Events

2020

The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

2013

NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars.

2012

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria becomes the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

2003

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.

2002

Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.

1999

At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.

1996

A fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) of tunnel.

1993

In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives.

1993

In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.

1991

Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland.

1991

After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces.

1991

The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, which would in 1993 become a republic, was established in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1987

King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras.

1985

The first comic of Calvin and Hobbes is published in ten newspapers.

1983

Aeroflot Flight 6833 is hijacked en route from Tbilisi to Leningrad. After returning to Tbilisi, the aircraft is subsequently raided on the ground, resulting in seven deaths.

1978

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet makes its first flight, at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland, United States.

1978

In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children.

1971

Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom.

1970

U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government.

1963

The Bell Telephone Company introduces the first push-button telephone.

1961

Vietnam War: United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.

1949

The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.

1947

The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.

1944

The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba.

1943

World War II: In the first action of the Berlin Air Offensive, four hundred and forty Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF loses nine aircraft and 53 air crew.

1940

World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece.

1929

Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks, breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami that destroys many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula.

1928

Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon.

1918

Latvia declares its independence from Russia.

1916

World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.

1910

In their campaign for women's voting rights, hundreds of suffragettes march to the British Parliament in London. Several are beaten by police, newspaper attention embarrasses the authorities, and the march is dubbed Black Friday.

1909

Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.

1905

Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.

1903

The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.

1901

Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.

1889

Elisha P. Ferry is inaugurated as first governor of Washington.

1883

In the "day of two noons", American and Canadian railroad companies institute four standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.

1872

Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.

1867

An earthquake strikes the Virgin Islands, triggering the largest tsunami witnessed in the Caribbean and killing dozens.

1863

King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German–Danish war of 1864.

1812

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Krasnoi ends in French defeat, but Marshal of France Michel Ney's leadership leads to him becoming known as "the bravest of the brave".

1809

Napoleonic Wars: In a naval action, French frigates defeat British East Indiamen in the Bay of Bengal.

1803

The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere.

1760

The rebuilt debtors' prison, at the Castellania in Valletta, receives the first prisoners.

1730

The future Frederick the Great of Prussia is granted a pardon by his father and is released from confinement.

1626

The new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is consecrated.

1601

Tiryaki Hasan Pasha, an Ottoman provincial governor, routs the Habsburg forces commanded by Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria who were besieging Nagykanizsa.

1493

Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.

1421

St Elizabeth's flood: A dike in the Grote Hollandse Waard in the Netherlands breaks, killing about 10,000 people.

1302

Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam, claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy.

1210

Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV for invading the Kingdom of Sicily after promising to recognize papal control over it.

1105

Maginulfo is elected Antipope Sylvester IV in opposition to Pope Paschal II.

1095

The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land.

401

The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy.

326

The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I.

Births

2004

Luka Romero, Mexican-Argentine footballer

2002

Patrick Baldwin Jr., American basketball player

2001

Caleb Williams, American football player

1997

Jacob Bryson, Canadian ice hockey player

1997

Shea Langeliers, American baseball player

1997

Robert Sánchez, Spanish footballer

1996

Akram Afif, Qatari footballer

1996

Christian Kirk, American football player

1994

Akiyuki Hashimoto, Japanese sprinter

1994

Danka Kovinić, Montenegrin tennis player

1994

Bernhard Luxbacher, Austrian footballer

1992

Nathan Kress, American actor and director

1992

Henry Martín, Mexican footballer

1992

Quincy Miller, American basketball player

1992

Steven Skrzybski, German footballer

1992

Joe Thuney, American football player

1991

Ahmed Kelly, Iraqi-Australian swimmer

1991

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player

1991

Jameson Taillon, Canadian-American baseball player

1990

Arnett Moultrie, American basketball player

1989

Marc Albrighton, English footballer

1989

Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player

1988

Jeffrey Jordan, American basketball player

1988

Michael Roach, American soccer player

1988

Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Ivorian sprinter

1987

Jake Abel, American actor

1987

Cal Clutterbuck, Canadian ice hockey player

1987

Yoon Park, South Korean actor

1985

Allyson Felix, American sprinter

1984

Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer and dancer

1984

Aleksander Ihnatowicz, Polish programmer and actor

1984

Enar Jääger, Estonian footballer

1983

Travis Buck, American baseball player

1983

Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian computer programmer and engineer, created DeCSS

1982

Justin Knapp, American Wikipedia editor

1982

Damon Wayans Jr., American actor and comedian

1981

Mekia Cox, American actress and dancer

1981

Dianne dela Fuente, Filipino singer and actress

1981

Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress

1981

Vittoria Puccini, Italian actress

1981

Christina Vidal, American actress and singer

1980

Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (died 2001)

1980

Luke Chadwick, English footballer

1980

Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer

1980

François Duval, Belgian racing driver

1980

Denny Hamlin, American race car driver

1980

C. J. Wilson, American baseball player

1979

Neeti Mohan, Indian playback singer

1979

Nate Parker, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1978

Damien Johnson, Irish footballer

1978

Aldo Montano, Italian fencer

1977

Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

1977

Fabolous, American rapper

1976

Dominic Armato, American voice actor

1976

Sage Francis, American rapper

1976

Steven Pasquale, American actor

1976

Shagrath, Norwegian singer-songwriter

1976

Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer

1976

Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress

1975

Anthony McPartlin, English comedian, actor, and producer

1975

David Ortiz, Dominican-American baseball player

1974

Graham Coughlan, Irish footballer and coach

1974

Chloë Sevigny, American actress, model, and fashion designer

1974

Petter Solberg, Norwegian racing driver

1973

Jonnie Irwin, English television presenter and business expert (died 2024)

1973

Nic Pothas, South African cricketer and coach

1972

Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater

1971

Thérèse Coffey, English chemist and politician

1971

Terrance Hayes, American poet and academic

1971

Matthew Rodwell, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

1970

Mike Epps, American actor and comedian

1970

Megyn Kelly, American lawyer and journalist

1970

Peta Wilson, Australian model and actress

1969

Sam Cassell, American basketball player and coach

1969

Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor

1969

Koichiro Kimura, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (died 2014)

1969

Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and composer

1968

Romany Malco, American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter

1968

Gary Sheffield, American baseball player

1968

Owen Wilson, American actor

1967

Jocelyn Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

1965

Tim DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter and musician

1964

Rita Cosby, American journalist and author

1963

Len Bias, American basketball player (died 1986)

1963

Dante Bichette, American baseball player and coach

1963

Todd Bowles, American football player and coach

1963

Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer and sportscaster

1962

Tim Guinee, American actor

1962

Kirk Hammett, American guitarist, songwriter, member of the thrash metal band Metallica

1962

Jamie Moyer, American baseball player

1961

Steven Moffat, Scottish screenwriter and producer

1960

Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian canoeist

1960

Elizabeth Perkins, American actress

1960

Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter

1960

Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter

1959

Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and manager

1958

Daniel Brailovsky, Argentine-Israeli footballer and manager

1958

Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor and comedian

1957

Tony Bunn, American bassist, composer, producer, and writer

1956

Noel Brotherston, Irish-English footballer and painter (died 1995)

1956

Warren Moon, American football player and sportscaster

1956

Jim Weirich, American computer scientist, developed Rake Software (died 2014)

1954

Carter Burwell, American composer and conductor

1953

Jan Kuehnemund, American rock guitarist (died 2013)

1953

Alan Moore, English author

1953

Kevin Nealon, American comedian and actor

1952

Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland

1952

Delroy Lindo, English-American actor and director

1952

John Parr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951

Pete Morelli, American businessman

1951

Justin Raimondo, American journalist and author (died 2019)

1950

Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1950

Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-American rock bass player

1949

Herman Rarebell, German rock drummer and songwriter

1948

Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

1948

Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 2014)

1948

Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter (died 1985)

1948

Jack Tatum, American football player (died 2010)

1947

Jameson Parker, American actor

1947

Ross Wilson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1946

Alan Dean Foster, American author

1945

Wilma Mankiller, American tribal chief (died 2010)

1945

Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lanka

1944

Wolfgang Joop, German fashion designer, founded JOOP!

1944

Ed Krupp, American astronomer, archaeoastronomer, author, Director Griffith Observatory

1943

Leonardo Sandri, Argentinian cardinal

1942

Linda Evans, American actress

1942

Susan Sullivan, American actress

1941

Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (died 2014)

1941

David Hemmings, English actor and director (died 2003)

1940

James Welch, American novelist and poet (died 2003)

1939

Margaret Atwood, Canadian author

1939

Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords

1939

Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress

1939

Brenda Vaccaro, American actress

1938

Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (died 2012)

1938

Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar

1938

Karl Schranz, Austrian skier

1936

Ennio Antonelli, Italian cardinal

1936

Don Cherry, American trumpet player (died 1995)

1936

John Edmond, Rhodesian folk singer and soldier

1935

Rudolf Bahro, German philosopher and politician (died 1997)

1933

Bruce Conner, American painter, photographer, and director (died 2008)

1933

Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek journalist and diplomat (died 2023)

1932

Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (died 2010)

1929

Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (died 2013)

1928

Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines (died 2004)

1928

Sheila Jordan, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2025)

1927

Hank Ballard, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2003)

1927

Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (died 2014)

1926

Roy Sievers, American baseball player (died 2017)

1924

Anna Elisabeth (Lise) Østergaard, Danish psychologist and politician (died 1996)

1923

Cornelis Ruhtenberg, American painter (died 2008)

1923

Alan Shepard, American astronaut (died 1998)

1923

Ted Stevens, American politician (died 2010)

1922

Marjorie Gestring, American springboard diver (died 1992)

1922

Luis Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 70th President of Nicaragua (died 1967)

1920

Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer (died 2000)

1920

Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian lawyer and politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2008)

1920

Ron Suart, English football player and manager (died 2015)

1919

Jocelyn Brando, American actress (died 2005)

1918

İlhan Berk, Turkish poet and author (died 2008)

1918

Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2007)

1917

Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (died 1957)

1915

Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (died 2004)

1914

Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (died 1969)

1913

Endre Rozsda, Hungarian-French painter and illustrator (died 1999)

1912

Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1995)

1912

Hilda Nickson, English author (died 1977)

1911

Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (died 2000)

1909

Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founded Capitol Records (died 1976)

1908

Imogene Coca, American actress, comedian, and singer (died 2001)

1907

Gustav Nezval, Czech actor (died 1998)

1907

Compay Segundo, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)

1906

Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Turkish author and poet (died 1954)

1906

Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the mini car (died 1988)

1906

Klaus Mann, German-American novelist, short story writer, and critic (died 1949)

1906

George Wald, American neurobiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)

1904

Masao Koga, Japanese composer and guitarist (died 1978)

1904

Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1983)

1901

George Gallup, American statistician (died 1984)

1901

V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)

1901

Craig Wood, American golfer (died 1968)

1899

Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (died 1985)

1899

Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (died 1981)

1897

Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974)

1891

Gio Ponti, Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, and publisher.(died 1979)

1889

Stanislav Kosior, Polish-Russian politician (died 1939)

1888

Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (died 1973)

1886

Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1967)

1883

Carl Vinson, American judge and politician (died 1981)

1882

Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian-American soprano (died 1963)

1882

Wyndham Lewis, English painter and critic (died 1957)

1882

Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and author (died 1973)

1882

Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist (died 1959)

1880

Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (died 1952)

1876

Victor Hémery, French racing driver (died 1950)

1874

Clarence Day, American author and poet (died 1935)

1871

Robert Hugh Benson, English Catholic priest and novelist (died 1914)

1866

Henry Daglish, Australian politician, Premier of Western Australia (died 1920)

1862

John Matthew Moore, American politician (died 1940)

1860

Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (died 1941)

1856

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (died 1929)

1839

August Kundt, German physicist and educator (died 1894)

1836

W. S. Gilbert, English playwright, poet, and illustrator (died 1911)

1833

James Patterson, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Victoria (died 1895)

1832

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer (died 1901)

1810

Asa Gray, American botanist and academic (died 1888)

1804

Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Italian general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1878)

1787

Louis Daguerre, French artist, photographer and inventor (died 1851)

1786

Carl Maria von Weber, German composer and conductor (probable; died 1826)

1785

David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (died 1841)[citation needed]

1774

Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (died 1837)

1772

Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (died 1806)

1756

Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (died 1837)

1736

Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, German harpsichord player and composer (died 1800)

1727

Philibert Commerson, French physician and explorer (died 1773)

1647

Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (died 1706)

1630

Eleonora Gonzaga, Italian wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1686)

1576

Philipp Ludwig II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (died 1612)

1571

Hippolytus Guarinonius, Italian physician and polymath (died 1654)

1522

Lamoral, Count of Egmont (died 1568)

709

Emperor Kōnin of Japan (died 782)

701

Itzam K'an Ahk II, Mayan ruler (died 757)

Deaths

2024

Charles Dumont, French singer and composer (born 1929)

2024

Arthur Frommer, American travel writer (born 1929)

2024

Bob Love, American basketball player (born 1942)

2024

Colin Petersen, Australian drummer, record producer and actor (born 1946)

2022

Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (born 1944)

2020

Kirby Morrow, Canadian actor, comedian and writer (born 1973)

2017

Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian hard rock guitarist (born 1953)

2016

Sharon Jones, American soul and funk singer (born 1956)

2016

Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (born 1920)

2015

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Belgian-Moroccan terrorist (born 1987)

2015

Dan Halldorson, Canadian-American golfer (born 1952)

2015

Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (born 1975)

2014

Dave Appell, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1922)

2014

Pepe Eliaschev, Argentinian journalist and author (born 1945)

2014

Ahmad Lozi, Jordanian educator and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Jordan (born 1925)

2014

C. Rudhraiya, Indian director and producer (born 1947)

2013

Thomas Howard, American football player (born 1983)

2013

S. R. D. Vaidyanathan, Indian nadaswaram player and composer (born 1929)

2013

Ljubomir Vračarević, Serbian martial artist, founded Real Aikido (born 1947)

2013

Peter Wintonick, Canadian director and producer (born 1953)

2012

Emilio Aragón Bermúdez, Spanish clown, singer, and accordion player (born 1929)

2012

Phoebe Hearst Cooke, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1927)

2010

Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (born 1940)

2010

Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (born 1937)

2009

Red Robbins, American basketball player (born 1944)

2005

Harold J. Stone, American actor (born 1911)

2004

Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (born 1905)

2004

Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (born 1929)

2003

Michael Kamen, American composer and conductor (born 1948)

2002

James Coburn, American actor (born 1928)

2001

Walter Matuszczak, Polish-American football player 1939 All-America, 1941 New York Giants draft (born 1918)

1999

Paul Bowles, American composer and author (born 1910)

1999

Doug Sahm, American singer and guitarist (born 1941)

1998

Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (born 1936)

1995

Miron Grindea, Romanian-English journalist (born 1909)

1994

Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (The Cab Calloway Orchestra) (born 1907)

1994

Anselm Franz, Austrian jet engine pioneer (born 1900)

1994

Peter Ledger, Australian painter and illustrator (born 1945)

1991

Gustáv Husák, Slovak lawyer and politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (born 1913)

1987

Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (born 1934)

1986

Gia Carangi, American model (born 1960)

1984

Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (born 1907)

1980

Conn Smythe, Canadian soldier, ice hockey player, and businessman (born 1895)

1979

Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1901)

1978

Jim Jones, American cult leader, founded Peoples Temple (born 1931)

1978

Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (born 1925)

1977

Kurt Schuschnigg, Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15th Federal Chancellor of Austria (born 1897)

1976

Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (born 1890)

1972

Danny Whitten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Crazy Horse) (born 1943)

1969

Ted Heath, English trombonist and bandleader (born 1902)

1969

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (born 1888)

1965

Henry A. Wallace, American agronomist and bureaucrat, 33rd Vice President of the United States, 11th US Secretary of Agriculture (born 1888)

1962

Niels Bohr, Danish footballer, physicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)

1952

Paul Éluard, French poet and author (born 1895)

1941

Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet and author (born 1879)

1941

Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864)

1941

Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (born 1867)

1940

Ivane Javakhishvili, Georgian historian and academic (born 1876)

1936

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1872)

1927

Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona Italian race car driver, explorer, and politician (born 1871)

1922

Marcel Proust, French author and critic (born 1871)

1909

Renée Vivien, English-French poet (born 1877)

1889

William Allingham, Irish-English poet and scholar (born 1824)

1886

Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (born 1829)

1852

Rose Philippine Duchesne, French-American nun and saint (born 1769)

1841

Agustín Gamarra, Peruvian general and politician, 10th and 14th President of Peru (born 1785)

1839

Wilhelmine von Wrochem, German flutist, singer and actress (born 1798)

1830

Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic, founded the Illuminati (born 1748)

1814

William Jessop, English engineer (born 1745)

1804

Philip Schuyler, American general and senator (born 1733)

1797

Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder and merchant (born 1719)

1785

Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (born 1725)

1724

Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Portuguese priest (born 1685)

1664

Miklós Zrínyi, Croatian and Hungarian military leader and statesman (born 1620)

1590

George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English commander and politician, Lord High Steward of Ireland (born 1528)

1565

Yun Wŏnhyŏng, Korean writer and politician (born 1509)

1559

Cuthbert Tunstall, English bishop (born 1474)

1482

Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 17th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

1472

Basilius Bessarion, titular patriarch of Constantinople (born c. 1403)

1441

Roger Bolingbroke, English cleric, astronomer, astrologer, magister and alleged necromancer

1349

Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (born 1310)

1313

Constance of Portugal, Portuguese infanta (born 1290)

1305

John II, duke of Brittany (born 1239)

1259

Adam Marsh, English scholar and theologian

1170

Albert the Bear, margrave of Brandenburg (born c. 1100)

1154

Adelaide of Maurienne, French queen consort (born 1092)

1100

Thomas of Bayeux, archbishop of York

953

Liutgard of Saxony, duchess of Lorraine (born 931)

942

Odo of Cluny, Frankish abbot and saint (born c. 878)

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