44 Events
220 Births
103 Deaths
- 2021 The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. ↗
- 2014 NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star. ↗
- 2013 An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others. ↗
- 2006 A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70. ↗
- 2003 Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland. ↗
- 1998 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission. ↗
- 1992 The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean. ↗
- 1986 An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end to any hypothetical war that may have been legally considered to exist. ↗
- 1982 Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. ↗
- 1978 Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan. ↗
- 1975 The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender. ↗
- 1971 The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed. ↗
- 1970 Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely. ↗
- 1969 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. ↗
- 1969 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed. ↗
- 1964 Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29 1/2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio. ↗
- 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. ↗
- 1951 The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park. ↗
- 1946 The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria. ↗
- 1945 World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces. ↗
- 1945 Historian Tran Trong Kim is appointed the Prime Minister of the Empire of Vietnam. ↗
- 1944 Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered. ↗
- 1942 French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress. ↗
- 1941 World War II: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy. ↗
- 1931 After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic. ↗
- 1925 The Communist Party of Korea (CPK) was founded in Japanese-ruled Korea (Chōsen) in Keijō (now Seoul) by Kim Yong-bom and Pak Hon-yong. ↗
- 1912 Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150. ↗
- 1907 The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day. ↗
- 1905 The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. ↗
- 1895 The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtian province, Taiwan and the Penghu to Japan. ↗
- 1876 Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. ↗
- 1869 Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico. ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina. ↗
- 1863 American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi. ↗
- 1861 The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America. ↗
- 1797 Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas. ↗
- 1797 Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces. ↗
- 1783 American Revolutionary War: Colbert's Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars at Arkansas Post. ↗
- 1524 Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor. ↗
- 1521 Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day. ↗
- 1492 Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices. ↗
- 1362 Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege. ↗
- 1349 The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II. ↗
- 1080 Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. ↗
- 2005 Antonio Nusa, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 2001 Shin Ryujin, South Korean rapper, singer and dancer ↗
- 1998 Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana (Saint), Thai actor and singer ↗
- 1996 Lorna Fitzgerald, British actress ↗
- 1996 Caitlin Parker, Australian boxer ↗
- 1996 Helene Spilling, Norwegian dancer ↗
- 1995 Jung Wheein, South Korean singer ↗
- 1994 Alanna Goldie, Canadian fencer ↗
- 1994 Yang Hongseok, South Korean singer and actor ↗
- 1992 Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer ↗
- 1992 Jo Jinho, South Korean singer ↗
- 1990 Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer ↗
- 1989 Paraskevi Papachristou, Greek triple jumper ↗
- 1989 Avi Kaplan, singer and songwriter ↗
- 1988 Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter ↗
- 1986 Romain Grosjean, French race car driver ↗
- 1985 Rooney Mara, American actress ↗
- 1985 Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model ↗
- 1985 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player ↗
- 1984 Pablo Sebastián Álvarez, Argentinian footballer ↗
- 1984 Jed Lowrie, American baseball player ↗
- 1984 Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer ↗
- 1983 Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1983 Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian footballer ↗
- 1983 Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player ↗
- 1982 Brad Boyes, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1982 Chuck Kobasew, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1982 Tyron Woodley, American mixed martial artist ↗
- 1981 Jenny Meadows, English runner ↗
- 1981 Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1981 Ryan Raburn, American baseball player ↗
- 1981 Chris Thompson, English runner ↗
- 1981 Zhang Yaokun, Chinese footballer ↗
- 1980 Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer ↗
- 1980 Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer, boxer, and manager ↗
- 1979 Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1979 Marija Šestak, Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper ↗
- 1978 Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer, German skier ↗
- 1978 Lindsay Hartley, American actress ↗
- 1978 Daniel Hensel, German composer and musicologist ↗
- 1978 Jason White, Scottish rugby player ↗
- 1977 Chad Hedrick, American speed skater ↗
- 1977 Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist, and pianist ↗
- 1976 Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper ↗
- 1975 Heidi Alexander, English politician ↗
- 1975 Travis Roy, American ice hockey player (died 2020) ↗
- 1974 Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1974 Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer ↗
- 1973 Katrin Koov, Estonian architect ↗
- 1973 Brett Maher, Australian basketball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1973 Theo Ratliff, American basketball player ↗
- 1972 Gary Bennett, American baseball player ↗
- 1972 Tony Boselli, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1972 Jennifer Garner, American actress ↗
- 1972 Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer ↗
- 1972 Yuichi Nishimura, Japanese footballer and referee ↗
- 1972 Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1971 Claire Sweeney, English actress ↗
- 1970 Redman, American rapper, producer, and actor ↗
- 1968 Julie Fagerholt, Danish fashion designer ↗
- 1968 Phil Henderson, American basketball player and coach (died 2013) ↗
- 1968 Eric Lamaze, Canadian jockey ↗
- 1968 Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer ↗
- 1968 Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer ↗
- 1967 Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor ↗
- 1967 Kimberly Elise, American actress ↗
- 1967 Marquis Grissom, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1967 Ian Jones, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1967 Barnaby Joyce, Australian politician, 17th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia ↗
- 1967 Liz Phair, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1966 Vikram, Indian actor and singer ↗
- 1964 Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster ↗
- 1964 Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1964 Rachel Notley, Canadian politician ↗
- 1964 Lela Rochon, American actress ↗
- 1962 Paul Nicholls, English jockey and trainer ↗
- 1961 Norman Cowans, Jamaican-English cricketer ↗
- 1961 Boomer Esiason, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1961 Bella Freud, English fashion designer ↗
- 1960 Vladimir Polyakov, Russian pole vaulter ↗
- 1959 Sean Bean, English actor ↗
- 1959 Jimmy Mann, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1959 Li Meisu, Chinese shot putter ↗
- 1958 Laslo Babits, Canadian javelin thrower (died 2013) ↗
- 1957 Teri Austin, Canadian actress ↗
- 1957 Afrika Bambaataa, American disc jockey ↗
- 1957 Dwane Casey, American basketball coach ↗
- 1957 Nick Hornby, English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter ↗
- 1957 Julia Macur, English lawyer and judge ↗
- 1957 Frank McDonough, British historian ↗
- 1956 Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre, Scottish lawyer and judge ↗
- 1955 Todd Lickliter, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1955 Pete Shelley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018) ↗
- 1955 Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer ↗
- 1954 Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver ↗
- 1954 Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor (died 2015) ↗
- 1954 Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1952 Joe Alaskey, American voice actor (died 2016) ↗
- 1952 Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1952 John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey ↗
- 1952 Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander "Arkan" (died 2000) ↗
- 1952 John Robertson, Scottish businessman and politician ↗
- 1951 Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress (died 2024) ↗
- 1951 Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player and businessman (died 2022) ↗
- 1948 Jan Hammer, Czech pianist, composer, and producer ↗
- 1948 Alice Harden, American educator and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1948 Pekka Vasala, Finnish runner ↗
- 1947 Nigel Emslie, Lord Emslie, Scottish lawyer and judge ↗
- 1947 Richard Field, English lawyer and judge ↗
- 1947 Sherrie Levine, American photographer ↗
- 1947 Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager ↗
- 1946 Clare Francis, English sailor and author ↗
- 1943 Richard Allen Epstein, American lawyer, author, and academic ↗
- 1942 Buster Williams, American jazz bassist ↗
- 1942 Dnyaneshwar Agashe, Indian businessman and cricketer (died 2009) ↗
- 1941 Lagle Parek, Estonian architect and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior ↗
- 1940 Eric Dancer, English businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon ↗
- 1940 Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter (died 1983) ↗
- 1940 John McCririck, English journalist (died 2019) ↗
- 1940 Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (died 1992) ↗
- 1940 Anja Silja, German soprano and actress ↗
- 1940 Agostino Vallini, Italian cardinal and vicar general of Rome ↗
- 1939 Robert Miller, American art dealer (died 2011) ↗
- 1938 Ben Barnes, American businessman and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ↗
- 1938 Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice ↗
- 1938 Ronald H. Miller, American theologian, author, and academic (died 2011) ↗
- 1938 Kerry Wendell Thornley, American theorist and author (died 1988) ↗
- 1937 Ronald Hamowy, Canadian historian and academic (died 2012) ↗
- 1937 Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian-German engineer and businessman (died 2019) ↗
- 1936 Urs Wild, Swiss chemist (died 2022) ↗
- 1935 Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (died 2015) ↗
- 1934 Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (died 2011) ↗
- 1934 Peter Morris, Australian-English surgeon and academic (died 2022) ↗
- 1931 John Barrett, English tennis player and sportscaster ↗
- 1931 Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (died 2012) ↗
- 1930 Chris Barber, English trombonist and bandleader (died 2021) ↗
- 1929 James Last, German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader (died 2015) ↗
- 1928 Victor Lownes, American businessman (died 2017) ↗
- 1928 Cynthia Ozick, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist ↗
- 1928 Heinz Putzl, Austrian fencer ↗
- 1928 Fabien Roy, Canadian accountant and politician (died 2023) ↗
- 1927 Margot Honecker, East German politician and First Lady (died 2016) ↗
- 1926 Joan Lorring, British actress (died 2014) ↗
- 1926 Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2004) ↗
- 1925 René Moawad, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th President of Lebanon (died 1989) ↗
- 1924 Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant (died 2022) ↗
- 1924 Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (died 2013) ↗
- 1923 Lindsay Anderson, English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994) ↗
- 1923 Solly Hemus, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2017) ↗
- 1923 Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (died 2014) ↗
- 1923 Gianni Raimondi, Italian lyric tenor (died 2008) ↗
- 1923 Harry Reasoner, American soldier and journalist (died 1991) ↗
- 1920 Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (died 2016) ↗
- 1919 Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 2016) ↗
- 1919 Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (died 2012) ↗
- 1918 William Holden, American actor (died 1981) ↗
- 1916 Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (died 1989) ↗
- 1916 A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (died 1981) ↗
- 1916 Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, world's first female prime minister (died 2000) ↗
- 1915 Martin Clemens, Scottish soldier (died 2009) ↗
- 1915 Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (died 2003) ↗
- 1915 Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter (died 1999) ↗
- 1914 George Davis, American art director (died 1984) ↗
- 1914 Mac Raboy, American illustrator (died 1967) ↗
- 1912 Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (died 2013) ↗
- 1911 Hervé Bazin, French author and poet (died 1996) ↗
- 1911 Lester Rodney, American soldier and journalist (died 2009) ↗
- 1910 Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence (died 1990) ↗
- 1910 Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer (died 1999) ↗
- 1910 Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager (died 1997) ↗
- 1909 Alain Poher, French politician, President of France (died 1996) ↗
- 1906 Sidney Garfield, American physician, co-founded Kaiser Permanente (died 1984) ↗
- 1905 Louis Jean Heydt, American journalist and actor (died 1960) ↗
- 1905 Arthur Lake, American actor (died 1987) ↗
- 1903 Nicolas Nabokov, Russian-American composer and educator (died 1978) ↗
- 1903 Gregor Piatigorsky, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (died 1976) ↗
- 1903 Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (died 1975) ↗
- 1899 Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian decathlete and coach (died 1958) ↗
- 1897 Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian philosopher and educator (died 1981) ↗
- 1897 Thornton Wilder, American novelist and playwright (died 1975) ↗
- 1897 Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (died 1983) ↗
- 1896 Señor Wences, Spanish-American ventriloquist (died 1999) ↗
- 1895 Robert Dean Frisbie, American soldier and author (died 1948) ↗
- 1891 George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (died 1965) ↗
- 1888 Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (died 1954) ↗
- 1882 Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (died 1951) ↗
- 1879 Henri Tauzin, French hurdler (died 1918) ↗
- 1878 Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (died 1961) ↗
- 1878 Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Greek tennis player (died 1942) ↗
- 1877 Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat (died 1949) ↗
- 1875 Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (died 1941) ↗
- 1866 Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (died 1927) ↗
- 1865 Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (died 1939) ↗
- 1863 Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist (died 1940) ↗
- 1852 Cap Anson, American baseball player and manager (died 1922) ↗
- 1849 William R. Day, American jurist and politician, 36th United States Secretary of State (died 1923) ↗
- 1842 Maurice Rouvier, French businessman and politician, 53rd Prime Minister of France (died 1911) ↗
- 1837 J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (died 1913) ↗
- 1833 Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1900) ↗
- 1820 Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter and (disputed) inventor of baseball (died 1892) ↗
- 1816 Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist (died 1876) ↗
- 1814 Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic (died 1888) ↗
- 1799 Eliza Acton, English food writer and poet (died 1859) ↗
- 1798 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (died 1840) ↗
- 1794 Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (died 1868) ↗
- 1766 Collin McKinney, American surveyor, merchant, and politician (died 1861) ↗
- 1756 Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian commander (died 1805) ↗
- 1750 François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (died 1828) ↗
- 1741 Samuel Chase, American lawyer and jurist (died 1811) ↗
- 1734 Taksin, King of Thailand (died 1782) ↗
- 1710 Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (died 1767) ↗
- 1683 Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (died 1729) ↗
- 1635 Edward Stillingfleet, British theologian and scholar (died 1699) ↗
- 1620 Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (died 1700) ↗
- 1598 Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (died 1671) ↗
- 1586 John Ford, English poet and playwright (died 1639) ↗
- 1573 Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (died 1651) ↗
- 1497 Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador, conquered northern Chile (died 1553) ↗
- 1455 Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (died 1538) ↗
- 1277 Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1320) ↗
- 2022 Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist (born 1945) ↗
- 2019 Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th President of Peru (born 1949) ↗
- 2019 Gwen Marston, American quilter and writer (born 1936) ↗
- 2018 Barbara Bush, American political matriarch and literacy advocate, First Lady of the United States (1989–1993), and Second Lady of the United States (1981–1989) (born 1925) ↗
- 2018 Carl Kasell, American radio personality (born 1934) ↗
- 2016 Chyna, American wrestler (born 1969) ↗
- 2016 Doris Roberts, American actress (born 1925) ↗
- 2015 Robert P. Griffin, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1923) ↗
- 2015 Scotty Probasco, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1928) ↗
- 2015 Jeremiah J. Rodell, American general (born 1921) ↗
- 2015 A. Alfred Taubman, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1924) ↗
- 2014 Gabriel García Márquez – Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927) ↗
- 2014 Bernat Klein, Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (born 1922) ↗
- 2014 Wojciech Leśnikowski, Polish–American architect and academic (born 1938) ↗
- 2014 Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (born 1940) ↗
- 2013 Carlos Graça, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (born 1931) ↗
- 2013 Bi Kidude, Tanzanian Taarab singer (born ≈1910) ↗
- 2013 Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (born 1957) ↗
- 2013 V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (born 1934) ↗
- 2012 Leila Berg, English journalist and author (born 1917) ↗
- 2012 J. Quinn Brisben, American educator and politician (born 1934) ↗
- 2012 Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (born 1948) ↗
- 2012 Nityananda Mohapatra, Indian journalist, poet, and politician (born 1912) ↗
- 2012 Jonathan V. Plaut, American rabbi and author (born 1942) ↗
- 2012 Stanley Rogers Resor, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Secretary of the Army (born 1917) ↗
- 2011 Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (born 1926) ↗
- 2011 Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (born 1940) ↗
- 2011 Robert Vickrey, American artist and author (born 1926) ↗
- 2008 Aimé Césaire, Caribbean-French poet and politician (born 1913) ↗
- 2008 Danny Federici, American organist and accordion player (born 1950) ↗
- 2007 Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite and game show panelist (born 1910) ↗
- 2006 Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (born 1907) ↗
- 2006 Scott Brazil, American director and producer (born 1955) ↗
- 2006 Henderson Forsythe, American actor (born 1917) ↗
- 2004 Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (born 1908) ↗
- 2003 Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (born 1930) ↗
- 2003 H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (born 1936) ↗
- 2003 John Paul Getty Jr., American-English philanthropist (born 1932) ↗
- 2003 Earl King, American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (born 1934) ↗
- 2003 Yiannis Latsis, Greek businessman (born 1910) ↗
- 1998 Linda McCartney, American photographer, activist, and musician (born 1941) ↗
- 1997 Chaim Herzog, Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of Israel (born 1918) ↗
- 1996 Piet Hein, Danish poet and mathematician (born 1905) ↗
- 1995 Frank E. Resnik, American sergeant and businessman (born 1928) ↗
- 1994 Roger Wolcott Sperry, American psychologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913) ↗
- 1993 Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th president of Turkey (born 1927) ↗
- 1993 Gamal Hamdan, Egyptian scholar and geographer (born 1928) ↗
- 1990 Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (born 1936) ↗
- 1988 Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (born 1900) ↗
- 1987 Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (born 1901) ↗
- 1987 Dick Shawn, American actor (born 1923) ↗
- 1986 Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (born 1892) ↗
- 1984 Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1933) ↗
- 1983 Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (born 1939) ↗
- 1977 William Conway, Irish cardinal (born 1913) ↗
- 1976 Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1895) ↗
- 1975 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (born 1888) ↗
- 1967 Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (born 1908) ↗
- 1961 Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (born 1899) ↗
- 1960 Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938) ↗
- 1954 Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (born 1900) ↗
- 1948 Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1868) ↗
- 1946 Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (born 1874) ↗
- 1944 J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (born 1867) ↗
- 1944 Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (born 1893) ↗
- 1942 Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1870) ↗
- 1936 Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1873) ↗
- 1933 Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (born 1872) ↗
- 1930 Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (born 1863) ↗
- 1923 Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (born 1852) ↗
- 1921 Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (born 1860) ↗
- 1919 Svetozar Ćorović, Serbian novelist (born 1875) ↗
- 1892 Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1822) ↗
- 1888 E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (born 1821) ↗
- 1882 George Jennings, English engineer and plumber, invented the flush toilet (born 1810) ↗
- 1843 Samuel Morey, American engineer (born 1762) ↗
- 1840 Hannah Webster Foster, American journalist and author (born 1758) ↗
- 1799 Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (born 1728) ↗
- 1790 Benjamin Franklin – American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (born 1706) ↗
- 1764 Johann Mattheson, German lexicographer and composer (born 1681) ↗
- 1713 David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (born 1648) ↗
- 1711 Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1678) ↗
- 1696 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (born 1626) ↗
- 1695 Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and scholar (born 1651) ↗
- 1680 Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (born 1656) ↗
- 1669 Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (born 1605) ↗
- 1574 Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (born 1500) ↗
- 1539 George, Duke of Saxony (born 1471) ↗
- 1427 John IV, Duke of Brabant (born 1403) ↗
- 1355 Marin Falier, Doge of Venice (born 1285) ↗
- 1344 Constantine II, King of Armenia ↗
- 1331 Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, English nobleman (born 1257) ↗
- 1321 Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal (born 1259) ↗
- 1298 Árni Þorláksson, Icelandic bishop (born 1237) ↗
- 1111 Robert of Molesme, Christian saint and abbot (born 1027) ↗
- 1080 Harald III of Denmark (born 1041) ↗
- 1071 Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (born c. 1045) ↗
- 858 Benedict III, pope of the Catholic Church ↗
- 818 Bernard of Italy, Frankish king (born 797) ↗
- 744 Al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph (born 706) ↗
- 648 Xiao, empress of the Sui dynasty ↗
- 617 Donnán of Eigg, Irish priest and saint ↗
- 485 Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (born 412) ↗