Events

2023

António Costa resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal following news of an investigation in a corruption scandal implicating members of his cabinet.

2020

Joe Biden is confirmed elected as the 46th president of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump.

2017

Shamshad TV is attacked by gunmen and suicide bombers, with a security guard killed and 20 people wounded; ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.

2012

An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.

2007

The Jokela school shooting in Jokela, Tuusula, Finland, takes place, resulting in the death of nine people.

2004

Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day state of emergency as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.

2000

The controversial US presidential election is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, electing George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States.

2000

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas.

1996

NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.

1996

ADC Airlines Flight 086 crashes into the Lagos Lagoon in Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria, killing all 144 people on board.

1994

WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.

1991

Magic Johnson announces that he is HIV-positive and retires from the NBA.

1990

Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.

1989

Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.

1989

David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City.

1989

East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests.

1987

In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

1987

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore opens for passenger service.

1983

United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused.

1983

Cold War: The command post exercise Able Archer 83 begins, eventually leading to the Soviet Union to place air units in East Germany and Poland on alert, for fear that NATO was preparing for war

1982

Colonel Saye Zerbo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Colonel Gabriel Yoryan Somé.

1975

In Bangladesh, a joint force of people and soldiers takes part in an uprising led by Colonel Abu Taher that ousts and kills Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf, freeing the then house-arrested army chief and future president Major General Ziaur Rahman.

1973

The United States Congress overrides President Richard Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.

1972

United States presidential election: U.S. President Richard Nixon is re-elected in the largest landslide victory at the time.

1967

Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.

1967

US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

1957

Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.

1956

Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.

1956

Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.

1949

The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), the world's oldest offshore oil platform.

1944

Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring.

1944

Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States.

1941

World War II: Soviet hospital ship Armenia is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several Crimean hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking.

1940

In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.

1936

Spanish Civil War: The Madrid Defense Council is formed to coordinate the Defense of Madrid against nationalist forces.

1933

Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City.

1931

The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.

1929

In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.

1920

Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.

1919

The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.

1918

The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.

1918

Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria.

1917

The October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October, occurs, according to the Gregorian calendar; on this date, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.

1917

World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

1916

Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.

1916

Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.

1916

Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.

1914

The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces. This leaves Germany without a far east base.

1913

The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $159,243,000 in 2024 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.

1912

The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.

1910

The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Morehouse.

1907

Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometres (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.

1900

Second Boer War: The Battle of Leliefontein takes place, during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.

1893

Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.

1893

An anarchist throws two bombs in Barcelona's Liceu opera house, killing 20.

1885

The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

1881

Mapuche uprising of 1881: Mapuche rebels destroy the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial after defenders fled to the hills.

1874

A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.

1861

American Civil War: Battle of Belmont: In Belmont, Missouri, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant overrun a Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.

1861

The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.

1837

In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.

1811

Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.

1786

The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.

1775

John Murray (also known as Lord Dunmore), the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British.

1723

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, a dialogue cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for Leipzig, was first performed.

1665

The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.

1619

Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia.

1504

Christopher Columbus returns from his fourth and last voyage.

1492

The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.

1426

Lam Sơn uprising: Lam Sơn rebels emerge victorious against the Ming army in the Battle of Tốt Động – Chúc Động taking place in Đông Quan, in now Hanoi.

921

Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' (amicitia) to recognize their borders along the Rhine.

680

The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople.

335

Athanasius, 20th pope of Alexandria, is banished to Trier on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople.

Births

2001

Amybeth McNulty, Irish actress

2000

Callum Hudson-Odoi, English footballer

1999

Mink Nutcharut, Thai snooker player

1998

Hongjoong, South Korean rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter

1998

Trevor Rainbolt, American social media personality

1997

Erika Hendsel, Estonian tennis player

1997

Nana Okada, Japanese singer

1996

Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriter

1994

Gervonta Davis, American boxer

1994

Haruna Iikubo, Japanese singer and actress

1994

Algee Smith, American actor and singer

1992

Apisai Koroisau, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

1991

Felix Rosenqvist, Swedish race car driver

1990

Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer

1990

Matt Corby, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1990

David de Gea, Spanish footballer

1990

Joelle Hadjia, Australian singer-songwriter

1989

Sonny Gray, American baseball player

1989

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Russian singer and political activist

1988

Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player

1988

Simone Favaro, Italian rugby player

1988

Gani Lawal, Nigerian-American basketball player

1988

Thomas Schneider, German sprinter

1988

Tinie Tempah, English rapper and producer

1987

Mitch Brown, Australian rugby league player

1987

Marek Semjan, Slovak tennis player

1986

Andy Hull, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1986

David Nelson, American football player

1986

Doukissa Nomikou, Greek model and television host

1985

Sebastian Aldén, Swedish motorcycle racer

1985

Darnell Jackson, American basketball player

1985

Lucas Neff, American actor

1984

Mihkel Aksalu, Estonian footballer

1984

Jonathan Bornstein, American-Israeli soccer player

1984

Gervais Randrianarisoa, Malagasy footballer

1984

Amelia Vega, Dominican actress and singer, Miss Universe 2003

1983

Adam DeVine, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and singer

1983

Forrest Kline, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1983

Patrick Thoresen, Norwegian ice hockey player

1983

Esmerling Vásquez, Dominican baseball player

1982

Pascal Leclaire, Canadian ice hockey player

1981

Muhammad Hassan, American wrestler and educator

1981

Nana Katase, Japanese model, actress, and singer

1981

Anushka Shetty, Indian actress

1981

Rina Uchiyama, Japanese actress and model

1980

Sergio Almirón, Argentinian footballer

1980

Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast

1980

James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer

1980

Karthik, Indian singer-songwriter

1980

Luciana Salazar, Argentinian model, actress, and singer

1979

Mike Commodore, Canadian ice hockey player

1979

Will Demps, American football player

1979

Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer

1979

Barney Harwood, English television host and actor

1979

Jon Peter Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor

1979

Amy Purdy, American actress, model and snowboarder

1979

Joey Ryan, American wrestler

1979

Otep Shamaya, American singer-songwriter and actress

1978

Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer

1978

Elisabeth Bachman, American volleyball player and coach

1978

Rio Ferdinand, English footballer

1978

Tomoya Nagase, Japanese singer-songwriter

1978

Barry Robson, Scottish footballer

1978

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer

1977

Lindsay Czarniak, American journalist and sportscaster

1977

Andres Oper, Estonian footballer

1977

María Sánchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player

1977

Anthony Thomas, American football player and coach

1976

Rob Caggiano, American guitarist and producer

1976

Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player and model

1975

Venkat Prabhu, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter

1974

Kris Benson, American baseball player

1974

Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Jamaican hurdler

1974

Christian Gómez, Argentinian footballer

1974

Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer

1973

Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2011)

1973

Yunjin Kim, South Korean-American actress

1973

Martín Palermo, Argentinian footballer and manager

1972

Danny Grewcock, English rugby player

1972

Jason London, American actor and producer

1972

Jeremy London, American actor and producer

1972

Hasim Rahman, American boxer

1972

Marcus Stewart, English footballer and coach

1971

Robin Finck, American guitarist and songwriter

1971

Matthew Ryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1971

Trivikram Srinivas, Indian director and screenwriter

1970

Andy Houston, American race car driver

1970

Marc Rosset, Swiss-Monacan tennis player

1970

Morgan Spurlock, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2024)

1970

Paul Ware, English footballer (died 2013)

1969

Michelle Clunie, American actress

1969

Hélène Grimaud, French pianist

1969

Michel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player and scout

1968

Russ Springer, American baseball player

1967

Steve Di Giorgio, American bass player

1967

David Guetta, French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter

1967

Hikaru Ijūin, Japanese radio host

1967

Rafael Herbert Reyes, Dominican wrestler

1967

Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

1966

Calvin Borel, American jockey

1965

Steve Parkin, English footballer and manager

1965

Sigrun Wodars, German runner and physiotherapist

1965

Francis Takirwa, Ugandan general (died 2026)

1964

Troy Beyer, American actress, director, and screenwriter

1964

Philip Hollobone, English politician

1964

Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish keyboard player and songwriter

1964

Dana Plato, American actress (died 1999)

1964

Bonnie St. John, American skier and scholar

1963

John Barnes, Jamaican-English footballer and manager

1963

Sam Graves, American farmer and politician

1962

Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist

1962

Dirk Shafer, American model, actor, and director (died 2015)

1961

Orlando Mercado, American baseball player and coach

1960

Tommy Thayer, American guitarist and songwriter

1960

Shyamaprasad, Indian filmmaker

1959

Billy Gillispie, American basketball player and coach

1959

Alexandre Guimarães, Brazilian-Costa Rican footballer and manager

1958

Dmitry Kozak, Russian politician; Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

1957

John Benitez, American DJ, songwriter, and producer

1957

King Kong Bundy, American wrestler (died 2019)

1957

Christopher Knight, American actor

1956

Mikhail Alperin, Ukrainian pianist and composer (died 2018)

1956

Jonathan Palmer, English race car driver and businessman

1956

Judy Tenuta, American comedian, actress, and comedy musician (died 2022)

1954

James Gray, Scottish politician

1954

Kamal Haasan, Tamil actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1954

Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian lawyer and author

1954

Gil Junger, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1953

Maire Aunaste, Estonian journalist and author

1953

Erik Balke, Norwegian saxophonist and composer

1953

Christopher Foster, English bishop

1953

Lucinda Green, English equestrian and journalist

1952

David Petraeus, American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

1952

Modibo Sidibé, Sudanese–Malian police officer and politician, Prime Minister of Mali

1952

Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2016)

1951

Gerard F. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer and academic

1951

Kevin MacMichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (died 2002)

1951

Lawrence O'Donnell, American journalist and talk show host

1951

John Tamargo, American baseball player and coach

1950

Lindsay Duncan, Scottish actress

1950

John Lang, Australian rugby league player and coach

1949

Stephen Bruton, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2009)

1949

Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (died 2016)

1949

David S. Ware, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 2012)

1948

Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint, English businessman and politician

1948

Buck Martinez, American baseball player and manager

1948

Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver

1947

Bob Anderson, English darts player

1947

Rebecca Eaton, American television producer

1947

Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese baseball player and coach

1947

Ron Leavitt, American screenwriter and producer (died 2008)

1947

Sondhi Limthongkul, Thai journalist and politician

1946

Chrystos, American writer and activist

1945

Joe Niekro, American baseball player (died 2006)

1944

Gigi Riva, Italian footballer and manager (died 2024)

1944

Peter Wilby, English journalist

1944

Pekka Vennamo, Finnish politician (died 2026)

1943

Silvia Cartwright, New Zealand lawyer, judge, and politician, 18th Governor-General of New Zealand

1943

Stephen Greenblatt, American theorist, scholar, and critic

1943

Boris Gromov, Russian general and politician, Governor of Moscow Oblast

1943

Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1943

Michael Spence, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1942

Tom Peters, American businessman and author

1942

Johnny Rivers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1942

Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress

1941

Madeline Gins, American poet and architect (died 2014)

1941

Angelo Scola, Italian cardinal and philosopher

1940

Dakin Matthews, American actor, director, and playwright

1940

Antonio Skármeta, Chilean author and academic

1939

Barbara Liskov, American computer scientist and academic

1938

Dee Clark, American singer-songwriter (died 1990)

1938

Jake Gibbs, American baseball player and coach

1938

Jim Kaat, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

1938

Barry Newman, American actor (died 2023)

1937

Mary Daheim, American journalist and author (died 2022)

1936

Al Attles, American basketball player and coach (died 2024)

1936

Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano

1935

Lubomír Beneš, Czech animator, producer and author (died 1995)

1935

W. S. Rendra, Indonesian poet and playwright (died 2009)

1931

G. Edward Griffin, American director, producer, and author

1930

Rudy Boschwitz, German-American politician

1929

Jesús de Polanco, Spanish publisher and businessman (died 2007)

1929

Eric Kandel, Austrian-American neuroscientist and psychiatrist, Nobel Prize laureate

1929

Lila Kaye, English actress (died 2012)

1928

Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader (died 2015)

1927

Herbert Flam, American tennis player (died 1980)

1927

Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (died 2013)

1926

Joan Sutherland, Australian soprano (died 2010)

1923

Gene Callahan, American art director and production designer (died 1990)

1922

Ghulam Azam, Bangladeshi politician (died 2014)

1922

Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1999)

1921

Lisa Ben, American singer-songwriter and journalist (died 2015)

1921

Jack Fleck, American golfer (died 2014)

1921

Susanne Hirzel, member of the White Rose (died 2012)

1920

Max Kampelman, American lawyer and diplomat (died 2013)

1920

Elaine Morgan, Welsh writer, aquatic ape hypothesis (died 2013)

1919

Ellen Stewart, American director and producer (died 2011)

1918

Paul Aussaresses, French general (died 2013)

1918

Billy Graham, American minister and author (died 2018)

1918

Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese singer (died 1993)

1917

Titos Vandis, Greek actor (died 2003)

1915

Philip Morrison, American astrophysicist and academic (died 2005)

1915

M. Athalie Range, American activist and politician (died 2006)

1914

Archie Campbell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1987)

1914

R. A. Lafferty, American author (died 2002)

1913

Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1960)

1913

Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (died 1991)

1913

Mikhail Solomentsev, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 2008)

1912

Victor Beaumont, English actor (died 1977)

1909

Ruby Hurley, American civil rights activist (died 1980)

1909

Norman Krasna, American director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright (died 1984)

1908

Marijac, French author and illustrator (died 1994)

1906

Eugene Carson Blake, American minister and educator (died 1985)

1905

William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator (died 1985)

1903

Ary Barroso, Brazilian pianist and composer (died 1964)

1903

Dean Jagger, American actor (died 1991)

1903

Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)

1901

Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator (died 1980)

1900

Nellie Campobello, Mexican writer who chronicled the Mexican Revolution (died 1986)

1899

Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-Israeli journalist and poet (died 1954)

1898

Margaret Morris, American actress (died 1968)

1898

Raphaël Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (died 1963)

1897

Herman J. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1953)

1897

Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (died 1976)

1896

Esdras Minville, Canadian economist and sociologist (died 1975)

1893

Leatrice Joy, American actress (died 1985)

1893

Margaret Leech, American historian and author (died 1974)

1891

Genrikh Yagoda, director of the NKVD (died 1938)

1890

Jan Matulka, Czech-American painter and illustrator (died 1972)

1888

C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)

1888

Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (died 1934)

1886

Aron Nimzowitsch, Russian-Danish chess player and theoretician (died 1935)

1879

King Baggot, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1948)

1879

Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (died 1940)

1878

Lise Meitner, Austrian-Swedish physicist and academic (died 1968)

1876

Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (died 1958)

1872

Lucille La Verne, American actress (died 1945)

1872

Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (died 1956)

1867

Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934)

1861

Jeff Milton, American police officer (died 1947)

1861

Lesser Ury, German painter (died 1931)

1860

Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general and engineer (died 1936)

1860

Paul Peel, Canadian painter and academic (died 1892)

1858

Bipin Chandra Pal, Indian academic and activist (died 1932)

1851

Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (died 1913)

1846

Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1907)

1843

William Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist and banker (died 1905)

1838

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author and playwright (died 1889)

1832

Andrew Dickson White, American historian, academic, and diplomat, co-founded Cornell University (died 1918)

1830

Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (died 1907)

1821

Andrea Debono, Maltese trader and explorer (died 1871)

1818

Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician and physiologist (died 1896)

1805

Thomas Brassey, English engineer and businessman (died 1870)

1800

Platt Rogers Spencer, American calligrapher and educator (died 1864)

1789

Alfred Kelley, American legislator, canal builder, and railroad magnate (died 1859)

1787

Carl Carl, Polish-born actor and theatre director (died 1854)

1750

Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (died 1819)

1728

James Cook, English captain, navigator, and cartographer (died 1779)

1706

Carlo Cecere, Italian violinist and composer (died 1761)

1687

William Stukeley, English archaeologist and physician (died 1765)

1683

Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman, author, and translator (died 1748)

1650

John Robinson, English bishop and diplomat (died 1723)

1619

Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet (died 1692)

1598

Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter (died 1664)

1525

Georg Cracow, German lawyer and politician (died 1575)

1456

Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Princess of Bavaria-Landshut by birth (died 1501)

1316

Simeon of Russia (died 1353)

1186

Ögedei Khan, Mongol ruler, 2nd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (died 1241)

994

Ibn Hazm, Arabian philosopher and scholar (died 1069)

630

Constans II, Byzantine emperor (died 668)

Deaths

2024

Bruce Degen, American writer (born 1945)

2023

Frank Borman, American astronaut (born 1928)

2021

Dean Stockwell, American actor (born 1936)

2020

Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth and member of the House of Lords (born 1948)

2019

Janette Sherman, American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (born 1930)

2017

Roy Halladay, American baseball player (born 1977)

2017

Carl Sargeant, Welsh Assembly minister (born 1968)

2017

James R. Thompson Jr., American naval officer and engineer, 5th Director of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (born 1936)

2016

Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (born 1934)

2016

Janet Reno, American lawyer and government official; Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001) (born 1938)

2016

Jimmy Young, British singer and radio personality (born 1921)

2015

Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, Indian director and poet (born 1970)

2015

Ri Ul-sol, North Korean marshal and politician (born 1921)

2014

Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (born 1928)

2014

Kajetan Kovič, Slovenian journalist and poet (born 1931)

2014

Allen Ripley, American baseball player (born 1952)

2013

John Cole, Irish-English journalist and author (born 1927)

2013

Ian Davies, Australian basketball player and coach (born 1956)

2013

Ron Dellow, English footballer and manager (born 1914)

2013

Joey Manley, American publisher, founded Modern Tales (born 1965)

2013

Jack Mitchell, American photographer and author (born 1925)

2013

Manfred Rommel, German lawyer and politician (born 1928)

2012

Carmen Basilio, American boxer (born 1927)

2012

Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (born 1950)

2012

Glenys Page, New Zealand cricketer (born 1940)

2012

Sandy Pearson, Australian general (born 1918)

2012

Darrell Royal, American football player and coach (born 1924)

2012

Arthur K. Snyder, American lawyer and politician (born 1932)

2011

Joe Frazier, American boxer (born 1944)

2011

Takanosato Toshihide, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1952)

2009

Juanita Helms, American politician (born 1941)

2007

Earl Dodge, American activist and politician (born 1932)

2007

George W. George, American screenwriter and producer (born 1920)

2006

Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (born 1930)

2006

Bryan Pata, American football player (born 1984)

2006

Johnny Sain, American baseball player and coach (born 1917)

2006

Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist and politician, co-founded L'Express (born 1924)

2006

Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer and manager (born 1926)

2005

Harry Thompson, English author, screenwriter, and producer (born 1960)

2004

Howard Keel, American actor and singer (born 1919)

2003

Foo Foo Lammar, British drag queen and nightclub owner (born 1937)

2002

Rudolf Augstein, German journalist, co-founded Der Spiegel (born 1923)

2001

Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (born 1936)

2001

Anthony Shaffer, English author and playwright (born 1926)

2000

Ingrid of Sweden (born 1910)

2000

Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (born 1950)

2000

Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian publisher and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (born 1910)

1996

Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist and academic (born 1939)

1996

Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian lawyer and politician, Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1918)

1995

Ann Dunham, American anthropologist and academic (born 1942)

1994

Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (born 1924)

1993

Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (born 1901)

1993

Charles Aidman, American stage, film, and television actor (born 1925)

1992

Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (born 1921)

1992

Jack Kelly, American actor and politician (born 1927)

1991

Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (born 1920)

1991

Nuri Ja'far, Iraqi psychologist and philosopher of education, (born 1914)

1990

Lawrence Durrell, British novelist, poet, dramatist, (born 1912)

1990

Tom Clancy, Irish singer and actor, (born 1924)

1988

Bill Hoest, American cartoonist (born 1926)

1986

Tracy Pew, Australian bass player (born 1957)

1983

Germaine Tailleferre, French pianist and composer (born 1892)

1981

Will Durant, American historian and philosopher (born 1885)

1980

İlhan Erdost, Turkish publisher (born 1944)

1980

Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (born 1930)

1979

Frank O'Connor, American actor, rancher, and painter

1978

Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian surgeon and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Gujarat (born 1887)

1978

Gene Tunney, American boxer and actor (born 1897)

1975

Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and race car driver (born 1899)

1974

Eric Linklater, Welsh-Scottish author and academic (born 1899)

1968

Gordon Coventry, Australian footballer and coach (born 1901)

1968

Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician, cryptographer, and academic (born 1906)

1967

John Nance Garner, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (born 1868)

1966

Rube Bressler, American baseball player (born 1894)

1964

Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1863)

1962

Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (born 1884)

1959

Victor McLaglen, English-American boxer and actor (born 1883)

1947

K. Natesa Iyer, Indian-Sri Lankan journalist and politician (born 1887)

1944

Richard Sorge, Azerbaijani-German journalist and spy (born 1895)

1944

Hannah Szenes, Hungarian-Israeli soldier and poet (born 1921)

1941

Frank Pick, English lawyer and businessman (born 1878)

1933

Harold Weber, American golfer and architect (born 1882)

1930

Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (born 1878)

1923

Ashwini Kumar Dutta, Indian educator and philanthropist (born 1856)

1922

Sam Thompson, American baseball player (born 1860)

1919

Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1863)

1916

Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (born 1858)

1913

Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh-English biologist and geographer (born 1823)

1907

Jesús García, Mexican railroad brakeman (born 1881)

1906

Heinrich Seidel, German engineer and poet (born 1842)

1881

John MacHale, Irish archbishop (born 1791)

1872

Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic (born 1833)

1862

Bahadur Shah II, Mughal emperor (born 1775)

1837

Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American minister and journalist (born 1809)

1809

Paul Sandby, English painter and cartographer (born 1725)

1713

Elizabeth Barry, English actress (born 1658)

1652

Henry of Nassau-Siegen, German count, officer in the Dutch Army, diplomat for the Dutch Republic (born 1611)

1642

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English judge and politician, Lord High Treasurer of The United Kingdom (born 1563)

1639

Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician (born 1560)

1633

Cornelis Drebbel, Dutch inventor (born 1572)

1627

Jahangir, Mughal emperor (born 1569)

1599

Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon and educator (born 1546)

1581

Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar (born 1505)

1574

Solomon Luria, Polish rabbi and educator (born 1510)

1562

Maldeo Rathore, Rao of Marwar (born 1511)

1561

Jeanne de Jussie, Swiss nun and writer (born 1503)

1550

Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop and poet (born 1484)

1497

Philip II, Duke of Savoy (born 1443)

1225

Engelbert II of Berg, German archbishop and saint (born 1186)

1173

Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (born 1127)

927

Zhu Shouyin, general of Later Tang

691

Cen Changqian, official of the Tang dynasty

691

Ge Fuyuan, official of the Tang dynasty

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