45 Events
158 Births
82 Deaths
- 2025 Ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden. ↗
- 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days. ↗
- 2015 TransAsia Airways Flight 235, with 58 people on board, en route from the Taiwanese capital Taipei to Kinmen, crashes into the Keelung River just after takeoff, killing 43 people. ↗
- 2008 Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC. ↗
- 2004 Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. ↗
- 2003 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia. ↗
- 2000 The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year. ↗
- 1999 Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot 41 times by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city. ↗
- 1998 The 5.9 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With 2,323 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme. ↗
- 1997 En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel, killing 73. ↗
- 1997 The Bojnurd earthquake measuring Mw 6.5 strikes Iran. With a Mercalli intensity of VIII, it kills at least 88 and damages 173 villages. ↗
- 1992 A coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez. ↗
- 1977 A Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ends another and derails, killing 11 and injuring 180, the worst accident in the agency's history. ↗
- 1976 In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000. ↗
- 1975 Haicheng earthquake (magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale) occurs in Haicheng, Liaoning, China. ↗
- 1974 The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California. ↗
- 1974 M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed. ↗
- 1967 Lunar Orbiter program: Lunar Orbiter 3 lifts off from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 13 on its mission to identify possible landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo spacecraft. ↗
- 1966 All Nippon Airways Flight 60 plunges into Tokyo Bay, killing 133. ↗
- 1961 The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin. ↗
- 1948 Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. ↗
- 1945 World War II: Santo Tomas Internment Camp is liberated from Japanese authority. ↗
- 1945 World War II: The Yalta Conference between the "Big Three" (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) opens at the Livadia Palace in the Crimea. ↗
- 1945 World War II: The British Indian Army and Imperial Japanese Army begin a series of battles known as the Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations. ↗
- 1941 The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. ↗
- 1938 Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command. ↗
- 1932 Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan. ↗
- 1899 The Philippine–American War begins when four Filipino soldiers enter the "American Zone" in Manila, igniting the Battle of Manila. ↗
- 1861 American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six breakaway U.S. states meet and initiate the process that would form the Confederate States of America on February 8. ↗
- 1859 The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt. ↗
- 1846 The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Salt Lake Valley. ↗
- 1825 The Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal. ↗
- 1820 The Chilean Navy under the command of Lord Cochrane completes the two-day long Capture of Valdivia with just 300 men and two ships. ↗
- 1810 Napoleonic Wars: Britain seizes Guadeloupe. ↗
- 1801 John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States. ↗
- 1797 The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties. ↗
- 1794 The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It would be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802. ↗
- 1789 George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. ↗
- 1758 The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral. ↗
- 1703 In Edo (now Tokyo), all but one of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death. ↗
- 1555 John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England. ↗
- 1454 Thirteen Years' War: The Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, sparking the Thirteen Years' War. ↗
- 1169 A strong earthquake strikes the Ionian coast of Sicily, causing tens of thousands of injuries and deaths, especially in Catania. ↗
- 960 Zhao Kuangyin declares himself Emperor Taizu of Song, ending the Later Zhou and beginning the Song dynasty. ↗
- 211 Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrelling sons, Caracalla and Geta, whom he had instructed to make peace. ↗
- 2003 Kyla Kenedy, American actress ↗
- 2003 Rasmus Højlund, Danish footballer ↗
- 1999 MJ Lenderman, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ↗
- 1998 Malik Monk, American basketball player ↗
- 1998 Maximilian Wöber, Austrian footballer ↗
- 1996 Mohamed Sherif, Egyptian footballer ↗
- 1989 Lavoy Allen, American basketball player ↗
- 1988 Charlie Barnett, American actor ↗
- 1988 Carly Patterson, American gymnast and singer ↗
- 1987 Darren O'Dea, Irish footballer ↗
- 1987 Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player ↗
- 1986 Maximilian Götz, German racing driver ↗
- 1986 Mahmudullah Riyad, Bangladeshi cricketer ↗
- 1984 Doug Fister, American baseball player ↗
- 1984 Mauricio Pinilla, Chilean footballer ↗
- 1983 Hannibal Buress, American comedian and actor ↗
- 1983 Rebecca White, Australian politician ↗
- 1982 Ivars Timermanis, Latvian basketball player ↗
- 1981 Jason Kapono, American basketball player ↗
- 1981 Johan Vansummeren, Belgian cyclist ↗
- 1980 Raimonds Vaikulis, Latvian basketball player ↗
- 1979 Giorgio Pantano, Italian racing driver ↗
- 1977 Gavin DeGraw, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1976 Cam'ron, American rapper and actor ↗
- 1975 Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1973 Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer ↗
- 1972 Giovanni, Brazilian footballer and manager ↗
- 1972 Dara Ó Briain, Irish comedian and television host ↗
- 1971 Rob Corddry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1971 Michael A. Goorjian, American actor, director, and writer ↗
- 1970 Gabrielle Anwar, English-American actress ↗
- 1970 Hunter Biden, American attorney and lobbyist ↗
- 1967 Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (died 1995) ↗
- 1966 Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russian cyclist ↗
- 1965 Jerome Brown, American football player (died 1992) ↗
- 1964 Elke Philipp, German Paralympic equestrian ↗
- 1963 Noodles, American musician and songwriter ↗
- 1963 Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss skier ↗
- 1962 Clint Black, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1962 Vern Fleming, American basketball player ↗
- 1961 Denis Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1960 Siobhan Dowd, English author and activist (died 2007) ↗
- 1960 Jonathan Larson, American lyricist, composer, and playwright (died 1996) ↗
- 1959 Christian Schreier, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1959 Lawrence Taylor, American football player ↗
- 1958 Tomasz Pacyński, Polish journalist and author (died 2005) ↗
- 1957 Matthew Cobb, British zoologist and author ↗
- 1955 Mikuláš Dzurinda, Slovak politician, Prime Minister of Slovakia ↗
- 1952 Lisa Eichhorn, American actress, writer, and producer ↗
- 1952 Jenny Shipley, New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand ↗
- 1952 Thomas Silverstein, American criminal and prisoner (died 2019) ↗
- 1951 Patrick Bergin, Irish actor ↗
- 1949 Michael Beck, American actor ↗
- 1949 Rasim Delić, Bosnian general (died 2010) ↗
- 1948 Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1948 Mienoumi Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
- 1947 Dennis C. Blair, American admiral and politician, third Director of National Intelligence ↗
- 1947 Dan Quayle, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 44th Vice President of the United States ↗
- 1944 Florence LaRue, American singer and actress ↗
- 1944 Alan Shields, American artist and ship captain (died 2005) ↗
- 1943 Alberto João Jardim, Portuguese journalist and politician, second President of the Regional Government of Madeira ↗
- 1943 Wanda Rutkiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish mountaineer (died 1992) ↗
- 1943 Ken Thompson, American computer scientist and programmer, co-developed the B programming language ↗
- 1941 Russell Cooper, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Queensland ↗
- 1941 Ron Rangi, New Zealand rugby player (died 1988) ↗
- 1941 Jiří Raška, Czech skier and coach (died 2012) ↗
- 1941 John Steel, English musician and songwriter ↗
- 1940 George A. Romero, American director and producer (died 2017) ↗
- 1940 John Schuck, American actor ↗
- 1939 Stan Lundine, American lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New York ↗
- 1938 Frank J. Dodd, American businessman and politician, president of the New Jersey Senate (died 2010) ↗
- 1937 Birju Maharaj, Indian dancer, composer, singer and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance (died 2022) ↗
- 1937 David Newman, American director and screenwriter (died 2003) ↗
- 1936 David Brenner, American comedian, actor, and author (died 2014) ↗
- 1936 Gary Conway, American actor ↗
- 1936 Claude Nobs, Swiss businessman, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival (died 2013) ↗
- 1935 Wallis Mathias, Pakistani cricketer (died 1994) ↗
- 1935 Martti Talvela, Finnish opera singer (died 1989) ↗
- 1935 Collin Wilcox, American actress (died 2009) ↗
- 1932 Robert Coover, American novelist (died 2024) ↗
- 1931 Isabel Perón, Argentinian dancer and politician, 41st President of Argentina ↗
- 1930 Tibor Antalpéter, Hungarian volleyball player and diplomat, Hungarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 2012) ↗
- 1930 Arthur E. Chase, American businessman and politician (died 2015) ↗
- 1930 Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player and coach (died 2015) ↗
- 1929 Jerry Adler, American actor, director, and producer (died 2025) ↗
- 1929 Paul Burlison, American musician (died 2003) ↗
- 1929 Neil Johnston, American basketball player (died 1978) ↗
- 1928 Oscar Cabalén, Argentinian racing driver (died 1967) ↗
- 1928 Osmo Antero Wiio, Finnish journalist, academic, and politician (died 2013) ↗
- 1927 Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and academic (died 1999) ↗
- 1926 Gyula Grosics, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2014) ↗
- 1925 Russell Hoban, American author and illustrator (died 2011) ↗
- 1925 Stanley Karnow, American journalist and historian (died 2013) ↗
- 1925 Christopher Zeeman, English mathematician and academic (died 2016) ↗
- 1923 Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (died 2013) ↗
- 1922 Bhimsen Joshi, Indian vocalist of the Hindustani classical music tradition (died 2011) ↗
- 1921 Betty Friedan, American author and feminist (died 2006) ↗
- 1921 Lotfi Zadeh, Iranian-American mathematician and computer scientist and founder of fuzzy logic (died 2017) ↗
- 1920 Janet Waldo, American actress and voice artist (died 2016) ↗
- 1918 Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (died 1995) ↗
- 1918 Luigi Pareyson, Italian philosopher and author (died 1991) ↗
- 1917 Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (died 1980) ↗
- 1915 William Talman, American actor and screenwriter (died 1968) ↗
- 1915 Norman Wisdom, English comedian, actor and singer-songwriter (died 2010) ↗
- 1914 Alfred Andersch, German-Swiss author and publisher (died 1980) ↗
- 1913 Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (died 2005) ↗
- 1912 Ola Skjåk Bræk, Norwegian banker and politician, Norwegian Minister of Industry (died 1999) ↗
- 1912 Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-American conductor (died 1993) ↗
- 1912 Byron Nelson, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2006) ↗
- 1908 Julian Bell, English poet and academic (died 1937) ↗
- 1906 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (died 1945) ↗
- 1906 Letitia Dunbar-Harrison, Irish librarian (died 1994) ↗
- 1906 Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto (died 1997) ↗
- 1905 Hylda Baker, English comedian, actress and music hall performer (died 1986) ↗
- 1904 MacKinlay Kantor, American author and screenwriter (died 1977) ↗
- 1904 Deng Yingchao, Chinese politician, Chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (died 1968) ↗
- 1903 Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (died 2014) ↗
- 1902 Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (died 1974) ↗
- 1902 Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, German-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 2003) ↗
- 1900 Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (died 1977) ↗
- 1899 Virginia M. Alexander, American physician and founder of the Aspiranto Health Home (died 1949) ↗
- 1897 Ludwig Erhard, German soldier and politician, second Chancellor of West Germany (died 1977) ↗
- 1896 Friedrich Glauser, Austrian-Swiss author (died 1938) ↗
- 1896 Friedrich Hund, German physicist and academic (died 1997) ↗
- 1895 Nigel Bruce, English actor (died 1953) ↗
- 1893 Raymond Dart, Australian paleoanthropologist (died 1988) ↗
- 1892 E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet and academic (died 1964) ↗
- 1891 M. A. Ayyangar, Indian lawyer and politician, second Speaker of the Lok Sabha (died 1978) ↗
- 1883 Reinhold Rudenberg, German-American inventor and a pioneer of electron microscopy (died 1961) ↗
- 1881 Eulalio Gutiérrez, Mexican general and politician, President of Mexico (died 1939) ↗
- 1881 Fernand Léger, French painter and sculptor (died 1955) ↗
- 1881 Kliment Voroshilov, Soviet politician and Marshal of the Soviet Union, People's Commissar for Defence (died 1969) ↗
- 1877 Eddie Cochems, American football player and coach (died 1953) ↗
- 1875 Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (died 1953) ↗
- 1873 Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian shot putter and discus thrower (died 1905) ↗
- 1872 Gotse Delchev, Bulgarian and Macedonian revolutionary activist (died 1903) ↗
- 1871 Friedrich Ebert, German lawyer and politician, first President of Germany (died 1925) ↗
- 1869 Bill Haywood, American labor organizer (died 1928) ↗
- 1868 Constance Markievicz, Irish revolutionary and first woman elected to the UK House of Commons (died 1927) ↗
- 1865 Abe Isoo, Japanese minister and politician (died 1949) ↗
- 1862 Édouard Estaunié, French novelist (died 1942) ↗
- 1849 Jean Richepin, French poet, author, and playwright (died 1926) ↗
- 1848 Jean Aicard, French poet, author, and playwright (died 1921) ↗
- 1831 Oliver Ames, American financier and politician, 35th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1895) ↗
- 1818 Emperor Norton, San Francisco eccentric and visionary (died 1880) ↗
- 1803 Antonija Höffern, Slovenian noblewoman (died 1871) ↗
- 1799 Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author (died 1854) ↗
- 1778 Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Swiss botanist, mycologist, and academic (died 1841) ↗
- 1740 Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (died 1795) ↗
- 1725 Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (died 1804) ↗
- 1688 Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (died 1763) ↗
- 1677 Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (died 1731) ↗
- 1646 Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet and politician (died 1699) ↗
- 1575 Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian, founded the French school of spirituality (died 1629) ↗
- 1505 Mikołaj Rej, Polish poet and author (died 1580) ↗
- 1495 Francesco II Sforza, Duke of Milan (died 1535) ↗
- 1495 Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (died 1568) ↗
- 1447 Lodovico Lazzarelli, Italian poet (died 1500) ↗
- 2025 Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1936) ↗
- 2024 Barry John, Welsh rugby player (born 1945) ↗
- 2023 Vani Jairam, Indian playback singer (born 1945) ↗
- 2023 Sherif Ismail, 53rd Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1955) ↗
- 2022 Kim In-hyeok, South Korean volleyball player (born 1995) ↗
- 2021 Millie Hughes-Fulford, American astronaut, molecular biologist and NASA payload specialist (born 1945) ↗
- 2020 Daniel arap Moi, Former President of Kenya (born 1924) ↗
- 2019 Matti Nykänen, Finnish Olympic-winning ski jumper and singer (born 1963) ↗
- 2018 John Mahoney, English-American actor, voice artist, and comedian (born 1940) ↗
- 2017 Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (born 1949) ↗
- 2017 Bano Qudsia, Pakistani writer (born 1928) ↗
- 2016 Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (born 1930) ↗
- 2015 Fitzhugh L. Fulton, American colonel and pilot (born 1925) ↗
- 2014 Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1923) ↗
- 2014 Eugenio Corti, Italian soldier, author, and playwright (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Dennis Lota, Zambian footballer (born 1973) ↗
- 2013 Donald Trump – American trumpet player (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (born 1941) ↗
- 2012 István Csurka, Hungarian journalist and politician (born 1934) ↗
- 2012 Florence Green, English soldier (born 1901) ↗
- 2012 Robert Daniel, American farmer, soldier, and politician (born 1936) ↗
- 2012 Mike deGruy, American director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1951) ↗
- 2012 Susanne Suba, Hungarian-born watercolorist and illustrator, active in the United States (born 1913) ↗
- 2011 Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, first Prime Minister of Haiti (born 1913) ↗
- 2010 Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (born 1924) ↗
- 2010 Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Estonian-American composer (born 1919) ↗
- 2008 Augusta Dabney, American actress (born 1918) ↗
- 2008 Stefan Meller, Polish academic and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (born 1942) ↗
- 2007 José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1925) ↗
- 2007 Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian-English poet and translator (born 1959) ↗
- 2007 Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (born 1934) ↗
- 2007 Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter and sculptor (born 1922) ↗
- 2007 Alfred Worm, Austrian journalist, author, and academic (born 1945) ↗
- 2006 Betty Friedan, American author and activist (born 1921) ↗
- 2005 Ossie Davis, American actor, director, and playwright (born 1917) ↗
- 2004 Hilda Hilst, Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright (born 1930) ↗
- 2003 Benyoucef Benkhedda, Algerian pharmacist and politician (born 1920) ↗
- 2002 Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg (born 1907) ↗
- 2000 Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1908) ↗
- 1995 Patricia Highsmith – American novelist and short story writer (born 1921) ↗
- 1992 John Dehner, American actor (born 1915) ↗
- 1990 Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (born 1915) ↗
- 1987 Liberace, American singer-songwriter and pianist, (born 1919) ↗
- 1987 Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (born 1956) ↗
- 1987 Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (born 1902) ↗
- 1983 Karen Carpenter, American singer (born 1950) ↗
- 1982 Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1935) ↗
- 1982 Georg Konrad Morgen, German lawyer and judge (born 1909) ↗
- 1975 Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (born 1908) ↗
- 1974 Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist, mathematician, and academic (born 1894) ↗
- 1970 Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (born 1897) ↗
- 1968 Neal Cassady, American novelist and poet (born 1926) ↗
- 1959 Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress (born 1880) ↗
- 1958 Henry Kuttner, American author and screenwriter (born 1915) ↗
- 1956 Savielly Tartakower, Russian-French chess player, journalist, and author (born 1887) ↗
- 1944 Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (born 1872) ↗
- 1943 Frank Calder, English-Canadian ice hockey player and journalist (born 1877) ↗
- 1940 Nikolai Yezhov, Russian police officer and politician (born 1895) ↗
- 1936 Wilhelm Gustloff, German-Swiss soldier, founded Swiss NSDAP/AO (born 1895) ↗
- 1933 Archibald Sayce, English linguist and educator (born 1846) ↗
- 1928 Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853) ↗
- 1926 İskilipli Âtıf Hodja, Turkish author and scholar (born 1875) ↗
- 1912 Franz Reichelt, French tailor and inventor (born 1878) ↗
- 1905 Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (born 1841) ↗
- 1891 Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Roman Catholic archbishop and Mexican politician who served as regent during the Second Mexican Empire (born 1816) ↗
- 1843 Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (born 1770) ↗
- 1799 Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect and educator (born 1728) ↗
- 1781 Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (born 1737) ↗
- 1774 Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (born 1701) ↗
- 1713 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (born 1671) ↗
- 1617 Lodewijk Elzevir, Dutch publisher, co-founded the House of Elzevir (born 1546) ↗
- 1615 Giambattista della Porta, Italian playwright and scholar (born 1535) ↗
- 1590 Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and theorist (born 1517) ↗
- 1555 John Rogers, English clergyman and translator (born 1505) ↗
- 1508 Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (born 1459) ↗
- 1505 Jeanne de Valois, daughter of Louis XI of France (born 1464) ↗
- 1498 Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Italian artist (born 1429/1433) ↗
- 1169 John of Ajello, Bishop of Catania ↗
- 870 Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterbury ↗
- 856 Rabanus Maurus, Frankish archbishop and theologian (born 780) ↗
- 708 Pope Sisinnius (born 650) ↗
- 211 Septimius Severus, Roman emperor (born 145) ↗