May 17 in History

A military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.

Pamir Airways Flight 112 crashes in Afghanistan's Shakardara District, killing 44.

Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.

The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.

The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.

Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen.

Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.

Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.

Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.

The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.

Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.

Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.

The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds [1.9 kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.

Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.

On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.

Rioting breaks out in downtown Miami, following the acquittal of four white police officers in the killing of Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance salesman.

Nolan Bushnell opens the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California.

The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland.

Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.

Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.

Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.

Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.

In Cuba, the First Agrarian Reform Law – a cornerstone of the Cuban Revolution – is signed by Fidel Castro, aiming to eliminate large foreign-owned estates and redistribute land to over 100,000 peasants.

The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.

Delta Air Lines Flight 318 crashes near Marshall, Texas, killing 19.

World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.

World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.

The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.

Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead.

Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.

The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.

The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.

Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.

The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.

Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75).

The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.

Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under John A. McClernand defeat a Confederate rearguard and capture around 1,700 men at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge.

Members of the Melbourne Football Club codify the first rules of Australian rules football.

Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.

The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.

Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.

Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.

The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.

French forces besieging Quebec retreat after the Royal Navy arrives to relieve the British garrison.

Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France.

Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.

An allied French and Swedish army defeats Imperial and Bavarian forces in the Battle of Zusmarshausen.

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.

The treaty of Zuhab ends the fifteen-year-long war between the Ottomans and the Safavids.

Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.

Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men – by 1536 only four survive.

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.

Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.

Election of Pope Hadrian III following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month.

Election of Pope Liberius following the death of Pope Julius I in the previous month.

Julie Anne San Jose, Filipina singer-songwriter

Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis player

Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper and music producer

Abigail Raye, Canadian field hockey player

Will Clyburn, American basketball player

Fabian Giefer, German footballer

Charlie Gubb, New Zealand rugby league player

Katrina Hart, English runner

Guido Pella, Argentine tennis player

Mose Masoe, New Zealand rugby league player

Rain Raadik, Estonian basketball player

Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer

Nikki Reed, American actress, singer, and screenwriter

Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norwegian cyclist

Aleandro Rosi, Italian footballer

Marius Činikas, Lithuanian footballer

Timo Simonlatser, Estonian skier

Jodie Taylor, English footballer

Teófilo Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer

Derek Hough, American actor, singer, and dancer

Christine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater

Todd Redmond, American baseball player

Matt Ryan, American football player

Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer

Christine Ohuruogu, English runner

Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player

Passenger, English singer-songwriter and musician

Ifeanyi Chiejine, Nigerian footballer (died 2019)

Channing Frye, American basketball player

Chris Henry, American football player (died 2009)

Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer

Kevin Kingston, Australian rugby league player

Danniel Librelon, Brazilian politician

Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player

Matt Cassel, American football player

Dan Hardy, English mixed martial artist

Reiko Nakamura, Japanese swimmer

Tony Parker, French-American basketball player

Chloe Smith, English politician

Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist

Leon Osman, English footballer

Lim Jeong-hee, South Korean singer

Chris Skidmore, English historian and politician

Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer

Davor Džalto, Bosnian historian and philosopher

Fredrik Kessiakoff, Swedish cyclist

Alistair Overeem, Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer

Ariën van Weesenbeek, Dutch drummer

David Jarolím, Czech footballer

Wayne Thomas, English footballer

John Foster, American baseball player and coach

Paddy Kenny, English footballer

Carlos Peña, Dominican-American baseball player

Magdalena Zděnovcová, Czech tennis player

Kandi Burruss, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Shayne Dunley, Australian rugby league player

José Guillén, Dominican-American baseball player

Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner

Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director

Mayte Martínez, Spanish runner

Kirsten Vlieghuis, Dutch freestyle swimmer

Marcelinho Paraíba, Brazilian footballer

Alex Wright, German wrestler

Andrea Corr, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress

Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player

Eddie Lewis, American international soccer player

Josh Homme, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Barry Hayles, English born Jamaican international footballer

Mark Connors, Australian rugby player

Shaun Hart, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster

Stella Jongmans, Dutch athlete

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Dutch royal

Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island

Hubert Davis, American basketball player and coach

Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter and actor

Matt Lindland, American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician

Jodie Rogers, Australian diver

René Vilbre, Estonian director and screenwriter

Keith Hill, English footballer and manager

Dave Abbruzzese, American rock drummer and songwriter

Mohamed Nasheed, Maldivian lawyer and politician 4th President of the Maldives

Patrick Ortlieb, Austrian skier

Qusay Hussein, Iraqi soldier and politician (died 2003)

Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player and coach

Danny Manning, American basketball player and coach

Gilles Quénéhervé, French sprinter

Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer

Jeremy Vine, English journalist and author

Luann de Lesseps, American singer and television personality

Stratos Apostolakis, Greek footballer and coach

Mauro Martini, Italian race car driver

Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (died 1999)

Jon Koncak, American basketball player

Page McConnell, American keyboard player and songwriter

Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish journalist and author

Andrew Farrar, Australian rugby league player and coach

Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host

Jane Moore, English journalist and author

Rosalind Picard, American computer scientist and engineer, co-founded Affectiva

Enya, Irish singer-songwriter and producer

Jamil Azzaoui, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Justin King, English businessman

Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter, actor, and producer

Simon Fuller, English talent manager and producer, created the Idols series

Marcelo Loffreda, Argentine rugby player and coach

Paul Di'Anno, English rock singer-songwriter (died 2024)

Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (died 2012)

Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer

Annise Parker, American politician

Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (died 2022)

Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist and author

Bill Paxton, American actor and director (died 2017)

David Townsend, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)

Michael Roberts, South African-English jockey

Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician

Simon Hughes, English lawyer and politician

Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (died 1991)

Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley, English accountant and politician

Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (died 2008)

Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (died 2014)

Bill Bruford, English drummer, songwriter, and producer

Keith, American pop singer

Dick Gaughan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Stephen Platten, English bishop

Udo Lindenberg, German singer-songwriter and drummer

B.S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer

Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach

Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014)

Sirajuddin of Perlis, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia

Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2004)

Taj Mahal, American blues singer-songwriter and musician

David Cope, American composer and author (died 2025)

Ben Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska

Alan Kay, American computer scientist and academic

Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes, English politician

Gary Paulsen, American author (died 2021)

Jason Bernard, American actor (died 1996)

Marcia Freedman, Israeli activist (died 2021)

Pervis Jackson, American R&B bass singer (died 2008)

Hazel R. O'Leary, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy

Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (died 2010)

Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994)

Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician (died 2022)

Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (died 2014)

Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Computer

Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower (died 2002)

Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia

Peter Burge, Australian cricketer (died 2001)

Ozzie Virgil Sr., Dominican baseball player and coach (died 2024)

Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate (died 1997)

Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (died 2006)

Branko Zebec, Croatian and Yugoslav football player and coach (died 1988)

David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician (died 2023)

Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014)

Franz Sondheimer, German-English chemist and academic (died 1981)

Roy Bentley, English footballer (died 2018)

Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician (died 2020)

Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (died 2015)

Jean Rédélé, French racing driver, founded Alpine (died 2007)

Dennis Brain, English horn player (died 1957)

Bob Merrill, American composer and screenwriter (died 1998)

Harry Männil, Estonian-Venezuelan businessman, co-founded ACO Group (died 2010)

Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2007)

Gustav Naan, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (died 1994)

Joan Benham, English actress (died 1981)

Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (died 2005)

Robert N. Thompson, American-Canadian chiropractor and politician (died 1997)

Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver and author (died 2007)

Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (died 2004)

Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (died 2006)

Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-American model (died 1992)

Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (died 1998)

Julius Sumner Miller, American physicist and academic (died 1987)

Zinka Milanov, Croatian-American soprano and educator (died 1989)

Marie-Anne Desmarest, French author (died 1973)

Cool Papa Bell, American baseball player and manager (died 1991)

Werner Egk, German pianist and composer (died 1983)

Carmen de Icaza, Spanish writer (died 1979)

A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (died 1992)

Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)

Saul Adler, Belarusian-English captain and parasitologist (died 1966)

Reinhold Saulmann, Estonian sprinter and bandy player (died 1936)

Frederick McKinley Jones, American inventor and entrepreneur (died 1961)

Napoleon Zervas, Greek general and politician (died 1957)

Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (died 1946)

Alfonso Reyes, Mexican author (died 1959)

Tich Freeman, English cricketer (died 1965)

Alfonso XIII, Spanish monarch (died 1941)

Karl Burman, Estonian architect and painter (died 1965)

George Sheldon, American diver (died 1907)

Henri Barbusse, French author and journalist (died 1935)

Dorothy Richardson, English author and journalist (died 1957)

Newton Moore, Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (died 1936)

Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge (died 1920)

Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936)

Erik Satie, French pianist and composer (died 1925)

Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter (died 1923)

Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split (died 1938)

Léon Gérin, Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant (died 1951)

Martin Kukučín, Slovak author and playwright (died 1928)

Charlotte Barnum, American mathematician and social activist (died 1934)

Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (died 1902)

Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (died 1923)

Thomas McIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (died 1900)

Sebastian Kneipp, German priest and therapist (died 1897)

Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (died 1899)

Anna Brownell Jameson, Irish-English author (died 1860)

Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover (died 1821)

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1854)

Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician (died 1839)

Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist (died 1823)

Seth Warner, American colonel (died 1784)

Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer (died 1817)

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (died 1778)

Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (died 1780)

Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (died 1752)

Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (died 1722)

Edward Colman, English Catholic courtier under Charles II (died 1678)

Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (died 1662)

Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher (died 1664)

Anna Vasa of Sweden, Swedish princess (died 1625)

Martin Delrio, Belgian occultist and theologian (died 1601)

Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (died 1540)

Albert, Duke of Prussia, last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (died 1568)

Engelbert II of Nassau, Count of Nassau-Vianden and Lord of Breda (1475–1504) (died 1504)

Edmund, Earl of Rutland (died 1460)

Jien, Japanese monk, poet, and historian (died 1225)

M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer and rugby union player (born 1933)

Bud Anderson, American World War II flying ace (born 1922)

Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union footballer (born 1943)

Vangelis, Greek musician, composer (born 1943)

Lucky Peterson, American blues singer, keyboardist and guitarist (born 1964)

Herman Wouk, American author (born 1915)

Todor Veselinović, Serbian football player and manager (born 1930)

Lionel Pickens, American rapper (born 1983)

Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929)

C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (born 1922)

Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (born 1944)

Thongbanh Sengaphone, Laotian politician (born 1953)

Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (born 1973)

Peter Schulz, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (born 1930)

Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (born 1931)

Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentine Commander in Chief and dictator (born 1925)

Gideon Ezra, Israeli geographer and politician, Israeli Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (born 1937)

Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (born 1980)

Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)

Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1936)

Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer, and educator (born 1924)

Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (born 1929)

Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (born 1920)

Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (born 1965)

Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (born 1924)

T. K. Doraiswamy, Indian poet and author (born 1921)

Cy Feuer, American director, producer, and composer (born 1911)

Frank Gorshin, American actor (born 1934)

Jørgen Nash, Danish poet and painter (born 1920)

Tony Randall, American actor (born 1920)

Ezzedine Salim, Iraqi politician (born 1943)

László Kubala, Hungarian-Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (born 1927)

Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, Turkish poet and composer (born 1940)

Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (born 1928)

Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (born 1908)

Donald Coggan, English archbishop (born 1909)

Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian trumpet player and producer (born 1949)

Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (born 1966)

Kevin Gilbert, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1966)

Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1912)

Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (born 1903)

Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1898)

Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (born 1910)

Gündüz Kılıç, Turkish football player and coach (born 1918)

Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral and pilot (born 1892)

Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and scholar (born 1898)

Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (born 1895)

John Wilce, American football player, coach, and physician (born 1888)

Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (born 1884)

William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (born 1865)

George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1869)

Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (born 1864)

Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian academic and politician (born 1877)

Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1868)

Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (born 1865)

Cass Gilbert, American architect (born 1859)

Harold Geiger, American pilot and lieutenant (born 1884)

Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (born 1882)

Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (born 1860)

Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (born 1848)

Clara Ayres, American nurse (born 1880)

Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (born 1829)

Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Russian physicist and seismologist (born 1862)

Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (born 1836)

Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (born 1820)

John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (born 1804)

Ziya Pasha, Greek author and translator (born 1826)

Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (born 1805)

John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States, Confederate States general (born 1821)

Kondō Isami, Japanese commander (born 1834)

Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (born 1757)

René Caillié, French explorer and author (born 1799)

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1754)

John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (born 1745)

Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (born 1766)

Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (born 1722)

John Gunby, American general (born 1745)

William Heberden, English physician and scholar (born 1710)

Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (born 1719)

Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (born 1713)

Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (born 1675)

Catherine I of Russia (born 1684)

Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (born 1571)

Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (born 1570)

Anna d'Este, French princess (born 1531)

False Dmitriy I, pretender to the Russian throne (born 1582)

Matthew Parker, English archbishop and academic (born 1504)

Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet (born 1485)

Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (born 1504)

Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (born 1511)

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1504)

William Brereton, English courtier (born 1487)

Henry Norris, English courtier (born 1482)

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1478)

Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (born 1445)

Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English politician (born 1427)

Konstantin Dejanović/Constantine Dragaš, Serbian ruler (born 1355)

Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1328)

Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan (born 1288)

Daumantas of Pskov, Lithuanian prince (born c. 1240)

Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria (born 1269)

Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (born 893)

Li Maozhen, Chinese warlord and king (born 856)

Liu Jianfeng, Chinese warlord

Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei

Yuan Yong, imperial prince of Northern Wei

Yuan Zhao, emperor of Northern Wei (born 526)