1945

Paule Baillargeon, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter

1945

Edwin Schlossberg, American designer, author, and husband of Carolyn Kennedy

1944

Tim McIntire, American actor and singer (died 1986)

1944

Andres Vooremaa, Estonian chess player (died 2022)

1943

Han Sai Por, Singaporean sculptor and academic

1943

Carla Mazzuca Poggiolini, Italian journalist and politician

1941

Vikki Carr, American singer and actress

1941

Carole Jordan, British astrophysicist and the first female president of the Royal Astronomical Society

1941

Neelie Kroes, Dutch politician and diplomat, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society

1938

Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 2025)

1938

Tom Raworth, English poet and academic (died 2017)

1937

George Hamilton IV, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)

1937

Karen Dalton, American country blues and folk singer, guitarist, and banjo player (died 1993)

1937

Richard Jordan, American actor (died 1993)

1936

David Colquhoun, English pharmacologist and academic

1935

Nick Koback, American baseball player and golfer (died 2015)

1934

Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1980)

1932

Buster Benton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996)

1932

Jan Lindblad, Swedish biologist and photographer (died 1987)

1932

Szilárd Keresztes, Hungarian Greek Catholic bishop (died 2025)

1929

Gaston Glock, Austrian engineer and businessman, co-founded Glock Ges.m.b.H. (died 2023)

1929

Orville Turnquest, Bahamian politician

1928

Samuel John Hazo, American author

1928

Choi Yun-chil, South Korean long-distance runner and a two-time national champion in the marathon (died 2020)

1926

Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2024)

1925

Sue Thompson, American singer (died 2021)

1924

Stanley K. Hathaway, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (died 2005)

1924

Pat Hingle, American actor and producer (died 2009)

1924

Arthur Rankin Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)

1923

Theo Barker, English historian (died 2001)

1923

Alex Hannum, American basketball player and coach (died 2002)

1923

Joseph Hansen, American author and poet (died 2004)

1923

William A. Rusher, American lawyer and journalist (died 2011)

1923

Lon Simmons, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2015)

1922

George McGovern, American lieutenant, historian, and politician (died 2012)

1922

Rachel Robinson, American professor, registered nurse, and the widow of baseball player Jackie Robinson

1921

Harold Camping, American evangelist, author, radio host (died 2013)

1921

André Moynet, French soldier, race car driver, and politician (died 1993)

1921

Elizabeth Spencer, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 2019)

1921

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)

1920

Robert Mann, American violinist, composer, and conductor (died 2018)

1920

Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (died 2015)

1919

Patricia Medina, English-American actress (died 2012)

1919

Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet and author (died 2005)

1919

Ron Searle, English-Canadian soldier, publisher, and politician, 4th Mayor of Mississauga (died 2015)

1917

William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2013)

1916

Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (died 2010)

1915

Åke Hellman, Finnish painter (died 2017)

1914

Marius Russo, American baseball player (died 2005)

1913

Kay Linaker, American actress and screenwriter (died 2008)

1912

Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (died 2016)

1909

Balamani Amma, Indian poet and author (died 2004)

1908

Daniel Fry, American contactee (died 1992)

1908

Hans Trippel, German engineer, developed Amphicar (died 2001)

1907

Isabel Jewell, American actress (died 1972)

1904

Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer and farmer (died 1985)

1902

Samudrala Sr., Indian singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1968)

1899

Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, Indian physician, author, poet, and playwright (died 1979)

1898

Herbert Marcuse, German-American sociologist and philosopher (died 1979)

1896

Reginald Baker, English film producer (died 1985)

1896

A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and novelist (died 1981)

1896

Bob Meusel, American baseball player and sailor (died 1977)

1895

Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and academic (died 1953)

1894

Aleksandr Khinchin, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1959)

1894

Khawaja Nazimuddin, Bangladeshi-Pakistani politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 1965)

1894

Percy Spencer, American physicist and inventor of the microwave oven (died 1969)

1893

Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian actor, playwright, and poet (died 1930)

1892

Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1957)

1891

Earl Hamilton, American baseball player

1890

George II of Greece (died 1947)

1888

Enno Lolling, German physician (died 1945)

1886

Michael Fekete, Hungarian-Israeli mathematician and academic (died 1957)

1884

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, British-born German nobleman and Nazi politician (died 1954)

1883

Max Fleischer, Austrian-American animator and producer (died 1972)

1881

Friedrich Dessauer, German physicist and philosopher (died 1963)

1877

Arthur Fielder, English cricketer (died 1949)

1876

Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1972)

1875

Alice Dunbar Nelson, American poet and activist (died 1935)

1869

Xenophon Stratigos, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister of Transport (died 1927)

1868

Florence Foster Jenkins, American soprano and educator (died 1944)

1865

Georges Friedel, French mineralogist and crystallographer (died 1933)

1865

Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic (died 1939)

1864

Fiammetta Wilson, English astronomer (died 1920)

1860

Lizzie Borden, American woman, tried and acquitted for the murders of her father and step-mother in 1892 (died 1927)

1849

Ferdinand Brunetière, French scholar and critic (died 1906)

1846

Edward Charles Pickering, American astronomer and physicist (died 1919)

1842

Frederic T. Greenhalge, English-American lawyer and politician, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896)

1835

Justo Rufino Barrios, Guatemalan president (died 1885)

1834

Edgar Degas, French painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1917)

1827

Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (died 1857)

1822

Princess Augusta of Cambridge (died 1916)

1819

Gottfried Keller, Swiss author, poet, and playwright (died 1890)

1814

Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company (died 1862)

1800

Juan José Flores, Venezuelan general and politician, 1st President of Ecuador (died 1864)

1794

José Justo Corro, Mexican politician and president (died 1864)

1789

John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (died 1854)

1771

Thomas Talbot, Irish-Canadian colonel and politician (died 1853)

1759

Marianna Auenbrugger, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1782)

1759

Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (died 1833)

1744

Heinrich Christian Boie, German author and poet (died 1806)

1688

Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary and painter (died 1766)

1670

Richard Leveridge, English singer-songwriter (died 1758)

1569

Conrad Vorstius, Dutch theologian (died 1622)

1420

William VIII, Marquis of Montferrat (died 1483)

1223

Baibars, sultan of Egypt (died 1277)

810

Muhammad al-Bukhari, Persian scholar (died 870)

Deaths

2024

Toumani Diabaté, Malian musician (born 1965)

2024

Iryna Farion, Ukrainian linguist and politician (born 1964)

2024

Kevan Gosper, Australian athlete and administrator (born 1933)

2024

Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer and politician (born 1950)

2024

Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Vietnamese politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (born 1944)

2024

Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (born 1932)

2024

James C. Scott, American political scientist and anthropologist (born 1936)

2024

Esta TerBlanche, South African actress (born 1973)

2019

Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, director, and producer (born 1944)

2018

Jon Schnepp, American producer, director, voice actor, editor, writer, cartoonist, animator, and cinematographer (born 1967)

2018

Denis Ten, Kazakhstani figure skater (born 1993)

2016

Garry Marshall, American actor, director, and producer (born 1934)

2015

Van Alexander, American composer and conductor (born 1915)

2015

Galina Prozumenshchikova, Ukrainian-Russian swimmer and journalist (born 1948)

2015

Carmino Ravosa, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1930)

2015

Gennadiy Seleznyov, Russian journalist and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Duma (born 1947)

2014

Rubem Alves, Brazilian theologian (born 1933)

2014

Skye McCole Bartusiak, American child actress and child model (born 1992)

2014

David Easton, Canadian-American political scientist and academic (born 1917)

2014

Paul M. Fleiss, American pediatrician and author (born 1933)

2014

James Garner, American actor (born 1928)

2014

Jerzy Jurka, Polish biologist (born 1950)

2014

Ray King, English footballer and manager (born 1924)

2014

Ingemar Odlander, Swedish journalist (born 1936)

2014

Harry Pougher, English cricketer (born 1941)

2014

Leen Vleggeert, Dutch politician (born 1931)

2014

John Winkin, American baseball player, coach, and journalist (born 1919)

2013

Mikhail Gorsheniov, Russian singer-songwriter (born 1973)

2013

Geeto Mongol, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (born 1931)

2013

Mel Smith, English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1952)

2013

Bert Trautmann, German footballer and manager (born 1923)

2013

Phil Woosnam, Welsh-American soccer player and manager (born 1932)

2013

Peter Ziegler, Swiss geologist and academic (born 1928)

2013

Leyla Erbil, Turkish author (born 1931)

2012

Humayun Ahmed, Bangladeshi director and playwright (born 1948)

2012

Tom Davis, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1952)

2012

Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (born 1912)

2012

Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and politician, 16th Vice President of Egypt (born 1935)

2012

Sylvia Woods, American businesswoman, co-founded Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem (born 1926)

2012

Valiulla Yakupov, Islamic cleric (born 1963)

2010

Cécile Aubry, French actress, author, television screenwriter and director (born 1928)

2010

Jon Cleary, Australian author and playwright (born 1917)

2009

Frank McCourt, American author and educator (born 1930)

2009

Henry Surtees, English race car driver (born 1991)

2008

Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedian and actress (born 1907)

2007

A. K. Faezul Huq, Bangladeshi journalist, lawyer, and politician (born 1945)

2007

Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentinian cartoonist (born 1944)

2006

Jack Warden, American actor (born 1920)

2005

Edward Bunker, American author and screenwriter (born 1933)

2004

Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor (born 1902)

2004

J. Gordon Edwards, American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (born 1919)

2004

Francis A. Marzen, American priest and journalist (born 1924)

2004

Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1911)

2003

Bill Bright, American evangelist and author, founded the Campus Crusade for Christ (born 1921)

2003

Pierre Graber, Swiss politician, President of the Swiss National Council (born 1908)

2002

Dave Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)

2002

Alan Lomax, American historian, scholar, and activist (born 1915)

1998

Elmer Valo, Polish-American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1921)

1994

Victor Barbeau, Canadian author and academic (born 1896)

1992

Paolo Borsellino, Italian lawyer and judge (born 1940)

1990

Eddie Quillan, American actor (born 1907)

1989

Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish businessman and politician, President of the Republic of Poland (born 1913)

1985

Janusz Zajdel, Polish author (born 1938)

1984

Faina Ranevskaya, Russian actress (born 1896)

1984

Aziz Sami, Iraqi writer and translator (born 1895)

1982

Hugh Everett III, American physicist and mathematician (born 1930)

1981

Roger Doucet, Canadian tenor (born 1919)

1980

Margaret Craven, American journalist and author (born 1901)

1980

Nihat Erim, Turkish jurist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1912)

1980

Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (born 1904)

1977

Karl Ristikivi, Estonian geographer, author, and poet (born 1912)

1975

Lefty Frizzell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1928)

1975

John Alan Coey, American mercenary and medic in the Rhodesian Bush War

1974

Ernő Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer player and coach (born 1904)

1969

Stratis Myrivilis, Greek soldier and author (born 1890)

1967

John T. McNaughton, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and an advisor to Robert McNamara (born 1921)

1967

Odell Shepard, American poet and politician, 66th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (born 1884)

1965

Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (born 1875)

1963

William Andrew, English priest (born 1884)

1947

U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (born 1898)

1947

Aung San, Burmese general and politician (born 1915)

1947

Lyuh Woon-hyung, South Korean politician (born 1886)

1943

Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (born 1916)

1943

Carlo Zangarini, Italian poet and opera librettist (born 1873)

1941

Špiro Bocarić, Serbian painter, victim of Genocide of Serbs

1939

Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet and author (born 1850)

1933

Kaarle Krohn, Finnish historian and academic (born 1863)

1930

Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1844)

1925

John Indermaur, British lawyer (born 1851)

1913

Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia (born 1852)

1896

Abraham H. Cannon, American publisher and religious leader (born 1859)

1882

John William Bean, English criminal and failed regicide (born 1824)

1878

Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1847)

1857

Stefano Franscini, Swiss statistician and politician (born 1796)

1855

Konstantin Batyushkov, Russian poet and translator (born 1787)

1850

Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic (born 1810)

1838

Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist (born 1785)

1824

Agustín de Iturbide, Mexican general and emperor (born 1783)

1814

Matthew Flinders, English navigator and cartographer (born 1774)

1810

Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prussian queen (born 1776)

1742

William Somervile, English poet and author (born 1675)

1631

Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and academic (born 1550)

1543

Mary Boleyn, English daughter of Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (born 1499)

1415

Philippa of Lancaster, Portuguese queen (born 1360)

1374

Petrarch, Italian poet and scholar (born 1304)

1333

John Campbell, Scottish nobleman

1333

Alexander Bruce, Scottish nobleman

1333

Sir Archibald Douglas, Scottish nobleman

1333

Maol Choluim II, Scottish nobleman

1333

Kenneth de Moravia, 4th Earl of Sutherland

1249

Jacopo Tiepolo, doge of Venice

1234

Floris IV, Dutch nobleman (born 1210)

1030

Adalberon, French bishop

998

Damian Dalassenos, Byzantine general (born 940)

973

Kyunyeo, Korean monk and poet (born 917)

806

Li Shigu, Chinese general (born 778)

514

Symmachus, pope of the Catholic Church

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