52 Events
217 Births
113 Deaths
- 2015 At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal. ↗
- 2014 The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination. ↗
- 2007 Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894. ↗
- 2005 The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937. ↗
- 2005 A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station in Japan, killing 107, including the driver. ↗
- 2005 Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union. ↗
- 2004 The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion. ↗
- 2001 President George W. Bush pledges U.S. military support in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan. ↗
- 1990 Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position. ↗
- 1983 Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war. ↗
- 1983 Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit. ↗
- 1982 Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords. ↗
- 1981 More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. ↗
- 1980 One hundred forty-six people are killed when Dan-Air Flight 1008 crashes near Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands. ↗
- 1974 Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime. ↗
- 1972 Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum. ↗
- 1961 Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit. ↗
- 1960 The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. ↗
- 1959 The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping. ↗
- 1954 The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. ↗
- 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA. ↗
- 1951 Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong. ↗
- 1945 World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. This would be later known as Elbe Day. ↗
- 1945 World War II: Liberation Day (Italy): The National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy calls for a general uprising against the German occupation and the Italian Social Republic. ↗
- 1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco. ↗
- 1945 World War II: The last German troops retreat from Finnish soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military actions of the Second World War end in Finland. ↗
- 1944 The United Negro College Fund is incorporated. ↗
- 1938 U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law. ↗
- 1933 Nazi Germany issues the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limiting the number of Jewish students able to attend public schools and universities. ↗
- 1920 At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East. ↗
- 1916 Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove. ↗
- 1915 World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles. ↗
- 1901 New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. ↗
- 1898 Spanish–American War: The United States Congress declares that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain has existed since April 21, when an American naval blockade of the Spanish colony of Cuba began. ↗
- 1892 Véry bombing during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894) ↗
- 1882 French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry. ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: In the Battle of Marks' Mills, a force of 8,000 Confederate soldiers attacks 1,800 Union soldiers and a large number of wagon teamsters, killing or wounding 1,500 Union combatants. ↗
- 1862 American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ↗
- 1859 British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal. ↗
- 1849 The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots. ↗
- 1846 Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War. ↗
- 1829 Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the British Empire. ↗
- 1808 Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen took place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops. ↗
- 1792 Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine. ↗
- 1792 "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. ↗
- 1707 A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession. ↗
- 1644 Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng. ↗
- 1607 Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. ↗
- 1134 The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bishopric around 1094. ↗
- 799 After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, Pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection. ↗
- 775 The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over the South Caucasus is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire. ↗
- 404 BCE Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion. ↗
- 2000 Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer ↗
- 1998 Satou Sabally, German-American basketball player ↗
- 1996 Mack Horton, Australian swimmer ↗
- 1995 Lewis Baker, English footballer ↗
- 1995 Packy Hanrahan, American bowler ↗
- 1994 Omar McLeod, Jamaican hurdler ↗
- 1994 Maggie Rogers, American musician ↗
- 1994 Sam Fender, English singer-songwriter and musician ↗
- 1993 Alex Bowman, American race car driver ↗
- 1993 Daniel Norris, American baseball player ↗
- 1993 Raphaël Varane, French footballer ↗
- 1991 Jordan Poyer, American football player ↗
- 1991 Alex Shibutani, American ice dancer ↗
- 1990 Jean-Éric Vergne, French racing driver ↗
- 1990 Taylor Walker, Australian footballer ↗
- 1989 Marie-Michèle Gagnon, Canadian skier ↗
- 1989 Michael van Gerwen, Dutch darts player ↗
- 1989 Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama ↗
- 1988 Jonathan Bailey, English actor ↗
- 1988 Sara Paxton, American actress ↗
- 1988 James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1987 Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer ↗
- 1987 Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer ↗
- 1986 Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1986 Gwen Jorgensen, American triathlete ↗
- 1986 Claudia Rath, German heptathlete ↗
- 1985 Giedo van der Garde, Dutch racing driver ↗
- 1983 Johnathan Thurston, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1983 DeAngelo Williams, American football player ↗
- 1982 Monty Panesar, English cricketer ↗
- 1981 Felipe Massa, Brazilian racing driver ↗
- 1981 John McFall, English sprinter ↗
- 1981 Anja Pärson, Swedish skier ↗
- 1980 Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television host ↗
- 1980 Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist ↗
- 1978 Matt Walker, English swimmer ↗
- 1977 Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter ↗
- 1977 Marguerite Moreau, American actress and producer ↗
- 1977 Matthew West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor ↗
- 1976 Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1976 Tim Duncan, American basketball player ↗
- 1976 Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player ↗
- 1976 Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach ↗
- 1975 Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1973 Carlota Castrejana, Spanish triple jumper ↗
- 1973 Barbara Rittner, German tennis player ↗
- 1971 Sara Baras, Spanish dancer ↗
- 1970 Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, comedian and producer ↗
- 1969 Joe Buck, American sportscaster ↗
- 1969 Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter ↗
- 1969 Jon Olsen, American swimmer ↗
- 1969 Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1969 Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer ↗
- 1968 Thomas Strunz, German footballer ↗
- 1967 Angel Martino, American swimmer ↗
- 1966 Diego Domínguez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player ↗
- 1966 Femke Halsema, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician ↗
- 1966 Darren Holmes, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1965 Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter ↗
- 1965 Mark Bryant, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1965 John Henson, American puppeteer and voice actor (died 2014) ↗
- 1964 Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer ↗
- 1964 Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1963 Joy Covey, American businesswoman (died 2013) ↗
- 1963 David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager ↗
- 1963 Paul Wassif, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1962 Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager ↗
- 1961 Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American journalist and author ↗
- 1961 Miran Tepeš, Slovenian ski jumper ↗
- 1960 Paul Baloff, American singer (died 2002) ↗
- 1960 Robert Peston, English journalist ↗
- 1959 Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia ↗
- 1959 Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director ↗
- 1959 Tony Phillips, American baseball player (died 2016) ↗
- 1958 Mike DeVault, American politician ↗
- 1958 Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1958 Misha Glenny, British journalist ↗
- 1957 Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager ↗
- 1956 Dominique Blanc, French actress, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1956 Abdalla Uba Adamu, Nigerian professor, media scholar ↗
- 1955 Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach ↗
- 1955 Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer ↗
- 1955 Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks ↗
- 1954 Melvin Burgess, English author ↗
- 1954 Randy Cross, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1954 Róisín Shortall, Irish educator and politician ↗
- 1953 Ron Clements, American animator, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1953 Gary Cosier, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1953 Anthony Venables, English economist, author, and academic ↗
- 1952 Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer ↗
- 1952 Tretiak Vladislav – Russian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1952 Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach ↗
- 1951 Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade ↗
- 1950 Donnell Deeny, Northern Irish lawyer and judge ↗
- 1950 Steve Ferrone, English drummer ↗
- 1950 Peter Hintze, German politician (died 2016) ↗
- 1950 Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper ↗
- 1949 Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver ↗
- 1949 Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance ↗
- 1949 James Fenton, English poet, journalist and literary critic ↗
- 1948 Mike Selvey, English cricketer and sportscaster ↗
- 1948 Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician, 39th Premier of the Republic of China ↗
- 1947 Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2016) ↗
- 1947 Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor ↗
- 1947 Cathy Smith, Canadian singer and drug dealer (died 2020) ↗
- 1946 Talia Shire, American actress ↗
- 1946 Peter Sutherland, Irish lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Ireland (died 2018) ↗
- 1946 Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 2022) ↗
- 1945 Stu Cook, American bass player Creedence Clearwater Revival, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1945 Richard C. Hoagland, American theorist and author ↗
- 1945 Björn Ulvaeus – Swedish singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1944 Len Goodman, English dancer (died 2023) ↗
- 1944 Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter ↗
- 1944 Stephen Nickell, English economist and academic ↗
- 1944 Bruce Ponder, English geneticist and cancer researcher ↗
- 1943 Tony Christie, English singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1942 Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1941 Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2021) ↗
- 1941 Dorothy Shea, Australian librarian (died 2024) ↗
- 1940 Al Pacino, American actor and director ↗
- 1939 Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager (died 2021) ↗
- 1939 Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat ↗
- 1939 Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic ↗
- 1939 Veronica Sutherland, English academic and British diplomat ↗
- 1938 Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (died 2012) ↗
- 1938 Ton Schulten, Dutch painter and graphic designer ↗
- 1936 Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (died 2000) ↗
- 1935 Bob Gutowski, American pole vaulter (died 1960) ↗
- 1935 Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer (died 2018) ↗
- 1934 Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager ↗
- 1933 Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and producer (died 2011) ↗
- 1933 Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (died 1992) ↗
- 1932 Nikolai Kardashev, Russian astrophysicist (died 2019) ↗
- 1932 Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (died 2015) ↗
- 1932 Lia Manoliu, Romanian discus thrower and politician (died 1998) ↗
- 1931 Felix Berezin, Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1980) ↗
- 1931 David Shepherd, English painter and author (died 2017) ↗
- 1930 Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014) ↗
- 1930 Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral and surgeon (died 2012) ↗
- 1930 Peter Schulz, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Hamburg (died 2013) ↗
- 1929 Yvette Williams, New Zealand long jumper, shot putter, and discus thrower (died 2019) ↗
- 1928 Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor (died 2011) ↗
- 1927 Corín Tellado, Spanish author (died 2009) ↗
- 1927 Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator (died 2020) ↗
- 1926 Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (died 2001) ↗
- 1926 Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (died 2008) ↗
- 1926 Patricia Castell, Argentine actress (died 2013) ↗
- 1925 Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, English trade union leader and businessman ↗
- 1925 Sammy Drechsel, German comedian and journalist (died 1986) ↗
- 1925 Louis O'Neil, Canadian academic and politician (died 2018) ↗
- 1924 Ingemar Johansson, Swedish race walker (died 2009) ↗
- 1924 Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (died 2005) ↗
- 1924 Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (died 2013) ↗
- 1923 Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer and academic (died 2025) ↗
- 1923 Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (died 2006) ↗
- 1923 Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1992) ↗
- 1921 Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (died 2006) ↗
- 1919 Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (died 2011) ↗
- 1918 Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer (died 2005) ↗
- 1918 Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French-American astronomer and academic (died 1995) ↗
- 1918 Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (died 2006) ↗
- 1917 Ella Fitzgerald – American singer (died 1996) ↗
- 1917 Jean Lucas, French racing driver (died 2003) ↗
- 1916 Jerry Barber, American golfer (died 1994) ↗
- 1915 Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (died 1978) ↗
- 1914 Ross Lockridge Jr., American author and academic (died 1948) ↗
- 1913 Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (died 1944) ↗
- 1912 Earl Bostic, American saxophonist (died 1965) ↗
- 1911 Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (died 2014) ↗
- 1911 George Roth, American gymnast (died 1997) ↗
- 1910 Arapeta Awatere, New Zealand interpreter, military leader, politician, and murderer (died 1976) ↗
- 1909 William Pereira, American architect, designed the Transamerica Pyramid (died 1985) ↗
- 1908 Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (died 1965) ↗
- 1906 Joel Brand, member of the Budapest Aid and Rescue Committee (died 1964) ↗
- 1906 William J. Brennan Jr., American colonel and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (died 1997) ↗
- 1905 George Nēpia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (died 1986) ↗
- 1903 Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1987) ↗
- 1902 Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist and academic (died 1964) ↗
- 1902 Mary Miles Minter, American actress (died 1984) ↗
- 1900 Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 1996) ↗
- 1900 Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958) ↗
- 1897 Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (died 1965) ↗
- 1896 Fred Haney, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1977) ↗
- 1892 Maud Hart Lovelace, American author (died 1980) ↗
- 1887 Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and critic (died 1936) ↗
- 1882 Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (died 1976) ↗
- 1878 William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (died 1946) ↗
- 1876 Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (died 1958) ↗
- 1874 Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937) ↗
- 1874 Ernest Webb, English-Canadian race walker (died 1937) ↗
- 1873 Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer, and novelist (died 1956) ↗
- 1873 Howard Garis, American author, creator of the Uncle Wiggily series of children's stories (died 1962) ↗
- 1872 C. B. Fry, English cricketer, footballer, educator, and politician (died 1956) ↗
- 1871 Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (died 1926) ↗
- 1868 John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (died 1910) ↗
- 1862 Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (died 1933) ↗
- 1854 Charles Sumner Tainter, American engineer and inventor (died 1940) ↗
- 1851 Leopoldo Alas, Spanish author, critic, and academic (died 1901) ↗
- 1850 Luise Adolpha Le Beau, German composer and educator (died 1927) ↗
- 1849 Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (died 1925) ↗
- 1843 Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (died 1878) ↗
- 1776 Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (died 1857) ↗
- 1770 Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian philologist and academic (died 1850) ↗
- 1767 Nicolas Oudinot, French general (died 1847) ↗
- 1725 Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (died 1786) ↗
- 1723 Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer (died 1797) ↗
- 1710 James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author (died 1776) ↗
- 1694 Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (died 1753) ↗
- 1666 Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer (died 1727) ↗
- 1621 Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician (died 1679) ↗
- 1599 Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (died 1658) ↗
- 1529 Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist (died 1597) ↗
- 1502 Georg Major, German theologian and academic (died 1574) ↗
- 1287 Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1330) ↗
- 1284 Edward II of England (died 1327) ↗
- 1228 Conrad IV of Germany (died 1254) ↗
- 1214 Louis IX of France (died 1270) ↗
- 2024 Marla Adams, American television actress (born 1938) ↗
- 2024 Laurent Cantet, French director, cinematographer and screenwriter (born 1961) ↗
- 2023 Harry Belafonte, American singer, activist, and actor (born 1927) ↗
- 2019 John Havlicek, American basketball player (born 1940) ↗
- 2018 Madeeha Gauhar, Pakistani actress, playwright and director of social theater, and women's rights activist (born 1956) ↗
- 2016 Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (born 1922) ↗
- 2015 Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (born 1927) ↗
- 2015 Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (born 1948) ↗
- 2015 Don Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and novelist (born 1922) ↗
- 2015 Mike Phillips, American basketball player (born 1956) ↗
- 2014 Dan Heap, Canadian priest and politician (born 1925) ↗
- 2014 William Judson Holloway Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1923) ↗
- 2014 Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (born 1934) ↗
- 2014 Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1968) ↗
- 2014 Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Brian Adam, Scottish biochemist and politician (born 1948) ↗
- 2013 Jacob Avshalomov, American composer and conductor (born 1919) ↗
- 2013 György Berencsi, Hungarian virologist and academic (born 1941) ↗
- 2013 Rick Camp, American baseball player (born 1953) ↗
- 2012 Gerry Bahen, Australian footballer (born 1929) ↗
- 2012 Denny Jones, American rancher and politician (born 1910) ↗
- 2012 Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina and educator (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (born 1916) ↗
- 2011 Poly Styrene, British musician (born 1957) ↗
- 2010 Dorothy Provine, American actress and singer (born 1935) ↗
- 2010 Alan Sillitoe, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (born 1928) ↗
- 2009 Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (born 1922) ↗
- 2008 Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (born 1921) ↗
- 2007 Alan Ball Jr., English footballer and manager (born 1945) ↗
- 2007 Arthur Milton, English footballer and cricketer (born 1928) ↗
- 2007 Bobby Pickett, American singer-songwriter (born 1938) ↗
- 2006 Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (born 1916) ↗
- 2006 Peter Law, Welsh politician and independent member of parliament (born 1948) ↗
- 2005 Jim Barker, American politician (born 1935) ↗
- 2005 Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk and educator (born 1908) ↗
- 2004 Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (born 1929) ↗
- 2003 Samson Kitur, Kenyan runner (born 1966) ↗
- 2002 Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (born 1971) ↗
- 2001 Michele Alboreto, Italian racing driver (born 1956) ↗
- 2000 Lucien Le Cam, French mathematician and statistician (born 1924) ↗
- 2000 David Merrick, American director and producer (born 1911) ↗
- 1999 Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author (born 1914) ↗
- 1999 Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1951) ↗
- 1998 Wright Morris, American author and photographer (born 1910) ↗
- 1996 Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (born 1920) ↗
- 1995 Art Fleming, American game show host (born 1925) ↗
- 1995 Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1911) ↗
- 1995 Lev Shankovsky, Ukrainian military historian (born 1903) ↗
- 1992 Mamoru Nakamura, Palauan jurist (born 1939/1940) ↗
- 1992 Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1965) ↗
- 1990 Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (born 1923) ↗
- 1988 Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (born 1944) ↗
- 1988 Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (born 1904) ↗
- 1983 William S. Bowdern, American priest and author (born 1897) ↗
- 1982 John Cody, American cardinal (born 1907) ↗
- 1976 Carol Reed, English director and producer (born 1906) ↗
- 1976 Markus Reiner, Israeli engineer and educator (born 1886) ↗
- 1975 Mike Brant, Israeli singer and songwriter (born 1947) ↗
- 1974 Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer (born 1888) ↗
- 1973 Olga Grey, Hungarian-American actress (born 1896) ↗
- 1972 George Sanders, English actor (born 1906) ↗
- 1970 Anita Louise, American actress (born 1915) ↗
- 1961 Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (born 1875) ↗
- 1950 John Ernest Adamson, English educationalist and Director of Education of the Colony of Transvaal (born 1867) ↗
- 1945 Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (born 1903) ↗
- 1944 George Herriman, American cartoonist (born 1880) ↗
- 1944 Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player (born 1859) ↗
- 1944 William Stephens, American engineer and politician, 24th Governor of California (born 1859) ↗
- 1943 Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (born 1858) ↗
- 1941 Salih Bozok, Turkish commander and politician (born 1881) ↗
- 1936 Wajed Ali Khan Panni, Bengali aristocrat and philanthropist (born 1871) ↗
- 1928 Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (born 1878) ↗
- 1923 Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (born 1840) ↗
- 1921 Emmeline B. Wells, American journalist and women's rights advocate (born 1828) ↗
- 1919 Augustus D. Juilliard, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1836) ↗
- 1915 Frederick W. Seward, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (born 1830) ↗
- 1913 Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (born 1859) ↗
- 1911 Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (born 1862) ↗
- 1906 John Knowles Paine, American composer and educator (born 1839) ↗
- 1892 Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (born 1840) ↗
- 1892 Karl von Ditmar, Estonian-German geologist and explorer (born 1822) ↗
- 1891 Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (born 1811) ↗
- 1890 Crowfoot, Canadian tribal chief (born 1830) ↗
- 1878 Anna Sewell, English author (born 1820) ↗
- 1875 12th Dalai Lama (born 1857) ↗
- 1873 Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter and sculptor (born 1783) ↗
- 1840 Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (born 1781) ↗
- 1800 William Cowper, English poet (born 1731) ↗
- 1770 Jean-Antoine Nollet, French minister, physicist, and academic (born 1700) ↗
- 1744 Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (born 1701) ↗
- 1690 David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (born 1610) ↗
- 1660 Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (born 1605) ↗
- 1644 Chongzhen Emperor of China (born 1611) ↗
- 1605 Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (born c. 1555) ↗
- 1595 Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (born 1544) ↗
- 1566 Louise Labé, French poet and author (born 1520) ↗
- 1566 Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (born 1499) ↗
- 1516 John Yonge, English diplomat (born 1467) ↗
- 1472 Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (born 1404) ↗
- 1397 Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, English nobleman ↗
- 1342 Pope Benedict XII (born 1285) ↗
- 1295 Sancho IV of Castile (born 1258) ↗
- 1264 Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, medieval English nobleman; Earl of Winchester (born 1195) ↗
- 1243 Boniface of Valperga, Bishop of Aosta ↗
- 1228 Queen Isabella II of Jerusalem (born 1212) ↗
- 1217 Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia ↗
- 1185 Emperor Antoku of Japan (born 1178) ↗
- 1077 Géza I of Hungary (born 1040) ↗
- 1074 Herman I, Margrave of Baden ↗
- 908 Zhang Wenwei, Chinese chancellor ↗
- 775 Smbat VII Bagratuni, Armenian prince ↗
- 775 Mushegh VI Mamikonian, Armenian prince ↗
- 501 Rusticus, saint and archbishop of Lyon (born 455) ↗