Events

2020

The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.

2014

One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks.

1997

The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.

1996

Abdullah Çatlı, the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party).

1994

Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-66.

1992

Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.

1988

Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.

1986

Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.

1986

The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.

1982

The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills 150–2000 people.

1980

A Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashes at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela, killing four.

1979

Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.

1978

Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

1976

Carrie, an American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma, is premiered in 17 theaters in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area.

1975

Four Bangladeshi politicians are killed in the Dhaka Central Jail.

1973

Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.

1969

Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.

1967

Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.

1964

Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Lyndon Johnson.

1961

U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post.

1960

The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.

1957

Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.

1956

Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.

1956

Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops prepare for the final assault.

1950

Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc while on approach to Geneva Airport, killing all 48 people on board.

1949

Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.

1946

The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.

1944

World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest, are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.

1943

World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.

1942

World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends on November 12.

1936

Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected as President of the United States.

1935

George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.

1932

Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.

1930

Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.

1929

The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.

1920

Russian Civil War: The Russian Army retreats to Crimea, after a successful offensive by the Red Army and Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.

1918

The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.

1911

Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.

1908

William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

1903

With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.

1898

France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.

1881

The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.

1868

John Willis Menard (R-LA) becomes the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he is never seated.

1867

Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).

1848

A greatly revised Dutch constitution, which transfers much authority from the king to his parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.

1838

The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.

1817

The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal.

1812

Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma.

1793

French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.

1791

The University of Vermont, the oldest university in Vermont, and fifth-oldest in New England, is chartered.

1783

The American Continental Army is disbanded.

1534

English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.

1493

Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.

1492

Peace of Etaples between Henry VII of England and Charles VIII of France.

1468

Liège is sacked by the troops of Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy.

1333

The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani.

1090

The Rouen Riot, an attempt by English king William Rufus to take possession of Rouen, the capital city of his brother Robert, duke of Normandy, fails.

361

Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.

Births

2007

Ever Anderson, American actress

2005

Fina Strazza, American actress

2005

Lara Raj, American singer

2001

Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player

2001

Jake LaRavia, American basketball player

1998

Maddison Elliott, Australian paralympic swimmer

1997

Izuchuckwu Anthony, Nigerian footballer

1997

Sarthak Golui, Indian footballer

1997

Takumi Kitamura, Japanese actor

1997

Lázaro Martínez, Cuban athlete

1995

Matt Bushman, American football player

1995

Kendall Jenner, American television personality and model

1993

Kenny Golladay, American football player

1993

Lee Min-hyuk, South Korean singer and MC

1993

Martina Trevisan, Italian tennis player

1992

Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist

1992

Valeria Solovyeva, Russian tennis player

1991

Damisha Croney, Barbadian netball player

1990

Ellyse Perry, Australian footballer and cricketer

1989

Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter and actress

1989

Andrade El Idolo, Mexican wrestler

1989

Joyce Jonathan, French singer-songwriter and guitarist

1988

Diante Garrett, American basketball player

1988

Jessie Loutit, Canadian rower

1987

Courtney Barnett, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1987

Colin Kaepernick, American football player

1987

Ty Lawson, American basketball player

1987

Felix Schütz, German ice hockey player

1987

Kyle Seager, American baseball player

1987

Elizabeth Smart, American kidnapping victim, activist, and journalist

1987

Gemma Ward, Australian model and actress

1986

Paul Derbyshire, Italian rugby player

1986

Davon Jefferson, American basketball player

1986

Antonia Thomas, English actress

1986

Piet Velthuizen, Dutch footballer

1986

Heo Young-saeng, South Korean singer

1985

Tyler Hansbrough, American basketball player

1985

Philipp Tschauner, German footballer

1984

Christian Bakkerud, Danish race car driver (died 2011)

1984

Ryo Nishikido, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor

1984

LaMarr Woodley, American football player

1983

Julie Berman, American actress

1983

Myrna Braza, Norwegian singer-songwriter

1983

Tamba Hali, American football player

1982

Jay Harrison, Canadian ice hockey player

1982

Moniek Kleinsman, Dutch speed skater

1982

Egemen Korkmaz, Turkish footballer

1982

Janel McCarville, American professional basketball player

1982

Evgeni Plushenko, Russian figure skater

1982

John Shuster, American Olympic curler

1982

Pekka Rinne, Finnish ice hockey player

1982

Alexander Svitov, Russian ice hockey player

1981

Diego López, Spanish footballer

1981

Vicente Matías Vuoso, Argentinian-Mexican footballer

1981

Rodrigo Millar, Chilean footballer

1981

Sten Pentus, Estonian race car driver

1981

Karlos Dansby, American football player

1980

Hans Andersen, Danish motorcycle racer

1979

Pablo Aimar, Argentinian footballer

1979

Beau McDonald, Australian footballer and coach

1978

Tim McIlrath, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1978

Jonas Howden Sjøvaag, Norwegian drummer

1978

Hiroko Sakai, Japanese softball player

1977

Marcel Ketelaer, German footballer

1977

Greg Plitt, American model and actor (died 2015)

1977

Damien Woody, American football player

1976

Guillermo Franco, Argentinian-Mexican footballer

1976

Jake Shimabukuro, American ukulele player and composer

1975

Darren Sharper, American football player and sportscaster

1974

Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French basketball player and coach

1973

Ben Fogle, English television host and author

1973

Sticky Fingaz, American rapper, producer, and actor

1973

Christian Picciolini, American businessman and manager

1973

Chrissie Swan, Australian radio and television host

1973

Mick Thomson, American guitarist

1972

Armando Benitez, Dominican baseball player

1972

Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer and manager (died 2017)

1972

Annette Gozon-Valdes, Filipino businesswoman, producer, and lawyer

1972

Michael Hofmann, German footballer

1972

Marko Koers, Dutch runner

1971

Diego Alessi, Italian race car driver

1971

Unai Emery, Spanish football manager and former player

1971

Dylan Moran, Irish actor, comedian, and screenwriter

1971

Alison Williamson, English archer

1971

Dwight Yorke, Tobagonian footballer and coach

1970

Geir Frigård, Norwegian footballer

1970

Jeanette J. Epps, American aerospace engineer and astronaut

1970

Doug Zmolek, American ice hockey player

1969

Robert Miles, Swiss-Italian DJ and producer (died 2017)

1969

Petteri Orpo, Finnish politician

1969

Niels van Steenis, Dutch rower

1968

Alberto Iñurrategi, Spanish mountaineer

1968

Paul Quantrill, Canadian baseball player and coach

1967

Mike O'Neill, Canadian ice hockey player

1967

Mark Roberts, Welsh singer and guitarist

1967

Steven Wilson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1965

Gert Heerkes, Dutch footballer and manager

1965

Ann Scott, French-English author

1965

Mike Springer, American golfer

1964

Algimantas Briaunis, Lithuanian footballer and manager

1964

Bryan Young, New Zealand cricketer

1963

Davis Guggenheim, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1963

Shigeaki Hattori, Japanese race car driver

1963

Ian Wright, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster

1963

Howard Ballard, American football player

1962

Gabe Newell, American businessman, co-founded Valve

1962

David J. Schiappa, American lawyer and politician

1962

Jacqui Smith, English lawyer and politician

1961

David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, English businessman

1961

Dave Hahn, Japanese-American mountaineer and journalist

1961

Greg Townsend, American football player

1960

Karch Kiraly, American volleyball player, coach, and sportscaster

1960

Ian McNabb, English singer-songwriter and musician

1959

Hal Hartley, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1958

Brady Hoke, American football coach

1957

Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and martial artist

1957

Gary Olsen, English actor (died 2000)

1957

Steve Johnson, American basketball player

1956

Cathy Jamieson, Scottish politician, 2nd Scottish Minister for Justice

1956

Kevin Murphy, American actor, puppeteer, producer, and screenwriter

1956

Gary Ross, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1956

Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (died 2014)

1956

Chrystian, Brazilian sertanejo singer (died 2024)

1955

Teresa De Sio, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1955

Anne Milton, English nurse and politician

1955

Phil Simms, American football player and sportscaster

1954

Adam Ant, English singer-songwriter and actor

1954

Kathy Kinney, American actress and comedian

1953

Kate Capshaw, American actress and producer

1953

Helios Creed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1953

Larry Herndon, American baseball player and coach

1953

Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (died 2025)

1953

Dennis Miller, American comedian, producer, and talk show host

1953

Vilma Santos, Filipino actress and politician

1952

Roseanne Barr, American comedian, actress, and producer

1952

Jim Cummings, American voice actor

1952

David Ho, Taiwanese-American scientist

1951

Dwight Evans, American baseball player and coach

1951

Ed Murawinski, American cartoonist

1951

André Wetzel, Dutch footballer and manager

1950

Massimo Mongai, Italian journalist and author (died 2016)

1950

Joe Queenan, American author and critic

1949

Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (died 2006)

1949

Osamu Fujimura, Japanese engineer and politician

1949

Larry Holmes, American boxer and talk show host

1949

Stephen Oliver, English biochemist and academic

1949

Anna Wintour, English-American journalist

1948

Takashi Kawamura, Japanese politician

1948

Helmut Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (died 1974)

1948

Rick Kreuger, American baseball player and coach

1948

Lulu, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

1948

Rainer Zobel, German footballer, coach, and manager

1948

Mahbubul Haque, Bangladeshi linguist (died 2024)

1947

Mazie Hirono, Japanese-American lawyer and politician, U.S. Senator from Hawaii

1947

Siiri Oviir, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Estonian Minister of Social Affairs

1947

Faraj Sarkohi, Iranian journalist and critic

1946

Reinhard Karl, German mountaineer, photographer, and author (died 1982)

1946

Wataru Takeshita, Japanese lawyer and politician (died 2021)

1945

Ken Holtzman, American baseball player and manager (died 2024)

1945

Gerd Müller, German footballer and manager (died 2021)

1945

Nick Simper, English bass guitarist

1944

Jan Boerstoel, Dutch poet and songwriter

1943

Bert Jansch, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)

1942

Martin Cruz Smith, American author and screenwriter (died 2025)

1940

Sonny Rhodes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)

1938

Martin Dunwoody, English mathematician and academic

1938

Akira Kobayashi, Japanese actor

1938

Jean Rollin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)

1938

Shao Yu-ming, Taiwanese politician (died 2026)

1937

Dietrich Möller, German lawyer and politician, 15th Mayor of Marburg

1937

Jim Houston, American football player (died 2018)

1936

Roy Emerson, Australian-American tennis player and coach

1936

Takao Saito, Japanese author and illustrator, created Golgo 13 (died 2021)

1935

Ingrid Rüütel, Estonian philologist and academic, 3rd First Lady of Estonia

1934

Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

1934

Hans Janmaat, Dutch businessman, educator, and politician (died 2002)

1933

John Barry, English-American composer and conductor (died 2011)

1933

Ken Berry, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2018)

1933

Jeremy Brett, English actor (died 1995)

1933

Aneta Corsaut, American actress (died 1995)

1933

Michael Dukakis, American lawyer, academic, and politician, 65th Governor of Massachusetts

1933

Amartya Sen, Indian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1932

Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, 9th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2014)

1932

Gerry Ehman, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2006)

1931

Yon Hyong-muk, North Korean soldier and politician, 7th Premier of North Korea (died 2005)

1931

Monica Vitti, Italian actress, singer, and screenwriter (died 2022)

1931

Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (died 2007)

1930

Phil Crane, American academic and politician (died 2014)

1930

William H. Dana, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (died 2014)

1930

Mable John, American blues singer (died 2022)

1930

D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (died 2007)

1930

Brian Robinson, English cyclist (died 2022)

1930

Tsutomu Seki, Japanese astronomer and academic

1930

Lois Smith, American actress

1930

Frits Staal, Dutch philosopher and scholar (died 2012)

1929

Alfonso Orueta, Chilean footballer, manager, and politician (died 2012)

1928

Goseki Kojima, Japanese illustrator (died 2000)

1928

Bill Morrison, Australian politician and diplomat, 37th Australian Minister for Defence (died 2013)

1928

Osamu Tezuka, Japanese animator and producer (died 1989)

1928

George Yardley, American basketball player (died 2004)

1927

Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (died 2004)

1927

Peggy McCay, American actress (died 2018)

1927

Odvar Nordli, Norwegian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Norway (died 2018)

1926

Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania

1926

Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop (died 2018)

1926

Robert W. Wilson, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013)

1924

Marc Breaux, American actor, director, and choreographer (died 2013)

1924

Samuel Ruiz, Mexican bishop (died 2011)

1923

Violetta Elvin, Russian ballerina (died 2021)

1923

Tomás Ó Fiaich, Irish cardinal (died 1990)

1923

Yamaguchi Hitomi, Japanese author and critic (died 1995)

1922

Dennis McDermott, English-Canadian union leader and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to Ireland (died 2003)

1921

Charles Bronson, American soldier and actor (died 2003)

1920

Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet, educator, and activist (died 1993)

1919

Jesús Blasco, Spanish author and illustrator (died 1995)

1919

Ludovic Kennedy, Scottish journalist and author (died 2009)

1919

Květa Legátová, Czech author (died 2012)

1918

Claude Barma, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992)

1918

Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster (died 2010)

1918

Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (died 2007)

1918

Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 2003)

1917

Annapurna Maharana, Indian activist (died 2012)

1915

Hal Jackson, American journalist and radio host (died 2012)

1912

Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and politician, 46th President of Paraguay (died 2006)

1911

Kick Smit, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1974)

1910

Karel Zeman, Czech director, animator, production designer, and screenwriter (died 1989)

1909

James Reston, Scottish-American journalist and author (died 1995)

1908

Giovanni Leone, Italian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Italy (died 2001)

1908

Bronko Nagurski, Canadian-American football player, wrestler, and coach (died 1990)

1906

Julia Boyer Reinstein, American teacher and historian (died 1998)

1905

Lois Mailou Jones, American painter and academic (died 1998)

1903

Walker Evans, American photographer and journalist (died 1975)

1901

Leopold III of Belgium (died 1983)

1901

André Malraux, French historian, theorist, and author (died 1976)

1901

Lionel Hitchman, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1969)

1900

Adolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Adidas (died 1978)

1899

Ralph Greenleaf, American billiards player (died 1950)

1899

Rezső Seress, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1968)

1899

Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (died 1986)

1896

Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American illustrator and animator (died 1970)

1894

William George Barker, Canadian pilot and colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1930)

1894

Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1964)

1890

Harry Stephen Keeler, American author (died 1967)

1890

Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch-Brazilian priest and missionary (died 1943)

1887

Samuil Marshak, Russian author and poet (died 1964)

1887

Eileen Hendriks, British geologist (died 1978)

1884

Joseph William Martin Jr., American publisher and politician, 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1968)

1882

Yakub Kolas, Belarusian writer (died 1956)

1878

Bangalore Nagarathnamma, Indian Carnatic singer and activist (died 1952)

1877

Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chilean general and politician, 20th President of Chile (died 1960)

1877

Rosalie Edge, American environmentalist (died 1962)

1876

Stephen Alencastre, American bishop and missionary (died 1940)

1875

Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer and conductor (died 1910)

1871

Albert Goldthorpe, English rugby player and manager (died 1943)

1866

Harry Staley, American baseball player (died 1910)

1863

Alfred Perot, French physicist and academic (died 1925)

1862

Henry George Jr., American journalist and politician (died 1916)

1857

Mikhail Alekseyev, Russian general (died 1918)

1856

Jim McCormick, Scottish-American baseball player and manager (died 1918)

1854

Carlo Fornasini, Italian micropalaeontologist (died 1931)

1852

Emperor Meiji of Japan (died 1912)

1845

Edward Douglass White, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 9th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1921)

1816

Jubal Early, American general and lawyer (died 1894)

1816

Calvin Fairbank, American minister and activist (died 1898)

1815

John Mitchel, Irish journalist and activist (died 1875)

1801

Karl Baedeker, German author and publisher, founded the Baedeker Publishing Company (died 1859)

1801

Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (died 1835)

1799

William Sprague III, American lawyer and politician, 14th governor of Rhode Island (died 1856)

1794

William Cullen Bryant, American poet and journalist (died 1878)

1793

Stephen F. Austin, American businessman and politician (died 1836)

1777

Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (died 1848)

1757

Robert Smith, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of State (died 1842)

1749

Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (died 1819)

1689

Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Czech composer (died 1742)

1659

Hui-bin Jang, Royal consort (died 1701)

1656

Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (died 1738)

1618

Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor of India (died 1707)

1604

Osman II, Ottoman sultan (died 1622)

1587

Samuel Scheidt, German organist, composer, and educator (died 1654)

1560

Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (died 1609)

1527

Tilemann Heshusius, Gnesio-Lutheran theologian (died 1588)

1505

Achilles Gasser, German physician and astrologer (died 1577)

1500

Benvenuto Cellini, Italian sculptor and painter (died 1571)

39

Lucan, Roman poet (died 65)

Deaths

2025

Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States (born 1941)

2025

Kim Yong-nam, North Korean politician (born 1928)

2024

Quincy Jones, American producer (born 1933)

2018

Sondra Locke, American actress and director (born 1944)

2016

Kay Starr, American singer (born 1922)

2015

Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (born 1944)

2015

Howard Coble, American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1931)

2015

Tom Graveney, English cricketer and sportscaster (born 1927)

2015

Lauretta Ngcobo, South African novelist and essayist (born 1931)

2014

Augusto Martelli, Italian composer and conductor (born 1940)

2014

Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (born 1922)

2014

Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (born 1950)

2013

Nick Cardy, American soldier and illustrator (born 1920)

2013

Gerard Cieślik, Polish footballer and manager (born 1927)

2013

Gamani Corea, Sri Lankan economist and diplomat (born 1925)

2013

William J. Coyne, American lawyer and politician (born 1936)

2013

Rupert Gerritsen, Australian historian and author (born 1953)

2013

Leonard Long, Australian painter and educator (born 1911)

2012

Carmélia Alves, Brazilian singer (born 1923)

2012

George Chesterton, English cricketer and coach (born 1922)

2012

Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist and coach (born 1920)

2012

Mükerrem Hiç, Turkish academic, author, and politician (born 1929)

2012

Thomas K. McCraw, American historian and academic (born 1940)

2012

Kailashpati Mishra, Indian activist and politician, 18th governor of Gujarat (born 1923)

2011

Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (born 1948)

2010

Jerry Bock, American composer (born 1928)

2010

Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician and diplomat, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (born 1938)

2010

Jim Clench, Canadian bass player (born 1949)

2009

Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and critic (born 1906)

2009

Archie Baird, Scottish footballer, journalist, and educator (born 1919)

2009

Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (born 1917)

2008

Jean Fournet, French conductor (born 1913)

2007

Aleksandr Dedyushko, Belarusian-Russian actor (born 1962)

2007

Martin Meehan, PIRA volunteer and Irish republican politician (born 1945)

2007

Ryan Shay, American runner (born 1979)

2006

Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1925)

2006

Marie Rudisill, American author (born 1911)

2006

Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (born 1937)

2004

Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1972)

2003

Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet and educator (born 1923)

2002

Lonnie Donegan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1931)

2002

Jonathan Harris, American actor (born 1914)

2001

Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English historian and author (born 1909)

1999

Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (born 1928)

1998

Bob Kane, American author and illustrator, co-created Batman (born 1915)

1997

Ronald Barnes, American carillon player and composer (born 1927)

1996

Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (born 1921)

1995

Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician (born 1887)

1994

Valter Palm, Estonian-American boxer (born 1905)

1993

Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (born 1895)

1991

Chris Bender, American singer (born 1972)

1990

Kenan Erim, Turkish archaeologist and academic (born 1929)

1990

Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (born 1914)

1990

Mary Martin, American actress and singer (born 1913)

1989

Dorothy Fuldheim, American journalist (born 1893)

1988

Henri van Praag, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and educator (born 1916)

1987

Mary Shane, American sportscaster and educator (born 1945)

1983

Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (born 1901)

1983

Jerry Pentland, Australian fighter ace (born 1894)

1980

Caroline Mytinger, American painter and author (born 1897)

1976

Solange d'Ayen, French noblewoman, Duchess of Ayen and journalist (born 1898)

1975

Tajuddin Ahmad, Bangladeshi politician, 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1925)

1975

Muhammad Mansur Ali, Bangladeshi captain and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1919)

1975

Syed Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, President of Bangladesh (born 1925)

1975

Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (born 1926)

1973

Marc Allégret, Swiss-French director and screenwriter (born 1900)

1969

Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer (born 1898)

1968

Vern Stephens, American baseball player (born 1920)

1962

L. O. Wenckebach, Dutch sculptor and painter (born 1895)

1960

Paul Willis, American actor and director (born 1901)

1957

Wilhelm Reich, Ukrainian-Austrian psychotherapist and author (born 1897)

1956

Jean Metzinger, French artist, (born 1883)

1954

Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (born 1869)

1949

Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (born 1861)

1939

Charles Tournemire, French organist and composer (born 1870)

1933

Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (born 1853)

1929

Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator (born 1883)

1927

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod, Czech journalist and author (born 1860)

1926

Annie Oakley, American entertainer and target shooter (born 1860)

1918

Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (born 1857)

1917

Léon Bloy, French author and poet (born 1846)

1914

Georg Trakl, Austrian-Polish pharmacist and poet (born 1887)

1900

Carrie Steele Logan, American philanthropist, founder of the oldest black orphanage in the United States (born ~1829)

1891

Louis Lucien Bonaparte, English-Italian philologist and politician (born 1813)

1890

Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Swiss National Council (born 1811)

1869

Andreas Kalvos, Greek poet and playwright (born 1792)

1858

Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and author (born 1807)

1850

William E. Shannon, Irish-born American politician (born 1821/1822)

1845

Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1776)

1794

François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (born 1715)

1793

Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and activist (born 1748)

1787

Robert Lowth, English bishop and academic (born 1710)

1711

John Ernest Grabe, German theologian and academic (born 1666)

1676

Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, 110th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1635)

1643

John Bainbridge, English astronomer and academic (born 1582)

1643

Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (born 1577)

1639

Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (born 1579)

1600

Richard Hooker, English priest and theologian (born 1554)

1599

Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (born c. 1563)

1584

Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (born 1538)

1580

Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian and author (born 1512)

1456

Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII of England (born 1431)

1428

Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English general and politician (born 1388)

1373

Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (born 1343)

1324

Petronilla de Meath, Irish suspected witch (born c. 1300)

1254

John III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine emperor (born 1193)

1220

Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Afonso II of Portugal (born 1186)

1219

Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, English baron and rebel (born c. 1170)

753

Saint Pirmin, Spanish-German monk and saint (born 700)

361

Constantius II, Roman emperor (born 317)

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