71 Events
219 Births
104 Deaths
- 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson. ↗
- 2020 2020 Women's FA Community Shield. ↗
- 2012 At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province. ↗
- 2012 The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom. ↗
- 2005 Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,392 people and causing $125 billion in damage. ↗
- 2003 Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf. ↗
- 2001 Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport. ↗
- 1998 Eighty people are killed when Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador. ↗
- 1997 Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service. ↗
- 1997 At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria. ↗
- 1996 Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard. ↗
- 1991 Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party. ↗
- 1991 Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands. ↗
- 1987 Odaeyang mass suicide: Thirty-three individuals linked to a religious cult are found dead in the attic of a cafeteria in Yongin, South Korea. Investigators attribute their deaths to a murder-suicide pact. ↗
- 1982 Meitnerium, a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. ↗
- 1975 El Tacnazo: Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Peruvian Prime Minister carries out a coup d'état in the city of Tacna, forcing the sitting President of Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado, to resign and assuming his place as the new President. ↗
- 1970 Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar. ↗
- 1966 The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. ↗
- 1966 Leading Egyptian thinker Sayyid Qutb is executed for plotting the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser. ↗
- 1965 The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean. ↗
- 1960 Air France Flight 343 crashes on approach to Yoff Airport in Senegal, killing all 63 aboard. ↗
- 1958 United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ↗
- 1952 American experimental composer John Cage's 4’33” premieres at Maverick Concert Hall, played by American pianist David Tudor. ↗
- 1950 Korean War: British Commonwealth Forces Korea arrives to bolster the US presence. ↗
- 1949 Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. ↗
- 1948 Northwest Airlines Flight 421 crashes in Fountain City, Wisconsin, killing all 37 aboard. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis. ↗
- 1943 World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government. ↗
- 1941 World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union. ↗
- 1930 The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland. ↗
- 1918 World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive. ↗
- 1916 The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act. ↗
- 1915 US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident. ↗
- 1914 World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne. ↗
- 1912 A typhoon strikes China, killing at least 50,000 people. ↗
- 1911 Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California. ↗
- 1911 The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy. ↗
- 1910 The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea. ↗
- 1907 The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers. ↗
- 1903 The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched. ↗
- 1898 The Goodyear tire company is founded in Akron, Ohio. ↗
- 1885 Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first motorcycle with an internal combustion engine, the Reitwagen. ↗
- 1871 Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871). ↗
- 1869 The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway. ↗
- 1861 American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound. ↗
- 1842 Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War. ↗
- 1831 Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. ↗
- 1825 Portuguese and Brazilian diplomats sign the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, which has Portugal recognise Brazilian independence, formally ending the Brazilian War of Independence. The treaty will be ratified by the King of Portugal three months later. ↗
- 1807 British troops under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeat a Danish militia outside Copenhagen in the Battle of Køge. ↗
- 1786 Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens. ↗
- 1779 American Revolutionary War: American forces battle and defeat the British and Iroquois forces at the Battle of Newtown. ↗
- 1778 American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island. ↗
- 1758 The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape. ↗
- 1756 Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe. ↗
- 1741 The eruption of Oshima–Ōshima and the Kampo tsunami: At least 2,000 people along the Japanese coast drown in a tsunami caused by the eruption of Oshima. ↗
- 1728 The city of Nuuk in Greenland is founded as the fort of Godt-Haab by the royal governor Claus Paarss. ↗
- 1604 The Guru Granth Sahib is fully compiled and completed by Guru Arjan. ↗
- 1588 Toyotomi Hideyoshi issues a nationwide sword hunting ordinance, disarming the peasantry so as to firmly separate the samurai and commoner classes, prevent peasant uprisings, and further centralise his own power. ↗
- 1541 The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom. ↗
- 1526 Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia. ↗
- 1521 The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade). ↗
- 1498 Vasco da Gama decides to depart Calicut and return to the Kingdom of Portugal. ↗
- 1484 Pope Innocent VIII succeeds Pope Sixtus IV. ↗
- 1475 The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between the kingdoms of France and England. ↗
- 1350 Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships. ↗
- 1315 Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, wins a decisive victory against the joint forces of the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence despite being outnumbered. ↗
- 1261 Pope Urban IV succeeds Pope Alexander IV, becoming the 182nd pope. ↗
- 1219 The Battle of Fariskur occurs during the Fifth Crusade. ↗
- 1009 Mainz Cathedral suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its inauguration. ↗
- 870 The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine Malta. ↗
- 708 Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). ↗
- 2008 Rio Ngumoha, English footballer ↗
- 1996 Daryll Neita, British sprinter ↗
- 1994 Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis player ↗
- 1993 Lucas Cruikshank, American YouTuber and actor ↗
- 1993 Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter from One Direction (died 2024) ↗
- 1992 Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1992 Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player ↗
- 1991 Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1991 Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player ↗
- 1990 Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer ↗
- 1990 Chris Taylor, American baseball player ↗
- 1990 Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1989 Charlotte Ritchie, English actress ↗
- 1987 Tony Kane, Northern Irish footballer ↗
- 1986 Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator ↗
- 1986 Lea Michele, American actress and singer ↗
- 1983 Jennifer Landon, American actress ↗
- 1983 Antti Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
- 1983 Anthony Recker, American baseball player ↗
- 1982 Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (died 2013) ↗
- 1982 Carlos Delfino, Argentine–Italian basketball player ↗
- 1982 Yakhouba Diawara, French basketball player ↗
- 1982 Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer ↗
- 1981 Martin Erat, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1981 Geneviève Jeanson, Canadian cyclist ↗
- 1981 Jay Ryan, New Zealand-Australian actor and producer ↗
- 1980 Chris Simms, American football player ↗
- 1980 David West, American basketball player ↗
- 1979 Stijn Devolder, Belgian cyclist ↗
- 1979 Kristjan Rahnu, Estonian decathlete ↗
- 1979 Ryan Shealy, American baseball player ↗
- 1978 Volkan Arslan, German-Turkish footballer ↗
- 1978 Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer ↗
- 1977 Cayetano, Greek DJ and producer ↗
- 1977 Devean George, American basketball player ↗
- 1977 John Hensley, American actor ↗
- 1977 John Patrick O'Brien, American soccer player ↗
- 1977 Roy Oswalt, American baseball player ↗
- 1977 Charlie Pickering, Australian comedian and radio host ↗
- 1977 Aaron Rowand, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1976 Stephen Carr, Irish footballer ↗
- 1976 Phil Harvey, English manager ↗
- 1976 Kevin Kaesviharn, American football player ↗
- 1976 Georgios Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player ↗
- 1976 Pablo Mastroeni, Argentine-American soccer player and manager ↗
- 1976 Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer and manager ↗
- 1975 Dante Basco, American actor ↗
- 1975 Kyle Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1974 Kumi Tanioka, Japanese keyboard player and composer ↗
- 1973 Vincent Cavanagh, English singer and guitarist ↗
- 1973 Olivier Jacque, French motorcycle racer ↗
- 1972 Amanda Marshall, Canadian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1972 Bae Yong-joon, South Korean actor ↗
- 1971 Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player and coach ↗
- 1971 Alex Griffin, English bass player ↗
- 1971 Carla Gugino, American actress ↗
- 1969 Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player ↗
- 1969 Jennifer Crittenden, American screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1969 Lucero, Mexican singer, songwriter, actress, and television host ↗
- 1968 Meshell Ndegeocello, German-American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1967 Neil Gorsuch, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ↗
- 1967 Anton Newcombe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1966 Jörn Großkopf, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1965 Will Perdue, American basketball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1965 Geir-Inge Sivertsen, Norwegian politician and engineer, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Seafood ↗
- 1964 Perri "Pebbles" Reid, American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter ↗
- 1964 Zisis Tsekos, Greek footballer ↗
- 1963 Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1962 Carl Banks, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1962 Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese game designer and composer ↗
- 1962 Ian James Corlett, Canadian voice actor, writer, producer and author ↗
- 1962 Simon Thurley, English historian and academic ↗
- 1962 Richard Angelo, American serial killer and poisoner ↗
- 1961 Carsten Fischer, German field hockey player ↗
- 1961 Rodney McCray, American basketball player ↗
- 1960 Todd English, American chef and author ↗
- 1960 Tony MacAlpine, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1959 Rebecca De Mornay, American actress ↗
- 1959 Ramón Díaz, Argentine footballer and manager ↗
- 1959 Ray Elgaard, Canadian football player ↗
- 1959 Chris Hadfield, Canadian colonel, pilot, and astronaut ↗
- 1959 Eddi Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1959 Timothy Shriver, American businessman and activist ↗
- 1959 Stephen Wolfram, English-American physicist and mathematician ↗
- 1959 Nagarjuna, Indian film actor, Producer and Businessman ↗
- 1958 Lenny Henry, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
- 1958 Michael Jackson – American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (died 2009) ↗
- 1957 Jerry D. Bailey, American jockey and sportscaster ↗
- 1957 Grzegorz Ciechowski, Polish singer-songwriter, film music composer (died 2001) ↗
- 1956 Mark Morris, American dancer and choreographer ↗
- 1956 Eddie Murray, American football player ↗
- 1956 Charalambos Xanthopoulos, Greek footballer ↗
- 1956 Steve Yarbrough, American novelist and short story writer ↗
- 1955 Diamanda Galás, American singer-songwriter and pianist ↗
- 1955 Jack Lew, American lawyer and politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff ↗
- 1954 Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American journalist, author, and academic ↗
- 1953 David Boaz, American businessman and author ↗
- 1953 Richard Harding, English rugby union player ↗
- 1953 James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist and academic ↗
- 1952 Karen Hesse, American author and poet ↗
- 1952 Dave Malone, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1952 Don Schlitz, American Hall of Fame country music songwriter ↗
- 1952 Deborah Van Valkenburgh, American actress ↗
- 1951 Geoff Whitehorn, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1950 Doug DeCinces, American baseball player ↗
- 1950 Frank Henenlotter, American director and screenwriter ↗
- 1950 Dave Reichert, American soldier and politician ↗
- 1950 Aki Yashiro, Japanese singer (died 2023) ↗
- 1949 Stan Hansen, American wrestler and actor ↗
- 1949 Darnell Hillman, American basketball player ↗
- 1948 Robert S. Langer, American chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and academic ↗
- 1947 Temple Grandin, American ethologist, academic, and author ↗
- 1947 James Hunt, English race car driver and sportscaster (died 1993) ↗
- 1946 Bob Beamon, American long jumper ↗
- 1946 Francine D. Blau, American economist and academic ↗
- 1946 Demetris Christofias, Cypriot businessman and politician, 6th President of Cyprus (died 2019) ↗
- 1946 Warren Jabali, American basketball player (died 2012) ↗
- 1946 Giorgio Orsoni, Italian lawyer and politician, 17th Mayor of Venice ↗
- 1945 Chris Copping, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1945 Wyomia Tyus, American sprinter ↗
- 1943 Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (died 1996) ↗
- 1943 Dick Halligan, American pianist and composer (died 2022) ↗
- 1943 Arthur B. McDonald, Canadian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1942 James Glennon, American cinematographer (died 2006) ↗
- 1942 Gottfried John, German actor (died 2014) ↗
- 1942 Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist (died 1995) ↗
- 1941 Robin Leach, English journalist and television host (died 2018) ↗
- 1940 James Brady, American politician and activist, 15th White House Press Secretary (died 2014) ↗
- 1940 Gary Gabelich, American race car driver (died 1984) ↗
- 1939 Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Hungarian discus thrower and shot putter (died 2022) ↗
- 1939 Joel Schumacher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2020) ↗
- 1938 Elliott Gould, American actor and producer ↗
- 1938 Angela Huth, English journalist and author ↗
- 1938 Christian Müller, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1938 Robert Rubin, American lawyer and politician, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury ↗
- 1937 James Florio, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 49th Governor of New Jersey (died 2022) ↗
- 1936 John McCain, American captain and politician (died 2018) ↗
- 1935 Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (died 2014) ↗
- 1935 William Friedkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023) ↗
- 1935 László Garai, Hungarian psychologist and scholar (died 2019) ↗
- 1934 Dimitris Papamichael, Greek actor and director (died 2004) ↗
- 1933 Sorel Etrog, Romanian-Canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (died 2014) ↗
- 1933 Arnold Koller, Swiss politician ↗
- 1931 Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer and guitarist (died 2001) ↗
- 1931 Lise Payette, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2018) ↗
- 1930 Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (died 2006) ↗
- 1930 Carlos Loyzaga, Filipino basketball player and coach (died 2016) ↗
- 1929 Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (died 2004) ↗
- 1928 Herbert Meier, Swiss author and translator (died 2018) ↗
- 1927 Jimmy C. Newman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014) ↗
- 1926 Hélène Ahrweiler, Greek historian and academic ↗
- 1926 René Depestre, Haitian writer ↗
- 1926 Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (died 2016) ↗
- 1926 Betty Lynn, American actress (died 2021) ↗
- 1924 Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (died 1963) ↗
- 1923 Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, and producer (died 2014) ↗
- 1922 Arthur Anderson, American actor (died 2016) ↗
- 1922 Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (died 2008) ↗
- 1922 John Edward Williams, American author and educator (died 1994) ↗
- 1921 Iris Apfel, American businesswoman, interior designer, and philanthropist (died 2024) ↗
- 1920 Otis Boykin, American inventor and engineer (died 1982) ↗
- 1920 Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (died 1955) ↗
- 1920 Herb Simpson, American baseball player (died 2015) ↗
- 1917 Isabel Sanford, American actress (died 2004) ↗
- 1916 Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (died 2008) ↗
- 1915 Ingrid Bergman – Swedish actress (died 1982) ↗
- 1915 Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist and author (died 1985) ↗
- 1913 Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (died 1999) ↗
- 1913 Jackie Mitchell, American baseball pitcher (died 1987) ↗
- 1912 Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (died 2002) ↗
- 1912 Barry Sullivan, American actor (died 1994) ↗
- 1912 Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (died 2016) ↗
- 1911 John Charnley, British orthopedic surgeon (died 1982) ↗
- 1910 Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (died 1985) ↗
- 1905 Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (died 1979) ↗
- 1905 Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (died 1941) ↗
- 1904 Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) ↗
- 1901 Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 1986) ↗
- 1898 Preston Sturges, American director and producer (died 1959) ↗
- 1891 Marquis James, American journalist and author (died 1955) ↗
- 1890 Peder Furubotn, Norwegian Communist and anti-Nazi Resistance leader (died 1975) ↗
- 1888 Salme Dutt, Estonian-English politician (died 1964) ↗
- 1887 Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 1978) ↗
- 1879 Han Yong-un, Korean independence activist, reformer, and poet (died 1944) ↗
- 1876 Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (died 1958) ↗
- 1876 Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (died 1949) ↗
- 1875 Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian flute player and educator (died 1962) ↗
- 1871 Albert François Lebrun, French engineer and politician, 15th President of France (died 1950) ↗
- 1862 Andrew Fisher, Scottish-Australian politician and diplomat, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1928) ↗
- 1862 Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949) ↗
- 1861 Byron G. Harlan, American singer (died 1936) ↗
- 1857 Sandford Schultz, English cricketer (died 1937) ↗
- 1854 William C. White, American Seventh-day Adventist Church minister (died 1937) ↗
- 1844 Edward Carpenter, English anthologist and poet (died 1929) ↗
- 1843 David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (died 1910) ↗
- 1842 Alfred Shaw, English cricketer, rugby player, and umpire (died 1907) ↗
- 1813 Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (died 1888) ↗
- 1810 Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentine theorist and diplomat (died 1884) ↗
- 1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician and author (died 1894) ↗
- 1805 Frederick Denison Maurice, English priest, theologian, and author (died 1872) ↗
- 1792 Charles Grandison Finney, American minister and author (died 1875) ↗
- 1780 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres – Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (died 1867) ↗
- 1777 Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology (died 1853) ↗
- 1772 James Finlayson, Scottish Quaker (died 1852) ↗
- 1756 Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer (died 1830) ↗
- 1756 Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (died 1845) ↗
- 1728 Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, electress of Bavaria (died 1797) ↗
- 1725 Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1767) ↗
- 1724 Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author (died 1803) ↗
- 1632 John Locke, English physician and philosopher (died 1704) ↗
- 1628 John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1701) ↗
- 1619 Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1683) ↗
- 1597 Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War (died 1645) ↗
- 1534 Nicholas Pieck, Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr (died 1572) ↗
- 1514 García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca, Spanish noble and admiral (died 1577) ↗
- 1434 Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (died 1472) ↗
- 1347 John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and soldier (died 1375) ↗
- 1321 John of Artois, French nobleman (died 1387) ↗
- 979 Otto (or Eudes), French nobleman (died 1045) ↗
- 2024 Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (born 1993) ↗
- 2023 Mike Enriquez, Filipino broadcaster (born 1951) ↗
- 2021 Ed Asner, American actor (born 1929) ↗
- 2021 Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican reggae producer (born 1936) ↗
- 2021 Jacques Rogge, Belgian orthopedic surgeon, Olympic sailor and the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1942) ↗
- 2018 James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936) ↗
- 2018 Paul Taylor, American choreographer (born 1930) ↗
- 2016 Gene Wilder, American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 Octavio Brunetti, Argentine pianist and composer (born 1975) ↗
- 2014 Björn Waldegård, Swedish race car driver (born 1943) ↗
- 2013 Joan L. Krajewski, American lawyer and politician (born 1934) ↗
- 2013 Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Zambian cardinal (born 1931) ↗
- 2013 Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (born 1931) ↗
- 2012 Ruth Goldbloom, Canadian academic and philanthropist, co-founded Pier 21 (born 1923) ↗
- 2012 Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, English historian and author (born 1953) ↗
- 2012 Shoshichi Kobayashi, Japanese-American mathematician and academic (born 1932) ↗
- 2012 Anne McKnight, American soprano (born 1924) ↗
- 2012 Les Moss, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (born 1969) ↗
- 2011 Honeyboy Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1915) ↗
- 2011 Junpei Takiguchi, Japanese voice actor (born 1931) ↗
- 2008 Geoffrey Perkins, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1953) ↗
- 2008 Michael Schoenberg, American geophysicist and theorist (born 1939) ↗
- 2007 James Muir Cameron Fletcher, New Zealand businessman (born 1914) ↗
- 2007 Richard Jewell, American police officer (born 1962) ↗
- 2007 Pierre Messmer, French civil servant and politician, 154th Prime Minister of France (born 1916) ↗
- 2007 Alfred Peet, Dutch-American businessman, founded Peet's Coffee & Tea (born 1920) ↗
- 2004 Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (born 1942) ↗
- 2003 Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim, Iraqi politician (born 1939) ↗
- 2003 Patrick Procktor, English painter and academic (born 1936) ↗
- 2002 Lance Macklin, English race car driver (born 1919) ↗
- 2001 Graeme Strachan, Australian singer-songwriter & television personality (born 1952) ↗
- 2001 Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926) ↗
- 2000 Shelagh Fraser, English actress (born 1922) ↗
- 2000 Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (born 1951) ↗
- 2000 Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic (born 1913) ↗
- 1995 Frank Perry, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930) ↗
- 1992 Félix Guattari, French philosopher and theorist (born 1930) ↗
- 1991 Libero Grassi, Italian businessman (born 1924) ↗
- 1990 Manly Palmer Hall, Canadian-American mystic and author (born 1901) ↗
- 1989 Peter Scott, English explorer and painter (born 1909) ↗
- 1987 Archie Campbell, American actor and screenwriter (born 1914) ↗
- 1987 Lee Marvin, American actor (born 1924) ↗
- 1985 Evelyn Ankers, British-American actress (born 1918) ↗
- 1982 Ingrid Bergman – Swedish actress (born 1915) ↗
- 1982 Lehman Engel, American composer and conductor (born 1910) ↗
- 1981 Lowell Thomas, American journalist and author (born 1892) ↗
- 1979 Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (born 1890) ↗
- 1977 Jean Hagen, American actress (born 1923) ↗
- 1977 Brian McGuire, Australian race car driver (born 1945) ↗
- 1975 Éamon de Valera, Irish soldier and politician, 3rd President of Ireland (born 1882) ↗
- 1972 Lale Andersen, German singer-songwriter (born 1905) ↗
- 1971 Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr., American murderer (born 1904) ↗
- 1968 Ulysses S. Grant III, American general (born 1881) ↗
- 1966 Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theorist, author, and poet (born 1906) ↗
- 1958 Marjorie Flack, American author and illustrator (born 1897) ↗
- 1952 Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer (born 1894) ↗
- 1951 Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (born 1871) ↗
- 1946 Adolphus Busch III, American businessman (born 1891) ↗
- 1946 John Steuart Curry, American painter and academic (born 1897) ↗
- 1944 Attik, Greek pianist and composer (born 1885) ↗
- 1932 Raymond Knister, Canadian poet and author (born 1899) ↗
- 1931 David T. Abercrombie, American businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (born 1867) ↗
- 1930 William Archibald Spooner, English priest and author (born 1844) ↗
- 1917 George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (born 1833) ↗
- 1911 Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1866) ↗
- 1904 Murad V, Ottoman sultan (born 1840) ↗
- 1892 William Forbes Skene, Scottish historian and author (born 1809) ↗
- 1891 Pierre Lallement, French businessman, invented the bicycle (born 1843) ↗
- 1889 Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel (born 1815) ↗
- 1877 Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1801) ↗
- 1866 Tokugawa Iemochi, Japanese shōgun (born 1846) ↗
- 1856 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, English author and activist (born 1778) ↗
- 1844 Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish missionary and educator, founded the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (born 1762) ↗
- 1799 Pius VI, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1717) ↗
- 1780 Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, co-designed The Panthéon (born 1713) ↗
- 1769 Edmond Hoyle, English author and educator (born 1672) ↗
- 1749 Matthias Bel, Hungarian pastor and polymath (born 1684) ↗
- 1712 Gregory King, English genealogist, engraver, and statistician (born 1648) ↗
- 1657 John Lilburne, English activist (born 1614) ↗
- 1604 Hamida Banu Begum, Mughal empress (born 1527) ↗
- 1542 Cristóvão da Gama, Portuguese commander (born 1516) ↗
- 1533 Atahualpa, Inca emperor (born 1497) ↗
- 1526 Louis II, king of Hungary and Croatia (born 1506) ↗
- 1526 Pál Tomori Hungarian archbishop and soldier (born 1475) ↗
- 1523 Ulrich von Hutten, Lutheran reformer (born 1488) ↗
- 1499 Alesso Baldovinetti, Florentine painter (born 1427) ↗
- 1442 John V, duke of Brittany (born 1389) ↗
- 1395 Albert III, duke of Austria (born 1349) ↗
- 1315 Peter Tempesta, Italian nobleman (born 1291) ↗
- 1315 Charles of Taranto, Italian nobleman (born 1296) ↗
- 1298 Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar, English princess (born 1269) ↗
- 1159 Bertha of Sulzbach, Byzantine empress ↗
- 1135 Al-Mustarshid, Abbasid caliph (born 1092) ↗
- 1123 Eystein I, king of Norway (born 1088) ↗
- 1093 Hugh I, duke of Burgundy (born 1057) ↗
- 1046 Gerard of Csanád Venetian monk and Hungarian bishop (born980) ↗
- 1021 Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Japanese nobleman (born 948) ↗
- 979 Abu Taghlib, Hamdanid emir ↗
- 956 Fu the Elder, Chinese empress ↗
- 939 Wang Jipeng, Chinese emperor of Min ↗
- 939 Li Chunyan, Chinese empress ↗
- 892 Theodora of Thessaloniki, Byzantine nun and saint (born 812) ↗
- 886 Basil I, Byzantine emperor (born 811) ↗