On This Day: August 27 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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57 Events 262 Births 94 Deaths

2011 Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage. ↗
2009 Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region. ↗
2006 Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash. ↗
2003 Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant. ↗
2003 The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program. ↗
1992 Aeroflot Flight 2808 crashes on approach to Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport, killing all 84 aboard. ↗
1991 The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. ↗
1991 Moldova declares independence from the USSR. ↗
1985 Major General Muhammadu Buhari, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Major General Ibrahim Babangida. ↗
1985 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-51-I to deploy three communication satellites and repair a fourth malfunctioning one. ↗
1982 Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 1+1⁄2 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian genocide. ↗
1980 South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun Doo-hwan, running unopposed, has the National Conference for Unification elect him President of the Fourth Republic of Korea. ↗
1979 The Troubles: Eighteen British soldiers are killed at the Warrenpoint ambush by the Provisional Irish Republican Army near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during Operation Banner. An IRA bomb also kills British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore, Republic of Ireland. ↗
1975 The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group. ↗
1971 An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations. ↗
1964 South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh. ↗
1963 An explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah kills 18 miners. ↗
1962 The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA. ↗
1956 The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale. ↗
1955 The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain. ↗
1943 World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. ↗
1943 World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete. ↗
1942 First day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by Germans and Ukrainians. ↗
1939 First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft. ↗
1933 The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein. ↗
1928 The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it. ↗
1927 Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking: "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?" ↗
1922 Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece. ↗
1918 Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil. ↗
1916 World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations. ↗
1915 Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona, by Rev. Louis M. Lesches. ↗
1914 World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat. ↗
1914 World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: A Japanese fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Sadakichi Kato imposes a blockade along the whole coastline of German Tsingtao, initiating the Siege of Tsingtao. ↗
1908 The Qing dynasty promulgates the Qinding Xianfa Dagang, the first constitutional document in the history of China, transforming the Qing empire into a constitutional monarchy. ↗
1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar. ↗
1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan: Battle of Baguashan: The Empire of Japan decisively defeats a smaller Formosan army at Changhua, crippling the short-lived Republic of Formosa and leading to its surrender two months later. ↗
1893 The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people. ↗
1883 Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions almost completely destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change. ↗
1881 The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths. ↗
1859 Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. ↗
1832 Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War. ↗
1828 Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo. ↗
1813 French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden. ↗
1810 Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France. ↗
1798 Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht. ↗
1793 French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces. ↗
1791 French Revolution: Frederick William II of Prussia and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, issue the Declaration of Pillnitz, declaring the joint support of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia for the French monarchy, agitating the French revolutionaries and contributing to the outbreak of the War of the First Coalition. ↗
1776 American Revolutionary War: Members of the 1st Maryland Regiment repeatedly charged a numerically superior British force during the Battle of Long Island, allowing General Washington and the rest of the American troops to escape. ↗
1689 The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar). ↗
1600 Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army commences the Siege of Fushimi Castle, which is lightly defended by a much smaller Tokugawa garrison led by Torii Mototada. ↗
1597 Jeongyu War: Battle of Chilcheollyang: A Japanese fleet of 500 ships destroys Joseon commander Wŏn Kyun's fleet of 200 ships at Chilcheollyang. ↗
1593 Pierre Barrière failed in an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France. ↗
1557 The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy. ↗
1353 War of the Straits and Sardinian–Aragonese war: The Battle of Alghero results in a crushing victory of the allied Aragonese and Venetian fleet over the Genoese fleet, most of which is captured. ↗
1232 Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the Kamakura shogunate promulgates the Goseibai Shikimoku, the first Japanese legal code governing the samurai class. ↗
1172 Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England. ↗
410 The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. ↗

2007 Ariana Greenblatt, American actress ↗
2006 Kang Ju-hyeok, South Korean footballer ↗
2001 Franz Wagner, German basketball player ↗
1998 Kevin Huerter, American basketball player ↗
1998 Matheus Nunes, Portuguese footballer ↗
1998 Rod Wave, American rapper, singer, and songwriter ↗
1997 Lucas Paquetá, Brazilian footballer ↗
1995 Jessie Mei Li, English actress ↗
1995 Sergey Sirotkin, Russian race car driver ↗
1994 Ellar Coltrane, American actor ↗
1994 Breanna Stewart, American basketball player ↗
1993 Sarah Hecken, German figure skater ↗
1993 Olivier Le Gac, French cyclist ↗
1992 Blake Jenner, American actor and singer ↗
1992 Stephen Morris, American football player ↗
1992 Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter ↗
1992 Ayame Goriki, Japanese actress and singer ↗
1991 Lee Sung-yeol, South Korean actor and singer ↗
1990 Tori Bowie, American athlete (died 2023) ↗
1990 Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer ↗
1989 Romain Amalfitano, French footballer ↗
1989 Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress ↗
1988 Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer ↗
1987 Darren McFadden, American football player ↗
1986 Lana Bastašić, Serbian-Bosnian author and translator ↗
1986 Sebastian Kurz, Austrian politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria ↗
1986 Mario, American singer and actor ↗
1985 Kayla Ewell, American actress ↗
1985 Kevan Hurst, English footballer ↗
1985 Nikica Jelavić, Croatian footballer ↗
1985 Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter and sculptor ↗
1984 David Bentley, English footballer ↗
1984 Amanda Fuller, American actress ↗
1984 Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer ↗
1983 Joanna McGilchrist, English rugby player and physiotherapist ↗
1981 Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor ↗
1981 Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Brazilian footballer ↗
1981 Chantal Djotodia, Beninese-Central African nurse and politician ↗
1981 Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer ↗
1981 Karla Mosley, American actress ↗
1979 Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist ↗
1979 Aaron Paul, American actor and producer ↗
1979 Karel Rachůnek, Czech ice hockey player (died 2011) ↗
1979 Rusty Smith, American speed skater ↗
1978 Demetria McKinney, American actress and singer ↗
1977 Deco, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer ↗
1977 Justin Miller, American baseball player (died 2013) ↗
1976 Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress ↗
1976 Audrey C. Delsanti, French astronomer and biologist ↗
1976 Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler ↗
1976 Carlos Moyá, Spanish-Swiss tennis player ↗
1976 Mark Webber, Australian race car driver ↗
1975 Blake Adams, American golfer ↗
1975 Mase, American rapper, songwriter and pastor ↗
1975 Jonny Moseley, Puerto Rican-American skier and television host ↗
1975 Marko Rudan, Australian footballer and manager ↗
1974 Aaron Downey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1974 Manny Fernandez, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1974 Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer ↗
1974 José Vidro, Puerto Rican-American baseball player ↗
1974 Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer ↗
1973 Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer ↗
1973 Dietmar Hamann, German footballer and manager ↗
1973 Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter ↗
1973 Johan Norberg, Swedish historian and author ↗
1972 Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player ↗
1972 The Great Khali, Indian professional wrestler ↗
1972 Denise Lewis, English heptathlete ↗
1972 Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1972 Pokwang, Filipino comedian, actress, television host and singer ↗
1971 Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and manager ↗
1971 Kyung Lah, South Korean-American journalist ↗
1971 Hisayuki Okawa, Japanese runner ↗
1971 Aygül Özkan, German lawyer and politician ↗
1970 Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and coach ↗
1970 Mark Ilott, English cricketer ↗
1970 Tony Kanal, British-American bass player. songwriter, and record producer ↗
1970 Jim Thome, American baseball player and manager ↗
1970 Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (died 2008) ↗
1969 Mark Ealham, English cricketer ↗
1969 Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer, television personality, and author ↗
1969 Reece Shearsmith, English actor, comedian and writer ↗
1969 Chandra Wilson, American actress and director ↗
1968 Eric "Bobo" Correa, American musician ↗
1968 Daphne Koller, Israeli-American computer scientist and academic ↗
1968 Michael Long, New Zealand golfer ↗
1968 Matthew Ridge, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster ↗
1967 Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor ↗
1967 Rob Burnett, American football player and sportscaster ↗
1966 Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower ↗
1966 René Higuita, Colombian footballer ↗
1966 Juhan Parts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia ↗
1965 Scott Dibble, American lawyer and politician ↗
1965 Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach ↗
1965 Ange Postecoglou, Greek-Australian footballer and coach ↗
1964 Stephan Elliott, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
1964 Paul Bernardo, Canadian serial rapist and murderer ↗
1962 Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1961 Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress ↗
1961 Mark Curry, English television host and actor ↗
1961 Tom Ford, American fashion designer and film director ↗
1961 Steve McDowall, New Zealand rugby player ↗
1961 Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer ↗
1959 Daniela Romo, Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess ↗
1959 Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver ↗
1959 Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor ↗
1959 Denice Denton, American engineer and academic (died 2006) ↗
1959 Frode Fjellheim, Norwegian pianist and composer ↗
1959 András Petőcz, Hungarian author and poet ↗
1959 Jeanette Winterson – English journalist and novelist ↗
1958 Sergei Krikalev, Russian engineer and astronaut ↗
1958 Tom Lanoye, Belgian author, poet, and playwright ↗
1958 Hugh Orde, British police officer ↗
1957 Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author ↗
1957 Bernhard Langer, German golfer ↗
1956 Glen Matlock, English singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
1955 Robert Richardson, American cinematographer ↗
1955 Diana Scarwid, American actress ↗
1954 John Lloyd, English tennis player and sportscaster ↗
1954 Rajesh Thakker, English physician and academic ↗
1954 Derek Warwick, English race car driver ↗
1953 Tom Berryhill, American businessman and politician (died 2020) ↗
1953 Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
1953 Joan Smith, English journalist and author ↗
1953 Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright ↗
1952 Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian (died 2023) ↗
1951 Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager ↗
1951 Mack Brown, American football player and coach ↗
1951 Randall Garrison, American-Canadian criminologist and politician ↗
1950 Charles Fleischer, American comedian and actor ↗
1950 Neil Murray, Scottish bass player and songwriter ↗
1950 Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author ↗
1949 Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022) ↗
1949 Leah Jamieson, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic ↗
1949 Ann Murray, Irish soprano ↗
1948 John Mehler, American drummer ↗
1948 Sgt. Slaughter, American wrestler ↗
1948 Deborah Swallow, English historian and curator ↗
1948 Philippe Vallois, French director and screenwriter ↗
1947 Barbara Bach, American actress and model ↗
1947 Halil Berktay, Turkish historian and academic ↗
1947 Kirk Francis, American engineer and producer ↗
1947 Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2009) ↗
1947 John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and politician ↗
1947 Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer and sportscaster (died 2002) ↗
1946 Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer and manager ↗
1945 Douglas R. Campbell, Canadian lawyer and judge ↗
1945 Marianne Sägebrecht, German actress ↗
1944 G. W. Bailey, American actor ↗
1944 Tim Bogert, American singer and bass player (died 2021) ↗
1943 Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist ↗
1943 Bob Kerrey, American lieutenant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient, 35th Governor of Nebraska ↗
1943 Tuesday Weld, American model and actress ↗
1942 Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter (died 2019) ↗
1942 Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador ↗
1941 Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (died 2011) ↗
1941 János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (died 2014) ↗
1941 Harrison Page, American actor ↗
1940 Fernest Arceneaux, American singer and accordion player (died 2008) ↗
1940 Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (died 1994) ↗
1939 William Least Heat-Moon, American travel writer and historian ↗
1939 Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2005) ↗
1939 Nikola Pilić, Yugoslav tennis player and coach (died 2025) ↗
1937 Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (died 2007) ↗
1937 Tommy Sands, American pop singer and actor ↗
1936 Joel Kovel, American scholar and author (died 2018) ↗
1936 Lien Chan, Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China ↗
1935 Ernie Broglio, American baseball player (died 2019) ↗
1935 Michael Holroyd, English author ↗
1935 Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer (died 2014) ↗
1932 Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2008) ↗
1932 Antonia Fraser, English historian and author ↗
1931 Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (died 2007) ↗
1931 Joe Cunningham, American baseball player and coach (died 2021) ↗
1930 Aase Foss Abrahamsen, Norwegian writer (died 2023) ↗
1930 Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler and politician (died 1968) ↗
1929 Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (died 2007) ↗
1929 George Scott, Canadian-American wrestler and promoter (died 2014) ↗
1928 Péter Boross, Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary ↗
1928 Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu (died 2023) ↗
1928 Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (died 2003) ↗
1926 George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (died 2008) ↗
1926 Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (died 2002) ↗
1925 Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal (died 2017) ↗
1925 Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (died 2011) ↗
1925 Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic (died 2012) ↗
1925 Bill Neilson, Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania (died 1989) ↗
1925 Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic (died 2015) ↗
1925 Carter Stanley, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1966) ↗
1924 David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (died 2010) ↗
1924 Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist (died 2013) ↗
1923 Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (died 2013) ↗
1922 Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (died 2012) ↗
1921 Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (died 1996) ↗
1921 Leo Penn, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1998) ↗
1920 Baptiste Manzini, American football player (died 2008) ↗
1920 James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (died 2015) ↗
1919 Pee Wee Butts, American baseball player and coach (died 1972) ↗
1919 Murray Grand, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2007) ↗
1918 Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2001) ↗
1917 Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1986) ↗
1916 Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (died 1991) ↗
1916 Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (died 1993) ↗
1916 Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (died 1994) ↗
1915 Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011) ↗
1912 Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (died 1980) ↗
1911 Kay Walsh, English actress and dancer (died 2005) ↗
1909 Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (died 1966) ↗
1909 Charles Pozzi, French race car driver (died 2001) ↗
1909 Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 1959) ↗
1908 Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager (died 2001) ↗
1908 Lyndon B. Johnson – American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (died 1973) ↗
1906 Ed Gein, American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (died 1982) ↗
1905 Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier (died 1945) ↗
1904 Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (died 1963) ↗
1904 Norah Lofts, English author (died 1983) ↗
1904 John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (died 1982) ↗
1899 C. S. Forester, English novelist (died 1966) ↗
1898 Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1963) ↗
1896 Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (died 1933) ↗
1895 Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian archaeologist and historian (died 1981) ↗
1890 Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (died 1976) ↗
1886 Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (died 1979) ↗
1884 Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, President of the French Republic (died 1966) ↗
1884 Denis G. Lillie, British biologist, member of the 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition (died 1963) ↗
1878 Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (died 1928) ↗
1877 Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (died 1910) ↗
1877 Ernst Wetter, Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1963) ↗
1875 Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (died 1967) ↗
1874 Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940) ↗
1871 Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (died 1945) ↗
1870 Amado Nervo, Mexican journalist, poet, and diplomat (died 1919) ↗
1868 Hong Beom-do, Korean general and activist (died 1943) ↗
1865 James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (died 1935) ↗
1865 Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1951) ↗
1864 Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (died 1919) ↗
1858 Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1932) ↗
1856 Ivan Franko, Ukrainian author and poet (died 1916) ↗
1845 Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St Elisabeth (died 1914) ↗
1845 Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (died 1909) ↗
1827 Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (died 1897) ↗
1822 William Hayden English, American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana and Democratic vice-presidential nominee (died 1896) ↗
1812 Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1869) ↗
1809 Hannibal Hamlin, American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (died 1891) ↗
1803 Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (died 1895) ↗
1795 Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician (died 1885) ↗
1785 Agustín Gamarra, Peruvian general and politician, 10th and 14th President of Peru (died 1841) ↗
1770 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and academic (died 1831) ↗
1730 Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (died 1788) ↗
1724 John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician (died 1781) ↗
1677 Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian general (died 1748) ↗
1669 Anne Marie d'Orléans, queen of Sardinia (died 1728) ↗
1665 John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (died 1751) ↗
1637 Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (died 1715) ↗
1624 Koxinga, Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist (died 1662) ↗
1545 Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (died 1592) ↗
1542 John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania and Protestant Bishop of Cammin (died 1600) ↗
1512 Friedrich Staphylus, German theologian (died 1564) ↗
1487 Anna of Brandenburg (died 1514) ↗
1471 George, Duke of Saxony (died 1539) ↗
1407 Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shōgun (died 1425) ↗
865 Rhazes, Persian polymath (died 925) ↗

2024 Bob Carr, American politician (born 1943) ↗
2024 Juan Izquierdo, Uruguayan footballer (born 1997) ↗
2024 Charlotte Kretschmann, German supercentenarian (born 1909) ↗
2024 Leonard Riggio, American businessman (born 1941) ↗
2016 Cookie, Australian Major Mitchell's cockatoo, oldest recorded parrot (born 1933) ↗
2015 Kazi Zafar Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1939) ↗
2015 Pascal Chaumeil, French director and screenwriter (born 1961) ↗
2015 Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (born 1957) ↗
2014 Jacques Friedel, French physicist and academic (born 1921) ↗
2014 Valeri Petrov, Bulgarian poet, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1920) ↗
2014 Benno Pludra, German author (born 1925) ↗
2013 Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (born 1910) ↗
2013 Bill Peach, Australian journalist (born 1935) ↗
2013 Dave Thomas, Welsh golfer and architect (born 1934) ↗
2012 Neville Alexander, South African linguist and activist (born 1936) ↗
2012 Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (born 1931) ↗
2012 Art Heyman, American basketball player (born 1941) ↗
2012 Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1926) ↗
2012 Richard Kingsland, Australian captain and pilot (born 1916) ↗
2012 Geliy Korzhev, Russian painter (born 1925) ↗
2010 Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist (born 1934) ↗
2010 Luna Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (born 1962) ↗
2009 Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and poet (born 1913) ↗
2007 Emma Penella, Spanish actress (born 1930) ↗
2006 Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922) ↗
2006 Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (born 1969) ↗
2005 Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (born 1922) ↗
2005 Seán Purcell, Irish footballer (born 1929) ↗
2004 Willie Crawford, American baseball player (born 1946) ↗
2003 Pierre Poujade, French soldier and politician (born 1920) ↗
2002 Edwin Louis Cole, American religious leader and author (born 1922) ↗
2001 Michael Dertouzos, Greek-American computer scientist and academic (born 1936) ↗
2001 Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian politician (born 1938) ↗
1999 Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop and theologian (born 1909) ↗
1998 Essie Summers, New Zealand author (born 1912) ↗
1996 Greg Morris, American actor (born 1933) ↗
1994 Frank Jeske, German footballer (born 1960) ↗
1992 Bengt Holbek, Danish folklorist (born 1933) ↗
1990 Avdy Andresson, Estonian soldier and diplomat (born 1899) ↗
1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1954) ↗
1981 Valeri Kharlamov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1948) ↗
1980 Douglas Kenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1947) ↗
1979 Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (born 1900) ↗
1978 Gordon Matta-Clark, American painter and illustrator (born 1943) ↗
1978 Ieva Simonaitytė, Lithuanian author and poet (born 1897) ↗
1975 Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (born 1892) ↗
1971 Bennett Cerf, American publisher, co-founded Random House (born 1898) ↗
1971 Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (born 1906) ↗
1969 Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (born 1884) ↗
1969 Erika Mann, German actress and author (born 1905) ↗
1968 Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (born 1906) ↗
1967 Brian Epstein, English businessman and manager (born 1934) ↗
1965 Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect and urban planner, designed the Philips Pavilion (born 1887) ↗
1964 Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (born 1895) ↗
1963 W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (born 1868) ↗
1963 Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, Pakistani mathematician and scholar (born 1888) ↗
1958 Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901) ↗
1956 Pelageya Shajn, Russian astronomer and academic (born 1894) ↗
1950 Cesare Pavese, Italian author, poet, and critic (born 1908) ↗
1948 Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1862) ↗
1945 Hubert Pál Álgyay, Hungarian engineer, designed the Petőfi Bridge (born 1894) ↗
1944 Georg von Boeselager, German soldier (born 1915) ↗
1935 Childe Hassam, American painter and academic (born 1859) ↗
1931 Frank Harris, Irish-American journalist and author (born 1856) ↗
1931 Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch priest and politician (born 1860) ↗
1931 Francis Marion Smith, American miner and businessman (born 1846) ↗
1929 Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (born 1892) ↗
1922 Reşat Çiğiltepe, Turkish colonel (born 1879) ↗
1909 Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (born 1842) ↗
1903 Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (born 1827) ↗
1891 Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (born 1816) ↗
1875 William Chapman Ralston, American businessman and financier, founded the Bank of California (born 1826) ↗
1871 William Whiting Boardman, American lawyer and politician (born 1794) ↗
1865 Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (born 1796) ↗
1857 Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American anthologist, poet, and critic (born 1815) ↗
1828 Eise Eisinga, Dutch astronomer and academic, built the Eisinga Planetarium (born 1744) ↗
1782 John Laurens, American Revolutionary and abolitionist (born 1754) ↗
1748 James Thomson, Scottish poet and playwright (born 1700) ↗
1664 Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter and educator (born 1598) ↗
1635 Lope de Vega – Spanish poet and playwright (born 1562) ↗
1611 Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (born c. 1548) ↗
1590 Pope Sixtus V (born 1521) ↗
1576 Titian, Italian painter and educator (born 1488) ↗
1545 Piotr Gamrat, Polish archbishop (born 1487) ↗
1521 Josquin des Prez, Flemish composer (born 1450) ↗
1450 Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (born 1395) ↗
1394 Emperor Chōkei of Japan (born 1343) ↗
1312 Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (born 1261) ↗
1255 Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln (born 1247) ↗
1146 King Eric III of Denmark ↗
923 Ageltrude, queen of Italy and Holy Roman Empress ↗
827 Pope Eugene II ↗
749 Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i, Persian general ↗
542 Caesarius of Arles, French bishop and saint (born 470) ↗