September 6 in History

Boris Johnson resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and is replaced by Liz Truss. Their meetings with Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle were the Queen's final official duties before her death two days later.

Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its Kharkiv counteroffensive, surprising Russian forces and retaking over 3,000 square kilometers of land, recapturing the entire Kharkiv Oblast west of the Oskil River, within the next week.

Supreme Court of India decriminalised all consensual sex among adults in private, making homosexuality legal on the Indian lands.

Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro survives a stabbing at a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais.

Forty-one elephants are poisoned with cyanide in salt pans, by poachers in Hwange National Park.

The first Minotaur V rocket is launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, carrying NASA's LADEE spacecraft.

Sixty-one people die after a fishing boat capsizes off the İzmir Province coast of Turkey, near the Greek Aegean islands.

The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.

Israel executes the air strike Operation Orchard to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria.

Mahmoud Abbas resigns from his position of Palestinian Prime Minister.

The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people line the streets and 21⁄2 billion watch around the world on television.

Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839 crashes in the Lambir Hills National Park while on approach to Miri Airport in Malaysia, killing 10.

Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.

A group of hunters at the Stampede trail near Healy, Alaska came across a male corpse in abandoned bus, later identified as Christopher McCandless.

The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to Saint Petersburg. The change is effective October 1.

In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six congregants inside the Neve Shalom Synagogue during Shabbat services.

Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 crashes near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing all 31 people on board.

The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.

Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted.

Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group after being taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day.

Paninternational Flight 112 crashes on the Bundesautobahn 7 highway near Hamburg Airport, in Hamburg, Germany, killing 22.

Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked by Palestinian terrorist members of the PFLP and taken to Dawson's Field, Jordan.

Swaziland becomes independent.

Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting.

India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate followed by the signing of the Tashkent Declaration.

The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.

Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the second century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London.

Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.

A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.

United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany.

World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.

World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia.

The Monterrey Institute of Technology is founded in Monterrey, Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America.

Pennsylvania Railroad's premier train derails at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, killing 79 people and injuring 117 others.

King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.

World War II: The British Royal Air Force suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.

World War II: Union of South Africa declares war on Germany.

Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.

Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.

World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive.

World War I: The First Battle of the Marne, which would halt the Imperial German Army's advance into France, begins.

Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US president William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.

Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.

American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.

American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.

British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.

Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.

Puritans settle Salem, which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The Spanish treasure galleon Atocha sinks during a hurricane off Key West in the Straits of Florida, taking 40 short tons (36 t) of gold and silver and 260 of its 265 passengers and crew to the bottom.

The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)

The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world.

Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.

Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later.

Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Japanese prince

Elzhana Taniyeva, Kazakh rhythmic gymnast

Asher Angel, American actor

Leylah Fernandez, Canadian tennis player

Freya Allan, English actress

Terrence Clarke, American basketball player (died 2021)

David Kushner, American singer-songwriter

Michele Perniola, Italian singer

Mallory Comerford, American swimmer

Tsukushi, Japanese wrestler

Andrés Tello, Colombian footballer

Lil Xan, American rapper

Mark Andrews, American football player

Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladeshi cricketer

Maddie Phillips, Canadian actress

Emilly Micaela Marcondes, Brazilian professional futsal player

Elif Doğan, Turkish actress

Famous Dex, American rapper

Alex Poythress, American basketball player

Mattia Valoti, Italian footballer

Ryan Shazier, American football player

Young Tonumaipea, Samoan rugby league player

Brian Dumoulin, American ice hockey player

Joe Harris, American basketball player

John Wall, American basketball player

Kim So-eun, South Korean actress

Max George, English singer-songwriter and actor

Denis Tonucci, Italian footballer

Emir Preldžić, Turkish basketball player

Lauren Lapkus, American actress and comedian

Mitch Moreland, American baseball player

Małgorzata Rejmer, Polish novelist

Helena Ekholm, Swedish skier

William Porterfield, Northern Irish cricketer

Jerry Blevins, American baseball player

Pippa Middleton, English socialite and author

Braun Strowman, American wrestler and strongman

Temeka Johnson, American basketball player

Yuki Abe, Japanese footballer

Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer and actress

Andrew Richardson, Jamaican cricketer

Mark Teahen, American baseball player

Jillian Hall, American wrestler and singer

Kerry Katona, English singer and actress

Samuel Peter, Nigerian boxer

Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer

Mike Arnaoutis, Greek boxer

Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer

Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican footballer

Low Ki, American wrestler

Cisco Adler, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Foxy Brown, American rapper

Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player

Mathew Horne, English actor and screenwriter

Homare Sawa, Japanese footballer

Rodrigo Amarante, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Naomie Harris, English actress

Jon Ander López, Spanish footballer (died 2013)

Tom Pappas, American decathlete and coach

Derrek Lee, American baseball player and coach

Ryoko Tani, Japanese judoka and politician

Tim Henman, English tennis player and sportscaster

Nina Persson, Swedish singer-songwriter and musician

Justin Whalin, American actor

Carlo Cudicini, Italian footballer

Greg Rusedski, Canadian-English tennis player and sportscaster

Alessandro Troncon, Italian rugby player and coach

Dylan Bruno, American actor and model

Idris Elba, English actor

Justina Machado, American actress

Saulius Mikalajūnas, Lithuanian footballer

Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer

Devang Gandhi, Indian cricketer

Asko Künnap, Estonian poet and illustrator

Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter (died 2018)

Cheyne Coates, Australian singer-songwriter and producer

Igor Korolev, Russian-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2011)

Emily Maitlis, Canadian-English journalist

Rhett Miller, American alternative country singer-songwriter and guitarist

DJ Spooky, American electronic and experimental hip hop musician

Tony DiTerlizzi, American author and illustrator

Ben Finegold, American chess player and educator

Michellie Jones, Australian-American triathlete

CeCe Peniston, American singer-songwriter, actress, and former beauty pageant winner

Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer

Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish author

Paul Rea, American journalist

William DuVall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Macy Gray, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Kalli Kalde, Estonian painter and illustrator

Milan Lukić, Bosnian Serb convicted of war crimes by the ICTY

Igor Štimac, Croatian footballer and manager

Terry Bickers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Darren Clark, Australian sprinter

Tony Fleet, Australian darts player

Christopher Nolan, Irish author and poet (died 2009)

Van Tiffin, American football player

Rosie Perez, American actress, dancer, and director

Mark Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Pat Nevin, Scottish footballer and sportscaster

Betsy Russell, American actress

Alice Sebold, American author

Bryan Simonaire, American engineer and politician

Geert Wilders, Dutch lawyer and politician

Chris Christie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey

Marina Kaljurand, Estonian badminton player and diplomat, Estonia Ambassador to Russia

Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist

Kevin Willis, American basketball player and fashion designer

Simon Reeve, Australian journalist and game show host

Wendi Richter, American wrestler

Scott Travis, American rock drummer

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Norwegian musician and songwriter

Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player

Buster Bloodvessel, English singer-songwriter

Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

Nigel Westlake, Australian composer and conductor

Michael Winslow, American actor

The Barbarian, Tongan wrestler

Ali Divandari, Iranian painter, sculptor, and journalist

Michaëlle Jean, Haitian-Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Governor General of Canada

José Sócrates, Portuguese engineer and politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal

Bill Ritter, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Colorado

Steven Yearley, English sociologist and academic

Raymond Benson, American author and playwright

Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman and activist

Demetris Kizas, Cypriot footballer

Patrick O'Hearn, American bassist and composer

John Sauven, English economist and environmentalist

Simon Burns, English politician, Minister of State for Transport

Vladimir Kazachyonok, Russian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2017)

Buddy Miller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Melih Kibar, Turkish composer (died 2005)

Iris Robinson, Northern Irish politician

Claydes Charles Smith, American guitarist (died 2006)

Jane Curtin, American actress and comedian

Bruce Rioch, English footballer and manager

Jacob Rubinovitz, Polish-Israeli engineer and academic (died 2018)

Sylvester, American singer-songwriter (died 1988)

Ron Boone, American basketball player and commentator

Roger Knight, English cricketer and educator

Shirley M. Malcom, American scientist, academic and educator

Donna Haraway, American author, academic, and activist

Swoosie Kurtz, American actress

Gordon Birtwistle, English engineer and politician

Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Dave Bargeron, American trombonist and tuba player (died 2025)

Richard Hutton, English cricketer

Mel McDaniel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)

Roger Law, English illustrator

Monica Mason, South African ballerina and director

John M. Hayes, American scientist (died 2017)

Elizabeth Murray, American painter and illustrator (died 2007)

Jackie Trent, English-Spanish singer-songwriter and actress (died 2015)

Brigid Berlin, American actress, painter, and photographer (died 2020)

David Allan Coe, American outlaw country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2026)

Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate

Joan Tower, American pianist, composer, and conductor

Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-Mexican author and illustrator

Janusz Kurczab, Polish fencer and mountaineer (died 2015)

Jo Anne Worley, American actress, comedian, and singer

Isabelle Collin Dufresne, French actress and author (died 2014)

Jock Wallace Jr., Scottish footballer and coach (died 1996)

Colin McColl, English intelligence officer

Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer and educator (died 2017)

Bud Shrake, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2009)

Charles Foley, American game designer, co-created Twister (died 2013)

Helmut Piirimäe, Estonian historian and academic (died 2017)

Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (died 2005)

Ljubov Rebane, Estonian physicist and mathematician (died 1991)

Fumihiko Maki, Japanese architect and academic, designed the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Makuhari Messe (died 2024)

Robert M. Pirsig, American novelist and philosopher (died 2017)

Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (died 2002)

Sid Watkins, English neurosurgeon and academic (died 2012)

Prince Claus of the Netherlands (died 2002)

Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (died 2013)

Arthur Oldham, English composer and conductor (died 2003)

Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (died 2001)

Andrea Camilleri, Italian author, screenwriter, and director (died 2019)

Jimmy Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)

John Melcher, American veterinarian and politician (died 2018)

Peter II of Yugoslavia (died 1970)

Adriano Moreira, Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the CDS – People's Party (died 2022)

Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (died 2004)

Norman Joseph Woodland, American inventor, co-created the bar code (died 2012)

Elvira Pagã, Brazilian actress, singer, and author (died 2003)

Wilson Greatbatch, American engineer and philanthropist (died 2011)

John Berry, American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1999)

George Mann, English cricketer (died 2001)

Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist (died 2008)

Ed Oliver, American golfer (died 1961)

Franz Josef Strauss, German lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (died 1988)

Julie Gibson, American actress and singer (died 2019)

Leônidas, Brazilian footballer (died 2004)

Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet, Scottish nobleman (died 1991)

Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (died 1996)

Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (died 2004)

Charles Deutsch, French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, co-founder of the brand "DB (died 1980)

Walter Giesler, American soccer player, referee, and coach (died 1976)

Michael Gordon, American actor and director (died 1993)

Anthony Wagner, English genealogist and academic (died 1995)

Korczak Ziolkowski, American sculptor, designed the Crazy Horse Memorial (died 1982)

Luis Federico Leloir, French-Argentine physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)

W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (died 1979)

Julien Green, French-American author (died 1998)

Nguyễn An Ninh, Vietnamese political journalist (died 1943)

Billy Rose, American composer and manager (died 1966)

Claire Lee Chennault, American general and pilot (died 1958)

Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)

Clara Kimball Young, American actress and producer (died 1960)

Louis Silvers, American composer (died 1954)

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 1969)

Otto Kruger, American actor (died 1974)

Max Schreck, German actor (died 1936)

Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1956)

John Macleod, Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)

Walford Davies, English organist and composer (died 1941)

Felix Salten, Austrian-Swiss author and critic (died 1945)

Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss judge and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (died 1947)

Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (died 1935)

William Lane, English-Australian journalist, founded New Australia (died 1917)

Jane Addams, American sociologist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)

May Jordan McConnel, Australian trade unionist and suffragist (died 1929)

Macpherson Robertson, Australian businessman and philanthropist, founded MacRobertson's (died 1945)

Zelia Nuttall, American archeologist and historian (died 1933)

Ferdinand Hummel, German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1928)

Schalk Willem Burger, South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of the South African Republic (died 1918)

Samuel Arnold, American conspirator (died 1906)

William Rosecrans, American general, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 1898)

Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian businessman and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Finance (died 1893)

George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (died 1873)

Emir Abdelkader, Algerian religious and military leader (died 1883)

Alcide d'Orbigny, French zoologist, palaeontologist, and geologist (died 1857)

Catharine Beecher, American educator and activist (died 1878)

Frances Wright, Scottish-American author and activist (died 1852)

Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (died 1861)

John Dalton, English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (died 1844)

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (died 1834)

Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist and academic (died 1796)

Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (died 1786)

Henry Muhlenberg, German-American pastor and missionary (died 1787)

Ivan V of Russia, Russian tsar (died 1696)

Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and politician (died 1723)

Sebastian Knüpfer, German cantor and composer (died 1676)

Charles Porter, English-born judge (died 1696)

Isabella Leonarda, Italian composer and educator (died 1704)

Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Italian noble (died 1658)

Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy, French nobleman and politician (died 1519)

Sebastiano Serlio, Italian Mannerist architect (died 1554)

Rick Davies, English musician (born 1944)

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, Turkish-American activist (born 1998)

Rebecca Horn, German visual artist (born 1944)

Will Jennings, American songwriter (born 1944)

Cathy Merrick, Canadian First Nations leader (born 1961/1962)

Ron Yeats, Scottish footballer (born 1937)

Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor (born 1933)

Michael K. Williams, American actor (born 1966)

Lou Brock, American baseball player (born 1939)

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (born 1924)

Richard DeVos, American billionaire businessman (born 1926)

Liz Fraser, English actress (born 1930)

Burt Reynolds, American actor, director and producer (born 1936)

Peter Luck, Australian journalist and television host (born 1944)

Kate Millett, American feminist author and activist (born 1934)

Ralph Milne, Scottish footballer (born 1961)

Martin Milner, American actor (born 1931)

Odd Bondevik, Norwegian bishop and theologian (born 1941)

Seth Martin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1933)

Kira Zvorykina, Belarusian chess player and educator (born 1919)

Ann C. Crispin, American author (born 1950)

Khin Maung Kyi, Burmese economist and scholar (born 1926)

Santiago Rosario, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach (born 1939)

Elisabeth Böhm, German architect (born 1921)

Lawrie Dring, Scottish scout leader, founded World Federation of Independent Scouts (born 1931)

Oscar Rossi, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1930)

Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (born 1947)

Boris Chetkov, Russian painter (born 1926)

Clive Donner, English director and editor (born 1926)

Catherine Gaskin, Irish-Australian author (born 1929)

Anita Page, American actress (born 1910)

Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (born 1918)

Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (born 1935)

Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (born 1929)

Eugenia Charles, Dominican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Dominica (born 1919)

Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general (born 1918)

Lagumot Harris, Nauruan politician, 3rd President of Nauru (born 1938)

Akira Kurosawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1910)

Ric Segreto, American-Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and journalist (born 1952)

Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Swedish actor (born 1928)

P. H. Newby, English author and broadcaster (born 1918)

Nicky Hopkins, English pianist (born 1944)

Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1908)

Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (born 1912)

Tom Fogerty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)

Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (born 1916)

Leroy Brown, American wrestler (born 1950)

Blanche Sweet, American actress (born 1896)

Franco Ferrara, Italian conductor and composer (born 1911)

Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1914)

Azra Erhat, Turkish archaeologist, author, and academic (born 1915)

Ronald Binge, English organist and composer (born 1910)

Max Decugis, French tennis player (born 1882)

Tom Wilson, American record producer (born 1931)

Adolf Dassler, German cobbler and entrepreneur, founded Adidas (born 1900)

Olga Baclanova, Russian-Swiss actress and ballerina (born 1896)

Otto Kruger, American actor (born 1885)

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre

Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (born 1892)

Margaret Sanger, American nurse, educator, and activist (born 1879)

Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (born 1901)

Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian composer (born 1898)

Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (born 1892)

Edmund Gwenn, English actor (born 1877)

Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (born 1927)

Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (born 1904)

Lee Jung-seob, North Korean painter (born 1916)

Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (born 1898)

James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (born 1867)

Olaf Stapledon, English philosopher and author (born 1886)

Song Qiyun, Chinese communist activist (born 1904)

Song Zhenzhong, Chinese child internee (born 1941)

Xu Linxia, Chinese communist activist (born 1904/1905)

Yang Hucheng, Chinese general (born 1893)

John S. McCain Sr., American admiral (born 1884)

James Cannon Jr., American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (born 1864)

Thomas Harte (Irish republican) (born 1915)

Patrick McGrath (Irish republican) (born 1894)

Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (born 1867)

John Stuart Hindmarsh, English race car driver and pilot (born 1907)

William Libbey, American target shooter and geographer (born 1855)

Lord Charles Beresford, English admiral and politician (born 1846)

Sully Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1839)

Frederick Abel, English chemist and engineer (born 1827)

Charles Jamrach, German-English businessman (born 1815)

Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer, designed the Ictineo I and Ictineo II (born 1819)

Pierre Adolphe Rost, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1797)

Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three-term mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas (born 1781)

Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian and author (born 1723)

Carlo Bertinazzi, Italian actor and author (born 1710)

Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet, English merchant and philanthropist, founded Morden College (born 1623)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, French Controller-General of Finances (born 1619)

Robert Dudley, English geographer and explorer (born 1574)

Adriaan Metius, Dutch mathematician and astronomer (born 1571)

Thomas Dempster, Scottish historian and scholar (born 1579)

Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman sultan (born 1494)

Juan de Homedes y Coscon, 47th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (born c.1477)

Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shōgun (born 1481)

Demetrios Laskaris Leontares, Byzantine admiral and diplomat

Vicedomino de Vicedominis, Italian cardinal (born 1210)

Ioveta, Latin princess

John XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (born 930)

Liudolf, duke of Swabia (born 930)

Suzaku, emperor of Japan (born 923)

Taizu of Liao, Khitan ruler (born 872)

Eugenius, Roman usurper