Events

2024

A 14-year-old gunman kills four people and injures seven in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia.

2022

Ten people are killed and 15 are injured in a stabbing spree in 13 locations on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, Saskatchewan.

2020

Pope Benedict XVI becomes the longest-lived pope, 93 years, four months, 16 days, surpassing Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903.

2007

Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations.

2002

The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.

2001

Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.

1998

Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.

1995

The 1995 Okinawa rape occurred, when 3 US servicemen abducted and raped a schoolchild. This would cause widespread protest against the US military presence on the prefecture.

1989

In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.

1985

The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.

1977

The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco.

1975

The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict is signed.

1972

Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.

1972

The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. It currently is the longest running game show on American television.

1971

Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.

1970

Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.

1967

Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.

1964

Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.

1963

Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.

1957

American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: The governor of Arkansas calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Little Rock Central High School, resulting in the lawsuit Cooper v. Aaron the following year.

1951

The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, United States, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.

1950

Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.

1949

Paul Robeson performs a second concert in Peekskill, New York eight days after the Peekskill riots.

1948

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.

1944

World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.

1944

World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.

1941

World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USS Greer.

1939

World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.

1936

Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero forms a war cabinet to direct the republican war effort.

1923

Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.

1919

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.

1912

Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands

1888

George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.

1886

American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.

1882

The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.

1870

Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.

1862

American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.

1839

Battle of Kowloon: British vessels open fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community in China in the first armed conflict of the First Opium War.

1827

The Great Fire of Turku almost completely destroys Finland's former capital city.

1813

Future U.S. president Andrew Jackson is shot in a tavern brawl with future U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton and others.

1812

War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.

1800

The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.

1797

Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.

1781

Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.

1774

New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.

1666

In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.

1607

The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland (14 September N.S.).

1479

The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.

1282

Peter III of Aragon becomes the King of Sicily.

1260

The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.

929

Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen in Brandenburg.

626

Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China.

476

Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.

Births

2001

Talitha Bateman, American actress

2000

Sergio Gómez, Spanish footballer

1998

Neru Nagahama, Japanese television personality

1996

Ashton Golding, English rugby league player

1996

Jordan Lilley, English rugby league player

1995

Jazz Tevaga, New Zealand rugby league player

1994

Kenny McEvoy, Irish footballer

1994

Thomas Minns, English rugby player

1994

Sabina Sharipova, Uzbekistan tennis player

1993

Emma Brownlie, Scottish footballer

1993

Yannick Carrasco, Belgian footballer

1993

Jody Fannin, English race car driver

1993

Chantal Škamlová, Slovak tennis player

1993

Mark Tuan, American rapper

1992

Kevin Lee, American mixed martial artist

1992

Hanna Schwamborn, German actress

1992

Zerkaa, English YouTuber

1991

Adrien Bart, French sprint canoeist

1991

Anders Zachariassen, Danish handball player

1990

James Bay, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1990

Jonny Lomax, English rugby player

1990

Danny Worsnop, English singer-songwriter

1989

Andrelton Simmons, Curaçaoan baseball player

1989

Elliott Whitehead, English rugby league player

1988

Adam Duvall, American baseball player

1988

John Tyler Hammons, American politician

1988

JJ Hickson, American basketball player

1987

Wesley Blake, American wrestler

1987

Marisa Kabas, American journalist

1986

Ayumi Kaihori, Japanese footballer

1986

Xavier Woods, American wrestler

1985

Raúl Albiol, Spanish footballer

1985

Ri Kwang-chon, North Korean footballer

1985

Walid Mesloub, Algerian footballer

1984

Jonathan Adam, Scottish race car driver

1984

Hamish McIntosh, Australian footballer

1984

Kyle Mooney, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

1983

Yuichi Nakamaru, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and radio host

1983

Guy Pnini, Israeli basketball player

1983

Margit Rüütel, Estonian tennis player

1983

Armands Šķēle, Latvian basketball player

1982

Whitney Cummings, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter

1982

Mark Lewis-Francis, English sprinter

1981

Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter

1981

Richard Garcia, Australian footballer

1981

Lacey Sturm, American singer-songwriter

1980

Pat Neshek, American baseball player

1979

Maxim Afinogenov, Russian ice hockey player

1979

Pedro Macedo Camacho, Portuguese pianist, composer, and producer

1979

Max Greenfield, American actor

1979

Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese race car driver

1978

Wes Bentley, American actor and producer

1978

Terence Newman, American football player

1978

Frederik Veuchelen, Belgian cyclist

1978

Christian Walz, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer

1977

Sun-woo Kim, South Korean baseball player

1977

Lucie Silvas, English singer-songwriter and pianist

1977

Kia Stevens, American wrestler

1976

Denilson Martins Nascimento, Brazilian footballer

1976

Mario-Ernesto Rodríguez, Uruguayan-Italian footballer

1975

Sergio Ballesteros, Spanish footballer

1975

Mark Ronson, English DJ, producer, and songwriter, co-founded Allido Records

1975

Dave Salmoni, Canadian zoologist, television host, and producer

1974

Mati Pari, Estonian footballer and coach

1974

Lincoln Roberts, Tobagonian cricketer

1973

Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (died 2022)

1973

Aaron Fultz, American baseball player and coach

1973

Lazlow Jones, American radio presenter, producer and screenwriter

1972

Steve Leonard, Northern Irish veterinarian and television personality

1972

Carlos Ponce, Puerto-Rican entertainer

1971

Craig Conroy, American ice hockey player and executive

1971

Lance Klusener, South African cricketer and coach

1971

Maik Taylor, German-Irish footballer and coach

1970

Igor Cavalera, Brazilian drummer

1970

Deni Hines, Australian singer-songwriter

1970

Ivan Iusco, Italian composer

1970

Sven Meyer, German footballer

1970

Ione Skye, English-American actress

1969

Sasha, Welsh DJ and producer

1969

Ramon Dekkers, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist (died 2013)

1969

Giorgi Margvelashvili, Georgian academic and politician, 4th President of Georgia

1969

Richard Speight Jr., American actor and director

1969

Noah Taylor, Australian actor

1969

Inga Tuigamala, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player

1968

Fernando Rojas, Colombian-American producer

1968

John DiMaggio, American voice actor

1968

Mike Piazza, American baseball player

1967

Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricketer and accountant

1967

Dezső Szabó, Hungarian decathlete

1966

Yanka Dyagileva, Russian singer-songwriter (died 1991)

1966

Jeff Tremaine, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1965

Sergio Momesso, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

1964

Guy Boros, American golfer

1964

Tomas Sandström, Finnish-Swedish ice hockey player

1964

Aadesh Shrivastava, Indian singer-songwriter (died 2015)

1963

Bobby Jarzombek, American drummer

1963

John Vanbiesbrouck, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager

1963

Sami Yaffa, Finnish singer-songwriter and bass player

1962

Kiran More, Indian cricketer

1962

Ulla Tørnæs, Danish politician, Danish Minister of Education

1962

Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

1961

Nick Blinko, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1961

Lars Jönsson, Swedish film producer

1960

Kim Thayil, American guitarist and songwriter

1960

Shailesh Vara, Ugandan-English lawyer and politician

1960

Damon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1959

Kevin Harrington, Australian actor

1959

Armin Kogler, Austrian ski jumper

1958

Jacqueline Hewitt, American astrophysicist and astronomer

1958

Marzio Innocenti, Italian rugby player and coach

1958

Drew Pinsky, American radio and television host

1957

Khandi Alexander, American actress, dancer, and choreographer

1956

Blackie Lawless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1955

David Broza, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist

1955

Garth Le Roux, South African cricketer

1955

Brian Schweitzer, American politician, 23rd Governor of Montana

1953

Janet Biehl, American philosopher and author

1953

Michael Stean, English chess player and author

1953

Fatih Terim, Turkish footballer and manager

1952

Stephen Easley, American businessman and politician (died 2013)

1951

Martin Chambers, English drummer and singer

1951

Judith Ivey, American actress

1951

Marita Ulvskog, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden

1950

Doyle Alexander, American baseball player

1950

Frank White, American baseball player and politician

1949

Darryl Cotton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)

1949

Dean Pees, American football player and coach

1949

Tom Watson, American golfer and sportscaster

1947

Bob Jenkins, American sportscaster (died 2021)

1947

Paul Sait, Australian rugby league player (died 2023)

1946

Gary Duncan, American guitarist (died 2019)

1946

Dave Liebman, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer

1946

Bryan Mauricette, Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer

1945

Danny Gatton, American guitarist (died 1994)

1945

Bill Kenwright, English actor, singer, and producer (died 2023)

1944

Tony Atkinson, English economist and academic (died 2017)

1944

Dave Bassett, English footballer and manager

1944

Gene Parsons, American singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, and banjo player

1944

Jerry Relph, American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate (died 2020)

1944

Jennifer Salt, American actress, screenwriter, and producer

1942

Raymond Floyd, American golfer

1942

Jerry Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter (died 2023)

1942

Merald "Bubba" Knight, American singer

1941

Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher and academic

1941

Ken Harrelson, American baseball player and sportscaster

1941

Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach

1941

Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

1939

Denis Lindsay, South African cricketer and referee (died 2005)

1937

Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer and politician

1937

Gene Ludwig, American organist and composer (died 2010)

1937

Virgil A. Richard, American general (died 2013)

1937

Les Allen, English footballer and manager

1935

Charles A. Hines, American general and academic (died 2013)

1935

Dallas Willard, American philosopher and academic (died 2013)

1934

Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)

1934

Antoine Redin, French footballer and manager (died 2012)

1934

Eduard Khil, Russian baritone singer (died 2012)

1934

Jan Švankmajer, Czech filmmaker and artist

1932

Carlos Romero Barceló, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Puerto Rico (died 2021)

1932

Vince Dooley, American football player and coach (died 2022)

1931

Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2024)

1931

Antonios Trakatellis, Greek biochemist and politician

1930

Robert Arneson, American sculptor and academic (died 1992)

1930

William Maxson, American general (died 2013)

1929

Thomas Eagleton, American lawyer and politician, 38th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (died 2007)

1929

Robert V. Keeley, Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Greece (died 2015)

1928

Dick York, American actor (died 1992)

1927

John McCarthy, American computer scientist and academic (died 2011)

1927

Ferenc Sánta, Hungarian author and screenwriter (died 2008)

1926

George William Gray, British chemist, developer of stable liquid crystals (died 2013)

1926

Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (died 2002)

1926

Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)

1925

Asa Earl Carter, American Ku Klux Klan leader and author (died 1979)

1924

Joan Aiken, English author (died 2004)

1924

Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player (died 1997)

1923

Ram Kishore Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician (died 2003)

1922

Per Olof Sundman, Swedish author and politician (died 1992)

1920

Clemar Bucci, Argentine race car driver (died 2011)

1920

Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (died 2000)

1920

Konstantin Kalser, German-American film producer and advertising executive (died 1994)

1919

Émile Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2012)

1919

Howard Morris, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2005)

1919

Kurnianingrat, Indonesian educator (died 1993)

1918

Paul Harvey, American radio host (died 2009)

1918

Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer (died 2014)

1917

Henry Ford II, American businessman (died 1987)

1914

Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (died 2003)

1913

Mickey Cohen, American mob boss (died 1976)

1913

Victor Kiernan, English historian and academic (died 2009)

1913

Stanford Moore, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)

1913

Kenzō Tange, Japanese architect (died 2005)

1913

Shmuel Wosner, Austrian-Israeli rabbi and author (died 2015)

1912

Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (died 2004)

1912

Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (died 1999)

1910

Denis Tomlinson, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (died 1993)

1909

Eduard Wirths, German physician (died 1945)

1908

Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (died 1999)

1908

Richard Wright, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (died 1960)

1907

Reggie Nalder, Austrian-American actor (died 1991)

1906

Ruben Oskar Auervaara, Finnish fraudster (died 1964)

1906

Max Delbrück, German-American biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)

1905

Mary Renault, English-South African author (died 1983)

1905

Walter Zapp, Latvian-Estonian inventor, invented the Minox (died 2003)

1902

Tommy Mitchell, English cricketer (died 1996)

1901

William Lyons, English businessman, co-founded Jaguar Cars (died 1985)

1896

Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and playwright (died 1948)

1894

Daniel van der Meulen, Dutch diplomat (died 1989)

1892

Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator (died 1974)

1891

Fritz Todt, German engineer, politician, and senior Nazi official (died 1942)

1890

Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1947)

1888

Oskar Schlemmer, German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer (died 1943)

1887

Roy William Neill, Irish-English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1946)

1886

Albert Orsborn, English 6th General of The Salvation Army (died 1967)

1885

Antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (died 1971)

1877

Kārlis Ulmanis, Latvian prime minister and president (died 1942)

1862

Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (died 1881)

1851

John Dillon, Irish poet and politician (died 1927)

1850

Luigi Cadorna, Italian field marshal (died 1928)

1848

Lewis Howard Latimer, American inventor (died 1928)

1848

Jennie Lee, American actress (died 1925)

1846

Daniel Burnham, American architect, designed the World's Columbian Exposition (died 1912)

1832

Antonio Agliardi, Italian cardinal (died 1915)

1826

Martin Wiberg, Swedish philosopher and engineer (died 1905)

1825

Dadabhai Naoroji, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1917)

1824

Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist and composer (died 1896)

1809

Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (died 1880)

1809

Juliusz Słowacki, Polish poet and playwright (died 1849)

1803

Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (died 1891)

1776

Stephen Whitney, American businessman (died 1860)

1768

François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France (died 1848)

1755

Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (died 1810)

1745

Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (died 1812)

1717

Job Orton, English minister and author (died 1783)

1681

Carl Heinrich Biber, Austrian violinist and composer (died 1749)

1596

Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (died 1687)

1580

George Percy, English explorer (died 1632)

1563

Wanli, Chinese emperor (died 1620)

1557

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen consort of Denmark and Norway (died 1631)

1454

Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (died 1483)

1383

Felix V, antipope of Rome (died 1451)

1241

Alexander III, king of Scotland (died 1286)

973

Al-Biruni, Persian physician and polymath (died 1048)

Deaths

2025

Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (born 1934)

2025

Katharine, Duchess of Kent, member of the British royal family (born 1933)

2024

Bora Đorđević, Serbian singer (born 1952)

2023

Steve Harwell, American singer (born 1967)

2022

Cyrus Mistry, Indian-Irish businessman (born 1968)

2022

Peter Straub, American novelist (born 1943)

2021

Tunch Ilkin, Turkish-American football player (born 1957)

2021

Willard Scott, American weather presenter and television personality (born 1934)

2020

Lloyd Cadena, Filipino YouTuber and vlogger (born 1993)

2018

Bill Daily, American actor, comedian (born 1927)

2018

Krzysztof Sitko, Polish association football player (born 1967)

2016

Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., lawyer and politician (born 1933)

2015

Graham Brazier, New Zealand singer-songwriter (born 1952)

2015

Jean Darling, American actress (born 1922)

2015

Wilfred de Souza, Indian surgeon and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Goa (born 1927)

2015

Warren Murphy, American author and screenwriter (born 1933)

2014

Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (born 1930)

2014

Gustavo Cerati, Argentine Musician (born 1959)

2014

Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (born 1928)

2014

Joan Rivers, American comedian, television host, and author (born 1933)

2013

Michel Pagé, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1949)

2013

Dick Raaymakers, Dutch composer and theorist (born 1930)

2013

Daniele Seccarecci, Italian bodybuilder (born 1980)

2013

Stanislav Stepashkin, Russian boxer (born 1940)

2013

Casey Viator, American bodybuilder and journalist (born 1951)

2012

Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier (born 1929)

2012

Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (born 1924)

2012

George Savitsky, American football player (born 1924)

2012

Syed Mustafa Siraj, Indian author (born 1930)

2012

Hakam Sufi, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1952)

2011

Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (born 1954)

2010

Bonnie Leman, American art historian, writer, and publisher of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine (born 1926)

2007

John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire (born 1923)

2006

Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer and manager (born 1942)

2006

Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (born 1962)

2006

Colin Thiele, Australian author, poet, and educator (born 1920)

2006

Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (born 1918)

2004

Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (born 1971)

2004

Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (born 1929)

2003

Lola Bobesco, Romanian-Belgian violinist and educator (born 1921)

2003

Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (born 1921)

2002

Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (born 1904)

1999

Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager (born 1919)

1998

Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (born 1905)

1998

Elizabeth Kata, Australian author and screenwriter (born 1912)

1997

Dharamvir Bharati, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1926)

1997

Aldo Rossi, Italian architect, designed the Bonnefanten Museum and Teatro Carlo Felice (born 1931)

1996

Joan Clarke, English cryptanalyst and numismatist (born 1917)

1996

Rose Ouellette, Canadian actress and manager (born 1903)

1995

Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (born 1950)

1995

William Kunstler, American lawyer and activist (born 1919)

1993

Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (born 1943)

1991

Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1913)

1991

Tom Tryon, American actor and author (born 1926)

1991

Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1932)

1990

Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (born 1925)

1990

Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (born 1898)

1990

Turan Dursun, Turkish scholar and author (born 1934)

1989

Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (born 1903)

1989

Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and author (born 1903)

1987

Bill Bowes, English cricketer and coach (born 1908)

1986

Otto Glória, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1917)

1986

Hank Greenberg, American baseball player and manager (born 1911)

1985

Vasyl Stus, Ukrainian poet, publicist, and dissident (born 1938)

1985

George O'Brien, American actor and singer (born 1899)

1983

Jon Brower Minnoch, famous for being the world's heaviest person recorded (born 1941)

1982

Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter (born 1900)

1977

Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1899)

1977

Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher (born 1894)

1977

E. F. Schumacher, German-English economist and statistician (born 1911)

1974

Creighton Abrams, American general (born 1914)

1974

Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (born 1899)

1974

Charles Arnison, English airman (born 1893)

1974

Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister and hymn-writer (born 1884)

1965

Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875)

1963

Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (born 1886)

1944

Erich Fellgiebel, German general (born 1886)

1940

George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (born 1869)

1923

Howdy Wilcox, American racing driver (born 1889)

1914

Charles Péguy, French poet and philosopher (born 1873)

1911

John Francon Williams, Welsh-born writer, journalist, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor (born 1854)

1909

Clyde Fitch, American playwright and songwriter (born 1865)

1907

Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1843)

1864

John Hunt Morgan, American general (born 1825)

1852

William MacGillivray, Scottish biologist and ornithologist (born 1796)

1849

Friedrich Laun, German author (born 1770)

1821

José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (born 1785)

1820

Timothy Brown, English banker and merchant (born 1743/4)

1804

Richard Somers, American lieutenant (born 1778)

1794

John Hely-Hutchinson, Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician (born 1724)

1784

César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (born 1714)

1780

John Fielding, English lawyer and judge (born 1721)

1767

Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1725)

1676

John Ogilby, Scottish-born impresario and cartographer (born 1600)

1625

Thomas Smythe, English diplomat (born 1558)

1588

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk (born 1532)

1571

Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, English nobleman (born 1516)

1537

Johann Dietenberger, German theologian and translator (born 1475)

1417

Robert Hallam, English Catholic bishop

1416

John I, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count

1332

García de Ayerbe, Spanish bishop and crusade theorist

1323

Gegeen Khan, Chinese emperor (born 1302)

1308

Margaret of Burgundy, queen of Sicily (born 1250)

1199

Joan of England, queen of Sicily (born 1165)

1063

Tughril, Seljuq sultan (born 990)

1037

Bermudo III, king of León (born c. 1017)

799

Musa al-Kadhim, Arabic imam (born 745)

422

Boniface I, pope of the Catholic Church

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