Events

2020

Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement, ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and prompting protests in Armenia.

2019

President of Bolivia Evo Morales and several of his government resign after 19 days of civil protests and a recommendation from the military.

2009

Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.

2008

Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.

2006

Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.

2006

The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.

2002

Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November.

1999

World Anti-Doping Agency is formed in Lausanne.

1997

WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).

1995

In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces.

1989

Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov.

1989

Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall.

1985

A Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee collide in mid-air over Fairview, New Jersey, killing six people and injuring eight.

1983

Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0.

1979

A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario.

1975

The 729-foot-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board.

1975

Treaty of Osimo between Yugoslavia and Italy

1975

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is a form of racism.

1972

Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro.

1971

In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.

1971

A Merpati Nusantara Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes into the Indian Ocean near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, killing all 69 people on board.

1970

Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.

1970

Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union.

1969

National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.

1967

The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968.

1958

The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.

1954

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.

1951

With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.

1946

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Peruvian Andes mountains kills at least 1,400 people.

1945

Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).

1944

The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371.

1942

World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.

1940

The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.

1939

Finnish author F. E. Sillanpää is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1918

The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.

1910

The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910.

1898

White supremacists seized power and massacred black Americans during the Wilmington massacre, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.

1871

Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

1865

Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.

1847

The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse.

1821

Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which led to Panama's independence from Spain and to it immediately becoming part of Colombia.

1793

A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.

1775

The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.

1766

The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).

1702

English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War.

1674

Third Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherland to England.

1659

Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh.

1599

Åbo Bloodbath: Fourteen noblemen who opposed Duke Charles are decapitated in the Old Great Square of Turku (Swedish: Åbo) for their involvement in the War against Sigismund.

1444

Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Władysław III of Poland (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Władysław III of Varna) are defeated by the Turks under Sultan Murad II and Władysław is killed.

1293

Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking the throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana.

1202

Fourth Crusade: Despite letters from Pope Innocent III forbidding it and threatening excommunication, Catholic crusaders begin a siege of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia).

937

Ten Kingdoms: Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Yang Pu. The Wu State is replaced by Li (now called "Xu Zhigao"), who becomes the first ruler of Southern Tang.

474

Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.

Births

2009

Christian Convery, Canadian actor

2006

Hong Eunchae, South Korean singer

2003

Luca Del Bel Belluz, Canadian ice hockey player

2002

Eduardo Camavinga, French footballer

2000

Mackenzie Foy, American actress and model

2000

Scotty Pippen Jr., American basketball player

2000

Oliver Sonne, Danish-Peruvian footballer

1999

Armand Duplantis, Swedish-American pole vaulter

1999

Michael Cimino, American actor

1999

Hugo Duro, Spanish footballer

1999

João Félix, Portuguese footballer

1999

Michael J. Keplinger, Austrian musician and filmmaker

1999

Kiernan Shipka, American actress

1998

Claudine Co, Filipino singer and influencer

1998

Karen Villanueva, Mexican rhythmic gymnast

1997

Federico Dimarco, Italian footballer

1997

Marios Georgiou, Cypriot gymnast

1997

Maurice Gomis, Italian-Senegalese footballer

1997

Daniel James, Welsh footballer

1997

Joost Klein, Dutch musician

1997

Giovanna Scoccimarro, German judoka

1997

Yuriy Vakulko, Ukrainian footballer

1996

Kim Hye-yoon, South Korean actress

1996

Drew Lock, American football player

1995

Ralfs Grīnbergs, Latvian ice hockey player

1995

Ryan Peniston, British tennis player

1994

Zoey Deutch, American actress

1994

Andre De Grasse, Canadian sprinter

1994

Claudio Dias, English footballer

1993

Daieishō Hayato, Japanese sumo wrestler

1992

Marko Blaževski, Macedonian swimmer

1992

Teddy Bridgewater, American football player

1992

Mattia Perin, Italian footballer

1992

Dimitri Petratos, Australian footballer

1992

Rafał Wolski, Polish footballer

1992

Wilfried Zaha, Ivorian footballer

1991

Tony Snell, American basketball player

1990

Marcus Browne, American boxer

1990

Zach Ertz, American football player

1990

Leo, South Korean singer

1990

Robert Primus, Trinidadian footballer

1990

Kristina Vogel, German track cyclist

1989

Daniel Agyei, Ghanaian footballer

1989

Taron Egerton, Welsh actor

1989

Brendon Hartley, New Zealand race car driver

1989

Adrian Nikçi, Swiss footballer

1989

Jacob Pullen, American basketball player

1988

Massimo Coda, Italian footballer

1988

Pauleen Luna, Filipino actress

1988

Aiden Tolman, Australian rugby league player

1987

D. J. Augustin, American basketball player

1987

Sam Malsom, English footballer

1987

Kana Oya, Japanese model and actress

1987

Charles Hamilton, American rapper

1987

Theo Peckham, Canadian ice hockey player

1986

Aaron Crow, American baseball player

1986

Josh Peck, American actor

1986

Goran Jerković, French footballer

1986

Stanislav Namașco, Moldovan footballer

1986

Eric Thames, American baseball player

1986

Samuel Wanjiru, Kenyan runner (died 2011)

1985

Ricki-Lee Coulter, New Zealand singer-songwriter and dancer

1985

Aleksandar Kolarov, Serbian footballer

1985

Cherno Samba, Gambian footballer

1984

Kazuhisa Makita, Japanese baseball player

1984

Ludovic Obraniak, Polish footballer

1984

Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player

1984

Ahmed Fathy, Egyptian footballer

1983

Miranda Lambert, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1983

Marius Žaliūkas, Lithuanian footballer (died 2020)

1982

Heather Matarazzo, American actress

1981

Tony Blanco, Dominican baseball player

1981

Jason Dunham, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2004)

1981

Paul Kipsiele Koech, Kenyan runner

1981

Ryback, American wrestler

1981

Miroslav Slepička, Czech footballer

1980

Danilo Belić, Serbian footballer

1980

Troy Bell, American basketball player

1979

Chris Joannou, Australian bass player

1979

Anthony Réveillère, French footballer

1979

Kelly Santos, Brazilian basketball player

1979

Ragnvald Soma, Norwegian footballer

1978

Ruth Davidson, Scottish politician

1978

Diplo, American DJ, songwriter, and producer

1978

Eve, American rapper and producer

1978

Kristian Huselius, Swedish ice hockey player

1978

David Paetkau, Canadian actor

1977

Josh Barnett, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

1977

Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (died 2009)

1977

Erik Nevland, Norwegian footballer

1976

Martin Åslund, Swedish footballer and sportscaster

1976

Sarah Discaya, Filipino businesswoman and politician

1976

Sergio González, Spanish footballer and manager

1976

Jaroslav Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player

1976

Steffen Iversen, Norwegian footballer

1976

Shefki Kuqi, Finnish footballer and manager

1976

Mike Leclerc, Canadian ice hockey player

1975

Jim Adkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1975

Markko Märtin, Estonian race car driver

1974

Chris Lilley, Australian comedian and producer

1973

Patrik Berger, Czech footballer

1973

Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Mexican footballer and referee

1972

Virág Csurgó, Hungarian tennis player

1972

Shawn Green, American baseball player

1971

Big Pun, American rapper (died 2000)

1971

Walton Goggins, American actor and producer

1971

Magnus Johansson, Swedish footballer

1971

Niki Karimi, Iranian actress, director, and screenwriter

1970

Warren G, American rapper and producer

1970

U-God, American rapper

1970

Freddy Loix, Belgian race car driver

1970

Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian footballer and manager

1969

Faustino Asprilla, Colombian footballer and coach

1969

Jens Lehmann, German footballer and actor

1969

Ellen Pompeo, American actress

1968

Tracy Morgan, American comedian and actor

1968

Tom Papa, American comedian, actor, television host

1967

Jackie Fairweather, Australian runner and coach (died 2014)

1965

Jamie Dixon, American basketball player and coach

1965

Eddie Irvine, Northern Irish race car driver

1965

Robert Jones, Welsh rugby player and coach

1964

Kenny Rogers, American baseball player and coach

1963

Hugh Bonneville, English actor

1963

Tommy Davidson, American actor and comedian

1963

Mike McCarthy, American football player and coach

1963

Mike Powell, American long jumper

1962

Bob Lindner, Australian rugby league player and coach

1962

Daniel Waters, American director and screenwriter

1961

Rudolf Grimm, German-Austrian physicist and academic

1961

John Walton, English darts player

1960

Neil Gaiman, English author, illustrator, and screenwriter

1960

Dan Hawkins, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

1960

Naomi Kawashima, Japanese actress and singer (died 2015)

1960

Maeve Sherlock, English politician

1959

Mackenzie Phillips, American actress

1959

Michael Schröder, German footballer and manager

1958

Deborah Cameron, English linguist, anthropologist, and academic

1958

Stephen Herek, American director and producer

1958

Omar Minaya, American baseball player and manager

1958

Massimo Morsello, Italian singer-songwriter and activist (died 2001)

1958

Brooks Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1957

Nigel Evans, Welsh politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

1956

Mohsen Badawi, Egyptian businessman and activist

1956

Sinbad, American comedian and actor

1955

Jack Clark, American baseball player, coach, and manager

1955

Roland Emmerich, German director, producer, and screenwriter

1954

Kevin Spraggett, Canadian chess player

1954

Bob Stanley, American baseball player and coach

1953

Les Miles, American football player and coach

1951

John Williamson, American basketball player (died 1996)

1950

Debra Hill, American screenwriter and producer (died 2005)

1950

Jack Scalia, American actor

1950

Bram Tchaikovsky, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949

Ann Reinking, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2020)

1949

Don Saleski, Canadian ice hockey player

1949

Mustafa Denizli, Turkish footballer and manager

1948

Aaron Brown, American journalist and academic (died 2024)

1948

Luciano Sušanj, Croatian Olympic runner and politician (died 2024)

1948

Shigesato Itoi, Japanese video game designer and voice actor, created EarthBound

1948

Steven Utley, American author and poet (died 2013)

1947

Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (died 1997)

1947

Bachir Gemayel, Lebanese President and commander (died 1982)

1947

Greg Lake, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016)

1947

Dave Loggins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)

1945

Terence Davies, English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)

1945

Donna Fargo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1944

Askar Akayev, Kyrgyzstani economist and politician, 1st President of Kyrgyzstan

1944

Mark E. Neely, Jr., American historian, author, and academic

1944

Silvestre Reyes, American sergeant and politician

1944

Tim Rice, English lyricist and author

1944

Fazalur Raheem Ashrafi, Pakistani Islamic scholar (died 2026)

1943

Saxby Chambliss, American lawyer and politician

1943

Ross Warner, Australian rugby league player (died 2020)

1942

Robert F. Engle, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1942

James Hood, American activist (died 2013)

1942

Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss lawyer and politician, 92nd President of the Swiss Confederation

1940

Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (died 2015)

1940

Screaming Lord Sutch, English singer-songwriter and politician (died 1999)

1939

Anscar Chupungco, Filipino monk and theologian (died 2013)

1939

Tommy Facenda, American rock & roll singer and guitarist (died 2022)

1939

Russell Means, American activist, actor, and musician (died 2012)

1939

Allan Moffat, Canadian-Australian race car driver (died 2025)

1938

Robert Moreland, American college basketball coach (Texas Southern Tigers) (died 2024)

1937

Albert Hall, American actor

1937

Andrey Urnov, Russian diplomat (died 2025)

1935

Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist (died 2004)

1935

Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Russian astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist

1935

Denis Edozie, Nigerian Supreme Court judge (died 2018)

1934

Lucien Bianchi, Italian-Belgian race car driver (died 1969)

1934

Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford, English sociologist and academic (died 2020)

1934

A. Thurairajah, Sri Lankan engineer and academic (died 1994)

1934

Clio Maria Bittoni, Italian lawyer (died 2024)

1933

Ronald Evans, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (died 1990)

1933

Seymour Nurse, Barbadian cricketer (died 2019)

1932

Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (died 2016)

1932

Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu, Turkish linguist, author, and academic (died 1996)

1932

Roy Scheider, American actor (died 2008)

1932

Arthur K. Snyder, American lawyer and politician (died 2012)

1931

Lilly Pulitzer, American fashion designer (died 2013)

1930

Gene Conley, American baseball and basketball player (died 2017)

1929

Marilyn Bergman, American composer and songwriter (died 2022)

1929

W. E. B. Griffin, American soldier and author (died 2019)

1929

Ninón Sevilla, Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer (died 2015)

1929

Tommy Banks, English footballer (died 2024)

1928

Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (died 2020)

1927

Richard Connolly, Australian hymnodist (died 2022)

1927

Vedat Dalokay, Turkish architect and a former mayor of Ankara (died 1991)

1927

Vaughn O. Lang, American general (died 2014)

1927

Sohei Miyashita, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (died 2013)

1927

Sabah, Lebanese singer and actress (died 2014)

1927

Pedro Bustos, Argentine basketball player (died 2024)

1925

Richard Burton, Welsh actor and singer (died 1984)

1924

Bobby Limb, Australian comedian, actor, and bandleader (died 1999)

1923

Hachikō, Japanese dog famous for his loyalty to his owner (died 1935)

1920

Ina Clough, English actress (died 2003)

1920

Rafael del Pino, Spanish businessman, founded the Ferrovial Company (died 2008)

1919

George Fenneman, American radio and television announcer (died 1997)

1919

Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and engineer, designed the AK-47 (died 2013)

1919

Michael Strank, American sergeant and flag raiser at the Battle of Iwo Jima (died 1945)

1919

Moise Tshombe, Congolese accountant and politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (died 1969)

1918

Ernst Otto Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)

1916

Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (died 2012)

1916

Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (died 2004)

1913

Karl Shapiro, American poet and academic (died 2000)

1912

Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (died 1999)

1910

Angelo Frattini, Italian sculptor (died 1975)

1909

Paweł Jasienica, Russian-Polish soldier, journalist, and historian (died 1970)

1909

Johnny Marks, American composer and songwriter (died 1985)

1908

Noemí Gerstein, Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (died 1996)

1908

Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2000)

1907

Jane Froman, American actress and singer (died 1980)

1907

John Moore, English activist and author (died 1967)

1906

Josef Kramer, German SS officer (died 1945)

1899

Kate Seredy, Hungarian-American author and illustrator (died 1975)

1896

Jimmy Dykes, American baseball player and manager (died 1976)

1895

József Mátyás Baló, Hungarian physician and academic (died 1979)

1895

Jack Northrop, American businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (died 1981)

1894

Boris Furlan, Slovenian lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1957)

1893

John P. Marquand, American author (died 1960)

1891

Carl Stalling, American pianist and composer (died 1972)

1890

Carl Borgward, German engineer, founder of Borgward Group

1889

Claude Rains, English-American actor (died 1967)

1888

Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer and designer, founded the Tupolev Design Bureau (died 1972)

1887

Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Romanian engineer and academic (died 1973)

1887

Arnold Zweig, German author and activist (died 1968)

1886

Edward Joseph Collins, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1951)

1884

Zofia Nałkowska, Polish author and playwright (died 1954)

1880

Jacob Epstein, American-English sculptor (died 1959)

1879

Vachel Lindsay, American poet and educator (died 1931)

1879

Patrick Pearse, Irish lawyer, poet, teacher, and insurrectionist; executed for his role in the Easter Rising (died 1916)

1878

Cy Morgan, American baseball player (died 1962)

1874

Idabelle Smith Firestone, American composer and songwriter (died 1954)

1873

Henri Rabaud, French conductor and composer (died 1949)

1871

Winston Churchill, American author and painter (died 1947)

1868

Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Shotokan (died 1957)

1861

Amy Levy (died 1889) First Jewish student at Cambridge University

1858

Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (died 1928)

1851

Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (died 1931)

1848

Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (died 1925)

1845

John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1894)

1844

Henry Eyster Jacobs, American educator and theologian (died 1932)

1836

Andrés Avelino Cáceres, Peruvian general, President of Peru (died 1923)

1834

José Hernández, Argentinian journalist, poet, and politician (died 1886)

1826

Jacob Hamburger, German rabbi and author (died 1911)

1810

George Jennings, English plumber and engineer, invented the flush toilet (died 1882)

1801

Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer and author (died 1872)

1801

Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (died 1876)

1779

Anne-Marie Javouhey, French nun, founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny (died 1851)

1764

Andrés Manuel del Rio, Spanish-Mexican scientist and discoverer of vanadium (died 1849)

1759

Friedrich Schiller, German poet and playwright (died 1805)

1755

Franz Anton Ries, German violinist and educator (died 1846)

1735

Granville Sharp, English activist and scholar, co-founded the Sierra Leone Company (died 1813)

1728

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish-English author, poet, and playwright (died 1774)

1710

Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish courtier, politician, and diplomat (died 1792)

1697

William Hogarth, English painter, illustrator, and critic (died 1764)

1695

John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (died 1771)

1668

François Couperin, French organist and composer (died 1733)

1668

Louis, Prince of Condé (died 1710)

1620

Ninon de l'Enclos, French courtier and author (died 1705)

1584

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (died 1638)

1577

Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (died 1660)

1565

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1601)

1565

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish astronomer and theologian (died 1646)

1547

Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop of Cologne (died 1601)

1520

Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, Princess of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (died 1580)

1490

John III, Duke of Cleves (died 1539)

1489

Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (died 1568)

1483

Martin Luther, German monk and priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation (died 1546)

1480

Bridget of York, English nun (died 1517)

1433

Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (died 1477)

1341

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English politician (died 1408)

1278

Philip I, Prince of Taranto (died 1332)

745

Musa al-Kadhim the seventh Shia Imam (died 799)

Deaths

2024

Tim Sullivan, American novelist (born 1948)

2022

Kevin Conroy, American actor and voice actor, longtime voice of Batman (born 1955)

2021

Miroslav Žbirka, Slovak singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)

2020

Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian negotiator (born 1955)

2015

Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation (born 1922)

2015

Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (born 1952)

2015

André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (born 1937)

2015

Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (born 1918)

2015

Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1938)

2014

Josip Boljkovac, Croatian soldier and politician, 1st Croatia Minister of the Interior (born 1920)

2014

Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (born 1951)

2014

John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (born 1926)

2014

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, American surfer and physician (born 1921)

2014

Al Renfrew, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1924)

2013

Vijaydan Detha, Indian author (born 1926)

2013

John Grant, Australian neurosurgeon (born 1922)

2013

John Matchefts, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1931)

2013

Giorgio Orelli, Swiss poet and translator (born 1921)

2012

John Louis Coffey, American lawyer and judge (born 1922)

2012

Mitsuko Mori, Japanese actress (born 1920)

2012

Piet van Zeil, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs (born 1927)

2011

Peter J. Biondi, American soldier and politician (born 1942)

2011

Ivan Martin Jirous, Czech poet (born 1944)

2011

Killer Karl Kox, American professional wrestler (born 1931)

2010

Dino De Laurentiis, Italian-American actor, producer, and production manager (born 1919)

2009

Robert Enke, German footballer (born 1977)

2009

John Allen Muhammad, American spree killer (born 1960)

2008

Wannes Van de Velde, Belgian singer and poet (born 1937)

2008

Kiyosi Itô, Japanese mathematician and academic (born 1915)

2007

Laraine Day, American actress (born 1920)

2007

Augustus F. Hawkins, American engineer and politician (born 1907)

2007

Norman Mailer, American novelist and essayist (born 1923)

2006

Diana Coupland, English actress and singer (born 1932)

2006

Fokko du Cloux, Dutch mathematician and computer scientist (born 1954)

2006

Gerald Levert, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1966)

2006

Jack Palance, American boxer and actor (born 1919)

2006

Nadarajah Raviraj, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (born 1962)

2006

Jack Williamson, American author, critic, and academic (born 1908)

2004

Katy de la Cruz, Filipino-American singer and actress (born 1907)

2004

Şeref Görkey, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1913)

2003

Canaan Banana, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st President of Zimbabwe (born 1936)

2003

Irv Kupcinet, American journalist and talk show host (born 1912)

2002

Michel Boisrond, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1921)

2001

Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (born 1935)

2000

Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, 171st Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919)

2000

Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French general and politician, 153rd Prime Minister of France (born 1915)

1998

Mary Millar, English actress (born 1936)

1995

Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and activist (born 1941)

1994

Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (born 1904)

1994

Carmen McRae, American singer, pianist, and actress (born 1920)

1992

Chuck Connors, American actor (born 1921)

1991

Marjorie Abbatt, English toy-maker and businesswoman (born 1899)

1991

William Afflis, American football player and wrestler (born 1929)

1990

Aurelio Monteagudo, Cuban baseball player and manager (born 1943)

1990

Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and academic (born 1914)

1989

Cookie Mueller, American actress, writer and Dreamlander

1987

Noor Hossain, Bangladeshi activist (born 1961)

1986

Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (born 1916)

1986

Gordon Richards, English jockey and manager (born 1904)

1984

Xavier Herbert, Australian author (born 1901)

1982

Leonid Brezhnev, Ukrainian-Russian general and politician, 4th Head of State of the Soviet Union (born 1906)

1982

Helen Sharsmith, American biologist and educator (b. 1905)

1975

Ernest M. McSorley, Canadian-American captain (born 1912)

1971

Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American author and academic (born 1909)

1963

Klára Dán von Neumann, Hungarian-American computer scientist (born 1911)

1962

Julius Lenhart, Austrian gymnast and engineer (born 1875)

1956

Gordon MacQuarrie, American author and journalist (born 1900)

1946

Louis Zutter, Swiss gymnast (born 1856)

1944

Claude Rodier, physicist (born 1903)

1941

Carrie Derick, Canadian botanist and geneticist (born 1862)

1938

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (born 1881)

1936

Louis Gustave Binger, French general and explorer (born 1856)

1928

Anita Berber, German dancer (born 1899)

1909

George Essex Evans, Australian poet and educator (born 1863)

1891

Arthur Rimbaud, French poet and educator (born 1854)

1887

Louis Lingg, German-American carpenter and activist (born 1864)

1873

Maria Jane Williams, Welsh musician and folklorist (born circa 1794)

1869

John E. Wool, American general (born 1784)

1865

Henry Wirz, Swiss-American captain in Confederate army, commandant of Andersonville Prison (born 1823)

1852

Gideon Mantell, English scientist (born 1790)

1808

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-born English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (born 1724)

1777

Cornstalk, American tribal chief (born 1720)

1772

Pedro Correia Garção, Portuguese poet and author (born 1724)

1728

Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral (born 1661)

1727

Alphonse de Tonty, French-American sailor and explorer (born 1659)

1673

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (born 1640)

1659

Afzal Khan, Indian commander

1644

Luis Vélez de Guevara, Spanish author and playwright (born 1579)

1624

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (born 1573)

1617

Barnabe Rich, English soldier and author (born 1540)

1556

Richard Chancellor, English explorer(born c. 1521)

1549

Pope Paul III (born 1468)

1444

Władysław III of Poland (born 1424)

1299

John I, Count of Holland (born 1284)

1293

Isabella de Forz, Countess of Devon (born 1237)

1290

Al-Mansur Qalawun, Sultan of Egypt (born c. 1222)

1258

William de Bondington, Bishop of Glasgow

1241

Pope Celestine IV

1187

Guðrøðr Óláfsson, King of the Isles

1068

Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, regent of Aquitaine

1066

John Scotus, bishop of Mecklenburg

948

Zhao Yanshou, Chinese general and governor

901

Adelaide of Paris (born 850)

474

Leo II, Byzantine emperor (born 467)

461

Pope Leo I

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