Events

2018

Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault.

2003

The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.

1998

PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people.

1997

NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station.

1992

NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.

1987

Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.

1985

3 civilians killed by alleged supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Larnaca yacht killings.

1983

Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison.

1981

Belize joins the United Nations.

1978

PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing all 135 aboard Flight 182, both occupants of the Cessna, as well as seven people on the ground.

1977

About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.

1974

Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.

1969

The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed.

1964

The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins.

1963

Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.

1962

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.

1962

The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.

1959

S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon, is mortally shot by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.

1957

Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.

1956

TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.

1955

The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.

1944

World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem via Oosterbeek.

1937

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.

1926

The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.

1918

World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under General Edmund Allenby.

1915

World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.

1912

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.

1911

An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship.

1906

Leonardo Torres Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino in the Bilbao Abra (Spain), guiding an electric boat from the shore with people on board, which was controlled at a distance over 2 km (1.2 mi), in what is considered to be the origin of modern wireless remote-control operation principles.

1890

The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.

1868

The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.

1804

The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver.

1790

Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday.

1789

The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.

1786

The mine of Huancavelica in the Peruvian Andes collapses, killing more than hundred people. The event was a major setback for quicksilver production in the Spanish Empire.

1775

American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal in the Battle of Longue-Pointe during the invasion of Quebec.

1775

American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec sets off to join the American invasion.

1768

Unification of Nepal

1690

Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time.

1555

The Peace of Augsburg is signed by Emperor Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League.

1513

Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean.

1396

Ottoman Emperor Bayezid I defeats a Christian army at the Battle of Nicopolis.

1237

England and Scotland sign the Treaty of York, establishing the location of their common border.

1066

In the Battle of Stamford Bridge, Harald Hardrada, the invading King of Norway, is defeated by King Harold II of England.

762

Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate.

275

For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius Tacitus.

Births

2009

Leah Jeffries, American actress

2003

Bella Ramsey, English actor

2001

Cade Cunningham, American basketball player

2000

Lilas Ikuta, Japanese singer and songwriter

1997

Antonia Gentry, American actress

1995

Todd Hazelwood, Australian race car driver

1993

Brandin Cooks, American football player

1993

Toby Greene, Australian footballer

1992

Zoël Amberg, Swiss race car driver

1992

Massimo Luongo, Australian footballer

1992

Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater

1992

Rosalía, Spanish singer-songwriter

1992

Ruslan Zhiganshin, Russian ice dancer

1992

Teddy Swims, American singer and songwriter

1991

Calle Järnkrok, Swedish ice hockey player

1990

Mao Asada, Japanese figure skater

1989

Jordan Gavaris, Canadian actor

1989

Cuco Martina, Curaçaoan footballer

1989

Aldon Smith, American football player

1987

Monica Niculescu, Romanian tennis player

1986

Heidi El Tabakh, Egyptian-Canadian tennis player

1986

Jamie O'Hara, English footballer

1986

Choi Yoon-young, South Korean actress

1984

Cherine Anderson, Jamaican singer-songwriter and actress

1984

Matt Carle, American ice hockey player

1984

Ivory Latta, American basketball player

1984

Matías Silvestre, Argentinian footballer

1984

Zach Woods, American actor and comedian

1983

Donald Glover (also known as Childish Gambino), American actor, rapper, producer, and screenwriter

1982

Hyun Bin, South Korean actor

1981

Rocco Baldelli, American baseball player and manager

1981

Jason Bergmann, American baseball player

1981

Lee Norris, American actor

1980

Chris Owen, American actor

1980

T.I., American rapper, songwriter, producer, and actor

1979

Kyle Bennett, American BMX rider (died 2012)

1979

Rashad Evans, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

1979

Jason Koumas, Welsh footballer

1978

Joe Cotton, Canadian-New Zealand singer

1978

Roudolphe Douala, Cameroonian footballer

1978

Ricardo Gardner, Jamaican footballer

1978

Jodie Kidd, English model and actress

1978

Ryan Leslie, American singer-songwriter and producer

1978

Joel Piñeiro, Puerto Rican baseball player

1977

Clea DuVall, American actress

1977

Robbie Jones, American actor

1977

Mike Krahulik, American illustrator

1977

Toni Lydman, Finnish ice hockey player

1977

Joel David Moore, American actor

1977

Wil Nieves, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

1976

Santigold, American singer-songwriter and producer

1976

Chauncey Billups, American basketball player

1976

Charlotte Ayanna, Puerto Rican-American actress

1975

Daniela Ceccarelli, Italian skier

1975

Declan Donnelly, English entertainer

1975

Matt Hasselbeck, American football player

1975

Dat Nguyen, American football player and coach

1974

Bill Bowler, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1974

Olivier Dacourt, French footballer

1974

John Granville, American scholar and diplomat (died 2008)

1974

Paul Hurst, English footballer and manager

1974

Daniel Kessler, English-American singer and guitarist

1974

Frank Leder, German fashion designer

1974

Robbie Mears, Australian rugby league player and coach

1974

Eric Moss, American football player (died 2019)

1974

Joel Prpic, Canadian ice hockey player

1974

Javier Rosas, Mexican triathlete

1974

Kemel Thompson, Jamaican hurdler

1973

Tijani Babangida, Nigerian footballer

1973

Jenny Chapman, English politician

1973

Bridgette Wilson, American actress, singer, model, and beauty queen

1972

Douglas September, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1971

Nikos Boudouris, Greek basketball player and manager

1971

John Lynch, American football player and sportscaster

1971

Seb Sanders, English jockey

1970

Curtis Buckley, American football player and psychiatrist

1970

Aja Kong, Japanese professional wrestler

1970

Paul Pope, American cartoonist, writer and artist

1970

Dean Ween, American musician

1969

Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (died 2002)

1969

Bill Simmons, American journalist and author

1969

Hal Sparks, American actor, comedian, musician and political commentator

1969

Tony Womack, American baseball player

1969

David Weathers, American baseball player

1969

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress

1968

John A. List, American economist and academic

1968

Will Smith, American actor, producer, and rapper

1968

John Worsfold, Australian footballer and coach

1967

Kim Issel, Canadian ice hockey player

1967

Ashwin Sood, English-Canadian drummer and producer

1966

Stanislav Bunin, Russian pianist and educator

1966

Jason Flemyng, English actor

1966

Todd Philcox, American football player

1965

Matt Battaglia, American football player, actor, and producer

1965

Saffron Henderson, Canadian voice actress and singer

1965

Scottie Pippen, American basketball player and sportscaster

1965

Anne Roumanoff, French actress and screenwriter

1965

Dave Rundle, South African cricketer

1965

Rob Schmidt, American director and screenwriter

1965

Rafael Martín Vázquez, Spanish footballer and coach

1965

Nicky Winmar, Australian footballer

1964

Gary Ayles, English race car driver

1964

Barbara Dennerlein, German organist

1964

Maria Doyle Kennedy, Irish actress and singer

1964

Rebecca Gablé, German novelist

1964

Kikuko Inoue, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress

1964

Joey Saputo, Canadian businessman

1963

Tate Donovan, American actor

1963

Keely Shaye Smith, American journalist and author

1962

Kalthoum Sarrai, Tunisian-French psychologist and journalist (died 2010)

1962

Aida Turturro, American actress

1962

Dariusz Wdowczyk, Polish footballer and coach

1961

Mehmet Aslantuğ, Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1961

Heather Locklear, American actress

1961

Steve Scott, British journalist and presenter

1961

Tim Zoehrer, Australian cricketer

1960

Igor Belanov, Ukrainian footballer and manager

1959

Jeon Soo-il, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter

1958

Randy Kerber, American keyboard player, composer, and conductor

1957

Michael Madsen, American actor and producer (died 2025)

1957

Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (died 2014)

1957

Glenn Hubbard, American baseball player and coach

1956

W. Daniel Hillis, American computer scientist, engineer, and author, founded the Thinking Machines Corporation

1956

Jamie Hyneman, American special effects designer and television host, founded M5 Industries

1956

Miroslav Volf, Croatian Protestant theologian and public intellectual

1955

Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer (died 1985)

1955

Zucchero Fornaciari, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1955

Amyr Klink, Brazilian sailor and explorer

1955

Luanne Rice, American author and activist

1955

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, German footballer and manager

1955

Steven Severin, English bass player, songwriter, and producer

1954

Sylvester Croom, American football player and coach

1954

Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (died 2014)

1954

Juande Ramos, Spanish footballer and manager

1953

Richard Harvey, English mandolin player, keyboard player, and composer

1953

Ron Rash, American novelist, short story writer, poet

1952

Colin Friels, Scottish-Australian actor

1952

Jimmy Garvin, American wrestler and manager

1952

bell hooks, American author and activist (died 2021)

1952

Cherríe Moraga, American poet, playwright, and activist

1952

Tommy Norden, American actor

1952

Chris Pond, English politician

1952

Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (died 2004)

1951

Yardena Arazi, Israeli singer

1951

Burleigh Drummond, American drummer and songwriter

1951

Graeme Knowles, English bishop

1951

Mark Hamill, American actor, singer, and producer

1951

Bob McAdoo, American basketball player and coach

1950

E. C. Coleman, American basketball player

1950

Stanisław Szozda, Polish cyclist and trainer (died 2013)

1949

Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter

1949

Jeff Borowiak, American tennis player

1949

Steve Mackay, American saxophonist and composer (died 2015)

1949

Anson Williams, American actor, singer, and director

1948

Mimi Kennedy, American actress and screenwriter

1948

Vasile Șirli, Romanian musical composer and producer

1948

Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russian businessman

1947

Giannos Kranidiotis, Greek politician and diplomat (died 1999)

1947

Cheryl Tiegs, American model and actress

1947

Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2013)

1946

Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricketer and coach (died 2023)

1946

Felicity Kendal, English actress

1946

Bryan MacLean, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1998)

1946

Janusz Majer, Polish mountaineer

1946

Gil Morgan, American golfer

1946

Ali Parvin, Iranian footballer

1946

Jerry Penrod, American bass player

1945

Kathleen Brown, American lawyer and politician, 29th California State Treasurer

1945

Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014)

1944

Michael Douglas, American actor and producer

1944

Doris Matsui, American politician

1944

Grayson Shillingford, Dominican cricketer (died 2009)

1943

Robert Gates, American lieutenant, academic, and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Defense

1943

John Locke, American keyboard player (died 2006)

1943

Aram Saroyan, American poet and novelist

1943

Robert Walden, American actor, director, and screenwriter

1942

Oscar Bonavena, Argentinian boxer (died 1976)

1942

Robert Miano, American actor and producer

1942

Henri Pescarolo, French race car driver

1942

John Taylor, English pianist and educator (died 2015)

1942

Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (died 2008)

1941

Vivien Stern, Baroness Stern, English academic and politician

1940

Tim Severin, Indian-English explorer, historian, and author (died 2020)

1939

Leon Brittan, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (died 2015)

1939

Feroz Khan, Indian actor, director, and producer (died 2009)

1939

David S. Mann, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Cincinnati

1938

Ron Hill, English runner and businessman (died 2021)

1938

Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlandic priest and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (died 2010)

1938

Enn Tarto, Estonian politician (died 2021)

1937

Mary Allen Wilkes, American computer scientist and lawyer

1936

Ken Forsse, American toy creator and author, created Teddy Ruxpin (died 2014)

1936

Juliet Prowse, South African-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1996)

1936

Moussa Traoré, Malian general and politician 2nd President of Mali (died 2020)

1933

Hubie Brown, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

1933

Ian Tyson, Canadian folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022)

1932

Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and composer (died 1982)

1932

Terry Medwin, Welsh footballer and manager (died 2024)

1932

Adolfo Suárez, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Spain (died 2014)

1931

Manouchehr Atashi, Iranian journalist and poet (died 2005)

1931

Bryan John Birch, English mathematician and scholar

1930

Nino Cerruti, Italian fashion designer, founded Cerruti (died 2022)

1930

Shel Silverstein, American author, poet, illustrator, and songwriter (died 1999)

1929

Ronnie Barker, English actor and screenwriter (died 2005)

1929

Delia Scala, Italian ballerina and actress (died 2004)

1929

Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author (died 2022)

1927

Carl Braun, American basketball player and coach (died 2010)

1927

Colin Davis, English conductor and educator (died 2013)

1926

Jack Hyles, American pastor and author (died 2001)

1926

Aldo Ray, American actor (died 1991)

1925

Silvana Pampanini, Italian model, actress, and director, Miss Italy 1946 (died 2016)

1924

Norman Ayrton, English actor and director (died 2017)

1924

Red Webb, American baseball player (died 1996)

1923

Robert Laxalt, American author and academic (died 2001)

1923

Sam Rivers, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (died 2011)

1922

Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruian educator and politician, 1st President of Nauru (died 1992)

1921

Rob Muldoon, New Zealand sergeant, accountant, and politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1992)

1920

Sergei Bondarchuk, Ukrainian-Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994)

1920

Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (died 2002)

1917

Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2007)

1916

Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (died 2010)

1916

Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (died 1968)

1914

John Manners, English naval officer and cricketer (died 2020)

1911

Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (died 1981)

1910

Ralph Jordan, American football player and coach (died 1980)

1908

Jacqueline Audry, French director and screenwriter (died 1977)

1906

Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist, and music critic (died 1962)

1906

Phyllis Pearsall, English painter, cartographer, and author (died 1996)

1906

Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian pianist and composer (died 1975)

1903

Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter and educator (died 1970)

1901

Robert Bresson, French director and screenwriter (died 1999)

1901

Gordon Coventry, Australian footballer (died 1968)

1900

Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 1937)

1899

Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Indian poet and songwriter (died 1981)

1898

Robert Brackman, Ukrainian-American painter and educator (died 1980)

1897

William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962)

1896

Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (died 1990)

1893

Harald Cramér, Swedish mathematician and statistician (died 1985)

1889

Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff, Scottish author and translator (died 1930)

1888

Hanna Ralph, German actress (died 1978)

1884

Adolf Bolm, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (died 1951)

1881

Lu Xun, Chinese author and critic (died 1936)

1879

Lope K. Santos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 4th Governor of Rizal (died 1963)

1877

Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexican general and President (died 1945)

1867

Yevgeny Miller, Russian general (died 1938)

1866

Thomas Hunt Morgan, American biologist, geneticist, and embryologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1945)

1865

Henri Lebasque, French artist (died 1937)

1862

Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (died 1897)

1862

Billy Hughes, English-Australian carpenter and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1952)

1839

Karl Alfred von Zittel, German palaeontologist and geologist (died 1904)

1825

William Pitt Ballinger, American lawyer and politician (died 1888)

1825

Joachim Heer, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the National Council (died 1879)

1816

Georg August Rudolph, German lawyer and politician, 3rd Mayor of Marburg (died 1893)

1798

Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist and engineer (died 1874)

1782

Charles Maturin, Irish author and playwright (died 1824)

1773

Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and author (died 1856)

1771

Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and politician (died 1829)

1766

Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (died 1822)

1764

Fletcher Christian, English sailor (died 1793)

1761

William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (died 1827)

1758

Josepha Barbara Auernhammer, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1820)

1744

Frederick William II of Prussia (died 1797)

1741

Wenzel Pichl, Czech violinist, composer, and director (died 1805)

1738

Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Delaware (died 1789)

1711

Qianlong Emperor of China (died 1799)

1694

Henry Pelham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1754)

1683

Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer and theorist (died 1764)

1663

Johann Nikolaus Hanff, German organist and composer (died 1711)

1644

Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer and instrument maker (died 1710)

1636

Ferdinand Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein, German prince (died 1698)

1599

Francesco Borromini, Swiss-Italian architect, designed the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (died 1667)

1529

Günther XLI, Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt (died 1583)

1528

Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg (died 1603)

1525

Steven Borough, English explorer and navigator (died 1584)

1403

Louis III of Anjou (died 1434)

1358

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shōgun (died 1408)

Deaths

2023

David McCallum, Scottish actor (born 1933)

2017

Jan Tříska, Czech actor (born 1936)

2016

José Fernández, Cuban-American baseball player (born 1992)

2016

Arnold Palmer, American golfer (born 1929)

2016

Nahid Hattar, Jordanian writer and political activist (born 1960)

2015

Claudio Baggini, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (born 1936)

2015

John Galvin, American general (born 1929)

2015

Tom Kelley, American baseball player and manager (born 1944)

2015

Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (born 1939)

2014

Ulrick Chérubin, Haitian-Canadian educator and politician (born 1943)

2014

Sulejman Tihić, Bosnian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1951)

2014

Dorothy Tyler-Odam, English high jumper (born 1920)

2013

Ron Fenton, English footballer, coach, and manager (born 1940)

2013

Choi In-ho, South Korean author and screenwriter (born 1945)

2013

José Montoya, American poet and academic (born 1932)

2013

Billy Mure, American guitarist and composer (born 1915)

2013

Pablo Verani, Italian-Argentinian lawyer and politician (born 1938)

2013

Bennet Wong, Canadian psychiatrist and academic, co-founded Haven Institute (Gabriola Island, Canada) (born 1930)

2012

Billy Barnes, American composer and songwriter (born 1927)

2012

John Bond, English footballer and manager (born 1932)

2012

Eric Ives, English historian and academic (born 1931)

2012

Alonso Lujambio, Mexican academic and politician (born 1962)

2012

Andy Williams, American singer (born 1927)

2011

Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1940)

2009

Alicia de Larrocha, Spanish pianist (born 1923)

2009

Pierre Falardeau, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1946)

2008

Derog Gioura, Nauruan politician, 23rd President of Nauru (born 1932)

2007

Haidar Abdel-Shafi, Palestinian physician and politician (born 1919)

2007

André Emmerich, German-American art dealer (born 1924)

2006

Jeff Cooper, American target shooter and author (born 1920)

2006

John M. Ford, American author and poet (born 1957)

2005

Don Adams, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1923)

2005

Madeline-Ann Aksich, Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1956)

2005

George Archer, American golfer (born 1939)

2005

Urie Bronfenbrenner, Russian-American psychologist and ecologist (born 1917)

2005

Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist and critic (born 1912)

2005

M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and author (born 1936)

2005

Friedrich Peter, Austrian lawyer and politician (born 1921)

2003

Aqila al-Hashimi, Iraqi translator and politician (born 1953)

2003

Herb Gardner, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1934)

2003

Franco Modigliani, Italian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)

2003

George Plimpton, American writer and literary editor (born 1927)

1999

Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author (born 1930)

1997

Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (born 1916)

1997

Jean Françaix, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1912)

1995

Dave Bowen, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1928)

1995

Annie Elizabeth Delany, American dentist and author (born 1891)

1992

Ivan Vdović, Serbian musician (born 1961)

1991

Klaus Barbie, German SS captain, known as the "Butcher of Lyon" (born 1913)

1991

Viviane Romance, French actress and producer (born 1912)

1990

Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (born 1897)

1988

Billy Carter, American farmer and businessman (born 1937)

1988

Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American orientalist and scholar (born 1909)

1987

Mary Astor, American actress (born 1906)

1987

Emlyn Williams, Welsh actor and playwright (born 1905)

1986

Darshan Singh Canadian, Indian-Canadian trade union leader and activist (born 1917)

1986

Donald MacDonald, Canadian union leader and politician (born 1909)

1986

Nikolay Semyonov, Russian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896)

1986

Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist and academic (born 1909)

1984

Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor (born 1897)

1983

Leopold III of Belgium (born 1901)

1980

John Bonham, English drummer and songwriter (born 1948)

1980

Lewis Milestone, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1895)

1980

Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (born 1883)

1972

Alejandra Pizarnik, Argentine poet (born 1936)

1971

Hugo Black, American captain, jurist, and politician, Associate Supreme Court Justice (born 1886)

1970

Erich Maria Remarque, German-Swiss author and translator (born 1898)

1968

Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist and academic (born 1891)

1968

Cornell Woolrich, American author and screenwriter (born 1903)

1961

Frank Fay, American actor and singer (born 1897)

1960

Emily Post, American author and educator (born 1873)

1958

John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (born 1878)

1955

Martha Norelius Swedish-born American swimmer (born 1909)

1946

Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (born 1879)

1943

Alexander Hall, Scottish-Canadian soccer player (born 1880)

1941

Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player, golfer, and race car driver (born 1867)

1939

Ali Saip Ursavaş, Turkish soldier and politician (born 1885)

1938

Lev Zadov, Ukrainian intelligence agent (born 1893)

1933

Ring Lardner, American journalist and author (born 1885)

1929

Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (born 1879)

1928

Richard F. Outcault, American cartoonist, created The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown (born 1863)

1926

Herbert Booth, English songwriter and bandleader (born 1862)

1918

Mikhail Alekseyev, Russian general (born 1857)

1917

Thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary, rebel commander, died on hunger strike (born 1885)

1905

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French educator and politician (born 1853)

1901

Arthur Fremantle, English general and politician, Governor of Malta (born 1835)

1900

Félix-Gabriel Marchand, Canadian journalist and politician, 11th Premier of Québec (born 1832)

1900

John M. Palmer, American general and politician, 15th Governor of Illinois (born 1817)

1893

Louise von François, German author (born 1817)

1867

Oliver Loving, American rancher, co-developed the Goodnight–Loving Trail (born 1812)

1849

Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer (born 1804)

1828

Charlotta Seuerling, Swedish singer, harpsichord player, and composer (born 1783)

1794

Paul Rabaut, French pastor (born 1718)

1792

Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish politician and diplomat (born 1710)

1791

William Bradford, American soldier and publisher (born 1719)

1777

Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (born 1728)

1774

John Bradstreet, Canadian-English general (born 1714)

1703

Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish general (born 1658)

1665

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (born 1610)

1630

Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases, Italian general and politician, Governor of the Duchy of Milan (born 1569)

1626

Lancelot Andrewes, English bishop and scholar (born 1555)

1621

Mary Sidney, English writer (born 1561)

1617

Emperor Go-Yōzei of Japan (born 1572)

1617

Francisco Suárez, Spanish priest, philosopher, and theologian (born 1548)

1615

Arbella Stuart, English noblewoman and woman of letters (born 1575)

1602

Caspar Peucer, German physician, scholar, and reformer (born 1525)

1588

Tilemann Heshusius, German Gnesio-Lutheran theologian (born 1527)

1550

Georg von Blumenthal, German bishop (born 1490)

1536

Johannes Secundus, Dutch author and poet (born 1511)

1534

Pope Clement VII (born 1478)

1506

Philip I of Castile (born 1478)

1496

Piero Capponi, Italian soldier and politician (born 1447)

1396

Jean de Carrouges, French knight (born 1330)

1396

Jean de Vienne, French general and admiral (born 1341)

1367

Jakushitsu Genkō, Japanese poet (born 1290)

1333

Prince Morikuni, Japanese shōgun (born 1301)

1087

Simon I de Montfort, French nobleman (born c. 1025)

1086

William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine (born 1025)

1066

Harald Hardrada, Norwegian king (born 1015)

1066

Maria Haraldsdotter, Norwegian princess

1066

Tostig Godwinson, English son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex (born c. 1029)

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