Events

2016

A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others.

2012

The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.

2009

Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.

2004

Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.

2001

Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.

1997

Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.

1989

On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.

1987

For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bomb the Iranian town of Sardasht.

1982

Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people.

1981

A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.

1978

The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, bars quota systems in college admissions.

1976

The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.

1973

Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.

1969

Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.

1964

Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.

1956

In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.

1950

Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.

1950

Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.

1950

Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.

1948

Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.

1948

Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.

1945

Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day.

1942

World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue.

1940

Romania cedes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum.

1936

The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.

1926

Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.

1922

The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.

1921

Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter as the Vidovdan Constitution.

1919

The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.

1917

World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.

1914

Causes of World War I: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, beginning the July Crisis and providing the casus belli of World War I.

1911

The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.

1904

The SS Norge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270 mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.

1902

The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.

1896

An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.

1895

The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis's claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."

1894

Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.

1882

The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.

1881

The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.

1880

Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.

1870

The US Congress establishes the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas).

1865

The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.

1859

The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

1855

Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.

1841

The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.

1838

Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

1807

Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals.

1797

French troops disembark in Corfu, beginning the French rule in the Ionian Islands.

1778

American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.

1776

American Revolution: Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five present the draft of the United States Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress, which orders it to "lie on the table" for further edits by the assembly.

1776

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.

1776

American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.

1745

A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).

1651

The Battle of Berestechko between Poland and Ukraine starts.

1635

Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.

1575

Sengoku period of Japan: The combined forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu are victorious in the Battle of Nagashino.

1519

Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

1495

A French force heavily defeats a much larger Neapolitan and Spanish army at the battle of Seminara, leading to the creation of the Tercios by Gonzalo de Córdoba.

1461

Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England.

1360

Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II.

1098

Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch.

Births

2005

Tom Bischof, German footballer

2005

Pio Esposito, Italian footballer

2002

Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player

1999

Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player

1997

Tadasuke Makino, Japanese racing driver

1997

Shakur Stevenson, American boxer

1996

Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player

1996

Larissa Werbicki, Canadian rower

1994

Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan

1993

Bradley Beal, American basketball player

1992

Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer

1992

Elaine Thompson, Jamaican sprinter

1991

Seohyun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress

1991

Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian footballer

1991

Kang Min-hyuk, South Korean singer, drummer, and actor

1989

Jason Clark, Australian rugby league player

1989

Andrew Fifita, Australian rugby league player

1989

David Fifita, Australian rugby league player

1989

Julia Zlobina, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater

1989

Markiplier, American internet personality

1989

Nicole Rottmann, Austrian tennis player

1987

Sonata Tamošaitytė, Lithuanian hurdler

1987

Terrence Williams, American basketball player

1986

Kellie Pickler, American singer-songwriter

1985

Phil Bardsley, English footballer

1985

Colt Hynes, American baseball player

1982

Ibrahim Camejo, Cuban long jumper

1981

Savage, New Zealand rapper

1981

Michael Crafter, Australian singer-songwriter

1981

Guillermo Martínez, Cuban javelin thrower

1981

Brandon Phillips, American baseball player

1980

Jevgeni Novikov, Estonian footballer

1979

Felicia Day, American actress and writer

1979

Randy McMichael, American football player

1979

Florian Zeller, French author and playwright

1978

Simon Larose, Canadian tennis player

1977

Chris Spurling, American baseball player

1977

Mark Stoermer, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

1977

Harun Tekin, Turkish singer and guitarist

1976

Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player

1976

Seth Wescott, American snowboarder

1975

Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish singer-songwriter, and guitarist (died 2006)

1974

Rob Dyrdek, American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and reality television star

1973

Adrián Annus, Hungarian hammer thrower

1973

Corey Koskie, Canadian baseball player

1972

Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic

1972

Chris Leslie, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

1972

Geeta Tripathee, Nepali poet, lyricist and literary critic

1972

Alessandro Nivola, American actor

1971

Lorenzo Amoruso, Italian footballer

1971

Fabien Barthez, French footballer

1971

Bobby Hurley, American basketball player and coach

1971

Ron Mahay, American baseball player and scout

1971

Elon Musk, South African-born American entrepreneur

1971

Aileen Quinn, American actress and singer

1970

Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer and coach

1970

Tom Merritt, American journalist

1970

Mike White, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1969

Tichina Arnold, American actress and singer

1969

Stéphane Chapuisat, Swiss footballer

1969

Fabrizio Mori, Italian hurdler

1968

Chayanne, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor

1967

Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician, 7th Canadian Minister of Health

1967

Gil Bellows, Canadian actor and producer

1967

Zhong Huandi, Chinese runner

1967

Lars Riedel, German discus thrower

1966

Peeter Allik, Estonian painter and illustrator (died 2019)

1966

Bobby Bare Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1966

John Cusack, American actor and screenwriter

1966

Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress

1965

Jessica Hecht, American actress

1965

Tiaan Strauss, South African rugby player

1964

Christina Ashcroft, Canadian sport shooter

1964

Mark Grace, American baseball player and sportscaster

1964

Bernie McCahill, New Zealand rugby player

1964

Dan Stains, Australian rugby league player and coach

1964

Steve Williamson, English saxophonist and composer

1963

Peter Baynham, Welsh actor, producer, and screenwriter

1963

Charlie Clouser, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

1962

Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, Romanian long jumper

1962

Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer (died 2013)

1962

Ann-Louise Skoglund, Swedish hurdler

1961

Kurt Eichenwald, American journalist

1961

Jeff Malone, American basketball player and coach

1960

John Elway, American football player and manager

1960

Roland Melanson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1959

Clint Boon, English singer and keyboard player

1959

John Shelley, British illustrator

1958

Donna Edwards, American lawyer and politician

1958

Félix Gray, Tunisian-French singer-songwriter

1957

Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1957

Georgi Parvanov, Bulgarian historian and politician, 4th President of Bulgaria

1957

Mike Skinner, American race car driver

1957

Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player and sportscaster

1956

Amira Hass, Israeli journalist and author

1956

Noel Mugavin, Australian footballer and coach

1955

Shirley Cheriton, British actress

1954

A. A. Gill, Scottish author and critic (died 2016)

1954

Alice Krige, South African actress

1952

Enis Batur, Turkish poet and author

1952

Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (died 2013)

1952

Jean-Christophe Rufin, French physician and author

1951

Mick Cronin, Australian rugby league player and coach

1951

Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (died 2014)

1951

Lalla Ward, English actress and author

1950

Philip Fowke, English pianist and educator

1950

Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish economist and politician

1950

Chris Speier, American baseball player and coach

1949

Don Baylor, American baseball player and coach (died 2017)

1948

Kathy Bates, American actress

1948

Sergei Bodrov, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter

1948

Deborah Moggach, English author and screenwriter

1948

Daniel Wegner, Canadian-American psychologist and academic (died 2013)

1947

Mark Helprin, American novelist and journalist

1947

Laura Tyson, American economist and academic

1946

Robert Asprin, American soldier and author (died 2008)

1946

Bruce Davison, American actor and director

1946

David Duckham, English rugby player (died 2023)

1946

Robert Xavier Rodríguez, American classical composer

1946

Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (died 1991)

1946

Gilda Radner, American actress and comedian (died 1989)

1945

Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer (died 2023)

1945

Jane Harman, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California)

1945

David Knights, English bass player and producer

1945

Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1989)

1945

Türkan Şoray, Turkish actress, director, and screenwriter

1943

Jens Birkemose, Danish painter (died 2022)

1943

Donald Johanson, American paleontologist and academic

1943

Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1942

Chris Hani, South African politician (died 1993)

1942

Hans-Joachim Walde, German decathlete (died 2013)

1942

Frank Zane, American professional bodybuilder and author

1941

Al Downing, American baseball player and sportscaster

1941

Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist and academic, developed the OBJ language (died 2006)

1941

David Johnston, Canadian academic, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor General of Canada

1940

Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (died 2014)

1940

Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1939

Klaus Schmiegel, German chemist

1938

John Byner, American actor and comedian

1938

Leon Panetta, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Defense

1938

S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (died 2006)

1938

Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn, British baron

1937

George Knudson, Canadian golfer (died 1989)

1937

Fernand Labrie, Canadian endocrinologist and academic (died 2019)

1937

Ron Luciano, American baseball player and umpire (died 1995)

1936

Chuck Howley, American football player

1935

John Inman, English actor (died 2007)

1934

Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell, Northern Irish lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (died 2023)

1934

Roy Gilchrist, Jamaican cricketer (died 2001)

1934

Bette Greene, American journalist and author (died 2020)

1934

Carl Levin, American lawyer and politician (died 2021)

1934

Georges Wolinski, Tunisian-French journalist and cartoonist (died 2015)

1933

Gusty Spence, Northern Irish loyalist and politician (died 2011)

1932

Pat Morita, American actor (died 2005)

1931

Hans Alfredson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2017)

1931

Junior Johnson, American race car driver (died 2019)

1931

Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (died 1995)

1930

William C. Campbell, Irish-American biologist and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate

1930

Itamar Franco, Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rd President of Brazil (died 2011)

1930

Jack Gold, English director and producer (died 2015)

1929

Alfred Miodowicz, Polish politician (died 2021)

1928

Hans Blix, Swedish politician and diplomat, 33rd Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs

1928

Patrick Hemingway, American writer (died 2025)

1928

Harold Evans, English-American historian and journalist (died 2020)

1928

Peter Heine, South African cricketer (died 2005)

1928

Cyril Smith, English politician (died 2010)

1927

Correlli Barnett, English historian and author (died 2022)

1927

Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)

1926

George Booth, American cartoonist (died 2022)

1926

Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1926

Robert Ledley, American academic and inventor (died 2012)

1924

Kalevi Keihänen, Finnish entrepreneur (died 1995)

1923

Pete Candoli, American trumpet player (died 2008)

1923

Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentinian racing driver (died 2012)

1923

Gaye Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2010)

1921

P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (died 2004)

1920

Clarissa Eden, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2021)

1919

Joseph P. Lordi, American government official (died 1983)

1918

William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1999)

1917

A. E. Hotchner, American author and playwright (died 2020)

1915

David "Honeyboy" Edwards, American delta blues guitarist (died 2011)

1914

Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician and Nazi war criminal (died 1992)

1913

Franz Antel, Austrian director and producer (died 2007)

1913

George Lloyd, English soldier and composer (died 1998)

1913

Walter Oesau, German colonel and pilot (died 1944)

1912

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (died 2007)

1909

Eric Ambler, English author and screenwriter (died 1998)

1907

Jimmy Mundy, American saxophonist and composer (died 1983)

1907

Yvonne Sylvain, First female Haitian physician (died 1989)

1906

Maria Goeppert Mayer, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1972)

1902

Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (died 1979)

1894

Jessie Baetz, Canadian-American artist, composer and pianist (died 1974 or later)

1894

Francis Hunter, American tennis player (died 1981)

1893

August Zamoyski, Polish-French sculptor (died 1970)

1892

Carl Panzram, American serial killer (died 1930)

1891

Esther Forbes, American historian and author (died 1968)

1891

Carl Spaatz, American general (died 1974)

1888

George Challenor, Barbadian cricketer (died 1947)

1888

Stefi Geyer, Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1956)

1884

Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leonean banker and politician (died 1964)

1883

Pierre Laval, French soldier and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (died 1945)

1880

John Meyers, American swimmer and water polo player (died 1971)

1879

Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist (died 1949)

1875

Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (died 1941)

1873

Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944)

1867

Luigi Pirandello, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)

1852

Charles Cruft, English showman, founded Crufts Dog Show (died 1938)

1844

John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer (died 1890)

1836

Emmanuel Rhoides, Greek journalist and author (died 1904)

1831

Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1907)

1825

Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist (died 1909)

1824

Paul Broca, French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (died 1880)

1742

William Hooper, American physician, lawyer, and politician (died 1790)

1734

Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French organist and composer (died 1794)

1719

Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1785)

1712

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and polymath (died 1778)

1703

John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (died 1791)

1653

Muhammad Azam Shah, Mughal emperor (died 1707)

1641

Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, consort to King John III Sobieski (died 1716)

1604

Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (died 1651)

1582

William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (died 1662)

1577

Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter and diplomat (died 1640)

1573

Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, English noble (died 1644)

1560

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (died 1657)

1557

Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (died 1595)

1547

Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (died 1599)

1503

Giovanni della Casa, Italian author and poet (died 1556)

1491

Henry VIII, King of England (died 1547)

1490

Albert of Brandenburg, German archbishop (died 1545)

1476

Pope Paul IV (died 1559)

1444

Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (died 1487)

1243

Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (died 1304)

751

Carloman I, king of the Franks (died 771)

Deaths

2026

Wilford Lloyd Baumes, American screenwriter and television producer (born 1939)

2025

Aminu Dantata, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1931)

2025

D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer (born 1935)

2025

Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach (born 1951)

2024

Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1937)

2024

Audrey Flack, American artist (born 1931)

2024

Mohamed Osman Jawari, Somali attorney and politician, 12th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia (born 1945)

2023

Lowell Weicker, French-American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut (born 1931)

2018

Harlan Ellison, American writer (born 1934)

2016

Scotty Moore, American guitarist (born 1931)

2016

Pat Summitt, American women's college basketball head coach (born 1952)

2016

Buddy Ryan, American football coach (born 1931)

2015

Jack Carter, American actor and comedian (born 1922)

2015

Jope Seniloli, Fijian politician, Vice-President of Fiji (born 1939)

2015

Wally Stanowski, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1919)

2014

Seymour Barab, American cellist and composer (born 1921)

2014

Jim Brosnan, American baseball player (born 1929)

2014

On Kawara, Japanese painter (born 1933)

2014

Meshach Taylor, American actor (born 1947)

2013

Ted Hood, American sailor and architect (born 1927)

2013

Tamás Katona, Hungarian historian and politician (born 1932)

2013

Kenneth Minogue, New Zealand-Australian political scientist and academic (born 1930)

2013

F. D. Reeve, American author and academic (born 1928)

2013

David Rubitsky, American sergeant (born 1917)

2012

Richard Isay, American psychiatrist and author (born 1934)

2012

Leontine T. Kelly, American bishop (born 1920)

2012

Robert Sabatier, French author and poet (born 1923)

2012

Doris Sams, American baseball player (born 1927)

2010

Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (born 1917)

2009

A. K. Lohithadas, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955)

2009

Billy Mays, American TV personality (born 1958)

2007

Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1913)

2007

Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1919)

2006

Jim Baen, American publisher, founded Baen Books (born 1943)

2006

Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1919)

2006

George Unwin, English pilot and commander (born 1913)

2005

Brenda Howard, American activist (born 1946)

2005

Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1976)

2004

Anthony Buckeridge, English author (born 1912)

2003

Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author (born 1927)

2001

Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (born 1902)

2000

Nils Poppe, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1908)

1999

Vere Bird, first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1910)

1995

Petri Walli, Finnish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1969)

1992

Guy Nève, Belgian racing driver (born 1955)

1992

Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (born 1936)

1989

Joris Ivens, Dutch journalist, director, and producer (born 1898)

1985

Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator (born 1905)

1984

Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician (born 1917)

1983

Alf Francis, German-English motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor (born 1918)

1981

Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (born 1958)

1980

José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (born 1895)

1978

Clifford Dupont, English-Rhodesian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Rhodesia (born 1905)

1976

Ruby McKim, American quilter (born 1891)

1975

Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Greek architect (born 1913)

1975

Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer (born 1924)

1974

Vannevar Bush, American engineer and academic (born 1890)

1971

Franz Stangl, Austrian SS officer (born 1908)

1966

Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Turkish historian and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1890)

1965

Red Nichols, American cornet player, bandleader, and composer (born 1905)

1962

Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (born 1903)

1962

Cy Morgan, American baseball player (born 1878)

1960

Jake Swirbul, American businessman, co-founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (born 1898)

1947

Stanislav Kostka Neumann, Czech writer, poet and journalist (born 1875)

1945

Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist (born 1879)

1944

Friedrich Dollmann, German general (born 1882)

1940

Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and politician (born 1896)

1939

Douglas H. Johnston, governor of the Chickasaw Nation (born 1856)

1936

Alexander Berkman, American author and activist (born 1870)

1932

Urania Marquard Olsen, Danish-Norwegian actress and theatre director (born 1856)

1929

Edward Carpenter, English poet and philosopher (born 1844)

1925

Georgina Febres-Cordero, Venezuelan nun (born 1861)

1925

Henry C. Berghoff, German-American politician (born 1856)

1922

Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright (born 1885)

1917

Ștefan Luchian, Romanian painter and educator (born 1868)

1915

Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (born 1877)

1914

Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg (born 1868)

1914

Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria (born 1863)

1913

Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Brazil (born 1841)

1892

Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Greek Foreign Minister (born 1810)

1889

Maria Mitchell, American astronomer and academic (born 1818)

1881

Jules Armand Dufaure, French politician, 33rd Prime Minister of France (born 1798)

1880

Texas Jack Omohundro, American soldier and hunter (born 1846)

1836

James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (born 1751)

1834

Joseph Bové, Russian architect, designed the Triumphal Arch of Moscow (born 1784)

1813

Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (born 1755)

1798

John Henry Colclough, Irish revolutionary (born c. 1769)

1757

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Frederick William I (born 1687)[citation needed]

1716

George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (born 1665)

1607

Domenico Fontana, Italian architect (born 1543)

1598

Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (born 1527)

1586

Primož Trubar, Slovenian author and reformer (born 1508)

1575

Yonekura Shigetsugu, Japanese samurai

1497

James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley, English rebel leader (born c. 1463)

1385

Andronikos IV, Byzantine emperor (born 1348)

1194

Xiao Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1127)

1189

Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, (born 1156)

1175

Andrey Bogolyubsky, Russian Grand Prince (born 1111)

1061

Floris I, count of Holland

1031

Taira no Tadatsune, Japanese governor

975

Cyneweard, bishop of Wells

767

Paul I, pope of the Catholic Church (born 700)

683

Leo II, pope of the Catholic Church (born 611)

572

Alboin, King of the Lombards

548

Theodora I, Byzantine empress

202

Yuan Shao, Chinese warlord

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