50 Events
234 Births
87 Deaths
- 2024 Martial law is declared in South Korea. ↗
- 2023 Mount Marapi located in West Sumatra, Indonesia begins a sporadic series of eruptions. 23 people were killed, and 12 were injured. ↗
- 2022 Massive power outage after Moore County substation attack, that leaves 45,000 people, without power, for five days, leading to a FBI probe. ↗
- 2014 The Japanese space agency, JAXA, launches the space explorer Hayabusa2 from the Tanegashima Space Center on a six-year round trip mission to an asteroid to collect rock samples. ↗
- 2012 At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines. ↗
- 2009 A suicide bombing at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government. ↗
- 2007 Winter storms cause the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 32-kilometre (20 mi) portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods. ↗
- 2005 XCOR Aerospace makes the first crewed rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California. ↗
- 1999 NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. ↗
- 1999 In Worcester, Massachusetts, firefighters responded to a fire at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. facility, which takes the lives of 6 firefighters. ↗
- 1997 In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however. ↗
- 1995 Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes on approach to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board. ↗
- 1994 Taiwan holds its first full local elections; James Soong elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian became the first directly elected Mayor of Taipei, Wu Den-yih became the first directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung. ↗
- 1994 Sony releases the PlayStation game console in Japan. ↗
- 1992 The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo. ↗
- 1992 A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague. ↗
- 1989 In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between NATO and the Warsaw Pact may be coming to an end. ↗
- 1984 Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom later died from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history. ↗
- 1982 A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin. ↗
- 1979 In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert. ↗
- 1979 Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran. ↗
- 1973 Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter. ↗
- 1972 Spantax Flight 275 crashes during takeoff from Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, killing all 155 people on board. ↗
- 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins. ↗
- 1967 At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky). ↗
- 1965 Soviet Union, Space probe of the Luna program, called Luna 8, is launched, but crashes on the Moon. ↗
- 1960 The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration. ↗
- 1959 The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire. ↗
- 1954 Väinö Linna's war novel The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) is published. ↗
- 1944 Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army. ↗
- 1938 Nazi Germany issues the Decree on the Utilization of Jewish Property forcing Jews to sell real property, businesses, and stocks at below market value as part of Aryanization. ↗
- 1929 President Herbert Hoover delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress. It is presented in the form of a written message rather than a speech. ↗
- 1925 Final agreement is signed between the Irish Free State, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom formalizing the Partition of Ireland. ↗
- 1920 Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish-dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded. ↗
- 1919 After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic. ↗
- 1912 Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with the Ottoman Empire, temporarily halting the First Balkan War. (The armistice will expire on February 3, 1913, and hostilities will resume.) ↗
- 1910 Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. ↗
- 1904 The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory. ↗
- 1901 In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word report to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits". The speech was not delivered in person. ↗
- 1898 The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeats an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the first all-star game for professional American football. ↗
- 1881 The first issue of Tamperean daily newspaper Aamulehti ("Morning Paper") is published. ↗
- 1859 Nigeria's first newspaper, missionary Henry Townsend's Iwe Irohin, was published. ↗
- 1854 Battle of the Eureka Stockade: More than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences. ↗
- 1834 The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany. ↗
- 1818 Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state. ↗
- 1800 War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden: French General Jean Victor Marie Moreau decisively defeats the Archduke John of Austria near Munich. Coupled with First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte's earlier victory at Marengo, this will force the Austrians to sign an armistice and end the war. ↗
- 1800 United States presidential election: The Electoral College casts votes for president and vice president that result in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. ↗
- 1799 War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch: Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Sztáray defeats the French at Wiesloch. ↗
- 1775 American Revolution: USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Continental Union Flag (precursor to the "Stars and Stripes"); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones. ↗
- 915 Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor (probable date). ↗
- 1995 Julius Honka, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
- 1994 Jake T. Austin, American actor ↗
- 1994 Lil Baby, American rapper ↗
- 1994 Solomone Kata, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
- 1994 Bernarda Pera, American tennis player ↗
- 1992 Cristian Ceballos, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1992 Joseph McManners, English singer-songwriter, musician and actor[citation needed] ↗
- 1991 Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgian tennis player ↗
- 1990 Christian Benteke, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1990 Sharon Fichman, Canadian-Israeli tennis player ↗
- 1990 Matt Reynolds, American baseball player ↗
- 1989 Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1989 Alex McCarthy, English footballer ↗
- 1989 Tomasz Narkun, Polish mixed martial artist ↗
- 1988 Melissa Aldana, Chilean saxophonist ↗
- 1987 Michael Angarano, American actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1987 Eric Barone, American video game designer and musician ↗
- 1987 Erik Grönwall, Swedish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1987 Brian Robiskie, American football player ↗
- 1987 Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast ↗
- 1986 James Laurinaitis, American football player ↗
- 1985 Nina Ansaroff, American martial artist ↗
- 1985 László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer ↗
- 1985 Mike Randolph, American soccer player ↗
- 1985 Brian Roberts, American basketball player ↗
- 1985 Amanda Seyfried, American actress ↗
- 1985 Robert Swift, American basketball player ↗
- 1985 Marcus Williams, American basketball player ↗
- 1984 Manuel Arana, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1984 Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer ↗
- 1983 Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1983 Aleksey Drozdov, Russian decathlete ↗
- 1983 Sherri DuPree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1983 Andy Grammer, American singer, songwriter, and record producer ↗
- 1983 James Ihedigbo, American football player ↗
- 1982 Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player ↗
- 1982 Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer ↗
- 1982 Dascha Polanco, Dominican-American actress ↗
- 1982 Franco Sbaraglini, Argentinian-Italian rugby player ↗
- 1981 Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1981 Brian Bonsall, American actor and musician ↗
- 1981 Tyjuan Hagler, American football player ↗
- 1981 Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (died 2010) ↗
- 1981 David Villa, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1980 Carrie Bickmore, Australian radio and television host ↗
- 1980 Anna Chlumsky, American actress ↗
- 1980 Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer ↗
- 1980 Zlata Filipović, Bosnian-Irish diarist ↗
- 1979 Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1979 Rock Cartwright, American football player ↗
- 1979 Tiffany Haddish, American comedian and actress ↗
- 1979 Sean Parker, American entrepreneur and philanthropist ↗
- 1978 Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer ↗
- 1978 Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player ↗
- 1978 Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist ↗
- 1978 Trina, American rapper and producer ↗
- 1977 Chad Durbin, American baseball player ↗
- 1977 Troy Evans, American football player ↗
- 1977 Adam Małysz, Polish ski jumper and race car driver ↗
- 1977 Yelena Zadorozhnaya, Russian runner ↗
- 1976 Mark Boucher, South African cricketer ↗
- 1976 Gary Glover, American baseball player ↗
- 1976 Cornelius Griffin, American football player ↗
- 1976 Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1976 Tomotaka Okamoto, Japanese soprano ↗
- 1974 Lucette Rådström, Swedish journalist ↗
- 1973 Bruno Campos, Brazilian-American actor and lawyer ↗
- 1973 Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer ↗
- 1973 MC Frontalot, American rapper ↗
- 1973 Charl Willoughby, South African cricketer ↗
- 1972 Danilo Goffi, Italian runner ↗
- 1971 Heiko Herrlich, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1971 Frank Sinclair, English-Jamaican footballer and manager ↗
- 1971 Henk Timmer, Dutch footballer and manager ↗
- 1971 Vernon White, American mixed martial artist and wrestler ↗
- 1970 Paul Byrd, American baseball player ↗
- 1970 Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1970 Christian Karembeu, French footballer ↗
- 1970 Laura Schuler, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1969 Bill Steer, English guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1969 Hal Steinbrenner, American businessman ↗
- 1968 Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer ↗
- 1968 Montell Jordan, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1967 Marie Françoise Ouedraogo, Burkinabé mathematician ↗
- 1966 Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer and manager ↗
- 1966 Irina Zhuk, Russian figure skater and coach ↗
- 1965 Andrew Stanton, American voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter ↗
- 1965 Katarina Witt – German figure skater and actress ↗
- 1964 Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2015) ↗
- 1963 Joe Lally, American singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1963 Terri Schiavo, American medical patient (died 2005) ↗
- 1962 Richard Bacon, English banker, journalist, and politician ↗
- 1962 Nataliya Grygoryeva, Ukrainian hurdler ↗
- 1962 Tammy Jackson, American basketball player ↗
- 1961 Ben Baldanza, American economist and business executive (died 2024) ↗
- 1960 Daryl Hannah, American actress and producer ↗
- 1960 Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1960 Julianne Moore – American actress and author ↗
- 1960 Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1959 Eamonn Holmes, Irish journalist and game show host ↗
- 1957 Maxim Korobov, Russian businessman and politician ↗
- 1956 Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo, Central African politician, Mayor of Bangui ↗
- 1956 Ewa Kopacz, Polish physician and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland ↗
- 1955 Steven Culp, American actor ↗
- 1954 Grace Andreacchi, American-English author, poet, and playwright ↗
- 1953 Franz Klammer, Austrian skier and race car driver ↗
- 1953 Rob Waring, American-Norwegian vibraphonist and contemporary composer ↗
- 1952 Don Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1952 Benny Hinn, Israeli-American evangelist and author ↗
- 1952 Duane Roland, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2006) ↗
- 1952 Mel Smith, English comedian, actor, director, and producer (died 2013) ↗
- 1951 Mike Bantom, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1951 Jim Brewer, American basketball player ↗
- 1951 Ray Candy, American wrestler and trainer (died 1994) ↗
- 1951 Rick Mears, American race car driver ↗
- 1951 Mike Stock, English songwriter, record producer, and musician ↗
- 1950 Alberto Juantorena, Cuban runner ↗
- 1949 Heather Menzies, Canadian-American actress (died 2017) ↗
- 1949 Mickey Thomas, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1948 Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist and songwriter ↗
- 1948 Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host ↗
- 1948 Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter (died 2025) ↗
- 1944 Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1944 Craig Raine, English poet, author, and playwright ↗
- 1944 António Variações, Portuguese musician (died 1984) ↗
- 1943 Joseph Franklin Ada, American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Guam ↗
- 1943 J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (died 2012) ↗
- 1942 Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player ↗
- 1942 Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2013) ↗
- 1942 Alice Schwarzer, German journalist and publisher, founded EMMA Magazine ↗
- 1942 David K. Shipler, American journalist and author ↗
- 1940 Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader ↗
- 1939 John Paul Sr., Dutch-American race car driver ↗
- 1939 David Phillips, English chemist and academic ↗
- 1938 Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1989) ↗
- 1938 Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer (died 1998) ↗
- 1937 Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman (died 2024) ↗
- 1937 Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish model and author ↗
- 1935 Eddie Bernice Johnson, American nurse and politician (died 2023) ↗
- 1934 Viktor Gorbatko, Russian general, pilot and cosmonaut (died 2017) ↗
- 1934 Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian philosopher and academic (died 2021) ↗
- 1933 Nicolas Coster, British-American actor (died 2023) ↗
- 1933 Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021) ↗
- 1932 Takao Fujinami, Japanese lawyer and politician (died 2007) ↗
- 1931 Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author and poet (died 2011) ↗
- 1931 Jaye P. Morgan, American singer and actress ↗
- 1930 Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter (died 2022) ↗
- 1930 Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (died 2014) ↗
- 1930 Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor (died 2017) ↗
- 1929 John S. Dunne, American priest and theologian (died 2013) ↗
- 1928 Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (died 2004) ↗
- 1928 Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (died 2014) ↗
- 1927 Andy Williams, American singer (died 2012) ↗
- 1926 Bob Rogers, Australian radio and television host (died 2024) ↗
- 1925 Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (died 2011) ↗
- 1924 John Backus, American computer scientist, led the team that developed FORTRAN (died 2007) ↗
- 1924 Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2011) ↗
- 1924 F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author (died 2022) ↗
- 1924 Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver and sailor (died 2012) ↗
- 1923 Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2011) ↗
- 1923 Stjepan Bobek, Croatian-Serbian footballer and manager (died 2010) ↗
- 1923 Moyra Fraser, Australian-English actress, singer, and dancer (died 2009) ↗
- 1922 Len Lesser, American actor (died 2011) ↗
- 1922 Eli Mandel, Canadian poet, critic, and academic (died 1992) ↗
- 1922 Sven Nykvist, Swedish director and cinematographer (died 2006) ↗
- 1921 Phyllis Curtin, American soprano and academic (died 2016) ↗
- 1921 John Doar, American lawyer and activist (died 2014) ↗
- 1919 Charles Lynch, Canadian journalist and author (died 1994) ↗
- 1918 Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general and politician, 12th Indonesian Minister of Defence (died 2000) ↗
- 1914 Irving Fine, American composer and academic (died 1962) ↗
- 1911 Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and academic (died 1979) ↗
- 1907 Connee Boswell, American jazz singer (died 1976) ↗
- 1905 Les Ames, English cricketer (died 1990) ↗
- 1904 Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (died 1976) ↗
- 1902 Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain and pilot (died 1976) ↗
- 1902 Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (died 1993) ↗
- 1901 Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower (died 1970) ↗
- 1901 Mildred Wiley, American high jumper (died 2000) ↗
- 1900 Bert Hawke, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Western Australia (died 1986) ↗
- 1900 Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer (died 2004) ↗
- 1900 Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1967) ↗
- 1899 Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1965) ↗
- 1899 Howard Kinsey, American tennis player (died 1966) ↗
- 1897 William Gropper, American cartoonist and painter (died 1977) ↗
- 1895 Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychologist and psychoanalyst (died 1982) ↗
- 1895 Sheng Shicai, Chinese warlord (died 1970) ↗
- 1894 Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (died 1975) ↗
- 1891 Thomas Farrell, American general (died 1967) ↗
- 1887 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese general and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1990) ↗
- 1886 Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978) ↗
- 1884 Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (died 1963) ↗
- 1884 Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1965) ↗
- 1883 Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1945) ↗
- 1880 Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (died 1945) ↗
- 1879 Albert Asher, New Zealand rugby player (died 1965) ↗
- 1879 Charles Hutchison, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1949) ↗
- 1879 Kafū Nagai, Japanese author and playwright (died 1959) ↗
- 1879 Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 1970) ↗
- 1878 Francis A. Nixon, American businessman (died 1956) ↗
- 1875 Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter and educator (died 1955) ↗
- 1872 Arthur Charles Hardy, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (died 1962) ↗
- 1872 William Haselden, English cartoonist (died 1953) ↗
- 1867 William John Bowser, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of British Columbia (died 1933) ↗
- 1864 Herman Heijermans, Dutch author and playwright (died 1924) ↗
- 1863 Gussie Davis, African-American songwriter (died 1899) ↗
- 1857 Joseph Conrad – Polish-born British novelist (died 1924) ↗
- 1857 Mathilde Kralik, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1944) ↗
- 1856 George Leake, Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Western Australia (died 1902) ↗
- 1850 Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (died 1925) ↗
- 1848 William Shiels, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Victoria (died 1904) ↗
- 1842 Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist and activist (died 1919) ↗
- 1842 Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, founded the Pillsbury Company (died 1899) ↗
- 1842 Ellen Swallow Richards, American chemist, ecologist, and educator (died 1911) ↗
- 1838 Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (died 1916) ↗
- 1838 Octavia Hill, English activist and author (died 1912) ↗
- 1838 Princess Louise of Prussia (died 1923) ↗
- 1833 Carlos Finlay, Cuban epidemiologist and physician (died 1915) ↗
- 1827 Lombe Atthill, Northern Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist (died 1910) ↗
- 1826 George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (died 1885) ↗
- 1810 Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord, American author and political essayist (died 1879) ↗
- 1800 France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (died 1849) ↗
- 1798 Alfred Iverson Sr., American politician (died 1873) ↗
- 1793 Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, English painter and academic (died 1867) ↗
- 1755 Gilbert Stuart, American painter (died 1828) ↗
- 1730 Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha ruler of Gwalior (died 1794) ↗
- 1729 Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist (died 1783) ↗
- 1722 Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher (died 1794) ↗
- 1684 Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (died 1754) ↗
- 1616 John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer (died 1703) ↗
- 1590 Daniel Seghers, Flemish Jesuit brother and painter (died 1661) ↗
- 1560 Jan Gruter, Dutch scholar and critic (died 1627) ↗
- 1483 Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German theologian and Protestant reformer (died 1565) ↗
- 1447 Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan (died 1512) ↗
- 1368 Charles VI of France (died 1422) ↗
- 2024 Mohamed Ali Yusuf, Somali politician (born 1944) ↗
- 2019 Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (born 1920) ↗
- 2015 Gladstone Anderson, Jamaican singer and pianist (born 1934) ↗
- 2014 Herman Badillo, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (born 1929) ↗
- 2012 Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (born 1938) ↗
- 2011 Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1923) ↗
- 2010 Abdumalik Bahori, Azerbaijani poet and author (born 1927) ↗
- 2009 Leila Lopes, Brazilian actress and journalist (born 1959) ↗
- 2009 Richard Todd, Irish-born British soldier and actor (born 1919) ↗
- 2008 Robert Zajonc, Polish-American psychologist and author (born 1923) ↗
- 2007 James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (born 1948) ↗
- 2005 Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (born 1912) ↗
- 2005 Herb Moford, American baseball player (born 1928) ↗
- 2005 Kikka Sirén, Finnish pop/schlager singer (born 1964) ↗
- 2004 Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (born 1911) ↗
- 2003 David Hemmings, English actor (born 1941) ↗
- 2003 Sita Ram Goel, Indian historian, publisher and writer (born 1921) ↗
- 2002 Adrienne Adams, American illustrator (born 1906) ↗
- 2002 Glenn Quinn, Irish-American actor (born 1970) ↗
- 2000 Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet and educator (born 1917) ↗
- 2000 Hoyt Curtin, American composer and producer (born 1922) ↗
- 1999 John Archer, American actor (born 1915) ↗
- 1999 Scatman John, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1942) ↗
- 1999 Madeline Kahn, American actress, comedian, and singer (born 1942) ↗
- 1999 Horst Mahseli, Polish footballer (born 1934) ↗
- 1999 Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (born 1918) ↗
- 1998 Pierre Hétu, Canadian pianist and conductor (born 1936) ↗
- 1996 Georges Duby, French historian and author (born 1919) ↗
- 1993 Lewis Thomas, American physician, etymologist, and academic (born 1913) ↗
- 1989 Fernando Martín Espina, Spanish basketball player (born 1962) ↗
- 1989 Connie B. Gay, American businessman, founded the Country Music Association (born 1914) ↗
- 1984 Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani-Russian mathematician and academic (born 1919) ↗
- 1981 Walter Knott, American farmer, founded Knott's Berry Farm (born 1889) ↗
- 1981 Joel Rinne, Finnish actor (born 1897) ↗
- 1980 Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant, fascist, and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1896) ↗
- 1979 Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (born 1905) ↗
- 1973 Emile Christian, American trombonist, cornet player, and composer (born 1895) ↗
- 1973 Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico, 1952–1958 (born 1889) ↗
- 1972 William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (born 1872) ↗
- 1967 Harry Wismer, American football player and sportscaster (born 1913) ↗
- 1956 Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1908) ↗
- 1956 Alexander Rodchenko, Russian sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (born 1891) ↗
- 1952 Rudolf Margolius, Czech lawyer and politician (born 1913) ↗
- 1949 Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and educator (born 1876) ↗
- 1941 Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (born 1883) ↗
- 1937 William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (born 1861) ↗
- 1935 Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (born 1868) ↗
- 1934 Charles James O'Donnell, Irish lawyer and politician (born 1849) ↗
- 1928 Ezra Meeker, American farmer and politician (born 1830) ↗
- 1919 Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (born 1841) ↗
- 1917 Harold Garnett, English-French cricketer (born 1879) ↗
- 1912 Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (born 1841) ↗
- 1910 Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (born 1821) ↗
- 1904 David Bratton, American water polo player (born 1869) ↗
- 1902 Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (born 1833) ↗
- 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson – Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (born 1850) ↗
- 1892 Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (born 1820) ↗
- 1890 Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (born 1851) ↗
- 1888 Carl Zeiss, German physicist and lens maker, created the optical instrument (born 1816) ↗
- 1882 Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (born 1811) ↗
- 1876 Samuel Cooper, American general (born 1798) ↗
- 1854 Edward Thonen, German emigrant to Australia (born 1827) ↗
- 1815 John Carroll, American archbishop (born 1735) ↗
- 1789 Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (born 1714) ↗
- 1765 Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (born 1713) ↗
- 1752 Henri-Guillaume Hamal, Walloon musician and composer (born 1685) ↗
- 1706 Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (born 1637) ↗
- 1691 Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, British scientist (born 1615) ↗
- 1668 William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (born 1591) ↗
- 1610 Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general and daimyō (born 1548) ↗
- 1592 Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (born 1545) ↗
- 1552 Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (born 1506) ↗
- 1542 Jean Tixier de Ravisi, French scholar and academic (born 1470) ↗
- 1533 Vasili III of Russia (born 1479) ↗
- 1532 Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (born 1502) ↗
- 1322 Maud Chaworth, Countess of Leicester (born 1282) ↗
- 1309 Henry III, Duke of Głogów (born 1251/60) ↗
- 1266 Henry III the White, Duke of Wroclaw ↗
- 1265 Odofredus, Italian lawyer and jurist ↗
- 1154 Pope Anastasius IV (born 1073) ↗
- 1099 Saint Osmund (born 1065) ↗
- 1038 Emma of Lesum, Saxon countess and Saint ↗
- 978 Abraham, Coptic pope of Alexandria ↗
- 937 Siegfried, Frankish nobleman ↗
- 860 Abbo, bishop of Auxerre ↗
- 649 Birinus, French-English bishop and saint (born 600) ↗
- 311 Diocletian, Roman emperor (born 244) ↗