On This Day: April 14 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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55 Events 232 Births 114 Deaths

2024 Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in Oman. ↗
2023 The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency. ↗
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian warship Moskva sinks. ↗
2016 The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan. ↗
2014 Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. Boko Haram claims responsibility. ↗
2014 Boko Haram abducts 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria. ↗
2006 Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi injure 13 people. ↗
2005 The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County. ↗
2003 The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%. ↗
2003 U.S. troops in Baghdad capture Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner MS Achille Lauro in 1985. ↗
2002 Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military. ↗
1999 NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees. Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed. ↗
1999 A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history. ↗
1997 Pai Hsiao-yen, daughter of Taiwanese artiste Pai Bing-bing is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder. ↗
1994 In a friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two U.S. Army helicopters, killing 26 people. ↗
1991 The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. ↗
1988 The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. ↗
1988 In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. ↗
1986 The heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. ↗
1981 STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia completes its first test flight. ↗
1979 The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries. ↗
1978 Tbilisi demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language. ↗
1967 Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new President of Togo, a title he will hold for the next 38 years. ↗
1958 The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours. ↗
1945 Razing of Friesoythe: The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division deliberately destroys the German town of Friesoythe on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes. ↗
1944 Bombay explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued at 20 million pounds. ↗
1941 World War II: German and Italian forces attack Tobruk, Libya. ↗
1940 World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway, preceding a larger force which will arrive two days later. ↗
1935 The Black Sunday dust storm, considered one of the worst storms of the Dust Bowl, sweeps across the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and neighboring areas. ↗
1931 The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes to exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic. ↗
1929 The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the Principality of Monaco. William Grover-Williams wins driving a Bugatti Type 35. ↗
1912 The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink. ↗
1909 Muslims in the Ottoman Empire begin a massacre of Armenians in Adana. ↗
1908 Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) high downstream. ↗
1906 The first meeting of the Azusa Street Revival, which will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, is held in Los Angeles. ↗
1900 The world's fair Exposition Universelle opens in Paris. ↗
1895 The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake, both the most and last destructive earthquake in the area, occurs. ↗
1894 The first ever commercial motion picture house opens in New York City, United States. It uses ten Kinetoscopes, devices for peep-show viewing of films. ↗
1890 The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C. ↗
1881 The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight occurs in El Paso, Texas. ↗
1865 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln dies the following day. ↗
1865 William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State, and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell. ↗
1858 The 1858 Christiania fire severely destroys several city blocks near Stortorvet in Christiania, Norway, and about 1,000 people lose their homes. ↗
1849 Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader. ↗
1816 Bussa, a slave in British-ruled Barbados, leads a slave rebellion, for which he is remembered as the country's first national hero. ↗
1793 The French troops led by Léger-Félicité Sonthonax defeat the slaves settlers in the Siege of Port-au-Prince. ↗
1775 The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, the first abolition society in North America, is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush. ↗
1639 Thirty Years' War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Electorate of Saxony are defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz, ending the military effectiveness of the Saxon army for the rest of the war and allowing the Swedes to advance into Bohemia. ↗
1561 A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle. ↗
1471 In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward resumes the throne. ↗
1395 Tokhtamysh–Timur war: At the Battle of the Terek River, Timur defeats the army of the Golden Horde, beginning the khanate's permanent military decline. ↗
972 Otto II, Co-Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, marries Byzantine princess Theophanu. She is crowned empress by Pope John XIII in Rome the same day. ↗
966 Following his marriage to the Christian Doubravka of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state. ↗
69 Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho in the First Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome. ↗
43 BCE Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. ↗

2000 Patrick Surtain II, American football player ↗
1999 Chase Young, American football player ↗
1997 D. J. Moore, American football player ↗
1996 Abigail Breslin, American actress ↗
1995 Baker Mayfield, American football player ↗
1995 Georgie Friedrichs, Australian rugby sevens player ↗
1989 Joe Haden, American football player ↗
1988 Eric Gryba, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1988 Eliška Klučinová, Czech heptathlete ↗
1988 Brad Sinopoli, Canadian football player ↗
1988 Anthony Modeste, French footballer ↗
1987 Michael Baze, American jockey (died 2011) ↗
1987 Erwin Hoffer, Austrian footballer ↗
1987 Wilson Kiprop, Kenyan runner ↗
1986 Matt Derbyshire, English footballer ↗
1984 Blake Costanzo, American football player ↗
1984 Charles Hamelin, Canadian speed skater ↗
1984 Harumafuji Kōhei, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 70th Yokozuna ↗
1984 Tyler Thigpen, American football player ↗
1983 Simona La Mantia, Italian triple jumper ↗
1983 James McFadden, Scottish footballer ↗
1983 William Obeng, Ghanaian-American football player ↗
1983 Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player ↗
1982 Uğur Boral, Turkish footballer ↗
1982 Larissa França, Brazilian volleyball player ↗
1981 Mustafa Güngör, German rugby player ↗
1981 Amy Leach, English director and producer ↗
1980 Win Butler, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1980 Jeremy Smith, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
1979 David Crisafulli, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Queensland ↗
1979 Rebecca DiPietro, American wrestler and model ↗
1979 Marios Elia, Cypriot footballer ↗
1979 Ross Filipo, New Zealand rugby player ↗
1979 Noé Pamarot, French footballer ↗
1979 Kerem Tunçeri, Turkish basketball player ↗
1978 Roland Lessing, Estonian biathlete ↗
1977 Nate Fox, American basketball player (died 2014) ↗
1977 Martin Kaalma, Estonian footballer ↗
1977 Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress and producer ↗
1977 Rob McElhenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1977 Luke Priddis, Australian rugby league player ↗
1976 Christian Älvestam, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1976 Georgina Chapman, English model, actress, and fashion designer, co-founded Marchesa ↗
1976 Anna DeForge, American basketball player ↗
1976 Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player ↗
1976 Nadine Faustin-Parker, Haitian hurdler ↗
1976 Jason Wiemer, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1975 Lita, American wrestler ↗
1975 Luciano Almeida, Brazilian footballer ↗
1975 Avner Dorman, Israeli-American composer and academic ↗
1975 Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer ↗
1974 Da Brat, American rapper ↗
1973 Roberto Ayala, Argentinian footballer ↗
1973 Adrien Brody, American actor ↗
1973 Hidetaka Suehiro, Japanese video game director and writer ↗
1973 David Miller, American tenor ↗
1972 Paul Devlin, English-Scottish footballer and manager ↗
1972 Roberto Mejía, Dominican baseball player ↗
1972 Dean Potter, American rock climber and BASE jumper (died 2015) ↗
1971 Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (died 2012) ↗
1971 Carlos Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player ↗
1971 Gregg Zaun, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
1970 Shizuka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress ↗
1969 Brad Ausmus, American baseball player and manager ↗
1969 Martyn LeNoble, Dutch-American bass player ↗
1969 Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist ↗
1968 Anthony Michael Hall, American actor ↗
1967 Nicola Berti, Italian international footballer ↗
1967 Barrett Martin, American drummer, songwriter, and producer ↗
1967 Julia Zemiro, French-Australian actress, comedian, singer and writer ↗
1966 André Boisclair, Canadian lawyer and politician ↗
1966 Jan Boklöv, Swedish ski jumper ↗
1966 David Justice, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
1966 Greg Maddux, American baseball player, coach, and manager ↗
1965 Tom Dey, American director and producer ↗
1965 Alexandre Jardin, French author ↗
1965 Craig McDermott, Australian cricketer and coach ↗
1964 Brian Adams, American wrestler (died 2007) ↗
1964 Jeff Andretti, American race car driver ↗
1964 Jim Grabb, American tennis player ↗
1964 Jeff Hopkins, Welsh international footballer and manager ↗
1964 Gina McKee, English actress ↗
1962 Guillaume Leblanc, Canadian athlete ↗
1961 Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor and director ↗
1960 Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian ↗
1960 Myoma Myint Kywe, Burmese historian and journalist (died 2021) ↗
1960 Osamu Sato, Japanese graphic artist, programmer, and composer ↗
1960 Tina Rosenberg, American journalist and author ↗
1960 Pat Symcox, South African cricketer ↗
1959 Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer (died 2015) ↗
1959 Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Canadian actress ↗
1958 Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor ↗
1958 Jim Smith, English musician ↗
1957 Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor ↗
1957 Bobbi Brown, American make-up artist and author ↗
1957 Marc Platt, American producer ↗
1957 Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor ↗
1956 Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Croatian Parliament (died 2012) ↗
1954 Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese director, screenwriter, and illustrator ↗
1952 Kenny Aaronson, American bass player ↗
1952 Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish footballer and manager ↗
1952 David Urquhart, Scottish bishop ↗
1951 Milija Aleksic, English footballer (died 2012) ↗
1951 José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician ↗
1951 Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist, conductor, and educator ↗
1951 Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, English politician ↗
1950 Francis Collins, American physician and geneticist ↗
1950 Péter Esterházy, Hungarian author (died 2016) ↗
1949 Dave Gibbons, English author and illustrator ↗
1949 DeAnne Julius, American-British economist and academic ↗
1949 Chris Langham, English actor and screenwriter ↗
1949 Chas Mortimer, English motorcycle racer ↗
1949 John Shea, American actor and director ↗
1948 Berry Berenson, American model, actress, and photographer (died 2001) ↗
1948 Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice ↗
1947 Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (died 2014) ↗
1947 Bob Massie, Australian cricketer ↗
1946 Mireille Guiliano, French-American author ↗
1946 Michael Sarris, Cypriot economist and politician, Cypriot Minister of Finance ↗
1946 Knut Kristiansen, Norwegian pianist and orchestra leader ↗
1945 Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter ↗
1945 Roger Frappier, Canadian producer, director and screenwriter ↗
1944 John Sergeant, English journalist ↗
1942 Valeriy Brumel, Soviet high jumper (died 2003) ↗
1942 Valentin Lebedev, Russian engineer and astronaut ↗
1942 Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister of Enterprise and Innovation ↗
1941 Pete Rose, American baseball player and manager (died 2024) ↗
1940 Julie Christie, Indian-English actress and activist ↗
1940 David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, English archbishop and academic ↗
1940 Richard Thompson, English physician and academic ↗
1938 Mahmud Esad Coşan, Turkish author and academic (died 2001) ↗
1938 Ralph Willis, Australian politician ↗
1937 Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (died 2013) ↗
1937 Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (died 2012) ↗
1936 Arlene Martel, American actress and singer (died 2014) ↗
1936 Bobby Nichols, American golfer ↗
1936 Frank Serpico, American-Italian soldier, police officer and lecturer ↗
1935 Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, English table tennis player, swimmer, and politician (died 2023) ↗
1935 John Oliver, English bishop ↗
1935 Erich von Däniken, Swiss pseudohistorian and author ↗
1934 Fredric Jameson, American philosopher and theorist (died 2024) ↗
1933 Paddy Hopkirk, Northern Irish racing driver (died 2022) ↗
1933 Boris Strugatsky, Russian author (died 2012) ↗
1933 Yuri Oganessian, Armenian-Russian nuclear physicist ↗
1932 Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (died 2015) ↗
1932 Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2014) ↗
1932 Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022) ↗
1932 Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire ↗
1931 Geoffrey Dalton, English admiral (died 2020) ↗
1931 Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2024) ↗
1930 Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (died 2013) ↗
1930 Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (died 2013) ↗
1930 René Desmaison, French mountaineer (died 2007) ↗
1930 Bradford Dillman, American actor and author (died 2018) ↗
1929 Gerry Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012) ↗
1929 Inez Andrews, African-American singer-songwriter (died 2012) ↗
1927 Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007) ↗
1927 Dany Robin, French actress and singer (died 1995) ↗
1926 Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (died 2013) ↗
1926 Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1996) ↗
1926 Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (died 2018) ↗
1926 Liz Renay, American actress and author (died 2007) ↗
1925 Abel Muzorewa, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (died 2010) ↗
1925 Rod Steiger, American soldier and actor (died 2002) ↗
1924 Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (died 1994) ↗
1924 Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (died 2013) ↗
1924 Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, English philosopher, and academic (died 2019) ↗
1923 Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentinian golfer (died 2017) ↗
1922 Audrey Long, American actress (died 2014) ↗
1921 Thomas Schelling, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016) ↗
1920 Ivor Forbes Guest, English lawyer, historian, and author (died 2018) ↗
1920 Eleonore Schönborn, Austrian politician (died 2022) ↗
1919 Shamshad Begum, Pakistani-Indian singer (died 2013) ↗
1919 K. Saraswathi Amma, Indian author and playwright (died 1975) ↗
1918 Mary Healy, American actress and singer (died 2015) ↗
1917 Valerie Hobson, English actress (died 1998) ↗
1917 Marvin Miller, American baseball executive (died 2012) ↗
1916 Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 2003) ↗
1913 Jean Fournet, French conductor (died 2008) ↗
1912 Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (died 1994) ↗
1912 Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (died 1978) ↗
1907 François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (died 1971) ↗
1906 Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (died 1975) ↗
1905 Elizabeth Huckaby, American author and educator (died 1999) ↗
1905 Georg Lammers, German sprinter (died 1987) ↗
1905 Jean Pierre-Bloch, French author and activist (died 1999) ↗
1904 John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (died 2000) ↗
1903 Henry Corbin, French philosopher and academic (died 1978) ↗
1903 Ruth Svedberg, Swedish discus thrower and triathlete (died 2002) ↗
1902 Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (died 1974) ↗
1900 Shivrampant Damle, Indian educationist (died 1977) ↗
1892 Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (died 1962) ↗
1892 V. Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist and philologist (died 1957) ↗
1892 Claire Windsor, American actress (died 1972) ↗
1891 B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist, jurist, and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Law and Justice (died 1956) ↗
1891 Otto Lasanen, Finnish wrestler (died 1958) ↗
1889 Arnold J. Toynbee, English historian and academic (died 1975) ↗
1886 Ernst Robert Curtius, German philologist and scholar (died 1956) ↗
1886 Árpád Tóth, Hungarian poet and translator (died 1928) ↗
1882 Moritz Schlick, German-Austrian physicist and philosopher (died 1936) ↗
1881 Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian poet and scholar (died 1948) ↗
1876 Cecil Chubb, English barrister and one time owner of Stonehenge (died 1934) ↗
1874 Matti Lonkainen, Finnish politician (died 1918) ↗
1872 Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (died 1953) ↗
1870 Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter and educator (died 1905) ↗
1870 Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer and coach (died 1929) ↗
1868 Peter Behrens, German architect, designed the AEG turbine factory (died 1940) ↗
1866 Anne Sullivan, American educator (died 1936) ↗
1865 Alfred Hoare Powell, English architect, and designer and painter of pottery (died 1960) ↗
1857 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (died 1944) ↗
1854 Martin Lipp, Estonian pastor and poet (died 1923) ↗
1852 Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (died 1941) ↗
1827 Augustus Pitt Rivers, English general, ethnologist, and archaeologist (died 1900) ↗
1819 Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey, American educator, author, editor, and publisher (died 1901) ↗
1814 Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian publicist and author (died 1887) ↗
1812 George Grey, Portuguese-New Zealand soldier, explorer, and politician, 11th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1898) ↗
1800 John Appold, English engineer (died 1865) ↗
1788 David G. Burnet, American politician, 2nd Vice-president of Texas (died 1870) ↗
1773 Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1854) ↗
1769 Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, French general (died 1799) ↗
1738 William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1809) ↗
1714 Adam Gib, Scottish minister and author (died 1788) ↗
1709 Charles Collé, French playwright and songwriter (died 1783) ↗
1678 Abraham Darby I, English iron master (died 1717) ↗
1669 Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (died 1741) ↗
1629 Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (died 1695) ↗
1578 Philip III of Spain (died 1621) ↗
1572 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician, philosopher, and academic (died 1632) ↗
1527 Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (died 1598) ↗
1331 Jeanne-Marie de Maille, French Roman Catholic saint (died 1414) ↗
1204 Henry I, king of Castile (died 1217) ↗
1126 Averroes, Andalusian Arab physician and philosopher (died 1198) ↗

2025 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian civil servant and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1939) ↗
2024 Ken Holtzman, American baseball player (born 1945) ↗
2023 Mark Sheehan, Irish guitarist (The Script) (born 1976) ↗
2022 Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (born 1957) ↗
2022 Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (born 1948) ↗
2022 Orlando Julius, Nigerian saxophonist, singer (born 1943) ↗
2021 Bernie Madoff, American mastermind of the world's largest Ponzi scheme (born 1938) ↗
2020 Carol D'Onofrio, American public health researcher (born 1936) ↗
2019 Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress (born1935) ↗
2015 Klaus Bednarz, German journalist and author (born 1942) ↗
2015 Mark Reeds, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1960) ↗
2015 Percy Sledge, American singer (born 1940) ↗
2015 Roberto Tucci, Italian cardinal and theologian (born 1921) ↗
2014 Nina Cassian, Romanian poet and critic (born 1924) ↗
2014 Crad Kilodney, American-Canadian author (born 1948) ↗
2014 Wally Olins, English businessman and academic (born 1930) ↗
2014 Mick Staton, American soldier and politician (born 1940) ↗
2013 Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (born 1937) ↗
2013 Colin Davis, English conductor and educator (born 1927) ↗
2013 R. P. Goenka, Indian businessman, founded RPG Group (born 1930) ↗
2013 George Jackson, American singer-songwriter (born 1945) ↗
2013 Armando Villanueva, Peruvian politician, 121st Prime Minister of Peru (born 1915) ↗
2013 Charlie Wilson, American politician (born 1943) ↗
2012 Émile Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1919) ↗
2012 Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (born 1924) ↗
2012 Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (born 1986) ↗
2011 Jean Gratton, Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (born 1924) ↗
2010 Israr Ahmed, Pakistani theologian and scholar (born 1932) ↗
2010 Alice Miller, Polish-French psychologist and author (born 1923) ↗
2010 Peter Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1962) ↗
2009 Maurice Druon, French author (born 1918) ↗
2008 Tommy Holmes, American baseball player and manager (born 1917) ↗
2008 Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (born 1912) ↗
2007 June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author, and activist (born 1924) ↗
2007 Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (born 1930) ↗
2007 René Rémond, French historian and economist (born 1918) ↗
2006 Mahmut Bakalli, Kosovo politician (born 1936) ↗
2004 Micheline Charest, English-Canadian television producer, co-founded the Cookie Jar Group (born 1953) ↗
2003 Jyrki Otila, Finnish politician (born 1941) ↗
2001 Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (born 1939) ↗
2001 Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1927) ↗
2000 Phil Katz, American computer programmer, co-created the zip file format (born 1962) ↗
2000 August R. Lindt, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1905) ↗
2000 Wilf Mannion, English footballer (born 1918) ↗
1999 Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (born 1911) ↗
1999 Anthony Newley, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1931) ↗
1999 Bill Wendell, American television announcer (born 1924) ↗
1995 Burl Ives, American actor, folk singer, and writer (born 1909) ↗
1994 Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (born 1897) ↗
1992 Irene Greenwood, Australian radio broadcaster and feminist and peace activist (born 1898) ↗
1991 Randolfo Pacciardi, centre-left Italian politician (born 1899) ↗
1990 Thurston Harris, American singer (born 1931) ↗
1990 Olabisi Onabanjo, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ogun State (born 1927) ↗
1986 Simone de Beauvoir – French novelist and philosopher (born 1908) ↗
1983 Pete Farndon, English bassist (The Pretenders) (born 1952) ↗
1983 Gianni Rodari, Italian journalist and author (born 1920) ↗
1983 Ben Dunne, founder of Dunnes Stores (born 1908) ↗
1978 Joe Gordon, American baseball player and manager (born 1915) ↗
1978 F. R. Leavis, English educator and critic (born 1895) ↗
1976 José Revueltas, Mexican author and activist (born 1914) ↗
1975 Günter Dyhrenfurth, German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist, and explorer (born 1886) ↗
1975 Fredric March, American actor (born 1897) ↗
1969 Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (born 1900) ↗
1968 Al Benton, American baseball player (born 1911) ↗
1964 Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (born 1876) ↗
1964 Rachel Carson – American biologist and author (born 1907) ↗
1963 Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian monk and historian (born 1893) ↗
1962 M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer and scholar (born 1860) ↗
1951 Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1881) ↗
1950 Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (born 1879) ↗
1943 Yakov Dzhugashvili, Georgian-Russian lieutenant (born 1907) ↗
1938 Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater and architect (born 1893) ↗
1935 Emmy Noether, German-American mathematician and academic (born 1882) ↗
1931 Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (born 1851) ↗
1930 Vladimir Mayakovsky – Georgian-Russian actor, playwright, and poet (born 1893) ↗
1925 John Singer Sargent – American painter (born 1856) ↗
1919 Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1837) ↗
1917 L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist, created Esperanto (born 1859) ↗
1916 Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (born 1847) ↗
1914 Hubert Bland, English activist, co-founded the Fabian Society (born 1855) ↗
1912 Henri Brisson, French politician, 50th Prime Minister of France (born 1835) ↗
1911 Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (born 1880) ↗
1911 Henri Elzéar Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 4th Chief Justice of Canada (born 1836) ↗
1910 Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter and sculptor (born 1856) ↗
1888 Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist (born 1824) ↗
1886 Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Dutch novelist (born 1812) ↗
1864 Charles Lot Church, American-Canadian politician (born 1777) ↗
1843 Joseph Lanner, Austrian violinist and composer (born 1801) ↗
1792 Maximilian Hell, Slovak-Hungarian astronomer and priest (born 1720) ↗
1785 William Whitehead, English poet and playwright (born 1715) ↗
1759 George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (born 1685) ↗
1740 Lady Catherine Jones, English philanthropist (born 1672) ↗
1721 Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (born 1652) ↗
1682 Avvakum, Russian priest and saint (born 1620) ↗
1662 William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (born 1582) ↗
1649 Tomás Treviño de Sobremonte, crypto-Jewish martyr ↗
1609 Gasparo da Salò, Italian violin maker (born 1540) ↗
1599 Henry Wallop, English politician (born 1540) ↗
1587 Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (born 1548) ↗
1578 James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, English husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (born 1534) ↗
1574 Louis of Nassau (born 1538) ↗
1488 Girolamo Riario, Lord of Imola and Forli (born 1443) ↗
1480 Thomas de Spens, Scottish statesman and prelate (born c. 1415) ↗
1471 Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman, known as "the Kingmaker" (born 1428) ↗
1471 John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (born 1431) ↗
1433 Lidwina, Dutch saint (born 1380) ↗
1424 Lucia Visconti, English countess (born 1372) ↗
1345 Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom (born 1287) ↗
1322 Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere, English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1275) ↗
1279 Bolesław the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland (born 1224) ↗
1132 Mstislav I of Kiev (born 1076) ↗
1099 Conrad, Bishop of Utrecht (born before 1040) ↗
1070 Gerard, Duke of Lorraine (born c. 1030) ↗
911 Pope Sergius III, pope of the Roman Catholic Church ↗