Events

2020

Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.

2017

A truck drives into a crowd in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.

2015

Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.

2014

During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California.

2011

The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.

2003

Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.

2002

A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.

2000

Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.

2000

Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.

1999

Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.

1999

EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.

1998

Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.

1996

TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people.

1994

American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana killing all 68 people on board.

1984

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed.

1979

Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people.

1973

Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.

1968

Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.

1968

Great Drought of 1968: Amidst a collapse of hydropower President of Chile Eduardo Frei Montalva decrees the establishment of daylight saving time.

1963

Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion: A gas explosion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis kills 81 people and injures another 400 during an ice show.

1961

In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from Lenin's Mausoleum, and is buried near the Kremlin Wall under a plain white marker.

1956

Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.

1956

Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following Imre Nagy's announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the MDP is replaced by the MSZMP. József Mindszenty is released from prison. The Soviet Politburo makes the decision to crush the Revolution.

1943

World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.

1941

After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.

1941

World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.

1940

World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion.

1938

Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.

1924

World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).

1923

The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.

1922

Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy.

1918

World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.

1917

World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".

1913

Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.

1913

The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.

1907

The Parliament of Finland approved the Prohibition Act, but the law was not implemented because it was not ratified by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

1903

The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.

1895

The strongest earthquake in the Midwestern United States since 1812 strikes near Charleston, Missouri, causing damage and killing at least two.

1864

Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.

1863

The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.

1837

Approximately 300 Muscogee die in the steamboat Monmouth disaster on the Trail of Tears in the United States.

1822

Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.

1587

Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.

1517

Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.

932

Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir is killed while fighting against the forces of general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar. Al-Muqtadir's brother al-Qahir is chosen to succeed him.

802

Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.

683

During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.

475

Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.

Births

2005

Leonor, Princess of Asturias

2002

Ansu Fati

2000

Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer

1999

Danielle Rose Russell, American actress

1999

Léa Serna, French figure skater

1997

Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, Hong Kong-Irish swimmer

1997

Sydney Park, American actress and comedian

1997

Marcus Rashford, English footballer

1997

Holly Taylor, Canadian-American actress

1995

Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player

1993

Mercedes Arn-Horn, Canadian musician

1993

Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer

1993

Letitia Wright, Guyanese-British actress

1992

Vanessa Marano, American actress

1990

JID, American rapper

1989

Scott McGough, American baseball player

1988

Cole Aldrich, American basketball player

1988

Sébastien Buemi, Swiss race car driver

1988

Jack Riewoldt, Australian footballer

1988

Lizzy Yarnold, British skeleton racer

1987

Nick Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player

1987

Jean-Karl Vernay, French race car driver

1986

Chris Alajajian, Australian race car driver

1986

Christie Hayes, Australian actress and producer

1985

Fanny Chmelar, German alpine skier

1985

Kerron Clement, American hurdler and sprinter

1984

Pat Murray, American football player

1984

Amanda Pascoe, Australian swimmer

1983

Adam Bouska, American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign

1982

Jordan Bannister, Australian footballer and umpire

1982

Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor

1982

Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player

1981

Irina Denezhkina, Russian author

1981

Steven Hunter, American basketball player

1981

Frank Iero, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1981

Selina Jen, Taiwanese singer and actress

1981

Mike Napoli, American baseball player

1980

Samaire Armstrong, American model, actress, and fashion designer

1980

Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American pianist and conductor

1980

Marcel Meeuwis, Dutch footballer

1980

Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor and voice artist

1979

Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer

1979

Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer

1978

Inka Grings, German footballer and manager

1978

Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer

1978

Marek Saganowski, Polish footballer

1978

Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player

1976

Guti, Spanish footballer

1976

Piper Perabo, American actress and producer

1975

Carla Boyd, Australian basketball player

1975

Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer and manager

1975

Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist and actor

1975

Johnny Whitworth, American actor and producer

1974

Muzzy Izzet, English-Turkish footballer

1974

Roger Manganelli, Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player

1973

Paul Abrahams, English footballer and coach

1973

Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1973

Tim Byrdak, American baseball player

1973

David Dellucci, American baseball player and sportscaster

1973

Beverly Lynne, American actress

1971

Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (died 2004)

1970

Linn Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter

1968

Antonio Davis, American basketball player and sportscaster

1967

Vanilla Ice, American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor

1967

Buddy Lazier, American race car driver

1967

Irina Pantaeva, Russian model and actress

1967

Adam Schlesinger, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 2020)

1966

Ad-Rock, American rapper, producer, and actor

1966

Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler

1966

Annabella Lwin, Anglo-Burmese singer-songwriter and record producer

1966

Mike O'Malley, American actor and comedian

1965

Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (died 2014)

1965

Blue Edwards, American basketball player

1965

Ruud Hesp, Dutch footballer

1965

Denis Irwin, Irish footballer and journalist

1965

Rob Rackstraw, English voice actor

1964

Frank Bruni, American journalist and critic

1964

Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish musician

1964

Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager

1964

Darryl Worley, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

1963

Mikkey Dee, Swedish hard rock drummer and musician

1963

Dunga, Brazilian footballer and manager

1963

Johnny Marr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1963

Fred McGriff, American baseball player

1963

Dermot Mulroney, American actor

1963

Rob Schneider, American actor and comedian

1962

Jonathan Borden, American neurosurgeon and academic

1962

Anna Geifman, American historian, author, and academic

1962

John Giannini, American basketball player and coach

1962

Mari Jungstedt, Swedish journalist and author

1962

Raphael Rabello, Brazilian guitarist and composer (died 1995)

1962

Dan Wood, Canadian ice hockey player

1961

Alonzo Babers, American runner and pilot

1961

Kate Campbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1961

Peter Jackson, New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1961

Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish musician, songwriter, and actor

1960

Arnaud Desplechin, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter

1960

Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico

1960

Mike Gallego, American baseball player and coach

1960

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran

1959

Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player

1959

Neal Stephenson, American author

1957

Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor

1957

Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1956

Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic

1956

Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician

1956

Anders Lago, Swedish lawyer and politician

1956

Charles Moore, English journalist and author

1955

Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order

1955

Susan Orlean, American journalist and author

1954

Mari Okamoto, Japanese actress

1954

Ken Wahl, American actor and screenwriter

1953

John Lucas II, American basketball player and coach

1952

Bernard Edwards, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 1996)

1952

Joe West, American baseball umpire

1951

Nick Saban, American football player and coach

1951

Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager

1950

John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994)

1950

Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (died 2016)

1950

Jane Pauley, American journalist

1950

Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general

1949

Mart Helme, Estonian journalist and diplomat

1949

Bob Siebenberg, American drummer

1949

Alison Wolf, English economist and academic

1948

Franco Gasparri, Italian actor (died 1999)

1948

Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer

1947

Deidre Hall, American actress

1947

Frank Shorter, American runner and sportscaster

1947

Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium

1946

Stephen Rea, Irish actor

1945

Russ Ballard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1945

Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian

1945

Barrie Keeffe, English playwright, screenwriter, and producer (died 2019)

1943

Elliott Forbes-Robinson, American race car driver

1943

Paul Frampton, English-American physicist and academic

1943

Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician, 13th Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy (died 2022)

1943

Brian Piccolo, American football player (died 1970)

1942

David Ogden Stiers, American actor (died 2018)

1941

Dan Alderson, American scientist (died 1989)

1941

Derek Bell, English race car driver

1941

Lucious Jackson, American basketball player (died 2022)

1941

Sally Kirkland, American actress (died 2025)

1940

Craig Rodwell, American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (died 1993)

1940

Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox, English businesswoman and politician

1939

Tom O'Connor, English actor and game show host (died 2021)

1939

Ron Rifkin, American actor

1939

Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)

1937

Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist

1936

Michael Landon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991)

1935

Dale Brown, American basketball player and coach

1935

Ronald Graham, American mathematician and theorist (died 2020)

1935

David Harvey, English-American geographer and academic

1934

Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Swedish princess

1933

Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1933

Iemasa Kayumi, Japanese voice actor (died 2014)

1931

Dan Rather, American journalist

1930

Michael Collins, American general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2021)

1930

Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (died 1970)

1929

William Orchard, Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (died 2014)

1929

Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016)

1928

Andrew Sarris, American critic and educator (died 2012)

1926

Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (died 2011)

1925

Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (died 1990)

1925

John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004)

1925

Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (died 2013)

1922

Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (died 2005)

1922

Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (died 2004)

1922

Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 2012)

1920

Dick Francis, Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (died 2010)

1920

Joseph Gelineau, French priest and composer (died 2008)

1920

Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (died 2004)

1920

Fritz Walter, German footballer (died 2002)

1919

Daphne Oxenford, English actress (died 2012)

1919

Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author (died 2017)

1918

Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (died 2007)

1917

William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author (died 2016)

1917

Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (died 2013)

1916

Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (died 2012)

1915

Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer (died 2010)

1914

John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer (died 1995)

1912

Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2001)

1912

Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (died 2008)

1908

Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (died 2009)

1907

Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (died 1973)

1902

Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (died 1987)

1902

Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1958)

1902

Abraham Wald, Jewish-Hungarian mathematician and economist (died 1950)

1900

Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (died 1976)

1897

Constance Savery, English author (died 1999)

1896

Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (died 1977)

1895

B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier, historian, and theorist (died 1970)

1892

Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player and author (died 1946)

1888

Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet and author (died 1944)

1887

Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (died 1975)

1887

Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (died 1970)

1883

Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator (died 1956)

1883

Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier (died 1915)

1881

Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (died 1960)

1880

Julia Peterkin, American author (died 1961)

1880

Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 1936)

1879

Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, and composer (died 1941)

1876

Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright (died 1972)

1875

Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (died 1954)

1875

Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (died 1950)

1868

John Weir Troy, American journalist, and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska (died 1942)

1860

Juliette Gordon Low, American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (died 1927)

1860

Andrew Volstead, American politician (died 1947)

1858

Saint Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril, Indian Orthodox Saint (died 1934)

1856

Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (died 1889)

1851

Louise of Sweden (died 1926)

1849

Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (died 1891)

1848

Boston Custer, American soldier (died 1876)

1847

Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (died 1897)

1838

Luís I of Portugal (died 1889)

1835

Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (died 1933)

1835

Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (died 1923)

1835

Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1917)

1831

Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (died 1910)

1825

Charles Lavigerie, French-Algerian cardinal and academic (died 1892)

1815

Thomas Chapman, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania (died 1884)

1815

Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (died 1897)

1809

Edmund Sharpe, English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer (died 1877)

1795

John Keats, English poet (died 1821)

1760

Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist and printmaker (died 1849)

1737

James Lovell, American educator and politician (died 1789)

1729

Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, Viceroy of New Spain (died 1800)

1724

Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (died 1805)

1714

Hedvig Taube, Swedish courtier (died 1744)

1711

Laura Bassi, Italian physician, physicist, and academic (died 1778)

1705

Pope Clement XIV (died 1774)

1694

Yeongjo of Joseon (died 1776)

1692

Anne Claude de Caylus, French archaeologist and author (died 1765)

1686

Senesino, Italian singer and actor (died 1758)

1638

Meindert Hobbema, Dutch painter (died 1709)

1636

Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (died 1679)

1632

Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (died 1675)

1620

John Evelyn, English gardener and author (died 1706)

1599

Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (died 1680)

1542

Henriette of Cleves, Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel (died 1601)

1472

Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (died 1529)

1445

Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (died 1511)

1424

Władysław III, king of Poland (died 1444)

1391

Edward, King of Portugal (died 1438)

1345

Ferdinand I, king of Portugal (died 1383)

Deaths

2023

Ken Mattingly, American astronaut (born 1936)

2021

Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer (born 1934)

2020

Sean Connery, Scottish actor (born 1930)

2020

MF Doom, British-American rapper and record producer (born 1971)

2018

Willie McCovey, American baseball player (born 1938)

2015

Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (born 1925)

2014

David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (born 1926)

2014

Michael Alsbury, American engineer and pilot (born 1975)

2014

Brad Halsey, American baseball player (born 1981)

2014

Hitoshi Motoshima, Japanese educator and politician (born 1922)

2013

Chris Chase (aka Irene Kane), American actress and author (born 1924)

2013

Gérard de Villiers, French journalist and author (born 1929)

2013

Trevor Kletz, English chemist and author (born 1922)

2013

Johnny Kucks, American baseball player (born 1933)

2013

Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1928)

2013

Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)

2012

Gae Aulenti, Italian architect and designer (born 1927)

2012

John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (born 1917)

2012

John H. Reed, American soldier and politician, 67th Governor of Maine (born 1921)

2011

Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1941)

2011

Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (born 1926)

2010

Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (born 1928)

2009

Mustafa Mahmud, Egyptian physician and author (born 1921)

2009

Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (born 1922)

2009

Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (born 1911)

2008

Studs Terkel, American historian and author (born 1912)

2007

Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1926)

2006

P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (born 1916)

2006

Peter Fryer, English journalist and author (born 1927)

2005

Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (born 1920)

2005

Amrita Pritam, Indian author and poet (born 1919)

2003

Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (born 1919)

2002

Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (born 1945)

2002

Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (born 1903)

2002

Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (born 1916)

2001

Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (born 1970)

2000

Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (born 1915)

2000

Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (born 1981)

1999

Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (born 1975)

1998

Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1935)

1998

María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish nun and saint (Roman Catholic Church) (born 1926)

1997

George Roth, American gymnast (born 1911)

1996

Marcel Carné, French director and screenwriter (born 1906)

1995

Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (born 1938)

1993

Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1920)

1993

River Phoenix, American actor and singer (born 1970)

1992

Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (born 1974)

1991

Joseph Papp, American stage director and producer (born 1921)

1988

John Houseman, Romanian-born American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1902)

1988

Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and academic (born 1906)

1986

Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896)

1985

Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (born 1907)

1985

Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (born 1913)

1984

Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1900)

1984

Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (born 1917)

1983

George Halas, American football player and coach (born 1895)

1983

Lu Jiaxi, Chinese self-taught mathematician (born 1935)

1983

Sharof Rashidov, Uzbek politician, CPSU Politburo candidate member (born 1917)

1980

Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (born 1905)

1977

C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (born 1904)

1975

Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (born 1906)

1973

Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (born 1905)

1972

Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1916)

1964

Tuomas Bryggari, Finnish politician (born 1881)

1963

Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (born 1902)

1960

H. L. Davis, American author and poet (born 1894)

1959

Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (born 1885)

1952

Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (born 1879)

1944

Joseph Hubert Priestley, British botanist (born 1883)

1939

Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (born 1884)

1931

Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (born 1851)

1929

António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (born 1866)

1926

Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (born 1874)

1925

Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1883)

1925

Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (born 1885)

1925

Thomas Henry Tracy, Canadian architect and alderman (born 1848)

1920

Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (born 1854)

1918

Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (born 1890)

1916

Charles Taze Russell, American minister (born 1852)

1916

Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (born 1874)

1913

William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (born 1857)

1905

Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (born 1828)

1884

Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (born 1858)

1879

Jacob Abbott, American author and academic (born 1803)

1879

Joseph Hooker, American general (born 1814)

1869

Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (born 1788)

1860

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (born 1775)

1820

John Lynch, American city founder and abolitionist (born 1740)

1806

Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese artist and printmaker (born ca. 1753)

1786

Princess Amelia of Great Britain (born 1711)

1768

Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (born 1690)

1744

Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (born 1694)

1733

Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (born 1676)

1732

Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (born 1666)

1723

Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1642)

1661

Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1575)

1659

John Bradshaw, English lawyer and judge, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1602)

1641

Cornelis Jol, Dutch admiral (born 1597)

1589

Peter Stumpp, German farmer and alleged serial killer (born 1535)

1517

Fra Bartolomeo, Italian artist (born 1472)

1448

John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1390)

1335

Marie of Évreux, Duchess Consort of Brabant (born 1303)

1320

Ricold of Monte Croce, Italian Dominican missionary (born 1242)

1214

Eleanor of England, queen consort of Castile (born 1163)

1147

Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I of England (born 1100)

1034

Deokjong, Korean ruler (born 1016)

1005

Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer (born 921)

994

Wolfgang of Regensburg, German bishop and saint (born 934)

932

Al-Muqtadir, Abbasid caliph (born 895)

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