On This Day: April 21 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2021 Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board. ↗
2019 Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269. ↗
2014 The American city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and at least 12 deaths from Legionnaires' disease, ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. ↗
2012 Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring 116 others. ↗
2010 The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014. ↗
2004 Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160. ↗
1993 The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis García Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution. ↗
1989 Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang. ↗
1987 The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people. ↗
1985 The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege. ↗
1982 Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves. ↗
1977 Annie opens on Broadway. ↗
1975 Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls. ↗
1972 Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing. ↗
1967 A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years. ↗
1967 A tornado outbreak in Illinois, United States, kills over 50 and injures over 1000. Belvidere sustains over 500 casualties as a violent tornado strikes the high school. Another tornado near Chicago causes another 500 casualties, devastating Oak Lawn. ↗
1966 Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day. ↗
1965 The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair opens for its second and final season. ↗
1964 A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed. ↗
1963 The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Baháʼí Faith. ↗
1962 The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II. ↗
1960 Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro. ↗
1958 United Air Lines Flight 736 collides with a United States Air Force fighter jet near Arden, Nevada in what is now Enterprise, Nevada. ↗
1952 Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated. ↗
1950 The Nainital wedding massacre occurs, killing 22 members of the Harijan caste. ↗
1948 United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted. ↗
1946 The U.S. Weather Bureau records that a tornado which struck Timber Lake, South Dakota was 4 miles (6.4 km), among the widest tornadoes on record. ↗
1945 World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters. ↗
1934 The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax). ↗
1926 Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis. ↗
1918 World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France. ↗
1914 Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz. ↗
1898 Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date. ↗
1894 Norway formally adopts the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years. ↗
1856 Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day. ↗
1836 Texas Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto: Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. ↗
1821 Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile. ↗
1809 Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl. ↗
1806 Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa. ↗
1802 Twelve thousand Wahhabis sack Karbala, killing over three thousand inhabitants. ↗
1796 War of the First Coalition: In the climax of the Montenotte Campaign, Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeats the army of Piedmont at the Battle of Mondovi, leading to Piedmont's surrender a week later and decisively turning the Italian campaign in France's favor. ↗
1792 Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered. ↗
1789 John Adams sworn in as first US Vice President (nine days before George Washington). ↗
1789 George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration. ↗
1782 The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok, is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke. ↗
1615 The Wignacourt Aqueduct is inaugurated in Malta. ↗
1526 The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat. ↗
1509 Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII. ↗
1506 The three-day Lisbon Massacre comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics. ↗
1092 The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urban II ↗
900 The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines): the Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Tondo, as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of Pailah, pardons from all debt the Honourable Namwaran and his relations. ↗
43 BCE Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after. ↗
753 BCE Romulus founds Rome (traditional date). ↗

2008 Hyein, South Korean singer ↗
2007 Princess Isabella of Denmark, daughter of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark ↗
2003 Xavi Simons, Dutch footballer ↗
1999 Choi Hyun-suk, South Korean rapper ↗
1998 Jarrett Allen, American basketball player ↗
1997 Mikel Oyarzabal, Spanish footballer ↗
1996 Arianne Hartono, Dutch tennis player ↗
1994 Ludwig Augustinsson, Swedish footballer ↗
1992 Isco, Spanish footballer ↗
1992 Joc Pederson, American baseball player ↗
1989 Nikki Cross, Scottish wrestler ↗
1988 Ricky Berens, American swimmer ↗
1988 Jencarlos Canela, American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
1983 Tarvaris Jackson, American football player (died 2020) ↗
1983 Kim Wall, British sprinter ↗
1980 Tony Romo, American football player and announcer ↗
1979 Virginie Basselot, French chef ↗
1979 James McAvoy, Scottish actor ↗
1977 Gyula Koi, Hungarian scholar and educator ↗
1977 Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater ↗
1976 Petero Civoniceva, Fijian-Australian rugby league player ↗
1974 David Peachey, Australian rugby league player ↗
1973 Steve Backshall, English naturalist, writer, and television presenter ↗
1971 Michael Turner, American author and illustrator (died 2008) ↗
1970 Rob Riggle, American actor and comedian ↗
1969 Toby Stephens, English actor ↗
1965 Fiona Kelleghan, American academic, critic and librarian ↗
1963 Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (died 2004) ↗
1961 David Servan-Schreiber, French physician, neuroscientist, and author (died 2011) ↗
1959 Tim Jacobus, American illustrator and painter ↗
1959 Robert Smith, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1958 Andie MacDowell, American model, actress, and producer ↗
1958 Yoshito Usui, Japanese illustrator (died 2009) ↗
1958 Michael Zarnock, American author ↗
1957 Hervé Le Tellier, French linguist and author ↗
1957 Herbert Wetterauer, German painter, sculptor, and author ↗
1956 Peter Kosminsky, English director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1956 Phillip Longman, German-American demographer and journalist ↗
1955 Murathan Mungan, Turkish author, poet, and playwright ↗
1954 Ebiet G. Ade, Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1954 James Morrison, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1954 Mike Wingfield, South African academic and scientist ↗
1953 John Brumby, Australian politician, 45th Premier of Victoria ↗
1952 Gerald Early, American author and academic ↗
1952 Cheryl Gillan, British businesswoman and politician, Secretary of State for Wales (died 2021) ↗
1951 Tony Danza, American actor and producer ↗
1951 Michael Freedman, American mathematician and academic ↗
1951 Bob Varsha, American sportscaster ↗
1951 Steve Vickers, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1950 Shivaji Satam, Indian actor ↗
1949 Patti LuPone, American actress and singer ↗
1948 Gary Condit, American businessman and politician ↗
1948 Paul Davis, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2008) ↗
1948 Josef Flammer, Swiss ophthalmologist ↗
1948 Dieter Fromm, German runner ↗
1947 Al Bumbry, American baseball player ↗
1947 Iggy Pop, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor ↗
1947 John Weider, English bass player ↗
1945 Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Indian cricketer and umpire ↗
1945 Mark Wainberg, Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist (died 2017) ↗
1945 Diana Darvey, English actress, singer and dancer (died 2000) ↗
1942 Geoffrey Palmer, New Zealand politician, 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand ↗
1941 David Boren, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Oklahoma (died 2025) ↗
1940 Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1940 Souleymane Cissé, Malian director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1939 John McCabe, English pianist and composer (died 2015) ↗
1939 Sister Helen Prejean, American nun, activist, and author ↗
1939 Reni Santoni, American actor (died 2020) ↗
1937 Gary Peters, American baseball player (died 2023) ↗
1937 Ben Zinn, Israeli-born American academic and former international soccer player ↗
1936 James Dobson, American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded Focus on the Family (died 2025) ↗
1936 Reg Fleming, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2009) ↗
1935 Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (died 2021) ↗
1935 Thomas Kean, American academic and politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey ↗
1933 Edelmiro Amante, Filipino lawyer and politician (died 2013) ↗
1933 Easley Blackwood, Jr., American pianist, composer, and educator (died 2023) ↗
1933 Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (died 2014) ↗
1932 Slide Hampton, African-American trombonist and composer (died 2021) ↗
1932 Elaine May, American actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter ↗
1932 Angela Mortimer, English tennis player (died 2025) ↗
1931 Morgan Wootten, American high school basketball coach (died 2020) ↗
1930 Hilda Hilst, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (died 2004) ↗
1930 Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (died 1989) ↗
1930 Dieter Roth, German-Swiss illustrator and sculptor (died 1998) ↗
1930 Jack Taylor, English footballer and referee (died 2012) ↗
1928 Jack Evans, Welsh-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1996) ↗
1927 Ahmed Arif, Turkish poet and author (died 1991) ↗
1926 Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms (died 2022) ↗
1926 Arthur Rowley, English footballer, manager, and cricketer (died 2002) ↗
1925 Anthony Mason, Australian soldier and judge, 9th Chief Justice of Australia ↗
1925 John Swinton of Kimmerghame, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire (died 2018) ↗
1924 Ira Louvin, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1965) ↗
1923 John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (died 2009) ↗
1922 Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist and screenwriter (died 1987) ↗
1922 Allan Watkins, Welsh-English cricketer (died 2011) ↗
1919 Don Cornell, American singer (died 2004) ↗
1919 Roger Doucet, Canadian tenor (died 1981) ↗
1919 Licio Gelli, Italian financer (died 2015) ↗
1918 Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016) ↗
1916 Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (died 2013) ↗
1915 Garrett Hardin, American ecologist, author, and academic (died 2003) ↗
1915 Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor (died 2001) ↗
1914 Angelo Savoldi, Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-founded International World Class Championship Wrestling (died 2013) ↗
1913 Norman Parkinson, English photographer (died 1990) ↗
1912 Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (died 2012) ↗
1912 Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (died 1982) ↗
1911 Ivan Combe, American businessman, developed Clearasil (died 2000) ↗
1911 Kemal Satır, Turkish physician and politician (died 1991) ↗
1905 Pat Brown, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (died 1996) ↗
1904 Jean Hélion, French painter (died 1987) ↗
1904 Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (died 1945) ↗
1903 Luis Saslavsky, Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1995) ↗
1899 Randall Thompson, American composer and academic (died 1984) ↗
1898 Maurice Wilson, English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (died 1934) ↗
1897 Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, Norwegian Army general and war historian (died 1975) ↗
1893 Romeo Bertini, Italian runner (died 1973) ↗
1892 Freddie Dixon, English motorcycle racer and racing driver (died 1956) ↗
1889 Marcel Boussac, French businessman (died 1980) ↗
1889 Paul Karrer, Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971) ↗
1889 Efrem Zimbalist, Sr., Russian-American violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1985) ↗
1887 Joe McCarthy, American baseball manager (died 1978) ↗
1885 Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (died 1967) ↗
1882 Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961) ↗
1874 Vincent Scotto, French composer and actor (died 1952) ↗
1870 Edwin Stanton Porter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1941) ↗
1868 Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (died 1932) ↗
1868 Mary Rogers Miller, American author and educator (died 1971) ↗
1864 Max Weber, German economist and sociologist (died 1920) ↗
1854 William Stang, German-American bishop (died 1907) ↗
1838 John Muir, Scottish-American environmentalist and author (died 1914) ↗
1837 Fredrik Bajer, Danish lieutenant and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1922) ↗
1816 Charlotte Brontë, English novelist and poet (died 1855) ↗
1814 Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, English art collector and philanthropist (died 1906) ↗
1811 Alson Sherman, American merchant and politician, 8th Mayor of Chicago (died 1903) ↗
1810 John Putnam Chapin, American politician, 10th Mayor of Chicago (died 1864) ↗
1790 Manuel Blanco Encalada, Spanish-Chilean admiral and politician, 1st President of Chile (died 1876) ↗
1783 Reginald Heber, English priest (died 1821) ↗
1775 Alexander Anderson, Scottish-American illustrator and engraver (died 1870) ↗
1774 Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (died 1862) ↗
1752 Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait, French engineer, hydrographer, and politician, French Minister of Marine and the Colonies (died 1807) ↗
1752 Humphry Repton, English gardener and author (died 1818) ↗
1730 Antonín Kammel, Czech violinist and composer (died 1788) ↗
1713 Louis de Noailles, French general (died 1793) ↗
1673 Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1742) ↗
1671 John Law, Scottish economist (died 1729) ↗
1652 Michel Rolle, French mathematician and academic (died 1719) ↗
1651 Joseph Vaz, Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (died 1711) ↗
1642 Simon de la Loubère, French mathematician, poet, and diplomat (died 1729) ↗
1631 Francesco Maidalchini, Catholic cardinal (died 1700) ↗
1630 Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten, Dutch-English painter (died 1700) ↗
1619 Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch founder of Cape Town (died 1677) ↗
1555 Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter and etcher (died 1619) ↗
1523 Marco Antonio Bragadin, Venetian lawyer and military officer (died 1571) ↗
1488 Ulrich von Hutten, German religious reformer (died 1523) ↗
1132 Sancho VI, king of Navarre (died 1194) ↗

2025 Pope Francis (born 1936) ↗
2024 Terry A. Anderson, American journalist (born 1947) ↗
2019 Polly Higgins, Scottish barrister, author and environmental lobbyist (born 1968) ↗
2018 Nabi Tajima, Japanese supercentenarian (born 1900) ↗
2017 Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer (born 1972) ↗
2016 Prince, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1958) ↗
2014 George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (born 1936) ↗
2014 Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (born 1930) ↗
2013 Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (born 1929) ↗
2013 Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor, author, and educator (born 1905) ↗
2012 Doris Betts, American author and academic (born 1932) ↗
2011 Catharina Halkes, Dutch theologian and academic (born 1920) ↗
2010 Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947) ↗
2010 Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1920) ↗
2010 Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan-English engineer and civil servant (born 1930) ↗
2005 Zhang Chunqiao, Chinese writer and politician, member of the Gang of Four (born 1917) ↗
2003 Nina Simone – American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (born 1933) ↗
1999 Buddy Rogers, American actor (born 1904) ↗
1998 Jean-François Lyotard, French sociologist and philosopher (born 1924) ↗
1997 Diosdado Macapagal, Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th President of the Philippines (born 1910) ↗
1996 Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer (born 1925) ↗
1996 Jimmy Snyder, American sportscaster (born 1919) ↗
1992 Väinö Linna, Finnish author (born 1920) ↗
1991 Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor (born 1909) ↗
1990 Erté, Russian-French illustrator (born 1892) ↗
1987 Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1906) ↗
1986 Marjorie Eaton, American painter and actress (born 1901) ↗
1986 Salah Jahin, Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer (born 1930) ↗
1985 Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the monokini (born 1922) ↗
1985 Tancredo Neves, Brazilian banker and politician, Prime Minister of Brazil (born 1910) ↗
1984 Marcel Janco, Romanian-Israeli artist (born 1895) ↗
1984 Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian engineer and mountaineer (born 1943) ↗
1983 Walter Slezak, Austrian-American actor and singer (born 1902) ↗
1980 Alexander Oparin, Russian biochemist and academic (born 1894) ↗
1980 Sohrab Sepehri, Iranian poet and painter (born 1928) ↗
1978 Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter (born 1947) ↗
1978 Thomas Wyatt Turner, American biologist and academic (born 1877) ↗
1977 Gummo Marx, American vaudevillian and talent agent (born 1892) ↗
1973 Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1894) ↗
1973 Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (born 1910) ↗
1971 François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (born 1907) ↗
1965 Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892) ↗
1956 Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (born 1895) ↗
1954 Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (born 1897) ↗
1952 Leslie Banks, American actor, director and producer (born 1890) ↗
1948 Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (born 1887) ↗
1947 Meir Feinstein (born 1929, disputed) with Moshe Barazani (born c. 1927), suicide militants. ↗
1946 John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher (born 1883) ↗
1945 Walter Model, German field marshal (born 1891) ↗
1941 Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (born 1875) ↗
1938 Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani National philosopher and poet (born 1877) ↗
1932 Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Bohemian cardinal (born 1864) ↗
1930 Robert Bridges, English poet and author (born 1844) ↗
1924 Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (born 1858) ↗
1918 Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (born 1892) ↗
1910 Mark Twain – American novelist, humorist, and critic (born 1835) ↗
1900 Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (born 1819) ↗
1863 Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (born 1782) ↗
1852 Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (born 1787) ↗
1825 Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (born 1765) ↗
1815 Joseph Winston, American soldier and politician (born 1746) ↗
1758 Francesco Zerafa, Maltese architect (born 1679) ↗
1740 Thomas Tickell, English poet and author (born 1685) ↗
1736 Prince Eugene of Savoy (born 1663) ↗
1722 Robert Beverley, Jr., English historian and author (born 1673) ↗
1720 Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (born 1646) ↗
1719 Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (born 1640) ↗
1699 Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (born 1639) ↗
1668 Jan Boeckhorst, Flemish painter (born c. 1604) ↗
1650 Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (born 1607) ↗
1591 Sen no Rikyū, Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (born 1522) ↗
1574 Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1519) ↗
1557 Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1495) ↗
1509 Henry VII of England (born 1457) ↗
1400 John Wittlebury, English politician (born 1333) ↗
1329 Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (born 1282) ↗
1213 Maria of Montpellier, Lady of Montpellier, Queen of Aragon (born 1182) ↗
1142 Peter Abelard, French philosopher and theologian (born 1079) ↗
1136 Stephen, Count of Tréguier Breton noblemen (born c. 1058/62) ↗
1109 Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (born 1033) ↗
1073 Pope Alexander II ↗
941 Bajkam, de facto regent of the Abbasid Caliphate ↗
866 Bardas, de facto regent of the Byzantine Empire ↗
847 Odgar, Frankish archbishop of Mainz ↗
586 Liuvigild, king of the Visigoths ↗
234 Emperor Xian of Han, Chinese emperor (born 181) ↗