55 Events
212 Births
120 Deaths
- 2012 Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths. ↗
- 2007 The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history. ↗
- 2006 Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board. ↗
- 2006 Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal. ↗
- 2004 Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway. ↗
- 2003 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Roy Moore is suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court building. ↗
- 1999 China Airlines Flight 642 crashes at Hong Kong International Airport, killing three people and injuring 208 more. ↗
- 1992 FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. ↗
- 1991 Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states. ↗
- 1989 Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts. ↗
- 1985 British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation. ↗
- 1981 Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. All 110 people on board are killed. ↗
- 1978 Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages. ↗
- 1978 The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress, although it is never ratified by a sufficient number of states. ↗
- 1973 The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections. ↗
- 1972 Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies. ↗
- 1971 J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28. ↗
- 1968 Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America. ↗
- 1966 Labor movements NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), the predecessor of the United Farm Workers. ↗
- 1965 Juan Marichal, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, strikes John Roseboro, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, on the head with a bat, sparking a 14-minute brawl, one of the most violent on-field incidents in sports history. ↗
- 1963 X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)). ↗
- 1962 The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. ↗
- 1953 The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed. ↗
- 1949 The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces. ↗
- 1942 Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy. ↗
- 1934 Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes. ↗
- 1922 Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War. ↗
- 1902 The Cadillac Motor Company is founded. ↗
- 1902 Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile. ↗
- 1902 At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 Kashgar earthquake in the Tien Shan mountains. ↗
- 1894 Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. ↗
- 1875 The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands. ↗
- 1864 Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts. ↗
- 1851 The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America. ↗
- 1849 Passaleão incident: João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, the governor of Portuguese Macau, is assassinated by a group of Chinese locals, triggering a military confrontation between China and Portugal at the Battle of Passaleão three days after. ↗
- 1846 The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established. ↗
- 1827 José de La Mar becomes President of Peru. ↗
- 1798 French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion. ↗
- 1791 The Haitian slave revolution begins in Saint-Domingue, Haiti. ↗
- 1780 James Cook's ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage). ↗
- 1777 British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements. ↗
- 1770 James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales. ↗
- 1717 Spanish troops land on Sardinia. ↗
- 1711 Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais. ↗
- 1654 Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America. ↗
- 1642 Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War. ↗
- 1639 Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers. ↗
- 1614 Fettmilch Uprising: Jews are expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, following the plundering of the Judengasse. ↗
- 1559 Spanish archbishop Bartolomé Carranza is arrested for heresy. ↗
- 1485 The Battle of Bosworth Field occurs; King Richard III of England's death in battle marks the end of the reigning Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of the Tudors under Henry VII. ↗
- 1153 Crusader–Fatimid wars: The fortress of Ascalon was surrendered by Fatimid Egypt to an army of crusaders, Templars, and Hospitallers led by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem. ↗
- 1138 Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England. ↗
- 851 Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland, halting the expansion of West Francia. ↗
- 392 Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. ↗
- 2005 Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast ↗
- 2003 Cooper Connolly, Australian cricketer ↗
- 2001 LaMelo Ball, American basketball player ↗
- 1997 Maxx Crosby, American football player ↗
- 1997 Fanum, American streamer ↗
- 1997 Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer ↗
- 1996 Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer ↗
- 1996 Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter ↗
- 1995 Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1994 Israel Broussard, American actor ↗
- 1994 Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
- 1993 Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete (died 2025) ↗
- 1993 Dillon Danis, American mixed martial artist ↗
- 1992 Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player ↗
- 1991 Federico Macheda, Italian footballer ↗
- 1991 Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1990 Randall Cobb, American football player ↗
- 1990 Drew Hutchison, American baseball player ↗
- 1990 Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1990 Adam Thielen, American football player ↗
- 1989 Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer ↗
- 1987 Apollo Crews, American wrestler ↗
- 1986 Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer ↗
- 1986 Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
- 1985 Luke Russert, American journalist ↗
- 1985 Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler ↗
- 1985 Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler ↗
- 1985 Salih Yoluç, Turkish race car driver ↗
- 1984 Lee Camp, English footballer ↗
- 1984 Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer ↗
- 1983 Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist ↗
- 1983 Jahri Evans, American football player ↗
- 1982 Sean Rash, American bowler ↗
- 1981 Alex Holmes, American football player ↗
- 1981 Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (died 2012) ↗
- 1981 Christina Obergföll, German javelin athlete ↗
- 1980 Roland Benschneider, German footballer ↗
- 1980 Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter ↗
- 1980 Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler ↗
- 1979 Brandon Adams, American actor ↗
- 1979 Matt Walters, American football player ↗
- 1978 James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter ↗
- 1978 Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player ↗
- 1977 Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer ↗
- 1977 Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer ↗
- 1976 Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer ↗
- 1976 Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist ↗
- 1976 Laurent Hernu, French decathlete ↗
- 1976 Jeff Weaver, American baseball player ↗
- 1976 Randy Wolf, American baseball player ↗
- 1975 Clint Bolton, Australian footballer ↗
- 1975 Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor ↗
- 1974 Cory Gardner, American politician ↗
- 1974 Jenna Leigh Green, American actress and singer ↗
- 1974 Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player ↗
- 1973 Roslina Bakar, Malaysian sport shooter ↗
- 1973 Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer ↗
- 1973 Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter ↗
- 1973 Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player ↗
- 1972 Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter ↗
- 1972 Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer ↗
- 1972 Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver ↗
- 1971 Richard Armitage, English actor ↗
- 1971 Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1971 Rick Yune, American actor ↗
- 1970 Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster ↗
- 1970 Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author ↗
- 1970 Tímea Nagy, Hungarian fencer ↗
- 1968 Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
- 1968 Aleksandr Mostovoi, Russian footballer ↗
- 1968 Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman ↗
- 1968 Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (died 2008) ↗
- 1967 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, English actor ↗
- 1967 Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian ↗
- 1967 Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1967 Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (died 2002) ↗
- 1966 GZA, American rapper and producer ↗
- 1966 Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager ↗
- 1965 Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer ↗
- 1965 David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (died 2004) ↗
- 1964 Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach ↗
- 1963 Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer ↗
- 1963 James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer ↗
- 1962 Stefano Tilli, Italian sprinter ↗
- 1961 Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1961 Roland Orzabal, English singer and musician ↗
- 1961 Debbi Peterson, American singer-songwriter and drummer ↗
- 1960 Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1960 Collin Raye, American country music singer ↗
- 1960 Regina Taylor, American actress and playwright ↗
- 1959 Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer ↗
- 1959 Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance ↗
- 1959 Mark Williams, English actor ↗
- 1958 Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor ↗
- 1958 Stevie Ray, American wrestler ↗
- 1958 Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1957 Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author ↗
- 1957 Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016) ↗
- 1956 Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1956 Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1955 Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician ↗
- 1953 Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager ↗
- 1952 Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977) ↗
- 1950 Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1950 Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States ↗
- 1949 Joop Donkervoort, Dutch businessman ↗
- 1949 Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author ↗
- 1948 David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1948 Carolyn L. Mazloomi, American art historian and quilter ↗
- 1947 Cindy Williams, American actress and producer (died 2023) ↗
- 1945 David Chase, American screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1945 Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1944 Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic ↗
- 1943 Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales ↗
- 1943 Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004 ↗
- 1941 Bill Parcells, American football player and coach ↗
- 1940 Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (died 2025) ↗
- 1939 Valerie Harper, American actress (died 2019) ↗
- 1939 Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player ↗
- 1938 Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (died 2013) ↗
- 1936 Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2012) ↗
- 1936 John Callaway, American journalist and producer (died 2009) ↗
- 1936 Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010) ↗
- 1936 Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick roller coaster ↗
- 1935 Annie Proulx – American novelist, short story writer, and journalist ↗
- 1934 Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (died 2012) ↗
- 1933 Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (died 1994) ↗
- 1932 Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut (died 2020) ↗
- 1930 Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (died 2013) ↗
- 1929 Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (died 1991) ↗
- 1929 Roy Clay, American computer scientist (died 2024) ↗
- 1929 Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general (died 2017) ↗
- 1928 Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (died 2015) ↗
- 1928 Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (died 2007) ↗
- 1926 Marc Bohan, French fashion designer (died 2023) ↗
- 1926 Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (died 2011) ↗
- 1925 Honor Blackman, English actress and republican (died 2020) ↗
- 1924 James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (died 1989) ↗
- 1924 Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (died 1995) ↗
- 1922 Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (died 1996) ↗
- 1922 Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (died 2011) ↗
- 1922 Frank Kelly Freas, American science fiction and fantasy artist (died 2005) ↗
- 1921 Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (died 2003) ↗
- 1921 Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (died 2012) ↗
- 1920 Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 2012) ↗
- 1920 Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (died 2016) ↗
- 1918 Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (died 2004) ↗
- 1917 John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001) ↗
- 1915 David Dellinger, American activist (died 2004) ↗
- 1915 James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (died 2007) ↗
- 1915 Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (died 2005) ↗
- 1914 Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (died 1992) ↗
- 1914 Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (died 1989) ↗
- 1913 Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (died 2008) ↗
- 1913 Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (died 1993) ↗
- 1909 Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (died 2000) ↗
- 1909 Mel Hein, American football player and coach (died 1992) ↗
- 1908 Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (died 2004) ↗
- 1908 Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (died 1993) ↗
- 1904 Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, paramount leader and 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 1997) ↗
- 1903 Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger (died 1990) ↗
- 1902 Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (died 1973) ↗
- 1902 Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist (died 2003) ↗
- 1902 Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (died 1982) ↗
- 1900 Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (died 1999) ↗
- 1897 Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (died 1965) ↗
- 1896 Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (died 1995) ↗
- 1895 László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (died 1951) ↗
- 1895 Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1966) ↗
- 1893 Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (died 1977) ↗
- 1893 Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (died 1967) ↗
- 1893 Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist (died 1992) ↗
- 1891 Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (died 1983) ↗
- 1891 Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (died 1973) ↗
- 1890 Cecil Kellaway, South African actor (died 1973) ↗
- 1887 Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1977) ↗
- 1882 Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot (died 1919) ↗
- 1881 Bede Jarrett, English Dominican priest (died 1934) ↗
- 1881 James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (died 1949) ↗
- 1880 Gorch Fock, German author and poet (died 1916) ↗
- 1880 George Herriman, American cartoonist (died 1944) ↗
- 1874 Max Scheler, German philosopher and author (died 1928) ↗
- 1873 Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (died 1928) ↗
- 1868 Willis R. Whitney, American chemist (died 1958) ↗
- 1867 Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (died 1939) ↗
- 1867 Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor (died 1934) ↗
- 1862 Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (died 1918) ↗
- 1860 Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk (died 1940) ↗
- 1860 Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (died 1940) ↗
- 1857 Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (died 1937) ↗
- 1854 Milan I of Serbia (died 1901) ↗
- 1848 Melville Elijah Stone, American publisher, founded the Chicago Daily News (died 1929) ↗
- 1847 John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (died 1918) ↗
- 1845 William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1924) ↗
- 1844 George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (died 1881) ↗
- 1836 Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (died 1918) ↗
- 1834 Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (died 1906) ↗
- 1827 Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1906) ↗
- 1818 Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (died 1892) ↗
- 1800 Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (died 1865) ↗
- 1778 James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1860) ↗
- 1773 Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (died 1858) ↗
- 1771 Henry Maudslay, English engineer (died 1831) ↗
- 1764 Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer (died 1838) ↗
- 1760 Pope Leo XII (died 1829) ↗
- 1679 Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (died 1758) ↗
- 1647 Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking (died 1712) ↗
- 1624 Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (died 1701) ↗
- 1601 Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1667) ↗
- 1599 Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (died 1636) ↗
- 1570 Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (died 1636) ↗
- 1412 Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (died 1464) ↗
- 2024 Arthur J. Gregg, American military officer (born 1928) ↗
- 2023 Toto Cutugno, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943) ↗
- 2021 Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941) ↗
- 2018 Ed King, American musician (born 1949) ↗
- 2018 Krishna Reddy, Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925) ↗
- 2017 Michael J. C. Gordon, British Computer scientist (born 1948) ↗
- 2016 S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (born 1924) ↗
- 2016 Toots Thielemans, Belgian and American jazz musician (born 1922) ↗
- 2015 Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1922) ↗
- 2015 Ieng Thirith, Cambodian academic and politician (born 1932) ↗
- 2015 Eric Thompson, English race car driver and book dealer (born 1919) ↗
- 2014 U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1932) ↗
- 2014 Emmanuel Kriaras, Greek lexicographer and philologist (born 1906) ↗
- 2014 Pete Ladygo, American football player and coach (born 1928) ↗
- 2014 Noella Leduc, American baseball player (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 Ling Ma – American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 John S. Waugh, American chemist and academic (born 1929) ↗
- 2013 Paul Poberezny, American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 Nina Bawden, English author (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Taiwanese cardinal (born 1923) ↗
- 2012 Jeffrey Stone, American actor and screenwriter (born 1926) ↗
- 2011 Nick Ashford, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942) ↗
- 2011 Jack Layton, Canadian academic and politician (born 1950) ↗
- 2011 Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (born 1922) ↗
- 2011 Yao Yuanjun, Chinese border police officer (born 1993) ↗
- 2010 Stjepan Bobek, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1923) ↗
- 2009 Muriel Duckworth, Canadian pacifist, feminist, and activist (born 1908) ↗
- 2009 Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (born 1926) ↗
- 2008 Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (born 1899) ↗
- 2007 Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (born 1922) ↗
- 2005 Luc Ferrari, French-Italian director and composer (born 1929) ↗
- 2005 Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (born 1914) ↗
- 2004 Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (born 1960) ↗
- 2004 Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (born 1908) ↗
- 2004 Daniel Petrie, Canadian director and producer (born 1920) ↗
- 2003 Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater and coach (born 1914) ↗
- 2000 Abulfaz Elchibey, 2nd President of Azerbaijan (born 1938) ↗
- 1996 Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (born 1904) ↗
- 1995 Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager (born 1919) ↗
- 1994 Gilles Groulx, Canadian director and screenwriter (born 1931) ↗
- 1994 Allan Houser, American sculptor and painter (born 1914) ↗
- 1991 Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (born 1924) ↗
- 1991 Boris Pugo, Russian soldier and politician, Soviet Minister of Interior (born 1937) ↗
- 1989 Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (born 1933) ↗
- 1989 Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (born 1942) ↗
- 1987 Joseph P. Lash, American author and journalist (born 1909) ↗
- 1986 Celâl Bayar, Turkish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Turkey (born 1883) ↗
- 1985 Charles Gibson, historian of Mexico and its Indians, president of the American Historical Association (born 1920) ↗
- 1981 Vicente Manansala, Filipino painter (born 1910) ↗
- 1980 James Smith McDonnell, American pilot, engineer, and businessman, founded McDonnell Aircraft (born 1899) ↗
- 1979 James T. Farrell, American novelist, short-story writer, and poet (born 1904) ↗
- 1978 Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 1st President of Kenya (born 1894) ↗
- 1977 Sebastian Cabot, English actor (born 1918) ↗
- 1977 Chunseong, Korean monk, philosopher and writer (born 1891) ↗
- 1977 Rex Connor, Australian politician (born 1907) ↗
- 1976 Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (born 1913) ↗
- 1976 Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (born 1902) ↗
- 1974 Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, biologist, and author (born 1908) ↗
- 1971 Birger Nerman, Swedish archaeologist (born 1888) ↗
- 1970 Vladimir Propp, Russian philologist and scholar (born 1895) ↗
- 1967 Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American biologist and academic, co-created the birth-control pill (born 1903) ↗
- 1963 William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (born 1877) ↗
- 1960 Johannes Sikkar, Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (born 1897) ↗
- 1958 Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881) ↗
- 1953 Jim Tabor, American baseball player (born 1916) ↗
- 1951 Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1884) ↗
- 1950 Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (born 1888) ↗
- 1946 Döme Sztójay, Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1883) ↗
- 1942 Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (born 1880) ↗
- 1940 Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (born 1851) ↗
- 1940 Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1861) ↗
- 1937 Pedro Durruti, Spanish anarchist and Falangist revolutionary (born 1911) ↗
- 1933 Alexandros Kontoulis, Greek general and diplomat (born 1858) ↗
- 1926 Charles William Eliot, American academic (born 1834) ↗
- 1922 Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (born 1890) ↗
- 1920 Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (born 1860) ↗
- 1918 Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (born 1868) ↗
- 1914 Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Italian bishop and academic (born 1859) ↗
- 1909 Henry Radcliffe Crocker, English dermatologist and author (born 1846) ↗
- 1904 Kate Chopin – American novelist and poet (born 1850) ↗
- 1903 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1830) ↗
- 1891 Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (born 1834) ↗
- 1888 Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1817) ↗
- 1861 Xianfeng, Emperor of China (born 1831) ↗
- 1850 Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (born 1802) ↗
- 1828 Franz Joseph Gall, Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (born 1758) ↗
- 1818 Warren Hastings, English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (born 1732) ↗
- 1806 Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (born 1732) ↗
- 1797 Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (born 1724) ↗
- 1793 Louis de Noailles, French general (born 1713) ↗
- 1773 George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1709) ↗
- 1752 William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (born 1667) ↗
- 1711 Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (born 1644) ↗
- 1701 John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1628) ↗
- 1681 Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (born 1602) ↗
- 1680 John George II, Elector of Saxony (born 1613) ↗
- 1664 Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (born 1610) ↗
- 1652 Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (born 1583) ↗
- 1607 Bartholomew Gosnold, English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (born 1572) ↗
- 1599 Luca Marenzio, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1553) ↗
- 1584 Jan Kochanowski, Polish poet and playwright (born 1530) ↗
- 1572 Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, English leader of the Rising of the North (born 1528) ↗
- 1553 John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English admiral and politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1504) ↗
- 1545 Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician and husband of Mary Tudor (born c. 1484) ↗
- 1532 William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1450) ↗
- 1485 Richard III of England (born 1452) ↗
- 1485 James Harrington, Yorkist knight ↗
- 1485 John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (born 1430) ↗
- 1485 Richard Ratcliffe, supporter of Richard III ↗
- 1485 William Brandon, supporter of Henry VII (born 1426) ↗
- 1456 Vladislav II of Wallachia ↗
- 1425 Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (born 1423) ↗
- 1358 Isabella of France (born 1295) ↗
- 1350 Philip VI of France (born 1293) ↗
- 1338 William II, Duke of Athens (born 1312) ↗
- 1304 John II, Count of Holland (born 1247) ↗
- 1280 Pope Nicholas III (born 1225) ↗
- 1241 Pope Gregory IX, (born 1143) ↗
- 1155 Emperor Konoe of Japan (born 1139) ↗
- 408 Stilicho, Roman general (born 359) ↗