Events

2018

Syrian civil war: Following the completion of the Afrin offensive, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) initiate an insurgency against the Turkish occupation of the Afrin District.

2006

Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

2006

Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged 2006 Belarusian presidential election, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.

1996

The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).

1995

WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.

1988

The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.

1979

The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.

1975

Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by his nephew.

1971

The Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.

1965

Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their four-day 50-mile (80 km) march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

1959

Chain Island is sold by the State of California to Russell Gallaway III, a Sacramento businessman who plans to use it as a "hunting and fishing retreat", for $5,258.20 ($58,072 in 2025).

1957

United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.

1957

The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.

1949

More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.

1948

The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

1947

An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.

1941

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.

1932

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is unveiled in Athens.

1931

The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.

1924

On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.

1919

The Tetiev pogrom occurs in Ukraine, becoming the prototype of mass murder during the Holocaust.

1918

The Belarusian People's Republic is established.

1917

The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.

1914

The Greek multi-sport club Aris Thessaloniki is founded in Thessaloniki.

1911

In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.

1911

Andrey Yushchinsky is murdered in Kiev, leading to the Beilis affair.

1905

The Greek football club P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras is founded in the city of Rhodes.

1894

Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington, D.C.

1878

Last issue of the Bulletin de la Fédération jurassienne, the first or one of the first anarchist newspapers.

1865

American Civil War: In Virginia during the Siege of Petersburg, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union before being repulsed.

1845

New Zealand Legislative Council pass the first Militia Act constituting the New Zealand Army.

1821

Greek War of Independence: Traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The war had actually begun on 23 February 1821 (Julian calendar).

1811

Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism.

1807

The Swansea and Mumbles Railway, then known as the Oystermouth Railway, becomes the first passenger-carrying railway in the world.

1802

The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.

1776

American Revolutionary War: American Patriots conduct a Raid on Tybee Island, primarily seeking to capture runaway slaves who sought refuge with British forces stationed there.

1770

Daskalogiannis leads the people of Sfakia in the first Greek uprising against the Ottoman rule

1725

Bach's chorale cantata "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1", is first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation, coinciding with Palm Sunday.

1708

A French fleet anchors nears Fife Ness as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.

1655

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.

1584

Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.

1576

Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London.

1519

Hernán Cortés, entering province of Tabasco, defeats Tabascan Indians.

1410

The Yongle Emperor of Ming China launches the first of his military campaigns against the Mongols, resulting in the fall of the Mongol khan Bunyashiri.

1409

The Council of Pisa convenes, in an attempt to heal the Western Schism.

1306

Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland).

1221

Coronation of Robert of Courtenay as Emperor of the Latin Empire.

1065

The Great German Pilgrimage is attacked on Good Friday by Beduin bandits, suffering heavy losses.

1000

Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government.

919

Romanos Lekapenos seizes the Boukoleon Palace in Constantinople and becomes regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII.

717

Theodosius III resigns the throne to the Byzantine Empire to enter a monastery, allowing Leo III to take the throne and begin the Isaurian dynasty.

708

Election of Pope Constantine following the death of Pope Sisinnius. He would be the last pope to visit Constantinople until 1967.

421

Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto.

410

The Southern Yan capital of Guanggu falls to the Jin dynasty general Liu Yu, ending the Southern Yan dynasty.

Births

2000

Ozan Kabak, Turkish footballer

1999

Mikey Madison, American actress

1994

Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier

1993

Jacob Gagan, Australian rugby league player

1993

Sam Johnstone, English footballer

1992

Meg Lanning, Australian cricketer

1991

Scott Malone, English footballer

1990

Mehmet Ekici, Turkish footballer

1990

Alexander Esswein, German footballer

1989

Aly Michalka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1989

Scott Sinclair, English footballer

1988

Big Sean, American rapper, singer and songwriter

1988

Ryan Lewis, American music producer

1988

Mitchell Watt, Australian long jumper

1988

Arthur Zeiler, German rugby player

1987

Jacob Bagersted, Danish handball player

1987

Victor Obinna, Nigerian footballer

1987

Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater

1987

Hyun-jin Ryu, South Korean baseball player

1986

Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball player

1986

Megan Gibson, American softball player

1986

Kyle Lowry, American basketball player

1986

Mickey Paea, Australian rugby league player

1985

Carmen Rasmusen, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and actress

1985

Diana Rennik, Estonian figure skater

1984

Katharine McPhee, American singer-songwriter and actress

1984

Liam Messam, New Zealand rugby player

1983

Mickaël Hanany, French high jumper

1982

Danica Patrick, American race car driver

1982

Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer

1982

Jenny Slate, American comedian, actress and author

1981

Casey Neistat, American YouTube personality

1980

Kathrine Sørland, Norwegian fashion model and television presenter

1979

Nate Bargatze, American stand-up comedian and actor

1979

Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, French sprinter

1978

Gennaro Delvecchio, Italian footballer

1978

Teddy Lussi-Modeste, French film director, screenwriter and literature teacher

1977

Natalie Clein, English cellist and educator

1977

Andrew Lindsay, Scottish rower

1976

Francie Bellew, Irish footballer

1976

Lars Figura, German sprinter

1976

Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer

1976

Rima Wakarua, New Zealand-Italian rugby player

1975

Ladislav Benýšek, Czech ice hockey player

1975

Melanie Blatt, English singer-songwriter and actress

1975

Erika Heynatz, Papua New Guinean-Australian model and actress

1974

Serge Betsen, Cameroonian-French rugby player

1974

Lark Voorhies, American actress and singer

1973

Michaela Dorfmeister, Austrian skier

1973

Anders Fridén, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer

1973

Bob Sura, American basketball player

1972

Naftali Bennett, Israeli politician, 13th Prime Minister of Israel

1972

Giniel de Villiers, South African racing driver

1972

Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (died 2007)

1971

Stacy Dragila, American pole vaulter and coach

1971

Cammi Granato, American ice hockey player and sportscaster

1971

Sheryl Swoopes, American basketball player and coach

1970

Magnus Larsson, Swedish tennis player

1969

George Chlitsios, Greek conductor and composer

1969

Dale Davis, American basketball player

1969

Cathy Dennis, English singer-songwriter, record producer and actress

1969

Jeffrey Walker, English singer-songwriter and bass player

1967

Matthew Barney, American sculptor and photographer

1967

Doug Stanhope, American comedian and actor

1967

Debi Thomas, American figure skater and physician

1966

Tom Glavine, American baseball player

1966

Humberto Gonzalez, Mexican boxer

1966

Jeff Healey, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)

1966

Anton Rogan, Northern Irish footballer

1965

Avery Johnson, American basketball player and coach

1965

Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper

1965

Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress, producer, and designer

1964

Norm Duke, American bowler

1964

Buzz Osborne, American musician

1964

René Meulensteen, Dutch footballer and coach

1964

Ken Wregget, Canadian ice hockey player

1963

Karen Bruce, English dancer and choreographer

1963

Velle Kadalipp, Estonian architect

1963

Andrew O'Connor, British actor, comedian, magician, television presenter and executive producer

1962

Marcia Cross, American actress

1962

David Nuttall, English lawyer and politician

1961

Mark Brooks, American golfer

1960

Mike Aulby, American bowler

1960

Steve Norman, English saxophonist, songwriter, and producer

1960

Peter O'Brien, Australian actor

1960

Brenda Strong, American actress

1958

Susie Bright, American journalist, author, and critic

1958

Lorna Brown, Canadian artist, curator, and writer

1958

Sisy Chen, Taiwanese journalist and politician

1958

María Caridad Colón, Cuban javelin thrower and shot putter

1958

John Ensign, American physician and politician

1958

Ray Tanner, American baseball player and coach

1958

Åsa Torstensson, Swedish politician, 3rd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure

1957

Christina Boxer, English runner and journalist

1957

Kanellos Kanellopoulos, Greek cyclist

1957

Jonathan Michie, English economist and academic

1957

Aleksandr Puchkov, Russian hurdler

1957

Jim Uhls, American screenwriter and producer

1955

Daniel Boulud, French chef and author

1955

Lee Mazzilli, American baseball player, coach, and manager

1954

Thom Loverro, American journalist and author

1953

Christos Ardizoglou, Greek footballer

1953

Robert Fox, English producer and manager

1953

Vesna Pusić, Croatian sociologist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia

1953

Haroon Rasheed, Pakistani cricketer and coach

1952

Stephen Dorrell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health

1952

Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician, Mayor of Bogotá

1951

Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese wrestler (died 2000)

1950

Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (died 1995)

1950

Ronnie McDowell, American singer-songwriter

1950

David Paquette, American-New Zealander pianist

1949

Ronnie Flanagan, Northern Irish Chief Constable (Royal Irish Constabulary, Police Service of Northern Ireland)

1949

Sue Klebold, American activist

1948

Bonnie Bedelia, American actress

1948

Michael Stanley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)

1947

Richard Cork, English historian and critic

1947

Elton John, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor

1946

Cliff Balsom, English footballer

1946

Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (died 2010)

1946

Stephen Hunter, American author and critic

1946

Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist (died 1991)

1945

Leila Diniz, Brazilian actress (died 1972)

1943

Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director

1942

Robert J. Birgeneau, Canadian-American physicist

1942

Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2018)

1942

Richard O'Brien, English actor and screenwriter

1942

Kim Woodburn, English television host (died 2025)

1941

Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian sociologist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Education and Research

1939

Toni Cade Bambara, American author, academic, and activist (died 1995)

1939

D. C. Fontana, American screenwriter and producer (died 2019)

1938

Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1999)

1938

Daniel Buren, French sculptor and painter

1938

Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian racing driver (died 2020)

1937

Tom Monaghan, American businessman, founded Domino's Pizza

1936

Carl Kaufmann, American-German sprinter (died 2008)

1935

Gabriel Elorde, Filipino boxer (died 1985)

1934

Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (died 1964)

1934

Bernard King, Australian actor and chef (died 2002)

1934

Karlheinz Schreiber, German-Canadian businessman

1934

Gloria Steinem, American feminist activist, co-founded the Women's Media Center

1932

Penelope Gilliatt, English novelist, short story writer, and critic (died 1993)

1932

Wes Santee, American runner (died 2010)

1931

Humphrey Burton, English radio and television host (died 2025)

1930

David Burge, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2013)

1930

Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (died 1982)

1930

Rudy Minarcin, American baseball player and coach (died 2013)

1929

Cecil Taylor, American pianist and composer (died 2018)

1928

Jim Lovell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2025)

1928

Gunnar Nielsen, Danish runner and typographer (died 1985)

1928

Peter O'Brien, Australian rugby league player (died 2016)

1928

Hans Steinbrenner, German sculptor (died 2008)

1927

P. Shanmugam, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Puducherry (died 2013)

1926

Riz Ortolani, Italian composer and conductor (died 2014)

1926

László Papp, Hungarian boxer (died 2003)

1926

Shirley Jean Rickert, American actress (died 2009)

1926

Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet and politician (died 1999)

1926

Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic (died 2026)

1925

Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (died 1964)

1925

Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, English physician and philosopher (died 2010)

1925

Kishori Sinha, Indian politician, social activist and advocate (died 2016)

1924

Roberts Blossom, American actor (died 2011)

1924

Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress (died 2019)

1923

Bonnie Guitar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019)

1923

Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (died 2003)

1922

Eileen Ford, American businesswoman, co-founded Ford Models (died 2014)

1921

Nancy Kelly, American actress (died 1995)

1921

Simone Signoret, French actress (died 1985)

1921

Alexandra of Yugoslavia, the last Queen of Yugoslavia (died 1993)

1920

Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (died 1978)

1920

Patrick Troughton, English actor (died 1987)

1920

Usha Mehta, Gandhian and freedom fighter of India (died 2000)

1918

Howard Cosell, American soldier, journalist, and author (died 1995)

1916

S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (died 1993)

1915

Dorothy Squires, Welsh singer (died 1998)

1914

Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)

1914

Tassos, Greek engraver, etcher and sculptor (died 1985)

1913

Reo Stakis, Cypriot-Scottish businessman, founded Stakis Hotels (died 2001)

1912

Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (died 2005)

1912

Jean Vilar, French actor and director (died 1971)

1910

Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (died 2014)

1910

Benzion Netanyahu, Polish-Israeli historian and academic (died 2012)

1908

David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991)

1906

Jean Sablon, French singer and actor (died 1994)

1906

A. J. P. Taylor, English historian and academic (died 1990)

1905

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, German colonel (died 1944)

1904

Pete Johnson, American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (died 1967)

1903

Binnie Barnes, English-American actress (died 1998)

1903

Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (died 2001)

1903

Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Ukrainian-American theologian and scholar (died 1990)

1901

Ed Begley, American actor (died 1970)

1900

George Carstairs, Australian rugby league player (died 1966)

1899

François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (died 1994)

1897

Leslie Averill, New Zealand doctor and soldier (died 1981)

1895

Siegfried Handloser, German general and physician (died 1954)

1893

Johannes Villemson, Estonian runner (died 1971)

1885

Jimmy Seed, English international footballer and manager (died 1966)

1881

Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1945)

1881

Patrick Henry Bruce, American painter and educator (died 1936)

1881

Mary Webb, English author and poet (died 1927)

1879

Amedee Reyburn, American swimmer and water polo player (died 1920)

1878

František Janda-Suk, Czech discus thrower and shot putter (died 1955)

1877

Walter Little, Canadian politician (died 1961)

1876

Irving Baxter, American high jumper and pole vaulter (died 1957)

1874

Selim Sırrı Tarcan, Turkish educator and politician (died 1957)

1873

Rudolf Rocker, German-American author and activist (died 1958)

1872

Horatio Nelson Jackson, American race car driver and physician (died 1955)

1871

Louis Perrée, French fencer (died 1924)

1868

Bill Lockwood, English cricketer (died 1932)

1867

Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor, designed Mount Rushmore (died 1941)

1867

Arturo Toscanini, Italian-American cellist and conductor (died 1957)

1863

Simon Flexner, American physician and academic (died 1946)

1859

Hendrik Wortman, Dutch civil engineer (died 1939)

1840

Myles Keogh, Irish-American colonel (died 1876)

1828

George Montgomery White, American politician (died 1860)

1824

Clinton L. Merriam, American banker and politician (died 1900)

1808

José de Espronceda, Spanish poet and author (died 1842)

1800

Ernst Heinrich Karl von Dechen, German geologist and academic (died 1889)

1782

Caroline Bonaparte, French daughter of Carlo Buonaparte (died 1839)

1767

Joachim Murat, French general (died 1815)

1745

John Barry, Irish-American naval officer and father of the American navy (died 1803)

1741

Jean-Antoine Houdon, French sculptor and educator (died 1828)

1699

Johann Adolph Hasse, German singer and composer (died 1783)

1661

Paul de Rapin, French soldier and historian (died 1725)

1643

Louis Moréri, French priest and scholar (died 1680)

1636

Henric Piccardt, Dutch lawyer (died 1712)

1611

Evliya Çelebi, Ottoman Turk traveller and writer (died 1682)

1593

Jean de Brébeuf, French-Canadian missionary and saint (died 1649)

1546

Giacomo Castelvetro, Italian writer (died 1616)

1545

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (died 1622)

1541

Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1587)

1538

Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (died 1612)

1510

Guillaume Postel, French linguist (died 1581)

1491

Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel (died 1549)

1479

Vasili III of Russia (died 1533)

1434

Eustochia Smeralda Calafato, Italian saint (died 1485)

1414

Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, English noble (died 1455)

1404

John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (died 1444)

1347

Catherine of Siena, Italian philosopher, theologian, and saint (died 1380)

1345

Blanche of Lancaster (died 1369)

1297

Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1341)

1297

Arnošt of Pardubice, the first Bohemian archbishop (died 1364)

1259

Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1332)

1252

Conradin, Duke of Swabia (died 1268)

Deaths

2026

Dash Crofts, American musician (born 1938)

2026

Alexander Kluge, German author, film director and public intellectual (born 1932)

2025

Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer (born 1949)

2025

Terry Manning, American musician and recording engineer (born 1947)

2022

Taylor Hawkins, American drummer and singer (born 1972)

2021

Beverly Cleary, American author (born 1916)

2020

Floyd Cardoz, Indian-born American chef (born 1960)

2019

Barrie Hole, Welsh footballer (born 1942)

2017

Cuthbert Sebastian, St. Kitts and Nevis politician (born 1921)

2016

Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (born 1917)

2015

George Fischbeck, American journalist and educator (born 1922)

2014

Lorna Arnold, English historian and author (born 1915)

2014

Hank Lauricella, American football player and politician (born 1930)

2014

Jon Lord, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1956)

2014

Sonny Ruberto, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1946)

2014

Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (born 1943)

2014

Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (born 1918)

2013

Léonce Bernard, Canadian politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (born 1943)

2013

Ben Goldfaden, American basketball player and educator (born 1913)

2013

Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (born 1927)

2013

Jean Pickering, English runner and long jumper (born 1929)

2013

Jean-Marc Roberts, French author and screenwriter (born 1954)

2013

John F. Wiley, American lieutenant, football player, and coach (born 1920)

2012

Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (born 1921)

2012

Hal E. Chester, American actor, director, and producer (born 1921)

2012

John Crosfield, English businessman, founded Crosfield Electronics (born 1915)

2012

Edd Gould, English animator and voice actor, founded Eddsworld (born 1988)

2012

Antonio Tabucchi, Italian author and academic (born 1943)

2009

Johnny Blanchard, American baseball player (born 1933)

2009

Kosuke Koyama, Japanese-American theologian and academic (born 1929)

2009

Dan Seals, American musician (born 1948)

2009

Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, Turkish politician and member of the Parliament of Turkey (born 1954)

2008

Ben Carnevale, American basketball player and coach (born 1915)

2008

Thierry Gilardi, French journalist and sportscaster (born 1958)

2008

Abby Mann, American screenwriter and producer (born 1927)

2008

Herb Peterson, American businessman, created the McMuffin (born 1919)

2007

Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (born 1951)

2006

Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish photographer (born 1950)

2006

Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (born 1944)

2006

Richard Fleischer, American film director (born 1916)

2006

Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1929)

2005

Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (born 1911)

2002

Kenneth Wolstenholme, English journalist and sportscaster (born 1920)

2001

Brian Trubshaw, English cricketer and pilot (born 1924)

2000

Helen Martin, American actress (born 1909)

1999

Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1936)

1998

Max Green, Australian lawyer (born 1952)

1998

Steven Schiff, American lawyer and politician (born 1947)

1995

James Samuel Coleman, American sociologist and academic (born 1926)

1995

John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer (born 1914)

1994

Angelines Fernández, Spanish-Mexican actress (born 1922)

1994

Bernard Kangro, Estonian poet and journalist (born 1910)

1994

Max Petitpierre, Swiss jurist and politician (born 1899)

1992

Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director (born 1922)

1991

Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop (born 1905)

1988

Robert Joffrey, American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the Joffrey Ballet (born 1930)

1987

A. W. Mailvaganam, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (born 1906)

1986

Gloria Blondell, American actress (born 1910)

1983

Bob Waterfield, American football player and coach (born 1920)

1982

Goodman Ace, American comedian and writer (born 1899)

1980

Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and psychologist (born 1901)

1980

Walter Susskind, Czech-English conductor and educator (born 1913)

1979

Robert Madgwick, Australian colonel and academic (born 1905)

1979

Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (born 1914)

1976

Josef Albers, German-American painter and educator (born 1888)

1976

Benjamin Miessner, American radio engineer and inventor (born 1890)

1975

Juan Gaudino, Argentinian race car driver (born 1893)

1975

Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (born 1906)

1975

Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1894)

1973

Jakob Sildnik, Estonian photographer and director (born 1883)

1973

Edward Steichen, Luxembourgian-American photographer, painter, and curator (born 1879)

1969

Billy Cotton, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1899)

1969

Max Eastman, American poet and activist (born 1883)

1965

Viola Liuzzo, American civil rights activist (born 1925)

1964

Charles Benjamin Howard, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1885)

1958

Tom Brown, American trombonist (born 1888)

1956

Lou Moore, American race car driver (born 1904)

1956

Robert Newton, English actor (born 1905)

1951

Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (born 1887)

1942

William Carr, American rower (born 1876)

1932

Harriet Backer, Norwegian painter (born 1845)

1931

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (born 1890)

1931

Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (born 1862)

1927

Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Palestinian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (born 1843)

1918

Claude Debussy, French composer (born 1862)

1918

Peter Martin, Australian footballer and soldier (born 1875)

1917

Elizabeth Storrs Mead, American academic (born 1832)

1914

Frédéric Mistral, French lexicographer and poet, 1904 Nobel Prize laureate (born 1830)

1908

Durham Stevens, American diplomat (born 1851)

1907

Ernst von Bergmann, Latvian-German surgeon and academic (born 1836)

1873

Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (born 1810)

1869

Edward Bates, American politician and lawyer (born 1793)

1860

James Braid, Scottish surgeon (born 1795)

1857

William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (born 1783)

1848

Nicolai Wergeland, Norwegian priest, writer and politician (born 1780)

1818

Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer (born 1745)

1801

Novalis, German poet and author (born 1772)

1738

Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harp player and composer (born 1670)

1736

Nicholas Hawksmoor, English architect, designed Easton Neston and Christ Church (born 1661)

1732

Lucy Filippini, Italian teacher and saint (born 1672)

1712

Nehemiah Grew, English anatomist and physiologist (born 1641)

1701

Jean Regnault de Segrais, French poet and novelist (born 1624)

1677

Wenceslaus Hollar, Czech-English painter and etcher (born 1607)

1658

Herman IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, German nobleman (born 1607)

1625

Giambattista Marino, Italian poet and author (born 1569)

1620

Johannes Nucius, German composer and theorist (born 1556)

1609

Olaus Martini, Swedish archbishop (born 1557)

1609

Isabelle de Limeuil, French noble (born 1535)

1603

Ikoma Chikamasa, Japanese daimyō (born 1526)

1558

Marcos de Niza, French friar and explorer (born 1495)

1458

Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (born 1398)

1392

Hosokawa Yoriyuki, Japanese samurai

1351

Kō no Moronao, Japanese samurai

1351

Kō no Moroyasu, Japanese samurai

1223

Alfonso II, king of Portugal (born 1185)

1189

Frederick, duke of Bohemia

1051

Hugh IV, French nobleman

1005

Kenneth III, king of Scotland

990

Nicodemus of Mammola, Italian monk and saint

940

Taira no Masakado, Japanese samurai

908

Li Kening, Chinese general

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