Events

2026

Air Canada Express Flight 8646, a Bombardier CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation, collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Two fatalities were reported, both being the captain and the co-pilot. This marked the first fatal accident involving a CRJ-900.

2024

At least 151 people are killed and 609 injured in a bombing and mass shooting at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia.

2021

Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado.

2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the country's largest ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.

2020

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a national lockdown and the country's first ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.

2019

The Special Counsel investigation on the 2016 United States presidential election concludes when Robert Mueller submits his report to the United States Attorney General.

2019

Two buses crash in Kitampo, a town north of Ghana's capital Accra, killing at least 50 people.

2017

A terrorist attack in London near the Houses of Parliament leaves four people dead and at least 20 injured.

2017

Syrian civil war: Five hundred members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are airlifted south of the Euphrates by United States Air Force helicopters, beginning the Battle of Tabqa.

2016

Three suicide bombers kill 32 people and injure 316 in the 2016 Brussels bombings at the airport and at the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station.

2013

At least 37 people are killed and 200 are injured after a fire destroys a camp containing Burmese refugees near Ban Mae, Thailand.

2006

Three Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague from the U.S., Tom Fox.

2004

Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles.

1997

Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.

1997

Comet Hale–Bopp reaches its closest approach to Earth at 1.315 AU.

1996

NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on its 16th mission, STS-76.

1995

Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space.

1993

The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path.

1992

USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, leading to a number of studies into the effect that ice has on aircraft.

1992

Fall of communism in Albania: The Democratic Party of Albania wins a decisive majority in the parliamentary election.

1988

The United States Congress votes to override President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987.

1982

NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3.

1978

Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1975

A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama, causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels.

1972

The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.

1972

In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives.

1963

The Beatles release their debut album Please Please Me.

1960

Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.

1957

A United States Air Force aircraft disappears with all 67 people on board somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.

1955

A United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster crashes into Hawaii's Waiʻanae Range, killing 66.

1946

The United Kingdom grants full independence to Transjordan.

1945

World War II: The city of Hildesheim, Germany, is heavily damaged in a British air raid, though it had little military significance and Germany was on the verge of final defeat.

1945

The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.

1943

World War II: The entire village of Khatyn (in present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118.

1942

World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.

1939

Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.

1934

The first Masters Tournament is held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.

1933

Cullen–Harrison Act: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act, legalizing the manufacture and sale of "3.2 beer" (3.2% alcohol by weight, approximately 4% alcohol by volume) and light wines.

1933

Nazi Germany opens its first concentration camp, Dachau.

1920

Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attack the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).

1916

Yuan Shikai abdicates as Emperor of China, restoring the Republic and returning to the Presidency.

1913

Mystic Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Vietnam, is arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.

1906

The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.

1896

Charilaos Vasilakos wins the first modern Olympic marathon race with a time of three hours and 18 minutes.

1895

Before the Société pour L'Encouragement à l'Industrie, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology publicly for the first time.

1894

The Stanley Cup ice hockey competition is held for the first time, in Montreal, Canada.

1873

The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.

1871

In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.

1849

The Austrians defeat the Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara.

1829

In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.

1794

The Slave Trade Act of 1794 bans the export of slaves from the United States, and prohibits American citizens from outfitting a ship for the purpose of importing slaves.

1792

Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets: Black slave insurgents gain a victory in the first major battle of the Haitian Revolution.

1784

The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.

1765

The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.

1739

Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.

1668

Notable Privateer Henry Morgan lands in Cuba to raid and plunder the inland town of Puerto del Príncipe during the latter stages of the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660).

1638

Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.

1631

The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.

1622

Jamestown massacre: Algonquians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War.

1621

The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony, led by governor John Carver, sign a peace treaty with Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoags; Squanto serves as an interpreter between the two sides.

1508

Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.

1312

Vox in excelso: Pope Clement V dissolves the Order of the Knights Templar.

1185

Battle of Yashima: the Japanese forces of the Taira clan are defeated by the Minamoto clan.

871

Æthelred of Wessex is defeated by a Danish invasion army at the Battle of Marton.

235

Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century.

106

Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea.

Births

2001

Artūrs Šilovs, Latvian ice hockey player

2000

Dimitrios Meliopoulos, Greek footballer

1999

Mick Schumacher, German racing driver

1998

Noah Lalonde, American actor. Known for his role as Cole Walter in My Life with the Walter Boys.

1997

Alex Meret, Italian footballer

1997

Chimezie Metu, Nigerian-American basketball player

1997

Martin Wong, Hong Kong model and actor

1994

Dax, Canadian rapper and singer

1994

Edwin Díaz, Puerto Rican baseball player

1994

Taurean Prince, American basketball player

1994

Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarusian tennis player

1994

Ha Sung-woon, South Korean singer

1992

Roston Chase, Barbadian cricketer

1992

Edy Tavares, Cape Verdean basketball player

1989

Ruben Popa, Romanian footballer

1989

J. J. Watt, American football player

1988

Chris Ivory, American football player

1987

Ike Davis, American baseball player

1987

Liam Doran, British rallycross driver

1987

Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (died 2013)

1986

Dexter Fowler, American baseball player

1985

Mayola Biboko, Belgian footballer

1985

Jakob Fuglsang, Danish cyclist

1985

Justin Masterson, American baseball player

1985

Kelli Waite, Australian swimmer

1984

Piotr Trochowski, German footballer

1983

Thomas Davis Sr., American football player

1982

Deng Gai, South Sudanese basketball player

1982

Enrico Gasparotto, Italian cyclist

1982

Michael Janyk, Canadian skier

1982

Michael Morse, American baseball player

1982

Piá, Brazilian footballer

1982

Mike Smith, Canadian ice hockey player

1982

Constance Wu, American actress

1981

Arne Gabius, German runner

1981

Mims, American rapper

1979

Michalis Kouinelis, Greek hip hop singer

1979

Aaron North, American guitarist

1979

Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball player

1978

Josh Heupel, American football player and coach

1977

John Otto, American musician

1977

Joey Porter, American football player and coach

1977

Dave Portnoy, American businessman and social media personality

1977

Tom Poti, American ice hockey player

1977

Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, Venezuelan film director and screenwriter

1976

Teun de Nooijer, Dutch field hockey player

1976

Asako Toki, Japanese singer-songwriter

1976

Reese Witherspoon, American actress

1975

Guillermo Díaz, American actor

1975

Anne Dudek, American actress

1975

Cole Hauser, American actor

1975

Jiří Novák, Czech-Monegasque tennis player

1974

Marcus Camby, American basketball player

1974

Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer

1974

Grigoria Golia, Greek handball player

1974

Tuomas Grönman, Finnish ice hockey player

1974

Geo Meneses, Mexican producer and singer

1973

Beverley Knight, English singer-songwriter and producer

1972

Shawn Bradley, German-American basketball player, coach, and actor

1972

Cory Lidle, American baseball player (died 2006)

1971

Will Yun Lee, American actor

1970

Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer-songwriter

1970

Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist

1970

Hwang Young-cho, South Korean runner

1969

Russell Maryland, American football player

1967

Mario Cipollini, Italian cyclist

1967

Bernie Gallacher, Scottish-English footballer (died 2011)

1966

Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)

1966

Artis Pabriks, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Minister for Defence of Latvia

1966

António Pinto, Portuguese runner

1966

Brian Shaw, American basketball player and coach

1965

Ice MC, British rapper

1963

Deborah Bull, English ballerina

1963

Pelle Eklund, Swedish ice hockey player

1963

Susan Ann Sulley, English pop singer

1963

Hannu Virta, Finnish ice hockey player and coach

1963

Martín Vizcarra, Peruvian engineer and politician, 67th President of Peru

1962

Nikos Kourbanas, Greek footballer

1961

Simon Furman, British comic book writer

1960

Jim Covert, American football player

1957

Jürgen Bucher, German footballer

1957

Stephanie Mills, American singer-songwriter

1956

Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

1955

James House, American singer-songwriter

1955

Valdis Zatlers, Latvian physician and politician, 7th President of Latvia

1953

Kenneth Rogoff, American economist and chess grandmaster

1952

Des Browne, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland

1952

Bob Costas, American sportscaster

1949

Fanny Ardant, French actress

1949

Brian Hanrahan, English journalist (died 2010)

1948

Wolf Blitzer, American journalist

1948

Andrew Lloyd Webber, English composer and director

1947

George Ferguson, English architect and politician, 1st Mayor of Bristol

1947

Maarten van Gent, Dutch basketball player and coach

1946

Don Chaney, American basketball player and coach

1946

Rivka Golani, Israeli viola player and composer

1946

Rudy Rucker, American mathematician, computer scientist, and author

1946

Harry Vanda, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1945

Eric Roth, American screenwriter and producer

1943

George Benson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1943

Nazem Ganjapour, Iranian footballer and manager (died 2013)

1943

Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1976)

1942

Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian singer-songwriter

1942

Dick Pound, Canadian lawyer and academic

1941

Jeremy Clyde, English actor and musician

1941

Billy Collins, American poet

1941

Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (died 2019)

1941

Cassam Uteem, Mauritian politician, 2nd President of Mauritius

1940

George Edward Alcorn, Jr., American physicist and inventor

1940

Dave Keon, Canadian ice hockey player

1940

Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American physician and author (died 1996)

1938

Rein Etruk, Estonian chess player (died 2012)

1937

Angelo Badalamenti, American pianist and composer (died 2022)

1937

Armin Hary, German sprinter

1937

Jon Hassell, American trumpet player and composer (died 2021)

1937

Foo Foo Lammar, British drag queen (died 2003)

1936

Erol Büyükburç, Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor (died 2015)

1936

Ron Carey, American trade union leader (died 2008)

1936

Roger Whittaker, Kenyan-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2023)

1935

Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova, Russian-born Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion (died 2004)

1935

Lea Pericoli, Italian tennis player and journalist (died 2024)

1935

Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire (died 2013)

1935

M. Emmet Walsh, American actor (died 2024)

1934

May Britt, Swedish actress (died 2025)

1934

Sheila Cameron, English lawyer and judge (died 2025)

1933

Abolhassan Banisadr, Iranian economist and politician, 1st President of Iran (died 2021)

1932

Els Borst, Dutch physician and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2014)

1932

Larry Evans, American chess player and journalist (died 2010)

1931

Burton Richter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)

1931

William Shatner, Canadian actor

1931

Ann Shulgin, psychedelic researcher and author (died 2022)

1931

Leslie Thomas, Welsh journalist and author (died 2014)

1930

Derek Bok, American lawyer and academic

1929

P. Ramlee, Malaysian actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer (died 1973)

1928

Carrie Donovan, American journalist (died 2001)

1928

E. D. Hirsch, American author, critic, and academic

1928

Ed Macauley, American basketball player, coach, and priest (died 2011)

1927

Marty Blake, American basketball player and manager (died 2013)

1927

Nicolas Tikhomiroff, Russian photographer (died 2016)

1924

Yevgeny Ostashev, Russian test pilot, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite (died 1960)

1924

Osman F. Seden, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998)

1924

Bill Wendell, American television announcer (died 1999)

1922

John J. Gilligan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Ohio (died 2013)

1922

Stewart Stern, American screenwriter (died 2015)

1921

Nino Manfredi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2004)

1920

James Brown, American actor (died 1992)

1920

Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (died 2000)

1920

Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (died 1995)

1920

Ross Martin, American actor (died 1981)

1920

Katsuko Saruhashi, Japanese geochemist (died 2007)

1920

Fanny Waterman, English pianist and educator, founded the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition (died 2020)

1919

Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator (died 1990)

1918

Cheddi Jagan, Guyanese politician, 4th President of Guyana (died 1997)

1917

Virginia Grey, American actress (died 2004)

1917

Irving Kaplansky, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (died 2006)

1917

Paul Rogers, English actor (died 2013)

1914

John Stanley, American author and illustrator (died 1993)

1914

Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes, English businessman (died 2008)

1913

Tom McCall, American journalist and politician, 30th Governor of Oregon (died 1983)

1913

Lew Wasserman, American businessman and talent agent (died 2002)

1913

James Westerfield, American actor (died 1971)

1912

Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (died 1985)

1912

Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (died 1959)

1912

Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (died 2004)

1910

Nicholas Monsarrat, English sailor and author (died 1979)

1909

Gabrielle Roy, Canadian author and educator (died 1983)

1908

Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (died 1991)

1907

James M. Gavin, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (died 1990)

1903

Bill Holman, American cartoonist (died 1987)

1902

Johannes Brinkman, Dutch architect, designed the Van Nelle Factory (died 1949)

1902

Madeleine Milhaud, French actress and composer (died 2008)

1901

Greta Kempton, Austrian-American painter (died 1991)

1899

Ruth Page, American ballerina and choreographer (died 1991)

1896

He Long, Chinese general and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 1969)

1896

Joseph Schildkraut, Austrian-American actor (died 1964)

1892

Charlie Poole, American country banjo player (died 1931)

1892

Johannes Semper, Estonian poet and scholar (died 1970)

1890

George Clark, American race car driver (died 1978)

1887

Chico Marx, American actor (died 1961)

1886

August Rei, Estonian lawyer and politician, Head of State of Estonia (died 1963)

1885

Aryeh Levin, Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and educator (died 1969)

1884

Arthur H. Vandenberg, American journalist and politician (died 1951)

1884

Lyda Borelli, Italian actress (died 1959)

1880

Ernest C. Quigley, Canadian-American football player and coach (died 1960)

1873

Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (died 1939)

1869

Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (died 1964)

1869

Tom McInnes, Scottish-English footballer (died 1939)

1868

Robert Andrews Millikan, American colonel and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1953)

1866

Jack Boyle, American baseball player and umpire (died 1913)

1857

Paul Doumer, French mathematician, journalist, and politician, 14th President of France (died 1932)

1855

Dorothy Tennant, British painter (died 1926)

1852

Otakar Ševčík, Czech violinist and educator (died 1934)

1852

Hector Sévin, French cardinal (died 1916)

1846

Randolph Caldecott, English illustrator and painter (died 1886)

1846

James Timberlake, American lieutenant, police officer, and farmer (died 1891)

1842

Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1912)

1841

Anastassios Christomanos, Greek scientist (died 1906)

1822

Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman sociologist, historian, scholar, statesman and jurist (died 1895)

1818

John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-Australian explorer, founded Penwortham (died 1846)

1817

Braxton Bragg, American general (died 1876)

1814

Thomas Crawford, American sculptor, designed the Statue of Freedom (died 1857)

1812

Stephen Pearl Andrews, American author and activist (died 1886)

1808

Caroline Norton, English feminist, social reformer, and author (died 1877)

1808

David Swinson Maynard, American physician and lawyer (died 1873)

1797

William I, German Emperor (died 1888)

1785

Adam Sedgwick, English scientist (died 1873)

1728

Anton Raphael Mengs, German painter and theorist (died 1779)

1723

Charles Carroll, American lawyer and politician (died 1783)

1720

Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect, designed the Yellow Palace and Bernstorff Palace (died 1799)

1712

Edward Moore, English poet and playwright (died 1757)

1684

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician, Secretary at War (died 1764)

1663

August Hermann Francke, German clergyman, philanthropist, and scholar (died 1727)

1615

Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, British scientist (died 1691)

1609

John II Casimir Vasa, Polish king (died 1672)

1599

Anthony van Dyck, Flemish-English painter and etcher (died 1641)

1582

John Williams, Archbishop of York (died 1650)

1519

Catherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, English noblewoman (died 1580)

1517

Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer (died 1590)

1503

Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian author and educator (died 1583)

1499

Johann Carion, German astrologer and chronicler (died 1537)

1459

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1519)

1394

Ulugh Beg, Persian astronomer and mathematician (died 1449)

1367

Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal (probable); (died 1399)

1212

Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (died 1235)

875

William I, Duke of Aquitaine (died 918)

841

Bernard Plantapilosa, Frankish son of Bernard of Septimania (died 885)

Deaths

2026

Lionel Jospin, French civil servant and politician, 165th Prime Minister of France (born 1937)

2025

Jessica Aber, American lawyer (born 1981)

2025

Andy Peebles, English radio DJ, television presenter and cricket commentator (born 1948)

2024

Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator (born 1925)

2019

Scott Walker, British-American singer-songwriter (born 1943)

2018

Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, academic and author, Yad Vashem recipient (born 1911)

2016

Rob Ford, Canadian businessman and politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (born 1969)

2016

Rita Gam, American actress (born 1927)

2015

Arkady Arkanov, Ukrainian-Russian actor and playwright (born 1933)

2015

Horst Buhtz, German footballer and manager (born 1923)

2015

Norman Scribner, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1936)

2014

Yashwant Vithoba Chittal, Indian author (born 1928)

2014

Mickey Duff, Polish-English boxer and manager (born 1929)

2014

Thor Listau, Norwegian soldier and politician (born 1938)

2014

Tasos Mitsopoulos, Cypriot politician, Cypriot Minister of Defence (born 1965)

2013

Vladimír Čech, Czech actor and politician (born 1951)

2013

Bebo Valdés, Cuban-Swedish pianist and composer (born 1918)

2012

Joe Blanchard, American football player and wrestler (born 1928)

2012

David Waltz, American computer scientist and academic (born 1943)

2012

Neil L. Whitehead, English anthropologist and author (born 1956)

2011

Artur Agostinho, Portuguese journalist (born 1920)

2011

Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (born 1926)

2010

James Black, Scottish biologist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)

2010

Özhan Canaydın, Turkish basketball player and businessman (born 1943)

2008

Cachao López, Cuban-American bassist and composer (born 1918)

2007

U. G. Krishnamurti, Indian-Italian philosopher and educator (born 1918)

2006

Pierre Clostermann, French soldier, pilot, and politician (born 1921)

2006

Pío Leyva, Cuban singer and author (born 1917)

2006

Kurt von Trojan, Austrian-Australian journalist and author (born 1937)

2005

Rod Price, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1947)

2005

Gemini Ganesan, Indian film actor (born 1920)

2005

Kenzō Tange, Japanese architect, designed the Yoyogi National Gymnasium and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (born 1913)

2004

Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer and academic (born 1943)

2004

Ahmed Yassin, Co-founded Hamas (born 1937)

2004

V. M. Tarkunde, Indian lawyer and civil rights activist (born 1909)

2003

Terry Lloyd, English journalist (born 1952)

2002

Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss violinist and conductor (born 1917)

2001

Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (born 1925)

2001

Sabiha Gökçen, Turkish soldier and pilot (born 1913)

2001

William Hanna, American animator, director, producer, and voice actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (born 1910)

2001

Robert Fletcher Shaw, Canadian businessman, academic, and civil servant (born 1910)

2000

Carlo Parola, Italian footballer and manager (born 1921)

1999

Max Beloff, Baron Beloff, English historian and academic (born 1913)

1999

David Strickland, American actor (born 1969)

1996

Don Murray, American drummer (born 1945)

1996

Robert F. Overmyer, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1936)

1996

Billy Williamson, American guitarist (born 1925)

1994

Dan Hartman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (born 1950)

1994

Walter Lantz, American animator, director, and producer (born 1899)

1993

Steve Olin, American baseball player (born 1965)

1991

Léon Balcer, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Solicitor General of Canada (born 1917)

1991

Paul Engle, American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (born 1908)

1991

Dave Guard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1934)

1991

Gloria Holden, English-American actress (born 1908)

1990

Gerald Bull, Canadian engineer and academic (born 1928)

1989

Peta Taylor, English cricketer (born 1912)

1987

Odysseas Angelis, Greek general and politician (born 1912)

1986

Olive Deering, American actress (born 1918)

1985

Raoul Ubac, French painter, sculptor, photographer, and engraver (born 1910)

1985

Spyros Vassiliou, Greek painter, printmaker, illustrator, and stage designer (born 1903)

1981

James Elliott, American runner and coach (born 1915)

1981

Gil Puyat, Filipino businessman and politician, 13th President of the Senate of the Philippines (born 1907)

1979

Ben Lyon, American actor and studio executive (born 1901)

1978

Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (born 1905)

1977

A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (born 1904)

1976

John Dwyer McLaughlin, American painter (born 1898)

1974

Peter Revson, American race car driver (born 1939)

1974

Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer (born 1910)

1971

Johannes Villemson, Estonian-American runner (born 1893)

1971

Nella Walker, American actress and vaudevillian (born 1886)

1966

John Harlin, American mountaineer and pilot (born 1935)

1960

José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (born 1904)

1958

Mike Todd, American film producer (born 1909)

1955

Ivan Šubašić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1892)

1952

D. S. Senanayake, 1st Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (born 1883)

1942

Frederick Cuming, English cricketer (born 1875)

1942

William Donne, English captain and cricketer (born 1875)

1942

María Collazo, Uruguayan journalist and activist (born 1884)

1931

James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy, Irish lawyer and politician (born 1851)

1924

William Macewen, Scottish surgeon and neuroscientist (born 1848)

1913

Song Jiaoren, Chinese educator and politician (born 1882)

1913

Ruggero Oddi, Italian physiologist and anatomist (born 1864)

1896

Thomas Hughes, English lawyer and politician (born 1822)

1881

Samuel Courtauld, English businessman (born 1793)

1864

Konstanty Kalinowski, writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary (born 1838)

1840

Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (born 1798)

1832

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat (born 1749)

1820

Stephen Decatur, American commander (born 1779)

1758

Jonathan Edwards, English minister, theologian, and philosopher (born 1703)

1687

Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-French composer and conductor (born 1632)

1685

Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (born 1638)

1602

Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and educator (born 1557)

1544

Johannes Magnus, Swedish archbishop and theologian (born 1488)

1471

George of Poděbrady (born 1420)

1454

John Kemp, Archbishop of Canterbury

1421

Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, English soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of England (born 1388)

1418

Dietrich of Nieheim, German bishop and historian (born 1345)

1322

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward of England (born 1278)

1144

William of Norwich, child murder victim

880

Carloman of Bavaria, Frankish king

235

Severus Alexander, Roman emperor (born 208)

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