29 Events
152 Births
73 Deaths
- 2016 Three people are killed and fourteen others injured in a series of shootings in the small Kansas cities of Newton and Hesston. ↗
- 2015 At least 310 people are killed in avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan. ↗
- 2009 Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at their headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulting in 74 deaths, including 57 army officials. ↗
- 2009 Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashed during landing at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, primarily due to a faulty radio altimeter, resulting in the death of nine passengers and crew including all three pilots. ↗
- 1999 Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four. ↗
- 1994 American-Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein commits a mass shooting at the Cave of the Patriarchs mausoleum, leaving 29 dead and over 100 injured before he was disarmed and beaten to death by survivors. ↗
- 1991 Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest. ↗
- 1986 People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first female president. ↗
- 1980 The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse. ↗
- 1956 In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin. ↗
- 1951 The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón. ↗
- 1948 In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic. ↗
- 1947 The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932. ↗
- 1947 Soviet NKVD forces in Hungary abduct Béla Kovács—secretary-general of the majority Independent Smallholders' Party—and deport him to the USSR in defiance of Parliament. His arrest is an important turning point in the Communist takeover of Hungary. ↗
- 1941 The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews. ↗
- 1939 As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London. ↗
- 1933 Launch of the USS Ranger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy. ↗
- 1932 Adolf Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election. ↗
- 1921 Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. ↗
- 1918 World War I: German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia. ↗
- 1916 World War I: In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight. ↗
- 1912 Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. ↗
- 1875 Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency. ↗
- 1870 Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress. ↗
- 1843 Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet affair. ↗
- 1836 Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm. ↗
- 1705 George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premiered in Hamburg. ↗
- 628 Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. ↗
- 138 Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. ↗
- 2005 Noah Jupe, English actor ↗
- 2004 Tyler Sanders, American actor (died 2022) ↗
- 2003 Brandin Podziemski, American basketball player ↗
- 2001 Vernon Carey Jr., American basketball player ↗
- 2000 Bo Nix, American football player ↗
- 1999 Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian footballer ↗
- 1999 Rocky, South Korean singer, dancer and songwriter ↗
- 1997 Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress ↗
- 1997 Thon Maker, South Sudanese-Australian basketball player ↗
- 1995 Mario Hezonja, Croatian basketball player ↗
- 1995 Viktoriya Tomova, Bulgarian tennis player ↗
- 1994 Fred VanVleet, American basketball player ↗
- 1993 Erick Fedde, American baseball player ↗
- 1993 Lukáš Sedlák, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1992 Joakim Nordström, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1992 Jorge Soler, Cuban baseball player ↗
- 1990 Félix Peña, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1989 Jimmer Fredette, American basketball player ↗
- 1989 Kana Hanazawa, Japanese voice actress and singer ↗
- 1989 E'Twaun Moore, American basketball player ↗
- 1988 Tom Marshall, English photo colouriser and artist ↗
- 1988 Gerald McCoy, American football player ↗
- 1987 Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1986 Justin Berfield, American actor, writer, and producer ↗
- 1986 Jameela Jamil, English actress and presenter ↗
- 1986 James Phelps, English actor ↗
- 1986 Oliver Phelps, English actor ↗
- 1985 Joakim Noah, French-American basketball player ↗
- 1982 Maria Kanellis, American professional wrestler, actress, and model ↗
- 1982 Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player ↗
- 1982 Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1981 Park Ji-sung, South Korean footballer ↗
- 1980 Kash Patel, American lawyer, former federal prosecutor and official ↗
- 1979 Napoleon Harris, American football player and politician ↗
- 1976 Rashida Jones, American actress and writer ↗
- 1976 Samaki Walker, American basketball player ↗
- 1975 Chelsea Handler, American comedian, actress, author, and television host ↗
- 1974 Dominic Raab, English politician; First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ↗
- 1973 Anson Mount, American actor ↗
- 1971 Sean Astin, American actor, director and producer ↗
- 1971 Daniel Powter, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician ↗
- 1968 Lesley Boone, American actress and producer ↗
- 1968 Oumou Sangaré, Malian musician ↗
- 1967 Ed Balls, English politician; Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer ↗
- 1966 Alexis Denisof, American actor ↗
- 1966 Téa Leoni, American actress ↗
- 1965 Carrot Top, American comedian ↗
- 1965 Veronica Webb, American model, actress, and writer ↗
- 1963 Paul O'Neill, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1962 Birgit Fischer – German kayaker ↗
- 1958 Kurt Rambis, Greek-American basketball player, coach, and executive ↗
- 1957 Raymond McCreesh, Irish Republican, hunger striker (died 1981) ↗
- 1957 Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singaporean economist and politician; 5th Senior Minister and 9th President of Singapore ↗
- 1953 José María Aznar, Spanish politician; Prime Minister of Spain, 1996–2004 ↗
- 1953 John Doe, American musician, singer-songwriter, actor, and poet ↗
- 1952 Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcyclist (died 2000) ↗
- 1951 Don Quarrie, Jamaican sprinter and coach ↗
- 1950 Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (died 2006) ↗
- 1950 Neil Jordan, Irish film director, screenwriter and author ↗
- 1950 Néstor Kirchner, Argentine politician; 51st President of Argentina (died 2010) ↗
- 1949 Ric Flair, American professional wrestler ↗
- 1949 Amin Maalouf, Lebanese-French journalist and author ↗
- 1947 Lee Evans, American sprinter and athletics coach (died 2021) ↗
- 1946 Jean Todt, French racing driver and team manager ↗
- 1944 François Cevert, French racing driver (died 1973) ↗
- 1943 George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer (died 2001) ↗
- 1942 Karen Grassle, American actress ↗
- 1941 David Puttnam, English film producer and academic ↗
- 1940 Ron Santo, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2010) ↗
- 1938 Diane Baker, American actress and producer ↗
- 1938 Herb Elliott, Australian athlete ↗
- 1938 Farokh Engineer, Indian cricketer ↗
- 1937 Tom Courtenay, English actor ↗
- 1937 Bob Schieffer, American political author, journalist and TV interviewer ↗
- 1935 Tony Campolo, American sociologist and pastor (died 2024) ↗
- 1935 Oktay Sinanoglu, Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist (died 2015) ↗
- 1934 Tony Lema, American golfer (died 1966) ↗
- 1932 Tony Brooks, English racing driver (died 2022) ↗
- 1932 Faron Young, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996) ↗
- 1930 Wendy Beckett, British nun and art critic (died 2018) ↗
- 1928 Paul Elvstrøm, Danish yachtsman (died 2016) ↗
- 1928 Larry Gelbart, American author and screenwriter (died 2009) ↗
- 1928 A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., American civil rights advocate, historian, and judge (died 1998) ↗
- 1928 Richard G. Stern, American author and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1927 Ralph Stanley, American singer and banjo player (died 2016) ↗
- 1926 Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic (died 2003) ↗
- 1925 Lisa Kirk, American actress and singer (died 1990) ↗
- 1925 Shehu Shagari, Nigerian politician, 6th President of Nigeria (died 2018) ↗
- 1924 Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1922 Molly Reilly, Canadian aviator (died 1980) ↗
- 1921 Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (died 1970) ↗
- 1921 Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (died 2013) ↗
- 1920 Philip Habib, American academic and diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (died 1992) ↗
- 1919 Monte Irvin, American baseball player and executive (died 2016) ↗
- 1918 Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (died 1995) ↗
- 1917 Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic (died 1993) ↗
- 1915 S. Rajaratnam, Singaporean politician, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore (died 2006) ↗
- 1913 Jim Backus, American actor and screenwriter (died 1989) ↗
- 1913 Gert Fröbe, German actor (died 1988) ↗
- 1910 Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (died 1992) ↗
- 1908 Mary Locke Petermann, American cellular biochemist (died 1975) ↗
- 1908 Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (died 2001) ↗
- 1907 Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet (died 1948) ↗
- 1906 Mary Coyle Chase, American journalist and playwright (died 1981) ↗
- 1905 Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic (died 1963) ↗
- 1903 King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and coach (died 1986) ↗
- 1901 Vince Gair, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Queensland (died 1980) ↗
- 1901 Zeppo Marx, American comedian and theatrical agent (died 1979) ↗
- 1898 William Astbury, physicist and molecular biologist (died 1961) ↗
- 1896 Ida Noddack, German chemist and physicist (died 1978) ↗
- 1894 Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (died 1969) ↗
- 1890 Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (died 1965) ↗
- 1888 John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (died 1959) ↗
- 1885 Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (died 1969) ↗
- 1883 Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (died 1981) ↗
- 1881 William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician (died 1961) ↗
- 1881 Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia (died 1938) ↗
- 1877 Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar (died 1935) ↗
- 1873 Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. (died 1921) ↗
- 1871 Lesya Ukrainka, Ukrainian poet and playwright (died1913) ↗
- 1869 Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist and physician (died 1940) ↗
- 1866 Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician (died 1952) ↗
- 1865 Andranik, Armenian general (died 1927) ↗
- 1860 William Ashley, English historian and academic (died 1927) ↗
- 1857 Robert Bond, Canadian politician; first Prime Minister of Newfoundland (died 1927) ↗
- 1856 Karl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian and academic (died 1915) ↗
- 1856 Mathias Zdarsky, Czech-Austrian skier, painter, and sculptor (died 1940) ↗
- 1855 Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet and author (died 1886) ↗
- 1845 George Reid, Scottish-Australian lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1918) ↗
- 1842 Karl May, German author, poet, and playwright (died 1912) ↗
- 1841 Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (died 1919) ↗
- 1833 John St. John, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Kansas (died 1916) ↗
- 1816 Giovanni Morelli, Italian historian and critic (died 1891) ↗
- 1812 Carl Christian Hall, Danish lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 1888) ↗
- 1809 John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (died 1873) ↗
- 1806 Emma Catherine Embury, American author and poet (died 1863) ↗
- 1778 José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (died 1850) ↗
- 1755 François René Mallarmé, French lawyer and politician (died 1835) ↗
- 1752 John Graves Simcoe, English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (died 1806) ↗
- 1728 John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent (died 1782) ↗
- 1714 René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (died 1792) ↗
- 1707 Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer (died 1793) ↗
- 1682 Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (died 1771) ↗
- 1670 Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician (died 1720) ↗
- 1663 Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright and translator (died 1718) ↗
- 1643 Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (died 1695) ↗
- 1591 Friedrich Spee, German poet and author (died 1635) ↗
- 1543 Sharaf Khan Bidlisi, Emir of Bitlis (died 1603) ↗
- 1540 Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English aristocrat and courtier (died 1614) ↗
- 1475 Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, last male member of the House of York (died 1499) ↗
- 1337 Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (died 1383) ↗
- 1259 Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and Urraca of Castile (died 1321) ↗
- 2025 Henry Kelly, Irish radio and television broadcaster, actor and journalist (born 1947) ↗
- 2025 Roberto Orci, Mexican-American screenwriter and producer (born 1973) ↗
- 2023 Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter (born 1930) ↗
- 2022 Farrah Forke, American actress (born 1968) ↗
- 2022 Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator (born 1927) ↗
- 2020 Dmitry Yazov, last Marshal of the Soviet Union (born 1924) ↗
- 2017 Bill Paxton, American actor and filmmaker (born 1955) ↗
- 2015 Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (born 1930) ↗
- 2015 Ariel Camacho, Mexican musician and singer-songwriter; (born 1992) ↗
- 2015 Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic; noted ichthyologist (born 1922) ↗
- 2012 Louisiana Red, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1932) ↗
- 2010 Ihsan Dogramaci, Turkish pediatrician and academic (born 1915) ↗
- 2008 Hans Raj Khanna, Indian judge and advocate; upholder of civil liberties (born 1912) ↗
- 2005 Peter Benenson, English lawyer, founded Amnesty International (born 1921) ↗
- 2001 A. R. Ammons, American poet and critic (born 1926) ↗
- 2001 Don Bradman, Australian international cricketer; holder of world record batting average (born 1908) ↗
- 1999 Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912) ↗
- 1998 W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (born 1914) ↗
- 1997 Andrei Sinyavsky, Russian journalist and publisher (born 1925) ↗
- 1996 Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American physician and author (born 1940) ↗
- 1983 Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (born 1911) ↗
- 1980 Robert Hayden, American poet and academic (born 1913) ↗
- 1978 Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (born 1920) ↗
- 1975 Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (born 1897) ↗
- 1972 Gottfried Fuchs, German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (born 1889) ↗
- 1971 Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1884) ↗
- 1970 Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter and academic (born 1903) ↗
- 1964 Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian sculptor and illustrator (born 1887) ↗
- 1964 Grace Metalious, American author (born 1924) ↗
- 1963 Melville J. Herskovits, American anthropologist and academic (born 1895) ↗
- 1957 Mark Aldanov, Russian author and critic (born 1888) ↗
- 1957 Bugs Moran, American mob boss (born 1893) ↗
- 1954 Joseph Beech, American Methodist missionary and educator (born 1867) ↗
- 1953 Sergei Winogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian microbiologist and ecologist (born 1856) ↗
- 1950 George Minot, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885) ↗
- 1945 Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (born 1893) ↗
- 1934 Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, American botanist and academic (born 1857) ↗
- 1934 John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (born 1873) ↗
- 1928 William O'Brien, Irish journalist and politician (born 1852) ↗
- 1920 Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy, French archaeologist and engineer (born 1844) ↗
- 1915 Charles Edwin Bessey, American botanist, author, and academic (born 1845) ↗
- 1914 John Tenniel, English illustrator (born 1820) ↗
- 1912 William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1852) ↗
- 1911 Friedrich Spielhagen, German author, theorist, and translator (born 1829) ↗
- 1910 Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (born 1820) ↗
- 1906 Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (born 1861) ↗
- 1899 Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (born 1816) ↗
- 1878 Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (born 1804) ↗
- 1877 Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepalese ruler (born 1816) ↗
- 1870 Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright (born 1797) ↗
- 1865 Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (born 1813) ↗
- 1852 Thomas Moore, Irish poet and lyricist (born 1779) ↗
- 1850 Daoguang Emperor of China (born 1782) ↗
- 1841 Philip P. Barbour, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1783) ↗
- 1822 William Pinkney, American politician and diplomat, 7th United States Attorney General (born 1764) ↗
- 1819 Francisco Manoel de Nascimento, Portuguese-French poet and educator (born 1734) ↗
- 1805 Thomas Pownall, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 1722) ↗
- 1796 Samuel Seabury, American bishop (born 1729) ↗
- 1756 Eliza Haywood, English actress and poet (born 1693) ↗
- 1723 Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (born 1632) ↗
- 1713 Frederick I of Prussia (born 1657) ↗
- 1710 Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French soldier and explorer (born 1639) ↗
- 1682 Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (born 1639) ↗
- 1655 Daniël Heinsius, Flemish poet and scholar (born 1580) ↗
- 1636 Santorio Santorio, Italian biologist (born 1561) ↗
- 1634 Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general and politician (born 1583) ↗
- 1601 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1566) ↗
- 1547 Vittoria Colonna, marchioness of Pescara (born 1490) ↗
- 1536 Berchtold Haller, German-Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1492) ↗
- 1522 William Lily, English scholar and educator (born 1468) ↗
- 1099 Anselm of Ribemont, Frankish nobleman and participant of the First Crusade ↗
- 891 Fujiwara no Mototsune, Japanese regent (born 836) ↗
- 806 Tarasios, patriarch of Constantinople ↗