On This Day: April 10 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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49 Events 233 Births 109 Deaths

2023 A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded. ↗
2016 The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship. ↗
2016 An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, impacting India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan. ↗
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries. ↗
2009 President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis. ↗
1998 The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland. ↗
1991 Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140. ↗
1991 A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites. ↗
1988 The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. ↗
1981 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands was elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later. ↗
1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people. ↗
1973 Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people. ↗
1972 Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are discovered by construction workers in Shandong. ↗
1972 Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam. ↗
1970 Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. ↗
1968 The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died. ↗
1963 One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea. ↗
1944 Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp. ↗
1941 World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia. ↗
1925 The Russian city of Tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad to honor the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Soviet Communist Party General Secretary, who had guided the defense of Tsaritsyn during the Russian Civil War in 1920. ↗
1919 Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos. ↗
1919 The Third Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Huliaipole. ↗
1912 RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, UK, on her maiden and only voyage. ↗
1900 British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. 600 British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner. ↗
1896 1896 Summer Olympics: The Olympic marathon is run ending with the victory of Greek athlete Spyridon Louis. ↗
1887 On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America. ↗
1872 The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. ↗
1868 At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die. ↗
1866 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh. ↗
1865 American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time. ↗
1864 Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico. ↗
1858 After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. ↗
1826 The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive. ↗
1821 Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus. ↗
1821 Greek War of Independence: the island of Psara joins the Greek struggle for independence. ↗
1816 The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States. ↗
1815 The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years. ↗
1809 Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria. ↗
1796 War of the First Coalition: A surprise Austrian attack at the Battle of Voltri marks the beginning of the Italian Campaign of 1796-1797, the decisive campaign under Napoleon Bonaparte that will end the war a year later. ↗
1741 War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz. ↗
1724 Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig. ↗
1717 Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the Whig Split which lasts until 1720. ↗
1710 The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain. ↗
1606 The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. ↗
1545 The settlement of Villa Imperial de Carlos V (now the city of Potosí) in Bolivia is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area. ↗
1500 Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French. ↗
1407 Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma". ↗
837 Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles). ↗
428 Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople. ↗

2004 Ismaël Gharbi, French-Spanish footballer ↗
2004 Savinho, Brazilian footballer ↗
2000 Fidias Panayiotou, Cypriot internet celebrity and politician ↗
1997 Claire Wineland, American activist and author (died 2018) ↗
1996 Andreas Christensen, Danish footballer ↗
1994 Siobhan Hunter, Scottish footballer ↗
1992 Jack Buchanan, Australian rugby league player ↗
1992 Chaz Mostert, Australian racing driver ↗
1992 Daisy Ridley, English actress ↗
1990 Ben Amos, English footballer ↗
1990 Andile Jali, South African footballer ↗
1990 Alex Pettyfer, English actor ↗
1989 Charlie Culberson, American baseball player ↗
1988 Chris Heston, American baseball pitcher ↗
1988 Kareem Jackson, American football player ↗
1988 Haley Joel Osment, American actor ↗
1988 Jan-Phillip Tadsen, German politician ↗
1987 Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam, Egyptian footballer ↗
1987 Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano ↗
1986 Olivia Borlée, Belgian sprinter ↗
1986 Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer and manager ↗
1986 Corey Kluber, American baseball pitcher ↗
1986 Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer and manager ↗
1986 Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer ↗
1985 Barkhad Abdi, Somali-American actor and director ↗
1985 Willo Flood, Irish footballer ↗
1985 Jesús Gámez, Spanish footballer ↗
1985 Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1984 Faustina Agolley, Australian television host ↗
1984 Jeremy Barrett, American figure skater ↗
1984 Mandy Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
1984 David Obua, Ugandan footballer ↗
1984 Damien Perquis, French-Polish footballer ↗
1984 Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer ↗
1983 Jamie Chung, American actress ↗
1983 Andrew Dost, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
1983 Ryan Merriman, American actor ↗
1983 Hannes Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer ↗
1982 Andre Ethier, American baseball player ↗
1981 Laura Bell Bundy, American actress and singer ↗
1981 Liz McClarnon, English singer and dancer ↗
1981 Michael Pitt, American actor, model and musician ↗
1981 Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
1980 Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player and model ↗
1980 Charlie Hunnam, English actor ↗
1980 Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer ↗
1980 Kasey Kahne, American race car driver ↗
1980 Andy Ram, Israeli tennis player ↗
1980 Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
1979 Iván Alonso, Uruguayan footballer ↗
1979 Kenyon Coleman, American football player ↗
1979 Rachel Corrie, American author and activist (died 2003) ↗
1979 Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor ↗
1979 Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer-songwriter ↗
1979 Pavlos Fyssas, Greek rapper (died 2013) ↗
1979 Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer ↗
1978 Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist (died 2017) ↗
1977 Stephanie Sheh, Taiwanese-American voice actress, director, and producer ↗
1976 Clare Buckfield, English actress ↗
1976 Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer ↗
1976 Sara Renner, Canadian skier ↗
1975 Chris Carrabba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1975 Terrence Lewis, Indian dancer and choreographer ↗
1974 Eric Greitens, American soldier, author and politician ↗
1974 Petros Passalis, Greek footballer ↗
1973 Guillaume Canet, French actor and director ↗
1973 Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer and manager ↗
1973 Aidan Moffat, Scottish singer-songwriter ↗
1973 Christopher Simmons, Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic ↗
1972 Ian Harvey, Australian cricketer ↗
1972 Priit Kasesalu, Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype ↗
1971 Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer and coach ↗
1971 Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player ↗
1970 Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1970 Leonard Doroftei, Romanian-Canadian boxer ↗
1970 Kenny Lattimore, American singer-songwriter ↗
1970 Q-Tip, American rapper, producer, and actor ↗
1969 Steve Glasson, Australian lawn bowler ↗
1969 Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter ↗
1968 Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (died 1996) ↗
1968 Orlando Jones, American actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1967 Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1967 David Rovics, American singer-songwriter ↗
1965 Tim Alexander, American drummer and songwriter ↗
1965 Anna-Leena Härkönen, Finnish author ↗
1963 Warren DeMartini, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
1963 Jeff Gray, American baseball player and coach ↗
1963 Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation ↗
1962 Steve Tasker, American football player and sportscaster ↗
1961 Nicky Campbell, Scottish broadcaster and journalist ↗
1961 Carole Goble, English computer scientist and academic ↗
1961 Mark Jones, American basketball player ↗
1960 Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group ↗
1960 Katrina Leskanich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1960 Terry Teagle, American basketball player ↗
1959 Babyface, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
1959 Yvan Loubier, Canadian economist and politician ↗
1959 Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1958 Bob Bell, Northern Irish engineer ↗
1958 Yefim Bronfman, Uzbek-American pianist ↗
1958 Brigitte Holzapfel, German high jumper ↗
1957 Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group ↗
1957 John M. Ford, American author and poet (died 2006) ↗
1957 Steve Gustafson, Spanish-American bass player ↗
1957 Rosemary Hill, English historian and author ↗
1956 Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic ↗
1955 Marit Breivik, Norwegian handball player and coach ↗
1955 Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress ↗
1955 Mike Rinder, Australian-American former Scientologist, critic (died 2025) ↗
1954 Paul Bearer, American wrestler and manager (died 2013) ↗
1954 Anne Lamott, American author and educator ↗
1954 Peter MacNicol, American actor ↗
1954 Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author ↗
1953 David Moorcroft, English runner and businessman ↗
1953 Pamela Wallin, Swedish-Canadian journalist, academic, and politician ↗
1952 Narayan Rane, Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra ↗
1952 Masashi Sada, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer ↗
1952 Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist ↗
1951 David Helvarg, American journalist and activist ↗
1950 Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player and manager ↗
1950 Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (died 1992) ↗
1949 Daniel Mangeas, French banker and sportscaster ↗
1948 Mel Blount, American football player ↗
1948 Jim Burns, Welsh artist ↗
1947 David A. Adler, American author and educator ↗
1947 Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2021) ↗
1946 David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (died 2001) ↗
1946 Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager (died 2020) ↗
1946 Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1945 Kevin Berry, Australian swimmer (died 2006) ↗
1943 Andrzej Badeński, Polish-German sprinter (died 2008) ↗
1943 Margaret Pemberton, English author ↗
1942 Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (died 1998) ↗
1942 Ian Callaghan, English footballer ↗
1942 Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet ↗
1941 Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, (died 2022) ↗
1941 Harold Long, Canadian politician (died 2013) ↗
1941 Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer ↗
1940 Gloria Hunniford, British radio and television host ↗
1939 Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator ↗
1938 Don Meredith, American football player and sportscaster (died 2010) ↗
1937 Bella Akhmadulina, Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (died 2010) ↗
1936 John A. Bennett, American soldier (died 1961) ↗
1936 David A. Hardy, British artist ↗
1936 John Howell, English long jumper ↗
1936 John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021) ↗
1936 Bobby Smith, American singer (died 2013) ↗
1935 Patrick Garland, English actor and director (died 2013) ↗
1935 Peter Hollingworth, Australian bishop, 23rd Governor General of Australia ↗
1935 Christos Yannaras, Greek philosopher, theologian and author (died 2024) ↗
1934 David Halberstam, American journalist and author (died 2007) ↗
1933 Rokusuke Ei, Japanese composer and author (died 2016) ↗
1933 Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (died 2013) ↗
1932 Delphine Seyrig, Swiss/Alsatian French actress (died 1990) ↗
1932 Omar Sharif – Egyptian actor and screenwriter (died 2015) ↗
1930 Claude Bolling, French pianist, composer, and actor (died 2020) ↗
1930 Dolores Huerta, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers ↗
1930 Spede Pasanen, Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor (died 2001) ↗
1929 Mike Hawthorn, English racing driver (died 1959) ↗
1929 Liz Sheridan, American actress (died 2022) ↗
1929 Max von Sydow, Swedish-French actor (died 2020) ↗
1927 Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress (died 2006) ↗
1927 Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010) ↗
1926 Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (died 2014) ↗
1926 Junior Samples, American comedian (died 1983) ↗
1925 Angelo Poffo, American wrestler and promoter (died 2010) ↗
1924 Kenneth Noland, American soldier and painter (died 2010) ↗
1923 Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and author (died 2000) ↗
1923 Jane Kean, American actress and singer (died 2013) ↗
1923 Floyd Simmons, American decathlete and actor (died 2008) ↗
1923 Sid Tickridge, English footballer (died 1997) ↗
1923 John Watkins, South African cricketer (died 2021) ↗
1921 Chuck Connors, American baseball player and actor (died 1992) ↗
1921 Jake Warren, Canadian soldier and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (died 2008) ↗
1921 Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2003) ↗
1919 John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (died 2014) ↗
1917 Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (died 2013) ↗
1917 Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) ↗
1916 Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (died 1956) ↗
1915 Harry Morgan, American actor and director (died 2011) ↗
1915 Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (died 2014) ↗
1914 Jack Badcock, Australian cricketer (died 1982) ↗
1913 Stefan Heym, German-American soldier and author (died 2001) ↗
1912 Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (died 1953) ↗
1911 Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (died 2005) ↗
1911 Maurice Schumann, French journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs for France (died 1998) ↗
1910 Margaret Clapp, American scholar and academic (died 1974) ↗
1910 Helenio Herrera, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1997) ↗
1906 Steve Anderson, American hurdler (died 1988) ↗
1903 Patroklos Karantinos, Greek architect (died 1976) ↗
1903 Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator (died 1970) ↗
1901 Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil, Indian economist (died 1971) ↗
1900 Arnold Orville Beckman, American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (died 2004) ↗
1897 Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 1990) ↗
1894 Ben Nicholson, British painter (died 1982) ↗
1893 Otto Steinböck, Austrian zoologist (died 1969) ↗
1891 Frank Barson, English footballer and coach (died 1968) ↗
1889 Louis Rougier, French philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1982) ↗
1887 Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971) ↗
1886 Johnny Hayes, American runner and trainer (died 1965) ↗
1880 Frances Perkins, American sociologist, academic, and politician, United States Secretary of Labor (died 1965) ↗
1880 Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (died 1948) ↗
1879 Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (died 1921) ↗
1877 Alfred Kubin, Austrian author and illustrator (died 1959) ↗
1875 George Clawley, English footballer (died 1920) ↗
1873 Kyösti Kallio, Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th President of Finland (died 1940) ↗
1868 George Arliss, English actor and playwright (died 1946) ↗
1868 Asriel Günzig, Moravian rabbi (died 1931) ↗
1867 George William Russell, Irish author, poet, and painter (died 1935) ↗
1865 Jack Miner, American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist (died 1944) ↗
1864 Eugen d'Albert, Scottish-German pianist and composer (died 1932) ↗
1847 Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (died 1911) ↗
1829 William Booth, English minister, founded The Salvation Army (died 1912) ↗
1827 Lew Wallace, American general, lawyer, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (died 1905) ↗
1806 Juliette Drouet, French actress (died 1883) ↗
1806 Leonidas Polk, Scottish-American general and bishop (died 1884) ↗
1794 Matthew C. Perry, English-Scottish American commander (died 1858) ↗
1778 William Hazlitt, English essayist and critic (died 1830) ↗
1769 Jean Lannes, French marshal (died 1809) ↗
1762 Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (died 1834) ↗
1755 Samuel Hahnemann, German-French physician and academic (died 1843) ↗
1713 John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (died 1788) ↗
1707 Michel Corrette, French organist, composer, and author (died 1795) ↗
1704 Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (died 1766) ↗
1656 René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian settler, founded Rimouski (died 1718) ↗
1651 Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (died 1708) ↗
1583 Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist (died 1645) ↗
1512 James V, king of Scotland (died 1542) ↗
1487 William I, count of Nassau-Siegen (died 1559) ↗
1480 Philibert II, duke of Savoy (died 1504) ↗
1472 Margaret of York, English princess (died 1472) ↗
1018 Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and vizier (died 1092) ↗
401 Theodosius II, Roman emperor (died 450) ↗

2025 Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager (born 1942) ↗
2025 Ted Kotcheff, Canadian film and television director (born 1931) ↗
2025 Peter Lovesey, British writer (born 1936) ↗
2024 O. J. Simpson, American football player, actor, and broadcaster (born 1947) ↗
2023 Al Jaffee, American cartoonist (born 1921) ↗
2016 Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (born 1945) ↗
2015 Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1930) ↗
2015 Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (born 1942) ↗
2015 Peter Walsh, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Australian Minister for Finance (born 1935) ↗
2013 Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1925) ↗
2013 Gordon Thomas, English cyclist (born 1921) ↗
2012 Raymond Aubrac, French engineer and activist (born 1914) ↗
2012 Barbara Buchholz, German theremin player and composer (born 1959) ↗
2012 Lili Chookasian, Armenian-American operatic singer (born 1921) ↗
2012 Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (born 1922) ↗
2012 Akin Omoboriowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (born 1932) ↗
2010 Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: ↗
2010 Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: ↗
2010 Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: ↗
2010 Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: ↗
2010 Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (born 1939) ↗
2009 Deborah Digges, American poet and educator (born 1950) ↗
2009 Ioannis Patakis, Greek politician (born 1940) ↗
2007 Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (born 1910) ↗
2007 Dakota Staton, American singer (born 1930) ↗
2006 Kleitos Kyrou, Greek poet and translator (born 1921) ↗
2005 Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (born 1923) ↗
2005 Scott Gottlieb, American drummer (born 1970) ↗
2005 Archbishop Iakovos of America (born 1911) ↗
2005 Al Lucas, American football player (born 1978) ↗
2005 Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (born 1948) ↗
2004 Jacek Kaczmarski, Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (born 1957) ↗
2004 Sakıp Sabancı, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Sabancı Holding (born 1933) ↗
2003 Little Eva, American singer (born 1943) ↗
2000 Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (born 1920) ↗
2000 Larry Linville, American actor (born 1939) ↗
1999 Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-American biochemist and physician (born 1910) ↗
1999 Jean Vander Pyl, American actress and voice artist (born 1919) ↗
1998 Seraphim of Athens, Greek archbishop (born 1913) ↗
1997 Michael Dorris, American author and academic (born 1945) ↗
1995 Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (born 1896) ↗
1994 Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1924) ↗
1993 Chris Hani, South African activist and politician (born 1942) ↗
1992 Sam Kinison, American comedian and actor (born 1953) ↗
1991 Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (born 1955) ↗
1991 Martin Hannett, English guitarist and producer (born 1948) ↗
1991 Natalie Schafer, American actress (born 1900) ↗
1988 Ezekias Papaioannou, Greek Cypriot politician (born 1908) ↗
1986 Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (born 1948) ↗
1985 Zisis Verros, Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle (born 1880) ↗
1983 Issam Sartawi, Palestinian activist (born 1935) ↗
1981 Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (born 1899) ↗
1980 Kay Medford, American actress and singer (born 1919) ↗
1979 Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1911) ↗
1978 Hjalmar Mäe, Estonian politician (born 1901) ↗
1975 Walker Evans, American photographer (born 1903) ↗
1975 Marjorie Main, American actress (born 1890) ↗
1969 Harley Earl, American businessman (born 1893) ↗
1968 Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian lieutenant and politician (born 1899) ↗
1966 Evelyn Waugh, English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (born 1903) ↗
1965 Lloyd Casner, American race car driver, founded Casner Motor Racing Division (born 1928) ↗
1965 Linda Darnell, American actress (born 1923) ↗
1962 Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1886) ↗
1962 Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish artist and musician (born 1940) ↗
1960 André Berthomieu, French director and screenwriter (born 1903) ↗
1958 Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (born 1928) ↗
1955 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, theologian, and philosopher (born 1881) ↗
1954 Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (born 1862) ↗
1954 Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (born 1888) ↗
1950 Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1876) ↗
1947 Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant and author (born 1887) ↗
1945 Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer and typographer (born 1882) ↗
1943 Andreas Faehlmann, Estonian-German sailor and engineer (born 1898) ↗
1942 Carl Schenstrøm, Danish actor and director (born 1881) ↗
1938 King Oliver, American cornet player and bandleader (born 1885) ↗
1935 Rosa Campbell Praed, Australian novelist (born 1851) ↗
1931 Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (born 1883) ↗
1920 Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (born 1829) ↗
1919 Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (born 1879) ↗
1909 Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (born 1837) ↗
1889 William Crichton, Scottish engineer and shipbuilder (born 1827) ↗
1871 Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician (born 1789) ↗
1823 Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (born 1757) ↗
1821 Gregory V of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (born 1746) ↗
1813 Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (born 1736) ↗
1806 Horatio Gates, English-American general (born 1727) ↗
1786 John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (born 1723) ↗
1760 Jean Lebeuf, French historian and author (born 1687) ↗
1756 Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (born 1661) ↗
1704 Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg, German cardinal (born 1629) ↗
1667 Jan Marek Marci, Czech physician and author (born 1595) ↗
1646 Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (born 1576) ↗
1644 William Brewster, English official and pilgrim leader (born 1566) ↗
1640 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (born 1578) ↗
1619 Thomas Jones, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (born 1550) ↗
1601 Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish soldier and poet (born 1562) ↗
1599 Gabrielle d'Estrées, French mistress of Henry IV of France (born 1571) ↗
1598 Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (born 1548) ↗
1585 Gregory XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1502) ↗
1545 Costanzo Festa, Italian composer ↗
1533 Frederick I, king of Denmark and Norway (born 1471) ↗
1500 Michael Tarchaniota Marullus, Greek scholar and poet ↗
1362 Maud, English noblewoman (born 1339) ↗
1309 Elisabeth von Rapperswil, Swiss countess (born 1261) ↗
1282 Ahmad Fanakati, chief minister under Kublai Khan ↗
1216 Eric X, king of Sweden (born 1180) ↗
1008 Notker of Liège, French bishop (born 940) ↗
948 Hugh of Arles, king of Italy ↗
879 Louis the Stammerer, king of West Francia (born 846) ↗