Events

2025

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall near Black River, Jamaica, killing over 30 people, as well as tying the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the most intense landfall in the North Atlantic.

2023

The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It saw South Africa defeat New Zealand 12 to 11, claiming their fourth Webb Ellis Cup, becoming the first nation to do so.

2018

Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president.

2014

A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia.

2013

Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a car crashes into barriers at Tiananmen Square in China.

2009

The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213.

2009

NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.

2009

US President Barack Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

2007

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina.

2006

A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.

1995

The Baku Metro fire sees 289 people killed and 270 injured.

1990

Georgia holds its only free election under Soviet rule.

1989

Aloha Island Air Flight 1712, a Twin Otter 300, crashed into terrain at night in Hawaii killing all 20 occupants onboard.

1982

The Spanish general election begins fourteen years of rule by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.

1971

Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.

1965

Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, by which the Roman Catholic Church officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths.

1962

The Cuban Missile Crisis ends and Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.

1958

John XXIII is elected Pope.

1956

Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries.

1954

Aeroflot Flight 136 crashes near Krasnoyarsk, killing 19.

1949

An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.

1948

Paul Hermann Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.

1948

Ecological disaster in Donora, Pennsylvania.

1942

The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.

1940

World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.

1928

Indonesia Raya, now the national anthem of Indonesia, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.

1922

Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.

1919

The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.

1918

World War I: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.

1918

World War I: Czech politicians peacefully take over the city of Prague, thus establishing the First Czechoslovak Republic.

1893

Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.

1891

The Mino–Owari earthquake, the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history, occurs.

1886

US president Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.

1864

American Civil War: A Union attack on the Confederate capital of Richmond is repulsed.

1835

The United Tribes of New Zealand are established with the signature of the Declaration of Independence.

1834

The Pinjarra massacre occurs in the Swan River Colony. An estimated 30 Noongar people are killed by British colonists.

1776

American Revolutionary War: British troops under General William Howe attack General George Washington's Continental Army and capture Chatterton Hill in the Battle of White Plains during the New York and New Jersey campaign.

1746

The 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake causes up to 6,000 deaths in Peru, the deadliest in its history up to that point.

1726

The novel Gulliver's Travels written by Jonathan Swift is published.

1707

The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.

1664

The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.

1640

The Treaty of Ripon is signed, ending the hostilities of the Second Bishops' War.

1636

The Massachusetts Bay Colony votes to establish a theological college, which would later become Harvard University.

1628

French Wars of Religion: The Siege of La Rochelle ends with the surrender of the Huguenots after fourteen months.

1538

The Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino is founded in what is now the Dominican Republic.

1531

Abyssinian–Adal war: The Adal Sultanate seizes southern Ethiopia.

1520

Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean.

1516

Second Ottoman–Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan.

1492

Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan.

1453

Ladislaus the Posthumous is crowned king of Bohemia in Prague.

1449

Christian I is crowned king of Denmark.

1420

Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed.

1344

The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Latin Christians in response to Aydınid piracy during the Smyrniote crusades.

969

The Byzantine Empire recovers Antioch from Arab rule.

312

Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West.

306

Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.

97

Roman emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.

Births

2006

Yoon Do-young, South Korean footballer

2001

Sonay Kartal, British tennis player

1998

Nolan Gould, American actor

1997

Stetson Bennett, American football player

1997

Taylor Fritz, American tennis player

1997

Georgia Godwin, Australian artistic gymnast

1996

Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress

1996

Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player

1996

Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer

1995

Glen Kamara, Finnish footballer

1995

Jae'Sean Tate, American basketball player

1995

An Ye-seul, South Korean singer

1994

Andrew Harrison, American basketball player

1992

Lexi Ainsworth, American actress

1992

Jeon Ji-hee, South Korean table tennis player

1992

Maria Sergejeva, Estonian figure skater

1991

Lucy Bronze, English footballer

1989

Devin Ebanks, American basketball player

1989

Camille Muffat, French swimmer (died 2015)

1988

Edd Gould, English cartoonist and animator (died 2012)

1988

Devon Murray, Irish actor

1988

Jamie xx, English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer

1987

Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter

1986

May Calamawy, Egyptian-Palestinian actress

1986

Isabelle Eriksson, Swedish athlete

1986

Anthony Griffith, English footballer

1986

Aki Toyosaki, Japanese voice actress and singer

1985

Tyrone Barnett, English footballer

1985

Troian Bellisario, American actress

1985

Anthony Fantano, American music critic

1984

Bryn Evans, New Zealand rugby player

1984

Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer

1984

Finn Wittrock, American actor

1983

Jarrett Jack, American basketball player

1983

Kayo Noro, Japanese singer and actress

1983

Joe Thomas, English actor and screenwriter

1982

Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player

1982

Enver Jääger, Estonian footballer

1982

Anthony Lerew, American baseball player

1982

Hironori Saruta, Japanese footballer

1982

Matt Smith, English actor and director

1981

Milan Baroš, Czech footballer

1981

Shane Gore, English footballer

1981

Nate McLouth, American baseball player

1981

Nick Montgomery, English-Scottish footballer

1980

Christy Hemme, American wrestler and ring announcer

1980

Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter and pianist

1980

Alan Smith, English footballer and coach

1979

Olcay Çetinkaya, Turkish footballer

1979

Jawed Karim, American computer scientist

1979

Natina Reed, American rapper and actress (died 2012)

1979

Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player

1978

Gwendoline Christie, English actress

1978

Justin Guarini, American singer-songwriter and actor

1976

Keiron Cunningham, British rugby league player and coach

1976

Martin Lepa, Estonian footballer

1976

Simone Loria, Italian footballer

1974

Braden Looper, American baseball player

1974

Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer and manager

1974

Joaquin Phoenix, American actor and producer

1974

Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer and coach

1974

Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress and singer, Miss Universe 1993

1973

Montel Vontavious Porter, American wrestler and actor

1973

Aleksandar Stanojević, Serbian footballer and manager

1972

Terrell Davis, American football player and sportscaster

1972

Brad Paisley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1972

Trista Sutter, American reality star

1971

Roxana Briban, Romanian soprano and actress (died 2010)

1971

Caroline Dinenage, English businesswoman and politician

1970

Alan Peter Cayetano, Filipino politician and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines

1970

Greg Eagles, American voice actor and producer

1969

Steven Chamuleau, Dutch cardiologist

1969

Jeremy Davies, American actor

1969

Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Puerto Rican screenwriter and producer

1969

Ben Harper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1969

Wolfgang Kocevar, Austrian politician

1969

Noriyoshi Omichi, Japanese baseball player and coach

1968

Chris Broussard, American journalist and sportscaster

1968

Marc Lièvremont, French rugby player and coach

1968

Mayumi Ozaki, Japanese wrestler

1967

Kevin Macdonald, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter

1967

Julia Roberts, American actress and producer

1967

John Romero, American video game designer, co-founded Id Software

1966

Steve Atwater, American football player

1966

Chris Bauer, American actor

1966

Matt Drudge, American blogger and activist, founded the Drudge Report

1966

Andy Richter, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

1966

Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs

1965

Jami Gertz, American actress

1965

David Warburton, English pianist, businessman, and politician

1965

Miyako Yoshida, Japanese ballerina

1964

Andrew Bridgen, English soldier and politician

1964

Peter Coyne, Australian rugby league player

1963

Kevin Dineen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1963

Lauren Holly, American actress

1963

Sheryl Underwood, American comedian, actress, and talk show host

1962

Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer and manager

1962

Daphne Zuniga, American actress

1960

Landon Curt Noll, American computer scientist and mathematician

1959

James Keelaghan, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

1959

Toshio Masuda, Japanese composer

1959

Randy Wittman, American basketball player and coach

1958

Concha García Campoy, Spanish journalist (died 2013)

1958

Ashok Chavan, Indian businessman and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra

1958

William Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1957

Marian Bell, English economist and academic

1957

Stephen Morris, English drummer

1957

Zach Wamp, American businessman and politician

1956

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran

1956

Volker Zotz, Austrian philosopher, scholar, and author

1955

Bill Gates, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft

1955

Indra Nooyi, Indian-American businesswoman

1953

Pierre Boivin, Canadian businessman

1953

Desmond Child, American musician, songwriter, and producer

1952

Annie Potts, American actress

1951

Peter Hitchens, English journalist and author

1951

Joe R. Lansdale, American martial artist and author

1950

Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian journalist and activist

1950

Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist

1949

Dwight Davis, American basketball player

1949

Caitlyn Jenner, American decathlete and actress

1948

Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress

1946

John Hewson, Australian economist and politician

1946

Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2022)

1946

Sharon Thesen, Canadian poet and academic

1945

Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (died 2015)

1945

Wayne Fontana, English pop singer (died 2020)

1945

Don Iverson, American golfer

1944

Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (died 2014)

1944

Coluche, French comedian and actor (died 1986)

1944

Dennis Franz, American actor

1944

Anton Schlecker, German businessman, founded the Schlecker Company

1943

Jimmy McRae, Scottish race car driver

1943

Karalyn Patterson, English psychologist and academic

1942

Terence Donovan, English-Australian actor (died 2026)

1942

Abdelkader Fréha, Algerian footballer (died 2012)

1942

Gillian Lovegrove, English computer scientist and academic

1942

Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater

1941

Hank Marvin, English singer and guitarist

1940

Susan Harris, American screenwriter and producer

1939

Jane Alexander, American actress and producer

1939

Andy Bey, American singer and pianist

1939

Miroslav Cerar, Slovenian gymnast and lawyer

1939

Curtis Lee, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)

1938

Keigo Abe, Japanese martial artist and coach (died 2019)

1938

Kenneth Best, Liberian journalist, founded The Daily Observer

1938

Howard Blake, English composer and conductor

1938

Dave Budd, American basketball player

1938

Gary Cowan, Canadian golfer

1938

David Dimbleby, English journalist

1938

Anne Perry, English author (died 2023)

1937

Graham Bond, English keyboard player, singer, and saxophonist (died 1974)

1937

Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach (died 2025)

1936

Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (died 2020)

1936

Ted Hawkins, American soul-blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)

1935

Alan Clarke, English director and screenwriter (died 1990)

1934

Charles A. Gargano, American diplomat, businessman and government official

1933

Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (died 1983)

1933

Michael Noakes, English painter and illustrator (died 2018)

1932

Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (died 2002)

1932

Suzy Parker, American model and actress (died 2003)

1931

Harold Battiste, American saxophonist, pianist, and composer (died 2015)

1930

Bernie Ecclestone, English businessman

1929

Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1988)

1929

Virginia Held, American philosopher, author, and academic

1929

John Hollander, American poet, critic, and educator (died 2013)

1929

Joan Plowright, English actress (died 2025)

1928

Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian general (died 2021)

1928

William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

1927

Cleo Laine, English singer and actress (died 2025)

1926

Bowie Kuhn, American lawyer and businessman, 5th Commissioner of Baseball (died 2007)

1925

Ian Hamilton Finlay, Bahamian-Scottish poet, sculptor, and gardener (died 2006)

1924

Antonio Creus, Spanish race car driver and motorcycle racer (died 1996)

1924

Peddibhotla Suryakantam, Telugu actress (died 1994)

1923

John Connell, American actor (died 2015)

1922

Gershon Kingsley, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2019)

1922

Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician, 1st Vice President of Zimbabwe (died 2003)

1922

Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball player and coach (died 2007)

1921

Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna (died 1973)

1919

Walt Hansgen, American race car driver (died 1966)

1919

Hans Klenk, German race car driver (died 2009)

1917

Jack Soo, American actor and singer (died 1979)

1916

Pearl Hackney, English actress (died 2009)

1914

Glenn Robert Davis, American lieutenant and politician (died 1988)

1914

Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (died 1995)

1914

Richard Laurence Millington Synge, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

1912

Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (died 2005)

1909

Francis Bacon, Irish painter and illustrator (died 1992)

1908

Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (died 1995)

1907

John Hewitt, Irish poet, playwright, and critic (died 1987)

1905

Tatyana Ehrenfest, Dutch mathematician (died 1984)

1904

George Dangerfield, English-American historian, journalist, and author (died 1986)

1903

John Chamberlain, American historian, journalist, and critic (died 1995)

1903

Evelyn Waugh, English journalist, author, and critic (died 1966)

1902

Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress and singer (died 1986)

1901

Ambrogio Gianotti, Italian partigiano and priest (died 1969)

1901

Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet (died 1979)

1897

Edith Head, American costume designer (died 1981)

1897

Hans Speidel, German general (died 1984)

1896

Howard Hanson, American composer, conductor, and educator (died 1981)

1893

Christopher Kelk Ingold, British chemist (died 1970)

1892

Dink Johnson, American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player (died 1954)

1889

Juliette Béliveau, Canadian actress and singer (died 1975)

1888

Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (died 1964)

1886

O. G. S. Crawford, British archaeologist (died 1957)

1886

Noel Macklin, English soldier and engineer (died 1946)

1884

William Douglas Cook, New Zealand horticulturalist, founded Eastwoodhill Arboretum (died 1967)

1881

Vin Coutie, Australian footballer (died 1951)

1880

Wilhelm Anderson, Belarusian-Estonian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1940)

1880

Billy Wedlock, English footballer (died 1965)

1879

Channing H. Cox, American lawyer and politician, 49th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1968)

1877

Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (died 1952)

1875

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, Turkish-Canadian journalist (died 1966)

1867

Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian nurse, author, and educator (died 1911)

1864

Adolfo Camarillo, Mexican-American rancher and philanthropist (died 1958)

1860

Kanō Jigorō, Japanese martial artist (died 1938)

1854

Jean-Marie Guyau, French philosopher and poet (died 1888)

1846

Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (died 1935)

1845

Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (died 1888)

1839

Edward P. Allen, American captain, lawyer, and politician (died 1909)

1837

Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japanese shōgun (died 1913)

1816

Malwida von Meysenbug, German writer (died 1903)

1815

Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (died 1856)

1804

Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (died 1849)

1794

Robert Liston, Scottish surgeon (died 1847)

1793

Eliphalet Remington, American businessman, founded Remington Arms (died 1861)

1767

Marie of Hesse-Kassel (died 1852)

1754

John Laurens, American soldier (died 1782)

1733

Franz Ignaz von Beecke, German composer (died 1803)

1718

Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian priest, mathematician, astronomer, and explorer (died 1793)

1703

Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician and engineer (died 1768)

1696

Maurice de Saxe, French general (died 1750)

1693

Šimon Brixi, Czech composer (died 1735)

1690

Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian admiral (died 1720)

1667

Maria Anna of Neuburg, Queen consort of Spain

1610

Jacob Kettler, 3rd duke of Courland and Semigallia (died 1682)

1599

Marie of the Incarnation, foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec (died 1672)

1585

Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop and theologian (died 1638)

1550

Stanislaus Kostka, Polish saint (died 1568)

1510

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1572)

1479

John Gage, English courtier (died 1556)

1466

Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (died 1536)

1017

Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1056)

Deaths

2024

Renato Martino, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1932)

2024

Paul Morrissey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)

2024

Jamshid Sharmahd, German-American affiliate of Kingdom Assembly of Iran (born 1955)

2024

Kazuo Umezu, Japanese manga artist (born 1936)

2023

Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor (born 1969)

2023

Adam Johnson, American ice hockey player (born 1994)

2022

Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1935)

2018

Colin Sylvia, Australian rules footballer (born 1985)

2014

Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (born 1927)

2014

Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (born 1937)

2013

Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1920)

2013

Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (born 1927)

2013

Aleksandar Tijanić, Serbian journalist (born 1949)

2013

Rajendra Yadav, Indian author (born 1929)

2012

Gordon Bilney, Australian dentist and politician (born 1939)

2012

John Cheffers, Australian footballer and coach (born 1936)

2012

Jack Dellal, English businessman (born 1923)

2011

Tom Addington, English soldier (born 1919)

2010

Liang Congjie, Chinese historian and activist, founded Friends of Nature (born 1932)

2010

James MacArthur, American actor (born 1937)

2010

Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlandic politician, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (born 1938)

2010

Ehud Netzer, Israeli archaeologist, architect, and educator (born 1934)

2009

Taylor Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1990)

2007

Takao Fujinami, Japanese lawyer and politician (born 1932)

2007

Porter Wagoner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1927)

2006

Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (born 1917)

2006

Trevor Berbick, Jamaican-Canadian boxer (born 1954)

2006

Marijohn Wilkin, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1920)

2005

Bob Broeg, American soldier and journalist (born 1918)

2005

Raymond Hains, French photographer (born 1926)

2005

Tony Jackson, American basketball player (born 1942)

2005

Fernando Quejas, Cape Verdean-Portuguese singer-songwriter (born 1922)

2005

Richard Smalley, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1943)

2005

Ljuba Tadić, Serbian actor and screenwriter (born 1929)

2004

Eugene K. Bird, American colonel and author, US Commandant of Spandau Prison (born 1926)

2003

Sally Baldwin, Scottish social sciences professor (born 1940)

2002

Margaret Booth, American screenwriter and producer (born 1898)

2002

Erling Persson, Swedish businessman, founded H&M (born 1917)

2001

Gerard Hengeveld, Dutch pianist, composer, and educator (born 1910)

2000

Andújar Cedeño, Dominican baseball player (born 1969)

1999

Antonios Katinaris, Greek singer-songwriter (born 1931)

1998

Ted Hughes, English poet and playwright (born 1930)

1997

Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer (born 1915)

1993

Juri Lotman, Russian-Estonian historian and scholar (born 1922)

1989

Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (born 1898)

1987

D. Djajakusuma, Indonesian filmmaker (born 1918)

1987

André Masson, French soldier and painter (born 1896)

1986

John Braine, English author (born 1922)

1983

Otto Messmer, American animator and screenwriter (born 1892)

1978

Rukmani Devi, Sri Lankan singer and actress (born 1923)

1976

Aarne Juutilainen, Finnish army captain (born 1904)

1975

Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor (born 1894)

1975

Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (born 1932)

1973

Taha Hussein, Egyptian historian, author, and academic (born 1889)

1973

Sergio Tofano, Italian actor, director, and playwright (born 1883)

1970

Baby Huey, American singer-songwriter (born 1944)

1969

Constance Dowling, American model and actress (born 1920)

1965

Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (born 1882)

1963

Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (born 1882)

1959

Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier (born 1932)

1957

Ernst Gräfenberg, German-American physician and gynecologist (born 1881)

1952

Billy Hughes, English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1862)

1945

Kesago Nakajima, Japanese general (born 1881)

1941

Filipp Goloshchyokin, Soviet politician (born 1876)

1939

Alice Brady, American actress (born 1892)

1936

Newton Moore, Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (born 1870)

1929

Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1849)

1918

Ulisse Dini, Italian mathematician and politician (born 1845)

1917

Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (born 1831)

1917

Dimitrios Votsis, Greek lawyer and politician (born 1841)

1916

Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (born 1838)

1916

Oswald Boelcke, German WWI flying ace (born 1891)

1914

Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (born 1850)

1906

Jean Benner, French artist (born 1836)

1900

Max Müller, German philologist and orientalist (born 1823)

1899

Ottmar Mergenthaler, German-American engineer, invented the Linotype machine (born 1854)

1879

Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French economist and politician (born 1799)

1877

Robert Swinhoe, English ornithologist and entomologist (born 1835)

1857

Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, French general and politician, 26th Prime Minister of France (born 1802)

1841

Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist and academic (born 1792)

1818

Abigail Adams, American writer and second First Lady of the United States (born 1744)

1806

Charlotte Turner Smith, English poet and author (born 1749)

1800

Artemas Ward, American general and politician (born 1727)

1792

Paul Möhring, German physician, botanist, and zoologist (born 1710)

1792

John Smeaton, English engineer, designed the Coldstream Bridge and Perth Bridge (born 1724)

1787

Johann Karl August Musäus, German author (born 1735)

1768

Michel Blavet, French flute player and composer (born 1700)

1763

Heinrich von Brühl, German general and politician (born 1700)

1755

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (born 1689)

1754

Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (born 1708)

1740

Anna of Russia (born 1693)

1716

Stephen Fox, English politician (born 1627)

1708

Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (born 1653)

1704

John Locke, English physician and philosopher (born 1632)

1703

John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer (born 1616)

1676

Jean Desmarets, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1595)

1661

Agustín Moreto y Cavana, Spanish priest and playwright (born 1618)

1646

William Dobson, English painter (born 1610)

1639

Stefano Landi, Italian composer and educator (born 1587)

1627

Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India (born 1569)

1594

Ōkubo Tadayo, Japanese general (born 1532)

1592

Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Flemish diplomat

1568

Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shōgun (born 1539)

1468

Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (born 1425)

1412

Margaret I of Denmark (born 1353)

1312

Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany (born 1262)

1310

Ecumenical Patriarch Athanasius I of Constantinople (born 1230)

1266

Saint Arsenije I Sremac

1225

Jien, Japanese monk, historian, and poet (born 1155)

1138

King Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland

875

Remigius of Lyon, Frankish archbishop

816

Beggo, count of Toulouse and Paris

457

Ibas of Edessa, Syrian bishop

312

Maxentius, Roman emperor (born 278)

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