Events

2017

North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.

2016

The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.

2010

After taking off from Dubai International Airport, UPS Airlines Flight 6 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold and crashes near Nad Al Sheba, killing both crew members on board.

2004

Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.

2001

In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls.

1997

Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.

1989

Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150.

1989

Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12.

1987

In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.

1981

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations.

1978

During the Rhodesian Bush War a group of ZIPRA guerrillas shot down civilian Vickers Viscount aircraft (Air Rhodesia Flight 825) with a Soviet-made SAM Strela-2; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site.

1976

Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.

1971

Qatar becomes an independent state.

1967

Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.

1954

The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.

1950

"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.

1945

A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.

1944

Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.

1943

World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days.

1942

World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).

1941

The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.

1939

World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures.

1939

World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.

1935

Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.

1933

Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m).

1925

USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.

1916

World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.

1914

Wilhelm, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.

1914

French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.

1914

World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

1911

A fire that started on Fraser's Million Dollar Pier destroys six to eight square blocks of Ocean Park, California.

1895

John Brallier becomes the first openly paid professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.

1879

Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.

1878

Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.

1875

The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.

1870

Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.

1861

American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.

1855

American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.

1843

King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.

1838

Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.

1812

Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.

1798

The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.

1783

American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

1777

American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.

1666

The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.

1658

The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.

1651

The Battle of Worcester is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

1650

Victory over the royalists in the Battle of Dunbar opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War.

1411

The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

1335

At the congress of Visegrád Charles I of Hungary mediates a reconciliation between two neighboring monarchs, John of Bohemia and Casimir III of Poland.

1260

The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.

1189

Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.

863

Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.

673

King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne.

590

Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great).

301

San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.

-36

In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.

Births

2010

Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Nigerian-American chess player

2003

Jack Dylan Grazer, American actor

2001

Kaia Gerber, American model and actress

2000

Brandon Williams, English footballer

1999

Rich Brian, Indonesian rapper and singer

1998

Oskar Seuntjens, Belgian politician

1997

Reniece Boyce, West Indian cricketer

1997

Carter Kieboom, American baseball player

1997

Salome Pazhava, Georgian rhythmic gymnast

1997

Devin Singletary, American football player

1997

Bernard Tekpetey, Ghanaian footballer

1996

Joy, South Korean idol and actress

1996

Abrahm DeVine, American swimmer

1996

William Eskelinen, Swedish footballer

1996

Nanda Kyaw, Burmese footballer

1996

Florian Maitre, French cyclist

1996

Callum Moore, Australian footballer

1996

Neilson Powless, American cyclist

1996

Yoane Wissa, French footballer

1995

Myles Jack, American football player

1995

Niklas Süle, German footballer

1994

Francis Molo, New Zealand rugby league player

1994

Glen Rea, English-Irish footballer

1993

Lee So-jung, South Korean singer

1993

Dominic Thiem, Austrian tennis player

1993

Lee Seong-jong, South Korean singer

1992

August Alsina, American singer-songwriter

1992

Sakshi Malik, Indian wrestler

1990

Mohammad Shami, Indian cricketer

1988

Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer

1988

Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer

1987

Allie, Canadian wrestler

1987

Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer

1987

Dawid Malan, English cricketer

1987

James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player

1986

Shaun White, American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist

1986

OMI, Jamaican singer

1986

Capitão Telhada, Brazilian politician

1985

Scott Carson, English footballer

1985

Kelvin Wilson, English footballer

1984

Mason Crosby, American football player

1984

Garrett Hedlund, American actor

1984

T. J. Perkins, Filipino-American wrestler

1983

Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver

1983

Nicky Hunt, English footballer

1983

Marcus McCauley, American football player

1983

Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player

1982

Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (died 2012)

1982

Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

1982

Kaori Natori, Japanese singer

1982

Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer

1982

Chris Wilcox, American basketball player

1981

Fearne Cotton, English television and radio presenter

1980

B.G., American rapper and actor

1980

Daniel Bilos, Argentine footballer

1980

Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer

1980

Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

1979

Júlio César, Brazilian footballer

1979

Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist

1978

Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (died 2004)

1978

John Curtis, English footballer

1978

Nichole Hiltz, American actress

1978

Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player

1978

Nick Wechsler, American actor

1977

Casey Hampton, American football player

1977

Rui Marques, Angolan footballer

1977

Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer

1977

Nate Robertson, American baseball player

1976

Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian ice hockey player and coach

1976

Ashley Jones, American actress

1976

Jevon Kearse, American football player

1976

Raheem Morris, American football player and coach

1975

Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor

1975

Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player

1975

Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer

1974

Martin Gerber, Swiss ice hockey player

1974

Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

1974

Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer

1973

Jennifer Paige, American singer

1973

Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach

1972

Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater

1972

Bob Evans, American wrestler and trainer

1972

Robbie O'Davis, Australian rugby league player

1972

Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player

1971

Kiran Desai, Indian-American author

1971

Glen Housman, Australian swimmer

1971

Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist

1971

Paolo Montero, Uruguayan footballer and manager

1970

Jeremy Glick, American businessman (died 2001)

1970

George Lynch, American basketball player and coach

1970

Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager

1969

Noah Baumbach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1969

John Fugelsang, American comedian, actor, and talk show host

1969

Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer

1969

Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (died 2004)

1969

Matthew Offord, English journalist and politician

1969

John Picacio, American artist

1968

Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician

1967

Chris Gatling, American basketball player

1967

Luis Gonzalez, American baseball player

1966

Steven Johnson Leyba, American painter and author

1966

Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician

1965

Rachel Johnson, British journalist

1965

Vaden Todd Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1965

Costas Mandylor, Australian actor

1965

Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer

1964

Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio

1964

Spike Feresten, American screenwriter and producer

1964

Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist and naat khawan (died 2016)

1964

Holt McCallany, American actor

1963

Sam Adams, American politician, 51st Mayor of Portland

1963

Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer

1963

Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic

1962

David De Roure, English computer scientist and academic

1961

Andy Griffiths, Australian author

1960

Nick Gibb, English accountant and politician

1957

Garth Ancier, American businessman

1957

Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach (died 2024)

1957

Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer

1957

Sadhguru, Indian yogi, mystic

1957

Ivan Šramko, Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia

1956

Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (died 2012)

1956

Pat McGeown, Irish republican activist (died 1996)

1956

Stephen Woolley, English director and producer

1955

Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1954

Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian triple jumper and coach

1953

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director, producer, and screenwriter

1953

George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician

1952

Shakti Kapoor, Indian actor

1951

Denys Hobson, South African cricketer

1951

D. Rolland Jennings, American politician

1950

Doug Pinnick, American rock singer-songwriter and bass player

1949

José Pékerman, Argentine footballer, coach, and manager

1949

Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (died 2004)

1948

Don Brewer, American drummer and singer-songwriter

1948

Lyudmila Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer

1948

Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice

1948

Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (died 2008)

1947

Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway

1947

Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician

1947

Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist

1947

Gérard Houllier, French footballer and coach (died 2020)

1947

Susan Milan, English flute player and composer

1945

George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter

1945

Peter Goddard, English physicist and mathematician

1945

Martha Saxton, American Historian (died 2023)

1944

Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach

1944

Ray Groom, Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Tasmania

1943

Valerie Perrine, American model and actress (died 2026)

1942

Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1941

Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (died 1990)

1940

Frank Duffy, English architect

1940

Pauline Collins, English actress (died 2025)

1940

Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (died 2015)

1940

Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2019)

1938

Liliane Ackermann, French microbiologist, community leader, writer, and lecturer (died 2007)

1938

Sarah Bradford, English historian and author

1938

Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright

1938

Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (died 2014)

1938

Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1936

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (died 2019)

1936

Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American actress

1935

Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer

1934

Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)

1933

Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer (died 2019)

1933

Tompall Glaser, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)

1932

Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (died 2013)

1931

Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973)

1931

Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach

1931

Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of Wallonia (died 2012)

1930

Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author and poet (died 2002)

1929

Whitey Bulger, American organized crime boss (died 2018)

1929

Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (died 2007)

1929

Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (died 2015)

1929

Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter

1928

Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 2007)

1926

Alison Lurie, American author and academic (died 2020)

1926

Irene Papas, Greek actress (died 2022)

1926

Uttam Kumar, Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (died 1980)

1925

Anne Jackson, American actress (died 2016)

1925

Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (died 2008)

1925

Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)

1924

Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (died 2014)

1923

Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (died 2010)

1923

Alice Gibson, Belizean chief librarian and educator (died 2021)

1923

Fred Hawkins, American golfer (died 2014)

1923

Mort Walker, American cartoonist (died 2018)

1921

John Aston Sr., English footballer (died 2003)

1921

Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (died 1971)

1921

Marguerite Higgins, American journalist and author (died 1966)

1920

Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (died 2012)

1919

Phil Stern, American soldier and photographer (died 2014)

1918

Helen Wagner, American actress (died 2010)

1916

Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1999)

1915

Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (died 2014)

1915

Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988)

1914

Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (died 1994)

1913

Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (died 1964)

1911

Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (died 2000)

1910

Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (died 2007)

1910

Franz Jáchym, Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (died 1984)

1910

Maurice Papon, French civil servant and convicted war criminal (died 2007)

1908

Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1988)

1907

Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (died 1977)

1905

Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)

1905

John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (died 1972)

1901

Eduard van Beinum, Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (died 1959)

1900

Percy Chapman, English cricketer (died 1961)

1900

Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (died 1986)

1899

Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)

1897

Sally Benson, American author and screenwriter (died 1972)

1887

Frank Christian, American trumpet player (died 1973)

1882

Johnny Douglas, English cricketer and boxer (died 1930)

1878

Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player (died 1960)

1875

Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (died 1951)

1869

Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)

1856

Louis Sullivan, American architect and educator, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (died 1924)

1854

Charles Tatham, American fencer (died 1939)

1851

Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen consort of the Hellenes (died 1926)

1849

Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1909)

1841

Tom Emmett, English cricketer (died 1904)

1840

Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer (died 1919)

1820

George Hearst, American businessman and politician (died 1891)

1814

James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (died 1897)

1811

John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (died 1886)

1810

Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (died 1871)

1803

Prudence Crandall, American educator (died 1890)

1781

Eugène de Beauharnais, French general and politician (died 1824)

1724

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (died 1808)

1710

Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (died 1784)

1704

Joseph de Jussieu, French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, (died 1779)

1695

Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Italian violin player and composer (died 1764)

1693

Charles Radclyffe, English captain and politician (died 1746)

1675

Paul Dudley, American lawyer and jurist (died 1751)

1568

Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (died 1634)

1034

Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (died 1073)

Deaths

2024

Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Scottish peer (born 1930)

2024

Wayne Graham, American baseball player and coach (born 1936)

2024

Charley Johnson, American football player (born 1938)

2017

Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer (born 1950)

2017

John Ashbery, American poet (born 1927)

2015

Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (born 1929)

2015

Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (born 1939)

2015

Carter Lay, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1971)

2015

Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (born 1914)

2015

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, world record holder for shortest man (born 1939)

2014

Aarno Raninen, Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944)

2014

A. P. Venkateswaran, Indian soldier and politician, 14th Foreign Secretary of India (born 1930)

2013

Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (born 1914)

2013

Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, Mexican-American journalist (born 1921)

2013

José Ramón Larraz, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1929)

2013

Janet Lembke, American author and scholar (born 1933)

2013

Don Meineke, American basketball player (born 1930)

2013

Lewis Morley, Hong Kong-Australian photographer (born 1925)

2012

Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (born 1943)

2012

Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (born 1933)

2012

Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (born 1957)

2012

Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (born 1917)

2012

Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (born 1920)

2012

Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (born 1939)

2010

Noah Howard, American saxophonist (born 1943)

2010

Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1950)

2008

Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (born 1917)

2007

Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (born 1973)

2007

Syd Jackson, New Zealand trade union leader and activist (born 1939)

2007

Jane Tomlinson, English runner (born 1964)

2007

Steve Fossett, American aviator (born 1944)

2005

R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (born 1913)

2005

William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1924)

2003

Alan Dugan, American soldier and poet (born 1923)

2003

Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (born 1914)

2002

Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (born 1919)

2002

W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (born 1902)

2001

Pauline Kael, American film critic and author (born 1919)

2000

Edward Anhalt, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)

1999

Emma Bailey, American auctioneer and author (born 1910)

1996

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (born 1910)

1995

Mary Adshead, English painter (born 1904)

1994

James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (born 1918)

1994

Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (born 1924)

1993

David Brown, English businessman (born 1904)

1991

Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1897)

1989

Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (born 1953)

1988

Ferit Melen, Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1906)

1987

Morton Feldman, American composer and educator (born 1926)

1985

Johnny Marks, American songwriter (born 1909)

1981

Alec Waugh, English soldier and author (born 1898)

1980

Barbara O'Neil, American actress (born 1910)

1980

Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904)

1977

Gianni Vella, Maltese artist (born 1885)

1974

Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (born 1901)

1970

Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1891)

1970

Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach (born 1913)

1970

Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943)

1969

John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (born 1871)

1967

Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (born 1893)

1963

Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (born 1907)

1962

E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright (born 1894)

1961

Robert E. Gross, American businessman (born 1897)

1954

Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (born 1887)

1948

Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (born 1884)

1944

John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (born 1869)

1942

Will James, Canadian-American author and illustrator (born 1892)

1942

Séraphine Louis, French painter (born 1864)

1941

Rafailo Momčilović, Serbian Orthodox hegumen and painter (born 1875)

1936

Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (born 1876)

1929

John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (born 1840)

1914

Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (born 1865)

1906

Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (born 1846)

1901

Evelyn Abbott, English classical scholar (born 1843)

1893

James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (born 1816)

1886

William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (born 1812)

1883

Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (born 1818)

1877

Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (born 1797)

1866

Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (born 1830)

1857

John McLoughlin, Canadian-American businessman (born 1784)

1808

John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (born 1722)

1766

Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (born 1686)

1729

Jean Hardouin, French historian and scholar (born 1646)

1720

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (born 1648)

1658

Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of England (born 1599)

1653

Claudius Salmasius, French scholar and author (born 1588)

1634

Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (born 1552)

1609

Jean Richardot, Belgian diplomat (born 1540)

1592

Robert Greene, English author and playwright (born 1558)

1467

Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (born 1434)

1420

Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (born 1340)

1402

Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Italian son of Galeazzo II Visconti (born 1351)

1400

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (born c. 1352)

1354

Joanikije II, Serbian patriarch and saint

1313

Anna of Bohemia (born 1290)

1301

Alberto I della Scala, Lord of Verona

1189

Jacob of Orléans, French Jewish scholar

1120

Gerard Thom (The Blessed Gerard), founder of the Knights Hospitaller (born c. 1040)

931

Uda, emperor of Japan (born 867)

863

Umar al-Aqta, Arab emir

618

Xue Ju, emperor of Qin

264

Sun Xiu, Chinese emperor (born 235)

Previous Day Browse All Dates Next Day