On This Day: April 23 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2024 The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy. ↗
2019 The April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers, with at least 50 others missing and presumed dead. ↗
2018 A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested. ↗
2013 At least 111 people are killed and 233 injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq. ↗
2005 The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", was published by co-founder Jawed Karim. ↗
1999 NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ↗
1993 Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum. ↗
1993 Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province. ↗
1990 Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations. ↗
1985 Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. ↗
1979 SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984. ↗
1979 Blair Peach, a British activist, was fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London. ↗
1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). ↗
1968 Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university. ↗
1967 Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit. ↗
1966 Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people. ↗
1961 Algiers putsch by French generals. ↗
1951 Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia. ↗
1949 Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy. ↗
1946 Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. ↗
1945 World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of Nazi Germany. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Göring that the telegram is treasonous. ↗
1942 World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck. ↗
1941 World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht. ↗
1940 The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people. ↗
1935 The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted. ↗
1927 Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England. ↗
1920 The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution. ↗
1919 The Estonian Constituent Assembly is held in Estonia, which marks the birth of the Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu. ↗
1918 World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. ↗
1909 In Portugal, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people and injuring 75. ↗
1891 Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats. ↗
1879 Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome. ↗
1815 The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire. ↗
1724 Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music. ↗
1661 King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ↗
1660 Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland. ↗
1655 The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later. ↗
1635 The first public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, is founded. ↗
1521 Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros. ↗
1516 The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria. ↗
1500 Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reaches new coastline (Brazil). ↗
1348 The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day. ↗
1343 St. George's Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia. ↗
1016 Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England. ↗
1014 Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle. ↗
711 Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks. ↗
599 Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city. ↗
215 BCE A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene. ↗

2018 Prince Louis of Wales, British royal ↗
2000 Chloe Kim – American snowboarder ↗
2000 Lee Jeno, South Korean rapper, vocalist and dancer ↗
1999 Son Chaeyoung, South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter ↗
1999 Laufey, Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician ↗
1997 Zach Apple, American swimmer ↗
1996 Carolina Alves, Brazilian tennis player ↗
1995 Gigi Hadid, American fashion model and television personality ↗
1995 Jamie Hayter, English professional wrestler ↗
1994 Patrick Olsen, Danish footballer ↗
1994 Song Kang, South Korean actor ↗
1991 Britt Baker, American professional wrestler ↗
1991 Nathan Baker, English footballer ↗
1991 Caleb Johnson, American singer-songwriter ↗
1991 Kyle Juszczyk, American football player ↗
1991 Paul Vaughan, Australian-Italian rugby league player ↗
1990 Rui Fonte, Portuguese footballer ↗
1990 Dev Patel – English actor ↗
1989 Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player ↗
1988 Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer ↗
1988 Sandra Borch, Norwegian politician ↗
1988 Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete ↗
1988 Patrick Maroon, American ice hockey player ↗
1988 Signe Ronka, Canadian figure skater ↗
1988 Lenka Wienerová, Slovak tennis player ↗
1987 Michael Arroyo, Ecuadorian footballer ↗
1987 John Boye, Ghanaian footballer ↗
1987 Emily Fox, American basketball player ↗
1986 Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater ↗
1986 Alysia Montaño, American runner ↗
1986 Rafael Fernandes, Brazilian baseball player ↗
1985 Angel Locsin, Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer ↗
1984 Alexandra Kosteniuk – Russian chess player ↗
1984 Moose, American professional wrestler and football player ↗
1984 Jesse Lee Soffer, American actor ↗
1983 Leon Andreasen, Danish international footballer ↗
1983 Daniela Hantuchová, Slovak tennis player ↗
1983 Ian Henderson, English rugby league player ↗
1982 Kyle Beckerman, American footballer ↗
1982 Tony Sunshine, American singer-songwriter ↗
1980 Nicole den Dulk, Dutch Paralympic equestrian ↗
1979 Barry Hawkins, English snooker player ↗
1979 Jaime King, American actress and model ↗
1979 Joanna Krupa, Polish-American model and television personality ↗
1979 Samppa Lajunen, Finnish skier ↗
1978 Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian runner ↗
1977 John Cena, American professional wrestler and actor ↗
1977 Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player ↗
1977 David Kidwell, New Zealand rugby league player and coach ↗
1977 Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1977 John Oliver, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1977 Kal Penn, Indian-American actor ↗
1977 Bram Schmitz, Dutch cyclist ↗
1977 Lee Young-pyo, South Korean international footballer ↗
1976 Gabriel Damon, American actor ↗
1976 Aaron Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer ↗
1975 Bobby Shaw, American football player ↗
1974 Carlos Dengler, American bass player ↗
1974 Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player ↗
1973 Patrick Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1972 Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet and playwright ↗
1972 Peter Dench, English photographer and journalist ↗
1972 Amira Medunjanin, Bosnian singer ↗
1971 Uli Herzner, German-American fashion designer ↗
1970 Egemen Bağış, Turkish politician, 1st Minister of European Union Affairs ↗
1970 Dennis Culp, American singer-songwriter and trombonist ↗
1970 Andrew Gee, Australian rugby league player and manager ↗
1970 Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author ↗
1970 Tayfur Havutçu, Turkish international footballer and manager ↗
1969 Martín López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer and coach ↗
1969 Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (died 2018) ↗
1968 Bas Haring, Dutch philosopher, writer, television presenter and professor. ↗
1968 Ken McRae, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1968 Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator (died 2001) ↗
1967 Rhéal Cormier, Canadian baseball player (died 2021) ↗
1967 Melina Kanakaredes, American actress ↗
1966 Jörg Deisinger, German bass player ↗
1966 Matt Freeman, American bass player ↗
1966 Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (died 1999) ↗
1965 Leni Robredo, Filipina human rights lawyer, 14th Vice President of the Philippines ↗
1964 Gianandrea Noseda, Italian pianist and conductor ↗
1963 Paul Belmondo, French race car driver ↗
1963 Robby Naish, American windsurfer ↗
1962 John Hannah, Scottish actor and producer ↗
1962 Shaun Spiers, English businessman and politician ↗
1961 George Lopez, American comedian, actor, and talk show host ↗
1961 Pierluigi Martini, Italian race car driver ↗
1960 Valerie Bertinelli, American actress ↗
1960 Steve Clark, English guitarist and songwriter (died 1991) ↗
1960 Barry Douglas, Irish pianist and conductor ↗
1960 Léo Jaime, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor ↗
1960 Claude Julien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1959 Unity Dow, Botswanan judge, author, and rights activist ↗
1958 Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic composer and producer ↗
1958 Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1957 Neville Brody, English graphic designer, typographer, and art director ↗
1957 Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian (died 2014) ↗
1955 Judy Davis, Australian actress ↗
1955 Tony Miles, English chess player (died 2001) ↗
1955 Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (died 2008) ↗
1955 Serge Vohor, Vanuatuan politician, 4th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (died 2024) ↗
1954 Stephen Dalton, English air marshal ↗
1954 Michael Moore, American director, producer, and activist ↗
1953 James Russo, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1952 Narada Michael Walden, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer ↗
1951 Martin Bayerle, American treasure hunter ↗
1950 Rowley Leigh, English chef and journalist ↗
1950 Barbara McIlvaine Smith, Sac and Fox Nation Native American politician ↗
1949 Paul Collier, English economist and academic ↗
1949 David Cross, English violinist ↗
1949 John Miles, British rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist (died 2021) ↗
1948 Pascal Quignard, French author and screenwriter ↗
1948 Serge Thériault, Canadian actor ↗
1947 Robert Burgess, English sociologist and academic (died 2022) ↗
1947 Glenn Cornick, English bass player (died 2014) ↗
1947 Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Irish civil rights leader and politician ↗
1946 Blair Brown, American actress ↗
1946 Carlton Sherwood, American soldier and journalist (died 2014) ↗
1944 Jean-François Stévenin, French actor and director (died 2021) ↗
1943 Gail Goodrich, American basketball player and coach ↗
1943 Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2021) ↗
1943 Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter ↗
1943 Hervé Villechaize, French actor (died 1993) ↗
1942 Sandra Dee, American model and actress (died 2005) ↗
1941 Jacqueline Boyer, French singer and actress ↗
1941 Arie den Hartog, Dutch road bicycle racer (died 2018) ↗
1941 Paavo Lipponen, Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland ↗
1941 Michael Lynne, American film producer, co-founded New Line Cinema (died 2019) ↗
1941 Ed Stewart, English radio and television host (died 2016) ↗
1941 Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer and engineer (died 2016) ↗
1940 Michael Copps, American academic and politician ↗
1940 Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter (died 2007) ↗
1940 Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (died 2014) ↗
1939 Jorge Fons, Mexican director and screenwriter (died 2022) ↗
1939 Bill Hagerty, English journalist ↗
1939 Lee Majors, American actor ↗
1939 Ray Peterson, American pop singer (died 2005) ↗
1937 Victoria Glendinning, English author and critic ↗
1937 David Mills, English cricketer (died 2013) ↗
1937 Barry Shepherd, Australian cricketer (died 2001) ↗
1936 Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (died 1988) ↗
1934 George Canseco, Filipino composer and producer (died 2004) ↗
1933 Annie Easley, American computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer (died 2011) ↗
1932 Halston, American fashion designer (died 1990) ↗
1932 Jim Fixx, American runner and author (died 1984) ↗
1932 Rafał Gan-Ganowicz, Polish mercenary, activist, and journalist (died 2002) ↗
1929 George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic (died 2020) ↗
1928 Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (died 2014) ↗
1926 J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (died 2017) ↗
1926 Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (died 1990) ↗
1924 Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (died 2019) ↗
1924 Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (died 2007) ↗
1923 Dolph Briscoe, American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas (died 2010) ↗
1923 Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (died 1993) ↗
1921 Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States (died 2012) ↗
1921 Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (died 2013) ↗
1921 Janet Blair, American actress and singer (died 2007) ↗
1921 Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (died 2003) ↗
1920 Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, English businessman (died 2018) ↗
1919 Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (died 1963) ↗
1918 Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (died 2009) ↗
1917 Dorian Leigh, American model (died 2008) ↗
1917 Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (died 2004) ↗
1916 Ivo Lola Ribar, Yugoslav communist politician, military leader, and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (died 1943) ↗
1916 Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (died 2009) ↗
1916 Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (died 1982) ↗
1915 Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer, academic, and businessman (died 2000) ↗
1913 Diosa Costello, Puerto Rican-American entertainer, producer, and club owner (died 2013) ↗
1911 Ronald Neame, English-American director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010) ↗
1910 Sheila Scott Macintyre, Scottish mathematician (died 1960) ↗
1910 Simone Simon, French actress (died 2005) ↗
1908 Myron Waldman, American animator and director (died 2006) ↗
1907 Lee Miller, American model and photographer (died 1977) ↗
1907 Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor, designed the Wotruba Church (died 1975) ↗
1904 Clifford Bricker, Canadian long-distance runner (died 1980) ↗
1904 Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter (died 2001) ↗
1904 Duncan Renaldo, American actor (died 1985) ↗
1903 Guy Simonds, English-Canadian general (died 1974) ↗
1902 Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998) ↗
1901 E. B. Ford, English biologist and geneticist (died 1988) ↗
1900 Jim Bottomley, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1959) ↗
1900 Joseph Green, Polish-American actor and director (died 1996) ↗
1899 Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) ↗
1899 Minoru Shirota, Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (died 1982) ↗
1898 Lucius D. Clay, American general (died 1978) ↗
1897 Folke Jansson, Swedish athlete (died 1965) ↗
1897 Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (died 1972) ↗
1895 Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author and director (died 1982) ↗
1894 Frank Borzage, American actor and director (died 1962) ↗
1889 Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (died 1942) ↗
1888 Georges Vanier, Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (died 1967) ↗
1882 Albert Coates, English composer and conductor (died 1953) ↗
1880 Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 1942) ↗
1876 Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (died 1925) ↗
1867 Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928) ↗
1865 Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (died 1943) ↗
1861 Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (died 1936) ↗
1861 John Peltz, American baseball player and manager (died 1906) ↗
1860 Justinian Oxenham, Australian public servant (died 1932) ↗
1858 Max Planck – German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947) ↗
1857 Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (died 1919) ↗
1856 Granville Woods, American inventor and engineer (died 1910) ↗
1853 Winthrop M. Crane, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1920) ↗
1819 Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1901) ↗
1818 James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (died 1894) ↗
1813 Stephen A. Douglas, American educator and politician, 7th Illinois Secretary of State (died 1861) ↗
1813 Frédéric Ozanam, Italian-French historian and scholar (died 1853) ↗
1812 Frederick Whitaker, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1891) ↗
1805 Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher and academic (died 1879) ↗
1794 Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and author (died 1856) ↗
1792 Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (died 1882) ↗
1791 James Buchanan – American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States (died 1868) ↗
1748 Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (died 1794) ↗
1744 Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (died 1770) ↗
1720 Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author (died 1797) ↗
1715 Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor (died 1797) ↗
1661 Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat (died 1730) ↗
1628 Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician (died 1704) ↗
1621 William Penn, English admiral and politician (died 1670) ↗
1598 Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (died 1653) ↗
1564 William Shakespeare – English playwright and poet (died 1616) ↗
1516 Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (died 1571) ↗
1512 Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (died 1580) ↗
1500 Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (died 1565) ↗
1500 Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer (died 1576) ↗
1484 Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician and scholar (died 1558) ↗
1464 Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (died 1505) ↗
1464 Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (died 1521) ↗
1420 George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (died 1471) ↗
1408 John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (died 1462) ↗
1185 Afonso II of Portugal (died 1223) ↗

2024 Frank Field, British politician (born 1942) ↗
2024 Helen Vendler, American Literary Critic (born 1933) ↗
2022 Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (born 1934) ↗
2021 Dan Kaminsky, American internet security researcher (born 1979) ↗
2019 Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, American soprano singer and presenter (born 1983) ↗
2019 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1921) ↗
2016 Inge King, German-born Australian sculptor (born 1915) ↗
2016 Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister from 1995 to 1996 (born 1932) ↗
2015 Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (born 1944) ↗
2015 Ray Jackson, Australian activist (born 1941) ↗
2015 Pierre Claude Nolin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian Senate (born 1950) ↗
2015 Jim Steffen, American football player (born 1936) ↗
2015 Francis Tsai, American author and illustrator (born 1967) ↗
2014 Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (born 1946) ↗
2014 Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1959) ↗
2014 Jaap Havekotte, Dutch speed skater and producer of ice skates (born 1912) ↗
2014 Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (born 1911) ↗
2014 F. Michael Rogers, American general (born 1921) ↗
2014 Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (born 1951) ↗
2014 Patric Standford, English composer and educator (born 1939) ↗
2013 Bob Brozman, American guitarist (born 1954) ↗
2013 Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (born 1943) ↗
2013 Tony Grealish, English footballer (born 1956) ↗
2013 Antonio Maccanico, Italian banker and politician (born 1924) ↗
2013 Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (born 1924) ↗
2013 Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist and scholar (born 1907) ↗
2012 Lillemor Arvidsson, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 34th Governor of Gotland (born 1943) ↗
2012 Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (born 1947) ↗
2012 Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (born 1947) ↗
2012 Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist and paleontologist (born 1921) ↗
2012 LeRoy T. Walker, American football player and coach (born 1918) ↗
2011 James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (born 1922) ↗
2011 Tom King, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1943) ↗
2011 Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, English businessman and politician (born 1921) ↗
2011 Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of State (born 1924) ↗
2011 John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (born 1946) ↗
2010 Peter Porter, Australian-born British poet (born 1929) ↗
2007 Paul Erdman, Canadian-American economist and author (born 1932) ↗
2007 David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (born 1934) ↗
2007 Peter Randall, English sergeant (born 1930) ↗
2007 Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (born 1931) ↗
2006 Phil Walden, American record producer and manager, co-founder of Capricorn Records (born 1940) ↗
2005 Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (born 1911) ↗
2005 Robert Farnon, Canadian-English trumpet player, composer and conductor (born 1917) ↗
2005 Al Grassby, Australian journalist and politician (born 1928) ↗
2005 John Mills, English actor (born 1908) ↗
2005 Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (born 1927) ↗
2005 Earl Wilson, American baseball player, coach and educator (born 1934) ↗
2004 Herman Veenstra, Dutch water polo player (born 1911) ↗
2003 Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer (born 1910) ↗
1998 Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1907) ↗
1998 Martin Luther King Jr. – American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (born 1928) ↗
1998 Thanassis Skordalos, Greek singer-songwriter and lyra player (born 1920) ↗
1997 Denis Compton, English cricketer and footballer (born 1918) ↗
1996 Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (born 1913) ↗
1996 P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (born 1899) ↗
1995 Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (born 1895) ↗
1995 Howard Cosell, American lawyer and journalist (born 1918) ↗
1995 Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist (born 1904) ↗
1995 John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (born 1904) ↗
1993 Cesar Chavez, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers (born 1927) ↗
1992 Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) ↗
1992 Tanka Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician, 27th Prime Minister of Nepal (born 1912) ↗
1991 Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952) ↗
1990 Paulette Goddard, American actress (born 1910) ↗
1986 Harold Arlen, American composer (born 1905) ↗
1986 Jim Laker, English international cricketer and sportscaster; holder of world record for most wickets taken in a match (born 1922) ↗
1986 Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (born 1906) ↗
1985 Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (born 1896) ↗
1985 Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (born 1916) ↗
1984 Red Garland, American pianist (born 1923) ↗
1983 Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (born 1908) ↗
1981 Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (born 1897) ↗
1966 George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (born 1893) ↗
1965 George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (born 1891) ↗
1959 Bak Jungyang, Korean politician (born 1872) ↗
1951 Jules Berry, French actor and director (born 1883) ↗
1951 Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1865) ↗
1936 Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (born 1889) ↗
1915 Rupert Brooke, English poet (born 1887) ↗
1907 Alferd Packer, American prospector and convicted cannibal (born 1842) ↗
1905 Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (born 1823) ↗
1895 Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (born 1815) ↗
1889 Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (born 1808) ↗
1865 Silas Soule, American soldier and whistleblower of the Sand Creek Massacre (born 1838) ↗
1850 William Wordsworth – English poet and author (born 1770) ↗
1850 John Joel Glanton, American outlaw, soldier, mercenary, and Texas ranger (born ~1819) ↗
1839 Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (born 1768) ↗
1827 Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (born 1780) ↗
1794 Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (born 1721) ↗
1792 Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (born 1741) ↗
1784 Solomon I of Imereti (born 1735) ↗
1781 James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (born 1706) ↗
1702 Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (born 1614) ↗
1695 Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (born 1621) ↗
1625 Maurice, Prince of Orange (born 1567) ↗
1620 Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Jewish scholar (born 1542) ↗
1616 William Shakespeare – English playwright and poet (born 1564) ↗
1616 Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish writer and historian (born 1539) ↗
1605 Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (born 1551) ↗
1554 Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (born 1523) ↗
1501 Domenico della Rovere, Catholic cardinal (born 1442) ↗
1407 Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (born 1326) ↗
1400 Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, English politician and nobleman (born c. 1338) ↗
1266 Gilles of Saumur, French archbishop*1307 – Joan of Acre (born 1272) ↗
1262 Aegidius of Assisi, companion of Saint Francis of Assisi ↗
1217 Inge II of Norway (born 1185) ↗
1200 Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher (born 1130) ↗
1196 Béla III of Hungary (born c. 1148) ↗
1170 Minamoto no Tametomo, Japanese samurai (born 1139) ↗
1151 Adeliza of Louvain (born 1103) ↗
1124 Alexander I of Scotland (born 1078) ↗
1016 Æthelred the Unready, English son of Edgar the Peaceful (born 968) ↗
1014 Brian Boru, Irish king (born 941) ↗
1014 Domnall mac Eimín, Mormaer of Mar ↗
997 Adalbert of Prague, Czech bishop, missionary, and saint (born 956) ↗
990 Ekkehard II, Swiss monk and abbot ↗
944 Wichmann the Elder, Saxon nobleman ↗
915 Yang Shihou, Chinese general ↗
871 Æthelred of Wessex (born 837) ↗
725 Wihtred of Kent ↗
711 Childebert III, Frankish king (born 670) ↗
303 Saint George, Roman soldier and martyr ↗