Events

2021

Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador.

2021

The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.

2019

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.

2017

The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.

2012

Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses.

2011

The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.

2010

A Chinese fishing trawler collides with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands.

2008

The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

2005

Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.

1999

The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.

1997

Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

1995

Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-69, the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility.

1986

Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.

1986

Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet survives an assassination attempt by the FPMR; five of Pinochet's bodyguards are killed.

1984

An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen.

1979

The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.

1978

While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Gullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially designed umbrella.

1977

The Torrijos–Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.

1977

The 300-metre-tall CKVR-DT transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed.

1970

Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.

1970

Vietnam Television was established.

1965

During an Indo-Pakistani War, China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border.

1965

Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula.

1963

The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.

1953

Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

1945

World War II: Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines.

1945

The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held.

1943

A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston kills 55 people.

1943

World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea.

1942

World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.

1940

Romania returns Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Craiova.

1940

World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.

1936

The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.

1932

The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.

1929

Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.

1927

The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.

1923

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.

1921

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.

1921

The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.

1920

Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they were to serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews.

1916

US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)

1911

French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.

1909

Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Port-Aviation (often called "Juvisy Airfield") at Viry-Châtillon, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life piloting a powered heavier-than-air craft.[better source needed]

1907

Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.

1906

Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France successfully for the first time.

1903

The Ottoman Empire launches a counter-offensive against the Strandzha Commune, which dissolves.

1901

The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.

1876

In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.

1864

American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.

1863

American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore capture Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a seven-week siege.

1860

Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.

1857

Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of a peaceful emigrant wagon train.

1856

The Saimaa Canal is inaugurated.

1822

Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo.

1818

Carl III of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.

1812

French invasion of Russia: The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, is fought near Moscow and results in a French victory.

1778

American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.

1776

According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).

1764

Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

1706

War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.

1695

Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.

1652

Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan.

1625

The Treaty of Southampton makes an alliance between England and the Dutch Republic against Spain.

1620

The town of Kokkola (Swedish: Karleby) is founded by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

1571

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.

1303

Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.

1228

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

1191

Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.

1159

Cardinal Rolando Bandinelli is elected Pope Alexander III, prompting the election of Cardinal Octaviano Monticelli as Antipope Victor IV the same day.

878

Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.

Births

2006

Ian Chen, American actor

2004

Tsugumi Aritomo, Japanese entertainer

1999

Gracie Abrams, American singer-songwriter

1999

Laurie Jussaume, Canadian cyclist

1997

Dean-Charles Chapman, English actor

1996

Donovan Mitchell, American basketball player

1994

Elinor Barker, Welsh track cyclist

1994

Maren Lundby, Norwegian former ski jumper

1994

Aya Jones, French model

1994

Nerea Gantxegi, Spanish footballer

1994

Claire Lejeune, French politician

1994

Jenna McCormick, Australian rugby league player

1994

Isel Suñiga, Guatemalan politician

1994

Eva Buurman, Dutch professional racing cyclist

1994

Irina Fetisova, Russian volleyball player

1994

Herman Ese'ese, New Zealand rugby league player

1994

Tom Opacic, Australian rugby league player

1994

Kento Yamazaki, Japanese actor

1992

Miniminter, English YouTuber

1991

Dale Finucane, Australian rugby league player

1991

Amar Garibović, Serbian skier (died 2010)

1990

Libor Hudáček, Slovak ice hockey player

1990

Fedor Klimov, Russian figure skater

1989

Jonathan Majors, American actor

1988

Alex Harvey, Canadian skier

1988

Kevin Love, American basketball player

1987

Tommy Elphick, English footballer

1987

Sammy Moore, English footballer

1987

Danny North, English footballer

1987

Patrick Robinson, American football player

1987

Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer

1987

Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player

1986

Charlie Daniels, English footballer

1986

Colin Delaney, American wrestler

1985

Radhika Apte, Indian actress

1985

Wade Davis, American baseball player

1985

Alyssa Diaz, American actress

1985

Adam Eckersley, English footballer

1985

Eric Fehr, Canadian ice hockey player

1985

Rafinha, Brazilian footballer

1984

Ben Hollingsworth, Canadian actor

1984

Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lankan cricketer

1984

Miranda, Brazilian footballer

1984

Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player

1984

Pelin Karahan, Turkish actress

1983

Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist

1983

Annette Dytrt, German figure skater

1983

Pops Mensah-Bonsu, English-American basketball player

1983

Piri Weepu, New Zealand rugby player

1982

Andre Dirrell, American boxer

1982

George Bailey, Australian cricketer

1982

Emese Szász, Hungarian fencer

1981

Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer

1981

Vangelis, Mexican wrestler

1980

Emre Belözoğlu, Turkish footballer

1980

Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist

1980

Gabriel Milito, Argentine footballer

1980

Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer

1980

J. D. Pardo, American actor

1980

Mark Prior, American baseball player

1979

Nathan Hindmarsh, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

1979

Paul Mara, American ice hockey player

1979

Owen Pallett, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

1979

Brian Stokes, American baseball player

1978

Matt Cooke, Canadian ice hockey player

1978

Erwin Koen, Dutch footballer

1978

Ersin Güreler, Turkish footballer

1978

Devon Sawa, Canadian actor

1977

Mateen Cleaves, American basketball player

1977

Molly Holly, American wrestler and trainer

1977

Jon Macken, English-Irish footballer

1976

Wavell Hinds, Jamaican cricketer

1976

Oliver Hudson, American actor

1975

Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (died 2007)

1975

Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer and manager

1974

Mario Frick, Swiss-Liechtensteiner footballer

1974

Antonio McDyess, American basketball player

1973

Shannon Elizabeth, American model and actress

1973

Alex Kurtzman, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1972

Jason Isringhausen, American baseball player and coach

1971

Gene Pritsker, American composer

1971

Shane Mosley, American boxer and trainer

1970

Monique Gabriela Curnen, American actress

1970

Gino Odjick, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2023)

1970

Tom Everett Scott, American actor

1969

Darren Bragg, American baseball player and coach

1969

Angie Everhart, American actress and model

1969

Diane Farr, American actress

1969

Rudy Galindo, American figure skater

1968

Marcel Desailly, Ghanaian-French footballer

1968

Gennadi Krasnitski, Russian figure skater and coach

1967

Leslie Jones, American comedian and actress

1967

Alok Sharma, Indian-English accountant and politician

1966

Vladimir Andreyev, Russian race walker

1966

Lutz Heilmann, German politician

1966

Toby Jones, English actor

1966

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater

1966

Andrew Voss, Australian sportscaster and author

1965

Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano

1965

Darko Pančev, Macedonian footballer

1965

Uta Pippig, German runner

1965

Tomáš Skuhravý, Czech footballer

1965

Andreas Thom, German footballer and manager

1964

Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (died 1995)

1963

Neerja Bhanot, Indian flight purser

1963

W. Earl Brown, American actor

1962

Jennifer Egan, American novelist and short story writer

1962

George South, American wrestler

1962

Hasan Vezir, Turkish footballer and manager

1961

LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist and songwriter (died 2008)

1961

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French pianist

1960

Brad Houser, American bass player (died 2023)

1960

Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot politician

1958

Walter White, American fictional protagonist of television series Breaking Bad (died 2010)

1957

Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (died 1997)

1956

Michael Feinstein, American singer and pianist

1956

Byron Stevenson, Welsh footballer (died 2007)

1956

Diane Warren, American songwriter

1955

Mira Furlan, Croatian-American actress (died 2021)

1954

Corbin Bernsen, American actor

1954

Michael Emerson, American actor

1954

Kerrie Holley, American software architect and academic

1953

Marc Hunter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter (died 1998)

1953

Benmont Tench, American keyboardist and songwriter

1952

Ricardo Tormo, Spanish motorcycle racer (died 1998)

1951

Chrissie Hynde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951

Morris Albert, Brazilian singer-songwriter

1951

Mark Isham, American trumpet player and composer

1951

Mark McCumber, American golfer

1951

Mammootty, Indian actor and producer

1950

David Cannadine, English historian and author

1950

Johann Friedrich, German-Australian engineer (died 1991)

1950

Julie Kavner, American actress

1950

Peggy Noonan, American author, journalist, speechwriter, and pundit

1949

Dianne Hayter, German-English politician

1949

Barry Siegel, American journalist and academic

1948

Susan Blakely, American actress

1947

Sergio Della Pergola, Israeli demographer and statistician

1946

Willie Crawford, American baseball player (died 2004)

1946

Joe Klein, American journalist and author

1946

Suzyn Waldman, American sportscaster

1945

Jacques Lemaire, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1945

Vic Pollard, English-New Zealand rugby player and footballer

1945

Curtis Price, American musicologist and academic

1945

Peter Storey, English footballer

1944

Forrest Blue, American football player (died 2011)

1944

Bertel Haarder, Danish lawyer and politician, Education Minister of Denmark

1944

Peter Larter, English rugby player

1944

Earl Manigault, American basketball player and coach (died 1998)

1944

Bora Milutinović, Serbian footballer and manager

1944

Houshang Moradi Kermani, Iranian author

1943

Gloria Gaynor, American singer-songwriter

1943

Beverley McLachlin, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of Canada

1942

Billy Best, Scottish footballer

1942

Alan Oakes, English footballer and manager

1942

Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath, English businessman and politician

1942

Jonathan H. Turner, American sociologist

1940

Dario Argento, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter

1940

Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, 4th President of Indonesia (died 2009)

1939

Latimore, American singer-songwriter and pianist

1939

Peter Gill, Welsh actor, director, and playwright

1937

John Phillip Law, American actor (died 2008)

1937

Oleg Lobov, Russian politician, Premier of the Russian SFSR (died 2018)

1936

Brian Hart, English race car driver and engineer, founded Brian Hart Ltd. (died 2014)

1936

Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1959)

1936

Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice

1935

Abdou Diouf, Senegalese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Senegal

1935

Dick O'Neal, American basketball player and dentist (died 2013)

1934

Mary Bauermeister, German painter and illustrator (died 2023)

1934

Waldo de los Ríos, Argentine composer and conductor (died 1977)

1934

Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian author and poet (died 2012)

1934

Omar Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon (died 2015)

1934

Little Milton, American singer and guitarist (died 2005)

1934

Hilpas Sulin, Finnish ice hockey player and coach (died 2025)

1932

Malcolm Bradbury, English author and academic (died 2000)

1932

John Paul Getty Jr., American-English philanthropist and book collector (died 2003)

1931

Charles Camilleri, Maltese composer and conductor (died 2009)

1930

Baudouin of Belgium (died 1993)

1930

Sonny Rollins, American saxophonist and composer (died 2026)

1930

S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 2010)

1930

Yuan Longping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and an expert in hybrid rice (died 2021)

1929

Clyde Lovellette, American basketball player (died 2016)

1928

Kathleen Gorham, Australian ballerina (died 1983)

1928

Al McGuire, American basketball player, coach, and commentator (died 2001)

1927

Eric Hill, English-American author and illustrator (died 2014)

1927

Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Canadian lawyer and jurist

1926

Samuel Goldwyn Jr., American director and producer (died 2015)

1926

Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk (died 2013)

1926

Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment (died 2016)

1926

Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (died 1983)

1926

Don Messick, American voice actor (died 1997)

1926

Ed Warren, American paranormal investigator and author (died 2006)

1925

Laura Ashley, Welsh-English fashion designer, founded Laura Ashley plc (died 1985)

1925

Allan Blakeney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Saskatchewan (died 2011)

1925

Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Indian actress, singer, director, and producer (died 2005)

1924

Daniel Inouye, American captain and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2012)

1924

Leonard Rosenman, American composer and conductor (died 2008)

1923

Nancy Keesing, Australian author and poet (died 1993)

1923

Peter Lawford, English-American actor (died 1984)

1923

Louise Suggs, American golfer, co-founded LPGA (died 2015)

1922

Lucien Jarraud, French-Canadian journalist and radio host (died 2007)

1921

Peter A. Peyser, American soldier and politician (died 2014)

1920

Harri Webb, Welsh journalist and poet (died 1994)

1919

Briek Schotte, Belgian cyclist and coach (died 2004)

1918

Harold Amos, American microbiologist and academic (died 2003)

1917

Leonard Cheshire, English captain, pilot, and humanitarian (died 1992)

1917

John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)

1917

Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (died 2000)

1915

Pedro Reginaldo Lira, Argentine bishop (died 2012)

1915

Kiyosi Itô, Japanese mathematician and academic (died 2008)

1914

Lída Baarová, Czech-Austrian actress (died 2000)

1914

Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer (died 2012)

1914

James Van Allen, American physicist and philosopher (died 2006)

1913

Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield, English soldier and courtier (died 1999)

1913

Anthony Quayle, English actor (died 1989)

1912

David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (died 1996)

1911

Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian police officer and politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (died 1998)

1909

Elia Kazan, Greek-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2003)

1908

Paul Brown, American football player and coach (died 1991)

1908

Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (died 2008)

1908

Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1994)

1907

Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Turkish composer and musicologist (died 1991)

1904

C. B. Colby, American author (died 1977)

1903

Margaret Landon, American missionary and author (died 1993)

1903

Dorothy Marie Donnelly, American poet and author (died 1994)

1900

Taylor Caldwell, English-American author (died 1985)

1900

Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (died 1933)

1897

Al Sherman, Tin Pan Alley era songwriter (died 1973)

1895

Jacques Vaché, French author and poet (died 1919)

1894

Vic Richardson, Australian cricketer, footballer, and sportscaster (died 1969)

1894

George Waggner, American actor, director, and producer (died 1984)

1893

Leslie Hore-Belisha, English politician, Secretary of State for War (died 1957)

1892

Eric Harrison, Australian soldier and politician, 27th Australian Minister for Defence (died 1974)

1892

Oscar O'Brien, Canadian priest, pianist, and composer (died 1958)

1887

Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (died 1964)

1885

Elinor Wylie, American author and poet (died 1928)

1883

Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Greek composer and conductor (died 1950)

1879

Francisco José of Bragança, exiled member of the Miguelist branch of the House of Bragança and officer in the Austro-Hungarian army (died 1919)

1876

Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (died 1934)

1876

C. J. Dennis, Australian poet and author (died 1938)

1875

Edward Francis Hutton, American businessman and financier, co-founded E. F. Hutton & Co. (died 1962)

1874

Samuel Rocke, Australian politician who served as an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia (died 1963)

1871

George Hirst, English cricketer and coach (died 1954)

1870

Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, explorer, and author (died 1938)

1869

Ben Viljoen, South African general (died 1917)

1867

Albert Bassermann, German-Swiss actor (died 1952)

1867

J. P. Morgan Jr., American banker and philanthropist (died 1943)

1866

Tristan Bernard, French author and playwright (died 1947)

1862

Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (died 1932)

1860

Grandma Moses, American painter (died 1961)

1855

William Friese-Greene, English photographer, director, and cinematographer (died 1921)

1851

Edward Asahel Birge, American zoologist and academic (died 1950)

1842

Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player, linguist, and journalist (died 1888)

1836

Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Scottish merchant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1908)

1836

August Toepler, German physicist and academic (died 1912)

1831

Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (died 1900)

1829

August Kekulé, German chemist and academic (died 1896)

1819

Thomas A. Hendricks, American lawyer and politician, 21st Vice President of the United States (died 1885)

1818

Thomas Talbot, American businessman and politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1886)

1815

John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (died 1866)

1813

Emil Korytko, Polish activist and translator (died 1839)

1810

Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Prussian economist and academic (died 1858)

1807

Henry Sewell, English lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1879)

1803

William Knibb, English Baptist minister and Jamaican missionary (died 1845)

1801

Sarel Cilliers, South African preacher and activist (died 1871)

1795

John William Polidori, English physician and author (died 1821)

1791

Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet and author (died 1863)

1777

Heinrich Stölzel, German horn player and composer (died 1844)

1740

Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor and illustrator (died 1814)

1726

François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player and composer (died 1795)

1707

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (died 1788)

1705

Matthäus Günther, German painter (died 1788)

1694

Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish Minister of State (died 1763)

1683

Maria Anna of Austria (died 1754)

1650

Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona (died 1725)

1641

Tokugawa Ietsuna, Japanese shōgun (died 1680)

1635

Paul I, Prince Esterházy, Hungarian prince (died 1713)

1629

Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet, Irish nobleman (died 1665)

1533

Elizabeth I of England (died 1603)

1524

Thomas Erastus, Swiss physician and theologian (died 1583)

1500

Sebastian Newdigate, Carthusian monk and martyr (died 1535)

1448

Henry, Count of Württemberg-Montbéliard (1473–1482) (died 1519)

1438

Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (died 1471)

1395

Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (died 1427)

923

Suzaku, emperor of Japan (died 952)

Deaths

2024

Dan Morgenstern, German-American jazz writer and editor (born 1929)

2023

Wanda Janicka, Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw Uprising (born 1923)

2018

Pedro Jirón, Nicaraguan footballer (born 1939)

2018

Mac Miller, American rapper (born 1992)

2015

Dickie Moore, American actor (born 1925)

2015

Candida Royalle, American porn actress, director, and producer (born 1950)

2015

Guillermo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1927)

2015

Voula Zouboulaki, Greek actress (born 1924)

2014

Kwon Ri-se, South Korean singer (born 1991)

2014

Jack Cristil, American sportscaster and radio host (born 1925)

2014

Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (born 1930)

2014

Yoshiko Ōtaka, Chinese-Japanese actress, singer, and politician (born 1920)

2014

Harold Shipp, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1926)

2013

Albert Allen Bartlett, American physicist and academic (born 1923)

2013

Romesh Bhandari, Pakistani-Indian politician and diplomat, 13th Foreign Secretary of India (born 1928)

2013

Frank Blevins, English-Australian politician, 7th Deputy Premier of South Australia (born 1939)

2013

Pete Hoffman, American cartoonist (born 1919)

2013

Ilja Hurník, Czech playwright and composer (born 1922)

2013

Fred Katz, American cellist and composer (born 1919)

2012

César Fernández Ardavín, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1923)

2012

Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and manager (born 1952)

2012

Daniel Weinreb, American computer scientist and programmer (born 1959)

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2011

Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:

2010

Amar Garibović, Serbian skier (born 1991)

2010

William H. Goetzmann, American historian and author (born 1930)

2010

Barbara Holland, American author (born 1933)

2010

John Kluge, German-American businessman (born 1914)

2010

Glenn Shadix, American actor (born 1952)

2010

Walter White, American fictional protagonist of television series Breaking Bad (born 1958)

2008

Kune Biezeveld, Dutch minister and theologian (born 1948)

2008

Ilarion Ciobanu, Romanian rugby player and actor (born 1931)

2008

Don Haskins, American basketball player and coach (born 1930)

2008

Gregory Mcdonald, American author (born 1937)

2008

Nagi Noda, Japanese director and producer (born 1973)

2004

Bob Boyd, American baseball player (born 1925)

2003

Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (born 1947)

2002

Uziel Gal, German-Israeli colonel and gun designer, designed the Uzi (born 1923)

2001

Igor Buketoff, American conductor and educator (born 1915)

2001

Spede Pasanen, Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor (born 1930)

2001

Billie Lou Watt, American actress and voice artist (born 1924)

2000

Bruce Gyngell, Australian-English broadcaster (born 1929)

1997

Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire (born 1930)

1996

Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (born 1942)

1995

Russell Johnson, American cartoonist (born 1893)

1994

Eric Crozier, English director and playwright (born 1914)

1994

Dennis Morgan, American actor (born 1908)

1994

Terence Young, Chinese-English director and screenwriter (born 1915)

1991

Edwin McMillan, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907)

1990

Earle E. Partridge, American general and pilot (born 1900)

1990

A. J. P. Taylor, English historian and journalist (born 1906)

1989

Mikhail Goldstein, Ukrainian violinist and composer (born 1917)

1988

Sedad Hakkı Eldem, Turkish architect (born 1908)

1986

Les Bury, English-Australian public servant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (born 1913)

1985

Jacoba van Velde, Dutch author (born 1903)

1985

José Zabala-Santos, Filipino cartoonist (born 1911)

1984

Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (born 1906)

1984

Josyf Slipyj, Ukrainian cardinal (born 1892)

1984

Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (born 1916)

1983

Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (born 1904)

1982

Ken Boyer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1931)

1981

Christy Brown, Irish author, poet, and painter (born 1932)

1979

I. A. Richards, English literary critic and rhetorician (born 1893)

1978

Cecil Aronowitz, South African-English viola player (born 1916)

1978

Keith Moon, English drummer (The Who) (born 1946)

1978

Charles Williams, English composer and conductor (born 1893)

1974

S. M. Rasamanickam, Ceylon politician (born 1913)

1973

Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (born 1900)

1973

Lev Vladimirsky, Kazakhstani-Russian admiral (born 1903)

1972

Dimitris Poulianos, Greek painter and illustrator (born 1899)

1971

Spring Byington, American actress (born 1886)

1971

Ludwig Suthaus, German tenor (born 1906)

1970

Yitzhak Gruenbaum, Polish-Israeli journalist and politician, 1st Internal Affairs Minister of Israel (born 1879)

1969

Everett Dirksen, American lieutenant and politician (born 1896)

1964

Walter A. Brown, American businessman (born 1905)

1962

Karen Blixen, Danish memoirist and short story writer (born 1885)

1962

Graham Walker, English motorcycle racer and journalist (born 1897)

1961

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Dutch lawyer, jurist, and politician, 34th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1885)

1960

Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, President of East Germany (born 1873)

1959

Maurice Duplessis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Quebec (born 1890)

1956

C. B. Fry, English cricketer, academic, and politician (born 1872)

1954

Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (born 1885)

1951

Maria Montez, Dominican-French actress (born 1912)

1951

John French Sloan, American painter and etcher (born 1871)

1949

José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter and illustrator (born 1883)

1943

Mary Karadja, Swedish writer, spiritualist and princess (born 1868)

1942

Cecilia Beaux, American painter and academic (born 1855)

1941

Mario García Menocal, Cuban lawyer and politician, President of Cuba (born 1866)

1940

José Félix Estigarribia, Paraguayan soldier and politician, President of Paraguay (born 1888)

1939

Kyōka Izumi, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (born 1873)

1933

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (born 1862)

1929

Frederic Weatherly, English lawyer, author, and songwriter (born 1848)

1921

Alfred William Rich, English author and painter (born 1856)

1920

Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (born 1855)

1910

William Holman Hunt, English painter and soldier (born 1827)

1907

Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Romanian philologist, journalist, and playwright (born 1838)

1893

Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (born 1808)

1892

John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (born 1807)

1891

Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge (born 1820)

1881

Sidney Lanier, American poet and academic (born 1842)

1871

Kimenzan Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 13th Yokozuna (born 1826)

1871

Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Ottoman politician, 217th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1815)

1840

Jacques MacDonald, French general (born 1765)

1833

Hannah More, English poet, playwright, and philanthropist (born 1745)

1809

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, Thai king (born 1737)

1799

Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier, French botanist and physicist (born 1717)

1798

Peter Frederik Suhm, Danish-Norwegian historian and author (born 1728)

1741

Blas de Lezo, Spanish admiral (born 1689)

1729

William Burnet, Dutch-American civil servant and politician, 21st Governor of the province of New York (born 1688)

1685

William Carpenter, English-American settler, co-founded Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (born 1605)

1657

Arvid Wittenberg, Swedish field marshal (born 1606)

1655

François Tristan l'Hermite, French author and playwright (born 1601)

1644

Guido Bentivoglio, Italian cardinal and historian (born 1579)

1626

Edward Villiers, English noble and politician (born c. 1585)

1622

Denis Godefroy, French lawyer and jurist (born 1549)

1619

Melchior Grodziecki, Polish priest and saint (born 1582)

1619

Marko Krizin, Croatian priest, missionary, and saint (born 1589)

1601

John Shakespeare, father of William Shakespeare (born 1529)

1573

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (born 1535)

1566

Nikola Šubić Zrinski, Croatian general (born 1506)

1559

Robert Estienne, English-French printer and scholar (born 1503)

1496

Ferdinand II of Naples (born 1469)

1464

Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (born 1412)

1362

Joan of the Tower (born 1321)

1354

Andrea Dandolo, doge of Venice (born 1306)

1312

Ferdinand IV of Castile (born 1285)

1303

Gregory Bicskei, archbishop of Esztergom

1251

Viola, Duchess of Opole

1202

William of the White Hands, French cardinal (born 1135)

1151

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (born 1113)

1134

Alfonso the Battler, Spanish emperor (born 1073)

934

Meng Zhixiang, Chinese general (born 874)

859

Emperor Xuānzong of Tang, Chinese emperor (born 810)

355

Claudius Silvanus, Roman general

251

Sima Yi, Chinese general and politician (born 179)

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