Events

2018

Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand are trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation.

2017

A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others.

2016

Brexit: The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.

2014

The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction.

2013

Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.

2013

Militants storm a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan, killing ten climbers and a local guide.

2012

Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.

2005

American social news and discussion site Reddit is founded in Medford, Massachusetts by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian.

2001

The 8.4 Mw southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured.

1994

NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center.

1991

Sonic the Hedgehog is released in North America on the Sega Genesis platform, beginning the popular video game franchise.

1985

A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.

1973

A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale.

1972

Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.

1972

Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.

1969

Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.

1969

IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry.

1968

Seventy-four people were killed and 150 others injured in a stampede at a football match between Boca Juniors and Club Atlético River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1967

Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference.

1961

The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.

1960

The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.

1959

Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.

1956

The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.

1951

The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched.

1947

The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.

1946

The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

1944

An F4 tornado tears through the Appalachian Mountains, killing over 100 people in West Virginia, particularly in the town of Shinnston.

1942

World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales.

1941

The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later.

1940

Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1938

The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.

1931

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.

1926

The College Board administers the first SAT exam.

1925

Shameen Incident: British Army and French Army soldiers stationed in the concession of Shameen open fire on Chinese protesters, resulting in at least 52 deaths.

1919

Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.

1914

Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.

1913

Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.

1908

The Persian Cossack Brigade bombards the building of the National Consultative Assembly of Iran (Majles), killing hundreds of civilians.

1894

The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

1887

The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1868

Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".

1865

American Civil War: At Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant Confederate army.

1860

The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.

1812

War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war.

1810

John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company.

1794

Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kyiv.

1780

American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).

1760

Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia.

1758

Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.

1757

Battle of Plassey: Three thousand British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey.

1713

The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada.

1683

William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.

1594

The Action of Faial, Azores. The Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas, loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships with only 13 survivors out of over 700 on board.

1565

Dragut, commander of the Ottoman navy, dies during the Great Siege of Malta.

1532

Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France sign the "Treaty of Closer Amity With France" (also known as the Pommeraye treaty), pledging mutual aid against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

1314

First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn (south of Stirling) begins.

1305

A peace treaty between the Flemish and the French is signed at Athis-sur-Orge.

1287

The Aragonese fleet under Roger of Lauria defeats a Angevin fleet in the Battle of the Counts close to Naples.

1280

The Spanish Reconquista: In the Battle of Moclín the Emirate of Granada ambush a superior pursuing force, killing most of them in a military disaster for the Kingdom of Castile.

1266

War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Trapani, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet, capturing all its ships.

229

Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu.

Births

2008

Lilliana Ketchman, American dancer and YouTuber

2007

Elliana Walmsley, American dancer

2006

Eli Junior Kroupi, French footballer

2000

Starford To'a, New Zealand rugby league player

1994

Ben Dwarshuis, Australian cricketer

1994

Roger Martínez, Colombian footballer

1993

Tim Anderson, American baseball player

1993

Marvin Grumann, German footballer

1992

Luiza Galiulina, Uzbekistani gymnast

1992

Nampalys Mendy, French footballer

1991

Katie Armiger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1990

Clevid Dikamona, French footballer

1990

Vasek Pospisil, Canadian tennis player

1990

Laura Ràfols, Spanish footballer

1989

Lisa Carrington, New Zealand flatwater canoeist

1989

Jordan Nolan, Canadian ice hockey player

1988

Chet Faker, Australian singer-songwriter

1988

Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast

1987

Alessia Filippi, Italian swimmer

1986

Christy Altomare, American actress and singer-songwriter

1985

Marcel Reece, American football player

1984

Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter and actress

1984

Takeshi Matsuda, Japanese swimmer

1984

Levern Spencer, Saint Lucian high jumper

1983

Brooks Laich, Canadian ice hockey player

1983

José Manuel Rojas, Chilean footballer

1982

Derek Boogaard, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2011)

1981

Antony Costa, English singer-songwriter

1981

Rolf Wacha, German rugby player

1980

Becky Cloonan, American author and illustrator

1980

Melissa Rauch, American actress

1980

Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player

1979

LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player

1978

Memphis Bleek, American rapper, producer, and actor

1978

Frederic Leclercq, French heavy metal musician

1978

Matt Light, American football player and sportscaster

1977

Miguel Ángel Angulo, Spanish footballer

1977

Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer and manager

1977

Jaan Jüris, Estonian ski jumper

1977

Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1977

Shaun O'Hara, American football player and sportscaster

1976

Wade Barrett, American soccer player and manager

1976

Joe Becker, American guitarist and composer

1976

Savvas Poursaitidis, Greek-Cypriot footballer and scout

1976

Brandon Stokley, American football player

1976

Paola Suárez, Argentinian tennis player

1976

Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actress and singer

1976

Patrick Vieira, French footballer and manager

1975

Kevin Dyson, American football player and coach

1975

David Howell, English golfer

1975

Mike James, American basketball player

1975

KT Tunstall, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician

1974

Joel Edgerton, Australian actor

1974

Mark Hendrickson, American basketball and baseball player

1972

Selma Blair, American actress

1972

Louis Van Amstel, Dutch dancer and choreographer

1972

Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager

1971

Fred Ewanuick, Canadian actor and producer

1971

Félix Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1970

Robert Brooks, American football player

1970

Martin Deschamps, Canadian singer-songwriter

1970

Yann Tiersen, French singer-songwriter and guitarist

1969

Martin Klebba, American actor, producer, and stuntman

1966

Chico DeBarge, American singer and pianist

1965

Paul Arthurs, English guitarist

1965

Sylvia Mathews Burwell, American government and non-profit executive

1965

Peter O'Malley, Australian golfer

1964

Nicolas Marceau, Canadian economist and politician

1964

Tara Morice, Australian actress and singer

1964

Joss Whedon, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1964

Lou Yun, Chinese gymnast

1963

Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer

1962

Chuck Billy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1961

Richard Arnold, English lawyer and judge

1961

Zoran Janjetov, Serbian singer and illustrator

1961

LaSalle Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and manager

1960

Donald Harrison, American saxophonist, composer, and producer

1960

Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese composer and programmer

1958

John Hayes, English politician, Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change

1957

Dave Houghton, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

1957

Frances McDormand, American actress, winner of the Triple Crown of Acting

1956

Daniel J. Drucker, Canadian academic and educator

1956

Tony Hill, American football player and sportscaster

1956

Randy Jackson, American bass player and producer

1955

Pierre Corbeil, Canadian dentist and politician

1955

Glenn Danzig, American singer-songwriter and producer

1955

Jean Tigana, French footballer and manager

1953

Armen Sarkissian, Armenian physicist, politician and President of Armenia

1952

Raj Babbar, Indian actor and politician

1951

Angelo Falcón, Puerto Rican-American political scientist, activist, and academic, founded the National Institute for Latino Policy (died 2018)

1951

Michèle Mouton, French race car driver and manager

1949

Gordon Bray, Australian journalist and sportscaster

1949

Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes, English accountant and politician

1948

Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

1947

Bryan Brown, Australian actor and producer

1946

Julian Hipwood, English polo player and coach

1946

Ted Shackelford, American actor

1945

Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author (died 2016)

1945

John Garang, Sudanese colonel and politician, President of Southern Sudan (died 2005)

1943

Patrick Bokanowski, French filmmaker

1943

Vint Cerf, American computer scientist and Internet pioneer

1943

Ellyn Kaschak, American psychologist and academic

1943

James Levine, American pianist and conductor (died 2021)

1942

Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, English cosmologist and astrophysicist

1941

Robert Hunter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019)

1941

Roger McDonald, Australian author and screenwriter

1941

Keith Newton, English footballer (died 1998)

1940

Adam Faith, English singer (died 2003)

1940

George Feigley, American sex cult leader and two-time prison escapee (died 2009)

1940

Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

1940

Wilma Rudolph, American runner (died 1994)

1940

Mike Shrimpton, New Zealand cricketer and coach (died 2015)

1940

Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish painter and musician (died 1962)

1940

Diana Trask, Australian singer-songwriter

1939

Scott Burton, American sculptor (died 1989)

1937

Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish captain and politician, 10th President of Finland, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)

1937

Alan Haselhurst, English academic and politician

1937

Niki Sullivan, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2004)

1936

Richard Bach, American novelist and essayist

1936

Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, 180th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2025)

1935

Maurice Ferré, Puerto Rican-American politician, 32nd Mayor of Miami (died 2019)

1935

Keith Burkinshaw, English footballer and manager

1934

Keith Sutton, English bishop (died 2017)

1934

Bill Torrey, Canadian businessman (died 2018)

1934

Virbhadra Singh, Indian politician (died 2021)

1932

Peter Millett, Baron Millett, English lawyer and judge (died 2021)

1931

Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (died 1981)

1931

Ola Ullsten, Swedish politician and diplomat (died 2018)

1930

Donn F. Eisele, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1987)

1930

John Elliott, English historian and academic (died 2022)

1930

Francis Newall, 2nd Baron Newall, English businessman and politician

1930

Elza Soares, Brazilian samba and jazz singer (died 2022)

1930

Anthony Thwaite, English poet, critic, and academic (died 2021)

1930

Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, former First Lady of Ivory Coast

1929

June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (died 2003)

1929

Mario Ghella, Italian racing cyclist (died 2020)

1928

Jean Cione, American baseball player (died 2010)

1928

Klaus von Dohnányi, German politician

1928

Michael Shaara, American author and academic (died 1988)

1927

Bob Fosse, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director (died 1987)

1927

John Habgood, Baron Habgood, English archbishop (died 2019)

1926

Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, English microbiologist and parasitologist (died 2017)

1926

Magda Herzberger, Romanian author, poet and composer, survivor of the Holocaust (died 2021)

1926

Annette Mbaye d'Erneville, Senegalese writer

1926

Arnaldo Pomodoro, Italian sculptor (died 2025)

1925

Miriam Karlin, English actress (died 2011)

1925

Art Modell, American businessman (died 2012)

1925

Anna Chennault, Chinese widow of Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault (died 2018)

1924

Frank Bolle, American comic-strip artist, comic-book artist and illustrator (died 2020)

1923

Peter Corr, Irish-English footballer and manager (died 2001)

1923

Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013)

1923

Doris Johnson, American politician (died 2021)

1923

Jerry Rullo, American professional basketball player (died 2016)

1923

Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian communist and Partisan (died 1945)

1922

Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant and physicist (died 2010)

1922

Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1998)

1921

Paul Findley, American politician (died 2019)

1920

Saleh Ajeery, Kuwaiti astronomer (died 2022)

1919

Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian politician, President of Algeria (died 1992)

1916

Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (died 1990)

1916

Irene Worth, American actress (died 2002)

1916

Al G. Wright, American bandleader and conductor (died 2020)

1915

Frances Gabe, American artist and inventor (died 2016)

1913

Helen Humes, American jazz and blues singer (died 1981)

1913

William P. Rogers, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (died 2001)

1912

Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (died 1954)

1910

Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (died 1987)

1910

Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader, 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 2008)

1910

Milt Hinton, American bassist and photographer (died 2000)

1910

Bill King, English yachtsman, naval commander and author (died 2012)

1910

Lawson Little, American golfer (died 1968)

1909

David Lewis, Russian-Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1981)

1909

Georges Rouquier, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1989)

1907

Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian actress and singer (died 2008)

1907

James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)

1906

Tribhuvan of Nepal (died 1955)

1905

Jack Pickersgill, Canadian civil servant and politician, 35th Secretary of State for Canada (died 1997)

1904

Quintin McMillan, South African cricketer (died 1938)

1903

Paul Martin Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1992)

1901

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (died 1962)

1900

Blanche Noyes, American aviator, winner of the 1936 Bendix Trophy Race (died 1981)

1899

Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French race car driver and sports car manufacturer (died 1979)

1898

Winifred Holtby, English novelist and journalist (died 1935)

1894

Harold Barrowclough, New Zealand military leader, lawyer and Chief Justice (died 1972)

1894

Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (died 1956)

1894

Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom (died 1972)

1889

Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet and author (died 1966)

1889

Verena Holmes, English engineer (died 1964)

1888

Bronson M. Cutting, American publisher and politician (died 1935)

1884

Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (died 1979)

1879

Huda Sha'arawi, Egyptian feminist and journalist (died 1947)

1877

Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (died 1929)

1863

Sándor Bródy, Hungarian author and journalist (died 1924)

1860

Albert Giraud, Belgian poet and librarian (died 1929)

1859

Édouard Michelin, founder of Michelin (died 1940)

1858

William Ernest Johnson, British philosopher, logician and economic theorist (died 1931)

1843

Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist (died 1927)

1824

Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1910)

1800

Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (died 1846)

1799

John Milton Bernhisel, American physician and politician (died 1881)

1763

Joséphine de Beauharnais, French wife of Napoleon I (died 1814)

1750

Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist and academic (died 1801)

1716

Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (died 1789)

1711

Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Italian instrument maker (died 1786)

1683

Étienne Fourmont, French orientalist and sinologist (died 1745)

1668

Giambattista Vico, Italian jurist, historian, and philosopher (died 1744)

1625

John Fell, English churchman and influential academic (died 1686)

1616

Shah Shuja, Mughal prince (died 1661)

1596

Johan Banér, Swedish field marshal (died 1641)

1534

Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (died 1582)

1489

Charles II of Savoy, Italian nobleman (died 1496)

1456

Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (died 1486)

1433

Duke Francis II of Brittany (died 1488)

1385

Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (died 1459)

-47

Caesarion, Egyptian king (died 30 BC)

Deaths

2025

Rebekah Del Rio, American singer-songwriter (born 1967)

2025

John Clark, Scottish Footballer and Lisbon Lion (born 1941)

2021

John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (born 1945)

2016

Ralph Stanley, American singer and banjo player (born 1927)

2015

Miguel Facussé Barjum, Honduran businessman (born 1924)

2015

Nirmala Joshi, Indian nun, lawyer, and social worker (born 1934)

2015

Dick Van Patten, American actor (born 1928)

2014

Nancy Garden, American author (born 1938)

2014

Euros Lewis, Welsh cricketer (born 1942)

2014

Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (born 1931)

2013

Bobby Bland, American singer-songwriter (born 1930)

2013

Gary David Goldberg, American screenwriter and producer (born 1944)

2013

Frank Kelso, American admiral and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1933)

2013

Kurt Leichtweiss, German mathematician and academic (born 1927)

2013

Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (born 1926)

2013

Darryl Read, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (born 1951)

2013

Sharon Stouder, American swimmer (born 1948)

2012

James Durbin, English economist and statistician (born 1923)

2012

Brigitte Engerer, French pianist and educator (born 1952)

2012

Alan McDonald, Northern Ireland footballer and manager (born 1963)

2012

Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation (born 1925)

2012

Walter J. Zable, American football player and businessman, founded the Cubic Corporation (born 1915)

2011

Peter Falk, American actor (born 1927)

2011

Dennis Marshall, Costa Rican footballer (born 1985)

2011

Fred Steiner, American composer and conductor (born 1923)

2010

John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat (born 1915)

2009

Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1931)

2009

Ed McMahon, American game show host and announcer (born 1923)

2009

Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (born 1952)

2008

Claudio Capone, Italian-Scottish actor (born 1952)

2008

Arthur Chung, Guyanese surveyor and politician, 1st President of Guyana (born 1918)

2008

Marian Glinka, Polish actor and bodybuilder (born 1943)

2007

Rod Beck, American baseball player (born 1968)

2006

Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Spelling Television (born 1923)

2006

Harriet, Western Santa Cruz tortoise (born c. 1830)

2005

Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (born 1926)

2005

Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet and critic (born 1925)

2002

Pedro Alcázar, Panamanian boxer (born 1975)

2000

Peter Dubovský, Slovak footballer (born 1972)

1998

Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (born 1911)

1997

Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (born 1936)

1996

Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, 174th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919)

1996

Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and rugby player (born 1921)

1995

Roger Grimsby, American journalist (born 1928)

1995

Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (born 1914)

1995

Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (born 1918)

1992

Eric Andolsek, American football player (born 1966)

1990

Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor, and politician (born 1898)

1989

Werner Best, German police officer and jurist (born 1903)

1980

Sanjay Gandhi, Indian engineer and politician (born 1946)

1980

Clyfford Still, American painter and academic (born 1904)

1973

Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (born 1944)

1970

Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (born 1895)

1969

Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (born 1907)

1959

Boris Vian, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1920)

1959

Hidir Lutfi, Iraqi poet. (born 1880)

1956

Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and educator (born 1875)

1954

Salih Omurtak, Turkish general (born 1889)

1953

Albert Gleizes, French painter (born 1881)

1945

Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (born 1923)

1914

Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (born 1838)

1893

William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1812)

1893

Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (born 1817)

1891

Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic (born 1804)

1891

Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (born 1825)

1881

Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist and academic (born 1804)

1856

Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (born 1806)

1848

Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Electress of Bavaria (born 1776)

1836

James Mill, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (born 1773)

1832

Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist (born 1761)

1811

Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese poet and author (born 1740)

1806

Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher (born 1723)

1779

Mikael Sehul, Ethiopian warlord (born 1691)

1775

Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and author (born 1692)

1770

Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (born 1721)

1733

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (born 1672)

1707

John Mill, English theologian and author (born 1645)

1686

William Coventry, English politician (born 1628)

1677

William Louis, duke of Württemberg (born 1647)

1615

Mashita Nagamori, Japanese daimyō (born 1545)

1582

Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese commander (born 1537)

1565

Dragut, Ottoman admiral (born 1485)

1537

Pedro de Mendoza, Spanish conquistador (born 1487)

1356

Margaret II, Holy Roman Empress (born 1311)

1343

Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi, Italian cardinal (born c. 1270)

1324

Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (born 1270)

1314

Henry de Bohun, English knight

1290

Henryk IV Probus, duke of Wrocław and high duke of Kraków (born c. 1258)

1222

Constance of Aragon, Hungarian queen (born 1179)

1137

Adalbert of Mainz, German archbishop

1018

Henry I, margrave of Austria

994

Lothair Udo I, count of Stade (born 950)

960

Feng Yanji, chancellor of Southern Tang (born 903)

947

Li Congyi, prince of Later Tang (born 931)

947

Wang, imperial consort of Later Tang

679

Æthelthryth, English saint (born 636)

79

Vespasian, Roman emperor (born AD 9)

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