Events

2024

Keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister by Charles III, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election.

2023

The last Ariane 5 rocket is launched, carrying the Heinrich Hertz and Syracuse 4B satellites.

2022

British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.

2016

The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.

2012

The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).

2009

A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.

2009

The Staffordshire Horde, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.

2006

North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.

2004

The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.

2003

The World Health Organization announces that the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak has been contained.

1999

U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

1997

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.

1996

Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

1995

Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.

1994

Jeff Bezos founds Amazon.

1989

Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.

1987

Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.

1984

The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule against use of evidence obtained through defective warrants in criminal trials.

1980

Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976–1980).

1977

The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.

1975

Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.

1975

Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.

1973

A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.

1973

Juvénal Habyarimana seizes power over Rwanda in a coup d'état.

1971

The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.

1970

Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board.

1962

The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an eight-year-long war with France.

1954

The BBC broadcasts its first daily television news bulletin.

1954

Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.

1950

Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.

1950

The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel.

1948

National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom.

1946

Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.

1945

The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party.

1943

World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).

1943

World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.

1941

World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.

1940

World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.

1935

The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1934

"Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.

1915

The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.

1884

Germany takes possession of Cameroon.

1865

The United States Secret Service begins operation.

1859

The United States discovers and claims Midway Atoll.

1852

Abolitionist Frederick Douglass delivers his "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech at a meeting organized by the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester, New York.

1841

Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.

1833

Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.

1833

Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

1830

After inflicting a series of defeats on Algerian forces, the French army under the Comte de Bourmont captures Algier.

1814

War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.

1813

War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.

1811

The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces.

1809

The Battle of Wagram between the French and Austrian Empires begins.

1807

In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.

1803

The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of the Electorate of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).

1775

The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.

1770

The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins, resulting in one of the worst naval defeats of the Ottomans since Lepanto.

1687

Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

1643

The battle of Landsdowne results in severe losses for both the Royalist and Parliamentarian forces.

1610

John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.

1594

Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.

1584

The Maronite College is established in Rome.

1413

Mehmed Çelebi and his army defeat the army of his brother Musa Çelebi in the battle of Çamurlu. Musa is captured and executed.

1316

The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada.

1294

Election of pope Celestine V following the death of pope Nicholas IV two years prior.

328

The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.

Births

2005

Sombr, American singer and songwriter

2003

Junior Caminero, Dominican baseball player

2000

Faouzia, Moroccan-Canadian singer and songwriter

1999

Suzan Lamens, Dutch tennis player

1999

Kang Hye-won, South Korean actress and singer

1998

Emily Fox, American soccer player

1996

Aamir Jamal, Pakistani cricketer

1996

Brianna Turner, American basketball player

1995

Danton Heinen, Canadian ice hockey player

1994

Jeon Jong-seo, South Korean actress

1994

Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player

1993

Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player

1993

Jorge Polanco, Dominican baseball player

1992

Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer

1992

Chiara Scholl, American tennis player

1991

Jason Dolley, American actor, musician and Twitch streamer

1990

Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner

1989

Adam Cole, American wrestler

1989

Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer

1988

Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer

1988

Ish Smith, American basketball player

1987

Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor[citation needed]

1987

Safiq Rahim, Malaysian footballer

1987

Alexander Kristoff, Norwegian cyclist

1987

Cam Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player

1986

Iurii Cheban, Ukrainian canoe sprinter

1986

Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (died 2012)

1986

Alexander Radulov, Russian ice hockey player

1985

Alexandre R. Picard, Canadian ice hockey player

1985

Megan Rapinoe, American soccer player

1985

François Arnaud, Canadian actor

1984

Danay Garcia, Cuban actress

1983

Marco Estrada, Mexican baseball player

1983

Jonás Gutiérrez, Argentinian footballer

1983

Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player

1982

Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer

1982

Alexander Dimitrenko, Ukrainian-German boxer

1982

Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer

1982

Philippe Gilbert, Belgian cyclist

1982

Kate Gynther, Australian water polo player

1982

Dave Haywood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1982

Paíto, Mozambican footballer

1982

Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer

1982

Beno Udrih, Slovenian basketball player

1982

Tuba Büyüküstün, Turkish actress

1982

Junri Namigata, Japanese tennis player

1980

Pauly D, American television personality

1980

David Rozehnal, Czech footballer

1979

Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter

1979

Amélie Mauresmo, French-Swiss tennis player

1979

Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer and manager

1978

Britta Oppelt, German rower

1978

Allan Simonsen, Danish racing driver (died 2013)

1977

Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player

1976

Bizarre, American rapper

1976

Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer

1975

Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer and coach

1975

Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player

1975

Chris Gratton, Canadian ice hockey player

1974

Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer

1974

Sarah Taylor, Jersey squash player

1973

Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer and coach

1973

Róisín Murphy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer

1972

Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner

1972

Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter

1971

Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer and manager

1970

Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (died 2004)

1970

Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker

1969

Jenji Kohan, American screenwriter and producer

1969

John LeClair, American ice hockey player

1969

RZA, American rapper, producer, actor, and director

1968

Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator

1968

Kenji Ito, Japanese pianist and composer

1968

Nardwuar, Canadian celebrity journalist and musician

1968

Hedi Slimane, French fashion designer and photographer

1968

Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist

1968

Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (died 2024)

1968

Michael Stuhlbarg, American actor

1967

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi politician, 80th Prime Minister of Iraq

1966

Susannah Doyle, English actress, director, and playwright

1966

Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach

1965

Kathryn Erbe, American actress

1964

Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and producer

1964

Jillian Armenante, American actress

1963

Edie Falco, American actress

1962

Sarina Hülsenbeck, German swimmer

1959

Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

1958

Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (died 1996)

1958

Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator

1957

Carlo Thränhardt, German high jumper

1957

Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager

1956

Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay

1955

Tony Hadley, English footballer

1955

Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach (died 2019)

1954

Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist and songwriter

1954

John Wright, New Zealand cricketer and coach

1953

David Morrow, Australian radio host and sportscaster (died 2024)

1953

Caryn Navy, American mathematician and computer scientist

1951

Goose Gossage, American baseball player

1950

Carlos Caszely, Chilean footballer

1950

Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor

1950

Gary Matthews, American baseball player and commentator

1949

Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (died 2013)

1949

Jill Murphy, British children's author (died 2021)

1946

Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec

1946

Paul Smith, English fashion designer

1946

Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1946

Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 2013)

1945

Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (died 2015)

1945

Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico

1944

Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden

1943

Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach (died 2001)

1943

Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster

1943

Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2023)

1942

Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor

1942

Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager (died 2016)

1941

Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji (died 2026)

1940

Chuck Close, American painter and photographer (died 2021)

1938

Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (died 1981)

1937

Nita Lowey, American politician (died 2025)

1936

Shirley Knight, American actress (died 2020)

1936

Tommy LiPuma, American Grammy Award-winning jazz record producer and record label executive(died 2017)

1936

James Mirrlees, Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)

1935

John Schoenherr, American illustrator (died 2010)

1935

Amnon Barzel, Israeli art critic (died 2025)

1933

Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critic and physicist (died 1986)

1932

Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 2013)

1932

Victor Navasky, American journalist, author and publisher of The Nation (died 2023)

1931

Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (died 2000)

1929

Jimmy Carruthers, Australian boxer (died 1990)

1929

Katherine Helmond, American actress and director (died 2019)

1929

Tony Lock, English cricketer (died 1995)

1929

Jovan Rašković, Serbian psychiatrist, academic, and politician (died 1992)

1929

Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic artist (died 2014)

1928

Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 2013)

1928

Warren Oates, American actor (died 1982)

1926

Diana Lynn, American actress (died 1971)

1925

Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian painter and sculptor (died 2017)

1925

Jean Raspail, French author and explorer (died 2020)

1925

Jelesko Grancharoff, Bulgarian-Australian resistance fighter and anarchist (died 2016)

1924

János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (died 2013)

1924

Edward Cassidy, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest (died 2021)

1923

George Moore, Australian jockey (died 2008)

1923

Mitsuye Yamada, Japanese American activist

1921

Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (died 2013)

1921

Nanos Valaoritis, Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 2019)

1918

K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (died 2010)

1918

Brian James, Australian actor (died 2009)

1918

Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2012)

1918

George Rochberg, American composer and educator (died 2005)

1916

Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (died 2018)

1916

Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (died 2012)

1915

Babe Paley, American socialite (died 1978)

1915

John Woodruff, American runner and commander (died 2007)

1915

Al Timothy, Trinidadian musician and songwriter (died 2000)

1914

John Thomas Dunlop, American administrator and labor scholar (died 2003)

1914

Annie Fischer, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1995)

1913

George Costakis, Russian art collector (died 1990)

1913

Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1966)

1911

Endel Aruja, Estonian-Canadian physicist and academic (died 2008)

1911

Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (died 1955)

1911

Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1980)

1911

Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (died 1974)

1910

Georges Vedel, French lawyer and academic (died 2002)

1908

Henri of Orléans, (died 1999)

1908

Lyman S. Ayres II, American businessman (died 1996)

1905

Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau, Haitian sociologist and educator (died 1970)

1904

Harold Acton, English scholar and author (died 1994)

1904

Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (died 2005)

1904

Milburn Stone, American actor (died 1980)

1902

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1985)

1901

Julio Libonatti, Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 1981)

1900

Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (died 1989)

1900

Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal (died 1987)

1899

Marcel Achard, French playwright, screenwriter, and author (died 1974)

1898

Georgios Grivas, Greek general (died 1974)

1896

Thomas Playford IV, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (died 1981)

1894

Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (died 1973)

1893

Anthony Berkeley Cox, English writer (died 1971)

1893

Giuseppe Caselli, Italian painter (died 1976)

1891

John Howard Northrop, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)

1891

Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (died 1955)

1890

Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian and journalist (died 1954)

1889

Jean Cocteau, French novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1963)

1888

Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1963)

1888

Louise Freeland Jenkins, American astronomer and academic (died 1970)

1886

Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958) (died 1988)

1886

Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia (died 1918)

1885

Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (died 1936)

1885

André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (died 1962)

1884

Enrico Dante, Italian cardinal (died 1967)

1883

Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 1975)

1882

Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (died 1927)

1880

Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (died 1940)

1880

Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (died 1945)

1879

Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945)

1879

Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player and educator (died 1959)

1874

Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (died 1967)

1872

Édouard Herriot, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1957)

1867

A. E. Douglass, American astronomer (died 1962)

1864

Stephan Krehl, German composer (died 1924)

1862

George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (died 1937)

1862

Horatio Caro, English chess master (died 1920)

1860

Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (died 1919)

1860

Mathieu Jaboulay, French surgeon (died 1913)

1857

Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (died 1933)

1857

Julien Tiersot, French musicologist and composer (died 1936)

1853

Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902)

1849

William Thomas Stead, English journalist (died 1912)

1841

William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1904)

1832

Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter and educator (died 1919)

1829

Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican politician and diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Mexico (died 1910)

1820

William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and engineer (died 1872)

1810

P. T. Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (died 1891)

1805

Robert FitzRoy, English captain, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (died 1865)

1803

George Borrow, British writer (died 1881)

1802

Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (died 1855)

1801

David Farragut, American admiral (died 1870)

1794

Sylvester Graham, American minister and activist (died 1851)

1793

Pavel Pestel, Russian officer (died 1826)

1781

Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (died 1826)

1780

François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (died 1838)

1755

Sarah Siddons, English actress (died 1831)

1745

Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician and poet (died 1824)

1718

Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1794)

1717

Peter III, Portuguese king (died 1786)

1709

Étienne de Silhouette, French translator and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1767)

1675

Mary Walcott, American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (died 1719)

1670

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, countess palatine (died 1748)

1653

Thomas Pitt, English businessman and politician (died 1726)

1593

Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, French military leader (died 1646)

1586

Thomas Hooker, English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (died 1647)

1580

Carlo Contarini, doge of Venice (died 1656)

1554

Elisabeth of Austria, French queen (died 1592)

1549

Francesco Maria del Monte, Italian cardinal and art collector (died 1627)

1547

Garzia de' Medici, Tuscan son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1562)

1466

Giovanni Sforza, Italian nobleman (died 1510)

1321

Joan of the Tower, English consort of David II of Scotland (died 1362)

1029

Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid caliph (died 1094)

980

Mokjong of Goryeo, Korean king (died 1009)

465

Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, Mayan ruler (died 524)

Deaths

2024

Jon Landau, American film producer (born 1960)

2024

Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)

2024

Vic Seixas, American tennis player (born 1923)

2021

Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (born 1943)

2021

Richard Donner, American film director (born 1930)

2020

Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (born 1978)

2015

Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (born 1949)

2015

Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921)

2014

Rosemary Murphy, American actress (born 1925)

2014

Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (born 1935)

2014

Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (born 1931)

2013

David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (born 1929)

2013

William Tebeau, American engineer, first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State University (born 1925)

2013

Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)

2012

Rob Goris, Belgian cyclist (born 1982)

2012

Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1944)

2012

Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)

2011

Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter, sculptor, and photographer (born 1928)

2010

Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1965)

2008

Hasan Doğan, Turkish businessman (born 1956)

2007

Régine Crespin, French soprano (born 1927)

2007

George Melly, English singer-songwriter and critic (born 1926)

2006

Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (born 1919)

2006

Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (born 1924)

2006

Kenneth Lay, American businessman (born 1942)

2005

James Stockdale, American admiral (born 1923)

2004

Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (born 1923)

2002

Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (born 1924)

2002

Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (born 1918)

1998

Sid Luckman, American football player (born 1916)

1997

A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (born 1936)

1995

Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (born 1919)

1991

Howard Nemerov, American poet and essayist (born 1920)

1984

Chic Murray, Canadian politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga (born 1914)

1983

Harry James, American trumpet player and actor (born 1916)

1976

Walter Giesler, American soccer player and referee (born 1910)

1975

Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (born 1892)

1969

Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (born 1884)

1969

Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (born 1883)

1969

Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician, 1st Kenyan Minister of Justice (born 1930)

1969

Leo McCarey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1898)

1966

George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)

1965

Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican racing driver, polo player, and diplomat (born 1909)

1957

Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1887)

1950

Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (born 1872)

1948

Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (born 1888)

1948

Carole Landis, American actress (born 1919)

1948

Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (born 1871)

1945

John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1885)

1943

Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (born 1880)

1943

Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (born 1873)

1937

Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (born 1884)

1935

Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (born 1870)

1932

Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (born 1880)

1929

Henry Johnson, American sergeant (born 1897)

1927

Albrecht Kossel, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853)

1920

Max Klinger, German painter and sculptor (born 1857)

1908

Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (born 1833)

1884

Victor Massé, French composer (born 1822)

1863

Lewis Armistead, Confederate general (born 1817)

1862

Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist (born 1800)

1859

Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist and engineer (born 1777)

1833

Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (born 1765)

1826

Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (born 1782)

1819

William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (born 1744)

1773

Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (born 1719)

1719

Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, German-English general (born 1641)

1715

Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (born 1659)

1676

Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician (born 1613)

1666

Albert VI, German nobleman (born 1584)

1661

Sir Hugh Speke, 1st Baronet

1539

Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (born 1502)

1507

Crinitus, Italian scholar and academic (born 1475)

1413

Musa Çelebi, Ottoman prince and co-ruler

1375

Charles III, French nobleman (born 1337)

1316

Ferdinand, prince of Majorca (born 1278)

1091

William of Hirsau, German abbot

1080

Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop (born 1006)

967

Murakami, Japanese emperor (born 926)

936

Xu Ji, Chinese official and chancellor

905

Cui Yuan, Chinese chancellor

905

Dugu Sun, Chinese chancellor

905

Lu Yi, Chinese chancellor (born 847)

905

Pei Shu, Chinese chancellor (born 841)

905

Wang Pu, Chinese chancellor

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