Events

2025

American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk is assassinated while onstage at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

2024

Polaris Dawn, the first private crewed spaceflight to involve a spacewalk, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

2017

Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in 134 deaths and $77.2 billion (2017 USD) in damage.

2008

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.

2007

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.

2002

Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.

2001

Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.

2001

During his appearance on the British TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches the £1 million top prize, but it was later revealed that he had cheated to the top prize by listening to coughs from his wife and another contestant.

2000

Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.

1977

Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France.

1976

A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176.

1974

Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.

1967

The people of Gibraltar vote to remain a British dependency rather than becoming part of Spain.

1961

In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history.

1961

A President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crashes just after takeoff from Shannon Airport, Ireland. All 83 passengers and crew are killed.

1960

At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.

1943

World War II: In the course of Operation Achse, German troops begin their occupation of Rome.

1942

World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.

1939

World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war.

1939

World War II: The Canadian declaration of war on Germany receives royal assent.

1937

Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.

1936

The first world individual Speedway World Championship was held at London's Wembley Stadium.

1932

The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally owned IND, is opened.

1919

The Republic of German-Austria signs the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, ceding significant territories to Italy, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia.

1918

Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan.

1898

Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.

1897

Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.

1858

George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora.

1846

Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.

1813

The United States defeats a British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

1798

At the Battle of St. George's Caye, British Honduras defeats Spain.

1776

American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.

1724

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78, a chorale cantata based on a passion hymn by Johann Rist.

1640

Reapers' War: Junta de Braços (Assembly of Estates) of the Principality of Catalonia summoned. It assumes the sovereignty and enacts a series of revolutionary measures which will lead to the Catalan Republic.

1622

Fifty-five Christians are executed in Nagasaki during the Great Genna Martyrdom.

1608

John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.

1607

Edward Maria Wingfield is ousted as first president of the governing council of the Colony of Virginia; he is replaced by John Ratcliffe.

1573

German pirate Klein Henszlein and 33 of his crew are beheaded in Hamburg.

1570

Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.

1561

Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.

1547

The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.

1515

Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal.

1509

An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.

1419

John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.

1089

The first synod of pope Urban II starts in Melfi, with seventy bishops and twelve abbots in attendance. The synod issues several decrees about church law and deals with the relation with the Greek part of the Church.

506

The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.

Births

2004

Gabriel Bateman, American actor[citation needed]

2001

Armando Broja, Albanian-born English footballer

2001

Nick Cross, American football player

1999

Laura Taylor, Australian swimmer

1999

jschlatt, American YouTuber and singer

1998

Anna Blinkova, Russian tennis player

1998

Sheck Wes, American rapper

1997

Brooke Henderson, Canadian golfer

1997

Troy Terry, American ice hockey player

1995

Jack Grealish, English footballer

1995

Matt Rife, American comedian and actor

1993

Sam Kerr, Australian footballer

1992

Ricky Ledo, American basketball player

1992

Ayub Masika, Kenyan footballer

1991

Sam Morsy, Egyptian footballer

1990

Corban Knight, Canadian ice hockey player

1989

Manish Pandey, Indian cricketer

1989

Matt Ritchie, English footballer

1988

Bobby Sharp, Canadian wrestler

1988

Jordan Staal, Canadian ice hockey player

1988

Jared Lee Loughner, American mass murderer

1987

Paul Goldschmidt, American baseball player

1987

Alex Saxon, American actor

1986

Angel McCoughtry, American basketball player

1986

Ashley Monroe, American singer-songwriter

1986

Eoin Morgan, Irish- English cricketer

1985

Aleksandrs Čekulajevs, Latvian footballer

1985

James Graham, English rugby league player

1985

Neil Walker, American baseball player

1984

Sander Post, Estonian footballer

1984

Harry Treadaway, English actor

1984

Luke Treadaway, English actor

1984

Drake Younger, American wrestler

1983

Shawn James, Guyanese-American basketball player

1983

Jérémy Toulalan, French footballer

1983

Joey Votto, Canadian baseball player

1982

Misty Copeland, American ballerina and author

1982

Javi Varas, Spanish footballer

1981

Marco Chiudinelli, Swiss tennis player

1981

Germán Denis, Argentinian footballer

1981

Bonnie Maxon, American wrestler

1980

Roger Mason Jr., American basketball player

1980

Trevor Murdoch, American wrestler

1980

Mikey Way, American bass player and songwriter

1980

Tetsuya Yamagami, Japanese assassin of Shinzo Abe

1979

Jacob Young, American actor

1978

Julia Goldsworthy, English politician

1978

Alex Horne, British comedian

1978

Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Lithuanian basketball player

1977

Mike DiBiase, American wrestler

1977

Caleb Ralph, New Zealand rugby player

1976

Marty Holah, New Zealand rugby player

1976

Gustavo Kuerten, Brazilian tennis player

1976

Vasilios Lakis, Greek footballer

1976

Matt Morgan, American wrestler

1976

Reinder Nummerdor, Dutch volleyball player

1975

Dan O'Toole, Canadian sportscaster

1975

Melanie Pullen, American photographer

1974

Mohammad Akram, Pakistani cricketer and coach

1974

Mirko Filipović, Croatian mixed martial artist, boxer, and politician

1974

Ryan Phillippe, American actor and producer

1974

Ben Wallace, American basketball player

1973

Ferdinand Coly, Senegalese footballer

1973

Mark Huizinga, Dutch martial artist

1973

Tim Stimpson, English rugby player

1972

James Duval, American actor and producer

1972

Bente Skari, Norwegian skier

1971

Joe Bravo, American jockey

1970

Ménélik, Cameroonian-French rapper

1970

Dean Gorré, Surinamese footballer and manager

1970

Paula Kelley, American singer-songwriter

1970

Neera Tanden, American lawyer and policy analyst

1969

Craig Innes, New Zealand rugby player

1969

Johnathon Schaech, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

1968

Andreas Herzog, Austrian footballer and manager

1968

Big Daddy Kane, American rapper, producer, and actor

1968

Guy Ritchie, English director, producer, and screenwriter

1966

Yuki Saito, Japanese singer and actress

1966

Joe Nieuwendyk, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

1964

Jack Ma, Chinese businessman, co-founder of Alibaba Group [citation needed]

1964

John E. Sununu, American engineer and politician

1963

Randy Johnson, American baseball player[citation needed]

1963

Bill Stevenson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

1960

Alison Bechdel, American author and illustrator

1960

Margaret Ferrier, Scottish politician

1960

Colin Firth, English actor and producer

1960

Tim Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1960

David Lowery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1959

Michael Earl, American actor, singer, and puppeteer (died 2015)

1958

Chris Columbus, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1958

Siobhan Fahey, Irish singer-songwriter and producer

1957

Kate Burton, British-American actress

1957

Carol Decker, English singer-songwriter

1956

Johnnie Fingers, Irish keyboard player and songwriter

1955

Pat Mastelotto, American rock drummer

1954

Jackie Ashley, English journalist

1954

Lorely Burt, English politician

1954

Clark Johnson, American-Canadian actor

1954

Don Wilson, American kickboxer and actor

1953

Pat Cadigan, American science fiction author

1953

Amy Irving, American actress

1953

John Thurso, Scottish businessman and politician

1952

Medea Benjamin, American activist, founder of Code Pink

1952

Vic Toews, Paraguayan-Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Canadian Minister of Justice

1951

Sarah Coakley, English philosopher, theologian, and academic

1951

Steve Keirn, American wrestler

1951

Bill Rogers, American golfer

1950

Rosie Flores, American singer and guitarist

1950

Tom Lund, Norwegian football player

1950

Joe Perry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949

Barriemore Barlow, English rock drummer and songwriter

1949

Babette Cole, English author and illustrator (died 2017)

1949

Don Muraco, American wrestler

1949

Bill O'Reilly, American journalist and author

1948

Zhang Chengzhi, Chinese historian and author

1948

Brian Donohoe, Scottish politician

1948

Judy Geeson, English actress

1948

Bob Lanier, American basketball player and coach (died 2022)

1948

Margaret Trudeau, Canadian actress and talk show host, 12th Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada

1948

Charlie Waters, American football player, coach, and radio host

1947

Larry Nelson, American golfer

1947

David Pountney, English director and manager

1946

Michèle Alliot-Marie, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs

1946

Jim Hines, American sprinter and football player (died 2023)

1946

Don Powell, English rock drummer

1946

Patrick Norman, Canadian singer-songwriter

1945

José Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and guitarist

1945

Gerard Henderson, Australian journalist and author

1945

Mike Mullane, American colonel and astronaut

1944

Thomas Allen, English actor, singer, and academic

1942

Danny Hutton, Irish-American singer

1941

Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, biologist, and author (died 2002)

1941

Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (died 2014)

1941

Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese video game designer, invented Game Boy (died 1997)

1940

Roy Ayers, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, vibraphonist, and producer (died 2025)

1940

Buck Buchanan, American football player (died 1992)[citation needed]

1940

Bob Chance, American baseball player (died 2013)

1938

David Hamilton, English radio and television host

1937

Jared Diamond, American biologist, geographer, and author

1937

Tommy Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)

1936

Peter Lovesey, British writer (died 2025)

1935

Mary Oliver, American poet (died 2019)

1934

Charles Kuralt, American journalist (died 1997)[citation needed]

1934

Roger Maris, American baseball player and coach (died 1985)[citation needed]

1934

Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (died 2014)

1934

Larry Sitsky, Australian pianist, composer, and educator

1934

Mr. Wrestling II, American wrestler (died 2020)

1933

Yevgeny Khrunov, Russian colonel and cosmonaut (died 2000)

1933

Karl Lagerfeld, German-French fashion designer and photographer (died 2019)[citation needed]

1932

Bo Goldman, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (died 2023)

1931

Isabel Colegate, English author and agent (died 2023)

1931

Philip Baker Hall, American actor (died 2022)

1930

Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (died 2006)

1929

Michel Bélanger, Canadian businessman and banker (died 1997)

1929

John Golding, English historian, scholar, and curator (died 2012)

1929

Arnold Palmer, American golfer and businessman (died 2016)

1928

Roch Bolduc, Canadian civil servant and politician

1928

Walter Ralston Martin, American minister and author, founded the Christian Research Institute (died 1989)

1928

Jean Vanier, Canadian philosopher and humanitarian, founded L'Arche (died 2019)

1927

Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (died 2015)

1926

Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (died 2008)

1925

Roy Brown, American singer-songwriter (died 1981)

1925

Dick Lucas, English minister and cleric

1925

Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian pianist and composer (died 1996)

1924

Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (died 1988)

1924

Boyd K. Packer, American educator and religious leader, 26th President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (died 2015)

1923

Glen P. Robinson, American businessman, founded Scientific Atlanta (died 2013)

1921

Joann Lõssov, Estonian basketball player and coach (died 2000)

1921

John W. Morris, American general (died 2013)

1920

Fabio Taglioni, Italian engineer (died 2001)

1919

Lex van Delden, Dutch composer (died 1988)

1917

Miguel Serrano, Chilean poet and diplomat (died 2009)

1915

Edmond O'Brien, American actor (died 1985)

1914

Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Anglo-Irish captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (died 1990)

1914

Robert Wise, American director and producer (died 2005)

1913

Lincoln Gordon, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Brazil (died 2009)

1912

Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (died 2002)

1908

Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (died 2004)

1908

Raymond Scott, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 1994)

1908

Waldo Rudolph Wedel, American archaeologist and author (died 1996)

1907

Alva R. Fitch, American general (died 1989)

1907

Dorothy Hill, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (died 1997)

1906

Karl Wien, German geographer, academic, and mountaineer (died 1937)

1904

Honey Craven, American horse rider and manager (died 2003)

1904

Max Shachtman, American theorist and politician (died 1972)

1903

Cyril Connolly, English author and critic (died 1974)

1898

Bessie Love, American actress (died 1986)

1898

Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (died 1999)

1897

Georges Bataille, French philosopher, novelist, and poet (died 1962)

1897

Hilde Hildebrand, German actress and singer (died 1976)

1896

Adele Astaire, American actress and dancer (died 1981)

1896

Robert Taschereau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1970)

1896

Ye Ting, Chinese general (died 1946)

1895

Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian poet and author (died 1976)

1894

Alexander Dovzhenko, Soviet screenwriter/producer/director of Ukrainian origin (died 1956)

1892

Arthur Compton, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962)

1890

Bob Heffron, New Zealand-Australian miner and politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (died 1978)

1890

Elsa Schiaparelli, Italian-French fashion designer (died 1973)

1890

Franz Werfel, Austrian-Bohemian author, poet, and playwright (died 1945)

1890

Mortimer Wheeler, British archaeologist and officer (died 1976)

1889

Ivar Böhling, Finnish wrestler (died 1929)

1888

Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (died 1976)

1887

Giovanni Gronchi, Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (died 1978)

1887

Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (died 1976)

1887

Govind Ballabh Pant, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (died 1961)

1886

H.D., American poet, novelist, and memoirist (died 1961)

1885

Johannes de Jong, Dutch cardinal (died 1955)

1885

Carl Clinton Van Doren, American critic and biographer (died 1950)

1884

Herbert Johanson, Estonian architect (died 1964)

1880

Georgia Douglas Johnson, American poet and playwright (died 1966)

1880

Laura Cornelius Kellogg, Native American activist (died 1947)

1876

Hugh D. McIntosh, Australian businessman (died 1942)

1875

George Hewitt Myers, American forester and philanthropist (died 1957)

1874

Mamie Dillard, African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist (died 1954)

1872

Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer (died 1933)

1871

Charles Collett, English engineer (died 1952)

1866

Jeppe Aakjær, Danish author and poet (died 1930)

1864

Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (died 1933)

1860

Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (died 1938)

1852

Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (died 1937)

1852

Alice Brown Davis, American tribal chief (died 1935)

1844

Abel Hoadley, English-Australian candy maker, created the Violet Crumble (died 1918)

1839

Isaac K. Funk, American minister and publisher, co-founded Funk & Wagnalls (died 1912)

1839

Charles Sanders Peirce, American mathematician, statistician, and philosopher (died 1914)

1836

Joseph Wheeler, American general and politician (died 1906)

1821

William Jervois, English captain, engineer, and politician, 10th Governor of South Australia (died 1897)

1801

Marie Laveau, American voodoo practitioner (died 1881)

1793

Harriet Arbuthnot, English diarist (died 1834)

1788

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and author (died 1868)

1787

John J. Crittenden, American statesman and politician (died 1863)

1787

Justina Jeffreys, Jamaican-born British gentlewoman (died 1869)

1786

Nicolás Bravo, Mexican soldier and politician, 11th President of Mexico (died 1854)

1786

William Mason, American surgeon and politician (died 1860)

1758

Hannah Webster Foster, American author (died 1840)

1753

John Soane, English architect and academic, designed the Royal Academy and Freemasons' Hall (died 1837)

1714

Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (died 1774)

1659

Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (died 1695)

1655

Caspar Bartholin the Younger, Danish anatomist (died 1738)

1638

Maria Theresa of Spain (died 1683)

1624

Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (died 1689)

1588

Nicholas Lanier, English singer-songwriter and lute player (died 1666)

1561

Hernando Arias de Saavedra, Paraguayan-Argentinian soldier and politician (died 1634)

1550

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish general (died 1615)

1547

George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (died 1596)

1497

Wolfgang Musculus, German theologian (died 1563)

1487

Pope Julius III (died 1555)

1423

Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (died 1425)

904

Guo Wei, posthumously known as Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou

877

Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria (died 940)

Deaths

2024

Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (born 1946)

2024

Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China (born 1936)

2023

Ian Wilmut, British embryologist (born 1944)

2020

Diana Rigg, British actress (born 1938)

2015

Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (born 1918)

2015

Adrian Frutiger, Swiss typeface designer (born 1928)

2015

Antoine Lahad, Lebanese general (born 1927)

2014

Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (born 1934)

2014

Richard Kiel, American actor (born 1939)

2014

Edward Nelson, American mathematician and academic (born 1932)

2014

George Spencer, American baseball player (born 1926)

2014

Paul K. Sybrowsky, American religious leader and academic (born 1944)

2013

John Hambrick, American journalist and actor (born 1940)

2013

Ibrahim Makhous, Syrian politician, Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1925)

2013

Josef Němec, Czech boxer (born 1933)

2013

Clay Shaw, American accountant and politician (born 1939)

2013

Jack Vance, Canadian general (born 1933)

2012

Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist (born 1934)

2012

Robert Gammage, American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1938)

2012

Lance LeGault, American actor and stuntman (born 1935)

2012

Stanley Long, English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1933)

2012

John Moffatt, English actor and playwright (born 1922)

2011

Cliff Robertson, American actor (born 1923)

2008

Gérald Beaudoin, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1929)

2008

Vernon Handley, English conductor (born 1930)

2007

Anita Roddick, English businesswoman, founded The Body Shop (born 1942)

2007

Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (born 1930)

2007

Ted Stepien, American businessman (born 1925)

2007

Jane Wyman, American actress (born 1917)

2006

Patty Berg, American golfer (born 1918)

2006

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Tongan king (born 1918)

2005

Hermann Bondi, Austrian mathematician and cosmologist (born 1919)

2005

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer and guitarist (born 1924)

2004

Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (born 1927)

2000

Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Indian-Pakistani journalist and author (born 1921)

1996

Joanne Dru, American actress (born 1922)

1996

Hans List, Austrian scientist and inventor (born 1896)

1994

Charles Drake, American actor (born 1917)

1991

Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (born 1908)

1988

Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (born 1916)

1987

Boris Rõtov, Estonian chess player (born 1937)

1985

Ernst Öpik, Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1893)

1985

Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1922)

1983

Felix Bloch, Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905)

1983

Norah Lofts, English author (born 1904)

1983

Jon Brower Minnoch, American heaviest man (born 1941)

1983

B. J. Vorster, South African lawyer and politician, 4th State President of South Africa (born 1915)

1979

Agostinho Neto, Angolan politician, 1st President of Angola (born 1922)

1976

Dalton Trumbo, American screenwriter and novelist (born 1905)

1975

Hans Swarowsky, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and educator (born 1899)

1975

George Paget Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)

1973

Cornelia Meigs, American author and playwright (born 1884)

1971

Pier Angeli, Italian-American actress and singer (born 1932)

1968

Erna Mohr, German zoologist (born 1894)

1966

Emil Julius Gumbel, German mathematician and statistician (born 1891)

1965

Father Divine, American spiritual leader (born 1880)

1961

Leo Carrillo, American actor and singer (born 1880)

1961

Wolfgang von Trips, German race car driver (born 1928)

1954

Peter Anders, German tenor and actor (born 1908)

1952

Youssef Aftimus, Lebanese engineer and architect, designed the Beirut City Hall (born 1866)

1948

Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (born 1861)

1940

Issy Smith, British-Australian soldier and Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1890)

1939

Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig, German general (born 1888)

1938

Charles Cruft, English businessman, founded Crufts (born 1852)

1937

Sergei Tretyakov, Russian author and playwright (born 1892)

1935

Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (born 1893)

1934

George Henschel, German-English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1850)

1933

Giuseppe Campari, Italian race car driver (born 1892)

1933

Baconin Borzacchini, Italian race car driver (born 1898)

1933

Stanisław Czaykowski, Polish race car driver (born 1899)

1931

Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1869)

1931

Salvatore Maranzano, Italian-American gangster (born 1886)

1923

Sukumar Ray, Indian poet and playwright (born 1887)

1922

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (born 1840)

1919

J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, founded the Archibald Prize (born 1856)

1915

Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec (born 1822)

1915

Bagha Jatin, Indian philosopher and author (born 1879)

1905

Pete Browning, American baseball player (born 1861)

1898

Empress Elisabeth of Austria (born 1837)

1891

David Humphreys Storer, American physician and naturalist (born 1804)

1889

Charles III, Prince of Monaco (born 1818)

1867

Simon Sechter, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (born 1788)

1851

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, American minister and educator (born 1787)

1842

William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand soldier and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (born 1792)

1842

Letitia Christian Tyler, American wife of John Tyler, 11th First Lady of the United States (born 1790)

1797

Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist (born 1759)

1759

Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian missionary and explorer (born 1703)

1749

Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (born 1706)

1748

Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary (born 1663)

1676

Gerrard Winstanley, English activist (born 1609)

1669

Henrietta Maria of France, Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (born 1609)

1607

Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Italian organist and composer (born 1545)

1604

William Morgan, Welsh bishop and translator (born 1545)

1591

Richard Grenville, English admiral and politician (born 1542)

1549

Anthony Denny, English politician (born 1501)

1519

John Colet, English theologian and scholar (born 1467)

1504

Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (born 1480)

1482

Federico da Montefeltro, Italian warlord (born 1422)

1479

Jacopo Piccolomini-Ammannati, Italian cardinal and humanist (born 1422)

1419

John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (born 1371)

1384

Joanna of Dreux, Countess of Penthievre and Duchess of Brittany (born 1319)

1382

Louis I of Hungary (born 1326)

1364

Robert of Taranto, King of Albania

1308

Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (born 1285)

1306

Nicholas of Tolentino, Italian mystic and saint (born 1245)

1281

John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal (born 1237)

1217

William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, English politician

1197

Henry II, Count of Champagne (born 1166)

1167

Matilda of England, Holy Roman Empress (born 1102)

954

Louis IV, king of West Francia (born 920)

952

Gao Xingzhou, Chinese general (born 885)

918

Baldwin II, Frankish margrave (born c. 865)

710

Li Chongfu, imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty (born c. 680)

689

Guo Zhengyi, official of the Chinese Tang dynasty

602

Dugu Qieluo, empress of the Chinese Sui dynasty (born 544)

-210

Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China (born 259 BC)

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