50 Events
210 Births
99 Deaths
- 2020 Air India Express Flight 1344 overshoots the runway at Calicut International Airport in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, and crashes, killing 21 of the 190 people on board. ↗
- 2008 The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia. ↗
- 2007 At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record. ↗
- 1999 The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades neighboring Dagestan. ↗
- 1998 Bombings at United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people. ↗
- 1997 Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. ↗
- 1997 Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people. ↗
- 1995 The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake. ↗
- 1993 Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, is sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. ↗
- 1990 First American soldiers arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War. ↗
- 1989 U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia. ↗
- 1987 Cold War: Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, crossing the Bering Strait from Little Diomede Island in Alaska to Big Diomede in the Soviet Union. ↗
- 1985 Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan's first astronauts. ↗
- 1981 The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication. ↗
- 1978 U.S. President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal due to toxic waste that had been disposed of negligently. ↗
- 1976 Viking program: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars. ↗
- 1974 Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417 m) in the air. ↗
- 1970 California judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during an effort to free George Jackson from police custody. ↗
- 1969 Richard Nixon appoints Luis R. Bruce, a Mohawk-Oglala Sioux and co-founder of the National Congress of American Indians, as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. ↗
- 1964 Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces. ↗
- 1962 Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey is awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide. ↗
- 1960 Ivory Coast becomes independent from France. ↗
- 1959 Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida. ↗
- 1947 Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America. ↗
- 1947 The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). ↗
- 1946 The government of the Soviet Union presented a note to its Turkish counterparts which refuted the latter's sovereignty over the Turkish Straits, thus beginning the Turkish Straits crisis. ↗
- 1944 IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I). ↗
- 1942 World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. ↗
- 1933 The Kingdom of Iraq slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. This date is recognized as Martyrs Day or National Day of Mourning by the Assyrian community in memory of the Simele massacre. ↗
- 1930 The last confirmed lynching of black people in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana; two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are murdered. ↗
- 1927 The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. ↗
- 1926 The first British Grand Prix was held at Brooklands. ↗
- 1909 Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California. ↗
- 1890 Anna Månsdotter, found guilty of the 1889 Yngsjö murder, became the last woman to be executed in Sweden.[better source needed] ↗
- 1858 The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College. ↗
- 1819 Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá. ↗
- 1794 U.S. President George Washington invokes the Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania. ↗
- 1791 American troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War. ↗
- 1789 The United States Department of War is established. ↗
- 1786 The first federal Indian Reservation is created by the United States. ↗
- 1782 George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart. ↗
- 1743 The Treaty of Åbo ended the 1741–1743 Russo-Swedish War. ↗
- 1714 The Battle of Gangut: The first important victory of the Russian Navy. ↗
- 1679 The brigantine Le Griffon becomes the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America. ↗
- 1479 Battle of Guinegate: French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg. ↗
- 1461 The Ming dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor. ↗
- 936 Coronation of King Otto I of Germany. ↗
- 768 Pope Stephen III is elected to office, and quickly seeks Frankish protection against the Lombard threat, since the Byzantine Empire is no longer able to help. ↗
- 626 The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Constantinople. ↗
- 461 Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the magister militum Ricimer. ↗
- 2000 Lauren Hemp, English footballer ↗
- 1999 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, American hurdler and sprinter ↗
- 1998 Vladimir Barbu, Italian diver ↗
- 1998 María Belén Bazo, Peruvian windsurfer ↗
- 1998 Jalen Hurts, American football player ↗
- 1997 Matty Cash, Polish footballer ↗
- 1997 Kyler Murray, American football player ↗
- 1996 Dani Ceballos, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1993 Francesca Eastwood, American actress and television personality ↗
- 1993 Martti Nõmme, Estonian ski jumper ↗
- 1993 Karol Zalewski, Polish sprinter ↗
- 1992 Adam Yates, English cyclist ↗
- 1992 Simon Yates, English cyclist ↗
- 1992 Wout Weghorst, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1991 Luis Salom, Spanish motorcycle racer (died 2016) ↗
- 1991 Mike Trout, American baseball player ↗
- 1991 Mitchell te Vrede, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1990 Jake Allen, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1990 Josh Franceschi, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1989 DeMar DeRozan, American basketball player ↗
- 1988 Jonathan Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1988 Mohamed Coulibaly, Senegalese footballer ↗
- 1988 Anisa Mohammed, West Indian cricketer ↗
- 1988 Melody Oliveria, American blogger ↗
- 1988 Erik Pieters, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1988 Beanie Wells, American football player ↗
- 1987 Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1987 Mustapha Dumbuya, Sierra Leonean footballer ↗
- 1987 Ryan Lavarnway, American baseball player ↗
- 1987 Rouven Sattelmaier, German footballer ↗
- 1986 Paul Biedermann, German swimmer ↗
- 1986 Valter Birsa, Slovenian footballer ↗
- 1986 Altaír Jarabo, Mexican model and actress ↗
- 1986 Juan de la Rosa, Mexican boxer ↗
- 1984 Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player ↗
- 1984 Tooba Siddiqui, Pakistani model and actress ↗
- 1984 Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (died 2003) ↗
- 1983 Christian Chávez, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1983 Murat Dalkılıç, Turkish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1983 Danny, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1983 Andriy Hrivko, Ukrainian cyclist ↗
- 1983 Mark Pettini, English cricketer and journalist ↗
- 1982 Ángeles Balbiani, Argentine actress and singer ↗
- 1982 Abbie Cornish, Australian actress ↗
- 1982 Juan Martín Hernández, Argentine rugby player ↗
- 1982 Marquise Hill, American football player (died 2007) ↗
- 1982 Vassilis Spanoulis, Greek basketball player ↗
- 1982 Martin Vučić, Macedonian singer and drummer ↗
- 1981 David Testo, American soccer player ↗
- 1981 Randy Wayne, American actor and producer ↗
- 1980 Carsten Busch, German footballer ↗
- 1980 Aurélie Claudel, French model and actress ↗
- 1980 Tácio Caetano Cruz Queiroz, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1980 Seiichiro Maki, Japanese footballer ↗
- 1979 Eric Johnson, American actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1979 Miguel Llera, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1979 Birgit Zotz, Austrian anthropologist and author ↗
- 1978 Alexandre Aja, French director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1978 Jamey Jasta, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1978 Mark McCammon, English-Barbadian footballer ↗
- 1978 Cirroc Lofton, American actor ↗
- 1977 Charlotte Ronson, English fashion designer ↗
- 1977 Samantha Ronson, English singer-songwriter and DJ ↗
- 1977 Justin Brooker, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1976 Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer and manager ↗
- 1976 Shane Lechler, American football player ↗
- 1975 Koray Candemir, Turkish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1975 Gerard Denton, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1975 Megan Gale, Australian model and actress ↗
- 1975 Ray Hill, American football player (died 2015) ↗
- 1975 Rebecca Kleefisch, American journalist and politician, 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin ↗
- 1975 Édgar Rentería, Colombian baseball player ↗
- 1975 Charlize Theron – South African actress ↗
- 1974 Chico Benymon, American actor ↗
- 1974 Michael Shannon, American actor ↗
- 1973 Mikhail Gorsheniov, Russian singer-songwriter (died 2013) ↗
- 1973 Danny Graves, Vietnamese-American baseball player ↗
- 1973 Kevin Muscat, English-Australian footballer, coach, and manager ↗
- 1972 Gerry Peñalosa, Filipino boxer and promoter ↗
- 1971 Dominic Cork, England cricketer and sportscaster ↗
- 1971 Rachel York, American actress and singer ↗
- 1970 Eric Namesnik, American swimmer (died 2006) ↗
- 1969 Markus Bundi, Swiss writer ↗
- 1969 Paul Lambert, Scottish footballer and manager ↗
- 1969 Dana G. Peleg, Israeli writer and LGBT activist ↗
- 1968 Francesca Gregorini, Italian-American director and screenwriter ↗
- 1968 Trevor Hendy, Australian surfer and coach ↗
- 1968 Sophie Lee, Australian actress and author ↗
- 1967 Jason Grimsley, American baseball player ↗
- 1966 David Cairns, Scottish laicised priest and politician, Minister of State for Scotland (died 2011) ↗
- 1966 Shobna Gulati, British actress ↗
- 1966 Kristin Hersh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1966 Jimmy Wales, American-British entrepreneur, co-founder of Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Raul Malo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1965 Elizabeth Manley, Canadian figure skater ↗
- 1964 John Birmingham, English-Australian journalist and author ↗
- 1964 Ian Dench, English guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1964 Peter Niven, Scottish jockey ↗
- 1963 Paul Dunn, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1963 Nick Gillespie, American journalist and author ↗
- 1963 Marcus Roberts, American pianist and educator ↗
- 1962 Alison Brown, American banjo player, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1961 Brian Conley, English actor and singer ↗
- 1961 Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast ↗
- 1961 Walter Swinburn, English jockey and trainer (died 2016) ↗
- 1961 Carlos Vives, Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor ↗
- 1960 David Duchovny, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1959 Koenraad Elst, Belgian orientalist and author ↗
- 1959 Ali Shah, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach ↗
- 1958 Russell Baze, Canadian-American jockey ↗
- 1958 Bruce Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1958 Alberto Salazar, Cuban-American runner and coach ↗
- 1957 Daire Brehan, Irish journalist, lawyer, and actress (died 2012) ↗
- 1957 Alexander Dityatin, Russian gymnast and colonel ↗
- 1955 Wayne Knight, American actor, comedian and voice actor ↗
- 1955 Greg Nickels, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Seattle ↗
- 1955 Vladimir Sorokin, Russian author and playwright ↗
- 1954 Valery Gazzaev, Russian footballer, manager and politician ↗
- 1954 Jonathan Pollard, Israeli spy ↗
- 1954 Alan Reid, Scottish politician ↗
- 1953 Anne Fadiman, American journalist and author ↗
- 1952 Caroline Aaron, American actress and producer ↗
- 1952 Eamonn Darcy, Irish golfer ↗
- 1952 Kees Kist, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1952 Alexei Sayle, English comedian, actor, and author ↗
- 1950 Rodney Crowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1950 Alan Keyes, American politician and diplomat, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs ↗
- 1950 S. Thandayuthapani, Sri Lankan educator and politician ↗
- 1949 Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese journalist and politician ↗
- 1949 Matthew Parris, South African-English journalist and politician ↗
- 1948 Marty Appel, American businessman and author ↗
- 1948 Greg Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach ↗
- 1947 Franciscus Henri, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1947 Sofia Rotaru, Ukrainian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
- 1945 Kenny Ireland, Scottish actor and director (died 2014) ↗
- 1945 Alan Page, American football player and jurist ↗
- 1944 John Glover, American actor ↗
- 1944 Robert Mueller, American soldier and lawyer, 6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ↗
- 1943 Mohammed Badie, Egyptian religious leader ↗
- 1943 Lana Cantrell, Australian singer-songwriter and lawyer ↗
- 1943 Alain Corneau, French director and screenwriter (died 2010) ↗
- 1942 Garrison Keillor, American humorist, novelist, short story writer, and radio host ↗
- 1942 Carlos Monzón, Argentinian boxer and actor (died 1995) ↗
- 1942 Caetano Veloso, Brazilian singer-songwriter, writer and producer ↗
- 1942 Richard Sykes, English biochemist and academic ↗
- 1942 B. J. Thomas, American singer (died 2021) ↗
- 1941 Matthew Evans, Baron Evans of Temple Guiting, English publisher and politician (died 2016) ↗
- 1940 Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian lawyer and politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2014) ↗
- 1940 Uwe Nettelbeck, German record producer, journalist and film critic (died 2007) ↗
- 1938 Giorgetto Giugiaro, Italian automotive designer ↗
- 1937 Zoltán Berczik, Hungarian table tennis player and coach (died 2011) ↗
- 1937 Don Wilson, English cricketer and coach (died 2012) ↗
- 1935 Lee Corso, American college football coach and broadcaster ↗
- 1935 Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American saxophonist and composer (died 1977) ↗
- 1934 Sándor Simó, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001) ↗
- 1933 Eddie Firmani, South African footballer and manager ↗
- 1933 Elinor Ostrom, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012) ↗
- 1933 Jerry Pournelle, American journalist and author (died 2017) ↗
- 1933 Alberto Romulo, Filipino politician and diplomat ↗
- 1932 Bikila Abebe – Ethiopian runner (died 1973) ↗
- 1932 Edward Hardwicke, English actor (died 2011) ↗
- 1932 Rien Poortvliet, Dutch painter and illustrator (died 1995) ↗
- 1932 Maurice Rabb Jr., American ophthalmologist and academic (died 2005) ↗
- 1930 Togrul Narimanbekov, Azerbaijani-French painter and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer and educator (died 2017) ↗
- 1929 Don Larsen, American baseball player (died 2020) ↗
- 1928 Betsy Byars, American author and academic (died 2020) ↗
- 1928 Owen Luder, English architect, designed Tricorn Centre and Trinity Square (died 2021) ↗
- 1928 James Randi, Canadian-American stage magician and author (died 2020) ↗
- 1927 Edwin Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 50th Governor of Louisiana (died 2021) ↗
- 1926 Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Felice Bryant, American songwriter (died 2003) ↗
- 1921 Manitas de Plata, French guitarist (died 2014) ↗
- 1921 Karel Husa, Czech-American composer and conductor (died 2016) ↗
- 1918 C. Buddingh', Dutch poet and translator (died 1985) ↗
- 1918 Gordon Zahn, American sociologist and author (died 2007) ↗
- 1916 Kermit Love, American actor, puppeteer, and costume designer (died 2008) ↗
- 1911 István Bibó, Hungarian lawyer and politician (died 1979) ↗
- 1911 Nicholas Ray, American director and screenwriter (died 1979) ↗
- 1907 Albert Kotin, Belarusian-American soldier and painter (died 1980) ↗
- 1904 Ralph Bunche, American political scientist, academic, and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971) ↗
- 1903 Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English palaeontologist and archaeologist (died 1972) ↗
- 1901 Ann Harding, American actress and singer (died 1981) ↗
- 1890 Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, American author and activist (died 1964) ↗
- 1887 Anna Elisabet Weirauch, German author and playwright (died 1970) ↗
- 1884 Billie Burke, American actress and singer (died 1970) ↗
- 1884 Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter and illustrator (died 1940) ↗
- 1879 Johannes Kotze, South African cricketer (died 1931) ↗
- 1876 Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (died 1917) ↗
- 1869 Mary Frances Winston, American mathematician (died 1959) ↗
- 1868 Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian-German economist and statistician (died 1931) ↗
- 1868 Huntley Wright, English actor (died 1941) ↗
- 1867 Emil Nolde, Danish-German painter and illustrator (died 1956) ↗
- 1862 Henri Le Sidaner, French painter (died 1939) ↗
- 1862 Victoria of Baden (died 1931) ↗
- 1844 Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and author (died 1911) ↗
- 1826 August Ahlqvist, Finnish professor, poet, scholar of the Finno-Ugric languages, author, and literary critic (died 1889) ↗
- 1779 Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic (died 1859) ↗
- 1751 Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (died 1820) ↗
- 1742 Nathanael Greene, American general (died 1786) ↗
- 1726 James Bowdoin, American banker and politician, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1790) ↗
- 1702 Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor of India (died 1748) ↗
- 1613 William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Dutch stadtholder (died 1664) ↗
- 1598 Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish poet and linguist (died 1672) ↗
- 1574 Robert Dudley, English explorer and cartographer (died 1649) ↗
- 1571 Thomas Lupo, English viol player and composer (died 1627) ↗
- 1560 Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian aristocrat and purported serial killer (died 1614) ↗
- 1533 Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (died 1595) ↗
- 1282 Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (died 1316) ↗
- 317 Constantius II, Roman emperor (died 361) ↗
- 2025 Myint Swe, retired army general and acting president of Myanmar (b.1951) ↗
- 2024 Jon McBride, American astronaut (born 1943) ↗
- 2023 William Friedkin, American film director (born 1935) ↗
- 2022 David McCullough, American historian and author (born 1933) ↗
- 2021 Markie Post, American actress (born 1950) ↗
- 2021 Trevor Moore, American comedian (born 1980) ↗
- 2020 Lê Khả Phiêu, Vietnamese politician (born 1931) ↗
- 2019 David Berman, American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist (born 1967) ↗
- 2018 M. Karunanidhi, Indian politician, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and prominent leader of Tamils (born 1924) ↗
- 2018 Stan Mikita, Slovak hockey player (born 1940) ↗
- 2017 Don Baylor, American baseball player (born 1949) ↗
- 2017 David Maslanka, American composer (born 1943) ↗
- 2016 Bryan Clauson, American racing driver (born 1989) ↗
- 2015 Manuel Contreras, Chilean general (born 1929) ↗
- 2015 Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian pharmacologist and physician (born 1914) ↗
- 2015 Louise Suggs, American golfer, co-founded LPGA (born 1923) ↗
- 2014 Víctor Fayad, Argentine lawyer and politician (born 1955) ↗
- 2014 Perry Moss, American football player and coach (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 Henry Stone, American record producer (born 1921) ↗
- 2013 Samuel G. Armistead, American linguist, historian, and academic (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Almir Kayumov, Russian footballer (born 1964) ↗
- 2013 Anthony Pawson, English-Canadian biologist, chemist, and academic (born 1952) ↗
- 2013 Margaret Pellegrini, American actress and dancer (born 1923) ↗
- 2013 Meeli Truu, Estonian architect (born 1946) ↗
- 2013 Alexander Yagubkin, Russian boxer (born 1961) ↗
- 2012 Murtuz Alasgarov, Azerbaijani academic and politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (born 1928) ↗
- 2012 Judith Crist, American critic and academic (born 1922) ↗
- 2012 Vladimir Kobzev, Russian footballer and coach (born 1959) ↗
- 2012 Anna Piaggi, Italian journalist and author (born 1931) ↗
- 2012 Mayer Zald, American sociologist and academic (born 1931) ↗
- 2012 Dušan Zbavitel, Czech indologist and author (born 1925) ↗
- 2011 Mark Hatfield, American soldier, academic, and politician, 29th Governor of Oregon (born 1922) ↗
- 2011 Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain and spy (born 1912) ↗
- 2010 John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (born 1924) ↗
- 2009 Louis E. Saavedra, American educator and politician, 48th Mayor of Albuquerque (born 1933) ↗
- 2009 Mike Seeger, American singer-songwriter (born 1933) ↗
- 2008 Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent and producer (born 1931) ↗
- 2008 Andrea Pininfarina, Italian engineer and businessman (born 1957) ↗
- 2007 Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, and producer (born 1917) ↗
- 2007 Angus Tait, New Zealand businessman, founded Tait Communications (born 1919) ↗
- 2006 Mary Anderson Bain, American lawyer and politician (born 1911) ↗
- 2005 Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (born 1938) ↗
- 2005 Ester Šimerová-Martinčeková, Slovak painter (born 1909) ↗
- 2004 Red Adair, American firefighter (born 1915) ↗
- 2004 Colin Bibby, English ornithologist and academic (born 1948) ↗
- 2003 K. D. Arulpragasam, Sri Lankan zoologist and academic (born 1931) ↗
- 2003 Mickey McDermott, American baseball player and coach (born 1929) ↗
- 2001 Algirdas Lauritėnas, Lithuanian basketball player (born 1932) ↗
- 1995 Brigid Brophy, English author and critic (born 1929) ↗
- 1994 Larry Martyn, English actor (born 1934) ↗
- 1989 Mickey Leland, American lawyer and politician (born 1944) ↗
- 1987 Camille Chamoun, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Lebanon (born 1900) ↗
- 1985 Grayson Hall, American actress (born 1922) ↗
- 1981 Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (born 1931) ↗
- 1978 Eddie Calvert, English trumpeter (born 1922) ↗
- 1974 Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (born 1925) ↗
- 1974 Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1902) ↗
- 1973 Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (born 1895) ↗
- 1972 Joi Lansing, American model, actress, and singer (born 1929) ↗
- 1970 Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (born 1904) ↗
- 1970 Jonathan P. Jackson, American bodyguard and kidnapper (born 1953) ↗
- 1969 Jean Bastien, French professional footballer (born 1915) ↗
- 1969 Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-French composer (born 1905) ↗
- 1968 Giovanni Bracco, Italian race car driver (born 1908) ↗
- 1963 Ramon Vila Capdevila, last of the Spanish Maquis, holding out after the end of the Spanish Civil War (born 1908) ↗
- 1960 Luis Ángel Firpo, Argentine boxer (born 1894) ↗
- 1958 Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, American author and educator (born 1892) ↗
- 1957 Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (born 1892) ↗
- 1953 Abner Powell, American baseball player and manager (born 1860) ↗
- 1948 Charles Bryant, English-American actor and director (born 1879) ↗
- 1941 Tagore Rabindranath – Indian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1861) ↗
- 1938 Konstantin Stanislavski, Russian actor and director (born 1863) ↗
- 1917 Edwin Harris Dunning, South African-English commander and pilot (born 1891) ↗
- 1912 François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss limnologist and academic (born 1841) ↗
- 1900 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German lawyer and politician (born 1826) ↗
- 1899 Jacob Maris, Dutch painter and educator (born 1837) ↗
- 1893 Alfredo Catalani, Italian composer and academic (born 1854) ↗
- 1864 Li Xiucheng, Chinese field marshal (born 1823) ↗
- 1855 Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 19th President of Mexico (born 1802) ↗
- 1848 Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (born 1779) ↗
- 1834 Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and inventor, invented the Jacquard loom (born 1752) ↗
- 1817 Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French economist and politician (born 1739) ↗
- 1787 Francis Blackburne, English Anglican churchman and activist (born 1705) ↗
- 1661 Jin Shengtan, Chinese journalist and critic (born 1608) ↗
- 1639 Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (born 1605) ↗
- 1635 Friedrich Spee, German poet and academic (born 1591) ↗
- 1632 Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford, English soldier (born 1575) ↗
- 1616 Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect, designed Teatro Olimpico (born 1548) ↗
- 1613 Thomas Fleming, English judge and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England (born 1544) ↗
- 1547 Cajetan, Italian priest and saint (born 1480) ↗
- 1485 Alexander Stewart, duke of Albany (born 1454) ↗
- 1385 Joan of Kent, mother of Richard II (born 1328) ↗
- 1296 Heinrich II von Rotteneck, prince-bishop of Regensburg ↗
- 1272 Richard Middleton, English Lord Chancellor ↗
- 1234 Hugh Foliot, bishop of Hereford (born c. 1155) ↗
- 1106 Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1050) ↗
- 1028 Alfonso V, king of León (born 994) ↗
- 707 Li Chongjun, Chinese prince ↗
- 461 Majorian, Roman emperor (born 420) ↗