32 Events
241 Births
102 Deaths
- 2024 Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America. ↗
- 2020 Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee. ↗
- 2014 Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported. ↗
- 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty. ↗
- 2005 A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. ↗
- 2002 The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights. ↗
- 1993 The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56. ↗
- 1990 The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election. ↗
- 1974 Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. ↗
- 1970 Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed. ↗
- 1968 BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime. ↗
- 1960 The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung. ↗
- 1959 A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL. ↗
- 1959 The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank. ↗
- 1954 A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people. ↗
- 1954 South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people. ↗
- 1940 The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia. ↗
- 1904 The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale. ↗
- 1895 In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional. ↗
- 1886 William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. ↗
- 1866 Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire. ↗
- 1832 Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans. ↗
- 1820 The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos. ↗
- 1812 Czar Alexander I, the Russian Emperor and the Grand Duke of Finland, officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki. ↗
- 1730 Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in continental North America, is dedicated. ↗
- 1605 The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden. ↗
- 1271 In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers. ↗
- 1250 Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur. ↗
- 1232 Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty. ↗
- 1139 Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy. ↗
- 876 The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids. ↗
- 217 Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. ↗
- 2013 Big Justice, American social media personality ↗
- 2005 Zaccharie Risacher, French basketball player ↗
- 2002 Jamie Drysdale, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 2002 Viktória Forster, Slovak track and field athlete ↗
- 2002 Skai Jackson, American actress ↗
- 1999 CeeDee Lamb, American football player ↗
- 1998 Lavinia Valbonesi, Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and First Lady of Ecuador ↗
- 1997 Kim Woo-jin, South Korean singer ↗
- 1997 Saygrace, Australian singer and songwriter ↗
- 1997 Roquan Smith, American football player ↗
- 1997 Arno Verschueren, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1996 Anna Korakaki, Greek Olympic shooter ↗
- 1995 Forrest Frank, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1995 Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player ↗
- 1994 Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1993 Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1993 TBJZL, English YouTuber ↗
- 1992 Jeff McNeil, American baseball player ↗
- 1990 Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (died 2017) ↗
- 1989 Matty Healy, English singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1988 Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1987 Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1987 Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player ↗
- 1987 Elton John, Trinidadian footballer ↗
- 1987 Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
- 1986 Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer ↗
- 1986 Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player ↗
- 1986 Carlos Santana, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1985 Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player ↗
- 1985 Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner ↗
- 1984 Michelle Donelan, British politician ↗
- 1984 Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1984 Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor ↗
- 1984 Taran Noah Smith, American actor ↗
- 1983 Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner ↗
- 1982 Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer ↗
- 1982 Brett White, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1982 Allu Arjun, Indian actor ↗
- 1981 Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer ↗
- 1981 Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model ↗
- 1981 Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter ↗
- 1980 Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer ↗
- 1980 Katee Sackhoff, American actress ↗
- 1980 Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model ↗
- 1979 Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020) ↗
- 1979 Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1978 Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor ↗
- 1978 Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer ↗
- 1978 Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress ↗
- 1978 Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach ↗
- 1978 Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1977 Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress ↗
- 1977 Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (died 2008) ↗
- 1977 Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer ↗
- 1975 Anouk, Dutch singer ↗
- 1975 Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer ↗
- 1975 Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player ↗
- 1975 Funda Arar, Turkish singer ↗
- 1974 Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player ↗
- 1974 Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (died 2013) ↗
- 1974 Nnedi Okorafor – Nigerian-American author and educator ↗
- 1974 Nayden Todorov, Bulgarian conductor and culture minister ↗
- 1973 Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer ↗
- 1973 Emma Caulfield, American actress ↗
- 1973 Christof May, German theologian ↗
- 1972 Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (died 2010) ↗
- 1972 Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (died 2009) ↗
- 1971 Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer ↗
- 1968 Patricia Arquette, American actress and director ↗
- 1968 Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler ↗
- 1968 Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1967 Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer ↗
- 1966 Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (died 2014) ↗
- 1966 Mark Blundell, English race car driver ↗
- 1966 Andy Currier, English rugby league player ↗
- 1966 Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (died 2014) ↗
- 1966 Dalton Grant, English high jumper ↗
- 1966 Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager ↗
- 1966 Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver ↗
- 1966 Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior ↗
- 1966 Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer ↗
- 1965 Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety ↗
- 1965 Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach ↗
- 1964 Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (died 2021) ↗
- 1964 John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager ↗
- 1963 Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist ↗
- 1963 Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1963 Dean Norris, American actor ↗
- 1963 Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1963 Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1963 Alec Stewart, English cricketer ↗
- 1962 Paddy Lowe, English engineer ↗
- 1962 Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1961 Richard Hatch, American reality contestant ↗
- 1961 Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1960 John Schneider, American actor and country singer ↗
- 1959 Alain Bondue, French cyclist ↗
- 1958 Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer ↗
- 1958 Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach ↗
- 1956 Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic ↗
- 1956 Christine Boisson, French actress ↗
- 1956 Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player ↗
- 1955 Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (died 2023) ↗
- 1955 Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician ↗
- 1955 Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet ↗
- 1955 David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1954 Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (died 2012) ↗
- 1954 Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (died 2012) ↗
- 1954 G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (died 2007) ↗
- 1952 Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician (died 2004) ↗
- 1951 Gerd Andres, German politician ↗
- 1951 Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland ↗
- 1951 Mel Schacher, American bass player ↗
- 1951 Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015) ↗
- 1951 Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian (died 2021) ↗
- 1950 Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach ↗
- 1949 K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (died 2007) ↗
- 1949 John Madden, English director and producer ↗
- 1949 Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player ↗
- 1949 John Scott, English sociologist and academic ↗
- 1948 Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician ↗
- 1947 Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1947 Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1947 Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade ↗
- 1947 Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2008) ↗
- 1946 Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (died 1999) ↗
- 1946 Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer ↗
- 1945 Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman ↗
- 1945 Jang Yong, South Korean actor ↗
- 1944 Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (died 2017) ↗
- 1944 Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator ↗
- 1943 Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (died 1987) ↗
- 1943 Miller Farr, American football player (died 2023) ↗
- 1943 James Herbert, English author and illustrator (died 2013) ↗
- 1943 Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator ↗
- 1942 Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (died 2006) ↗
- 1942 Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1942 Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist (died 2022) ↗
- 1941 Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (died 2022) ↗
- 1940 John Havlicek, American basketball player (died 2019) ↗
- 1939 Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer, composer and songwriter (died 1989) ↗
- 1939 John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic (died 2023) ↗
- 1939 Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (died 2004) ↗
- 1939 Martin J. Schreiber, American politician, 39th Governor of Wisconsin ↗
- 1938 Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 2018) ↗
- 1938 John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia ↗
- 1938 Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer ↗
- 1937 Tony Barton, English footballer and manager (died 1993) ↗
- 1937 Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author ↗
- 1937 Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (died 2010) ↗
- 1936 Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian author and politician (died 1972) ↗
- 1935 Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (died 1974) ↗
- 1935 Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician (died 2021) ↗
- 1934 Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (died 2007) ↗
- 1933 James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (died 2014) ↗
- 1932 Iskandar of Johor (died 2010) ↗
- 1931 John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 2018) ↗
- 1931 Jack Le Goff, French equestrian (died 2009) ↗
- 1930 Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (died 2010) ↗
- 1929 Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1978) ↗
- 1929 Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (died 1996) ↗
- 1928 Fred Ebb, American lyricist (died 2004) ↗
- 1927 Tilly Armstrong, English author (died 2010) ↗
- 1927 Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 2013) ↗
- 1926 Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (died 2020) ↗
- 1926 Shecky Greene, American comedian (died 2023) ↗
- 1926 Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic (died 2024) ↗
- 1924 Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (died 2013) ↗
- 1924 Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (died 2006) ↗
- 1924 Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (died 1992) ↗
- 1924 Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (died 1997) ↗
- 1923 George Fisher, American cartoonist (died 2003) ↗
- 1923 Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (died 1997) ↗
- 1921 Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (died 2003) ↗
- 1921 Jan Novák, Czech composer (died 1984) ↗
- 1921 Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (died 2013) ↗
- 1920 Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (died 1994) ↗
- 1919 Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (died 2007) ↗
- 1918 Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (died 2011) ↗
- 1918 Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (died 1992) ↗
- 1917 Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2007) ↗
- 1917 Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (died 2004) ↗
- 1917 Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (died 2017) ↗
- 1917 Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (died 1988) ↗
- 1915 Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (died 2007) ↗
- 1914 María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (died 2002) ↗
- 1912 Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (died 2001 or 2010) ↗
- 1912 Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (died 1969) ↗
- 1911 Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997) ↗
- 1911 Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (died 1995) ↗
- 1910 George Musso, American football player and police officer (died 2000) ↗
- 1909 John Fante, American author and screenwriter (died 1983) ↗
- 1908 Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 1987) ↗
- 1906 Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (died 1974) ↗
- 1905 Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (died 1978) ↗
- 1905 Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (died 1992) ↗
- 1905 Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (died 1971) ↗
- 1904 John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989) ↗
- 1904 Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (died 1970) ↗
- 1902 Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (died 1924) ↗
- 1902 Maria Maksakova Sr., Russian soprano (died 1974) ↗
- 1900 Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (died 1979) ↗
- 1896 Yip Harburg, American composer (died 1981) ↗
- 1892 Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designer of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (died 1970) ↗
- 1892 Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of United Artists (died 1979) ↗
- 1889 Adrian Boult, English conductor (died 1983) ↗
- 1888 Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (died 1962) ↗
- 1886 Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (died 1967) ↗
- 1885 Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (died 1951) ↗
- 1883 R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (died 1972) ↗
- 1883 Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (died 1936) ↗
- 1875 Albert I of Belgium (died 1934) ↗
- 1874 Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (died 1929) ↗
- 1874 Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (died 1960) ↗
- 1871 Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (died 1925) ↗
- 1869 Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (died 1939) ↗
- 1867 Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (died 1908) ↗
- 1864 Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player (died 1920) ↗
- 1859 Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (died 1938) ↗
- 1842 Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (died 1933) ↗
- 1827 Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (died 1898) ↗
- 1826 Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (died 1890) ↗
- 1818 Christian IX of Denmark (died 1906) ↗
- 1818 August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (died 1892) ↗
- 1798 Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (died 1857) ↗
- 1770 John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician (died 1830) ↗
- 1761 William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (died 1850) ↗
- 1732 David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (died 1796) ↗
- 1726 Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (died 1798) ↗
- 1692 Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1770) ↗
- 1641 Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1704) ↗
- 1605 Philip IV of Spain (died 1665) ↗
- 1605 Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (died 1607) ↗
- 1596 Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (died 1631) ↗
- 1580 William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (died 1630) ↗
- 1541 Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (died 1593) ↗
- 1536 Barbara of Hesse (died 1597) ↗
- 1533 Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (died 1604) ↗
- 1435 John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (died 1461) ↗
- 1408 Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (died 1431) ↗
- 1320 Peter I of Portugal (died 1367) ↗
- 2025 Nelsy Cruz, Dominican politician, governor of Monte Cristi (born 1982) ↗
- 2024 Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1934) ↗
- 2024 Peter Higgs, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929) ↗
- 2024 Ralph Puckett, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1926) ↗
- 2022 Mimi Reinhardt, Jewish Austrian secretary (born 1915) ↗
- 2020 Rick May, American-Canadian voice actor (born 1940) ↗
- 2020 Abdul Momin Imambari, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (born 1930) ↗
- 2019 Josine Ianco-Starrels, Romanian-born American art curator (born 1926) ↗
- 2015 Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (born 1934) ↗
- 2015 Rayson Huang, Hong Kong chemist and academic (born 1920) ↗
- 2015 Sergei Lashchenko, Ukrainian kick-boxer (born 1987) ↗
- 2015 David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (born 1933) ↗
- 2015 Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (born 1936) ↗
- 2014 Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (born 1927) ↗
- 2014 Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (born 1924) ↗
- 2014 Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (born 1930) ↗
- 2013 Mikhail Beketov, Russian journalist (born 1958) ↗
- 2013 Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (born 1942) ↗
- 2013 Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (born 1928) ↗
- 2013 José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (born 1917) ↗
- 2013 Margaret Thatcher, English politician, first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 Blair Kiel, American football player and coach (born 1961) ↗
- 2012 Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (born 1928) ↗
- 2012 Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (born 1921) ↗
- 2011 Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (born 1910) ↗
- 2010 Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (born 1923) ↗
- 2010 Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (born 1946) ↗
- 2010 Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (born 1926) ↗
- 2009 Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (born 1922) ↗
- 2009 Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (born 1976) ↗
- 2008 Kazuo Shiraga, Japanese painter (born 1924) ↗
- 2007 Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (born 1928) ↗
- 2006 Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (born 1923) ↗
- 2005 Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (born 1922) ↗
- 2004 Werner Schumacher, German actor (born 1921) ↗
- 2002 María Félix, Mexican actress (born 1914) ↗
- 2002 Harvey Quaytman, American painter (born 1937) ↗
- 2000 František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer (born 1927) ↗
- 2000 Claire Trevor, American actress (born 1910) ↗
- 1997 Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1947) ↗
- 1996 Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (born 1918) ↗
- 1996 León Klimovsky, Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1906) ↗
- 1996 Mick Young, Australian politician (born 1936) ↗
- 1994 François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (born 1899) ↗
- 1993 Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (born 1897) ↗
- 1992 Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907) ↗
- 1991 Per Ohlin, Swedish musician (born 1969) ↗
- 1990 Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (born 1971) ↗
- 1985 John Frederick Coots, American pianist and composer (born 1897) ↗
- 1984 Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1894) ↗
- 1983 Isamu Kosugi, Japanese actor and director (born 1904) ↗
- 1981 Omar Bradley, American general (born 1893) ↗
- 1979 Breece D'J Pancake, American short story writer (born 1952) ↗
- 1974 James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (born 1894) ↗
- 1973 Pablo Picasso – Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1881) ↗
- 1969 Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (born 1900) ↗
- 1965 Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (born 1886) ↗
- 1962 Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (born 1892) ↗
- 1961 Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (born 1885) ↗
- 1959 Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (born 1913) ↗
- 1950 Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (born 1890) ↗
- 1947 Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (born 1862) ↗
- 1942 Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (born 1880) ↗
- 1941 Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (born 1862) ↗
- 1936 Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876) ↗
- 1936 Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (born 1873) ↗
- 1931 Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864) ↗
- 1920 Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (born 1884) ↗
- 1919 Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1848) ↗
- 1906 Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (born 1850) ↗
- 1894 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1838) ↗
- 1877 Bernardino António Gomes, Portuguese physician and naturalist (born 1806) ↗
- 1870 Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (born 1802) ↗
- 1861 Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (born 1811) ↗
- 1860 István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (born 1791) ↗
- 1848 Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (born 1797) ↗
- 1735 Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (born 1676) ↗
- 1725 John Wise, American minister (born 1652) ↗
- 1709 Ling Ma – Remlingen, German nobleman (born 1641) ↗
- 1704 Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (born 1624) ↗
- 1704 Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1641) ↗
- 1697 Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (born 1629) ↗
- 1691 Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (born 1611) ↗
- 1612 Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (born 1575) ↗
- 1608 Magdalen Dacre, English noble (born 1538) ↗
- 1586 Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (born 1522) ↗
- 1551 Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (born 1510) ↗
- 1492 Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (born 1449) ↗
- 1461 Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1423) ↗
- 1450 Sejong the Great, Korean king (born 1397) ↗
- 1364 John II, French king (born 1319) ↗
- 1338 Stephen Gravesend, bishop of London ↗
- 1321 Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (born c. 1255) ↗
- 1150 Gertrude of Babenberg, duchess of Bohemia (born 1118) ↗
- 1143 John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1087) ↗
- 967 Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid emir (born 915) ↗
- 956 Gilbert, Frankish nobleman ↗
- 944 Wang Yanxi, Chinese emperor ↗
- 894 Adalelm, Frankish nobleman ↗
- 632 Charibert II, Frankish king (born 607) ↗
- 622 Shōtoku, Japanese prince (born 572) ↗
- 217 Caracalla, Roman emperor (born 188) ↗