44 Events
223 Births
103 Deaths
- 2024 Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board. ↗
- 2021 The Tampere light rail officially starts operating. ↗
- 2014 Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city. ↗
- 2013 Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30. ↗
- 2012 Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game. ↗
- 2007 Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board. ↗
- 2006 At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation. ↗
- 1999 Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. ↗
- 1995 Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board. ↗
- 1993 The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership. ↗
- 1991 The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial. ↗
- 1974 As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president. ↗
- 1973 Mars 7 is launched from the USSR. ↗
- 1971 The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes. ↗
- 1970 LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground. ↗
- 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders: Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent. ↗
- 1965 Singapore is expelled from Malaysia. ↗
- 1960 South Kasai secedes from the Congo. ↗
- 1945 World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers. ↗
- 1945 The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria. ↗
- 1944 The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war. ↗
- 1942 World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. ↗
- 1942 Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad. ↗
- 1936 Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games. ↗
- 1925 A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government. ↗
- 1907 The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England. ↗
- 1902 Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ↗
- 1897 The first International Congress of Mathematicians is held in Zürich, Switzerland. ↗
- 1892 Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. ↗
- 1877 American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army. ↗
- 1862 American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope. ↗
- 1855 Åland War: The Battle of Suomenlinna begins. ↗
- 1854 American Transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau publishes his memoir Walden. ↗
- 1842 The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. ↗
- 1830 Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X. ↗
- 1814 American Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia. ↗
- 1810 Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire. ↗
- 1610 The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia. ↗
- 1500 Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia. ↗
- 1329 Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop. ↗
- 1173 Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete. ↗
- 378 Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army. ↗
- 48 BCE Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. ↗
- 2005 Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, Andorran tennis player ↗
- 2000 Aidan Hutchinson, American football player ↗
- 2000 Arlo Parks, British singer-songwriter ↗
- 1999 Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater ↗
- 1996 Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model ↗
- 1995 Eli Apple, American football player ↗
- 1995 Justice Smith, American actor ↗
- 1995 Hwang Min-hyun, South Korean singer and actor ↗
- 1994 Kelli Hubly, American soccer player ↗
- 1994 King Von, American rapper (died 2020) ↗
- 1993 Jun.Q, South Korean singer and actor ↗
- 1993 Dipa Karmakar, Indian gymnast ↗
- 1992 Farahnaz Forotan, Afghan journalist ↗
- 1991 Alice Barlow, English actress ↗
- 1991 Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler ↗
- 1991 Hansika Motwani, Indian actress ↗
- 1990 İshak Doğan, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1990 Sarah McBride, American LGBT activist ↗
- 1990 Stuart McInally, Scottish rugby player ↗
- 1990 Brice Roger, French skier ↗
- 1990 D'Arcy Short, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1990 Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor ↗
- 1989 Jason Heyward, American baseball player ↗
- 1989 Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer ↗
- 1989 Kento Ono, Japanese actor and model ↗
- 1988 Anthony Castonzo, American football player ↗
- 1988 Willian, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1988 Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1987 Marek Niit, Estonian sprinter ↗
- 1986 Michael Lerchl, German footballer ↗
- 1986 Daniel Preussner, German rugby player ↗
- 1986 Tyler Smith, American singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1985 Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver ↗
- 1985 Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1985 Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer ↗
- 1985 Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer ↗
- 1985 Vivek Ramaswamy, American entrepreneur and politician ↗
- 1985 JaMarcus Russell, American football player ↗
- 1985 Chandler Williams, American football player (died 2013) ↗
- 1984 Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer ↗
- 1983 Dan Levy, Canadian actor and comedian ↗
- 1983 Hamilton Masakadza, Zimbabwean cricketer ↗
- 1983 Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1983 Alicja Smietana, Polish-English violinist ↗
- 1982 Joel Anthony, American basketball player ↗
- 1982 Tyson Gay, American sprinter ↗
- 1982 Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and activist ↗
- 1982 Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belarusian cyclist ↗
- 1981 Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player ↗
- 1981 Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player ↗
- 1979 Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player ↗
- 1979 Kliff Kingsbury, American football coach ↗
- 1979 Lisa Nandy, British politician ↗
- 1979 Tony Stewart, American football player ↗
- 1978 Dorin Chirtoacă, Moldavian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Chișinău ↗
- 1978 Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress and producer ↗
- 1978 Wesley Sonck, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1977 Jason Frasor, American baseball player ↗
- 1977 Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player ↗
- 1977 Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbek football referee ↗
- 1977 Adewale Ogunleye, American football player ↗
- 1977 Ime Udoka, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1977 Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer ↗
- 1976 Rhona Mitra, English actress and singer ↗
- 1976 Audrey Tautou, French model and actress ↗
- 1976 Jessica Capshaw, American actress ↗
- 1975 Mahesh Babu, Indian actor and producer ↗
- 1975 Valentin Kovalenko, Uzbek football referee ↗
- 1975 Mike Lamb, American baseball player ↗
- 1975 Robbie Middleby, Australian soccer player ↗
- 1974 Derek Fisher, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1974 Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor, singer, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1974 Lesley McKenna, Scottish snowboarder ↗
- 1974 Matt Morris, American baseball player ↗
- 1974 Kirill Reznik, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1974 Raphaël Poirée, French biathlete ↗
- 1973 Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1973 Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor and director ↗
- 1973 Gene Luen Yang, American author and illustrator ↗
- 1972 Juanes, Colombian singer and songwriter ↗
- 1970 Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1970 Chris Cuomo, American lawyer and journalist ↗
- 1970 Thomas Lennon, American actor and comedian ↗
- 1969 Troy Percival, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1968 Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer ↗
- 1968 Eric Bana, Australian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1968 Sam Fogarino, American drummer ↗
- 1968 McG, American director and producer ↗
- 1967 Deion Sanders, American football and baseball player and coach ↗
- 1966 Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1966 Linn Ullmann, Norwegian journalist and author ↗
- 1965 Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (died 2023) ↗
- 1964 Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager ↗
- 1964 Hoda Kotb, American journalist and television personality ↗
- 1963 Whitney Houston – American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (died 2012) ↗
- 1963 Jay Leggett, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013) ↗
- 1963 Barton Lynch, Australian surfer ↗
- 1962 Louis Lipps, American football player and radio host ↗
- 1962 Kevin Mack, American football player ↗
- 1962 John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player (died 2015) ↗
- 1961 Brad Gilbert, American tennis player and sportscaster ↗
- 1961 John Key, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand ↗
- 1959 Kurtis Blow, American rapper, producer, and actor ↗
- 1959 Michael Kors, American fashion designer ↗
- 1958 Amanda Bearse, American actress, comedian and director ↗
- 1958 Calie Pistorius, South African engineer and academic ↗
- 1957 Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer ↗
- 1956 Gordon Singleton, Canadian Olympic cyclist (died 2024) ↗
- 1955 John E. Sweeney, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1954 Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach ↗
- 1954 Pete Thomas, English drummer ↗
- 1953 Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater ↗
- 1953 Jean Tirole, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1952 Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai activist and politician ↗
- 1951 James Naughtie, Scottish journalist and radio host ↗
- 1951 Steve Swisher, American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1949 Jonathan Kellerman, American psychologist and author ↗
- 1949 Ted Simmons, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1948 Bill Campbell, American baseball player and coach (died 2023) ↗
- 1947 Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1947 Barbara Mason, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter ↗
- 1947 John Varley, American author ↗
- 1946 Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bass player ↗
- 1945 Barbara Delinsky, American author ↗
- 1945 Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater and sportscaster (died 2012) ↗
- 1945 Posy Simmonds, English author and illustrator ↗
- 1944 George Armstrong, English footballer (died 2000) ↗
- 1944 Patrick Depailler, French racing driver (died 1980) ↗
- 1944 Sam Elliott, American actor and producer ↗
- 1944 Patricia McKissack, American soldier, engineer, and author (died 2017) ↗
- 1943 Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (died 2013) ↗
- 1942 David Steinberg, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1940 Linda Keen, American mathematician and academic ↗
- 1939 Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1939 Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist (died 1997) ↗
- 1939 The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2014) ↗
- 1939 Billy Henderson, American singer (died 2007) ↗
- 1939 Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter ↗
- 1939 Romano Prodi, Italian academic and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Italy ↗
- 1939 Butch Warren, American bassist (died 2013) ↗
- 1938 Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Ukraine ↗
- 1938 Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach ↗
- 1938 Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager ↗
- 1936 Julián Javier, Dominican-American baseball player ↗
- 1936 Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1935 Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (died 2008) ↗
- 1933 Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress, talk show host, and author ↗
- 1932 Tam Dalyell, Scottish academic and politician (died 2017) ↗
- 1932 John Gomery, Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2021) ↗
- 1931 Chuck Essegian, American baseball player and lawyer ↗
- 1931 James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (died 2014) ↗
- 1931 Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (died 2014) ↗
- 1931 Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2024) ↗
- 1930 Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (died 2015) ↗
- 1929 Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (died 1979) ↗
- 1928 Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1928 Camilla Wicks, American violinist and educator (died 2020) ↗
- 1928 Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (died 2010) ↗
- 1927 Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (died 2014) ↗
- 1927 Robert Shaw, English actor and screenwriter (died 1978) ↗
- 1926 Denis Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer (died 2001) ↗
- 1925 David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (died 1999) ↗
- 1924 Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (died 2012) ↗
- 1924 Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (died 2013) ↗
- 1922 Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist (died 1985) ↗
- 1921 Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author (died 2021) ↗
- 1921 J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska (died 2005) ↗
- 1920 Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author (died 2007) ↗
- 1919 Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1987) ↗
- 1919 Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (died 2010) ↗
- 1918 Kermit Beahan, American Air Force colonel (died 1989) ↗
- 1918 Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright (died 1966) ↗
- 1918 Albert Seedman, American police officer (died 2013) ↗
- 1915 Mareta West, American astronomer and geologist (died 1998) ↗
- 1914 Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (died 1963) ↗
- 1914 Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator (died 2001) ↗
- 1914 Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (died 1990) ↗
- 1913 Wilbur Norman Christiansen, Australian astronomer and engineer (died 2007) ↗
- 1911 William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (died 1996) ↗
- 1911 Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (died 2001) ↗
- 1911 John McQuade, Northern Irish soldier, boxer, and politician (died 1984) ↗
- 1909 Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic (died 1992) ↗
- 1909 Willa Beatrice Player, American educator, first Black woman college president (died 2003) ↗
- 1909 Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (died 1944) ↗
- 1905 Leo Genn, British actor and barrister (died 1978) ↗
- 1902 Zino Francescatti, French violinist (died 1991) ↗
- 1902 Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Russian general and politician (died 1984) ↗
- 1900 Charles Farrell, American actor and singer (died 1990) ↗
- 1899 P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (died 1996) ↗
- 1896 Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (died 1980) ↗
- 1896 Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (died 1980) ↗
- 1890 Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (died 1958) ↗
- 1881 Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince (died 1918) ↗
- 1879 John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia, (died 1956) ↗
- 1878 Eileen Gray, Irish architect and furniture designer (died 1976) ↗
- 1875 Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1959) ↗
- 1874 Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (died 1947) ↗
- 1872 Archduke Joseph August of Austria (died 1962) ↗
- 1867 Evelina Haverfield, Scottish nurse and activist (died 1920) ↗
- 1861 Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic (died 1942) ↗
- 1848 Alfred David Benjamin, Australian-born businessman and philanthropist. (died 1900) ↗
- 1847 Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, French-Italian wife of Amadeo I of Spain (died 1876) ↗
- 1845 André Bessette, Canadian saint (died 1937) ↗
- 1805 Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (died 1860) ↗
- 1797 Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and surveyor (died 1855) ↗
- 1788 Adoniram Judson, American missionary and lexicographer (died 1850) ↗
- 1783 Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (died 1801) ↗
- 1776 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (died 1856) ↗
- 1757 Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American humanitarian; wife of Alexander Hamilton (died 1854) ↗
- 1757 Thomas Telford, Scottish architect and engineer, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (died 1834) ↗
- 1748 Bernhard Schott, German music publisher (died 1809) ↗
- 1726 Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician (died 1778) ↗
- 1722 Prince Augustus William of Prussia (died 1758) ↗
- 1696 Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (died 1772) ↗
- 1653 John Oldham, English poet and translator (died 1683) ↗
- 1648 Johann Michael Bach, German composer (died 1694) ↗
- 1611 Henry of Nassau-Siegen, German count, officer in the Dutch Army, diplomat for the Dutch Republic (born 1611) ↗
- 1603 Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian and academic (died 1669) ↗
- 1590 John Webster, colonial settler and governor of Connecticut (died 1661) ↗
- 1544 Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (died 1606) ↗
- 1537 Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (died 1604) ↗
- 1201 Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant (died 1274) ↗
- 2024 Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (born 1968) ↗
- 2023 Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1943) ↗
- 2021 Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (born 1928) ↗
- 2021 Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (born 1998) ↗
- 2021 Zairaini Sarbini, Malaysian voice actress (born 1972) ↗
- 2016 Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (born 1951) ↗
- 2015 Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (born 1930) ↗
- 2015 John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (born 1929) ↗
- 2015 Walter Nahún López, Honduran footballer (born 1977) ↗
- 2015 David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (born 1935) ↗
- 2015 Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1915) ↗
- 2015 Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (born 1929) ↗
- 2014 Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (born 1958) ↗
- 2014 Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (born 1930) ↗
- 2014 Ed Nelson, American actor (born 1928) ↗
- 2013 Harry Elliott, American baseball player and coach (born 1923) ↗
- 2013 Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (born 1923) ↗
- 2013 William Lynch, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1947) ↗
- 2012 Carl Davis, American record producer (born 1934) ↗
- 2012 Gene F. Franklin, American engineer, theorist, and academic (born 1927) ↗
- 2012 Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator (born 1934) ↗
- 2012 David Rakoff, Canadian-American actor and journalist (born 1964) ↗
- 2012 Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican-American actress (born 1930) ↗
- 2012 Mel Stuart, American director and producer (born 1928) ↗
- 2010 Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (born 1926) ↗
- 2010 Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1923) ↗
- 2008 Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (born 1957) ↗
- 2008 Mahmoud Darwish – Palestinian author and poet (born 1941) ↗
- 2007 Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (born 1922) ↗
- 2006 Philip E. High, English author (born 1914) ↗
- 2006 James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (born 1914) ↗
- 2005 Judith Rossner, American author (born 1935) ↗
- 2004 Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (born 1908) ↗
- 2004 Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (born 1918) ↗
- 2004 David Raksin, American composer and educator (born 1912) ↗
- 2003 Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (born 1929) ↗
- 2003 Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (born 1945) ↗
- 2003 Gregory Hines, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (born 1946) ↗
- 2003 R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (born 1931) ↗
- 2002 Paul Samson, English guitarist (born 1953) ↗
- 2000 John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920) ↗
- 2000 Nicholas Markowitz, American murder victim (born 1984) ↗
- 1999 Helen Rollason, English sports journalist and sportscaster (born 1956) ↗
- 1999 Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian journalist and politician (born 1910) ↗
- 1996 Frank Whittle, English soldier and engineer, invented the jet engine (born 1907) ↗
- 1995 Jerry Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942) ↗
- 1992 Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Iranian singer and actor (born 1938) ↗
- 1990 Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (born 1914) ↗
- 1988 M. Carl Holman, American author, educator, poet, and playwright (born 1919) ↗
- 1988 Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (born 1905) ↗
- 1986 Eoin McNamee (Irish republican), Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (born 1914) ↗
- 1985 Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1927) ↗
- 1981 Max Porter – Austrian-born car importer and businessman (born 1904) ↗
- 1980 Jacqueline Cochran, American pilot (born 1906) ↗
- 1980 Ruby Hurley, American civil rights activist (born 1909) ↗
- 1979 Walter O'Malley, American businessman, owner of baseball's Dodgers (born 1903) ↗
- 1979 Raymond Washington, American gang leader, founded the Crips (born 1953) ↗
- 1978 James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (born 1903) ↗
- 1975 Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian pianist and composer (born 1906) ↗
- 1974 Bill Chase, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1934) ↗
- 1972 Sıddık Sami Onar, Turkish lawyer and academic (born 1897) ↗
- 1970 Jimmy Steele (Irish republican), lifelong militant and editor (born 1907) ↗
- 1969 C. F. Powell, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903) ↗
- 1967 Joe Orton, English author and playwright (born 1933) ↗
- 1963 John F. Kennedy – American son of John F. Kennedy (born 1963) ↗
- 1962 Hermann Hesse – German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877) ↗
- 1957 Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (born 1898) ↗
- 1949 Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (born 1874) ↗
- 1948 Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (born 1885) ↗
- 1946 Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (born 1876) ↗
- 1945 Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1917) ↗
- 1945 Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (born 1881) ↗
- 1943 Chaïm Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (born 1893) ↗
- 1942 Edith Stein, German nun and saint (born 1891) ↗
- 1941 Richard Goss, Executed Irish Republican (born 1915) ↗
- 1932 John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (born 1863) ↗
- 1920 Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (born 1845) ↗
- 1919 Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (born 1857) ↗
- 1910 Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (born 1868) ↗
- 1886 Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (born 1810) ↗
- 1861 Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (born 1781) ↗
- 1816 Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (born 1771) ↗
- 1744 James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (born 1673) ↗
- 1720 Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (born 1678) ↗
- 1634 William Noy, English lawyer and judge (born 1577) ↗
- 1601 Michael the Brave, Romanian prince (born 1558) ↗
- 1580 Metrophanes III of Constantinople (born 1520) ↗
- 1534 Thomas Cajetan, Italian cardinal and philosopher (born 1470) ↗
- 1516 Hieronymus Bosch, Early Netherlandish painter (born circa 1450) ↗
- 1420 Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian and cardinal (born 1351) ↗
- 1354 Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Hungarian prince (born 1332) ↗
- 1341 Eleanor of Anjou, queen consort of Sicily (born 1289) ↗
- 1296 Hugh, Count of Brienne, French crusader ↗
- 1260 Walter of Kirkham, Bishop of Durham ↗
- 1211 William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, exiled Anglo-Norman baron (born 1144/53) ↗
- 1173 Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and politician ↗
- 1107 Emperor Horikawa of Japan (born 1079) ↗
- 1048 Pope Damasus II ↗
- 833 Al-Ma'mun, Iraqi caliph (born 786) ↗
- 803 Irene of Athens, Byzantine ruler (born 752) ↗
- 378 Traianus, Roman general ↗
- 378 Valens, Roman emperor (born 328) ↗