On This Day: August 11 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2023 Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. ↗
2017 At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt. ↗
2012 At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran. ↗
2006 The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill. ↗
2003 NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history. ↗
2003 Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. ↗
2000 An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries. ↗
1995 The Russell Hill subway accident in Toronto kills 3 and injures 30, due to a combination of human error and a safety system design flaw. ↗
1992 The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States. ↗
1991 Nickelodeon's first line of "Nicktoons" (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel. ↗
1988 A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda. ↗
1984 "We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. ↗
1982 A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. ↗
1979 Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners. ↗
1975 East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin. ↗
1973 At the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue apartment building in The Bronx, New York, DJ Kool Herc hosts a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of hip hop culture and music. DJ Kool Herc demonstrates a new technique of beat juggling and Coke La Rock performs a new style of vocal performance called rapping. ↗
1972 Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam. ↗
1969 The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the Moon. ↗
1965 Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California. ↗
1962 Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity. ↗
1961 The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli. ↗
1960 Chad declares independence from France. ↗
1959 Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens. ↗
1952 Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan. ↗
1945 Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five. ↗
1942 Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi. ↗
1934 The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island. ↗
1929 Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio. ↗
1920 The 1920 Cork hunger strike begins which eventually results in the deaths of three Irish Republicans including the Lord Mayor of Cork Terence MacSwiney. ↗
1920 The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence. ↗
1919 Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law. ↗
1918 World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends. ↗
1898 Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. ↗
1871 An explosion of guncotton occurs in Stowmarket, England, killing 28. ↗
1858 The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren. ↗
1813 In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia. ↗
1812 Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda. ↗
1804 Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria. ↗
1786 Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia. ↗
1685 Morean War: The 49-day Siege of Coron ends with the surrender and massacre of its garrison by the Venetians. ↗
1675 Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke. ↗
1492 Rodrigo de Borja is elected as Head of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Alexander VI. ↗
1473 The Battle of Otlukbeli: Mehmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire decisively defeats Uzun Hassan of Aq Qoyunlu. ↗
1332 Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor: Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol. ↗
1315 The Great Famine of Europe becomes so dire that even the king of England has difficulties buying bread for himself and his entourage. ↗
923 The Qarmatians of Bahrayn capture and pillage the city of Basra. ↗
490 Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan. ↗
355 Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II. ↗
117 Hadrian is proclaimed Roman emperor, two days after Trajan's death. ↗
106 The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia. ↗
2492 BCE Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation. ↗
3114 BCE The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. ↗

2002 Marvin Harrison Jr., American football player ↗
2001 Moyuka Uchijima, Japanese tennis player ↗
1999 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Indonesian badminton player ↗
1999 Changbin, South Korean rapper ↗
1997 Sarah Clelland, Scottish footballer ↗
1995 Brad Binder, South African motorcycle racer ↗
1994 Storm Sanders, Australian tennis player ↗
1994 Anton Cooper, New Zealand cross-country cyclist ↗
1994 Joseph Barbato, French footballer ↗
1994 Song I-han, South Korean singer ↗
1993 Alyson Stoner, American actor, singer, and dancer ↗
1992 Tomi Lahren, American conservative political commentator ↗
1991 Cristian Tello, Spanish footballer ↗
1990 Lenka Juríková, Slovak tennis player ↗
1989 Junior Heffernan, Irish cyclist and triathlete (died 2013) ↗
1989 Sebastian Huke, German footballer ↗
1988 Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Filipino basketball player ↗
1988 Patty Mills, Australian basketball player ↗
1988 Mustafa Pektemek, Turkish footballer ↗
1987 Dany N'Guessan, French footballer ↗
1987 Drew Storen, American baseball player ↗
1986 Mokhtar Benmoussa, Algerian footballer ↗
1986 Hélène Defrance, French sailor ↗
1986 Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan baseball player ↗
1985 Jacqueline Fernandez, Bahraini–Sri Lankan actress ↗
1985 Asher Roth, American rapper ↗
1984 Mojtaba Abedini, Iranian Olympic fencer ↗
1984 Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player ↗
1984 Lucas di Grassi, Brazilian race car driver ↗
1983 Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor ↗
1983 Luke Lewis, Australian rugby league player ↗
1983 Pavel 183, Russian painter (died 2013) ↗
1982 Andy Lee, American football player ↗
1981 Daniel Poohl, Swedish journalist ↗
1980 Daniel Lloyd, English cyclist and sportscaster ↗
1980 Lee Suggs, American football player ↗
1979 Walter Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer ↗
1978 Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer ↗
1978 Charlotte Leslie, British politician ↗
1978 Lillian Nakate, Ugandan politician ↗
1978 Isy Suttie, English comedian, musician, actress, and writer ↗
1977 Gemma Hayes, Irish singer-songwriter ↗
1977 Dênio Martins, Brazilian footballer ↗
1976 Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer and manager ↗
1976 Bubba Crosby, American baseball player ↗
1976 Will Friedle, American actor and screenwriter ↗
1976 Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1976 Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey player ↗
1975 Chris Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter ↗
1974 Marie-France Dubreuil, Canadian figure skater ↗
1974 Hadiqa Kiani, Pakistani singer, songwriter and philanthropist ↗
1974 Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (died 2002) ↗
1974 Carolyn Murphy, American model and actress ↗
1973 Kristin Armstrong, American cyclist ↗
1971 Alejandra Barros, Mexican actress and screenwriter ↗
1971 Tommy Mooney, English footballer ↗
1970 Dirk Hannemann, German footballer and manager ↗
1970 Gianluca Pessotto, Italian footballer ↗
1968 Anna Gunn, American actress ↗
1968 Sophie Okonedo, British actress ↗
1968 Charlie Sexton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1967 Massimiliano Allegri, Italian footballer and manager ↗
1967 Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1967 Joe Rogan, American actor, comedian, and television host ↗
1967 Petter Wettre, Norwegian saxophonist and composer ↗
1966 Nigel Martyn, English footballer and coach ↗
1966 Juan María Solare, Argentinian pianist and composer ↗
1965 Marc Bergevin, Canadian ice hockey player and manager ↗
1965 Embeth Davidtz, American actress ↗
1965 Viola Davis, American actress ↗
1964 Jim Lee, South Korean-American author and illustrator ↗
1964 Grant Waite, New Zealand golfer ↗
1963 Hiromi Makihara, Japanese baseball player ↗
1962 Brian Azzarello, American author ↗
1962 Charles Cecil, English video game designer and co-founded Revolution Software ↗
1962 John Micklethwait, English journalist and author ↗
1962 Rob Minkoff, American director and producer ↗
1961 David Brooks, American journalist and author ↗
1961 Craig Ehlo, American basketball player and coach ↗
1961 Suniel Shetty, Indian actor and film producer ↗
1959 Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014) ↗
1959 Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman ↗
1959 Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 2005) ↗
1959 Richard Scudamore, English businessman ↗
1959 László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor ↗
1958 Steven Pokere, New Zealand rugby player ↗
1958 Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
1957 Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993) ↗
1957 Masayoshi Son, Japanese technology entrepreneur and investor ↗
1956 Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician and academic ↗
1955 Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau ↗
1955 Sylvia Hermon, Northern Irish academic and politician ↗
1954 Bryan Bassett, American guitarist ↗
1954 Vance Heafner, American golfer and coach (died 2012) ↗
1954 Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter and musician ↗
1954 Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager ↗
1954 Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire (died 2021) ↗
1953 Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler (died 2025) ↗
1953 Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer ↗
1952 Reid Blackburn, American photographer (died 1980) ↗
1952 Bob Mothersbaugh, American singer, guitarist, and producer ↗
1950 Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003) ↗
1950 Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle (died 2003) ↗
1950 Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc. ↗
1949 Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024) ↗
1949 Tim Hutchinson, American lawyer and politician ↗
1949 Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor and singer (died 1990) ↗
1948 Don Boyd, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1947 Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager ↗
1947 Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek journalist and politician ↗
1947 Wilma van den Berg, Dutch sprinter ↗
1946 John Conlee, American singer-songwriter ↗
1946 Marilyn vos Savant, American journalist and author ↗
1944 Martin Linton, Swedish-English journalist and politician ↗
1944 Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx (died 2025) ↗
1944 Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor ↗
1943 Jim Kale, Canadian bass player ↗
1943 Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan (died 2023) ↗
1943 Denis Payton, English saxophonist (died 2006) ↗
1942 Mike Hugg, English drummer and keyboard player ↗
1942 Otis Taylor, American football player (died 2023) ↗
1941 John Ellison, American-Canadian musician and songwriter ↗
1940 Glenys Page, New Zealand cricketer (died 2012) ↗
1939 James Mancham, first President of Seychelles (died 2017) ↗
1939 Ronnie Dawson, American singer and guitarist (died 2003) ↗
1937 Anna Massey, English actress (died 2011) ↗
1937 Patrick Joseph McGovern, American businessman, founded International Data Group (died 2014) ↗
1936 Andre Dubus, American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (died 1999) ↗
1936 Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (died 2015) ↗
1936 Jonathan Spence, English-American historian and academic (died 2021) ↗
1934 Bob Hepple, South African lawyer and academic (died 2015) ↗
1933 Jerry Falwell, American minister and television host (died 2007) ↗
1933 Jerzy Grotowski, Polish director and producer (died 1999) ↗
1933 Tamás Vásáry, Hungarian pianist and conductor ↗
1932 Fernando Arrabal, Spanish actor, director, and playwright ↗
1932 Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded Canwest (died 2003) ↗
1932 Geoffrey Cass, English businessman ↗
1932 Peter Eisenman, American architect, designed the City of Culture of Galicia ↗
1932 John Gorrie, English director and screenwriter ↗
1929 Manabendra Mukhopadhyay, Indian singer (died 1992) ↗
1927 Raymond Leppard, English harpsichord player and conductor (died 2019) ↗
1927 Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (died 2007) ↗
1926 Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) ↗
1925 Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2006) ↗
1925 Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer (died 2021) ↗
1923 Stan Chambers, American journalist and actor (died 2015) ↗
1922 John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (died 2013) ↗
1921 Alex Haley, American historian and author (died 1992) ↗
1920 Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (died 2006) ↗
1920 Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002) ↗
1919 Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and manager (died 2017) ↗
1916 Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (died 1956) ↗
1915 Morris Weiss, American author and illustrator (died 2014) ↗
1913 Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor (died 1976) ↗
1913 Bob Scheffing, American baseball player and manager (died 1985) ↗
1913 Angus Wilson, English author and academic (died 1991) ↗
1912 Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (died 1954) ↗
1912 Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (died 1996) ↗
1911 Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (died 2004) ↗
1909 Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer (died 1989) ↗
1909 Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian (died 1985) ↗
1908 Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (died 1978) ↗
1908 Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (died 1999) ↗
1907 Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and lawyer (died 1989) ↗
1905 Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic (died 2002) ↗
1905 Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (died 1998) ↗
1902 Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (died 1986) ↗
1902 Lloyd Nolan, American actor (died 1985) ↗
1902 Christian de Castries, French general (died 1991) ↗
1900 Charley Paddock, American sprinter (died 1943) ↗
1900 Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar (died 1994) ↗
1898 Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 1968) ↗
1897 Enid Blyton, English author, poet, and educator (died 1968) ↗
1897 Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (died 1970) ↗
1892 Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet and linguist (died 1978) ↗
1892 Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (died 1962) ↗
1891 Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (died 1962) ↗
1891 Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (died 1944) ↗
1885 Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer (died 1958) ↗
1884 Hermann Wlach, Austrian-Swiss actor (died 1962) ↗
1881 Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler (died 1920) ↗
1878 Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and author (died 1955) ↗
1877 Adolph M. Christianson, American lawyer and judge (died 1954) ↗
1874 Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (died 1953) ↗
1870 Tom Richardson, English cricketer (died 1912) ↗
1860 Ottó Bláthy, Hungarian engineer and chess player (died 1939) ↗
1858 Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930) ↗
1855 John Hodges, Australian cricketer (died 1933) ↗
1837 Marie François Sadi Carnot, French engineer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (died 1894) ↗
1836 Warren Brown, American historian and politician (died 1919) ↗
1833 Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 1899) ↗
1833 Kido Takayoshi, Japanese samurai and politician (died 1877) ↗
1816 Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (died 1882) ↗
1808 William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (died 1892) ↗
1807 David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician (died 1886) ↗
1794 James B. Longacre, American engraver (died 1869) ↗
1778 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (died 1852) ↗
1748 Joseph Schuster, German composer (died 1812) ↗
1722 Richard Brocklesby, English physician (died 1797) ↗
1718 Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (died 1791) ↗
1673 Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer (died 1754) ↗
1510 Margaret Paleologa, Sovereign Marchioness of Montferrat (died 1566) ↗
1472 Nikolaus von Schönberg, Catholic cardinal (died 1537) ↗
1384 Yolande of Aragon (died 1442) ↗
1086 Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1125) ↗

2025 Miguel Uribe Turbay, Colombian precandidate to presidency (born 1986) ↗
2025 Danielle Spencer, American actress (born 1965) ↗
2024 Ángel Salazar, Cuban-American comedian and actor (born 1956) ↗
2024 Noël Treanor, Irish Roman Catholic prelate (born 1950) ↗
2023 Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland (born 1942) ↗
2022 Anne Heche, American actress (born 1969) ↗
2022 Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer (born 1926) ↗
2020 Trini Lopez, American singer and guitarist (born 1937) ↗
2020 Sumner Redstone, American billionaire businessman (born 1923) ↗
2019 Sergio Obeso Rivera, Mexican Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1931) ↗
2018 V S Naipaul, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932) ↗
2018 Terry A. Davis, American computer programmer, creator of TempleOS (born 1969) ↗
2017 Yisrael Kristal, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever (born 1903) ↗
2017 Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (born 1946) ↗
2015 Serge Collot, French viola player and educator (born 1923) ↗
2015 Harald Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (born 1941) ↗
2015 Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (born 1920) ↗
2014 Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1928) ↗
2014 Raymond Gravel, Canadian priest and politician (born 1952) ↗
2014 Kika Szaszkiewiczowa, Polish author and blogger (born 1917) ↗
2014 Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (born 1951) ↗
2014 Sam Hall, American diver, legislator, and mercenary (born 1937) ↗
2013 Raymond Delisle, French cyclist (born 1943) ↗
2013 Zafar Futehally, Indian ornithologist and author (born 1919) ↗
2013 David Howard, English ballet dancer and educator (born 1937) ↗
2012 Red Bastien, American wrestler, trainer, and promoter (born 1931) ↗
2012 Michael Dokes, American boxer (born 1958) ↗
2012 Lucy Gallardo, Argentinian-Mexican actress and screenwriter (born 1929) ↗
2010 James Mourilyan Tanner, British paediatric endocrinologist (born 1920) ↗
2009 Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (born 1921) ↗
2008 George Furth, American actor and playwright (born 1932) ↗
2008 Dursun Karataş, founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (born 1952) ↗
2006 Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (born 1920) ↗
2003 Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (born 1923) ↗
2003 Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1937) ↗
2002 Galen Rowell, American photographer and mountaineer (born 1940) ↗
2001 Percy Stallard, English cyclist and coach (born 1909) ↗
2000 Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (born 1916) ↗
1996 Rafael Kubelík, Czech conductor and composer (born 1914) ↗
1996 Ambrosio Padilla, Filipino basketball player and politician (born 1910) ↗
1995 Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1904) ↗
1994 Peter Cushing, English actor (born 1913) ↗
1991 J. D. McDuffie, American race car driver (born 1938) ↗
1989 John Meillon, Australian actor (born 1934) ↗
1988 Anne Ramsey, American actress (born 1929) ↗
1986 János Drapál, Hungarian motorcycle racer (born 1948) ↗
1984 Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (born 1892) ↗
1984 Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–American chemist and chess player (born 1916) ↗
1982 Drake – American actor and singer (born 1918) ↗
1980 Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (born 1910) ↗
1979 J. G. Farrell, English author (born 1935) ↗
1978 Berta Ruck, Indian-born Welsh romance novelist (born 1878) ↗
1977 Frederic Calland Williams, British co-inventor of the Williams-Kilborn tube, used for memory in early computer systems (born 1911) ↗
1974 Vicente Emilio Sojo, Venezuelan conductor and composer (born 1887) ↗
1972 Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899) ↗
1969 Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (born 1885) ↗
1965 Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (born 1897) ↗
1963 Otto Wahle, Austrian-American swimmer and coach (born 1879) ↗
1961 Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (born 1910) ↗
1956 Jackson Pollock – American painter (born 1912) ↗
1953 Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (born 1892) ↗
1945 Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater producer (born 1883) ↗
1939 Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (born 1909) ↗
1939 Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (born 1872) ↗
1937 Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (born 1862) ↗
1936 Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (born 1885) ↗
1921 Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (born 1828) ↗
1919 Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (born 1835) ↗
1908 Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (born 1889) ↗
1903 Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (born 1839) ↗
1892 Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (born 1813) ↗
1890 John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (born 1801) ↗
1886 Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (born 1843) ↗
1868 Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1815) ↗
1854 Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (born 1798) ↗
1851 Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (born 1779) ↗
1813 Henry James – English poet and politician (born 1745) ↗
1774 Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French physician and author (born 1722) ↗
1725 Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (born 1723) ↗
1656 Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (born 1599) ↗
1614 Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (born 1552) ↗
1596 William Shakespeare – son of William Shakespeare (born 1585) ↗
1578 Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and academic (born 1502) ↗
1563 Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer and educator (born 1500) ↗
1556 John Bell, English bishop ↗
1519 Johann Tetzel, German preacher (born 1465) ↗
1494 Ling Ma – German-Belgian painter (born 1430) ↗
1486 William Waynflete, English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (born c. 1398) ↗
1465 Kettil Karlsson, regent of Sweden and Bishop of Linköping (born 1433) ↗
1464 Nicholas of Cusa, German cardinal and mystic (born 1401) ↗
1456 John Hunyadi, Hungarian general and politician (born 1387) ↗
1332 Domhnall II, Earl of Mar ↗
1332 Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland ↗
1332 Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray ↗
1332 Murdoch III, Earl of Menteith ↗
1332 Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddesdale ↗
1268 Agnes of Faucigny, Dame ruler of Faucigny, Countess consort of Savoy ↗
1259 Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (born 1208) ↗
1253 Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (born 1194) ↗
1204 Guttorm of Norway (born 1199) ↗
1044 Sokkate, king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (born 1001) ↗
991 Byrhtnoth, English soldier (born 956) ↗
979 Gero, Count of Alsleben ↗
919 Dhuka al-Rumi, Abbasid governor of Egypt ↗
632 Rusticula, abbess of Arles ↗
449 Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople ↗
353 Magnentius, Roman usurper (born 303) ↗
223 Jia Xu, Chinese politician and strategist (born 147) ↗